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VOL. XXII. NO. 115.
WARSAW IS PLACED IN STATE OF SIEGE
MILLIONS INVESTED
WITH PDNZI. REPORT
OF AUDIT WILL SAY
Forty Thousand People Paid
$14,000,000 to Boston
"Wizard,” Now Under Ar
rest, Estimates Disclose
BOSTON, Aug. 13.—An Infuriated
crowd of investors stormed the of
. flees of the Old Colony Foreign Ex
change company here today and
sought to attack C. M. Brightwell,
president of the company, which he
' admitted was insolvent.
The crowd, which had been gath
'* ering rapidly since morning, de
manded return of its money. The
money was not forthcoming.
Cries of “Kill Brightwell! Lynch
him!’’ went up.
BOSTON, Aug. 13. —Charles Ponzi,
whose net of “fifty per cent in forty
five days’ enmeshed so many custo
mers that he had to use bushel bas
kets to hold their money, was near
ing the ert dos his rope today.
The self-claimed financial “wizard”
was at liberty on $35,000 ball—s2s,-
000 on the federal charge of using
the mails to defraud and the other
SIO,OOO on a state charge of larceny.
The report of the audit of his
books by federal officials was ex
pected to be made public today.
Forecasts were that the report would
, show Ponzi had 40,000 customers;
that they "invested” as high as $14,-
000,000 in his scheme; that he repaid
| approximately $6,000,000 before the
doors of the Hanover Trust company
were closed and that he still owes
the remainder.
Federal officials declared that
there was no question but that the
savings of thousands were tied up
in the Ponzi venture.
Bank Commissioner Allen stuck to
his statement that the capital of the
* Hanover Trust company was “badly
Impaired if not wiped out,” despite
denials of officials.
Ponzi declared today that he was
happy because his girl wife still
professed her love and faith in him.
Rose Ponzi, pretty, dark-eyed Ital
ian girl, proved her love and faith
} by the simple statement: “He is my
♦ husband.”
She is happy that the nerve-trying
strain of the past few weeks |s over.
Although she loved the luxury their
new found wealth gave them, she
V said she would wait long and pa-
W tiently to help her husband meet
his obligations as she was confident
he would pay. all he owes.
Wife Walting for Him
After his surrender to authorities
yesterday, Ponzi rushed home to his
wife. She was waiting for him on
the lawn of their beautiful estate.
' The worry and weariness that was
shown on Ponzi’s face disappeared as
his wife slipped her arm about his
neck and kissed him. The little act
of devotion seemed to give the
weary man new life. He turned to
newspaper men and smiled. His eyes
were moist.
Mrs. Ponzi then informed her hus
band that she married him with a
full knowledge of his prison records
Vin Atlanta and Montreal. She was
> told of her-husband’s record by his
mother when she and Ponzi became
engaged.
Trust Company Xnsolved
The Hanover Trust company is
hopelessly insolvent, in the opinion
of the state commissioner of bank
ing. At least $125,000 in funds of
the Bank of Massachusetts were de
posited in the institution.
Investigators have established
that Ponzi’s claims of huge profits
in dealing in international postal re
ply coupons were dreams. They
claim he never dealt in these cou
pons to a greater extent than a
few hundred dollars at the most.
A high state official and two bank
officals were reported under in
vestigation today in connection with
the deposit of state funds in the
Hanover bank. Other arrests were
predicted for today.
That Ponzi during the time he was
assuring the public with convincing
force that he had enough money to
settle all accounts, was making
desperate efforts to get money from
other sources is known. He is said
to have tried to interest Thomas W.
Lawson of “frenzied finance” fame
»in his whirlwind business.
Only the bare facts of Ponzi’s
great bubble have been disclosed.
When the whole story is told offi
cials believe it will be the most
startling disclosure of financial
manipulation in the history of the
United States.
Fonzi Receives Threat
Ponzi today received a letter
’ - threatening his life, he told police
officials.
