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"*° I* if-*-**or Moore at Georgian 'IVr
Hotel.*'
, n Thr report then Mays:
Air. Von Herrmann wa» subsequent-
somewhat surprised to learn from
„ Piofessor F. J. Wajz, Louisville, that
Professor Moore whs not arquuini**d
with Professor Unman, but desired
to be next to film at tlm hotel b»*
■. i^i-use h»* (Professor Liptnuii) is o
5®o8e friend of Mr. Woodrow Wilson,
^^ffofessor Moore desired to invite Pro-
Xassor Lipman to the banquet t<> the
labor people, but Profesynr ('<»x ad
vised against It.”
The convention of eat her bureau
offic ials opened November 12, Profes-
M»ir Cox, of Chicago, presiding.
Suggestions Were Made,
fisii“Interspersed in the proceedings
were suggestions how to aid Profes
sor Moore in his efforts t«» secure
recommendations for the position of
Secretary of Agriculture, Professoi
fox being especially emphatic lhat
we should not allow th$ fact that
Professor Moore is not a college man
to disturb us.
"After the adjournment of the meet
ings the efforts of all the men with
•wijum Mr. Yonllerrman came in con
tact were directed toward seeming
letters of recommendation to tlx Pres
ident-elect in favor of Professor Moor.-
as Secretary of Agriculture.
"At the suggestion of Professor (’ox.
Mr. Lee A. Denson requested Mr.
YonHerrmann to secure the favora
ble Influence of the director of the
North Carolina Experiment Station."
«*.• At the session next da> Professor
Moore read the letters he had received
favorable to his alms. Mr. Cline, re
ferred to 111 tlx* next extract, as was
tjhe case with Professor YY'alz and Mi.
Denson and nearly all others mcn-
■•med, is a Weather Bureau official
Ind took par' in the convention.
, "In the afternoon, as Professor
Moore desired to secure the fa
vorable influence of Mr. llarvb
.ocean, of the Fanners' Qln and
• '* *t t «>n Compress Company. Mr.
(“’line and Mr. VonHerrmaiin
■-< iigbt Mi' Jordan at his offu »■ and
& f w here. Not llnding him, the tv\o
irnted but Mr IIar> I
.|";'dan was ultimately located at tlx*
fhedinent Hotel and introduced t <»
P 1 -oi Moor* . Mr. .Ionian was In-
vit-al in a banquet on the evening «d
•I • ! Ml) and his favorable influence
•• a l for Professor Moon*. The ex
• ■ • u“i ' w re borne by Mr. I Cline.
"Mr. C. F YonHerrmunn was un-
ax'. t » kccu!> from the city <»f Al
an* a or from the State of Georgia any
fa vora hie recommendations."
Nine Receive Advances.
, Yht*re were sixteen Weather Bureau
officials from other titles at the At
1: nta conference. A sample of the
some of them did afterward is
|iown by the copy of a letter signed j
b> tlx 1 name of one of them, J. War- j
i‘en Smith, of Columbus. Ohio, in
Slhich he begged the recipient to write
ti few words indorsing Professor
4>1t»ore.
I At least nine of tlift OffU lal* a! the
®*r»ference received substantial ad-
•ances in salary in January and F< b-
p: try of this year. Among them an
line. .1. Warren Smith and Denson.
Sit is charged that Moore made an
Unprecedented number of promotions !
Otter his candidacy for Secretary of
Agriculture was announced. It is es
timated his candidacy cost the gov
ernment $25,000.
? Mr. VonHerrman said to-day lx*
^ ould not discuss the telegraphic re
st u t s from Washington.
8 "The best thing i can do,” lx* said,
Jfes not to talk at all.”
Banquet Guest in Denial.
I.wtIx r H. Still president of the At
hmta Typographical Union and one of
ib*' gueste at the Georgian Terrace
I inquet. declared to-day that Willis
oore did not. to his knowledge, use
Is office and his employees to further
is candidacy for Secretary of Agri-
Ini tore.
