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VOL. XVIII
RIOT SPREADS AS GERMAN FACTIONS PARLEY
KAHN TO ASK IF DOUGHBOYS WILL BE USED IN GERMANY;.
LODGE MOVES FOR FINAL VOIE FRIDAY ON PEACE TREATY
All Sides Concede Vote Will Be
Close—Hitchcock Certain De
feat Awaits G. 0. P, Program.
By J. BART CAMPBELL,
Staff Correspcndent of the I. N, S.
WASHINGTON, March 16.—A
move to secure unanimous consent for
a final vote Friday on ratification of
the peace treaty was to be made
today in the Senate by Senator
Lodge, the Rgpublican leader.
All sides in the treaty fight con
ceded the vote on the resolution of
ratification embodying the Lodge
reservations would be “close.”
No senator appeared seriously dis
posed, however, to dispute the gen
eral prediction that the treaty would
be defeated again even though by a
narrow margin.
Senator Hitchcock, the administra
tion’s treaty manager, persisted in
his claim that he would be able to
hold fourteen administration sena
tors in line to block ratification for
the second time on the basis of the
L.odge reservation program,
Substitute for
, Article X Adopted
- WASHINGTON, March 16.—Th
Lodge substitute reservation on Arti
“ cle X was adopted by the Senate
Monday afternoon.
By a vote of 56 to 26 the Senate
replaced the original Lodge reserva
tion with the substitute reservation.
The vote showed there is not a
sufficient number of Democratic sen
ators willing to support the reserva
tion when incorporated in the resolu
tion of ratification to insure ratifi
cation,
It was generally agreed ratification
of the treaty is impossible.
The Senate recessed until noon to
'morrow, when it will take up again
Mhe Owen reservation on Egypt.
The Senate rejected a substitute
proposed by Cenator Freylinghuysen,
Republican, New Jersey, td the Lodge
reservation to Article X, 17 to 59. This
was the first move in the final show-;
, down on Article X, ‘on which unan
* imous consent agreement between all
factions must come before the end
of the calend. ' day even if it is neces
sary for the Senate to remain in
continuous session until midnight to~‘i
night. |
A proposal by Senator Kirby, Dem
ocrat, of Arkansas, for a change in
the lL.odge substitute for the original
reservation to Article X was defeated
by a vote of 31 to 45,
¢ By a vote of 30 to 46 the so-called
" Taft reservation to Article X was de
feated.
By a viva voce vote another subst!-
tute proposed by Senator King, Dem
serat, of Utah, was defeated.
Senator Simmons, Democrat. of
North Carolina, then proposed a sub
stitute,
By a vote of 27 to 51, the Siin
mons substitute was defeated.
Sheriff on vwWay Here to
Pay Reward for Son
Sheriff Scarborough of Bishop
' villa, 8. C., was expected to reach
Atllanta Tuesday night er Wednes
day to get his son, for whose arrest
on a charge of robbery he had of
fered a reward of SIOO, Young Scar
borough was arrested by Policeman
W. C. Mardy on a charge of idbng
' and loitering, which was dismissed
in Police Court Monday afternoon
after Sherif{ Scarborough had noti
fied the police he wonld come here
for his son and would pay Llhe re
ward of @koo,
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Poor Basco! A 'Gator
G ' dG
regarious ana uay,
.
But Flu Writes R.LP.
Gone but not forgotten is the pet
alligator of Mrs. Sam Wolf of 270
Capitol avenue. Keeping late hours
“#uring the cold nights last weeki
is thought to have been the cause |
of his untimely death.
His name was plain “Bas
co,” and his ancestry could Ue
traced no further back than to the
Everglades of Florida, but during
his seven years’ stay in Atlanta,
as a guest of Mrs, Wolf, he made
a great many friends: every child
near his home witnessed his de
parture with a tearful sigh.
Basco came to Atlanta when he was
about 3 months old. Mrs. Wolf ac
corded him all the hospitality of the
good old Southern brand. A warm pen
was made for his habitation, and all
the children in the neighborhood
were introduced to him.
