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VOL. XXII. NO. 52. NEW PREAMBLE IS PASSED SENATE WITHOUTROLLCALL Eleventh - Hour Canvass Shows That Ratification Is Unlikely lrish Question Causes Storm What Senate Leaders Think of Treaty Vote WASHINGTON; D. C., March 19.—Eleventh hour statements of treaty fight leaders were: “I cannot see the 64 votes nec essary to ratify,” Senator Lodge, leader of the strong reservation ists. “More than enough Democratic senators will stand firm agains. the nullifying and destructive Lodge reservations,” Senator Hitchcock, leader of the Wilson Democrats. “The senate will again refuse to involve the United States in the treacherous scheme of the League of Nations,” Senator Borah, leader of the Republican "bitter enders.” “I am afraid the treaty will fail again,” Senator Lenroot, mild reservation leader. “All over but the ijpting,” Sen ator Simmons, head of the group of Democrats willing to com promise on the Lodge tion. History of Peace Treaty June 28, 1919, signed at Ver sailles. July 10. 1919, presented to sen ate by President Wilson. November 19, 1919, rejected by senate, 41 to 51. February 19, 1920, revived in senate. March 18. 1920, revived Lodge reservations adopted. March 19, 1920, debate on ratifi cation resolution, preparatory to final vote. WASHINGTON, March 19.—With all indications pointing to a final vote today on the peace treaty, the senate today took up the preamble to the ratifying resolution. The Lodge amendment was first called up. It provides that "a fail ure on the part of the allied and associated powers to make objec tion” to the senate’s reservation be fore the American notice of ratifi cation is deposited "shall be taken as a full and final acceptance of such reservations and understandings by said powers.” The preamble as adopted last No vember required that at least three allied powers notify this government through diplomatic notes of accept ance of reservations. Senator Lodge’s amendment was adopted without a roll call and with practically no debate. As soon as Senator Lodge’s amend ment was adopted Senator Brande gee called up his amendment to the preamble, which provides that rati fication shall not take effect unless the instrument of ratification shall have been filed within 60 days after the adoption of the resolution of rat ification by the senate. Eleventh-hour surveys of the sit uation by the leaders of all the va rious factions convinced them, they declared, that nothing can now change a single vote. Senator Hitch cock continued to predict from 40 to 42 votes against ratification. Senator Hitchcock may ask a vote on unqualified ratification and on the reservations supported last ses sion by the Democrats, and since then accepted by President Wilson. Trammell Xeaves Wilson During the debate on the Brandegee amendment, Senator Fletcher, Flor ida, urged that the president be given ninety days in which to act instead of sixty as provided in the amend ment. Senator Brandegee said he was willing to set "any reasonable time,” and thereupon modified his amendment to read ninety days. The senate was as listless and bored during the early debate as though some minor bill were be fore it. Senator Trammell, Florida, urged defeat of the Brandegee amendment, on the ground that it was aninter lerence by the senate with the func tion of the president. "Senators have resented here what they term the president’s interference with the senate. Now the senate proposes to interfere with him. After spending eight months on the treaty we w ; ant to hurry the president.” Senator Trammell announced he would vote for ratification with the „ Lodge reservations. He was the first ' administration senator to a«novm3 a break from the Wilson leadership. He said he objtcteu iu . v-...c .. -- tions but wanted the/eLague of .Na tions, and would therefore waive his objections. The Brandegee 90-<fay amendment to the preamble was rejected, 41 to 42. Senator Lenroot in a speech ar raigned Senator Hitchcock, Democrat ic leader, for allying himself with Senator Borah, "irreconcilable’ - ’ lead- • er, to beat the treaty. But the real responsibility, if the treaty fails, rests on . President Wilson, he declar ed. President Wilson’s course com mands the admiration of nobody, he said, charging that the president has refused to allow the Americanization of the treaty. Attr.cks President "He prefers to see the whole treaty (Continued on Page 9, Column 4) Mrs. Paul Gram, residing at 916 Fourth street, Milwaukee, Wis., re cently gave out the following state ment: “L had suffered with Fits (Epilepsy) for over 14 years. Doctors and medicine did me no good. It seemed that I was beyond all hope or relief, when at -last I secured a preparation that cured me sound and well. Over 10 years have passed and the attacks have not returned. I wish every one who suffers from this * terrible disease would write R. P. N. Lepso, 13 Island t avenue, Milwaukee, Wis., and ask for a bottle of the same kind of medicine which he gave me. He has generously promised to s-vid it prepaid, free to any one who ■Crites him.”