The Atlanta Constitution
August 17, 1920

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He. > Gray Heroes Join Forces With Legion in the Fight On Hardwick and Watson STOCKADELANDS MAY BE UTILIZED FOR CREAT PARK Transformation Proposal Receives Unanimous In- dorsement at Meeting of City Council Monday. PLAN HAVEN FOR GOLF AND TENNIS PLAYERS County Will Be Asked to Name Two Members of _ Survey Committee. Will Remove Stockade. Removal of the city stockade to another location and conversion of the tract on which it is situated into a public park, with golf links and tennis courts, was indorsed by unanimous vote of the city council Monday afternoon. Proposal to convert the stockade lands, consisting of approximate'v 100 acres, into a magnificent park and recreation grounds was made to council in a resolution introduced by Alderman C. L. Chosewood, of the third ward, who asked that a committee of eleven members be appointed to make a careful survey of the stockade property and repor: to council their recommendations looking toward the establishment of a park in which a municipal clubhouse, golf links and tennis courts may be built. County Represented. The committee will be composed of three members from the general council and three-members from the city at large to be appointed by the mayor; three members from _ the park board to be appointed by the chairman of the board, and two members of the board of Fulton county commissioners to be named by the chairman of that body, The committee will be requested to take up the werk as soon as it is ap- | pointed and the various departments of the city are dirécted to cd-oper- ate .with its members and furnish such assistance as may be needed to work out a desirable result. Alderman Chosewoo. pointed out that the section of sur- | rounding the stocka been largely built up by (Mall property owners and the pres ¢e of the pris- on is a hindrance to further devel- opment. He maintained that the average number of prisoners kept at the institution has grown s0 @mall as to render cultivation of the prison farm unprofitable and that they can be more economically han- dled at some other place and in some other way. man of the prison committee of council, has, during the past year, repeatedly urged the removal of the stockade, declaring that it was be- jag operated at a yearly. loss to the city of $40,000 or more. His plan | was to remodel the building for | use as a new Tech High school and donate ten acres of the farm for a campus and drill field. This, how- ever, did not meet with the com- plete favor of the board of educa- tion and Superintendent W. F. Dykes, , Easily Accessible. The prison farm is located some distance west from Grant park. Glennwood avenue runs through it. lt is bounded on thé north by Fair street, on the west by Berean ave- nfie, and on the east by Delta street, which the city is now opening up. It is easily accessible by street car. Atlanta’s need for more parks to keep pace with the necessity of providing for additional recreation as the population grows has been discussed from time to time by members of council, and when Mr. Chosewood brought the question up in the form of a resolution it met with instant and undivided support. He declared that there are great- er possibilities for the city from the development of the stockade property into a public park and layground than in its sale or use or any other purpose. BLOW IS LANDED ON CLOSED SHOP BY FEDERAL JUDGE ‘New York, August 16.—Federal Judge Julius M. Mayer today sus- tained Lindley M. Garrison, receiv- er of the gee gy ho Rapid Transit company, in his refusal to renew the corporation's agreement with the Amalgamated Association of _ Street and Electrical Railway Em- “ yioyees, which expires August 28. setter Mr. Garrison had refused to negotiate with representatives of the union on the ground that adop- tion of their proposals would con- stitute enforcement of closed shop principles a committee today call- ed upon Mayor Hyland to protect. The mayor referred the committee ed upon Mayes yee - Fr te expressing elie a ent Girect the receiver to ne- th the union. er to the omen ng prey: i its request for a hearing, Judge Mayer expressed surprise at the nature of the proposed agreement. He pointed out that one provision called for suspension of employees from work for failure to pay union dues, fines or assessments, and the the union to collect dues eompany’s property, while “stipulated the company t per- to grant provisions Judge Maver that puritanism The first ripples were stirred when councillors at Turnbridge Weils a‘t- Atlanta Post, No. 159, U. C. V., Largest in the