Georgia Historic Newspapers

    The Atlanta Semi-Weekly JOurnal.
VOL. XI.
HR NAMES PITNEY
TO SUCCEED HARUIN
ON SUPREME COURT
Chancellor of New Jersey
Is Nominated Associate
Justice of United States Su
preme Court
(Sy Aaaociatad Praaa.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS.—President
Taft today sent to the senate the nomi
nation of Chancellor Mahlon Pitney, of
New Jersey, to be an associate justice
of the United States supreme court.
He also nominated Julius M. Mayer, of
New York city, to be judge of the
United States district court for south
ern New York.
Mr Taft does not anticipate any op
position to the nomination in the sen
ata Chancellor Pitney long has been
a prominent figure in New Jersey. In
casting about for a successor to Jus
tice Harlan. Mr. Taft first looked be
yond the Mississippi river.
At one time it seemed certain that he
would name Judge William C. Hook, of
the UH ted States circuit court: and
■ pin a seemed that Secretary Charles
Nagel, of the department of commerce
and labor, would be the president’s
choice. There was a protest against
Judge Hook because of his decisions In
two Oklahoma cases, one involving the
two-cent fare law and the other the
**jim crow” car law. The latter case, in
which Judge Hook decided tn favor of
the railroads and against the contention
of the negroes affected, is said to have
been the final cause of the president’s
turning from the Kansas jurist
LABOR OPPOSED NAGEL.
Labor organizations orotested against
Secretary Nagel on the ground that he
Had been too lenient in the enforcement
of the immigration lawn
When Chancellor Pitney shall have
been confirmed by the senate and has
taken his place on the supreme court.
President Taft will have had the extra
ordlnary experience of having constitut
ed a majority of the highest tribunal in
the land —a bench on which it has been
bis most exaulted ambition to serve as
ohlef justice
’ In addition to naming five justices, on
a court of nine. President Taft also had
the distinction of elevating Associate
Justice Edward D. White to the chief
justiceship, making In all six court ap
pointments during the three years he
has been in the White House.
The five associate justices named by
Mr. Taft were Messra Lurton. Hughes,
Vandeventer. Lamar and Pitney.
SKETCH OF NEW JUSTICE.
Justice Pitney has held many public
offices and not only has been recognized
as a celebrated jurist, but has seen
service in the legislative department of
the state.
He was graduated from Princeton in
1179 and was admitted to the practice
of law in New Jersey in 1882. He has
been engaged in this profession contin
uously. .
He served as a member of congress
from im to 1889. When his term ex
pired as congressman ho was elected a
member of the New Jersey senate. He
served as president of that body in 1901.
He was named associate justice of |
the supreme court of New Jersey, No- ,
vember 18, 190 L
W. H, Pope Is Confirmed
As New Mexico Judge)
BY BALFX SMITH
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. 19. —The
senate judlcl ary committee today vot
ed unanimously to confirm the nomina
tion of William H. Pope as United]
States judge for the district of New
Mexico.
The senate will ratify the action ot
the committee at its first executive
session. Judge l ,r >pe was formerly a
-je-ren of Atlanta. He was a honor
pi adnate at the Boys’ High school ol
Atlanta and at the University of Geor
g’s. The fight on fits nomination ut
terly collapsed.
Withdraws Nominees
For N, Carolina Jobs I
WASHI!^rON l , Irt, Feb. ff,l l».—President j
Taft today withdrew from the senate
nominations of two collectors of cus
toms and eight postmasters, all in |
North Carolina. Political candidates in
tha* state, it was intin-ated, prompted
the action.
Ligon Named Marshal
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19 —The president |
today sent to the senate the name of Wil- i
liam O. Ligon to be United States mar- |
shal for the southern district of Missis
sippi. -»
HIGH COURT UPHOLDS
CARMACK AMENDMENT
(Br AMOciated Pre**.)
WABHIN<??ON. Feb. 19.—For the sec
ond time the supreme court of the United
States today declined to declare uncon
stitutional the “Carmack amendment’’ to
the interstate commerce law passed by
congress in 1908. and making railroads on
which shipments originate liable for loss
or damage incurred to the goods during
any portion of the route.
Today’s decision concerned a shipment
of mohair from Uvalde. Texas, to Lowell,
Mass., .over the Galveston. Harrisburg
and San Antonio railway. The Texas
state courts not only upheld the law. but
declared that state courts as well as fed
eral courts would enforce it.
