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THE NEWS, Established 1871.
THE PRESIDENT RAPS SENATORS WHO BLOCKED LEGISLATION
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GRIFFIN WILL PRESENT OBILIZATION PROGRAM
CONGRESS ADJOURNS SHE DOS
Vote Not Completed, Coming After Twelve Hour Fili¬
buster to Prevent Passage of General Deficiency Bill
Army, Navy, Agricultural and Sundry Appropria¬
tion Killed and Appointments Not Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, March 4.—The
sixty-fifth congress adjourned sine
die at noon today. In the senate as
the gavel fell members went on record
as favoring demobilization of all the
American troops in the cantonments
in the United States within thirty
days, but the vote was not completed.
The vote came at tpe end of a
filibuster to prevent the passage of
the general deficiency bill carrying
seven hundred and fifty million dol¬
lars to defray the expenses of fed¬
eral control of railroads.
Senators Sharman, LaFollstte and
France filibustered until the eqj, of
the session.
The house at noon was considering
navy, agricultural and sundry civil ap¬
propriation* billa.
The house at noo nwas considering
an amendment permitting soldiers to
convert war time insurance p e li stpli
into commercial insurance, but the mil
died with the session.
Sherman, who had been speaking
since daybreak, yielded in the senate
at 11:30 to permit the passage of the
bill increasing the clerical force in
the. Senator house.. Gore --4-^——-jjX--------- then offered the de¬
mobilization bill.
Senator Lewis unsuccessfully tried
to have passed a resolution indorsing
the course of the president in nego¬
tiations for the league of nations.
The president at the capitol signed
many bills, including the million dol¬
lar wheat guarantee, .the District of
Columbia prohibition measure and
other bills.
The appointments of Mitchell Pal¬
mer as attorney general, Skelton Wil¬
liams as comptroller of the currency,
one thousand po'stmasters and others
were not confirmed by the senate.
The house passed the Irish resolu¬
tion this morning and adopted a ma
jority report of the committee stating
the national security league violated
the federal corrupt practices act.
TO BOOST THE PRODUCTS
OF GEORGIA ENTERPRISE
ATLANTA, March 4.—The Asso¬
ciation of Select Newspapers, com¬
posed of about 120 leading papers, is
getting ready for reconstruction days
along with other organizations. 0. W.
Passavant, of the Newnan Herald, is
president of the Association, and he
has just closed an interesting and im¬
portant meeting of the directors of
the association at whcih plans were
discussed for the boosting of home
products with the public.
Isador Gelders, editor of the Fitz¬
gerald Leader-Enterprise, who is one
of the directors, was one of the lead¬
ers in the suggestion that Georgia
products be boosted and ' that the
homefolks be urged to patronize home
manufacturers and home industries.
The idea is ful of possibilities, and
the directors of the newspaper"jasso
ciation intend to get behind, as it
means more prestige for Georgia
along all lines.
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Justice Leads to Love.
Do justice to your brother (you can
do that, whether you love him or not),
dbd you will come to love him.—Rus
kin.
GRIFFIN, GA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 4,
REFUSAL TO CALL
AN EM SESSION
In Statement Tuesday President
Puts Blame on Wilful Sena¬
tors Who Obstructed Import¬
ant Measures in Closing Hours
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SCORES GROUP OF MEN
PLOTTING IN SENATE
Declares They Deliberately Chose to
Boitprasa AdnOoirtratlon, Imperil
Financial Interest of Railways and
Make Arbitrary Use of Powers
WASHINGTON, March 4.—Presi¬
dent Wilson in a formal statement
this afternoon reiterated his refusal
to call an extra session of congress.
He put the blame directly upon will¬
ful legislators who obstructed import¬
ant measures in the closing hours of
the sixty-fifth congress and bespoke
the confidence of the American peo¬
ple in the course which he has taken.
The president said he took it for
granted those who are responsible
for the conditions that will exist be¬
cause of the failure of certain legis¬
lation are willing to assume the re¬
sponsibility for the impaired efficien¬
cy of the government and embarrass¬
ed finances of the country during his
absence.
The president declared that a group
of men in the senate had deliberately
chosen to embarrass the administra¬
tion of the government, imperil the
financial interests ofthe railways and
make arbitrary use of the powers in¬
tended to be employed in the interest
of the people.
It is not in the interest of the right
conduct of public affairs that I should
call congress in special session while
it is impossible for me to be in Wash¬
ington because of the more pressing
duty elsewhere to co-operate with the
house and senate, declared the presi¬
dent.
SAYS PISTOL TOTING IS
CHIEF CAUSE OF GRIME
ATLANTA, March 4.—In address¬
ing the Fulton grand jury at the be
gining of the Spring term of court
yesterday Judge J. D. Humphries of
the criminal court, declared that “pis¬
tol toting” is the chief cause of crime
is Atlanta and Fulton county, and he
urged that the grand jury stamp out
the evil habit of carrying concealed
weapons.
