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; ; MADISON COUNTY RJXOIU). CUkMJon 28. 1901. FIXNCB BUOAD NEWS, ; " EsUblished May 16. 1907. , Consolidated, : t Not. 2nd, 1911 Ghe Medium rvn T ThrouK which jrov reach th pecplcol Madiaon County. . Advertising Rates on Application 4 n m n 1 1 1 m m i im 1 1 1 if. ,i'i,ii,,j,,i,,i"r'i,,i"F THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN MADISON COUNTY. VOL. XV. MARSHALL, MADISON i COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1913: NO. 17. RECORD. Directory, Madison County. Established by the Legislature Set ' don 1&60-'61. Poulatlon. 20,132. County Beat, Marshall. 1646 feet above sea level, New and modern Court House, cost 133,000.00. New and modern Jail, cost $15,000.00. New and modern County Home, coBt 110,000.00. Officer. Hon C. B. Mashburn, Senator 36th District, Marshall, N. C. Hon. James E. Rector, Representa tive, Hot Springs, N. C. ' N. B. McDevltt, Clerk Superior .Court, Marshall, N. C. W.M.Buckner, Sheriff, Marshall.N. C. ' Zade O. Sprinkle, Register of Deeds, Marshall, N. C. C. F. Runlon, Treasurer, Marshall, N. C, R. P. D. No. 4. R. L. Tweed, Surveyor, White Rock, N. C Dr. Chas. N. Sprinkle, Coroner, Marshall, N. C. . Mrs. Eliza Henderson, Jailor, Mar shall, N. C. John Honeycutt, Janitor, Marshall N. C. Dr. C. N. Sprinkle, County Physician, Marshall, N. C. James Haynle, Supt County Home, Marshall, N. C. Home located about two miles south west of Marshall. Courts. Criminal and Oivll, First Monday be fore First Monday in March, Com mencing Feb. 26th, 1912. Civil llth, Monday after First Mon day in March, commences May 20, 1912. i Criminal and Civil, First Monday after First Monday In Sept Com mences Sept 9th, 1912. Civil 6th Monday after First Mon day in September. Commences Octo ber 14, 1912. . BOARDS. County Commissioners. W. C. Sprinkle, Chairman, Marshall, N .C. R. A. Edward. Member, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. No. 3. - Reubin A. Tweed, Member, Big Laurel, N. C. J. Coleman Ramsey, Atty. Marshall, K. C. Board meets first Monday In every month. Road Commissioners. A. E. Bryan, Chairman, Marshall, N. O. R. F. a No. 2. J. A. Ramsey, Secretary. Man HllL N. C, R. F. D. No. 2. Sam Cox, Member, Mars Hill, N. C, R. F. D. No. 2. O. W. Wild, Big Pine, N. C. Dudley Chlpley, Road Engineer, Marshall, N. C. , George M. Prltchard, Atty- Marsh' all. N. C. Board meets first Mondayta Janu ary. Aoril. July and October each year. Board of Education. Jasper Ebbs, Chairman, Spring Creek, N. C. Thos. J. Murray, Member, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. No. 8 - W. R. Sams, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. tJo. 2, Prof. M. . C. Buckner, Supt of Schools, Mars Hill, N. C, R. F. D, : No. 2. :, Board Meets first Monday In Janu ary, April,' July and October each year.,:';,;.-. :-', Colleges and High 8chools. Mars Hill College, Prof. R. L. Moore, President Mars Hill, N. C. Fall Term begins August 17, 191L Spring 4'erm begins January 2, 1912. Spring , Creek High School Prof. H. A. Wallin, Principal,. Spring Creek, N. C 8 Mo. School opened August 11911. Madison Seminary High : School. Prof. J. M. Weatherly, Principal, Mar hall, N. C. R. F. D. No. 2. 7 Mo. School began Octber 2, 1911. Bell Institute. Miss Margaret E, , Griffith, Principal. Walnut N. C, 8 Mo School began September 9, 1911. s Marshall Academy. Prof. R. G Anders, Principal, Marshall, N. C, 8 .;. Ms School began Sept 4, 191L Notary Publics. J. C. Ramsey, Marshall, N. C, Term expires Jan. 1, 1914. J. H. Hunter, Marshall, N. C R. F D. No. 3. Term expires April 1, 1913 J. F. Tllson, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. No. 2. Term expires April 3, 1913 C. J. Ebbs, Marshall, N. C. Term expires April- 2L 1913. J. W. Nelson, Marshall, N. C. Term expires April 25, 1913. Roy L Gudger, Marshall, ' N, Term expires May 3, 1913.' Geo. M. Prltchard, Marshall, N. C, ; Term expires May 25, 1913. I Dudley Chlpley, Marshall, r N. CI Term expires July 29, 1913. W. O. Connor, Mars Hill, N. C Term expires Nov. 27, 1913. ; . J. A. Wall In, Big Laurel, N. C. Term , expires Jan. 24, 1914. " ; ' ' , ' D. . C. , Bullock, Stackhouse, N. C. Term expires Feb. 22, 1914. i D. P. Miles, Barnard, N. C. Term , expires March 14, 1914. J. O. Ramsey, Marshall, N. C, R. 4 Term expires March 16, 1914. J. E. Gregory, Joe, N. C. Term ex plrea Jan. 7, 1914. , Jasper Ebbs, Spring Creek, N. C Term expires Sept 24, 1914. C C. Brown, Bluff, N. a Term ex lilres Dec. 9, 1914. - , V W. T. Davis, Hot Springs, N. C Term expires Jan. 22, 1915. ' ,'v. - . POST. ' ' George W. Gahagan Post No. 88 Q. A. R.: B.M. Davis. Commander; 3 IH. Ballard. Adjutant Meets at th -Coort Boom Saturday before the aeo lotkd Ban day la each month at 11 a. w REBELS GAINING IN MEXICAN REPUBLIC f THE REGIME OP PRESIDENT HU- ERTA VERGE3 ON COL LAPSE. MANY FOREIGNERS LEAVING - Prediction Throughout Republic That He Will Be Deposed Rebels Very Active. Mexico City. Undisguised pessi mism Is manifested In the capital as to the future of the Huerta govern ment. In neither official nor unof ficial circles are the statements of General Obregon, commander of the Sonora insurgents, and Venustiano Carrana, ex-governor of Coahulla, of the probable overthrow of Huerta longer derided. Without exception, the newspapers aver that the only hope of salvation lies in the Ooti of a loan. Practi cally all of them admit Uiat non-rec ognition of the present administration makes this very doubtful. The banks continue to reflect the government's financial difficulties, and refuse to sell exchange except at ex orbitant rates, while merchants are raising their prices to balance the dif ference betwen Mexican and foreign currency. There Is no fixed rate of exchange. The bankers are buyers as low as 230, while demanding from heavier purchasers as high as 260. That the rebels In the north are rapidly extending their lines Is indi cated by the isolation of Monterey and Saltillo, the capitals, respectively of Neuvo Leon and Coahulla, by the cut' ting of the railroad at Llnaras, be- between Monterey and Tamplco and the main line of the National railroad between San Luis Potosl and Saltillo. Linares is reported to be occupied by the rebels. The suspension of railway traffic has deflected tb,e passenger business for abroad to Vera Cruz and Tamplco, chiefly to the former, The Mexican railway Is running trains in two sec tions to accommodate traffic. Outgoing steamers are crowded. Some of the wealthy travelers content themselves with quarters on the floor of smoking rooms, while others are accommodated In the second cabin, al though paying first class passage. Many foreigners are leaving the coun try in fear that anarchy will follow the revolution. assy HURT IN TRAIN WRECK Central of Georgia Passenger Train Hits Obstruction. Atlanta, Ga. While running forty- five miles an hour, down grade just east of Lovejoy, Ga., the Central of Georgia passenger train No. 15, from Macon to Atlanta, struck some ob struction, and the four rear cars then jumped the track. There is a suspicion among officials of the road that the accident was the result of tralnwreckers. . Capt. Andy J. Floyd, the conductor, had his back and right leg seriously sprained. B. M. Gordon of Macon, a news butcher, was badly injured, and Mrs. J. T. Matthews- of Butler, a tuber cular patient who was riding in the baggage car on a stretcher, coming to Atlanta for medical aid, was seriously Injured, but did not lose conscious ness. Many Others were injured. , While the four 1 rear coaches jumped the track and fell over against the left embankment practically demolishing them, neither the engine nor baggage car was dferailed. Immediately after the accident occurred, Captain Floyd, notwithstanding that his injuries were serious. Insisted on walking to the station at Lovejoy, about a half mile away, and telephoning the dispatcher Mrs. Stry Heads Daughters. Washington. Mrs. William Cum- dings Story of New York, head of the conservative faction,, was elected president-general of the society of the Daughters of the American Revolution defeating Mrs. John Miller Horton of Buffalo, the administration candidate, on the third ballot The Vote stood: Mrs. Story 600, Mrs. Horton . 