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Wit Mtafet jlemi4llttWto Smtrtml VOL. XXII. NO. 16. COMPROMISE SEEN ON PEACE W I BY SENO SMITH Georgia Senior Senator De-: dares Belief That Accept : able Reservations W4II Be ‘ •[ Passed at Next Session ’ Senator Hoke Smith has not aban- I doned hope for the ratification of ; the peace treaty and the League of . Nations covenant, notwithstanding , their failure at the recently ad- I journed session of congress. He en- [ ter tains the belief that the cove nant can be ratified speedily after the senate/ reconvenes in December. The senator, in a carefully pre pared, analytical statement, which he issued Monday morning, discussed in detail the treaty fight in the sen ate during the last session of con gress, and gave reasons to supprot ' his contention that the covenant can be ratified when the senate re convenes through mutual concessions by both sides. It is the view of Senator Smith that the treaty should have been ratified at the last session, and that ratification would have been accom plished had conciliatory efforts at compromise received the encourage ment that the situation really de-, pianded. In his 'statement Senator Smith' amplifies the reservations of chief importance, and from an analysis of the several votes in the senate as-, serfs that it is apparent that the differences can be composed and an ! agreement easily reached. - ’ The Senator’s Statement Senator Smith’s statement followsr "The treaty of peace with Ger-' many ought to have been ratified ~ before the senate adjourned. I hope and believe it still can be ratified soon after the senate meets. "There are fifteen Republican sen ators and one Democrat who wish to kill the treaty. There are eighty one senators who are willing, and most of them really desirous, to have the treaty ratified. Much of the delay has been due to the efforts of the fifteen senators to kill the treaty and to ill-advised insistence by oth • ers that the treaty should be ratified without reservations. “Within thirty days after the treaty reached the senate it was per fectly clear that a majority of the senate was opposed .to ratification without reservations. I regret that all the friends of the treaty did not .then take up the question of reser vations for the purpose of agree , ing on them. They concede now their ' mistake.* "The seven reservations which I introduced October 2 had been pre pared after conference with Sena tor Hitchcock and other leading Democrats, and with Senators Mc- Cumber, Kellogg and other conserva tive Republicans. Reservations about „ as they were written might have v been agreed upon at the time, but it developed that a number of Demo crats* has assured the president that the treaty would be ratified without reservations. They were unwilling to modify their position except with his approval. But for the sickness of the president we would have agreed on reservations several weeks ago and passed the treaty. rive Main ~ eservations “The reservations of chief impor tance are on the following subjects: “First. The league covenant al lows any nation to withdraw at the expiration of two years after notice of desire .to withdraw, provided the nation has performed its obligations under the covenant, but does not say who is to determine whether the ob ligations have been performed. It is of .the utmost importance to settle , this question now, and we w’r’i - » settle it by declaring that the Unit ed States alone will be the judge as to whether its obligations under the covenant have been performed. I “Second. The league covenant i leaves domestic problems, and esne ' daily the question of immigration, in a state of doubt. Under the lan- J guage of the covenant the council might investigate questions of this character and even force them to ar ; b; (ration. This can not be permit ted. We must protect our domestic questions and immigration from in terference by other nations. “The first important question be j sere the senate, when I entered the ’ senate, was the peace treaty with I Great Britain, and, under the lead ership of Senator Bacon, we put in a reservation preventing reference to arbitration of domestic questions and i especially immigration. "Unless we guard clearly these two first proposed reservations, we leave an uncertainty in the league ; covenant which will be a constant cause of wrangle and war. “Third. Under the terms of the j covenant a mandate, compell -1 Ing the United States to take charge ' of and police foreign countries, might be placed upon us by our rep resentative In the council. It is of the utmost Importance that a reser vation be passed declaring that the United States will accept no such responsibility unless congress ap proves