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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-22
TO RAISE PHONE RATES
BurIeson Telegraphs Reply to Ala
bama Inquiry.

Mobile, Ala, April 22.-Postmaster-
General Burleson contemplates rails
ing local rates for telephone service
in a number of cities of the country,
according to q telegram received here
yesterday through the Montgomery
bureau of a local paper. The telegram
was in answer to a direct inquiry re-
garding the postmaster generals po-
sition on local rates, following reports
from elI-informed sources.
Although the telegram does not
mention the date, it is considered GER
tain the new rates will become effec-
tive not later than May Is. These
semiofficial reports Indicate the In
increase will be approximately % per
cent. Small towns using service OF
companies which have been released
from government operation will not
be affected by the new rates. The
telegram follows:
"Replying to your telegram, there
will be no general increase in all the
local exchange telephone rates in the
United States, but in order to produce
revenue sufficient to cover the pres
ent abnormal high cost of operation
and save the government from loss,
il has been found necessary TO au-
thorize the readjustment of some To-
cal rates in many of the exchanges
throughout the country.
(Signed) BU URLESoN,
Postmaster General"
The telegram to Mr., Burleson asked
him to please deny or confirm inn
mediately authenticated reports
that you will increase local tele-
phone rentals in the United States"
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COUNTRY BENT ON
FINISHING THE JOB"
VICTORY CAMPAIGN MAKES
SATISFACTORY HEADWAY.
Treasury Officials Busy Tab.
ulating Returns-Indica-
tions Point to Success.

Washington, April 22.-The whole
country seems to have entered into
the spirit of finishing the job" With
the victory loan drive now in full
swing, officials today were busy tab
ulating the first returns and expected
to be able before the end of the day
to announce, roughly, the amount Of
subscriptions piled up on the opening
day. The reports from widely sep
arated cities and towns, from one
end of the country to the other, told
of early filling of quotas, and these
strengthened the belief of treasury
officials that in the end it will be
necessary to turn back a considera-
BILE subscription.
Now that the drive is off, with
every indication of success, war loan
officials frankly admitted that they
had some misgivings as to the pos
sibility of floating a huge loan with
out the impetus of the clash of arms
behind it. However, they say. there
seems to be little doubt now, proba-
bly, because of. the attractiveness of
the bonds as an investment, that the
Job will be finished in record time.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-22
LLOYD GEORGE YIELDS
Aorees to Receive Representatives OF
EriAnds of Ireland.

Friends of ireland.
Paris, April 22.---Great enthusiasm
prevailed today at Irish American head
quarters in the Grand hotel over the
announcement that Premier Lloyd
George will receive the representatives
of the Friends of Ireland in America
former Governor Edward Dunno, OF
Illinois; Frank p. Walsh, OF Kansas
City, and Michael j. Ryan, OF Phila-
delphia. Secrecy still seals the lips OF
the three pleaders for Irish independ- :
ence, but 1t can be said that they feel
/ Etliis British concession may mean an
invitation to Irish delegates to come to
Paris and perhaps the admittance OF
Ireland into the league of nations as
free state.
II Irish delegates are invited three
leading members of the Sim Fein or
ganization probably will respond. They
are Prof. DeValera. president of the
and A. Griffith. All three are members
of parliament.
The three Irish American delegates
will not be received by the British pre-
mier before next week, and in the
meanwhile the Irish representatives In
Paris will keep their activities at high
speed
When the American "triumvirate"
called upon President Wilson, he imme-
diately turned their proposals over to
Col. E. M. House, with instructions TO
examine them and see what he could
do. Col. House lost no time and the
results speak for themselves. One OF
the significant features is the revela-
tion of the great weight American opin-
ion carries at the conference.
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ATTACKS ARMY
COURT-MARTIAL
Lieut.. Col. AnseII. Former
Acting Judge Advocate,
Urges Law Changed.
SYSTEM oUTGRoW N
Argues for Guarantees of
Rights of Enlisted Men
in Ranks.

