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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18. Till WRECKERS AT WORK TUESDAY . Train No. 4 Tuesday Night Frustrated by Engineer Print up Near Martinez. Passenger train No. 4 of the Char leston & Western Carolina Railway, due in Augusta from Spartanburg at S:l6 p. m„ Tuesday night, very nearly met with a serious accident at the nine-mile post, just beyond Martinez, in Columbia County, by a cross-tie which was placed across the track. sH£ineer Printup, of engine No. 110, fortunately saw the tie In time, and <T*s able to bring his train almost to standstill before the engine struck the obstruction. The cross-tie had evidently been placed on the track by parties wishing to wreck the train. Owing to the engineer's quick action the train was not derailed, and the only damage sustained was the pilot of the engine. When the train had been brought to a halt, the track was quickly cleared, and No. 4 arrived in Augusta only slightly behind schedule. An Investigation was immediately started by the C. & W. C. detectives, in conjunction with the Columbia County authorities, but so far no clue to the identity of the guilty parties has been found. STEEPLE HUT TOM ' IS RECAPTURED Desperate Escaped Negro Con vict, Many Times Murderer, Captured Tuesday Night By Detectives. "Steeple-hat Tom” Harris, the ne gro who escaped from the county stockade on September 24th, after shooting and dangerously wounding one of the guards, was recaptured Wednesday morning at 1 o’clock in a house on Sharpe street by Detectives Roney and Horne. The capture signal izes one of the highest achievements of the Augusta detective force and marks the culmination of one of the most difficult and baffling man-hunts in the annals of the police depart ment. Steeple-hat's criminal record is per haps unique in this part of the country and he is probably the most danger ous and desperate negro who has ever been on the Richmond county chain gang. His career began when he killed a negro three years ago in Savannah, for which he was sentenced to ten years. He was placed in the Appling county jail but before many months he escaped and took to the woods. He was followed by the sheriff and depu ties, one of whom he shot and killed when the deputy had him cornered In a swamp. After this he disappeared and was not seen or heard of again until he was convicted of burglary in Columbia, S. C., and sentenced to fivq years. He was not known in Colum bia as the Appling escape. About a year ago he shot and wounded one of the guards on the Co lumbia chain gang and escaped to Au gusta, where he has been ever since. Last spring, here, he shot and wounded a furniture collector, Mr. Eu banks, for which he was given a ten year sentence on the Richmond county chain gang. He escaped from thence on September 24, two months ago, af ter shooting Guard J. T. Cole and wounding an old negro. (He had an accomplice in his last escape, named Wiggins, who has not been recap tured.) The detectives, Roney and Horne, have been on his trail ever since, in collaboration with Sheriff Plunkett and his deputies, and Steeple-hat has been located time and time again. But he always got wind of his danger and vanished before he could be cornered. Tuesday night he was located in his wife's house on Sharp street (which runs'from Marbury street to Picquet avenue) at about midnight. Detective Horne, with a few trustworthy negro helpers, was left to guard the house while Detective Roney went and tele phoned to police headquarters. The sleeping detail was awakened and sent out to the scene at once. With the squad of policemen Detective Roney surrounded the house while he and Detective Horne knocked at the front door. They took the negro who opened the door, holding him before them, and „ made him hurst open the door of ' Steeple-hat’s room. At the same time the policemen surrounding the house were Instructed to make their presence known. Steeple-hat was arrested hy the two officers before he could reach his pistol, which was in the room. He seemed somewhat dazed. At the barracks he confessed to the murder of two more people, a negro man and woman, whom he claims to have killed between his escape from the Appling jail and the shooting of the Appling deputy. He is anxious to he sent back there and tried for his life. He Is afraid of the punishment I to which he may be subjected at the county stockade because of his escape and his attack on Mr. Cole, and says he would rather be hanged than go back there. The police are Inclined to think that this