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®lje Wtclcljj Journal
VOL XXII. NO. 39.
HOOVER'S CARD IS
PLATFORM flllW.
WASHINGTONTHINKS
Leaders of Both Parties Pro- ?
fess to See a Declaration ■
of Principles for Which He
Stands
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Herbert
Hoover’s statement issued in New
York last night, declaring he is not
a presidential candidate, was received
by official Washington as an actual
enunciation of his platform. Of
ficials of both parties today saw in
it a strong indication that Mr. Hoov
er is a "receptive candidate," and
that this statement was designed as
a practical declaration of principles.
Mr. Hoover replied to those who
say he is more of an Englishman
than American by saying: "As an
American citizen by birth of long
ancestry, I am naturally deeply in
terested in the present critical sit
uation.”
Making clear his attitude on the
treaty, he says that if it goes into
the election he will vote for the
party that stands for the league, and
incidently he declared for, "reserva
tions necessary to the world’s mind,
that there can be no infringement
of the safeguard provided by our
constitution and our nation-old tra
ditions.”
Mr. Hoover declares against in
fringement on the rights of free
speech and free representation,
against those who seek to regain con
trol of governments for profit and
privilege against any form of So
cialism or nationalization of indus
try.
Many officials and congressmen
here today considered this one of
thb most comprehensive declarations
of principle issued by any of those
mentioned for the presidency.
Hoover’s Statement
His statement follows:
"In order to answer a large num
ber of questions all at once, let me
emphasize that I have take a day
off from the industrial conference
in Washington to come to New York
solely to attend pressing matters in
connection with the children’s relief.
I want to say again, I have not
sought and am not seeking the presi
dency. I am not a candidate. I
have no ‘organization.’ No me is
authorized to speak for me politi
cally. ■
"As an American citizen by birth
and of long ancestry, I am naturally
deeply interested in the present crit
ical situation. My sincere and only
political desire is that one or both
of the great political parties will ap
proach the vital issues which have
grown out of the war and are new,
with a clear purpose looking to the
welfare of our people, and ttfSt can
didates capable of carrying out this
work should be nominated.
Favors the League
“If the treaty goes over to the
presidential election (with any reser
vations necessary to clarify the
world’s mind that there can be no
infringement of the safeguard pro
vided by our constitution and our
nation-old tradition), then I must
vote for the party that stands for
the League. With it, there is hope
not only of the prevention of wai,
but also that we can safely econo
mize in military policies. There is
hope of earlier return of confidence
and the economic reconstruction of
the world.
"I could not vote with a party if
it were dominated by groups who
seek .to set aside our constitutional
guarantee for free speech or free
representation, who hope to re-es
‘ tablish control of the government
» for profit and privilege. I could not
' vote with a party if it were domi
nated by groups who hope for arty
form of socialism whether it be na
i tionalization of industry or other
destruction of individual initiative.
Both these extremes, camouflaged
or open, are active enough in the
country today. Neither of these
dominations ■would enable those con
structive economic policies that will
get us down from the unsound eco
nomic practices which of necessity
grew out of the war, nor would they
secure the good will to production
in our farmers and workers or main
tain the intiiative of our business
men. The issues look forward, not
back.
Two Parties Necessary
"I do not believe in more than
two great parties. Otherwise, com
binations of groups could, as in Eu
rope, create a danger of minority
rule. I do believe in party organiza
tion to support great ideals and to
carry great Issues and consistent
policies. Nor can any one man dic
tate the issues of great parties. It
appears to me that the hope of a
great majority of our citizens in
confronting the new period in Amer
ican life is that the great parties
will take positive stands on the
many issues that confront us, and
will select men whose character and
associations will guarantee their
pledges.
“I am being urged by people in
both parties to declare my allegi
ance to either one or the other.
Those who know m?F know that I
am able to make up my mind when
a subject is clearly defined. Conse
quently, until it more definitely ap
pears what the party managers
stand for, I must exercise a prerog
ative of American citizenship and
decline to pledge my vote blind
folded.
