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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
WILSON BLOCKS
PLAN OF ALLIES
WILLING FOR TALLY AND JUeo
sLAvIAsTo UNDERTAKE
SETTLEMENT
ALLIES CONSIDERING NOTE
REMINDS ALLIES HOW THEY
CALLED ON U. S. FOR uN-
LIMITED HELP

Washington. President Wilson &C
cepts with reservations the proposal
of the British and French premiers
that Italy and Jugo-Slayia undertake
settlement of the Adriatic question.
He says If Italy and Jugo-Slavia pre-
fer to abandon the so-called buffer
state containing an overwhelming ma
jority Of Jugo-Slavia and desire the
limit the proposed free state to the
corpus separatum in Fiume, placing
the sovereignty in the league of ma
tions without either Italian or Jugo-
SlaV control, the United States is will
ing to leave the determination Of he
complete frontier to Italy and Jugo.
Slavia.
The president says The cannot pos
sibly join" in the premiers' sugges-
ton that the memorandum settlement
of December be withdrawn; declares
that albanian questions should not be
included in the proposed joint discus
sions," and reiterates that the United
States cannot approve of the execu-
tion of terms of the treaty of London.
Finally he expresses the earnest
hope that the allied governments WIFI
not find it necessary to decide on
course which the American govern
ment, in accordance with it's reiterat-
ed statement, will be unable to fol-
low"
Refusing to agree to a withdrawal
of the h-French-American mem
orandum of December 8 as a prelimi-
nary to the Italian-Jugo-Slav discus
sion the president says the memo
randum represents deliberate and dis
interested Judgment after months OF
earnest consideration" and that 1t
CONSTITUTES more than a mere eX-
change of views; it was a statement
of principles and reputation Of the
chief points upon which agreement has
been reached
Reiterating that he Would gladly
approve" a mutual agreement between
Italy and Jugo-Slavia reached without
prejudice to the interests of any third
nation. the president declares he can
not possibly approve any plan which
assigns to Jugo-Slavia in the northern
districts of Albania territorial compen-
sation for what she is deprived OF else
where.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
IRISH SITUATION IS TRAGIC
Dublin Castle Clique Alleged To Be
Plotting To Provoke Serious
Insurrectlon

London.-The Graphic features
Dublin dispatch saying the Irish sit
uation is changing remarkably. The
dispatch declares nothing can avert
a fresh tragedy except the utmost
GOODNESS on the part of the authorities
and that any increase in the rigor of
martial law will inevitably precipitate
such a tragedy causing dangerous COM
plications for England and America.
The chief danger, according to The
Graphics advice is the widespread
conviction that a small Dublin castle
clique is bent on getting Ireland's
youth into the open so the morale of
the Sim Fein may be broken by
bloody repression. This, however, the
dispatch says, is having one good re-
suit in causing the Sim Fein leaders
to avoid provocation at all costs.
Ian MACPHERSON. chief secretary for
ireland, defending the Irish admins
tration in the house of commons, said:
1T is obvious we are up against
a tremendously dangerous situation in
Ireland"
He added that the Sim Fein had
at least two hundred thousand men
prepared to commit murder at any
hour Of the day or night.
Secretary MACPHERSON asserted he
had received letters from loyalists in
the west and south of Ireland begging
the government to take steps to get
them out of the country. The eastern
rebellion of 1916 had not been stamp
ed out, he said, and had left behind it
a spirit more malignant and revolution
airy than Ireland had ever known be-
fore.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
LOP OFF BILLION
FROM U. S. TAXES,
SUGGESTS Mr.. McADoo
Former Secretary Of The Treasury
Says Immediate Action Should
Be Taken BY Congress

