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THOMASVILLB GEORGIA. TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 101:1.
MR SPEECH DEUVERED III
ROUSE BY SISSON OF MISSISSIPP
“IP WE MUST HAVE WAR OR SU BMIT TO THIS INDIGNITY, I AM
FOR WAR,’’ SAID THE RED-HOT CONGRESSMAN, DISCUSSING
THE JAPANESE ALIEN BILL AFFECTING THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA — REPRESENTATIVE MANN MAKES SUGGES
TION TENDING TO MINIMIZE “WAR SCARE” WHICH WAS
THRUST INTO CONGRESS.
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, I am for war!"
cried Mr. Sisson. ‘T am with the
people of California, In their effort
to prevent these aliens from acquir
ing land.
“I believe that no non-resident
should be allowed one foot of land
within the territory of the Untied
States. I 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 rlgh*
to treat with foreign governments,
to secure for American citizens
property rights 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 tills
morning to allow Secretary Bryan to
deliver his official message.
Secretary Bryan went to tne 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.
VETERANS MET
E FRIT
DELEGATES TO STATE AND GEN-
ERAL RE-UNIONS ARE SE-
LECTED AND OFFICERS SE
LECTED FOR THE COMING
YEAR.
I JURY SECURED IN HOUR AND A
Bryan Addresses Joint Assembly In
California Today.
Sacramento, Cal., April 28.—Sec
retary of State Bryan arrived here
today to confer with Governor
Johnson and the Legislature, con
cerning the proposed antl-allen land
holding law. Governor Johnson
DR. JORDAN TALKS WITH BUN
Relative to tfio Plans For Interna
tional Peace—Believed This
Country and Japan Should
bo Friendly.
Sacramento, Cal., April 28.—Dr.
David Starr Jordan, President of
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 Sill 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 Watching De
velopments iu California.
Washington. April 2S.-—The Jap
anese government awaits the out
come of Secretary Bryan’s mission
to California, It was stated at the
embassy today, and there has been
no change In the status of the ne
gotiations regarding the California
alien land legislation.
12 MQRFNSSFOR
DRUNK AT CHURCH
Atlanta, April 28 Because he
went to church while in an Intoxi
cated condition, Julius McBrayer,
an 18-year-old Haralson county
youth, a relative of the solicitor of
that district, was sentenced to a
12-month term on the chalngang.
The circumstances of the case have
been brought to Governor Brown's
attention and he has commuted the
boy's sentence to present service and
a fine of $100.
There is a special statute In the
Georgia laws particularly prohibit
ing any one from being drunk
around a place of worship, and It
was under this law that McBrayer
was convicted.
Four older men, however, who
were convicted at the same time,
for the same offense, were let off
with fines of $50 each. It was de.
Washington, April 28.—The fric
tions between the Huerta and Dias
factions of the Provisional Govern
ment In Mexico and the rapld'y
growing situation In Mexico City,
ns reported In confidential advices,
are augmented today by the arrival’
of agents of the Carranza Consti
tutionalists. Robert Pcsquiera, a
member of the Mexican House of
Deputies Is here as the confidential
agent of the Carranza forces He Is
assigned to n special mission, and
It Is bellevod that he Is going to
Europe.
This report further says that
Huerta has added to the infantry
clared in the appeal to Governor guard at the National Palace, while
Brown that the solicitor who prose
cuted McBrayer was especially se
vere on him because of the fact
that ho was a relative, and that 'to
did not wish the Impression to pre
vail that he was showing undve
leniency to a kinsman.
McBrayer seems to have got It
from his family all around, as his
father gave him a severe flogging
Dlnz has encamped much
about his estate.
Infantry
Mrs. A. G. Hargrave leaves tomor
row for Atlanta, for a short visit to
relatives. From there she will go
to her home In Phoenix, Ariz.
before he turned him over
sheriff.
to the
The Finest
Candy Made
Jm
There can be no purer, more delicious candy than
the kind we handle.
