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Sl] e VOL. XI. GEORGIA FARMERS PLAN TO COrai OUTPUT OF COTTON —— Important Legislation Will Be Enacted at Macon Conven tion of Union Which Begins Sessions Thursday With a Busy Program 'Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MACON, G*_ Feb. 14.—One of the moot important programs in its history j faced the Georgia division of the Fann- , era’ Educational and Co-operative »n- ! . ion, when it began the initial session I today of a three-day convention. The’ evolutionary or revolutionary changes that have taken phice in the production and marketing of cotton in the last six | months have brought many complies-I tions before the farmers, and it is the 1 purpose of this convention to straight-; en out these perplexities, and decile j upon the best plan or plans for future ( policy and success. The fkct that this is t o be one of the most important meetings has drawn one ■ of the largest crowds that ever attend ed a state convention and it is expect- \ ed that toe sessions that will continue 1 through Saturday will be a contln ioua i performance of business. It is understood that the report of I toe officers show that the finances of, the union are now in better shape than ' in many months, while there has been I a large gain in the net membership. I • Differences that have been reputed to exist in the past have all been adjusted and the rank and file of the organisa tion now face one of the most success ful era* since it was formed. The first session of the convention today wa* devoted almost entirely tn the annual reports of the various offi-, cers and the appointment of committees. * All of these reports were enthusiastic I over the work of the administration. Ln his annual address Pres. R. F. Ducx- , worth recounted the success of the un ion since the Fitzgerald convention and plead for the continued harmony an 1 i concentrated efforts ©f the members. IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. - Among the important matters that. are to be brought before the convention is the plan for the controlling of cotton ; acreage in Georgia. This has been one of the most serious problems before the farmers for many years. In the past it has always been difficult to secure the co-operation of the large farmer, who leases his land to tenants upon certain stipulations that so much cotton be planted. Plans are to be made at this conven tion for the interesting of the large land owner in such away as to secure his sid. It is understood that plans will be discussed by which the reduction -»f acreage will be made by the acre and not by a “25 per cent reduction of the I previous year’s crop" as before., FERTILIZER SAMPLES. • is also understood that the union will discuss recommending to the state legislature, that if there is any reor-1 gapisation or readjustment of the state agricultural'department, the securing of samples of fertilise? be continued in the asking that the different brands bo sampled Mther either at the factories er on board car* for shipment. The union Will ask. so It is believed, that the pres ent system of taking these samples, after the fertiliser has been shippea and distributed in the fields, be con-1 tinued. Another important matter to be dis cussed by the convention will be the authorising of a standard of making and a co-operative marketing for Geor gia cane syrup. This agricultural in dustry uas been growing in Georgia, un til It is one of the largest and richest products of the state. The canning and marketing of sweet , potatoes will also probably be taken up. The wonderful success that has followed the experiment with canning sweet po tatoes has shown the farmers of the state the many possibilities that awa.t them. . The diversification and rotation of crops, the sowing of small grain and many other methods for conserving and bettering soils will be taken up. EDUCATIONAL WORK. The past eight months, under the ad ministration of Pre*. R- F. Duckworth and Secretary-Treasurer J. T. McDaniel and others, has witnessed one of the most successful agricultural educational campaigns In this state. When Presi dent Duckworth was prevailed upon to accept the leadership at Fitzergald eight months ago. he announced that he would immediately begin a series of lectures to better show the farmers the beet methods for scientific and diversified farming. It is the unanimous belief of every member of the union that he has succeeded far more than he had hoped. Prominent leaders of the union, not only in Georgia, but in other states, have been brought to this state an-1 lave assisted President Duckworth tn this work. He has also been ably as sisted by Secretary-Treasurer Me Dan- ’ iel. WILL ELECT OFFICERS. The election of officers will also come up at this meeting. In a recent editorial in the I nion News, the official organ * of the Farmers’ union. Mr. Duckworth asked that he be relieved of any offl c.