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Tnr, GEORGIAN'S NEWS BRIEFS 3 GEN. NASH WANTS OBEAR OUSTED FROM OFFICE SAYS HE’S MOVED BY DUTY ALONE Governor Slaton Won’t Discuss Situation, Saying He Will Act as He Deems Best. C.eneral Joseph Van Holt Nash, ad jutant general of Georgia, gave out a formal statement Wednesday, set ting forth his attitude toward Quar termaster General William G. Obear, and his reasons for wishing Obear removed from office. General Nash admitted every es sential fact as set forth in The Geor gian's exclusive news story of Tues day. which has so stirred militarf circles throughout the State, but de plores efforts that have been made in some quarters to make his recom mendations to the Governor seem personal or political. He asserts that he is merely doing his duty in asking and insisting upon Obear’s removal. * Governor Slaton refuses to dis cuss the trouble inside the State War Department further than to ..say that he has a friendly*feeling for both officers, and that he will be guided in his final actions entirely by the law as that indicates the Executive duty. Puts It Up to Governor. General Nash in his interview, after setting forth his side of the ques tion as an officer, disposes of his personal relations with General Obear in the rather curt statement that his relations are now, after twenty years’ acquaintance, “exactly what they have always been!” General Nash asserts his intention of putting the entire matter square ly up to the Governor for settlement, and to “stand pat’’ on that firmly, until either he or Obear is sustained in the controversy. General Nash says: “It is to be regretted that some newspapers have seen fit to inject politics and personalities into an offi cial act of mine in the discharge of my duty. In miscontruing the mo tives they do an injustice to Govern ors Slaton and,Brown, to say nothing of General Obear and myself. “Since my incumbency as Adjutant General it has been my earnest de sire, and I have exerted every effort, to eradicate politics from the Na tional Guards, and to place them where they rightfully belong as a re liable and dependable force for the protection of life and property, con servators of the peace, subordinate to the civil authorities who created them. | T m: WfflTE HOUSE HONEYM00NERS—Mi*. and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre > leading at the home ol Ambassador Pago in London. The bride, who was j Miss Jessie Wilson, lias been greatly admired. This photograph was taken when j they were the guests of honor at a dinner given them. Boy Reads Fluently At Age of 3 Years President to Outline Xmas Gold Pieces His Views on Trusts Total $5,000,000 LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24.—Marshall Gretmore is three years old and can read. On his second birthday his mother bought him a set of blocks with raised letters. The child reads fluently. He is never allowed to cry and receives whippings without tears. .BULLETS ENDANGER FIREMEN. C INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 24.—While thousands of high-caliber army car tridges were discharging chunks of lead in every direction, endangering the lives and handicapping the work of the Are fighters, the Indiana Na tional Guard Armory, Thirteenth street and Ashland avenue, burned to the ground last night. Of the $100,- 000 loss about $60,000 was due to the destruction of army equipment. Mystery surrounds the origin of the fire, which broke out just after Com pany H had finished drill practice. Bullets were already popping when the firemen reached the scene, and soon developed into such a terrific bombardment that they were forced to retreat and fight the flames from a distance. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Presi dent Wilson will read to Congress within a few days after the holiday recess a message urging “construct ive” anti-trust legislation, according to assurances given in high Admin istration circles to-day. Attorney General McReynolds is accredited in high Administration cir cles with having won his contest against the enactment of any radical program for trust regulation such as proposed in various trade commission schemes and plans for progressive taxation of corporations. The Attorney General’s view is that the present anti-trust law is suffi cient. The Administration forces in the House, however, will insist upon amendments to the Sherman law pe nalizing interlocking directorates, and to this it is believed the President has given his sanction. The impression prevails here, how ever, that no measure which would in any way hurt any business will gain favor at the Administration’s hands. AVALANCHE STOPS TRAIN. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Dec. 24.— Western Pacific Railroad trains will not be operated for several days be cause of a huge avalanche which car ried away more than half a mile of track and dumped rails, ties and tele graph wires into the Leather River, near Belden, Cal. The avalanche followed two days of heavy snow. Five hundred men were working to-day to restore the road bed. ARRESTED AFTER A YEAR. The first arrest under the Carlin law covering mail train thefts, wheth er from the Government, persons or corporations, was made in Atlanta Thursday morning when James Thomas Turner, an express messen ger, was taken in custody at the Terminal Station by Pinkerton de tectives and Deputy United States Marshal Lee Whatley, following a year’s investigation. PISTOL DUEL FOUGHT. KNOXVILLE, Dec. 24.—R. C. Barx- y, a prominent citizen of Copper- 11 is dead and P. C. Hood, a deputy ieriff, is seriously wounded as the suit of a pistol duel at Copperhill Hood arrested Barkley on a charge being drunk last week. W hen they et to-day, they began firing at each her It is thought Hood will die. )th men belong to prominent fami- BEATS UP MASHER. CHICAGO, Dec. SU-Juhus Dalsey at- mnted to flirt with the wife of io- >e ^Sergeant Charles E. Dudley. The ilicenian administered a drubbing and The e< prisoner told the Judgehe was -“SUS 0 !? get'*m'«teHal 0 for *it. Catastrophe Is Likely To End Miners' Strike CALUMET, MICH., Dec. 26.