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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
WILSON DENIES
SECRET PACT
Answers Senate EmphatiCalIy
as to Sale of Former
German Ships.
PAYNE is SUMMONED
Before Supreme Court tc
Show Why Injunction
Should Not Be Given.

Washington, Feb, 16.--tA, P)
President Wilson will inform
the senate emphatioally that
there is mo basis" for the report
OF secret agreement between
the shipping board and the Brit
Ish interests for the sale of the
thirty former German passenger
liners, Il was announced today
at the White House.
The presidents message viii he in
reply TO the resolution of Senator
Hrandogee, republican, Connecticut
asking for information regarding the
report The resolution was adopted
by the senate last Saturday.
Chairman Payne, OF the shipping
board, was summoned TO appear In
person today in the District of Co
lumpin supreme court to show cause
why un Injunction should not be is
sued on application OF William Ran
dolph Hearst. OF New York. to pre-
vent the sale of the thirty former
German passenger ships.
In Mr. pay.e e's absence Commits
sloner Thomas \, Scott opened the
auction at which bids for the vessels
were received.
Many Ready to Bid.
Just before the White House an
nouncement was made the public
auction at which bids for the ships
were received began at the shipping
board with representatives of more
than score of shipping companies
present
Chairman Payne was unable to
conduct the auction as he had been
summoned 10 appear in person in the
District of Columbia supreme court
in proceedings brought by William
Randolph Hearst. of New York. for
an injunction to stop the sale. Com
missioner Thomas A. Scott acted for
him.
In openns the auction, Mr.. Scott
read q memorandum from Chairman
Payne, which said the highest bids
would have to be approved by the
senate oacommerce committee and the
house merchant marine committee
and that acceptance of any bids
would depend upon the outcome oI
the injunction proceedings in the dis
trict court.
The memorandum said these pro.
ceedin- were expected To be con,
eludePNvithin two on three days, hu
that In any event checks received
with the bids would be returned by
Saturday il the sales were not con-
summatcd.
Commissioner Scott said the terms
Of the sale would be arranged to suit
the convenience of the board and the
prospective purchasers ana that all
! ships sold must be operated under
the American flag.
Among the shipping men present
were i. A, S. Franklin, of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine; Georg,
w. Gocthals, the American ship and
Commerce company. A. " Moore, OF
the Moore n Mccormack company
and Philip Doronde, of the Oriental
Navigation company.
The first vessels offered were the
Black Arrow, the Amphion and tn,
! hilippincs, composing the group ol
the Black sea service. No bids wcrt
offered for them.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
PROTESTS WILD
MAJ It CHANGE
! = Owen UrgeeS Wilson
ke Immediate Steps to
.abilize Interest Rates.

= ashington, Feb. 16.-Q. n. 81
The unreasonable manner in which
interest rates on stock collateral loans
I'm New York have been iluctuating
from normal to 25 and 80 per cent.
has caused the most unhappy con-
sequences to interest rates." and has
injuriously affected our commercial
business throughout the United
states Senator owen, democrat, of
Oklahoma, member of the senate
banking and currency committee, as
serted in a letter addressed to Presl-
dent Wilson, which he read in the
senate this afternoon.
Senator Owen urged upon the pres.
ldent that the government take imme.
diate steps TO establish a policy
which viii give stability to interest
rates"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
SENATE RESUMES
DISCUSSION OF TREATY

Washington Feb Reconsideration
OF the pence treHty WAS resumed In the
open senate today by unanimous con-
sont.
Without debate. the senate acceded
TO the request of senator Lodge, the
republican leader. that the treaty be
taken up
To start the parliamentary ma
chinery toward possible compromise.
senator Lodge moved adoption OF Il
notification In the first or the republic
can reservations adopted last session.
aud another season OF debate began.
senator Mccormick. republican III
noia. one Of the irroconcilHhlc op-
ponents Of ratification began the dis
cussion with prepared speech at
lacking the troAty
He declared renewed world war and
unrest not peace and order have been
the consequence OF the Voranllca con
ference which made the peace treaty
with Germany, The reservation which
Senator Lodge moved 10 modify related
TO Withdrawal from league member
shin
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
McKeHar in Senate Blocks Ship
SaLe:Board Gets Bids $32, $50, 900
DECISION FRIDAY
ON HEARST'S PLEA

