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Officials Seek Sender of Hardwick Bomb
AUGUSTA COTTON
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VOLUME XXIV. No. 121
ITALY TO BE LEFT OUT OF
PEACE NEGOTIATION; HOME
PEOPLE ENDORSE ORLANDO
Peace Council to Act
Without Italy; Japan’s
Claims are Reconciled
Full Delegation of Hun Envoys
Now in France to Receive
Proposals of the Allied Powers
BELGIUM PRESENTS HER
CLAIMS FOR REPARATION
Grave Situation Is Outlined
There—May Refuse to Sign
Unless Financial Support Is
Given Her Government.
By Associated Press.
What effect the note of
confidence given Premier
Orlando by Italy will have
on the council of three of
the peace conference is
problematical. Paris ad
vices carry the view, how
ever, that the return of the
Italian delegation is not ex
pected for the present at
least, and that it is planned
to proceed with the process
of making peace with Ger
many regardless of any ac
tion by Italy.
Meanwhile, the rival claims of Japan
and China, to the former German for
tress of Kiao.Chau are reported to
have been reconciled. From a state
ment 4 made in authoritative quarters,
according- to a Paris dispatch it ap
pears that a plan has been formulated
which, it is hoped will prove accep
table both to China and Japan. What
the nature of the proposed solution is
remains undisclosed.
The full German delegation which
is to receive the terms of the allies late
this week now is at Versailles. It is
expected that the initial meeting will
be held Friday hut it may be found
impossible to prepare the treaty for
presentation before Saturday. When
the German plenipotentiaries arrived
at Vauoresson near Versailles last
night it was seen the trip across
France had been marked by at least
one demonstration a window in one
of the railway cars being broken by
a missile.
Belgium’s claims for reparation were
presented to the council of three yes
terday and it is understood a grave
situation was outlined as prevailing
there. One correspondent’s report of
the proceedings even went so far as
to say that unless Belgium received
financial aid It might be impossible
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ni wry
LIMIT IS KICKED
OUT FOD FUTURE
Washington, D. C.—Limitation of the
carriers liability by the value of property
at the time ant! place of shipment was
heir! by the Interstate commerce rom
mißßlon today to be Illegal. Thin long
standing provlalon of bills of lading was
ordered stricken out In Ita entirety from
the uniform bill prescribed bv the com
mission as a result of Its exhaustive In
vestigation, begun last year. Into the con
tracts required <by carriers b fore under
taking the transportation, of freight
In prescribing a unlfi#m bill for ex
port shipments, however, the provision
wbb retained, as IhW Cummins amend
ment to the commerce set, which the
provision was held to eontfovene, was
ruled to be inapplicable to shipments to
lien - adjaeen t foreign countries
The new bills of lading were ordered
put Into use by ul! carriers subject to
the commission on or before August 8,
with thirty days' notice to the public of
the change.
The commission held that It hud au
thority to Vnforce the statutory law in
regard to bills of lading and that nu
tnerousc omplaints of "unfair and varying
iiractlces of carriers*' In regard to su- h
tills msde a uniform contract impera
tive.
The report Issued today, written by
Commissioner Robert \V Woolley, re'ated
only to domestic snd export bills The
livestock contract will lie considered in
a supplemental report. Additional forms
for sueh special traffic as <oa! end per
lshshles were held to be unnecessary
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Federal Agents Are
Seeking Solution of
Atlanta Bomb Case
Atlanta, Ga.—Federal authorities were busy today
seeking clues to the sender of an infernal machine which
exploded in the home of former Senator Thomas W. Hard
wick here late yesterday, seriously injuring Mrs. Hardwick
and a negro maid. The package containing the explosive
had been mailed from New York City to Mr. Hardwick at
Sandersville, Ga., and forwarded to Atlanta.
