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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
ATLANTIC COAST LEAGUE' IS NOW A "NEVER WAS"

The proposed Atlantic Coast league. preached by Johnny Dobbs in an idle moment last summer as a breeder of con- versation, and taken seriously by some people, has joined the ranks of never
 was ses. Says a dispatch from Jack sonyille:
 "Jacksonville's dream of Class c base ban in 1921 is apparently shattered. The
 Atlantic Coast league bubble has burst
 with dull, sickening thud and unless some angel sprints forward and starts rely upon amateur baseball next season,
 unless-well, but that's another story. The issue at present is how to get some real baseball assured.
 Mike Finn, Johnny Dobbs, Bob Gilks, 1, John McClosl1ey and few other kindred spirits built up a fanciful organization, with Montgomery, Macon, Savannah. Pensacola, Columbus, Jacksonville and maybe one or two other towns booked for membership and the plan even pro- gressed so far that the required check for the guarantee of territorial rights was posted. This check has been re- turned to Finn; Dobbs has signed again to manage the New Orleans club of the southern association; Gilks will agam hunt ivory for the Yankees; McCloslSey will stick to his previous affiliations. and 1tOn1lnlCk ThulldNey, WHO WAS UoVACl " handle the Jacksonville franchise, will continue his efforts in other directions, I looking to landing berth for this city | in some league.
 all the competition 1t wants, and per lhaps little more.
 1 Although it is their first year In Icross-country running. the Birming-
 ham Southern Panthers are not con- sidered as outclassed Saturday. In fact, much is expected of this piuc!<y little team from Sunshine Slopes 1 The cross-country Partners have
 been training faithfully for the meet
 Saturday, only recently holding their final trials to determine the first team. The candidates finished in bunch. ond lit was difficult to decide who is the best man. Coach Brown has picked his varsity. however and he Is sendirg ] them into the meet Saturday with more
 than slight chance of finishing st least second.
 Authorities at the B. A. c. are ex- ipecting entries from Tech and Auburn every day now. With A. and M, A. A. lC, Alabama Acipco and the B. A. C. already entered, and entries from Tech 1 Auburn and one or two other instild-
 tions expected. success of the event Saturday seems assured. It has been |estimated that at least 50 runners will line up for the crack of the pistol an lnouncing the start of the E. A. C.'s tenth annual road race Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01

occasion of his fourth appearance in 8 Cleveland ring
 However, Pal is a very determined young man, and his chief reason for agreeing to a return bout with Ire maine here is to prove that he can whip the Cleveland sensation. Tn ere was no question about Tremaine's Nic- tory in the first bout since Moore and his manager both conceded tho feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
Illness Is Serious

Anniston, November S0.-(SpeciaL)- )-- Mrs. John B. Fitzgerald has been :riti- caliy ill at her home in this city since Monday morning. She was only slight fly improved Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19
Trotsky Says Soviet's
Fronts Are Satisfactory;
"Fate" Is on Polish Line

MOSCOW. August 1s.-Soviet Rus
sia's position on both the Polish and
South Russian fronts was pro-
nounced generally satisfactory" by
Leon Trotsky. bolshevik war minis
ter, in an address here today. The
speech was delivered at a meeting of
the Moscow soviet.
Discussing the military situation.
Trotsky declared that ION the front
against white Poland our red troops
have fulfilled the fundamental part
of their task. The holding up of our
advanced troops before Warsaw in no
way alters the state of affairs. all
the more as the Polish front is now
divided into two parts-military and
diplomatic-and possesses two CEN
ters-one in Warsaw and the other
in Minsk"
THE peace negotiations at Minsk
are of exceptional importance" con-
tinued the war minister. because
they are developing on the unstable
among the workers Great Britain
of display of excitement among her
workers in connection with the peace
negotiations between Russia and Po-
land"
'On Gen. Wrangers 'front.'" he add
ed, I'VE are opening the gates wide
to our enemies, but we Shall assault
them in the flank and rear. The fate
of the revolution will be decided on
the Polish front. This is why we nave
concentrated our forces in the west
and are only leaving posts on the
southern front in order to hold up
WrangePs advance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19
State of Siege Order 4
Follows KattoWitz Riot;
Police Captain Slain

