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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-01-09
HOOVER LOOMING
STRONG AS CHOICE
OF THE DEMOCRATS
Lawrence Hints Food Ad-
! miniStrator May Get VIII
sons Support-C onserva-
tives Welcome Bryan
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

(Capyright, 1920, for The Atlanta Journal)
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-People
who attend the Jackson day dinner
and the meeting of the Democratic
national committee-or for that mat
ter, the Republican national commit
tee meetings, are essentially poll
ticians Their conversation is about
delegates and convention rules and
booms and certain success and the
terrible faults of the other party.
Candidates have their boosters on the
job quietly sounding out sentiment
and extolling the virtues of the as
pirants for the presidency.
But underneath it all, when you get
them away from the formal stuff,
the politicians who are here for the
Democratic assemblage have some
definite ideas of what is going to
happen in the coming campaign.
Far from being as comfortable as
the Republicans were in their calcu-
lation that any Republican could win
this time, the Democrats seem to be
saying that it win take some can
didate," not just any candidate, to
win on the Democratic ticket.
There is sense of impending re-
sponsibility for the selection of big
man to be the standard bearer of the
party, but as usual at this early
stage of the game, the friends Of Nc
Adoo, Palmer, Governor Cox, Sena-
tor Pomerene, Senator Hitchcock,
James W. Gerard, and last, but not
least, William Jennings Bryan. have
a confident feeling that their man
measures up exactly to specifications.
Hoover Looms Strong
They talk about their individual
choices with the usual enthusiasm.
but running through it all seems
to be a belief that the Democrats
either will have to have really big
personality or a strong issue The
more or less disinterested of the
political delegates talk about Her
bert Hoover, and there is no under
standing his possibilities even by the
delegates and committeeman who
4 hay candidates of their own to
eSpouse
Indeed, the most interesting bit
of political news in the Democratic
gathering is the pronounced friend
mess to Herbert Hoover
Is he Democrat?" is the ques-
ton which I overheard one commit
teeman ask another.
L don't know" was the reply. "but
the people down my way don't much
care whether he is or not"
Strength for Herbert Hoover comes
not merely out of the west, from
which section he halls, but from the
south. One of the men who has much
to do with South Carolina politics
and delegations, for. instance, told
me that if the convention were held
tomorrow, it would not be a difficult,
matter to swing South Carolina for
Hoover.
But there are certain pledges that
always go for the first ballot. One
man who controls another state said
he avs pledged to McAdoo, but he
thought in the end he might be
found swinging his delegation to-
ward Hoover.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-01-09
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
HEALTH EXPERTS .
IN CONFERENCE
Lessons Learned During Big
War To Be Used.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-The problem OF
improving public health by application
of the lessons in mental and nervous
diseases learned during the war has
brought many Of the leading psycholo-
gists and psychiatrists of the United
States and Canada here for the third
convention OF societies for mental hy-
giene, today and tomorrow.
The session considered most impor-
tant by the psychologists and medical
men attending Is that scheduled for to-
morrow night at which Surgeon Gen
eral Merritt W. Ireland, U.S.A., will
preside. A consideration of the neo-
ropsychatric examinations held by the
United States army, because OF which
20 900 men were rejected as unfit for
service, will be held II will be shown,
the experts said today that as a re-
suit of these reflections the United
States had nowhere near the number
of war neurosis" cases 1t otherwise
would have had. The psychiatrists care
fully avoid the term shell shock
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
DISCUSS PLAN
OF CHURCH UNION
Total of twenty-five Bodies
May Be in Merger.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 4.-General
discussion of one Of the plans for the
proposed organic union of % national
church bodies began today at the con-
ference of delegates from many evan
gelican denominations. As presented at
the opening session yesterday, this plan
provides Cor a visible organization TO
be created and known as the United
Churches of Christ in America" Each
constituent church would reserve the
right to retain its creedal statements,
its form of government in the conduct
of its own affairs and it's particular
mode of worship, but would cooperate
in the activities of the work of the
church, minimize differences and band
together in a .'ital and effective union
Among the denominations represented
at the conference are the Methodist
Baptist, Congregational, Disciples, Epis-
copal Primitive Methodist, Moravian
Presbyterian. Reformed, Reformed
Episcopal, United Presbyterian, United
Brethren. Wesl Presbyterian, Chris
tian church, Christian Union of the
L. s.. and the Armenian church.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
PHONE OFFICERS
IN CONFERENCE
Atlanta Scene of Meeting of
Association.

