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®be Atlanta wimml VOL XXIII. NO. 8. MILLION MINERS SME IN ENGL® ■ FUEL IS CUT OFF Mills Close Down, and Econ omy Is Practiced —Non- Essential Shipments Are Barred by Government LONDON, Oct. 17.—A million miners are on strike, cutting off the national fuel supply and threat ening the country with industrial paralysi?. Speaking for the government, Premier Lloyd George Immediately accepted the challenge through an bfficial statement, in which he placed all responsibility upon thir miners and urged the people to co cparate in defeating the strike. Although not scheduled to take ef fect until the shifts changed this afternoon, the strike really began yesterday when the afternoon shifts failed to report in Nottinghamshire and Durham. This morning the miners, eager to initiate their test of strength with the government, Wtarted pouring out of the plt s like ants from a hill. Shortly after noon It was estimated that practically ev ary miner in the United Kingdom fead Quit work. Staffs Only Bamaln Only the engineering and main tenance staffs remained. These were to prevent flooding of the ■nines or deterioration of the ma- •hlnery. r The attitude of most of the men was sullen and determined. Many readily admitted the probability of defeat, but they declared they could hold out for six weeks, at least. No disturbances were reported. Z The effect on industry was in stantaneous. Despite the fact there was sufficient fuel in reserve to last a few days, iron and steel mills in the Yorkshire district Closed vol .untarily. It was estimated that in the Tee-side district more x han 10,- 000 metal workers would be Idle Monday. An embargo on coal exports al ready wag in effect. This also ap plied to bunker coal for foreign ves sels and only coastwise esseL were receiving their quota today. It wa planned to have trans-Atlantic steaSners carry only sufficient fuel for a one-way trip, recoaling on the other side. Economy in Fuel Individuals and corporations be gan practicing economy in the use as light, heat and power generated from coal. ttr 'ffccordanc? with the plans outlined by the government. Shipment of non-essential freight was banned. Passenger traffic was not expected to be seriously affected tor a few days. In his statement, Lloyd George re cited the progress of negotiations between the miners and owners, with the part played by the government His statement wtrs supplemented by a speech in Dundee by Winston Churchill, who severally arraigned the miners for insisting n a flat wage increase of fifty cents a day, instead of accepting a scale based on increased production, as proposed by the government An ominous development was a Statement by the executive commit tee of the railway workers, which Warned of the “serious situation” that would result from defeat of the miners and declared conditions neces sitated calling a special conference of delegates for Wednesday to de cide what action shall be taken. The transport workers are sched ule to hold a similar meeting Mon day. The railway men and trans port workers, which with the miners from the Triple Alliance, are bound by a "treaty” to aid each ether in Just such circumstances as have now ►risen. < Pasquale Now Denies That He Kidnaped The Coughlin Baby PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 16.—Augus to Pasquale Thursday repudiated his confession that he kidnaped Baby Blakely Coughlin, smothered him Accidentally and threw his body into the Schuylkill river, according to Montgomery county authorities. He said the confession was a "lot of bunk” and that he made it "just to give the state police something to Work on.” Despite his repudiation the police believe Pasquale’s confession, w'hich Was made to Major L. G. Adams, head of the state police, last Friday And again yesterday in the form of a signed statement, is true. It was the only one of his many statements and confessions, they declared, that has in any way ben substantiated. They'called attention to the finding Df a piece of steel rail with a string attached at the spot in the river Where the prisoner said he threw the . baby's body as bearing out that ■part of his confession. District Attorney Henninger, of Montgomery county, announced Pas quale would not be charged with the murder of the child unless the body is found. Formal charges to be lodged against him, the attorney said would be abduction, extortion and blackmail. The maximum pen alty for abduction tn Pennsylvania is life imprisonment. Great Anarchist Plot Discovered in Milan, Says Press Report MILAN, Oct. 16. —A great anarchist plot has been discovered here, ac cording to the newspaper 1 erseve franza today. - The arrest of the editorial staff of the anarchist newspaper, Umanita