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THE ELLIJAY CO
VOL XXVII
DIAZ HAS BROKEN
ALL ID BONDS
DEPOSED PRESIDENT WOULD NOT
RETURN TO MEXICO IF HE
COULD.
HE WILL RESIDE IN SPAIN
Diaz Wouid Return to Mexico Only if
Foreign Power In^ided
Country.
Santander, Spain.—The steamer
Ypiranga, with Gen. Porfirio Diaz, ex¬
president of Mexico, aboard, sailed for
Plymouth. Several tugs flying the
Mexican colors and crowded with
cheering people, escorted the steamer
for several miles. General Diaz bald
the friendly demonstrations at Spanish
ports had comforted him greatly in
his bitter exile.
On the voyage from Gijon to San¬
tander, General Diaz consented to
talk. Asked if he intended to take
up his residence in Spain, he said:
, “It is quite possible that after a
few months’ rest I shal turn my steps
to the peninsula. I speak only Span¬
ish, and 1 am too old to begin the
study of foreign languages. However,
nothing has yet been decided. I shall
make up my mind in Paris, where l
go direct from Havre."
Although reluctant to talk of Mex¬
ico, General Diaz Anally made this
statement;
“I abandoned power when I became
oonvinced that nothing but war, last¬
ing at least a year, would put down
the Revolution. I wished to prevent
the spilling of the blood of the chil¬
dren of my country in the fratricidal
struggle, and, above all, to avoid the
possibility of an international conflict
or even representations from foreign
powers. 1 wished to avoid the weaken¬
ing of the national credit and the dis¬
satisfaction of foreigners living in
Mexico, who have contributed greatly
to the prosperity of the nation, and
who merited the consideration of my
oountry by their work.
“I have broken all the bonds which
held me to Mexico, and even if I were
asked 1 would not ijeturn to take part
in the politics of the country. Only
some international difficulty necessi¬
tating a supreme effort on the part of
all Mexicans in a -close union r ouiu
my decision.. I.ih it
Uch an eventarose nothing could stop
me from goiaf to the end of my life
as in the final years of my manhood,
rifle in hand.”
THREE AVI ATORS A RE KILLED
Tragedy Marks Beginning of European
Circuit Aeroplane Race.
Paris.—Fifty aeroplanists took wing
from the aviation field at Vincennes
on the first stage of the European
circuit race, which calls for a flight
to London and return, with stops at
various places going and returning.
Three of the aviators were killed and
at least one gravely hurt.
Captain Princetau, whose motors ex¬
ploded in midair, flooding him with
gasoline, and burning him to death.
M. Lemartin, who dashed against a
tree, the motor of his aeroplane crush¬
ing his head.
Lendron was killed near Chateau
Thierry. Benzine in the reservoir ex¬
ploded, and the aviator was burned to
death and the machine consumed.
Of the fifty aviators who started in
the race, thirty-eight were d$vilians
and twelve officers assigned for mili¬
tary duty. Hung up for the competi¬
tors are prizes amounting to $94,00.
CAROLINA CONVICTS KILLED
Four Men Killed and 26 Injured in
Collapse of Bullpen.
YVaynesville, N. C.—Four convicts
were killed, twelve seriously injured
and fourteen convicts and three
guards slightly injured in the collapse
Of a bullpen near Waterville, N. C.,
in the heart of the smokies, the only
remaining mountain pass to the east.
The convicts were all negroes, the
property of the state of North Caro¬
lina, and were being worked in con¬
nection with the construction work of
the Transcontinental railroad.
A The fact that every convict was
burdened with ball and chain render¬
ed the victims helpless
Detectives Indicted for Kidnaping.
Indianapolis. — Detective W. J.
Burns and James liossick, a city de¬
tective of Los Angeles, Cal., were in¬
dicted on charges of kidnaping John
J. McNamara, secretary of the inter¬
national Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, from this
city, and McNamara was indicted on
charges of conspiracy to dynamite by
the grand Jury. In all the grand jury
relumed a total of eight indictments.
Three of the indictments are against
McNamara, who is in jail iu Los An¬
geles.
“Trust Busting’' Cost $845,140.
