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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1913.
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I jOME topics
’VortWCTO) 5TnHSiXT. H.YE.LTCV1.,
WHY SINGLE OUT CAUSE
OF FOREIGN MISSIONS?
3Y BISHOP
W. A. CANDLER
SPLENDID PECAN CROP
PREDICTED BY GROWERS
IP WOMEN STUDY MEDICINE, WHY
NOT STUDY LAW?
I notice in today’s papers that there
is a fully graduated woman doctor in
Georgia among the list of men doctors.
The time has been when women weix,
sneered at as doctors, but there are so
many useful, popular and well-respect-
ed doctor women in this country that
the time for sneers has gone by anu
the young male doctor must get up anu
hustle without much time for snee*
tactics, as against the woman doctor.
But womenkind have quite as much tal
ent for the law as lor medicine, and
quite as much need for the law as for
pilis, and should have just as much op
portunity for one as the other, in this
Empire State of the South. When the
law of Georgia was altered so that a
wife could be considered the legal own
er of what her father gave her, or whicn
she might inherit, that provision includ
ed the liberty to protect her property
rights by all the methods which had
previously been allowed to her brothe*.
If he should choose to study law for
thfe protection of anybody’s life or prop
erty—his own included, she had that
equal right for similar purposes.
Do you know. dear Semi-Weekly
reader, that there was a law’ unrepealed
on the statute books of our state up to
the war. that any husband might W’hip
his wife, if he used only a stick “as
big as his thumb.”
You have seen some manly thumbs
I suppose and you can imagine how it
would feel to be “whaled” by a sties,
as big as a man's thumb. And don’t
mistake the situation either, there was
no scarcity of sorry men who felt they
had liberty to use the stick as the law
allowed!
In my early youth it was no uncommon
thing to hear a man spoken of as a
“mean husband, who beats his wife.”
And the majority of women, understand
ing their helplessness, kept such casti
gation a family secret, because it was a
reproach to the family. When the brute
filled up on whisky he excused himself
by pleading drunkenness as his weak
ness. And the woman was no better than
a slave, and divorces were scarce things,
and a “grass widow” was a thing to be
looked at from the corners of the eyes!
If women had studied law, would that
shameful permit of a “stick no bigger
than a man’s- thumb” have remained on
the statute books of Georgia? I trow
not.
Was woman properly educated when
she was allowed to marry without know
ing that she was delivered over to the
mate just as her negroes and land were
handed to him, because he was her lit
eral master and owner? She could not
have been sold on the block like her
colored maid servant, but otherwise she
was in as much actual bondage to her
husband as was that colored bond-
woman:
It is doubtful if the majority of women
ever thought they were grossly defraud
ed of their marital rights when “security
debts” made by a worthless spouse sold
her and her children out of the property
that was hers by gift or inheritance. We
now understand -that it was atrocious leg-
islation—as had as the "stick no bigger
than his thumb.” But Georgia law sanc
tioned it!
It was remarkable how these lords of
creation could quote St. Paul on “silence
in the churches!”
Having no legal right to her own
clothes, even, she had no redress before
the law, and if she went to the house of
God to cry aloud, she was estopped by
Pauline direction.
SRAFT TO MAINE’S DEAD
5,000 Bluejackets From North
Atlantic Fleet Parade Streets
of Gotham
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, June 2.—Representatives
of the army and navy and citizens of
New York did honor in New York today
to those who perished in Havana harbor
in battleship Maine. The occasion was
the unveiling at the Columbus Circle en
trance of Central park of the national
Maine monument* a pylon forty feet
high, erected by popular subscription
from all parts of the nation.
The ceremonies brought to this city a
dozen dreadnaughts of the Narth Atlan
tic fleet; the Cuban cruiser Cuba, the
secretary, of the navy, former President
Taft, representatives of the Cuban con
gress and government; Governor Haines,
of Maine, and others.
Although the unveiling exercises proper
were not staged until late afternoon,
they were preceded by a land parade in
which 5,000 blue jackets of the Atlantic
fleet took part, augmented by troops
from the regular army, the New York
national guard, veterans of the Spanish-
American war and a company of Cuban
artillery, a Cuban band of sixty-two
pieces, and twenty sailors from the crew
of the cruiser Cuba.
