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VOL. XVIII
ADMIRAL SIMS HOOTS DECORATION OF BAGLEXY
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Wilhelm Urges President to Al
low Him to Bear Brunt of Allied
Indignation Over War,
(By International Ngws Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb, 10.—President
Wilson today receivied a cablegram
from former Croww Prince William
of Germany announcing that he is
willing to stand trial instead of some
of the German officers who were
called for by they allies.
The text of the cablegram from the
former crown prince was as follows:
“To the Preasident of the United
States of North America: Mr.
Wilson, /Washington:
“Mr. President—The demands for
the delivery of Germans of, every
walk of ‘life has again confronted
my country, sorely tried bz}w”years
of war and one year of set¥ere inter
nal struggles, with a crisis that is
without a precedent in the history of
the world as affecting the life of a
people.
“That a government can be found
in Germany which would carry out
the demanded surrender is out of the
question; the consequences to Hu
rope of an enforcement of the de
mands by violence are incalculable;
hatred and revenge would be made
eternal. As the former successor to
the throne of my German fatherland,
I am willing at this fateful hour to
stand up for my compatriots.
“If the allies and associated gov
ernments want a victim, let them
take me instead of the 900 Germans
who have committed no offense otner
than that of Serving their country in
the war.
“Wierengen Islarrd, Feb. 9, 1920,
“WILHELM.
“February 10, 1820.”
Montgomery Man Shot;
Motor Car Dealer Held
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Feb. 10.—
‘Jim Brinsfield, a white man operat
ing a_blacksmith shop here, was shot
four times about 1 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, Herbert Reynolds, of the
Reynolds Auto Company, being
charged with doing the shooting.
Reynolds gave himself up to the
county authorities. Brinsfield was
rushed to a loecal infirmary, where
the extent of his injuries has not
been determined. It is said that the
men fell out over the parking of an
automobile.
Col. Walter M. Milton
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Dies at Blackshear
BLACKSHEAR, Ga. Feb. 10—
Col. Walter M. Milton, 44 years old,
died here early Tuesday morning,
after several days' illness with pneu
monia. He was one of the most
prominent attorneys of this section,
having served six years as solicuor
of the CRy Court and four years as
judge of the City Court. He is sur
vived by a father, J. T. Milton, and
three daughters, Annette, Merriam
and Lillian, of this city. Interment
will be at a local cemetery tomorrow
morning.
Bond Issue, To Be Valid,
Must Be as Big as Voted
An issue of county bonds tb be
valid must be for the ful amount
voted on by the people, according to
a decision of the Court of Appeals
Tuesday in the case of Paulk vs. Ber
rien County.
The decision of the Court of Ap
peals reverses the lower court, which
validated the issue of $350,000 after
the people had voted for bonds aggre
gating $500,000. It was found by the
county commissioners that the $500,-
000 was a larger debt than the coun
ty could constitutionally assume In
proportion ao its tax assesments,
THE WEATHER,
Forecast-—Rain Tuesday night
and Wednesday., Colder Tues
day night.
Temperatures-—6 a. m., 50; 8
a. m. 50; 10 a. m., 52; 12 noon,
52. Sunrise, 6:28, sunset, 5:17.
24-Hour{ 1o st niveral News [ Service
Pastor Offers
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Free Rides to
Backsliders
(By Universal Service.)
LONDON, Feb. 10.—Alarmed
at the steady shrinking of
the congregation, the pastor of
the Church at Claverton has an
nounced that hereafter members
of the parish will be given free
auto rides to and from the
church.
Grand Jury Vindicates Jailer and
Wife From Complicity in
Prisoner’s Death,
(By International News Service.)
McMINNVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 10.—
Circuit Judge R. W. Smartt has an
uounced the finding of the Warren
County grand jury which Saturday
began an investigation into the
death of Fred Murphy, the man.who
was fourdd hanging in the jail here
on January 24, The jury, Judge
Smartt said, returned a verdict com
pletely vindicating Sheriff A P. War
ren and the sheriff’s wife from any
part in the hanging of Murphy.
