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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
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 1,O84O45 1,O23,427 1,O82,OOO Exports of coal and coke were 106,845 long tons in 1914, 436, 172 long tons in 1918, with estimates of 0,0O0 long tons in 1919.
 Wood and manufacturers of wood, con- sisting principally of lumber, exported in those years were: 1914, 160,731 long tons; in 1918, 136, ,257 long tons, and esti- mates for 1919, 16O,O0O long tons
 Mineral and vegetable oils. and Nlubrica- ;. ting greases: 620,458 long tons in 1914 159,700 long tons in 1918, and 100000 long tons estimated for 1919.
 Iron and steel manufacturers: 101, 1860 long tons in 1914, 133,202 long tons in 1918, and 150, ,000 long tons estimated, in 1919. The iron and steel manufacturers making up this total were: Railway track material, machinery, wire and manufac- lures of wire, sheets and plates, structu- ral iron and steel, tools, pig iron, hydrau- lie cement, electrical machinery, agrlcul- tural implements.
 Breadstuffs, naval stores earthen, SCOI0, CIllIld CIU Sld0O WcIC, Sol D, SoI riages etc.; meat, dairy and miscella- neous food products; miscellaneous min erals and products thereof, formed con- siderable item of the exports
 Among other items enumerated by the shipping board as having been exported from the United States to the west coast during these years are: Asphaltum and coal tar; abrasives, stone, sand, gravel, clay, chalk, and asbestos; lead, zinc, tin, plumbago; potash and salt; paper and its manufactures; medicines cosmetics and miscellaneous chemicals; patent medi- cines, soda and baking powder tanning extracts and dyestuffs, explosives cos metics and soaps, acids and miscella- neous chemicals; fibers and manufactures thereof; cotton, wool, twine bags and cordage and other fibers, and miscella- neOus items.
 The shipping board states that despite the slight decrease during the war period in total exports from the United States to the west coast of South America the United States now holds dominant posi- tion in the commerce of the west coast At the opening of the war this country stood in third place in the import trade of Pacific South America, with the United Kingdom first and Germany second; while in 1918 more than half of the i'm ports into this region came from the United States.
 This leadership is the result of two i'm portant factors, the weakening of Euro pean competition by the war;, and the opening of the Panama Canal, which has served to end the commercial isolation from which these Pacific South American countries have suffered for centuries.
 The end of the war will in no way af- feet the importance of the second factor, the report says, but European competi- tion, except Germany, is certain to return with normal conditions.
 Yours forsupbuilding,
 /I77asad~ d~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
MANDY READY FOR B. A. [. CAME DEC. 29
COmmOdOres Have a Strong Team, and Will Give Club
 Hard Fight

Nashville, Tenn, December 25,-(Spe- cial)-The vanderbelt basketball team will leave Nashville Monday morning for Birmingham, where they will engage the strong E. A. c. quintet Monday night The squad has been working hard for Mondays game, as it is one of the big ones On vandys 1919-2o schedule. Coach Guy Denton and 15 aspirants of various qualities have turned out for daily practice through the last two weeks. and, judging from results of daily do- ings in the Commodore gym, the varsity can look forward to the same successful year as experienced on the grid
 Those aspiring to goal-shooting posi- tions may be chased into Norton Zerfoss Cody, Pate and Thomas Norton played prep basketball in the north and made the Hume-Fogg team during his grade year there. Cody is the same familiar Josh whose eleventh letter in vandy de- pends upon his chance to be included among the duet of Commodore sharp shooters. Pate played with Hume-Fogg last year and was among the class of forwards in Tennessee prep school bas ket-ball
 Just how much chance Tommy Zerross stands of being canned as the running mate of big Josh could be confined to very narrow guess and in his reappear-
 
