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.wp * •- •■ -t • v f • V’ z ' ' V “?** ' -■ *’ ■ »<" <lljc 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 — Or ♦ -■r~ l ~ t ~l Briss.) 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. postOWW be 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 » BT RAI.PK SMXTK. 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. • • / V /Z T ‘ WwM \ r 1 “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. ♦ e- ♦ 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* i NO. 67.