The children entertained him by
feeding him choice bits of food, jab
bing his tough sides with sharp
pointed sticks and various other
little forms of amusements that are
reputed to be especially restful to
young alligdators. Basco, #n return,
would delight the children by open
ing his mouth very wide, wagging
his tail, and when accorded an ex
ceptional favor, or when he would
naturally feel so in¢lined, by emit
ting noises from his system that
the delighted children declared to
be an alligator song.
But all good things must come to
an end in one way or another. Bas
co’s end came when he wander[.d
from his pen one cold night Idst
week and slept in the garage. Rep
tilian influenza is believed to have
set in. Just what time he died
could not be learned, for he had
been there several days before he
was discovered. The health au
authorities finally found him and
sent him to the city crematory.
Peace to his ashes!
Basco is survived by his adopied
brother, Jack, who is a small ter
rier dog.
, Prejudice in Certain
Class Rates, Says I. C. C.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 16.—The
Interstate Commerce Commission to
day ruled that class and commodity
rates from Ohio and Mississipm
River crossings, Chicago and related
points, were unduly prejudiced to
Meridian, Miss,, and unduly preferen
tial to New Orleans, Mobile and
Vicksburg. Class rates from Chlca
go, Cairo, St. Louis and Louisville
and rates on grain from Cairo ana
St. Louis were found unduly preju
diced to Jackson, Miss., and unduly
preferential to Néw Orléans, Vicks
lburg and Natchez.
'Atlanta K. of C. to
Receive Major Degree
A number of members of the
Knights of Columbus in Atlanta will
receive the major degree in that or
der in Columbia, S. C., May 2. The
exemplification will be held in the
new parish hall, More than 300 can
didates will receive the fourth de
gree,
A dinner will follow the degree
work and at the toastmaster's table
will be speakers of note from all
parts of the country. Applicant§™tor
the degree are receiving blanks from
.. R. McCaddon, secretary of the
Knights of Columbus community ser
vice in Columbia.
Edenfield Praised by
Navy for Good Work
Word has been received from the
nav ydepartment in Washington that
Charles C. Edenfield, former Atlan
tan, now an apprentice seaman in the
United States navy, has been given
special mention for excellent work
done at the yeoman school in Hamp
ton Roads, Va, The mention was
made in the Bulletin of Orders and
Notices published at the training sta
tion in Hampton Roads.
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Speakers at Chamber of Com
~ merce Are Unanimous in
~ Advocating a Change.
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Atlanta needs a change in form of
the city government before many of
the big improvements planned for
the city can be obtained, according
to speakers at the first grbup meet
ing of the Chamber. of Commerce
Monday afternoon. The comimission
form of government and the city
manager form were recommended as
superior to the present system.
Suggestions as to what Atlanta
needs and what work the Chamber
of Commerce should take up under
its expanded form were made by
members. Benjamin D, Watkins pre
'sided and announced that the series
of’ group meetings would be con
tinued for ten days or until :l’l the
‘momb(-rs have had a chance to meet
‘und submit suggestions.
. The need of immediate work to im
prove the rondition of Atlanta's
streets was stressed by mnearly all
the speakers. Closer co-ordinaticn
of activity hetween the county and
city governments was urged. 5
COMMISSION URGED.
Edgar Watiiins, prominent Atlanta
lawyer, urzed the adeption of the
commission form of government in
Atlanta., Ile said no large city that'
had adopted this form of governmenh
had later refurned to its former sys
tem. Mr. Watkins said he had no
adverse critic.s'n to make of the wark i
of the city offfoiils, by* snid ke
system of governmen: used now lis
archaic and that the officials are
hamperel in every way in the all-‘
ministration of the city's affairs ‘
“Our city is much like a grown
man trylas *o a weiur a &'l.* of bo:.'s‘
clothing, said Mr, Watkins. :
J. 8. Slicer and Former Governor
| John M. Slaton discussed the need of
Detter streets and highways. Mr.
