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®bt Mhnita Evi -ttkekln Sounral vet. xxii. no. in. DENVER CITIZENS VOLUNTEERFBEELY > FOR PATROL OUTY Officials Fear Recurrence of Rioting in Street Car Strike Two Killed and Thirty-Four Injured DENVER, Colo., Aug. 6.—Fear that rioting by street car strikers, their sympathizers and strike-breakers which last night resulted in the death of two and the injury of thir ty-four persons would be resumed was expressed in official circles to day. Citizens today were responding to a proclamation issued by Mayor Bai 'ley, calling for 2,000 volunteers for patrol duty. The police were help less last night before the mob, which proceeded on its journey of destruc tion until it tired itself out. Reports from hospitals today in dicated that the injured probably ; would recover. No attempt was made this morning to operate cars. Yesterday was the first day since the trainmen struck for higher wages on Sunday that the tramway company was able to haul passengers. The cars were manned by armed strike-breakers. The mob, which remained around the tramway building until daylight, finally dispersed. H. H. Tammen, one of the owners of the Denver Post, whose building was damaged by the crowd, said to day he could not estimate damage done by the mob to the Post plant. "The town is without protection,” said he. The Post was issued as usual from Its own plant today. Strike-breakers at the South Den ver car barns today patrolled the yard in front of the barns with rifles on their shoulders. Eight street cars were wrecked, the office of the Denver Post partial ly demolished ana damage done to car barns in widely separated sec tions of the city. The dead: —Blake, shot anj instantly killed; A G. Smith, Denver, died of bullet wounds. The riots - ’followed the first suc cessful effort of the tramway com pany to carry passengers on street cars manned by armed strike break ers. Two cars were blockaded by a motor truck just as a parade of strikers and sympathizers was passing. Some one threw a brick rnd the paraders -attacked the cars rnd crews. Car windows were smashed, protective screens torn off and strike-breakers badly beaten be fore police could restore order. One man was shot, in the foot. Newspaper Office Wrecked The Denver Post was the next ob ject of the mob’s attack. That paper opposed the strike. Every ■window in the place was broken, presses hammered and sand thrown into the tollers; the business office fras wrecked, records and fixtures be ing thrown into the street; the en graving room w’as demolished and type and linotype matrices scattered through the composing room. While the mob was still at the Post another crowd had gathered at the East Denver car barns and 'a third mob attacked the South Denver barns, ■where 150 strike-breakers who had arrived during-the day were housed. Several hundred shots were fired at the latter place, at which the two fatalities occurred. This mob did not disperse until well after mid night. While police were engaged in quell ing these mobs, four stret cars which had been waiting in a residential sec tion for the trouble down town to abate, were atacked by a crowd of 5,000 persons. The cars were over turned and the strike-breakers, after receiving a severe beating, sought refuge in the Cathedral of the Im maculate Conception and were saved iy the intervention of priests until escued by the police. An attempt was made to burn the cars, but seri >us damage by fire W’as prevented. All - during the evening Mayor Bailey, Governor Shoup, Chief of Po ice Hamilton Armstrong, who was njured earlier by a flying brick, and >ther city officials, were in conference it the state house considering the idVisability of asking for federal foops. A decision was reached early oday to rely on volunteers and spe !ial policemen, all of whom weer or lered to report to the city hall for itrlke duty today. Union Disclaims Mob JL H. Burt, international organizer ‘ the union, and President Silberg, >f the local union in statements is sued last night deplored the mob iolence and disclaimed all responsi fflity for the strikers. General Manager Hild, of the com >any, announced early today that cars could be run today. He declared here were 500 strike-breakers here nd more on the way. A crowd surrounded the city hall or a short time last night and an ngry rnob was restrained from at acking the tramway building where he majority of the strike-breakers re housed by a strong-armed guard chich protected every entrance and x!t. Mr. Hild announced that 200 armed ien were kept at the darkened win- I ows of the buildings with instruc ions to shoot if the police line below hould give way Community Fairs Boosted BLAKELY, Ga., Aug. 6.