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America FIRST and
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VOL.”XVII
PRESIDENT WILSON PUSHES LEAGUE OF NATIONS WORK
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Seattle Tied Up by General
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Walkout—Troops Sent to
Preserve Order.
SEATTLE, WASH., Feb. 7.—No
move had been made today toward a |
settlement of Seattle’s general strikel
called yesterday by nrrz:m'bzed labor
in sympathy witly 25,000 metal tmdesl
men who have been idle two wvvks.|
Labor leaders declare they will re- |
fuse to confer with Henry M., White, |
United States immigration vnmmis—‘
sioner and Federal conciliator for
this district, wl}%, with two other de
partment of labor officials, has been
designated by the Government to
seek a settlement. Since the strike |
.of the metal tradesmen White has
made repeated (efforts to find a}
ground for compromise between the
workers and employers and emergen
cy fleet corporation. Two vice pres
idents of the American Federation of
Labor are reported on their way here
from the East and another is declared
to have arrived here for the purpose
of aiding in settling the dizpute. .
No Move for Conference. !
So far no official move has been
made bweither side to seek a confer
ence,
Seattle business men and Mayor
Hansen are not expecting an early
settlement of the strike. The belief is
general that the strikers will weaken
one by one, but not as an organiza
tion. Already many memQers of the
electrical workers’ union working for
the municipal electrical plant and the
Puget Sound Traction, Light and
Power Company have disregarded or
ders of their organization and have'
remained on their jobs. Despite the‘
sinister signs of war at every hand, |
neace prevails, !
\Seattle's “revolution,” as it is called l
by strike leaders, after 24 hours’ ex- |
istence has been marked by its ex- |
treme quietness. Not a ripple of vio- |
lence has appeared anywhere, ac-{
cording to the police and Federal i
authorities, }
With the angel,ot a city slowly rising i
to the belief that “this is Bolshevism,” |
Seattle awoke today with Lhousands?
focdless, with thousands more ma- !
rooned either in their suburban homes |
cr downtown where hotels could not |
accommodate them and restaurants |
frowned emptily at them with closed |
doors, with armed troops ready wnh§
the police for quick call, while grave |
trouble is ever brewing. {
Industry is still utterly paralyzed |
as the result of the general strike |
yesterday in sympathy with the Metal |
‘frades Union-—which is challenging |
the Macy award. Fifty-ave thousand
menficre idle. The situation is tense.
With the belief 2rowing that Seattle
bas been picked as_the seat of the |
first Bolshevist “revßlt” in America, |
citizens’ are beginning to coliect in |
little groups abont the deserted streets |
and mutter,
Mayor's Statement.
Mayor Ole Hansen carly today is
sued a statement in which he said:
“Don’'t let a few radicals disrupt
our entire industrial life. Operate
your businmesses, open your stores, |
publish your newspapers, and I will |
see to it that you have ample protec«
tion"—this grimly as he called nt-}
tention to the fact that 1,000 soldiers |
have arrived from Camp Lgwis at'
(dovernmgntprder; that he has I,OU"D‘
special police armed and muchinel
gurs mounted on automobile trucks, |
In so far as industry is concerned |
the situation remains that of the flrst;
hours of the strike. Street cars are
dead In their barns. Only one news- I
paper has been published since the !
general walkout, Restaurants are!
cesed and nct even the scup kiteh
ens planned by the striking union
men to feed their own members are
in npe;atlon and labor is a victim of
its self-made hunger.
Elevators hang lifeless in office
buildings, shipping is crippled and
.every phase of industry in which un
}on labor is represented is affected.
n Tacoma the strike has grown nl-l
most to the same proportions as In |
Seattle, and there, too, the War De-l
partment has dispatched troops to
aid the authorities in preserving or
der.
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Striker Is Found Dying
From a Bullet Wound
(By International News Service.)
LAWRENCE, MASS, Feb. 7.—The
first death in connection with the
textile strike occurred early today,
when Blaggio Venturo, 41 years old, a
striker, died from a bullet wound.
