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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-21
Colby In Final
chat With Wilson

Washington. June 2i.--BainbridRn
Colby, hecrctary OF state, had a final
conference with President Wilson 10.
day before leaving for San Fralcisco
by way OF New York. 70 attend tho
democratic national convention MS a
delegate from the District OF Columbia.
MIR. Colby will ne ono of the presi-
dents spoxcHmen at the convention ana
was the last of the cabinet officers
who are 10 attend the convention 70
cohfcr with MIR wilson. Five other
cabinet officers will be present a. San
Francisco They are ROstmastera aape
oral Burleson. who goes % uelAHAtN
from Texst; eecretrry Daniels Attys
ten. Palmer. Secretary Meredith and
Secretary Alexander
II is understood that the hdministra-
tlon program and possible turns OF the
convt ntion were discussed. The sccra.
tnry viii be In Now York tonight and
viii leave for san Francisco tomorrow
President wilson plans to keep IN
direct touch With the leaders AZ the
convention by means OF tho long-dis-
tance telephone. Secretary Tnmultys
acting for thu president, talked with
Chairman Cummings, OF the demorratir
national committee, on the telephone
for some time today.
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THREE-CORNERED RACE
FOR SOLICITOR GENERAL

F.yerly, Ga, June u. Especial 49, The
entry Of Col, Eugene s, Taylor. of Sum
nnerville. into the race for solicitor.
sencrnl Of the Rome judicial circuit
brings the contest 20 three -oornered
affair, two aEprnnts having already ems
tered the race. Attorney q A II, Hnr-
rls Of Rome. and Col. w. w. Ennis,
former soilcitor.general OF this circuit
Col Taylor has for some fine been
giving serious thought 20 entering the
rnee and has been. strongly pressed 20
DO 20 bv friends over the circuit. Col.
Taylor Ii at present assistant solicitor
general OF the Rome circuit and has
made splendid record, He iE an ac.
II junior mcmber Of tho law firm OF
John y. and r.. s Taylor. OF that place,
He has been assistant TO Solicitor Cen
eral Claude II. Porter for four years
and has made an excellent record.
In making known his Intentions Of
entering the race, Col. Taylor said;
I'm announcing my candidacy for
solicitor general. Of this circuit, I am
simply asking for promotion. I made
the race four years ago with Claude u,
Porter and have assisted him during
his term. except tho time I spent in the
army During this time have exerted
my utmost endeavor 20 perform my dn.
ties courteouHly, efficiently and Impair
TALLY, and 20 ht myself for the ofiice In
case you saw ~ 10 promote me. II /
nhNt pefIof1NoUl my uutltN ~ nNfN
ondsavored 10 do, then 7 deserve this
promotion NJ your hands. N l have not,
then do not deserve H.
"If elected I shall continue 70 con
duet the affairs ~ the once along the
same line that MIR Porter and | have
endeavored to do--that IA. n square deal
10, every one, no favorltes, and with
only one aim and that an efiicient and
absolutely impartial enforcement OF the
laws through this office J shall also.
as far as practicable. arrange Grim.
inai calendar for the trial OF criminal
cases. for the convenience OF parties
and Witnesses.
II consider myself fortunatcs in hay-
ing associated with mo In this race
James r. Kelley, " Rome, yand In the
event Of my election he will be my as
slatant. Mr. Kelley Ia we'll known
throughout this circuit. and especially
In Floyd county. where he has lived all
OF hls life He ls n lawyer Of recog-
nized ability and 10 az present solicitor
OF the Floyd city court. having been
elected 10 this important once four
years ago by a handsome plurality over
three opponentA
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REED AND SMITH.
CENTER CONTEST
Two Antiadministr tion
Groups to Appear Before
National Committee.

