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TWO 1. BIT MILLER DIED II I POST Passed Away in His Office in Dyer Building at Noon Today. One of the Oldest and Most Widely Respected Citizens of Augusta. At noon Thursday, In his office in the Dyer Building, Pied Mr. Burt O. Miller, manager of the Dyer Invest ment Company. His death was caus ed by an apoplexy of the brain. Dr. .lames M. Hull was called to Mr. Mil lar shortly after 10 o’clock Thursday morning, f.nding him in too serious a condition to be moved. Being a mar of 73 years his condition was des paired of from the first, and death re sulted. painlessly and quietly, less than two hours later. The deceased Is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. Fllber and Mrs. Andrews, residents of the Hill. H* v.’aa the brother of the late Mr. Frank H. Miller and the youngest of the children of Andrew J. Miller, whose name Is one of the most dis tinguished Ir. Augusta's annals. The deceased was the uncle of Mr. W. >7. Miller. Mrs. Thomas Barrett, Mrs Julia M. LeHardy of Savannah, and Mrs. Oliver Hagan of Boston. Mr. Miller was born and brought up in Augusta. Joined the Confederate army at the age of 19 and went through all tho Virginia campaigns, fighting in all the principle Virginia battles. He enjoyed the almost unlquo distinction of having escaped entirely unscathed from bullet or sickness throughout the war. Afterwards he was associated with ids brother in the legal profession and later with Mr. T. G. Hu rum in business. Of late years Mr. Miller has been connected with the Dyer Estate, and at the time of his death was known as the man ager of the Dyer Building. lie was a roan who did not make friends with everybody, but whoso friendship was valued more than fine gold hy those to whom he HCcordnd It. He had a great many staunch and close friends both of his own and suc ceeding generations hy whom his loss will be deeply mourned. Gift Suggestions For All Read tho list, and thou como to this store and make your selection. Camso Brooches Watch Fob* Diamond Bracalots Pearl Ring* Chatelaine Pine Dinner Ringa Bouquet Holders Handy Pina Starling Siivar Shopping Bags Collar Pina Card Caaea Emblam Rings Docantars Dask Clocks Emblem Buttons Toilet Sots Match Boxes Vast Chains Shaving Sate Emblam Charms Diamond Links Pocket Flasks . Field Glasses Traveling Cate* Cigar Casts Neck Chains Gold Watches Lingerie Clatpa Signet Rings Hat Pin* Gold Lockett Stiok Pina Link Button* Jewel Cates Set Rmge Brooches Coral Rings Dress Pm Sets Gold Besds Silver Novsltiea Gold Crosses Puff Boxes Lorgnettes Mesh Bsgs Traveling Sets Cut Glsss B rth-ttons Rings Thimbles Opera Glsaeet Waist Sets Silk Umbrsllss Change Purses Plain Rings Dinner Gongs Veil Pins Fountain Pena Full Dress Sets Military Brushes Walking Sticks Monogram Charms Sets of Studs Chafing Dishes Cuff Pins Waldemar Chains Toilet Articles Carving Seta Lapel Chain* Latter Openers Traveling Brushes Electric Portable* Win* Sets Elect roliers Wm. Schweigert & Co. Tho Christmas Gift Store. AUGUSTA’S JEWELERS 702 Broad Street, STEEL RIVER BARGE BE HERE NEXT WEEK Trial Trip to be Made Satur day. President, General Man ager and Others of Company Go to Savannah Friday. The steel river barge. "Richmond,” will be delivered by the builders to the Augustn-Savannah Navigation Com pany on Tuesday of next week, and the initial trip to Augusta will bo marie on that day. The "Chatham” will be delivered later. Mr. Fielding Wallace, president of tho company, and Mr.' George R. Stearns and General Manager R. 15. Anderson, leave Augusta Friday for Savannah, where they will meet Con sulting Engineer R. C. Wilson, of New Orleans, and make an official inspec tion of the boat on Saturday. On Saturday the "Richmond” will be taken on Us trial trip, which requires that It lx? kept under full power four consecutive hours. The “RichmondV will reach Au gusta next Thursday, according to present plans. 