Speaking for himself, Attorney
General S. D. Lamb and Frank Col
ville, foreman of the grand jury,
Judge Smartt said that they had
asked ¥he federal authorities to aid
them in every possibly way they
could in the investigation by giving
them any facts they had or any spe
cial witnesses they could examine so
they could have them summoned be
fore the grand jury, but were unable
to get hold of any federal officials
except a deputy collector who lives
here. »
Sanitation to Cost 14
Georgia Counties $77 ,000
Counties of Georgia operating un-
Ger the REllis health law will spend
$77,000 on sanitation work this year,
according to reports to the State
Board of Health. Fourteen counties
are operating under the Ellis health
law and several others are preparing
to organize health departments with
paid health offigers.
Gilynn County leads in appropria
tions for sanitation with a budget of
$16,000. Amounts to be expended
by other counties follow: Baldwin,
$4,000; Bartow, $4.000; Cobb, $5,000:
Colquitt, $5,000; Floyd, $5,000; Lau
rens, $3,50C; fowndes, $6,500; Sum
ter, $2,400; Thomas, $4,000; Tift,
$4,000; Troup, $9,600; Walker, $4,000,
and Worth. $4,000,
Parents Desert Child;
Now Would Reclaim Her
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 10.—
Graydon Shaw and his wife, Idele
Shaw, of Abbeville, 8. €., who are
charged with abandoning their baby
here in November and who are at
liberty at Abbeville under bond for
their appearance here to answer a
charge of desertion, have started pro
ceedings to reclaim the infant in an
effort to avoid prosecution. Proba
tion Officer Lanier, however, has an
nounced that he would not drop the
charges, They left their baby girl in
care of a woman with whom they
boarded last Novemter to be gone,
they said, a few days. Later the
woman discovered a note among the
child's clothing stating that “if they
did not come back she could have
the baby.”
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J. R. Cartright Missing;
Wife and Child Needy
After sending his wife and little
boy from Macon to Atlanta five
months ago, J. R. Cartright, a paint
er, disappeared and has not been
heard from since. Mrs. Cartright is
unable to explain her husband’'s dis
appearance. She is in Atlanta and
has been conducting a diligent search
a 8 to his whereabouts, It js under
stood that the missing husband, who
is a man of six feet one inch in
height and heavily built, has been
working as a painter in Athens. Mrs,
Cartrght's present address is 164
South Forsyth street, where she and
the child are in needy circumstances.
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Southern Furniture
Warehousemen Meet
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 10—
Members of the Southern Furniture
Warehousemen’s Association, from
twenty States, met here Tuesday for
their sixth annual convention. The
sessions will continue three days. A
number of interesting trips are on
the program for the visitors,
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“Reactionaries, Standpatters and
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i Fools,” Solons Called—Ship
} workers’ Meeting in Uproar.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—Dele
‘gates representing 400,000 ship work
ers in the navy yards and govern
‘ment ship yards meeting here to plan
co-operation with the government in
its program to develop the merchant
imarine rose to their feet and cheered
as Samual Gompers, in addressing
\them today, referred to members of
Congress as = “reactionaries, stand
patters and fools.”
' They cheered wildly as Gompers
and James O’Connell, president of the
’metal trades department of the
American Federation of Labor, called
‘upon them to unite at the polls and
‘send their “political enemies on the
}hill back home.”
ATTACKS SOLONS.
“Don't let them fool and coddle
you,” said O’Connell, a, member of
the federation’s political executive
committee, referring to Congress.
["They won't do anything for you ex
cept try to send you to jail.” *
; “Isn’t it timq to send the 269 law
vers in Congress back home and get
'a few laboring men there?
. “If you don’t care, stay home from
the polls and next year they'll send
‘you to jail for speaking to another
‘man or for just thinking of speaking
‘to him.”
.~ Gompers told the meeting that be
fore the war ‘“freedom prevailed in
America,” but now bills were being
passed in Congress to invade the
constitutional rights of the people.
“FREEDOM CURBED.”
“In all countries in Kurope except
Russia,” he said, ‘“there has been a
liberal course of conduct toward the
masses, of the people, but here since
the war we find laws still being
passed to prohibit the rights of a
free people.”
In discussing the political program
of the federation, he denied that it
was its object to deliver the labor
vote at the polls.
“The reactionaries, the standpat
ters, the fools in Congress say that,”
he said, *“But it’s untrue. We could
no more deliver the labor vote than
we could fly. What we are doing is
appealing to the intelligence of the
American working men.”
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Candidate for Solicitor
Announces His Ticket
Captain William 8. Coburn, can
didate for solicitor of the Atlanta cir
cuit against Solicitor John A, Boy
kin, which contest is to be decided
in the State primary next September,
Tuesday made announcement of his
ticket.
