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VOL. XXIV. NO. 29
FORD WOULD PROTECT PLANT
FROM GREED, HE DECLARES
Manufacturer, With Edison
at Muscle Shoals, Explains
His Aims in Respect to
G.-'eat Development
FLORENCE, Ala.. Dec. 5.—“1
don’s want Muscle Shoals to own it.
I want Muscle Shoals to complete
it. It’s a wonderful job, one of the
greatest opportunities ever offered
tea? man.
“I want Muscle Shoals so that
it can never be exploited to greedy
private ends. I want to complete
it so that it will always remain in
the service of the people, and not
to be exploited by any greedy finan
ciers and so-called bankers against
the people.
“I want Muscle Shoals because
Muscle Shoals properly built and
operated will help to put an end to
war.”
Standing on the great uncom
pleted Wilson dam Saturday, Henry
Ford voiced his real reasons for de
siring to undertake what he regards ,
as the greatest job in his career, i
Thomas A. Edison, tall, angular, :
stood by his side, a wisp of his
white hair blowing in the breeze, |
shading his eyes with his hand I
against the blinding rays of a de- ;
dining sun.
Has Enough Money
“I’ve got all the money I can j
ever want, more than Edison can I
ever want, more than I can ever ■
hope to spend if I tried to spend it I
on myself,' Mr. Ford continued!. I
“Now, as the result of the last great ;
war, the chance has come to me to .
undertake the completion of the proj-'
ect, which, if built as it should be, ;
ought to be a source of national j
wealth and well being for 1,000 I
years.
•“Muscle Shoals should become
America’s greatest asset out of the
World war."
Gigantic steam shovels with four
to six times the capacity of the or
dinary contractors steam shovel, will
enable Mr. Ford to complete the
great Wilson dam in half the time,
and at almost half the cost previous
ly estimated by the government en
gineers.
It was the inventive genius of
Mr. Edison, applied to the problem
of construction of the Wilson dam,
that evolved the plan for the new
shovel with its gargantuan maw
that will soon be crunching its way j
across the bed of the Tennessee ,
river.
Not only has Mr. Edison perfect
ed the plans for the new power I
shovel, but he already has completed |
shovels working at his plant in New |
Jci s. y. *
It was because he knew of Mr.
Edisons shovel and its effe«?tive
nss on great constructive enter
prises that Mr. Ford was so confi-
- - p’s organization could success.,
fully handle the completion of the
dam project, Mr. Ford announced i
aft''? turning from his inspection of
the •dam.
Wann Reception
The tri-cities of northern Alabama
seemed to be flocking about the
Fair Lane, the Ford private car,
tonight as it lay parked on a side
track near the small Florence sta
tion. Due to Mr. Ford’s request
that no greeting of a formal nature
be extended to him, all plans for a
welcoming banquet were laid aside i
by W. C. Ashcraft, Secretary of the
Florence Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Ford’s interest in the Muscle
Shoals project seemed to be whetted
to new keenness when he and Mr.
Edison returned from the trip to the
dam. Mr. Edison, Mrs. Ford, Edse.
Ford and Mrs. Edsel Ford were also
in the inspection party.
“One thing is sure,” he said upon
his return. “We have got to keep
the hands of Wall Street off this
project. Whether or not I.am even
tually permitted to develop the proj
ect, the American people. I am cer
tain, will never permit Muscle
Shoals to be turned over to the
hands of men who would exploit it
against the people.”
Messrs. Ford and Edison expect
to be able to give Secretary of War
Weeks a report on their estimate
of the cost of the completion of the
Wilson dam by the end of the week.
It will not be a long document.
Today's trip was largely in the
nature of a personal check-up on
previous reports. The report al
ready has been pretty well out
lined in both men's minds and noth
ing they saw caused them
toYhange their previous estimates.
Ford’s Proposal
Mr. Ford will not agree to con
struct the dam at any guaranteed
“I will tell Secretary Weeks what
Mr. Edison and I believe we can do
the job at, and will assure him we
will do it as cheply as it can be
’■-jclone and cheaper than the govern
ment can hope to do it.
Sunday the two men will give the
nitrate plants a survey.. They are
inclined to believe that the exist
ing electrical furnaces in the plants
will have to come out and new ones
along the type developed at the
River Rpuge plant installed in their
stead. Monday the party will re
turn via Nashville, where they will
inspect the Old Hickory power plant.
