The comet., October 20, 1910, Image 3

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ST.AUGUSTINE
HAS HIGHEST
STORM TIDE
IN OVER SIXTEEN YEARS
South Atlantic Coast Towns Arc
Fearful as to Prospects of Safe
ty Schools are Dismissed
St. Augustine, Oct. 18. The entire
business section of St. Augustine is
flooded with in-rushing sea water to
day, while the wind and waves are
still rising with no indication of when
their limit will be reached. The water
is pouring over the sea wall from the
highest storm tide in sixteen years. It
is feared that tonight's tide will be
still worse and that it will sweep high
over the city.
Bo far there has been no loss of life
and the property damage is confined
mainly to the unrooflngof a few houses,
the tearing down of a few porches and
the uprooting of trees, all due to the
wind.
All last night rockets were fired in the
city to warn the residents of outlying
sections of their peril. The roar of the
seas pounding on the sea wall could be
heard at times ahove the storm's howl
ing. This morning found street ear traflic
tied up, some of the cars standing deep
in the water. The prospects were that
no trains would be able to arrive or
leave the city during the day. Tele
phone lines began going down in the
wind-blow wreckage today, adding a
new ditliculty to the already restricted
means of communication. All physi
cal communication with the wireless
station on Ananastia island was cut
oft by the raging sea.
By 9 o'clock this morning the wind
was blowing sixty miles an hour. The
last reports before wires went down
south of here along the Florida Easr
Coast were that the wind velocity on
the exposed keys was terrific.
Hcores of persons were driven from
their homes today by the rising tide.
Several hotels on the water front were
flooded in their lower floors. The tide
receded slightly about noon but is due
to rise again tonight. Two launches
weresuuk in' the bay but no lives were
lost. The electric power plant was
forced to shut down.
Watch babies bowels till the frosts come
Dr. Fahrney'i Teething Syrup keeps them
in good shape. Sample free. (sep-oc
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Quickest and Beat Service
Fewest Change of Cara
One Way and Round Trip Tickets
Write roe for Lowest Prevailing
Rate and Reliable Information.
D. S. CHANDLER, Dist. Paaa. Aft.
KNOXVILLE. TENN.
"BOB" TAYOR LOOMING UP.
Itis all so natural; so perfectly in
proportion and so in accord with the
habits and customs of the smart poli
tician on to his job, this nagging of
Senator Taylor by the fused Tennes
scan-American, about his4 senatorial
job, that we are quite sure the people
of the state, if not of the nation, have
discovered that the conspirators are
bound to love Hooper and hate Taylor,
doesn't make any difference what
either of them does. Here was the hy
brid machine ready with its artillery
already planted and aimed preparing
to destroy Senator Taylor if he weie
to resiirn his senatorship now. ! hat
would mean Patterson and, b-r-r-r,
odds bodkins, men, that would be
h ." As he hasn't resigned they are
just as ready to "skin him with de
traction." They're now charging him
with hatching up a scheme to resign as
governor after he is elected and leave
the "Patterson speaker of the senate to
act as governor." Isn't it awful, Ma
bel? If he were to do Uaat there
wouldn't be any chance for Charley,
for 0 us or Luke, for if the Patterson
ites should elect their speaker of the
senate, the Lord knos there wouldn't
be anv chance for any one of that
bunch.
We have been doing some investi
gating among the boys and we find
that when "Bob" wins harmony will
continue before the legislature and a
regular of the best type will be chosen
for one of the senatorial places and an
independent" who stood by his party
in the hour of its trial for the other.
They aren't going to give Mr. Sanders
anything. But if Hooper is elected it
I all goes to Mr. Sanders. He will be
entitled to go to the United States sen
ate, for the victory will be his. He
engineered the program; he kept the
republicans from holding a judicial
convention; he made Hooper's nom
ination posible and it was he thai
brought on the "merger" of the Ten
nessean and American newspapers.
And we do not hesitate to say it in
all franl.ness that Newell Sanders is
head and shoulders above the whole
bunch of petty conspirators and in the
senate lie would be to them as Hype
rion to Satyr. He is a republican
working steadily, hopefully and with
an uncompromising end on the ma'
chine for the success of his faction, the
destruction of his factional opiositioi
and finally the enthronement of his
party as he has directed it in Tennes
see. If the coalition which he under
took after it had been conceived by
few treacherous democrats shall win
to him will belong the glory and the
usufruct.
