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Ull S B. MARKS, of Atlanta, • who will be re-elected president of the State Federa tion of Labor at the meeting now on at Augusta. Paoai Physicians Assured Pon- Strength Will Carry Him Through Recent Relapse. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME, April 18.— Pope Piua X Held Hia own throughout the greater part of to day, although late this afternoon reports were circulated that he was fast losing strength. Inability of the Pontiff to re tain nourishment on his stomach and an acceleration of his cough were the principal contributing factors to this weakness. A drop sical condition is said to be devel* oping in the left leg. On account of the condition of his stomach it may become nec essary to make food injections, an was done in the case of J. P. Mor gan. ROME. April 38.—The condition of Pope Pius X wap to-day subject to conflicting: reports. According to the morning bulletin of the doctors, His Holiness showed improvement and gave indication that his strong con stitution would ultimately be able to overcome immediate danger. Information from another source, however. Is that the PontlfT still is in a precarious condition, being ex tremely weak from lack of ^nourish ment and from the cough which ac companies attacks’ of bronchitis. In support of the latter report It Is significant that Cardinal Oreglla has been notified to keep in readiness day and night to respond to a call from the Vatican. At 10:30 o’clock this morning (4:30 Atlanta time) the following bulletin was issued from Dr a. Marehiafava and A m i FOR LABOR CHIEF State Federation to Urge Com pulsory Arbitration and Em ployers’ Liability Bills. Ir P< Th Th iprovenient is shown in the •e’s catarrhal affection. His oral condition ie satisfactory, temperature is 98. moderation of the Pope’s tem perature gave cause for hope at the Vatican, but His Holiness was again warned by Dr. Marehiafava not to over-exert himself. Sees Humor in Warnings. “Your Holiness must not confuse a temporary rally for permanent Im provement,” explained Dr. Marehia fava. In spite of his emaciated and weak ened condition, the Pope sees humor In the constantly repeated warnings of the doctors and smiled as he promised to obey to tP best of his judgment. It was but 48 hours ago that the belief was general that the Pope’s hours of life were numbered and the amazing rally that he has made, chiefly through his determination to get well, has aroused the wonder of the world. The fear has been communicated to Cardinal Merry Del Val. papal secre tary of state, that the Pope may die suddenly. Anxiety on this point has beset the mind of the ailing Pontiff And led to numerous requests that the last pacrament be administered. The life of the Pope was compared by his nephew, Mgr Parolln, to a flickering lamp. The flame is waver ing, now higher and now lower, and may be snuffed out at any minute. Nephew Fears the Worst. “We pray for the best.” Mgr Parolin said, but the unmistakable signs of sorrow in his demeanor pro claimed the forebodings in his mind The Pope slept for intervals of two and three hours throughout the night. Once his heart became so weak that he was awakened so that oil of camphor might be injected. As soon as he awoke this morning and had partaken of a cup of weak gruel, he immediately asked to be allowed to sit up. Both Dr. Marehiafava and Amici protested emphatically against this. The following bulletin had been is sued at 12 : 30 a. m.: The Pope is resting more easily than last night, but his breathing is superficial and his pulse is very weak. At 4:15 the following bulletin was forthcoming: The Pope is sleeping and seems f-asier. but his prostration is ex cessive. Brandy was adminis tered. but was followed by a fit of vomiting. Awoke Nearly Suffocating. At 5 o’clock this bulletin was is sued : The Pope gtwoko suddenly and seemed to be suffocating This caused a paroxysm. He after ward took the yolk of an egg and •cine milk. A few minutes later he fell into a sound sleep and his nervousness seemed relieved. The Italian Government is making dai y inquiries on behalf of the King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Mar- ftherita. When Dr. Marehiafava asked the Pope how he had spent the night, the latter replied: ”1 dreamed 1 was saying mass.” Dr Marehiafava smiled as he said "In a month it will be a reality.” have anything to sell aciver- he Sunday American. Lar- Ijation o* any Sunday news- AUGUSTA. <3 A, April 18 S B. Marks, of Atlanta, will be re-elected president of the Georgia Federation of Labor this afternoon. It Is expected that the session will come to an end during the afternoon. This morning the report of the ieu islative committee