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HARDING REACHES DECISION ON PLAN FOR m COORT BY BOBEBT T. SMALL (Leased Wire Service to The Journal.) (Copyright, 1920.) MARION, Ohio, Dec. 18.—Presi dent-elect Harding has decided on the sort of association of nations into which he believes the United States should enter. He frankly says the details of the , plan have not been worked out, but the broad general principles of his idea have been the basis for the conferences under way during the past week. Mr. Harding has in mind not mere ly an International court or a fur ther exchange of arbitration treaties, but an “association.” This is em phasized in his latest utterance: “I have every confidence in the world that our America will take its place in a fitting association for world peace. I believe we will be able to answer every desire of the American people without the sur render of one thing that we hold dear as a heritage.” This statement was made in tne presence of William Jennings Bryan, who nodded approval oi wnat Mt. Harding had to say. Mr. Bryan also believes m an as sociation. He never liked Article X at all, but he was willing to accept the so-called Wilson League of Na tions as a whole, believing that ob jectionable features of the covenant could be smoothed out later Mr. Bryan lost patience with Mr. Wilson when the latter insisted Article X was the heart of the covenant and could not be changed in any way. Much of the criticism of the so called Wilson league is that it was an attempt to go too far; that it sought to lay down rules of action that were entirely too specific, that the covenant was too arbitrary and binding and in effect would tend to rob individual nations of that selt determination which so often was referred to as one of the objects of the war. The Harding Flan Mr. Harding would have an asso ciation formed on the same general principles of the League of Nations with the same general purposes ot seeking the peace of the worid as outlined in the opening statement of the covenant of Versailles. He would leave the nations free, how ever, to work out each problem as it arose. After a course of action should be recommended by the league, each soverign state would have the right to say whether or not it would give adherence to that decision. , , .. ♦* Mr. Bryan stated during his visit with Senator Harding that this was the underlying principle of the thirty investigation treaties nego tiated by this country during the time Mr. Bryan was secretary o state. Mr. Harding believes that such an association would meet the general desire that some sort of ma chinery be set up looking to apeace able settlement of all questions likely to result in war. At the same time America would be left free Ito express her own opinion as to the justice and desirability, of any course of action proposed. There would be no appointment of delegates with plenary powers to bind this-country in advance to any specific course of action. Congress would at all times be left free, with out moral or legal obligation, to make its own decisions in any mat ters affecting the United States or involving the participation by the United States in any international undertaking. The Acid Test Most of the advocates of a eLague of Nations have insisted all along that the ■ great accomplishment of a league would lie in the fact that it would give quarreling states an opportunity to meet together and talk things over. It has been said that if there had been any existence of established means of calling the nations of the world quietly to gether in 1914 the world war might have beea avp*fled. The j»ssociation Mr. Harding has in mind would provide this means of discussions and the further means of aligning the public opinion of the world on one side or the other of an impending strife. Moral sua sion, it is argued, will accomplish more in the end than a threat of armed force. The Harding plan was undergoing an acid test today. It was being considered by “Jim” Reed, of Mis souri, a Democrat, and the most im placable foe of the Wilson league of all the irreconcllables in the senate. Republican irreconcilables have been charged with opposing the league for partisan purposes. Senator Reed made heavy political and personal sacrifices in maintaining his stand against the league ana all of its work. Mr. Harding has felt that if his plan for an association could get even the tacit support of Mr. Reed its success would be assured. Senator Fall, one of the Republican bitter-enders, has indicated that his mind is prepared to go along with enator Harding’s. Senator Reed, who has just arrived in Marion is a guest at the Harding home. The two men are close personal friends. Mr. Reed says the Harding plan de serves the most thoughtful consid eration. EXONERATION IS GIVEN MARINES IN HAITI REPORT WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.