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Evi ■ WecKln So u vnal VOL. XXII. NO. 67. WARSHIPS ASKED TO PROTECT INTERESTS OF 0.5 J MEXICO Washington Says Such Re quests Are Not Unusual. Opposing Factions Take Up Strategic Positions • _ , WASHINGTON, April 23.—Amer ican government representatives in Mexico have asked for ♦’■<<» dispatch of warships to that country to pro tect American citizens and their property. , The requests came from Mazatlan and Topolobampo on the Pacific coast and IJrontera, on the gulf coast. Officials of the senate, war and navy departments are investigat ing the requests, explaining that in times of disturbance in the southern republic it is not unusual to receive requests for warships' when there is no need 'for them. OPPOSING MEX TROOPS JOCKEY FOR POSITION AGUA PRIETA, Sonora. April 23. Grouping of troops of the Carranza :>nd Sonora state governments at concentration and strategic points for Hie campaign brought on by the as sumption by Sonora of a revolution ary status continued today. The van guard of federal troops expected to ft‘. tack Sonora from Chihuahua were reported encamped at Ojitos. while 7,- jriO additional troops left Buena Vieta, near Maxlco City, for the r.o th Sunday night, papers received i. pm the capital said. More than 1,- > Mayo Indians were en route to join as many more Mayos and Y’aquis already in this district. ’ Presence of the Yaquis and Mayos In eastern Sonora was said to indi cate the state government expected itk hardest battle in this section. The Indians are described as the best fighters in Mexico. The proclamation General P. Elias Calles, commander-in-chief of the Sonora army, announced he would issue today, was awaited with some interest. He said upon his arrival here last night that the Sonora move ment had resulted in establishment of a new party in Mexico, ‘'the new party of progress,” and that his statement would be issued in behalf of it and Sonora. Military intelligence officers of Sonora at Nogales made public* to day an alleged attempt of Carranza officials to lure employes of the Sonora customs service to the fed ’ «al side. It was charged many were offered pay to leave the Sonora gov ernment and some did leave. Passports iss'ued to American citi zens and vised by Carranza consuls are not being accepted by Sonora immigration officials. Americans now ‘ire compelled to have new passports "•»ued and vised by the Sonora com mercial agents who act as consuls at border cities in the United States. Andreas Garcia, postmaster general of Mexico, at Laredo yesterday char acterized the Sonora revolt against the Carranza government as of "slight importance,” and said it is lamentable that the American press is giving such prominence to the So nora situation.” agltlar commands MEXICAN FEDERAL TROOPS EL PASO, Tex., April 23. —General Cundido Aguilar, son-in-law of Presi dent Carranza, has been assigned to the command of Mexican federal troops in Chihuahua, Coahuila. Du rango anl Zacatecas, according to Excelsior, of Mexico City. A force of $ 000 men will be placed at his d’.s pbsal. Troops now in Chihuahua will be sent to Sonora. Gadsden, Ala., Shows Population of 14,737; Gain Is 39.6 Per Cent WASHINGTON, April 23. —The cen sus bureau announced the following 1920 population results: Springfield, Ohio, 60,840; West field, Mass., 18,603; Clinton, Mass., 12,964; Homestead, Pa., 20,452; Gad den, Alabama, 14,737; Lansford, Pa., 9,625; Kane, Pa., 7,283; Fergus Falla Minn., 7,581; Watertown, Wis., • 9,299; Webster City, lowa, 5,657; Waxahachie, Texas, 7,958; Ruston, La., 3,389. Increases since 1910: Springfield, 13,919 or 29.7 per cent; Htomestead, 1,739 or 9.3; Langsford 1,305 or 15.7; Kane, 667 or 9.9; West field. 2559 or 15.9; Fergus Falls, 694 or 10.1; Watertown 470 or 5.3; Web ster City, 449 or 8.6; Waxahachie, 1,753 or 28.3; Ruston 12 or 0.4; Gads den 4,180 or 39.6. Admiral C. D. Brittain, Atlantic Fleet Chief of Staff, Kills Himself WASHINGTON, April 23.—Rear Admiral C. D. Brittain, chief of staff to the commander of the Atlantic fleet, shot and killed himself on the afternoon of April 22. Secretary Dan iels was advised today by Admiral • Wilson, commander-in-chief of the fleet, at Guantanamo bay. Admiral Brjttain died instantly. No details of the tragedy were received by Mr. Daniels. Admiral Wilson ad vised Mr. Dan iels that the body was being shipped to this country on the U. S. S. Solace, Which left Guantanamo yesterday. Admiral Brittain’s home was at Richmond, Ky. HEALS STOMACH TROU BLE AND TAPE WORM AT HOME A sample home treatment which gives quick and. lasting relief in all forms of stomach trouble, including tape worms or other worms, is being supplied to sufferers by Walter A. Reiser, Box B-364, Milwaukee, Wis. He is so confident of results that he guarantees absolute satisfaction • in every case or there is no charge for the treatment. if you suffer from stomach trouble or any kind of worms, send him your name and address today, as this notice may not appear again.