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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
METAL TRADES
IN CONVENTION
SemiannuaI Session Held at
Hotel Patten Friday
Afternoon.
HARDING PRESIDING

Abo-- sixty-five delegates attended
the ,miannual convention { the
Southern Metal Trades association
here today. The morning was given
over, to sightseeing at different points
of interest around the city.
The busil ess session opened at 2
O'clock in the assembly room OF the
Hotel Patten, the convention being
called to order by the president, VII
liam T. Harding. of Raleigh. N. G.
The opening address n the program
was made by w. &. Mealor, president
of he Gainesville Iron works, Gaines
vile. Ga. He took for his subject
THE Association"
"Uniform Costs" was the next ad-
dress on the program, and was MADE
by. Horace Ianier, vice-president OF
the, West Point Iron works, at West
Point, Ga. James NJ. Holloweh, vice.
president and general manager OF the
Spalding Foundry company of At
lanta, Ga, talked on Foundry Prac-
tice.v He was followed by j. F. Traz-
zare, secretary and manager OF the
Employers Associate. n Of Atlanta
who Is a well-known member OF the
association. Mr.. Trazzare talked or
Labor Conditions" This was fol-
10 rcd by the presidents a. dress or
"Co-operation," which proved to be
very interesting to the members.
The meeting close tonight witt
a dinner to be given at the sigma
Mountain inn. Special cars win taxi
! thu party to tie fountain, leaving
Broad and Eighth streets at 6:S'
| n>la~~k.. Lora
Among the visiting dc ~ates at
tesding the meeting are ! re;ary w
E. Duan, Jr., of Atlanta, Ga; A. J
MerI Il, Atlanta; j. M. Hollowell, At
lanta: H. s Smith, Atlanta, r, A
Garner, Atlanta: J. S. Schofield. Ma
con, Ca; H. Lanier, West Point, Ca
@. i. Golden. columbus, Ca; r. n
Tanners. Rome, Ga; E. p. Cooper AM
Il Mr.. Struppa, Columbus Ga; J.. l
4 La Malta, Memphis; f. E. Reece, Pa
ducah. KY. w. T. Harding. Raleigh
N. c.; w. ID. Post, Nashville; w. G
Mealor, Gainesville, Ga; J. G. Traz
zare, Atlanta; Frank Norris. Gasto
mia, N. c.; E. G. Bill..lgton, Meridian
Miss. ]. H. Dore, Houston, Tex, an
many others. Members of the asso
citation in Chattanooga are: Newell
Sanders, Judson Buchanan, c.
Converse, H. F. Griscom, J. j. Maho
ney, +. Fl. Caldwell, c. A. Young. MI
Thatcher, E. H. Sholar, h. E. Anni'
Morrow Chamberlain, H. M. Loftor
Mr.. Gustafson, Shirley Heron, Sher
man Sanders, Cessna Sharp, w +
Wilbur j. l.. Caldwell, Sr., and .
| L. Caldwell, Jr., Th mas Giles, FIR
Speed, z. w. Wheland, Jr., Fred Whe
land. ~. H. Chapman, S. H. Daniels
L. w. Llewellyn, NJ. M. Hedges, G. /
Meehan and r. F. NJ. Robins.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
MEMPHIS MAN ELECTED

New Orleans. Nov. 14.-R. L. Wealth
ersby, of Silsbee. Tex. was elected
president of the Southern Logging as
sociation at the closing session here
late Thursday of the annual convention.
to succeed V. G. Langley, of Laurel.
Miss.
Other officers elected Included:
II. T. Turner. Leyland. Tex, first
president: J. L. Weldon. st. James.
Tex. second vice-president. and seere-
tary-treasurer James Boyd New Or
leans
The state vice-president were: Ala
bama. X. NJ. Cooper. River Falls; Ar
kansas, J., L. Keyes. Malvern; Florida
s. II. Jones. Warehouse; Louisiana,
C. B. Lindsey. Fullerton; Mississippi,
C C. J. Pettibone. Lumherton: Okla
homa, J. NJ. Campbell. Broken Bow:
Tennessee. S. c. Cause. Memphis:
Texas, ]. p. Cassidy. Orange: Virginia.
Il. II. Camp. Franklin
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
Hoodlums Will Put Liquor
On Toboggan in England