—(Advt.) eljc Atlanta SH-Wteklji Sounial HALL COUNTY HOO VER MEN REQUEST HOKE SMITH TO MAKE THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT IN GEORGIA \ 7 A AYE.' )/-- X /T L J( Georgia-- Os J A 7 I z lift fl ft 11 m zv Uli I jrtffiluy ~~~ - “ Chattanooga Club To Organize State of Tennessee for Hoover CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 19. Chattanooga’s Hoover for President club was organized at an enthusias tic meeting at the county courthouse Thursday night attended by more than 200 leading Democrats. Judge J. J. Lynch was elected president. Other officers elected were: S. B. Smith, S. A. Laundress and Theo King, vice presidents; E. E. Brown, secretary, and C. S. Coffey, treas urer. Among those named on the execu tive committee were Mayor A. W. Chambless, City Commissioner Ed .Base, State Attorney General George Chamlee, former County Judge Will Cummins, J. B. Clark, managing edi tor of the Chattanooga News, and L. G. Walker, edoiton of the Chat tanooga Times. A committee was appointed to can vass the state to recruit members for the local club and organize simi lar clubs in other cities. TUAITC A ATTIC Have Taken Advantage of the “NEW SIX” invUDAlilzM Clubbing Offer During the Past Week HAVE YOU MAILED US YOUR SUBSCRIPTION? 1 Es E? 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Scratching His Nose Fatal to War Veteran MUSKOGEE, Okla.—A veteran of two wars and never injured in battle, Lieutenant Charles Reynolds died ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1920. Mate Kills Seaman After Alleged Attack Is Made on Captain TAMPA, Fla., March 19.—Three members of the crew of the steamer Gilt Edge are held here under SSOO bonds each, for appearance in United States court here following a hear ing ore United States Commis sioner Knowles on a charge of mutiny and causing trouble in which one man was killed on the ves sel on the high seas on March 5. Ac cording to evidence given by Cap tain Helle, the members of the crew had been using rum. He found an intoxicated man at the wheel, he said, and vhen another was called an argument developed. The first man drew a gun and the mate fired at him to save the captain’s 1 ife, killing the man. here as the result of a schatch on his nose. Reynolds was a private in the Spanish-American war and an of ficer in the last war. Blood poison killed him, doctors said. HODVERSTDI MITE OVER pmiraßE Mayor Wright and Editor Williams, of Waycross, Say It Is Now Necessary for Georgian to Run BY ROGERS WINTER. (The Journal’s Staff Correspondent.) WAYCROSS, Ga., March 19.—That. Herbert Hoover would carry Ware county, 5 to 1, against Attorney Gen eral Palmer was the opinion ex pressed here today to The Journal .correspondent by Sam T. Wright, mayor of the city of Waycross, who bases his opinion upon the fact that the presidential primary has aroused a high degree of interest in this city and county, and the fact that Hoov er supporters are overwhelmingly in the majority. However, Mayor Wright in com mon with other Hoover supporters in Waycross has about given up hope that the subcommittee on rules of the Democratic state executive committee, or the state executive committee are going to allow him the privilege of voting as his judg ment directs in the presidential pri mary, and hence his mind is turn ing to the question of placing on the ballot the name of some Geor gian who will represent the view point of the Hoover supporters. “It is plain to my mind,” said Mayor Wright, “that the Democratic party cannot win with an old line politician, and we are wasting our time when we try to do so. We are obliged to get the independent vote of the country to win the election. Who can get it for us? Herbert Hdover. There can be no argument as to the fact that he looms up larger on the Democratic horizon than any other candidate. As to Mr. Palmer, I do not believe he would get twenty-five votes in this city if the primary were held to morrow. Hoover sentiment is strong not only here, but all through this section. This county would go for Hoover, 5 to 1, against Palmer. But apparently the subcommittee Is not going to pay any attention to the demand of Democrats all over the state, and that brings us- down to the question of alternatives. It seems to me that a Georgian on the ballot to represent our views is the logical solution.” Editor Williams’ View Another strong supporter of Her bert Hoover is Volney Williams, edi tor of the Waycross Journal-Herald and formerly a member of the Geor gia 4house of representatives from Ware county. His paper for several weeks has been conducting a vigor ous editorial campaign in behalf of the right of Democrats to vote as their judgment directs in their own primary. “I have had hopes,” said Mr. Wil liams to The Journal correspondent, “that the subcommittee would real ize its mistake and correct it by al lowing the name of .Herbert Hoover to go on the ballot. It seems, how ever, since their meeting in Atlanta Wednesday, that their minds are not open to reason or appeals to fair play. I am doubtful whether the state executive committee can be persuaded to override the action of the subcommittee. “Hence it becomes necessary for us to consider some other alterna tive, and the logical move, as I see it, is to place upon the ballot the name of some Georgian whom the subcommittee cannot rule out on the ground of ‘Democratic eligibility’ and then to secure his consent to make our fight for the right of Democrats to