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MEXICAN SITUATION PUT *
UP TO CONGRESS BY TAFT
PRESIDENT FEELS HE HAS GONE
LIMIT IN DEALING WITH
REVOLUTION.
LOATH TO SEND TROOPS
Refusing Appeal for Aid From Ari-
nozs Governor, President Taft
Defines His Position.
Washington.—President Taft feels
that he has done personally all that
can be done by a chief executive to
control the situation along the Mex¬
ican border. He and his advisers be¬
lieve that now congress must say
whether the- situation is grave enough
to warrant intervention and its con
sequences.
Through the state department the
administration played what might be
regarded as its last card. It reiter¬
ated in no uncertain fashion the rep¬
resentations made to Mexico a few
days ago, that affairs like that at
Douglas and Agua Prieta must not
be repeated,
Instead of awaiting the customary
period for a formal reply from Mex¬
ico, the department asked for imme¬
diate assurances that there be no
more lighting that endangered Amer¬
icans in the border towns. Informa
tion was requested also as to what
measures the authorities had taken
to prevent future combats of this
kind.
The president had two important
conferences. He talked with Secre¬
tary Knox and he had a conference
with Ambassador Bryce of Great Brit¬
ain. It is practically certain that Mex¬
ico figured in the conversation. It is
believed the ambassador explained to
Mr. Taft the landing of the British
marines at San Quintin, Mexico. He
was able to tell the president that the
landing was only after Americans, and
it was explained that Americans came
first, and British subjects asked for
protection that the British vessel of
war put the marines ashore.
No one here doubts that interven¬
tion would mean war. War in Mexico,
the president’s adviser’s say, would
mean a conflict that would rage for
months, probably years. The topog
raphy of Mexico, the mountains, the
insufficient means of quick communi¬
cation and a dozen other things that
must be figured would have to be
met.
President Taft replied to a message
from Gov. Richard E. Sloan of Ari
zona, asking protection for citizens of
Douglas from the fire of the Federals
and insurrectos, that he was loath to
endanger Americans in Mexico by tak¬
ing so so radical a step as sending
American troops across the border to
prevent further fighting.
The president in his telegram to the
governor stated that the situation
might justify him in ordering troops
to cross the border and attempt to
stop the fighting or to fire upon both
contestants from the American side.
He hesitated to take such a step,
however, because of the possibility of
resistance and greater bloodshed, and
the danger of having his motives mis¬
construed and misrepresented and of
arousing Mexicans against many thou¬
sands of Americans now in Mexico
Agua Prieta, Mexico.—(From the
Associated Press Correspondent In
the Field.)—The most important bat¬
tle of the Mexican Rovoiution thus far
was fought here between 14100 Fed¬
erals, under command of Lieutenant
Colonel Diaz, and 1,000 rebels, under
. Balasaric Garciafl and resulted in the
repulse of the former.
The battle, however, was not finally
decisive. It lasted from 6:30 a. m. un¬
til sundown. At nightfall two Fed¬
eral machine guns were in the pos¬
session of the rebels and the Fed¬
erals had sustained a loss estimated
by the rebels as at least 200 killed
and wounded. The rebels gave their
own loss at 20.
From the beginning of the battle,
regardless of the warning given by
the United States government to the
leaders of both forces, a rain of bul¬
lets poured into the American town
oi Douglas, and when the day was
over, ft was found that seven non-
combatant residents of that city were
wounded. It was a day almost of ter¬
ror in Douglas.
Lawlessness in ‘‘Bloody Breatiitt.”
Lexington, Ky.—Lawlessness was
triumphant in Jackson, Ky., the seat
of Breathitt county, according to per¬
sons arriving here who brought the
first news of the disturbance. Friends
of Jason Deaton, who was killed in a
feud fight with the family of Anse
White a week ago, “shot up” the town
in western border style, riding right
through the streets and firing pistols
into houses indiscriminately. No one
was hurt, according to information
brought here. The guard at the jail
•was increased by fourteen mei,
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Nation-Wide Fight Started to Abolish the Gemo-Laden Public Drinking
NIEO HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR DEATH AND INJURY OF
AMERICANS CAUSED BY
STRAY BULLETS.
Protracted ,. Conference Held at
Washington By President and
Members of the Cabinet.
Washington.—The Mexican govern
nient, according to the view at the
state department, will be held ac¬
countable for the loss of life and in¬
jury to Americans of Douglas, Ariz,,
during the fighting between federals
and insurrectos at Agua Prieta.
No matter whether the fire of the
federals or that of the insurrectos
inflicted the injury it will be the fed¬
eral government to which the United
States will look lor reparation.
