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SPEECH DELIVERED IN
HOUSE BY SISSON OF MISSISSIPP
••IP WE MIST HAVE WAR OU SUBMIT TO THIS 1XDIOXITV, I AM
FOR WAR," allD THE RED-HOT OOXGRESSMAX, DISCUSSING
THE JAPANESE A LI EX HILL AFFECTING THE PEOPLE OP
UALIPOUXIA a- REPRESENTATIVE MANX MAKES SUGGES
TION TENDING TO MINIMIZE “WAR SCARE” WHICH WAS
THRUST INTO CONGRESS.
PROM THE THREATENED DIS
TRICT IN LOUISIANA—FOUR
TOWNS INUNDATED iAXD OTH
ERS ARE THREATENED.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. April 28.—A "war
scare” speech, supporting the Cali
fornia anti-alien land law, was de
livered In the House of Represen
tatives today, by Representative Sis
son, of Mississippi.
'If we must have war or submit
to this indignity, >1 am for war!
cried Mr. Sisson. “I am with the
people of California, in their effort
to prevent these aliens from acquir
ing land.
”1 believe that no non-resident
should be allowed one foot of land
within the territory of the Unl'.ed
States. 1 resent the efforts of Japan
to force us to submit to her de
mands.”
Mr. Sisson took the position that
the Japanese Government, in. pro
testing to this legislation, was en
deavoring to exempt its citizens from
the laws of the United States.
Representative Mann, the Repub
lican leader In the House, suggested
that the United States had a right
to treat with foreign governments,
to secure for American citizens
property rlfthts abroad, and that Mr.
Sisson was contending that foreign
governments did not have a similar
right.
Mr. Sisson, in answer to this, con
tended that California had a right
to legislate as It thought best, when
such legislation didn't Infringe the
laws of the Federal Constitution.
announced that he would call the
two houses of the legislature to
gether in joint executive session this
morning to allow Secretary Bryan to
deliver hts official message.
Secretary Bryan went to the Capi
tol with Governor Johnson, and
spent a half hour in the executive
office, where he was visited by sev
eral legislative leaders. His first
visitor was Dr. David Star Jordan.
DR. JORDAN TALKS WITH BRYAN
Relative to the Plans For Interna
tional Peace—Believed Hits
Country and Japan Should
be Friendly.
Rryan Addressee Joint Assembly in
California Today.
(By Associated Press.)
Sacramento. Cal., April 28.—Sec
retary of State Bryan arrived here
today to confer with Governor
Johnson and the Legislature, con
cerning the proposed anti-alien land
holding law. Governor Johnson
(By Associated Press.)
sacramento, Cal., April 28.—Dr.
David Starr Jordan, President
Stanford University, and a leader 'n
the movement for International
peace, has come, at the request of
Secretary of State Bryan, to confer
over the pending alien land legis
lation.
Dr. Jordan opposes any bill sing
ling out the people of any nation,
and particularly the Japanese, with
whom he believes the United States
should be most friendly.
Japanese Government AVntchlng De
velopments in California.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 28.—The Jap
anese government awaits the out
come of Secretary Bryan’s mission
to California, it was stated at
embassy today, and there has been
no change In the status of the ne
gotiations regarding the California
alien land legislation.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 28.—President
Wilson told his callers today that he
considered the controversy with
Great Britain, over the exemption of
coastwise shipping from the pay
ment of to'Is, as a very debatable
one. The Democratic Senators who
bad talked with him had an Idea
that he opposed exemption and fav
ored the Root amendment to repeal
It. Mr. Wilson said today that he
would keep his mind open until some
action was necessary.
That shower which came down
so heavily for a short time last
night, was a great surprise to
everybody, as It had been bright and
clear at bedtime. It was rather a
peculiar affair, as the wca'her this
morning, when the majority of
people got up. was Just about -.s
clear as It was last night. It seem
ed to have the effect of turning ti a
little coo'er, even than It was yes
terday and coats and light wraps
arc very comfortable.
IFTUBERCULOSIS
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 2S.—In the
belief that a cure for tuberculosis
had been discovered, aside from that
of Dr. Friedmann, It was announc
ed today that the Jesuits are ready
to establish a research laboratory In
Loyola University, Chicago, to test
their cure.
This serum Is the discovery of Dr.
Peter Duke, of Chicago, who claim*
that he has cured advanced cases.
U. S. WONT RECOGNIZE CHINA
Immediately Unless Then* Are<
Some Changes in the Situation
l\h it Now Stands.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. April 2S.—The re-
re n* political developments in China
have made it improbable that the
United States will recognize Ine
New Chinese Republic as originally
intended. Officials here believe there
The Finest
Candy 4 Made
mm
(By Associated Press.)