vote without dictation in their own primary. “This would enable us to vote for Hoover by voting for him. It would be understood that if he carried the primary, there would go to San Fran cisco a delegation pledged to cast its ballots for Herbert Hoover, after complimenting our candidate, as long as there seemed! to be a reasonable prospect of nominating Mr. Hoover, and then if he could not be nominat ed, the delegation would be free to vote as its judgment dictated for the most available man who offered tAe best prospect of Democratic success. Suggests Hoke Smith “As to whether Senator Hoke (Continued on Page 8, Column 4) Are Clothiers Profiteering? “No,” says Mr. James D. Bell, head of one of the largest tailoring con cerns of America. “Most of the deal ers are sincerely anxious to reduce the present high costs and are sell ing as low as they can under exist ing conditions. The fault lies in the present system of distribution which requires many unnecessary expenses and unnecessary profits which in crease the cost but add nothing to the value of the clothes. By dealing di rect with the manufacturers a large saving can be made. For Instance: the Bell Tailors, corner Adams at Green Streets, Chicago, Illinois, man ufacturers of made-to-measure cloth ing, offer a three-piece, guaranteed all wool suit for only *525.00, the equal of which cannot possibly be sold at retail, allowing even a small profit for less than $37.50 or $40.00.” This company offers proportionate savings on their complete line, including their fine Australian all wool Frenchback serge, the most serviceable and high grade fabric made. Readers of this paper interested in buying the high est grade clothing at the lowest pos sible price should write the Bell Tailors, Adams at Green Streets, Chi cago, Illinois, and ask for a free copy of their big new Spring and Summer Fashion Book No. 760, containing sim ple charts for taking measurements, handsome illustrations of all the lat est New York and Chicago styles and a large assortment of cloth samples in many beautiful colors, patterns and weaves. They will gladly send them free. — (Advt.) 235 Gainesville Democrats Reaffirm Their Desire to Vote for Mr. Hoover CROWDS JEER AND INSULT TROOPS AS THEY JM BERLIN NEW YORK, March 19.—(Sum mary of European Cables to the As sociated Press.) —Berlin is still un der the rule of bayonets, but troops loyal to the Ebert government pa trol the streets. Forces which sup ported the regime set up last Sat urday by Dr. Wolfgang Kapp and his followers left Berlin yesterday. Withdrawal of these soldiers, how ever, left chaos behind, as the rear guard turned against jeering crowds in Unter Den Linden and fired, many citizens being killed and scores wounded. More bloodshed occurred near the parliament buildings, while in Charlottenburg and other sub urbs clashes resulted in loss of life. While radical elements have not made organized attacks on the cap ital, economic conditions are describ ed as serious. The resumption ot power by the constitutional govern ment is opposed by those who be lieve it bargained with the reaction ary leaders who tried to seize con trol, and there seems to be an ur gent demand for a reorganization of the ministry and changes in policy in important particulars. Reports from Germany outside of Berlin are of such character that a clear view of the situation Is hard to obtain at present. While it is said Soviets have been formed in a number of important towns and cities and in industrial districts ,it does not appear the movement is gaining momentum. Communist sympathizers seem to have met with stern opposition at many points. LON M’CONNELL . VOICES PROTEST IN OPEN LETTER Lon J. McConnell, of Royston, one of the state’s leading Democrats, has addressed the following open letter to the state Democratic execu tive committee: To the Georgia State Democratic Ex ecutive Committee. Gentlemen: The great body of Georgia Democrats are doing some very t est thinking and plain talking about your invading their rights at the ballot box in the ap proaching presidential primary. The spirit of tolerance is being strained to the breaking point by your self-appointed guardianship of the manhood-Democracy of this state. > They are not willing for the serv ant to assume the role of master nor for the creature to dictate to and coerce the creator. Are the Palmar Democrats and the Reed Democrats to have privileges that are tj be de nied Hoover Democrats, just because the committe happens to have the power—or thinks it has the power? The committee forfeits its power w'ien it abuses it, and it has begun to look like this fact' shall the basis of our appeal to throw off your a * >cracy. Party reformation should come from within when possible, but your committee has shut the gdte on ev erybody but professional Democrats and has told the real Democrats to go to the devil. Your committee used bad fai.h when it sent its questionnaire to Mr. Hoover, for it knew what his answer would be before it was sent, and your committee was only seeking grounds to justify action in elimi nating his name from your party ticket. Sucfi action is not full, open, round dealing, and every sensible man in Georgia knows it. Real Democrats deeply resent such treatment. « What are you going to do