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Mtotthi <lv illkcßW Strut mil VOL. XXII. NO. 75. CARRANZA AT BAY. SAYS REPORT UNDERWOOD HAS SMALL LEAD HEFLIN IN LEAD FOR SHORT TERM SEITJJiM O'Neal and White Refuse to Concede Heflin’s Election However, and Later Re turns May Change Result BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 12.—In complete official returns to the Birm ingham News from 35 of the 67 coun ties in the state early this afternoon gave Senator Underwood a lead of 6,750 votes over L. B. Musgrove, the union labor candidate, in the primary for nomination to the Cnited States senate. Estimates from 21 counties give J. Thomas Heflin a lead of approxi mately 5,000 over his nearest oppon ent, Emmet O’Neal. Musgrove supporters, however, re fused to concede the nomination of Underwood in the absence of more complete returns. Judge Samuel D. Weakley, who ran a poor third, ac knowledged his defeat. Neither O’Neal nor White would concede the nomination of Heflin up to noon today, and it was possible that later returns might change the result in this race. Underwood’s greatest strength was shown in the northern tier of Alabama counties and in extreme south Alabama, according to the 1 News. Lauderdale was his chief stronghold in the north and Mobile apparently has given the senator a majority of not less than 2,000. Un derwood also is believed to have carried Jefferson county by approxi mately 750 majority. Mr. Mus grove carried his home county of Walker by a majority of about 1,- 000. The strength of Congressman Heflin for the senate short term was evenly distributed throughout the state. Unofficial returns also indicated Alabama’s five congressmen wh</ were opposed for re-election have re-nominated. George Huddles «e*n apparently won in the Ninth district; Fred L. Blackmon in the fourth; W. B. Bankhead, in the Tenth; S. Hubert Dent in the Sec ond, and Henry B. Steagall, in the Third. W. B. Bowling, on face of sim ilar unofficial returns compiled by the News, won out over six oppon ents in the fifth district for the nomination to succeed Representa tive Heflin. One of the most spectacular phases of the primary was the ap parent victory of A. G. Patterson, of Albany, over Sam P. Kennedy and A. Coke Smith, for president of the public service commission. Mr. Patterson had more than doubled the combined vote of his opponents on the face of early returns. Judge B. M. Miller, of Selma, ap parently won one of the nominations for judge of the supreme court, with Judges Joel B. Brown and William H. Thomas, neck and neck for the other position. E. W. Barrett, pub lisher of the Age-Herald, was nomi nated for Democratic national com mitteeman. Nominations in the Democratic primary are equivalent to election in this state. Return's were still coming in slow ly from the rural districts this morn ing. On account of a system of first and second choice voting, tabulation of the results was made difficult In all contests. It was possible that the race for the short term senatorial nomination would be decided by the sceond choice votes. The ballot was the longest used in an Alabama elec tion in years, containing ninety names in Jefferson county. In addition* to the nomination of senate and congressional candidates, the voters also selected numerous state, county and municipal officials. President Wilson Receives 2 Ministers At the White House WASHINGTON,, May 12.—President Wilson today began receiving foreign diplomats who have been waiting im provement of his health in order to formally present their credentials. Arrangements were made for the foreign representatives to visit the White House in the order of their arrival here. Baron de Cartier de Marchienne, the Belgian ambassador, whose ap pointment was announced last Sep tember, was the first to be received. Later in the day the Uruguayan min ister Dr. Jacobo Varela, who came to Washington in October, saw the president. It was said the other diplomatic of ficials accredited since the president became ill, including Sir Auckland Geddes, the new British ambassador, would be received in the near future. Mount Airy. N. C., 4,752, increase 908, or 23.6 per cent. Jackson, Mich., • 48,374, increase, 16.941. or 53.9 per cent. Hornell, N. Y., 15,025, increase 1,408, or 10.3 per cent. Sagus, Mass., 10,874, increase 2,- 827, or 35.1 per cent. Grand Refuses To Indict Merchant JACKSON. Miss.. May 12.—The federal grand jury, by unanimous - vote, refused to return an in dictment against R. E. Kennington, local department store proprietor, against whom charges of profiteering bad been preferred by agents of T. J. Lockc. fair price commissioner for Missisisppi. COMMITTEE FIXING TO “MISEH--L” IN STATEJWS FLYHT Blackburn to Call Attention of Court to Action of Sub committee in Declaring Primary Result With a view to having members of the subcommittee of the state Democratic executive committee cited for contempt of court, the attention of Judge B. F. Walker, of the War ren county superior court, will be called to the action of the subcom mittee on Tuesday in declaring the result of the presidential primary of April 20 and awarding Georgia’s del egates to Attorney General A. Mitch ell Palmer. Such was the statement made Wed