Washington, Nov. 4.-"Tremendous
revulsion'' against the liquor traffic in
Great Britain will result from the
'cowardIy assault of a mob of hood
Iums" on w. Z. CPussyfoot'o john
son, the American Anti-Saloon league
representative in England, said state
nent issued here today by Clarence
True Wilson. general secretary of the
board of temperance of the Methodist
church. --,-.-
Just a generation ago the American
liquor trade was put on the toboggan
by just such conduct" said Mr.. Wilson.
This London mob has sealed the doom
Jf the liquor traffic In Europe. 1t will
intensity the determination of both
American and British prohibitionists
that the British people shall receive
ample and correct information regard
ing the prohibition movement and its
workings in America"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
Moscow Admits Bolsheviki
Lost in Brest-LitoVsk

London. Nov 1.-THE bolsheViki
have been overthrown in Brest- -LltoVsh.
a soviet wireless dispatch from Moscow
today admits After fighting he in
surgents there for eight days. the dis
patch says. the bolsheviki Withdrew
'under ground" CThis expression is
commonly used in Russia to indicate the
temporary abandonment OF an attempt
to control. the defeated elements scat,
tering and abandoning open organized
effort for the time being).
The communique asserts that the hol-
sheviki army in Siberia has captured
80 900 tons of grain.
Another announcement In the message
is that 90. nOO tons of oil were burned in
fire at Groznyi. in the northern Cau-
caSuS.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
Mai. Gen. Wood Informed.

While the federal troops that have
been stationed In this state In the
steel strike were preparing today to
enter train for their home stations
word was received here that the min
crs in three districts OF the Kanawha
coal fields were in open opposition ~
the strike recall order and Were
threatening trouble. Maj.-Gen Leon
ard Wood. who had been here ar
ranging for the return of the SOL
diers, was aboard a train In Ken
lucky en- route for his headquarters
when he was informed of the situa-
ton. Military headquarters hero
would not comment on the threat ,ced
trouble 1t was announced, however
that the troops recall order had not
been Cancelled and that the troops
will probably start moving away this
afternoon 1t was stated that the
radicals have been spreading propa-
uanda in the three districts. Eai y
this week government agents confis'
Gated quantity of rifles and amml
milton thai, was consigned to miners
| In the district. $780, T
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
CAN'T GRANT 3O-HOUR WEEK
NO FURTHER SACRIFICES

London, Nov. 14.--As d result OF the
conferences held In London by stephen
lichon, French foreign minister. with
members of the British government,
France and England have decided not
OF the nonbolshevik forces in Russia.
according to a Central News dispatch
from Paris today. f.,..
nj. Pichon accompanied President
Poincare to London.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
Railroad Bill Section
Approved by Congress

Washington. Nov. 14-By vote
of 80 to SS the house today approved
the section of the railroad bill re-
quiring tho carriers within sixty days
after their return to private operation
to make application to the interstate
commerce commission for general in
creascs of rates. Efforts to revoke
the house action, which is tentative.
may be made later, according to
members opposing the provision.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
"ATLANTIC" HOPS OFF
Delay In Nonstop Flight Caused b
Cold Weather.

Delay In Nonstop Flight Caused by
Cold Weather.
Njneola, L. l., Nov. 1.-THE giant
four-engined Handley- Page biplane
"Atiantic," carrying $500 pounds of ex-
press packages. hopped off for Chicago
at o'clock this morning on a nom
stop fight. Admiral Mark Kerr was
in charge of the -mahine and Maj. Her
bert Brakley is plotting it.. Col. Archie
Miller. commander of all the United
States aviation on Long Island. went
along as a passenger. :,
The Atlantic" was TO have started
,t 9:sO, but was detained by a frozen
radiator. Breakfast was carried on
hoard and was eaten while mechanics
worked over the engine.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
FoRBIDS CIRCULATION

Mayence, Nov. I4.-CHavas.)-Gen
Decouette. commander OF the interallicd
troops of occupation on the Rhine. has
forbidden circulation in the French
zone OF the Frankfort Gazette and the
Frankfort Folkessteimmer because they
published slanderous articles against
the French authorities.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
Fair. Says Billy 'Possum

You may talk
of Billy Sunday
and the & o o d
that he can do.
You may talk to
me about him
till your face is
black and blue.
You may tell OF
his religion and
all the souls that
he has saved,
You may tell OF
those he's caused
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
mot NORMALFOR'
SIXTY DAYS YET.
Coal Production Will Not Be
Resumed in Full Force
Immediately.
WAIT ON WAGE CONTRACT