The police believe Venturo was shot
Ly a fellow countryman during a
wrangle. He was found dying and
unable to eay who was responsible,
A new method of attack was adopt.
ed by the strikers and thelr sympa
thizers when the mills opened today.
Bottles, gMsses and other mlunesf
were thrown from windows on work
&rs on their way to the mills and on
the police. Three arrests were made
for throwing missiles at the police,
two were arrested for attacking work
ers and several others were arrestad
charged with loitering.
Full International News Service
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Grins and |
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Groans in the
Day’s News
SEATTLE, WASH,, Feb. 7.—By
shining the shoes of their fellow
pupils of the Summit school in this
city at five cents a shine, the Shoe
Shining Club was able to donate
sls to the Armenian and Syriange
lief Fund. The club has two stands,
one for boys and the other for
girls. Funds for all sorts of char
itable campaigns are raised by the
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URBANA, OHIO, Feb. 7.—Rural
Mail Carrier Robert 8. Middleton
was the owner of a valuable cow.
She took sick and baffled the com
bined efforts of two veterinarians
ard finally died. A post-mortem
was held and wire nails and barbed
wire were found in the stomach,
“I did not know there was a goat
strain in the breed,” was Middle
ton’s comment.
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO, Feb. 7.
An undershirt button saved the life
of James (asali, Steubenville sa
loon-keeper, when he was fired at
by an enraged Italian patron after
an altercation. The bullet struck
~ the button, imbedded it in Casali's
~ breast, an inch from his heart. The
| bullet fell into his shirt.
l CINCINNATI, Feb. 7—All school
children in this city have been ap
pealed to save tinfoil, and the child
having the largest ball will receive
a prize. The tinfoil is to be melted
and the proceeds will go to devas
tated Fiance.
l PITTSBURG, Feb. 7.—For one
black eye, $108.41, That's the award
| given Nicholas Contis by a jury
' here recently. Nick is satisfied, but
he doesn't understand the 41 cents.
“Guess the jurymen had to have
l their little joke,” he said.
CHICAGO, Feb, 7.—"“Vampires
and homewreckers.” beware! Mrs.
Josephine H. Lawrence, superin
tendent of Social Service, is com
piling a list which includes names
of hundreds of men and women
who are home-breakess and disturb
happiness of others.
AURORA, ILL. Feb. 7.—A new
way of reforming husbands has
been adopted by two Aurora wives.
They had their husbands arrested
and had the court grant their re
quest to “intern” them in jail until
after the saloons close July 1.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 7.—A soldier
whoseé power of speech was lost,
due to shell shock, recovered it
while engaged in a poker game,
according to a lieutenant just re
turned from France. “Maybe he
held four aces and got another
shock,” one of his hearers re
marked,
ATLANTIC CITY, Feb. 7—An
other devious Orient method of
dealing in opium was uncovered
recently on the arrest of Harry
Quong, a Chinese restaurant keep
ery :\v‘n'ding to the local polics
Quong BBoold Chinese nuts laden
with opium by the wholesale.
These nuts, it is claimed, were
cleverly cut and filled with the
drug. In a basket of nuts confis
cated by the detectives it is al
legéd more than $4,000 worth of
opium was found.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb, .7—ls the
cost of living in Chicago should fall
50 per cent labor leaders in that city
would fight to the last ditch against
any cut in the present wage scales,
John A, Richert, chairman of the
finance committee of the Chicago City
Council, told the Senate education
and labor committee today, *
“Are not wages high? Do you think
that is reasonable?’ Soke Smith, of
Georgia, " inquired,
“They claim that comparatively
wages are not high,” Richert re
sponded, “They say their men are
no better off than they were four
Years ago. They demand conditions
under which they ecan lay some
money aside, which they say they
can't do* now.” .
“Do you approve that frame of
mind?”” Senator Hollis inquired.
Richert made no answer to this
question, but said he believed that
“if workmen could lay a certain
amount of money away it was a good
thing for the city.”