As soon as official reports upon the
fighting and the casualties sustainned
by Americans shall have been re¬
ceived, representations will be made
to the Mexican government, it is said,
and in due course the claims of those
injured will be presented, It is
pointed out, however, that in some
cases Mexico will have a counter
claim of contributory negligence on
the part of injured Americans,
As a renewal of fighting at Agua
Prieta is looked for, it is expected
that formal notice will be served upon
both federals and insurrectos that
American lives and American prop¬
erty on this side of the border must
not be endangered.
Insurrecto shrewdness is recogniz¬
ed in the fact that they attacked from
the north of Agua Prieta, so as to
force its defenders to fire toward Dou¬
glas. The apparent ruse has aroused
comment here. The rebels are be¬
lieved to have scented the possibility
that such a movement might result in
complications and the entanglement
of the Mexican government with that
of the United States.
PUBLICITY BILL PASSES.
Fight Over Extent to Which Campaign
Publicity Should Be Applied.
Washington.—The passage of the
campaign publicity bill by the house
today by the overwhelming vote of
303 to 0 makes the second important
measure passed in two days.
The party, however, met its first se¬
rious trouble in the house. At the
close of a session marked by insurg
ency in the Democratic ranks, by rea¬
son of which the Republicans narrow¬
ly missed scoring a triumph, the
house passed the Rucker hill.
The fight arose over the extent to
which publicity should be applied.
But for the vigorous use of the
Democratic party whip an important
Republican amendment extending pub¬
licity to the individual receipts and
expenses of candidates for congress
would have been retained in the bill
when it finally passed.
As It was, the amendment was
adopted over the protest of the Demo¬
cratic leaders by the support of fifty-
two of the Democrats, who voted with
the solid Republican strength.
Imprisoned For Conduct in Election.
New Orleans, La.—Paul Felix, for¬
mer mayor of Kenner, La., and W.
W. Stiles, deputy sheriff, both from
Jefferson parish, were sentenced to
pay 11,000 fines, Stiles to also serve
eleven months and Felix six months
in the parish jail at Convent, La.,
when the United States circuit court
of appeals refused a rehearing on the
charges of interfering with a federal
election. On election day in Novem¬
ber, 1908, the defendants, according to
testimony, assaulted Col. E. A. O'Sul¬
livan, clipping the latter’s beard.
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CLINCH COUNTY.
COTTON BILLS AGREEMEN1
Bankers and Railroad Men Accep
Plan of English Cotton
Men.
New York.—The establishment of s
‘‘central office” or clearing house it
this city is the latest plan evolved as
a means of settling the long-existiuj
differences over bills of lading he
tween American shippers and Kuro
pean buyers of raw cotton.
Representatives of the sub-commit
tees of the bills of lading committei
of the American Bankers’ Association
held a protracted meeting here with
traffic agents of the southeastern anc
southwestern railroads and with Euro
pean interests, as represented by a
member of the Biverpool bills of lad
ing cotton conference.
The plan adopted was proposed, ac
cording to report, by the Liverpool
cotton buyers. Local bankers are oi
the opinion that its acceptance will
point out a definite way out of exist
ing difficulties and obviate the “bank
guarantee” originally demanded by
London and continental bankers aflei
the issuance of last year of a num¬
ber of forged bills of lading by tbs
Southern cotton brokers.
The meeting was deemed expedi¬
ent in order to formulate plans
which “would make it possible to han¬
dle the coining cotton crop without
friction,” and a committee was ap¬
pointed to outline a system undet
which the proposed “central office”
may be established, giving all factions
representation.
Among the railroads represented
were the Rock Island, Illinois Central
Louisville and Nashville, Atlantic
Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line, the
Southern railway and Missouri, Kan¬
sas and Texas.
TORNADo owttPii 3 STATES
Cyclone Traveled over Kansas, Okla
homa and Missouri.
Kansas City, Mo.—Twenty-three
persons are reported dead, at least
a hundred injured, two towns practi¬
cally swept away, scores of buildings
demolished and thousands of dollars
worth of property damaged as the re
suit of a tornado that raged In Kan>
sas, Oklahoma and Missouri.
The tornado was accompanied by
rain, hail and lightning. Many build
mgs were struck by lightning and
burned. Western Missouri was visited
by a rain and hail storm, but tbis sec
tion was not in the main path of th«
tornado.
Telegraph and telephone wires were
rendered useless in the worst stricken
sections, and it is probable that the
complete report of the death toll and
the property damage will prove much
greater than they now appear.
The tornado levied its greatest toll
of dead at Big Heart, Okla., when
eight persons were killed, ten injured
and almost every building in the town
wrecked.