Vidalla, La.. April 28.—More than
four thousand perso-ns were taken
out of the overflowed sections of
Tensas and Conckordia Parishes
yesterday, which were flooded from
the crevasses in the Mississippi rive?
levee near Gibson’s landing, which
occurred early 3unday. Several
thousand head of cattle also have
been rescued.
The levees north of Pitiaf are
lined with people, many carrying
with them their household goods
and spare clothing, awaiting an op
portunity to escape on river steam
boats.
Reports this mornig say the crov-
hsse is a half mile wide at the
ends and the levee continues to
crumble rapidly.
Four towns are inundated, and
the flood! Is approaching others,
while all railroad traffic is bad’y
crippled.
JURY SECT HKD IN HOUR AND A
HALF AND MR. JIM PATTER-
SOX PUT OX THE STAND BE
FORE DINNER RECESS.
THAT THE TARIFF MEASURE
WILL RE PASSED WITHIN THE
WEEK—MANY SPEECHES AHE
SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 28.—The final
day of the generate debate on the
tariff bill la the House was enliv-
ened by the rush of speech-making,! they were separated.
as most of the members had held
back, with the aim of getting
larger audience with the closing of
the debate.
Democratic Leader Underwood Is
unchanged in his view that the
bill will be disposed of in the house
within a week from today; that the
sugar schedule will not likely offer
much real trouble; and the hope that
unless the fight of the anti-free wool
advocates spreads, the bill will
emerge from the Senate substan
tially unchanged.
Representative Rainey, of Illi
nois. who Is In charge of the agri
cultural schedule of the bill as a
member of the Ways and Mean3
Committee, Representative Victor
Murdock, of Kansas, the leader of
the Progressives; and some “big-
gun” Republicans were on today’s
program.
Mr. Rainey declared that a revis
ion would mend the alliance be
tween the protected woolen mills of
the East and the wool producing
states of the West.
Mr. Underwood, who is the fram
er of the bill, contends that the Un-
nlted States is entirely within its
rights In the provisions of the bill,
against which the foreign nations
have protested, and the five per cent
tariff preference on goods imported
in American vessels, which clause
was designed to encourage the
building of American ships, he be
lieves violates no treaty.
The French protest is against the
rovision, requiring foreign manu
facturers and exporters to submit
their hooks to United States agent*
■ hen demanded. This will be used
nly when there is reason to sus
pect that the goods are underval
ued, and not to try to learn the
nanufacturer’s secrets, explained
Mr. Underwood.
Representative Payne defended th«
Payne-Aldrich tariff law and de-
lared that the Underwood bill, as a
tariff for revenue measure was a
’•signal failure.”
Is, therefore, no danger, of further
completing the delicate situation at
Pekin, as a result of the conference
of the five-power loan, and the fric
tion between the President aiu| his
cabinet on the one side and the pow
erful Radical party in the Assem
bly on the other.
This morning at ten o’clock. Judge
Thomas called to order the second
week’s session of Thomas Superior
Court. The jurors summoned for
the week were called and a worn in.
.Immediately thereupon tne case of
the State versus Jim W. Dillon, Jr.,
charged with assault with intent to
commit murder, was called.
The case, it will be remembered,
resulted from a shooting on the cor
ner of Jackson street and Madison
street, *on October fifteenth, about
one thirty o’clock in the afternoon.
Mr. Jim Patterson was shot through
the lung and was in a precarious
condition for several days, having
now completely recovered from the
effect of the wound which was in
flicted by a pistol ball which he
claims was made by a pistol in the
hands of Mr. Dillon.
The grand jury returned an In
dictment against Mr. Dillon for the
offence as charged, and in that con
nection also returned a no bill for
carrying a pistol, getting a true
bill against Mr. Patterson for fee
same ofTence last week, and rtturn-
ing same to court in due form.
Jury Scoured.
jury was secured in an hour
and a half, four panels of twelve
being used. The jury is as fol
lows: James Grlbben, F. C. Ivey,
Round, G. C. Cumbess, C. F.
Newton, E. H. Elrod, J. H. White,
W. N. Hamilton, O. B. Bond, Noah
Singletary, R. J. Brown hnd C. C.
Wurst.
Many witnesses were called by
both sides and sworn in, after wh-.ch
The attorney
CANAL LOCK OF ATLANTA GIRL
AGAINST THE EVACUATION
SCUTARI TO THE POWERS OF
EUROPE—“UNJUST AND CRU
EL,** NICHOLAS SAYS.
(By Associated Press.)
London. April 28.—The formal
protest against the demand by the
European Powers for the immed
iate evacuation of Scutari by
Montenegrins, has been ordered
made by the Representative of the
Montenegrin Government in London,
in instructions received today from
Cettinje.
The demand is described by the
Government of King Nicholas
‘unjust and cruel.”