"The banquet at the Georgian Ter
race,” said Mr. Still, "was a purely
personal affair, at which Mr Moore
made no reference to his candidacy. I
have heard nothing of any of his sub
ordinates in the Weather Bureau lay
ing any ‘wires’ for him.”
< >ther union men, however, were
frank to sav that the dinner wa* 1
clearly a "boost" affair, but that
Moore was Indorsed solely on his rec
ord as a union man.
Women of Mississippi
Plan Suffrage Fight
State Convention to Ask Legislature
for Election on Right
to Vote.
JACKSON. MISS.. April 15. Many
prominent women are here from all
n :* of the State to attend tin* an
nua! Mississippi Suffrage Association
convention, which begins in the Sen
ate chamber at the Capitol to-night.
Mayor Taylor will deliver the address
of welcome and Mrs. Boyd and Mrs.
Roydan Douglas, of New Orleans,
president of the Louisiana Federation
of Women’s Flubs, will make ad-
dicss^s. The lirst business session
will be held to-morrow morning, wan
(he president of the association. Mrs.
Lily Wilkinson Thompson, will make
an address.
The legislative committee will re
port urging the adoption of a resolu
tion to request the Legislature to take
some action toward ordering a vote of
the people of Mississippi on the ques
tion of granting suffrage to women.
NORTH GEORGIA REPORTS
$600,000 FRUIT DAMAGE
CHATTANOOGA. TEN.N. April 15.
C. > Lyerh president of the First
Nat onal Bank of this dty and owner
of the huge peach orchards at Lver.y,
Ga., stated to-day that th*> peach > .*,>
in phe extreme North Georgia ,.n
r.i-.f# bwn damaged to the extent of
Girls Dare Burglars to Return LEGISLATORS TO FIGHT
• . ♦«. MOVE TO FLOG WOMEN
Rout Trio With Volley of Shots
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first trip, but after that they do not
Miss Annie Hollingsworth who awoke las! night to find
burglar leaning over her bed.
FAMILY FLEE FIRE
! Brave Attendants Defend Home
for Friendless From Three
Raids by Robbers.
Residences of Mrs, A. Newson
and C. G. Hannah, in West
End, Destroyed.
'Rite family of Mrs. A. Newsom. (>.'»
Beecher Street, West End, had to
llee in their night clothes when their
home was destroyed by fire early to
day.
Awakened by the roar and crack
ling of flames, members of the fam
ily found tlie roof falling in and the
whole house filled with dense smoke.
Neighbors, afoused by the fire, broke
down the front door and aided in
their escape.
The home of B. F. Allen, next door,
also was badly damaged by flames,
but members of the family were
awakened in time to dress and reach
the street in safety.
West End was the scene of still
another fire shortly afterward, when
"The Oaks, the handsome home of
C. G. Hannah, a real estate man, was
almost totally destroyed. Mr. Han
nah's daughter, who has been ill for
some time and was to be operated
on to-day. had to be carried on her
bed from the blazing structure.
Miss Hannah was greatly shocked
and frightened by the fire, but phy
sicians declared her condition was
not endangered.
The total damage done b\ tlx* two
fires is approximated at *15.000.
J. H. PORTER TO HEAD
ATLANTA ATHLETIC CLUB
.1 11. Boiler will be nominated for
president ami Ilenry W. Davis for
vice president at the annual meet
ing of the Atlanta Athletic dub to
night. Mr. Porter, a well-known law
yer. was elected to the vice presi
dency on the resignation of \\. H.
Glenn. Mr. Davis is cashier of the
Lowrv National Bank
The terms of Dowdell Brown. B.
M Grant. Frank H. Reynolds. H. W.
Davis and Coke Davis as directors
expire and nominations for these
! places wiP he made.
An election b> ballot will be held
later to confirm nominations.
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Nearly everybeck in Atlanta -eaa's
The Sunday Ar*er!-?r. YOUR ad
vertisement in the ne.xt ,»«ue will sell
good*. Try itl
enough to terrorize any one, and I - an
tell you I was scared."
