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VICTIMS TO TAKE FLOOD FIGHT TO PRESIDENT Enraged at General Bixby’s Refusal of SIOO,OOO Fund to Save Hymelia District. NEW ORLEANS, May 18.—Imper illed citizens of the inundated flood district about Hymelia today appealed to President Taft for Federal aid in their fight against General Bixby, chief of the engineers, who refuses to ap prove the SIOO,OOO appropriation des perately needed by the Mississippi Riv er Commission to repair the gaping dikes. Bixby still persists in this refusal to sanction the appropriation, and has even stopped the work of fixing the gap at Hymelia, despite the fact that 200.- 000,000 gallons of water are pouring through the break hourly and that tic. country, already half under water, i threatened with millions of dolla'. dmrmgp to crops and homes ami gi /J"; \ '"’V' 1 ' \V . .v -•- lOwv wIRE Olm \Jr • If ♦ Z < !(• Ill*' iiV'S <»f t’p'll- tri'ls <•!’( people Citizens Enraged at General s Obstinacy. The citizens of the section are en raged at his obstinacy in the face of the imminent danger, and the commer cial organizations of the vicinity, which have made the plea to Taft for help, have the signed petition of hundreds of victims, declaring that six parishes are already inundated by this one collapsed levee. Efforts are being made to use the telegraph in order to get the gov ernment aid in time to save the section from complete ruin. At Alsatia the break is now more than 7,000 feet in extent, and the in habitants are fleeing in all directions, abandoning their homes, cattle and household goods in their frantic ef forts to save themselves and their chil dren. Repair Work Stopped At Hymelia Dikes. At Hytnelia the waler whirls over the land without the slightest effort being made to check it. The engineers, out of funds, have ceased all work, waiting for General Bixby to give them the word to go ahead and fight the growing inrush of the river. Dispatches from Hickman, Ky., today declare that the Mississippi is about to change its course by cutting across the neck at Siough Landing. The river will thus shorten its route more than 45 miles, and ilm change will make New- Madrid. Mo., an inland town instead of a river village. CAVALRYMEN SHOOT TO GET RAISE IN SALARIES CHATTANOOGA, TENN.. May 18.— Troops G, H, I. K and M, Eleventh cav alry, with Captain George P. Langhorn commanding, are holding their annual target practice at Catoosa. Ga. The practice will last a month. The men who win honors as experts get a raise of $5 per month in their salaries; sharpshooters, S 3, and marksmen, $3. DR. WHILDIN TO SPEAK. Rev. O. .1. Whildin. evangelist to the deaf for the Episcopal church, will preach to the deaf of Atlanta at special services to be conducted by him at St. Philips cathedral. W ashington and Eas'l. Hunter streets, at ,'! o’clock tomorrow afternoon. HI the deaf mutes of At lanta and thejr friends are invited. Memorial Tablet in Capital City Club to Honor Jack Futrelle In memory and in honor of Jacques Futrelle, the distinguished novelist and former Atlantan who went bravely to his death in the great Titanic disaster, the Capital City club will place a mar ble atid bronze tablet in its beautiful ; new home. Mr. Futrelle was a member of the club at the time of his death, and had been since his newspaper days in this city. He was extremely popular among his associates. This memorial to their former friend I and fellow clubman will be paid for en tirely by private subscription in the Capital City club, and every member 1 w’ill participate in the fund. As a mat ! ter of fact, the fund is now practically . complete, and the tablet will be placed in the club house immediately. James AV. English. Jr.. Alfred Newel! and John S. Cohen have been appointed a committee from the club to draft suit able and appropriate resolutions on Mi. , Futrelle’s death. , .. 1 JI t Train Bandit Suspects i Reach Booneville, Ark + 50 Detectives Pursue ST. LOITS, May IS.—A special train carrying Pinkerton, railroad and St. Louis detectives, ’eft East St. Louis this morning for Bonneville, Ark., where two men. said to he the bandits who held up a train on the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad near Hattiesburg, Miss., last Wednesday, escaping with $140,000 taken from the express car safe, were said to have alighted from .a Mobile and Ohio train early today. The sheriff of Booneville was requested by telegraph to pursue tjie two men. 'fhe Pinkertons learned last night that two men carrying new suit cases and answering the description of the desperadoes were aboard the Mobile and Ohio train for St. Iwiuis. The train arrived here at 7:30 o’clock this morning. Officers waiting for the men were informed by the conductor that the two had alighted at Booneville, fifty detectives are on the train for Booneville. $40,000 FIRE AT MACON DELAYS TRAIN 2 HOURS MACON, GA , May 18.