"If the government will accept
jny suggestion of paying for the
cost of the completion of the dam
with money issued against the valu“
cf the structure itself, the people
of this country can have this won
derful project completed. and it will
not cost them one cent,” Mr. Ford
said. ~ ,
Objects to Loads
“If they issue bonds, as V- all
Street will want them to (Jo. it will
cost at leg. st twenty to thirty mil
lions of dollars for the bonds them
selves, plus the interest over a pe
riod of thirty years, which will run
into almost double the original
amount of the bonds themselves.
“Now,” declared Mr. Ford, ‘‘sup
pose the government issues the
twenty odd millions of dollars re
quired in the shape of currency to
pay for the dam. These bills will
be'an obligation against the United
States, they will be backe- 1 by the
credit of the country and will rep
resent the value of the Muscle Shoals
plant itself. The men employed will
be paid, the material bought, with
this money. There would be no in
terest, and interest is driving the
world bankrupt.
“When the. project starts operat
ing its earnings ougnt to be very
large. Out of tne earnings the cur
rexicy can be retired. By this plan
(Continued on Page 6, Column 6)
\
Woodrow Wilson
As I Know Him
BY JOSEPH P. TUMULTY
I
BY JOSEPH P. TUMULTY
CHAPTER XIII
WHLE Governor Wilson came
ojit of this controversy with
j the two colonels, Harvey and
I Watterson, with flying colors, he
was by no means beyond the dan
ger line. His enemies both within
and without the party hotly con
tested his leadership and the bit
terness of the opposition grew in
proportion as his candidacy gained
daily advantages. Everything possi
ble was done to block his progress
and to make more difficult his road
to the presidency. Everything he
had ever said or written, especial
ly his “History of the American
People,” was carefully examined in
the hope of finding some way to
discredit him. All the guns of the
•opposition were turned upon him,
but nothing seemed sufficient to
block his progress. All the charges,
intimations, insinuations, and sland
! ers that were industriously circulat-
I ed by his enemies were without es-
I feet, and the trained political minds
j in his own camp were apprehensive
I lest his candidacy had reached its
j climax too long before the conven-
I tion. How to maintain the present
advantage was the problem that
I perplexed them. They were hope-
I fully looking forward to the bene
i fits that would accrue to their can
i didate in the “round-up” of can-
I didates at the famous Jackson Day
I dinner, scheduled for early January,
I 1912. This dinner was an annual af
' fair and was eagerly looked forward
j to. It was expected that the lead
j ing lights of the Democratic party
: would attend this dinner, including
I Colonel W. J. Bryan, Champ Clark,
i Oscar Underwood, Ex-Governor
Folk, of Missouri, Roger Sullivan,
of Illinois, and the New Jersey gov
ernor’s friends were confident that
because of his ability as a public
speaker he would make a strong and
favorable impression. They were
not disappointed.
We were waiting the Jackson Day
dinner with great expectation, and
congratulating ourselves that we
were now safely “out of the woods.” J
and that things would move smooth
ly for our candidate, when, like a
bolt from the sky, came the pub
lication of the famous Joline “cock
ed hat” letter, which caused an
other panic in the ranks of the
! too-optimisuc Wilson forces.
The Joline Letter
| This letter was written by Mr.
'Wilson to Adrian Joline, a Prince
ton alumnus and prominent New
| York lawyer at the time of the
I split in the Democratic party over
the silver question. The letter is
as follows:
“Princeton, N. J., April 29, 1907.
“My Dear Mr. Joline:
/‘Thank you very much for sen£L.
"ing me your address at Parsons,
Kan., before the board of directors
of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway company. I have read it
with relish and entire agreement.
Would that we could do something,
at once dignified and effective, to
knock Mr. Bryan once for all into
a cocked hat!
“Cordially and sincerely' yours,
“WOODROW WILIN’.”
The publication of this letter
came at a most inopportune time
for the Wilson candidacy, and how
| to meet it was one of the most
difficult problems that the Wilson
forces had to face. Our enemies
were jubilant. They felt that at
last they had broken our lines
and that we would not be able to
"come back.”
At this time I was at the state
house at Trenton and I received a
telegram from the governor, re
questing that I come at once to
Washington, where he was confer
ring with the leaders of his forces
in an effort to find some way to
neutralize the bad effects of the
Joline "cocked hat” sten’y in advance
of the Jackson Day banquet, at
which Mr. Bryan would be present.
On my arrival in Washington I
went to the Willard hotel and found
the governor in a conference with
William F. McCombs, Tom Pence.