Nuova, effected yesterday, is declar ed to have Iwn the first move against the plot, which is to be followed by other arrests. The anarchist, En rico Malatesta, is the paper’s direc tor. STOPPED HER FITS Mrs. Dellia Martin, a resident of Wurtsboro, N. Y., writes that she stopped her fits with a medicine that she read about in the paper. She says she has not had a fit since she took the first dose and that she wants every sufferer to know about this wonderful medicine and what it did for her. If you, a friend, or relative, suffer from these dread ful attacks, you are advised t> send name and address at once to R. P. N. Lepso, 895 Island avenue. Mil iwaukee, Wis., who is generously of fering to send a bottle of the same kind of medicine he gave Mrs. Mar tin, free, to any sufferer who writes in.— (Advt.) Wonderful Exhibits Draw Thousands to - Southeastern Fair Stock Judging Contest, Ag ricultural Displays, Edu cational Features, Races, Ets., Greatest on Record Inaugurating the greatest and most elaborate exposition of its kind ever staged in the south, the South eastern fair oh Saturday flung wide its gates to thousands of visitors from every section of the southeast. Offering the most comprehensive dis play of livestock, agricultural prod ucts, machinery, automobiles and a thousand other exhibits that have a vital appeal to the public, the fair constitutes a gigantic educational in stitution, to say nothing of its func tion in providing wholesome amuse ment. Never before have the various de partments been so thoroughly jam med with exhibits of highest typd. Never before has there been such a demand for space In which to dis play modern mechanical appliances, food products and all sorts of com modities in general use. n<very one of the big buildings at Lakewood is packed with products and articles in its particular department, while the stock and swine barns are fairly run ning over with thoroughbred cattle and The opening day witnessed e, mer ry scene along the midway—Lark land as it is called. The Johnny J. Jones shows are holding forth along this thoroughfare of fun and with the games of chance eliminated by the fai r association’s executive com mittee, the amusement attractions at the big exposition this year have been pronounced the cleanest ever shown in the south. And the fair visitors seemed to ap preciate this fact as they poured in through the turnstiles and flocked down into the midway to begin a day of thorough enjoyment. There were as many different kinds of rid ing devices as one might desire, as many varieties of side shows as the ir.ost enthusiastic fair visitor might seek. And they all did a land office usiness on the opening day, so that ,the snowmen were l n high good hu mor over the prospects for a record breaking week. * Band Concerts Feature Then, in addition to thl amuse ments in Larkland, there Were band concerts on the Sylvan Terrace and in the afternoon racing automobiles roared around the track, their drivers risking life and limb for the amuse ment of the huge crowd up in the grandstand and in order to pull down the substantial cash prizes hung up by the fair management. The auto races constituted the prime feature of the program for the first day of the big exposition, although the dev otees of horse racing will be given an opportunity to indulge their de sires to the utmost when the Grand Circuit races open up on Monday, to continue throughout the week. Some of the best known horses in the country will appear in the harness races this week, among them being trotters and racers of interna tional fame, horses that have set rec ords on many a track. Likewise some'of the famous drivers of the day will draw the rains over these thoroughbreds. The free attractions which always constitute one of the principal amusement features of the South eastern fair are more elaborate this year than ever before. These high class vaudeville acts are presented on the big platform opposite the grandstand. In the evening gorgeous displays of fireworks furnish a beau tiful and impressive climax to the day's program. The pyrotechnic dis plays will be staged every night throughout the fair. Special-mention must be made of the live stock exhibit, which is by far the most comprehensive and repre sentative in the history of the South eastern fair. Breeders of thorough bred cattle, hogs and sheep have brought animals here from distant sections of the country. Several states are represented and two or three exhibitors are on hand from as far away as Michigan and New Jersey, while breeders from the southern states are here in great numbers. Stock Exhibits Many features which have been added this year in the live stock de partment are attracting much atten tion. The boys’ stock judging con test, in which