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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA_, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1913. FLORIDA TO ISSUE Governor Urges Law That 'Will See Completion of Im mense Project to Clear Up Everglades of State REPUBLICAN'!; C1EAB “Get Together” Conference at Washington Branded As Worse Than Farce (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 26.—There is great difference of opinion as to what the requirements in a financial way are going to be to complete the drainage of the Everglades, and this divergence is going to be threshed out in the house when the bill comes up as the special order Monday. • It is the history of all great projects that serious differences arise and oper ate to defeat their * main purposes, as witness the matter of sea level or lock canal across the isthmus. It required ’ some time before that question was set tled in -such a way that the work could be continued, and now the world is on the verge of witnessing the completion of that giant undertaking. It is not surprising that the friends of the drainage project, which may be con sidered one of the great enterprises of the day, there being no drainage work under progress that compares to it in magnitude, should honestly differ over the best methods to be employed for its completrqn. PLANS $6,000,000 BONDS. Governor Park Trammell is trying to get through a bill authorizing a bond issue for six million dollars, which he thinks is ample to insure the completion of the main system of canals. Governor Trammell takes the position that the state is under obligations to cut enough canals to lower the level of Lake Okee chobee four feet, and that the arterial system already laid out will do that. He does not think that.expert knowledge is necessary to realize and appreciate the situation t6 this degree. The str*-> has spent about two mil lion dollars, and the work is about half done. The Furst-Clark contract is more than half completed, which calls for the opening of 186 miles of main ca nals. One of the canals has been cut through to the lake, and others are pretty well on the way, so that it will not be long if the work can go along un hindered to carrying out the state’s obli gation to lower the lake. There are others who assert, however, that the act of congress which created the drainage commission known as the trustees of the internal improvement fund, saddled upon the trustees the ob ligation to "drain and reclaim." These think that the trustees have not complied with the conditions of their trust when they have only cut a system of main canals and have lower ed the waters of the lake four feet. It does not look as if the governor’s plan would be approved, though the de bate on the subject may bring out such conclusive matter as will influence its passage. MAY HAVE OPPOSITION. Representative Bussey, who introduc ed the governor's bill, is one of the strongest debaters in the house, and he will stand as chief sponsor for the measure, Speaker Farris ,on the other hand, who stands close to the governor, and Representative Brown, of Polk, an other one of the administration men, are not inclined to accept the chief execu tive’s view, and Judge Worley, of Dade county, is outspokenly against it. The latter claims that when the state sets out to comply with its obligations that there ismuch more land to be drain ed than that which is laid out in the drainage district of something more than 4,000,000 acres. There is a vast territory, he says, which it would be difficult to define, which comes under that obligation as sumed under the act granting swamp and overflowed lands to the state upon the condition that they be drained and reclaimed. How *much he would not at tempt to say with certainty, but in the neighborhood of 18,000,000 acres. FIERCE BATTLE SATURDAY New King of Hellenes Arrives at Saloniki and Tries to Ar range Neutral Zone •,1>7 Associated Press.) LONDON, May 26.—Severe fighting has been resumed between the Greek and the Bulgarian troops in the vicinity of Sa loniki. The infantry and artillery of both forces are hotly engaged near that city, according to dispatches received here from Athens. The dispatches refer to the situation as having become "ex tremely grave." When the last message was sent, King Cpnstantine of Greece, who had just ar rived at Saloniki with the general staff of the Greek army, was endeavoring to arrange a neutral zone between the two armies. , Bulgarians Mutiny and Commander Slays Self SALONIKI, May 26.—Losses of the Greek troops during the fighting against tlie Bulgarians are given today as one captain killed and 250 men killed or wounded. Hostilities have been sus pended. A mutiny has broken out among the Bulgarian troops at Zerres, the men de manding to be disbanded. When their commanding officer found that he was unable to quell the disturbance he com mitted suicide. BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 26.