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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1913
Page
2
A collection of wry observations from The Butler Herald noting lighthearted withering takes on baseball pennants fashion hats tax costs and social foibles. The piece wittily surveys topics from New York spring cleaning to Egypt’s graft history and the curious notion of lobsters needing state protection.
President Wilson amends Taft era rules to require competitive exams for about 50,000 fourth class postmasters and all incumbents previously covered by executive orders. Postmaster General Burleson says the aim is to extend classified service to second and third class presidential postmasters within a year, with further legislation likely.
The national forest reserve commission approved the purchase of about 93,000 mountain acres across Virginia Tennessee North Carolina and West Virginia. The total area bought to date nears 600,000 acres for the Appalachian and White mountains reservations. The largest tract is 38,400 acres in the Massanutton region of Page Warren and Shenandoah counties Virginia. A 32,660 acre group in Frederick Shenandoah Virginia and Hardy County West Virginia, and a 5,465 acre Nantahala set in Macon County North Carolina were approved as part of the ongoing land purchases.
The gasoline launch Laporte carrying mail to St Johns River towns sank in 19 feet of water about 200 feet offshore Arlington. Overloaded with mails and parcels post matter, it went down as five aboard were rescued in a dinghy. A mail sack for Fulton, Florida, was not recovered.
Washington reports Representative Thomas M. Bell's choice A. S. Hardy, editor of the Gainesville Eagle, was rejected. President Wilson then named Mrs. H. W. Ham widow of "Snollygoster" Ham to succeed Mrs. Helen D. Longstreet, triggering keen local interest in Gainesville.
Several hundred panicked students fled Amesville school during a blinding rainstorm as lightning struck a Texas Oil company crude oil tank containing over 2 million gallons. The fire erupted instantly with black smoke rising beyond a thousand feet and threatened nearby tanks. No explosion occurred.
In Vienna Georgia two men died and a deputy was mortally wounded in two pistol battles. Oscar Blow killed P P Sangester in the first encounter. Sheriff Bennett was shot in the stomach during a follow up as Blow fired. the sheriff and Blow died in the exchange. Neighbors and farmers Blow and Sangster had a long feud nearby.
A $100000 blaze in Key West destroyed four cigar factories three sponge houses two lumber sheds and other buildings. The fire was discovered and spread rapidly through the lower basin of the city forcing hundreds out of work as fires consumed multiple structures including the Key Westompany plant and other nearby factories.
Washington reports Japanese embassy prepares a formal protest to Secretary Bryan over California's alien land owning bill. Tokyo seeks to inform the American people and urge the executive branch to nullify the act, with potential court action to test the law. The move anticipates a possible U S court intervention as Secretary Bryan weighs intervention in a suit.
Reports confirm General Tracy Aubert surrendered to Carrazana insurgents at Lampasas near Laredo. Major Salvador Gomez witnessed the surrender of Aubert and about 700 federal troops. Mutinous forces in Casas Grandes press for allegiance to the constitutionalist revolution, with Salazar retreating to New Casas Grandes as insurgent agents anticipate acceptance of the plan.
Birmingham Alabama Judge W I Grubb ruled the state railroad commission may fix passenger rates and that railroads may seek injunctions in state or federal courts. He held the commission was not in contempt for setting a rate of 2 1 2 cents per mile.
Aleko Schinas, the assassin who shot King George of Greece on March 19 in Saloniki, leaped to death from a police station window in Athens. A native of Volo Thessaly, Schinas claimed a 1911 failed palace appeal as motive. Doctors had announced his tuberculosis illness days earlier.
London reports the women's suffrage bill was defeated by 266 to 219, with over fifty Irish nationalists voting against. The 6,000,000 women enfranchisement plan failed as lawmakers worry about further clashes and dissolution before the Home Rule bill. Militants’ tactics are blamed for the setback.
Four New York police inspectors James P. Thompson James E Hussey John J Murtha and Dennis Sweeney were convicted by a supreme court jury of conspiring to obstruct justice. The verdict declared them guilty of a misdemeanor for plotting to shield a witness from graft disclosures before the grand jury. They were remanded for sentence while a certificate of reasonable doubt may seek bail for a new trial.
Twenty five wounded in Syracuse riots as building laborers clash with police nine officers among the injured. Italian consul Sessare Sconfetti in Rochester helps form a committee to urge arbitration of the wage dispute with employers signaling willingness to arbitrate. First negotiations begin to restore order and settle the strike.
A royal council of war in Skup stina led to a decision to evacuate Scutari, brightening hopes for a peaceful solution. Montenegrin cabinet resigns in protest, opposing Scutari evacuation. Austria and Italy push for Albania occupation while Russia seeks to arbitrate Serbia and Bulgaria, fearing Slav unrest.
At the national palace assurances said the government will abandon its defensive stance by week’s end and within thirty days destroy rebel groups. Huerta and War Minister Mondragon with advisors expressed confidence that Venustiano Carranza’s forces in Coahuila and Senora rebels will be rendered practically harmless, leaving only isolated bands to chase.
The appeals court affirmed contempt judgments against Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Morrison in the Buck Stove case but cut Gompers one year to thirty days and fined Mitchell and Morrison fifty dollars each. Lower court terms were nine months for Mitchell and six for Morrison.
Representatives from Great Britain, Canada, New Found land and Australia arrived in New York with 50 U S delegates to frame plans for the 100th anniversary of peace among English speaking peoples. Two Ghent city representatives joined, where a treaty helped end the war between Britain and the United States. The paper will be held for two years.
The incoming Georgia legislature faces closely contested work for convicts and contract labor for road projects to qualify for federal good roads funds. Officials note approved road work must be by contract labor with competitive bids. Governor Brown will present the issue in a retirement message. Counties may seek combined federal aid plans, but may fail to meet the spirit of the law. Georgia aims to secure its share of the fund while balancing convict labor with private contractors.
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