But to return to Senator Taylor the
"Trays, Blanches and Sweethearts'
are going to bark at him whatever he
does. They'll damn him if he does and
damn him if he does not, and the only
way for him to behave is to let them
know that he doesn't care a rap what
they say or do.
He has got the people back of him,
because they know that his present
candidacy has not been undertaken o
gratify his personal ambition, to pro
mote no individual office-seeking en
terprise, but solely in the hope of pre
serving the welfare of the state and
-aving the democratic party from the
wreck its treacherous friends have
sought to fashion for it. Chattanooga
limes.
CALIFORNIAN FIRST WAR SPY
Lafayette C. Baker Was the First
Chief of Detective Bureau of
the United 8tates.
To California fell the honor In the
dark days of the Civil war of supply
ing the first national chief of the gov
ernment detective bureau. The man
chosen to head this most important de
partment was Lafayette C. Baker, who
arrived at the Golden gate In 1853.
coming by way of Panama. He was
an active member of the vigilance com
mittee at San Francisco from 1856 to
1861. Early in the SDrinc of ,1861 he
returned to New York, expecting to re
main in the east only a short time, but
at 'the very moment he was ready to
He Was Compelled to Kill One and
Wound Two Others.
Leaves are falling. Babies don't fall away
while talcing Dr. Fahrney s Teething Syrup.
It nakes sap blood. (scp-oct
BLEACHED FLOUR
CONDEMNED.
Nashville, Oct. 19. Twelve hundred
ba.isof bleached flour, which were seiz
ed by the federal authorities as it was
in transit from Kansas City to Atlanta
has been condemned and confiscated
by the government authorities here as
an adultered article of fosd, and has
been ordered destroyed by the United
States marshal.
Try an Ad in Want Columns
Jetlle McCarn, the kid-glove reformer
of Davidson county, has gone up to
Kast Tennessee to try to throw mud on
"Bob" Taylor's "embattled crest," but
his record has gone before him. Jeflie
is the young man whose spurious dem
ocracy was so handsomely repudiated
by the ptople of his homecounty. His
chief claim to public attention is the
bitterness or his tongue and his, ability
to hurl b i 1 1 ingsgate. Chattanooga
Times.
Your cough annoys you. Keep on hack
ing and tearing the delicate membranes of
your throat if you want to be annoyed. Rut
if you waat relief, want to be cuted, take
Chamberlain's Coujli Remedy, Sold by
all dealers.
THE HUNTING SEASON
Opens Soon
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We are prepared to serve you with Guns, Ammunition,
Shell Belts, Hunting Coats, Vests, Leggins, &c.
A Car Load of Winchester and
U. M. C. Shells Just Arrived
f om the factory.
Summcrs-Parrott Hardware Company
start for the Pacific slope the tocsin of
war startled the land, and in common
with the loyal citizens of the north he
decided to abandon his private busi
ness enterprises and serve the imper
iled country.
It was In April of that year that
Baker visited Washington city for the
purpose of allying himself with the
government in the defense of his coun
try. There he had an Interview with
General Scott, who was then in com
mand of the army of the United States.
Present at the interview was Hon,
George W. Wright of California, and at
that time the plans were discussed and
laid for a visit to be made by Baker
to Richmond, which was the capital of
the Confederacy. In pursuance of this
plan the start was made for Richmond
on July 11, the purpose of the hazard
ous Journey being to learn, If possible,
the locality and strength of the hostile
troops and of their fortiflctaions. There
being traitors in the government and
In the army, the Union troops were not
let Into the secret of the expedition
or Its mission. Therefore Baker's first
step from Washington in the direction
of the "sacred soil of Virginia" was one
of great risk, as any attempt to pass
the lines might cause his arrest.
Twice at least he was apprehended
and returned to Washington, but after
many tribulations he succeeded In
evading the outposts and hired a negro
boy to row him across the river. Here
he was promptly placed under arrest
by the confederate sentinels. By them
h" was discredited and looked upon
as a spy, when he assured them that
he was a peaceful citizen, unarmed and
on his way to Richmond.
Four days after his arrival In Rich
mond Baker was ushered into the pres
ence of President Jefferson Davis, the
audience being in the front parlor of
the Spottswood house. The weather
being warm, the confederate chieftain
wore simply a light linen coat, with
out vest, eravat or collar. Davis lis
tened with indifference to the story
told by Baker, and at the conclusion of
the narrative gave no Intimation as to
his probable action. After a lapse
of three days the suspected spy was
for the third time taken into the pres
ence of Davis. Impersonating Saw, a
son of Judge Munson of Knoxville, who
went to California at an early day,
Baker succeeded In deceiving the pres
ident, from whom he received a parole
that released him - from confinement
and pledged himself not to leave Rich
mond without first hifVing received per
mission from the 'provost marshal.