—(By the Associated Press.) —The naval court of in-sv'/ry which investigated the comidet 6t marines in Haiti reported to Secretary Daniels today that there “had been no proper grounds” for the statement by Brigadier General George Barnett, former commandant of the marine corps, that the Ameri can occupation forces had been guilty of “practically indiscriminate killing” of Haitians. After careful survey of conditions the court, presided over by Rear Ad miral Henry T. Mayo, found that General Barnett’s charges were “ill considered. regrettable and thorough ly unwarranted reflections” on the work of the marine corps in Haiti, adding that the corps had performed difficult, dangerous and delicate duty worthy of the highest commendation. 8 Reported Killed In Earth Tremble In Argentina City BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Dec. 18.—Eight persons were killed and more than twenty injured by an earthquake .which occurred at 8 o’clock yesterday afternoon in the village of La Valle, province of Men doza, according to dispatches re ceived today which report the vil lar-e was virtually destroyed. The earthquake was felt in several provinces where considerable damage, which has not yet been estimated, was caused. La Valle apparently was the center of the disturbance. The houses of the village collapsed and a number of crevices were opened in the streets through which hot wa ter is gushing. Telegraphic communications with 'some sections have been interrupted. Late messages indicate that the prov inces of Mendoza, San Juan, La Rioja, San Luis and Cordoba felt the shocks. Mississipni Has Map Made From Airplanes JACKSON. Miss., Dec. 18—Mis sissippi is assured by the govern ment of being the first state in the south to havfr a topographic map made from war department airplanes, Dr. E. N. Lowe, director of the state geological survey, declared tonight. The work will begin In January. THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, THIS ARTIST SHOWS HOW CLOTHES ' MAKE OR MAR WOMEN’S LOOKS wK m K / Mb aoBSKB \Lt w ML JM / J'Hk \6 IS If W i i i ■FrossTi 1 A u CRAMEL - ‘ BY EDWARD M. THIERRY CHICAGO.—Ross Crane, Chicago artist, is, an intrepid man. He’s been touring the country telling women how to dress. Mr. Crane is head of the extension department of the Chicago Art insti tute. He isn’t running a style show. There’s nothing commercial about his advice. He is trying to teach women something about art in clothes—about colors and lines and types. Study Silhouettes “Study your silhouette” is one of his most frequent pleas. What he means is that a woman who is too tall and thin should not dress in the popular stripes. Conversely, a wom an of too generous lines does well to avoid the lure of big soft coats and cling to the simple lines of a tai lored suit.’ He talks highbrow stuff in a low brow fashion. Here’s the way he works: “Young lady,” he calls into the au dience, “You, in the third row—with the delicious red hair and that aw ful looking red gown—step up on the stage—now, now, I’m not trying to be rude—thank you—yes, stand there— great godfather, child, who ever told you you could wear flame-colored tricolette?-—and with such beautiful red hair —why, you look like a fire cracker!—here, try this simple lit tle thing in green—ladies, I ask you, isn’t there a tremendous differ ence?” Scolds and Mollifies Crane scolds them for dress mon strosities and then mollifies them by showing them how to be beautiful and chic. ‘ How to dress is just one of seven phases of the work being carried on by; this art evangelist. He is also teaching the art of planning and fur nishing a home. This summer the artist visited va rious state fairs—lllinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Tennessee and Oklahoma— with several trunksful of women’s BILL TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP OF HOUSE UNDER WAY WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Drafting of a bill for reapportioning the mem bership in the house on the basis of the increases in population shown in the 1920 census was begun today by the census committee pursuant to a decision reached by Republican mem bers at a caucus last night to push through such legislation at the pres ent session of congress. While no definite numerical basis for the reapportionment Is under stood to have been reached, a bill al ready introduced by Representative Siegel, of New York, chairman of the census