449. Seven vice - presidents-general : also were elected to complete the comple ment of new general officers. Bryan and Clark Bury Hatchet Washington. Speaker Champ Clark and Secretary William Jennings Bryan met at a private luncheon here, shook hands and Issued public state- ments declaring they had buried the hatchet and put the personalities of the Baltimore convention with- the by-gones. The luncheosr was arrang ed by Theodore A. Bell of California, temporary chairman of the Denver convention In 1908, and chairman of the California delegation supporting Speaker Clark at Baltimore, and was given by Ira E. Bennett , - $5,000 Disappears; Paper Substituted. Atlanta, Ga. When a package sup posed to contain 15,000 sent to the Central Bank and Trust corporation of Atlanta from the Brunswick Bank and Trust company of Brunswick, Ga, by the Southern Express company, was received In the offices of the Atlanta concern, it was found fo contain nothing but blank paper. While de tectives of Atlanta, Brudswtck and the - Southern Express company are scouring the state for some clew which might lead to the arrest of the rob ber, no clew has been found. - PRESIDENT WILSON V , t VflW., President Wilson throwing out Washington and New York teams shows Vice-President Marshall and cabinet JAPANESE ARE DISPLEASED ANTI-ALIEN LAND OWNERSHIP MEASURE, PA3SED BY CALI FORNIA LEGISLATURE. President Wilson at Work to Prevent Friction Between United States 1 and Japan. : , Sacramento, V Cal An . antlllen land ownership bill, designed primari ly to prevent Japanese from acquiring title to real property within the state, but so worded as to prohibit an alien 'rom ownlng lan( more than one year except upon a declaration of his in. tentlon to become a citizen, was pass ed by the lower house of the legisla ture by a vote of 60 to 15. The measure was drafted by a sub committee of the judiciary committee as a substitute for bills previously In troduced, all of which specifically pro vided that "aliens Ineligible to citizen ship should not hold lands." The committee, however, proceeded on the theory : that such a statute might be held la, violation of the treaty rights of Japanese subjects and broadened the measure to include' all aliens who ' had not declared their intention of becoming citizens. Toklo. The leading newspapers of Tokio, The Asahi, The Kokumln Sbimbun and The JijI Shlmpo, which are usually conservative, have assum ed an extremist attitude on the alien land ownership legislation in Califor nia. The Kokumln Shlmbun is almost violent, while The ABahl is pessim istic. . ' Several proposed amendments were defeated In quick order before As semblyman W. A. Johnson proposed to put back In the bill throughout the "aliens not eligible to citizenship" clause. ' -..' Osborn Heads Internal Revenue. Washington. President Wilson nominated former Governor John E. Osborne of Wyoming, to be first as sistant secretary of state; Walter H. Page of New York, to be ambassador to Great Britain; . William H. Osborn or Greensboro, N. C., to be commis sioner of Internal revenue, and H. Snowden Marshall to be United States attorney for the southern district of I New York. , For postmaster, John E. Conner, Chattanooga, Tenn. Murder Is Nabbed at 8till. Griffin, Ga. Drew Smith, an escap ed convict from the state prison farm, was captured in Pike county while engaged In the illicit distillery bus! ness ana win. again aon prison stripes. ' Smith was caught 'by Deputy Collectors E. J. Hlnton and R. S. Ison, at his still In Pike county, about 2 1-2 miles north of Jolly, while he lay sound asleep by the mountain side.- He made no attempt to resist arrest though a dangerous dirk and a 1-pound slingshot was on his per son. V- - . : A-.-' '"; Passenger Leap From Blazing Sar. : Birmingham, Ala. A blazing elec tric car got beyond control on 8outh Twentieth street hill causing a panic among the passengers. Struggling frantically to get out many jumped through broken windows, and sustain ed cuts and bruises. The South .High lands oar caught fire from the control. ler about the middle of the hill going up and the motorman lost control of his brakes. ' It backed down . past Avenue H at high speed, and as the car filled, with smoke, ladles as well as men jumped frfom the windows. , AS A BASEBALL FAN , the ball to start the game between the of the American league. The picture also some of the members of the president's WiLSON DfNDS