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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-10
HOPE FOR BETTERMEl
GERMAN FOOD SITUATN.

Berlin, Nov. 9.--(A. P.)-Hope for
the betterment' OF Germany's food sit
uation through increased home produc-
ton and Improvement in the method OF
handling importations. was expressed
by Andreas Hermes, the minister OF
food, In a statement TO the main COM
mittee of the reichstag today.
The grain deliveries from inland
sources were lagging behind, the food
minister said, and he proposed TO ac-
celeratq them by demanding the close
cooperation OF the federated states and
the producers, TIL thrat OF rigorous
pnalties for illicit trafficklng In wheat
and flour also was held out by the
minister.
Based on inland deliveries averaging
10000 tons daily. and half that amount
from foreign sources. Herr Hermes
supply Of ESQ., 900 tons of grain on hand
by Dec. 81. thus insuring the needed
supply OF flour up to aMrch 81 Of next
year.
Herr Hermes added that this amount
would not include the grain required
for other food commodities than -four.
and that these requirements would call
for. further heavy purchases at home
and abroad. s
While the production Of beet suear
shows slight increase, the minister
said 1t was purposed to continue the
official rationing OF sugar Herr Hegmes
informed the committee that the gov
ernment purposed the suppression OF
smuggling along the German Dutch
border by the use OF armed forces and
that permission to this end had been
granted by the Rhineland conmission.
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MAJOR LEAGUES TO
MAKE PEACE FRIDAY

Kansas City. NO.. Nov i0.---A meet
lne OF all American and National league
owners and directors, will be held, In
Chicago Friday, at which definite means
OF ending the threatened baseball war
win be discussed, This was announced
today by Garry Hermann, OF Cincin-
natl, while speaking TO the National AS
sociation OF Baseball Clubs.
Hermann also announced that the
new National league had agreed TO
name committee OF three or four
members 10 meet with similar commit
tees from the American league and af-
filiated minor Leagues for the adoption
OF new unational agreement and plan
for the reorganization OF baseball. This
concession on the part OF the National
league owners 10 adopt the plan of
meeting by leagues" instead OF ''by
clubs" means that peace will be de-
clared Friday at Chicago. according TO
all indications.
While Herman was talking TO the
minor leasuers he displayed a letter
from Ban johnson, Il have here In
my hands a communication from the
Ave loyal club owners OF tho American
league saying they will meet with us
In Chicago to discuss peace" said Herr
mann.
~ hope we will be able to agree
peaceably on some solution. and know
that once we meet In Chicago. all this
war talk viii end
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-four KILLED in
TANK EXPLOSION
Eight Hurt in Blast In Engine
Room Of Freighter Lying
at Pier.
HUDSON PIERS SHAKEN
Fear of More Blasts Held Fire
Fighters in Check--Am-
balances Called.

New York, Nov. 1o--An explosion
occurred this afternoon In the enigma
room OF the Southern Pacific freighter
nj Mundo. lying at Pier 81. Hudson
river. -Four killed and eight injured
500 o'clock, half an hour after the
Fear o. more blasts held the nrs
fighters In check
y Several piers were shaken by the
blast.
A report received at police headquar-
apparatus stated that a number of
persons had been killed.
El Mundo, operated by the Southern
Pacific company, is In regular opera
tion between here and Galveston. The
craft OF 10000 tons was loading In
normally carries crew Of about forty
five mon.
A second explosion occurred after
tugs had hauled tho crewless craft out
into mdstream. She was listing moro
TO port and Was down In the bow, a.
small boats tugged away at her, hop
Ing % got herdown into the outer har-
Dor before she sank
II seemed a hopeless task. Tugs
worked away at her without appreci~
able results. Fearing she might block
the channel n she sank and prove q
menace TO navigation. they redouhled
their efforts as a crowd massed along
the shore, watching the blazing frcight-
or run her race against time.
The three missing later were found
TO be injured. making the revised cas-
ulty list min injured. One or two OF
these are expected 10 die from burns.
Elniundo. commanded by Capt. H. ~.
Parker, OF Weehawlten. N. j., had arr
rived here Monday from Galveston and
was unloading when from cause as
yet undetermined the explosion occurred
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Mobile Man Held
Cabtiye in Russia