That’s the wav Miss Annie Hol
lingsworth, of 3f.il Forrest Avenue, (le
st ribes her sensations w hen she was
aroused this morning about 3 o'clock
to find a man standing owr her bed
As a result of the experience Miss
Hollingsworth is confined to her bed
to-day and probably will pot recover
from the effects of the nervous shock
for several days.
"My first impulse was to lay per
fectly still a.*id pretend that l was
asleep, but I could not control myself,
and almost before I realized it l had
screamed at the top of my voice.
"I am glad now that I did. for the
minute l screamed the burglar made a
hash lor the stairway, and l soon
realized that he was gone and that
the entire family were awake"’
Screams Rouse Family.
The young woman’s screams had
aroused . very one in the house, and
Mrs. Hollingsworth, the girl’s mother,
( ame v ery near running into the flee
ing burglar as she turned to go up
stairs to her daughter's assistance.
Miss Hollingsworth says that the
light in * he room was so dim that she
could n »t determine whether the in
truder was a white man or a negro
but she thinks the man was white.
Mr. Hollingsworth fired two shots at
tlx* fleeing figure, but as the lights
were bad ami the man at very long
range he doubts if either took effect
ll»* immediately telephoned to po
lk.* headquarters, ami Dcoeilvt Hoi
lingsworth, a cousin, together with
Fall Officers Gantt and Davis, reach
ed the scene about J o'clock.
Tlx* thief managed to get away with
about $7 r > in i ash and checks, a watch j
v tiuod u $25. and a suit of clothes
belonging to (\ (’. Hollingsworth, the
young lady’s brother.
Mrs Hollingsworth said she had
been up a good part of the night with
one of i he younger children and that
she had just gotten back in bed when
she head a noise in the hall and
some one tried the knob on the door
lending i<* hei room.
The family are of the opinion that
tlie burglar entered the house earlier
in the night and was locked in. Miss
Nellie Hollingsworth vvaV out at the
theater last night, and the door was
left open up to the time she returned,
about 11 o'clock. #
2 POSTMASTERS FOR
GEORGIA NOMINATED
V ASHINGTOX April j .*» Nomi
nations for t vo Georgia postmasters
were sent to the Senate to-day. They
are M. S. Cornett, at La w rencev ille
Gwinnett Coumy, and Stephen D.
('herry, at Dona l top v! lie, D*c.i ur
Two A 'ahairiH oo». mas? ei > no ui ia-
\ ons v. mi in to -a o , s .I Griffin,
Pullman, and Rimm. i d. Willia ms.
L- ' ' , I i
I of their fitness, but more likely to
i* pay some political favor. Some of
them rnaky* good, but they an* in th«*
minority. When a good warden is
found it is more or less an accident
Give them permission to whip the
womeif convict* as they please and
tlx* public would be horrified at the
i . suit -that is, if t he public ever wan
permitted t«> know the circumstances.”
Cochran Also Against Plan.
The movement encountered another
'•penny 'n State Representative R. O.
Cochran, of Atlanta, who declared
that lx* never had been able to recon-
.die himself to tlie idea of whipping
or heating a woman a> a punitive
measure. He declared ills belief that
•hi; mod.* of punishment has no place
in dl*> iplining stubborn convict*.
A* u general proposition. I am op
posed to the whipping of women.” lie
-aid. "li the matter should be brought
io the attention of tlie Legislature, l
am inclined t c* think that I would
vote against any measure sanctioning
the practice.
'‘To my mind, It is brutal and bru
talizing. I can not believe any rea-
joiis exist that would induce me to
liter my posit ion.”
State Representative K. B. Black
burn regarded as extremely danger
ous tiie policy of giving such wide
discretionary power in the matter ot
punishment to warden* scattered
about tii-* State. In his opinion, such
a plan might very easily give rise to
terrible abuse* and mistreatment.
"Entitled to Humane Treatment.”
