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VOL. XVIII
MONARCHISTS SEIZE GERMAN GOVERNMENT
ALLIES 70 MARCH ON BERLIN IF HOHENZOLLERNS RISE;
" GEORGIA TECH MAN SENDS FIRST MUSIC BY WIRELESS
drganization 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 gov-|
ernment ships until after Congress;
has‘determined a permanent ppucy.i
s6llins N. Randolph of Atlanta was |
eiected vice president. ‘
The conference eompleted epoch
making plans for the promotion of
foreign and domestic commerce of
the South Atlantic States. The con
kg:mce was held under the auspices
of the South Atlantic Expost Com
pany, Matthew Hale, president, and
the Greensboro Chamber of Com
merce. It included representatives
from all ‘cogmercial organizations
and all cities of the South Atlarilile
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 Mace
due them in the markets of the
world. The first action of the con
tgr(ence 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 interests
of the South Atlantic States.
INSTRUCTION PLANNED.
The program adopted by this as
sociation includes introduction into
the curriculum of colleges and tech
nical schools throughout the South
Atlantic States courses in foreign
and domestic commerce. Dr. Thorn
dyke Saville, of the University of
‘North Carolina, is chairman of the
flummlttee to perfect these plans.
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
&outh 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
eampaign to promote and encourage
foreign trade throughout these
States, .
, Plans were completed for the es
tablishment of a branch of the bu
reau of fgreign and domestic com
merce in the South Atlantic States.
George McLeod, in charge of estab
lishment of such branch offices of
pbureau 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,
against which the Northeastern
trunk lihes have launched a cam
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
‘West to assist in entering vigorous
protest against cancellation of ex
port rates, since they would be
forced th'ereby to ship all cargoes
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24-Hour{ 10l fu Coiversht News F Service
David Warfield Is
. .
Seriously Injured ‘
.
When Hit By Truck
—_—— y s
| (By Universal Service.)
I.OS ANGELES, March 13.—David
Warfield, the actor, was seriously
ilnju}'ed here Friday when au auto-‘
‘mobile delivery truck struck him as
‘he was crossing a street, and threw§
him against another car, |
l The driver of the truck, Charles
Bowen, a boy of 19, placed Mr. War
[tield 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 attendedi
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 tor‘
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.) 1
PARIS, March 13.--Mlle. Andree
Farman, 14-year-old daughter of
Maurice Farman, aeroplane manufac
turer, probably is the world’s young
est a\viatress.
She began to pilot an aeroplane
last June, and now takes her father
ll’or aerial joy:rides to the seaside
]and to his chateau in the country on
the banks of the Loire.
Girl Is Acquitted of
Kd’lliny Her Brother
GREENVILLE, S. C.. March 13.—
A verdict of not guiity was given late
Friday in the trial of Miss Amber
Robinson, 20, charged with having
killed her brother two weeks ago.
Miss Robinson claimed self defens»
and defense of the home. The jury
was out only ten minutes. The trial
consumed a day and a half.
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 connection with
'the adjustment of the affairs of the
railroad administration will be
brought against Mr. Hines under the
President's order.
Chocolate Wrappgrs :
As Money in Russia
(By Universal Service.)
LONDON, 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.
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Former Food Chief, in Testimony
Before Senate Committee on
Sims Case, Refuses to Side.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 13.—Be
cause of the increasing rate of sub
marine sinkings in April, 1917, “the
war was at a debatable end,” Her-‘
bert Hoover today told the Senate
committee investigating the charges‘
by Admiral Sims that “delay in the
navy department nearly lost us the
war.”
“The bread stuff supply was most
critical,” Hoover said. “The reserve
stocks probably did not exceed three
weeks’ supply. The situation in
France and Italy probably was more
acute than in England and was
causing much anxiety. :
“If the supply had been cut off, of
course, the war would have ended
almost in a moment,” Hoover replied. '
DEPARTMENT DID BEST.
