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4 BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—The plan of the administration to distribute from $20,000,000 to $50,000,000 among the banks of the south and West, to fa cilitate the movement of crops, was dis cussed in all. its phases at a confer ence this morning before officials and 100 leading southern bankers. When luncheon recess was taken at 1 o’clock the bankers, among them, Rob ert F. Maddox, of Atlanta, expressed deep gratification at the attitude of tjie administration as conveyed to the bankers by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and Assistant Secretary John Skelton Williams. Other Georgia bankers attending the conference are: Eugene Stetson, L. P. Hillyer, C. F. Lewte, F. L. Mallory and Henry Jones, of Macon; William Davant and Sigo Myers, of. Savannah; A. S. Hatch. Wil liam Schweingert and Paul Mustin, of •Augusta. After luncheon the bankers, at the in- •vitation of Secretary McAdoo, went in a body to the White House where they were cordially received by. President Wilson. The‘conference was resumed at 3 o'clock today and by invitation Sena tor Owen and Chairman Glass, in charge of the administration currency legisla tion, will discuss the details of the pending bill for the benefit of the southern bankers. The feature of the morning session was Secretary McAdoo’s speech to the bankers. Mr/ McAdoo was received with enthusiasm and his remarks met with hearty approval as was evidenced by the applause. Secretary McAdoo told the bankers that the country is now face to face with the well-worn. annual "bogey about a money stringency to move the crops of the south and west. He de clared that fear and not fact was the basis of this annual condition and that the Wilson administration feels that it should usfe all of the resources it le gitimately, can to dissipate these fears and conduce to the business welfare and material prosperity of the nation. He stated that the treasury depart ment had worked out a plan to re lieve the situation. He gave it as his opinion that the plan in its general as pect 4s entirely feasible, and that by hearty co-operation between the treasury department and the —banks the last vestige of the “annual bcrogy” will be wiped out. He urged that tile bankers attending the conference to ^>peak out in meeting” and assured /them that their views would be care- fuHy considered by 'the. department in making its allotment. TO HELP COUNTRY BANKS. Secretary McAdoo impressed upon the bankers that the department, in deposit ing these funds in city banks, would ex pect these institutions to take care of their country correspondents on a fair and reasonable basis so tnat the benefits of the distribution will be general throughout the agricultural section. Secretary McAdoo, whose whole time is occupied with the affairs of the de* partment, left to Assistant Secretary Williams the detailed explanation of the plan. The meeting was held behind closed doors. Mr. Williams declared that the department had not decided upon a hard and fast rule concerning the transfer of the money to the south ern banks and that the purpose of tne conference was to obtain from the bank ers themselves their ideas as to the gen eral scheme. He emphasized the invi-r tation of Secretary McAdoo that the bankers present take the department into their confidence concerning their idea as to the most practicable and ef fective means of rendering real Service to the country through the distribution of the fund. He emphasized also the purpose of the department to require the city banks participating in the fund to take care of their country corre spondents on a reasonable basis. The basis of security for the deposits was discussed by Assistant Secretary Williams and he suggested that the , bankers in their statements indicate their ideas as to the class of commer cial paper that should be accepted by the department. Practically all of the morning session was devoted to the speeches of Mr. McAdoo and Mr. Wil liams, and at the afternoon session the bankers will speak with perfect freedom concerning their ideas as to how the fund should be distributed. The re marks of the bankers will be reported stenographically and will be considered by the department in its allotment of the fund. Mr. Williams asked all bankers who have not already made written requisi tion for a part of the funds to indicate the amount their respective banks can handle effectively and the general demands of the section in which they are located. While n6n of the requests of the southern banks have been given out as yet, and it is not likely will be published until the list is complete, it is under stood that the requests from the south alone are sufficient to exhaust the entire fifty million that the department'intends to distribute in the south and west. SMITH