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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1920)
WARN FOREIGNERS NOT TO INTERFERE WILL NOT TOLERATE INTERFER ENCE WITH MERCHANT MARINE WESTERNERS HEAR ADDRESS Foreign Interests Told Not To At tempt To Sidetrack American Shipping Washington.—Warning foreign in terests not to attempt to interfere with the development of the American merchant marine. Chairman Henson of the shipping hoard declares that the board Ik determined to bitlld up an American merchant marine ns contem plated by the Jones shipping act, des pite threats and propaganda by such interest: - to defeat the law. "The I'nlted States,” says Admiral Henson, "is in earnest in its efforts to place within the ownership by United States citizens the control of at least a part of it's traffic in im ports and exports. If it should by any possible means Fie held that the departments of the government lack such authority as will insure their lin ing able, to protect American interests in such control, additional authority will lie asked by the administration, and will undoubtedly be granted by congress. "Foreign carriers and those in the United States interested more in for elgn than American Institutions will do well to Met sleeping dogs lie.' ” Admiral Henson's warning was sounded in a talk to representatives or Pacific coast chambers of com merce and trade bodies and American railroads who have been disturbed by threats of foreign carriers to divert business from American ports on 'he Pacific coast because of the section of the merchant marine net permitting u preferential rate over carriers with in the United Staten on merchandise moving in export and Import in Amer ican vessels. Such a threat, the admiral eays, is "futile and Idle.” “If such u threat is sincere and the attempt is made to so divert the busi ness,” Admiral Henson goes on to say, "Ihe shipping hoard will allocate American ships to move the business. The shipping hoard and the inter slate commerce commission will fol low tills action by other action which will further protect the interests of the United States against such for eign efforts to defeat the purposes of the merchant marine act.” Nothing could more surely bring about the enforcement or this section of the law than adoption by foreign carriers of their threat to divert busi ness from Apieriean ports. “As this section is to be used only whore there is an ample American ton nage to handle the export business in a foreign country or a possession of the United States, we cannot con ceive bow any one who has studied this law can assume that the shipping board would make any general appli cation of this section. There will cer tainly lie no enforcement of the pro vision without concurrent action will ell will fuly protect all American inter ests. •The transportation act has giv en the Interstate commerce cotnmis sion authority in 'emergency' to direct traffic or establish embargoes against movement of freights. It also has au thority to establish minimum - at»s on any commodity moving subject to the interstate commerce act within the United States. "The commission is aware of the necessity for preventing the distorting of traffic upon the railroads of tho United States such as would he ac complished by an effort by foreign curriers to divert the export and im port traffic now moving between Pa cific coast ports of the United States and the Orient either to British Co lumbia or to ports of the Atlantic." U. S. Mission At Yochow Is Attacked London. Southern troops have c.c rupied Yooctaow, China, follow ng an 1 attack upon the American mission at . that point, according to a Routers il's patch from Shanghai. Bandits are re j ported to he terrorizing the Hankow district, necessitating joint action by American and British squadrons on the Yangtse. Admiral Cleavee went ! to Hankow recently. 3,000 Street Car Men Quit At N. O. New Orleans. With deputy United States marshals guarding gas and electric plants, ear barns and roll ing stock of the New Orleans Railway and Light company, plans were being put 'into effect to offset the strike of 3,000 street car men. Soldiers at Jackson barracks threatened violence of a nature which the federal officers cannot take car of. it is announced. The strike followed failure of union workers and the federal receiver to reach an agreement as to wages. More Than Million Loyalty Premium New York. Distribution of more tha na million dollars' worth of pre ferred stock has begun by the Todd Ship Yards corporation to employees at its yards here and at Tacoma, Washington, it is announced. The dis bursement is a “loyalty premium" for faithful and efficient service