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New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Homer S. CUMMINGS
TOHeadDemOcratic
National Committee
Connecticut Leader Chosen
to Succeed Vance McCor.
mick and Plan for Aggres-
sive Campaign Next Year

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Homer S.
Cummings, of Connecticut, was elected
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee to-day, and the committee e
voted q complete reorganization for an
aggressive campaign in 1920.
The resignation of Vance Mccormick
as chairman, rendered several months
ago, when Mr.. Mccormick went to
Paris as an adviser at the peace con-
ference, was accepted formally, with a
resolution of thanks to the retiring
chairman for his work. A similar
resolution was adopted in accepting the
resignation Of Carter Glass, who re-
signed as secretary when he became
Secretary CT the Treasury.
J. Bruce Kremer, of Butte, Mont,
and Samuel B. Amidon, Of Wichita,
Kan, were named as ice-chairmen;
+. G. Hoffman, of Fort Wayne, Ind,
secretary; w. r. Hollster, of jefferson
City, Mo-, executive secretary, and w.
d. Jamison. of Shenandoah, Iowa, di-
rector Of finance
Greetings for Wilson
The committee adopted a resolution
greeting President Wilson on his re-
turn to the United States and con-
graduating him on his achievements
at the peace conference. and another
favoring the Federal cnfranchiscment
Of women. 1t also created O. nation
wide woman's auxiliary.
The resolution congratulatng Presi
dent Wilson called upon all citizens.
irrespective Of political affiliations, to
support the efforts which President
Wilson is making here and abroad ain
behalf Of world peace, supported by
all civilized governments"
The resolution favoring the cnfran-
chisement of women through an amend
ment to the Federal Constitution was
adopted. 2S to 10, after spirited de-
bate. The resolution was proposed by
Senator Jones, OF New Mexico, chair
man Of the Woman's Suffrage Commit
tee of the Senate, who urged the com
mittee to get behind the suffrage
amendment and to prevail upon Demo
cratic Senators generally to vote for It
before the adjournment of the present
Congress.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Bill to Make Ne,U York
Hang 1t Ouer Babylon

Staff Correspondence
A LBANY, Feb. 26.-The hanging
gardens of Babylon will not be
a patch on the hanging gardens of
New York City, if the Legislature
takes seriously bill introduced by
Assemblymah J. Fairfax McLaugh-
lin. of The Bronx.
The bill provides that these gar
dcns are to be built on elevated
structures, and shall be erected
wherever the park commission de-
cides. In them-or on them-are to be
laid out tennis courts, baseball dia-
monds, running tracks and open air
motion picture theatres. The hang
ing gardens are to form a checker
board, as they may be built only on
alternate blocks.
Other bills introduced include:
By Assemblyman Frederick S.
Burr, of Brooklyn-Giving a member
of the New York police force who has
served twenty-five years or over n
pension whether he has reached the
age of fifty-fve or not.
BY Assemblyman Thomas J. Nc
Donald, of The Bronx-Providing
that in New York each inspector Of
buildings shall receive minimum
salary of $500, with an increase Of
5000 for each additional two years
up to six years. when a maximum of
S2,400 shall be paid.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27

Thompson. l23,s76; Olson, $4,000; Mer-
ram. 17,7S5.
Robert NJ. Sweitzer. County Clerk
was the victor for the Mayoralty NOM
lnation on the Democratic ticket, de-
feating Thomas Carey, wealthy manu-
facturer, by a majority OF 60,983. The
total Democratic vote was: Sweitzer,
l09l75; Carey, 4s,192
Maclay Hoyne, Democrat, State At
torney, who announced his candidacy
for Mayor several months ago but
kept aloof from the primary, said to-
day he still was an independent can
didate.
Friends Of Carter H. Harrison, five
times Mayor OF Chicago, to-day took
steps to induce him to return from
France, who're he is engaged in Red
Cross work, with the view of placing
MIN in the race for Mayor on non
partisan ticket.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Canada to Get Submarines
Great Britain Also Offers Aus.
tralia Twelve Fighting Craft

LONDON, Feb. 26-Walter Hume
Long, First Lord of the Admiralty, an
nounced in the House of Commons to-
day that the imperial government had
presented two submarines to Canada
and has offered the Australian gov
ernment six modern destroyers and SIX
modern submarines. Requests made
by other domnions would receive the
most sympathetic consideration.
Lieutenant Colonel Alan Burgoyne.
coalition Unionist for North Kensing-
ton, asked if the two submarines gwen
to Canada were the same as those
taken from her or were they in addi-
ton. Mr.. Long replied:
II really cannot say
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Senate Committee
Favorably Reports
Soldiers Land Bill
Secretary Lanes Assertion
That He Could Put lOO,-
900 Men to Work in
3 Months Brings Action
By Theodore Nj. Knappen
Netu York Tribune
Hal SAroosl

