The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina • 20

20 THE NEWS AND OBSERVER WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1919. FLOODS DO GREAT DAMAGE IN SOUTH Torrential Rains Fall In Alabama and Georgia Causing Swollen Streams DAMS GIVE WAY, BRIDGES WASHED AWAY IN ALABAMA Enormous Losses To Roads With Railway Traffic Demoralized On Account of Washouts; Thousand People Homeless In Meridian, With Big Property Loss Torrential rains in various sections of the South tonight had brought many rivers to the flood stage and caused heavy property damages at several points. A thousand persons were homeless and train service was indefinitely suspended at Meridian, overflow of small streams south of the city. One negro is reported to have lost his life. The rainfall of 48 hours in the vicinity of Meridian totalled 10.10 inches.

Street car service was interrupted in Mobile by the inability of storm sewers to convey the great volume of the rainCall. Train service on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad between Enterprise and Quitman, was interrupted by washouts. Flood warnings were ordered for streams in Southwest Alabama. The Hydro-electric plant of the Montgomery Light and. Power Company at Tallassee, put out of commission by a broken dam leaving the eity without lights or street car service.

Heavy damage was reported in the vicinity of Montgomery, with railroad service impaired. Water was rising in North Montgomery from the flooded Alabama River. High water on the Chattahoochee River, near Columbus, is said to have caused damage with a continued rise of the river predicted. DNE THOUSAND PEOPLE HOMELESS IN MERIDIAN Meridian, Dee. thousand people were homeless and train service on six railroads was indefinitely suspended tonight because of a flood from swollen streams at the south of the city.

One person, a negro, Is thought to have lost his life. The damage is estimated in hundreds of thousand of dollars. With the exception of Mobile and Ohio trains running to and from the north, Meridian was cut off the outside world following the forty-eight hour rainfall which reached 10.10 inches. The small valleys to the completely flooded and the residents. mostly, negroes, had to flee to higher ground.

Several manufacturing plants are in these valleys. The railroad tracks are under water for miles and it is estimated that the flood will cede within less than three days. notate: eral washouts on railroads have been reported. The unverified report of loss of life was that Jones, negro, who said to have been swept away by the water while attempting to rescue a negro woman marooned in her house. The dams of lakes privately owned have broken.

The damage to these lakes, including the loss of fish with which they were stocked, is estimated at $25,000. HEAVY PRECIPITATION -IN MOBILE STOPS TRAINS. Mobile, Dec. of one and one-half inches with an hour here this afternoon seriously crippled all train service excepting the Louisville and Nashville railroad service between Mobile and New Orleans. Reports from the Weather Breau here tonight stated that the Tombigbee and Warrior rivers have risen to a height unequalled in the last ten years.

In Mobile street car service was interrupted early this afternoon in some parts of the city. Storm sewers were over taxed and streets in the business sections were flooded for a while. Reports from Central and Northern Alabama here tonight general flood warnings to be displayed." Lowlands are already inundated and apprehension, is the felt river for the bottom safety sections. of live- All crops have mostly been gathered. No great damage is expected from that source.

POWER PLANT CRIPPLED AT MONTGOMERY BY WASHOUTS Montgomery, Dec. to the tremendous pressure of flood waters from the Tallapoosa River watershed a 200-foot section of the hydroelectric power dam of the Montgomery Light and Pawer at Tallassee, gave way at six o'clock this afternoon releasing a flood of water that is pouring down into the Coosa and Alabama Rivers which already were expected reach their highest records. The damage to the power company's dam is estimated at not less than $250,000 and may probably go much higher, according to the extent of the break. At the time it went out about 16 feet of water was pouring over the dam which is forty feet high and 675 feet long. At a late hour tonight, due to broken telephone connections, it was not of life or other damage from the breaktown whether er there had been any loss ng of the dam.

Tonight, extra precautions are being taken to preserve the lives of the convicts at Number four state camp, the property of which, exsept for a small part, facing toward Montgomery, is under eight feet of water from the Coosa River. The river at the Montgomery and Wetumpka ferry is miles wide and rising rapidly. Reports received here from various sections of the state indicate enormous losses to roads and bridges which have been swept away by flooding rivers and small streams. Railway traffic is demoralized with several trains this city annulled on account of washouts and breaking up of trestles. HEAVY LOSSES REPORTED ALONG CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER.

Columbus, Dec. losses In the Chattahoochee river region below Columbus as a result of high witters were indicated by reports received here late today. The river was out of its banks today and still rising at West Point, below here and reports from Atlanta showed that it was higher there than in recent years with a heavy rain still falling. At Columbus the river gauge showed forty feet as against a forty-five record for recent years. Reports from all along the river showed extra precaution being taken.