for the last four years. Each man will re ceive from one to fifty shares, now quoted at $165 and paying 10 per cent dividends. Allotments are being made according to length of employment and nature of service. DEMOCRATS BUSY AT FRISCO One Thousand And Ninety-Two Dele gates Were In Their Seats When The Gavel Sounded San Francisco. —Assembling at noon June 28 for their session, delegates to the national Democratic convention, heard a keynote speech by National Chairman Cummings and perfected preliminaries cleai.ng the way tor trie real work of finding a presidential candidate. Hours before the opening ticket holders gathered in the spacious building which, for the occasion, seats more than twelve thousand persons Those who did not liold tickets were barred from approaching the main en trance by fences hidden by a screen of California evergreen. Decorations of the convention hall were simple and tasteful with the .Stars and Stripes as the dominant fea ture of the beautiful display. The seats of the 1,092 delegates were compactly assembled close to the platform and stretched almost across the width of the hail. Here and there stood the state and terirtorial stand ards, made of California redwood, showing the locations of the delega tions. Directly behind were the seats of tho alternates and all about them in an almost, perfect circle were places for more than ten thousand other per sons. The league of nations covenant was championed ns the “Monroe doctrine of the .world” hy Homer Cummings, temporary chairman of the Democratic national Convention in his keynote ad dress. Os the peace treaty’s defeat in the senate he said: “No blacker crime against civilization has ever soiled the pages of our history.” He characterized the Republican platform as “reactionary and provin cial." “Filled witli premeditated slanders and vague promises, it will lie searched in vain for one construc tive suggestion for the reformation of the conditions which it criticizes and deplores.” An innovation planned for the open ing of the convention was the silenc ing - of the great gathering hy a bugle call instead of the usual pounding with the gaVel. As the bugler's notes came to an end and the buzz of conversation o ntlie floor ceased, a detachment of marines standing in front of the plat form raised the national colors and came to “present arms.” Prohibition William J. Bryan, leader of the drys and Nebraska's member of the reso lutions committee, bad a dry plank to present to the committee, which reads: "We heartily congratulate the Dem ocratic party on its splendid leader ship in tlie submission and ratification of the prohibition amendment to the federal constitution and we pledge the party to the effective enforcement of the Volstead law. honestly and in good faith, without any increase in the alco holic content of permitted beverages and without any weakening of auy other of its provision.” Postmaster General Burleson and James Nugent of New Jersey, leading wets, also hail, planks varied in lan guage. but all to tho same purpose— pledging tho party to favor modifica tion of the Volstead law so that the individual states may determine what they will permit in the way of alco holic content. League Os Nations President Wilson. Mr. Bryan and Senator Walsh have planks on this question. In spite of the fight that Bryan and Walsh are making on the president, it appeared likely that the administration forces would win. The president's plank, which Sena tor Glass will present, pledges the party to ratification without lmpair ing reservations. Bryan's plank declares against mak ing the league a political issue and urges ratification with safeguarding reservations. The convention flung aside for the moment the business before it, while delegates carried on a demonstration that swept the great gathering off its ! i :. It was a halt hour before the out ! i . st. evoked by a sudden display of | the president's portrait, could be still j od. Again and again, as hie name was mentioned, the cheers broke out anew 1 to culminate in the shout of approval that adopted and sent to the white house a striking testimonial of his party’s faith and pride in the man 1 who lias led it through troublous years. Irish Question Tlte administration is against men tioning Ireland, but may concede a mention of Irish independence in con nection with the league of nations holding for the league as the hope of the Irish uud other subject peoples for freedom. I Irish organizations in concert have prepared a plank, emphatically putting ' the party on record as sympathising .with Ireland, and favoring recognition ' of the Irish republic by the United States. • Philippine Independence , Insertion of a plank in the plat . form favoring immediate Philippine i independence will be asked by a dele ' gatum of Filipinos. Jaime C. do Vey • ra. resident commissioner of the Phil ' ippines in the United States, aunounc ' ed recently. - He declared the Philipipnes would accept either independence with an American protectorate for the first 1 few years, under a treaty of neutral ‘ ity between the United States and the 1 , principal powers or absolute and j complete independence unconditional. