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SENATORS DISCUSS FALL’S
Another Outrage Against American Reported
U.S.GRAND JURY CALLED T 0 PROBE COAL CONSPIRACIES
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(By International News Service.)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec., 4—
Sweeping prosecutions of all persohs
who have conspired to restrict the
production of coal throughout the
United States, “whether they be min
ers, mine officers, oper..tors or deal
ers,” loomed here today with the call
ing of a special session of the fed
eral grand jury to meet next Mon
?ay to make a searching investiga
ion of every phase of the coal situa~
tion.
Announcement of the calling by
Tederal Judge A. B. Andersen of the
grand jury was made shortly before
1 o'elock today. The call, the gov
ernment announced, was a direct re
_ gult of the filing of information for
\?contempt of court against leaders of
' {he United Mine Workers.
The government intends not only
o bring relief from “the present in
tolerable situation,” but expects to
prosecute all violators of the law “to
the end.”
The investigation to be launched
next Monday will be the most search
ing, most sweeping yet undertaken
by the government, it is indicated. .
CONSPIRACY CHARGED. ‘
The information filed with the
court “sets forth facts which lndl-i
‘gute that the conspiracy to violate
the Lever act extends far beyond thej‘
officers of the United Mine Workers‘
and the mine workers themselves,”
the statement says. “From the tacts\
now in our possession it appears the |
toal operators are also engaged in
a conspiracy to violate that law.”
The information shows also that
the injunction not only has been dis
obeyed but that the Lever act “has
been .and is now being grossly,
openly and defiantly violated.”
Upon the surrender to the United
States marshal here just before'
noon of Acting President John L.
Lewis, Secretary Willlam Green and
otb‘r officials of the United Mine
Workers who face charges of con
tempt of court for alleged violation
of the TFederal Court mandate
against the union heads, the govern
ment abandoned its watchful wait
ng policy in the mine strike and will
:‘lfirow the full weight of its power
into the task of enforcing the court’s
injunction,
Announcement of the government's
aggressive policy was made by Dan
Simms, specigl district attorney in
charge of the coal case.
Lewis, Green, Ellis Searles, editor
of the Mine Workers' Journal; Percy
Tetlow, statistician for the union;
William Mitch, secretary, and Ed
Stewart, president of the Indiana
miners’ organization, were the men
who surrendered.
* Both Sides Line Up
For Hot Struggle
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—-Organized
labor and the law are set for a war
to the finish.
The ,government's action in citing
leaders of the United Mine Workers
for coptempt of court in Indianapolis
has crystalized the determination of
labor leaders to fight the present coal
erisis out to a finish, Officials of the
American Federation of Labor were
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Full In 1
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French Opera House
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In New Orleans, 60
Years Old, Is Burned
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4.—The his
torie French Opera House, erected in
1859, was destroyed by fire early this
morning.
The origin has not been ascer
tained. ’
Several years ago the opera house
was purchased by W. R. Irby, rich
banker and tobacco manufacturer,
and presented to Tulane University.
The amount involved then was said
to be close to a quarter of a million
dollars.
The French Opera House was one
of the landmarks of the old downtown
section of New Orleans. It was three
stories high, located on Bourbon
street, five blocks tfrom Canal street,
and in the heart of the French sec
tion. Across the street is the French
consulate, and within a stone’s throw
is the historic St. Louis Cathedral,
Jackson Square, Pontalba buildings
and Cabildo. y
The Mardi Gras or Carnival balls,
with the exception of the Rex parade,‘
which was held in the day time, were
staged in the French Opera House.
Proteus, Momus, Comus and the
other social Carnival organizations
crowned their kings and queens there
and the colebrations of Mardi Gras
although in mime, rivalled in splen
dor and grandeur and cost the old
court festivities of France. iy |
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Modified Fuel Ruling 1
Obviates Court Tést
The authority of the fuel commit
tee of the United States railroad ad
ministration would have been legally
‘tested in the Federau Court Thurs
‘day but'for the issuance of a modifi
;cat'ion in regulations governing the
‘ccal shortage. ‘
‘ An injunction was tiled against the
;committee by Moss BE. Garrison,
druggist, 233 Forest avenue, to re
‘strain the fuel officials from com
pelling him to close his store at 4
p. m. s
A modificaticn in the committee’s
previous corder Thursday permitted
‘business to go on and resulted in the
withdrawal of the test.
