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Newspaper Page Text| X § ~ B | be il . ¥thing Matters but Fact That| City Is Held and Will Be Held, He Says. s (By Universal Service.) l PARIS, March B—The following statement by the grandson of thc% Xamous Italian patriot Garibaldi, was | obfained by Universal Service with a | view to recording the attitude of that | section of the Italian army that has been supporting Gabriele d’Annun zio's Fiume coup, either morally or physically, and which is evidentiy resolved to defend Fiume to the last «end against all comers. General Peppino Garibaldi is one of the “bit ter enders” who hastened to the poet warrior's aid in the early stages of the latter’s Adriatic adventure and has unqualifiedly stuck to him since. Because of his great influence over the Ttalian soldiery and Italian public opinion General Garibaldi’s state wnent is of importance in its possible bearing on future events. By GENERAL PEPPINO GARI BALDI. Grandson of the Great Italian Patriot. President Wilson's theory with re gard to an Agriatic settlement is im material. The obstinacy of Jugo \gilavia is immaterial. The allies’ ter versation is immaterial. What copnts is that Italy occupied de facto the territory in question and intends to keep it. D’Annunzio left Fiume so as not to embarrass the JtaHan government. However, should the Jugo-Slavs attack him with the army they are now assembling under (eneral Sweeney, formerly of the American Expeditionary Force, Italy will launch eighteen divisions which are even rfow fully equipped on a war footing, however near the border. America does not realize the se riousness of the situation. The feel ing in Italy is such that every man is ready to @abandon evervthing and start the war all over again rather than give up Italy’s rights to the Adriatie. % Let President Wilson encourage the Jugo-Slavs; let Sweeney start his legion. Their first rifle shot will be the spark that will let loose a con flagration which is likely to plunge the world again into undreamed of horrors of a new war. . Many Moonshine Cases Before Federal Court Th call which twice a year echoes over the rugged hills and undulating stretches of North Georgia was | sounded Monday, and from the deep‘ recesses of the mountain counties came the response. The March term of the Federal District Court began and men, as rugged as their environment, prin clpals in hundreds of moonshining cases crowding the dockets, appeared for trial. They gathered in the halls and in the anterooms to talk cr&ps and poli tics. More than three hundred cases were listed, and others would be ¢ forthcoming as the grand jury began its grind. Litthe progress was made on them Monday while the court was getting organized, but it was Dbe lieved that by Tuesday the session wonld be fully under way. Judge Sibley presided and the prosecution chiefly was conducted by Assgistant District Attorney Carpen ter. Claude Bond, the new marshal, who took office last week, was early on the scene. Cfficials believed the firet results of the highly organized drive against moonshiners would re apparent early. ~ Census Figures Show More Population Gains (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, March B.—The eensus burean today announced the following preliminary census fig urges: Everett, Wash., 1929 population, 27,614; 2,800 iwmgrease: 11.3 - per cent increase: 1910 population, 24,814, Ottumwa, Jowa, 1920 population, 23.003; 991 increase; 4.5 per cent in crease: 1910 population, 22,012. Lewiston, Maine, 1520 population, 31,707; 5,460 increase; 20.8 per cent {ncrease; 1910 population 26,247. e " . LeMo Lo e ” Here Is the Proof That ” Mastic Paint Last Paul C. Reich, at Elkin, N. C., wrote this letter to the manufacturers of Mastic paint: Gentlemen: This is to certify that we used Mastic Paint on the outside of our residence twelve years ago and the surface és still in good condition. We are repainting it again with your Mastic paint this spring. Your paint is all and more than you claim for it, we recommend Mastic paint to any one contem plating using it and feel sure that it will give more than entire satis faction. Yours for better paint, W. S. REICH & SON. i-i Paus! C. Reich. Th int St e Campbell Paint Store ” Owned by ” THE R. 0. CAMPBELL COAL CO. Main 149 228 Marietta THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN N 8 e A Clean Newspaper for Southern Homes .