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SAN FRANCISCO CHOSEN
FOR CANAL EXPOSITION
OPENING OF WATERWAY ACROSS
PANAMA TO BE CELEBRATED
AT GOLDEN GATE.
NEW ORLEAN S LOSES FIGHT
National House of Representatives
Favors Western City for the
Great Show in 1915.
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San Francisco Jubilant *
* Over Winning txposition. *•
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* San Francisco, Cal.—With the #
* bursting of bombs, the shrieking *
* of steam whistles, and the ring- *
* ing of bells, the news that San *
■* Francisco had won the first vie- #
* tory in the Panama exposition *
* contest, was announced to the *
* people of this city. *
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Washington.—The house of repre¬
sentatives by a vote of 188 to 159,
decided in favor of San Francisco,
and against New Orleans, as the city
in which an exposition to celebrate
the opening of the Panama canal m
1915 shall be held.
This vote was taken on a roll call
to determine whether San Francisco
resolution or the New Orleans bill
should have consideration in the
house. On a final vote the San Fran¬
cisco resolution was passed by a vote
of 259 to 43.
The advocates of San Francisco are
claiming that the fight is won, and
that the senate will ratify the action
of the house.
Repjblican Saji Francisco won by capturing the
vote in the bouse. New
Orlea i -' support came from the
ocrats. Only thirty Republican voted
tor New Orleans. Thirty-six Demo-
crats voted for San Francisco. The
San Francisco resolution does not ask
for government aid in any form, it
simply authorizes the president of the
United States to invite foreign na¬
tions to participate in the fair.
An effort to amend the resolution
to include provisions for an interna¬
tional naval from Hampton Reads
througu the Panama canal and up the
west coast to San Francisco was de¬
feated on a parliamentary point of
order.
The New Orleans bill called for an
appropriation of $1,000,000 for a gov¬
ernment exhibit and the creation of a
government commission.
BRYAN FLORIDA'S SENATOR.
Brother of Former U. S. Senator Wins
His Seat.
Jacksonville, Fla.—N. P. Bryan and
\V. A. Blount, the two candidates for
the senatorial nomination ran neck
and neck with N. P. Bryan only a
tew hundred votes ahead. The re¬
maining counties to be heard from
will materially Increase Bryan’s lead,
and he will be elected.
The vote was nearly one-half larger
than that cast in the first primary
Bryan is a brother of the late Unit¬
ed States Senator Bryan, who died
shortly after taking his seat, and was
succeeded by Senator Fletcher. The
primary was made necessary by the
death of ex-Gov. N. B. Broward, who
had been nominated to succeed Sena¬
tor Taliaferro. Bryan belongs to the
Progressive wing of the Democracy.
HOOPER S FIRST MESSAGE.
New Governor of Tennessee Criticizes
Previous Administration.
! Nashville, Tenn.—In his first mes-
age to the Tennessee general assem¬
bly, Governor Hooper censured the
Patterson administration for the non¬
enforcement of prohibition laws. Gov¬
ernor Patterson, his immediate prede¬
cessor, was himself partially respon¬
sible for such an abuse, declared Gov¬
ernor Hooper, by exercising too great
an executive clemency.
Prohibition was but one of the many
■ subjects which received considerable
attention in Governor Hooper's mes¬
sage. Recommendations extending all
the way from changes in the agricul¬
tural department to amendments in
the divorce law are outlined by him.
River-Harbor Bill Passed.-
Washington.—After three hours of
consideration the senate passed the
jver and harbor bill carrying appro¬
priations aggregating about $36,000,-
000 .
Noted Southern Educator Dead.
Charlottesville. Va.—Dr. James A.
Harrison, for 15 years professor of
English and romance languages in the
University of Virginia, and one of the
best known authore of the South, died
here. He produced many books and
contributed to many journals.
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RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT
UNITED STATES AND NORTHERN
NEIGHBOR PLAN A FREE
TRADE TREATY.
Strong Opposition Develops in Con¬
gress Against Adopting the
Schedule.