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 4.--Hundreds of
telephone officials from throughout the
country gathered here today for the
opening of the annual convention of the
Independent Telephone association OF
the United States
Lectures ad addresses on subjects of
interest to members of the association
and exhibits of equipment will mark
the convention, which will continue for
three days. Gov. Dorsey and c. Muir
ply Gambler chairman of the Georgia
railroad commission, were among speak
ers scheduled for today the chief exec
utive making the address of welcome
and Mr.. Gambler speaking on "regula-
tion."
F, 3. Mackinnon, national president,
and number of other members of the
association also were to speak,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
PHONE COMPANY
FILES A REPORT

The first report of the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph company to
the law committee of the Chamber of
Commerce under the agreement, of the
telephone company Il undertake the
Improvement of its local service to a
satisfactory point within 60 days and
make weekly reports of progress, has
been received by W. p Armstrong,
chairman of the law committee. The
report covers the week ending Satur-
day, Jan. 81.
The percentage of signals not an
severed in 10 seconds is given as ID
per cent; total force Of operators at end
of week 1898; toll additions during week
to operators s; total losses In operators
during week 10; total studentsrsa school
at end of week 2S; total applications for
operators positions during week 48; 40
tai applicants accepted during week 10;
net gain in stations during week 73
The total force at work Is exclusive Of
students, as Is also the losses and addi-
tions in operators.
A copy of the report has been for
warded by Mr. Armstrong to j. n Cad
by. of Madison, Wis, telephone engi-
neer, who aided the committee in its
Investigation of the breakdown of the
local service, Mr., Cadby will be expect
ed to give an expert opinion on the
meaning of the report, which does not
tell anything to the layman
The report was submitted by Frank
Flournoy, district manager of the tele-
phone company.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
APPRAISAL Of
GAS COMPANY MAY
NEXT Be ORDERED
State Commission Hears Evil
denCe in Petition for Big
Increase, But May Not De-
eide for Several Weeks.

Before any final action Is taken on
the petition by the Memphis Gas and
Electric cvompany for a big increase
in the rates for gas in Memphis, the
Tennessee utilities commission may or
der an appraisal and audit to be made.
That was the action taken upon Sim
liar petition of the Memphis Street
Railway company for emergency relief.
The street railway hearing will be re-
sumed at Nashville next Thursday.
Evidence in the gas rate hearing was
taken in Nashville Tuesday and We'd
nesday. Officials of the company adj
mitted that the alleged high cost OF
producing both coal gas and what is
known as water gas is due to failure Of
their plant to produce the maximum
quantities
1t was claimed that gas costs, deliv-
cred in the holders, more than 63 cents
per 1000 cubic feet, and admitted that
there Is a IA per cent loss from the
gas ovens caused by leakage.
Messrs Flock. Rainier and Steig, Of
ficials of the company testified w. p.
Armstrong. and f. B. Klewer, city at
torney, and his assistant, conducted the
hearing for the city and A. 6. King,
expert, of Chicago, testified.
HIS testimony was that with proper
management and maximum turn out
of gas, and considering the admitted
fact that the electrical department is
still very profitable, that taking the
company's own book figures as to costs
of material and labor sufficient reve-
nue. ought to be in sight this year to
take care of all maintenance and the
by Mr.. Armstrong and l., p. Miles, of
counsel for the company, next week, and
some decision Is anticipated within ten
days
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
BOXCAR SHORTAGE
BECOMES ALARMING

Railway officials are having consider
able difficulty in getting releases on
boxcars consigned to local shippers,
which is adding materially to the com
plications of the car shortage here ac-
cording to reports made at the regular
meeting of the Memphis district operat-
ing committee, held at the Grand Cen
tral station Wednesday morning
An appeal to the Memphis Merchants
association will be made by the commit
tee, urging the associations co-opera-
ton in calling abe attention of the in
dividu3l shippers to the Importance Of
Unloading all cars received as promptly
as possible. The number of cars held
up unnecessarily by shippers neglecting
to unload and release cars was reported
to be large.
All lines have difficulty in obtaining
boXcars, but the situation is not so
acute as to threaten another closing of
the local freight offices as was neces-
sary few weeks ago by some of the
lines.
The shortage here was increased re-
Gently when the railroad administration
ordered cars sent from this district to
the North and West to relieve the con-
gestion in grain shipments.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
TURKS PLAN
HOLY WAR"
ON BRITAIN
BULLETIN.