Traffic over one of the two bridges here had to be suspended. almost unprecedented downpour of rain throughout the of Western Georgia and Eastern Alabama was continued tonight. tonight from LaGrange and described Repartdel the rainfall as phenomenal and it was added that A severe electrical storm did some damage at LaGrange. THREE PERSONS DROWNED NEAR ATLANTA BY FLOODS Atlanta, Dec. -Three persons were drowned near here tonight, railroad tracks were under water, street car service stopped many local lines and the city works system threatened as a result of the heaviest rains in forty years.

More than ten inches of rain has fallen here since Saturday. the weather bureau announced Southern Railway tracks between here Macon were washed out late today and trains being detoured over the Central of Georgia. North of here the Southern tracks were reported to be under water but not to such an extent as to stop traffic. Trains were being operated on slow schedules, however, between Chattanooga and Atlanta. The same conditions were said to apply to the Seaboard Air-Line Railway tracks between Atlanta and Birmingham and also on the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railwa tracks west of here.

The Chattahoochee river, normally only a few feet deep, had reached stage of 28 feet tonight and still was rising. Three feet more, it was said, by the engineer at the city water-works would flood the pumping station and hamper the city water supply. The three deaths from the flood came tonight when Eutaw creek, ordinarily a small stream, became a raging flood and undermined the foundation of a bridge six miles from here. An automobile passing over, crashed through into the stream. J.

D. Clements, Atlanta, who recently enlisted in tho army; Mrs. Inez Hazelbig, Atlanta, and an unidentied woman were drowned. Two other men in the machine were rescued. It was estimated tonight that damage to county roads around Atlanta amounted to $50,000.

WHITE WOMEN SENTENCED TO SAMARCAND YESTERDAY Kitty Lucan and Thelma Carnow Get 3 Years Each; Moore Not Guilty Kittie Lucas, of Dunn, and Thelma Carnow, of Greensboro, immorality charges, in city police court yesterday, were each sentenced to three years in the reformatory, at Samarcand. The two arrested at two differnet local hotels here Monday. No direct evidence against either of the girls WaS brought out but the Lucas girl was known to the police here two years ago while the other girl was found in bad company. Admissions to the police by one of the girls and the other being found with bad companions was all that was brought out against them of the women took an appeal and their bond was fixed at $100, each. Ray Harris, negro, slapping Lossie Jones, also a negro, in the face, was taxed with the costs of the action.

Lossie contended that she, was hit in the face with a pancake flapper. Ray on the other hand, said it was his hand and he hit her because she called him the epithet that gentlemen instantly fight over. Harris is second cook at Peace Institute and Lossie is a waitress there. Since Lossie appeared the greater in fault, Ray was let off with the payment the costs. John Crump, colored porter at the King-Crowell Drug store, was charged with the larceny several articles from the store.

Mr. Silver testified to missing the goods and Chief Barbour told of finding some of the stuff at Crump's home and of Crump's admitting to have taken them. On motion of the lawyer for the defense the case was continued until today. In the case of James Moore, alleged pickpocket from Wendell, whose case was continued from Monday, the whole question of guilt narrowed down to a question identity. Since he was given a good character by his employer, Mr.

Stott, he was allowed to go free. Percy Mitchell was up on a charge of assault on a female. The girl was his sister and Percy said he was the only man of the house, so he corrected her for derelictions. Neither the sister nor her mother were in court and the case was held over until today. Henry McLain, a negro was found asleep in the depot.

He stated that he had just come to town from Hamlet and had a job with the Warren Transfer Company. He was given until today to show definitely that he had work or he would have to move on. John McDonald was taxed the costs for parking a car on Martin street inside the sign posts. STILL CAPTURED HALF MILE FROM CITY LIMITS Walter Suggs and J. D.

Seagroves Arrested After Running From Plant Within a stone's throw of the waterworks plant and about half a mile from the city limits of Raleigh, revenue officers last night captured a blockade still and arrested two white men who ran from the Those arrested are Walter J. D. Seagroves, who plantia found a thick patch of briars no obstacle but encountered a stiff wall when they ran into several officers. The still was in full blast when Offthe other officers surrounded cers Raines, and Mangum approached the place from another direction. Three men going to the still frightened the operators, who ran through a briar swamp.

Raines chased Suggs and ran him toward Spencer Stell. Seagroves was caught by Mangum. The still was located about two miles from the Capitol Square and was the nearest one to Raleigh ever captured by revenue men. Two nights ago officers found a still about three miles from Raleigh. The corps of raiders was composed of Officers Ernest Raines, "Bud" Stell, J.

