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VOL. XXII. NUMBER 13.
IIEWII ADVOCATE
TRUSTEES ELECTED;
•WILL MEET FRIDAY
Rev, W. T. Hunnicutt and
.Dr, Chas. 0. Jones Named
wi fourth Ballot —Confer-
ence interested In Paper
Th* board of trustee* of the
.Methdlst Christian Advocate was
completed at the Thursday morning
■ession of the North Georgia con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. South*, by the election on the
fourth ballot of Rev. W. T. Hunni
cutt and Dr. C. O. Jones.
' ' At the Wednesday’s session Rev.
John E. Yarbrough and Rev. T. J.
Christian were chosen Advocate
trustees. There were four vacancies,
two resulting from th* deaths of
' JUv C. C. Allen and Rev. S. C. Led
better, and two fiom expiration of
the terms of Dr. 'ones and Mr. Chris
tian. Sine* Dr oones and Mr. Chris
tian again were elected th* confer
ence decided that they should suc
ceed themselves for terms of six years
each. Mr. Yarbrough and Mr. Hun
nicutt ar* filling the unexpired terms
of Mr. Allen and Mr. Ledbetter.
Second in Interest only to th* elec
tion of the Advocate trustees was
the matter of financial remuneration
for members of the conference. This
matter was Indirectly called to the
attention of th* conference soon after
it met in the Wesley Memorial
church Thursday morning, through
the fact that it was necessary to
take up a collection for one of the
1 reacher* who was put on the super
annuate list. Rev. L. L. Landrum, of
Qiickamauga, Ga.
Baek Better Salaries
Whll* th* preachers themselves
have not complained to the confer
ence of the Inadequacy of their sal
\.aries, the fact that som* of them re
ceive less than $ 1,000 a year has been
a matter of much concern.
It becam* certain that th* matter
of compensation will be put before
the conference when Judge John B.
Hutchinson at 2 o’clock Thursday aft
ernoon Introduced in the committee
of lay activities a- resolution request
ing that arrangements be made for
more liberal compensation.
Judge Hutchinson told th* commit
tee that the average salary of the
pastor is less than the wages of
common laborers. His resolution,
signed by about twenty laymen, will
ba presented to the conference proper
on Friday.
The election of new trustees for
the Wesleyan Christian Advocate was
admittedly a matter on which the
future management and policy of the
•church publication hinged. It is
generally conceded that, in the light
of recent developments, th* meeting
of th* Advocate trustees- to be held
in Atlanta Friday, will be called upon
to clarify the most complicated tan
gle in which the paper has ever
become Involved.
The tangle developed at a meeting
of the trustees some weeks ago, and
progressed to the point that the
""editor, Dr. W. C. Lovett, has re
signed and subsequently withdrawn
his resignation, while the business
manager, Dr. R. F. Eakes, has been
requested by a sub-committee of the
trustees to resign and has flatly re
fused to do so.
At the recent meeting of the trus
tees some of the south Georgia con
ference. members of the board open
ly criticized the paper as one not
up to the expected standard. Vig
orous opposition to some policies de
veloped, and there were also staunch
defenders of both the editor and busi
ness manager, attention being called
to the financial progress of the Ad
vocate.
Dr. Bakes’ Position
» Dr. Lovett tendered his resigna
tion as editor and the trustees re
fused to accept it. The board named
a committee headed by Dr. T. D.
Ellis, of Macon, to investigate the
entire matter. About this time Dr.
Lovett withdrew his resignation.
The committee, composed of rep
resentatives of both conferences,
formally requested the resignation
of Dr. Eakes as business manager.
The sole reason was the opinion that
the editor should come from the
north Georgia conference and the
business manager from the south
Georgia conference. Both Dr. Eakes
and Dr. Lovett are from the north
Georgia body.
Dr. Eakes refused to resign, tak
ing the position that he was elected
In 1918, for a term of four years,
and accordingly already ha* made
his plans for th* ensuing year, and
further, that only th* trustees them
selves, and not the committee, has
authority to demand his resignation.
Dr. Lovett was not at the confer
ence Thursday morning and Dr.
Eakes declined to discuss the mat
ter for publication, stating that his
, position would be made clear at the
proper time and that his record as
business manager would speak for
itself.
