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in the Decaturs THE DECATURS DAILY and For rising Sunday fair it happens The Weather: temperawe print it. ture. VOL. I1; NO. 34.

NEW DECATUE, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS Bayou Levees Break In Memphis This Morning Part of North Memphis Now at Cairo Is Very Flood News. Special to the Decaturs Dally Memphis, April 5- The bayou levee in North Memphis broke this morning under the tremendous pressure of the rising water. The swift current of the inrushing water tore through the walls of the Gwyn-Tate cotton shed, just west of St. Joseph's hospital.

It also broke in the top of the culvert enclosing Bayou Gayoso, alongside of the hospital. The levee line confining heavy backwater now in the Bayou Gayoso broke at Concord and North Third shortly after the first break, causing people to flee from their homes. There was no time for the saving of personal effects, so sudden was the inrush of water. St. Bridget's Catholic church near the hospital is flooded with three feet of water.

The hospital itself, though practically surrounded by water, is on high ground and will be in no danger at any stage. The whole basin section of Bayou Gayoso from Jackson avenue north on Second street to Auction avenue is in much the same condition as it was during the flood of last spring. Street car traffic on the North Memphis lines has been put out of commission and pedestrians will have to again resort to board walks constructed over the flooded area. WATER 15 FEET DEEP IN STREETS OF HICKMAN, KY. Hickman, 'April warning yesterday at 12:40 o'clock the water cut out under the concrete wall that forms part of the West Hickman wall in front of the Mengel Box Company's plant and blew the levee out on the other side with a power that no force could stop.

It tore the levee out for a distance of twenty feet, "and the Mississippi poured inwith a rush that could be heard back in the hills. Several men at that point attempted to throw in sandbags and others rushed to the break, but the water hurled them back and they had to abandon it, seeing that the levee was gone and that the waters at that point might tear down the factory and warehouses of the Mengel Box Company. Men were hurried down the N. C. St.

L. part of the levee and the four-foot sandbag wall cut in different places, allowing the water to come in all along to equalize the flow below and break the force of the current against the buildings. With water pouring in over the levee at seven places in an hour and a half all of West Hickman was flooded, and the water now stands from four to fifteen feet deep over that part of the flooded city. Every house in the flooded dist ict is empty, with water in hundreds of instances to the top of the windows. SHAWNEETOWN HOPEFUL Shawneetown, Ill, April 5-The people of Shawnetown are faceing the future with a more cheerful mind than for more than a week.

With the Ohio river at a standstill, enough provisions on hand for the present and more in sight, and the business SWISS FARMERS GET MONEY ON THEIR FARMS Swiss farmer, find it comparatively easy to borrow money of the mortgage banks which exist in many of the cantons. The chief advantage secured by the farmer in placing a mortgage, with the cantonal or state mortgage banks is that he escapes the necessity of repaying the principal of his mortgage tin a single payment, and he is practically relieved from the danger of foreclosure according -to the Farm and Home. The interest rate charged by the cantonal mortgage banks is about the same a3 that collected by other banks. For instance, a farmer wishes to caise a loan of $10,000 on his property. He secures the money from the cantonal banks at He could probably do as well for himself if he went to private sources, but here is where the cantonal banks help him out.

If he went to a private bank to borrow money at for a stated number of years, he would be zequired to pay that bank his interest each year and the full amount at the end of the term. Now, with the cantonal bank he is required to pay each year, in addition to his as amortization, After the first payment he owes the bank $10,000 less Naturally, the second year he must pay interest, not on the $10,000, but on $9,900. However, his actual payment is still goes to liquidate the loan. In this way the farmer ultimately pays back the entire loan without having been burdened with one big payment in any Fear has fie ordinarly would have been. Only in very rare cases are the loans made by these mortgage banks on farm properales foreclosed.