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR, MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. SEEK RECOGNITION BY UNITED STATES NEW MEXICAN GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING RECOGNITION BY UNITED STATES VILLA PLATFORMANNOUNSED Promises Establishment Os Democrat ic Government, Os The People, For The People And By The People Washington.—Efforts of the new Mexican government to obtain recog nition from the United States were initiated by Fernando Iglesiais Calde ron, Mexican high commissioner to this country, who held a lengthy con ference with Acting Secretary of State Davis. Arguments and ideas for rec ognition were presented by Mr. Cal deron to Secretary Davis, who, prior to the conference, announced that the matter would be referred to President Wilson. The mission of which Mr. Calderon is the head, it is learned, has not plan ned to begin the work of obtaining recognition so soon, but developments in Mexico were considered by mem bers of the mission, said to make haste advisable. Unrest in the Mexican congress which has developed within the past I wo weeks and the outbreak of a newi revolution against the federal govern-: ment in the state of Tamaulipas, which has been reported to the state depart ment, led the mission and its Ameri can advisers to decide in favor of quick action. No information was forthcoming re garding the second “special mission” headed by Judge Alberto M. Gonzalez, an associate justice of the supreme court of Mexico, which the state de partment has been informed left Mex ico City recently. Official agents of Francisco Villa have been active in Washington, is suing a statement of General Villa’s stand on a number of matters of na tional importance. They also denied reports from Mexico that the rebel chief, who has refused to join the pres ent regime in Mexico, sought the pres idency of the republic for himself. Planks in the ''platform” announced by Villa agents include: Maintenance of the legal institutions of the republic of Mexico under the constitution of 1857. Establishment of a democratic gov ernment of the people, by the people and for the people. Elections free from official inter ference. Subdivision of the large land-hold ings, fully respecting all vested rights. Extension of educational facilities, especially more schools for the lower classes. Reorganization of the banking sys tem of Mexico. Resumption as soon as possible of the amortization of the public debt service. Protection of all foreign capital le gitimately invested in Mexico and the safeguarding of all vested rights. Development and promotion of in dustries and commerce. CUBANS HOLDING SUGAR FOR 24 CENTS POUND; 2,180,000 SACKS STORED Havana. —Cuban cane-growers, su gar-mill owners and brokers, claiming i to control the sale of 2,180,000 sacks | of unsold sugar, went on record as definitely pledged not to offer any j more sugar for sale until the price had , reached 24 cents a pound, the level j reached during the last half of May. This decision was reached at a mass ! meeting, which was presided over by j Miguel Arango, president of the As sociation of Hacendados and Colonos ! of Cuba. At this meeting a committee j of twelve, headed by Arango, was se- ! lected to act as the exclusive selling agency of those represented at the meeting. Participants pledged them selves to withdraw from the market all offers for the sale of sugar and sell none except through the medium of the committee, which is pledged to make no sales for less than 24 cents a pound. The amount of unsold Cpban sugar was estimated by a member of the selling committee at 3,390,000 sacks, their holding at 2.180.000 sacks, leav ing only 1,740,000 sacks under outside control. Efforts are being made to bring these into the pool. Anti-Jap Agitation Attacked In West Tokio. —Tlie recrudescence of anti- Japanese agitation in California is at tracting widespread attention in Ja pan. The national convention of chambers of commerce has adopted a resolution declaring that the agitation i grave proportions, and ex pressing the fear that if it is left un checked the interests of Japanese in California, the result of years of toil and labor, will he doomed. The res olution requests the appointment of a committee of twenty-five to discuss defensive ways and means. Killing Is Caused By Relig.ous Row Toledo. Ohio.