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I h VOLUME XII. ATLANTA, GA.. FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1913. NO. 52. E ON L QUITS BUMS OFFICE In Wordy Statement, First As sistant Secretary of State Asks Immediate Release From State Department BT RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON,. March 20.—Aside from the news of the withdrawal of the American bankers from participation in the six-power loan, the chief develop ment growing out of President Wilson’s Chinese statement was the further as surance today that the administration will soon recognize the Chinese republic and the unexpected resignation of Hunt ington Wilson, assistant secretary of state.^ Huntington Wilson was evidently peeved at the president’s repudiation of the Taft policy, which *he helped to frame. In his letter of resignation the assistant secretary of state presumed to read the president a lecture which evoked much amusement at the White House. He resented the failure of the presi dent . to consult with him about the Chinese situation before making pub lic his statement. Mr. Wilson has been acting secretary of state in Mr. Bryan’s absence. His action doesn’t embarrass the conduct of the state department-in any way. The assistant secretary of state de voted fully 1,000 words to set fo^th his plan and the president accepted the resignation and dismissed the matter in a straig 14 note of a dozen wbrds. Mr. Wilson, like all assistant secreta ries in the various departments, tendered his Resignation as a matter of form to President Wilson directly upon the lat ter’s assumption of office. Mr.- Wilson was requested to continue in his place until it should be convenient for the president to name liis successor. He consented to do so to accommodate Secretary Bryan in his desire to make his present visit to Lincoln, Neb. The issue of the statement from the White House denying the administra tion’s attitude regarding the Chinese.loan negotiations is believed to have been re garded by Assistant Secretary Wilson as sufficient to justify him in requesting to be relieved at once from duty. After telegraphic notice to Secretary Bryan of his intention, Mr. Wilson late yesterday afternoon dispatched a rfote to the White House terminating his own service and President Wilson immediate ly designated Second Assistant Secretary Adee to act as secretary of state during Secretary Bryan’s present absence. SOUTH GEORGIA FIRMS Planters Are Unable to Pre pare Ground and Crops Be Delayed .(Special Dispatch to The Journal. - ) DUBLIN, Ga.. March 20.—Great dam age has been done by the lfeavy rains which fell Friday and Saturday of last week to the roads and bridges of Lau rens county. Reports from all over the county tell of the damage done, and it will take several weeks to repair them. The rains have interfered with the farmers who were preparing to plant their crops, badly washing up the farm land, and will delay them several weeks In getting things in shape again. Quantities of fertilizer are being sold. One planter has bought $5,000 worth of fertilizer for his land. The Oconee river at , this place has reached the highest point known here in years. The depth is over 26.5 feet and is still rising. In 1895 the.govern ment weather station began to keep records. March 5, 1902. the highest stage of the river recorded was a depth of 25.5. It is thought the highest point will be reached today. Crops of Emanuel Are Delayed by Rains (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) •SWAINSBORQ, Ga., March 20.—The continued rains in the county have given crop conditions somewhat of a setback, yet no serious results were experienced locally as came upon some sections of the state. There has been no wind to amount to much harm, the only injury coming from the torrential rains.\ Lands, recently broken, were washed in some places and corn that was plant ed will have to be planted again. A setoff of two weeks’ work probably will be the only thing to overcome out side qf the washed land. The roads of the county are torn up considerably in many places and some few bridges undermined and travel delayed on certain roads out from Swainsboro. Harris Farms Damaged; Tracks Washed Away (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) SHILOH, Ga., March 20.