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VOLUME Xil.
ATLANTA, GA.. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1913.
NO, 100.
SENATE SESSION TO
LAST UNTIL TARIFF
AMERICANS ENDANGERED
BY DOMINICAN BEIGE
Democratic Measure Passed
Four Months Ago by House
Gunboat Des Moines Being
Rushed to Puerto Plata to
Protect Americans
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.— Puerta
0, iin a J , | 0 j Plata, in the Dominican republic, where j
OhOUlCl DG Adoptecl 111 ^Gll— a revolution is in progress, is being
shelled by Dominican gunboats, withj
great danger to American lives and!
property. Jose M. Esteva, American
vice consul there, so reported today.
ate Before Monday Night
TRIAL OF JEROME
OVERSHADOWS HUNK,
DENIED ILL NEWS
Thaw Fidgets in Pen With
Only Silent Guards to Talk
. to as Jerome Faces Judge
on 'Gambling Charge
SHE IS JUSTIFIED
BY RALPH SMITH.
. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 8.—The
senate met this morning at 10 o’clock for
• what promises to be the longest and
probably the most interesting session it
has held this, season. The Democratic
leaders are determined to press the tariff
to its final passage, if possible, and they
have decided to hold the senate in ses
sion all night, if it appeals possible to
force a vote.
Just at this time Senator LaFollette,
militant insurgent and long distance ora
tor, is the principal obstacle in the way
of a vote] He does not intend to fili
buster to delay the bill, blit he has de
termined" positively to have his say
about two or three schedules of the
bill. He himself is not informed as
to licw much time it will t require for
him to say his say.
“I had a gOQd nights rest. aAd 1 am
here for an all-night session,” remarked
Senator Ollie James as he entered the
capitol this morning. Senator Mai tin,
of Virginia, agreed that the bill should
be passed if possible tonight, and Sena
tor Hoke Smith and other members of
the finance committee encouraged this
sentiment as much as possible.
So far as the. provisions of the bill are
concerned, it is believed that not an “I”
will be dotted nor a “T” crossed, as a
result of further consideration. The)
measure was finally perfected Satuiday
night, when it passed from the commit
tee of the whole to the senate and the
further consideration will serve only to
allow certain senators to keep their
records straight, through declamation
against certain provisions and the in
troduction of more amendments that are
certain of defeat.
WILSON JUBILANT.
President Wilgon was in a happy
frame of mind today, partly as a result
of the tariff situation in the senate and
the progress of the currency legislation
in the house. Congressman Hardwick
conferred at length with Mr. Wilson
during the morning. They talked about
the currency legislation which Mr.
Hardwick opposed in the Democratic
caucus. It is understood that the in
terview wa s entirely satisfactory and
that the president was well impressed
with the motives that actuated Mr.
Hardwick’s opposition and the character
of the fight he made in the caucus.
The Democratic bill introduced
by Majority Leader Underwood
five # months ago and passed
by the house four months ago today
may pass the senate before adjournment
tonight. When the measure was called
up early today by Chairman Simmons, of
the finance committee, it was the inten
The gunboat Des Moines is on the way
there.
The Des Moines is today at Guantan
amo coaling for the run to Puerta
Plata, where 3he is due tomorrow.
Puerta Plata has been in the hands
of the Dominican rebels ever since the
latest revolution started, with the an
nouncement of the governor that the
state had seceded from all allegiance
to the central government. The pret
ent danger to Americans and their
property comes from the attempt of
the Dominican government to force
the rebel stronghold to capitulate.
Until the receipt of todays dis
patch, state department officials had
not thought the flare-up would be se
rious. The supposed leader of the up
Killing .of Second Wife of
Judge Godbee Will Be Called
, "Incident" in Defense t of
.Woman Who Shot
(By Associated Press.)
COATICOOK, Quebec. Sept. 8.—Wil
liam Travers Jerome stepped off the
train from Montreal at noor., ready to
appear in court this afternoon on
charge of gambling, on which he was
arrested last week. A small crowd
greeted him in silence.
