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VOL. X.
QUIET NOW BROODS
; OVER BATTLEFIELD
OF BUffl JUAREZ
Pall of Battle Has Lifted and
All Is Peaceful in the
Mexican Border City and
Surounding Territory
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JUAREZ Mexico, May 11.—The !n
--•urrectos announced today their deter
mination not only to hold Juares against
any attack by Mexican forces, but to
prevent a fight In thia city if poaaible.
Plans were laid at the insurrecto head
quarters today for a force of several
hundred men to march south to meet
\ General Rabago. the federal leader, Who
*, Is reported to be on his way here from
Chihuahua with a rood sized army. The
rebels already have about SO® m&n ax
t'asas Grandes and probably will open
fire on Rabago when he arrives.
The town was quiet early today for
the first time In several day a The In
habitants slept peaceful in their homes,
while Insurrectn sentries stood guard.
General Navarro, the captured federal
leader, who was paroled with his offl* i
cars last night, spent the night in the
"■x seme house with Gen. Francisco I Ma
dero. Jr., head of the rebeia
Though the federal commander now
fiks been given the liberty of the pity,
he does not deem It safe to be seen much
about town because there are said to be
several tnsurrectos who cherish a
grudge against him for alleged bayo
netting of the wounded in other battles
of the revolution.
Rebel officers, however, bare given
strict orders not to harm any of the
paroled federal a and from the uiscip-
Mne which has been maintained In the
insurrecto force heretofore. It is not
considered likely that any mishap will
befall them.
The revolutionists today are the con
querors tn a town which is the most im
portant capture of the revolution; not
only because of the fact that it is a port
of. entry to the United States and the
insurrecto® believe that within 24 hours
food and supplies will be crossing «.o
Hem ui molested, but because tney are
now in possession of about 460. UOO
rounds of ammpnitlon, several machfna
guns and field pieces, about 700 Mauser
rifles and enough ammunition belts and
ether flgnting sundries to wage furious
warfare for some time to coma
The revolutionists are flushed wit<
victory ant. «orae of them are etire r to
pursue the fight with increasing vigor
throughout Mexico until the capital of
the republic shall have fallen. But con
servative rebel leaders are hoping that
the bloody battle of Juarez will be the
last chapter of the military side of the
\ devolution.
7 Having demonstrated their strength
I tn the field, they now wish to turn their
T tttemtion to 4be argu:.-cnia t>T svbrds an*
L public opinion. They are ready to 11s
\ ten to propositions from the gorernmen*
Y and today Senore Braniff and Obregon
yro-betweens heretofore, are feeling the
Opinion of Insurrecto chiefs as to the
best way for the reopening of neaee ne
gotiations.
JAUREZ THE REBEL CAPITAL.
Comfortably lodged In their provisional
capital. the taking of which the rebels
declare will make prospects of recognition
by foreign powers much brighter, the
rebel political leaders today conferred
with General Madero and revised the de
mands made upon President Diaz’s gov
ernment before the battle. They are
strengthening them somewhat, and will
(Continue to Insist on a real participation
to governmental affairs, and such privi
leges as the naming of men from their
party for governors in fourteen states
/ and four portfolio* in the cabinet.
The attitute of the rebels on the ques
tion of the resignation of General Diaz
hardly has crystallized yet. Dr. Vm
quez Gomez, one of the rebel peace com
missioners. declared today It was still
the paramount consideration about which
all prospects for peace h'nged. The reb
els take the stand that their demand
that General Diaz make public merely
his intention of resigning has been met
with such a vagii« and haughty reply
that they now will demand the fix
ing of an exact time for his retirement
With reference to the contention of the
government that insubordination In the
Madera ranks provoked the attack on
juarez and that General Madero was not
In control of his soldlirs. the rebels open
ly charge trickery on the part of the
government tn disseminate the opinion
that a state of anarchy is prevalent in
the republic, and therefore it would be
fatal for General Diaz to abdicate under
such circumstances »
The rebels maintain, on the other hand.
In their demands they are asking merely
for steps toward a gradual readjustment
sf the administration of the republic, and
lhey believe the automatic transfer off
•he power to their own political party
soon will follow.
DIAZ A ’‘FIGUREHEAD.”