committee, increasing the house membership from 435 to 483, was expected to be used as a basis in framing the legislation. Charges that many negroes in the southern states are not permitted to vote will be aired by the house cen sus committee in considering the re apportionment bill, it was announced by Chairman Siegel. The population of the United States on January 1 this year, as enumerated in the fourteenth census, was 105,708,771, as announced by the census bureau for certification to congress as the basis for reappor tionment. These are the final population fig ures of the country and the states, the statistics announced early in Oc tober having been the preliminary compilations: Population by States The population of the states is as follows: States Population Alabama Arizona ???'??? Michigan Minnesota 2,2 nA’c?o Mississippi Missouri 3,404,055 Montana 548,889 Nebraska '• 1.296,372 Tennessee 2,337,885 South Carolina 1,683,724 Louisiana 1,798,509 North Carolina 2,559,123 GEORGIA 2,895,332 Florida 968,470 Virginia 2,309,187 North Dakota 645,680 Ohio 5,759,394 Oklahoma 2,028,283 Oregon 783,389 Pennsylvania 8,720,017 Rhode Island • 604,397 Washington 1,356,621 West Virginia 1,463,701 Wisconsin 2,632,067 Wyoming 194,402 Arkansas 1,752,204 California 3,426,861 Colorado ..J 939,629 Connecticut 1,380.631 Delaware .. ?, 223,003 District of Cdiumbia 437,571 Idaho .' 431,866 Illinois 6,485,280 Indiana 2,930,390 lowa 2,404,021 Nevada 77,407 New Hampshire 443,083 New Jersey 3,155,900 New Mexico 360,350 New York 10,384,829 Kansas 1,769,257 Kentucky 2,416,630 Maine 768,014 Maryland 1,449,661 Massachusetts 3,852,356 South Dakota 636,547 Texas 4,663,228 Utah 449,396 Vermont 352,428 Possessions The population of the United States with outlying possessions is 117,- 857,509, the outlying possessions to taling 12,148,738. These possessions are: Alaska 54,899' American Samoa 8,056 Guam 13,275 Hawaii 255,912 Panama, Canal Zone 22,858 Porto Rico 1,299,809 Military and naval service abroad 117,238 Philippine Islands 10,350,640 Virgin Islands of the Unit- ed States 26,051 The population of Continental United States as announced shows a gain of 25,663 over the preliminary figures announced October 7. De Valera to Come Out of Retirement in N. Y. Christmas Day NEW YORK. Dec. 18. —Eamonn De Valera, “president of the Irish republic,” will come out of retire ment Christmas day in New York City,l according to his secretary, Harry Boland, who recently denied reports that De Valera had Ibft for Great Britain. ■ Sb" ’W gW —I—JEW A 3 A jHl"" From left to right from ridiculous to fashion plate in each group: (1) Overdressed, emphasizes prominent nose and receding chin; softened by simple lines. (2) Careless of hat, coat hemline and shoes; attractive when thoughtfully dressed. (3) Tall and thin, wearing stripes; effect softened by broad hat drooping feathers and 1 loose coat. (4) Overweight, change from great, loose coat, furs, and picture hat, to tailored suit and small, upward-inclined hat. clothes and three models. His fall plans included visits to St. Louis, Evansville, Jeffersonville and Vin cennes, Ind., and Columbus, Akron and Newark, Ohio. He further plans to go into big cor- • porations in Chicago—stores, facto ries, telephone exchanges and mail “HARD” CIDER IN HOME IS NOT ILLEGAL-PALMER WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—Use of cider in the home by its manufac turer, even after it has become in toxicating by fermentation, is law ful and without the bounds of the prohibition enforcement act, accord ing to an opinion submitted to the secretary of the treasury by At torney General Palmer, made pub lic here. The opinion is in direct conflict with the regulations of the bureau »f Internal revenue which state that home-made cider must be "non-in toxicating in fact.” although not necessarily containing less than one half of one per cent of alcohol. Secretary Houston asked for an opinion as to whether the term ‘non-intoxicating cider and fruit juices” means non-intoxicating in fact or containing les s than one-half of one per cent of alcohol. The phrase occurs in section 29 of the prohibition act which permits the manufacture of non-intoxicating cider for use in the home without a permit. In answer, the attorney general held that the expression meant con taining less than one-half of one per cent, but added: “In view, however, of what I un derstand section 29 to mean, I am sure it would be misleading for me to content myself with this direct answer to your question.” Congress Intended by section 29 to prohibit the sale but not the manufacture of intoxicating cider for use in the home, the opinion said. “Congress seems