—The heavy rains last week were disastrous to Har ris county. Farmers are in bad shape, and the Southern railway track was washed away for a mile between Shiloh and Waverly Hall. A trestle was also undermined. There have been no trains in four days—Shiloh having been iso lated completely from freight and mail. PLAN FULL SETTLEMENT Bankers Reach Savannah for WILSON TITS ROLE OF DEMOCRATIC LEADER Dream of the Boy Who Has Been Spanked and Put to Bed BY H. T. WEBSTER. President Will Remain in Cap itol During Extra Tariff Congress ^Wilson will members of A probably result of the resignation ,, , , •vill be the immedlUte appolntraect, under IVIeetlRg t0 DeVISfi MOBIIS OF of John Bassett > . . ,, Liquidating Obligations' a recess commission Moore as counselor of the department of state with authority to act as secretary,. In a thousand-word letter to President Wilson, the former acting secretary of state set forth that when he consented to continue for a time with the new ad ministration he did not understand there was to be any radical change of policy for which he would be called upon to act as spokesman. The letter oontinued in part: ILLINOIS VICE PROBE W| LL CALL ON WILSON Senate Committee to Visit Washington and Eastern Cities CHICAGO, March 20.—The Illinois senate vice committee will leave Chica go today for Washington, where a con ference with President Wilson has been arranged for noon Saturday. Later public hearing will be conducted in Washington that the members may fa miliarize themselves with eastern con ditions. En route the committee will stop at Harrisburg, Pa., for a conference with Governor Tener. The committee plans to urge the president to include a min imum wage for working girls clause in his message to congress. • — ROADS MUST INCORPORATE TO RUN IN MISSOURI (By Associated Press.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., March 20.— The house today passed a bill prohibit ing railroads from doing business in Missouri unless incorporated .under the law of the state. The bill already has passed the senate and now goes to the governor. The bill is intended to prevent rail roads from transferring cases from the Missouri courts to the federal courts, and affects thirteen of the eighteen lines in Missouri. NAVAL STORES CASE IS IN U. S. SUPREME COURT (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 20.—Argu ments that no substantial evidence of wrong-doing had been presented to the jury which convicted officers of the - American Naval Stores company, of vio lating the Sherman anti-trust law, were made today to the supreme court in .the second day’s argument on the appeal from the jail sentences imposed by the Georgia federal courts. 80-YEAR-0LD WOMAN DIES AFTER SMOKING PIPE (By Associated Press.) EL NORA, Ind., March 20.—Mrs. Wil liam Sneff, eighty years old, while smoking a pipe last night, aJlowed some of the burning tobacco to drop on her dress. Before other members of the family could reach her she had been so severely burned that she died a few hours later. “THE ROCK” tTbF ABANDONED SOON (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO. March 20.—Alca traz island; known as the “‘rock” throughout the army, is to be aban doned as a military prison and turned over to 'he department of justice as a place of incarceration for civil offend ers against the government. The San Francisco Chronicle makes this declar ation today but gives no authority. (By Associated Press.) SAVANNAH, Ga., March 20.—Coming early to make preliminary investigations into conditions, several representatives of the creditors of the American Naval Stores company arrived in Savannah Wednesday. Others will be here Thurs day for the formal creditors’ meeting, which will be held Friday. Two informal conferences were held by the advance guard of representatives Wednesday. In the morning they had a meeting and compared notes. In the afternoon they assembled again, and to this conference they invited the Savan nah bankers who are interested. A conference was held with some of the officers of the American Naval Stores company, as a result of which free access was given to the books of the naval stores company. The chief auditor of the company is here, and he will go over the books in company with some of the representa tives of the creditors so that facts taken from the books will be in their posses sion at the meeting Friday. It was stated after the meetings that if the conditions as stated by the Amer ican Naval Stores Co. in its formal sus pension announcement are found to be true, a plan for enabling the company to handle its stock is certain to be de vised. The bankers here, while they decline to be interviewed, appear optimistic. •They all say they feel satisfied a plan will be agreed upon so that assets may be administered in a way to enable the company to meet all of its obliga tions. (By Associated Pross.) WASHINGTON, March 20.