State, Indorses Action of World War Veterans in Opposing Candidacies. FAILURE TO SUPPORT COUNTRY IS CHARGED While Declaring Against These Two Men, Post Takes No Stand in Fa- vor of Any Candidate in September 8 Primary. ’ By a unanimous vote Atlanta post, No. 159, of United Confederate Vet- erans, at a meeting yesterday in- dorsed the action.of Atlanta post, No. 1, of the American Legion, in opposing the candidacies of Thomas E. Watson for senator and Thomas W. Hardwick for governor, The resolution adopted had the true ring of American loyalty, and strongly commended the action taken by the soldiers of the latest war. Atlanta post did not go on record as indorsing any man’s candidacy. that being contrary to the pronci- ples of the organization, but took a stand against the two men above named on the ground that their past records rendered them unworthy of the support of loyal Americans. Speaking Monday night of the ac- tion of the gray veterans, M. C. Kollock, commander of the _ post, said: “We do not wish to indulge in politics, and it is against the prin- ciples of the organization to do so, but this is a matter in which we felt that we ought to express An opinion.” The resolutions, he said, vindi- cated the late war veterans. and commended the high patriotism and splendid service of the boys who took part in this great conflict. He expressed the hope that confederate organizations in Geor- gia would join the Atlanta post in defending the American soldiers of the great war against the attacks of Watson and Hardwick. The Atlanta post is the largest camp of confederate veterans in the state. Bar “Canoodling” V-Shaped Blouses And Mixed Bathing BY NINA BANCROFT, United News Staff Correspondnt. London, August 16.—A wave of is sweeping England. tempted to stop mixed bathing and did modify what they termed the “indecency” of girls’ bathing suits. One councillor expressed himself as follows on the subject: ‘arixed bathing, where the girls appear before their betrothers lik? wet sky terriers does more to stop marriage than anything else in the whole book of doubts.” Followed then a@tivities to blast temptation in other quarters. The master of one of England’s fore- most girls’ schools put a@ ban on blouses cut v-shape at the throat. No girl can no appear in class rooms without the blouse buttoned up to the neck—and for these who lack buttons, the master provides shield pins. And finally it is the mellow haunts of the Thames that are un- der scrutiny. Along its shaded banks signs like this are soon to appear, by recommendation of the Hampton Urban council to _the Thames conservancy board: “Notice! Canoodling prohibited her® by order of the Thames Con . seryancy board. Minimum fine $25.” “Canoodling” appears to be & name covering the general possi- bilities in “billing and cooing while canoeing.” Something like the fol- lowing has been suggested as a schedule of penalties: Arm around waist, $25; kissing, $50; holding hands, $5; tout ensem- ble, 5 years in the penitentiary. The juarrel between Mrs. Grundy and Old Father Thames is of par- ticularly long standing and of in- creasing bitterness during recent months. Hence warning signs against love in a punt or canoe are scattered everywhere along the river and, if necessary, say urban councillors, the Thames will be patrolled to prevent the river from further laying the back- ground for unfolding youths’ old, old stories. GOV. COX PLANNING VISIT TO NEW YORK New York, August 16.—Plans for the visit of Governor Cox, demo- cratic presidential nominee, to New York, August 28, were announced at democratic national headquarters. tonight. A reception will be held at the National Democratic club im- mediately after the governor's ar- rival and a luncheon will follow at which Governor Cox Is expected to speak. The nominee will spend the afternoon witnessing the police day games. National Chairman George White announced after a conference with Senator Key Pittman, of Nevada, who willedirect the campaign west of the Rocky Mountains, that Sena- tor Pittman would serve as vice chairman under Mr. White, in Cafit- fornia, Utah, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona, Col- orado. Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. Chairman White will siitt nperate 2 closed shop. ] pa have personal charge of the cam- ign in other states. | | BY T. B. CONNOR. other, os —_— REFUND OF $60,000 IN TOBACCO TAXES SHRINKS TO $8 125 Portion of Sum Has AIl- ready Been Returned and Remainder Will Be Paid Back After the Investi- _ gation» ~ «2 $100,000 NETTED STATE BY TAX AGENTS’ WORK / Arrangements Are Being Made, It Is Understood, Whereby Commissions on Tobacco Collections Will Be Returned. Investigation in the executive de- partment and the offices of the state tax commissioner and comp- troller general yesterday showed that there had been no illegal col- lection of $60,000 of tobacco taxes of which arefund had been de- mandé¢d by merchants who had paid them to special tax agents appoint- ed by the governor. The back taxes paid by dealers in tobacco who were afterwards entitled to a refund, un- der a ruling made by Comptroller General W. A. Wright subsequent to their collection and wmodi- fying a ruling formerly made by the governor on the advice of the attorney general, amounts to just $8,125.94, according to the figures computed in the. executive depart- ment. A portion of this has already been refunded, and the balance will be refunded st as Soon as the neces- Sary investigations have been made by the tax collectors of the various counties to ascertain whether it should be returned. Not only is the money paid to the state being re- funded, but it is understood that arrangements are being made by the governor with the special tax agents for a refund of the amounts retained by them as commissions. Complication Results. The complication about these taxes came about in this way. From 1909 down to and including 1918, the legislature levied a tax of $25 each on dealers in cigarette tobavco and cigarette papers. When the governor appointed special tax agents to ferret out unpaid back tixes and collect them, it developed that a large number of dealers in cigarette tobacco had not been pay- ing th® tax for’ years. *The attorney general held that dealers in tobacco that was labeled. for cigarettes and pipes were liable to the tax. At a confer- ence held in the governor's office, attended by the governor, the comptroller. general, the state tax commissioner and the eight special tax agents, a written opinion from the attorney general was submitted, and the tax agents were according- ly instructed to go out and collect the tax. Later. the question was raised by the comptro@ler general’ that the legislature did not intend to levy a tax on all fine-cut tobacco, but only on tobacco smoked in cigarette form and on cigarette pa- pers. General Wright declared last night that such had been his posi- tion from the first, but that the Pray for Storm If YouWantEnd Of August Rains Atlanta Is Already Far ‘Over Average Precipita- tion and Chances Are All Yearly Records Wil] Fall. . If Atlantans would be free of the rains which for sevén consecutive days have drenched georgette and bedraggled palm beach and pongee, and that have caused numerous other inconveniences, let them pray for a storm. Yes pray for a storm storm. Sounds paradoxical, doesn’t it? But C. V. von Herrmann, Atlanta's official weather man, is authority for the statement that the rains will continue until a severe wind- storm arrives. There are no indications of the approach of such a storm within the next few days, and Atlantans are warned to keep their umbrellas and rubbers tuned up and in form for active and continuous service. In the meantime, if Mr. von Herrmann is any judge or prophet, all rain- fall records for Atlanta are likely to be broken. ; Average Record Smashed. Although the normal annual pre- cipitation for Atlanta Ms but 49 inches, with but two-thirds of the present year gone, the rainfall rec ord for 1920 had, up to last night, reached 52 inches, and Mr. von-Herr- mann believes there is every likeli- hood of the 1912 record, of 64 inches, being broken before Christmas. There has been almost one-third more rainfall here this year to date than during the same period in 1919, figures showing a precipitation of 38.15 for last year, compared to 52 inches to date. Mr. von Herrmann enlightens those who cannot understand why they should be treated to such a constant deluge as has descended upon the city daily for a week, by pointing out that there has been little or no wind disturbance to drive away the water-laden clouds which are ranging over Atlanta and the entire cotton district. These clouds, usually on the move and impartial with their showers, are suspended almost stationary over Atlanta and the southeastern sec- tion of the United States. In other words, the same old flock of clouds can be blamed for the daily showers and fast growing clothes’ pressing bill. Must Have Wind. It was pointed out yesterday at the United States weather bureau that of the sixteen days already passed in August, but six have failed to be marked by a shower or heavy downpour, Mr. von Herr- mann doesn’t seem to think that the citizen who is worrying shout’ the status of the weather