nesday morning by B. M. Blackburn, representative of Thomas E. Wat son, on whose petition Judge Walker issued a temporary injunc tion against the subcommittee re straining it from making any ruling to affect the state convention -which will be held in Atlanta on May 18. Mr. Blackburn declared that he had not conferred -with Mr. Watson since the subcommittee took action on Tuesday afternoon, but indicated his belief that the subcommittee was clearly in contempt of court and ex pressed confidence that Mr. Watson would not permit the incident to go unnoticed. The subcommittee, continuing its session on Tuesday afternoon, adopt ed resolutions declaring Mr. Palmer entitled to the Georgia delegation at the national Democratic convention, but Judge James J. Flynt, chairman, refused-to acquiesce in this action and declined to sign the resolutions. He took the position that the sub committee should do no more than certify as to which candidate received a plurality of county unit votes in the primary, while the other five mem bers of the subcommittee insisted that the resolutions should declare Mr. Palmer entitled to the Georgia delegation. Judge Flynt Talks Judge Flynt was most emphatic in his refusal to certify the resolu tions to the convention, declaring' that the subcommittee was exceed ing its authority and “fixing to raise hell in Georgia.” “This subcommittee can only de clare the result of the primary and say which candidate received a plu rality of the county unit votes,” said Judge Flynt. “It is not within our province to declare that Palmer is entitled to the Georgia delegates to the national convention. We can only say what has happened. We cannot anticipate. When you pass this resolution you are going out side your authority.. “I want to serve notice at this time that I do not intend to sign such a resolution as this, and will not certify it to the state conven tion. lam not going to bind myself to anything that is not right—the rest of the committee can do so if it desires. But I tell you now that, you are exceeding your authority and are fixing to raise hell in Georgia.” Text of Resolutions The resolutions adopted by the subcommittee after an all-day dis cussion of the situation, follow: “Whereas, after the consolidation of the votes of the various counties of the state cast in the presidential primary of April zv, 1320, and after the disposition of all contests, it ap pears from the report of the secre tary of the state executive commit tee, as follows: “That Honorable A. Mitchell Pal mer caried the number of counties herein below set forth with the num ber of convention votes set opposite said counties, making a total of 55 counties carried by Mr. Palmer, en titling him to 148 delegates in the convention to be held May 18. “It further apepars that Honorable Thomas E. Watson carried the num ber of counties herein below set forth, with the number of convention votes set opposite said counties, mak ing a total of 56 counties carried by Mr. Watson, entitling him to 132 delegates in the convention to held May 18. “It further apepars that Honorable (Continued on Page 6, Column 1) OEIOTLIM 15 CENTS JEM New Invention Makes Fords Run 34 Miles on Gallon of Gasoline Other Cars Show Proportionate Sav ings A new carburetor which cuts down the gasoline consumption of any mo tor, including the Ford, and reduces gasoline bills from one-third to one half, is the proud achievement of the Air Friction Carburetor Co.. 213 Mad ison street, Dayton, Ohio. This re markable invention not only increases the power of all motors from 30 to 50 per cent, but enables every one to run slow on high gear. 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WASHINGTON, May 12.—Political events of the last twenty-four hours have emphasized the improbability of a reconciliation between the vari ous factions in both the Democratic and Republican parties who have taken their respective attitudes to ward the peace treaty and League of Nations during the past year. Three divisions exist in each party and by virtue of their similarity they appear now to be the nucleus of three politcal parties. President Wil son’s letter to the Oregon Democrats asking for the unqualified indorse ment of the treaty and league, fol lowed as it was by the announce ment of Republican Leaders in Chi cago that they would stand on the Lodge reservations, has now been attacked by the so-called “irreconcif ables” led by Senators Johnson and Borah, who hint at a bolt from the Republican party unless reservations, league, treaty and all are condemned. The outlook at present for the presi dential nominations therefore would appear to be this: Republican—Lowden, Wood or Hoover on a platform of Lodge res ervations and their chances about in the order named. Third Party Support Democratic—McAdoo, Cox or Pal mer on a platform written by Presi - dent Wilson advocating unqualified adoption of the treaty but accepting Interpretative reservations such as those of the Hitchcock resolution. Independent or Third Party—Sen ator Hiram Johnson or Senator La- Follette on a platform opposing the entire treaty and a league and- reser vations. Support for the third party will come from friends of William Jen nings Bryan, who will probably