the representatives from the Boys' clubs in several states will compete, is one of the prime events of the week. The win ner will receive a free trip to the Royal Stock Show in London. Then there is the fat stock show, which has been added this year and which has attracted breeders from many states. A special train arriving Fri day night from Richmond, Va„ brought many of the live stock ex hibits from the eastern and middle western states which had been shown at fairs in the east. Among the cattle breeders exhibit ing here this year are such noted establishments as the Pickering Farms, of Belton, Mo., showing thoroughbred Herefords; the Baby Beef club of Hawkins countq, Tenn., showing Herefords in tne fat stock show; L. L. Little & Co., of Fay atteville, Tenn., showing Shorthorns: G. B. Harding, of Concord, Tenn., and Dr. J. 1. Huggins, of Dan bridge, Tenn., showing Aberdeen-An gus. The Hereford breeders are here in force bringing some of the finest specimens of that famous breed ever seen in the south. Among them are E. E. Mack & Son, Thomasville, Ga.; P. S. Cummings & Son. Leia, Ga.; Woodburn Farms, Woodford, Ky.; Crossett Cattle company, Crossett. Ark.; J. R. Smith, Fayetteville. Tenn.; S. H. Velie. Blue Springs, Mo.; W. L. Yost, Kansas City, Mo. The Ayrshire breeders are repre sented by J. E. Burtis. of Hamilton Square, N. J., while the Polled Dur hams are exhibited by C. E. Si mons & Son, of Geneva. Ind. The Dutitreath Farms, of Forest Hill. Tenn., are showing fine specimens of the Polled Shorthorn breed. Furs Bred Hogs In the swine department the Southeastern fair offers the finest exhibit of pure bred hogs that has ever been booked at the big exposi- (Continued on Fage 7, Column 4) SENATOR SMITH TELLS FARMERS TO HOLD COTTON Senator Hoke Smith and Senator William J. Harris are at home again from Washington; that is, Senator Smith is in Atlanta while Senator Harris left the city after breakfast Monday morning to go to Cedartown for the day. Senator Smith was at his headqquarters in the Piedmont hotel, where he discussed the cotton situation in emphatic terms, declar ing firmly his advice, pending a cor rection of the Federal Reserve Board that the notes given by cotton fac tors for advances to farmers cannot be rediscounted at the Federal Re serve Bank, was that not a bale of cotton be sold for the next sixty days, at the least. "Better keep the cotton raised this year and raise none next year,” said the senator, "than sacrifice it at the present price.” In Touch With Federal Board Senator Smith has been closely in touch with the board during the re cent critical juncture, and while he characterizes the recent ruling of the board as "astonishing,” he believes it will be possible to satisfy the board that 't is wrong In this con struction of the reserve act. Senator Smith said: “While the statement published by the Federal Reserve Board yester day morning was not all it should have been, the members of the board assured the representatives of farm ing interests tnat paper secured by agricultural products would be re discounted at federal reserve banks as freely as ever before. The Feder al Reserve Board should give their minimum rate of interest on all re discounts of paper secured by agri cultural products. Indeed, the pres sure from all over the country upon the board to lower all rates of in terest will, 1 nope, be so great that this also may speedily be done. “On Friday tne board heard cot ton factors from different parts of the south. The board had recently ruled that notes given by* cotton factors for advances to farmers can not, under the federal reserve act. be rediscounted at federal reserve banks. This rulin'g is astonishing. It is an entire misconception of the law. The hearing was to show why this ruling should be changed. I believe it will be possible to satisfy the board that this construction put upon the federal reserve act should be corrected, and that factors’ notes must be rediscounted by federal re ser. e banks. Xteep Cotton Sixty Days "In the meantime, 1 would urge that not a bale of cotton be sold. Tne present price of cotton is too low even under the cheapest oppor tumties for production. Better keep the cotton raised this year and raise none next year than sacrifice it at the present price. Not a bale of cot ton should be sold for the next six ty days. There can be no orderly marketing unless the buyers seek to purchase, and this condition has ceased and cotton must be held or the business interests of all the cot ton states sacriced. .