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The Atlanta Georgian
Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results
VOL. XII. NO. 109.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1919.
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PERISH IN TEXAS FLOODS
Atlanta to Recover
Fort Trade if Probe
Bares No Price Pact
Declares Secretary Told Hoke
Smith City Is Ideal Place for
Currency Branch.
When it comes to a “friend at
■urt” ip the matter of designating
regional banks, Atlanta, can count
nth a very gratifying certainty on
no less a person than Secretary W.
G. McAdoo as being favorable tu the
location of one of the great Govern
ment banks here.
Robert F. Maddox, vice president of
the American National Bank, brought
that news back from the East'with
him when he returned Saturday.
I think, on the whole, that I may
say my little excursion was a suc
cess." Mr. Maddox said. “It was taken,
of course, in behalf of Atlanta’s hope
to be awarded one of the regional
hanks under the pending currency
bill.
"1 went pretty thoroughly into af
fairs in Washington, and I want to
• \ right here that our two Senators,
Smith and Bacon, have done wonders
tor Atlanta in the way of creating a
a ntiment favorable to locating one
f the banks here. If we get it, too
nuch credit can not be given to those
men.”
Takes no Credit Himself.
As to Mr. Maddox’s own part, it
re My was a pity that a third person
couldn't have had the telling of it,
because Mr. Maddox absolutely de
cline*! to put in any bid for fame.
“All I did was to carry on an array
of facts and figures,” said Mr. Mad
dox, “in an effort to help the good
work along by showing how excel
lently fitted Atlanta was to receive
and support a regional bank.”
But it had been said by others that
Hen Mr. Maddox departed on his ex-
rsion he was loaded for big game—
and the report trickled back from
Washington that he was not sparing
the ammunition.
He laughed a little when the report
was mentioned.
“ f) h, never mind about that,” he
parried, “here’s something worth
while, now.
Board’s Membership Uncertain.
After the bill is passed—and I
»n't believe that, will until about
e middle of January—President
Wilson will appoint a national re-
' ?orve board, and that body will fix the
Points at which the banks will be
located. Nobody knows now who will
bo on that board, so no work can be
done specifically as yet.
“But it is certain that Secretary
-Wv.doo will be a member. And S#c-
iMiry McAdoo has told Senator
^ lni th that he regards Atlanta as an
' nt place for one of the banks—*
he believes a hank ought to be
a** 1 here, in fact
•' hat’s a big point, let me tell you;
Senator Smith was so confident
' ’he Secretary’s attitude that he
■ me permission to quote him con-
what Mr. McAdoo had told
As to banking and financial condi-
* in New York, Mr. Maddox said
was a big demand for money,
eve ry prospect that the high in-
' rates would be maintained in
definitely.
Country Marking Time.
he whole country is sort of mark-
\r :V' me - * n a business way,” Mr.
• ■ i.aox said. “No doubt about it,
. ' ra< 3ical legislation is having its
‘ L nr* matter how much good we
^xpect ultimately to receive from
Personally, however, I am muen
j ^ and encouraged by the atti-
f President Wilson.
• heard the President’s speech to
Tress, and it was firmly impressed
n e that he was in favor of a let-
radical legislation. The coun
ts been well stirred up, and the
|mtion i* bound to continue until
*he currency bill is passed and
e whole matter settled.”
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—The com
missary general of the army. Henry
G. Sharpe, to-day informed Congress
man William Schley Howard that if
the Department of the Blast can not
show' a high-price trade agreement
among Atlanta merchants there will
be a rescinding of an order issued for
the purchasing of supplies for Fort
McPherson at places other than At
lanta.
Mr. Howard told the commissary
genera! that the Department of the
East intended to purchase all sup
plies for Fort McPherson, except
perishables, in New York or else
where and ship them to Atlanta.
He asked an explanation of the or
der and the commissary general said
there must be no discrimination
against Atlanta merchants, if they
had not entered into a trade agree
ment. Commissary General Sharpe
told the Georgia Congressman that
the War Department had recently is
sued orders on this very question and
these orders must have been over
looked by the Department of the East
in its recent decision.
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Festal Days Figure
In Divorce Petition
Christmas eve and George Wash
ington's birthday figure in a petition
for divorce filed in Superior Court
Saturday by Mrs. Alma de Lucia, who
asks a separation from Anthony de
Lucia.
The couple were married at 6 p. m.
Christmas eve, 1910, and on February
22, 1913, the husband deserted her for
the sixth and last time, the petition
declares. His address is believed to
be Washington, D. C„ according to
the petition. Mrs. de Lucia asks for
the custody of their child, Gladys Ella
de Lucia,
Court Faces Record
Divorce Suit Session
With more than 500 divorces al
ready granted in 1913, the Superior
Court next week face® the heaviest
divorce calendar In the history of
Fulton County. Already 179 suits
have been listed and before the day is
past the number is expected to reach
185.
Upon Judge Ben H. Hill will fail
the task of hearing the ca^es.