Washington.-An immediate billion
dollars reduction in federal taxes was
suggested in statement issued here
by William G. McAdoo, former secre-
tary of the treasury. The present tax
burden is too great, he said, and is
Having an injurious effect on bust
ness"
Mr.. McAdoo proposed that collection
of tax to establish sinking fund for
retirement of the war debt which was
recommended by former Secretary
Glass to begin with, the fiscal year
1920. be postponed for two years, and
that the deferred payments of Euro
pean interest be funded until Europe
is in position to pay its interest
charges.
"The financial policies of the nation
as embodied in future congressional
legislation" said Mr.. McAdoo, Should
realize the utmost economy in expen-
diture and might well fund in long
term bonds $1,OOO,OOO,OOO per annum
for two years of the amount now raised
by taxation.
Under the laws a tax to establish
a 1 per cent sinking fund to retire
bonds now outstanding is to be collect
ed beginning with the fiscal year 1920.
This might we'll be postponed for at
least two years and thus reduce the
tax burden by $25O,OOO,OOO annually.
There, too, is the debt which Europe
owes us and which now amounts to
about ten billion dollars. If the eco
nomic restoration of Europe had pro-
ceeded far enough so that Europe
could now pay interest on this debt
(as she will be able to do within few
years., we should have an Income of
$500,O00,000 from this source. But
that is not now available"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
PRESIDENT WILSON BRANDS
ALL THE RESERVATIONS AS
QUALIFICATIONS OF TREATY
Restates His Opposition To The Res
ervations Proposed BY
Senator Lodge

Washington President Wilson re-
stated for Democratic senators recent
ly his opposition to any peace treaty
reservations which would weaken the
full force of Article X, or otherwise
impair the provisions of the league
covenant.
Without saying specifically what
qualifications he would or would not
accept, he wrote letter to Senator
Hitchcock, the administration leader,
that almost all the reservations he had
heard suggested were lin effect yir-
tual notifications" of the treaty arti-
cles to which they applied. Il hear
Of reservationists and mild reservations
lists" the letter added. 'but cannot
understand the difference between a
nullifier and mild nullifier"
Discussing Article \ particularly,
the president wrote that there was mo
escaping the moral obligations which
are expressed in positive terms in
this article" though there could be no
obpecton to explaining in an inter
probation the constitutional methods
by which such an obligation would
have to be fulfilled The very heart
of the covenant. he reiterated, would
be imperilled by weakening Article X.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12

T,fton.-That the "All.forGeorgia~
meeting at Triton was timely in its
purpose of developing this state and
advertising its resources and advan.
taees all over the counsrp and that
il win bring new money and blood into
Georgia. was the statement of Gov.
Hugh M. Dorsey in an address at the
luncheon at the Second District school,
which event closed the session.
The meeting was called for the pur.
nose of bringing all development and
advertising organizations in the state
into one body to coordinate work and
promote efficiency. An organization
was effected with A. X. Seasons, Of
Waycross, president, and financing
fund of 5000 900 will be raised and the
development and advertising of Geor-
gia pushed to the limit.
zone part of the. state hardly knows
The resources of the other part" Gov
ernor Dorsey said in his address. Our
CLAW is undeveloped, our mines are UNI
developed and, greatest Of all, our
agricultural resources are undeveiop-
ed and from personal observation I
realize what can be done with one
great, compact, active and aggressive
organization. On a recent visit to New
York. I looked out window and saw
$50 ships in the harbor which could
not unload, yet our southern ports are
open and unused.
"I believe if you want to make this
organization a big success, you should
flash to the world that you have organ1
lied with the American Cotton assoc,
citation and put money in an enterprise
that will advertise while you sleeps
Other states are waiting on Georgia.
to organize for this great movement
and want to see the business men
and farmers get together with the
biggest financial institution in the
South.''
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
NO INCOME TAX ON
STOCK DIVIDENDS
MILLIONS COLLECTED ON ~.
COMES MUST NOW BE
haAHs REFUNDED
BIG LOSS TO GOVERNMENT
supreme Court, IN Ruling On 1915
Act, Says Stock Dividends Are
r-s Capital Stock

Warrington Stock dividends may
not be taxed as income, the Supreme
court held, in declaring unconstitu-
tional the provisions Of the 1916 in
come tax act, taxing as income such
dividends declared by corporations
out of earnings and profits accruing
after March /. 1918.
Under the courts ruling, the fed.
eral government must refund millions
OF dollars in taxes collected on stock
dividends since the 1916 law became
effective. Internal revenue bureau of
ficials said the exact total OF the re-
funds could not be estimated at this
time, and that it would not be known
until all claims had been filed and
computed
The opinion read by Justice Pitney
declared that the 1916 law disagreed
with the, sixteenth amendment pro-
viding for federal income taxes.
The court held stock dividends are
capital stock.
Stock dividends are nothing more
than a book adjustment and repre-
sent the increased value of corpora
TONS stock because of increased earn
ings," he said.
Stock dividends show a company's
earnings have been capitalized in
stead Of divided. They still remain
property and in the hands of the COM
pany and the stakeholder receives
nothing which may be regarded as in
come.
1T is argued the stock dividends
may be sold. but that is not the ques-
ton. The question is what is a stock
dividend? and we hold it is capital.
1t doesn't make any difference wheth-
er the stock dividend is salable
1T would require the selling Of other
stocks to pay me tax on stock diyi-
bends, il it were held taxable"
The case has been argued twice dur
ing the last year.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
DECISIVE ACTION is
COMING IN SENATE
IN THE NEAR FUTURE
Treaty Will Stand Or Fall BY vote
On Article X of League
Covenant

