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THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Showers Friday and probably Saturday. South Georgia Protest to Alien Bill Merely Pre liminary to Formal Demand for Complete Privileges. 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. versatlon 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 law that does not violate the term* of an international traaty 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 entangling oossibility reste in the idea now gen erally entertained that Japan has from the beginning used this protest as a more 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 States, and upon this demand that people may stand for peace or war. Japanese negotiation# 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 stands to-day. Praotioally an Ultimatum. The Japanese Ambassador is im passive and absolutely silent. Upon the statement that Governor Johnson .will sign the Webb bill his protest and the way in which it has 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. The newspaper men. almost as a unit, have propounded the question, When? to the Secretary of State. Mr. Bryan is impassive. He admitted ihai so long as the bill was not signed the present situation could for some time be practically maintained. May Reject Compromise. The State Department indicates that there has been no change in i he attitude of Japan since Mr. Bryan returned from Sacramento and Baron Chinda 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 report is current, although not officially admitted, that an offer is to he made to Japan to formulate a new Japanese-American treaty, in which the rights and the status of American citizens and Japanese citizens in Il f two nations and internationally shal be duly set forth. •a # * Wmt * V :a ,1 IS NOW ON PHAGAN CASE The Atlanta Georgian latest news Read for Profit- GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results VOL. XI. NO. 244. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 10, IMS, 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE PAT NO MORE Mr.andMrs.Hearst Arrive in Atlanta Friday Afternoon Mr. and Mrs. William Randolph Hearat 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. Has Bill for a Hat; Asks President’s Aid WASHINGTON, May IS.—Wilbur Can-, director of the United States Consular Service, owe* Herman R. Dietrich, former Consul General at Guayaquil, Ecuador, the price of one Panama hat. Director Carr admits it, but exnialns that he, has been tryiDg for the past month or two to get a bill from Dietrich, but without success. "I shall be glad to aett’e with Mr. Dietrich If he will only tall me how much the hat cost."he said. Dietrich wrote Senator Stone April 23. saying In part: ”1 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, coal 21^5 He wants interest and expenses, making a total of 220.69. Titanic Wreck Cuts White Star Profits LONDON, May 16.—The report of the White Star Company for 1912 says the results for that year ahowed very much reduced profit*, owing to the loss of the Titanic. Much money had to be expended on the Olympic because of the Titanic disaster, and the big liner had to be withdrawn from service while the changes were i being made. Coatly labor trouble* were also blamed. According to the report the profit* for the year were 14,331,460. The final balance showed 1302,676. It was announced at the meeting that the Britannic, a stater ship to the Titanic, could be launched early in 1914. Wisconsin Declines to Ban Elopements MADISON. WI8„ May 16.—The State Legislature defeated a bill to make elopemente Into adjoining States Illegal. The bill, championed by Asaemblyman Rosa, himself a bachelor, was Intended to prevent the marriage in other States of divorced persons forbidden to remarry under decree* granted in Wisconsin The law would make suoh marriages void in this State. It was found, howaver. that the frequent elopemente of Wisconsin people Into Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota would thereby be made Hlegal. and any children illegi timate. Steel Head Denies Price Agreement NEW YORK. May 16.—There Is no agreement or understanding of any kind tq fix prices In the steel Indus try, according to the testimony of James A. Farrell, President of the U. S. Steel Corporation, at the hear ings in the suit to dissolve the cor poration as an Illegal combination. Prices are governed solely by mar ket conditions, he said, and the fact that they remain unchanged for con siderable periods does not Indicate that competitive conditions do not exist "except in the minds of theor ists and economists." Yale Students Use Nun’s Garb in Parade NEW HAVEN, CONN, May 16 — Many Connecticut Roman Catholics are indignant over the fact that in the Omega Lambda Chi parade. in which all seniors appeared In fan tastic garb, were students dressed as Sisters of Mercy. One ran along In the procession: the other two rode in a carriage. It is said that some of the onlook ers urged the three students to desist. Tnere were many caustic criticisms of this pert of the performance to day, but none because some Episco pal clergymen were represented. COW SET HIM ON FIRE. MIDDLETOWN. N. Y. May 16 — George Jefferson, a farm band, is suf fering from severe burns received :is the result of a cow s kick. While the man was passing a cow in the sta ble the animal kicked him. striking matches he had in his hip pocket u. such a way as to ianite u.em» Mason Tangles Police Deadlock *!