Hale then asked if it would not
have helped if every effort had been
bent on getting the food safely over.
“Yes,” Hoover replied, “but I do
not mean to infer that everything
was not done in that direction. My
department certainly did everything
within its power.
“The allies were never reduced to
the breaking point, but were on the
edge of that stage both in April, 1917,
and the following winter.”
While confirming Admiral Simé™
previous statement that a serious
food shortage threatened the success
of the allies in 1917, Hoover declined
to be drawn into tiae controversy be
tween Sims and Secretary Daniels.
He refused to admit the faillire of the
navy department ot carry out his _and
‘the British admiralty’s suggestions
regarding the shipment of fgpd sup
plies had been largely responsible for
‘the serious food snortage.
wouLD HAVE SHORTENED
WAR.
“The war would have come to an
end almost any moment in the
spring and summer of 1917 if the
supplies had been cut short,” Hoover
said. b |
“If we had furnished sufficient
destroyers and similar craft to help
check submarine destruction, do you
think it wouwid Lave helped to short-i
en trhe war?” Hale asked,
“It would have helped, of course’
Hoover responded, “but I do not
want to go as far to say outright
that the war would have been
'shortened.”
“One of the greatest contributions
the American people made to th:A
winning of the war was their con
tribution of food supplies and taneir
‘self-denial to make possible such a
controbution,” Hoover said.
CHARGES CONFUSION.
. Much “delay and confusion” in the
early part of the war was due to the
allies’ dealing individually with the
navy department, Admiral Sims told
the committee.
Various allied admiralties dealt
directly with the American navy de
partment over his head, Sims s~id.
Often, he said, he was left in the
dark as to the arrangements con
cluded, only learning of them later
“by accident.”
These conditions, he said, sub
jected him to “embarrassment,
through the impression naturally
created in the minds of the allied
naval authorities that 1 was not be
ing supported and was not in the
confidence’ of the department.”
ALREADY INFORMED.
“The allies carried on negotiations
with our navy department through
their Washington representatives
partly because they found me in ig
norance of plans and intentions con
cerning which their Washington rep
resentatives had already informed
them,” Sims said.
“They also found that the depart
ment was apparently ready to deal
with these local representatives,
“It is little wonder that much con
fusion was created in the department
through numerous requests and rec
ommendations coming in from the
different allies. The grave danger
of such procedure was that allied
teamwork would be weakened and
American interests suffer,” Sims
said.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1920.
Dryness Drives
Foreign Born
.
From America
(By Universal Service.)
NEW YORK, March 13.—Pro
hibition has parched the
throats of so many foreign-born
persons in the United States
that since January’l 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 inflow and
outgo of foreign-born about bal
anced. Mr. Jeigel expressed be
lief that the excess of emigra
tion can be attributed only to
prohibition.
Republican Backers of Former
Food Chief Organize in 1
New York. i
e i
(By International News Service.) |
Hoover PresidentakeETAOlNNUNU
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 Califurnia committee
initiating the 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 Lhe national committee nf the
“Make Hoover President’ movement,
is temporary chairman of the head
quarters.
Governor Cox Refuses
To Discuss Politics
After a vacation at the Bon Air
Hotel in Augusta, Gov. James A,
Cox of Ohio, a Democratic presi
dential poséibility, passed through
Atlanta Friday on his way home, A
few hours were spent in gight see
ing tour of the city betwéen trains. l
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
say in regard to polities until he nad
returned to his home and acquainted
himself with the current affairs.
France’s New President
Must Have Good 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
(By International News Service.)
MONTESANO, Wash.,, March 13—
The fate of the ten I. W. W.'s,
charged with the Centralia Armistice
Day murders, is in the hands of the
Jjury.
