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10 U. S. AGENTS HUNT PROFITEERS HERE
Government to Push Case Against One Miner Leader
GIVE QUICKLY: WEST POINT’S NEED IS GREAT
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" WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-—Demo-‘
eratic senators view with resent
ment anger and undisguised alarm
President Wilson's latest declaration
on the peace treaty in which he as
serted his opposition to .any com
promise on the question of ratifica
tion. . |
By these senators the statement
given out at the White House is gen
,glly accepted as a direct, notice by
he President that he will make the
treaty ‘an issue in the 1920 cam
paign, with himself as a third term
candidate, |
This means that every’ Democratic ‘
genator who comes up for r‘e-elt’ection
will have to go to his people on the
treaty question. There are fifteen of
the Democrats whose terms are about
to expire who voted unresrvedly -for
ratification. If the President forces
the treaty issue.into the fight, there- ‘
fare, every one of these fifteen Dem-.
oerats will be compelled to defend
his opposition to the Americanizing.
reservations .proposed by Senator |
Lodge's committee or desert the lead- |
ership of President Wilson’ and make '
the fight for re-election .upon inde
pendent issues. : }
_.‘SEE ELECTION DANGERS. |
1t is a situation which all the
Democratic senators realize is fraught
with hazard and peril to their |
cl‘éncel of re-election. Therein lies '
thé cause of the bitterness and re
\sentment which were reflected in
cloakroom gossip throughout the
day.
Other deveclopments arising out of
the Presideat's/statement were:
I—Several ,senators expressed the
belief that the refusal of the Presi
dent to listen to compromise would
tend to make more probable the dec
laration of peace by legislation. It
was thought that if determined ef
forts were made to pass . the Knox
resolution, declaring that peace with
(Germany exists, these efforts might
be successful. It was believed the
supreme Court decision on the pro
hibition law ‘- might stimulate these
efforts, |
9—_Senator Borah, in a statement
"to the press, congratulated the Presi
dent upon his “courageous and pa
triotic” course in making the treaty
a campaign issue. He expressed
willingness to meet the President
upon this ground and declared that
in such a contest before the people,
the President would be decisively
beaten.
3—Senators Pomarene of - Ohio,
Thomas of Colorado and Walsh of
Montana manifested signs of revolt
from the President’s position by
openly characterizing his statement
as “unfortunate.”
SOUTH MAY QUIT WILSON.
4—Senators from the great cotton
growing States of the South indi
cated that if the falling rate of ex
change hits the cotton industry they
will break away from the President
and vote to bring peace in order that
exchange may be restored to-its nor
mal level
Senators Lenroot, Edge, Townsend
and others of the “mild reservation
ists” declared that in view of the
President’'s refusal to compromise
they would support a resolution to
end the war without regard to the
treaty.
SENATORS COMMENT.
But here are the comments of some
of the leading Democratic senators
'on the President's statement:
Senmator Thomas—'T think the
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Evidently Too
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Cold for Cupid
Upin Wisgonsin
A Wisconsin girl, who, she says,
is slender, brown-haired and re
spectable, has written Mayor Key for
help in getting a husband who is—
Tall.
Well built.
Single.
Between 25 and 45.
Decent.
Prosperous.
Brainy and of strong character.
She's willing to marry him if the
mayor will find him for her. As for
her, she is equally definite about her
gelf. This is what she wrote to the
mayor:
“To the Mayor:
“I am looking for a tall, well built
husband between 25 and 45 years old.
He must be decent and a prosperous
business man. Some one with brains
and strog character.
“I am 5 feet, 6 inches tall, slender,
brown hair. People often tell me I
am pretty.
“Am respectable. .
“If 1 find a person 1 am pleased
with and really love and he really
and truly loves me, I will marry.
‘Please send photo and full particu
lars, ; .
“Please give this to the best look
ing single man in your city. Thank
you.” 1
w The mayor will give you the name
‘and address of the girl if you are an
‘applicant.