Is a ruse and that he may be trying to Induce them to send him to j Appling because he thinks he can es cape from Ms guards on the way. Steeple-hat Is downcast, but not aul len and is obedient snd respectful to the policemen who have him In charge, by whom, in turn, he is accorded ev- | cry consideration. He Is. at least, not a petty • t contemptible criminal. Cflle’f Elliott officially congratulated Dectlves Roney and Horne on their work In effecting the capture. EXCURSION FARES TO SAVANNAH CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY * Account First District Fair. Tickets Ton sale November 18th to 27th In clusive; final limit Nov 2»th. 14.20 round trip from Augusta, proportion ate fares from other points. For any information call on or 'phone Central'i Ticket Office Phone 82. 2D' Jackson Street W. W. Hackstt, T. P. A. EMPIRE 111 MOVE HERE IN NEAR FUTURE Plans Formulated at Meeting of Directors. Complete Vindi cation Causes Directors to Be Very Optimistic. Expect Fine Business. The directors of the Empire Life Insurance Company held a meeting in | Atlanta Tuesday at which there was i a full attendance. Plans for remov jMs the headquarters of the company Ito Augusta as early as possible were formulated and it is expected that | within the near future the Empire ! will be in reality an Augusta insti ] tution. All of the Augusta directors attended the meeting in Atlanta, j The recent complete vindication of ( the company by the state insurance commission caused every director to be full of confidence and optimism for the future. The Empire has been per secuted as no other company has, and the fact that it has twice stood the test of the most rigorous investigation within the past few months should be a big advertisement for the company. The company's business will show big increases from now on and policies and renewals of existing ones will pour into the home office. EDITOR MANUFACTURERS RECORD WAS IN AUGUSTA Passed Through With Mrs. Edmonds From Atlanta, Where He Was at Roads Con gress. En route to Baltimore from Atlanta, where he was in attendance at the National Roads congress, Mr. Richard H. Edmonds, editor of the Manufac turers’ Record, passed through Au gusta last night. He left for Colum bia, S. C., today, from where he will travel on North. He is with his wife, and while here they were guests at the Albion. Mr. Edmonds advocates the raising of foodstuffs on the farm and there is probably no one who is better versed in the situation than Mr. Edmonds. He says "we can make these present misfortunes stepping stones to higher and better things, if we will." Speaking ... THE... Public Mini “MIZPAH," THE NAME SUGGEST ED BY LADY. Augusta, Ga., Nov. 16, 1914. I To the Herald: A few nights agonoticed a piece •in the People’s Forum about the nara | ing of the new cemetery; now about July or August I submitted a name to ! managers that I thought appropriate for this new “city of the dead.” The name I submitted was “Miz pah.” Its meaning is “The Lord watch between me and thee when are absent one from the other.” All Bible students will recognize the word. Respectfully, L. T. M. ABOUT THE CEMETERY. To The Herald; I think Mr. F. G. Stevens makes the very mistake he deplores. He thinks it a good plan to give the new ceme tery an attractive riame that we all understand. Yet he recommends such names as Campo Santo, and Pere la Choise, names that not one in a hun dred understands. Pere le Chaise means Father la Chaise, a Jesuit priest j of France for whom the French eem- I etery was named. But what have we Americans to do with French ceme teries or with French Jeßuit priests? They pronounce the name all right in France (can Mr. Stevens pronounce it?), but here it would be no time till It was being called the "Peerless Cheese.” As letters are being now ad dressed, so I am told, to "Panther View.” For goodness’ sake, let us not be such toadies to foreigners and to for eign languages; isn't the American language good enough for us? Name it some good name in United States American, that sounds sweet and means something. Could any name be fitter than Greenwood cemetery, as proposed hy Mr. Benson “the cool green woods of Georgia?” Mr. Stevens thinks that name is "frayed.” I know only one other by that name. As for Arlington proposed by him, that is frayed to tatters; we have right here Arlington hotel and Arlington heights. Name It Greenwood cemetery, say I. S. R. J. PHILATHEAS BE GIVEN OYSTER SUPPER THURSDAY The St. Luke’s Baraea Class will give an oyster supper to Phllatheas Thursday night. The girls will be the guests in every sense of the word, for the boys, besides entertaining them, will undertake to cook the sup per and serve It, All members of the classes are urged to attend. An Interesting time es expected, and all the members are enthusiastic over the occasion. FT. MEYERS, FLA., FIRE. Tfmpa, Fla.