—The Republican "get-together" conference here today, through the agency of the executive committee of the Republican national committee, failed of its pur pose, as was indicated tonight, by the ridicule heaped upon it by the leading Progressives in congress. They say it was worse than a farce—that it was a cut and dried scheme of the old stand-pat element of the party to per petuate their machine. The stand-patters resent the impu tation of the Progressives, and some of the executive committeemen, while publicly professing a desire of har mony, privately claim that the confer ence was called in the interest of two or three would-be presidential candi dates, notably former Governor Her bert E. Hadley, Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho, and Senator A B. Cummins, of Iowa. The most notable feature of the con, ference was the adsence of representa tives or friends of either Theodore Rcosevejt or Senator LaFollette. Former Senator Newell Saunders, of Tennessee, an executive committeeman, gave it as his opinion that the meet ing was called In the interest of cer tain Republican senators whose defeat for election iscertain unless the party breaches are healed. The so-called progressive end of the party, at its conference in Chicago, a few days ago, unanimously asked the executive committee to call a meeting ol the Republican committee "in the near future" to act upon the wide de mand for a national convention “during the present year" to consider the ques tion of reorganization of the Republi car party. A few ahead a picked coterie of the old guard stand-patters met without noise in Newark, N. J., to take a look at the situation created by the Chicago conference. This meeting, which was secret and sought no pub- ycity, decided that the Republican na tional convention should be called to gether "in the near future" and that no Republican national convention should be held in 1913. "Today’s action by the executive com mittee conclusively shows that it ac cepted the guidance of the secret meet ing and not that of the widely exploit ed Chicago conference," declared a Pro gressive tonight. The "near progressives" believed that if they could get a national con vention called for "the present year” the great probability was that a large majority of the delegates would be of a mind to entertain a motion for the reorganization of the Republican party from the bottom." W. J. AAASSEE ORDERED TO Macon Capitalist Must Face Requisition Papers From Blease for Tenn, Charge (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) COLUMBIA, S. C., May 26.—The su preme court this morning reversed the order of Judge Sease, allowing W. J. Massee, of Macon, Ga., to go free after a requisition had been issued for him by oGvernor Hooper, of Tennessee. The case was heard iq Spartanburg last summer. Massee is ordered to appear before Judge Sease in person and remanded to the sheriff of Spartanburg county to bi surrendered to an officer of the state of Tennessee, unless it shall appear that the requisition of the governor of Tennessee nd the order of Governor Blease honoring it has been revoked. Mrssee, a noted capitalist, of Macon, Ga., was arrested while passing tl rough* South Carolina, on a warrant fqrom Tennessee charging him with trying to force Robert Williams, of Tennessee, to dismiss an action in the United States court. Governor Hooper 'ssued a requisition for Masee, which Governor Blease hon ored and later it appeared that Gov ernor Hooper had revoked it. Massee was released on $10,000 bail and re turned to,-his home in Georgia. Mas see won before Judge Sease, but loses out in order of the supreme court this morning. Uncle Joe Returns To Washington and Laughs At 7 oilers (*y Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 26.—"Uncle Joe" Cannon, former speaker of the house, is back in his old haunts as jaunty as ever, wearing the inevitable carnation in the lapel of his coat and with the same rak ish tilt to the big black cigar. He is here to attend a meeting of the Lincoln Memorial commission, in which both he and former Senator Cullom, of Illinois, retained membership after their retire ment from public life. The former speaker, who is in great spirits, already has taken occasion to gloat over the troubles of his former colleague, Representative Mann, of Illi nois, minority leader of the house. Mr. Mann was Mr. Cannon’s floor lieutenant during all the time the former speaker wielded the gavel and earned the title of "czar." "It’s mighty fine,” said Uncle Joe, re trospectively blowing a huge cloud of smoke from his cigar, "not to have to be the ‘goat’ any more." The former speaker declined to discuss politics or to comment upon the progress of the Democratic program. HART SHERIFF GOES TO ARREST NIXON HARTWELL, Ga.. May 26.—Sid Johnson, sheriff of Hart county, has gone to Peru, Ind., where he has been notified that F. Henry Nixon is under arrest. Nixon was indicted at the October term, 1912, together with his brother, Ellis Nixon, charged with the murder of their brother-in-law, John F. Heaton, of Hart county. CASTOR 1A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of HOBSON WANTS LOWER PRICES ON PIG IRON WASHINGTON, May 26.