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Newspaper Page Text©he Uffcmfts SemoßeeMw Sww VOL. X SOUTH'S SUFFRAGE LAWS IN DANGER OF BEINGNULLIFIED - United States Senate Wil! Vote Tomorrow on Constitutional Amendment for Popular Elections of Senators ■T 141. PH BMTTBC. (Special DUpeteh to The Journal.) WASHINGTON. D. C-. June 10.—The ’ fate of the joint resolution proposing a nnmt*tot tone' amendment for the popu lar ©taction of United States senators is scheduled for settlement in the senate on Monday It is generally conceded that the resolution trill secure the two-thirK rote necessary to insure its passap< u> • interest in the matter revolves aiv the language of the resolution itseh. a word, senators and the public, too, - •. concerned more about the fate of the -v --called Sutherland amendment to the res olution than to the resolution itself. The Sutherland amendment proposes to vest in the congress the exclusive right to control the time, place and manner of the elections of senators. Southern mem- I hers of the senate—in fact, all the dem ocrats—stand practically as a unit in op- j poeitiou to this feature. Its adoption at the last session of congress resulted in the death ©f the popular elections •cheme. If it is accepted on Monday, it will afford many senators who really favor popular elections a good reason for voting against the joint resolution on Ms final passage. A majority vote only u» required to pass the Sutherland amendment. It is be lieved that it will be accepted, but the vote will be very close. Senator Suther land himself seems to doubt the success of his amendment. He said today that the senate seemed about equally divided on the question, and there will not be three votes difference either way it goes. SUTHERLAND'S VIEWS. “I readily understand why senators from the south, and southern people gen erally. oppose my amendment to the popular elections resolution." said Sena tor Sutherland. "I do not think their fears well founded, however. I sympa thise with the people of the south, and realise that the negro problem is serious. I do not think the elective franchise should have ever been given the negro. It was a mistake. But that is beside the question My amendment propose • simp ly to perpetuate a power already en joyed by congress, namely, the control of the time, place and manner of elec tions. Congress has always had authori ty to exercise this power, under the con stitution. with reference to the election of representatives, and it has never been abused. I do not believe the south would ever suffer as a consequence of the ac ceptance of my amendment.” Southern senators who have studied the question, differ from Senator Sutherland. They belies* that his amendment will z jeopardise the suffrage laws of the south ern states. The integrity of the ballot in Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana, South and North Carolina and Virginia will be Placed in Jeopardy, they believe, and their dlsfrandhißement act* may be nullified. Tue minority report of the senate com mitte© on judiciary, which was filed by Mr. Sutherland himself, tends to con firm the suspicions of the southern statesmen and does not bear out the re assuring words of Senator Sutherland to The Journal representative quoted above. The report says: • Possession of the power it is proposed to strike out of sec tion 4 (the right of congress to control the time, place and manner of elections) <s essential to enable the national gov ernment to act effectively in case it should ever have occasion to enforce the provision of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the constitution. The basis of any enforcement of those pro visions must necessarily be the ascertain ment and establishment of the facts in respect to the elections to which they mav relate. The proposed amendment of section A article L if adopted, would be the latest expression of the sovereign will of the people of the United States and would take away from the national government authority to make those reg ulations regarding elections which are essential to the preservation of evidence regarding what actually occurs. "There may be a difference of opinion so to whether the fourteenth and fif teenth amendments should remain in the Kg constitution, but it surely cannot be thought consistent with the dignity and th* honor of the United States to leave them in the constitution and at the same time surrender the power which would be necessary for their enforcement.” AS THE RESOLUTION STANDS As the joint resolution was reported from the senate committee on judiciary •nd formally passed by the house, con gress is denied the power of regulating the time, place and manner of elections. In this shape It is satisfactory to the southern members, the legislatures of the several states will