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VOL. XI. NO. 244. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1913. , 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE p more°
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JAP MEAT TO
SEEK TOLL
CITIZEN
Protest to Alien Bill Merely Pre
liminary to Formal Demand for
Complete Privileges.
FEELING IS GROWING U. S.
MUST TAKE REAL STAND
Move for New Treaty Bridging
California Issue May Solve
Problem Temporarily.
By JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.
WASHINGTON. May 16.—When a
nation grounds its protest upon a
non-arbitrable point there is not much
warrant for the presumption that it is
looking for peace.
Japan’s protest, as interpreted by
the message of President Wilson to
Governor Johnson on April 22, and
In the stenographic report of his con
versation later with the newspaper
reporters, makes plain that “national
honor” was the basis of Japanese feel
ing in this matter, and that is now
the accepted idea in Washington.
Whether Governor Johnson signs
the Webb bill to-morrow or next day,
the issue is drawn sharply between
the United States and Japan upon a
point that can not be arbitrated and
yet must be decided.
The United States can not apologize
to a foreign nation for the act of one
of its several States.
A State lew that does not violate
the terms of an international treaty
or the Constitution can not be abro
gated by the courts of the United
States.
New Treaty Possible.
in case of Governor Johnson’s sig
nature, then, the only policy that
seems in sight for the President and
Secretary of State is to form in con
ference with Baron Chinda. the Jap
anese Ambassador, a new treaty cov
ering the point of issue between the
two nations. This treaty can not be
come vital and superior to State laws
until it s fully ratified by the United
States Senate.
To satisfy Japan this new treaty
must cover the point at issue in the
present controversy.
The most serious and entangli%g
possibility rests in the idea now gen
erally entertained that Japan has
from the beginning used this protest
as a mere preliminary to a formal de
mand that its people should be eligi
ble to citizenship in the United States.
Claiming that the Japanese are a
white people, that they are not . Ma
lays. but Aryans, it is believed that
Japan will demand for them this
right in the United State?, and upon
this demand that people may stand
for peace or war.
Japanese negotiations have so far
utterly ignored the action of Arizona,
whose land law is much more drastic
than the'original draft of the Cali
fornia measure. This is regarded as
significant. This, in brief, is the sit
uation as it stand? to-day.
Practically an Ultimatum.
The Japanese Ambassador is im
ps-slve and absolutely silent. Upon
the statement that Governor Johnson,
will sign the Webb bill his protest"
and the way in which it lias been
filed amounts practically to an ulti
matum to our Government.
It is now the general feeling among
officials of the State, War and Navy
Departments that the time is drawing
near when our State Department will
have to give a direct, positive and
conclusive answer to Japan.
Tiie newspaper men, almost as a
unit, have' propounded the question,
When? to the Secretary of State. Mr.
Bryan is impassive. He admitted
that so long as the bill was not signed
the present situation could for some
tin e be practically maintained.
The State Department indicates
that there has been no change in
the attitude of Japan since Mr. Bryan
returned from Sacramento and Baron
Phinda filed: his earnest protest. It is
feared that japan will now reject any
compromise that does not carry with
it the recognition of equality of citi
zenship between Japanese and Amer
icans.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Showers Friday and
probably Saturday.
Mr.andMrs.Hearst
Arrive in Atlanta
Friday Afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. William Rahdolph
Hearst will arrive in Atlanta Friday
afternoon to remain for a few days.
Mr. Guy Barham, of Los Angeles,
accompanies them.
The party have rooms at the Geor
gian Terrace Hotel.
Baptists Shout
When New York
Man Lauds Dixie
ST. LOUIS. May 16.—The South
ern Baptist Convention here to-day
broke its established rule against ap
plause when Rev. Charles H. Rust, of
Rochester, N. Y., declared, “Dixie is
the grandest place of all.” Hundreds
rose to their feet and shouted. Pres
ident E. C. Dargan, of Macon, handed
the gavel to the secretary, saying it
was a demonstration in which he
would have to join.