Rear Admiral Cameron McRae Wins
low, U. S. N., acted as chief marshal.
A salute of. twenty-one guns from
sach of the battleships at anchor in the
Hudson; the placing of wneaths on
the monument in behalf of President
Wilson, the state of Maine, the state
of New York, the city of New York, the
Cuban government and one by Rear
Admiral Sigsbee, who as a captain was
in command of the Maine when she
sank, comprised, aside from the ships,
the chief features of the unveiliftg cere
monies. The speakers' program called
for addresses by Mr. Taft, Secretary
Daniels, Governor Sulzer, Rear Admiral
Sigsbee and others.
In addition to the unveiling of the
Maine monument, there were held on
tnis Memorial day the usual exercises
it Grant’s tomb, the Grand Army of
the Republic parade and the work-
;*>rse par rule.
SIGHTSEEING IN NEW YORK CITY.
It has been exactly thirty-three years
since I last saw the city of New York
until today. When I came here (before
this time) we were obliged to be fer
ried over the Hudson river.
Today we came in by a train that
went deep down under the river. It
was a wonderful feat of mechanical en
gineering to thus make a splendid rail
road under this, great Hudson river
for railroads to enter the city.
If I had chanced to be asleep, I would
never have suspected that we were go
ing along in such a strange place.
I came to the New McAlpin hotel, be
cause they have so arranged their
apartments, that two entire floors are
set apart for ladies who travel without
escorts. Everything is managed by
women and for women in this especial
arrangement.
These apartments are exquisite in
their arrangement, and I have no less
than six electric lights, besides a writ
ing desk, with all equipments and a tele
phone that I can use anfwhere in this
great city.
It has been raining continuously for
several days, here and in Washington. I
noticed the water standing in the fur
rows on the plowed land, as we came
along.
It was so dry when I left Georgia
that we were all uneasy about a stand
of corn and cotton. There is no scarcity
of rain in this part of the country.
The farming in this latitude is simply
perfect, and the young corn in the fields
is planted exactly like spots on a check
erboard in exact squares.
The country is beautiful in its dress
of living green, and every small farm
house has a mammoth barn. These farm
ers certainly believe in having fine
barns.
The train went so fast I could only
guess as to \^hat was planted in the
fields, unless it was growing grain or
the young corn plants.
I saw a lot of late blooming apple
trees, and the markets are crowded with
the finest of strawberries.
I cannot express to you the pleasure
this holiday has given to me. My eye
had become so inflamed that I was
obliged to refrain from constant read
ing and writing and I have scarcely read
a newspaper once a week. The eye Is
doing better, and I have concluded it
was the effect of cold, instead of a
wreck injury, as you will recall that I
had a serious wreck experience nearly
a year and a half ago.
I saw some very blind friends a
few days since .and I feel sure there is
nothing that is more hindering than the
loss of eyesight. We should be so thank
ful for God’s gracious kindness when our
faculties are preserved to us.
As the rain has slacked I must try
to get around in New York during the
afternoon. Hope I can write you mare
about this great city in next issue of
Semi-Weekly.
MRS. FELTON.
PEACE AT LAST REIGNS
OVER ALLIES AND TURKS
Preliminary Treaty Signed by
Balkan Allies and Turkey on
U, S, Memorial Day
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, June 2.—The preliminary
treaty of peace was signed at St.
James palace today by the delegates of
all the Balkan allies and of Turkey.
Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign
secretary, presided at the meeting.
Dr. S. Daneff, the Bulgarian peace del
egate, in the course of an interview after
the signing of the preliminary treaty of
peace, said:
"I am rejoiced. It means not only that
continued peace but general peace and
Europe is saved from one of the most
thorny problems of the age.
“We owe a deep debt of gratitude to
Sir Edward Grey, whose enduring and
untiring mastery in treating diplomatic
problems has brought about peace much
sooner than some of us had expected.’
The first meeting of the peace confer
ence has been fixed for Monday, June 2.
CABINET RESIGN PLACES
Count Alvaro de Romanones,
Premier Since Nov, 14, 1912,
Quits on Friday
(By Associated Press.)
MADRID, June 2.—The Spanish pre
mier, Count Alvaro de Romanones, and
the other members of the cabinet re
signed office today.