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‘Two More Policemen
~ To Be Arrested, Report
That two additional policemen,
members of the Atlanta force for sev
‘eral years, were under suspicion of
graft in connection with the liquors
‘traffic, and that arrests would prob
‘ably be made this .week, was inti
‘mated Thursday by Detective Chief
‘Poole and Lieutenant Shaw, before
“the two officials left on a hunting
itrip. Qhey would give no further
informadtion,
Jack Sills, who was arrested Wed
iesday- in connection with graft
lhaxfies against two policemen, main
tained silence Thursday, and no in
formation was 'obtained from him,
detectives said. |
St. Louis Republic |
Suspends Publication
(By Universal Service.) ‘
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 4—The St. Louis
Republic auapéhgled publication to
day. The paper, which was founded
in 1808, has been bought by Globe !
Publishing Company, the only other
morning paper here, |
Despite its name, the Republic has
always been Democratic,in politics.
Since 19156 David R. Frécis, Ameri
can ambassador to Russia, has been
its owner.
British Anxious to
Bring Foes to Trial
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Dec. 4.—The British
government s anxious to proceed
with the trial of the German officers
of state who are accused of respon
sibility for the war and crimes dur
ing theé® war with the least possible
delay, Premier Lloyd Geqgge’ an
gounced in the House of Com’lzons to
ay.
%he premier said that he hoped
that the peace treaty would be finally
ratified before the end of this month,
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The feeble state -of the city treas
ury was revealed Thursday in &
statement prepared for a special sub
committee of dm Finance Committee
of council by Comptroller B. Graham
West, giving an estimate of the 1920
receipts and expenditures.
It fixes the probable income at
$4,556,872.50, and the certain expendi
tures, without regard to the proposed
increases for teachers, the Spring
street improvement cost and the re
pairs of the City Auditorium, , atl
$4,514,872.76. |
This leaves unapportioned '.aboutl
$42,000. The teachers’ raises alone
would reguire $238,000, the Spring
‘street improvement about $200,000,
‘and the Auditorium repairs $25,000.
All three projects are earnmestly fav
ored by couneil. s
The statement is for the sub-com
mittee's consideration in taking up
the teachers’ plea for more money. A
meeting of the sub-committee was to
be held at 2 o'clock in advance of
the session of the aldermanic board.
AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENT.
Although purely tentative, the'
statement is’ regarded as authorita
tive inasmuch as every possible
source of revenue was scrutinized by
the comptzoller in preparing it. He
held a conference with the city tax
assessors and other officials. l
“This amount apparently will al
low the city barely to maintain the
status quo,” said Mr. West. “For ex
ample, I have placed but the usual
$60,000 in the ‘streets ordinary’ fund’
for paving. This is just the usuald
sum for maintaining present condi
tions and does not anticipate any
large improvements.” |
Altogether there will be about
$300,000 more revenue next year than
this. Costs have risen far out of
proportion to this increase, the offi
cial pointed out. His estimate, pre
pared at the instance of the commit
tee, fakes into account, however', all
salary raiseg thus far granted.
The increases come chiefly from
the general tax. The sum of $200,-
000 additional has been anticipatedl
from this source; $19,000 from li
censes issued by City Clerk Walter
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refreshed after the night's rest—in
fact everything favors a thoroughly
satisfactory early morning %hup]nn‘
trip Besides, there's
Just 17 more shopping
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days ’till Christmas.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1919
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“Business as usual” despite the
coal shortage and the consequent re- |
strictions on light and fuel, appeared
to be the rule in Atlanta Thursday,
following ‘'modifications of the regu
lations ordered by the coal commit
tee. : |
Permission to open for business as
early as desired and to stay open ‘ui
late as desired, provided no electric
light or power or heat derived from
coal, wood or gas was used, gave the
Ibusinesa men all they needed, it
lseemed. Every store was open at its
regular hours, éven though clerks, ac
countants and customers might hdve
to shiver for the first hour or two.
But most of the siores had retained
sufficient heat from the day before to
make them fairly comfortable,
The rapidity with which an after
noon newspaper reaches its readers
was dsmonstrated Wednesday after
noon.
The fuel committee did not give out
its modifications of the rules until
after 1 o’clock. These appeared for
the first time in the home edition of
The Georgian, which was selling on
the streets at 2:30 o'clock. Within a
half hour nearly every merchant
whose light and power were not to
We used after 4 o'clock had provided
his store with lamps or candles, and
linstead of closing at 4 o’clock the
stores were kept open until the reg
ular closing hour—a boon to Christ
mas shoppers.