 ward trend Thomas was with the squad last year, acting in the capacity of sub forward and center.
 The guards are composed of material including Doc Kuhn, Ali Adams, Dick Gleaves. Garland Morrow. Pink Wade. Harvey Hendricks and Gerald Cowan. From this aggregation of aspiring sem tries hostile forwards will find plenty of entertainment in locating the Commodore basket.
 Graves and Luton are left to fight out the matter of superiority at center and the battle should be an interesting one. with the former having a good-siZed edge on his opponent. Thomas, as emergency guard and center of last year. should easily assume responsibilities at this posi- ton or at guard on short notice.
 Lloyd Graves and Tommy zerfoss are manager and captain of the five, re- spectively. Graves has seen three years of service with Vandy quintettes. while Zerfoss concludes his career as south ern interschoiastic athlete with the pass ing of the present season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
MIDGET AFRICAN HAD "SURE THING"
 TIP FOR PLAYERS
Shano Collins and "Red'' Faber Were Given Honest Dope By Little
 EthiOpean
By MALCOLM MAC LEAN

During the world series between the Reds and the White Sox there was an idle day at Cincinnati. The ponies were running over at Latonia, just across the river, and most of the ballplayers, scribes and fans flooded the stands and wagered few pennies on the results
 One group was made up of Shauno Collins and Red Faber, Sox stars, and Chicago fan named Tom Durkin. Shauno and Tom had never attended a race meeting before, and spent an hour or so rubbering around, look ing at the mutuel machines, and won dering what it was all about.
 As they wandered near the barns 9 little colored chap ran up to them and said, Hello there, Shauno"
 Collins was naturally much sur prised at being recognized so far from home.
 "Ah gues you all don't recognize me-" said the lad, "but An comes from good old Chi. and am visiting nah auntie down here"
 Collins chuckled This is my first race meet" he said.' Can you give us tip?"
 The colored boys eyes snapped. You all want to make some moneyT he asked. Then you all just slap down 9 bunch on de horse named Breeze. He's in de last race, an jest can't lose"
 They followed the boys tip and planked down a few slickers at the booth. Sure enough, Breeze won, and they cleaned up something like $80. They looked around to slip the lad a s5 note, but he couldn't be found- Atlanta Constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
PROMOTER
 HERE ID INTEREST
 DEMPSEY IN FIGHT
Cochran Has Made Tenta- tive Arrangements for Bout In Either France
 or England
By Associated Pres,

New York. December 25.--C. B. Coch ran British fight promoter, arrived here today on the steamer Mauretania, prepared 10 offer a substantial sum for staging a worlds heavyweight boxing championship match between Georges Carpenter, champion of Europe, and Jack Dempsey, holder of the worlds heavyweight belt.
 Mir. Cochran is on his way to see Jack Kearns Dempsey's manager. AL though unprepared to give details of his plans he intimated that he had made tentative arrangements for the bout in either France or Great Britain where it would be permitted to go sufficient number of rounds to show the mettle of both men.
 Carpentier, he said. would have
 the solid backing of large num-
 her of the French and English
 fight followers, because of his ensy
 defeat of the English champion,
 Beckett. No matter where Car
 pentier-Dempsey fight was staged,
 it would he assured of capacity
 attendance. he added.
 The Mauretania left Cherbourg De- cember 19. and notwithstanding eXcep- tionally rough wea ther made the run to this port in less than seven days. There were more than 1900 passengers on board and from some of these IL was learned that on last Monday the vessel suddenly dropped from the top of mountain high wave" into deep trough of the sea. The shock of the impact caused the big liner to shake and culver from stem to stern Many of those on board asserted that she went completely under.
 Christmas Eve was celebrated on board. \ tree was provided for the children. a concert was arranged and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26

