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JR PROHIBITION »i
ACT DECIDED VAUD
PREME COURT, VOTING AS A
UNIT, SUSTAINS PROHI
BITION LAW
VERSE WETS’ CONTENTION
lurt Did Not Act On Validity Os
; Volstead Prohibition Enforce-
ment Act
Washington.—By unanimous deci
^n, constitutionality o£ the war-time
jhibition act was sustained by the
preme court. The opinion, given
Associate Justice Brandies, held
effect, however, that the war-in
ked “dry” period still may be ter
hated by presidential proclamation
j demobilization. In rendering its
inion, the court, however, did not
• t on the validity of the Volstead
inhibition enforcement act or on ap
als involving the alcoholic content
■ beer, leaving those cases to future
unions. The decision practically
»ept aw’ay all hope of a “wet” Christ
as as the possibilities of the war
he act being repealed before con
itutional prohibition becomes effect
e one month from now were con
lered remote.
?The cases decided were those of the
entucky distilleries and warehouse
<mpany of Louisville, dnd Dryfoos,
um & Co., of New York, instituted
'r the purpose of compelling the gov
inmeut to release ’whisky from bond.
| both cases, the court denied con-
Jntion of Elihu Root and other at-
Arneys for the distillers that the act
I violation of the Constitution takes
private property without just compen
ition, that the period of the war
nergency for which the act was
iassed, had terminated, that the law
as an interference with the state
lalice powers and an undue exercise
if the war powers of congress. Con
gress did not intend for the war-time
|ct to terminate on the conclusion
f the war, but at the end of the pe
riod of demobilization in the view of
Be court which held that the “con
tusion of the war clearly did not
hean cessation of hostilities.”
I “Congress, therefore, provides, the
{pinion added, “that the time when
he act ceased to be operative should
e fixed by the president’s ascertain
ng and proclaiming the date when
demobilization had terminated.” Had
:he president, on October 28, last, at
he time when he vetoed the Volstead
|.ct, believed that demobilization had
germinated, the court said, “he would,
Joubtless, have issued then a procla
mation to that effect, for he had man
ifested a strong conviction that restric
•ion upon the sale of liquor should
?nd.”
AMERICAN CITIZEN IS
RELEASED BY VILLA
WITHOUT RANSOM
Eagle Pass, Texas. —American and
Mexican government officials have not
•eceived details of the release of
?red G. Hugo, American ranch mana
ger, who was liberated by Villa fol
owers without payment of the ten
hmisand dollars ransome demanded.
Hugo was released when the Villa
followers left Muzquiz, Coahuila, and
is now at Muzquiz. Several promi
nent Mexicans held by Villa also were
released without payment of ransom.
Announcement of the release of
Hugo, manager of the J. M. Dobie
ranch in Coahuila, and the Mexicans
was made by G. M. Seguin, Mexican
consul at Eagle Pass. The news came
in a brief telegram from Gen. Alfredo
Ricaut, commander of the federal
troops sent to intercept Villa forces.
So far as known there have been
no clashes between these forces. It
had been reported that Francisco
.Pardo, the Spaniard whose release
•by Villa was announced earlier, paid
{the rebel chieftain eight thousand dol
lars for his freedom.
| “We’ve got our Christmas supplies
iand will not return until next sum
mer,” was the message Villa left at
Muzquiz, when he departed with big
anen for the Coahuila mountains. They
had looted virtually every establish
ment in Muzquiz. Carranza troops
are holding Muzquiz, it is officially
{announced in Piedras Negras, the
Mexican town opposite Eagle Pass.
J. W. Gerard Candidate For President
Pierre, S. D—James W. Gerard of
New York has signed a minority
nominating petition as a candidate for
president of the United States at the
state primaries in March, it is an
nounced here. The petition also was
signed by six delegates to the re
cent state proposal meeting held at
Pierre. Principles accompanying the
j petition are summarized ae being:
t “To make and keep the country safe
! for democracy.” Gerard has had ex
j tended experience in the diplomatic
I service.