—Albert Sherman, liv ing near Petersburg. Mich., has been arrested charged with the killing of Walter GUday of Erie. Mich., during a religious controversy at North White • ford. Mich. He is alleged to have fired the shot which killed Gilda.v fol l lowing an all-eight meeting addressed i by Louis J. King. King claims to he L I a former priest, and devotee his time ■I to speeches against the Catholic > church. Sherman, who was acting as l a temporary officer to guard King. . savs he shot in self-defense. I JENKINS CASEJNVESTIG ATED | Bandit Cordova Crsos-Examined For Four Hours, But Failed To Make Any Disclosure Mexico City.—Several Indians, ex amined with regard to their previous testimony in the case of William O. Jenkins, of Shelbyville, Tenn., former American consular agent, at Puebla, testified that they were suspneded in the air, struck and threatened with death by shooting until they agreed to testify against Jenkins, according to a Puebla dispatch to El Universale, Jenkins was kidnaped by the bandit, Frederico Cordova last fall and later ' was charged with complicity in his own capture. The testimony is Deing heard before the third criminal court of Puebla. Ignacio Vasquez, fomrer secretary of the second criminal court, declared the court papers were stolen to damage the case against Jenkins and the judge was deposed when he was about to free the American. hTe bandit Cor dova was cross-examined for four hours, but his testimony was not dis closed. Interviewed in Mexico City on his ; arrival from I’uebla, Cordova said he had kidnapped Jenkins, but the latter | was not an accomplice. The agents of the Caranza government, Cordova asserted, had made attempts to induce him to testify the kidnaping was the result of a scheme between himself and Jenkins, but he had declined to make such a statement. Any decla rations purporting to come from him accusing Jenkins of being implicated in his capture, Cordova asserted, were pure fabrications. EMBARGO ON TRANSPORT OF BUILDING MATERIALS ORDERED BY RAILROADS Sufficient Material At Building Plants To Present Requirements Os That Industry New York. —Declaring the railroads have placed a virtual embargo on the transportation of building materials by virtue of recent car service orders, Senator Wiliam M. Calder, chairman of the senate special committee on re construction and production, has ap pealed to the interstate commerce commission for a hearing to permit the building industry to present its case. Senator Calder said he had evidence from leading building material manu facturers that there now is sufficient material at the several plans to meet all present requirmeents of the indus try. The lack of railroad cars, the sena tor explained, has reduced the ship ment 66 2/3%, making the housing situation in New York City and pver the country increasingly serious. EIGHT INDICTED FOR ALLEGED CONSPIRACY IN CASE OF BERGDOLL Philadelphia.—The special federal grand jury which investigated the es cape of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll from bis military guards here May 21, returned eight indictments. Those named were: Grover Cleveland Berg doll; Erwin Bergdoll. his brother; Charles A. Braun, also a brother, but who changed Lis name; Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll. the mother; James E. Romig, former magistrate and friend jof the Bergdoll family; Eugene Ste | chre, driver of the car in which Berg- I doll made his escape; Alfred S. Mitch ! ell and Harry Shuh. They are accused | of conspiring with aiding Grover to dodge the draft, and with aiding him i to escape from his two army guards ! after he was reported to have come | here to hunt for buried treasure. Indicted For Fraud In Oil Stock Sales New York.—The federal grand jury which indicted fourteen concerns in | connection with a “nation-wide round up” of alleged fraudulent oil promot ers, indicted Blum, Reynolds & Co., New- York brokers, on charges of us ing the mails to defraud investors in the stocks of the Henderson Farm Oil company of Delaware. The indictment charges that the Henderson company owned 2,795 acres of productive oil lands in Kentucky. In alleged promo tion and sales of the stock the indict ment charges that the defendants rep resented falsely that the company was established as a producer, assured of earnings for payment of dividends. Railway Men Move For “One Union” Chicago.