Wrappers bearing the name of Gimbel Brothers, a large
department store of New York City and marked “sample,”
enclosed the deadly machine and postal authorities link the
occurrence with a similar attempt Monday upon the life of
Mayor Ole Hanson of Seattle, Washington. The package
sent Hanson was prepared in the same manner, but
did not explode. %
According to the authorities the In
fernal machine was made of a piece of
wood six by three Inches and probably
one inch thick. A hole in the block held
the acid container. This was arranged,
the police say, so that untying the wrap
per loosened a coil spring which permit
ted two acids to mix, causing the ex
plosion. Metal slugs also were fastened
on the block.
Thinking the package contained mer
chandise, Mrs. Hardwick started to open
It, then turned it over to the servant.
In the explosion which followed Mrs.
Hardwick was burned and cut about the
face, while the servant, Ethel Williams,
has both hands blown off.
In a statement following the explo
sion Mr. Hardwick expressed the belief
that the attempt on his life was the work
of anarchists, but be was at a loss to
account for a motive behind the act.
Alter leaving the United States senate
Mr. Hardwick came to Atlanta and en
gaged in law practice On leaving his
home at Sandersville he did not know
what his office address would bo. so gave
the postmaster the number of the apart
ment he had taken here. For that rea
son the package was not sent to his of
fice. but to his home.
New York. —Isaac Gimbel. president of
Oimbei Brothers, 32nd and Broadway,
New York, said last night that he at
tached no importance to the fact that the
bombs mailed in New York to Senator
Hardwick and Mayor Ole Hanson. 01
Seattle, were wrapped In paper bearing
the name of his company.
“Our store.” said Mr. Oimbei. "sends
out thousands of packages every day
wrapped in paper bearing our" name. A
person who made two purchases would
get two wrappers. One who made a doz
en purchases would ge a dozen wrap
pers.”
Mr. Oimbei said no Investigation had
been started at the store to trace the
bomb wrappers, asserting that such an
investigation would be futile unless clews
other than the wrappers could be fur
nished.
LESS IRAN FOURTH
OF VICTORY LOAN
IS YET SUBSCRIBED
Washington, D. C.—Subscription* to
| the victory liberty loan officially reported
to the treasury today pßH***d one billiou
dollar*. Thu*, with the campaign nearly
I half over, less than one fourth of the $4,-
1 5f10.000.000 total ha* been subscribed
Actual subscriptions not yet hacked up
by the ten per cent Initial payment*
probably would add several hundred mil-
I lion dollar* to the billion dollar* offl-
I ‘dally reported.
< v»n*ld‘ration wa* given by the loan
I manager* to the |**uance of a *peci*l
Htatement analyzing the *ub*cription »lt
i nation at thl* time
.
New York, N. Y.—Victory loan sub
m rlptior* In the New York area reached
240,57.200 today, a gain of $15,(105,000 over
Just night'* total The n* w Igur** doe*
not Include $25,000,000 ♦•ken yesterday
by J, IV Morgan and dompartv, which
had not gone through the Federal Re
serve hank.
SEVENTEEN BOMBS
FOUND SDBRESSED
TO BID OFFICIALS
Washington.—Postoffice inspectors
at New York City reported today the
discovery there of seventeen infernal
machines put into the mail addressed
to prominent officials, Including cabi
net officers.
One of the machines is understood
to have exploded during examination,
but without causina great damage.
All were similar to the bomb sent to
former Senator Hardwick, of Geor
gia, which when operSed at the Hard
wick home, blew off the Lands of a
negro maid and seriously injured
Mrs. Hardwick.
Among those to whom the deadly
Packages were addressed were Post
master-General Burleson, Secretary
of Labor Wilson. Attorney-General
Palmer, Commissioner-General Cami
netti of the Immigration bureau;
Mayor Hylan. of New York; Governor
Sproul. of Pennsylvania; John D.
Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, Solicitor-
General Lam ir. of the postoffice de
partment. and F. C. Howe, Immigra
tion commissioner at New York.
The discovery followed an investi
gation ordered after news of the
Hardwick bomb explosion. The nack
ages bore labels of Gimbel Brothers’
store, and were sealed, but did not
have sufficient postage. This caused
postal officials to notify Gimbel
Brothers, who disclaimed ownership
of the packages and said the labels
were forged.