@ CONFERENCE CALLED. ‘
W. Rawson Collier of the Georgia
| Railway and Power Company, who is
the public utility representative on
the fuel committee, has called a con
ference of public utliity heads in At-‘
lanta and the representatives of all
Southern region companies are ex-‘
pected to arrive by Thursday afler-‘
noon or Friday morning, to discuss%
the situation on lights and power.‘
The ruling made Wednesday by thei
committee permits the use without
curtailment of light or power pro-‘
duced wholly by hydro-electric pow
er, but it is neceSsary for such utilie |
|tles to show the committee that thay‘
do not use any auxiliary power de
rived from fuel. It is said that only
a few companies have sufficient
water power to make them entirely
| independent of coal during the heav
|iest busthess periods.
8. L. Yerkes, of the committee,
‘&nnounced that alr individuals, cor
ipnrations and organizations whichl
‘hnve 1,000 tons or more of coal in
|stock must send immediately u'rfl-l
lport to the commitiee, giving the
luupply on hand. It may be that thls;
information will be followed by a
sconflscatlon of a part of such sup-'
{plies, but the situation so far does
Inot demand such®action. The com
mittee claims the power to make
lsuch confiscation, under the Lever
jact and the proclamations of the
| President.
] INTERPRETATIONS. MADE,
| Definite interpretation of the com
|mitee’s modification of the restric
‘tions was made officially Thursday.
| Persons or business houses affected
{muy accept this pubplication as offi
,('iul. and will save time and trouble
iby refraining from calling in person
jon the committee. For eight hours
on Wednpsduy fully fifty persons
were in line before the door of the
committee headquarters and most of
them were given exactly the same
information as that published in the
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Mrs, Frank Eastman,
Daughter of Civil
War Mayor, Is Dead
Mrs. Ellie Angier Eastman, one of
Atlanta’s best known and beloved
residents, died at the family resi
dence, 54 West Fifteenth street, at
1 o'clock Thursday morning. Death
was due to a stroke of apoplexy suf
fered a few months ago.
The funeral services will be con
ducted at 11 o'clock Friday from St.
Philip’s Cathedral.
The wife of Dr. Frank Rastman,
and daughter of the late Dr, N. L.
Angier, Mrs. Eastman was descend
ant and related by marriage to the
first families of the United States,
Her ancestors were French Colonials
and came to the United States be
fore the Revolution.
Her father, Doctor Angier, was
mayor of the city of Atlanta during
the Civil War period and also was
one of the first treasurers of the
State of Georgia.
Mrs. Eastman was born in Atlanta,
Januasy 28, 1858, and resided here
most of her life. She is survived,
besides her husband, by four sons.
Major N. A, Eastman, U. 8. M, C.;
Frank J, Don R, and Gerry HEasi
man and three grandchildren, and
sisters and brothers are Hugh, Ed
gar, Clarence and Wilmer Angier,
all of Atlanta.
Jury Trials Dodged in
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Judge Calhoun’s Court
“Pretty soft” for the last two weeks
for juries in the City Criminal Court,
presided over by Judge Andy Cal
houn.
Despite the fact that 205 misde
meanor criminal cases have been
disposed of in this time, but two
cases have heen tried before a jury.
Eighty cases have been tried this
v eéek and only one has gone to the
jury.
This is due to the fact that law
yers have requested the cases be
}trfed before the judge.-
Commercial Congress
\ Head Sees Gov. Dorsey
Dr. Clarence J. Owens of Washing
‘ton, director gbneral of the Southern
‘Commercial Congress, is in Atlanta
‘Thursday conferring with Governor
Dorsey with reference to the meeting
of the congress at Savannah next
week.
Governor Dorsey, who s chairman
of the House of Southern Governors,
will preside over the meeting of this
association, which will be in session
in conjvnction with the congress. The
governor will be accompanied to Sa
vannah by a delegation from Atlanta,
in addition to his staff. \
Atlanta Gets First
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Florida Strawberries
Atlanta beat the Eastern markets
'this year in getting the first ship
ment of strawberrdes out of Florida.
By special request Green and Milam,
produce dealers, got the first ship
ment Thursday from Plant City and
included several dozen crates.
And was there a wild scramble to
get in on ahln first shipment? By the
price of .10 per quart, there was
not. But they didn't linger on the
market when the c¢lubs and hotels
found out they were here. '
“Don’'t blame me for the prh-e,"l
sald Mr. Milam, “but they will not
be that high again.”
THE WEATHER,
Forecast—Fair Thursday night
and Friday; warmer,
Temperatures—B a, m,, 39; 10
a. m, 41; 11 a. m,, 45; 12 noon,
48. .
