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$1.00 A YEAR.
FREE LIST BILL IS
PASSED BT DOUSE
REPUBLICANS FOUGHT VAINLY
TO AMEND THE BILL—FINAL
VOTE 363 TO 109.
SOLID DEMOCRATIC VOTE
Over 100 Amendments Offered by Re¬
publicans Were Voted Out by
Democrats,
Washington.—The farmers' free list
bill was passed by the house by a
vote of 236 to 109, the entire Demo¬
cratic side votiDg in favor of the meas¬
ure. and 24 Republicans in addition.
It will now go to the senate, and
the chances are that it will never see
the light of day in that body, but be
strangled in the finance committee.
The senate will never accept free lum¬
ber, boots and shoes and leather. Still
the Democratic house will secure what¬
ever credit and political accretions
may result from this enactment.
Representative Underwood, the Dem¬
ocratic leader, and the house majority,
are congratulating themselves that
the measure was put through with¬
out the aid of a special rule. One day
was given up to debate on the measure
under the five-minute rule, and the
steam roller was not resorted to.
One of the amendments of the hud¬
dled or more, offered by Republican
Header Mann, was to exempt German
exports from the provision of the
free list bill, in retaliation for the
German tax on potash exports, hut this
was voted down by the Democrats.
Burlap, which is now taxed seven-
eighths of one cent per square yard,
v/as put on the free list, as were jute
bagging, which now pays a tax of a
sixteenth of one cent a squate yard,
and hoops of hand iron for baling
cotton taxed three-tenths of one cent
per pound under the Payne-Aldrich
law'.
The vote came after the Democrats
had voted down or ruled out of order
more than one hundred amendments,
and had demonstrated again that the
Democratic majority was a compact
and smoothly-working machine for the
enactment of legislation.
Minority Leader Mann threw amend¬
ment after amendment into the de¬
bate, ranging all the way from free
rice to free lead and pig iron, hut
those that were not ruled out of or¬
der were cheerfully voted down by an
almost solid Democratic vote.
BLOODY BATTLE IS FOUGHT
Many Mexicans and Some Americans
Killed in Fight Near El Paso.
El Paso, Texas.—The totpl dead for
the day’s fighting, including insurrec-
tos and Federals, is estimated at near¬
ly thirty. The wounded will number
close to sixty.
Roque Gonzales Garcia and Alberto
Fuentes, and other insurrecto leaders,
accompanied by newspaper men, cross¬
ed into Juarez to discuss a termina¬
tion of hostililties with General Na¬
varro.
Insubordination in the ranks of Gen¬
eral Madero’s army and a lust for the
fight of which Federal concessions had
apparently deprived them, caused a
fierce attack on Juarez, culminating in
a careful retreat of the insurrectos af¬
ter a day of continuous skirmishing.
The 150 rebels, who opened fire on
the Federals, not only captured some
of the important outposts, hut carried
the fighting into Juarez. Failing to
get reinforcements, they retired.
The casualties of the insurrectos and
Federals are not known, but five per¬
sons on the American side of the line
were killed, and at least twelve were
wounded.
Gallinger, President Pro Tem.
Washington.—Senator Jacob H. Gal¬
linger of New Hampshire was unan¬
imously nominated as president pro
tempore of the senate at the Republi¬
can senatorial caucus. Twenty of the
fifty Republican senators were absent,
including nine Progressive senators.
The four Progressives in attendance,
Senators Elorah, Brown, Dixon and
Kenyon, voted for Mr. Gallinger. Sen¬
ator Galliager was placed in nomina¬
tion by Senator Warren, who eulogiz¬
ed Senator William P. Frye, the re*
tiring president.
Taft Is Blunt to Fawners.
Washington.—President Taft indulg¬
ed in some plain talk in explaining to
25 members of the National Grange
that he does not intend to play poli¬
tics with the Canadian reciprocity
agreement, even if the enactment of
the measure costs him the farmer
vote. The president told his visitors
bluntly he was sorry to hear that Re¬
publican farmers would desert the par¬
ty if the agreement goes through, but
fear of such desertion would not at
all change his conviction as to the
wisdom of tne legislation.
