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VOLUME XII. ATLANTA, GA.,, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1913. NO. 61. TIFT WILL PUSS By If 15. Democratic Caucus Completes Bill and It .Goes Back to House dp Monday With Very Few Amendments (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. April 21—The Dem ocratic tariff * revision bill with its sweeping reductions, a lengthy free list augmented today by the ways and means committee and its income tax, now is ready for debate in the house. Approved late today by the Democratic caucus as amended in two weeks’ dis cussion and fcy the committee in minor features, the bill will be reintroduced Monday by Deader Underwood. It will be reported favorably by the ma jority of the ways and means Wed nesday and called up for debate Wed nesday. Mr. Underwood predicted that the bill would be passed in the house by May 15. Two months tne administration lead ers think a generous time to allot the senate for its consideration ana pas sage, and unless it is decided to bring in a currency bill thereafter, con gress should be ready to adjourn about July 15. The bill as approved by the presi dent came through the caucus un scathed. Democratic opponents to free sugar in three years and to free raw wool made the most vigorous fight but they were hopelessly outvoted with little chance to develop enough oppo sition with Republican alliance to do anything with their - amendments on the floor of the house. BILL RATIFIED. The caucus ratified the ^ill with its minor amendments by an overwhelm ing vote. Some members took advan tage of the rule granting them free dom from the caucus pledge to sup port the bill in its entirety. Members who were released from the caucus pledge were Brousard, Dupree, Lamar and Morgan, of Louisiana, on account of sugar; Ashbrook, White and Fran cis, of Ohio, because of wool; Brem- ner, of New Jersey, on account of cattle; Donovan and Kennedy, Connec ticut, because of hats; Burke, Wiscon sin, farm products, and Fowler, Illi nois, linseed oil. CHANGES MADE. The principal changes made in the bill were: Shoe machinery, buckwheat, rye, rabbit fur and phosphoric acid transferred from dutiable to the free list; onyx^ reduced from 65 cents to 50 cents a cubic foot, to put it on the same basis as marble; liamonds, uncut, are unchanged, but cut diamonds, in creased from 15 to 20 per cent; castor oil, reduced from 15 to 12 per cent; cod, seal atrd" herring oil, reduced from 5 to 5 per cent: sperm oil, increased from 5 to 8 per cent; vanilla beans,* reduced from 50 to 30 cents a pound; salts and other compounds and mixtures of which bismuth,, gold, platinum, rhodium, sil ver, tin and uranium constitute the chief value, cut from 15 to 10 per cent. Representative Hardwick insisted it would be a mockery not to draw the lines closely on the offering of amend ments. He introduced a resolution which was referred for subsequent action, provid ing that the tariff bill shall be passed qnder a special rule, restricting general debate to eight legislative days and that the minority in the house shall be limit ed on the offering of amendments to not more than two amendments as substi tutes to each schedule and section of the bill, and to not more than two amendments to the bill as a whole and that “no other amendments shall be in order.” HOUSE ORDERS PROBE OF U. S. TO SEND FLEET Fleet Will Have Twice the Strength of the One Sent Around in 1907 Garrettj of Tennessee, Asks That Sims-Glover Fight Be Investigated WASHINGTON, April 21.—Congres sional investigation of the assault upon Representative Sims last Friday by C. C. Glover, a local banker, was formally asked of the house today by Representa tive Garrett, of Tennessee, who called upon Speaker Clark to appoint a select committee of five to report a course of procedure by next Saturday. The personal encounter was the result of a speech on the floor of the house wherein Representative Sims attacked Mr. Glover’s alleged connection with a real estate proposition in which the gov ernment was interested. In published statements Mr. Glover admits having struck Representative Sims twice. Mr. Sims was willing to let the affair drop, but other members contended an attack upon a member of congress for what he has said or done on the floor was in contempt of congress itself. The house passed the Garrett reso- CBy Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 21.