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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-02
Additional Duties Giuen
 State Highway Department
By WILLIAM |. GonMLEY

Montgomery, August 1.-(Special. )-Un- der a bill enacted by the senate Friday, without a dissenting vote, the state highway department is given additional duties and is permitted to cooperate with the United States government in the building of rural post roads. The bill is substitute to the substitute. the original one having been introduced at the January session by Senator Kelly. The one acted upon Friday provides that the governor, state budget commission and board of control and economy shall approve the bills to De paid from the state highway department fund.
 Working of the oonvicts on the state roads is placed in charge of the depart- ment. Legislation has yet to be enacted which permits the taking of the convicts from the mines, but the Kelly bill pro- vides that, if such legislation is enacted the department shall have supervision over the convicts.
 The act of April 5, 1911, which creates the state highway department is re- pealed.
 Section of the bill provides a state highway commission which is charged with the duty of deciding all questions relating to the general policy of the state highway department The commits sion is required to make an annual re- port to the governor on April 1 of each year, showing the number of miles of road constructed or improved, and the number of bridges or culverts built or repaired during the preceding year, the cost of each project The commission shah recommend such legislation as it deems advisable.
 Second provides for the election of state highway engineer, who must have not less than six years Irresponsible engineering experience, of which not less than three years must have been in re- sponsible highway engineering The commissioner shall hold office subject to the pleasure of the commission.
 Section 8, relating to the state high way fund, follows:
 There is hereby appropriated to the state highway department for it's use the entire net revenue derived from the sale of motor vehicle licenses in the state. Said sums herein appropriated, when re- ceived by the state treasurer, shall be set aside in a special fund known as the state highway fund. and be used for no other purpose than the carrying out of the provisions of this act. Said state highway fund shall be paid out of the treasury on the state auditors warrant drawn upon presentation to him of the certificate of the state highway commits sion signed by the state highway en- gineer." The governor, board of control and budget commission, under the sub stitute, shall also approve the vouchers.
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NOT YET PRESENTED

It hecame known tonight that the pro posed resolution had not been presente either to Republican Leader Lodge or to Senator Hitchcock, administration leader in the treaty fight, and that the efforts of the group sponsoring the plan prob ably would be directed for the present towards enlareing their number in order to hold indisputably the balance of power Negotiations with administration leaders along the general line laid down in the resolution have been in progress how ever, for several days.
 League opponents declared today thar all possibility of unreseryed ratification of the league had been removed by the willingness of Senators MeCumher and McNary, regarded as the warmest friends of the league among the republican ma- jority, to accept reservations To this senators replied that vote on ratification still was a long way off. adding that with seven republicans lined up for reservations of the character pro- posed there was no longer a possibility that more radical qualifications could pc included in the ratification.
 Although the McCummber-M -McNary res ervation programme held the center of in- trest in discussions among senators dur ing the day, several other angles of the treaty controversy came to the sur face in the Senate and at public hear ing of the foreian relations committee.
 President Wilson submitted a short protocol to the Versailles treaty contain
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ing number of supplementary provisions and Chairman Lodge put into the Rec ord an agreement hitherto unpublished sr this country, in which Mir. Wilson, M Clemenceau and Premier Lloyd George had embodied certain regulations for he government of the Rhine provinces.
 MT. Lodge also presented copy of the treaty between the big five powers and Holland, not yet submitted to the Senate Tor ratification. The only address in the Senate regarding the Versailles treaty was by Senator Fall. republican. New Mexico. who opposed the league and criticized President Wilson for his course in the Versailles negotiations
 Before the foreign relations committee Bernard M. Baruch, economic adviser to the American peace delegation, replie.f to number of questions regarding repa- ration sections of the treaty.
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FIRE MARSHAL WOULD
 INSPECT PRESSING CLUES