control the elections, and the suffrage laws of the several states may be enforced without ques tion. But give congress the right to regu late the time, place and manner of the elections of senators, one’s imagination Isn’t necessary to see the danger to the •outh in times of heated political strikg or close partisan divisions in the sen ate. A partisan senate mignt—and doubtless would-be called upon to set tle contests from the south, and because the negroes are disfranchised the parti sans—assuming that Republicans con trol—would not hesitate to unseat a dem ocratic senator because the negroes had not been allowed to vote in the elec tion. Worse still, a Republican congress might order out the United States army to see that the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments are not disregarded in elec tions in the south. In such case, the negroes would vote under the protection •f bayonets and their votes would be counted. NEGROES TAKING A HAND There is no denying that the negroes of the United States are taking an ac tive hand in advocacy of the Suther land amendment. They realise the tre mendous volume of the amendment to •beir race, and they are organised in its support. They know full well that it will restore the ballot to the disfran ehfscd negroes of the south, even if the governing class In that section have been slow to realise the danger. In middle western states, where the aegroes are a strong political factor, they have accomplished wonders in in fluencing 'thin-skinned' insurgent sen ators to come over to their side of the question and support the Sutherland amendment At the last session of con gress. senators Bristow, of Kansas. Cummins, of lowa. Brown, of Nebraska, and Dixon, of Montana, all insurgents, voted eg* mat the Sutherland amend ment. because they believed its adoption would kill the popular elections resolu tion. . .. WILL CLOSE MILLS IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO COM OUTPUT Manufacturers’ Association to Limit Production for Two Weeks in July and August. Spindles Idle ASHEVILLE. N. C., June 10. The decision to bring about a curtailment of output,by the closing of every mill In South Carolina for two weeks in July and August of this year was the feature of yesterday’s session of the South Caro lina Cotton Manufacturers’ association. The reports read showed that at least 5 per cent of the spindles In South Car olina are now idle, and have been for ome time. \ Addresses were made by D. R. Caker, of Hartsville, fi. C.; Ira W. Williams, of Columbia, and E. J. Watson, commis sioner of agriculture for South Carolina, all of whom outlined the steps taken for the Improvement of the staple of cotton, and demonstrated the work done by the United States government along this line. The association expressed its sympathy with the work and voted a contribution to further it. The following officers were elected: President, E. A. Smyth. Greenville, S. C.S secretary, C. S. Manning, Green ville; treasurer, J. A. Brock, Anderson. S. C. The morning and afternoon sessions, adjournment being taken at the latter, were held behind closed doors and news paper representatives were excluded. SUGAR iW lIiQW IS FOBMILU OPENED Witnesses From Leading Re fineries of the Country Are Called to Testify (By AmcUted Fr»«i.) WASHINGTON. June 12—So carefully guarded were the operations of . the American Sugar Refining company up to less than two years ago, E. F. Atkins, vice president and acting head of the corporation, told the house “sugar trust investigating committee today that stock holders were accorded no information of the company's conduct. The condition grew so onerous, the wit ness said, that the New England stock holders combined and obtained control. When they did so in 1910, the discovered to their astonishment that H. O. Have rneyer, the presiding genius of the or ganization. had maintained his suprem acy with only 2.000 shares of stock. The holdings of Mr. Havemeyer at the time of hla death. Mr. Atkins said, were valued at only about 1200,000 of a total of $90,000,000 in the American Sugar Re fining company. "That war a surprising discovery,” he declared. “It had been generally supposed that Mr. Havemeyer owned the greater part of the stock." Mr. Atkins said the New England in terests obtained control after a commit tee discovered, from an examination, that of the stock owners of the American Sugar Refining company, 63 per cent were -.ew Englanders. “We found that there were 18.000 New England owners," said Mr. Atkins, "and 10.600 of these were women. They were helpless as far as representation was concerned, and I was urged to take a place on the board, which I did.” Witnesses of the leading sugar refiner ies in the east have been summoned to appear before the comittee and will be followed by those interested In