"The sovereign power of punishing
It- citizens who lefuse to obey the
laws of the* Commonwealth rests en
tirely in the State.” he said. "Per
sonally I do not think that this sov-
- reign power should be deleggied to
individuals here and there who are
only remotely accountable to the
State.
"The punitive system should be
very carefully safeguarded. Other
wise evils are almost certain to creep
in. The iine <»f punishment should he
well mapped out. No corrective
measures should be used that border
on cruelty.
"It always should be borne in mind
that a prisoner white or black, male
or female -is a human being and as
such is entitled to humane treatment.
To be sure discipline is necessary, ab
solutely necessary That makes the
problem a delicate one. The condi
tion* in Georgia make ii more diffi
cult here, perhaps, than in almost any
other State in the Union, but l am
. onfident that th * solution will come
without resorting to the barbarities
that almost invariably accompany the
free employment of corporal punish
ment.
"Personally. I am opposed to whip
ping at all, and i can not conceive ot
the need of flogging women. I real
ize that they are obstreperous, but I
in convinced that other methods will
pn s< nt themselves of dealing with
this class of prisoners.
"Avoid Torture,” He Urges.
"If thoF» in authority feel that there
is no other way of disciplining, lei
then, see that this discretionary pow-
d i* w ll safeguarded. Let them be
(crtain that the punishment does not
bci oint* mere torture. There is a
great responsibility on the shoulders
< t those who ar sponsors for the
old system of corporal punishment,
from wnlch the world is rapidly di
vorcing itself.”
Characterizing as maudlin senti
ment all the arguments made by the
opponents of flogging, the warden
and guards at the county camp claim
that the "dungeon" has no terrors
for the average convict under their
care, and without the power to use
the "leather.” as tlx* whip is common
ly known at the camp, they can not
handle the unruly and insubordinate
negro women.
Warden A. A. Mitchell and the
guards claim that since the whipping
of tiie women was abolished last Au
gust, conditions at the camp have
grown steadily worse, and that in
their opinion they will not be able
to properly control the women until
something is done by the Prison Com
mission in the matter of devising a
more efficient method of punishment
than that now in vogue.
Dungeon Has No Terors.
Although the women are scarcely
able to stand and totally unfit for
wank for several days after having
been in the "dungeon" for from 24 to
hours, the warden and guards
claim that this has no permanent
effect on them and that many of them
do not mind it.
Guard F. C. Burdette told of insub
ordination which nearly resulted fa
tally. lit* says under the rules the
guards are not Allowed to lay their
hands on tile prisoners, except in or
der to protect themselves from at
tack.
Warden Mitchell said that in his
opinion the reinstatement of the
power to whip was about the only
thing that would restore order in the
tamp.
"I'm the man that uses the leather."
be said, referring to the whip. "I
have been here for about nine years,
and for the last three years have
| been in charge of the convicts as i
warden. I have handled them un
der the rule which permitted of them
I being flogged and under the new rule
j which forbids it. and I can tell you
(here is no comparison in the be-
i havitir ef the convicts then and now.
Tl, Women t^ead the lu.v^eon"
( I for
seem to mind it in the least.”
Wehn asked how long flogging had
been abolished at the camp, lie said
(hat tiie practice was discon
tinued last August. Asked about the
cause, lie replied: "Home fellow down
near Columbus got a little too strong
with tiie leather and skinned some of
tiie women up a bit.”
Think* Whipping More Human.
lie said further that in his opin
ion the whipping was more humane.
They were never whipped on the bare
flesh, he said, and that while the
punishment was varied, according to
the offense committed, the floggings
were seldom very severe.
"The fact of being whipped seems
to have a humiliating effect on the
women and they dread it. I believe,
as much on this account as any oth
er." lie said.
Guard J. G. Meadows, who lias
been at the camp for three years,
said: "i don’t see how we are go
ing to get along much longer unless
something is done. Things are get
ting so that every time we have to
speak a word to the women, they
curse and abuse us until it is getting
unbearable. They know that we ran
not do anything to them and they
are always ready to take advantage
of the fact. Whipping is, in my judg
ment. tiie only way to restore order.”