£.t Powhattan, Kansas, a woman and
child were killed. A high school build
ing was wrecked at Eskridge, Kansas,
a number of houses damaged and from
fifteen to twenty persons injured.
At fBawatha, Kansas, a schoolhouse
was blown down, an 8-year-old hoy
named Pelton was killed and s everal
buildings were struck by lightning
Several persons are known to have
been hurt at Netawka, Kansas. A
boy was killed at Manville, Kansas.
Iowa Elects Senator.
DesMoines. Iowa.—Judge William
S. Kenyon (Rep.) was elected United
States senator to succeed the late
Senator Jonathan P, Dolliver, on the
sixty-seventh ballot in the Iowa leg¬
islature. He received 78 votes, just
enough to elect, against 26 for Su-
prmee Court Justice Horace E, Dee
mer, his Republican opponent. The
deadlock has existed since January
17, when the first ballot was taken
Judge Kenyon was born in Elyria
Ohio, on June 10, 1869, and received
his education at Grinnell. Iowa.
Georgia to have exhibit
AT CHICAGO EXPOSITION
STATE WILL MAKE CREDITABLE
SHOWING IN THE GREAT
MOVEMENT.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM SHOWN
Plans for an Extensive Campaign in
Behalf of the Undertaking
Are Being Laid.
—Atlanta.
To arrange for a Georgia exhibit
at the United States land and immi¬
gration exposition, which will be held
In Chicago in the fall, a movement
has been set on foot here. Commer¬
cial organizations throughout the
state will be asked to assist in secur¬
ing a representative exhibit, and the
promoters of the movement feel cer¬
tain that Georgia will make a most
creditable showing at the exposition,
which is really a national land show.
To the immigration committee of
the local chamber of commerce goes
the distinction of being the originator
of this movement. The matter was
taken up at the first meeting of this
committee, held recently, and gone
into thoroughly. A sub-committee was
appointed to solicit the assistance of
commercial organizations of every
kind throughout the state, and plans
for inauguration of an extensive cam¬
paign in behalf of the Georgia exhibit
■were laid.
The committee is composed largely
of men who have had practical expe¬
rience in matters pertaining to immi¬
gration and several others were added
to this meeting. Among these were
State Geologist W. 3. McCallie, Sam
Dunlap of the Georgia industrial bu¬
reau, J. F. Jackson of the industrial
bureau of the Central of Georgia and
C. E. Hannan, general passenger
agent of the W. & A. railroad. W. H.
Leahy of the A., B. & A. was chosen
vice chairman of the committee, and
Chairman H. M. Atkinson spends a
goodly portion of his time away from
the city.
The sub-committee chosen to solicit
the aid of commercial organizations
throughout the state in the work of
securing a collective exhibit of the
state resources was requested to take
up the matter at once, communicating
with individuals and organizations in
every section of the state in the in¬
terest of the exhibit.
Members of the committee are ex¬
tremely enthusiastic over the results
they believe may be obtained from
such an exhibit, being of the opinion
that it will be the means of bringing
hundreds of desirable home-seekers to
the state.
Boll Weevil Expert Talks.
Dr. W. D. Hunter of the United
States bureau of entomology, who has
charge of the fight against the boll
weevil in Texas, paid a visit to E-
Lee Worsham, state entomologist, en
route to Washington. Doctor Hunter is
known as “the boll weevil expert of
the world,” all that science knows
about this destructive little insect has
been given them by this entomologist,
and his talk with Georgia’s en¬
tomologist will doubtless have a
bearing on the campaign, which is
being waged among the Georgia cot¬
ton growers now to get them to grow
early varieties of cotton which will
mature before the weevil depelops to
a stage where it can do harm. Doctor
Hunter said that the early frost of
last fall destroyed a far greater per¬
centage of the pests than had been
since its march eastward, but that the
“little bug” would arrive in Georgia
on schedule time, which would be
about two years hence. He stressed
the importance of farmers listening
to the advice of experts and not heed¬
ing fakers who were trying to sell
their wares. He said that the early
maturing variety of cotton was the
best weapon with which the farmers
could fight the weevil.
Rewards for Murderers.
Governor Brown has offered ten re¬
wards of 1100 each for men charged
with murder in Washington county,
Jenkins county and Telfair county ;
the complete list follows:
One hundred dollars for Dennis
Boyer, who killed Jim Mason in Wash¬
ington county in 1907.
One hundred dollars for Julius Mad¬
ison, who killed Will Edwards in
Washington county in 1910.