*•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Won't Use His Power to Break Tie v • v 'l*s+ •**•* +•+ •}•#+ Factional Lines Drawn Tighter r Relentless Pursuit by Hapeville Victim of Loan Agent Makes a Thrilling Story. The veil of mystery was lifted Fri day from the movement* of J. Wylie Sminth since the wrecking of the Commercial Loan and Discount Com pany, of which he was preaident, two years ago and hi* spectacular flight from justice into Mexico. A story waa revealed wnose every phase possessed the strongest dra matic interest. One scene ahowed the fugitive rotting in a Mexican jail. In another he was impressed in the army of Orozco. Broken in body and spirit, by privation and disease, he sought agylum in the rendezvous of brigands, cut-throats and other outlaws in the fastnesses of the Mex ican mountains. Then with the shad ow of death hovering over him. came his surrender. A companion picture is that of the relentless pursuit by one man who accomplished single-handed more than the United States Government with the powerful machinery of its diplomatic uystern. The man was Tyre M. Hamilton,. o| Swore to Bring Him Back. “I swore that I’d bring him back to Atlanta if I lived,” was his simple declaration after he had returned. But behind his quiet assertion was the story of a two-year manhunt which in persistency of purpose and unalterable determination seldom has been equaled. Hamilton was one of the heaviest losers when the crash came. How much he lost he has refused | to say. But it is known that practi cally ail of his savings of years wq*r swept away. His plans for a com fortable old age were shattered. His one purpose since June 14, 1911, has been to bring Smith back t 0 stand trial in the courts. The heart-broken wife of Smith provid.es a most pathetic feature of this many-sided tragedy of a human life gone wrong. Unable to live in the city where her husband was ac cused of betraying the trust of some of his best friends, she went lo San Antonio to live with a cousin. Crush ed by sorrow, she was little seen in the society of the lively Texas town. Wife Not at Station. When Smith came across the bol der into El Paso, he dispatched her a wire saying that he surrendered and would pass through San Antonio. He had not seen her during the two years he had been a fugitive and he wanted her to meet him at the train for a ft w' words. The train stopped at San Antonio, but Mrs. Smith did not appear. In stead came the cousin to say that she was prostrated wdth grief and was so ill and hysterical that the doctors feared for her life. The capture of her husband had been too great a shock to bear after all her anxiety through the months since the flight of Smith. Hamilton was aided in his two- year chase by the fact that Smith Anally came to the realization that he had the choice between two alterna tives—death in the lair of a band of fugitives like himeelf or surrender to the authorities. The grm specter came nearer and nearer. When it appeared that he could not live much longer ne gave in. Hamilton is a quiet man. He says little, but he has a determination that is unconquerable. After the total failure of the Government, owing largely to the unsettled conditions In Mexico, he gave up all hope of any assistance from that source and start ed out on a lone hunt. K#pt Hi* Plan* Secret. He had been disappointed enough by the inabilitx’ to e xtradite Smith. The fugitive was in prison in Chihua hua for seven months, but the United States Gover .nent was unable to get a requisition honored by the Mexican Government, although repeated tempts wer? made and Pinkerton de tectives w r eie constantly on the alert Carlos Mason. Head of Police Board. Skilled Aide of Famous Detective Arrives in Atlanta—Keeps Identity Secret. EXPERT DETECTIVE REPORTED TO BE a ‘ ~ WORKING IN ATLANTA ON FRIDAY IT WAS REPORTED FRIDAY MORNING THAT THE MOST EXPERT DETECTIVE IN THE BURNS SERVICE IS NOW IN ATLANTA WORKING ON THE PHAGAN MYSTERY. THE WHEREABOUTS OP THE MAN IS UNKNOWN. NOR HAVE ANY OF THE LOCAL DETECTIVES ANY IDEAS WHAT CLEWS HE IS FOLLOWING. BALKAN ALLIES DEMAND $80,000,000 WAR INDEMNITY FROM TURKEY PARIS, MAY 16.