150 CAME IN ON THE G. & F.’S EXCURSION Run to Illustrate Convenient Schedule Offered to Do a Day’s Shopping in Augusta. To illustrate the splendid service offered Augusta shoppers living along the line between here and Vidalia., tho Georgia A Florida Railway today operated Into the city an excursion, which brought In approxim itely one hundred and fifty representative citi zens from Vidalia, Swalnsboro, Rosier, Virietto, Midville, Wesley and other points. Among the enthusiastic trade boost ers on the excursion were Mr. A. H. Cnrgllc, editor of the Vidalia Ariyance, Vidalia, and Mr. W. O. Donovan, a prominent hank man. General Man ager G. F. Dickson, of (he Georgia & Florida, of Douglass, came tip with the excursion, also. Tho excursionists arrived at 11:30 a m., on the regular I rain and worn scheduled to depart on the regular afternoon train, leaving here at 4:60 o'clock. One of the principal objects of the excursion wan to show the people of Augusta’s trade territory, who reeido on the G. A F„ the convenient sched ules the road now has in operation, the excursionists being brought into the oily and taken out on tho regular trains. The only variation from tho daily routini was that cheap rates prevailed for those along the line who wanted lo take advantage of this op portunity of finding out Just how much time they might have tn which to come to Augusta to shop all in a day. The excursion was run in connec tion with tho M. A- M.’s movement to develop trade for Augusta merchants from this section of the state. THRILLING PLAYS AT THE MODJESKA TODAY An exceedingly thrilling program— ‘‘Ann the Blacksmith,*’ a Vitagraph special in two parts. “The I’anther,” a Broncho production in two parts and "A Corner in Hats,” a Kmnic comedy, are the attractive feature playß at the Modjesks Theater today. The synopsla of “The Panther,” an excit ing romance of tiie Canadian frontier, hy C. Gardner Sulltvan and Thomas 11. lnce, follows: Cast. Andrew McLeod, “the Panther. Walter Edwards David Brandt Frank Borzage Franeols Ledru Itoy Latdlaw Julie Ledru Louise Glaum Andrew McLeod, called the “Pan ther” hy the Indiana because of his cruelty, intends to marry Julie, daugh ter of Francois Ledru, a French trap per. In fear of McLeod, Julie runs away, and the “Panther” wreaks hts rage upon her father, whom ho bents and kills Julie, meanwhile, has fallen lii with two travelers, David Brandt and a priest. Upon Brandt's offering to do anything whatsoever to help Julie, she begs him to marry her. The ceremony is performed by the priest. Not long after, all three are captured by McLeod's Indians, whom he has put on the girl's trail. They nre taken to McLeod's house where Brandt is tortured, and Julie held a prisoner. About this time John Caribou, learn ing of the death of his friend Ledru, determines to avenge it. He pretends friendship to McLeod, who tells him to ■ give Brandt a chance to escape with Julie, then to kill Brandt and bring Julie back to him. Caribou really help tiie young pair to make their getaway. Returning to McLeod, he tells him David Brandt is dead. On being told to produce the body, he leads the murderer to Leftru's grave, and there the Inriiah shoots and kill the "Panther.” “Ann the Btackamlth,” n new elect ed governor, John Warner, had as dis trict attorney, caused the execution of Hogan's sons, thus making him his most bitter enemy. Hogan, boss of the first ward, owns a high class sa- I loon. John's brother. Donald Warner, a reckless sort of boy, though a very lovable one. Is a frequenter of Hogan's I place, which he visits w ith Dolly, of (the underworld Harris, a dtssipaW'd young gambler, Is In love with Dolly, therefore Is angry with Donald. In a j fit of jealousy he shoots Dolly I while in a private dining room with i Donald. To get even with John War ner, Hogan, by giving false evidence 'convicts Donald. Donald is sentenced to die. On the night of the execution liogaii visits John Warner at 11:45 and tells John that Donald is innocent of the crime He does this to torture John, having cut the telephone wires, thinking that It Is impossible for him lo have Donald released. After a des perate struggle with Hogan. John rushes to the power house, has the current cut off. plunging the whole city Into darkness, making It tniims stble for the execution to be carried out, Donald had already been strap ped to the electric chair, when the warden realised it was impossible to turn on the current, sent him back to his cell. John rushes to the pall, ha* Ikinalil released, where he returns to hts heart-broken mother and fiancee. Hogan, who has gone insane, is taken to the hospital. Mr. Jas. U. Jackson Tells ol His Connection With Augusta-Aiken Was Chief Witness Thursday Morning at