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Atlanta JBemMWeeWto Sawrnal
VOL. XXII. NO. 22. . ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1919.
' lUETT PEB CEWT OF
COAL IMEFIS BACK
IT WOOK MONDAY
Hundreds of Vessels Clear
U. S. Ports as Fuel Ban Is
Lifted by Rail Adminis-
> t rat ion
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—Restrictions
“* on the use of coal made by the re
cent strike of miners in the bitumin
ous fields were removed today and
industry throughout the country ap
proached a normal basis. Regional
fuel directors continued to exercise
supervision over distribution, how
ever, in order that restoration of the
reserves may be equitable.
From nearly all of the coal fields
reports came that fully 90 per cent
of the miners were at the pits today
and heads of the United Mine Work
ers of America predicted 95 per cent
of the men would be at the mines by
tonight.
Operators said nothing like a nor
mal output could be expected for sev
eral days, as it was necessary to
clear away debris, which had accum
ulated in a large number of proper
ties during the forty days of the
strike, before hoisting of coal could
begin.
Shipments of newly-mined coal '
have been started from a few mines,
and were expected to be in the ■
hands of distributors by the end of \
the day.
INVESTIGATION OF STRIKE
SETTLEMENT IS RENEWED ,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Investi
gation of the settlement of the coal
strike was renewed today by the
senate sub-committee headed by
Senator Frelinghuysen. Republican,
of New Jersey, who called a meeting
to consider measures to secure docu
tments which Dr. Garfield, former
’fuel administrator, declined to sub
mit last Saturday. The committee
y also planned to hear other fuel ad
ministration officials regarding the
Garfield recommendation for a 14
per cent wage increase to the miners.
Attorney General Palmer and oth
ers who figured in the strike settle
ment negotiations are to be heard
later. Senator Frelinghuysen said.
Mr. Palmer asked to be heard today
in reply to Dr. Garfield, but the com
mittee decided to defer his testimony
probably until late this week.
Restrictions against supplying
fuel coal to foreign ships were rp
laxed today by the railroad admin
istration to permit the departure of
'hundreds of foreign vessels which
.have been held in Atlantic and other
ports since the shortage of coal be
- came acute.
Director General Hines ordered
that should be supplied in
the following order:
’ (1) Inland and coastwise vessels,
’(2) American overseas vessels, (3)
foreign overseas vessels. Heretofore,
the only foreign ships which have
been allowed to obtain coal were fast
mail and passenger liners.
Coal production was expected by
railroad administration officials to
be 80 per cent of normal today, re
ports showing miners were returning
to work rapidly in all fields except
„in Ohio and Kansas.
It was indicated at the White
House the commission which is to
investigate the coal industry with
a view to adjusting wages and
prices would not be named until the
mine workers had carried out their
agreement to return to work.
U. S. Flag Restored to
41 of World’s Great
Ocean Trade Routes
l WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The
American flag has been restored to
41 of the world's great ocean trade
routes, the shipping board records
in its annual < report to congress.
Most of the ships are plying trans-
Atlantic and South American lanes,
the report said, but some of them
are in waters where the Stars and
’Stripes has not been seen on com
mercial vessels for more than a gen
r eration.
Jiistribution of the government
fleet of 1,230 vessels, aggregating
6,791,080 tons, shows vessels in the
northern Europe trade. The trans-
Atlantic trade was next with 197
ships of 1,204,953 tons engaged in
the food relief service and 176 ships
Vith a tonnage of 1,175,614 were
still in use by the army on June 30
■last.
Another 188 vessels were engaged
k in the South American trade; 73 ply
ing to Brazil, 92 to La Plata and 23
to the West Coast of South America.
Sixty vessels were making regular
* sailings to Southern European ports,
14 to Africa, 6 to India, 77 in the
trans-Pacific. 143 to the West In
dies and 44 in the coastwise and
New England qoal trade.
The total gross revenues for the
year were approximately $500,000,-
000 as compared with $80,000,000 for
1918, but no comprehensive state
ment showing the profit or loss was
available.
Expenditures totaled $2,512,692,002
compared with $770,694,057 for 1918,
$1,971,367,078 being for* ship con
struction. Next heaviest was for
inventory of materials amounting to
8177,734,648 and plants and property
expenses wepe placed at $167,786,559.