wage an unsuccessful fight .in the San Francisco convention against the Wilson platform, though- Mr. Bryan himself would be prevented from supporting a third party which con demned the treaty and the league in asmuch as he himself is ready to ac cept the Lodge reservations in the • interest of a start toward peace. Support for the third party will also come from those Democrats, particularly of Irish extraction who think article ten of the covenant in terferes with the prospect of Irish freedom and they are lining up sol idly behind Hiram Johnson. Major Parties Worried Os course Republicans fond of Johhson will join a third party if some one of his viewpoint heads a third ticket. The new party will ac quire strength from th e so-called lib eral or radical wings of the two big parties. This readjustment or realignment of political forces is causing no lit tle concern to both Republicans and Democrats. The Republicans are su premely confident that the defections will not be considerable. The Demo crats think the departure of Johnson and his following from the regular Republican party will make the reservationist program easy to attack and that the real friends of the league will see the Democratic platform as the only means of bring ing about an early partnership of the United States in the present League of Nations. But irrespective of,, the treaty is sues, the personal questions in each party are getting more and more vital. William Gibbs McAdoo has the edge on the Democratic nomina tion. By insisting on uninstructed delegations and keeping himself out of the office-seeking class by maneu vers of receptiveness only, he has impressed Democrats in the capital here as a shrewd politician. McAdoo Long in Game Mitchell Palmer is well liked and probably has more strength among the members of the Democratic na tional committee than has McAdoo, but the latter was in the game before Palmer began. Delegates were tied to the McAdoo band wagon when that individual was secretary of the treas ury and director general of railroads. He got an early start. Added to this are the mistakes made by Pal ,mer —or rather the group he has rightly or wrongly antagonized. He is under attack for failing to reduce the cost of living, for alienating la bor by his policy in the coal injunc tion suits, and for his wholesale raids on so-called “reds.” The last charge influences probably only the radical wing of the Demo cratic party which, in any event, would not stick with the Wilson kind of Democracy no matter whether Palmer, McAdoo or any other heir of the Wilson policies were nominated. This group still holds Mr. Wilson re sponsible for Postmaster General Burleson’s repression of “liberal” periodicals and considers the treaty and league objectionable as not being liberal enough, not containing more of the doctrines of internationalism. McAdoo Improves Chances But on the whole Mr. 'vlcAdoo by keeping out of public office since the armistice has seemed to improve his chances with the rank and file of ''the Democrats, while Mr. Palmer has been under fire right along. Gover nor Cox. of Ohio, is a serious con tender, but just now Mr. McAdoo is in the lead. That is not an individ ual opinion. It is the concensus of the Democrats who are on the inside of things and who know what the leaders of delegations are apt to do on the final count at San Francisco. As for the Republican nomination. (Continued cn Page 6, Column 6) ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1920. ENGLUND HELPLESS ID POINT OF PUNIC, WILSDPi TOLD SIMS Said Admiralty Was Slow to Protect Convoys Reply, Daniels Says, Was Com posed of Generalities WASHINGTON, May 12.—A confi dential cablegram from President Wilson to Rear Admiral Sims in Lon don, sent during the war, was read to the senate naval investigating committee today by Secretary Dan iels. It expressed surprise- that the British admiralty had failed to “use Great Britain’s great naval superi ority” effectively against the sub marines and called on Admiral Sims for oomments and suggestions based on "independent thought” and with out regard to “judgments of any one on that side of the water.” The admiralty was “helpless to the point of panic” in the face of the submarine situation, the message said. / “Every plan we suggest the re ject for some reason of prudence,”. Mr. Wilson added. “In my view this is not a time ’of prudence, but for boldness even at the cost of great loss.” In conclusion President Wilson asked Admiral Sims to advise him as he would give advice "if you were running a navy of your own.” Admiral Sims’ reply, said Secre tary Daniels, who presented the president’s message in connection with his answer to Sims’ charges against the navy department’s con duct of the war, was “a long tele gram of generalitites of what the British admiralty was doing.” President Wilson’s message to Ad miral Sims follows: ‘From the beginning of the war, I have been greatly surprised at the failure of the British admiralty to use Great Britain’s great naval su periority in an effective wpy.ln the presence of the present submarine emergency they are helpless to the point of panic. “Every plan we suggest they re ject for some' reason of prudence. In my view ihis is not