Slicer zaid the county officials sheuld
pay more attention to the streets of
the city than they do. e #nid the
county road builders pay too much
attention to the roads lceated out
side the city limits and do not do
enough work on city straeets, J
SAYS FULTON SUFFERS.
Governor Slaton callzd attention
to the way this countv suffers in the
distribution of the funds accruing
from the sale of automobile license
tags. He said Fulton County pays
more automobile licenses than any
other county .n the State, but gets no
more money than some of the coun
ties that pay but little taxes. He
said he was not familiar with present
figures, but in 1916 Fulion County
paid $31,000 in taxes of thiz kind and
received in return $382 for road bulld
ing.
Maj. R. B. Troutmu’n mace a shert
talk in behalf of the adoption of the
city mgnager plan of government In
Atlanta. K. L. Foreman also spoke In
behalt of the city mangecr plan. .
A. Rockwell urged immediate steps
toward the improvement of city
streets, while Charles L. Walker sog
gested that closer economy be prac
ltisod in the administration of the
city's affairs,
George Gove of the American Cities
Bureau will attend all the group
meetings and will outline the new
system of Chamber «f Commerce ad
’mlnlfltration which he is now in
stalling here, Meetings will ba hold
each afternimm this wéek and thive
afternoons next weexg, ‘
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Steamer Breaks Ice |
Shackles; Reaches Port
(By International News Service,) 1
l CHICAGO, March 16,—After having
lhcon imprisoned in the ice floes as
Lake Michigan for ten days, Ihnl
l(:oodrh-h'l,lno steamer Illinoig made
its way safely into its berth in the
'(,’hi('ugu River late Monday night.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1920
ALLIES SEEK
TOLFTLS,
DEST, CLAM
| (By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 16.—The
Allied nations soon will launch a
drive for the cancellation of the loans
of $10,000,000,000 made to them by
the United States during the war
and for further contributions by this
government toward internationaliza
tion of the entire war debt.
This warning was served on the
House by Representative Fess, Re
publican of Ohio, during debate on
the bill authorizing the United
States Grain Corporation to sell its
surplus of five million barrels of low
grade flour to Poland, Austria ahd
Armenia for cash or credit. Mr. Fess
is chairman of the Republican con
gressional campaign committee and
one of the recognized leaders in the
{ House.
WILL SEEK CREDITS.
The KEuropean countries, he de
clared, will demand further exten
sions of government credit before
the present Congress expires and 1f
the demand is granted they will de
|mand ‘another increase within four
months,
But if the United States is to stay
out of the vortex into which Europe
has been plunged, the Ohio congress
man urged, “we must stop extend
ing g/overnment credit to Europe.”
Mr. Fess said he had no objection
to the pending bill but he was cer
tain it would be followed by othe
demands upon this sovermmenrt *
aid in Europe. The bill was passed
283 to 12 with two members voting
“present,” and now goes to the Sen
ate.
Congressman Fess gave as his
authorities for the assertion that the
Allied nations will soon make a drive
on the United States for cancella
‘tion of their debts to this country
and intornationallzgtion of the en*
tire war debt, Paul Ribot and
Jacques Sternes, noted French fi
nancial experts, and J. M. Keynes of
England. Mr. Keynes represented
the British treasury at the® peace
conference and also was deputy for
the chancellor of the exchequer of
the Supreme Kconomic Council,
EUROPE MUST WORK. )
“The one solution for Europe is to
be compelled to go to work,” said
.Mr. Fess.
Representative Madden, Republi
can of Illinois, charged that Her-
Ibort Hoover wants this relief legis
lation passed because he thinks he
Iran change some df the boundary
lines in Furope as fixed by the peace
conference. He added:
“And I am not one who is willing
to let Hoover use food relief granted
by this country as a club to change
boundary lines. We have had- about
all the complications in Kurope .Wf
want.” = .
Georgia Manufacturers
To Meet at Macon
The fifth annual convention of the
Georgia Manufacturers’ Asgsociation
will be held in Macon on April 14
and 15, it was announced Tuesday at
headquarters here. Industrial unrest,
State and national legislation, work -
men’s compensation, and financing
and industrial welfare work are
among the subjects to be discussed.
