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Atlanta Journal
VOL. XXII. NO. 23.
MEM W TO
Il S. NOTE RECEIVED,
TENSION IS RELIEVED
It Is Believed That "Crisis”
Will Pass and That No
Ultimatum Will Be Sent to
Mexico
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. The
Mexican reply to the last American
note requesting the release of Amer
ican Consular Agent William O. Jen
kins, has been received" at the state
department, it was announced today.
Secretary of State Lansing is ex
pected immediately to study the of
ficial text of the ote and the atti
tude to be assumed by this govern
ment toward the Mexican reply is to
he disclosed soon, it is learned.
It is belived in semi-official cir
cles that the United States probably
may ignore this last communication
of the Mexican government.
After he had read it, Secretary
Lansing made the Mexican note pub
lic. It is substantially the same as
that carried in press dispatches.
In spite of Mexico’s uncompromis
ing attitude in refusing to dismiss
the charges against W. O. Jenkins.
American consular agent, it was evi
dent today that the state department
intended to let the diplomatic cor
respondence in his case lapse, and
the “Crisis” die a quiet death.
Wilson Takes Hand
This, it was believed, was due
entirely to President Wilson taking
a strong hand in the matter and
toning the belligerent attitude this
government assumed while Secretary
Lansing was managing the negotia
tions for Jenkins’ release. Secre
tary Lansing’s last demand for the
American’s freedom was considered
one of the most sarcastic and un
equivocal messages ever sent by this
government to any country. At the
time it was sent the president was
not consulted. Mexico’s answer was
to obtain Jenkins’ release on bail —
thus beclouding the issue, in the
opinion of the United States —and
then to send a very polite note say
ing there couldn’t be any crisis now
that he was out of jail, but that
he must be prosecuted in the Mexi
can courts on a charge of conspir
ing with bandits, despite Secretary
Lansihg’s demands.
In the meantime, however, Presi
dent Wilson has been brought into the
situation, and as he is known to
favor avoidance of a rupture with
Mexico at all costs, there is little
expectation here that this govern
ment’s next note —if another should
be sent—-will be threatening. Cer
tainly the ultimatum which, it was
-freSly predicted, would be dispatched
if Mexico ’‘•hedged” will fail to ma
terialize, according to all indications
today. At the state department it
was considered extremely unlikely
thaj the United States even would go
so far as to publicly scold Carranza
for his trick in turning Jenkins out
of jail on bail so as to eliminate the
dramatic element In the “crisis." As
soon as Carranza feels the excite
ment has subsided, however, he is ex
pected to drop the charges against
Jenkins and ask him to depart from
Mexico.
OU Negotiations
The United States still is negotiat
ing with Mexico over reported inter
ference with American oil operations
in Tampico, but this correspondence
is secret and little has been heard
about it since the president stepped
Before leaving for the border,
where he is to resume the investi
gation into Mexican affairs now be
ing conducted by the senate com
mittee, of which he is chairman, Sen
ator Fall, Republican, New Mexico,
issued a statement decl’aring the
American government had started ne
gotiations in the Jenkins case with
an ultimatum and had ended up
“with a final abandonment of its
position." He added that, in view of
the recent events, he had no reason
to think that anything further would
be done by the government “in the
Jenkins case or any other case other
than to back, wash our hands in
invisible water, roll our eyes upward
and proclaim, ‘Peace on earth; good
will to bandits.’ ”
Refusal of President Carranza to
permit General Alvaro Obregon to
retire from the army and appear as
a civilian candidate for the pres
idency has created a tense situation
in Mexico City, according to advices
today from the Mexican capital.
DENIAL OF MEDIATION
MADE BY URUGUAY
MONTEVIDEO, December 18.—Re
ports emanating from Mexico City
yesterday that the Uruguayan gov
ernment would offer its services as
mediator in the difficulties between
the United States and Mexico over
the case of Consul Jenkins were de
nied at the foreign ministry here
today.
Advices from Mexico City said
Gabriel Terra, the Urguayan min
ister of foreign relations, had sought
on behalf of his government to aid
in composing the differences between
the United States and the southern
republic over the Jenkins affair.
Such a step on the part of Foreign
Minister Terra was said to have been
announced by the Mexican foreign
relations department on receipt of in
formation from the Mexican charge
at Montevideo.