68,000 Girls On Missing List For 1919
New York.—Approximately 68,000
girls have disappeared or run away
from their homes in the United States
during the - last year, according to a
, statement issued by the Travelers’
i Aid Society. A special meeting of the
. society has been called to devise plans
to meet demands made by the great
increase in runaways and helpless
travellers.' The meeting will be at
tended by officials of the transatlantic
lines and representatives of the va
rious churches and the Jewish social
agencies.
' WILSON THANKSTHE MINERS
John L. Lewie, Acting President Os
The Miners, Replies In Most
Affable Tone
j Washington.—“We must all work
together to see that a settlement, just
and fair to every one, is reached with
out delay,” President Wilson said, in
a telegram to John L. Lewis, head
of the United Mine Workers, express
ing appreciation of the “patriotic ac
tion in ending the strike. The mes
r sage says:
The Message
“May I not express to you, and,
through you, to the other officers of
your organization, my appreciation of
the patriotic action which you took
’at Indianapolis. ^Hw we must all
work together to see to it that a set
tlement just and fair to every one
is reached without Jelay.
“WOODROW WILSON.”
Coal Dividends Will Be Made Public
Announcement of members of the
commission to investigate miners’
wages and operators’ profits were
made at the white house after Attor
ney General Palmer returns to Wash
ington. White house officials state
definitely that the third man on the
commission will not be any one con
nected with the government. The sec
retary of the treasury is directed to
submit to the senate a statement of
dividends paid during 1917 and 1918
by bituminous coal mining concerns
in a resolution offered by senior John
son of South Dakota.
Lewis Replies To Wilson
Indianapolis.—Replying to the tele
gram trom President Wilson commend
ing the United Mine Workers for ac
cepting his proposal, John L. Lewis,
acting president of the piiners, said^
“I am honored in the receipt of your
message wherein you commend as pa
triotic the action of the mine work
ers’ conference. Your recognition of
this fact, I am sure, will be echoed by
the American people. The mine work
ers are profoundly impressed with the
assurance of fair dealings which you
have extended. The sincere co-oper
ation of myself and associates will be
given to the end that the final set
tlement will comprehend every ele
ment of justice and right.”
FRENCH IN CLASH WITH
D’ANNUNZIO’S ARMY;
MANY KILLED AND HURT
Stated That D'Annunzio's Troops Had
Pillaged French Depots
At Fiume
Paris.—French troops have clashed
with d’Annunzio volunteers at Fiume
and many were killed and wounded on
both sides, according to a Geneva dis
patch printed by the Petit Parsien,
with reservation. It is said that d’An
nunzio’s troops had pillaged French
depots at Fiume.
D’Annunzio Ready To Make Peace
London. —Gabriele d’Annunzio is
ready to co-operate with the Italian
government to bring about a return
of normal conditions in the Adriatic
if satisfactory guarantees are given
that Italy will neither renounce Fiume
nor evacuate territories occupied since
the signing of the armistice, it is of
fically announced here. The position
of d’Annunzio is given in a reply to
the term offered by General Badoglio,
chief of staff of the Italian army, who,
it is stated, proposed retention of
Fiume by Italy and the surrender of
all claims to Dalmatia.
Villa Makes Raid To Avenge Angeles
Eagle Pass, Texas. —In reprisal for
the recent execution of Gen. Felipe
Angeles, four hundred Villa followers
attacked the town of Musquiz, in the
state of Coahuila, looting the stores
and seizing several prominent citizens
for hostages, according to information
received here. There have been many
rumors anent the operations of Villa,
but this news seems to be borne out
by the facts. There is no doubt that
Villa and his followers are incensed
against the Carranza government for
summarily executing Gen. Felipe An
geles.
Many Ships Victims Os Sea Storms
Halifax, N. S. —Fourteen vessels,
wrecked, missing or making port in
a crippled condition, were reported by
marine authorities as victims of storms
vhich swept the north Atlantic coast
during the last few days. A seventy
five-mile gale from the Gulf of St.
