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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23
THE WORTHLESS OF IMMIGRANTS.

Commissioner General Camnetti Of the immigration
immigration law which is being framed it be provided
that the burden Of proof of legal right to the Unit
ed States be placed upon the applicant. This
emnenty proper and necessary in the work of keeping
the door Of this country shut against undesrable that
lack of such provision the past matter Of surprise
1t principle of Jurisprudence that whoever charges
another with any oense must bear the burden Of proof
An individual is presumed be innocent until he is prov
ed guilty When it to the deportation Of any per-
who has legally entered the country that rule must
apply 1t is necessary prove whatever conduct subjects
him to deportation But in the original effort the
ing for privilege and should be compelled to prove his
right to receive it. The United States should not be
PEELED to prove him unworthy Unless he show af
Tentatively that he is Of the character Of immigrant
laws permit enter or not Of the character they do
permit to enter he should be excluded If had applied
ity upon the immigrant should not have so many
undesirable disturbers in the country.
American citizenship is precious thing TOO precious
for to give Unfortunately all who apply for it. It
precious that worhness to receive Il should be
tablished afrmatvely by those who ask for it. AS
trance to the country immigrant is the first step
towards acquiring citizenship, the proof of worthness
should begin there He should prove himself worthy when
he enters and he should remain continuously worthy until
citizenship is granted Whether he should be compelled
within given time to apply for citizenship and again
prove his character be expelled is quite another ques
on yet it is easy that if immigration law con-
tanned such provision there would not now be in this
country to it many thousands of men Of
foreign birth holding ideals hostile the spirit of Amer
ca We have not in the past treasured citizenship
1--we should given institutions protection from in
sduous undermining. Our idealism, our good nature
rustfulness confidence in the impregnabity of
the only character Of democracy conceive as
tcabe lasting have made too careless and too gen
erous It is time now, to be more prudent and our
guard.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

1t is said that the preacher the best side of man
the lawyer the worst side of man. and the doctor
sees the real side Of man-and since the X-ray he sees
the inside of a man.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Ralph Waldo Emerson did not write paragraphs. He
saved all his smart thoughts grouped them appropriately
and became immortal.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Apparently the army and navy had bunch of what was
coming to the league of natons asks for
600 and the other for 5000 ,0O0
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Patience is much helped by transferring the mind to
less irritating subject.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Water may have been changed into wine centuries ago
but with all your rasins and thing another, SUI
preme courts don't believe in miracles
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

1t Bernard Baruch who said he wouldn't buy any
first.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

There only four five hours Of daylight in smoky
winter days worth saving and need talk to of
the beauties of sem-Arctc residence
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Sometimes the mistake is made of attributing the in
crease in the size of the hat band to enlarged Uranium
instead of neglected haircut
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

In nation of 1OO,OOO,OoO men, it's constitution will
have to allow for the varying views of most of them
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

DO you feel sympathy whole hearts full whole
dollars worth?
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Two live cheapy as only in the matter Of
keeping the room at comfortable temperature
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

If one gets much enjoyment of owning an auto
mobile as out of owning farm why shouldn't he?
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

How large is hole? Doughnuts are now made with
out holes because the bakers can't afford to enough
dough to go round the hole
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Socialism interesting, but sovietism more
It's in the foreground.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Coal on the way, our drastic" days are over. Voted
that drastic" have six months vacation n e
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Esntered the postof6ce Creenevs, Ten second
class matter.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

is known by the company he keeps; and remains
totally unknown if he doesn't keep any.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Who it said: The meek shall inherit the earth
after the arrogant get through with it?
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Last remnants Of Indian summer now thrown on til;
remnant counter.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

W. R. LYON, Editor and Proprietor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
INQUIRY TO BEGIN
By Associated Press

Batavia N. Y. January 13.-A formal inquiry into the wreck of the New York Centrals Wolverine Express at South Byron on Sunday will be held at Syra- cuse beginning tomorrow morning in the form of a joint inquiry by railroad officials and the public service com mission. This move was decided upon at conference here of railroad of- ficials and a representative of the commission.
 Railroad officials and Coroner Snow today completed the list of 22 persons who are believed to have died in the wreck and whose bodies were brought here Only d few of the bodies have been positively identified by relatives. The names of the others in the list were secured from information avail able at New York Central offices and from baggage taken from the wreckage of the Wolverine coach
 There is a discrepancy of one be- tween the total number of persons who had berths in the car and the number known to be dead or injured.
 Tickets had been issued to 23 per- sons for this car. There were 21 bodies in the morgues today and Mrs. Patrick R. Dougherty of Flint. Mich, died at the hospital at noon, making the known dead 22.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
CZECHS ISSUE DENIAL