Washington, April 22.-Lieut.- Col
Ansell, former acting Judge advocate
general, continued today his at
tack upon the, army system of justice
before the Investigating committee OF
the American Bar association. He
reiterated his assertion that the ex-
listing system was derived from days
when common soldiers" were the
vassals of the king and failed to rec
ognize the soldiers as citizens of the
state. and declared 1t was the nat
ural result of such system that an
officer caste should be built up.
Declaring it a fact that the en-
listed man did not receive the same
consideration of his rights under the
system that officers enjoyed, Col. An
sell argued that the only remedy lay
in writing into the law the guaran-
While this Is left to regulations to be
prescribed by the president, he said,
it cannot be effective. THE attitude
of the army" he added. has been
intolerant towards those methods of
Justice. They do not take kindly to
legal restraints"
Frequently Interrupted.
While commander of troops must
necessarily have arbitrary power of
command, the officer asserted, it
should not go to the extent of per-
mitting him to hang, men.
Col. Ansell, who was frequently In
terrupted by members of the COM
mittee to discuss involved legal ques-
tions as they arose in his argument,
asserted there had been "a strong
effort by the war department to have
the people and perhaps this commit
tee believe there was substantial
revision of the articles of war in
1916. This was not the fact, he said
and cited statements made to con-
gressional committees by Maj.-Gen.
Crowder, judge advocate general, in
proposing the revision to prove his
case. His attention was drawn to re-
cent statements by Gen. Crowder
showing he agreed that the military
code needed amendment. These
statements Col. Ansell characterized
as evidence of "a change of heart" on
Gen. Crowder's part. but he declared
such statements by that officer or
Secretary Baker were mot made In a
way to assure me as would a favora-
BILE report by this committee"
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SOVIET REGIME
SET UP BY TURKS
Revolution Breaks 0ut--Mo.
tor-Boats and Steamers
Seized,
SAYS RUSSIAN DISPATCH
Turkish Consul at Odessa No
titled Of Change Of
Gnvernmants

Paris, April 22.--(A. PA revolu
ton has broken out in Turkey and a
soviet government has been declared
A revolutionary committee has been
stablished at Constantinople, ac-
cording to telegram received here
from Kiev, quoting the bolshevik
representative at Odessa, who says
that the Turkish consul there has
received ofiicial announcement OF the
change in the government.
Seized Fourteen Vessels.
London, April 22.-Q. N. S.)-A
revolution has broken out in Turkey
and soviet (bolshevik) government
set up, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Paris today,
quoting information received there
from Kiev, Russia.
The revolutionary committee al
Constantinople seized eleven motor
boats and three steamers.
The revolutionaries in Turkey are
reported to be preparing to exchange
products with Russia.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-22
2.1s0 LAND AT BOSTON

Boston. April 22.-The naval trans
port Vedic brought fifty eight officers
and 2,18O enlisted men(t to this port
today Included in the number we're
200 members of the Yankee division
attached TO the 1O3d field artillery.
Part of the 12Sth field artillery,
bakery company No. 304 and Illinois.
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Con
necticut casual companies made up
the remainder of the passenger list.
The Vedic was met by feet of vel
coming boats. One carried delega-
ton from Missouri headed by Gov.
Frederick D. Gardner. whose special
mission was to greet members of the
12sth field artillery. made up almost
entirely of St. Louis men.
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SEARCHING FOR NEGRO
Isaiah Fountain Escapes From M
Which Attempted to lynch Him.

Isaiah Fountain Escapes From Mob
Which Attempted to Lynch Him.
Easton, Md. April 22.-Numerous
armed men were searching today for
Isaiah Fountain. a negro, who escaped
from custody last night after an at
tempt had been made TO lynch him.
Fountain was on trial here charged
with attacking 13-year-old white girl
April / last. The girl had Identified
him as her assailant.
Fountain was being taken to Jail
from court by a guard of Baltimore
police through a crowd of more than
2,00O persons, which became SO threat
'ening in its attitude toward the prisoner
that the officers turned into the resi-
dence of the sheriff adjoining the Jail.
While they were holding the e'mob back
the negro was pushed inside the house,
and seeing an open window he darted
through il and disappeared. He got
several hours start on his pursuers
owing to the fact that the mob re-
fused to believe he had gotten away.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-22
TRACTOR DEMONSTRATION
Unique School Scheduled for Win
chester on April 1924.

