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THE ATLANTA SEMI- WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., Tuesday, December 23, 1913.
HARRIS, GENSRS HEAD,
ISSUES ANNUAL REPORT
Contemplates Many Improve
ments, Especially in Distrib
uting Cotton Information
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—Wil
liam J. Harris, of Georgia, director of
the census office, has issued his first
annual report, for the fiscal year end
ed June 30, 1913. Mr. Harris did not
assume the duties of the office until
July 1, so that the report which he
has transmitted to Commerce Secretary
Redfield deals entirly with the operation
of the census bureau under the direc
tion cf his predecessor, E. Dana Du
rant, of Michigan.
After discussing the financial aspect
of the census bureau, with reference to
expenditures contracted under former
Director Durant, Mr. Harris discusses
interestingly some of the improvements
he contemplates making in the service
during the current fiscal year. It is
his purpose to broaden the field relat
ing to agricultural statistics, and, In
this connection, he will gather-lots of
valuable data concerning the cotton
crop of the south. With reference to
this, Director Harris says:
GINNING REPORTS.
‘ During the fiscal year beginninfg
July 1, 1913, there will be issued, ten
reports showing the quantity of cotton
ginned up to specified dates during the
ginning season: twelve—one for each
month—showing the quantity of cotton
consumed, stocks of cotton hand, and
number of active spindles; three giving
statistics of cotton seed crushed and
linters obtained; one summarizing the
statistics for the production of cotton
as reported by the ginners; and one
summarizing the statistics for the con
sumption of cotton, stocks on hand, and
spindles. These 27 reports will consti
tute a complete statistical presentation
of the production and consumption of
cotton in the United States during the
year.
“The bureau has made arrangements
for the more frequent publication of
county statistics of cotton ginned. It
had been the practice to publish county
figures only for December 13 of each
year and at the end of the season, the
state totals alone being given at other
times. There was, however, a great de
mand for information as to the quan
tity of cotton ginned in the individual
counties up to the date of each gfnnmg
report, and the census bureau, accord
ingly, gave the local special agents
permission to plblish this information
in the county newspapers jtast as soon
as their reports could be received at
the office in Washington and the data
verified. The local papers throughout
tne southern states have been greatly
pleased by this action, and many of
them have written the bureau express
ing their appreciation of it. Requests
have been, made of ginners for sugges
tions in regard to improving the meth
od of collecting and publishing statis
tics of the quantity of cotton ginned,
and almost invariably the replies have
indicated complete satisfaction with the
way in which the work is now being
doe.
MORE INFORMATION.
“The bureau of the census has also
arranged for an additional report on
cotton seed and linters, which Will
show the quantity of seed crushed and
linters obtained frqm the crop prior
to December 1 of each year. Heretofer
there have been only two reports is
sued annually on this important sub
ject, one showing the quantity of seed
crushed prior to January 1, and the
other, published at the end of the
crushing season, showing statistics of
the total quantity treated; and prior to
January, 1913, only one euch report, is
sued at the end of the cotton season,
had been made annually.”
PERPETUATE AMERICAN
HISTORY IN STATUARY
’ (By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.—A row of
statuary, representing the history of
America from its discovery by Colum
bus until the present day, will soon be
placed along the east bank of the
Schuylkill river in Fairmount Park. This
symbolic representation of the nation’s
history was made possible by a pro
vision in the will of Mrs. J. Bunford
Samuel, who left $500,000 for the work.
The Fairmount Art association an
nounced yesterday it had accepted the
gift and that arrangements with the
park commission had been made to per
mit the erection of statues.
The only restriction in the will was
that they shall represent scenes of
American history.
Some of those considered most likely
to be decided upon the “Columbus Dis
covering America,” “The Landing of
the Pilgrim Fathers,” “William Penn
Treating With the Indians, “Washing
ton at Valley Forge,” “The Battle oi
Lake Erie,” “Lincoln Freeing the
Slaves” “ and “The Battle of Santi
ago.”