Seventeen packages were discover
ed. but postoffice officials fear that
some others may have had sufficient
postage and have gone through the
mails.
Associate Justice Holmes of the
United States Supreme Court, was
another of the prominent Intended
victims. Most of the other packages
were addressed to officials or men
prominent in private life.
YEAR AGO TODAY
! Following j* the total American casual -
Ify lint in France to date as announc'd
lin Washington: Kill' d In action. CM;
i died of wound*, disease or accidents, 1,-
311; from other causes, 95; missing In ac
|tion. 93 The severely wounded number,
| 555
Frame bestows war medals on 172
; Massachusetts men of 101st and |o4th
regiments for valor In recent fighting
First Lieutenant O. P f lobes and Prl
vates Charles V. Tompkins, Klrhard If.
Baker, James T Jones and John W.
Wood, members of the American Ambu
lance Corns have been cited for bravery
by th*- French military authorities and’
the war cross awarded to each.
TO CONFER ON PRICES,
Washington, D. C.—The steel 'industry
has expressed a willingness to confer
again with the Industrial board of the
i department of commerce toipth'r this
i time with representatives of the railroad
administration concerning steel price* it
was learned today that an Invitation ex
tended to the steel men through a mem
ber of the board yesterday in New York
was accepted. A
: r HE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES;
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 30. 1919
Manaoua, Nicaragua.—Costa Ricans
arriving here from Fimta Arenas state
that the jails are overflowing with pris
oners. among them being members of
the fumily of former President Alfredo
Gonzalez. Jt is declared that Costa Rica
has .'{.ooo men under arms. GOO being at
I’unta Arenas and 1,000 on the Nicaragu
an frontier.
St. John, N. F. —Early morning plans
to start tiie trails-Atlantic airplane race
today were upset by New Foumlland's
fickle weather. Although mid-ocean con
ditions were reported favorable, black
clouds gathered off shore during the fore
noon and soon a heavy rain began to fall.
There was no indica;ion of a let-up.
Charleston, S. C. —No trace had been
found today of the boSies of Clinton Hood
of Orangeburg, S. D., and Arthur S.
Chambers, formerly of Detroit, Mich.,
who were drowned Sunday wjiile canoe
ing off Sullivans Island.
Both men were employed at Charleston
navy yard.
Washington.—An official report from
the surgeon-general. Issued by the war
department today, gi*es the total num
ber of deaths reported In the army dur
ing the war to date as 111,1711. Of this
total G 6.629, or 51 per cent, were from
disease, Rl per cent in battle or from
wounds received in i»:. •« •. and <; pei cent
Irom ot|»er injuries. 'Of tin* deaths from
disease rboiit : 2,000 have occurred since
hostilities ceased.
Washington.—The federal reserve board
today announced the appointment of Em
bry L. Swearingen, Louisville bunker, as
director of the Louisville branch of the
federal reserve bank of St. Louis to suc
ceed Charles E. Hoge, deceased.
Washington.—Kates on cocoanut or
copra oil and palm kernel oil sediments
from any points in the southeast, the
same as the rates and carload minimum
weights conteinporaneously in effect on
cottonseed oil. without observing the long
and «hort haul provisions, wore author
ized today by the Interstate Commerce
Commission -on application of Ihe Geor
gia, Southern and Florida railroad act
ing for itself and several non-Federal
•controlled roads.
Chelsea, Okla. —Ten persons were burn
ed to death and one probably fatally In
jured as a result of an explosion which
followed an attempt on the part of
Thomas liallard to kindle a fire at his
home here yesterday with kerosene. Bul
lard his wife, K. w. Ballard, i.n aged
man. Mrs. Charles Ttidcnhour, and six
children of the Ballard and Ridenhour
famillcs lost their lives in the fire thut
destroyed the house.