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WORLD PLAGE IS PLANNED
GENERAL ARBITRATION TREATY
STRONGLY URGED AT BAL¬
TIMORE CONGRESS.
Resolutions Crystallizing Sentiments
Which Inspired Sessions Are
Adopted.
Baltimore, Md.—Resolutions crystal¬
lizing the sentiments which have in¬
spired the sessions of the Third Peace
Congress, and marking the develop¬
ment of the peace movement through¬
out the country, were adopted by the
delegates to the congress. They con¬
tain a hearty endorsement of the Fed¬
eral administration for its efforts in
behalf of world-witje peace through
the treaty of arbitration with Great
Britain and for the establishment of
the international prize court and of
the international court of arbitral jus¬
tice.
The suggestion made by James
Speyer, the New York banker, that
nations should prevent, as far as pos¬
sible, loans being raised by their sub¬
jects or citizens in order to enable
foreign nations to carry on wars is
favored and the United States govern¬
ment is requested to include this
matter in the proposed program of the
third Hague conference.
A general arbitration treaty on the
lines of the proposed treaty with
Great Britain is favored, as is also a
continuous study of armaments by of¬
ficial commissions of the various gov¬
ernments interested, The proposed
celebrations of one hundred years of
peace between the English-speaking
nations is approved and the congress
pledges its support to the movement.
Another resolution asks that congress
pass such acts as will make the gov¬
ernment hold each state responsible
for any outrage committed upon the
person or property of foreign subjects
within tho state. The gratitude of the
congress is expressed to Andrew Car¬
negie and Edwin Ginn of Boston for
their munificent contributions to the
cause of peace
WILL PRuot UUTTON CORNER
Supreme Court vv 111 Pass on Cotton
Bulls' Indictment.
Washington. — Another puzzling
question about the Sherman anti-trust
law_ made its appearance in the Su¬
preme court of the United States to
plague that tribuunal.
It was this; Does a conspiracy to
fix the price of a commodity by pro¬
curing a “corner” constitute a viola¬
tion of the Sherman anti-trust law?
The government ranks the importance
of the question alongside that of the
Standard Oil and Tobacco cases now
awaiting decision by the Supreme
court. This latest member of the
“trust” problem family came to the
court In a writ of error obtained by
the government from the recent de¬
cision of Judge Noyes of the New
York Federal courts in regard to the
anti-trust law indictment against
James A. Patten, Eugene C, Scales,
Frank B. Hayne and William P.
Brown. The New York court dismiss¬
ed the counts in the indictment which
charged a conspiracy to “corner” the
cotton market.
Taft ufjena Feace Congress.
Baltimore, Md.—President Taft, in
his speech at the opening of the
Third National Peace Congress here,
declared that the United States would
keep hands oft and not seek to extend
its domain or to acquire foreign ter¬
ritory. The president made no men¬
tion specifically of Mexico, but to those
who heard him it was evident that the
troubled situation there and the sus¬
picion in the South American republics
as to the intention of this nation in
regard to its southern neighbor had
inspired him.
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CLINCH COUNTY.
ENGLISH-AMERICAN TREATY
Makes United States and Great Brit¬
ain International Allies Before
the World.
Washington.—The Anglo-American
arbitration treaty, several of whose
provisions, as now agreed upon by
both nations, became public property.
Is not merely a peace pact; it is a
closely drawn bond between the Unit¬
ed States and Great Britain through
which diplomats declare the two Eng¬
lish-speaking naions will be bound to
present a united defensive front to
the world.
The new treaty makes the United
States and Great Britain international
brothers, which can act together in all
disputes, whether such disputes in¬
clude other nations or not. it is an
agreement through which neither na¬
tion shall enter into any new alliances
with a third nation whatever.