Washington. Various methods OF
Fastening action on the peace treaty
were discussed at conferences among
Republican and Democratic senators
as result of the apparently unlver-
sal sentiment of the leaders that moth.
ing in the direction of compromise
would be gained by further delaying
the decisive vote.
1t was said no final conclusions were
reached, though it was predicted IN
some quarters the near future would
see a formal agreement to limit de-
hate on the six reservations which
remain to be disposed of under the
present program before the senate
gives its attention to Article X. 1t
generally is conceded dthat by the de-
generally is conceded that by the de-
stand or fall and all of the leaders
have said they were anxious to get
through with details and start the
fight on the main issue.
The plan of the irreconcilable op-
ponents of ratification to move to
sweep all the other reservations aside
and take up Article 10 may be aban-
doned if methods of fastening the
final vote is agreed upon. The Re-
publican leaders have taken the po-
sition that to break up the order of
business and consider Article x be-
fore its time would require two
thirds vote, and the irreconcilables
concede that even with Democratic
cooperation they could not muster
such a majority.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
WILSON IS ASKED TO YIELD
Leaders OF Democratic Party Ask
President To Accept
Reservations

Washington. Washington awaits
with new expectancy a word from
the white house on the treaty of Yer
sailles. Once more the center Of in.
terest in the great conflict has shift
cd from the capitol TO the executive
mansion. The fate OF the treaty rests
not with the senate, If it ever did, but
with President Wilson.
pespairs OF Ratification
The senate despairs Of ratification.
A word from the president can swing
the balance, and he is being subject
ed to unprecedented pressure TO speak
that word. For him to yield means
ratification. Should he remain obdu-
rate, no worthwhile prediction Of its
ultimate fate can be made.
No Mistake About Gravity
Washington makes no mistake
about the gravity Of the problem now
being reconsidered by Mr. Wilson. To
save the treaty from a further condi-
ton Of suspended animation, he must
bow to the majority of the senate. He
must agree to deposit ratification
embodying the Lodge reservations on
Article x and the Monroe doctrine.
TWO Great Drives
Two great drives are being direct
ed against the white house as the
senate approach is another roll call on
ratification, a futile vote unless the
president releases Democratic sena-
tors from their pledges to stand with
him to the bitter end. The first and
most vital is that of men high in the
councils of the Democratic party, men
whose activities are not confined to
the political atmosphere Of the capt.
tai, with it's extreme craftsmanship and
its faulty gauge of popular thought.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
LEAGUE is FORMED
TO BAR CIGARETTE
IN UNITED STATES

Chicago.-Abolition of the cigarette
in America by 1925 is the aim of the
International Cigarette League, or
ganized as successor to the Anti-Cigar-
cite League, it is announced in Chi
cago. Save the girls" is one of the
league slogans An effort will be
made to enlistevery girl in Chicago in
the clean life army" of the league.
A campaign for 100000 to carry on
the work will begin soon.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
Big Cotton Warehouse for Atlanta


AtIanta.-A six-acre tract of Mnd
lying at the foot of Houston street
and belonging to Mrs. Andy Stewart,
was recently purchased by the Cot
ton Warehouse company and the an
nouncement is made that this COM
pany will begin Immediately to erect,
at an expenditure of several hundred
thousand dollars, storeage ware
house that will cover the entire six
acres. 1t is also stated that the pro-
posed building with the present plant
of the company, which covers about
three acresof ground just across the
tracks cf the Southern railway, will
make perhaps the largest storage ware
houses in the South.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
100 DRIVEN FROM a
TRAIN, STRIPPED AND
ROBBED BY BANDITS

