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6 REBELS BAR BENTON PROBERS FROM EXAMINING CORPSE AN HEWILL LOOK INTO GASE Police Guard Is Placed Around American Club in Mexico City as Precaution. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 28.—A sensa tion was caused this afterncon when a police guard was placed around the American Club. The order to guard the club had come from high Govern ment officials. Mr. O'Shaughnessy said he was convinced the ordering of the guard was a mistake, and on his advice the president of the club re quested the police to withdraw, which they did. There has been no indication of anti-American feeling, but members of the club think the Government may have received secret information. NOGALBES, MEXICO, Feb, 28— (ieneral Carranza sent two messages to Washington to-day in which he denied the right of the United States Giovernment to make any inquiry into the killing of Williafh Benton, be cause the latter was a British sub ject and not an American, On the other hand, Carranza prom ises to make prompt investigation and report on the disappearance of (Gustav Bauch, the American who was arrested at Juarez as a spy. C'arranza characterizes himself as the supreme head of the (‘onstitu tionalists and the authority with which all foreign nations must deal. His message makes plain his position that the United States can only treat him him regarding matters relating tc its own citizens. All _nations, he states, will receive like treatment from him. General Carranza is expected to ar rive at Sonora late to-night on his way to Juarez. FKFrom there his jour ney will be made overland. Carranza will have a bodyguaed of 2,000 Sono ra State troops. Accompanying Car ranza, besides his Cabinet, are mem bers of the commission sent him by Villa to lay before him the details of the Benton case. PREPARE TO REVOLT. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-—Wearied of the Administration’'s policy of “watchful waiting,” non-partisan groups of Senators are preparing to revolt. With the firing of the first gun next week sensational develop ments are expected. The Senators interesied declare their belief that Secretary Bryan can be forced into the enactment of a definite Mexican policy. The imme diate cause of the protests is the Ad ministration’'s demand that no fur ther news of outrages upon Americans in Mexico be made public, Senator Fall, of New Mexico, will open the program. Next week he will address the Senate on the MexXican situation, quoting from messages in his posession to show that Secretary Bryan has repeatedly ignored the claims. made upon him by Americansg in Mexico, Hundreds of documents showing the Jaxity of the Mexican and United States Governments in avenging mur ders and other outrages are admit tedly in the possession of Southern Senators, but none of them will be given out until the present British- Mexican tangle is straightened out. One Senzior called attention to the fact that the State Department, af ter making a demand for the arrest at Juarez of the Mexican murderer of the American, Hayes, let the case drop. ‘ “Evidently,” concluded the Senator, “the Mexicans have come to have an utter contempt, too, for the concilia tory advances of Secretary Bryan.” Senator Smith, 111 enator Smith, 111, Rests From Politics WASHINGTON, Feb, 28.—Senator Hoke Smith is still confined to his bed with grip, with little change in his condition. He has been too ill to see #nyone this week, No one has sought to occupy the Senator with political matters during the week. He did not even know that Attorney General Felder was in the city, The Senator's room has been brightened each day with flowers from the White House conservatory, sent by President Wilson, MOVIES FOR FARMERS. ATHENS, Feb. 28.—A moving plcture outfit, recently purchased for use in the agricultural extension service, is the latest innovation in farmers' schools throughout the State. The movies were used first in Stewart County, drawing large crowds, and enlisting wild enthu siasm from the boys in the audience when the corn club parade in Atlanta was shown, and the corn club winner of Stewart County came into view. Pictures are being taken at every op portunity with a view to treating sub- Jeets of local and practical value, The ypork industry, which is being developed in Quitman, is among the list. OWNED 83,200 ACRES. LONDON, Feb. 26.—Lord Wim borne, one of the wealthiest peers in England, died at Canford. He was 79 years old, and owned $£3,2000 acres, \ HASTE SAVES LIFE. BELVIDERE, N. J., Feb. 26.