The letter was written by a man
who said he had been trailing Ponzi
for twelve years. Police believed the
writer may have been one who suf
fered as a result of Ponzi’s financial
operations in Montreal just twelve
years ago. The writer threatened “to
get” Ponzi soon.
Os the hundreds who came to At
torney General Allen’s office today
with Ponzi’s notes were many work
ing girls of from 18 to 25 years old.
Most of them told officially that
they had invested every cent they
had with Ponzi. All were worried.
There also were many youths, ner
vous an dawed by the quick develop
ments in the investigation.
An aged Jewish tailor from Lyn®
stood in line and wept hysterically.
: He clutched in his worn hand a note
for SI,OOO which represented the sav-
of fifteen years of tolling with
needle. He was heart broken.
A printer from the north end of
the city showed a note for $6,000,
■ the savings of years of toil, which
M he invested with Ponzi instead of
■ building a home as he originally in
tended to do.
There were many Italians in the
■ long lines at the attorney general’s
office, but the majority who came
■ today were native Americans, most
of them factory girls, who had been
carried away by Ponzi’s promise of
riches in forty-five days.
Attorney General Allen was seek
ing to determine today whether
‘■SB Ponzi’s agents are liable for the
■K losses of investors.
Stork Costs $70.04
K NEW YORK, Aug. 13.—Reports of
maternity hospital today showed
that since 1916 the average per capita
cost of stork visits has increased
from $35.49 to $70.04.
SENATOR SMITH IS
APPLAUDED IS HE
CHAMPIONS PARTY
He Accepts Challenge of
Those Who Traduce De
mocracy in Ringing Ad
dress to Vienna Voters
VIENNA, Ga., Aug. 12. —Welcomed
by a crowd whose warmth and en
thusiasm was manifested by unmis
takable evidence of sympathy, Sen
ator Hoke Smith made a ringing ad
dress here this morning,
the Democratic administration, com
mending the San Francisco platform
and lauding the merits and qualifica
tions of the Democratic presidential
ticket. He reviewed at length and
in detail his own public record and
told of his activity in helping to se
cure the enactment of many notable
pieces of legislation that have con
tributed to the happiness and pros
perity of the nation. He discussed
Interestingly many of the big ques
tions now confronting the people,
and how the great accomplishments
of the Democratic party may be Im
proved and perpetuated?X
Senator Smith arrived at 4 o’clock
this morning and went directly te
the hotel where later he received
many callers and was encouraged by
assurances of support from all sec
tions of Dooly county. Senator
Smith spoke at the courthouse. His
address followed a rally of the Third
district farm bureau which had
brought to Vienna delegates from
every county in the Third congres
sional district.' Mr. Smith himself
attended the meeting and manifested
a lively interest in the discussions.
He drafted the law providing for
federal aid to farm extension work
and his Interest In the rally was
whetted by the character of the
speeches he heard and in his address
he dwelt upon the provisions of this
great piece of legislation.
Citizens Who Heard Him
Among those who met him and
heard Senator Smith’s speech were:
Colonel William V. Harvard, well
known attorney; T. H. Gregory,
banker; Milton Grace, merchant; J.
J. Cooper, merchant; J. T. Hall, mer
chant; R. E. Burke, merchant; W. F.
Newby, merchant; J. J. Lassley, cot
ton; B. F. Forbes, druggist; J. A.
Holliman, merchant; E. G. Green,
cotton; J. W. Bazemore, farmer; Jim
Cooper, farmer; Jeff Howell, farmer;
W. W. Lytle, merchant; Colonel Ed.
Dykes, of Byromville, candidate for
the legislature; Colonel Leon Ded
dingfield, atorney; Fletcher Forehand,
farmer; T. F. Morgan, farmer; Zack
Woodruff, farmer; Fitz Royal, farm
er; J. R. Lane, farmer; C. E. Swear
ingen, farmer; H. P. Morris, farmer;
W. E. Ford, farmer; J. S. Morgan,
farmer; A. E. Mixon, farmer; A. G.