-y TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1920. Ouija Board Takes Seat Further Back; ) Mediums Taboo It (By Universal Service.,) NEW YORK, March B.—The ouija board has been pushed a bit back to ward the wood pile. “Patience Worth,” 'who gives us poems and a lot of Tiction from the beyond through Mrs. John H. Cur run, now finds she can’'t get along without the “weejie.” And Mrs. Cur ran, who was so busy spelling out the dollar-a-word words in Gotham a short time back, writes from St. Louis that she now has “a positive aver sion” for the wooden instrument. A chair serves just as well now for concentration of Patience’s literary efforts. ' “The stories are coming with equal facility,” Mrs. Curran writes. ~ Word from Baltimore makes known theer is a row on there as to who invented the board originally. One manufacturer says it was made as a toy for children while another says the real name is ‘“‘oracle.” Ouija lhasn't enlightened an anxious world as vet as to this, 1 I i } COLUMBIA, 8. C, March B.—-Car-} rying a special 2-mill tax levy, pro-| viding for a county system of high ways to be connected into a State system, remodeling the personnel of the commission and dividing author ity in the department between a sec retary and a chief engineer, the gen-} eral highway act has been approved: by both” houses of the General As sembly, the report of the conference has been adopted and the only nec essary steps remaining for it to be come a law are the ratification cere mony and the signature of the gov ernor. | The new commission will consist of seven members, one from each con gressional district, to be appointed by the governor. The commission is to elect a secretary at $3.000 ‘and a State highway engineer. The secre tary is to.be the excutive officer and the highway engineer the technical expert ‘in charge of road construc tion and maintenance. After January 1 the license tax proposed is based on tonnage of au tomobiles and trucks. For every au-‘ tomobile of 2,000 pounds or under a license of $6 is to be paid, and for each adaitional 500 pounds or frac tion thereof an extra $2. One-ton trucks and under must pay an annual tax of sls; two-ton trucks, S3O; three tons, S6O; four tons, $100; five. tons, $200; six tons, $250; exceeding six tons, $350. A reduction of 25 per cent is allowed each truck using pneumatic tires. To operate a truck ‘exceeding four tons, the consent of county authorities, to be approved by ‘the State engineer, must be obtained, and when thus obtained these trucks can be operated only on the desig nated road or roads. Lumber trail ers are taxed $5 each and an ad ditional $2 for every 1,000 pounds or part thereof load on these trallers. Motorcycles are taxed $3. Dealers’ ‘licenses are placed at $25 for the first make of motor-driven vehicle sold and sls for every other make handled. The proceeds of the 2-mill levy ’ls to be retained by the counties from which it originates, and 80 per 'cent of the license tax is to go to the counties in which it is collected. . . : Weighed 668, Trained 1 Down to a Mere 440 (By International News Service.) | ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., March B.— Fmery Tutman used to be a fat man; in fact he was so fat that when he got into a little difficulty with the law in New York it was impossible to find him; but now he weighs a mere 440 pounds, which is trifling compared with his former figure of 668. Emory says the secret of reduc ticn is simple. He attained his pres ent severe proportions by means of a few months’ work in a Turkish bath \and is willing to bet he will be down to 400 by July 1. Physicians say that ‘the loss of 228 pounds since last fall has not affected Tutman’s health in the least. 1 o \ British Premier and Allied For } eign Ministers Take President’s ~ Reply Under Consideration. i Cm—— | (By International News Service.) ‘ ~ LLONDON, March B—The main condition of President Wilson’s latest note in the Adriatic controversy are acceptable to Premier Lloyd George it was learned from an authoritative source today. The note was taken under consideration by Premier Lloyd George and the allied foreign minis ters this morning. | (By Universal Service.) . WASHINGTON, March B.