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TRADE CONFERENCE OF DIXIE PROTESTS SALE OF SHIPS;
- STREET CAR SERVICE NORMAL AFTER THREE DAYS’ SIRIKE
Organization of South Atlantic[
States Formed at Greensboro
to Combat Discrimination
GREENSBORO, N. C., March 13.—
At the organizatin meeting here Fri
day of the South Atlantic States As
sociation resolutions were adopted
protesting against the sale of gev
&B ent ships until after Congress
’lh}s determined a permanent policy.
ollins N. Randolph of Atlanta was
elected vice president.
The conference completed epoch
making plang for the promotion of
foreign and domestic commerce of
o:e South Atlantic States. The con-‘
- rence was held under the auspices
of the South Atlantic .Export Com
pany, Matthew Hale, president, and
the Greensboro Chamber of Com
merce. It included representa.tives‘
from all commercial organizations
and all cities of the South Atlantic
States. More than 100 manufactur
ers, producers, shippers and traffic
men conferred to formulate con~}
structive plans by which the South
Atlantic States will take the place!
due them in the markets of the
??'ld. The first action of the con
erence was resolving itself into an
organization to be known as the
South Atlantic States Association,
for the purpose of co-ordinating and
promoting the foreign trade mterests‘
of the South Atlantic States.
INSTRUCTION PLANNED.
The program adopted by this as
gociation includes introduction into
the curriculum of colleges and tech-‘
nical schools throughout the Southl
Atlantic States courses in foreign
and domestic commerce. Dr. Thom-}
dyke Saville, of the University of
4 rth Carolina, is chairman of the!
Z:mmittee to perfect . these plans.l
Chambers of Commerce of the South
Atlantic States are urged to offer
foreign trade courses.
The conference by resolution called
for the formation of an organization
of newspapers to be known as the
28outh Atlantic Publishers’ Associa
tion for the purpose of co-operating
with the South Atlantic Ports Asso
ciation and South Atlantic States
Association in their educational
campaign to promote and encourage
foreign trade throughout these
States,
Plans were completed for the es
tablishment of a branch of the bu
reau of &reign and domestic com
merce in the South Atlantic States.
George McLeod, in charge of estab
lishment of such branch offices of
bureau in Washington, was present
to address the conference on plans
and assist in formulating them.
RATE CAMPAIGN.
One of the most far reaching plans
adopted by the new association was
introduced by A. V| Snell, manager
of the Charleston Chamber of Com
merce, intended to maintain present
export rates from Middle West to
South Atlantic ports as established
by the railroad administration,
#Bainst which the Northeastern
“ trunk lihes have launched a cgm
paign calling for their cancellation
by the interstate commerce commis
gion. In this connection there were
" present representatives of the auto
mobile manufacturers of the Middle
A West to assist in entering vigorous
protest against cancellation of ex
port rates, since they would be
forced thereby to ship all cargoes
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David Warfield Is
Seriously Injured
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When Hit By Truck
(By Universal Service.)
LOS ANGELES, March 13.—David
Warfield, the actor, was seriously
injured here Friday when au auto
mobile delivery truck struck him as
he was crossing a street, and threw
him against another car.
The driver of the truck, Charles
Bowen, a boy of 19, placed Mr, War
field in his machine and drove him
to the Receiving Hospital where he
was given first aid, and then re
moved to the Hospital of the Good
Samaritan. :
Dr. E. A. Bryant, who attended
him, said Mr. Warfield suffered a
double break of the left lower ieg,
a severe laceration of the nose and
a deep cut on the lip. Doctor Bryant
said he will be confined to bed for}
at least eight weeks. ‘
Manager Waytt of the Mason Op
era House, where Warfield has been
playing in “The Auctioneer,” saidi
he will start suit for $25,000 against
the company employing the boy
driver. Every seat in the house, he
said, has been sold out for the en
tire period of Warfield's stay here.
Girl of 14 Probably Is
-~ World’s Youngest Flier
‘ (By Universal Service.)
PARIS, March 13.—Mlle. Andree
Farman, 14-year-old daughter of
Maurice Farman, aeroplane manufac
turer, probably is the world’s young
est aviatress.
She began to pilot an aeroplane
last June, and now takes her father
for aerial joy rides to the seaside
‘and to his chateau in the country on
ithe banks of the Loire. |
Girl Is Acquitted of
| Killing Her Brother
‘ GREENVILLE, S. C., March 13.—
A verdict of not guilty was given late
‘l“riday in the trial of Miss Amber
‘Robinson. 20, charged with having
killed her brother two weeks ago.