a time for pru dence, but for boldness even at the cost of great losses. * Flans Not Good “In most of your dispatches you have quite properly advised us of th© sort of aid and co-operation de sired from us by the admiralty. The trouble is that their plans and meth ods do not seem to us efficacious. I would be very much obliged to you if you would report to me, confi dentially, of course, exactly what the admiralty has been doing, and what they have accomplished, and, added to the report, your own com ments and suggestions, based upon independent thought of the whole situation, without regard to the judgments of anyone on that side of the water. “The admiralty slow to adopt the protection of convoy and it is not now, I judge (protecting) convoys on adequate scale within the danger zone, seeming to keep small craft with the grand fleet. The absence of craft for convoy is even more apparent on the French coast than on the English coast and in the channel. I do not -see how the necessary military supplies and supplies of food and fuel oil are to be delivered at British >orts in any other way within the next few months than under adequate con voy. There will presently not be ships or tankers enough and our ship building plans may not begin to yield important results in less than eighteen months. “I believe that you will ' keep these instructions absolutely and entirely to yourself, and that you will give me such advice as you would give if you were handling and if you were running a navy of your own.” Mr. Daniels also read a letter from Admiral Sims to former Am bassador Page at London, written August 7, 1917, which in part said; “in this connection I have sug gestion to make. I have received word, practically directly from the president, that he was much dis pleased with my reply to his cable gram; that .it did not change his opinion at all: that he regards me as owned by the admiralty and so pro-British that he seriously consid ered the advisability of replacing me by some other officer.’ Zebrugge Flan Admiral Sims’ reply to the presi dent told also of plans for a com bined sea and land attack to turn the German right flank and cut off Zeebrugge as a provisioning case. Mr. Daniels said. “That was the kind of ’bold and audacious’ thing the President and the navy department had been urg ing from our entrance into the war,” declared the secretary. “But even then, Admiral Sims said, it had not been definitely decided on by the war council, though the daring and successful attack on Zeebrugge came much later. It might have been a very different story if it had been undertaken earlier when the navy department was i rging some such bold plan, all of which Admiral Sims thought “impractica ble’ when urged by the navy de partment.” Admiral Sims told the president he had been shown studies of the de partment’s plan to prevent the egress of submarines, Mr. Daniels said, and that he considered the scheme impracticable. j “He evidently sought to discredit the navy department’s plans by saying that these same suggestions and many similar ones had been made by people of all classes since the 'beginning of the war.” said Mr. Daniels. “Instead of accepting the department’s suggestions of great of fensive plans or originating some (Ccntiaued on Page 6, 5) SMALL CAPITAL DF BOTTLERS YIELDED HANDSDMEPRDFITS Secretary Rainwater, Con cluding Coca-Cola Testi mony, Reads Amounts Paid Stockholders The taking of testimony in the injunction proceedings of the so called parent bottlers against the Coca-Cola company, of Delaware, was concluded Tuesday afternoon with the appearance of C. Veazey Rain water, secretary of the Coca-Cola Bottling company, before Commis sioner Harvey L. Parry. The hearing was held in the of fices of Candler, Thomson & Hirsch, of counsel for <he Delaware corpora tion. Mr. Rainwater was summoned by the defendant corporation, and was on the stand throughout the after noon. Counsel 'for the bottlers did not permit the opportunity to escape of cross-examining Mr. Rainwater, and when the hearing was ended, counsel for both sides evidenced keen satisfaction with the facts dis closed in the testimony. Mr. Rainwater’s examination and cross - examination developed the usual number of objections, counsel for the defendant company, especial ly, noting objections to what they termed immaterial and irrelevant testimony. They also voiced objec tions to statements by Mr. Rain water which they said were conclu sions. Summoned as a witness for the defense, although he is an officer of one of the plaintiff litigants, the di rect examination of Mr. Rainwater was conducted by Attorney W. S. Thomson. His associates Harold Hirsch, Clifford L. Anderson and Rob ert C. Alston, however, made occa sional suggestions. The cross-examination of the wit-' ness was conducted by Attorney John A. Sibley, of counsel for the plain tiffs, ' with occasional suggestions from Attorneys Ben Z. Phillips and Charles T- Hopkins. Besides the counsel, the hearing was attended by C. Howard Candler, chairman"- of the board of directors of the Coca-Cola company, of Dela ware, and Samuel Candler Dobbs, president of the corporation. Capital $5,000 The defendant Coca-Cola company sought to show that the plaintitf