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BRYAN RESIGN!)- . ;
BECADSE HE DON'T
pramatic Sequel to Secretary pi 4Stte.pi3ag;reeiieiit
With President Wson atri eHow tCalto
bers Over the Manner in, Which This. Goveito-
ment Should PealWJth
PolHicklrBehsatioii.
William Jennings Bryan, tfhree
. e3 Democratic candidate for the
Lidency of the United States and
luthor of nearly thirty peace trest
les with the principal nations of
tbe -.vorld, resigned Tuesday as -secretary
of state as a dramatic sequel
t0 bis disagreement with . Present
Wilson over the government's pol
icy toward Germany. . ' ' -;.
The resignation was accepted by
the president. The cabinet then ap
proved the response which had been
prepared to the German reply to the
Lusitania note. ,
Rather than sign the - document
which he believed might possibly
draw the United States into war, Mr.
Bryan submitted his resignation? in a
letter declaring thaf "the issue in
i oVi mnmftnt. that to re-
yQlVcu la " -
main a member of the cabinet would
be as unfair to you as it would ;bj3 to
the cause which is nearest my heart,
namely, the prevention of war." .
The president accepted the resig
nation in a letter of regret, tinged
with deep personal feeling of affec
tion. Secretary Bryan's letter of resig
nation was as follows:
"My dear Mr. President:
"It is with sincere regret, that I
have reached the "conclusion that 3.
should return to you the commission
of secretary of state with which you
v nrr.ri mo at t Vi o hapinnin? rf vnu r
administration, : ,
"Obedient to your sense of duty,
and actuated by the highest motives,
you have prepared for transmission
to the German government a note in
which I cannot join without violating
what I deem to be an obligation to
my country, and the issue involved is
of such moment that to remain a
member of the cabinet .would be as
unfair to you as it would be to the
cause which is nearest my heart,
namely, the prevention of war.
"I. therefore, respectfully tender
my resignation, to take effect when
the note is sent, unless you prefer an
earlier hour. Alike desirous of reach
ing a peaceful solution of the prob
lems arising out of the use of sub
marines against merchantmen, we
find ourselves differing irreconcilably
as to the methods which should be
employed.
"It falls to our lot to speak offi
cially for the nation; I consider it
. to be none the less my duty to en
deavor as a private citizen to pro
mote the end which you have in
view by means which you do not feel
at liberty to use.
"In severing the intimate and
pleasant relations which have exist
ed between us during the past two
years, permit me to acknowledge the
profound satisfaction which it c has-
given me to be associated with you
in the important work which has
come before the state department,
and to thank you for the courtesies
extended. '
"With the heartiest good wishes
tor your personal. welfare and for the
success of your administration, I am,
my dear Mr. President,
"Very truly yours,
"W. J. BRYAN."
The president's letter to Mr. Bryan
"as as follows:
"My dear Mr. Bryan:
"I accept your resignation only be
cause you insist upon its acceptance;
and I accept it with much more than
eep regret, with a feeling of per
sonal sorrow. Our two years of close
association have been very delightful
l me. Our judgments have accord
ed in practically every matter of offi-
cial duty and of public policy until
0 ; your support of tbe work and j
Eposes of the administration has j
ben generous and loval beyond
lise: your devotion to the duties of .
"'i .reat office and your eagerness
ie advantage of every great op-
Portunitv for ROvV. ntf WoH
been o . :'m v2.' '
ampie to tne rest 01-uh;
you have earned our affeCtionaa-
Nation and fHH.M iW
Ve are not separated inV the object
We seek, but onlv in tha method bv .
THE CABIIIBT
LIKE CERUAN NOTE
"It is for these reasons my feeling
about your retirement from the. sec
retaryship of state goes so much
deeper than regret. I sincerely de
plore it. Our objects, are the. same, Y
and we ought to' pursue them togeth
er. . I yield to your desire -only1, be
cause -1 must and wish . tdbi4 you
Godspeed in the parting. We shall
l continue 0 work for the same causes
even when we ao not work la . the
same way.