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+ Washington. — Strong opposi- •*■
♦ tion developed among senators *
+ and representatives from the +
+ grain-growing states to the Can- *
♦ adian reciprocity treaty submit- ♦
+ ted by President Taft, and it Is +
♦ now thought that the treaty can- +
+ not be ratified. ♦
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Washington.—Within less than ten
months after the initiation by Presi¬
dent Taft of negotiations with the
Canadian government, there was laid
simultaneously before the American
congress at Washington and the Can¬
adian parliament at Ottawa a reci¬
procity arrangement which, if approv¬
ed by the legislative branches of tne
two governments, will surely do much,
in the opinion of the negotiators, to
enlarge and liberalize the trade be¬
tween the United States and Canada.
Usually such arrangements take the
form of a treaty, but in the present
instance this was not. done, with the
result that considerable time will be
saved in the consummation of the
agreement, which can be made ef¬
fective by a simple majority vote in
each of the two legislatures, in the
case of a treaty it would be necessary
in the United States, at least, to have
the approval of a full two-thirds of
the senate, but now the way is clear
for the ways and means committee of
the house and the finance committee
ot the senate to proceed as it would
with any tariff bill.
It is a notable fact that no less
than 91 per cent, of the Canadian
goods imported into the United States
will benefit by considerable reductions
of duty and only 9 per cent, of our
Canadian imports will remain unaf¬
fected.
The intention of the commissioners
to remove all the duties on printin'
paper and pulp wood was affected, so
far as the Dominion government could
do it, outside the limitations existing,
the laws of the Canadian provincla
government’s imposing export duty on
wood cut on crown lands in Canada,
but it would appear that the American
duty will lie only upon the compara¬
tively small proportion of Canadian
pulp or wood cut on such crown
lands.
Washington.—Urging the prompt
passage of a reciprocity treaty be¬
tween the United States and Canada,
President Taft sent to congress a
special message, accompanied by the
agreement looking to such treaty,
reached by representatives of the
Canadian government and of the state
department at a recent conference in
this city.
Shaft to Confederate Women.
Little Rock Ark.—A monument to
the women of the Confederacy will
be erected by the state of Arkansas,
if a bill passed by the lower branen
of the general assembly becomes a
law. An appropriation of $10,000 is
provided.
Corset Coat for Men.
St. Louie.—The corset coat Is the
fashionable spring and summer gar¬
ment for men this year. The smart
trousers will fit his legs so
snugly it will be necessary for him
remove his shoes to change them
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CLINCH COUNTY.
ANTI-AMERICAN RIOTS.
People of Guayaquil, Ecuador, Show
Ill-Feeling Against Citizens
of United States.
Guayaquil, Ecuador.—The opposi¬
tion of the people to the proposed
lease of the Galapagos islands to the
United States has resulted in the
most serious demonstrations of ill-
feeling against everything American
seen here in many years. The disor
ders continued two days and an im¬
mense crowd, numbering not less
than ten thousand persohs, headed by
Ignacio Robles, marched to the gov¬
ernment palace for the purpose of
protesting to President Altaro.
Troops with loaded rifles prevented
the crowds from approaching, and only
Robels was received by the president
as the people’s delegate, lie informed
President Alfaro that Ecuadoreans
were opposed to any negotiations with
the United States on the subject ot
the Galapagos islands. Alter a lengthy
interview the president said that In
view of the manifest opposition the
government would desist in Its pro¬
posal to negotiate the lease.
RECIPROCITY CAUSES ANGER
Trade Agreement With Canada An¬
gers Republican Leaders.
Washington.—Embarrassed Is a mild
word to define the predicament In
which Republican members of con¬
gress have found themselves since
President Taft submitted bis program
for a reduction in the cost of living,
through the medium of commercial
reciprocity with Canada.
High protectionists, confident of the
sympathy of the executive, have not
hesitated to go to the white house
with predictions that the party will be
disrupted if the program Is insisted
upon. Insurgent Republicans, many ot
whom have become unaccustomed to
visit the white house at ail, have been
pursuing the policy of silence. While
some of them are ready to admit that
the proposed agreement Is in line with
their tariff arguments in the past, they
fear to adopt it
President Taft appears to be about
the only one who is showing no con
cern about the situation.