—A boos sr meeting for the community fairs ras held at the Colomokee schooj uilding Thursday evening. The of cials of the Early County Fair as ociation were present. The Blakely rchestra, conducted by J. L- Under ’ood, furnished music for the oc ision. A meeting was held at the Rock dll school house last Friday even ig when music and jig dances af arded entertainment. Kodakers, Save Money Roll film developed 7 cents. Glossy ilnts 2x3. 3c; 2x4 or 3x4. 4c; 3x5. sc. for samr>]o. D-6 Baldwin tudios, St. Louis, 2,1 ci. //'at son Meeting Breaks Up JU hen Attack on Legion Is Resented by Ex-Soldier Curtis Barrett, Who Served in France, Replies to Gro ver Edmondson and Gath ering Adjourns BARNESVILLE, Ga., Aug s.—An extremely tense situation gripped the 2,000 or more persons at the Wat son meeting in the Gordon institute here Wednesday when Curtis Bar rett, a former soldier, who made an excellent record in the world war, went to the stage and made a most vigorous and scathing reply to Grover Edmondson’s reflections on the American army officers and pri vates who risked their lives for the glory of the Stars and Stripes on the bloody battlefields of France. Edmondson, who right 'at the be ginning of his speech bitterly at tacked the American Legion, stating that it was composed mostly of of ficers bent on perpetuating mili tarism in this country, declared that officers had often needlessly exposed privates to cruel hardships In the training camps and on the battle fields. He charged that the service of most of the members of the Le gion who went to France was char acterized by their capacity for ‘‘drinking wine and neglect of duty.” Barrett Answers Attack If was at this point that young Barrett arose and asked the speaker, who himself had been sent to France in the uniform of his country, if he might have a moment to make reply to this denunciation. Edmondson consented, and the former soldier, with firm tread and set. expression, advanced to the platform. Pointing his finger at the speaker, he said: “Your statement, sir, is a will ful and a deliberate misrepresen tation. In war you would be guilty of treason; in peace you are guilty of unspeakable cow ardice. I enlisted in the war as a private soldier in 1917, and 1 spent twenty-three months in France ready and willing any day to sacrifice my life tor my coun try. No man knows better than you, who has dishonored the uni form you wore, that you wilfully and deliberately state an untruth in what you say of the Ameri can Legion. I don’t propose to sit silently by and have your stetaments go unchallenged, and hei e and now I denounce them as false.” There were cries of “put him out” from Watson partisans, but the youth who had enlisted as a private and risen to the rank of lieutenant stood his ground. “I dare you to try to put me out!” he calmly replied. “You have got the crowd on me, and I guess you can put me out, but 1 dare you to do it.” Whqn a few Watson supporters moved towards him, he showed not the slightest sign of flinching, and the movement was halted. Mr. Wat son checked the threatening storm by moving that the meeting adjourn, and the crowd filed out of the audi torium, leaving young Barrett, who is a brother of Charles S. Barrett, ■president of the Farmers’ union and a son of the late Mr. Thomas J. Barrett, standing where he was, not withstanding the fact that Grover Edmondson had got but little way in his speech when the interruption came. Young Barrett said after the meet ing that the repeated attacks which had been made at various Watson meetings on the American Legion and the characters of the men com posing it had so aroused him ffiat he would have taken the step he did if he had known that he risked his life in doing so. There were no personal encounters as a result of the great confusion which broke up the meeting, but it 'looked at one time as if almost any thing might happen. The incident has been the one topic of conversa tion on the streets of Barnesville since yesterday. Many express the opinion that it will seriously cut down the vote for Watson in this county in the senatorial primary. Watson Denies Opposing War Mr. Watson himself preceding Ed mondson was given a courteous hearing, although he too vigorously criticized the Wilson policies and the American Legion. The majority of the crowd was made up of his supporters from this and surround ing counties, and they showered the speaker with applause from time to time. He denied that he had op posed or done anything to impede the progress of the war, asserting he had urged declaration of war imme diately after the sinking of the Lusi tania. He criticized Senator Smith's plat form, making humorous reference to his record as to cotton,, but merely referred to Governor Dorsey and the League of Nations. He answered at length an editorial in the Macon Telegraph. ' In his arraignment of the Ameri can Legion, he charged that it was composed almost exclusively of offi cers. Ware Interested in Tobacco Culture WAYCORSS, Ga., Aug. 6.