Session in Augus ta—Commission to Hear Arguments Dec. 29th on Rate Matter MR. JACKSON SAID THAT LINE NOT REALLY AN INTERURBAN RAILROAD Says Road Paid Under His Management, in Connection With Other Properties---Dr. Wright Warns Commissioners That People of Horse Creek Valley Are Watching Them. After remaining in session for nearly three hours the South Carolina Rail road Commission adjourned Its ses sion in N.d lb Augusta at 1:20 p. m. Thursday without having completed the Augusta-Aiken rate matter. The commission designated the 29th day of December at 3 o'clock p. rri. as the time for hearing arguments on tlie matter. The decision ol the commis sion, readied several weeks ago, to allow Ihe Increase of from one to two cents per mile, would go Into effect on January Ist. The case was re opened and the arguments will not bo finished until two days before the first. The opponents of the increase are hoping that on the 29th the com mission will be convinced, If it hasn't already been convinced, that the In crease should not be allowed. The testimony of Mr. James tl. Jack son, former vice-president of the Au gusta-Aiken Railway and Electric Cor poration, consumed the major portion of the morning session Thursday. Mr. Jackson told of his association with the Aiken line from the time that II was built until a short time ago. He said that the first ear line ‘o cross Hie river was built by the North Augusta band Company in 1390 to de velop properties owned by the com pany In North Augusta and the vicin ity of Belvedere. The first line was operated lo the corner of West and Jackson avenues and was operated for tlx- land company uy the Augusta Railway and Electric Company and that It did not make enough money the first year to pay the trainmen. The line was extended up as far as where the Hampton Terrace now stands as the town of North Augusta grew In population. Built to Aiken in 1901, In 1901 the North Augusta Eaud Company was purchased by the North Augusta Electric and Improvement Company, the owners of which were John E. Williams and Sons of Rich mond, John Blair McAfee, Mlddeuriorf- WillinniM and Company, A. B. Elliott, and James IT. Ja, kson. This concern extended the road on lo Aiken, giving the contract to hui.il a.iri equip it to John Blair McAfee for $300,000. Wit ness said that IHe road subsequently cost about $470,000 to build and equip, because there had to he made certain changes In the plans since the South ern Railway secured an injunction to prevent them front crossing Us line at Clearwater. The cost, amounting tn $470,000. approximately, included, so witness said, power house, spur track, Cars. etc. Mr. Jackson was questioned during the course of his direct examination by Mr. Brigham. The latter asked questions of various character and the witness confined himself to direct an swers. Replying to a question, Mr. Jack son said that the original equipment consisted of two open, four closed and one express car. He said the original charter of the Augusta .and Aiken, and It secured a charter although a sub sidiary of the North Augusta Electric and Improvement Company, provided for SIO,OOO common slock and $500,000 bonds Investment Value. The witness was asked what was meant by investment \alue and lie said It was a value on which property will pay a reasonable Interest and to fig ure investment value for the purpose of rate making for it to pay legitimate Interest on cost, after operating ex penses, depreciation and a fair slr plus, to be used In case of accidents, dumage suits, etc., were deducted. Mr. Jackson stilted, when usked about tlie cost of ties, etc., that went Into the Augusta-Aiken line, that the ties were gotten at a low cost because they were cut front the property us the North Augusta Electric and Im provement Company and the 50.000 to 60.000 ties In the Augusta-Aiken line originally cost about 20 cents apiece. He said, however, that they would cost much more now. He placed the life of a tie nt 6 years and said that rail roads figured an entire replacement of ties once every six years. Questioned by Commissioner Hamp ton, Mr. Jackson said that he did not know what the depreciation per mile per year Is. He said that when Its operated the company a certain sur.i was charged in each month with the operating expenses for depreciation. He said that the rule he