—Presi dent Wilson's reply to the allies in the Fiume controversy lls, as nlrea.dyj forecast, an announcement of his de termination to stand by the agree ment of December 9, which was en tered into by the United States, Great Britain and France. . The state department has made public the text of the note and It is believed that another reply will be forthcoming from the British and French premiers chiefly because the | President explains that he will nol} sanction any partitioning of Albanla‘ even though such a step might bring an agreement between Italy and Jugo- Slavia. | The President expresses resentment over the intention of the British and French to withdraw the agreement or December 9 and proc.:d on a newi basis. He holds that this agreement is “the basis of reference represent ing the combined opinion of these governments.” The President takes the view that if the December 9 memorandum were put asid , the al lies would have an excuse for reviv ing the pact of London, which was drawn up in secrecy during the war and he is unalterably opposed to tnis. SERBIA LEFT OUT. 1 No wordls are minced by the Presi dent in expressing his antagonism to wards the pact of London. He says bluntly he is unable to find in the “exigencies 0f militarv st.ategy” suf ficient warrant for exercising such secrecy with Serbia, a government ‘which was inti: tely associated in the task of defending human freedom and which was being called upon ror unlimited assistance and untold treasure, g _ The President recalls to the pre miers, in response to their plaint that they were inconveniencec ! the ab= sence of an American representative with plenary power in the latter day conferences, that many times deci sions by the supreme council were delayed because British and French representatives had not obtained ths views of their governmenis. PRESIDENT’'S LETTER. The following is the President’'s re ply, dispatched March 4: “Phe President desires to express his sincere and cordial interest in the responss of the French and British prime ministers received on February 27. He notes with satisfaction their unaltered desire to reach ‘an equitable solution in conformity alike with the principles of the peace confer ence and of the legitimate though conflict ing aspirations of the Itallan and Jugo- Slav peoples.’. He further welcomes their expressed intention, regarding certain es sential points ‘to urge upon the govern ments interested that they should bring their desires into line with the American point of view.' “The President is surprised, however, that they should find in the statement of his own willingness to leave to the joint agreement of Italy and Jugo-Slavia the gettlement of ‘their common frontiers in the Fiume region’ any ground for suggest ing the withdrawal of the joint memoran dum of )ecembcr 9. In this he could not possibly = join. The memorandum repre sents deliberate and disinterested judg ment after rionths of earnest discussions. It constituted more than a mere exchange of views: it was a statement of principles and a recapitulation of the chief points upon which agreement had been reached. There was thus afforded a summary re view of these points of agreement of the French, Britis hand American govern ments an dthe memorandum should remain j ‘as it was intended to be, the basis of ref ‘erence representing the combined opinion ;o{ those governments. | DEFENDS ALBANIA, _“ln referring to the ‘cominon frontier in the Fiume region’ the President had in Imlnd the express desire of the two ln-‘ terested governments to abandon the proj ect of the free state of Fiume as defined In the memorandum of December 9. If, as he understands, the government of Italy ’und the government of the Serb-Croat- Slovene State prefer to abandon the so called buffer state containing an over whelming majority of Jugo-Slavs, and de sire to limit the proposed free state to the corpus separatum of Fiume, placing the sovereignty in the League of Nations iwnhout either Italian or Jugo-Slav con trol, then the government of the United States is prepared to accept this proposal and is willing under such circumstances toc leave the determination of the com mon frontier to Jtaly and Jugo-Slavia. In .this connection the President desires to reiterate that he would gladly approve a mutual agreement between the Italian and Jugo-Slav governments reached without prejudice to the territorial or other inter ests of any third natiom, but Albanian questions should not be included in the proposed joint discussion of Italy and Jugo-Siavia and the President must re affirm that he can not pessibiy approve any such plan which assigns to Jugo- Slavia in the northern districts of Albania territorial compensation for what ghe I 8 deprived of