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VOLUME XXIV, No. 92
WILSON RELIEVES PACKERS
OF ALL FEDERAL CONTROL
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French Deny Responsibility for the Peace Delays
Jap Land Deal
Not Dangerous;
Is Private One
UNLESS SOME CAREFULLY LAiD PLAN OF AGGRESSION
IS DISCOVERED BACK OF I T MONROE DOCTRINE IS NOT
VIOLATED CLAIM OFFICIALS AT WASHINGTON.
Washington.— The proposed sale of Mexican lands in
| lower California to Japanese interests, appears to be merely
a private transaction, without international significance, of
• t'ieials here believed today.
In the absence of any official announcement on the sub
t ject the view conveyed by officials today was that unless it
was clear that a carefully laidplan of aggression by some
foreign government were behind such transactions as are re
ported going on in Mexico, the United States government
! might not interfere.
Advices at hand here, it is understood, indicate that
\ neither the Mexican or Japanese governments are involved
i in the deal in lower California.
upanese interests, diplomats, oft'i
’ als and members of congress today
iiseussf?d th*e situation at length.
Mexican and .Japanese diplomats
ntinue to minimize the importance of
ic alleged movement of Japanese in
vests, while members of congress
aw in the action increased danger.
Jome of the latter, who are opposing
lhe proposed league of nations say
pat the situation proves conclusively
Me necessity of adhering to the Mon
' oe Doctrine in whatever league may
\ *e formed.
Mexican ambassador Bonillas, In an
nterview with the l T riited Press today,
ibelled the “Jingo**attempts” to create
feeling between the United States
i Mexico through the “.Japanese
?aboo !> are groundless and mali
:jg.
Regarding the report that Mexican
d is being confiscated by the gov
iinent and sold to the Japanese,
nillas said:
The expropatriation of lands in
jxico by the government can only
affected through lengthy official
•cedure after its owners have re
<ed to make a sale.
The negotiations would go through
a!, state and l*V*dcral channels and
uld become publicly known. Much
urioan land in lower California has
n untenated by its owners in the
<t few years. Permission to till aIT
cant lands has been given residents
W the state by executive order. This
Jer in no way effects the title nor
nership to the land but some rvi
ntfy believe that it means eonfisca.
) ,r >- ’
The Mexican Embassy has received
i confirmation of the Mexico City
! nouncement of negotiations of Jap
»ese corporations for agricultural
[ncessions in Lower California. Am
.ssador Bonillas, however, wees no
J rnace to the Monroe Doctrine or de-
I mce to the United States in such
•oposals. He pointed out that the
exican constitution permits Japanese
emigrants to become citizens and
wn property as all the other Latin
.merican republic*.
(Continued on Page Two.)
Packers Freed
of all Control
hmgton, D. C.—All packers were
d from federal control of the Food
istration license system by procla
u of President Wilson, effective to-
President signed the procla ma
th# 1 Food Administration announced
today
ie President 1* understood to have Is
| the proclamation on recommends
>n of Herbert Hoover, now in Paris
./ recting allied food relief.
/ The pr*VKmatlo*i provides “that all
ferson*. firm*, corporations or associa
tions «ngaged in Inijjortlng. manufactur
ing. Including packing* itotlfi or <h>
Hbuting fresh, canned or cur*d bo*f,
>rk. mutton, or la**d,” have b ***n re
4*ed from license by the Food Adinln
i ration.
It The President* proclamation has the
) feet of removing all restrictions on mnr
■ ms of profits v. hlch hav e b *en niado
) urlng the war by the Food Administra
tion. The*** res (fictions were framed
|> allow only a t*n per cont profl 1 u.
■ho packer* on their turnover and a
Lns per cent proft* on their total busl
j Vv means of tic license system by
h the packers ». slr,#*s» in food stuffs
* he discontinued by tilt Food Ad
ation. It waa possible to prevent
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COURT REFUSES TO
GRANT NEW TRAIL
TO JOHN M. BARNES
John M. Barnes was denied a row trial
by Judge Henry C. Hammond Tuesday
morning when the motion of his counsel
was heard. Barnes is under a nineteen,
year sentence for the killing of J. O. J.