'Miss Robinson claimed self defems»
‘and defense of the home. The jury
was out only ten minutes. The trial
consumed a day and a half.
l Miss Robinson’s brother, James
Robinson, was a veteran of the Rain
[bow Division,
Director General Hines
Named Executive Agent
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 13.—Direc
tor General of Railroads Hines was
appointed by President Wilson Fri
day as executive agent under Sec
tion 206 of the Cummins-Esch law.}
|Suits instituted in connecpion with
the adjustment of the affairs of the
railroad administration will Dbe
lbrought agaigst Mr. Hines under the
President’s fier:
Chocolate Wrappers
As Money in Russia
(By Universal Service.)
I@NDON, March 13.—The cheap
est money in the world is that issued
by General Yudenitch. It consists of
chocolate wrappers. Thousands of
Russian troops serving under Yude
nitch are paid with this money.
Winning Limerick
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Her tooth ached—you know
‘how they can ache! And
the dentist was hard at
work—felt like he was
using a crowbar or some
thing as heavy on that
sensitive nerve.
Then the Limerick editor
’phoned . . . sure cure for
all misery!
Sure is a g-l-orious thrill,
winning a Limerick ‘‘last
line’’ and getting SSO in
gold for a few words.
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Senators Representing All Shades
of Opinion Denounce Rewrit
ten Reservation to Article X.
By JAMES R. NOURSE,
Staff Correspondent of the |. N. S.
WASHINGTON, March 13.—Sena
tor Lodge yielded to the mild reserva
tion Republicans and to the pressure
of outside i‘nerests which want the
peace treaty ratified by offering in
the Senate Friday a compromise of
his original reservation on Article X.
Hardly had. this .compromise been
offered and read at the secretary’s
desk than a violent storm broke. It
threatened to postpone for at least
another week the final vote. ‘
Opposition came first from the Re
publican side and was so pronounced
as to convince even. Senator Lodge
he had small chance of getting any
thing near the full Republican-veie
for it. Not only were the irreconcila
ble opponents of the treaty aligned
against it, but senators heretofore
voting with Senator Lodge denounced
the compromise as a Republican sur-‘
render.
DEMOCRATS OPPOSE. l
Among the latter were Senators
Frelinghuysen of New Jersey and!
Wadsworth of New York. Irrecon
cilables who spoke against it in
cluded Senators Knox, Brandegee and
McCormick. I
From the Democecratic side came]
opposition equally vigorous, with}
speeches by Senator McKellar, sup
porter of the President, and by Sen~
ator Reed, one of the leading treaty
opponents.
With the issue hanging in the bal
ance and likely to be determined by
a close vote, opponents indicated
they will prolong the discussion un
til Senators LaFollette, Johnson,
Poindexter and Fall are able to be
present to cast their votes against
ratification. It has been impossible
to obtain pairs for Senators Johnson,
Penrose, Fall and LaFollette all of
whom are against the treaty.
The compromise offered by Sena
tor Lodge ws written by Senator
Lenrott of Wisconsin. It does not
differ materially from the original
reservation by Senator Lodge. But
in the transportation of language it
permits he obligaion under Aricit X
to continue, although the use of the
military and naval forces is re
stricted to the action of Congress.
CALLED SURRENDER,
The opponents of the treaty de
nounced the compromise as a sur
rendes by Senator Lodge, despite
the fact that in presenting it he told
the Senate he would not sponsor it
if he believed it affected in any way
‘the principle of the original reserva
tion. That it did substnatially affect
Ithis principle was charged by oppo
}sitiun senators.
i Senator Frelinghuysen came out
boldly against the compromise. He
told the senators they were “playing
with fire” and warned them the
compromise had been hastily con
sidered and would not do. He added:
Senator Frelinghuysen said the
President in his letter to Senator
Hitechcock had convicted himself of
being an internationalist, and he de
clared he had no right to pledge ths
l{nitod States to support such poli
cles,
Senator McCormick said the treaty
could not be ratified “unless either
the President or the Senator from
Massachusetts (Lodge) and the Sen
ator from Wisconsin (Lenroot), eat
their words.” He characterized the
Lenroot compromise as a capitulation
on the part of the Republicans in the'r
desire to obtain enough votes to ratify
the treaty.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1920.
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| By WINDER R. HARRIS,
Universal Service Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March -13.—The
1921 naval appropriation hill to be
rep med out next week will carry
appropriations aggregating between
$405,000,000 and $410,000,000, accord
ing to reductions made by the sub
committee of the House Naval Af
fairs Committee framing the bill
This is a cut of about $165,000,000
lin the revised estimatas submitted by
Secretary Daniels. The original re
quests of the heads of the varioud
bureaus in the navy department
totaled $700,000,000.