Names of five ministers who are
to b* supef-annuated were referred
to the committee on conference re
lations. They are: Rev. J. D. Ham-,
mond, of Madison; Rev. O. But
ler, of Norwood; Rev. F. R. Smith,
of Varnells; Rev. L. L. Landrum, of
Chlcamagua, and Rev. Fletcher Wal
ton, pastor ofl Park Street church,
Atlanta.
The financial and physical condi
tion of Rev’. Mr. Landrum were such
that a collection was taken for him.
The conference heard a brief ad
dress by Miss Daisy Davies, presi
dent of LaGrange college.
At their own request S. A. Bale,
of Dalton, and G. T. Carrells, of
West Point, were located.
The Wednesday afternoon activi
ties of the conference were .devoted
largely to committee meetings. One
of the chief of these was that of the
board of missions. Rev. S. E. Was
son, missionary and cente
nary supervisor, u ged that the min
imum "salaries of preachers be fixed
at 81,000 a year. He submitted the
following plan for using the portion
ol th* centenary fund that will come
to north Georgia:
That 40 per cent be used In making
regular appropriations to mission
charges* that 20 per cent be held in
reserve as an emergency fund; that
20 per cent be set apart for use as
an efficiency fund to bring to weaker
charges more experienced and capa
ble help; that 5 per cent be set apart
? for maintaining an Institute for
preachers; that 15 per cent of the
centenary fund be set apart to be
as the centenary superan
akatrbenegt fund.
FLURRY IN STOCKS
WILL NOT INJIIBE
SOUTMSINESS
Federal Reserve Bank Has
Ample Resources to Con
tinue Its Policy, Governor
M. B. Wellborn Declares
Indicating that the agricultural, in
dustrial and commercial enterprises
of the south would not suffer from
the flurry in the New York stock and
financial markets as the result of the
increase In call money rates brought
about by the pronouncement by fed
eral reserve bank officials against
speculative operations financed on an
Inflated basis, N. B. Wellborn, gov
ernor of the Sixth Federal Reserve
bank In Atlanta, on Thursday issued
a reassuring statement Intended to
set at rest rumors and fears of a
financial stringency In legitimate
business transactions.
Speaking as the representative of
th* federal reserve system and as
the head of the Sixth Federal Re
serve bank, which, since Its estab
lishment, has been of tremendous as
sistance In financing the development
of agricultural, Industrial and com
mercial operations In the south At
lantic states, Mr. Wellborn assured
bankers, business men and farmers
that th* Institution has ample re
sources to continue Its policy of
sound finance along the lines already
laid down. He declared further that
the flurry In the New York exchange
and In the Wall street money mar
ket* would not affect the operations
of the Sixth Federal Reserve bank.
"1 cannot se* that th* financial
disturbance In New York, especially
regarding stock transactions and
speculations In stocks, will Affect the
Federal Reserve bank of the Sixth
district," said Mr. Wellborn.
"We have ample resources to take
care of all requirements of our mem
ber banks for agricultural, Industrial
and commercial purposes. This bank
has always freely accommodated Its
member banks in aiding In the pro
duction of cotton and other agricultu
ral products In this district, and has
also assisted them In carrying same
in order to properly market them.
"It Is not, however, one of the
functions of the federal reserve bank
to promote or encourage speculation
in anything and the federal reserve
act especially prohibits a federal re
serve bank from taking any redis
counts based on the purchase or car
rying of stocks or bonds other chan
the obligations of the United States
government.
“We will contlnu* to pursue our
policy of lending to member banks
on cotton, corn, wheat, peanuts,
rosin, turpentine snd other commodi
ties, when properly stored and In
sured!
“The dlsturbanoe in th* New York
market appears to be strictly a spec
ulative one.
“Our discount rate up to ninety
days on paper secured by cotton and
other commodities Is 4 3-4 per cent.”
Mr. Wellborn pointed out that
warnings have been issued from time
to time by the federal reserve offi
cials against speculative operations.
No‘ many weeks ago Governor Hard
ing, of the federal reserve system,
speaking in Atlanta, decried the tend
ency toward inflation and urged a
gradual liquidation to a normal pre
war basis. It was suggested in bank
ing circles Thursday that the rise In
call money rates in New York was
caused by the refusal of federal re
serve banks to furnish additional
funds for transactions that were not
■considered in line with sound, legi
timate business development. This
caused an immediate demand on out
side call money, with the result that
the rates jumped from 14 to 30 per
cent.
