Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, March 17, 1920, Evening Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextINDOOR SPORT THESE DAYS IS WRITING LIMERICK LAST LINES—SEE PAGE 3 TR L The Convention City. The Heart of the South. Grand Opera City of Dixie. ’Gaorgia's Educational Center. The “Pinnacle City” in Climate. Federal Reserve Bank Headquarters. Distributing Center of the Southeast. VOL. XVIII YON KAPP STHL RUEES, FFGIL REPORT GERMAN FACTIONS MUST UNITE AGAINST BOLSHEVISM; COUNTY COMMISSIONER PROMISES CROSS-TOWN HIGHWAY » . . ' Admiral Thinks American Troops Were Endangered by Lack of Sufficient Personnel. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, March 17.—The safety of American troop convoys to France was endangered by the failure of the navy department to provide a sufficient staff to handle the convoy system, Admiral Sims charged today before the Senate subcommittee in /.vostigating charges against the navy department. Admiral Sims also said there was a difference of opinion as to naval policy between the British admiralty and the American.naval officers, the British devoting their greatest efforts to maintaining the fleet, while Amer ican officers took the view that the most important function of the navy was to operate against the subma rine menace. In June, 1917, Admiral Sims said, he asked for an officer to handle convoy problems, but, after waiting for some time, he was forced to order a commander of a destroyer at Queenstown to that duty. As the “department’s representative with the i allies abroad,” Admiral Sims said, he “was not supported during the most critical months of the war, either by an adequate personnel or by the adequate forces which could have been supplied.” Referring to the large number of reports which it was necessary to send to the navy department, Admiral Sims said: “I am sure every officer who had experience over there will agree that our ignoranc of the experiences of the war, prior to our entry into it was appalling.” To show the difference in views be tween the Americar. and British naval afficers as to policy, Admiral Sims q'u‘oted a report from an American liason officer, on duty with the Brit ish, which said, “I will state as my opinion that the present lines of ef fort are defective to some extent, At present the policy of maintaining the fleet is of prime importance and over coming the submarines is of sec ondary importance. This is grong be cause it will be the submarine that will (if anything does) bring about defeat of the alMes and not the Ger man high seas fleet.” More Rain Predicted By Weather Bureau Rain to continue throughout Wed nesday, Wednesday night and prob nubly into Thursday was the weather outlook for Atlanta, according to C. F. von Herdmann, official forecaster, Wednesday mornig. There were no indications of clearing until some ( time before noon Thursday, he sald. Somewhat cooler temperatures were to be expected, Mr. von Herr mann said, although the thermometer will register nothing close to the freezing point. President Takes a Ride, And Submits to Cameras (By International News Service.) # WASHINGTON, March 17.—Pres ident Wilson submitted to the pho tographers today for the first time gince his illness. The presidential chauffeur was ordered to drive slowly for the ben=fit of the photog raphers. ) Abattery of photographers went into action, and the chief executive smiled, lifting his cap and turning from right t oleft so all of the cam era men might get a fair chance. . Dr. Grayson and Mrs, Wilson ac- Y mpanied the President. 24-Hour{ i jfnterpationsl News! Service : . Armenian War Hero . And Wife Here to - Aid Near East Fund Gen. Mesrop Nevton Azgapetian and his wife, Lady Anne Azgapetian, will be in Atlanta Friday and Satur day to aid the campaign for the Near East relief fund. General Azgapetian was the Ar menian commander of the allied troops on the Western front and served with General Allenby, the British commander in chief, through out that campaign. Lady Anne served as a nurse, often working in the front lines. She became one of the great heroines of the war. Both the Armenian visitors spoke in New Orleans last week before the women'’s clubs. They will be open for speaking engagements here on Friday | and Saturday. Arrangements can be made through L. E. Platt, director, at 1009 Flatiron Building. ‘ Mr. Platt said Wednesday that 10-. cal organiations were contributing, but the need was far greater than the public realizes. “The Near East is dying of star vation and sickness,” he said. “The European allies have deserted these people, it seems, and they can look only to the United States. Eevry cent of money subseribed will go directly to them, as the @xpenses of the cam paign are looked after from other sources.” | Fresh Gi reshman Girl, Victim of Hazi Ictlm o azing, May Be Cripple (By International Nzws Service.) CHICAGO, March 17.