bottlers really began business on a “shoestring,” as it were, but that with the development of the Coca- Cola enterprise its profits have been surprisingly large. Mr. Rainwater stated that the original capital of the Coca-Cola Bottling company, of which he is an officer, was $5,000, and that this capital has at no time since its organization been increased. Attorney Thomson caused the wit ness to refer to the books of the company, for certain months in 1919, and Mr. Rainwater admitted that during some of these months his company disbursed dividends of $40,000. The dividends paid by his com pany, each month in 1919, from Au gust to December, inclusive, were, according to Mr. Rainwater, a_> fol lows. August $40,000 September 30,000 October 30,000 November 30,000 December 20,000 Mr. Rainwater informed counsel that other dividends records tor the year 191!’ were not then available, but he agreed to obtain them and they will be incorporated in the rec orfi He told counsel, further, that th® minute book of the company din nor contain records of these divi dend declarations. He said, as an officer of the company, familiar with its policies and financial conditions at all times, he disbursed monthly dividends himself. Although the capital stock of the company has not been increased, Mr. Rainwater said large sums of mon ey have been invested in its devel opment and in helping subsidiary bottling plants. THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS WILL BE BIG NEWS MONTHS The national conventions of both the Democratic and Republican parties will soon be staged — And then will come the campaign with all of its excitement ind enthusiasm— And that will be only a part of the, interesting news which readers of THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL will find in their paper every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday rrom now to October Ist. FIVE MONTHS FOR 50c We are making a special offer to send The Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal to you from now until October Ist for only 50c. SEND YOUR 50c TODAY In order not to miss another copy, send in your 50c today and your subscription will be started at once. Fill in the following blank, with your name and address, and send it together with 50c today. THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga. Here is 50c enclosed, for which send nic THE TRI-WEEKLY ( JOURNAL from now until October 1, 1920. Name R. F. D r .. ■. P. O .*. State. SENATOR SMITH IN FAVOR OF DIVIDING STATEDELEGATION Declares, in Card, That Con vention Should Disapprove Third-Term and League Without Reservations ' The Georgia delegation to the Democratic national convention, at San Francisco should chosen and proportioned by the state convention from among the friends of the three presidential candidates who contest ed in the recent preferential primary, in the opinion of Senator Hoke Smith. He holds that they should go to San Francisco uninstructed. This view was expressed Wednes day morning in a statement issued by Senator Smith. It is the judg ment of the senator that the con vention should be governed by lo cal political conditions in Georgia and should avoid doing anything that might justly be considered as unfair and cause discontent and dis trust among the Democrats of the state. Senator Smith’s statement is pref aced with the dclaration that near ly 150,000 voters participated in the recent primary and expressed their wishes at the ballot box. The con vention should, Senator Smith thinks, carry out the wishes of the voters, who, he remarks, declared against the League of Nations as it was brought back from Paris by Presi dent Wilson, and against nominating Mr. Wilson for a third term. The statement follows: “In the recent primary nearly 150,- 000 voters expressed their wishes at the ballot box. No one can doubt that the convention should carry out the expressed wishes of the voters. They clearly declared ’ against the League of Nations as the president brought it back from Paris, and against nominating the president for a third term. I think the conven tion should, by suitable resolutions, instruct the delegates to observe in the national convention the wishes of the voters on these most impor tant subjects. "Surely no executive committee is authorized to control the votes of 400 delegates .representing in the convention the voters of Georgia. For a committee to assume such au thority would be to set aside all past party practices and especially would this be true with reference to action by congressional districts where heretofore always district del egates have selected the delegates from their districts to national Demo cratic conventions. “I think the convention should con sider conditions in our own state and avoid doing a* vhing which mignt justly be considered unfair and cause discontent and distrust among Democratic votehrs. “In view of the situationl believe it would be fair and wise for the convention to elect delegates select ed by the friends of each of the three candidates as nearly as pract’c able in proportion to their relative strength. “The delegation might well go to San Francisco uninstructed as to candidates, free, after consultation with delegates from other states, to select a candidate whose strength would contribute most to the success of the party. My interest from the first in the action of Georgia hoin no sense, been a personal one. “I am deeply convinced that the League of Nations as brought from Paris should not be ratified. Geor gia has decided against it. and. t am now chiefly concerned to see that t< -s action by the voters is faithfully expressed by the delegates at San Francisco.” Scents a copy. $1.50 A YEAH. 4,OBDFEDERALSARE VIRTUALLY CUTOFF, DISPATCHES ASSERT Mexican Rebel Reinforce ments Said to Have Been Ordered to Scene of Battle WASHINGTON, May 12.