DEATH DEATH Mrs. J. J. Miller died at 1:30 today at her home on F.Ith avenue, south. The funeral services will be held at 2:30 (tomorrow (afternoon at the Ninth street Methodist church, and in.

terment will be made in the city cemetery. SECOND TO NONE The Daily is indisputably the Decaturs' leading newspaper, in news, in high -class circulation, in features -in paid advertising NINE GOVERNORS TO ATTEND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE Washington, April from nine States have signed their intention of (being present at the sixteenth Conference for Education in the South, which meets at Richmond, April 15. The announcement was made by A. P. Bourland, executive secretary of the conference, who said the States whose Governors would attend were Florida, Kentucky, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

The conference will devote most of its time to the consideration of improving rural conditions in the South. "When the population of fine farming counties in such a State as West Virginia," said Mr. Bourland, "falls off from 2 to 8 per cent in a decade while it increases more than 50 per cent in industrial counties, we must admit the necessity for vigorous acto save our country life. Betterment of roads, scientific market conditions and the introduction of the co operative plan in rurai communities will be some of the top ics discussed. DEPARTMENT STORE FOR THE DECATURS Work to Begin Tuesday on a 3-Story Building For J.

A. Buttrey The Well Known Dry Goods Man. Ground will be broken and work begun on next Tuesday morning for the Decaturs' first department store and it will be occupied by J. A. But- trey, the leading dry goods man of Northern Alabama.

Through Cain Wolcott, the real estate men, C. E. Malone has purchased from the Masonic order, subject to confirmation by the Grand Lodge, the 'vacant lot on the corner of Grant and Second avenue and will erect thereon a three-story pressed brick building 50x100 feet. The building will probably be the handsomest ever built here for mercantile purposes, with marble columns and facing, steam heat and every modern convenience to be found in simila: structures in larger Mr. Buttrey has contracted for the use of the building for five years, and while it seems now that the proposed commodious quarters for his rapidly growing trade is on a large scale, it is a safe prediction that at the end of the term of years for which he has engaged the new building he will be forced to have a much larger one, for the Decaturs are grow ing by bounds, and Mr.

Buttrey will keep abreast of the times and at the head of the procession if carrying the "right kind" of goods and selling them at the "right kind" of prices means anything. Mr. Buttrey will leave for New York tomorrow to purchase lines for the summer trade and to make contracts for fall delivery with which to open the new emporium of fashion. GRAFT IN ATLANTA ALDERMANIC CIRCLES Atlanta, April the charge by Alderman John E. McMcClelland that at least two Atlanta aldermen are grafting in connection with the issue of near-beer licenses, the council is going to enter upon a general investigation of the petty graft problem.

Accusation of small grafting, small in each case but aggregating thousands in the total, have sprung up like mushrooms against numbers of the people connected with the city government during the past three months. The charges have been remarkable as the first intimation that anybody was grafting anything in connection with the administration of Atlanta's municipal affairs, Reports of civic experts within the past six months, and for a long time previous to that, have been almost unanimous in the expression of the conclusion that Atlanta might be improved in her government so far as efficiency was concerned, but that for honesty her public servants were above reproach. The petty graft accusations have been piling up so of late however, that a general investigation has been determined on. 1 MARRIAGE LICENSE The following marriage licenses Have been issued by the Probate Judge: Joseph McCline of Hartselle, to Miss Nettie E. Julian, of Eva.

WILLOUGHBY PRESBYTERIAN BEGINS REVIVAL ON TOMORROW WITH REV. NAT GRAFTON AND MR. LOURIS MALLARD ASSISTING REV. COTTON DEPUTY KISSES MURDERER FOR A LITTLE GIRL REQUEST COMES OVER TELEPHONE WHILE DEPUTY WAS WAITING AT THE JAIL "KISS MY PAPA FOR ME" PATHETIC SCENE AS THE OF. FICER COMPLIES WITH THE DAUGHTER'S PRAYER Montgomery, April my papa for me for the last time" uty Sheriff J.

F. Tucker heard these words over a telephone while he was at the county jail early Friday morning. He knew from whom the utterances came. He could not be migtaken. Then he walked up the winding stops which led to the death cells.

He unlocked one and stepped into the presence of one who had been condemned. "I kiss you because your daughter requested me to," said the officer addressing C. Walter Jones. Then he threw his arms around the man and implanted a kise on the cheek. Jones wept aloud and tears streamed from the eyes of Mr.

Tucker. "Your little daughter has just asked me to kiss you for her," he explained. Jones threw his arms around TucKer. He kissed; then asked the officer' to "return to my daughter." It was One of the most pathetic scenes ever witnessed. Jones' daughter had told him good-bye Thursday night.