was made. A large number of resolutions of various char acters were reported favorably and pasted. It was decided, on the recommen dation of*the legislative committee, that a compulsory arbitration bill, an employers liability and a working- mens compensation act and the addi tion of two factory* inspectors to the staff of the Uommi»sioner of Labor be the three measures on which labor will concentrate its efforts at the next session of the Legislature. % It was explained that with concen tration the labor men would have a better chance to get these measures passed, Instead of having many bills and not so much force behind each bill. Resolutions were passed during the morning asking that the l^egislattire pass a “full crew” bill; a kindergarten bill, providing school facilities for children between 4 and 6 years of age; a compulsory education bill; a bill providing that shelters be pro vided for car repairers; a bill limit ing the amount of work to be done by section foremen; a bill providing that all street cars be vestibuled, and one providing that women not be require ] to work in telephone offices or in stores over 10 hours a day or .*>4 hours a week. Georgia Land Fake Worked for $20,000 New Mexico Farmer Fleeced on Bo gus Jonathan Block Titles—At torney Searches Records Here. Another victim of Georgia s hoary land swindle was discovered Jo-day through the presence here of Tomlin son Fort, a former Atlanta attorney, who came all the way from New Mexico only to find this morning that his client had been cheated out of property worth in the neighborhood of $20,000. Mr. Fort said that the 1 land sharks” came to the West with abstracts of title for many acres of land In Eman uel County which were represented to have been granted to Jonathan Block May 19. 1794. Mr. Fort’s client, a well-to-do but unsuspicious farmer, was persuaded to trade about 250 acres of perfectly good and unusually fertile land in the Pecos Valley of New Mexico for the worthless ab stract. The New Mexico attorney was in the office of Secretary of State Cook to-duy, poring over the old records His investigation showed that the ab stract was entirely bogu« He will institute criminal proceedings against the sw indlers on his return. Reese Expects 7,000 Charter Mail Votes Five Thousand Postal Ballots Al ready Have Been Received by Reform Advocates. More than 7,000 voters are expected to register their opinion on tlie ne v charter question, according to Paul Reese, who said to-day that 5.000 cards have been returned and that there were many more to come In • As fast as the cards are sent to the headquarters of the charter reform advocates they are turned over to the American Audit Company, so that a correct tally of the \ote may be kept Mr Reese is certain thal the voters of the city are registering overwhelm ingly in favor of a charter vote. ■THE TARIFF BILL Entire Schedule of Underwood Revision Measure Will Be Bitterly Fought. WASHINGTON. April 18.—In- tending to strike a blow at the rubber trust, Rspresentative Hardwick, of Georgia, offered a resolution to transfer raw rubber from the free list to the dutiable list, with a duty of 10 per cent. His resolution was lost by a vote of 53 to 33. Representative Borland, of Mis souri, then moved to put all the manufactures of rubber goods on the free list. His motion was lost almost by a unanimous vote. WASHINGTON, April 18.—A bitter fight will be made on the Democratic tariff revision bill. The forces op posed to the so-called Underwood measure are now ready for tlie battle. Backed by requests from many in terests for hearings on certain sec tions of the Underwood bill, Republi can Senator.” have made a demand upon members of the finance commit tee for hearings, and attack the “se cret legislation” now going on in the Democratic caucus of House mem bers Democratic Senators, replying to the attack, have made it clear that lhe finance committee doe® not plan to grant any public hearings. Sena tors Williams and Stone insisted full hearings had been given by the House committee before the bill was pre pared, while Republican Senator.” de clared that these heatings had been of little value because the rates of the Underwood bill were not then known. Will Oppose Entire Bill. With many complaints and objec tions before them, Republican mem bers of the Senate are preparing for a general attack on all schedules of the bill. Senator Smoot has put two experts at work to analyze the Un derwood bill and previous measures to give the protectionist forces a basis for their fight. Other Republicans, who claim that important industries would be wiped out by the Underwood bill, will again insist that business men and laboring men should have an opportunity to he heard