Guard M. J. Cook, who has been
at the camp for two years and has
served under the rules allowing
whipping, declares that there is no
comparison in the general behavior
of the camp then and now.
"We can't get along without whip
ping them," lie said. "They are much
more easily managed when they know
that unless they obey they will be
given a whipping.
"We could begin to notice the dif
ference in their behavior and their
willingness to work and obey the
rules very shortly after the whip
was abolished. Unless something is
done pretty soon to relieve the sit
uation all of the guards are going
to quit. We simply won’t stand be
ing in a position where these women
can bawl us out’ and curse us at
will, without having some means of
punishing them and restoring or
der."
Thinks Trouble Exaggerated.
"1 never have been an advocate of
whipping,” said Chairman Smith, of
tiie County Commission. "1 regard
our method of treatment as much
more humane. I wouldn’t give my ap
proval to a return to whipping until
1 had made a most thorough inves-
1 igation,
"I can’t believe that the trouble out
there is as serious as represented. If
it is, the County Commission cer
tainly should have been notified.
There may have been a little trouble
in the last few weeks, but at the last
time 1 made an inspection 1 was told
that the officials thought they could
enforce discipline very effect, vely
without the use of the lash.
"15o far as the contention is con
cerned that the dungeon is less hu
mane. it must be taken into consid
eration that at any time a woman sig
nifies her willingness to obey the or
ders of the warden she is removed
from the dungeon. Thus tiie length
of the punishment depends entirely
on her. If she stays in it is purely
voluntary with her.”
Power of Flogging Abused.
County Physician McDonald admit
ted that some of tne wardens about
the State had abused the power of
flogging the wom.'n in their charge;
that they had lashed the women on
the bare flesh instead of over the cov
eting of one garment as prescribed
in the rules, and that the system had
been productive of cruelties in a few
instances, but he declared himself as
favoring whipping father than 1 lv
present dungeon methods.
Whipping, he said, was more hu
mane than throwing a woman in v ne
dungeon for twelve, twenty-four or
thirty-six hours.
"The Legislature has got to cut out
politics and maudlin sentiment and
deal with this question sanely,” was
the manner in which Secretary "Yan
cey addressed himself to the subject.
He said that the dungeon was prac
tically without disciplinary effec on
the women prisoners after they had
been in it once or twice. Reports to
this effect had come into the Prison
Commission from many parts of the
State. Mr. Yancey added that he was
not speaking for any of the members
of the commission, but only as a pri
vate citizen.
INJURED IN SEWER. ASKS
$10,000 DAMAGES OF CITY
Asserting that he was confined in
a hospital for several weeks as a re
sult of injuries received in a fall
through an open sewer, O. M. Hub-
hard has tiled suit in Superior Court
against Fulton County for $10,000
da mages.
Hubbard alleged that on January 8,
1013. he stepped through a sewer
eye on the Peachtree Road and broke
his right leg above the ankle. The
injury, he asserted, caused him to
spend.$250 doctors’ bills He declares
he is not yet able to earn a living.
The suit was filed by Attorneys Poole
and Lewis.
The Sunday American goes every- J
• here all over the South. If you have '
anything to sell The Sunday Amer
ican *s "The Market Place of the ,
South.” The Sunday American ii the '
h:ut ad..ituin^ medium,
Georgian Is Named on Commit
tee to Raise Funds to Maintain
Campaign Headquarters.
Following tiie plans and purposes
of the National Democratic Commit
tee. Chairman William F. McCombs
has appointed a committee on finance,
composed of leading national Dem
ocrats, to assemble, funds for the
maintenance of national headquarters
through the entire period of President
Wilson’s term, and htys notified Hon.
Clark Howell, of Atlanta, of his as
signment thereto.
Besides Mr. Howell, the-other com
mitteemen are Homer S. Cummings,
Connecticut; Frederick R. Lynch,
Minnesota: A. Mitchell Palmer, Penn
sylvania, and Cato Sells. Texas. These
are all enthusiastic party men. and
will enter immediately upon the task
given them.
