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THE (HCOKfilAN’S NEWS BRIEFS
PRESIDENT WILSON HITS AT ALL CALAMITY HOWLERS
IS PLEASED OVER
TfiUST SITUATION
Chief Executive Declares That the
“Hard Times” Prophets Must
Keep Busy These Days.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 22.—Presi
dent Wilson paid his compliments to
“calamity howlers” to-day when he
Indicated to callers at the White
House that the nation understands it
is the duty of ‘'hard-times prophets”
to keep busy always.
The President expressed himself as
deeply pleased over the evident incli
nation of the business interests of the
natii n to conform to the provisions of
the Sherman anti-trust act, but de
clined to make a specific statement on
the business conditions of the coun
try at the present time.
He was asked if he knew of any
other corporations that were making
ready to follow the voluntary disso
lution move of the American Tele
phone and Telegraph Company.
He had none specifically in mind,
he said, and reiterated his belief that
interests generally would adjust
themselves to legal recpiiroments.
That the Government naturally is
Billing to co-operate with all busi
ness men who desire to obey the law
is self-evident, according to Presi
dent Wilson’s views. He has gained
an impression from members of his
Cabinet and many members of Con
gress that business mdn in general
are more than willing to reorganize
in accordance with the provisions of
the Jaw, and said the agreement as to
the dissolution of the American Tele
phone and Telegraph Company, em
phasizes this impression.
EACH TO GET $5.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22— Each of the
1 4,000 men employed on the subway
and elevated lines of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company will receive
a $5 gold piece for a Chrismtas pres
ent this week.
Theodore P. Shonts sent to the
United States Subtreasury for newly
minted coins.
CAN’T BE PROSECUTED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22— John
Burke, now under investigation by
the War Department oh the charge of
accepting graft while in the employ
of the Panama Railroad, can not be
criminally prosecuted, according to a
decision of the Department of Justice
received by Secretary of War Garri
son to-day.
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DODGE COUNTY GINNINGS.
EASTMAN, Dec. 22.—The tabula
tions of the separate returns from
the ginners for the report of Decem
ber ,1 shows that from the crop of
1913 prior to December 1 there were
81,215 bales of cotton ginned in Dodge
County, as compared with 20.491 bales
ginned prior to December 1, 1912. This
was a gain of 10,724.
SUITS FOR STATE COURTS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—The
Senate to-day passed the Kenyon bill
providing that suits brought under
the interstate commerce act in State
courts and involving less than $3,000
shall not be removed to Federal
courts, but shall be finally determined
by the State judiciary.
REPRIMAND FOR OFFICERS.
W ASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—A repri
mand for the officers involved in the
Carabao dinner incident was ap
proved to-day by President Wilson.
He took this action on recommen
dation of Secretary of War Garrison
and Secretary of the Navy Daniels
PAVLOWA HISSED
BY GREAT CROWD
AT METROPOLITAN
ANNA PAVLOWA.
PEAR! URGES II. 5.
STATION AT PULE
Arctic Explorer Wants Scientists
to Bring Further Glory to
His Own Country.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -Admiral Peary
urges American scientists to continue
bringing glory to the United States.
“fn the discovery of the North Pole
and with the completion of the Panama
Canal, Americans have accomplished in
five years the things of which men had
dreamed for ages,” he said. “I would
like to see American scientists sta
tioned at the South Pole.”
JAP ORCHIDS FOR WILSON.
VANCOUVER, B. C„ Dec. 22— A
large consignment of Japanese or
chids was forwarded to President
Wilson from here to-day.
They arrived yesterday on the Em
press of Asia from Yokohama.
SHE LEAVES ENGLAND.
LONDON, Dec. 22.—Officials of the
Women’s Social and Political Union
announced to-day that Mrs. Emme
line Pankhurst, president of the or
ganization. who was released from
Holloway iail last week on ticket of
leave, had secretly left England yes
terday.
An Unexpected Gift.
He was a shy young man, but in
his heart there raged a consuming
passion for the fair Florence. On his
way home from the city he managed
to screw his courage up sufficiently
to enter a jeweler’s shop and pur
chase a small gift for the lady of his
heart.
This, he hoped, would pave the way
to the popping of the great kuestion.