other lines d> the sugar business. Representative Hardwick, of Georgia, is chairman of the committee. The committee first has taken up the American Sugar Refining company to de termine whether the corporation is oper ating in violation of the anti-trust or in terstate commerce laws. James M. Beck, formerly assistant attorney gener al, appeared today as counsel for the refining company. Edwin F. Atkins, of Boston, vice pres ident and acting president of the Amer ican Sugar Refining company, the first witness examined, said the purpose of the formation of the American Sugar Re fining company in 1887 was to put on their feet a number of sugar refineries that had been operating at a loss with out profits for a number of years, and the cost of refined sugar had been so great that It would be a union refineries would result in greatly reducing this ex pense. “Did you expect through this means to avoid soma of the competition?” asked Chairman Hardwick. "Well, I suppose it had some effect of that kind.” The witness said that 17 refineries poln od in this merger in 1887. which was ar ranged by H. O. Havemeyer. They were scattered throughout New York. New Jersey. Massachusetts, Maine, Pennsyl vania, Louisiana and Missouri. Mr. Atkins said that he received for his concern, the Bay State Refining com pany. which he valued at $500,000. trust certificates of the securities of the hold ing company of a value of ©OO,OOO. Representative Madison, of Kansas, asked Mr. Atkins whether, previous to 1887, there was free and open competi tion In the buying of raw and the sell ing of refined sugar In this country. "Yes,” Mr. Atkins said, "there was free competition.” •That competition you found to be onerous, didn’t you?” "Yes.” “You wished to avoid that competi tion.” Mr, Madison continued, “and it was for that reason Mr. Havemeyer gathered together yourself and about a dozen other sugar manufacturers for the purpose of framing an agreement to eliminate this competition, was it not?” -Well.” Mr. Atkins said, "the principal object was to reduce the cost of produc tion.” , Mr. Madison asked Atkins whether, in 1887, the 17 companies combined were in control of 90 per cent of the sugar busi ness of the United States. Mr. Atkins said he thought this an exaggeration and explained that the American Sugar Refining Company was formed in 1891 to succeed the trustees of the sugar re fineries companies because the legality of ths latter organization was ques tioned. Mr. Atkins testified that he had been made president of the American Sugar Refining company two years ago at the insistence of New England stock hold ers. who had been unable to secure in formation from the company as to the business it was doing. WISE TALKS ABOUT SUGAR AND COnON TO TKCOMMITTEE United States District Attorney Admits That He Does Not Know Reason for Sugar Compromise WASHINGTON, June 10.—Henry A. Wise. United States district attorney of New York, admitted to the house com mittee on expenditures in the department of justice today he could not say why the government had been content- mere ly to collect duties in the sugar fraud cases and had not seized sugar in volved In the frauds. When Mr. Wise was asked why the su gar Itself had not been declared forfeit ed to the government, he said: "I am unable to answer that question because the policy of the government had been determined before I became district attorney.” Mr. Wise said every- man "higher up,” who could be reached had been proceded against. “I think President Havemeyer, of the American Sugar Refining company, could have been prosecuted and convicted.’’ said Mr. Wise. Mr. Havemeyer died shortly after the frauds were discovered. Other officers of the sugar corporation in Mr. Havemeyer’s day were alluded to by- Mr. Wise as "mere manikens.” Chair man Beall questioned Mr. Wise as to the recent indictment of cotton brokers, on charges of having cornered the cotton market. “There was an agreement between cotton buyers and cotton spinners.” ex plained Chairman Beall. "Will you tell us why’ you indicted the buyers and not the spinners?" Mr. Wise declined, saying experience had taught him it was wisest to keep his mouth closed in regard to prosecu tions until he appeared in court. He said the illegal agreement did not origi nate with the spinners, but "with the men who were manipulating the market." Mr. Wise said the second indictment against the cotton buyers was withheld from July to December, because one of the men under Indictment was out of the country. He testified the indicted men were charged with dealing with not more than 1-33 of the entire supply. Mr. Beall wanted to know why so much activity had been manifested against the men who had dealt in so small a quan tity commodity when no step had been taken against the officials of the Stand ard Oil. Tobacco or Steel corporations. Mr. Wise explained until very recently interpretations 'of the Sherman anti trust law were conflicting. COTTON “CROP CONDITION 5 PER CENT ABOVE NORMAL 1s Free From Grass, Plant Ts Strong, Healthy and Grow ing Nicely MONTGOMERY, Ala., June 12.