—Fire at Fort Meyers, Fla. this morning destroyed property val- I tied at $75,000. The Florida House, Kentucky House, Milligan Hotel, the Tonnelier and Hendry Buildings and some smaller structures were burned. FOUR MILES AHEAD. New York,—Still riding at a fast clip, the ten leading teams in the bi cycle rase at one o’clock were nearly four miles ahead of the best previous record, with a score of 1.249 miles. The record for the sixty-first hour made by Fogler and Ooullet, In 1913, was 1,245 miles and two laps. Uneeda Biscuit Nourishment—fine fla vor—purity—crispness —wholesomeness. All for 5 cents, in the moisture-proof package. 11 ■ Geaham Crackers A food for every day. Crisp, delicious and strengthening. Fresh baked and fresh de livered. io cents. SNAPAROQNS A delightful new bis cuit, with a rich and delicious cocoanut fla vor. Crisp and always fresh, io cents. Buy biscuit baked by NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Always look for that Namti At The Grand OTIS SKINNER IN “THE SILENT VOICE.” For the first time In many seasons, | Otis Skinner who is generally ac- I counted the foremost of American players will be seen in a role quite i different from any in which he has ! appeared in recent years. The most recent success of this splendid actor was his impersonation of Haji, the beggar, in “Kismet." He played that role for two solid years. This sea son, his play is modern, with its scenes laid in New York and its action taking place in the present day. Mr. Skinner’s new role does not call for other than modern costume but It does demand a player of the highest ; ability, for the character is complex jand in the hands of other than a fin ished artist would lose much of Its I force. As It is, actor and part are ! one, and it is said to be the strongest j role Mr. Skinner has played in many I years. The new play Is called “The ; Silent Voice." It was written by Jules Eckert Goodman and he utilized a I theme he found In one of the short stories by Oouverneur Morris. It Is jsald to he particularly interesting and j very dramatic. With an elaborate I production and a well balanced com ' pany, Charles Frohman will present Otis Skinner In "The Silent Voice” at the Grand tonight. NEAR RELATIVEB. “Who is that lady dressed In black, mother?” asked Bobby, as he sat with his mother on a ferry boat. “That Is a Sister of Charity, my boy," replied his mother. Bobby pondered deeply for a mo ment, and then he said, “Which Is she, mother, Faith or Hope?”—Bazar. CAUSE FOR ALARM Catarrh a Danger Sign. Hyomei the Remedy---Guaranteed by T. G. Howard. There is no more common yet dan gerous and distressing disease than catarrh, which is generally indicated by dull headaches, snuffling, raising Of mucus, and frequent colds. If It is not cured It wll! surely weaken the delicate tissues lining the air pas sages, frequently destroys the hear ing and often leads to one of the most dreaded ailments. Hyomei Is a most effective, safe and reliable remedy for all catarrh ills. No dangerous drugs are taken Into the stomach You simply breathe It, using a small Inhaler that comes with every complete outfit. The bal samic medication of Hyomei being Uken In with the air you breathe simply has to reach all the sore, raw and Inflamed surfaces of the air pas sages—lts antiseptic healing begins at once. You feel better after the first Hyomei treatment —even almost hope less cases respond quickly. Druggists everywhere sell Hyomei, which Is inexpensive, pleasant and easy to use, and surely gives quick and permanent benefit. Ask for the complete outfit, T. G. Hov. afd sup plies his customers on the "No-cure no-pay” plan. You certainly cannot afford to neglect your catarrhal trou ble, head colds, or bronchitis when you can get a harmless remedy with out risking a penny. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA. A. R. C. vs. Benedictine Eleven Here Saturday—To Be Contest ot Speed Will Probably Be Last Game on Local Gridiron. Both Teams Are Light and Game is Expected to Be Fast From the Start---Scrubs to Play Waynesboro. The game Saturday with Benedic tine college—and, by the way, it will probably be the last game on the local gridiron this season—gives promise of being the speediest, contest of the year. Richmond acadeinjr and Benedictine both depend on speed in getting away with their plays—both teams are light, Carry Levee Down to Month Butler’s Creek, Says Mr. Nisbet Wingfield; Want Government Aid to Pave Banks Commissioner of Public Works and City Engineer Talks of Plans, Now That First Installment of Bonds Have Been Sold Soon to Advertise For Bids For Building Levee From East Boundary to C. and W. 0. and For Changing Houston Street Sewer. Now that $250,000 of the $750,000 of flood protection bonds of 1914 have been sold, the question which natu rally arises in the minds of Augusta people is what will be done right away toward pushing the levee to comple tion and insuring Augusta against damage in case of high water in the Savannah. Mr. Nisbet Wingfield, city engineer and commissioner of public works was questioned Wednesday hy a Herald reporter regarding the work that re mains to be done. "We shall proceed just as rapidly as possible," said Mr. Wingfield, “and soon bids will be requested for build ing that portion of the levee between Hast Boundary and the C. & W. C. tiestle below Sand Bar Ferry. We have a surveying crew below the city now and just as early as can we shall let the contract to do that work. Also we shall advertise for bids for chang ing the Houston Street sewer into the Beaver Dam Ditch. This will he the last of sewer to be changed as Jones & Garretson and W. F. Bowe are now changing the sewers at. Eighth, Elev enth and Fourteenth Streets to empty Into the carial at Eleventh and Walker Streets. It Is essential that the sew ers be changed or gates placed at each opening, else water will hack through the sewers Into the city streets when ever the river gets to a high stage. Move Houses Soon. “The purchasing of property on Bay Street is proceeding well and we have purchased a considerable number of the residences and will begin to move them as early as practicable. The Southern Railway has not yet signed MORRIS CASE IS ENDED IN THE U.S, COURT Went to Jury Early This After noon After Much Evidence Was Submitted As to Quality of a Certain Steel Hammer Involved. The third day’s session of the United States district court here was begun Wednesday morning at the appointed hour, 10 o’clock, and the fol owing mat ters were disposed of hy the court: Composition offered In the matter of the Royal case, bankrupt, confirmed. In the case of the United States vs. the Central of Georgia railway, suit for penalty for violation of safety ap pliance act, the defendant company was ordered to pay the stipulated fine In such cases of SIOO. The verdict In the case was made hy the consent of the defendant. Harry Page to Jail. The court ordered the execution of a verdict rendered In the case of Harry J. Page, charged with obstructing the malls at Martinez, Ga., at the time of the last trainmen’s strike on the C. & W. C, railway. The case was tried In the United States court here last year while Judge Sheppard was presiding, and subsequently taken to the United States court of appeals, where the lower court’s decision was sustained. Since his arrest Page has been out on bond. Today In tho custody of Deputy United States Marshal Pierce he was taken to Jail to begin serving a three months’ sentence as ordered by the court. Morris Cass Resumed. At 10:20 o'clock the case of Charles T. Morris vs. the lessees of the Georgia railroad was resumed. The case was closed and the arguments were begun at 12:15, hut by the time the witnesses this morning had been examined there Is no reason why everyone present In the courtroom, should not now he thor oughly schooled In both hard and soft stee , methods of tempering steel, how steel hammers are .made and tempered, which are safe and which are not, how to tell good hammers from had ham mers, which kind of steel Is best to use in certain kinds of hammers, and everything Imaginable pertaining to steel hammers. A defective hammer, according to the plaintiff, caused the accident and the question which was expected to be solved this afternoon by the Jury \vas whether or not the hammer Involved In this particular case was defe<|lve, and If so. who was responsible for the plaintiff using the hammer Temper of the Hammer. The temper of the hammer, from which a chip scaled off and caused the loss of an eye—the hammer which Morris was using Iri his work when In jured—was tested by the use of a file in the hands of witnesses on the stand for the defendant. Htrlps of emory cloth were also used In polishing ham mers and a number of hammers, In cluding the hammer with which Morris was hurt, were Introduced as