used was to charge 6 per cent per annum for depreciation and if the road earned SIOOOOO gins* $6,000 would l<e charge! for depreciation Conflict With Mr. Parcise. This was lit conflict with Mr. Par dee's figures for depreciation, he hav ing stated on yesterday that $22,000 per -year was charged, with the net earnings nt $46,000, or about 15 to 16 per cent. Mr. Jackson was asked what the depreciation was on the pow er house deptffs, etc., and he said tie did not know What Harriman Received. Mr. Jucason was asked what the Harriman estate received for tile prop erty and he said all he knew of this matter was that Mr. C. C. Tegethoff, president of tl\»‘ properties under Hur rln tan's regime, showed him a check signed hy Mrs. Harriman In tivor jf A B. Mason as broker for $.'>5,000, which Mr. Tegethoff said was two pec lent on the cost. This would figure i lliat the properties brought about sl,- 750,000, not counting for some bonds of more than SIOO,OOO outstanding. All of tho properties sold for the $1,750,- 000. which with the outstanding bonds would have brought the purchase pri o tip to $1,919,000 (exclusive of a sl,- 000.000 mortgage). The properties con sisted of the North Augusta Ennd Company. North Augusta Hotel Com pany, Augusta Railway and Electric Company. North Augusta Electric ttnd Improvement Company, and the Augusta and Aiken Railway Company The total eaiptalixatlon of these com panies amounted to $3,000,000 f bonds. $600.000 preferred stock and $1,500,000 oinmini stock $1,000,000 of the btnwtg THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. i being held in trust fur the retirement I of the $1,000,000 Augusta Railway aril Electric mortgage. Air. Jackson testi | fled that the sale was consummated in 1910 and admitted that less than $2,000,000 was paid lor all these prop erties. Since tne company was bought by Redmond and Company from the Harriman estate, Mr. Jackson testified that he understood the following had been Issued: $3,164,,000 bonds, $1,500,- 000 preferred stoek and $1,250,000 com mon stock. Mr. Jackson testified that he had no active connection tvitlt tiie Georgia-Carolina Power Company but helped it all he could. He said he was in active manage ment of the Augusta-Aiken from 1902 to 1910 and that he considered it a paying proposition when he had it. Bunt to Develop Land. He said the line was built to develop tiie land properties and It had done so; that in Jtsß7 there was only one house in North Augusta and now the town had a considerable population. He said the company originally owned all of Belvedere and all of North Augusta and had sold olf a great deal of this property. He said the hotel, which was aiso built to help develop the land, had never paid on the original Amt. lie said also that the railway was a paying investment as a part of Hie whole because it helped to de velop tiie land, enabling the company to make advantageous sales of the lat ter. He said the schedule when the line was first built was practically the same as now, and in recent years no new cars had been put on the Augusta- Aiken but that some new ears had been bought for the city line. There are no more cars now than in 1910. There are, however, more cars now than when the line was first built. Mr. J ackson said he did not consider the line an inter-urban one in the strict sense of the word and that two or three times each session of the Carolina legislature for eight years he went to Columbia to oppose bills which would force the Augusta-Aiken to put on standard equipment, such as water coolers, toilets, separate cars for wiiites and negroes, etc. Mr. Jackson said be gave as his argument that the road was a trolley road with cheap fares and could not afford to better the equipment charging one cent per mile. Cost to Make Road Standard. Hr. Jackson estimated that it would cost a large sum of money to make the Augusta-Aiken a standard road; that tt would 'be Impracticable to op erate trailers because of the curves and because of the trailer having to be pushed back to Augusta from Aiken, there being no turn table. He said It would be dangerous to operate trail ers, anyway. Mr. E. J. Williams here asked tho witness if the total capital now is $6,000,000 and It was bought for less than $2,000,000 in 1910, is the road 400 per cent more valuable. Mr. Jackson said lie had