Vladivostok, Saturday, January II, In view of what is termed fantastic and untrue information relative to the Czecho- -Slovaks," statement has been issued by their headquarters here de- nying a number of reports which have been current. The statement follows:
 About half of the Czecho- Slovak forces have been withdrawn from ac. tive fighting for the purpose of pro- viding the men with clothing and equipment. General Milan Stefanik now is engaged in the technical reorgani- zation of the army.
 "In the battles which ended with the capture of Perm. the whole Sec ond Czecho- -Slovak division particf. pated with Siberian troops and is still on that front At the request of Ad- miral Kolchak of the Omsk govern ment General Stefanik has given a leave of absence to General Gaida, who commanded at Perm, but he re- tained his position as general in the Czecho-Slovak army.
 Reports that our army is being de- mobilized and that our men are de- serting are inventions. According to daily reports from the front the morale of the men is excellent and there has not been a single desertion to the bolshevists.'
 Thes ituation of the Czecho -Slovak troops on the Ural front is described as critical" by the statement, which says that due to the interruption of traffic over the Transsiberian rail- way. military supplies for the Ural front are being held here after their arrival from America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
Legislator Resigns
 Before Taking Seat

Montgomery, January 13.- -(Special.) .)-J. F. Preston representative in the legisla- ture from Etowah county, resigned be- fore taking his seat in the house, which meets simultaneously with the senate at noon Tuesday.
 The resignation was received by Gov ernor Henderson Monday afternoon. -ll- ress in the family of MT. Preston is said to have been the reason for the resigna- tion.
 MT. Preston pledged himself to support the amendment. Thirty days will pass without Etowah county having a repre- sentative in the place of MT. Preston. Duties of introducing bills will fall upon tho shoclders of the other representative. w. T. Murphree of Gadsden. MT. Preston was the first member of the 1919 legisla- turt to resign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
WEATHERLY. FILES
 CERTIORARI WRIT

Montgomery. January 13.-tSpe- cial. )-Jamest Weatherly, attorney for the city of Nirmingham, was in Montgomery Monday to hle . petition for . writ of certfrar with the supreme court. which seeks te n review of the decisiOn of the Alabama service commits sion in the telephone case. At . late hour Saturday the petition had not been flied.
 MT. Weatherly desires to known whether or not permissiOn to ap- peal from decisiOn of the commis- siOn is given. The commissiOn. wbich ruled against the city in the telephone case. claine there is no provision for an appeal te Higher
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
FAVORABLE IMPRESSION


 Paris, January 13.-"Frankly, my ir,- presson was favorable,' said one of the men present at yesterdays session of the supreme council to Marcel Hutin of the Echo de Paris "The conference is not yet altogether 'primed.' but the meet ing made 1t evident that there is an extremely keen desire to reach an under to state of peace in the shortest time possible
 M Hutin's informant added that 1t had been stipulated that French should be the official language of the conference but after hearing Marshal Foch's report with observations made, among others by President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George, several memoranda and speeches had to be translated into English and the sitting, in consequence, had to be adjourned until the next day.
 Asked if the French proposals regard ing the number of delegates of the re- spective nations and the procedure to be followed by the peace conference had been adopted, M Hutin's informant said: Not yet Many questions remain to be settled and three or four sessions will not be too many for that"
 Asked if he thought President Poin- care would be able to carry out the pro- gramme of formally inaugurating the conference next Monday. January 20, ne . replied:
 Ut is aiiong the probable things, in view of the mutual good will to tackle as quickly as possible the great prob lems of the world peace"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
Banning Is Released
 Under $1O,00O Bond
By Associated pr.s

Atlanta, Ga. January l3-Charles F. Banning. wealthy manufacturer of Pittsburg. Pa. who was interned last November at Fort Oglethorpe as an enemy alien, was given his liberty here late today upon furnishing bond of sl0.oOO. His release was ordered by Judge Newman, in federal district court. who granted habeas corpus proceedings brought by Banning.
 Judge Newman sustained Banning s contention that he was an American citi- zen and held that his internment was therefore illegal.
 The government announced it would appeal the case and Judge Newman fixed bail at $10o00.
 Banning planned to leave immediately for Psttsburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
POLITICAL MUDDLE AT WARSAW STILL
 MUCH IN EVIDENCE
Military Dictator Hesitating to Accept Proposals of Paderewski-Fear More
 Street Fighting
By Associated Press

