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VOLUME XVII.
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LITERACY TEST OPPOSED
PRESIDENT WILSON—ATTI
TUDE NOT VOLUNTEERED.
HAS DISCUSSED THE MATTER
His Views Communicated to the Sen
ate Committee on Immigration
Who Solicited Them.
Washington.—Trepidant Wilson's op
position ,to tljo literacy test ^s a
/ atrictlyo measure on immigration has
been communicated to the senate com
, '.-lnittee on immigration, which has be
. lore it the Burnett bill as passed by
• the house. The president's attitude
. was not volunteered, but solicited by
A .direction of the committee which au
thorized its chairman. Senator Ellison.
RUSSELL F. GREINER
TRAIN
■ HULLED
CHARRED BtJNES -GREET RE80U
- : ERS WHO PENETRATED 1
. TUNNEL,
NO ONE KNOWN TO BE ALwlf
1). Smith of -South Carblina to confer
with the chief executive.
Senator Smith has discussed the
matter with the president several
times, and m.*le a Tl 'ort to I'.ia col
leaguea. He had another conference
at the white house, and he will dis
cuss it at a meeting of the immlgra
tJon committee. The senator would
not talft about his Visit to the white
bouse, hut emphasized his own deter-
mlnation to steer carefully the bark
of Immigration legislation as launched
by .the house.
“Id ray, judgment," said Senator
Smith, "and it Ip a judgment held also
by'.many Democratic and Republican
Senators, there la no more important
^ legislation before cougreas than this
ImrafonMioa * bill. What we do to-
Wfi refonnipj? <mr Immigration laws
Vj»*AUmo*t'Importance dot only to
oyfn natlmn- but ttx the. whole
■orlrt -
'The world looks to America with
particular interest on legislation of
' this character. Every foreign nation
’L~,ibtluijytatMjfcjij>, this subject. Every
-'.ji /g.auLV-ffi'lin./1 era t lo n reform mill
gjjj^Ked.-4jar«funjr By thlp
Rus»ell F. Greiner, president of the
International Association of Rotary
Clubs, has been making a tour of
the east in the interests of those or
ganizations of business and profes
sional men. He invited President Wil
son tQ attend the annual convention
of the clubs at Houston, Tex., next
June. Mr. Greiner is head of a bank
noto concern In Kansas City..
SAKS EXEMPTION MISTAKE
ONLY MONOPOLY- WOULD
BENEFITED, WRITES MR.
WILSON.
ItiftlfilcUhjr^T u*[fufaiiooft 4 luf olVed *tn
the subject must be considered from a
non-partisau standpoint. Pollttctana
cannot be substituted for diplomats
In tho making of an immigration law,
and It Is my purpose to see to It that
this law Is thoroughly deliberated be
fore the senate is asked to pass it."
Ag to the literacy test in the house
■bill Senator Smith would make no
statement, either concerning his own
■or the president's; views. Other mem
bers of the committee have let it he
known, however, that President Wilson
favors some other form of Immigration
restriction. Senatof Lodge of Massa
chusetts, a member of the committee
and staunch advocate for many years
of a literacy teat for li^mlgrhnta. in
tends to fight vigorously for retentlou
of this provision in the bill.
Baltimore. Md.—President Wood-
row Wilson, in a letter to William
,£m Mv.-vUty.
RAINE'S SHORTAGE $788,804
Bond Fixed at $250,000, and Man It
Sent to Cell in Jail.
Memphis, Tenn.—"I am guilty. 1
want to go to Jail." This was the re
ply of IT. Hunter Raine, president of
(he Mercantile bank, which closed Us
doors, when he was arraigned o
bench warrant charging embezzlement,
growing out of Raino’s alleged defalca
tlon of $788,804 of the bank's funds,
Over his protest that he didn't want
to make bond. Criminal Judge Palmer
fixed tho amount of the security at
$250,000, but Mr. Raine went directly
to a cell In the county jail. The hear
ing lasted only a few minutes.
J. L. Hutton, state superintendent of
banks, took charge of the Mercantile
bank's affairs as receiver. An Inves
tigation of tho present.resources of the
bank was immediately begun. Mr.
Ralno so far has refused to make any
statement
Made and Lost Hit- Life.
Saa Diego., Cal.—Lieut. Henry II
Post of the first aero corps, consld
ered one of the rdost skillful United
States army aviators, plunged to his
■death In San Diego bay. when the
right wing of his hydroaeroplane
crumjled. Post died' after establish
ing an American altitude record of 12,*
120*feet He fell 600 feet ipto shal
low water, and was dead when Francis
Wlldman. another aviator, reached the
- -scone In a flying boaL - 4
Think* Nation'* Honor IV at Stake
In R»gard to Panama Canal
Tolls.