BERLIN, August 1S.-Negotiations
were begun some time ago by the Ger
man government with the allied COM
mission at Oppeln regarding the main
tenance of the neutrality Of the plebis-
cite districts of Upper Silesia, says a
semi-official statement issued here to-
night. 1t is declared the commission
has given assurances that hencefOrth it
will prevent any assistance being sent
to warning powers through those ter
ritories.
A dispatch from Kattowftz. filed
there at 3 o'clock tonight, stated the
town was quiet and that a strong force
of security police was on patrol. The
allied commission has declared an in
tensitied state of siege as result of
the fatal disorders on Tuesday, when
twenty-syen persons are said to have
lost their lives. Another telegram
from kattowitz quotes a statement
from the allied commission regarding
the riot, it being averred that the Sc
curify police tried to protect the
French troops. One allied soldier was
killed and eight wounded during the
fighting.
Capt -KIeis of the security police was
shot dead while trying to pacify an
excited crowd at the kattowitz railway
station.
LONDON. August 1S.-Latest re-
ports in Berlin today on the fighting
between French troops and the infab-
itants of the town of Kattowitz, Upper
Silesia, give the number of German
dead as twenty and the French. as
seven, according to wireless dispatches
from Berlin. --,sss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19

A great moral and social reform. re.
Gently achieved. is menaced by the
covert purpose of our opponents to
stack 1t. Enfranchised women will
make no mistake in choosing between
the republican party, which has led in
every movement for social and indus
trial betterment, and the democratic
party. which has nototriously refused
to enforce these enlightened policies
IN the south, where it completely
dominates. Nor will women forget
that more than four-fifths of the rati-
tying states are republican states"
VIII Reply to Cox.
Senator Harding was at home to-
day to members and former members
Of the Ohio legislature who came to
Marion for reunion luncheon and
to hear an address by the republican
nominee.
Party government was expected to
be the topic of the senator's speech,
and 1t was understood that he would
take occasion to make direct reply
to democratic criticisms Of that
policy az outlined in his speech of
acceptance. Along with the general
subject, Gov. Cox's charges of a re-
ublican Senate oligarchy" were ex-
pected to come under FIRE.
1t was understood also that "one-
man government" would be attacked
by Senator Harding in a discussion of
the functions and prerogatives of the
Legislative branch. The speech was
expected to touch only in a casual
way on the league of nations issue.
Senator Harding planned to speak
from his front porch. after the legis-
lators had finished q picnic luncheon
in a. grove q block away from the
Harding residence. Both democrats
and republicans had been invited by
the legislators in charge Of the dele
CATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19
Nearly 1900 Employees
Will Draw Last PAY
From U. S. Tomorrow

Tomorrow will be the last dav in
the service of the United States gov
eminent for approximately 1000 EN-
ployes. who will constitute the first
to be retired after long years of serv
zee.
At midnight tomorrow these en-
pioyes. in the government depart
ments here and throughout the coun-
try, will be separated from the serv
ice and take up their status as an
nIitants Of Uncle Sam. First annuity
checks will be mailed them Septem-
Der l.
Omcials of the pension Office were
unable today to state the exact num-
Der OF employees who will be separat ed
from the service, tomorrow constitinc
their last day as government work
ers
Three thousand more claims for
annuities from employees of the
postal service throughout the coun-
try are expected to reach the retire.
ment division of the pension office
within a few days.
All these employees will be sepa-
rated from the service at tomorrow
midnight, but the retirement division
viii! not have any record of them
until they are sent in by the Post
Once Department.
Retentions in the service, not all
of which cases are settled, also COM
plicate the problem of knowing just
what number of workers will serve
their last day tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19
WEE ''KCK' IN MINCE PIES
EXPECTED TO BOOST SALES
Bureau of Internal Revenue Permits Old
Fashioned Seasoning -Percentage
Is Unrestricted.

