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VOL. XVIII 24-Hour{ Tst Onversal News F Service
MAYOR SAYS STRIKERS SHOULD RETURN
CAROLINIANS PROTEST SALE OF SHIPS AS BLOW TO SOUTH;
WAGE INCREASE FOR MINERS NOW RESTS WITH WILSON
Disposal of Vessels Hazardous to
South’s Export Business and
Properity, Columbia Decides.
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COLUMBIA, S. C., March f 2.—
Protest against the proposed imme
diate sale of vessels of less than
6,000 tons, by the United States
States Shipping Board, as hazardous
to the export business and prospe
rity of the South, was made to
Washington Thursday by the Co
lumbia Chamber of Commerce.
Telegrams were sent to the
~ State’'s senators and to Spnator
Jones, chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Commerce, urginé that
they work for an act which would
prevent the sale of the ships until
after the ultimate shipping policy of
the government has been established.
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‘Payne Wants Ships
Returned to Owners
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 12.—Chair
man Payne of the shipping board,
this afternoon testified before the
Senate Commerce Committee that
most of his recent activities have
been with a view to getiing the ves
gelfs of the board into the hands of
private owners.
Payne's statement was in response
~to questions by Senator Jones, Re
publican, Washington, chairman of
the committee.
Chairman Payne also stated it was
his belief the ships “should be put
into private operation as soon as
practicable.” He expressed the view
it would not be desirable for Con
gress’ by legislation to direct when
the ships should be sold or the prices
and terms.
“1 should say, though, that Con
\mns ghould give expression to the
#policy that the ships should be sold
as soon as compatible with the pub
}ic interest. I don't believe it is
possible to establish a permanently
successful merchant marine owned
by the government.”
VYResorts to Jazz to
. Thaw Out Doughboys
(By Universal Service.)
NEW YORK, March 12.—Russian
jazz music was introduced at the
Knights of Columbus gymnasium at
Viadivostok to stir up the interest of
American doughboys in athletic con
tests, which had fagged under the
depressing influence of a severe Si
berian winter, according to a report
received here by Overseas Director
William P. Larkin from William F.
s4x, of Indianapolis, who solved the
problem.
Here and there an explosive bolshe
vik jazz strain was thrown in for
good measure during a boxing or
wrestling bout in the gym, and the
result was increased avidness on the
part of the athletes. |
Refused Ointment for
Bites, Sues for $5,000
(By Universal Service.)
NEW YORK, March 12.—A suit for
':6,000 damages for mosquito bites was
brought in the Brooklyn Supreme
Court by Hendricus de Raay against
the Gulf Refinng Compeny.
De Raay says he was severely bit
ten by insects during a voyage along
tthe Atlantic Coast and that the ship's
* offcers refused to give him any ont
ment.
The company makes the defense
that the bites were the result of an
assumed risk of employment.
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Wilkinson's Tie, Red
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As Trotzky's Policy,
Creates Quite a Stir
By PAUL STEVENSON.
Some people are born to wear red
neckties, some have red neckties
~ thrust upon them. and some wear
red neckties by preference—partic
ularly when there is a chance to get
a little fun out of such haber
dashery. }
| All of which is a pref Ace to Mell
| Wilkinson's appearance at the an
nual Rotary Club banqeut in a
flashy brown business suit and the
reddest of all red neckties ever
manufactured for an end man in a
minstrel show.
With 149 other Rotarians wear
ing dress suits and looking exceed
ingly formal and high and mighty
in the presence of a distinguished
past president of all Rotary, in
strolled Méll with his flashy smit
and reverberating necktie.
The necktie was as red as the
policy of Leon Trotzky, redder than
the rel in Old Glory in the Fourth
of July orator’s speech, and redder
than the hair of Peggy Wells, The
Georgian’'s girl reporter.
Having acquired an affection for
the necktie, Mr. Wilkinson wore it
' to the Kiwanis Juncheon given
Tuesday in honor of Miss Anne
- Morgan. It created such a sensa
tion there that when the question
of extending the unanimous invita
tion to Mr. Wilkinson to attend
any and all Kiwanis banquets at
any time he saw fit an objection
was raised becavse of the tie. After
sone discussion, it was declded
that Mr. Wilkinson is such a geed
fellow, such a gooi Atlanta citizen,
that he should receive the unan
imous invitation—red necktie and
ail
So just add Mell Wilkinson's red
.necktie tec other famous Atlanta
things such as grand opera, Peach
tree street, the jokes about East
Point, Judge Jchnsor's court and
the crowd of men around the Flat
iron Building on a windy day.