*l duties as he wished to return to tfie . rank and file and work there for «.ae organisation. His administration has met with every success, and has served as president with the greatest seal. AV the other officials have also given ev?ry aid in bettering the union. PRICE OF ICE GOES UP IN NEW YORK IN MARCH •By AueciaUd Pre**.) NEW YORK. Feb. 13.—Tiic price of artificial ice here is to be advanced 23 per cent, or from 12 to 12.50 a ton on March L notwithstanding that there has been harvested this year a record crop of the natural product. Notice of the advance has been given by pro ducers to wholesale deaieiv. Uncer tainty of the outlook ami prospects or ■ big coal strike, one of the manufac turer sakl were responsible for the de cision to boost the price. BIG HOUSE CAT BITES LITTLE ESSIE TRIPP .•Special Dispatch to The Journal.) CRAGFORD, Ala.. Feb. I*.—Essie, the tittle daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tripp, was bitten by a large house cat Wednesday evening. The cat was suspected of having hy drophobia. The cat was killed and his head was sent to the Pasteur institute at At lanta. | Will Head Farmers? | 1 J w J| 'xj, . SOB. LAWSON E. BROWN. Os Sandersville, G*., vice president of Georgia Farmer*, who will be elect ad in all probability president of the state division, succeeding Pre*. ». F. Duckworth, who decline* re-election. ' 1 ‘ ‘ ~ SEVEN MORE DYNAMITE ARRESTS TO BE MADE I • - Government Has Rounded Up 47 of the 54 Men Wanted (By Anociated Preea.) INDIANAPOLIS. Feb 15.—Official re port£ received by government officials before noon today showed that only ■ seven out of the 54 men Indicted in the dynamite conspiracy had not been ar rested. , Those not arrested or in custody are: Michael J. Young, of Boston, member i of the executive board of the Interna tiona! Association of Bridge and Struc tural Iron Workers. J. J. McCray, formerly an iron worker, of Wheeling W. Va., but said to have left theie. J. Irwin. Peoria. 111., local union official. Irsnk K. Painter, Omaha. Neb., local union official, said to have left there. Milton H. Davis, Philadelphia, former member executive board. Patrick Ryan. Chicago, local business I agen'. |> William K. Benson. Detroit, president | of the Detroit Federation of Labor. District Attorney Miller was in com munication with the federal authorities at tkuii/vn today in reference to The search fu* Youftg. MF. Miller said file government was particularly anxious to apprehend Young, who is one of the lira executive board members indicted. The other members are Frank M. Ryan, also president of the iron workers: Her bert S. Hockin, of Detroit: John T. But ler, of Buffalo, N. Y., and Patrick A. ' Cooley, of J>ew Orleans. All the men west of Denver who were Indicted are regarded as being in cus tody. Appeals came to President Ryan from many points today asking the Iron Work ers’ International union to assist in- I dieted men in securing bond and thus avert their imprisonment. Some of the appeals weru said to have come from i those who had escaped servirtg of war rants for their arrest and who were en deavoring to be assured that they would I not have to go to Jail. To the appeals generally, the iron workers’ officials replied that the union was in no position to furnish bonds, ai. the aggregate of $340,000 required for all the men made it impossible. A great majority of the indictments were based on evidence taken by the government from the Iron Workers' In ternational officers here. District Attor ney Miller said. The evidence thus se cured, he said, was correspondence from local unions in which references were made to places that were to te blasted. Search for Mike Young Is Continued in Boston (By Associated Press.) BOSTON, Feb. 15.—Federal officers con tinued their search today for Michael J. Young, the Boston member of the execu tive board of the International Associa tion of Bridge and Structural Iron Work ers’ under indictment in the dynamite conspiracy case, who eluded arrest yes terday. Young told severa’ friends last week I that he might he arrested in the dyna mite case thcough his acquaintance with the McNamaras. Frank J. Higgins, of Boston, who was arrested yesterday in connection with the dynamiting cases and who failed to obtain a bondsman, was brought before United States Commissioner Hayes to day on the question of a reduction in i the $5,000 bail. •Webb and Farrell Will Arrange Bail (B.’ Associated Prsaa.) NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Frank C. Webb. Patrick F. Farrell and Daniel Brophy, the three members of the Iron Workers’ union arrested here, exp teted today to be able to furnish the SIO,OOO bail re quired. All three men protested their I innocence. The three prisoners probably will waive extradition and go volun tarily to Indianapolis. ■ J, W, Irwin, Frank Paynter No Longer Labor Men .(By Associated Press.) PEORIA. HI.. Feb. 15—Edward Smythe. | the Peoria labor leader arrested yester day for complicity in the dynamiting case, says that neither J. W. Irwin nor Frank Paynter have been here for years. Irwin worked here live or six years ago. , then went to Normal, where he su..ered a fractured skull in a fall and, accord- I ing to Smythe, is now in an asylum. Milton H. Davis Left J Labor Ranks Long Ago ■ | (By Assceiattd Press.) t PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 15.—Milton H. ' Davis, indicted tn (he dynamite con -| spiracy cases, is said to have left Phila . del ph la in 1106. Labor men say he quit , i the labor movement and entered busi ■ i ness, but they do not recall in what part of the country he settled MERCHANTS PLEAD FOR FARMER TG CUT COTffl ACREAGE Another 16,000,000 Bale Crop Will Bankrupt Half of the Farmers and Many Mer chants, Says J, M, Smith Resolutions indorsing the Rock Hill plan to reduce the acreage of cotton were introduced Tuesdaj’ morning at the opening session of the Southern Mer chants’ convention; and speeches were made urging that the production of cot ton be diminished and the cultivation of corn as a money crop be encouraged. A letter from James M. Smith was read in which he predicted that onther 16,- 000,000 bale crop will bankrupt half the farmers, and an address was delivered by J. G. Anderson In which he repeated this prediction. The resolutions were referred to a committee and will be acted on later. They were introduced by J. M. Clifton, of Dawson, Ga. The convention was attended by over 500 delegates, who filled the convention hall of the Piedmont hotel to over flowing. Tuesday morning's session opened with addresses of welcome by Governor Brown, Mayor Winn, Wlltner L. Moore and J. K. Orr. But the prin cipal business of the session was discus sion of overproduction of cotton and means of solving this problem. Without doubt the convention of mer chants will adopt a definite and im portant plan for the reduction of cotton acreage and the encouragement of the cultivation of corn. > Following are the resolutions indorsing the Rock Hill plan: "Whereas, the south made 15.000,000 to 16,000,000 bales of cotton In 1911, 3,- 000,000 bales more than the spinners need in any one year, and, whereas the Euro pean mills generally and many American mills are now buying the surplus of the last crop to carry over into 1912 . "Therefore, be it resolved, that we, the Southern Merchants’ convention, deem it unwise to encourage the produc tion of a large crop in 1912, because another bumper crop would certainly sell for a very low price, which, in turn, would cause general and serious demoralisation in business. "Be it further resolved, that we Indorse the ‘Reck Hill plan’ of cotton acreage reduction and pledge ourselves to work for it” FOUR MURDERERS HANG IN CHJCAGO THURSDAY Necks and Records Will Be Broken Together in Cook County (By AMOsUted Xt«M.) r the board of pardons today commute the sentences of the four men condemned for the mur der of Fred Guilxow. the truck garden er, all records for the number of men hanged in one day in Cook county will be broken. The men to be hanged are Frank and Ewald Shlblawski. Philip Summerling and Thomas Schultz, for the murder of Guilzow, and Thomas Jennings, a negro, for the murder of Clarence D. Hiller, a railroad clerk. It has already been decided by the board that Jennings must pay the extreme penalty. On th3 occasion of the anarchists' executions four were put to death. Five were originally sentenced but one com mitted suicide in jail. The next largest number hanged in one day was the three car barn bandits. MARY ANNS OF KANSAS WILL FIGHT FOR VOTES (By Associated Press.) KANSAS CITY, Kas., Feb. 15.—Kan sas women here today projected their campaign for complete suffrage. The affair was a luncheon by the Wyan dotte Equal Suffrage association to the officers of the Kansas state organiza tion. Mrs. Lucy B. Johnston, of Topeka, wife of the chief justice of the supreme court of Kansas, and president of the Kansas State Equal Suffrage associ ation, said in part: "The extension of political freedom to the Mary Anns of Kansas seems not only to have been divided into three steps, but to move Into quarter of a century cycles. The first step was# school suffrage, granted 50 years ago. The second, municipal suffrage, grant ed 25 years ago, and the third step, which will bring us right up to John's side, we trust, will be taken next No vember.” PRETENDS TO BE KIMMEL BUT IS REALLY TRAMP (By A»so dated Press.) ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15. —When the Kim mel insurance case opened in the Unit ed States district court here this morn ing, Bruce L. Cosner, a railroad conduc tor of Oklahoma was put on the stand to permit attorneys for the insurance company to complete their c.’oss-exami natlon. Cosner declared yesterday that tho man who says he is George A. Kem mel, the missing Arkansas city banker, is no other than "Turkey” White, a tramp railroader of Oklahoma. He told a connected’ story which at torneys were tinable to weaken before court aejourned. THIS WILITbE VERf HARD ON THE GENERAL PUBLIC (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Feb. 15.—Representatives of railroads affiliated with the Central Pas senger association yesterday adopted a rule providing that aeropl: nes and air ships shall not be transported in regular or special baggage service. It was the opinion of the railroad men that such shipments should te made either In freight or express cars. Corn Crib Burns (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WINTERVILLE. <!a., Feb. 15.—Mr G. H. Huhne lost his coni crib and 2.000 bushels of corn at 7 o'clock last night by tire. Origin of tire is un known. ATL ANTA, GEORGIA. ERIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1912. IGEORGIA AND TEXAS SENATORS OUT FOR WOODROW WILSON —t — HOKE SMITH BACKS WOODROW WILSON AS MAN FOB PRESIDENT Favors Him Both on Account of Fitness for Office and His Strength as a Presidential Candidate < ■ •—-X- BY lALPK SMITH. WASHINGTON, Df C.. Feb. 14.-” Go vernor Wilson stands;- for sane progress, for a square -deal.. for Justice to all,, and at the same time for a government of law under the constitution,” said ; Senator Hoke Smith in an interview i given out today in expressing hltnself as favoring the nomination by the Demo cratic party of the Jersey governor. Senator Smith declares that he favors Wilson’s nomination because of his fit ness for the office and because of his strength as a candidate. His Judgment as to Wilson’s strength as a candidate is the result of a mature deliberation and is based on information he has re ceived from senators and representa tives from all parts of the country. Senator Smith’s declaration for Wil son is regarded by the Wilson man agers and by tl»e friends of other can didates as one of the most significant developments of the campaign. Great stress is laid upon the fact that Senator Smith is the personal friend of Gov. Judson Harmon, of Ohio, with whom he served in President Cleveland's cabinet, and that he favors Governor Wilson for no personal reasons. He is guided sole ly by what he believes to be for :ho best interest of the Democratic party. Senator Smith'* interview was today sent out of Washington to every section of the country, all of the special corre spondents recognizing Its Importance as bearing on the presidential nomination. THE INTERVIEW. The interview follows: “I favor tyovernuF Wilson for no per sonal reason, but because I believe his nomination and election will best serve the people of the entire country. While he was born in Virginia, and spent a considerable portion of his boyhood and young manhood in z Georgia, he is now a great national character. I cannot be lieve that his birthplace will lessen his strength In any sta(e. "To again call to the presidency a man from the state of Washington and Jef ferson will appeal to national patriotism. Especially is this true when that man has unsurpassed capacity to .help solve the present problems-'which, Concern the happiness and prospsrity of all our people. . • "Governor Wilsok stands for sane progress, for a square deal, for Justice to all. an 4 at the’same time for a gov ernment of law ißuler the constitution. He is the most jprofound student In America an <he our country and of tho great economic problems to be solved. “A southern boy by birth, he went to a northern state and through his splen did chiri.cL:r and exception. i.l ability rose to the presidercy of a great uni versity. “With the information gathered by a life of study, fitting him peculiarly for public service, he was called to the governorship of New Jersey. There he demonstrated unsurpassed capacity to handle the practical affairs of govern ment. He proved that a ripe scholar could possess rare executive ability. RECORD IN