Richmond thus became an open book
to Baker, who soon obtained all the
Information he desired relative to the
movements, plans, fortifications and
strength of the enemy. Being anxious
to return to the north, without delay,
he secured a pass that carried him to
Fredericksburg. At a point four miles
below that city he crossed the RaDna-
hannock without difficulty, but In steal
ing an old rowboat In which to ef.
feet his escape across the Potomac he
was so closely pursued that he was
compelled to kill one and wound two
of the confederate sentinels who were
guarding the river bank.
This, then, is the Btory of the begin
nlng of the secret service department
of the government, although It was
not until August,, 1861, that Baker be
came regularly attached to the war
department as secret agent
Read the 'Want Column'
tt ii in time of sudden mishap or accident
that Chamberlain's Liniment can be relied
upon to take the place of the family doctoi,
whocan not always be found at the moment.
I Then it is that Chamberlain's Liniment is
never found wanting. In cases of sprains,
cuts, wounds and bruises Chamberlain-'
Liniment takes out the soreness and drives
away the pain. Sold by all dealers.
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El JOHNSON CITY TO
HAVE SHORT COURSES
The Commercial Club is in receipt
I of the following letter from Mr. Chas.
A. Kefler, professor of horticulture
I and forestry, University of Tennessee:
"The College of Agriculture of the
University of Tennessee plans to hold
a short course in agriculture at some
P3int iu the northeastern section of
the state during Christmas week, De
cember 26 to 31 inclusive, and I have
been asked to make arrangements for
such a course. I naturally thought of
I JohnsenCity because of its accessibil-
UXIETlf FELT FOR
SOUTHERN FLORID,
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ityfor the adjoining counties to the Wl I M rLNINoULA
section. At the short courses we held
last winter there was in attendance
from 125 to 160 and we have since been
I told that there was marked improve
inent in the farming in the neighbor
hood of Franklin and Putman coun
ties, where the short course was held
1T .
e want to advertise the course
throughout the neighboring counties
and hope to bring together at least 200 Of Lighthouses Reported by the
t'-uic, nnu c wouiu want a room
that would accommodate that many
Mid in case of bad weather, we would
neea me use or a large barn for our
stock judging work. We would want
the local people to provide a fund of
foO to f 100 to assist in the advertising
and incidental expenses. The expense
of the professors will be paid in an
other way. I will bef pleased to hear
from your at your earliest convenience
regarding the matter.
After taking this matter up with the
was re-establised this afternoon. The
damage there was considerable and the
weather was too thick to ascertain it
all.
The damage to truck farmers and
rice growers in this section is estimated
at about $100,000. Many rice planters
had harvested, but those who had not.
FOR TWO DAYS losttheirentirecrol s- The damage to
cotton open in the fields runs close to
$00,000.
The eastern section of Savannah,
which is very low, is under water.
Boats are being used to rescue cattle
which had bee a grazing in what yes
terday were verdant fields of grass.
Beaufort BeEives Worst of Storm
Over
Beaufort, N. C, Oct. 1!). The worst
of the Went Indian hurricane as far
as the port is concerned, is believed to
have passed. While exceptionally
high tides have prevailed here.no dam
age has been sustained.
Weather conditions had become bet
ter by 8 o'clock this morning and led
to the lielief that the storm would not
increase in intensity in this vicinity.
At that time the wind was southeast
FEARS FELT FOR KEEPERS
Steamers Dark Particular Ap
prehension Felt for Miami
Bayannan, uct. At y..iO a. m.
tne local weather bureau oflice reports
the storm center about 75 to 100 miles
southwest of Savsnnah and of great
inteusity.
Nearly all of the Florida peninsula Lnd was biowing at the rate of about
Watauga Valley Farmers Club,a com- is today still isolated fromcommunica- thirty miles an hour.
munication was sent to Prof. Keller,
to the effect that all neccessary ar
rangements to noia the short course
here could be made, and urging that
this lis the proper location for the
course.
The Courses
Course 1 Boils, fertilizers, farm
crops. Professors Mooers, Ham and
Morgan.
2 Live stock. Professor
Asst. Prof. Quereau, Dr.