Montgomery, August 1.-(SpeciaL)- )-In- spection of all buildings where dry clean ing and dyeing is done will fan upon the fire marshal of the state if a bin, introduced in the senate Friday by Sen ator Evins, is enacted. The bill regu- lates the construction and maintenance of buildings where this work is done, and provides that the fire marshal shall inspect the buildings before completion and when the work is being done in them heavy penalty is provided for violation of the act. Being a health measure it was referred to the commit tee on public health
 Senator West introduced a measure which provides for the board of revenue of Jefferson county paying the steno- graphic fees incurred during considera tion of local legislation for his county by the recess committee.
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LITTLE RESPONSE, CLAIM
 RM Assnnlafad Prasa

New York, August 1.-The strike oi railroad shopmen called today by the Federated Shopmens union has met with little response in the eastern region, ac- cording to an unofficial statement given out tonight at the office of the regiona, director of railroads. No official com ment will be made pending the return from Washington of the director. A. T. Hardin. who is in conference at the cap itol with other officials of the railroad administration. Unofficially it was stated that the strike call had been generally disregarded, and the claim made at union headquarters in Chicago that a walkout had occurred in Boston was denied. The eastern region is the largest of the seven into which the country was divided by the railroad administration.
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3O,OOO INVOLVED IN THE SOUTHEAST IN
 SHOPMEN'S STRIKE,
 IS UNIONS CLAIM
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When reports were received that the President had suggested that any wage
 increase be made retroactive to August 1, 1919. the union leaders here said they would remain firm for retroaction to. Jan uary l, 1919
 The strike, according to reports, was chiefly effective in the middle west and southwest. In the latter section 35, ,0Oo men laid down their tools. union officials said. All over the country, and especially in the middle west. union locals were vot- ing tonight on the strike proposal. To- morrow will see a big increase in the believe.
 The local unions disregarded the advice of their International officers at Wash
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LEGISLATURE RECONVENES
 TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Montgomery, August 1.--(SpeciaD-Ala- bama's legislature will begin it's 3srd leg lsiatlve day next Tuesday afternoon at 200 o'clock.
 Before ad1ourning at 30 o'clock Friday afternoon the senate acted favorably on joint resolution which called for an adjournment until 200 o'clock. The res- oiution was sent to the house. which then was acting as a committee of the whole to consider the revenue bill. The house then resolved itself into the full house and adopted the adjournment res olution.
 Iuesoays session is expected to he .ne nusiest Of them all. The house is expected to have up for final ,,ota q, revenue bill. Only IS more 1ep;sl. tiuo days remain of the 50 provided for h,, the state constitution.
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AGREES WITH LAWRENCE


