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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
Submits Reply

London, January 21.-Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, to- day submitted to American Ambassador Page. Great Britains reply to the state departments request that the former Hamburg American line stemer Dacia be permitted to make a special trip to Germany with a cotton cargo without establishing a precendent as to validity of the vessels change in register. The reply was forwarded to Secretary of State Bryan.
 While Great Britain does not promise that the Dacia will not be thrown into a prize court concessions are made con corning her cargo in that two alterna tives are offered Great Britain offers either to purchase the cotton at tho German prices or to put the cargo CT another boat and forward it to Rot terdam at the expense of the British government
 Every effort is made to reassure the United States about the Dacia's cargo and that Great Britain wishes to expe- dite the cotton movement. but that she cannot abandon her position that bel ligerency ships must not be permitted to escape the effects of belligerency by transferring to another flag.
 English papers recently have carried dispatches saying that both Greek and Italian firms are negotiating for the trian ships in the Mediterranean. Great Britain and her allies it Is stated. will do everything possible to prevent enemy ships transferring to the flag of any neutral country which recognizes bona fide transfer of ownership of merchant vessels to a belligerent power even in time of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
IMMIGRATION BILL l
 HEARINGS TODAY Generally Believed Presi- dent Will Veto Bill Be- I cause of Literacy Test

Washington, January 21.-Advocates and
 opponents of the immigration bill recently
 passed by Congress will be given thres|
 hour hearing by President Wilson tomdrI
 row before he takes final action on thd
 measure. It generally is expected he VII veto 1t because 1t contains literac] test.
 Frank Morrison, secretary of the Amer ican Federation of Labor, will have charge of the argument for the bill and 'RepreI
 sentatives Gallivan of Boston, Goldfogle of New York and Sabath of Illinois and Bourke Cochran of New York will direc' the opposition.
 Those who have asked to be heard ir favor of the bill include George Kirk patrick of New Jersey, secretary of tht New Jersey Federation of Patriotic Fra tcrnities; George w. Mcfarland of Tren ton, N J., representing the Farmers Ma. tional congress and the Farmers National
 union, and representatives of railroad
 labor organizations.
 Those expected to appear against it in. clude Louis Marshall of New York, Louis Hammerling of New York, Charles Ed ward Russell, James F. McNabos, repre- senting the National Liberal Immigration league; Mayor Curley of Boston, Rabb s Wise of New York, Leon Sanders. pres .ident of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immi grant Aid society; Michael Leveen, repre- senting the Independent Order of Kine Solomon; Louis J. Shapiro, Norfolk; Meyer I. Peyer. representing the Independen Order of B'Nai B Rith; Myer Cohen, rep
 resenting the Union of American Hebrew Congregations; Representative J. Hamp ton Moore of Pennsylvania and Emanue Nardi Philadelphia. representing thu
 Italian-American alliance of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
PERKINS GUILTY
 OF MANSLAUGHTER
Slayer of F. w. R. Hinman Sentenced to Serve Three Years in Federal Prison in Atlanta

Columbia, $. C., January 21.-George B. Perkins of Boston was found guilty of manslaughter by jury in the United States court here late today for killing F. w. R. Einman of Jacksonville, Fla, on the steamship Mohawk last Novem- Der.
 Judge Smith immediately sentenced him to serve three years in the federal prison at Atlanta, announcing that he would impose the maximum penalty for involun- tary manslaughter, although there was no qualification in the jury's findings
 Mr. Hinman was business manager of the Florida Times-Union at Jacksonville and president of the Southern Newspaper. Publishers association. Perkins is an architect
 Counsel for Perkins announced that they would sue out writ of error tomor- row. taking the case to the United States circuit court of appeals. In case the verdict is affirmed there 1t was intimated that a further appeal probably would be made to the supreme court.
 Temporary mental derangement, caused by overdoses of medicine taken to relieve headache. was Perkins defense. He testi- fled that he was delrious at the time of the shooting and had no recollection of V hat had happened.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
Hall Resigns

Anniston. January I.-(Special)-W R. Hall, manager of the Annston Electric and Gas company, has resigned and will be succeeded on February i by A. L. Ken yon of St. Louis. MT. Hall succeeded R. l.. Rand as manager of the company about one year ago, and has won the confidence and friendship of the people of Anniston since he has been in charge here 1t was MT. Halls suggestion that the company recently decided to spend sl0),00o on q new gas plant for Annston. Mr. Hall has not yet decided definitely where he will locate. He has for some time, it is understood. contemplated mak- ing d change. and bis resignation was sent in on January F, but was only ac- cepted on yesterday. MT Kenyon will arrive in Annston before the first of next month to familiarize himself with local conditions. and will make this his home. Mrs. Kenyon and their young daughter win accompany MT. Kenyon to Annis- ton,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
ALABAMA CAMPAIGN PLANS WILL bE SENT
 ID NATIONAL BODY
Prentiss Talks on the I'm pOrtance of Central Pro- duce Market in
 Birmingham