Ernest G. Bentley, young member
of the Atlanta bar and member of
the firm of Beéntley & Bentley, will
run as assistant solicitor. C. Wheeler
Mangum, for many years sheriff of
Fulton County, and for 33 years with
the Western and Atlantic Railroad;
George R. Sparks, of the Southern
Bell Telephone Company, and Hugh
Latimer, connected with the Atlanta
Joint Terminals and president of
McAdoo Lodge, railway clerks, were
named as deputies.
Quiz of Coal Profits
To Be Started at Once
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb., 10-—lnquiry
into the profits of bituminous mines
to determine whether the publie
should be called upon to pay a higher
price for coal if increased wages are
granted the miners will be instituted
immediately by the President’'s coal
commission.
Under the limited power conferred
on the commission by the President
it does not now have the authority to
fix or readjust prices,
Another Heavy Snow
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Hits New York City
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 10—~With traf
fic ‘gonditions already at a standstlii
as a result of the recent blizzard, an
other heavy snowstorm struck New
Yor¥ City early today. The snow fall
was‘icom;nanied by a high wind
which' cegan to pile up new drifts in
streets, hat already resembled scenes
from lh‘P Swiss Alps. The ther
mometer registered 30 degrees above
Zero.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1920.
‘Monarch’s Speech Urges Regula
~ tion of Liquor Traffic—Touches
on Political, E acmic Problems
By FLOYD MACGRIFF,
; Staff Correspondent of the I, N. S.
~ LONDON, Feb, 10.—That Great
i Britain 1s m:eparing to curb her liquor
itmffic was revealed by King George
itoday in his espeech from the throne
convening Parliament.
\ “The war showed the danger 'nf ex
{cessive drinking, and a bill suitable
for peacetime regulation of aleoholic
Ibeverages is forthcoming,” said the
king.
; King George appealed for peace in
iEqstern Europe and Russia, saying:
i “So long as these vast regions with
hold their full contribution of the
;’ world's commodities the cost of living
Ecan not be reduced, nor general pros
| perity restored throughout the
l world.”
’ Touching on the acute Irish situa
tion, King George declared “condi-
Ttions in Ireland cause me grave con
| cern.” /
FOR THE IRISH.
He continued:
“But proposals will soon‘ be laid
before vou for a better government
in that country, such as were outlined
at the end of the last session. Also
a bill containing further provisions
for education in Ireland will be
submitted.”
King George expressed the hope
that peace would soon be made with
unrary and Turkey, and that the
Adriatic controversy would be settled
He said that excellent relations pre
vail among the allies.
“T believe the British Empire lis
making rapid strides toward stahility
and prosperity, but it is essential for
all classes to throw themselves into
the work of reconstuction,” said the
king. :
“The adverse exchange rates are
menacing our food supply. There
fore bills should be considered to
stimulate production and develop the
fishing industry.”
RECOMMENDATIONS.
The king's constructive recorimen
dations Included:
1. An enduring settlement of the
coal miners' controversy.
2, Alleviation of unemployment,
minimum wage, hours of employment
and insurance.
3. Health insurance.
i 4. An anti-duping measure to pro .
tect British goods.
5. Utilization of water power,
l 6. Reforms in the House of Lords.
The old pre-war pomp and spin
‘dor marked the opening. The scene
in the House of l.ords was given a
Ivivld dash of color by the jewels
and gowns of the peeresses in the
royal gallery and the uniforms of the
men.
King George and Queen Mary, at
| tired in royal robes, drove in state
to Parliament Building, accompanied
by the Prince of Wales,
‘ Intense national interest cemtered
upon the king’s address and the mo-
Imentous declaration of policy Premier
| Lloyd George was scheduled to de
!llver in the House of Commons later
in the day.
TO SPEAK ON IRELAND.
Before the House of Lords was
called to order it was generally ex
pected the king’'s speech would touch
upon the Irish situation, the German
promises to fulfill the peace treaty
terms, the financial crisis, the gen
eral industrial outlook and the un
finished business of the peace con
ference.
Premier Lloyd George was sched
uled to begin speaking in the House
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Radio Mystery
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Waves Laid to
Solar Storms
(By Universal Service.)