—Eire de stroyed the plant of the Macon Cabinet Works and damaged the Jaques & Tinsley warehouse and Shaw- Brothers Lumber Company today. The total loss is about $40,000. A Southern railway passenger train to Jacksonville tried to pass between the burning buildings, but had to retreat and wait for nearly two hours. RED MEN WILL ATTEND SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICE The members of Choctaw tribe No. 35. Improved Order of Red Men. will at tend a service especially for them at the East Side Tabernacle, in Willow street, tomorrow. The pastor, Rev, J. M. Skelton, who it? a member of the tribe, will preach. The tribe will march in a body from the hall at Decatur and Moore streets, leaving the wigwam at 2:3(i o’clock. NEW WATER SUPERINTENDENT. JACKSON. GA May 18. W E. M'-ri k. of Easley S < ba:-- been elect- ed superintendent .of the waterworks and electric light plant of the city of Jackson, to succeed W D Nicholson, w ho has resigned, to take effect June 1. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN*AND NEWS: SATURDAY. MAY 18. 1912. RED CROSS GIRLS TO GO ON HIKE WITH SCOUTS /isfiF*«H»u Hk JRi \ w . lily 1110 v r / i Jml/ gio\ il ■ 1118 it. ' ■; ffaL / Xis \ W ’ y *jr7 /£ ■ J||/ ! 1311 ■ HNR Y' Jilfe A f \ wXwWMK _/7 * x wwSy / w v MF <Cx W ’wß V| jfgT- Those three snrls will *‘hil<c’ with the Roy Scouts to Sil ver Lake tomorrow. Above is MLs Sadye Weinberg, of 148 Capitol avenue. Below, at the left, is Miss Rose Lichtenstein, i of 192 East Eair street, and at the right Miss Ida Lichtenstein. I of 285 North Jackson street. NOMINEE IN LOWNDES DROWNS ON A FISHING TRIP NEAR VALDOSTA VALDOSTA, GA., May 18. -Clinton Griffin. nominee for ordinary of Lowndes county at the primary on May I. fell from a boat while fishing at Thomas pond, seven miles from Val dosta. and was drowned. Mr. Griffin was accompanied by R. T. Thomas, of this city, and was rowing the boat while Mr. Thomas fished. Suddenly he fell t from his seat into the water. Mr. Thomas jumped in and caught his friend, who seemed to be unconscious, supporting the limp body and swim ming for tile shore, until he became exhausted and was forced to release him to save himself. Friends went to the scene in automobiles and recovered Mr. Griffin's body, bringing it to his home in this city. FIREMEN QUIT WORK TO ATTEND DOG’S FUNERAL MACON, GA., May 18. Nearly all of the members of the Macon fire depart ment. as many as could safely leave the stations, attended the funeral yesterday afternoon of a spaniel dog named Beu lah. which had been the per of the fire men for thirteen years The dog was buried back of the city hall, a tomb stone with an appropriate inscription being raised above the grave. BURNING MATCH CAUSES MACON WOMAN'S DEATH MACON. GA.. May 18. Mrs. Sarah J. • ’ochrnn. agwl 82. mother <»f Thomas J. t’nrhrav. a vron imir Mac»n lawyer, is (]• Ad as a r«3uU of burns .sustained last night .when her clothing ignited from a match. Three Young Women in Khaki Join Troop 2 as Nurses, and Will March Six Miles. Nearly s'l Bin Scouts of Atlanta, ! Troop No. 2. and Misses Sadye Wein- | berg and Rose and Ida Lichtenstein, who are honest-to-goodness members,' are preparing for their "hike” to Silver I Lake tomorrow. They are going in regulation Uniform, with knapsacks ami good spirits, and will spend the da at the lake. The young women have originated the Florence Nightingale work among the Boy Scouts, and will go as real, regulation nurses’. They s.av tlmy can’ care for anything from a broken arm to a wounded conscience. The scouts, led by Seoul Master) Frank Margolin, will take a Deeatut street ar to the end of the line and! walk the remaining six miles. Dinner i will be prepared by the boys and the Red Cross attaches after arriving. TITANIC DISASTER HURTS WHITE STAR’S TRAFFIC LONDON. May 18. -When the White Star line steamShiQ Olympic left Southampton for New York there were only 82 saloon passengers on board. PEEVISH PRISONERS IN A GAS SUICIDE PACT' OMAHA. NKBR.. Mas IX. Lieven prisoners in tin county i.:i| en • ti red into a siji. ide pm t this morning 1 and tried to kill themselves by turning on the gas in their room. j I j CONDENSED REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE THIRD NATIONAL BANK OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA hi Response to Comptroller's Call, April 18, 1912 RESOURCES LIABILITIES Loans and Discounts $4,192,024.18 Capital $1,000,000.00 Overdrafts, secured and Surplus 700.000.00 unsecured 2,852.30 Net Profits 40,913.86 I'. S. Bonds at par., 325,000.00 Circulation 299,997.50 Stocks and Bonds.. 196,345.00 Tlividends unpaid ... 115.00 Banking House. Eurni- Deposits 4,546,393.28 lure and fixtures. . 321,288.94 Redemption Fund . . 15.000.00 Cash on Hand and in . . Banks 1,534,909.22 $6,587,419.64 $6,587,419.64 Deposits April 18, 1912 . . . $4,546,595.28 Deposits April 18, 1911 . . . 5,590,167.22 INCREASE FOR ONE YEAR . . $ 956,226.06 OFFICERS FRANK HAWKINS President R. W. BYERS Assistant Cashier JOS. A. IVIcCORD Vice President A. M. BERGSTROM Asst. 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