 MT. Truss rose to a point of personal privilege, saying he had been trying for two days without success. He said for once he found himself agreeing with Brooks Lawrence and he was glad the gentleman sometimes could be right.
 Further discussion was cut off by demands for, a vote, MT. Lynne, MT. Stoddard and MT. Dickson of Jefferson calling for the previous question and refused to wjohdraw it, though several members requested it.
 The vote to table MT. Benners' motion to strike out schedule 66, coal tax, was as follows:
 To table: Speaker Merritt, Adams, Al. bright, Allen, Andrew, Austin, Baker, Brackin, Brindley, Burns, Carnley, Chris tcpher, Cliett, Cobbs, Dansby, Dickson of Jefferson, Dunnaway, Edwa rds of Dallas, Ellis of Bullock, Ellis of Fillmore, Faulk. Gilbert, Graham of Clarke, Green, Hall of Henry, Hall of Marion, Hale, Holmes of Baldwin, Howle, Ingram, Jones of Es- cambia, Jones of Marengo, Johnson, Jor don, Lee of Butler, Lewis, Long of Sumter, Lynne Matthews of Clarke, Matthews of Wilcox, Murphree. Mcleod, Russell, Scale, Shaw, Simpson, Sparks, Stoddsrd. Tompkins, Trammell, Waddeh WhortoE, Woodard-total 5S. Against Tabling-Alexander Arnold, Bargainer, Benners, Blunt, Colvert. Christian. Clayton, Collins, Edwards of Pike, Fletcher. Guy. Hardaway, Hare, Harrison, Hawkins. Hollis, Holmes of FL Perry,, Long of Butler, Longshore, Mil ford, Mcdonald, Oliver, Parker, Part ridge Peters, Ross, Salter, Smith Stew art, Truss, Tunstall, Van de Graff.- total 35
 MT Dickson was the only member of the Jefferson delegation who voted to table the motion, the other six members voting solidly for it. Schedule 67. the iron ore tax sec tion, was adopted yesterday amidst the greatest confusion, and after some wrangling the chairman announced that he would permit another vote. MT. Beners moved to strike out the section and the vote on motion to table his motion resulted 50 yeas and 3S nays. Here is how the members voted:
 To table: Speaker Merritt. Adams. Albright, Allen. Andrews. Austin. Bracken. Brindley, Carnley. Cltett, Cobbs, Dansby. Dickson. Dodson, Dun- naway. Edwards. of Dallas; tEllis. of Bullock; Ellis of Elmore; FaulM, Gill bert. Graham, of Clarke; Green, Hall, of Henry; Hall. of Marion; Hale, Ingram, Jones, of Escambia; Jones, of Marengo; Johnson, Jordan. Lee. of Butler; Lewis. Long, of Sumter; Lynn Mathews. of Clarke; Mathews. of Will cox Murphree, Mcleod. Peters, Pitt man. Preston. Reynolds. Shaw, Simpson, Sparks. Stoddard, Tompkins, Tram mell. Whorton. total. 50.
 Against tabling: Alexander. Arnold, Baker. Bargainer. Benners, Blunt, Burns. Colvert Christian. Christopher, Clayton, Collins. Edwards. of Pike; Fletcher, Guy. Hardaway. Hare, Harri- son. Hawkins. Hollis. Holmes of El- more Howle. Jones. of Montgomery; Lee, of Perry: Long, of Butler; Long shore. Milford, Mcdonald, Oliver. Parker Partridge Smith, Stewart. Truss. Tunstall. VandeGraff, Waddell. Woodward, total, 38.
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GOVERNOR INVITED
 TO GO AIRPLANING

Montgomery. August 1-Governor Thos, E. Kilby on Friday was formally invited to go lair blaming" Due to the fact the governor has much work to do dur ing the legislature it is probable that he will not accept the invitation. The invitation was sent by an aeroplane company of Montgomery. The chief ex- ecutve is asked to make the trip to At Ianta. returning at any time he desires.
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NEW LABOR CRISIS FACES RAILROADS OF UNITED STATES
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ference late today with Senator Cum mins and Representative Esch, chair man of the congressional commerce committees, at which he discussed the labor crisis and explained his views that additional wage increases should come from a commission created by congress.
 He promised to draft and submit bill which would embody his ideas.
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REVENUE BILL IS
 PASSED BY HOUSE
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coal and iron ore tonnage tax felt that they mad a chance to defeat this obiec- tionable form of taxation and predictions were freely made that these clauses would not be in the bill when passed by the house They reckened without knowledge of the powerful influence of the governor. immediately after the vote defeating the motion to table MT. Benners motion to strike out the coal and iron ore clause was announced last night agents of the governor sitting in the gallery climbed over seats and spectators in their haste to convey the news to the governor
 Peremptory summons to the executive office were sent to administration leaders and hurried conferences were held. Long into the night these conferences were continued, for the purpose of stfffening the backbones of those who had shower indications of weakening
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RESERVATIONS so WORDED THAT THEY
 BECOME A PART OF
 THE PEACE TREATY
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ene consideration of the council or the assembly of the league of nations or tc me decislon or recommendation of any other power
 4. The United States does not bine itsel, to submit for arbitration or inquiry os tue assembly or the council any ques- .loh "hlch In the Judgement of the Unit ed States depends upon or involves ;ts long established policy, commonly knowr as the Monroe Doctrine, and it is nre- served unaffected by any provision in the said treaty contained"
 The seven republicans who agreed to thls proposal as basis for the effort to bring on middle ground were Senator, McNary, Oregon: McCumber, North Da kota; Colt, Rhode Island: Spencer, Mis- soun; Cummins. Iowa. Kellogg, Minneso- ta, and Lenroot Wiscnnosi,
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Street Sweepers Strike Rv Associated Brace