Samuel Jacobs, K. C., of Montreal,
chief counsel for New York state, ac
companied Jerome. They alighted
from the train almost directly beneath
the window of the detention room
where Harry Thaw is held.
The crowd dispersed quickly and
drifted toward the court house, where
the hearing was set for 4 o’clock. It
a/s predicted that he charge would be \
rising is Hector Velasquez, one time, dismissed on a technicality. In that it
provisional president of the republic, specified that Jerome played cards in!
Previous meager advices gave no in
dication that any fighting had oc
curred.
So far as naval authorities here are
informed, the Dominican navy con
sists of two or three converted yachts,
armed with six-pounders and machine
guns. They could cause enormous
daynage to an unfortitied town ljke
Puerta Plata, especially since it- js
largely of wooden construction and
might easily be set afire.
“a railroad station” when as a matter
of fact he was more than fifty feet
from the station.
Harry Thaw was temporarily forgotten |
by townspeople of Coaticook today, and
all paths led to the court house, where
William Travers Jerome had promised to
appear this afternoon for a preliminary
hearing on a charge of gambling. He
was released last week under $500 bail.
Puerta Plata has been in the hands of ; and with his departure for Montreal to
the Dominican rebels ever since the lat- i make arrangements to oppose the habeas
est revolution started with the an-! . . , . . .
nounefement of the governor that the ! corpus - 0,1 whlch Thaw Is to 1>e arraigned
state had seceded from, all allegiance to j nex t Monday, many of those here antag-
the central government. 1 onistic to him remarked that “Jerome
The prsent danger to Americans and has'jumped his bail. He’ll never show his
thejr property comes from the attempt
of the Dominican government to force
the rebel stronghold to capitulate.
Until the receipt of today’s dispatch,
state depertment officials had not
thought of the flare-up would be seri
ous.
The supposed leader bf the uprising
is Hector Velesquez, one-time provision
al president of the republic.
The Dominican navy consists of two
or three converted yachts, armed with
six-pounders and machine guns. They
could cause serious damage to an un
fortified town like Puerto Plata, es
pecially since it is largely of wooden
construction and might- easily be set
afire.
American interests in Puerto Plata
are small, though a number of Porto
Ricans recently have entered the busi
ness community there. Warrant for in
tervention by Commissioner Andrew P.
Long, of the Des Moiens, will be found
on any action on either side interfer
ing wtih the operation of the cus
toms house, under American supervision
and control.
Revolt against President Bordac is
understood to be founded upon the ob
jections of Governor Gespedes, of the
BED CROSS SHIP TO
RESCUE OF AMERICANS
Of 10,000 Americans in Mex
ico, Ship Will Save Probably
About 9,000
tion to hold the senate in session province of Puerto Plata, against the
until a vote was reached. Leaders of attempts of the general government to
both" sides agreed that the bill surely ! west control fro mthe provincial offi-
would be reported back to the house some j oors of the government railroad from
time tomorrow. In conference the meas- ; Puerto Plata to San Diego, which has
ure is expected to be debated less than j fibred frequently in island politics,
two weeks.
After some preliminary discussion to-
Senator LaFollette took the floor
for his general discussion of the bill,
having deferred his amendments to the
wool and cotton schedules until the
v climax of the debate. He expected to
talk about four hours.
AMENDMENTS LOST.
Senator Dillingham’s amendment to
.urn back each state’s income tax for
good roads, with the provision that each
state appropriate a like amount, was
lost. /
Foreign books were returned to the
free list, as originally provided by the
house.
Senator Smoot moved to reduce the
duty on cut, but not set, diamonds,
pearls and other precious stones, from
twenty per cent to ten per cent. He
said that he would not object to the
high duty were it possible to collect it
and prevent smuggling.
The senator held in his hand eight
pearls, which he said cost $78,000. «
The amendment was lost.
Senator Norris, progressive republi
can, called up his tax amendment pro
posing a tax on inheritances, graduated
from one per cent on $50,000 up to 75
per cent, on bequests exceeding
$50,000,000. He said it was designed
to break up immense fortunes.
