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s m ♦ $1.00 A YEAR. MANN lif ILLINOIS IS LEADER OE REPUBLICANS REPRESENTATIVE MANN ALSO SELECTED AS REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR SPEAKER. CANNON NOMINATED MANN the Caucus Voted Down Plan to , Make Committee Appointments by Special Committee. Washington.—Representaive James R. Mann of Illinois was unanimously chosen candidate for speaker and floor leader of the Republicans in the house of representatives at a caucus held in the house chamber. He was proposed to the caucus by former Speaker Cannon and received the support of the Regulars and the In¬ surgents who were present. His en¬ dorsement means he will become the active head of the minority party in the Jiouse in the new congress. 6-- / jkfter a long debate the caucus vot¬ ed down a plan similar to the Demo¬ cratic method of making committee ---\—£- <4 & ->£•tSlfT’ N X A •» t$jL 7/‘ /, few ,7 l [\j J/b u JAMES R. MANN. Congressman from Second District of Illinois. ap pointme ft nts through a special coin- mittee. l placed in the hands of Mr. Mann authority to name the Republi¬ can members of the standing commit- tees.. A substitute plan Cftlling for the special committee was 4’oted down 19 to 33, but the Republicans $fessnt are left free to take whatever adtidw they desire in the house in supporting or opposing rules providing for a cent- mittee on committees. The caucuS selected Mr. Currier of New Hampshire as permanent chair¬ man, and Mr. Kendall of Iowa, an In¬ surgent, as secretary. Mr. Dwight of New York was again nominated for D'K.ublican whip of the house, though he announced in the last congress he would not again be a candidate for whip. The caucus endorsed all of the elective officers who have served in the Republican house. None of these will be re-elected, however, except the Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, who has been chosen in caucus by the Democrats. l Florida Legislature Official*. Tallahassee, Fla -Caucuses of the •fnembers of both houses of the legis¬ lature were held for the purpose of selecting officers for the present ses¬ sion. Fred F. Cone, a prominent at¬ torney of Lake City, was nominated for president of the senate, with Charles A. Finley of Lake City sec¬ retary. In the caucus of house mem¬ bers T. Albert Jennings of Pensacola was nominated for speaker. J. G. Kel- lum of Alachua county was named for chief clerk. Wire Worm Injures Cotton. Houston, Texas.—State Entomolo- gist Scholl has just returned from Berclair, where he investigated the aew pest that is destroying cotton. ■He reports that he found a wire worm —a worm that ordinarily affects only grassss—is working havoc with the cotton crop, one instance being cited where two fields were completely de- atroyed in a single night. Doctor Scholl, owing to illness, was obliged to temporarily discontinue bis inves- tlgations. l Roosevelt Scores Divorce. ■jano Xev.—Reno’s divorce colony -was the subject of Theodore Roose¬ velt’s address, which was delivered here. “It i® one colony of which you . he declared. . . want to rid yourselves,” .-■1 don’t care what you do with those of vour own state who seek divorce, but keep citizens of other states who want divorces out of Nevada. Don t ■allow yourselves to be deceived by the argument that such a colony brings money to your city. You can’t afford to have that kind of money brought here.” HOMERVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1911. ON ARBITRATION I *V f. •// \\\ I - 3 * PHILANDER CHASE KNOX Secretary of State. James Bryce, the British ambassador to the United States and Secre¬ tary of State Knox, who have held their first conference regarding the general arbitration treaty which is to bind the two great Ang'o-Saxon nations to a hard and fast agreement to arbitrate all differences anil will obviate every possible chance of war between the two countries in the future. This treaty, which was proposed by President Taft and very warmly seconded by the British government, is now well under way, and, it is believed, will be formally ratified in the near future. O’GORMAN WON INNEWYORK INSURGENT DEMOCRATS CAPITU¬ LATE AND VOTE FOR SU¬ PREME <£OyRT JUSTICE, O’Gorman's fellislion Brings to a Close Protracted StrugglS in New York. * * * O’GORMAN WILL SUPPORT * £ PROGRESSIVE POLICIES. * * He stands for Immediate down- * * ward revision of the tariff; rec- * * iprocity with Canada, the par- * * ccels post, fortification of the * * Panama canal, direct election of * * United States senators and the * * Federal income tax. He favors * * rigid economy in government * * expenditures and is opposed to * * aU special privileges and private * * isrfi SollSffoiy; to tlie" new national- i * * aijd to the centralizing ten- * * dencies of the Republican party. * * -•-» * *j|t**jie**tif*****#i Albany, N. Y.