Girl Goes on Trial for
Slaying Her Brother
GREENVILLE, S. C., March 12.—
Amber Robinson, the 21-year-old girl
who shot and fatally wounded her
brother, Jim Robinson, at her home
here February 25, was placed on trial
in the Sess:ons Court here yesterday
afternoon. :
The first witness was E. P. Rose
mond, one of two young men who
were with Jim Robinson when he was
shot. The other, Ansell Ballew, was
not permitted to testify, the defense
proving he had been convicted some
months ago of obtaining property un
der false pretenses.
The girl will make a plea of self
defense, having declared soon after
her arrest that her brother attacked
her.
Tractor Rears Up, Falls
On Driver; He May Die
UNION, 8. C., March 12.—While
testing a tractor and harrow on a
large plantation near Cross Anchor,
16 miles from here, Arthur A. Estes,
a prominent farmer and merchant,
turned on the gas to get out of a
miry place. The tractor reared up
and fell backward on Estes, crushing
him so badly it is not believed he
will recover. Estes was recently
married. .
Her SSO Will
Buy New Hat
There’s a Limerick winner
in town who has just got
her SSO in gold, and she
has told her husband she
is going to get a new hat.
The news of the latest Lim
erick winner and the new
incompleted Limerick are
in The Georgian today.
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Figures Given Out by the Census
Bureau's Preliminary Estimate.
Chattanooga Given 57,895,
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 12.—The
census bureau today announced the
following preliminary population fig
ures for 1920:
Macon, Ga., 1920 population, 52,5235;
11,860 increasé; 29.2 per cent in
crease;; 1910 population, 40,665.
Chattanooga, Tenn., 1920 popula
tion, 57,895; 13,291 increase, 29.8 per
cent increase; 1910 population, 44,604,
Cambridge, Md., 1920 population, 7,-
467; 1,060 increase; 16.15 per cent
increase; 1910 population, 6,407.
Shelburn, Ind., 1920 population, 1,-
814: 241 decrease; 11.7 per cent de
crease; 1910 population, 2,055,
Coatesville,. Pa., 1920 population,
14,515, 3,431 increase; 31 per cent
increase; 1910 population, 11,084,
Forest City, Pa., 1920 population,
6,004; 255 increase; 4.4 per cent in
crease; 1910 population, 5,749,
Huntington, Pa., 1920 population
7,051; 190 increase, 2.8 per cent in
crease; 1910 population, 6,861,
The census bureau announced last
night the following 1920 population
figures and increases: i
Louisville, Ky., 234,891, an increase
of 10,963, or 4.9 per cent.
St. oseph, Mo., 77,735, an increase
of 232, or .04 per cent,
Chambersburg, Pa. 13,171, an in
crease of 1,371, or 11.6 per cent. ¢
Louisville was twenty-fourth city
o fthe country in point of population
in 1910. It showed a growth of 9.4
per cent at that time over the census
of 1900, while from 1890 to 1900 its
increase was 27.1 per cent.
LEWISTON, Pa. 1926 population
9,849; 1,685 increase; 20.6 per cent in
crease: 1910 population 8166.
Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pa.,
{920 population 9,720; 2,521 increase;
35 per cent increase; 1310 population,
7,199,
Newberry Witness Who
Collapsed to Testify
(By International News Service.) .
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 12,
Arising from a sick bed today, Paul
H. King, manager of the NewbaTr
senatorial campaign, and chief wit
ness for the defense in the Newberry
trial, went to the witness stand.
King, collapsed three days ago.
Realizing what it meant to the case
he pulled himself together, laking
the stand with a physician sitting be
side him.
After King leaves the stand, the
defense will rest its case.
$2,000,000 Company to
Handle Sisal Imports
(By Intrnational News Service.)
NEW ORLEANS, March 12—
Through the Equitable Bank of New |
York, Royal Bank of Canada, Inter
state Bank of New Orleans and the
Commercial Bank of New York the
Comision Regulardo de Henequen
has been re-oragnized with a cap
ital of $2,000,000 to handle all sisal
shipments from Yucatan.
The new name of the concern iu}
the Farmers' Importing and Export
ing Corporuation,
Armored Cars and Big
Guns Menace Dulelin
i (By Universal Service.)