ANXIOUS. Senator Hoke Smith called yesterday and again today upon Secretary Mc Adoo and Assistant Secretary Williams, and urged that the number of places in Georgia in which money is to be deposited by 'the treasury department should be increased so as to more thoroughly - meet the needs of the state in handling the cotton crop. The secretary said that the banks which receive money in the Georgia cities would be advised that the pur- • pose of the treasury department was to aid in moving the crops and that they would be expected to utilize these funds furnished by the treasury de partment as far as possible to con tribute to this end. He has not finally decided whether lie will be able to enlarge the number of places in Georgia where money can be deposited. He is very anxious to do so, but fears his lack of proper fa cilities under the law as it now stands. ha-ha-ha-ha oh well-mp (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—Further de mand for passage of his resolution for investigation of Mexican conditions by the foreign relations committee was made today by Senator Clark, of Wyom ing. Chairman Bacon asked that the resolution be referred to his committee before being acted on, but Senator Clark objected. ‘The administration probably has a policy, but we don't know what it is,” said Mr. Clark. “Now the president has sent his third confidential repre sentative to the republic, but we are left without information, while Ameri can lives are being lost and American property destroyed. I see no reason for delaying action. There can be an in vestigation by tl^s committee as well as by the administration.” OPPOSED BY BACON. Senator Bacon said that conditions in Mexico and relations between the two countries are such that no hasty action should be taken by the senate. “Beca"ase of the importance of this subject there is no higher duty resting upon us than to approach it wtih the utmost gravity and consideration,” he declared. Senator Bacon declared that notwith standing reports from Mexico City giv ing the Huerta government’s formal an nouncement that it would not receive John Lind unless he came with proper credentials and prepared to recognize the Huerta government, the senate should not act until there was some actual development. BACON’S SPEECH. “There has been no communication re ceived by the Mexican government from the United States,” said Senator Bacon. "Not until the message has been deliv ered and the Mexican government has had a chance to act upon it we should not undertake to deal with the situation. It is entirely possible that when Mr. Lind gets to Mexico and delivers ‘ his message there may be a different reply. “The president has openly sent a per sonal representative to Mexico to bring about some arrangement by which peaceful results may be secured. It is his desire that orderly government be restored in Mexico. PEACEFUL MEANS, t “One way is to attempt to do so by peaceful means; the other is oy tne strong arm, by force. Who will say that the latter should not be the last to which we should resort7“ Referring to the report from Mexico that Governor Lind 'would not be re ceived, Senator Bacon said: “Here is a message sent by one who claims to be an official. It was sent evidently in a moment of temper. I ask you to consider whether there is a condition to require such haste that we cannot permit this representative to deliver his message and receive a reply? When we do receive a reply then will be the time for us to deter mine whatever is necessary to be done by the government, and whatever nec essary will be done.” OPPOSES HASTY ACTION. The senator declared hasty action on the Clark resolution would not help the situation any, in so far as life or property being imperiled. Such an in vestigation as Clark proposed, he said, would take time and be of no effect in an emergency. “The president of the United States is face to face with the gravest emer gency that has confronted us since I have been a member of the senate,’ said Senator Bacon. “It is much graver than that which faced us in the Cuban situation. That was a tempest in a tea pot compared with what we may be re quired to do, to establish order in Mex ico, and maintain it for a generation or two. “And when the president stands face to face with this tremendous responsi bility, when he, a man man whose integ rity and good faith we all recognize, seeks to settle it, for us to adopt this resolution which can bebase d on no other basis than the failure of the pres ident’s plan, is nothing but to flout him in the face.” “LET WILSON GO AHEaD." Members of the foreign relations com mittee without regard to party, had agreed, said Chairman Bacon, to “let the president go ahead with his attempt peacefully to solve the Mexican situa tion and not to interfere until the pres ent efforts have had fair trial.” The Clark resolution finally was forced aside and can be taken up again only by a vote of the senate., FOR CUSTOMS COLLECTOR President -Wilson Sends His Name, to Senate for Con firmation as Ga, Collector BY RALPHSMZTH. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 7.—Presi dent Wilson sent to the senate today the nomination of David C. Barrow, Jr , of Georgia, to be collector of customs for the district of Georgia. R. A. MALLORY, PROMINENT MASON, DEAD AT PELHAM (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) PELHAM, Ga., Aug. 7.—R. A. Mal lory, who was secretary and treasurer of the J. T. Lane company of this place, died last night. lie was a large farmer and land owner; was prominent ly connected with the Masons. He was forty-three years old and leaves a wife, two children, several brothers and sis ters. He will be buried at 3 o’clock today by the Masonic order. J. J. Hill, C. C. Baggs, J. N. McKenzie, E. N. Wilson and W. N. Drake will act as pallbear ers. AT DEPT. OF Borah Declares Special Agents Have Investigated Judges to Influence Decisions in WhL.ch Government Was Interested Aeroplane Drops, Killing Soldier of Fortune and His *Companion (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, -Aug. 7.—The flat charge that department of justice agents had investigated federal judges to influence their action in cases in which the government was interested was made in the senate today by Sena tor Borah, and inodrsed, partially at least, by Senator Norris. Senator Borah’s charge was brought out by a report from Attorney General McReynolds, responding to a senate resolution asking whether federal agents were investigating judges. STARTED BY SPEER. The resolution reflected some senti ment aroused in the case of Federal Judge Emory Speer, of Georgia, whose court had been investigated and who had attacked the department of jus tice in a public speech. The attorney general’s reply to the inquiry was that any report that the federal department of justice was main taining a system of espionage over judges “was entirely without founda tion.” SENATOR BORAH’S CHARGE. Senator Borah responded with his charge. “I know this is a very serious charge,” he said, “but I am so reliably informed that I make the statement that within the last four or five years special agents have carried on such investigations with a view to influenc ing judges.” Senator Norris declared he did not have all the information Senator Borah had, but that he believed his statements were based on fact. M’ REYNOLDS’ REPORT. The attorney general’s report declared that only three judges had been inves tigated ,one of those being Judge Rob ert W. Archbold. Senator Works, who introduced the resolution, denounced the attorney gen eral’s report today as “evasive,” and an nounced he would make a further de mand for information. Senator Borah’s charge was charac terized as ‘startling” by Senators Craw ford and Sutherland. The latter declar ed it “needed investigation,” and that if such “sinister influences” continued, the "end of the republic was in sight.” HOKE SMITH TAKES HAND. Senator Hoke Smith asked Senator Borah for the exact time when federal agents had been making these efforts to influence judges in behalf of govern ment cases. “I think it has been going on more or less continually for the last four or five years,” said Senator Borah. “These judges are practically under the control of the department as far as promotion and demotion is concerned,” he continued. “They have been made to know what the government desires in cases and even what kind of a decision the government desires handed down. If we are going to have a judiciary sub ject to secret influences, I am in favor of popular election and recall of judges.” IN NEW ENGLAND. Senator Colt, of Rhode Island, declar ed that in his thirty-one years’ experi ence on the federal bench in New Eng land an attempt had never been made by the department of justice to influ ence the judges. He knew, however, that special agents had been sent to New England. No final action was taken on the at torney general’s report. Picturesque F, S, Cody, En glish Aviator, Dies in Smash- up at Aldershot (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Aug. 7.