unique 0CnOot SCHeuuleo Noi WV
chester on April 1924.
The rain interrupted the exhibition
and demonstration OF tractors az
Winchester the other day, so the eN-
hibition. to be sugumented with lee
lures on tractors, is TO be held April
23-24 and a big crowd of farmers is
expected
The purpose OF this tractor school
is for the benefit of farmers. Tractors
are new, but they have come to stay
The school. which will be conducted
by Dean Ferris. of the University of
Tennessee, and James Arenton, spe-
ci3iists in rural engineering, is de-
signed as an educational feature. The
mornings of each day will be devoted
to instructions and explanation of the
tractor and the afternoons to prac-
tical demonstration work. The dem
onstration Will be held in the field
Each of the ten tractors used will be
run by a specialist direct from the
factory. All plows will be used 20
suit the notion of the farmer. The
tractors will not only plow but viii
do all kinds of farm work. run hull
lers. saw wood. harrow and disc and
crush lime
Already the foIiouing entries have
been made: Cleveland. Lovsden. the
Moline Universal, Avery. Case. Ford.
Frick, International, La Crosse.
Happy Farmer and Waterloo Boy.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-22
U-B0ATS NEARING COAST

Washington, April 22.-The four sur
rendered German submarines being
brought to this country to stimulate in
terest in the victory loan are now 800
miles from New York according to a
wireless message received by the navy
department this afternoon from the
American destroyer Bushnell. which is
accompanying them. With favorable
weather. the message stated, the u
boats would arrive in New York Satur-
dav.
II is planned to have the boats visit
each important port during the cam
paigu, after which they will call at
Gulf ports and proceed up the Mis-
sissippi One will he taken to Chicago
by way of the st. Lawrence river and
the Welland canal
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WOMEN MAY WEAR t
MEMS APPAREL

Tallahassee. Fla, April 22s-
The prospect of Florida women
securing equal suffrage brought
forth bill which appeared in
the house today regulating the
wearing Of male apparel by
members of the gentler sex.
providing that from and after
equal suffrage has been estab-
lished in the state of Florida, 1t
shall be lawful for females to
don and wear the wearing ap-
parel of a man as now worn
publicly by him."
That is to say, she may
wear the coat, vest, trousers.
shoes, shirt, collar and necktie
as worn by males.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-22
TENNESSEANs GALLANT

Washington, April 22.-Award Of
the congressional medal of honor. the
nations highest military decoration.
TO First Sergeant Milo Lemert. de-
ceased, whose home was in crossville.
Tenn, and Sergt. Joseph z. Adkin-
son, Of Ateka. Tenn. for "conspicu-
Gus gallsntry and intrepidity above
and beyond the call Of duty" were
announced today by the war depart
ment. The medal also was awarded
Sergt. Samuel NJ. Sampler. of Man
gum. Okla. and Corp. Harold l..
Turner, of Seminole. Okla
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-22
SPENT MIGHT ON BRIDGE

Limerick. April PA. P)-The
500 strikers who went outside the
military limits of the city yesterday
and. who were not permitted to re-
turn over the Sarsfield bridge last
evening because they would not show
military permits, spent the night on
the bridge and resumed their demon
strations this morning. The soldiers
were still obdurate and would not
permit the strikers TO cross the
bridge.
Up to noon today there had been
no clashes between the opposing
forces
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-22
KILLS SUFFRAGE MOVE
Florida Lower House Opposes Ref.
erendum Bill.

Tallahassee, Fla, April 22.-The
lower house of the Florida legisla-
ture today killed the senate resolu-
tion submitting a woman suffrage
amendment to the constitution to a
vote of the people. While many of
the members favored the resolution,
there was not sufficient strength to
provide the three -fifths majority nee
essary for passage. The bill will be
called up for reconsideration within
twenty four hours. as provided in the
house rules
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GOOD JOB SUGGESTED
Y FOR Ex-kAlSER BILL

Boston. April 22.-Bishop
Theodore s. Henderson, OF De-
troit. recently returned from a
tour Of Europe. speaking to
members of the Boston Meth
odist Social union at the Peo-
pies Temple, said that II he
could have his way. the former
kaiser would spend the rest of
his life cracking stone for
churches wrecked in the war
zone.
Bishop Henderson was for
mer resident bishop of Chat
tanooga of the Methodist Epis II
copal church. He preceded
Bishop Bristol In that Office
and Is still known here and
admired by many friends and
acquaintances.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-22
FREE L0VE,LAW CAUSES
SUICIDES AND MURDERS
RUSSIANS CRY AGAINST
NEW SYSTEM.
Only Two Women Register as
Willing to Accept Husbands
Sent Them by State.

