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HOKE SMITH ASSAILS HITCHCOCK IN DEBATE ON TREATY;
RAILROAD BILYL TO BE ATTACKED AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Georgia Senator Charges Hitch
cock W:th Joining Forces of
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Irreconcilables—Ciash Ensues
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By GEORGE H. MANNINGQ,
Wasghington Correspondent of The
] Georgian.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Senator
Hitcheoek, Democratic leader for the
peace treaty in the Senate, was open~
ly charged by Senator Hoke Smith
of Georgia, during the treaty debate
i\ the Senate, with offering amend
ments which he knew would be
killed.
“This ‘lmost amounts to joining
with the irreconcilables in hindering
action,” declared Senator Smith.
The “flare up” which startled the
Senate is the result of bitter feeling
‘which has been growing between
Senator Hitchcock and Smith for
several weeks, arising from Senator
Smith’'s lack of sympathy with the
Democratic leader regarding the
treaty.
The widening of the breach be
tween the Georgia senator and Hitch
cock was prevented by Senator Lodge
moving to adjourn.
The Senate was discussing Lodge
reservation No. 4, which reserves to
the United States exclusive right to
decide what questions are within its
domestic jurisdiction and declaring
them to be purely within its jurisdic
tion. Hitcheock, after much debate
offered a substitute which Senator
Brandegee said was an amendment
and not a 'reservation,
VOTED LAST NOVEMBER.
Senator Smith also said it was an
amendment and that he was opposed
to it. Whereupon Senator Hitchcock
said Senator Smith had voted for the
same reservation last November.
This Senator Smith denied. Senator
Hitchcock then presented the Con
gressional Record showing that the
amendment had been offered last No
vember and confirming his assertion
that Senator Smith -had- voted for it.
Senator Smith confronted with the
record bearing ocut Hitchcock'’s asser
tion deciared he did not, however, re
member having veted for it, but said
that in the last hours of the Novem
ber discussion “it was glmply impos
gible 'to appreciate the full extent of
the provisions read only at the desk
and mot read otherwise,
The Hitchcock reservations offered
in November, Senator Smtih sald,
amounted only to a committee report,
and he voted for them only to bring
the matter back to the Senate.
WON'T BE BOUND.
“Before voting in favor of them,
however, I called attention to the
fact that we could not be bound by
them,” continued Senator Smith,
“but would amend and perfect them
after the report was made.
“1 should be willing to gee a reser
vation of that character added to the
Jeague now, but do not think it wise
to amend the original document, We
have all conceded that reservations
are the only mode by which we can
proceed; Senator Hitchcock has no
hope that the Senate will vote for
such an amendment now, and to pre
sent it as a substitute for a reserva
tion I 8 to offer something he knows
will be killed, and almost amounts ,o
joining with the irreconciliables in
hindering action”
Hitcheock was on his feet instantly
to give vigorous reply to Smith, But
Senator Lodge, wishing to prevent
a spirited clash, moved to adjourn,
and it was carried. |
Democrats Switch ;
To Republican Side |
By JAMES R, NOURSE, \
Staff Correspondent Universal Service
WASHINGTON, Feb, 21.—The
Lodge reservation to the pemce treaty
-which prohibits the acceptance by
the United States of A mandate over
any other natlon without an affirma-
Cmtw“\uo 8, Column 5.
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Girl of 6, Shot by
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Brother, 8; Death Is
~ln the children’s ward at Grady
Hospital little Mamie Jordan, 5, lies
moaning with pein, a bullet hole
through both lungs, while out at
her home, 909 Hast Fair street, her
brother, Allon, 8, asks anxiously of
~ his mother: “Will sister die?™
Late Thursday afternoon Alton
found a .22 automatic rifle belong
ing to an older member of the fam
ily and decided to find out how it
worked, Mamie, who was across the
room, stooping over buttoning her
shoes, was shot. She was rushed to
Grady Hospital immediately and
doctors there say there is very lit
tle hope for her recovery.
Out at the little home in East
Fair, Alton brokenheartedly tells
~ his mother that he did not mean
“'to hurt hig sister and begs that she
~ forgive him. The mother, Mrs. J.
- H. Jordan, tries hard to console
~ him through her grief, :
- Mamie, between spasms of pain,
~ begs to be taken back home,
Thermometer Registers 18 Friday
Morning—Crest of Atlanta’s
Cold Wave Reached.
