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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Ratification Proclaimed
 By Acting Secretary Polk
By Associated Press

teen, passed a resolution in the words and figures following, to-wit:
 " Joint resolution:
 Proposing an amendment to the con- stitution of the Unhed States.
 Resolved. By the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled ttwo-thirds of each house concurring therein), that the following amendment to the constitution be, and is hereby proposed to the states, to become valid as part of the constitution when rati- fled by the legislatures of the several states as provided by the constitution:
 '' Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article, the manu- facture, sale, or transportation of intox- icatng liquors within. the importation into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof, for beverage purposes, is hereby prohibited.
 ~ Sec. ?. The Congress and several states shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legis- lation.
 '''Sec. ! This article shall be inop- eiative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the constitution by the legislatures of the several states. as provided in the constitution within seven years from the date of the sub mission hereof to the states by the Con- gress- 70
 And further that it appears from of
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Washington, January Rehabilitation of the prohibition amendment to the federal constitution, was proclaimed for mally today by Frank L. Polk. Acting Secretary of State. The proclamation is dated today, but legal authorities of the department say ratification was ac- complished when/the Seth state acted favorably on January 16, and that under the terms of. the amendment itself pro- hibition becomes effective one year from that date.
 The proclamation was signed by MT. Polk exactly at 11:20 a. m., in the pres ence of Senator Sheppard of Texas, au- thor of the resolution, former Secretary Bryan, Representative Charles H. Ran dall of California, prohibitionist member of the House, and members of the Anti Saloon League of America, the Women s Christian Temperance union and other anti-saloon organizations.
 Mir. Polk used several pens in effect ing his signature and presented them to Senator Sheppard, MT Bryan. Repre- sentative Randall and others.
 The proclamation follows: TEXT OF PROCLAMATION .-To All to Whom These Presents Shall Concern, Greeting:
 .'Know ye, that the Congress of the Uni- fifth Congress. begun at Washington on the third day of December. in the year one thousand nine hundred and seyeD-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
PROLONGED DEBATE
 PREVENTS VOTE ON CONTRACT MEASURE
Chamberlain Announces He Will EndeavOr to Keep Senate in Session Till
 Law Is Enacted
By Associated Press


 Washington, January 28.-PrO-
 Ionged discussion of amendments
 and of the Hitchcock substitute
 prevented the Sespte today from
 reaching n final vote on the miii-
 tnry committees hill to validate
 and to permit the settlement of
 informal war contracts aggregat-
 ing $2.7JO,0OO,OO
 In moving a recess, Senator Cha m- berlain of Oregon, in charge of the measure. announced that he would en- tomorrow until the legislation had been enacted
 During consideration of the bill to- day the Senate tentatively adopted all amendment by Senator Henderson oi Nevada, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to adjust claims growins out of the stimulation by the govern ment of production of minerals needed in the prosecution of the war. An other amendment by Senator McKellar of Tennessee, requiring the war de- partment to furnish Congress the names of contractors whose claims were adjusted and the amounts in- volved was adopted, Al to 12.
 The Senate rejected, g to 10, an amendment by Senator Smith of Ariz- ona, which woulds have prohibited the importation of Egyptian long staple cotton for six months after the bill be- came a law. Senator smith said the purpose was to protect American grow CTS of this grade of cotton who had increased their acreage during war al the request of the government.
 Under the Hitchcock substitute which it is planned to dispose of soon after the Senate meets tomorrow claims growing out of the cancellation of war contracts would be adjusted by commission composed of, repre- sentative of the war department. the shipping and business interests of the country In urging it's adoption today Senator Hitchcock said he thought the adjustments should be made by dis interested parties and declared thal the committee bill would authorize thi Secretary of War to validate contracts made even the day before the armis. ftice was signed and upon which not z dollar had been spent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
U. s. POSITION CLEAR
 Ru Assnciafah prsss