Washington.-—"Trust busting" cost
the government $845,140 in disburse¬
ments to special assistants to the at¬
torney genet a I and to district attor¬
neys between March 5, 1909, and May
J1, 1911, according to a report whicti
the department ot Justice has trans¬
mitted to Cbaiiiuan H<*jI 1 of the house
committee oh expenditures lu that de¬
partment. The largest individual ills
buisemetn was to Henry L gtimson,
ta present secretary of war, who re¬
ceived $ 83,320 for his services in Um*
sugar fraud prostcutiou.
WHERE?
CHARGE ANENI VOUCHER
SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE
CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE
IN CONTROVERSY.
No Explanation as to Where It Came
From Forthcoming—Secretary’s
Explanation.
Washington.—Intimation of ‘‘doctor¬
ing’’ the now famous Day portrait
voucher, a consequent lively colloquy
between Secretary Knox and Chair¬
man Hamlin of the house investigat¬
ing committee, and testimony of Dis¬
bursing Officer Morrison's white mes¬
senger that he found the voucher on
the floor near Morrison's desk after
the archives had been ineffectually
ransacked, featured the state depart¬
ment investigation.
Correspondence between Secretary
Root and Consul General Michael at
Calcutta indicated that the mysteri¬
ous difference between the amount of
the voucher and the actual amount
paid to the portrait painter was ap¬
plied to emergency accounts, probably
Chinese matters according to Mr. Mi¬
chael. The exchange between Mr.
Knox and Mr. Hamlin blew over very
quickly. Mr. Morrison probably will
<trr it'Cijtiled to ex^aln Low u,c Vouch¬
er happened to be ambng the "crum¬
pled envelopes" near his waste bas¬
ket at the close of the day’s work
long after the search for the docu¬
ment had been on.
The secretary explained apparently
to the satisfaction of the committee
the payment of $5,000 to Frederick
Hale, son of former Senator Eugene
Hale of Maine, for services in connec¬
tion with the Canadian boundary nego¬
tiations. Mr. Knox produced the sec¬
tions of the treaty of 1908, which au¬
thorized negotiations with Canada to
establish the line through Passama
quoddy bay. Mr. Hale was employed
for this work, performed his duties
to the satisfaction of Secretary Root,
and Secretary Knox approved his bill
of $5,000 a few weeks after coming
into control of the state department.
As to the voucher signed by Albert
Rosenthal, the portrait painter, calling
for $2,450, of which sum Rosenthal got
but $850. Mr. Knox could give no new
facts.
75 Cents a Day for Convicts.
Montgomery.—In a decision by the
court of appeals and sustained by the
supreme court that section of the
mode which authorizes convicts to
be hired out at 40 cents a day is un¬
constitutional, owing to the fact that
the subject matter of the fact is not
clearly expressed in the title. An al¬
leged liquor dealer of Troy, Ala., who
was sentenced to work on the roads,
appealed the case on the ground that
his wage per day should he 75 cents
rather than 40 cents, and his conten¬
tion was held to be good.
Grasshoppers Attack Cotton.
New Orleans.—According to a prom¬
inent cotton planter, who has just re¬
turned here after a two weeks* trip
through various parts of the cotton
belt, grasshoppers in large quantities
are beginning to attack the cotton
crop in sections of Louisiana and Mis¬
sissippi.
‘Castro Closely Watched.
Cipriano Castro, former president
of Venezuela, now said to be plan¬
ning to return himself to power, will
get no aid from any persons in tie
Uuited States if redoubled vigilance
of the secret agents of the state de¬
partment and the department of jus¬
tice can prevent it. The report of
Castro’s presence at Haiti caused or¬
ders to be issued which will have the
effect of a double guard being set at
New Orleans and other points along
the gulf coast from which a fiibus
tering expedition might find aid.
Handsome Present.
Augusta, Ga—A silver punch set,
valued at $will be presented to
President atid Mrs. W. H. Taft, on the
occasion of their twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary by the chamber of com¬
merce, Augusta Cotton exchange and
board of trade, Merchants' and Manu¬
facturers’ association, city officials of
Augusta and the Bonalr l}otel the waiter com¬
pany The inscription on
will be: "To President and Mrs. Wil¬
liam Howard Taft— 1886— June 19,
f9lt From Friends and Admirers,
Augusta, Georgia.”