Washington, Nov. t4.-it will bo
sixty days before normal coal pro-
duetion is resumed despite the peace
conference which the secretary OF
labor has called into SO ssion To-Day,
William c. Green, secretary treasurer
Of the U. M. W. Of A. declared whom
he arrived here.
The miners will not return to their
work until new agreement Is mi,1e
with the operators in the conference,
Green predicted. He declared that
any agreement made in the confer
ence would have to be referred to a
convention OF the miners.
Coal operators from the bituminous
fields arriving in Washington today
presented an attitude of determine
tion as they prepared to go into con-
/ ference with the representatives of
the. United Mine Workers not to yiel
Mt any point to the demands concern
ing wages and hours that are being
urged upon them.
Were Broken Of.
Thomas T. Brewster. leader Of the
operators in the conference. said that
the position of operators In the mat
ter has already been published. He
indicated that he believes that ne
gotiations in the conference should
be resumed at the point where they
were broken off by the miners be-
fore the strike order was put into
effect.
Alfred M. Ogle, producer IN the In
diana field and a former nj mamber OF
, the United States fuel adminstrn-
| A.~.x Al IA -,
train and went into conference with
a group of producers of his district
/ at the office of the central competitive
field operators.
4 Statistics and figures concerning
the operating time of the mines IN
all the pr oducing fields and tho ave-
rage working time of the different
men employed in them which were
gathered annually by the department
of labor and other divisions OF thS
federal government, are being col
, lected by a group of statisticians fol
> presentation to the conference by the
operators as a basis for resisting the
demands for greater wages art
shorter hours. The claim Is made by
the producers that the miners hav,
| not taken advantage of the oppor
tlinities thetwere offered them to in
crease their wages through NOR
!. work. ----.it ..s ..----i. AZ $500
al Bitterness Reflected.
= The bitterness of tha situation j
: reflected In the statements of any o
! the operators who arc reaching tb
:. city to the effect that the miners OF
= their payrolls have refused TO re
. turn to work Notwithstanding tn
:, strike recall order of Acting presiGen
= Lewis. Some of those operator
y frankly asserted that The strike re
call order has not been taken ser
iously by the mine workers. or tn
:, officials Of local unions.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
Many Dynamite Explosions
Alarm People Of Cork

London, Nov. 14.--Numerous dynn-
mite explosions occurred at Cork during
the night and one of them totally
wrecked the memorial cross to the SOL
diers killed in the Boer war, said a
dispatch from that city to the Evening
News today. The Cork police were
thrown into confusion by the widely
scattered locations of the blasts.
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to walk the golden streets that's
paved. You may talk of his sincerity
and the good seeds he has sown. but
don't forget a minute. MA" Sundays
behind the throne.
The weather: Fair tonight and
Saturday. Little change in tempera-
turc.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
With 10000 Volunteers
Yudenitch Will Try Again

HeIsingfors. Finland. Nov. 14.--tA.
PD-The Baltic states conference at
Dorpat has been advised that Finland
has decided to aid Gen, Yudenltch with
80, 900 volunteers in a new attempt to
take Petrograd within the next few
weeks
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
COALITION FAILS

Count Albert ApponyI Asked to Bring
Parties Together.
:. Vienna, Nov. 1i.-Efforts by Premier
Friedrich to form a coalition cabinet
have failed. Count Albert Apponyi. n
former Hungarian premier has been
summoned to attempt TO bring the par
ties together. .r.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
CELTIC CROSS DAMAGED

Sim Feln Bombs Ruin Memorial o'
irish War Heroes.
Cork, Nov. 1.-THE Celtic cross.
erected in memory of Cork soldiers
killed In the Boer war, has been badly
damaged by high explosive bombs
placed by Sim Feiners.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
ITALY OFFICIALLY LIFTS
BLOCKADE OF FlUME

Copenhagen Nov. 1.-THE
Italian government has official
: ly raised the blockade Of FL
ume, according to advices from
that city received through Lai-
bach, Australia.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
BREAKS SPEED RECORD

Rome. Nov. 1a.--(Havas.l-A military
plot NAMED Liert has broken the speed
recon- for altitude. reaching a height
OF 5.'{e metres In eleven minutes.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
LOST AND FOUND

LYNX FUR-Lost: black shoulder
piece; finder please call Hemloek 403
or return to W. S. Weitzell, Times
office and receive reward.
LOST OR STOLEN-Black jersey COW.
medium size; short horns. turned In.
H. l.. Farrell, 9O5 Watkins st.
Fsr other Lost ard Found, See Want
Ad Paae.)
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05
Metal Octopus
Dominated " orlsI

