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mmm VOLUME XII. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1913. NO. 82. Christian Church • Completely Exonerates Choirmaster and LAMAR” Lie IN LOBBY PROBE AGAIN Edward Lauterbach Denies Saying He Represented Democratic Leader (By Associated Tress.} WASHINGTON, July. 7.—Edward Lau- , ,, ; terbach, New York lawyer and friend SOCTCtciry Of th6 LcidiCS Aid of David Lamar, flatly denied before | the senate lobby committee today that Society . ever had told Lewis Cass Ledyard, ' counsel for J. P. Morgan & Co., that he |represented Speaker Clark. Senator MACON. Ga., July 7.—Complete exon- st one and other Democratic matters In ration by unanimous vote was given by ; negotiations with "Wall street” over the congregation of the First Christian pending legislation. church of Macon. Sunday, to Mrs. Mar- • Latuerbach testified that he did go vin Lee Lester, secretary of the Ladies’ j the late J. P. Morgan with the res- Aid society of the church, and Professor i * or investi sating the steei cor- -i. n« . . . . poration, but not tor the purpose of frrank M. Charlton, the church choir-, “shsiking him down,” as Lauteruach put master. Charges of improper conduct,! it, but solely with the idea mat if Mr. lodged against them by two matrons of Morgan would ask Lamar to stop the Macon and investigated thoroughly by a committee of elders, were reported by that committee as being utterly with out foundation; and tne committee rec ommended the unreserved exoneration that the congregation gave without a dissenting vote. Action upon the matter came at the close of the morning service, Sunday, when Rev. Leroy M. Anderson, the pas tor, declared the congregation to be in .deliberative session. Lenoir M. Erwin, United States commissioner, chairman of the investigating committee, presid- d. The elders of the church were seat ed upon the platform. The report of the elders’ committee was read by W. H. Roper, .a member of that committee. The report discuss ed the case in minute detail, taking up each phase and dismissing It in turn. At the conclusion "f the report, Elder Roper invited any member of the corn gregation to discuss the matter, either for or against the committee’s report and recommendation. One woman responded. She was Mrs. E. T. Gibson, a Methodist. Her ac quaintance with the chqjrmaster dated back fifteen years, to a time when both them resided in Bloomington, Ill. “In all that time.” said she. “I have known him to be nothing but a perfect gentleman.” During the reading of the elders’ re port Prof. Charlton sat in the choir loft directly behind the pastor and in full view of the congregation, and Mrs. Les ter sat in one of the front pews of the church. Both retired when the question was put to a vote. Upon the call for vote to sustain the committee's report, the congregation arose as a bodj r , the exceptions being a few members of other congregations who were attending the service. Not a single vote was recorded in op position to the report. Upon spontaneous call from the pas tor, the congregation sang “Blest Be the Tie That Binds.” In his closing prayer , the pastor thanked God fervently for the inevitable, conquest by truth In all things. the exoneration of Mrs. Lester and Prof. Charlton. New sensations are promised in those suits, which have teen placed in the hands of Claud Estes, an attorney of Macon. Mr. Estes will make announcement in a few days. OLD CAT AND MOUSE LAW Only a Few of Former Army of Suffs Left to Lead-Con tributions Dwindle (By Associated Press.) LONDON, July 7.—The “cat and mouse law” has broken up organized militancy among suffragettes, according to the Daily Mail. The law requires that when a suffragette who has been sentenced to prison falls ill through a hunger strike, she shall be released only long' enough to recover her strength, then shall be returned to jail. The # Mail, which opposed the law w’hen it was first proposed, gives it the credit of having Uioken up militant conspiracy. The law now requires that when a suffragettes who has been sen tenced to prison falls ill through a hun ger strike, she shall be released only long enough to recover her strength and then be returned to jail to continue her sentence. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, who is re covering from her latest hunger strike, is not likely to be arrested again, it is said,, unless she tries to participate in a militant campaign. She already has been returned three times to Holloway jail in connection with her last sentence. The Mail, claiming to have made a spe'eial inquiry into the status of mili tancy, declares that the organization is reduced to a few disabled leaders with their ’former army of followers scatter ed and the organization crippled finan cially. Subscriptions to the militant . cause have been greatly checked by the official warning that subscribers are li able to prosecution. The sporadic suf fragette crimes are attributed to a few isolated fanatics. STONE HURLED BY AUTO resolution, the broken