Washington. Nov. i0.--Emmitt Kill
patrick. an American. reported killed
by bolsheviks in South Russia. Ia still
alive and held prisoner by red" guards
near rauride. the American Red Cross
headquarters was informed today In n
cablegram from their branch In Paris.
Fitzpatrick, resident of Mobile, Ala.
was frst said to have been slain on
Nov 1, but today's message gave de-
NAL OF this and said that proper steps
are under way 70 effect his release.
Gen. Wrangel, antibolshevlk leader
In south Russia, IN response 10 de-
mands made from Paris Ia making a
vigorous effort 10 secure the exchange
OF Fitzpatrick Immediately. The cable
gram gave no details concerning the
treatment being accorded Fitzpatrick. or
the conditions under which he Is in
carceratcd. Kilpatrick's brother is DR..
George C. Fitzpatrick. OF Mobile, Ala.
Soviet Claims Gains.
London, Nov. INSTRUMENTATION Of the
Crimean peninsula Is claimed In the
Russian soviet official statement OF
Tuesday, received here today by wire-
less,
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PROSECUTION SCORES
POINT in RUMELY CASE

Now York, Nov, i0.--The prosecution
In the trial OF DIR. Edward A, Rumely,
former editor OF the Evening Mail, OF
Norvin II. Lindhoim and OF waiter
kaufmann, for withholding from the
alien property custodian In 1917. facts
concerning the alleged temporary Ger
man ownership OF the newspaper,
scored strong point today before
Judge Grubb In federal district court.
II was shown that kaufmnnn for q
time. had stock OF the Evening Mail
Publishing company conveyed 20 Leo
Wallerstein, manufacturing chemist,
OF this city paying for II but giving
the appenranee of its ownerHhip ny
Wallerstein. WalIerstcin testified that
in September. 1915, he had been asked
by Kaufman TO invest In some OF thv
stock, but that he was not intereated
asked wallerstein n no would not take
over acme AZ the stock and hold Il In
HIS name. Kaufman agreeing To fur
nish money for the sale, Mr., Waller-
about n Ss6.ooo-wa ssnt IL him BY a
f,eHsenKm and was depQsitea n the
sisis6nni} i}len saQ|< y.
= II fho meantime. WniitfAtsin te1ilt
He'd, he had consulted with his A.
torney. JAMES q. Rice, and that the
latter saw no objection 70 Wnlltrnfeine
acting IN the capacity indirated.
WalierBteln talked over the matter
with his brother and ~ result ot
this conversation, decided TO turn the
stock hack to Kaufmnnn. The ptpck
was turned over 10 Rice Instead ana
RicN disposed OF II 10 Henry M.
gtephennon. another attorney,
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ELECTED PRESIDENT
James A. Perry, Of Georgia,
Honored.