Agreement Reached for
Senate Vote on House
Sugar Bill Amendments
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Under
an agreement reached by the senate,
an effort was to be made when the
McNary sugar bill came up today
to get the concurrence of the sen
ate to the bill as amended by the
house. Should the senate fail to
concur, the measure would be forced
to conference, and this practically
would eliminate the possibility of
its enactment before the holiday re
cess.
Opponents of the measure have an
nounced their intention of prolong
ing the discussion and leaders ex
pressed the belief there was little
prospect of a final vote on the bill
today.
The bill, drafted to relieve condi
tions arising over the sugar short
age, previously was passed by the
senate with a provision repealing
the war-time powers of the govern
ment over sugar prices and distri
bution. ’ The house amended the
measure to continue the government
control.
Sets Bar Precedent
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NEW YORK—By taking the
mother of two incorrigible girls
to lunch with her before she
tenced the girls, Jean Norris,
New York’s first woman judge,
established a precedent. The
girls were put on probation.
SMITH AND HARRIS
HOPING TO SAVE
GORDON IN SENATE
Atlanta Journal News Bureau.
623 Riggs Building,
BY THEODOBE TILLER.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.—
Although the Georgia senators are
hopeful of saving Camp Gordon when
the special army appropriation bill
gets before the senate, it may as
well be realized that an uphill fight
is ahead for the army camp at At
lanta. Senator Hoke Smith is quoted
as confident that some way will be
found to retain the camp, but both
of the Georgia senators appreciate
that hard work is ahead of them.
The endorsement of General Per
shing will help, but even if the sen
ate is converted, the house must
yet be persuaded to yield on its pro
vlsin of the bill ordering that the
camp be salvaged.
Senator Spencer, of Missouri, is
chairman of the senate sub-commit
tee in charge of the house bill. Gen
eral Pershing, is also from Missouri,
and it may be that one Missourian
will be able to show the other and
pull Camp Gordon back from defeat.
General Pershing has strongly urged
the retention of the Atlanta post,
his recent visit there convincing him
of its value as a training center and
its possibilities of expansion for di
visional use.
The war department, which is
being attacked by republicans from
all sides, is hardly in position to
make a special fight for Camp Gor
don.
It is believed the department w’ould
dislike to see Camp Gordon aban
doned, at least until congress decides
upon some definite program regard
ing the size of the army and uni
versal training, but the department
is not in position to take a deter
mined stand. The fight will have
to be waged by Senator Hoke Smith
and Senator Harris, with such as
sistance as General Pershing may
rende ras an expert military man
rather than as a spokesman for the
war department proper.
If a saving clause of some sort
can be put on the Gordon item in
the senate bill, the issue will be
thrown into conference between the
two houses and there will be a chance
for compromise. Friends of Camp
Gordon here feel that if the Camp
can be retained even for temporary
use, a victory will be won because
there is confidence that as soon as
the present political and sectional
agitation dies down, the military
value of the camp will be more ap
preciated by its present enemies.
Governor Urged to
Parole Mrs. Godbee
Before Christmas Day
A. S. Anderson, member of the
Georgia house of representatives
from Jenkins county, and a promi
nent lawyer of Millen, on Thursday
came to Atlanta to urge Governor
Dorsey to grant a parole to Mrs.
Edna Perkins Godbee before Christ
mas day.
Mrs. Godbee is serving a life sen
tence in the state prison farm at
Milledgeville for killing her divorced
husband, Judge Walter Godbee, in
front of the Millen postoffice sev
eral years ago. She also shot and
killed Judge Godbee’s second wife,
whom he married after his divorce
from her, but for this she was not
tried.
The application for a parole was
presnted to Governor Dorsey sev
eral months ago. He had told her
lawyers that he would not entertain
an application for a pardon, but
would entertain an application for a
parole. Her application was in
dorsed by Judge Henry Hammond,
who presided over her trial; by
eleven of the twelve jurors who con
victed her; by all of the grand jurors
who indicted her; by a number of
the nearest living relatives of
Judge Godbee; by all of the Millen
city officials and the Jenkins county
officials; by a majority of the pres
ent and last preceding legislatures;
by Dr. Eugene Murphey, a prominent
Augusta physician, who recently ex
amined Mrs. Godbee and informed
the governor that she was threat
ened with a malady which might enn |
her life.
Governor Dorsey in discussing the
case Thursday with the newspaper
men would give no indication as to
whether he would make his decision
before Christmas. He said he was
trying to dispose of clemency cases
in chronological order, and there
were several cases ahead of Mrs.