relations between the two men would be restored. Representatives of woolen and sugar interests also were present. The com mittee today subpoenaed I. A. Smith, of Georgia, president of the Georgia divi sion of the Farmers’ union, to testify as to that organization’s efforts to af fect duties on cotton goods or sugar. Before Lauterbaeh’s examination went on the committee debated whether his testimony would give him immunity from prosecution if it developed that he and Lamar had violated federal or New' York state statutes. “If there is any question in your mind as to immunity, I waive it abso lutely,” said Lauterbach. LAWYER TAKES STAND. When Lauterbach took the witness chair, Chairman Overman read to him a statement made last week by Lewis Cass Ledyard, a New* York lawyer, al leging that at a conference on Febru ary 8 Lauterbach had represented him-, self as coming with authority of Sen ator Stone and Speaker Clark to make proposals to J. P. Morgan & Co. and the steel corporation on behalf of Dem ocratic leaders In congress. Ledyard’s statement represented Lauterbach as haVing said that Repre sentative Henry was to be attorney general; that legislation could be con trolled in congress by Speaker Clark and ljis friends, and that the Demo cratic’ leaders wanted the Morgan inter ests to agree to certain things in re turn for a cessation of congressional activity against them. Senator Stone has denied that he had ever 'had any dealings with Lauterbach. or authorized him to represent himself, Speaker Clark or any one. Lauterbach swore he had not told Ledyard he represented Speaker Clark, Senator Stone or any other Democratic leaders. He said, however ,he had told Ledyard he felt confident he could stop investigation of the steel corporation without working through Lamar. TO STOP TRUST PROBE. Lauterbach said he had told t^edyard he had gone to Washington, had famil iarized himself with “the situation,” and had become convinced that the Dem- Damage suits are promised to follow ocratic leaders in congress and Presi dent Taft did not want activity to go on against the steel corporation. He admitted further he haa told Led yard he felt confident he could stop the investigation of the steel corporation without working through Mr. Lamar. “Where did you get your information that the Democratic leaders aid not want the steel corporation investigat ed?” asked Senator, Reed. “I got it in New York from Mr. La mar (who he thought received his in formation from H. B. Martin) after re turning from Washington,” said the wit ness. “Did you see Speaker Clark, Senator Stone, Congressman Palmer or any oth er Democratic leaders?” “No.” Mr Lauterbach admitted the statement he made to Ledyard that he had “gone to Washington and familiarized himself with the situation, was an “exagger ation.” “And an exaggeration of the truth is a falsehood, isn’t it?” assed Senator Reed. “Yes, I’ll call it that,*' said the wit ness. He said he had never seen President Taft, but that Lamar had told him the Republican administration was opposeu to the steel investigation. On this he based his statement to Mr. Ledyard that Taft did not desire the investigation. Lauterbach said he had censured La mar for not letting him know of the< telephone impersonations. toia him, ‘You have told me what you were doing. You should have let me know about this.’ He said that he naa aone these things to bring to light the conspiracy against me.” “What conspiracy?” “The conspiracy of which Mr. Led yard was the leading factor. He haa been working assiduously for two years to defame me, because of my associa tion with Mr. Lamar. Mr. Lamar said he had used his own methods and had brought this conspiracy to light.” Lauterbach said he then “went over the Union Pacific matter” with Lamar. “I asked him if there was anything about the Union Pacific matter that he tell me. He said he could tell me noth ing until he had been on the witness stand at Washington.” Invitation to Visit Augusta Ac cepted and Report of Suffra gettes' Request Asked 0 That the house as a body, perhans with the senate accompanying it, shall go to Augusta on July 16 and look over the state medical college there that is a part of the state university sysem; | that the committee on privileges of the j floor shall investigate and report upon i a resolution extending to Georgia worn- 1 en interested in suffrage the use of the I house for their meetings at night, and j that Senator Hoke Smith be invtied to | address the house during his aproach- | ing visit to Atlanta—these three things were discussed by the house of repre sentatives of the Georgia legislature Monday morning. The Richmond delegation. Represen tatives Garlington, Olive and Picquet, extended an invitation to the house to go to Augusta on July 16 as the guests of that city and inspect the state medi cal college. On motion of Representa tive Brinson, of Jenkins, the invitation was accepted, the day being declared a legislative day. Therefore the house, though in Augusta that day, will be constructively in session in