1t was to get these other metals
copper, zinc, tin, lead and so Oh
that the metal octopus was formed.
1t has not even yet been entirely
consolidated, though through it's
banking connections and govern
ment supervision it has achieved
perfect unity of action. There were
three chief metal firms-the Metall-
gesellschaft, Beer, Sondheimer &
Co. and l.. Vogelstein & Co. In
volved with them were the Metal
bank and the Deutsches Gold und
Silber Anstalt.
This octopus reached into every
country of the world, and only in
America had there remained any in
dependence. A chart prepared by
the United States Alien Property
Custodian shows the ramitications OF
the great SYSTEM; there are 1O2
companies in it. In practically
every one the control was German
(often through Germans naturalized
in the invaded country, as was the
case with the Mertons in England.
who were originally named Moses
and came from Frankfort). Also,
in nearly every case the Germans
were making use of the capital,
brains and, of course, the natural
resources of the invaded country for
the benefit of German trade, Ger
man profits, the employment of
German immigrants and German
preparation for war against the
very nations that were granting this
hospitality.
The chart is not complete. Here
is Mr.. Palmer's official description
Of the octopus:
"We find in their control not
only German metal and chemical
companies Chose making chemi-
Gals used in mining), but also
French, Belgian, English, Austria
han, American, SWISS, Spanish,
Austrian, Italian and Mexican.
In addition, they control syndi-
Gates for the exploration of mines
in South America, Hungary, Rus
sia and on the African continent.
In this vast combine we find
charted 245 separate companies,
whose interests lie in almost every
part Of the globe and who produce
every known form of mineral
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05
Teuton Force Has Been
Built ltAroundM Metal Busi-
ness in United States
and in Other Countries
Once Had Powerful
Control Over Price
Germany Already on the
Move to Regain Old
Domination in Ores
By Stanley Frost

This is the ninth Of a series OF
articles on Germany's inulsl6'e 1cor
Of economic piracy.
When the great war began Ger
many controlled the metal situation
prices, production and supply-of
all the world except America. Into
tho United States even the great
metal octopus had thrown three
powerful arms, which already had
secured for Germany amazing ad-
vantages against America even on
American soil and which were SO
placed strategically that they were
fast tightening their grip on the
whole American industry.
The war gave both the Allies and
America a chance to break the grip
Of this octopus, and heavy blows
have been struck AS with other
of the Hun invaders, this has been
largely smashed, but as with others,
too, there are powerful pieces left,
though in America itself the work
has been so thorough that A. Nit
chell Palmer. former United States
Alien Property Custodian, reports it
practically complete.
Germany, however, is already on
the move to regain, and more than
regain, her old control. She starts
under handicap. But nowhere has
any barrier against her been erected
that will last more than few years,
il American and Allied stockholders
succumb to the tremendous prices
she can and will offer for new hold
on Us.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05
netals the Life
OF HUNS Industry

Metals are the lifeblood of Ger
many's industrial progress, and of
her hope Of exploiting and domi-
mating the World. Before the war
exports of metal manufacturers and
products constituted more than
quarter of all her exports-$615,-
10000 worth in 1913. She has
built her army of invasion around
them. with the belief that the COM
Ing age will be even more that the
present the age Of metals, and that
he who can control the worlds
metals will be supreme And Ger
many, in trade as in arms, aims at
nothing short of supremacy.
Germany herself, however, is
short Of metals. Even the tremen-
dous loot from the French stores Of
coal and iron in 1870 have proved
too little, though the great wealth
Of the Rhine industries was built on
them. The steel barons reported to
the Imperial Council ten years ago
that unless Germany could increase
her stores Of iron she would soon
lose in the race. And about the
same time survey of her mineral
wealth showed that at the probable
rate Of consumption practically all
ner stores of every kind would be
gone in from forty to sixty years.
Facing this situation she saw her
whole vision Of world dominion tot
terlng, in spite Of the tremendous
strides IN commerce Of the past few
years. The whole course Of the war
Lens, the Saar and Briey basins,
warsaw and Poland-all prove that
'neir stores Of metals were the loot
nat seemed largest in her eyes, and
IN speech, writing and action the
"hoie nation gloated over the
wealth they would bring. When
s'p piunder began to slip through
hef hngers she did all that could be
cone 10 ruin the mines she could not
ao'a' 50 that at least they would not
Fount against her in her coming
"aae campaign. She proved here
again that her objects in the war
we're commercial and industrial.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05

they have been gained, nor to
use them there in manufacture or
in any other way. The govern
ment of the country in question
can be permitted to exercise it's
right of reqrisitioning them only
with the consent Of the proper
German officials. The CONNER
cial treaty must assure an oppor-
tunlty to procure unrestricted
quantities of raw materials in
foreign countries and to export
them without restriction to Ger
man territory. 1t must be
made possible for the German
government to interfere without
foreign countries protesting that
their sovereignty is being vio-
lated"
He says much more along thi
inc.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05
Furnished Sinerus
For German Var