FIRST MEDICAL WITNESS
ON STAND FOR SCHMIDT
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The first med
ical witness for the defense in the
trial of Hans Schmidt for the murder
of Anna Aumuller testified today. He
Is Dr. Perry Lochtenstein, physician of
tombs prison. Two other doctors who.
it was said, would testify in Schmidt’s
behalf without pay ana because they
Delieve him to be insane, were among
witnesses waiting to be called.
Dr. Lochtenstein testified Schmidt
talked freely with him about the mur
der. Schmidt had described it, the doc
tor said, as a sacrifice of love and devo
tion. The prisoner had shown no emo
tion in the Tombs except on one occa
sion. This was when the physician
called attention to a handkerchief em-
oroidered with the letter “A” whlcn
Schmidt had placed over an electric
light t° shade it. Schmidt said the
handkerchief was Anna Aumuller’s, and
wept.
KUAN FOR DISSOLUTION
OF CHINESE PARLIAMENT
(By Associate! Press.)
PEKING, Dec. 22.—A mandate by
President Yuan Sh ; . Kai today expresses
full approval of a petition suggesting
definite termination of the Chinese par
liament. The petition purports to come
from General Li Yuon-Hong, vice presi
dent . of tbd republic, and is signed by
military 'and civil governors of all the
provinces. The Chinese parliament met
the flr3t time on April 8 this year, but
• was never able to bring together a
quorum. The round robin advising the
r/esident permanently to dissolve it
*ays in part:
“The Chinese parliament enacted no
important law in the seven months of
its existence and will not do so if it be
permitted to continue for a hundred
years.”
PRIVATE SHIPBUILDERS
BIO AGAINST NAVAL YARDS
Government Trying to Find
Out Which Can Do Work
Cheapest
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. — Private
shipbuilders today found themselves in
competition with the government navy
yards in bidding for the privilege of
constructing two naval vessels, the pur
pose being to secure the widest compe
tition and also to acquire precise data
regarding the relative cost of private
and governmental navy construction.
Bids submitted today were for supply
ship No. 1 and transport No. 1, both of
which were specially planned by the
general board of the navy to meet new
conditions and are the first of their
types.
The transport will be 460 feet long,
61 feet beam and 20 feet draft with a
speed of 14 knots. She must accommo
date 100 officers, 2,000 enlisted men and
32' horses. Large cargo holds will pro
vide transportation for all of the mili
tary supplies needed for the equipment
of the marines, when they are called
on to establish an advance base to af
ford a foothold for military operations
in a foreign country in case .of war.
The transport will be. fitted to burn
either oil or coal and will carry eight
five-inch guns.
The supply will be in effect a gigantic
“bum boat,” as she is designed to ac
company a fleet of eight battleships and
supply them v with fuel oil by pumps
from her own tanks.
This vesesl will be 400 feet long, 55
feet beam and 21 feet draft and can
burij either coal or oil. She also will
carry four five-inch guns, a substantial
protection against anything less than an
armored vessel.
MONA LISA WILL TRAVEL
BEFORE HER RETURN HOME
ROME. Italy, Dec. 22.-—De Vinci’s
“Mona Lisa” was brought here today
from Florence by Dr. Corrado Ricci, di
rector general of fine arts in Rome,
who was accompanied by Prof. Giovanni
Poggi, director of museums in Florence
and numerous officials. The train on
which the painting was brought here
was guarded along its entire route by
soldiers in the same manner as a train
bearing a royal personage.
The Mona Lisa was taken from the
station to the ministry of fine arts,
where it was inspected by the king of
Italy and then consigned to Camille
Barrere, French ambassador to Italy.
On Monday he will return it tempo
rarily to the Italian government for ex
hibition here for three days. Afterward
the picture is to be exhibited in Milan
before being handed over finally to the
French authorities for transport to
Paris, where it is to be replaced in
the louvre.
AVIATOR’S DREAMS STILL
FAR FROM REALIZATION
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The trans
formation of a universal stabilizer, the
dream' of many aviators, is still far
from accomplishment, according to Or
ville Wright, who spoke last night at
a reception given in his honor by the
Aeronautical society.