The convention indorsed a recom
mendation of the finance committee
that Bapttsts be tithed and that a
minimum of $1 a year should be ex
pected from each member. Rev. E.
L. Wesson, of Mississippi, declared
many of the delegates did not be
lieve in tithing and it would be a 1U
to indorse it. Dr. Dargan reprimand
ed him for the use of the word “lie.”
The committee on the next conven
tion city agreed to recommend Nash
ville.
Car Plunges Forty
Feet, Pinning Man
C. -S. Walraven was seriously
crushed in the spectacular leap of a
heavy motor truck down a 40-foot
embankment in front of a Tech dor
mitory on West North Avenue Fri
day afternoon.
Walraven was riding on the seat
with the driver. Just as they started
down the incline in front of the
school, the driver lost all control of
the machine. Both men tugged at
the steering wheel, but without avail.
It was too late to jump when the
truok hit the embankment and made
its 40-foot plunge. Walraven was
rescued from underneath the ma
chine and was hurried to Grady Hos
pital.
His limbs and body were badly
’rushed.
Walraven was partially paralyzed
by the shock. The phyeicijfns were
unable to say whether he would re
cover the use gf his limbs.
The driver was practically unhurt.
A score of persons looked on. hor
ror-stricken, as the big machine hur
tled down the embankment, thinking
that Walraven would be dead when
picked up.
Has Bilf for a Hat;
Asks President’s Aid
WASHINGTON, May 16.—Wilbur
Carr, director of *he United States
Consular Service, owes Herman R.
Dietrich, former Consul General at
Guayaquil, Ecuador, the price of one
Panama hat. Director Carr admits
it, but explains that he has been
trying for the past month or two to
^et a bill frpm .Dietrich, but without
success. "I shall be glad to setCe
with Mr. Dietrich if he will only tel!
me how much the hat cost,”he said.
Dietrich v role Senator Stone April
23, saying in part:
“I respectfully file charges against
Mr. Carr for abuse of power and au
thority. I hope that you will take this
matter up at once with the President
and Secretary of State with a view to
punish Mr. Carr.”
The hat, he says, cost $16. He
wants Interest and expenses, making
a total of $20.50.
AUGUSTA ASKS INCINERATOR.
AUGUSTA, GA., May 16.—A prop
osition has been placed before the
streets and drains committee of City
Council for an incinerating plant to
be erected here at a cost of $50,000.
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saving money. It
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day. The handy
shopping guide.
HEAR PLEA
FOR BIG
Need of Hihger Salaries for Pas
tors Urged Upon Delegates to
United Church Conference.
NEW MODERATORS ARE
INDUCTED INTO OFFICE
Great Evangelistic Advances Are
Described at the Northern
Conference.
Recommendations involving hun
dreds of thousands of dollars; re
ports of committees and proposals
which, if carried oct, will mean vast
and international changes marked
the second day’s program at the three
great assemblies of Presbyterians
Friday.
Dissection of the past year s work
was started and the great advances
shown, while steps for further accom
plishment were inaugurated.
Conspicuous among the throngs at
the three meetings were the newly
elected moderators, who took official
possession of their gavels at the
opening of the sessions.
Dr. Stone Is Inducted.
At the assemblage of the Northern
section in the Baptist Tabernacle, Dr.
John Timothy Stone, of Chicago, the
“dark horse” whose spectacular rise
to the head of the great body caused
a sensation Thursday, was formally
inducted as moderator. Ur. Stone
wielded a gavel presented to him by*
the Rev. R. H. Evans, of the West Af
rican Church, and constructed by a
native boy in the church’s industrial
school on the West African coast.
The chief work at the Northern As
sembly formed tl\e reading of a re
port of the past v-ear’s evangelistic-
work by Charles L. Houston. of
Coatesville, Pa. This report showed
wonderful advances along that line,
which surpassed that of any previous
year. Dr. S. S. Palmer was delegated
to carry greetings to the Southern
Assembly. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman
was recommended for reappointihent
co the post of representative-at-large
of evangelism.
Big Appropriations Asked.
At the meeting of the Southern
Assembly the report of the systematic
benefleience committee was read.
