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THE CLAYTON TRIBUNE. THERE IS NO PAPER LIKE THE HOME PAPER TO HOME PEOPLE. VOLUME XVII. CLAYTON, It A BUN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY' 20, 101*1. NUMBER 0. JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS SEVEN MEN KILLED THREE “BAD MEN,” CONFINED IN THE OKLAHOMA PRISON, MAKE DESPERATE FIGHT. MURDERED FOUR PERSONS One of the Men Killed by the Con victs was Judge Thomas, Who Was Visiting Prison. McAIester, Okla.—Seven men were shot to death anti three persona were wounded when three convicts attempt ed to escape from the state peniten tiary and were slain by guards. One ■of the men murdered by the convicts in their dash for libterty was John It. Thomas of Muskogee, formerly Unit- edf States district judge, and once con gressman from Illinois. Despite the commotion caused by the three men in trying to shoot down every one who came in their way, no general attempt was made by other convicts to join in the delivery. The three mutineers were encouraged by their ieis desperate fellows who cheer ed the onslaught of the armed prls- onrs. So rapidly did the three convicts shoot down those in their patti that they readied the prison gate before the guards could return their lire. Tlio desperadoes had taken the keys from the turnkey. John Martin, whom they had wounded, and had sheltered themselves through the prison yard by holding Mary Foster, a telephone op erator, in front of them until the only shot fired by guards in the yard hit tho girl in the leg. Outside the gate the men seized the horse and Imggy of Warden Dick and dashed away, only to bo shot to death by pursuing guards. One of the con victs fought to the last, their stolen horse lashed to a gallop by the other two. They fired their last cartridges at the oncoming guards who poured in a deadly fire from horseback. Even after tho escaped men woro lying dead In the bottom of the careen ing buggy, the frightened horse dash ed onward until fell ’d by a bullet from the pursuers. How tlie men obtained the weapons and planned tho escape has not been discovered. John Skelton Williams of Richmond, Va., at present assistant secretary of the treasury, is the choice of Secre tary McAdoo for controller of the cur rency. MONEY FOR ROADS IN SOUTH NOTED JOURNALIST IS DEAD COLONEL PENDLETON FORMER LY STATE EXECUTIVE COM MITTEE CHAIRMAN, DIES Leader of Georgia Delegation to Last Democratic National Convention in Baltimore. Macon, Ga.—Charles Rittenhouse Pendleton, for sixteen years editor and part owner of the Macon Telegraph, died after an illness of five weeks. HiS condition did not become critical until a week ago, when it was discov ered that lie had Bright’s disease. He was fi.j years of age. C‘ : ■ ihi 'eitdlet ni. as-he was geiier*- ally called, came to Macon from Val- dhsta, where he edited a paper for many years. He served one term in tlie legislature from Lowndes county, but ever atferwards avoided holding political office, though he was a leader in the Democratic party in Georgia. Colonel Pendleton was sent to tlie Democratic National convention as a delegate from Georgia, the last one being the Baltimore convention, which lie attended as chairman of tlie Geor gia delegation, instructed for Oscar Underwood. He was a member of a number of state conventions, and four years ago was chairman of the state Democratic executive committee. In politics Colonel Pendleton gener ally was classed with tlie conserva tives, although lie never failed to sup port tlie nominee of his party, heartily and enthusiastically. in 1879 he married Sallie Patterson Peoples of Valdosta, who survives him. Among the telegrams received by the family of the illustrious editor were those from Gov. John M. Slaton, ex- Gov. Joseph M. Brown, Col. W. S. West of Valdosta, Clark Howell of Atlanta; Labor Commissioner H. M. Stanley and A. H. Ului, tlie governor’s private secretary. $771,250 for the State of Georgia for Improving Roads. f Washington.- -A supplemental report oil the bill to appropriate $25,000,000 a year for federal aid to road con struction In the various states was filed in tlie house by Representative ^ Shaokiefuid. chairman of the house roads committee. A special rule mak ing this bill in order as an amend ment to the postoflice appropriation hill is now before tlie house. The bill proposes to divide the ap propriation among the states in pro portion to the rural delivery routes and post roads in each state. Tables setting forth the mileage of these roads in each state were included in the report tiled. Another table gave tlie amount of federal aid which states might re ceive under the provisions of the bill. Tho amounts for the Southern states were fixed as follwos: Alabama $57S,750, Florida $183,750, Georgia $771,250, Kentucky $583,750, Louisiana $302,500, Mississippi $473,- 750, Nortli Carolina $660,000, South Carolina $415,000, Tennessee $706,250, Texas $1,126,250, Virginia $591,250. Good Investment for San Franclsr-.o. San Francisco, Cal.