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Al lan la ©ri-WttWa wunral 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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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 (Continued on Fage 0, Column 4) ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1920. “Gibson Girl” Elopes With “Luckiest Cop” j I jfj 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. SELLS TAILOR-MADE SUITS FOR $lB The Lincoln Woolen Mills, Division 395, Chicago, 111., will send any in terested reader of this paper (with out charge) a book of high grade cloth samples in many different col ors and patterns. Their prices are extremely low and you will find it to your advantage to send for this free book and compare their prices with others before you order new clothes. An example of their values is a dura ble and attractive, smooth finished 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 serge on which they guarantee to save you not less than S3O. The company is large and reliable. All 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 (Continued on Page 6, Column 0) 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- BIG NEWS! Red-hot, three-cornered races are now raging in Georgia for the United States senate and the 1 Governor’s chair. Cox and Roosevelt are bidding for Democratic vic tory all over the country, while Harding is rallying the Republicans from his front porch in Marion. The Bolsheviki and the Poles and Ireland and other peoples and nations are turning things topsy-turvy over in Europe. Here’s a Great Chance to “take it all in”—to have a front seat at “the big show!” TheAtlantaTri- Weekly Journal °n«ysoc From Now to February Ist This Special Offer gives you The Tri-Weekly Journal for MORE THAN 5 MONTHS for only half a dollar! Mail Your 50c Today and you’ll get The Tri-Weekly Journal three times a week’ for more than twenty weeks. Another Fine Offer Send us four new subscribers at 50 cents each and we’ll send you The Tri-Weekly Journal WITHOUT COST until February 1. Use This Coupon THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ■ ' - Atlanta, Ga. Here is 50c enclosed, for which send me THE TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, from now until February 1, 1921. Name .............................. R. F. D P. O State 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- (Contlnued on Page 6, Column 5) Scents a copy. $1.50 A YEAR. 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.