—Northwest ern University authorities today be gan investigating the hazing of Miss Elizabeth Chapman, president of the freshman class, from which she may be a cripple for life. She was ab ducted by Vernie Carroll, president of the sophomore class, and Joseph Guthrier, and locked up in a third story room in the home of Miss Eliza beth Kroesen, a co-ed. Becoming hysterical, Miss Chapman made a rope out of bed sheets and endeavored to escape. The rope gave way and the girl fell three stories, fracturing an arm and injuring her spine. Her abductors were roughly handled later. The university authorities en deavored to suppress news of the hazing. Dry Leaders to Fight Williams A ppointment (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, March 17.—“ Dry” leaders will battle to prevent con firmation of William M. Williams, newly appointed commissioner of in ternal revenue. President Wilson’s appointee is generally understood to have had liberal tendencies on the subject of prohibition. Mr. Williams was silent on the liquor question except to say that if confirmed his duty will be to enforce the law as it stands. Limerick Sport Is Continued You're eligible—readers of The Georgian—in the in door sport of writing ‘“‘last lines’’ to incom pleted limericks in The (teorgian, for which SSO is paid daily for the “‘best last line.”’ Turn to Page 3, read the rules, put on your think ing cap—and hope you'll have the best last line. Everybody’s writing 'em— it’s a habit with a lot of folk these days. More than $1,500 has been awarded so far by The Georgian for ‘‘best last lines.”’ You're eligible—get busy! R ) - THE d ANITA .. 2 . - L== =R E- R AN ==t 1= =L 7 N [ER)LEADING NEWIRAPIR G VSN ' Y , ViAe s A 4] OF THE SOUTHEAST * o < 5 Chairman of House Naval Affairs Committee Confident of Amer ican Building Program, By WINDER R. HARRIS, Staff Correspondent Universal Service WASHINGTON, March 17.—The American navy by the end of 1924 will be the equal of that of any other nation, Representative Thomas 8. Butler, Republican, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee, declares. “Taking it all around,” he added, “our sea force by that time will be the heaviest and best improved in the world."” Chairman Butler explained that he did not mean that the United States would have as many naval vessels as Great Britain, but by rounding out the fleet with such light craft as rec ommended by Secretary Daniels, he said, “our navy will equal that of England in value and strength.” What the American fleet will lack in numbers, according to Mr. Butler, will be more than made up in big guns and heavy armor. These comparisons, it was ex plained, are formulated on the pol icy of the British government not to undertake any further enlargement of her naval establishment. APPROPRIATION DECIDED. | Chairman Butler made the forego-i ing statements after the completion by the Naval Affairs Committee of the 1921 naavl appropriation bill, which carries $104,000,000 for contin uing construction on the 1916 building program. Construction under this | program was suspended during the war, and the committee now has de cided to spread it over four years instead of three. About $360,000,000] additional will be needed to complete all the ships. With the completion of this pro gram, Mr. Butler declared, the United | States will have forty-seven ships of | the first and second .line. Twenty-l eight of this number will be first ves-| sels and none of them more than six| years old. England, he said, will have | sixty first and second line ahips.! many of them nearly obsolete and| others having seen hard service in the! world war. Japan will have twelve first and second line vessels. ] Included in the American fleet will be six giant battle cruisers, the mostl powerful warships in the world. They will be 850 feet long, weigh 40,000 tons, have 180,000 horsepower, a speed of 331-2 knots and carry 16-inch guns. 340 DESTROYERS. The United States will have 340 destroyers, which number will be, about 30 less than Great Britain will have, but, the Naval Committee chairman explained, most of the American destroyers will be practi cally new and the most modern in the world, while those of England will be much older and many of them in relatively bad condition as the re sult of their strenuous service during the war, ‘ “There will be in the world at the end of 1924,” continued Mr. Butler,} “less than 120 battleships. If the United States goes into the League of Nations, the league will have at leasl‘ 109 of these ships, with but a tewi others to oppose them in time of war “If the league has any value what ever, therefore, reductions in arma ments then should be a simple mat ter. We are not going to fight among ourselves, are we?” The bill, which will be reported out today, carries appropriations aggre ‘gating $425,290,574. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1920 }U. S, Attitude on Government of ’ Korea and Egypt Also Involved by Democrats in Treaty Debate, . o | By J. BART CAMPBELL, ‘ Staff Correspondent of the I. N. S. WASHINGTON, March 17.