Georgian Arrested
In Memphis as Thief
MEMPHIS, Dec. 6.^Frank J. Sul
livan, of Tliomasvilte, Ga., had bad
luck, according to the police, when he
stole an overcoat, valued at $50, and
attempted to pawn it.
Sullivan was arrested within 20
minutes after he got the coat from a
downtown office, and is held at Cen
tral police headquarters.
Profit by
Experience
of Others
Every day the mails bring
us notes of thanks for the
quick and satisfactory results
received from Hearst’s Amer
ican and Georgian “Want
Ads.”
THIS LITTLE AD
FOR SALE—Large Radiant
Home stove; almost new; very
cheap. Ivy 1912-L or 333 Myrtle
street.
appeared in one/ issue of
Hearst’s Sunday American,
and here’s what Mr. Adler has
to 9&y:
Atlanta, Ga.
The “Want Ad Man” Hearst’s
Daily Georgian and Sun
day American, Atlanta,
Ga.:
Gentlemen—I do not care to
renew this order, as I have
had more than sufficient re
sults from the one insertion
of this ad in The Sunday
American. Yours truly,
CHARLES ADLElt
SCORES IRE
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Many Still in Peril Clinging to
Roofs of Flooded Houses
and Tree Tops.
DALLAS, TEXAS, Dec. 6.—Reports
of additional deaths in the flooded re
gion of Central Texas co-dav brought
the total to 75. Ten persons to-day
were reported drowned at Hearne,
eight at Brya/i and six at High Bank.
A score or more persons are missing.
The additional deaths reported to
day were discovered by rescuers in
motor boats who have been explor
ing the flooded districts.
Many farmers who sent members
of their families to places of safety,
but refused to leave their live stock
to the mercy of the rising waters,
have not been heard from for several
days.
The motor boat crews during the
night picked up more than 150 per
sons who had been marooned. Most
of them were suffering from hunger
and exposure.
Scores of persons in a doben com
munities are still In peril, clinging to
roofs of houses and tree tops. Res
cuers were powerless to aid them, be
cause trains could not carry consign
ments of boats to all the inundated
towns.
Among the dead reported was Hen
ry Martin, vice president and general
manager of the International and
Great Northern Railroad, who was
drowned attempting to rescue a ma
rooned family at Vabey Junction. His
body was not recovered.
Wilson Better; Does
Five Minutes' Work
WASHINGTON, Dbc. 6.—Presi
dent Wilson, who is suffering from
grippe, was so much better to-day
that he disregarded the advice of his
physician and family and went to
the exeutive offices adjoining the
White House.
He spent five minutes at his desk
signing important papers, and then
returned to his room, where he ex
pected to spend the remainder of the
day. He received no callers.
Vedrines inTurkeyon
Flight Around World
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 6.—
Pierre Jules Vedrines, the famous
French aviator, arrived here early
to-day In his aeroplane, having trav
eled 406 miles from Sofia without
making a stop.
Vedrines said he would continue in
an effort to fly around the world.
The aviator set out from Nancy,
France, on November 20. He was
shot at by troops while flying over
Austria.
Senate Votes Long
Currency Sessions
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.—By a vote
of 41 to 18 the Senate to-day passed
the Kern resolution providing for ses-
siosns of the Senate from 10 o’clock in
the morning until 11 o'clock at night,
with two hours’ recess for dinner
This order will stand until the curren
cy bill is passed.
Eggs Tumbling as
Boycott Goes On
CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—Chicago led the
country to-day In the low price of
eggs. The wholesale market opened
at 26c for the first-class storage eggs
with the retail price close to 32c. The
1 boycott is still on.
Collier Will Suit
Gets to Jury After
Long Legal Battle
The will suit of Sanford W. Col
lier against his brothers, George W.
Collier and John W. Collier, for $45,-
000 of his father’s estate went to the
jury Saturday afternoon, after a long
charge by Judge Ellis.
Arguments lasted more than two
days. The time of hearing evidence
was more than three weeks. The suit
has been in the courts five years.
Sanford Collier alleges that his
brothers misrepresented the value of
the estate and that he sold his inter
est for a small sum.
POULTRY SHOW
ENDS IN CHORUS
OF LUSTY CROWS
Elizabeth Hart, 13-months-old daughter of B. T. Hart, of
College Park, and prize-wiuuiug Leghorn.
ASSAILED
Head of Cabinet, Taken Unawares
in Speech to Government
League, Retires.
Guatemalan Army *
Head, Former Dixie
Journalist, in City
Colonel J. Perry Fyffe, commander-
in-chief of the Guatemalan army, was
in Atlanta Saturday, the giK'st of his
boyhood friend, Frank Reynolds, of
Hotel Ansley.
Colonel Fyffe Is well known in the
South, having been connected with
Chattanooga newspapers. During the
Spanish-American War he was colo
nel of the Third Tennessee Regi
ment, which served in the Philippine
Islands.
