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Newspaper Page Text1 - y- - •- s - x -nnr-'. . _ * '/: k - »j • • ; "'?*-F' ■ . • \ ’■• " • ■* • ' - ; r y 7 pt £km i-WccMjj 3o wnal VOL. X. MEXICO IS HI PEACE ! INSURGENT LEADER i ACCEPTSARMISTICE, General Madero Agrees to Terms of President Diaz andl All Fighting Is Ended at Present (By Audits! Pr*M.) KL PASO. Th., May B—General Ma dero. leader of the Mexican Insurrecto forces, has accepted the offer of armistice I advanced by the Mexican federal govern-* meat, and fighting will cease immediate-1 Jy WASHINGTON. May ».—Official con firmation of the intention of President Dies to retire was received today by Senor Zamacona. the Mexican ambas- ■ sador. in the following delayed dis- ( patch from foreign minister De La Bar ( ra. dated last night: "Tonight or tomorrow a declaration of ' General Dias will be published in which > he addressee the nation, explaining the actual political condition of the coun- j try and the efforts made by the gov ernment to re-establish peace. The . president states therein the reasons which prompted him to refuse the de mands of the Insurrectos to resign con jointly with tho vice president. These reasons are based on considerations having in view the welfare of the na- . tlon and the dignity of the government. ' "General Dias further affirms his will to retire from power as soon as he is convinced that there is no fear of tho country being plunged into an- ) archy by his act. He finished by mat- ] ing an earnest appeal to the whole na tion to help toward the restoration of ( peace. This manifesto is inspired by , the highest sentiment of patriotism and . sincerity. A distinct feeling of optimism re- ] garding the Mexican situation pervades administration circles today. The fact ( that Dias himself is to be the judge as , to when peace has been established and ; anarchy impossible, tn the opinion of of- 1 flcpls here, offers no stumbling block. The principal for which the revolution ists have contended was embodied in the action of the venerable president in 1 committing himself to resign. The date of retirement is regarded as of com paratively little importance. Redden taos Ciudad Juarez, the Mexl- ( can city across the Kio Grande, awoke today to find they had been spared a bat tle which might have developed a deadly conflict that would stand out sharply in the history of the Mexican revolution. Creeping along in the thick of darkness I made worse by rain, the insurrecto army, supposedly on its way south, because ff feared American intervention If k at tacked Juarex. was about to deliver a telling blow at that federal stronghold last night when an Associated Press dis patch from Mexico City stating that ( President Diax had announced his Inten tion to resign was carried to the front. , The dispatch quickly changed the sit uation from one of gravity to hlliarity. Today members of the Madero family are sending messages to President Dlax , telling him what a fine man they think he is and how he has saved his country. Negotiations have been begun for an other arm-soce with General Navarro, as well as a resumption of the peace con- Terence which adjourned on Saturday, fnanlmoui opinion of representatives of 1 the warring factions is that complete tranquility for Mexico now is in sight. Arrangements for the extension of the ■ armistice to cover the entire country are expected to be made today. Peace nego- ' nations will be hastened and no one ex pects any difficulty as government con cessions on points other than the Dias I question have been well known and ac ceptable for some time ' Facts of the secretly planned attack on < Juarex became known today. Francisco I. Madero. Jr., the leader of the revo- 1 tutted. had announced his intention of 1 marching his forces southward and a ban- ; doning the attack on Juarex for fear of « international complications. His military* ■ leaders had accepted the decision with , resignation. They gathered secretly, i however, and agreed on a plan < f at- ; tack notwithstanding their chief a or- , ders. . „ . It was arranged that General Madero j would be persuaded to leave camp first ( and proceed to Dauche, 11 miles away. ; With their chief out of reach, they were ( to have pursued the attack with all the force which has been pent up in them ; since the various armistices began. ( Celonel Garibaldi and his detachment ( had begun to move slowly In the early ( evening in one direction, while Colonels ( Villa and Blanco had set out on an en tirely different route, supposedly scat- 1 tering for various parts of Chihuahua ( and Sonora. i The Insurrectos under cover of dark- ( new instead