S. Stell, J. H. Wyatt, Will Mangum, Pollard and Perry. GETS 15-YEAR TERM FOR KILLING NEGRO William Marrow, Convicted of Murder, Implicates Witnesses In Blockade Business William Marrow, a negro operator, must serve 15 years' imprisonment in the State Prison for the murder of Will Mangum, his partner in business, last week near Sunrise School in New Light township.

He was convicted yesterday in Superior Court. In testifying in his behalf, Marrow admitted shooting Mangum, implicated two State witnesses in the blockade business and identified Bud Pearce as the owner of the still at which he worked. He stated that he shot Mangum who drew an open knife on him. He also testified that the quarrel was the aftermath of trouble at the still. As a result of his admissions on the stand, Lon Priddy and Marcus Johnson, State witnesses, were placed into custody and a warrant was sworn out against Bud Pearce.

Before starting on his long term, Marrow will be used as a witness against the three he accused of blockading. Louise Price Acquitted. Once again Louise Price, of East Raleigh fame, was a defendant in Superior Court and this time she was acquitted. Solicitor Norris encountered stiff opposition when he began the trial against the woman, charged with resisting city officers. She was represented by able counsel, J.

C. Little, Charles U. Harris and W. H. Sawyer, and won out after submitting testimony from an "army" of witnesses who testified adversely to that of the officers who swore she resisted them.

A number of prominent citizens gave her witnesses good characters. Walter Hall, charged with abandoning his wife, was allowed his liberty upon condition that he contribute $10 per month for his wife's support. Tempie Markham, a negro woman, was fined $50 and costs upon conviction of vagrancy. Term for Change Artist. Hervin Evans, a negro who flimflammed several Raleigh negroes out of their money by employing the old "change" game, was sentenced to two years in prison.

He was convicted of false pretense. He secured $350 from Henry Smith and $7.50 from Percy Yarborough on pretext of getting their money changed and disappeared. Yarborough followed him was aTrested at the Union Station. Mary Ogden, for larceny, was given a term of 12 months jail with the privilege of being hired out. Thomas Floyd, for assault with deadly weapon, was forced to pay $75 to the man he injured.

Ed Roberts was given a term 18 months on the roads for stealing an automobile. Joe Hobbs, for carrying a concealed weapon and assault with deadly weapon, was fined $50 and made to pay the expenses of medical treatment to the man he hurt. Thomas Hartman, the young man charged with aiding and abetting in prostitution, was acquitted by a jury. STARTS LOAN FUND FOR NEEDY GIRLS OF RALEIGH Business Women Also Discuss Plans For Their Cafeteria; Reports Submitted A loan fund for needy girls was started at a meeting Raleigh Association of Business Professional Women which held its regular monthly meeting hall of the House of Representatives yesterday evening. On request of the association, Mrs.

series of lectures "Parliamentary Palmer Jerman delivered, the first Law," her lectures at the Woman's Club being at a time that but few of the business women of the city could get to hear them. Miss Minnie Bagwell made a report of the Salisbury meeting. At the meeting eight clubs were represented. All of these made surveys and that Greensboro found that there were in the city 1,800 working girls, and that twice as many men were at work in the city as there were women. Miss Mattie Higgs, chairman of the Cafeteria committee, gave a detailed report of the findings of the committee.

In regard to the location of 8 place for the cafeteria she reported that several locations were under sideration but as yet nothing definite had been decided on. The Cafeteria committee is as follows: Miss Mattie Higgs, chairman; Miss Carrie Phillips, Miss Annie Travis and Miss Lillian Thompson. REALTY DEALS YESTERDAY The following deeds were filed yesterday in the office of the Register of Deeds: Mrs. C. 0.

Nash to J. W. Nash, 36 17-100 acre tract of land in Wake county adjoining the lands of W. A. Adams, N.

R. Utley and others for $1,500. C. B. Estes and wife to S.

T. Estes traet of land in New Light township for $600. T. J. Horton and I wife to A.

R. House lot in Zebulon for $10 and other valuable considerations. W. H. Carpenter and wife to W.

B. Ennis tract of land 8 miles northwest of Carpenter in Cedar Fork township for $1,200. Moses Page to S. D. Leathers 20 acres of land is.

Wake adjoining the lands of L. Leathers for $700. L. C. Yeargan and wife to J.

A. Vinson, 136.5 acre tract, being part of the L. C. Yeargan farm as shown by map made by Allen and Massey, for $10 and other valuable considerations. J.