Washington, Nov. io.--Jamea A..
Perry, OF Georgia, was elected president
Of the National Association OF Railway
and Utilities commissioners today for
Other officers elected were. Paul u.
Jackson. Of Wisconsin, hrst vlceTpreHi.
dent: Dwight NJ Lewis. Iowa, second
vice. president; James u. Walker. New
York. secretary. and Leroy =. Boyd. Of
Washington, assistant secretary.
Preservation 10 the state commissions
of the right OF regulating railroads and
rate making was declared 70 be one OF
the most important measures before the
convention In nm address by Mr.. Perry
tho president elect. Many believe. he
said. that the. very exlstenee of the
on triai..a He said that he kid not be-
lleve Il was for tho best interest Of the
country that the View taken by tho rail-
roads OF the powers OF the state com-
mission under tho transport act ssould
The people, he declared. will restore
those rights 10 the state bodies through
congressional action n they are elimi.i
mated IN the construction OF tho trans
portation act
Troubles OF the grain growing states
through lack OF sufficient cars 10 move
the crops was brought ~ IN q discuss
sion OF the speech OF Interstate Com
mercg Commissioner Aitchieon on the
car eltuatioii4 Several members from
those states said the farmers had suf-
fered heavy financial losses through In
adequate car aarvica.
Frank u, Funk. member OF the Illi-
1oiH commission and congressman -ciees
from that state. said that he would like
70 know where tho authority OF the In
terHtate commerce commission In the
matter ~ cnr distribution ended and
that of the state bodies began lie said
tho interstate commerce commission
should issue some common ruia govern
INK tho distribution TX they were assum-
ing that function.
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ARMY SHORT 10000

Washington, Nov. 10.-The regular
amy still is nearly 10000 short Of the
authorized strength OF 2so,000 officers
and men. This Is shown by war de-
partment statement today giving the
disposition of the present forces. OF
the total Of 2i3.067 officers and men
enrolled. i62.9is are IN the continental
Emitted States. and H. .306 are in the
army OF occupation on the Rhine in
Germany. There are 1891 in the
Philippines, and 6.927 in Hawaii; $500
z in, Panama; 1893 in Porto Rico: 1,40s
In China; s67 in Alaska; l0i in France
and 5 in England
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Nation Plans for.
! ArMiStice D1y

Chicago. Nov. l0-Plans for Armlstice
day tomorrow were announced today
with proclamation issued by the
mayor calling upon citizens to observe
the anniversary. At IL o'clock In the
morning the city win pay one minutes
silent tribute to American soldiers who
died in the war.
AT signal from traffic policemen
all vehicles and street cars win stop
moving. Pedestrians will halt and
face the east. Buglers scattered about
the downtown district win advance 10
taps. 4
The moment will be preceded by n
din OF factory whistles. bells, sirens
and horns.
Mustering-in ceremonies win be OBJ
served by many veteran regiments. The
Red Cross and clubs viii take on a
military atmosphere.
To Award o. s. Ms.
New York. Nov. 10.-Thirteen Officers
and men OF Americas naval forces are
to receive awards at the Armistlc day
celebration tomorrow at the New York
navy yard, for distinguished service
during the war.
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CHICAGO POLICE CHIEF
QUITS RESULT SCANDAL

chicago, Nov. i0---Iohn J. tnfrIlY.
chief OF police presented HIS resignation
to Mayor Thompson this afternoon
Charles FItxmnfrin. secretary 20 khN
mayor. was appointed chief.
aarrlty has heen under iire IN cons
neetion with the lnvestination of the
whisky ring scandal In the police de-
partment and IN connection with crime
conditions IN the city.
Reports have bean current that from
a dozen 10 nifty policemen will be im.
dicted Nv the federal grand jury inwaMw
tigatlng the liquor scandal The dis
rlct-nttorney last week summoned
tiarrity 10 the federal building and took
charge OF the records OF his ofilee COW
ering Investigation by the ehief-of
charges that police officers and patrols
men had furnished protection for pro-
hlhition law vioiators.
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'EnameIPlanttOBe
Readyin 9MOnthS

