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I V PTT^ RA KLEAMX CAN XTRA VOL. 1. NO. 37. Copyright. 1913. by The Georgian Company- ★ ★ ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Y"' ABY DESLYS, who, after chumming with Kings and Princes, is “raving” over American men. Governor Metcalfe's Personal Organ Prints Administration Policy, and Panama Seethes With Sensation Thus Created. Officials Have Trouble in Keeping Up High Standard of Discipline as Work Nears End, Because the Article Breeds Disaffection. By WILLIAM HOSTER. Special Cable to The American. PANAMA, Dec 13.—A sensation ' reated by the publication in The Stax-Herald, Governor Metcalfe’s per sonal organ, of what purports to be an outline of the Administration's policy in regard to the canal, shows no signs of diminution. This verifies recent dispatches to the effect that practical politics are dominating the management of the canal. The article says: ‘It Is ridiculous to suppose that with ft l the pressure for patronage being brought to bear on him. President Wilson will not use the forthcoming '•anal organization as a means for reciprocating as far as possible tho assistance of constituents who helped to place him where he is. Will Not Kill the “Goose.” ‘Tt would be nonsensical to assume that after sixteen years' absence from power tho Democratic party is going to kill the goose—the Isthmus—which has been laying the golden eggs.” What excites the greatest com ment, however, is the following sen tence from the article: "The fact that several officials are not in accord with the policies of the present Administration Is well known in Washington. Their recall may be several months distant, or it may be to-morrow, but it is nevertheless com ing.” The article is generally taken to be Metcalfe's reply to the charges of po litical influence in the Canal Zone. The American’s correspondent has learned definitely that no news dis patch has been received here outlin ing Wilson’s policy. It is known that Metcalfe is in daily telephone commu nication with the editors of the paper Army Officers Roused. Canal officers are deeply stirred by the article, especially by the refer ence to army officers. The fact is that Commissioners Sibert, Gorgas and the late Colonel Gaillard and Judson have ranked as Democrats. Th9 politics of Commissioners Goe- thals, Rosseau and Hodges are not known. No inquiry was made as to the politics of anybody here until the arrival of Mr. Metcalfe. In his own department of civil administration last November a poll showed 4 Taft, 7 Debs, 23 Roosevelt and 27 Wilson men. One of the Commissioners said to The American correspondent to-day: “It is unjust to say that we are not in accord with the Administration policy when the Administration has not announced any policy. Congress has passed a law providing for reor ganization. We must presume that law will be the guiding principle of the Administration, and are awaiting orders to put it into operation. We are in accord with it. Call Metcalfe “Meddlesome.” "Mr. Metcalfe is the only man who is not. His meddlesome proposal of a new form of organization after three months is what caused all the muss.” A significant fact of the situation is that not a single official on the Zone ha3 denied the truth of The American dispatches, although Secre tary Garrison has been able at all times to command statements to in duce them to deny the truth of these dispatches. This reflects the general trend of the situation. There is more confusion here than ever as a result of this publication. It is difficult to maintain discipline. All thought of organization has been abandoned and all thought of select ing an operating force and the finish of the canal is in sight. Billy Sunday Says Most Tombstons Lie JOHNSTOWN, PA., Dec. 13.—Billy Sunday, in a sermon here, said: "We’ll find out when the Lord comes how many .tombstones lie and how many tell the truth. Mayor Rolph Says Hetch Hetchy Plan Is City’s Salvation San Francisco Executive Gives Mr. Hearst Full Credit for Push ing Plan Through. BOSTON, Dec. 13.— Mayor Jam- s Rolph, Jr., of San Francisco, came to Boston to-day largely to study the Boston water supply in preparation for Sail Francisco’s plan to bring water from th^ Hetch-Hetchy Valley if President Wilson signs the bill passed by Congress. Mayor Rolph praised William Ran- I dolph Hears t warmly for his share in giving the people of the country the I facta about the Hetch-Hetchy project and In winning the bill’s pasage through Congress, He said: “The people of the East have been woefully misled in regard to the Hetch-Hetchy project. William Ran dolph Hearst has done a remarkable work for San Francisco in helping to pass this bill. We do not intend to take a park belonging to the people. We simply want to dam up a valley that really belongs to the people of ban Francisco. “We need this water. We axe will ing to spend $70,000,000 to carry it 134 miles tQ San Francisco. I believe President Wilson will sign the bill, and the victory is to be credited to William Randolph Hearst more than to any other one man.” ‘American Men Just Lovable Babies-Gaby Shooed Away From Prince of Wales, King-Wrecker Still Has ‘Man-phobia.’ ST. LOUIS, Dec, 1".—The •man- phobia” of Gaby Deslys still rages with unbroken violence, in spite of the sedative that was only a little while ago applied to her when Queen Mary of England shooed her away from the Prince of Wales. Here Gaby is in St. Louis, raving I over the American man, analyzing I him, dissecting him, adoring him. | “An American for me,” said she to day. “They are nothing hut lovable big babies.” Gaby has hardly recovered from the shock of being declared anathema in England, when the bishops and cler gymen of the Church of England painted her very black in every man ner and with all the zeal known to the cloth. This was done at the be hest of Queen Mary. Gaby had at tracted the gaze of the youthful Crown Prince, and never—no, never— must a Manuel episode blot th3 j ‘scutcheon of Great Britain. Boy Goes to Bed in The Wrong House NEWARK, OHIO, Dec. 13.—By mis taking north for south, Forest Farmer, a Newark school boy, found hiniself in an embarrassing situation at South Bend. Ind. Intending to surprise his sis ter, Mrs. Henry Osborn, with a visit. Forest went to South Bend and inquired his way to Taylor street. He located No. 421 and. finding no body at home, entered, took a cold plunge and refreshed himself at the re* frigerator. After reading an hour he retired. Toward midnight he was awak ened by the question: “What are you doing here?" It then developed he had visited No. 421 South Taylor instead of North Tay lor street. Steals Two Eggs and Gets Year in Prison HUNTINGTON, W. VA„ Dec, 13 — For the theft of two eggs Charles II Thumel was sentenced, in the Crimi nal Court here, to serve a year in the penitentiary. It was his second con viction of petty larceny, and the State statutes provide the second offense amounts to a felony. The theft occurred several weeks ago, when the defendant was paint ing a sign for a local meat market. Fairfan Harrison, New President of Southern, Pleased With Con ditions in His Territory. WILL REPORTS NOTEWORTHY Manufacturers in Most Lines Have Demand for Products—Run of Full Time. WASHINGTON. Doc. 13.—Fairfax Harrison, the new president of the Southern Railway Company, speaking to-day of the business outlook in the South, said: “Conditions throughout the terri tory traversed by Southern Railway lines are generally favorable. The farmers of the Southeast, except in restricted localities where they suf fered from drouth, have had a highly prosperous year. The ginning reports of the United States Census Bureau indicate that the cotton crop of the States east of the Mississippi River will exceed that of last year, and cur rent prices are above those of a year ago. "While the estimate of the total corn crop of the United States, recently issued by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, shows a fal^g off, compared with last year, of 661,- 729.00U bushels, the crop In the nine Southeastern States traversed by the Southern Railway is, within 21,000,000 bushels as large as last year, the only Southeastern States showing* de creased yields on account of the drouth being Kentucky and Tennes see. “Other crops, including forage, have turned out well, and, taking thp territory as a whole, I doubt whether the farmers of the Southeast have ever had a more favorable year. "Largely growing out of the pros perous condition of the farmers, wholesale and retail trade throughout the Southeast is generally in good condition. "Manufacturers in most lines are enjoying a good demand for their products, and their establishments are running on full time, though some slackening of production is to be ex pected during the holiday season. The reports of cotton mill and knitting I mill development are particularly I noteworthy.” Island Colony Hires Community Doctor; Salary Paid by Tax Physician Keeps 200 Citizens in Good Health and Each Family Pays Fixed Amount. NEWBERN, N. C., Dec. 13.—Knotts Island, Currltuok County, which is in habited by about 200 persons, employs one physician to minister to the Ills and ailments of every citizen. This physician is paid a Ralary of something more than $1,000 and every family i» assessed according to the number In the household to pay the salary. There are seasons during the year when the lone physician has little to do, but at other times, when some epidemic strikes the town, he is kept busy from morning until far into the night. Occasionally, when there are several members of a family ill at one time, a trained nurse is employed, but this is a rarity and to the credit of the doctor it can be said that he has remarkable success In keeping the members of that community free from all disease. Did Tom Heflin Steal Thunder? +•+ •!