It was expected that fully 300 indus
trial leaders of Georgia would attend.
A number of entertainment features
have been planned by the manufac-'
turers of Macon and the Macon
Chamber of Commerce.
l 1. A. Kimball, secretary of the as
gociation, said indications were that
the Macon meeting will be the great
est ever held by the manufacturers. |
Census Shows
Congestion in
Eagtern Cities
(By Universal Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 16.—
Such of the 1920 census figures
as have thus far been tabu
lated show a tremendous con
gestion in all of the larger and
smaller industrial centers of
the East, and indications are
that in the last ten years there
has been a great exodus away
from the farms and even from
the smaller rural communities.
There is also definite assur
ance that ‘“the course of em
pire,” is no longer to the West.
The first census, taken in 1810,
showed the center of population
a few miles southwest of Wash
ington, D. C. It move steadily
westward until in 1910 it was
located in Indiana.
Reports from Western and
Far Western towns, however,
show gains smaller than usual.
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Proposal to Lift Dime Tax on
Grant Park Pool Is Tem
porarily Blocked,
Will the kiddies be taxed a dime
to enjoy the swimming pool at Grant
Park this summer?
Councilman Orme, chairman of the
city finance commission, can see no
reason why they shouidn't pay, while
Councilman C, T. Bailey takes the op
posite view, it was disclosed at City
Hall Tuesday.
The board of county commissioners
have announced their attitude that
no further county aid in repairing the
Grant Park swimming pool is forth
coming if the policy of charging fees
is continued. That brought aspirited
debate in the council chamber Mon
day afternoon,
Mr. Bailey was the author of a
resolution to amend {lie January ap
portionmant sheet and transfer
$5,425 for the purpose of maintaining
and operating the Granlt Park swim
ming pool this year. Councilman
Orme opposed off the grounds that
the city could not afford the luxury
!of providing a free swimming pool
‘t‘or the children at Grant Park. It
was finally suggested ihat the resolu
’tion be referred to the finance com
mittee for consideration
l The opinion appeared to prevail
that in a conference between mem
bers of the city finance committee
and the Fuiton County commissioners
the matter can be sgireightened out
so that Grant Park will still reecive
county aid in completing the new
swimming pool and the city continue
to charge a nominal fce.
Church Services Held
For 1 Surviving Member
(By International News Service.)
WARRENTON, Ohio, March 16.—1 n
la deserted Ohiv ' village, occasional
gservices are held in an abandoned
lchurch for the benefit of its one sur
viving member.
This i 8 the unique situation in War- |
renton, Jefferson County: |
' Once a thriving port with two big
;wurehouues, Warrenton has become
deserted since the ‘*railroads touk‘
‘aw;xy the business that once went
to the river steamers.
Although Mrs., Lavinia Jackson,
aged 75, is the sole surviving mem
ber of the local M. E. church, long
since abandoned, services are held in
it from time to time for her benet’it.l
'Boarding House Is 1
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| Threatened by Ftre‘
| Fire threatened the boarding house
iof Mrs, Emma_ Kirkpatrick, at 120
‘Souch Pryor street, iate Monday aft
| ernoon. The fire originated in the
’ulliv. The flames spread to adjoin
ing rooms, but were checked by the
| fire department before much damage
wag done. Some of the househoid
goods were damaged by waler.
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Sentiment in Congress Said to
Oppose Use of American
Troops to Suppress Revolution,
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 16.—Chalr
man Kahn of the House Military Af
fairs Committee announced today
[ that he will introduce a resolution
in the House today requesting the
President and Secretary of War
Baker to state the policy of this gov
errment in connection with the use
of 15,000 American troops now in
German territory., The resolution
will inquire whether these troops
may be used to suppress the German
revolution.
Chairman Kahn said it was ap
parent there is a sentiment in Cop
gress against use of American troops
to suppress the revolution and he
believes it will be best to have a def
inite statement of the policy this
government will follow.
