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FOR L0R1ER VOTE
THE FLORIDA SENATOR LOSES
FRIENDSHIP OF MEMBERS OF
UNITARIAN CHURCH.
ACTION WAS NOT UNANIMOUS
Because He Voted for Lorimer Sena¬
tor Fletcher Is Scored
by Ministers.
Boston, Mass.—National politics, a s
voiced in the action of the United
States senate on the Lorimer resolu¬
tion, figured in the principal meeting
of the anniversary week observance
bere by the Unitarians and affiliated
societies. A resolution opposing the
re-election of United States Senator
Duncan U. Fletcher of Florida, as vice
president of the American Unitarian
association, because of his vote on the
Lorimer case, received the endorse¬
ment of a number of members of the
ministerial union.
An attempt was made to place the
union, as a body, in opposition to
Senator Fletcher, but it was finally
agreed to allow members to approve
with their signatures as a personal
expression the following resolution:
“Resolved, That in view of the pub¬
lic service attached to the name of
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Flor¬
ida, we do not regard him as eligi¬
ble to the leadership in that form of
Christianity known as Unitarianism,
and, therefore, protest against his
nomination for vice president of the
American Unitarian association.”
DIAZ WILL VISIT EUROPE
Mexican President Will Leave Coun¬
try When Peace Comes.
Mexico City.—Minister of Foreign
Relations de la Barra had not re¬
ceived any word from Judge Caraba-
jal that Francisco 1| Madero, Jr., had
finally approved the cabinet as sug¬
gested. As soon as Madero's accept¬
ance of the cabinet is received, Pres¬
ident Diaz will present his resigna¬
tion to the chamber of deputies, it is
said.
No effort is made now to disguise
the .fact that General Diaz will leave
the country at an early date. It is ex¬
pected that he will spend several
months visiting Europe.
On notification that peace had been
agreed to, the management of the
National railways immediately began
reconstruction. It Is estimated that
the rebels have put 2,472 miles of
railroads out of commission.
Although the public manifested ap¬
proval of the signing of the peace
agreement, there was evident no en¬
thusiasm.
HENRY STIMS0N IS SWORN IN
New War Secretary Takes the Oath
of Office.
Washington.—Henry L. Stimson of
New York was sworn in as secretary
of war, succeeding J. M. Dickinson,
who resigned to take charge of his
personal interests in Tennessee. The
oath of office was administered by
John Randolph, assistant to Chief
Clerk Schofield of the war depart¬
ment.
A large gathering of officials of the
army witnessed the ceremony induct¬
ing the new secretary into office. Sec¬
retary Stimson appointed as private
secretary Walter Heddinger of Vir¬
ginia, who has served as private sec¬
retary to the former secretary of war.
It was announced that Mr. Stimson
would make no changes in the per-
eonel of his office.
ANSWERS GERMAN CRITICISM
State Department Explains New Ar¬
bitration Treaty.
Washington.—The state department
replied to the criticism of the Ger¬
man press on the arbitration treaty
between the United States, England
and France by saying that Germany
had herself to blame for not being
included in the proposed convention,
It was stated that the treaty as
now drafted was simply a basis indi¬
cating the terms of arbitration which
the United States was disposed to dis¬
cuss with any of the powers entered,
In other words, the German govern¬
ment may be included in the pact if
the basis for negotiations, as proposed
by the United States, appeals favor¬
ably to the German people.
Eugene Schmidt a Pauper.
San Francisco.—Eugene Schmidt,
the graft mayor of San Francisco, who
yr as convicted of accepting bribes by
the wholesale with Abe Ruef, is pen¬
niless, and stranded in Sinaola, Mex
ico where his brother is interested
in a gold mine. A letter was receiv
ed from him in which a request for
money to come home was made*. In
def 0 nding himself during his trials
B and in pursuing wormless min¬
ing investments Schmidt has lost a;,‘
of the half million dollars he “graft¬
ed” from big corporations.
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WILL PROBE LUMBER TRUST
CHARGES OF GIGANTIC CONSPIR¬
ACY MADE BY ATTORNEY
GENERAL WICKERSHAM.
Sensational Charges Against the East¬
ern States Lumber Dealers’
Association.
New York.—In the first Federal
anti-trust proceedings brought under
the Sherman anti-trust proceedings
brought under the Sherman law as
interpreted by the Standard Oil decis¬
ion, the department of justice filed
suit in the Federal court here against
various constituent organizations of
what is properly known as the "lum¬
ber trust” alleging the existence of a
widespread conspiracy, “unreasona¬
bly,” to restrain- the lumber trade in
this country.