—Re ports to the Advertiser from practical ly every county in the state shew the present condition of the cotton crop to be about 5 per cent bettef than nor mal, and from 6 to 100 per cent better than it was this time last year. As a general thing, the crop has been worked out twjce everywhere except in the ex treme northern counties, and in the southern portion of the state it has been worked three and four times. It is free from grass, the plait is strong and healthy, in few places being in fected with lice or other bugs and is growing nicely. Farmers expect to harvest the best crop they have had in many years, if not within the history of the common wealth. The weather has been dry and hot generally over the state for the past two weeks, which, with cool nights, has advanced the crop in its growth. Theie are some complaints of the drouth, but it has not yet affected cotton. Blooms at;e fast coming in up to the middle of the state, and in the boll weevil belt little or no movement of that pest has been not“d. Oats have been harvested and the crop is better than was expected. Corn is suffering for rain. The acre age Is far larger than ever before known. Houston Will Auction First Bale of Cotton HOUSTON, Tex., June 12.—The Hous ton Cotton exchange today will auction the first bale of cotton produced this year. The bale was grown at San Benito, Cameron county, by Ernest Matz, on a 100-acre farm leased from Alfonso Hicks. It was rushed into San Bonito Saturday by automobile, glnnbd and rushed to this city on a special train. In order to get the bale to Houston be fore all other bales, reported to have been ready to ship on the regular train from the valley, the special fain, comprising a private car and a passenger coach, was chartered at a price of $528.75, or at the rate of $1.50 per mile. It is freely predicted this price will be covered by that paid by the hi. aest bid der. making the price greater than that ever paid in history for a first bale. The weight of toe bale is 490 pounds, in spite of the fact that one large gunnysack of seed cotton was lost in the rush. The ’ first bale” reported ginned at Ri viera has not arrived here yet. Big Year for Farmers Forecast by Methvin DALTON, Ga., June 12.—" This seems 1 destined to be the ruly great year for I the farmers of Georgia.” said A. P. Methvin, state pure food inspector, here Saturday, in discussing crop conditions over the state. Mr. Methvin has only recently returned from a trip through middle Georgia and has familiarized him self with crop conditions elsewhere. "I find the crops fully 10 per cent fur ther advanced than the average for this I time of the year, and fully 20 per cent further along than they were at the same time last year. I was especially taken with the corn crop in Sumter county; the stalks were so high it was ' impossible to reach the top with the I hand. 1 "The recent rains have brought up the cotton and the present dry spell Is caus ing it to send down long tap roots which will stand it in good stead later In the season. Unless something unex pected happens, the crops throughout | Georgia are going to be larger and bet j ter than they have been in years,” he concluded. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1911. Im. ' - \ * ' 7// , "'/ ' ™ ' 0 IN MEXICO SENATE COMMITTEE ISSUES SUBPOENAS IN LORIMER PROBE Many Prominent Men of Illi nois Will Be Brought to Washington to Tell About Senatorial Election WASHINGTON, June 12.—Subpoenas for a number of prominent men to tes tify here in the new Lorimer investiga tion have been issued, and a special offi cer from the office of the senate ser geant-at-arms is now on his way tr> Chicago to serve them, probably late today. The greatest secrecy is attached to the action by the special committee of eight senators having the investigation in charge. It is understood, however, thst among the men to be summoned arc Lee O'Neill Browne, the Democratic leader in the Illinois house, at the time of Lorimer’s election; Edwin Hines, pres ident of the Edward Hines Lumber com pany, of Chicago; Edward Tilden, whose name was connected with the $100,006 fund alleged to have been collected for use in electing Senator Lorimer, and Clarence Funk, an officer of the Inter national Harvester company, whose dis closure of an attempt to have his cor poration subscribe to the alleged fund during the investigation by the Illinois legislature introduced Tilden’s name. Senator Lorimer, for the first time In several weeks, appeared in his place in the senate toaay. He arrived today from Chicago in re sponse to a request sent to all absen tees to return for the vote today on tne resolution providing for election of senators by direct vote. EIGHTY-THREE CADETS WILL GET THEIR STRAPS WEST POINT, N. J., June 12.