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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
Senate Begins Discussion OF
Cunnn1ins Bill, Outlining New
Permanent Railroad Policy
New Measure Penalties Strikes and Lockouts,
Provides for Return of Roads, Operation
Under Rigid Federal Control and Con-
solicitation Into Regional Systems

measure contains none OF the funda-
mentals of the Plumb plan.
Chairman Cummins. iii presenting
the bill. explained it's provisions at
length He. with Senator's Robins son,
Arkansas. and Pomerene, Ohio, demo-
cratic members of the drafting sub
committee laid especial stress on the
proposal to penalize strikes and lock-
outs. declaring the plan, although
novel. was necessary to protect the
public. The employees, the three SEN
ators explained. are protected under
the bill by a provision that their
wages shall be fixed by government.
agencies.
The bill, Senator Cummins told the
Senate, represents months of consid-
Grafton by the subcommittee. Its
keynote. he asserted. is the plan to
terminate government control AMI,
with concentration of the nations
railroads into 20 to 35 regional sys-
TENS. provide for strict government
super vision of Virtually all railway
affairs.
Among the new agencies the Bill
proposes are a railway transporta-
tion board. largely to supervise rail-
road operations, committee on wages
and working conditions and an en-
ployes advisory council The inter-
state commerce commission also would
be given greatly increased powers and
representation on all railroad dircc-
torates of employees and the govern
ment would be required.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
LIFT RESTRICTIONS
AGAINST TRADING
WITH HUNGAR|ANS

Washington, Sept 2.-Practically all
restrictions against trade with Hun
gary were lifted today by the war trade
board. 1t was announced that licenses
for the export of American made goods
to that country would be issued freely
on all commodities except those of a
strictly military nature and that i'm
ports to the United States would be
practically unrestricted.
Articles which can not be shipped
to Hungary include.
Aircraft. armor plate, armorcd motor
cars. arms OF all kinds, including ma
chine guns, barbcd wire, camp equip
ment, military clothing, electrical APP
pliances suitable to military use, ex-
plosives designed primarily for use in
war. field glasses, range finders, gun
mounts, anG military wagons imple-
ments and apparatus designed exclu-
sively for the manufacture of imple-
ments of war, mines. projectiles. seach
lights and wireless telegraph instru-
ments and materials.
Removal of restrictions on trade with
Hungary was In accord with an agree
ment between the allied and associated
governments. Trade with Austria has
rot yet been resumed. but as was the
case with Germany 1t Is expected that
1t will be as soon as that country has
signed the peace treaty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
COTTON FORECAST
PLACES CROP At
ll,230,0O0 BALES
Weevils, Worms and Bugs,
Combined With C0ntinu-
GUS Rains, Responsible
for Deterioration


Washington. September Am in.
crease during August of $4,000 bales
in the prospective cotton crop thH
port of the Department of Agriculture.
which forecast total OF a1.220, 900
bale1 The condition of the crop. Ola
per cent Of a normal, showed a de-
cline Of 81 points from July .25 to
August rs. compared with an average
decline during the last 10 years OF ~
points.
Boil weevils, boil worms. army
worms and red spider bugs. combined
with almost continuous rains over con-
siderable areas of tue belt. with dry.
hot weather following the heavy rains,
caused the deterioration of the crop.
In Virginia. Georgia and Florida the
decline was heaviest, being 10 poir -
in Florida and IL in Georgia and
Florida. In Alabama it was nine
points and in North Carolina and
Texas six points.
Sea Island cotton in Georgia and
Florida practically has been destroyed
by boil weevils, which are now dam
aging the crop in South Carolina, hav-
ing appeared on the islands off the
coast,
In Mississippi and Alabama. where
the crop is short because of the boil
weevil. most of 1t will be harvested
b1 October l. Outside the weevil-in-
fected areas the crop continues two
weeks or more late.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
mo GENERAL RISE
IN COAL PRICES,
MORROW DECLARES
Increased Demand and Car
Shortage Chiefly Respon-
sible for All Increases,
Coal Committee Told

