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• • 4 • VOLUME XII. . ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1913. NO. 41. British Antarctic Explorer Found Pole January 18, 1912, Just Forty-Five Days Behind Roald Amundsen OAMARU, New Zealand. Feb. 10.— Captain Robert F. Scott and his party were overwhelmed by a blizzard on. their return journey from the south pole. The entire party perished. They reached the south pole on the 18th of January. 1912. This was just forty-five days after the date which Captain Roald Amund sen is reported to have reached the southern extremity of the globe. Amund- ■en reported that he found the pole on December 14, 1911. The records of Scott’s discovery and a partial history.of his expedition were found with the perished party. Captain Robert Falcon Scott was born at Outlands. Devonport, England. June 6. 1868. He was educated at Stubbington House, Fareham, and entered the royal navy in 1882. He was made a lieuten-, ant in 1887, and a captain in 190/, in recognition of his services as an ex plorer. He f was a member of several geo graphical societies, both in England and on the continent. He commanded the national antarctic expedition of 1900-4, and on his return from that voyage published an account of the expedition in two volumes enti tled *The Voyage of the Discovery.” He was married in 1908 to Kathleen, daughter of the late Canon Lloyd Bruce. SIXTY-SIX DIED. The news of the appalling disaster which befell Captain Scott and his com panions was brought to this port by a signalled message from the Terra Nova, the vessel which had carried the ex plorer and his expedition to the antarc tic, and which late last year went once again to the south to bring him and j his companions back. The total number of deaths involved j in the calamity is not exactly known, | (but it is believed that sixty-six scien- j lists and sailors lost their lives. FOUND AMUNDSEN’S TRACKS. Captain Scott's party reached the ex act point where Roald Amundsen plant ed the Norwegian flag at the south pole. Thaii. found there the hut constructed .and leff behind by Amundsen’s party. These facts were recorded in the doc uments found on the bodies of the dead explorers when they were recovered. SMITH SEEKS TO AMEND THE NEAL BANKING LI Senator Wants Authority Giv en National Banks to Ac cept Real Estate BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—Senator Hoke Smith introduced a bill in the sen ate today to amend the Neal Banking law, extending the power of national banks to lend money on real estate. He disagreed to the view’ that real estate is not a liquid security and believes that his amendment to the law' will be helpful in the rural districts of the country. The bill proposes to amend section 5137 of the compiled statutes of the United States for 1901. The bill was referred to the finance committee and printed in the record. It w-ill not be pressed at this session of congress, but Senator Smith expects to urge its con sideration at the next regular session. He considers the bill as a step nec essary under the present system to aid in the development of better facili ties for the use of rural credits in the procurement. “The necessity for making use of for eign credits and facilitating the demand for currency by those engaged in agri culture is pressing at this time,” said Senator Smith. “I regard real estate as the best of all securities and the thing of most permanent value in the country. «I un derstand the theory that banks should take securities which are quickly and easily convertible into currency. “The prejudice against real etsate as a security grew out of the English pro cedure that equity, for a foreclosure on mortgages on real estate which in volved much dfelay. Now in nearly every state, real estate security can be put in shape where it can be converted into money almost as quickly as collat eral securities. “Aside from this, however.' I do not believe it right that a banking system created and supervised by the national government should exclude the thing of greatest value and most perma nency from being made available as a basis of turning credits into money. ‘‘The exclusion of real estate as a means of making credits by an indi vidual available to obtain currency de prives a large part of the people from using the best security they have to meet their temporary necessities.” The Southern Commercial congress recently created a commission to go to Europe next spring and study plans that have been worked out to meet the de mands for currency in rural sections. IE SMITH El BRYAN IN THE CABINET iZ IJ)[ CflPITALDF MEXICO President and Family Are in Flight to the Eastern Coast Accompanied by 1,000 Sol diers Who Remained Loyal Georgia Senator and Other Speakers at Banquet Pre- _ diet His" Policy MEXICO CITY, Feb. 10.