—Profits on the L first municipal railway in the country V ‘—the Geary street line—were $85,345 net for 1913. Returns for the last six mouths indicate tiiat profits of at least $150,000 may he expected for 1914. In ■ estimating tile net income, allowances ’ were made for a sinking fund to re deem bonds, depreciation of the prop erty and reselling stock and all other expenses tiiat would be charged * ▼ against a private corporation. Many Grasshoppers in Texas. Austin. Texas.—Midsummer w.eatli- er for teu days lias brought out such numbers of grasshoppers in Hamilton county, Central Texas, that tlie state department of agriculture was appeal- to to assist in preventing these insects from raving crops. BANDIT RGBS PULLMAN CAR Masked Man Strips Four Passengers of Money and Jewelry. Atlanta.—Wearing a blue handker chief, covering his face up to his eyes, witli a cap pulled down to the bridge of ilia nose and his coat collar turn ed up, a well-dressed lone bandit hoard ed tlie Nasliville-Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis southbound passenger train, as it slowed down at Vintngs station, eleven miles from At lanta at night, and with a blue-steel, large caliber revolver in his left-hand, held up tlie eleven passengers riding in tlie parlor car, “Nyssa," forcing four of the piale passengers to give up $280 in cash. The robber made no effort to molest two women passengers on tiie car. Fifteen minutes later, the bandit fought a fierce gun battle with a Fulton county police officer, who happened to be on the train, aided by the negro traiu porter, and escaped. CARAVAN WINDS IIS WAY 10 A REFUGE HUERTA’S BEATEN SOLDIERS ARE MARCHING TO FORT BLISS, TEXAS. ARE FOOTSORE AND RAGGED Women Proved Best Marcher* — Six Huerta General* in Unique Procession. Marfa, Texas.—Footsore, fagged, al most famished from their three days’ march on foot of 67 miles over a wind swept mountain road, the 3,300 Mexi can federal soldiers and generals rout ed from Ojinaga, Mexico, by the reb els, with 1,667 women and about 300 children and infants, arrived at Mar fa, whence they were to he trans ported by train to Fort Bliss at El I’aso. Tho ragged remnant of the Huerta army, which sought asylum in this country rather than face possible ex termination by the rebels, will be for mally interned at Fort Bliss, as wards of the government. They will he held there indefinitely on footing of pris oners of war. None of those in tlie unique caravan which, witli its disarmed Mexican sol diers, women, children, horses, burros and dogs, struggled for miles along the road, was more visibly affected on coming within sight of Marfa than Gen. Salavador Mercado, Huerta’s ror- mer military chief, who ordered the evacuation of Ojinaga in face of the rebel fire. General Mercado, riding on a horse, his uniform covered with dust, was confessedly humiliated, not only at tlie defeat of ills army and tlie necessity for his flight, hut also because of a report from Mexico City that ho would he courlmartlaled if he returned to ills native country. The picturesque march afoot through American terirtory of so many foreign soldiers and women with their baggage, abounded with incident. The birth of a child, the death of several vv/uinded soldiers, the sea roll ol- water in the desert, the constant straggling away from the line of march and the rounding up again of scores of the refugees were some of tho difficulties with which tlie United States cavalry men had to contend. The Mexicans outnumbered tlie escorting American soldiers, ten to one. Viewed from a hilltop, tlie oncoming army as it zigzagged through the mountain passes and reached back ward into the dusty distance ten miles away, was a picture of exhaustion, al though the prospect of soon reaching their destination seemed to revive fresh courage. BIRDMAN DASHES TO DEATH Arthur E. Perry Drowned at Tampa While Making Flight. Tampa, Fla.—Arthur E. Perry, for merly a member of the army aviation corps, and known in army circles us Captain Dick, foil into tlie Hilsbor- ougli river here, after making a para chute leap of 1,000 feet and was drowned. He was an expert swimmer, hut became entangled in tlie ropes of ills parachute and could not swim out. Perry was accompanied on the flight and parachute jump by Manuel Perez, leaving an amusement part at four o’clock. Two parachutes were used and Perez made a successful landing about fifty feet from where Perry land ed in the water. Perez called to a party in a motor boat nearby, efforts at once being made to rescue Perry, but the river current was swift and tlie spot where Perry fell was filled with debris from a fallen tree in which tlie ropes of the parachute became entangled. Safety for Ocean Travelers. London.