evidence. Court was adjourned for the day averaging about 145. Reports from Savannah indicate that B. (’., as the learn is popularly known there, has the host team In its history and that it has the edge this season on its rival, Savannah High. It will he recalled that Savannah High held the local props to a 19-ti the agreement with the city for the gaets at the Sixth Street trestle, but we believe that we shall get Hits agreement through without any trou ble. A. J. Twiggs & Sons have the con tract to build that portion of the levee between Sixth Street and East Boun dary and will begin work as early as possible. While we are getting the houses on Bay Street out of the way of the levee Twiggs & Sons will be finishing the earth work portion of the levee between where it begins up on the canal to Sixth Street. There is considerable work to be done In va rious placs and the Twiggs firm is now getting ready to begin. This firm is also working on the rip-rap ping of the banks between Fifth Street and East Boundary. “My idea is to run the levee to the C. &. W. C. Railroad and I believe that this can be done with $5(10,000 of the three-quarters of a million bonds voted this year, leaving $250,000 to continue the levee down to the mouth of Butler’s Creek. 1 believe that is very necessary for us to carry the work on down to the mouth of Butler's Creek to protect the city from hack water and have always hud this idea. As to the pavement of the hanks of the levee, we are counting on the gov ernment to aid us because it will be decidedly in the interest of navigation to prevent the dirt that has been plac ed on the levee from washing back into the river and we are appealing to the government on tlmse grounds. Of course only that portion of the levee In the city limits will need to be paved." shortly after 2 o'clock, following the court’s charge to the Jury, both sides In the case having been allowed, at their suggestion, 45 minutes each for argument. The arguments on either side were very strong and a very great interest awaits the verdict. PREPARING WHARF FOR AUGUSTA BARGE LINE Meeting of the Bridges, Rivers and Wharves Committee Will Be Held Wednesday After noon. There will he a meeting of the bridges, rivers and wharves commit tee of city council Wednesday after noon, when plans for placing the pres ent city wharf in condition for the Image line to begin operation will he discussed. There Is considerable work to he done. A derrick must be arranged to handle the goods to he taken from the boat and placed Into cars and the place wl 1 lie made us convenient as possible pending the beginning of work , on the concrete barge line terminals which will cost in the neighborhood of $50,000. Contracts for building these terminals have already been let, hut j the work has not been started because , all of the city’s money has been needed j for other things. Within the next few weeks one of the new barges will he In operation. A ral road track Is to j connect with the wharf. HOUSE OF MR. AND MRS. MADDOX BURNED Friends of Mr. und Mrs. Maddox, v/o live on the Washington road, will re gret to learn of their misfortune which befell them Monday, when their house was completely destroyed hv fin:. Mrs. Maddox and the children were not at j home and Mr. Maddox was working In the field a long way from the housev Not only was the entire premises and all the furniture and clothing lost, hut almost a bale of unbilled cotton which was on the piazza, and the entire pro ceeds from the recent sale of another j hale, which was burned In one of the bureau drawers. COUNCIL RATIFIES THE FINANCE COMMITTEE $250,000 of Bonds Sold to Field, Richards & Company For $231,580. At a meeting of the elty council of Augusta Tuesday afternoon It was definitely decided to sell the $250,000 flood protection bonds to Field, Rich ards & Company. The finance com mittee had previously accepted the bid of $231,580 made oy this firm, which Is 92.83 and council ratified the action of the committee. It would have been within the power of coun- j ell to reject the bid. However, all things considered, the I bid Is believed to be a good one and h« Chairman Thomas Barrett, of the | River and Canal Commission and the members of the commission urged the sale and as the members of city 1 council felt that they should be sold also, there was not a dissenting voice. , WHAT CAUSES COLDS? This question and “How to Prevent Colds” is asked a thousand times every day. A cold is really a fever, not always caused by the weather but due to a disordered condition of the blood or lack of important food elements. In changing seasons fat foods are essential because they dis tribute heat by enriching; the blood and so render the body better able to withstand the varying elements. This is the underlying reason why the medicinal fats in Scott’s Emulsion quickly overcome colds and build strength to prevent more serious sick ness. It contains nature’s medicinal fats, so skillfully prepared that the ■ 1 profit ' from every drop, and it is free from harmful drugs or alcohol. 