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FINAL CLASH OVER PANAMA CANAL TOLLS IS OPENED
Guiding Hand of Premier Asquith
Missing Frem House as Meas
ure Is Considered.
By HEREERT TEMPLE.
LONDON, March 21.—1 n the most
momentous political struggle that
lingland has known in a century, the
l.iberal Government to-day resumxl
its fight for heme rule, when the bill
granting autonomy to Ireland was
called up in the House of Commons
for second reading.
The firm hand of Premier Asquith,
who has guided the home rule fight
through the breakers ef hostility and
blunders, was missing when the fignt
was resumed, as he resigned his seat
in Commons to seek re-election so as
to make his double portfolio—Premier
and War Secretary—legal.
Sir Kdward Grey, the Foreign Min
ister, and a man of little personal
magnetism, was in charge of the
Government's affairs in Commons in
place of Mr. Asquith.
To Explain Army Crisis.
During his campaign for re-election
from last Fife, a district he has rep
resented in Parliament since 1886,
Premier Asquith in his political
speeches will go fully into the army
crisis which arose from military of
ficers refusing to wake the field
against the Ulster Orangemen. By
these explanations he hepes to
strengthen the Government's position
with the people. Although the Unien
ists will make a strong fight against
FPremier Asquith's re-election, leaders
of the Liberal party believe that the
Premier will be returmed by a big
plurality.
Mr. Asquith called at the War Of
fice during the morning, and held a
conference of several hours with Colo
nel J. B, B. Seely, whose res.gnation
as Secretary of State for War was @2
cented vesterday. Later the Premier
conferred with Sir Edward Grey on
the course to b& pursued in Parlia
ment to-night.
Although the Premier will spend
considerable time making political
speeches in Bast Fife, he has given
assurances that he “will be found
handy” in the event Lis help is neel
e¢d here in Lendon in the home ruie
fieht.
Viscount Morley to Quit.
The latest resignation expected
from the complicated political situ
ation is that of Vi.count Merley, Lor}
President of the Council, who proh
ably will be foreed from public life as
a result of the army scandal. Lord
Morley is accused of misrepresenting
the Cabinet's policy in regard to army
officers in Ireland, although he is not
accused of doing so with irregular in
tent.
It was reported that Sir Arthur
Paget, commander-in-chief in Ire
land, resenting the declarations ol
the Liberals in regard to the centro
versy over “the people versus the
army.” has either resigned or is con
templating resigning. The resigna
tions of Kield Marshal Sir Jobn
French, chief of the imperial general
staff, and Adjutant General Sir John
Ewart were still in the hands of the
(Cabinet to-day, both officers renewing
their determination to quit the army
Council because of “misrepresenta
tions."”
GIRL HAS HIM JAILED.
CHICAGO, March 28 —Frpederick (.
Maston, who claims to be ‘president of
the Long Island Concrete Finishing
Company of New York, is locked up
at the detective bureau under charges
yreferred by Miss Bessie Bennett,
who accompanied him recently to
Kansas City, ostensibly as his travel
ing stenographer,
He will be turned ever to the De
partment of Justice and charged with
violation of the Mann act,
JOHN D.'S FOE PENNILESS.
NEW YORK, March 28.—Hiram J.
Collins, who was a millionaire ol man
of New York in 1863, before he dared
to defy Jobn b. Reckefeller, applied,
penniless, to a Brooklyn lodging house
for a room, HMHe was accompanied by
his wife, aged 80. Later the aged ¢ouple
were found dead.
The one gas {e( was turned en-—po
lice thought perhaps aceidentally. The
couple had been moving from one lodg
ing house to another,
JTHREE KILLED IN FEUD.
RUSSELLVILLE, ARK., March 28.
Three men were killed and a woman
is dying as the result of a feud over
a land claim at Nogo, Ark., near here.
John Church and his wife were shot
by G. W. Hart. Church died imme
diately,
Teh woman recogmized Hart and
told relatives, who riddled Hart with
buckshot last dght. Frapeis MeCuin,
involved in the feud, was shot to
death while seated in his home read
ifng by a lighted window.
$10,000,000 “MELON."
NEW YORK, March 31 The Vacuum
Oil Company is reported to be consid
ering increasing its capital stoek from
$15,000,000 to $15,000.000 by the =ale of
$10,000,000 stock at par to sharehelders.
