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ITALY’S CLAIMS CONSIDERED BY WILSON
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By JOHN T. PARKERSON,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N, S. ‘
PARIS, March 21.—Japan’'s claim
for “equal rights” for Japanese citi
zens, which has been menacing the
league of nations plan, has been setw
tled in a series of private confer
ences, it was understood this after
noon, 1
It was reported this afternoon that
the matter had been so modified that
it was generally. unobjectionable. The
word “equality” was said to have been
cent out of the Japanese demand, so
that it simply calls for justice alike
for the nationals of all members of
the league.
As one American delegate pointed
out, this is virtually what the Decla
ration of Independence says.
But even with the modifications it
is learned that the British domin
jons, especially Australia, are not
entirely satisfied. Australia has
taken the stand that she will not tol
erate any reference which might even
be remotely construed as “softening“
the racial issue,
This has put the United States in
the position of passing on the whole
auestion for herself and Great Brit
aln,
Keishire Matsul, Japanese Ambag
sador to Paris and a leading member
of the Japanese peace delegation, In
an interview today said the proposed
racjal amendment (as put forward by
Japan) should not be confused with
the immigration problem, He said
the Japanese did not have any inten
tion of taking advantage of any such
clause, as they were merely insisting
upon a broad principle.
The subcommittee of the league of
nations commission has completed its
hearing of neutral suggestions. At
the conclusion of the meeting Friday
afternoon M. Loudon, former Premier
of Holland, thankcd the delegates for
giving the neutrals a chance to be
heard. i
Full International News Service
Honest, when the sap begins to fise
in the trees and the boys on the street
corners offer bunches of yellow Jon-l
quils and the bullfrogs begin croak
ing in the swampy places and pas-J
sengers on the trolley ears prefer the
front platform to a seat—— ‘
Then the golf bug emerges from
his hibernation and begins to bite.!
The golfer just can’'t keep his hands
from that favorite driver, whether
he's on the tee with a green fairway
stretching before him, or shut up In
a 4 six-by-eight office with a week's
accumulation of work to be done, 1
Not even when one is in the army
can one escape the foozleria-sliciata,
to use the technical name of the golf
microbe. There were stray brassies
and mashies on Flanders Field, they
say, with young officers practicing
shots behind the trenches. And out
at Fort MecPherson, the former golf
ers who are/able to get about on one
leg are trying to get back into form.
They have built a bit of a goif
course on the broad parade ground at
McPherson, and any afternoon the
visitor may hear the ery of “Fore!”
and have to dodge a ball. Atlanta
golfers have sent scores of clubs out
to the fort for the invalids who gave
their own clubs away when they put
on uniform, but there is use for many
more, ¢
Three of the golf enthusiasts were
snapped by a Sunday American pho
tographer. They are, left to right,
Captain Charles I, McDonald, Mrs.
C. E. G, Shannon and Captain C, E, G.
Shannon, her husband.
Hoke Smith Verifies
Retention of Gordon
WASHINGTON, March 22.--It was
announced at Senator Hoke Smith's
'office Saturday afternoon that the
‘War Department had decided to re
tain Camp Gordon as a permanent
camp and to use the eantonment as
one of the training centers for the
peace-time army. Senator Smith was
‘highly pleased that his efforts in be
‘half of the camp had been successful,
It is impossible to forecast the
‘number of men who will be kept at
Camp Gordon after the war, but be
lief is here that this camp will be
one of the few Infantry training
places and a comparatively large
number of men will be stationed at
‘Anunw. The War Department will
soon perfect arrangements to con
vert the camp into a permanent one,
according to advices received by Sen
ator Smith.
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(By Internationa! News Service,)
- LOS ANGELES, CAL., March 42—
With Mayor Frederick T. Woodman
and two others unger indictment for
bribery, the probe of vice conditions
in Los Angeles continued today. Fur
ther sensational developments, it is
predicted, will result.