before the new bill is passed. I he Democratic House caucus worked over the Underwood bill inroughout yesterday, upholding the Democratic Ilona*- leudors and Presi dent Wilson upon all contested points. ' r he woolen schedule was under fire all day. Attempts to put ready-made clothing on the free list and to alter other rates in the bill were defeated. Late In the day, after the wool schedule had been approved without change 114 caucus disposed in short order of the silk, pulp and paper and sundry ischedules. voting down all proposed amendments. The free lh»t was under consideration when tne Democrats adjourned. Certain Mills Doomed. Representative Underwood address ed the members on the scope of tlr* bill and Its effect, lie declared that reductions In wool rates undoubtedly would Injure some factories?, but that It would benefit the industry as a whole. Certain factories of old equip ment and less advanced business methods, Mr. Underwood said, prob ably woixid be forced out of business. Such concerns, he argued, were not economically entitled to live and with them out of the way the industry as a whole would benefit. Representative Phelan, of Massa chusetts. to-day in the tariff caucus offered an amendment to transfer boots and shoes from the free list and make them dutiable at 5 per cent. The amendment wap lost without a divi sion being demanded. Free Sugar Would Make U. S. Target of Producers. WASHINGTON, April 18.—That *lia free suK«r provision In the Under wood bill, if enacted Into law, will make the United States a target for all the sugar-producing nations in the world is shown by a report Issued by the Department of Commerce'to-day. in which it is stated that this country annually consumes one-fifth of all the sugar produced. The United Stales uses an average of 8.285.771 long tons of sugar a year. The United Kingdom comes next wi f h a consumption of 1.707,956 The average world's production is s,457.1 78 long tons of cane sugar and 8,982,220 long tons of beet sugar. Republicans Not to Offer a Tariff Bill. WASHINGTON, April 18—The Re publican “open” conference of the house met to-day in a room In the House office building. Representative Burke, of North Da kota. called attention to the fact that the rules of the Capitol operated against open or public conferences in the House chamber. A new meeting place, therefore, was chosen Tariff legislation was the program for discussion, with this question to be determined: Shall the minority ofTer substitute schedules for those of the Underwood bill j • the Republi cans merely condemn the Democratic hill without framing opposition meas ures.’ There has been no demand that th; minority should otter an entire tariff ! bill in lieu of the Underwood meas ure. but there is considerable senti- I nient for wool and cotton schedules. 1 [' IS AS TIFF BASIS j Professor Patten, University of Pennsylvania, Predicts Wilson’s Failure to Solve Problem. PHILADELPHIA, April 18—"The Republican Party, cleansed, strength ened and made more responsive to the people, will return to national power. The Democratic Party, 1 be lieve can not meet the expectations of even the minority that voted it into control of tlie National Government." These are the predictions of Dr. Si mon Nelson Patten, professor of po litical economy in the University of Pennsylvania. “Tariff will prove the undoing of Democracy,” Dr. Patten writes. "It has before it two alternatives”. One is a small reduction of tariff and virtually no change in the costs of articles that are deemed necessaries in the American standard of living. The other alternative is a radical re duction in tariffs and the consequent stoppage of many important Ameri can industries. “Viewing the situation wholly as an economist, it seems to me that, whichever horn of the dilemma is se lected. President Wilson and his col leagues are certain to disappoint a large body of the people who have entrusted them with power. Hun dreds of thousands’ expect to see cost of living measurably and speedily re duced.” Pl«a for Living Wage. Dr Patten sees the restoration of Republicans on a platform of living wages, equitably distributed as part of their protective party. "Thousands of girls are now pressed to the edge of moral endurance. The least pu®h will put them into the street. Who will take the responsi bility for this?” Professor Patten asks. “There is one matter upon which 1 may speak with some degree of em phasis. That is the inevitable read justment of wage conditions by cer tain protected manufacturers. The day has gone by when $5 a week is the basis for a working woman’s wage. When the Republicans return to power as I believe they will in the next national election—they must come as a party pledged to definite reforms, and as a party whose ener gies will be devoted to keeping the.