"I am not unappreciative of the
many kind things that my friends
have advanced on my behalf. Yet
I hope they will realize my sincerity
in not tieing myself to undefined
partisanship.”
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GEORGIA PRIMARY
FOR PRESIDENT ED
BE Hap APRIL 20
County Delegates Will Meet
in Atlanta on May 18 to
Elect Delegates to San
Francisco Convention
By a unanimous vote the Demo
cratic state executive commiteee of
Georgia on Friday morning ordered
a preferential primary for Demo
cratic presidential candidates to be
held on April 20. The committee
refused to include in the primary a
vote upon candidates for Democratic
national committeeman from Geor
gia.
County executive committees are
requested to hold their county pri
maries on the date of the preferential
primary, so as to provide tor tne
expense of the preferential primary.
In counties where they decline to
do this, or where the county pri
maries already have been held, the
supporters of the various candidates
for the. Democratic presidential nom
ination will be’ requested either to
serve free of charge as election man
agers and clerks, or to raise among
themselves the money to pay man
agers ’and clerks.
On May 11 the result of the pref
erential primary will be formally
declared by a sub-committee of sev
en which was appointed Friday, to
make rules and Regulations for the
holding of the primary. County
executive committees will elect dele
gates among the supporters of the
candidates who carried their respec
tive counties in the primary, these
delegates being in the usual ratio
of two for each country representa
tive in the legislature.
The delegates will assemble in a
state convention in Atlanta on May
18 and elect Georgia’s delegation
to the Democratic national conven
tion in San Francisco June 28, and
the delegation will be composed oi
supporters of the presidential candi
dates who received the highest coun
ty unit vote in the primary.
Need For Frimary
The executive committee on Friday
refused to pass a resolution request
ing the Georgia senators to vote for
the League of Nations with as few
reservations as possible, and prefer-,
ably with no reservations, and also
ocratic leadership contest in the
refused to take a hand in the Dem-
United States senate.
Fermor Barrett, of Toccoa, Intro
duced the resolution providing for
the preferential primary. It named
April 6 as the date. There was im
mediate discussion on this point and
April 20 was substituted by agree
ment as a compromise date between
April 6 and May 6. The next ques
tion raised was what necessity exists
for a primary. Mr. Barrett an
swered this question as follows:
“We are committeed to preferential
primaries as a state and as a nation.
That makes it aboslutely necessary
to have a primary. We dare not go
out of this room refusing to let Dem
ocrats of Georgia express their choice
among the candidates for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination.”
The next question raised was about
the expense of holding the primary.
Some thought the county executive
committees might decline to fix their
county primaries on. April 20. Mr.
Barrett answered this point as fol
lows:
“In my county I can raise enough
money in thirty minutes to pay the
cost of the primary in that county,
or I can telephone to the militia dis
tricts and get men to volunteer their
services free of charge as managers
and clerks. That is how patriotic we
are in Stephens county, and we are
not a bit more patriotic than every
other county in the state. The pri
mary -will be financed if we order it
held, and. all of you know it will.
The county executive committees are
going to do as they please regarding
their primary dates, but we will have
a preferential primary whether they
accept our date or not.”
Jesse G. Perry, of Camilla, intro
duced a resolution requesting the
Georgia senators to vote for Senator
Underwood as Democratic senate
leader. A .motion to table the reso
lution was voted down, 27 to 16.
Colonel Dean took the floor against
the resolution,
“I, would like to see Senator Un
derwood senate leader,” said he. "I
would like to see him president of the
United States.' (Applause.) But I
hope this resolution will be with
drawn. If we table the resolution,
it will look like a slap at Senator
Underwood. If we pass the resolu
tion, it will look like an effort to
drive Senator Hoke Smith, and that
cannot be done. I am against em
barrassing either Senator Underwood
or Senator Smith.”
Clark Howell agreed with Colonel
Dean.