Washington, September 2-Resumine
his testimony today before the Senate
coal investigation committee, j. d. A.
Morrow, vice president of the National
Coal association, declared there has been
no general increase in prices at the
mines during recent months which
could not be explained by increased
demands and decreased supply caused
chiefly by a shortage of cars.
Senator Frelinghuysen, republican, New
Jersey, told the committee he would SUBJ
NIT number of complaints about prices
which had reached him and would call on
wholesale and retail coal dealers to ap-
pear.
John Callahan. traffic chief of the as
scciation, presented several hundred
kilograms showing a shortage in prac-
tically every bituminous coal district.
These indicated an increasing shortage
from week to week.
Mr. Morrow pointed out to the commit
tee the relationship of car shortage and
man shortage. He said that the mar
ket for labor was made-so uncertain by
the scarcity of cars that in many cases
1.-THE employers, being unable to hold
men Though periods of idleness, were
paying bonuses to get them when needed.
Renewing the charges against the rail-
road administration, Mr.. Callahan said
hundreds of cars filed with Stag and
other refuse were permitted for weeks at
a time to stand on the sidings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
All Arrangements for Con-
ference Early in October
Will Be Completed Before
President Begins Swing
Around Country Tonight

Washington, September z.
Before leaving Washington to-
morrow night on his speech
making tour of the country,
President Wilson will issue in
vitations to labor leaders, fl
nanciers, manufacturers and
farmers to attend a conference
early in October for considera-
ton of the problems of labor
and of those who direct labor.
The President. 1t also was learned. plans
to complete all arrangements for the con-
ference before his departure, so that the
meeting may be held Immediately upon
his return the last of this month. The
first session of the conference probably
will be held at the White House.
The entire labor situation ana also ar
rangements for the conference were un-
derstood to have been discussed at to-
days cabinet meeting, the only one pos
sible for the President to attend TINS
month. 1t was presumed that the pan
to invite farmers representatives, which
has been urged by several members or
the Senate, was agreed upon at the caoi-
net meeting.
Final arrangements for the President $
swing around the circle were about
completed today. Accompanying Presl-
dent Wilson will be Mrs. Wilson, Rear
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, personal ply
sican to the President; Secretary Tu-
multy, corps of stenographers, secret
service men and some thirty correspond
ents representing press associations and
newspapers.
The President has scheduled thirty set
speeches in the principal cities OF the
west and south, and it is presumed he
will be compelled to deliver short plat
form speeches at smaller towns alons
the route, although tbs known he is
opposed to the practice.
The first speech will be at Columbus
Thursday morning and the last at Louis
willie, KY, September ~. The President
will returnsto Washington the next day.
The presidential train will be composed
OF the Presidents private car. another
for the stenographers and secret service
men and one for the correspondents, also
a dining car and baggage car. Along
the entire route pilot engine will be
run ahead as precautionary measure
against accidents and other eventuali-
ties.
Members of the party will live on the
train practically during the days of
the trip, only few overnight stops being
planned.
In preparation for the exacting task
before him. the President has made only
l-the most necessary appointments during
the past few days, and under the drec-
ton of Admiral Grayson has spent most
of his time in resting and recreation,
Eoo n ~ a a q mil a a.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
A|RMAN WOUNDED
BY VOLLEY FROM
MEX|CANS' GUNS
Captain Struck by
Bullet Fired From Point
Where Mexican Fed
erals Are Stationed

Laredo, Texas, Sept. 2.-Fired upon
from the Mexican side of the Rio
Grande. Captain David W. McNabb,
United States aviation corps, was
slightly wounded today while on aerial
patrol dut, along the international
boundary northwest Of here.
With Lieutenant Won DEB. Johnston.
Captain McNabb was flying slowly up
the river close to the water. when sud
denly a group of Mexicans fired vol
ley of shots at the airplane. wounding
McNabb near the ear. while several
shots pierced the planes wings.
Colonel Beaumont 3. Buck, command
err Of the Laredo district with head
quartes at Fort Mcintosh here. said
tonight all that Is known of the at
tack is that the firing was from a
point where an outpost of Mexican fed
eral soldiers was known to be situated.
No additional statement. would be
made by Colonel Buck. who forwarded
promptly a report on the attack to
Major General Joseph I. Dickman. COM
mander OF the Southern department at
San Antonio. 1t was indicated no action
by officers here would be taken except
in instructions from General Dickman.
The Mexican conse1 here declared to-
night that he had heard a detrimental
rumor" to the effect that Mexicans had
fired on an American airplane, but said
he did not believe There have been
unofficial reports for several days that
Mexican .snipers" have fired at patrol
ing airplanes.
Captain McNabb and Lieutenant
Johnston reported fully on the attack
to Colonel Buck, but ,neither would
make statement to the press early to-
night MeNabb's wound Is not serious.
His home. according to officials here,
is in Bedford, Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
GIST OF THE NEWS


h supre council ~
completed
n
British -Persan treaty.
Mexcan
Coa
Page
tina
he evenueb
censorship Of
e
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03