Newberry Attorneys
Start Final Arguments
(By International News Service.)
i GRAND RAPIDS Mich.,, March 16.
Attorneys representing individual de
fendants in the Newberry vote fraud
and c¢onspiracy trial launched clos
ing arguments today. Each attorney
was allotted twenty minutes.
A detailed defense of the famous
“Blair report,” the $176,000 statement
of campaign expenditures filed by the
Newberry campaign committee, was
made by Attorney Hal “3mith, rep
resenting Frank W. Blair, treasurer
of the campaign. He denied the gov
jernment’s contention that the report
!was shy about $64,000,
| James W. Helme, opponent of
sHvr3ry Ford in the Democratic pri-
Imaries, was expected to make his
own final plea—denial that he was
employed by the Newberry forces as
an obstructionist candidate against
Ford.
These Students Gleefully
Sign Away Their Heads
(By International News Service.)
TIFFIN, Ohio, March 16.—~The av
erage person is careless,
! At least that is the c¢laim made by
istudems at Heidelburg University
ihere.
' In support of their contention, they
|point to a “petition,” signed by mem
[bers of the student body, requesting
ithat the heads of the signers be cut
ioff.
When the “petition” was circulated
tnxplanatlon was made that it asked
,for a holiday on Washington's birth
lday. The “petition” was worded:
; “A holiday has been granted on
'February 22 in commemo.ation of our
|tirst President. This could be fitting
|ly observed on the campus. ~ : ask
that chapel service be ceremonious
ly obgerved with a view to our own
inspiration and quiet decapitation of
Ilms national holiday.”
‘Receives Answer to Nole
Put in River 3 Years Ago
(By International News Service.)
| BELLE PLAINE, Kan., March 16,
A bottle containing a sheet of paper
lon which was written ..iss Alma
anne. Belle Plaine, Kan., August,
Ilsls,” was thrown :nto the Ninescah
River here three and a half years ago.
A few days ago Miss Lane received
Ia ietter from R, 8, Baldwin, an en-‘
|gineer for the Puget Sound Light and
il’owmv Company, Seattle Wash,, sa,\'-‘
iing he had found the bottle while
[boat riding on Washington Lake t‘u-'
nal, near Seattle, |
The chief question under discussion
lhvrfl now is how the bottle found ivs|
way to the Pacific coast,
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the Postoffice at Atlanta Under Act of March 3, 1879
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London Claims
Confirmation
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Of Compromise
(By International News Service)
ONDON, March 16—" We
L have confirmation that a
compromise has been reached
between the rival German gov
ernments,” the secretary to
Premier Lloyd George an
nounced today. He added that
the confirmation does not come
from Germany,
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Tallahassee Now s,637—Hen
dersonville, N. C., Increases
‘ Population 902,
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Mur(‘.p 16,—Pre
liminary population figures for 1920
were given today by the census bu
reau as follows:
Amaeillo, Tex.—l92o population,
15,494; 5,537 increase; 55.6 per cent
increase; 1910 population, 9,957
Hendersonville, N. C.—1920 popu
lation( 3,7820; 902 increase; 32 per
cent increase; 1910 population, 2,818.
Talluhassee, Fla—l92o population,
5,637; 619 increase; 12.3 per cent in
crease; 1910 population, 5.018.
Steveas Point, Wis.—l92o popula
tion, 11,370; 2,678 increase; 30.8 per
cent increase; 1910 population, 8,692,
Mitehell, 8. Dak—l92o population,
8,478; 1,963 increase; 30.1 per cent
increase; 1910 .population, 6515
Madison, S. Dak.—l92o population,
4,144; 1,007 increase; 32.1 per cent
increase; 1910 population, 8,187
I.ebanon, M 0.—1920 population,
2,848; 418 increase; 17.2 per cent in=
crease; 1910 population, 2.430.
Creston, Towa—l92o population,
8,034; 1,110 increase; 16 per cent in
crease: 1910 population, 6,924,
E 1 Dorado, Kans.—l92o population,
10,095; 7.866 increase; 251.4 per cent
increase; 1910 population, 3,129.