. "With affectionate regard,
"Sincerely yours,
"WOODROW WILSON'
--"' ' v Erased a Sensation..
Dramatically the official relation of
Mr. Bryan with the administration of
the man whose' nomination 'tie assist
ed so materially in bringing about -at
the Baltimore convention of 1912
came to an end. It caused a sensa
tion in the national capital' scarcely
paralleled in recent years. Ambassa
dors, ministers and diplomatists from
foreign lands, officials' of every rank
and station, heard the news as it was
flashed by newspaper extras. ' They
interpreted variously its effect on the
delicate situation that had arisen
between Germany and the United
States. The resignation of the
staunchest advocate of peace in the
president's official family spread
broadcast the belief that the pqlicy
of the United States as definitely de
termined upon would asrert and de
fend the. rights of theUnited ; States"
in any eventuality that mkfc$&SKimk
Just when " the subject was first
broached between the president and
Mr. Bryan is not known' definitely:
but the fact that Mr. Bryan would
resign was known, to a small "circle
of officials as early as last Sunday.
When the principles on which the
note to Germany should 'be- based
were discussed at- the cabinet meet
ing of Friday Mi Bryan; found thvat
he could riot reconcile hisi. own posi
tion with that pf thfc administration:
Work on the note went forward,
however, Mr. Bryan keeping his se
cret, as did other officials, awajttngj
the hour when ' the communication J
would be ready to be cabled.
It was learned that, with the
knowledge thajt his resignation had
already been accepted by tive presi
dent, Mr.-Bryan felt iC, would be tn
delicate to attend Tuesday's Jsessian
unless hi.s presence wasesiredbyvthe
president. When - MtV - Alison tele
phoned an invitation the secretary
hurried to, the White House, his face
somewhat drawn and paleV When the
cabinet, adjourned, tfbrtly after 1
o'clock Mr. Bryan entertained seven
of his colleagues, all who could at
tend, at luncheon at the University
Club. The luncheon was in the na
ture of a farewell.
That there had been friction be
tween the president and Mr. Bryan
has been the undercurrent of com
ment for several weeks, but as the
president heretofore had always been
able to secure the acquiescence of
the secretary in his point of view,
talk- of resignation was discounted
generally. It came to light that the
position of Mr. Bryan in the cabinet
recently has become very embarrass
ing his advocacy of peace being so
nroriounced that other members of
the cabinet who felt that the United
States should assert its policy, irre
spective , of the consequences, were
understood to have on one occasion
declared their intention of resign
ing 'f a policy of firmness and vigor
were not adopted.
When the Friction Began.
The real disagreement dates back
to the famous session of the cabinet
when the note of May 13, following
the sinking or tne iusitania, was
drafted, informing Germany that-the
United States would not omit "any
word or any act" to protect itsrights.
i AL """" - "" -
rspeech counselling peaceful , meas-
tirM ftfid nftutinas action. He crave
rr,.- " vrf ; - ,
V bjbnsent to
aftert wastentatttajfrmrrairged atf
a statement be isasefl at the White
House and transmitted to the Oer-
asmuch ats Germany had accepted the
principle of "the peace treaties nego
tiated between the United States and
Other countries tnat differences -between
the two nations might be ad
justed by a Commission of investiga
tion. Opposition to this course was
most vehement in some cabinet quar
tere, and the president, after having
considered at length Mr. Bryan 'ssug
gestion, finally disapproved it at the
hour the note' was sent. Some cab
inet officers argued that such an
appendix to the note of May 13 would
be construed abroad as a weakening
of the American position and their
counsel prevailed.
Since then the official relations of
Mr. Bryan. with the president and the
pther cabinet officers have been
somewhat strained, although the
Closest personal friendship' has been
maintained.
Lansing Acting Secretary of State.
Robert Lansing, counselor of the
state department, will act as secre
tary of state until an appointment is
made by President Wilson.