it. Article Ten Reservation "Fourth. The provisions in the treaty which place an • obligation upon the United States to send our . boys throughout the world into war, must be so changed that congress, as each particular .case arises, may pass upon it without a prior moral ebligation to furnish our hoys for sacrifice. “Fifth. Provisions must be made by which the six votes given Great Britain, while the United States has only one, may not be used to the injury of the United States. "There are other reservations in cluded among those approved by a : majority of the senate, for which there is general aPPP° r t that should be added to those I have named. Os these, probably the most important is the reservation relieving the Unit ed States from taking part in the ■ International labor organization, un less congress hereafter so provides. "Senator Hitchcock, on November 15, presented to the senate reserva tions covering the five propositions I have mentioned, which differed front the reservations known as the Lodge reservations only in their mode of expression. ” “On Wednesday afternoon, short * ly before the senate adjourned, Sen- (Contlnued on Page 2, Column 2) 4 Battalion of Death Fighter Yank’s Bride faifeßrJk ,NT - j W /MBSJIGNES NEW YORK —Mrs Agnes Men fee is a war bride indeed. She has been a member of the Rus sian battalion of death and spent five years at the front. She was a prisoner of war»six months in Germany and was twice decorated by the czar. Now she has come to America as the bride of an American artillery officer, Harry C. Menefee, Covington, Ky. FARMERS'UNION WILL MEET HERE ON NOVEMBER 25 What is expected to prove the largest convention of the Georgia Farmers’ union ever held will open in Atlanta on Tuesday. The conven tion will hold its session in the hall of representatives at the state capl tol and will probably continue for at least two days. Delegates are expected from each local of the Farmers’ union in the state of Georgia, representation being based on the membership of individ ual locals. In some cases two or three locals in one County have sig nified their intention of sending one set of delegates to represent all or ganizations. The attendance at the, convention is expected to be around 500. The raising of Georgia’s quota of the fund for the erection of a na tional temple of agriculture in Wash ington, D. Q., will be one of the im portant topics of discussion. The temple of agriculture is p/oposed as a nation-wide project and many thou sands of dollars have already been secured for this purpose. It is plan ned to have legislative headquarters of the various farmers’ organizations in the temple. Authority will be asked of the state union to allow J. H. Mills, president for Georgia, to devote the month,-of December to raising Georgia’s quota of the temple fund. The discussion of co-operative pro jects among farmers will be of par ticular interest, since tangible,-evi dence as to the workings of the co operative store and grain elevator at Dublin, Ga., will be presented to the convention. This co-operative en terprise in Laurens county has at tracted much attention throughout the south and the success already scored by the store has been taken as proof that other sound business enterprises may be established by the farmers themselves for the market ing of their products. The program for the year 1920 will be outlined in some detail, it is an nounced, while the various problems facing the farmers of Georgia will be discussed by able speakers. Sug gestions as to the best method of combatting the rising cost of all necessities in the production of crops will be received at the various ses sions. The election of officers will con stitute the final feature of the'con vention. The present officers are J. H. Mills, Jenkinsburg, president; James D. Weaver, Dawson, vice presi dent; Andrew J. Fleming, secretary. Among the principal speakers dur ing the convention will be Charles S. Barrett, president of the National Farmers’ union, who will discuss the developments at the national con-- vention in Memphis; J. H. Mills and J. J. Brown, state commissioner of agriculture. SALE OF FROZEN BEEF ALLOWED BY GOVERNMENT A telegram authorizing- the- sale of army frozen beef to any butcher, jobber, municipality, institution, hotel or restaurant was received' Monday morning by Colonel M. Gray Za linski, local zone supply officer. The sale of this product, according to local army authorities, will be al lowed to any private concern, or con cerns making up clubs, where the minimum of 30,000 pounds is includ ed irt the orders. Local butchers and retail Concerns, it is thought, will take advantage of the government’s prices, which are 20 per cent lower than the prevailing