:. Paris, January 29.--While the council : of the great powers were today giv- ing their attention to Poland, the chief interest was centered in a series of private conferences in the upper cham Der of the American and British dele .gations, where efforts were being made to reconcile the rather acute issue which has arisen over the disposition of the German colonies
 The American position has been quite definitely and firmly stated in favor of the internationalzation of the col onies under the league of nations with mandates IS trustees to such powers as undertake to administer them But the British dominions which are chief fly interested in the German colonies of the Pacific and in South Africa are equally firm for annexation with full Sovereignty and without a mandate from the league of nations.
 The main efforts today have been to reconcile those extremes, and those talk l. ing part in the conferences were hope : ,ful tonight that a middle. ground would be found, which would preserve the Amer !, ican contention for a mandate to the powers laiming the colonies.
 Early in the day General Shuts, repre- { senting the British dominions' view against the mandate, and Colonel. House, who is supporting the mandate. held a , lengthy conference with view to recon
 cling the differences This seemed to tend toward an agreement whereby the mandatory power would have full con- trol of the administration, with a view LCOntinued on Page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
J. 5. DISCIPLINARY
 BARRACKS BURN AT
 FORT LEAVENW0RTH
Loss Estimated at $1OO,OOO. Prisoners Aid in Fighting Flames-Rigid Investi-'
 gation Is Ordered
By Associated Prass

LeavenwOrth, kan., January 50.
 Fire of undetermined origin to-
 night virtually destroyed the fed-
 eral disciplinary barracks here
 with n resultant loss estimated at
 $1OO,OOO. In addition, clothing in
 the quartermaster's department.
 said to have been valued at $G0,-
 900. was destroyed. Prisoners as-
 sisted in fighting the flames.
 When it was seen that the fire was beyond control troops of the Twentietl, and Forty-ninth regiments, lately re- turned from France, armed with. ma chine guns and rifles, were thrown about buildings in two lines. The work of transferring the prisoners to buiid- ings beyond the Fire area was then be- gun. According to officials the men were orderly and many of them ask ed to be allowed to assist in fighting the fire.
 It is said a rigid investigation has been ordered, working on the theory that the fire was of incendary origin
 There were 3570 prisoners in the bar racks, all of them military soffenders
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
TWO TRANSPORTS AND A BRIGHTER
 BRING MEN HOME
Zeelandia, Martha Wash ington and Monticello Reach Newport News
 With Troops
By Associated Press

Newport News. January "9.-TwO
 transports. the zeelandia and Mar
 tha Washington, and the freighfer
 Monticello. all bringing troops
 from overseas, arrived in port here 7
 this afternoon and tonight. The
 ZeeIandin landed 1855 officers and
 men but the Martha Washington
 arrived too late to dock tonight
 and will not discharge her passen-
 gers until early tomorrow.
 The Monticello, which has one casual company aboard and which was sew eral days behind schedule, anchored in Hampton Roads fortonight and like wise will debark her passengers in the morning. No one came ashore to- night and the cause of her delay in arriving was not known.
 Among the passengers on the Martha Washington are Major General Glinn, Brigadier General Harnex, Major Der by, son -in-law of the late Col. Theodore Roosevelt and Mary Roberts Rhine heart, the writer. who was war cor respondent in France. The transport also has aboard 60 naval officers, 34 bluejackets, two women nurses, 2oo2 troops. 174 sick and wounded and six general court-martial cases. The pris- oners are consigned to the Norfolk navy yard.
 The naval men are said to have been attached to the big navy guns used so effectively by the Americans late in the war along the French front.
 The Zeelandia landed the Sl1th ann munition train, composed of 20 offi- cers and 1193 enlisted men; detachment corps of the< Eighty-sixt tBlack Hawk) division, Is mem headquarters company a medical detachment and Batteries B and C of the 325th field ar tillery regiment, totallng $2 officers and 335 enlisted men; 40 casual off cers and four casual enlisted men. Many of the 325th artillery regiment and all of the 311th ammunition train, who are westerners, will be sent to Camp Grant, Ill.,, for demoblization
 The Zeeiandia left Bordeaux January l6 and was due here yesterday but was delayed one day. The troops aboard report but one unpleasant incident on the way over That was an outbreak of humps. Nineteen victims of this malady were taken to the Camp stuart hospital None are seriously ill., All are quarantined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Summary of the News

