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VOL. XVIII 24-Hour{ 4sl Thivemai News | Service
BAITAIN FEARS 11 S SHIPPING CHALLENGE
HOOVER DECLINES TO COMMIT HIMSELF TO DEMOCRACY;
- SENATE TO HECKLE WILSON OVER NEW APPOINTMENTS
' '
esults of His Refusal to Line Up
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With Democrats Waited With
b .
Interest—Friends See Chance
- Developments 1n the agitation to
induce the subcommittee of the State
}Demoora.ti-c Executive Committee to
place the name of Herbert Hoover on
the ballot in the presidential primary
of April 20 were awaited eagerly by
Democratic leaders Thursday, follow
ing receipt by Secretary Hiram L.
Gardner of Eatonton of a telegram
from Mr. Hoover, that he ‘“had not
béen identified with the Demoecratic
party before the war.” and that “he
did not intend” to file his name in
the Georgia contest.
This message from Mr. Hoover was
conptrued by Democrats generally to
medn he has put the fight squarely
up to his friends in this State, and
declined to commit himself to the
Democratic party.
‘While no definite move had been
made Thursday, it was believed the
principal backers of the former food
administrator, including the Dem
ocrats who filed the original petition
with the subcommittee for placing
his name on the ballot, would at once
renew their insistence that this name
g 0 before the voters of Georgia in
the primary. It was pointed out that
Mr. Hoover did not place any ban,
whatever, on the activities of his
friends in Georgia, or elsewhere., He
simply made it plain that, because of
the fact that he had not been a party
man, he personally would not ask the
Democratic committee to give him a
place on the Georgia ballot.
HOOVER’'S MESSAGE.
Mr. Hoover, in stating his position
as a non-party man, explained that
his connection with the government
in the war was “solely a war segv
ige.” This telegram follows:
New York, Feb. 26, 1920,
Hon. Hiram L. Gardner,
Secretary State Democratic Execu
tive Committee.
Eatonton, Ga,
1 feel confident that it is not nec
essary to dwell at length upon my
gratitude to you for the honor im
plied in your letter of February 22.
.1 especially appreciate it, since I
was not identified with the Dem
ocratic party before the war, and my
official connection with the govern
ment has been solely a war service,
and consequently not of a partisan
character,
I have not been able to persuade
myself at all that any real public
service will be performed by injecting
myself into the race for the nomina
tion to the greatest honor at the dis
posal of the American people,
Therefore, aside from any other
reason, 1 do not intend to file my
name,
HERBERT HOOVER.
The telegram from Mr. Hoover
came in response to the letter of in
quiry written to him by Secretary
Gardner by direction of the subcom
mittee. It was in answer to the
question as to whether he wished to
qualify as a “Democrat” and have his
name placed on the Georgia ballot.
F LYNT SEES NO HOPE.
q"hlx action by the sub-committee
followed published statements of Mr.
Hoover, in which he declined to align
himself with either party. It was
based on a rule of the sub-commit
tee that provides “the name of any
Democrat may be placed on the pres
fdential ballot on petition of 100 or
more citizens, or by his own appli
cation,” Members of the sub-com
mittee held that, unless Mr, Hoover
should qualify by declaring himu«lf\
a Democrat, his name could not go
on the ballot under the terms of this
rule.
Chalirman J. J. Flynt of Griffin,
chairman of the State Democratic
Executive Committee, In a statement
on the situation, made it plain the
message of Mr. Hoover eliminates
him from the Georgla econtest, and
indicated this removes the last hope
that his name might have been placed
én the hallot Chalrman Flynt said
the Democratic party in Georgla
would place itgelf in an absurd posi
tion should it throw open the doors
and allow the Demacratic ticket to
carry names of men who absolutely
dacliae @ be classed as Democrats,
‘B f March;
eiwarq of March; :
I'm Hitting Good,
.
Says Prof, Snider
By DUDLEY GLASS.