—Uncertainty as to what ^developments would follow' the revolt of the army, Apy which Gen eral Felix Diaz practically captured the Mexican capital yesterday, prevailed in Mexico City early today. Residents of the city spent a quiet, but sleepless night, expecting to see more fighting in the streets today. In yesterday’s re volt more than 200 persons were kjlled. The populace did not know early to day whether President Madero had fled from the capital. With a following of loyal troops, said to number 1,000 men he took refuge in the national palace yesterday, but it was reported at day break that, under cover of night, he had fled toward the eastern coast, taking his family with him. It was alsp report ed that all of the members of his cabinet had resigned. BLANQUET LEAVES MADERO. The report of his flight was received with credence, although it was without confirmation. Madero’s decision to flee the capital, It was said in the reports that he had gone, was due to General Blanquet’s refusal to stand by him. General Blanquet arrived last night with a small portion of his forces, sup posedly loyal to .Madero, but he refus ed to fight against General Felix Diaz. Since the arrival of Blanquet’s force, the bridges between the capital and To luca have been burned. It is recalled that during the Orozco rebellion Madero stated w’hat course he would pursue if the national capital was captured. He said he would never surrender, but in case Mexico City was taken, he w'ould remain in the govern ment palace as long as possible and then, with whoever remained loyal, he would transfer the seat of government to the hills in the south, w'here he would keep up the fight for constituted gov ernment. MADJSRO MAY RETURN. The capital apparently was not con vinced today that Madero would not be sble to return to the city with enough troops to wrest from Diaz ind his fol lowers, the power they seized yester day. If Madero remained in the national palace here, or took refuge in the palace at Chapultepec, it was generally assurn- §<L, n that .the bombardment of these pal aces would follow.- WASHINGTON D.C. - \v£i AS n WILL LOOK - -V: -S . C' MARCH 4= ! FALL IN FOES RED BATTLE Capture of Hill at Scutari Costs Montenegrins 2,500 Men Killed and Wounded, Turks Leave 4,000 Dead L GEORGIANS ATTACK ANTI-TRUST MEASURE Turpentine Men Testing Con stitutionality of* Sherman Law in Supreme Court WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—The final fight to keep certain officials of tlie -"turpentine trust” out of jail for al leged violation of the Sherman anti trust law began today in the supreme court when counsel filed an argument to show that they were erroneously con victed in the federal court of south ern Georgia. The first attack was on the consti tutionality of the Sherman anti-trust Taw as a criminal statute and counsel held that the rule of reason interpre tation by the court no man could tell whether he was violating the law.- W. VIRGINIA FAILS TO ELECT SENATOR (By Associated Press.) CHARLESTON, W. Va., Feb. 8.—The legislature in joint session today took another ballot for United States sena tor, •but there was no election. . BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 10.— ] Closer relations in comity and com-! merce with the South American and I Central American republics are to be fostered by the Wilson administration, through William Jennings Bryan, secre tary of state. This was in effect the message given to nearly a score of South and Central American diplomats by men high in the counsel of Woodrow Wilson and the coming administration at a luncheon given by John Barrett at the Pan-Ameri can union yesterday. Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, frankly stated to the diner£ that al though he was not in a position to make an authoritative statement, Colonel Bryan has been spoken of as secretary of state, and he then outlined the poli cies for peace and comity that are to be pursued by the Nebraskan. There was but . one Republican at the dinner, Senator Smith, of Michigan. The list of Democrats included, besides Sen ator Hoke Smith, Senator Gore, of Okla homa; Senator Marline, of New Jersey, and Congressmen Flood, of/ Virginia; Fitzgerald, of New York; Clayton, of Alabama, and Sherley, of Kentucky. All of the speakers referred to the good accomplished by the Pan-American union, and a vote of thanks was ten dered Director Barrett. E D U C AT0 RsHwEEhT AT NATIONAL CORN SHOW (By Associated Pre?s. i COLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 10.—Educators and agriculturalists of note will feature th© third week of the National Corn exposition. SENATE IS DEBATING . .KENTON ANTI-JUG BILL HENRY IS INDICTED EDO BLEASE WINS PLEA IN REFUNDING ACT CASE A LITTLE EVOLUTION (By Associated Press.) PODGORITZA, Montenegro, Feb. 10.— The Montenegrin army besigning the Turkish fortress of Scutari carried the great Bardanjoli hill by assault at 10:30 this morning after several hours of se vere fighting. The victors lost 2,500 men killed and wounded. The Turks left 4,000 men on the field. The infantrymen on several occasions came into such close quarters that hand to hahd fighting was general along the line. { Bardanjoli hill dominates * Scutari from the eastern side and the\Montene grins are mountaining siege guns on the heights to bombard the city’s principal points. Fighting has pone on since early* i morning all around the city. The ! Turkish defenders are disputing the I ground against the besiegers with fierce j determination and courage. v A Montegrin attack on tfi e heights . of Tarabosch, which dominate Scutari on the west, has been going on 'for • three days. This onslaught is believed j to have been as sanguinary as the en- : gagement at Bardanjdll. 