It is said the suit may be the first
of a series planned by Attorney Gen¬
eral^- Wickers hatft looking fio The Break¬
ing up of alleged agreements among
the retailers of many of the commodi¬
ties of life to maintain high prices,
to force all ultimate consumers to
buy from retailers and to blacklist
wholesalers who sell to others than
members of the retail organizations
Ten trade organizations and more
than 150 Individuals are named as de¬
fendants in the suit. It alleges viola¬
tions of the Sherman anti-trust law
and seeks a permanent injunction re¬
straining the defendants from contin¬
uing the conspiracy charged. *
The elaborate system of blacklisting
attributed to the alleged conspirators,
copies of circulars sent out by the
various organizations classifying con¬
sumers as “proper” and “improper”
trade, extracts from reports threaten¬
ing “short shrift” to dealers daring to
violate the rules of the organizations
and branding such offenders as
“poachers,” “scalpers,” ‘Tnavericks”
and “illegitimates,” are fully set forth
in the government's petition.
FARMERS ARE PROGRESSIVE
Rapid Spread of Telephones in Rural
Districts Indicate Prosperity.
Atlanta.—The continued progress of
the farmers of Georgia and Alabama
is Indicated by the records of the
Southern Bell Telephone company for
the month of April.
During the month of April 668 farm¬
ers—296 in Georgia and 372 in Ala¬
bama—installed telephones in their
homes and connected lines with the
Bell system. Since January 1,283
fanners in Georgia and Alabama have
taken telephone service. Of these 1,-
033 are in Georgia and 1,148 in Ala¬
bama.
The rapid spread of the telephone
in the rural districts is also regarded
as an indication of the prosperity of
the farmer, because in each case the
farmers own the telephone line and
their telephone instruments. Through
a co-operative plan they build their
lines and connect with the Bell sys¬
tem, each farmer often receiving serv-
ice as low as 50 cents per month.
While the Southern Bell company
operates in seven states and has 25,-
030 farmers connected with it, more
than half of these—13,208—arc in
Georgia and Alabama.
Cox Quits Politics.
Cincinnati.—George B. Cox, long a
political leader in Ohio and practical¬
ly the domineering head of the par-
ty in Hamilton county, issued a for¬
mal statement withdrawing from poli-
tics. This followed the quashing of
indictments against him tor prejury
in connection with testimony before
the 5’-’ an< i i ur y ln cases affecting pol-
iticians. He stated in his announce¬
ment that he did not wish to invoh e
his party in any issue in the com¬
ing municipal campaign.
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CLINCH COUNTY.
PRESIDENT DIAZ
Agreement for Cessation of Hostilitiej
Signed by Madero and Agent of
the Mexican President.
City of Mexico, Mexico.—President
Diaz and Vice President Correl will
resign before June 1. •
Minister of Foreign Relations de la
Barra will become president ad inte¬
rim.
Francisco I. Madero, the Revolution¬
ary leader, will be called to the City
of Mexico to act as de la Barra’s chief
adviser and as the greatest guaran¬
tee possible that every pledge made
by the government will be carried out.
As viewed by the public it will bR
virtually a joint presidency, pending
the calling of a new presidential elec¬
tion.
The me cabinet camnet will will be De reorganised reoiganizen. The me
minister of war will be named by de
la la Bari Karra a. The the foreign loreign office otnce wm will be be
in charge of a sub-secretary named
by de la Barra. Other cabinet mem-
MaderfactinTSntfy. ** ***** “ d
six montns.
Political amnesty will be recoin-
mended to the chamber of deputies,
These are the conditions upon which
President Diaz will compromise. Vir-
tually they are admitted in high quar-
ters to be a complete surrender to the
Revolutionists.
The resignation of Diaz and the
“joint regency’’ of del la Barra and
Madero are said to constitute a guar-
antee so complete that the original in-
surrecto demand for fourteen govern-
ors no longer needs to be considered.
The cabinet was in almost contin¬
uous session for two days, despite the
severe illness of President Diaz. The
president's entire face is infected from
an ulcerated tooth. His upper lip is
swollen far beyond its normal size,
and his face is inflamed. He showed
fever, but this symptom was eliminat¬
ed later. He speaks with the greatest
difficulty, but while he, is in severe
pain, his condition is not regarded as
calling for alarm at this time, despite
his advanced age.
NEW ARBITRATION TREATY
Secretary Knox Submits New Treaty
to England and. France.