—Consid erable interest is. being, manifested in Waycross ’in the tobacco industry and from all indications-one or more warehouses will be erected here for next season. A number of Ware county farmers have gone into the in dustry on a large scale and are more than pleased with the results, de spite the fact that there is no mar ket in the county. Ware county to bacco is marketed in Douglas, Nich ols and Blackshear, and of the many thousands of dollars paid for tobac co in Douglas this year, a Ware county crop has brought the highest price -so far. This crop was grown on the farm west of Waycross. L. J. Cooper, the first producer of bright leaf tobacco in the county, and one of the first in the state, sold a small lot of select leaf grown near Waycross and Ware county chamber last week. The matter of erecting warehouses has been taken up by the Waycross and War county chamber of commerce. ! - Bees Sip Hard Cider And Break Dry Law i WASHINGTON. Even the honey bees are celebrating the re cent puling of Prohibition Com missioner Kramer that the thirstv may a<}d a little kick to their cider. A farmer in Fairfax county, Va„ is authority for the state ment that from time to time his bees, either tiring of their regu lar work of filling honeycombs or from pure devilment, drop down upon the ground under apple trees and drink themselves drunk from the oozing liquid from decaying fruit. He has made it his business to verify this statement by elose study of his buzzing honey pro ducers. BOOM IS STARTED FOR BARRETT AS HEAD OF LEGION Resolutions unanimously passed by the executive committee of James Stanley Moore, Jr., Post No 28, of the American Legion, in special ses sion Thursday afternoon, indorsed the fight being waged on traducers of the Legion by Atlanta Post, No. 1, and Williain B. Coleman post, in structed its delegates to the state convention in Augusta, August 19 and 20, to vote against and make every effort to defeat the attempt to strike the word “white” from the Georgia constitution of the Legion and further instructed the delegates from Moore post to vote for, and if necessary nominate, Curtis Barrett, of Barnesville, for the next state commander. No action was taken in regard to other officers w’ho must be elected for the ensuing year. The resolution pledging the sup port of Moore post to Mr Barrett, was spontaneous, and was actuated by his action in defense of the Legion and world war veterans at Barnesville Wednesday, members of the executive committee stated after the meeting. The present state commander is Basil Stockbridge, prominent young Atlanta attorney, whose term expires with the state convention. He was the unanimous choice of the first convention of the Legion for state commander, his election coming as a reward for his untiring efforts in behalf of the organization in the state. He was the moving spirit in the organization of the first post or ganized in Atlanta, James F. Mont gomery Post, No. 1, now Atlanta Post, No. 1, and was its first com mander. Having succeeded in the organization of this post, Mr Stock bridge turned his efforts to build ing up the Legion in Georgia, and during his term of office the organi zation has grown from about ten posts to more than 100 posts in the state, with a membership approxi mating 15,000 former service men and women. In indorsing the fight on traducers of the Legion, the executive commit tee called attention to the fact that its move, in common with the other two posts, must “not be construed as supporting any candidates.” Members of the executive commit tee are Samuel R. Dull, Johnny Kief fer, C. V. Graham, J. M. Outler and Estes Doremus, commander of the post. The resolutions follow: Whereas, Atlanta Post No. 1 and William B. Coleman post of the American Legion have taken up the fight to defeat Thomas E. Watson for the United States senate from Georgia; and Whereas, these two posts have stated emphatically that their move is not polit ical and must not be construed as supporting either of the two candidates opposing Mr. Watson, therefore Be It resolved by the executive committee of Janies Stanley Moore, Jr., Post No. 28, in special session assembled, that we indorse the action of Atlanta post and Coleman post, and pledge our co-operation to the end that Mr. Watson be repudiated at the polls by the people of the state for his unwar ranted and vicious attack on the American Legion and the men who gave their lives in the world war. Be it resolved by the executive commit tee of James Stanley Moore, Jr., Post No. 28, American Legion, in special session assembled, that the delegates from this post to the state convention In Augusta, Ga., August 19-20, be instructed to vote against and make every effort to defeat the attempt to strike the word “WHITE” from the constitution of the Legion in Georgia as adopted at the last state convention. Whereas, the second state convention of the American Legion is to “be held in Au gusta, Ga., August 19-20, at which time new officers must be elected for the ensuing year, Be it resolved by the executive committee of-James Stanley Moore, Jr., Post No. 28, in special session assembled, that the dele gates from this post be Instructed to vote for, and if necessary nominate, Curtis Bar rett, of Barnesville, for next commander of the Georgia department of the American Legion. GOV. ROBERTS” IS RENOMINATED BY TENNESSEANS NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 6.