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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-04

lists over F1ume because the future
of some Italians is Immediately con-
cerned but these are really questions
of. statistics and net of wild amhi-
tions. What, after all, is italy de-
mandlng in the Adriatie? She wants
strips Oh territory, the population OF
which is less than the Italian cas-
ualties in the war.
There are possibilities of revom-
tion and these possibilities threaten
us all. The tension must be re-
laXed. How can the vanquished pay
indemnities unless their productivity
is restored by alloaction Of raw ma
terials? II is a great thing we are
NOT going to sutfocate the Turk but
will help him to his feet like any
other ruined people"
Premier Ntti expresses strong
conviction in favor of restoring nor
NAL relations with Russia, adding
There shall be no more meddling
with the internal affairs of one
country by another"
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Senate Makes First Change Republican
Europe in Danger Losing
PreUarStatus, Permanently

London, aMrch 4.-Europe is in
danger CT permanently losing the po-
sition she held in the world before
the outbreak of the later war, says
Premier Nitti, of italy, in an inter-
view printed by the Manchester
Guardian today. He points out that
Europe is no longer a credit, but is
on the debt side of the ledger.
Public order in italy is good, he
says and if that country could get
her minimum requirements in coal,
foodstuffs and raw materials she
would be able to reconstitute her
self economically.
mo attention must be paid TO ru
mors about bolshevism," he con-
tinues. Hard work and moderation
are the slogans of Italy at present"
Only brief allusion to- the Adratic
problem is made in the interview,
1--WE shall find a way out" says the
premier, "and we and the Jugo- -Slavs
will be friends. Feeling naturally ex-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-04
MAN Who BAILED
JENKINSEINJAIL
Claims Standard Oil Co. Had
Him ArreSted-Never
Saw Jenkins.
12-YEAR GIRL I'm CASE

New York. March 4.--John S. Han
sen, arrested here last night on an old
charge of impairing the morals of a
minor today admitted to represen-
tative of the international News Serv-
ice that he is j. Salter Hansen, who
gave $500 bal. to effect the release of
United States Consular Agent Jenkins
IN Mexico last year, which averted q
crisis between Mexico and the United
states.
Hansen declared he had put up the
$500 bail from purely personal motives
and denied that the Mexican govern
ment Ind Influenced his act,
never saw Jenkins in my life," he
added, "an1 | have no diplomatic con-
nections with any goVerr ant, | was
moved to pay the bill WV saw war
nearing between Mexico - the United
States. My patriotism q : slled me to
prevent a conflict"
He also declared tn u enkins had
been Justly arrested.Y : then added
that his act of fur : hg bail had
brought about his It here last
night. He blamed s - ard Oil COM
pany officials sayir : my arrest on
this old charge, til ! vas previously
dropped. and the Z = kins case are
closely related. Tht =. ndard Oil COM
pany,a with great ests in Mexico,
is back of it. :
Hansen also d : ed the hearing
was being hsed as a club to compel
him to settle "a civil suit for $25, 900
damages brought against him by :he
parents of the minor.
Hansen was first arrested In Decem-
Der, 1918, on complaint of Mrs. Myrta
Wooster. wife of a New York broker.
She accused Hansen of moesung her
12-year- old daughter in a Broadway mo-
tion picture theater. Hansen was out
on bail after the jury disagreed when
he went to Mexico. The civil suit was
filed later. Hansen was held for trial
on the old charge under $500 in court
today. He pleaded not guilty.
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CHATTANOOGA PAYS
TRIBUTE TO BANKHEAD

The last remains of tho late John
n. Bankhead, senior senator from
Alabama, and tho last of tho "old
guard" from the south, accompanied
by n committee OF his colleagues
from both the senate and the house
of representatives., were In Chattn-
nooga Wednesday night for n few
minutes en- route to Jasper Ala,
where funeral services will he con-
Quoted today.
Tho private car of President VII
son. the Ideal" magnificent car,
was turned over TO tho funeral party
The senator's remains, covered with
floral offerings from his friends and
colleagues, were In tho large club
room on the renr OF the car
As n mark OF Chattanooga's trlb-
ute TO the departed statesman, a no.
raj wreath was presented by G. H..
Huston. representing the Tennessee
River Improvement assoc at / on,
Short addresses wCrc made by Mr.
Huston and Mayor ChnmbllsB, cN-
pressing the city'B appreciation Of
tho Alabama senator's work for the
rivers of the south. A committee
consisting OF Mayor Chnmbliss. c..
II. Huston. Capt. G. A. Lyerly George
f. Milton, II. G. Adler. M. NJ, AM
son. Maj !. +. Winn and Senator
Newell Sanders met the train and
talked with the party during its stay
here.
Senator Underwood, In behalf or
the funeral party ana the state OF
Alabama, responded, expressing sin
Ccre appreciation Of the mark OF
sympathy expressed by the city
through the committee. The body
was accompanied by the senator's
widow. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G.. Lund.
Mrs. Thomas NJ. owen, iiisscs Mar
ian and Louise Bankhcad. grand
daughters Of the late senator. Rep
rcsentatiye William B Bankhend,
wife ana daughter and Col. Henry
NJ Bankhcad. OF Governors lhland.
New York.
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PREMIERS TOOK
TURKS TO TASK
Lloyd George Tells Commons
Armenian MaSSaCres Put
Up to ConStantinople.
SITUATION VERY GRAVE