The indictment against Mayor
Woodman charges-him with agree
ing to accept $25,000 in monthly pay
ments of $2,600 each, from George
Brown and George Henderson, in te
turn for alleged protection of Brown
and Henderson in the unlawful sale
of liquor, the operation of houses of
ill-repute and the conducting of gam
bling establishments,
It i 8 charged that $2,000 actually
was paid the Mayor. Brown and
Henderson also were indlcted for glv
ing a bribe,
Mayor Woodman, who furnished
bonds of SIO,OOO, thus far has de
clined to make any statement re
garding the charges,
.
Treasury Certificates
.
Are Over-Subscribed
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 22.—An
oversubscription of more than $42,-
000,000 for the last biweekly offering
of Treasury certificates of indebted
ness, issued in anticipation of the
Victory L.oan, was issucd by Secre
tary of the Treasury Glass today. The
minimum amount offered was $500,-
000,000, the subscriptions amounting
to $642,197,000. Of this amount pay
ment was made in Treasury certifi
categ of the issue of December 5
The aggregate now outstanding in
these certificates In anticipation of
the Victory Loan is $4,855,256,500, In
the jast issue the Richmond, Atlanta
and sansas City Federal Reserve dis
tricts were the only ones that did not
oversubscribe their quotas. |
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1919
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(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, March 22.—James M.
Beck has been barred from speaking
in New Rochelle, N, Y.
Mayor Frederick H. Waldroff, of
New Rochelle, minced no words in
explaining why Beck was prevented
from speaking in the public buildings
in that city. Beck had been hired or
invited by the Woman’'s Club to speak
on March 29. The organization
planned to hold its meetings in the
high school and to charge an admit
tance fee to hear the address.
Labor Unions Protest.
Labor union locals, aware of the
nation-wide antipathy provoked
against Beck by his recent attack on
President Wilson, protested against
the use of the school for such a
purpose.
Mayor Waldorf, in accord with the
protests, requested the school author
ities not to permit the use of the
building to stage the meeting. He
also expressed his displeasure at the
thought of Beck being permitted to
speak in any other public building.
The Mayor's wishes were followed to
the letter and the &'oman'u Club was
notified that if it desired to exploit
Beck it would have to hire a hall
outside the muinicipal buildings.
Mayor Discusses Beck.
In discussing Beck's character and
the probable effect of an address by
him in New Rochelle, Mayor Waldort
said:
“This person—Joseph or James, or
whatever it is, Beck-—is personally
unknown to me, I am glad to say,
and T have no desire to make his
acquaintance. I know of him through
his speeches, particularly through the
vicious slander he uttered on the
President of the United States. That
is gnite enough for me to judge of
the man's—that is, the person’'s—
character. He is not fit to speak in
a public building in New Rochelle,
and he never shall speak in such a
building with my consent.”
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German Seamen Balk
.
Surrender of 3 Ships
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, March 22.—The German sea
men’s union is holding up the surren
der of three of the largest German
merchant ships, which are to be turned
over to the United States under the
new armistice terms, it was learned to
day. The sailors so far have refused
to take the ships from Bremen to a
Scottish port, where American sailors
are waiting to man the vessels.
The Germans are demanding that,
before taking the vessels to sea, they
shall be guaranteed immediate repa
triation.
London Cheers Parade
{ . .
; Of Victorious Troops
| (By International News Service.)
i LONDON, March 22—Two and a
half million cheering spectators this
afternoon lined the five-mile route of
the first parade of victorious troops
held in London. Ten thousand guards
marched in review before the King
and Queen,
The Prince of Wales, as a captain,
bheaded the grenadiers in the proces
sion,
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Three U. S. Senators
.
Fly Over Washington
| (By International News Service.)
| WASHINGTON, March 22.—Three
United States Senators flew high over
Washington Saturday afternoon in a
giant army bombing plane piloted by
Captain Roy Francis. Ascending from
| Bolling Field, they remained in the
alr twenty minutes, the greatest al
titude attained being 4,000 feet,
! The Senators were King, of Utah,
| Fletcher, of Klorida, and Sterling, of
South Dakota.
Emperor Charles To Be
. .