—Colonel F. S. Cody, the famous Anglo-Ajneriean avia- to , was killed in an aeroplane accident at Aldershot todfcv. F Cody was tryhftg out a new aeroplane when he met his death. In the ma chine with him was a passenger named Evans who also was killed. They were flying over the open country in the Aldershot district and had reached the government house when their aero plane began traveling badly and final ly, with a crash, fell to the ground. ; Several officials hurried up and found the bodies of Cody and Evans beneath t.ie aeroplane. Cody was the most interesting figure in aviation in the British Isles. He was a real soldier of fortune with a ; varied career behind him. He was well known to the public in England and very popular. He wore a som brero, a long moustache, an imperial an’’ long hair, looking strikingly like ; “Buffalo Bill.” He came to England a number of | y—rs ago from the United States, where he had beep a cowboy. He had a severe struggle to obtain a start in England. After living precariously for a while he attracted the attention of experts in the British war office on !account of his display of natural gifts of construction, particularly in aerial machines. He was said to be able to ouild anything in the way of a flying machine or balloon. His first experiments were made with box kites. These he developed on the British military training grounds at Al dershot, where 30,000 of the finest troops In the British army always are kept In readiness to march off at a moment’s no tice on any expedition. He achieved such success with his kites that the British war office attached him to its aviation staff. His theatrical appearance and methcos created some prejulice against him, which, however, was largely dispelled when he foreswore American allegiance and became a British subject. The public in England only began to take him seri ously when he carried the military prize of $20,000 open to the world at Salisbury Plain in August, 1912. Following that triumph, he built several machines and was constantly experiment ing with improvements. All of his aero planes were heavy biplanes which his rivals considered crude in their construc tion but he nevertheless made successful flights with some of them. Evans was a member of the Indian civil service who had obtained leave of obsence to come to England to study av iation. The aeroplane was ffying at an altitude of between 200 and 300 feet when it fell. Members of the Royal Flying corps re moved the bodies to the military mortu ary and an inquest is to be held tomor row. Cody leaves a widow and son in Eng land. The machine used by Cody was a new hydro-aeroplane which he was tun ing up for the forthcoming race around England and Scotland for a prize of $25,000. The machine weighed over a ton. The secretary of state for war in telegraphing his condolences to Mrs. Cody today, said: “The service of aeronautics owes much to his mechanical genius and courageous perseverance.” TO BE DFFERED SENATE Gas for Fuel PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 7.—For the purpose of reducing the operating ex penses, the management of the United States mint in this city will use gas as a fuel instead of oil, as heretofore. Provides for State Assessor and a Department of Tax Equalization The finance committee of the state senate met Wednesday night and con sidered a tax equalization bill which will be submitted to the senate as a substi tute for the Shepard substitute to the Lipscomb bill of the house. The new bill was drawn by President Randolph Anderson and Senator B/ S. Miller, chairman of the committee. It is said that the measure provides for coun ty boards and for a state tar assessor, the latter to be appointed by the gover nor. He will gerve for a term of six years, and his duties will be those of the state board, as provided in the Lips comb bill. The bill also provides that a state department of tax equalization be cre ated, with offices in the capitol. The Miller-Anderson bill will be print ed, together with the house bill which it substitutes, and will be presented to the senate as soon as the committee can meet again and pass upon it definitely. There is a strong probability that the finance committee will favor the bill unanimously, and that it will receive the support of the majority of the senate members. Whether the house will accept such a bill, or will amend it so as to exclude the state assessor feature, is a matter of speculation. TEMPERANCE BILL TO • BE PASSED ON NEXT YEAR NO. 91. STATE FINISHES TESTIMONY AND DR. LEROY CHILDS BEGINS EXPERT EVIDENCE FOR DEFENSE / Dr, Childs Characterizes Conclusions Similar to Those Made by Dr, H, F, Harris and Dr, J, W, Hurt as Remarkable Guesses-He Says Cabbage Is Most Indigestible of All Veg etables and Might Stay in Stomach for Many Hours When recess was ordered at 12:30 o’clock Wednesday In the trial of Leo M. Frank, charged with the murder of little Mary Phagan, Dr. Leroy Childs, called by the defense as fts first witness, was on the stand. Dr. Childs had already testified in answer to a Hypothetical question framed by Attorney Reuben R. Arnold, that a post mortem examination nine days after death would not show whether a blow on the head, such as that described by Attorney Arnold, had produced unconsciousness, or whether It had been delivered before or after death. Dr. Childs declared that such a blow as that described by Mr. Arnold might even have produced death. He characterized any state ment to the effect that such a blow procured unconsciousness and that