has much reason for concern because of the recen heavy precipitation. “Folks are inclined to be a bit forgetful about the Weather,” he Says. “If they will remember back in July, 1916, it raiMed for 25 con- Secutive days. There is not much likelihood of such a recurrence now, but no one can tell, for we may have another day or two of rain. and, if tha proper breeze does not appear, we may have a daily down- pour the remainder of the month.” Precipitation figures for 1919, were 60.17, and it will not be diffi- cult, at the present rate, for 1920 to raise this mark. There has been §& incheg of rainfall here this month, compared to less than 4 inches for all of last August. While this rain- fall gecord is ascending for Atlanta, the temperature has been below normal. Income $10,00Q a Day, governor, in ordering the collection of the tax, had first acted on the attorney general’s opinion, but later accepted his own. Blank affidav- its were prepared, for mer- chants who would swear that they had destroyed all cigarette pa- pers furnished with smoking to- bacco, and neither sold nor give? them away, and had not dealt in cigarettes during the years from 1910 to 1918, inclusive. Large Sum Collected. No step taken by a recent gov- ernor, has brought more money wrongfully withheld ffom the state into the treasury than did the ap- pointment by the governor of the tax agents to ferret out unpaid Special taxes. This is proven by the comptroller general’s last re- port, which shows a collection of back taxes for 1919 amounting to $110,848.07, as against $7,665.04 for the year preceding before the spe- cial agents were set to work. In many instances defaulters were compelled to pay back taxes for as much as seven years. Comptroller General Wright calls attention to New York newspapers. Lives in Two-Room Flat, Goes to Work at Nine New York, August 16.—Arthur T. Walker, former clerk, is having quite a run on the front pages of Walker re- cently was left the $50,000,000 resid- uary estate of Edward F. Searles, of Massachusetts, and New York is unable to understand how it hap- pens that a man with an income of around $10,000 a day should con- tinue to live in a two-room flat in Brooklyn and go to work every morning at 9 o’clock. That, it ap- pears, is what Walker does. Interviewers have been scouring Manhattan and Brooklyn for Wal- ker, but he is said to have gone on a vacation, or somewhere, to avoid reporters. Walker was formerly a clerk in Searles’ employ, and later became director and vice president of the Pittsburg and Shawmut rail- road, which Searles owned. Now, under Searles’ will, Walker is chief owner of this road, as well as other properties in Pennsylvania, to say nothing of Union Pacific railroad securities, estimated at several mil- lion dollars, and a batch of stock Continued on Page 9, Column 2. in the New York Globe. Free Admittance to Tudor for Readers Of Constitution’s New Movie Section valid and bona fide. received. One of these messages to readers of the séction. Between the hours of 11 a. m. and —that is one not imposed by the - himself—three cents war tax. Dear Mr. Winchell: tion of August 22, 1920, withou Sincerely your August 16, 1920. | Free admission to the Tudor theater Monday, August 23! Sounds a bit uncanny in these:days of constant villification of the high cost of existence to speak of anything gratis, but this is That The Constitution’s Motion Picture Section, which appeared for its first time last Sunday, met a popular reception is indicated by hundreds of commendatosy and cangratulatory messages already J.-F. Jackson, manager of the Tudor, says that he will admit, who will present the movie section of The Constitujjen for the \sunday preceding, that is, August 22. The only condition imposed Mr. Jackson’s letter, telling all about the proposition, follows: Photoploy Editor The Constitution, City— In recognition of The Constitution's . Synday Motion Picture Section, and win a desire of further popularizing it, beg to state that I will be very glad to admit on Monday, August 23, 1920, between the hours of 11 a. m. and 6 p. m., all persons presenting the Motion Picture Sec- the payment of three cents (3c) war tax. JOSEPH F. JACKSON, Manager. in particular will be interesting 6 p. m., on August 23, any person management, but by Uncle Sam t any admission charge except s, jat least one thousand. | Amendment Defeated, kc VOTING AT HAND, SUFFRAGE LOSES INTENNESSEE Advocates of the Federal Amendment Admit Five of Seven Members of Nashville D é¢1e¢ gation Have Joined Antis. ~~ RATIFICATION TO FAIL, SAYS HOUSE SPEAKER \ But Suffrage Leaders While Admitting Loss of Some Votes, Are Still Confident of Fatorable Action. Says Speaker Walker Nashville, Tenn., August 16— Speaker Walker tonight sent the following message to the speak- er of the North Carolina house of representatives: “Have amendment defeated overwhelmingly in the lower house. We are proud of our mother state of North Carolina. God grant that she stands true to her glorious traditions and history.” A telegram signed by 63 of the 120 members of the North Caro- lina house stating that they would stand together and defeat ratification by that state was received by Mr. Walker last Thursday. ’ Nashville, Tenn., August 16.