Allowed Swiss Residence
| Exclusive Cable by the I. N, S, and The
f London gnny Express.
| BERNE, March 22.--The allles have
| put forward no objection to former Km
! peror Charles’' request to reside in Swit -
zerland and it will 'prnbah‘ny be granted
by the Swigs, it is learned,
Charles has been living In Austria
since he was unseated from the Austro
| Hungarian throne.
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Nation-Wide Strike
.
: Reported in Korea
| TOKIO, March 22.-—Korea has gone
jon a nation-wide strike to further the
fmon-m-n( against Japan. Practically
jall shops have been closed and all
| transportation shut down. The pub
'lie 1 unanimously suppofting the
| strike
!\ YEGGMEN GET $1.500.
{ SYRACUSE, N. Y. March 2%
Ivt-gglnpn got $1,500 in a series of six
robberies in this vicinity last night
and early this morning. Among the
places entered was the postoflice at
{ Phoenix.
PRESIDENT
Marconi Sends ‘
Wireless Voice
Across Atlantic
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, March
22, —Communication by wireless tel
ephone has heen established be
tween New Castle, N, B, and Ly
ons, France, ang also with Belmar,
N. J, by the Marconi Company, it
was announced here today. The
communications were satisfactory,
the officers said.
The wireless telephone will safe
guard the aviators who try to fly
across the Atlantic, the Marconi of
ficers here announced today.
It is believed the machines which
will be used will all be equipped by
wireless telephones and the avia
tors will be in constant touch with
shore stations.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 22—Pay
ments of income and excess profits
taxes, one-fourth of which were due
last Saturday, amounted to $1,001,-
244,000, according to practically com
plete returns compiled by the Treas
ury Department Saturday afternoon.
Theé number of payments for the full
amount due was comparatively small,
and, taking into consideration the
many extensions of time that were
granted, Treasury Department (-fll-'
cials estimated that well over $4,000,-!
000 would be netted by the income tax
provision of the revenue bill. |
All the districts reported showed a
decided increase over the 25 per cent |
of last year’s income tax colleetion,
which amounted to $750,000,000, with'
the exception of Minnesota, New Mex- |
ico, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and West |
Virginia. On the basis of last year's‘
collections, Minnesota’s quarterly wee
posits should have been about 31;’.,-!
000,000, but there were only $11,000,-
000; Philadelphia’s should have been:
$41,000,000, but they were 83%,(»0(\,00“;{
West Virginia's should have been|
$11,000,000 and were $10,000,000, while |
Pittsburg’s should have been SBO,OOO,- 1
000 and were $54,00,000, l
Later reports, revenue officials said, |
will show that all of these districts
will exceed all of last year's comec-|
tions. Ag to Pittsburg, it is tne!
opinion that Pittsburg’s payment of!
first installments will not come up to
the $80,000,000 mark, which was the'
quarter of last year's total. It is ex
plained by the fact that many of the|
big steel companies which paid last!
year in the Pittsburg district probably |
paid this year in the New York dis-|
trict, ‘The fact that New Mexico is
behind is due to the congestion of
business, it was stated.
The largest increase in dl-])flsilfll
over the quarter of last year's total!
is shown in. North Dakota and the!
Eighth Illinois districts, where there|
was a 240 per cent increase. ‘The
Third lowa shows a 180 per cent in-!
crease and the Fourth North (‘:uwllnu"
and South Carolina 125 per cent in-|
crease, |
General prosperity throughout the
country, oflicials pointed out, is lmli-l
cated by the returns. The Bureau of |
Internal Revenue has collected from
all sources since July 1, the begin
ning of the flseal year, about 8;‘.,250.-1
000,000 of revenue. i
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|
Plan to Give U. S. |
Guns to Portugal
(By International News Service.) |
WASHINGTON, Mareh 22.—The|
four guns mounted by the Navy lu--j
partment at the beginning of the war|
to protect the American base at!
