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ASHEVXLLE EN THE WEATHER: North Carolina Rain Thursday) colder la Interior! Friday, fair. 16 Pages Today VOL. XXXVL NO. 86. ASHEVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1920. PRICE FIVE CENTS SAYS BOLSHEVIK VOLUNTEER FIREMEN WITH CHIEF RESIGN FROM DEPT. IN BODY Ladies and Gentlemen By Billy Borne PLAN TO CITIZ ATTACK ON HOMER INSTALL CUhllSIDE SOVIET M Si i n 1 BRYAN Littleton Arraigns Stand of j Socialists in This Country. DECLARES THEY ARE PLAYING TWO GAMES Says "So-Called Political Party" Is an Agent for the Radicals. ALBANY. X. T., Jan. 21. Investi gation of the loyalty of the five sus pended oclaliat assemblymen was asserted, at their trial today before tta suamhlv -hidlclarv committee, to Involve the Question as to whether socialists "cau hypocritically mas querade as a political party, strike hands with every agency of force and revolution and still make simple American people understand they are not sworn enemies of their country and ready to overthow it." This assertion was made by Martin the committee. Taking; the floor In the height of an oratorical battle, Mr. Littleton declar ed the present Investigation will not prove "a tempest in a teapot" He charged that Trotzky and Lenine are attempting installation in America of the soviet form of government and that before the waves of public opin ion stirred by this case have subsid ed "this country- will understand that this so-called political party is the agent and co-conspirator with the dark forces of .the Invisible empire whose object is forcible destruction o' constitutional government In Ameri ca." Opposes Motion. Opposing a motion that charges against the Ave socialists be dismissed, Mr. Littleton declared that "the rep resentation with reference to what these five men did and what they pro fess and what they engaged to do stands out as plainly as anything can stand out that they gave their al legiance wholly and solely to an alien and invisible empire known as the Internationale." Mr. Littleton declared that social 1st legislators could be ruled by aliens paying party dues and that "they are the hired agents of a group of aliens, come to carry out the plans of the i, higher agents as far as they can s in the councils fa free government."' feMr, Hillquit said yesterday that "what may be treason today may be the law of the land tomorrow" ' It will bo the law tomorrow if you let traitors write the law." This brought sharp objection from Mr. Hillquit, chief counsel for the de fense, who declared Mr. Littleton's "reactionary, un-American statement Invoked applause In this house to the everlasting shame of those who par ticipated." "Did I make any misstatement?" demanded Mr. Littleton. Statement Correct. "No," said Mr. Hillquit, "the state ment was absolutely correct, but what I object to the Inference." Mr. Hillquit then named men fam ous In history who had "held views op posed to the majority and added: "There are always initiatives, al . ways pioneers, and at first their ideas shock those whom they strike. We are preaching economic freedom. It may sound traitorous to you, but it Is our right" The second day of the trial brought denial of three more preliminary mo tions by the defense bringing the total Introduced and overruled to six. PURE FABRIC LAWS URGED BY WALKER SALT LAKB CITY, Utah, Jan. 1. Pure fabrlo laws similar to the iur food laws, requiring specific labeling or ine materials tnat maKe up the iaDnc were advocated today by Alex ander Walker New York manufac turer. In an address before the Na tional Wool Growers' convention here today on the subject "Substitutes for wool." Taking as a basis for his address a plea for a square deal for the wool growers, Mr. Walker denounced the practice of fabric manufacturers in "camouflaging under an all-wool name, fabrics that are a combination ' of virgin wool and shoddy." an buying a suit of clothes the average man, when he buys an 'all wool' suit does so under the Impres sion that he is buying a garment Triads entirely of virgin wool, whereas he is buying a combination of virgin wool and shoddy," Mr. Walker point ed oat, "Technically the suit Is all wool, since the shoddy is wool used time and time again, he said, -"but , the publio buys under the Impress slon that It la all virgin wool." Mr. Walker declared shoody is used In the manufacture of clothing seven to