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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-22
RECEIVES s25O. .OOO OFFER

Pueblo. Colo, December 2O.-A bona fide offer of $250.O0O for the Dempsey-Csrpentie fight was wired Jack kearns, manager of Dempsey. last night by Morris A. Penter of Pueblo and Fred Dixon of Colorado Springs, representing forty southern Colorado business mem. Peuter and Dixon followed their offer by il telegram today of- ferinE to post n certified check for all or any part of the sum stnted immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-22
Gulf Coast High Schools
 Form Athletic Association

Mobile, December 21.--(Special)-- Organization of a secondary high school athletic association to be known as the gulf coast interscholastic athletic as- sociation was affected at meeting of representatives of five high schools held here yesterday.
 Tentative bylaws and constitution were drafted and will be submitted to adoption, at the next meeting of the association to be held January IL
 Those in attendance were: Atmore high school, H. O. Amos: Pensacola high school, J. R. Farrier; Barton acad. emy, Mobile. Coach Simpson, F. L. Grove, and w. H, Fagerstrom; Univer- sity military school, Coaches Frank Os- walt and s. W. Oliver; and Bay Minette high school, Rowe Watson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-22

Searles said '.Mr. White, representine 2 the nine workers. and MT. Peale, the op- orators, know coal mining as thoroughly as any two men in America. MT. Robin son is high-grade business man and there is no. doubt that he will be a valiant representative of the public,
 Referring to the statement issued by the operators last night to the effect that as yet they had rot agreed to the strike settlement terms, MT. Searles said:
 While the miners periodically accepted the plan of President Wilson for settle ment of the recent strike and now place their case in the hands of the commis- sion, it is interesting to note that the operators are baking as if they do not desire settlement. Before the strike be- ban the operators proposed arbitration and shouted frantically for 1t. They de- manded that the controversy be submit ted to board to be named by the Presi- dent. The miners rejected this proposition as 1t came from the operators. Now, how ever, the miners have accepted arbitration when proposed by the President and the operators are fighting against it. Were the operators sincere in demanding arbitra- ton then or are they sincere in opposing i now that they have got it?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-22

 numerous occasions that both men are under the same management. On the lace of things the bout promised to be nothing more than a ''brother in law" affair. But when the grapplers started at work that night the arena was filled to the rafters with madly enthusias- tic multitude, and outside q score of police was chasing away disappointed thousands.
 The football boys drew greater crowds in 1919 than ever before in the entire history of the collegiate sport Each big game-Yale 4Princeton, Har- yard Princeton, Yale-Harvard, Army Navy, Pittsburg- Pennsylvania, CorneIl- Pennsylvania and the host of other stellar combats, attracted capacity crowds. An average of 15,ooo appli- cants for tickets for such of these clashes were turned down because tickets are all sold.'
 FOOTBALLS BANNER YEAR
 The carly games of the year, the duels between big college eleven like Yale and a small college team like Bos- ton college, never drew more than handful of spectators in other seasons But this year every college, in every home game saw huge crowds trooping into their stands.
  greatest of them all from a commercial viewpoint. For no team that made at least fair showing failed in 1919 to double it's attendance receipts of the best previous season in it's annuals.
 Baseball?j
 ''The attendance at tho National League games in 1919 was well beyond 5, 900, 00o--the greatest year our league has known" declared President John Heydler.
 "The gate receipts for 1919 in tho American league exceeded those of any other season." declared Ban Johnson.
 And all through the minors the story was the same-big crowds everywhere, not merely on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, but every day in the week.
 The national tennis clashes and the big golf matches of 1919 brought out larger multitudes than ever before. Every race track in America played" to bigger crowds than at any time since horse racing became an American sport. Every track reports:
 "1s19 was the most prosperous year we have ever known. The attendance smashed all records"
 The sport madness of the nation does not seem to be waning in the slightest. And so it means that the new year. ar irving when the fever is at it's height may see some new attendance marks established; that in 1920. provided tho sporting hysteria does not die down be- fore the end of the year, will establish a mark beyond anything that even Ess most optimistic sport leaders can con. ceive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-22
UNION MINERS SATISFIED
 By Associated .Press

Indianapolis. December 21-FulI confi- dence in the commission appointed by President Wilson to investigate the bitu- minous coal industry and determine wages and working conditions were ex- pressed at headquarters of the United Mine workers of America here today Ellis Searles, editor of the Mine Workers, Journal. in statement. said the miners feel they will be treated fairly by the commission.
 The commission is composed of men of the finest integrity and honor" MT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-22
TO PREVENT DEPORTATION
 QW Assnnizfaa proee-