San Francisco, June AL. N. S.)--
The first actual indication of the trend
OF the approaching democratic national
convention win be given Friday when
the national committee meets to act
on contests, according to party leaders
Two anti-administration groups will
appear before the national committee,
ssking decision which will seat them
IN the convention. The contests center
souri,. who has been one OF the most
bitter opponents OF President Wilson's
stand on the league OF nations, ana
Senator Hoke Smith, OF Georgia, who
also fought against the administration
league of nations program,
While II is generally understood here
that the national committee is staunchly
behind the administration. there Is no
doubt but what the forces opposed, 10
tho present democratic regime will
marshal their forces behind the con-
tests Of senator Reed and senator
technical grounds.
Senator Reed was unseated as a dele,
gate by the Missouri state convention,
but has been reelected by his dis
trict, and the technical decision which
the national committee must make Is
whether the state convention or the
district convention has final power In
the naming OF delegates,
The contest which concerns Senator
Smith L. over the twenty-eight dele
by Atty.-Cien, a, Mitchell Palmer and
Senator Smith and Thomas Watson.
The question which viii be raised IN
this contest is on tho application OF tho
Georgia primary election law TO a presi-
dental preference primary not provided
for specifically In the state primary
statutes.
Another contest which Il Is expected
VIII be brought before the committee
is one which has arisen In the Oregon
delegation. John l.. SchuylemAn, OF
Portland, and II. II, Turner. OF Rose.
burg, are understood TO both claim tho
seat OF the late g. t. Baldwin. The
statescentral committee has named Tur,
ner as delegate since the death OF
Baldwin. Schuyleman claims the seat
because he received the fifth highest
vote In the primary election for dele
gate az large, with four delegates TO be
elected.
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SILK QUOTATIONS
ON UPWARD TREND

silk quotations are again on the up
ward trend. The, price on silk advanced
N..a pound Monday. according to quo
tations received from the principal
markets during Monday by T. Walter
Fred, OF Davenport hosiery mills. The
silk market ie getting much stronger.
an increase OF about 81 a pound hav-
ing been elected since the middle Of
last week. An increase OF 81 n pound
was noted upon quotations /Iring Sat
urday.
Failure OF banks In China caused a
slump in the silk markets. The lotion
fell out OF the market and tilk was sold
at q figure as low as 81, which was
below the cost Of production. SILK is
now selling at about $40 pound. Quo
tations may so even higher. The in
creeseg Of the past week will probably
make the price Of textiles little
higher. according 70 Nr. Fred. since the
man1fa ctureTs hAvee adjusted their
prices on the low price Of silk. and "
further advances occur the increaHe viii
be even more noticeable.
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WILSON WON'T
YIELD ON LEAGUE
President to Insist That Posi-
tion Be Sustained in Every
Vital Respect.
0. KS PLAND ON ISSUE.

= Washington. June 2i.--Q N, ST.
Reasonable Interpretation OF the provi-
sions OF the league OF nations covenant.
but not "nullifying reservations" viii
be the keynote OF thepeace treaty plank
which the chosen representatives of
President Wilson will present to the
san Francisco convention, II was
learned here today. The president viii
insist that his position on the league
covenant be sustained IN every vital re-
spect, and that the platform declare Tor
ratification OF the treaty without runs
damental change in any Of It's provi-
sions.
In this respect the presidents posf-
tion is unchanged from the attituue
that no has held since the treaty was
first sent 70 the senate for consideras
ton
The views OF the president In the mat
ter are understood 10 have been ex-
pressed In a final conferences which M
held for an hour today with Secretary
Of state Bainbridge Colby.
Immediately after leaving the White
House Mr., Colby left for New York and
will leave there tomorrow for San
Frapcisco Mr.. Colby declined to make
any statement relative to his confer
ence with the president as he left the
White House, or to indicate whether he
carried with him any -ormal statement
Iuffl INV pINNlhNbh Att aNhNNaN 1tAAt =
the convention.
The presidents interest in the con-
vention is plvoted on the league Of na-
tions issue and Indications as reflected
by statements OF party leaders on the
eve OF their departure for San Fran
cisco point 10 the administration forces
concentrating q supreme effort on. piac-
ing IN the platform without any change
the lengue plank that has been stamped
with the president's approval.
Intimations fro mthe scene OF the con-
vention that two antladminlstration
groups, one OF them outspokeniy on
posed 10 the acceptance OF the peace
treaty without reservations. and the
other supporting the position taken by
the majority OF the senate In disposink
Of the treaty. has, II anything. in
creased the determination OF the ad-
nninistration forces TO bring about the
adoption OF the league plank sponsored
by the president without any material
changes
The presidents position on this point.
II is understood, IL as unyieldinR IS II
has been at any stage during the con-
sidcratlon Of the treaty by the senate.
and he ls prepared to carry the mat
ter through TO n finish IN the con-
vention
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BRITAIN'S NEGOTIATIONS
DEVELOPMENT OF WEEK