~ The case went to the . jury late
Friday night. The final arguments
%continued until 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,
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l‘Dardanea’ First Tune Over the|
Radio Waves—Sergeant Brass
’ Shows How It lls Done.
| Means ¢f sending music by wireless
has been devised by Sergeant Thomas
Brass of the Georgia Tech signal unit,
‘reserve cfficers’ training corps. A |
demonstration to the /Atlanta Radio
Club Frday night proved the success
of his invention, which 1s epoch-mak
ing in wireless circles,
Sergeant Brass gave /a concert by
wireless telephone, probably the first
in the ‘history of that device. It was
to the jazzy strains of “Dardanella”
that the invention was first publicly
tested.
The invention necessitates the lis
‘tener using a head set to hear, but|
Sergeant Brass is seeking to perfect |
‘an arrangeemnt of sounding boards |
which will *enable an audience as- |
sembled at a designated place to enjoy
music frem a distance without equip
ping themselves with individual trap
pings. !
SUCCESS SCORED. i
The demonstration was started at‘
7:30 o'clock when all radio stations |
in Atlanta were called and told to*
listen. As soon as comjplete commu- |
‘nication had been established, Ser- |
geant Brass sent “Dardanella” |
through the instrument without |
warning to the listeners., All were
asked to report back what they heard i
with the result that the success otl
!lhe invention was assured. i
Sergeant Brass telis how he con- |
ceived the idea of a radio concert in
this manner:
A station in Alabama that is on|
“speaking terms” with Tech Sta
tion, was having considerable trou
ble in hearing a conversation on the
wireless telephone some time ago.
After having the message repeated
several times, the Alabama operator
instructed to “sing it.” Sergeantl
Brass, who has spent twenty-five
years in the army, and whose sing
ing days are but images of the past,
declined to vocalize in the manner
suggested, but promised to get a
phonograph for him.
~ “You know,” he told a Georgian
ireported Saturday, ‘‘the idea struck
‘'me that it might actually be done,
I tried it out with the ordinary
transmitter, but it wouldn't work.
'Not enough of the sound could be
concentrated on the diaphran of the
transmitter. Then I got to work
and fixed it."” -
DANCE BY WIRELESS.
What Sergeant Bass actually
“fixed” was a very sensitive dia
phram for a two-step amplifier re
ceiving set. This was done only
after several weeks of experimenting
and har@ work on the part of the
entire signal unit. The work was
kept strictly secret until Friday
night, when the initial tryout was
given. An ordinary phonograph was
started, the transmitter set up, dnd—
wireless music!
! On hearing the music, one of the
}lm‘ul stations promised to entertain
with a dance, the music to be furnish
ed by radio, This will necessitata
some additional fixtures, since at
present, the sound does not carry far
enough from the receiver for dancing
purposes, and it would be necessary
‘f()r the dancers to wear a receiving
head set.
The possibilities of a dance were
discussed, and Sergeant Brass is of
the opinion that it would be possible
with the proper arrangement of
sounding boards. He intends to com
mence work on this in the near fu
ture, Until these are made, the plaes
ure of wireless music will have to be
confined to those who are fortunate
enough te get a head set,
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 therqeare at least a
dozen laughs in every pictur», and there are twelve pie
tures, And the Shenanigan Kids are funnier than ever,
while Mr. Dough, Mr. Dubb and Happy are also on their
job. :
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IN SUNDAY’S AMERICAN
Marshal Foch, Allied Commander-in-Chief, called in coun
cil to determine course of action in German revolution.
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Census' Bureau Reports Enor
mous Growth of Ten
nessee City,
(By Internatiomal 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, 63,-
150; 5,923 increase; 12.5 per cent In
crease; 1910 popwlation 47,227,
Nutley, N. J., 1920 pepulation, 9,-
421; 3,412 increase; 56.8 per cent in
crease; 110 population, 6,009,
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the Postoffice at Atlanta Under Act of March 3, 1379
IPrecautlonary Measures Ordered
| on Foch's Advice Follow
| Berlin Coup.