Ponta del Gada, in the Azores, will|
be presented to the Portuguese Gov- |
ernment if the consent of Congress|
can be obtained, it was annownced. |
Two of the pieces are of 7-inch and
two of emaller caliber, |
The presentation, it was explained, |
would be to expresg the umurecl;.m,n‘
of this country for the cu-uperutiun'
of the Portugtiese Government, t
. !
Dr. Herbert Smith, |
. .
Naturalist, Is Killed
MONTGOMERY, ALA., March 22.--
Dr. Herbert Huntington Smith, curator
of the museumn of the University of
Alabama, and famous throughout the
United States and Europe as a natur
allst, author of several standard works
on natural history, was killed by a train
at Tuscaloosa today. The body will be |
sent to New York for burial, |
He was curator of the Carnegie Mu- |
seum, of Pittsburg, us: to 1910, when he |
came to Alabama. or. Smith was 68/
years of age l
$1,209,000,000 Asked for
. .
Rebuilding of France!
(By International News Service.)
PAI{IS, March 22 -Plans for restoring
France's war shattered communities call
for the expenditure of $1,209,000,000, it is
learned. They are now awaiting Pre
mier Clemenceau’s approval.
issued Dafly and Fitersd as Secor3-Class Matter st
the PostoMos st Atiants Usder Act of March 3, 1879
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 22.—‘“Having
conducted themselves in such a manner
as to disadvantageously affect the in
terests of the Government,” Clarence H.
Mackay, president; W. W, Cook, gen
eral counsel, and William F, Deegan,
secretary, have been removed from the
operation of the Postal Telegraph Ca
ble Company's land lines under Gov
ernment control, Postmaster General
Burleson announced this afternoon.
The order also includes the board of
trustees of the compzny and A. F.
Adams, president of the Kaonsas City
Home Telegraph Company, has .et'n
appointed to succeed them, Burleson
added.
The order, it was explained, was
made necessary by the fact that gince
the Postoffice Department refused to
grant that company the compensa
tion asked for, the officials have “re
fused or failed to follow out the in
structions of the department in the
management of the properties, and
failed to put into operation promptly
the wage schedule and the eight-hour
day, and in various ways endeavored
to embarrass and diseredit the Gov
ernment operation of the wires”
Reason for Refidsal.
The reason for the refusal of the
department to grant the compensa
tion asked for was that the sworn
statement, submitted to the Interstate
Commerce Commission in behalf of
the company, piaced the net income
for 1917 at $117,264, while the sworn
statement they made to the wire con
trol board as a basis for compensa
tion placed the net income for the
same year at $4,485,093.34, it was
stated,
The value of the plant and equip
ment of the Postal Telegraph-Cable
Company sworn to in the company's
return to the Interstate Commerce
Commission for 1916 was $6,647,472,
but the officials of the company de
clined to make any statement of val
uation to the wire control bpoard, it
was explained.
The order, after citing the legisla
tion, and the proclamation of the
President under which the Govern
ment assumed the wire systems and
the order of the Postmaster General
directing that of all of the officers
continue, concludes as follows:
Order for Removal.
“The president of the said The
Mackay Companies, Clarence H.
Mackay, its general counsel, W, W,
Cook, and its secretary, Willlam J.
Deegan, have failed to carry out the
orders and instructions of the Post
master General and have conducted
themselves before the public and with
the operating force of said system in
such a manner as to materially and
disadvantageously affect the interests
of the Government and the operation
of this and other telegraph and tele
phone systems under Government
control.”
Look What Doughboys
»
Are Going to Receive!
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 22-—Pretty
tough on the doughboys! The April
requirements, according to a War
Department announcement Saturday,
will he: .
One million packages each of
crackerjack, fruit tablets, after-din
ner mints, salted almonds, salted
peanuts and wafer rolls, and 500,000
eartons of fancy wafers, PBecause
the cracker mdustry in France is
practically at a standstill, it will be
necessary to send also 1,800,000 car
tons of assorted crackers,
v
Oman Is Governor
i ’
Of Virgin Islands
(By Internationa!l News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 22.-—Rear
Admiral Joseph W. Oman has been
appointed Governor of the Virgin
Islands and commandant of the naval
station there, It was announced at the
Navy I)«-xnrtment Saturday after
noon, Adthiral Oman, whose home |is
in New York City, was the first coms«
mander of the Leviathan after it had
been taken over from the Germans. ;
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25,000 of New England
s .p. .8 .