‘ LONDON, March 12-—~The Irish
correspondent of the Daily Graphle,
telegraphs that big guns are arrivng
in Dublin and the streets are being
‘patrnllw by armored cars. KExcite
ment 'w&reported to be running high.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1920.
No Hape of Action Until Next
Week—Senators Are Still Try
ing to Argue on Article X.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 12.—The
Senate continued today to dodge a
final showdown on Article X and rat
ification of the peace treaty. There
is scant prospect for action until next
week.
The treaty was thrust aside pend
ing the outcome of the negotiations
for a comppomise between Republi
can and Democratic senators.
Several leaders declared again
they entertained little hope for rati
fication. There are not enough votes
in sight to provide the two-thirds
(64) essential to ratification.
Jenkins Would Give Up
His American Citizenship
(By Intrnatiocnal News Service.)
MEXICO CITY, March 12 —Wil
liam O, Jenkins, American consular
agent at Puebla, who was arrested
on the charge of conniving with reb
els for his own abduction, has sent
a communication to.the department
of agriculture offering to renounce
his American citizenship and be
come a resident of Mexico, in re
turn for a water right concession on
the Tequisquiasti River in the State
of Tlaxcala, it was announced today.
The offer is based upon article
twenty-seven of the Mexican con
stitution.
Jenkins is said to plan to use th
water power for a hydro-electric
plant to operate his cotton mill near
Puebla.
Two Candidates for .
French Envoy to Pope
(By Universal Service.)
PARIS, March 12.—General Liautey,
former governor of Morocco, and Gen
eral Castelnau, hero of the Grand
Couronne of St. Mihiel have been
named candidates for the French am
bassadorship to the Vatican.
The appointment is to be made
as soon as diplomatic relations have
been re-established, which is expected
to be soon.
Clemenceau Hurrying
Home to Deny Charges
(By Universal Service.)
PARIS, March 12.—Former Premier
Clemenceau is reported to be hasten
ling home from Egypt, ostensibly to
‘attend the marriage of his favorite
‘nlece early in April, but really in or
der that he may reply to the charges
that he misled President "Wilson at
the peace conference with regard to
the real conditions in France and the
rest of Europe,
Woman Doctor Seeks
Election to Congress
(By International News Service.) l
PORTLAND, Oreg., March 12.-
Dr, Esther Pohl lLovejoy, society and j
club woman of Oregon and widely
known because of her work in the
devastated regions of Europe, par
ticularly Servia and Armenia, has an
nounced for sthe Democratic nomina
tion to Congress from Multnomah
County.
Yeggmen Try to Rob
' Bank at Jenkinsburg
~ JACKSON, Ga., March 12.—An un
successful attempt was made by yegg
\mrn to rob the Farmers' Bank of
Jenkinsburg at 1 o’clock Friday morn
ing. The lock on the vault door
was blown off. The explosion aroused
citizens of the town and the robbers
fled in an -automobile, Sheriff Lav
ender was unable to find a clew. This
is the third attempt within three
years to rob this institution.
Pastor Turns
Dowhn Raise
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In Salaries
(By International News Service)
DETROIT., March 12.—Here's
something new under
the sun:
The Rev. H. Ford, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, de
claring the “public has been
bled long enough,” and that the
time has come to call a halt on
the clamor for higher wages,
has refused to take an increase
in salary.
He declared he will not ac
cept the proffered salary boost
and recommends the money be
used for repairs to the church.
Pioneer Atlantan and Veteran of
Civil War Dies Early
Friday.
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’ Col. John 8. Prather, pioneer At
lantan, died early Friday morning at
his home, 250 lee street, West End,
after a long illness. Colonel Prather
had been confined to his home for
nearly three weeks, and during the
last four days, had remained in a
semi-conscious condition. He was
86 years old.
For many years he had been con
nected with the old Franklin Print
ing Company, and became widely
known to the business men of the
section due to his asscciation with
the Harrisons, then the leading print
ers of the State. Of late, Colonel
Prather has been connécted with the
Byrd Printing Company and has had
been a frequent visitor at the State
house, where he knew and was known
by every politician in eGorgia.
Colonel Prather was born in la
Grange. At the outbreak of the War
Between the States, he volunteered
with Gen. Joe Wheeler with whom
he servad during the entire four years
of strife. After the war he came to
Atlanta and entered uvon his success
ful business career. He was a char
ter member of the old Fulton County
Confederate Veterans, crganized to
greet Jefferson Davis on his last visit
to Atlanta. He was also on the
charter I'st of Wheeicr's cavalry, and
has since been one of it's most active
and influential members.