One hundred dollars for Lee Smith,
who killed Louis Brown in Washing¬
ton county in 1910.
One hundred dollars for Bob Jor¬
dan, who killed Tom Buck in Wash-
One hundred dollars for Charlie
Floumey, who killed Tom Buck in
Washington county in 1908.
One hundred dollars for Sandy Har¬
din, who killed Ed Irwin la Washing
ton county in 1902.
One hundred dollars for Norman
Neely, who killed Tom Tlnmoas in
Washington county in 1904.
YOL. XT. NO. 20.
Child Labor Meeting.
A tentative program for the third
annual meeting of the Southern Con¬
ference of Woman and Child Labor
Congress, which convenes in Atlanta,
Monday, April 26, for a two-days’ ses¬
sion, was presented to the Atlanta
Federation of Trades.
On the program appears among
other speakers ex-Gov. Malcolm R.
Patterson of Tennessee, president of
the organization; Clifford L. Ander¬
son, chairman of the child labor com¬
mittee; Seat) Wright of Rome, Gov.
Joseph M. Brown, Governor-elect Hoke
Smith of Atlanta. Mayor Courtland
S. Winn will make the address of
welcome.
Henry F. Garrett and A. M. Cope¬
land, the committee named at a re¬
cent meeting to investigate the charg¬
es made by the Atlanta Builders’ Ex¬
change that the government work,
where the eight-hour-day obtains, was
more expensive than contract w'ork
and demanding that congress repeal
the eight-hour day law, submitted a
complete and exhaustive answer. The
report carried in it evidence from the
highest sources that the charges made
were incorrect. The report was or¬
dered printed in book form for dis¬
tribution generally.
The Atlanta City Federation of
Women’s Clubs sent in a communica¬
tion calling attention to the fly screen
law passed by the city council and
asked the co-operation of the Atlanta
Federation in seeing to the enforce¬
ment of the law. The communication
was signed by Mrs. W. Woods White,
president.
N. H. Kirkpatrick, president of the
Atlanta Federation, was elected dele¬
gate from the federation to the Wom¬
an and Child Labor Congress, which
meets in Atlanta this month.
To Repair "Texas,"
The committee on repairing the en*
gine “Texas,” of which Councilman
Chambers is chairman, met at the
home of Mrs. Warren White.
The object of the meeting was to
discuss the repairing of the famous
war relic, which will be stationed in
Grant park in the near future. M. L.
Collier, foreman of the W. & A. yards,
where the “Texas” now stands, was
present, and as he is thoroughly fa¬
miliar with the work needed, he was
able to give some valuable pointers
in many respects to the committee.
Mrs. White, at whose home the
meeting was held, has been unrelent¬
ingly diligent in her efforts to bring
the historic engine to Atlanta. The
remainder of the committee have also
worked hard toward the interests of
the relic and they are all being com¬
mended for their valuable efforts.
Cordele.—The local camp, United
Confederate Veterans, and the local
chapter United Daughters of the Con¬
federacy, are making elaborate prep¬
arations for Memorial Day ceremo¬
nies in this city on the 26th. The
handsome Confederate monument to
be unveiled on that date is now in
course of erection at the intersection
of Seventh street and Twelfth avenue
in the heart of the city. In the early
morning a committee of daughters
will go to Sunnyside cemetery and
deposits flowers upon the graves of
both Confederate and Union soldiers
buried there. The exercises attend¬
ing the unveiling of the monument
will begin at the court house at three
o’clock in the afternoon.
Macon.—The Dublin brass band.
Prof. Paul Verboest, leader, has been
engaged to accompany the Macon del-*
egation of veterans and sons of vet¬
erans to the general reunion at Lit¬
tle Rook next month. The delegation
will also carry a quartette of singers.
The combination will make a demon¬
stration in the convention hall when
the time for awarding the 1912 reun¬
ion approaches. Fifty thousand postal'
cards advertising Maoen also arrived
and these will be distributed, together
with badges, with ‘‘Macon for 1912”
on them, at the reunion.
Waycross.—Grave robberies in the
Bickley district, northwest of Way-
cross, have been reported here, and,
although the matter has been inves¬
tigated no clews have been obtained
as yet. It appears that certain graves
known to oontaln gold were entered.
One grave was broken open three
times in seven years, residents of that
section report, and the last one ap¬
pears to have been successful. Ah
eccentric settler requested on his
deathbed that his army pistol and
sack of gold coins, believed to have
contained several hundred dollars in
$20 gold pieces, be burled with him.
This was done, and the investigation
just made shows that only his bones
and pistol were left undisturbed in
the grave.