The opinion was expressed at the
Sixth Federal Reserve bank that only
in isolated instances have southern
banks been financing speculative
transactions in stocks, and these
cases have been non-member banks.
It was further indicated that mem
ber banks have had and will have
no difficulty in securing ample re
sources to finance crops and indus
trial and commercial enterprises, and
that any demand for call money by
southern banks must therefore come
from non-member banks, of which
there are about 1,300 in the Sixth
district.
POLICE - DECLARE
SLAYER OF CONSUL
WILL BE ARRESTED
NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 18.
"An order for the arrest of th* mur
derer of Dr. Leopoldo Cordova has
been issued and officers expect to
take him Into custody shortly at
Alexandria, La.," Superintendent of
Police Mooney announced early to
day.
Superintendent Mooney stated that
the revolver which was used to kill
Dr. Cordova and dangerously wound
ed Mrs. Cordova had been found with
the jewelry stolen from the former
Honduran consul and his wife in a
rooming house here.
"There now is no doubt but that
robbery was the motive for the
crime,” the superintendent an
nounced.
Dr. Cordova was killed Tuesday
night and Mrs. Cordova received bul
let wounds which may prove fatal.
The theory that Dr. Cordova, con
sul for Honduras at Mobile and New
Orleans for the Bertrand administra
tion, was killed as the result of po
litical activities was expressed in
many quarters yesaerday, but the
police steadily maintained that rob
bery was the sole motive.
According to statements by Mrs.
Cordova, the couple were shot by
one or two men when their auto
mobile stopped at a lonely section
of the Gentilly road, near the city
limits. The bandit, after robbing his
victims, threw the bodies in a ditch
where they were found early yester
day by a storekeeper.
Thieves Get $ 13,000
In Farmer’s Trunk
MILLEN. Ga., Nov. 13.—A trunk
containing 813,000 was removed Mon
day from the house of J. E. Joiner,
a well-known farmer living about
eight miles from Millen, while he
and his family were away from
home. The trunk was found Tues
day morning in a swamp about one
mile from his home. It had been
broken open and the money taken.
No clue as to the thief has been
discovered.
ROUNDUP FOLLOWS
I. W. W. KILLING OF
4 EX-MCE MEN
Leader of Anarchists Lynch
ed by Mob Troops
Guard Scene of Armistice
Day Outbreak
' CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 12.
Nineteen alleged Industrial work
ers of th* world ar* In jail her* to
day. The men wer* rounded up yes
terday and last night after th* fir
ing on th* Armistice day parad*,
which resulted in the death of four
member* of th* American Legion and
th* lynching of Britt Smith, an I.
W. Wt member. There was no dis
order here this morning.
One woman Is In jail. She con
ducted a hotel In which the I. W. W.
hall was looted. According to one
version, she, with her husband, when
the paraders starts dto ransack the
place, ran out carrying amall Amer
ican flags and demanding protection.
Th* men, tt wa* said, too th* flags
from them.
Company F, Third regiment, na
tional guard of Washington, which
arrived hero early today from Ta
coma, was not patrolling the street*.
Other national guardsmen went on
patrol duty In many part* of the
City. At 8:80 they wer* posted on
the main streets and were guarding
all the road* leading Into Centralia
The reason for the attack, which
came as the head of the parade
swung past I. W. W. headquarters,
today had not been developed fully,
but Herman Allen, an attorney, and
member of a committee of former
service men, and others, co-operating
with the authorities in an Investiga
tion, said evidence had been obtained
that It was premeditated.
C’tlzens today planned to drive all
radicals from Centralia, where they
have been Increasing for some time.
Centralia was headquarters for Lewis
county Industrial workers, operating
from here into the logging c-
and other Industrial pursuits of this
section. American Legion members
expressed determination that every
I. W. W. must leave the city.
Plot to “Get” Four Men
One of the twenty men arrested In
the sweeping search for I. W. W.’s,
following the attack, was said to
have confessed plans wer* made
months ago to “get” Warren Grimm
and Arthur McElfresh, two of those
killed, and William Schales and Cap
tain David Livingston. The four had I
been active in suppressing radical J
activities in this community.