Tn having publicly announced that they
would consent to the naming of Foreign
Minuter De la Barra for the all-lmport
»nt post of provisional president. Dr.
Ctomes. for instance, contends that the
febels hare practically consented to a
* sontinuation to power of the present gov
ernment without “the figurehead.” as
I lhey call General Diaz, at its head. Reb
»l leaders declare General Diaz has not
|e*n In actual control for some time, and
(hat the Iron hand of the federal gov
ernment is that of Minister Lamintour
Advices from Mexico City, they say. tell
»f the complete mastery of the situation
ghich Mr. Limantour and the cabinet
have assumed.
Minister Limantour and de la Barra
lave been most conspicuous in handling
the government end of the peace nego
tiations. and the rebels suspect on good
authority that rttany steps already have
leen taken without the participation of
Genera! Dias.
On the other hand, the rebel leaders
know President Diax is the only man
who can decide the question of resfgna
r fion. and they intend to bring more mll
(tar> - pressure to bear to effect that
tesult Much interest and curiosity, for
bstance, was displayed by Genera! Ma
juro and his chiefs today in how Mexico
Pitv took the rebel victory and what
ihe people to the United States thought
Ibout It. General Madero believes he
has a strong following* to Mexico City.
Ind on ths occasion of rebel successes,
loes not conceal the expectation that
Its supporters will make a demonstration
there. _ • . . _
By the resumption of street traffic
tome tiros today between Juarez and El
Paso, the town will begin its return to
KHMI conditions. Llenmen of the telo
shone and telegraph companies worked
Ul night, while the gas and qlectric
ight companies, whose machinery was
jamaged by the attack, promise a speedy
kepaiL
ARRESTS TO FOLLOW
WALK OUT IN TAMPA;
5.000 MENON STRIKE
Action of Cigar Men Follow
ing Judge’s Decision Is Al
leged to Be Contempt of
Court-Strikers Increased
TAMPA, Fla., May U.-More cigar
makers this morning joined those who
struck yesterday and it/is estimated
that nearly 6.000 are idle. The walk-out
Is a protest against the action of cir
cuit Judge Wall in upholding the im
prisonment sentences imposed upon Joe
da la Campa. Brit Russell and J. F.
Bartlum. convicted of leading the riots
in the recent strike.
The strike is considered to be con
tempt of coknt and arrests of the leaders
are anticipated today. A general sym
pathetic strike has been suggested but
it is not looked for as most of the un
’on men here outside of the cigar trade
are Americans and understand the law.
The men out, for the most part, are
Italians and Cubans. They constitute
about 50 per cent of the number em
ployed in this city.
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HEIRO Bl COMMITTEE
♦
Complaints of Persecution and
Espionage Will Be Treat
ed in Confidence
/ ■
1Y RA.X.PK SMITS.
I WASHINGTON. May 11.-Chairman
i Godwin, of the committee on reform in
the civil service which is Investigating
| abuse in the postal service, has an
nounced to the committee that he had
received hundreds of anonymous letter*
Ifrdtn clerks In the department, who have
seemingly reasonable complaints, but
who fear tp disclose their Identity.
”1 wish to announce through the press
'that the committee will pay no atten
tion to anonymoua communications
from clerks with grievances, but if the
clerks will mark their letters confiden
tial they will be given every protection."
said the chairman.
C4*he members of the committee voiced
their amen to Mr. Godwin's statement,
and it is believed that employes of the
postoffice and other departments in
Washington will now come forth with
complaints and grievances upon which
the committee may work.
"It has certainly come to a pretty
pass when employes of this government
cannot communicate with a committee
of congress concerning abuses in the
executive departments," said a member
of the committee. “The condition serves
to strengthen the charges of intimida
tion, of coerslon and espionage made
against the departments. The repre
sentatives of the people are denied
knowledge to which they are entitled
through the bureaucratic tendencies that
I have grown up. The heads of the de
partments are supreme. Congress itself
is not competent to deal with the situa
tion because the employes are afraid tv
speak out with the truth."
STEEL PROBE i BLUFF
’ DECLIBL DEMOGMTS
Charge Is Made That Project
ed Investigation Is Merely
Play to Help Bears
»
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WASHINGTON, May 10.—That the
Stanley resolution providing for a sweep
ing Investigation of the steel trust is
in effect a play into the hands of a
clique of Wall street bears who are short
of steel stock is the charge made to
day by Democrats who are opposed to
the resolution.