elsewhere. Concerning the economic outlets for Jugo-Slavia in the region of Scutari suggested in the note énder reply, the President desires to refer to the memorandum of December 9, as making adequate provisions to meet the needs of Jugo-Slavia. “Regarding the character and applica bility of the treaty of London, the Presi dent is led to speak with less reserve on account of the frank observations of the French and British prime ministers. He is unable to find in the ‘exigencies of mili tary strategy’ sufficient warrant for ex ercising secrecy with a government which was intimately associated with the signa tories of the treaty of London in the gi !znmic task of defending human freedom ‘and which was being called upon for un limited assistance and for untold treasure. |'rhe definite and well-accepted policy of the Aferican government throughout its participation in the deliberations of the peace conference was that it did not con gider itself bound by secret treaties of witti: it had previously not known the existence. Where the provisions of such treaties were just and reasonable, the United States was willing to respect them. But the French and British prime minis ters will of course, not expect the govern ment of the United States to approve the |exo<‘.uuon of the terms of the treaty of London, except jnsofar as that govern ment may be convinced that those terms are intrinsically just and are consistent | with the maintenance of peace and settled [order in SBoutheastern Europe. ,DEmDﬂ U. S. ABSENCE. “Thé absence of an American represen tative-with plenary powers is to be re gretted. and may have been a source of inconvenience, but the President can recall several instances where decisions in the ] Soviet Forces Reported Defeated by Roumanians and by Poles. : Chaos in Near East. . Continued From Page 1. orders, presumably to race to the Dardanelles. France is now confronted with the necessity of either backing England’s policy toward Turkey and thus giv ing up the idea of maintaining the Turkish government in Constanti nople or upholding her own views de spite Britain, The only thing that could solve the Turkish tangle in the view of French statesmen is intervention by the United States and a prompt and just settlement of the status of the former Ottoman Empire which is the object of such intricate interallied political and diplomatic conflicts. Diplomats here believe the slightest incentive might cause the Turks to rise and summon the whole Moslem world to a "“holy war,” the conse quences of which no one dares to speculate upon, Allies To Push Turkish Terms LONDON, March B.—An allied army of 60,000 men is being concen trated at Constantinople and in ad jacent Turkish territory, it was learned this arternoon. The troops are being massed ar strategic points as a result of a unanimous agree ment among the allies. Units from fleets or the allied pow ers are collecting in the Sea of Mar mora, with Constantinople within easy range of their guns. British troops in KEgypt and Pal estine are reported to have been or dered to Constantinople. Detach ments held in the Near lEast are be ing moved closer to the Turkish capital. Home drafts in England are in readiness for service. “The new allied note to Tur key Saturday will be followed by drastic action if mnecessary,” said the Daily Telegraph to day. “British initiative and the threat to occupy Constantinople startled France, but French opinion is under stood to have undergone a complete change regarding the Turks after the massacre of Christians in Cilicia. “There is a tendency on the part of Italy to abstaln from action, lim iting her part in the new allied atti tude toward Turkey to diplomatic co-operation.” Great Britain is reported to have sent direct queries to France and Italy asking if they would take joint action for the occupation of Constan tinople. ‘ . Ten-Cent Bill’ Yopp to Get Medal of Honor In recognition of the !ove and de votion and the loyal services of “Ten* Cent Bill” Yopp, former slave, who has worked unremittingly for the vet erans in the home, the old soldiers of the Confeedrate Soldiers’ Home will present the faithful old negro with a medal of appreciation. The medal is solid gold and of handsome design. It will be presented to “Ten- Cent Bill” by R. de T. Lawrence, president of the.board of trustees of the home. William E. McAllister, su perintendent of the home, has invited a number of the Daughters of the Confederacy to attend the presenta tion Thursday afternoon. A few weeks ago “Ten-Cent Bill was given a lifelong home at the Soldiers’ Home that he might be with his former master, Capt. Thomas Yopp. A few days afterward Cap tain Yopp died, and now ‘“Ten-Cent Bill” is spending his last days among the comrades of his beloved master. 