Lawrence raged over Newfoundland for
twenty-four hours.
To Urge Digging Os St. Marys Canal
Fernandina, Fla. —Resolutions pro
viding for the creation of a committee
of fifty to press in congress and be
fore the nation the digging at the
earliest possible moment of a canal
connecting the Atlantic through the
St. Marys and Sewanee rivers with
the Gulf of Mexico with eventually
making an inland water route to the
mouth of the Mississippi river, were
unanimously adopted at an adjourned
meeting of delegates to the Southern
Commercial Congress held here re
cently.
Wallace Killed By His Own Fault
Washington. —Complete blame for
the killing of James Wallace, an Amer
ican citizen, by a Mexican soldier, two
weeks ago, near Tampico, Mexico, is
placed upon Wallace himself by the
Mexican government, in its note re
plying to the urgent inquiry made by
the United States. The note, which
has been handed to the American em
bassy in Mexico City, was summarized
in a dispatch received from the em
bassy by the state department at
Washington. It is not known what fur
ther steps, if any, will be taken.
TUB Bvtxm, IfeWJNTON, GEORCTA.
MCI COMPROMISE
BARRED BY WILSON
FLATLY REFUSES TO MAKE Al
MOVE FOR ANY KIND OF
AGREEMENT
CONGRESS TODEFER ACTION
Statement Issued From White House
Setting Forth Position Os
President
Washington.—President Wilson in
tervened in the peace treaty dilemma
with an announcement that he had
“no compromise or concession of any.
kind in mind,” would make no move
toward the treaty’s disposition and j
would continue to hold the Republi- '
can members of the senate responsi
ble for results and conditions attend
ing delay.
The president’s position, regarded
as peculiarly significant in view of
the recent discussion in the senate
of a compromise, was set forth in the .
following Statement issued from the ।
white house:
“It was learned from the highest :
authority at the executive offices that
the hope of the Republican leaders of
the senate that the President would
relieve the situation with regard
to the treaty is entirely without any
foundation; he has no compromise or
concession of any kind in mind, but
intends so far as he is concerned that
the Republican leaders of the senate
shall continue to bear the undivided
responsibility for the fate of the
treaty and the present condition of
the world in consequence of that
fate”
The white house statement appar
ently had no effect in changing the
treaty situation Democratic leaders,
endorsing the presidents view, de
clared that it did not preclude a sen
ate compromise and that compromise
efforts would proceed. Republican
leaders continue to reiterate that the
president was responsible for the
present status and must make the first
move toward a solution. Senators
hoping to kill the treaty alone express
ed satisfaction.
SELF GOVERNMENT
PLAN FOR EGYPT,
DECLARES CURZON
Washington.—Great Britain’s plans
for establishing a constitutional form
of government in Egypt are set forth
in an official statement made by Earl
Cunson, British minister of foreign af
fairs, which has been received here.
Objects of the Milner mission, which
goes to Egypt to arrange the propos
ed new government are described in
the statement.
The British foreign secretary an
nounces that it is the intention of
the British government to establish
the largest measure of self-govern
ment for which Egypt is believed ca
pable at this time. He states that the
Milner mission is not authorized to
impose a constitution on Egypt, but
rather to study the situation.
Germans May Place Ex-Kaiser On Trial
Berlin. —Former Emperor William
may be included in the list of wit
nesses who are to be cross-examined
by a sub-committee of the parlia
mentary committee inquiring into re
sponsibilities for the war in connec
tion with its work in establishing the
attitude and procedure of the impe
rial government toward the Bosnesian
government at Sarajevo prior to the
outbreak of the war. The committee
has decided, however, to defer action
in this regard until replies have been
received to a sheet of questions sent
out to leading diplomatists and army
leaders.
Urge Construction Os Big Cargo Lines
Washington.—Recommendation that
the shipping board proceed promptly
with the construction of seventy high
class cargo liners and ten small pas- '
senger vessels, but leave to independ- :
ent companies the building of large
first class passenger ships is made
in a memorandum prepared by John
H. Rosseter, as director of operations
of the board, and made public by
Chairman Payne. The memorandum
recommends against permitting Ger
man vessels to be retained.