—The work of the revision committee of tlie International Con gress of Safety at Sea has ended. The American wireless systems were agreed to by the European delegates. This gives control of apparatus and supervision over operations of em ployees to the American government, notwithstanding the nationality of the ships, whenever they are in American waters. The agreement preserves in tact private code signals of any coun try reserved for war. Men of Navy Respond to Order. Washington.—Secretary Daniels ex pressed gartifleation over the hearty response of enlisted men of the navy ter the recent order putting academical and technical courses of instruction into operation on battleships. Of 9C first-enlistment men on the battleship Florida, 93 asked for special instruc tion. On hoard the Arkansas, 499 men expressed a desire to pursue stud ies. Enslgu Falgo started a clasB in mechanical and marine engineering, on the Utah with fifty pupils, and frlthtn two weeks the class had grown to 85. LATHR0P BROWN Lathrop Brown, Democratic con gressman from 8L James, Long Is land, is tho baby of congress, being only thirty years old. He is a grad uate of Harvard, a millionaire and is prominent in society. 108 PERSON ARE RESCUED RESCUE SHIPS REACH WRECKED STEAMER COBEQUID AND TAKE OFF PASSENGERS. Rescue One of Most Notable Ever Ac complished on the Atlantic Coast. Yarmouth, N. S.—Snatched from what seemed almost certain death, the 108 pasHfengers and crew of the Royal Mail Paeket Cobequid are safe in Yar- mm:'h ' arbor. YrVjflsa appeals tor assistance, which she had first made thirty-six hours before, were answered as the doomed steamer was being racked to pieces on Trinity Rock, six miles off Port Maitland. The rescue will go down in shipping annals as one of tlie most notable ever accomplished on tlie Atlantic coast. The Cobequid had begun to break up under the cannoning of tlie ter rific seas that had been merciless from the time the vessel struck. Quantities of cargo covered tlie waters as tlie lifeboats ranged alongside. Tlie coas tal steamers Westport and John L. Cann were first to get their small boats into the water and they were followed soon by boats of the govern ment steamer Lansdowne and the steamer Rappahannock. As the work of rescue progressed the seas subsid ed and no mishap marred the triumph over tlie waves. AN AGREEMENT IS REACHED Secretary Garrison and Representa tives of National Guard Agree. Washington. — Secretary Garlrson and adjutants general representing National Guard organizations of more than thirty states agreed on terms of the proposed militia pay bill, un der which the federal government would provide for militiamen, who, in turn, would enlist as "federal reserv- sist” subject to tlie call of the presi dent to duty either within tlie United States or abroad. It is proposed that the militia hill shall provide an annual appropriation of $14,500,000. Of this $4,000,000 would be for encampment and maneuver purposes, $8,000,000 for home service pay and $2,500,000 for armament and equipment. Williams Confirmed by Senate. Washington.—The nomination of John Skelton Williams, now assistant secretary of the treasury, to be con troller of the currency, and, as such, ex-officio member of tlie federal re serve bank board, was confirmed by the senate in executive session. The only opposition to the confirmation of Mr. Williams was voiced by Senators Bristow of Kansas and William Al- den Smith of Michigan. Kills Wife; Wounds Chauffeur. Augusta, Ga.—Recently released from confinement for mental derange ment, Sam J. Norris shot and, killed his wife and probably mortally wound ed William Dennis, 17 years old, a chauffeur, who was at the Norris homo preparatory to take Mrs. Norris for a ride. After shooting the two, Norris attempted and would have shet Felix Gunter, the first person to come Into tlie room. He was covered by a re volver in the hands of Police Surgeon Jennings, who disarmed and arrested him. Adverse Report Made. Washington.—An adverse report on the appointment of Frank P. Glass as successor to the late Senator John- ■ston of Alabama was made hy Senator Walsh on behalf of the committee on privileges and elections. Senator Kern submitted the report of the majority, recommending the seating of Blair Lee (Dem.) as successor of Senator Jack: son (Rep.) of Maryland. Mr. Kern ■offered a resolution directing tiiat Lee lie seated for the remainder of the expired term of the late Senator .ynet - . i Urges Anti-Trust Bill. Washington.