Senator O’Gorman and Dudley
Field Malone. We discussed the sit
uation fully and the character of
reply the governor should make by
way of explanation of the Joline
letter. Mr. Josephus Daniels, a
friend and associate of Mr. Bryan,
was sent to confer with Mr. Bryan,
in order that Mr. Wilson might have
a close friend at hand who could
interpret the motives which lay
.back of the Joline letter and im
press upon Mr. Bryan the present
favorable attitude of Mr. Wilson
toward him.
Breach Is Closed
Mr. McCombs suggested that the
governor address an open letter to
Mr. Bryan, voicing his regret over
the publication of this letter and
assuring him of his present kindly
feelings toward him. I vigorously
opposed Mr. McCombs’ suggestion,
arguing that no explanation of the
Joline letter could be made to Mr.
Bryan that would wear the appear
ance of sincerity, or be convincing
and that the letter having been
written there was nothing to do to
extenuate it in any way and that
the wise thing to do was to make
a virtue of necessity. I suggested
that on the following night, when
the governor was to deliver his ad
dress at the Jackson Day dinner,
he could, in the most generous
and kindly wav, pay a handsome
tribute to Mr. Bryan for his unsel
fish service to the Democratic
party throughout th e dark years
he had been its leader' tha ! 1 felt
that he would appreciate a tribute
of this kind and that he wotrid al
together resent any explanation of
this incident which would appear to
be truckling or apologetic in char
acter. This plan Was finally agreed
upon. In the very beginning of his
speech, in the most eloquent, tactful
way. Governor Wilson paid a trib
ute to the Great Commoner by say
ing. as he turned to Mr. Bryan:
“When others were faint-hearted.
Colonel Bryan carried the Democrat
ic standard. He kept the ‘fires
burning’ which have heartened and
encouraged the democracv of the
country.”
The speech at the Jackson Day
dinner was a triumph for Wood
row Wilson. While it was a tempest
ous voyage for him, with many dan
gerous eddies to be avoided, he
emerged from the experience with
j his prestige enhanced and with his
candidacy throughout the country
strengthened. The Bryan Joline
crisis was safely passed. In the
(Continued on Page 6, Column 3)
EfIBLYAGREEMENTS
UNARMS QUESTIONS
ME BELIEVED NEAR
Pressure Put on America to
Join Alliance With England,
Japan and France to Con
trol Pacific
Great Progress Made
During Third Week
Os Arms Conference
WASHINGTON. Dec. s—The
third week of the arms limitation
conference produced an agreement
among the big three —Hughes,
Balfour and Kato —on the Amer
ican 5-5-3 naval ratio, with some
modifications in favor of Japan.
The agreement also included the
“scrapping” of the Anglo-Japa
nese alliance, and the setting up
in its place of a four-nation un
derstanding or entente, to include
the United States, Great Britain,
Japan and France.
Sanction of the Tokio govern
ment was all that was needed to
confirm this agreement as the
week ended.
Progress was made on Far
Eastern questions. The Far
Eastern committee of nine pow
ers agreed that foreign postof
fices should be removed from
China by January, 1923. This
date was left open, subject to
Japanese approval. A resolution
creating a commission to work
out means for gradual reduction
and eventual elimination of extra
•rritorial rights in China of for
eign nations was adopted. The
question of withdrawing foreign
troops from China was referred to
a drafting committee, which is to
report a resolution upon which
further discussion will *>e based.
On the question of leased ter
ritories in China, France proposed
surrender of her leases if all
other nations would join her.
Great Britain agreed to surren
der her Shantung lease if that
would prove helpful, but declined
to give up her Row Loon lease,
near Hong Kong. Japan reiter
ated her willingness. to. get out
of Shantung, but declined to sur
render her South Manchuria
lease, which includes Port Ar
thur.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5. (By the
Associated Press.) —The naval" ratio
negotiations, apparently at their
most favorable stage since the arms
conference began, waited on Tokio
Saturday ..yhjjje representatives of
Great "Br’itaTnr’Tapan and France
were coming together in a condition
al agreement for withdrawal from
portions of their leased territory in
China.
Outward developments contrib
uted nothing to the status of the
naval discussions, but the impres
sion grew in usually well-informed
circles that the American, British
and Japanese governments were
considering in provisional# form an
agreement that not only would in
clude acceptance of the American
5-5-3 ratio but would have to do as
well with Pacific fortifications and
some of the political problems of the
Far East.