“I am not a spokesman for Sena
tor Smith,” said he, “but I agree with
Colonel Dean that we ought to let the
Democratic leadership matter alone.
There will be another caucus soon,
and my belief is that Senator Smith
at that time will vote for Senator
Underwood, and I expect his leader
ship to prove more able and satis
factory than the leadership of Sen
ator Hitchcock. I join Colonel Dean
In requesting withdrawal of the reso
lution.”
Chairman Flynt then appointed the I
following sub-committee of seven to I
have charge of the rules and regu- j
lations for the preferential primary, |
as provided for in the Barrett reso-i
lution:
Chairman Flyan, Hirain Garder, I
Eatonton; Fermor Barrett, Toccoa; I
T. H. Parker, Moultrie; Sam J. Slate, '
Columbus; Miller S. Bell, Milledge- ’
ville; H. H. H. Dean, Gainesville. I
Chairman Flynt appointed the fol- I
lowing sub-committee to prepare I
rules and regulations for the state j
primary, for governor and state house ■
officers, and present them to the j
whole committee when it meets here j
on May 18:
Chairman Flynt, Hiram Gardner, i
Fermor Barrett, J. J. E. Anderson,
Statesboro; B. H. Hary, Barnesville;
H. H. Revill, Greenville; J. R.
Tweedy, Eatonton/
Frenchman Sentenced -
For Killing American
NANCY, Prince, Feb. 9—A French
man convicted here last week of
killing- an American soldier, has been
sentenced to two years in prison..
Leniency on the part of the couri
was due to the fact that the motive
of the crime was jealousy, under
which circumstances a French court
usually acquits the accused.
GERMANSMEETTO
STUDY EXTRADITION
DEMME ALLIES
Reply Will Probably Be Held
Up Until Response to Pre
vious Note Has Been
Received
BERLIN, Feb. 9—The committee
on foreign affairs of the national
assembly met today to consider the
extradition question. It seems im
probable a reply to the entente de
mand for the surrender of the Ger
mans whose names are contained on
the list recently delivered will be
sent until a response is received by
the German government to its note
of January 25. (In this note Ger
many asked the allies to renounce
the execution of the extradition ar
ticle of the peace treaty, affirming
that It would inevitably cause polit
ical and economic troubles, the al
ternative proposed being a trial of
the persons involved to be held in
Germany with the participation of
allied representatives.) The news
papers declare unanimously the at
titude of the government toward the
extradition question is unchanged.
The association of German regu
lar soldiers carried out a big dem
onstration yesterday against ac
ceptance of the extradition demand.
Similar demonstrations were held in
the provinces.
In addition to the persons of Ger
mans on the extradition list, the
allied powers demand access to ar
chives and possession of all German
documentary evidence, so that prose
cution may be facilitated. The cov
ering note is understood to declare
the allies do not propose to grant
amnesty to iflen not named in the
list but will reserve the right to
prosecute them, should they be ap
prehended on entente soil.
The entente letter was described
today as “not In the nature of an
ultimatum.”
The text of the letter, it was said,
has eased the situation considerably
from the German point of view.
The letter, it was learned, 'was
signed by Great Britain, France, Ru
mania, Poland, Jugo-Slavla, Czecho
slovakia, Belgium and Italy. It as
serts that the list does not Include
all the war guilty Germans, but
names for the sake of practicability
only those who are chiefly respon
sible for war crimes.
Germany can not conclude neces
sarily that other war guilty
been granted amnesty, for the entente
reserves the right to prosecute them
if they are found in entente terri
tory. "
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ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1920/
Approval By li 7 ilson of
Hitchcock Reservations is
Step Towards Compromise
Issue Now Out in Open,
Says David Lawrence J
Analyzing the Treaty Sit
uation
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Copyright, 1920, for The Atlanta Journal.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. —As the
senate takes up once more the job
of trying to reach an agreement on
the form in which the peace treaty
shall be ratified, the most significant
piece of news is that President Wil
son has said explicity just what
reservations he would accept.