Chicago, December 2h-A resolution au- thorizing appointment of committee to be composed of two members of each To- cal union flor the protection of labor workers from deportation and exile.'' was adopted by the Chicago Federation of La- bor today.
 Speeches urging the immediate organi- zation of such "protective' body were made by several federation members Several speakers said Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman had been a help to organized labor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-22
CENTRAL CAGE TEAM B. 4. C. BASKETBALL WORKING GOOD NOW GAMES COME SOON

One of the big basketball games of the Birmingham Athletic association season will be played here on the night of De- cernber %. when the strong Vanderbilt quintet will meet the club five. A good, close game can be expected, as both teams have been working out hard during the past weeks. and as both are now in excellent condition.
 The B. A. C. squad has been practicing in four divisions, the Reds" '.Anarch- ists," "Boisheviks'' and 'I. W. W.'s," and it will be from these four teams that Coach Nutsell will pick his varsity.
 Another big game on the B. A. C.. schedule comes Friday night, January 2, when the heavyweight Illinois Athletic club quintet appears at the club. This basketball team is making a southern tour taking in Atlanta, Macon, Birming. ham, Nashville and others, playing a game at each stop. The ]. A. c. team is said to be very strong, and in this five the B. A. c. team will probably find it's hardest opponents.
 A dance will be held after the game next Monday night, and a good time is promised every one who attends the en- tertainment. Further particulars as to the dance and game will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-22
JACK CAN'T EXPECT
 HALF MILLION FOR
 BOUT, SAYS STE!NEL
No French Promoter Can Offer 50 Per Cent of Pro- ceeds, as There Would
 Be No Profit Left
BY BOB NeDAvID

Milwaukee, December 21.-That Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey, will have to reduce his demands for 50 per cent of the receipts for a bout with Georges Carpenter in Paris next July, vas the statement made yesterday by B. r. Steinel, Milwaukee representative oi Theodore Vienne and his associates.
 MT. Steinel said it is entirely out of the question for a promoter in France to pay any such percentage and he fig ures that s1,00O,OoO gate would have to be taken in, before there would be any profit.
 "The promoter would have about E per cent to work with. Out of this Dempsey would demand two-thirds of the money, leaving % per cent to pay Carpentier and all the promotion ex- penses," said MT. Steinel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-09
Thrace Award Is the
Subject Of Attack
Senators Severely Criticize
Action of American Peace
Delegates in Making Their
Decision.

Washington. Aug. s.-The acquie-
scence by the American peace dele
ga-es in Paris in the award OF Thrace
to Bulgaria rather than to Greece was
severely criticized in a debate in the
senate today Senator Thomas, Of
Colorado. Democrat, Joined with
gee. Republicans. in expressing the
strongest disapproval of the decision.
Senator Brandegee suggested that
as a step toward keeping America
and American delegates from Inter
fering" in such disputes among Eu-
ropean nations, congress ought to de-
clare the war at an end by a resolu-
ton and pay no more attention to the
peace treaty now before II. A treaty
with Germany can be made at some
time in the future, he said.
Germany will he made some time"
Senator Brandegee said, but a mere
declaration by congress that the state
OF war no longer exists would put us
at peace with Germany. The attempts
to involve us In commissions to adj
just Europe's quarrels for the next
fifty years Is simply an intent to in
clude us in addition to the provisions
OF the league Of nations. in the inter-
eminable quarrels of Europe. There
is no reason for It. We can have peace
with Germany in two days, but the
proponents of the league say You
shall have no peace unless you take
tie league They are delaying peace,
not U.s."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-09
Demands Withdrawal
Of Rumanian Troops

Parts, Aug. SIN the strongest
POSSIBLE terms. the peace conference
has given Rumania to understand that
unless she Immediately withdraws
her troops from Budapest and cease
all aggression against Hungary she
forfeiu the friendship and good will
Of the allied and associated powers
and makes herself An international
outlaw liable to fatal consequences
for herself.
The note which by this time has
reached Bucharest, lis nothing short
OF an ultimatum. 1t tells Rumania
that II she does not Immediately obey
the mandates of the peace conference
she will be ousted from the league OF
nations. Under the covenant Of the
league now she Is one of the charter
members.
A distinct reversion of sentiment
toward Rumania lie noticeable in
France Hitherto the French press
and public and ofncialdom have look
ed with hope and favor upon the Ru-
manian coup In Hungary, thinking
the Rumanian army might spare the
allies the difficult Job of restoring law
and order In Central and Eastern Eu-
rope, even II at the expense Of Hun
gary.
But the high-handed manner of
Rumania's actions, especially the rule
Of terror initiated Mt Budapest i'm
mediately upon its capture. is caus-
ing French sentiment to veer round
to the view of America. Britain and
Italy that such procedure has IN ID
all the germs for a new terrible con-
flict in Eastern Europe.
The Rumanian peace delegates
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-09