about ’t, ge.itlemen "-I the committee? If nothing, then what are the sov ereign Democrats of Georgia going to do about it? LON J. M’CONNELL. Royston, Ga., March 17, 1920. ’ NEWBERRY CASE PLACED IN HANDS OF JURY THURSDAY ' GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 19 The jury charged with decidng the innocence or guilt of Senator Tru man H. Newberry and eighty-four codefendants on trial here for eight weeks for alleged violation of elec tion laws, resumed its deliberations at 8 o’clock this morning. The case was passed to the jurors late yes terday and an hour later they were excused for the night by Judge Clarence W. Sessions. Os the six counts in the indict ment, only two remained—the .first charging criminal conspiracy to pro cure the nomination and election of Newberry in violation of state and federal election laws, and the sixth, charging use of the mails to defraud. Senator Newberry was the only individual mentioned in the court’s final words to the jury. Judge Ses sion said that under the first count it was necessary for the government to establish that there was an agree ment, understanding or plan, express or implied, by two or more of the de fendants, that Newberry be persuaded to use, give or contribute or cause to be used, given or contributed, a cam paign fund in excess of $3,750. Colonel H. H, Perry Writes Strong Card Commenting on New Petition and Show ing How Hoover Senti ment Is Sweeping Hall County- Gainesville, Ga., March 18, 1920. Editor The Journal: Some days ago it was stated in the Constitu tion that practically every man of the 232 Democrats who had signed the original petition from this city asing that Mo. Hoover’s name be [ put on the ticet at the presidential I primary had changed his mind anl was not now for Hoover. I send you a statement just signed by 235 prominent Democrats of Hall county, to correct any impression that the Hoover sentiment here has subsided. On the contrary, it Is stronger and more widely spread than ever. In addition to the town feeling, I am credibly told that two thirds of the voters throughout the county are strongly for Hoover. The present statement is -more, pronounced than the first, because in iC the signers declare that in their opinion the principles avowed by Mr. Hooover show him to be a true Democrat and that they believe he should be the nominee of the Demo cr?" party. To show the strength of the senti ment here, the present statement Is signed by well-nown men of the highest character and standing, staunch Democrats, their position and business shown in the statement, men who do not sign anything as a matter of form. The signers include the judge of the court of ordinary, the two clerks of the superior court, t’- sheriff of the county, the tax collector, the tax receiver, the judge of the city court of Hall county, the solicitor general of the circuit, the county board of education, a county commissioner, the chairman of the Democratic ex ecutive committee of the county and other members of that committee, the mayor of Gainesville, several of the aidermen, the city engineer, and clerk of council, the position of all of these showing that they are necessarily Democrats. The signers also include the president of the chamber of commerce, the superin tendents of both the railroads, the presidents of tthe four promlnen banks, the presidentsvf nearly every mercantile establishment, the presi dents of the colleges, the superin tendent of the public schools, nearly all the lawyers and physicians, the superintendents of both the large cotton factories, besides others in various occupations and positions, all well known here and known as Dem ocrats, and many who formerly held official positions as Democrats. By comparing with the original lisr, it will be seen that practically all are on this. A number of tho original list are out of town and could‘not be seen but are known to be ardent supporters of Mr. Hoover. 1 Only two or three on the original list, fearing this statement might commit them in any event to voting for Hoover, declined to sign the present statement. Others -ot on the original list desired to sign this list. By taking a little time to see the parties, I am satisfied from the expressions of the people the pres ent list could easily be extended to five hundred. Respectfully, 11. H. PERRY. Here Is Petition Gainesville, Ga., March 15, 1920. The undersigned white Democrats of Hall county believe that Herbert C. Hoover should be the nominee of the Democratic party for president, as being in his principles a true Demo crat and we demand that his name be put upon the official ballot at the presidential primary, that we may have the privilege of voting for him. This petition was signed by 235 Gainesville Democrats. Living Costs Decrease Less Than 1 Per Cent WASHINGTON, March 19.—Living costs in February were six-tenths of one per cent less than in January, according to figures made public by the labor department today. The fig urse are based on reports from re tail food dealers in 51 cities. 