—Representa tive Hobson introduced a bill today to provide that when the price of pig iron or any structural shape of iron or steel exceeds by 50 per cent its price on Jan uary 1. 1913, the product shall automat ically be placed upon the free list, for the apparent purpose of inducing lower prices through foreign competition. The bill was referred to the ways and means committee. WILSON’S PHYSICIAN IS RECOVERING OPERATION WASHINGTON, May 26.—Major Thomas L. Rhoads, chief aide and per sonal physician to President Wilson, is recovering in the army hospital here from an operation for appendicits per formed Wednesday. The major was stricken Tuesday, went very quietly to come known until today* SENATE NOT TO DEBATE TARIFF BEFORE JUNE 10 Democratic Leaders Have No Hopes of an Early Consider ation by Senate _ (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 26.—Democratic leaders now have no hopes of getting the tariff bill into the senate for de bate before June 10 or probably later. The real work of getting schedules in shape for presentation to the caucus has not progressed as rapidly as leaders expected. Some changes in the rates on manu factures of wool may be recommend ed by Senator Stone’s subcommittee. It was said the changes would make re ductions. Some changes, it became known, are to be increased. Wool and sugar continued subjects of considerable discussion, but the best information seemed to bear out declara tions of administration leaders that no changes on raw wool or sugar would be made by the party unless in the Democratic caucus. Darwin P. Kingsley, president of tne New York Life Insurance company, will have a hearing Monday before the sub committee composed of Senators Wil liams, Shively and Gore, on provisions of the income tax section whicl^r relate to insurance companies. To accommo date President Kingsley the subcom mittee will reopen the hearings it had planned to close today. PIER COLLAPSES, DASHING HUMAN BURDEN TO DEATH ThArt—three Dead and Scores Injured in Disaster at Long Beach (By Associated Press.) LONG BEACH, Cal.. May 26.—Too weak to uphold the burde nof nearly 10,- 000 human beings assembled for the fes tivities of “British Empire Day" the land end of the big double decked muni cipal pier in front of the city auditor ium collapsed today. Hundreds of per sons on the top deck were plunged on the heads of other hundreds crowded on the second deck. The lower deck then gave way, and all were dropped down a chute of shattered woodwork to the tide washed sands, twenty-five feet below. Thirty-three persons—mostly women, were killed by the shivered timebsr or crushed to death by the falling bodies of companions and friends. Fifty more were seriously injured, while hysteria and freight caused the disabling of scores of others. . A section of the auditorium, which went down in the crash, and the de bris from it was added to the wreck that fell on top of the injured and dead. KING OF GREECE GOES TO FIGHT BULGARIANS Constantine, Prince Alexander and General Staff Leave Athens for Saloniki (By Associated Press.) ATHENS, Greece, May 26.—In conse quence of the resumption of hostilities between the Bulgarian and Greek troops', King Constantine, of Greece, accom panied by Prince Alexander and the general staff of the army, left for Sa loniki this morning. CASES AT MILLT0WN ARE NOLLE PR0SSED (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) NASHVILLE, Ga., May 26.—Game Warden Jesse Mercer and Deputy M. F. Boisclair, were in Nashville Wednesday. They came to attend the trial of the defendants in the now famous Banks pond fishing affair. The cases were nolle prossed. The facts of the case follow: Banks pond which contains about 7,000 acres; the land being owned by various parties, the water privilege being claimed by the Banks estate and in charge of Bob Berryhill. Citizens of Milltown claim that when they get permission to fish from parties owning land upon which the water of the pond rests, that they are not violating the law. The case has received no little comment. BRYCE EXPRESSES LOVE FOR AMERICAN PEOPLE (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 26—James Bryce, former ambassador from Great Britain, just before leaving American soil, sent back from San Francisco a letter of ap preciation and affection to the American people. The letter, made public today, was in reply to one from residents of Washington expressing their regret at his leaving. It referred to his well known In terest in plans for beautification of the national capital. "I am glad to think that an English man who loves the United States and its people,” the former envoy wrote, ‘is not debarred in an official position from tak ing in all your projects for the artistic development of the national capital an in terest as keen as any that your own cit izens could take." A. B. DEGREE AT YALE COSTS JUST $4,377 NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 26.