The shares are new selling at 342, se
shat such an offering would be a “mel
on’’' for stockhelders,
MARRY RICH -Hundreds anxieus te
marry. lbwri{tiou and photes free
(us,et;:vd). The Unity, Grand Rapids,
ch.
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NEW YORK, March 31.—Geraldine
Farrar, as eager as a girl, is plan
ring lavishly for her trip to Atlanta
with the Metropolitan Grand Opera
Company in April.
Coming after a winter of hard
work for her and a somber spring ot
weary indisposition, the prospect of
the visit to the South Celights her, and
the whelesome, natural feminine in
terest of the great prima donna in
gowns and spring fashions is haiied
as a goed sign by her associates, whe
mourned at her illness,
_ Miss Farrar taiks incessantly of the
trip Seuth. To-day she expressed a
hope that the people of Atlanta would
vet be disappeinted at the change in
the program which affects her, the
substitution of Massepet's “Manon
Lescaut” for Rizet's “Carmen.”
“Really, friends in Atlanta have no
reasen to be disappointed,” she said.
amd then laughed gayvly. “And I cer
tainly have friends in Atlanta, I traly
believe.
“1 should like te sing '‘Carmen’ for
.
Wife Beats Drunken
Husband; Is Upheld
SHARON, PA., March 31.—The court
sanctioned the action of Mrs. James
Bach, who thrashed her husband for
coming heme drunk.
“m boss in my home,” she said,
“and it will save him wouble to get wise
to that faet™ ;
TWO IN STATE SENATE RACE,
COLEMBUS, March 31.—W. D. Per
ry, former Tax Celleetor of Chatta
hoechee County, and C. C. Minter, an
attorney, of Cusseta, in the same coun
ty, have announced themselves as can
didates to represent the Twentl-fourth
Georgia District in the Senate,
It i 8 Chattahoochee's time to furnish
the Senator this year,
NO CABINET IN JAPAN.
TOKIO, March 30.—Prince lyesato
l't‘fi.uxawu. president of the House of
Peers, to-day declined te accept the
Premiership and form a new Cabinet.
lHis refusa’ was based upon the op
position of the Union party, whese
’xem are demanding an unpledged
party geovernment. _
| Japan has now been without a Cab
net for six days
them, if they want to hear ‘Carmen,’
Lut I can not see that ‘Manon' embod
ies any loss of pleasure for them.
Massenet's opera is one of the most
delightful in musie; it does not pos
sess the sonoreus effects of “Carmen,”
but it is tuneful and far more deli
cate and dainty. Personally, I weuld
hesitate to choose between the two.”
The progress of the season tickets
fer the engagement of the Metropol
itan Opera Company in Atlanta near
ly paralyzed Aime Gerber, auditor for
the opera company, when he visited
Atlanta to check up the sale to date,
“The business management of the
company is amazed and delighted
with the manner in which Atlanta,
and, sindeed, tne whole South, has
come to the support and encourage
ment of grand opera in this section,”
Mr. Gerber said Tuesday. "You know
i. was at first believed impossible that
the experiment of « grand opera sea
son by the great company would be
a success outside of New York. We
certainly know better now, and the
Atlanta season is a delightful and
prosperous reality with us.”
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Eating Fried Heart
.
Of Pet Dog Kills Man
CHICAGO, N{a‘;:(-l; ;1 A coroner's
jury found that Fred Voetel died from
eating the fried heart of his pet dog,
which he killed.
NEW ZEALAND’'S FRUIT MERE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Mareh 31.—Six
hundred cases of famous Nelson péfches
and pears, the first trial shipment of
fresh fruits from New Zealand, have
reached here on the steamer Aorangi.
The peaches were condemned because of
a moth, ¢f a species unknown here,
found among them. 'The pears are ex
ceptionally fime and are meeting with a
reagy sale.
KING WILL VISIT FAIR.
SOFIA, March 3L -—'Two announce
ments have heen made concerning the
apgmuhlng visits of the King and
Queen to the United States. The date
of the sailing of Queen Rleanora has
heen set for May 21, and it is an
nounced officially that King Ferdinand
_'Hlm \";flt the great San Francisce fair
in .
WILLS DOG $1,200 A YEAR.
BOSTON, March 31 --Ignoring four
cqusins, John C, Crafts provided in his
will that Mlflrt dug Pete receive an in
come of $1,200 a f"" .