FOSS IS KEPT BUSY
GRANTING PARDONS
fßt Associated Press. >
BOSTON, Feb. 19.—Governor Foss has
broken all New England records for the
use of the pardoning power, having re
stored 81 prisoners to liberty during his
year in office. His pardons include U
murderers.
Last Curtain for Actress
By Aaaaciated Preu.'
CHICAGO. Feb. 19.—Jennie Hight,
known in private life as Mrs. Jennie
Hight Smith, who years ago was a pop
ular actress, died here yesterday at the
home of her son. William T. Smith.
She was identified on the stage with Ed
win Booth, Joseph Jefferson, Frank
Aiken and other theatrical stars. She
was born in Philadelphia in 1843. She
left the stage after her marriage to
Charles H. Smtih. a Chicago business
man
Bulask Makes Flight
("By Associated Press.'
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 19.—Herjnan Bu
le sk. of Toledo. Ohio, in a Strobel hydro
aeroplane. gave a clever exhibition at
West End yesterday afternoon, rising
repeatedly from the surface of Lake
Pontchartrain and alighting again as
easily as on land.
Drained Swamps
Will Make Half
Million Farms
i w
• k I
.IND I OHIO I
xDMTnrn t. rnxxHS.
NEW ORLEANS.—To drain 76.000.000
acres of American swamp and overflow
land, reclaiming them for agricultural
purposes, and at the same time destroy
the present breeding apots for disease,
the second drainage congress will thia
month devisa ways and means whereby
each state may co-operate with the fed
eral government. Edmund T. Perkins, of
Chicago, formerly of the engineering de
partment of the United States reclama
tion service, is the acting preaident of
the congress.
WILSON M CLARK
WILL FIGHT IT OUT
FDR NOMINATION
Other Democratic Presidential
Candidates Are Believed to
Be Practically Eliminated
From the Running
BY RALPH SMITH.
WASHINGTON, D. CL. Feb. IT.—The
campaign for the Democratic presiden
tial nomlM-tion has fufu—far
enough to convince observant and dis
criminating persons that the fight at
Baltimore will narrow down to a choice
between Gov. Woodrow Wilson, of New
Jersey, and Speaker Champ Clark, of
Missouri. Governor Harmon’s boom has
practically collapsed, and the “favorite
son” candidacies of several other promi
nent Democrats are not taken seriously.
It is claimed they are being put forward
with a view to weakening Governor Wil
son, who unquestionably has a big lead
over the genial speaker of the house.
The suprprising strength developed by
Governor Wilson in Oklahoma has
alarmed those who are most desirous of
defeating him for the nomination, and
among this number may be mentioned
practically every reactionary Democrat
prominent in public life. It is probably
true that many of them are not for
Speaker Clark as an original proposi
tion, but as between (flark and Wilson
they prefer the former.' It was, indeed,,
a surprise to the Democrats throughout
the country to find the governor of New
Jersey strong enough to seriously chal
lenge Speaker Cleric’s oltom to the
Oklahoma delegation. Oklahoma is pop
ulated with hunoieds of thousands of
Missourians, and it was believed prac
tically certain that for this reason, if
for no ether, the speaker would encoun
ter no serious obstacle tn winning easily
in the Oklahoma primaries. But he
didn’t. The result served to demonstrate
that Governor Wilson's strength Is local
to no state or section, but is general—
that he is as strong in his most formid
able opponent’s sister state as he is else
where in the country.
A SIGNIFICANT STORY.
A significant development of the week
in a political way was the publication
iin Washington Post of a story sum
marizing the situation with reference to
the Democratic nomination. The story
was evidently inspired by Speaker
Clark's political managers, but, aside
i from one or two unimportant errors of
fact, it represents the true state of as-
I fairs today.
! "Southern leaders in congress, after
I conferences upon Democratic national
. politics, have reached two conclusions,”
! says the Post’s story. “The first is that
unless Woodrow Wilson is to be con
ceded the Democratic presidential nomi
-1 nation, the opposition must unite and
> give organized support to another man.
I The second is that Speaker Clark is the
I only candidate in the field with whom
, Mr. Wilson can be beaten, and with
whom the party has a chance of suc
cess at the polls.