The plant OF tho Mutual Enamelware
company, one OF Chattanooga's newest
| industries. will be completed In about
nine months. II is expected. according
70 II. H. Caldwell. Of the Cahill Iron
works, and president OF the new COM
pany. When asked In regard 20 the
now plant, which is being erected IN
Alton Park by Dwight II. Robinson
company, engineers and contractors.
Mr.. Caldwell said: w
Tho Mutual Enamelware company
owes its existence to the fact that Il
was found impracticable TO increase
production and put In up-to-date ma
chinery In the Cahill Iron works plant
IN the city. Older citizens viii re-
member that twenty-five years ago
what buildings tho Cahill Iron works
had were OF frame and OF very un-
substantial character. Tho present plant
was built 'plecemeal, one building at
time, M ono frame building would
be torn down brick building filling
thu wants at the time would take Its
place. About year ago a foundry en-
gineer was employed to so over tho
plant, and see II Il could be remodeled.
new machinery ,ipHtalled. etc. no that
the latest improved methods could be
employed. This was found imprac-
ticable, and Il was decided TO erect
new factory outright.
"a Tennessee charter wns obtained
for tho Mutual EnamelwRre company.
and the corporation organised The ave
men composing the board OF directors
OF the cahill Iron works are the ave
directors IN the new company. Each
officer OF the Cabin Iron works holds
the same Office In the Mutual Enamel-
ware company, namely;
II. II. Caldwell. president: ]. L.,
Mahoney. president and general
nanageri II. w Powell, secretary; II.
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COTTON GOOD ENOUGH
FOR CONVERSATIONAL
Famous 0lxlahoman Has No
Sympathy for Feminists Who
Hanker for Cigarettes.

MuskoEee. Okla. Nov. lo.-.-u. N. 81
Modern Women had better be aware
of Miss Alice NJ Robertson, Okinhoma's 4
most famous cafeteria owner. The only
woman member OF tho next congrens
today voiced her diaapnroval OF cigar
cites, silk atockinke and denied she
would win, support OF oongressmen 10
feminine causes by use of her culinary
art.
''rm Presbyterian, 10 why ask me
what think about cigarette smokinEgs
Bhe replied ton query regarding her
yiawa, on n separate Amoking room for
women IN the capitol AZ WnshlnRfpn,
The npN eonuenewclnAn hna tilfiN
sN''.|.a1 ~ laT Ne1t&f1 'IHiI ~
ut4 {itH4 ~ The IiHHIitfn among
Indians ana developers of enc Noii. She
never worn sIlk stockings. Cotton hose
is nuUd enough for the next cpngresA-
woman, she anld.
Miss Robertson has small faith IN her
CULINARY ability no far a. Il appliAs 70
winning male votes.
"f'ye spant dozen years running 4
Restaurant, and look nj me-" sha ex-
claimed. I'm stlll single"
DeHpite her restaurant experience.
Miss Robertson does not aspire 10 the
chaIrmanship OF tho house nub-com.
nilttce IN control OF the house restaur-
ant. ''f'm not saying what committees
favor" was her noneommltal reply.
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GEN. WRANGEL CONFIDENT
Retreat a Success-Morale of
Troops High.

Paris. Nov. 10.-~Reports from dis
interested military observers at Sc
bastopol state that the recent retreat
Of Gen. Wrangel's army, ino the Crimea
was accomplished with notable success.
II was said at the French foreign Office
today. The morale OF the troops, the
reports declared. remained extremely
high. and Gen. Wrangel was repre-
scented as confident that with proper
material he could reorganize the forces
and maintain his positions without
great difficulty.
II was the overwhelming number of
the soviet troops appetring on the
sOdth Russian front that preclpitated
Gen. wrangers retreat. the general as
serted.
The statement says:
In the Perekop region we are fight
ing for possession OF tho enemy fortl-
he'd positions.
Further east. during fighting. we
crossed the River Swatch into the
Crimean peninsula and debouched at
Kardzhania"
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MANY MEMBERS HEBREW
TRADES OUT OF WORK

New York. Nov. i2,--Nearly 10000
members OF the United Hebrew Trades
In New York state have been thrown out
OF work In the last three weeks Of
STEADY business recession" motifs
Felnstone, associated secretary OF the
organization announced here today. Of
these, 10000 are tailors and cloth and
dress markers, mostly In greater New
York.
The figures include about rs per cent
Of the tailor and cloth and dress goods
workers in the union. Mr.. Feinatone
said. adding that the United Hebrew
trades includes more than 100000 men
and women throughout the state
employers say business is slack" Mr..
Fcinstone said. Some OF them have
closed their factories, later requesting
the employees 10 return to their Job at n
lower wage scale. asserting that they
can accept some cheap orders II labor
costs less"
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MEN ON THE TENNESSEE
RECEIVE DECORATIONS