Qiarket price in Chicago, according to the telegram. - The telegram from Washington reads as follows: “All previously quoted prices on surplus beef, fresh frozen, hereby canceled. Under former conditions offer for sale throughout your zone frozen beef at Chicago quotations, for medium steer, lowest range, less one-fifth of 20 per cent. Price in •effect on day car is delivered will govern. You are authorized to sell to butchers, job.bers, cities, institu tions, hotels and- restaurants without limit, but meat must not be exported nor stored take advantage of a ris ing market. Zone supply office at Chicago will advise you by wire daily of low-range quotation on me? dium steers. Make every effort to sell this meat at these prices.” Supreme Court Quits Until December 8 WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—The su preme court today adjourned until December 8 without announcing any decision as to the constitutionality of war-time prohibition or the le gallty of 2.75 per cent beer. CROWDED DOCKET AWAITS CONVENING OF NEWCONGRESS Peace Treaty, Domestic Questions and Army and Navy Legislation on Calen dar for Session WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—A crowd ed docket will confront congress when it convenes in regular session one week from today. Included on the program are the German treaty and the League of Nations, the Lodge resolution declaring the war ended, half a dozen other treaties growing out of the war, the Mexican situation and many reconstruction questions. Domestic matters pressing for the ‘attention include return of the rail roads,development of the merchant marine, legislation ■■ to stamp out Bolshevism, reorganization of the army on a peace basis, establishment of the naval policy, tariff legislation, development of public lands and nat ural resources, encouragement' of Americanization and appropriation of several billions of dollars to run the government through the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1920. In addition to this program con gressmen must participate in the political campaign which will get un der way soon after the Christmas holidays. One-third of the senate and the entire house of representatives must stand for re-election. Domestic questions facing the new session when it meets next Monday shaped up today as follows: Railroads: President Wilson is expected to return the railroads to private owners January 1. Legisla tion-must, be ready to govern their operation under private control. The house has passed the Esch bill. The Cummins bill containing the anti strike clause which the house re jected, Comes up in the senate im mediately at the opening of the ses sion. The two houses are far apart and long negotiations to adjust their differences are probable. If a law cannot be put through by January 1, a temporary measure probably will be passed to continue government guarantee earnings under private control until permanent legislation is enacted. The Plumb plan for control of the railroads largely by employes themselves appeared to be dead for the present. Labor will fight the senate’s plans to include a provision in the railroad bill mak ing rail strikes or the advising of them a crime. Americanism and Bolshevism: Scores of bills have been introduced in both houses aimed at red agita tion and Bolshevism. Most are in committee. The senate has pend ing, however, one report out with the approval of the senate judiciary Committee "by Senator Sterling, of South Dakota, designed to punish sending of bombs through the mails, writing or circulation of radical lit erature advocating violent overthrow of the government. Bills to deport radical aliens and to require all im migrants to learn English within five years after arrival are pending. Sev eral Americanization bills are also pending, some appropriating federal funds in co-operation with states and private employers to provide teach ing of English to non-English speak ing workingmen. Naturalization lews will be made more strict. Appropriations and “H. C. Appropriations: • Thirteen regu lar appropriation bills must be pass ed before July 1 to run the govern ment through the following fiscal year. These include the bills for the army, department of agriculture, District of Columbia, Indian appro priations, navy, sundry civil ex penses, postoffices and post roads, fortifications, legislative, judicial and executive expenses, general defici encies, diplomatic and consular ap propriations, pensions and the mili tary academy at West Point. High Cost of Living: Several high cost'of living measures passed the last session, but an extension of the Lever act will be considered soon after congress convenes, a bill for regulation of cold storage, which