It cost $62,065,935 to furnish ade
quate housing accommodations for
the employes of 24 shipyards and 1
’turbine plant, 8,644 houses, 94 dor
mitories, 3 hotels, 6 boarding houses,
849 apartment houses, stores and
other structures having been built,
the report said.
Loans to utility companies on
housing projects aggregated more
than $955,009. .
"No Irish Bill Now,
Lloyd George Declares
LONDON. Dec. 15. —Premier Lloyd
George announced In the house of
commons this afternoon that no Irish
bill would be introduced at this ses
sion of parliament. He promised a
statement Monday next giving an out
line of the measure.
PRESIDE WISON ”
NET TO »E FDD ;
PACTCOMPROMISE s
White House Statement ,
Places Blame for Ratifica- b
tion Failure at Door of
Republican Majority
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.—President
Wilson's statement that he had “no
compromise or concession of any :
kind in mind,” and that he would
make no move toward disposition of 'gs
the treaty but would continue to
hold senate Republicans responsible
for the delay in its ratification, to
day again brought the treaty and f i
the League of Nations to the front Sjj
in congress. Revived Saturday by
a proposal of Senator Knox, Repub- gii
lican, of Pennsylvania, debate on the &
peace question promised to consume jgi
much of the time of the senate dur- ||
ing the next day or two, although si
leaders declared the White House
announcement had no effect in
changing the situation. a j
President's Statement Al
The president’s position, regarded of
as peculiarly significant in view of Os
the recent discussion in the senate Tig
of a compromise, was set forth in na
nc
the following statement issued today - (
from the White House: 1 ’•
“It was learned from the high
est authority at the executive
offices today that the hope of
the Republican leaders of the
senate that the president would
presently make some move which
will relieve the situation with re- I
gard to the treaty is entirely ,
without foundation; he has no '
compromise or concession of any
kind in mind, but intends so far
as he is concerned that the Re
publican leaders of the senate
shall continue to bear the undi
vided responsibility for the fate
of the treaty and the present
condition of the world in conse
quence of that fate.”
The White House statement appa
rently had no effect in changing the
treaty situation. Democratic lead
ers, endorsing the president’s view,
declared that it did not preclude a
senate compromise and that com
promise efforts would proceed. Re
publican leaders reiterated that the
president was responsible for the
present status and must make the
first move toward a solution. Sena
tors hoping to kill the treaty alone
expressed satisfaction.
Qn one point only apparently, were
all senate factions in harmony,
namely, that decisive action on the
treaty probably would b’e deferred
until next month, after the proposed
holiday recess- of congress, planned
to end January 1. Senate debate
probably centered about the White
House statement, is expected to be
reopened tomorrow with fresh vigor.
The Democratic compromise cam
paign also is to be pressed accord
ing to Senator Hitchcock, of Nebras
ka, administration leader, but unless
some unexpected development this
week ensues, the leaders believe the
final cannot be reached until next
month.
Hitchcock's Position
Senator Hitchcock, commenting on
the White House statement, de
clared that the Democrats would
continue efforts for compromising
the reservations and that the
and not the president must act first.
“The president says the whole mat
ter is in the hands of the senate
and I agree with him,” said Mr.
Hitchcock. “The president says lie
has no compromise or concession to
make. That is for the senate. We'
are ready to negotiate at any time
and will Continue to seek a compro
mise between the Lodge reservations
and those I offered last November.”
Senator Hitchcock declared posi
tively that the Democrats never
would consent to ratification of the
treaty without the League of Na
tions and would not accept tlie plan
offered yesterday by Senator Knox,
Republican, of Pennsylvania, to rati
fy the peace terms and leave the
league question for decision by the
voters.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
and other prominent Republicans, re
served public Comment on the White
House statement, but the Republican
viewpoint, indicated beyond doubt,
was that the president must continue
to be held responsible for the dead
lock and until he acts the treaty
must remain at a standstill, probably
until January, at least.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, Repub
lican member of the foreign rela
tions committee and prominent among
the treaty’s implacable foes, in a
statement tonight charged that large
financial interests were engaged in
propaganda favoring a senate com
promise and also propose to keep
the treaty and the league from being
passed on by the people during the
ensuing presidential campaign.