The plan of the Alabama crop diver sification campaign will be presented to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States at it's annual meeting in Washin gton on February 2, and 4. Mark o. Prentiss, who is in Birming ham now as a representative of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, will take to Washington with him the plan and details of the cam paign, the methods of carrying on the work for crop diversihcation and better markets, and will present the work to the national chamber. Through this Chambers of Commerce all over the United States will learn how Alabama break away from the one-crop system and to diversity her crops and have more live stock and poultry. The re- suits of the Alabama campaign will later be given to the Chamber of Com merce of the United States for the in :. formation of all affiliated chambers over the country.
 Mr. Prentiss will remain here several days longer conferring with business men of this city over the proposed plan of establishing a central market for farm produce here in Birmingham. A committee is now working to establish and operate such market under the supervision of a paid employe of the Chamber of Commerce.
 The establishment of such a mar ket," said Mr Prentss last night, would be a wonderful stimulus to the farmers in diversifying their crops and it would be of great benefit to the peo- pie of the city. It would give the farm CT a cash market for his product at his front gate so that he could sell some thing every day in the year without the waste of time and effort now suf- fered by the small producer in market ing his produce
 "The plan provides for the daily col lection of farm produce by motor trucks going out of Birmingham. If the plan is put into operation these motor trucks would also be used by the Birmingham merchants in delivering goods to their country customers.
 Members of the Business Mems league and the Real Estate exchange have in- dorsed the plan for this market and an effort is being made to have MT. Prem tlss return to Birmingham in Febru- ary and assist in putting the plan into operation.
 MT. Prentiss, who has been sick at the Tutwiler hotel for week, was able to be out again yesterday.
 The big round up meeting to start the crop diversification campaign will be held here on Wednesday night, February 3, instead of on the night of February ?. This postponement was caused by the charity performance of The Pirates of Penzance" being scheduled for the night of the 2d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
ANNEX COMPLETED
 FOR RESCUE HOME
Lieutenant Colonel Margaret Bovill of Salvation Army Here for Formal
 Opening Tomorrow

Adjutant Emma Walgren. who Is matron of the rescue home of the Sal vation Army in Birmingham an- nounces the completion of the much needed annex to the rescue home and hospital, s3O1 Avenue D. It is stated that this addition has greatly improved the facilities of the hospital work
 The formal opening of the annex will take place tomorrow from to 4 o'clock. Lieutenant Colonel Margaret Bovill, secretary of the woman's social work in the eastern and southern states, who Is now visiting the city, will be present and all who are inter ested in the work are invited to attend the opening and meet her. Mrs. Bovill is we'll known to Birmingham au- diences and is of a pleasing person ality.
 The home as it now stands has 2J beds for adults and accommodation for from 12 to IS adults. The improve ment also gives large and airy room for the girls and a separate laundry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
WILL TAKE DAC|A Y ID PRIZE COURT England Gives Attitude on
 Ship Transfer TWO ALTERNATIVES Will Either Purchase Cotton on Board at German Prices or Put Cargo
 in Another Boat-Much
 Interest Felt
TWO ALTERNATIVES

l Washington, January 21.-The British government announced tonight through it's embassy here that if the former Hamburg American liner Dacia pro- ceeds to sea she will be captured and taken to prize court. Her cargo of cotton will be purchased by the British | government or forwarded to Rotterdam as the owners may prefer.
 The state department had commlni- cated this informally to the Dacia' $ 1 owners as result of q message from Ambassador Page and in reply was noti- | fled that the vessel would put to sea from Galveston, notwithstanding the govern ment's position. It was said that the owners had resolved to test the issue in prize court.
 Incidentally the war risk insurance bureau of the American government today insured the cotton cargo at i per cent, but declined to insure the vessel itself. The British embassys statement said:
 Impossible to Agree Tn connection with the transfer Of the Dacia from the German to tho American flag the British government, while anxious to avoid causing loss to
  impossible to agree that the transfer. in the circumstances in which 1t had been effected. is valid in accordance with accepted principles of internation- al law. If, therefore, the Dacia had proceeded to sea and should be cap tured the British government will find themselves obliged to bring the ship (apart from the cargo) before the prize court
 Tt is stated that the cargo is to consist solely of cotton owned by American citizens. If this is so, and if the vessel should be captured, the British government will guarantee either to purchase the cargo at the price which would have been realized by the shippers if the cargo had reached its foreign destination, of, if preferred, they will undertake to for ward the cotton to Rotterdam without further expense to the shippers"
 Under the declaration of London a transfer of flag must be proved to be bona fide One of the alleged suspicious circumstances cited in this case al first was that the Dacia planned to traverse her old route from the United States to Germany. The state department asked that single voyage by the yes sel be not interrupted.
 Soon after the war began, holding that all parties to the declaration Of London were amended it at their own pleasure the state department an- nounced that the United States would not be bound by those declarations. Consequently the American govern ment is operating under the general principles of international law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
Bank Directors Named