Of the amount to be recommended
in the bill about $72,000,000 will be for
continuation of construction on the
1916 building program. Because of
'this large expenditure and in view of
'the Republican drive for economy all
along the line, members ¢f the com
mittee explain they do aot feel jus
tified in authorizing any new ron
struction. All the ship yvards in this
country, they say, now have as much
work as +hey can handle and to crowd
them with any more would simply
promote irefficiency and waste. ;
DANIELS’ PROGRAM.
Secretary Daniels had recommended
a new corstruction program embrac
ing 38 ships which he said were neces
sary to “reund out” the fleet. These
ships were: 10 light cruisers, 6 mine
laying light eruisers, 10 flotilla lead
ers, 6 fleat suhmarinés, 4 airplane car
riers, 1 destroyer tender and 1 sub
marine tender. |
The permanent strength of the en
listed perronnel in the navy was fixed
at 143,000, and the marine corps 27,-
400, These figures represent the tem
porary strength of both services now
and are in line with the recommenda
tions of Secretary Daniels and Major
General Barnett, commandant of the
marine corps. The pre-war enlisted
strength of the navy was 60000 and
between 16,000 and 17,000 for the
marine corps.
As the number of officers in the
two services is regulated on a basis
of 4 per cent of the enlisted strength,
55,720 ofricers will he zutnorized for
the navy and 1,095 for the marine
corps.
NEW SUBMARINE BASE.
Only one of the bases recommended
by Secretary Daniels for immediate
development on the Pacific coast wiil
be provided for in the bill, according
‘tn an agieement reached by the sub
committee. This will be a submarine
base at Astoria, Oregon, at the mouth
of the Columbia River.
The necessity for economy caused
the committee to turn down the sec
retary’s recommendatiors for a greot
navy vard and base at San Francis
co, an auxiliary base at San Diego,
and submarine bases at Los Angeles
and Port Angeles, Wash.
The estimated cost of the «ibma
rine base at Astoria 1s $1,500,000, The
bill will carry $250,000 10 begin work.
The appropriation asiied for im
provements at the paval station in
Pearl Harbor, Hawail, will be cut in
two, it was learned. Seccretary Dan
iels has urged the immediate de
l\'olupmunt of a great aviation, sub
|m;”~i“:-_ destroyer and supply base at
this point. He also wanis a marine
railway, repair shops and other im
provements declared neccessary for
| full use of the mammoth Jlrydock now
inv;n‘xm{ completion there,
PROGRAM UNFINISHED.
I The sub-committes has not taken
up the secretary’'s recommendations
with regard to the island of Guam as
vet. He urged the immediate devel
opment of Guam as the “American
Helgoland” in the Pacific Ocean.
Aviation is another important fea
ture of the secretary’'s recommenda
tions yet to be considered, The bill
he submitied to the committee car
| ries $35,000,000 for flying activities,
!Tln- subcommittee hopes to he able to
| eut this ameunt to 315,000,003 tomor
| row,
| The subcommittee expects to com-
E”""" its work in time to permit the
{ full committee to approve the bill and
l()l'lll'l‘ it rejorted our Tresday,
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Dryness Drives
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Foreign Born
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From America
(By Universal Service.)
NEV\’ YORK, March 13.—Pro
hibition has parched the
throats of so many foreign-born
persons in the United States
that since January 1 emigration
has exceeded immigration by
8,000, it is declared by Repre
sentative Isaac Siegel of the
House Immigration Committee.
Fifty-three thousand have come
to America's shores since Jan
uary 1, while 61,000 have emi
grated, the majority to Poland
and Czecho-Slovakia. Since the
signing of the armistice to the
first of the year the inflgw and
outgo of foreign-born about bal
anced. Mr. Seigel expressed be
lief that the excess of emigra
tion can be attributed only to
prohibition.
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Republican Backers of Former
Food Chief Organize in ‘
New York. |
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(By International News Service.)
Hoover Presidentake ETAOINNUNU
NEW YORK, March .13, —The
“Make Hoover President” Republican
Club established headquarters a* the
Hotel Pennsylvania yesterday. The
organization is being set up here at
request of the Caiifurnia committce
initiating tne Hoovar boom. It was
pointed out that the headquarters
were opening without any action by
Mr. Hoover himself, but merely at the
suggestion of his active backers.