El Paso, Texas. One hundred pas
sengers Of the Mexico City express on
the National Railway Of Mexico, Chi,
huahua City to Mexico City. were
driven from their COACHES at the point
Of bandits rifles near Corralitos. Chi
huahua, and then stripped and rob
bed in the name Of Francisco Villa,
according 10 messages received by the
Ell Paso Herald
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
Eortx cars DESTROYED By Fire

Atlanta.-A spectacular blaze at tho
Excelsior Garage. 444 Whitehall street,
destroyed the roof and interior fixtures
Of the building, and ruined or damn
aged about forty automobiles stored
there, the total loss approximatlngI
$4,000. Although explosions of the
gasoline in the tanks of the cars wereE
frequent the only casualties were pain
full burns suffered by a negro who
was attempting to remove one of the
machines. !
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
EDUCATORS TO
meet AT MACON
PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR BIG
GATHERING TO BE HELD
MARCH 24-2e o
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST
Brief News OF Importance Gathered
From All Parts OF
The State

Macon.-The complete program has
been announced for the fifty-fifth an
nual convention of the Georgia Edu-
cational association, which meets here
the latter part of March simultaneous
Iy with the Georgia school officials
meeting March 24-26, while the Geor-
gia Educational associations opens the
twenty-fifth and closes the twenty
seventh.
The program for the state school
officials will be opened March "a,
with a complimentary dinner at $50
o'clock at Mercer university. The first
general session will be held at eight
o'clock Wednesday evening at the aud
itorium of the city hail. with Prof. M.
L. Britain presiding and Prof NJ. L..
Duggan, secretary.
At. this first session welcome adj
dresses will be made by DR.. R. w.
Weaver, president of Mercer univer-
sity; DR.. G. r. jenkins, president of
Wesleyan collage, and ]. Ellsworth
Hall, member of Bibb county board
of education. Responses will be made
by H. M. Kaigler, superintendent of
KQuitman county schools, and Chan
cellor d. c. Barrow, president of the
board of education, Athens, Ga. The
address of welcome will be made by
Gov. Hugh M. Dorsey.
The general subject for discussion
at the meeting at $3.50 o'clock Tues
day morning will be Our Vocational
Work-How We Succeed"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
MEXICO TO DEMAND
PERMISSION TO IMPORT
ARMS FROM THE U. S
The Rebels In The Past Have Secured
At Least Half OF Munitions
Sent Into Mexico

Washington. Mexico is said to be
preparing to demand permission to
import arms and munitions of war
from the United States. Hilario Me-
dine, sub.secretary of foreign affairs,
in a statement which has been report
ed to the state department, has an
nounced that as a result of the retire
ment of Robert Lansing as secretary
of state, it is probable that the de-
mand will be met.
War Munitions Have Been inhibited
At the same time there has been
made public in Mexico City the text
OF the most recent correspondence be-
tween Mexican Ambassador Bonillas
and Secretary Lansing on the mat
ter. Because of the unsettled condi-
lions in Mexico, the state department.
for several years has refused to per-
nit war munitions to be exported to
Mexico ,except in few specific in
stances.
U. S. Officers Battered With Rebels
Investigations showed that the reb.
els secured at least half the NUM-
tions permitted to move for the Car
rama forces and they also were said
to have secured large quantities by
barter with the government command
ing officers. Investigation has shown
that practically all Of the 300 and more
Americans killed in Mexico during the
past few years me their death from
American.made bullets.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
PLOT TO KlDNAP
AMERICANS FOUND
BY MEXICAN OFFICIALS

Washington Discovery Of a coop
erative kidnapping association" hav-
iag for its purpose the kidnapping and
holding fer ransom of foreigners, pref
erably Americans, is announced by
The Mexican foreign office. according
to adviees from Mexico City. The
statement says this unique company
is made up of Mexicans and Ameri.
cans on the border
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
Bio Office Building Planned

Columbus.-A fifteen story office
building is proposed for Columbus in
the near future, the cost of which
will run very close to one million dol
lars. The j. A. Kirven company re-
Gently purchased the Lips property
ON the corner of Twelfth and First
and is to make the place a permanent
home for the concern, it is announced,
and. in addition to the building of
4 great establishment to house the
dry goods house, it will put up a
great office building above the store.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
Augusta Cops Raised