American Kidnaped by
Villistas Is Released;
No Ransom Is Paid
EAGLE PASS. Tex., ec. 15.—Fred
G. Hugo, of El Paso, manager of the
J. M. Dobie ranch, near Muzquiz.
Mexico, has been released by the Vil
listas who kidnaped him last week
and held him for SIO,OOO ransom, ac
cording to advices received here to
day. No ransom was paid.
U. S. EMBASSY IS TOLD
TO INQUIRE INTO CASE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The
American embassy at Mexico City
was directed today by the state de
partment to jnake representations to
the Mexican government regarding
the kidnaping of Fred G. Hugo, the
American manager of the Dobie
ranch near Muzquiz, by Villistas
last week.
The embassy and the American
consul at Eagle Pass, Texas, have
been instructed to make an in-.
: dependent investigation of the in
! cident and also to investigate re
ports that the Villistas carried off
another American named Philips.
Information of Hugo’s release was
contained in a telegram received by
the Carranza garrison at Piedras
Negras from Generol Alfredo Ricaut,
commanding Mexican government
troops sent to intercept the Villa
band.
D’Annunzio's Son Who
Will Attempt to Fly
From Italy to America
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To make preparations for an
airplane flight from Italy to
America Capt. Ugo d’Annunzio
of the Royal Italian Artillery, son
of Gabriele d’Annunzio, Italy’s
fighting poet, is returning to his
native land. Before starting
home he said he would use a
5,000-horsepower, eight - engined
triplane. He would not discuss
details of his plan or his proposed'
route.
TRAINS RESUME
OLD SCHEDULES;
COAL DELIVERED
Witli the fuel consumption restric
tions removed and the passenger
train schedules restored the south
on Monday morning was operating
on a normal basis for the first time
in several weeks.
The old passenger train schedules
■were put into effect on all railroads
in the southern region one minute
after midnight Sunday. The curtail
ment of the schedules and the in
terrupted service which the flood
caused had contributed greatly to
the congestion of the passenger traf
fic in the south which at the Christ
mas season was taxed more than
usual. Numbers of the trains on the
various roads are carrying extra
coaches in order to handle the in
creased traffic.
The lifting of the fuel restrictions
took effect upon the issuance of the
order Friday night but it was Mon
day morning "before all of the rep
resentatives of the railroads in the
thousands of points in the region
were able to begin th© movement of
tlie coal on hand under the control
of the regional coal committee. De
liveries of coal to consignees began
Monday and thousands of tons were
released.
With’ practically ninety-five per
cent of the miners of the region at
work the production of coal increas
ed substantially and the demand for
■ empty cars to carry the output away
from the mines was great, it was
stated.
The restriction on the sale of do
mestic coal to household consumers
of one ton at a time is still in effect
and will serve, it is thought, to pre
vent any immediate exhaustion of
the local domestic coal supply
through orders caused by the cold
wave which has come upon the citv
and vicini yt. Retail dealers stated
Monday that they expected ter get
in consignments of coal during the
week which would greatly inci-ease
their supply on hand. Despite the
coal wave, it was reported that there
has been no flood of coal orders
from Atlanta consumers. The. orders
have, increased but’ they can be
handled, it was stated.
Man and Girl Are
Drowned in Flint;
Another Girl Rescued
AMERICUS. Ga., Dec. 15.—Mr.
Georg* Lindley and Miss Allene
Wright. his young niece, were
drowned, late Sunday afternoon in
Flint river, at the site of the Mur
ray’s ferry bridge, on the Vienna
road, fifteen miles from Americus.
Mr. Lindley, who came here from
north Georgia to reside some time
ago, was driving from* the Charlie
Hogg place, where he had been liv
ing. to Dooly county, accompanied
by Misses Louise and Allene Wright,
when the accident occurred. Miss
Louise was saved from drowning
through the heroism of Roy Crabb,
an Americus boy, who returned re
cently after having served an enlist
ment in the navy. Reese Horton, an
Americus aiderman, also assisted in
the rescue, and friends of these two
men today started for them a move
ment to secure Carnegie hero medals.