—ln Thursday’s Democratic primary for governor, Albert H. Roberts was re nominated over W. R. Crabtree by 20,000 to 25,000, according to returns compiled by the Nashville Banner. George N. Welch was renominated for railroad commissioner by approx imately tne same majority. Alf Tay lor was nominated by the Republi cans for governor over Jess M. Lit tleton, C. R. Evans and J. O. Eaton. In the Democratic primary in the Third congressional district, early returns indicate the re-nomination of Judge John A. Moon over Joe V. Wil liams. In the Eighth district, Con gressman T. W. Sims was defeated by Captain Gordon Browning, re turned soldier, by 4,000. Reutrns from the Republican pri mary in the Fist district indicated a close race between Congressman Sam R. Sells and Lieutenant Carroll Reece, returned soldier. In Davidson county, a legislative ticket favoring change from commission government in Nashville seems to have won. In addition to the contests for state offices and for congress, thir teen members of the state legislature were elected to fill vacancies and co'iinty officers were chosen. E. H. Crump, who has taken an active part in Democratic politics in Tennessee for a number of years, W’as re-elected county trustee in Shel by county. SUFFRAGE ADVOCATE HURT IN ACCIDENT KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 6. Tennessee ratification forces may have lost one vote, it was reported here today, following the serious in jury in an automobile accident of Joe E. Wade. Mr. Wade, who is an ardent suf frage supporter, may not be able to attend the special session of the leg islature next week, it was announced. D. F. FINNELL IS KILLED ELECTION DAY CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Aug. 6. — The only election tragedy reported from this section of the state was the killing of D. T. Finnell, former member of the county court, by Horace Rymer, in the Fourth district of Polk county. Increased Tobacco Sales in Abbeville •- ABBEVILLE, Ga.. Aug. 6. —The tobacco sales were good again Thurs day, increased amounts being offered by the farmers owing to the clear weather. Sales were made at from twenty cents to fifty-five cents. S. F. Reid sold 2,678 pounds for sl,- 107.67, and Pike & Oliver sold 1,650 pounds for $617.86. Several other small lots brought higher prices. The lot of Pike & Oliver was what is called crop run, It being their aver age crop, which turned out 1,250 pounds per ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1920. NO INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED TO BANKS ON COTTON LOANS Governor Harding, of Fed eral Reserve System, Ex plains Status in Letter to Federal Reserve Bank WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—-The fed eral reserve board has not advised member banks as to w’hat loans they should make against this year’s cot ton crop, Governor Harding declared today in a letter to the department of agriculture. The letter was written in answer to reports reaching the department that “due to an existing financial stringency, stocks of cotton were be ing forced on the market at sacri fices in prices” Such action, the de partment intimates, had been prompted through “a ruling or other form of instruction from the federal reserve board, which limited loans on cotton to that only which was in process of shipment. In answer to this, Governor Hard ing explained that congress had been requested early in the year to amend the existing statutes which original ly restricted loans to Individuals by national banks in excess of 10 per cent of the bank’s capital and sur plus. “Congress acted upon the sugges tion of the board,” Governor Harding wrote. “The amended statute now provides that for a period of six months out of any consecutive twelve months a national bank may lend to an individual, firm or corpo ration up to 25 per cent of its cap ital and surplus- where the excess of 10 per cent is secured by ware house receipts.” Commenting on the accumulation of low-grade cotton, Governor Hard ing’s letter stated that this was due partially to difficulty in making fi nancial arrangements necessary to sell it to the mills in Central Europe, adding that “member banks in the south no doubt feel reluctant to carry too large a volume of loans on collateral which is not readily salable." APPROPRIATIONS PASS THE HOUSE OVER PROTEST Although the statement was made at the outset by Chairman George Carswell, of