rather not answer the question. Mr. Williams wanted to know what the money went for and Mr. Jackson said he did not know. On the cross examination Mr. Par dee asked Mr. Jackson if the hooks showed that $259,000 had been spent on the road tn Improvements since it wan built, did lie consider that reason able, from what he knew of the con ditions. Mr. Jackson said that he did. Mr. Gyles asked Mr. Jackson If he considered 25 cents to Aiken a fair rate and he said he did at the time the rate was made; that the Southern Railway charged 50 cents round trip to Aiken at that time and it met the compa titlon. Mr. Hampton asked If the road was run as a separate property would it pay. Mr. Jackson said if its not earn ings were $52,000 per year, as they w ere alleged to be in 1913, it would Pay. Mr. Richards nfckod 'if Mr. Jackson did not think he entered into a moral contract with the people along the line to keep the fares nt 25 cents Augusta to Aiken when the rate was first fixed and the reply was yes. People bought property along the line based on the railroad fare, was the Idea. In getting at investment value would you or would you not consider finan cial condition of company, Mr. Jack s a was asked. He replied In the af firmative. Mr. Tardea stated that from the $62,000 was to co||ie off taxes, use of Terminal building and depreciation, reducing the net revenue down to $22,000 as Mr. Pardee figured It. How ever, It was noticeable throughout Mr. Jackson and Mr. Pardee did not figure alike. Mr. Pardee here made a statement in which he said that he did not cross examine Mr. Jackson regarding tiie capitalization of the company and oth er matters because they had nothing to do with the question at issue. What the Harriman estate received from the property, according to Mr. Pardee, had nothin-, whatever to do with the rat »- niaklng now. Mr. Jackson testified that he was vice-president and director of the com pany until last February and that now he is general manager of the land and hotel properties of the Augusta-Aiken Railway and Electric Corporation. Dr. W. I). Wright, of Langley, stated that the Horse Creek Valley people had hud very little representation so far and he wished to protest against the Increase because of the financial conditions, the fact that there is no heat on the cars and no better service In any way now than ever before, that the cars are now crowded with peo ple and to take of any would mean that the traffic could not be handled. Dr, Wright said that the members of the commission would visit the valley asking for votes two yearß front now, tn all probability, and ho said the people would resent any In crease in the rates. He said the com mission was elected by the people and not by the railroad and that the peo ple are watching the actions of the commission. Do Its Duty. Chairman Richards here stated that he thought the commission would de cide fairly, doing justice to the people and the railroad. He said also the commission would try to do Us duty. Here CHinc a wrangle between Mr. John F. Williams and Mr. Pardee with reference to the books of the com f*any, the former charging that the railway company did not want to show its hooks and the latter claiming that It was willing to do so. Mr. 1,. J Williams said that since there was a dispute us to whether the net earn ings were $52,009 or $22,000 that an expert accountant be employed to go over the books to determine it. He said be would pay for the examination himself. Mr. Williams said that he $6 000,000 capitalization now over the Amount paid the Harriman estate, where was the money? How much has been spent In actual Investment and how much in water? The hearing ended here with a de cision to have the argument in Colum bia December 29th. PROCEEDING IN HABEAS CORPUS FOR LEO FRANK Further Effort Late Today to Get Case of Condemned Man Before Supreme Court of United States. Atlanta, Ga.—A further effort to get before the United States supreme court for review of the case of Leo M. Frank, under death sentence for the murder here in April, 1913, of Mary Phagan will be made by Frank's attorneys here late today, according to statements made by members of the condemned man’s counsel. A ha beas corpus proceeding, it is stated, will he the legal step through which the atotrneys hope to get the case before the highest tribunal in the land. Nine U. S. Troop Trains, Houston Houston, Texas.