—(Advt.) BLACKBURN SAYS MAJORITY WILL RULE CONVENTION That the Georgia presidential con vention to be held in Atlant* on May 18 will be controlled by a majority of its members, and not by the mi nority of Palmer delegates, was re iterated Friday by Benjamin M. Blackburn, spokesman in Atlanta for Thomas E. Watson. "We are not at all worried by t|ie rule of the state executive committee providing that the delegation to San Francisco shall be selected from the supporters of the candidate receiving the highest county unit vote," said Mr. Blackburn. “It makes no difference whether the principle of majority control is given a general or specific application by those expressing opinions in the newspapers. Its application iu this particular case will be very specific. ‘‘We have the utmost confidence in the intelligence and integrity of the chairman of the state executive com mittee, Hon. James J. Flynt, who will call the -conventibh’ to order. We know he is 'not going to lend hitnself to any outrageously uniiemoeroiti6 proposition as giving contrbl of a ’convention to a minority of its mem bers.. He will ball thie convention to order. Then the convention, by. a majority vote, will elect a, temporary chairman. The temporary chairman will appoint a committee on ciederi- i tials, who will seat the delegates. Rules of pro’cedure then will be adopted by a majority vote. From first to last the convention will be controlled by a majority of its mem bers, not by a minority:” . \ x The Complete Biturni Complete returns hive beep re ceived from all Georgia counties with one exception—the county of Quit man.- These returns show that: A. Mitchell Palmer carried 53 coun ties with a unite vote of 144 and a popular vote of 48,041. Hoke Smith ! carried 46 counties with a unit vote of 110 aAd a popu lar vote of 45,344. • . Thomas-’ E. Watson carried 55 counties with a unit vote of 130 and’ a popular vote of 52,129. The tombpopulai vdfewas 145,761, and the margin of difference between the popular vote of Mr. Watson, whp ran first in popular vote, and that of Senator Smith who ran third in pop ular vote, was one 7,217. Thus the election was one qf the closest ever - held in Georgia. All three candidates ran aproximately together. Each one approximately divided the state into three equal parts in counties carried and in popular vote. The Palmer lead .in county unit votee is due to his car rying five of .th 6 six" counties having six convention votes. That is to say, he carried Floyd, Fulton, Bibb, Rich mond and Chatham. The other six vote county, Muscogee, was carried by Senator Smith. * t . “Article X" the Battleground In the great controversy over the League of Nations, Article X has been the battleground, the bone of contention, the rock on which the angry waves of conflicting opinion have dashed themselves. So in the Georgia presidential con vention it appears that ‘‘Article X" of the rules adopted by the state executive committee is £o be the battleground. This rule provides: “The delegates to the national con vention shall be chosen from, the friends and supporters of that candi date for president receiving the highest county unit vote.” This is the rule which the claim was put forward by the Palmer forces that they should control the convention end name all the dele gates to San Francisco. It is the rule called "illegal” by Benjamin M. Blackburn, who takes the position that the state executive committee, being merely the servant of a con vention, can ■ make no rule which binds the sovereign. In addition to his remarks above quoted,. Mr. Black burn called attention Friday to a certain paragraph appearing in an editorial Thursday morning in the Macon Telegraph, to-wit: “In so far as Tuesday’s balloting is concerned, that has not brought definite and .conclusive answer on the issue the people exercised theif judgment upon; and, unfortunately, leaves to a convention its final de termination.” Commenting on this editorial com ment, Mr. Blackburn said: “The Telegraph’s editorial was evi dently written and set up in type before it received from its Atlanta correspondent the inspired news story In which the Palmer forces claimed the right to control the con vention under rule 10. Their claim was put forward simultaneously in the news columns of the Telegraph and the Atlanta Constitution. But the Constitution remarked in its news story Wednesday, the morning after the election was held, that the final conclusion would go to the con vention.” Bule Is Much Discussed State-wide discussion has been started by the claim of the Palmer leaders to. the right of controlling the convention. Judge James J. Flynt, chairman of the state execu tive committee, reiterated Friday his comment made to The Journal on Thursday—that it “would be asurd to contend that a minority of conven tion delegates shall control the ac tion of a convention.” Judge Flynt stated that a meeting of the subcommittee on rules of the state executive committee will be held in Atlanta next Wednesday for the purpose of consolidating the of ficial returns and declaring the re sult The result as declared by the sub committee, he said, would be no dif ferent from the result as shown by the face of the returns. That is to say. Palmer carried 52 counties with a county unit vote of 142; Smith carried 46 counties with a county unit vote of 110; Watson carried 56 counties with a county unit vote of 132. CJ?hese figures being subject to the slight change to be made by Quitman county's vote, not yet re ported.) L HOW COUNTIES VOTED Grand Totals |l’alnier| Watson | Smith (Iq'unti'eH carried.