—President confer frequently with the house and senate in the president’s room at the capitol. during the extra session of congress. This was announced at the White House last night. The president intends to make him self as accessible as possibl’e to mem bers of congress on those days when tariff legislation will have reached its most important development. He found while governor of New Jersey, that legislation often was expedited by his close communication with the New Jersey legislature. He made it a practice to be at his own office when ever the legislature was in session day or night and gave precedence in his engagements to the legislators. The president will go to the capitol, it was said at the White House, in a spirit of friendly co-operation, there to consult with Democrats and Repub licans alike on the progress of legisla tion. He believes ( however, that he should go to the capitol as party lead er and he hg/s always said that the president of the United States is the elected leader of his party and that he particularly was charged by the people with the carrying out of party pledges. Mr. Wilson believes that the tariff bill should be treated as a party measure. f The announcement that the finance committee of the senate and the ways and means committee of the house will work, on the tariff bill in joint confer ence, consulting the president often, is in line with the idea that the leaders in congress should draft a bill which should stand or fall on its merits both in congress and before the country. He believes in enforcing party discipline, and after the leaders have approved the tariff bill he will make every ef fort to .have it passed in both houses without material alteration. HARRIS SURE OF PLACE. It became known that W. J. Harris, chairman of the Democratic state com mittee of Georgia, very likely would be chosen director of the census. It also was stated authoritatively at the White House that the ( nomination of Charles P. Neill to be commissioner of labor statistics, which failed of con firmation at the special session of the senate, would be sent to the senate again when congress convenes on April 7. Mr. Wilson was formally congratu lated on his election by a committee of the American Philosophical society, of which he is the eighth member to become chief executive of the nation. The committee consisted of W. W. Keen, Philadelphia, president; Charle magne Tower, Philadelphia; Senator Elihu Root, Dr. Robert S. Ward, presi dent of the Carnegie institution; Dr. Charles Walcott, h^ad .of the Smith sonian institute; tft.' Henry B. Osborn, head of fhe, association of musical sci ence, ‘NeW York, and Dr. O. H. Tittman, chief of the coast and Geodetic sur vey. IAUA. ITI BILE DIES IN SENATE This Is Officially Last Day of Winter And It's Stormy, Too (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 20.—Two well defined storms causing widespread pre cipitation exist in the country today, the weather bureau reporting one cen tered in the lake region and another over the plateau. On this, the last day of the winter season, the thermometer at Havre, Men., registered 22 degrees below zero. Cold wave warnings have been issued among other points for Oklahoma, Tex as panhandle, Arkansas, Missouri and Kentucky. PAUL SELBY DIES AT AGE OF 88 YEARS CHICAGO, March 20.—Paul Selby, asred eighty-eight, western Illinois edi tor, die.d last night at the home of his son-in-law, Key. Harmon Johnson, at River Forest, near Chicago. He was the last of the Illinois editors who issued the call for the meeting held in Decatur, which led to the formation of the Repub lican party in the state. Mr. Selby was at one time editor and owner of the Il linois State Journal at Springfield. He was a prominent figure in Illinois poli tics for many years. HARVESTER COMPANY RAISES WAGES OF GIRLS (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, March 20.—President Cy rus H. McCormick, of the International Harvester company, made the an nouncement last night that beginning next Monday the minimum wage for girls and women employed anywhere in the United States by the company will be $8 a week. The present minimum is $5 a week for apprentices. About 800 girls will be raised to $8 minimum. Tennessee Legislature Refuses Chattanooga Authority to Condemn Georgia Property (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 20.—By a vote of 19 to 14 the senate shortly after noon today defeated the bill which has passed the house authorizing the city of Chattanooga to amend ifs charter so as to give it the right to extend its streets through railroad yards of the W. & A. railroad. The vote was in contradiction of the recommendations of the judiciary com mittee which, after an argument last ing two hours last night, decided to recommend the bill for passage. When the bill was being argued be fore the committee, Hon. Judge John C. Hart, representing the state of Geor gia, opposed its passage, claiming that the legislature of Tennesese should not give to the city of Chattanooga such power as the bill asked for. He said that the terminals of the W. & A. railroad were the property of the state of Georgia an<J it was through these terminals, which were essential to the state of Georgia for the operation of the W. & A. road, that Chattanooga would extend Broad street if the bill passed. General Counsel Claude Waller, of the N. & C. and President J. W. Thomas argued against the bill, while Chatta nooga was represented by a committee from the board of trade. I-5TWCKEN TOWNS FACE SECOND DELUGE Rivers Are Again Booming, Four Towns Are Deep in Water Child Falls Three Stories Into Arms Of a Pedestrian (By Associated Press.) BOSTON, Mass., March 20.