l-Wuson's theories regarding cap
 tured colonies accepted. Pending laws unnecessary, hold
 packers.
 U. S. disciplinary barracks at Fort
 LeavenwOrth burn. 2-Legislature will adjourn after 20
 days. 3-News of day from Washington. lEEditortni. S-Iocai branch A. F. l.. d1sbanded Major Walthall has leg amputated. Four shot in negro pool room. 6ESOcfety. 5-Senate bill makes forest reserve of
 state lands. sDr Phillips answers guestions
 asked. 0-SOuth America fertile Beid for
 American trades. introduced Wednesday. 1S-1S-Farm section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30

klns motion was withdrawn. Then there began speech-making which took up about all the morning session.
 GIVES RIGHT TO VOTE
 The Truss bill, putting it briefly, would give permission to Alabama voters to vote on all amendments to the federal constitution. This was looked up by the amendists of the house as an effort on the part of Truss to do away with the prohibition legislation already passed by the legislature. Once the motion of TCn-pkins was withdrawn Truss began ar argument for the bill
 This is not a prohibition bill; it has no connection with the present prohibi- ton legislation said he. He said the centralization of powers at Washington was nothing but a U-boat attack, and that the people should again get back in control of their own affairs The voters of Alabama, he argued. should have the righS to decide directly any matters that change the constitution of their country. He wondered If the peo- democratic.
 | 1T do no. believe in centralized gov l ernment" he said. '.I want to believe whether this house wants democracy or autocracy." He then, referred to reign | of anarchy in the Birmingham district. and said that town was a seething yol- csno. ready to break at any time. Then | say. let the people of Alabama vote (Continued on Page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
oRENBURG OCCUPIED


 Omsk, Siberia, Saturday. January 26. Official advices received here are to the effect that Orenburg, capital of the gov ernment of Orenburg, on theright bank of the Ural river, has been occupied by the hoisheviki General Dutoff, com mander of the anti bolshevik forces. abandoned the town and retired in a northeasterly direction.
 The boshevik control of Tashkent, capital of Russian Turkestan, has been overthrown through the Reflection oi Commissioner Assipov, with whom two regiments of bolshevik infantry and one of cavalry mutinied and seized the city and the railroad. All the bolshevik com missioners were shot.
 The Siberians have captured ~Sarenpol' province of Tobolsk.
 Two hundred of the red guard were killed and the remainder dispersed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
LSHEV|K| FORCE |. ALLIES ID RETIRE DISTANCE 10 MILES
American and Allied Posi- tions at TarasevO and Tulgas Still Being
 Shelled by Reds
By Associated Press

Archangel. Tuesday. January 2S. The American and allied forces operating south of ArchnnEel cvacnlated SheaSvnrsk yesterday and retired 10 miles to the north ward. The boiseviki continue to shell the American and allied posi- tiOus at TarasevO aud Tulgas.
 The forces which retired from Shegovnrsk, which is about 65 miles north of Ust Padensn tthe allied position furthest south a week agO), today halted their march north ward and established new positions at the villages of Vistarka and ust Huma, on opposite banks of the Vaga river. nbOut 10 miles north of Shegovarsk. The new positions are protected by forests through which there are no winter trails in the inlm mediate vicinity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
PENDING LAWS ARE UNNECESSARY, HOLD
 HEADS OF PACKERS
Federal Trade Commission S Investigation Unfair, Will son and Cudahy Tell
 Committee