Colonel Prather is survived by his
wife; who is very iJI, but who was
at the bedside of her husband con
stantly during his illness, and three
daughters. Barclay and Brandon are
in charge of arrangemenis, which will
be announced as soon as Mrs. Prather
is able tp attend the services.
’Japan Now Spending
-~ $60,000,000 on Aviation
(By Intornf‘ienal News Service.)
PARIS, March 12.—Japan is spend
ing $60,000,000 annually upon aviation
equipment, it was stated today by
"membem of the Japanese aviation
' delegation that is now in Europe
seeking new ideas for the Japanese
air forces. An order for 300 airplanes
for the Japanese government has just
been placzd‘ in France.
“The néxt war will be fought in
the air,” declared General Nakoa,
chief of the anneao delegation. The
nation best equipped will dominate
both land and sea.”
Blighted Romance of the
Unkissed Floradora Girl-
Why the disillusioned Mr. Hoyt is seeking freedom from
what he terms his frozen chains of marriage, and the mil
lionaire manufacturer’s story of how chilly a honeymoon
can be, will be told in the big sixteen-page magazine of
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bers to Depart for Their Homes
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{ WASHINGTON, March 12.—The
:quention of wage lincreases for coal
iminers rests directly with President
| Wilson ‘today.
| The President's coal commission is
!apparpntly dissolved. Henry M.
ißohinsnn. chairman of the commis
|sion, left early today for his home in
iPasadena, Cal.,, leaving a statement
Ithat he is through with the coal
’miners’ wage controversy,
C'hairman Robinson declared he had
sent his report lo,ho President and
he would not participate further.
This daction may forestall any efforts
on the part of the President to se
cure an unanimoeus report from the
commission by getting Robinson and
Peale to confer further with John P.
White, the labor member of the com
mission, who has dissented from the
majority report.
Opertors and Miners
Indicted in Indiaa
(By International News Service.)
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., March 12.—
Arrests within a week sere forecast
today following the return of an in
‘dic‘tment, against 125 bituminous coal
operators and miners by a special
federal grang jury in ‘the United
States District Court here yesterday.
Capisses were being prepared today
for the arrest of the 125, approxi
mately two-thirds of whom are op
erators and the rest miners.
The defendants will be arraigned
here hefore Judge A B. Anderson
May 4. Bonds were fixed by the
court at SIO,OOO in some cases and in
others $5,000. ‘
The arrests, it is believed, will re-|
veal sensational developments in line
with the government's charge prinr}
to the jury probe that the Lever act
was being “grossly, openly and defi
antly violated,” in conspiracy to re
strict the production of coal. The in
vestigation, it was said, covered the
l(~ntir9 coal industry, including ac
jtivities of operators, miners and deal
ers in sixteen States, during the
whole perfod of the war.
To Erect Dance Palace |
Memorial to Gaby Deslys
(By Universal Service.) |
PARIS, Mareh 12.—Harry Pilcer,
former dancing partner of Gaby
Deslys, announced Thursday that he
intends to devote the legacy be
gqueathed to him by his lost frion(l‘
ilo the congtruction of a mammmh‘
danc‘- palace as . memorial to her. ;
.London and Rome Are
Linked by Wireless Phone
I (By Universal Servyice.)
l ILLONDON March 12,—~Wireless
telephone communication has been
'hsm.blishml between FEngland and
Rome, the Daily Mail .announces. The
| distance is more than 2,000 miles,
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the Postoffice at Atlanta Under Act of March 3, 1379
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lish, the report of whose ill
ness at Savannah has dis
turbed his countless friends.
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Was Attending Directors’ Meet
ing in Savannah When At
tacked by Influenza,
Thousands of Atlantans were per
turbed Friday at the news that Cap
tain James W. English, chairman of
directors of the Fourth National
Bank, was seriously ill in Savannah,
where he had gone to attend a meet
ing of directors of the Central of
Georgia Railway. Captain English
was reported to have been attacked
by influenza. He is at the De Soto
Hotel,
Captain English's children left
Thursday night to be with their
father. They are Mrs. James D. Rob
inson, Mrs. Gordon Kiser and Harry'
L.' English. Mr, Robinson and two
specialists, Dr. Fowler and Dr. Stin
son, accompanied them. ‘
Charles Ryan, vice president of the
bank, said Friday he had been un
ablé to hear from Savannah since
Thursday night, but the ahsence of
news made him feel that Captain
English was improving.