ANTI-JAPANESE FEELING,
Thousand Persons Shriek “Kill the
Japs” in New York City.
New York.—A thousand men and
women, marching down Broadway be-
hind a large Anarchistic banner,
brought out the police reserves
The parade followed a meeting in
an east side hall at which speakers
had denounced the execution in Tokio
last week of a dozen persons charg¬
ed with plotting against the life of
Japan's emperor.
According to reports the parad-
ers filled the street for two blocks
back, bearing a big red fiag in their
raffles. Men and women on the out-
side ranks were handing out clrcu-
lars in Italian and Russian to the on-
lookers, and the paraders seemed to
vie to outdo one another in shout¬
ing: ‘‘Kill the Japanese.” The police
dispersed the mob.
New Governor of Canada.
t London, , England.-lt „ , . is , announced .
that the duke of Connaught will sue-
ceed Earl Grey in September as gov-
ernor general of Canada.
Deposed Manuel Pensioned.
Lisbon, Portugal.—The Diario de
Noticias announces that the Portu-
guese government has decided to pay
a monthly pension of $3,300 to the
deposed King Manuel. A check for
the months of October, November ana
December have been sent to him.
Manuel II., the exiled king of Por
tugal, is now livink with the queen
mother, Amelie, at Eversham, Eng
land, where he was obliged to accept
the hospitality of the Duke of Orleans
He reached there last October from
FEAR IS FELT FOR
GEORGIA FRUIT CROP
JUNE-LIKE WEATHER HAS CAUS-
ED TREES TO BUD THROUGH-
OUT WHOLE STATE.
FRUIT GROWERS WORRIED
Peach Crop Will Be Seriously Dam¬
aged if Cold Weather Comes
Again.
—Atlanta.
Tlie ground hog is not the only
"cl'iUur" in Georgia that is being fool-
ed by this unseasonably warm weatb-
er. The little pink baby peach buds
are poking their delicate noses from
under cover, too, and in some sec-
tions of the state the budding is so
pronounced that Capt. R. F. Wright,
assistant commissioner of agriculture,
is beginning to fear that the crop
may be seriously damaged, if a very
cold snap follows upon the heels of
this warm spell.
Ex-Congressman Charles Moses was
a visitor at the capitoi. He stated
that fruit growers in Coweta and that
section were growing a little appre-
hensive concerning the continued
warm, .June-like weather. Buds are
beginning to- swell on many fruit
trees and a continuance of the balmy
weather is likely to result in serious
damage from the cold that invariably
comes in February and eaily March.
Reports to the department of agn-
culture from the fruit sections of the
state express the same kind of anxi¬
ety over prevailing conditions. In the
lower and middle part of the state
peach buds are swelling perceptibly,
and a week or so more of the warm
weather will jeopardize the fruit,
There is always a certain amount ot
alarm and worry about fruit at this
season, but sucli an unusually mild
January is often followed by damage
to the fruit.
Georgia Railways’ Earnings.
The gross receipts of the railroads
operating in the state of Georgia dur-
ing the fiscal year ending June
1910, amounted to $44,275,186186,
which is more than $3,500,000 more
than the gross receipts of the banner
year, 1907, just before the national
hnancial panic at which time the re-
ceipis „ - , . amounted to $40.i2i,877.4,>, ac- 0 „
cording to reports . just completed , . . in ,
the office of the railroad commission
of the state.
The gross receipts for the year end¬
ing June 30, 1910, were also $,769,088.-
o3 larger than the receipts during the
previous year, which amounted to
$39,506,093.83.
The enormous increase in business
done during the past year is attrib¬
uted to the fact that the state ot
Georgia is becoming more prosperous
than ever before in its history. Ev¬
ery railroad operating within tne
boundaries of the state carried on a
much larger amount of traffic .than
ever before and the gross receipts oi
all showed an increase of from a
quarter to almost a million dollars.