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF EU.IJAY AND GILMER COUNTY.
ELLIJAY. GA THURSDAY. JUNE 22 . 1911 .
TO FIGHT DIRECT ELECTIONS
Popular Vote for Senators Will B4
Opposed by All Southern
Congressmen.
Washington.—The action of the sen
ate in adopting the Bristow substitut*
to the resolution for the popular elec
tion of United States senators shift!
the fight over this mooted questioc
back to the house of representatives.
Unless the caucus rule is applies
by the Democrats, it is believed that
the Bristow substitute will be accept
ed by the house, and that the consti
tutional amendment will be submitted
to the states as it passed the senate.
In Its present shape, the proposed
constitutional amendment is obnoxious
to practically all Southern congress¬
men and senators; indeed, its provis¬
ions are viewed with alarm by these
statesmen who believe that its en¬
forcement will nullify the suffrage
laws of the South whereby the venal
and ignorant Negro voters are dis¬
franchised.
If the house accepts the senate
amendment to the resolution it might
be safely predicted that the ratifica¬
tion of the constitutional amendment
will be fought in the legislatures of
the Southern states.
A LAKE-TO-GULF RAILROAD
Railroad? Arc Acting jWith 'Vied^ of
Securing PanaW.a Caival BuainKa:
Chicago.—The New York Central
lines have entered into a traffic agree¬
ment with the Louisville and Nash¬
ville railroad, which practically gives
the former a Lake-to-the-Guif line, ac¬
cording to an article in the Inter
Ocean. The article says:
"With the announcement made last
night by officials of the Chicago, In¬
diana and Southern railroad, that on
July 18 that road would run its first
train from Chicago into Evansville,
Ind., the first step of which may prove
to be a great railroad war, was taken.
With the bringing to a successful con¬
summation the plans of the former
owner and builder of the road, John
R. Walsh, the Chicago banker now in
the Federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kans., the hands of two of the great
railroad powers, the Vanderbilt and
the Harriman interests, were shown
already engaged in a struggle to get
control of the gulf traffic which win
result from the opening of the Pan¬
ama canal. • —
"For, with the opening of the old
Walihi railroad to the Ohio river by
the Vanderbilt interests, which con¬
trol it through their New York Cen¬
tral lines, a traffic agreement has been
entered into with the Louisville and
Nashville railroad which practically
gives the New York Central line a
Chicago-to-the-Gulf line and which also
brings the first actual competition to
the Harriman Great L,akes-to-the-Gult
line, the Illinois Central has ever ex¬
perienced.”
To Probe Postal System.
Washington.—The senate passed the
Bourne resolution authorizing an in¬
vestigation of the postal system of the
United States and to determine what
changes are necessary in the present
methods. The investigation is to be
made by the senate committee on post
offices and postroads, with especial at¬
tention to the possible establishment
of a parcels post.
Lumbermen Were Blacklisted.
Kansas City, Mo.—In an attempt to
show that the Southwestern Lumber¬
man’s association had a so-called “cus¬
tomers’ list,” which it sent to all the
members with the purpose of black¬
listing wholesalers and manufacturers,
the state called Henry A. Gorsuch, in
its suit to oust the so-called trust
from the state. Mr. Gorsuch admit¬
ted that here was such a list, but said
it was merely a business guide for
members. He said he did not recall
ever sending out lists blacklisting
wholesalers.
Swamp Drainage Will Be Taught,
Memphis.—The Southern farmer is
to be shown how, by reversing meth
ods, he can can profit to a like ex¬
tent as the farmer of the West in re
claiming abandoned land. If ,:he arid
lands of the Western states can be
made fertile through irrigation, the
swamp lands of the South may like
wise be made productive by drain
age, it is contended by experts of the
department of agriculture, and to dem
ouetrate this a "reclamation special'
will start from Chicago for a tour ft
the South.
MANY FEATURES
FI
DR. BRADFORD KNAPP- IS ENTHU¬
SIASTIC OVER PROSPECTS OF
CORN EXHIBITION. ,
BOYS' CLUBS ARE INVITED
All Boys’ Corn Clubs in Georgia Will
Be Invited to Atlanta
This Fall.