March will maks its entrance next
Monday “roaring like a lion,” ac
cording to Prof. Albert L. Snider,
| the celebrated Griffin prognostica
tor, and householders are warned
to order an extra ton of coal.
Professor Snider Thursday mailed
The Georgian a marked copy of his
March forecast as published in his
justly famous 1920 almanac, with
the remark that he finds no reason
to amend his prediction at this date.
“l sent you the March weather
forccast, but not knowing whether
you received it or not, so I send it
again as the readers of The Geor
gian get so that they look for my
wealher predictions. My weather
predictions are hitting mighty good
this year,” writes the professor. “I
predicted Februar ywould be wet
and it has been very wet. I pre
dict that the farmers won't do
much plowing until after the 20th
of March. Now let us watch and
see.
“P, B.—As to the piece that I sent
you entitled “My Views on Relig
fon,” and my Horiscope you can
leave them out or publish them-—
do just as you please, for the main
thing the people want to see is the
weather forecast.”
The detailed March forecast of
Professor Snider, taken from the
almanac which went to pr¥ss about
Christmas .time, follows: .
Maurch will come in roaring like
‘ a lion. March 1, fair and windy; 4,
- rain followed by a cold wave; 6,
~ fair and warmer; 8, rain, followed
i by colder weather; 10, fair and
~ wleasant; 12, rain, followed by cold
~ wave; 14, warmer weather; 16, un
~ settled weather; 19, warmer weath
er; 20, rain and colder; 23, fair and
pleasant; 25, rainstorm with wind
and thunderstorms, followed by
inuch cooler weather; 27, fair; 30,
rain and cooler.’
President Signs New
‘ Bill on oil Lea:u’ny|
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb, 26.—President
Wilson Wednesday signed the oil land
leasing bill, making provisions for the
leasing of government owned oil and
mineral lands.
The bill upon becoming law opens
up large oil and mineral lands and
large numbers of claims are expect
ed to be filed immediately.
Reports reaching Washington in
dicate that many prospectors are al
ready on the ground ready to file
olaims.
The bill provides for the leasing of
government tracts to prospectors, im
posing royalties on production.
The royalties will be divided, 10 per
cent to the government, 37 1-2 per
cent to the State and 52 1-2 per cent
to the reclamaion fund. The bill was
first introduced in its present form
abbut six years agß. Legislation
aiming to open the government lands
for entry has been before Congress
for ten years,
Government Rushing
Case Against Newberry
(By International News Service.)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb, 26—
Hurrying into the court records. the
admission of 50 of the 123 defendants
made before the grand jury occupled
a portion of today's session of the
Newberry vote fraud and conspiracy
trial, in line with the government's
efforts to rush its case to a conclu
sion.
These and the statements of fifty
more witnesses are expected to end
the case for the government. It Is
hoped this will be accomplished by
Saturday or Monday.
John C. Olmstead Is
Dead at 68 Years
(By International News Service.)
BROOKLINE, Mass., Feb, 20—
John C, Olmstead, landscape artist
and designer of park systms in
many cities, died Wednesday aged 68
years., He designed the parks of
Chicago, Leouisville, Milwaukee, Scat
tle and Spokane, as well as public
grcundg at the Chicago World Wair
and other exhibitions, He was a
graduate of Yale,
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Hitchcock Agrees to Resort to
Conference as Final Means of
Holding His Bolting Partisans.
By J. MART CAMPBELL,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. S.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—A “last
diteh” conference of Democratic sen
ators to discuss the peace treaty sit
uvation will be called by Senator
Hitchcock, the administration lead
er, but not until the Democratic side
is again face to face with the alter
native of accepting or rejecting a
resolution of ratification embodying
the I.odge reservations.
By agreeing to this plan of final
action, Hitchcock was able today to
patch up a truce with the growing
number of Democrati¢ senators who
ara “bolting” his leadership and
threatening to support the T.odpe
reservation program as the only
means left to get the treaty ratified
at all
Senator Lodge, Republican lead
er, was to call up the treaty again
in the Senate today to keep it there
until it is ratified or rejected in the
next week or two.