New York. June 21,--(Special)--
Henry clews. in his weekly circular
letter, says:
the soviet representative, who has been
sent to London, constitute the principal
development of the week in the foreign
field and seem to form the basis of
considerable anxiety in European dlplo-
matte circles. That the situation will
affect the United States in any very
direct way is far from certain. The
contention of the Russians that they
have no responsibility for the debts OF
the old regime in Russia, including
everything prior to 1917, had been ex-
open by the suggestion that the Rus
slams, If expected to settle the old debt,
will also expect to inherit the claims,
rights and privileges guaranteed to the
old Russian government. How this
may work out is an interesting prob
lem, as 1t might conceivably result in
the assumption of some of the old Rus
sian debt by the allied powers in con-
sideration OF the cancellations of soviet
claims to Constantinople, territory ad-
joining Persia and other dangerous pos
sibilities of the same sort. Meantime
the anxiety in France with respect to
these questions, not only from the po-
litical but also from the financial stand
point, is very obvious, and is perhaps
partly responsible for the increasing
disposition IN france 10 aUdnuOn all
intent for the presept moment OF sup
porting the proposed allied conference
at Spa. whose chief purpose was ex-
pected TO be that of settling the amount
and method OF indemnity payments.
From these various discussions the
United States is necessarily excluded
because of our refusal to define our
international status and to act accord
ingly. There is no certainty as yet
how our financial interests. as affected
by these changes, will be protected, II
at all.
THE action Of the republican con-
vention at Chicago in nominating
Messrs. Harding and Coolidge. while
not expected in so far as these par
ticular personalities are concerned, fol-
lows substantially the lines that had
been mapped out by pre-convention de-
velopments and should have been no
serious surprise Taking the candidates
and platforms together. they constitute
a conservative outcome, and while not
as positive and clear cut as many per.
sons IN all groups had desired, they
nevertheless give promise OF modera-
ton and sanity in the event Of success
for the party at the polls. This has
been recognized by the financial COM
munity. and the Chicago action has
evidently had a reassuring effect, not
withstanding that there has been some
disposition to assign a certain amount
OF importance TO third party rumors. -
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CIGARETTE BUTT AND.
MYSTERIOUS WOMAN
Furnish New Clues in Murder
Of Wealthy Clubman,
Joseph B. Elwell.

New York, June Ala cigarette butt
ana a mysterious woman Ia gray tnr-
nished clues today upon which detec-
tives worked foverishiy In their efforts
to solve tho. mystery OF the murder OF
Joseph Is. Elwell. turfman, interna-
tional bridge whist expert and man
about town.
The Cigarette butt was found lying
upon the mantel piece IN the room OF
klwell's luxurious home at 22i West
Seventeenth street. where the turfman
was shot IL had evidently been
smoked by tho murderer AS IL was
cheap Aqericah brand, whereas, ElweiI
smoked cigarettes OF Turkish tobacco
expressly made Tor hts own use.
: The woman In gray Is supposed 10
be married. She is said To be the sarne
woman who created a scene at raIin
Beach when she taxed Elwell with at
tempting TO break OFF their friendly re-
lations. The district attorneys stan
has learned that Elwef told the woman
they would have to separate because
her husband was becoming aware Of
their intimacy.
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PORTLAND REPLICA
OF BYZANTINE CITY
Streets Thronged With Wear
ers of Red Fez-shrine
Convention.

Portland. Ore, June Fl Mecca Of the
imperial council, Mystic Order OF the
shrine. Portland ia today host TO 10000
Shriners from every quarter OF the
globe, with thousands moro 10 arrive
today and tomorrow,
Official opening OF the Shrine conven-
tion. the forty-sixth annual session is
scheduled for tomorrow, but in reality
the gala week opened this morning,
with the majority OF the visitors and
their families here.
The city presents q replica OF a
byzantine metropolis. the thoroughfares
thronged with tens of thousands OF
wearenk OF the red fez and tarbosh, One
hundred and nifty temples are repre-
sented here IN the big conclave OF the
Shriners " Midnight shows, street sink.
Ing, electric parades. park pag-
eafts bAnquets balls aud horse Mhowt
VIII Feature tho elaborate program oi
entertainment afforaed the Shrlners
by the city of Portland IN collaboration
with the looal temple OF III Kader
Imperial Poientate W. Froeland
Kendrick, Of indianapolis, Ia In supreme
commend OF the convention.
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THIRD TERM IMPOSSIBLE