—Atlanta.
Bradford Knapp, head of the farm
demonstration bureau of the United
States department of agriculture, who
was In the city, is extremely enthusi¬
astic over the prospects for the suo
seas of the sotuheastern corn show,
which is to be held in November.
While here Mr. Knapp offered a num¬
ber of suggestions, which are highly
thought of by the com show commit¬
tee of the local chamber of com¬
merce.
Following Mr. Knapp’s sugges¬
tions, the corn show committee will, in
all probability, arrange to have excur¬
sions run into Atlanta from all sections
of Georgia and adjoining states for the
purpose of bringing here the members
of the various boys’ corn clubs in this
section. There are In Georgia alone
ninety-two of these corn clubs, with
more than five thousand members en¬
rolled.
II is also being planned to have the
members of the boys’ corn clubs take
part in a monster parade, of which
they will be the main feature. Each
club, according to present plans, w}U
carry banners and streamers, not only
seting out the name and location of
the organization, but showing the rec¬
ords made by each club. That this
would undoubtedly greatly stimulate
interest in these clubs throughout the
satire southeast is the concensus of
opinion of those who have the matter
in charge.
Another suggestion of Mr. Knapp of
which the corn showycommlttee thinks
highly is a series of floats showing
the progress that has tbeen made in ag¬
ricultural implements: in the last 25
years and the corresponding improve¬
ments in the crops. To do this, it is
|gden witn
irtcfe jftf> fa years
tea i
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Improved sub-soilers, cultivators and
the like.
On a third float it is planned to show
cotton growing which will produce less
than one-third of a bale per acre un¬
der the old-time methods of cultiva¬
tion, while on another wil lbe
th^ prize-winning brands of today with
their yields of more than a bale per
acre.
The corn show committee of the
chamber is going rapidly ahead with
its work, planning to make the show
this fall the most momentous event of
its kind the South has ever seen.
219 Convicts Escaped.
In the future wardens in Georgia
will be held personally responsible for
sscapes from convict camps, and, if
satisfactory explanations cannot be
made to the prison commission, they
are sure to lose their jobs. Statistics
just compiled show that 219 convicts,
cot including misdemeanors, escaped
[or the lib twelve^ months endnig May 31,
and of these are still at liberty.
Amazed by these figures. Chairman
Davison has written a sharp letter
to wardens in all the camps in the
state warning them that a strict ac
sounting will be made in the future.
Burwell Quits Speaker's Race.
William H. Burwell of Hancock
;ounty has retired from the race for
speaker of the next house, leaving the
field to John M. Holder of Jackson,
who will probably be elected without
opposition.
In announcing his retirement, Mr.
Burwell gave no reasons, but it is pre¬
sumed that he conceded Mr. Holder’s
claim of enough votes pledged to
sleet.
There has been some talk of H. W.
Hopkins of Thomas as a candidate for
sver, that the locust has really made
of his candidacy recently, it is pre¬
sumed he will not allow his name pre¬
sented. This would mean, of course,
Mr. Holder unanimously.
With Mr. Burweli’s retirement, the
organization of both branches of the
isembly will be quickly effected when
Lt convenes June 22. John M. Slaton's
election to the presidency of the sen¬
ate has been conceded for some time.
Mr. BurweB has long been one of
Use leaders for Governor Smith’s poli¬
ces in the house and senatd, and it is
presumed he will be floor leader for
the governor’s measures this year.
Obear Assistant Adjutant General.
in addition to being reappointed
quartermaster general of the National
Guard of Georgia, when Gov. Hoke
Smith goes into office, Gen. W. G.
Obear will be named assistant adju
Warrenton.—At a mass meeting ot
the citizens of Warrenton and Warren
county held in the court house at War
lentou strong resolutions were adopt¬
ed condemn.ng the action of the au¬
thorities at Augusta for their alleged
tanure to^enioi'ue tne prohibition law.
Athens.—Juuge Duanes ti. isrand o.
the western circuit is a cauthaaie 101
governor of Georgia m the event tau.
Hon, Hoke tnuiu is t.aeteu to
United States ssnati aau t.e place ..