Definite action, however, will have
to wait for several days while the
Japanese delegates feel out the atti
tude of their home government to
ward the newest phase of the nego
tiations as it shapes up from last
night’s conference between the
heads of the American, British and
Japanese delegations.
In the meantime, what actually
transpired at the meeting of the
“big three” is a closely guarded
secret, all authoritative spokesmen
refusing to take notice of the result
ing crop of guesses and conjectured
and surmises as to what “alliances,”
"understandings” or “compromises”
might be in contemplation.
Conference Recesses
In the Far Eastern negotiations,
oil the other hand, the developments
centering about the Chinese leases
were of so pronounced a character as
to be regarded generally as ranking
among the. most important of the
whole conference. The British, Japa
nese and French in turn expressed
their willingness to give up certain
of their holdings In China, and al
though definite undertakings are yet
to be formulated; the move was ac
cepted by the friends of China as
promising a substantial modification
of the principle of “spheres of influ
ence.”
The much-discussed Shantung
lease was among those Japan offered
to abandon as soon as China makes
satisfactory policing arrangements,
but at the same time the conference
was reminded that the whole Shan
tung problem was under considera
tion in direct negotiations here be
tween China and Japan. A willing
ness to discuss the So'./h Manchuri
an lease, also was evidenced by the
Japanese, although they insisted
that Japan's treaty rights in that
section must be preserved to her.
Tonight the conference and all its
subdivisions, after three weeks of
continuous work, went into recess
until next Wednesday. Many of the
delegates, it was said, had important
personal affairs pressing for atten
tion, and most of them wanted to
be present Monday and Tuesday at
the opening of the new session of
congress The interim also will per
mit the Japanese to advise them
selves fully as to the attitude of To
kio, and "’HI ntake it possible for
Arthur J. Balfour and other mem-
I hers <;t ihe British delegation to ful-
I fill a series of engagements in New
; York.
.\li Delegates Confident
In a'i the major delegations confi
j dence apparently was increasing to
i night that the response from Tokic
would be favorable, and that a more
definite basis of negotiation would
develop soon after the reassembling
of the delegates next week. The
members of the conference have no
thought that a final agreement will
be possible in the immediate future,
however, because many details re
main to be determined.
Os growing prominence among the
side issues of the naval prohjem is
the Anglo-Japanese alliance. That is
a subject which the British, Japa
nese and Americans all refer to
guardedly, but there have been
(Continued on Page 6, Column 4)
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, ’DECEMBER 6, 1921
A. B. C. PUZZLE JUDGES
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HOLDERS OF COTTON
INSIBOMSIT®
BY ESTES DOREMUS
The cotton market, at the clo.se of
business Saturday, virtually wns in
the same technical position as it
was on the same day two weeks ago.
The position of all deliveries in
New York appeared strong vzith clos
ing figures for the day either at the
top or within a few points of the
crest in both directions. All op
tions were higher- than two weeks
ago, with every month well above
the 17-cent level except July, which
was 16.63, one point below the crest.
At the close of the day’s business,
traders were not so uncertain as to
future movements of values as they
were a week ago and there was a dis
tinctly bullish atmosphere prevalent
in cotton circles. Brokers were ad
vising purchases, particularly on
dips, and the consensus of opinion
seemed to again favor the long side
as a money-making proposition.
The dominating factors, certainly
for the present, are the arms confer
ence and the spot situation, in the
south. As regards the latter, the
keynote is found in this apt opinion
from Hubbard Bros. & Co.:
“There are no indications of the
south weakening and in the long
run the answer is in their hands.”
This is just one way of saying that
the holders of the actual will be
able to control values and force buy
ers to pay a better price for the
staple in the end. While the hold
ing movement is general, there is a
tendency on the part of most farm
ers to sell just enough cotton to
liquidate current debts, but not
enough to affect prices.
Optimistic Factors
Optimistic views of (he disarma
ment conference have hhd a stabiliz
ing effect on values, and as has been
said before in these columns, any
really constructive good that comes
out —of the intrmrrtioTiat gathering"
is certain to send prices to new high
levels for the season.
Coupled with these two bullish
factors is the disturbing news con- i
cerning the pink boll worm infesta
tion in the southwest. The Dallas
conference reports the appearance of
the pest in six counties, and it is
feared that infested seed have been
shipped to seventy-two stations.