While the're is much gossip already
as to .President Wilson's Drobable se-
rlection for the -secretaryship, it is
said to be the president's plan to
make no immediate appointment. It
would not be surprising if he made
nc; change in the present status of
the department's personnel for two
or three months.
Secretary Franklin K. Lane, of the
inferior department, has been fre
quently mentioned as a possible suc
cessor to Secretary Bryan, but the be
lief exists that he will not be chosen
on account of his Canadian birth,
and the fact that the- president would
find considerable difficulty in find
ing a man tottake over Mr. Lane's
important work on the Alaskan rail
way and other projects of the inte
rior department.
It is considered highly probable
that the president will make no shiftl
in his cabinet at all but will choose
a new man to fill the vacancy. In
well-informed quarters it is consid
ered very likely that he will retain
mt.. juansing as secretary. To do so
would require" search for another
counselor, a post difficult to fill. . t
Transfers of Real Estate.
Deeds transferring real estate have
been filed with the register of deeds
this week as follows:
Carolina Real Estate Company to
A. N. Dobson, a lot on Grove street.
150 by 150 feet, city of Greensboro,
$600.
C. A., W. T. and F. G. Basher to
W. E. Kennedy, a lot on Woodrow
avenue, 50 by 175 feet, city of
Greensboro, $1,000. .
: C. A. Barber to W. E. Kennedy, a
lot on Woodrow avenue, city of
Greensboro, 50 by 175 feet, $1,000.
C. J. Fowler to J. F. Fulton, 1.82
acres, in Monroe township, $10 and
other considerations.
Alfonso A. Ellison to H. C. Pelt,
two lots in High Point, on East Com
merce street, $150.
George T. Wood to A. L. Ellison,
two lots on Commerce street, .city of
High Point, $121.
H. C. Pitts to L. H. Davis, two lots
in High Point, on Commerce street,
$150.
C. Dunbar to J. A. Dunbar, tract
of land in High Point township, 71,
565 square feet, $800.
John M. Dick to Mary E. Arm
strong, a lot on Gilmer street, city of
Greensboro, 40 by 67 feet, $230.
Teachers of City Schools Elected.
Upon the recommendation of Su
perintendent Mann, the city com
missioners have elected the follow
ing teachers of the Greensboro grad-.
ed schools for next year: Misses
Rosa Abbott, Sarah DeMoss, Eliza
beth Evans, Gertrude Frazier, Olivia
Patton, Ruby Piilliam, Mary Boyles,
Ida Byerly, Catherine Hull, Irene
Boyles, Evelyn Morris, Florence
Gray, Vara Wharton r Jessie Wieker,
Beulah Davidson, Clara Clapp, There"
sa Wicker, Edna Gilliland, Mary
Strudwick, Minnie Brown, Isla Strat
ford, Cordaye Olive, Kathleen Hall,
Hazel Stephens, A. R. Williams, Ly
dia Berg, Nell Bondurant, Ada Wa
terhouse, Ada Michael, Frances Sut
ton, Bessie Howard, Louise Alexan
der, Bertfe Freeman and Maggie
Coble. . . :
Principals of -the schools were
ejected fs:i follows: Iw. F. Warren,
.high Sfchoof; 11 "Missis Hunter Irvte,
t inHw Wrorf." WtriJI
,11
SimpsontaceelMlas
1&Ub Nell. Clark,
Theresa Cooke,
West Lee street. Miss Janet McKen
zie was elected supervisor of primary:
instruction.
nEUS HI BRIEF FORD
tArrzs3 ,of iimmEST to tub
READERS OF "THE FATKIOT 1
FAB AND IfEAIV
Children's Day. Children's day
services:ill be held at Morehead's
chapel next .Sunday, beginning at
10.30 A. M. and continuing through
the afternoon. '
Summer Holidays. Most of the
grocers of Greensboro have , signed
an agreement to close their stores at
1 o'clock every Wednesday afternoon
during the summer months
Revival Meeting- The revival meet
ing that began at the First Baptist
church the fifth "Sunday in May is
still in progress and a number of pro
fessions of religion have been re
ported. Special Meeting The county com
missioners are holding a special
meeting today for the purpose of
placing orders for some ' road-building
machinery. It is expected - that
two auto trucks will be among th'e
equipment purchased.-.