TARIFF THERE WILL ' BE NO RUINOUS CUTS, DECLARES THE PRESIDENT. He Says That No Healthy Business Will Be Interrupted by the Changes Made. Waahlngtoit -Ptmiiill Vyilson be lieves the tariff bill meets the gen eral approval of the country; that no healthy business will be Interrupted and that while In most cases the cost of living win nnt hp immorfiaioiv ro. duced, the consumer will feel at once the benefit of a reduction In the su gar duty, .The president declared that arrange. ments by which prices were fixed would surely be made impossible when a truly competitive situation was created, and that the public would get the benefit, very promptly in the I petitive elements were ready to con' test Criticisms, he said, had been received from some perfectly legiti mate interests contending that the cuts in their cases were more than they could at present stand. Mr. Wilson said he did not see any ruiuous cum in me urn. xie reierrea to the fact that members of the ways ana means committee nan neara eve- ry person in interest and that their judgments were based on those hear- ings, M'COMBS NAMES COMMITTEE Cummings, Howell, 1 Lynch, Palmer and Sells Appointed. New York. William 'F. McCombs, chairman of the national Democratic executive committee has, in accord ance with the action of the national committee, appointed a finance com commfttee, appointed a committee of five to raise the funds necessary to maintain national committee head- quarters at Washington until the next ernnlent to ask for help in his busl campalgn. . I nroa and the noor man who eoes to , ine memoers oi ine special commit- ie apoimea oy uuwuuo , jucuomos . , . . . ..I . . , I areas follows: Homer S. Cummings of Connecti cut; Clark Howell of Georgia; Fred B. Lynch of Minnesota; A. Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania, and Cato Selfs of Texas. , ; Morgan's Last Home. Hartford, Conn. The body of J. P. Morgan is at rest. It was buried on the crest of Cedar Hill cemetery, the sixth of the house of Morgan to find resting place there. His grave is to the west of the great monument of red granite that marks the family plot. To the east lie his father, Ju- nlus Spencer Morgan, his mother and a brother, who died In boyhood. To the north are the graves of his grand- parents, Joseph and Sarah, The grave will be marked by a headstone In scribed: "John Plerpont -Morgan." Wilson 8peaks to Women, Washington. Delegates to the con tinental congres of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which be gan it twenty-second annual session L- j . . " "a'QKlon by President Wilson in tls first pub- 11c address since his Inauguration. jtaureBaei oi weicuma aiso : were made by Secretary Of State Bryan and the French ambassador, M. Jes- serand.. President Wilson and 8ecr-l tary Bryan told the Daughters to ap ply the principles of their revolution ary ancestors to modem problems. WEATHER BUREAU CI DISMISSED WILSON DISCHARGES WEATHER BUREAU HEAD INVOLVED IN ALLEGED 8CANDAL. MISCONDUCT IS CHARGED Moore's Dismissal Followed a Con ference Between the President and Secretary of Agriculture. Washington. Professor Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather bureau since 1895 and an appointee of the Cleveland administration, was sum marily removed from office by Pres. Ident Wilson. His resignation re cently had been accepted to take ef fect July 31, but after an Investiga tion of his alleged efforts to become secretary of agriculture In the pres ent cabinet, grave charges of lrreg. ularlty were preferred and the pesl Ident wlthdew his acceptance of the resignation, dismissing Professor Moore. Later he referred the sub ject to the department of justice for inquiry. Secretary Houston of the agricultu ral department, conferred with the president before the removal of Mr. Moore was announced. The secreta ry then Issued the following state ment: Immediately after the resignation of Professor Moore of the weather bureau, was submitted to the presi dent and accepted by him, charges were filed with the secretary of agri culture by responsible men within the service. These charges were of such a grave nature that the secretary of agriculture called upon the depart ment of justice for an Investigation. The