The crest of Atlanta's cold wave
was reached at 6 o'clock Friday
morning when the official thermome
ter at the weather bureau registered
18 degrees. Observer C. F. von Herr
mann says it will be about 30 de
grees Saturday morning and above
freezing Sunday with warmer weath
er thereafter.
The lowest temperatureé recorded
in Atlanta Thursday was 26 degrees.
This was thought to be the lowest
the cold wave would bring, but an
unexpected drop occurred during the
night
Observer von Herrmann reports
fair and cold all over the United
States with a slackening of the winds
in the Atlanta section. These will
shift to the south during the next
twenty-four hours bringing about a
rise-in the temperature.
Reports from Florida stations indi
cate a maximum temperature of 32
at Jacksonville Friday morning with
a frost. This cold may continue in
that State twenty-four hours longer
with little indications, however, that
the frui and vegetable crops will be
damaged.
Waycross Proposes to
Have a Country Club
WAYCROSS, Feb, 27-~A oountry
club for Waycross is proposed. A
committee has been selected, con
gisting of L. L. Harvard, chalrman; J.
R. Whitman, W. D. O'Quinn, 8. G.
Coleman and Walter Lee to secure a
membership list for the club and to
select a suitable site.
200 Great Lakes Sailors
Pass Through Atlanta
More than 200 saflors from the
Oreat Lakes Training Station passed
through Atlanta Thursday night en
route to Charleston, 8. C,
They are going to the Atlantic port
to put in commission several destroy.
ors,
THE WEATHER,
Forecast—Fair, warmer, to
night and Saturday.
Temperatures—6 a. m, 18; 8
a/ m., 21; 10 a. m,, 26; 12 noon,
31.
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Conference by Italy and Slavs on
Fiume Considered Only Way to
Settle Entire Adriatic Muddle.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Accept
ance of President Wilson's proposal
for the settlement of the Adriatic
problem by a conference between
Ttaly and Jugo-Blavia, is hoped for
by officials here who are today
anxiously awaiting the reply of the
allied premiers to the President's
latest note. The reply is understood
to have left London last night and
should be in the hands of the Presi.
dent today, Ly e b %
[ Hopes for settlement of the entire
Adriatic controversy by ' teopening
‘negotiations between Italy and Jugos
Slavia were strengthened here by
reports from Paris that the quick
reply of the allied premiers was due
to the action of Premier Nitti of
Italy in agreeing to reopen negotia
tions with Foreign Minister Trum
bitch of Jugo-Slavia.
This is accepted here as almost
ceriain proof Lloyd George and Pre
mier Millerand have” nofified the
President they will “wh”
action in the .Adriatic lem until
the proposed conference between Nit
ti and Trumbitch has been completed.
The quick reply interpreted here
as an acceptance of the President's
proposal, and it is understood the
Italian governmeént is willing to hold
'a conference with Jugo-Slavia in an
attempt to reach an agreement. If
ithe proposal for a conference is ac
cepted and it fails to reach an agree
'ment satisfactory to ‘the United
States, Great Britain and France,
‘then Ttaly and - Jugo-Slavia must
stand by the proposals made by the
‘other allled ‘countries.
ONE WAY OOUT.
~ The proposéd :Juib-a’hvh-lullu
conference was the only hope held
out here today for an amicable set
‘tlement of the entire gituatioh, for in
the entire exchange of notes it
Joomed up as the one possible way
out, since President Wilson and the
entente premiers have shown no dis
position to swerve, _
President Wilson's flat statement,
however, that such a conference
could not agree as to the disposition
of territory other than that which in
rectly concerns either Italy or Jugo
‘Slavia, brought some pessimism, for
there were many high officials here
who believed neither of the countries
concerned in the Adriatic cofitroversy
would be able to reach an agreement
unless they were given additional
concessions,
NOTES SHARPLY WORDED.
The publication of the notes and
memoranda bearing upon the dispute
between Italy ‘and Jugo-Slavia, re
vealing a certain frankness, not to
say sharpness of language used by
President Wildon, as well as the
French and British premiers, has
proved as much of a sensation iln
}pol"ical circles here as was the orig
inal news over the crisis In the
Adriatic,
That the Unted States is still hesi
tating to enter he League of Na
tions appear a certainty, for in the
last Anglo-French note theer is nu!
ceding of ground to the President, |
while In the latter’s reply, to Prime |
Ministers Lloyd (leorge and Mille
rand. he fiatly states that he has “po |
cholice but to maintain the position
he has all along taken” as regards |
the settlement of the dispute over the |
Dalmatian coast. ’
Text of Notes 3
Is Made Public ‘
(By Universal Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27~"The
government of the United States
stands pat.”