2 N City Plan Expert Is I . Called to Florida Because of the sudden illness of hls‘ father at Punta Gorda, Fla., Robert Whitten, advisor of the city plan commission, Cleveland, 0., was un able to meet with the executive com mittee of the Atlanta planning com mission Monday. Mr. Whitten ar rived in Atlanta Sunday . night and found a telegram awamng him here‘ calling him to Florida. While at the station he held a short conference with R. R. Otis, of the; commission, and explaine dthat he would be compelled to hasten on to Punta Gorda to see his father. ' The city planning commission will meet at the City Hall at 3 o'clock! Wednesday afternoon. j Arthur H. Graham, * 1 . Dublin Clerk, Dead DUBLIN, Ga., March B.—Arthur H. Graham, for si xyears clerk of the City Court of Dublin and one of the best known and generally esteemed citizens of Dublin, died at his home Monday after two weeks’ illness. He was a native of Laurens County and ‘had been prominent in business here for eighteen years hefore filling the office of city clerk. He leaves a wife, father amd sister. : 12-Passenger Plane | Off for Washington (By International News Service.) | DAYTON, Ohio, March B.—The big twin Martin transport, twelve passen ger capacity, left McCook Field Mon day afternoon for Bolling TField, Washington, D, C. Lleutenant Smith, ‘Washington, pilot: Master Signal Electrician Coombs, mechanic and Lieutenant Korter of the navy are in ithe ship. , e ASK GRAFT PROBE. (By International News S -vice.) NEW YORK, March B.—Mayor Hy lan. at the réquest of Police Com ‘missioner Enright, Monday decided to ask Chief Magistrate McAdoo to be gin a sweeping public John Doe in quiry into charges by the district at torney's office that the police were Involved in vice graft. SENATOR RAPS TURKS. WASHINGT )N, March B.—Deeclar ing that the time has arrived to ‘drive the Turks out of Europe, Sen ‘ator King of Utah made an earnest plea in the Senate for action on his resolution to instruct the European powers to free Armenia. FINISH THIS LIMERICK ok o ol o ol ol SSO in Cash Dail le@ele el Je@el B 0 dre ol 24th WINNER: 5,5 Aniers * Transportation Bldg. LIMERICK NO, 29 A man who lives out Euclid way, Got a seat on a street car one day, The surprise was so great That it addled his pate You may write your “‘best last line” of Limerick above this, DB oo ceenibiybnludeiutonsrnhroiorisnniticiotmnsessa Btreot and NAMBER. i ociosivrncsviossrisnssvosbsone Goy or TOWR. i iiicaiioiiiiavin Rvtinii vl B L iiisciliisiiniiivaishiviakimsionsdns All “best last lines” to Limerick No. 29 must be received by 12 noon Friday, March 12. Award will be announced Monday, March 15, The girls in the manager's de partment of the Western Unjon in the Transportation Building figured out Monday night that the “treat's on Cora.” With fifty doll2ars in gold in one's pocket, surel ytwenty or more at 6 cents per is a very reasonable way to celebrate a victory over many thou sands of contestants in this indoor game of “last lines” to The Ge#r gian Limericks. Cora is Cora Anderson, one of the clerks in the Western Union offices, 713 Transportation Building. And you sholld have seen and heard the commotion when Miss Anderson got “the news." They rushed he rright and left. The boss was good natured about it, though, and if he hag any idea of getting a lot of week end and Sun day business out of the way, he ap parently dismised it from his mind. Miss Anderson got across the “best last line” to Limericy 24—the one about H. C. L. and plain pants, Here's the whole limerick: Said a man with an agonized air, “Plain ‘pants’ are $lO a pair, With the overalls gone, What shall we put on, Or shall we leave off-—would you dare " A lot of folks besides every one in the Western Union, are glad that Miss Anderson won that SSO, Out in Kirkwood, she resides—64 North Howard, She’d been sending them in a cou ple of weeks, she said. “It was fun, and I like anything like that, you know,” Miss Anderson explained. “And fifty dollars— whew! In gold?” ¢ The limerick sport continues— there's a ew, incompleted limerick for you today. . . . Pilgrim Class Wins " In ‘On Time’ Conleést The Pilgrim class has been an