Washington pastry dealers are an
t'cipating renewed demand for
mince pie when the open season for
that delicacy is at hand. The bureau
of internal revenue, by a recent rul-
irg. permits a wee kick" in mince
meat, and sales are expected to go up
accordingly. Mince meat without
good old fashioned seasoning is like
ship without d rudder-lifeless. But
when mince meat is properly toned
up with dash Of brandy or wine
mince pie becomes as popular to the
deacon as to the man who wears
90 per cent breath.
= 1t was a debated question among
the officials of the bureau of interha.
revenue whether or not to allow the
manufacturers of mince meat to sea-
son the product with alcoholic or in
roxicating liquor. On one hand was
presented the spectacle of midnight
debauches around the table. covered
with mince pie and resultant break
ing up of homes and national demon
olization.
/ On the other hand, the manufac-
turers claimed that a man could nor
eat enough mince pie to result in ms
intoxication.
Figures unfortunately. are unavaIi-
able on the number of mince pies an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19
LIVING COST SCARS
DESPITE PROMISES
OF BIG FOOD YIELD
Bumper Crops Apparently
Will Have Little Influence on
Mr.. Consumers Burden.

Bumper crops all over the country
promise lowering prices for next fall
in food. and produce on the Washing
ton market is plentiful. beyond the
demand. dealers state. Everywhere
there is talk of lowering prices, and
the fact that sugar is coming down
brings joy to the heart Of every con-
sumner. Reductions in prices of shoes
and wearing apparel are apparent
but taking things as a whole. is the
cost of living cheaper this summer
than last?
An estimate OF. price. Cor various
commodities and public utilities last
year and this year shows living costs
are higher. if anything. in Washing
ton than they were last summer And
with higher freight rates, higher pas.
senger and express rates in view.
with demands of labor still unsatis
fled and with petitions for increased
rates by public utilities, the DEPART
ment of Justices campaign and tn.
buying public's campaign to brin1
down prices apparently counts for
naught.
Living Costs Compared.
Here follows list of prices. With
some exceptions they are approximate
prices, but as a whole they furnish ar
interesting comparisons:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19

Georgia Candidate for U. S.
Senate Charged With
Public Indecency.

BUFORD, Ca. August 19.-Thomas
E. Watson. candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for United States
senator from Georgia. together with
his travelling companion, +. H. Miller,
were released this morning from the
Gwinnett county Jail. where they
spent the night as the result of dis
turbance in local hotel.
Watson vas charged with public
indecency" on the books at the Jail.
while Miller was charged with carry
ing concealed weapons" Watson's
bond was placed at $500 and that of
Miller at $1,000.
Decide to Leave jail.
Both men agreed to leave the jail
after a conference with Thomas w.
Hardwick. former senator and candi-
date for governor, and John /. Kelley.
candidate for Congress-, who arrived
here early today.
Mr.. Watson announced that he
would cancel his speaking engage
ments for the rest of the week, in
Guiding one scheduled for Buford to-
day He was expected to leave for
his home at Thomson. Ga, later in
the day.
Mr. Watson returned to his room at
the hotel. where he later issued a
written statement. He said:
Explains Use of Stimulants.
After my nervous collapse in Flor
ida two years ago. it has been neces-
sary at times for me to take a
stimulant after extraordinary exer-
ton. l have been addressing enor-
vice of my physician. DR.. Thomas r..
Wright, 1 have been taking small
amounts of stimulants after extraor-
binary exertion.
AT Winder Wednesday 1 addressed
an enormous crowd. speaking direct
Almost all of the speakers at Winder
were overcome with the heat See
ing this. a friend of mine at Winder
gave me a small bottle of whisky.
from which he had taken several
drinks and from which l took two
ford as I went to bed. and having
eaten for the first time during the
whole day.
The noise of the'.gentiemen who
were playing cards in the lobby came
directly into my rom. I stepped out
of my room to the lobby rail and
tossed book down to attract their
attention, saying that the loud con
versation of the card players made It
impossible for me to sleep. During
this conversation 1 did not see the
proprietress at any time. ! returned
to my room.
ITO my utter astonfs hment and with ;
out being told of what offense I was
accused, I was seized by two power
full policemen. with whom l struggled
for liberty, as they did not tell me
my offense and did not exhibit any
warrant. l was not aware Of having
disturbed any one except the gentle
men playing cards I was not aware
that the landlady was anywhere near.
I'm the struggle with the police
men my Undertaking was torn and
disarranged through no fault OF mine.
OF course, when l was being treated
that way l used some pretty rough
language. having no knowledge of the
presence of the lady. / apologize to
her .profusely for saying anything
which she may have heard"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19