This peace pact makes the existing
alliance between Great Britain and Ja¬
pan a subsidiary matter and any pos¬
sible dispute between the United
States and Japan will, upon the sign¬
ing of the new Anglo-American treaty,
virtually force Japan to submit to ar¬
bitration. This was the interpreta¬
tion put upon the provisions of the
pact by eminent authorities on inter¬
national law. The clauses of the trea¬
ty, as revealed, provide as follows:
That America and Great Britain
agree to consider and enforce the set¬
tlement of all questions involving the
vital interests, the independence and
honor of the two contracting parties
by means of arbitration and peace un¬
der such conditions and for such a
period of time as shall hereinafter be
fixed.
Differences which would be impossi¬
ble to settle by diplomacy shall be re¬
ferred to the international court of ar¬
bitration at The Hague. That high
commissioners shall be appointed by
the two governments for the settle¬
ment of disputes involving vital ques¬
tions. in cases involving a third in¬
terest, if the third interest is an ally
of one of the contracting nations, the
difference shall not be considered
without the consent of the third party.
In cases involving a third interest,
where the third interest is not an ally
of one of the two contracting parties,
the dispute shall be arbitrated accord¬
ing to existing peace treaties. That
neither America nor England shall en¬
ter into a treaty without mutual con¬
sent.
High commissioners for internation¬
al arbitration shall be appointed by
the king of England to represent
Great Britain and by the president of
the United States to represent Amer¬
ica. That the treaty shall he in force
for an indefinite term, although it
may be terminated at the end of any
fifth year of its existence upon proper
notice.
Medal bestowed Upon Carnegie.
Washington.—Andrew Carnegie re¬
ceived what he called his greatest
mark of honor when 21 American re¬
publics bestowed upon him a gold
medal bearing on one side the words,
“Benefactor of Humanity,” and on the
othqr, “The American Republics to
Andrew Carnegie.” According to
John Barrett, director general of the
Pan-American Union, it was the first
time that such a tribute had been paid
to an individual. Senor de Zamacona,
the Mexican ambassador, made the
speech of presentation.
Tyrus Loot), Politician.
Washington.—Tyrus Raymond Cobb,
the “Georgia Peach,” and the Detroit
team’s wonderful batsman, has devel¬
oped into a political factor. Judge
William M. Dunbar of Augusta owes
several votes which helped to elect
him postmaster of the house to the
influence of Ty Cobb. Representative
Doremus of Michigan (Dem.) told of
the activity of the Georgia hall player
in inducing members of congress
whom he had met to support his old
friend and feliow'-Georgian, Judge Dun¬
bar.
STATE WILL PROBE
RATES ON EXPRESS
SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY IS
ORDERED TO MAKE FULL RE-"
PORT OF ITS BUSINESS.
RAILROAD COMMISSION ACTS
Books of the Carrier Must Be Thrown
Open to the State
Board.
—Atlanta.
Upon its own initiative the railroad
commission has opened an investiga¬
tion of the affairs of the Southern Ex¬
press company looking to the reduc¬
tion of its rates in Georgia. The first
gun in this investigation was fired
when the commission, after a long ex¬
ecutive session, passed a resolution
ordering the Southern Express com¬
pany to file with the commission, un¬
der oath of its officials, statements
and evidence on certain statistical in¬
formation. The order cites 22 points
for the express company to show.
Although tile investigation has been
going on quietly for several months,
tiie public has not been aware of it.
The commission has had a committee,
Commissioners Gray and Candler, to
investigate the rates of the Southern
Express company over the couutry.
This committee made its report, and
after its adoption by the commission
the resolution ordering the company
to furnish certain statistical informa¬
tion was passed.
tyhen this information is in the
liasjjjls of the commission, it can pro¬
ceed with the investigation, which will
be lone of the most important ever
Conducted by a state commission.
853,553 White Males in State.
There are 353,552 white adhlt
male citizens of Georgia, accord¬
ing to bulletin issued by the census
bureau. Of this number 35,861, or
10 per .cent, are citizens of Fulton
comay. Chatham county, in which
Bfcv.auBflh }s located, claims the next
largest number of white male adults,
11,011. Richmond county is third,
with 8,866, and Bibb county is fourth,
with 8,204. Floyd county is fifth,
claiming 6,483. Carroll county is
sixth, then comes Gwinnett and next
Muscogee, which claims Columbus as
its capital.