Pensacola, Fla.—-Harry U. Cook, pub
lisher of the Pensacola Journal, died at
a hospital here tonight after an illness
of four mouths. The body will he sent
to the family home at Bridgeport, Conn.,
for funeral and Interment.
London. —It is said that as a precau
tion against possible massacres of Christ
ians, British troops have occupied Sam
son, Marzivan, Aminasla, Tokai and Se
hasta, towns on the southern shore of
the Black Sea in Asia Minor and in the
Hinterland.
London.—Bolshevik forces attacked the
allien troops on the Murmansk Railway
at Kurgornlm. on Monday, but were
easily repulsed, says a statement from
the rlSitish war office. The enemy left
a number of prisoners behind.
(Continued on page two 1
CO-OPERATION IS
MSS NEED
FUR AMERICANS
St. Louis, M(. American business if!
the future will je more co-operative than
competitive an) thin co-operation will
kolvu moHt of He difficulties that prenent
antl-truHt law* fail to solve, Secretary
of Commerce Itedfleld, declared In an
address her* today before the chamber
of commerce o' the I'nfted Stale*
He characterized extreme competition
an destructive and uncontrolled combi
nation a* dungtrouH, hut added the* the
“ethical eveluton" now In progre** will
bring forth th# proper solution for bus
iness which lit Maid, had outgrown the
law Intended to control It.
"Nothing I* more certain than there
•iuh been h gieat change for the better
In the ethic* und method* of trn't*-
tin Ji/itj iiuMt law* carne Into being" he
added. “Theic law* wer* the expres
sion of the rntrnl Judgment of the coun
try against »trtaln business procedure*
deemed Injurious to the body politic and
considered to lack sound social sanc
tion*
"Few will dffiv that there are element*
of good In a it riot ly competitive state of
htiHlncH* but If competition I* the life
of trade every one know* that In ex*"
trerne form II may also be ftie death of
trade If ve attempt to end monopoly
bv Infringement upon < ompetltlon we
prove that, If It goe* to the full normal
ilrntt. will Pielf create monopoly, (’om
petltlon nt Hh full rneanM the survival
of the stronger.”
Thi *p< Ided "i ini t i f com pet t •
tlon wa* ruthleMM and cruel, combination
proved to bemoth.”
He *aid that cooperation I* the end
In which the energies of commerce would
find full /cope “without being destruc
tion oti the One hand nnd dangerous on
the other, lie said by cooperation he
did not refer to the development of co
operative societies "In which Itussla ha*
been » leader but rather to a new husl
ne*n standard hardlv formulated yet, but
really operative, whereby Industry and
commerce recognize three-fold obliga
tion* and endeavor frankly to adjust
themselve* to them.**
Bulletins
Orlando Vindicated By
Italian People For His
Quitting Peace Couneil
Roman Press Calls
on Entente Powers
to Change Position
Rome.—The Rome newspapers in commenting on
Premier Orlando’s speech before the parliament and the
vote of confidence in his government by that body, declare
that now that the Italian people and parliament have voiced
their solidarity with the government it remains only for the
entente to revise its decision regarding Hr Adriatic adjust
ment. The view is taken that President Wilson appealed
to the Italian people and now they have given their answer
and that it is bound to have its effect upon President Wil
son’s attitude.
The Oorriere d’ltalia sees In the dem
onstration in the chamber of deputies
an indication that it is the will of Italy
to help In bringing about a prompt peace
and that she 1m ready to make reason
able sacrifices to promote it.
The pre.HH in unanimous in Draining
what it refers to an the spirit of Justice
and moderation pervading the speech of
the prime minister.
If Augusta Doesn't “Finish
the Job 9 9 lt Won 9 t Be Fault
the Committees Canvassers
Workers Have Been Too Busy
to Report Their Progress Dur
ing Last Two Days.
UNDERSTOOD THOUGH THAT
MUCH INTEREST IS SHOWN
Record of All Subscriptions Se
cured to Date Are Expected
to Be Made by Night—Fine
Headway Being Made With
Jubilee Plans.