Week-end statistics were bullish,
spinners takings for the week ex
ceeding the into-sight, showing a de
crease in the visible supply of the
world for the first time this sea
son.
In the domestic goods market, the
demand has remained quiet, owing
it is pointed out. to a desire to keep
wholesale and jobbing stocks down
until end-year inventories have been
taken. This would seem to indi
cate this situation will obtain until
the first of the year when spinners
are expected to get back into the
market and increase the demand.
The rally in foreign exchange has
been responsible for some of the bul
lish comment and taking things by
and large, the outlook for better
values is considerably brighter than
a w6ek ago.
Two Government Reports
Other factors that will have their
effect on the market are the ginning
figures as of December 1, to be made
public Thursday, and the govern
■ment’s estimate of the crop to be
issued the following Monday in
Washington. Regarding the latter,
the trade seems pretty well prepared
for figures around 8,000,000 bales,
which is slightly more than those ot
a trade authority issqed last week
fixing the yield at 7,939,000 bales.
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec.’ 5.—A
head-on collision of local passenger
trains on the Newton branch of the
Philadelphia and Reading railway,
between Woodmont and Paper Mill
stations, sixteen miles from Phila
delphia, today resulted in the death,
it is believed, of nine to twelve per
sons and the injury to more than a
score of others. A snowstorm prac
tically cut off wire communication
with the scene of the wreck, which
delayed the company in receiving de
tails of the accident.
The Collision occurred in a single
track in a deep cut, the trains be
ing a local from Philadelphia for
Newton, Pa., and another from New
town for this city The wreckage
took fire and early reports were to
the effect that a number of persons
were burned to death.
Relief and wrecking trains were at
once sent out from nearest points
and physicians along the country
side were summoned.
The injured and known dead Were
mostly commuters living along the
Newton branch.
Shortly before noon the company
gave out a statement in which ’t
said the cause of the accident seemed
to be due to the train leaving Phila
delphia “over-running its orders.”
Motor License Tags
For Next Year to Go
On Sale Dec. 15
Motor vehicle license tags for the
year 1922 will go on sals'' December
15, it was announced Monday by S.
G. McLendon, secretary of state, and
the following special information
was issued for the guidance of mo
tor vehicle owners:
“Application blanks may now be
obtained from your sheriff or any
licensed auto dealer.
“Order at once to avoid delay. Give
postoffice box, street number or It.
F. D. number and box number on
application.
“Register your car by March 1,
the time Required by law.
“Owners of cars registered last
year, failing to register by March 1,
if registration is asked for during
Marc hand April, must first pay the
sheriff of home county $1 in order
to register in these two months.
Have sheriff sign application before
mailing to secretary of state.
1 no fee must be paid
to sheriff for remainder of the year.
“No extra time or days of grace
will be allowed in 1922, after
March 1. «
“State if you have passenger car
or truck. Truck must have special
ly designed tag, distinguishing it
from passenger car tag. Ilegal to
use a passenger car tag on a truck
or on a passenger car with truck
body for hauling.
“Send check or money order with
your application. Hold postoffice
money order receipt as this receipt
acts as a ten-day permit.
“A license number, when once is
sued to cover a certain motor ve
hicle must remain on that vehicle
and not transferred to, or used on
any other vehicle.
“Answer all questions on applica
tion blank, giving full description
of car, as all fees for license num
bers are based upon N. A. C. C.
ratings of horsepower. Be sure to
give date car was purchased, or ap
plication will be returned.”
FEDERAL BUDGET
SHOWS BIG SLUMP.
CONGRESS IS TOLO
• I
!
Apparent Deficit Can Be Met
Without Additional Taxes,
Harding Says— Many
Measures Before Session
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.—Congress
was back on the job today confront
ed with the huge legislative tasks ot
the ’regular session.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.—The fed
eral budget for the fiscal year 1923
—the first to be compiled—shows es
timated expenditures of $3,505,754,-
727, a decrease of $462,167,639 as
compared to the estimated outgo for
the fiscal year 1922, ending next
June 30, and a reduction of $2,032,-
285,962 from the actual outlay in the
fiscal year 1921.
Estimated receipts for 1923 are
placed at $3,338,182,750, leaving an
apparent deficit of $167,571,977. In
the budget to congress
today, President Harding says,
“ways are provided for the relatively
easy adjustment” of the discrepancy
between income and outgo “without
added taxation.” As one means he
recommends legislation directing the
reduction of the naval supply ac
count by $100,000,000.