Though his advisers have been
urging him for months to do so, Mr.
Wilson for reasons of his own, has
steadfastly refused to erase from the
public mind the impression that he
v,’anted the treaty ratified by the
senate without so much as the
crossing of a “t” or the dotting of an
“i.” Though the president’s con
cession is belated, it nevertheless, is
vital and clears the atmosphere to
this extent.
Both the president and his op- (
ponents favor reservations and the
debate now centers on how many
there shall be and what they shall
contain. The senate again and again,
refused by its votes to amend the
treaty, and Mr. Wilson is deter
mined. that under the guise of ‘‘res
ervations,” amendments shall not be
made that impair the validity of the
whole document.
The Republicans, however, have
been strengthened by the utterance
of Viscount Grey to the effect that
Europe would accept reservations.
Everything now depends upon the
form in which they are presented.
Senator Lodge admits that some of
his reservations were drawn rather
hastily and put into the debate at
a moment when careful revision was
not possible. Once in the debate
they could not be redrafted, thougn
the bi-partisian conference recently,
made good progress toward revising
the Lodge reservations.
It was on article ten that the
break came. The fact that' President
Wilson wrote a letter at that time
•—January 26—outlining his views
on reservations was not made known
until last Saturday to the Demo
crats or Republicans. His was a
tactical error of regrettable propor
tions.
The responsibility is plainly on the
shoulders of the president, for Sena
tor Hitchcock himself wanted to
make that letter public. It was writ
ten before Viscount Grey wrote his
letter to the London Times, If would
have revealed that the president was
not stubbornly trying to get the
treaty through without any qualifi
cation whatsoever and might have
prevented the bi-partisan parleys
■ from breaking up.
And there is no telling how far
(Continued on Page 6, Column 2)
FARMERS REFUSE
TO JOIN LABOR IN
POLITICAL MOVE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Farm or
ganizations will not join the Ameri
can Federation of Labor in its non
partisan campaign to elect this year
only friends of the trades union
movement, according to T. C. Atke
son, representative of the National
Grange, which has 700,000 members.
Mr. Atkeson said today his organ
ization had decided not to support
organized labor's political activities
and pointed out representatives of
the Grange, National Farmers’ union,
International Farm Congress, Amer
ican Farm Bureau Federation, Farm
ers’ National Congress, andzNation
si Milk Producers’ Federation, re
cently met here and formulated a
platform of principles, but decided
that individual members should be
allowed to exercise their right of
personal preference in voting.
Organized labor’s pronoun elation
of its entry into politics, a call to
“all lovers of freedom to marshal
their forces in defense of their
rights and ideals,” and to al’ trade
unionists and their friends to unite
in defeating those seeking office who
are hostile or indifferent to the rights
of labor, today was being breadcast
of the country.
’ The declaration, issued officially
by the American Federation of La
bor, after reciting w’hat it termed
vain efforts to secure remedial and
constructive legislation for the inter
est and welfare of the toilers, de
nounced congress for its “failure to
do its duty” and its "repression of
labor.”
“Scorned by congress, ridiculed and
msirepresented by many members of
both houses," the announcement said,
“the American labor movement finds
it necessary to vigorously apply its
long and well-established non-parti
san political policy. The American
Federation of Labor announces its
determination to apply every legit
imate means and all of the power at
its command to accomplish the de
feat of labor’s enemies who aspire
for public office, whether they' be
candidates for president, for con
gress, for state legislatures or any
otper office,”
Cummings Indorsed
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 9.
The Democratic state central com
mittee at its meeting today, went on
record as in favor of the nomination
of Homer S. Cummings, of Stam
ford, chairman of the Democratic
national committee, for the presi
' dency.
AUDIT DE BOOKS
OFFAIRBUMBANK
ORDERED MONDAY
Mrs. Bradstreet, Who Was
Indicted for Embezzle
ment, Has Been Released
in SIO,OOO Bond
A new audit of the books of the
Fairburn Banking company, to bp
made at the expense o£ William B.