crept back toward the fed- 5 eral outposts and lay in a position to ( open fire simultaneously at night. Not , a light was kindled and movements of J the advance guard were slow and noise- ( less. It was an unusually thick night and rain fell almost continuously. The advance guard of one of the reb el detachments which moved southward ' fired a farewell salute into the federal j trenches and the federals returned the compliment. The federals under Gener al Navarro were on the lookout, but did not expect an attack. The news that President Diax had submitted to the rebels’ demand by announcing his Intention to resign came two hours before the time for an at tack. and the Insurrectos turned back to their camping grounds, where they today . are celebrating what they believe to be the triumph of the revolution. Today the same cottonwood grove 1 through which insurrecto scouts crept last night In the secret advance on Juarex will be the scene of a resump- ’ tion of peace negotiations between the i rebels and the federal government, broken off after a single day’s confer ence because the latter had not an swered the principal demand of the rev olutionists. Insurrecto leaders read today the dis patches from Mexico City in connection with President Diaz’s manifesto criticis ing them for including the Diaz question in their demands after a secret agree ment bad been reached that it would not be an issue in the negotiations. The rebel leaders admitted that such sn underetandtnK once had existed, but when rebels fr-»m all parts of the re public gathered here to discuss peace they found it impracticable to sidestep ihe question entirely WEARS DOLLIVER’S TOGaJ 9 ® <. BWfWV WBr Wg ?. SENATOR WILLIAM S. KENYON. Senator Kenyon is the newest addition to the senate and next to Luke Lea, the youngest. He comes from lowa and has been connected with the United States department of justice tn several anti trust cases which he prosecuted. ECOWMIC SKIER TO DISCUSS DECIPfIOCITV Will Hold Special Meeting at Which Pres. Taft Is to Be z Leading Speaker (By AMociated Frau.) CHICAGb, May A—The Western Eco nomic society, which includes in its membership prominent economists, bank ers. business and professional men in Chicago has practically completed ar rangements for a meeting here on June 3 to discuss Canadian reciprocity. President Taft it was announced last night will be one of the speakers. "The Western Economic society was or ganized as a forum for the discussion of public questions,'' said Prof. Leon C. Marshall, of the University of Chicago, secretary of the society. "The society is neither for nor against reciprocrty, but is simply striving to bring about the consideration of the sub ject In all its phases, by its leading ad vocates and opponents. •They will include men in public, pro fessional and business life who are known throughout the nation. We hope to make it a memorable event.’’ PRIZES ARE AWARDED IN SCHOOL CONTEST Interesting Program Was Can ried Out at Fifth District Meeting COVINGTON, Ga., May B.—The third annual convention of the Fifth District High School association closed its ex ercises here Saturday afternoon. This is tiee first time that Covington has ever had as many delegates to any meeting held here. About 200 delegates were placed in homes, besides many vis itors that came. The following schools contested for the .honors in music, recitation, essay writing, oratory, spelling and athlet ics: A. and M.. Monroe, Monroe High school. Social Circle, • Jonesboro, Pal metto. Douglassville, Covington, Con yers, Mansfield and Newborn. In music Miss Leonora Dunn, Social Circle, won first, and Miss Bernice Cook, of Cov ington, second. Recitations, first, Miss Mardel Taylor, Covington; second. Miss Janie Watkins, Palmetto. Essay writ ing. first, girls. Miss Willie Nash, of Lithonia: second. Miss Lucille Stansell, of Conyqrs; boys, first, Leonard Sain, of Covington; second, Louis Radford, of Monroe; oratory, first, Louis Radford. Monroe; second, Dan Upshaw, of Coving ton. Spelling, first. Miss Gface Reid, Palmetto; second, Miss Pauline Wright, of Covington. Athletics, 100-yard dash, first, Paul Fife Jonesboro; second Ed win Johnson. Palmetto; 220-yard dash, first, Paul i*ife, Jonesboro; second. Rus sell Shepherd, Mansfield. 110-yard hur dle, first, Mell Aycock, Monroe; second, David Butler, Covington. Putting Im pound shot, first, Fletcher Hill, Coving ton; second, Edwin Johnson, Palmetto. High jump, first, A. J. Blake, Mansfield; second. Moody Summers. Conyera Broad jump, first. Moody Summers, Conyers; second, Paul Fife, Jonesbzoro. 