This was the official cons‘ruction
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‘Kenyon Offers Measure in the
i Senate—Says British Debt to
America Would Make Deal Easy
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(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb, 27.—Negotia
tions with Great Brifain with a view
to the Unitéd States acquiring the
Bermuda Islands !s provided in a res
olution introduce din the Senate to
‘day by Senator Kenyon, Republican,
lowa.
' “The Bérmuda Istads are situated
between the United States and the
r'Vlrtln Islands. They are in a strage
’gic position,” Senator Kenyon sald.
~ "At present the British government
is indebted to us and I feel it would
be the proper time to open negotia
tions if we feel we wish to acquire
the islands.”
Final Decree Entered
In Packers’ Settlement
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Final de
cree was entered today In the Su
preme Court of the District of Co
lumbia, dissolving the unrelated in
dustries of the large packers. The
decree was in accoradnce with an
agreement reached between Attorney
General Palmer and the “big five.”
The pact between Attorney General
Palmer and the packers which lls
bound by the decree entered today is
in lieu of the prosecution of the
packers which was planned by the
department of justice. Chief Justice
McCoy entered the decree, at the re
quest of the attorney general.
DISSOLUTION ORDER BEATEN.
WASHINGTON, Feb, 27-—The hid
den stock ownership of the Chicago
stockyards property will defeat en
forcement of the dissolution agree
ments of the packers properties en
tered into by Attorney General Pal
mer with the meat packers, Federal
Trade Commissioner Colver told the
House Commerce Committea, Col
ver sald promises had been made to
Congress this stock ownership would
be explained and the names of the
owner of the stock given, but the
promises had not been kept. Armour
and Company had filed & gtnfm'acnt
denying knowledge of the matter.
Federal Court Will
Convene Here Saturday
Federal Court of the Northern
District of Georgia will convene Sat
urday morning, following the return
of Judge Samuel Stbley from Macon,
where he held court for ten days.
A few unimportant cases have been
set for the first day.
Monday the case agajust James
Morrow, charged with having a dis
{illery on his premises, will be called,
and is expected to be bitterly con
tested. Morrow was convicted at a
previous trial, but was granted a 4 new
hearing. 1
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
NEXT SUNDAY’S AMERICAN
Says Ice Cream
.
Is Tapioca, Glue
And Corn Starch
(By Universal Service.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—“ Much
so-called ice cream in New
York is not what the name im
plies,” said Ole Salthe, acting
director of bureau of food and
drugs of the health department,
in a report. :
“It is a mixture of a small
percentage of milk with fillers
of corn starch and tapioca and
a binder glue to keep these ma
terials together.”
WI Tl HEAI-EY SHI
Builder of Famous Office Struc
ture and Large Property
Holder Dies,
William T, Healey Sr,, 68, died sud
denly at noon Friday in his residence,
89 Ivy street, of embolism, a disease
of the heart. He had not been ill
Mr. Healey was one of the wealthi
est men of Atlanta, and one of the
leading real estate dealers. He had
lived in Atlanta virtually all his life
and was one of the leaders in the civic
and commercial affairs of the city.
He was owner of the Healey Build
ing, one of the largest office buildings
‘ln the city, which he built about
seven years ago,
- Mr. Healey was a member of the
Chamber of Commerce, the First
Presbyterian Church and the Pioneer
Schoolboys. - He was a graluate of
Princeton Unlversity and was promi
nent in the activities of the alumni.
He was born in Atlanta March 1, 1852,
~ Two weeks ago Mr. Healey attend
ed two funerals from the chapel of
H. M. Patterson and Son, and is re
ported to have counted at that time
the number and recalled the names
of all his oid friends who had died.
Surviving him are his wife, two
sons, Willlom T. Healey Jr. and Oli
ver M. Healey, and a cousin, Mrs. R,
J. Lowry, widow of R. J. Lowry, who
was president of the lowry National
Bank.
Funeral arrangetnents will be an
nounced later by H., M. Patterson and
Son. .