EVERY PIECE A LUSCIOUS MORSEL THAT
* MELTS IN YOU MOUTH.
Perfect freshness is one of the many reason’s
that NUNNALLY*3 candy is always good.
Put up 'in neat boxes that 'make a .fitting con
tainer for this delicious candy.
Peacock-Mash Drug Co,
PHONES 105-106.
The annual meeting of the W. D.
Mitchell Camp, United Confederate
Veterans, was held at the court
house this mernlug, at eleven
o'clock, Captain Commander Chas.
P. Hansell presiding. There were
over twenty-five Veterans present
on that occasion.
The memorial committee was not
ready for their report, hut stated
they would prepare a written re
port for the next meeting. They
stated that Comrades Burrell Grlf-
Gn, Columbus Benton, Jasper Miles
and E. Norton had passed away
since the last report. This is a
smaller number than In the past
few years. The committee is com-
poeed of Messrs. T. A. White, J. M.
Dekle and Charles Gandy.
The delegates to the general re
union, at Chattanooga, were sc
lected as follows: C. P. Hansell,
R. H. Harris, J. M. Dekle, W. H.
Bibb and W. B. Hambleton. Alter
nates, Joseph Jerger, D. H. Parker,
Charles Gandy, A. B. Cone and J. C.
Stanaland.
Those to attend the state re-unlon
at Brunswick July 16th and 17th,
are as follows: T, N. Hopkins, R.
H. Harris, Charles Gandy, John
Triplett, Joseph Jerger. Alternates
A. B. Cone, D. D. 3wint, W. B. Ham
bleton, J. W. Groover and W. H.
Bibb. Quite a number In addition
to these are expected to attend at
that time.
Some very beautiful talks on the
Ohf'caugua battlefield and other
lr' -fonts of the great conflict there.
In the 60's, were made, one by Rev.
D. H. Parker, specially urged Vet
erans to visit that spot it possible.
Officers Elected.
The officers for the coming year
were then selected, the same being
nominated as a whole by Colonel
Hopkins and formally selected.
Tho officers ore:
Captain Commander, Charles P.
Hansell.
First Lieutenant Commander, E.
L. Neel.
Second Lieutenant Commander,
A. B. Cone,
Third Lieutenant Commander, W.
H. Bibb.
Adjutant, J. M. Dekle.
Quartermaster, N. R. Spongier.
Sargcant Major, W. B. Hambiu-
ton.
Surgeon, T. 3. Dekle.
Chaplain, T. A. White.
Treasurer, J. W. Groover.
Color Bearer, Charles Gandy.
The Veterans will attend the ex
ercises this afternoon at Laurel
Hill cemetery In a body.
HALF AND MR, JIM PATTER
SON PUT ON THE STAND BE
FORE DINNER RECESS.
MOULTRIE NEGROES MAKE
THINGS Lm THERE
Two of Them Get Mad With Each
Other and Decide to Have Pis
tol Fight—One May Die.
Reports from Moultrie tell of a
ehootlng scrape there yesterday, be
tween two negros, John Porter and
Isaiah Frederick, os a result of
which Porter Is expected to die.
The two negroes were gambling,
and Porter, it seems, won all the
Frederick negro's money. This an
gered Frederick very much and he
went off and got an automatic pis
tol and following Porter to whero
he was going down the railroad
track, he shot him through the
abdomen, the same bullet, It was
said, penetrating the intestines
twelve times.
Officers Williams and Rehberg
went after the negro and he shot at
Chief Williams but missed him, and
managed to get away. Officer Reh-
berg put his dogs on the trail, but
failed to find him.
Porter was given medical atten
tion but there seemed little chance
for him to recover.
Officer Rehberg, who Is a brother
of Deputy Rehberg of this city, also
arrested two little white boys named
Floyd Evans and Willis Smiley, for
breaking Into the school house there
and stealing several art'cles and for
stealing some tools from other par
ties.