—0 n St. Patrick’'s Day, the Senate will be called upon to decide whether selt government for the Irish and roco;z-! nition of the “Irish Republic” hy! Great Britain shall be made a condi- | tion of the acceptance of the Imazue‘ of Nations covenant by the United States. The right of self-determination rorl Korea, Egypt and other subject na tiens is also to be put squarely np' to the Senate in the form of a res-‘ ervation prepared jointly by Senators Owen of Oklahoma, Shields of Ten nessee and Thomas of Colorado, all‘ Democrats, FORM OF RESERVATION. Owen prepared the original reser vation to provide that the TUnited States ‘“understands” the British “protectorate” over Egypt to be sole ly to “preserve the integri'ty and po litical independence” of that country during the war. Shields offered an amendment to include Ireland and Thomas an amendment to embrace Korea in a declaration of the rights of small nations to self-government. - The composite ° reservation will Frebably be votal on today. It is freely predicted the vote will be “close” Senator Lodge, Republican leader, is still determined that final action on ratification shall come before the week end. He has not changed his purpose to ask for unanimous consent for a vote Friday. LENROOT HAS “SOP.” Several other reservations beside the Owen-Thomas-Shields one are yet to be disposed of, including one of Senator Lenroot, Republican, of Wisconsin, The Lenroot reservation is re garded as a “sop” to the administra tion forces, it is said, the hope being expressed by some of its supporters that it will cause enough Democratic senators to vote for ratification to prevent the defeat of the treaty. Tt is declared by administration leaders, however, that it will not accomplish this purpose, even though William Jennings Bryan is ude at the capital today to wield his influence to bring more Democratic senators to accept ance of the treaty on the basis of the Lodge reservations., Ratification is Continued on Page 2, Column 4. 9 . - Ruth’s Diary Is Lesson in Morals Mrs. W. H. Hart, president of the Illinois Federation of Wom en’s Clubs of Chicago, has read the diary of Mrs. Ruth Randall, the Chicago beauty who killed herself after shoot ing Capt. Clifford Bleyer to death, ““The diary of Ruth Randall,”’ says Mrs. Hart, ‘‘shows most foreibly to my mind the truth of the old saying ‘‘No one is altogether bad.” One can not fail to be impressed by the recital of her early struggles to preserve her good name and character, The diary contains many lessons. ““In this ecase, as in many others, we are clearly shown the folly. of any attempt at a double standard of morals. A single standard of right living for men and women is the only way to prevent such tragedies as this.” ““Ruth’s Diary’’ will appear in installments in The Georgian and Sunday American beginning Thursday, March 18. Irish Give U . p, St. Patrick’s Day Parade (By Universal Service.) Dl,’RLl.\', March 17.—For the first time in 100 years many cities in Ireland will not hold St. Patrick’s day parades today. The majority of the Irish people de cline to apply for the necessary permits from the government, which has announced that the military will break up any un authorized parades. \ The Rotary Club's boys’ band, known to the bunch as “Bill Brown lee’'s Boys Brass Band” for its foun der and organizer, will have brand new instruments soon and is assured of support from the club, following the lunchecn at the Piedmont Hotel Tuesday. After Henry Nelson and Dick Smith had talked about the good work the hand will do in converting street boys into good citizens, the members voted unanimonsly to assess themselves §ls each to provide a $5,000 for this work. The assess ments, with the funds now in the treasury for boys' work, will make up the reded amount. Mr, Nelzon, who had heen at work on the band committee for some time, told how the band was expected to be more than a mer musical or ganization, for the boy members are to be sent to school, given instrucion in ggod citizenship, and become the wards of Rotary. Dick Smith spoke briefly, nut to the point. He said the band instruments had berd ordered, the work was under way, and the gang would have to come across for sls each to pay the bills. The gang came. The band idea was born at the Big Brothers’ luncheon giver. the news boys by the Rotary Club at the Audi torium several months ugo, when Wil liam M. Brownlee of the Cable Piano Company offered SSOO as a nucleus for the fund. Plans for the trip to the interna tional convention at Atlantic City in June were discussed and it was an nounced that a special train of six Pullmans and an observation car had been contreted for by Chairman Dick Smith. : Sam Finley of Chattanooga, third vice president of the international organization, was a guest He declared that the administration of Bert Adams as president bad been the most successful since the organiza tion of Rotary. Thirty Atlanta Rotarians Wednes day were in Florida, on their way in special Pullmans to the convention at Tampa of the eight cluos of the dis triet. Willis Timmons was chairman in charge and the delegation Dr. M. Ashby Jones, who was scheduled for an address. . Derailed Car Blocks . . Line at Fair St. Curve Rain Tuesday