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4 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. B To n vet Ag Ph ini foi Le( erf ex frc 5 f hr* Pit rod an en tio v 1 se: roi in’ a« pe ge A§ Th$ P^ thf 4 quv 9tif A 4 no an 1 i M'C m* Ft de mi no' Fr m» is oil an Rll g" Pf pc< ini P<T wf he Co ■o dil tu ' O 4 se to ne m At iv D« of fr. lo Tc he I j in in co t pi t Ml . *■’ th ' th ju ju fit 1/ TRAP IN J Abandons Course Used Success fully With England—Orientals to Grasp Opportunity. WASHINGTON. May 17 — Student* of statecraft declare that the Wilson Hdmtnlatratlon ha* needlessly, not to savr stupidly, walked Into a trap In the controversy with Japan over the California alien land law. In Its reply to Great Britain's Pan ama Canal tolls protest, this Gov ernment laid down the principle that until an overt art had been commit ted against the Hay-P*uncefote treaty. Great Britain would have no standing In court; In other words, that Great Britain’s grievance would become a matter for diplomatic ad justment only after an American ship had actually, passed through the ca nal free. This statement cleared the atmosphere and left Great Britain no reasonable grounds for continuing the debate. The same principle applies In the controversy with Japan. The obvious reply of Secretary «»f State Bryan to the first Japanese protest* in view of the attitude as sumed toward Great Britain, was to state that the treaty with Japan had not been violated, and. therefore, there was no matter for contention between the two governments until after some Japanese subject In Cali fornia had been aggrieved by the operation of some California law. But Instead of adopting this logl cal course, It was pointed out here to-day the Wilson administration floundered about in the diplomatic puddle, and* denying that the treaty of 1911 had been violated, invited further negotiations, thus giving the Japanese Ambassador an excellent opportunity to quote the State De partment against itself, where the very same principle Is Involved. As the matter Is now, Instead of making a firm stand on precedent and silencing the Japanese protest as the British protest was silenced, the Wilson administration has pro moted bickering between the two na tions. Japan and the United States, and is in the ridiculous position <»f holding two diametrically opposite policies In relation to identically the same problem. If the American po sition is right in regard to the Pana ma (’anal protest, it 1s wrong In r« gsrd to the Japanese protest, and vice versa It Is the expectation here that Japan will take instant advantage of the inconsistency and incongruity of the position of the United States. J[„ 11 V T ir .IE STORIES o'f' lifte TOWN Wuxtry! Wuxtry! And Again, Wuxtry! Talk about nature faking,” ex claimed the hotel clerk. "Just listen to this from a paper published out West The items were sent in by the corn*- spondent at Aausa. wherever that is.” And then he read the following ‘James Snyder, of this town, brought home four bn by squirrels the other day and the family cal has adopted them and nurses them with her kittens. "Then John Davit and Sherman Ward caught eight young foxes and their famlh ati hftvi adopted them, “Fred Bierer owns a « alf that has hut one foreleg hut runs Just as well as any calf with Its complete quota of legs. "Ardell Smith. IB years old. was Knocked down and run over by a hog The doctors called In my his left knee will he stiff for the rest of his life as a result of the accident. J. L. Brown’s old hen has every day for the past 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 tobac< crumbs and acquired the tobacco hab- j It. Now they refuse grain and live on 1 cigar and cigarette etubs.” Sure, Let ’Em Pay For the Luxuries. Atlanta barbers have been dlscuss- ; lng the edict that came from Trenton. N. J., the other day raising the price ' of trimming a Van Dyke beard from | two bits to 35 cents ‘‘They’re right,” said the head bar ber. ns he deftly deposited a comb be hind his left ear and began running his lingers 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 lie! new summer hat. And j a guy who will insist on having his mustache curled—well, some men is j queer. Soak ’em, says I. soak ’em. j and soak ’em good and plenty.” And the customer went out wur j i>ling: i What! The kibosh on the Van Dyke. And an extra charge to boot When the barber doee your nustacne With a curl so cute and sweet, sweet and cute? i But we’ve something to be lliankL: | for. Downtrodden men, by heck! The barbers haven't raised the pri» < 1 For a shave Upon the neck! Lawson and Friends Preacher Sentenced in Real Panther Hunt To Gallows Appeals SC ITU ATE. MASS. May 27. Thomas W. Lawson has taken a hand In the hunt for a panther which has * invaded ScitUHte, and has been seen by a score of persons. It Is possible Mr. Lawson and a tarty >f his friends will stalk the beast themselves. They want to add the beast to the menagerie at “Dream wold." LITTLE ROCK ARK.. May _*7 ; Rev. Marlon Capps, a fqrmer Metho- | dlst preacher, has filed an app. .t) to the State Supreme Court from j* sentence of death Imposed upon him by a Sebastian Uountv jury. He was convicted of burning to death three j of his children. Evidence at the trial .was that the children were tied in bed. 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 is* alleged, have since declared they swore falsely against their father. BORE GRUDGE TO GRAVE.— Most of the will of Teranee J. Lar kin. Just tiled in New York, is de voted to disinheriting his daughter, Mrs Agnes G. Bedford, of Middle- town, N. Y., to whom he left only $5. GIRLS STROLL WORTH $5,000. Miss Et$*el Terry, of Say villa, N. Y., found a large place of ambergris, valued at $5,000. while walking along the beach here. SETS VISITING 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 horses fought a duel in a vacant lot at Harrison. N J., while several hun dred persons watched the tight One of the animals finally dropped with | % broken leg. A bullet ended Its suf fering and the other horse is under j tae cane of a veterinary. 'HOPPER INVASION REPORT ED -a column of grasshoppers, five miles wide and eighteen inilea long, is coming from northern Mexico, ac cording to reports to Amarillo, Tex. Government, State and railroad ex perts have combined to tight the in sects with poison. BIRDS BATTLE WORKMEN. An army of sparrows fought riggers who destroyed their nests while dis- , mantling the spire of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, at Chester, Pa. The steeple began to topple and was condemned. MOVIE PLAY ANGERS BROK ERS.—The New York Stock Ex change objected to the display of a fl’.m in a local moving picture thea ter which shows a robber investing stolen money In stocks In a build tng bearing a sign "Branch of the New York Stock Exchange.” Two friends of health—'^ the dentist and :0CGAT£’S RIBBON ►ENTBC. CREfiM Its delicious flavor makes a treat of the regular twice-a-day care your teeth need. Its safe, antiseptic cleansing checks de- . cay-germs and leaves the mouth whole some and non-acid. Sold Everywhere LEVELAND THE SCENIC WAY WITH DINING CARS KM MB■ B Membership Books Will Open To-morrow My offer, which was announced Sunday, d 7 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 oo PLACES THIS AYER PIANO N YOi, 4E / MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR EVERY HOME TO HAVE A PLAYER-PIANO. makes it possible For Out-of-Town Customers Fill Out Coupon and IVJaiJ WEATHERHOLT PIANO CO., Atlanta, Ga. 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