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Her Story of Cenference
With Colby Is Probed
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—Mrs. Lotise
latimoge, #aid to be a Plitsburg
souiéty woman, is held without balil
today while police investigate stories
she told following arrest on charge
of obtaining money under false pre
ltemu. She took her 15-year-old
‘dauchter, Margaret, with her into the
call,
The woman told detectives she had
an appointment with Bainbridge
Colby, new secretary of state. Inquiry
at his office showed she had held a
consultation with him a few days
ago. A police officer from Swarth
more, Pa., s wailting to take her
there to face a charge of obtaining
$l6O from a Swarthmore woman.
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Attorney for Unions Says Cum
mins-Esch Railway Measure
Can Be Attacked op 3 Points,
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| By MILDRED MORRIS,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N, §.
~ WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—The
railroad unions and the farm organ
izations which kave gone on record
~against the Cummins-Esch bill are
planning to attack the constitution
ality of the bill by c¢ourt action in
event the Pregident signs the meas
ure, it was learned today.
It was learned that Glenn I
Plumb, attorney sos !the rallroad
brotherhocds, has filed a hrief with
the President attacking the consti
tutionality of the bill.
“The measure is subject to con
stitutional attack on three grounds."
Plumb said today.
“First, it places an invidious class
distinction against railroad labor by
‘establishing a board to fix its price,”
‘said Plumb, ‘“Labor in all other es
sential industries is left free to fix
its own price,
“Secondly, by guaranteeing inves
tors a minimum return of § 1-2 per
rcent it makes holders of railroad se
curities a distinctive, privileged
class, giving them a first lien on the
prosperity o fthe country at the ex
pense of all other citizens, investors
and producers.
“Under the bill the people guaran
tee all losses of operation suffered by
the railroad companies without any
voice in their management or protec
tion against exploitation of the prop
erties by the directors.”
President Wilson will send a note
to the representatives of the rail
roads explaining his attitude when
he takes final action on the railroad
‘bill, it was learned at the White
House today.
Atorney General Falmer today re
turned the railroad bill to the Presi
dent. He attached a note deciaring
he was of the opinion there is no
consiitutional objection to the bill.
STRIKE STILL FEARED.
Raiiroad union leaders who have
been working to prevent a nation
wide strike ‘today expresesd alarm
‘at_the outlook.
It is gdmitted now there is slight
!prfiwt of averting a strike of the
400,000 maaintenance of way em
ployeesk and shop laborers 1f the
President signs . the Cummins-Esch
‘bill without providing a special wagé
tnbufnfi and' guaranteeing immédiate
relief.
T'hé Brotherhood of Railway Clerks,
with a membershlp of 300,000 ins
cluding steamship clerks, freight
handlers, station and express etn
ployees, is also tireatening wtrike ac
tion.
The fear of the leaders s that the
strike of one unjon will extend until
thete is a nation wide stoppage of
work, so disgruntied are the workers
in all organizations.
SENTIMENT STRONG.
In event the President signs the
Cummins-Esch bill there Is also dan
ger, It was said, that the séntiment
for a genersl strike will be so strong
as to force concerted action by the
fourteen orgunisations in the new
raliroad alliance, despite all efforts
of the leaders to prevent it
Significance i attached to the fact
that all fourteen, In the reports of
thelr separale conferences gubmittea
to 1. J. Manio wuury&the als
Hance, announced their future course
hinges on the Prgsident's action on
the Cummis-Isch
All grand officials of the United
Brotherhood of Muaintenanoce of Way
Employecs and Shop Laborers, the
Order of Rallroad Telegraphers, the
Brotherhood of Rallread Clerks and
the Order of Rallway Signalmen, are
remaining in Washington to attend
the mass meeting to he called as soon
as the President takes aetion. Only
the chief executives of the other or
ganizations remaln. These, however,
have suthority to aci
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pany will advance prices of news
print in rolls, carload lots, to 5 cents
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distribution.
Possibility of Split in Democratic
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on Ballot. :
' Clarke County supporters of Her
bert Hoover, as Democratic nominee
for President, have launched a move
ment to force the State Democratie
Executive Committe to place his
name on the Georgia ballot, regard
less of his refusal to run on the Dem
ocratic ticket.
L. C. Brown of Athens, legislator
from Clarke County, who passed
through Atlanta on his way to Wash
ington, said the citizens of his county
refused to admit that Mr. Hoover's
attitude of refusal against being
placed on the Georgia ticket elimi
nates him from the race.