None of them would father the charge
openly, but it was circulated widely in
an aggressive movement to forestall the
proposed investigation- These Democrats
do not charge that Representative Stan
ley had any intention of influencing the
stock market, but say that the house
cannot afford, even without intention, to
pull chestnuts out of the fire for specu
lators who are short to the market.
It is unquestionably true that anything
that would hammer down the price of
steel stock would be welcomed by Wall
street bears. In fact, it would be noth
ing short of a lifesaver for some of
them.
On the other hand, Democrats favor
ing the Stanley resolution say that its
opponents are. Intentionally, or other
wise. playing the game of holders of
large blocks of steel stock who do not
want to see It depreciated. So, there you
are. Either the bulls or the bears will
be favored, whatever the house does.
COLUMBUS VISITORS
PRAISE SUMTER ROADS
AMERICUS, Ga.. May 11.—A delegation
of twelve representative citizens and
county commissioners of Muscogee coun
ty spent Thursday in Americus, inspect
ing the county roads of Sumter. Ameri
cus automobilists drove the visitors over
100 miles of magnificent highways and
received highest praise.
Andersonville was included in the itin
erary, the new road from Americus hav
ing been completed to the national cem
etery.
MARK SLATER ASKIF
OHIO FOR HIS PAROLE
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May It—Mark Sla
ter, former supervisor of state printing,
who is now serving a term of four years
in the penitentiary for signing false
vouchers, presented his case through his
attorney for parole. Slater has been
confined in the penitentiary since March.
1910. and during that time he has been
unable to do any work. He has spent all
of his time to the hospital.
FIVE BODIES FOUND
BY RESCUE CORPS IN
BURNING COAL MINE
Boston Colliery at Wilkes
Barre Is Burning and Death
List Is Already Reached
Large Number
WTLKEBBARRE, Pa.. May 11.-The
bodies of five men, suffocated by smoke,
from a fire in the Boston colliery of the
Delaware and Hudson company at
Larksville, near here, were found today.
The government rescue corps succeeded
in rescuing several miners who had been
overcome by smoke from certain death.
The names of the dead are:
GEORGE FEEDER, aged 30, driver.
JOHN MELODBKI, aged 17, door boy.
JACOB KENULA, aged 39, miner.
CHARLES KERMUSKI, aged 25, la
borer.
WILLIAM ADAMKE, aged 25. laborer.
A strike began at the colliery on Tues
day and consequently only a small num
ber of men were at work. Had the full
force been engaged, the loss of life would
have been appalling.
Fire broke out last night in a section of
the mine, where rock miners were em
ployed, but was thought to have been
brought under control without difficulty.
Eleven men were at work in that sec
tion. After midnight the odor of smoke
was detected and another alarm was
sounded.
All the employes in the inside workings
made their way from a side vein to the
main gangway, but the smoke had be
come so dense that nearly all were over
come.
Several of the rescuers were overcome
by the smoke and one of them was pros
trated. He was rescued by a fourth res
cuing party.
The fire continued to rage in the mine
today but the company officials stated
they expected to have it under control
soon.
NEW YORK FINANCIER IS
ON TBIIL FDB OBIFI
Telephone Operator Will Tell
How Frank N. Hoffstat
Worked the Wires
(By Astoci&fed Press.)
PITTSBURG, May I<L-The trial of
Frank N. Hoffstot, of New York, the
banker and car manufacturer, on charges
growing out of the councilmanlc graft
scandal, was resumed today.
The first witness was Mrs. Alice Tan
ney, who, as Miss Alice Mansfield, was
telephone operator in the Second Nation
al bank.
The prosecution, in outlining the case
yesterday, said Mra Tanney would give
the details of telephone conversations
held between Mr. Hoffstat in New York
and James Young, cashier of the bank,
cure erkOaOOetelpdq Ij.tNtoe wooY2 bltnas
concerning an alleged proposition to se
cure from the bank a contribution of
$21,000 to be sent to New York and later
to be used in Pittsburg to connection
with the desired passage of the bank
depositories ordinance.