Washington 6nreGu
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-With the
Senate Public Lands Committee vot
ing unanimously to-day to report
favorably the soldiers, land settle
ment bill and President Wilson advo-
eating it as one Of the four special
measures that ought to be passed be-
fore adjournment, the outlook for this
great employment and constructive
measure has sensibly frightened.
In it's House form the bill merely
authorized the expenditure of $780,
100000 as a starter for the employ
ment and home-creating scheme Sec
retary Lane has been working on so
long, but the Senators, spurred by the
Secretary's statement that if the
money were appropriated at once he
could put one hundred thousand men
at work within three months, made it
an outright appropriation. Had he
insisted on it, Secretary Lane could
have received r larger appropriation
from the Senate committee, but he
had named $1OO,0o0,o00, it would sim
plify the situation to leave the
amount at that figure, the understand
ing being that it was to be considered
only as starter and that larger
amounts could be asked for as the
work progressed.
Addressing the committee, Secre-
tary Lane said that forty states al
ready had some sort of formal or in
formal agency ready to cooperate
with the Department of the Interior
and that the outlines of the central
organization were so well established
that there would be little delay in
getting down to actual work. Rough
ly, it is purposed to provide as soon
as possible 900 farms i'll each of the
forty states that have signifed a de-
sire to cooperate, though the bill it.
self disregards all considerations Of
state lines or localities and will in
the long run benefit chiefly those
states having improvable public lands
or private lands that can be acquired
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Alsatian City of Colmar
To Name Street After Wilson

PARIS, Feb. 26.-The City Council of
Colmar, Alsace, has adopted resolu-
tion declaring that there is no need for
plebiscite in Aisace- Lorraine. because
the residents of those districts "were
French once, are French now and intend
to remain French forever" The council
also adopted a resolution of sympathy
for Premier Clemenceau
The council decided to name several
streets after prominent men, including
President Wilson
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
''SOviet Autocracv'
IerrOrizes Russia.
Says General Here
Dobrjansky Asserts Rule of
Bolsheviki Is Not Will
of People; Calls Chiefs
international Criminals

General A. n. Dobrjansky, chief of
the Russian Division of Armored Cars
at the Russian front and former vice
chief of the Technical Section of the
Russian Ministry of War, told an anti
Bolshevik mass meeting last night at
the Murray Hill Hotel that Bolshevism
exists solely by the power of terrorism
and is not in any sense a rule of the
majority General Dobrjanskv does not
speak English, and his address was
read by an interpreter. 1t said in part
The leaders of Bolshevism are a
band OF international criminals. mostly
Russian subjects, but not of Russian
origin, having among their peoples
commissaries' and members of the
'soviets' the rffraf outlaws of the ma
tons, including German and Austrian
subjects (Radek) and even an Amer-
can negro. known as "Johnny' of New
York, an |. w. W. and associate of Max
Eastman, the one time editor of The
Masses now The Liberator'
"ln the capitals of Russia. Petro-
grad and Moscow, the power and inf1u-
ence of the Bolsheviki are based sole
~ upon terrorism, as executed by the
Red Army
Calls 1t Soviet Autocracy"
"Regarding the other southern cities
OF Russia, they are at the mercy Of
the local soviets, who carry out their
own decisions according to their own
rules of procedure, using terrorist
methods as the means for supporting
this Soviet autocracy,' and aiming
solely at arbitrary theft, pilage and
murder to retain their power And
these are the bases of the Bolshevik
claim that their regime represents 80
per cent of all Russia
"The respective Allied Ambassadors
should have one and all left Russia
as soon as they realized the peoples
commissaries, not having been elected
did not represent the people"
General Dobrjansky laid the down.
fall of Russia chiefly to the weakness
OF kerensky. He deprecated the offer
by Lloyd George for the Allies to treat
with the Bolshevik government
DR.. George Simons, whose testimony
before the Overman committee in
Washington concerning the Jews AID
Bolshevlsm aroused storm of contro-
versy, told the audience he had oecn
much misrepresented by the press.
Jews Are Anti-Bolshevik
81 am glad to say he added, chat
95 per cent Of the Jews in Russia are
anti Bolshevik "
Speaking of the proposal that the
Allies treat with the government Of
Lenine, Dr.. Simons said:
Does President Wilson, the Chris
tian, really feel sympathy and kinship
with the great Christian Church in
Russia? Does he condone the criminal
Bolsheviki. who are anti Russian and
anti Christian? That proposal was the
greatest insult ever offered the Russian
Orthodox Church."
Dr.. Simons said that he had been
warned d number OF times recently
that his life was in danger, but he did
not tear whatever consequences might
come from speaking the truth.
The meeting was held under the
auspices of the Allied Loyal League of
Russians and the American Defence
Society. Charles Stewart Dawson pre-
sided and DR.. William T. Hornaday in
troduced the speakers. DR.. Hornaday
said Bclshevsm was "simply socialism
in thp n11ur ~
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Would Proclaim League
In ''Peace of Jerusalem