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, March 13.—French mili
’lury authorities in the Rhineland
| were ordered this afternoon to take
precautionary ‘measures as a result
of the overthrow of the German gov
ernment by the German militarists
and monarchists,
The council of allied ambassadors
met this afternoon and heard a re
port from Marshal Foch,
News of the CGyrman revolution
wasg received early this afternoon
just as the -ambassadors were as
sembling,
Marshal Foch also conferred with
Premier Millerand and officials of the
war office and general staff.
The repost made by Marshal Foch
{to the ambassadors included condi
;liuns in the Rhineland district which
"is occupied by allied forces of occu
| pation,
The government is anxiously await
ing reports from the allied missions
lin Berlin on the situation there,
| St
.
House to Take Up Bill
On Flour for Europe
(By International News Service.)
l WASHINGTON, March 13.—Legis
lation providing for the sale of large
]stur&-u of flour to Kurope, now held
|by the United States Grain Corpo
| ration, will be taken up in the House
lMunduy, it was anngunced,
NO. 203.
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lHint Given Monarchists Are About
to Take Charge—Kaiser Said
To Be in Touch With Situation.
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, March 13—It is
learned here the Allies will
march on Berlin if there is any
attempt to restore the Hohen
| zollern dynasty. :
LONDON, March 13.—The German
monarchists today selzed control of
kthe German government at Berlin, ac
licording to dispatches reaching Lon
don,
The government headed by Presi
dent Frederich Ebert has been over
turned,
‘ Dr. von Kapp, president of the
Fatherland party, has been proclaim
ed chancellor.
General von Luettwitz, one of the
léaders of the military party, has as
sumed control of the German army
[and proclaimed himself commander of
Ithe forces of Gustav Noske, former
i minister of defense (war minister).
| Revclutionary troops were reported
I(his afternoon to be in control of
| Berlin.
] The first intimation of the suc
cessful counter revolution of the
| German militerists and monarchiscs
| was contained in a news agency dis
| patch from Berlin saying “the gov
lernment has ceased to exist.”” This
| was followed by further details of the
| successful coup.
i No fighting had been reported in
| Berlin dispatches received up to
| early this afternoon. Evidently the
| revolution was accomplished peace
;fully, after a display of mllktary
| force, z .
[LINKED WITH KAISER.
The intimation that the ex-kaiser
! has been involved in secret negotia
{tlnns with the reactionary mu tarist
[(-h-m(-nt n Hungary and Tur%:y was
| contained in an interview with “a
Iwe]l informed statesman,” printed by
| the Daily Telegraph today.
% I'his statesman, who was deseribed
|as beirg noted for his first hand
iknnwledge 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
and Amerongen,
“Baron von Kuhiman, former Ger
man foreign secretary, has besa vis
|iting the ex-kaiser at least twice a
fwm-k, always at night, despite the
lvlgil of the Dutch gaurds, ’
|HORTHY IS REGENT. .
i “The real underlying motive of Ad
tmiral Horthy's and Kemel Mustapha
| Pasha’s moves has been to deflect
|l’rnm Western Europe as many alied
{troops as possible and render the
{ disarmament section of the treaty
'dil‘t‘i(-ult. The way thus would be
imade easier for the eventual restora
| tion of the Hohenzollern dynasty in
| Gemany.”
Admiral Horthy was recently elect
ed regent of Hungary. He is the
’llua(l of the militarist clique in that
country,
Mustapha Kemal Pasha is the
leader of the Turkish Nationalists.
| Erzeroum has been the chief seat of
Nationalist' (anti-allied) - agitations
in Turkey.
Monarchists Allied
With Militarists
By FRANK CHARLTON,
Foreign News Editor of the I. N. 8.
NEW YORK, March 13.—Counter
revolutionary agitations in Germany
against the government headed by
President Ebert have reached a sud
den and successful eclimax, accord
ing to press cablegrams today from
London and .Rerlin,
’ There have been two currents of
counter revolution in Germany, one
led by the royalists and militarists;
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