PARIS, Feb. 10.—The mys
terious signals recently
registered by the big Marconi
wireless stations are not from
Mars, Venus or the moon, but
are simply the echo of terrific
thunder during mammoth hur
ricanes in the solar regions,
Such is the verdict of the
French ministry of wireléess
service which has just concluded
a carefui investigation. The in
calculable power of the atmos
pheric upheavals going on
around the sun, the ministry's
report avers, permits the pro
jecting of electrical waves which
easily pierce the 20,000,000 miles
distance, and which render wire
less stations on our planet al
most useless while they last.
Lloyd George Declares England
Can Not Make Peace With .
Bolsheviki.
(By International News Service.)
| LONDON, Feb. 10.—Premier Lloyd
‘George, addressing the House of
Commons late this afternoon declared
that British forces would not be with
drawn from Ireland until “an alter
native machinery' has been set up.
The premier said that it was impos
sible to make peace with the bolshe
vik in Russia. ‘
“There is no one in Russia you can
treat with who represents the whole
people,” he declared.
Ridiculing the idea of a campaign
against Russia, the premier said, “you
could only surround them with a ring
of fire and singe them.” He declared
he was assured the bolshevik govern
ment wouvld not wage an offensive
war outside of Russian territory.
A rigid economy program was out
lined by the premier. He asserted
the next budget would more than bal
ance, |
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Bryan Blames G. 0. P. ‘
For Delay With Treaty
(By International News Service.)
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo., Feb.!
10—William J. Bryan in a letter
postmarked Miami, "la., and received
Tuesday by Ban M. Neale, State
chairman of the Democratic ecom
mittee, emphatically denounces the
Repyblicans in the United States
Senate for the ‘“treaty tie up.”
In a way, Bryan's letter, written to
explain why he was forced to refuse
the invitation to appear in the Third
Disrtict and speak in the interests of
the econgressional race of Mr. Milli
ken is the first reply to criticism
of his Jackson Day address in Wash
ington. In his letter Bryan charges
that the Republican reactionaries in
the Senate have kept the United
Jgates from “having the first presi
dent of the League of Nations.”
Great Driveon H .C. L.
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Will Opan in Chicago
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-—Labor
leaders, farmers and housewives will
begin a united attack against the
high cost of living Thursday in Chi
cago, when the All-American Farm
er-Labor Co-operative Congress will
open with a program outlining plans
for the greatest drive against prof
iteas in the history of the country.
The plans for the conference call
for the establishment of co-opera
tive projects owned and overated by
the works and farmers from news
paners to banks.
The delegates will represent labor
unions, farm organizations and wom
en's organizations from every sec
tion of the country.
Direct trading. co-oneraaive bank
ing and standardization of co-oDn
erative methodsswill be the three
main subjest discussed.
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Boston I= Near Crisis
In Shortage of Coal
(By International News Service.)
BOSTON, Feh. 10,-—~The coal short
age in Boston, intensified by another
gnowstorm, reached such alarmine
pronortions Tuesday that appeals
were made by Mayor Peters ahd
Governar Coolidme to Federal Direc
tor Railroad Hines. They informed
him by teleeram that the coal sup
nly was very !nY, with dange- of
the schonls bein® foreed to close.
and asked that fuel designated for
exnort he shivmeA bere
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Daring Delivery Plotted by Dick
Jester and Joe Webb—Planned
to Blast Oakland Camp.
Details of what was declared to be
a daring plot to shoot down the
guards and blow up the Oakland
conviet camp, in which white felony
convicts are confined, and liberate
the more than 100 prisoners, was re
vealed Tuesday in a sweeping inves
tigation put under way by Capt. A,
A. Clarke Jr., county conviet warden.
ailded by Solicitor John A. Boykin and
his investigators, following the con.
fiscation of dynamite, pistols, and
ammunition, and confessions said to
have been made to Captain Clarke.
Dick Jegter, confessed automobile
thier, and Joe Webb, life termer from
Floyd County, who a few weeks ago
made a spectacular escape in an
iau!omobile while they were at work
near Lakewood, were declared to be
’ringlenders in the plat. Three other
‘men, said to have been implicdted by
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the confessions of the convicts, were
locked in the Tower Saturday night
just after they had been caught by
city policemen breaking into a Bro
cery and Griffin's drug store at Gor
don street and Cascade avenue, West
End. Officials said this trio was be
lieved to have been on the way to
the convict camp to take part in the
projected delivery and that it was
their purpose to obtain supplies from
the store. The prisoners are Willie
Colson, Oscar Farrel! and Rudolph
Pressnell, g
FOURTH MAN ESCAPES.