Senator Clapp, progressive republican,
said he would support the amendment,
although he believed the time had come
when government should go further and
not allow people of great wealth like
the Astors “to take what does not be
long to them from the people.”
Senator Norriss took the case of Vin
cent Astor to illustrate the effect of his
amendment. - The younger Astor, he*
said, did’ nothing to accumulate the for
tune of $80,000,000 he received from his
father.
‘‘Under this proposed amendment,”
caid Senator Norris, “the tax Vincent
Astor would pay to the government
would be $43,799,500. He would then
have more than $36,000,000 tipped into
his lap a fortune made by millions of
people'* of the United States, a fortune
for the accumulation of which he did
pot sweat a drop, a fortune accumulated
without an effort of his hand or brain.
Such a tax would not be robbing Mr.
Astor.”
face in Coaticook a gain.”
It was with considerable surprise, there
fore, that they heard Jerome’s counsel
had put his case forward to today.
James McKee, the aged justice of the
peace who signed the warrant for
Jerome’s arrest and flayed him in court
when Jerome did not appear at the first
hearing, had no part in today’s proceed
ings. He was superseded by a district
magistrate, H. W. Mulvena, of Sher
brooke. Mulvena agreed yesterday to
come here and preside.
A. C. Hanson, joint crown prosecutor
for the district, was in charge of the
prosecution; Jacob Nicol, of Sherbrooke,
crown prosecutor for the district, for the
defense. This strange state of affairs de
veloped out of Nieol’s aiding the New
York forces in getting Thaw out of the
Sherbrooke jail. He has since been iden
tified with the anti-Thaw interests, and
after denouncing Jerome’s arrest as an
outrage, volunteered to defend him.' It
has strained the relations between him
and his associate, Hanson, but the latter
had no alternative but to prosecute.
Milford Aldrich, the mill hand com
plainant against Jerome, got leave of ab
sence for this afternoon, so that he could
be in court. He said this morning that
he had no sympathy with Thaw and had
acted against Jerome because he thought
it was his duty.
44 POINTS RISE WHEN
General Rush to Replace Cot
ton-Tax Bill Amendment
Brought Rise
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—The cotton mar
ket had a sensationally active opening
today, with first prices 44 points above
Saturday’s. There seemed to he a gen
eral rush to replace cotton, which had
been sold out on the break of last week.
This big buying was attributed to the
Washington news, indicating that the
Two Way cross Boys Meet
Death in Satilla River;
Another Nearly Drowned
Young Man Who Rushed to CALCUTTA’S BLACK
I heir Help Had Narrow Es
cape and Was Saved Only |4f|[ ET |C RTPHUFfl
by I imely Arrival of Neigh- ^ nLiLHlLU
bors Who Heard His
Screams
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
MILLEN, Ga., Sept. 8.—The defense
of Mrs. Edne M. Godbee, who is to be
l tried this week for killing her divorced
i husband, Judge W. 8. Godbee. and his
young wife will be that her slaying was
thoroughly justifiable in the eyes of God
and man; that ,the tragic end of his
bride, Mrs. Florence Boyer Godbee, was
merely an incident, almost an accident;
that when she opened fire on Godbee. de
termined to end his life, she did not In
tend to slay his wife, but fired with
no thought of where the bullets struck,
so long as at least one of them went,
true.
One .of the most remarkable defenses
ever advanced in a court room in the
south, or anywhere, and one that her
attorneys are confident will bring about
her acquittal, through letters Judge
Godbee had written his wife. *
The letters are in the hands of her
attorneys, and a series of court records.
They claim to be able to establish con
clusively a motive that makes her Justi
fied. The letters are beim. more care
fully guarded, than any evidence in the
case, but it is understood they will show
an effort on the part of her late di
vorced husband to deprive her of prop
erty.