NEW YORK. “Under his administration New Jer sey has obtained pure election law, In telligent regulation and supervision of public service companies, legislation to promote the health and the educational progress of people and many other measures of similar nature, yet no in vasion has been made of legitimate property rights. “The splendid reforms which he led to successful completion are in line with the work which will confront him as president. “As the nominee of the party he can. be relied upon both by speech and pen to teach Democratic truths with a clearness which will carry conviction to his hearers and readers. He is a master on the tariff problem. His speeches upon this subject are models. He has captured an immense following throughout the entire country. THE STRONGEST MAN. "As a result of discussing the ques tion with senators and congressmen from different parts of the country, I do not believe that any man can be presented by the Democracy who will so probably insure success. "Governor Wilson as our candidate for president, appeals to me particularly at this juncture in view *of conditions in the Republican party. His sympathy with reforms advocated by the pro gressive Republicans, is well known. While it inay be admitted that tho lead ers of the progressives will support the ticKet nominated by their party yet this is not true of the rank and file, who as a rule are without political am bition and consequently have no party loyalty to maintain. "To a greater extent than any of the Democratic candidates for the pomlna- ■ tion, Governor Wilson would draw from this class of voters, besides' holding every Democrat worthy cf the name, and drawing largely from the education al classes and the Independent element. FITED FOR OFFICE. “His campaign will be remarkable in our histrry, for an intellectual vigor, in grasp of present political conditions and in clearness of statement of reme dies he is unexcelled by ..any public man of the times. We must? not under rate the strength and resources of the Republican party and should not delude ourselves with the belief that any man we nominate can be elected. We must draw from the dissatisfied Republicans and the independents to win, and in my Judgment the surest way to do this is to nominate Governor Wilson. “1 am assured that the party could not name a man with greater strength ; In those states usually relied upon for a Democratic victory, and that in addi ! tion thereto a number of middle and western states usually class as safely Republican, will como into the Demo ! cratic column. "He expresses in a hat he lias writ i ten and said and done more nearly than any other mar suggested for the nomination the asp’rations and hopes of the great body the people. “I favor his nomination both on ac count of his fitness for the office and on account of his strength as a candi date.” n\ ' fn -■ \ I ■ % ijy£ f CHAS. ▲. CULBEBSON WILSON IS BEATING CHAMP CLARK IN HIS OWN HOME SECTION Returns From Oklahoma Give Woodrow Wilson 252 Dele gates and Speaker Clark Only 200 _ (By Aitociafed Brest.) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Feb. 13. Unofficial returns of the Democratic precinct caucuses held throughout Okla homa Saturday from all except two counties show that delegates instructed for Gov. Woodrow Wilson, of New Jer sey, as presidential nominee will control 32 of the county conventions to be held next Saturday; the supporters of Speak er Champ Clark will control 22 counties, and of Gov. Judson HArtnon, of Ohio, 1. In 16 counties no instructions were given the delegates. The counties in w.iich the precinct meetings instructed for Governor Wilson will send 252 delegates to the state con vention: for Speaker Clark 200 delegates, and for Governqr Harmon 16, and un instructed 120. The two counties from which reports have not been received are entitled to 10 delegates in the state meeting. The state convention, to which dele gates will be selected next Saturday, will be held in Oklahoma City February 22. Wilson Says Progressives Will Not Injure Business (By Associated Press.) CHH^AGO.. Feb.. 13.—Expressing the oplnion that the country’s business has nothing to fear from ti>e application of progressive politjef i«-ti»e- administra tion of putific affairs. <?»