—The last of nine trains taking troops from Texas City to NacO, Ariz., passed through Hous ton early today. The Twenty-second Infantry headquarters, under com mand of Lteut-Col. Robert H. Noble, brought up the rear. The troops are expected to reach Naco Saturday. ARREST 6ERIANS NATRRAEIZED London, 3:25 p. m.—All naturalized Germans In the seaport town of Sun derland, a short distance north of the English coast towns which were bom bardment hy the Germans yesterday were arrested overnight, according to a despatch published by the Exchange Telegraph Company. T. H. S. BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYS ALUMNI FRIDAY Young Ladies Expect Exciting Contest on Tubman’s Court. 1914-15 School Team in Fine Form. The Tubman High School basket ball team will play a team from the alumni of the school on Tubman’s court at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon. The school’s 1914-15 team has as yet had but only two games—-both victorious. It Is confidently believed that the school will be represented this season hy a team equally as strong as any in the past. Tubman has an enviable reputation of not hav ing lost but one game in the past two years. LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF GEORGIA, RICHMOND COUNTY— Whereas Ix?v Parker, of said State and County, on the Bth day of Mafoh, 1913, executed and delivered to Carter Bur dell, of said State and County, a Secu rity Deed conveying the property here inafter described, which deed is record ed In the office of the Clerk of the Su perior Court of Richmond County, Geor gia. in Book 7 T's, folios 624-525; And whereas the terms and conditions upon whteh said Security Deed was given are set out In a certain Bond for Titles also dated March Bth, 1913, and recorded In said Clerk's office in 'Book S D’s. 235-236. And whereas, in said Bond for Titles, Lev Parkrt - agreed that, In the event he should fail to pay any one of the an nual Installments provided In said Bond, or fail to pay any taxes on said prop erty. and such default should continue for a period of thirty days, the said Car ter Burdeli should have the right to col lect the Indebtedness by selling said premises at public outcry, to the high est bidder for cash, at the Richmond County Court House, after the same kind of advertisement and at the same time and place as Is prescribed for Sheriff* Sales; And whereas Lev F.agk r has failed to pay the installment ilpe Octoher 15th, 1914, nhd has failed hit pay the taxes on said property for the years 1919, 1911, 1912 and 1913; Now, therefore, pursuant to the pow er contained In the aforesaid Bond for Title, there will be sold on Tuesday, January stli, 1914, between the legal hours of sale, at the Richmond County Court House, at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described propr-ty, to-wlt: All of that tract of land, with im provements thereon, lying and being tn Richmond County, Georgia, on the north side of Mcßean Creek, containing one hudred and eighty five (185) acres, more or less, bounded on the North, now or formerly, by L. W. Dye. on the East now’ or formerly by lands of Pedigo * Lyons; on the South by Mcßean Creek and on the West now or formerly, by lands of Green; said tract of land having such metes and bounds ns will more particu larly appear by reference to the plat at tached to the deed from L. W. Dye to Lev Parker, said deed being dated March Bth, 1913. and recorded In gaid Clerk’s office In Book 7 T’s, 517-519, and said plat being recorded In said Clrt’k’s office in Book 7 T'», folio 622. This 7th day of December. 1914. LEV PARKER, By hts Attorney In Fact, Carter Burdeli. dlO, 17 24,31 GEORGIA, RICHMOND COUNTY— In City Court of said County. Decem ber Term, 1914, Edw. Stern & Co., Inc., vs. Rushton A Co.. Inc. Notice Is hereby given to the stock holders of Rushton & Co.. Inc. tn com pliance with section number 2252 civil code, Georgia. 1910, of the pendency of the above entitled suit. PAUL, T. CHANCE, d 3.10,17,24 Attorney for Plaintiff. In the Dledrtct Court of the United States for the Northeastern Division of the Southern District of Georgia. In the matter of Augustus Taylor Miller, in Bankruptcy, Bankrupt. To the creditors of Augustus Taylor MHVr of Augusta. Ga., tn the County of Richmond and District aforesaid, a bankrupt. Notice te hereby given that on the 11th day of December. 