Washington, Feb. 16.-tA. P)-Ap-
plicatlon of William Randolph Hearst
for an Injunction to restrain the ship
ping board from selling thirty former
German liners was taken under ad-
visement today by Associate Justice
Bailey, of the District OF Columbia
supreme court. He announced he
would render n decision next Friday.
Judge c. II. Ames, assistant attor-
ney general, argued for the defense
of the United States shipping board
this afternoon when Justice Mccoy
heard arguments on tho bill for an in
junction.
Answering the contention by the
plaintiff that his rights as n taxpayer
would be injured by the sale of the
ships, Judge Ames declared that a
private citizen has no right TO inter-
fore with the orderly operation of law
SO long as he is not damaged.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
MAINTENANCE OF WAY
STRIKE ONLY DELAYED

Detroit. Feb, lG.--Thc proposed strike
Of the more than 500 000 members of
the United brotherhood Of Maintenance
OF Way Employees and Railway shop
laborcrs has not been cancelled. but
has been merely postponed, Allen T..
Barker, president of the brotherhood.
announced today. Unless speedy relief
is given the workers. ho said. the
strike viii certainly take place.
In making this announcement Mr.
Barker also said the board Of dircc-
tors and vice presidents of the brother
hood have been called to meet here
Thursday to consider the strike situa-
tiOu
The strike. which was 10 become cf-
iecttvc tomorrow, wHs postponed Suf-
uTdaN night 10y President Barker on
recommendation Of tho brotherhood cV-
ecutlve committee representing tho
men iu Washington
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
CHARGED WITH GAMING

w. \. UiEgicl Nolan and Il. i.
Smith were up in police court this
morning charged with keeping n
gambling house and We're fncd 81 and
cost. Joe Gregory. George Thompson.
Harry Coync, Lee Jones and Thomas
Gallant were an fined 80 and cost ON
the charge of gambling. The arrests
were made by officers DugEan and
Gouldy.
Nose Roberts. colorcd charged with
driving an automobile I'M an iutoNi-
Gated condition VISA fined So and cost
and bound over under a bond Of $3.50.
Lizzie Catholic cOlorod. charged
with public profanity was fined $50
and cost in court and bound over
under a bond Of $3.50 She was ar
rested Sunday hy officers Neil aud
Light after she had thrown "A brick
bat into the patrol wagon.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
PETITION PRESIDENT TO
KEEP PAYNE IN OFFICE

Washington Fob. 16-Membcrs of
the senate commerce committee to-
day petitoncd President Wilson TO con-
tinue Chairman Payne In his present
position as head of the shipping board
for at least four months. Tho meme
herR, democratic and republican alike,
are acting as individuals and not as
the senate committee.
Chairman PAYNE was recently nomi-
mated by President Wilson for sccre-
tary OF the interior to take the place
Of Secretary Lane.
Members OF the committee made the
request ON the ground thnt the chair
man of the board should not be
changed unttl congress had fixed def
mite policy ON the merchant marine.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
PROSECUTING WITNESS
UNABLE TO ATTEND
Oliver Sabotage Case Pro-
ceeds Without Inspec-,
tors Presence.