has passed the house will come up in the senate, and numerous investi gations still pending will probably result lb further definite proposals to reduce the Cost of living. Bills to regulate the meat packing indus try will be pressed. Army and Navy: Complete new peace-time policies for national' de fense yet are to be worked out. Mili tary committees of both houses are considering universal military serv ice, the size of the peace army and encouragement of aviation, naval committees will have to decide whether the United States will rely on heavy dreadnaughts combined with light and swift cruisers or on the new composite ship combining the weight of the dreadnaught with the speed of the cruiser. The size of the navy also will have to be decided upon. Indications are that if the League of Nations is finally rejected the administration will urge a large army and navy. Labor: With elections approach ing there is expected to be much talk about labor. Anti-strike legis lation, proposed in the Cummins rail road bill, will be bitterly fought in the senate. The house has already voted down such a proposal. Com pensation and training of persons injured in industry will be consid ered as will minimum wage legisla tion for government employes and encouragement of home building by working men. Merchant Marine: Efforts to keep America among the foremost mari time nations will be made through legislation to encourage ship build ing, protect coastwise trade against foreign competition and to keep American built vessels under Ameri can registry. Legislation to continue the shipping board as an advisory and co-ordinating agency is pend ing. Cuts Clothing Prices in Half Here’s away to save $lO on your clothing expense. Simply drop a card to R. A. Allan, 831 W. Adams St., Chicago, 111., and ask him for a copy of his new tailoring book No. 1531 with big cloth samples and latest in formation about styles and prices. He will make you a special offer and quote you prices so low that you will be surprised and wonder, how he can do it when others are asking such high prices. All orders are sent on approval with privilege of returning if not satisfactory. Send him a card today.—(Advt.) ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1919. Origin of Wilson Death Rumor, Stopping Speech Os Marshall, Is Mystery Telephone Call Was a Locil One —Motive of Perpetra tor Not Known —Reward Offered by Dorsey • The identity of the man who per petrated the most sensational hoax Atlanta has ever known by telephon ing the auditorium Sunday night that President Wilson was dead and hav ing the message delivered to Vice President Thomas R. Marshall in the middle of his address, had not been learned by the authorities by noon Monday. Nor did they have any clue to his identity. Although a reward, of $ 100, had been offered by the state, al though city detectives and the tele phone company were making an in vestigation, although federal authori ties were considering the case, noth ing had come to light to solve the mystery. • : • Moreover, should the perpetrator of the hoax be discovered, there is sohne doubt, according to legal authorities, that he can be prosecuted. United States District Attorney Hooper Alexander, while declaring that the trick was indefensible, said that, in his opinion, unless some conspiracy against the government could be proven, he did not see how the lie had broken any federal statute. There was also doubt, it was stated, that the hoax was a violation of any state or City law. Regardless of this, no stone was being left unturned to uncover the man’s identity and the entire city, through telegrams tp Washington from its various civic organizations and from individuals, deplored the happening. Various theories were advanced to explain the hoax. It was thoroughly established by the Associated Press and other news agencies that President Wilson was not dead and that the message did not originate from any news agency. It was also declared by J. Epps Brown, president of 'he telephone company, that the company had no record of a long-distance call from Washington Sunday night either for Mr. Marshall or for anyone else. This narrowed the possibilities down to the theory that the call was a local call by someone in At lanta, and Mr. Brown stated that, al though efforts had been made, it was impossible to trace such a local call. Almost as great a mystery as the identity of the perpetrator of the hoax was the motive for his deed. That sopie one deliberately broke up the meeting through sheer malice, was one \theory; but there did not seem any reason for. such an act, since th? meeting was not, in its strictest sense, political, and Mr. Marshall is not known to have anj enemies either locally