(From Monday's Dally.)
This morning at ten o’clock, Judge
Thomas called to order the second
week’s session of Thomas Superior
Court. TliBj jurors summoned for
the week were called and sworn In.
Immediately thereupon the case of
the State versus Jim W. Dillon, Jr.,
charged with assault with intent to
commit murder, was called.
l'he case, it win be remembered,
resulted from a shooting on the cor
ner of Jackson street and Madison
street, on October fifteenth, abput
one thirty o’clock In the afternoon.
Mr. Jim Patterson was shift through
the lung and was In a precarious
condition for eeveral 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
WITH APPROPRIATE CEREMON
IES YESTERDAY BY THE PEO.
PLE OF THOMASV1LLE—ELO
QUENT TALK BY REV. BRYAN
COLLIER OF PELHAM.
(From Saturday’s Dally.)
Yesterday was ob»-Tved as Me
morial Day In Thomasvllle and an
Intereeted crowd assembled at Lau
rel Hill cemetery In tho afternoon
to witness the exercises.
In the morning a committee of
ladies from the John B. Gordon
Chapter Daughters of the Confed
eracy accompanied by Captain John
Triplett, decorated the grave-, of
the soldiers burled in the cemetery
on upper Broad Street. Another
committee decorated tho Confeder
ate monument on lower Broad, with
vines and wreaths of flowers.
At 3:30 In tho afternoon, thg
Thomasvllle band gave the signal
for gathering by playing a number
of pieces at the monument on Broad
Street, and at Just bolore four
THAT THE TARIFF MEASURE
WILL HE PASSED WITHIN THE
WEEK—MANY SPEECHES ARE
SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
hands of Mr. Dillon. . -
The grand Jury returned an In-1 °' clock ’ the llne ° r recession was
dlctment against Mr. Dillon for the taken up to Laurel Hill.
offence ae charged, and in that con
nection also returned a no bill for
carrying a pistol, getting a true
bill against Mr. Patterson for the
same offence last week, and return
ing same to court In due form. <
Jury Secured.
A Jury was secured in an hour
and a'half, four panels of twelvo
being used. The jury Is as fol
lows: James Grlbben, F. C. Ivey.
W, A. Round, G. C. Cumbess, C. F.
Newton, E. H. Elrod, J. H. Whlto,
W. N. Hamilton, O. B. Bond, Noah
Singletary, R. J. Brown and C. 0.
Wurst.
Many witnesses were called by
both sides and sworn In, after wh.ch
they were separated. The attorney
associated with the state In tne
.prosecution, Mr. J. F. Mitchell, ex
plained to the Jury that he expected
to prove that Mr. Patterson was
shot without provocation, on thd day
mentioned, that Mr. Patterson vu
coming along-the street on a horse,
saw Mr. Dillon who came up to him,
pulled a gun and shot him.
Mr. Patterson Testifies.
In front were tne Children of the
John‘Triplett Chapter, lioodrd by
the Confederate flag, with its colore
waving to the breeze. They were a
band of bright, happy looking chll-
drn, who every year go out to hon
or the memory of the dead heroes of
Dixie. A number of tho Veterans
were also in the line of march, some
of them wearing again tho "Grey,”
and looking as though they might
have stepped out from the columns,
that fifty years ago marched so
bravely to meet the foe. The
speaker of the day and citizens,
with some of the Daughters of tho
Washington. April 2S.—The final
day of the generate debate on the
tariff bill in the House was enliv
ened by tho rush of spcerh-maklng.
as most of the members had held
back, with the aim of getting a
larger audience with the closing of
the debate.
Democratic Leader Underwood Is
unchanged In his view that the
bill will be dlepoeed of in the house
within a week from today: that tho
sugar schedule will not llaely offer
much real trouble; and the hope that
unless tho fight of the antl-freo 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
member of the Ways and Means
Committee, Representative Victor
Murdock, of Kansas, the leader
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 tho protected woolen mills of
the East and tho wool producing
states of the West.