Richert was a member of a delega
tion from Chicago which came to
Washington to support the Kenyon
bill appropriating $100,000,000 and
creating a board of public works, as
means of dealing with the unemploy
ment situation,
Professor Moulton, economist of
Chicago University, testified that the
immediate development of all_kinds
of ]puhllc works was absolutely essen
tial
It would have two beneficial effects,
he sald. First, it would help to meet
the unemployment situation and in
directly speed the wheels of industry
through the Jdemand for raw mate
rials “3“ used in construction work,
such a#brick, cement and road ma
chinery.
-\'econr’. the wages pald would stim
ilate all forms of production by cre
ating a demand for all kinds of prod.
ucts,
FESS IN SPEAKER'S RACE,
WASHINGTON, Feb., 7.--Representative
Simeon Fess, of Ohio, chairman of the
Republfean cougressional committee, for
mally announced himself as a candidate for
the speaker of the next house yesterday.
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SERGEANT W. N. SHERIDAN
| Veteran policemen whom the Police
?Board contemplates retiring on the
| ground that they have outlived thei:
| usefulness have let out a roar of .pro
| test. They are as good as they ever
| were, and, by gump they’d like to see
{ the color of the man’s hair who says
| they are not! ‘Listen to Sergeant W.
| N. Sheridan:
| “Look at me,” demands Sergeant
| Sheridan. “I'm as good a man as
| there is on the force. I never felt
| better or spryer in my life, and I am
{ ready to grapple with a stiek-up man
’or anybody else who corhes along.
| I've had many tough battles and have
| always come out on top, without a
scar. Do you think I'm too old for
active duty?”
The reporter had to admit that he
did not think so, In fact, it looked
like it might be dangerous to L'\‘}rl‘(-.\‘sl
any other opinion, even if he had it.
Sergeant Sheridan does look fit, de
spite his 65 years, of which 38 have
been spent on the police force. Fur
thermore, he takes his regular turn as
patrol sergeant and frequently acts as
{ captain. when some younger man is
laid up for a day or two. Although
i not the oldest, he has served lunger'
than any other policeman.
Sergeant Sheridan is one of the|
eight policemen summoned before
Chief Beavers to show cause why they |
should not be retired as too old or!
physically unable to perform their du- |
ties as peace officers. He appeared
Friday before Dr. J. P. Kennedy, city |
health officer, for an examination. Dr. |
Kennedy will report on the 111\:,'silv:xl|
|nondmnn of all eight men at a nun-t-i
ing of a special committee of the l'u—‘
lice Board Monday night, and then
the committee will make its recom- |
mendation to Council. l
Sergeant Shervidan believes that he
will be permitted to fuifill his ambi
tion by rounding out 40 years in har- |
ness, |
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Transcontinental Flyers
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Start Return Trip West
COLUMBIA, B. C., Feb. 7.—Four air- |
planes, carrying eight men and a dog land
ed here yesterday, holding the record for
the longest flight ever made by an air-|
{ plane, The macnimes are the first to mako
a transcontinental flight with the same |
motors and the same crews I
Part for part the machines are the same |
a 8 when they left San Diego, Cal., lu-mm-l
ber 4, flew over Arizona, Texas, Loulsiana,
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Caro
| lina, North Carelina and on to New York,
a distance of 4,600 miles, and now they
are on their return journey.
Major Albert D, Bmith is in chargé of
the battery. The flight from California
to New York was covered in 066 hours.
Upon arrival in New York the machines
were overhauled and some small repalrs
made to the wings, Then without chang
ing a single part the machines started on
the return trip.
Decatur Protestants |
Take Church Census
The four congregations, Methodist, Pres
byterian, nug_unt and Episcopal, In De
catur united Thursday afternocon in a con
certed drive to secure information from
every home in the city concerning church
affiliation and relationship. About sixty
men in pairs visited every ward in Deca
tur from three to six o'clock and returned
to an office established in the Presbyter
ian Church bearing cards filled with de«
tails showing names and addresses, chiweh
membership or inclination, whecher attend.
ing iundug school or not, etc. The pase
tors of the churches will meet Friday
night to sort out the information and to
lay plans for further united efforts in
reaching their constituepcies,
ATLANTA, GA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1919,
(By International News Service.)
JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 7.--The five
alleged “con” men arrested here sev
eral days ago charged with swindling
winter tourists out of large sums of,
money by a clever horse race bet
| ting scheme, and held by Federal au
lt!:nri!io-s succeeded in having their
| bails reduced from $20,000 to $5,000,
jv&hivh they immediately furnished.
| They were arrested, however, as
they were leaving the jail by the
pelice from St. Augustine, where they
were: taken to answer a charge of
violating State laws., The Federal
and State authorities are determined
to put a stop to the “fleecing” of win
ter visitors to Florida, even if the
vigitors are willing to be taken in
’|v_\ the "econ"” men,
The men held are H. C, Mays, alias
|H. C. SBands; C, H. Meyer, E. C. Col
{lins, J. Eaton, Edward Phillips and
| George Franklin Clark Mays is
j chief of the gang, and carries a card
|in the Y. M. C. A, of New York City,
{ through which he gains the confi
i']-'fliv of the intended victim. Dur
{ing the last two years more than
182,000000 has been filched from tour
luw The gang does not work in
{ Jacksonville but infests the smaller
pwinter resorts along the east and
| west cogsts, N
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\Pwo Wounded tn Duel
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Improved in Hospital
Dr. W. T, Daniel and 8. L. "Herrington,
of Duluth, Ga., who were brought to At
lanta hoshitals following & knife and re
| volver duel, were sald Friday to be rest
| ing :-:«nule, and both are expected to ree
| cover I"aniel is suffering from numerous
| cuts about the throat and Herrington has
[;- bullet wound on the chin. The two
men quarreled over Dr, Daniel's inability
| to attend & memher of Herrington's fam
| Ily during the influenza epidemie he sald,
| Later he was attacked by Hefrington with
8 _knife in front of hig home and shot to
| défend himeelf, according to his state
ment to the police, i
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MecCord Urges Banks to
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Join the Federal System
Jogeph A, MéCord, governor of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, in
a telegram to Commissioner of Ag
riculture J. J, Brown at the cotton
growers' convention in Macon, urged
that all eligible state banks . should
join the federal reserve system as a
means of alding in further agricul
[!un- development:. At the same time
he assured the farmers of the con
tinned aid of the Federal Reserve
Bank.
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No Beer, No Work,’ Is
Slogan of 30,000 Men
(By International News Service.)
NEWARK, N. J., Feb, 7.—'No beer, no
work," is the slogan of the 30,000 workers
of the local bullding trades’ council as a
result of a meeting at which it wasg, da
clided to amk the KEssex trades council to
call a strike throughout the State on July
1 if the sale of beer is stopped,
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Men Refuse to Accept Settlement
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by Own Chiefs—Rail Em
ployees Hold Out.
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Feb. 7.—The subway
employees refused to obey the orders
of their leaders to return to work to
day, despite the fact that the strike
had been settled, according to a re
port in circulation during the morn
ing.
Representatives of the electrical
workers promlse “some surprising
stoppages tonight.”
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The National Union of Rallway
Men this afternoon repudiated the
settlement of the London subway
strike, Traffzr in the subway con
tinues at standstill.
Daily Express Comments.
The London Daily Express is re
garded in England as reflecting the
Trews of the British Government. In
view of that fact, the following dis
patch is significant:
“We publish an article from Amer
ica showing it is ot a strike the Brit- ‘
ish nation is up against; it is an at
tempt first to paralyze and then de
stroy society, including laborers who
are striking at the behest of the Bol
shevists,” said The Daily Express
commenting editorially on the strike |
sitvation today |
‘“The country which exiled lhe;
Kaiser and which had beheaded a |
King is not going to bow to these |
tinsel Robespieres. The unauthorized |
striker will learn in a day or two |
that there is a limit to endurance, |
L even when it wears a smile. \\'hvn"
' the British nation hits, it hits hard:!