—When the American fleet sails for the Mediterpan- ean in January it will be a fleet of nearly twice the muzzle energy of the famous battle fleet, sent around the world in 1907 by former President Roosevelt, and a fleet of -half again as great tonnage. The schedule and ports of call remain to be worked out, and it merely has been announced that the big fleet would tour the Mediterranean in divisions. It was the original plan, in connection with the opening of the Panama canal, to have the fleet pass through from the Atlantic to the Pacific about January 1, the tei*- taive date of the opening. This practically has disarranged the decision to send the fleet abroad, but it was pointed ( out today that from the Mediterranean i is comporatively a short voyage through the Suez canal and into the Pacific, and the fleet could return that way, making the passage through the canal from the Pacific to the At lantic. The main ships,of the line to go on the cruise will be the battleships Wyo ming, 1* lorida, Arkansas, Delaware, North Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Louisi ana, Michigan, New Hampshire, South Carolina, \ irginia, Georgia, Nebraska, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Connecticut, Kansas and Idaho. Comparing these ships with the battle fleet which went around the world, they aggregate a tonnage of 364,500 as against 223,500. Navy officers point out that a more striking example of the ad vance in the navy’s effective fighting power is shown by a comparison of the muzzle energy of the main batteries of the fleet with the world-girdling fleet of 1907. In round figures the muzzle energy of the battle fleet of 1907 summed up 5,- 300,000 foot pounds. The main batteries of the fleet which will make the Med iterranean trip will total 9,550,000 foot pounds—almost twice as much. The battleships will be accompanied by all the destroyers that can be spared and an accompaniment of repair and supply ships. This official announcement by Secre tary Daniels makes it apparent that the ships will go fully equipped. While it is the plan now to have the ships sail about January 1 and make their first stop at . Gibraltar, with possibly a stop or two on the way, a schedule and plan of the ports of call has not been worked out. Those who will watch the tour of the fleet are evincing a great deal of interest as to what this schedule will provide. The navy department’s official an nouncement declares that the fleet will be too large to be accommodated at any on time in many harbors to be visited, and that at Gibraltar it will be divided and make a tour of the Mediterranean in divisions. Official announcement, of the fleet movement, as made late last night at the navy department, declared the ob ject was to send the fleet on a pleas ant cruise to stimulate enlistment and educate officers and men. Accompany ing the announcement was a compara tive statement^ of the fighting strength of the fleet as against the battle fleet of 1907. and also a short re'view of the cruiser “White Squadron,” the first of the new nav*y to cruise in foreign waters, and the cruise of the battle fleet of 1907. * The “White Squadron” had four ves sels. Their total tonnage was 16,220, just that of the. Connecticut, Evans’ flag ship in the famous battleship cruise. The total muzzle energy of the squadron’s main battery was 120,000 foot tons, that of the Connecticut is j • 0,000. A salvo of the squadron fired 4.900 pounds of projectiles; that of the Con necticut 7,500 pounds. The New York, launched October 30, 1912, with 27„500 tons displacement, 15,000 pounds and 700.000 foot tons in a salvo, is nearly twice the size and fire's three times the weight of metal, with six times the energy of the whole of the famous “white squadron” in 1890. The battleship fleet of 1907 was com # - .posed of sixteen battleships, five auxil iaries and the second torpedo flotilla. The fleet called at Trinidad, Rio De Janeiro, Puenta Arenas, Calia, Magda lena bay and arrived at San Francisco May 6, 1908, a total distance of 15,000 miles. Thence the fleet visited Puget Sound, returned to San Francisco and sailed on July 7, via Honolulu, New Zealand, Australia and Manila, for Yokohama, arriving there October 18, 1908, after a journey of 16.000 miles and spending a week of courteous exchange of compliments. The fleet assembled at Manila, de parted thence December 1, 1908, via Cey lon, Suez and Gibraltar and anchored in Hampton Roads February 22, 1909, 12,455 miles sail from Manila, complet ing what is the greatest practice cruise in the history of navies. lution without opposition. Speaker Clark appointed Representatives Davis, of West Virginia; Covington, of Mary land; Crisp, *of Georgia; Prouty, of Iowa, and Nelson, of Minnesota. Representative Campbell, of Kansas, declared during a brief that from a study of the law he believed the house could not punish any one for an assault committed outside of the house. HOUSE PREPARES TO “RAILROAD” TARIFF Underwood Bill Reintroduced in House as Amended by Democratic Caucus (Rv Associated Pres*.) WASHINGTON, April 21.