| 54 | 55 | 4& Unit vote| 146 | 130 110 Popular vote| 48109 | 52152 | 45393 The only county not yet reporting its re- tfcrns and not Included la tbia table is Quit man. ' For Palmer NOTE: In the following table the con vention vote of each county is indicated by the figure immediately following that county. , Plu ral- Wat- ral- County. mer. Smi.L son. ity. Baldwin (2-P) .. 242 145 181 61 Berrien (2-P) ... 144 ’46 18 98 Filth (6-P) 818 383 122 435 Bulloch (4-P) ... 474 325 452 L Curke (4-P) .... 868 224 197 144 Calhoun (2-P) .., 154 121 51 33 Camden (2-P) ... 139 1 6 7 123 Catoosa (2-P) ... 67 27 2 10 Charlton (2-P) .. 289 127 80 162 Chatham (6-P) .. 2067 1767 56 300 Clarke (4-P) .... 648 245 100 403 Clinch (2-P) .... 92 76 9 IS Cook (2-P) 197 80 39 - 117 Crawford* (2-P) . 303 253 210 50 Crisp (2-P) 264 261 50 3 Dade (2-P) 66 57 • 4 9 ■Dawson (2-P) ... 52 47 26 5 Dougherty (2-P) 380 267 .13 113 Echols (2-P) .... 68 14 19 49 Effingham (2-P). 200 100 . 105 95 Elbert (4-P) .’. .. 676 563 675 1 Floyd (6-P) .... 568 348 121 220 Fulton (6-P)4001 3852 3947 54 ‘Glynn (2-P) .... 363 112 35 251 Heard (2-P) .... 521 273 391 130 Houston (4-P) .. 724 354 206 370 Jasper (2-P) .... 422 289 394 28 Jones (2-P) 164 138 77 26 Liberty (2-P) .. 195 172 139 23 Lowndes (4-P) .. 1085 470 JBS 565 Lumpkin (2-P) *. 119 46 72 47 Macon (2-P) .... 243 149 158 85 Oglet’rpe (2-P) . 693 373 621 72 Pickens (2-P) ... 181 X 52 2 129 4’olk (2-P) .611 307 439 172 Putnam (2-P) .. 382 t 219 160 163 Quitman, (2-P).. 62 23 49 13 Itabuu (2-P) .... 190. 132 16 58 Randolph (2-P.) . 432 268 244 164 Richmond (6-P) . ,1006 445 883 123 Schley (2-P) .... 85 47 53 32 Talbot (2-P) .... 181 150 62 31 Terrell (2-P) .... 281 243 104 38 Thomas (4-P) ... 483 228 257 223 Tift (2-P) 3t6 119 119 197 Towns (2-P) .... 96 14 1 82 Twiggs (2-P) ... 149 123 26 26 Union (2-P) 136 25 7 111 Walker (2-P) ... 221 65 25 156 Wajton (t-P) ... 926 704 835 91 Wayne (2-P) ... 178 115 13 63 Whitfield (2-P).. 296 219 f 76 77 Wilkes (4-P) .... 599 263 559 4C Wilkinson (2) —No election. Goes to Palmer. ' Total ". .23567 15481 12897 6147 For Watson NOTE: In the following table the con vention vote of each county is• indicated by the figure immediately following .that county. .' Plu- ’. ’ Pal- Wat- til- Connty. mer. Smith, son. ity. Banks (2-W) ... 149 99 224 75 Barrow (2-W) .. 374 406 1268 ' 862 Butts (2-W) ... 314 340 463 123 Campbell (2-W) . 133 113 202 69 Carroll (4-W) .... 1074 857 2021 947 Cherokee (2-W) . 222 181 244 22 Clay '(2-W) 72 61 120 48 Clayton (2-W) .. 235 280 546 266 Cobb r (4-W) 835 1048 1074 26 Colquitt (2-W) .. 228 216 726 498 Columbia (2-W’).. 113 170 331 161 DeKalb (4-W) .. 910 960 1481 521 Douglas (2-W) .. 89 70 431 342 Emdnuel (4-W).. 389 162 521/ 132 Fayette (2-W) .. 278 415 717 302 Franklin (2-W) .. 475 806 1276 470 Glascock (2-W) .. 55 42 504 449 Greene (2-W) .... 450 393 863 413 Gwinnett (4-W) .. 989 952 1886 897 Habersham (2-W) 209 167 253 440 Hancock (2-W).. 109 173 198 25 Haralson (2-W).. 194 98 407 213 Hart (2-W) .... 378 661 919 258 Henry (2-W) .... 180 302 466 164 Jackson (4-W) .. 828 814 1296 468 Jeff Davis (2-W) 96 71 181 88 Jefferson (2-W).. 410 301 940 530 Johnson (2-W) .. 131 317 865 54S Laurens (4-W) .. 214 397 658 261 Lincoln (2-W) .. 73 59 464 391 Madison (2-W) .. 557 466 1140 583 Marion (2-W) ... 63 66 135 69 McDuffie - (2-W) 180 133 718 538 Meriwether (4-W).599 637 813 176 Milton (2-W) .... 341 340 517 176 Monroe (2-W) ... 313 300 381 68 Montgom’y (2-W) 120 129 184 55 Newton (2-W) .. 550 603 721 118 Oconee (2-W) ... 274 157 719 445 Paulding (2-W) . 191 96 372 181 Pike (2-W) 463 361 691 128 Rockdale (2-W’) .. 113 164 278 114 Screven (2-W) .. 115 240 451 211 Spalding (2-W) .. 262 266 429 163 Taliaferro (2-W) 79 256 277 21 Tattnall (2-W) .. 139 109 386 247 Taylor (2-W) ... 90 123 189 66 Telfair (2-W) ... 525 613 629 16 Toombs (2-W) .. 188 109 246 58 Treutlen (2-W) . • 25 133 141 8 Troup (4-W) 423 575 668 93 Upson (2-W) .... 143 177 426 249 Warren (2-W) .. 59 49 441 382 Washington (4-W) 343 151 793 450 White (2-W) .... 179 166 207 28 Total 16540 17349 33500 14491 For Smith NOTE: In the following table the con vention vote of each county is indicated by the figure immediately following that county. Plu- Pal- Wat- raL County. mer. Smith, son. ity. Appling (2-S) .. 112 126 101 14 Atkinson (2-S) .. 185 219 121 34 Bacon (2-S) ... 26 156 83 73 Baker (2-S) 46 96 45 50 Bartow (4-S) ... 228 422 192 194 Ben Hill (2-S) .. 139 328 272 56 Bleckley (2-S) .. 61 179 61 11.5 Brooks (4-S) ... 253 332 93 7» Bryan (2-Sl 78 165 78 87 Candler (2-S) ... 68 176 58 108 Chatth’ee (2-S) .50 66 52 11 Chattooga (2-S) . 329 380 77 51 Coffee (2-S) .... 184 359 136 175 Coweta (4-S) .... 