Lewis at Thomson last February. It is
understood his counsel will carry the mo
tion for new trial to the court of ap
peals.
The motion was submitted to the court
without argument, by agreement among
counsel on the opposing sides. Uol. M.
L. Olivo, Judge J. I\. Hines of Atlanta
and B. J. Stephens of Thomson appeared
for Barnes. Solicitor General A. b.
Franklin. J. B. Burnside and John T.
Most represented the state at the hear
ing.
FINANCE BOARD TO
SEEL BOND ISSUE
Washington—To provide funds for
railroads and to meet obligations arising
from the war, the war finance corp
oral ion will offer for sale tomorrow
$200,000,000 in bonds. The issue is the
first to be offered under the war fin
ance corporation act which authorizes ai
total bond issue of $2,100,000,000.
The bonds, which will be sold through
Federal reserve and agent banks will
bear interest at 5 per cent; mature one
year from today, and will he exempt from
all state and Federal taxes except pro
fits. inheritance estate and surtaxes
The bonds will be in denominations of
SI,OOO.
huge war profits. Complete co-operation,
however, between the packers and the
F*x>d Administration continued through
out the war, officials said, and it was
nearer necessary to us* extraordinary
|w»wern of the license system in connec
tion with many of the large packers.
Congressional authority for the license
system was given In the Lever act. Be.
sides restricting the margin of profits,
this act provided that through the license
system, th* l packers could be controlled
.n the following, respect:
Hoarding, unfair practice*, extortion
at* 1 charges, refusal to receive shipment*
except for good cau»e, and wasteful prac
tices.
Food Administration official* today
stated that the President’s proclamation
in their opinion will ha\" litti*- effect on
the food market and will not bring In
creased prices.
The set ion today removed all the food
restrictions bv the Food Administration
except those upon wheat and Its prod
uct*. usgar. cotton seed and Its prod
uct* These ar* 1 now under th*- United
Htates Grain <‘orporallon. New York, an
outrrrowth of th» Food Administration
Th*- enforcement division of the Food
Administration is still empowered tt In
fll< » tensities fur violations of the few
remaining restrictions
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON,APRIL 1, 1919
FRENCH DEN! THE!
ARE BLOCKING THE
COMING OF PEACE
Officials Declare They Probably
Have More to Gain Than Any
Other Nation —Want Germans
To Be Punished However.
Paris.—A high French offi
cial denied today Fiance is
blocking the road to peace by
interposing exhorbitant de
mands and insisting that her
claims take precedence over
those of the other Allies.
“France has perhaps more
to gain from a permanent
peace than any other nation,”
this official told the United
Press, “but we may as well
prepare to die as to make a
peace which would not remove
the stupendous financial in
dustrial and economic handi
cap which confronts us.
“It Is a KI'OSS injustice to France to
allow the world to believe that we ai*e
Iryiiiß to crush Get tinny or brinq; in
justice into the peace conference. Are
we not next door to Germany? Would
we not be the first sufferers when
reaction set in?
"All France asks is to be left in a
position to take care of herself. We
merely wish to have the handicap re
moved by the treaty restoring France's
economic, industrial and linancial
status, whereby she will be able to
take her position beside other nations
untouched by Ihe ravages of war. Tills
simple work of justice done, we would
not fear competition. We arc per.
feetly able to take care of ourselves.
This does not mean that we do not.
want American co-operation. On the
contrary, we welcome American cap
ital and American engineers and ex
perts botli for France and her colo
nies.
“Two important eoncessiones have
just been made in America. One was
lifting the blockade so American food
stuffs can enter Germany: the other
was allowing German gold to be used
in payment for this food. We do not
desire to starve Germany, but by lift
ing the blockade tremendous assis
tance has been given Germany, enabl
ing her to resist a just peace. And by
allowing Germany’s gold to lie usfd in
food payments her ability to pay war
damages has been materially lessened.