He was appointed Chief of Police
of the Panama Canal Zone, and
left the canal position to accept an
offer from the Government of Guate
mala to reorganize the army of the
Central American republic.
ous and extended warfare designed to
expose the inner workings of the cul
inary departments of local eating
houses and hospital kitchens, Mrs.
Grace Macey-Keefer. the wealthy di
vorced wife of David H. Keefer, whose
matrimonial troubles brought her
sharply before the public eye recent
ly, is overcome with horror at pre
vailing conditions.
“I have been told,” she said Satur-
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$230,000 a Year for
One Woman’s Clothes! .
That’s the startling total of the wardrobe
cost for an American millionairess, according
to a Parisian editor. The joy or woe of it all—
depending on whether you are man or woman
—x-will be detailed in
Next Sunday’s American
Order from your dealer or by phone to
When the last spectator leaves the
Auditorium Saturday night and the
sleepy birds are being taken away to
their accustomed perches or being
prepared for shipment to the Bir
mingham show, the best exhibition of
the kind ever seen In Atlanta will be
over. The poultry show has been an
immense success, except In a mone
tary way.
"As to the financial disappoint
ment,” said J. M. Poole, secretary of
the Southern International Poultry
Association, “that isn’t going to break
our hearts. We expect to be here just
as strong next year, with a standard
exhibition."
In addition to birds, however, there
is likely to be a band next year.
“It seems Atlantans will not pat
ronize a proposition that savors of a
sporting contest—that Is, not for it
self. High-class birds don't seem to
attract them as much as a band. So
we may add a band to the program."
There was a pretty good crowd
Friday, however.
Chicago to Stop
Tickling Plumes
CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—Mayor Harrison
has started a popular crusade in behalf
of meek and long-suffering man. The
Mayor issued an edict against hori
zontal plumes, aigrettes, pompons and
other devices which tickle or scratch
eyes, ears or noses of men who are
obliged to be near the beplumed wom
an.
Dupuy Attempts to
Form French Cabinet
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS. Dec. 6.—The French Cabi
net deadlock was unbroken to-day.
Senator Jean Dupuy at noon gave a
definite answer to President Poincare
accepting the commission to form a
new' Cabinet, succeeding the Barthou
ministry.
M. Dupuy reported to President
Poincare this afternoon that he was
unable to form a Cabinet.
Increase in Bank
Clearings Continues
The clearings of Atlanta banks for
the week ending December 6 totaled
$20,150,918.34, compared with $18,-
193,279.62 for the same period last
year—an increase of $1,957,638.72.
Indications continued favorable to
breaking the yearly record by many
millions.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Unsettled Saturday
1 night and Sunday; probably
local rains; colder in north
west Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—The
first militant suffragist outbrean
against an official of the Ameri
can Government was staged to
day when Secretary of State
Bryan was challenged at the eon*
vent ion of the National Popular
Government League with the cry,
“How about, justice for wo
men?”
The Secretary had just concluded a
fervent address on behalf of popular
| rule, declaring that no government la
strong except In proportion as it rep
resents the will of all Its people. A.
tall, slender woman arose In a seat
near the front of the dark hall where
the meeting is being held, and called
out, “How about women, Mr. Bryan?
Are not women people?”
The suffragist champion was Miss
Helen Todd, a former Illinois State
Factory Inspector and now head of
the California Civic League for Wom
en. Her act “floored” the Secretary
for a moment.
A dozen other women, with angry
gestures, chimed In:
“Yes. how about women, Mr. Sec
retary?”
Leaves by Side Door.
Mr. Bryan turned to the audience
and, struggling to control hlg voice,
said:
“Madame, I have no doubt that in
all your work you have followed your
conscience and your judgment. In my
work I have tried to follow mine.’*
With that he left the platform.
Bryan left the hall by a side en
trance, while a score of suffragists
began a buzz of excited comment
which portended ill for every speaker
who should follow.
Senator Owen, In the chair, Ignored
the outburst and called upon Senator
Lane, of Oregon, to take up the next
subject on the program.
Nine new laws to establish “the
sovereign right of the people to rulo
themselves” were demanded by Sena
tor Owen In his speech. He enumer
ated them in his address at the open
ing of the first annual conference « f
the organization, as follows:
Self Rule Remedy.
The Gateway amendment, by
which the people may more eas
ily amend the Federal Constitu
tion.
The initiative and referendum
in easily workable form.
The recall by which to dismiss
public officials who are unfit.
The commission form of gov
ernment for cities, with the ini
tiative, referendum and recall*
The short ballot.
The mandatory direct primary.
A drastic, workable, thorough
going corrupt practices act.
The nomination and election of
President and Vice President of
the United States by direct vote
of the people of the States, giv
ing each State its proportionate
electoral vote.
The democratization of oar In
stitutions from top to bottom,
through these agencies, and the
prevention of the putting of “jok
ers” in popular government bill®
by “organized plutocracy.” ±