—Her haste in attempting to swallow Iwo bichloride of mercury tablets at a time probably saved Vicla Thomas' life. They lodged in her throat, ang- her thoking arvused her mother, THE GLEORGIAN'S NEWS BRIEFS ETAING YOUTH BY ATHLETIGS Boxing Gloves and Basebal! Equipment Features of Evelyn Thaw's Baggage on Tour. None of your helpless, clinging vine creatures is Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, a widely known theatrical per son, who left these parts in a luxn rious private car Saturgday, after hav ing charmed several hundred people at the Atlanta Thealer. One glance within the observation compartment of said car would suffice as proof of that fact. Dangling nonchalantly from one hook, where you might expect a flow er pot or a lounging robe, ig a set of boxing gloves, scarred and seam~Ad from much use, A little rack that un der ordinary circumstances might serve to hold a box of candy or a magazine bears a haseball, a ratch er's mitt and a glove. A bat is jammeid into the window frame at the ¢nd. And Mrs. Thaw of the flower faze and dainty complexion tells you proudly that they are all hers, and that they are not there for ornamental purposes solely. Boxes Every Day. A fast and furious six rounds, Marquis of Kueensbury rulcs, she goes through every day with h:r dancing—and sparring-—partner, Jack Clifford. “And it keeps me as fit as a nail,” she told a Sunday American reporter. “I'm almost ashamed of my unlady li'.e muscle. Look!” She doubled her arm, which in re pose is 1s soft and round as you please, and her biceps tightened into a chunky knot of muscle that would be creditable to any farm hand. The snow that came to Atlanta last week had degenerated into a slush the first day of her arrival in the city, and she was kept within the car ex cept when she pass2d to and from the theater. This was the occasion of much grie’, Brings Glow to Cheeks. But Iriday the ground outside the car was drier, and she joyfully toel down the baseball gloves ¢nd pick-d up the ball. Then she summoned one or two of her company’ outd. ors, ung] | there was strenusus, perspiriv‘:‘ wors for a time—out-drope and ¢ 'lhul's,( and grounders and flies, and all that. | “It makes life worth living” sh,»‘ concliuded, as she re-entered the car with a face glowing red and damp as no amount of turkey trotting couald make it. Jack Clifford, who usualiy catches Pitcher Evelyn Thaw, was not in con dition during his stay here. With all the frenzied dancing that he and Mrs. Thaw accomplished on the stage, he was suffering acute agony from a ra'wv wound on his neck, where a cut, re ceived in shaving, had been poisoned. He underwent an operati. n after the performance Thursday night. Aged Woman Dies g . v In Fire on Farm UNENBERG, MASS., Feb, 28— Miss Hattie Conant, aged 70, was burned to death and five aged men and women rescued early to-day from a fire which destroyed the farm build ings on the A. I. Hvuisington farm here. The house was used as a retreat for agzed and infirm persons. SLANSMAN SEEKS PARDON. RICHMOND, VA,, Feb, %s.—A petition will be presented soon to Governor Stuart asking pardon for 17-year-old Friel Allen, youngest member of the Ilillsville clan, which in March of 1013 shot up the Carroll County Court. The hoy is serving an eighteen-year term for the murder of W. M. Foster, Commonwealth Attorney. At the trial of Friel extenvating circumstances were shown and always there was doubt that he actually caused the death of Foster. He is a model prisoner. STORM DAMAGES TRUCK. SAVANNAH, Feb. 28.--The damage to truck in South Georgia done by the storm of the last few days will run into the millions, according to a conservative estimate of llerman Shuptrine, an ex pert. In Chatham and the outlying counties a million dollars in Irish pota toes alone will be the toll The plants had just begun to break through the earth and the snow and freeze killed them. 'There were also thousands of acres in peas that were killed, EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO. MOBILE, Feb. 28, —ludication of a very severe earthquake, approxi mately 1,200 miles southwest of Mo bile, presumably central in Western Mexico, was recorded by the seismo graph at Spring Hill (‘ollpge‘lu-day. Father Ruhlman is of the opinion that the 'quake was most severe in Mexico or the Central American States, MRS. GOURAUD ON DESERT TRIP PARIS, Feb, 28-—Mrs. Jackson Gouraud, who left Parisrecently with the object of gathering material for her $5,000 prize fete, telegraphed to Paris that she has hired a caravan and starts this morning for the Egyp tian desert on camelback, T“l‘: latest picture of Eve- Iyn Nesbit Thaw, taken when she was in Atlanta last week. This is an excellent “off stage” likeness. e R LIRS G, J 6 i saiu R Y %Q g EGRERL e AR Rt At R s : RS R b AR S B Ay R B el S T ey : ; £ SRR : Yo AR T B e 2 4 SR < STR S g CRE 8 D eo*s A b caaer SRR PR e N ‘*l . N \\// ° \\‘\__/ Jacksonville -Man and Woman and Knoxville Girl in Party Arrested in California. SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAL, Feb. 28 A spectacular arrest was made here to-day upon the arrival of a Southern Pacific train from Los Angeles. Ed mund H. Damon, claiming to be the son of a Jacksonville (Fla.) million aire; Frank J. Corbett, alleged to he a prize fighter; Joe Schwartz, prize fight promoter; Anna Thorpe, of Jacksonville, and ILillian Lynch, claiming to be a daughter of Margaret Lynch, of Knoxville, Tenn., were taken into custody by Southern Pa cific Special Officer Finnegan. The party were occupying a drawing rooin on the train and caused much ex citement, it is alleged, on the train, and their arrest was demanded, Damon attempted to escape Rere when the train stopped, but was overtaken by the pelice, All those ar rested were taken on to San Fran cisco, where the charge of violating the Mann act will be placed against the men, according to Lillian Lynch. 