And the other death, just ah "inci
dent," as her lawyers will probably term
It, was the act of emotionally insane—
no motive, no anger, no resentment—
just the result of an accident shot from
a revolver fired by an outraged woman,
who had but one object, a ruling "passion
to kill a man, who she, at least, believed
had wronged her.
It will be a trial full of throbs and
thrills, for when Mrs. Godbee takes the
statnd she will bear her heart to the
Jury, all her married life with Judge
Godbee, the happy moments and the
darkest hours will be given the Jury..
Will SENATE MAY
SEAT CONGRESSMAN
ROBBER IDENTIFIED
BY GIRL RELEASED
(By Associated Press.) v
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8.—The army
transport Buford will sail late today to
gather up Americans in peril on the
west coast of Mexico. The vessel will
be in charge of Charles Jenkinson,' spe
cial representative of the state depart
ment. It. will .fly the Red Cross flag, as
it is believed the ship will be better able
to perform its relief-work Yinder that
banner owing to the present temper of
Mexicans than under the American flag.
The Buford,- it is thought, will bring
back between 500 and 1,000 Americans
and probably a second trip will have to
be made to accommodate all who wish
to get away.
Jenkinson arrived from Washington
last Friday and has been busy loading
the Buford with medicines nad stores
and arrnging for the embarking of hos
pital men and nurses and soldier guards.
The trip is expected to last from four to
six weeks. The first stop will be made
at Manzanillo, oeptember 15.
For several years Jenkinson was in
Mexico, attached to the American em
bassy. He recently has made two trips
to Mexico to bring back refugees, land
ing one party in Galveston and another
in New York.
“President Wilson,” he said, “intends
that all Americans shall leave Mexico
and having warned Americans to leave,
there is nothing for the government to
do but to provide transportation for
them to their homes in the states.
“Of the 10,000 Americans in Mexico
when President Wilson issued his warn
ing there probably will be less than 1,000
by the time the Buford returns to this
port.”
ROME, Ga., Sept. 8.—The identity of
the assailant of Miss Belle Kirkpat
rick, the telephone operator at Pied
mont, Ala., still remains unsettled. At
the habeas corpus hearing before Judge
John H. Reece, of Floyd city court,
Jack Duncan, colored, whom Miss
CONSERVE CALVES AND
LOWER COST OF LIVING
cotton tax bill had been amended to take
“1 got in a little trouble one time for effect on September 1, 1914.
playing cards in New Hampsire,” he con- M^,. f n J IV/I I . r\
fessed, “and this will short of *;ven things NeW UNeanS Market OpeilS
Thaw evinced great interest in the Steady at Bl§ AClVailCe
Jerome hearing, but could get little in- Associated Press.)
formation from his guards. No one ex- NEW ORLEANS, Sept. S.—The change
cept his lawyers was allowed to see him, in the Clarke cotton future amendment
and most of them are in Montreal. It which makes it effective September 1
wa s Stm uncertain today when Thaw | next yea r‘was the bullish argument
would be removed there.
Jerome stepped off the train from
Montreal at noon, ready to appear in
court this afternoon. A small crowd
greeted him in silence. He made no
statement and was taken at once to his
hotel.
Dominion officials here foresee a
delay of probably two years before fi
lial decision in the Thaw case.
The litigation, in their opinion, un-
of force around the local future ring
this morning that caused heavy buy
ing and a wide advance in the face ol
improvement in weather conditions in
Texas and record breaking ginnlngs up
to September 1. Both outsiders and
professional traders bought and bulls
were of the opinion- that their cam
paign for higher prices, which they
doubtedly will be carried through the think is justified by present prop con-
dominion courts to the privy council in ditions, had some show of success.