Mr. McCombs’ evident intention is
to get the national headquarters open
as soon as he possibly may. and io
inaugurate the work of its publicity
bureau without loss of tivne. The
Democratic Congress, with the Presi
dent. is making history rapidly now
adays, and it is Mr. McCombs’ Id**.,
that tiie national headquarters may do
a genuine and helpful service not only
to the party, but to the people in
seeing to it that this history is not
perverted by the Republicans and tin
Bull Mooseis.
The headquarters will maintain a
regular department of information,
wherein all questions propounded will
be answered promptly and truthful
ly, in addition to the sending out
regularly of general information con
cerning the progress of events.
To Mr. Howell has been assigned
the Southeastern territory of the
United States, and he will accept the
assignment unhesitatingly He is, in
point of service, the ranking - member
of the Democratic National Commit
tee, and knows more about its work
ings than any other member.
Rev, Walker Lewi?!
Dies at St. Joseph's
Noted Methodist Minister Had Spent
Forty Years in Active Service
of the Church.
After a month’s illness, the Rev. Dr.
Walker Lewis, prominent Methodist
minister and former pastor of First
Methodist and Trinity Churches, At
lanta, died at 8t. Joseph’s Infirmary at
7 o’clock this morning. Dr. Lewis was
G5 years old. He had spent 40 years
in active service of the Methodist
Church, South.
He was born and reared in Wash
ington, "Wilkes County, but moved
early to Oartersville, where he mar
ried Miss Lula Trammell. Resides a
widow he left four sons, Carl, McTyrie
and Dr. Wales Lewis, of Atlanta, and
Linton Lew is, of Macon.
Dr. Lewis had been over a wide
field He had been active pastor of
Methodist churches in Atlanta, Co
lumbus. Macon, Rome. Americas.
Nashvill?, Tenn., and Little Rock, Ark.
For years lie was prominent in this
State as director of the activities of
Crittenden Home movement. Prior
to his last illness he was engaged in
raising funds for the Southern Female
College at LaGrange.
The funeral will be held at the First
Methodist Church to-morrow after
noon at 3 o’clock. Rev. H. M. Du-
Bose. pastor of the church, will* con
duct services. The body will be con
veved to Cartersville Thursday and
interred in the family plot.
OBITUARY NOTICES.
Mrs. Harriet Munnerlyn Binford died
last Saturday al the residence of
her sister. Mrs. John B. Bethea, in
Birmingham. Kuneral services were
held Sunday in Birmingham, and
the body taken to Columbus. Ga
for interment. The deceased was
well known in Atlanta, where
Charles Binford, a son. graduated
from Tech. Mrs. Binford is sur
vived by a daughter. Miss E. E.
Binford, of Birmingham; two sons!
Charles M. Binford. of Stamford!
Ya., and R. .1. Binford. of Philadel
phia; a brother, Charles .1. Mun
nerlyn. of Jakin. Ga.. and four sis
ters. Mrs. 1,. B. English. Mrs. ,J. A.
Ethridge and Mrs. E. c. Ethridge,
of Macon, and Mrs. John B. Bethea!
of Birmingham.
The funeral of Mrs. Nora Mullen.
thirty-two .tears old, who died at
her home in Center Hill yesterday,
".as held from Harmony Church to-'
day. The interment will be in the
churchyard. Mrs. Mullen is sarviv-ai
by thiee children, J. \V. P. E. an.I
Rose Mullen; four brothers. Ed, J.
O., L. J. and William Mullen, ami
■ rive sisters, Mrs. Davie Norton, Mrs.
Ida Norton. Mrs. Susie Morris, Mis
Annie Shaw and Miss Gorda Cash.
The funeipl of Mrs. Mattie Cook, aged
twenty-five. IS Shelton Avenue
West End, will he held this after
noon a* d o'clock at Pleasant Grove
Church. She is survived bv her
husband, J. I,. Cook; one three-
year-old boy; her father. J. c.