Mr. Underwood, who Is tho fram
er of the bill, contends that the Un-
nl’ed 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
IS CONFIDENT OF IMF# GIRL
BODY OF MARY HOGAN, SEVEN
TEEN YEARS OLD, FOUND IN
BASEMENT OF FACTORY, IN
WHICH SHE WAS EMPLOYED—
AJIRESTS MADE.
In American vessels, which clause
was designed fo encourage the
building of American ships, ho be
lleves violates no treaty.
The French protest la against the
•provision, requiring foreign manu
facturers and exporters to submit
their hooks to United Staten agents
when demanded. ThiB will be used
only when there Is renson to sns-
nert that the goods are underval-
Confederacy. came out In vehicles, tied, and not to try to learn the
The band which had played for manufacturer’s secrets, explained
the march out to the cemetery,
Mr. Underwood.
. . . ,, , Representative Payne defended th
stopped at the gate as tho crowd Payne-Aldrlch tariff law and
filed through and followed to the
Mr. Patterson was the first wit
ness called and hla testimony, as
elicited by the questions of Mr.
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
homo 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, wait- ° Ter yesterday to spend Memorial
I — » r n . in 1. „ ». nnnn n.tn,l t.'llaV WI Ml I a old cn Til r
•tand, playing the grand ’’March.In
3aul."
The exsrclsce were opened with
an eloquent prayer by Rev. J. M.
Johnston, of the Methodist church.
The band then played softly and
with great feeling, "Nearer My God
to Theo," tho notes of which wore
among the last sounds borne upon
the ears of those who went down
with tho sinking Titanic a little
more than a year ago.
Dr. Robert H. Harris, who came
ing for feed, to bo transported to!day with his old comrades, was
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 as
clear as It was last night. It seem
ed to have the effect of turning tl a
little cooler, even than It waa yes
terday and ceata and light wraps
are very comfortable.
the still. Did not know he was going
‘o meet Dillon; saw him first stand
ing In the street, and Dillln bame
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
weeks. Ball went through body,
and was taken out of the back, he
said.
atterson stated that he had
not seen Mr. Dillon before on that
day, but admitted that he had a pis
tol In his right 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 mum
about what happened except that
crowd gathered around. He stated
that he could not tell what kind of
a pistol Mr. Dillon had, nor did he
see him pull It. When first saw It,
was In Mr. Dillon's hand ar.d then
the shot. Mr. Dillon stood close to
the horse, between saddle a:id head,
when shooting occurred.
Cross Examination.
On tho cross examination, which
wns conducted by Mr. Theo Titus
Mr. Patterson Bald he t thirty-
two ye-.rs old. -evercl * oldei
than Mr. Dillon, whom he hail
known for seven or eight years. Had
been associated with him in bus 1
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 d's-
agreement of some sort. Mr .Pat
terson adm“*ed that Mr. Dlllor
came up tc father and shook
hands with lust as he was
about to get on train. Me 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 that t'jio.
When asked a direct question, Mr.
Patterson said he told him that he
dW 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 the line of 1
questioning was changed by the de
fendant’s attorney, reverting to the
Immediate time of the shooting.
Mr. Titus asked If Mr. Diiron did
not call him and ask for a
word with him. Mr. Patterson said
he didn’t remember what was said
Mr. Titus asked if Mr. Dillon didn't
ask him to settle the claim, rela
tive to the negro and If he, Mr.
Patterson didn’t reply, "Yes, 0—
called upon to Introduce the speak
er, Rev. Bryan Collier, of Pelham.
Dr. Harris always knows Just how
to touch the hearts of his audlonc?
and even In his short Introductory
remarks, he was much appreciated
Mr. Collier Is the son of a Vet
ernn who was In Colquitt's brigade
during tho war and lie la v»ry
proud of tho fact that his father
followed tho fortunes of the South
through those dark Jays of the six
ties. He began his speech by say
ing that Memorial Day is tin one
esiecinl time yvbon the New South
meets to honor the memory of the
Old South —a day that should al
ways bo kept sacred. lie paid an
sloquent tribute to those who had
laid down their lives for this can
they loved so well and to all wl
fought and bled for their below
Southland.