Washington, January :D.-W hiie
 Louis F. Swift. president of swift
 & Co., was being cross-examined to-
 day before the Senate agricultural
 committee as to whether the Ave
 big packers had mbined to con
 trol meat prices and markets. Ed
 ward A. Cudnhy, president of the
 Cudahy Packing company, and T. F..
 Wilson. president of Wilson tS Co.,.
 told the House interstate commerce
 committee that pending legislation
 10 regulate the meat packing indus
 try wns unnecessary.
 Both Mir. Cudahy and Mir Wilson said the investigation of the inventory con- ducted by the federal trade commis- sion was unfair and biased and that il should not be used as the basis for ac- tion by Congress. They declared that if a complete and impartial investi- gation had been made, the commission would have found that there was no need for legislation.
 Francis J. Heney. chief counsel for the trade commission in the investiga- tion of the packers, again conducted the cross questioning of MT. Swift today before the Senate committee. He in- quired into speculative transactions in Swift stocks as well as into alleged attempted of the big packing concerns to control prices and markets.
 Mir Heney produced a number of let ters passing between representatives of Swift & Co. and those of other pack ing companies regarding prices and other matters and asked MT Swift. to place his own construction on them
 In one of the letters read by MT. Heney representative of Swift & Co. warned an agent of Wilson & Co. that unless the latter concern stopped it's efforts to sell meat in Fresno, Cal., Swift X Co. would enter the Los Angeles market
 Wasn't that a threat to keep Wilson out of Fresno and prevent him from en- tering Swift x Co.'S territory" MT. Heney asked
 Tt simply means that they were com peting," repeated MT. Swift
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Bankhead Highway Resolution Adopted
 by Both Houses

Montgomery. January 29.-(Spe- cial.)-The senate and house unani- mously adopted the Hollis resolu- tiOn which designates the location of the Bankhead national highway through the state. The highway begins at HefIin, goes through An ndston. Birmingham, Jasper, Guin, SuIligent and through to the Mis- sissippi stnte line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
House Opposed to Federal Ownership
 of the Railroads
By Associated rress

Montgomery, January 20.-The house of representatives, by a vote of 40 to 32. this afternoon adopted n resolution opposing government ownership of railroads. The reso- lutiOn was introduced by Repre- sentative Faulk of Geneva county. Copies of the resolution will be sent to the Alabama congressional delegation. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
LULU REPORTED By Associated Prea

Archangel January 29-Although the enemy patrols are in touch with the American and allied advanced posts on all sectors, there is a com parative lull in activities en the entire front.
 The bolshevilk artillery is still she'll ing on the Dvina, and yesterday showed signs of activity in the Kadish sector. Enemy patrols, which appeared to within two, miles of the new Vaga position held by the allies, retreated when shelled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
pRoMETHEUs ARRIVES
By Associates rress

New York. January 29.@The .Ameri- can repair ship Prometheus,. known as the floating navy yard" arrived here today from Brest, after having been stationed in the Bay of Biscay since-the United States entered the war The vessel is the flagship or Vice Admiral H. B. Wilson. She was the mother ship of 40 American destroyers and was constantly at work repairing de- stroyers rammed by transports, or oth- erwise damaged.
 The Prometheus was highly com mended by the French naval authori- ties, and was inspected by President Poincare. Half of her crew of 500 men are expert machinists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Harding Resigns as
 Managing Director of
 Finance Corporation
By Associated Press

Washington January 29.--W P G. Harding today resigned as managing director of the war finance corporation because of the increasing press of duties as governor of the federal reserve board He was succeeded as managing direc- tor of the finance corporation by Eugene Meyer, Jr., now director, but will re-
 tain his office as director of the or ganization.
 The war finance corporation now is making no new loans except to railroads
 and is preparing to wind up it's affairs
 after the declaration of peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
WATERFORD UNDER WAY
 By Associated Fress

Delaware Breakwater. Del. January 29-The steamship Hayerford, bound for Philadelphia with 2096 troops from France on board passed in the Della ware capes shortly before 10 o'clock tonight When sighted about six miles off the capes the Haverford signaled that her steering gear was temporarily disabled and that repairs were being made. Two hours later she had made only two miles and finally anchored just outside the breakwater
 At $40 the ship again got under way and proceeded up the bay. She is ex- pected to arrive in Philadelphia to- morrow morning. .ls S.l.sI J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Millionaire Shot to
 Death by Detective
By Associated Press