1914, the said Au gustus Taylor Miller wee duly adjudged a bankrupt, and that the first meeting of his creditors will be held tn my office In Augusts. Oa.. on the twenty-ninth (29th) day of December, 1914. at 12 o'clock noon, at which meeting the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, at point « trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting. This 16th day of December. 1914. JOSEPH GANAHL, I dl7 Referee In Bankruptcy. BIG INCREASE IN WHEAT IN SOUTH Acreage in Planting Winter Grain Shows Enormous Gains. Georgia Increase is 118 Per Cent; in South Carolina, 200. Washington.—Tremendous increases In the acreage devoted to the planting of winter wheat in the South were shown today in the Department of Ag riculture’s estimate of the total area sown in the United States. That amounts to 41,263,000 acres an in crease of 4,135,00 Oacres over the area sown last fall and on which the record crop of 684,990,000 bushels of winter wheat was harvested this year. The condition of winter wheat on December Ist was 88.3 per cent of a normal, almost ten per cent lower than it was last year at this time and two per cent below the ten year average on December Ist. •South Carolina’s acreage was in creased 200 per cent compared with the 1913 planting: Alabama 185 per cent; Mississippi 125 per cent; Geor gia 118 per cent; North Carolina 75 per cent; Virginia 60 per cent; Ar kansas 44 per cent; Tennessee, Texas and Oklahoma 20 per cent. in the great wheat-growing states the increases in acreage range from 5 to 15 per cent in the greatest of winter wheat states, Kansas, yhere a 2 per cent decrease in acreage is shown. Washington, D. C.—Winter wheat was sown this autumn on 41,263,000 acres, an increase of 4,135.000 acres over the revised estimated area sown last fall, the Department of Agriculture an nounced tod.y, 1 he condition of winter whebt on Dec. Ist, was 88.3 per cent of a normal, against 97.2 last year, 93.2 in 1912 and 90.3 tiie ten-year average. Rye was sown on 2,851,000 acres, an increase of 78,000 acres over the revised estimated area sown last fall. Rye's condition December Ist, was 93.6 per cent of a normal against 95.3 pgi- cent last year, 93.5 in 1912 and 93.0, the ten year average. MIGHT QUICKIE MAKE ATTACK NEAR N. I. ■ House Naval Committee Told of Needs of U. S. Sea De fenses. Inadequacy of Mines and Aircraft Washington, D. C.-An “adequate” number of British submarines might have repelled the German cruisers which raided the English coast yesterday, Rear Admiral Fiske, aide for operations, told the House Naval Committee at today’s hearing on the needs of the sea de fenses. “If the British had had a sufficient number of submarines they could have stood off the cruisers,’ said he. “If the German vessels were going fast how ever it would he very hard for su bmarines to stand them off. If they had had a dozen or 15 submarines at Hiftle poo! the British would have been pretty hard to tackle.’’ Not So Well Prepared. Admiral Fiske thought that judged by the situation abroad the United States was “as well prepared today for control of the sea as ever before.” Leaving aside the fact that Europe was at war. however, he thought the United States navy was not as well prepared because other nations have been going ahead in naval affairs much more rapidly. Admiral Fiske thought the real sig nificance of the German raid probably was to draw out the British fleet and string it along the North Sea so it could he attacked by a German fleet. “Japan” Stricken Out. The admiral told the committee that “whether we could take our submarines to Japan Is doubtful.” Immediately, at the Instance of several members the mention of Japan was stricken out. “In case of an attack on the Ameri can coast," said the admiral, “our in adequacy as to mines and aircraft would be very serious. Then* is con siderable development along that line in foieign nations. If we got Into war we might expect an nttnek on our coast very quickly, possibly in the vicinity of New York.” ' “Serious Effect? "Do you consider the raiding of the British’ coast, as important as it is, like the raid of yesterday, has a se rious effect bearing on the war's out come?” asked Representative Roberts of Massachusetts. “I should