England, where the final verdict will The market 0 a steady at an ad _
be written. Until this verdict Is given 1 ......
the immigration officials believe the vai ’ ce ° f J 3 *° 33 points and , ln
courts will not permit the deportation ® arly trading the rise was widened to
of Thaw and he will remain on Cana- “» to 32 points Little else but the
dlan soil. The journey of the action ; Clarke amendment was talked of, as
was the case last week, but the trade
through the courts to the privy coun
cil is a long one
Squirrels Are Eating
Alabama Cotton Says
Report From Hunter
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
ANNISTON, Ala., Sept. 8.—A migra
tion of squirrels is reported from
Cherokee county by William Smith,
father of John Smith, city convict
guard, acocrding to Warden Wallace
Wakely, of the Anniston city hall. As
a consequence the people of that sec
tion are becoming alarmed, as the
squirrels are making inroads on their
crops.
in the neighborhood of Dirtcellar
mountain the squirrel pest makes the
boll weevil scare seem like an idle
dream, Mr. Smith is quoted as saying, for
they are not only stripping corn stalks
of their roasting ears, but are attack
ing the cotton patches and carrying
off bolls by the hundreds.
The fall of hickory* nuts on the
mountain is likened to hail by Mr.
Smith, who says he killed thirty-six
nut eaters with a single barreled shot
gun in a few minutes.
Associated !?reRi»,,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—The con
servation of calves as a means of low-
ering the high cost of living, is a plan
f emulated hy Representative Britten,
of Illinois, who has been investigating
^ , , , ,, .... , .. j the scarcity of beef cattle. Repre-
Klrkpatrick had identified as the man, ; sehtatlve jjmten introduced a bill de-
w’s released. j signed to prevent the killing of calves
Duncan was arrested in Miami, Fla.,
an 1 brought here by Sheriff Dunehoo,
of Kloyd county, but at the habeas
corpus hearing he produced affidavits
from reputable citizens of Miami which
cet up a complete alibi. Miss Kirk
patrick was'present at the trial, and
again 'identified Duncan as the negro
who robbed the till of the Southern
Bell Telephone company at Piedmont
and bound and gagged Her in her
chair.
and to insure an increase in the meat
supply. The measure would make a
misdemeanor the shipment in inter
state commerce of beef cattle killed
under two years of age.
“In 1911,’’ said Mr. Britten, “8,000,-
000 calves were slaughtered. If these
calves had been allowed to live for
two years, and allowing 1,400 pounds
as an average weight for a two-year-
old cow or steer, they would have pro
duced 11,209,000,000 pounds of beef.”
had a decidely better feeling. The hope
was - expressed by all elements that
the change that has been agreed upon
will be the stepping stone for less rad
ical legislation than Is proposed.
EXPECT FIRST CARGO OF
ARGENTINE BEEF SOON
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
WAYCROSS, Ga., Sept. 8.—Robert
Harrell, a thirteen-year-old adopted son
of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Harrell, and
Dick Litherlantl, Jr., nineteen years old,
plunged to death In the Satilla river
this morning southeast of Waycross
when they jumped iVi a hole twelve feet
deep. Neither could swim and had been
told the water was not over five feet
deep.
Charles Deimage went in with them,
but came up after he went under the
first time, and by frantic efforts caught
a limb. Neighbors living half a mile
away heard his terrified cries and rushed
to his assistance.
The bodies of the boys were recovered
promptly and will be burled at Mount
Pleasant cemetery today.
The drownings today made three lives
the Satilla has taken this year, which is
the average the river has maintained for
a -long period of years.
Homing Pigeon Wins
Race of 100 Miles in
3 Hours, 50 Minutes
Henry D, Clqyton’s Seat in
House May Be Authorized
This Week ’
Investigation Follows Death of
Convicts Suffocated in
Texas Cell
Shipment Being Sent to United
States as Experiment
With Prices
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—The first cargo
of Argentine beef to be brought to this
country is due here shortly on the Lam
port and Holt liner Van Dyck, from
South American ports, it became known
tonight. The vessel has 1,000 quarters
of beef in her cold storage compart
ments, consigned by an Argentine house
to a produce exchange firm.