“We should all appreciate the in formation brought to the attention of the public by Comptroller of the Currency John Skelton Williams. The immense resources of the banks to which he refers are most encour aging. The federal reserve board should lower discount rates and all interest charges would then -be re duced. This would greatly encour age and stimulate all lines of busi ness.” Mixed Baby Case May Go to Supreme Court Before Jury Trial No definite action was taken by Judge Bell in the superior court Saturday in the “mixed baby” case. Attorneys .. illiam E. Arnaud, for Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Garner, and James W. Austin, for Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Pittman, held a confer ence with Judge Bell, with a view to carrying the case to the supreme court. Trial of the case before a jury has been set for November 1 before Judge Bell, but it is believed that this will be postponed until a later date, and that in the meantime the case will be carried to the higher court on exceptions to Judge Bell’s action in allowing the amendment to the original habeas corpus peti tion which amendment provided for the case to be tried before a jury. The case, which was heard before Judge Bell a few days ago, has at tracted considerable attention throughout the state. Mrs. Garner is seeking to secure possession of Louise Madeline, an eighteen months-old baby, in the possession of Mrs. Pittman, claiming that it is her child, having been accidentally exchanged at the time of birth at Grady hospital. Mrs. Pittman denies the allegations, claiming the baby is her own. The child that was given to Mrs. Garner and which neither mother claimed, died last spring. Wilson Asked to Investigate Cotton And Peanut Markets COLUMBUS, Oct. 16. —As a means of stimulating the price of cotton, the Columbus, Ga., highway depart ment Saturday afternoon, following a long discussion of existing condi- wired President Wilson con cerning the matter as follows; “Contemplated investigation of the wheat market by the government has sent up prices. Why not also inves tigate cotton and peanuts? The im pression of discriminating prevails.” It was contended at the meeting that whether a probe results or not. agitation to that end will boost prices. It was further pointed out that the ridiculously low price of cotton and other farm products was retarding highway construction in Georgia. ■ Ignored Night Riders; Whipped at His Home ALBANY. Ala.. Oct. 18.—Wilbur Byars. Lawrence county cotton plant er .who ignored warnings of night I riders, was severely whipped by three I men at his home near here, accord ing to information reaching the sher- | iff’s office today. The whipping is alleged to have oc curred Saturday night. According to authorities, Byars recognized the three men and will swear out war rants for them. Judge Robert C. Brickell, of the circuit court, has or dered a special grand jury to convene at Moulton October 25 to investigate the case. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1920. 11. S. RESERVE BOARD SAYS CREDIT HJS WOT BEENCURTAILED No Further Farm Credits Available Now State ment Disappoints Farmers’ Representatives The Atlanta Journal News Bureau, 623 Riggs Building. BY THEODORE TILLEB WASHINGTON, D. £., Oct. 16. The Federal Reserve Board, issued Its expected statement late today re garding extension of farm credits, and its reply to the pleas made throughout the week by delegations of farm leaders is a practical rejec tion of every suggestion offered for federal assistance in the present ag ricultural crisis. The board claims that credit has been “steadily avail able” for the successive seasonal re quirements of agriculture and that the credit situation Is “improved.” This is in variance v th claims here during the cotton con ference and at the meetings with the board and Secretary Houston. That the chief market for our raw and manufactured products Is at home is another statement by the board, which makes no reference to the request made of Secretary Hous ton that the war finance corporation be re-established to aid in the ex portation of agricultural products to central Europe. -Tonight s action of the board was forecast in yesterday’s dispatches to The Journal, which reported that the farmers would be disappointed. The board met every statement, charge and demand of the farmers, and replied with claims that credit had been available, and then inform ed the farmers that the disturbances of credit and demand were inevita ble and unavoidable because of the world war.” The board in its statement tonight set forth, in substance, the following declarations; Features of Reply First—That the chairman and gov ernors of federal reserve banks, now in conference here, had declared that credit had been available to meet all the seasonal requirements of agricul ture, and that there was no occasion to fear this credit would not continue. Second—That the present improved credit situation is due in part to the timely