Flames Sweep Liner Graf Waldersee !
New York. —Fire broke out on the
former North German Lloyd liner the
Graf Waldersee, recently a United
States army transport, and now an
chored in the Hudson river, pending
transfer to Great Britain. Residents
at Spuyten Duyvil, opposite the an
chorage of the Graf Waldersee, re- '
ported that the big liner was envel- •
oped in smoke through which flames
were leaping. Two fire boats and a
police tug were rushed to the assist
ance of the ship. Two transports ren
dered assistance.
SIO,OOO Ransom For U. S. Citizen
Eagle Pass, Texas. —Definite news
from Fred G. Hugo, American mana
ger of the J. M. Dobies ranch, near
Muzquiz, Coahuila, held by Francisco
Villa for ten thousand dollars ran
som, still is lacking here. Unofficial
reports reaching the border, however,
indicate that the American, with sev
eral Mexican hostages, probably is
being detained in El Pino mountains,
about one hundred miles from Muz
quiz. Whether federal troops bad tak
en up the pursuit of the Villistas could
| not be' ascertained.
GARFIELD DISPLEASED; QUITS
He Sent Personal Letter To Presi
dent Wilson, In Which He Ten
dered Resignation
Washington.—Fuel Administrator,
Garfield’s resignation is in the hands
of President Wilson, given because
he disagrees on the principle with the'
coal strike settlement proposal arrang
ed by the government and the Mine
Workers’ Union. Doctor Garfield him
self refused to discuss the report, but.
at the white house it is said that a
personal letter from him has been
transmitted to the president.
He Took No Part In Negotiations
Men close to the fuel administration
understand that he believes that the
work of the commission authorized
under the settlement to be made up
of one coal mine operator, a coal min-
I er and a third person named to repre
i sent the public will result in an in
j crease in the price of coal to the
consuming public. Against this form
of settlement, Doctor Garfield has
been unalterably opposed. It has been
learned on good authority that he took *
no part in the negotiation with the
I mine workers’ union chiefs, and that,
though informed and consulted as
; ter their initiation, the terms laid
! out as finally accepted contravene his
: conception of the main principle in
volved.
Garfield Wanted Coal Commission
It was recalled in connection with
the resignation that in suggesting a
14% wage increase as fair for the
miners and possible to be paid from
present profits of mine owners, Doctor
Garfield suggested a commission rep
resentative of the industry to review,
the findings, but expressed the con-,
viction that such a body should not,
have power to fix prices. His belief
is said to be that with this power
I granted a combination of the employer
and employee in the industry to mulct
the public by price raises is certain :
to result.
HOLLAND MAY CHANGE
ATTITUE TOWARD EX-
KAISER OF GERMANY
Government Is Asked To Consider
New Measures In Connection With
His Remaining In Holland
Amsterdam, Holland. —Doctor San
nes, Socialist member of the Dutch
parliament, raises the question as to
the stay of the former kaiser in Hol
land. He said during the discussion
of the budget of the ministry of jus
tice that he had never' opposed the
ex-kaiser’s stay in The Netherlands
when of the opinion that the ex-kaiser
was merely an unhappy man.
Thinks Kaiser Instigated War
“However, Karl Kautsky’s revela
tions have given mb,” Dr. Sannes pro
ceeded, "another view, as it has now
been proved that the kaiser was the
instigator of the terrible war and
' the man who caused the fire of hell
; all over the world. It might have
been true that the kaiser’s presence
in Holland was not dangerous for the
country up to some time ago; now the
kaiser’s stay is indeed dangerous for
Holland.” Therefore, Doctor Sanne’s
asked the government to consider oth
;er measures as to the kaiser’s resi
dence in Holland, particularly, he said,
■the question of extradition should be
earnestly considered.