LONDON, Feb. A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from Con-
stantinople under date of Jan. 80 re-
ports important engagements in the re-
glon Of Marash and Alntab,. Turkey, IN
Asia, between national forces and
French troops. Marash Is seriously en-
dansered, the dispatch says.
LONDON, Feb A dispatch to. the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Constantinople today says:
"The Young Turks red army will in
the near future reach Constantinople to
throw out the Turkish enemies.
THE Turkish Bolsheviki announce
that a holy war against Breat britain
will be undertaken in the spring"
Petrograd is described as city suf-
fering from famine, cold disease and
robbery, in a report just made by Prof:
Zeidler, president of the Russian Red
Cross society, who has Investigated con-
ditions in the capital.
Owing to the want Of fuel the capital
is becoming q desert" he says. In a
few houses only there are some inhab-
itants and these generally live in their
kitchens. Famine conditions in this
city are terrible. If the population mad
not already accustomed itself to feeding
on what people in normal circumstances
never eat at all, they would have no
food whatever.
Inc water supply mas sloppeu, Wv :
ing to the want of fuel and the inhab-
itants draw their supplies from the
Neva or the canals, or use melted snow.
Cold, hunger and dirt give rise to wide
spread epdemics. Spotted typhus and
Spanish influenza, with various compli~
cations, have put an end to the suffer-
ings Of many unfortunate people. There
are no medicines to be had at all. Only
four hospitals are still open.
Electric lights are permitted from
5 to s pm. only, tram cars run at GER
tain hours and then merely on the
routes needed by the Bolsheviki. The
authorities are powerless to guard pub
lie safety Gangs of robbers are at
work in the deserted quarters of the
city carrying off all that may have
been left after the searches made by
the red army"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
Banks
Return Checks

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 4.-State
banks in Acknowledgement Of the
federal reserve system-are returning TO
the branch reserve bank here checks
sent to them for collection at par
The first checks sent to nonmember
banks with the request that they remit
in exchange on Birmingham, Atlanta
or New York at par or return the
checks. were mailed here last Saturday
Most of these have been returned Yes
terday a large batch OF these returned
checks were delivered to the express
company for collection Nonmember
banks In Alabama have not announced
what action they will take to prevent
enforcement of the federal reserve reg
uIations. except to bring pressure 10
bear In congress, Any court action. II
is understood. is being held up pending
the outcome Of injunction proceedings
in Georgia
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
SUPERVISION OF
TRAFFIC PLANNED

Tentative plans have been worked out
by the railroad corporations for an orr
ganisation To handle traffic matters
with the public after the return 81 thu
railroads to private control March
which provide for q supervisory traffic
organization to be known AZ the exe0uS
tive committee, composed Of chief tfhfs
fie officers appointed by and Represents
ing the presidents OF the railroads, with
Headquarters alternating between New
York and Chicago, with authority over
the entire organization OF the freight
and passenger departments.
A general passenger traffic commit
tee, consisting OF passenger traffic Of
ficers reporting to the executive COM
mittee would be created, with head
quarters at Chicago, New York and
Boston.
A general freight traffic COMMITTEES
compoed OF freight traffic officers would
also be created. which would report 70
the executive committee, with sub
committee OF not more than four mem
bers reporting to the general commits
tee.
There would also be committee on
classification to embrace all Eastern
territory.
District committees located at points
determined upon the facilitate tranSac-
tons with and for the greater conre1-
ience of the public, There would also
be various committees to give special
attention to certain commodities.
The freight department of the indi-
vidual carriers, or the district. general
or paid committees, would conduct
freight traffic negotiations with the
public, all interested carriers being ad-
vised
The freight department would make
its recommendation in the form OF an
application to the proper COMMITTEES,
which would have authority to authorize
a change in rates where reduction IN
freight revenue is involved.
The general committee would act fl
nally upon all matters within its terri
tory, except upon questions OF policy
or matters that should have the atten-
tinn of the execntiVe committee
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
JERSEY CATTLE MEN
TO MEET AT JACKSON