••+ +•+ •£••+ +•+ ‘Better Control Voter Than Vote’ +»r +•+ *•+ Pet Phrase, It Seems, Is Woman's Mrs. W. L. Shepherd, fi - om whom Congressman Heflin bor rowed his “anti” speech, if the suffragettes’ suspicions are correct. Goodbye “23”; It’s Time You’re Going NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Exit the islang expression, “twenty-three.” En ter ‘thirty-eight" as the “latest.” “Thirty-eight” was borrowed from the fortune tellers. In the slang It means “a sucker." It is a tag for the man who goes to a clairvoyant for tips on a horse race, for the girl who turns to the occult power to have her love affairs straightened out, for those who rely on “hocus-pocus" in mat ters of Investment. Chemist Says Canned Pumpkin Is Poisonous CLEVELAND, Dec. 13.—“Beware of canned pumpkin!” . City Chemist White issues this warning, following reports to health officers of scores of cases of tin poi soning. White says the danger of poisoning from th^ use of canned pumpkin is far greater than from any other tinned food. ‘One Million Tons of Radium Under Sea’ BALTIMORE, Dec. 13.—“There is in the hands of man all over the world only one-half ounce of radium, but on the floor of the ocean, out of reach of man, there are 1,000,000 tons of that precious chemical element.” This statement was made to-day by Dr. H. C. Jones, professor of chem istry at Johns Hopkins University. J, Pierpont Morgan Elected Vestryman NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—J. Pierpont Morgan was elected a vestryman ai St. George’s Church in Stuyvesant Square at the election of wardens and vestrymen held In the church. Mr. Morgan’s father was senior warder of St. George's up to the time of his death. Garrison Won't Have Big Ditch Decorated WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Refusal to decorate the banks of the Panama I Canal with memorials has been made | by Secretary of War Garrison, it was j learned here to-day. The Secretary lias answered all re quests by referring applicants to Con gress. Radium Deposit Is Found in Minnesota BRAINERD, MINN., Dec. 13.— Charles Coleman and James Miller, the latter an owner of mineral lands on the Cuyuna range, have, with George B. Woodason, E. M., been prospecting on a section of the range and believe they have discovered a source of radium. Surgeon Makes New Joint in Boy's Arm LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13 —One of the most remarkable operations in the an nals of surgery has just given a new el bow to Franklin Whitty, a 12-year-old inmate of the Children’s Hospital. Six years ago the lad suffered a con tusion at the right elbow, and soon afterward the ulna or outer bone of the lowei arm began to grow together with the humerus or bone of the upper arm. Dr. Lewis B. Morton made incisions in the arm close to the elbow and carved a new elbow joint. It was practically the fashioning of a new ball and socket where the boy’s nat ural elbow joint should have been. Girl Toasted as Fiance Is Killed ASHEVILLE, Dec. 13.—While ad dressing invitations to her wedding to take place on the night of December 30, Miss Elizabeth Williamson received a telegram telling of the death of her fiance. Lane Davis, of Oak Park, Ala. She had just returned from a card party, the first of a series of prenup- j tial affairs arranged by her many i friends. Mr Davis was killed in an automo- ! bile wreck near Mobile, and comparl- ' sons Indicate that at the time of his death Miss Williams was being toasted as one of the city’s most popular brides-to-be. One Little Ink Spot Angers ‘Jim’ Hill ST. PAUL, MINN., Dec. 13.—One little Ink spot caused a shake-up In J. J. Hill’s First National Hank that resulted in the resignation of W. A. Miller, vice president, and F. N. Nienhauser, cashier. As the story of the flare-up goes, L. W. Hill recently received a state ment of his account. A clerk in making out the statement let a drop of ink fall upon the figures. J. J. Hill, according to the report, had some things on his mind he had intended saying to officials of the tank, so he called a hurry-up meet ing of the directors and relieved his mind, talking extensively, it Is said, around the little ink spot. Girl of Eight Sent By Mail to Father NEW LEXINGTON, OHIO. Dec. 13. In the mail that arrived here recently was an 8-year-old girl wearing a tag, pinned on by New York immigration officials, reading: ’’This child, Julia Kohan, is going to her father, John Kohan, box 117, R. F. D., No. 4, New Lexington, Ohio.” After a breakfast supplied by the postmaster, the child was taken in care of a rural delivery carrier to the home of her father. The trip of 7,000 miles from Bavaria was made by her unaccompanied. ‘Finest Dinosaur' Is 3,000,000 Years Old OTTAWA, Dec. 13.