Three recommendations for appro
priations were made, the first for
$574,560 to prosecute the Work of the
present yeVir; $287,280 for the Home
Missions executive committee, and
$154,280 for ministerial relief. The
Rev. J. S. Lyons, of Louisville, Ky.,
presided.
Higher salaries for ministers was
the chief recommendation made at
the assembly of the United Presbyte
rians. This motion was presented by
Walter D. Hawk, of Chicago, who
declared that the present low salaries
kept many good men out of the min
istry. A plea to eliminate the idea •*'
charity from funds supplied preach
ers was also placed before the meet
ing. Dr. Robert M. Russell, the new
moderator, , in opening the session,
brought up for scathing arraignment
the apathy exhibited by church mem
bers toward thpir duties.
Georgia Lauded as
Best Pecan State
Carl d. A Urn. of Williamsport, Pa.,
and Dr. .1. P. Stow art, of the Penn
sylvania State College, who have em
barked with Northern capitalists in
pecan raising In Georgia, conferred
with State Entomologist E. L. Wor
sham Friday in reference to extend
ing their holdings of 5,000 acres in the
Albany district.
Dr. Stewart, in charge of the tree
fruit work at the Pennsylvania State
College, declared Georgia was the
best pecan State in the Union.
MIDVILLE ASKS STATE
FOR RAIL IMPROVEMENTS
The residents of Midville have a
grievance against the two railroads
in their town, aired in a formal com
plaint to the State Railroad Board
Friday.
The petition asks the commission
to compel the Central of Georgia and
the Georgia and Florida Railway
Uompanies to erect a union station
there. The residents declare th.n1 the
present depot accommodations are
lar from <»ufticient.
Rev. Dr. Stelzle
‘Prince of the
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on Presbyterian Moderator Stone
+•+ +•+
Great Assembly/ He Declares
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‘He Is as Gentle as John and Fervid as Timothy’
FIVE EXPLORERS
PERISHINARGTICS
Relief Expedition Reports Death
of Lieut. Schroder-Stranz and
Party in Spitzbergen.
Chicago Man Is Chosen Despite
His Earnest Protest in Hot
Assembly Battle.
In his spectacular election to
the moderatorship of the North
ern Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church, Dr. John Timothy Stone,
of Chicago, went from the com
parative obscurity of the pastor
ship of a great church to a world
leadership in the religious sphere.
Dr. Stone, while a power in his
community, was unknown to hun
Dr. John T.
Stone,
of Chicago,
New Moderator
of Presbyterian
Church, U. S. A.
✓
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian
CHRISTIANIA, May 16—Death
has overtaken Lieutenant Schroder-
Stranz and four members of his
scientific exploration party which be
came ice-bound in Spitzbergen while
pursuing scientific researches, ac
cording to‘a cablegram received her.
to-day from Captain Strazrud, leader
of a Norwegian relief expedition.
Two members of the party, Detc-
mers and Moeser, drowned; Eberhard
was frozen to death and Stave suc
cumbed to illness brought on by. ex
posure. Lieutenant Schroder-Stranz
was reported missing and given up
as Igst.
The German expedition, ur.d*r
Lieutenant Schroder-Stranz, was or
ganized last year to circumnavigate
Northern Europe and Asia. It was
expected to be away from three to
four years making scientific explora
tions.
After- a time the party managed
to get word of its whereabouts to
civilization. One relief party set «hk %
but was forced to turn hack.
RETURN FROM BALL TO
FIND SON A SUICIDE
SAVANNAH, GA., May 16.—Re-
turning from the May ball at the
Guards’ Hall shortly before midnight
last night, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E.
•Stultz found their eldest son, Augus
tus Stultz, dead in the bath room. H?
was lying on the floor partially
dressed, with the gas turned on.
Stultz had been despondent forsoir.
lime. He had threatened to take hie
own life on previous occasions.