440-yard dash, first, W. D. Sims!, Palmetto; sec ond, Hoyt Starr. Mansfield. Relay race, first, Mansfield; second. Palmetto; third, Covington. At tho business meeting Prof. J. C. Upshaw, superintendent of the Coving ton schools, who organized the associa tion three years ago, and has been the only president, was again tendered the highest office. Supt. H. B. Robertson, of Newborn, was elected vice president and Supt. W. E. Dendy, of Monroe, sec retary and treasurer. R. O. Powe’.l, of Conyers, and W. M. Rainey were elected members of the executive committee. Friday night broke all records for crowds in the history of Covington in the auditorium, more than 1,000 people being present, and many could not obtain trance in the spacious hall. The next meeting will be held in Jonesboro. BOARD OF TRADE~ FORMED AT CALHOUN CALHOUN. Ga.. May B—The citizens of Calhoun held a mass meeting at the court house recently and organized a board of trade. T. A. Hopper was elected president; J. A. Strain, vice president; H. J. Ross, secretary, and A. B. David, treasurer. Many able speeches were made and much good anticipated from this source. The last census shows that Calhoun has more than doubled her population in the last ten years. Calhoun and Gordon coun ty have many natural resources. KILLS STEPFATHER - TO SAVE HIS MOTHER ZWOLLE. La.. May B.—E. West, a prominent farmer, was shot and killed yesterday by his stepson John Napier. West quarreled wkh bls wife and threat ened to shoot her. She ran out of the house, when young Napier appeared on the scene. Coming up behind West. Napier shot him in the back of the head. MANY TONS OF COAL THROWN OVERBOARD OF ANOm CITIZENS “Boston Tea Party” Is Repro duced After Many Years by Enraged Business Men in Cordova Alaska CORDOVA, Alaska, May I.—The excite ment caused by the government’s failure to hurry action in Alaska coal land cases reached a climax here yesterday, when 900 business men an citizens form ed a mob and armed with shovels, march ed to the ocean dock of the Alaska Steamship company, where they proceed ed to throw several hundred tons of British Columbia coal into the bay. Incensed at no reply to cables to urge action looking to the opening of the Alaska coal fields, the citizens of Cordova decided to follow the example set by the "Boston tea party," and thus ex press the serious crisis that has been reached in the Alaska coal situation. PUBLIC OUTBURST. For several days the sentiment in favor of some public outburst has been quietly growing. When yesterday’s cable dispatches from Washington failed to bring news of Ifree ident Taft having acknowledged the re ceipt of the appeals from Alaska, feeling Increased and the call to arms, which, in this Instance, means a call to shovels, was sounded. Among those who participated in the “coal party" were A. J. Adams, president of the chamber of commerce, ex-Mayor W. H. Chase and Councilman James Jernes Flynn and Charles Ross. The time seletced for the movement was opportune, for United States Deputy Mar shal Samuel Brightwell was three miles away. United States Commissioner O. S. Tucker could not be found, and Chief of Police Dooley could not be reached un til several tons of coal had bean disposed of, and the "party” was in full swing. TAKEN BY SURPRISE. Richard J. Barry, general agent of the Alaska Steamship company, and the Cop per River railroad, was In his office on tlie dock and was taken by surprise when the mob swooped down on the property. He demanded that the shoveling cease, but the crowd's only answer was: "Give us Alaska coal!” Barry was armed, but friends persuad ed him not to fire. Workmen of the rail road shops were sent for and arrived with Superintendent Van Cleave at the same time that Chief of Police Dooley put in an appearance. Dooley ordered the mob to disperse, but President Adams, of the chamber of commerce, shouted, "Shovel away, boys. We want only Alaska coal.” Demand was then made th the name of the United States to disband or suf fer arrest for rioting. This demand was heeded, merchants returning to their places of business and other citizens going about their regular ocupations. » ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION. It is not believed the trouble is over as threats to make another demonstration upon the arrival of the steamer Edith, which is bringing a cargo of Canadian coal. Mayor Lathrop has appealed to Gov. Walter E Clarke, who is in Washing ton, for assistance. If the local situation remains unchang ed. it is thought that Governor Clarke will ask that troops be sent from Fort Liscomb. The United States cruiser Buf falo will soon come here to repair the government wireless station, and an ef fort will be made to have her land a guard. Yesterday's action is the culmination of many indignation meetings in Cordova and surrounding towns. A telephone re port received from Katalla says that Gifford Plnchot was burned in efflgybthere last night by a mob of angry citizens. MILLION IN GOLD IS SHIPED OUT OF MEXICO Much Mystery Surrounds the Source of Remarkable Ship- Ment (By Associated Preu.) NEW YORK, May B.