it could not have produced death, as nothing short of a remarkable guess. Dr. Harris also declared that cabbage was the most Indigestible of all vegetables and that it might remain in the stomacn as long as four hours and a half. Looking at the cabbage taken from the stomach of Mary Phagan and submitted as evidence at the Frank trial, Dr. Childs said that it was impossible to tell how long this food had re mained in the stomach. Dr. Childs followed Dr. H. F. Harris, secretary of the state board of health, who was the concluding witness for the state. At the close of Dr. Hams’ cross-examination, tlip state rested. Answering the questions of Attorney Arnold, Dr. Harris reaffirmed tne testimony given by him previously; namely, that Mary Phagan was killed within less than an hour after eating the cabbage and bread found in her stomach, that the cause of her death was strangulation; tnat the blow on her head produced unconsciousness but could not have produced death and that she had suffered violence immediately before sue was killed. It is the evident purpose of the defense as shown by the testimony already drawn from Dr. Childs to vigorously dispute the evidence of Dr. Harris fixing the time of the little girl’s death. Other medical experts, no doubt, will follow Dr. Childs. It is now believed that the defense will put Frank’s character in evidence, as the state has already succeeded in making an attack upon it through the testimony of Jim Conley, the negro sweeper, and C. B. Dalton. Should the defense put up witnesses to prove Frank’s good character, the state will he permitted to rebut this testimony wltfi •any evidence it may have that is detrimehta] to Frank's character. C. B. Dalton was the first witnesscalled by the, stats Thursday morning. Attorney Reuben R. Arnold objected to each' and every question and each and every answer of Dalton’s testimony on the ground that it would be irrevelant, prejudicial and unjust. The ob jection was entered before Dalton began to testify and was overruled by Judge Roan. Dalton swore that he had visited the ’National PFencll factory with Daisy Hopkins, that Jim Conley, the negro sweeper, was always present and that Frank had received women visitors in his office. Dalton gave no specific dates. He was cross-questioned by Attorney Rosser. When Thursday’s session started Deputy Sheriff Plennie Minor, in charge of the court room, and his several assistants announced that every spectator who disturbed the court by applauding any de cision or any action in the ssase, would be promptly ejected. The dep uties are determined to prevent a reoccurrence of the scene of Wed nesday. when Judge Roan announced his important ruling .on tne tes timony of Conley. If there is any more applause it is probable that the court room will be cleared. < \ ■ • KILLED BY THE SENATE NO COMMISSION FORM IN ROME FOR PRESENT ROME, Ga.. Aug;. 7.—Ther ewill be no commission government in Rome for the next year at least. Floyd county’s representatives in the legislature have not agreed upon a charter for the city, and this session of the general assem bly is now so near its close that no more new legislation will be passed. It was intended to submit the proposed new charter, embodying commission government, to a ote of the people for acceptance or rejection, and it is not a certainty that the new charter would have been carried should it be sub mitted. House Also Passes Resolution Providing for Filling Vavan- cies in (J, S, Senate The attempt to have the temper ance committee make an immediate re port on the Serrcy-Hixon bill v/as ruled out of order by the chair as it was not in the order of the day. Representative Kidd, of Baker, who has been contending for the report, was the author of the resolution. He de manded that a report be made to the house Friday by the temperance com mittee. FOR SENATOR’S ELECTION. A resolution under which the people shall elect United States senators was passed unanimously in the house Thurs day. It was introduced by Represen tative Hardeman, of Jefferson, and is in accordance with the federal law passed several years ago providing for the election of senators by popular vote. If this resolution becomes a law it will be possible for a United States senator t<j be elected to fill a vacancy caused by death before the legislature convenes. The other condition has pre vailed heretofore in Georgia and at times 'Georgia has had only one repre sentative in the national senate. KILL TAX INCREASES. The* bill introduced by Representa tive Fullbright. of Burke, to add an additional mill to the ad valorem tax in 1915 for the school fund and an ad ditional half mill in 1916 was lost by a 99 to 70 vote. The bill not only failed to obtain a constitutional majority but fell short of a house majority. Permanent Registration Bill Passed and Bill Abolishing County Treasurers The state