—The Dem ocratic tariff bill as amended by the house caucus was reintroduced in the house today and will be called up for general debate Wednesday. The house rules committee is considering a reso lution to limit the time for discussion and the number of amendments, aiming i to put the bill through to its passage as rapidly as possible. A resolution offered in the caucus would limit debate to eight legislative days, the number of amendments to each schedule to two and permit only two amendments to the bill as a whole. That was designed to^prevent prolong ed delay by the introduction by the mi nority of numerous amendments to eacfi schedule when the bill is taken up under the flve-minute rule. Should that reso lution pass, it is estimated that at least three weeks will be required for house consideration of the bill. With the reintroduction of the bill to day views of the minority were that the bill was uncalled for; that its provisions have alarmed the country, and that should it pass it will bring down wages to the level of those in foreign coun tries. The entire ways and means commit tee will meet late today to formally pass upon the bill, and the majority report by Representative Underwood prob ably will be made to the house tomor row. President Wilson told callers today he* believed the low rates of the tariff bill were justified, even though not per mitting of many further cuts for reci procity agreements. The president told his visitors he thought the primary consideration was the advantage of the consumer and not necessarily the re tention of tactical advantages for fu ture negotiations of reciprocity trea ties. The question of tariff hearings after the Underwood bill reaches the senate will be settled at a meeting of the en tire membership of the finance commit tee tomorrow. The majority of the Democrats on the committee are op posed to delays by hearings, and Re publican members demand them. Chairman Underwood, reintroducing the bill today, did not make any state ment of changes by the caucus. Among these were the placing on the free list of shoe machinery, cream separators, buckwheat and rye, and the extension of the income tax exemption to savings banks not conducted for profit. The entire committee will make its formal report to the house tomorrow, with the minority report from the Re publicans. Democrats of the committee decided today, however, to grant hearings to senators in opposition to free wool and free sugar. Senator Newlands reported to tlie hearings and told the committee probably other senators would appear. WILSON POURED OIL ON JAPANESE WATERS Japan Quiets Down After President Cautioned Cali fornia Against Laws TOKIO, April 21.—The chagrin, disap pointment and wounded pride of Japan, which last week were vented in angry militant talk by irresponsible people, have become somewhat modified since President Wilson’s caution to California. The entire Japan nation now awaits, with intense and evident anxiety, the outcome of the deliberations in reference to the Californian alien land-holding bill proceeding at Sacramento. Governmental and commercial forces of Japan are using their utmost exertions in endeavoring to restrain the unthinking agitators here. They point out that the real influences in Japan rely confidently on the highest thought and the highest influences in the United States. At the same time they assert that there is not a single responsible person in either coun try who even dreams of war. . It is becoming increasingly evident that the agitation in Japan is largely in spired by a small political group seeking to embarrass the Japanese government and putting forward the American land question to rouse national feeling and hide their real purpose. Those newspapers which caused the war talk among the “hot heads'* are now advocating a more dignified and conservative attitude and expressing the hope that the citizens of California will spare Japan indignity and the United States embarrassment. Buei Nakano, chairman of the Tokio chamber of commerce, has called a meeting of the American-Japanese so ciety tonight for the purpose of offset ting the extremists. EMD’S TREATY t i Senator Chamberlain, of Ore^ gon, Introduces a ResoliH; tion for Abrogation of Hay- Pa uncef of e Treaty 4 SEE-SAW WILSON SENDS SPECIAL WHEN BARRETT CALLED TO URGE FRIEND'FOR APPOINTMENT, BRYAN TENDERED THE POSITION TO HIM Secretary of State Urges Charles S, Barrett, of Georgia, to Accept Places as American Delegate to International Institute of Agriculture, in Rome, Italy President Urges $20,000 for American Commission to Opium Conference BY RALPH SMITH WASHINGTON, April 21.