eight times before it finally is made Into roofing paper. rZ5 Says Chairman Must Sep arate From Governor Edwards of "N. J. OR LEAVE RANKS OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY Flays Governor for. His Stand on the Prohibi tion Question. Action Taken Following Discharge of Ernest Davis by Commissioner of Public Safety, on Charges of In- subordination, Following Publication of Letter in Citizen Resignation of Firemen to Take Effect March Chief 's Res ignation Up Today. UENZA CAUSES L SCQRESJEJEATHS Official Reports 2,008 New Cases in Chicago. Four More Motion Pic ture Theatres Forced to Close. CHIfAGO. Jan. 21. For the first time during the present, epidemic, in fluenza deaths surpassed deaths from pneumonia, when 61 deaths were re ported from influenza in the past 24 hours. Health -Commissioner Robertson made publio- the following figures late today: New cases of Influenza', i.OOS; new cases of pneumonia, 181; deaths from influenza. 1; deaths from pneu monia, 21. Tuesday and Wednesday establish ed a record for deaths from Influ enza this year, but Dr. Robertson con tinued to advise calm, declaring that the farther the epidemic goes the more definitely the mild character of the disease is proved. The scarcity of nurses became less acute today, Dr. Robertson said, when 100 nurses from the Visiting Nurses' association co-operated with the 80 municipal tuberculosis sanitarium nurses. All the calls which had ac cumulated were disposed of by the combined forces. Pour more moving picture theatres Were closed by the police on Dr. Rob ertson s request. Milk dealers were directed to Increase the pacteurizing temperature of milk from 145 to 155 degrees, to prevent ine possiouuy oi the spread- or disease inrougn mux. DECREASKD ONE-HALF. GREAT LAKES. 111.. Jan. 21. In fluenza cases at Great Lakes naval training station decreased one-half for the 24-hour period enamg ai noon today, as compared with the number reported for the previous 24 houra Bixtv additional cases were reported at the station at noon today against 118 for the prevous day. Deaths for the 24-hour period numbered four, bringing the total fatalities since the outbreak of the epidemic, to 11. There are now 924 influenza and pneumonia cases under treatment at the station. Holland Drafting Her Answer to the Allies THE HAGUE, Jan. 21. (By the Associated Press) The reply of the Dutch gov ernment to the demand of the allied powers that the former German emperor should be given up to them for trial, is being" drafted and will be forwarded some time this week to the Dutch minister at Paris for communication to the allies. Although Holland is deter mined to stick closely to dip lomatic precedent and not publish or Intimate the text of the reply until It is deliver ed, there is apparently no cause at the present time to make any change in the pre diction of the Dutch newspa pers that the Dutch govern ment will decline to accede to the demand. The Associated Press was In formed today by a high offi racial., that the-; form German emperor naa oecn nu w consulted , about the reply, nor had he even been in form ed of the demand for his extradition. CONGRESS STAR TS Oil RETRENCHMENT Wave of Economy Sweeps Over Bothl Houses. coot L MAY SEND 1R0OPST0 RUSSIA Report Heard in Pails Semenoff Assumes Ruler ship in Siberia. 20 NEW CASES. PORTSMOUTH, Va.. Jan. 21. Naval hospital authorities tonight re ported the admission of 20 new cases of Influenza wifMn the past 24 hours. All are of a mild type. Democrats and Republicans Join Hands in Cutting Appropriations, LONDON, Jan. 21. Officials today declined to comment on the news paper reports from Paris that-the supreme council would send 200,- 000 troops to the Caucasus to oppose the bolshevik 1. It was said that no official word relative to the matter had been received from the peace conference. The general attitude of the news papers seems to be to refrain from editorially commenting on the re port until further information has been received. LIFE INSURANCE CO. OFFICIALS RETIRE GREENSBORO. Jan. 21. An nouncement was made here today of the retirement of George A. Grime ley as chairman of the board of di rectors, and of C. C. Taylor, secre tary of the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance company of this city, and the organization by these two and others of the Security Life and Trust company to write life insurance be ginning