Feared South Carolina Crops Bad
ly Injured
Charleston, 8. C, Oct. 10. Early
this morning the wind here reached a
velocity of sixty miles an hour, accom
panied by excessive rainfall. It is
feared that growing crops havs) nfTer
ed very severely.
Course
Morgan,
Jacob.
Course
Prof.
Professor
Prof.
tion as a result of the tropical hurri
cane which for over twenty-four houis
has been sweeping across the state at
the rate of sixty to ninety miles an
hour. The vary meagre news from
the edge pf the hurricane territory in
dicates that it was one of the biggest
storms of recent years and grave fears
are felt for the safety of life and prop
erty.
The most serious reports are those PROF. BOYD WITHDRAWS
irom steamsnips tn touch with iia- FROM LEGISLATIVE RACE,
vana, which report several lighthouses
at the southern extremity of Florida Cookeville, Oct. 19. At a meeting of
dark after the storm. The gulf light- tne Putnam county executive commit
house keepers, always exposed to some tee 1of Krnest II. Boyd, superintend-
of the worst of all marine storms, often ent of public schools of this county and
stick to their posts until death over- democratic nominee for representative,
takes them. tendered his declination of the nomlna-
The last word from 8t. Auenstine tion- Prof. Boyd is one of the best
3 Dairying. Asst.
Quereau, Mr. Dennis.
Course 4 Horticulture.
Kefler.
Course 5 Bee Keeping. Asst
Bcntley.
This course will mean a great deal to
the farmer of Washington and adjoin- left there yesterday afternoon and did. known and most pronounced advocates
will give the movement their undivid
ed support.
ing counties, and it is hoped that they not reach newu channels until today.
Then the old (Spanish city was still
comparatively unharmed but prepar
ing for a tide which was expected to
overflow many of its streets last night.
Smaller craft in its harbor were slowly
being battered to pieces and sinking
before the force of waves which rushed
with little hindrance over the seawall.
No loss of life is feared for St. Augus-
tine, but apprehension exists as to Mi
ami, near the southeastern extremity
of the state, from which nothing has
been heard for nearly two days.
Brunswick, Ga., was near the center
of the storm at noon today. The last
word from there came last night when
the storm tide was creeping over large
areas of the adjacent shore.
The tremendous rush of the tide is
indicated by the Hooding of certain
sections nearly twenty miles inland in
the vicinity of Savannah.
Jacksonville, which was heard from
em tins morning, reported the storm
diminishing sliirhllv mid the cit-v mm.
TfllfQ II M FLji ffn H II 1 H I laratively undamaged.
I ulVU H H f Ml II H II H II IJ II Pensacola made fruitless efforts
throughout the morning to get into
wireless touch with Tampa, which has
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1 Am Glad"
writes Mrs. Ethel Newlin,
of Liberty Center, lnd.,
''that I began to take Car
dui. for it has cured me,
and I will never forget it
"I cannot praise Cardui
too highly for what it did
for me. Before I began
to take it, 1 was very
bad color, suffered great
pain and weighed only
105 pounds. Now I have
a good color, do not surfer
and weigh 125 lbs."
of state-wide prohibition in the state.
He was unanimously nominated for
representative by the county democrat
ic mass-convention held in this city on
he first Monday in September. A. R.
Massa is the republican nominee for
representative. The Patterson county
executive committee has issued a call
for a convention to be held in this city
next Saturday for the purpose of nom
inating a candidate.
Get In the Contest At Once and
Work for This Nice Present
to be Given Away Xmas
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The Woman's Tonic
Beware of strong, nox
ious, mineral drugs, that
sink into your system,
like lead to the bottom of
a basin of water.
Cardui is purely vege
table and contains no
poisonous minerals, or
dangerous drugs.
It is perfectly safe and
harmless, for use by old
and young, and may be
taken, as a tonic, for
months, without any possi
ble harmful effect Try it
The Comet is very much gratified at
the interest taken in the Pony Contest
this early and desires to say to the
youig contestants that other prizes
will be added so as to give more of you
an opportunity of getting a reward for
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not ueen nearu irom since eariy yes- your efforts in our behalf.
teruay, wnen tne storm was neanng
! POLICEMEN BATTLE
WITH ANNA BELLE,
Last night at 10.30 o'clock officers
Wilson and Netherly arrested Anna
Belle Lee Chriswell at the corner of
Fountain square and Market street,
charged with being drunk and lewd
ness. Her cries aroused many citizens
from their peaceful slumbers and it
was not long until Fountain square
was holding a Roosevelt crowd, for as
many people saw last night's perform
ance as heard Roosevelt here.