BALTIMORE. Feb. 2e-The Protes-
tant Episcopal synod of the province
of Washington went on record to-day
without dissenting voice as indorsing
the proposed league of nations, and al
SO advocated proclaiming from Jerusa-
lem the peace to be arranged and call
ing it "the peace of Jerusalem"
This action followed an address by
the Right Rev. Alexander Rodospol,
acting Archbishop of the Greek Church
in America, who was presented by
Bishop J. H. Darlington, Of Harrisburg.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Thompson Renominated
la Chicago by 4O,OOO

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Complete un-
official returns to-day showed that the
percentage of registered women voting
in yesterdays city primary was So,
while the percentage Of registered men
voting was only Sc. William Hale L.
Thompson, incumbent, won the Repub-
lican nomination for Mayor by a plu-
rality of 39,946 over Henry Olson, Chief
Justice Of the Municipal Court, and
Captain Charles f. Merriam former
professor at the University of Chicago.
The total Republican vote was:
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Wilson Sends Nominations
For Posfmasters to Senat

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.--Nomina-
tions Of hundreds Of postmasters were
sent to the Senate to-day by President
Wilson, most Of them being renomina-
tions.
New appointments included Michael
L. Boyle. Glens Falls, N. Y.
Postmasters renominated included: {:
Matthias c. Ely, Jersey City, N. j.;
John f. Pcnders, MeriIen, Conn; F. M.
Hopkins, Ringhamton, N. Y, and Bes-
sic M. Wyvell, Wellsville, N. Y.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27

reasonably and thereafter made avail
able for settlement.
The bill contemplates far more than
the mere providing and preparing of
land for cultivation. 1t authorizes the
equipment Of the farms with "im
provements" and the granting of short
term loans for needed stock and
equipment. In other words, authority
is given to create "ready- made" farms
and to provide the means for their
successful operation
The Indebtedness incurred by the
purchasers and the initial improve
ments may be repaid in instalments
up to .fortyfve years, in the discre
tion of the Secretary of the Interior,
with interest at IA per cent.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Norman Hapgood Minister
To Denmark. FOREIGN RepOrt

COPENHAGEN, Feb 26.-The Rit-
Eau agency says it learns that Norman
Hapgood, of New York, has been ap
pointed American Minister to Den
mark. in succession to DR.. Maurice
Egan. who resigned last year on ac-
count of i'll health.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Flies Through Grand Canyon

KINGMAN, Ariz., Feb. 26.-Lieuten-
ant Chase V. Rugh. of the Gulf to the
Pacific Aero Squadron, yesterday per-
formed the hazardous feat of flying
inside the walls of the Grand Canyon
Of Arizona.
The squadron expected to reach Tue
son to-day.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Wilson dominates Wallace
As Ambassador to France

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s. - Hugh
Campbell Wallace, Of Tacoma, Wash,
was nominated by President Wilson to-
day 10 be American Ambassador TO
frnncc TO succeed Ambassador Sharp.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
S32, 100000 Waterways Bill
Is Sent to the President