Gay. and a brother, Haywood Gay.
The funeral of Mrs. Bell Patti llo,
aged thirtyenine. who died at her
home. 32fi West Fourth Street, ves-
terday morning at 11 o'clock, will 1 e
h>ld this afternoon at 3 o'clock ,it
the tesidenoe. Interment will be „t
Hollywood.
Mrs. T. A. Boon, aged thlrtv-two, di 1
at her home. 92 I.oveio.v Str-et, yes
terday afte noon. The funeral \\ill
be from the chapel this afterno i
it ■' o'i lo :k ml int neat**iU w
i.. Holt;, wood
! Train Riot Leads
To $50,000 Suits'
Two Contractors Sue Western and
Atlantic Railroad for False Arrest
Here Last Year.
An echo of a row on December 9,
1912, on the Dixie Flyer, when a car
load of negroes became Involved in a
free-for-all fight, was heard in th»
Superior Court this morning when A.
(\ Brooks, of Birmingham, and J. 1*\
Morgan, of Live Oak, Fla., each filed
suit for $25,000 against the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, asserting that
thfelr arrest on charges of inciting
tiie riot was false and illegal.
Brooks and Morgan were taking a
carload of negroes to Live Oak, Fla.,
and Morgan asserts that he went back
into their car to take care of them.
The negro porter ordered him out
of the car ami Morgan refused to go,
whereupon, he asserts, the porter
stabbed him. Then Morgan’s negroes
assaulted the porter, and tin* entire
car became involved in a fight. When
the train reached Atlanta the railroad
company caused the arrest of Morgan
and Brooks.
Exploding Powder, Oils, Paints
Endanger Lives of Fighters.
Hotel Guests Threatened.
COLUMBIA, S. C„ April 15.—Fire
in the heart of the retail district on
the main thoroughfare of Oolumbia
early to-day did damage estimated at
$225,000.
The Columbia Hotel, one of the old
est hostelries of the city, was partially
destroyed and the furnishings were
ruined bv fire and water. The whole
sale and retail hardware and grocery
WASHINGTON, April lr,.
with a formal demand from T.
tiie l nited States Governtn.
further steps to prevent the ,,,,
by the California legislature
bill detrimental to the interes.-
Japanese, Viscount chinda, tin j a ...
nese Ambassador, called on Presidin'
Wilson after the Cabinet meeting t „.
day.
The Japanese told the chief pxnn.
five that Tokio regards the alien land
bill now under consideration in .
fornia as a direct slap at Japan and
intimated that it would be dangerous
to the diplomatic entente of the two
countries to permit the bill to become
a law.
Courteously, but firmly, the Pres!
dent pointed out to the Ambassador
that the Constitution of the United
States forbids the Federal Govern
ment to meddle in State government.
The President promised that every
thing would be done by himself and
the State Department to prevent th e
passage of any bill which might be
considered as antagonistic to Japa
nese interests or transgressing any
existing treaty.
The President furlher indicated that
the matter will be taken to the Su
preme Court, should the (’alifornn
Legislature pass a bill against which
Japan may enter a formal protest aft.
er its passage, in order to obtain the
highest possible ruling relative to the
right of a f'ingle State to make laws
which conflict with the treaty making
rights of the Fe'deral Government and
the foreign policy thereof.
The question is one which seriously
Involves the democratic States' rights
idea, in addition to threatening se
rious complications abroad.
Japs Not Mongols,
Cabinet Contends
stores of Loriek & Lawrence, one of
the oldest and largest establishments
of this kind in South Carolina, were
completely wrecked. The Jones Car
pet Store suffered heavily from wa
ter. Tiie losses are fully covered by
insurance.
Explosions Add to Danger.
The tire was difficult to handle.