He was adamant in his purpese to
assent to no modification of the long
disputed reservations involving
Article X and the Monroe Doectrine,
although he was not unwilllng to
reach an agreement with Hitchcock
that they should be acted on after
the rest of the Lodge reservations are
gotten out of the way.
It is l.odge's .intention to compel
final action on each of the remaining
thirteen reservations, one by one,
| with whatever changes are proposed,
just as he forced a “shofWwdown” on
tha first, that involving the with
drawal of the United States from the
League of Nations, on Saturday last.
It was then the Democratic side be
gan to show a marked disposition to
“break” away from Hitcheock's lead
wrship and toward Lodge's program.
Considerable doubt still existed to
day on both sides as to whether the
defection of Democratic senators was
sufficiently widespread to provide
enongh votes to insure ratification.
Hiteheoek professed confidence in his
ability to hold enough administration
senators together to the lass to pre
vent acceptance of the unmodified
Article X and Monroe Doctrine res
ervations by the Democratic side.
The plan to which Hitcheock
agreed, is when the “last ditch” of
the treaty fight is reached-—ratifica
tion or rejection—after each of the
Lodge reservations is acted on singly,
and it is up to the Senate to vote
on the mcollectively as part of the
resolution of ratification, a confer
}mce of Democratic senators will be
held ‘
At that conference it will be de
'('id(-d. if possible, what course the
‘Democratic side is to pursue with re
gard to the resolution or ratification
containing the Lodge reservations,
amended or in the original form, as
the Senate may again adopt them.,
Taft a Dark Horse,
Wilcox Believes
(By International News Service.)
DETROIT, Feb, 26— Wiliam R.
Wilcox, once chairman of the Re
publican National Committee, in an
interview here Wednesday sald he
believed that ex-President Willlam
Howard Taft was the dack horse m!
the Republican presidential cam
paign, although his name had not
been mentioned in that connection.
“I personally would not support
any of the present Republican can
didates,” sald Ms. Wilocox. “They ulll
have their good points but I believe
each will go to the Chicago conven
uon with no advantage over any
other candidate. The question of
preference will have to be settled
there and Mr. Taft stands as good a
chance as any of them " 1
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1920.
AU“PTEUS"N;
AG[" 3;“'[s
Child, Popularly Known Arcund
the U. S. Capitol, Succumbs
to lllness of a Few Days.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, TFeb. 26.—Little
3-year-old Morrison Marshall, adopt
ed son of Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall, died at 6:45 this morning,
after an illness of several days.
He was never legally adopted by
the Vice President, although he had
been a member of the family more
than two years,
Son of an obscure family, little
Clarence Ignatus Morrison attraced
the attention of Mrs. Marshall when
his mother brought him to a tene
ment meeting in which the wife of
the Vice President was interested.
Mrs. Marshall became attached to
the little chap and frequently “bor
rowed” him and took him to the
Marshall suite in a hotel here. The
Vice President became fond of the
boy and the mother of the child
consented to its being taken into the
Marshall family,
That the mother might be near her
child, Mrs, Mapshall secured em
ployment for her in the hotel where
little Morrison lived with the Vice
ll’x‘midellt.
WELL CARED FOR.
~ In their hotel apartment here the
Vice President and his wife had a
special kitchenette installed, a
trained nurse was given charge of
ih’ttle Morrison and he became famous
as one of the most handsome babies
)in Washington. 4
| Wherever the Vice President and
ers. Marshall were seen during the
‘daytime, Morrison was generally seen
also, The Vice President frequently
took the little chap and his nurse
with him when he went to the capitol
and often when he had a few minutes
to spare before opening the Senate
‘the Vice President spent it playing
on the capitol lawn with the little fel
low. }
SAND PILE IN HOTEL, |
The Marshalls moved to a subur-i
ban hotel last year, thinking to bene
fit their small ward. Here on a hixh\
balcony they had a special playroom
fitted up with a sand pile installed ()nl
the balcony of a modern hotel.