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Christmas Rush On in
Earnest at Postoffice
The Christmas rush is beginning
to open in real earnest at the At
lanta . postoffice and the lobby is
crowded almost during *he entire day
with hundreds of people coming in
to gét their Christmas packages off.
The rush has necessitated the ob
taining of an additional force of
clerks and new men and women
clerks are being added daily to the
present force. By Christmas the
capacity of the clerical force will be
almost doubled, Assistant Postmaster
Staton said.
Thousands of people are heeding
the advice of the department and
mailing their packages early to avoid
the eleventh hour rush and the pos
sibility of congestion in the railway
mail service during the last few days
before Christmas. | |
Aldermen Will 0. K.
City Pay Schedule
The pay schedule of city employees
as fixed Monday by council in fol
lowing the report of a conference
committee will be concurred in
Thursday by the aldermanic board
without change, it was believed Tues
day at the City Hall.
For the most part, it is a formal
ity to comply with the law requiring
that the salary of every official to be
elected next year shall be fixed this
year. Clerks and other employees of
department and public welfare nurses
were raised slightly.
It was because of the higher raises
granted these employees at the pre
vious session of council that the
board of aldermen declined to add
its approval. This made neccessary
the appointment of a conference com
mittee.
All U. S. Drafted Men
Now Out .of Siberia
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—A1l
drafted men are now out of Siberia,
the war department announced Tues
day.
A large number are en route to San
Francisco on the transport Thomas,
which is due December 22, and the
last eighty-five drafted men are due
on the transport Sherman the end of
this month. The drafted men have
been replaced by enlisted men.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast—Clear tonight and
Wednesday, continued cold,
Temperature—B a. m., 26; 10
a m, 31 11am,37; 12m, 42
Sunrise: 6:37; Sunset: 4:31.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 16—
Because of the ‘“‘good faith” efforts
of officials of the United Mine
Workers to bring about restoration
of normal conditions in the coal in
dustry, the government granted in
definite continuance fl the (-omemm‘
of court proceedings against the
vnion’'s leaders when the case was
called in Federal Court today. ‘
Cases against ninety-gix of thy de-l
fendants were continued, to b(’led
up by the government or the end
ants “on notice.”
Alex Howatt of Kansas, however,
must apfar in Federal Court next
Monday 'iacq charges of contempt
~of court im conneotion with the strike
in Kansas, in whch Howatt is alleged
'to have prevenetd the men returning
to work, following the Indianapolis
agreement last week.
' The government charged Howatt
with being a “general trouble maker.”
| SIMMS MAKES CHARGE.
The action against' Howatt was a
surprise.
~ Dan Simms, special United States
district attornmey. .in charge of the
government's action against the
miners, said the government is ad
vised all the local unions have gone
back to work with “possibly two ex
ceptions.” Bt |
“All men in. Indiana, I Know, are
back, excepting two Linton locals,™
he said, adding that the Kansas and
Missouri fields were the exceptions
to which he alluded.
Simms declared he understood
Howatt is a “general trouble maker.”
KNOWN AS BEER STRIKE.
“One of the exceptions to which
1 refer is the local strike in Kansas
which Howatt called July 17,” said
the assistant <district attorney.
“This is known among the mine
workers as a ‘beer’ stdike. The then
president—whose name I can not ro
call—in the Southwestern Missouri
district, called a sympathetic strike.
“When the general strike was
called October 31, the government is
Informed, this merged all strikes.”
Mr. Simms said Howatt, however,
felt justified in returning all men
called out by the general strike or
der, following the Indianapolis agree- |
ment, but held out the men who were
implicated in.the July strike. ‘
The output of the Kansas mines as- 1
fected by the local strike constitufes
23 per cent of the State’s normal put- }
put and the same is true in the Mls-}
sourj field, said Mr. Simms. |
GOVERNMENT CONZURS. |
He added the government was will
ing to concur in the suggestion of
counsel for the miners that the mat
ter be allowed to “go over until such
time as the defendants can get oper
ations fully under way,” except in
the case of Howatt and the Missouri
union leader. The Missouri man,
however, was not called upon to ap
pear next Monday.