Mr. Wright’s statement, while encour
aging, holds out no hopes of a perfect
stabilizer in the near future. He said:
"It is premature to talk at present
about a stabilizer. We have worked for
years to take the work of managing
the machine out of the hands of man
and let the operator attend to the steer
ing alone. We think we have a device
which will accomplish this. It will take
care of the collateral and. fore and aft
planes, k but it still has a few mechanical
troubled to overcome."
REPRIMAND IS EXPECTED
FOR CARABAO MEMBERS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—President
Wilson today approved a report by Sec
retaries Daniels and Garrison on the sa
tires of the administration policies
which took place at a recent dinner of
the Order of Carabao, composed of army
and naval officers. It Is understood the
president will make a general statement
expressing his disapproval and that fu
ture dinners will not be permitted to
contain such features.
It is not believed any names will
be mentioned or the demerits will be
charged to any individuals, but the
statement is expected to be one of a
general reprimand.
WHITE HOUSE TURKEY
MAN DEAD AT 73 YEARS
ESTERLY, R. I., Dec. 22.——Horace
Vose, widely known as the purveyor
of turJceys for Thanksgiving day din
ners at the White House, died today.
He w,as seventy-three years old and had
been suffering from heart trouble for
six months.
When fifteen years of age Mr. Vose
began the business of raising turkeys
and during the term of President
Grant conceived the idea of offering
the choicest of his flock for the presi
dent’s Thanksgiving dinner. Since that
time he has annually provided a tur
key for the White House, though on the
occasion of his final gift last month
his bird shared honors with a turkey
from the south.
ZELAYA TAKES THE HINT
AND LEAVES NEXT WEEK
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Jose Santos
Zelaya, former president of Nicaragua,
now says he will probably leave the
country next Wednesday. He is going
to Spain, he declares.
Dispatches from Washington yester
day were to the effect that the state
department had been informed that Zel
aya had engaged passage on a steamer
sailing Monday. Nearly three weeks
have passed since Zelaya was liberated
from prison here, on condition that he
would leave the country within a “rea
sonable period.” He had been appre
hended at the request of the Nicara
guan government.
STEEL “TRUST” HEARINGS
IN ATLANTA JANUARY 5
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Hearings in
the government’s anti-trust suit aagnist
the United States Steel Corporation
closed in New York yesterday after
noon until about January 25. The next
hearing will be held in Atlanta, January
5. Yesterday was the thirteenth day of
the hearings and about 19,000 typewrit
ten pages of testimony have been taken.
WAYCR0SS PROPERTY IS
SOLD FOR RECORD FIGURE
WAYCROSS, Ga., Dec. 22.—At the re
cord price of $307.75 a front foot Mrs.
J. H. Redding today disposed of a busi
ness location on Mary street to M. L.
Bunn who in turn sold it to J. Rosen
thal. Property adjoining will be im
proved at once by Mrs. Redding who
will let the contract next month for a
modern three-st<£y brick building.
JUDGE PUTTEE TD
QUIT STATE COURT
Sam S. Bennet, of Albany, Will
in All Probability Be Ap
pointed New Jurist
Judge J. R. Pottle is to resign his
place on the state court of appeials
early in February to take up the prac
tice of law at Albany and Sam S. Ben-
net, of Albany, will, it is said, be ap
pointed by Governor Slaton to succeed
him on the appellate court.
Neither Judge Pottle 1 nor Governor
Slaton have made any public announce
ment of the former’s intention to leave
the court of appeals and only a very
few Individuals have been apprised of
the fact.
Governor Slaton, is said to have had
under consideration for Judge Pottle's
successor S. S. Bennet, of Albany, Pey
ton Wade, of Dublin, and Warren Grice,
of Hawkinsville. Those who are in on
the secret, however, are of the opinion
that the place has been tendered to Mr.
Bennet or very soon will be.
There have been humors for several
months that Judge Pottle intended to
resign, but upon each occasion when ne
was asked concerning these rumors he
has replied by saying that he had the
matter under consideration but had not
reached any definite decision.