' The Government should now aect
ls»\if:!,\‘." i
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Strike of Schoolboys
;Is Ended by Aristice
By NORMAN WATSON,
Staff Correspondent of the |I. N. 8.
LLONDON, Jan. 256 (by muil).—Eng
lish schoolboys are acquiring the
strike habit. They had their first
lt:zsu- of it a few days ago and appar
l ently liked it.
| The incident occurred at the Easl‘
| Grinstead School The boys struck |
| because they thought one of their
| comrades had been unfairly dealt
| with by the authorities of the insti
| tution. Without warning, they walk
ed straight out of the school to the
k;«m‘. ground and held a council of war.
One youngster suggested “digging in,”
l Eut a “demonstration” proposal won
| the day So they demonstrated,
| The police were summoned, but the
| boys, while awed by the Bobbies, still
refused to return to schoo'. Instead
l they formed into celumins of four and I
i marched to the residence of one of
the school principals He treated ’
them serionsly and suggested an ar- |
mistice, pending a peace confe ren"e.’
' at which everything would be inves
| tigated and wdjusted. His terms were
| accepted and the strikers roturned to
the school, each feeling himself a )
ero,
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Troops Arriving Daily
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To Receive Discharges
CHATTANOO@A, Feb., 7.—Troops to
|be demobilized are arriving at Fort
Oglethorpe almost daily, The men ar
tve in small contingents, however, in
most instances of not more than fifty
or sixty men. A telegram was re
eived Thursday stating that sixty-
SeVE men from Camp Sheridan w«»\:lnli
R ve for demobilization during the
day A second contingent composed of |
gixty-one men . and one officer are 0“(-|
ted o arrive momentarily, having |
heen on the way from Camp Mills since |
February 5 They are members of the
10th Infantry Fifty-three men ar
rived Wednesday from Camp \\'hm-1.-l‘,l
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$600,000,000 of U. 8.
| Certificates Offered
E (By International News Service.)
| WASHINGTON, Feb, 7.—A new of
fering of Treasury certificates of in
debtedness in anticipation of the next
national loan was announced this after
noon by Becretary Glass, The Issue is
for $600,000,000, is dated from l"o-lnu;ll‘\'l
13 and will mature July 156 of this year.
The certificates carry 4% per cent in- |
terest Opportunities to buy will 4'l(;‘u~|
Febrdary 20 The issue carries the |
same tax exemption and are in the same |
denominations as previous issues. l
River-Harbor Congress !
~ Re-elects Sen. Ransdelli
~ (By International News Service.) |
] WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 Senator hy~!
seph 15. Ransdell, of Louisiana, t\vul\'l
times president of the National Rivers
and Harbor Congress, was unani
mously reiclected at the annual m.vrl
vention here this aftermoon, 8. A
Thompson, if Washington, D, C., and
John 1. Martin, of Bt, lLouis, were re
‘lr]v:-fi-«l secretary-treasurer and ser
geant-at-arms, respectively,
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SEEKS MEXICAN PRESIDENCY.
LAREDO, TEXAS, Feb, 7.—~Accord
’lm: to a report brought here from
Mexico City by a prominent business
man of that r]ty. Felipe Angeles, the
well-knownA artillery expert and at
present at the head of a band of rev
olutionists opposed to the Carranza
government, will be a candidate for
President of Mexico at the election to
be held there in 1920,
Angeles is noted as an expert inar
tillery work and in his native coun
try, on account of his valuable work
in the army under the late President
Porfirio Diaz, hag a strong following
with the better element in Mexico.
Issued Daliy and Eutered as Secend-Class Matter s
the PostofMce at Atlanta Usder Act of March 3, 1479
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Withdraws Intenion o Resign as
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Result of Tilt Over Street
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Repair Work. |
Who is boss of the Ninth Warda?