Green, was ordered Monday morning
by Judge John B. Hutchenson, pre
siding at the February term of the
Campjzeil county superior court, who,
at the 'same time, called a special
term of court for the fifth Monday
in March, which Is March 29, at
which time the case of the state vs.
William B. Green, former vice presi
dent of the bank, now under bond of
$40,000 on charges of arson and em
bezzlement, and of Mrs. Catherine
Queen Bradstreet, jointly indicted
for embezzlement, will be tried.
Haskins & Sells, an accounting
firm with offices in Atlanta, were ap
pointed to conduct the audit. They
were directed to signify their ac
ceptance of the appointment by
Tuesday, to be gin their work by
Monday, the sixteenth, and to com
plete their investigations not later
than March 29.
A letter from Haskins & Sells of
fering to make the audit at an ex
pense of $35 per day for an auditor
and $25 per day for any assistants
necessary, was made part of tne rec
ord. The letter stipulated that a re
tainer of SI,OOO be deposited in the
Citizens & Southern bank, Atlanta,
and that the court or some reputable
bank guarantee payment of their
fee in the event it exceeded the sum
of SI,OOO. The judge’s order set out
that Gre£n had already accepted the
terms of Haskin & Sells’ letter.
Intent of New Audit
The intent of the new audit accord
ing to the order is to show the state
of the account between William B.
Green and the Fairburn Banking
company, and to show whether any
indebtedness or shortage, or failure
to account for money, property or
other things of value, at any time,
existed between Green and tie bank
Seven Perish Trying to
Rescue Crew of Steamer
HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 9.—The sec
ond officer and five men of the crew
of the British steamship Oxonian
perished while, attempting to save the
crew of the British steamer Brad
boyne, when she was abandoned off
the coast of Newfoundland, accord
ing to radio messages received here
today. The Oxonian was bound from
New Orleans to a European port.
WILSON OPPOSES
ARMYTRAINING JS
POLITICAL ISSUE
President Writes Baker His
Views Which Will Be Read
to Caucus — Approves
Moderate Military Course
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—President
Wilson opposes the plan to have the
Democratic members of the house at
their caucus tonight make an issue
of universal military training.
The president’s, views are set forth
in a letter to Secretary Baker, trans
mitted today to Democratic leaders
in the house. Mi*. Wilson says It
would be “unfortunate to make a
party issue of this subject, particu
larly since within a few months the
party will assemble in convention and
declare the principles upon which It
deems it wise to commit itself in a
national election.
Wilson's Letter
The president’s letter follows:
I am told that a catrcus of the
Democratic members of the house
of representatives has been call
ed to consider pending military
j legislation, and that the sugges
tion has been made that a reso
lution be adopted committing the
Democratic membership of the
house against the policy of gen
eral military training. In the
present circumstances, It would
seem to me unfortunate to make
a party issue upon this subject,
particularly since within a few
months the party will assemble
in Convention and declare the
principles upon which it deems
it wise to commit itself in a na
i tional election.
I The present disturbed state of
I the -world does not permit such
sureness with regard to Amer
ica’s obligations as to allow us
lightly to decide upon this great
question upon purely military
grounds, while the demonstrated
advantage to the youth of the
country which came from mili
tary service in the war plainly
suggests that in the national ir>
i terest, quite apart from purely
military considerations, a mod
erate and carefully conducted*
course of universal training may
have the highest possible ad
vantage.
In our discussion of this sub
ject, you will recall I gave my
approval in principle to the very
’ moderate training project sug
gested by the general staff, and
I would be very glad to have you
convey to appropriate members
of the house who will attend the
caucus my strong feeling against
action by the caucus Will
tend to Interpose an arbitrary
party determination to the consid
eration which this subject should
receive from the best thought of
the members of the house, con
sidering alike the national emer
gencies which may confront us
and the great disciplinary and
other advantages which such a
system plainly promises for the
i young men of the country.