steps taken last spring by the board and that this effort was to provide credit for crop-moving re quirements. Third—That reports from 800 lead ing member banks representing 70 per cent of the' member bank re sources, showed they had increased their loans for agricultural, indus trial and commercial purposes by an amount exceeding $1,800,000,000 since last January. Fourth—That this increase in cred it was possible because of the facili ties extended by the federal reserve banks. Fifth—That the twelve federal re serve banks have increased their holdings of agricultural and commer cial paper by more than $500,000,000, and increased their issues of federal reserve notes by more than $460,000,- 000, and that federal reserve banks with surplus funds have extended ac commodation to federal reserve banks in agricultural and live stock dis tricts by means of discounts of more than $225,000,000. Sixth—That the price and demand disturbance is inevitable, that while heavy exportations of foodstuffs have continued, the producer must look to the consumers of this country to take his produce. Indefensible, Say Members After consideration of the state ment issued by the federal reserve board, the joint committee of the re cent agricultural conference left here to deal with the matter, submitted the following report to - Chairman Charles S. Barrett, of the confer ence: “The statement issued tonight by the federal reserve board not only does not attempt to meet the situa tion and will not alter conditions, but is even couched in terms to support the price declines. The board’s dec larations that present disturbances are inevitable and unavoidable is in defensible in this crisis. "We advise that the next meeting (of the full conference) be held here October 28 to complete plans already discussed in executive session.” Mr. Barrett, who is president of the National Farmers’ union, also is sued a statement attacking the re serve board's statement as "quib bling in essence and offering no re lief whatever for agriculture from the present oppressive financial con dition.” Barrett’s Statement "The board is either totally and excusably ignorant of the real con ditions as they affect the farmer, or is unwilling to publicly admit the facts," he said. “Every farmer who is an applicant for credit knows that agriculture is not now, and has not for months been supplied with funds needed to ef fect the orderly marketing of their crops. “It is an astounding proposition that the federal reserve board should be ignorant of this fact. "The statement promises that credit would flow in future as it has in the past. If this means that the present apparent policy of the board is to continue, then it is not a bit of use to tell the expectant farmers that they will be given nec essary and indispensable credit. “I cannot help but believe that the board is showing a more tender re gard for those who are manipulating agriculture than it will extend to the men who actually till the soil.” With reference to plans to the ag riculturalists, committee members said a much larger and more widely representative convention of grow ers would be called to carry on the fight for credit extension. Chattooga Women Register to Vote LYERLY, Ga., Oct. 18.—The first move by the women of Chattooga county to qualify as ovters was made a few days afo, when a large number of prominent women of Summerville registered, believing they will be permitted to vote in the presidential election in November. In the event the women are given the right to vote, and many of those who registered believe Governor Hugh M. Dorsey will call a special session of the legislature to adopt the amendment, it is probable sev eral hundred Chattooga county wom en will participate in the next elec tion. _ _ » COME TO GEORGIA Wli f ■ STOCK RAISERS jfcSSI ■B ' * '■ \ L . I rriHIS IS a concrete, practical sample of the way = J. Georgia will be advertised from coast to coast fe through the Advertise Georgia Enterprise. A series of ; advertisements such as this already have been prepared, to appear in periodicals with a national circulation. ' • ..A : .J;.-; : ; Imagine the effect of this particular advertisement, \ -'A • for instance, on a North Dakota rancher. It shows, in the small oval, a herd being swept by such a blizzard ; * :; - x;. > i as kills off stock by the thousand in North Dakota. On i \ /<.: the other hand, it pictures the sunshiny pasture lands of v . 