average Washingtonian would have
to eat before becoming imbued with
a desire to scale the Washington
Monument and paint the top red
white and blue. Unofficial estimates
however. place the number well uI
in the fifties.
A feature of the ruling concerning
the alcoholic content of the mince
pie is that the percentage of alcoho'
is unrestricted - the opinion simply
states that dealers. who abide by the
orders of the internal revenue bureau
may season the product with 'intox-
icating liquor"
This led to one fear that thirsty
customers would make large pur-
chases of mince pie, take the pastry
home and run it through the rinser
on the washing machine. allowing the
juice to drip into retainers for future
use. This fear is secuted, however, as
the present cost of bootleg whisky is
more than offset by the cost Of a
sufficient number of mince pies from
which a comfortable amount of liquor
could be drained.
There are many angles to the Ques-
ton. all of which have been gone over
thoroughly by the internal revenue
bureau. The result. however. is the
belief that the mince pie industry will
Took up considerably in the fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19
DOWNTOWN POSTAL
STATION / / is HELD UP
Department Told Proposed
Site Cannot Be Sublet
to United States.

Plans for a great downtown postal
station to be located in the old Num-
sey Trust Company quarters in the
Southern building have struck snag
with the notification of the Southern
Realty Corporation to the Post Of
fee Department that the trust COM
pany has no right to sublet the 18th
and H street quarters.
A suit has been prepared to enjoin
the Munsey Trust Company from sub
letting the quarters to the Washing
ton city post office for a figure said
to be $4,000, in case the Post Office
Department should OK. the plans for
the transfer of the present New York
avenue postal station to the Southern
building site.
Not Authorized to Sublet.
John Lewis Smith. attorney for the
Southern Realty Corporation. said to-
day that he had notified the Munsey
Trust Company last January that the
trust company. under the terms of
the lease, had no proper assignment
and was not authorized to sublet.
I'VE further take the position that
if there is any right to sublet it be-
longs in the stockholders of the
United States Trust Company. through
its receiver, recently appointed" con-
tinued Mr.. Smith.
The lease of the quarters in dispute
to the United States Trust Company.
from whom the Munsey Trust Com
pany rented them. contains a provi-
sion, Mr.. Smith declared, which makes
the expensive fixtures in the quarter.
the property of the Southern Realty
Corporation. with the provision that
at the expiration of the first ten
years $4,000 is to be paid for them
The term of ten years ends in July
1921.
This provision is not assigned to the
Munsey Trust Company, according tc
the contention of the attorney of the
Southern Realty Corporation,
Will Not Tolerate Subiettfns.
For these reasons the realty cor
poration has served notice on John
Rooms. first assistant postmaster gen.
eral, that it will not tolerate the sub
letting of the proposed site for the
postal station.
Postal inspectors have been work.
ing on the proposed big downtown sta
ton, which had been proposed to
have an Office for the city postmas ter
in it and fifty letter carriers working
directly from it.
Vice President Pope of the Munsey
Trust Company today refused to make
any comment on the situation created
by the action Of the Southern Realty
Corporation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19
SUFFRAGISTS LOSE
IN NORTH CAROLINA
By VOTE OF HOUSE
Continued from First Paee.)
Louisiana have been invited to adore