Without warning bursts of rifle I
fire swept the ranks of marching
overseas veterans as they paraded
past I. W. W. headquarters. From
that building and the roof of a
building across the street bullets
came. Persons In the crowds that
lined the street to honor the return
ed soldiers also drew weapons and
began firing.
Grimm, leading a company of men,
dropped mortally wounded. McEl
fresh, marching In the ranks, was
killed instantly. Ben Casagranda
died later from his wounds.
John Earl Watt, George Stevens
Jacob Phltzler and E. Eubanks also
fell wounded, the first named prob
ably fatally. Stevens was shot when
he attempted to disarm an I. W. W
standing on the street.
The fourth death of a parader was
added when Dale Hubbard, recently
returned overseas man, gathered a
small band and started aft 5- the
I. W. W. secretary. Hubbard and
the fugitive grappled after a chase
in which Smith fired repeatedly at
his pursier. As they cUnclm-i H ib
small band and started after the
body.
I. W. W. Secretary Hanped
Another pursuer overpowered ,
Smith and he was taken to jail later
to bi removed and hanged after citi
zens learned that four of the former
soldiers had died. An attempt to
lynch Smith was made before lie was
lodged in the jail.
“You fellows can’t hang me." he
said. “I was sent to do my duty and
I did It.”
Smith was tossed from a bridge
over the Chehalis river after a rope
was tied about his neck and a volley
of bullets sent into his body. The
lynching party worked silently and
in darkness while taking him from
th* jail, zlt 7:30 o'clock all the city’s
electric lights were cut off and
eight men easily overcame the one
man on guard Inside the jail. Smith
was placed In one of about six dark
ened automobiles that stood about
th* jail and rushed to the bride.
Little was known of Smith. H«
came here a short tint* ago.
Two undertakers refused to han
dle Smith’s body and what disposal
of it would be made, was unknown.
Senator Martin Dead
After Long Illness;
Democratic Leader
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov.
12.—Senator Thomas S. Martin, rhe
Democratic leader in the senate,
died here today after an Illness of
several months. He was 72 years
old.
Senator Martin had been confined
to his bed since last July, when he
was forced to give up active work
in the United States senate after
a continuous service of 24 years.
He was brought to his home near
here and later taken to a hospital
s’-ffering with a leaking heart valve.
His condition took a turn for the
worse two weeks ago and members
of his family were summoned to
his beside.
PUZZLE QUESTION BOX-
I All questions in regard to the puz
zle game will be answered in this
j.column. None will be answered per
| sonally by letter.
Q. —3. Is it necessary to subscribe
i for Th* Semi-Weekly Journal in or
der to enter the game.
A.—A one-year subscription at
$1.25 must be sent In with each so
lution to the puzzle. The subscrip
tion may be sent for the participant
or for some friend. If the partici
pant Is already a subscriber his sub
scription will he extended one year
from his old date of expiration. .
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1919.
EVERY SERVICE MAN WHO HAS NOT JOINED THE AMERICAN LEGION owes it to him
self and to his comrades to Join now. Fill out the accompanying membership application and
send it to your local post.
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REMEDY FOR RED
ACTIVITIES SEEN
IN SEDITION LAW
-
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Copyright, 1919 for Journal.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—Out
breaks in the state of Washington by
the I. W. W. resulting In the death
of four overseas veterans on Arm
istice day have had the effect in
the national capital of reviving dis
cussion of the legal steps that can
be taken to crush such movements
in America.
As usual there Is a tendency tn
shift responsibility from one branch
of the government to another, Sena
tor Poindexter, of Washington, blam
ing the executive for supposed lenien
cy in enforcing the law and the de
partment of justice, on other hand,
pointing congress was ask
ed as early as last June for laws
that would enable the government to
reach anarchists and , nothing has
been done.
The "goat,” if there must be one, is
the uncertainty which prevails over
the legal status of all legisla’icn
passed for the duration of the war
and the fact that the peace treaty is
yet unratified.
During the war, the espi mage act,
passed by congress after a weary
struggle by the executive branch of
the government, was sufficient to
reach radicals who plotted tne over
hrow of our institutions. But it is
an open secret that the espionage
law is not now being enforced and
has not been virtually since the arm
istice. That law specifical’y named
offenses committed with the 'ntent
and purpose of aiding "the enemy”
while the United States was at war.