.All People,on Train Which Mexican
Bandit Tolled Into Death Trap," k
Periahed. •’ V'%
Cunibre, Chihuahua, Mexico.—
ing but charred bones pnd buttons
were found by the rescuing ;partv
•which, -with the aid 6t oxygon helmets
and pulraotors, pCaietratod.the CuniWe
tunnel from the south portal, fts • far
as the locomotive and firqt two cars
of the passenger train which entered
the burning cavern. ,• 'V ,
These are supposed to be the re
mains of the engineer and fireman of
the ill-fated paasengor train. They
were probably killed’when their.en
gine crashed Into the burning freight
train, which had been pushed into the
tunnel by Castillo's bandits several
hours before, it is said. Now, It is
believed that every one of the fifty
or more passengers, Including the
crew, aboard the train when It dashed
Into the tunnel are dead, but whether
the train was hurried Into the tuuhel
to escape beieng captured by Castillo’s
bandits or sent headlong .to Its de
struction by the bandits may never bo
known.
.The wreckage is covored by from 3
mrora?
.THERE WILL BE A
i ntnt w. —
VVlidEFitIT -0F ABOUT $40,000
N THE FUND; , i t
dolertnipc l
fevfci*. / ...... .... v
, A month ego Seuatbr Bacon fell
and suffered a, broken'rib. This hah
united, but for-the past ten days .he . •
has'bad 'fever tanging as 'high bs j0ir»-.
The kidneys ■were'found to bo effet^-e
ed, snd TbU physician, Dr/dames Uktf.- jyB
iNEW NAMEstRE TAKEN OFF AUGUSTUS 0.; BACON ;
SL'/fei:—....i..: /-
Will Try .to Vay Half the Ccuntlea'Jh'
! the -Staid in a Very
%
' 8hort Time,'-
. .. v ---Atlanta. jfj
,-A conference,.was .‘held between
Governor Slaton and: Penglon iGo.nl-
t^jBsinnor iLindfley'.'Ejtffardtng -the jpay-
pient of penalorfs’iSrithlB year.
nor^kpowland, daught^-of
V amU Mr*. Joseph' 1 . R.
lAIWyneda, Cali mad*, bar
uhlngtori' becledyi a. few
cle of the woodwork of ali tho cars
bdrned was found. 'The only recog.
nizable body thus far recovered ta that
of Juan Fernandez, rear brakenian of
the passenger train, who had escaped,
to within 200 feel of the north portal,
when he Anally sucr.umbed, dying in
"V Bitting posture,-with a hwrailuhcbbWf
i^u ’ U VJ ■ Y-'l - ' bl 1144**1 JlUptUI ty, net* «*
e dipt ion of American coastwise ship- tied about hi* nose and mouth, in a
ping from* Panama canat tolls "con
stitute* a vere ymlstaken policy from
everey point of view," and “benefits,
foe the present, at any rate, only a
monopoly." The president also pays
a high tribute to Secretary of State
Bryan, who, ho' says* deservos “not
only our confideneco, but our affection
ate admiration."
“With regard L> the question of ca
nal tolls," says the letter, "my oplnlob
is very clear. The exemption consti-
stltutea a very mistaken policy from
every pointy of view," and “benefits,
unjust; as a matter of fact, it bene
fits. for the present, at auy rate, only
a monopoly; and it seems to me in
clear violation of the terms of the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty^
"There is, of course, much honest
difference of opinion as to the last
point, as there is, no doubt, as to the
others; but it la at least debatable,
and if the promises we make In such
matters are debatable, I, for one, do
not care to debate them. I think the
country would prefer to let no ques
tion ariao as to its whole-hearted pur
pose to redeem its promise* in the
light of any reasonable construction of
them, rather than debate, a point of
honor.
vain endeavor to save himself from be
ing smothered by the smoko and gas.
It Is believed thnt all others in the
train, who were not maimed or killed',
when tho passenger train hit the
wreckage of the freight, attempted to
escape £*s did Fernandez, but were
overcome.
Washington.—AH those aboard the
Ill-fated passenger train which collld*
ed with seven burning freight cars in
Cumbra tunnel appear to havo perish
ed. They Included at leant eight
Americans and thirty Mexicans ac
cording to a dispatch from American
consuL Letcher, at Chihuahua.
U. S. MARINES LAND IN HAYTI
Barker Kill*, Hlmaelf.
