The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02

have known" that the words beverage purposes" in the federal prohibition amendment did not mean total prohiot- tion."
 New York, December 1-The National City bank Announces semi-annual interest due today on the imperial Rus sian government five year 5h per cent ex- ternal loan Will not be paid. Default on this issue follows suspension of interest on the 61z per cert imperial Russian bonds announced several months ago. The total issue or the 51a Fer cent loan amounted to about S25 ,OOO,OO0
 Washington, December 1.-The shipping board is building 12 75O0-ton vessels fer the army transport service, Chairman Payne announced today. In return the war department valves all claim to for mer German vessels as they are turned over to the board by the transport sery- ice instead of retaining right to operate number of it's former transports when 1t so desired.
 New York, December Thirty thou sand tens of American beet sugar from the central states now is moving into the Atlantic coast states to relieve in part the acute sugar famine in the eastern zone
  lay in the deportation of Emma Gold man and Alexander Berkman, who re- gently completed two-year sentences for obstructing the draft law have been de- nied. telegram from Anthony Cami- netti, commissioner general of immigra- tion, received by Harry Wenberger, their counsel. made this announcement today. New York, December 1.-All previous low records for British exchange in this market were exec eded today when cables on Ion1on fall to $3.99A to the pound, while checks or demand bills were quoted at S3SSA. The lever rates were made after the close of the regular market, when dealers reported an absolute lack of in quiry for these remittances.
 Washington, December 1-Department of justice officials will confer with sugar producers and refiners here tomorrow on general policies to be put into effect for the importation, distribution and sale of sugar under the new powers recently dele gated to Attorney General Palmer. Washington, December 1-Prohbition Commissioner Kramer served notice on manufacturers Of proprietary medicines, barbers' supplies and other alcoholic preparations today that they must doc tor their products so that they may not be used as beverages
 New Orleans, Decenb Der 1.-New Orlean5 liquor interests still were without infor- nation tonight as to whether they could continue to sell intoxicating beverages, pending the United States supreme court ruling on the constitutionality of the war 1 time prohibition.
 f'InWnlD md nanasrahnr he dc of three railroad brotherhooGs, Warren $. Stone of the engineers, w. G. Lee of the Trainmen, and Timothy Shea of the firemen, left here tonight for Washing ton at the head of the committee of chief executives and general chairmen named at the joint convention here last Thurs day of the four organizations to confeg with Director General of Railroads Hines regarding details of his offer of time and one-half for overtime in slow freight service, provided all " arbitrares" and special allowances are eliminated. Sault Ste Marie, Mich, December l. All shipping in the upper lake region weathered Saturday nights storm in sheltering harbors, reports reaching here up to tonight indicated. Four more ice- encased bodies believed to be those of 1 sailors who went down with the steamer Myron were picvl<ed up today off Salt Point in Whitefish bay.
 | Washington, December IA deficiency appropration of s6,0O0,OO0 to be used by 1 the public health service for treatment of war risk insurance patients was asked of Congress today by Surgeon General 1 Blue, who reported that the s4,000,0o0 granted for the year ending next July would be insufficient.
 | Washington, December 1,-Indications