—EIGHTY ClLLIONS OP DOLLARS IS THE SIZE OF THE WAR INDEMNITY WHICH WILL BE DEMANDED FROM TURKEY BY THE BALKAN ALLIES, THIS STATEMENT WAS MADE HERE BY M. TE000- R0FF, THE BULGARIAN MINISTER OF FINANCE. WHO HAS JUST ARRIVED HERE TO ATTEND A MEETING TO SETTLE FINANCIAL ISSUES ARISING FROM THE WAR. i 2|§t i V, Continued an Column 3. Photograph Taken by Georgian Staff Man. Mayor Denies Making Fight Against Chief Further Than in Seletion of Sergeant. Although Chairman Carlos H Ma son, Chairman of the Police Com mission. stands as the pivot in the split of the commission over the promotion power of (Thief Beavers, he will not use his powerful influence to aid either faction, but. according to hLs own statement will vote simp ly as an individual member of the commission. "I voted to allow the chief to nom inate the new sergeant,” he said, "but I did not know who he intended to nominate and 1 don’t think any body else did. I have no more in- terem in this matter than any other member of the commission and I doh’t intend to take any greater part in it than any individual member.” Mayor Woodwnrd **mphatlcal!y de clared he was making no fight on < % hief Reavers further than that in volved m the eTectloti of a sergeant. The crux of the situation U the op- personal preferences of the members of the commission for the new sergeant. The fight is significant chiefly from the fact that Commissioners W. A. Vemoy and Charles R. Garner, hith erto staunch supporters of the Chief, are against him in this fight. Since the adjournment of the com mission after a tie vote which pre vented an election Tneeday night, the members of the two factions have become more firm in their pos itions. Chief Beavers has not nam ed his men. Roundsman Whatley is the only candidate nominated. Oth ers are being suggested as a com promise. (’hairman Mason said he probably would cal] a special meeting of the commission to settle the matter. It is generally agreed that the split is the most serious that has occurred in the commission since jjChtef Beavers became chief-in-fact ^dth his vice crusade. The attitude of Chairman Mason gives the whole situation a pussitng aspect. New Chinas* Loan R*sdy. LONDON. May 16.—it is practical ly certain that the new' Chinese loan will be issued next week. About $37,080,000 will b«- issued in London and Paris, $30,000,000 in Berlin. $13.- RSLS.SiiS in St. Petersburg and $6,944 435 In Bru*-se£s. Contributions for a fund to bring W J. Burns, the great de tective, to Atlanta in the Phagan case follow: The Georgian 2100 The Constitution 100 Homer George 10 More than six substantia! sub scriptions from persona who ask ed that their names be kept ae cret have been added to the above. The Burns investigation into ihj Phagan murder mvatery began Fri day. William J. Burns, who personally will conduct the case some time short ly after hit arrival from Europe on June 1, cabled his orders to the New York office and one of hi* beat men was dispatched to Atlanta to get as much evidence as possible before the arrival of the great detective chief. He left New York shortly after mid night Wednesday and should hava been in Atlanta Thursday night or Friday morning He will ma*e every effort lo keep hi* identity and the result of hi* finding* secret until the time for him to report to his chief or to Colonel Thomas B. Felder Fund Raised by Public. The fund to secure the services of the great detective and hlB assistants from New York, being raised by pub lic subscription, was considerably swelled following the announcement in The Georgian Thursday that an appeal bad been made to the public. 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 I. Ryan, cashier of the Fourth National Bank. He said h* had not learned the exact sum subscribed so far, but that he had no doubt It was several hundred dollars "1 know of more than six subscrip tions that will be made this morn ing. but 1 promised the people their names would not be published The fund will be raised all right, and we are so confidant of it one of the Bums man should be on the scene now." Valuable Evidano* Rapsidad. Hugh M. Dorsey. Solicitor General, held a secret conference at Me of fice Thursday night with city detec- lives and members of his staff. It was understood the conference fol lowed the finding of valeaMe Infor mation or eeldanoe In onnnsotlnnwrtth the Phagan case, but the Solicitor would make no announcement. The examination of witness a* by Mr. Dorsey will 2>e continued te-day. J. Williams, eg-policeman, who oper ates a livery stable near the pencil factory plant on ffeuth Foray th Street, will be examined te-day. He entered tbe butiding shortly altar the body of the murdered girl waa found. It waa h* who lay lo the position of the dead body whlla the negro. Newt Dee. went through the pantomime of first discovering It. Mrs. Prank Visits Tewer. Mr*. Deo M. Frank visited her hue- band at the Tower Thursday after noon for tbe second time since he was taken there