Dr. E. R. Walters, director of the de
partment of public health, today wqs
found not guilty of accepting a bribe of
SI,OOO for his vote when president of
council, in favor of the bank depository
ordinance. ,
ALABAMA TOWNS OFFER
MOULTRIE HIGHWAY AID
Geneva, Ala., Suggests That
Pensacola Extension Use
Portion of Their Road
MOULTRIE, Qa., May IL-Slnce the
announcement was made that a highway
would be bulk from Moultrie to Pen
sacola, connecting with the national high
way at Tifton, a great deal of enthusi
asm has been displayed by the towns
along the proposed routes.
The following letter received from Ge
neva, Ala., shows that the progressive
little south Alabama town is hot after
the highway:
Secretary Chamber of Commerce, Moul
trie, Ga. /
Dear Sir: I notice by the press dis
patches that your body has under con
sideration the construction of a highway
from Moultrie to Pensacola, Fla., and
that in a few days a scout car will tra
verse the distance by three routes, on
which routes is located Geneva.
In this connection I wish to advise you
that Geneva bounty, east and west, from
the Houston county line to passes
through the towns of Malvern, Slocomb,
Hartford, Geneva, Samson, Hasodo and
Ganer. and would no doubt be a valuable
jaart of your proposed route to Pensa
cola.
The people of this county are rapidly
wakening to the importance of good
roads, and if you can keep me posted as
to the progress you are making on the
proposed route I shall appreciate it. Also
kindly advise me of the time and ar
rival in Geneva of your scout car, so
that some of our local automobilists can
extend any courtesies in their power.
Wishing you much success in your un
dertaking, and thanking you in advance
for future advices as to yotrr progress,
I am yours for good highways.
WILLIAM L. WILKINSON,
President Geneva Chamber of Commerce.
The Moultrie Chamber of Commerce
wishes to thank the gentleman for his
suggestion and are willing to concede
that no doubt the roads byway of the
route he suggested are better and might
offer some advantage over the other via
Florala and Milton. But as can be read
ily understood, however, in a matter of
this kind there are a multitude of di
vergent views and It would be impos
sible for the scouts to work out all of
them. A general route must be select
ed first and a comprehensive viewpoint
taken from the whole field and then
the route must be perfected. It is for
this purpose that scouts start out next
Monday and. the selection of the route
wUI oe <ous eUmlnaitlon.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1911. •
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“RECIPROCITY’’---THE ISSUE OF THE HOUR
GAMORRIST INFORMER
BREAKS DOWN IT LAST
Trying Ordeal Proves Too
Much for Star Witness in
Cuoccolo Murder Trial
(By A«*o«iatod Press.)
VITERBO, May 10.—Gennaro Abbato
magglo, the informer, who has experi
enced a trying ordeal in confronting for
several days those whom he accused as
principals in the murder of Gennaro
Cuoccolo and his wife, Js ill and was un
able to appear when the trial of the Ca
morrlsts was resumed today.
In his absence the morning session was
taken up with a reading of the opinions
of medical experts who examined the
bodies of the murdered ones.
The experts found 47 wounds on the
body of Cuoccolo and 13 on that of his
wife. Death was due to dagger thrusts
delivered in such a manner as to leave
triangular scars.
Abbatemaggio has testified that the
greater number of the knife blows were
inflicted by Corrado Sortino. The physi
cians expressed the opinion that if this
were true Sortino’s clothing ' need not
necessarily have been covered with blood
and that he might have gone from the
scenes of the assassinations by train to
Naples without attracting particular at
tention.
This testimony appeared to make a
great impression upon those in the court
room.
ROYAL~ARCANUM COUNCIL
CONVENES IN ROME
Opening Session Is Devoted
to Hearing of Reports of
Officers
ROME, Ga., May 10.—The 31st an
nual session of the grand council of
Royal Arcanum opened here this morn
ing with Grand Regent Simmons in the
chair. Addresses of welcome to Rome
were made by Mayor J. W. Hancock,
Grand Regent Simmons and G. H. Raw
lins.
The response was made by Judge Rich
ard B. RusselL The council then organ
ized for business and will spend the day
in hearing reports.
More than 100 delegates are in attend
ance and they will be entertained at the
baseball game this afternoon and a ban
quet tonight. The council will close its
session tomorrow evening by the election
of officers.