night washed sand over the South Decatur car line at Fair street curve, causing the first car Wednesday morning at 3:30 o'clock to go straight ahead instead of turning the curve. The derailed car held up the line several hours, and suburban dwellers on the South Decatur, Bast Lake and Kirkwood lines were obliged to tramp long dis tances to other lines. The track was cleared at 8:30 o'clock. I \ | ’ I‘ l ; L Chamber Petition Would Bring Paving and Improving of Courtland St. for Auto Road. Courtland street will be paved and made a crosstown automobile thor oughfare if a petition is filed by the Chamber of Commerce with the city and the County Board of Commis sioners, said Paul S. Etheridge, mem ber of the board, at the second group meeting at the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday afternoon. “By making an automobile thor oughfare out of Courtland street and improving its condition so it can be used with Juniper street as a cross ‘town artery of traffic much of the congestion around Five Points can be relieved,” sajd Mr. Etheridge.’ If the Chamber of Commerce will file the petition, this work can be done in six months, he said. 'The work of improving Spring street wil be finished during the summer, and can divert much traffic now in Peachtree and West Peachtree streets. MANY THINGS NEEDED. “Atlanta needs many things that will come perhaps with the change in the form of government suggested, but there are several things we can do now,” said Mr. Etheridge. ‘“We need to open these crosstown thor oughfares and improve them to re lieve downtown traffic. The same sheuld be done with street car lines. They should be allowed ,to use the Washington street viaduct and sev eral lines could use Courtiand street instead of the heart of the city.” Charles D. Atkingon presided. He talked on the future of Atlanta. He urged all present to write suggestions on work the Chamber of Commerce shculd undertake. More than 100, many of them new | members, attended. Nearly all the talks were on the need of improvlngl schools and streets. Many urged thut! the city government be changed :\sl quickly as the measure can be pussed: by the Legislature. | MUST HAVE CHANGE. | Van Astor Batchelor said Allanmz will never vote for bond issues until | there has been a change that will in~! sure the money will be economically | and carefully expended, ‘ “The sooner we get this change the: sooner we will get bonds, and lh(’i sooner our plans will be consum- | mated,” he said. Mr. Batchelor said Atlanta has the greatest borrowing capacity of nny' city in the United States. He said bond issues have been defeated be cause the people have lost confidence in the present government. Thomas 8. Harper suggested that the Chamber of Commerce let the people know its activities so their support can be obtained and held. Capt. William H. H. Phelps, vet eran of the War Between the States | and pioneer citizen of Atianta, urgml! that efforts tc clean streets and im prove the system of removing trash and garbage be made. Benjamin D. Watkins, chairman of‘ the group meeting Monday, outlined | the first meeting. Mr. Watkins urged | members to aid in a building ('um—" Yaign. \ i HOUSING SITUATION BAD. | “The housing situation here is de- | plorable,” he said. ““High rentals are caused by the demand for houses and the seeming willingness to pay fab ulous prices. The situation is bad and will be worse next September un less many houses sre obuilt this sum mer. Every owner of a vacant lot should build on it. Building mate rials will not be lower for ten years, and the thing to do is to build now.” 'EVENING _EDITION | Issued Dadly, and Fntered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice at Atlanta Under Act of March 3, 1879 Kahn Sees No Cause of Worry {ln German Coup (By Universal Service.) PARIS. March 17.—Otto Kahn, New York banker, says he sees no reason for concern over the German coup d'etat, but added that President Wilson's accusation of militarism against I'rance was unfortunate. He added that Americans should extend to France every assist ance possible under the circum stances, \ MACON, Ga., March 17.—Two Ma con business firms, the Rhodes Fur niture Company and the J. P. Allen Company, Macon's newest department store, were damaged by fire last night to the extent of $50,000. The furni i ture company, located in Third street, ‘wus the heaviest loser. The first fire broke cut in the base lment of the furniture store early last night and firemen battled the flames for more than two hours. The $50,000 stock of furniture was considerably damaged by smoke and water. A high wind prevailing at the time made it‘ a difficult task.for the firemen. The ! Kress store next door was threatened i for a time. Damage to the building is estimated at SI,OOO, | Fire was discovered in basement of the J. P. Allen store at 2:30 o’clock this morning. Heavy damage rc . ulted from smoke and water. The company had a large assortment of wearing apparel stored on the first floor for display in the style show that is be fing held there this week practically every garment was damaged. Water did heavy damage. The heat broke‘ all of the large windows on the ﬁmtl floor. The fire was discovered by two railroad men who arrived from At-; lanta shorlly after 2 o'clock, ; ~ The total damage could not be esti- | mated accurately, but it will not be! less than SIO,OOO, it is said. | Skull of Mastodon Is g Dug Up in Washington (By International News Service.) | SPOKANE, Wash,, March 17.