Washington. September 1.-THE Sem
ate today received and discussed for
several hours bill outlining a per-
manent railroad policy as evolved by
a bipartisan interstate commerce sub
committee.
Paramount among the features OF
the new measure. which will be known
as the Cummins bill, Senator
Cummins. republican, Iowa, hav-
ing acted as chairman of the
subcommittee, are provisions for ter
minst:on of government control of the
railroads, their return to private own
ership and operation under rigid feds
eral control and consolidation into re-
giona. systems and prohibition of
strikes and lockouts of employees. The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
Gotham Finishes Preparations
For Reception Of Pershing and
First Division Parade Tuesday
Commanders Ship Expected to Arrive Monday
or Tuesday, and He Will Be Guest Of City
Of New York for Several Days
After His Arrival

Z
In the first division parade. General
Pershing will have fqr mis- staff all
the generals who have commanded the
famous unit since the declaration of
war. They will include Major General
William Sibert. who took tho division
overseas and later returned to take
charge OF the chemical warfare service;
Lieutenant General Robert L Billiard.
who left the division on July IL. 1918,
to take Command of the second army;
General Charles r. Summerall. who sac-
ceeded General Bullard. Brixadser
Frank p. Parker, who relieved General
Summerall in October, and Major Gen
eral E. F. McGlaSchlin, the present com
mander.
Former members of the division have
been invited to take part in the parade.
At division headquarters it is esti-
mated that between $4,000 and 25.000
men will march in the parade which
viii take five to six hours to pass :
ven point and Hill be IA miles long.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
UNDERWOOD DENIES
STATEMENTS MADE
| BY FREL|NGHUYSEN
EAlal anna Senator Says At
torney General Palmer
Was Misrepresented and
Senate Deceived
BY Associated Prsss

Washington, September 2.-Sharp
criticism in tbs Senate today by Sena-
tor Frelingr ,dysen. republican. New
Jersey, Of Attorney General Palmer
drew a Vigorous defense Of Mr.. Palmer
from Senators Underwood, Alabama,
and Williams, Mississippi. democrats.
The New Jersey senator, replying to
accusations made against him by Mr..
Palmer in a recent statement, assailed
Mr.. Palmer's administration e the alien
property custodian's office and fatty
charged him with having pro German
sympathies before the entrance of the
country into the war, declaring he had
received German agents in his own
house"
Mr.. Frelinghuysen also asserted that
Mr.. Palmer was the intermediary" with
President wilson for German interests
seeking to condone the Lusitania in
cident.
In defense of Mr.. Palmer, Senator
Underwood declared Senator Freling-
huysen had ASSAULTED and misrepre-
scented" the Attorney General and had
deceived the Senate and the public.
There is no question of Mr.. Palmer S
loyalty" Senator Underwood declared,
adding that charges against him had
emanated from German interests OPP
posing disposition of German property
seized.
Senator williams asserted charges
against Mr.. Palmer were Outrageous
and ridiculous" He also asserted the
charges originated with German in
terests seeking to discredit him.
Senator Williams retorts were so
caustic that Senator Frelinghuysen in
terrupted to invoke the Senate rules
against the senator impugning anoth-
er.s motives, but Senator Williams re-
piled that he thought the New Jersey
Senator had been involved in the attack
upon Mr.. Palmer quite unwittingly''
after it had been begun by German in
tareufa
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
DRIVER MINISTER
10 PERSIA URGES
PROTEST AGAINST
| BRITISH TREATY
Eussell Declares Great Bri-
lain Would Be Given Val
liable Rights and Pow
ers in Persia Under
the Pact
BY Assselafed rress