over two weeks ago. The prisoner received ber In the dining-room. They talked for more than an hour, and both showed evidence of weeping when they left the room. Frank’e step waa unsteady and hta eyes were dimmed with tears. Mrs. Frank walked with bowed head, flhe left her husband a dish of dain ties and a package of clothing. Tbe Grand Jury meat* to-day to take up and dispose of every routine case on the calendar. When It meets again—not later then Friday of next week—the witness** In the Phagan mystery will be called to testify. Quick Verdict Unlikely. It is not unlikely the body will de liberate several days before reaching a decision There will be no session of court next week on account of the Solicitor being engaged in preparing the Pha gan case. Should indictments be found, the third week in June will be set for the trial, according to an announce ment from Mr. Dorsey who said it would be impossible lo prepare tho case for trial in less tlma. Assembly Stampedes to “Dark Horse” for Moderator When He Is Paid Glowing Tribute by Speaker. By REV. CHARLES 8TCLZLE. John Timothy Stone—prince of the Presbyterian General Assembly! Oh, yea, he’s moderator, too, but he’s moderator largely because he was the prince. And he’a moderator In spite of his very earnest protest against being elected It wee the moat dramatic thing that has happened in a general assembly In a good many years—this election of Stone. It also wae a terrific re buke of political dealing, it doesn't really matter whether the frlende of the other candidates were guilty of piuyin* politic* or not—the candi dates themselves eurely had nothing to do with the buelnees. The commissioners had evidently become impressed with tba feeling that there had been a deliberate frame-up on somebody's park to elect a moderator through maohtne meth od* Stampede to Or. Stone. When Dr. Stonete name waa sug gested. In the nonat unusual manner In wMnhlt wae.dhat nettled It—there waa a atempede toward big, honeet John A tons that waa irresistible. Four candidates had been presented - Alexander, Patm«r\ MoKIbWn. John stons— tlrta wae the regularly selected group whose names had been hurled baafc and forth tor months In the PU tarpaper am* In the personal dis cussion a. Brerybodr thought that the list had been oompteted, and everybody was getting ready ot vote, the chances ap parently being in favor of Alexander, of Pittsburg, with Palmer, of Colum- bna, a close second. It was thought by some that either McfClbben or Johnstone might prove to be a com promise candidate, although there did not appear to be greet enthuateam for either. Then the thing happened. Dr. W R King, of Monmouth, Ill., whom few in the Assembly knew, and whose name, was scarcely heard as the mod erator presented him, began in a very unusual way to place a candidate in noml nation. Commissioner! Laugh. "T shall present the name of a man who does not know that he is to be nominated," he said Good joke, thought the commis sioners, and they laughed. "There ien’t a man in the entire Assembly, excepting myself, who knows whom 1 am to nominate. King continued. This was rich. Who had ever heard of such simplicity and such faith in Continued on Page 2, Cflumn 3. -N? PROGRAM FOR FRIDAY. Northern Assembly. Now in seaalon at Baptlat Tab ernacle—Presentation of blue book Reports of standing com mittees. Reports of evangelistic committee. Report of exeoutlve commission. 2:30 p. m., reports of committees on Christian work, on church co-operation | and union. • • a Southern Assembly. Now in session at North .A venue Presbyterian Church — Reports of committees follow reading of 90 communications. Afternoon see si on at 2:30. • * a nited Presbyterian Assembly. Now in session at Central Pres byterian Church—Reports of committees on ministerial relief, publication, missions, etc. 2 p. m., memorial service, with ad dress by Dr. John A. Hender son. • * * Luncheon to Press. 12:30 o*clock at the Capital City Club—Luncheon at which repre sentatives of the religious and secular press will be entertain ed by Dr. Thornwell Jacob*, edi tor of The Westminster Maga zine. • * * Woman's Missionary Gathering. 10 a. m. and 2:30 p. m., at Cen tral Congregational Church— With officers’ reports and ad dresses by home and foreign missionaries * * * Union Communion Service. 4 p. m., at the Baptist Taber nacle—Joined in by all Presby terian bodies, under the direc tion of Dr. Dunbar H. Ogden, pastor of the Central Presbyte rian Church. Atlanta • * * Auditorium Gathering. “Evangelism.” general subject of meeting, Dr. A. L. Phillips, of Richmond. Va., presiding—8 p. m. Rev. Hugh W. Rankin, of Salt Lake City. Utah, address on “Sab bath School evangelism.” Dr. John R. Davies, of Bethle hem Church. Philadelphia, address on “Pastoral Evangelism.'' Dr. W. E. McCulloch, of Home- wood Church. Pittsburg. Pa., ad dress on “Individual Evangelism.”