The old Anglo-Saxon law, that debt
ors shall he allowed to retain enough
gold to live has been cited. W'e have
not contested this, but we believe the
principle presupposed the debtor to be
honest, whereas in this ease we are
dealing with a thief.’’
Paris.—Despite President Widson’s im
patnence at recent delays there was
strong evidence that he “big four’’ was
still encountering bars to progress when
j it resumed it’s sessions today.
| Reparations, French territorial claims
and the Hungarian situation were under
stood to constitute the principal subjects
for consideration.
Some of the more optimistic delegate*
believed the reparation question would
be rapidly cleared up, barring ur foreseen
changes in the present demands of vari
ous interests. Others however, declared
the matter of reparations was still far
from settlement although admitting there
seems to be a tendency to :quari> all de
mands with Germany’s ability to pay.
The “big Four’s’’ problems were fur
ther tangled by Injection of the Hun
garian question yesterday afternoon The
"little five” or foreign ministers’ council,
was called to discuss it. but decisions
reached, if any, were not revealed
The French have succeeded In bringing
up the question of the left bank of the
Rhine before the "Rig Four." This mat
ter also was considered at yesterday’s
session, hut as in the case of other mat
ters, no statement was made regarding
what happened.
President Wilson's closest friends have
stated that he would publish to the world
the causes and sources of delay In the
peace work If speedier action were not
forthcoming. He was respresented as
hopeful this would not be necessary. In
all quarters It was agreed however, that
he has brought strong pressure to bear
on his colleagues
W’llson’s warning to Ills conferees re
garding delays Is understood to have
taken the form of a speech, ill which lie
told them the world Is expecting facts,
actions and results. Isis suld to have
declared he expected they would get this
viewpoint arid achieve results.
The President’s speech followed a long 1
address by premier f'lemeneeau regard
ing France's territorial claims After
ward the conferees settled down to work
and are reported to have accomplished
more In the last Half hour of the session
than in several days preceding.
TROOP ARRIVAL*
Charleston, S. C.—The transport Mitda
wosks, with units of the .’loth division on
board will reach here tomorrow morn
ing, according to radio advices received
by the Hixtti naval district headquarter ■*
today.
The Transport Huron, with more units
of the 80th division Is now expected to
morrow Instead of Friday, being two days
ahead of her schedule
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES;
Telegraph Bulletins
Two leased wires, 40,000 words a day of cable
and telegraph news come to the Augusta Herald. Full
Associated Press and United Press Associations re
ceived by the Augusta Herald, Daily and Sunday.
PARIS
Paris.— Marshal Foch will leave Paris
tonight for Spa to meet. Mathias Erzberg
or to discuss with hua the allied demand
(hat Polish troops me permitted to use
the port of Danzig. Tho marshal has
received full powers to negotiate' with
It he German representative. ll** will be
in constant communication with the conn
j cil of four. Tlie inter-allied shipping com
. mission has completed propositions to
transport tho Polish troops to Danzig.
Paris. —Documents in possession of the
French and Rumanian governments, the
i newspapers says, prove that the advent
I of the communist regime in Hungary was
due in great part to a maneuver of Count
Ivarolyi in conjunction with the German
government. The movement was aimed
direcOy at the allied powers, it is said.
Paris.—Somebody started a story thin
morning that. Colonel K. M. House had
announced that the peace treaty had
been signed. The report rapidly spread
lover all Paris and the telephone wires
to the American headquarters in the
Hotel De Ur|llon became hot with in
quiries as to the trutl of the rumor Tt
did not take long, ho ve v**r, for inquiries
lo realize the charactei of the report, when
thev were reminded that, today was
April 1.
Paris.—Reports to the French foreign
office Indicate that the Hungarian revolu
tion was stated largely with the purpose
of testing the strength of th* will of the
entente j>o\vers and was designed to
frighten them with the idea, that Ger
many might also rapidly disintegrate.