Washington.—The principle of arbi¬
tration on practically all disputes be¬
tween nations, including even ques¬
tions of vital interest and national
honor, assumed vitality when Secre¬
tary of State Knox submitted to the
British and French ambassadors at
Vv’ashington the draft of a convention
to serve as a basis of negotiations.
Secretary Knox has evolved a docu¬
ment which has received the approval
of the president and other members
of his cabinet providing that all dif¬
ference which are internationally
justifiable shall be submitted to arbi¬
tration. It expands the scope of the
existing arbitration treaties by elimi¬
nating the exceptions referring to
“questions of vital interest and na¬
tional honor.” This elimination is the
real accomplishment of the proposed
treaty.
Tenn. Offers Summer White House.
Washington.—Representative Aus¬
tin and a delegation from Maryville,
Tenn., offered President Taft a sum¬
mer home in the mountains without
cost. The house is located on Bald
Knob, sixty miles from JCnoxville.
Doctor Dargan Heads Baptists.
Jacksonville, Fla.—A complete sur-’
prise was sprung at the convention of
the Southern Baptist convention, when
Dr. E. C. Dargan, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Macon, Ga., was
placed in nomination for president
against Joshua Levering, who had
ben proposed for re-election to that
office. When the votes were counted
it was found that Doctor Dargan had
been elected. When the convention
was called to order, 1,200 delegates
were assembled in the hall of the now
Shriners’ Temple.
GEORGIA AS SEEN
G, R. ASKWITH INVESTIGATED
GEORGIA FOR THE LONDON
BOARD OF TRADE.
LIQOUR DESPITE PROHIBITION
He Reported That He Found Plenty
of Whiskey and Race
Prejudice.
—Atlanta.
j An Englishman has been “among us
taking notes, and faith he’s printed
One who sees us almost as we see
ourselves is something of a rarity, hut
G A. Askwith, special investigator and
envoy extraordinary of the London
of trade, who came to America
to look over us and report on condi-
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Askwith found there was some-
ling of racial prejudice in the South,
Ij lit bad in Atlanta as anywhere else;
there was considerable imbibing
Intoxicants in prohibition Georgia,
Irae in Augusta than anywhere ;
mt 'Georgia has child labor laws,
hich are pretty well enforced; and
j|it P mill owners are “fairly solicitous
ibe welfare of their work-people.”
M He visited 28 cities in the course
#1 ^C. his tour of investigation, and three
ithem—Atlanta, Augusta and Sa¬
vannah—were in Georgia.
The racial distinction in social and
industrial ..... circles see; s continually .. ,, to ,
have impressed the investigator, but
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mys.hl “Everywhere the distinction ■ 1 of
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, feeling u shows , ,. itself „ to , as marked
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latitude with Fez, in Morocco.
He says Peachtree street contains a
number of residences that are both ex-
pensive and tasteful, but mentions in
strong contrast two industrial dis-
triets: one to the south of the city and
the other in the northeast section.
where he says the- houses are squalid
and the streets ill-paved. The amount
0 ; so ft coa j used gays the eomrnen-
| a t ori accounts for much of the dirt
| n the manufacturing portion of the
c jt y ,
The pallid children of the cotton
mill districts, usually featured by ex¬
pert investigators from a section
which is an industrial competitor, is
conspicuously absent from the Ask-
v/ith summary Instead he pays the the
Atlanta, Georgia, mill owners this
comparative compliment:
“So far as could be observed the
mill owners were usually fairly so¬
licitous and much is doubtless done
by the better employers to relieve
cases of distress and to make the
lives of their employes as comfort¬
able as their economic position per¬
mits. The proprietor of one small
mill always insisted that the doffing
boys should spend intervals between
their rounds out of doors, forbidding
them to stay in the mill in their idle
moments. Reading was allowed, but
was restricted to approved boys’
books, which were supplied by the
employer in the hope that they would
take the place of more sensational
literature.
The same employer made it a con¬
dition that every family coming to
work in his mill should buy a cow,
the money for the purpose being ad¬
vanced on very easy terms, and the
grazing being found free. He held
It cf the greatest importance that a
family with children should have a
good supply of milk. These may he
small matters, but they indicate a
spirit governing the dealing of the
better disposed employers with their
work people.
“The mill operatives do not show a
strong tendency to organize into effec¬
tive unions even where, as' in the
case of Atlanta itself, the operative
cf one mil lare not isolated from
those of another.