Broadway, farmer; S. P. Swearingen,
farmer; S. W. Morgan, farmer; N.
P. Butler, farmer; J. B. Butler, mer
chant; J. T. Shell, farmer; J. W. Cal
houn, farmer, and many others.
Senator Smith was introduced by
Judge O. T. Gower, who is presiding
over the superior court of the Cor
dele circuit In session here. The
courtroom was packed to Its utmost
capacity when Senator Smith began
his speech and many were unable to
obtain admission while the citizens
of Vienna turned out In large num
bers. The crowd was composed for
the most part of farmers from the
surrounding country.
Senator Smith’s speech was mark
ed by his usual force and aggressive
ness. He accepted the challenge of
those who have traduced the Demo
cratic party, but, far from assuming
a defensive attitude, he carried the
fight to his party’s traducers, as it
were.
The personal aUacks that have
been made against were treated
in kind .excepting that, barring a
parliamentary allusion to the At
lanta Constitution, he Indulged in no
personalities. His speech was char
acteristically free from abusive lan
guage, but his statements were em
phatic and to the point.
Not Worried by “Constitution”
“You know," he said, "I am never
worried by anything that the At
lanta Constitution says about me or
my candidacy. There’s a reason,
and many of you are in part to blame
for its continued hostility and bit
terness. Its animosity dates gack to
1906 when Clark Howell was a can
didate for governor, «id I beat him.
Mr. Howell has neve£ forgiven me.
but evidently he thinxs you have
forgotten the motives that prompt
his assaults through the columns of
his paper. You can’t believe any
thing that the Constitution publish
es about me, and I don’t believe
many of my friends place much
faith In what It sfS’JBjJ.
Senator Smith’s allusions to the
attitude of the Atlanta Constitution
provoked -much laughter and ap
plause. It was evident that the peo
ple of Dooly county haven’t forgot
ten the memorable gubernatorial
campaign in 1906, when they lined
up in support of Mr. Smith against a
field of candidates.
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Mrs. Bradstreet Freed of
Embezzlement Charges,
Faces Trial in U.S. Court
Verdict Acquitting Young
Woman Not Unpopular
With Fairburn People.
May Work in Atlanta
BY WARD GREEITE
(Staff Correspondent of The Journal)
FAIRBURN, Ga., Aug. 13.—The
two words, “Not guilty!” falling
from the lips of a Baptist preacher
on the ears of an eager crowd that
packed the Campbell county court
house to the breaking point, ended at
10:18 o’clock last night the most
sensational case in Fairburn’s his
tory.
They ended, too, long months of
grief and heartache of the twenty
year-old girl who has been the ob
ject of more tea-table gossip in the
past year than any woman in the
statS, the girl who went from a farm
to a fortune, and from the fortune
was flung Into a wlhrlpool of trou
ble that stripped her as bare of hon
or as it did of automobiles, fur coats
and diamonds.
Mrs. Katherine Queen Bradstreet,
acquitted of the charge of embezzle
ment, will not serve a jail sentence
or pay a fine. But does she deserve
any penalty greater than she has
paid already? Even those people of
Fairburn who were hardest against
her, this morning are willing to say
“No.”
Mrs. Bradstreet is at home today
with her father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Queen, who live near De
catur, and with her husband, Clar
ence, who. by advice of her attor
neys, did not attend the trial for
fear his presence would do her more
harm than good.
She/wlll rest a while, she told her
attorneys last night, for she has
been genuinely 111. Her open nausea
in the courtroom yesterday proved
that. Then, she says, she will go
on a short trip, and after that—“l
don t know.” she said, ‘but I am com
ing back to Atlanta. I may get me
a job. Do you suppose a woman
can ever ‘come back?’ I’m going to
try, anyway, right where it all hap
pened, too.”