—Eighty three cadets will be graduated into full fledged second lieutenants at the United States military academy here tomorrow. Henry L. Stimson, secretary of war. will deliver the graduation address, and Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of staff, will present the diplomas. The class began with a roll of 146, but only 83 of that number survived the se vere test of study In the four years’ ocurse. The scholastic honors of the class were awarded to Philip Bracken Flem ing, of Burlington, lowa. He also has an enviable record as an all-around athlete. The graduation class includes Thomas J. J. Christian, a grandson of Gen. Stone wall Jackson, an<t Wilfred M. Blunt, a great grandson of Francis Scott Key, au thor of “The Star Spangled Banner.” “CENTRALIZE POWER” SAYS PRESIDENT TAYLOR POLGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 12.—1 n his baccalaureate sermon to Vassar col lege graduates, President James M. Tay lor urged the direct election of United States senators and the adoption of an income tax. "A wave is passing over us just now,” he said, "that threatens to wash away the dykes. We must elect senators by the direct vote; we must have pur Income tax, even If our specific scheme breaks down the states powers in favor of a central govern ment, that may, like others of the past, become a tyranny, and we must recall judges by referendum.” PASSENGER MEN MEET IN SALT LAKE CITY SALT LAKE. Utah, June 12.—Passen ger men, representing 60 trans-continental railroads are gathered in Salt Lake City for the annual meeting of the Trans- Continental Passenger association, which opens here Wednesday morning and will continue throughout the week. The mem bership of the assocaition Includes the general passenger agents of virtually every railroad west of Chicago. FARMERS TO MEET IN ANNUAL SESSION DNTMWEEK Georgia Division Will Meet in Convention in Fitzgerald June 20-22—Will Name a New President " (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) FITZGERALD, Ga.. June 10.—The an nual convention of the Georgia division of the Farmers’ Educational and Co operative union will be called to order In this city one week from Tuesday. From all indications the meting will be one of the most largely attended and enthusiastic' in the history of the organ ization. The advance guard of members of the union are expected to reach the city Monday week when the annual meeting of the Union Phosphate company will be held. The convention proper will be called to order on the Tuesday follow ing, although there will be a number of committee meetings on Monday. ELECT NEW PRESIDENT. The principal business before 'the con vention will be the election of a suc cessor to President Emmett Cabaniss, who was elected at the last convention in Union City. Although the term of President Cabaniss does not expire until July, it will be necessary for the union to name a new president, as the present chief executive will take his seat in the Georgia legislature on June 28, and It Is one of the by-laws of the Farmers’ union that no state official can be an officer In the union. It is for this reason that the annual convention will meet nearly 30 days earlier this year, so that a successor will be elected to President Cabaniss be fore he shall assume his duties in the legislature. The administration of President Caba niss has been one of the most successful in many years, and he Is held in the highest esteem by the members of the organization. INTERESTING REPORTS . It Is expected that the reports this year will prove among the most Interest ing ©ver submitted, as the union is now In, the most flourishing condition. A number- of Important matters for the future benefit of the organization Will be taken up. The three days’ session of the convention will be a busy one. Fitzgerald Is making elaborate prepara tions for the convention as this is the first- time In a number of years that the union has met in a south Georgia town. Delegations from all over the state will be present, but It is expected that south Georgia will send Its largest quota of delegates that ever attended a meet ing. It is expected that visitors from other states will be present as well as some of the national officers, including President Charles S. Barrett, National Committeeman R. E. Duckworth and others. FRIGHTENED TO DEATH BY THUNDER STORM BINGHAMTGN, N. Y., June 12.