—Supreme Court Jus¬ tice James Aloyslus O’Gorman (Dem.) of New York City, was elected United States senator by the legislature af¬ ter the most protracted struggle over this position ever held in the Empire State. On th<* final ballot, the sixty-lourth, he received -112 votes to 80 cast for Chau-ncey M. Depew, whose term ex¬ pired March 4. At the close of a day of almost con¬ tinuous negotiation* the Insurgent* capitulated and Justice O’Gorman was elected. A few minutes before the bal¬ lot was cast Justice O’Gorman’s res¬ ignation from the bench was filed at the office of the secretary of state, as a constitutional provision would have prohibited his election while holding the office of justice of the su¬ preme court. James A. O’Gorman has long been one of the most prominent members of Tammany Hall. He has been one of the foremost orators for thirty years, having established his reputa¬ tion as a public speaker in its in¬ terests, when, at the age of 21, his eloquence was credited with having saved a doubtful assembly district. Mr. O’Gorman was born on the low¬ er west side of New York City on May 5, 1860. He is the son of Thom¬ as and Ellen O'Gorman, and married Anne M. Leslie in this city on Jan¬ uary 2, 1884. They have nine chil dren, seven daughters and two sons CHANGES IN POSTAL SERVLCE Postmaster General Reorganizing the Railway Mail Service. Washington—Drastic action was taken by Postmaster General Hitch¬ cock in effecting a reorganization of the railway mail service. A round dozen of changes of the most import ant offices in the service were made by Mr. Hitchcock as a result of a long and careful investigation and thorough consideration. World Peace a Dream. Berlin, Germany—Discussing the proposed extension of international arbitration in the relchstag, Chancel¬ lor Von Bethmann-Hollwegg classed universal arbitration and universal disarmament as ideals impossible of realization. “The nations, including Germany,” said the chancellor, “have been talking disarmament since the first Hague conference, but neither In Germany nor elsewhere has a practi- cal plan been proposed. Any confer- ence on this subject Is bound to be fruitless-" THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CLINCH COUNTY. 0 7, m Lvil n / U, V. I i f. ■V 'mm /Ji Cj RIGHT HONORABLE JAMES BRYCE Ambassador From Great Britain. WAVE OF COLOR HYSTERIA National Association for the Advance¬ ment of Colored People Meets in New York. w6rk Boston, Mass,—A survey of the that is being done by the Na¬ tional Association for the Advance- ment of Colored People was gjven at the annual fibgference of fhe Associa¬ tion New here by Oswald Garrison publisher, Vlllati a York newspaper who is chairman of the executive commit¬ tee of tfie association, Mr. Viilard in the beginning of his addresg stated that the association "“fl organized because the ‘situation pf tbd negro in the United States called for a strong militant organiza¬ tion to defend his rights and forward his causes.” Continuing the speaker said: “There can be no doubt that a wave of color hysteria Is sweeping over the country. The road of the asphmg colored man or woman becomes more and more difficult; he is abused lor his low associations. Let him seek to rise above them, and what happens? Despite the fact that he has for years been told that if he acquires property and buys himself a house, all will be well with him and his family, If he deos so in a section of a city whether it Bd ,\ew York, Seattle, Baltimore or Richmond, in which he may as¬ sure to his children good associations, pure air and clean streets, he is as¬ sailed as if his presence there meant the bringing in of a taint worse than leprosy, and the laws are invoked against him. “In Southern cities, the public libra¬ ries are closed in the face of the col¬ ored man who would make himself a useful, law-abiding and valuable citi¬ zen. His wife may tie 111 and desire :the aid of Northern surgeons; if so she must travel in a day coach, and berth, and by the son of Abraham ! Lincoln—even though it may cost her lier life—as it did in one case of which we know. “The Labor Unionists, some Social¬ ists', even some Jews, who ought, in all conscience, to realize what oppres¬ sion means and the wickedness of at¬ tempts to hold down a race, would withhold a helping hand to the color¬ ed man' and thereby mock the teach¬ ings of Christianity. WEEVIL FRIGHTENS ALABAMA Cotton Seed From Infected Districts Have Been Sent Into the State. Montgomery, Ala.