From reports already compared, the
increase applies also to the net earn¬ j
ings of the roads as well as to the
gross receipts. As an example-*®! the ,
increase in receipts of net earnings i
the record shows that the Western
and Atlantic railroad made ‘an increase
of $259,859.19 in net earnings. The
net earnings of this road during the
year ending June 30, 1910, amounted
to $1,022,368.25, while , for the year
previous the aggregate was only $762,-
509.06.
Governor’s Mansion for Sale,
At. a meeting of the special legis¬
lative committee appointed at the last
session to consider the question ot
the sale of the present executive man¬
sion and the purchase of a site for a
| ncw 0 nc, every member was present¬
It was unanimously decided by res-
olution adopted to advertise the man-
sion and property for sale in Atlanta,
Macon, Augusta and Savannah papers,
and at the same time receive propos-
als for the conveying of other prop-
erty on which a new executive man¬
sion may be erected.
The committee is as follows: Rep-
resentatives Fullbnght, Alexander,
Vinson, Hall, and Davis- Senators
Matlhewg of the Twenty-third,
Twenty-first, and McCollum
Qf th0 ThIrty . oighth .
Copper Case Settled.
An agreement . was signed , . . between ,
Attorney General Hall and Howard
Cornicle of Knoxville, attorney for the
Tennessee Copper company, whereby
an adjustment over the damage to
vegetation from the copper plant was
reached without the necessity of the
state going into the United States Su-
prerae court to seek a permanent in-
junction. Under this agreement the
Tennessee Copper company agrees to
restrict its roasting operations of ore
from May 20 to September 1. The
agreement is a sweeping victory for
Georgia farmers.
VOL. XV. XO. I 5.
Educational Train Schedule.
Rapid progress is being made in
completing the final arrangements tor
the operation of the second educa¬
tional train. Approved schedules have
been received from some twelve ot
the fourteen co-operating railroads
The following is the complete itin¬
erary of the agricultural train which
starts on its 47-day tour of the state
on February 7.
February 7—Commerce, 8 a. m.;
Cornelia, 11:30 a. m.; Bowersville
3:30 p. m.
February 8—Toccoa, 8 a m.;
Gainesville, 11:30 a. m.; Buford, 3
p. m.
February 9—McDonough, 8 a. m.;
| | Jackson, 11:30 a. m.; Macon, 3 p. m.
' February 10—Cochran, 8 a. m.;
! |m.; Kastman, 10:30 a. m.; McRae, 1 p
j Hazlehurst, 3:30 p. m
j February n—Baxley. 8 a. m.; Jes-
j up 11:30 a. m.; Brunswick 3 p. m.
\ February 12 Sunday, in Brunswick.
February 13—Nichols, 8 a. m.;
| Douglas, 11 a. m. : Fitzgerald, 2:30
P- m - Return to Brunswick.
j Fulkston, February 14—Waynesville, 8 a. m.;
11 a. m.: Waycross, 1 p. m.;
I Somerville, 3:30 p. m.
| February 15—Valdosta, 8 a. m.;
Quitman, 11:30 a m.: Thomasville
2:30 p. m.
j Cairo, February 16—Bainbridge, 8 a. m.;
11 a. m.; Pelham 3 p. m.
! February 17—Albany, 8 a. m.; Syl¬
j vester 11 a. m. : Tifton, 2:30 p. m.
j February 18—Willacoochee, S a. m.:
Blackshear, 11:30 a. m.; Dudowici, 3
p. m.
February 19—Sunday, in Savannah.
,
‘ e ” uarv 30 Pembroke. 8 a. m.:
I jClaxton, Lyons. 3 10:30 a. m.; Collins, 1 p. m.;
p. m.
I February 21—Mount Vernon, 8 a.
ni. : Abbeville, 11:30 a. m; Cordele
3:30 P- m
February, 22—Americas, 8 a. m.;
i Preston, 11:30, a. m.; Cusseta, 2:30
P m -
| February 23—Lumpkin, 8 a. m.:
|Cuthbert, Colquitt, 10:30 a. m.; Edison, 12:30
p. m.; 3 p. m. Return to
Columbus.