March 1, with $100,000 cap ital and 850,000 surplus. - SEMENOFFS STATEMENT HARBIN, Manchuria, Jan. 21. General Semenoff, commander-in-chief of the all-Russian armies, has issued a proclamation declaring that he has assumed the supreme ruler ship of Siberia. According to Gen eral Semenoff's representatives here, his assumption of supreme-power is only temporary and is due to the fact that the whereabouts of Admir al Kolchak. Is unknown. The proclamation is addressed to! all atamans of the Cossacks and gar' rlson commanders of General Hor- vath. head of the all-Russian' forces in Eastern ' Siberia. POSSE IS AFTER NEGROES WHO ATTACKED WHITE MEN DUMAS. Ark., Jan. 21. A large posse was being formed tonight to start tomorrow In search of armed negroes who late ' today compelled Deputy Sheriff Breedlove to surrender "Doc" Jiaynes, a negro prisoner, at a negro settlement eight miles from here.. Deputy Breedlove and two men that accompanied him escaped unin jured after exchanging shots with the negroes, who, according to the author ities are believed to be well armed and organized. Immediately after the trouble the telephone , wires between Dumas and the negro settlement were cut. -) v The trouble started when white em ployes of a saw mill captured Cap tain Haynes. who was charged with stealing hogs. Hsynes ' escaped and returned to the saw mill armed with a rifle and drove the saw mill men Into the woods. Officers here were notified and Deputy Breedlove - with two white men, arrested Haynes near the mill. . Breedlove, who had three rounds leave with the prisoner, 10 negroes. all armed, emerged from the houses and ordered - him -to release Haynes. When he refused, the negroes opened fire -and Haynes again escaped. . Breedlove. who had three. wounds of ammunition iri his rifles, covered the retreat of his-two companions. - The section between here and the Arkansas river .is populated - largely by negroes. -! TROOPS CALLED OUT LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Jan. 21. A detachment of 120 federal troops from the military establishment at Camp Pike has been ordered to Dumas, J Ark., where serious race trouble Is feared at a negro settlement near there as a result of an armed attack by negroes late today on a deputy sheriff and twe white companion OUTBREAK I OF TYPHUS : RIGA. Jan. 21. There has been a new outbreak of typhus among the thousands of Russian refugees gatii ered near Narva, 100 . miles west ' of Petrograd. More than 3,000 cases are reported in that vicinity. The epidemic is complicated by the prev alence of influenza and dysentery. The cases of these diseases under the care of the American Red Cross to tal nearly 15,000. ( . : - MAT OCOCTY ODESSA WARSAW, Jan. 21. It is rumored that the Roumanians are about to occupy Odessa and organize the de fenses of that Black sea port against the bolshevlkl. according. to the news paper Kurger Pobanny. FINNISH NEGOTIATIONS LONDON. Jan. 21. -An Official dis patch from Prague says the nego tiations between Csecho-Slovakl and Austria -have been, successfully con-. cludeT and there is to be unrestricted commercial intercourse between. the countries. MRS. MILLA SHONTS n, SUES FOR $1,000,000 NEW YORK, Jan. '21. Charged with alienating the affections of the late Theodore P. Shonts, president of the Interborough Rapid Transit com pany, Mrs. Amanda C. Thomas, resi duary legatee of his estate, today was made the defendant in a 11,000.000 WASHINGTON, Jfn. 21. -Congress held Its "thrift week" celebra tion today, a wave of economy sweeping both the senate And house. The net - result KuutJfi .H Decision by the BouSB public Build ing committee not to recommend Sassage at this session of a public ulidings bill.-. Reduction by the house foreign sf fairs committee of the annual diplo matic and consular service appropri ation bill to $8,843,038, which is $S, 085,125 leas than the state depart ment request and $1,032,074 less than was appropriated for the present fiscal year. Elimination by the senate of an appropriation of $42,600,000 from the Americanization mil and substitution therefor of an appropriation of $, 600,000 restricted to use until the end of 1921 fiscal year Instead of an expenditure over four years, as the large appropriation contemplated, Democrats and republicans tor the most part joined forces in the slash ing away appropriations, the vote to eliminate customary "porky" pub lie buildings bill being unanimous. The reduction in the Americaniza tion bills appropriation was advocat ed Jointly by Senators McCumber, re publican, North Dakota, and Dial, democrat, South Carolina. The North Dakota senator told his colleagues that after careful esti mates the government would start the fiscal year beginning July 1 with a deficit of $3,000,000,000. Should ex penditures for 1921 be kept within the conservative estimates of $6,090, 000,000. the senator thought tfiey mlght.be provided for but there would be nothing left to take care of the left over deficit. 