He declared that it is astonishing to
see the amount of crime now preval¬
ent, and that the defendants brought
before him included men, women and
He strongly urged the grand jury
actively begin a crusade for the
of crime.
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RMHLY IN SPEECH
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PRESIDENT EXPECTED TO IN¬
FORM AMERICAN PEOPLE IT
MUST BE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
OR REBOLUTION IN EUROPE
WASHINGTON, March 4.—Making
their way through wildly cheering
Crowds the president and party board
ed a special train f«r New York at X
o’clock this afternoon.
very frankly in his tT* address in - r New
York tonight. It is expected that he
will tell the American people in M
uncertain tones that it must be d
league of nations or revolution be
tween many European countries, and
that the league is the only means of
restoring peace to the world.
It is said the president believes
when he returns with the ratification
of every European nation, the senate
will experience a change of heart The
suggestion is made that if the league
of nations stands it may even result
in the re-uniting of both parties by
the white house officials.
SCORE OF BOLSHEV1KI HELD IN
CHICAGO BY FEDERAL
ORITIES AND FOUR
FUL BOMBS FOUND.
CHICAGO, March 4.—A plot to
bomb the army headquarters here,
city hall, Union Club and Chicago
club buildings as a protest against
“wealth” and the arrest of L W. W.’s
throughout the country and a blow
against militarism was successfully
frustrated, it was made known to
dya.
A score of Bolsharikr are being held
secretly by federal authorities who
picked the suspects from a round up
of over two hundred I. W. W.’s.
Four powerful bombs designed to
destroy buildings are in possession of
the authorities.
The Union League was to have been
bombed on February 18th.
PLANNING GHEAT WELCOME
ATLANTA, March 4.—Rumors that
the famous Eighty-Second Division is
soon to reach home have been definite¬
ly confirmed, and relatives and friends
of members of the division through¬
out the State may look forward to
greeting their overseas soldiers some¬
time during April.
According to a cablegram from
Paris, the Eighty-Second is now on
its way to Bordeaux, and is on the
sailing list for April.
It is hoped that the men of this di¬
vision will be demobilized at Camp
Gordon, where they were trained; and
as the indications are that this course
of action will be followed, arrange¬
ments are already being discussed by
various organizations in Atlanta for
greeting find entertaining the boys on
their return. The city expects to
make the day of their arrival the gala
day in the history of the city; and in
all probability many persons from va¬
rious parts of the State will assemble
here to give the earliest possible
greeting to their loved Ones on their
return.
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TELEPHONE DEVELOPMENT
MAN AND PROMINENT FARM
BR8 FORMALLY DISCUSS PRO
mess AND ARE PLEASED.
drifte will in all probability have
* modem cold atorage plant and live
stock yards at an early date. Chaun
ce y Smith, special agent of the South
Telephone and Telegraph
w wtrssscsu: Gwrity
(pent ln a nd
met with much encouragement here,
A meeting of r e presenta tive busi
ness sown and prominent farmers, in¬
eluding R. F. Strickland, H. V. Kell,
A, P. JPatterson, G. L. Cauthen, R.
L. Pups and W T. Bennett, agricul
toral agent of Spalding county,
with Mr. Smith in the Board of Trsde
rooms Tuesday morning and
discussed the feasibility of establish
ing Pie two projects here which it
believed will S0sn be established,
Intease interest eras manifested
the meeting and on tha streets in
proposed projects and it is very
able Mint definite action will be
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v'Mr. Smith was. very ranch
ed with Griffin and is confident a
em cold storage plant and stock
here will be paying investments.
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ALAMO FEATURING MISS
CLARA HERE
Beautiful and Talented Actress
pears in “Mrs. Wiggs of the
Cabbage Patch.”
The statement has been
made that Marguerite Clark is
sweetest girl in motion pictures,
all of her thousands of
cheerfully admit that they share
opinion. Every film fan of
ment and appreciation will go
further and insist that in the
al of sweet sixteen roles she has
superior in the silent drama.
vivacity and youthful charm in
pictures as “The Seven Swans,”
Man, Poor Man," “Prunella,"
Tom’s Cabin,” “Out of a Clear
“Three Men and a Girl,” not to
of the wonderful “Bab”
have made her characterizations
these notable photoplays an integral
part of screen history. Her
sonation of Lovely Miary in
Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch,” her
test Starring vehicle, which comes
the Alamo Theatre tomorrow will
a new and perhaps more
chapter to the story of her brilliant
artistic achievements.
* * THE WEATHER.
Cloudy tonight, warmer central nor
itons; Wednesday probably showers.
Maximum -62
Minimuin- . 44
Mean __ . -53
THE SUN, Established 1877.