There is a determined effort being
made, Mr. Brown said, to force the
State committee to place the name of
Mr. Hoover on the list and that it is
their intention to present to the sub
committee by Monday or Tuesday a
petition signed by between 2,600 and
5,000 of Mr. Hoover's supporters de
manding directly that Georgia Demo
orats be given an opportunity of
voting for him,
In case of refusal of the subcom
mittee to accede to this request,
Hoover's friends, according to Mr.
Brown, will request a special meeting
of the full committee to settle the
controversy in the open.
Reports received also from Col. gl.
H. Perry of Hall County, who a
the original Hoover petition, are that
the citizens of that county are plan
ning to demand Hoover's name be
placed on the ticket.
Authorities believe there is a pos
sibility ‘of a split In the Democratic
party in Georgia if the committee
fails to place the name of Hoover on
the liwt. Meanwhile, it is definitely
known that the farmers and their ors
ganization are against his nomina
tion and will do &ll in thejir power to
defeat him. .
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College Girl Is
Winner of No. 15
Limerick Number 15, of
course !
And she gets SSO in gold
for her “best last line’’
to the Limerick about the
flivver,
Maybe they'll have a
party -and make some
fudge or something el!e
“real exciting’’ at the
college when the news of
the student’s prize gets
there.
Anyhow, she gets SSO for
a line.
There's & new incom
pleted Limerick today for
all The Georgian readers
to finish.
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iUmon to Meet Friday Night and
. Choose Another Man as Arbi
i trator in Wage Scale Dispute.
i Mayor James L. Key declined
late Friday to serve as the third
arbiter to settle wage increase
‘demands of union car men made
on the Georgia Railway and
Power Company. |
l Madison Bell, arbiter repre
iunting e car men, will submit
the name of another man to the
‘union, which will meet Friday
night in the Red Men's Wigwam.'
; These were the developments
‘in the crisis which arose Thur
' day when the car men refused
to accept any one but the mayor
iu the third member of the arbi
tration board and Luther Z. Ros
}ser, arbiter for the company, de
| clined to agree to his nomination.
. Information that Mayor Key had
declined to serve on the board was
'made public by himself immediately
following a conference held in his of -
fice Friday., Details of what took
lpllc. in the meetine were not given
out, but the announcement from
Mayor Key came shortly .‘rv Hardy
0. Teat, business agent far the car
men's union, G. H. Reardon and other
‘union representatives had entered the
Fconiennco.
The mayor called in representatives
of the press and stated that he had
‘declined to act as the third arbiter,
tu he didn't feel he could serve con
sistently owing to the feeling that has
‘p2en engendered in the present crisis,
. Mr. Bell followed the mayor with
the anneuncement that he will attend
the meeting of car men Friday night
and submit other names for their ap
proval. Their choice will be made
known at a conference between the
two arbiters Saturday meorning.
. Attending the conferencs were
Madison Bell, member of the board
of arbitration, representing the ecar
men; Buford Goodwin, publisher of
The Atlanta Geogrian; John 8. Cohen,
‘editor of the Atlanta Journal; Paul
Jones, representing the Atlanta Con
stitution, and Muayor Key.
. The conference commenced at 10: 30
o'clock and at 1 o'clock & hurry call
was sent for Hardy O. Teat, business
agent for the carmen’s union, who,
with two others, responded.
ROSSER ABSENT, ~
Luther Z. Rosser,arbiter represent -
Ing the Georgia Rallway and Power
Company, declined to attend the
meeting. e
‘ Pending the outcome of the confer
ence with Mayor Key this was the
situation®
1. The street car union, represented
by Madison Bell, insists that no other
third arbiter than MnKor Key is ac
ceptable to them, on the ground that
Mayor Keyt is the elected representa -
‘“? ':':\ th:tr‘::r“:;r compan re
sented .by Luther Z. lmor{' r:‘.:m
to accept "'.(" Key, on the ground
that Mayor Key maJo the street car
company an issue in his campaign and
has frequently denounced it Mr.
Rosser mentions a report that M%y.:rk
Key has been the constant advisor
nrur sympathizer of the men in their
demands,
3. The company's abitrator says he
offered several other names in whom
he said the public would have confi
dence. The union’s arbiter says these
names were not offered until after he
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