Godbee yet to be decided.
SSOO Reward Offered
For Lynchers’ Arrest
Governor Dorsey on Wednesday of- I
sered a reward of SSOO for tha ar- I
rest and conviction of any of the I
parties who participated in the lynch- |
ing of Jack Ridicer. a negro, in Wil- I
kinson county of November 30. 1
WEST POINT CALLS
HILT IN FUND DBIVE;
SIDO.OOOSUFFICIENT
Atlantians Urged to Pay Up
Pledges at Once —Approx-
imately $28,000 Raised
Here for Sufferers
That the courageous city of West
Point will take no more in its dis
tress than it actually needs, was
proven Wednesday when its citizens’
committee in charge of flood relief
notified the state that enough money
had been raised to meet the emer
gency and that West Point wanted
no more.
A total of SIOO,OOO in subscriptions
and pledges had been received, stated
the chairman, Phil Lanier, in a tele
gram sent broadcast, and it was felt
that this was entirely sufficient to
take care of the situation.
The SIOO,OOO includes more than
$28,000 from Atlanta citizens, a sum
that was quickly raised with initial
donations bf $13,000 at a mass meet
ing last Sunday afternoon, followed
by generous subscriptions from all
classes of people.
When West Point’s telegram end
ing the campaign in its behalf was
received Wednesday afternoon, Gen
eral Chairman Harry P. Hermance,
directing the Atlanta fund, conferred
with Mayor Key and the Chamber
of Commerce and announced that the
campaign for West Point was closed.
“However,” said Mr. Hermance,
“we want this clearly understood—
Atlanta’s pledges ace counted in the
total figures, and unless every one of
them is fulfilled Atlanta will fall
down. Daily feports to West Point
included these pledges, and they were
counted in the SIOO,OOO. We want to
urge every one to send in his check
at once to Henry W. Davis, treas
urer, at the Chamber of Commerce.
I want to thank every person who
contributed, regardless of the size of
his subscription. Atlanta certainly
did her share and was prevented
from raising $50,000 only by the tele
gram from West Point calling off
the campaign.” s
The telegram from West Point
follows:
WEST POINT, Ga., Dec. 17.
It is believed that, with the sub
scriptions now in hand, togeth
er with those already pledged,
but not received, the fund for
West Point’s flood sufferers
will reach $100,0)0.
It is the opinion of the com
mittee .on family relief that this
amount will amply take care of
all cases of destitution,' as a
systematic survey has been
made of all those in distress and
their wants determined.
Therefore, the general relief
committee considers that it will
be unnecessary for further ef
forts to be extended in behalf of
this cause. The generous re
sponse on the part of the people
from all parts of the state has
been spontaneous and it is with
with deep gratitude 'hat the
citizens of this community of
fer their heartfelt thanks.
Tbe dommittee also hopes to
personally acknowledge each in
dividual subscription at an early
date.
PHIL LANIER,
Chairman Relief Committee.
LIEULMAYNARD
NOT MISQUOTED,
SAYS DRY CHIEF
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—William H.
Anderson, state superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon league, has replied
to Lieutenant Belvin W. Maynard’s
charge that his original statement in
regard to the use of alcoholic liq
uors by army aviators was “juggled”
by the league. Mr. Anderson’s state
ment follows:
“The Anti-Saloon league refuses
to be made the goat by Lieutenant
Maynard. The only reply that we
care to make to his accusation that
the league ‘juggled’ his statement is
the fact that we still have in our
possession, subject to inspection by
any reporter or any other person
who has any valid interest in the
matter, the original typewritten
statement covered and identified by
letter signed by Lieutenant Maynard
and sent by him to us in response to
our request for a statement for pub
licity purposes.
“Lieutenant Maynard complains
that the league ‘robbed it of its in
troductory paragraph.’ The only
words left out were:
“Tn response to your request, I
am very glad to give you a synop
sis of my observations in regard to
the use of alcoholic beverages in
the air service.’
“These words were omitted be
cause they were obviously sur
plusage, and do not in the slightest
degree change the meaning. Save for
this single exception the league gave
Lieutenant Maynard’s statement in
full exactly as received from him,
with which the responsibility of the
Anti-Saloon league ceased.”