W. Weaver and wife to Paul Campbell lot on east side of Cutler street for $100 and other valuable considerations. John E. Allen Penny tract in Wake county adjoining. the lands of Dealager Stuart, Wood and others for $7,500.

John L. Beaman to H. J. Lee lot 011 the east side of Gale street for $100 and other considerations. L.

B. Richardson and wife to G. W. Temple and wife, 9 acre tract in Wake county for $1,000. Daniel Allen to Frank Allen 48.80 nere tract 4 miles north of Raleigh in Neuse river township, for $915.75.

H. C. Thompson and others to W. G. Allen lot on the south side of Whitaker's Mill in Raleigh township for $100 and other considerations.

SHARP ATTACKS ON RAILROAD MEASURE Senator LaFollette Declares That Pending Bill Virtually For Roads Washington, Dec. a renewed opportunity by restoration of the measure to the committee of the whole, Senate critics of the Cummins railroad bill today launched a new and heated attack on various provisions of the legislation designed to meet conditions incident to the forthcoming return of the railroad properties. Senator LaFollette, Republican, of Wisconsin, and Senator Dial, Democrat, of South Carolina, led the renewed attack and their discussion of the bill occupied virtually the entire session. The result at adjournment was that the measure was no nearer passage. Leaders, however, expressed hope tonight that a final vote would be reached before the end of the week.

During the debate today, Republican leaders of the Senate and House conferred regarding holiday recess plans and leaders of the lower branch were assured that there is every prospect of having the railroad legislation sent to conference before the holiday recess planned to begin December 20. Final enactment of the legislation is not probable, the leaders agreed, until after Congress reconvenes, next, month. Confidence was the ferees, however, that President Wilson would await enactment of the legislation in January before turning back the properties. General Hines has completed his report to President Wilson on his recent conferences with Chairmen Cumming and Esch, of the Senate and House committees, respectively. There was no intimation of the information contained in the report.

In his attack on the bill, Senator LaFollette opposed immediate return of the railroads to private ownership as impracticable, urged a five-year extension of government control and charged that the pending measure was virtually for the benefit of the railroads. The Senate tomorrow is expected to reach an amendment introduced late today by Senator Myers, Democrat, of Montana, eliminating provisions allthorizing two employes and two representatives of the public to be members of the boards of directors of each rail- company. Peace-St. Mary's Concert. night in the auditorium of St.

Mary's School, Tollefsen Trio gave the first concert in the Peace-St. Mary's series of 1919-1920, presenting a program every number of which was quite evidently eujoyed by the large audience present. This Trio on its second appearance in these concerts not only won new friends and but by the exquisite finish of their ensemble work, took even higher place in the regard of those who had already heard and enjoyed 1 them before. Their playing excels in unity of expression as well as of execution; the musical message is proclaimed as from a single heart and mind. The Dvorak Trio was given with remarkable elasticity of rhythm and its sudden changes of mood well realized, while in the Schutt "Fairy Tales" there was great delicacy and charm.

Each artist in solo groups gave unalloyed delight. Augusta Tollefsen, the pianist, besides being a splendid accompanist, played with astounding purity of tone and touch in several brilliant pieces that give no scope for expression. Carl Tollefsen, violinist, has a fine tone and fluent technique. And Michel Penha, the cellist, made a deep impression with a masterly interpretation of Grieg's Sonata; his playing is characterized by gorgeous tonal effects, especially remarkable in pianissimo passages. Altogether a most satisfying musical feast was set before us by these excellent artists, in a program just long enough and of most varied content.

$4,000, FORFEITED BY NEGROES, TO SCHOOLS As a result of Joe and Hayes Baldwin, negro brothers of Apex, forfeiting their bonds, $4,000 yesterday was paid into the Superior Court treasury by bondsmen of the negroes. This money will go to the county school fund. The negro brothers were found guilty of blockading and sentenced to serve two years each on the roads. They appealed to the Supreme Court. The higher court found no error in the lower court's trial.

The defendants were called yesterday to begin their sentence but failed to appear, and their bondsmen were forced to pay the forfeitures of $4,000. THREE CARS DAMAGED BY FIRE IN GARAGE Three cars were damaged by fire caused by some careless person dropping a lighted match on the gasoline soaked floor of the Kline Sales on Davie Street last night. The fire oc curred about 11:15 but due to the speedy response of the firemen in answer to a verbal call the flames were soon under perfect control and other cars quickly run out and saved. ATTENDS CONVENTION OF FAIR SECRETARIES Col. Joseph E.