the appropriations com mittee, that 1 ' there was no money and would be none in the treasury to pay any appropriation, the house of representatives on Thursday passed eighteen appropriation bills aggre gating $795,000 which haff been fa vorably reorted by the appropria tions committee. Chairman Carswell explained that the committee recommended the ap propriations with the distinct pro viso that they should be accom panied by legislation providing in creased revenue. This legislation, he further explained, the house had passed already in the foi;m of the bill to tax incomes. Hi s idea was that the house having passed the in come tax bill and sent it to the senate, now could consistently fol low it up with appropriation bills and place upon the senate the entire responsibility. "Our treasury is empty,” said Chairman Carswell. “There will be no money to pay a single one of these appropriations which we have recommended to you, yet each and every one of these appropriations is absolutely necessary. The Income tax bill, which the house has passed, will provide the revenue to pay these appropriations if the senate will pass it. But if the senate kills the income tax bill and passes the appropriation bills which we send over, then the governor very likely will veto them all, and I think he will be right, and there will be noth ing for him to do, but call an extra session to place the responsibility squarely upon the legislature. So far as this house is concerned, it has discharged its responsibility.” ' Opposition in Senate The income tax bill is encounter ing strong opposition in the senate. The forces objecting to it have con centrated their attention upon the senate to defeat it. The constitu tional amendments committee of the senate is scheduled to consider the bill on Friday afternoon. The in dications are that the bill will re ceive a majority of the senate, but not the two-thirds majority neces sary to pass constitutional amend ments. What the senate then will do with the appropriations which have been put up to it by the house is an open question. A list of the appropriations for additional maintenance that were passed up Thursday by the house of representatives is as follows: State sanitarium for the insane at Milledgeville, $300,000; Georgia School of Technology, $125,000; Uni versity of Georgia, $25,000; State Normal college at Athens, $30,000; South Georgia Normal college at Val dosta, $5,000; Georgia Normal and Industrial college at Milledgeville, $20,000; State College of Agriculture at Athens, $20,000: North Georgia Agricultural college at. Dahlonega, $5,000; Bowdon college in Carroll county, $20,000; Georgia Training School for Girls at Atlanta, $10,000; Georgia Training School for Boys at Milledgeville. $10,000; tw’elve district agricultural schoos, SIO,OOO each, making $120,000 additional mainte nance for them. Other Appropriations A list of the appropriations for re pairs, improvements, etc., was as fol lows: Waterworks system at State Col lege of Agriculture, $25,000; repairs at Georgia Normal and Industrial col lege, $5,000; repairs at University of Georgia, $25,000; insurance at Uni versity of Georgia, $4,500; laundry at State Normal college, $15,000; re pairs at the same, $10,000: repairs at Georgia Training School for Boys, $30,000. \ There also was passed a bill carry ing $20,000 to combat the mosaic dis ease in the sugarcane region of south Georgia, where this great and grow ing industry is seriously threatened with o—tin^4j on unless stens arc taken to save GIRL YEGG CRACKS SAFES TO “KEEP SELF RESPECT” Golden PSA SEATTLE, Wash. —The police are undecided whether to refer to her as a “yeggwoman,” a ’’pete moll” or what. May Golden is the first girl to confess to safe-cracking in this city. Save for the beginnings of hard lines at the corners of her mouth, she looks like a respectable stenog rapher. The hat and gown she wore when the lolice "prowler” car picked her up on the street In the early morning were neat, mod est and fashionable. Yet her speech is that of the world of "grist.” Parlance of the Augusta Herald Declares v Georgia Should Return Hoke Smith to Senate (From the Augusta Herald.) Hon. Thomas E. Watson, Senator Hoke Smith, Governor Hugh Dorsey and the Hon. "Bunk” Cooper are the candidates lined up up to date in Georgia’s free-for-all senate race, Watson is apparently running for vindication and to vent his spleen and hatred on the Democratic admin istration, and particularly President Wilson. “Bunk” Cooper has espoused the “wet platform,” Governor Dorsey has been put in the race by/the ene mies, personal and political, of Geor gia's senior senator, with the double hope that he may be able to nose out one of the two candidates in the first primary or at the least that his candidacy may contribute some what to the defeat of Senator Smith. The Dorsey forces apparently pre fer the success of