' , "i - - . - - a ' " , V-.' . r . - - Over . TTTVi F-UDLISHCD EVERY M0MllAf4WttV THURSDAY "" . ' ' " 11 ' " 1 1 ' - " ' ' ' " ' " ' ' ' -' ' " ' ' ' 1 i 1 l ' 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 i