14 ftcott & Bownc, J3loomficlrl, N. J. imttinr up one of (he greatest Sl n ht»ro. If Henedictino is stronger, i U; hmond will have lo do some strong | ‘soing in order to get away with the ! end of the score. i Game on Campus Yesterday. W lint i darted out a prac- j ti o on the campus yesterday devel oped into one of the most hotly con- i tested games of the reason. Coach ; Wilson divided the srpind into two ; teams ot nearly equal strength and sat them at each otter l>avis eap trined one team, Martin the other. Thronuh a serif 1 :- of short end runs ami brilliantly executed forward • passes Martin’s team stored two touchdowns in the fPst ten minutes ! of play. Pb'lnot. wlm is playing regu larly at half now, did most <.r the ad vancing of the hall on runs, while Ken nedy '• * 1 d Morris revolved the pusses from Martin in jam-up style. After this the Davis a ”',ro, it Inn got | their fighting clothes on and with “White” circling the ends and Hr van plunging tlirota h the line, evened up the score. The Martin eleven won out after nearly an lu ur of hard fighting, 1 the final score being IS 1”. Scrubs Play Waynesboro High. Monday afternoon the scrubs will journey down to Waynesboro to try conclusions with the High school team of that city. While the s« ruhs have not been able to get together much for team practice the team includes sev eral excellent •players and will he able to put up a most interesting argument. On account of the hard schedule be fore the regulars It. Is probable that Coach Wilson will refuse to (rant leave of absence to several members o** the team. However, with hard work under the coaching of Ed Danfortli the tonim will likely he In good rendition. The squad that will make the trip will average about 1.10 pounds. It will probably bo chosen from the following men: Sherman, J.; Sherman, E.; Mell, O'Brien, Jones, bamar, Rigsby, Davis. F\; Davis A ; Morris Phinb/.y Haynes, Duvall. Miller. Phllpot I>. Remainder of Schedule. Saturday the game with the Bene dictine will be played at Warren park. Thanksgiving the team goes to Charleston to play Porter Military academy the prep champions of Caro lina. Efforts were made to arrange a Thanksgiving game here with some | strong prep team, but it was impos- I slide to complete arrangements. fr Is more than likely that a post season game with Tech High of At i lanta will be arranged for the purpose I of determining the rightful holder of the state high school championship. Tech High and Richmond academy have eliminated all other public high schools and it Is necessary to stage a game between those two elevens in order to decide who has the bettor title. The only dope on the relative standing of the two teams is by com paring the score made by each against Savannah High, the locals winning by n. 19-G score and Tech High hy a 12-0 score, in each case the winner playing on its home grounds. , In Atlanta. The game will he player! In Atlanta on the morning of the Auhurn-Carllsle game, December 2, or here on Decem ber 5. Negotiations nrr under way now, the only difficulty In tile way be ing In the matter of teams. The prob abilities of the game being played are strong. Wherever played, It will un doubtedly attract a great crowd, for It will undoubtedly be the hardest fought prep game of the year. JHk //A Rheumatism J ust put a few drops of Sloan’s on the painful spot and the pain stops. It is really wonderful how quickly Sloan’s acts. No need to rub it in—laid on lightly it penetrates to tho bone and brings relief at once. Kills rheumatic pain instantly. Mr. Jam ft E. Alrxan/ltr, of North HutiitwcU, Mr., u> rittt: “Many strains in my buck snd hips brought, on rheu matism in ths solatia nerve. I hud it so bad one night when sitting in rny chair, that I had to Jump on iny fed to get relief. lat once applied your Liniment to the affected part and in Jess then ten minutes it was perfectly easy. I think it is the best of ail Liniments I have ever used.” SLOANS LINIMENT Kills Pain At all dealers, 25c. Send four cent* in stamp* for • TRIAL BOTTLE Dr. Earl S. Sloan, Inc. Dept. B. Philadelphia, Pa. SEVEN GEORGIA SHERIFF HAS THE INNES Recently Released Pair, on Murder Charge, Under Indict ment For Alleged Larceny After Trust. San Antonio, Tex.