Counse] for the mimers informed
the court that the defendants had
complied with the injunction issued
and had resumed. It was asked that
each member “be held. acquitted by
the court from the charge against
nim.” It was added that mining
conditions in Indiana “‘and elsewhere
are above normal.”
The mifiers’ attorneys said the de
fendants are actively engaged to ob
tain 100 per cent resumption of work
and asked that the court let the mat
ter “go over to such time as the de
fendants wil] have an opportuniiy to
get operations well under way.”
- In the course of the government's
explanation of the Howatt case, the
Kansas. walk-out was referred to as
a “beer” strike,
After the close of court, however,
Mr. Simms stated that “this turns
out to have been g mistake.” He ex-
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ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1919.
Georgian’s News Service
By MARLEN E. PEW,
Editor and General Manager of the International News Service.
(Copyright, 1919, by Intermational News Service.)
“ NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—An audacious scheme of a coterie of Wash
ington speculators to interfere with the orderly processes of the most
sacred American political institution, the United States Supreme Court,
has been frustrated by publicity through information furnished to the
government by the International News Service.
Whether a crime has been committed is a matter to be deter
mined by the members of the nation's highest judicial tribunal and
the executives of the department of justice. .
~ Whether men, two of them lawyers, who are kmown by the de
partment of justice officials to have speculated in Wall Street on what
was claimed to be advance information leaking from ihe sacred pre
cincts of the court, are to be disbarred or otherwise discilpined, re
mains for govermental action.
But whatever official action is taken, it is certain tnat ‘“sure
thing” stock gamblers of Washington are quaking with fear at the dis
closures of yesterday concerning an attemp* to trafic in Wall Street
with the alleged advance information concerning the decision of the
Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the liquor law.
Secret Service Bureau Busy
The department of justice investigation, which was conducted
under the supervision of Assistant Attorney General C. B. Ames, at
‘he instance of Chief Justice Edward White, is continuing and an
element of mystery is thrown about official conduct of the case. :
William J. Flynn, chief of the investigation bureau of the depart
ment of justice. and his force of igcwt gervice men. have before them
the task of unraveling the facts ”Wh" an_alleged system of Su
preme Court decision ‘“leaks” which, it is-believed, has been in oper
ation for more than two years. .
The question.of whether this alleged system represents an actual
leak from a ceurt aftache or a “system of deduction” by which law
yers “guessed” *he decisions and speculated on- their “hunches” remains
for Chief Flynn and his aides to determine,
The fact is, however, that on December 6 T was able to notify
, Judge Ames and Chief Flynn, upon information given to me by a man
in a position to know, that a certain Washington lawyer was in New
York claiming to be is possession of ‘he Supreme Court decision in the
hard liquor case which was handed down by the court soon after noon
vesterday. : 3
1 immediately notified Judge Ames and Chief Flynn that this de
cision, according to my information would uphold the constitution
ality of the dry act. :
Made Deal in Stocks : :
It is also a matter of record that this lawyer went to Wall Street
and made an arrangement to trade in United Sta‘es Food Products
stock on “information” that the decision of the court would cause this
stock to decline in price. For sorae unknown reason the court did not
hand down the decision on the liquor quiestion a week ago Monday,
as had been anticipated, and the lawyer returned to Washington,
It is a matter of record in the department of justice that this
same lawyer appeared in New York Saturday, December 13, and again
opened negotiations to speculate on Monday morning in United - States
Food Products stock, his idea being to sell it short on#the dry de
cision. .
It was at just this juncture that Chief Flynn s‘epped in and in
terrogated this lawyer. Chief Flynn had been in Washington on the
previous Sunday and had there questioned a lawyer employed in the
department of justice and also the\socretary of one of the members
of the Supreme Court. The latter two men were found to be well
acquainted, and in fact were partners in a small commercial instltu—,,‘
tion in Washington.