Knoxville, Feb. 16.-Tral of Will
liam ]. Oliver and ten other defend
ants on charges of fraud and sabot-
age in connection with the making
of munitions for the government was
begun in federal court here today.
1t may continue two weeks or more.
Gerald Parker, chief government in
spector at the Oliver plant while
shells were being manufactured, was
unable to come here on account of
illness. He is the prosecutions chief
witness and his records were sub
mitted by the prosecution today. The
greater part of the day was spent in
empaneling the jury, checking up
witnesses, and other preliminaries to
the trial.
The government sought to obtain
a continuance on the ground of Par
ker's absence, but the court ruled
that the absence of one or more OF
the 100 witnesses would not Justify
deferring the trial, especially as Par
ker's deposition can be taken and of
fered in evidence. He is in Norfolk.
Objection was raised to the presence
in the court of Fred r. Cotton, a
special agent of the government. The
prosecution asked that he, witness,
he excepted from the rule requiring
witnesses to leave the courtroom. At
this juncture Mr.. Oliver arose and
dramatically asserted: "He is the in
stigator, he is the instigator"
In his enfeebled condition he was
assisted to his seat by Mrs. Oliver,
his devoted wife, who is at his side
in the court. Cotton was Permitted
to remain in the room in order that
he might assist the governments at
torneys. Mr. Oliver is physically
manned, on account of an automobile
accident he suffered while the case
was first on trial many months ago.
Defendants in the ctse are: VIM. j.
Oliver. J. B. Waterman, Thomas L.
Roberts, Thomas +. Roberts, John
Godfrey, John DeRne, Chas II. Woods,
c. Webber, John A. Walker, J. Ed
Campbell, and J. A. IeiEler
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
SCHOOLS CLOSED AS
RESULT OF FLU REOPEN

Memphis. Feb. 1G-Schools and
thcatcrs here were rcopcncd today
and other health department orders
restricting public gatherings, put
into cnoct three weeks ago as
means Of checking the spread ~ In
nucnza. We're aunullod as result OF
n steady decrease iu tho number OF
eases reported fur several DAYS only
twenty-five new cases were reported
yesterday
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
CITY JUDGE CHARGED
WITH OPPRESSION

Nashville, Tenn Feb. 16.-City Judge
Madison Wells Is under 81 600 bond To
answer in the criminal court, as a re-
suit Of a states warrant sworn out Sat
urdaY by John Black. n taxi driver,
charging official oppression.
The case Is said to- be an echo Of q
recent investigation into the conduct of
the mayor police chief and city Judge
undertaken by the state. In which Black
figured as witness, Blacks attorney
claims he was fined excessively by the
city Judge when in his court as defend
ant, following his evidence In the In
Nestigation
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
HANGINGS TO BE USED
AS OBJECT LESSONS

Cbi,nEc. I,h 10 An future hangiurs
here Win Doe staged before prisoners in
against crime" 10 was announced hy
sheriff Carries " Peters today. lie said
thpt th, prisoners viii be- forced to see
the execution Friday OF 2l-Vear- old
Jack o'luon, who killed u policeman
here
The nret object lcaaou" was given
month ago ln the hanging Of Rnnaclo
DufnygO
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
SUSPICIOUS OF EVIDENCE
GIVEN BY GOVERNMENT

Knoxville. Feb. Special THAT
having been created, was the contention
Of counsel for VIM. j. Oliver and ten
other defendants at the beginning Of
their trial here today, in federal court
on charges Of sabotage and fraud in
connection with the making Of muni-
uons for the government This state
ment was made by defense counsel
atter prosecution counsel had intro
duced book purporting to come from
Gerald Parker, who was chief govern
ment inspector at the Oliver plant and
who the prosecution said kept the heat
and serial numbers of shells i'm the
book
The defense claimed the book is
written In several handwriting, with
pencil not indclable. and questioned the
evidence in the book
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
REPEAL OF REPURCHASE
CLAUSE OF SILVER ACT

Washington, Feb, l6.--Repoal OF the
reFurchase clause Of the Pittman SIlVer'
net will mean "A gradual and effective
reduction Of our present inflated money
oicfulauon, Dr Jacob IL IloIlandor,
professor Of political economy at Johns
Hopkins university, told house COM
mittee today.
The Pittman act requires the brcnk-
ing up 350.000,00 silver dollars and
sale of the bullion and re-purchuse
of the bullion at 81 an ounce
II viii also considerably reduce the
Country's floating debt, and establish
our currency system upon an unQuali-
fled gold basis, Dr lIoIlHndor said
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
STATE WILL PAY OFF
MILLION DOLLARS FRIDAY

Nashville. Feb 16.-(Special)-
The state will pay off S1oO0O00
debt next Friday which was bor-
roN ed two years ago on short term
notes. II was at first thought that
the state would refund the debt, but
the interest asked was too high 10
suit stat Treasurer NcAlistcr, so he
hauled Sl000.OO0 out OF the treasury
surpluT and Is going to rid Tenncs-
sec Of this big financial obligation
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
MALONE TRIAL TODAY