The men who thus view the situation
are Senators Watson and Chilton of
West Virginia; Senators Martin and
Swanson of Virginia- Senator Simmons
of North Carolina; Senator Taylor of
Tennessee; Senators Fletcher and Bryan
of Florida; Senator Thornton of Louisi
ana; Senator Bailey of Texas, and Sen
ator Clark of Arkansas.
“The West Virginia men will fight
to control their delegation for Mr.
Clark. A delegation instructed for
Senator Martin will go to the Balti
more convention from Virginia, but Mr.
Martin’s name is being used purely to
prevent Mr. Wilson groin getting the
state, and the Clark candidacy is in
the background in Virginia.
“In North Carolina. Senator Over
man is aiding Mr. Wilson, and there
is a hot fight for control between the
Wilson and anti-Wilson or Clark forces.
“In Tennessee. Senator Luke Lea
leans strongly to Mr.. Wilson, and
there, too, it will be the same struggle
with the senators in opposing camps.
Pretty much along the same line the
contest is taking shape in Texas and
Arkansas. In Texas, Senator Culberson
is -for Mr. Wilson and Senator Bailey
for the man who can down the New
Jersey candidate. Senators Dr.vis and
Clark in the same manner are at
swords' points In Arkansas.
JUST I WEEK IGO
OSPINA WAS GUO
TO WELCOME KNOX
But He Thaught Visit Meant
United States Would Recog
nize Colombia’s Claim to Ar
bitrate
(By Associated Prsss.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—N0 change
was made today in State Secretary
Knox’ Latin-American itinery because
of the Colombian minister’s letter of
protest.
The department will await word direct
from the Bogota government before
altering its plans. Some intimation,
either diplomatically confirming or re
pudiating the action of its representa
tives in Washington, is expected within
the next 24 hours.
No action of any kind in the matter is
possible before tomorrow.
Profound i disappointment on re
ceiving intimations that Secretary
Knox did not contemplate giv
ing Colombia any assurance of the
ultimate arbitration of her claims
against the United States was generally
ascribed today as the reason for the ex
pression from Senor Pedro Nel Ospina,
Colombian minister, last night that a
visit by Mr. Knox to his country at the
present time would be "Inopportune.'
It developed today that when Senor
Ospina first read the White House an
nouncement a week ago stating that
President Taft had directed the secretary
of state to visit the countries bordering
on the Caribbean sea, he hailed it with
unconcealed enthusiasm.
In a statement of comment on the
Knox trip, prepared at that time, but
not made public until today, the Co
lombian minister foresaw a possible
recognition by the United States of the
demands of Colombia for arbitration of
the differences growing out of the parti
tion of Panama and the acquisition by
this government of the canal zone strip.
WAS DELIGHTED THEN.
“If Mr. Knox, as I sincerely hope,”
wrote Senor Ospina at the time, “is now
fully cognizant of all the facts on which
claims of Colombia rest. I have no doubt
that his visit to my country will be
fruitful, for he will find that the popular
feeling which at present prevails there
there as in most all South American
Jsuntries with regard to the United
fates was mainly caused by the man
ner in which that traditional ally of
the United States, Colombia, was treat
ed in 1903 and 1904 in connection with
the severance of Panama, and by there
having been so far no equitable settle
ment of Colombia’s claims growing out
of that conduct.
“All good Colombians are heartily de
sirous that such a feeling there, as else
where In South America, be appeased.
The sooner the better; it is never too
late to do right. Colombia doss not ask
that her contentions, be accepted at lieu
assertion. She has simply demanded for
the last eight years that her claims be
arbitrated so that, whatever the result
of that arbitration may be, confidence
and sincere friendship with the conse
quent development of increasing com
mercial relations with the United States
be restored and I cannot but hope that
Mr. Knox, who, with President Taft, is
one of the foremost champions of gen
eral international arbitration, will take
advantage of his visit to Colombia to
show 4he world his sincerity either there
•or here, by facilitating the opening of
thq door to a satisfactory settlement of
these claims by an arbitration honorable
to both governments and profitable to
both countries.”
“SITUATION HAS CHANGED” %
Senor Ospina smiled when he was re
minded of that comment today.
’’The situation has changed,” he
said; “it is different now."