A recent rumor had it that Judge
Pottle would resign on January 1, but
from reliable authority comes the infor
mation that he will probably file his
resignation with the governor early in
January to become effective February 1.
HAS SERVED THREE YEARS.
Judge Pottle was engaged in the prac
tice of law at Blakely when he was
appointed to the court of appeals about
three years ago. Governor Slaton was
then acting governor and W'hen Judge
Arthur G. Powell resigned from the ap
pellate bench he named Judge Pottle to
succeed him.
Judge Pottle ran for re-election in
the primary of 1911 and tied with
Judge N. R. Broyles, of Atlanta, who
has recently announced himself a can
didate for the appellate court against
Judge L. S. Roan.
At the Macon convention Judge
Broyles, in the interest of harmony,
withdrew his name and Judge Pottle
was elected.
THREE IN ELECTION.
The resignation of Judge Pottle will
mean that all three judges of that court
must go before the people in next sum
mer’s primary. The term of Judge R.
B. Russell expires in January, 1915, and
under the law judges appointed to fill
unexpired terms on that court hold of
fice only until the next succeeding gen
eral state election.
Judge Roan was recently appointed
to succeed Judge B. H. Hill, who re
signed to accept the judgeship of the
new criminal division of the Fulton
county superior court. Judge Pottle’s
successor will be given an appointment
by Governor Slaton only until the vot
ers have an opportunity to ratify same
at the next succeeding general elec
tion.
PREPARE WHITE MAN
FOR OCCUPYING TROPICS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Postmaster
white man for his coming occupation
,of the tropics by teaching him how
to live there, is the substance of a
suggestion made to the Pan-American
union by Prof. Nathan A. Cobb, of the
department of agriculture. The estab
lishment on the Panama canal zone of
an international bureau of research is
the recommendation he makes. He would
have this bureau make a careful scien
tific study of how the white man will
have to adapt himself to conditions,
food, climate, etc., that he may inhabit
tropics and work there without injury
to his health.
Because of the wonderful possibili
ties of production in the tropics, Prof.
Cobb says he has no doubt the white
man must go in and live there and
make the yields much greater than they
are. He holds proper study will give
the information needed to make the
tropics not only a possibility but a
happy and healthful home for the white
man.
MODERN WOODMEN GIVE
UP FIGHT FOR INCREASE
ROCK ISLAND. Ill., Dec. 22.—An
nouncement was made today by the ex
ecutive council of the Modern Wood
men of America that the council
through its administrative officers had
abandoned its fight for increased in
surance rates and that the question
would not be proposed at the national
head camp meeting to be held in June
at Toledo, unless it originated from the
membership.
This apparently ends a bitter fight
that has been waged within the society
since increased rates were ordered at
the meeting of the head camp in Chi
cago two years ago. Several months ago
the society was enjoined by the courts
from neforcing the new rates.
“FIRST BALE” FARMER,
DEAL JACKSON, DIES
(Special Dispatch to T,he Journal.)
ALBANY, Ga., Dec. 22.—Deal Jackson
a prosperous negro farmer of Dougherty
county, who for many years was known
as Georgia’s first-bale farmer, died sud
denly in this city yesterday morning of
apoplexy.
Deal was an exceptional negro, and
for many years in succession brought
the state’s first bale to market each sea
son. His thrift and energy won for him
the respect of the white citizens of the
community, and he was a power for
good among the negroes, who profited
by his example as a successful farmer.
He owned large farming interests in
this county.
BURGLAR INSURANCE UP
AFTER NEW YORK CRIMES
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—A sweeping
advance was made yesterday in bur
glary insurance rates upon risks in this
city and surrounding territory. The
new rates are effective today and were
decided upon after an all-day session
of the Burglary Insurance Underwri
ters* association.
Those who met were representatives
here of twenty-one of the largest bur
glary insurance companies in the coun
try.-
Crime conditions in New York, it was
stated, are responsible for the in
crease. The action of the underwriters
has brought New York burglary insur
ance rates up to those of Chicago,
which were declared to be the highest in
the country.
