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ag Day Returns Near $5,000 [ Record Sales, but Gifts Are Small SHI GIRL LOSES •!* • •!• *!*•*!• +•+ v • *1* +•+ EntireFund Goes to Charity Work rhey're Tired of Sharing None of the Advantages, Says Secre tary Houston, W ashington. May 13. whia- not a practical farnur. Hecretary rt Agriculture Dav! 1 F. Houston has gUen the subject of agriculture years of careful -tudy. He htands for edu cation of the farmers. He believes that they have been porely neglected in that respect; that their advantages* have been few a« compared to those enjoyed by city dwellers. "Have you discovered any induce ment to persuade young men on tho farms to remain on them?” the Secre tary was asked. “It ls» a problem which cannot be easily solved," he replied. “You can’t hold men on the farms unless you of fer sufficient inducements It is lit tle wonder that turmers and their sous have flocked to the cities for more lucrative and congenial employment. For many years they have, been con tributing to the partially artificial upbuilding of our industrial centers, to the development of the elties as against their own communities--and what have they received in return? You cannot find the bast educational advantages among fanning communi ties. They are to he obtained only 1n the larger cities. Why They Quit the Farm. “Take a farmer with six small chil dren. for whom he desires to provide an education They will be sent to the country school as long a* some one can be found to tube charge of it, but at best the education received there is meager. If he would give them an education which will he of baneflt to them, ho must send them away to some institution of learning, entailing perhaps greater expensQ than he can afford. He must either maintain his farm at tlie expense of the education of his chllden, or move to one of the large cities. So. edu ction. among other things, is drlv ing occupants of farms to the cities." “If the high cost of living is the re sult of less production and greater de mand what remedies would you pro pose ?" Too Much Gold. "Don't say ‘high cost of living; say. rather, tho cause for high prices. One great contributing cause is the enor mous increase in the production and supply of gold during the past eigh teen years. There is more gold now than ever before In the history of our country. The greater the supply of gold the higher the prices, and ho the greater the coat of living." “Do you believe that the present tariff, or tho tariff presented by the Democrats, has affected or will affect th^ high cost of living'.'” "A lower tariff on the necessities of life should bring about reduced prices to the consumer, but, not being a tariff expert. 1 do not pretend to know Just what effect the present Under wood Tariff -bill will have It should bring about reduced prices, but not all at once. You can not expect too much of su<jh legislation. It must be given a fair trial. Take sugar in Ix>uisiaiiM. I believe that if the pto- 4 pie of that Htate could produce It on a business basis there would he no need for a tariff on It such as the people of Louisiana and their representatives claim. But with a re duced tariff the railroads might re taliate by increasing their rates of transportation. That is* one of the contingencies that might prevent \ healthy ’and remunerative profit to the sugar producer in Louisiana." No “Uplift” About It. Recurring to the education of the farmer. Secret try Houston said: "Don't think that the Department* of Agriculture has any idea of a pol icy of ‘uplift’ among the farmers. What 1 have in mind, and what 1 be lieve will be for the best Intercuts of all concerned, is education along the lines of better production and bet ter marketing More scientific meth ods must be devised to benefit both the producer and the consumer. The far in err. especially those in the South, must have better banking facilities; they must be able to jaecuro loans at a lower rale of interest. A system of rural credits must be devised to give th em equal advantages with city folk.” ODDITIES —in the— DAY’S NEWS I MACON MAN TO BE TRIED FOR SHOOTING NEIGHBOR MACON. CiA . May 13. Mullary Ftedingtleld mill supply agent, who shot Ford Guttenberger. a musician, last December, will bo tried in the Superior Court Monday for assault with intent to murder Redingffold says he thought Guttenberger. a neighbor, who had just returned home from the theater, was a burglar. CHATTANOOGA HAS WHITE WAY CHATTANOOGA, TENS’., May 13. Under the auspices of the Chatta nooga Retail Merchants' Association, the whole city to-night will celebrate the opening of the “Great White Way” from the Terminal Htation to the up town business section. White City Park Now Open Ponce DeLeon Skating Rink Now in Full Blast. ! Daughter of Secretary Wilson, Society Miss, Will Quit Draw ing $2,000 a Year in June. WASHINGTON. May 13.