It became necessary to call a third
party to carry Anna Belle Lee, inas
much as she refused to walk, and the
battle was on. After a fierce struggle,
in which the woman came near being
the victor, a Southern Express baggage
truck was brought into use and the
poem-famed "Anna Belle Lee" was
given a ride to the city calaboose. She
will appear before Recorder Kllsworth
this morning.
NASHVILLE'S POPULATION
Washington, D. C, Oct. 18. The
following Tennessee census figures
were given out today:
Civil district No.8 of Claiborne coun
ty shows a population in the thirteen
census of 2,553. The twelfth census
gave it 1,817; eleventh census 1,623.
City of Nashville Population, thir
teenth census, 110,364; twelfth census,
80,865; Eleventh censm, 76,168.
Chamberlain'sCoueh Remedy has become
I famous for its cures of coughs, colds, croup
and influenza. Try it when iu need. It
rnntain tin harmful f substance and alwavi
'tmtm gives prompt relief. Sold by all dealers, t
its height and tearing off roofs in the
city.
Last niht and early today the only
communication with Florida was main
tained by a Postal telegraph wire be
tween Atlanta and Jacksonville. The
Western Union recovered a wire to
Jacksonville before noon today.
The storm's course today appears to
be up the Atlantic coast with prospects
that it may veer out to sea before it hits
the South Carolina coast.
Tybee Island was completely cut off
from communication with the city by
the rising water today. A train which
attempted to run the twenty-five miles
from here to the seashore this morning
was shopped nine miles from the city
by sea water deep over the tracks. It
is believed that the inhabitants of .Ty
bee Island and of the flooded portions
of the coast reached safely early last
night.
In the Savannah river the water is
but a few inches below the wharves
and is probably higher than ever be
fore in the history of the city and it is
now many feet ntove the normal and
still rising.
City of Memphis" in Race With
Hurricane.
Savannah, Oct. 19. All last night
the wind blew at an average velocity
of more than fifty miles an hour from
the east and northeast. Nothing was
heard from cities and towns to the
south of Savannah and all town3 from
the south were several hours overdue.
It will be several days, and perhaps
longer, before the full extent of the
damage wrought by the hurricane will
become known.
Just before the Savannah wireless
station was blown down early this
morninp, Operator McEwen was in
communication with the Ocean Steam
er Company's liner City of Memphis.
Captain Hammond was driving the
Memphis for all she was worth in a
desperate raee against the hurricane.
The ship was oil' Charleston and wax
encountering a gale and lumpy sea.
Fire broke out early this morning on
the Ocean Steamship Company docks
where thousands of bales of cotton are
stored, but the flames were extinguish
ed without much damage.
CommunicaUouwitb. Tybee island
The second
prize will be a $00 bicycle fit for a king
and nearly good enough for the child
ren who are hustling for The Comet.
Christmas falls on Snnday this year
and we have deaided to close the con
test on Friday night, December 23, so
that the votes can be counted on Satur
day and the happy winners have the
fruits of their labor to enjoy on Christ
mas morning.
This contest is governed by the rulea
of common sense and every white child
is eligible except members of the edit
or's family. Children can nominate
themselves or their names can be sent
I in by friends by filling out the nominat
ing coupon in the paper that entitles
them to 5000 votes to start with. If it
is accompanied by 1 on subscription it
gives the child 5,000 votes txtra.
If. you know a child who would like
to have a Shetland pony as a gift, send
us his name and we will do the best
we can to help it get one, and if you
know one who does not want a pony
send its name along also, as we want
to put it In our list of curios.
Get the children started early so all
can get off' ivin and the greatest hus
tler is sure to win a prize.
Vote Allowance
I
For every dollar paid . on new sub
scriptions to the daily or weekly ed
ition 1000 votes will be allowed.
For every dollar paie on past due ac
counts 2000 votes will be allowed.
On dropped subscription accounts
5000 votes will be allowed with each
dollar paid in.
All children wno want to work in
contest can get liht of subscribers to
collect from, receipt books and all in
formation desired by calling at Comet
office. The pony is a live me and if
you are a live child you can win by
constant work.
Come in, children, and let us tell you
how to start systematic work.
J. Fred Johnson
business.
is in Nashville on
Mrs. A. D. McKee has as her at
tractive guest, Miss Ida F. Pennington,
of the National Soldiers Home, Mil
waukee, Wi8Con-in.
Dr. J. F. Arnold, of Limestone, was
in the city yesterday.