Not Unpopular Verdict
The acquittal of Mrs. Bradstreet
’yag jiol unpopular As
a matter of fact, opinion was freely
expressed throughout Fairburn that,
so far as the charge of embezzle
ment was concerned, there was little
evidence against her.
As Judge Ben Hill, her chief coun
sel, put It to the jury, "It isn’t a
question of whether this woman 13
a good woman or a bad woman. You
are not asked to pass on other pos
sible sins. The only question before
you Is—did she embezzle?”
There are three ways In which
embezzlement may be proved. An
embezzler may be the principal—that
is, did Mrs. Bradstreet actually go
to Fairbum and, with Green, take
money that belonged to the bank?
Her testimony was, “I never was In
Fairburn but once, and then I passed
through in an automobile on the way
to a Liberty loan meeting at Pal
metto." There was no other evi
dence to disprove this statement.
Second, It may be proved that an
embezzler was “accessory before the
fact.” To establish this, the state
would have hat! to show that Mrs.
Bradstreet induced Green to take the
money and then participated in the
loot. Colonel Napier, the prosecut
ing attorney, argued that the love
letters from “Kitty” to "Bill” show
ed she must have known the bank
was being ruined. But, as Judge
Hill pointed out, in a correspond
ence so intimate, wouldn’t state
ments more Incriminating have been,
made if Mrs. Bradstreet knew all
that was going on? She thought
Green a millionaire, argued the de
fense, and it was Green's cue to
keep up the deception.
AU Fairbum There
The only other chance of the state
was to prove that Mrs. Bradstreet
was “accessory after the fact," that
she knew Green was stealing when
he gave her money and bought her
a silver chest and a home, that she
not only knew the money was taint
ed, but helped him conceal and cover
up the embezzlement. The manner
in which Mrs. Bradstreet paraded her
fur coats and openly accepted jew
elry from Green in stores where he
put it around her neck and her
wrist, wasn’t exactly “concealing,”
declared Judge Hill.
So they freed “Kitty" Bradstreet.
The case went to the jury after two
days of sensation that kept Fairburn
on edge. Only two people in the
county, it seemed, failed to attend
the trial at one time or another. They
were a couple of old men seated at
a checker-board under an awning on
Main street. While the whole town
was talking about the love letters,
they were “dead to the world.”
“ ‘With a garage full of love and
a million kisses to every Ford!’ ”
quoted a bystander rapturously.
"Your move, Jim,” said one of the
checker-players.
Doubtless the checker-players still
were at it when the verdict came in
last night, but most of the rest of
Fairburn was at the courthouse on
the hill, two blocks away.
It was 10 o’clock. Since 6 o’clock,
when the jury filed out, speculation
had been rife. Mrs. Bradstreet,
droopy and weary after the long day,
had kissed her parents good-by. They
had to catch the last car into town,
the “dummy” running between Fair
burn and College Park. One of her
brothers stayed with her. Her law
yers, Judge Hill and Fred Harrison,
also stuck.
Verdict Received
The courtroom, dimly lit by elec
tric bulbs, was stuffy with the ac
cumulated smells of the day, Judge
Hutcheson nodded on the bench. Men
and women moved restlessly on the
benches, whispering and laughing.
The mass of men in the aisle stared
at Mrs. Bradstreet’s back where she
sat with her attorneys at a table
under the judge’s stand.
The jury, failing to agree in the
first few minutes, had gone to sup
per and returned.
"Reckon ttyey had to read them let
ters," remarked one old farmer.
At 8 o’clock they had reconvened,
and at 9:50 a deadlock had been re
ported. Suddenly there was a rap
on the door of the jury room. The
twelve men filed out and took their
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ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1920.
“Gibson Girl” Elopes
With “Luckiest Cop”
j
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Os , C3l\'S ) uizJcei
BERKELEY, Cal.—Sergeant of Po
lice Oscar Putzker Is being called the
luckiest cop on the College City
force.