475 SALOONS QUIT. MEMPHIS, Feb, 28.—Four hundred and seventy-five saloons either went out of business entirely in Memphis at midnight or became real solt drink parlors. Memphis, which has re mained wet since July 1, 1909, in vio lation of the act which extended the law forbidding a saloon within four miles of a church or schoolhouse, be came “dry"” under a law abating sa loons as nuisances, MTo-night soft-drink sellers ad vanced their prices 20 cents a case. FAMILY OF TE HOLDS RECORD. TIFTON, Feb, 28.—North QGeorgia claimants for the big family title, take notice, On Washington's Birthday anniver sary the stork presented to J.J. Tuck er, o farmer, a son. This son has ten brothers and ten sisters, making 21 children in all. ‘The problem of raming the youngster was left to one of his brothers, who attached the cognomen of Robinson Crusoe, Mr. Tucker has been married four times, FAMOUS BASSO DEAD. NEW YORK, Feb, 28.—Putnam Gris wold, the famous American basso, died at a sanitarium here to-day, following an operation for appendicitis February 16, from which for several days he showed improvement, Yesterday he had a relapse and lis condition became worse houtly, Gris. wold was born in Indianapolis in 1876, PERKING TRUSTS AID. SAYS BORA Senator in Open Letter Calls Bull ' Moose Leader Dishonest ' and a Monopolist. WASHINGTON, Feb, 28-—George W. Perkins was denounced as a monopolist who had fostered combi nations “in violation of honesty and decency,” and who was responsible for the “repulsive, inhuman and hell ish” treatment of employees in an open letter written him to-night by Senator Borah, of Idaho. The letter was in reply to Perkins' letter charging that Senator Borah had misrepresented pim and the Bull Moose party in his C‘olumbus speeches, when he charged themn with favoring monopolles, Discussing the reorganization of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford Railroad, Senator Borah s.id: “] am also.told that you were 2 member of the coterie of men who organized and monopolized the trans porwation of the New Haven ‘Railroad. I have no means of knowing how much vou got out of this, but I know that the history of the New York, New Haven and Hartford deal, as it is mow reported and well authenti cated, was in violation of every prin ciple of decency or honesty and of the laws of the country. It was & similar transaction to the action of the, man who holds me up in the street and takes my purse.” Senator Borah called attention to the condition of laboring men in the Steel Trust, as follows: “The report oi the Senate commit {ee on the matter is sufficiently shock ing to startle the most callous mind. It discloses that mea were working seven days a week, ten or twelve hours a day and eighteen hours on shifts. Considering the conditions of labor, this was nothing less than in human.” T 2 2 Hurt as Grand Prix Racer Turns Turtle SANTA MONICA RACE COURSE, Feb. 28-—Driving into the fatal “death curve” at 50 miles an hour, J. B. Marquis, the English entry in the International trand Prix Race, to day was seriously injured, and his mechanician, Harry Haugh, was stun red when their Sunbeam car turned turtle and jumped astride the seven toot fence around tiie course. : The accident took place at the thirty-third lap, when Marqguis had just taken the lead in the race, after running smoothly and consistently vwell along with the leaders from the start. Once in the lead, however, a furious desgire to maintain his advan tage seemed to impel himy and he re fused to slacken hils speed when the dangerous curve was reached. Phy sicians at the hospital to-night ex pressed hopes of the recovery of loth men. Dr. Wiley's Second To Be Fresh Air Baby WASHINGTON, Feb, 28.-—John Preston Wiley, second son of Dr. Harvey . Wiley, is to be raised on a higher scale of living than his brother, who is now two years old. To begin with, the doctor has pre scribed that Wiley, the second, shall have fresh air and lots of it. Then he is going to analyze all his food and see that baby gets nothing/but the purest of the pure. The second Wiley baby will not wear tight shoes . King Offers Cup For . Yacht Races at Fair WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 —King George has cffered a $5OO cup to be competed for at the international vacht races of the Panama-Pacific Exnosition at San IPrancisco. This announcement has been com municated to the State Department by United Stifes Ambassador Page. Official notice that the British Gov ernment will accept the invitation “of this Government to exhibit at the ex position is now expected. MARRIED AFTER FORTY YEARS. SPRINGFIELD, MO., Feb, 28.—A ro mance of more than 40 years ended here when Mrs. Fannie Nichols, 52, and An drew Brooks, 068, were married. The couple were sweethearts in childhood when both lived on adjoining farms in the Ozarks, 12 miles west of here, HELD! RELIEVED! CURED! Stop suffering tortiures from rupture. 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