—It costs a man $4,377 to get a bachelor of arts degree at Yale, according to fig ures submitted by the members of the senibr class. The total represents the average spent by the members of the class during the four undergraduate years, divided as follows: % Freshman year, $1,020; sophomore, $1,052; junior, $ 1; 136; senior, $1,162. WESHIPo’APPROVAL without a cent deposit, prepay the freight and allow 10 DAYS FREE TRIAL. IT ONLY COSTS one cent to learn our unheard of prices and marvelous offtrs on highest grade 1913 model bicycles. 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For Mr. Sims is a Blease man, and is high in the councils of .the ad visers of the present state administra tion. Besides * he is a warm personal friend of the governor. Mr. Sims has not formally announced his candidacy but it is known that he contemplates making the race. He lives at Barnwell county in the sotuhwest- ern section of the state, is a lawyer by profession and comes from a family that has long been prominent in South Carolina. Although a warm personal and political friend of the present gov ernor, Mr. Sims is not obnoxious to the foes of the present administration and would command followers from among the men xvhn voted for Judge Ira B. Jones last summer. CANDIDATES ARE BUSY. Although this is, strictly speaking, an “off" year in politics, the candidates for governor are stirring around among the people, making school clos ing addresses, and being in every place where there Is an opportunity to get acquainted and meet the people. Of the candidates who have so far* announced Richard I. Manning, of Sumter, has once before made a race for governor. In 1906 he x^ent into the second pri mary and was defeated by M. F. An sel, although Senator Tillman endorsed him. In that same year the present governor, Cote L. Blease, was badly de feated for governor, he running on the old state dispensary platform. Mr. Manning has served Sumter county in the state senate, has long been a mem ber of the state Democratic executive committee. He is a lawyer by profes sion. John G. Richards, Jr., a member of the state railroad .commission, is an other candidate for governor. He was defeated for this office in 1910, the year that Mr. Blease was elected. Mr. Rich ards has seen service in the house of representatives,- on the state Democrat ic executive committee, and in the state militia. He is a farmer by profession and a warm personal and political friend of United States Senator B. R. Tillman. His home is in Kershaw county. Mendel L. Smith, of Camden, the present speaker of the hou*e, is also in the race for governor. He has sev eral terms been speaker of the lower house and long a member from Ker shaw county. He is a lawyer by pro fession. Charles A. Smith, of Timmonsville, in Florence county, is serving his sec ond term as lieutenant governor and in 1914 will seek elevation to the seat of Governor Blease. He formerly served in the house and is a lawyer by pro fession. He was re-elected to his pres ent office last summer without oppo sition. John G. Clinckscales, of Spartan burg, is a professor in TVoofford col lege and is seeking the omce of govern or largely on a platform of compulsory education. He is . new to politics but is well known throughout the state and comes Trom the banner voting county in South Carolina. George R. Rembert, of Columbia, is serving his second term in the lower house from Richland county, and by virtue of being the titular leader of the administration forces in that body ex pects to fall heir to the large part of the Blease vote. He is a lawyer by profession and has never before made a race for a state office. R. A. Cooper, of Laurens, is serving his second term as solicitor for that circuit and will offer for governor next year. He too saw service in the state legislature and is well known through out the heavy voting up country. MRS. RADCLIFFE FOUND INSANE BY JURORS (By Associated Press.? COLUMBUS, Ga., May 26.—Mrs. Jen nie May Radcliffe, who is charged with fatally shooting her husband, George Radcliffe, April 19, Thursday was ad judged insane and will be sent to the insane asylum at Milledgeville for treat ment. YOUR HEART BLASE ORDERS PRISONERS SENT TO COUNTY JAILS lnmates i in South Carolina Penitentiary for Safe Keeping COLUMBIA, S. C., May 26.—Govern or Blease has ordered all prisoners held in the state penitentiary for safe keep ing to be returned to those counties from which they came and be confined in the jails there. He bases his rea son for this on the fact that their being kept in the pentientiary is a reflection on the law abiding people o fthe coun ties. He further decreed that those being held on suspicion may be carried back to stand trial and those whose cases are on appeal must be carried back for re-sentences or new trials, as the su preme court decides. Letters to the sheriffs having prisoners in the peniten tiary to come and get them were sent out by the governor this afternoon. CALIFORNIA LABOR CALLS FOR VOTE ON JAP LAW Webb Bill Not “Strong” Enough and Initiative and Referendum Is Asked SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.—Resolu-, tions published today by two powerful San Francisco labor organizations made two things certain .with reference to California’s anti-alien J^nd laws. 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