—So alarming has become the indiscriminate ship¬ ment of cotton seed and cotton seed meal into Alabama from districts in¬ fected with the boll weevil that State CcmmisskE'ir of Agriculture R. F. Kolb has calldd a special meeting of the state board of horticulture to as¬ semble in Montgomery to adopt dras¬ tic measures for the enforcement of the state laws on this subject. New Counterfeit $10 Note. Washington.—A new counterfeit ten-dollar United States note, a pho¬ tographic production of the Buffalo note, not very cleverly executed, was announced by the secret service. It is of the 1901 series, bearing the por¬ traits of Lewis and Clark, $300,000 Birthday Gift. Chicago, Ill.—Dr. D. K. Pearson of Hinsdale, Ill., will celebrate his 91st birthday April 14 by the distribution of $300,000 to schools and religious organizations, This will make his total distributions of recent years nearly five million dollars, most of whtch has been given to small col¬ leges. The gifts are termed by Doc¬ tor Pearson as “debts,” and in most cases are fulfillment of his pledges to different bodies of certain sums when they should have llected oth¬ er stipulated amounts. HOOKWORM FOUND IN 127 GEORGIA COUNTIES HEALTH BOARD CONDUCTING A STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST DISEASE. 5,000 CASES BEING TREATED Records of Board Show More Than 5,000 Cases Now Under Actual Treatment. —Atlanta. Hookworm disease hqs been found in 127 out of 146 counties in Georgia, according to statements of officials at the office of the state board of health. Director A- G. Fort of the field san¬ itation department of the board stated that the board has records of more than five thousand cases which are now under actaul treatment in Geor¬ gia. This, it is said, Is only a small per¬ centage of the actual number of cases of the disease in various stages in the state. In connection with the work of the field sanitation department which has charge of the investigation as to hookworm disease, gome new appoint¬ ments have Just been announced. Dr. C IE. Pattillo of Decatur has been appointed head of laboratory ex* aminers of specimens for hookworm disease. Three physicians and experts are constantly required on this work. Dr. A, W. Wood, an interne at Wes¬ ley Memorial hospital, has been ap¬ pointed sanitary inspector in place ol of Dr. W. C. Thompson, whose term service expires May 15, Dr. appointed G. B, Randal.l of Atlanta has b -w sanitary inspector In place </* Doctor Pattillo, promoted to head of labT Hen,''* 1 ^? 1 ^' of Rome has been . Dr. C. R. appointed sanitary im'" act< in l ,lace * term of Dr. P, H. Fitzgerald, expires May 15. Dr. C. B. Greer of Atlanta has beep appointed sanitary inspector, liis term of service to begin June 1. Carl C. Vernef of Martin, Ga„ has Wen appointed special inspector to work through the months of May, June, July and August. Atlanta’s Grand Opera. Chairman Joseph Richardson of the Southeastern Passenger Association, has announced round trip rates amoutning to practically one-hall cents per mile, plus 25 cents, on all railroads entering Atlanta, to cover the Metropolitan opera engagement. Tickets will be sold April 26, 27, 28, and for all trains scheduled to ar¬ rive in Atlanta before eight o’clock of the evening of April 29, and all will bear a final return limit of not later than midnight of May 1, which will give thfi visitors an over-Sunday to enjoy the city and a large part of Monday, in which to do all the shop¬ ping they may desire while on the trip. The rates apply from all points within a radius of about 225 miles around Atlanta, including Harriman, Tenn., Asheville, Salisbury and Ham¬ let, N. C., Darlington, Bennettsville, Columbia, Charleston, S. C., Savannah and Brunswick and Bainbridge, Ga., Jacksonville, Live Oak and Tallahas¬ see, Fla., Montgomery and Selma and Birmingham, Ala., and Nashville, Tenn. This territory practically in- eludes the heart of the South, and gives Atlanta the best rate basis she has ever secured for any previous oc¬ casion in the history of the city. From the inquiries received at the headquarters of the Atlanta Music Festival association and the large number of orders for season subscrip¬ tion tickets, this grand opera engage¬ ment will bring the greatest crowds to the city for teh three days that Atlanta has ever had to entertain. The sale of the season subscription tickets will close April 8, and the sale of single performance tickets will open on April 12. Agricultural Train Great Benefit. While the state agricultural train was operated this year under the aus¬ pices of the State Agricultural Col¬ lege in Athens, Colonel Hudson, com¬ missioner of agriculture, thinks it is improbable that the train will be toured again next year. He believes thoroughly and com¬ pletely in the value of the