'Bulgarian Cannons Mow Turks'Down Like Wheat (By Associated Press.) SOFIA, Bulgaria. Feb. 10.—The rout of the Turkish army before Bulair on Saturday is skid here to have been com. plete. The Turks are reported to have suffered enormous losses. Tfic Turkish dead and wounded were lying thickly everywhere. Twenty of- l fleers were among the killed. | The -war office says: ! "The number of men killed among ; the Bulgarians is not yet known, but jit appears to have been insignificant." CLARK MAKER TRREAT WILSON'S MARCH TO PASS MRS. GROVER CLEVELAND PAN-AMERICA TEELS OF USING BIG STICK’ 9/ SALOONS, SHE SAYSi WEDS SUDDENLY MONDAY KNOX ALL IS TRANQUIL Says House Must Get Down And All Will Be Crowded, to Business-Another Bill.’Passes Supreme Court Orders a Ref erence in Suit Alleging Act Not Valid (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) COLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 10.—The su preme court lias granted the request of Governor Cole L. Blease and ordered a reference in the suit brought by W. W. Ray, a taxpayer, to have the refunding- act. of 1912 set aside on the ground that it is unconstitutional. The court this morning ordered a reference in the case and directed that it be heard on the third Tuesday in April. This order is a victory for th^ gov ernor and sustains him in his firj&t con tention in the fight which he is making to have the refunding act of last year set aside. Accidentally Shot (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) FORSYTH, Ga.. Feb. 10.—While plac- uor comes high in Monroe county, ing his shotgun in the corner of one of iiis rooms to his house at Holly Grove, in this county, on Friday after noon, A. L. Caldwell shot himself in the right hand, tearing off his influx finger and injuring his thumb »n.d sec ond finger. ;e OF BLACKS TO WHITES (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—Speaker Champ Clark shook his gavel at mem bers of the house today and declared th^: must get down to business ^in the few remaining days of the session. When the house went into session there was less than a dozen men on the floor. "The chair does not believe,” he said, “that members realize the serious con dition of things in the houso. We are near the end of the session and there are still half of the appropriation bills on the hook. "The chair does not want to see those bills go over to the extraordinary ses sion and I do not believe the members do. The chair does not want to set himself up as boss, but the only way for us to get this work done is foif members to stay in their places oil the floor of the house.” The fortifications bill, the second sup ply measure to go through both houses was finally passed today. The executive, legislative and judicial bill is the only other measure sent to the president. Five other appropriation measures have been passed by the house and are pend ing in the senate, one is under consid eration in the house, two are on the house calendar awaiting action, and four have yet to be reported from the various committees. New Reidsville Lights (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) REIDSVILLE, Ga., Feb. 10.—Several homes are being equipped with the new electric lights. The lights are a great improvement for Reidsville, and helps the appearance of the town very much. Worthless Paper Was Substituted for Bundle That Contained $4,200 Liquor Men Win First Bloodi New York Broker Refused to When Webb Bill Is Not Divulge Information to Substituted Money Probers BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON; Feb. 10.—The fight against ‘‘Old John Barleycorn,” which was waged with signal success in the house on Saturday, was transferred to the senate this afternoon. The batteries of the white ribbon ad vocates were trained on ‘‘Old John,” and the senate was regaled with lots of delightful temperance talk. The op ponents of the measure met the issue squarely, and it was agreed that a final vote of the bill and pending amend ments should be taken at 6 o’clock. The temperance advocates have votes enough to put over the measure, but there is doubt as to whether they will get it in such shape as to insure its final en actment at this session of the con gress. The prohibitionists had hoped to sub- *-‘itute the Webb bill as it passed the house for the senate measure, known as the Kenyon bill. When unanimous consent for thi # s purpose was a3ked, Senator Sutherland objected. This gave (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—George G. Henry, of v New York, member of Salo mon & Co., • bankers, was indicted by the federal grand jury today for con tempt of a congress committee, for re fusing to tell the house money trust investigators the names of the national bank officers who participated in the profits of a syndicate operation in Cal ifornia petroleum stock. A bench war rant for his arrest was issued. to the liquor people a new hope. While the Kenyon and Webb bills are the same in general terms, their language is different. If the Kenyon, and not the Webb, bill is passed by the senate, then the ques tion goes to conference, where it may be hung up for the remainder of the session. The plan of the prohibitionists is to make another effort to substitute the Webb bill for the Kenyon bill, and it may succeed. The senate galleries are crowded with women interested in the legislation. Roddenbery’s Bill Passes. Only Eight Votes Against. Measure BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 10.