How to Prepare Caycium
Arsenate to Beat Weevil
AMERICUS, Ga., Dec. 15.—George
O. Marshall, county farm demonstra
tion agent, has issued a warning to
farmers against buying inferior cal
cium arsenate. This poison it is cer
tain will be used in large quantities
in the fight against the boll weevil
this year, and Mr. Marshall is con
ducting a campaign of education as
■ to its use among farmers of Sum
ter county.
According to Mr. Marshall calcium
arsenate in order t obe effective as
a weevil poison should contain not
more than three-fourths of 1 per cent
of water soluable arsenic pentoxid,
on account of the danger of burning
plants. It should contain not less
| than 40 per cent total arsenic, and
■ if it contains much less, Mr. Mar
i shall says, it win not control the
| weevil. Its density should be be
| tween 80 and 100 cubic inches to
• the pound, according to the county
! demonstrator.
Polish Cabinet Reported
LONDON, Dec. 15.—A dispatch
from Warsaw today reported that M.
Skulski, former mayor of Lodz, had
succeeded in forming a new Polish
cabinet, following resignation of
Jgnace Jan Paderewski.
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DANKER. SHOULDGO.I
BACK TDGDLD BASIS
Restoration of Approximate
Equilibrium of Imports and
Exports Between U. S, and
•Europe Also Held Essentiali
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.- —Restoration
of an approximate equilibrium of
imports and exports between the
United States and Europe and returri i
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of European currencies to a gold
basis are« needed before foreign ex- .
change will return to a normal basis, ■
according to James S. Alexander,
president of the National Bank of
Commerce, and an authority on for
eign trade.
Mr. Alexander, officer and director
of many important banking institu
tions who served as chairman of the
committtee on credit, finance at
the International Trade Conference
at Atlantic City, and who is chair
man of the executive committee of
the national committee on European
finance, was asked today by the As
sociated Press to reduce to plain
terms the highly complicated inter
national business problem presented
by the present condition of foreign
exchange. He prepared a statement
in which he explained that foreign
exchange is a commodity, and the
present demoralized depreciation in
rates for sterling and other Eu
ropean exchanges is a normal expres
sion of the law of supply and de
mand. The statement follows:
“Depreciation of the foreign ex
changes is primarily only a reflec
tion of deeper problems in relation
of exports and imports between
America and Europe. The problem
may be simply stated as follows:
“When exporters sell to foreign,
buyers, they draw checks, drafts, etc.,
on those foreign consignees or their
banks for the amounts due. These
bills are drawn in foreign money,
preponderantly pounds sterling—that
is, on houses in London, long the
world’s international clearing house.
Americans drawing these bills sell
them in the foreign exchange market
for what they will bring, which, un
der normal conditions, fluctuates
within narrow limits of face value.
The total volume of such checks and
drafts coming into the foreign ex
change market constitutes the sup
ply of foreign exchange in exist
ence at that time. The foreign ex
change market consists of foreign
exchange houses whose function is
to buy exchange, say in New York
on Londwon and send it there for
collection, or the establishment of
: balances.
Normally About Equal
“Ordinarily, at the same time
Americans are selling goods to for
eigners, foreigners are selling goods
to Americans who therefore have re
mittances to make abroad. They
therefore buy from the foreign ex
change dealers drafts or checks,
against the balances those dealers
have established abroad through the
purchase 'of foreign exchange. Thus,
while American exporters sell for
eign exchange, American importers
buy foreign exchange. - The one
creates the supply; the other creates
the demand. ,
“Normally this supply and demand
were about equal because the total
volume of goods and services sold
to Europe about equalled the total
volume of goods, and services bought
from Europe. In pre-war times the
difference in the two volumes fluct
uated between narrow limits and the
excess one way or the other was
settled by shipments of gold.
“The foregoing states in general
terms what normally took place in
the foreign exchange market, ignor
ing many technical details, which,
however, do not alter the main
tli ought.
Gold Kept Up Values
“During Europe’s war purchases
from us before America’s entry in
to the war, foreign exchange on 'Eu
rope was kept from depreciation to
present levels by the great -'Glume of
gold she sent us in cash liquidation
of her adverse balance, until she
sent about all the gold she Qould
spare. At this point America en
tered the war and government cred
its were extended to our allies serv
ing to keep a large volume of for
l eign exchange for Europe’s pur
chases out of the market. Drafts and
checks which would otherwise have
come into the market during this
period were, in effect, funded in a
consolidated long time credit. This
postponed the depreciation. The ex
tension of government credit, how
ever, has ceased, and there is noth
ing new to prevent foreign exchange
from coming into the market in
greater supply than there, is demand
for, due to the continuing excess
of Eu ope’s purchases from us over
her sales to us.