Atlanta. Judge Enoch Callaway C. E. Dun bar, a former representative; Daniel G. Fogarty, Dr. Henry Michel and W. S. Morris, a former* state senator, all citi zens of Augusta composed the delega tion which brought that city’s invita tion to Atlanta Monday. A special train will be provided for the trip; the pro gram will include inspection of the col lege and its grounds, barbecue, speeches and a ride around Augusta, and all ex penses wil be paid by Augustans. Representative Smith, of Fulton, In troduced the resolution, as anticipated in the papers several days ago, to ex tend to the Georgia women interested In suffrage the use of the hall at night for the meetings of the Georgia Wom an’s Suffrage association, which will convene soon in Atlanta. This resolution will be acted upon Tuesday. Representative Miller of Bibb intro duced the resolution inviting Senator Hoke Smith to address the house when he visits Atlanta. This was adopted unanimously by the house. A resolution carrying an appropriation, which was overlooked last summer when the legislature reorganized the state Insurance department, was passed by the house of representatives Monday morning. The resolution apropriates $1,800 to pay the salary of the insurance clerk whose position was created in the reorganiaztion, but whose stipend was overlooked. An unfavorable report on the Wheat- ley resolution requesting that courtesy seats b< granted Leo H. Browning, of Bleckley, and Douglas McArthur, of Wheeler, representatives from the two newly created counties, was returned by the committe on privileges of the floor. The committee declared that no ap propriation had been made with which to pay the members-elect their per diem and that insofar as the question of their seateing had been declared un constitutional by a large majority of the members, it could not recommend the resolution for passage. Woman’s Curiosity Leads to Recovery Of Stolen Jewels (By Associated Press.) LONG BRANCH, N. J., July 7.—It was a woman’s curiosity that led to the recovery yesterday of most of the rn A PTi inro n/i a ih jo 01/11: 1 ' $50,000 wofth of * jewels which were * RACTbnEv MAN S SKULL Stolen July 2 from the home here of Harry L. Haas, a New York lawyer. LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 7.—Uncon- . The arrest of James McIntyre and R. AUTO Hums FIVE OVER IT Waycross Party Has Close Call When Machine Takes Tumble (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WAYCROSS, Ga.. July 7.—When his auto plunged down an embankment just east of the Satilla river late last night, Dr. G. P. Folks. a member of the board of county commissioners. wtili Mrs. Folks, Miss Dorothy P'olks and Miss Stella Williams had a narrow es cape from serious injury. Th£y were all thrown from the ma chine, Miss Williams being the only one injured. ** Earlier In the day another automobile had plunged down the same embank ment, but remained upright, no one get ting hurt. scious and with his skull crushed. Al fred Atteb'ury, a Louisville grocer is in a local hospital tonight, the victim of a peculiar accident. Attebury was sitting in front of his store this after noon. when the wheels of an automobile, running swiftly along the street, caught up a stone about five inches in diam eter and hurled it against his head with such force that the skull was fractured. The doctors do not think be will recover. The driver of the auto mobile has not been identified. DROWNS IN PEACE WHERE TWO OTHERS HAVE DIEDl ““ J5SLE. had anythins t0 Rhind. in Greenwich. Conn., yesterday as ’ the alleged principals in the robbery was the result of detective work of Mrs. Eugene Scott. Rhind, who was employed as a nurse in a sanitarium at Greenwich, had rooms at her home. McIntyre visited j Rhinds and the landlady’s curiosity was ! such that she listened while the men were ‘alking in Rhind’s room, and she heard them discussing the disposition of some jewels. The police recovered from a satchel j in the possession of the two men prac- { tically all of the jewels, and while Mc Intyre is alleged to have confessed, NAVY’S “FLYING BOATS” ONCE MORE ON WING WASHINGTON, July 7.—Active work by the “flying boat” squad of the navy has been resumed, and this week is to be a busy one for navy aviators. The flights were discontinued for a time fol lowing the death of W. D. Billingsley recently, when he fell from a flying boat to his death in Chesapeake bay, and Lieutenant J. H. Towers was injured. Several flights have been made already, the principal ones by Ensign Godfrey Chevalier and Lieutenant Bernard M. Smith, of the marine corps, but serious work will be commenced again today. Lieut, Towers Taking Vacation at Rome (Special Dispatch to The Journal. ROME, Ga., July 7:—Lieutenant John H. Towers, chief of the navy aviation corps, who was seriously injured in a ‘flying boat” accident at Annapolis re cently, arrived here Sunday and is spend ing three months’ leave of absence with his mother, Mrs.. W. M. Towers. The young officer is convalescent from the hurts received in a 1,600 feet fall, but 7/ill not entirely recover for several weeks. SUFFRAGETTES ARE AGAIN REFUSED USE OF GEORGIA SENATE Effort to Take From Table Resolution Asking Use of Hall Lost by Two Votes, Suffs Appeal to House Big Damage by Hail to Crops South of City-Lightning Strikes Station CSpecfal Dispatch to The Journal.) WAYCROSS, Ga., July 7.