nounced winner over the Tri-Mu class in the “attendance on time' coniast begun four weeks ago at the ™orth Avenue Presbyvier an Church 81iday s hocl. According to agreement made at the beginning of tie contest, ile} josing class wil enrertain the wiiners wita s dinner. ‘ Each ci#ss hud +*he same umber of | active members, and each class had the same atiendance on the first | Sunday. On the other three Sundays the Pilgrim class had sn attendance of from six to ten more members each Sunday. ] The Pilgrim class has issted a challenge to the Tri Mu class for an other contest to last eight weeks, the prize to be a silver cup. 9 & Medicine Is Fatal to h Jack Ward of Claxton SAVANNAH, Ga., March B.—~"Un- ‘ kmown drinks” caused the death of Jack Ward at his home in Claxton early yesterday morning, according <0 the verdict of a coroner's jury. He was found dead in bed about § o'clock, following an auto ride after work Saturday night, when he was taken sick. According to witnesses, to relieve his illness he went in to a restaurant and emptied the contents of a phial into a glass of water and drank the whole. He did not feel ill enough to go home to call a physi cian. Ward was a barber. He is survived by a wife and two small children. tF'unera.l was held Monday. | BIG CHURCH SESSION, . CHICAGO, March 6.—Church work ers from all over the country as well! ‘as missionaries from China, Korea ‘and other countries are h-re for nl threa-day conference of the Inter-‘I church World Movement, at which | more than 3,000 pastors, representing forty denominaticns, are to be pres ‘ ent. e o AR Supreme Council were delayed while the British and French representatives sought the views of their governments, and he is convinced that time would have been saved and many ,misunderstandings avolded if, before actual decisions had been reached and communicated to the Italian and Jugo- Slav delegations, this government had been given sufficient indication of the fact that the PBritish and Krepch governments in tended radically to depart from the memo randum of December 9. “In conclusion, the President desires to express his concurrence in the views of the British and French prime ministers that a speedy settlement of the Adriatic question is of urgent importafce. But he can not accept as just the 4mplied sug gestion of his responsibility for the failure to reach a solution. He has merely ad hered to the provisions of a settlement which the French and British governments recoguized as equitable in the joint memn randum of December 9, and has declined to approve a new settlement negotiated without th eknowledge or aprpoval of the American government, which was unac ceptable to one of the interested govern ments and which, in his opinion, was in direct contradiction of the principles for the defense of which America entered the war: These views he has fully explained in his note of February 10, and he ven tures to express the earnest hope that the allied governments yill not find it neces sary to decide ogzs course which the American governmesg, in sccordance with its reiterated statement, will be unable to follow.” The Rules. 1. In the event of two or more persons sending in the same ‘‘best last line’ $560 wi'l be awarded to each of such persons. 2. No one is barred from participating except emrloyees of The Atianta Geor glan and their families, who are abso lutely barred No one may send in more than ome “best last IlPo" to each Limerick. 3. The blank printed herewith is for the convenience of the readers and the Editora 4. Kach Limerick appearing (n The Atlap‘a Georgian will nave a 4 number, and the ‘‘vesr iast line” must be sent in a seate. envelope, by maii, addressed to “Atlanta Georgian Limerick Depart ment.”” On the outside of each rnvrl-g: containing the “hest last line” must written or printed “Limerick Ne, ——." This is most importart, 5. All *“best last line®* must be re ceived by the Limerick Department by 12 o'clock noon, four days after publi eatlon. Announcement of each award will be mase in The Atlanta Georgian one week after publication of each Limerick. 6. Any one odre winning an award for the ‘best last line' is ellininated from furthes competition. \ ——————————————————————— Germany Is Warned to Cut Paper Money. Issue BERLIN March B.