—The lower house of the Tennessee leg- islature tomorrow will vote on rat- ification of the federal suffrage amendment, both suffrage and op- position leaders announeed tonight. The committe on constitutional convéntions and amendments, to which the _ ratification resolution sion tonight to consider the measg- ure and Chairman Riddick planned to report it in the regular. order of business,tomorrow morning. The house will meet at 10:30 o’clock and the commit@ee should report with- in the first half-hour. 10 to 8, to report the measure to- merrow with a recommendation that it be adopted. A vote during the day was said by leaders to be certain. The senate ratified the suffrage amendment Friday. ‘Changed to Break Tie. Seth Walker, speaker of the house. leader_of the anti-suffrage forces and a member of the com- mittee, said the first bailot.on re- porting the resolution favorably stood 9 to 9, as he refrained from voting, and that, to relieve thé tie one of the antis changed. hts vote and cast his ballot with the suf- fragists. This circumstance was re- garded in opposition circles as an indication of how little {!mportance was attached to the committee ac- tion by the suffrage antagonists. Mr. Walker said a minority report would be preprred early tomorrow, and probably would be offered as a substitute for the majority report when its adoption was moved, Conflicting claims as regards rat- ification or rejection were being made by both sides, but the opin- ion was expressed in various quar- ters that the result would not be known until after the house had voted. Seth Walker, @gm@weer and leader of thea opposition, said the amendment would be rejected. ““We have ratification beaten, that is all th@re is to it,” he declared. .. Suffrage l€aders still were confi- dent they would win the contest, in spite of desertions from their ranks over the week-end. They have claimed a majority in the house since the legislative session began, and said if members stood by their pledges victory was certain. Suffragiats Lose Votes, Both suffrage and opposition workers tonight confirmed reports that five of the seven members of the Davidson county (Nashville) del- egation pledged to suffrage had gone over to the opposition. The antis were jubilant over this accession to to their ranks, especially since their leaders never have predicted the ex- tent of their expected majority, but have confined their claims to the stutement that the vote would be close. The suffrage poll has listed from 53 to 60 members, including the Davidson delegation. Fifty votes is the constitutional majority neces- sary for ratification. Workers were everywhere. today either attempting to maintain their lines intact or to win over mem- bers of the opposing forces. They were on the house floor during the session this afternoon and after ad- journment backed members into corners and argued with them. Groups debating suffrage attracted attention on the streets and hotel lobbies were the scenes of numer- ous wordy wars. The house has 99 members’ and the active workers both men and wdmen for and against suffrage are said to number Campaign- ers were working in relays and when one enthusiastic a” ‘te or antanogist of votes for women be- came exhausted there was another one near to take up the task. Crowded With Spectators. The forces opposed to ratification were prepared today for a possi- ble attempt of the suffragists to Teall the resolution out of commit- tee and the galleries and aisles of the chamber were crowded with spectators. There was no reference to suffrage, however. and the body was referred, held an executive ses-, The committee late tonight votel, - 1S, SHPS T0 PLY OF THE RERMANS Admiral Benson An- nounces Co-operative Agreements With Ham- burg-American Line of Germany. — t ARRANGEMENT COVERS PERIOD OF 20 YEARS No German Money in the American End of Busi- ness—Americans Get the Benefit of German Tech- nical Knowledge. Washington, August” 16.