Watson despite his attacks upon the party and upon the governor himself than the return of Senator Smith to the senate. Senator Smith undoubtedly has made the state an able, energetic, forceful representative in the sen ate. More constructive, far reaching, helpful, nation-wide legislation has been passed on ,his initiative and by his efforts than any other state’s rep resentative in the United States can point to during the past seven years. Hoke Smith’s record in the United States senate has been splendidly helpful to the nation at large, and should be a great source of pride to the state of Georgia. This record In the main consists of: “Regional reserve bank in Georgia, system of rural credits, federal aid for vocational train ing, the rehabilitation of our wounded soldiers and victims of industrial accident, assistance to farmers such as the agricultural extension act affords, safe guards to the cotton grower THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL tAc FROM NOW rAc <JU TO JAN Ist. QU The National Conventions of both the Demo cratic and Republican Parties have met and nomi nated a candidate for president. Now comes the campaign between these two parties trying to convince the people that their candidate is the best. There will be some “hot times” in these United States for the next three months. Keep up with them by reading The Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal. We will now send it to you.. More Than 5 Months 50c * This will pay your subscription till after the national elec tions in November, giving you all the campaign news as well as the results of the election. We are making a special offer to send The Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal to you from now until January 1, 1921, for only 50c. SEND YOUR 50c TODAY If you wish to secure your subscription without cost to you send us four new subscribers at fifty cents each for this offer and we will send you The Tri-Weekly Journal till January Ist, 1921, for your trouble. THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga. Here is 50c enclosed, for which send me THE TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, from now until January 1, 1921. / Name.* R. F. D P. 0............................. State ..................... “petermen,” princes of crime, ,falls from her lips easily. When the de tectives tried to learn from her the identity of her pal, she responded with cynical banter. May has confesed to cracking the safe of the W. L. Keene Fuel Co. It was her first job, she says, and she got nothing. "I had doped the whole lay,” she explained to detective. "I’d rather play the heavy grist than work the streets. In that way I can be a crook, and still keep my self-re spect.” She is 22 years old. against unscrupulous speculators. Think what these constructive and protective measures have meant to Georgia’s prosperity, and thergt remember that her sen ior senator is the author of them, every one. Consider, too, that the reduction of the normal income tav rate is a re sult of his effort In the senate finance committee; and that the freight tariff equalization, where by Savannah and Brunswick, to gether with the other south At lantic ports, were given a fair deal and an opportunity to de velop their rich resources, came largely in response to the argu ments which he presented before the railroad administration and the shipping board. Consider, too, that the parcels post, the federal aid road plan, the national merchant marine, the government nitrogen plant, with ifs important bearing on the production of cheaper fertilizers, all bear evi dences of his counsel and support. Consider, finally, that for five years and against odds well nigh overwhelming. Senator Hoke Smtih fought for fair play for the cotton producer, and won his battle. Some say that he waxed too zealous in this cause, but who will deny that he did it all for what he conceived to be Geor gia’s and the south’s best in terests? Suppose that fight had not been made. Suppose the de pressing and sometimes design edly hostile influences that flung themselves repeatedly agadnst the cotton growers’ rights had not been resisted and beaten back. Would all be as well with Geor gia as.it is today?” Even the most bitter, personal and factional enemies of the senator can not deny or decry this record of patent achievement. It is a prom ise of what further usefulness with his experience and ability and energy the senator can accomplish for the (Confined on Page 6, Column 3) D. S. DESTROYERS JT MIAMI TO STOP UUDIKOF CABLE British Consul Ordered to Keep Ship at Sea Until State Department Acts on Western Union Petition WASHINGTON, Aug. s.