' Count Romanones has been premier
since November 14, 1912, when he took of
fice after the assassination of former
Premier Canalejas.
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I T is a common thing for persons
who conceive a sudden interest
in some work which needs to be
done in our own country to say, “The
money spent for Foreign Missions were
better expended upon this urgent mat
ter”. It is equally common to find, upon
investigation, that most of them who
talk thus have not been very active in
the work of religion in our own land.
For example, some see the need of
evangelizing and enlightening the Ne
groes of the South, and they cry out
vociferously “Help these heathen in our
midst” Work on behalf of the Ne
groes of the South is very important. It
can not be emphasized too strongly. But
who has done most of all that has been
done for these needy people? Has not
the work for them been done, in the
main, by the Christian Churches and
Christian people who have been most
active i nthe work of Foreign Missions?
It is not true that the Negroes of the
South are heathen. On the contrary,
their, conversion to Christianity is one
of the greatest pieces of missionary
work which has been achieved during
the last three centuries. They need
much help yet; but it is unjust to them
to call them heathen. Moreover, tne
work now being done for other races
in foreign lands does not diminish, by
so much as one penny, what is being
done for the Negroes.
Again, hysterical reformers frequent
ly cry out, “Why not evangelize the
slums of our own cities before carry
ing the gospel to the Chinese in Shang
hai and Pekin?” W r ell, mission work
in our cities is important. But let it be
asked, again, who is doing anything in
the work of City Missions except the
Christian Churches and the Christian
people who are exerting themselves ««,lso
on behalf of*Foreign Missions? How
much are tne critics of Foreign Mis
sions doing for the salavtion of the
neglected people In our own cities or
for the evangelization of any other
part of our country,
There are, however, some things that
cost a great deal of money which might
be stopped, and the funds which are
expended, for them devoted to all these
good causes, if our people had the mind
to do so. Why do not these objectors
to Foreign Missions have something to
say about these things? Why do they
single out Foreign Missions for criti
cism; but never say a word about the
tl»t'ravagant and hurtful expenditures
of our people on needless luxuries and
injurious indulgences? For example, it
is estimated that the people of tne
United States expend annually for in
toxicating liquors $2,500,000,000. Why
not turn some of this worse than wasted
money into the uplifting of the Negro
population and the evangelization of
the slums? The use of intoxicating
liquors has much to do with the degra
dation of the Negroes and the creation
of the slums. Why not antagonize this
great evil, instead of proposing a less
‘expediture for Foreign Missions?
Again, it is estimated that the Amer
ican people expend annually $900,000,-
000 for millinery and jewelry. Would
not a few millions of this outlay be
better bestowed, if givei\ to the enlight
enment of the Negroes and the purifi
cation of the slums?
As a matter of fact, our people spend
more money for chewing gum than
they do for Foreign Missions. It cer
tainly would not be a grea]t hardship
to do without chewing gum for one
year; but if this indulgence were cut
off, there would be a saving of thirteen
millions of dollars. And if we added
the cost of confectionery, we would save
an additional sum of two hundred mil
lions.
Why should'Foreign Missions be sin
gled out for condemnation while we
expend on these things such stupendous
sums? It does seem that, it would be
better to condemn this selfish extrava
gance rather than to propose that our
people should do less Christian work
on behalf of heathen nations.
On one occasion, John Wesley was
required to give in his taxes, and he
enumerated, as the sum total of his
plate, two silver spoons, and he added
to his return, “I shall add nothing more
to my stocl. of plate while many want
bread.” One can understand a declara
tion of this kind; but Mr. Wesley’s
Christianity would have been inexplic
able if he had continued to buy silver
and had conceived that there was no
way to feed the hungry without dimin
ishing his gifts to the cause of mis
sions.
It is quite possible that the people
who decry Foreign Missions, while pro
fessing to be zealous for more urgent
causes in the home field, are moved
less by concern for the welfare of the
people in our own land than they are
impelled by a secret antagonism to the
work of the Church in other lands. At
any rate, one could give more confi
dence to their sincerity, if they were
accustomed to practice and plead for
plain living, and did not so constanly
single out for their criticism the cause
of Foreign Missions.