or nationally. Misunderstand Considered Another theory that the rumor was deliberately started for the pur pose of ' causing a nation-wide dis turbance, did not seem to hold water, since a less favorable time for this could not have been picked than Sun day night, when all stock exchanges were closed, when business was stopped and when it was most easy to throttle such a rumor before it could be flashed around the world. That some one might have done it under the delusion that he was staging a practical joke was admit ted, but the police declare if this was true the man who could see a joke in a cruel trick must be either mentally unbalanced or carry ing a large load of blind-tiger whisky. It was also suggested that the man Officer Held by U. S. For Liquor Violation CHICAGO, Nov. 24.—Lieutenant- Colonel Francis T. A. Junkin, official of the war contract department in Washington, was held to the grand jury on bonds qf SI,OOO today when araigned before United States Com missioner Foote on a charge of label ing a shipment of liquor to Washing ton as music records. Lieutenant Colonel Junkin is a wealthy Chica goan. HE WHO LAUGHS LAST- Z .4® , / AWRIGHT, GO ( ahead’n eat it all \ V*N SEE IF | CARE !. ) I - \toure GONNA catch J f ,T ,N TH ' N ECK yS \ \ ANYWAY ! r VICE PRES. THOMAS R. MARSHALL, whose speech in Atlanta Sunday night was in terrupted by a hoax message to the effect that President Wil son was dead. ‘ X'. J i ■MH ' t • > I who telephoned the auditorium might have heard a wild rumor that Presi dent Wilson was dead and acted well meaningly in endeavoring to inform the vice president of what he consid ered to be trutfh. There was still another theory that the hoax was caused partly through a misinterpretation of -what the party calling the Auditorium really meant to say. Interest was lent to this theory by the statement of G. T. Christian, an employe of the custodian’s office, who answered the telephone. \ A man’s voice, acording to Mr. Christian, said, “Is that the Audito rium? I want to speak to Vice President Marshall.” “You can’t speak to him; he's making a speech and he’s right in the middle of it,” Mr. Christian says he replied, whereupon the man on the wire said: "Tell him it’s the Associated Press and that President Wilson’s dead and he’ll come to the phone.” Mr. Christian then left the pay Station where the call was received, gave the message to a policeman In the lobby and the two in turn Went to the tear of the stage, beckoned to Charles J. Haden and gave him the message, Mr, Haden then inter rupting Mr. Marshall in thj middle of his speech to inform him that the Associated Press wanted hi' . on the phone because President Wilson was dead. When Mr. Marshall reached the pay station, there wa« no one on the wire. Dramatic Scene Mr. Christian's statement regarding the manner in which the call was received has given color to the theory that some one actually wanted to speak to Mr. Marshall and, when he waa told that the vice president couldn’t come to the phone, mr.'e the remark about' Mr. Wilson in the be lief it would never be delivered, but would result in Mr. Marshall being balled to the telephone. Underwood Would Accept Leadership BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 24. Senator Oscar W. Underwood would be glad to accept the minority lead ership of the senate, if elected, he told newspaper men here when he returned from Washington. Senator Underwood said he would not enter the presidential primaries in South Dakota and would not be a candidate for the Democratic pres idential nomination. He will return to Washington within ten days for the Democratic caucus. MEXICAN CABINET CONSIDERS 11. S. NOTE ON JENKINS Special Session Held on Case of American Consu lar Agent at Puebla —Ac- tion Not Revealed WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—The American government’s sharp note demanding the release of William O. Jenkins, American consular agent at Puebla, was considered at a special session of the Mexican cabinet on Friday, at which the governor of Puebla was present. Advices today to the state department did not dis close what action, if any, was taken. COURT-MARTIAL TO DECIDE FATE OF VILLA (xEJiERAL EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 24.