362 381 168 19 Dectaur (4-S) .... 371 374 101 3 Dodge (2-S) 173 260 146 87 Dooly (2-S) .... 180 215 99 35 Early (2-S) 162 212 186 26 Evans (2-S) .... 119 193 53 74 Fannin (2-S) .... 100 129 2 29 Forsyth (2-S) ... 124 239 - 172 67 Gilmer (2-S) .... 34 136 2 102 Gordon (2-S) .... 166 190 127 s 24 Grady (2-S) 420 501 150 81 Hall .(4-S) .. .. 470 804 578 226 Harris (2-S).. .. 107 260 7.4 153 Irwin (2-S) 220 329 199 109 Jenkins (2-S) ... 101 153 106 47 Lee (2-S) 74 105 44 31 Melntosh (2-S) .. 67 127 1 60 Miller (2-S) .... 26 155 65 90 Mitchell (2-S) .. 366 380 238 14 Morgan (2-S) .... 220 275 110 55 Murray (2-S) ... 89 95 9 6 Muscogee (6-S) .. 166 589 28 423 Pierce (2-S.) .... 137 296 35 159 Pulaqki (2-S) ... 119 170 103 51 Stephens (2-S) .. 145 150 127 5 Stewart (2-S) .... 136 249 40 113 Sumter (4-S) .... 371 610 96 239 Turner (2-S) .... 76 231 172 59 Wire (4-S) 3,55 5“1 242 166 Webster (2-S) ... 112 229 118 81 Wheeler (2-S) .■?. 77 101 23 24 Wilcox (2-S) .... 4<K> 631 ’ 531 100 Worth .(2-S) 200 243 240 3 I Total 8002 12537 5781 3811 ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1920. REED IS REFUSED DELEGATE’S PLACE BY CONVENTION • JOPLIN, Mo., April 23. —U. S. Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, League of Nations opponent, was re jected as district delegate to the Dem ocratic national convention by a vote of the democratic state conven tion meeting here today. The con vention had been in session all night. Governor Frederick D. Gardner, Judge W. W. Graves of Jefferson City; Dr. Burris A. Jenkins, pastor and newspaper man of Kansas City, and Judge John S. .Farrington, Springfield, were named delegates at-large with a half vote each, four women to be named later. The election of delegates came at the close of what party leaders said was one of the stormiest sessions in Missouri Democratic politics. Pandemonium greeted the simul taneous reports of majority and min ority members of the resolution committee touching on the League of Nations conenant, the former, which was‘adopted, being an indorsement “without reservations' which tend to weaken or nullify” the pact, while the latter opposed the league and objected to instructing the Missouri delegation to the national conven tion to vote for a plank in the nati onal platform indorsing the league as recommended by the majority report. Other resolutions adopted were: Indorsement of the Democratic ad ministration’s conduct of the war; denunciation of the republican post war activities; indorsing “adequate beneficial legislation” for former service men, “was outlined by the American legion” indorsement of a “living wage and more” for labor and praising the farmers of the country for their efforts to maintain maxi mum food production; extension of a welcome to the women of the na tion into the Democratic party and an invitation to them to compare the reiption accorded them by the two parties and instructing the Missouri delegation to vote and work for the nomination of David R. Francis, for vice-president. KANSAS DELEGATES TO GO UNINSTRUpTED WICHITA,. Kan., April 23.—Kan sas’ twenty delegates to the Demo cratic national convention at Sin Francisco will go uninstructed for president. Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury Shouse, who heads the delega tion, is known, however, to favor William G. McAdoo. Os the twenty delegates to San Francisco, three are women. GERMANY ASKS PREMIERS FOR AN INCREASED ARMY . SAN REMO, April 23.—The coun cil of premiers yesterday afternoon continued discussion of the terri torial clauses of the treaty of peace with Turkey, defining her European boundaries, and later resumed dis cussion of Armenia, hearing Bogus- Nubar on the Armenian ques tion, the 7 official statement tonight said. Early in the session, It was learn ed, the council examined again the military clauses of the Turkish treaty, especially those concerning th».straits, and approved them. Dis position of the Caucasus also was discussed. The German note, asking for an army of 200,000 instead of 100,000 allowed by the treaty of Versailles, pointed out that Germany, not be ing a member of the League of Na tions, did not have advantage of the league provision to protect mem bers from external aggression and that Germany must have an army adequate for her internal needs. It 'reviewed at length the unset tled condition in Germany, declar ing the established government must remain complete master of affairs, with ability to compel rebels to dis arm, if it was to stand. With an army of 100,000, the Ger mans argued, the government could not possibly stand should the boh shevlst elements start a neiv revolu tion. Reforestation Urged To Prevent Shortage Os Paper in Future WASHINGTON, April 23.