Little Morrison became one of tho]
“celebrities” of Washington and he
was known to statesmen and (hnlo-'
mats of high rank. Me was en ener
getic child and had been in good
health up to a few weeks ago. Suns
day his condition became serious and
Vice President Marshall canceled en
gagements for a speaking tour and
returned hurriedly to Washington,
Specialists from Johns Hopkins Hos
pital were called in.
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
were constantly at the bedside of the
boy during his illness and until his
death.
SUB TREASURIES ABOLISHED.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The
House yesterday adopted the pro
viston In the legislative :u»pmprin-l
tion bill abolishing the sub treas
urie and transferring the ;n-rnonm-l‘
to the Federal Reserve Board.
Winner of SSOO Essay
Contest To Be Announced
The name of the winner of the Washington’s birthday
essay that won SSOO for less than a thousand words, to
gether with the names of the hundred other contestants
who will be presented with silver medals, will appear in
Laugh Costs
.
Life; Insults
Poor Dancer
(By ' International News Service)
EW YORK, Feb, 26—A
N laugh cost the life of Ralph
Caldron, a Porto Rican sales
man early today.
Caldron laughed at the danc
ing of Pedro Hemida, Mexican.
Caldron was stabbed. He died
in the ambulance
“I was insulted,” Ermida told
the police. *“He laughed at my
dancing.”
Russian Rulers Also Said to Seek
Peace With Japan and
- .
Roumania.
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Feb. 26—The Rissian
societ government has sént notes to
the United States, Japanyand Rou
mania offering peace, nld‘l wireless
dispatch from Moscow today.
President Wilson’s Adriatic note
was taken up for detailed considera
tion when the council of premiers
met today
The premiers have decided not to
reveal the terms of the Turkish
treaty until the work is completed, it
is understood.
Premier Millerand of France left
for Paris this afternoon.
Adriatic Correspondence
To Be Made Public
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—The
Adriati¢ correspondence bhetween the
President and the Enténte premiers
will be made public tomorrow morn
ing, it was announced today after a
conference between Acting Secretary
of State Polk and Secretary Tumulty.
Polk Predicts Soviet
‘Trade Relations Soon
% (By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb, 26.—Business
relations will be opened between
soviet Russia and the allied countries
within a short time, Acting Secretary
of State Polk predicted today at he
‘White House,
He stated that.he had not yet seen
the reported peace offer, which Lon
don dispatches declared soviet Russia
had forwarded to this country. White
House officials said the peace offer
had not arrived there,
While there is every indication that
business relations will be established
with soviet Russia, the United States
will not develop much trade with|
Russia, in the opinion of Mr, I’nlk,%
because Russia has little gold and
the exchange rate will be unfavorable, ‘
The only trade that is likely to "um'“
to this country s that which is by
barter.
Johnson’s Petition Is
, .
Filed in Oregon
(By IP%ternational News Service.)
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 26--United
States Senator Hiram W. Johuson
of California, is the sole formal can
didate for the Republicaa nomina
tion for President of the United
States in Oregon,
Senator Johnson's name was offi
cially placed before the people of
Oregon when Sanfield McDonald of
Portland uppnurc-rl at the m-(-rn'(:lr\"
of state’s office and presented the
nomination petition.
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| Fireworks Also Expected When
’ Nomination of Crane as En
voy to China Before Senate.
PR |
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—The
quarrel between President Wilson
an antagonistic Congress is expected
to break out in a new pfa(‘e as soon
as the name of Bainbridge Colby; the
newly appointed secretary of state,
comes up before the Senate for
confirmation.
It was predicted at the capitol to
day the Senate not enly may take
Its .own time to confirm the appointee
but the ‘President's political enemies
would seize the opportunity to attack
him from a new angle.
l The name of Charles R. Crane, re
cently announced at minister to
China, is likewise before the Senate,
and in congressional circles it is
said his confirmation will not go
through any more smoothly than
that of the new secretary.