to have recog nized the peculiar nature of cider,” the attorney general declared. “When the juice of apples is pressed out, the immediate result is cider. When' this is done an intoxicating liquor, even within the definition of the prohibition act, has not been pro duced. But fermentation very short ly sets in, producing alcohol and all that is necessary to convert the cider into an intoxicating liquor is the lapse of a short time. “Broadly speaking:. one who has manufactured ider which has not yet had time to ferment has not manufactured intoxicating liquor.” Section 29 has manifestly sought to make it clear that it was not intended that one who manufactured cider and kept it in his home for beverage until it fer mented would be guilty of possess ing intoxicating liquors unlawfully, the opinion stated. “Section 29 says that to manu facture this cider for use in the home shall not be unlawful,” Mr. Palmer asserte<j. “Obviously it does not mean for imediate use or necessarily for use before it has had time to ferment. I think clearly the pro vision means that after being manu factured as sweet or non-intoxicat ing cider, it may be kept in the liome for future use without violat ing this statute.” Possession of intoxicating liquor is not prohibited by the eighteenth amendment the attorney general ex plained, and the only offense against the enforcement act which a manu facturer of cider for use in the home could be guilty of. would be having it in his possession after it ferments and produces alcohol. “By the provision above quoted,” he said, “I think congress has, at least, by necessary implication, pro vided that the possession by the manufacturer of cider, even after it has by fermentation become in toxicating. shall not be unlawful so long as he holds it exclusively for use in the home or for sale to those having permits to make vinegar.” While the opinion is binding on the treasury, prohibition enforce ment officials intimated tonight that Mr. Palmer might be asked to reconsider his iecision in view of the conflict between his contention and the existing regulation. Street Car Conductor Gives His Own Life In Saving Firemen NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18.—William Pierce, forty-seven years old, a street Car conductor, is dead today, as the result of his attempt to stop a fire hose truck, speeding to a fire, from running into a dangerous hole in the street, last* night. Standing in the path of the speed ing truck. Pierce made frantic efforts to flag it, his signals finally attract ing attention. The truck was brought to a halt just shoft of the hole, but not until it had passed over Pierce’s body, killing him instantly. I order houses—and show girls how , to dress. He plans to substitute ed . ucation for unsuccessful arbitrary i dress rules. When he gets through he says farmers’ wives and farmers’ daugh • ters and salesgirls will look like fash l ion plates. DECREASE SHOWN IN RETAIL PRICES FOR FOODSTUFFS WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.—Retail prices of important commodities de creased 2.5 per cent in November, the labor department announced to day. For the year ending in November, the average monthly prices of the same articles showed an increase of 1 per cent. Price cuts during November brought 12 per cent reductions in pork chops and rice, 9 per cent in corn meal and onions, 8 per cent in navy beans, 7 per cent sugar, 6 per cent flour and canned tomatoes, 5 per cent on round steaks, hams, cof fee and oranges, 3 per cent on ba con, potatoes, cabbage and prunes, 2 per cent on sirloin steak, rib and chuck roast, lamb, hens, cheese and bread, and 1 per cent for plate beef, canned salmon, evaporated milk, oleo margerine, nut margerine, lard, baked beans, canned corn, canned peas and bananas. Five articles increased in price during November. These were Eggs 7 per cent, raisins and storage eggs 3 per cent, peas 2 per cent and butter 1 per cent. Prices remained unchanged for fresh milk and marcaroni. Decreases by cities: Decreases —Memphis, 5 per cent; Birmingham and Seattle, 4 per cent; Atlanta, Butte, Cleveland, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Little Rock, Louisville, Manchester, Mobile, New Haven, Richmond, St. Louis and Savannah, 3 per cent; Baltimore, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincin nati, Denver, Detroit, Fall River. Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Milwau kee, New Orleans, Norfolk, Omaha, Philadelphia, Portland, Me., Portland, Ore., Providence, St. Paul and Salt Lake City, 2 per cent: Boston. Bridgeport, Columbus, Newark, New York, Peoria, Pittsburg, Rochester, San Francisco, Scranton and Wash ington, 1 per cent; Springfield, 111., less than half of 1 per cent. Palm Beach Editor Asserts He Is Not Afraid of Gov. Catts WEST PALM BEACH. Fla., Dec. 18.