London, March 4.--Replying TO n
question in the house of commons
today regarding the massacres of
Armenians. Premier Lloyd George
said this had been the subject of
very anxious consideration at the al
lied conference and the conferees had
reached decision whi,A had been
communicated to their representa-
tives at Constantinople.
II would not be advisable, added
the premier, to make public at the
moment the character of that deci-
sion. What would be done regarding
II would depend upon the advice to
be received from the Turkish capital.
1--WE ana awaiting that advice
now" continued the premier. but /
can assure the house that we are
fully alive to the gravity of the poe
sition and to the need OF taking very
strong measures To protect minori-
ties as far as can be done In n lse
of this kind. } hope to be able to
make a statement IN very short
time, but we are at the present
moment awaiting the views OF the
representatives of all the allies at
Constantinople upon the suggestion
which we put forward"
Mr.. Lloyd George was asked on
what date America had definitely re-
fused to accept mandate for Con-
stantnuplo and whether America had
been consulted concerning the
Turkish peace terms. The premier
replied that the United states did
not definitely refuse 10 accept the
mandate. hut had withdrawn from
tho discussions The peace terms
with turkey are still under discus
sion, he AIDED, and the American gov-
ernnnent has declined an Invitation
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BLAME WILSON AND GEN.
PALMER FOR HIGH SUGAR
Kansas Congressman's Mo
tion for Probe of tic
Price Urged.

Washington, March 4.--President
Wilson and Atty-Gen. Palmer were
charged In the house today with "di-
rect responsibility" for the high cost
of sugar by Representative Campbell,
republican, Kansas urging adoption OF
n resolution for investigation of the
latter's approval of II cents a pound,
clarified. for the Louisiana crop.
The resolution was offered by Repre-
sentative Tinkham. republican, Nassa-
chusetts, and provides for an investiga-
tion by the house judiciary committee
which Mr.. Tinlham said would have
the power to recommend impeachment
proceedings.
Get the attorney general before the
judiciary committee and then let the
judiciary committee make such report
to the house as it sees fit" declared
Representative Campbell. He explained
later that by this proceeding he had
in mind the question of impeachment.
The house set aside two hours for
debate OH the resolution. Republican
members claimed there would be votes
enough for its adoption.
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Bomb Damages
U. S. Consulate
None Injured in Explosion in
Swiss City-CIues to
GUILTY Secured.

Zurich, March (Havas "A
bomb exploded last night under the
porch of the American consulate here,
seriously damaging the building, but
injuring no one. Police authorities
are believed to have secured clues
as to the guilty persons.
Mr.. Keena said the police attrib-
uted the outrage ito anarchstic ac-
tivities."
The consulate offices are attached
to the residence of Alfred w. Done
gan, vice consul, and Mr.. Keena said
no government property had been de-
stroyed.
Washington Advised.
Washington, March Am official
report on the bombing of the Amer
lean consulate at Zurich last night
was made to the state department
today by Consul General Kenna, who
said the building was partially de-
stroyed, but that no one was in
jured.
The building occupied by the Of
fees of the consul-general was also
the residence of American Consul
Alfred w. Donegan.
No government property was de-
stroyed by the explosion.
The dispatch did not state whether
the "anarchstic activities" were di-
rected toward the Americans or no.
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MEXICO WILL SEIZE ALL -
W. 0. JENKINS PROPERTY

Washington, March 4.-ExpuIson OF
William o. jenkins. former American
consular officer at Puebla, by the MeM-
can government as an undesirable alien
will be followed by seizure of his fac
tory at pueha and another property,
recent reports from Mexico City have
indicated.
Sending of Jenkins from the country.
reported as most probable today in Il
Mexico City dispatch, would not sur
prise officials here His eXequater as
consular agent of the United States was
revoked some time ago although the
state department has not been officially
advised of the action.
The expulsion of jenkins Is likened
by Mexicans to the recent deportation OF
Russian radicals by the american gov
ernment.
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House by Overwhelming Ma
jority Vote UphoIdS En-
forCement Law.
VETS ATTACK VIGOROUS
Jersey Congressman's Motion
Fought by Men From Ten
nessee, Indiana, Ken
lucky and Texas.