train as an educational factor to the farmer, but deems it wisest to make these tours net oftener Gian every other year, and perhaps it would be wisest to wait even longer In some instances. To operate the train every year might have the effeot of killing gen¬ eral interest. Run every two or three years, it would prove vital and would be sure to attract widespread inter- est. The expense of operating the train for 47 days was very light. The rail¬ roads supplied the outfit and charg¬ ed nothing for transportation from point to point. The Pullman cost $45 per day. and the expense of feeding VOL. * XY. NO, 24. those connected with the work wa* probably $3,000. So, the actual money- outlay was only $4,500 to $5,000' and nearly all this fund was supplied by private subscription. It is seen, therefore, that the state was actually at no expense for the train. Yet its benefits can not be computed in mere figures. 1 “Dr. A. M. Soule, dean of the State Agricultural College, and the leading spirit in the organization and opera¬ tion of the two agricultural tours ol the state, is a wonderful man,” says Colonel Hudson. ‘‘I believe he is fai ahead of any man in his line of work in the, South, and the equal of any it the country. He is strong mentally physically and in enthusiasm. He 1j djjing a great work in Georgia and one that will have far-reaching influ- ence.” Secrtary Cook’s Annual Report. The 1910 annual report of Secre¬ tary of State Cook, just from the hands of the printers, is one of the largest in volume and most important in contents ever issued from this of¬ fice. A good part of tUe publication is made up of lists of domestic and for¬ eign corporations doing business in Georgia, the total being about 4,200. There is also a list of automobile owners, registered under the state li¬ cense act, up to January 1, 1911, a total of 5,698. Since the first of the year the list has grown to about 7,000. Within the past few weeks there has been a big rush to register ma¬ chines, ascribable to two causes. One is the agitation against violations ol the state law in failure to carry num bers, and, further, to the fact that the spring automobile business is now In full blast. Secretary Cook’s report for the first time carries a list of the next house and senate, an addition that wii: serve to grgftbh a big demand for the report There are also lists of banks railroads, insurance companies and other charters granted for 1910, with a complete list of state officials. As has been stated in these colu mn- before Secretary Cook urges the legis¬ lature to provide the necessary author ity for having the badly worn seal ol state re-ingraved. Judge Lamar ol Augusta, now r Justice Laniat pointed out a precedent in the old legislative acts, which will show the way to se¬ cure the new improvements. Secretary Cook also calls attention to the need of some provisions In th« banking laws for the incorporation ol savings banks. No state south of the Mason and Dixon line has such a law, but 18 states in the East and West have laws covering this point. Pen sonally Secretary Cook looks on the savings bank law of New York as a model of its kind. He also calls attention to the fact that official maps in his office are missing for the nine new counties, and the further fact that the comities effected by these new counties have also been changed and the old inape of such are no longer correct. There are 34 of the old counties o| which he has no official maps, five are Incorrect and four so worn as to be practically useless, As there is constant demand in this office for in¬ formation concerning the counties, Secretary Cook stresses the necessity for an appropriation to have new maps made. The report also points out the trou. ble over the clause in the automobile law, which requires an owner of a machine, after it has been purchased from another party, to secure a new number. It does not matter how of¬ ten a car changes legally, but the new owner must register and secure * number. Secretary Cook says thi* clause in his office is gradually be¬ coming unreliable, insofar as it shows the actual owner of a machine. He recommended a change so the first owner of a machine will be required, immediately on selling, to report the name of new owner with all necessary data. This same number could be used by the new owner by re-register ing with the $2 fee. No Collections on Sunday. An anxious tax receiver of a certain Georgia county writes the office of the comptroller general to know what ha ehall do when a taxpayer offers to pay his taxes on Sunday, and Capt. “Tip” Harrison of the tax department, promptly replied: ‘‘There is no law which requires you to violate the Sab¬ bath day by accepting