—Representative Stan ley of Kentucky, alter a conference with President Wilson, introduced an amendment to the Sherman law, which would make illegal monopolization or restrain of trade “in any degree," strlklug at the “rule of reason,” laid down by the Supremo court in the Standard Oil case. The amen diner? also would invest the circuit courts of the United States with jurisdiction to restrain and prevent violations of tlie act, irrespective of the attorney gen eral. MESSAGE IS LAUDED REPUBLICANS AND PROGRES SIVES JOIN DEMOCRATS IN ENDORSING WILSON. WILL NOT DISTURB BUSINESS G. O. P. Leader Mann and Senators Kenyon and Gallinger Endorse the Message. Washington. — President Wilson’s suggestion to congress in his trust address that the government and busi ness men are ready to meet each other Half way “in a common effort to square business methods with both public opinion and the law,” fell on atten tive ears and struck a responsive chord in representatives of differing political parties. Tlie atmosphere of co-operation and “accommodation" in the message; the reforms proposed, expressed in terms of conservatism, and tlie spirit of friendliness to supersede antagonism in dealing with big business, which dominated the president's thoughts, aroused expressions of approval from all sides. Few discordant notes were sounded in comments from members of the congress who are to pass upon legislation urged to prohibit monopoly and hold men of business within tha law. Throughout the delivery of the ad dress, the assembled senators and re(> resentatives listened intently to every word, applauding frequently when the president began enumeration of evils which lie believed needed remedy ing. His proposal for an interstate trade commission to facilitate business and keep it in the straight path; tlie recom mendation of laws to prohibit inter locking directorates and holding com panies; suggestions for authority to regulate railroad securities; for an act that would fix guilt upon Individ uals instead of punishing business, and that the courts be opened to in dividuals harmed by illegal business— all these were received with general approval, evidenced by .enthiisiaritic applause. LORD STRATHC0NA IS DEAD One of the Most Noted of the Build ers of Canada Dies in London. London, England.—Lord Stratlicona and Mount Royal, high commissioner for Canada, died here. Death was due to prostration, the result of a severe attack of catarrh. He had been ailing, however, since tlie death of his wife last November, which proved a groat shock. Lord Stratlicona had only one se nior in tlie house of lords—tlie Earl of Wemyss, who is in his ninety-sixth year. Lord Strathcona’s life spanned near ly a century and his activo career a full three-quarters. “Thij best way to live to an old age," lie explained, when found at ills desk in London on liis ninety-third birthday anniver sary on August 6, last, “is by not thinking about age at all, but just going on doing your work.' From his eighteenth year, when, as Donald Smith, a sturdy Scot, lie sailed for Canada, to his ninety-fourth year, which would have been completed in next August, he lived up to Ills maxim of work. For tlie past six years lie had been periodically reported as “about to resign” the post of high commissioner for Canada, but it was death and not his resignation that ter minated ills work. Robbers Rifle a Bank. I’ittsbnurg, Oklahoma.—Two bandits rode up to the state bank here, forced the cashier into tlie vault at pistol point, rifled it of coin, placed their loot in a sack and galloped safely out of town. Bank officials claim only a few hundred dollars were taken. Oth er reports said severul thousands were secured. A posse with bloodhounds have started on tlie trail of the rob- hers. Gives $40,000,000 to Art. Copenhagen.—Dr. Carl Jacobson, the rich brewer, who died recently, be queathed most of liis fortune of $40,- 000,000 to art purposes. This was done, it was stated, with the consent of his children, who receive only small lega cies. Eugenic Law Declared Void. Milwaukee, Wis.—Tho Wisconsin eugenic law, which provides for the is suance of marriage licenses only upon a certificate of a clean bill of health, was declared unconstitutional by Judge F. C. Eschwoiler of the circuit court. The case will go to the supreme court. Judge Eschweiler held that the eu genics law has unreasonable statutory limitations so far as physicians’ fees are concerned, and that it is an un reasonable and material impairment of the right of persons to enter into mat rimony. LITTLE HEMS Of CE0RC1A CITIES Cordele.