Division Coming Home
(By International News Senvice.)
PARIS, March 22 --Fifteen thou
sand men of the Twenty-sixth New
England Division will sail for Bos
ton from Brest on March 29, 30 and
31, according to present plans. The
remaining 10,000 will sall on April 14
and land at New York. ‘
FIRST.EDITION
A Paper for Atlanta, Georgia,
and the South
The Jingles in|
The Headlines
By HARVE WESTGATE.
OW they claim that Mr. Ba-
N ker (he who helped the war
along) gave his aid to war
objectors, and they argue that it's
wrong; army man unsheaths his
hammer, and he speaks of army
graft, and he takes & poke at Ba
ker, as he raps him fore andaft.
Firemen fired by fire commission,
and they'll have to take a walk,
for it's claimed that they got busy,
and were much inclined to talk;
they will get a further hearing
("long about the first of May), but
at present they are idle, and they'll
draw no city pay. Russellites are
glven freedom, on ten thousand
dollars bail, and if g?nted writ of
error, won't be thréwn again in
jail. Weather now is warm and
balmy, and it's time to ply the hoe,
and to rake and dlg the garden,
‘ere the weeds begin to grow.
Poker sharks are getting busy
(down in sunny, Southern Cal.),
and the Mayor of L.os An-ge-lees is
said to be their pal; jury hears
of bribes and grafting, and they
use the third degree, and the whole
darn town is boilling, at the things
they hear and see, ;
(By International News Service.) @
WASHINGTON, March 22.—That
President Wilson will be able to re
turn to the United States sooner than
he had expected—possibly very early
in May-—was the belief expressed In
clrcles close to the White House to
day. And with his return it is ac
| cepted that' one of his first official
jacts will be to call the new Con
| gress Into extraordinary sessjion. The
innsslhlllty that he will not wait be
| fore reaching home to issue the call
was being discussed today, but it was
stated that the President has not yet
indicated, in any of the messages that
are constantly being exchanged be
tween Paris and the White House,
any intention he may have in this
‘ direction,
Senators ana Representatives who
still are busilv engaged in their of
| fices at the Capitol reiterated today
that they would not be rurprised if
the President called the Sixty-sixth
Congress in extraordinary session as
early as May 1, in view of the finan
|cla] jam in which Government de
| partments and bureaus are involvea
|as a result of tne failure of the late
| Congress to pass the big deficiency
and supply bills,
Senators -and Representatives who
will serve on the leading Senate and
House commitiees already were at
work on a tentative legislative pro
gram for the early months of the
next Congress, This was especially
true of those identified with the Re- |
| publican majority, whose leaders h:wal
| repeatedly stated that so convinced
| are they the President will alter his
| decision not to call an extra session
| until his return from overseas that
| they do not purpose to be “caught
{ napping” in case a summons from
Paris suddenly calls upon members of |
the next Congress to convene here, |
whick they would have to do within
two weeks after such a call was is
sued,
In the event of the President decid
irg to call an extra session before
his return, he would doubtless revert
to the former custom of the Presi.
dent opening Congress with a mes
aage sent to that body by courier or
messenger and read to a Joint as
semblage of the Senate and House by
a_reading clerk instead of the Presi
dent himself.
Four Ships Saii From
.
France With 4,600 Men
(By Internatioral News burvice.)
WASHINGTON, March 22-~Twao
batleships and two transports, car
rying more than 4,600 home-coming
American troops, eleared from French
ports on March 19, the War Depart
ment announces,
They are transport Henderson, with
59 officers and 1,465 men, due at New
York March 31; the Liberator, with
26 officers and 1,233 men, due at New
York April 1; the battleship Kansas,
27 officers and 708 men, and the bat
tleship Georgia, 40 ofifcers and 1,068
men, both due at Newport News
April 1.