Mr. Anderson gave out an addi
tional statement in which he said:
“We understand from the begin
ning and still understand Mr. May
nard’s statement to apply to general
conditions, and not to the trans
continental air race, except where he
specifically so applied it. We be
lieve that such general application
is the only fair interpretation of his
statement.”
Minister Arrested
As a Moonshiner
CHARLESTON, W. Va.—The Rev.
Welt Meadows, a minister, and Mor
ris Tucker, have been arrested by
W. L. Foster, sheriff of Raleigh-co,
charged with the operation of a
moonshine still, according to report
made to the state prohibition depart
ment of Sheriff Foster. The still
was seized and the arrests made
near Beckley. One hundred gallons
of mash and four gallons of corn
whisky were confiscated. Sheriff
Foster also reported the seizure of
two other stills near Beckley and the
arest of Pies Wood, colored, on the
charge of operating one of them.
All three men have been held to the
grand jury.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1919.
GET TOGETHER AND
ADOPTPACT,URGES
GEORGIA SENATOR
Iht Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Building.
BY THEODOBE TILL.IBB
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.—Senator
Hoke Smith addressed the senate
late Wednesday afternoon advocating
early action on the pea£e treaty and
urging that senators who wish to
ratify the treaty -with mild reserva
tions get together In conference and
decide upon some program.
The Georgia senator interrupted
the debate on the Cummins railroad
bill to insist upon attention to the
peace treaty. The senate is holding
night sessions on the railroad meas
ure, but the treaty might take prece
dence if its friends could get to
gether.
In his speech Senator Smith said:
“I wish to call the attention of the
senate briefly to the peace treaty
with Germany. I do so, not for the
purpose of ascertaining who has been
responsible for the delay, but with
the hope that we may agree on reser
vations and ratify the treaty without
further delay.
“There has been no lack of recog
nition by the senate of the import
ance of closing the peace treaty with
Germany. Had not the covenant of
the League of Nations been attached
to the peace treaty with Germany,
the treaty would have been ratified
months ago.
“The majority of the senators are
convinced that reservations should be
made a part of the ratification of
the peace treaty, because they are
necessary to make clear doubtful pro
visions in the covenant, and thereby
avoid future disputes and wars; be
cause they are necessary to prevent
power which should be exercised by
the congress from being transferred
3,000 miles away, to nine men, eight
of whom are foreigners; and because
they are necessary to leave the con
gree entirely free to perform its con
stitutional duties when an effort is
made to spend the money of our tax
payers and to sacrifice the lives of
our boys in the wars of the world.
Beaervations Inevitable
“For months it has been apparent
that the covenant of the League of
Nations would not be approved with
out reservations covering the sub
jects to which I have referred. A
study of the reservations voted for
by; the majority and reservations
voted for or offered by the minority,
shows that more than two-thirds of
the senators have them
selves with reasonable certajhty in
favor of reservations whi chi-.-Will ac
complish the objects in viejfe/ .
“Most of these reservations sug
gested from different sides vary
more in language than in Substance.
Senators have vied with each other
in urging the importance of ratify
ing the treaty and in Charging op
posing sides with responsibility for
the delay. Let us cease - trying to
find out who is responsible for the
delay and bring the delay to an
end.
“Party politics should not be play
ed over a question of such import
ance, involving our international re
lations. I believe that the party
should, and will, be most Injured
which seeks most to make this treaty
a party football.
Up to the Senate
“The statement from the White
House that President Wilson has no
compromise or concession of any
kind in mind, only emphasizes the
fact that the treaty is still in the
senate, and that it is for the senate
to agree upon reservations and rati
fy the treaty. This surely can be
done.
“To insist that the president should
withdraw the treaty just to send it
back is entirely unreasonable. The
senate already has the treaty and
has authority to perfect a resolution
of ratification. At any time a ma
jority of the senate can take up the
treaty. Certainly, two-thirds of the
senate Can do so by suspending any
rule, if there is a rule, in the way of
action.”
“The vote in the senate indicates
that much less than a third of the
senators are opposed to ratifying the
treaty with proper reservations.
Reservations voted for by more than
twc-thirds of the senators are so
similarr in substance that conference
alone should be required to make
the language satisfactory to a suf
ficient number of the senators to
ratify the treaty.
“But we will make no progress
through crimination and recrimina
tion and through efforts to place the
blame upon this or that side for the
delay. Ratification of the treaty must
be by non-partison action, and every
effort to create partisan advantagf
hinders ratification of the treaty.