A fourth man, who was with these
men in a stolen automobile, escaped,
but his arrest is believed imminent,
These four men, who, officials said,
were the outside aides of the convicts
and prime movers in the plot, were
in the ecar of Dr. E. C, Davis of 521
Spring street, which had been stolen
Saturday night shortly before the
attempted burglary in West End.
Guffin's store is directly on the route
to the Oakland Camp.
According to the confessions made
to Warden Clarke, it had been plan
ned that these men were to drive to
the convict camp, give a signal with
the automobile lights, and then the
delivery was to start. The reported
conspiracy was thwarted, however,
by the capture of Colson, Ferrell and
Presnell, and by the further fact
that convict officials had received in
formation as to the plot last Friday.
CAMP GUARDED.
Had the four alleged outside aldes
reached the convict camp Saturday
night, they would have a met witnu
a warm reception, and a battle no
doubt would have resulted. Captain
Clarke had a special cordon of
guards, all arm® with riot guns,
thrown about the convict camp, wait
ing for the automobile and the at
tempted delivery
According to Warden Clarke's in
formation, the delivery was sched-
uled for Friday or Saturday night,
and throughout both nights the arm
ed vigll was maintained, It was
not until Sunday that the convict
officials learned of the capture of
the Colson, Ferrell and Presnell with
the stolen automobile of Doctor
Davis. It was made known Tuesday
that the trio will be prosecuted on
charges both of automobile theft and
attempted burglary.
REVOLVERS FOUND.
The plot, officials believea, was
hatched primarily to bring about the
lberation of Dieck Jester and Joe
Webb, although two other convicts
were said to have veen directly in
volved, and it was thoughlit that an
attempt might have been made to
free all of the convicts,
The other two convicts implicated
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Issued Dally, and Entered as Second Class Matter at
the Postofice at Atlanta Under Act of March 3, 1379
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Liberty Week -
Proposed by
Congressman
(By Universal Service.)
WASH]NGTO.\'. Teb, 10.—As
a measure ‘“to offset bol
shevism and bourbonism,” Rep
resentative Baer of North Da
kota has introduced a resolution
in the House of Representatives
to instiute “Liberty Week,” dur
ing which time efforts could be
made for constructive Ameri
canism.
Police Station in Cork Captured‘
and Arms and Ammuni- i
; tion Taken, ‘
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(By International News Service.) |
LONDON, Feb. 10.—Two hundred
Sinn Feiners attacked and captured
the Castle Martyr police station.in
Corw, seizing a large quantity of arms
and ammunition, said a Central News
dispatch from Cork today.
Five Sinn Fein prisoners were be
ing detained in the police station
when the attack was made.
The British military authorities at
Cork have begun a vigorous search
for the ralders.
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Police Chief Quizzed
On Centralia Murder
(By International News Service.)
MONTESANO, Wash,, Feb. 10.—
Examination of Chief of Police A.
G. Hughes, of Centralia, will con
tinue today at the trial of the eleven
alleged I, W. W. charged with the
Armistice Day murders at Centralia.
Chief Hughes will be asked to
identify the guns used. The greater
part of the day will be given over
to the classification of exhibits and
attorneys will discuss the plans and
charts produced in court to show the
scene where the alleged crime hap
pened,
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Villa Led Capture
ey
of U. 8. Citizen, Report
(By International News Service.)
KL PASO, Texas, Feb. 10.—Latest
reliable news from Torreon Tuesday
disclosed the faet that Pancho Villa
personally commanded the raiders
which captured Joseph Askew, mana
ger of the San Fernando plantation of
the Tlahualio Cotton Company and
later raided the town of Gomez
Palacio and Laredo in Durango.
Askew, according to the advices, Is
still held for $20,000 rapsom.
Youngest Moonshiner
Escapes Florida Jail
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 10—
Oliver Beasley, 16, believed to be the
youngest moonshiner ever captured,
escaped Monday night from the
county hospital and is still at large.
Beasley was taken in the act of dis
tilling, with a crude apparatus. He
was sent to the hospital suffering
from. malaria.
Dr. Richard Orme Flinn,
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Flu’ Victim, Is Better
Dr. Richard Orme IFlinn, pastor of
the North Avenue Presbyterian
(‘hurch, who has been ill with influ
enza for the last several days wasy
reported late Tuesday afternoon to
be improving. His physiclans state
he will most probably be able so be
out agdin within a few days.