But it would not suffice. She wanted communication, indirectly if not directly, with her father just a momnent before his life was to be taken away. And the kind officer, knowing full well the love the child had shown for her father, agreed to act as a bear 0: of the final messaga from the child to i its father and Jones to his daughter. buildings still standing, the exiled residents believe the worst is over. The threatened famine among the refugees in the hills behind the town was prevented by the timely arrival of the relief steamer Rapids from Cairo.

Nearly 500 rations were distributed among the refugees. 3 PADUCAH HARD HIT Paducah, April a foot and a half of water expected before the crest in the present Ohio river flood reaches this point Sunday, Paducah is already hard hit. Business practically is suspended except in one block. Boats float in the lobby of the New Richmond Hotel, thy floor of which is itself three feet above the street level. CAIRO TO KNOW ITS FATE IN NEXT TWENTY-FOUR HOURS Cairo, April 5-Conditions throughout the Ohio river- basin as reported to the Weather Bureau made it appear to the people here that the question as to whetter he flood waters at this point are to be held bounds will be decided in twentyfour hours.

Certain of these, conditions did not savor or encouragement for Cairo. Already seepage water stands up to the ground floor of several homes in this section, but its rise is prevented by the continuous work of powerful electric pumps. Along the river there also the levees are narrow and high, the surface of the water standing from e'ghteen to twenty feet above the street level. Summing up all- conditions it was th general opinion that if temorrow can be weathered- without disaster the battle will be won. THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF LIQUOR TRAFFIC L.

N. RAILROAD WILL NOT DELIVER "BOOZE" TO THE DECATURS LOCAL OPTION TO BE EFFECTIVE WHISKEY HAS BEEN VOTED OUT BY THE PEOPLE--KEEP IT OUT The L. N. Railroad Company has declined to deliver packages of any kind containing intoxicating liquors. Orders from headquarters are to this effect (that no intoxicating liquors shall be delivered by this road in "dry" states and counties.

So if you must have booze," supplies must be brought to the Decaturs by soma othex route than via the L. N. railroad. The Southern Railway 'have had no instructions to discontinue the delivery of "fire water," however, and the Southern Express Company will continue to deliver the usual not-toexceed two gallons for private use. Minors will, under no circumstances, be able to secure packages containring liquors from the express company, and where a quantity is received it will not be delivered if the locel authorities suspect it is brought here for sale.

The Webb liquor law is getting in its work along with other measures intended to put a stop to the liquor traffic and while it may be a while yet before the local option law may be seriously regarded by a certain element, the time is near at hand when it will be one of two propositions, either stop selling "booze" or take the consequences and this community has about reached that stage of the game. WEST HAMMOND VICE CRUSADER IS MARRIED MISS VIRGINIA BROOKS BECOMES BRIDE OF CHICAGO NEWS. PAPER PHOTOGRAPHER Chicago, April Virgini Brooks whose long and determine fight against vice in her home tow: gained her the title of Joan of Arc West Hammond, was married here Wedneday to Charles S. Wash burne, a newspaper photographer. Washburne is 23 years old.

He me' Miss Brooks on an assignment from his paper some time ago. Miss Brooks gained national prominence by her two years work of leading, campaign in the interest of better gove-nment in West Hammond. She entared the Progressive party last fall and was an active speaker in its behalf as well as of woman's suffrage. PATTERSON MUST ASK IN PERSON TO BE PARDONED Washington, April Department of Justice, officials have said, will not consider the question of pardoning John H. Patterson, president.

of the National Cash Register Company, and under sentence 19 prison for alleged violation of the Sherman anti-trust law, unless he makes application himself or shows that he is favorabie to pardon proceedings. The only thing before the departmen now is a telegram to President Wilson from friends of Patterson ing his pardon because of his splendid relief work during the -Dayton flood. It. i4 Incicated that the Government mur hav, assurances that the pazdon will be accepted if granted. These progressive men, Messrs But- trey and Malone, are building well to the future of our cities and their enterprise could well be emulated by others.

LEAVES FOR CINCINNATI TO VISIT HIS RELATIVES Russell Van Dyke, violinist and orchestra leader at the Delite Theatre, leaves for his home at Dayton, Ohio, to visit his mother. Mr. Van Dyke has been unable to hear from his mother during the flood that recently devastated Dayton until yesterday. Repeated telegrams faled to get any response until a letter came yesterday saying that although Mrs. Van Dyka Mad da narrow escape from drowning, she is now safe.