Council J. L. Carpenter, of the
Ninth, wants to know, following the
opposition of Alderman W, D. \Vhlte,‘
also of the Ninth, to street improve
ments championed by Carpenter,
This opposition, which brounh(,‘
about a lively quarrel between the two
In the meeting of the Aldermanic
Board Thursday evening, resulted in
Mr. Carpenter’s announcement that he
would resign from the streets commit
tee of Council. Friday, however, he
withddrew from this intention on the
solicitation of constituents, he said.
Alderman Is Sustained.
The board Thursday sustained Al
derman White's position, refusing the
improvements requested by the (Coun
cilman. At the meeting the Alderman
said, in effect. that Kirkwood and
Metropolitan avenues, which Mr, Car
penter favored repairing, had never
been paved. and therefore could not
be repaired. Mr. Carpenter replied
that the two avenues were in a terri
ble state and that his {dea was to re
pair them with cinders and dirt, which
certainly could be done.
Alderman White still objected,
whereupon Mr. Carpenter charged
that the Alderman was interested
only in improvements in the northern
part of the ward where he lives, and
that he consistently had blocked re
pairs not in his immediate section.
This statement led Alderman John S,
McClelland, the! Mayor Pro Tem. and
presiding officer, to call Mr. Carpen
ter to order. But later Mr. Carpenter
repeated his charges and added that
if Alderman White was to e boss of
the ward he, Mr. Carpenter, would
tender his resignation forthwith,
Following this statement, the board
voted not to concur in both the pro
pesed repairs, and Councilman Car
penter left the chamber with the an
novncement that he would tender his
\resignation Friday Friday morning
he stated his friends had induced him
to postpone the step. Mr. Carpenter
said that he, in company with H. L
| Collier, Chief of (‘onstruction, had
made a thorough and comprehensive
‘uur\--; of paving conditions in his
ward and was seeking to expend the
‘[!fi"’w street apportionment for the
ward in the most effective way.
! Rate Plan Indorsed.
At the same meeting of the board
the proposal to submit the increase
| in tax rate from $1.25 to $1.50 to a
referendum vote at the bond election
' March 5, was concurred in, but final
iction was held up by Alderman
| James H. Ewing, who served notice
¢ f a reconsideration,
. This means the board will be
forced to consider the matter again,
and it may have to go through Coun
cil again as a result. In the mean
whiie the Board of. School Commis
sloners and the finance committee of
Counecil were scheduled to meet joint
'ly Friday afternoon andy determine
what proportion of the proposed in
crease should be apportioned to the
schools in the event that tne issue
carries at the polls.
. Alderman Ewing advocates an in
crease in the rate to $2.50 rather than
to $1.50 and a reduction of the pres
ent assessment basis to 40 per cent,
in crder to increase the city's revenue
while at the same time lowering the
taxes paid the county and State,
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7,—Chairman
Overman, of the propaganda investi
gating committee, conferred with De
partment of Justice officials today on
the evidence that is to be presented
to the committee next week when it
opens its investigation of Bolsheviki
and 1. W. W, propaganda in the
United States,
He let it be known following the
conference that an investigation of
Willlam R. Williams, former Minister
of Propaganda under Lenin and
Trotzky, who i 8 now on a lecture tour
in this country, will be undertaken
by secret service operatives of the
Government hefore he is permitted to
testify before the committee, A
speech by Willlams at a big public
meeting here Sunday roused the Sen
ate to start the inquiry.
Williams' refusal to testify in ex
ecutive session and his statement in
a letter to Senator Overman that any
investigation “which may even ob-.
liquely throw light upon conditions
in Russia will be very welcome to
Lim.” caused committee members to
suspect that he wishes to use the
Senate investigation as a propaganda
medium.
Various documents, including the
Bolshevik constitution and many Gov
ernment decrees of the soviet govern
ment were inserted in the committee
record today, so that members of the
cormnmittee may familiarize them
selves with th estion with which
they are to dea -
tion opens, 4
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A Paper for Atlant 2, Georgia.
and the South
Caruso Must
. .
Have His Little
Joke, To Be Sure
EW YORK, Feb. 7—*Ah, yes,
N Mr. Caruso said that, but he
must have his little joke,”
said the tenor's secretary in com
menting on the announcement that
Caruso would stop singing en the
day prohibition goes into effect.