“The question as to what will
correct the situation can be an
i swered on general principles with
i out any attempt to prophesy. For
! eign exchange cannot come back to
i parity until the restoration of the
gold standard in Europe corrects
the depreciation of European cur
rencies, and until the restoration of
approximate equilibrium, between
our exports and our imports in re
i spect to Europe again makes the
i demand for foreign exchange ap
| proximate the supply.”
Griffith and His Actors
Arrive at Nassau After
Delay of Three Days
MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 15.—Wireless
| messages received from Nassau, Ba
i hama Islands, early today announc
ing its safe arrival there, apparent
’ ly cleared all doubts as to the safety
lof the yacht Grey Duck with its
i complement of forty persons for
which a search has been in progress
in the South Atlantic near here for
i the past two days.
The yacht, which had aboard
among others David W. Griffith and
a party of motion picture actors,
was blown from its course shortly
after leaving this port last Wednes
j day, according to the advices, and
■ was three days over-due when it
reached the Bahamas Saturday.
The navy department had ordered
an active search with destroyers,
seaplanes and other craft and prep
i arations for the quest were being
j made when news of the safety of
j the party was received.
WEST POINT'S PLEA
FDR AID GENEROUSLY
MM CITIES
No Limit Placed on Amount
to Be Raised LaGrange
Gives* $20j000; Frank
Lanier, AmericuS) $5,000 .
The appeal of West Point. Ga. .
for money to rehabilitate it from the
flood that submerged the city last
week has met with Instantaneous re
sponse from all parts of Georgia.
In Atlanta a fund is being raised
that began with a rousing mass
meeting Sunday afternoon and has
already passed $15,000. Atlanta has ;
pledged itself to raise $25,000 at
least, but it is believed that this I
goal will be materially over-sub- I
scribed as soon as committees ap
pointed by the mayor get in their 1
reports. The city itself will be ask
ed to give $2,500, when Councilman
J. R. Nutting introduces a motion
to that effect at the meeting of city
council Monday afternoon.
LaGrange Ga., West Point’s neigh
bor city, has raised the sum of $20,-
000. West Point itself has pledged
$50,000 to its own cause. Frank
Lanier, prominent citizen of Amer
icus, Ga., sent an individual contri
bution of $5,000 Sunday. The town
of Jonesboro has sent SI,OOO from
its citizens. Decatur’s West Point
fund was more than SBOO Monday
morning. Albany and many other
Georgia cities and towns are sub- |
scribing generously.
GOVERNOR DORSEY
ISSUES STATEMENT
Seconding the appeal from West ;
Point published Saturday, Governor ;
Hugh M. Dorsey Monday morning is- I
sued the following statement:
To the People of Georgia:
Citizens of West Point, I
through the mayor of that city
and the chairman of the relief
committee have wired that con
ditions are most serious, ar»l
that damage to merchandise
and household effects amounting
to 81,509,000 has been sustained.
This is regarded as a conserva
tive estimate. The seriousness
of the situation is also vouched
for by the Red Cross officials,,
who have for the last five or six
days been attending to the im
mediate wants of the unfortu
nate people of the community.
I have communicated with the I
mayors of the larger towns of
the state, requesting that this
matter be called to the attention
of their citizens and that contri
butions be solicited- It is sug
gested that those living outside
our large municipalities also join
in extending relief.
Contributions should be sent
direct to Hon. Mark McCulloh,
mayor, West Point; Colonel Phil
Lanier, chairman of the relief
committee, or Mr. Charles I.
Ryan, vice president of the
Fourth National bank, Atlanta,
who will act as treasurer, and
receive and transmit such funds
as may be contributed.
Although it was a cold and bleak |
afternoon, the mass meeting 1 in At
lanta Sunday was attended by about
150 citizens, representing nearly ev
ery business and profession in At
lanta, and from the outset there was
no doubt that every man present had
come prepared to give.