Grand Jury Starts
Vice War in Macon
MACON, GA,. May 16.—Eradication
of Macon’s restricted district by the
enforcement of the State law is the
plan of action decided upon by the
Bibb County Grand Jury, which pro
poses to indict every woman who
conducts a disorderly house. An in
dictment has already been returned
against Corinne Morris, and it is an
nounced that all of the other women
will be similarly treated. It is also
stated that the Grand Jury proposes
to indict those who tease their prop
erty for immoral purposes.
This Grand Jury is' the most mili
tant in the history of the city, hav
ing already indicted all but ten of the
saloons and all of the clubs for vio
lating the prohibition law.
Granddaughter of
Gen, Grant Weds
BAN FRANCISCO, May 16—Miss
Nellie Grant, granddaughter of Gen
eral IT. S. Grant and Lieutenant Com
mander William P. Cronan, U. S. N..
Were married here to-day. The wed
ding was a brilliant one and attend
ed by society folk of San Francisco,
Ban Diego and New York.
Miss Grant is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse R. Gra.it of San Die
go and is a niece of he late Major
General Frederick Dent Grant. IT. S
A Miss Grant also is <> cousin of
Pi ince.-s Michael Cantai uzene Sper-
enskey. of St, Petersburg.
dreds of those present at the
election. No suggestion of his
name for the moderatorship had
ever been made. "When the stam
pede of approval with which his
nomination was accepted, when
placed unexpectedly before the
meeting, and swept to victory in
the wildfire of excitement which
followed, no one was more sur
prised than Dr. Stone.
Upon him centers the limelight
of the great convention to-day,
and Dr. Stelzle, a lifelong friend,
contributes b^Iow a strikingly in
teresting light on his personality.
By REV. CHARLES STELZLE.
John' Timothy Stone—prince of
th< Presbyterian General Assembly!
Oh, yes, he's moderator, too, but
he’s moderator largely because he
was the prince. And he’s moderator
in spite of his very earnest protest
against being elected.
It was tiie most dramatic thing that
has happened in a General Assembly
in a good many years—this election
of Stone. It also was a terrific re
buke of political dealing. It doesn’t
really matter whether the friends of
the other candidates were guilty of
playing politics or not—the candi
dates themselves surely had nothing
to do with the business.
The commissioners had evidently
become impressed with the feeling
that there had been a deliberate
frame-up on somebody's part to elect
a moderator through machine meth
ods.
When Dr. Storied name was sug
gested. in the most-unusual manner
in which it. was, that settled it—there
Continued on Pace 3., Column 2.
Investigator for Great Detective Be
lieved To Be in City Hunting Pha-
gan Slayer—Will Be on Same Plane
as Pinkertons—State Won’t Aid.
Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey said Friday that William
J. Burns and his assistants would work on the Phagan case under
the same conditions as the Pinkertons, namely, that while h»
would welcome ajiy information from them, they would receive*
none from his office. ,
Mr. Dorsey issued the following statement!
“Mr. Bums is welcome. We are delighted to have af8»frr»arr,
riving at the truth no matter from what source it comes. However,
Mr. Burns would have to get his information first hand so far»as
this office is concerned. We accept the statement without ques-t
tion that Mr. Burns’ employment is iu entire good faith, but our
attitude toward him is the same as our attitude toward the Pin.
kertons, namely, that he will be expected to give and not to reH
ceive. The work being done by the city detectives is entirely sate
isfactory.”
Mr. Dorsey added that there
was absolutely no development
of any kind in the case to-day
except that considerable prog
ress was being made in prepar-
ing the evidence.
It was reported the case would
go to the Grand Jury to-day.
Witnesses in the case were sum
moned on the form of subpenu
used by the Grand Jury. They
appeared before Mr. Dorsey,
however, and he stated positive
ly the case would not be pre
sented until next week.
Subscriptions From Persons Who
Withhold Names Increases the
Fund—Other Rewards.
The fund inaugurated to bring W. J.
Burns, the renowned detective, to At
lanta to clear the Phagan mystery
was augmented Friday by contribu
tions which bring the total close to
the thousand mark. More than six
substantial subscriptions from per
sons who asked that their names he
withheld have been received.
The fund thus far made public is:
The Georgian, $100.
The Constitution. $100.