1 The Speaker touched briefly up:
the causes leading up to the w.
between the States, mentioning
some of the great generals of tile
South whose names have become
history. He also paid tributes to
the private soldiers and to tne wom
en of the South.
The speech was listened to V
great Interest. "-iller hohli
•he at'e- it his hearer,
throughout and being liberally ap
plauded.
At the close of the speech, the
hand play»d ' Rock of Ages,’’ and
during the collection a beautiful
medley of’ national airs was glvoi
"Taps" was then sounded and.
"God Re With You Till We Meet
clared that the Underwopd bill, as a
tariff for revenue measure was a
"slgnM failure.” — c ■
Mr. Froh A. Roach, of Valdosta,
spent yesterday In the city.
Mr. C. W. Hamrick of Montlcello
was In town yesterday for a short
time with friends.
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
tho neck.
The cellar had been the scene of
a terrible struggle. Tho girl’s
clothes were torn. There were
scratches on her hands, and she had
been struck a heavy blow on tha
head with some blunt instrument.
The police are Inclined to believe
that the rope wa 3 put around the
girl’s neck simply as a blind, to
suggest that she had perhapa 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 end 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 Becond note was written in
pencil too and told of some one who
said ho loved tho girl. It WM
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 bulldTng
at 37 South Forsyth street, where
the body was found.
:S
Coroner’s Jury Now
the Case.
Atlanta, Oa„ Aiprll 28.—A cor
oner’s Jury today visited the spot to
the basement of the National Pen
cil Company’s factory. In thl# city,
where the lifeless body of fourteen-
year old Mary Phagan was fonnd
at an early hour Sunday morning,
to determine whether the girl was
killed there or upstairs and her
Reach-Clurk.
Mr. and Mrs. Septimus Melvin j body dragged to Its hiding place.
Beach, of Beachton, Ca., announce L. M. Frank, the superintendent
the engagement of their daughter, I °f ,t ”' pencil factory, was subjected
Grace Elizabeth, to Dr. George I
Townsend Clark, of Halnbrldge, On. I 0 nly two arrests had been made
Tho wedding will tak* place at the up to noon today. They were Ar-
home of the bride’s parents, on tne I thur Mulllnax, who Is alleged to
evening of June 11th.
The above announcement will be
read with gr?at Interest by the
many friends of Miss Reach through
out Thomas county. She Is a youug
woman of many charms of persons
and manners and has always been
the recipient of many social atten
tlons. The wedding will bo one of
tin most interesting social events
of the month of June.
have been seen with the girl Sat
urday nUht. and Newt. Lee, a negro
watchman at the factory.
.An Improvised cot was found to
day In the cellar where the body
was found, and nearby was the foot
print of a woman.
Another Arrest This Afternoon.
J. M. Gantt, a former book-keeper
for the pencil company, was arrest
ed In connection with the case this
afternoon. He denies all knowledgo
of the crime, hut admits being at the
factory Saturday afternoon. ’•
(Continued on Page 4.)
now," and put his hand In hip
pocket for a gun. Mr. Patterpor
said he did not say that and didn’t
understand the question asked him.
He had a pistol which he stated
was a thirty-two Smith & Wesson.
He said he hadn’t seen Dillon for
six or seven months and stated tha*
Patterson, hadn’ been drink!!
that day on which the shooting oc
curred.
The case was finished aa far as
evidence was concerned
o'clock, and Immediately Mr. Ros-
coe Luke began his argument for
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the prosecution. He will be fol
lowed probably by the Solicitor,
then Mr, Titus and the closing, by
you. I’ll settle with yon’right’Ur. Mitchell, for the 8tate.
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