Kansas City. June 2l.--President
Wilson'S nomination for a third term
was declaNed to be an impossibility
because OF the, condition of the presi-
dents health. in an interview given out
by Jouett Shouse, third assistant sec
retary of the United States treasury.
No real friend Of the president re-
CARDS his nomination as possibility
said Mr.. Shouse, who is on his way to
the democratic national convention In
San francisco. III he had now the
strength and vigor that he had IN 1oi6
his nomination for a third term might
pc considered a probability. But his
friends know he Is not in good health
j, There was not the slightest colfu-
SION between the statement of Presi-
osnt r wilson Friday morning and the
withdrawal of McAdoo Friday after.
noon -. n NNA-
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DISTRICT GOVERNOR
OF LIONS ELECTED

Nashville. June FL .--tSpeclali--nr
iedsy t,nasisnoasir eiseted district ~sF-
ernor ~ the Lions ciilh for the Dis
triet ~ Tennessee and kentucky NJ the
annual district meeting held here At the
Hermitaee hotel Padueah had tho
areest delegation present w. A. Berry
~ padueah was indarsed for internas
tlonai president. and Nashville was en-
doraed as the convention CITY for the
international convention for 1921.
s. Mlrhels of Memphis field
agen, Tor the Lions, spoke on tie cr-
ronrs OF Chicago. international seere.
tarv and trcn suer was the honor euest,
Following banquet the Lions visited
,he oh Hickory powder plant. and the
Hcrmits~c
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PRoBE.OF RIOTING BEGINS

Chicago. June 21.-Federal authorities
today began Investigating rioting last
night between whites and negroes
which resulted in the killing of two
white men and the wounding Of score
or more persons. including a negro
policeman.
Edward J. Bfennon. chief OF the de-
partment Of justice, questioned nine OF
the alleged rioters, including one Of
the Abyssinians, today to determip
where prosecution under the espion-
age or anarchist laws is possible. r. D.
Jonas the supposed white leader OF the
'Abyssianians." an organization OF
negroes urging thesreturn Of their race
70 Africa. was arrested at noon today
He denied responsibility for last nights
rloting and said he had been elected
from a meeting of the "Abyssinians'
the preceding Sunday.
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BALTIMORE IN GRIP OF
UNAUTHORIZED STRIKE

Baltimore. Md, June 2i--Baltimore
today u In the grip of the new unau-
thorized strike Of railroad yard workers
which had It's inception In Philadelphia
last Saturday Freight movements on
the Baltimore a Ohio ana the Penn
syivania railroads were practically at n
standstill today, Aa far aH could be
learned the Western Maryland railroad
has not been affected.
A drastic embargo on freight ship
ments OF every description has been de-
clared on the Baltimore n Ohio lines
east OF Cumberland. An embargo on all
Kinds Of incoming and outgoing freight
shipments except food for human cons
sumption and coal for public utilities
and hospitals has been declared on the
Pennsylvania lines.
Trouble Spreads.
Wilmington. Del, June 2l.--The strike
Of the railroad yardmen spread 10 Will
minRton today. After an all night meet
ing 100 yardmen, mostly employed by
the Pennsylvania railroad, quit work,
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R. R. STRIKERS,
TIE UP FREIGHT
Price Meat Advances Other
! Articles AffeCted--"0ut-
laws" Again Active.
5000 OUT IN ONE STATE

Chicago. June n,--With rail workers
in several eastern cities quitting work
his a protest against the delay Of the
federal railroad labor board In making
wage award, leaders OF the OUTLAW
unions which backed the recent nation
are preparing to hold mass meetings
throughout the country ITO present
their case before the bar OF public
opinion" II was announced here today.
Meetings are TO be held IN Chicago.
Cleveland, ST. Louis. Kansas City De-
Harold y. Reading, head OF one. OF tho
outlaw" unions here, stated that
things will get worse before they ger
better" and declared that rail workers
who are quitting their Jobs are going
into other lines OF work.
.s,il 5000 Men Quit Work,
Philadelphia. June 3i,---The railroad
strikers today claim heavy gains In this
vicinity They say that 5000 men
movement OF freight is increasing. Al
ready there is noticeable scarcity Of
certain articles and prices OF fresh
meats have been advanced by dealers.
The newsprint paper supply ia running
short ana newspapers are ourtailing,
Call for Organization.
Washington, June 2i.--A call for
O convention OF railroad workers AZ
Chicago June 20 20 perfect the or.
oanlzatlon Of one bio union OF rail-.
road workers has been sent out by
leaders Of the 80. called lnsuroent
workers, according TO information
received today by the department
Of Justice.
Men Ordered Back.
Washington, June 2l.--Striking train
men In Baltimore and Philadelphia have
been ordered back TO work and win
obey the order Immediately. according
to an announcement made today by w.
N. Doak, vice president OF the Broth.
erhood Apf Railroad Trainmen, who has
just arrived here from Chicago. where
he represented the case OF the railroad
mem before the United States railroad
labor board
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SENATOR LEWIS ,PkANKS