CAMP GORDON TO BE SOLD;
REPUBLICANS VOTE FOR *
ABANDONMENT OF CAMP
Camp Benning, At Columbus, And
McPherson, Near Atlanta,
Retained
Washington.—With less than one
hundred members on the floor of the
house of representatives, the propo
sition to retain Camp Gordon, Ga„
as a permanent military post by a vote
of 34 to 51, was killed, thus making
; mandatory the recommendation of the
committee that the camp be salvaged
at once and the proceeds from the sale
turned into the United Stages treas
ury.
: Coupled with the enactment for the
salvaging of Camp Gordon was the
statute providing for the permanent
retention of Camp Benning, at Colum
bus, Ga., and the appropriation of ap
proximately $750,000 for the comple
tion of the same as a permanent mili
tary training camp for infantry and
: small arms.
1 Aerial Mail Service For Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga. —Extension of the air
plane mail service to Atlanta, is plan
ned within the next year. Assistant
Postmaster General Praeger told the
house postoffice committee, says a
dispatch from Washington. The At
lanta mail service will be an exten
sion service. Mail between New
York and Washington will be speeded
up by twelve or fourteen hours, the
assistant postmaster general says. Mr.
Praeger appeared before the postof
fice coi mittee to request an appro
priation of $3,000,000 for extension.
Treaty Is Dead As Hector, Says Lodge
Washington.—The first open discus
sion of the peace treaty in the senate
at this session of congress came dur
ing the debate on the railroad bill.
Senator Lodge, the Republican leader,
and Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, the
leader of the "mild reservation” group
of Republican senators, declared the
treaty was “dead as Hector” until it
is again submitted by the president,
and charged the Democrats with the
full responsibility for the failure to
ratify it at the specP*’ session of con
gress.
PALMER ON TR ? -
EERS AND
HOARDERS
FIGHT MADE JN HIGH^|
Attorney General Tells Clubwomen He
Is Resolved To Reduce
Cost Os Living
Chicago.—Attorney General Palmer
pledged the full power of the depart
ment of justice in the prosecution of
hoarders and profiteers in a talk in
which he outlined to four hundred city
officials, heads of civic organizations
and clubwomen of Illinois the program
'of his department in combating the
high cost of living.
A plea for the assistance erf every
man and woman in the' country in a
national fight against high prices was
made by Mr. Palmer at the meeting
which was called by Governor Low
den.
Plan of Action Outlined
Explaining the plan of action, where
by fair price committees in every
community become agents of the fed
eral government in enforcing its de
crees, Mr. Palmer laid down a program
of five conservations which, if carried
out, would do much to deal a death
blow to the high cost of living. They
are:
I—Organizationl—Organization of fair price com
mittees in every city and county, back
ed by mayors and prosecuting attor
neys with the committees supporting
United States district attorneys.
2 —Organization of women to refuse
to buy anything but actual necessities
until prices come down.
3 —Holding of “conservation” and
economic meetings in every commun
ity, under the auspices of civic bod
ies.
4 —lnfluence of mayors and prose
cutors to be brought to bear on the
warring elements to prevent factional
disturbances in industry and particu
larly to bring about an industrial peace
of at least six months’ duration.
s—Remobilization at the four-min
ute men to deliver “work and save”
addresses in theders each night.
SUGAR CONTROL
FOR COMING YEAh
House Passes, 256 to 34 Measure To
Continue the War-Time Powers
Over Sugar Through 1920
Washington.—By a vote of 256 to 3^
the house passed the senate bill con
tinuing the sugar equalization board
through 1920. Amendments retaining
in force the war-time powers of the
government for controlling prices and
movements of sugar wore approved,
necessitating the sending of the meas
ure to conference committee of the
two houses.
While the only disputes to be set
tled in conference are the continu
ance of the war-time powers permit
ting licensing control of the sugar busi
ness, and the requisitioning of stocks
or refineries, leaders in congress were
doubtful whether an agreement could
be reached before the holiday recess.
As passed by the senate, the bill re
pealed the license control, and contain
ed no reference to the requisitioning
power.