—A | skeleton, believed to be that of a mastodon, has been unearthed at Penawawa on the Snake Rlver, near here, it is announced by the Rcvm‘ M. W. Fink of Penawa. { The gigantic bones wer discovorod! by a road construction crew. The‘ skull of the animal is reported to be | two and a half feet in width between ! the eye sockets, the tusks to be elght | inches in diameter at the base and the teeth four to five inches across. | An effort will be made to unoarthz the hindquarters of the skeleton. | . Urges Memorial Trees | On Bankhead Highwayl (By International News Service.) J WASHINGTON, March 17.—1 n con- | junction with the memorial s«-r\'l(-vs! here Tuesday night for the late Sen- | ator John H. Bankhead of Alabama, | the American Forestry Assnvlutlnn} sent a telegram to Judge A, B, Alll*ng of Birmingham, president of !hﬂ:i Bankhead Highway Association, urg- | ing that the Bankhead highway ho! made a “road of remembrance” hyi the planting of memorial trees .'ll<mx:i the highway in honor of the leading goods roads boster of the country. } Three Holdup Men i Get $12,400 and Escape (By International Mews Service.) CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 17.— A package containing $12,400 was | taken by three holdup men who lnv-| eled revolvers at three employees of | the American Borvisk Silk Company as they stepped from the West Side branch of the Cleveland Trust Com pany here shortly before noon today. The bandits escaped. NO. 206 ¥ { | Conservatives . Say Ebert and New Government Must Fight Together to Prevent Chaos. (My International News Service.) LONDON, March 17.—Wolfgang Von Kapp, chancellor of the reve tutionary government at Berlin, had not resigned, but was still in control this morning, although his authority was hourly growing weaker, said cf ficial dispatches from Berlin to the foreign office at 11 o'clock. Soviets had been proclaimed by the German Spartacists at Frankfurt, Dresden and Ruhr, the official tele grams to the foreign office added. Sericus trouble is looked for, espe eially in the Ruhr district, where |many workers are armed. | A state of siege has been pro claimed in Munich. By FRANK MASON, Staff Correspondent of the I. N. 8. | BERLIN, March 16 (midnight).— Firing has continued in many sec tions of Berlin. The shooting was Sr-snocinlly heavy in Potsdamerplatz, ; Alexanderplatz and Hallenghe square. ' The revolutionary government fears to withdraw its troops because of the ' threat of the Spartacists to occupy ' the city. The Spartacists are con | stantly receiving reinforcements of ‘armed workingmen, | The communist leader, Herr Lev, is 'roported to have been shot. ’ The real crisis is believed at hand, lanrl conservative leaders express the | belief that it will require the co foperatinn of the revolutionary gov ernment and the old government of President Ebert to prevent bolshe vism. e government continues to threaten public utility strikers with death. 2 It is reported that severe fighting continues at Kiel. (A wireless press dispatch to the International News Service direct from Berlin Monday reported that German warcraft in the Kiel harbor were bombarding parts of the city held by armed workmen.) At Hanover the reichswehr is said to have joined the armed workers and agreed to support the new gov ernment. The food situation is hourly becom-~ ing more dangerous ag a result of the railway strike. All of the Americans have now left the Adlon Hotel because of the ex posed position of the building in the event of heavy fighting in the city, and also because of the strike of employees, Crowds of foreigners stood for hours today before the restaurants that are still serving food. Most of the restaurants were closed. Paris Hears Von Kapp Has Fled Berlin (By International News Service.) PARIS, March 17.—The German charge d’affaires, Wilhelm Mayer, re ceived an unconfirmed report today that Wolfgang von Kapp had resigned as chancellor of the revolutionary government at Berlin, inviting Field Marshal von Hindenburg to succeed him. This was followed by the ru mors that Von Kapp had feld from Berlin. One of the chief fears of the Ger man charge d’affaires is that the “red revolution” may sweep Von Kapp out of power and spread over Germany befores Ebert can regain his former control. These fears were increased by reports of bolsheviki disturbances in Scuta Germanyv. “I am confident that Tresident Ebert will finally %e victorious. but it may be jpreceded hy violenl fight ing,” saidl Herr Mayer Foch Finds All Well Along the Rhine (By International News Service.) PARIS, March 17.—Marshal Foch, who has just returned from Mayence, Continued on Page 2,'Column 1.