“To stop singing—that Mr,
Caruso would not do. Me takes a
little old wine when he sings in
cold weather. It is to warm him
up, you know; but he has sources
of supply for that.”
Announcement is made by Colonel
T. 8. Bratton, commandant at Gen
eral Hospital No. 6, Fort McPherson,
that 10,000%doses of the new vaccine
used against pneumonia complica
tions in flu have been recelved from
the Government, and that civilians
desiring inoculation may have it free
of charge by presenting themselves
at the hospital between the hours
named in the letter, which follows:
“Editor Atlanta Georgian:
“l beg that you will permit me,
through your paper, to inform the
people of Atlanta and vicinity that
the surgeon general of the army has
furnished me with 10,000 doses of
pneumococcus lipo-vaccine for dis
tribution among civilians who may
wish to avall themselves of this val
uable means of preventing the dread
disease, lobar pneumonia, which, as a
complication of influenza, has killed
its millions in the last few months.
This vaccine, as a preventive of pneu
monia, I 8 not In the experimental
stage. Its use is based on scientific
facts just as sound as those that un
derlie the use of smallpox vaccine
and the vaccine for typhoid fever;
and in practice it has been found just
as efficacious, against the three types
of pneumonia, one, two and three, On
account of the many varieties and
strains of pneumococei (‘nnltitutin“
the fourth type, no efficacious vaccine
has, as yet, been made; but, fortu
nately, only a 4 small per cent of the
ocases of pneumonia are due to thlsi
type. The efficacy of the pneumo
'coccus lipo-vaccine is recognized by
‘men of the highest attainment in the
medical profession in the United
States, |
‘ "However, in many cases of influ
‘enza (so-called) at this hospital,
death has also been found to be due
|to broncho-pneumonia, a condition
‘qui!n different from lobar pneumonia,
and the micro-organism concerned
‘has been the streptococeus haemolyt
-11(-11;-). The department laboratory at
this hospital has prepared a vaccine
for this type of infection, based on
the same sound scientifie principle gs
other efficacious vaccine, and Kn
practical use at this hospital has
\rlrmonstruted beyond a doubt its
vaiue in reducing the number of cases
’nf influenza, and the broncho-pneu
‘mnni:z complications; and even moer,
the mortality,
‘ “With a view of reducing the
deradful mortality now going on, on
jm-ruum oft hese diseases, we are pre
pared to give these vaccines to every
one, free of cost, who may present
‘!hemselvns at the vaccination office at
this hospital between the hours of
9 and 12 a. m. and 1:30 and 4 p. m,
"wu’h day.”
Rast G ——
Rast Convicted on
o
| Emez:zling Charge
‘ (B{x International News Service.)
JACKSONVILLE, Feb, 7.—John Was
ter Rast, Duval County tax collector,
charged with embezzling $138,000 of
county funds, was found Builty today
by a jury after being out for gn hour,
_ Rast was removed from office last
fall by Governor Catts, whe placed his
son-in-law on the job. Rast then en
tered the race for re-election and won
by a large majority in the face of the
charges. Rast wil lappeal from the de
cision of the lower court.
ADMITS GARAGE BURGLARY,
MVAWH.\', Feb. 7.—-W. L. Walker, a
well-known young man of the city,
pleaded guilty before Judge H. A, Ma
}l)n-ws In the Buperior Court to burglar
izing the garage of Fountaine & Dun
‘lup and stealing several automobile
tires. He was given two years in the
;h‘lule Penitentlary, Walker sald he
was assisted in the burglary by Guy
’l‘.lndnny, who was sentenced to the
i.\mu- reformatory,
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Draft of Constitution Expected
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To Be Given Peace Conference
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in Next Few Days. |
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(By International News ServiceJ
PARIS, Feb. 7.—The United Statesy
France, Great Britain and Italy have
agreed that Belgium shall receive ag}
ndémnity of $2,000,000,000 from Ger+
many, the first installment to be pdt‘ ;
immediately, according to the newsa ..
paper L’'lntransigeant.