—Victor Innes and wife of Eugene, Oregon, recently ac quitted and released from custody on a charge of murder and conspiracy to murder in connection with the dis til pearance of Mrs. Eloise Nelms Den nis and Miss Beatrice Nelms, were re manded to the custody of offices from Kulton County, Georgia, t>y Judfce Anderson in the district court here today. The Innes are under indictment in Atlanta, charged with allegefi lar ceny after trust. Their counsel im mediately filed an exception to the court’s ruling and gave notice of ap peal. The prisoners will be held hy the sheriff of Bexar County pending de cision of the appeal. ■ Wm IN RASEBAEL Chicago, "if Mr. Taft has called off negotiations regarding the purchase ol' the Cub stock it means war to a finish between the Federal League and oiganlzed bill,” said Chas. Wcegh miui, president of the Chicago Fed rials today. “The Federal League was anxious for peace, but if we can’t have it we are more ready for war than ever.” Woeghman admitted he had never held an option on the Taft, holdings, hut said he had been promised a I chance to bid foi* them. SENTENCES PASSED IN CITY COURT WEDNESDAY A. M. Judge William F. Eve Holds Regular Wednesday Session of City Court Without Jury. Twelve Cases Disposed of. The following cases worn disposed jof in the City Court Wednesday i morning hy Judge William F. live, the defendants having waived trial by jury; The State vs. Osceola Mllledge stab | biug, 12 months. Anna May Brinkley, stabbing, 12 j months. j Abe Butler, carrying concealed i weapon, 4 months. John Henry Wilson, escape, 0 i months. Randolph Trader, carrying pistol without a license, 3 months. ; Albert Curry and Geo. Thomas, lar leeny from the house, SSO or 5 months, i Jesse E. Hall, simple larceny, SSO or 8 months. | Willie Griffon, larceny from the I house, SSO or 0 months. Allen Cleveland, larceny from the : ear, SSO or t! months, I Charles Dixon, stealing ride on | train, SSO or 4 months. Frank H. Noland, larceny from the I house, 10 months. REPORTS FIRING^ ON U. S. CRUISER (Continued from Page One.) taken bark to Smyrna when the launch was fired upon. It was pointed out that in making a visit to Hrriyrna the ordinary procedure for the Tennessee would lie to anchor outside the harbor and send a launrh ashore. Another view Is that the firing may not have been intended as an unfriendly act, but i merely as a warning that the port was closed. That Is said to bri a usual form of nolfying a foreign vessel that a port Is closed when other notifica tion was not made. Vonrlah Is about : ten miles from Smyrna. . Complete Investigation. The cruiser North Carolina is at Beirut, on the roast or Asia Minor. Secretary Daniels Immediately notified Acting Secretary Lansing of the firing upon the Tennessee snd that official at once called upon Ambassador Mor -1 genthau at Constantinople to make a j complete Investigation. Communica , tlon, however between Constantinople • and the United States Is very slow. The latest message from Mr. Morg<-n --thau, received yesterday, was dated I November 12. It made no mention of any disturbance. Taking Consulate Guard. ! As Captain Decker's report men | tinned the fact that anxiety hud been : felt for the safety of the American 1 consulate at Smyrna, the opinion was 1 expressed In some quarters that the | launch might have been taking a guard : from the Tennessee to protect the oon i solute and such Americans snd other ! foreigners who naturally would seek I asylum in that quarter. ANNUAL MEETING OF G. & F. POSTPONED The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Georgia A Florida Rail way. which was scheduled to be held here today was positioned until De cember 2nd, two weeks from today. Tiie meeting was called for Novem ber 12th, hut had to he postponed until he 18th, and now It Is necessary to postpone it again. CARRANZA CHIEF KILLED. Washington—General Jose Carbajal, a Carranza chief, was killed In an en gagement near Puerto, Mexico, yes terday when with his troops he Joined Villa forces and attacked General Jesus Carranza, a brother of the con stitutional first chief. ITT - RURAL CREDIT BILLS. Washington, After a conference with the secretary of the treasury. Henator Fletcher of Florida, che/rman of the United States rural credit com mission, has colled a meeting or that body for December 2 to adjust the differences, If possible, In the vartoua rural credit bills before congress.