MANY DOUBLE FIRST
SUBSCRIPTIONS to fund
Before the meeting was over, too, !
many present doubled their first sub
scriptions. Major John S. Cohen
doubled the previous subscription of
$250 by The Journal to SSOO. The
Dinkins & Davison Hardware com
pany doubled its subscription of $250
to SSOO. The Beck & Gregg Hard
ware company doubled $250 to SSOO.
J. P. Allen & Co. doubled SIOO to
S2OO. So did the Chamberlin-John- I
son-Dußose company, and M. Rich I
& Bros, company. The George Jduse
Clothing company, G. F. Willis, Har
ry Schlesinger and others increased
their subscriptions.
The meeting Sunday afternoon was
held in the assembly hall of the At
lanta chamber of commerce. Lee Ash
craft called the meeting to order
and stated briefly the purpose of the
gathering, declaring Atlanta business [
men would respond freely and joy- |
fully to West Point’s appeal. He j
asked Mayor Janies L. Key to pre- i
side.
Mayor Key said that when news of
the flood first came, he offered the
help of Atlanta to West Point, but
at that time West Point citizens felt
they could cope with the situation
themselves. Their resolution to do
this makes their appeal now come
with double strength, he said. He
asked Ely Callaway to tell the meet
ing exactly what were conditions in
West Point.
Mr. Callaway, a prominent citizen
of LaGrange, had come to Atlanta
at the request of West Point citi
zens, none of whom could be spared
from relief work. He was in West
Point Saturday, observing the con
ditions and conferring with leading
West Point citizens, and he declared
that the town was ruined, the peo
ple had held out until they could
hold out no longer, and that Atlanta
could not do too much to help.
Steel Strike Leaders
Plan Long Campaign
WASHINGTON, Dec? 15.—As a re
sult of the almost unanimous deci
sion of the national committee of
organized iron and steel workers to
continue the strike of steel workers,
leaders of the unions today were go
ing ahead with plans for an active
field campaign, which they said
would be carried on for at least four
years if necessary.
Members of the committee, which
is composed of 24 presidents of la
bor unions connected with the steel
industry, conferred here last night
and it was at. this conference the de
cision was reached. Chairman John
Fitzpatrick stated the meeting •was
the most enthusiastic held since the
original declaration of the strike and
he expressed confidence in ultimate
victory.
Leaders admitted' there had been
defections in the strikers’ ranks and
that many plants had resumed op
erations but said steel production
had been far below normal and the
plants were running under the dis
advantage of heavy overhead
. charges.
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WASHINGTON—Mrs. Dorothy McCombs, daughter of the late
Colonel John R. Williams, has asked the Vatican to annul her mar
riage to William F. McCombs, President Wilson’s campaign manager
in 1912. *
In Seven Weeks The Semi-Weekly Journal
Is Going to Divide SI,OOO Among Readers
What Is Your Share Going to Be?
On January 81 The Semi-Weekly Journal’s Figure Puzzle
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You still have plenty of time to enter thenjoyable game
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ing in your answer or entering the game will have no bearing on
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when the Figure Puzzle was first announced.
Only do not wait too long or you may be too late to work
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in addition you can share in the awards.
On page 3 you will find the Figure Puzzle Chart, the prize
list and instructions as to how the game is to be played.
START TODAY and go after some of the Gold.
GERMANY’S REPLY
TO ENTENTE NOTE
GIVEN TO ALLIES
PARIS, Dec. 15.—The German
peace delegation this morning handed
Germany’s reply to the entente note
to faul Dutasta, secretary of the
peace conference.
The general representatives here
will not be permitted to discuss tlie
note orally, it was understood. Aft
er considering the German note, the
allies will send a final reply, fix
ing the exact date when the protocol
must be signed.
Foreign Minister Mueller, of Ger
many, in an interview published in
the United States’yesterday, said that
Germany had made “substantial con
cessions” in regard to the protocol,
in the interest of a speedy return
to peace conditions. He denied re
pdrts that the action of the American
senate in refusing to ratify the peace
treaty had made Germany recalci
trant.
“Naturally, we attach the great
est value to America’s "co-operation
in the matter of the treaty,” he said,
“but the idea that we intend to make
political capital out of America’s
present attitude is preposterous.”