—The complete skeleton of a carnivorous dinosaur Is being mounted at the Victoria Memorial Museum. The monster lived some 3,000,000 years ago and left his bones near the banks of the Red Deer River, northwest of Med icine Hat, where they were cecently dug up. The skeleton is the finest and most complete ever found in North America. The dinosaur was thirty feet long, fifteen feet high and weighed four or five tons. Mayor of St. Louis Forbids Cigarettes ST. LOUIS, Dec. 13—Mayor Henry W. Kiel, who enjoys a good cigar, issued an order to his confidential secretary to request all visitors to the Mayor's office to refrain from smok ing cigarettes. Mayor Kiel recently revealed his attitude toward ciga rettes when a newspaper reporter smoked a cigarette in the Mayor's office. “Here, if you want to smoke, smoke like a man,” said the Mayor, as he pushed a box of cigars toward the scribe. HID REVOLT With Carranza Sweeping North* ern Mexico, Huerta’s Army Is Mutinous, and the Dictator May Consider Truce for an Election, United States Warships Ready to Land Marines—Battle of Two Armies Impends Near Border of Texas—Two Americans HelcL Suffragettes, in Glee, Point to Mrs. Shepherd’s Talk as Congressman’s Possible Model. MONTGOMERY. Dec. 13—Alaba ma suffragists want to ask a ques tion of Congressman J. Thomas Hef lin, fearless firebrand of anti-suf frage. They are wondering whether his latest attack on the women whe want to vote, delivered last week In Washington, was not adapted, con sciously or unconsciously, from an In terview given out by A mere woman, Mrs. W. Ls. Shepherd, of this city. Congressman Heflin's valiant speech against woman suffragists bristled with epigram®, the most oft- repeated of which was : “It ls better that a woman control a voter than a vote.” The doughty gentleman from the Fifth Alabama District so proclaim ed, over and over again. Right proud he was, it seemed, of his bon mot. Now, it happened that, a day or two before the Alabama Congress man added to his fame by declaration that the ballot belonged to men and the home and kitchen and cradle to women, Mrs. Shepherd, a young woman popular In Montgomery so ciety, returned home after a trip to the East, w'here site was the guest of friends In Boston, New Haven and New York. Mrs. Shepherd is some what of a thinker herself, and talked to newspaper men both in the course of her trip and at home And this is what she said: “It is better that a woman control a voter than a vote." In spite of the fact that Mrs. Shep herd ls opposed to the cause, suffra gists of these parts rather welcome her declaration, because it gives them an opportunity to entertain the sus picion that the oratorical gentleman from the Fifth District, with all his vigorous talking against their work, has drawn something of his fire from the despised weaker sex. Mrs. Shepherd, the young Mont gomery woman of the Incident, spoke of her belief In the orthodox system of government, much along the lines of the Congressman’s speech. "It ls the concern of every woman, particularly every married woman, that she be able to influence and con trol her voter, rather than her vote,” she said. “There Is a very marked sphere of usefulness In the home.” Masculine Eugenic Volunteer Quits DENVER, Dec. 13.—M. D. Bowen, of Denver, the only prospective eu genic bridegroom, who had volun teered his services to the State Board of Health and who was held up as a possible husband to more than 100 women from all parts of the United States, has backed out. Only 812 Paupers Found in Kansas TOPEKA, Dec. 13.—One-fourth of the Kansas counties have no paupers, and one-fifth of the counties have no poorfarms. J. W. Howe, secretary of the State Board of Control, has Just completed the tabulation of the sta tistics. There are but 812 paupers in the State. Beneficiary Must • Not Join in Dance SALEM, W. VA., Dec. 13.—In pre senting a $1,000 scholarship to Salem College, Mrs. Mary L. Rich, of Flori da, declared that the beneficiary shall not smoke, drink, play cards or dance. Rural Mail Left in Boxes at Schools WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Schools located on rural routes are to be con sidered patrons of these routes, ac cording to an announcement by Post master General Burleson. He has granted permission for tee placing of mall boxes at these institu tions w'here mail will be delivered for the pupil® or teacher*. Forbids Marriage of Man 65 to Girl of 12 BALTIMORE, Dec. 13.—Judge Frank I. Duncan, at Towson, forbade the clerk of the County Court to v ls- sue a license for the marriage of William Still, $65, to Bertha Groves, his 12-year-old housekeeper. Still, accompanied by the girl, showing the written consent of her parents, asked for a license. He was refused, because the consent was not signed by two other witnesses Timberman Digs for Bait and Gets Gold TROY. MONT., Dec. 13.—A unusu- ually rich discovery of free milling gold was made recently on the Yakt River, seven miles east of Troy, by Frederick Stevens, a timberman. The discovery was the result of ac cident, the gold-bearing quartz hav ing been unearthed while Stevens was digging in the rocks along the river for fish bait. 300 Pastors to Pray in Streets on New Year’s CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—Three hundred ministers of Chicago churches will hold a prayer meeting and other ser vices of a religious character on New Year’s Eve. These plans were an nounced by the Rev. Ernest Bell, su perintendent of the Midnight Mission, at a meeting of ministers of the Bap tist churches at the Masonic Temple yesterday. “We propose to Invade the loop district on New Year's Eve,” said Dr. Bell, “where the usual orgies have been prominent.” Mayor Harrison announced yester day that tin horns, confetti and “ticklers” will be prohibited on the streets New Year’s Eve. Aeroplane Secretly Built for ‘Record’ PITTSBURG, Dec. 13.