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As it can be put I on or taken off in a few minutes by | any one, all readers who want io try ' it should send their name, address I and make of car to the manufacturer ■ at once. They also want local agents, to whom they offer exceptionally,,, large profits. Write them today. (Advt.) Scents a copy $1.50 A YEAR SENATOR PETITIONED TO H 111 PROTEST OK AUTOCRATIC OOLE Declare Thousands of Dem ocrats, Favoring Neither Palmer Nor Reed, Are About to Be Disfranchised GAINESVILLE, Ga., March 19. Nothing daunted by the arbitrary ac tion of the subcommittee of the state Democratic executive commit tee in reaffirming its purpose to disfranchise thousands of Georgia Democrats in the preferential prim ary, leading citizens of Hail county Thursday united in signing a petition placing the name of Senator Hoke Smith on the primary ballot in Georgia. This action was followed by a telegram to Senator Smith, ap pealing to him to come to the rescue of his fellow Georgians and carry their banner in the preferential pri mary. The initiative in the premises was taken by Felix Jackson, one of the leading bankers of Gainesville, and one of Hall county’s most active and Influential citizens. . Within two hours after Mr. Jackson set the peti tion in circulation, far more than the requisite one hundred names had been signed to the petition, and Mr. Jackson had prepared a telegram to Senator Smith. In his telegram to Georgias senior senator, Mr. Jackson declares it to be evident that a coterie of machine politicians in Georgia are bent upon restricting the preferential primary in Georgia to a race between two ex •tremes, with neither of which the rank and file of voter? are in sym pathy. Mr. Jackson asserts that Attorney General Palmer, who is being advo cated by one faction in Georgia, can not possibly carry his own state of Pennsylvania if nominated on the Democratic ticket at the San Fran cisco convention, while Senator James A. Reed, who is -being urged by another extreme, is not a candi date for the presidential nomination in his own state of Missouri. After the names had tyjan se cured and the petition mailed to the secretary, of > the state committee, Mr. Jackson addressed the following message to Senator Smith, urging that he answer the call and come to the relief of the disfranchised Democrats of Georgia: "Gainesville, Ga., March 18, 1920. “Senator Hoke Smith, “Washington, D. C. “It has become apparent to the Democrats of Hall county a d ' ou sands of Georgians that the sub committee of the state Democratic executive committee is going to dis franchise thousands of - Georgia Dem ocrats in the coming preferential primary. It( has become apparent that the object is to force the Dem ocrats of Georgia to vote for either A. Mitchell Palmer, on one side, who declares he stands by every phase of the president’s adminis tration, or Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri, on the other side, who has opposed practically every phase of Wilson’s administration. Two Extreme Candidates “Neither of these extreme views, in our judgments, represents the real opinion of thousands of progressive, forward-looking Democrats. ~W,e are taking the liberty of filing today with the secretary of the state Demo cratic executive committee your name for president in the presidential pri mary, to be held April 20. “We do not believe- that A. Mitchell Palmer will be nominated by the Democrats at San Francisco, and we do not believe that if nominated he will be elected, or carry his own state. “We believe he is the stalking horse of machine politicians of Geor gia to throttle the voice of the peo ple. “We know that Senator Reed is not a candidate for president in his own state, and, therefore, is not a serious candidate for the office. “Some of us differ with the position you have assumed in Washington, but all of us know that you not only have the ability, but the courage, to carry the flag of thousands of Demo crats disfranchised by the arbitrary subcommittee of the state executive committee, and also the ability not only to carry your own state In the primary, but to carry your own state in the general election, something that Palmer cannot do in his own state. “We are perfectly confident that you . would make a president 7 of the nation superior to either Reed or Palmer, and we are perfectly con fident that if you should carry our banner and should win that the dele gates to San Francisco would repre sent the best thought of progressive democracy of Georgia, and that those delegates would vote for that Demo crat who represents most truly Demo cratic principles and has the best chance to win. “We know that it '.has been your expressed preference to take no part in the preferential presidential pri .mary, but we also know that you have publicly expressed your opinion that the Democrats of Georgia should have the right to vote for whom they please. hose Signing “We have filed your n’amc and we believe it to be your duty to rep resent the thousands who have been disfranchised, some of whom pre fer an uninstructed delegation and all of those who stand between the two of A. Mitchell Palmer and James A. Reed. (Signed) “FELIX JACKSON.”. ; The petition to the state commit tee bears the following signatures: Feiix Jackson, A. G. Maxwell, J. Y. Ashford, R. A. Brice, George T. Estes,. C. E. Smith, W. D. Whelchel, James A. Rudolph, George E. Pil grim, J. W. Jacobs, J. D. Mauldin. •George T. Estes, Jr.; D. H. Merck, (Continued on Page 9, Column