London, April 15.--(A. F. Core
| spondence.) 1.-The law providing for
the naturalization of women in
northeast Russia has been suspended
in one province as the result of pop
ular outcry, according to information
| reaching London from Stockholm.
The commissary of Vladimir ap-
pointed a committee of women to in
quire into the operations of the law
and make report. His action has
been approved by the local soviet.
The Krasnaya Gazettas publishes an
account of the results of nationaliza-
ton. The system provides that every
girl, on reaching the age of Is, must
register her name in the bureau of
free love. after which she is COM
PEELED to select a partner from among
the men between 19 and so years old.
The, law led to lamentable confusion,
says the Gazetta, in judicial notions
as to personal inviolability."
Instance of Application Of Law.
A few days after the soviet's de-
cree, which women very generally ig-
nored, two men known to nobody ar
rived in town and seized the two
daughters of well known bour-
geoisie comrade," declaring they had
chosen them as wives and that the
girls, without further ceremony, must
submit, as they had not observed the
registration rule.
Comrades Yablonovski and Curl
akin" who sat as judges on the
claim. decided the men were right
and the girls were carried off. They
have not since been heard of by the
village folk.
This" says the Gazetta, was done
in the name of the naturalization OF
women"
Many other instances of the fan
tastic operation OF the law, not to-
speak of its inhumanities, are cited
by the Gazetta. Enthusiasts for ma
tionalization, naturally all males, raid
whole villages, seize young girls and
demand proof that they are not over
is. AS this proof is difficult to give,
many of the girls are carried off, and
there have been suicides and MUIR
ders as a result.
: In the town OF Kovrov, q campaign
without parallel since the Trojan war
was waged between the vengeful rela-s
ItiysSof 2praAd dnfted ~ lonali iSFd. .s'za'
Few MAJ STATE Husbands.
In this town the register of ma
tionalized women" was opened Dec.
l. but up to Feb. last only two
women, both over 40 and neither of
whom had ever been married, regis
tered themselves as willing to accept
the first husband the state sent
along.
The Krasnaya Gazetta, translated,
means the red gazette. 1t Is boil
shevik newspaper published in Pc
trograd.
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RECRUITING PICKS UP
Decided Improvement Shown In Fe-
cruitina at All Stations.

washington, April 22.-Decided I'M
provement in the results of the wal
departments recruiting campaign was
shown today in the report for the week
ended April II. q total of 4.454 recruits
entering the army. This brought the
grand total to 11,17s volunteers who are
available to release an equal number
Of soldiers from the army OF occupation.
Enlistments for three years outnumber
those for one year by about to ?.
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cAMouFLAoEp AS LuMBEh

Washington. April 22.-For-
ty-seven barrels of whisky,
camoufiaged as lumber and
consigned to lumber firm In
Richmond, were discovered to-
day In the freight yard of AL
exandria, In the bone-dry state
of Virginia. ihe shippers had
been able to camoufiage every
thing but an enchanting aroma,
and 1t was this that led to it's
discovery by freight agents.
The case was put in the hands
OF the commemorative attor-
neys.
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OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK
Judge Gary Sees Prosperity In Business
Future Of Country.

Future Of Country.
New York, April 22.--Answering a
query regarding business conditions put
by a stockholder. Judge e. H. Gary,
chairman of the United States Steel
corporation, made this statement at the
annual meeting of stockholders this
afternoon:
Il am never too optimistic to shut
my eyes to possible dangers and facts.
But any man who believes this country
has embarked upon a period OF depres-
sion which will end in disaster or that
in the near future we will enter into
such a period of Generalization, is a
man who does not possess himself of
the facts"
Judge Gary said he could not say
what the next dividend of the corpor-
alton would be. because he did not
know. George +. Baker, j. A. Farrell,
E. H. Gary, ]. P. Morgan and George
w. Perkins were nominated directors
to succeed themselves.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-22
BELGIANS IN NASHVILLE

Nashville. Tenn, April 21.-Sol-
diers from three crack Belgian regi-
ments and carrying the colors of the
Twelfth Belgian regiment, decorated
with the Order of Leopold. paraded
here today in the interest of the VIC
tory loan. This afternoon there Will
be a flying Circus and a mimic air
battle participated in by seven
planes. including two German Fox
kerz
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-22
'RUMANIAN ARMY INVADESs
HUNGARY ---0USTS SOVIET
Bella Kuns Government Resigns Under Mill
tary Pressure
Wild Chaos Prevails in Budapest-Czechs Join Ranks
With Rumanians- Szatmar Captured Downfall Of
Red Rule Was Anticipated Some Time Ago .