Carrollton, January 21.-(Special) )-At a meeting of the stockholders of the Mer- chants and Farmers bank of Gordo, held Tuesday, the annual report of the presi- dent. A. H. Dabbs, was submitted, which showed the net earnings of the institution slightly below normal. The stockholders elected the following directors for the en- suing year: J. L. Davis, H. H. Mobley, M. A. Dabbs, J. C.. Martin, A. H. Dabbs, J. R. Moore and J. C. Crime and the fol- lowing officers were re- elected: A. H. Dabbs. president; J. l.. Davis. vice presi- dent: J. R. Moore, vice president; J. R. Mobre. cashier, and T. H. Martin, assist ant cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
HUNTSVILLE CITIZENS.
 FAVOR REFERENDUM
Adopt Resolutions Asking Prohibition Bills Be Submitted to People
 for Action

Huntsville, January 21.--(Special) At meeting of representative citi- zens of Madison county of the local option persuasion tonight resolutions were adopted asking the senators and representatives of Madison county to urge upon the legislature the adoption of an amendment to the Merritt pro- hibition bill whereby it may be sub- mitted to the people for ratification before 1t becomes operative and the opinion is expressed that the law will be impossible of enforcement if en- acted.
 Mayor J. D. Humphrey presided over 1 the meeting as chairman and Jackson Rand as secretary. The resolutions
 were wired the Madison county delega- : ton tonight with the request that they be presented in the senate and house. , The resolutions read as follows: At
 meeting of representative local op- tionists of Madison county tonight we were instructed to address to you the | following message: rr | Resolved. That we respectfully urge
 upon our legislature an amendment to the Merritt bill whereby it may be submitted to the people for approval or rejection. A proposition of such far | reaching significance to the welfare 1 of the state should be approved by the | people before it becomes operative. We | believe in self government and 2 | square deal We deplore the reyolu-
 tionary effort to force upon the soy 1 ereign voters of our great stnte 3
 measure which has been defeated foui | times at the polls.
 l We hope gag procedure will mt be 1 thrust upon us to create law which
 is impossible of enforcement if en. acted. 1 r,ha sent;p,aut of tb;s co,,,,.r (. against the bill and we are convinced
 that convictions cannot be secured fol l it's violation. The people should rule
 Resolved. further, That a copy of thi resolution be wired to our representa- tives and senator with the request tha 1 it be presented to the senate and hous,
 of representatives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
GOVERNOR URGES
 WAREHOUSE BILL
Asks for Authority to Name
 Commission
DIV VERSIFIED CROP
Legislation Faces Serious Obstacles, Says Henderson in Message 10 Legislature-COtton Must
 Not Be Neglected
RN l.. :. BETTY

Montgomery. January 2l.-tspecial.) Adoption of the uniform warehouse bill and the granting of authority 10 the gov ernor to appoint commission to be known as "the cotton holding commis- sion." were recommended by the governor in a message to the legislature today.
 The governors message referred spe- officially to the general economic conditionc which are now confronting the state, par ticularly the situation brought about as a result of the deprecia ton in the price of cotton.
 Governor Henderson indicated in his message that there are serious obstacles 10 legislation requiring diversfication. Re- ferring to diversifcation, the governor de- clared
 The greatest measure of return from our agricultural interest l admit are to be derived from this course. But diversi- flcation means something more than for the farmer to grow different crops and to raise a few cattle and hogs The greatest profit to be derived from any line of industry is in turning out the fin ished product"
 Governor Henderson declared that ''in the order of events cotton is our principal farm product and will remain such for tfls ReHeIdllOi ana WHlle our minds are now being centered on other crops, We must not neglect the great staplen
 Uniform Warehouse Bill
 Governor Henderson's first recommen- dation was as follows:
 'The first action that I would recon. mend to you would be to adopt the uni form warehouse bill. This defines clearly the duties and responsibilities of ware housemen and the kinds of receipts to be issued by them. This applies to every one doing warehouse business, regard less of the kind of article stored
 ''The second step would be to define some method by which shall be adopted . standard classified ton to be known as 'Alabamas classification, and upon application to grant license to classers for the purpose of legalizing and fixing the grades of any particular cotton. We will then have one standard on which all contracts can be based and differ- ences adjusted
 Should Grant License
 The third suggestion made by Governor Henderson was that the state, upon ap- plication, "shoud grant license to ware housemen who file agreements to accept certain fixed carrying charges. The re- ceipts of such warehousemen to show the guaranteed weight and cla ssification of the bale of cotton for which it is issued. The warehousemen should be re- quired to give surety bonds for the faith . full performance of their undertaking and to be known as state bonded ware houses"
 Regarding the powers of the cotton holding commissions" the governor says: "The commissioner should have authori- ty to issue it's receipts or certificates in lieu of such bonded warehouse receipts that may be delivered to them. This would leave the commission the sole judge of when the cotton should be sold but the owner would not be deprived of the benefits and the use of the prop erty during the time that it was being held"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
ADJUSTMENTS
At The Lyric