not think that by itself it would ljave a serious bearing on the outcome but if it operates to make the British fleet come around into the North Sea It would have a serious ef fect,” replied Admiral Fiske. OFFICERS FOR CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF AMERICA At the annual meeting of the Catho lic Knights of America, officers for *?ls were elected as follows: Spiritual director. Rev. A. Barthelen; president. C. Y. Tarleton; vice-presi dent, O. J. Dorr: recording and finan cial secretary, J. B. Kearney; treas urer. P. H. Rice; sergeant-at-arms, E O. Ludwig; sentinel, E. B. Sheehan; trustees, E. J. O'Connor, M. J. Lyons, and P. J. Cronin. Dr. Groover’s Special Offer V. Wtv fSjf “I Advertise what I do." “I do what I Advertise." THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17. SENATE EWi FOR A. 0. BACON Tribute Paid to Late Senator / From Georgia By Hoke Smith, Hardwick, Lodge, Tillman and Others. Washington.—Addresses of eulogy on the life and legislative career of the late Senator Augustus O. Bacon, of Georgia, were delivered in the sen ate today, by Senators Hoke Smith, his colleague, and Hardwick, his suc cessor; Lodge, Stone, Nelson, Over man, O’Gorman, Tillman and Gallln ger. Senator Lodge who served with Mr. Bacon many years on the foreign re lations committee, said of him: “Senator Bacon died full of years and honor, to use our consecrated phrase. In war and peace he had tasted of the great emotions which make life worth living. He had lived the life of his time and he died in service, as he would have wished to die. Think how much that meant to him, how much it means to us. The waiting in helpless idleness for the in evitable close of all things earthly, the weary hours of the sick room, the ‘set, gray life and apathetic end,’ all these were spared to him. It is better to wear out than “To hang. “Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail. • “ ‘III monumental mockery.' “To him, most fortunate, it was given to say, as it is permitted to so few to say when the years have gath erad thick in serried ranks behind - them: “ 'Blow wind, some wreck.' “At last we’ll die with harness oh ( our back.’ ” b Senator O’Gorman said Senator Ba L con's death “took from the senate one' of its most experienced and efficient members.” At the conclusion of the ceremony the senate adjourned as a further mark of respect. ROBS TWO BANKS, OFF IN AUTO Cincinnati. —An unidentified bandit entered the West Branch of tho Provident Savings Bank and Trust Company in the heart of the West End business district here today, fired two shots at the cashier, gathered together SB,OOO, jumped into a waiting automo bile and escaped. Police in another car pursued. Two hours after the robbery, the Liberty Banking and Savings Com pany, ten blocks from the Provident hank, was entered hy a man stippose-1 to he the same bandit, and another bundle of money, value not known, was obtained. George Winters, cashier of the Lib erty hank, was shot by the bandit and probably seriously injured. The robber again escaped in an automobile driven by himself. Eight-Foot Screen. At the Provident Bank the robber climbed an eight-foot screen into the office and fired two shots at Cashier Edward Hughes. Then he seized $2,000 on the cashier’s desk, took from a table nearby $6,000, backed to the door and jumped into an automobile and sped away. Hughes, who had obtained his own revolver, 1 fired at the retreating ma chine. Police in an automobile soon picked up the bandit’s track and fol lowed it through almost every street in the West End section. Shot and Captured. Cincinnati, O.—After a pistol duel with three policemen, one of whom he wounded, the automobile bandit was captured but not until he was shot. He and the policeman were removed to a hospital but physicians were un able to immediately determine how serious the wounds were. $135.00D,QQ0 COTTON LOAN SUBSCRIBERS New York. —Loral subscribers to the | $135,000,000 cotton pool were announc | cd today by Albert H. Wiggins, chair man of the clearing house commit-. tee. Forty-one banks and trust compa nies and J. P. Morgan & Co., are among the subscribers to the $50,- 000,000 guaranteed hy this section of the country. The National City Bank heads the subscription with $5,000,000. 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