—That when boiled down, the fight was one between good govern ment and demagoguery, was the statement made today by Joe L. Ear man, president of the state board of health, and publisher of the Palm Beach Post, in reply to the letter received last night from Governor S. J. Catts threatening "to visit West Palm Beach with a shotgun loaded with buckshot,” and to have “a final settlement.” “I am not afraid of Governor Catts.” Mr. Earman declared, "and I had hoped that he would remove me from office in order that I might demonstrate my record. “The only reference I made to the Catts family in my editorial was regarding his son-in-law, K. R. Pade rick, of Jacksonville, tax collector of Duval county.” Mr. Earman demands that Gover nor Catts explain the resignation of Edgar Thompson as state’s attorney prior to the June primary and offers him space in his paper for the ex pl a n a t ion. Alabama Man Jailed On Murder Charge CLANTON, Ala., Dec. 18.—Robert Teel, Clanton business man, was placed in jail here today under a murder charge following the death in a Montgomery infirmary of Gor don S. Jones, another business man who, it is charged by officers, died .as a result of being hit over the head with a stick by Teel in a row here yesterday. Both men are prom inent, having been engaged in busi ness here for many years. Dies From Oyster Shell Lodged in His Throat BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 18.— Thomas L. Bradley, 21, is dead here today as the result of injuries re ceived at dinnei- Tuesday evening when a fragment of an oyster shell lodged in his throat, and later cut its way through to his stomach. After intense suffering for several hours, death followed late yesterday. OVER FIVE MILLION SPENT DN GEORGIA HIGHWffiIN 1820 That there has been expended tn Georgia in the calendar year 1920 a total of $2,402,911.74 of federal funds for aid in highway construction, is shown by a detailed statement is sued Saturday by the state highway department. For every dollar of federal funds expended in Georgia, there was more than a dollar of state and county funds expended. The grand total of highway expenditures for the year, the statement further shows, is $5,- 724,204.18. This, of course, covers projects handled by the state high way department. It does not count the many miles of cqunty highways built by the counties at their own expense and under their own super vision. From the beginning of federal aid for highway construction down to June 30, 1921, which will close the present fiscal year of the federal government, there will have been ap portioned to Georgia from the fed eral treasury for highway construc tion the sum total of $7,000,000, it was further shown by the highway department. The government’s fu ture program of highway construc tion is yet to be determined by con gress. Several bills ‘ are pending. One provides for a continuance of aid to the states in general high way construction, while another pro vides for two or three trans-conti nental lines to be built and maintain ed at federal expense. State Aid Preferred Officials of the state highway de partment of Georgia are hoping for a continuance of the present policy of aid for the states, inasmuch as the construction of a few trans continental highways would benefit only the particular localities through which they passed. Counties in Georgia which have supplemented the state sfnd federal funds with funds of their own have thereby enabled the state highway department to go forward promptly with the construction of the links of the state highway system located in those counties. In this connection the state highway board made the following statement: “It' is highly advantageous to counties to supply funds of their own to supplement the state and fed eral funds. For example, the state and federal funds pro-rated to the counties in a given congressional district might not be sufficient to inaugurate on a large scale the con struction of the state highway roads in that district, whereas the addi tion of county funds would enable the department to go forward at once and complete the principal proj ects. Thus would the counties get immediate benefits instead of wait ing on piece-meal construction. Un der the state highway law, every county contributing to the construc tion of a state highway project shall be given credit therefor, and when the entire system (of 4,800 miles) has been completed, such counties shall be entitled to a refund of their contributions. “The state