—Charles S. Barrett, of Georgia, president of the Farmers’ union, has been tendered ap pointment as American delegate to the International Institute of Agriculture, which meets at Rome, Italy, May 10. The tender came to Mr. Barrett unsolic ited yesterday afternoon from Secreta ry of State Bryan, who recognizes’ his interest in the agricultural problems of the country. * Mr. Barrett is undecided whether he will accept the appointment, as he.fears that important engagements in America may interfere. He lunched today with Senator Hoke Smith, who urged him to attend the foreign conference. The International Institute of Agricul ture is world wide in its influence. It meets every three years at Rome, and every nation of the world is represented by delegates familiar with the agricul tural problems of their respective peo ple. The United States government will foot the bill of the American delegates who will sail from New York on April 26. The American rural credits com mission, of which Senator Fletcher, of Florida, is chairman will also attend the Rome conference. Mr. Barrett called on Secretary Bryan to recommend the appointment of T. J. Brooks, of Tennessee, as a delegate and was surprised when Mr. Bryan ten dered to him the appointment. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 21.—In his first special message to congress, President Wilson today urged the appropriation of $20,000 for the expenses of an Ameri can commission to the final opium con ference of the powers at The Hague next June. PAUL PLATT WILL GET NEW TRIAL IN THOR/IAS WANT TO SEE MY MOTHER, SAYS J. D. STRINGER, HELD FOR EXPRESS PACKAGE THEFT "Whenever I Get Out of This I’ll Go Back to’ Our Old Place-Mother Back” Take- Me IE (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) THOMASVILLE, Ga., April 21.-— Thomas superior court convened Mon day, with Judge W. E. Thomas pre siding. The first week will be devoted to civil business. There are several cases to be tried during the second week of court, when the criminal docket will be taken up that will probably be of much inter est, among them that of young Paul Platt, who was .sentenced just a year ago to eight years in the penitentiary for killing his brother-in-law, but has been granted a new trial by the court of appeals. He has been in jail here ever since sentence was passed on him. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) JESUP, Ga., April 21.—Penitent, overcome with remorse and half sick from worry, J. D. Stringer, the South ern Express messenger who was ar- % rested early Saturday morning for the theft cf $5,00Q from an A. C. L. bag gage car betw’een Brunswick and Jesup on Wednesday night, is now in the Wayne county jail awaiting indictment and trial. Every penny of the money that he took has been returned, even to the ten dollars that Stringer removed from the $5,000 roll of- bills when he buried $4,- 990 in a glass jar 400 yards from the Jesup railroad station Wednesday night. The ten dollars were given to M G. Kelley, a friend of Stringer’s in Brunswick, to keep for him, and when a special express officer went to Bruns wick for the money on Saturday morn ing. Mr. Kelley promptly turned it over to him. Mr. Kelley was in ig- ncrance of the manner in which the money was obtained by Stringer. 4 WAS A “GOOD FELLOW.” Stringer is a young man, just twen ty-two years old, and is from very prominent people living at Pine Park, in Thomas county. He is a fine look ing* young fellow with blue eyes and light brown hair, and is well liked by all who know him in Jesup and Bruns wick. But for three weeks young Stringer was too much of a “good fel low,” and to that he attributes his downfall. “I was drunk when I stole the money,” said Stringer in the Wayne county jail.” and from the minute I took it I wished it were back on its way to the Central Bank and Trust cor poration in Atlanta. I left Brunswick on Wednesday night at 8:30 o’clock, after drinking heavily with a party of friends. No one else was in the bag gage car with me on the run to Jesup. “They accued me of doing this to get money for a woman, and they talk of accomplices in the case. There is no truth in either of the accusations. I had no accomplice; I thought of stealing the money after I was alone in the