—Patrick J. Moriarty, a stonemason, saw a little girl about to fall from a third-story window of a building yesterday and lushing across the street caught her in his arms before she struck the side walk. The girl, who was Helen J. Hutchin son, aged five, was unhurt. JAIL PRISONERS WANT BIBLES AND TESTAMENTS Prayer Services Are Field Each Evening by the Inmates of the Tower A religious wave has struck the prisoners in the Fulton county jail and as a result prayer services are held each evening. These services are led by first one and then another of the prisoners. A big demand for testaments and Bibles has sprung up at the jail since these daily prayer meetings were in augurated, and one of the prisoners, who signs himself “McCloud,” has writ ten The Journal requesting that its reader/3 donate testaments, Bibles and hymn books for the use of the prisoners. (By Associated Press.) MOBILE, Ala., March 20.—Rains in south Alabama have caused another rise of the flood waters at Brewton, and threaten to prevent the resumption of service on the main line of the Louis ville and Nashville railroad, which was to have been restored Thursday morn ing. A second rise of the Escambia river has caused a second suspension of serv ice between Pensacola and Flomaton on the Louisville and Nashville. The first train since Friday made the trip over the main line today on a slow sched ule. Delayed specials tell of the flooding of four towns in the vicinity of Green ville, Ala., a town of 5,000 population. Greenville itself, Bolling, Chapman and Garland, Ala., sustained losses variously estimated up to $200,000. The loss at Garland alone, it is said, will amount to $75,000. At Garland the L. & N. depot was just visible above the water; telegraph and telephone poles were covered; the stores were inundated and many of the 500 persons living in the town were forced to go hungry. Garland made a vain appeal to the state for relief. The Montgomery Business Men’s league has sent a carload of provisions to the suf ferers. i A special from Montgomery says the property damage in central Alabama will reach a quarter of a million dol lars. The Alabama river at Montgomery is more than a mile wide and still ris ing, according to another dispatch. SUfFHETTES BURN LADY WHITE’S HOAAE Golf Club in Weston Super- Mare Also Destroyed-Prop- erty Loss $100,000 (By Associated Press.) LONDON, March 20.—Two “arson squads” of militant suffragettes destroy ed $100,000 worth of property early to day. One squad burned down the country residence of Lady Amy White at Engle- field Green, near the Thames. The other suffragettes fired the building of the golf club at Weston Super-Mare, a fashionable watering place in Somer setshire. Lady White is the widow of Field Marshal Sir George \yhite, the hero of Ladysmith in the Transvaal war. Flahies in her mansion were discovered at 1 o’clock this morning and at that time had such a start that the efforts of the local fire brigade were hopeless. Traces of oils and inflammable ma terials were found scattered about the house, while around the grounds were papers inscribed, “Stop torturing our comrades in prison!” “Votes for wom en!” “By kind permission of Charles Hobhouse!” the last being a reference to the recent taunt of Chancellor Hob- house that “women lack the real revo lutionary spirit of men who burn and sack in support of their cause.” Two women on bicycles were seen in the north half an hour before the fire was discovered. The house was unoccupied. The in cendiaries at the golf house also escaped. IN ATHENS LOR OATH Ninety-One and One Half Miles Per Hour Is Speed of Airship (By Associated Press.) LONDON, March 20.—The British army has the fastest and the best aero plane in the world and has secretly perfected a type of flying machine far superior to any in the possession of other nations. This announcement was made today in the house of commons by Colonel John Seely, secretary of state for war. It caused a great sensation. “For our purposes,” Colonel Seely said, “the great^ problem has been to secure an aeroplane that can fly at both low and high speed. The British army now has machines which have beaten eighty miles an hour and which also are able to reduce their speed to forty miles an hour. An army biplane yesterday passed all t h e tests at an average speed of 91 1-2 miles an hour. “We shall have 148 aeroplanes by next May. We have deliberately rejected large airships as being useless for war purposes. The war deparatment is de voting some attention, however, to small dirigibles which can be packed up and sent abroad with expeditionary forces. “I take pleasure in announcing fur ther that the mechanical problem of re pelling attacks on aircraft has been solved by experiments carried out by the army service.’’ AMAZON EXPLORERS SAIL FOR WATERS OF TROPICS (By Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA, March 20.—The yacht Pennsylvania, bound for one of the most adventurous voyages of mod ern times, sailed down the Delaware river today, carrying a daring party of explorers, who purpose penetrating to the far reaches of the Amazon Mid to the head waters of many of its mighty tributaries, in the interest of science and humanity. They seek what is known as the “Lost World,” in the basin of the Amazon. The expedition has been organized and equipped by the University of Pennsyl vania museum. It will be gone about three years and is expected to penetrate to regions never .before visited by white men. The yacht is in command of Captain J. C. Rowen, U. S. N., retired, and the expedition is headed by Dr. William C. Larrabee, curator of the American sec tion of the museum. His chief associ ates are Dr. Franklin B. Church, an au thority on tropical medicine, and Sandy McNab, a traveler of wide experience and a scientist. The Pennsylvania is only of 184 tons burden and carries a crew of eleven men. New King of the Hellenes Will Ascend the Throne on Friday (By Associated Press.) ATHENS, March 20.—King Constan tine arrived in the Greek capital today. He traveled by automobile from Phale- ron where he landed. Constantine will take the oath as king or the Hellenes «n Friday. The hope is expressed that the king will be proclaimed as Constantine XII., the last Byzantine emperor having been Constantine XI. The chamber of deputies will be summoned tomorrow to take the oath of fealty to the new king, after which the ministry will resign. Messages of condolence and sympa thy for the royal family, the Greek government and the Greek nation poured into the capital all day. The first message from the head of a na tion received by Queen Olga came from President Wilson. All Greece mourns the death of a sovereign who had done so much, par ticularly during the past year, to ad vance the prestige of the nation. Emblems of sorrow ace displayed on all sides, and manifestations of grief are even more marked among the poor and lowly than among those of the higher classes. Premier Venizelos, after eulogizing King George today for his great serv ice during his long reign, asked , the chamber of deputies to acclaim Con stantine king, to which the deputies re sponded with cheers. In his first message to the Greek army, King Constantine, # from the fortress of Janina, promised that he would ever concentrate all his efforts to his land and sea forces to which war indissolubly bound him. Queen Olga, accompanied Dy several members of the royal family, is now on her way to Salonikl. She suffered greatly from the shock of the an nouncement of the king’s taking off, but before her departure showed that resolution which had actuated her early in w.ie war in going to the field to care for the wounded. Tte body of the king will be brought to Athens and Interred In the mausoleum which he had constructed on one of the hills at Tatoi, where he was accustomed to spend the summer. Mrs', Joseph G, Eaton Is Plac ed Under Arrest at Hing- ham, Mass,, Following an Investigation (By Associated Press.) HINGHAM, Mass., March 20.—Mrs. Eaton, widow of Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eaton, was arrested here today charged with the murder of her husband. Mrs. Eaton was a witness today at the secret inquest into her husband’s death. She drove from her home in an automo bile, accompanied by two police officers. It was expected that the inquiry would be concluded today. District Attorney A. F. Barker an nounced the arrest in the following statement: ^ “Mrs. Eaton is under arrest, charged with the murder of her husband, Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton. ARSENICAL POISONING. “Admiral Eaton died of arsenical poi soning. This fact was communicated me on March 10, by Prof. Whitnet in. a verbal report, and has been known to the officers working on the case since that time. Certain features which are involved have been presented to the authorities and will be .communicated to the public. We have been unable thus far to ascertain where the poison was procured. Mrs. Eason was arrested at her home