investigation is still under way, but the facts so far secured and laid before the president were suffi cient to warrant htm in deciding to withdraw his acceptance of Professor Moore's resignation, and remove him summarily, which has been done. The president has also directed the sec retary of agriculture' to . uspend Charles T. Burns, an employee of the weather bureau, pending a further Investigation of the case, and take such disciplinary measures as he- may deem necessary 'with such other em ployees of the weather bureau as may be found to have been unduly active n using the public service for prl vate and personal ends Unofficially it was said at tne white house that the campaign to make Mr. Moore secretary of agri culture had been extensive; that the mbers of congress In various parts of the country had been canvassed, ind that a letter writing campaign bad been conducted among weather bureau employes. CONSCIENCE IN BUSINESS Vice President Marshall Amplifies Hie Warnnlg to the Rich. Washington. Amplifying his speech before the National Democrat ic club In New York city. In which ne served warning on the rich, Vice president Marshall authorized in a locai naner publication of a remark- hi8 statement reeardlne that ad dress. PrinclDallv he urired the in- jection of conscience into "big hust ness" as an antidote for Social Ism. He also reiterated his argument against the perpetuation of great for tunes. The vice president Insisted he was not expressing his personal opinions alone, but that be was guided by thnoA ovnronnprl hv him "hv mnnv konest financiers, lawyers, miners and ditch-diggers, men he had met on the street, on trains and trolley cars and In their homes. Men are asking,' he said, "wheth er there Is any difference between the manufacturer who comes tn the eov- tha workho,iae tn Mir for hfiln Men of judgment have expressed to me the opinion that if a vote were taken on a proposition to make all estates over the sum of $100,000 re vert to the state upon the death of the owner the 100,000 being - ex emptedit would be carried 2 to 1." European Syndicates Protest Law. Sacramento; Cal. Not the exclu- inn of tho JnnanAse fat-mar.' tint the probable effect of the proposed alien land iaw on European capital Invest- ed ,n the state u now the prInclpal , involved in riighimsinn of th buis Dronosina- to restrict the riehts n - fnPPlrfi,. i p.iifnrni. nn nt whlch wag pagged by th eassembly. protest has arisen from representa- tlveg of English and continental syn- dlcateg. and a gtronKer influence than that represented by the former com plaints of the Japanese government -SC '; :.- Barrel of Whiskey Found In Grave. Rome, Ga. Revenue officers dug u pa barrel of whiskey from a grave and confiscated two of the largest stills ever operated . In northwest Georgia near Rome. The operators egcM)ed on a gigna, oy Meni nimtmg m the woods. Near a house In which one of the moonshiners lived was found a barrel -of liquor which had been buried. In order to keep the inquisitive from suspecting anything the barrel was buried deep in a bole and the dirt was' arranged In the shaoa of a grave with slabs (tuck up. FROM THE TAR HEEL STATE Short Paragraphs of State News That Has Been Condensed For People of the 8tate. Lenoir. Concord Presbytery will meet in regular session at Lenoir on Tuesday, April 22. The opening ser mon will be preached by Rev. J. E. Summers, of Mecklenburg county, who Is moderator of the synod, which will remain in session until Saturday. Concord. At a meeting held In the court bouse recently at the call of Mayor Wagoner, to nominate a citl sena' ticket for the coming municipal lection, fully 200 citizens of the town responded. Mr. James Fink was made chairman and Mr. Frank Good son, sec retary of the meeting'. Raleigh. Within two weeks now thf government building here win be completely vacated for the mist rjpld possible prosecution of the work of inlargement and remodeling that bar been under way for a couple of months. The cost will be $260,900. Salisbury. The master plumbers of North Carolina have been invited to bold their next state convention in Salisbury. The invitation has been signed here and waa presented at the convention In session In Greensboro