The bulletin shows no comparative
figures, and nothing is known of the
relative gain of the white adult male
population of the several counties, it
is regarded as remarkable, however,
that Fulton county numbers among
Its population more than 10 per cent
of all the white male voters in the
state of Georgia. The fact that both
Carroii and Gwinnett counties out¬
rank Muscogee in this line will also
create surprise in Georgia. Neither
Carroll or Gwinnett claim any large
city like Columbus. The appended
table shows tho white adult male pop¬
ulation of every county in Georgia.
UST OF CAUNT1ES.
Appling, 2,074; Baker, 553; Bald¬
win 2,330; Banks, 1,980; Bartow,
4,370: Bon Hill, 1,902; Berrien, 3,686;
Bibb, 3,204; Brooks, 2,302; Bryan, 814;
Bulloch, 3,513; Burke, 1,300; Butts,
1664.
Calhoun, 742; Camden, 649; Camp¬
bell, 1769; Carroll, 5,584; Catoosa, 2,-
151; Charlton, 831; Chatham, 11,011;
Chattahoochee, 433; Chatooga, 2,537;
Cherokee, 3,492; Clarke, 3,131; Clay,
693; Clayton, 1,385; Clinch 1,228;
Cobb; 5,084; Coffee, 3,197; Colquitt, 3,-
417; Columbia, 815; Coweta, 3,107;
Crawford, 821; Crisp, 1,915; Dade,
892.
Dawson, 1,012; Decatur, 9,957; De-
Kalk, 4,824; Dodge, 2,521; Dooly, 1,-
889; Dougliotry, 1,242; Douglas, 1,610.
Early, 1,616; Echols, 540: Effing-
ham, 1,387; Elbert, 2,870; Emanuel,
3,316.
Fannin, 2,680; Fayette, 1,671; Floyd,
6,483; Forsyth, 2,326; Franklin, 3,057;
Fulton, 33,861,
Gilmer, 1,996; Glascock, 722; Glynn,
L763; Gordon, 3,372; Grady, 2,487;
Greene, 1,725; Gwinnett, 5,576.
Habersham, 2,126; Hall, 4,934; Han¬
cock, 1,234; Haralson, 2,553; Harris,
1,362; Hart, 2,496; Heard, 1,623; Hen¬
ry, 2, 238; Houston, 1,637.
Irwin, 1,258.
Jackson, 4,993; Jasper, 1,300; Jeff
Davis, 1,018; Jefferson, 1,936; Jenkins,
l.OOS; Johnson, 1,706; Jones, 953.
Lauren, 4,055; Lee, 462; Liberty, 1,-
115; Lincoln, 821; Lowndes, 2,956;
Lumpkin, 1,198.
McDuffie, 1,059; McIntosh, 410.
Macon, 1,168; Madison, 2,658;
Marion, 913; Meriwether, 2,620; Mil¬
ler, 1,059; Milton, 1,521; Mitchell, 2,-
363; Monroe, 1,661; Montgomery, 2,
7*6; Morgan 1,566; Murray, 2,132 ;
Muscogee, 5,137.
Newton, 2,178.
Oconee, 1,431; Oglethorpe, 1,773.
Paulding, 2,689; Pickens, 1,906;
Pierce, 1,722; Pike, 2,241; Polk, 3,-
338; Pulaski, 2,198; Putnam, 991.
VOL XV. XO. 29.
Quitman, 271.
Rabun, 1,243; Randolph, 1,519 ;
Richmond, 8,866; Rockdale, 1,300.
Schley, 4§9; Screven, 1,940; Spald
ing, 2,496; Stephens, 1,712; Stewart,
818; Sumter, 2,082.
Talbot, 908; TaJiaferro, 592; Tat¬
tnall, 285; Taylor, 1,327; Telfair, 2,-
022; Terrell, 1,405; Thomas, 3,041;
Tift, 1,834; Toombs, 1,753; Towns,
833; Troup, 2,777; Turner, 1,420;
Twiggs, 811.