—The house today passed Congressman Rod denbery’s bill prohibiting the intermar riage of the races in the District of Co lumbia. The vote was 09 to 8. Repre sentatives Mann, Fowler and Madden, of Illinois; Kendall, of Iowa: Hamil ton, of Michigan; Bartholdi, of Missouri; Mondell, of Wyoming, and LaFollette cast the only votes against the measure. Roddenbery introduced the bill short ly after the marriage of Jack Johnson to a white woman in Chicago, lie has made a couple of speeches on the sub ject in the house. He and other south erners are delighted with the progress of the legislation. An effort vill be made to put it through the senate at this session. It is the hope of Roddenfcery that states in which the intermarriage of the races is permitted will follow the action of congress with reference to the District of Columbia, and that within a few months the marriage of negroes, Chinese or Malays to white persons will be outlawed throughout the coun try. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 10.—Re ward in the sum $550, has been offered l)y the Hamilton National bank for the capture of Urban Burnette, A. E., and Bernard Darrah, suspected of substitut ing a package of worthless paper for a bundle of $4,200 in currency. If the three boys sought are not captured to day or early next week the reward will be increased to $1,000. Latest obtainable information is to the effect that the boys are in Juarez, Mexico, just across the line from El Paso. The detectives are still waiting in El Paso, hoping the boys will cross the border back into America- Arrest in Mexico would involve the necessity of extradition. Mother Gives Life To Save Her Child From Dashing Auto (fly Associated ±*ress.) MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. 10.—Realiz ing that she could not escape the wheels of an onrushing automobile which was approaching her, Mrs. Harry C. Langemo, twenty-four years old, threw her eighteen-months-old baby to the curbing of a downtown street today and was herself crushed beneath the machine. She was fatally injured, but her child was saved. The driver was arrested. Says Mrs, Armor, Ar raigning-Washington BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 10.—That the administration of affairs in the dis trict of Columbia is dominated by the brewers of Milwaukee, and that Wash ington. instead of being an example for every city in the country, is a haven for brewers, are the charges brought against the present administration by Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, who conducted a mass meeting in the new National theater yes terday afternoon. Mrs. Armor, who is called “the Georgia cyclone,” is making a campaign in favor of the Kenyon <‘red light” bill and the Jones-Works excise bill. Long before the time scheduled for the meeting to begin the theater was filled and enough people were on Penn sylvania avenue to form an overflow meeting. The greater number of the audience were men, which fact Mrs. Armor commented on, saying that it pleased her to see these who might do good to the bill showing interest in its fate. Mrs. Armor stated that those who were opposed to the bill were caup ; it to be delayed because they kneyL was a sentiment in favor of the'%.; ure and the opponents were afraiT let the matter come to a point. As vt was, she declared, the inaugural parade will have to pass by fifty-seven saloons on its line of march, every one of which will be crowded with men degrading themselves with whisky. Wife of Ex-President Marries Professor Preston Earlier ■ Than Was Expected Yeggs Get $6,000 NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 10.—A Jas per, Tenn., special says the Marion Trust and Banking company vault there was blown by yeggmen and about $6,000 in cash and $350 in jewelery taken. A telephone operator was held up to pre vent an alarm. Jailer Sends His Family Away • and Will Defend Negro (By Associated Press.) AIKEN, S. C., Feb. 10.—The capture, confession and bringing to the Aiken jail of Harris Miles, the negro who killed Mr. Bradford Courtney, produced a near- lynching Sunday. It was generally understood that the negro would be* brought here from Au gusta late Sunday, but Sheriff Howard slipped him into the jail Sunday morn ing. Though he kept the fact very quiet, during the day a crowd began to form Later information came to Aiken that another crowd was coming from Horse Creek Valley, and the negro would be taken. Lynching talk increased and Solicitor Gunter and the mayor were notified. They held a hurried meeting, which re sulted in Jailer .Nollie Robinson sending his family away from his residence, in side the jail wall, and putting a force of armed deputies in the house. All night the jail was guarded by armed deputies on/the inside of that building and other deputies in the jail er’s house. Sheriff Howard has declared that he is fully determined that the negro shall not be taken, but will go to trial in the court house for his crime. (By Associated Press.) PRINCETON, N. J., Feb. 10.