5 . Mitill Georgia, a state that has never had a single head of cattle killed by freezing or starvation, and where prac- ;<• ' / .'l. tically every county is free from the cattle tick. PtW In the advertisement, the space occupied by this wHI type will be, devoted to driving home these points to the ; v * : .z ranc^er ‘ H Wl tl tell him exactly where to write to get tf* ■' •< • further information about Georgia cattle and Georgia | lands, and, when he does write, he will be “followed | • 05 a “prospect” until he is “sold.” If State Banks Join ’ Federal Reserve System Situation VFill Be Helped Entrance of additional banks into the federal reserve system in order that a greater number of farmers may enjoy the credit privileges and benefits contemplated by the system, is urged in a communication ad dressed to The Journal Saturday by J. K. Ottley, president of the Fourth National bank, of Atlanta, and a member of the board of direc tors of the Federal Reserve bank for the Sixth district, being the bankers' representative on the board. Following is Mr. Ottley’s commu nication: "To The Editor of The Atlanta Jour nal: "In The Journal of yesterday I read with Interest an interview with Hon. J. J. Brown, in which he quotes Governor Harding, of the fed eral reserve board, as follows: “ ‘The federal reserve banks can and will handle all farm paper pre sented to them by the member banks.’ “It is a well known fact that the federal reserve banks cannot deal with individuals, firms or corpora tions, except through banks that are members of the federal reserve sys tem. “In this connection it may be in teresting to note that as of Decem ber 31, 1919, there were in this fed eral reserve district (the sixth) 426 member banks and 1,524 non-member banks. “It appears to me somewhat unfor tunate for our agricultural interests in this section that there should not be a larger number of member banks. This is particularly true in view of the fact that a very large proportion of these non-member banks are institutions which have di rect contact with the farmers. If these banks held membership, they could bring direct to their farmer clientele the benefits contemplated by the federal reserve system. "The ideal and the fundamental program of the federal reserve bank is to render the largest possible service to the business interests of the nation. Certainly these_interests are largely agricultural. It is plain that if they do not have access to the resources and the facilities pro vided for their use they are deprived of benefits to which they are enti tled. "The opening up of the channels to the resources of the federal re serve system can be accomplished largely through the coming into the system of those banks which are now non-members. Yours truly, “JOHN K. OTTLEY.” BOMBS THREATEN MEMBERS-OF LEAGUE SESSION MILAN, Oct. 15.—Two bombs were thrown into the vestibule of the Ho tel Cavor today, where several del egates to the meeting of the League of Nations’ union were staying. Considerable damage was done, but there were no casualties. A waiter was arrested, charged with signalling from a window to the men who threw the bombs. Buried Body of Missing Messenger Is Found; Disappeared Oct. 5 CAMDEN, N. J., Oct. 16.—The body of David S. Paul, messenger of the Broadway Trust company, of this. city, who disappeared October 5 with SIO,OOO in cash and $12,500 in checks, was found today near Mount Holly, N. J. The body was buried under two feet of earth. Pedigreed Hog Gets Hotel Luxuries DES MOINES, lowa.—ln lowa nothing is too good for the hog. Recently Baby Hawkeye Giant, an eight-months-old junior champion porker, weighing 350 pounds and valued at SIO,OOO, arrived at a prominent downtown hotel in an expensive automobile, walked into the hotel lobby on carpets spread especially for hie. visit, was reg istered for by W. J. Carmichael, secretary of the National Swine Show, posed for a picture and then snorted his wai haughtily into the elevator and rose to a tenth-floor, corner front room, who-e he was to spend the night. DEATH RELEASES ONE OF 12 IRISH HUNGER STRIKERS CORK, Oct. 18.— (By the Associat ed Press.)—The first death among the hunger strikers in Cork jail occurred last night. Fitzgerald died at 9:45 o’clock, having fasted sixty-eight days. The condition of Fitzgerald and Murphy had become so grave that, with the consent of the other hunger strikers, the prison doctors were per mitted to give Fitzgerald medical treatment. A Cork specialist was also called in. Fitzgerald was arrested for shoot ing Private Soldier Jones outside Fermoy church on September 7, 1919. Fitzgerald was one of the eleven men on a hunger strike in the Cork jail whose cases for a long time have been the source of wonderment on the part of the medical authori ties. Nearly a month ago Dr. Pear son and Dr. Battiscombe, the jail physicians, expressed profound amazement that the men who were abstaining from food were still alive and conscious. At that time the physicians said that except for the devotion and care of the nuns in attendance upon them It was cer tain that several of the