into the players pool the same percent age of the receipts as prevailed in 1919 But instead of permitting only first sec ond, third and fourth place players to share, make the ruie so that it embraces all players in each of the eight clubs, the percentage for each club to be determined by the position in which they finish
 CD Permit the competing clubs to get the lions share of the club pool for the first five games Give the 14 non ?corn- petfag clubs sizeable share of the club s pool fer the sixth and seventh games Then after deducting the national com missions share for the eighth and ninth game, split the rest of the intake for those comhats Gf played) two ways for the league trsasuries.
 Such rule would eliminate entirely the possibility of drawing out the series" charge either for the benefit of the players or the competing clubs And by placing all the money for the eighth and. ninth games in the treasuries it would mean that all clubs would share evenly in lowered assessments for the leagues upkeep for the following sea- son.
 The public would pay the freight yes. But all indications are that it would do it gladly It did so in 1919. It jammeu the parks for the first six games-and also the eighth. Thousands more clam ored for admission on those days-but in vain-simply because of the limited ca pacity of each park.
 POOR MANAGEMENT
 Those few who have declared against the uiEe-game series point out that the 14,000 attendance for the seventh combat in Cincinnati bears them out that the series was too long drawn out; that fan dom lost interest But it does nothing of the sort The real reason that the Cincin- nati park was cnly half filled for that game was because of the miserable handling of the seventh game tickets.
 When it was found that seventh game was necessary the Cincinnati club officials made nc real effort, through the newspapers, to dispel reports that the en- tire ticket supply was exhausted. Fur thermore, it did not go to the trouble to announce tickets would be on sale all morning and right up to game time at the ball park and at about 20 distributing centers in town.
 As a result, tens of thousands of Cin- cinnati fans, wildly anxious to see the seventh game, but assuming that no tick cts could be purchased. stayed away.
 The Line-gamc series of 1919 was a suc- cess. And in future years such series can be made to produce sizeable rakeoff for every ball player, for every club. the national commission and for both circuits if the present rules are modified only a trifle.
 All of which appears as an ideal situa- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, December 25-(Special) This city is packed and damned with peo- pie who have come home from other fields to spend Christmas. The homecom- ing movement this year is believed to be greater than ever before and every train brings in new crowds.
 Mrs. Fannie M. Cramer, wife of Carl Cramer, rural mail carriers, is dead after long illness at her home on Franklin street. Her husband and six children survive her.
 The appointment of board of revenue for Madison county is expected at ahy time now from the office of Governor Kilby. It is generally believed t-at Charles Fl. Pulley will be named chair man and Joseph J. Bradley and Otha Hammond associates The new board will displace the county commissioners board of which Messrs. Bradley and Hammond are members.
 shot and seriously wounded in an all legged craps game near Madison, sup posedly by Jim Hines. Hines is in jaN There was whisky in the crowd, accord ing to the arresting officer, who brought Pat Rodgers and Dave Milan to Jail with Hines, locking them up on charges of violating the prohibition law.
 The union carpenters who went on strike last Saturday at the Grande &he- atre because several of the men on the job were nonunion men, have lost their strike. They decided to waive objections to nonunion men and applied for their jobs Tuesday, but were informed by the Ore man that their places had been filled The union men will find no trouble in getting other work here, however, for there is more building going on than ever before. The contractors say they will hire any body who can saw plank or drive a nail, and they declarE that they will not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
B. A. C. Nav Stage Pool
 and Billiards Tourney

Arrangements are being made at the Athletic club for a pool and possibly billiar1 tournament for it's members. If enough players can be interested in the proiec-, the club officials will put on a tourney at a date to be announced later.
 The winner and runner-up of the pro- posed tournament arc to be awarded either medals or specially prepared cues A large number of club members are in- terested in the tourney, and it is almost certain that it will be held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
confine their pay rolls to union men alone because they need more men.

confine their pay rolls to union men alone because they need more men.
 The Lincoln cotton mills is making n- terior arrangements for making use of electricity as a motive power to drive it's machinery when electrical power gen erated in the Coosa river is made avan- able by the Alabama Power company The transmission lines to this city will be opened within the next 10. days, it is stat ed. There are several other big indss tries that will abandon steam power for electricity as soon as it is available.
 The National Basic Fertilizer corpora tion, which was recently organized here with a capital stock of s100.0O0 by Hunts vile, Birmingham and Chattanooga cap italistis, has begun the erection of two plants, one at Paint Rock and the other at Huntsville. The Paint Rock plant will work out the raw material and the fin- ished product will be made in the Hunts- vile plant, at which the offices will be located Fertilizer is to be made from limestone.
 Congressman J. Thomas Heflin of the Fifth Alabama district visited Huntsville last night and delivered his lecture, When Knighthood Was in Favor" in the courthouse. He came here under the auspices of the Holmes Street Methodist church, of which his brother, the Rev M. w Heflin. is pastor. After the lec~ ture MT. Heflin was entertained at an impromptu banquet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26