February 24—Buena Vista, 8 a. m.;
j Dawson, 11:30 a. m.; Fort Gaines, 3
p. m.
! February 25—Blakely, 8 a. m.; Lees-
burgff, 11:30 a. m.; Ellaville, 3 p. m.
j February 26—Sunday, in Columbus,
February 27 , Geneva> g a . m .. But .
, er „ a Perry ; 2;30 p . m .
„ February . 28—Milledgeville, ,
,, 8 „ a. m.:
Eatonton, 11 a. m.- Monticello. f, 1:30
’ • ’
11 ,n '' ,iaj ' p ‘ m '
March 1—Jeffersonville, 8 a. m,;
p. in. Return to Atlanta
March 2—Wellston, 8 a. in.; Vienna,
10 a. tn.; Ashburn, 1 p. m.; Sparks,
3:30 p. m. Return to Macon.
March 3—Forsyth, 8 a. m.; Barnes-
ville, 11:30 a. m.; Thomaston, 3 p. m.
March 4—Gordon, 8 a. m.; Tooms-
boro, 10:30 a! m.; Davisboro, 1 p. m.;
Wadley, 3 p. m.
March 5—Sunday, in Statesboro.
March 6—Statesboro, 8 a. m.; Still-
more, 11:30 a. m.; Adrian, 3 p. m.
March 7—Rocky Ford, 8 a. m.; Mil-
len, 10 a. m.; Waynesboro, 1 p. m.;
Augusta, 3:30 p, m.
March 8—Hephzibah, 8 a. >. -m.;
Wrens, 10 a. m.; Gibson, 12:30 p. m.;
Sandersville, 3 p. in. Return to Au-
March 9—Grovetown, 8 a. m.;
Thomson, 10 a. m.; Warrenton, 12:30
p. m.; Sparta, 3 p. m.
March 10—Washington, 8 a. m.;
Crawford ville, 10:30 a. m.; Greens¬
boro, 12:30 p. m.; Madison. 3 p. m.
March 11—Monroe, 8 a. m.; Coving¬
ton, 10:30 a. m.; Conyers, 1 p. m.; De¬
catur, 3:30 p. m.
March 12—Sunday, in Atlanta.
March 13—Senoia, .8 a. m.; Talbot-
ton, 11 a. m.; Oglethorpe, 2:30 p. m.
Return to Atlanta.
March 14—Union City, 8 a. m.; Pal¬
metto, 11:30 a. m.; Newnan 2:30 p. in.
March 13—Hogansviile, 8 a. m.;
j j LaOrange, 11:30 a. m.; West Point, 3
Soperton, 3:30 p. m. Return to Ma-
Icon,
March 16—Jonesboro, 8 a. m.; Grif-
1 fin( jo.-so a. m.; Greenville, 2:30 p. m.
janan, March 17—Carrollton, 8 a. m.; Buch-
11:30 a. in.; Cedartown, 2:30
j p. m.
[ March 18—Rome, 8 a. m.; Summer¬
: ville, 12 m.; LaKayette, 3 p. tn.
March ^-Sunday, in Chattanooga.
Mar* 20-Dalton, 8 a. hi.; Plans-
ville, 11 a. m.; Kockmart, 1 p. m.; Dai-
las, 3:30 p. m.
March 21—Powder Springs, 8 a, m.;
^, ,, a villa Rica, 1
' ’ Tallapoosa. 3:30 p. * m.
JJ' ‘^ 30 arch Canton, ,, . ljaV 8 1 a. P m,; m Jasper, : l?lue
' ‘ ’ '
,tlll S e * •* :3 ” P- m -
March 23 Marietta, 8 a. m.; Car-
tersville, 10.30 a. m.; Fairmount, 1
P- nl G < hatsworth, 3:30 p. m.
March 24—Lawrenceville, 8 a. m.;
Loganville, 11:30 a. m.; Winder, 2:30
P- m.
March 25—Elberton, 8 a. m.; Col-
bert, 11:30 a. m.
March 25—Jefferson, 3 p. m.