But none of the activities jf rhe
radicals are now directed >n avor
of Germany or of any coU'Cry that
might be technically construed as
still a belligerent. They are direr ed
against institutions of the United
States alone. They »r* in
ternal rather than International in
their particular significance.
Remedy in Sedition Laws.
So th* remedy must be sought In
federal statutes previously on the
books, namely the sedition laws. Ac
tual sedition, that Is resistance to
federal authority, already Is covered
in the statutes. Conspiracy for se
dition, that Is a plot on the part
of two or more persons to resist
or attack federal authority, also Is
covered by existing laws. But there
is nothing to bridge the hiatus be
tween the two sets of statutes. Advo"
cacy of sedition, for instance, on the
part of an individual is not punish
able nor is an Individual attempt
to stir up sedition when separated
from an overt act of sedition. Thus
individuals can go up to the point
of inciting others but the government
must prove complicity on the part
of each individual caught with other
individuals having thd’ same purpose.
And the radicals have legal Skill
enough to take advantage of such
loopholes.
The offense of sedition is un
defined. Attorney General Palmer
appeared before committees of c6n
gress as early as June of this year,
shortly after the bomb outrages, and
asked for legislation covering these
points. But nothing has been done.
Congress has been immersed in oth
er matters. The senate has spent
practically all its time on the peace
treaty to the exclusion of much
business of a vitai characted. The
legislators have claimed that the
peace treaty was of paramount im
portance but both sides probably
will admit that much time has been
spent in useless debate that might
have been spent profitably in pass
ing laws that would reach the radi
cals and anarchists who wish to over
throw the government itself.
Government Now Powerless.
Condemnation of the assault on
the soldiers at Centralia, Wash., Is
heard on every side yet the federal
(Continued on Page 8, Column 4)
FARMER’S WIFE
FOUND IN WELL
WITH THROAT CUT
AMERICUS, Ga., Nov. 18.— With
her throat cut from ear to ear the
body of Mrs. Pearl Duckworth, wife
of Sam Duckworth, well-known farm
er of Pleasant Grove community, sev
en miles southeast of here, was found
in a well near her home lat® last
night. Neighbors who had been asked
to search for the woman by Mra.
Sallie Duckworth, her mother-in-law,
recovered the body, the well being
searched at the suggestion of Mrs.
Duckworth. Sam Duckworth, her
husband, has disappeared and Sheriff
Harvey, Deputy Summers and a
party of citizens of.Leslie commun
ity are searching for him today. Mrs.
Sallie Duckworth, who guided the
searching party to the corpse in the
well, was brought to Americus at
daylight this morning and is being
held in Sumter county jail as a
material witness in the chse.
The case nas mysterious aspects,
as it is known Mrs. Sallie Duckworth
had been searching for her daughter
in-law during several days and that
yeste’rday she scoured the neighbor
hood in company with a negro woman
and when the two passed the well
said, "Pearl may be found in the
well. If she is, her throat is cut.”
Later, she asked a white neighbor
to help her hunt for the missing
woman, and again referred to the
well, saying if she were found there
her throat would be cut. This neigh
bor finally informed Sheriff Har
vey, who wenjt out to Pleasant Grove
about midnight and soon found the
body In the well. He immediately
arrested Mrs. Sallie Duckworth and
sent her to Americus. Later, search
ing about the premises, he located
and destroyed a still which had re
cently been operated by some un
known person, and It Is believed fl’.is
still probably has some connection
with th* death of th* woman.
The Duckworths have lived In
Pleasant Grove community during
many years, and the finding of the
woman’s body in the well has created
a sensation here. Sam Duckworth,
who Is being sought for diligently
by the authorities, is well-known in
Americus and throughout the county,
and has heretofore been regarded as
a respectable and reliable farmer.
Ebert’s Salary Fixed
BERLlN.—President Ebert’s sal
ary has beeij fixed at 100,000 marks
by the budget commission, which
also placed a similar sum at his dis
posal for incidentals for which he
is to give a strict accounting.
Schools, Churches, Clubs and
Societies Play Puzzle Game
Tremendous Interest Creat
ed —Plenty of Time for
Everyone to Start Playing
and Send in an Answer
That the Figure Puzzle game of
the Semi-Weekly Journal has
created a lot of interest is evi
denced by the number of people who
are already playing this interest
ing puzzle game.