Chief Flynn said: “I interrogated these three men. The lawyg
connected with the department of justice admitted he knew the law
I later interrogated in New York and he confessed he had been in
York with this lawyer, and had speculated in Southern Pacific st 4
Monday, November 17, the day the Supreme Court handed do :
adverse decision in the oil lands case.
Admits 3-Point ‘Clean-Up’ b
“Phis man also admitted that he had soid the stock short an®Wdd
cleaned up about three points.
“The secretary of one of the members-of the court vigorously «de
nied he had ever made a dollar out of stock speculation or h:{df used
any court information, and he seemed entirely unsophisticawd';‘ re
gards stock market operations, ; X
“It was true that he was associated with the department ofjistice
lawyer in a small commercial business. Bith the department oé:miae
lawyer and the lawyer I interrogated in New Yw&m Monday denied to
me that there was any actual leak, and both set up the claim that they
were operating on a system of deduction. 5
“Just how they could anticipate a decision like the dry Jverdict of
vesterday taxes credulity, It is true that the ’deparunent” of justice
was warned by Mr. Pew, through the investigation made by the Inter
national News Service, that one of these lawyers, in a conversation in
New York more than two weeks ago, said that in case thére was any
trouble with the department of justice it had pre-arranged that the
“alibi” would be that there was no leak, but that the lawvers were
merely ‘guessing what the decision would be.” »
The Southern Pacific action of several weeks ago was one of the
“plums” of the street for those who were on the “inside.”
It is this stock which the department of justice lawyer admitted
" he ylayed. i
The stock recogds in Southera Paeific show the sfock closed Sat
urday, November iat 108 7-8 and that only 25,600 shares were dealt
in on that day.
Stocks Tumbled on Monday - :
On Monday, however, the day on which the court's decision was
handea dowr. a total of 120,500 shares were dealt in and the stock
tumbled from 108 3-4 to a low of 99 5-8.
United States Food Prodn‘ts, which stock would be affécted most
by the liquor decision, dropped 8 points in ag many minutes yesterday
when the decision hit the street. : e
Tae original informatiow’ and the belicf that the supposedly in
violaie aecisions of the Supreme Court were leaking to Wall Street in
il ot
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Atlanta’s goal for the West Point
relief fund is $50,000 and all commit~
tees will continue their active work
in raising money until every citizen
has had an opportunity to contribute,
aceording to an announecement at
campaign headquaters in the Cham
ber of Commerce Builfing Tuesday.
Harry P. Hermance, general chair
man of the committee, sent.out a
letter urging all committee Wworkers
to remain in the field until ftlanta’s
fund has reached tme quota. While
many generous responses Jave been
made Mr. Hermance said Atlanta has
not yet done all that shoyld ke done
for the relief of the suffqrem in the
stricken city. 5
CLOTHING ACCEPTABLE.
It was announced "that mnerchants,
both wholesale 'Ex‘d‘“i‘%l; mfu?'
clothing, food und other supplies di
rect to the relief committee at West
Point. When such/ shipments are
made they can report them to the
committee and they will be entered
the same as cash subscriptions to
the relief fund. #Several merchants
have madé su shipments and
others are prep@ring to send ‘goods
and supplies tor West Point.
Reports of ¢ommitees were incom
plete early Tuesday afternoon, but
the fund is mow well over the $20,-
000 mark, @he telephone at head
quartérs w kept busy Tuesday by
persons wi# telephoned voluntary
subscripti to the fund.
Member®. of the Rotarians who at
tended i West Point relief mass
meeting " last Sunday pledged SSOO
from the Rotary Club for the flood
sufferebs—but— . /
At ghe meeting held Tuesday noon
at Piedmont, the members of
the b beat this subseription by
§ 30580 king the club’s total subscrip
tiogßßos,
money will be turned into the
general relief fund being raised in
Aglanta for the sufferers of the fiood.