Patchogue, N. r., January 29.-Smith W. Conklin reputed to be millionaire, was shot and killed late today by de- tective, William w. Wright of New York, who then attempted to kill him. self but failed. The detective fired two shots at Conklin, which struck him in the back. The victim was 6S year old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
New Parliament to
 Meet February II
By Associated Press

London, January 29.-(British Wireless Service)-The new British Parliament. according to present plans. will met on February II, with Prime Minister Lloyd George and Andrew Bonar Law, the government leader in the House of Com mons. attending. ThS time used in giv- ing the oath to members will be short ened and it is expected that an hour after the session begins, both houses will assemble to hear the speech from the throne. Sir James Lowther will be TO- elected speaker of the House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Hindenbrug Trying
 to Restore Kaiser
By Associated Prsss

Paris. January 29.-(Havas.D Field Marshal Won Hindenburg. ac- cOrdinE to the Echo De Paris, is endeavOring to bring about the re- turn of the former Emperor after the meeting of the national assem- ply. Lending German manufactur- CTS fin Westphalia are said to be interested in the plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
General March Will View Military Race
By. Associated Press

New Orleans. January 29,-General March, chief of staff of the army, ac- companied by Colonel Pertello and other staff officers will come to New Orleans Saturday with the Camp Beau regard contingent to witness the military handicap. to be run at the fairgrounds track, according to information received from Camp Beauregard. late today In this handicap. five commissioned officers from Camp Beauregard will ride against a like number from Camp Shelby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
Air Lieutenant Killed Rv Assaelated Prsss

San Diego, Cal. January 29.-Lieut. George Phelps Leggett, an army aviato. stationed at Ream field, near here, was killed today when his scout plane col lided with a big two-seater plane. The occupants of the second plane escaped injury. Liggett's home was In Iowa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
WILSON'S THEORIES AS APPLIED
 TO CAPTURED GERMAN COLONIES
Internationalization Plan Adopted Re- gardless of Energetic Protests of
 Dominion Representative
Bv Associated Press

London, Thursday, January 30The British imperial cabinet has accepted President Wilson's theory of nernaton azation applied the captured German colonies notwth standing energetic protests the the minons, says the Daily Mails Paris correspondent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
THREE BIG DIFFERENCES

Tt involves three differences of para mount issue first, who is to pay for the development of the territory? sec ond, what rules regarding tariffs are to be observed? and third, are the manda- tories to be allowed to exclude people or capital they do not wish to enter?
 President Wilson believes all these can be settled by separate considera- tion of the case of each territory. He even foresees the possibility of the |, league having revenue derived from constituent member which might be spent in developing lands which il will nominally own.
 French, Italian and British colonial opinion is that any system of interna- tional control always has proved a failure and always will, and that the only right of interference which the league ought to assume would be the right to call to account any power whose government is injurious to the inhabitants.
 The colonial delegates. declare that public opinion in their countries is quite incapable of appreciating tne idea of administration under President Will sons scheme which may under certain scircumstances not differ materially from actual possession"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-30
LANSING'S TELEGRAM

The President of the United States directs me to extend to you as for eign minister and secretary of foreign affairs of the provisional Polish gov
 ernment his sincere wishes for your
 success in the high office which you have assumed and his earnest hope that the government of which you are a
 part will bring prosperity to the re- public of Poland.
 Tt is my privilege to extend td~ iou at this time my personal greetings and officially to assure you that it will be a source of qualification to enter into official relations with you at the earliest opportunity to render to your country such aid as possible at this
 time as it enters upon new cycle of independent life, will be in due accord with that spirit of friendliness which has in the past animated the American
 people in their relations with your countrymen."
 The national Polish department of America tonight sent message of
 thanks to President Wilson and issued a statement saying that his 'recog- milton of the Polish government under tRe premiership of Paderewski is an act fully consonant with the high ideals with which America entered the war, and the ideals which have actuated the President from the beginning"