The truth is, the work of evangelizing
the heathen has been neglected too long;
and Christendom is menaced today by
a heathen world more than it is threat
ened by any other peril. The nations
of the earth have been brought very
close together by the modern inven
tions of transportation and communica
tion; and being brought thus close to
gether, the time is at hand when the
world must* be all paganized or all
Christianized. One type of moral life
must prevail around the whole earth.
The Christian nations must carry Chris
tianity to the heathen world, or the
heathen world will bring its moral
standards into Christendom.
What means this agitation in Califor
nia, and in the other States upon the
Pacific coast? It is no idle fear which
disturbs the Californians, however mis
taken their methods may be accounted.
And the Japanese are the least of the
Oriental nations to be feared. The pop
ulation of Japan is only about fifty mil
lions. The nation is poor, and it could
not prosecute another great war suc
cessfully at this time. But then on
the other side of Japan is that Vast
Chinese nation. In China is found one-
fourth, .of the population of the world.
That nation has startled mankind by
throwing off Manchu yoke and setting
up a republican form of government.
Some uninformed people imagine the
Chinese republic is but a transient thing.
There never was a greater mistake. The
Chinese people, for centuries, have been
accustomed to self-government; and no
people, not Christian, were ever better
prepared for republican institutions.
It is a most striking thing that the
leaders of China asked the prayers of
the Christian world on behalf of their
new government only a few weeks ago.
Who can measure the significance of
such a request? What shall be the
response of the Christian world to such
a cry? This request implies confidence,
in the Christian’s God and an apprecia
tion of the power of prayer upon the
part of men whom some, account as
heathen. Their cry for our interces
sion ought to meet with the most fer
vent and benevolent response.
It is worse than folly to answer this
request of the Chinese with the puerile
statement that the needs of our Negroes
and our neglected classes are so great
that we are unable to do as much for
them as we have been doing. Intelligent
Chinese men know too much about our
BISHOP WARREN A. CANDLER.
wasteful expenditures on luxury and
vice to respect for one moment such a
pretense.
Our people might as well understand
that we arc in the midst of world
changing events. The great history of
the next few years will be made in the
Far East; and whether that history
snail be good or bad will be determined
by the amount of Christianity among
the Chinese people. If that nation ac
quires the arts and sciences of Christen
dom without the religion of Christ, the
most ruinous consequences will follow
both to them and to all other peoples in
the world. The Chinese are the most
migratory people now on the globe.
They are found everywhere. A man
making the circuit of the earth will
find Chinese tradesmen and laborers in
every port he enters and in every great
city he visits. Moreover, the Oriental
peoples do not ex-patriate themselves
when they leave their native land. There
is little use of laws prohibiting them
from becoming American citizens; they
do not wish to be naturalized here. Most
of them provide that on death their
bodies shall be carried hack to the land
from which they came. The migratory
Chinese, therefore, are living bonds of
connection between their own nation and
the peoples among whom they take up
temporary residence. What is involved
in all these facts must be obvious to
any thoughtful mind. The Christian
world must proceed with all speed to
evangelize China in every part. There
is no more urgent work in our own land,
even if we consult motives of selfish
ness only.
Let us, therefore, have done with
this singling out the cause of Foreign
Missions for depreciation and criticism.
There are other expenditures we can
deprecate as much as we will without
saying too much on the subject. We
can well afford to chew less gum, eat
less candy, wear less jewelry, and drink
less liquor; but we can not afford to
do less Foreign Mission work. On the
contrary we must do a great deal more,
and do it very quickly.
Suppose those writers and speakers
among us, who decry Foreign Mission
under the pretense of helping causes
in our own land, begin at once to con
tribute to these needs of the home-field,
at least the value of one good cigar
daily.'If they will not do that much for
the causes for which they profess so
much zeal, all their talk is worth less
than the ashes of a cigar.
Georgia and Florida Associa
tion Names Officers at
Thomasville Meeting
(Special Dispatch to The Journal >
THOMASVILLE, Ga., June 2.—After
being in session for two days the South
Georgia and Florida Pecan Growers’ as
sociation aljourned yesterday afternoon j
to meet in Thomasville again next year.
This place was chosen by unanimous
vote of the members, who reported one
of the most successful and enjoyable
meetings in the history of the organi
zation.