Senator Philander Knox, Republi
can of Pennsylvania, was secretary
of state under Taft at the time of
Crane's first appointment as United
States representative in the Orient
and was instrumental in baving the
new minister racalled before he had
reached his post.
Now, in the Senate he will be
called upon, along with other Re
publicans, to pass upon Crane, ap
[puinted again, this time by a Demo
cratic President.
’ Comment among Democrats is fav
‘orable and that both Colby and
Crane will ultimately be confirmed,
‘is nowhere seriously disputed. Never
‘theless, considerable bittl&‘ness is ex
pressed in the camp of the Presi
dent's political enemies and it be
lieved here that before confirmation
'is finally voted there will be some
lively popping off of steam,
Polk to Remain
In Washington
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—“1 in
tend to stick around and help the
President all T can,” said Acting Sec
retary Polk today, commenting on
reports that he would resign after
Bainbridge Colby takes office as
secretary of state,
“l have no announcement to make,”
said Mr. Polk, who called at the
White House to confer with Secre
tary Tumulty. He indicated, how
ever, that he still desired to leave
official life as soon as he could do
80 with the consent of the President,
Cold Weather Will ‘
Moderate Friday
The extremely cold weather in At
lanta will moderate Friday afternoon,
according to the weather man,
Thursday morning the thermomete:
went to 26 degrees at 6 o'clock, com
pared with 24 degrees at the same |
time Wednesday morning. The tvm-\
perature will be about the same Fri
day morning, said Mr. Herrmann, |
with a break In the cold wave during
the afternoon,
The weather for three or four days
after that will be moderately cold
and clear, Mr. Herrmann sald,
Trouser Burglar Busy;
Anxiety Among Men
(By Universal Service.)
GREENWICH, (onn.,, Feb, 26.—A
“trouser burglar” has visited seven
homes and taken trousers, money and
Jewelry from each,
It Is feared if the thefts continue
the male population will have t) stay
home from work one of these days.
EVENING |
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Issued Dadly, and Entered as Second Class Matter at
the Postoffice at Atlanta Under Act of March 3, 1879
' |First Sea Bank
| On Board the
:‘ ‘I t ’
| mperator
' (By Universal Service.)
L(!.\'l)()f\', Feb. 26~The for
mer German liner Imper
ator, now flying the British flag,
‘ is on the way to New York, hav
| |ing the' first “sea bank" on
[' board. It is a branch of the
| London City and Midland Bank
and has offices both in the first
and second class. Business con
sists mainly of foreign exchange
transactions,
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Man Taken at Milledgeville
Charged With Complicity in
Vidalia Slaying.
| MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., Feb. 26—
Just as he drove up in a blood
stained new Overland car, Lee Curry,
a young white man living near the
State sanitarium, was arrested here
yvesterday afternoon the charge of
complicity in the murder of Burley
Phillips of Vidalia.
The charge was made by Sheriff
Tom McCleod of Toombs County.
Curry denied the accusation, say
ing the blood stains on the car were
caused by his killing a calf,
Curry Will Be
‘Taken to Vidalia
VIDALIA, Ga., Feb. 26.—Lee Curry
has been arrested in Milledgeville on
the charge of complicity in the mur
\dwr of Burley Phillips, whose body
was found buried in a pasture in the
southern part of Toombs County
Tuesday. Sheriff McCleod is bring
ing him to Vidalia.
Phllips had left his home last
Thursday in a new Oyerland car
which he was taking to Jacksonville
to sell. Curry was here on a vaca~
tion at the time, and was seen driv
ing a car similar to Phillips’ on the
day the body was found. It is said
he had been seen driving the car for
several days.