*-In a secluded spot in the suburbs of Wilkinsburg fin ishing touches are being put to a flying machine which, its inventor and builder asserts, will revolutionize aerial trans portation. The inventor appeared there, put up a shed and began work, without revealing his identity, declaring that he would not make it public until the machine is ready* \ Ocean Gamblers Win $7,000 on ‘Kaiserin’ NEW YORK. Dec. 13.—When the Hamburg-American liner Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, from Hamburg, ar rived at her pier several of the pas sengers said that among the cabin passengers were two professional gamblers who had succeeded in get ting about $7,000 from one of the saloon passengers. The name of the man robbed was not disclosed. It was said that the gamblers won about $600 on the ship’s pool and that there was a' strong suspicion that a woman passenger was their confederate. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 18.--Pra<*t« cally the whole nation is In revolt The rebels are gaining strength hour ly in the wide campaign which hag this city as its objective point Hun. areas of Mexicans who have hlthert# kept out of the turmoil are Joining the ranks of General Carranza’s arm . les. More significant still, the Yaqut Indians are flocking to the Insurgent standard. Two thousand of thesi* fighters, who are not to be scornedi by the best trained soldiery In th* world, have been recruited by the Constitutionalists at Mflytorena, which ls their base above Guaymas, These warriors will be a great help In the lighting against Guaymas and 1 Mazatlan, which are the only points on the northwest coast retained by : the Federals. Huerta Forces Mutinous. In striking contrast to the aotivlte with which men are enlisting in tha rebel regiment ls the plight of tin Huerta forces Laborers are being conscripted whenever they are found. Soldiers already In the field are mu. tlnous and many are deserting. AJ) many points it is reported that the# are only awaiting attack by the rebe els to desert or surrender. Dynamiting by the Carransa imp- porters continues with fearful lose of life. Another Huerta troop train has been blown up south of Monterey), Many were slain. The train waa on Its way with troops to reinforce the Federal garrisons at Nuevo Larediq With the attack on Tampico th« United States was forced to assume an attitude which was nearer Inters ventlon than has yet been in evidence* United States warships were held Iq readiness to land marines In the even| that street fighting became bo gen eral as to endanger the lives foreigners. Peace Plan Advanoecf. Because of the fact that even Huerta ls expected to recognize hoig desperate his situation really Is. therg ls some hope for a peace plan whlcH is outlined by the conservative elee ment here. Tentative efforts havg been made to Induce the dictator t<J ascertain if General Carransa wo u I dl be willing to cease fighting for tbg purpose of holding an election which the Constitutionalist leadeg would be a candidate for the PresU dency of the republic or would namg his choice for that office. It ls im sumed by the politicians that fh* Catholic and other parties weul<t name candidates. Vegetarian Is Strong Man of University COLUMBIA. MO., Dec. 13.—Horace Weltmer, who eats no meat, ls the strong man of Missouri State Univer sity. He ls studying to become a phy sical instructor. Weltmer scored 2,580 points in the eight tests. The average for 300 men was 1,045 points. Weltrr.er “chinned” himself up twen ty-three times. Troop Concentration Shows Clash Near on Border. PRESIDIO, TEXAS, Dec. IS.-, Whether the Mexican Federal armjf under General Salvador Mercado, numbering 4,000 soldiers, now on the United States border, will make * stand for supremacy at OJinags* against the rebels advancing to tha8 point, or whether they will continue their retreat Into the state of Nuevrt Leon ls at present the most absorb-* ing question In Northern Mexico. rPactically the entire strength o i the Federal army, reduced by Its flights from Chihuahua and by the apathy ot many of Its soldiers, is crowded lif/i the little village opposite Presidio, 1* was to this point they fled in the hopn of obtaining money and provision^ Toward them ls marching a rebel army of about equal strength, witw the avowed purpose of surrounding the town and bringing to a test whether any Federals are to remain in the north. Indications in OJlnagna were tho* the Federals would make a stand. Trenches were dug, guns were mount, ed on the nth* and provisions v,ra