Geneva, April 22The Rumanian army invading Hunyar Nv
has captured all of Szamar county and continuing
towards Budapest said dispatch from Vienna today. Kun
the communist dictator Budapest admits the loss of
Aerial Mail Brings News.
Amsterdam, April 22.The Hungarian soviet government
headed by Bella Kun has resigned under
troops according to dispatch the Central Vienna
quoting reports received in that city by aerial mail
Wild chaos said TO prevail the Hunga capital
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-22
VICTORY LOAN GROWS
Chicago Makes Rapid Headway
nriUa

chicago Wakes NdpTu F1tduWdy TH
Drive.
Chicago, April 22.--Chicago and the
Seventh Federal Reserve district, were
sweeping ahead in the victory loan
campaign today, and reports at noon
indicated that the city and district were
millions of dollars ahead of the daily
schedule necessary TO complete their
quota.
Michigan. which is in the Seventh dis
trict. reported its full quota of $110.-
s29opo suhsGrlbed Sc PED To-Day gay ana eialned 20
the Union to "go over the top"
Subscriptions in Chicago, according to
reports today, have passed the $50 o00.-
600 mark and it was estimated another
$4,000, 900 would be pledged before to-
night
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QUIET PREVAILS
Political Disorders at Cairo Die Down
and Order Prevails.

Cairo. April 22.-Via London, April
22.-Quiet prevails here following the
political disorders which were in
augurated by the Egyptian nationaii-
ties.
However. people are refusing TO
venture into the streets, despite the
absence of disturbances. In the Pro-
vinces there is still an undercurrentof
resentment and there will be uneasi-
ness until the results of the mission
to Paris are made known. 1t is ru-
mored that the striking government
employees will return to work tomoTe
row.,
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IEAK CLOTHES ORDER
FolderoIs to Feature New
Clothes.

kago, Apri, 22.-Men who do moi
freak" clothes are going to be
style this season. Three hum
delegates to the United Clothiers
Intion in session here declared
that waist-seam suits, wide
belts, and other snappy folde-
lii be features of mems clothes
ear. The derby hat. they also
ID, is going out and soft, light =
hats are coming in.
hing prices will be no lower but
will they be higher. the deaf
d. but materials will Re better.
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TED ORGANISE DIES

smond, Va. April 22.-Jacol
rdt. n years old, noted musi-
nd for thirty-six years organ
i historic st. Paul's Episcopal
where he played funeral
sns for jefferson Davis and
DISTINGUISHED men, is dead at
Z ne here.
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ASSIGNED FOR CONVOY
Balloon and Hospital Units to Return
Home.

Washington. April 21.-The following
army organizations were announced to-
day as assigned to early convoy:
Base hospitals Nos. 81. 55 and 7s;
headquarters and Company b. 5olst en-
gineers; evacuation hospital No. II;
evacuation ambulance company No. 81;
saith aero squadron. sanitary squad No.
I. balloon squadron No. 10. transporta-
ton corps companies Nos. SO and 100.
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COUNTED THE DEAD

.sris. April 22.-The first
yestion of humor in the
IcaI Italian situation came
M census report was
with the big four to show
Fiume is an Italian city.
an dead who have lain in
graves at Fiume for
.e-oiarters of a century
counted to prove that
ne is a strictly Italian city
Should not be given to Ju-
klavia. One OF the Italian
.entions is that "the $4,000
'an residents in Fiume have
II for annexation to Italy,"
a
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-22
ONE-TENTH SUBSCRIBED


Cleveland Does Her Part In Rapid
Order
Cleveland, o., April 22.-One- tenth
(S45. 900. 000) of the Fourth Federal Re-
serve districts victory loan quota has
been subscribed. according to unofficial
reports to district headquarters here
up to noon today. The city of Cleve-
land reported s4,251. 900 of its $s1 500. 900
quota at noon. The largest buyer re-
ported is the American Shpbuilding
company. with $1,000, 900 subscription.