: DEPUTY SWORN IN.
Charles W. Frazier, recently ap
pointed a deputy United States mar
shal, was sworn into office Tuesday
meorning. Mr. Frazier formerly was
cerk of the Stephens County Supe
rior court,
FIRST WINNER
Limerick Number 1 award
by The Georgian is an
nounced on Page —, Sec
ond News Section.
Fifty doltars in gold for
the ‘‘best last line.”’
Haven't you tried the
game !
Every week day there's a
new limerick in The Geor
gian and SSO awarded daily
for each ‘‘best last line.”’
'MORNING]
"EDITION |
Admiral, Before Senate Commit<
tee, Ridicules Daniels for Dece
orating Officer Who Lost Ships
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, ¥eb. 10.—fresi<
dent Wilson was informed of the al=
leged statements derogatory to the
American army made by .Admiral
Sims, Representative Byrnes of South
Caroline Tuesday told the Senate
subcommittee investigating medal
awards.
“1 was so impressed with the a.t-‘
titude of Admiral Sims that 1 in-!
formed the President so that he,
might act accordingly,” Representa=
tive Byrnes said.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb, 10.—Injection
of a ‘“defeatist germ” into the navy
by Secretary of the Navy Daniels
was charged today by Admiral Sims
before the Senate subcommittee in
vestigating medal awards.
“What is the use of spending mile
lions for battleships if you are going
'to offer special awards for the offi«
cers who sink them?” Sims asked.
Sims was speaking of the award of
a distinguished service cross hfi
Daniels to Commander Bagley, who'
lost his ship. Bagley is a brother-in=
law of Daniels.
When Sims entered the room 200,
society women of Washington stood
and cheered.
Sims denied statements attributed
by Daniels to Representative .
of South Carolina that he (Sims)
declared the army had fallen dm
“I told Byrnes the story and -& ‘
he would hear it often, but not to
believe it,” Sims said. : S
BYRNES TO FACE SIMS.
Rear Admiral Sims will be faced
by Representative Byrnes, Dmoflt.é
of South Carolina, when the Senate
subcommittee Investigating medat
awards resumes its hearings late this
afterncon. Byrnes will be -M,fi‘g
the committee to recite a conversa=
tion he, Senator Carter Glass Ofm"”
ginia and Representative Whaley fi
South Carolina had with Sims im
Paris in October, 1918. This conver=
sation, which Sims does “not remem
ber clearly,” but denies as -to ll.c‘tfl.g
was recited by Byrnes on the floor
of the House several days ago. §
Senator Hale, Republican, of uunw«
issued a call at noon for the appear=.
ance of Byrnes, Glass and Whaley “‘é
the suggestion of Senator Pittman,:
Democrat, of Nevada, also amn.’qu_fi
of the subcommittee, : g
“The charges that pro-British
statements or anti-American state-'
ments were made by Admiral w
are grave and should he gone into
thoroughly,” Senator Pittman said,
SAYS VIEWS STATED WRONG,
“I have read the testimony of the
secretary of the navy before the com=-.
mittee on February 3, Simg contin=
ued. “This testimony is very sur=
prising in that, in a number of im=.
portant instances, it is in error im
stating my views as to awar -in
some of these instances 1 even find
myself in entire accord with Mr.
Daniels. 23
“For example, Mr. Danlels sta
that ‘he would never approve a dis
parity between awards given men
who served on shore as compared
with the men who went to sea.’ Im
this 1 agree with him most cordially. |
The commitiee will doubtless remem- |
ber that in giving y testimony on this
very point I sought to emphasize it:
by requesting that it be printed im'
italicized- capitals in red ink, Doubt
less that part of my testimony has
escaped Mr. Daniels’ attention. = |
AWARD FIGURES., 4
“It has showed that I had recom~"
mended for awards about 3 per cent
of all of the officers serving ashore |
and about 14 per cent, or nearly five
times as many, of all those serving |
at sea, The percentage of sea offi«
cers refers to all the officers :
were not serving on shore. Some of |
these did not actually go' to ,
though serving on board ships. =
“The following approximate ures
will show very clearly that, in} -
ment with Mr. Daniels, Tdo n ‘a P
prove a disparity between
given mecn who served on shore as
compared with the men who ng
to sea.’' %
NO. 177.