—With five United States destroyers patrolling the harbor of Miami, Fla., to prevent a British ship making a cable land ing there, further developments in the South American cable controversy between the United States govern ment and the British cable interests were looked for here today. Officials here said the order of President Wilson to the navy depart ment to prevent by force if necessary the landing at Miami of the West ern Union cable from Barbadoes was fully supported by the federal stat utes. Congress at its last session passed an amendment to the law, strengthening the president’s power in this regard, as a result of this very controversy. Some doubt had arisen as to the power of the gov ernment to require a company wish ing to land a cable to bbtain a per mit. Congress was informed at that time that British Interests were seek ing a monopoly of the South Ameri can cable business through an ar rangement with the Western Union company for a Miami-Barbadoes- Brazil cable. As a result of the facts laid before congress at that time the law was made clear and definite as to the government’s pow er to prohibit cable landings. The Western Union’s application for a cable landing is before the state department, but has been held up pending satisfactory replies to government inquiries concerning the terms of a contract between the Western Union and British cable in terests controlling the Barbadoes- Brazil portion of the cable. The whole controversy will be the subject of discussion at the inter national communications conference which will meet here under the League of Nations auspices on Sep tember 15. Officials said there are questions involved which should be settled in the revision of the world’s communication code. Meanwhile, officials said, the pres ident’s order is ample evidence of the determination of the government not to permit American Interests longer to be “frozen out” of the South American field by foreign ca ble monopolists. Through a combination of un friendly South American and British interests Americans who have for a long time been trying to establish more direct cable communication with South America have been thwarted it was stated by those familiar with the situation. At the same time, the British Interests were given addi tional concessions, and have gradual ly been getting a strangle hold on the South American cable business. This government has been appealed to many times by American capital, eager to establish cable and radio communication with Brazilian cities. Officials here said that the con tract between the British cable com pany and the Western Union was known to contain some features which are considered unfair to Amer ican interests. Atlanta Ready for Entertaining Retail Dealers in Southeast All preparations for entertaining the biggest gathering of merchants ever assembled in Atlanta have been completed by the Merchants and Manufacturers’ association of At lanta, which is sponsoring the event, and all that remains is for the next Thursday to arrive and bring the merchants. x James R. Little, of the Dougherty- Little-Redwine company, who is in charge of the barbecue which will be given at noon of Thursday at Lakewood park, says that he has cor raled the most "scrumpious” menu of viands that has ever been assem bled for one ’cue, and a score or \iore of chefs to prepare them. Two tlwu sand are expected to enjoy this event. Much interest is centering around the proposal to form a retail mer chants’ association of the south. The advantages such an association would be to merchants is invaluable, local wholsalers point out. J. K. Orr, of the Orr Shoe company, declared dur ing the past week that such an or ganization would save its members enough In the first three years to pay its cost for a solid generation. Norman Johnson, of Richmond, will present the idea. All of the stores in Atlanta are preparing for the event, and will have all of their traveling men in to see that all visiting merchants are promptly waited upon. As many merchants as can possibly spare the time are urged to come. Peanut Growers Os State to Meet August 12 in Albany ALBANY, Ga., Aug. 6.—A meeting of the Georgia Peanut Growers’ as sociation will be held here Thursday morning, August 12, at the municipal auditorium. Many matters of im portance to the peanut growers of the state will be discussed, the'most vital toopics to be those of prices and marketing. According to W. W. Webb, presi dent of the association, it is the be lief of all the farmers that the price of peanuts is far too low, and all in terested in their production are urg-ed to attend the meeting, for which an interesting progrrjm has been ararnged, including exhibits of many peanut products. It is believed by the growers that the low prices now prevailing are due largely to the present extensive Im portation of the Oriental variety, which has been taken advantage of by the “bears,” and Mr. Webb strongly Intimates that the question of requesting the congressmen and senators to work for an import duty vhifli will curtail the importation the Oriental nut will be discussed. ' Scents a cost. $1.50 A YEAR. INNER DEFENSE OF WARSAW REPORTED BROKENJY ENEMY British Navy Ready to Act in Twelve Hours and Is in Position to Seal Up the Black Sea Russia Armed for Five Years of War WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—(By the Associated Press). —Soviet Russia is in possession of suffi cient munitions to carry on for five years warfare on the scale of that now being conducted against Poland, according to es timates made here today by mil itary authorities. Practically all of the stocks on hand are from supplies furnished by the allied governments to the old Russian regime during the world war. LONDON, Aug. 6.