Actual app priations asked of
congress for the various federal de
partments and agencies for 1923, to
tal $3,224,875,592, exclusive of post
office department. This represents
a reduction of $122,806,310 from the
original estimate as presented to
the budget ‘bureau, it is stated, but
is approximately $27,000,000 more
than the appropriations for this fis
cal year.
Explaining the $280,879,134 excess
of estimated expenditures in 1923
over the appropriations asked for,
budget officials explain that some of
the funds actually to be put out will
be carried over in continuing ap
propriations and by other mea.v.
They say that appropriations for a
given year do not accurately reflect
actual expenses for that yar, point
ing out that while the appropriations
for this fiscal year were $3,197,807,-
962, the estimated actual outgo will
exceed this sum by approximately
$770,000,000.
Os the total estimated expendi
tures for 1923, approximately $2,-
900,000,000 is to pay for past wars
and to keep up the fighting arms of
the government, leaving only about
$600,000,000 for the peace-time pur
suits of the federal establishment.
The estimate for the army and the
navy is $801,635,107, a reduc' <n of
$66,306,299 as compared with this fis
cal year and $956,352,741 as com
pared with the fiscal year 1921.
Normal Figures Explained
The navy estimate of $431,754,000,
it is explaind, does not take into
account any possible reductions that
might be brought about as a result
of the arms conference, the total in
cluding funds for continuing work
on the ships of the 1916 program,
most of which would be scrapped un
der the proposal made to the confer
ence by the American government.
Accompanying the budget as sent
to congress is a detailed report from
Director General Dawes as to the
operation of the budget
its establishment five months ago
and some pointed comments as to
means of continuing its efficient op
eration. Discussing the reception of
the budget by congress, General
Dawes says:
“It is to be expected that since the
preliminary estimates have been
made under pressure by the execu
tive for proper retrenchment, where
consistent with efficiency, it w ot<
be necessary, as heretofore, for con
gress to make radical cuts upon the
estimates of the budget with any un
certainty as to what will be the re
sult as it effects efficiency. The
president of the Uptted States, when
he sends the budget to congress is
presumed to send it with all the re
ductions in expenditures which can
be effected without due impairment
of governmental business processes.
In the preparation of the budget he
has had at work an authorized
agency in the bureau not only in
ascertaining the reasonableness of
desirred appropriations, but in con
tinually imposing pressure upon the
departments for a reduction in the
estimates wherever proper and pos
sible. ’ ’
Boram
ffISMOGIFT
NEW YORK, Dec. s.—Rev.
Francis P. Duffy, former chaplain of
the 165th infantry, part of the Rain
bow division, last night was the ob
ject of a public testimonial meeting
which filled one of the largest the
aters in the city, in commemoration
of the twenty-fifth anniversary of
his ordination as a priest. The cli
max of the ceremony came when
Otto H. Kahn, treasurer of the com
mittee in charge of the affair, pre
sented Father Duffy with a check
for more than $25,000 as a token of
the esteem of his friends.
Among the speakers who eulo
gized the peace and war-time serv
ices of the priest were Archbishop
Patrick J. Hayes, Senator James W.
Wadsworth, representing President
Harding; Wilton Lackaye, Mr. Kahn
and Rabbi Joseph Silverman.
Seated on the stage were 250 offi
cers and men who served overseas
with Father Duffy, including Colonel
William J. Donovan, war-time com
mander of- the regiment.
Mistrial Is Result
In Arbuckle Case
■WILED
AGAIIKTCLMJKE
A deluge of damage suits against
Edward Young Clarke, imperial klea
gle of the Ku Klux Klan, made its
appearance in the state courts Mon
day for alleged slanderous and false
statements recently made by the
kleagle. That several additional suits
would be instituted immediately was
indicated in telegrams received by
The Journal from former grand gob
lins of the order, who came here a
week ago to lay the alleged chaotic
condition of the klan’s affairs before
the imperial kloncilium and urge the
removal of Kleagle Clarke and his
associate, Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler, but
who were themselves dismissed in
consequence.
Harry B. Terrell, one of the de
posed goblins, who already had sued
Kleagle Clarke for $25,000 for al
leged slander, began a new suit Mon
day for an additional SIO,OOO for al
leged mis-statements made by the
imperial kleagle in the Sunday news
papers, relating to a reported agree
ment between Clarke and Terrell as
the result of a warrant” issued by
Clarke against the goblin charging
larceny after trust.