Washington, March 4.-The house
today refused by an overwhelming
majority to repeal the prohibition en-
foreement act. &
House "wets" made a vigorous ass
sault tosay on the Volstead prohibits
ton enforcement act for the purpose
OF putting members on record on the
wet and ry issue TO be used In the
political campaigns.
Representative Egan, of New Jer
sey, "wet." offered a resolution ~
sen dthe legislative appropriation bin
back to committee with Instructions
to elimipate from it's appropriations
sI,500,00o for prohibition enforce-
ment and TO insert new legislation
providing for the repeal June 80 next.
of the volstead enforcement law.
Vigorous opposition was made BY
Representatives Garrett. OF Tennes-
see: Woods, of Indiana; Barkley, OF
Kentucky: Blanton, OF Texas, and
other "drys" to the regularity Of the
Egan proceedings.
The repeal measure was offered by
Representative Eagan, democrat
New Jersey. as an amendment to the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation measure and Speaker Gill
lett overruled point OF order
against It. MIR. Egan also proposed
elimination from the bill of an ap-
preparation of $4,500,000 for enforc-
ing the dry act. Both proposals were
defeated on one roll call.
Vote Stood 234 TO s6.
The test vote giving the "drys' the
decisive victory was 2s4 20 SO.
IA was possible to get a vote only
after considerable opposition. Tho
democrats appealed to Speaker Gil-
lette TO declare the proceedings out
of order. but the speaker refused 70
do so. Then Representative Cald-
well, OF New York. moved for vote
and II was taken.
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FILES BILL VS..
PROHIBITION
New Jersey Seeks to Have
18th Amendment Declared
Unconstitutional.
ATTACKS VOLSTEAD ACT

Washington, March 4.-The state
of New Jersey through Its attorney
general. Thomas +. McCran. today
filed IN the United States supreme
court suit seeking to have the pro-
hibltion amendment declared uncon.
stitutional and to prevent enforce
ment of the Nolsgead act.
The bill sets forth that the amend
ment was improperly drawn. that in
twenty-one states the legislatures
have not ratified 1t as provided by
their state constitution and that
there is no power in congress to pro-
pose a constitutional amendment
regulating the habits and morals Of
the people. II recites further that
the amendment Is q legislative and
not n constitutional matter, and that
as such II was improperly passed.
IL is charged that the amendment
centralizes authority without the
consent Of the people OF New Jersey
and that II is a violation of their
sovereign rights, The Volstead act
having been passed under authority
of the amendment. the petition says
is null and void
ON FRiERSoN's MOTION.
Upon the motion OF Assistant
Attorney General Frierson, the
court definitely Axed next Mon
day for hearing arguments in
the Rhode Island case as we'll as
In appeals from kentucky and
MaaenrhaIaaNAa tn.yal.fsus. aKalIdtNH
OF tho prohibition amendment.
II is claimed that the Volstead act
is Illegal because by 'depreelating
and in n large measure destroying
the taxable value of real and per-
sonal property within the state II
is destructive of the states free and
independent government; because II
deprlves the state of revenues from
license which in 1918 amounted TO
$2,442, ,S99, and because II interferes
with the internal government of the
people and operates to punish them
by heavy fines, Imprisonment and
forfeitures. thus preventing appllca.
tion for licenses for the sale of non.
intoxicating beverages which Is au.
thorized under tho laws of the state.
Complaint Is made that the act re-
stricts the practice OF physicians OF
the state and the operation of It's
penal, correctional and charitable In
that the state has not
concurred In the amendment and
that II the act is enforced. Il win
nullfy the right OF the state TO reg
ulate It's internal affairs. II Ia
the act is not appropriate ia
enforce the prohibition contained In
the amendment, which ls expressly
confined 10 intoxicating liquors.
In conclusion tho complaint de-
clnres that " the amendment is valid
the right OF congress TO leRlslate un'
der II II restricted 10 matters relat-
ing TO tho external concerns of tho
United States and within the pccn-
liar domain of the federal govern
mcnt 10 regulate commerce among
the states" and that the state alone
has the power TO enforce the ac.
within its own borders
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FOUR LOSE LIVES IN FIRE
NEAR COALFIELD, TENN.