Preliminary friaI OF NJ J. Malone.
charged with impcrsonating United
states officer and passing two checks
drawn on the treasury OF the nited
states. viii hc heard by United States
Commissioner sam J. NcANesfDr this
afternoon az g. Malone WIS arrested
last December by representative OF
the department of Justice on complaint
of the Read House cigar store and tho
local United Cigar stores who stated
that they cashed worthless check 10
The amount Of S15. Malone iF ir the
county iall. having failed % MAKE
tho required bond Of 81 0o0. Hc was
formerly an enlisted man IN the army.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
Brjtsh-French Reply to Wilson Will Increase Tension
TO PRESS DEMANDS FOR
SER'S SURRENDER

London, Feb. 16.-The Pail
Mall Gazette, which is consid-
cred very close to Premier
Lilo d George, asserted today
that the allied governments are.
firmly determined to press their
demands for the surrender of
eX-Haiser Wilhelm, who is in
refuge in Holland.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
GEN. PERSHTNG ARRIVES
TO ATTEND MARDI GRAS

New Orleans, Feb. 10 with the
arrival here today of Gen. John j.
icrshinE. commander OF the Amer
lean eXpcditionarv forces. the 1920
Mardi Gras carnival festivitios. tho
first since 1917, were formally
opened.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
FAIR, SAYS BILLY 'POSSUM

s soldier ~
tho legion ls
speeding un 90
train. headed
tus ards fh o.
southland with
Dixie his roe
train. gu i
warm iH fHs
wfl, lus an i
tIndIs thr hand
that wflt Doc
cAfeudt,ltotnIE
soldier man
1ic is our gen
orul a full
NttirCt one
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
DAnnunSiO :SMen
SeiSe Transport

tfume. Feh. 16.-(A. P)-Two war
vessels attached 10 the forces OF
cant Gabrielle D'AnnunEio have cap
tur.i an Italian transport having on
board 600 regular troops in the Gulf
OF Luernero. southwest OF this city
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
"BLooMIN' HINGRATE, I
CALLS I'M" SAYS CoCKNEN

London. Feb. l6.--Secretary
of the Treasury Carter Glass
manifesto against granting any
further credits TO Europe. be
sides filling columns in tho
newspapers, shares with the
latest developments in the
crime wave" the attention OF
the men in the street
This is a scrap of converse
tion overheard between two
London CoCkneys:
"Wot dye think Of this ere
feller Glass-a hloomin' him
crate. I calls i'm.
"Wot feller Glass"
'Why. the American ChanCol-
Tor OF the cxchegucr-the chap
90 saws g won't lend us no
more money
"Oh. im" Well. wot abaht
im2 Amt they caught i'm
yetc-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
29 ITALIANS HELD
FOR DEPORTATION

N,v Yait I.n tt Twenty men
mostly fI.lHu" ARRESTED boo B rHid htf,.
Ntre tut.u io ..ns island TODAY tu
await deportation proceedings ou u,
riuuul thHf fH-I Hfs criminal tusfch-
ista oi th' l.l.rH >utoH" -'ur 10 Mas
ufIe r4m, association fhIt produced
lires.I tn, H.t...u ul k.nE Humber.
nf Italy H...rNIua fu department uf
urfIt. uf.HI.
has resulted FROM lfs having taken
orders tro Ions FROM the admins
uafiuu. from igs government depart
mrufs.
"tf Ia tnr So. realized that the
American people - mot want COM
Er-sa fu take orders HuN longer from
The government departments. that
when congress Yields lts uut1mmcled
Judgment fa That of department and
Iaf.lu heads. congress is falling into
cd dams r.us p.i
IA, un fhe democratic side who
arD trying to stay the hand OF the
administration iu this matter regret
fhs republican side should Doe irving
to prevent our efforts to prevent the
sale uf tlr4. ships
Jones objected however % imme-
liair consideration OF the AsHurst
resolution and be- went over under the
ruiss uf the senate.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-16
THE DUFFS

WILL AMuSE YOU. SEE THE BAG
PAGE EVERY DAY.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-12
StabiEzins Mexico.