—Miss As- nes Wilson, daughter of Secretary of Labor Wilson, is one of the House | employees who probablv will he ; cropped from the Government payroll | vhen the reorganization of the eom- l mltleo Is effected. Miss Wilson is i still clerk to the Committee on Labor, although her father left *hs Hoof* March 4 to become a member , of President Wilson’s Cabinet. According to the Disbursing Clerk of the House, Miss Wilson still is drawing $2,000 a year and will con tinue to do »o until June 1. She has been prominent in society here sino I her father entered the Cabinet clrcie and has acted as hostess at his r - j ceptions. Another society girl who will be more fortunate than Miss Wilson is Miss Anne Ferris, who i» clerk to the Committee on Public Lands. Repre sentative Ferris of Oklahoma, chal •- man of this committee, probably will retain the position, and Mias Ferris will remain on the House payroll. Cleveland to Have Shortcake Inspected CLEVELAND, OHIO, May 13—A city bureau to regulate the making of strawberry shortcake and pie. with inspectors, is In prospect in Cleveland as the result of reconnnen- dationns made to the new city charter < ormnlssion by George E. Murray, fa- I inous chef here. "Restaurant and hotel cooking has fallen into t lie hands of Swiss I cooks,” «ald Murray. “They despise pies and shortcake and it is impos- ! sible to find cherry or berry pie that ! is not adulterated or strawberry shortcake worthy of the name ” ‘Bathhouse John' for Ban on Gown Rustle CHIC AGO, May 13.—“Bathhouse John” Coughlin, alderman, to-day be gan a campaign to have the rustle of silk gowns included in the list of noises prohibited by city ordinance. This decision was reached after his \ poetry-trimmed ordinance "regulating , women’s dress and censoring same’ won a host of friends in the City Council last night. The ordinance was assigned to the health committee. Famous 11 C M Ranch in Texas Cut Into Farms EASIER TO SEE NICKEL.—A slight change has been ordered in the new nickel. The words “Five Cents” will be more clearly defined. SHIPS PLOW THROUGH FISH. - The inland waterways connecting the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays are s«» filled with herring that thousands of fish are killed with the passing of each vessel. HOME RUN FOR "BOSSIE.”— During a ball game ii( St. Louis, a fly ball dropped within a few feet of a cow. “Bossie” beat the fielder to the sphere and gulped it down. The runner romped home. DRUNK, SAVED SIX FAMILIES. Two drunken men, homeward bound, after miking a night of it in down town Chicago cafes, saved six fam ilies from death in a fire that de stroyed a large apartment building. • ROBS LAWYER COURT.—A pickpocket stole $5 from the pockets of John E. Sandberg, an attorney, while he was arguing a ease before Municipal Judge Goodnow in Chica go. The thief was not caught. OFFERS HORSE FOR MONU MENT Believing that death is not far off. George L. Newton has adver tised that he will exchange his horse, Peter, a fast trotter, for a monument to be placed on his grave in the New Britain, Conn., cemetery. URGES $2 DIVORCE.—"A divorce cense bureau, where a divorce may be obtained for the asking and a $2 fee, would be a unique remedy for the present divorce evil." said Mrs Harry Huston, director of the Parent- Teacher Federation of Los Angeles. OONVICTS WELCOME WARDEN. A letter, done by hand In old English type, was presented to Edmund M. Allen, newly appointed warden of the State penitentiary at Joliet, Ill., by the 1,445 prisoners, congratulating him upon his appointment. DEATH FINDS HIDDEN WIFE, nvitlng his friend, Jan Piekos, to witness his ability as a marksman. John Staffa, of Mindot, N. Dak., shot through the end of a barrel and killed his wife. The woman hid in the bar rel follow ing a quarrel and his threats to kill her. HOW LEGLESS MAN “RUNS.”— Although her husband's legs were cut off near the thigh in a railroad acci dent. Mrs. Fannie‘Kendrick, Hunt ington, W. Va., testified that he "ran” after other women. She asked the court to prevent him from spending his money on-affinities. “NO” BETTER THAN “RENO.’ "Better ‘no’ before marriage than ‘Re no’ after marriage.” said the Rev. John Compton, pastor of the Metro politan Baptist Church, of Washing ton. D. C\, discussing stricter mar riage. laws. He.declared that Paris is the middleman between us and the devil. Miss Tommie Perdue, one o helped raise llie Sheltering Ar Receipts Still Uncounted Be cause of Great Number of Nickels and Dimes Donated. Between $4,500 and J'-.OOO was the •um obtained through Tag Day sales Monday for the benefit of the Shelter- ing Arms Association, according to Mrs. Gilbert Fraser, president of the organization. Ow ing to the vast amount of »m dl change collected, the receipts have not all been counted, and will not be be fore Tuesday evening. Mis Fraser said more tAgs were sold Monday than ever in the history of the organization, though premiums paid for them were unusually small "instead of quarters and half-dol lars, the people gave nickels and dimes," wild Mrs. Fraser, "and there fore returns are not so large." The greatest amount of money gather, d at any one station was $230. scoured in front of the Third National Bank building. Mr*. A. McD. Wilson was chairman of the committee at that station. The entire fund will be devoted to the Sheltering Arms Association work, which includes the upkeep of four day nurseries and kindergarten®. Short Postage Loses U. S. Much Business f tin 1 fair youii£ taggers who ms ciuirit v fund MoncUiv. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.. May 13 The famous “C” ranch in Tex owned by the late Nelson Morris, will be broken up and sold to small set tiers. The announcement that the big ranch, which comprises four coun tjes and is larger than Montenegro, w HI be sold for about $^.000,000, w as m t*le here lo-day by O. \V. Kerr. “(’" ranch was the home of the herd of 20,000 Poll Angus cattle and it played a large part In changing the State of Texas from tho home of th long horn to that of blooded stock TRY THEM, Relieve 1 Pain or Headache Ceev<nr« yeur»«lf by artu»l teat that all K m JTieTdi ;<-k! > to .1 nfi Kamnia Tablets. ad pania from any cause. «xwest\« brain I fa*, indigestion. colds, nrrippc, coryaa. over- I inauigenr*. neucalxia. rheumatism, etc.,— and these wonderful pain reliever* are : neither depressants.stimulants nor habit i farmers. Ask Your Druggist For TABLETS ir? t/iucuty or 10c and 25c Pictjfes WASHINGTON. May 13 The De partment of t'ominerce is receiving complaints in increasing numbers from business men in foreign coun tries against the short postage on letters received from the Unit. * States These foreign merchants aver that the double postage which they are required to pay on letters from America is so annoying that it turns much trade away from our country. Complaints have reached the de partment from France, Argentina, Africa. Australia and many other parts of the world, and the statement is usually added that short paid let ters from the United States are be ginning to be refused. It has been suggested that the sim ple device of using a special oeiorod envelope for foreign letters wouH prevent the - oversight of short pos tage. Many firms have already adopted this method with success. TO ‘PLAY HOOKEY’ Wilson Wants Currency Reform, Lawmakers a Vacation, but Lat ter Fear Public Sentiment. WASHINGTON. Way 13 -Does the United States need currency reform legislation worse than members of the Senate will need to go to seashore resorts. Europe and other vacation spots in August? This is tho real question that is posed before President Wilson. The President has said that he wants such legislation at this ses sion. A large part of the Senate be lieves it Is entitled to a vacation when it has completed consideration of the tariff bill. It is admitted that legislation could be passed during the latter part of the session that would give those affected by the tariff the advantage of a more elastic currency system but Senators don't want to stay in Washington all through a hot sum liter. They privately admit that they fear public sentiment. President Wilson has made no.se- oret of the fact that he will appeal to the public in support of his de mand. BOYS OF BERRY SCHOOL TO ERECT FOUR BUILDINGS I ROMK, (.A . May 13 —Perry Si hool bo>> arc going to spend their vacation in building four buildings for the Ber ry Sc hool for Girls. The structures will cost $8,000. All the buildings will be construct ed of logs In hatmon\ with the dis tinctive style of architecture which makes the school attractive. With the I completion of the buildings. Miss Mar- | tha Berry, the founder, will be at the head of a plant worth more than THE PLAY THIS WEEK Parts of Gospel Long Missing Dis covered Among Ancient Man uscripts From Egypt. Special Cable to The American. LONDON, May 13.—Borne long missing verses of the New Testament are Included in manuscripts of the Gospel discovered In Egypt six years ago and purchased by Charles L. Freer, of Detroit. Mich., according 'o a study made of the Freer manu scripts by The Times. A facsimile of the writings has been presented to the British Museum py the University of Michigan, to which Mr. Freer assigned the task of publi cation, and according to The Times' study, there have been found in the gospel of St. Mark several verses which occur In no other known manu script of the New Testament, although they were known to St. Jerome, who quotes part of them. In the Freer manuscript, after the passage in which it is said that Jesus upbraided His disciples for their un belief, the text continues as follows; "And they excused themselves, say ing that this age of lawlessness and unbelief is under Satan, who, through the agency of unclean spirits, suffers not the true power of God to be ap prehended. "For because, said they unto Christ, reveal at once Thy righteousness. "And Christ said unto them, Tho limit of the years of the powers of Satan is (not) fulfilled, but it draw- eth near. (The text here and else where Is corrupt.) "For the sake of those that have sinned was I given up unto death that they may return unto"the truth and sin no more, but may inherit the spir itual and Incorruptible glory of right eousness in heaven." A number of variations in other portions of the New Testament are also pointed out by The Times in the Freer manuscripts. STERILIZATION FAVORED BY CHATTAHOOCHEE JUDGE COI.UMBUK, GA , May lS.