highway board is firm ly convinced, after investigation, that every dollar invested in high way improvement brings back $lO in the form of increased land values. Lands in Florida which could be bought for $5 an acre not many years ago are now being sold for SIOO an acre as the direct result of improved highways.” The detailed statemept of federal funds expended in Georgia in 1920 contains two columns of figures. One column shows the amount of federal funds expended in each county, and the other column shows the total expended in each county, counting federal, state and county funds al together. Figures in Detail The figures are as follows: County. Work completed. Federal aid. Baldwin $ 13,226.28 $ 6,282.49 Brooks 211,152.12 99,202.57 Bleckley .. .. .. 35,237.93 16,733.26 Bacon .. .. 18,011.71 6,985.90 Bulloch 45,416.62 21,572.89 Bibb 477,121.99 199,386.10 Baker-Mitchell .. 8,758.88 4,160.47 Brooks-Lowndes . 4,172.00 1,981.70 Chattooga 34,326.04 16,084.55 Coweta 19,849.12 9,924.56 Carroll .. ... ... 51,145.78 15,840.53 Candler 34,833.16 16,545.75 Cherokee 69,288.50 33,122.91 Cobb 14,584.85 6,927.80 Columbia 11,259.87 5,267.43 Chatham 482,228.17 186,877.27 Clarke 12,706.80 6,035.73 Colquitt 13,585.01 6,792.50 Charlton 33,573.70 15,947.51 Cook 84,716.42 30,582.62 Dade 34,947.22 14,562.96 Dawson 4,821.14 2,290.04 Decatur 6,578.98 2,437.51 Dooly 10,836.12 5,147.16 Douglas Dougherty ... ■.. 200,676.56 68,239.51 Evans 8,919.03 3,558.69 Emanuel 140,438.01 70,220.28 Elbert 14,656,34 6,961.76 Franklin 3,480.43 1,487.88 Forsyth 17,003.09 8,076.46 Floyd 100,182.78 47,192.51 Fulton 34,673.03 15,152.11 Glynn 67,027.10 31,838.82 Gwinnett 47,674.36 22,192.41 Gilmer 4,224.80 1,966.64 Grady 60,150.25 27,958.38 Henry 27,369.66 6,159.41 Hall-Lumpkin ... 36,812.62 18,166.22 Harris 18,814.18 8,757.99 Heard 63,544.23 30,183.50 Haralson 67,091.60 32,594.03 Habersham .. .. 9,901.87 4,703.38 Hancock 9,023.67 3,857.62 Jackson .. .. .. 66,065,76 32,276.55 Jefferson 10,799.01 5,026.93 Lowndes 127,681,36 62,730.88 Laurens 163,225.51 77,531.17 Lumpkin .. • • • 7,040.32 3,344.15 Lee 8,154.22 3,873.25 Lincoln 4,824.48 1,741.63 Macon 173,530.46 93,554.57 Meriwether .. • • 65,579.99 30,508.66 Montgomery . .. 5,511.12 2,094.22 Mitchell 74,266.05 33,092.13 Montgomery- „„ Wheeler 87,594.24 41,607.26 Milton 14.659.67 6,406.27 McDuffie 13,447.38 6,387.51 Morgan 172,830.59 77,168.80 Paulding 12.846.69 M 12.17 Pulaski 123,043.85 43,146.43 Rabun 17,270.90 8,039.60 Randolph 17,567.75 Richmond 5,634.85 2,408.90 Spalding 271,502.23 114,182.02 Stephens 45,232.39 21.480.67 Sumter 156,113.54 46,818.26 Schley 3,478.00 1,288.60 Taylor-Upson ... 38.513.49 |7.196.27 Towns .. •• ... 39,728.t>4 18,871.06 Thomas 166,899.39 77.402.64 Terrell .. ... 26,526.64 7.810.32 Troup 255,412.31 104,092.96 Walton-Oconee .. 85,549.08 40,635.64 Walker 2,284.11 998.16 WHkes .. .. .. 449.051.92 Walton 118,772.88 76.42,.<H Wheeler 15,103.13 Worth 91,581.38 43,001.16 Washington .. .. 31,127.28 Wilkinson 4,688.36 1'870.60 Ware 9,598.78 4,509.42 $5,724,204.18 $2,402,911.74 ALABAMA CONSTRUCTION AMOUNTED TO $1,832,106 MONTGOMERY, Ala.. Dec. 18.— Highway construction in Alabama during the year 1920 cost $1,832,- 106.15 the annual report of the state highway commission, released today, shows. Sixteen projects, Involving 83.84 miles, were completed at a cost of $737,800.20, while twenty-nine other projects are under construction at a cost of $1,094,295.95, their mile age being 190.46. Purse Snatcher Foiled When Woman Victim Springs Jiu-Jitsu Trick CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Out of thou sands of shoppers thronging State street, Stanley Zepeccki, a purse snatcher, chose Mrs. W. A. Middle ton, aged 50, as a victim. He did not know she was a teacher of phy sical culture. After demonstrating a few jiu jitsu tricks, and regaining her purse, Mrs. Middleton surrendered him to police. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1920. BONDING BOARD MAY RESTORE COTTON PRICES That the formation of emergency bonding companies throughout the south, on the Georgia-Carolina plan put forward by W. J. Walker, prom inent planter and business man of Screven county, would go far to ward restoring a fair price for cot ton, was the opinion expressed Satur day by J. J. Brown, commissioner or agriculture, in a letter to Mr. Walker. The latter has been in Atlanta for the past week or ten days presenting the plan to bankers, business men, owners of farms, public officials, and others at interest in the cotton sit uation. The Georgia division of the American Cotton association, which indorses the plan, has been co-operat ing with him. Mr. Walker stated Saturday that the