Ibo be filled by anoii.e. eitu..—
LS a poShield tU. u ct Lj-v.. 0 .u i>ci.
Wbi/th Is being ducusacu.
tant general. Tho Intention of Gov¬
ernor Smith to appoint Gen. Clement
A. Evans adjutant general, and the
general's agreement to acceptance of
the appointment, have already been
published. It is doubtful whether any
additional emolument will attach to
the new position which General Obear
will hold.
13-Year Lccusts Appear.
The 13-year locust has apeared In
north Georgia, and is expected to scat¬
ter throughout Louisiana this summer.
Twigs, punctured by the locust, in
laying eggs, have been received by
the state entomologist, E. Lee Wor¬
sham.
This locust lies in the ground for
13 years in an adolescent stage, Lien
bobs cut and proceeds to spread havoc
among trees. It molests no other
plants, but where locusts are thick
they do much damage to trees, par¬
ticularly fruit trees. They do this
injury by boring into the bark to lay
eggs.
Entomologists are able to predict
with accuracy the time when these
locusts will appear, and it has been
known that this was the season for
the 13-year locust' to appear in Geor¬
gia. The twigs sent to the state ento¬
mologist are the first evidence, how¬
ever, that the locust has realy made
its appearance in Georgia. It will be
confined to a limited area in the north¬
ern part of the state.
This locust, or cicada, as entomolo¬
gists prefer to cail it, is of the same
family as the “July fly."
General Evans III.
Gen. Clement A. Evans, member of
the prison commission and one of the
most beloved of the surviving Confed¬
erate general, is very ill at his resi¬
dence, 167 Capitol avenue, suffering
from an attack of muscular rheuma¬
tism.
While General Evans has been ill
for a long time, his condition has been
worse during the past few days, rie
has never recovered from an attack
of grip, from whicn he suffered in 1909,
and has been in poor health ever
since. v
,
General Evans was recently tender¬
ed the place of adjutant general by
Governor-elect Hoke Smith, to succeed
Adjutant General Scott, and he accept¬
ed the place. His place on the prison
commission, it has been announced,
will be filled by Judge T. E. Patter¬
son. Wants Increased Tax Return: i
Comptroller Wright believes corpo¬
rations., in this state should show as
gre ease in tax returns this
as showed over the
yeti he Httie satisttel
} 'oi! *Last- cOTpouihiJns'
shov
creases $67,009,000 over 190$,
as the ro: ad s all had good business
last year, and most of them have (made
big improvements, the comptroller is
unable to see why similar gains should
not mark 1911.
To date not a single return of any
of the big roads have proven accepta¬
ble. Some of them have cut down
their returns, while others have made
such slight increases that Colonel
Wright has refused point-blank to ac¬
cept them.
Moultrie.—Judge T. H. Parker, ordi¬
nary of this county, in addition to be¬
ing a good lawyer and expert politi¬
cian, is some farmer. Early last fall
he decided he would experiment in
preserving the roots of his cotton by
throwing a layer of sand upon them,
and when dangey of killing frosts had
passed this spring breaking the dirt
away. The result has been that he
will reap a rich harvest and prove
that the experiment is & decided suc¬
cess. He was exhibiting a stalk ot
this cotton to a gathering of farmers,
and it clearly show's where the oi3
stalk died last fall, around this dead
portion sprouts to the number of six
apearing with an exceedingly healthy
growth. The plant has ninety-six well
developed bolls, squares and blooms,
and doubtless had it been left to grow
and mature would have added a great
deal more fruit.
Cordele.—Among Improvements other industries
and for Cordele and
Crisp county that are being enthusi¬
astically agitated by the Cordele
chamber of commerce is the building
of a modern flour mill through the or¬
ganization of a stock company to be
composed of local farmers and busi¬
ness men. At their regular meeting
held at the court house it was shown
by statistics that 6,000 bushels ot
wheat had been produced by Crisp
county farmers this spring.
Dublin.—Ed L. Wade of Montrosa
made this year 2,000 bushels of oats
on 20 acres of laud, or an average of
100 bushels per acre. Mr. Wade is
one of the best farmers in the county.