senate passed two bills on Wednesday afternoon, killed one, and postponed action on another. The bill of Senator Watts, abolish ing the office of county treasurer, but leaving such action to the majority vote of the qualified voters of the county concerned, was passed by unan imous vote. Senator Stark’s bill providing for per manent registration was passed by vote of 3 Oto 2, Senators Harrell and Tyson opposing the measure. By its provi sions a voter is registered for life, pro vided he is registered once, does not die or move from his county, is quali fied under the provisions of the state constitution in regard to qualifications of electors, and is registered under the provisions of the code known as the “grandfather” clause. The senate killed two resolutions in regard to the executive mansion. That of Senator Watts, proposed by substi tute, left it in the power of a commis sion to sell or exchange the property. It was voted down 21 to 19. Senator McNeil bitterly opposed the resolution, characterizing it as giving too much power for possible “land schemes.” The senate considered a bill making a wife compatible but not compellable to testify against her husband, but ac tion was postponed on the measure. BALKAN STATES WILL TREATY T Bulgaria, Intimidated by the' Threat of Invasion, Agrees to Terms of Peace WOMAN BOARDING TRAIN STRICKEN BY PARALYSIS WASHINGTON, Ga., Aug. 7.—Mrs. T. J. Appleyard, of Tallahassee, Fla., wife of Florida’s state printer, was stricken with paralysis Wednesday afternoon as she boarded a train for Atlanta, where she intended joining her daughters, who are at a house party. Mrs. Appleyard had been orf a two weeks’ visit to relatives in this city and had complained of soreness in her right arm all morning, believing it a cold. No sooner had Mrs. Appleyard taken her seat in the train than she was stricken. She is reported as resting easier this morning. (By Associated Press.) BUCHAREST, Aug. 7.—Peace was concluded late last night between th9 Balkan states and the preliminary treaty will be signed sometime today by the delegates of Servia, Greece, Mon tenegro, Rumania and Bulgaria. The agreement was arrived at only after an other exhibition of the utter helpless ness of Bulgaria to face her ring of enemies. Wednesday the discussions in the peace conference threatened to become intermination, but M. Majoresco, the Rumanian premier, and president of the conference, clinched matters by threat ening that unless Bulgaria accepted the modified frontier proposed by the al-| lies, Rumania’s army would occupy Sofia next Saturday. The new frontier is a deep disappoint ment to- the Bulgarians, who still nurse hopes for Its eventual revision by the powers. The second Balkan peace conference having concluded peace on a basis of compromise which is unsatisfactory to all the states concerned except possibly Rumania, the question is being asked how soon a third Balkan war will break out. NO NEWS FROM ARMIES OF GOMEZ AND CASTRO (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—The presi dent of the government council of Venezuela. Senor Gil Fortoul, is acting as president during the absence from Caracas of President Gomez, who has placed himself at the head of the army advancing to do battle with former President Castro, state department ad vices said today. There is no wire communication be tween Caracas and the western coast wher ethe Castro forces have made. a landing, so the American legaton at Caracas has no informaton as to the deevlopments of the revolution. ELOPE IN AUTO; FRIENDS RETURN TO TELL PARENTS ALBANY, Ga., Aug. 7.—Marriage of a former Albany girl, Miss Ruby Mason, occurred in Dawson last night, when she | was wedded to Mr. Leland S. Bussey, of Cuthbert. With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Mason, Miss Mason moved from Albany to Cuthbert about a year ago Last night in company with two or three friends, they drove from Cuthbert to Dawson in an automobile and were married by the Rev. Mr. Ivey. After the wedding the young couple came to Alba ny, the remainder of the auto party re turning to Cuthbert to inform the rela tives of the two young people of their marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Bussey left here today at noon for Atlanta and ether Georgia points to Cuthbert to make their home about the for their honeymoon. They will return first or Septcmoer. FIVE HUNDRED KILLED IN FIGHTING AT CANTON CANTON, Aug. 7.—Five hundred were I killed or wounded in the fighting, be- | tween the northern government troops and the Chinese rebels at the gate of Canton, which was attacked by divisions of the northern army yesterday. The . position of the city is regarded as seri ous. Reinforcements consisting? of a de tachment of an Indian regiment from Hong Kong, have arrived to guard the lives and the property of foreigners in the Shameen district. i /