Eloping with Miss Emily Messmer,
he became the husband of the girl
whom Charles Dana Gibson styled,
“the most typical California beauty."
Miss Messmer po«ed for Gibson for
over two years, winning the title of
“Western Gibson Girl." She is the
daughter of Arthur Messmer, of San
Francisco. In her black hair and
features are blended the Spanish and
Anglo-Saxon beauty that typify the
pioneer settlers of California.
SUFFRAGE WINS
SENATE’S VOTE
IN TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE, Aug. 13. —The Ten
nessee senate to-day ratified the
woman suffrage amendment.
The ratification resolution, whwich
was adopted by a vote of 25 to 4,
now goes to the house of representa
tives, where action Is expected Tues
day, although a quickea vote may
be had.
TARHEEL SUFFRAGISTS
WIN OPENING BATTLE
RALEIGH, N. C., Aug. 13.—Cuf
frage won the Initial battle In the
North Carolina legislature today,
when, by a vote of 7 to 1, the con
stitutional amendments committee of
the upper house favorably reported
a ratification resolution.
Resolutions of ratification were
introduced In each house of the as
sembly immediately after Governor
Bicket thad delivered a special mes
sage calling upon the extraordinary
session to make North Carolina the
thirty-sixth state to ratify. The
resolutions were introduced by Sen
ator Scales, Democrat, of Greens
boro, suffrage leader in the senate,
and Representative Williams, Re
publican, Cabarrus, leader of the
house minority.
The resolutions were immediate
ly referred to committees and the
senate body was called together at
once. It deliberated less than ten
minutes. Senator Cloud, Polk coun
ty, cast the only vote against fa
vorable report on the resolution.
There' was no indication of defec
tion in the ranks of the Democrats
who had signed the telegram to the
Tennessee legislature, urging it to
stand against ratification. Governor
Blckett’s statement against equal
suffrage brought thunderous ap
plause from signers of the tele
gram, but when he appealed for rati
fication by North Carolina because
national suffrage was inevitable, the
aplause came from the galleries
which were packed with suffragists.
The Williams resolution went into
the bill basket with the routine
measures. It was referred to a
committee which is expected to start
open hearings soon.
Can You Shear Sheep?
They Pay SSO a Day
For Experts in Colorado
DENVER.—Sheep shearers make
as much as SSO a day, the state labor
department has learned. In hearing
evidence in a wage dispute it was
disclosed that the contract price for
shearing is 17 1-2 cents a “shear.’
The evidence further disclosed that
a good workman with modern equip
ment can clip 200 sheep a* day, which
means $35. This is considered about
the minimum wage among journey
men of the profession. The experts
can shear 300 sheep in a day, which
nets them $52.50.
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your advantage to send for this free
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others before you order new clothes.
An example of their values is a dura
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worsted at $lB for a three-piece suit,
worth at least S3O at retail. Another
big bargain is their heavyweight,
pure Australian virgin wool blue
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garments are sent on approval. Money
will be returned any time customer
is not well pleased. If interested,
write them today for their latest
price list, self-measuring charts and
free book. — (Advt.)
EDUCATIONAL FUNDS
LEFT HIGH AND DRY
BT THE LEGISLATURE
No Appropriations Passed,
Leaders, Seeing Serious
ness of State's Finances,
Hope Governor Will Act
The full significance of the situa
tion produced by the killing of ap
propriation measures in the house of
representatives on the last night of
the 1920 session was on Friday be
coming more and more apparent to
state officials, heads and officers of
state Institutions and departments
and to the general public.
As the situation stands now, the
educational institutions of Georgia
ar* facing a crisis; many state de
partments are left without facilities
to carry out their work to the ex
tent that is demanded by the people;
many institutions such as the Insti
tute for the Feeble-Minded, at Au
gusta, ar* placed in a most precari
ous status.