—The fate of General Felipe Angeles, known as the intellectual head of the Villa revolutionary movement in Mexico, was expected to be decided today by the military court-martial at Shl huahua City, which began the trial of the captured rebel leader yester day. Passengers arriving at Juarez, Mexico, from Chihuahua City said there was no hostile demonstration against Angeles when he was brought to the federal penitentiary there from the South, and the belief was that instead of the customary death penalty he would be given a penitentiary sentence. SENATE ACTION MERELY POLITICS, HUN EDITOR SAYS BERLIN, Nov. 24. —(By the Asso ciated Press.) —Failure by the Unit ed States senate to ratify the treaty between the allied powers and Ger many is considered the result of par tisan politics by Die Ziet. “We must accustom ourselves to the fact that the peace treaty upon which, for us, life and future de pend, is treated in America largely as a political party matter,” says the newspaper. “Not because the treaty displeased the Republicans, who were more inimical to Germany than the Democrats, nor because the conditions were too hard for Ger many, do they condemn it, but be cause the Democratic leader signed the treaty, And they wish to dis credit him and his party in the com ing elections. •“It is plain now that President Wilson had no right to act as the protagonist of the League of Nations nor to make promises to the Euro pean peoples for the fulfillment of which he was unable to rely even on his own people.” America’s position in European af fairs is not "that of a theater gues’&* who can depart If the play is dis pleasing,” the Deutsche Tages ‘ Zei tung declared today. America is destined to have a tremendous interest in ‘what Ger many and Russia may do,” the news paper added, declaring that for this reason the United States cannot re main aloof. The German press today generally accepted the defeat of the peace treaty in the American senate as final and expressed bitter regret over the absence of American representa tion upon the commissions to enforce the terms of the treaty. America evidently wants it to re main "our European situation,” the Deutsch Tages Zeitung said, leaving France and England to “work the:r bitter wills against Germany.” Germany should consider "no price too high” to interest America in her plight and secure American aid to bring her people "to life,” the news paper added. Impeachment of Judge Anderson for Coal Order Is Demanded by Labor CHICAGO, Nov. 24. —A demand for impeachment of Judge A. B. An derson, of the United States district court, was formally voiced today by the new national labor pan yin a petition addressed to congress. The jurist’s action in granting the .gov ernment a mandatory injunction 'or dering rescinding of th.e coal miners strike call was the reason assigned. Only one voice ’■ in the gathering was raised against the resolution, R. L. Martin, a West Virginia official of the United Mine Workers, object ing to the procedure as “a waste of time.” “Congress has never paid atten tion to the demands of labor,” he said. “The only way to remedy pres ent conditions is to change control of the government by voting the na tional labor party into power.” Nevertheless, Martin and every other delegate to the convention signed the petition. Oil Mill Burned GREENVILLE, S. C., Nov. 24. Fire of unknown origin early today destroyed the oil mill, ginnery and fertilizer plant of the Fountain Inn Oil and Manufacturing company, caus ing property loss estimated at SIOO,- 000. SI,OOO in Gold for Playing a Game An Interesting Pastime For the Entire Family Usually the only people who get paid are those who work. The Semi-Weekly Journal is making an exception to. this rule and is going to pay you for playing. The Figure Puzzle Game is the newest indoor game and you will like it. In addition to enjoying yourself these long fall and winter evenings, you have a splendid opportunity of winning one of the 69 prizes the Semi-Weekly Journal is going to distribute. Turn to page 6 of this issue and you will find the rules, instructions and prize list of the most interesting game you have ever played. IT COSTS YOU NOTHING TO PLAY IT. WILSON BETTER, IS TAKING ACTIVE PART IN AFFAIRS Prepares Messages to Con gress and Industrial Com mission—Plans Fight for Treaty, Ratification •WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—Presi dent Wilson, rapidly recovering from his nervous breakdown, today was engaged In: (1) Writing a message to con gress, urging an extensive program of domestic legislation. (2) Preparing a message to the industrial commission called to meet here December 1. (3) Planning the second fight for ratification of the peace treaty and the League of Nations. (4) Selecting a new secretary of the treasury, and a new secretary of commerce. (5) Studying the coal strike sit uation, so he‘ will be in a position to make an attempt to prevent the wage scale conference breaking up. (6) Conferring at length with Secretary Tumulty on a number of important subjects. The president spent an unusually restful night, it was learned at the White House and was much refresh ed this morning. He was informed early in the day that