He believes in deep fall plowing, high
fertilization, well selected seed and
quick cultivation. He never makes a
crop failure. The crops of Laurens
county are unusually good, although
good crops are always made in this
county. Corn and cotton are both
lookicg fine. John Black, who farms
on the Burch place, has 25 acres of
cotton nearly three feet high on an
average.
Greensboro.—There is talk of an¬
other railroad for Greensboro. The
Madison Madisonian of this week
says: “Hon. W. D. Branan is getting
the rights of way so that the Bost
wick railroad can be extended through
Monroe to the Seaboard Air Line rail¬
way on the North and to Greensboro,
White Plains and Sparta on the south.
This will make a railroad seventy
miles long and make a through line
.-onr. Atlanta to Augusta, having con
aezt.cns with the S. A. L. both into
a and into Augusta." By refer
ace j t.e map it can he seen that
. i o:.d is quite- teas&lst
CLEAR MAJORITY
FI
CHAIRMAN PENROSE FORCES THE
BILL TO SECOND READING AND
EARLY PASSAGE EXPECTED.
\
NO AMENDMENTS TO BILL
In Formal Statement Penrose Claims
Sixty Votes in Favor of the
Canadian Pact.
-
Washington. The determination of
ttm senate finance committee to push
through the Canadian reciprocity bill
with all possible speed and the confi¬
dence of the senate leaders that there
is a clear majority in favor of the
bill without amendments, was made
plain when Chairman Penrose of the
committee forced the bill into its sec¬
ond reading before the senate, and
announced its probably early passage.
Consideration of the measure was
brief. Before the senate assembled
Senator Penrose had given out a for¬
mal statement claiming sixty votes in
favor of the bill.
Chairman Penrose said he believed
no speeches would be ready before
next week. He had found, he said,
that few friends of the bill cared to
speak of it, but preferred to vote as
quickly as possible.
The second reading of the measure
brought it officially before the senate
for amendment and Senator Root’s
amendment was offered, but as Sena¬
tor Root was not prepared to speak
upon it, no attempt was made to vote.
RAILROADS WILL EXHIBIT
Southern Railway and Allied Lines
Will Exhibit at American Land
and Irrigation Exposition.
Washington, D. C.—In accordance
with their policy of attracting the at¬
tention of the outside world to the
manifold advantages of the South, the
Southern railway and allied lines have
aranrged to make a comprehensive ex¬
hibit at the American Land and Irri¬
gation exposition to be held in Madi¬
son Square Garden, New York City,
November material 3 to M2.
The used in making this
_exUjbit vjB JbeMrawn by®fi« Southern from the ter
tory berv'eif railway!
the Mobile and!Ohio Soilthern raiirad, the £la
jiama Great railroad, the Cin¬
cinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pa
eifi railway and the Georgia, Southern
and Florida railway.
Invitation | is extended to farmers
throughout the South to make indi¬
vidual exhibits and compete for the
attractive prizes to be offered, which
include a $1,000 cup for the best short
staple cotton, $500 in gold - for the
best twenty-five boxes of apples, $1,000
cup for the best thirty ears of corn
and $1,000 prizes for alfalfa, potatoes,
wheat and oats.
In an effort to enlist the aid of the
farmers of the South in thus advertis¬
ing their section to the world, the
Southern Railway through its land and
industrial department is sending out a
circular to th efarmers, giving details
of the prizes to be offered and how
to procure space for making exhibits.
Any farmer interested who will ad¬
dress M. V. Richards, land and indus¬
trial agent, Washington, D. C., will be
'Horded every possible aid.
The Southern railway and allied
lines are making this exhibit for the
purpose of attracting desjrable settlers
to the territory which they serve.
They’have made such exhibits at mjm
erous fairs and expositions throughout
the North and West in the past, and
have found this one of tne most ef¬
fective ways of advertising the South.
Cater to Women’s Vanity.
Greeley, Col.—The management ot
the street car system here contem¬
plates the establishment of a novel
method to prevent women from alight¬
ing from street cars backward. Mir¬
rors will be placed on each car plat¬
form in such a manner as to make
it necessary for one looking in them
to face the front of the car. It is
believed that the natural tendency ot
the fair sex to look at themselves in
mirrors will bring about the desired
results.