During the week, it is reported, in
timations came to the Colombian min
ister that Secretary Knox was not
bound on a mission of pacification of
Latin-American troubles. To Senor Os
pina, who on November 26 last, pre
sented a third request from his govern
ment for arbitration and to which no
reply "had come, the expected benefit
of the Knox trip vanished. His letter
to Acting Secretary Huntington Wilson,
of the state department, expressing his
personal views that Mr. Knox’s trip
would not be timely, followed as a con
sequence.
Though Senor Ospina in that letter
emphasized that he was speaking on
his own behalf and without instruction
from his government, it is known that
Senor Ospina came here on May 31
last with a definite idea of the posi
tion of his government in the dispute
of eight years standing, and the atti
tude he was to assume here.
Senor Ospina declared in nls letter
to Mr. Wilson that he hal asked his
government to mall him Instructions
This, he explained today, would be a
matter of 12 days at least. Senor Os
pina apparently is confident that his
government will reiterate that Mr.
Knox’s visit would be “Inopportune."
DENIES HE MEANT INSULT.
The thought of personal insult, which
position the state department is report
ed to have taken as to th® tenor of
Senor Ospina's conentlon, had not oc
curred to him, the Colombian minister
said today.
He had Intended only to set forth the
impatience of his government at not
receiving what he considered to be
proper consideration of his notes. The
contents of the Irfst note asking for
arbitration, presented In November,
never have been made public, but it
is understood that the language is no
less Insistent than the references made
by Senor Ospina in his letter to Mr.
Wilson.
SCORES UNITED STATES METHODS.
The letter incident brought out a state
ment today by Representative Rainey,
of Illinois, author of a resolution to sub
mit Colombia’s damage claims to arbi
tration. in which he denounced meth
ods used by the United States to ac
quire the Panama canal zone.
“Minister Ospina's letter,” he said,
"forcibly calls attention to our indefensi
ble conduct for nearly ten years in re
fusing Colombia the arbitration she has
requested.”
The Panama incident, which has been
the subject of committee investigation,
was denounced by Mr. Rainey as “the
blackest page in our history as a na
tion.” He charged that the revolution
was engineered by "a New York pro
moter” with ths sanction apd aid of
President Roosevelt and the state de
partment.
Sails to Get Knox
(By Associated Press.)
NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 19.—The armored
cruiser Washington sailed today from
the Norfolk navy yard for Palm Beach,
Fla., to take aboard Secretary of State
Knox for his Latin-American trip.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1912.
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WILLING TO ACCOMMODATE
BAYONETS OF THE KING
IB FLUSH IN STRIKE
.Still There a .Gleam, of Hope
That Peace May Follow
Labor Clash
LONDON, Feb. 19.—While all prepa
rations that have been made in the coal
fields of the United Kingdom are for
war rather than for peace, there is just
a gleam of hope that the threatened
strike of nearly a million men at the
end of this month will be averted.
William Harvay, labor member of
parliament for Northeast Derby, who
secretary of the Miners' federation, ac
companied by five representatives or
the English miners, is holding meetings
privately with five mine owners -fn the
hope of preparing a basis for peace.
Besides this, the conciliation board or
the English federated area are also
meeting today. ’
Should progress be made in the effort
to reach a settlement in England, then
South Wales and Scotland will remain'
the chief obstacles to an agreement.
The authorities look upon Wales as
the great danger spot, and having re
gard to the disturbances, which occur
red there last year, the chief consta
ble of Glamorganshire has suggested
to the magistrates that an application
should be madte for the drafting of a
body of 1,500 infantry and 1,100 cav
alry into the affected areas.
DYNAMITES RIVAL
AND CUTS HIS THROAT
(By Awoeiated Btm«.)
BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Feb. 19.—'
After attempting to blow up the home
of Florence Tinaley with dynamite, this
morning, it is alleged Martion Crockett
attacked George Williams, a caller, and
put Williams’ throat from ear to ear.
Jealously is supopsed to have been the
motive.
According to witnesses at the cor
oner's inquest this afternoon Crockett
called at the TinaJey home and finding
Williams there placed a stick of dyna
mite under the house and partially
wrecked it Then as Williams rushed
out Crockqjt seized him and slashed his
throat Crockett was arrested and the
coroner’s jury held him responsible for
Williams’ death.