He chose to exacuate.
It Is not known what the insurrecto
force numbers, for at least 20 revolu
tionary sympathizers within Juarez
were reported to have joined them when
they entered and many of the residents
of the town now are aiding or opposing
the attack. A federal captain was ly
ing wounded early today within view of
the American shore, but no effort has
been made to care for him.
The American troops have been hav
ing considerable trouble with the Mex
icans on the Texas side who insist on
lining the river front diredtly opposite
the firing. Two or three already have
been arrested for throwing rocks at the
United States soldiers.
♦ s ♦ ♦♦♦»»♦♦♦ ♦♦♦-
♦ SNAKE “QUEEN” PROVES ♦
♦ TO BE YOUNG MAN. ♦
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♦ WATERBURY, Conn., May 10— ♦
♦ “Zoma, the queen of reptiles,” a ♦
♦ side show feature with a circus ♦
♦ now in city, is under arrest ♦
today charged with assauk and ♦
e- battery. Nabbed by the police in
the midst of a performance, the •*>
“queen” proved to be a young
-e man about 24 years of age. He is ♦
♦ accused of throwing a snake at a ♦
♦ handsome young woman in the au- ♦
die nee at an afternoon perform- ♦
♦ ance, the reptile striking her full ♦
in the face and wrapping itself ♦
♦ about her arm and shoulder.
The woman went into hysterics
♦ and is under a physician’s care ♦
♦- today.
GEORGIA ASKED TO SHARE
EXPENSE OF WATER SURVEY
National Government Makes Offer, Putting Up Its $5,000.
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Gets Behind Movement to
Publish Water Power Possibilities of Georgia Under Seal
of Authenticity
A plan to put the water power re
sources of Georgia before the manufac
turers and power developers of the coun
txy, .authaiUlraUy and in detail, haa re
ceived its initial impetus to Atlanta in
the resolutions that are published be
low and which have been adopted by the
committee on water resources of the At
lanta Chamber of Commerce.
Those resolutions have been forward
ed to the directors of the chamber with
the committee’s report, and will be
adopted as they stand.
This plan is believed by those who
have given the matter • study to hold
some of the biggest possibilities that
have ever oeen offered to Georgia.
Those possibilities are contingent upon
$5,000 which the legislature will be ask
ed to appropriate at its approaching ses
sion.
The United States government, as the
resolutions show, has agreed to match
the $5,000 which it asks Georgia to fur
nish, and with the combined fund to se
cure final and absolutely accurate data
upon the waterways of the state. One
copy of the report will be retained by
the national government in the geologi
cal survey department, and the other
will be sent to Goergia for the use of
the state geological department. Either
the state or the government can publish
the report, which will bear the stamp of
indorsem nt of both the national and the
state government and be absolutely au
thentic and correct in every detail.
The advertising possibilities of this
proposition are almost unlimited, for
through this method the very facts
which men and interests that develop
water power want to know, will be plac
ed before them under the seal of relia
bility.
It is the purpose of the two govern
ments, if the Georgia legislature appro
priates the money and permits them, to
include every running stream, whether
large or small, in this investigation. It
is contended that the limitation of an
investigation of this kind to the larger
streams, such as the beat known rvers
of the state, effectually precludes any
LAID WMIL;
MURDERED BEST FRIEND
Attempt to RFecover Body of
Infant Son Results in a
Fatal Shooting
(By AuocUted Preti.)
GREAT FALLS, Mont., May 10.—A trap
laid by Harfleld G. Conrad, one of the
wealthiest men in the state, and his
brother, in which they hoped to catch the
men who last year stole the body of
Harfleld’s yearlold son from its grave in
a cemetery, last night resulted in the
killing by the Conrads of Joseph Hamil
ton, former sheriff of Cascade county, a
friend who was assisting the brothers in
their plan to capture the grave robbers.
Recently Conrad was notified his child’s
body would be returned to him if $1,500
was left beside a lantern he would find
burning at a lonely spot on the East;
Benton road.
Making up a “dummy” package, the
Conrads proceeded to the place in an l
automobile. Hamilton was to follow on :
horseback and take the grave robbers by
surprise.