Macon,—There will be a general re¬
union of the Confederate veterans of
central and southern Georgia in Ma¬
con on Memorial Day, April 26. An
invitation has been Issued to all
camps in towns near Macon to send
delegations here on that day. It: Is
planned to have an elaborate observ¬
ance of that occasion. The visiting
veterans wljl be well cared for under
the auspices of Camp R. A. Smith.
EIGHT IS PLANNED
ON FREE LIST BILE
REPUBLICAN MINORITY IN HOUSE
WILL TRY TO BLOCK DEM¬
OCRATIC PLANS.
WOOL SCHEDULE OPPOSE^
It Is Said Senator Bailey Wilt Aid the
Republicans in Their
Fight.
Washington.—Following the reciprocity consi<h
eration of the Canadian
bill, the ways and means committed
will report other tariff legislation. -i
The next bill will provide for radi|
cai reduction in the wool schedule'
admitted to be the most indefensibly
schedule in the whole list. Even iq
-his Winona speech praising the
Payne-Aldrich tariff. President Taf?
admitted that some of its scheduled
might be a trifle high, particularly iq
the wool schedule.
Not only will the duty on wooleq
manufactures be greatly reduced, but;
it is proposed to put raw wool on th^
free list. This latter step is a radi,-
cal departure, and it is expected t,q
stir up the farmers of the middle and
far west, Texas and Wyoming.
.
Free raw wool will be bitterly op?
posed by a faction in the Democratic
party headed by Senator Bailey of
Texas and by the Republican Insurg?
ent, led by Senator Warren of Wyo¬
ming, who is himself the owner olj
hundreds of thousands of sheep. The
annual wool clip from the ranches of
Senator Warren probably equals that,
of any other wool grower in the Unit¬
ed States. Free raw wool can only he
secured after a bitter ght, if at all)
A lively fight will be made on thief
provision, nominally in the name of
the farmer. j
Democratic leaders refer with pride
to the achievement of passing the bfll
for popular election of United States
senators and the campaign publicity
bill in two legislative days, and to-
bringing before the house the Canai
dian reciprocity agreement with assur-t
ances of its ratification by an over-'
whelming majority by the middle of
this week. To all these features lit-j ofj
the legislative program, however,
tie opposition has developed. The:
wonder of it to the experienced ob-«
server was the demonstration of the*
Bmoothly running Democratic ma¬
chine.
ENGLIShmtu MOB MORMONS
— r
John Bull Won’t Stand for the “Lat-
Day (
ter Saints.”
Birkenhead, England.—The anti-
Mormon campaign led to serious dis-.
orders here. An organized de-mon- (
ptration against Mormonlsm was car-,
ried out and an ultimatum was issued
requiring the Mormon missionaries to
quit the town within eight days. La$,
ter a meeting great crowd house attacked and the Mor| amf
(non stoned
Smashed windows, The police hat
great difficulty in restoring order
Two persons were injured and flvt* *
were arrested.
In January W. P, Monson, chief of
the Mormon missionaries in England,
addressed a letter to the home sec¬
retary, Winston Spencer Churchill,-.
seconding the request of certain Eng-j
llsh clergy that the home office in¬
vestigate, Mormonlsm in England.’
Monson declared that the Mormons,
were being persecuted. An anti-Mor;
mon campaign was organized at Liv-j
erpool by the bishop of Liverpool and
other prominent churchmen. The oh-'
ject was the expulsion from Englandj
of the Mormon missionaries, whet
were charged with sending many re¬
cruits, chiefly girls, to the United'
States. The movement was taken up
by the clergy of other cities.
Life 8ei,.«mie tor Doctor Pearce.
Anniston, Ala.—Dr. John E. Pearce)
who has been on trial here for severall
days on the charge of killing Shelf
Kennedy in this county on January 14;
was convicted and sentenced to life
imprisonment. Pearce's plea was ond
of self-defense. Cross Pearce, who is
alleged to have killed Sarge Kenne)
dy, a son of Shell Kennedy, and Wilt
liam and Ada Kennedy, father and
pister, respectively, of Shell Kennedy' !
and also alleged participants In the'
conspiracy, will be tried in May,
Forty Rebels Killed.
Chihuahua, Mexico.—Forty or more
insurrectos were killed and over one
hundred were wounded in a tattle
fought between Saiiz and Santa Clara
canyon, about fifty miles north of
here. Couriers brought orders to have
hospital cots ready for the Federal
wounded. The Federals report five
killed, but later developments may;
change the figures. A number of worn-
en and children are believed to be
among the killed, Coming acrosa
from Casas Grandes, with prisoners,
the Federals were atateked. )