car, as I had thought of stealing the other things I took when alone in the car after drinking more than usual.” Young Stringer buried his face in his hands, leaning his body against the bars of his cell, and it was several moments before h£ raised his head and started speaking again. NEVER IN JAIL BEFORE. “Were you ever in a cell?” he asked. “Locked in behind bars of iron like some beast, with no chance of escape? No, Well, I never thought I would be either; I never thought it. Although I took the money I am not a thief. I was raised by loving, God-fearing parents on our farm near Thomasville, and my mother taught me to live a straight and decent life, to shun liquor and to fear God. “If only I had never strayed from the path that she taught me to follow! 1 had a good chance in life. “I’m lonesome up here in this jail; I want to see my mother. It ought to be arranged for her to see me, don’t you think? I know she’s terribly worried and feels awfully about It all, but I want to say right now that whenever I get out of this I am not going to skip the country; I’m not going to run to some far place like a criminal. No, sir. I’m going back to our old place near Thomasville—mother’ll take me back—and I’m going to live like mother wanted me to live and like she has prayed for me to live ever since I was a little boy. “Father’s too old to come ’way up here to see me; he might not be able to stand it. But I hope mother comes soon.” Stringer's bail was set at $5,000, and as yet no one fias stood it to get him out, but his friends are making efforts to secure a bondsman now. It is ex pected that he will be indicted by the Wayne county grand Jury when it meets Tuesday, and that his trial will start at once, » Real Value Not Known but Es timates Place Estate at That Figure (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, April 21.—Interest In the will of J. P. Morgan, made public yesterday, centered today in the ques tion of the value of the financier's es tate and in what disposition his son would make of the vast collection of the Morgan ,art treasures. Less than $20,000,000 was accounted Jor in the specific bequests made by Mr. Morgan, the remainder being the residu ary portion left to the son without men tion of the amount. Some estimates made today placed the total estate as high as $125,000,000, but according to a member of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., not even the son himself can tell within many millions the actual value of the fortune. Until appraised by the state for the purpose of collecting the inheritance tax the question probably will remain open. J. P. Morgan declined today to say anything in regard to the disposition of the art treasures, but it was intimated that he might make a statement some time this week. The treasures were left to the gon with the hope that “he will be able in such a manner as he thinks best, to make a permanent disposition or dis positions of them or such portions of them as will be a substantial carrying out of the intentions which 1 have cherished ... to render them per manently available for the pleasure and instruction of the American people.” Mr. Morgan’s will was filed for pro bate this morning. BANKER L0CKERMAN BLOWS OUT HIS BRAINS CORDELE, Ga., April 21.—John R. Lockerman, a prominent citizen of Doo ly county, and cashier of the Bank of Unadilla. committed suicide last night by shooting himself through the head with a .38 Smith & Wesson revolver, killing himself instantly. The suicide of Mr. Lockerman came as a great shock to the community. He had been in ill health for some months past and this is given as the cause of his act by his friends. He was a man of about forty years of age, and he leaves-'a wife and two children. He is prominently connected throughout this section. THESE TWO HAVE GIVEN 30 TEARS TO GEORGIA Supt. Jones and Steward La mar, of State Sanitarium, in Office Three Decades M’REYNOLDS INTERVENES IN STATE RATE CASE (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 21.—Attorney- General McReynolds today petitioned the supreme court to permit the govern ment to file a brief in the pending state rate eases because of its interest in Texas rate cases before the commerce court involving some of the same points. The court at first made no comment on receiving the petition and indicated that it might take it under advisement. Such action probably would further de lay decision in the cases. Later the supreme court granted the application of the department of justice to intervene in the state rate cases, and received a brief on behalf of the govern ment. WILL SERVE SENTENCE BUT WON’T PAY FINE MOULTRIE, Ga.. April 21.