Sunrise, 6:28; sunset, 4:29,
OF BRINGING ON WAR
Next Sunday’s American will be the only paper in At
lanta to print the findings of the commission appointed
by the new German republic to fix the blame for the
world war. You can’t afford to miss these remarkable
historical doecuments. Marked by the kaiser’s own pen
cil, they prove him guilty. Remember, they will appear
only in
NEXT SUNDAY’S AMERICAN
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By NEyJTON C. PARKE,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. S.
PARIS, Dgc, 4—The Supreme
Council today decided to send a sharp
note to Germany on the reported de
cision of the German government not
to gign the treaty ratification proto
col. The not 2 may go forward to
-lorraw.
At the same time the allies will
send their reply to the German note
protesting against further reparations
for the sinking of the German fleet‘
at Scapa Plow,
The Supreme Council was in ses
‘slon all morning discussing the new
gituation which has been created by
Germany’s announcement that she
will not accept the protocol with new
terms.,
Assistant Secretary of State Frank
L. Polk made the positive anngunce
ment that he and the other American
peace delegates will leave early next
week if they can possibly get away.
ATTITUDE NOT BLUFF,, :
Assistant Secretary of State
Frank L. Polk of the American dele
gation, and ' his colleagues who,
forty-eight hours ago, were inclined
to. believe that Germany was bluf
fing, are now seriously concerned
over the positive declaration of
Baron von Lersner that Germany
would not sign the ratification pro
tocol in its present shape, but would
prefer to revert, “not only to armis~
tice conditions, but even to. a state
of war.” .
The only ray of optimism is the
feeling that Von Lersner perhaps
does not represent correctly the at
titude of his government or may
possibly be engaging in .a monu
mental bluff. One American diplomat
commenting upon the latest utter
ance and activities “of Von Lersner,
declared he was acting “like .a mad
man,"”
PEACE ENVOYS CONFER.
Beforé Mr, Polk left to attend the
council meeting he discussed the
German situation at length with
Henry White and Gen. Tasker H.
Bliss.
A series of informal early morning
conferences were held before the su
preme council met. These were for
the purpose of discussing effective
steps that are to be taken fok the
militaty and economic coercion of
Germany in the event it develops that
Baron von Lersner is correctly con
struing the attitudé of the Berlin
government, |
“(Jjermany is resolved never to sign
a protocol which containg phrasgfl‘
wherein the allles and associated
powers threaten tc vize any coervive‘
military measures they might deem
necessary,” declared Baron von L(ers-‘
ner in an interview with the Inter
national News Service, ‘
Issuod Datly, and Entered as Second Class Matter at
the Pustoflice at Atlanta Under Act of March 3, 1879
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Mother Dies; Girl,
17, Now Mamma For
Baby Twins ‘and 5
At an humble home at 177 Davis
street, eight children are mourning
the death of their mother.
And now, upon the slender shoul
ders of 17-year-old Sallie Slaton, a
daughter, falls the burden of ‘caring
for the little some and the children,
and the responsibility of the twin
babies, Florence Elimb’ and Lu
ther Kugene, 2 months old.
“Grandmother is coming to live
with us. She is feehle and can't do
anything, but she can tell me what
to do when the twins get sick,”
gsighed Sallie. Thursday. “Luther’s
been sick now for two or three days,
and we've had to have the doctor., He
feels a little better this morning, I
think. Hes smaller than the other
taby, but be's been sick a good deal,
you know,
“We're {ceding them on condensed
milk. See, I tied a string around
Luther's bottle to tell it from Flor
ence's. His milk has to be weaker.
“What, do you do when they both
cry at once?’ Sallie was asked, and
her grief-stricken face bore tor»a.
moment a weary little smile. “I just
give them their bottles and make
them hush—if I ean!”
“11l help,”#said Billy, 9, as he slid
up beside the . visitor, Billy had
scrubbed his face until it was shin
ing, and slicked down his unruly halir.
“Look what I can do,” yentured 6-‘
year-old Ethel, as she wheeled a well
worn baby carriage about the room.
. Therc are five boys and three girls
in the Slaton family-—Sanford, 22;
Sallie, 17; Ernest, 15; Ivan, 12; Billy,
9; Kthel, 6, and the twins, Florence
[lizabeth and Luther Eugene, 2
nonths old. 2 s
The father, J. H, Slaton, is a caf
penter, and will make evety effort te
keop his little family together,
Funeral services for the mother
Mrs. [lorsnce Slaton, were held
Thursday afternoon . from the home,
and interment was in Northview
Cemetery, ny
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‘. Mildred Swilling, b-year-old daugh
ter of Mr, and Mrs. C, C. Swilling,
272 Ashby street, was perhaps fat
ally burned, and her mother badly
;burned about the hands in a “winter
grate fire” accident at the Swilling
‘home shortly after noon Thursday.