He quotes at length the provisions
of the Georgia child labor law, house
rents, taxes, vital statistics, trades
union organizations; in fact, every¬
thing affecting the workman has been
touched upon.
He asserts that “public opinion is,
to a considerable extent, hostile to
state prohibition laws,” and he com¬
ments with apparent familiarity upon
the subject of near beer, dispensaries
snd blind tigers.
The report of Mr. Askwith, which
has already been presented to the
British parliament, was issued as a
public document in Washington, hav¬
ing been presented to the senate by
Mr. Smoot.
VOL. XV. NO. 31.
How to Thwart Boll Weevil.
At the request of State Entomolc*
gist E. L. Worsham, W. D. Huntor
in charge of the Southern field croj
insect investigation, stationed at Dal
las, Texas, has written a most inter
esting and instructive article regard
ing the proper time for planting cot
ton under boll weevil conditions.
By common consent Doctor Huntei
is admitted to be probably the great
est living expert on the boll weevil
for he has studied its habits and prog
less practicalcally every since it cross
ed the Mexican border into Texas. la
the light of some recent misinforms
tion broadcasted over the country re
garding this phase of the question,
Doctor Hunter’s article is of partic-
ular and special value to the farmers
of Georgia. He says:
“Where the boll weevil is present
the insect becomes one of the most
important factors, if not the most im¬
portant, in producing a crop. For this
reason it becomes necessary to con¬
sider the time of planting, as well as
other steps in producing a crop, with
reference to the manner in which the
weevil will be affected. As far as the
time of planting is concerned it is
necessary to consider the life history
of the weevil as regards the time it
emerges from hibernation and its
rapidity of production. In this way the
essential basis for any rule regarding
the time of planting in weevil-infested
regions must be a knowledge of the
insect. It thus becomes a matter to
be considered by entomologists. In
this connection there is one fallacy
which sometimes comes to attention
This is that cotton could be planted
so late that hibernating boll weevils
will all have emerged and starved.
“The argument, adduced by advo¬
cates of late planting appears plausi¬
ble on the surface. It is exceedingly
important, therefore, that the truth be
made known. The United States de¬
partment of agriculture has tested the
matter carefully by actualy planting
considerable areas of cotton late in
the season . For in3tancei ln 1908> 16
acr6g of co tton were planted at Moun-
tain Home - Texas ’ ™ June M- The
vieI1 y ' eHl " aS G , nounds I ] ouna f of ° r see<1 s „ ed cf)t cotton ton
per acre. During the same season
otbep ° tner exneriments experiments were were carried carried on on
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tion beyond any doubt whatever.
“It has been determined by placing
thousands of weevils ln large field
cages in the fall that all individuals
do not emerge from their hibernating
quarters at the same time in the
spring or anywhere near the same
time. In fact, by taking out of the
cages from day to day all of the wee¬
vils that have appeared, it has been
determined that the earliest individ¬
uals appear in February and March,
and the latest appearing individuals
were on June 27 and 28 and in 1901
the last on the first of July.
“The records of these experiments
that were carefully kept showed that
9 per cent of all the weevils surviving
came out in March and 33 per cent,
in April, 23 per cent, during the first
half of May, 28 per cent, during the
last half of May and 7 per cent, dur¬
ing the month of June. Moreover, it
was shown that these emerging wee¬
vils have remarkable vitality. Those
placed in cages without food of any
kind lived as long as 90 days after
emergence. Those provided with food
lived a maximum of 130 days before
deatlj. This means, of course, that
over-wintered weevil3 would be able
to survive if cotton were not planted
until late in August.
These facts, as well as the practi¬
cal experiments in actually planting
cotton late leave no doubt whatever
as to the absolute fallaccy of the idea
of attempting to thwart the weevils
by means of late planting. Any planter
who attempts to do so insures the
practically complete loss of his crop.
“The experience of the department
of agriculture has been corroborated
experiments performed by the state
of Louisiana, the results of - which
were published in Bulletin 92, Louis¬
iana state
“The studies of the weevil that
have been conducted and practical ex¬
periments have all indicated the great
importance of early planting. As a
matter of fact early planting has be¬
come the regular practice in mitigat¬
ing damage in the region where the
boil weevil has existed for some time.
In these regions experience has shown
the planters exactly what is meant
by such early planting as will serve
to reduce damage. In other regions,
however, the recommendation of the
bureau of entomology for early plant¬
ing is sometimes misunderstood. Some
persons are inclined to suppose that
the recommendation of early planting
means planting at a very early date
in the spring. In fact, a few persons
have interpreted early planting as
practically meaning winter planting. Of
course, by early planting we do not
mean putting the seed Into the ground
while there Is great,danger of frost.