Chicago. June 2I.-Jan1es HSy4i,ton
Lewis, former United States senator for
Illinois, and candidate for the demo-
cratic vice. presidential nomination, an
nounced today the platform he will ad :
vocate. He said he could not agree
with President Wilson'S statement in
a recent interview that the league of
nations. was to be the supreme issue.
Measures for 'the relief Of the United
states" must be proposed, leaving Eu-
rope and foreign countries to be taken
UP in due time. -4s K l.
The league of nations and peace
treaty should not be treated as a sa-
cred document. but treated as subject
TO such amendment as the needs OF our
country and justice to the victorious
and defeated peoples demand, Mr..
Lewis declared.
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AMERICAN MINERS
AMONG SLAUGHTERED
Russian Convict Led Band OF
Outlaws on Tirade in
Siberia.

Seattle. wash. June 2i---cablo ad-
vices received here report that seven
teen persons including the kplchak
governor Of the Anadlr district Of Arc
TIC Siberia. two wireless operators and
several American miners, were siauEh.
tered late In January by outlaws be-
convict. Mikoff, formerly OF this city.
The siavers are said to have proclaimed
Themselves bolaheviki. A Russian trad
ing schooner brought this news 10
Meme. Officers OF the vessel add that
seven or eight Of the outlaws were
executed by the natives OF the diatrict.
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ROADS SUSTAIN DEFICIT

Washington June 21.-Railroads in
the eastern and western classification
territories sustained a deficit in net in
come in April but the roads In the
southern territory had a net balance Of
S2'3ss.9l3 after paying ali expenses. ac-
cording to a partial summary Of oper-
ating revenues and expenditures made
public today by the interstate commerce
commission.
Operating revenues in the eastern
territory were Si27Os0.777 and operat-
ern district operating revenues we're
0035. .s9f and operating expenditures
Ssi.sie.155. and in the western district
operating revenues were N31.l6s,sT9
and operating expenses tl2A562 b5a.
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WOMEN LOOKING
TO. DEMOCRATS !;
Mrs. Bass Says Hopes Won't
Be Betrayed at Frisco
as In Chicago.
(BT sMRs. GEORGE BASS, Chairman
Women's Bureau, Democratic Ma.

y
Women's Bureau, Democratic Ma.
tlonal commlttee.)
San Francisco, June 2i,-Q. N. S.)-
The women Of the United States are
looking with high hopes toward San
Francisco. Those hopes win not be be-
trayed as they were in Chicago.
In their guilelessness, the women be-
lieved that the primary was intended
TO guide the decision of the national
convention in its choice OF a presiden-
tial candidate: They. took part in the
primaries Of their various states. They
supposed that the will Of the people
thus expressed would be final, but at
the end OF a baffling week in Chicago
they learned that the Boies Penrose
candidate, selected In room more than
six months ago, with every. detail by
which his nomination was TO be effected
carefully worked out in the meantime,
was the one finally chosen by the con-
vention. All their efforts. the expense of
the primaries and convention and the
final week of tension and suspense were
country was the gallery. Their moral
sense was profoundly shocked and their
practical intelligence outraged. They
were left with the conviction that the
worst they had ever heard Of the iniqui-
tous manipulation 81 conventions was
less than the actual truth.
Women are distinctively conservative
and the women upon whom the repub-
lican party feels II has a Legitimate
claim have not been responsive to the
policy Of savage criticism of the demo-
cratic administration by. the republican
panied by any remedial suggestions.
They looked forward eagerly TO their
national convention to present a plat
form and a leadership which they could
accept with enthusiasm and which they
could rely upon to achieve the perma :
nent peace OF the world, constructive
peace In which the United States
should take its full share Of response
bility. s
what were they given? t
Instead OF bread they received a
stone. And so today the new electorate
of the country has turned expectantly
toward the national convention OF the
other great party. :.