'We have gone mad on the. ques tion of conceiving new questions that will reach into the federal treasury," said Senator McCumber, referring to the Americanization bill which la de signed to educate illiterates and Americanize foreign-born citizens. "The onlv thing that will stop it will be when we get to end of the rope and have to bond the country to meet expenses." Taxpayers Tired. Senator Dial said the taxpayers of the United Slates were "getting tired of being over-burdened." In cutting down appropriations in the diplomatic and consular serv ice bill, the house committee denied Secretary Lansing's request for in creases in the salaries of -ambassadors and ' ministers. The only in creases granted over present expen dltures were a fiat $1,000 advance In salary to secretaries of embassies and legations and aft additional item of $2f0.000 for passport control, bringing the total for- that purpose UD to 1440.411. The drastic cut In appropriations for river and harbor improvements, ordered by the house rivers and har bors committee in pareing down the annual appropriation bill for that purpose fro $42,900,000 to $12,400. 000 continued to arouse members of the house and minority members of the committee today began the draft ing of a new bill which. would ap propriate$2S. 0.00. 000. The new - bill which will be offered as a substitute for the majority's measure, will speci fy Improvements to be made instead of leaving expenditures to the war department as provided in that RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 21. Wil liam Jennings Bryan, speaking here In the interest of the prohibition drive, tonight launched an attack on Homer Cummings, national demo crats chairman, Bryan deolared that Cummings must either separate from Governor Edwards of New Jersey, or resign as head of the democratic party. "The democratic party is too near to me to ever consent to have its interests al lied with those of the liquor inter ests." said Brvan. Nearly 8.000 people were packed In the city auditorium to listen to the oommoner. Mr. Bryan was greeiea with thunderous applause as ne en tered the building. Bryan scored Governor Edward for his stand on the prohibition question and flayed Cummings for his appar ent support of the Mew Jersey man, "The democratic party Is too near and dear to me to allow me to let it be burled with the liquor t inter ests." said Mr. Bryan. "If I am elected a delegate to the national convention and my state in structs me to vote for Mr. Edwards, I would refuse to serve. I won't Join wlthv.Mr. Edwards' in trying to turn the democratio party over to tne liquor interests. - "Hasn't Sensa Enough," "If the chairman" said Mr. Bryan, referring to Cummings '"hasn't sense enough to know better than to join in a boom for a -candidate like that, he hasn't sense enough to be on the com mittee." , . Bryan took a fling at Edwards again when he referred to reports that Ed wards had announced his candidacy for president in Nebraska and Virginia. "i don't Is now why Mr. Edwards went' to .Nebraska" to' annouacfc!a camnaacy,"- said ttryan, "unless he wanted a hot fight and if he did he sure came to the right place. If Ed wards comes down here, I want you to be ready for mm." , Mr. Bryan said that the liquor in terests were going to take the fight against nation-wide prohibition into politics and try to elect a "wet" presi dent on a "wet" platform. He an nounced he could bring evidence to this effect. Many members of the ' state as sembly were in the audience and to them Mr. Bryan directed an appeal that the woman's suffrage amend ment be ratified at this session. MEDAL DISPUTE IS ARGUED II. SENATE Decoration Controversy Is Bitterly Debated. Walsh Introduces Resolu tion GritidsingRear Admiral Sims. SPEECH AT NORFOLK. NORFOLK, Va.. Jan. 11. In an address today