Coming to a point where a light was >
burning some distance from the road,
they dropped thler package of money and
proceeded on their way. About a mile
farther on they found the lantern burn
ing by the roadside and realized they had
made a mistake. Returning to get the
package again, they saw stooping over
it the figure of a man, who straightened
up with a gun in his hand as they ap- ,
proached. Both Conrads opened fire, the '
man dropping at the first shot. Investi
gation disclosed the fact that they had <
killed their friend Hamilton. <
possibility of the development of rich
water power on the smaller watercourses
such as those in the mountains of north
Georgia.
Georgia has more fron age on running
streams, it is said, than any other state
in the union, with the exception of just
two. Few have ever realized tjtat fact:
and it is said that still fewer have real
ized the tremendous water power that is
going to waste in Georgia every hour.
It is that waste which the proposed in
vestigation, to be conducted by the
United States geological survey with
the co-operation of the Georgia geologi
cal department, is designed to stop.
Charles E. Caverly is chairman of the
committee on water resources of the
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. It is that
committee which has started the ball
to rolling.
It is probable that the Atlanta cham
ber will shortly call upon every other
commercial organization in Georgia to
join in the movement, to the end that
the legislature may see unmistakably
the importance of this development.
The other members of the chamber
of commerce committee are B. M. Wall,
L. E. Rogers, E. A. Hartsock, John Al
dredge, W. S. Duncan, H. R. Huffman
and W. D. Beattie.
Associated with these gentlemen in |
the initial work of the movement are
S, W. McCallie, state geologist of Geor
gia. who expresses a deep interest in
the success of it, and Max R. Hall, dis
trict engineer of the United States geo
logical survey, Atlanta, who represents
the national government, which makes
the offer and is waiting for its accept
ance.
Following is the report of the commit
tee on water resources to the directors
of the chamber of commerce.:
Resolved by the committee on water
resources that we recommend to the di
rectors of the Atlanta Chamber of Com
merce the adoption of the following reso
lutions:
That whereas, the water resources of
the state, including its abundant water
power, is a very valuable asset, the prop
er utilization of which means much to the
state;
And whereas, the stream gaging and
water power investigations of the XJnlted
States geological survey have been instru
mental in bringing about large water
power developments within the state, and
are necessary in to Insure a num
ber of developments now pending, and
whereas, these investigations have, for
lack of sufficient funds, been confined
mostly to the larger rivers, leaving hun
dreds of small powers yet unmeasured;
And whereas, many of the states have
formed co-operative agreements wtih the
United States geological survey by which
parties contribute equal sums of money
for the work in order to hasten the com
pletion of the investigations within those
states;
And whereas, the director of the Uni
ted States geological survey through the
Chief Hydroprapher of the Water Re
sources Branch has extended to the state
Geologist of Georgia an offer of $5,000
per annum, provided another $5,000 be
contributed by the State Survey, mak
ing SIO,OOO per annum to be expended in
the State of Georgia for stream guaging
and water investigations to be
conducted under to direction of the Di
rector of the Unked State Geological
‘ Survey by methods acceptable to the
'State Geologist: therefore be it v
! Resolved by the Board of Directors of
i the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce that
we respectfully urge the general assem
bly of Georgia to make a special appro
priation of $5,000 to the State Geological
:Survey for the purpose above men
t tioned.
Resolved, further, that a copy of these
resolutions be transmitted to the leading
commercial bodies of the state with the
request that they take similar action and
use their influence with the members of
the legislature to make this ait>roprla
tion.
Resolved, further, that the legislative
committee of the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce be instructed to confer with
the members of tne legislature from this
county and use its best influence to se
cure this appropriation.
GEORGIA FARMERS
TO NAME OFFICERS
IT METING
Convention Will Be Held This
Year at Fitzgerald, Ga., Be
fore Present President Has
to Take Seat in Legislature
UNION CITY, Ga., May 11.—The an
nual convention of the Georgia division
of the Farmers' National Co-operative
and Educational union will be held at
Fitzgerald, Ga., June 20-22. This an
nouncement ,was made here this after
noon following a meeting of the execu
tive committee of the Georgian division,
which was held here today.
The annual convention will be held this
year almost 30 days earlier than in the
past, and while the announcement of
the convention call may come as a sur
prise to many of the members of the
union and the public as well, it is tn
strict accordance with the policy of the
great organization that now numbers its
members by millions throughout the
United States.