BURLESON ASKS MILLION
FOR PARCEL POST FUND
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Postmaster
General Burleson today asked the house
postoffice committee for an immediate
emergency appropriation of $1,000,000
to operate the parcel post until June.
30 Of $1,000,000 appropriated to begin
the new system, Mr. Burleson reported
all but $22,000 had been spent on De
cember 6*
Little “Bill” Astor and His Mother, Mrs.
Waldorf Astor, Insist They Are Still Americans
This is little “Bill” Astor, and Bill, the three beautiful Langhornes of Vir-
although an Astor—an English Astor at glnia.
that—is not a snob. Neither is his “I am glad I am an American,” said
mamma, who was Miss Langhorne, who Mrs. Astor, whan she reached the Unit-
many years ago was noted as one of e< * States the other day. “Bill is such
an American that he is just crazy to
play baseball.”
Mrs. Astor is the wife of young Wal
dorf Astor, member of parliament, and
son of William Waldorf Astor, who
many years ago expatriated himself. He
was the first of the wealthy expatriates,
and he has been treated on that basis
by the American press ever since. But
that is not the spirit of the Langhornes,
who were real Virginians. So the for
mer Miss Langhorne has brought up
her son to believe that the United
States is home, despite the fact that he
wafc born in England and did not see
American soil till he was six years old.
Quit Divorce Court
To Take Little Son on
Christmas Toy Search
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.--The mere fact
that they were principals in an action
for separation did not hinder Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Levene from going on a
Christmas shopping trip today with
their six-year-old son, Sidney. Mrs.
Levene is suing her husband, an auto
mobile salesman, for a separation on
charges that he was cruel to her.
When recess was called Mrs. Levene
left the court room with the boy. He
found his 1 father in the hall, and grasp
ing his arm, remarked:
“Lots of boys are going to see Santa
Claus this year but I guess I won’t.”
The parents looked at each other and
after a moment of silence took the boy
from the building. They went to a
shop, where Sidney was provided with
a supply of toys.
Then they went back to court and the
trial was resumed.
SENATE MAY ACT SOON
ON WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Eearly ac
tion in the senate on the proposed con
stitutional amendment to enfranchise
women is expected by the senators wno
favor the proposal and the women suf
fragist leaders at headquarters of the
National American Women’s Suffrage
association.
Senator Thomas, chairman of the com
mittee in charge ol' the proposed amend
ment, expects to bring it up as soon
as congress settles down to work after
the Christmas holidays. Senators who
favor it say its earlier consideration has
been prevented only by the pressure
for passage of the administration cur
rency bill.
One other legislative subject—the
Alaska railroad bill—has first demand
on the senate’s time when it gets down
to business again and it is the plan to
have it share attention with the wom
en’s suffrage amendment.
SAFETY FIRST MOVEMENT
HASN’T STOPPED DEATHS
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—“The safety
first” movement has made considerable
progress in this country, but recent fig
ures of the census bureau show that
there is still urgent need of education
and training to reduce the number of
fatal accidents.
Steam railroad employes stand at the
head of the limit in the percentage of
deaths from accidents in the total num
ber of deaths, from all causes in vari
ous occupations, according to the latest
reports. Of the deaths among steam
railroad employes who are in active
service, 53 4-10 per cent are due to ac
cidents.
ATLANTIC RATE WAR
THREATENED EW SHIPPERS
’(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—News from
London that a severe Atlantic rate war
was imminent was read with interest
by shipping men today. While recent
advices have failed to carry any inti
mation as to progress to negotiations
to bring about a renewal of the Atlantic
shipping pool, it was hoped here that
the present agreement which expires
December 31, would be extended for
another year, and that the work of re
constructing the pool could be satisfac
torily accomplished.