Memphis, August 1.-Employes of the local municipal street sprinkllng repair, garbage and crematory departments struck today to enforce a demand for wage increases. Drivers ask $3.3O a day instead of the present scale of g. 70 and crematory workers want their pay fn- creased from s265 to $95O
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CHICAGO CARMEN
 VOTE TO RETURN
By AssocIatsd Press

Chicago, August 1.--Chicago street car men tonight voted to end the strike, by n majority of 3S6. Car service will be resumed tOmor- row morning, probably at 4 o'clock, on both surface and elevated lines which have been tied up since early last Tuesday morning Ay a strike of 15,OOO men.
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Georgia Doesn't Want
 Any Chicago Negroes

Atlanta, Ga, August 1.-Georgia will make no effort to bring into the state Chicago negroes who might want to leave there as the result of the race riots in that city, 1t is said tonight by
 H. M Stanley, state commissioner of
 commerce and labor
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NOT TO STRIKE

Sheffield, August Especial )-At the master mechanics office at the To- cal shops of the Southern Railway the statement was given out this afternoon that the car men and shopmen would not go out on strike but would remain on duty pending the solution of mat ters that started the nation wide strike amongest railroad shopmen through out the country today.
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irgton, who have been oonferring with the railroad administration and who yes terday instructed the men not to strike. The request for increased wages from 6s to ls5 cents an hour for snachinsts ana from 46 to 60 an hour for helpers was made the first of the year, the union men said.
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WOULD DOCK MEMBERS
 ATTENDING ROOSTER SALE

Montgomery August 1-(SpeciaD-Rep resentative Blunt. of Washington coun- ty, doesn't believe the people should pay the expense of the legislature. when it's members leave their work and attend
 rooster sale at Demopolis. Believing this
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STRESSES SCHOOL NEEDS

MT. Stoddard of Crenshaw advocat- ing the tax based his plea for it's adop- ton on the needs of the schools and other institutions, and demanded that the corporations be made to pay. Charg- ing that for every dollar that flowed into the state treasury from Jeffer- son s5 went into the coffers of New England bloated bond holders. He said he couldn't substantiate this state ment but he believed it to be true.
 He refused permission to MT Arnold and MT Truss of Jefferson to ask ques- tions. He closed with a plea that the white men in Alabama stand together.
 MT. Dickson of Jefferson said if any part of the revenue bill is defeated the $1,000,000 needed for the schools of the state would not be secured He said if the corporations of Jefferson county paid their just share of taxes there would be no necessity of the tonnage tax, but the money must be raised. He charged that the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company did not pay taxes on 20 per cent of it's investment. An swering a question put by MT. Benners he said he didn't know what valuation the T. c. I. pays on, asserting that Mir Harrison of Jefferson might, like other labor leaders, be misled and used by the interests.
 MT. Harrison demanded the names of labor leaders used by the corporations but he declined to give them. He hoped the motion to reconsider would be de- feated and if it were not he wanted the 5-cent rate restored
 MT. Alexander of Hale said he was unalterably opposed to double taxation on anything. He voted against tabling the Benners motion yesterday and then offered the 2-cent amendment which was adopted. He is against the tax and says he will vote to reconsider.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR RENT-To couple, beautifully fur nished first floore apartment, conven- tent to two cars and jitney. 400 18th ave, south. Main 5405.
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TO STRIKE IN MOBILE
by Associated Press

Mobile, August 1-Shop men of the Mo bile & Oho Louisville & Nashville, Gulf Mobile & Northern and Southern Rail- way are expected to strike within the next forty-eight hours, according to in formation given out in Mobile tonight.
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he introduced a resolution in the house
 Friday which forbids the representatives from accepting their per diem for Aug ust l4, when they will attend the rooster sale. It was a joint resolution, and if adopted, would also apply to the senate members. It was referred to the rules committee.
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Rnhx,s Second Simmer

GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE will correct the Stomach and Bowe. Troubles and it is absolutely harni- less. Can be given to infants with perfect safety. See directions on tns bottle. 30c
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300 OUT IN RALEIGH
By Associated Press

Raleigh, N. C., August 1.-Between 800 and 500 shop employees of the Seaboard Air Line and the Norfolk Southern went on a strike for higher wages tonight.
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WARRIOR BILL PASSED

Senator Vests Warrior river bills pass ed in the senate today and now go to the house for passage There are four sepa- rate bills, each dealing with different phase of the situation. They authorize counties with assessment property if ex- cess of one hundred million dollars tG
 issue bonds and build buy. own, lease. operate and control railways and terrni nals. They provide for constitutional amendment to be voted upon al regular or special election
 It is understood that amendments levy ing a license tax on graphite, brick, stone lime, clay, cement and all other products of soil, mine or quarry. had been pre- pared by administration leaders, but the almost unanimous opposition to the lum- Der tax scared them off. It is stated that the administration leaders expected rep resentatives from the mineral district to vote for these taxes. but when 1t was dis covered they would not, lumber was with drawn and the others were never offered.
 Mir Blunt of Washington moved re- consideration of the vote by which schedules 6s and CT, coal and iron ton mage tax was adopted by the committee yesterday. In making his motion MT. Blunt said he did it for the purpose Of removing discriminatory tax. that he (idn't believe it right to single out cer- tain things for taxation and leave others untaxed
 MT. Brindley of Morgan pleaded with members not to be swept off their feet by marvellous statements about the Brming- ham district. saving he was proud of Birmingham. but demanded that rich Bir- submit to taxation to help the balance of the state. He asserted that iron used to sell at $12 ton, and now is selling at $60 Corrected by MT. Ben ners. he admitted he did not know the selling price,
 LYNNE ATTACKS LAWRENCE
 Mir LynnA. opposing the motion. made a vitriolic attack on Dr. Brooks Law renee, not mentioning him by name, but referring to the superintendent of the Anti Saloon league, and the farmers league superintendent Declaring that never before had such big lobby come to the legislative halls as has been here during the consideration of the rev enue bill He appealed to the members not to heed the importunities of the coal and iron people, He betrayed a great :ea- lest the IT embers Of the lausa hal t.s.ered to clie appeals to keep lhe ton- rage tax of coal and iron, remnoing tt.m they nal come here to represent the people He said one coal operator
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THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington. August 1.-Forecast: Geor- gia: Showers and thunderstorms prob ably Saturday and Sunday, little change in temperature; gentle variable winds.
 Alabama and Mississippi: Fair satur- day; Sunday probably thunderstorms in afternoon; gentle variable winds. Tennessee: Generally fair Saturday and Sunday, except local thundershowers in east portion Saturday; little change in temperature.
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The average weight of the crculat- ing blood in the human body is sS pounds
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had told him the tax on coal should be , cents, that 10 cents was too much.
 MT. Benners explained the cause of increased coal production cost, and re- ferring to the senator who MT. Lynne said favored the coal tax he said the senator is politician, wants favors and hasn't much mind anyway. The Bir- mingham people have fought in the open here, he declared, and have asked no favors They only want what is right and fair
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county N. friends the position of Assembly hom having left French after than She member
 
 organization little doubt the circulating nominating is
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gust 1: a+ Highest temperature .......-...,........9 91 Lowest temperature .................... 75 Mean temperature ....................... s Normal temperature .................... 80 Deficiency in temperature since Jan. PIP Rainfall ........................... GO Total rainfall since Jan. 1 ............32. .S1 Excess in rainfall since Jan. 1 ...... g Relative humidity, a m. ............ S5 D. m ............................ 50. X
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