K. of P. Grand liOdge.-r-A "number
of me'mbers of the order in tJreens
boro have gone to Salisbury to at
tend the annual meeting of the North
Carolina Grand Lodge of Knights of
Pythias which- convened Tuesday
night and will be in session' through
today.
Dead at 85 Years Dr. and Mrs! Al
bert R. Wilson were called to Vir
ginia Monday to attend ithe funeral
of Mrs. Wilson's father, Mr. C. H:
Price, who died at his home near
Charlottesville." He was 85 years
old and is survived by his widow and
six children.
Died Suddenly.- Mr. J. N. Payne,
the father of Mrs. J. Ed. Albright
and M. Max T. Payne, of this city,
died unexpectedly Monday at his
home in Morgan ton. Mr. Payne was
67 years of age and had been engag
ed in .business in. Morganton for a
number'of years.
Superior Court. Satisfactory pro
gress is being made in disposing of
the doclcet at this week's civil term
of Superior eourt Several eases -have
been disposed of by jury trial and
otherwise, none of them being of any
public interest. A week's term of
criminal court will begin Monday
morning.
Voted Bonds. The people of Bur
lington Tuesday voted $50,000 in
bonds for the proposed Atlantic,
Danville and Ohio railroad, and also
authorized an issue of $40,0.00 for a
new graded school building and $10,
000 for a city hall building. The
bonds were carried after a pretty
strenuous fight.
Berhert-Stern. Mr. Robert Ber
hert, of Pocahontas, Va., and Miss
Freda Stern, of this city, were mar
ried yesterday at the home of the
bride's sister-in-law, Mrs. David
Stern. Rabbi Joseph Fried lander
performed the ceremony in the pres
ence of a number of relatives and
friends of the young couple
" Alamance Boosters. A delegation
of about 50 citizens of Alamance
county visited Greensboro Tuesday
afternoon as guests of the Graham
Commercial Club in the interest of
good roads between this city and the
capital of Alamance. The party trav
eled in automobiles and Tuesday
morning made a similar trip to Dur
ham.
O. E. S. Meeting. The following
were among the members of the local
chapter of the Order of the Eastern
Star who attended the meeting of the
grand chapter in Winston-Salem
Tuesday and yesterday: Mrs. J. M
Jphnson, Miss Blanche Johnson, Mrs.
C. W. Fowler, Miss Willard White,
Mrs. Amos Connor, Mrs. Susan Mat
thews, Mrs. J. ' A. Fowler and Miss
Mary Banner.
-Was Noted Surgeon. Dr. Jacob
Michaux, a cousin-of Dr. E. R. and
JMr. John S. Miachaux, of this city,
died Monday night at his home in
Richmond, Va. He was in the sixty-
fourth year of his age and had been
afflicted with heart trouble for some
time. He was a noted surgeon and
enjoyed a large practice. The funer
aland interment took place in Rich
mpnd yesterday afternoon. -
In Federal Court. The criminal
docket of the United States District
court will probably be finished this
aernoony or tomorrow, after hich
tlge court will take up the trial of a
number of civil eases. No criminal
cases of special interest or import
ance have been tried. The jury ba
convicted several defendants of illicit
distilling, violation of the postal laws,
ett., -and these will be sentenced by!
J3tg. Boyd before the adjournment
mm
of:court.
of Aged Woman. Miss As-
cenafo. Cox, an ; aged and eccentric
woman of Rajadblph cdttnty, xdled
Monday at the .home of Squire Henry
6arner,.in, Grant "township. She was
88 years old., and a woman of' many
peculiarities. In the course of a
long and industrious life she accum-
ilated a considerable estate, and
many' stories wfere circulated con
cerning her stores of hidden- wealth.