The shipment is an experimental one,
and. the beef may be sold at once, as
estimates are that even after tariff
charges are paid it can be sold here at
a profit under ruling prices for western
beef. In anticipation, however’, that meat
will soon be put on the free list, tne
consignees may put the shipment in cold
storage here. ‘
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.-Wing-weary
after their flight, homing pigeons enter
ed in the big race of the Washington
Racing Pigeon club continued to arrive
at their cotes through the gray of to
day’s dawn. The belated birds, their
speed cut down by the intense heat, were
expected to continue to come in through
out the early hours.
The birds, 200 in number, were turned
loose Sunday at Cumberland, Md., by
air route. The distance is approximate
ly 100 miles and the race home was won
by an entry of William Crocker, which
made the distance in three hours and
fifty minutes. Fifteen pigeon fanciers
entered birds in the contest.
SPANISH CONSUL IS
HELD FOR EMBEZZLING
Shoots Farmer He
• Thought Was a Bear
(By Associated Press.)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 8.—Darius
Reed, aged 30 years, a prominent’farm
er living in Lamar county, lies in a! '
critical condition as the result of a! ST. LOUIS, Sept. 8.—James Arbuckle,
big load of buckshot received Satur-i consul in St. Louis for Spain, Colombia
day several ipiles from Sulligent at the! and Venezuela, Saturday is out on bond
hands of Amos Pennington, aged 6b of $1,500 to answer a charge of embez-
years, who mistook him for a bear, j ziement.
Reed was out spirrel hunting and ha; The warrant was issued on an in-"
shot cine- The squirrel lodge in a tree; dictment returned in July charging Ar-
and Ree climbed up to get it. Pen- buckle with withholding from Alexo
nington came along with a double
barreled shotgun, heard the noise in the
tree and his sight being defective, im
agined he saw a bear in the tree ana
opened fire.
Reed is being given every attention,
but can hardly survive.
Arechederra, of Tehuacan, Mexico, $3,-
820, which represents collections made
for Arechederra in the sale of palm
leaf fans.
Arbuckle said tonight that the war
rant was based on a technicality and
that he had committed no crime.
BOYS GORED TO DEATH BY
BULL, IT IS REPORTED
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 8.—Discovery
of bullet wounds in the bodies of John
Ryes, aged sixteen, and George Dimer,
aged nine, who were found dead Satur
day night, near Havelock, leads to the
theory that the boys were murdered.
The bodies were found in a state of de
composition. The boys were locked ineach
other’s arms as if they-Jiad sought to
protect themselves from some attack
ing force. That they had been gored by
an infuriated bull was the first theory,
but Edward Hoffman, a farmer, main
tains there were no cattle in the field
where the bodeis were found. The boys
had been missing since Thursday, after
their departure on a day s hunting
trip.
RICHMOND, Tex., Sept. 8.—The suffo
cation of eight negro convicts in an
underground cell on the state prison
farm Saturday night, today aroused an
investigation backed by the governor
of Texas, the attorney general’s depart
ment, the prison commission and local
police authorities.
Twelve negroes, as a punishment for
laziness in picking cotton, were locked in
this cell over night Saturday. Its di
mensions are about nine feet by seven
feet high. Its roof is double with air
holes placed so that no two shall be
opposite each other, i order not to ad
mit light. There are six of these roof
airholes and four in the floor, fed by
pipes.
Many times before this cell had been
used for confining several convicts at a
time, but with no |atal results. Satur
day, however, was an unusually sultry
day, one of the hottest /of the summer
throughout Texas, with temperatures
ranging near 100 degrees. At 8 o’clock
Saturday night, according to Captain
Blakely, manager of the prison farm
here, the convicts in the dark cell called
for water and a bucketful was passed
in to them, but after that nothing more
was heard from them. Reports are con
flicting as to whether there was a strug
gle in the cell.
Wednesday has been set for'the hear
ing of three guards arrested in connec
tion with the investigation. C. A. ;
Sweeton, assistant attorney general, ar
rived here today to investigate person
ally for his department.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Sept. 8.—After
appearing before the Senate committee
; on privileges and elections in behalf of
i Congressman Henry D. Clayton, ap-
j pointed United States senator by Gover
nor O'Neal, Robert B. Evlns returned
to Montgomery yesterday with the in
formation that the senate would probab
ly seat the appointee this week.