Paris- —A Warsaw dispatch to the ITs
vas Agency says the diet has authorized
the government to raise a foreign loan of
billion francs.
LONDON
London. —The treasury statement for
th*; fiscal year • ndinrr today shows a to
tal revenue of SK9.n°o 825 pounds sterling
ms compared with 707,234,565 for the year
1917-18. This is an Increase of 18,786,-
260 pounds.
London.—Captain Robert Bsrlett. of
i New York, plans to fly to the North TV>le
in June, starting from a has** at Cape
I Columbia, it was announced todav. Bar
j Jett, who is 44 years old. started his nolar
explorations as a number of the J’earv
expedition in 1897. H«‘ headed the Canad
ian expedition in 1893-4 when he crossed
on the Ice to Siberia.
London.—Foreign Minister Ibda Kim In
a wireless dispatch from Budapest todav
< haraeterized reports that Hungary had
declared war aeafnst Serbia and Rumania
as a “lie.” The statement added that
within three dav* all lands in Hungary
will be nationalized and all debts an
j nulled.
London. —Delegates of KrotlDh miners
meeting at Glasgow, have endorsed tho
government terms as to wages and work
ing conditions based on the recent report
of the coal commission of which Justice
Sir John Bon key is chtbimuK ud have
advised tin- miners to accept then). A
similar action has been taken by the
miners association in the Yorkshire and
Cleveland fields, while flu* Lancashire
miners are reported to be generally sat
isfied.
EASTER MORNING
Is Less Than Three Weeks '
Away.
Isn’t it time for men as
well as women to begin to
think in terms of Soring and
Summer needs? How about
Easter and Easter shopping?
You can’t put it off much
longer if vou are going to be
dressed up on Easter.
Nature herself is setting
the pace. Soon the woods
and fields will don their new
attire for spring. Dress up!
Dress up! Before Easter
Week is over the spirit will
have taken possession of all
of Augusta.
The merchants will be
splendidly ready in the next
few days with their stocks
at their best. Ready to serve
you—to help dress you up
—with latest collections of
the newest apparel showing
the varied tendencies of
Fashions for spring.
Enter the spirit of this
nation-wide movement. Ob
serve Dress-Up Week and
get ready for Easter.
Before you shop in the
stores of Augusta Shop
first in the
AUGUSTA HERALD.
[ London.-*-ln view of the movement
among employe! for a minimum wage of
I*> l J> a week and pay for rehearsals some
I one* has unearthed the payroll of the
; Queen’s theater of half century ago ami
given It to the public for the purpose of
comparison. In it Sir Charles Wyndham
‘ is shown as receiving sls a week, while
I Benry Irving received less by about
$2. Toole, tho leading star, was paid $55
and Miss Ellen Terry, the leading lady
was put down at $23.
Manchester, England.-—The employes
and operatives In this region, market re
port* «ay, have decided to close all mills
using American cotton for a full fornight
from April 10.
BERLIN
Berlin.—-Marshal Foch on Friday tele
graphed to cGnera) Nudant. his chief
1 representative at Spa. saying that G*r
many was authorized to trade with firms
in neutral countries, even if the firms
are on the blacklist, provided that the
supreme council and the hlockudc an
thorttie. 1 * approve. The Wolff bureau, the
semi-official news agency. protests
against this condition and demands that
trade he entirely froe.
Berlin.' —Ernest Diuimig, an independ
ent socialist and president of the execu
tive committee of th*! soldiers and work
men’s council of Greater Berlin who was
‘arrested on Sunday on a suspicion that ho
i had been a leader In the disturbances hero
in January, was released today after an
examination. It is said that the prosecu
tion of Dauniig will continue.
BUDAPEST
Budapest.—AT. Feneyce, representative
of the Hungarian .Soviet government ip
Vienna told the Vienna government that
“our economic relations with German
Austria must be the closest possible,” it
j was learned here today.