Says Labor Problem
Is Paramount Issue
CHICAGO, March 12.~The labor
question will be of supreme impor
tance in the coming presidential cam
paign, even overshadowing the coun
try's foreign pro.blrms, Sfenator Cum
mins of lowa declared in an address
before delegates to the National
Petroleum Congress, meeting here, He
advocated the formation of a tribunal
to adjust labor disputes in industries
vital to the public,
Maryland Voters May
Decide Fate of Racing
(By International News Service.)
ANNAPOLIS, Md,, March 12.—T'he
people of Maryland will vote whether
horse racing i 8 to be permitted if a
bill prepared by the anti-racing fac
tion goes through. After a Dbitter
fight lasting into the night the antis
succeeded in getting the bill passed
by the Assembly by a narrow margin
as a substitute for the commission
racing bill.
If, subsequently passed hy (hpjpn
ate the fate of racing will be®™de
cided at the polls next November, [
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Union Leaders Indicate Key Will
Be Asked to Speak-—Company
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Tells Public Its Attitude.
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The n-xt move in the street car
strike was placed directly up to the
strikers Friday. Early in the day
developments appeared likely.
Mayor Key indicated unmistakably
he would urge the strikers to return
if he were given the opportunity to
address them.
~J. H. Reardon, member of the in
‘mrnational executive board of the
Street Cad Employees’ Union, said
he and other strike leaders would
present to the strikers at the Wig
wam Friday morning a report of
events at the conference of union
officials and H. M. Atkinson, power
lcompany head, Thursday afternoon.
A report of a conference with Mdyor
Key Thursday evening also was to
he made, Mr. Reardon said strike
leaders wruld be governed by recom
mendations of the men,
The power company Friday rested
upon the ultimatum of Mr. Atkinson
that the compafly will stand upon the
decision of the wage arbitration board
granting a 15 per cent increase for
street car workers, dissatisfaction
with which is the cause of the strike.
MAYOR'S ATTITUDE.
Mayor Key's statemnt explaining
his atitude indicated a likelihood that
‘he would be invited to address the
istrikers. He said:
. “If I should be invited to appear
‘before the men today I should advise
llhem to accept this award and go to
work, as the only thing they can do
in the path of duty and honor.
“I should tell them that I would
be in no position to ask this company
to accept anything in their behalf un
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‘less they keep the agreemnt they al
ready have made with the company.”
The conference between the mayor
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and strike leaders in the formers’
office Thursday evening was regarded
as a preliminary to an invitation that
Mr. Key address the strikers. Pres
ent were international and local of
ficers of the union, and Madison Bell,
attorney for the men,
COMPANY’'S STAND.
Details of the earlier conference,
between striker leaders and Mr., At
kinson, were related in a’ statement
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by Mr. Atkinson, presented in an
other column of The Georgian, Fol
lowing this statement, Mr. Atkinson
prepared another, written ‘“To the
Publie,” and presenting the company's
attitude in the strike situation.
The latter statement follows:
I have been literally besieged with in
nuiries as to what we propose to do under
existing conditons, and by encouraging
offers of indorsement of our petition. To
all such inquiries let me make a brief
statement ol our position as follows:
The strect raillroad is a mere incident
in this labor situation. The position of
the union is a deflance of law and order
and the foundation of society, 7
The union, by the condition its action
has created, sets itself up as above and
superior to the law and government, It
says in effect to the public of Atlanta,
“"We will not furnish street rallroad service
exaept upon our own terms.” But worse
‘than all it eays this after it has made a
solemn contract which has *heen completed
iy the final adjudication necessary to
make it operative
Society in its almost entirety rests upon
‘the inviolability of contracts. Admit that
contracts may be violated at wl“ and
the honesty, the decency, the character of
life itself have all disappeared.
This s the issue conlronting Atlanta
today and is the reason the street rail
road is only an {ncident.
To admit that a small, minority can
dominate the public will, safety and con
venience simply means that our form of
government is a failure and will result
in its destruction,
The union has vielated a solemn contract
and the resultant condition today in At
lanta is chaos and anarchy. It is time
right thinking honest citizens realized the
reality of this,. A broken contract was
the direct cause of the Buropean war. The
millions of our hest men went to Kurope
to maintain nothing but the inviolabilty of
contracts, which %are the foundation Rd
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