plan was meeting with general approval, and he ex pected to see emergency cotton bond ing corporations launched in several counties in Georgia in the near fu ture. In the meantime, the information comes to him from South Carolina, Mr. Walker further stated, that the Georgia-Carolina plan is going for ward there with strong support, hav ing received the indorsement of the American Cotton association and of the South Carolina branch of the same. Commissioner Brown’s letter to Mr. Walker was as follows: “At your request I have made an examination of the plan put for ward by yourself and others to form local companies for the issuance of emergency bonds on cotton. “As I understand it, the plan con templates the formation by farmers, merchants, bankers and others at interest in a county, of a cotton bond ing company; which company would issue emergency bonds running for a term of six months, underwritten by the bonding company, secured by the warehouse receipt of the cotton In storage and insured, and further se cured by the owner’s note; these bonds in small denominations to be then used by the owners of the cot ton to liquidate their pressing obliga tions, and to be used by their cred itors to liquidate obligations of higher creditors; the cotton to be re deemed at maturity for the face value of the bonds plus interest. “The advantages of this plan, as they present themselves to me, are as follows: , . “1. Producers of cotton would be enabled to meet pressing obligations, and their creditors to do likewise, since it is contemplated that the bonds would be passed along from one to another as a current medium of exchange. , ~ ■ , “3. By su6h a plan, we would help ourselves immediately; we would demonstrate our ability to meet a great economic problem in a busi nesslike way. “4. The amount of bonds to be issued upon the cotton of any par ticular owner would not be fixed, but would be variable and elastic, this question being left in the hands of the approval committee of each local company, who would naturally and necessarily take into consideration the solvency and financial responsi bility of each particular owner, inas much as all me mber J 9 . o^ th ®.?Ki- d l’A? company would be jointly liable the redemption of the bonds at par upon maturity. “This last mentioned point I would stress particularly, as it se ® n J® to me to be the crux of the whole plan. By the exercises of due pre caution in this respect, every bonding company through a carefully selected approval committee should be able to insure the redemption of . _ lts . n b °^ s a< maturity. It is reasonable to sup pose that no bonding company would over-bond the cotton of its com- m “The’plan offers the hop® of im mediate and substantial relief. Cot ton is now quoted on the exchanges at a price far below the cost of pro duction. There is every reason to believe that the price will advance substantially within six months. Emergency bonding c ° l ? P ?'ud£- throughout tho south, in my Bjag ment, would go far towards restoring a fair price.” Co-operative System For Farmers Planned At Agricultural Meet ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19.— Preliminary arrangements for launching a tional system of co-operative markets and financial institutions designed to rehabilitate the farming industry in this country were completed here Saturday at the concluding ses sion of the agricultural conference inaugurated by the national board of farm organizations. The conference indorsed a plan to establish nine grain ha 1 ? 1 !. 111 ® ters and will seek the united support of all farmers co-operative grain marketing organizations in carrying out the project which is to eliminate the, middlemen and ena SP The^e l terminals are to be located in Kansas City, Chicago, Omaha, Sioux City, Oklahoma City, Minneap olis. Seattle, Buffalo and St Lotns Representatives of agricultural interests in the territory contiguous to these points will meet January 4 to arrange for a convention at whicn the grain marketing organizations in the various sections will be invited to send delegates to arrange for financing the project. The financial system advocated by the delegates providing for a national union of farm loan associations. The resolution covering this proj ect stated 4,000 farm loan bodies at present have no opportunity of get ting proper representation at Wash ington, and charged that the policy of the federal farm loan board has been to discourage attempts by the associations to form state federa tions. | , Another resolution ' protested against the Poindexter > anti-strike bill just passed by the sjenate. The conference recognizes the harmful effect of strikes, the resolution stated, but considers that under cer tain circumstances united protest, is the only means of self-preservation for the workers. , Federal control of the packing-In dustry and passage of the Kenyon- Kendrick bill was advocated in another resolution. __' Ex-Doughboy Finds Hat He Left in France PERTH AMBOY, N. J., Dec. 18.