* Woodrow Wilson,'of New JFfcHtey, opened nis campaign for the Democratic presiden tial nomination in an address before the Iroquois club today at the Lincoln birthday luncheon. “I sometimes think it a peculiar cir cumstance,” he said, “that the present Republican party should have sprung from Abraham Lincoln. I suppose that is one of the mysteries of providence. The richness of a democracy is that it never has to predict who is to save it. We do not have ito train men to In terpret the United States. When an emergency arises there Is always some genius who appears from the ranks of uncatalogued men to bear the standard and show the way to victory. “As our economic affairs are now or ganized they cannot go on. The divi sion Is far more difficult to trace t - day man It was In Lincoln’s time. No man is a friend of this country Who predicts dire results. Every problem we have to meet can be solved without injury to business or any other souna Interest. “The Republican party is sadly brok en. It has lost its way. It has been the business man’s party is so many personally-conducted campaigns that many believe nobody else knows any thing about prosperity. "America Is a business country and business must be taken care of. I be lieve that the ills from which we suf fer can be cured without harming sound business. 1 have no feeling of piety about any political doctrine ex cept the one that gives equal rights to all. "Business and politics must be sepa rated. Give politics a chance without the domination of special privilege and great wealth. The biggest enemy bus iness has is the man with a program which goes further • than he can see. “The standpatters have imprisoned business behind a great dam. There is no need of breaking down this dam and causing a commercial flood with Its consequent damage. Engineers have appeared who have shown us how we may pierce the dam here and there and release the water without harming any body.” PATTERSON TO SEEK SEA£IN SENATE? Reported Former Governor of j Tennessee Will Oppose U. S. j Senator Taylor (By Associated Press.) NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 15.—Members of the Democratic primary board are ar riving today preparatory to the meeting | so rorganization tomorrow. The six members, three members from each sac- ! tion, will name a seventh meber and then work out the details for the state prlary of April 27. The meeting is awaited with great interest, as it will mark the beginning of statiitic campaign activities. It is expected that the board will do sol le thing toward settling the mooted ques tion who selects the temporary officers of the convention to follow the primary? The regular Democratic: faction claims ! that its state committee recommends the temporary officers. The independent leaders claim this duty devolves upon the primary beard. Greatest in erest centers about the I course of former G< v. M. R. Patterson. ! who lias been mentioned as a probable ' candidate against Robert- -L. Taylor for the United State*-senatorial nomination and former Gov. Bentqn McMillin, men tioned for both the United States sena torial and gubernatorial races, CULBERSON FAVORS WOOD BOW WILSON; CHOICEOFTEXANS Democratic Senatorial Leader, Himself Mentioned for Presi dency, Comes Out Strong for Wilson BY BALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.—The Dem ocrats of Texas spoke last night upon the availability of Governor Woodrow Wilson as the Democratic candidate for president. The expression was made through her two senators, Culberson and Bailey, but the views were widely divergent. Senatot Culberson declared unequivo cally in favor of Governor Wilson, while Senator Bailey declared that if nominat ed the Jersey governor would certainly be defeated. Senator Bailey did not express his choice, but it is well known that he prefers Governor Harmon, of Ohio, over all other candidates that have been suggested. Senator Bailey, who is soon to retire from the senate, stated that if he could do so without neglecting his duty he would leave Washington and go home within 30 days to assist in organizing a campaign against Governor Wilson, because he does not, in his judgment< “Fitly represent Democratic principles.” Senator Culberson Is one of the rec ognized leaders of his party in the sen ate, and until recently, when he vol mntarily resigned on account of ill health, he was the minority leader, hav ing been unanimously elected by his Democratic colleagues. He has been frequently mentioned fcr the nomination himself. WHAT CULBERSON SAYS. He says: “I have no hesitancy in saying, in reply to recent inquiries from Texas Democrats, that I believe we K should nominate Governor Wilson of New Jer sey, for president. "Very much could be said in support of this choice, but I will content myself now with a brief statement. If the time has come, aa is often asserted north and south, when southerners are not proscribed in a contest for the chief magistracy, because of their birth and lineage, the feet that Governor Wilson, is a Virginian, worthy to rank with the foremost