—Preparations are being made by the Cordele chamber of com merce to hold the "farmers' rally'’ at an early date. ‘President C. J. linden of the Georgia chamber of commerce, will address the meeting on topics of general interest among the farmers. It is proposed that at this time a movement will be inaugurated to re-organize the Crisp County Fair as sociation. Savannah.—As trustees of the Tel fair Academy of Arts and Sciences, the board of curators of the Ceorgia Historical society has sold to Herbert L. Pratt of New York, for $2,800 a recently discovered autograph signa ture of Button Gwinnett, an early governor of Georgia, congressman, and one of the three signers of the Declaration of independence from this state. Dublin.—A $50,000 mausoleum is to be erected in this city at an early date and will he a very handsome af fair, containing 300 crypts for the storage of bodies. While tho citizens of the city rarely die except from old age, they are not averse to hav ing as modern and ornate a tomb as possible, and the mausoleum proposi tion will probably prove popular with them. Brunswick.—Tho United States submarine flotilla, including livo of these dangerous llttld fighters, and the monitor Tonopah, whicli is acting as a convoy, is moored at wharves along Brunswick’s river front, and since their arrival they have been visited by hundreds of people, who are welcomed on the fighters euch af ternoon after 2 o'clock. The fleet left Charleston, and, despite a rough sea, made an usually quick trip to this port. Macon.—Because of their curiosity to see if a can of powder would burn, the five little children of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Walthall, 2023 Third street, were seriously, though not necessarily fatally injured by the ex plosion which followed the touching of a match to tlie powder by Ever ett Walthall, aged 14. The can con tained a pound of powder, and had been secured from a shelf in the kitchen hy Everett, the oldest hoy. Little Nellio expressed a desire to see M tne powder would burn, and to oblige her Everett struck a match to it. At the time the children were all down on their hands and knees watching developments. ililiedgeville.—it seems that the hookworm is destined to banishment, from Baldwin county. Drs. Wood and Whittle, of the state hoard of health, working in co-operation with the county authorities, arc striving here lo rid the people of Ibis trouble some disease. Hundreds of school children and many grown-up people have already been examined. The dispensaries lor distributing the medicine and ifcaking examinations are held throughout the county on certain days of the week at Union Point, Meriwether, Coopcrville, Tril by and Milledgeville. Athens.—The first suit ever brought by the United States in this division court in the form of con demnation proceedings to tako lands under the federal conservation law’s, was filed before Deputy Clerk W. G. Cornett here. The United Gtate.s of America against L. B. Dock- ins of Rabun county, Georgia, is tlie title. The tract involved is about. 200 acres in Rabun county, a part of the proposed Appalachian reserva tion. Griffin.—The chief work of tho Griffin-Spalding county hoard of trade at tills special season is advertising the city. In this special department considerable activity is observed. A great deal of printed matter is being distributed and advertising novelties as souvenirs are being sent out over the country. Two special features of advertising now in progress are the efforts made to secure tho next meet ing of tho Confederate soldiers and of tiie members of the State Horticul tural society. A committee has been appointed to feo to Macon and confer with General Preston relative to hold ing the next Confederate reunion in this city. Decatur.—George W. Pierce, who recently died suddenly while eating dinner at the home of his son, Jesse f\ Pierce, near Stone Mountain, was the oldest citizen in the county, and perhaps in the state. He was born in Putnam county. Ga.. on February 6, 1805, and at his birthday this year would have been 109 years old. Mr. Pierce's father moved to DcKalb county wheD George was quite young and settled among the Indians. But by and hy the Indians were gathered together and taken west to the In dian territory, and George’s father helped to move them. On his return he drew a lot of land, or rither a section of 640 acres, not far from Crooked creek. He had no longer the red man for his neighbor, but lie was visited quite often by wolves, losing quite a number of pigs and sheep by these animals. There were no schools nearby at that time and young Pierce grew up to manhood without any schooling.