all 17 men invited by him to form the new Industrial commission probably would accept, as no re fusals have been received. Plans for the commission’s sittings were completed, it being arranged to have them in the Pan-American Union, where the Industrial conference and the international labor conference convened. Mr. Wilson’s messages to these 17 commissioners, it was un derstood, will lay the nation’s indus trial situation before them in detail and urge the speedy drafting of an industrial code to w’hich capital and labor can subscribe. The main feature of President Wilson’s message to congress, it was learned, probably will be insist ence on quick passage of railroad legislation and a reiteration of his determination to hand the lines back to private owners January 1; strong recommendation that Americaniza tion measures be hurried through, and that the peace treaty be rati fied or legislation for Increased ar mament prepared and passed. The president, it was stated at the executive mansion today, has not decided who he will name to the two vacant cabinet posts. R. C. Leffingwell, assistant treasury sec • retary, was being strongly support ed and was considered a favorite In the running for secretary, but there is no basis for reports that Mr. Wil son already has decided to appoint him. t The Mexican “crisis" brought about by imprisonment of American Consular Agent William O. Jenkins, at Puebla cannot be kept from the president’s attention, it was admit ted, if -the Carranza government re fuses to release Jenkins at once, as this country demands. Up-to-dato Mr. Wilson has not had his mind’ burdened with this worry, but 1£ no satisfactory answer comes from Mexico by the time the cabinet meets tomorrow, the president will be brought into the situation, ac cording to present plans. METHODISTS HEAR GOOD REPORTS AT DUBLIN MEETING I DUBLIN, Ga., Nov. 24.—Sunday’s program of the South Georgia Meth odist conference began with a love feast at the First Methodist churoh at 10 o’clock, conducted by Rev. W. Q. Huckabee, of Cuthbert, Ga. This service was featured by a number of -short talks In the nature of testimo nies and by singing of old-time hymns. At 11 o’clock Sunday morning Bishop W. A. Candler preached at the First Methodist church and at the conclusion of his sermon the twelve deacons appointed at the conference last week were formally ordained. At 3 o’clock in the afternoon a memo rial service for deceased ministers was held, and in the evening Dr. Bascomb Anthony, of Macon, preach ed a special sermon at the First church to the class of elders recent ly elected. , The detailed reports from The churches, schools and colleges have been most encouraging. * ReV. Leland Moore, president of Sparks Collegi ate institute, reported a large in crease in enrollment over last year, an unusually efficient faculty and a health record for the past year which has never been surpassed. The South Georgia college, under the presidency of Rev. J. D. Smith, is en joying one of the most successful and prosperous years in its history Rev. R. F. Eakes, business man ager of the Wesleyan Christian Ad vocate, reported that the paper now has 12,000 subscribers, the most it has ever had. Rev. J. M. Outler, pastor of Boston church, at Savananh, reported that 137 have been received into the church this conference year and that $4,000 has been received on the cen tenary fund. The church maintains a community kitchen, where 10,000 meals at fifteen cents each have been served during the year to working girls. The annual report for the South Georgia conference orphans’ home was made by Rev. J. A. Smith. Dur ing the year $55,000 has been raised ‘ for the new buildings and for the maintenance of the home and 625 acres of land has been given to the home by Mrs. Tommie Chancey Had cock. Plans have beeni, drawn for the erection this year of a new kitch en and dining room, a laundry, in firmary and chapel. 5 CENTS A < (>PT. $1.25 A YEAR. M'iDOO CHARGES HUGE PROFITS FROM COAL MINES Settlement of Dispute Soon to Be in Hands of President Wilson—Middle West Suf fers From Strike NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—Soft coal mine owners made "shocking and in defensible” profits in 1917 and there is “grave doubt” that they are en titled to increased prices because of the proposed 31 per cent increase In miners’ wages, William G. McAdoo, former secretary of the treasury, de clared today in a telegram to Fed eral Fuel Administrator Garfield. The owners’ profits as shown by their In qpme tax returns examined by him as secretary of the treasury in 1918,* he said, shewed earnings on capital sto’ck ranging from 15 to 2,000 per cent. “I am convinced that the wage in creases proposed for the mine work