Cordially and sincerely ypurs,
(Signed) WOODROD WILSON.
WITNESS FRAMED,
CHARGE MADE IN
NEWBERRY TRIAL
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 9.
Intimation by Frank C. Dailey, spe
cial . assistant atorney general, that
a government witness was “framed”
by the defense was made at the
Newberry trial here today.
The testimony of Ray E. Wlnny,
Detroit, caused a clash between
Dailey and Martin W. Littleton, de
fense attorney. Mr. Littleton was
finally sustained by the court.
Winny testified he was paid $lO a.
day for nine days during the cam
paign.
“By whom?” questioned Mr. Dai
ley.
“The Osborn committee,” said
Winny.
“Why didn’t you tell that to the
grand jury?” shouted Dailey.
“I wasn’t asked,” stated the wit
ness.
“Have you been •in touch with
any of the defendants since Satur
day?” questioned the prosecutor.
“Yes, several are my friends,” said
Winny.
“They have talked to you in your
hotel and taken you to dinner?”
“Yes.”
“Have the defense attorneys seen
you?”
“No.”
'Here Littleton Interposed.
“What is your occupation?” he
■
i “I am a deputy sheriff In Wayne
■ county, attached to the Ford blast
! furnaces,” answered Winny.
“Who pays you?”
I “Henry Ford,” declared the wlt
i ne, ‘You work for Wayne county and
are paid by Henry Ford?”
‘■Yes,”
i Daily objected to the testimony and
Judge Sessions sustained Littleton.
In an interview Newberry express
ed regret at not being in Washing
: ton today when the peace treaty is
! called up.
i “I am not paired on the treaty
: fight but Senator Lodge knows how
I I would vote and I will be paired so
* fny vote will count, he said.
Mrs. Hughlnman ancT
Mrs. Lewis Beck Are Dead
By the death of Mrs. Hugh Inman.
• which occurred Sunday morning at
; her winter home at Hobe Sound,
j Fla., and that of Mrs. Sallie Speer
I Beck, wife of Lewis H. Beck, which
; occurred also Sunday morning in
; Atlanta, Atlanta lost two well-belov
' ed women.
j Mrs. Inman’s funeral was held
' Tuesday afternoon from her resi
! dence in Atlanta, her grandsons and
j nephews acting as pallbearers.
I Mrs. Beck/ who was the only
- daughter of the late William Alex
i ar.der Speer, of LaGrange, and a sis
: ter to State Treasurer W. J Speer,
was buried Tuesday afternoon, the
services being held at the residence
lof her other brother, George A.
j Speer, 2G circle.
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MOTION OF LODGE
TO SUSPEND HOLES
■EH3 TO 8
Only Republican Bitter-End
ers Oppose Reconsidera
tion —Parliamentary Bat
tle Breaks Out Again
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—The sen
ate today revived the treaty vs Ver
sailles.
Crushing the Republican “bitter
enders” beneath an avalanche of
votes, the senate took these steps:
1. Suspended the rules so as to per
mit the reconsideration of the vote
by which, on November 19 last, the
treaty was (laid on the table.
2. Reconsidered the vote by which
the treaty was tabled, thus formally
reviving it.
3. Sent the treaty hack to ths
foreign relations committee w th In
structlons to report it back to the
senate immediately, with the Lodge
reservations.
The whole proceeding occupied
less than two hours. Soon after the
senate met, Senator Lodge move*,
that it go into open executlvj ses
sion. This was agreed to, and. he at
once asked unanimous consent so •
suspension of the rules. Senator
Borah, leader of the “bitter endsrs.”
immediately asked whether tne pro
ceedlngs would be under the cloture
rule which applied last sesstin.