—While four separa.e investigations of Calu met's Christmas tree disaster, in which 72 persons, most of them chil dren, were killed, were being made to-day and a dispute was being waged as to whom should bury the dead, peacemakers were at work in a su preme effort to bring an end to the copper mine strike in this region. Over the bodies of the little ones the leaders of the peace movement hoped to see an end to the labor strife which has torn the Calumet copper district for several months. United in grief over the snuffing out of so many young lives, the war ring factions—mine operators, guards and strikebreakers, and the stricken union miners and their friends—gave no thought to the big labor battle that indirectly is blamed for the most grewsome horror in the history of Calumet. RAISES COTTON AT 114. GADSDEN, ALA., Dec. 26.—Al though he is almost as old as the United States, Fayette Turner, a ne gro living in Talladega County, was able to make one and a half bales of cotton this year. He is 114 years old and was born in Virginia. He has worked on a farm all his life and has a son more than 60 years old. The aged negro came to Gadsden for Christmas. He has command of all of his faculties and can remem ber many historic occurrences. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—More than $5,000,000 worth of bright new gold and silver pieces of 1913 mint age, most of which will find its way into Christmas stockings to-morrow morning, has been distributed by the Treasury this month to banka throughout the country. GORDON'S CHAPLAIN DEAD. The Rev. A. B. Woodfln, recalled by the veterans of the war between the States as the chaplain of General John B. Gordon’s gallant brigade, died Wednesday morning at the home of his son, G. W. Woodfln, No. 108 Peeples street. TREE BY PARCEL POST. KLAMATH FALLS, OREG., Dec. 24.—A baby Christmas tree, taken from a forest in this vicinity, was shipped by parcel post to his brother at Cherokee, Okla., by Postmaster W. A. Delzell. .. JAP BOATS FOR CANAL. TOKIO, Dec. 24.—Japan has decid ed to inaugurate a steamer service with its terminus at Boston, by way of Panama. The steamers will call at New Or leans and New York. GERMAN SHIPS FOR PANAMA. STETTIN, GERMANY, Dec. 24.— The Hamburg-American liner Admi ral Von Tirpitz, which will ply through the Panama Canal, was launched here. CHILD IS BURNED. CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Abraham Gal • doses, aged 2, was having the time of his life, when he tipped over the Christmas tree in the front room of the Goldoses home. His night clothing caught fire and he was severely burned about the face and body. His father saved him in a blanket. COW WITH WOODEN LEG. NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—James Gal loway, veterinary surgeon of Kirkin tilloch, Scotland, arrived here from Glasgow with photos of a cow with a wooden leg. Dr. Galloway attached the stump after a locomotive had re moved the original. CORSET RAIDS LATEST. BERLIN, Dec. 29.—Local police are making “corset raads” as the result of protests against shopkeepers who display corsets on life size wax fe male figures. The shopkeepers made a concession by putting flimsy petti coats on the figures. KEPT OUT BY DUEL. NEW YORK. Dec. 28.—Engaging in a duel in Hungary makes a citizen of that country ineligible for admis sion to the United States, according to the decision of a Federal board of special inquiry at Ellis Island to day in the case of Emil Zerkowitz, a passe/iger on the steamer Campania. Tells of Appropriations. “It should be known by everyone that the State of Georgia appropriates annually only $25,000 to pay the ex penses of this department, while the Federal Government issues annually to this State, in arms, uniforms and equipments, approximately $90,000 in value, and, while this property is is sued to the State for the use of its troops, the United States -retains ti tle thereto and requires of the State , a strict accounting and certain' pre scribed organization—camps of in struction, drills, etc. “Many of the States have not here tofore fully conformed to the Federal demands in this respect, and on Au gust 1, 1913, there was issued by the Department an order, known as ‘Cir cular No. 8,’ which requires all of the States to conform to the organiza tion therein prescribed by January 1, 1914, or lose the Federal support. Therefore, it became my duty, in the interest of the State and its National Guard, to make all necessary changes. “The office of quartermaster gen eral, with the rank of brigadier gen eral, not being authorized nor recog nized by the Federal Government in this order, I recommend to the Gov ernor that this office and salary paid tlie incumbent be discontinued on January 1, 1914. “It so happens that General Obear holds this particular office under State laws, at a salary of $2,750 per annum, and can m t legally perform any duties therein, so far as the Gov ernment is concerned, after January 1, 1914, while I, the Adjutant Gen eral, under bond to the State, will necessarily be compelled to perform the duties for w r hic'' General Obear, who is not under bond, would be paid a large salary, should he continue in office. To inject personalities and politics into this is puerility person ified and has no foundation what ever. Would de Injustice, He Says. “It is a situation forced upon us by the Government, and no Governor could continue any man in office un der such circumstances without im posing an injustice upon .e National Guard. “I have known General Obear far twenty years, and my personal rela tions with him now are of exactly the same status as they have always been. EDISON IS CUPID. BOSTON, Dec. 24.—Thomas A. Ed ison has acted as Cupid for Theodore C. Haffenreffer, to whom he presented his signed photograph on condition that Mr. Haffenreffer, manager of a brewing company, choose a wife. The final conditions have not yet been fulfilled. I AQIES 1°0° Reward L great, successful "Monthly” Com pound. Safely relieves some of the longest, most obstinate, abnormal cases tu 3 t» days. No harm, pain or interference with work. Mall $1.50. Double Strength $2.00. Booklet FKEE. Write to-day. Address Dr. A. 1. Southington Remedy Co.. 315 Main St., Kansas City. Mo.