WOMAN GIVES $50,000
TO REBUILD HOSPITAL
(By AstocUted Presi.)
SAVANNAH. Ga., Feb. 19.—A gift of
$50,000 was announced today by Mrs. R.
T. Semtnes, of Savannah, towards a
fund to rebuild a portion of St. Joseph's
hospital here, a historic building. It
was built before the civil war and was
used by General Sherman’s troops as a
hospital after the surrender of Savan
nah.
After the war none of the fine in- 1
struments owned by the hospital could
be foi.nd. Sisters of Mercy are in
charge now.
BUILDING COLLAPSES;
ONE MAN KILLED
(By AisocUted Brest.)
PITTSBURG, Feb. 19.—One man was
killed and four were hurt in the col
lapse of a three and a half story con
crete and steel office building of an
Etna steel plant this morning. The
building, which was nearing comple
tion, was a thousand feet long, ancP
without warning about 500 feet of it
crumpled up like an eggshell and
crashed into the cellar, a mass of de
bris and twisted steel work.
WOOL TRUST HAS BOUND US ALL
HAND AND FOOT, SAY STRIKERS
LAWRENCE, Mass., Feb. 17— Declar
ing the "great influence of the wool trust
has been used to poison the minds of the
public, prejudice against the striking mill
operatesiveu, who have been ‘-forced to
send their fihilUren to other cities rather
than have them starve here,” William
Yates, chairman of the strikers’ execu
tive committee, tonight explained why
the little ones had been sent away.
Yates denounces the action of Colonel
Leroy Swetzer, commanding the militia
here, in forbidding the sending of more
children away from Lawrence.
“It may seem broad statement to make,
but it is nevertheless true that the in
fluence of the wool trust which was
able to get ‘protective’ tariff they want
ed, has again been brought into play In
practically gagging and binding, hand
and foot, the press of Massachusetts.
The textile trust has been able to so
distort facts as to reflect nothing but
discredit on these poor, helpless foreign
ers whom it imported here to work at
BROOKS FARMERS URGED
TO RAISE CATTLE
Stockman Makes Big. Profit
From Raising Jersey
Herd
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
QUITMAN, Ga.. Feb. 17.—1 n view of
the effort to induce farmers in this sec
tion to raise more cattle, the experience
o'L.J. H. Blalock, of Hickory Head, with
a Jersey herd is enlightening as to the
value of this work. In 1906, Mr. Blalock
started his herd with seven Jersey heif
ers, bought from a neighbor for S2OO, all
of them in poor condition. Today his
herd represents a cash value of $4,340.46.
$4,340.46.
In 1907 a thoroughbred bull was bought
from the Biltmore farms and in that
year the expenses of the herd were
made and two heifers sold for S9O. In
1908 two more heifers were sold for sllO,
and 1,242 pounds of butter were made
and sold from the herd. Summarizing
his business, Mr. Blalock says his profit
has been: In 1908, a net profit of $527.60;
in 1909, a net profit of $761.30; in 1910, a
net profit of $677.50; in 1911, a net profit
of $822. Premiums taken in 1901, $52.00.
Os this amount, $609.50 was for stock
sold, nor does this summary include
about 6,000 gallons of milk per year for
pigs and calves. Since January, 1907, one
cow has made over SSOO in butter,
brought four heifer calves and two
males, and has taken $25 in prizes. Mr.
Blalock is also the first man to sell a
Jersey heifer bred In Brooks county
for SIOO. Today Mr. Blalock estimates
the value of his herd as follows: Four
cows, $400; one bull, $200; 16 heifers, $900;
net products of herd, $2,178.86; sales from
herd $609.50; prizes won, $52.
PHYSICIAN OF KING
COMING TO AMERICA
(By Associated Press.)
NEW - YORK, Feb. 19.—Sir Bertrand
Dawson, of London, physician to King
George, will sail for America with a
fortnight to spend several months in
surgical study on this side. Most of his
time will be spent at Rochester, Minn.,
and in the Johns Hopkins hospital in
Baltimore.
“America has surpassed Europe in
surgical science,” Sir Bertrand said, “and
henceforth we must come to you to
learn. It is time your methods received
universal adoption.”
Blackmon Denies Compromise
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
ANNISTON, Ala., Feb. 19.—Referring
to the belief expressed here to the ef
fect that he will withdraw from his pres
ent position as representative of the
Fourth district in the lower house of
congress as soon as he has served his
indorsement term. Congressman Fred L.