The lowest point reached by icebergS on their Journey from the far north is about 40 degrees, which would be opposite the coast Of the central part of New Jersey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
Employers Publish Manifesto
By Assooia,sa Pr..,

Barcelona, Wednesday, December "A Employers here have published mani festo in which they declare the three weeks lockout inaugurated by them was to show the workmen the advantage of order and discipline and to avoid a con dition of anarchy. The manifesto states that as soon as the general syndicalist organization is dissolved the lockout will end, and the employers will resume the system of private contract with workmen in accordance with the needs of the times and in keeping with the social laws
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
Searching for New Planet RY AsxnciafAd Rrssa

Cambridge Mass, December 25.-Prof. William H. Pickering of the Harvard as- tronomical observatory. who is stationed at Vaudeville, Jamaica. is now engaged in search for the planet which is sup posed by astronomers to exist outside Neptune and estimates that this undis- covered member of the solar system is some 50 times as far from the sun as is the earth, according to statement made today by Prof. Solon l.. Bailey, acting director of the Harvard observatory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26

Permitting the players to share in the receipts of the first five combats insured bulky sum for division among the par ticipauag players and those of the clubs that landed second, third and fourth. Likewise the nine-game series added con- siderably to the treasury of each club in the majors swell as considerable enrich ment of the league coffers.
 The necessity for an eighth game in 1919 was a. mighty lucky thing for all of the clubs in the twosleagues. For of the $91 900 that was taken in at the White Sox gate about $S2,0OG was left after the na- tional commission got it's share. The con- peting clubs each got s10299, while each league got $31,S97 The latter apportion- ment means that each club in both cir cults will pay approximately $S7Oo less into the 1920 treasury than would have been necessary if the eighth game had not been played.
 Some folks contend that the shares giv- en to the competing players was all out of proportion to their labors in the series involved It was pointed out that The spells of the victorious Reds were in many cases greater than the annual salary or some of the performing athletes
 BENEFITS
 But that's nc real objection to a nine game clash.
 Peroetuation of the nine-gane series with 3 few changes in the rules-would solve many If the baseball magnates problems without working harm to any one. The changes that appeal as worthy of consideration are these:
 G) Permit the players to share in the receipts of the first five games, turning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
Denp0thieu Defends His
 European Championship
By Associated Pras
 

Paris. December 25.-(Havas.)-- Denpothieu, the featherweight cham pion of Europe. knocked out the Brit ish champion, Fancy Lee, in the seven teenth round of match here last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
Nine Games VIII Probably
 Be Length OF World Series
Best Five Out of Nne Rule Will Most Likely Be Used Many Advantages of Nine Games.
 Poor Management
By JAMES J. coRBETr

It is almost certainty that the best five of nne will the world series of 1920 with few minor changes from the rules the splitting of the pooeveryone volved in big league baseball get share of
 The change from the regulation made in 1919 largely expermentand No pro- test of consequence made against there multitude of in favor of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
For the Good of
 the Community

E XPORTS from the United States to 1 the west coast of South America fell off slightly between 1914 and 1918, but the estimates for 1919 were about the same as the exports of 1914.
 Chile is the biggest customer of the United States, with Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia following in the ordeE> named. Total exports, in long tons, to each coun- try in the years 1914 and 1918, with esti- mates for 1919, follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26

a special Christmas Eve dinner was served.
 Among the passengers was Fred H. Screaton. foreign representative of the New York Department store. MT Screaton has been abroad since Octo- Der. Investigating for his firm trade conditions in England, Belgium and France. He said England. particularly the northern section, is rapidly recoV- ering from the effects of the war.
 Mills h%ndling wool and cotton prod ucts are booked up almost year in advance. and the factories of Scotland are enjoying what he termed unusual prosperity
 France. he added. is also picking up rapidly. Raw materials are needed, but systematic return to normal condl- tions is rapidly bringing the country back to pre-war conditions. The low rate of exchange. he added, is one Of the greatest handicaps under which all of the Euroepan and continental countries are struggling.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-20
Wilson is Urged
to Proclaim Army
DemObliZed