-Fright at the severity of an electric storm that visited this section yesterday is given as the cause of the death of Mrs. John F. Allen, of the town of Maine. Mrs. Allen was awakened by the terrific claps of thunder and at once became violently ill. She died before a physician arrived, from heart failure. While attempting to prevent the tent in which she was camping from being blown down, Mrs. Mary Buckley, a young wife, was struck by a falling tree and instant ly killed. Electrotypers Convene DETROIT, Mich., June 12.—The Inter national Electrotypers and Stereotypers’ Union of North America opened its tenth annual convention today In this city. The meeting will be one of the largest in attendance in the history of the organization. The convention will end on Friday. FARMERS OF SOOTH CAN RECLAIM DINO OF "ORT DITCHES U. S. Geological Survey Rep resentatives and Bureau of Reclamation Officials Will Conduct Campaign on Train (By Associated Press.) MEMPHIS, June 12.—The southern farmer Is to be shown how, by revers ing methods, he can profit to a like ex tent as the farmer of the west In re claiming abandoned land. If the arid lands of the southern states can be made fertile through irrigation, the swamp lands of the south may likewise be made productive by drainage, it Is contended by experts of the department of agriculture and to demonstrate this a "reclamation special” will start from Chicago Wednesday for a tour of the south over the Illinois Central lines. WILL GIVE LECTURES. Representatives of the United States geological survey and of the bureau of reclamation will conduct the campaign aboard the train. Lectures will be de livered at 57 central points en route and stereopticon views will be shown to em phasize the argument, as the digging of “dry” ditches in the west has brought an Increase to the agricultural wealth of that section, "wet” ditches will do the same for the south besides Improv ing hygenic conditions. General in structions will be given in the systemat ic drainage of swamp lands, how’ to store the flood water and In the art of ditch digging. VISIT SEVEN STATES. The first stop of the train will be at Mayfield, Ky., on the afternoon of June 14 and the tour will enu at Fulton, Ky„ June 30. Seven states will be traversed, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. In Illinois, Cairo will be the only stopping place and in Arkansas at Helena. Bir mingham, Ala., will be reached June 16 and New Orleans June 21. At New Orleans the train will be switched to the tracks of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valey road for the return trip. At Memphis June 28 the special will return to the Illinois Central line for the last lap of the tour. WOMAN SHOOTS DOWN MAN WHO ATTACKED HER CREEDE, Colo., June 12.—1 n defense of her honor, as she alleges, Mrs. Michael Lefevre, wife of a prominent leaser of this district, shot and Instant ly killed John Zang, proprietor of the Zang hotel here, at the Lefevre home in South Creede, about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Zang was 55 years old and his slayer Is 20 years his junior. Mrs. Lefevre Is held In the county jail here charged with murder. According to the woman’s story, Zang called at her* home about 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon. He asked for the wo man's husband and on learning that he was not at home, seized Mrs. Lefevre. She took her husband’s revolver and shot Zang in the face HISORIC TREE IS GONE FOREVER CALDWELL, N. J„ June 12.—The Bartlett ox heart cherry tree at Rose land, planted during the Revolutionary war by Josiah Bartlett, one of the sign ers of the Declaration of Independence, was snapped off by the wind storm of the past 24 hours. The tree, more than 15 feet in circumference, was one of the most notel landmarks In this section of the country. Galvini Resigns VICKSBURG. Miss.. June 12.—8. F. Galvini, superintendent of the New Or leans division of the Yazoo and Missis sippi Valley railroad, has resigned after a service of four years. CRIMSON REVOLT - MAY SWEEP OVER . CENTRAL AMERICA Dissatisfied Leaders Are Plan ning to Attack States of' Guatemala, Honduras, Nica ragua and Salvador (By Associated Press.) NEW ORLEANS. June 12.—Knownt I since the Walker expedition of the early ’sos, as the hot-bed of revolution and' the Mecca of filibusters. New Orleans Is today preparing for another annual upJ heaval in Central America, and ths cityj J is rapidly ruling with the dark-complect ed Latin folk whose blood seems to sim-s J mer in proportion to the intensity of the hot weather, unless Uncle bam steps ini and spoils the game, almost the entire' strip of land from the southern border of Mexico to Panama, witn the possible exception of Costa Rica, may witness within the next few months the most! stupendous upheaval in the history of Central America. If stories handed out by these govern ment agents are true, Jose Santos Ze- 1 laya, exiled former president of Nlqara-' gua, has joined hands with prominent members of the Cientifico party of Mex ico