The cousins will make a contest, g
| EARERS LINE UP
FOR Bl aThUGGLE
WASHINGTON, March 31.—Con
gressional leaders of the Administra
tion's fight to repeal the tolls clause
of the Panama Camal act who called
at the White House this forenoon told
President Wilson that the success of
the Sims bill was assured in the
House, and when the vote is taken
there it will have a substantial ma
jority for the measure,
Even ameong the Representatives
who have opposed the repeal it was
generaily conceded that the Adminis
tration would win. They declared,
however, that the claims of the bill's
adveoecates that it would have a ma
jerity of from 50 to 75 were greatly
exaggerated.
The heaviest artillery of the House
was wheeled inte pasition for the
final struggle on the repeal measure,
which has precipitated one of the
mest vigerous legisiative battles ever
waged in Congress.
Resu't to Affect Senate.
The repeal party, led by President
Wilsen and Representative Adam
son, of Georgia; Henry and Palmer,
and the “antis,” cheered on by Speak
er Clark, Majority Leader Underwood,
Republican Leader Mann, Progressive
Leader Murdock and Representatives:
Poremus, Kitchin and Fitzgerald,
have pressed the issue with all their
resources.
The main guestion was whether
the majority for repeal would be less
or greater than the vote by which the
rule limiting debate was cavried.
Gain or loss by either faction im the
House, it was declared, would affect
the result in the Senate.
Minerity Leader Mann had reserved
his speech against the repeal for to
day. Representative Sherley, of Ken
tucky, favoring the repeal, and Rep
resentative Covington, of Maryland,
close in the confidence of the Presi
dent, also waited for the final day of
debate to present their cause.
Representative Kent, of California,
‘the only Independent in the House,
was primed for. his anti-free tolls
argument.
Clark Guards Speech.
Speaker Clark was assigned to
make the final assault on the repeal,
and the e¢losing hour of the debate
was set aside for the most important
speech of the Speaker's political ca
reer. The galleries filled early, and
the visitors sat patiently waiting for
this, the big feature of the debate.
INJURED IN WRECK.
CHESTER, S. C.,, March 30.--Frank
Pursley, of Abbeville, fireman, and two
negro brakemen, who were injured in
the collision Saturday between two Sea
beard Air Line freight trains near
Comer, Ga., and who were brought te
the hespital in Chester, are in a serious
condition, but all will recover. Furs
ley had a badly fractured leg and re
¢eived injuries in the face.
SWALLOWS OWN WATCH.
BEAVER FALLS, PA., March 30.—
On a wager of $lO, George Konter
line downed twelve beers and thea
swallowed his wateh, holding the
chain between his teeth,
When he jiggled his chain, the
watch could be heard splashing
about,
HUERTA AFTER AVIATOR.
MOBILE, March 30.—T. T. Maroney
made two flights in a new Curtis model
hydre-aeroplane over the Mississippi
Sound at Gulfpert yesterday.
Maroney is said to be diekering with
a*enu of the Huerta government. He
admitted his machine would be shipped
to Vera Cruz from here.
EIGHT MEN SCALDED. :
BOSTON, March 30.—Bight men
.were badly scalded teo-day when a
glant vat coeataining hot cocoa ex~
ploded in the Massachusetts Choco
late Kactory. :
Scores of mployees, many of them
young women, were thrown inte a
panie,
WANTS TO CROSS ATLANTIC.
BERLIN, March 30.—Melli Reese,
widely known as a daring aviater
and the only woman aeroplane pilot
in Germany, is now superintending
the construction of a hydro-aeroplane
with which. she propeses to make a
flight acress the Atlantic.
WEDDED UNDER TREES.
JACKSON, March 28.—With ferest
oaks for a bridal altar, Miss Bridget
Carroll and Peet Sherlock, members
of a gypsy band who are camped near
Jackson, were married Friday morn-
Ing. Father Q. N. Jacksen, of Ate
lanta, offieiated.
Great preparations had heen made
for the wedding. The wedding cake
weighed 50 pounds, having been baked
in Atlanta,
AWAITS DEATH FOR ARREST.
. HOUSTON, TEXAS, March 28 —A
Les Angeles probation officer is wait
'lng heve for a woman to die befure
arresting her sister on a charge of
Jorgery,