a COGENT reason for resumption as soon as
~ possible of friendly and formal relations
between the United States and the leading
nations of Europe on the one hand and Mexico on
the other hand is disclosed in the latest reports
from our neighbor. During the war she was in
ternally perplexed and made distraught by the
presence within her borders of sympathizers with
Germany, who got more comfort than they should
have had from the Carranza government. Many
OF these marplots still live within her domain and
stand ready to make trouble wherever and when
ever they can
But she now has militant and
nlaiign brood of foreigners to combat-men who
take their orders from Moscow and who have built
up within the ranks of Mexican labor revolu-
tionary party that not only challenges the labor
bodies affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor but also the government itself The extent
to which they will go IN their revolt has been dis
closed during the past few days. Taken in connec-
on with the recent fight between the Socialists and
Liberals OF Yueatan it indicates that Latin America
is to meet the issues that Europe finds so
crucial Brazil, it will be recalled has recently been
forced to enact more stringent laws against icono-
elastic radicals, and the Argentine has seething
.agrarian and industrial problems.
If the present ad interim administration in Mex
leo and the coming Obregon government have got
this problem to face it would seem to be wise for
her European creditors and for Washington Off
Gals to free her hands possible for any
tasks that lie ahead in the way of putting down
revolution inspired by Lenne and the Third Inter
rationale
The Huerta-Obregon forces are not reactionary.
They sympathize heartily with reforms that will
relieve the nations agrarian problems and that will
equalize conditions of living for the ong-exploited
classes But they Republicans not Commun-
ists They favor orderly processes of reform and
not violent ones. They want Mexican, not
Russian, solution of their national difficulties The
United States and England and France know this
and common sense would to dictate action
stabilizing conditions at the Mexican capital and
leaving the administration free to fight foes thai
know national duties or obligations who will
gut democracy as light-heartedly a monarchy
and whose hand is against all men who challenge
their class autocracy.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-12
Reducing Governmental Expenditure.

The problem OF reducing the expenditure OF the
Federal government during the coming years and at
the same time lessening taxation has recently been
stated by the Secretary of the Treasury in way
that impressed the nation. Whether we like it or
not, to meet obligations incurred during the war
we are not going to be able to return to prewar
fiscal conditions for years to come, be the
economies adopted what they may.
In efecting the latter it has been supposed that
much could be gained from putting end to
duplication of functioning in the departments and
consequent wastes. If any investigation just COM
peted by the Bureau of Efficiency is to be decisive
as an opinion, then the facts do not justify the
hopes aroused. Moreover, the same bureau re-
ports, the vast proportion of the national expend-
ture-s7 per CENTS due to the cost of past wars
land to provisions being made for future ones.
So long as the burden of taxation arises from the
payment of interest debts, for pensions, COM
pensaton to disabled soldiers, vocational education
maintenance of rehabilitation hospitals, expanded
military and naval arms and failure of foreign gov
ernments to meet interest on war loans made to
them, then any betterments of administration of
the normal domestic affairs of the nation have
only a relatively small effect on the taxpayers
purse
Assuming, however, that the desirable reduction
of cost in this smaller field of expenditure is
seffected, what basis is it to rest? Are the
changes to be sweeping and on horizontal plane,
wholly arbitrary and making discrimination be-
tween departments and individuals? 1t was thus
that the last Congress went about its work, with
unfortunate results Repetition of the process will
drive out of government employ the best workers
il has 1t will increase the disposition of the en-
ploye to organize and act aggressively as class
group 1t will further weaken the efficiency of gov
ernmental administration of national business I'm
less handled scientifically, in nonparsan way and
with. some understanding of the ideals which are
governing progressive employers today, the demand
for reduction of the number of the employees and
of their pay may prove to be of the penny
wise, pound foolish" enterprises which in
power so often sally forth.
If il has become necessary through the growth
of population to face another decision as to the
size of the House of Representatives and the rate
of pay of Congressmen owing to increased costs
of living it is the less imperative to under
stand that national growth also presupposes .
working staff much larger than prior to the war
and that If the lawmaker is to be given higher
rate of pay, so must the department head and the
clerks who serve him.