Haxtehurst, Ga.—G. F. Armstrong,
cashier of the Fannors' State bank,
which closed its door* January 31, shot
himself through the - head and died
shortly afterward. Investigation, of
the hank's affairs disclosed a. short
age of approximately $12,000 and' a
warrant waa. Issued charging' Arm
strong with responsibility tor the die-
nppearance of this sum. Ha ffas giv
en until three o’clock to make good
the shortage and shot himself just
before-officers called to serve the ear-
rant. ' -
Rioting and Pillaging to an Alarming
Extent Breaks OuL
Washintgon.—Rioting and pillaging
broke out In Cape Haitlen to Buch
extent that Commander Bostwtck of
the gunboat Nashville landed eighty
men to protect lives and property of
foreign residents.
Commander Bostwtck took action at
the request of foretgn consuls,
strocttons to hie landing force were
to protect Americans, all foreigners
and theler property. E '
DavLlmar. Theofidore, who had pro
claimed himself provisional (.resident
before, hts defeat at Gonaivea at the
hands of the Zamor brothers, is trying
to set up a government at Cape Hal-
tten, where ho retreated after the bat-
tte. He has appotnted a cabinet, hut,
according to Commander Bostwtck's
report, appears to be losing control of
hie forces. -*
Man Kills Woman and Self.
Atlanta.—The curtain, of tragedy
dropped upon another mysterious
“eternal triangle” when A. J. Amer-
aoa of New Orleans pumped two but
lets Into the body of a young woman
who passed Id Atlanta aa hts wife,
then drilled a hole' through his. own
heart, la front of No. 52 Trinity ave
nue. Both were slain instantly. She
toppled Into a heap across the curb*
lag. His body crumpled cross-wise
over hers, the blood from four bul
let holes streaming into tho muddy
flow of the street gutter.
.vansiutr nyBlU.INGHVr.wr.
j' EXILED.
J rReform Finances Caused th*
i JWafeUoa Uvth# rwpubli*
r i.T'^K.v.'Mf; Porai*v *vj^i ^ ***?' •
Lima, Peru.—-Tho president of thft
republic of Peru, Guillermo Billlntf-
hurst, waa taken prisoner by the mil
tary revolutionists. . t
President Bllllnghurst was later
taken, by the rebels aa a prisoner to
i allac, from wMch port he will bq Bent
into exile in & foreign country.
The .rebels suddenly attacked the
presidential palace under the leader
ship of ColoneT Benavldds. Gen. En
rique Varela, premier and minister of
war, was killed in the fight which en
sued.
Dr. Augusto Durand, a former revo
lutionary leader whose arrest was
sought by tho police, took possession
pient -of penalmftrjer *his year;. - i,
• AfterCanvassing tkesituation fully
l It was determined 'jtp leave off bf the.
'Tolls now the 796 bow tirtow added
t6 the 1914 rolls for paymhpt, requir
ing some -$40,600,'Inasmuch as'll Ap
peared from the compiled ..figures of
the commissioner/ that n deficit of
pomething like that amount would oc
cur After all the appropriation'and
wvra
Both Governor Slaton and Captain
Lindsey took the position that pen
sioners who had been on the rolls
for a long period were entitled to
first consideration in the distribution
of tho appropriation, and that new
pensioner* must take their chances
wlthr the. legislature.
Ilf; la, poyl: 'hoped thnt sufficient
mofiby/Wllf ha In the treasury to pay
approximateji.,halt of the counties In
a tett-'dajfj? Of two weeks, depending
largely btf’itow' titf electors remit.
A- rather general,' impression has
gained .currency, .apnyarenUy that
Governor glat'on- sit t&i precedent of
-Bret-avail-
Hart'bou
P*
ae Mloww
“No one person la responsible for
(lie financial condition of the stat,e at
>hla time. > The legislature tnado the
lary creatlngT the teacher, amt pnn-
*hSi..T*j,(jbj.ftxpd.tly? .'roafiacr and the-
tithe of their leapeeiive 'pachlenU.
These payments are dependent upon
the' collection of the taxes- annually
from tie people and every. other
source of/revenup provided by'the
law and luring those years gone by
the genernt assembly created more
debts'- and appropriated more money
than they provided sources of reve
nue to pay them. I am told, and It is
true. that, the state ts In debt more
than; |1,000,000. Neither Governor
Slaton, myself nor the state treasurer
Individually or-'Jointly are responsi
ble'for this condition.