-e pledges. / “Of these promises, the most im portant will be a readjustment of tariff benefits, so that the worker shall receive his fair share of the re newed prosperity. “The manufacturer who stuffs Into hiy pocket the largest share of pro tection benefits is the one who can best afford to meet the changes pro posed in the tariff laws. "There is one fundamental law true, both in biology and economics. Struggle helps the strong and crushes the weak. With cut throat competi tion the rich grow richer and the poor become poorer. When the tariff is re duced, the low waged workman lose, not their employer. And of these low wage I ones the working girl will be the worst sufferer. Dollars and Virtue. In addition to predicting what the effect of free sugar will be. the Pres ident should state his doctrine of the relation of dollars to virtue. "The Government bv granting pro tection to certain industries acquires a right to supervise the operation of these industries. The protective tar iff of the future wiil, I believe, be based upon tome form of Governmen tal supervision which will assure to the public honestly and well made goods, and to the workers a fair divi sion of tariff benefits. “The Republican Party of the future Will make this proposed law and will abide by it. “There is no radical difference be tween the Republican and Progres sive Parfies. Both agree upon the protective tariff theory. Progressive ideas will become par: of the Repub lican platform of the future, and Pro gressive leaders will fight shoulder to shoulder with honest intentioned Re publicans who are now opposing the Progressive Ideal. House Views Income ;Tax at Many Angles Many Representatives Think $4,000 ( Limit Too High—Insurance Companies Hard Hit. j WASHINGTON. April 18 The In- ! come tax. which is expected to yield the ! government $70,000,000 a year and make up for some loss of revenue caused by | the free list provisions in the Under wood tariff measure, was discussed by j the House Democratic caucus to-day. The bill levies a tax on Incomes of more than $4,000 a year. A wide range of views was presented. Many representatives believe that the $4,000 limit wan too high, while others I believe it too low. A number of com- * plaints declared the bid as framed by Representative Hull, of Tennessee, im poses undue hardships on insurance. companies. The provision which makes I the incomes of families where the ag gregate is more than $4,000 subject to taxation, also has been criticised. Jt is claimed the penalty which would be imposed on tax-dodgers should be graduated according to the amount of income. Seeks 7th Divorce; 3rd From Same Man Michigan Woman Sues Eugene Mors. Her First, Third and Present Husband. KALAMAZOO. MICH., April 18.— Mrs. Eliza Morse made application for her seventh divorce. The woman’s first, third and present husband is Eugene Morse of this city. She mar Hed him first more than fifteen years ago. After several years she got her first decree and married Albert Lat- sori. In two year® he got a divorce. She remarried Eugene Morse, who soon divorced her. Then she married Will Keep, divorced him and married his brother, Milo Keep, whom she divorced when he was sent to prison for life. Next she married and di vorced William McLaughlin and re married Morse, and has lived with him for three months. WILSON PRESENT AT SERVICE FOR BONILLA WASHINGTON, April 18.—Presi dent Wilson to-day attended services in St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in honor of the late President Manuel Bonilla, of Honduras. Members ot the diplomatic corps were in attend ance. ATLANTA NEGRO TROOPER COMMENDED FOR BRAVERY Lionel Lewis, an Atlanta negro serving in the Ninth Cavalry. U. S. A., at Naco, Ariz., has been com mended for bravery by the command ing officer, Major Read, in orders published at the camp recently. Lewis was serving as a member of a patrol near the boundary line to the west of Naco and reports say thal during a skirmish, in which a number of shots were exchanged, he man aged to capture and take into the camp as prisoners two heavily armed Mexicans. Lewis formerly lived at 262 West Hunter Street. PITTSBURG SCHOOL HEAD FREED OF GIRL’S CHARGE PITTSBURG, April 18. Superln- tendent S. L. Heeler, of the Pitts burg public schools, to-day was ac quitted of charges made against him by Ethel I. Fisher, formerly employed as a maid in the Heeler home. After about one hour’s deliberation, the jury late yesterday returned a sealed verdict, which was presented when court convened to-day. Nearly everybody in Atlanta reads The Sunday American. 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