' “Members of the ¢lub also announced
' stag dinner for next Mondav night
the Capital City Club, which will
take the place of the club's annual
Christmas dinner. ,
" Soldiers at Camp Jesup raised S3OO
in a short time; Sunday schools and
religious organizations are sénding
in subScriptions for various amounts;
the staff at Grady Hospital turned
in more than S7O; banks, business
mien, institutions, newspapers, labor
unions, theaters and civic organiza
tions are répresented in the list of
subscribers,
MASONS' AID SOUGHT.
Masons of Georgia have been au!kedi
to aid the West Point sufferers, a
telegram being received by The
Georgian from B. J. Mayer, worship
ful master of West Point Lodge No. |
43 to this effect. Following is the|
telegram: |
“To all Free and Accepted Masonsl
in Georgia: Many of your brothers
have sustained great losses. “’ill'
appreciate any aid from any and all |
lodges.” !
Councilman J. R, Nutting andi
Mayor James L. Key held a x:onfer-i
ence Monday and -arrangeéd for a‘
$2,500 subsecription by the city which |
was ratified at a meeting of council!
held Monday afternoon. .
Chairman Harry P. Hermance of
the Atlanta committee a.nnoum:ed‘f
Tuesday that the campaign is pro- |
ceeding smoothly, but the committee |
will speed up action Tuesday in or-’
der to raise a large .total by Tues- |
day night. It is the hope of the com- ‘
mittee to raise $50,000 for the fund |
in Atlanta. }
MORE MONEY RAISED. :
Subseriptions announced Tuesday !
nown follow: i
Atlanta Cotton il Be & ... .i....§ 80.9004
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Lavued Dadly, snd Bntered ks Second Class Matier at
the Postoffos at Atiante Under Act of March 3, 1879
Physician Chosen
Councilman in
Place of Little
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DR, R, E, STONE.
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Dr. R. E. Stoné, a physician, resid
ing at 96 Park avenue, named by City
Council Monday to suéceed Counecil
man Joseph -C. . Litile, resigned, will
be ,sworn in at the last. géssion, of
the present gouncil the night of Jan~
uary 1, 3 s
His election Monday was accoms~
plished easity,” the ‘nemination com
ing. from Councilman Charles’ L.
Chosewood and. Alderman . John ' 8,
MecClelland; the two other represen
tatives from the Third Ward. Coun
cilman Little was not present.
Doctor Stone has been a resident
of the ward sos about twenty-seven
years, and' his home is at 96 Park
avenue. He is 61 .years.old. .
At the City Hall a conferénce was
held Monday morning of Mayor Key,
Detective Chief TLamar Poole, ‘'who is
a figure in local politics, and sev
eral others, hut after .the conference
no hint was given that a choice had
been made.
Councilman "Lif(le's ~ resignation
came at the same meeting., 'He had
given it to.the .city . clerk, Walter
€, Maylor, during the morning, as
signing as his reasons the claims of
his business on his time. Regret
was expressed by Alderman Harvey
Hatcher and Alderman McClelland,
and the service he had rendered in
council was gien high praise, The
councilman’s latest accomplishment
had been a raise of pay for all mem
bers of the police department.” He
had been a member of the Minance
Committee in his first year in‘office,
and later had served as chairman of
the Police Committee of council and
member of the Police Commission
His third vear in council would have
expired January 1.
“I'VE LOST MY '
PURSE” ;
A woman exclaimed as she
stopped suddenly on ° the
crowded sidewalk in (ront of
a large department store.
it was useless to relmcebher
steps, for she had been in-and
rout various. places,
Without waste of time =he
relephoned her loss to The
Georglan-American dnd earty
that evéping, as scon as the
paper &t;a in the hands of
the m who picked up the
purse in the street, it was re
turned to her. ¢
The “LOST and FOUNDY
(‘olumns of The Georgian-
American is the way to the
prompt recovesy of lost
articles.
When you lose someéthing,
write an ad immediately, and
leave it with or telephone it
‘to The Georgian-American.