“If there had been sufficient funds
In the treasury as there used to be
on the first day of January three or
four years ago, both the teachere and
the pensioners would have been paid,
without any dispute as to who should
be paid first. When the time came
to January, 1911 to pay teacher and
pensioner; It was developed that
there was Insufficient funds in the
' •’■•vT r ■
iqff 5*n*te* jtrerw. Georgia wh* Wv
trlougfy. Iff. W.k*hlngt»n phy»lol«ng
tv*. iSk’Vi.abii- fa *(Urt»lf,. fegr-fj?,
caut* Of th* senator** Ifthexx.
ley Morgan, has > *enn puxzled
the exact cause qr^he malady.
lUO 04HW[ '.JtMffB luamwj. t _ ' ("£•
Dei to tbe bd^ j
Ditw* tOvrar'iiH k’by'’
Tbcu k was thought betted • catk
could be given him at tho ^bOipitAl^
tthan in hla a part merit. t
Owing to Sector JIacon'* age,, ba .> ^
will be 75 on October 20, next, grow r ;
ln» rnnfpm 1h felt ks tfl hi* C0nd$-. v ' tfi
Ing concern is felt k» tn his condW;
tlon.
Forming Boys* Plfl Club*.'
PERKINS WINS LONG FIGHT
government.
Georgian Who Wa* Removed by , a , The attack on the palace began' at
Military Cabal to Be Relocated. ' | ^:30 a. m. Thousands of Inhabitants
. , 0 , ... 1 of Lima dashed Into the streets alarm-
Washington.—Secretary of tho Navy “ ~ . .
Daniels has definitely advised Geor- | ; d J* of so , di#ra were orde red (o state treasury to pay both. Then
gla friends of Lieut. Col. Constantine I t , Ule a)r in orde r to the question arose as to who should
Marrast Ferklns that lie will send'to ^ ^ f „ rmatl[m 0 f crowds tn the I P“‘d the teacher or the pen-
congress within a few days a letter - P thls raet hod they kept s‘°ner. This was a Question of law
approving that officer's reinstatement lha Danlc . atrtcke n people moving from j and Governor Brown at that time
to remedy the Injury inflicted by a ^P ^ ^ In th0 vicinity of 8an submitted it to the then attorney gen-
military cabal. P p(lro c J rch a elvlllan bystander was j eral. Hewlett Hall, lie being the legal
In conversattlon with Senator Hoke , . h . advisor of the governor and of the
Smith and Representative William Wtl- | Kmoa Dy * ' | heads of all of the departments of
Ham Schley Howard, who have act-
forming ooys rig viuu*. ^
. Georgia la the third state tn then
South In which tho United States
psrtment of agriculture Is organizing^ ■
boys' pig clubs. These clubs are the' -j
naxf step In the corn club work by
which the boy la taught,how to market
hla crop on four legs Instead of four
wheels. The clubs are somewhat
lar. eachi boy raising a pure bred
acccordlng to tnatructlona afn. exhibit--- r \,
tng It next fall at the,. faIra'\Where.V.o
prizes will be given, - \ t , -
The objecU of the boys’ pig clubs
In Georgia are: \',i(
1. To Stimulate an. Interest In swine
production and to teach how to raise
cheaper and better hogs by the use of:..
Improved blood and the growing of for-
age crops. -
' I f
11am Schley Howard, who have acl '| co lflccc cCATi tho Btate go Te rnment, and clothed
ively Interested themselves tn behalf l FRANK GLAob LUoto atfll W j t |j n,e authority-to Interpret the
of tardy justice for this brave offl
cer, the secretary declared that he
convinced that Lieutenant Colo
nel Perkins waa unjustly treated. He
likened his case to that of Dreyfus
in France.
Of course In this persecution racial
prejudice did not enter. Lieutenant
C.olonel Perkin3 was appointed to the
naval academy from Rome, Go., by
President Grant. Hl3 father had served
In the Mexican war. His two sisters
are now living in Georgia—Mrs. W. L.
Hunt at Rome, and Mrs. Richard W.
Cubbedge at Macon.'. Two brothers
are prominent business men in West
Virginia.
For six years Lieutenant Colonel Per
kins has waged his fight, being many
times In sight of hla. goal, only to have
his hopes dashed to pieces. Senator
Clay and Colonel Livingston both
sought to have him reinstated, but
could not convince the officers of the
navy department of what they felt
was rank injustice... ' ' , ’
Husband Shot Down by Wife.
GalneavUle, Ga.—tn a desperate duel
enacted before the frantic gaxe of
their four joong children, Mrs. Fence
Carter,' the pretty young wife , of a
wealthy planter of the upper section
of Half , county shot down her hus
band as he sdvsnced upon her.'with
a aharp-bladed ax. Reeling to a bed;
upon which he Hoppled in aa uncon
scious state, the wounded, man lay
prostrate while the wfiman^ sobbing
hysterically, unclothed him abd dress
ed hie Injury with the tender care of
a wite.-
Senate Decide,, 32 to 31, Not to Seat
Alabamian.