The officers chosen for the coming
year were: President, B. W. Stone, of
Thomasville; vice president, R. C. Simp
son, Monticello, Fla.; secretary, W. W.
Bassett, Monticello; treasurer, D. L.
Williams, Cairo.
According to the reports of the mem
bers of the association, who are all
actively interested in the pecan busi
ness, the crop this season will be a fine
one, much better than that of last year.
As showing something of the standing
of the pecan industry in this section it
was reported that within a radius of
not more than sixty-five miles from
Thomasville there were ten thousand
acres planted in groves ana t.i .
her next year is expected to be mate
rially increased. More than a hundred
thousand trees were sold by the nur
series in this section last season and
large advance orders are already report
ed for the coming season.
The crop of 1912 shows that the aver
age price obtained for the nuts was
about 47 cents per pound. This means
that while some of the very large nuts
netted the growers $1.25 and some of
the very small seedlings only from 15
to 20 cents the average price of the
crop for the season was 47 cents.
Among the visitors here at this meet
ing were C. A.Vanduzee. president of
the National Nut Grq,wers’ association:
J. B. Wright, of Cairo, and H. K. Miller,
of Monticello, both ex-presidents of that
organization; Editor Wilson, of the
“Nut Grower;” W. W. Carroll, of Monti
cello; C. A. Snedeker, of Waycross; H.
C,. White, H. W- Smithwick, H. H. Hume,
R. C. Simpson, A. A. Rich and a number
of others.
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FLDOO OF FOREIGN GOLD
D. S. GETS 1151,857 BY
TRUST
Three-Fourths of Original
$200,000 Appropriation Paid
Back Into Treasury
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 2.—Fines im
posed by the federal courts against
“trusts” during the current fiscal year
for alleged violations of the Sherman
law. aggregate .to date $151,957, or more
than three-fourths of the $200,000 origi
nally appropriated by congyess for the
year’s-prosecutlons of combinations in re
straint of trade. Most of this amount
has been paid, and the remainder is the
subject of appeal in the courts.
The largest fines of the year in any one
case were those imposed a few days ago
in the so-called “coaster brake trust”
case, aggregating $81,500. Fines assessed
in other cases were:
Bath tub trust, $51,007; Portland, Ore.,
Produce Merchants exchange, $8,451; Na
tional Cash Register $5,000; James A.
Patton, "cotton pool,” $4,000, and the
Hunter Milling company of Wellington.
Kas., and the Blackwell Mill and Ele
vator company, of Blackwell, Okla.,
$2,000.
Some of the fines were levied during
the administration of former Attorney
General Wickersham and some under
the present administration of Attorney
General McReynolds, but all the cases
were in direct charge of James A. Fow
ler, assistant to the attorney general,
who has broken the records of all other
“trust busters’ of the government in the
number of anti-trust cases lodged in the
courts.
The $200,000 originally provided for the
enforcement of the Sherman law was re
cently increased by a $65,000 deficiency ap
propriation.
Secretary Bryan Signs An
nouncement of Adoption Di
rect Election of Senators
President Wiison Highly Elat
ed Over Wonderful Increase
in Export Trade
BY RALPH SMITH.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2.—Pres
ident Wilson and the leaders of the
Democratic party are filled with
amazement and gratification today over
the stupendous growth of the export
business of the * United States. Secre
tary of Commerce Redfield has just
completed the figures for tne first ten
months of the present fiscal year, and
the totals show such an unprecedented
case that the president and his imme
diate political advisers this morning
were laughing aloud at the Republican
predictions of business stagnation as
a result of the Democratic tariff revi
sion.
No other country in the world has
had such a development of its export
trade in the past ten months. No
country in the past has approached
such a development. The totals gath
ered by Secretary Redfield prove in
particular that the American manufac
turer is fast dominating the trade of
the world in many lines of production.
The effect upon the prosperity of the
United Staes, with such an unprece
dented amount of foreign money pour
ing into this country, is alleged to be
sufficient to anticipate any temporary
faltering in some directions on account
of the readjustment of the tariff.
HOW EXPORTS HAVE GROWN.