" Doubts are entertained for the
child’s recovery. ‘She was burned
about the body, and her mother was
burned trying to beat out the flames.
Mrs. Swilling, it was sald, was
across the street at a neighbor’s when
Mildred, playing in one of the rooms,
fell into the grate fire and her dress
became ablaze. .
Mother and daughter were rushed
fa the umgy Hospital, ¢
Many Problems Before
New Labor Conference
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4—President
Wilson's second industrial conference
today is wrestling with l‘e problem
of “adjfi'ntmem and arbitration.” ‘
The conference has adopted a prn-[
gram for ite work, outlined by Her
bert Hoover, and will bend its ef
forts first to the question of means
of peaceable settlement of industrial
disputes.
Collective bargaining,” hours of
labor and wages are other subjects
upon the program, which are to be
dealt with,
Dorsey Confers on
Site for State Home
Dr. Hastings H. Hart of the chil
dren’s: department, Russell Sage
Foundation, New York, Governor
Hugh M, Dorsey and Dr. T, F. Aber
crombie, State health officer, confer
red Thursday regarding yeloctiun of
a site for the §sloo,ooo State home
for the feeble minded, Dr, Hastings
is-acting in an advisory capacity to
the committee in charge of the ar
rangements, composed of the gover
nor, the State health officer and Chiff
Walker, attorney general.
Late Friday Doctor Hastings and
Doctor Abercrombie will visit Au
gusta to look over that city. with a
view to its advantages @s a site and
may also visit Macon,
FINAL HOME
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‘By J. BART CAMPBELL,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. 8.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. — Imme
diate action . by the Senate in the
Mexican situation apparently will
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hinge upon the ability of members of
w . i
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee to discuss the latest develop-
Sectetary of State Lansing wu“
requested to appear before the Sen*
ate foreign relations committee at
2:30 o'clock this afternoon te discuss
the latest developments in the Mex
fcan situation with its members.
ments with President Wilson, &
Henry P. Fjetcher, American am
bassador to Mexico, was closeted
lwith the committee this afternoon
when i, met to consider the Fall res
olution providing for a severance ‘of
diplomatic relations between the Uni
ted States and Mexico, Ak
Senator ' Fall, Republican of New
Mexico, author of the resolution, sub
mitted to the committes an exhauss
tive ‘report of the result of the two
weeks' Investigation made by him of
Mexican border conditions as chaif«
man of the subcommittee -afiqointgd
to probe the Mexican situation, 3
There was an extensive discussion
of the evidence presented by Fall to
support his charges that the Car
ranza government and its diplomatic
agents in this country were engaged
in disseminating bolshevist and 1. W,
W. literature in an effort’ to make
trouble’ for the American government
and the American people,
A desire was expressed by mem
bers of the committee that Fall and
others on, it be allowed to take up
with the President personally the re
quest for instant and effective action
with regard to the situation which
several of them declared they re
gard as imperative,
Senator Hitchcock, administration
leader and ranking Democrat mem
ber of the committee, voiced a doubt
as to whether the President would
be able to see any members of the
committee just now, the continued
illness of the President necessitating '
his being assured perfect repose and
quiet,
What the state department's next
move will be has not been revealed,
but under the circumstances it is re
garded as more than likely that the
Senate will take the iniative without
more ado. &
An ultimatum, plain and un
equivocal, coupled with an intima
tion of what noncompliance would
mean, it is belleved here, would
follow at once a negative reply to
Secretary Lansing's note, or no re~
ply at all
Such a document would fix a
brief time before the expiration of
~ which Jenkins would have to be
- rcleased or Mexico take the conse
quences,
' This action; it is understood,
- would meet with the approval of
- Congress, the leaders of which, it
is said, have already given Secre
tary Lansing to understand that
they are behind him.
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Beaten in Mexico
- CALEXICO, . Calif,, Dec. 4.-+Theo
‘state Gepartment was informed today
'ty American Consul Boyle of Meéxi
cali, of the third outrage against an
American citizen in that place within
the last few weeks in the arrest an-d
fearful beating adminisfered to W. K
Milton, fcrmer American soldier, by
a Mexican police cofficer, it was l%
ncunced today. =
Milton, 24, is in a serious (ro%
He iz at Camp Beacon Hospital 8
removal (o Letterman General Hos
pital at San Francis¢®, where his in
juries ean be given closer care, is ex
pected as soon as hig condition war
rants. His jaw is broken, his hand
js shattored and his head and neck
are cut and bruised in a dozen places.
As the result of the torture, his
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SUNDAY’S AMERICAN
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