Union, 1,428; Upson, 1,420.
Walker, 3,972; Walton, 3,607; Ware,
3,820; Farren, 979; Washington, 2,-
681; Wayne, 2,153; Webster, 463;
White, 1,041; Whitfield, 3,319; 'Wil¬
cox, 1,822; Wilkes, 1,687; Wilkinson,
1,260; Worth, 2,201.
Wants School Laws Changed.
According to M. L. Brittain, state
school commissioner, several impor¬
tant changes in the existing school
laws will be asked at the coming ses¬
sion of the general assembly.
Commissioner Brittain things it ex¬
tremely probable that a bill will
be introduced providing that each
county shall be allowed to vote upon
the question of establishing compus-
ory education in the county. It is not
probable, he thinks, that a state-wide
compulsory education bill will be in¬
troduced, such a measure having met
defeat at the last session of the legis¬
lature.
It is also stated by the commission¬
er that the legislature will be asked
to devise some method which has not
been outlined for making prompt pay¬
ments to teachers, and the commis¬
sioner thinks this can easily be done.
It iq also probable that a bill will
be introduced providing that the coun¬
ty be adopted as the unit of education,
and abolishing a division of the city
from the county in the matter of ed¬
ucation.
New Home for the "Texas.”
The work of removing the old war
locomotive, ‘'Texas,'' from the yards
of the Western and Atlantic railroad
to Grant park has been started.
The locomotive will be taken around
the Belt Line to South Boulevard and
from there hauled on a temporary
tramway by road rollers to Fort Wal¬
ker.
At Fort Walker the historic old lo¬
comotive will be placed under an Iron
shed.
The work of moving the engine will
take about two days. The city has
appropriated $500, whihh will be suf-
ficient both for moving the engine and
for building the shed to cover it.
The hardest part of the work will
be getting the engine from the Bolt
Line railroad to Fort Walker, as a
tramway track will have to be laid
and two rollers used.
Respite -for Hunter.
J. C. Hunter of Savannah, sentenced
to be hanged on May 12 for the mur¬
der of his wife and another woman,
has been respited by Governor Brown
until June 9.
The governor has under considera¬
tion the recommendation of the prison
commission that the sentence of death
be commuted to life imprisonment,
and he wishes to have more time in
which to consider the case.
Governor Brown stated that he has
been informed that when the .commis¬
sion heard the case the state was not
represented, and, since the evidence
is conflicting, he has requested Solic¬
itor Walter C. Hartridge of Savannah
to come to Atlanta and go over the
case with him in detail. This will be
done some time week after next, said
the governor.
Capitol Needs More Room.
In his retiring message to the gen¬
eral assembly in June Governor Brown
will probably recommend the erection
of an annex to the capitol at some
point near where the capitol is located.
Casually disccussing the question with
reporters the governor expressed the
conviction that considerably more
room is needed by state house offi¬
cials; that the capitol building is to¬
tally inadequate, even for present
needs, and as time goes on the work
of the offices increases, the demand
for more room will be more insistent.
Governor Brown suggested that the
annex may be located on the block
south of the capitol or on the one east
of it, in either of which the location
would be desirable, thinks the govern
or, provided the property could be pur¬
chased at a reasonable price.
Hudson After Law Violators.
Commissioner of Agriculture T. G.
Huudson is out after the jobbers, the
agents and dealers in grain who do
not pul their feeding stuffs in stand¬
ard weight bags or packages. Mr.
Hudson states that many dealers, in¬
stead of conforming to the standard
for weights of bags or packages, fre¬
quently vary in the number of pounds
and thus cause considerable con¬
among purchaser. Wherefore
he has issuued the following order:
"Sacked corn and oats, when sold,
offered or exposed for sale in this
state as a feeding stuff, must be in
standard weight bags or packages, as
follows: 50. 75, 100, 125, 150, 175 and
200 pounds each. Except corn, which
may he sold in 112 (2 bushels) and
140 (2 1-2 bushels) and oats in 144
(4 1-2 bushels) and 160 (5 bushels)
sacks.”