“I do not believe there are more
than sixteen senators who wish the
treaty killed, and I do not believe
there are ten more opposed to reser
vations of any kind. If I am right
as to the sentiment of senators, rati
fication with reservations should not
long be delayed.
“If the senators who now wish to
ratify the treaty with reservations
will confer, I am confident we cai.
agree and act.”
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PACKERS TO QUIT
SIDE LINES UNDER
DECREE OF COURT
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—A dozen or
more important side line industries
of the Chicago meat packers involv
ing investments of many millions of
dollars will be disposed of under
the stipulated decree soon to be en
tered in the United States court a,
Washington on motion of Attorney
General Palmer.
W’hile representatives of the pack
ers today declined to discuss the de
tails of the decree under which the
packers in the future will be re
quired to coniine the business ac
tivities to the production of meat,
poultry, butter, eggs and cheese, it
was learned from an authoritative
source the outline of the plan had
been agreed upon.
Among the lines of business from
which it is said the packers will be
ordered to withdraw under the stip
ulated court decree are the follow
ing:
Leather, canned fruits and vege
tables, soap, cleansing pow’ders,
groceries, fertilizers, cold storage,
fish, refrigerator car lines, cereals,
glue, sporting goods and the control
of stockyards.
One purpose of the proposed reor
ganization, it is said, is to prevent
the packers from engaging in the
■wholesale grocery business'.
Swift & Co. already has segregated
Its South American and Australian
meat business, its fruit and vegeta
ble, canning industry and Its manu
facture of leather. Wilson & Co. re
cently disposed of its wholesole gro
cery lines to a New York firm.
J. Odgen Armour, president of
Armour & Co., said:
“I can make no statement. Any
thing on this subject must come from
the authorities at Washington.”
Another official of Armour & Co.,
said the reported dissolution "was
purely speculation” and that it arose
from the refinancing plans under
consideration by the corporations.
“Armour & Co. are considering
the annual refinancing of the cor
poration,” he said. “For several
months this subject has been given
.unusual thought due to the immense
sums necessary to finance the com
ing year. One of these plans consid
ered, aocording to the customary ar
rangement, has been segregation of
the various subsidiary companies.
But up to, this time nothing definite
has been decided. Whether Armour
& Co. will look to segregation of its
various branches as the best plan
of financing for 1920 depends on
the money market.”
ARSENAL BLAST,
KILLING TWO, TO
BEINVESTIGATED
DOVER, N. J., Dec. 18. —Causes of
the spectacular fire which swept
over part of the Pioatinny arsenal
following an explosion in the re
search laboratory late last night were
made the subject of an official in
vestigation by army officers today.
Two men are dead and two per
haps fatally injured as the result
of the explosion.
The dead are: *
Private Oliver McCormack, of Mal
den, Mass., a marine, whose thigh
was shattered by shrapnel and who
died in the Dover hospital, and a sol
dier named Wilkins, who died of
shrapnel wounds before medical aid
could be secured.
Private Paul Green, of Boston, and
Privates Butler and Luce, addresses
as yet unknown, were seriously in
jured.
Dover and surrounding territory
was startled into wakefulness at
midnight by a small explosion at the
arsenal. Five minutes later a ter
rific blast shook the countryside
and shattered plate glass windows
here, seven miles from the arsenal.
For three hours explosions continued
as shrapnel and other shells were
set off by the fire. _
New Evidence to Free
Two Dansey Suspects
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec. 18. —
“We have discovered new evidence
which points away from Charles
White and Mrs. Edith Jones, in the
‘Billy’ Dansey murder case,” Prose
cutor C. Gaskill announced.
Release of the Hamilton man and
his father’s housekeeper *is only a
matter of a few days, the prosecutor
indicated. Friends of the accused
took the prosecutor’s statement as
verifying their contentions that the
arrest of White and Mrs. Jones was
a “tragic mistake."
The prosecutor said he now had
evidence indicating the “perfect
baby” was killed by two men, whose
names he refused to divulge.
These two men, he added, are under
surveillance and will be arrested.
'HITCHCOCK CULLS
CAUCUS TO SELECT
DEMOCim™
Friends of Senator Under
• wood, Nebraskan’s Oppon
ent, Incensed by Call, May
Try to Secure Delay
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—A call
for a conference of Democratic sen
ators Saturday to select a leader to
succeed'the late Senator Martin, of
Virginia, was issued today by Sena
tor Hitchcock, of Nebraska, who is
contesting with Senator Under
wood of Alabama, for the place.