_ Mr. Evins is personal adviser to
Governor O’Neal and appeared before
the committee in behalf of the execu-
| tive’s contention that the seventeenth
amendment to the constitution did not
prevent the appointment of a successor
to Senator Johnston, who was elected
before the amendment was ratified.
“The committee made me feel that
my remarks were being well received,’
said Mr. Evins, ‘and I believe Mr,
Clayton will be seated. I should not be
surprised if the question of seating
him comes to a vote next.week. I found
strong sentiment in favor of seating
Governor O’Neal’s appointee and this
sentiment obtained among republican
members with whom I talked.
Governor O’Neal has received no in
formation from Washington since he
returned but is hopeful that Mr. Clayton
will be seated.
Girl Rides With Dad.
Mail-Carrier, Because
Miss Wilson Asked It
EXPLORERS PENETRATE
TO HEART BF AMAZON
2,000 Miles From Mouth of
River in Country Where White
Men Never Before Have Trod
SEVENTY-FIVE MEMBERS
OF PARK FAMILY GATHER
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 8.—A
reunion of seventy-five members of the
Park family, direct descendants of
James Park, who moved to Walker
county from Troup county -iff 1836, was
held at the home of M. D. Lansforct
near Boynton, Catoosa county, Ga., yes
terday. James Park established the
first public inn in Walker county before
the Cherokee Indians were removed.
(By Associated Press.1
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8.—The Amazon
exploration expedition sent out by the
University of Pennsylvania several
months ago has just reported reaching
Caracari, a small settlement at the head
waters of navigation on the Rio Branco,
and near the borders of the Guinas, in
South America. It is about 2,00# miles
from the mouth of the Amazon and is
almost unknown to civilization.
The information is oontained in a let
ter received yesterday from Dr. Wiliiaro
C. Farabe, leader of the expedition. From
Caracari the. scientists will proceed to
the headwaters of the Branco in small
boats to reach <ne habitat of the Caribs
and Arawak Indians, which, so far as is
known, have never been visited by white
men. . .
Dr. Farabe reports that he has met
nothing but friendliness, that the natives
treat members of the expedition well, and
that there is not the ^lightest danger.
(By Aiioclated Prui.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The little
blind daughter of Rural Mail Carrier
Sherry, at Mandale, O., may ride with
her father over his route, although a
postofflee regulation expressly forbids it
because Miss. Jessie Wilson, the presi
dent's second daughter, Interceded for th«
tot and got Postmaster General Burleson
to issue a special permit. ,
Little Jessie Columbia, thirteen, of
Cleveland, spent her vacation this year
with her grandfather, the postmaster at
Mandale, and saw the blind girl's plight.
She wrote Miss Wilson of how little Miss
Sherry longed to ride on her father's
mail cart, and an appeal to the post
master general was followed today by
an order waiving In this case a regula
tion which forbids that any one but a
carrier should ride on a mall wagon.
NO TIPS EXPENSE FOR
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Tipping at
the expense of the government is to
cease, so far as the postofflee depart
ment is concerned, with one exception.
This favored individual, whose itching
palm may be “crossed with silver” by
the representatives of the department •
when traveling on government business,
is the train porter. Just why Postmas
ter General Burleson exempted the por
ter is not made clfear in orders issued
today limiting the expense accounts of
postofflee insgpetors.
The postmaster general, however, dis
closed definite ideas about what hotel
waiters should receive. In his instruc
tions is the item “tips for hotel waiter,
nothing.”
Ii also has equally specific opinions
about the use of the piratical craft,
known as the taxicab, for its use at
government expense is tabooed.
Hereafter, under the regulations which
become*effective October 1, board and
room must not cost more than 86 a day;
laundry may be charged at the rate of
81.25 a week, or twenty cents a day;
While stich luxuries as the engaging of
a pretty stenographer to aid In the pro
portion of r ..resntatives is dlstlnctly
forbidden.
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