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. B§,
PARIS, Feb. 7.—President Wilson
and Premier Lloyd George, of Eng=
land, the tweo great Anglo-Saxon lead«
ers, conferred this morning. It ie
understood the{ discussed the Rus«
sian situation and the league of na
tions as well as the knotty problems
of the peace conference generally,
The plan for the league of nations
is being rapidly pushed to completion.
It is now hoped it will be possible to
complete the plan in time for its rati
fication by plenary sesgion of the
peace conference Tuesday or Wed
nesday next, just prior to President
Wilson's departure for the United
States.
The committee on the league of na
tions has decided not to reveal any of
the provisions unti! they are all com
pleted and the members are in aceord
upon them.,
This plan, it is believed, will pres s
vent undue criticism in America and
Great Britain. It is learned from the
British delegates that Premier Lioyd
George expects to submit the league
of nations plan to Parliament while
President Wilson is submitting it tb‘l
the American Congress, Thus the
two delegations will get the arproval.
of the two great lawmaking bodies
before the scene is actually accepted.
| Premier Liovd George will leave fop
London this evening
. .
Attitude of Germany :
Becoming Aggressive :
| By ROBERT J. PREW, . &
Staff Correspcndent cos the I. N. 8.
. PARIS, Feb, 7—The aggressive at
titude toward the Ertente, whick hag
' ieveloped in Germany since the de
feat of the Spartacides, was among
the questions discussed at the meet
ing of the supreme inter-Allied war
council at Versailles today,
| The existing German Government
will be called upon to explain the
"nmmm.: of the advance of
| troops against Poland and W, ob
| stacles are being put in the®way of
the dispatch of ‘Wwhe supplies toward
| Peland through Danzig as was stipu=
lated in the armistice terms,
Held Up Passports.
When the Allies notified the E
government at Berlin that they f
tended to send a mission into Ger
many to draw up a list of the All
| properties that had been seized the
Cerman Government refused tue nee
essary passports until the French
' grip on German property in Alsace
and Lorraine was loosened.
The-movement in Germaay against
letting go of Alsace and Lorraine and
|the German colonies is being allowed
to gather force also.
Alfred Helenferich, former member
of the old Imperial German Govern
ment, has declared the Aliles must
not expect any indemnity,
All of these developments are held
to constitute a new provocative atti
tude with which the war council alone
is competent to deal.
Peace eonference discussions were
suspended for the day to allow the
war council to consider these matters,
Situation Summed Up.
The situation today regarding thes
’Io-;u:un of nations seemed to be ad
Irolluws: :
|. The United States commissionewms
are urging that all questions be sch.
lmlttml to an international tribunal,
| created by the league of nations, and
|it appeared that this suggestion
would be adopted.
Great Britain, because of the ex
tent of her empire, is likely to have
Imm‘v controversies on hand than the
United States or France and for this
tl'(';n«m has been opposing compulsory
tarbitration on all questions. If medl«
1:”)1»11 as well as arbitration is Ine
{ eluded in the final draft the former
I'AHI be not necessarily binding.
| France has objected to compulsory
i arbitration unless assured that the
;ll'zllflit‘ should have behind It power
qthut could enforce declisions and ag
‘Hu- same time bhe strong enough to
maintain the peace of the world
against any power sceking to dis«
turb it,
Attitude of U. S.
Whether the United States deles
gation is in a position to give pledgest
that America will guarantee this
force is a question. 1t is pointed out
that Congress is the only American
body authorized for the employment
of much force, The answer of the
American delegates to this objection,
however, {8 understood to be this:
All treaties negotiated by the exs
ecutive branch of the American Gov=
ernment are conditional and depend
ent upon action of Congress ‘!OI"
their force. For instance, when the
purchase of the Danish West Indies
was negotiated by Secretary of Sttt.'
Lansing Congress had to furn!a'll:‘hth
purchase xx%,ey—,zwopmu. q