Washington, September 2.
objections of Hungarian and
llbanian sympathizers to pro-
osals to dismember those
ountries under treaties yet to
5e negotiated were laid today
Pefore the Senate foreign rela-
Mons committee.
AT the suggestion of Senator Knox, re-
Jblican, Pennsylvania, Charles w. Rus
I'll, former minister to Persia, appeared
|Iefore the committee and presented for
5 consideration a copy of the recently
Negotiated treaty between Great Britain
md Persia, under which Mr.. Russell
laid Great Britain would be given val-
able rights and powers in Persia.
! Discussion of the Persian treaty, (which
followed former Minister Russell's sug-
festion that the Senate make a written
irotest' against the pact, was the only
lnlivening feature of the treaty contro-
Dersy today, either in the committee or
Fl the floor of the Senate. Senator Hitch
Jock of Nebraska. leader of the admin
stration forces, postponed his prepared
ipeech replying to recent attacks on the
treaty and league of nations covenant
py Senator Knox and Chairman Lodge
III the foreign relations committee. until
omorrow, and on the eve of the Presi-
Tents departure on his speech making
our of the country in the interests of
he treaty there was no apparent change
n the Senate situation.
- IA
committee expressed the belief today that
he treaty might be reported to the Sen
tie before the week end, and Chairman
lodge indicated desire to speed up ac-
ion by holding all of today's witnesses
. the time allotted them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
Federal Road Operation
Shows Surplus For July

Bv Mocau P II
Washington September 2For the first months
operation of the railroads showed surplus instead N
deficit.
preliminary
the months business indicates operating income Of
preceding $65oOO0o0 February
$290526,307.
offered which
deficit of the
falling freight
steadily February AS compared with July 1918,
this 4878 and July of
5,487.
Passenger traffic substantial increase.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
Renner On Way to Vienna With Treaty
|LABORCONFERENCE
CALL TO BE ISSUED
BY WILSON TODAY
1918 COAL OUTPUT
.,-S7S,211,904 TONS


Washington, September 2.-The
country's coal output, bituminous
and anthracite. amounted to 67S,-
211,9OA tons, valued at &l,s2S.423,-
191 in 1918, the geological survey
announces In n compilation Just is
sued.
The number Of employees to pro-
duce this coal numbered 562,428,
and the average number Of days
worked were 25S.
Pennsylvania anthracite produce
ton amounted to 9S,S28,cS4 tons.
valued at 1896 4SO,347. with 147,I.1
employees working nm average of
293 days.
In Alabama the output was 49,
1S4,9O2 tons, valued at $54, 7S2. 800,
with 28,22l employees working an
average Of 27S days.
In Tennessee 6,S3I ,94S tons were
mined, valued at x10,3OJ,2O with
1904 employees working an aver
age of 265 days.
In Virginia 1O.2S0,sOS tons were
mined, valued at $25 SOS, sos, with
11,OG4 employees working nm aver
-nge of 277 days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03

New York. Sept 2.-Arransements
for the reception of General Pershing
ana the parade of the first division
with the American commander in chief
1t It's head on next Tuesday were COM
pleted today at a conference between
Major General shanks. commander Of
the port Of embarkation, and the mayors
reception committee. General Pershing' s
ship, the Levathan, is expected to reach
New York next Sunday or Monday and
from the time he lands until he leaves
for washington few days later he
viii be the guest If the city of New
York.
patrol boat carrying the reception
committee and . number of high Off
..ialo who are expected to include Sec
Rotary Of War Baker and General
March. chief of staff, will meet the
lkfiathan at entrslec = New xofh.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
CONGRESS ASKED
FOR $2,5OO,000 FOR
FIRE FIGHTING

BY Associated Press
WashingtOn. September 2.-Con-
ereEs was asked today to appro-
pirate $2.5oO,OOO for fighting forest
fires In the west. The department
Of agriculture in requesting the APP
preparation explained II had al-
ready spent more than SzyOO4O0O
for this purpose and that expendi-
lures were continuing at the rate
Of 100000 = day. Further appro-
prlatiOns will have to be made In
addition to the &2,5OO,0OO unless
rains set in within 10 days, the
department said.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
KING TO
SURRENDER ALL
CROWN PROPERTY

Rene, Monday, September 1.
King Victor Emanuel has decided
to surrender all the crown prop
critics In favor of the peasants and
for national work for former sol-
diefs. Premier Nftti ut one Of the
first siainks Of parliament which
IL T. be opened "wednesday, will
make this announcement
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
AUSTRIA MUST PAY
JUST PROPORTION
OF COST OF WAR
ALLIES MAINTAIN
In Reply to Protest Against
Provisions of, Treaty, SUI
preme Council Points
Out That People
Supported War