Nashville. March 4.-The home OF
Marion Farr. near Coalheid, morgan
daughter, Lena, 10; son. George. 10,
and an infant losing their lives. others
OF the family were seriously bufned.
Farr. aroused from sleep noticed
a light I'm the kitchen. anG went 70 IN
vestigate As no opened the door the
flames escaped to the bedroom. the
wall paper of which promptly trQk
nro. The house was mass OF fiRrntN
before the man could awaken the fnmk'
iiy. Nothing was saved by the family.
even the night clothes Of some smaller
children heing burned off their bodies.
Farr was badly burned and also PAIN
fully cut about the face ana hands In
trying 10 get through a window 20
rescue his children.
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STRIP TURK OF
LAND in EUROPE
Only Sacred Places Left to
MoSIemS by Treaty
Being Drawn.
THRACE AWARDED GREECE

London, March 4.-Turkey Is
stripped of virtually all her terri
tory in Europe, but retains the sa-
cred places, by the treaty now being
completed by the conference of for
eign ministers and ambassadors, It
became known today.
Thrace has been awarded to
Greece by the peace conference, but
the present conference is charged
with the task of working out plans
whereby the Turks will keep control
of the sacred places.
Adrianople and Smyrna will be
placed | 1der Greek control.
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BRECKENRIDGE LONG TO
STAY AT CABINET POST

Washington March 4,-Breckenridge
Long, third assistant secretary of state.
who is a candidate for the democratic
nomination for senator from Missouri,
said today he did not plan to resign
from the state department at this time.
He feels that because Of the situa-
tion resulting from the resignation of
Secretary LansiaC. the appointment of
Assistant Secretary Phillips as minister
to the Netherlands and the pending
refinement of Acting Secretary Polk,
he should remain at hts post
Mr. Long indicated that II he should
decide later to leave the department
it would not be until after the Missouri
primaries In August
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MUCH DISCUSSION As TO
BANKHEAD'S SUCCESSOR

Birmingham Ala, March f--spccu-
latiou was ft, over Alabama ycstut-
day as 10 who viii hc named boy Gov
kiiby 10 succeed the late senator John
II. Banbhruu -Four names moEt prom
lnontly mentioned urc ID B Conner
former GOV oruor. Judge 5. - weak
IS. propaRnndIsf. james WcRthCfly,
former .sEul adviser 10 the governor.
ana Frederick ] Thompson. editor Of
the Mobile Register
Others whose names are coupled With
'ht uppcIH'mcut include Congressman
J. rhoma- urniu. Conrrcssmau w.
Is oliver. Stat. Senator vs.. T.. Ackrt.
\ tt Carmichael and l. u MurEruyc
The Hpunlutee Of th, governor VIII
serve the sixty days Intervening before
special election can bo held
Congressman Thomas Helm b. re-
gatdnd here us certain candidate
In the special election 10 &c. th,re-
fore. expected hc viii decline tho gov
efuora appointment N N IS ten
deilsd him Hr has t,lcFraphtd here
that hc would issue n statement tu-
dby nr saturday.
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M0narchiStSMay
Profit BY Unrest
Strike on Portuguese Rail-
roads Spreads to Various
Industries.

London. March 4.--Portuguese
monnrchists arc gathering on the
Spanish frontier and several. includ
Ing one who is said to be prominent.
have secretly crossed into Portugal.
says dispatch to the Daily Mail,
filed at Vlgo, Spain. on "Wednesday.
Motorists arriving In Vigo report the
strike In Portugal which was at first
confined to governmental roads, has
spread to private railroads and
tramways and that potsal and tele-
graph workers have walked out.
Some say they encountered large
bodies Of troops along roads leading
to the frontier. All railroads In
Portugal, the Mail learns from am
other source have become involved
In the strike
Reports received yesterday that
Portuguese workers had proclaimed
n soviet form Of government are not
as yet confirmed,
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HITCHCOCK PLAN
REJECTED, III 7O27
Democratic Leader offers
Substitute for Lodges Res
ervation in Vain.
SHIELDS ONE OF FOUR
BREAKING PARTY RANKS
All Direct Reference to Japan
and China to Be Omitted.
Vote 06 to Q.