WASHINGTON
200.000,000 IN SHORT
TERM BONDS ON MARKET.
Washington, D. C.—The issue of $200,-
000,000 In short-term bonds hearing inter
est at f« pe.r cent, was announced last
nifgnt by the war finance corporation.
Th* l boride, which will be placed on sate
Wednesday, will be issued to provide
funds for railroads and to meet other de
mands on the corporation.
Washington, D. C.—farriers subject to
federal control were ordered Monday by
Hi*; director general of railroads to sell
at public auction all non-perishable
freight which lias been refused or Is un
claimed sixty days after arrival at des
tination. Perishable freight may b»* sold
in the discretion of the carrier whenever
it is necessary to present waste.
ADD ANOTHER NAME
TO LIST OF “ACES.”
f Washington.—Tlie name of the late
Second Lieut. John McArthur, of Buffalo,
'N. Y., United Hfat**s air service, lias
been added to the official list of the 64
. American “aces,” each of whom Is credit
'd with having destroyed at least Jive
enemy planes.
Lieutenant McArthur, official records
Khow brought down five German planes.
Later he wan shot down and captured and
died in a German prison camp.
Washington.—Restrictions on the Im
portation of fcrromungancsi* arid
lemen wwe removed today by tin? war
trad** board, and then* commodities may
now bo brought to th** Ifni tod Stato K from
Gr»* at Britain. Franco, Italy, Belgium
and Japan, or from tlwdr possessions. col
onies or dominions under general Import
licenses.
Washington.—Chairman Hurley of the
shipping board started for Tampa, Fla,
today for f« ti days rest following an at
tack of indigestion which canned him to
postpone an extended trip which he had
arranged to permit him to confer with
t»iiMln**Mi* men In the nouth and west on
bln proponed plan of private ownerablp '
and operation of the merchant marine.
Aft* i be recover* hln strength Mr. llur
t* y will continue hln trip an planned, go
ing flmt to Atlanta.
Washington, Th*- federal trade com
mission haw dismissed Itn complaint*
aralnat Morrln and Company, packer*,
charged with nelling army «amps unfit
m*at. The fact that Morrli and Com
pany mad** good all upolled claims and the
fact that there whh no reoccurrence of the
alleged practices, t anned th*- hoard to d« •
cldc that further action wan not. necea
sary.
Washlnaton.—fill men are slashing
prices. Th** shipping hoard ark* d for
bide on 3.000,000 barrels of fuel oil for the
American Merchant Marine the coming
year. It brought the record low bid of 21 |
cent* a barrel Other bids ranged tip to
•I 33 I're-war fuel price* wen $2 1 Tito
12 30.
Washington.—V A. Oorlnger, of fM
rags). editor of Bohemian pip*‘rn, wan ap
pointed today trads commissioner of tlv* !
bureau of foreign and domestic commerce !
to the republic of ( secho-Ktovakia. lie
will rail about April 20.
Washington.—f, l„ Bracken of Mun*
* !e, Ind . secretary of the federal trade
< ornmiHMlon since |ta organisation today
W|« succeeded liy J I’ Yoder, of Wash
ington. who recently wa* mustered out of
rnllMarv servU *-. Mr Bracken resign* d
recently and will engags In private law
practice In Chicago.
PRESS.)
J. C. McAuliffe Is
Made Postmaster
At Local Office
DRAMATIC SCENE TUESDAY MORNING WHEN HE PRE
SENTED HIS CREDENTIALS AND COL. JOHN W. CLARK.
THE INCUMBENT, REFUSED TO VACATE.
A telegram from headquarters of the Post Office De
partment at Washington, to Postoffice Inspector Cole, re
ceived here early Tuesday afternoon, instructed him to order
Col. John W. Clark to vacate his office as postmaster and
for Cole to take charge. In the event the postmaster re
fused to vacate, the inspector was instructed to issue a war
rant againt him for trespassing and force him to get out.