DIAZ WILL REM
WHEN PEACE COMER
MEXICAN PRESIDENT ISSUES A
MANIFESTO ACCEDING TO ;
DEMAND OF REBELS. 1 i
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PROMISE MADE TO PEOPLE ;
President Diaz Does Not Propose toj
Quit While the Country V
Is at War.
:
Mexico City.—Gen. Porfirio Diaz is-i
sued a manifesto to the people ofj
Mexico, declaring his intention to re-'
sign the presidency as soon as peace;
is restored. j .
In this manner the president haa
virtually acceded to the demands of!
Francisco I. Madero that he make an¬
nouncement of such intention. :
■
As to when peace is actually re-;
stored, General Diaz reserves the 1
right to be the judge. In the words:
Df the manifesto, it will be “when,j
according to the dictates of my con J
science, I am sure that my resigna¬
tion will not be followed by anarchy.”'
The president declared that his de¬
termination not to relinquish the presJ
idency at this time was not due to'
vanity or love of power, because, as!
he had pointed out, power at this timej
no attraction, accompanied, as it
Is, by tremendous responsibilities anct
worries. He said he was prompted!
solely by a desire to conserve the
best interests of his country.
The president made it clear that hej
Joes not propose to abandon the pres¬
idency while his' country is at war, and!
that inder he would not do so at any tlmej
The promise of the' president ist
made to the people of Mexico and its*
receipt by the Revolutionists will be'
identical. t-
That it will be sent to them immedi-,
Uely, however, by private individuate, 1
ind that it will be regarded as entire-
iy satisfactory by them, is taken for]
granted. >
It was at a cabinet meeting that-
Jeneral Diaz announced to his minis-
:ers his decision. For two hours and
i half they discussed the terms of the
manifesto, and at the conclusion of
:he meeting there remained nothing to
lo but to secure its official promulgas
Aon.
Only in a general way does the man¬
ifesto refer to the Revolution.
The government’s position is tha
3eneral Diaz could not have made a
public statement at an earlier mo¬
ment, and it is indicated that the Rev¬
olutionists failed to observe the amen¬
ities of the peace negotiations by mak¬
ing them public.
Officially, it was stated that Ma¬
dero and his advisers were guilty of
betraying an agreement by injecting
into the conference, either secretly or
openly, the question of the president’s
resignation.
Washington.—President Taft and of¬
ficial Washington generally quickly
learned of the sudden shift in the
Mexican situation, the announcement
of President Diaz that he would re¬
sign when peace is restored, and the
order of Francisco I. Madero for the
trekking of the insurrecto forces to
the south from the border and on to¬
ward the capital.
The news of the withdrawal of in¬
surrectionary forces from a position
so close to the American towns as to
constitute a constant source of fric¬
tion and a menace to the good feeling
between the two peoples, was viewed
here with relief, and the latter an-
noucement from Mexico of the presi¬
dent’s promised self-effacement was
in line with the Washington adminis¬
tration’s hope for peace and Mexican
Ambassador Zamazona’s recent predict
tion that peace soon would be r 1
stored.
Bill to Regulate Baseball.
Washington.—On the ground that
basebal lis about the only thing un.
fier the sun that has not been made
a subject of investigation by the Dem,
ocratic house, Representative Roden-
burg of Illinois, a Republican, intro,
luced a resolution providing for aq
immediate inquiry into the national
game. Fouls, pop flies and two-bag.
gers are specified among the subjects
needing special Inquiry.
Only one ouiorado Senator.
Washington.—The Colorado legisla.
ture, after a bitter fight over the sen.
atorship, has adjourned without mak¬
ing a choice, and the state in which
the Democrats are in control of tha
legislature will continue to be repre¬
sented in the Unifed States senate by
Simon Guggenheim, a Republican,
throughout the Sixty-second congress.
The new primary law goes into effect
in Colorado this fall. Had it been on
the statute books now the existing
state of affairs would not have been
possible.