WASHINGTON, Feb. Enactment
of the S32,0OO,O00 Rivers and Harbors
appropriation bill providing for sew
enty-ive new projects was completed
tonight with the adoption OF the con-
ference report in the Senate without a
record vote.
The measure now goes to the Presi-
do
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
North Dakota
TORun Banks
And Elevators
Continued from page |

teen amendments approved by the
voters at the last election and ratified
by this Legislature, one of the speak
ers to-day declared North Dakota now
has the most democratic constitution
in the United States"
Among the amendments are provi-
slons for an easier method of amend
ing than hitherto in force, restricting
the state Supreme Court from declar-
ing unconstitutiona large body of
laws unless four of the five justices
concur; removing the limit on state in
debtedness which hitherto stood at
100000, and authorizing the state, or
any city or county, to engage in any
industry Or business except the manu-
facturc of intoxicants.
Other bills passed at this session of
the Legislature include working
mans compensation act with a state
insurance fund; womens forty-hour
week and minimum wage laws; a min
ing law and various laws providing for
new methods of taxation and of regula-
tions of freight rates and franchises.
A large audience, including such
leaders of the league as Townley,
Lemke, Mills and Bowen, heard legis-
lators hail the work completed as es-
tablishing industrial as we'll as politi-
cal democracy" and as representing the
"only programme that holds out any
ray Of hope for the struggling masses
of earth"
Townley Wins
A. c. Townley, founder of the league
and a political leader in whose hands
100000 farmers of the Northwest have
placed somewhere around 81 OOO,O 900 for
the accomplishment of such projects
as North Dakota launched to-day
moved practically unnoticed among the
crowds of the Capitol. making no
speech and receiving no formal con-
gratulations on the completion of his
work
North Dakota" he told The Tribune
corresp spondent, "can now embark on
any business undertaking that it wants
to. but can tell that it is going to
stick pretty close to the programme OF
states industry indicated in the bills
passed. If necessary to accomplish
any one of the measures the state will
take up another activity. For instance,
the state may have to establish a
market in Chicago or some Eastern
city to see that its wheat and -four
products are handled fairly, but North
Dakota has not started on a career of
state socialism. North Dakota will do
just what a majority of its voters want
to do, provide carefully, slowly, thor
Ouphly'"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27

Mr.. Quigg then laid bare little
Joker in the bill which would permit a
favored surety or bonding company -
monopolize the bonding business Of ali
lersons required to take out bonds an
Ger the provisions Of the proposed sct
MIR Quigg also denounced the pro
vision OF the bill which required a
PHYSICIAN who prescribed alcohol for a
patient to state on the prescription
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-27
DR.. Haimhausen, Former
Counsellor, Chosen
For Washington
LIKELY NOT TO BE
RECEIVED BY u. S.
None Of Old Regime To
Find Welcome Is
View

BERLIN. August 27-(By Asso-
ciated Press.) DR.. Haniel Won
Haimhausen, former counsellor of
the German embassy at Washington,
has been selected to be German
ambassador to the United States, ac-
cording to authoritative information
DR.. w. S. Solen, SECRETARY for col
onies, is the selection for Great Brit
ain; Herr Radozitz, former secretary
of state for China and Fritz Thiel,
former consular representative to
Japan, has been selected for ambas-
sador to Toxic.
1t is stated that the appointments
depend upon the attitude of the pow
ers in question. No mention was
made of the selection for France.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-27
SUMTER PEARS
BEING SHIPPED
TO BALTIMORE

Sumter county's bounteous pear
crop is this year being turned into
actual cash for the first time, in
stead of hundreds Of bushels of the
fruit, which grows so easily and pro-
life here, going to waste. The pears
of the Keifer variety, which are now
ripening, are being brought by the
carload and shipped to the eastern
market where it is said there is a
ready demand for them.
Sam Heys is buying the fruit in
this county, and has already pur-
chased considerably more than 1900
bushels. Yesterday Mr.. Heys ship
ped a carload from Plains to Balti-
more and tomorrow will ship two
carloads from Americus. Several
more carloads will be bought and
shipped if obtainable. A price of
from 75c to $1.OO per bushel, deliv-
cred at the car, is being paid, the
higher price being paid for the fruit
in large quantities. Bushel baskets
are furnished by Mr.. Heys, and the
fruit is delivered at the car ready for
shipment. The baskets are the same
as those used in shipping peaches.
From $50 to 500 bushels are loaded
to the car. Ventilated cars, such
as are used to ship watermelons,
are used, no icing being required
because pears keep well in ship
ment.
There are large number of pear
trees in this section, most of which
yield well ordinarily, although
blight occasionally interferes great
ly with the production. Many of
the trees are large and bear heavily
One tree owned by w. F. Living
ston, which was picked yesterday,
produced 16 bushels. The quality
Of the fruit is said to be very good
this year, being sound and perfect
and most of it Of good size.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-27
Army Should Be Made
Thoroughly Efficient.
He Says
IMPORTANT NOT TO
DELAY, HE ASSERTS
Letter To Chairman of
Senate Committee
Published <