“We realize, that in common with
the whole world, Germany needs
nothing more urgently than estab
lishment of peace,” Mueller declared.
“Consequently, we have decided to
withdraw practically all our objec
tion to signature of the protocol,”
Mueller said a commission of Ger
man experts would be sent to Paris
to discuss the terms of reparation
for sinking of the interned German
fleet at Scapa Flow.
Premier Clemenceau returned yes
terday from the “unofficial peace
conferences” in London and was giv
en a great ovation. It was learned
that when he was crossing tlie chan
nel on his way to London he was
thrown against the iron railing on
the bridge of the destroyer Temer
aire, severely bruising his chest.
Foreign Exchange
' Shows Improvement
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. —Foreign
exchange showed improvement at
the opening today. The pound
usterling advanced 4 l-4c to 372 l-2c,
while franc checks jumped 23 cen
times to 11.12 and lire checks 16
centimes to 13.32.
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SUPREME COURT
!TO PASS ON AUTO
CONFISCATION LAW
With the view of obtaining a de-
I cision from the supreme court of
i the United States on the question
I whether an innocent owner of an
I automobile shall forfeit his machine
ito the government, if contraband
; whisky is found in it, records were
| perfected and a test case started
to the United States supreme court
Friday by D. C. Hopkins, the law
firm of Dorsey, Shelton & Dorsey
and the law firm of Bell & Bills, a
group of prominent Atlanta attor
neys who have been retained by a
committee of automobile dealers in
Atlanta appointed by the Atlanta Au
tomobile association.
The question is one of general
interest to the public and of partic
ular interest to every automobile
owner especially automobile dealers.
The United States circuit court of
appeals for the Fifth judicial circuit
recently has held that it makes no
difference whether the true owner of
the machine, in which the liquor is
found, knew that it was put in hjs
car, and that the fact that it was
found by the revenue officers in the
car would be sufficient to forfeit
it under an old federal law which
was passed in 1866. It is contend
ed that this law never was intended
to confiscate vehicles* of innocent
people, but recently has been resur
rected by federal officials in their
l prosecutions of violations of the in
ternal revenue law.
It is claimed by the automobile
dealers that if this decision stands
their business will be seriously
jeopardized, in view of the constitu
tional amendment which makes the
country bone dry. As it stands now
every automobile sold by the dealers
on credit will be subject to for
feiture regardless of the innocence
of the dealers. In practically all
credit sales of automobiles the title
to the machine is retained by the
dealers until the purchase price has
been paid by the purchaser.
The tset case that will be taken
to the supreme court of the United
States is identical to numerous oth
ers which have arisen recently. In
this case automobile dealers sold a
machine on credit, retaining title in
themselves, Subsequently moon
shine liquor was found in the ma
chine.
Upon the trial of this case, United
States District Judge Newman, be
ing obliged to follow the decision
of the United States circuit court
cf appeals, directed that the auto
mobile be forfeited. This was in
spite of the fact that under an
agreed statement of facts it was
conceded by the government that
the real owners of the machine did
not know of the presence of liquor
in the car and had no opportunity
to discover its presence before the
car was seized by revenue officers.
This federal decision which has
been handed down in other circuits
than the fifth judicial circuit is in
conflict with the decisions of the
Georgia courts on this point. The
Georgia decisions allow the confisca
tion of only that interest in the
automobile which the violator of the
law holds.
Because of its far-reaching effect
the decision by the supreme court
j of the United States will be watched
| for with unusual interest.
Scents a coi’v.
$1.25 A YEAE.
WAR PROHIBITION
CONSTITUTIONAL.
SAYSJLS. COURT
Proclamation of Peace Held
to Be Necessary Before '
State of War Is Ended,
2.75 Beer Not Mentioned
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15?—War
time prohibition was held constltu
tional today by the supreme court
in a unanimous decision. Thus van
ished the hopes of many for a “wet’
holiday time.
No decision vas rendered on the
cases involving the constitutionalitj
of the Volstead \law, the prohibition
enforcement act, framed to carry ou
the intent of tiie’prohibition amend
mer.t t othe constitution.
In passing, however, Assooiat,
Justice Brandeis <h<hold that tn<
prohibition amendment was binding
on the states as well as the federal
government.