Settlement of the contest between
Senators Hitchcock, the acting Demo
cratic leader and chief spokesman
for the administration in the treaty
fight, and Senator Underwood, for
merly Democratic leader in the
house, is the only business to come
before the conference. The outcome
of the contest was said to be in
doubt.
May Try to Delay Vote
Friends of Senator Underwood in
timated today they might endeavor
to postpone a vote until after the
holidays when the full Democratic
membership, including Senator Glass
as the successor to Senator Martin,
is expected to be present. The Ala
bama senator’s supporters also were
said to desire disposition of the
treaty before the leadership election
so that the question of indorsing
Hitchcock’s management of the treaty
might not be an issue.
The action of Senator Hitchcock,
who is vice chairman o fthe Demo
cratic conference, in issuing the call
indicated to his friends that he felt
confident of winning.
Some senators said the leadership
contest might have considerable
bearing on the immediate outcome of
the treaty controversy. Senators
Hitchcock and Underwood have dif
fered regarding future procedure, the
former opposing and the latter agree
ing to accept as a last alternative
the plan of Senator Knox, Republi
can, Pennsylvania, to ratify the peace
tearms of the treaty except the
League of Nations covenant which
would be left for future considera
tion. #
Criticize Hitchcock’s Call
It has been said at the White
House that irrespective of the out
come of the leadership contest Sen
ator Hitchcock will continue as the
administration leader in the treaty
fight.
Some of Senator Underwood’s
friends were outspoken In criticizing
Senator Hitchcock's call.
“It’s an outragw,” said Senator
Harrison, of Mississippi. “Up to now
Hitchcock forces have been urging
that the conference be postponed
until after the treaty is settled and
also until more Democratic senators
are in town. There are half a dozen
of Underwood’s friends absent m>w
who cannot be gotten back in time
with this notice of only forty-eight
hours.”
A compromise was suggested in
some quarters today, proposing that
Senator Hitchcock be made leader
and Mr. Underwood vice chairman or
assistant leader of the Democratic
conference, a position which would
giv Mr. Undrwood management of
many important measures.
Chimney Builders Held
On U. S. Indictments
NEW YORK. Dec. 18. —Five coi
porations and fifteen individuals were
accused in federal court today of
violating the Sherman anti-trust act
by attempting to monopolize the
building of crick chimneys in a dozen
states. The defendants, who pleaded
not guilty to indictments, were held
in SI,OOO each for triay.
It is charged the Chimney Builders'
association was formed to eliminate
competition, to apportion business
among members and to fix minimum
prices.
The defendants conspired, it is al
leged, to monopolize sale and con
struction of radial brick chimneys in
various states, including North and
South Carolina, Kentucky, Louisiana,
and the manufacture of perforated
radial brick in ether states, includ
ing Alabama.
The defendants are Alphons Cus
todis Chimney Construction company.
M. W. Kellogg company, H. K. Hein
icke, Inc., Bergen and Lindeman, Inc.,
Heine Chimney company, Ashbel P.
Fitch, Conrad Warms, Herbert R.
Hyatt, Thomas S. Clark, James B.
Pell, Morris W. Kellogg, Paul H.
Walther, Charles R. Davis, Robert T
Mickle, Heinrich Heine, Eric Plag
witz, George C. Barlram, H. R. Aus
tin, W. F. Leggo and E. J. Springer.
Like Lady Astor
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LONDON Lady Astor has
started a precedent. Now the
Duchess of Marborough, who was
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, , is
spoken of as the second woman
candidate for parliament. She
was the first American-born
woman to be elected to the Lon
don county council.
FOUR KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
AT CROSSING
Six automobile accidents in and
near Atlanta Tuesday afternoon and
Wednesday morning netted a toll of
five deaths and injuries to five per
sons, one of whom is in a critical
condition.
The dead are:
Mr. and Mrs. W- F. Singleton, of
123 I>ogan street, and two of their
children, William, aged three, and
Pearl, aged seventeen months, and
Mrs. Fannie E. Young, of 152 East
Fine street.