That night he called at her house
and found her alone. Producing a
small, square box from his pocket, he
said, nervously:
‘‘I have ventured to bring you a
small present, Miss Finn, but I am
afraid that perhaps it will not fit your
linger. Will you try it on?"
“Oh, dear,” said the girl, blushing
most becomingly, "this is quite un
expected! Why, I never dreamed that
you really cared enough ”
Poor fool! Instead of grasping the
opportunity in both hands, he opened
the box and produced a thimble! Then
the thermometer dropped about ten
degrees.
Veteran Weds After
One Day's Courtship
DALTON, Dec. 22.—Joe Harris, an
aged Confederate veteran of Murray
County, after one day's courtship, was
married to Miss Seney Ledford.
The bridegroom is over 70, and his
bride many years his junior.
SHE DEFIES DOCTORS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Refusing to
allow the doctors in Fordham Hos
pital to operate upon her, although
told it was the only chance to save
her life, Lena Schneider, housekeeper
for Mrs. Charles Becker, wife of the
police lieutenant convicted of mur
der, died to-day from bichloride of
mercury which she had swallowed by
accident.
Becker's mother died last week.
LIFE LOST IN FIRE.
LONDON, Dec 22.—One person was
burned to death, three others probably
fatally injured and a heavy loss entailed
In a fire which swept a fashionable West
End apartment house in Knights Bridge.
Scores were driven to the street in their
night clothes.
PO. O. CONTRACT LET.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22—The con
tract for the construction of the post-
office and courthouse at Augusta, Ga.,
at a cost of $283,800, was awarded to
day to W. H. Fissell, of New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Mme. Anna
Pavlow'a, the incomparable Russian
dancer, has had, in one little after
noon, one of her most dazzling tri
umphs ar.d two of the most distress
ing experiences of her life.
M. Emil Dandre, stage manager for
the danseuse and chief figure in that
romantic mystery of her recall to
Russia during the investigation of
vanished railroad fund's, had a diffi
culty with a deputy sheriff on the
stage of the Metropolitan Opera
House that threatened to disrupt the
performance.
Under nervous strain from this al
tercation. involving the man w T ho was
once said to have spent vast appro
priations to gratify her whims, Mme.
Pavlowa attended a “Russian the
Dansant” in the foyer after the
Metropolitan matinee and was ac
tually hissed by a New' York society
audience after she had declined to
dance again-
“I dance on the stage of the Metro
politan Opera House? I have danced
for charity all afternoon, and now
they expect me to dance here. Mon
Dieu! do they think I am a cabaret
dancer?” and with these parting re
marks she left, followed by her suite.
The crowd of men, women and girls
began to hiss and continued until she
had disappeared from sight. Once
Pavlowa. turned back, and if looks
could have injured, some would have
suffered. She threw a look of disgust
at the disappointed crowd, some of
which began to demand restitution of
the extra doMar.
Farmer, 101, Bets He
Will Plow in Spring
PATERSON, N. J., Dec. 22.—
Charles O. Shafer, 101 years old, hus
w’agered he will plow his 50-acre
farm next spring.
MELL’S WIDOW DEAD.
ATHENS, GA., Dec. 22.—Mrs. P.
H. Mell, widow of former Chancellor
Patrick H. Mell, of the University of
Georgia, was found dead in bed this
morning, having passed peacefully
away during the night. She was 8*J
years old.
She is sifrvived by the Rev. John D.
Mell, of Athens: 'Charles Mell, of Au
gusta; Jim and Ed Mell, of Athens,
sons, and Dr. P. H. Mell, of Atlanta;
T. S. Mell and Miss Ellen Mell, Mrs.
A. D. Smith, of Birmingham, step
children.
GOES TO MEET DUCHESS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The Duchess
DeChaulnes, formerly Miss Theodora
Shonts, accompanied by her young son,
the duke, now 5 years old, arrived to
day from Europe to spend Christmas
with her parents.
Theodore P. Shonts, president of the
Interboro Rapid Transit Company, and
father of the duchess, was so anxious
to see his grandson that he went down
the bay at 4 a m. in a revenue cutter
to meet the ship.
"HeTlo, grandpop,” cried the 5-year-
old duke, in grreetfue Mr. Shonts
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