Pogue, secretary of the State Fair, has just returned from Chicago, where he attended a meeting of the American Association of Fairs and Expositions. The convention was held at the Hotel Sherman and was attended by about seventy-five secretaries of American and Canadian fairs. This is the first year the North Carolina Fair has been lined up with the general association. Colonel Pogue believes that the relationship will be helpful in many ways. While in Chicago Colonel Pogue visited his son, Joseph E.

Pogue, who is technical adviser to the Sinclair Oil Refining Company, FOR AND NEURALGIA ANTI- KAMNIA AK )TABLETS 10c 25c PACKAGES ASKIFOR AK TABLETS ARGUE APPEAL ON CAR FARE RULING Asheville Would Take Matter of Appeal Into State Court For Decision Exceptions to the ruling of the State Corporation Commission granting the Asheville Light and Power company authority to increase railway fares from five to six cents were argued before the commission here yesterday, with the result that the commission agreed to certify the records of the case in order to allow a superior court judge to pass upon the validity of an appeal from the commission's ruling. a decision handed down several ago, commission granted the Asheville 'street railway's petition for an increase in fares, but the city government of the mountain city was unwilling to accept the judgment of the commission as final and filed exceptions preparatory to taking the fight into the state courts. validity of such an appeal has never been passed upon by the State supreme court, and the commission agreed only to a certification of the records that will place the burden of such decision with the courts. Representing the City of Asheville at the hearing yesterday was George Pennell, and for the power company, James Pou, city, and J. C.

Martin, of Asheville. The hearing was held before the full commission. But one other like case has arisen in annals of the commission, that of the appeal of the City of Charlotte taken when the Southern Public Utilities company was granted authority to increase rates. The case is now pending in the Carolina Supreme court on appeal North, the lower, in which the ruling of the commission was sustained. Marriage Licenses Yesterday.

Two marriage licenses were issued yesterday from the office of the Register of Deeds. The licenses were: Ernest Franklin McCord, of Raleigh, to Ada Geneva Laws, of Raleigh. Swade Barbour, of Clayton, to Nannie I.ou Pool, of Clayton. Railroad Traffic Suspended. Hattiesburg, Dec.

water from the small streams has flooded the tracks of three railroad lines to Hattiesburg and caused the suspension of railroad traffic on them following the heavy rainfall of the last twenty-four hours. Trains to Jackson on the gulf and Ship Island could not run tonight and one passenger train was marooned. CHICAGO FAVORITE FOR NEXT CONVENTION CITY National Committee Boosters Still Making Determined Fight For That City Washington, Dec. Chicago admittedly was the favorite tonight for the 1920 convention of the Republican party, choice of which will be made here tomorrow by the National committee, boosters for St. Louis still were making a determined campaign and were asserting that they had a fighting chance to win.

Discussion as to the date of the convention which also will be fixed by the committee, June tomorrow, 8. Selection centered of a about time and place for the convention will conelude the formal business of the committee meeting but most of the hundreds of party leaders who have come to Washington for the occasion are pected to stay for the session of the State chairmen, which convenes Thursday. Some of them will remain until the end of the week, continuing the discussion of political car.didates and policies which has been proceeding in the numerous together sessions which have featured gathering here. With the arrival today of the last of those who are to attend the meeting, conferences over Presidential possibilities greatly multiplied until the claims of upwards of a dozen potential candidates were being presented in the race for pre-convention advantage. Particularly, conspicuous were the friends of Major General Leonard Wood and Governor Frank O.

Lowden, of Illinois, who brought to Washington working organizations to further the interests of their respective candidates. Boosters for Senator James of Indiana, and Warren G. Harding, of Ohio, also got actively into the arena, while those favoring other candidates were busy feeling out the sentiment of the committeemen and their guests. ALL MANUFACTURING STOPS IN VIRGINIA PLANTS NOW Richmond, Dec. Thomas S.

Wheelwright, of the Virginia Railway and Power Company, today notified all industries here supplied with the company's current for operation, of the receipt of the following order from the regional coal committee of the United States Railroad istration in Roanoke: "Please arrange immediately to notify all public utility and central power stations using coal in production of electricity to discontinue furnishing power to manufacturing plants. They may terial now of manufacture continuo power to put mafurnishing, beyond danger of spoilage when necesexists therefore. Manufacturers food or other essentials needed for eurrent public subsistence who have been obtaining elect power produced by use of coal may file application for continuing supply of power. Applications must be transmitted to regional coal committee usual course and carry all information necessary to enable the committee to pass upon it. TWO NORTH CAROLINA CITIES IN VIRGINIA BASEBALL LEAGUE.

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