Schools, churches, clubs, socie
ties, etc., are taking up the game
and are thoroughly enjoying it. In
one church the members of the
young people’s society are playing
the game with the Intention of do
nating whatever awards they may
win to the church fund. This Is
a splendid ide’f and churches can
take this up and secure money tu
“WETS” WIN IN
FEDERAL COURT
IN LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 18.—
Judg* Walter Evans, In federal dis
trict court today, in effect for the
second time, held war-time prohibi
tion unconstitutional, sustained an at
tack /pon the constitutionality of
the Volstead enforcement act and
granted an injunction restraining El
wood Hamilton, collector of Internal
revenue for Kentucky, and District
Attorney W. V. Gregory from Inter
fering with the sale by two Louis
ville distillers of their ‘floor stock”
of tax-paid whisky.
The suit was brought by W.
Marshall Bullitt. Louisville, on
W. Marshall Bullitt, Louisville, on
behalf of the Wright & Taylor and
the Brown-Forman Distilling compa
nies of this city, and to pre
vent government Interference with
sale of nearly a million gallons of
tax-paid whisky owned by the com
panies.
Judge Evans declared from the
bench yesterday that he was "firmly
of the opinion” that war-time prohi
bition is unconstitutional and indi
cated a disposition to grant an in
junction restraining the government
from interfering with sale of the
whisky known as floor stock owned
by the companies.'
In a similar suit recently Judge
Evans declared the war prohibition
act unconstitutional and granted an
injunction to the Kentucky Distiller
ies and Warehouse company, forbid
ding interference by the government
with hale of approximately 69,000,000
gallons of whisky owned by the
plaintiff. This case was appealed to
the United States supreme court and,
according to announcement, a hear
ing will be had on it some time next
week, probably November 20.
Granting of the injunction permits
sale of tax-paid whisky by the two
companies. However, according to an
nouncement by District Attorney
Gregory, "if th* supreme court re
verses Judge Evans’ decision on the
suit, appealed to it by the govern
ment, then, in my opinion all per
sons who sell distilled spirits be
tween now and the time of rendition
of the opinion by the supreme court
would be Hable to prosecution.”
650.000 Workless Germans
BERLIN. —Approximately 650,000
persons throughout Germany now are
drawing the unemployed benefit In
surance, says an official labor- bulle
tin. Since June, it is stated, the
number of workless has gradually
decreased, the largest proportion of
them being in the big cities. In Ber
lin they average forty-two to every
1,000 of the population.
apply on the church debt, or to use
in various other ways.
The way to play the game in a
club or organization is to hold par
ties. Let each player submit an an
swer, offering, if so minded, a small
award for the best correct answer
sent in. This answer can then be
sent in to the Figure Puzzle editor
in the name of the player who ar
rived at it. If the answer wins a
prize it can be donated to the
church or other organization. The
other players may also send in an
swers of their own, even though
they may not have so good a one,
and they may win one of the next
prizes. Thsre are 69 awards in all,
so that every one has an opportu
nity to win.
School teachers should have their
pupils play the Figure Puzzle game
as they will find It creates a new
interest in figures, and it will, at
the same time, teach concentration
and carefulness. Enter today.
DEMOCRNTS LOSE IN
CLOTURE EFFORT ON
PICT BMTIONS
Chair Sustained in Ruling.
Hitchcock’s Petition Out of
Order —Cloture for Whole
Treaty to Be Presented
WASHINGTON; Nov. 13.—An at
tempt by Democratic senators to In
voke the clotur* rule so as to limit
debate on the foreign relations com
mittee reservations to th* peace
treaty failed today In th* senate.
By a vote of 44 to 36 with all of
the Republicans present and Senators
Reed, Missouri, and Shields, Tennes
see, Democrats, voting In the affirm
ative, the senate adopted a motion
by Republican Leader Lodg* to table
an appeal from a ruling that the
Democrats’ move was out of order.
After a long discussion as to the
probable effect of the cloture, Sen
ator Cummins, the president pro tern.,
ruled the petition out of order. Sen
ator Hitchcock Immedlateyl appealed
from the decision, and Senator Lodge
moved to lay the appeal on the table.*
The Democratic petition for cloture
had been held out pf order by the
chair because it sought to limit de
bate only on the reservations and not
on the whole treaty. It was for
this reason, Senator Lodge said, that
the Republicans opposed the move.