—(8y the Associated Press.) —Mexican revolu tionists seemed to have 'attained vir tually all their objectives with the possible exception, of the capture of President Carranza, who fled from Mexico City last week. Advices from rebel sources say he has been taken but appar ently the news had not reached Vera Cruz last night. That city reported that near San Marcos, 125 miles away, forces loyal to the president were fighting against rebels sent to capture Carranza and gain posses sion of funds belonging to the Mex ican treasury which he is said to have taken with him in his flight from the capital. Rebel reinforcements are said to have been ordered up to the scene of the battle, ine the southastern corner of the state of Tlaxala, and it is probable the issue of the strug gle will not be long delayed. Dispatches from Vera Cruz also seem to throw considerable doubts on reports of the assassination of Gen eral Candido Aguilar, son-in-law of President Carrazan and governor of the state of Vera Cruz. So far as known, quiet prevails in' districts of the country under con trol of rebel chieftains. The only part of Mexico that still seems to be loyal to the Carranza regime is a narrow strip along the Gulf coast, although at some points the rebels are reported to be in control. Matamoros, the Mexican town di rectly across the Rio Grande from Brownsville. Tex., Is expecting a rebel attack, and several hundred Mexican soldiers and customs and immigra tion guards have been mobilized to repel any attempt by the revolution ists to take the place. The onfy direct word received to day by the government from its agents in Mexico was in a radiogram to the navy department from Captain ' Long, on the destroyer Putnam, at Tampico. He reported that Tampico was quiet that there ,had been no further developments. Captain Long also reported the ar rival of the cruiser Dolphin, which was sent to Tampico to afford asylum to Americans should they find it neeessary to leave Mexico. President Carranza, hIS cabinet ad visers and other adherents left Mex ico City last Friday morning by train, apparently going in the direction of Vera Cruz, the state department was advised today in messages from the American embassy at Mexico City. Carranza’s train was preceded by numerous trains carrying troops and equipment, supplies, records ana ar chives. Artillery and supplies also were held in trains waiting at the railroad station some hours after Carranza left. The dispatches, which were dated May 7, 8 and 9. and which were held up by the interruption of the telegraph lines, quoted an official bul letin published in the Mexico City newspapers on May 8 announcing that forty-three cannon, ten trains of equipment, supplies, etc., and one train with funds, which had accom panied Carranza’s train, had been captured by the The newspapers of May 8, the dis patch said, published statements that there was no confirmation of reports that Carranza had been captured or that General Aguilar. Murguia, Mar ragan and Urquizo had been exe cuted. The dispatches told of a confer ence between Generals Obregon and Gonzales on May 8 at Tacubaya, just outside of Mexico Oita, and said General Gonzales had appointed Juan Sanchez Azcon and Aurelio Memjivil to, take temporary charge the for eign office and the department of the hacienda, respectively. They also said Gonzales had appointed direc tors general of posts, failways and* telegraph lines. BATTLE IS IMMINENT OPPOSITE BROWNSVILLE BROWNSVILLE, Texas, May 12. Troops loyal to President Carranza in Matamoros, opposite here, the last large town in that section of Mexico not under rebel control, awaited in entrenchments early to day for the expected attack by a force of approximately 500 men, re ported last night as 25 miles west of the c'ty. DR.TARRIS FLAYS REPORT MADE ON WILSON’S HEALTH JACKSON, Miss., May 12. —In an address before the Mississippi med ical association today Dr. Seale Har ris. olj Birmingham, sharply criticized the statement recently issued by Dr. Bevan, of Chicago, in regard to Pres ident Wilson’s mental condition, and declared that the Chicago physician is "being used as a dupe by some of the politicians who would stoop to any act to prejudice the public against President Wilson.” Dr. Harris is a brother of Sena tor Harris, of Georgia, and of Ad jutant General P. C. Harris, of the war department. The speaker <ilso said the public had been kept in ignorance concern ing a serious operation performed on the brain of General Leonard Wood, and expressed the opinion that this operation has not and will not in sfny way affect General Wood’s mental capacity.