DEPOSITS IN BANKS
DECREASE $191,566,488
REPORTS OF 7,200 NATIONAL
BANKS OF THE country
SHOW UNUSUAL LOSS.
THE SOUTHERN BANKS GAIN
Greatest Decrease in Deposits Is Now
Shewn in New York City, Where
$158,000,000 Was Withdrawn.
Washington.—Deposits of individu¬
als in the 7,200 national banks of ttie
United States decreased $191,566,488
between November 10 and January 7,
a situation probably unprecedented in
the reports made to the comptroller
of the currency.
Of that sum, more than $158,000,000
was withdrawn from the thirty-nine
national banks of New York City. No
two officials of the treasury agree as
to where the money went. Some are ot
the opinion that part of it might have
gone to strengthen the New York
state banks and trust companies dur¬
ing the flurry caused by the so-called
Robin failure early in the month. All
of the treasury officials, however, ex¬
pressed great interest in what expla
nations the New York bankers might
give.
A comparison with the national
banks of Chicago snows that the drop
was confined almost entirely to New
!York City. The eleven Chicago banks
reported a loss of $9,000,000 on indi¬
vidual deposits. The reserve banks o£
the Western and Pacific states and
the New England states all show
■osses, but comparatively small ones.
One peculiar aspect of the drop was
..hat the New York banks alone lost
as much as the combined banks ol
‘he country had gained in November.
Another feature of the situation
Which greatly puzzles the treasury
experts in that in spite of the enor-
Inoiis slump in deposits the banks
are still holding a higher percentage
of reserve than they were, in Novem¬
ber, and the total loss in loans and
liscounts of the whole country has
been only $48,000,000, while there has
been a gain in cash of more than $20,-
tM)0,000.
The banks of the South are about
[lie only ones showing gains of de¬
posits. That is said to be because
they are now being paid for cotton
Reductions of loans is the rule, how-
fiver, all over the country, and this
- s said necessarily to follow such
- a
(sharp reduction of deposits.
Still, with all the reductions the
banks are now holding $67,000,000
more in their reserves than is re-
juired by law. On the whole, the
showing is pronounced good, but the
lisappearance of $158,000,000 from the
banks of New York is a great puzzle
(o the treasury officials. None of them
fared to express an opinion for publi¬
cation.
OVER-SEA FLIGHT FAILS.
McCurdy Dropped Into Sea on Key
West-Havana Flight.
Havana, Cuba.—J. a. 1). McCurdy,
a Canadian by birth, but now affiliat¬
ed with American aviators, set a new
I ecord in over-the-water flights, cov¬
ering a distance of close to a hundred
Iniles from Key West, to within ten
miles of Havana, when, from a slight
incident, he was compelled to drop
into the sea. There he remained, his
biplane floated by pontoons, until the
lifeboat of the torpedo boat destroyei
f rerry him
The flight was for $8,000, of which
$5,000 was offered by the Havana
Post and $3,000 by the Havana city
council.
With victory within his grasp, his
goal In plain view, an accident, triv¬
ial in itself, for which no provision
was possible, robbed McCurdy or his
almost won title conqueror of the
Florida straits, With Morro Castle
scarce a dozen miles away, his aero¬
plane rushing at the rate of 50 miles
an hour at_ an altitude of 1,000 feet
a break in a small part of the engine,
a ruptured crank case, permitting of
the escape of all the lubricating oil,
necessitated McCurdy’s immediate de¬
scent. Havana was then in plain
view, end Camp Columbia, where the
landing was to be made, was only a
short distance beyond.
All Ship Subsidy Graft.
Washington.—John W. Dodsworth,
editor of the New York Journal of
Commerce; Charles A. Conant of New
York, formerly correspondent of that
publication, and F. C. Donald of Chi¬
cago,. commissioner of the Central
Passenger association, were witnesses
before the house committee on inves¬
tigation of ship subsidy charges. Mr.
Dodsworth said he regarded all ship
subsidy as graft, but finally conceded
that tl(ere were men honestly support¬
ing that cause. The committee ad¬
journed for t\^p weeks.