ers are just and reasonable,” he stated. , "Before deduction of exce.s profits taxes—which were less In 1917 than now—these Income tax returns show ed that the earnings of 100 to 800 per cent on capital stock were not uncommon,” Mr. McAdoo's telegram asserted. Referring to the bituminous mine owners’ Income tax returns for 1918, which he said he had not seen, fike telegram said: “If they disclose any such profits • as earped by the bituminous coal operators In 1917, it would be a grave w.ang to mit the operators to take from the public additional prof its In -ae form of increased price* for bituminous coal.” Mr. McAdoo urged that no Increase in prices of soft coal to consumers be allowed and that the income tax returns of the soft coal mine owners be made public. CABINET EXPECTED TO TAKE ACTION AT MEETING TUESDAY Washington, Nov. 34.—-settle ment of the coal strike ie expected to be put squarely up to President Wilson after the meeting of hie cabinet tomorrow. The cabinet ie slated to go over the whole problem, and then the various proposals and counter proposals that have been made, together with the operators’... contention that the puMIo will havs <0 pay the higher wages if th« miners* demand* are met, probably will be placed before the president and hts advice sought. Dr. Garfield, Attorney-General Palmer, and Assistant Attorney-Gen sfkl Ames went into conference this afternoon to discuss the general coal strike situation. Coal operators are waiting for the government to assume responsibility for increased fuel prices. Operators hope to hear soon from Fuel Administrator Garfield, with whom they asked A. conference Sat urday. They declare they will not, unless ordered by the government, go beyond their offer to the miners of a 20 per cent wkge raise which would Increase prices 35 cents a to® to consumers. Miners contend the government al ready has given this order through Labor Secretary Wilson, who pro posed a compromise on the basis of a 31 per cent Increase. “We're willing to accept that com promise,” said John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Work ers’ Union. Secretary Wilson is expected to go into the cabinet meeting tomorrow prepared to fight for approval of his proposal. Many operators have Openly urged the breaking off of all negotiations until the miners return to work. Ten thousand union miners In Maryland and West Virginia, who returned to work upon receipt Os tha order rAsfeinding the strike, today re fused to go Into the mines. Francis Drum, president of the Maryland miners’ district council, today re ceived a long-distance telephone communication saying the ’ men would stay out until a settlement Is reached at the joint conference. PITTSBURG MINERS TO AWAIT WAGE AGREEMENT PITTSBURG, Nov. 24.—The union miners of the Pittsburg district will not return to work until their lead ers and the coal operators’ commit tee have signed a new wage agree ment In Washington, was the opin ion expressed at United Mine Work ers’ headquarters here today. VIRGINIA MILITIA IS SENT TO LEE COUNTY RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 24.—With the possibility of having to deal with a band of radical mine workers who have armed themselves with machine guns, Governo» Westmoreland Davis and five companies -of state militia today are en route to Lee county. According to reports received here a certain element among the miners in Lee county has started trouble and refused to allow their fellow mem bers to return to work. The radicals are reported to have mounted ma chine guns in the mountains and forced other miners to stay out. Five companies of state troops, 'eluding infantrymen from this etts*, Petersburg, Lynchburg and Roanoke and a machine gun company from this city, left yesterday for the scene of th* ‘■rouble. The governor, accompanied by John Hirschberg, state labor commissioner, left last night. It is understood that the chief executive and the labor commissioner will make a tour of inspection of the coal mines in Lee county with a view of getting the men to return to work. First information that troops would be needed to take charge of the situation .was received in the form of a telegram at the office of Governor Davis. The message was from the sheriff of Lee coJhty and requested that armed forces be sent to maintain law and order. Whether or not the appeal of the governor and Commissioner Hirsch berg will have the desired effc- up on the men is a matter of conjecture. The governor has maintained that he will preserve order as long as he is governor of Virginia. The counties of Lee and Wise nre located in the exetreme western por tion of the state, close to the ho-der of Kentucky and Tennessee. Both have extensive coal mines. >