of his native state In char acter; scholarship and intellect should not be i.rged against him Indeed, after 47. yearn of peace during which time the . south nas pq'gefved I k,s „ TBWfTfi w 1 par- ty from destruction though its own sons were exiled f;-om the presidency, north ern Democrats would honor themealves by sbpportlngr, such a man for the nom ination.' A BORN DEMOCRAT. “While all may not agree with him as to some details, Governor Wilson is by birth, education and conviction, a Dem ocrat, apd a Democrat in the very best type. In the present emergency he would apply the fundamental principles of De mocracy to existing deplorable conditions in such manner as to restore to the people their government, divorce the gov ernment from a privileged class, and seek prosperity of the whole country rather than a favored few. He would limit the tariff taxes to governmental purposes, he would regulate justly but effectively railway and other corpora tions engaged in interstate commerce; and while he would deal liberally and generously with the pension list, he would make it in truth a roll of honor and not a mere medium for coarse and wholesome assault upon the treasury. AS TO RECENT ATTACKS. "Recent attacks which have been made upon him because of his stand for pop ular government, and because he let It be known that he did not desirte the sup port of special Interests, giving them to understand that they need expect no favor from him after election, have not Injured him In public estimation nor swerved him from his high purpose to serve the whole and not simply a part of the people. The latest criticism of him is that as governor of New Jersey he has made no effort to modify or re peal the laws of that state under which most of the great trusts have been or ganized. This charge is entirely base less, for In his very first message to the legislature. Governor Wilson 'denounced the existing incorporation laws of the state as having brought discredit upon it, and urged such changes In them as would effectually prevent the abuse of the privilege of Incorporation. He also recommended that such scrutiny and regulation should not be confined to cor porations seeking charters, but should be extended to those already in exist ence. , USES SOLOMON’S RULE |N DIVORCE COURT (By Associated Press.) LOUISVILLE, Feb. 15.—Solomon’s rule of reason was invoked tn divorce court here yesterday in unraveling a knot of conflicting evidence, when John and j Margaret Wetzelberger, who had lived to- I gether 35 years and reared a dozen chil- I dren, both applied for a decree. All the girls in the family aligned I themselves on the side of their mother; the boys were divided. In granting a de cree to Mrs. Wetzelberger the court said it is his opinion that "dalighters as a rule have better opportunity to know i the condition in a family,” and he deem- ■ ed it inconsistent with the woman’s long I years of faithrumess in rearing the large family to needlessly abandon her husband as. charged or falsely accuse l him. of cruelty. AKERMAN TO ENTER RACE FOR CONGRSS? (By Associated Press.) ' DALTON, Ga., Feb. 15.—One ok’ the sea- ■ tures of the Republican state convention, just held, was the large white delegation I from the Sevent'i congressional district. I which was almost entirely white, and of (first rate business men. i The aelegation was headed by Hon. I Walter Akerman, of Cartersville. Ga.. who will probably be a candilate for congress this fall. The be.'enth district is stron;lv Re-j publican, having been carried by 1,3001 majority. AINSWORTH BOOTED ’ DOT OF OFFICE FOR s SASSING SUPERIORS ' United States Adjutant Gener al Fred C. Ainsworth Has Been Dismissed Will Be Court-Martialed (By Associated Press.) » WASHINGTON. Feb 15.—Adjt.JBeh. Jfl Fred ('. Ainsworth, of the army, has been relieved from duty at the war «6- partment and soon will be ordered be** fore a court martial. While the charges have not been * framed, it is understood they will be based on conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline and perhaps insubordination. Serious friction long has existed be tween the adjutant general’s office nnd the general staff, and the crlsi* caune when Secretary Stimson sided with the’ latter. Matters were brought to issue by a report made last week by Ainsworth to the secretary of war; InkJ regard to the muster and pay roll and’ Secretary Stimson felt that the. adju tant genral had used language that Im pugned his own integrity and fairness as well as that of other officers of the ■ department. The record shows that General Ains worth remarked that it would be dtffl-* cult, if not impossible, to t formnlata any statement that