Blackmon has made an emphatic denial
of his expressed intention to pursue this
course.
lower wages. It Is Indeed supremely
pitiful when It is realized that all this
is occurring In Massachusetts, some
times called the ‘cradle of liberty.’
“No ehttfl has been sent from Law
rence Wjuiout the full consent of its
parents. In fact, when the suggestion
was first made, the parents, though they
knew heartaches would ' ensue, begged
that their little ones be sent away from
this place where they have known hunger
many times in the last six weeks.
“As to Colonel Swetzer’s constitutional
right to forbid us to send away our chil
dren, I am not certain, but I will in
vestigate the matter. A committee also
will be appointed immediately to inves
tigate the case. We are not afraid of
the civil or military authorities. It
seems to mi that Col. Swetzer is acting
on the suggestion of some one who Is
not in sympathy with the strikers. The
children were sent away from here to
places where they can be properly cared
for.”
HANGED WITH SMILE;
HE KILLED THREE MEN
Lawrence Odom, of Mobile,
Asked That Daughter Take
Off Black Cap
(By Associated Press.)
MOBILE, Ala., Feb. 19.—J. Lawrence
Odom, the triple murderer, was hanged
here at 6:1B this morning. He refused
the offers of a minister who labored
with him all night, his own son, a Cath
olic priest, and members of the Salva
tion Army.
When asked to sgy his last prayer, he
requested that his 5-year-old daughter.
Hazel, be brought to him to remove
the black cap. He mounted the gallows
stoically and laughingly asked to see
his wife.
Odom was convicted of killing Charles
Goland, Joseph Stokes and David Gart
man, the latter a 16-year-old boy. They
had been witnesses against him in po
lice court on a charge of cruelty to a
dog.
The killings took place March 18,
1910, at Citronelle, Ala. He shot the
boy at the feet of his mother as she
was pleading for his life.
Odom was tried twice and declared
guilty each time. He was wealthy.
TAFT TO GET REPORT
OF COTTON TARIFF
(By A*»oclat»l Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The tariff
board’s report on the cotton schedule will
be submitted to President Taft next
week. ‘The board is now preparing a
summary showing the difference in cost
of cotton articles in this country and
abroad.
The leather industry is now being in
vestigated, and the board will probably
devote the rest of the current fiscal year
to that inquiry, as it does not consider it
has sufficient funds to undertake exten
sive examinations of the steel, sugar and
chemical schedules which are on the pro
gram of the Democratic congress.
WHISKY BOTTLE
CAUSES KILLING
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
VIDALIA, Ga., Feb. 19.—Last night
Lester Lewis, colored, shot and fatally
wounded Tom Thomas, colored, over the
price of a bottle of whisky which Lewis,
it is claimed, had sold Thomas.
A possee is in pursuit of Lewis, who
is wanted by the local authorities on
several charges.
Two More Arrests
(By /asociated Preu.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19.—Olaf A.
Tveitmoe and Eugene A. Clancy were
arrested here today on indictments re
turned by the federal grand jury at
Indianapolis, charging complicity in tho
dynamite conspiracy.
MINORITY REPORT ■ ■,
SAYS STEPHENSON '
REMS ND SEAT
Wisconsin Senator’s Props
Are Knocked From Under
Him by Negative Opinion
Filed in Senate Monday
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.—United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson, of
Wleconsln, is not entitled to his seat!
in the opinion of five members of the
senate committee on privileges and
elections, who filed a minority report
with the senate today. The majority
report on the investigation of Senator
Stephenson’s campaign expenditures
was submitted February 12. In sub-»
stance it held that the charges of cor
ruption in the i>rimary of 1908 wer» not
proven.
The minor!t y report is signed by Sen
ators Kenyon, Clapp and Jones, Repub
licans, and Lea and Kern, Democrats. It
contends that enough evidence was ad
duced by tho inquiry to warrant the
senate in declaring Senator Stephen
son’s seat vacant.
Referring to that fact, the senator,
through his lieutenants, spent 8107,-
793 in his campaign, and that candi
dates for the state legislature spent
proportionately large sums, the report
quotes from the majority report:
“Such expenditures were in violation
of the fundamental principles underly
ing our system of government, which
contemplated the selection of candi
dates by the electors and not the selec
tion of electors by the candidate.’*
"UNABLE TO COMPREHEND.”