Warsaw, Friday. January 10.
 With the bOlShevik forces only 100
 miles away, the political muddie
 continues here. General Pilsudski,
 the Polish military dictator, is ap-
 pnrently hesitatinE to accept the
 proposals of Ignace Jan Paderew-
 ski.
 General Pilsudski is said to fear the pro- bolsheviki will resume street fight ing if they are not overawed. He is also reported to be adhering to his original contention that the present government of Poland must remain in power until after the elections.
 The outlook seems to be serious, in view of the arrival of British and American missions, which have an nounced they are unofficial in charac- ter It has been made plain these missions will do nothing to help Po- land unless stable government is formed This fact, however, has failed to incluence the socialists. whose att titude is deprecated by their opponents, who point out the bolsheviki are ad- vancing and the Poles must seen be called upon to protect their frontier from the Baltic to Rumania
 Conferences between Germans and Ukranians are said to be going on at Kiev regarding the sale of the Ger mans eqnuiment for which the Ukrain- ians are said to be offering 60,o00,00o rubles. It is reported many Germans are arrang ging9to take up Jkrafniari citizenship. N
 Polish forces are fighting under great difficulties. Men going out of Warsaw are lightly clad and their shoes are poorly adapted for winter campaign. Officers say Poland is in great dan ger and if help is not given by the all lies, Warsaw may be taken by the en- emy. It is alleged the Germans are helping the bolshevists.
 We have been unable to get replies from the allies on any subject" said the Polish chief of staff today but if they act within two weeks there will Stil ho 1.h :,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
ABANDONED BARK SIGHTED
 Rx AsancIafen Presa

Mobile, January 13.-A four r-masted French bark of perhaps 1000 tons is ly- ing abandoned in mid Caribbean and her crew is either lost or cast ashore on the wild coast of Nicaragua.
 This news was brought to Pensacola, Fla. today by Capt. oscar Dahl of the Danish steamer Panama. The bark was sighted last Tuesday. Captain Dahl says that he got within half mile of the vessel and he saw through his binoculars no sign of life on board. All boats were gone The French ship lay stranded against the reef. Captain Dahl made no effort to salvage the bark on account of high seas, but reported the location of the vessel by wireless to Colon, Panama. The off cers of the Panama are of the opinion that the bark was carried out of her course by strong wings which reached gale force. Captain Dahl says if the crew landed they will strike land In- habited by wild savages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
GREW OF CASTAL|A REPORTED RESCUED
 IN RADIO MESSAGE
Men Transferred to NOrwe- gian and British Vessels. One Boat With Seven
 teen Men Capsizes

Halifax, January 13.--Ihe rescue
 of nearly all of the crew of the
 American stcame CnStalia. to whose
 assistance steamers were rushed
 after she had flashed word on Sat-
 urdny morning that she was In
 danger of sinking off the Nova
 Scotia coast. was recorded in wire
 less messages received here today
 and tonight.
 Under perilous conditions, due to the heavy seas and the low temperature, the smen were transferred 10 the Nor wesian steamer BerscnsfJord and the British steamer War Fijian. One boat, containing IT men. capsized. The meagre details given in the wireless messages indicated that two and prob ably three of the men were drowned.
 A message from the War Fiiian to- night reporting that she was resuming her voyage said the Castalia was still afloat. The United States naval ves- sel Tallapoosa was ordered by the United States shipping board to pro- ceed to the Castalia and, if possible, tow he: to the nearest port
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
ARMIST|CE RENEWAL TERMS AGREED UPON AT MEETING OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL
Terms Include Naval and Financial Clauses, and Provisions for Restitu- tion of Material Stolen
 From the Allies
By Associated Press

Paris, January 13.-An off cial communication issued aft CT the adjournment of the su- preme war council today says:
 "The meeting reached an agree ment to the terms on which the armistice Is to be renewed on Jan uary I7. This included naval clauses, conditions of supply and provision for the restitution of material stolen from France and Belgium by the Germans.
 "The meeting also continued it's discussion of procedure. It was agreed to hold the next meeting of the supreme wHr council Wednesday mt IO,3O and that the first full session of the peace con ference will take place on Saturday tJnnuary 1S) at 2:30 P. m. at the foreign 0fYiec."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
OUTLINES PLAN Rv AssociafaA prass

Paris, January 13.-QIavas.) - Leon Bourgeois, former premier and the French authority on a league of nations said today that it had been agreed upon by the French government that the French association of a league of Ea- tions would endeavor to reach an agree ment as to procedure with similar asso- citations, especially in Great Britain and the United States. The former premier outlined the following plan:
 First, the issuance, before the begin ming of peace negotiations, of a solemn declaration by the allies fixing the funda- mental rules of the organization of 8 league of nations with the assurance of the immediate observance of the rules among themselves.
 Second, the peace treaty shall con tain the obligation of compulsory arbi- tration and limitation of armaments.
 ,'Third, immediately after the signing of peace universal conference shall be called to fix the details of league of nations. The conference would look into the rights of each nation and would consider what should be done to a state resisting the decisions of the league. It also would take measures concerning any state not belonging to the league and which caused trouble by violence. The project foresees, in order to compel the submission of such a state or states, constitution of an armed exercising inter national control and the establishment of diplomatic. judicial and economic meas ures tending to isolate the rebelious stat and compelling it to depend upon it's own resources"
 Germany. M. Bourgeois added. would have to undergo not only political rev olution but also moral one.
 ''Her very soul has to be changed he said.
 Tn addition Germany must give guar antees of a military character. make reparations and punish those who had violated all laws of humanity. Until that is accomplished. Germany must be com pelled to observe all the rules of inter national control to which other nations will have agreed voluntarily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
BLOC PARTIES FORMED
By Associated Press