Washington, Dec. 19.-Repre-
sentative Richard Olney, Massa-
chusetts, called at the white house
today to urge President Wilson to
proclaim rehabilitation.
Mr.. Olney said his request was
based on completion of domobili-
cation, that the supreme court i'll
upholding the validity of the war
time law virtually had invited the
president of proclaim demobiliza-
ton, and that it was the intention
of congress to give the liquor in
torests one year before constitu-
tional prohibition in which to dis
pose of their stocks. Officials at
the white house promised to bring
his views before the president.
Former Senator James Hamil-
ton Lewis of Illinois, who was a
white house caller today, said he
intended placing similar views be-
fore the president in written
memorandum.
Mr.. Lewis said he thought the
question of what is an intoxicant
should be left to the individual
states to determine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-20
Will Plant 700
Acres in Cane

The Fort Scott Sorghum Syrup
company has leased the Langforc
place, near Rob Roy, containing
700 acres of sandy loan soil, or
which choice cane will be grown
The deal was made by Avery M
Clarke of the company, assisted
by Secretary Bloom of the Cham
Der of Commerce. The lease was
taken over from 3. L. Wiley anc
will be under the supervision OF
J. T. Crawford.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-20

of standard quality cloth and gar
ments for sale at q reasonable
price as an inducement to the
public to check extravaganza in
purchasing.
Suggestions for the conference
came from producers of wearing
apparel and a committee of II is
being chosen, the personnel of
which will be announced after the
Christmas holidays. The Anal
gamated Clothing unions will be
represented in the conference.
Mr.. Figg said it was generally
agreed among producers that one
essential for reducing the cost of
clothing was to have manufactur-
ers devote their plants to neces-
sites, meaning the type of cloth
ing purchasable by the average
man. Some clothing manufacture
ers were said to believe that mems
suits now selling forv.$55s PETAL
could be sold at a profit
of $25, if an arrangement
could be worked out between
mills, manufacturers and retail
ers whereby certain percentage
of business could be devoted to
goods Of standard quality to be
turned out in quantity.
There is no intention to design
a uniform" for the public, Mr..
Figg said, and the standard goods
under consideration would be
standard in quality rather than in
pattern.
The department. of justice also
is taking other steps to turn the
attention of the public to the low
er priced goods, neglected in the
reaction from war prosperity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-20
|teps to Check
Rising Costs of
Clothing Planned

Washington, Dec. 19.-Steps to
heck the rising price of clothing
ill be discussed at a conference
L ere early in january of persons
sterested in the production of
Gearing apparel, from the produ
II of raw materials to the con-
INNER of the finished product.
The calling of the conference
kff5lannounced today by Assistant
va in v General Figg, who said
Incmies in ddition to affecting &C.
ia 10 proviperaticn, it was plan
n Re for the production
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-20
No Settlement of
D'AnnunZiO Status

Fiume, Dec. 19.-Thc plebiscite
by which it was intended to deter
mine whether Gabrielle D'Anrun-
zio forces should leave Fiume, was
not hold today. Persistent objec-
tions by various factions and in
sistence by the extremists that tn
present garrison remain in the
city, made a postponement of the
vote necessary until more quit
conditions prevail. The voting
probably will take place Sunday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-20
Two u. s, Sailors in
Jail i'm Mexico

Washington, Dec. 19.-Every
effort is being made to obtain a
speedy and fair trial for the two
American sailors arrested at MAJ
allan, Mexico, November II, aft
err a street fight with a Mexican;
it was said today at the state de-
partment. The men, H. V. Leon
ard anG H. o. Martin, were from
the submarine tender Pockomoko
and have been in Jail since their
arrest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-20
OIL PLANT BURNS.

Coffeyville, Kan, Dec. 19.--An
explosion and resulting fire total
ly destroyed the pumping plant Of
the Wichita Pipe Line company,
20 miles southwest of Coffeyville
in Oklahoma early today. The
only men in the plant escaped with
burns about the face and hands,
which are not serious.