Opposition of the bill’s supporters
to the repeal of these powers, and the
unanimous criticism of the sugar
equalization board that the senate bill
would serve no useful purpose were
placved before the house committee
before it decided earlier in the day to
recommend continuance of the pow
ers. The board declared it should be
vested with these powers as well as
the power to place an embargo on ex
ports.
France Buys Tools From United States
Washington.—Formal ratification of
the contract between the United
States and the French government
covering the purchase of $25,000,000
worth of machine tools to be used in
rehabilitatinig French industries was
announced by the war department.
Payment will be made in ten year 5
per cent gold bonds of the French re
public.
Foreign Commerce Over $11,000,000,000
New York.—The foreign trade of
the United States for 1919, the first
year following the war, will probably
exceed $11,000,000,000, as compared
with $4,529,000,000 for the fiscal year
of 1914, all of which preceded the war,
according to approximate figures com
piled by the National City bank. Des
pite this great gain, which is partly
due to increased prices, Great Britain
still retains the leadership in world
trade, according to the bank’s statis
tics, made public in New York City
recently.
New Foundland Dog Saves 92 Persons
Curling, N. F. —The passengers and
crew of the coastal steamer Ethie,
numbering 92 persons* were brought
ashore on a life line which was run
to land from the ship by a Newfound
land dog after their vessel piled up on
Martin’s point. Boats could not'make
the hazardous passage from the strand
ed steamer. An effort to shoot the
line across failed when it became
caught. The dog succeeded in releas
ing the rope and holding it tightly in
his teeth fought his way through the
breakers to the shore.
you feM
ing.
torpid
have heS .
tongue, if
sour, just try a spoonful of
Dodson’s Liver Tone tonight.
Here’s my guarantee—Go to an^Bß
drug store and get a bottle of Dodson’s
Liver Tone for a few cents. Take a
spoonful and if it doesn’t straighten you
right up and make you feel fine and
vigorous, go back to the store and get
your money. Dodson’s Liver Tone is
destroying the sale of calomel because
it can not salivate or make you sick. —
Adv.
But Woman Does.
Hon —Woman is ahead of man.
Hubby—Certainly; what man wears
a straw hat in January?
“DANDERINE” PUTS
BEAUTY IN HAIR
Girls! A mass of long,
thick, gleamy tresses
Let “Danderine” save your hair and
double its beauty. You can have lots
of long, thick, strong, lustrous hair.
Don’t let it stay lifeless, thin, scraggly
or fading. Bring back its color, vigor
and vitality.
Get a 35-cent bottle of delightful
“Danderine” at any drug or toilet coun
ter to freshen your scalp'; check dan
druff and falling hair. Your hair needs
this stimulating tonic; then its life,
color, brightness and abundance will
return —Hurry!—Adv.
Samson, Originator of Riddles.
The first riddle wer recorded was
pronounced by Samson in the Book
of Judges, 14th chapter, 14th verse.
If You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the Best
Have you ever stopped to reason why
it is that so many products that are ex
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is plain—the article did not fulfill
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need of it.
A prominent druggist says “Take for
example Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, a
preparation I have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case it shows excellent re
sults, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy has so large a
sale.”
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of Dr.
Kilmer’s Swamp-Root is due to the fact,
so many people claim, that it fulfills al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments; corrects uri
nary troubles and neutralizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle of
Swamp-Root by Parcels Post. Address
Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.,
and enclose ten cents; also mention this
paper. Large and medium size bottles
for sale at all drug stores.—Adv.
Specified.
“I notice that Maude in flirting with
soldiers is running true to form.”
“What kind of form?”
“Uniform.”
ASPIRIN FOR HEADACHE
Name “Bayer” is on Genuine
Aspirin —say Bayer
Insist on “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin”
in a “Bayer package.” containing prop
< ©^directions for Headache, Colds,
Pain, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheu
matism. Name “Bayer” means genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
nineteen years. Handy tin toxes of 12
tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is trade
mark of Bayer Manufacture of Mono
aceticacidester of Salicvlicacid. —Adv.
Matrimony is a school in which
women unlearn most of the things
they knew about men.