The injured are:
Miss Millie Reynolds, of Conley,
Ga.; H. W. Thompson, of Alpharetta,
Ga.; Luther Alexander, of Alpharet
ta; Roger Wing, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Newton C. Wing, 1007 East North
avenue; Audrey Conner, the five
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
Conner, of 423 Central avenue, and
V. G. Argo, of 123 Nelson street.
The four members of the Single
ton family were instantly killed
when their new Ford car was struck
by a Georgia railroad switch engine
at 7:10 o’clock Wednesday morning
at the Glenwood avenue crossing of
the Atlanta-and West Point belt line
tracks back of the city stockade.
Mrs. Young was killed at the cor
ner of North avenue and North
Moreland avenue shortly before 8
o'clock Wednesday morning, -ighen
the automobile in which she was
riding with her brother, John C.
Rasffiury, collided with a car driven
by Newton C .Wing, of 1007 East
North avenue. She was hurled to
the pavement, sustaining a fractur
ed skull which caused her death be
fore she could he removed to a hos
pital.
Mr. Wing and his little son, Roger
were thrown from their car, the boy
being cut and bruised, while Mr
Rasbury escaped unhurt.
The third automobile accident
Wednesday morning occurred iu
I front of the home of Mr. and Mrs
R. T. Conner, 423 Central avenue
Audrey, their five-year-old son, was
struck by an automobile driven by
O. L. Shrimp, superintendent of con
struction of thq city schools. Thu
boy was removed to the Grady hos
pital, suffering from several cuts
and bruises and was later taken
home.
V. T. Argo was injured while
standing on the curb at the corner
of Peters street and Madison avenue
His left arm was fractured when lie
was struck by a. big truck belonging
to the Cudahy Packing company, and
driven by a negro.
Os the two accidents Tuesday af
ternoon, one occured at “Dead Man’s
Curve” on Peachtree road, near
Brookwood, when a car driven by
Luther Alexander, of Alpharetta, Ga.,
| crashed into a telephone pole. H.
| W. Thompson, also of Alpharetta,
| sustained injuries which are expect
i ed to prove fatal, while Mr. Alex-
I ander suffered a broken arm. Four
' other occupants of the car were bad
ly shaken up, but left the scene of
the accident without giving their
names.
Miss Reynolds was badly cut and
bruised when the automobile in
j which she was riding with her broth-
I ers, Horace and T. L. Reynolds, on
i the Jonesboro road Tuesday after
' noon, was run into by a car driven
I by H. E. Gasslin, of the Sanitary
! Market. Atlanta. Gasslin’s machine
plunged over an embankment after
the crash, but he and his companion, I
J. C. Hallman, escaped without in- I
jury. Both men are being held by j
the police charged with being drunk, |
while Gasslin is held under the ad
ditional charge of operating an au- !
i tomobile while in an intoxicated con-
I dition.
England Allows
Full Importations
LONDON, Dec. 18.—Sir Auckland
Geddes, minister of national ser
vice and reconstruction, announced
in the house of commons that in
view of the decision of Justice Sir
John Sankey of the King’s Bench di
vision that the government possess-*. l
no power to prohibit importation of
certain goods, the customs had been
Three Years for
Maiming Mare
LONDON, Eng.—lvor Hudson,
fifty-seven, a farm laborer, was sen
tenced to three years penal servitude
for horse-maiming. Evidence was
adduced showing that his employer
told him he should not be allowed
to work a mare any more, whereupon
Hudson threatened that he would
maim the animal so that no one
should work it. The mare was found
permanently lamed through naii?
driven into the hoofs.
SCENTS5 CENTS A COPY. '!
$1.25 A YEAR. •
mmi™
FROM LEADERS Dll
PACT NEGOTIATIONS
Foreign Relations Committee.
Called for Saturday Morn-;
ing to Consider Knox
Resolution
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Definite
proposals for a peace treaty compro- ‘
mise are being formulated by Demo
cratic senators for submission to Re
publican mild reservationists, it was
learned today.
This is the first time that Demo
crats have taken the lead in seek
ing agreement on specific terms. In
doing so they are acceding to the ..
request of Republicans, who since
the treaty failed, have declined to
put forward any terms, on the ground I
that if the Democrats want compro
mise, they should say definitely how '
far they are willing to go.
, Possibility that the senate peace
, treaty fight might be resumed ac- ’
, tively before the holiday recess de
? veloped. today when the foreign re- ■
i lations committee was called ■■■•<© j
! meet Saturday morning. The purpose i
of the meeting was not announced,
but leaders indicated an effort prefer j
ably would be made to get commii-
• tee action on the resolution of Sen
ator Knox, Republican, Pennsylvania,
to declare a state of peace.