Ralph Arnold of Los Augeles, chair
man of Ltha national committee nf the
“Make Hoover President’ movement,
is temporairy chairman of the head
quarters.
France’s New President
Must Have GGood Cook
(By Universal Service,)
PARIS, March 13.—President Des
chanel is advertising for a first-class
chef. The former famous cook at the
Elysee Palace was discharged by ex-
President Poincare because he was
too expensive and was replaced by a
second-rate “maitre de cuisine,” who
was able to prepare simple meals at
a minimum cost.
M. Deschanel, who, like his wife, is
wealthy in his own right, proposes to
spare no expense to make the palace
menus the most exquisite in the land.
Armistice Day Killing
~ Cases in Jury’s Hands
l (By International News Service.)
’ MONTESANO, Wash,, March 13.—
The fate of the ten 1. W. W.s,
‘eharged with the Centralia Armistice
'Day murders, is in the hands of the
jury,
.~ The case went to the jury late
iFriduy night. The final arguments
continued wuntil a late hour, The
prosecutor’s argument was wound up
with a plea to the jurors for first de
gree verdicts for each of the ten de
fendants,
Polly Is a Wonder
On the Weegee Board
Don’t look at ‘‘Bringing Up Father’’ in tomorrow’s Amer
ican if you're trying to reduce, for there are at least a
dozen laughs in every picture, and there are twelve pic
tures. And the Shenanigan Kidsiare funnier than ever,
while Mr. Dough, Mr. Dubb and Happy are also on their
job. ’
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IN SUNDAY’S AMERICAN
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Atkinson Issues Statement Than
king Public for Co-operation in
Getting Justice for Company.
Normal street car service was re
sumed in Atlanta Saturday morning
after three days' paralysis as a re
sult of the strika of union motor
men and conductors which ended
Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock. The
men are now working under the new
wage schedule with a 15 per cent in
crease in pay as adopted by the
board of arbitration,
The strike was ended by vote of
the union men following receipt of
a formal order from international
headquarters at Detroit that they
return to work and abide by the de
cision of the arbiters within twenty
four hours or foreit their charter.
The meeting also was marked by
receipt of an appeal from the At
lanta Rotary Club that the men re
sume their places and notice from
the Atlanta Federation of Trades
that its executive committee was to
hold a meeting during the afternoon
to take action on the walkout.
VOTE TO RESUME WORK,
The strikers voted to resume their
places at b o'clock Friday afternoon
and the first cars to run at that
‘hour gave news to a large number
that the walkout was ended. Owing
to the short time intervening be
tween the vote and the time set for
the strike to cpase, it was impossibel
to resume normal service during the
afternoon. As many cars as possi
ble were run, however, and the con
gested traffic situation helped ma
terially during the evening rush
hours' 1
H, M. Atkinson, chairman of the
board of directors of the Georgia
Railwa yand Power Company issued
the following statement after the
men returned to work Friday:
ATKINSON'S STATEMENT,
“I am glad to know that the
national union wired the officials of
Local 732 today that if the men did
not return to work in tweny-four
hours their charter would be for
feited: and that the men have voted
to live up to their contract and re
turn te work.
‘“This insures, under the contract,
peaceful operation for the year 1920,
and secures to the men the increased
wages granted by the arbitration
board, with back pay at that rate
for time rendered since January 1,
The company will proceed ta have
‘this pay roll made up and the money
will be paid them according to this
contract as promptly as the details
can be worked out and the matter
properly handled.
~ “I sincerely hgpe that the men
will profit by this experience and
never again suffer themselves to be
‘misled by local radical leaders and
politicians. :
“We wish to tell the public how
much we appreciate the fact that,
though subjected to serious incon
veniences by this outrageous strike,
they stood back of us in order that
right and justice might prevail"”
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Issued Dadly, and Entered as Second Class Matter at
the Postoffice at Atlanta Under Act of March 3, 1379
Wed to Avoid
New Taxation
(By Uiversal Service.)
PARIS, March 13.—The mar
riage rush that has been go
ing on here for some time is ex
pected to continue on the- in
crease until the end of this
month,
Reason: The financial com
mission's decision to tax bache
lors' incomes 10 per cent. The
tax becomes operative April 1.