Bitter-Enders Thwarted
Vice President Marshall announce
ed that if the rules were suspend
ed, the cloture would apply until the
senate, by recommitting the treaty
to the foreign relations committee,
removed the limtation. Senator
Borah then Inquired of Senator
Lodge whether he Intended to ask
recommtment, and for what purpose.
“I intend to move recommitment,
for the purpose of . cutting away the
cloture,” replied Senator Lodge.
“Do you Intend to support that
motion?” Senator Borah asked Sen
atoi- Hitchcock, Democratic leader.
“We on ths side Intend to do all
possible to get the treaty back for
general dscusslon of all reserva
tions,” repled Senator Hitchcock.
Senator Lodge then announced that
j it was his purpose if his motion car
ried, to feport the treaty back to
the senate tomorrow.
Senator McCormick, another "bit
ter ender,” wanted to know whether
the cloture would apply and prevent
debate between the time the rules
were suspended and the treaty re
committed.
Vice President Marshall said it
would. Senator Norrs, Nebraska,
immedately refused unanmous con
sent
Senator Lodge then formally mov
ed suspension of the rules, and as
cloture applied under the ruling-, the
“bitter enders” were thwarted Th
their plant to debate for a long time
the question of suspending the rules.
Meeting Tuesday ,
Thlg motion carried overwhelming
ly, 63 senators voting for it, and 9
“bitter-enders” opposing It.
Senator Lodge followed this by
moving reconsideration, and the ‘bit
ter enders” second effort to block the
treaty came from Senator Norris,
who made a point of order. By a
vote of 52 to 10 the senate again
squelched the “bitter enders."
That’ marked the end of the ef
forts to obstruct. There was con
siderable parliamentary discussion
which revolved around a fear by the
Democrats that Senator Lodge In
tended to prevent discussion in the
senate of any reservations except his
own when hte treaty comes back,
When they were convinced he had
no such Intention, they voted unanl<;
mously the motion to recommit the
treaty. j
Even the ‘‘bitter enders” did not |
oppose this motion, and the treaty
is no win the hands of the foreign
relations committee, which has been
instructed to bring it back at
with the Lodge reservations.
Senator Ladge has called a meet’,
Ing of the committee for 10:30 to
morrow morning. The meeting will
be a mere formality, since the com
mittee can do on thing but what the
senate has Instructed it to do. ,
Later Senator Norris declared that
the senate had committed a "rape on >
general parliamentary law” In Its
action. He referred to the action of
the senate in overruling his point |
of order against the Lodge motion!
to reconsider its final treaty vote of,
last
The senate had returned to regu-‘
lar legislative business whan Senator
Norris, who was prevented from de
bating his points of order, obtained
the floro again.
"I want to take the opportunity .
now to explain for the record what
a rape the senate has committed on
general parliamentary law,” Senator
Norris said. “I know it will have.
no effect on the senate’s action but ‘
sometime some student may want to
known what actually h"“>oened here
today.”
Spiker Weds Mother
Os Brother’s Child ;
In Fall River Home
FALL RIVER, Mass., Feb. 9.
Guy S. Spiker, of Baltimore, and Miss
Emily Knowles, of Stalley Bridge,
England, were married here yester
day afternoon at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. William H. Battersby. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Henry A. Arnold, pastor of the Bogle
Street Christian church, and was at
tended by members of the Battersby
family and a number of newspaper
men.
A congratulatory telegram was re
ceived from Baltimore from Mrs.
Perley Spiker, sister-in-law of the
bridegroom, and wife of the father
of the child that was brought .to
this country from England several
days ago by Miss Knowles.
Mr. and Mrs. Spiker said they
would leave for New York and Bal
timore tomorrow morning.
Abandon Hope of
Recovering Bodies
BRUNSWICK, Ga., Feb. 9.—Hope
of recovering the boaies of Captain
Chadwick and six members of the
crew of the tug Fortune, which was
wrecked off Jekyl Island a week ago,
was practically abandoned here to
day. A search of the beach on Jekyi
•vnd nearby islands was rrultleSg.