ERIFFIN IS PUNNING WELCOME FOR
MUG SOLDIERS SOON;
MEETING CALLED fOR TOMORROW
Demobilization Program Will Be Presented by Miss Mar¬
garet Laing Supervisor of Home Service of Red
Cross. Who Speaks Highly of Work Done Here and
Urges Importance of Maintaining Trained Home
Service Worker.
The executive committee of the lo¬
cal Red Cron chapter will meet Wed¬
nesday afternoon at three o’clock in
the auditorium at the city hall. Hie
regular business will be attended to,
after which will be presented the de¬
mobilization program for the borne
service sections of the Bed Cross by
Miss Margaret Laing, supervisor of
the home service sections of sixty
counties in North Georgia.
Miss Laing has been connected with
the Southern division of the Bed Cam
camp cities much of the time,
many years connection with a
werk in Georgia and South Can
particularly fit her * A
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the has been aflB
ing dome; in Griffin by the bona sat¬
vibe section. Adequate rooms
supplied at the city hall with a train
ed secretary in Miss Alice Murray,
who recently attended the. Red Cross
Home Service Institute.
Griffin is one of a small number
cities having sent a student to the in
stitute to be trained for this work.
It is hoped that every chapter in the
Southern division will in time have a
trained home service worker.
The chairman of the chapter is Mrs.
R. H. Drake. She urges that every
member of the executive committee be
present at the meeting tomorow af
emoon, and wishes to extend a cordial
invitation to all who are interested in
the demobilization program of the
Red Cross to attend the meeting.
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Civil Business Transacted Monday
, and Court Begins Trial of Tedious
Cases on Criminal Docket.
Judge L. P. Goodrich and Solicitor
J. A. Darsey in the city court of Grif¬
fin took up the criminal docket Tues¬
day, after having finished the civil
cases beforei the court on Monday.
During Tuesday the following cases
were tried:
Newton Ogletree, wife beating L
guilty, 12 months of $100,
Willis Ballard, larceny, guilty, 12
months or $65.
Alvin McCullough, liquor, not guil
ty.
George Ogletree, two cases, drunk¬
enness and pistol, guilty, but sen¬
tence not passed.
Tod Simpson was on trial for lar¬
ceny at noon.
Court will be in session for sev¬
eral days, there being much business
to come up for triaL
DEPUTY COLLECTOR IN CITY
TO ASSIST THE DEALERS
E. E. Dixon, deputy revenue collec¬
tor, arrived in the city today and will
be here until tomorrow night for the
purpose of assisting local dealers in
making their tax returns on cigars
and tobacco. He announces that he
will be glad to give any information
desired and will be glad to have the
dealers call on him. While here his
headquarters will be in Sheriff Pat
rick’s office at the court house.
STRIKE EFFECTIVE
IN BERLIN TUESDAY;
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SPARTAK W
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BERLIN, March 4—A general
d brtime effective hen today.' jit
ia rumored that the Spartacidea mrm
iff full Attnfml with . thi'wtw thnnaan rl
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THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
At'WEIMAR DISSOLVED
LONDON, March 4.—The German
national asembly at Weimar hasboea
dissolved. It may never reconvene.
the general strike in Berlin is spread
lag every where in Germany, »
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED.
COPENHAGEN, March 4.—MartUti
law has been declared in Berlin, Spa
dau and TeJtow today by the PruaiiaB
government to protect workers from
famine and terrorism. War Minister
Noske has been given complete execu¬
tive authority.
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SIXTEEN THOUSAND HARBOR.
WORKERS QUIT AND 54AM
LONGSHOREMEN THREATEN
TO WALK OUT.
NEW YORK, March 4.—The New
York port is completely tied up today
by the strike of sixteen thousand har¬
bor workers, with fifty-four thousand,
longshoremen threatening to quit if
an attempt is made to run the boat*
with outsiders.
The strikers are demanding an
eight-hour a day working schedule.
The Hudson tube is jammed, with
thousands trying to fight their way
into the trains.
The only craft not affected are gov¬
ernment troops and hospital ships
and boats operated between city and
municipal in*ti|tiJtions.
CANE HAS 175 PIECES
OF WOOD OF II KINDS
RICHMOND, Mo., Mereh 3.—It has
taken J. W. Hagen, of this city, 12
years to complete a walking stick
made up of 175 pieces of wood, includ¬
ing eleven different kinds. Mr. Ha¬
gen made the stick at odd times and
used aah, walnut, hickory, poplar, cot¬
tonwood, sugar tree, California red¬
wood and four kinds of oak i nits con¬
struction.
Wants to Get Even.
“When a lazy man has to
Mid Unde Eben, M de first job he wants
Is dat of a policeman to keep other
folks Turn violatin’ antiioaflu’ laws.* -