NEGRO IS LYNCHED FOR
ATTACK ON LEVERETTE
EATONTON, Ga., Dec. 20.—Follow
ing the attack upon B. F. Leverette at
Machen this week, report of the affair
made in the daily press of Thursday,
information has just reached here of
the capture and subsequent lynching of
Toodleum Washington, a young negro
of this place, as the assailant of Mr.
j^everette.
The negro had only recently been re
leased from the chaingang.
“TEACHERS’ PET” CADETS
CAUSE CONGRESS PROBE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—Con
gressional investigation to disclose tc
what exent, if any, “teachers’ pets
exist at West Point, was asked, in th f
senate today by Chairman Chamber-
lain of the military affairs committee
A resolution to authorize the commit
tee to investigate was introduced.
Senator Chamberlain said his request
was based upon several complaints.
Radium Dispensatory
Imperative Needy Says
Dr. Kelly, Authority
BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 22.—Dr. How
ard Kelly, a Baltimore surgeon, is con
vinced that it is the imperative duty of
the federal government for the public
good to take possession at once of all
vadium bearing ore in this country. He
declared that an institution should be
established where radium will be re
duced from the ore and distributed to
physicians for the treatment of can
cer. Dr. Kelly and Alfred I. Dupont, of
Delaware, are willing to surender their
leases of Pitch Blende mines in Colo
rado, for the purpose.
RECEIVER IS ASKED FOR
LIGHT AND POWER PLANT
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
MONTGOMERY. Ala., Dec. 22.—Ask
ing a receiver for the Citizens’ Eight,
Heat and Power company and elleging
Richard Tillis, owner of the Montgom
ery Light and Traction company, and
companies he is interested In, have
on bonds valued at $34,500, the Central
failed to pay the interest and principal
Trust Company of Chicago filed a suit
against them in city court and Judge
Armstead Brown set December 22 as
the date for hearing the petition for a
receiver.
Mr. Tillis’ company owns and oper
ates the street railway and an electric
generating plant and recently absorbed
the Citizens’ Light, Heat and Power
company, but the corporation name was
not dispensed with and the Chicago
company asked for a receiver.
The case will decide whether Tillis
can be forced to return his franchise
to the Citizens’ Light, Heat and Power
company, under which name his street
railway was operated before all his
corporations were merged under the
name of the Montgomery Light and
Traction company. .
WANT BRITISH PAVILION
AT FRISCO EXPOSITION
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Dec. 22.—The British press
generally expressed regret today at the
cabinet’s decision not to provide an offi
cial British pavilion at the Panama-Pa
cific exposition.
The Unionist Evening Standard says:
“The question of expense should not
have stood in the way of assisting in
the celebration of the completion of a
great commercial enterprise by a
friendly power.”
The Westminster Gazette says:
“We should be sorry for* the . United
States to think the attitude of Great
Britain is significant of more than the
simple fact that manufacturers have
not been attracted by the proposition.”
The committee which has been urg
ing British participation in the exposi
tion will organize a preliminary com
mittee to place the matter before the
house of commons.
SPECIAL BARBER LATEST
INNOVATION 1N CHURCH
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. Dec. 22.—A special bar
ber is the latest Innovation in church
life. St. George’s Episcopal church,
which the late Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan
endowed with half a million dollars,
has installed a barber shop fer the choir
Rev. Karl Reiland, the rector, announc
ing the new feature, said:
“For the sake of uniformity in the
appearance of our choir boys and as a
slight evidence o£ parochial apprecia
tion we have assigned a special barber
to the boys on Saturday mornings and
cn Sunday before services.
FOREIGN POTATOES MAY
BE BARRED FROM PORTS
Federal Board Fears Diseased
Stock May Cause Trouble
If Admitted
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Whether
common Irish potatoes from Canada,
Newfoundland, Great Britain, Ireland
and Continental Europe should be
barred from the United States because
of the danger of importation of dan
gerous plant diseases, or should be ad
mitted under the same restrictions as
apply to nursery stock, was the subject
of a hearing today before the federal
horticultural board.