—Mexican gold coin to the amount of nearly >1,000,000 has been received at tho federal sub-treasury and assay office here within a short time past, it was learned today. Substantially half the amount has been melted into bullion at the assay office. The remaindef was deposited at the sub treasury. The gold was all of recent coinage. It was reported that some one, possibly a high official of the Mexican govern ment, who anticipated a crisis in Mexi can affairs, had shipped the gold here as a precautionary measure. It was said' later by the bankers through whom the shipment was made that it was the regular course of their business as correspondent of a financial institu tion in Mexico City. TRAINMEN MEET IN HARRISBURG, VA. Public Exercises Begin Tues day—Wednesday to Be Devoted to Business HARRISBURG, Pa., May B.—Delegates to the convention to the Brotherhood of Trainmen are arriving on every train and almost half of the number expected will be here at noon. The western delegations came in force today i and tonight the southern delega tion will arrive. The program is for the business sessions to begin Wednesday morning, Tuesday night being devoted to public exercises. TERRELL COUNTY FORMS POULTRY ASSOCIATION DAWSON, Ga., May 8.-The Terrell County Poultry association was organ ized, by several of the poultry fanciers Friday afternoon. Mr. K. S. Worthey was elected president. Mr. J. C. Crowell, of Parro<t, was elected first vice presi dent. Mrs. Julia Nasworthey was elect ed second vice president. Mr. J. R. Webb was elected secretary and treasurer. Constable Is Shot WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., May 8,-Po llceman Golden Smith was shot through the hip today by Township Constable John Upchurch, who was in turn badly wounded by Smith, In an altercation which Is said to have arisen over the passing of uncomplimentary remarks about two women of North Wilkesboro. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY. MAY 9, 1911. LT- WHY IS IT? NOT GUILTY PLEA TO BRIBERY CHARGE BY ACCUSHSENATORS Prearations Being Made for Spirited Legal Battle by Ohio Legislators Charged With Receiving Bribes (By Associated Press.) COLUMBUS, Ohio, May s.—State Sen ators George K. Cnetone, I. E. Huffman and L. R. Andrews, Representatives A. C. Lowry and George ,'B. Nye and Senate Sergeant-at-arms Rodney J. Diegel, under indictment for soliciting bribes, were ar raigned today and pleaded not guilty. Each of the accused is preparing to fight, but the defenses are expected to be similar. Th® few statements indicate a purpose to claim that dealings with the detectives were for the sole purpose of catching and exposing bribe givers. In spite of the fact that the grand jury has adjourned until Monday, authentic reports today are to the effect that at least there will be one more indictment against a representative and one against a senator. Prosecuting Attorney Turner admitted today that many unsigned communica tions have supplemented and strengthen ed the mass of evidence in his possession relating to corruption in the general as sembly. "Ordinarily I never pay atten tion to anonymous letters,” he said, "but in this case it is different. We propose to reach every guilty man, whether legis lator or lobbyist, and will avail our selves of any proper agency. Some of those letters have proved of real value. We welcome them.” Several members of the legislature, in cluding some who are believed to be un der suspicion, have been in private con ference with Prosecutor Turner and At torney General Hogan. Some of them have beqn given hints of information in possession of ute prosecution. Valuable admission had been secured before the visitors left, greatly worried at least. STINGLESS BEES ARE THE NEWEST DISCOVERY New Order of Honey Maker Is Kind, Gentle and Affec tionate CBy Associated Press.') AMHERST. Mass., May B.—The new bookkeeping bureau of the Massachusetts Agricultural college here has set Itself the task of developing a bee that will not sting and that at the same time will be twice or three times as indus trious as the bee of today. Prof. Burton N. Gates, state inspector of apiaries, who is in charge of the work thinks that the first step in solving the problem has been accomplished with the importation of specimens of a bee found in the Rus sian Caucasius. "'luis type of bee,” he says, "is re markable for its gentleness. It is not ideal in some other directions, but we hope to get what we want by cross breeding. Some day I think we shall breed bees that will be great honey or wax producers and ait the same time gentle and stingless.” SENATOR GALLINGER MAY BE DFRYE’S SUCCESSOR WASHINGTON, May B.