BY Associated Press
Paris, September 2.-Chan-
cellor Karl Renner, head of the
Austrian peace delegation, left
tonight for Vienna with the
peace treaty, which was hand
ed to the Austrians today. He
indicated that he would prob
ably ask for an extension of
time, as the Austrian general
assembly would meet on Satur-
day and Sunday to discuss the
terms.
The superior council. il Is an
nounced, will extend the time. II
Austria 20 requests. The note
transmitting the allied reply to the
observations OF the Austrian dele
gates ON the conditions of peace,
addressed to Karl Renner and
signed by NJ. Cicmenceau. ms presi-
dent of the council. follows;
Draft of the covering letter:
Il The allied and associated pow
ers have given most careful consid-
Grafton to the observations OF the AUS
trian delegation on the draft treaty
a,,a~ations ohiacts r. tha draft treaty.
- .tr ,~ro,,nIs- tha, il, ,,iau, ~ tbe dis-
s,,,,,.fon - az sust,o- unnoar;sn mon
: rchy Austris onebt nor 10 he treated
as an enemy state at all and that. IN
cor sequence. she ought not to be made
in any special way inheritor of respon-
sililties in regard to the PREPARATION,
to which the Austro- Hungarian mon
archy would undoubtedly be liable, did
it still exist
"As these observations -i'tint - Z
Fundamental nisconccption of the re-.
spcnsibilfties OF the people OF Aus
tria. the allied and associated powers
feel 1t necessary to state briefly as
may be the principles which they con-
slider must be applied to the settle
mont of the late war so far as Austria
is concerned. The people of Austria,
together with their neighbors. the peo-
pie of Hungary. bear in a peculiar
degree responsibility for the calami-
ties which have befallen Europe during
the last five years.
THE war was precipitated by an ulti-
matum presented to Serbia by the gov
eminent at Vienna and requiring ac-
ceptance within As hours a series of
demands which amounted to the de-
struction of the independence of a
neighboring sovereign state. The royal
government of Serbia accepted within
the prescribed time ali the demands
except those which involved the vir
tual surrender of it's independence.
AIrcrpTA EORCED WAR
..vat ~ 49, A,stro- Hnngarian rov-
,,. $500. 81 .ffans IS con-
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'eu n, VI 10y ~ = ~, 49, -. 80 ,,.,
- % ~" $500 'i''.' 10
.uH "aa ~ ~ lnai 81 ..,',s, -
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60 e - -. 49,. ~
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VI eie ~ a., 's'a..Nt -, $3.50
'iine 80 % =. e.. LIZ, r,;,,st n,,h-
lie law ana the iioerties OF Europe,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
Cudahy Pleads Guilty
: to q Violations and
Fines Total $230(

Milwaukee. September 2-Cuaahy
Drethera. packern, today pleaded
guilty In the distfiet eeert to -
vt61atiens u the Geld storage law
and were fined the naximUD
,aneunf - eacA charses s-t-'s-@
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-15
DISMISSES SUITS BASED
ON LUSITANIA SINKING
o. s. Court Holds Cunard Company
Not Liable in Damages for On
lawful Acts of GERMANY.

NEW YORK. July 15-A final de-
cree Diminishing all damage suits
against the Cunard Steamship Com
pany as the result Of the torpedoing
of the Lusitania and barring any
similar suits which might be brought
in the future has been signed in the
United States district court by Judge
Julius N. Mayer. A total of sixty-four
claims, totaling between $5,O00,OOO
and $4,000. 100000, had been brought
against the company.
In his decree Judge Mayer fntimated
that the claimants might be reimburs-
ed for their pecuniary losses through
indemnities collected by the United
States from the German government
The decree, which was based upon the
original opinion written by him Au-
gust. 26 1918, reads in part:
The sinking of the steamship Lusi-
tania on May Z, 1915, and the conse-
quent loss of life and property were
caused solely by the illegal act of
the imperial German government, act
ing through it's instrument, the sub
marine commander, and the petitioner
is not liable to any extent for any
loss, damage or injury, nor for any
claim whatsoever in any way aris-
ing out of or in consequence of the
unlawful attack by German subma-
rine or submarines upon the said
steamship
The damage suits are dismissed
without costs and the officers of the
liner are absolved of any fault or
neglect IN the loss of the ship.