T. P. Gill, secretary of agriculture
for Ireland; Dr. H. T. Gussow, an ex
pert of the Canadian department of ag
riculture, and G. F. Molloran, deputy
minister of agriculture of Canada, were
among those who spoke in favor of the
admission of foreign potatoes.
Representations have been made to
the American department of agricul
ture that in view of the short domes
tic potato crop, the exclusion of for
eign potatoes would go far toward rais
ing prices in the United States.
Secretary Houston said the question
was not the lifting of an embargo
against potatoes, but whether a quar
antine should be absolute or adminis
tered so to admit entry of potatoes
properly passed upon by government
experts.
Senators and representatives pro
tested against any policy whereby dis
eased potatoes might get into the coun
try. A few members, however, urged
that it would be wise to permit the en
try of foreign potatoes in the hope of
reducing high prices of food.
Dr. Gussow declared that federal ex
perts had not made a sufficient inves
tigation of the Canadian potato crop
upon which to base a recommendation
that the whole crop should be barred
because of disease. He said American
agents had gone into Canada to inves
tigate potato disease conditions with
out co-operating with him.
CARDINAL RAMP0LLA PAID
FINAL TRIBUTE AT ROME
(By Associated Press.)
ROME, Dec. 22.—Funeral service was
held today for the late Cardinal Mariano
Rampolla, who died suddenly December
16. The coffin was carried from the
little palace, where the prelate died, to
St. Peters, where were gathered the
members of the Sacred college, the
diplomatic corps, the papal court, the
Roman aristocracy, the Knights of
Malta and a large body of clergy and
laymen of all nationalities.
A requiem mass was celebrated by
Monslgnor Pietro Jorlo, vicar of St.
Peters, and then Cardinal Vincent Van-
nutell imparted absolution.
The body was buried in the Church
of St. Cecilia.
HYDE TO FACE FOURTH
JURY IN MURDER CASE
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 22.—Dr. B. C.
Clarke Hyde will face trial a fourth
time on the charge of murdering Colonel
Thomas H. Swope, according to an an
nouncement today from the office of the
county prosecutor.
The prosecution found, difficulty in
covering expenses of the last trial and
for a time it was understood that a
fourth trial was a matter of doubt, hut
today the county court gave definite
assurance that it would pay the cost of
another trial.
ROBERT B. KELLOGG TO
SERVE TERM IN U. S. PEN
Publisher of Song Poems Sern
fenced to Atlanta Prison for
Using Mails to Defraud
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Robert B<
Kellogg, publisher of song poems, whd
has been on trial in federal district
court on a charge of having used thd
mails with intent to defraud was founc|
guilty on two counts. Its verdict wad
months’ imprisonment at the Atlanta
federal penitentiary. The jkry was out
almost three hours and found Kellogg
guilty on two counuts. Its verdict wa3
accompanied by a recommendation foil
mercy.
Kellogg’s attorney lms applied for si
writ of error and secured a continual
tion of the bail bond. Judge Grubb will
reach a decision on the writ next Mon-I
day.
The specific charges against Kellogg
were that he had accepted money front
writers of song poems for the purposj
of pushing the sale of their production,
but had failed to live up to this agree!
ment. Kellogg also undertook to wrtto
music for some of the poems sent himi
Several witnesses testified that his conri
positions had not been satisfactory.
PRICE CUTTING CAN NOT
BE STOPPED, SAYS COqRT
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The United
States circuit court of appeals today deJ
cided that the Waltham Watch com-)
pany of Waltham, Mass., could not force
Charles A. Keen, a New York jeweler,
tu stop selling their watches at cut
prices. The court affirmed the decision
of the federal district court without
opinion.
Keen bought the company’s watched
abroad at a price lower than that
charged by jobbers he erand sold then,
for less than the price set by the man
ufacturer for the domestic retail trade,
The decision is in line with recent deJ
cislons of the United State:, supreme
court that the manufacturer of a patent,
ed or copyrighted article cannot fix thd
retail price.
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JESSE C00NER CLEARED
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out only fifteen minutes, a jury last
night declared Jesse M. Cooner not guil
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a prominent merchant of this city.
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