Americans Will Lose Millions.
Chihuahua, Mexico.—Reforms imme¬
diately affecting millions ot' dollars
worth of American property in Mexico
were announced. Governor Gonzales
said under the new regime foreign
concessions which might be consider¬
ed monopolies would not be extended
or renewed and every legal effore
would be made to restrict foreign mom
opolies. Chihuahua is one of the rich
est states in minerals and timber and
is practically controlled by Americans,
British and German interests. The
Americans are the largest holders.
Chamizal Zone Case Decision.
El Paso, Texas.—The international
arbitration court, wnieh has been sit¬
ting in the so-cailed Chamizal zone
case in El Paso to decide ownership
of seven million dollars’ worth ot
property in the souinern- part of El
Paso, rendered its decision, which is
a compromise. The decision gives
Mexico part of the land in question
and El Paso part of it. Both the Unit
ed States and Mexico dissent. Tne
Chamizal case has been in conten
tion between the two governments foi
more- than a dozen years.
N<>. 1857 .
0MUQOm
rby WILBUR D. NLTBIT
Deadly Parallel
m
Four months ago
When blizzards blew
And Ice and snow
Made mock of you.
When cold winds hfcwled
And skies were gray
You growled and growled
By night and day.
“Confound the cold!"
You muttered. “I’m
Sick of this old
Wild wintertime.
With icy street
And pipes that freeze—
O, for the heat!
Send summer, please!”
Oi’4!
Your nose was blue.
So was your look;
The teeth of you
With coldness shook—
You shoveled coal
And stirred the fire;
Warmth the goal ‘
was
Of your desire.
You could not see
A cheerful gleam
In snow-wreathed tree
Or ice-locked stream;
You sat and sighed;
“Turn summer on!
Joy Is untied
When winter ’s gone.’
But yesterday
You puffed and fumed,
Though down the way
The lilacs bloomed.
On eveilkhanM^.*
4km
And prayed furrrost
“This awful heat!”
You wealtly gasped
To all you'd meet
In tones that rasped.
You sought the shade
And sat there, grum.
And asked what made
The hot wave come.
Your face was red.
Your shirt a rag,
You mopped your head
And let It sag,
And wished it were
Four months ago.
The air ablur
With scudding snow.
7 " You did
not rare ?
A single hang
For meadow fair.
For birds that sang—
O, when you're cold i 1
Or when you’re hot
You sit and scold i
For what you’ve not. \
At the Convention.
"Bill,” said the first delegate, “it’s
a great thing to be sent to a convert
tion.”
“It is," assented Bill. “Let’s go in
to this place. It’s one we haven’1
struck before.”
After they had ordered something
cool and fizzy the first delegate harkec
back to the importance of their duties
“Bill,” he said, “do you know that
we are making history?"
“Say,” exclaimed the second dele¬
gate, with a hurried glance about him
“you don't suppose anybody's going tc
write up our little excursions, do you?"
Real Tragedy. " I
“Don’t you call me a freak any
more,” said the fat lady in the mu
seum.
“No?” asked the tatooed man. 4: "i
“No. Don’t you call me a freak
again or I’ll sit down on you when
you ain’t looking. I'm a tragedienne,
that's what 1 am.”
“Tragedienne? That’s the limit
What tragedy do you star in?”
“Don’t you cal? it a tragedy when
a woman knows that If she only h
enough money not to have to go on e
hibltion she would be called plum
Instead cf fat?”
Such a Mistake.
The war correspondent in Nagasa'
has sent his Jap servant to the stor
for some supplies. The man has been
delayed, so the correspondent tele¬
phones.
“Hilo," he says to the clerk, who
is an American. “Is Takachua Bite
down there?”
“No, sir,” is the reply. “But we
have sixteen other kinds of breakfast
food.”
Clearing Himself.
“Henry,” said Mrs. Penhecker.
“What is the meaning of this empty
glass on the table? Is it possible that
you have acquired the habit of taking
a sly nip while you are reading?”
“O. no, my angel,” explained Mr.
Penhecker. “I was perusing a volume
of poems entitled: ’Golden Memories,'
and merely put the glass there as
sort of help to my understanding.”