—Follow ing the (annual meeting of the Amer ican Newspaper Publishers’ associa tion In New York, at which Frank P. Glass warned publishers with re gard to the news print situation, Colonel William B. Greeley, chief of the United States forest service, to day urged reforestation by public agencies and private individuals to guard against future paper famines. “Public agencies doubtless must assume the greater part of the im mediate task of growing timber on our idle, cut-over land,” he said. "But publicly-owned forests cannot do all of it in the United States. Our national policy should aim definitely and unequivocally at the practice of forestry by private owners as rap idly as that can be brought about by better methods of taxing timber land, by the co-operation and educa tional help of state and federal agencies, and by the recognition on an equitable basis of the obligations carried by forest ownership." Shoe Prices Wil Be Subject to Measure WASHINGTON, April 23. —Curb- ing of shoe profiteers is to be sought through a bill to be introduced tn the senate tomorrow by Senator Mc- Nary, Ore., he said today. Senator McNary’s bill will provide that the manufacturers of shoes shall stamp on the soles the price for which the shoes are sold to the retailers. “When a man buys shoes from a retail dealer he can see for himself whether he is being robbed, and if he chooses to let himself be robbed, that’s his affair,” said Senator Mc- Nary. “I believe, however, that such a bill will cause a reduction in re tail shoe prices. It .would be im possible, ,to get congressional ap proval for government price regula tion." GERMAN VIOLATION OF TREATY DENIED OF LLOYD GEORGE Request for Larger Army Reasonable, Premier De clares, His View Opposing That of Millerand ■ ’ / SAN RENO. April 23.—The British government does not consider tha. Germany has yiolated the treaty of Versailles or shown bad faith in its execution, Prime Minister Lloyd George said in an interview here to day. He indicated Great Britain does not consider unreasonable the Ger man request to increase her army from the 100,000 allbwed by the treaty to double that number. Lloyd George s statement came less than 24 hours after Premier Mil lerand of France, had declared that Germany had repeatedly violated the treaty and indicated French opposi tion to the German request for a larger army.' “Germany is a sick country,” Lloyd George said, “who may be compared to a paralyzed man whose members no longer will obey the commands of his brain. Conse quently we cannot expect of her what we would of a healthy coun try.” In a statement to the American correspondents, Lloyd George said he regretted the United States would rot participate directly in the final drafting of tne Turkish treaty. American co-operation would have aided the allies greatly, he said. The British leader characterized as “absurd,” a report that American oil concessions in Tutkey would be confiscated. He thought the German Ruhr sit uation would be settled satisfactor ily, Lloyd George added. BAPTISTS OF ” SOUTH TO MEET IN WASHINGTON The 1920 meeting of the Southern Baptist convention, described as the “Victory” conventioin in view of the successful $75,000,000 campaign waged by the 3,000,000 Baptists in the south, will assemble for perhaps the most significant gathering in its history in Washington, D. C., on Wednesday, May 12, with 10,000 or more delegates attending the six-day sessions. The convention will meet at the Billy Sunday Tabernacle in Wash ington, while the meeting of the Baptist Women’s Missionary union will conduct its sessions simultane ously at a nearby building, according to announcement of the executive committee following a meeting in Atlanta Wednesday. Arrangements perfected by the committee for the two great meetings include special trains via the Sea board and Southern railroads from Atlanta and South Carolina and spe cial cars to accommodate the women delegates. With half of the world’s 8,000,000 Baptists living in the southern states east of the Missis sippi river, Atlanta is considered the Baptist center of the universe, and consequently will be the focal point at Avhich the great army of dele gates will assemble foi - the journey to Washington. 4 Y Preparation of a program for ex pending the $90,000,000 subscribed by southern Baptists in the cam paign determined upon at the At lanta convention last year is the feature that makes the Washington meeting all-important in Baptist an nals. A reflection of the tremendous ly expanded sphere of activity that the convention will fill is found In the fact that the Baptist Home Mis sion board, with headquarters in At lanta. has already doubled its oper atibns and expenditures. Armour, Swift and Wilson Concerns Are Indicted in New York NEW YORK, April 23.