Whether an extra session of the
general assembly will be called to
remedy the situation, is as yet un
determined. Governor Dorsey on Fri
day declared his Intention to confer
with the officials of the various de
partments and Institutions affected
by the disaster of Wednesday night,
with the idea of ascertaining the ex
act conditions. Until he does this, the
governor will make no suggestion as
to the best method of solving the
problem. By virtue of his official po
sition, he is, of course, conversant
with the general situation in the va
rious institutions and deparements,
but it is his purpose, he said, to dig
into the individual problems and then
make a decision as to the remedy.
Education Without Funds
Not a single appropriation for edu
cational purposes was passed by the
general assembly. Although the gen
eral appropriations for 1920 as passed
by the legislature of 1919, are still
In effect, practically every institu
tion asked the 1920 legislature for
money to be used for maintenance,
make much needed repairs and t o
provide at least in part for the over
flow attendance. The urgency of
these requests was Impressed upon
the legislators at hearings of com
mittees and on the floors of both
houses.
The hous ft passed the appropria
tions asked tr, the senate scaled
them down lightly aid sent them
back $o theKhuse fo_- concurrence
on the final Wight of t/je session.
There, for reason or another, a
group of m- 1 by varying
motives, MUy every ap
propriation efectually crip
pled the rions. Resent
ment in the refusal
the the income
by Governor
Dorsey the cause of
the the
branch. out, how
th .‘ride rat lons en-
such po
litical
Many affairs of the
state who were still in Atlanta on
Friday getting In touch with the ex
act details of the situation, expressed
the hope that Governor Dorsey would
not leave the present problem un
solved until the expiration of his
term of office, but would bring about
a solution which would not saddle
upon his successor a handicap of
financial difficulties. They declared
that in view of the fact that the gov
ernor was unable to compose the dif
ferences between the house and sen
ate he should take steps to relieve
the situation without loss of time.
Appropriations Killed
Just how widespread is the effect
of the killing of the appropriations
is shown by the following resume
of the emergency money bills for edu
cational and other purposes which
failed to get through.
For the twelve district' agricul
tural and mechanical schools, $120,-
000 for increased maintenance; cut
to $90,000 by the senate.
For the Boys’ Training school at
Milledgeville, $30,000 for increased
maintenance; cut to $20,000 by the
senate.
For the Girls’ Training school near
Atlanta, SIO,OOO for ncreased man
tenance; cut to SB,OOO by the senate.
For th* University of Georgia, $25,-
000 for repairs on buildings; cut to
$12,500 by the senate.
For the University of Georgia, $4,-
500 for insurance on buildings; cut
to $2,500 by the senate.
For the University of Georgia,
$25,000 for increased maintenance;
cut, to '520,000 by the senate.
“ For the State Normal school at
Athens, $15,000 for a laundry; cut
out entirely by the senate. Also
SIO,OOO for repairs, was un
changed by the senate.
For the North Georgia Agricultural
college at Dahlonega $5,000 for in
creased maintenance; increased to
SIO,OOO by the senate.
For the State College of Agricul
ture, $20,000 for increased mainte
nance; cut to $15,000 by the sen
ate.
For the South Georgia Normal
school at Valdosta, $5,000 for in
creased maintenance; concurred in
by the senate.
For the State Normal school, at
Athens, $30,000 for increased main
tenance; cut to $24,000 by the sen
ate.
For the Georgia Normal and In
dustrial college, at Milledgeville,
$20,000, for increased maintenance;
cut to $16,000 by the senate. Also
$5,000 for repairs; concurred in by
the senate.
For Bowden college, $20,000, for
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Cox’s Brother “Jerks” Sodas
* it
® is
DAYTON. Ohio.—William Cox, brother of James M. Cox, Demo
cratic candidate for president, is shown here at work behind tin
soda fountain in his store in Dayton. And if Brother Jim is elected
president he’ll keep on working in the etore, he says.