—Although of short duration the wind storm that struck Waycross and vicinity Sunday afternoon was one of the most severe ever known here. Hebardville, a sub urb north of the city, felt the full force of the storm. . A Baptist church, the postoffice, and five dwellings were blown down by the wind, the postoffice being taken from its foundation. One negro church in Northside, a sec tion given over to negroes, wav com pletely demolished and other blown from Its foundations and so badly dam aged it will have to be almost Qom- pletely rebuilt. A thjree-story wooden building at the corner of Parallel and D streets was twisted badly by the wind, and may have to be rebuilt. Every window in this structure was blown out. In every section of the city trees were blown down and fences demol ished. Several big plate glass windows were smashed, as were windows in sev eral offices in different buildings. Roof ing from several stores was thrown into streets. In the country many trees and fences were blow’n down and crops were damaged considerably, especially corn. South of Waycross, around Up- tonville and Fort Mudge, it is reported that a severe hail g storm swept the country, damaging crops. Fences and trees were blown down in that section, it is reported. Between Nahunta and Waycross the wind was felt, but not as much as In Waycross. The Coast Line’s depot at Nahunta was struck by lightning and a portion of the struc ture demolished. THOMAS COUNTY MELONS BRINGING FANCY PRICES M’KEESPORT BANK CLOSES AFTER GOVT.’S MOVE WASHINGTON. July 7.—The First National bank of McKeesport, Pa., has closed its doors. Secretary McAdoo was so advised today. James S. Kuhn, broth er of the president of the First-Second National bank of Pittsburg, is president of the McKeesport bank, whose capital was $300,00 and surpls $500,000, accord ing to last reports to the comptroller of the currency. • • Shipments of Cantaloupes and Watermelons From Thomas- ville and Meigs Are Heavy (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) THOMASVILLE. Ga.. July 7.—Water melons. cantaloupes and grapes are some of the productions of Thomas county that are distributing good money around now at a time when it is needed. The average price for watermelons has kept up well at $100 per carload, this price of course being for the better class of melons, with fancy lots bring ing still higher prices. While the ship ments will not be as heavy next week they will still keep up during the week. Cantaloupes have been bringing about $850 a carload, with probably about half or more of the crop shipped. While the acreage immediately around Thomas- ville has been small there have been some fine crops made in other sections of the county. Meigs has begun the shipment of grapes and the crop is reported as being rather shorter than usual, w'hich means that the prices will be higher. This crop is an important one and there is a large area planted in this fruit in the Meigs district. (Special Dispatch to The Journal. , _ WAYCROSS, Ga. July 7—One year, KlIlS Railroad Man and two days after two Waycross peo- j NASHVILLE. Tenn., July 7.—M. H. pie met death in the same spot Ross! Jordan, aged twenty-seven, a railroad Ledlow, a young white man who moved here two months ago from Alabama, mei death by drowning in the Satilla river Sunday afternoon. employe, was shot and probably fatally wounded here Sunday by Della Farley, alias Carter. One shot was fired, pen etrating the man’s neck Hurt Shielding Baby WAYCROSS. Ga., July 7.—When a hack collided with the buggy in which she- was riding with her hysband and children late Sunday, Mrs. P. Kf Groff was slightly injured, her left hand being caught between the two vehicles when she thrust it out to protect her baby. JOSEPHUS DANIELS INSPECTS HIS PAPER (By Associated Press.) RALEIGH. N. C., July 7.—Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels left here for Washington, Sunday, after a visit of two days on matters connected with his newspaper, the News and Observer. On July 1, with Mrs. Daniels he, starts for the west on a tour of inspection of the naval stations on the Pacific coast. DISTRICT CONVENTIONS Thomasville to Be Scene of Meeting of Second District Lodgemen " (Special Disbpatch to The Journal.) THOMASVILLE, Ga., July 7.