-De- cjkring that the present methods of punishment do not reform criminal* as they ahould. and that some other plan should be employed to make bet ter people of those sent to the chain- gangs and penitentiaries. Judge S. I’. Gilbert, of the Chattahoochee Cir cuit. has indorsed sterilization of criminals- BARES IlFE FOR SISTER WHO SHOT HER BETRAYER MUN(TE, IND., May 13 Miss Doris Underwood, the school teacher accused of shooting with Intent to kill Otis Fisher, displayed the first signs of emotion to-day when the prosecution exhibited tha man’s blood-stained necktie. Ada Undar- wood, eighteen-year-old sister of Doris, over whose alleged betrayaJ the school teacher shot Fisher, was sworn as a witness to-day. Hhe will bare her life story to save her older sis ter. BANKERS TO PEDDLE POP AND PEANUTS AT GAME DALTON, GA., May 13. — With Colonel Paul B Trammell, State Railroad Com missioner and Dalton banker, selling peanuts, and Colonel F. T. Hardwick, one of the State's leading financiers, peddling pop, the Elks’ benefit base ball game will be played at the Fair Grounds here Wednesday afternoon Colonel W. E. Mann, a prominent local attorney, will sell score cards. ^NIFTs PREMIUM U.SJNS. PSD. DRINKS POISON, THEN ASKS FOR DOCTOR; DEAD BIRMINGHAM, ALA., May 13.— Cornelius Clark, w ho registered at the Florence Hotel here a week ago. to day telephoned the clerk to send for a doctor. When Dr. B. A. Fox re sponded he found the young man had taken carbolic acid. He died. Three notes, one addressed to his mother In Tupelo. Miss., one to *hls wife in Chicago and one “to whom it may concern but keep it from news paper men," were found. This is the brand on Swift’s Premium Ham and Bacon Put there so that you may identify your purchase as Swift s Premium. When you see this brand on Ham and Bacon it is a guarantee of sweet, lender, fine flavored, smoked meat that ha? ocen pre pared under strictest government inspection. To be sure that you have the Best ask for Swift’s Premium and look at the brand on the rind. Corn Fed Carefully Selected Hickory Smoked U. S. Inspected Sugar Cured Parchment Wrapped “Good Food” Swift & Company, U. S. A. “Smoked in Atlanta” KEELY’S I KEELY’S KEELY’S ¥. S.-England War Called Impossible WASHINGTON, May 13—-“Our work. I believe, has rendered impos sible any armed conflict in the fu ture.” This statement was made to-day by Lord Weardale, chief of the British delegation in the conference arrang ing for the centennary observance of peace between England and the United States. ••ARE YOU A MASON?” IS GOOD. Miss Billy Long and company, at the Atlanta last night, presented “Are You a Mason?” to a crowded house, and it was received with almost continuous laughter. # The play is a farce. For the past three weeks the company has been han dling more or less serious plays, and for that reason the presentation of a pure farce in so capable a manner was a pleasant surprise. The distinct surprise of the play was the work of Bert Gardner, who imper sonated a female French costumers' as sistant. and extracted quite a lot of hu mor from the scene where he assists Mrs Perry (Miss Billy Long) to fit her waist, while the indignant husband (Ed win Vail) who Is aware of the gender of the. assistant who is impersonating the female as a part of the plot and with the husbamrs sanction—looks on irt impotent rage. Ralph Marthv, as Hamilton Travers, an actor w ith a thirst, made his acting staid out as a real merit of the play. Miss l^mg's part this week is more or less incidental, hut was handled with the splendid skill of the very versatile star, and Mias Sheldon as the mother has another opportunity to show her splendid ability as a character artist. "Are You a Mason?” Is good for many a hearty laugh, and can be seen nightly (except Wednesday) and at matinees Wednesday and Saturday FINE BILL AT THE FORSYTH. Cleverly plotted and written and a laugh from curtain to curtain, ‘‘The Come Back" has no difficulty in main taining its headline position at the For syth this week. It is one of the really laughable college skits. Paul Dickey, programmed as a former University of Michigan football star, gets more than his <hare of the limelight, being not only t'ie hero, and a very good one. but the playwright and the impresario of the little company as well. He is well supported by pretty Miss Inez Plummer. Corbett Morris. Stewart Robbins and Clay Boyd. Billy K Wells. In his Yiddish ora- loricals. is an invariable hit, and the bill has two excellent singing acts, those of Mayo and Allman und of Newhoff and Phelps Two unusually meritorious ath letic numbers are on the program this week The Apollo Trio are well known in their bronze posing and reproductions of sculptural masterpieces. The MeAl- aave\ Marvels are comparatively new to the larger vaudeville circuits, but are makmg good with a clever jumping act An amusing farce. “The New scholar.’ - presented by Clarence Wilbur and a, company of seven others. • POSTOFFICE SAFE ROBBED. COLUMBUS. MISS., May 13—Rob- here entered the store of L. , W. Rich ardson and dynamited the safe of a postoffice substation here early to day, securing more than $100 in cash and stamps. Keel eeiy s 3rjFl oor Showing Best All-woolRoyal WiltonRugs In 100 New Patterns t / —one of the prettiest collections, of these, ever assembled by us. 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