prisoners would long since have been dead. All the hunger strikers were de clared to have been reduced to a se vere degree of emaciation. The fa cial emaciation of Fitzgerald at the time of his death was declared to be most pronounced. M’SWINEY IN IGNORANCE OF FITZGERALD’S DEATH LONDON, Oct. IS. —Relatives to day refrained from telling Lord Mayor MacSwiney of the death of Michael Fitzgerald, one of the elev en Cork prison hunger strikers. The mayor developed a slight cold over Sunday and his relatives feared the depressing effect of the announce ment. Fitzgerald had fasted sixty eight days. MacSwiney slept well last night but developed a chill. I was the sixty-seventh day of his fast. Thieves Hide Loot Under Church Window NEW YORK, N. Y. —The search of the' metropolitan police for a $200,000 cache of stolen automobile tires and accessories ended in the shadow of the $10,000,000 Cathedral of St. John the Divine on aristocratic Morning side Heights here. There, almost directly below the cathedral’s $1,000,000 rose window, clever thieves had burrowed an ex tensive cave which was filled to over flowing. Jewelry valued at several thousand dollars and a “black book” of New York fences and automobile thieves was also found. WILSON WRITES HARDING ABOUT FRENCH MATTER WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.—Presi dent Wilson today directed inquiries to both the French government and Senator Harding as to the Repub lican presidential candidate’s recent statement that he had been ap proached "informally” by a repre sentative of France and asked to lead in the formation of an associa tion of nations. The inquiry to Senator Harding which was in the form of a let ter, was made public at the White House. At first, officials there re fused to deny or confirm that an inquiry also had been sent to the French government, but subsequent ly Secretary Tumulty announced that such action had been taken. Mr. Tumulty would not say what form the Inquiry to the French gov ernment had taken nor whether it had been communicated through the embassy here or through the Amer can ambassador at Paris. The president’s inquiry to Senator Harding was contained in a letter given out today at the White House. .The letter follows: My dear Senator: In the New York Times of yesterday, Sunday, October 17, 1920, I find a ditpatch dated St. Louis, October 16, which pur ports recent public ut terancefe of yours. In it occurs the following: "Replying to criticism of his proposal for an association of nations, he said in rear platform speech at Greencastle, Ind., that he already had been approached informally by a representative > of France, who asked that the United States lead the way to a world fraternity.” I write to ask if this is a cor rect quotation and if you really said what is there accredited to you. I need not point out to you the grave and extraordinary in ferences to be drawn from such a statement, namely, that the government of France, Vvhich Is a member of the Leagu eof Na tions, approached private citi zens of a nation which is not a member of the league with a re quest "that the United States lead the way to a world frater nity.” The department of state has already found the govern- - ment of France most honorably mindful of its international ob ligations and punctiliously care ful to dbserve all the proprieties of international intercourse I hesitate, therefore, to draw the inference to which I have re ferred, unless I am assured by you that you actually made this statement. Very truly yours, (Signed WOODROW WILSON. The letter to Senator Hardnig was given out without comment but it was Intimated that if Senator Hard ing replied that he was correctly quoted, ther emight be another letter or a statement based upon Harding’s speech, forthcoming from the White House. FRANCE DENIES SENDING OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN PARIS, Oct. 18.—The French for eign office said today that a new association of nations may have been discussed by Senator Warren G. Harding and "some Frenchman.” The announcement said, however, that if a Frenchman did have such a conversation with Senator Har ding, he was not acting as a spokes man for France. 