—Plans for a “one big un icn” movement among railroad em . ployees were reported to have been revived here at a secret conference at which, leaders declared, 105 delegates from American Federation of Labor locals throughout the country were present. R. M. Keifer, district chair man. denied that the organization had any radical intent or that a strike was j being considered. "We simply believe . 1 that all railroad workers should boLug i | to one union, instead of half a ik-zen brotherhoods/' Keifer said. Huns Not To Insist On 200,000 Army Paris. —German delegates at the Spa 1 conference will not insist upon the | maintenance of an army of 200,000 . men. according to the Echo de Paris , which quotes an unarmed diplomat . who asserts the German representa- I tives will ask the allies to reconsider , indemnity demands. The Spa meeting , would thus be a mere formality, and . the financial conference to be held in I Brussels, will be most important, as it is pcssiblc a financial agreement will be reached there. READJUSTMENT OF U. S. BUSINESS BUSINESS WORLD IS NOW GOING THROUGH PERIOD OF TRANSITION RESERVE BOARD STATEMENT Reduction In Retail Prices Begun In May Became Almost Universal During Month Os June Washington.—Business is passing through a period of readjustment and, in many instances, of depression, the federal reserve board declares in its June review of general business and financial conditions of the country. “There is, however, every Indica tion that this transition period will not last long—indeed that the turn to ward new conditions has already been | taken,” declares the board’s summary of reports of its agents, who, taking the country as a whole, finds consid erable variation in business conditions. Reduction in retail prices, begun in May, became universal during June, j It is said in explanation of the contin- | i ued large volume of retail trade, that j this is beneficial to the country. The : price cutting movement, the board ob- | ' serves, has been aided by the refusal of the public to pay high prices, al though the tendency of wholesale prices to maintain current levels Is declared to have been a counteracting influence. Except for clothing and ehoes, all essential commodities, in chiding foodstuffs, show little indica tion of reduction, but luxuries and non e': sentials in many lines have been “distinctly cut.” “Quito generally there is a tenden cy to settle down to a readjustment basis and to proceed with business upon a new level of prices and de mand,” the board asserts. "Control of credit and discrimination between non essential and speculative borrowing ara producing some results, although these are reported as developing themselves slowly and gradually. The present price situation is unsettled, and is being closely watched. While some price reporting agencies show a reduction, others show increases.” Although some improvement in transportation is noted the railroads are said not to have yet overcome the breakdown and a “great congetsion of goods” is reporte dto still exist. Fre quent complaints of car shortage are reflected by the agents’ reports, some indicating a menacing shortage of coal, which, unless remedied, will “se riously interfere with manufacturing.” The reports for the month on man ufacturing ranged from extreme opti mism to equally extreme pessimism. Possibly the most encouraging fac tor for the month is the improvement of agricultural prospects, all i reps, ex cept cotton showing improvement with the seasonable weather, good distribu tion of rainfall and replanting of crops, AMERICAN ASKS FOR THE ADDRESSES OF LONDON TAILORS AND THE PRICES Query From California Excites The Lord Mayor Os London To Quick Action London.—A few days ago the lord mayor received a letter from H. J. Holmes, 1308 North Wilson avenue,. Pasadena, Cal., asking for addresses of tailors and for clothing prices. Addressing the lord mayor, Mr. Holmes declares that the American people are "sweating unuder the yoke of profiteers,” that he knows English clothing prices are within reason and that he can sell scores of suits in his own neighborhood if some good Lon don tailor will get into communication with him. The lord mayor has referred the let ter to the London chamber of com merce. which has written several tai lors. These at once posted the let ter prominently in their windows un der such headings as “From the Lord Mayor to Us.” As there is a wave of price cutting among the cheaper tai lors since a member of parliament, Mr. Mallaby-Deeley, opened a large mass production shop to sell tailored suits at less than $25, the letter from Cali fornia was worked in flamboyant shop fronts to best advantage. No doubt London styles will be com monly seen on the streets of Pasadena this summer. Vote For Chile’s President Very Close Santiago, Chile.