—A Caucus of Republican senators will be held after the adjournment of the senate today for the nomination of a president pro tem- the senate to succeed Frye, who account of ill health. The place is "generally conceded to Senator Galllnger, of New Hampshire, but his nomination will be. opposed by some of the progressive senators. Some of the members of the group will urge the nam ing of Senator Clapp for the place. Sea Captain Drowns NORFOLK, Va., May B—Capt C. T. Truitt, of the barge Maryland, former ly the General Slocum of New York, was drowned in the harbor Sunday morning when he attempted to step from the barge to the pier on the Beekeley side of the Elizabeth river. Captain Truitt is survived by four small children. GIINNINGHDM COIL MINE CONTROVERSY NOW IN SPOT LIGHT Atorneys for' Alaskan Coal Barons Will Argue Their Case Before Government Officials Today WASHINGTON, May B.—After hav ing been jut of the nubile eye for sbine time, the Cunningham Alaskan coal land claim» 1f which brought a >out the Baumger-Pinchot controversy, today approached their determination. Attorneys for the Cunningham claim ants appeared to argue their case before Secretary of the Interior Fisher, Land Commissioner Dennett and members of the board of law review of the general land office. It was expected the hearing would be concluded tomorrow. The Cunningham coal lands claims,, 39 tn number, are so called because it was Clarence Cunningham who, while in Alaska in 1902, discovered the coal which led to the filing of claims by himself and 32 others. Opposition to the final granting of the claims was due to the charge that there was conspiracy to defraud the govern ment. Louis R. Glavis, a former field agent of the land office, who wrote to President Taft charging former Secretary Ballin ger with maladministration of the pub lic land laws, started his fight against the Cunningham claims early in 1908. He asserted that through an assignment of the Cunningham claims, the Guggen heims were about <0 be given a mo nopoly of the Alaskan coal. The Balllnger-Pinchot investigating committee filed two reports, the majority exonerating Secretary Ballinger and the minority sustaining to a large degree the allegations made by Glavis. The majority did not pass upon the merits of the claims. The hearing starting today probably will deside whether the Cunningham claimants shall be granted patents to their coal lands or whether these lands shall revert to the public domain for further entry. MUST WEAR SOBER GARB Hard Hearted, Cruel Faculty Taboos Fluffs, Flowers, Finery and Hat Pins (By AsaocUted Press.) CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May B.—Efforts to compel the girls of the senior class in Radcliffe college to wear "plain and I simple costumes” on commencement day ! aroused emphatic protests and some of I the seniors declare tpat they will forego , their diplomas rather than submit. The new ruling as posted by the mar- i shals is as foHows: "Commencement dresses must be plain and academic in order that there may ! be uniformity* in costume, as follows: “Each girl must wear a plain tail-1 ored waist with long sleeves, a plain white skirt (no buttons) three incheb from the ground. Academic gown two inches above the bottom of the skirt. White linen collar. Small white bow tie. White belt, with either no buckle or a pearl one. Black Oxford shoes and black stockings. No jewelry, no flowers, no ornaments on the hair, no fancy hat- | pins." BOLD BAD BURGLARS 1 STRIP THIS RESIDENCE (By Associated Press.) INDIANA POjuiS, Ind., May B.—An empty house greeted P. L. Quail, secre tary-treasurer of a refining company, when the went to the residence of Hen ry H. Brown, former manager of the; company, late yesterday to prepare to ship the household effects to Philadel phia, where Mr. Brown has gone to re side. According to neighbors, moving vans stopped in front of the house several days ago and loaded in the goods, the neighbors, thinking it was being done at Mr. Brown's orders, made no objec tions. The house was stripped from cellar to attic, and the police have no clew. Mr. Quail said he could not esti mate the value of the property. METHODISTS PLAN TO UNITE BODIES INTDJJNE CHUBCH Joint Commission Represent ing Three Methodisms Will Hold Important Conference in Chattanooga CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 6.