—Indict ments charging profiteering in meats were returned today by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn against the Chicago Packing houses of Armour and company, Swift and Company, and Wilson and Company, and their representatives here. BEATS GASOLINE AT 15CENTS1GALL0N New Invention Makes Fords Run 34 Miles on Gallon of Gasoline Other Cars Show > Proportionate Sav ings A new carburetor which cuts down the gasoline consumption of any mo tor, including the Ford, and reduces gasoline bills from one-third to one half, is the proud achievement of the Air Friction Carburetor Co., 213 Mad ison street, Dayton Ohio. This re markable invention not only increases the power of all motors from 30 to 50 per cent, but enables every one to run slow on high gear. With it you can use the very cheapest grade of gasoline or half gasoline and half kerosene and still get more power and more mileage than you now get from the highest test gasoline. Mani- Ford owners say they now get as high as 45 to 50 miles a gallon of gasoline. So sure are the manufac turers of the immense saving their new carburetor will make that they offer to send it on 30 days’ trial to every car owner. As it can be put on or taken off in a few minutes by anyone, all readers who want to try it should send their name, address 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.) Explorers Who Will Seek South Pole | H;: ff- •’ :W) > ’’ W Dr. J. L. Cope (left), who will lead the British Imperial Ant arctic expedition next June and y his second in command, Ernest Joyce. With them is shown Captain G. H. Wilkins of the Royal Flying Corps, who will fly an airplane with the party and may make an air dash for the South Pole. FARMERS FACING BAD SITUATION, DUE TO RAIN COLUMBUS. Ga„ April 23—Never in the history of this section of Georgia and Alabama have the farm ers been in quite such a predica ment, and the situation is nothing short of alarming, the leaders de clare. Unprecedented rains of the past twe months have prevented the prep aration of the ground for planting, or the working of the cotton and corn which is up and going to ruin in the grass, and the planters pic ture the situation as one of the most serious ever confronted by them. In none of the river sections, on both the Georgia and Alabama sides of the Chattahoochee, has it been possible to prepare the lands and much of the most valuable sections in the district are unplanted as yet And the rains continue as the sea son passes, most of the farmers be ing some six weeks behind with lit tle prospects of ever catching up. Only about one-twentieth of the cotton crop of this section has been planted, according to the larger planters, who declare that there are little prospects of raising any cotton this late in the season, owing to the. presence of the boll weevil, which is in evidence on both sides of the rivet A number of the farmers have de termined to abandon the idea of planting cotton this season, due to unfavorable conditions, directing al attention to grain and other footv crops. Sqme are planning to turn their fields into pastures and try live stock. It is estimated that about fourth of the corn crop of the dis trict has been planted and much ot it is up. It is suffering from grass, however, and it is entirely too wet to work it, report the farmers. They say that corn can be planted later on, however, and they expect to raise a big grain crop, as the rainy condi tions ar© more favorable for grain, especially corn. The boll weevil played havoc in this section last year, particularly in Alabama counties across the river, and they'were on this side of the Chattahoochee in large numbers. The wet season has been favorable for the pest, which fact is recognized by the and they are naturally much discouraged. It Is not be lieved by the larger planters that more than forty per cent of a nor mal cotton crop 55’111 be grown in this district this year. Most of the farmers have made arrangements for fertilizers and gone to other expense with a of making a good cotton crop, and a number will take chances on the weevil, but many of the more con servative are planning to give up the idea of producing a qrop this year. CAILLAUX“iS _ SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS PARIS, April 23. —Sentence of three years’ imprisoment was imposed to day upon former Premier Joseph Caillaux, convicted by the high court yesterday of commerce s nad corre spondence with the enemy. The time during which he was arrested will be deducted, hosvever, leaving him but one month to serve. The sentence, it was learned this afternoon, besides three years’ im prisonment and payment of the costs of the trial, includes banishment for five years and loss of civic rights for ten years. Since under the French law soli tary confinement counts for one soy one fourth more than regular im prisonment, Caillaux, -having served 28 months alone, will be entitled t& 35 months credit. For this reason his attorneys be lieved he would be released within a month. Leon Bourgeois, president of the senate, -announced that Caillaux had been fund guilty of correspondence with the enemy immediately after the high court of justice reconvened today. This, correspondence, Bourgeois ad ded, was both in France and foreign countries. The president asked Caillaux if he had anything to say. Caillaux re plied that he did not. Attorneys for the former premier, however, made a final effort to ob tain his freedom. They pointed out that the covicted man never had been charged with correspondence witn the enemy and hence had no oppor tunity 'to defend himself on that ac cusation. His trial they added, was only on the charge, of treason. Bourgeois, nowever, paid no at tention to this final objection and the senate event into secret session to decide on sentence. LIBERTY BONDS TO GO BACK TO PAR, IS BELIEF WASHINGTON, April 23.