The minority report then proceeds:
“We concur in this statement, and it
justifies us in appealing the conclusion
of the majority. How a seat in tha
senate can be secured in violation of
the fundamental principles underlying
our system of -overnment,” with tha
evidence showing the use of such a
large sum of money, and not be ob
tained by corrupt methods and prac
tices, we are unable to comprehend. Tha
question now squarely before the sen
ate Is whether or not methode, and prac
tices in violation of the
principles underlying our
government shall be denounced
words and approved by our
Quoting again from the majority re
port,which, after summarizing thq/rrtet]>-
ods of Senator Stephenson’s elecQon,
declared that if they had been used by,
a candidate for a state office in Wis- «
consin, “it would be very difficult to
justify such conduct under the laws
the state,” the minority report con
tinues: ’/'< L
“This statement we Indorse. It
a rante our jjpeasiijop_^o_4ixftjaiß^j|> T ser««
’of the majority. It it would - MraWneJ^t
to jifstify a campaign like thii hy a
candidate for a state office, why is if
not equally difficult to justify it on the
part of Senator Stephenson. He was
not compelled to go into the primary.
He elected to do so and he should be
held to the same degree of accountabil
ity as any other candidate in that pri
mary. *
CHARGES VOTERS WERE PAID-
•'lf he used methods —and the major
ity says he aid —that it would be diffi
cult to justify in behalf of a state can
didate, then it is equally difficult fo¥
the senate to justify such conduct on
the part of a candidate for a seat in
this body and preserve Its integrity anff
honor. In our judgment it canfitot do
it.”
The report sets forth that the evi
dence showed conclusively that voter*
were paid to be at the polls, that ex
travagant sums for ‘entertainment
were expended, - records and paper s’- con
cerning the campaign were shifted from
one place to another and original' rec-'
ords were destroyed. ’
“All this is admitted,” says the re
port, “and we feel we have a right to
assume from these admitted facts and
actions tliat corrupt methods anfl prac
tices were used in connection with said
primary election.
“To hold otherwise is to establish a
precedent that would authorize ah ex
penditure of hundreds of thousands of
dollars to debauch the electorate in or
der to secure a seat in this body. To
do this is to notify the world that we
are careless as to whether or not seats
In this body are to be bought and sold
as so much merchandise to the
with the largest purse.”
GEORGIA FARM WILL
BE CUT INTO TRACTS
■)
(Special Dispatch to The Journal-)
TIFTON, Ga., Feb. 17. —W. A- Greer,
of Ashburn, and John W. Greer, of Tif
ton, have purchased the Cycloneta farm
from C. M. Orr, of Macon. The price
was approx mately 835,U00. This farm
was started 20 years ago as an experi
ment farm by the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad, and was the first and
only farm of its kind tn south Georgia,
a monument t o the foresight and publio
spirit of the men who built this great
highway. Later it was sold to George
F. Ober, of Baltimore; later to J. F»
Cobb, of Cordele, and about three years M
ago to Mr. Orr.
The farm contains 1,000 acres. 700 of
which are in cultivation and 400 stump
ed. There is a handsome residence and
four neat cottages, besides the outbuild
ings. A model barn, which cost 85,000,
waq[ burned a few years ago.
purchasers are not yet prepared
t&>ay wt.at they will do with this val
uable property, but it is probable that
it wfll be cut into small farms and sold
to-home seekers.
GREAT CORN CROP
IS PLANNED_FOR BUTTS
(Special Dispatch to The Journal,) d
JACKSON, Ga., Feb. 19—The largest
corn crop in the history of Butts county ,
is planned by the farmers for this sea
son. The organization of the Boysf”
Corn club has started the younger gen
eration to work, and the outlook is fdr a
big yield by the members of the club.
The older farmers are not going to be'
left out in their efforts to raise a large
corn crop this year.
A number of farmers are writing to
the State College of Agriculture for
information as to the best methods to
be pursued in planting this year’s crop,
/rom one to two hundred bushels per
acre is the mark many of the
have set for themselves. If improved
methods of farming and fertilizers
amount to. anything they will succeed in r
making this the banner corn year in tha
history of the county.
No. 44.