—Mrs. Grover Cleveland and Th'hnas Je^ Pres ton, Jr., wei»e married at 10:30 o’clock this morning by President John Grier llibben, of Princeton university in Pros pect, the executive residence, of the university. No preliminary announcement had been made of the marriage and the utmost simplicity wa^ observed in the cere mony. Because of the recent illness of Mr. Preston, the wedding was private, the other guests in addition to the mem bers of the two immediate families be ing President and Mrs. Hibben, Miss Elizabeth Hibben and Andrew F. West, dean of Princeton’s graduate school. The bride wore a simple silk gofan and carried roses. Mr. and Mrs. Preston will spend the remainder of the winter in Florida. The ceremony was performed in the main drawing room of President Hib- ’ in’s home. Prof. Preston and the members of his family, including his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pres ton, of Aurora, N. Y., his brother-in- law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Hoppen and his other sister, Mrs. Flor ence Preston-Jones, arrived in Prince ton this morning and went directly to "Prospect.” The members of Mrs. Cleveland’s family included her debutante daughter, Esther; her younger daughter, who came here from school in Connecticut; and her two sons, Richard and Fran cis. State Department Says Dis patch of Gunboats' Is Simply Precautionary (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—Movements of the United tSates warships to Central America, which became fully known to day, put th6 Central American lega tions here into a state of flutter and sent the Latin-American ministers hurrying to assure Secretary Knox that all was tranquil in their countries. 4 Before noon practically all the min isters had communicated with the state department to inquire the reason for the naval demonstration and disclaim existence of any conditions indicating trouble. At any rate, the state department was unaffected by any of the representa tions, as was evident by the fact that in addition to the four warships, either under way or about to be ordered to Central America, the gunboat Tacoma, at Boston, ( was also added to the list and her commander was instructed to hold his ship in readiness to relieve or Reinforce the vessels oil the Atlantic coast of Central America. - * It was intimated in official quarters that the purpose of the naval move ment to maintain the status quo in Cen tral America, so far as that can be done by the restraining influence of warships, until the Incoming adminis tration has had an opportunity to de fine its policy and decide upon its atti tude toward the Pan-American repub lics. Authentic reports of uprisings, coin cident with ,the change of admifiistra- tion in this country, determined Secre tary Knox to guara American interests by having a strong American naval force at-strategic points. It was point ed out today that his action does not in any way commit the incoming admin istration, which, of course, may with draw the warships at once, if that course is regarded as desirable. SNEED FACES TRIAL FOR LARGE ATTENDANCE AT E FIRST DISTRICT SCHOOL Boyce Eloped With Texan's Wife-Acquitted Tor Killing Elder Boyce (By Associated Press.) VERNON, Tex., Feb. 10.—The case of J. B. Sneed, charged with the murder of A1 Boyce, Jr., at Amarillo, Tetf., Sep tember 14, last, was called here today. Sneed lias been twice tried for killing A. G. Boyce, Sr., father of the man who eloped' with Mrs. Sneed. The first trial was a disagreement of the jury and the second an acquittal. Sneed also had a habeas corpus hearing at Amaril lo after killing young Boyce and two weeks ago Beach B. Epting, a-ciised of acting as Sneed’s accomplice in killing young Boyce, was acquitted at Memphis, Texas. The Amarillo killing, which Sneed does^ not deny and for which his trial is called today, occurred nearly a year .after the elopement. Sneed, as testified at his habeas corpus hearing, lived in Amarillo disguised as a bearded laborer for several days before he saw Boyce, whom he shot on sight. As justifica tion the defense claimed this was the first meeting of the two men since the elopement and also that Boyce had been plotting to get Mrs. Sneed a second time. After the Canada elopement Mrs. Sneed returned to her husband. Over a Hundred Pupils Now in Attendance, With Fine Outlook STATESBORO, Ga., Feb. 10.—The First District Agricultural school is well into the spring term, with one of the best attendances it has ever experienced. There are now about 125 pupils in attendance at this school, and the in stitution is in a most flourishing con dition. It hasfbeen the policy of Prof. E. C. J. Dickens, head of the school, nev- ed to turn away an ambitious pupil who wanted an education but who might be without sufficient means. It has been his policy also to se lect the best possible talent for his facuty, with th e result that the cur riculum at this school has no superior of its kind anywhere. The progressive policy will be fos tered more and more every year, the idea being to make the course at this institution as complete and thorough in its way as that of the colleges and universities. ^