INCKSON. Mee Feb 4. (SnlD--A
conference OF Jersey cattle men haa
been called by James T.. Evans oF
Mudon president Of the Missi2sippi Ier-
sey Cattle club to b. held in he board
of trade room at jackson promptly on
Feb. H.
The purpose 81 the meeting Is 10 lav
defirte plans for cooperative action
ny the Jersey owners In the way of nut.
ting cows on tho register Of merit test
nj p-onating annual sales, or pushing
dairy legislation and Of encoura giag
the work
J. H. McClain OF the dairy division
Of the United States department nf
agriculture, Extension Dairy Husband
man l.. A. Higgins. representative of
the American Jersey Cattle club. ana
many leading Jersey breeders OF the
state will be present.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
US. 5. TENNESSEE
FUNDS COMING IN

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 4. (Spl)-
Reports received at state campaign
headquarters over the results of the
first days work in the campaign for
the battleship Tennessee entertainment
fund of between $4,000 and $4,000 in
dicate the interest being manifest by
the people of the state in their boys
who have volunteered to serve a
'hitCh" in the United States navy
aboard the worlds greatest super
dreadnought.
A number of subscriptions have been
received and everything points to a
generous response to the patriotic ap-
peal being made this week by the CEN
tral committee of citizens of which
Gov A. II. Roberts is chairman.
The entire week has been proclaimed
Tennessee Testimonial Week" and it
is hoped that it will be unanimously
observed by every citizen of the state
putting in his or her part toward max
ing the campaign a great success.
"GobS of fun to chase gobs of gloom
is the slogan today for the gobs who
will man the battleship Tennessee.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
FAIL In FIGHT TO
CRIPPLE COMMISSION

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Feb. 4. (Spl)--
The last gasp In the fight to abolish or
cripple the Arkansas corporation COM
mission was emitted in the house OF
representatives this morning when Rep
resentative Gunnell. of Arkansas coun-
ty, called up his bill to permit the city
of Stuttgart to own and operate a light
and power plant. undisturbed by the
state commission.
The measure also might have abol-
ished the commission, as it provided
that all laws in conflict were repealed
When the bill was called objection
was made that it was not within pur-
view of the governors call The speak
er. saying he wanted TO leave the mat
ter TO the house, overruled the motion
and asked that an appeal from his rul-
ing be taken On the appeal his ruling
was reversed AZ to %,
Both branches Of the legislature to-
day got down to passing bills from
the opposite branch, and fully l50 bills
received final Legislative Naction.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
MARTENS GIVES
OUT U.S.. PLEA
Soviet Envoy Appeals for Help
for Captives.

NSHTNGTON. Feb. ludwig c,
4 EC N'rtcns. rcprase ntatlye in this
courtrv NJ the Russian soviet govern
mctt. made public today a cah'egram
rC has sent to Maxim I.itvinoff as.
sistart commissioner Of foreign affairs
row at ConcnhaEen, advising thai
American Red Cross personnel re-
Unconditiona'ly. T>nding that action
Martens said IN a statement, he wished
10 assure relatives of the Americans
that they would he treated with every
con=idorat on.
Martens suggested to Litvnoff that
the soviet government call attention to
the "inconCruity" ~ the release OF the
Americans White "RusSian citizens in
America arc being uniuatlv arrested
and n-altrcsted." and while Martens
himself is under threats Of deporta.
tionN
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
MAY CLOSE U. Of A.
ACCOUNT Of FLU
-
Spread of Malady in Arkansas
Worries State Health
Board.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Feb, 4.--with
reports indicating a rapid spread Of the
influenza epidemic in Arkansas, the
state board OF health today announced
that health officers at Fayetteville were
considering closing the state university
and that health officers at Wynne had
ordered circuit court there adjourned
A total of SIG new cases were reported
from over the state in addition TO 200
reported from Greenwood and l50 at
Des Arc. Twenty cases OF pneumonia
were reported from Greenwood and an
appeal was made for nurses and doc
tors, Fort Smith has been asked to
send help to Greenwood. Eighty-eigh
new cases of influenza were reported
in Little Rock today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04
COLLEGE DRIVE TO
GET CHURCH AID

NEW YORK. Feb l. lSpl )-Plars
have been completed for an intensive
drive in more thar 200 colleges and ~ l.
versities Of the United States 10 obfat"
recruits for Christian work, The cr.
listment Of trained leaders for religious
service will be under the auspices Of
the life work depa rtment OF the In',r-
church World movement The drive
will begin on Feb l3 and will end
March IS.
At conference held in New York
city attended by moro than 100 per-
sons interested in the prcicc. il was
decided that three-d day meetings should
be held in each university: that teams
of speakers should address groups cf
students at each university and that
the principal topic Of discussion will
be the New World Challenge to Chris
tianity "