 Paris. January 13.-The Polish na : tional committee in Paris today re- ceived the following telegram from Warsaw:
 National bloc parties have been formed in Poland, comprising all the political parties, including peasants and workmen, and representing all the political grouping in the three divisions in Poland with the exception of the so- calsts.
 "Ignace Jan Paderewski is making every effort to realize national coun- cil, to include the Polish socialist party, from which Andreas Moraczewski' $ government emanated. The supreme peoples council of Posen originally proposed converting such council. to which the socialists now are the only obstacles, withholding their consent to replacing the present ne-party government by national coalition ministry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
BIG FIRE LOSS
 AT PITTSBURG
ey Associated Press

Pittsburg, January 13.-Firc, which for a time threatened the Second avenue wholesale district of Pittsburg. totally destroyed the vOscamp Brothers warehouse and damaged other buildings in the im- mediate vicinity late tonight. The loss is estimated by the owners at more than $60O.OOO. An expl0- sion of carbide caused one wall to collapse. The debris carried down . high tension electric wire and en- Gagnered the lives of hundreds of persons. One fireman was inivred when he was struck by falling bricks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
Big Wooden Steamer
 Launched at Mobile
By Associated Press

Mobile, January i3.--The 350O- ton wooden composite steamer Alta was launched here today from the plant of the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding company in the presence of a large crowd lof people. M ss sophia Dunlap youngest daughter of George H. Dunlap, vice president of the company chris tened the vessel with bottle of cham pagne. This is the sixth vessel on the United States shipping board to be launched here since August
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
GERMAN UPRISING BELIEVED DIRECTED
 BY RUSSIAN REDS
Rv Associated Prsss

Washington, January l3.-Officials here were much interested today in an ar tice published in the Berlin Tageliehe Rundschau. of Saturday, stating that tn } Spartacan group had sent telegram to Moscow stating that fighting must be stopped as soon as possible because the Berlin working classes were not ripe for dictatorship of the proletariat. This. it was pointed out, supports the charge that has often been made that the Ger man uprising has been directed by the Russian oolsheviki
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
Bill Introduced to
 Modify Courts-Martial
By Associated Press

Washington. January 13.--A bill pro- posed by the war department modify ing military court-martial proceedings was introduced today by Chairman committee. Sentences by courts-mar tial of death, dismissal or dishonor able discharge would, under the bill. be suspended pending revision. The meas ure also proposes increased authority fo rthe judge advocate general to re- view sentences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
OF CONSIDERATION OF
 LEAGUE NATIONS
 URGED IN SENATE
SOlons Insist That Problems of the Peace Conference Should Not Be C0mpli-
 cated by League Plans
By Associated Press

Washington, January 13. Speeches advocating postpone ment of consideration of the league of nations proposal until after the peace conference were made in the Senate today by Senators Sterling of South Da- kota, republican, and Myers of Montana, democrat. Both in sisted that problems of the peace conference should not be complicated by this plan.
 Senator Sterling contended that exist ing relations between America, Great Britain, France and Italy made league to enforce peace unnecessary Senator Myers advocated establishing restricted league later, without impairing the sov- ereignty of its members, and with the central powers barred at least for this generation.
 Death of the former Kaiser life im- prisonment for Won Hindenburg and others, said Senator Myers, should be terms for the final peace treaty. He also argued for repudiation of Gerfnany's war debt and payment of the entire cost of the war by the Germans; for confiscation of the Kaiser's personal fortune and re- tention by the victors of both the war and merchant marine fleets of Germany.
 Senators Shafroth of Colorado and Borah of Idaho. plan to speak on the league of nations tomorrow, while Sena- tor Thomas of Colorado intends to dis cuss the American expedition to Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
Summary of the News

1-sI00, ,00O, ,00O famine relief appro-
 priation bill approved.
 Arruistice renewal terms agreed
 upon. Washinxt news of day. 4-Edit0rial. -Speeders scored by Judge Fort. Industrial plant construction nears
 completion. 0-SOciety. 7-Casunfty list. S-GirI tells of fathers killing. 8-Leyi~lntors call off sct-together
 meeting.