—Opera- tion of American ships on former German trade routes to all parts of the world has the sanction and support of the shipping board, Chairman Benson announced to- night, in making public co-opera- tive Working agreements between the American Ship and Commerce Corporation of New York and the Hamburg-Am:-.‘:an line of Ger- many. In his summary of the agree- ments the chairman declared the shipping board would “look for- ward to seeing one of its construc- tive plans carried out.” There is no German monep in the gemerican end of the business in any place nor is there any agree- ment expressed or implied for Ger- man investment in any of the Amer- ican. companies,” he added. The arrangement is for 20 years and consists, the chairman said, of @ general agreement coverjng the principles to be followed by the two concerns and an operating agree- [ment coveting the methods of car- rying out the plan. In géneral it provides that each party may par- ticipate with an equal amount of tonnage in such passenger and lished which will include service between the United States and Ger- many and Germany and ports of the world other than the. United States. Pier facilities, port and of- fice organizations of both compa- nies are placed at the disposab of the service. To Act as Agents. The American Ship and Commerce corporation is to act as agents for the Hamburg-American line ‘in United States ports, but each com- pany may establish offices in the country of the other to supervise the activitieS there. -Each company is to, appoint its own agents out- side of Germany and the United States. The Hamburg-American line may transfer any service to any other Germany company for execution and the American corporation may transfer service to any American company, but both parties remain responsible for the carrying out of the services. In the event of war between the United States and Germany, provi- sion is made for termination of the agreement and also to cover the contingency of war between either the United States and other powers than Germany or Germany and oth- er powers than the United States. Settlement of disputes between the two companies by arbitration ig provided for as is revision of the contract in the event the laws of either country should require. Passenger service between the United States and Germany is to be established within one year, the American corporation agreeing to supply passenger ships not exceed- ing 40,000 gross tons, to which the Hamburg-American line cannot add unless it is agreed that the busi- ness warrants an addition. In that case the German company may add ships until it has 50 per cent of the vessels in the service. German Technical Knowledge. In the design and tonstruction of passenger ships the Hambureg- American line will give the Ameri- can corporation all the technical knowledge and experience at its disposal. : Each party may supply half the tonnage for freight service between the United States and Germany, but if the Hamburg-American line has not the tonnage for its half the American company may supply it. Rates on east bound traffic are to be fixed by the American Ship and Commerce corporation and on west- bound traffic by the Hamburg- American line. Freight services between Ger- many and countries other than the United States are to be taken up independently, the Hamburg-Amer- ican line to propose each service which the American Ship and Com- merce corporation may accept or not as it chooses. If the American concern chooses to enter a given service, each party may put in one- half of the tonnage required. The American Ship and Commerce cor- poration may suggest that any service be proposed if the proposi- tion is not made by the Hamburg- American line. Because certain ships amounting to about 185,000 tons were ordered prior to the agreement, the Ham- burg-American liné reserves the Continued om Page 7, Colamm 2. .| Continued om Page 9, Column 2. ALL TRADE ROUTES freight services as shall be estab-' ‘good majority. DORSEY THREE TO ONE. George S. Sandford, a travel- ing man who lives at 53 West Baker street, Atlanta, polled the male passengers in one coach on the Seaboard Air Line from At- | lanta to Cedartown last Wednes- day, August 11, with the follow- ing result: DE onc ch cdchdandatsscee Smith ... i Watson and “ooper...... 