by Mr. M. L. Gantt Kinston. Alexander Johnson, form er secretary of the National Board of Charities, has been secured by Super intendent Hardy, of th.i state school for the feeble-minded here, to give a series .! lectures in this state, prob ably In May, although no dates have yet been arranged. Mr. Johnson's reputation is international. Belhaven. This little town of 2,800 inhabitants, closed at the polls recent ly one of the hottest municipal cam palgns In its history. The ' citizens ticket won out over the regular Demo crats, with the election of the mayor and four aldermen. The Democrats elected the treasurer and four alder men. Monroe An election for change of charter and for the adoption of the initiative, referendum and recall was held recently. Very little Interest waa manifested In the election. Both Issues were defeated. The votes cast were as follows: For the amendment, 38; against the amendment, 136; for referendum and recall, 46; against 126. Salisbury. Salisbury lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows have decided to Invite the next state convention to meet In this ctty. The Invitation will be presented at the coming convention, to be held in the city of Greensboro in May. It Is be lieved Salisbury will be selected, as there are few, if any other places, In the race. : vrartevHK Primary "election" waa held for the purpose of nominating of ficers for the town of Whiteville. No opposition to the present officers de veloped and they were unanimously renominated. They are as follows Mayor, J. B. Sctiulken; commission ers, W. H. Phillips, W. H. Spivey, I. Hinson, A. E. Powell and J. h, Pow. ell; town marshall, D. M. Thompson, Winston-Salem. Eight presiding el ders of the Western North Carolina M. E. Conference and the members of the executive committee of the Children's Home here met with Dr. H. K. Boyar, superintendont of the Home, to discuss plans for raising $50,00 to meet the indebtedness of the institution, and to Increase the useful ness of the home in caring for chil dren.. - Rocky Mount. Parcels post since the inauguration of the system, a pe riod of three months, 7,127 packages have been delivered from the local of fice. In January 1,200 packagea were delivered in this city, while in Febru ary this number was more than dou bled, 2,700 parcels being received at the local office. In March, the in crease continued, 4,272 parcels being delivered in that month. Washington. The legalized primary for election of municipal officers was held in this city several days ago. Much Interest was manifested and a large vote cast. Mr. Frank C, Kugler was nominated for mayor over C. H. Sterling, by 139 majorityThe follow ing men were nominated for alder men: M. T. ArchelL John G. Bragaw, Jr., J. F. Buckman, C. G. Morris, R. I Jones, E. B. Cozsens, F, J. Berry, F. P. Whitley. Rocky Mount Frank A. Hampton, of this city, is In receipt of a telegram from Senator F. M. Simmons, an nouncing the fact that T. B. Ward, a Nash county boy, had been given a clerkship on the senate finance com mittee, of which Senator Simmons la chairman. Bessemer City. The town recently voted on the matter of Issuing bonds for the purpose of school Improve-1 ments. Polls opened in the morning at 8 o'clock and closed in the after noon. When the votes were counted there were found to be 152 favoring and 23 against the issue. Raleigh. Indications are that At torney General Bickett will go to Bir mingham for the hearing In the mat ter of the habeas corpus proceedings, In which Ector H. Smith, president of the States Trust Company, is re sisting extradition to North Carolina. Scotland Neck. A postoOce inspec tor has been here for the past several days, looking over buildings and lis tening to propositions for the propos ed new postofflce quarters. ' There were several places submitted to him and It Is learned that some of the property owners offend to build a osttable building. . BRYAN'S POSIIION ON JAPAN PROTEST THINKS THE ASSEMBLY BILL MIGHT BE VIOLATION OF TREATY RIGHTS, HAS COUNCELED CAUTION Viscount Chlnda, Japanese Am has dor Holds Long Conference With Secretary Bryan Over The Situation At The War Department , Washington. President Wilson and! Secretary Bryan, following