The court entirely reversed the
contention of the “wets" that war
time prohibition was outside the
war-time powers of congress and
pointed out that war-time control of
food and railroads still were in ef
fect.
The decision added one of the final
milestones to the long fight to make
the country dry.
After giving decisions today, the
court recessed for the holidays and
does not meet again until early in
January. The prohibition constitu
tional amendment will become effec
tive January 16.
Upon the court’s decision on the
prohibition enforcement law, which
is expected early in January, will
depend whether the federal govern
ment has at hand any legal means
for making the amendment effective.
The constitutionality of war-time
prohibition, however, the "drys" are
confident, will keep the country dry
until the amendment is carried ihto
effect by law of its own.
The decision read by Justice Bran*
diees before a court crowded with at
torneys for the liquor interests and
the prohibition forces took up the
contention of the liquor interests in
their attack on the law and then
flatly declared that there was no
sound foundation for them.
Justice Brandeis, deviating from
the usual custom of the court, did
not keep the large crowd in suspense
until after th'e reading of the opin
ion, before announcing the final de
cision, but announced immediately
that the decision of the Louisville
court is reversed and that of the
New York court affirmed.
The four contentions of the liquor
interests, which the court swept
aside as not having a legal founda
tion were: That the war-time pro
hibition law deprived the citizens
of their property without just com
pensation in violation of the fifth
amendment; that it lias become void
through the cessation of hostilities?
that it was repealed by the provision
of tlie constitutional amendment al
lowing liquor interests in a year to
dispose of their stocks; that it ex
pired with the termination of de
mobilization.
Idquor Interests Knocked Ont
The refusal of the court to agree
to any of these contentions makes 4
the decision so sweeping that the
liquor interests, it is believed, have
now no way of knocking out the
law. *
Answering the first contention
the court held that the liquor in
terests cannot expect the govern
ment to compensate them. The opin
ion indicates that the court thinks
tlie period between the tjipe war
time prohibition was passed on No
vember 21, 1918, and the date it
went, into effect, July 1, 1919, was
ample to dispose of these stocks and
in addition pointed out that the
liquor can be exported.
“We cannot say that seven months
and nine days was not a reasonable
tune,” Justice Brandeis said.
Regarding whether the war-time
emergency has passed the court held
! that the statement of the president
I that the war is over does not con
stitut’e a proclamation of peace.
Neither has demobilization been com
pleted, the court held, referring to
a statement of Secretary of w;ar
Baker on December 1 that the army
was 94 per cent demobilized.
“It is clear, at 'last probable, that
the reason why the president did not
declare demobilization Complete,
though not favorable to the con
tinuance of the law, 'was that he felt
he could not accurately and legally
so state,” Mr. Brandeis sSid. “There
is no basis for the contention that
the president’s words vetoing the
Volstead act constitute a proclama
tion.
Justice Brandies pointed out that
the Lever food control act, the guar
anteed wheat price, control of sugar
and the action of the president in
vetoing the bill taking away his pow
er over railroad rates, all indicated
that the war has not been concluded,
and that the government is still
exercising its war powers.
The contention that the year’s im
munity granted under the constitu
tional amendment repealed war-time
prohibition, the court disposed of
with the declaration that it is “clear
ly unsound,” Mr. Brandeis pointing
ouE that if this view were accepted
it would repeal all state prohibition
laws, since the constitution is bind
ing upon all the states.
In conclusion the court flatly de
clared that only the proclamation of
peace can officially end the war in
the legal sense of the prohibition
law.
War Not Ended
The armistice and the signing of
the peace treaties at Versailles, the
court definitely declared, do not con
stitute “the conclusion of the war.”
“The conclusion of the war 'clear
ly did not mean cessation of hos
tilities, because the act was annrov
ed ten days after the armistice
signed,’ ” Justice Brandeis concluded.
Tennessee Had 92
Strikes in 1919
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 15.
Since January 1. 1919 ninety-two
recognized strikes involving between
12,000 and 14,000 men have taken
place in Tennessee, according to rec
ords of the welfare committee of the
Tennessee Manufacturers’ associa-
The wage loss to th.? workers
during tlie period is estimated at $3,-
000,000 and the Joss to indu-jtfies due
to suspended or impended produc
tion at about 6,000,000.