tax returns on that day. If the ungodly taxpayer should proffer his taxes on the Sab¬ bath the pious receiver should frown upon the proposition and continue peacefully on his way to church.” Teachers’ Examinations. According to an announcement made by Prof. M. L. Brittain, state school commissioner, the examination for the teachers this year will be held on June 16 and 17 at the county seats of the various counties. In addition te the common school subjects pro scribed by legislative enactment Ihs teachers will be examined on the man¬ ual of methods, -the school law, Hodg es’ Nature Study in Life, and perhaps Health Talks to Teachers. The ex< amlnatioH will affect nine-tenths ol the teachers of the state. (MIMIC CAUCUS NAMES COMMITTEES meeting of democrats was NOTEWORTHY FOR ITS HARMONY. CHANGES IN THE RULES Controlling Party Adopts a Program of Proceedure for Extra Session. Washington.—The Democratic cau¬ cus was noteworthy for its harmony and the smoothness of its progress, and the Democratic members of the hew house of representatives adopt¬ ed without change the committee as¬ signments, the economy program and the new rules prepared for the com¬ ing session by the committees that have been working during the last month. Important changes in proceedure and a general reorganization of the house will result from the action of the Democrats. The power of nam¬ ing committees was definitely taken from the speaker by the rales rfnd lodged in the house Itself. Committee members are to be elected by the house, not only In the first Instance, but also in the filling of vacancies. A saving gf $182,000 in the annual cost of vuguigg congress is promised ttirOMgfj t&b cutting out of superflu¬ ous employees and inactive commit¬ tees and through the abolishment of the time-honored “extra mouths' pa Appointive places are all put into the hands of one committee, a special body; to be knotfll fis the committee on organization, g ti»W ,**•» mv. •!£r£ rta ?i Changes in the rules ES which tire HOW congress operate are: The selection of committees by the house. A provision to prevent filibustering under the rule giving authority to dis¬ charge committees from considera¬ tion of bills. A provision permitting amendments to appropriation bills whenever these amendments will result in retrench¬ ment of national expenditures. Authority for bills to com-e up twice tor passage under the unanimous con¬ sent privilege. The rule to prevent filibustering on a motion to discharge a cofnmittee from custody of a bill is the result of a filibuster conducted in the Iasi ses¬ sion by Representative Mann of Illi¬ nois. He had the postoffice reorgani¬ sation bill placed on the calendar un¬ der this rule and demanded that it be read completely, an operation that consumed several days. iihall , The new rule provides that a bill be read only by its title and lhat its title shall not contain more than 100 words. It prohibits any member from having before the house at any one time more than two mo¬ tions to discharge committees from the custody of bills. From the temper of the Democratic members after the caucus there is lit¬ tle prospect of a short session. Here is the program for the ses¬ sion, as contained in resolutions adopted by the caucus; Resolved, That the Democratic members of the various committees of the house are directed not to re¬ port to the house during the first ses¬ sion of the Sixty-second congress, un¬ less hereafter directed by this caucus, any legislation except in reference to the following matters; 1. The election of United Sttaes senators by the people. 2. Legislation relating to the pub¬ licity of campaign contributions be¬ fore and after elections. 3. The Canadian reciprocity agree¬ ment, general tariff legislation and legislation affecting the revenue of the government. 4. The reapportionment of the house of representatives to conform to the thirteenth decennial census. 5. Resolutions of inquiry and reso¬ lutions touching the action of the ex¬ ecutive departments. 6. The admission of the territories of New Mexico and Arizona to state¬ hood. 7. Any deficiency bills that the exi¬ gencies of the government may re¬ quire tQ be considered at this time Race Riots in Delaware. Laurel, Del.—The ill feeling which has existed for some time between white and colored residents of Laurel culminated in a race riot, resulting In the death of a white boy, the serious Injury of two white men and minor injuries to a number of white and colored men, and damage to a num¬ ber of buildings. A mob of armed negroes swooped down upon a crowd of spectators in the main thorough¬ fare of the town and fired a volley of bullets and buokshot into the crowd, killing one and wounding many i