Census Bureau Reports Enor
l mous Growth of Ten
nessee City, ‘
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(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 13. —The
census bureau today announced the
following ‘preliminary population re-’
turns: /
Knoxville, Tenn.,. 1920 . population,
‘77,818; 41,472 increase; 114.1 per cent
increase; 1910 population, 36,346,
‘ Lancaster, Pa., 1920 population, 53,-
‘150; 5,923 increase; 12.5 per cent in
crease; 1910 popwlation 47,227,
' Nutley, N. J., 1920 pcpulation, 9,
421; 3,412 increase; 56.8 per cent in
crease; I¢lo population, 6,009,
Fordney Sees Politics
In Pleas for Bonuses
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 13.—" Off
icials of the treasury department
would place the present Congress in
the position of being forced to in
crease taxation to pay bonuses to‘
service men of the world war,” Chair
man Fordney of the House Ways und‘
Means Committee, having soldier ald}
legislation in charge, said Friday. {
“I see an element of politics in their |
recommendations,” Chairman Ford
ney continued. “The committee hzw:
not been driven from further consid
eration of the issuance of bonds by?
the recommendations of ’.',-cretury;
Houston and Governor Harding of
the I'>deral Reserve Board, and their
statements as to the probable effect
of a bond issue on the financial struc
ture of the nation.” ¢
The question of soldier bonus legis
lation may be thr.wn into a party
controversy, according to members of
the committee.
Governor Cox Refuses
l To Discuss Politics
[ After a vacation at the Bon Air
Hotel in Augusta, Gov. James A,
Cox of Ohio, a Democratic presi
dential possibility, passed through
Atlanta Friday on his way home, A
few hours were spent in a sight see
ing tour of the city between trains.
When asked for a statement, Gov
ernor Cox said he preferred not to
comment on the political situation as
he had been in Augusta for a much
needed rest and had spent most of
his time while there in golfing. He
added that he would have nothing to
‘fiay in regard to politics until he na(li
“returned to his home and acquainted‘
himself with the current affairs.
Railroads Want Higher
Rates for Carrying Mail
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Hail-l
roads carrying mail and affected by
the action of Postmaster General
Burleson in filing an appeal before
e Imterstate Commerce (‘ommis
sion to re-open the rate case, filed
a brief Friday in opposition. The car
riers claim that the amount paid by
the government for handling the
mails is too small in view of the
car space required,
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Hint Given Monarchists Are About
to Take Charge—Kaiser Said
To Be in Touch With Situation.
(By International News Service.)
i LONDON, March 13.—A Reuter
‘dispatch from Berlin says a procla
mation has been issued there that
the government has ceased to exist.
An earlier report, received her by
way of Holland, said th revoluticn
ary situation in Germany was get
ting worse and troops were marching
towards Berlin, presumably to try
to overthrow the government,
Dispatches filed in Berlin early
Friday said the German government
had discovered a revolutionary plot
‘among the militarists and that Min
ister of Defense Noske had arrested
‘the ringleaders.
The intimation that the ex-kaiser
has been involved in secret negotia
tions with the reactionary mi! tarivt
‘r]omc-nt n Hungary®and Turt:y was
contained in an interview with “a
well informed statesman,” printed by
‘the Daily Telegréph today.
LINKED WITH KAISER.
' Tlils statesman, who was described
a 3 beirg noted for his first hand
knowledge of continental European
affairs, was quoted as saying:
“There is a connecting. link be
tween Erzeroum and Berlin. I might
go further and say between Erzeroum
Dand Amerongen,
| Baron von Kuhlman, former Ger
man foreign secretary, has besa vis
iting the ex-kaiser at least twice a
week, always at night, despite the
lv:gil of the Dutch guards. The real
underlying motive of Admiral Ilor
-Ithy'fl and Kemal Mustapha Pasha’s
|l.mves has been to deflect from West
ern Europe as many allied troops as
‘pnssihlo and render the disarmament
section of the treaty difficult. The
,way thus would be made easier for
!the eventual restoration of the Ho
henzollern dynasty in Germany.”
HORTHY 1S REGENT.
{ Admiral Horthy was recently elect
le(l regent of Hungary. He is the
!heud of the militarist clique in that
| country,
i Mustapha Kemal Pasha is the
| leader of the Turkish Nationalists.
iErzernum has been the chief seat of
Nationalist . (anti-allied) - agitations
in Turkey. i
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Monarchists Allied M
With Militarists M
By FRANK CHARLTON,
’Foroign News Editor of the I. N. 8.
. NEW YORK, March 13.—Counter
irevoluuunary agitations in Germany
against the government headed by
President Ebert have reached a sud
den and successful climax, accord«
ing to press cablegrams today from
London and RBerlin,
There have been two currents of
counter revolution in Germany, one
led by the rovalists and militarists;
the other by the Spartacides or bol
shevik symjathizers.
The monarchists have been ncreas
ing their activities, taking advan
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