under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon league, William J. Bryan, announced his opposition to Governor Edwards, of New Jersey, as the nominee of the democratio party for the presidency and declared that ir Chairman Homer S. cummings' ad dress of last night at the banquet In honor of Governor Edwards correctly expressed his attitude, that he would oppose him for chairman of the na tional democratio committee. Mr. Bryan's bitterest attack was on - Governor Edwards. "Edwards has picked out my own state, Nebraska, to launch his cam paign in "Mr. Bryan went on "But if Nebraska Instructs for Edwards, I'll never be a delegate to the na tlonal convention," he deolared. "I see that tlie democratio national chairman, Cummings. attended the Edwards campaign banquet In New Jersey last night," said Mr. Bryan, following his attack on Governor Ed wards. "If that Is Cummings' attitude, he'll never be chairman of the democratio committee again if I can help it." CANNOT FIXD OTJMMIXGS. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 li Al though Homer S. Cummings, chair man of the democratic national com mittee, delivered an address before the National Press club here tonight, all efforts to find him later tonight in connection with statements made by W, J. Bryan In speeches today and tonJght in Norfolk and Richmond, Va., were unavailing. ported to the house. FOUR ARRESTED IN THE CHAPLIN CASE COLUMBIA, 8. C, Jan. St. Three enlisted men and one officer are under arrest at Camp Jackson, in connection witn tne killing or win nun . 8. Chaplin, shot to death while riding in an automobile Monday night, coming to Columbia. When warrants were presented by civil authorities for the accused men, Major-General George W. Read, commanding Camp Jack son, asked that the matter be tempo rarily held in abeyance until be could damage suit brought by Mrs. Milla D. Shonts, ' Widow Of the railway sresi- communicate with tha war denart- dent, . - xoent. , . -.- .- , CUMMINGS SPEAKS. WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. Opposing the use of methods, directed against propaganda of the "reds", which would subvert the principles of the constitution. Homer 8. Cummings, chairman of the democratic national committee, in a speech tonight at the National Press club, asserted that no party in America was entitled to live which did not stand for the supremacy of the ballot as the ultimate court of appeala As one means of combatting the red" movement In this country. Mr. Cummings recommended . enactment of a law which would make it un lawful for any person not an Amer ica citizen to participate directly or indirectly In American politics. It would be unwise, he- thought, to od pose the movement by methods which exceeded the-limits of the constitu tion, for, he added, "you cannot kill an idea with a sword." . ' WASHINGTON. Jan. II. -The na val decoration , award, controversy twice reached the floor of the senate today,-1 each time bringing forth bit ter debate, - while the investigating sub-committee continued its - inquiry with Major-uenerai Ueorge Barnett, commandant of the marine corps, and Rear Admiral A. W. Grant, war-time commander of the first battleship force of the. Atlantto fleet, as wit nesses. The controversy first reached the i senate when -Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, Introduced a resolution criticising Rear Aflmlral Wm. 8. Sims for recent testimony be fore the investigating suD-ommlt- tee in whloh "restrictions of the most confidential nature the senator said, were laid before the world. After sharp debate, on objection of Sena tor Lodge, of Massachusetts, republi can- leader, the resolution went over. Later the dispute bobbed up when Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, act ing democratio leader, aided by Sena tor Flttman, of Nevada, democratio member of the investigating oom mlttee, conducted ' a successful fili buster against the resolution of Sena tor Hale of Maine, chairman of the oommittee, to allow the committee to employ council. After the two demo cratio senators had spoken for some time. Chairman Hale Interrupted the debate to say that as it was evident that a filibuster was in progress, hs would withdraw his motion for Im mediate vote. His resolution there upon went over to be called up later, probably tomorrow. t Pending further action by the sen ate on his resolution, Chairman Hale adjourned