Will Rogers. the Oklahoma cowboy, with his lariat and comedy; Mir Hymack. with his mysterious changes of costume in front of the audience; Beaumonte and Arnold in their comedy. dancing and sing ing, and Marie and Billie Hart are the four acts that are leading the applause at the Lyric this week, and drawing audi ences that are constantly getting larger. The bill is one of the seasons best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
Deny German Reports

Paris, January 21.-(3:10 D. m. An official statement issued this afternoon said:
 Recent German communications re- sarding French losses in the last few weeks are entirely erroneous. Our losses are less by more than half -han those given by the German general staff. Moreover, it has been found. es- tima ting by the dead left on the field that in all the actions in recent months the German losses have been greater than those of the French
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22

New York, January 21.-Communication with Central and South America was be- ing maintained today via Galveston and thence over duplicate cables south as a result of interruption to the Central and South American Cable company's line off Sandy Hook. It was expected the ca- ble would be working by tomorrow night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, January 21.-Weather forecast for Alabama: Rain Friday or Friday night; Saturday rain or snow and colder
 Tennessee Rain or snow Friday; Saturday local snows and colder with a cold wave in west
 Mississippi: Rain Friday; colder at night with a cold wave in north and west; Saturday local rains or snow and Colder.
 Georgia: Fair Friday; Saturday rain; colder in west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
REWARD OFFERED
 FOR GEORGIA MOB

Atlanta. January 21.-A reward of $500 each for the first five men arrested and convicted of murder for participating in the recent lynching of two negro men and two negro women at Monticello. Ga, was offered here today by Governor slaton The amount is the maximum that may be given by the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
Revival Services

Cordova. January 21.--(Special )-Revival services will begin at the Methodist Epis- copal church on Nation Hill. in Cordova, next Sunday, January 24.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
PERKINS TELLS 0F INDUSTRIAL UNREST Appears on Stand in Probe of PhilanthrOpic
 Institutions

New York, January 21.--George W. Per. kins director of many large corporations Daniel Guggenheim, of world wide min ing interests and president of the Amer. ican Smelting and Refining company, and F. J. Berwind, millionaire coal mine own. er testified today before the federal com. mission on industrial relations investigate ing into great philanthropic organizations and the cause of industrial unrest
 MT. Perkins testified he believed tn, sherman law had retarded American in dustrial development; that legislatior bringing labor organizations under con trol of the federal government was need ed and that cooperation and not com petition was the life of trade. Further he said. he believed big business coult do more for the country's workers thai could small units.
 MT. Perkins did not believe the gov ernment would improve on present meth ods employed in the administration o the funds of the philanthropic founda tions but that at regular intervals 1 should require statements concernin, their administration. He favored organ ized labor, providing honest, efficient mel were at the head of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22

NOT1CE-CHARLEs WARNER IS NO LONGER CONNECTED WITH THE HOTEL SUPPLY co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
Fisher Heads Phone Association

Minneapolis. January 2.--The Indepen- dent Telephone Association of America, at it's convention here --S"v, nsmed F. B. Fisher Grand Rapi preaideat ans w. H. Bryant Mobile fetafss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
Tells of Labor Condition

Mir. Berwind told of labor conditions in West Virginia and Pennsylvania coal regions. He would not say what he thought caused industrial unrest because, as a capitalist. he did not believe him self competent
 Industrial depression and unemployment Mir. Perkins thought, were due to the de fects and maladministration of federal laws and administration. He said many laws. both federal and state. were old and useless. Germany, he pointed out long since has discarded anticipated laws and made new ones, applicable to the present days of big business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22

Summary of observations made at
 United States Weather Bureau stations
 during the 2i hours ending D. m., sev. enty-tifth meridian time, January 2l, 1915
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
Advocates Taxation

MT, Guggenhe1m advOcated taxation of large fortunes on the death of their own CTS as means of aiding the poor; es- tablishment of government employment agencies, provision for care of aged work CTS, and industrial democracy, wherein the workers receive part of the profits derived from the production of their labor.
 In favoring these measures it mattered not to MT. Guggenheim that they were some of the cardinal points of socialism. It should be the business of the state and not of phianthropic foundations to aid the poor, as it is work and not charity people want, said he. He believed the increased cost of living caused industrial unrest in larla mea sure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
Local Data

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
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