—An_unconfirmed. report says Washington has semi officially warned the German minls-‘ try of finance to curtail the output of paper money if Germany is to expect any credit from American bankers. » » Express Drivers Won'l . . » . ‘ Join in Clerks’ Strike ~ (By International News Service.) CHICAGO, March 8. The 2,200 express Idrlve-,rs employed by the American Railway Express Company here re fused to join the runaway strike of‘ clerks, it was announced today, | Although a general embargo on freight here will remain in effect be- | cause of the strike, the action of the drivers is regarded as a severe blow to the walkout, The drivers’' action averts a tle-up of deliveries of per ishable fodostuffs. Wholesale Drug Firm | » * | Incorporated in Albany ALBANY, Ga., March 8-—The Bell Drug Company, wholesalers, has in corporated in this city. H. D. Bell, D. L. Beatie, R. C. Eatman, F. L. Cordy of Albany, and J. A. Bell of Swainsboro are the incorporators. The firm has a capital stock of $75,° 000 paid in and an authorized capital of $250,000. The company will start bupsiness in sixty days. AR ORI AR SRR L I TON'GHT TUES. and WED. MATINEE WED. In the Laughter Compelling Comedy . | “On the Hiring Line” | n the Hiring Line” | By Harvey O'Higzins nand Harriet Ford, Fhis comedy has scored one of the big gest hits in years in New York and Chicageo. Complete original company, PRICES: Nights, 50c to $2.00 Wednesday Mat., 50c to $1.50. ————————————————————————————— ————— e ——— THURSDAY, FI(II'KAY AND SATUR DAY, MATINEE SATURDAY “SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE.,” RE TURN ENGAGEMENT OF THE GREATEST OF ALL FARCE-COMEDY SUCCESSES, “ - —Up in— PRICES: (All performances) 50c to $2.00. Seats Go on Sale Tuesday. ALL NEXT WEEK Douglas Mac Lean and Doris May in “MARY’S ANKLE” First came ‘235 Hours Leave,” then “What's Your Husband Do ing,” and now “Mary’s Ankle.” Better than the first two. ’ i ‘ Preparations were made Monday by five Atlanta cotton brokerage ‘houses to fight vigorously the charges brought against them in proceedings in the United States Court Saturday by J. J. Brown, commissioner of ag riculture for Georgia, and L. B. Jack gon, director of the Georgia Market ing Bureau, that the concerns have violated the Sherman anti-trust law by combining to force down the price on lower grades of cotton, . J. Eblin, secretary-treasurer of the North Georgia Cotton Buyers and Manufacturers’ Association, and man ager of Howard and Taylor Company, one of the accused concerns, declared, in a statement Monday, that the cot ton merchants are being made ‘the target for abuse and ignorant criti cism by various stif-styled friends of self-styled ‘friends of the farmer,’ and ferences.’ He denied any oumbination has been formed by the mercha to bring about an illegal profit in{Jan dling cotton. ] ’ OTHERS ACCUSED. L s The four other concerns involve W the bill by the ¥ederal Court & ceedings are George H. McFadi and Brothers, the Latham-Brads . Cotton Company, Anderson, Clay ’ and Company and the Stricklan Jordan Company. i The statement by Mr. Eblin fol= lows: “The cotton merchants of the Atlanta and North Georgia territory have for some time obgerved with smusement the activities of various self-styled ‘frieds of the farmer,’ and I do not think any of them will be much surprised to find themselves the target of abuse and ignorant criticism. ~ “The price of cotton is the result of the free play of free competition, as keen competition, I believe, as exists in any other business in the world, and this applies to both the basic price and the price which the lower qualities will fetch as compared with the higher qualities, or ‘dif ference.’ “If the lower gunalities could be sold on narrower differences than those ruling, such differences would not ex ist. The differences used in the At lanta market are cstablished by the price at which the various grades can be sold, and repres ' the consensus of opinion of the Atlanta and North Georgia cotton merchants as to the ruling market values of the various grades. They are obligatory upon no one, no agreement, expressed or im plied is in effect concerning them. lThe_v are printed as a convenience to be used in buying over the phone or by telegraph in basis lots (lots contain ing several grades), and are furnish ad country and small town merchants and to farmers and newspapers as in formation as to what the Vvarious grades are worth. . TRADE ON NARROW MA’RGIM, “A merchant might just as well use New York cotton exchange differ ences, New England Cotton Associa tion differences, Savannah cotton ex change differences, or differences of his own making. The custom in this market is to use Atlanta differences, or else special differences as stated at .the time of purchase. Both of these methods are in vogue through out this territory. “The cotton business of the | ! 