Jane Wedding. A wedding that
was beautiful n . its simplicity took
place in the Friends, church at GuiH
ford College .Tuesday afternoon af
4.30 o'clock, when Miss Christine
Frazier, daughter of Mr. J. G. Fra
zier, became the bride of Mr. Daniel
H. Brown , .of -Woodland . Miss Mabel
Frazier a sister of the bride, was the
maidof bpnor arid Mr. J. P. Brown,
a -brother of the groom, was the best
man. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. .Joseph -H. Peele.
On Western :Trip. Mr. and Mrs.
E. P Wharton left yesterday on an
extended trip to the West. They will
go first to Colorado Springs, . Cxl
where they; will spend some time for
the benefit of Mrs. Wharton's health.
Later they will visit the San Fran
cisco exposition, the Yellowstone na
tional park-and other, places of inter
est in the West. They will also visi
Mr. Wharton's two brothers Mr. J
R, Wharton, .of Butte,, Mont., and
Mr. W. S. Wharton, of Newberg, Ore.
Editor in .Hospital. Mr. ,J. M.
Reece,' editor pf the. Daily' Record,,
accompanied, by Dr. John A. Wil
liams, ,Ieft Tuesday night for Balti
more to enter Johns Hopkins hospi
tal for surgical . treatment. Some
years ago Mr. Reece fractured a
small bone at the kneecap of the left
leg, but at the time the injury did
not appear to be at all serious. Re
cently the old wound has been troub
ling Mr. Reece a great deal and he
has been able to walk only with the
assistance of a crutch. It is thought
that an operation will relieve , the
greater part of the trouble.
W. H. Williams Dead. Mr. W. H.
Williams, who had made his home at
Glen wood, a suburb of this city, for
some, "fears died suddenly yesterday
morningaftsSk
of a son he was. visiting near Golds
boro. The body was brought to
Greensboro yesterday and the funer
al was held at the First Presbyterian
church this morning at 11 o'clock,
followed by interment in Greene. Hill
cemetery. The services were con
ducted by Rev. Dr. Melton Clark and
Rev. R. Murphy Williams. The de
ceased was 66 years old and is sur
vived by his widow, one daughter
and five sons.
Safes Robbed. Tuesday night
safe-cracker entered the local offices
of the Standard Oil Company and the
Texas Oil Company and biew open
the safes in both . of fices. The . sum
of $47 was taken from the Standard
Company and $43 from the Texas
Company. The safes were blown openJ
with nitroglycerine and the indica
tions are .thatvboth robberies were
committed by the same persons. Re
cently several safes in the city have
been blown open with nitroglycerine,
and the belief prevails among the
officers that several professional or
semi-professional, yeggmen are mak
ing headquarters in Greensboro.
Standing v " Examinations.-r Nearly
150 young graduates in medicine are
in Greensboro this week taking ex
aminations for license before the
state board of medical "'examiners.
The examinations, which are being
conducted in the Spring street high
school building, were begun Tuesday
afternoon and probably will be con
cluded this afternoon. Dr. J. F.
Highsmith, of Fayette ville, is presi
dent and Dr. Hubert A. Royster, of
Raleigh, secretary of the board of ex
aminers, the other , members being:
Dr. John G. JJlount, of Washington;
Dr. Charles T. Harper, Wilmington;
Dr. John Q. Myers, Charlotte; Dr. M.
L. Stevens Asheyille, and Dr. Isaac
M. Tayloe, Morganton. It is expect-
fed that the names of the successful
applicants will be announced at the
opening session of the North Caro
lina Medical Society, which will con
vene in this city Tuesday.
Englishman Killed in Mexico.
An Englishman was killed Sun
day in Tuxpam, Mex. Four other
British subjects were probably fatal
ly wounded. Among them1 were a
woman and a boy.
The message was from Tampico.
It said the casualties occurred dur
ing a fight between Carranzistas, who
held tbe town, and Villistas, who
wrested it from them. v. -
The Bijtisb victims .were 'ahot
whHe fleeing to ihelter.