Senate managers hoped to adjourn i
for the holidays Saturday night by i
which time, it was generally coit- ,
ceded, there would be little possiblli.r <
> ty of bringing the Knox measure to
a vote. Some members of the com
mittee expect Democratic opposition
I to be so stubborn that even cornmli
tee action will be impossible at Sat
-1 urday s meeting.
Adjustment of differences overall ft
. treaty has passed from the hands ;
of Senator Lodge, Republican leadet. j
and • Senator Hitchcock, Democratic
leader, to men who will let nothing
stand in the way of ratification.
, according to all indications today.
Senators Lodge and Hitchcock will
be called into consultation only vf’heffi
I it is certain that an agreement has
been reached that probably nothing
; can overturn, it is evideat.
The Democratic propose now
ing drawn up will take the form;’‘'i J t
was stated, of a new set of resetvUr.
tions. They will be suttitiitted to the
treaty’s fyieuds on the Republicaii
side only when the Slipport of“ti»
most of the Democratic senators has
been definitely pledged. A senator
who was helping prepare them said’}
today he will not be surprised if they
follow the Lodge reservations rather
closely. ' ‘
Would Block Besolutlons
Senators who want the treaty to
“stay dead” are preparing to block
action by the foreign relations com -
mittee if they can on the Knox reso
lutions referred to it yesterday. One
of these proposes ratification of all
portions of the treaty except those
relating to the League of Nations.
1 The other simply declares a state of
1 peace. “Irreconelliable" senators
1 j said they will oppose any
1 tee action that might acknowledges
■ that the treaty is still before the*
1 senate, or that it can be revived on
the senate’s own motion.
1 Expressions that seemed to point
toward a reopening of the peace ,
treaty fight within a few weeks were
voiced on the senate floor Wednes
day whfen the subject bobbed up in ,
’ the midst of consideration of the
I railroad bill.
The symposium of views that went ,
i into the record during the brief de
bate included opinions from virtually .
all factions of the divided senate
membership, but they all struck a •
note of conciliation. Differing widely
in their suggestion that politics ought '
to be forgotten and that the senate,
acting independent of executive opin
ion, ought to do something promptly
to end suspense and establish a state
■ of peace.
The discussion reflected the trend .
of negotiations which have been in
progress privately among 'senators
for an agreement that would get tfee
, question finally out of the Way, •
There was increased activity in that .
I direction during the day and some
of the leaders predicted some formal
action early in the new year.
' Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania. a*
‘ leader in the irreconcilable Repub- ,
lican group of treaty opponents, and
a member of the foreign relations'
committee, brought the subject to the
I floor by another attempt to get be
’ fore the senate his twQ resolutions- ;
ito establish a state of peace. The ,
I effort was blocked, but he obtained >
I unanimous consent to send the meas
ures to the committee, where he ex
pects to renew his request for ac
tion.
Move of Knox
A plea was made by Senator Knox
I for some sort of a settlement, and
I was seconded by Senator Smith, of
| Georgia, a reservation Democrat, who
declared the time had come to stop.
. academic discussion of who held up
the treaty and get together in a give
| and-take effort for compromise. Ac
tion also was urged by Senator Nel,
I son, of Minnesota, one of the mild
! reservation Republicans, and by Sen
j ator Myers, of Montana, a Democrat
who voted last session for some res- •
ervations and also for unreserved ;
ratifications.
In the compromise negotiations £ ’
proceeding at private conferences
among senators the principal actlv
l ity seemed to be among the Demo-
I crats, the Republican reservationists
; indicating that they awaited some
i concrete proposal from the other side ;
of the aisle. The Democratic man- j
! agers were hopeful that such an
| agreement soon would be reached, 4.
j but they predicted it would not tak*
tangible form until after the holi
days. ' - .
Among the Democrats there wasj
much discussion of the possible e£- i
feet of the compromise negotiations I
on the contest between Senator Hitch- *
cock, of Nebraska, and Senator Un- .
derwood, of Alabama, for election.as
! Democratic leader of the senate. The
i negotiations started yesterday wLUi
s the mild reservation Republicans
1 were conducted by Senator Undex- •
’ wood’s supporters, but he declared >
tonight that, while he some
sort of compromise, he was not
i revolt against President Wilson, nor
leading any sort of opposition to th«- ;•
j treaty.