0 TDE IS RUNNING NNDORSEY'S FAVOR a ee ee Reports Coming to State Headquarters in Atlanta Indicate His Certain Nomination Sept. 8. Every faport coming to Dorsey headquarters in the Kimball) house yesterday indicated the running of a strong tide in the governor's fa- vor throughout the state, which seems to make certain his nomina- tion on September 8. South Georgia is or fire for Governor Dorsey and loyal democracy and the reports from counties in the northern and central sections of the state seem- ed equally encouraging. It was generally agreed that Sen- ator Hoke Smith is running third and that the senator is losing ground dally. Governor Dorsey will open his speaking campaign at Fayetteville at 10 o’clock Thursday morning. From Fayette county, he will go to Jonesboro, in Clayton, and speak there at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Reports from Valdosta and Al- bany received .Monday say that Smith leaders who have returned home from Atlanta are dir -uraged. They were called to Atlanta to g0 aver the situation and to receive @ strong injection of Smith pep, but instead of this they discovered, it is learned, that Dorsey is running away with the senatorial campaign in the upper ‘part of Georgia and especially in the ninth district. They found, it is stated, that Dor- sey is as strong in the ninth as he is in the seeond and eleventh, wheh districts are almost solid tor the governor. Allapaha Circuit Conceded. The Allapaha judicial circuit, for insianece, is conceded to Dorsey. Men who know that circuit Say that tne governor will carry all four coun- ties—Berrien, Cook, Clinch and At- kinson. While they were in Atlanta, some of the senator's south Georgia friends met other friends from the mountain country who said that the senator hak’ nol a chance up there. The mountain people wanted to hear good news trom south Geor- gai so that they could go back home cheered up. But when tne leaders trom tne two distant sec- tions compared notes, they found, it is reported, that cOnditions are alike in north and south Georgia. A Smith man from Banks re- ported that the senator has not a ghost of a show to win there. The Dorsey club in Grady county reports that Grady will give him 4 Bacon county sends similar in- | formation. The Ellaville district in Schley district has 78 voters enrolled in the Dorsey club out of 100 register- ed voters. Claxton for Dorsey. ‘ One hundred and twenty-three of the leading citizens of Claxton, Evans county, have signed the Dor- s ledge. = 3 ™M. caweet, of McIntosh county, reports that there are only two men in. his district against Gover- nor Dorsey for the senate. Of the two, Senator Smith will get one and Watson the other. Dorsey will sweep the county and every other county along the coast. een: William H. Davis, of Burke, is working hard for Governor Dor- sey. He says that Burke is a cer- tain Dorsey county. Mr. Davis used to be solicitor general in that cir- cuit, and is one of the strongest leaders in the state. Mayor Glenn Toole, of last few years my writes: the with you has Macon, “During personal contact been such that you have convinced me that you are a staunch demo- crat, and it will be my pleasure to support and vote for you.” Rockville district, in Carroll coun- ty, has 106 Dorsey men out of 150 voters. Buford Boykin, one of the assistant managers at Dorsey head- quarters, returned to Atlanta this morning, and he says that Dorsey will carry Carroll. Carroll used to be a strong Smith county. Highly encouraging reports were received from Union and Walker countieg today. Representative men in each county assure the governor that both these counties will go for him. In Walker, he is promised a majority over all three of his op- ponents. | Banner Dorsey Club. Muscogee county claims the ban- ner Dorsey club so far organized. It has an executive committee of 75 of the leading men in the county. The members of the executive committee are. John T, Davis, pres- ident; William DeL. Worsley, secre- tary. 7c. Alexander, W. B. Beach, Paul Blanchard, G. W. Bross, W. C. Camp- bell, John T. Davis, Charlie Ellison, G. W. Fincher, W. A. Hendricks, R F. Jones. 8S. M. Kaufman, E. L. Mur- rah, T. T. Miller, C. P. McLaughlin, Fuller Mynatt, C. E. Mitchell. LF. Pearce, L. T. Ryckeley, Tom Smith, R. P. Spencer, Sidney C. Simons, Tom LS Wade, C. E. Westbrook, J. Banks nge. A K. Kinze. Rhodes Brown, Charl- ton Battle, Wilson M. Camp, J. Ed- gar Chancellor, J. Homer Dimon, Page, George . Ryckeley, R. W.. Swope, T. W. Smith. Abe Strauss, J. L. Willis, George White. R. L Zachariss. S. M. Wel- born. Cliff Barnes. J. E. Brooks, M. A, Calhoun. Jullan Chat4wick, R, F. Dismukes, T. ; : Cagestetter, J. ‘in various parts of Poland. Wilson Sends Warships : Into Waters of Russia ~ ie As Poland Nears \Fall 7 U. S. Ships Will Go to Danzig to Look After Americans Who Are Put in Jeopardy by Russian Advance. NO AID FOR WRANGEL FROM GREAT BRITAIN %, DI od +o Lloyd-George Tells thé Commons That the Anti>* = © Bolshevik Leader Musgy. ~ Act on His Own Respon Se Aw . Z Fn eae =