on a plan which involves a general f political upheaval embracing Guatemala? Honduras and Nicaragua, if not Salvador as well. Several hundred exiles front these countries are now in New Orleans and daily these malcontents are holding as full conferences as ths eagle eyea of the government agents will permit. SUPPLIES ARE BOUGHT.' These intriguers are said to have al ready purchased in this country 5,000 rifles, 300,006 rounds of ammunition and the former United States torpedo boat Winslow. They are said to be negotiat ing for the former gunboat Siren, new tnl ’ 1 Central American waters, and a vessel or two for use on the Pacific side. A large number of "soldiers of for tune," including a half-dozen members of the American Legion, which was com- ; manded by Garibaldi In the Mexican re- / * volt, are here, awaiting the call to arms, t J and Gen. Lee Christmas, the best known ■ all the professional war men, is expected to arrive within a few days‘from Hon duras, where he recently assisted Man uel Bonilla in gaining possession of that country. • '"J Fourteen other members of the Amer ican Legion, now at Memphis, Galveston, San Antonio and El Paso, are keeping in touch with affairs and will go to the , £ front wherever a "scrap” can be found— at a moment’s notice. Count Castro Planning Venezuelan “Come Back NEW ORLEANS. June 12—Efforts here last night to confirm a report published | in a local paper this morning statifig that a filibustering expedition had left , Gulfport, Kiss., last night bound for some Venezuelan port, were fruitless. Those federal authorities who could | .be located here tonight declined to make any statement, other than to say that no orders had been received here regarding |he sending out of a revenue cutter to ,n --tercept the alleged filibusters. It was, however, learned from other sources that one of the agents of the department of ' justice stationed at New Orleans haJ s left here today to Investigate the report ed expeditions. What the result of this investigation Is had not been learned up to a late hour tonight. The story published today says that after taking on ammunition. machine 3 guns, provisions, tents, hospital stores, etc., a vessel called the Siren had left Gulfport “according to the best Infor- | mation obtainable,” and that another vessel would leave today. The paper publishing this story says: J "It is believed that the boats are des tined for Venezuelan ports and that they are to be the ’navy* of Cipriano Castro’s; filibustering forces, with which he hopes to regain control of his country. The theory is that the Siren will stop at some secluded Cuban port and take on Castro and whatever adventurers he has collec ed to form the nucleus of hki army.” Vessel Has Not Sailed GULFPORT, Miss., June 12.—The story that the Norwegian ship Hermanoti had taken on munitnons of war at thia n port and would sail for Venezuela i« unfounded, ’xne vessel is still in port, loading a cargo of lumber for Buenos Ayres and will probably sail Tuesday. The Siren, which wes also mentioned in the alleged expedition, has never en tered this port. PATTERSON IS NAMED ON PRISON BOARD Well Konwn Griffin Man Will Succeed General i F- 4 J Evans Governor-elect Hoke Smith has appoint ed Judge T. E. Patterson, of Griffin, Ga., to take Gen. Evans’ place on the prison commission. The prospective position has been tendered Judge Patterson and accepted by him. When the position of adjutant general was tendered General Evans, Governor Smith Immediately looked around for a. man to take his place on the prison board. He wanted a man wno nad ex- - I perience in pardon matters, and selected Judge Patterson, who has been solicitor and judge of the city court in Spalding country. Ever since he announcement Friday that General Evans would become adju tant general, speculation has been rifs as to who would be successor on thq prison commission. And tne announce ment Monday of Mr. Patterson’s appoint ment put to rest a great many fals» ! rumors, one of which w-as that Jess© W Mercer, of Fitzgerald, was slated the place. Then following this rum<t ,3 was one to the effect that the place '| would go to Judge Oscar M. Smith, of • Valdosta. This was news to Jud.-a Smith, who had never heard of tb* po sition being tendered him. Judge Patterson is 40 years of aga, H and is one of the most distinguished lawyers in Spaulding county. His po sition some years ago as judge of tn© court of Spaulding county is the only .-«a office he i.as ever held. He was ap- '■ pointed to this place by Governor Ter- ;■ rell. He is extremely popular, not only in the county where he has made his home, but all over the state. Equally •.! well known is his wife, who is new I president of the Woman's ChristLm I I Temperance union. J Judge Patterson stands high In th© TB order of Masons. ] NO. 76.