—Sever al hundred members of the Masonic fraternity are expected to be in Thom asville this week at the meeting of the Second district convention of Masons which convenes with the Thomasville lodge of that order dfi Thursday and Friday. % Among the prominent visiting Masons present will be Grand Master Colding of the Georgia grand lodge and Grand Master Glover of the Florida Grand lodge. An interesting program has been pre pared for the occasion which includes an address of welcome by Mayor Ros- coe Luke, with a response by Colonel R. C. Bell, of Cairo, an address by the state grand master, degree work by the various lodges, including those from Albany, Bainbrldge, Boston ana others and several other features of interest. Hon. R. L. Wylly, of this city, is worshipful master of the convention and will be in charge of its deliberations. A number, of committees have been appointed which will be in charge of the arrangements for the entertainment of the visitors; a pleasant program for which has been arranged. DEMOCRATS OF SENATE DEBATE TARIFF BILL Measure to Be Reported to Senate This Week-To Parcel Out Schedules SAVES TWO MILLIONS Joseph Johnson, New York Fire Commissioner, Puts “Arson Trust" to Rout (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, July . 7.-—The rout of the firebugs, which Fire Commissioner Jo seph Johnson believes he has effected in his campaign against the “arson trust” will save New York City $4,500,000 this year, according to an estimate based up on a remarkable decrease in'fire losses for the first six months. The losses up to July 1 aggregated $3,588,315 as against $5,819,001 for the corresponding period in 1912. a decrease of $2,238,686. In one o fthe so-called firebug dis tricts where in previous years there has been as many as fifty-five fires in a month, the average has been reduced to seventeen. TWO NEGROES LYNCHED FOR CRIMES IN FLORIDA Affairs .Occurred Near Pensa cola and Jacksonvile, Sheriff Killed (By Associated Press.) PENSACOLA, Fla., July 7.—For a criminal assault near Bonifay. Fla., an unknown negro was lynched at Milton, twenty miles east of here, early this morning. Late yesterday the negro was captured. After lodging the prisoner in jails of two different counties, the sheriff at tempted to reach Pensacola by train. The train was stopped at Milton.'100 miles from the scene of the crime. Slayer of Sheriff Is Lynched Near Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. July 7.— Sheriff T. S. Cherry, of Clay county. Florida, adjoining this. Duval county.' was shot and killed yesterday by Ros- coe Smith, a negro, who subsequently was lynched. (By* Associated Presi.) WASHINGTON, July 7.—Senate Dem ocrats cacussed again today on the res olution and other champions of the bill argued that opposition which develop ed was necessary to expedite debate and to assure Its passage. Senator Simmons will report the bill to the senate late this week. It now is a little more than three months since the ways and means com mittee introduced the measure in the house. When the bill gets into the senate chamber Simmons intends to follow the Underwood plan of parcelling out sched ules to members of the senate commit tee. IS PLACED UNDER FIRE Federal Inspector Probing Charges Made Against Him and Assistant (Special Dispatch to The Journal. SAVANNAH, Ga., July 7.—For the purpose of Investigating charges that have been made against Postmaster Marcus S. Baker, Jr., ana Assistant Postmaster William C. Green, Frank Frasier, a postoftice inspector from Washington, is making a special in vestigation tyito the affairs of the Sa vannah office. It is understood charges have been preferred against Messrs. Baker and Greene by parties who are opposed to their remaining in office. Tne report of the inspector will be made in a short time and forwarded to the postmaster general. Messrs. Baker and Green say the charges are old ones which have been fully answered in the past. An effort to repeal the action of the state senate in refusing to grant the use of the chamber to local suffragists on July 9 and 10 for a rally was made when the senate reconvened at 11 o’clock Monday morning after a three days’ ad journment. Senator W. D. McNeil, or tne twen ty-second district, proposed that the res olution tabled last week, which proposed to grant the suffragists the hall, be taken off the table and voted on again. The senator said that when this reso lution was Introduced that he and many of his contemporaries voted under a misapprehension, thinking that the suf- . fragists wished to address the senate instead of merely wanting to use the hall for a meeting. He characterized it as “a resolution which we have no right to deny.” When the question was called as to whether the senate should take tne res olution off the table Senator McNeil’s proposal was defeated by vote of 17 to 15. ASK USB OF HOUSE. Denied the use of the senate cham ber for their deliberations, July 9 bud -0, the Georgia Woman’s Suffrage as sociation, headed by rMs. M. L. Mc Lendon. president, and Mis Kate Koch, corresponding secretary, has addressed a communication to the house of rep- v resentatives, making a similar request for the house chamber. The second paragraph of the letter says: “This body Is composed of law-abid ing men and women representing that class of decent, self-respecting people who constitute the good citizenry of Georgia.” In accordance with the request. Mr. Smith, of Fulton, Introduced a resolu tion In the house Monday morning, ask ing that