—Hugh Pierce, former postmaster of this city, who pleaded guilty last week in the su perior court to an indictment charging him with gambling, and who was sen tenced to twelve months on the gang or to pay a fine of $250, declares that hie will do his time on the county roads. Pierece has been in prison since the sentence was imposed Friday afternoon. He was for a number of years postmas ter in Moultrie and an effort has been made on the part of his friends to per suade him to let them pay his fine, but he obstinately refuses. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., April 21.— Two of Georgia’s most valued servants have rounded out thirty years of serv ice to the state with the completion of this month, in the persons of Dr, L. M. Jones, superintendent of the state sanitarium, and Mr. L. J. Lamar, steward of_ the- same great institution. When they went into office such a long time ago the sanitarium was not one-fourth as large as it is today and changing conditions hae made the place almost like a different institution. When Dr. Jones went in as third as sistant physician there were only three doctors employed and now there are about five times as many. Instead of 750 patients there are now approximately 3,500 and where only one large building existed there are now an even dozen of great magnitude. Dr. Jones’ record has been a remarkable one b and through all his carer he has made friends by the score. He suc ceeded Dr. T. O. Powell as superin tendent of the institution about ten years ago. The record of Mr. Lamar is prob ably one of the most notable in the history of the state and during his incumbency, covering a period of thirty years over a month ago, he has handled probably $25,000,000 of the state’s money and there has nevbr been a discrepancy of two cents in his accounts, involving the settlements of tens of thousands of bills and pay ing off thousands of employes of the sanit rium, all of which goes through Mf-. Lamar. The stewardship of the sanitarium is easily one of the biggest offices in Georgia and is filled with great financial responsibility. While both o fthe famous men have given so many years to the service of the state both are yet classed as only middle aged men and they are active in their various duties, fulfill ing every requirement with the same care and attention, day after day, that exercised some thirty years ago when they first began work for the sanita rium. They are men of whom Mil- ledgeville is justly proud and the state of Georgia may well join in attrib uting to them high honor for the won derfully great and humane work they have done for the state and every county and hamlet has one or more people who have cause to be thankful for this service. FLORIDA MAY ASSESS EXPRESS COMPANIES (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 21.—The finance and taxation committee has agreed to recommend that express com panies he assessed one and one-quarter per cent on gross receipts, in lieu of the present m6de of taxation, which means an increase of 14 per cent in state rev enue. The express representatives were given a lengthy hearing. Neither house was in session Monday. The medical board bill is being stren uously opposed by all hut old line prac titioners. WILSON NOMINATES ALASKAN OFFICIALS (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 21.—President Wilson today sent these nominations to the senate: Governor of Alaska, J. A. Strong, of Juneau. Surveyor general of Alaska, Charles E. Davidson, of Alaska; auditor for’the war department, J L. Baity, of Missouri. TYBEE IS DAMAGED BY FURIOUS TIDE (By Associated Press.) SAVANNAH, Ga., April 21.—Residents at Tybee are working hard today in an effort to repair the many dollars of dam age done yesterday early and today, when an unusually high tide swept the beach, wrecking some of the bath houses and pulling the pilings from under oth ers. (By Associated Pfess.) WASHINGTON, April 21.