Chairman Henry <’. Brown ex
pects by tonißht to have a full report
on the progri HH that has been made In
the Victory I.oan Drive In Aufcuxtu
during the punt three davit. The com
mittees beKun their work Monday
morn ink on the undertaking to aeeure
Bubserlptlonn In thin county lurtfrekut
inx $2,5«3,200. hut with a lurira field
to cover and devotlnir every available
moment to solicitation, the detail work
of eornplllriK report a had not been Hot
ter, Into kood work Ink order Wednes
day mornimt However, II in under
stood that Information will he avall
ahlt each day from now on.
Verbal reports from committeemen
Indicate ttint there In a pronounced In
terest In the r ampalko and Kuhm rlp
tloiiM are expected to !>• rolllnk In at
at rapid clip before the end of the
week. The type of the Victory notes
In maklnk a stronk appeal to everyone
who known a knot! proposition when
they see if, and with the co-operation
which Aokostans Invariably «lve to all
patriotic undertakings, there Is no
doubt tint that the ountn will be real
ized Many business men have Indi
cated their Intention to akaln suhserlhe
for their employees and permit them to
pay for the bonds In small weekly In
HtallmentM. Many men and women of
small means learned durlnk previous
loan drives that they could buy a bond
and pay one dollar or two dollars it
week on It and never miss the money,
which plied up to their credit as the
weeks slipped by. In many such In.
Stances, salaried men who had never
saved a penny are known to have met
with unexpected expense and were aide
to borrow sufficient funds on their
bonds to hc|o them over the roukh
place; whereas If they had not pur
chased the bonds on the weekly or
monthly payment plan, they would
have tieen seriously embarrassed. Tills
Is hot one arKliment In favor of th"
"poor man” putting his suvlnics Into
koverriment bonds. Itesldes accumu
fContlnued on !•**• Two.)
(ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
FRENCH PAPERS SEE
WAY FOR RECONCILIATION
Pails —The French press in comment
ing on the speech of ('render Orlando be
fore the 11it 1 inii parliament finds a spirit
of conciliation marking that a resump
tion Of the conferences over the Italian
finest lon wllrbe possible and that ground
for a satisfactory undertaking may be
found. Italy, it Is pointed out. obviously
intends |o give Premier Orlando a free
ha nd in d< aline with her Intnri (
HUN DELEGATE IS
SORRY FOR WAR'S:
RUINS IN FRANCE
Versailles.—Winn the German del«-
gallon to Hie peace congre**, headed by
fount von firockdorff -Itantzuu, reached
Versailles last night 11 wan received In
Hi*- nano* of tlx French govern no-nt by
M. Challere, prefect of tin* department of
Heim*-Ft-Oise, to whom the count ex
pens'd thunks on behalf of tin* dHega
t ion.
The cofinl’s secretsry, llerr Rudiger.
Hijbß"(|ueritly remarked to the newspaper
men on-MiTit:
“WordM fall me lo de*ertbo my feelings
am I crossed your devuHtated regions. I
hope Hie peare which we are »b nil to
sign will give satisfaction lo nil the na
tlo/iH whleh parthlpaled In the war.”
Tho German plenipotentiaries were
greeted by eold, raw weal her with omi-
Miorial rain squall*, on the first day of
lhair Hojourn here Wearied from He ir
long Journey, the chief figure* of (he
delegation slept late, not putting In an
appearance during the forenoon Tim
lesser functionaries, however, heavily
dollied against the storm. strolled
through the sodden grounds of Ihe park
or along the street.
The May Day strike applies to the
Versailles hotels, but It is understood
it will not be allowed to deprive tin*
German representative* of their meals
and service as usual tomorrow
The plenipotentiaries who arrived last
night are.
fount von Hrockendorff-lUtntr.ati Ger
man foreign minister; llerr Lnndsberg,
secretary for publicity, art and literature;
Dr. Theodor Melchior, general manager
of the Warbirr flank; llerr, L'dii'-rt,
president of ihe I’russiuri asse/rb'y; llerr
GleshertS. minister of posts and tele,
graph*, and llerr H< hul' king
FIRST SESSION fO I3F
HELD IN COUNCIL ROOM.