Senator McCumber, of North Da
kota, prominent among th* “mild
reservatlonlsts," on th* Republican
side, announced that In a very short
time a clotur* rul* covering th* «n
--tlr* treaty would b* presented.
The senate voted down, 68 to 4,
th* proposal by Senator Walsh, Dem
ocrat, Montana, to amplify th* res
ervation to article ten of th* League
of Nations covenant so that other
nations would be under no obliga
tion to aid th* United States in pre
serving Its territorial Integrity.
Those voting for the proposal were
Walsh, Montana, and Pittman, Ne
vada, Democrats, and La Follette,
Wisconsin, and Norris, Nebraska,
Republicans.
Senator France, Maryland, a bitter
ender, Issue a statement declaring
“It would b* criminal” to adopt a
cloture rule on such an Important
question as the treaty.
In order to enable many senators,
who otherwise would be prevented be
cause of consideration of the peace
treaty, to attend the funeral tomor
row of Senator Martin, of Virginia,
the senate, upon the motion of Sen
ator Swanson, his colleague, today
agreed to recess this aftern'oon until
10 a. m. Saturday. A special train
will convey senatros to and from
the funeral, which will be held at
Charlottesville, Va.
•UNDERWOODS
FAVORITE FOR
PARTY LEADER
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—Demo
cratic members of the senate will
hold a caucus within a few days to
pick a minority leader, filling the
vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Martin, Virginia.
With the administration’s hardest
congressional battles In prospect, the
position of Democratic floor leader In
the senate Is now one of the most
Important In Washington from a po
litical point of view. »
Senators Hitchcock, Nebraska; Un
derwood, , Alabama, and Simmons,
North Carolina, are the three fore
most candidates.
The three-cornered contest will be
a lively one, according to cloak room
gossip, as the winner will be a
strong contender in the Democratic
national convention which selects a
candidate next year.
Senator Underwood, the youngest
in point of years and service In the
senate, Is a favorite. He hag been
in the senate only since 1915, where
as Senator Hitchcock came in 1911
and Senator Simmons In 1901. But
.Senator Hitchcock is a Nebraska man
and ig not expected to hold the south
ern Democrats as against eithqr Sen
ator Simmons or Senator Underwood.
Senator Simmons ‘is a strong south
ern Democrat who has always sup
ported the administration. He is
therefore expected to be In disfavor
with Democrats who have frequently
differed with the White House traces
and those who are from northern
states.
Senator Underwood 1* viewed as a
compromise between Senator Hitch
cock and Senator Simmons. Coming
from Birmingham, an Industrial city,
Senator Underwood’s general back
ground and Ideas are more In har
mony with those of Industrial north
than Is the case with most southern
senators, his friends say. He Is rated
as progressive within the party and
demonstrated his ability In drafting
the Underwood tariff law while he
was still a member of the house.
Senator Underwood was a strong
contender for the Democratic nomi
nation in 1912 and Is frequently men
tioned as a possibility for next year.
Senator Simmons held the highly
important chairmanship of the fi
nance committee under the Demo
cratic regime and is regarded as hav
ing marked ability.
Senator Hitchcock has conducted
the treaty fight for the administra
tion forces, although at times Sena
tor Underwood has played a promi
nent part. No matter what selection
is made, Senator Hitchcock is ex
pected to continue as leader in the
treaty contest.
Among those mentioned for ap
pointment as a successor to Senator
Martin is Henry St. George Tucker,
Lexington, Va., an authority on in
ternational law and a former mem
ber of congress.
Governor Westmoreland Davis Is
expected to run at the election which
will come later.
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STRIKE APPROVED:
IIGBEMI SOON
"We Cannot Fight Our Gov
ernment)” John L. Lewis
Says in Statement to Pub
lic —Others Silent
Th* grim specter of untold suffer
ing from lack of h*at as cold weather
sets in passed Tuesday morning at
10 ©’clock with the issuance of an
order from officials of the United
Mine Workers of America revoking
the strike order Issued on October 15.
Immediately after the order was
presented to Federal Judge A. E.
Anderson in Indianapolis and ap
proved by him, word came from
union officials In the coal fields of
Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Tex
as, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
'and Washington that the men would
be back at work this week. It was
the general opinion also that miners
in other sections of the country,
while somewhat disappointed at the
recall of the strike order, soon would
take up where they left off nearly a
month ago.