—A Joint 1 resolution to abrogate the Hay-Paunce- fote and Clayton-Bulwer treaties, oni t^hich Great Britain is basing her pro-! tests against the Panama canal act, was , introduced today by Senator Chamber* j lain and referred to the foreign rela- tions committee. Upon the Hay-Pauncefote treaty Great Britain bases her protests against' free passage for American ships in thaj Panama canal. Senator Chamberlin, a 1 leader in the senate of the free passage exponents, declared today that he cou« sidered abrogation of the treaty the easiest and quickest way to get to the bottom of the affair. Senator Chamberlain explained that while the Clayton-Bulwer treaty haa, been superseded by the existingt Hay- Pauncefote treaty, he included it in\ his I resolution for abrogation, upon the the ory that, were the Hay-Pauncefots! treaty to be abrogated alone, Great 1 Britain might rebase her claim upon th«! old treaty with the contention that tha abrogation of its successor still left it in j force. Abrogation of a treaty involves tha joint action of both houses of congress and the approval of the president. Tho; last treaty abrogated by the United States was the Russian treaty of com-, mere© and navigation, because congress held American Jews were not treated: on an equality with other Americans traveling in Russia. WILSON’S ATTITUDE. | One of the results of the resolution probably will be to hasten the definition 1 of the attitude of the administration to ward the whole question of the exemp tion of American shipping from tolls in the Panama canal, which, It is under stood, President Wilson Intended to keep in the background until the tariff legis lation has passed towards a conclusion in the house. By tacit agreement the negotiations began last summer by the presentation* of Great Britain’s preliminary note fcave been held.in abeyance since the advent! of the new administration. The last note in the series filed by Am-, bassador Bryce clearly indicated it was to be followed by another from Sir Ed ward Grey, secretary for foreign affairs. But this was withheld in view of intima-/ tionS i that President Wfison would record his opposition to the exemption of Amer ican shipping from tolls as a form' of subsidy, regardless of the question as; to whether or not such exemption was in violation of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. — Mr. Bryce is leaving Washington next Friday without filing the expected sup-| plementary note. His successor, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, is understood to be I bringing the latest views of the foreign office on the subject, but their presenta tion will depend upon the developments in the congressional situation after the introduction of Senator Chamberlain’s resolution. Most of the points set out in the pre amble to the resolution have been de veloped In a preliminary way, at least in the speeches of Senator O’Gorman and other advocates of the right of ex emption. As to the principal point, that tho Clayton-Bulwer treaty was intended to apply to a canal constructed In Nica ragua, state department officials have long considered it, but believed that the treaty has no such limitation. The meeting of the senate inter- oceanic canals committee, scheduled for tomorrow, April 29. has been postponed until JUDGE MILLER TO GET IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT Macon Jurist Slated for Big Place in Foreign Service, Meets President Wilson BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21.—That Judge A. L. Miller, of Macon, is in lino, for immediate recognition by the Wilson! administration with a desirable assign-; merit in the foreign service, became; known today, when Secretary of State Bryan presented the Georgian to Presi-j dent Wilson, after which there ensued a prolonged conference. It is known that the president was] impressed with Judge Miller’s qualifi cations for the assignment for which] he has been picked by Secretary Bryan, on the recommendations of Senators Bacon and Smith. The nature of the post for which Judge Miller has been selected has not been disclosed, but it is understood that the announcement will be made in a few days, and that his choice will meet with general approval. Judge Miller and his son, Wallace Miller, who is a member of the Georgia legislature from Bibb county, came to town this morning in response to a summons. Shortly after his arrival he went with Senator Bacon to see the sec retary of state, and from the state de partment he went to the White House with Colonel Bryan. FLORIDA ToTAlSE ‘ MONUMENT FUNDS! JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 21.—J When the legislature passes the appro priation of $12,000 asked by the Con-* federate vetrans of Florida to enable them to complete the monument to the women of the Confederacy, which they have started to build in this city, there will still be needed $6,000 to complete the work. This amount will have to be raised by popular subscription and the matter will be taken up with the next assem bling of the veterans in state encamp-1 ment, and also probably will be broach-1 ed at the annual reunion in Ciiatta«j nooga. The model for the bronze he* roic figures are complete.