5 CENTS A COPY. $1.50 A YEAH. RESDLUTIDN ASKING HOUSTON DISMISSAL TOGOTOPBESIDENT Cotton Conference Asks Wil son to Remove Secretary of Treasury for Alleged Hostility to Farmers A copy of the resolution request ing President Wilson to remove Da vid F. Houston from the office of secretary of the treasury, which was adopted Saturday by the Georgia di vision of the American Cotton as sociation, will be sent at ones to the White House, and the reply of the president will be awaited with keen interest. In the course of the discussion of the resolution, several speakers Called attention to the fact that a request by Governor Kapper, of Kansas, for President Wilson to In vestigate the wheat situation was immediately granted with an imme diate rise In the price of wheat. They contrasted this Immediate con sideration of Governor Kapper’s re quest, presented to the Wlhte House on Friday, with the failure of a delegation of farmers representing all farm organizations of the country to obtain an interview with the pres ident earlier In the week. \ It was plain from the speeches of all speakers at the meeting that Secretary Houston Is held more to blame for the curtailment of farm credits and the heavy decline In the price of cotton and other farm prod ucts than are the members of the federal reserve board. There was expressed by numerous speakers the most severe crlticisf of Secretary Houston, but there was practically no criticism of Governor Harding or his colleagues of the federal reserve board. The feeling of most of the cotton leaders of Georgia is that Governor Harding Is the friend of the cotton grower and would be of service to them In this crisis if his way was not blocked by Secre tary Houston. The meeting closed at 12:30 Sat urday afternoon, following the adop tion of the resolution requesting Secretary Houston’s removal, and other resolutions. Two sessions were held on Friday and one on Sat urday. ThO attendance was the best since the Georgia division of American association was formed.. Upwards of two hundred representa tive farmers, merchants, bankers, editors and others, from nearly ev ery section of the state, attended the meeting. Other Resolutions Numerous other resolutions were adopted by the association at the Saturday morning session, the prin cipal one of these being a resolution touching the main points of the cot ton situation. The recommendations contained therein were as follows: 1— That the lawless burning of gins and posting of notices should be stopped at once by the farmers. 2 That the suspended war finance corporation should be revived to aid In opening central European markets for cotton. 3 That the federal reserve board, in Washington, should at once make clear that Its term "orderly market ing” does not mean the sale of farm products below production cost; and should inform member banks that farmers’ paper secured by cotton warehouse receipts will be re-dis counted freely without curtailment, and should establish a flat interest rate of five per cent on farm paper secured by bonded cotton warehouse receipts. 4.—That should the board.fall or refuse to take these steps, then cot ton growers should tender to mer chants, to pay bills, their promissor’ notes secured by warehouse and should under no circumstance* sell cotton for less than cost of‘-prcr duction. s—That5 —That next year’s crop should be cut 50 per cent; if cost of pro duction is not obtained for this year’s crop, no cotton should be raised next year at all. Co-Operative Marketing The meeting adopted a resolution urging the continued construction of local warehouses and the develop ment of co-operative marketing of cotton in lots of not less than 100 bales. Also— A resolution Indorsing the expert corporation now being organized; the Georgia Cotton Bank now being or ganized; the formation of co-opera tive pools .to sell low-grade cotton abroad. This resolution directed the president of the Georgia division, R. W. Mattox, to appoint a committee of' five good men in each congressional district to push forward subscrip tions to the capital stock of the ex port corporation. A resolution thanking the Georgia Cotton Manufacturers’ association for supporting the growers in their holding movement, and for offering growers the use of their warehouses to store cotton with cash advances where wanted. This resolution di rected President Mattox to investi gate this offer in detail. A resolution requesting farmers who apply for bank loans on cot ton warehouse collateral and fail to obtain same, to report the facts at once to the director of the state bu reau of markets. A resolution directing that copies of the resolution lequesting the re moval of Secretary Houston from the cabinet be sent at once to each state division of the American Cotton as sociation, to the president of the 22 farm organizations who met last week in Washington, with a request for similar action by their organiza tions, and to the senators and con gress men from Georgia. King Alexander, Bitten By Monkey, Suffers Most Dangerous Crisis ATHENS. Oct. 16 —(By the Asso ciated Press.) King Alexander, critically ill as the result of a bite recently inflicted by a monkey, suf fered two hours of the most dan gerous crisis Friday night. The cabinet met at midnight and decided to summon the late parlia ment for £he election of a regent.