New York, Nov. f0--of the awards
10 naval men four Will 20 20 officers
and men now assigned TO the battle
ship Tennessee. docked NJ the Yards
Names OF nine more officers NJ the
yard on whom honors are 70 be con
forred were not made public today.
The following awards have been made
10 those on the Tennessee:
Capt. II. II. Leigh. distinguished gsrv-
ice medal. for his services In European
waters with the American fleet
Commander A. station, the navy cross.
for his work IN helping save the trans
port Mount Vernon after II had been
torpedoed.
Lieut.. A. G. Lyle. OF the dental corps.
the medal OF honor, for services be-
yond the call of duty" while attached
10 the marines In France.
Chief Water Tender w. q. Hickey, the
navy cross. for assistance In saving the
transport Mount Vernon.
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ADMIRAL DIES SUDDENLY

Annapolis, Ind. ND Nov. i0.--ReAr
Admiral Thomas Benton Howard,
United states navy. died suddenly at
his home here today. lie was found
unconscious and died In a few minutcH,
Read Admiral Howard. II II said, died
Of npopleHy of tho heart. He COM
manded the Pacific nect for eighteen
months and was an nlumnuR. and NJ
one time president ~ tho Mauiia hay
association, Admiral Howard wnR
graduated from the naval academy IN
1874 after having enlisted ~ the oFe
of r. lie was navigator ~ the u =.
:. Concord NJ the battle Of Manila Bay.
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Davis Says Wilson Much
SiCker Than Anv Believed

London. Nov l0.--u. N. ST.
president Wilson IL much sicker
than any person has believed"
said John w. Davis. American
ambassador 10 Great Britain. to-
day. Mr.. Davis continued.
President Wilson fully realixes
that he Is not able 10 participate
any longer In politics. He plane
to retire TO an estate near Wash
ington when his term expires and
spend his time writing"
The ambassador refused 10
predict the Identity OF his sue
oessor at the court OF 81, James,
hut many members OF the en-
bassy, stan believe that the next
American Ambassador win be Or,
Nicholas Murray Butler, prosl-
dent OF Columbia university.
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F~@~+.stsarss~r---sr --~-Trr--@H~~-sNs~
SOLDIERS WON'T PARADE
|F MAYOR IS IN STAND

Pittsburgh. Pa. Nov. t0.--ff Mayer
~. v. Babcock IA In the reviewing
stand t0morroy tho great ArfnlatleN
day parade may break up 90 i REACHES
Allegheny county fatty refuse TO pa-
rade past any spot where the mayor
may he located
The trouble between these veterans
and the mayor aroUe recently when
neLnan ecad ..tsganS. ~ fny ,ha ~ hnnstIs NJ
people IN Austria and Germany. Legion
posts protested and asked the permit
tor the tag day" be withdrawn. The
mayor ignored tha protests and dId
not reacind the permit. Public feeling
became No aroused that the German
societies voluntarily called OF the
tag day"
Moat posts declare they win break
ranks AZ tho reviewing stand tomorrow
rather than pass or salute the mayors
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HARDINCHASSET
BALL IN MOTION
League Advocates Attempt to
Agree on Program Result An
nouncement of Conferences.
SENATOR TACKLES TARPoN
Determined to Land Big Fish
Before Shutdown Sheriff
Averts Crisis.
(By DAVID M. cHURcH.)