WASHINGTON, August 27.- (By
Associated Press. Conditions of
which the public has knowledge
make it important that a thorough
state of efficiency in the American
army be reached with as little de-
lay as possible, Secretary of War
Baker declared in letter to Chair
man Kahn, of the House Military
Affairs Committee, which went ex-
haustively into the reasons why he
asked congress for authority to re-
tain a maximum of eighteen thous-
and commissioned officers in the
military establishment up to June,
1920.
The letter was made public today.
1t is generally recognized that
Secretary Baker referred to the
Mexican situation, and his letter is
taken as indicating the likelihood of
early Intervention by the United
States either to protect American
citizens below the border or to re-
store order.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-27
VISITING MINISTER TO
LEAD PRAYER SERVICE

Rev. Frank P. Anderson, of Green
vile, S. c. a young Presbyterian
minister, who is spending the day
here, will lead the prayer service at
the Presbyterian church s o'clock
tonight, instead of Dr.. Carl w. Min
or, of the First Baptist church, as
has been announced DR. Minor win
lead the meeting next week.
Rev. Mr.. Anderson has recently
where he saw service as chaplain.
been mustered out of the army,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-27
PENDINCs WADE
MURDER CASES
AGAIN GO OVER

An echo of the famous Wade muir
der case was heard in Superior court
today when Judge Littlejohn, before
proceeding to the trial of other cases
at the opening Of the special
term this morning, summoned the
lawyers for the state and defense in
the cases of the four remaining un-
tried defendants and asked whether
they were ready for trial, and if any
reason existed why these cases
should not be set for trial next Mon
day. After hearing from counsel at
that time, and again at the noon
hour, it was found Impractical to try
these cases at this term, and Judge
Littleiohn announced that contin-
unace until subsequent term would
be ordered subject to change later on
notification of counsel by him.
w. P. Wallis and Hollis Fort,
speaking as associate counsel for
Walter Johnson, C. K. Chapman, Jr.,
and H. A. Harp, three of the defend
ants, declared themselves ready for
rial as far as witnesses were con-
cerned, but unready because Of
counsel They showed letter from
Frank Hooper, of Atlanta, leading
counsel for the defense, in which he
stated that his daughter was very i'll
of typhoid fever, and it was uncer-
tain when he would be able to come
here. Mr.. Wallis, on his own be-
half. stated that Mrs. Wallis state
of health was such that he would
have to be with her next week, as
she is to undergo a surgical opera
ton.
J. E. Sheppard, counsel for John
Etheridge. the fourth defendant,
showed that three of Mr.. Etheridge's
witnesses would be unable to attend
the trial at this time, his
mother, a material witness, being
now ill with fever and his sister be-
ing required to nurse her, while his
brother is kept at home because OF
serious illness.
Judge Littlejohn was reluctant to
let the case go over, saying that it
had been one of his purposes in call
ing the special term Of court at this
time to dispose Of these lon~ He7d-
'ng cases. However, he yielded to
the showing of the lawyers, indicat-
ing that he desired to have the cases
disposed of as soon as possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-27
BAKER HINTS OF u. S. INTERVENTION
Worlds OIdestMa
118, Invited Backto
Ga. Homecoming

a TLANTA, August 27.-The
"A oldest man in the world,
now living in Leslie County, Ken
tucky, was born in Rome, Ga. He
is '.Uncle John" Shell, who will
be 118 years old on September
8. Capt. t. E. Grafton, it was
stated here yesterday, has writ
ten "Uncle John" inviting him
to be present at Homecoming
week, during the fair at Rome
this fall.
''Uncle John" gives his requis-
ties for long life as sleep a
plenty, don't worry, eat slow
ly, exercise often, drink pure
water, breathe pure fresh
mountain air-"then there will
be no need of doctor or doctors
medicine the old man is quot
ed as saying.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-27
TEA ROOM MOVED; TO
BE REPLACED BY STORE

The Sign of the Pine tea room,
operated by the ladies of the Epis-
copal church on the first floor of
the old bank building at the corner
of Forsyth street and Cotton ave-
nue., was moved to new quarters
on the second for of the same build
ing today.
The room vacated will be refoor-
ed and renovated, with new show
windows installed, and will be occu-
pied as soon the changes are finish
ed by wooden mills concern, of
which H. T. Coleman is to be the
manager. Mr.. Coleman stated to-
day that his stock of goods had ar
rived and was being held in storage
waiting the availability of the room.