No two seasons are exactly alike, but
the recommendation of the bureau for
early planting should be construed
generally as the earliest planting the
local experience has shown to be safe.
BY FLORIDA 10
THE NEGROES WERE HELD AT
LAKE CITY, FLA., ON CHARGE
OF MURDERING A MAN.
BOY IN CHARGE OF JAIL
Lynchers Took the Negroes, Lined
Them Up Abreast and Shot
Them to Pieces. i
Lake City, Fla.—Masquerading as
officers of the law, a dozen men ap¬
peared before the county jail and pre¬
sented a bogus telegram to the cred¬
ulous 16-year-old son of the sheriff or¬
dering the release of Mark Norris,
Jr., Jerry Gusto and four other ne¬
groes, who had been held for safe
keeping on the charge of murdering
B. B. Smith, a sawmill man, at Wades-
borough, Leon county, and wounding
another man, named Register, on the
12th of May.
The men, who had come from Tal¬
lahassee to Lake City in automobiles,
carried the negroes about a mile out¬
side of Lake City, compelled the ne¬
groes to stand abreast, and about ten
men commenced firing with winches¬
ters and pistols, until every one of the
six had been riddled with bullets.
The firing last about half an hour,
and a few straggling citizens at day¬
break found the negroes, butchered b«r
yond recognition, just after the auto¬
mobiles left the scene of the lynch*
Ing.
The men who planned the execu¬
tion of the six negroes came overland
from Tallahassee, a distance of lfifl
miles, and covered most of the dis*
tance at night.
It Is possible that the occupants ol
the two automobiles were never seen
from the time they left Tallahassee
until they returned. The plans of the
men were the most daring, and but fog
a curious combination of circum-i
stances probably would have .tteveif
been accomplished.. The sheriff of
Unikimbia county was oAt of the- city#
and left the jail* in charge of the boy;
who, aroused in the early hours of
the morning, allowed the six negroes
to be taken from the jail without
knowing the sinister purpose of that
mob. ,
The actual details of the summary
execution of the negroes is problemat.
ical, for residents of Lake City knew
nothing of the lynching until a fusil¬
lade of distant shots were heard.
A few citizens went in the direction
of the shots and found the negroes,
but all traces of the mob were gone.
By some it is believed that the ne¬
groes were to be hung, but resisted,
and were instantly killed to prevenf
escape. Some indications of a strug¬
gle substantiate this belief.
The crime for which the negroes
were held for safe-keeping had creat*
ed strong feeling in Leon county, as
the men shot were prominent, and a
general race war was intimated at
the preliminary hearing given the
prisoners. It was proven that the ne¬
groes had established a veritable arse¬
nal, and were prepared for trouble.
The negroes were first brought to Tal¬
lahassee, then sent to Live Oak for
safe-keeping and brought to Lake City
six days ago.
Swainsboro, Ga.—Ben Smith, the
olu negro preacher who shot and fa¬
tally wound Neal Canady, deputy mar-
shal of Summit, was hanged to a limb
and his body riddled with bullets
Canady was attempting to arrest
Smith, for whom he had a warrant for
shooting his wife. Before Canady
could arrest him, however, Smith
pulled out a pistol, shooting the mar¬
shal through the bowels, inflicting •
probably fatal wound.
Extending Postal Bank System.
Washington.—Postmaster General
Hitchcock, impressed by the reports
of the successful operation of the pos¬
tal savings system, has decided to
designa|e one hundred additional pos¬
tal depositories each week. Among
postoffices selected as depositories,
which will open for postal savings
business on June 19, are the follow¬
ing: Gadsden, Ala.; Mena, Ark. ; Ap-
palachicola, Fla.; Cedartown, Ga.;
Catlettsburg, Ky.; Hammond, La.; Bi¬
loxi, Miss.; Lawton, Okla.; Darling¬
ton, S. C.; Dyersburg and Humboldt,
Tenn.
Mexican Peace Pact Signed.
Juarez, Mexico.—Officially designate
ed representatives of the Mexican gov*
ernment and the Revolutionists signed
a peace agreement at the customs
house, intended to end the hostilities
that have been waged in Mexico for
the last six monfcs.
Though covering only the principal
point negotiated thus far, the agree¬
ment practically records the conces¬
sions by the government of those de¬
mands which started on November 20.
the last armed revolution in Mexico.