The flames had gained much headway
before the full fire department ar
rived, being fed by powder, ammuni
tion, oils and paints in the warehouse
of the hardware establishment in the
rear of the main building. Tiie fire
started in the warehouse, and the
shooting flames were thrown high \nU>
ttye air by the explosion of powder,
oil and paint. The firemen h'ad to
work in the dark, and the heat was
intense. Several thousand rounds of
ammunition exploded, making the
work of the firemen exceedingly dan
gerous. A keg of powder exploded,
rocking the surrounding buildings and
shaking the ground.
Fi-remen Narrowly Escape.
Only by .quick orders and agility
did som of tHo firemen escape death.
Six men were battling with the flames
in a narrow alley running between
the burning building and another that
had escaped wften a wall fell. They
leaped just in time to escape.
M. H. Jones, employed by the
Southern Railway, jumped from a
second-story window of the Columbia
Hotel. He was unhurt. The guests
of the hostelry were rushed out of
the building before the flames reached
the upp r floors. Practically all the
women had to face the extremely bit
ter air in their night attire.
After a hard fight, the firemen got
the flames under control about 6
o’clock. The fire was discovered
about 3:2(‘ o’clock.
VETERANS ELECT OFFICERS;
DENNARD IS COMMANDANT
A new corps of officers is to-day
at the head of Joseph E. Brown Camp
No. 1776. U. (’. Y. They are:
Commandant, \Y. F. Dennard; first
lieutenant commander, J. M. Stanley,
second lieutenant commander, J. \Y\
Freeman; third lieutenant comman
der. Ed Cohen, S; .; fourth lieutenant
commander. J. F. Williams; adjutant
and treasurer, \Y. P. Archer: chap
lain, H. C. Blecher; assistant chaplain,
P. H. Smith; surgeon, Dr. M. B. Tal
bot; sergeant major. J. W. Garri.-on;
historian, YY. A. YVasden; quarter
master, J. A. Welch; commissary. J
R. Jones; officer of day, B. L. Stan
ley; videl t<\ E. (’. Reid, and color ser
geants, YY. G. Bryant and M. F. Ma* j
son.
Legal Resistance Planned to Land
Bill Now Pending in California
Legislature.
TOKIO,* April 15.—The J,;;anr?
cabinet announces its intention *
presenting a test case before the Fn
ited States Supreme Court to p
that‘Japanese arc not of Mongxli ;
origin and hence should not < <•: i,
der the provisions of the laud bil
now pending in Die California L •
iature. Tlx* bill is directed ;
ar.ese as Mongoiiajis and iu'w
aliens shall not own property.
A joint meeting of tHo Ameri 1
and Japanese peace- societies was h**’*
here to-day at which speeches wer
made calculated to calm the irritatioi
aroused over the bill.
WHITE AND NEGRO HELD
FOR COUNTERFEITING]
Two alleged counterfeiters, J. (T
Echols and Will Williams, a negro
were brought before the United!
States Court to-day to have their]
cases set for trial.
Echols, charged with altering ani]
passing raised currency, was arrested]
Sunday night in Adairsville. He had|
escaped from the Atlanta police.
Williams admits passing a raise
bill, but claims it was passed on him!
and ho did not know what lie was oo-f
ing when he tried to dispose of it.
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THOUGH AN EX-CONVICT;
Because he had been a prisoner in j
one of Georgia's convict camps, Frank
Smith, of Haddocks. Ga.. thought n<
should be entitled to certain exemp
tions in respect to road duty and ’he
payment of taxes. He'wrote Captain
Goodloe Yancey, secretary of the Pris
on Commis-ion. -to that effect to-day.
Captain Yancey replied that tlx* fact
of being an ex-convict conferred no
privileges upon any one*. "An ex-con-, ■
vict is on the same footing with other!
citizens,” wrote the secretary.
RAILROAD HEAD AND AID
HELD FOR WRECK DEATHS j
BRIDGEPORT, CONN..’ April 15.—I
President Mellen and Vice President
Micheny, of the New York, New Ha
ven and Hertford Railroad, wer up-
rested to-day on a bench warrant
charging; manslaughter in connection
with the fatal Westport wreck on Oc
tober 3. _
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