The suit set forth that Clarke
made the statement in the press
that he (Terrell) had agreed to settle
his alleged indebtedness to the klan
if Clarke withdrew the warrant. He
charged that this was untrue, that
lie had made no such agreement,
that Clarke’s statement to this ef
fect was made solely for the pur
pose of obtaining favorable pub
licity for himself. •
Z. R. Upchurch, a former klan or
ganizer, began three suits against
Kleagle Clarke —one in the city court
cf Atlanta and two in the superior
court. One vas for $20,000 as dam
ages for alleged misrepresentations
made about him by the defendant;
one was for the purpose of enforc
ing an immediate accounting of the
money Claimed to be due him by the
klan; and the other was to collect
SSOO said to be due him by the
kleagle on an bpen account. >
Upchurch charged in his suit that
Imperial Kleagle Clarke agreed oral
ly with him in June, 1920, that he
would receive one-third of all mem
bership fees received by the order.
He said the ether two-thirds were
to be shared between Clarke and
Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler. Hu asserted
he did not receive his share, but
received only SIOO a week for ex
pense money.
A. J. Padon, Jr., one of the foui
deposed grand goblins, sent The
Journal a telegram from Chicago
reading as follows:
“Larceny charges against me in
E. L. Clarke’s warrant are untrue.
I have instructed by attorney in At
lanta to file suit against Clarke for
libel to extent of $50,000.”
F. W. Atkin, another deposed gob
lin, sent The Journal a telegram
from Philadelphia, reading as fol
lows:
“Am informed Edward Young
Clarke has sworn out warrant
agaisnt me. Believe this is publicity
move on his part as I have earnest!*
checked all accounts with his repre
sentative and a satisfactory settle
ment is being made. Have advised
my legal representative in Atlanta
to enter suit against Clarke for
libel.”
The warrants sworn against the
three goblins Saturday by Kleagle
Clarke had not ben served Monday,
it was stated at the office of Sheriff
J. I. Lowry. Besides Goblins Padon
and Atkin, a warrant was issued for
Lloyd B. Hooper, formerly of the
New Y"ork domain.
Goblin Terrell, leader of the
grand goblins, who came to Atlanta
to present the alleged tottering con
dition of Ku Klux affairs to Colonel
W. J. Simmons, imperial wizard, and
who was discharged in consequence,
already has filed suit against Impe
rial Kleagle Clarke for $25,000,
charging malicious slander and libel.
The imperial kleagle swore out a
warrant against Terrell Saturday,
but withdrew it ten minutes after
he signed it, stating that an agree
ment had been reached wth Mr. Ter
rell under which the former goblin
would settle the alleged shortage in
his accounts.
Mr. Terrell, the only one of the
four goblins still in Atlanta, em
phatically denied Monday that he
had entered an agreement with Im
perial Kleagle Clarke.
“I am not short in my accounts,”
he declared, “and I have agreed to
only one thing—to meet Clarke any
where at any time to talk settle
ment of my damage suit against
him and the bail trover action that
is pending. I don’t owe Clarke or
the klan anything, but. on the other
hand, an accurate accounting will
reveal that the order owes me con
siderable money. Therefore, 1 again
invite Clarke to go with me to
Washington or Chicago in order
that we may determine the amount
and have a settlement.”
Colonel Simmons now is in the
mountains of North Carolina. Where
he will spend several weeks for his
health. He delegated to Mr. Clarke
full authority to maintain supreme
command of Ku Klux affairs during
his absence.
Thousands Ignore
Order to Strike
At Packing Houses
CHICAGO, Dec. 6. —Thousands of
employes reported for work at the
Chicago packing plants despite the
strike call for 6 a. m.
A small group of union men, esti
mated at not more than 1,000, gath
ered around the gates and refused
to go to work.
KANSAS CITY, Kan., Dec. 5.
Between 70 and 80 per cent of the
employes of Kansas City packing
houses were at work this morning
despite the strike call for 6 a. m.,
plant officials declared.
Union officials and strikers who
defied an order of the Kansas indus
trial court not to strike, claimed a
larger percentage effectiveness for
the walkout.
Scents a copy,
$1 A YEAR.
Woman Juror, Who Voted
"Guilty” Claims She Was
Approached During Delib
erations
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. s.—Col
lateral issues were to the fore today
in the affairs of Roscoe C. Arbuckle,
the jury which tried him on a man
slaughter charge having disagreed
and been discharged yesterday.