hearings of the sub-corn mlttee late In the day until Friday wnen . near-Admiral Austin M. Knight, head of the board which passed on medal recommendations before their submission to Secretary Daniels will be Heard. Rarnott'e Testimony. General Barnett in his testimony before uie sub-committee took issue with Admiral Sims saying that there was no need for primulgatlon by Sec retary Daniels of a definite policy on naval medal awards as Admiral Sims has contended. The act authorizing decorations, the marine corps com mandant held, was sufficiently ex plicit to guide commanding officers in selecting meat to be rewarded. Al though he expressed regret to the naval secretary that all of his recom mendations were not favorably con sidered. General Barnett told the com mittee he accepted the reply of Mr. Daniels that the line had to be drawn somewhere to uphold the value of the decorations. Declaring that Thomas A. Edison. contrsry to popular belief, had "little to do" with the perfection of sub marine detecting -devices during the war, Rear-Admiral Grant told the committee that two young officers on his staff, commander C. S. McDow ell and Lieutenant-Commander Miles Llbbey, were largely responsible for the successful development of the ap paratus. The admiral said that he recommended -both offioers for nsvy crosses nut tnat iney did not receive the awards. Twenty-five members of the volunteer fire department of the city, lnclud lng every man except two, resigned in a body at an Indignation meeting held last night, following the discharge of Ernest Davis, a member of the depart 1 ment, by the commissioner of publio safety, on charges of insubordination, which also resulted during the afternoon in the resignation of Chief James If. Wood. The firemen stated their resignations would take effect on March 1 1, as they wanted to give the commissioners plenty of time to train new men to take their places. ' The friction which has existed between the commissioner of publio safety -and the firemen for sometime, came to a head with a letter which Davis pub lished In the Citizen last Sunday, criticising the commissioner for not allow ing the fire trucks to use the one-way street, Patton avenue, either way. Yesterday morning the commissioners wrote Chief Wood a letter indefinitely suspending Mr. Davis and in reply Chief Wood told the commissioner, that, holding similar views to Mr. Davis he too, would have to leave the depart ment, as he felt he was in the wrong place. The firemen flocked to the department last night, following the spread of the news that the chief had resigned and Davis bad been discharged. A Joint meeting was held of the hose company and the hook and ladder com pany, which was presided over by Captain Ralph B. Hampton, of the hook and ladder company. The firemen with one accord rushed to the table to sign the resignation petition, when the call was made, and every man present ex-, pressed his approval of the artlole written by Mr. Davis. Admired Spirit ' ' In his resignation Mr. Wood told , the commissioner that he knew noth ing of the artlole in question, but that he did admire the spirit whloh actu ated the man from the ranks, - in , speaking out In behalf of the Interest of the city and the firemen. ,- "Feeling as I do," he wrote, "in regard to this matter, and believing that if Davis is culpable that J am also in the wrong plaoe, I wish to ask you to appoint my 1 successor, as I cannot bs a party , to this deoeption under the circum stances." Chief Wood has been a member of the local department for the past 12 years; eight of which he has been the efficient head of the department He has given up much time and labor to the welfare of the department and no one denies the fact that he has always had the Interests of the city and the department at heart. : .... v, The. firemen state that they , d not--recognlie the right of the com missioner to discharge a member ' of the department who is not hired by htm. It hat always" been the custom of the- department the members state, to passT-thSttMlolvss, upon the applicants who- desire to Join the de partment and their names have never been sont to the present commission era for approval. They maintain the commissioner has no right to hire or time paid men of the department, in cluding the chief, assistant chief, end discharge anyone except the whole- ; the drivers, none of whom were af fected