-Begin ning tomorrow and continuing to May 12, Chattanooga will command wide at tention, not only throughout the United States but in England and Canada as well. The joint commission represent ing three Methodists will meet here to consider momentous questions. j Under different names these are 19 separate denominations of Methodists in America, and the total membership is nearly 7,000,000. The 27 commissioners who will meet in this city next week represents about 6,000,000 Methodists, and these 27 men have been appointed by the Methodist Protestant church, the Methodist Epis copal church, south, and the Methodist Episcopal church to consider the ques tion of unification through reorganiza tion. Nine commissioners as follows, have been appointed by each of these three churches: Methodist Protestant Church—Presi dent T. M. Lewis, D.D., Westminster, Md.; the Rev. M. L. Jennings, D.D., PiOtsburg, Pa.; the Rev. D. G. Helmick, D.D., Weston; W. Va.; the Rev. G. D. Sinkinson, D.D., Atlantic City, N. J.; S. R. Harris, Henderson, N. C.; W. N. Swift, Adrian, Mich.; J. J. Barge, At lanta, Ga.; J .E. Petersen, New London, Iowa; the Rev. George Shaffer, D.D., Pittsburg, Pa. Methodist Episcopal Church, South- Bishop A. W. Wilson, Baltimore, Md.; Bishop E. E. Hoss, Nash-ville, Tenn.; Bishop Colling Denny, Nashville, Tenn.; the Rev. W. J. Young, D.D., Danville, Va.; the Rev. F. M. Thomas, D.D., Louisrille, Ky.; the Rev. C. M. Bishop, D.D., W’ichlta Falls, Tex.; Judge M. L. Walton, Woodstock, Va.; President R. S. Hyer, LL.D., Dallas, Tex.; W. B. Stubbs, Esq., Savannah, Ga. Methodist Episcopal Church—Bishop Earl Cranston, Washington, D. C.; Bish op J. M. Walden, Cincinnati, Ohio; Bish op L. B. Wilson, Philadelphia, Pa.; the Rev. J. F. Goucher, D.D., Baltimore, Md.; the Rev. G. A. Reeder, D.D., Be rea, Ohio; the Rev. W. W. Evans, D.D., Harrisburg, Pa.; R. T. Miller, LL.D., Cincinnati, Ohio; Hanford Crawford, St. Louis, Mo.; J. A. Patten, Chattanooga, Tenn. daltoT plands highway T OCONNECT WITH PIKE Mass Meeting Will Be Held in Catoosa County to Perfect Plans (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) DALTON, Grf., May B.—lnterest in the building of a first-class road from here to connect with the government pike at Ringgold continues to increase, and Sat urday Mr. H. J. Smith wrote to several prominent automobile men of Chattanoo ga concerning plans for the big barbecue and good roads meeting to be held in Ca-! toosa county within the next few wedks. at which time the fund for the road will; be raised. Scores of automobile men I here have stated that they will attend the i meeting and will contribute liberally to ward the fund for the road. Chattanooga people, it is understood T here, have taken up the matter, and a neat sum has already been raised for ' building the road south from Ringgold. • They will attend the barbecue in large ■ numbers and will also contribute to the 1 fund, as the road will benefit them as * much as it will local people. There is a large amount of automobile travel be tween Chattanooga, Dalton and Atlanta. ' and the road just to the south of Ring- . gold is the worst to be encountered on the ’ entire trip. = The big brbecu® will be attended by not , only the automobile men but by hundreds of farmers from the surrounding country, as they rellze the incalculable benefit such a highway would be to them. They have signified their intention of aiding in the work. The building of the road is now cer tain: and it is believed that at the big gathering a large sum toward carrying on the work will be easily raised. GEORGIA SENATOR MAY BE PRESIDENT PBO-TEMOF SENATE Possibility That Bacon May' Be Elected to FiH Chair Made Vacant by Resigna tion of Senator from Mainei BT RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON. D. C., May 6.—There 11| a possibility that Senator Bacon, of Geor-' gia. may be elected president pro tem-i £ore of the United States senate, to suc ceed to the vacancy occasioned by the! resignation of Senator Frye, of Malne.