' Shenandoah, lowa—l92o population,
5.255; 279 increase; 5.6 per cent in
crease’ 1910 population, 4,976.
Officials of the bureau said the in
crease of 251.4 per cent in the growth
of El Dorado, Kans., probably will be
the® largest increase of any town in
the country. An oil boom is respons
sible for the growth.
McCrary Safe, Brother
Is Told in Telegram
J. B. McCrary, Atlanta engineer,
who was feared lost in the Florida
Everglades, where he had gone (o
survey the proposed route of a new
road, sent a telegram to his brother,
J. A. McCrary, in Atlanta Tuesday
saying he was safe.
He Had a Hunch
And Gets Winner
““T think this is a winner’’
is the note he tacked to
his ‘‘last line’’ Limerick
sheet,
A fifty-dollar hunch!
He got a good idea for
the George Washington
Limerick in The Geor
gian’s series, and, with a
hunch, he produced the
winning ‘‘last line.’’
By the way, The Georgian
has paid just $1.550 for
best last lines to Limer
icks.
You're eligible!
Try for that fiftv!
NO. 205
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General Strikers Not Only Oppose
Von Kapp, but Call Ebert
Despicable for Fleeing., 4
fooiae -?-l
By FRANK MASON, N
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. S,
BERLIN, March 16.—Street fight«
ling broke out in Berlin during the
I'night. Nine persons were killed in
zc!ashes between ths revolutionary
lsoldiers and <crowds. Many were
wounded.
‘; The fighting started when troops
‘supporting the Von Kapp revolution
ary movement began dispersing
strikers, The general strike cons
tinues.
} Field Marshal Von Hindenburg had
| written a letter to Imperial Chana
cellor Von Kapp advising him to
’withdraw his troops from the city
{and abide by the new German cone
Estitution. He has sent another lete
| ter to President Ebert at Stuttgart,
1 informing him of the communication
| to Von Kapp, and advising Ebert to
] reach an immediate compromise with
".’on Kapp on the calling of a gens
| eral election.
i (By International News Service.)
| STUTTGART, March 16.—~“The
lconstitutional government refuses to
| negotiate with the heads of the revas
|lution|ry regime at Berlin,” said an
iofficial announcement today. It sole
i lows, in full: ¢
| “The heads of the Berlin regime are
;trying to make the people believe
' they are negotiating. The constitus
' tionalists refuse to negotiate with
i Von Kapp.” :
| By FRANK MASON,
Stafi Correspondent of the I, N. S,
| BERLIN, March 16—Negotiations
Tlmlwovn the. revelutionary govern=
;mnm headed by Imperial Chancellor
j Wolfgang von Kapp and the old gove
irrnmrnl of President Ebert at Stutt«
gart are still proceeding, it was, re«
' ported today. Many conflicting ree
ports are current.
C'ouriers traveled back and forth
between Berlin and Stuttgart by
f airplane,
| While these negotiations weer in
progress General Ludendorff, who'
attended the meeting o fthe Von
| Kapp cabinet on Sunday, announced
: that both he himself and Field Mar
| shal von Hindenburg probably would
| be members of the new ministry,
' According to a pronunciamento by
the revolutionary regime the old
'government asked for a discussion of
]thn circumstances leading up to the
revolution.
Herr Maerker, a “sky courier,”
!'who arrived from Stuttgart, admit«
; ted that he came against the wishes
of some of the Ebeéert cabinet. Only
President Ebert and Minister of De«
sense Noske had consented to hig
journey, he said. 2y
COMPROMISE PROPOSED. 2
Subsequently Chancellor von Kapp
announced that Herr Maerker had
left on the return journey to Stuttw
gart by airplane carrying “proponlq
for a compromise.” !
! The Spartacists have precipitated
jan acute situation. They claim to
!haw- siv thousand armed followers
{and have declared a general strike
| not only against the Kapp reglmi”b%f'.
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