August Fritze, foreman of the
jury, issued a signed statement later
saying that one of the women jur
ors, who was in the minority, re
fused to consider the evidence from
the beginning and declared that
“she would cast her ballot and would
not change it until hell froze over."
There were two jurors who voted
for conviction, according to Fritze.
Foremost of the three groups of
circumstances attracting public in
terest to the motion picture cpm
edian was the charge made by Mrs-
Helen M. Hubbard, one of the jurors
who tried him on charges arising
from the-death of Virginia Rappe,
that attempts had been made at her
intimidation.
Mrs. Hubbard told Milton U'Ren,
an assistant district attorney, and
several other persons, that a man.
icnresenting himself as Gus Oliva, a
commission merchant with whom
her husband had had business deal-’
ings, had telephoned the husband
Saturday night with the intent of
having ner change her vote as a
juror. She let it be known that she
had stood consistently for Arbuck
le’s conviction. Hubbard said it had
been intimated by the man that he
might save himself trouble by send
ing his wife a note asking that she
vote for Arbuckle’s acquital. U’Ren
announced the whole matter would
be laid before the grand jury to
night.
The federal charge against Arbuck
le, based on an allegation of al
leged transportation of liquor drunk
at the party in the Hotel St. Frances
at which it was charged Miss Rappe
met fatal injury at Arbuckle'S
hands; was set for hearing today.
Charges of perjury against Mrs.
Minnie Neighbors, of Los Angeles,
a witness called by the defense in «
Arbuckle’s manslaughter trial, also
were set for hearing today.
In addition to all these, last
night’s intimation by Milton Cohen,
member of Arbuckle’s counsel, that
the defense had “something up. its
sleeve” and was prepared to “let it
come down” today, came in fob com
ment.
In a statement following the jury’s
return Arbuckle declared one of five
women jurors had prevented his ac
quittal “because she refused to allow
her fellow.jurors to discuss the evi
dence or reason with her, and would
not give any reason for her atti
tude.’’
Alleged A.,B«&A. Train
Wreckers Go on Trial
In Cordele Tuesday
FITZGERALD, Ga., Dec. s.—The
first of the cases for alleged tWiin
wrecking on the Atlanta, Birming
ham and Atlantic Railway are to be
called for trial at Cordele next Tues
day. H. M. Bishop, Jim Russell and
Thomas, indicted by the Crisp coun
ty grand jury and in jail at
will face charges of having been,
implicated in the burning of a bridge
near Musclewhite, to which O« C«
Fairfield made a confession and
named Bishop, Thomas, Russell and.
A. K. Hall as co-conspirators; the
last named not being apprehended.
The attorneys for the defendants
allege’ that they have strong testi
mony of indisputable character in
establishing an alibi for at least one
of the defendants, who it is said was
in company with a prominent local
physician in attendace at the sick
bed of a relative during the entire
time, which it is claimed he was
spending with Fairfield on this
criminal mission.
As this defendant’s witness Is ot
the highest character and bis Oral
statement born out by the Written
record of his office, it is thought
that the state will not be able to
connect this defendant with th©
crime.
J. D. Walker’s Former I
Business Associate Put
On Trial at Sparta, Ga.
SPARTA, Ga., Dec. 5. —The Sep;
tember adjourned term of Hancock
superior court was convened Mon
j day morning by Judge James B.
Park. At the noon hour only mat
ters of routine had engaged the at
tention of the court. The grand
jury was recharged and is in the
midst of its deliberations.
It had been anticipated that the
case of alleged embezzlement of the
city of Sparta sinking fund against
John D. Walker, the former Georgia
banker, would be among the first
cases sounded but in as much as
it has not been possible to obtain
Walker’s attendance by reason ot
the failure of his extradition from
Texas to work smoothly the case
can’t possibly be heard at this term.
Senator Underwood’s
Mother Is Dead
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 5.
Mrs. Frederica Virginia Underwood,
mother of Senator Oscar Underwood,
of Alabama, died at the home of her
son, Fred V. Underwood, here early
today of heart trouble.
Mrs. Underwood was born in Pe
tersburg, Va., ninety years ago. She
had z been critically ill for several
days/ Burial will take place Wed
nesday morning at Louisville, Ky.
Mrs. Underwood is survived by
three sons - and one daughter. Sena
tor Oscar Underwood, Fred V. Un
derwood, of Birmingham; Major Sid
ney S. Underwood, U. S. A., and
Mrs. W. T. Underwood, of Birming
ham.