Point Isabel Tex. Nov l0--Q. N
So-Sunburned and blistered, Presi
dent-elect Warren G. Harding today Sc
forth for another battle with the tarpoi
In the Mexican waters on Point Isabel
disappointed over his failure to lane
a record tarpon yesterday. The sena.
spr SCI san with grim ,tenacity and de-
clared he would bring In tarpon be.
fore Hundown -ns t1t' sg "A
While the president -elect is battling
with the big fish, preliminary negotia.
uons are under way looking to fina
settlement OF the peace treaty ques.
Ton. u was learned today; 1t is un-
ing he would hold individual confer.
ences to determine the sentiment to.
wards the peace treaty, set ball ir
motion and that advocates of league
are attempting to agree on definite
ident- elect with the support OF a ma
jpr part OF the population. The wor-
ries OF the peace. problem are far from
the mind Of the senator today and he
is paying no attention to informal re-
cient fishing village.
Piles OF Mall Untouched.
As evidence that business means
nothing to the Harding party, huge
piles of mail lay In the village post
nffica clnDrinw huainaes ond 1ynrr,,in a.
fha nostyosstar r,hn o.n.. nnIors;an = =
y1hv y nresidan, az, ,s,,4 .saere ~ =
tare.ted IN has mail 'sn HWY ~
80.
Lno senator plans 70 stay on the
water under the shelter OF his Tapping
s,,sw sw sompreIo an uay todayy, deferring
soi until tomorrow. he VIII probably
sArmistice day address In Brownsville.
Arrangements are being made for a
special train over the RIO Grande rail-
Way 10 carry the senator into Browns
Viie'
There Is nothing unusual in this un-
less one knows the Rio Grande railway,
which runs between PoiNt Isabel and
brownsville and rivals strongly the
Toonerviile trolley. The entire equip
ment of the railway is two deformed
and reformed freight cars driven by
reformed automobile engines, and there
are many stops en- route while the en-
gineer coaxes along a baking engine.
The cars leave the track on nearly
every trip, but this only means slight
delay while the engineer and conduc-
tor roll up their sleeves and return the
cars 10 the tracks.
Sheriff Averts Crisis.
What might hava hean an intarna.
tional crisis was averted todav by
Sheriff George Soanlon who totes 4
man sized pin and keeps the neace.
and Y. Carlos. proprietor az the sole
cafe( With the reaiization that a pres
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NO MEDAL AWARDED SIMS

Newport, X. J. NOV IV.-NHHuUHVe-
ment at the navy war college today
of awards for notable naval service dur
ing the war contained no mention Of
honor for Admiral VIM. s. Sims. pres
ident of the college. who was the COM
mander of the American naval forces
in the war zone.
Admiral Sims had refused an original
RECOMMENDATION for a distinguished SER
vice medal as a protest against failure
OF the navy department to accept his
recommendation for honors TO subor-
dinates.
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HULL HAS NO IDEA
OF MAKING CONTEST
Clouse Still Leads in Returns
by From 200 to 800
Votes.

Nashville. Nov. 10.--(speciai. )--Con-
gressnan Corden Hull has been defeated
by w. r. Ciouse for the seat from the
Fourth district by majority of from
two to three hundred. the exact figures
not having been determined. Mr.. Hull
and accepted II in statement Tues
day and will make no contest. Such
would be without hope of successful con-
clusion in the face of an overwhelming
republican majority in the lower house
of congress.
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REWARD NAVAL OFFICERS

Boeton, Nov. i0.---AwnfhH 20 naval
officers for distinguished service during
tho war was made at tho Boston navy
yard today. Roar Admiral Herbert o.
Dunn, commanding the first naval dis
trIct, was tho only recipient here OF the
distinguished service medal.
The citation which accompanied tho
honor 10 Rear Admiral Dunn said "
was given for Exceptionally merito-
rioua service IN q duty OF great re-
sopnsibllty AZ commanding officer OF
the naval station at Ponta Delgada.
Azores. The navy cross was awarded
eleven other officers, among them Henr
Admiral s. n. Robinson, commander
of the Boston navy yard, who COM
manded the submarine force which
operated IN the war zone