| The choice of a Democrat for such an honorable and powerful a position by ai Republican senate would, of course, be! unusual, but factional differences among! the Republican members of the senate* make it possible. REPUBLICAN CHOICE. Senator Galllnger, of New Hampshire, is the choice of the stalwart Republicans’ for president pro tempore. He is not ac ceptable to many of the insurgent Re publicans. and the two factions are at; loggerheads. Unless they get together, or unless some of the insurgents denerc fl their fellows and vote for Galllnger, Mr.' ■ « Bacon will be elected. There are 91 members of the there being one vacancy from Colorado. < There are 50 Republican senators snd' 41 Democrats. The factions among that Republicans are classified as 37 stalwarts,! or regulars, and 13 insurgents. It isz easy enough to see that Senator Bacorf has a chance of election in view ; - of these figures. He is the unanimenurfl choice of the 41 Democrats and wtll cer tainly poll 41 votes when the ballot is taken, unless there are some absenb Democrats. If the insurgent Republicans stand. ’ pat. Senator Galllnger cannot posaiblyi poll more than 37 votes. If the insur gents refuse to vote at all or vote for} Senator Lafollette, as Is suggested, then Senator Bacon will have a clear< ■ plurality of the total vote. Should five*""| of the insurgents vote for Bacon, hls| ' ’ choice would be cinched, as he w:uld Ii then have a clean majority. So far as known, there is no piece- .'1 dent established whether a plurality orl ’ majority vote is required in the elec tion of a president pro-temporei There* has never before been factional dir ferencs in either of the parties, ancti 4 ■ the regular nominee of the majority has | I | been chosen. I I REGULAR REPUBLICAN. b The regular Republicans realize th«i ’ gravity of the situation and will try | to bring the insurgents into camp at u» caucus Monday morning. Should La- ’ Follette and his followers remain Irrecon- . cllable, the regulax Republican ergan r izatlon would have to "chuck” Gallin- j . ger or allow Senator Bacon to be eleot- * j ed. The Insurgents are particularly • , sore with Galllnger because of his ar . bitrary attitude with reference to t<je * , committee assignments. And they nr*? * I anxious to even matters with him if j possible. It is doubtful, however, if! j any Republican, whether he be insur , gent or regular, would go to the kngtlil- | of elevating a Democrat to the high, | t and powerful position of president pro- 1 t tempore cf the United States senate. £9 ( Therefore, it is my guess that Sen-t • t ator Bacon will not be chosen, but will || be complimented by the unanimous sup-i t port of h.s Democratic colleagues. DALTON PEOPLE FAIL TO GET SUNDAY MAIL ; General Delivery, as Well as Carriers’ Window, Was Not Opened DALTON, Ga.. May B.—The Sunday's! closing of the carriers' window at th® 1 , local postoffice weift into effect yester- ' day, and many people wsre disapi»oint ed at not being able to secure their , mail when they called at the gen eral delivery window. It had been announced before the pe tition to give the carriers a day of rest on Sunday was circulated here 4 that people served by carriers couldl obtain their mail at the general deUv-‘ ' ery window, and after instructions frb.n the postoffice department were received,' ( it was again announced that all could* obtain their mail by calling for it. There were enough of the people on, hand Sunday, but the »nail was not handed out. It was announced tliat| the force could not handle their own* . . work and the work of the carriers; so j the people were forced to make the' best of it. As the petition was signed ( by many in the belief that they could! receive their Sunday maa at the gen eral delivery window, the outcome of the change in rules, which Is in the ’ nature of an experiment, is being await ed with interest. DR. WILLIAM GUTHRIE > - OPENS LECTURE SERIES Will Speak on ‘The Racial As pects of the World’s Great Dramas’ Monday Under the auspices of the University • Extension society. Dr. William Norman| ’ Guthrie will begin a series of lectures on "The Racial Aspects of the World’s, Great Drama,” at Cable hall Monday night. The series consists of six lectures,, * three of which will be delieverd this* I week and three next week. Dr. Guthrie is at the head of the ex tension work of the University of the South, and his lectures have beert highly; jraised wherever delivered. The lecture of Monday night will be rne of the most important of the series. | end will deal with the drama cf the ■I past and the future. Dr. Guthrie will' tpeak on the psychology of the drama end its Influences on the national life. I The second lecture will be given on Wednesday and the third will take place' on Friday. The price of tickets for the series of hetures is 85, single seats being sl, . each. The advance sale of tickets indl- ’ cates a large attendance on th® lec- } | tures. • U. D. C. Ends Meet MADISON, Fla.. May B—The 16th annual’ W convention of the Florida division of U. t D. C. closed its last meeting in the count house here this morning, re-efeet-dw| Ing Sister Esther Colater, president, and* Mrs. C. E. Davis, of Madison, Fla., as first vice president. NO. 66.