—• Howard Tappon, an overseas veteran of the world war, purchased a cap in a local renovated army goods store here today and discovered that it was the one he had discarded in France after the armistice. On the inner band was his name, written in his handwriting. Watch, Chain and Two Rings e 8 jewelry givenlorsell- ,y\v A » ’ IIK o,l ' y 40 P ac kets. m?” "T~ ; ft a Garden Seeds it roc {■■’ xs&r a each Manyothernre- miums Writetoday MSj&BagKa-. -y— The Wilson Seed Co. Depl.C uTyrone.Pa. Motorcade BargainsJß t All makes, singles or twins. _Jpcgp f Every machine expertly rebuilt, tested, guaranteed in perfect t shape. Send 2c for bulletin of j Fall bargains tn rebuilt motor- // 1 u*P'm t cycles. Saves you half. / f THE WESTERN SUPPLIES CO * , 366 Hayutln Bldg., Denver. Xf> Experience. Prcfes sional machine nd coni plete outfits on easy pay ’’dHnsillsy rnents ' Catalog Free. Mon- Mg~rMW*aTTOt\ a f < -'h Theater Supply Co., Sept. 506, 228 Union, Memphis, Tenn. SOUTHERN MAN MAY HEAD EXfflIT BANK, ELECTIRNPOSTPDNED BY BAIFH SMITH (Staff Correspondent of The Journal) NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 19. With the completion of the organiza tion details at Friday’s conferences, interest Saturday among visiting and 1 local bankers in New Orleans cen- > tered about the selection of officers j of the Federal International Bank- j ing company. The names of a dozen | or more recognized authorities on in- 1 ternational banking have been sug gested for president of the bank, but the actual choice will be deferr until the formal election of the board of directors at the meeting on January 7th. It is not improbable that a southern man will be chosen to direct the affairs of the banjc. in co-operation with a strong executive committee from among the members of the board of directors. The bankers who remained in New Orleans today are enthused over the success of the undertaking, especially the Oversubscription of stock that enabled them to fix the capital at $7,000,000 instead of $6,000,000. They are confident that'within a relatively short space of time additional sub scriptions will swell the capital of the bank to $10,000,000. It is believed that many big whole salers and erporters in different parts of the south and other sec tions of the country will welcome the opportunity of taking stock in the International bank, and it is not unlikely that bankers in the east will subscribe to the stock also if outsiders are permitted this right. The board of directors will pass upon this question at its first formal meeting. The Texas bankers here express the confidence that the banks of the Lone Star State will double their original subscription of $1,550,000. They were chagrined that both Louisiana and Georgia, smaller in area and with much less banking capital, subscribed to as much or more stock than did the banks of Texas. The Texans were insistent that the stock books should be held open so that they might continue their drive for subscriptions. “Putting over a campaign of this magnitude in a few weeks in the state of Texas is an undertaking that persons unfamiliar with our geog raphy cannot appreciate," said J. A. Pondron, of Houston. “It is as far from Texarkana to El Paso, both in Texas, as it is from Atlanta to Washington, D. C. It is impossible to make systematic and effective canvass of such a vast territory in a few days or few weeks. We will return to Texas to renew our efforts, and we are con fident of success. Nothing succeeds like success, and the success of the Federal International Banking com pany was demonstrated at the organ ization conferences yesterday.” The plans of the visiting bankers to test their skill on the golf links this afternoon were upset by a steady rain that drove them to the theaters and movie hodses. Most of them will leave tonight, though Robert F. Mad dox will stay over tomorrow ant! John K. Ottley will make a side trip to Mississippi before returning. Mills B. Lane returned to Savannah today. Haynes McFadden returned to Atlan ta tonight. Ban on Gold Coins Christmas Is Asked WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.—National and other banks have been requested by John Burke, treasurer of the United States, not to distribute gold coins for holiday purposes. 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