Louisiana have been invited to address
the mass meeting.
One vote cast in the house in favor
Of ratifying the amendment today
stood in the way OF certification to
the Secretary of State that Tennessee,
had completAl ratification in time for
women of the country to vote at the
November elections.
After voting against ratification
yesterday. Speaker Walker changed
his vote from nay to aye for the pur-
pose. anti-suffragists said. of moving
a reconsideration of the vote. Two
days are allowed in which to attempt
reconsideration.
The vote on the ratification resolu-
ion was 40 to Al. but was changed to
so to as when Speaker Walker switch
ed his vote to aye. The senate Fri
day adopted the resolution by vote
Of Is to 4.
Suffragists. confident of their abi1-
ity to hold their majority in the
house in line. were planning today
to move reconsideration Of yester-
days vote at time when their en-
tire strength is on the floor. They
figured that they could thus dispose
Of the reconsideration possibility and
then would not be in danger OF hav-
frage forces when several suffrage
supporters were absent from the
chamber A motion to reconsider
may be carried by a majority of the
members present.
Threat Of Court Proceedings.
Opponents Of ratification declared
today that il efforts to secure re-
consideration of the house vote fail
steps would be taken to have the
courts declare the ratification OF the
suffrage amendment by the Tonnes
see legislature unconstitutional on
the ground that the amendment was
submitted to the legislature after it's
members had been elected. A section
of the state constitution provides that
a federal amendment can be ratified
by the Legislature only in case its
members were elected after the
amendment has been submitted to
the state for ratification.
Suffragists contended that the Su-
preme Courts decision in the Ohio
referendum case nuliifes this section
of the Tennessee constitution. They
also pointed to opinions by w. l..
Frierson. solicitor general of the
United States, and State Attorney
General Thompson that the present
legislature legally could ratify the
suffrage amendment.
The lineup OF the democrats and
republicans on the vote for ratifica-
no, "a; absent, l. Republicans: Aye.
Is; no.. IL; absent. 2.
Seven republicans Joined the demo-
cratic majority in the senate Friday
and voted for ratification. while
three democrats and one republican
voted in the negative. The vote was
25 to L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19
.HC..L::.CHARGED
T0U.. !: S PAY ROLL
Republican Secretary Says
There Are 100000 Too
Many on List.

| Slashes in the personnel of the va
Tious government departments, where
1by at least 100000 federal employees
| would lose their Jobs. were advocated
by Clarence A. Miller, secretary OF
the republican national committee. in
an address this afternoon at the
weekly Kiwanis Club luncheon at the
Hotel Washington.
AT the present time" said Mr.. Mil
Ter. there are 100000 more employees
on the government pay roll than
there were in 1s16-in other words,
almost double. Some of you may
think the number of civilian employees
of the government has decreased. The
truth is. outside of the War and Navy
Departments. where decrease has
occurred since the war, in other de-
partments there has been a positive
increase since the arnistice. In other
words, in the number of civilian en-
ployes outside the two departments we
are on the upgrade.
| Predicts Drop In II. c. l..
mo one is foolish enough to think
! that all these employees are needed. or
more than half of them. The first
thing that must be zone Is to reduce
the government pay roll by at least
360, 900.
"Ssnd these people back to indus
trial life and from that moment there
will be a marked decline in the high
cost OF living. High cost Of govern
ment means high cost of living. Three
hundred thousand returned to indus
trial life will help some
Scores Administration.
Mr.. Miller charged the democratic
administration with reckless expendi-
ture of funds and inefficiency In
handling the business affairs of the
government. He declared that il the
republican party gets into power in
November there will be a sweeping
reduction in all taxes, including war
and luxury taxes.
After criticising President Wilson's
foreign policy, Mr.. Miller declared that
the present issue is not whether there
shall be q league of nations in which
the United States shall take an active
part, but whether the American peo-
nile will bind themselves to the exact
kind of league of nations which Mr..
Wilson brought back from Europe"
He said IL the Wilson idea of a league
had been adopted. I've should be stead
ily at war in a dozen places. and there
never would be any end to 1t all"
Urges Thought of America.
Closing his address. Mr.. Miller said
81 believe it is time we thought of
America-thought first of America,
| thought strongest Of America
This fall l believe every man who
thinks of his country will march
straight and direct to the polls and
vote the republican ticket with more
fervor and earnestness than he ever
| voted before in his life