From July 1, 1912, to May 1, 1913,
the period covered by Secretary Red-
field’s compilation, the total United
States exports increased in value over
the like period of the preceding year
by almost a quarter of a billion dollars
The exports for the ten-month period
| of 1913 amounted to $2,107,873,911, and
for the same period of the fiscal year
of 1912 they were $1,890,708,608. Thus,
in ten months, the United States ad
vanced its possession of foreign money
or credit abroad by $217,165,302.
The increase in exports of manufac
turers reached a vajue of $154,086,415.
or an- average increase in the exports
of manufactures of $15,000,000 a month.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 2.—In the pres
ence of a notable company, including
many legislators who had to do with
its adoption, Secretary Bryan today
signed the formal announcement of the
seventeenth amendment to the consti
tution, providing for the direct election
of United States senators.
Former Representative Harry St.
George Tucker, of Virginia, chairman of
a committee of the fifty-second congress
having charge of the first direct election
of senators' resolution that passed the
house; Representative Rucker, of Mis
souri, chairman of the committee in the
sixty-second, which had charge of the
resolution which finally was adopted,
and Senator Borah, who championed the
change In the senate, were present as
was Mrs. Bryan.
Secretary Bryan used four pens to
sign the proclamation. The first which
he used to write “William” went to Mr.
Tucker, the second with which he wrote
“Jennings” went to Mr. Rucker; the
third with which he wrote “Brayn” he
kept for himself and that which he
wrote the date he delivered to Senator
Borah.
To those assembled Mr. Bryan ex
pressed his gratification at being tne of
ficial to proclaim the constitutional
change.
ATWOOD MAKES FLIGHT
IN HYDRO-AEROPLANE
(By Associated Prrss.)
SANDUSKY, O., June 2.—Harry N.
Atwood, of Boston, the aviator who
flew from St. Louis to Boston in an
aeroplane two years ago, left this city
this afternoon in a “flying boat” of his
own manufacture. He was sighted over
Put-In-Bay island at 3:30 but nothing
more has been heard of him at 10
o’clock tonight.
A telephone message received here
at 10:15 o’clock stated that Atwood had
made a safe landing this evening near
Amherstburg, Ot., on the Detroit river,
a few miles south of Detroit. No de
tails of the flight were given.
LITTLE BOY DROWNED;
SISTER_BARELY SAVED
MONTGOMERY, Ala.. June 2.—While
a large number of children were on
a picnic three miles from town, the
small boys played in the creek. Sey
mour Thornsbury, aged twelve, got
into deep water. His sister, Dorothy,
aged fifteen, went to his assistance.
She reached him but became exhausted
and both sank. Alma Pressler, aged
fifteen, sprang into tne water and suc
ceeded in saving the girl, after an ne-
roic struggle, witnessed by many per
sons. The boy s body was recovered.
MUSCOGEE JURY PAYS ITS
RESPECTS TO SPEEDERS
CoiiUMBUS, Ga., June 2.—Judge J. B.
ccgee county grand jury paid its re
spects to the speeders ini the regular
presentments returned to the court late
Friday, and some tijnely recommenda
tions for legislation are made. Follow
ing paragraphs appear in the present
ments on the subject:
“We wish to heartily concur in the
resolutions passed by the county com
missioners and previous grand juries
calling upon the sheriff, constables and
county bailiffs to enforce the law rela
tive to the operation of automobiles
and similar vehicles and to present to
each grand jury all violators of this
law that they may be dealt with as by
statute made and provided.
“We would recommend to our senator
and representatives in the general as
sembly that a law be passed regulating
the speed of automobiles, etc., upon the
public highways, believing there is
urgent need for such legislation.”
H. F. 0. CARRIERS INDORSE
BILL OF SENATQH SMITH
Numerous Resolutions Are
Adopted at District Meeting
Held in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga., June 2.—The ru
ral free delivery carriers of the First
congressiona district met here today
and “resoluted” to their hearts con-*
tent. One resolution called Tor the ab
olition of the state prison commission
and the creation of a hignway commis
sion in Georgia to build good roads.
The bill of Senator Hoke Smith to
increase the pay of rural carriers from
$1,100 to $1,400 met prompt endorse
ment.
A resolution was also passed asking
that rural carriers be officially desig
nated rural postmen and that the law
requiring carriers to report on Sun
days be abolished.