—Liberty bonds gave a "wonderfully good ac count of themselves,” Assistant Sec retary Leffingwell, of the treasury department, said today in discussing the recent period of great deprecia tion of miscellaneous securties. This period came to a climax Wed nesday when the New York stock exchange suffered the most hectic day in months through a rush of sell ing orders which broke quotations of practically all securities. “But I am told that a feature of Thursday’s Liberty bond market,” said Leffingwell, “was the unusually large buying of small lots by in vestors. Liberty bonds are standing on their own feet without artificial support.” Mr. Leffingwell cited yesterday’s market closing prices of Liberty bonds. Os the nine government is sues of the great war period, seven showed increases at last night’s clos ing over- the closing prices of the previous day, when all securities broke. As reported to Mr. Leffingwell, the government. bond closing prices yes terday and the corresponding ad vances over Wednesday’s close were: Fnst 3 l-2s $93.10, advance .10; sec ond 4s $85.20, advance .20; second 4 l-4s SSo, advance $1; third 4 l-4s s9l, advance .28; fourth 4 l-4s SB6, advance .90; Victory notes 4 3-4 s $96.70, advance .50; Victory 3 3-4 s $96.70, advance .50. Mr. Leffingwell and other treasury officials agree in the conviction that Liberty bonds and Vietory notes are certain to reach par. They refuse to predict, however, when par will be reached. . . Some big New York bankers, how ever, are making plans based on gov ernment securities being at par with in a year. Libery bonds and Victory notes still are the best possible investment, especially for the perspn of moderate means, treasury officials declare. Persons who buy now are certain to make a profit by holding the bonds for some months until they approach par, it is argued. Mr. Leffingwell gave the following explanation of why Liberty bonds and Victory notes now are below par: ■ ' . . "The present depreciation of Lib erty bonds on the market is due chiefly to the fact that of the 20,- 000,000 Americans who patrioticallj’- subscribed during the war, large' numbers have not been willing or able to exercise such control over their personal expenditures as would enable them to retain their bonds after the cessation of hostilitjcs._ Liberty bonds, like other bonds, are subject to market influences, includ ing the law of supply and demand, and their market quotations have declined in conseauence of the fail ure of the great investing public to save in proportion to the enormous expenditures of capital during and since the war. “Many patriotic people bought Liberty bonds and Victory notes under the impulse of patriotism who have been unwilling, since the war ended, to ' continue to lend their money to the government, and have forced their holdings on the market more rapidly than others could save funds to invest, with consequent depreciation in market prices. “The remedy for this condition Is for people to work and save, to keep their holdings of Liberty bonds as investments, and to purchase addi tional government securities with their savings. “People generally have been spending freely and saving relatively little, so that there has not been sufficient capital saved to overcome the pressure upon the market from those wno bought bonds as patriots but not as investors. “The holders of Liberty bonds who save and hold their bonds as in vestments, will, in the opinjon of the treasury, have no occasion to regret it, nor will they suffer by reason of the present depreciation in market prices/’ Five G. 0. P. Names On Montana Ballot HELENA, Mont., April 23. —Mon- tana Republicans voted today in a presidential preference primary wi’h the names of Senator Warren G. Harding, of Ohio. Herbert Hoover, Senator Hiram Johnson, of Cali fornia, Governor Lowden, of Illinois, and Major General Leonard Wood, on the ballot. The Democrats had no presidential Candidate, although Gov ernor Sam Stewart, of Montana, was an unopposed candidate for prefer ence for the vice presidential nomi nation. THE TRUTH ABOUT GALITSTONES A new booklet written by Dr. E. E. Paddock, Box 201-N, Kansas City. Mo., tells of an improved method of treating the Catarrhal inflamma tion of the Gall Bladder and Bile Ducts associated with Gall Stones from which remarkable results are being reported. Write for booklet trial plan.—(Advt.) 5 CENTS A COPS. $1.50 A YEAR. COX LOOMING URGE AS PARTY LEffl. ASSERTSJJIWRENCE Movement for Ohio Govern or Has Gained Proportions 'Of Ground Swell, He De clares BY DAVID DAWBENCE (Copyright, 1920, for The Atlanta Journal.) WASHINGTON, April 23.