the request be granted. The senators held blit a snort session Monday, adjourning at noon after but nine bills had been Introduced. Among these was a bill Introduced in the nouse a few days ago by Its youngest mem ber, Representative Grover Edmortdson, asking that the disabilities preventing W. B. Kent, of Alamo, Ga.. from prac ticing law, be removed. It was consid ered a coincidence that the same bill was introduced In the senate by Its youngest member, Senator Fred Kea, of the Sixteenth district. Senator Kea says that Inasmuch as since his disbarment from parctlce two years ago Mr. Kent has twice repreesnted Montgomery coun ty in the legislature and has oeen elect ed ordinary of the new county of Wheeler, that he.shonld.be given .an- othc chance. ‘.if Husband Found; Fortune Teller s Tale Is Untrue (Special Dispatch to The Journal.! DALTON, Ga., July 7.—Mrs. Will Grady, bride of three months, whose husband disappeared about a fortnight ago and who was led by the words of a fortune teller to believe he had been hanged by three men, # yesterdfey re ceived a letter from her husband. The lettef came from Alabama and ex plained the cause of his absence. Mrs. Grady hastened here to atop of ficers from proceeding in the matter, believing they had been impressed by the soothsayer’s words repeated to them and were searching for the body of Mr. Grady. The search, however, had not been begun, the officers refus ing to proceed on the unsupported tes timony of the fortune teller. SOCIETY ORGANIZED T0_ FIGHT MALARIA (By Associated Press.) NORFOLK. Va., July 7.—With the formation of Virginia society for the study and prevention of malaria the first step in a nation-wide fight against malaria, was begun. The society re ceived notice today that a charter for which it applied would be issued Mon day. Dr. William B. Driver, of this city, president of the society, left today for Washington for a conference with Dr. Craig relative to beginning a campaign to stamp out malaria. The Virginia .society will ask the next j legislature ot furnish free quinine for j the treatment of those suffering from malaria. : I Confesses to Girl’s Slaying; Two Hanged For Identical Deed LOS ANGELES, July 7.—Arrested for having passed a bad check, Simon P. Helflnstine, in jail here, today startled officials of the sheriff’s office with a purported confession, In which he de tailed a series of eight murders in Ohio. These include the slaying of Pearl Bryan, for whose death the med ical students, Jackson and Walling, were executed. Some of the circumstances of the crimes as related by Helflnstine do not coincide with known facts, and county officials were Inclined to believe the prisoner was suffering from Insanity. Pearl Bryan was supposed to have been killed in Cincinnati, but Helflnstine asserts that he murdered her In Toledo and then shipped the body to Jackson and Walling In Cincinnati. EXTENSION OF RAILROAD SOUGHT BY SEN. SWEAT (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WAYCROSS, Ga.. July 7.—More de termined than , ever in his position re garding the extension of the state road from Atlanta to St. Marys and Jackson ville, Fla.. Senator J. L. Sweat, of the I'ifth district, returned to Atlanta last night. He is hopeful of favorable con sideration in the senate of his resolu tion calling for a commission to investi gate the proposition. Discussing the proposed extension, j Senator Sweat said that such a road. ! running from Chattanooga to Jackson- j vilie. touching some- of Georgia's best | territory, would pay the cost of the j state government and would give the j state more funds for schools. i U. S. RETURNS MACHINE GUN SEIZED IN TEXAS (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) GREENSBORO. Ga., July 7.—^Obtain ing the permission of the United States government for the return of a machine gun and several thousand rounds of am munition, J. J. Kilpatrick, a native ot Greene cfbunty, now a resident of west ern Texas, is returning to his home through the southern states, after vis iting the authorities in Washington. Mr, Kilpatrick is^'a wealthy land owner in the territory of Texas adja cent to the Mexican border, where the recent disorder has been so prevalent. He bought the machine gun for the pro tection of his property against the rob bing parties who are infesting that country. The government seized the arms and only returned ;them to him after a Visit to Washington. Talking interestingly of the border situation, Mr. Kilpatrick stated that he believed the United States will finally intervene, or some foreign nation will bring such pressure to bear that Uncle Sam will be forced to patrol the coun try and restore order, or ignore the Monroe doctrine. He stated that the people were bank rupt and some means of quieting the disorder must be provided, or the people will have to leave the country. # Mr. Kilpatrick said that Mexico must find a man such as the old Dias, *ho would rule the country with an iron hand, as a mild executive similar to the late Madero would meet the fate of an exile.