Mr. Van Dyke will return next Saturday. cities. -41- CARLYSE BLACKWELL LEADS OTHER AGENTS IN MARCH To become a leader of men is a great thing, but to become a leader of a number if insurance agents in one month withcut previous experfence is a very great thing, but that is just what Carlisle Blackwell, who has recently taken charge of the Providential in this section, has done. In this month's "The Field Man," the official organ of the Providential Insurance Company, there appears a large cut of this gentleman, with the following endorsement: "The newest agent of the Provident, but he heads the producers for March." The above means that Carlis'e is fast making good in the insurance field and his many staunch friends Here are proud of him and hope that this month he will follow up his success with even greater achievments.

The Decaturs Daily, when it predicted a success for Mr. Blackwell on his entering the insurance field knew what to expect of him, but candidly it did not anticipate he would lead all the rest of the first pop. ulations to you Mr. Blackwell, may you keep it up is the wish of the Decaturs' people and the Decaturs Daily. Rev.

Nat Grafton and Mr. Louris Mallard, of Texas, will arrive. chis afternoon to begin a revival at the Willoughby Presbyterian church on tomorrow. Both of these men I have won for themselves a large place in the eyes of the religious world. Press notes are given below: The Waco Times Herald characterizes Mr.

Grafton as a man of "force and power." The Houston Post gave him specie attention during a revival at Woodland Heights Presbyterian church of that city. The Jacksboro Gazette has the following to say: "In days past Jacks. boro has had some great revival meet ings, but neve: one just like that of Sunday night. Mr. Grafton's theme Wag the Prodigal Son, and as usual his sermon was one that reached the unsaved of Jacksboro in large numbers.

The pastor's association have held many earnest meetings looking and praying for a great revival in Jacksboro, and the church people have time and again covenanted together to pray for such a revival, and as a result the town has been blessed spiritually beyond what words can express or pen can picture." Mr. Mallard part'cipated in the Men and Religion Forward Movement last year at Houston, Texas, and Chattanooga, Tenn. The Chattanooga Times during that campaign had the follow ing to say: "Lauris Mallard, of Tehuacana, Texas, arrived yesterday to take charge of the musical feature of he eight-day campaign program. Mr. Mal lard is widely known as a tenor soloist and choir director and the local committee on arrangements and special events is to ba congratulated on securing his services.

Especially is he heralded as a leading gospel soloist as he engages in evangelistic singing exclusively. Associated with one of the foremost exangelist of Texas Mr. Mallard has assisted in the Men and Religion Forward Movement Campaign in Houston and to this campaign in Chattanooga he comes directly from a great evangelistic campaign. Indeed, in the Lone 'Star State it is said no series of meetings of moment are considered complete without Mr. Mallard, his magnetic personality, a voice of unusual sweetness, a capableness and enthusiasm making him an easily recognized leader.

Mr. Mallard is a native of Tennessee, but has lived the greater part of his life in Texas." HURLED BOTTLES AGAINST THE ROCKS Highly Perfumed Air Full of Flying Suds as Bottle After Bottle of Cook's Is Broken. About 50 gallons of booze were taken from their cells at the jail this morning by the sheriff and destroyed, while a thirsty horde looked on Famazed at such a wantom display of wastefulness. Quart end pint bottles were slipped from their paper wrappers and hurled against the rocks and shattered, their electrifying contents flowing off in small rivers. Some of the alcoholics must have been very fine stuff for it was set afire and burned like a gas jet.

Two jugs full also met the same fate as their brotherly fluid in the bottles, and liquors that once proved such attraction to the stronger sex are now a neat pile of glass and small pieces of glass, at that. The booze destroyed was captured in raids on the Bismarck hotel and the old State Bank building. The sheriff has some more unclaim ed intoxicants which he will destroy next GRAFT THE NEGLECTED APPLE TRESS There are thousands of apple trees growing in fields and pastures and roadsides that bear only poor, natural fruit and many of the apples are left to rot on the ground. If these trees had been grafted 15 or 20 yea ago they might be bringing a bandsome profit now. Many of them are not yet too old to graft.

See that they are properly trimmed and fertilized. -(W. W. Maxin in Farm and Home. 01.