at Assiniphi this morning.” Mrs. Eaton later was arraigned, plead ed not guilty and was committed to .jail without bail, for a further hearing on March 28. Admiral Eaton, a native of Alabama* died suddenly on the morning of March 8. He was sixty-six years old but, according to his friends, > had been in good health. Two days later the body was buried at* Dracut, his former home. There was no service at the grave, and besides undertakers and newspaper men, only the widow and her daughter by another marriage witnessed the in terment. HERO OF 1898. The rear admiral had seen thirty-nine years’ service in the navy. He com manded the transport Resolute, at San tiago, and received a medal of honor for his share in that battle. The present Mrs. Eaton was the ad miral’s second wife and was formerly the wife of D. A. Ainsworth, once a clerk in the United States senate. Her father was George Harrison and the family home was at Alexandria, Va. She is forty years of age. Thp in vestigation is said to have developed that her married life was not altogether happy. Her explanation that her hus band died of indigestion was not satis factory to the medical examiner, and he delayed the body's preparation for burial until after a post mortem. Mrs. Eaton had two daughters by her first marriage, Mrs. Mary Ainsworth Keys, and Dorothy Ainsworth, who lived with her. District Attorney Barker later added to his statement declaring that Eaton died of arsenical poisoning. FINISH FIGHT ON SUNDAY “MOVIES” NAVAL HERO OFFICIALLY COMMENDED FOR ACT WASHINGTON. March 20.—Lieuten- ant Alfred H. Miles, in command of the gunboat Castine, has been official ly commended for jumping overboard at Guantanamo, March 2, to assist in rescuing a drowning sailor. LEAKING GAS KILLED ENTIRE CHICAGO FAMILY Ministers of Atlanta Get To gether to Oppose Moving Picture Men . * The Evangelical Ministers’ associa tion decided Thursday morning that all evangelical churches shall unite in fighting all moving picture theaters that continue to give Sunday exhibitions. • A committee of ministers represent ing each evangelical denominatiyi was appointed to confer with managers of the moving picture theaters upon fu ture exhibitions upon Sunday. If the theaters continue such Sunday amusements, the churches will accept them as enemies of Christianity and w r ill fight them in city council, in the courts, in the state, legislature, and from the pulpit. Every protestant church member of Atlanta will be called upon to regard the moving picture theaters as an ene my of the church and to treat them as such. The association of evangelical minis ters is opposed to the word “boycott,” but if the Sunday exhibitions continue, e^ch evangelical minister will call upon. his congregation to avoid moving pic ture shows at any and all times. Dr. John E. White, who is acting as chairman of the committee appointed by the association, will endeavor to have a conference on Friday between this committee and managers of the moving picture theaters. On Monday at noon a report will be made to the association by the commit tee, and if the theaters have decided to continue their Sunday exhibitions, war wifi be declared by the churches. This committee consists of: Dr. John E. White, Baptist. Dr. Dunbar H. Ogden, Presbyterian. Dr. G. C. Hanscom, Congregational. Dr. C. O. Jones, Methodist. Dr. Charles W. Daniel, Baptist. Dr. W. C. Schaeffer, English Luth eran. Dr. John D. Wing, Episcopal. Dr. L. O. Bricker, Christian. The committee was appointed at a meeting Thursday morning of the Evangelical Ministers’ association at the Y. M. C. A. Father, Mother and Three Children Found Dead in Home Thursday (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, March 20.—A family of five persons were found dead from illu minating gas in a cottage on North Lawndale avenue today. Circum stances indicated that an accident caused the tragedy. The victims were Engbert Cornelson, fifty-five years old, a machinist, his wife and two sons and a daughter. ROBERT RUSSELL SHOT; NEGRO TAKEN TO ATHENS (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) COMER, Ga., March 20.—News has reached here of the shooting of Robert Russell, a well known farmer of Madi son county, who resides at Carlton. Mr. Russell, it seems, had sharply upbraided Jim Colbert, a negro. At night the. brother of the negro waylaid Mr. Russell and Neal Johnson on the side of the road and emptied the contents of a double-barrel shotgun into Russell’s body. The negro was captured several miles from the scene of the shooting and Sheriff Davis, of Madison, carried him to Athens to await trial at the ad journed term of court in July. Russell is a well known farmer and landowner of this county and has many friends. He is reported improving and not seriously hurt.