These companies had furnished
the material sinews of Germany's
war machine Herzog's bitterest
complaint is that the war stepped
ahead Of the commercial control
Germany had already won and Grip
pied her.
Zinc was completely in their
hands, except in America. The case
Of Australia illustrates her methods.
There, through some blunder of
English business, Germany had been
able to take full control of the buy
ing Of all Australian ores produced.
She distributed them to what
smelters she chose. She fixed the
buying and the selling price. Aus
tralia worked for her and at her
own terms. From this the Germans
soon worked to complete control of
world buying Of zinc, and from this
again to control of the smelters.
They forced in the, smelters of other
countries, and In l3ll formed
syndicate which actually controlled
production, price and distribution.
In lead the control was as great.
In copper the Germans never had
gained complete control, because so
per cent of the worlds supply comes
from the United States, and here
other powerful interests were ahead
Of them. But through the metal
triumvirate and because of the
great buying power Of Germany,
amounting to 25 per cent Of the
world consumption, she was able to
exercise a powerful control over
prices She took advantage Of the
American attitude that there should
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05

report required by the act and dis
closed therein the German ownersh;n
OF about 49 per cent Of the stock of
the company. but offered to co6perate
"lln the custodian in any direction
looking to the elimination of the Ger
man interests. An Investigation of the
mars OF the company was courted.
board, such an investigation was made
ana subsequently, the Alien Propertv
custodian likewise made an investiga-
ton OF his own.
The officers of the campanv hearti-
~ cooperating with the Alien Pronartv
Custodian, which resulted in the first
instance IN the transfer to the Gus
todIan of the stock belonging to the
Germans. The custodian was Satisfied
with the good faith of the management
OF the corporation and, therefore. des-
lghatec only five of the fifteen di-
rectors of the company,
by agreement between the Alian
property Custodian and the American
stockholders, together controlling 81.
264 shares (out of 10000 shares ont
standlng), all OF said stock has been
placed in voting trust for neriod
OF tive years. The Alien Propertv Cus-
todlan Is entitled to receive VOTING
trust certificates representing the 36.
V1f shdreS OF stock formerly held by
enemy aliens. 1t is his purpose to
offer these certificates for sale to the
Amerlcan public at public auction.
Ihe voting-trust agreement pro-
vides that the Alien Property Custo-
dian shall appoint all five of the voting
trustees He has already appointed
three trustees, who are now in actual
control Of the management and policy
Of the company The trustees are
Joseph F. Guifey, Henry Morgenthau.
and Berthold Hochschild. Mrs. Hoch 80
child is one of the founders of the
company and has been chairman of the
board Of directors for several wears.
The Alien Property Custodian viii ar
point the other two trustees after he
shall have sold the voting-trust certif-
icates held by him
CUSTODIAN to sell only to Americans
VIII be strictly adhered to in this in
stance, and none of the voting-trust
certificates Will be permitted to 20 into
any but American ownership. The
immediate result is that rs per cent
OF the stock Of the company will be
Owned by American citizens.
he Alien Property Custodian
is IN cores spondence with the British
authorities with a view to the deposjt
under the voting-trust agreement, of
the 1876 shares held by Henry r
Merton & Co. and its allied interests. :"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05
Ptans to Get
Oiher Metals

AVsn these mines, however, were
~ enough TO satisfy her, az there
:, az otner metals she would still lack.
.'si~cg, az usual, tclls her plans for
.sSaffng these, including other nat
s'a' products and classifying them
= general "raw naterials." These
- bhs teryng he would have Ger
~'Say impose on other countries:
t,s - must stipulatc, also, an un-
s.saE ,isaased opportunity to acquire the
~ ~ needed for winning raw ma
s,.'aH 81 and an unlimited right to
~ mem out by German enter
49,. 49,, ~ must preclude any fur
~ III fsstfiction by providing that
~ snGerpriaes cannot BE- bound
srsss ~ ~ any amounts of these raw
Sfi~is "a the countries where