the prece dent of previous administrations made known their views on the Inter, national character of the legislation) now pending In California by which) Japanese would be prevented from owning land in that state. ' In a telegram to Governor Johnson. Secretary Bryan expressed the view of President Wilson that the CaH- fornia assembly bill might be con strued as a violation of treaty obliga tions with Japan while the senate's measure as drawn would not be ob jectionable, if alien and legislation. Is to be enacted at all. In this ths federal government recognizes the sovereign right of California to leg islate according to her own judg ment but the message counselled) caution. The telegram and other information from official circles Indicated clearly that the provisions in the assembly bill, to which aliens "Ineligible to citi zenship" would be prohobited from owning land were regarded here as et distinct discrimination against Japan ese who at present are denied the right of naturalization. The language) of the senate bill restricting owner ship of land to citizens of the United States "or aliens who have declared their intention of becoming citizens" Is approved by the president and ha has discovered that this is the phrase ology of the statutes already m forcer In New York, Delaware, Minnesota, Kentucky, Washington, Missouri and the District of Columbia. Incidentally all these laws make It impossible for Japanese to own land until they are able to declare their Intention of be coming citizens, a privilege which the lower courts thus far have not given them on th ground that they were not of "white or African descent." Viscount Chlnda, the Japanese am-- bassador, had a long conference about ' the situation with Secretary Bryan. Askpd To Qffer Prayer For China. ' New York. The Chinese govern ment's requests for prayers of the Christian churches within Its borders Sunday, April 27, was made the sub ject of an open appeal to clergymen of all denominations throughout Amer ica to join In intercession for the new republic. Terms of Morgan Will Made Public. New York. Leaving his residuary estate, estimated in round numbers at $200,000,000 to his son and namesake, the will of John Plerpont Morgan. master of Wall Street, was made pub lic, revealing in its last testament of the late financier a striking expres sion or his belief in individual rescon- siblllty and character. All through the document appeared the spirit of the Morgan career the spirit of personal responsibility. It provided that all obli gations, whether given verbally or nut down In some random pencil notation must be carried out to the letter. Killed In Auto Accident Paris. A triple automobile fatalltw in which two children of Isadora Dun can, the American dancer, and their ' governess were killed, occurred at Le vallols Perret, just outside the walls of Paris, under circumstances which are being Investigated by the author ities. The governess and the two children were out enjoyinc a drlvn. When crossing a bridge over the Seine the motor car suddenly swerv ed and dashed from the roadway across the footpath. It went through me railings at the side of the bridaV and plunged into the river. Fatal Explosion at Panama Canal. Colon, Panama. A premature ex- plosion, of dynamite occurred between the Panama canal locks and the Mina fore locks of the Panama canal. Three", men were killed and twenty-three In. jured. Twenty-one thousand pounds of dynamite filling ninety-six drill holes "let go" from some unknown cause. : The electric wires were not attached and the only explanation seems to be that a sulphur formation had generated heat The explosion occurred Just when everything was, ready for the blast . Caucus Approves Tariff Measure. Washington. The Democratic tor Iff revision bill with its sweeping re ductions, lengthy free list augn mented by the ways and means com mittee, and Its income tax, now Is ready for debate tn the house. Ap proval by the Democratic caucus, as amended in two weeks' discussion and by he committee la minor fea tures, the bni will be reintroduced by Leader Underwood. H will be report ed favorably by the majority cf f ways and means committee and tL- t called up for debate, ( ' '" '