Washington.—By a majority of one
vote, 32 to 31, Frank P. Glass of Ala
bama, lost bis fight for a seat in the
United States senate. The senate sus
tained the recommendation of the com
mittee on privileges and elections,
which held that Mr. Glass was not
entitled to be seated because his ap
pointment by Governor O'Neal to suc
ceed the late Senator Joseph F. John-
stoh\was made after tho seventeenth
constitutional amendment directing the
election of senators by the people had
been proclaimed In full effect..
. In the face of determined opposition
from the majority members of the
committee, headed by Senator Korn,
the champion of the Alabamian, pro
ceeding from a forlorn hope, made re
markable progress in gaining votes and
tlia, narrow margin by which they lost
the fight created groat surprise.
Literacy Te,t for Immigrant*.
Washington.-—The-Burnett Immigra
tion bill, prescribing a literacy test for
applicants tor admission td the United
States, was passed by the house, by a
vote of 241 to 128. As the bill passed.
It provides that every immigrant ad
mitted to the United States must be
able to read "the English language or
some other language or* dialect, in
cluding Hebrew or Yiddish." It pre
scribes-the/method of testing Immi
grants, providing that each applicant
for admission must read between thlr
ty and forty words.
with the authority-to Interpret the
law and to declare It« meaning aB
the guide to those whose duty it was
to execute the law. ' After a careful
Investigation, tho attorney general
declared the law to bo that tho teach
er had the right to be paid first out
of the taxes collected tn the year that
the teaching waa done.
“That settled tho dispute, and this
course has been followed in 1911,
1912, 1913 and will he followed for
I91'4. Therefore, you see and well
understand that. Governor Slaton nor
myself are at all responsible for the
existing conditions, and should not
be censured for It under the interpre
tation of the law.
Wade Appointed Judge.
The' vacancy In the state
court of appeals caused by the resig
nation of Judge J. R. Pottle has been
filled by Governor Slaton by the ap
pointment of Hon. Peyton U Wade of
Dublin. Judge Wade's appointment
meet* with the approval of the state
Bar association, which body unanl-
Inously endorsed him for tho posi
tion. -
Prior to hi* admission to the bar,
Judge Wade was the editor of the
Dublin Post, since consolidated with
other Dublin papers, and was present
at the organization of the Georgia
Weekly Press association. at MU-
ledge tJfuety-eigUt year's ago., He has
not beep active In the newspaper
profession for a numer of years, but
always takes a great deal of Interest
In newspaper affairs.
Judge Wade took the oath of of
fice on Monday, Fohnisry 9lh, and
ncHumed hi* duties.
». To increase the number of hoga
raised op the farm In order that the
meat for the home and that required to
feed the extra farm labor may be pro- /£.
duced instead of being bought. It is ea-
timated that Georgia spends $40,000,-',- c/V
000 a year for meat, In addition to ,-q
what is raised tn the state.
3. To compliment the work of tho ^ xS
boys' corn club by showing the boy*^ /,..J.
how they can profitably market theler'
corn In the form of live atock. VY/fi]
4. To teach the boy how to judge y j
bogs, and to select them tor breeding. /J
and market purposes. ‘'1-1x1
5. To encourage the growing of for-^C ;£•
age crops and discourage the use of. V,
high-priced feeds.
6. To Instruct the boys In a practf-s-w*
cal Way tn the management, feeding,
sanitation and* prevention of. diseaaest.fwtsj
of swine, all of which Information-//,^
proves valuable with respect to othet^tr^^
forms of live stock work. ' 1 v 'fjW
7. To give the boya some means of/ LXt
earning some money for iboraBolvea--Avi,
while at home. •>;' •. JvfiR
The following are the rules that will;
govern the clubs.- r
1. Any boy between the sages of-10
and 18 may become a 'member of
club. >'
2. Each boy must secure at least dpij
purebred pig It he becomes a map
ber of the club. > ,. / 1 „ ,
3. Each hoi must care for hts pfg tn|
person anu keep a record of the fq~®
given and pasture grazed. He must l
cord the wolght of the ptg when.,
comes fnto hts possession and at ptaV
ed Interval*, so as-to determine* the
gains. The dele tlfe pig wa* farrowt
should also be recorded.
4. Record blanks which will* .be- ]
niehed, should, be filled out and' ce
fied by two disinterested personage.
5. Each member must hive owo. ,
and kept a~ record of hfo pig or bl?*;!
for at !*»st four months In order t»i
nom nof a frvr a nrlyp.