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INTEBNATIONAL DRAINAGE CONGK
ESS.
The second annual National Drainage
Congress will assemble In New Orleans
In April. President Taft Is expected to
be present and make the opening address.
Representation from every State
of the Union Is provided for. The
reason for holding the coming congress
-in New Orleans Is because that city Is
built on reclaimed land and the waters
from the eastern slopes of the Rocky
mountains and the western slopes ot
the Alleghan'es, and from the south
lands of Canada pass through Ixmlslana,
bearing messages of forests destroyed,
soils corroded, valleys flooded and
power wasted. Proper regulations are
not yet in effect and it was thought advisable
to select a district where exhibitions
could be made before the
delegates. The problems of channel
preservation, levee protect'on and state
and federal co-operation are to be discussed
in detail. Many .foreign governments
have promised to send delegates.
The business relations between
New Orleans Bnd South America are
now so extensive that there is reason
to expect a large representation from
the republics south of the Panama
canal.
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
With a view to br'nglng the business
of the country into touch with the government
for advice and counsel in the
administration of law, the enactment
of desirable statutes and the development
of commerce, President Taft
recommends a virtual board of trade
adequately representative of the commercial
and industrial organizations,
and of such character as the government
may properly recognize by a
charter from Congress. As one of the
first steps in this plan. Secretary Nagel,
of the Department of Commerce and
I-ebor, by direction of the President, has
called a convention of delegates from
commercial organizations in all parts
of the country to meet in Washington on
Apr'l 15, for discussion and to plan the
organization. Invitations already have
been sent to 1,000 local chambers of
commerce and boards of trade and other
commercial bodies. Responses to the
announcements of the tenatlve plan
have been such that President Taft is
convinced the time is ripe for putting
the proposal to the test of practical
experiment.
PEACE TREATIES ARE MUTILATED.
Stripped of the clause which, it was
claimed, would Invade the constitutional
treaty-making power of the Senate,
and w'th many other limitations added,
the general arbitration treaties between
the United States and England and
France which were designed to be forerunners
of universal peace has passed
the United States Senate by a vote of
76 to 3. In their modified form they
must be again submitted to the repre
seniauvea ui ureal or-iain ana r ranee.
According to the terms of the amendment
the Senate consented to the ratlcation
of the treaties with the distinct
provision that they do not authorize
"the submission to arb'tratlon of any
question which affects the admission
of aliens Into the United States, or
the-admission of aliens to the educational
Institutions of the several States,
or the territorial Integrity of the several
States of the United States, or
concerning the question of the alleged
Indebtedness or moneyed obligation of
any State of tbe United 8tates, or any
question wWeta depends upon or Involve*
the maintenance of the traditional
attitude of tbe United States consenting
American questions, commonly
THE PBESBYTEBI,
'/ Curren
described as tbe Monroe Doctrine, or
other purely governmental policy. As
amended, the treaties provide that ail
differences, with the exception of the
subjects named in the Bacon amendment.
which it has not been possible to
adjust by diplomacy, and which are
justifiable in their nature, shall be submitted
to arbitration at The Hague
tribunal.
WHY N0T1
Commenting on the political outlook,
Leslie's Weekly says: "Southern men
have filled diplomatic stations, have
been leaders in each branch of Congress,
have been appointed Cabinet officers
by Republican as well as Demo,
cratlc Presidents and have sat on the
Supreme Bench. A former Confederate
Bold'er was, a few months ago, appointed
chief Justice of the Supreme Court
by a Republican President. The only
office from which Southern men have
been excluded Is the presidency and the
time has come when the ban there
ought to be removed, also. Speaker
Champ Clark, of Missouri, Underwood,
of Alabama, the floor leader In the
House, Senator Williams, of Mississippi,
Senator Martin, of Virginia, and other
Southern men have been mentioned In
connection with the Democratic candidacy,
and all are worthy and capable.
The South is well supplied with presidential
timber."
VIRGINIA MANGANESE.
A syndicate headed by New York and
English capitalists has purchased from
W. D. Myers, of Lynchburg. Va., his
well known manganese property located
near that city. The price paid was a
few thousand less than half a million
dollars. Work on an operating plant,
which will cost over $250,000 will be
started immediately. The big enter
prise will be known as the Piedmont
Manganese Corporation. Dr. Charles T.
Hennig, the chemist, who represented
the svnd'cate in the preliminary examination
of the property, said that
the mine purchase contains the best
quality of oxide manganese he had ever
seen, declaring It to be the beBt ore he
had ever seen in such large qualities.
From the preliminary exam'natlons
made by Dr. Hennig during the past
ten weeks, he said that he believes
there are millions of tons of ore on the
property. In addition to the 315 acres
purchased from Mr. Mvers. the syndicate
has options on 1,500 additional acres of
adioln'ne land. The output of the mine
will be used largelv for the manufacture
of steel In big mills around Pittsburgh
and for export to Europe. The remainder
will be ground at the plant to be
erected at the mine for use In paints,
for glass manufacture, for disinfectants,
hrlclt coloring and for dry batter'es.
The bulk of the output, however, will
go Into the steel Industry.
8TAYDARD OIL RUNS SMOOTH.