Hoke Smith Tells at son
And Dorsey He Is Ready
To Meet Them on Stump
CORDELE, Ga., Aug. 13.—Reiter
ating his willingness to meet Thomas
E. Watson in a series of joint dis
cussions, Senator Hoke Smith yes
terday afternoon issued a public in
vitation to Mr. Watson to make good
his reported challenge and appoint
a committee to meet with William
Schley Howard and Felix Jackson to
arrange for the meetings.
Senator Smith also expressed a de
sire that Governor Dorsey should ap
point a committee to confer with
his representatives concerning joint
discussions between them.
The statement of the senator was
made as the preliminary of his ad
dress here yesterday afternoon to the
voters of Crisp and adjoining coun
ties who packed the courthouse to
its utmost capacity.
“I am 65 years old, and I have
never run from a joint discussion
with any man,” declared Senator
Smith, at the conclusion of Judge
Max E. Land’s speech of introduction
in which he applauded the senator’s
willingness to meet all comers In
championing the glorious achieve
ments of the Democratic party.
Senator Smith recounted briefly
the published announcement of Mr.
Watson’s challenge and his immed
iate expression of willingness to
meet him or any other person in a
series of debates.
“X named Mr. William Schl*y How
ard, of DeKalb county, and Mr.
Felix Jackson, of Gainesville, to
represent me in arranging for joint
discussions with Mr. Watson,” said
th* senator. “Mr. Watson has since
denied he challenged me, and X now
invite him to appoint a committee of
representatives to meet with Messrs.
Howard and Jackson and arrange for
joint discussion.
“X hope, also, that Governor Dor
sey will name a committee to ar
range with my representatives for
debate between us." h
Senator Smith’s allusions to 6ov-
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ernor Dorsey and Mr. Watson were
couched in polite language and there
was nothing in his manner or re
marks that contained the slightest
suggestion of bitterness. But there
was no mistaking the firmness of
his resolve to stand by his an
nounced willingness to meet all
comers.
Did Watson Write It?
Senator Smith paid his respects
to Governor Dorsey appropos re r
marks credited to the governor in
his speech at Rome on Wednesday.
He said:
“I see that the governor says I am
a ‘straddler.’ That Is one of the
Watson’s phrases, and I wonder If
Mr. Watson wrote the governor’s
whole speech; you know, of course,
that Mr. Watson claims to have
written Governor Dorsey’s announce
ment for governor in his first cam
paign.”
Only on one other occasion curing
the course of his speech was any
allusion made by Senator Smith to
his opponents, and this was by im
plication—an implication, however,
that was fully appreciated by the
audience.
“I am seeking re-election because
I believe my length of service in
the senate and my experience fits me
to serve the people of Georgia,” he
said. “It is not to the interest of
the state to send a wild, excitable
man to the senate, on the one hand,
or a tame, gentle, inexperienced man,
on the other. I believe honestly .d
I admit frankly that I think I am
better tflialified to represent the
people, and I believe my voice will
have more weight than a senator of
either of the types I have suggest
ed."
Senator Smith again paid his re
spects to the Atlanta Constltutiom
“Since the people of Georgia de
feated Clark Howell for governor in
1906, the Atlanta Constitution has
never been able to tell the truth
about me or my record. You re-
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POLES AND SOVIETS
MAT MEET SAWAY
TO DISCUSS PEACE
Another Conference of Pre
miers to Smooth Over
French and English Dif
ferences Is Rumored
WARSAW, Aug. 13. —(By the As
sociated Press.) —Russian soviet
forces, which are attacking the Po
lish lines north and northeast of thig
city, have reached a point twenty
five miles from Warsaw. A state of
siege has been declared here by the
military governor. \ Civilians are not
permitted on the streets after 10
o’clock at night, and cases must
close at 9 o’clock. • <
The determination of the Bolshg
viki to press onward to Warsaw
showed itself at various points along
the battle line today, there being
hand-to-hand fighting in many in
stances. The Poles savagely de
fended their positions, and contested
every foot of ground given up to
the invaders.