PRISON COMMISSION IS
' t AGJUNST XEO.M. FRAIfK. V
. .f:( ' V 1 v . ' .1
By , a vyote of . 2 to 1, the Georgia ,
prison commission yesterday reconv
mended to Governor Slaton that Loo '
M Frank's death . sentence not be I
cdmmnted to: life imprisonment. A
further hearing bn the case, however,
will be heard bv the governor; with
whom rests the final decision. . . ;
The , appeal to , the - governor is
Fink's last fight against bis execu
tion, -which is set far June 22.
Foymer Congressman Howard will
conduct Frank's case before the gov
ernor and Solicitor General Dorsey
will, oppose elemency... Mr. -Howard
said he proposed to argue that the
record :inhe case shows the evidence
against the prisoner was circumstan
tial and that this, together with the
trial judge's doubt of Frank's guilt,
wap sufficient to warrant the execu
tive in extending clemency.. Mr.
Dorsey declined to outline the points
he planned to emphasize in his argu- .
mqnt.
The majority -report of the prison
commission,. : opposing commutation,
heid that neither the grand jurors
whb indicted Frank, the trial jury
not the prosecutors-had asked for
commutation;: that all the courts,
state , and federal ' which " reviewed
the case, had upheld the verdict;
that no new .evidenced or facts bear
ing upon the prisoner's guilt or inno
cence had been shown and that they
saw no reason to interfere with the
court's judgment.
ipie dissenting report held that the
evidence against Frank was. circum
stantial; that the' trial judge enter
tained doubt jot- the prisoner's guilt
and that the record in the case justi
fied the" governor in commuting the
sentence. A "
HUNGRY MEN, AND WOMEN IN
MEXICO CRY FOR CORN.
A press dispatch from. Mexico City.
say: For the last three days the
sessions of thspapeNational ,
convention in the Chamber of Depu
ties building have been scenes, of the
3t.isorde!jNetr-
leriea, but at times the TlgbT and""the
speaker's tribune have been rushed
by hordes of hungry men, women
and children t
The shouts of "We want corn"
drowned all others, and even the
show of bayonets and the firing of
the soldiers over the heads of the
mob have not checked their vain and
piteous search for food. The Red
Cross has been kept busy carrying
off women and children, and some
cases old men, crushed or overcome
in these manifestations.
Ten thousand gathered outside of
the chamber today and nearly 300
were carried off. on stretchers. Act
ing President General Rorique Gou
zales Garza appeared .before the con
vention delegates1 and a .portion of
the mob to tell them that the treas
ury was empty, the fields laid wasta
by the contending revolutionaries
and that the only-thing of the com
ing winter was that all Mexicans lay
down their arms and begin the till
ing of the fields. Repeatedly tha
crowds answered him saying, "Give
us corn. Our women and children
are dying of hunger; give us corn."
Crops Never Were Better.
In his report to the state board of
agriculture, in semi-annual session
in Raleigh yesterday, Commissioner
of Agriculture W. A. Graham declar
ed that he does not think that there
has been a year when .the stand pf all
crops was better, although some are
now somewhat "in the grass." He
says floods have done damage in
some localities, but that the oats
crop, which a month ago appeared to
be a failure, is fully up to the aver
age and that the same development
applies to wheat. The commissioner
estimates the induction of the cotton
crop in this state at about 20 per
cent.
Plans For School. in the event
the $60,000 school bond issue to be
vated on by the people of Greensboro
July 13 is carried, and so far no op
position has been heard, the city
commissioners plan to extend greatly
Lthe school facilities of the communi
ty. It is said - that: a. new building,
will be erected on East Bragg
street, not far fromthe Asheboro
street school ; the West Lee street
school building will be enlarged, and
a ward school building will probab
ly be erected ' on Fifth avenue. "The
Lindsay street school bnihiing will
.either be enlarged or a new building
erected,
hich we seek it man government announcing that in
1
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