' Telephone It to The
Georgian-American
Phone Bell Main 100
FINALHOM®
EDITION
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Rigid enforcement, without fear of§
favor, of the Fulton County fair price
committee regulations, governing foed
and clothing, has been started, it was
announced Tuesday through opera
tions of ten special agents of the
United States department of justice,
© Activities Tnesday were centered on
the five-cents-a-cup coffee and milic
ruling of the Fulton committes of
the food administration, as the order
‘went into effect at 9 o'clock in the
morning.
ALL VIOLATORS ALIKE.
Violators of the fair price commits
tee regulations—large and small, ine
fluential or inconseguentiai-—will be
prosecuted in the United States Dis«
trict Court. sarme
Profiteering of any and all kinds
will not be tolerated in Fulton Coun
ty if the government agents can help
things, sald John A. Manget. the
chairman of the Fulton' comsmittes,
Mr. Manget «ammpanced ™ Tuesday
’:\hmq governmént® detectives were on
the job and ‘that*vigorous prosecu
llion will be started’ -against: hotel,
soda fountain and restaurant men
charging mora .than. 5, cents. per cup
for c¢offee or:in excess ¢f the same
price for milk or buttermilk.
| EVASIONS CHARGED.
Some restaurant . men,. it was ree
ported, took advantage of the last
‘hours for the 10 'cénts price for a
cup of cofféd’dnt’ this rate prevailed
up to the' minute of 9 o'clock Tuesday
morning. Aet that-hour . some restau
rants digplayed signs announcing the
price as "5, cents for black coffee and
10. cents if cream” was desired. When
the customer asked for milk, he was
informed in some places that milk
‘was not available,
“Such »p‘ré\hlide’d'as this must b 4
stopped,” said Mr. Manget, when ad=
vised of the incident. “Of course, no
ruling has been made regarding cream
being served.with. coffee, but the rul~
iing requires the wrestaurant; foun
tain or hotel operator to serve milk
’junl a 8 it does sugar.
) “I have figured out that a profit of
,';'u per cent can be realized on coffee
lat 5 cents a cup and this is all the
geller is eéntitléd 'to under the fair
price ruling. Coffee costs them on an
Average Or from’ '42 "to 46 cents a
lpuund and they can get 30 cups from
'each pound. R
PROFIT ONE-FIFTH.
| “Most dispensers serye two lumpd
of sugar with each cup they have
formerly been charging 10 cents for.
There are sixty-four lumps of sugar
10 the pound, costing an average of
20 cents. -This makes the two lumps
cost them about two-thirds of a cent,
“Milk costs the restaurant, foun
tain and hotel men an average of
from 55 to 70 .cents a gallon and
there are twenty-one glasses in a
‘gallon. You ecan figure it out for
yourself about how .many cups of
coffee can be supplied with pbrtions
of milk out of a gallon. The whole
thing calculated to the best margin
shows that a cup of coffee served
with two lumps of sugar and milk
will net the dispenser a fair profit
of 20 per cent.
“Relative to the sale of coffee, tea,
chocolate, cocoa, chocolate milk,
‘sweet milk and buttermilk, all cups
and glasses must be of sufficient
size to contain six fluid ounces, with
the exception of buttermilk, which
must be served in ten fluid ounce
glasses, The cost of these drinks to
the consutner must not exceed 5
cents,
LONE EXCEPTI!ON.
‘“There is one slight exception to
the price of hot chocolate or cocoa,
This is when it is served wilth whip
red cream and wafers. - If served
without these the price must be §
cents, if with, the price may be 5
cents extra for the whipped eream.
and crackers,
Mr. Manget also ointed out that
attempts to dilute the milk served
with coffee or otherwise under the
ruling are forestalled in the require
ment that it must be cow's milk,
containing 4 per cent butter fat or
more. This makes it a violation to
serve canned or condensed milk or
milk powders. i 7
HOTEL MEN CONFER. :
A complicated feature of complying
with the fair price order has been
met by the Atlania hetel men, many
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