Attorney'General Palmer, whose
department was foremost In bringing
the strike to a conclusion, declared
that he “must admit he was pleased.”
His statement follows:
“My Information Is that the min
ts have submitted to the court the
form of an order cancelling and
withdrawing the strike order.
"The strike order having been
withdrawn, therefore, the secretary
of labor today will Invite the opera
tors and miners to meet immediately
In conference to negotiate an adjust
ment of their controversy.
“I have at all times assumed that
the miners’ organization would obey
the law when It was called to theii
attention In the manner It has been,
and I am glad they justified that
assumption.
“The way now Is open to a set
tlement by the peaceful processes
which always should be employed In
settlement of such disputes without
Injury to the general public.”
Thomas T. Brewster, chairman of
th* operators’ association of the cen
tral competitive fields, has asked Act
ing President Lewis, of the United
Mine Workers, to get the scale com
mittee togteher Monday to negotiate
a new wage agreement. The request
was sent Mr. Lewi* before Secretary
Wilson invited th* miners and oper
ator* to meet him Friday.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 11,—
United States District Judge A. B.
Anderson at 10 o’clock this tporning
approved the order of the officials
of th* United Mine Workers of
America, rescinding the strike order
of Qotober 15. Attorneys for the.
miners promised to try to have, it'
in the malls by 6 o’clock this even
ing. This action was taken follow
ing a session of the general commit
tee of the miners, which decided
I early today to comply with the man
i date of the court Issued last Sat
urday.
Judge Anderson characterized the
order as a “good faith effort” to
comply with his mandate.
The text of the order follows:
“Indianapolis, Ind., November
11, 1919.
“To the Officials and Members
of the United Mine Workers of
America:
“Dear Sirs and Brothers:
"In obedience to the mandate
Issued on November 8, by thft
United States court, district of
I ’ Indiana, Judge A. B. Anderson,
I presiding, the undersigned here
by advise you that the order of
October 15, directing a cessation
of operations in the bituminous
coal fields of our jurisdiction,
is withdrawn and cancelled.
“Yours fraternally,
(Signed) “WILLIAM GREEN.
"Secretary-Treasurer.
“JOHN L. LEWIS, President."
Despite action of their leaders In
calling off the nation-wide strike of
coal miners, few workers were re
turning to the mines today, dis
patches Indicated.
Only two districts—Tennessee an*
Colorado—reported miners returning
in appreciable numbers.
The big fields of Illinois, Kansas
and lowa apparently still were idle,
with the men refusing to go back.
Dispatches from Des Moines said
operators admitted no mines had re
opened sine* the strike was called.
Springfield reported there was noth
ing to indicate the Illinois miners
intended to obey the order calling
off the strike. In Kansas a dlspatcft
from Pittsburg In th* heart of the
coal fields, said miners were await
ing reports from Alexander Ho watt,,
district president, In Indianapolis.
Approximately 18,000 men return
ed to work in the Tennessee and
Kentucky fields, however, according
to dispatches from. Knoxville, Tenn.
Denver reported large numbers or
miners were returning In Colorado
fields.
In Indianapolis, headquarter* of
the United Mine Warkers awaitei.i
outcome of the confeAnce called for
Friday In Washington to mediate the
differences between miners and op
erators. Henry G. Warrun, chief
c< sei for the miners, announced
he -*4vould not file an appeal from
Judge Anderson’s decision In in
junction proceedings until the result
of the conference Is known.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 13.—%
Representatives of the United Mine’
Workers of America who will partici
pate in Washington tomorrow witt
the operators and Secretary of L»
bor Wilson, today are on their way
to the capital in an optimistic frame
of mind. They believe that if the
mine owners are equally well dis
posed a -neyr wage agreement can
be reached in a short time.
The one possible obstruction to
speedy agreement is the question or
when a new wage agreement will
become effective. The miners will
insist that this be at an early date.
Pending developments at the Wash
ington conference attorneys for the
miners announced here last night the
appeal from the ruling of the federa
court In the injunction proceedings
instituted by the government, will*
be held up.
The situation In the Indiana coal
fields was little different today from
that during the strike. In all parts
of the coal district the miners ap
parently were awaiting the results o:
the Washington conference befm jb
deciding to return to the mines.