Montenegrin Army, Led by Crown
Prince, Marched Out of
Scutari Today».
(By Associated Prose.)
Penna, April 28.—Crown Prince
Danilo, of Montenegro, and his
troops have marched out of Scutari
toward the north, says an official
bulletin received here. Only five
batteries of Montenegrin artillery
now remain in the city.
associated with the state in tne
iprosecution, Mr. J. F. Mitchell, ex
plained to the jury that he expected
to prove that Mr. Patterson was
shot without provocation on the day
mentioned, that Mr. Patterson was
coming along the street on a horse,
saw Mr. Dillon who came up to him,
pulled a gun and shot him.
Mr. Patterson Testifies,
Mr. Patterson was the first wit
ness called and his testimony, as
elicited by the questions of
Mitchell, was substantially as fol
lows: He was riding along Jack-
son street, at the crossing of Madi
son, on October fifteenth, when ne
saw Jim Dillon. Had come from
home and started around corner of
Jackson into Madison, at Neel’s
Grocery,' to hitch horse and then
proceed to Brandon Grocery Com
pany, where his wagons were, waft
ing for feed, to be transported to
the still. Did not know he was going
*o meet Dillon, saw him first stand
ing in the street, and Dilliri, came
toward him and when he got near,
said something which he didn’t un
derstand. or couldn’t remember.
Had gun in hand and shot him. Was
shot on the right side, got off horse
and didn’t remember what happen
ed after that, except that he went
to Dr. Daniels’ office and then to
City Hospital, where he stayed two
eeks. Ball went through body,
and was taken out of the back, he
said.
r. Patterson stated that he had
not seen Mr. Dillon before on that
day, but admitted that he had a pis
tol in his rl-'ht front pant’s pocket,
but stated that he did not try to
draw it. nor to inflict any sort of an
injury on Mr. Dillon. He got off
horse on opposite side from Mr. Dil
lon and couldn’t remember muon
about what happened except that
crowd gathered around. He stated
that he could not te!l what kind of
a pistol Mr. Dillon had, nor did he
see him pull it. When firs’ saw It,
was in Mr. Dillon’s hand and then
the snot. Mr. Dillon stood close to
the horse, between saddle and head,
when shooting occurred.
Cross Examination.
On the cross examination, which
was conducted by Mr. Thoo Titus.
Mr. Pat’erson said he was thirty-
two years old, several years older
than Mr. Dillon, whom ne had
HUERTA AND
Z AT
SHHIXBRS HAVE SECURED PER
MISSION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TO HAVE CEREMONY IN
HKFOKE WATER IS TURNED
IN.
(By Associated Press.)
Mobile, Ala., April 28.—The Abba
Temple, Nobles of the Mysti ■ Shrine
announce that they have secured
permission of the government
hold an initiation ceremony in one
of the locks of the Panama canal
Just before the water is turner! in.
It is proposed to charter a special
steamer for the -pilgrimage, and in
viting Nobles from every section of
the country to participate.
FAD-REACHINC
IS
BODY OF MARY HOGAN, SEVEN-
TEEN YEARS OLD, FOUND IN
BASEMENT OF FACTORY, IN
WHICH SHE WAS EMPLOYED—
ARRESTS MADE.
RENDERED BY SUPREME COURT
TODAY—CREDITOR OF COIl
PORATION, MAY HOLD SUC
CESSOR FOR DEBT.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. April 28.—The** fric
tions between the Huerta and Diaz
factions of the Provisional 'Govern
ment in Mexico and the rapid’y
growing situation In Mexico City,
as reported in confidential advices,
are augmented today by the arrival’
of agents of the Carranza Consti
tutionalists. Robert Pesquiera, n
member of the Mexican House of
Deputies is here as the confidential
agent of the Carranza forces He is
assigned to a special .mission, and
it is believed that he’ is going to
Europe.
This report further says that'
Huerta has added to the infantry
guard at the National Palace, while
Diaz has encamped much infantry
about his estate.
known for seven or eight years. Had
been associated with him in busi
ness and had had words with him
about seven or eight months before
shooting occurred. Mr. Titus asked
about an incident at the depot sev
eral months ago, when they talked
about a negro hand and had a dis
agreement of some sort. Mr .Pat
terson admitted that Mr. Dillon
came up to his father and shook
hands with him, just as lie was
about to get on the train. He also
put his hand out to Mr. Jim Patter
son. who refused to shake hands.
Mr. Patterson said he did not have
a gun with him at tjwut’aie.
When asked a direct question. Mr.
Patterson said he told him that he
did not want to ever have anything
more to do with him and did not
want to shake hands. An argu
ment here arose as to the relevancy
of such testimony and thp line of
questioning was changed by the de
fendant’s attorney, reverting to the
immediate time of the shooting.