Colonel Clark was expected back in his office during
the afternoon, at which time the proceedings against him
were to be taken. J. C. McAuliffe is expected to take
charge as postmaster either late Tuesday afternoon or Wed
nesday morning. It is understood that, postoffice em
ployees will be instructed to disregard orders from Colonel
Clark and report to Mr. McAuliffe.
In the event a warrant is taken against Colonel Clark
it will be issued by C. J. Skinner, Jr., the United States com
missioner and served by Deputy Marshall Perkins. Judge
Skinner stated this afternoon that lie had not been requested
to issue a warrant, and in the event, he was so requested he
would take the matter up with the district attorney at
Macon before taking any action, the district attorney being
the legal adviser of the commissioner.
A dramatic scene was staged in the private office of
Col. John W. Clark Tuesday morning when J. (J. McAuliffe,
associate editor of The Chronicle, presented his credentials
to the postmaster as his successor. Colonel (dark declined
to vacate and at 10 o’clock Postoffice Inspector Cole, one of
the men said to have been active in attempts to remove the
colonel, was said to be in telephonic communication with
Washington relative to instruction as to how ho should pro
ceed.
A more impressive scene has probably never before
been witnessed in a public office in Augusta. At the hour
of 9 o’clock, when a Herald representative reached the
scene, Mr. McAuliffe was at the door of the postmaster’s
private office knocking for admittance. Colonel Clark
had not arrived and Mr. McAuliffe proceeded upstairs and
called upon Inspector Cole on the second floor of the federal
building.
About 10 minutes after 9 o’clock The Herald repre
sentative gained admittance to Colonel Clark’s office, which
was occupied by the assistant postmaster. The colonel ar
rived in a few minutes and was closely followed by Mr. Mc-
Auliffe.
There was a dramatic tenseness among the men in the
little office which lasted for several minutes, during which
time Colonel Clark opened his mail. Mr. McAuliffe ap
peared agitated and crossed his legs repeatedly, having
taken a seat at the invitation of the postmaster after shak
ing hands.
Looking up from his mail the colonel, without a trem
or in his voice, said: “I suppose from the morning paper’s
story that you have come to take my place as postmaster.”
“Yes, I did not know anything definite about the mat
ter until last night, when I received a telegram from the first
Continued on page two.
Hawker’s Ready
to Cross Ocean
in His Airplane
St Johns, N. F.—l'llot I lawk f of the
Hopwlth Airplane, with wtilcti an at
tempt will he mad*' to fly from New
Foundland to Ir*-land, declared today he
expected to start not I« t• • r than April Hi.
Both Hawker and Ida navigator are
very reticent, hut they **xpr* *>< absolute
confidence In th** au* * *•** »»f the venture.
They f**e| sure th* Hopwlth plane will he
th* first to fly a* ios* Die Atlantic.
The machine was »ak*-n to the flying
field in sections and now await* arrival
of mechanlce who are now enroute here
and an expected to he on the ground
sometime before the pilot mi rived They
ere aboard the steamship Kyi* . which has
been Jammed In the Ice two mile* off Bow
point ever dn< * March 23. There la no
immediate Indication of the vessel being
released unless the wind changes, and
HOME
EDITION
Tl ll*l WEATHER— Augusta am! vicinity;
Fair and continued cold.
this will delay the erection of the atr
plane considerably, but will not cause the
start of the flight to b- postponed to
Inter than April 10, llawkcr liiNlNts.
l inscribing hi* plane Hawker said:
"The machine is by n»» mean* a freak,
hut follows the general line* adopted by
the Hopwlth war plane designer* It I*
is feet wid** and 31 feet long, with a flight
duration of 2f* hours at ICO rnlle* per hour
1 citing a da\light-10-dusk duration Com
mander Cirl* v* and I covered over 900
tulles In !♦ hours and 6 minutes, exactly
naif the distance between New Foundland
and Ireland. We used 113 gallons of pe
trol- slightly over one third the capacity
of the tank* , which an* placed behind the
engine and in front of the cockpit In
which Commander Grieve and my self wiU
■U.