would carry o<m- i vlction to any one unmindful of 'conse quence or so unformed as to the needs of the government and the public. \lt was assumed that he referred either to the secretary or to tire officers of ths general staff. Again the adjutant general characterized the staff propo sal "as a mere subterfuge of the kind that would be scorned by honorable men.” and that the proponents c-trayed a lamentable lack edge.” He also spoke cf the "eool anc.e” of other officers and remarked that "it will be worse than useless to present further facts or argdtnents here." It also is.charged that General Ainsworth insinuated improper motives ‘ on the part of the chi if of staff in relieving certain recruiting officers. Secretary Stimson, in a note to Gen-1 eral Ainsworth, said that rudeness an! .■ ill temper had become habitual otr the part of the latter. He also declared the Ainsworth to he the culmination of a series or outbreaks evidencing "such readings to impugn the motives and the intetfl-(..■:’ gence of those with whom It la your duty to work in association as, if tin- \ j corrected, to destroy your usefulness H» Jg your present office.” Regarding the attack upon himself Secretary Stimson said that he referrwy ;■ the matter to the president, wh(>.direct ed General Ainsworth's release pending disciplinary measures. ( , Gen. Leonard Wood, chief Os staff. ’ has had many clashes with General Ainsworth. i Col. H. .F. McCain efßF ATnsworth. FARMERS MUST LEARIV HOW TO MANAGE AFFAIRS President Barrett Declares That They Must Work Out Salvation (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) UNION CITY. Ga., Feb. 15.—‘Work out your salvation,” Is the theme of a statement issued today by President C. L. Barrett, of the National Farmers’ union. His statement follows: To the Officers and Member* of the Farmers’ Union: Did you ever hear the good old ex horters and revivalists tell you that you must work out your own salvation? Well, the same principle applies to suc cessful farming, and to the success of farmers’ organizations in securing the reforms for which they are contending by legislation, and with their own ranks. There's no such thing as enlisting Id | the battle of life and then paying a sub stitute. If you do, you’ll either have to be satisfied with short rations, or wake up some morning and find that the sub stitute has walked off with the bacon, the Carnegie medal and the laurel wreath. It would be Just like you, then, to growl that the world had given you a a “cold deal.” I lay it down as a broad, first prin- * ciple, that we’ve got to learn to'manage our own affairs, whether on the farm or within the organization, before tht world takes us with the degree of seri ousness our numbers and our importance to the world really justifies. If you demand of your representative, for instance, that he vote for the recall, or trimming the New York Cotton Ex change, and he passes your place and sees the chimney tumbling down, weeds j In your fields, and just a few razor backs rooting around, he Isn’t apt to get busy and obey your orders. If you elect as your Farmers’ union officials, or the president of some union enterprise, some oily, smiling, hand shaking. baby-kissing brother, just be cause he is these things, rather than for the fact that he has proved himself a good farmer, a good business man anc b a good leader of men, you are evading your share of personal responsibility, and you have no right to comrjlain if things hit the ceiling. Or if you get Intc the hallelujah-lk-k at a meeting and promise to support almost any old enter- s prise suggested, and then go horr.2 and forget all about it, you needn’t comt J around with the hypocritical criticisiT . j that there "isn’t anything in a farmers organization." and that you’re not get js ting your money's worth. These are just a few instances of the <. need of exerting personal responsibility, if you succeed in your own affairs, and if you would have this organization achieve the ends for which it was founded. It !» well to remember them at the beginning of the new year. CHARLES S. BARRETT. THESE YEGGMEN USED * T , TOO MUCH DYNAMITE 'By Associated Preu.) NEW YORK. Feb. 15.—Cracksmen /J attempting to loot the private bank of Giovanni Maccarone in Elizatreth street early today overenarged the holes the* ha<. drilled in rhe big safe so that tliv. explosion blew <tie massive steel doore from their hinges and shattered the , ; * inside pane! doors. The front of the building was partly wrecked and th* noise of the explosion was so great thut the safe blowers bad to run U d| avoid capture. A package containing z'S $2,000 was found untouched in the safa. No- 43. 1