J. M. Lee, of Metter, and George
DeBrosse, of Statesboro, were elected
delegates to the state convention in
Atlanta July 4.
WIND AT CARTERSVILLE;
LIGHTNING KILLS MAN
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
OARTERSVILLE, Ga., June 2.—One
of the hardest rainfalls in years fell
here about 3 o’clock this afternoon,
lasting for about an hour. Wind and
ha*il accompanied the rain, as well as
severe lightning and thunder. No seri
ous damage was done in this immediate
vicinity, as far as can be learned, but
a good many of the wires are down.
Fate Russell, who lived three miles
south of Cartersville, was killed by
lightning. He was an employe of the
New Riverside Ochre company, but wafl
at home at the time, having three chil
dren sick in bed with measles. He went
to the back door of the house, and just
as he opened it was struck and instantly
killed.
Mr. Russell was a man of good
standing and liked by all who knew hipi.
He leaves a wife and four small chil
dren.
DISSOLUTION PLANS
ARE STILL IN AIR
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. June 2.—-Attorney
General McReyndlds today said he had
not reached a conclusion as to the ade
quacy of the proposed plan for dissolu
tion of the Union Pacific merger by
(which $126,650,000 in Southern Pacific
stock held by the Union Pacific would
be sold to the highest bidder like city
bonds. He declared, however, that he
was opposed to the alternative plan by
which the stock would be placed in the
hands of trustees.
The alternative plan is practically the
same as one submitted to the attor
ney general some time ago. He ob
jects on the ground that It would place
the Southern Pacific stock under the
cc/htrol of Union Pacific interests for
an indefinite period.
TALLULAH REHEARING TO
BE HEARD ON JUNE 28
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
CLAYTON, Ga., June 2.—Judge J. B.
.Tones, of Gainesville, who presided over
the suit of the state of Georgia to
eject the Georgia Railway and Power
company from the Tallulah river val
ley, announced yesterday that the peti
tion for a new trial will be heard on
June 28.
MANY LOST CHILDREN
ARE STILL UNCLAIMED
NEW YORK, June 2.—Forty-six chil
dren between the ages of three and six,
who became lost In the holiday throngs
yesterday, were still unclaimed by their
parents at the Children’s society head
quarters today.
G. 0. P. CONGRESSMEN
HOLD PARTY' CAUCUS
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 2.—House Re
publicans caucused today in minority
appointments to committees. Most of
the Republican assignments are much
the same as in the last congress.
The Progressives already have an
nounced their committee .assignments,
and the Democrats will consider the
majority personnel of the committte
organization at a caucus next Monday
afternoon.
NEW RAILROAD PROPOSED
FROM ROME TO GADSDEN
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
ROME, Ga., June 2.—Steps for the or
ganization of the Rome and Gadsden
Railway company, are rapidly being com
pleted. Gadsden, Center, Rome and other
cities are each contributing to a fund of
$5,000 to cover the expenses of the pre
liminary survey, which it is expected will
be made within the next few weeks.
eft
NO LOSS OF LIFE
IN VIRGINIA STORM
(&j Associated Press.)
NORFOLK, Va., May 31.—Reports of
life loss in the eighty-mile gale thai
swept over Norfolk last night were not
verified today. A number of boating
parties, however, had narrow escapes.
" a Cottolene^
Strawberry Short Cake
Pastry made with Cottolene is smoother in
texture, finer-grained and better in flavor than
if made from butter or lard.
And Cottolene costs no more than lard,
and will go one-third farther than either
butter or lard.
There is as much difference between
fillip
oitolene
and its imitations as between extra good and
poor butter. Be careful, avoid substitutes.
— TRY THIS RECIPE:
1 quart flour 1 pint milk 6 tablespoons Cottolene
1 heaping teaspoon 6alt 1 teaspoon sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
Mix dry ingredients together and sift into chopping
bowl. Add Cottolene chilled, chop lightly until well
mixed; be careful to keep everything cold. Now add
the milk, stirring lightly. Divide dough into 6 parts,
rolling each piece the size and shape of a plate, ifut 2
cakes into each plate and bakeabout 15 minutes in quick
oven. Place on hot plate, tear cakes apart and spread
sweetened mashed strawberries between and over the
cakes.’ Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve at once.