Washington, March. 4.-Making
its first change in the republican
reservations to the peace treaty
which were adopted last Novem-
Der. the senate voted today on
motion Of Senator Lodge, of
Massachusetts, the republican
leader, to strike from the Shan
tung reservation all direct ref
erence to Japan and China.
The change, worked out in the re-
cent bipartisan conference, had the
approval of democratic leaders and
was accepted, 60 to 2, Senators
Reed, democrat, of Missouri and
Sutherland, republican, of West Vir-
ginia. voting against it.
A substitute by Senator Hitchcock
for the Shantung reservation (Sena-
tor Lodges sixth reservation) then
was rejected, al to 27, all the repub-
licans and Senators Gore, Oklahoma;
Reed, Missouri, Shields, Tennessee,
and Thomas, Colorado, democrats,
voting against it.
The vote by which the Shantung
reservation to thes peace treaty as
modified in the bipartisan compro-
mise conference was readopted late
today by the senate was 4S to 81, as
compared to vote of SO to Al when
the reservation first was adopted in
November.
Ten democrats, Senators Chamber
lain, of Oregon; Gore, of Oklahoma:
Henderson and Pittman, of Nevada:
Myers, of Montana; Nugent, of Ida
no; Reed, of Missouri; Shields. of
Tennessee; Smith, of Georgia. and
Thomas, of Colorado. voted for the
reservation. In November 1t was
supported by only five democrats.
Discussion OF the treaty ranged
over a wide field yesterday and when
the session ended no action had been
taken.
Lodge Calls Il Crime.
Surrender of the Chinese province
OF Shantung to Japan was denounced
rs an "infamy an6 a crime" by Sena-
ator Lodge in the senate this after
uoon when debate on the peace treaty
was resumed.
The sixth Lodge reservation, that
Withholding the ass ut of the United
state to the turning over of Shan
tung 70 Japan by the Versailles
peace conference, was again under
consideration.
Il am unwilling the United States
should assent to and ratify the raw
'shment Of China" Senator Reed,
democrat, of Missouri, said.
BY our action we should let the
whole world know that we demand
Shantung be turned back to China
and that we refuse to be guilty Of
amy completely in such heinous
crime"
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N, c. AND ST. |. ROAD
ACCEPTS SECTION 200

Nashville. Marcl THE directors o.
the NASHVILLE, Chattanooga a st. Louis
railway. at a special meeting today,
voted 10 authorize the acceptance Of
Section 900 OF the transportation act
recently passed hy congress.
Under the provisions of this Sec
ton the railrAad is guaranteed the
same return during the next six months
na ID had under government operation.
The section also provides that In
the event the railroad should earn
during the next six months. IN ex-
cess 81 this amount. such excess shall
be turned over 20 the government.
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CONCRESSREFUSES
TOREPEALDRYACT
Will Let Germany
Raise Internal Loan

= London, Marcn 4,-Tho, Evening
Standard states today that the al
lied supreme council has decided
to allow Germany to. launch an IN
ternal loan, because it Is reoog-
nizsd that Germany ruined would
mean a weak and dangerous spot
In Europe,
The loan. the newspaper says,
would take precedence over any
Indemnity payments Germany IL
called upon to make
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REVOLUTION FAILS IN
SPIRITUAL REVIVAL

Stockholm, March 4-Bitter disap-
pointment with bolshcvism is expressed
Maxim Gorky, the Russian radical. ac-
cording 10 a Helsingfors dispatch TO
the Tidningen. OF this city.
1.-THE revolution has not been fol-
lowed by anv spiritual revival" the
article Is said TO have declared. "and
has proved itself unable to make men
more honest. Men in power now are
just ms brutal as those in authority
under the imperial regime and send ms
many men to prison Eolshevk leaders
driven hv ambition are performing eN-
periments upon living people. especially
the Worisfur ola cgcr ."
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WOOLS LSEY RESIGNS

Washington. March 4.-Lester II
Woolsey. solicitor Of the state depart
ment resigned TO-DAY. his resignation
to take effect on Auril or ear'irr. Mr
Woolsey was a close friend n former
Secretory Lansing. but ~ was said
that the retirement Of Mr. Lansing had
nothing 20 do with his 10 guation. that
he was leaving for financial reasons,
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DEAF And DUMB SCHOOL
SITE MAY Be MOVED

Knoxville. March Especially The
Knoxville. Tennessee school for deaf
and dumb may be moved from its site
near the business district here 20 the
Peter H. Blow farm In the Cherokee
horseshoe bend OF the Tennessee, sev-
eraI miles west OF Knoxville. The
proposcd tract is more than 400 acres
beautifully situated across from the
Country club. IT Is very fertile ana
would afford facilities for agricultural
training II Is rumored that an option
will be taken on the tract.