Mr. Titus asked If Mr. Dlifou did
not call him and n9k for a
ord with him. Mr. Patterson said
he didn’t remember wnat was said.
Mr. Titus asked if Mr. Dillon didn’t
ask him to settle the claim, rela
tive to the negro and if ho. Mr.
Patterson didn't reply, “Yes, 0—
- you. I’ll settle with you ritr'H
now,” and put his hand in his
pocket for a gun. Mr. Patterson
said he did not say that and didn’t
understand the question asked him.
He had a pistol which he stated
a thirty-two Smith & Wesson.
He said he hadn’t seen Dillon for
six or seven months and stated tha*
he, Patterson, hadn’ been drlnkin:
that day on which the shooting oc
curred.
The Jury was then put in charte
of a bailiff and court adjourned un
til two o’clock.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 28.—A mo
mentous decision, es;»eciaUy to rail
roads, was rendered today by the
Supreme Court, holding that a credi
tor of a corporation, who was not a
party to its re-organization, may
hold the successor for his debt.
Justice Lurton dissented in the
decision, calling it alarming.
The decision today held that the
Northern Pacific Railway Company
was responsible for the judgment
against the Northern Pacific Rail
way Company, which it succeeded.
No Decision In Other Important
Cases.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 28.—The Su
preme Court today announced no
decision In the 3tate rat- case, and
other Important suits pending be
fore that court.
Missouri State Supreme Court Ren -
tiers Important Decision.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, April 26.—The foulest
murder that has stained the pages
of Atlanta's police records in many
a year was discovered yesterday
when the body of an unknown white
girl, blonde and rather pretty, ap
parently not over 17 years of age,
was found In a basement on For
syth street, with a rope around
the neck.
The cellar had been the scene ot
a terrible struggle. The girl's
clothes were torn. There were
ratches on her hands, and she had
been struck a heavy blow on the
head with some blunt instrument.
The police are inclined to believe
hat the rope was put around the
girl’s neck simply as a blind, to
suggest that she had perhaps com
mitted suicide.
The rope was cut, and In another
piece was fastened to a beam aobve.
A handkerchief was knotted around
the girl’s neck, and the e*nd of the
rope fastened to the Handkerchief
behind.
Near the body were found two *
notes, pencilled in different hand
writing. One note reads: ’A negro
hired down here did this. He push
ed me down that hole. A long, tall
negro, black, that had It (woke?) I
write to people wit hme.”
The second note was written in
pencil too and told of some one who
said he loved the girl. It was
partly illegible.
The police have arrested Newt
Lee, the watchman at the building,
but the measure was more precau
tionary than anything else. They
are inclined to believe at this mo
ment that the notes, the rope and
every other supposed clew are sim
ply decoys put there by the real
murderer or murderers to divert
suspicion.
Further investigation today has
developed the fact that the girl’s
name was Mary Hogan, and that
she was an employe of the pencil
factory which occupies the building
at 37 South Forsyth street, where
the body was found.
Coroner's Jury Now Investigating
the Case.
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Oa., April 28.—a cer-
Jefferson City, Mo., April *8.—The [oner’s jury today visited the spot ll
State Supreme Court today Issued!the basement of the National Pen
an injunction restraining 182 fire {oil Company’s factory, in this city.
Insurance companies from termi-j where the lifeless body of fourteen-
nating their contracts now in force
in this state.
The court did not restrain
companies from ceasing to wri’i
business in this state.
WILL MEASURE GHILOREN
(By Associated Press.)
New York, April 28.—To deter
mine the standard of the Araerbun
child is the project of the New York
Milk Committee, which announ-es
today that a standard is set on the
movement in which more than o to
hundred thousand children through-j print of
out the country will be entered for
tests nnd measurements.
This data will be secured through
competitive examinations of normal,
healthy children in this country.
Many city and state prizes will be
given.
year old Mary Phagan was found
at an early hour Sunday morning,
to determine whether the girl wok
killed there or upstairs and her’
body dragged to its hiding place.
L. M. Frank, the superintendent
of the pencil factory, was subjected
to a rigid examination by the police,
in the presence of his lawyers.
Only two arrests had been made
up to noon today. They were Ar
thur Mullinax. who i9 allotted to
have been seen with the girl 3at-
urday nUht. nnd Newt. Lee, a negro
watchman at the factory.
An improvised cot was found to
day in the cellar where the body
found, and nearby was the foot-
oman.
Another Arrest This Afternoon.
.1. M. Gantt, a former book-keeper
for the pencil company, was arrest
ed in connection with the case thit
afternoon. He denies all knowledge
of the crime, but admits being at the
factory Saturday afternoon.
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h kind we handle.
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Perfect freshness it one of the many reason’s
that NUNNALLY’3 candy ia always good.
Put up in neat boxes. that [make a .fitting con
tainer for this delicious candy.
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