by the meeting last night. The firemen say that they will still maintain their company officers and will continue their work of answer ing every call up to March 1, unlvss the commissioners see fit, to let them go before that date. Are Not Striking. The fireman want it distinctly un. dsrstood that they are not striking, but simply giving up their positions. Ths volunteer firemen are ' paid $15 per month for their . services. The wholesale resignations do not affect the members of the West Ashevllie ? sub-station, the members of which were not present for ths) meeting last night. The action of the firemen, the en tire force of a city . the - size - of Ashevllie resigning, an almost un. heard of thing heretofore, came as ' a great surprise to the commission- , era, who bad not expected any such - aotlon, they stated. The commis sioner of nubllo safety last . nirht Lsald that, he had no' statement to make, and was very sorry the whole thing happened. , . , , u There was some speculation last night as to whether or not the city might take advantage of this op portunity to organise a paid depart-, ment, which has so often been agi tated. It has been estimated that a palB department - would cost the , city about $50,000 a year and the matter has brought up many times. Chief Wood's resignation Will be brought before the city commissioners ' at ths regular meeting this morning at 11:80 o'clock, at which time it is expected that It will be accepted. It is highly -probable that A. L. Duckett, at present assistant chleG and city electrician, will be annolnu ed chief of the department. included in the list of firemen who resigned Is E. E. McDowell, former-. ly city building inspector, who has been a member of the department for 40 years: -LC. Sluder. 20 vaara. and Ralph Hampton, IS years. The list of those who resigned and ' the number of years they have served is as follows: .--. I- C 81uder. 20 years: TL C. Haw. kins, 12 years: H. S. Burrows. years: Gus Calloway, 10 years; F. S. 8hlder. 15 years: E. W. Davis. 11 years: ii. E. McDowell, 40 years! W. E. Shops. 5 years; E. B. Frady, years; 8, J. Perkinson, $ years; E. J. Davis, S years; J. C. Fitzgerald, I years; T. A. Davis, S years; J. C. Webb, a years; Charles Hollingsworth. years; O. C. Wilson, 14 years; R. B. Hampton. It years; W. C. Johnson, , It years; W. E. Bynum, S years; A, Marquardt, 6 years; C. T. Johnson. 1 year; Fred Hampton. I year; Vance Guest, 5 years; Frank Sherrlll. S years and H. M. DU1, 4 years. WHIPPING OP WOMEN ORDERED STOPPED ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. Jl. Whipping of women at the city stockade was ordered discontinued entirely by the prison committee, of city council to day after a publio hearing of charges brought by the Atlanta Humane 1 so ciety that women had been strapped to a contrivance resembling a chair and flogged. A committee was appointed to in' veatlgats the practicability of discon tinuing flogging of mals prisoners. . Inmates of the city stockade are persons convicted in police cofrtv ROADS WILL RETAIN ADVERTISING- PLAN ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 21. Rail roads in ths southern region are au thorized to continue during the re maining period of federal control the present policy regarding newspaper advertising, it was announced to night at headquarters ef the southern region here. , The statement follows: "Railroads In the southern region have been authorised to continue in foree during the remaining period of federal control the policies adopted for the year 111, governing news paper advertising. These policies in- elude the provision under which news papers desire ana it Is not prohibited by state law, the railroads are per mitted to pay for advertising with transportation on a dollar-for-dollar basia" . :-- CHICAGO TEACHERS GIVEN INCREASES CHICAGO, Jan. l. an avers re salary increase of $60 a month will be given.-to Chicago school teacher after February 1, it was announced today , by Superintendent of Schools Mortenson. This approximates 15.000,100 dur ing 120 to to the pay envelopes of the J, 000 Chicago teachers. ; 11 DEATHS FROM PNEUMONIA. NEW YORK. Jan. 31. Deaths from pneumonia at Ellis Island since January 1, today totalled 12 and there were 400 patients in the hospitals suffering mostly from . measles, al though a few have Influenza and jmsumonia.
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