1 b o’ oD) e ’ f/fe# b N XTI I\ i sty SEEEN B \Y P S ACERRaP I | (0 e e e N g . I GEORGIA CAMPBELL ! in “CAPERS OF 61" | T WINTATURE REVUE—Presented by Willie Jewel Faulkner ’ " DUNHAM : O'MALLEY— Comical Musical Capers. Y T SANTRY S NORSON TRyl e NEAL ABEL The Man With the Mobile Face | y : A by BOEWS . in 0 CONTINUOUS ‘.;:“ A A F R GRAND _ RESITR o Q 72 VAUDEVILLE—3.3O—S—9 P, M. FE —FIVE WONDERF UL LOEW ACTS Coscia. & Verdi, Swain’s Cats and Rats, L Velinend Celle Beys | _____ Ses Gate Besing Muteh Steiner Trio, Neal & Stewart, . Uneqesllel Hee Comigwes . | ___ 15 CNNSSORGE & Fesspien : Dolore Cassinelli, Tom Davies & Co., Beauiiful Plcture Star, in In “PTARNISHED REPUTATIONS” “CHECKMATED” Free Moving Picture MARY PICKFORD o o “WILLFUL PEGGY” : THE GREAT TRUTH JENK3 Monday March 8,1920,8 P.M. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Auburn Av. and Butler St. Rev. R. H. Singleton, D. D., Pastor 3 TA oy e oapr e, - S n N B MMT & g WASHINGTON, March 8-——Prefer=. ential railroad rates in high density gin compressed cotton, in both round and square forms are provided in a bill introduced in the Senate today by Senator Ransdell of Louisiana, aimed to encourage the high compres sion of cotton in bales as a means of saving space and money. The Ransdell bill provides that the Interstate Commerce Commission shall establish and maintain prefer ential rates of shipments of cotton based upon the cubic contents of the bale, and that in reaching its decision the commission shall consider the density of the bale, the ambunt of space occupied, uniformity in size, and character of its covering as & safeguard against damages or fire. “We follow today in the baling and handling of 90 per cent of our great cotion crop valued at two billion dol- Jars annually, the antiquated and slovenly methods of sixty years ago.” said Senator Ransdell. “No other world product ig given the criminally careless treatment cotton receives in being marketed. High density gin i compressgion is the most practical re ' form and, if universally followed would save more than $100,000,000 & | year, " “Qrdinary plantatio mbales weigh EGOO pounds, have a density of 12 pounds per cubic foot, and occupy 42 cubic feet of space, When com pressed these hales have a density of .92 1-2 pounds, and occupy 22 1-2 aubic feet. Gin compressed bales “we a density of 32 to 39 pounds, and Supy 13 to 16 cubic feet. It thus Nears that the space required by __u®high density bale is only from one-third to two-thirds that of an ordinary gin or compress bale. A freight ecar will carry 35 gin bales, 76 compressed bales, and 110 high density bales; or 8.75 tons of gin bales, 18.75 of compressed, and 27 1-2 tons of high density bales. “In spite of these facts the rail road denies any preference to the small compact high density bales, al though trans-Atlantic steamers give them an advahtage of $1.25 per bale. My bill would guarantee a Jjust and reasonable preference in proportion to the smaller amount of space OCs 'cupied »y these high density bales.” Payne Starts Fight on . - . Hearst’s Ship Injunction (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, March B.—United States District Attorney John E. Las ky, representing John Barten Payne, chairman of the United States Ship ping Board, today filed a motion in the Supreme Court of the District of: Columbia to dissolve the injunction granted February 24 on petition nfi William Randolph Hearst to enjoin{ the Shipping Board from selling the ¢ ex-German passenger vessels seized ! during the war. 4 Hearing on the motion will he heard Friday morning. ¥ 'South is conducted upon a narrower margin of profit than any other busi-. ness of which I am aware, 'nd this fact is made possibla by reason of Lh4 facilities afforded Ly the great cot ton exchanges of the world, whict}v also in times of declining markets ‘come in for abuse and criticism. It is hampered in this State by laws which serve only to make business more difficult, and exist only because of a common lack of knowledge of the technique of the business. Such laws and ignorant criticsm and inter ferences only serve to make business more difficult and costly, and to this extent decrease the price which the tarmer receives for his product.” :