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Jewel-bound ‘Chaucer 1
»
Will Be Brought to U. S.‘
(By Universal Zervice.) |
PARIS, Feb., 26.—A jowvhbound]
Keinscott edition of Chaucer, \'u!-}
ued at $5 000, is abou! (0 be taker to
America by Charles J. Sawyer, a
London dealer,
The binding of the rare volume s
decorated with 109 garnets, 27 ruhEv.),'
15 amethysts, one sapphire and 82
ather stones, ‘
ins SSO in Gold
It didn't take a housewife
long to figure out what
would happen if the hens
went on strike,
Do you recall the limerick
about the hens and the
threatened walkout? It
was No. 14 and the ‘‘best
last line'’ to it appears in
the Georgian today.
An Atlanta woman won
No. 14 and she gets SSO
in gold for writing the | |
few words that appealed I
to the judges. !
The news of this latest
writer of the ‘‘best last
line’" and still another in
completed limerick ap
pear elsewhere in this
edition,
Try your hand at rhym
ing.
NO. 189,
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England, Pushed for Lead, Sees
Threatening Possibilities in
the U. S. Merchant Marine.
By ROBERT J. PREW,
Staff Correspondent Universal Service
* LONDON, Feb. 26.—England is in
dread lest America wrest from her
the supreme position in world ship
ping. » |
England does not consider the
present policy of the United States
Shipping Board and of her own do
minions ‘“fair competition.”
England also fears America may
ultimately capture the world's coal
trade.
These facts were brought out in an
address by W. J. Noble before the
Chamber of Shipping of the United
Kingdom, of which he is president. He
sald: .
“The rise of the American mercan
tile fleet Is one of the world facts
arising from the war.
GROWING STRENGTH.
“It would be a profound mistake
]to underestimate its growing
| strength. It probably will not con
tinue at its recent rate of progress,
lhuz the shipbuilding potentialities of
the United States justify the Ameri
cans in hoping ultimately to occupy
the supreme position.
“They are now, as in the midgle of
| the last century, following closely
’upon Great Britain’s heels.
5 “T have faith in my own country
| men as shipbuilders and ship own
| ers. Britain is prepared to meet any
!fu.i!‘ competition. But no one can re
'gnn] the present policy of the United
&Stmes Shipping Board and that of:
|nur own dominions as fair competi
tion.
'BUILD AT ANY COST.
5 “The policy of each is to build up a
mercantile marine at any cost, rely
iing upon the national purpose to
make good any’ deficiency, which isa
| serious menace to private enterprise.”
;’ In voicing his fear that America
' might captire the world's coal trade,
| Mr.. Noble said America was now
putting coal aboard steamers at 30
shillings a ton, as against England’'s
figure of 100 shillings. ' The diserep
ancy, he said, was due largely to the
fact only 8 per cent of British coal is
cut by machinery, while America is
cutting 50 per cent of her output me-,
chanically. The American miner, he.
added, is producing two and a half
times the quantity put out by the.
British miner. .
England Exporting :
Much to America ,
(By Universal Service.)
LONDON, Feb. 26.—“ England ' s’
now sending large cargoes to Amer
fea,” says the Times, “The greatest
change has takem place in the North
Atlantic trade during the last few
months. British shipments include
consignments of wool and other re
exported commodities, also substan
tial quantities of manufactured ar
ticles. On the other hand, the space
on vessels leaving from the United
States to England ‘now much exceeds
the demand.”
As a result of the unfavorable ex
change situation as affecting pound
sterling, a movement was set afoot
throughout Britain -recently, - under
officlal inspliration and guidance, to
reduce to the minimum the importa
tions from America while mcr.enllng
to the maximum all exports to this
country, in the hope of thus steady
ing the exchange.
PICTURE BRIDES BARRED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 25.—Consul
General A, Ohta of Japan announced
here \V(-dnenda){ tha:w;h;o J:D‘#::
fi‘.’f.fi??fi"}?fi.-figmfl;fir “pleture rfllfl"
to the United States hereafter, The,
ruling Is effective today.