Vsrisillfs,—-The first session of the
peace congre** will lie held In flu* room
now used by the *uprem« war council,
and will be devoted to a verification of
credentials The t xt of the peace treaty
will h presented to th* f' rrnariM at the
second meeting, In the dining rpom of Hi#;
Hotel Trianon. This Is a superb apart
ment, 75 feet square and having win
dows almost entirely around three sides,
making It virtually a room Inclosed in
glass.
The delegates will proceed to the con
ference chamber through a marble cor
ridor INO feet long, lined with mirror*
on one side and opening on tho park
from the other.
HOME
EDITION
Great Demonstration Follows
His Address to Members of
the Chamber of Deputies Last
Night.
TELLS OF HIS PARLEYS
WITH U. S. PRESIDENT
Premier Also Speaks of British
and French Attitude on the
Situation—He Did Not Act
Obstinately. „
Rome—Premier Orlando’s
govern ment was given a
unanimous vote of confi
dence in the Italian senate
last night, following the vote
of confidence given him in
the house of deputies. A
great demonstration follow
ed the premier’s address be
fore the senate.
Premier Orlando’s work at
the peace conference in
Paris received vindication in
the chamber of deputies
here last, night when a vote
of confidence was given
him, 380 to 40. The balots
opposing the resolution were
cast by the intransigeant
socialists.
The premier laid t *< r« *r« pirliUMHil
the details of hi* demands for Flunve
und the Dalmatian coast district* to
which lltuly h?iH laid claim. He began
I*V saying that the International sit
us tlon w'ih grave at pre.sent, adding
that It wuh "very grave” for Italy. He
wild that it waa the duty of Italy to
preserve an attitude of calm and Mo
ronity, at the prenent moment.
An outline of the exchanged between
himself and F*refddent Wilson woe giv
en by Signor Orlando, who made It
dear that the president’* action In
making public hie Htatement as to
Italy's claim to Flume had made It Im
possible either to accept or reject any
proposals that might "be made. He
said hr* hHievecl It hi* duty to come
lit once before the parliament to re
ceive authority In carrying forward
his work at the conference. TTp until
April M. when he received from Pre*!-
dent Wilson the American view point
on Flume, he Maid he thought an
agreement was probable.
In the course of bin address, tho
premier spoke of the attitude taken In
Paris by the Brltiah und French go?*
ernment*, which he Raid, had bee®
loyal to promiHfH mad** in the treaty of
London, which wuh framed In 1915.
He admitted, however, that both
France and Great Britain do not atand
with Italy In her demand* for the an
nexation of Flume. IB added that
they might have agreed, In principle to
the creation of Flume am an Indepen
dent free state. In fll*cii**|ng tho
American memorandum, which wao
handed to film April 11. and which was
distributed among the member* of
parliament today by tho premier Sig
nor Orlando said’
"In aw much as this memorandum
denied Italy'// rlg"bt* over the Dalma
tian Inland*, accorded only Incomplete
(Continued on Pago Two. 9
THE PUSINE*S BOOM
IS ON THE WAY. -
“Never were the people—th*
buying public— mor* ready and
able to buy than they ar* today.
Th«r* Is no scarcity of money.
Th* purchasinq power in America
today in qreater than in all his
tory. Th* field <„r new and great
er business development it here.
Advertising is the certain, quick
and economical method of devel
oping your business. Whet, you put
th* pov er of advertising promo
tion and its ore.-it economies beck
of your own business, you are alto
tpreadinq the spirit of optimism
and good will.
The U. t. Department of Labor
urges all progressive merchants
and manufacturer*—ln fact, all
who have anything to sell—to ad.
dertiso no - ♦ake advantage of
the great marnet which exists at
timt," .