—A computation of the vote for members of the electoral college cast at the presidential elec tion recently, given out by th minis try of the interior, shoks Arturo Ales sandri, candidate of the Allied Lib erals, leading with 173 votes in the college as against 169 for Luis Bar ros Borgono, the nominee of the Mod erate Liberals, of liberal union. There are twelve presidential electors yet to be heard from. The complete elec toral college has a total of 354 mem bers. SIOOXOO.OOO Budget For N. Y. Schools New York. —Here is the largest bud-, get for public educational work ever’ planned by a single city. New York City will spend next year the unpre cedented total of one hundred million dollars. And this budget, now being discussed by the board of education, does not include plans for new build ing which will amount to fifteen mil lion dollars more. Os this amount, the increase in salaries of teachers will account for a great deal of the jump from the fifty-four million dollars spent this year. ASPIRIN Name “Bayer” on Genuine “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” is genu ine Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for over twenty years. Accept only an unbroken “Bayer x»ackage” which contains proper directions to relieve Headache, Tooth ache, Earache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Colds and Pain. Handy *in bores of 12 tablets cost few cents. Druggists also sell larger “Bayer packages.” Aspirin is trade mark Bayer Manufacture Mon oaceticacidester of Salicylieacid.—Adv. We All May Do It. “New suit, eh?” i “New suit nothing. This is a suit years because I told her I thought I i might need it to go fishing in.” INVENTIVE GENIUS ROBS CALOMEL OF NAUSEAM) DANGER Doctors’ Favorite Medicine Now Purified and Refined from All Objectionable Effects. ‘ ‘Calo tabs”—the New Name. What will human ingenuity do next? Smokeless powder, wireless, telegraphy, horseless carriages, colorless iodine, taste* less quinine,—now comes nausealess calo mel. The new improvement called “Calo tabs” is now on sale at drugstores. For biliousness, constipation and indi gestion the new calomel tablet is a prac tically perfect remedy, as evidenced by the fact that the manufacturers have au thorized all druggists to refund the price if the customer is not “perfectly delighted” with Calotabs. One tablet at bedtime with a swallow of water —that’s all. No taste, no nausea, no griping, no salts. By morn ing your liver is thoroughly cleansed and you are feeling fine, with a hearty appe tite. Eat what you please—no danger—go about your business. Calotabs are not sold in bulk. Get an original package, sealed. Price, thirty* five cents.— (adv.) Committed. “What’s the fuss in the yard?” “Our dog has just bitten a candi date.” “I wish our dog would keep out of politics. I didn’t intend to vote for that feller, but now I s’pose I’ll hafter.” SAY “DIAMOND DYES” Don’t streak or ruin your material in a poor dye. Insist on “Diamond Dyes.” Easy directions in package. “CORNS" Lift Right Off Without Pain Y fra I / xjJJ Doesn’t hurt a bit! Drop a little “Freezone” on an aching corn, instantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you lift it right off with fingers. Truly 1 Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of “Freezone” for a few cents, sufficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the calluses, without soreness or irritation. r Oh, Fudge! “Got anything in the shape of a house?” “Got a full line of tents, Exact shape of a house.” Dont Forget Cuticura Talcum When adding to your toilet requisites. An exquisitely scented face, skin, baby and dusting powder and perfume, ren dering other perfumes superfluous. You may rely on it because one of the Cuticura Trio (Soap, Ointment and Talcum). 25c each everywhere.—Adv. Probable Reason. Boreleigh I wonder why Miss Bright never asks me around on Sun day. Bangs—She probably looks upon Sunday as a day of rest. SAVE SHOES AND STOCKINGS They will last twice as long if you Shako Into > our Shoes ALLEN'S FOOT = EASE, the Antiseptic. Healing powder tor the feet. It takes away the sting of ;>.rns, Bunions, Oallouses, sore, aching, swollen, tender feet. Allen's Foot— Ease stops the friction which causes the wear on shoes and stockings, saves expense and makes walking a delight. Shake It into your shoes, Sprinkle it in the foot-bath. Sold everywhere.—Adv. * The Idea. He —Madam, I intend to be boss in my own house. £ho—Well, you know where good in tentions lead to. don't you? Dr. Peery's "Dead Shot" 1s powerful but safe. One dose is enough to expel Worm* or Tapeworm. No castor oil necessary.— Adv. If there is work enough "to go around" there Is likely to be money enough.