800 Men Out of Work
- .
By Fire in Detroit
(By International News Service.)
DETROIT, MICH., March 22.—Fire
destroyed the plants of the Account
Register Company and the B, & H.
Machine Products Company, occupy -
ing the lower floor of the building
at 520 Ellery street, early today,
causing a loss of $200,000 and the
loss of work to 800 men temporarily.
The origin of the blaze has not heen
determined. i
NO. 199
GONFERENGE
HELD WITH
PREMIE
RLINL
By ROBERT G. PREW,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. 8.
PARIS, March 22.—Widespread re
ports circulated in America tht the
Italians have presented an ultimatum
to the peace conferenec that unless
they were given the port of Fiume
they would withdraw to Rome and
make a separate peace with Austria-
Hungary, were denied today by the
Italian press representative. It was
asserted that there was no truth at
all in the entire report.
The President conferred with Pre
mier Oriando Saturday, talking over
the entire situation. It has been sug
gested that the United States agree
to further -conomically assist Italy
until normal conditions are restored,
in consideration of which Italy will
make several concessions in her orig
inal territorial demands. It is hoped
that this solution may be worked out.
The Italians are pressing their col
leagues in the peace conference to
} hasten the preparation of the treaty
with Austria, declaring it absolutely
necessary that' ihis ve given equal
precedence with the German peace.
(Owherwise, it is stated, it will be lll'
possible to prevent widespread dis
content throughout Italy. Recogniz«
ing that this contention has merit,
the peace conference has promised to
take such action if it is possible,
There are so many confiicting
terests involved in the Italian situas
tion, however, that headway I 8 ex
tremely difficult, The demands of
the Jugo-Slavs are absolutely irrecon
cilible with the Italian eclaims., The
situation is, of course, cause for some
concern, but the delegates are certain
of ironing out the difficulties.
Changes in Plan
Are Debated
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. 8,
PARIS, March 22.—A1l of the pro
posed amendments to the league of
natlons covenant were taken under
consideration today whern the league
of nations commission met under the
chairmanship of President Wilson,
This was the first full meeting of
the commission since the session in
February, the day before President
Wilson sailed for the Uniled States
for the adjournment of Congress.
It was understood hefore the meet«
ing opened at the roreign Office at 10
o’clock this morning that a plan
would be put into definite shape,
meeting the objections of certain del«
‘('e:utlons that have been opposing
some of the measures,
Two Puzzling Questions,
I Two of the most perplexing ques
tions which have been puzzling ux
perts were the immigration question,
as put forward by the Japanese, and
the amendment to insure the Integri
ity of the Monroe Doctrine,
The supreme Allied war couneil
met again today.
The following communique was 18-
sued on the second meeging of neu
trals with the league of nations sub
committee:
“A second meeting was held at the
Hotel Crillon Friday aftarnoon in oe
der to give the representatives of the
central states a further opportunity
of stating thelr views of the draft of
the covenant before a committeq of
the league of nations oommi::bn.
The remaining articles of the cove
nant were examined fny successive
order,
(The first fifteen were examined
Thursday.) %
Delegates Given Thanks,
“At the end of the meeting Lord
Robert Ceell, of England, thanked
those present for thelr assistance and
for the labors of the sdveral neutral
states In previously elaborating pro“-
ects for a league of natlons, which,
said Lord Rebert, had been of much
vse to the commission.”
Lord Robert added that the peace
conference hoped that all of the
states represented at these discus
sions would become original mem
bersg of the league.
Following the meeting of the su
preme inter-Allied war councll on
Friday, the following communique
was issued: ¥
“The different aspects of the e
ish question were considered and
the matter of transporting 4
Haller's two Pollsh divisions (now o
France) to Poland.™ ’
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Wilson’s Position A
Is Strengthened
By JOHMN T. pAnxa X
Staff Correspondent of the |, M. 8.
PARIS, March 22.-- o
son's position at the ; oo
table has n m@“ '
'by the m%hl y}l “which e
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