The convention will meet earlier this
year in order to take up the matter of
selecting a president for the ensuing term
of office. President Emmet Cabanlss,
who has made one of the most efficient
leaders that the Georgia division has
ever had, is also a member of the new
legislature, and will take his seat at the
incoming session.
It is one of he by-laws of the national
organization, and consequently of the
Georgia division, that no member holding
any political or state office, can serve as
an official of the Farmers’ union. It will
be for the purpose of acting in accord
ance with this part of the constitution
that the convention will be held in June,
before the legislature meets. Instead of
the first week in July when the conven
tions are usually held.
The legislature will meet this year on
June 28, but the Georgia division of the
union will have held its meeting and ta
ken steps by Which it will abide by Its
constitution.
/ UNION NOT IN POLITICS.
A member of the union, discussing thrt
call for the convention, said, after tho
meeting of the executive committee thia
afternoon:
“The convention will be called so as to
enable the Farmers' union to abide by
one of its strongest principles—that o:’
keeping the Farmers’ union out of poll
tics. President Cabanlss had made one
of the best officials that the union hai
ever had—we feel that he knows that, foi
every member of the Georgia divisior
cannot dispute this fact. Yet it has beet
one of our most stringent articles o:
faith that the union must be kept out o'
politics in every way. The union, whicl
is now stronger than ever, stands ever
more firmly for the benefit of its mem
bers, individually and collectively.
“The educational and agricultural ben
efits that are following the efforts of th<»
union are being displayed more and mor?
each day. The people know that whll»
every legislation that can benefit th*
farmer will be urged by the Georgia di
vision. at the same time the unlori caq
do the best good for its members b:»
keeping out of politics. It is good laws
and not politics that the union stands
for.”
President Cabanlss was elected presi
dent of the Georgia division last year,
succeeding former President John L,
Lee. who is now one of the state organ
izers. President Cabanlss was
ly the unanimous choice of the members,
and under his administration the unlov
has accomplished some of its most suc
cessful acts.
EXPECT BIG CONVENTION.
It is expected that the convention In
I Fitzgerald will be nne of the largest at
tended meetings in years. The conven
tion will meet in a south Georgia town
for the first time in several years. There
will also be a number of important busi
ness matters that will be brought up
before the convention for action at this
I time.
The last year has been a busy one. and
it Is believed that interesting statements
I will be show nhv the reports of the va
rious officials. These reports will show,
it Is said, that the Georgia division Is
in the most flourishing condtion.
TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL
IS NOW BEING OPERATED
The Journal is in receipt of an Inquiry
from one who signs himself as "Steady
Reader” and Inquires as to whether a
tuberculosis hospital is being maintained
in the county.
The city and county now maintain
jointly a tuberculosis hospital at Battle
Hill, the institution having been recently
opened. Dr. Claude Smith, city bac
teriologist, whose offices are in the ci:y
hall, can give any information about ths
institution that is desired,
rooseYeltthtiTnd
CHILD mt EXHIBIT
Anti-Race Suicide Advocate
to Be a Prominent Figure
of Chicago Gathering
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, May 10. —Theodore Roose
velt is to be a guest of the Child Wel
fare exhibit which opens here tomorrow
An official invitation was mailed to
Mr. Roosevelt several weeks /ago and
yesterday the invitation committee re
ceived a message from him saying that
unless circumstances arose to prevent
he would be a guest at the exhibit some
tim in the two weeks of its duration.
At the moment this message was re
ceived, a large placard was being placod
in the health section of the exhibit It'
bo?e these words: “The bigger the fam
ily, the higher the death - rate among
the children.”
Figures taken from Investigations
made in 1,600 families in the congested
districts of Chicago by Dr. Alice Hamil
ton, show that in families of four chll- z
dren the death rate is 118 per 1,000.
while in families of six cne rate is 267
per 1,000, and in familas of eight the
deaths are 291 per 1,000.
Lutheran Women Meet
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. M»y if.— rep
resenting practically every state in the union
were present nt the bi-ennlal convention of
the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary no
clety of the Evangfijlpal Lutheran church,
which opened here Wednesday and will lust
three days. X*
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NO. 67.