-—Enter Governor Janies Cox, of Ohio, as a factor of rapidly increasing strength in the contest for the Democratic, presidential nomination. Gradually, like a ground swell, the movement for Cox has grown until the leaders here recognize it as a full-fledged boom which Is more than apt to be in the finish. It’s "McAdoo or Cox” or possibly "McAdoo and Cox,” said one of the administration Democrats today. Ano coincidentally the news comes trick ling in from New Jersey and Ohio that there is some sort of under standing being developed between Governor Edwards, exponent of the “wets,” and Governor Cox, whose inclinations are "damp” but who is not viewed as an extremist on the prohibition question. One story has it that Governor Edwards presently will withdraw in favor of Governor Cox, thereby transferring to him all the momentum which has been gathered by New Jersey governor’s open advocacy of wetness in Demo cratic platform. But Governor Ed wards himself told the writer today over the long distance telephone that be didn’t Intend to withdraw at all. On the other hand, friends of Gov ernor Cox are not altogether suri that this would be a wise method of procedure. They want to see CoX hold much of the prohibition vote afid they fear that the Ohio governor would be embarrassed if he were to be regarded as holding the same views as Mr. Edwards. There is no objection, for Instance, in Governoi Edwards’ eliminating himself from the race and Governor Cox naturally would fall heir to the Edwards sen timent. But it is an interesting com mentary on the situation that th<- move has not yet been rlade and that apparently the Cox supporters ar not certain the tactics are politically good. Cox In Good Eavor So far aA the white house Is con cerned, Governor Cox stands in good favor. He may develop sufficient strength to be the presidential nominee and then again if he doesn’t, the chances are not at -all slim that he will be the vice presidential nominee. For it begins to look as if CoX| would be in the final reckoning. But it would not be surprising jf Governor Cox had to declare him self definitely on the prohibition question'in order to gain control ot delegates who come from states where Governor. Edwards has polled a substantial vote in the primaries The New Jersey governor advises the writer thit his main purpose in the presidential race is to see to Il\ that the Democratic convention writs a wet plank -n its platform. He will stay in until that is accom plished. And the inference is that being a modest man, seeking nothing for himself alone and only for the cause from which he is working, the New Jersey governor might get be hind Cox if the latter showed evi dences of militancy oh the side of the wets. However the sentiment for Cox which is beginning to be noticeable here proceeds .iot alone from the. fact that he would appear to be satisfac tory on the Hberlizatio program which so many of the Democrats think will be the outcome of the pro hibition controversy. It proceeds /rom the fact that Cox has carried Ohio three times and still is popular there. And it is very important foi the democrats to select their candi dates with an eye to the big states like Ohio A presidential election can be won by the Democrats with 'the west and south and the addition of Ohio. Georgia Results Not Fleasing Moreover, Governor Cox doesn’t bear the responsibility for act Wil sonian. Both Palmer and McAdoo are part and parcel of the Wilson regime. In counting up the resent ment vote which any administration in power for eight years Is bound to accumlate, the selection of a candi date who would stand on a record outside of Washington is a considera tion not to be lightly disregarded. For if the truth be known the Demo cratic pilgrims from all parts of the country who visit the various head quarters here cell plaintive tales of discontent tn the fold. The results in Georgia are none too pleasing to the white house now that the com plete returns are available. Nor can it be said that the assur ed presence of William Jennings Bryan as a delegate at San Fran cisco is altogether cause for jubila tion in executive quarters. It is too early for the Democratic leaders themselves to make predic tions. They all admit the situation is full of uncertainties. Some of the influential men here are for-Pal mer. some for McAdoo and some for Cox and there appears on the hori zon the beginning of a Champ Clark boom. This may develop seriously for the other candidates. Mr. Clark is well liked by the organization men in th» 7-ax-ty—and they will control the convent'/#.’!. He brings to his case a feeling of sympathy over what happened In 1912 when he had a majority of the delegates—enough to win in a Republican convention — but not enough under the twp-thlrds rule of the Democrats. Moreover. Sir. Hearst, who is so powerful a factor in the success of Hiram Johnson, tvould throw his support to Mr. Clark. As for Wilson antagonism, Mr. Clark wouldn’t inherit any of Giese, and his record at the capital has been good. He has incidentally “played ball” and stood for the program out lined by Mr. Wilson for congress and never has allowed his defeat at Bal timore to be the basis for a vindic tive revolt against the Wilson lead ership. The Democratic race has not en tered upon its final stages. But the entrance of Cox and Palmer mean* that the choice is not going to he merely one between Palmer and Mc- Adoo. Others will be very much in the field. 6