Fighting was reported today with
in thirty miles of the capital. It
was said Pultusk changed hands sev
eral times, and last 'accounts were
that the fighting was going on in
the streets. The Poles were holding
the west bank of the Narew river at
this point, beating off the Bolshe
vik! from the north and hurling
back other enemy forces which wer*
trying to cross the river.
Preparing for Defense
Warsaw hummed tonight with mil
itary activity, but only soldiers and
officers were allowed in the streets.
Preparations for the defense of War
saw were being made and lights
burned until late in the war offices
and foreign office, where affairs of
state were being discussed. Th*
terms and conditions to be carried
by the Polish delegates who will
meet the soviet representatives on
Saturday to discuss the peace prelim
inaries were also being drafted.
It was decided late tonight that
two American and two British news
paper correspondents, as well as sev
eral Poles, French and Italian and
Spanish journalists, will accompany
the peace delegation to the east
ward on Saturday. Just how long
the delegation will remain at Minsk,
or wherever the conference will b*
held, is unknown, but diplomats her*
tonight said they expected the con
ference would last four or five days.
May Meet Saturday
The commissioners with authority
to negotiate a preliminary treaty Os
peace expect to leave this city early
Saturday morning to meet Russian
soviet delegates somewhere on th*
road between Warsaw and Brest-
Litovsk, the foreign office announced
today. The meeting, it was said,
will take place between 5 and T
o’clock Saturday evening.
Polish successes on the southern
front where the Russian* hav* been
pushing for Lemberg, are reported
in tonight’s official communique. Th*
Polish cavalry and infantry hav*
ousted the Bolshevik! from R adz lech
off, Lopatyn, Stanystavezyk and To
poroff.
The Associated Press will b* rep
resented with the delegation, and an
effort will be made to send dally dis
patches, either by th* wireless tele
graph or by the dally courier to Mos
cow, from the scene of the negotia
tions.
These towns ar* in th* district
northeast of Lemberg and to th*
west and northwest of Brody, on
th* Galician border.
Fighting is continuing still far
ther south along the Strips (in th*
Buzzacz area).
Deschanel May Design
The resignation of President Des
chanel is imminent a* a result
of France’s new and aggressive
anti-Bolshevik policy and th* con
sequent diplomatic misunderstand
ing with Great Britain, ,lt was
reported today in high political cir
cles. In such an event, it was con
sidered likely that Premier Mlller
and would be elected president, and
M. Briand would be appointed pre
mier.
The press today generally declared
recognition of Wrangel’s antl-Bolsh'e-
Vik government by France was a
mere incident In the gradual diverg
ence between the Russian policies of
France and Great Britain. The di
vergence has existed for months, th*
newspapers said, and has reached
a point where immediate reorganiza
tion of the entente cordiale upon *
new and solid basis is necessary.
Trying to Smooth Matters
Britain and France today were dip
lomatically negotiating in an effort
to smooth out their differences with
regard to Russia. The foreign office
let it be known that the points un
der discussion were the soviet peac*
terms to Poland, which Britain ad
vised the Poles to accept and which
France advised them to reject; the
French recognition of Wrangel and
whether it was justified; and what is
to be done if the Minsk armistice
parleys fail to bring about cessation
of hostilities.
Premier Millerand, an address
at Noyon, made the first public ex
pression of France’s attitude when
he said: “The allies will remain
united. Differences of opinion are
inevitable, due to the difference in
their national characters, but their
union will be continued.”
Paris Greatly Excited
Paris was much excited today over
the Franco-British clash. The news
that Britain had sent a note on the
subject increased this agitation, as
the man on the street believed the
situation must be very serious to
warrant such a step.
The French appear firmly of the
opinion that Germany is backing the
Bolshevik drive on Poland. A report
from Swiss military sources said
that Ludendorff, former commander
of Germany’s armies, was giving
the Russians tactical advice right
along and that Germany was sending
supplies directly to the Bolshevikl.