Augusta.-City council has passed
ordinances which give to the membersI
of the Augusta police force, excepting
officers, an increase in compensation
from $50 month to $11O/a month";
There is no increase for lieutenants.
The increase is made by council on
the understanding that number Of
policemen who have been classed byi
Mayor w. P. White as drones, be Drop
ped from the force.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
Millions In Securities Stolen In N. y

New York.-Approximately twelve
million dollars worth of securities. in
GLIDING Liberty bonds, were stolen
from six hundred brokerage houses
in New York and other cities last
wear. according to figures made pub
lie by the district attorneys office.
Most og the thefts are believed to
have hee. N work Of organized bands
of criminals wno had perfected plaps
Tor The Disposal of the securities in
various cities scattered throughout the
country.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
MINERS MAY SUSPEND
WORK. WITHOUT STRIKE,
If AGREEMENT FAILS

New York, Representatives of an,
thracite miners in preliminary meet
ing were understood to have decided
that in case their negotiations with
operators extend beyond April first,
through disagreement on a new wage
scale, there may be suspension of
workout no strike"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
$1,000, 600 In Cotton suits Filed

Brunswick,-Suits aggregating more
than $1,00O,O0O have been filed in the
Glynn superior court against Walker
D. Hines, director general of railroads.
The suits were filed before midnight!
of February 10Th in order to make the
director general the defendant rather
than the Atlanta, Birmingham and Att
lantic and the Southern railroad.
which companies the suits are specif.
ically against.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
Pulaski County Officers Elected

Hawkinsville-In a holly contested
county election the following officers
were elected: Ordinary, H.. A. Has
kins; treasurer, ]. B. Lewis; clerk,
Israel Manahan; tax collector, w. B.
Richardson: tax receiver, L. S. Har-
rell; sheriff, l. c. Jiles; commission
er, Morgan Thompson; surveyor, B. M.
Sangster; coroner, II. L. Stevens;
school commissioner, NJ. Mckinney.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
$4,000 DAMAGE Suit Filed

Dawson.-H. H. Waters, former sec
ton foreman, has filed suit in Ter
rell superior court against the Central
OF Georgia railway for $4,000 dam
ages for injuries he sustained when
he fell from the handcar on which he
was riding several months ago. He
claims to have been totally and per-
manently disabled and charges that
the occurrence was due to the negli-
gence of the company in failing to pro-
vide him with a safe mode of trans
portation.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
Beoin Work On Bridge

Albany.-Work has begun on the
new $263,00O steel and concrete bridge
to be erected across the Flint river
at Albany. Announcement to this eff
feet was made by Chairman A. j.
Lippett of the board Of county COM
missioners. Representative Of the
contracting firm which secured the
main contract and of firm to which
certain portions of the work were sub
let arc here to look after the details.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
Mexican Randits kidnap An American

Washington.-Peter w. Summers, an
American citizen. has been kidnapped
by Mexican rebels at Salina Cruz, Mex
leo. according to a dispatch to the
state department from that city The
dispatch said Summers was captured
by a band under Jesus Marella, who
is holding him for a ransom of one
thousand pesos. Summers is a for
mer resident Of Paw Paw, Mich, and
has been engaged in farming and in
the mercantile business at Santa Lu-
cretia, Mexico. for long time
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
Many Greeks Slain in Rodosto, Turkey

Paris.-The Greek legation has
made public telegram announcing
the slaughter of large number of
Greeks and Armenians by the Turks
IN Rodosto, sixty miles northeast of
Gallipoh on the sea of Marmora. De
tails are lacking, but the telegram
saws the French governor at Dedeag-
hatch has left hurriedly for Enos, the
headquarters of the followers of Mus
tapha Renal Pasha, Turkish National
list leader. who are said TO be terror
izing the inhabitants of that region.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
Ainaenburu For German Presidency

Hindenburg For German Pres'dency
Berlin. Field Marshal Won linden
burg's candidacy for the presidency
Of Germany is strongly urged in an
appeal that has just been issued The
appeal is the outcome of an agreement
between the German Nationalist par
ty and the Peoples party The Lo-
kal Anzeiger claims to have knowl-
edge that the field marshal would &C
cent nomination. His name has been
frequently mentioned previously
among the Peoples candidates for the
next presidential term.