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\ ' < x •* 1 i 4' Abandons Course Used Success fully With England—Orientals to Grasp Opportunity. TTAPmXr.TON. May IT. —SUidonts of statecraft dwlnrp that the AVtlaon artmlnlatratlon has neefllaaaly, not to saw stupidly, walked into a trap In the lontrmersy with Japan over the California alien land law. In It* reply to Great Britain's Pan ama Canal tolls protest, this Gov ernment laid down the principle that ( until ntt'overi act had been commit - ’ trd aftnlnet the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, Gloat Britain would have no standln* in court; In other words, that Great Britain's urlevanca would become a matter for diplomatic ad justment only after an Amarlean ship had actually passed thmnstfi the ca nal free. This statement cleared the atmqephera and left Orent Britain no reasonable grounds for continuing j the debate. The same prinripte applies In the controversy with Japan. The ob' lous reply of Secretary of j State Brawn to the first Japanese j protest, In view of the attitude as- tfmmfl toward Great Britain, waa to state that the treaty with Japan had not been violated, and, therefore, there w«* no matter for eontentlnn between the two governments until after some Japanese subject In foll- fomln had been aggrieved by the operation of some California law. But Instead of adopting this logi cal onrsc, It was pointed out here to-riav the Wilson administration floundered about In the diplomatic puddle, and, denying that the maty of 1911 had been violated, invited further negotiation*, thus giving the ; Japanese Ambassador an excellent opportunity to quote the Stale Be- ! pnrtment against itself, where the very same principle Is Involved. As the matter Is now, Instead of 1 making a Hem stand on precedent and silencing the Japanese protest ; as the British protest wns silenced the Wilson administration has pro moted bickering between the two na tions, Japan and the United States, j and Is in the ridiculous position of holding two diametrically opposite policies In relation to Identically the | game problem, if the American po- j xjtlon Is right in regard to the Pana ma t'anol protest. It Is wrong In re- - garri to the Japanese protest, and vice versa. II Is the expectation here that Japan will take instant advantage of th* Inconsistency and incongruity of the position of the United Stales. Lawson and Friends in Real Panther Hunt) "Talk about nature faking-,” ex claimed the hotel clerk. “Just listen to this from a paper published out West. The Hemp were sent in by the corre spondent at Azusa, wherever that Is." And then he road the following: "James Snyder, of this town, brought home four haby siqiiirrels the other day and the family cat haul adopted them and nurses them with her kittens. "Then John Davie and Sherman Ward caught eight young foxc« and their family cats have adopted them. "Fred Blerer owns a calf that ha* but one foreleg, but rune Just ns well as any calf with its complete quota of legs. "Ardell Smith, 16 years old, was Knocked down and run over by a hog The dOCtOfS « ailed In gay hi* !• fl knee will be stiff for the rest of his life as a result of the accident. **.‘1. L Brown’s old hen ha* every day for the jwist three weeks laid an egg three inches long. "Since the ‘clean up' here there hasn’t been much refuse in the streets and the birds got to eating toba< ;o crumbs and acquired the tobacco hab it. Now they refuse grain and live on cigar and cigarette ptubs.” Sure, Let ’Em Pay For the Luxuries. Atlanta barbers have been discuss ing the edict that came from Trenton, N. J M the other day raising the price of trimming a Van Dyke beard from two bits to 35 cents. "They’re right,” paid the head bar ber. ns he deftly deposited a comb be hind his, left ear and began running his Angers through his customer’s hair. "Never saw a guy who insisted on wearing a bunch of spinach like that who wasn’t harder to please than your wife with her new summer hat. And a guy who will insist on having his mustache curled—well, some men is queer. Soak 'em, says I, soak ’em, ajnd sonk ’em good and plenty.” And the customer went out war Wing: What! The kibosh on the Van Dyke, And an extra charge to boot When the barber doe?' your mustache With a curl so cute and sweet, sweet and cute? But we’ve something to be thankful for. Downtrodden men, by heck! The barbers haven’t raised the prn < j j For a shave l T pon tbe I m Evg neck! RHITUATK, MASS., May 27.— Thomas W. Lawson baa taken a hand in the tiunt for « pcmlhsr whioh has Invaded Scltuate, .-Mid has been seen by « score of persons. It is possible Mir. liftwson and a part.' of his friends will stalk the be*;st thenUwdves. They want to add the l«s*l to the menagerie at M Dre;» mavblfl.” ODDITIES —in thr Preacher Sentenced To Gallows Appeals j I.ITTUK ROCK. ARK, May 27. Rev. Marion Capps, a former Metho- | dint preacher, has filed an appeal to the State Supreme Court from a j sentence of death imposed upon him jby a Sebastian County Jury. He was i ; convicted of burning to death three; j of his children. Evidence' at the trial I was that the children were tied in tied, which was saturated with oil, and the house fired. Capps was convicted on the testi mony of two elder children, who es- ; caped, but who, it Ik alleged, have since declared they swore falsely Membership Books Will Open To-morrow My offer, which was announced Sunday, has proved to be the biggest sensation the South has ever known. My co-opera- tive Club of 400 mutu al members buying to gether easily makes it possible Every Lover SO PLACES THIS LAYER PIANO YOUR HOME I MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR EVERY HOME TO HAVE A PL A YER-PIANO. ' DAY’S NEWS RORJE GRUDGE TO GRAVE.— Most of’the will of Tarance J. Lar- kfn. .iUHt filed In New York, is de voted to disinheriting his daughter, Mr* AfpMts G. Bedford, of Middle town, N. Y., t<» whom he left only $5. GIRE'S STRODE WORTH $5,000. Mtha Ethel Terry, of Snyvllle, N. Y., found a largo piece of ambergris. vwduc<1 al $5,000, while walking along the beach‘here. SETS VI8FTING SPEED REC ORD.—Forty-five calls in ninety minutes is the visiting record estab lished in Washington by Mrs. Mar shall. wife of the Vice President. HORSES FIGHT DUEL.—Two horse* fought a duo! In a vacant lot at Harrison. N. J., while several hun dred persons watched the tight. One of the animals finally dropped with a broken leg. A bullet ended its suf fering and the other horse is under the care of a veterinary. •HOPPER INVASION REPORT ED.—a column of grasshoppers, five nlile* wide and eighteen miles long, is coming from northern Mexico, ac cording to reports to Amarillo, Tex. i Government. Slave kenri railroad ex- j I pert* have combined to fight the in- j sects with poison. BIRDS BATTLE WORK M KN. — j I An army of sparrow fought riggers who destroyed their nests while dls- , mantling the spire of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, at Chester. Pa. i The steeple began to topple ami was • condemned. MOVIE PLAY ANGERS BROK ERS.—The New York Stock Ex- * | change objected t« the display of a - film in a local m< ring picture thea ter which shows a robber investing stolen money in stocks in a build- - ipg bearing a sign “Branch of th« New York Stock Exchange.” Two friends of health—^ the dentist and COCGaiE’S RIBBON * >ENTaC, C3EDM Its delicious flavor makes a treat of the regular twice-a-day care your teeth need. 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