Homer George, $10.
The Georgian will be glad to receive
contributions to the Burns fund, and
repeats its offer of $500 reward, in
addition to the $100 subscribed above,
for exclusive Information leading to
the capture of the slayer.
In addition to the straight fund de
signed to bring Burns to Atlanta, the
reward «of $1;000 offered by the city
and the $200 reward offered by the
State still holds. Other rewards also
have been offered.
Colonel Felder’s announcement that
Bums had signified definitely his will
ingness to come to Atlanta to under
take a solution o? the mystery has
reVived public interest in the «omo-
what flagging hunt for Mary Phagan’s
slayer.
Felder Offers Fee.
Persons who have stood willing to
contribute a fund Friday expressed a
desire to swell the Burns total. Colo
nel Felder has asserted that he will
give his fee, as attorney for the prose
cution, toward bringing Burns here,
and will assist personally in the cam
paign for money sufficient to assure
the great detective’s presence in At.
lanta.
While Mr. Felder will not make
public the names of persons who have
sent him money for the Burns fund,
he said that the first contribution had
come from several prominent Atlanta
women, who agreed to subscribe more
if need be.
Car Strikers Riot in
Heart of Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, May 16.—-Fierce
rioting broke -out to-day In Foun
tain Square, in the heart of this city,
when an attempt was made to run
street cars with strikebreakers.
Strikers attacked the cars, smash
ing the windows. A heavy detail of
police attacked the strikers, firing
their revolvers over the heads of the
rioters to scare them.
The rioters at last gave way before
the police, but further outbreaks were
threatened.
MINE STRIKERS IN RIOT.
NORRISTOWN. X, J, May 16-
Five deputies ^wele shot and eight
strikers were badly beaten to-day in a
battle between deputy sheriffs uni
striking miners from tiie. Mount Hope
min*- near Wharton, N J.
The Bums investigation into
Phagan murder mystery began Fri
day.
William J. Burns, who personally
will conduct the case some time short
ly after his arrival from Europe on
June 1, cabled his orders to the New
York office and one of his best man
was dispatched to Atlanta to get an
much evidence as possible before thn
arrival of the great detective chief.
He left New York shortly after mid
night Wednesday and should have
been In Atlanta Thursday night oy
Friday morning.
He will make every effort to keep
his Identity and the result of his
findings secret until the time for him
to report to his chief or to Colonel
Thomas B. Felder.
The fund to secure the services of
the great detective and his assistants
from New York, being raised by pub
lic subscription, was considerably
swelled following the announcement
in The Georgian Thursday that art
appeal had been made to the publics
Colonel Felder said Friday morning
that a number of substantial sub
scriptions had been pledged by tele-,
phone and he had directed the donors
to send their checks to Charles T*
Ryan, cashier of the Fourth National
Bank. He said he had not learned
the exact sum subscribed so far, bull
that he had no doubt it was several
hundred dollars.
“I know r of more than six subscript
tlons that will be made this morn
ing, but I promised the people their
names would not be published. Thu
fund will be raised all right, and we
are so confident of it one of the Burns
men should be on the scene now.”
Hugh M. Dorsey, Solicitor General,
held a secret conference at his of?
flee Thursday night with city detec
tives and members of his staff. It
was understood the conference fol
lowed the finding of valuable infor
mation or evidence in connection with
the Phagan case, but the Solicitor*
would make no announcement.
The examination of witnesses by,
Mr. Dorsey will be continued to-day,
J. AVilliams, ex-policeman, who oper
ates a livery stable near the pencil
factory plant on South Fcrsyth
Street, will be examined to-day,
PUPILS - DEmED DIPLOMAS
START A NEAR-REBELLION
DALTON, GA., May 16.—A near-
rebellion among" the pupils of the tenth
gjade of the public high school has
been quelled sines the pupils have had
time to think It over.
The announcement that the ci.y
would add an eleventh grade to the
school next year and would not give
the tenth grade pupils diplomas this
year brought about the severest o3
disappointments for the pupils wh.i
had made preparations for the graciu-,
a ting exercises.