In v'ew of the fact that Standard Oil
stock has been steadily Increasing In
value since the "dissolution" by the
United States supreme court until todav
It Is worth $181,000,000 more to Its
holders than at the time of the decls'on,
nv direction or Aftornev General
Wlchersham an Investigation of the
activities of the company In the manipulation
of the afta'rs of Its former
subsidiary companies Is in progress.
The Attornev-Oenernl has directed that
an Investigation be had to determine
how far the directors of the Standard
Oil Company are response for the
control of the dividend so as to favor
the stock operations of Insiders who
are said to have made millions from the
deal. Since the "dissolution" of the oil
AN OF THE SOUTH
it Events
trust those who held to their shares in
the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
and Its 33 detached subsidiaries
have found themselves growing steadily
richer. The market value of the New
Jersey company stock and the aggregate
allotments of subsidiaries has now reach
ed prices never before touched in the
history of the Rockefeller corporation.
Compared with the prices last August,
when the books were closing, the gain
In market value is over $225,000,000.
On the day of the supreme court decision
last May, before it was known
to the street that the company was going
to be dissolved, the stock closed on
the curb at $675 a share.
FOR DECENCY'S SAKE.
In an order issued March 7, Colonel
Strong, commandant of Fortress Monroe,
put an official ban on "the grizzly
bear," "the turkey trot," "terrapin trundle,"
"the fuzzy wuzzy," "pickaninny
dandle" and other of the latest dances
no fafihlnnohlA "Ul ?
1U UU1 IUC1U UU6D.
Cop'es of the order against these dances
were sent to the Chamberlain and Sherwood
Hotels, on the reservations, where
hundreds of northern society people are
spending the winter. The order caused
a mild sensation.
ANOTHER POLE.
It is announced In cable and wireless
dispatches that Capt. Roald Amundsen,
the Intrepid Norwegian explorer, reached
the South Pole on December 14.
Further Information Is awaited. Commenting
on the event, Sir Ernest Shackleton,
who made a brave but unsuccessful
attempt to reach the Pole three
years before, credits the news as reliable
and discusses the probable circumstances
of the discovery. We now
have two poles In our possession. What
shall we do with them? If they were
fishing poles on the bank of the old
mill pond they would be in demand
when the warm days come in June, or
if they were persimmon poles we could
bring down the fruit. We want one
more d'scoverer to tell us what to do
with the poles. They are not even fit
for firewood.
CHANGED THEIR MINDS.
It will be remembered that when
Ch'na became a republic after the
abdication of the emperor and the royal
family, representatives of the United
States and Germany notified the leading
powerB that the open door must be perpetuated
in China. Japan had already
landed trooDB in Manchuria Dreparatory
to annexing that province and Russia
had ee'zed Mongolia. Now we are informed
that notes from Germany, Great
Britain, Russia, and Japan, concurring
in Secretary of State Knox's attitude
relative to the preservation of the integrity
of China, have been received :
the State Department. It is expected
that Austria, France and Italy will also
reply within a short time. The British
and German governments stated that
the American "hands off" attitude is
aatisfflrtnrv tn tfcoin on<( T?n?? - - ^
Russia, not quite so enthusiastically as
the other two powers, admit the advisability
of non-intervention and concerted
action.
PARCELS POST BILL.
A parcels post measure has now been
Introduced Into the lower house of Confess.
Tn the reprular post-offlce appropriation
Mil provls'on is made for a
parcels post system. The measure
would annly the forelen mall rarrvtnc
plan to domestic mall matter and permit
the transportation of 11 pounds of
merchandise. As an experiment, local
matter would be carried until June 30,
[March 13, 1912
1914, on rural mall routes on a graduated
scale ranging from five cents a
pound for the flrBt pound and two cents
for each additional pound. The appropriation
carries a total of $259,827,749,
u utv/1 caoc in luc ucpai iuicui toijiiitia'a
of $1,352,314. Another provision of the
bill for the protection of railway mall
clerks requires that railway mail cars
be constructed of steel and the present
cars be substituted at the rate of 20
per cent a year for five years, that by
1917 all railway mall cars shall be entirely
of steel construction.
ANGLO-GERMAN FRIENDSHIP
Recently the Anglo-German Friendship
Society has received irom the Ger.
man-British friendship committee a
communication In which the latter refer
to their regret at the estrangement caused
between Germany and England by
the development of the Morocco dispute
and their satisfaction at the settlement
arrived at, a settlement which they are
convinced Is an honorable one for Ger
many. They go on to express their hope
that the Morocco arrangement will pave
the way for a perfect understanding and
peaceful collaboration between Germany
and France, as well as between Germany
and England. They also express
their hope that the countries named will
make a point of mutually respecting
each other's justified Interest, and that
in particular Germany's claim to expansion
and cooperation In the solution
of international questions will be recognized.
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
of Orange, Texas,
desires to employ a
Pipe Organist
Prefer a man, and one that is capable
of directing the choir. Large threemanual
Hope Jones organ, recently Installed
in the Lutcher Memorial. There
Is a splendid field for vocal and Instrumental
lessons. Apply to
F. H. FARWET.L,
Orange, Texas.
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MissMary t.hrayser
Member of the Faculty of Bessie Tift
College, Forsyth, Ga.,
Will Conduct a Party
Abroad This Summer
For further information consult
MISS FRAYSER,
Box 285, Forsyth, Ga.
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