—Today’z cabi net meeting, at which the Russian reply to the British note on Poland was considered, was followed by no official indication of the trend of af fairs. The best information, how ever, was that Great Britain would accept the Soviet reply, notwith standing it is not wholly satisfactory. War More Bnmored It had been seml-officlally re ported today that the British cabinet had decided to talk* no tion against Russia which virtual ly amounts to war. s Premier Lloyd George consider* that the Bolshevikl have broken faith, in continuing their advance against Poland, it was stated. Preparations for aiding Poland have been ordered rushed, accord ing to this information. The block ade will be re-established and muni tions will be sent if the plan decided on is gone through with. The reported plan calls for ttw soviet government to be notified that British aid will continue to b« sent to Poland until it is certain that Russia will grant Poland a just peace, after which the sending o< thi s assistance will ba stopped. The cabinet was in session throughout the entire morning. Situation Xs Critical While the actual military situation in Poland is not much clearer than it was yesterday, it is admitted to be critical. Reports, however, are in some respects contradictory that the precise degree of menace to Warsaw as a result of the «recent Bolshevik advance cannot be estimated. » - - Reports yesterday stated the so viet armies had reached points thir ty miles distant from the Polish cap ital, but later advices indicate they are twice that distance away and that the soviet cavalry is far ahead of the infantry. A Warsaw dispatch to the Daily Mail states the Polish counter offensive on the southern front has been successful and that the Bolsheviki have been hurled back forty-five miles. Most newspapers express great anxiety over the situation this morn ing and the statement by a high offi cial yesterday that the present po sition is as grave as that in August, 1914, is given great prominence. Re ports that the British government has already ordered the fleet to re sume the blockade of Russia, which was partially raised last November, receive great emphasis in some jour nals, but no official sanction Is claimed for the statement, and such inquiries as were possible early this morning tended to discount the ru mor. It is asserted that, notwith standing the fact that the cabinet has not yet considered the reply of the soviet government relative to an armistice with Poland, it has been determined to send the Kameneff-, Krassin trade delegation back to Russia. British Havy Beady Britain’s navy is ready to Impose an absolute blockade upon Russia within twelve hours after it is order ed to do so, the admiralty stated to day. The admiralty made the following statement to the United Press: "We will be able to impose an air tight blockade upon Russia within twelve hours after the orders are re ceived. The British fleet around Con stantinople is in a position to seal the Black sea, while three cruisers and a score of destroyers in the Bal tic are ready to draw the cordon there. “There is nothing to fear from tho Red fleet, which is small and inef fective/’ A Lincoln County Primary Results ■LjINCOLNTON, Ga., Aug. 6.—ln a hotly contested primary in Lincoln county Tuesday, James H. Boykin defeated W. B. Crawford for the state senate, and J. M. Price was elected representative over M. Bus sey, the incumbent. S. L. Wilkes was nominated for ordinary over C. D. Smalley; W. M. Cartledge had no popositlon for clerk; J. J. Bentley was nominated for tax collector; T. L. Perryman for county school superintendent; R. T. Cullars, coroner, and L. P. Elam» county surgeon. The race for tax receiver will have to be run over, and perhaps the race for sheriff. Kept Alive 24 Hours After Breathing Stops ST. LOUlS.—After having been ' kept alive with a pulmotor for twenty-four hours, Robert Stans bury, sixteen years old, died at the city hospital recently. The boy underwent an opera tion for an ear affection. While on the operating table he ceased breathing. His heart continued to function and a pulmbtor was brought. Physicians at the hospital as sert their belief that this is the longest time in which a pulfnotor has been used continuously.