Washington, Aug. s.-Follow-
ing is the complete text OF the
message read to joint session OF
congress today by President Will
son.
Gentlemen OF the Congress:
have sought this opportunity
to address you because 1t is clear
ly my duty TO call your attention
to the present cost of living and
to urge upon you with all the per-
suasive force of which / am cap
able the legislative the the meas
ures which would be most ef-
fective in controlling it and bring
ing it down.
The prices the people OF this
country are paying for everything
that it is necessary for them to
use In order to live are not jusu-
fed by a shortage in supply.
either present or prospective. and
are in many cases artificially and
deliberately created by vicious
practices which ought immediate
~ be checked by law.
They constitute a burden upon
us which 10 the more unbearable
because we know that 1t is will
fully imposed by those who have
the power, and that 1t can Dy
VICIOUS public action be greatly
iightened and made to square
with the actual conditions OF sup
ply and demand. Some of the
methods by which these prices
are produced are already illegal,
some Of them criminal, and those
who employ them will be ener-
geticaliy proceeded against. but
others have not yet been brought
under the law, and should be
dealt With at once by legislation-
need not recite tho DArt1culArE
or this critical matter. The prices
demanded and paid at the sources
OF supply. at the factory. In the
food markets, 1t the shops. in the
restaurants and hotels. are alike
in the city and village. They are
familiar to you. They are the
talk OF every domestic circle and
OF every group of casual acquaint-
ances even.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-09
Reversal Of Form
in Wall Street
Report That Government Is to
Ask for 200 900 Tons Of Rails
Received With Enthusiasm.

New York, Aug. s.-Wall Street be-
lieved this afternoon that 1t had a
genuine forecast of President Wilson s
address to congress and it interpreted
ii as bullish. Enthusiastic buying of
stocks immediately began and contin
ued up to the close Of the market
The result was an almost complete re-
versal of form Standard issues show
ed gains in many cases as large as the
declines of the previous day.
Much to the surprise Of profession
ais. stocks opened strong. Within half
an hour they had advanced from two
to seven points. This strength was
maintained only for a brief period and
before noon another collapse swept
values down so that prices were made
lower than those in the drive of
Thursday afternoon. II was at the
bottom Of this drive that the report
dent would make very anti-Eadical
speech and outline constructive pro-
gram.
President wilson's speech was Gag
|erfy awaited by the Wall Street public
traders remaining In the street so that
they might get 1t quickly over the
tickers, 1t did not in every respect,
come up to their expectation. Whether
|it will amount to anything depends en-
|tirely upon what congress does.
The Wall Street opinion Of the
speech may perhaps best be expressed
by saying that IL considered the most
important part of 1t to be the state
ment that "the world is on the oper-
atinx table without anesthetics."
wall Street feels that the president
has done nothing but marshal the
facts. IT remains for congress 10 de-
wise practical plans for relief.
More than two million shares were
traded in and the activity continued
Throughout the seA<ion. This was in
sharp contract to yesterday when half
1.-The business was done In the last hour.
So violent was the attack on the
market in the morning that Wall
street was ready to believe that cele-
brated operator was at work on the
hear side. It may be true. after all.
that the breaks IN the market this
week have been engineered for effect
ion congress.
|. So many politicians are dabbling in
the stock market that they would
Iquickly respond to such treatment
Economists. however. do not believe
anything permanent can be accom-
lplished by such methods. because the
trouble 10 deep-seated and beyond the
ireach OF legislative action.
The government crop report pub
Ilished during the market session
showed q materially smaller crop than
1.-THE previous one This report was bad
lenough to have broke In the market
liz the market had not already been
Through such . severe course OF liqut-
dalton. Crops. however, are still
s Ii ~ x =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-09

mon6 was almost at a standstili.
That this city will soon feel the
pinch of shortage in various lines
on account of the freight embargo
was predicted yesterday. but in view
of the enormous stores reported in
the several cold storage houses, II Is
not expected to become acute.
COAL SITUATION
Thomas s. Wheelwright, president
of the Virginia Railway and Power
company. said yesterday that the COM
pany usually kept about three weeks
to a months supply of coal on hand
and had L considerable reserve stock
Mt its power house, which would last
several weeks
II all freight coming into Rich
mond is "embargoed." Cary street
commission merchants look for de-
cided shortage in perishable food
stuffs. such as fruit. vegetables, eggs
and chickens. Most OF the merchants
purchase their supplies daily and
what they have on hand, it was learn
cd yesterday. is sufficient for only
two or three days. Loss to dealers.
it was said, would amount to thou
sands of dollars, as pertshable pro-
duee spells in a few hours and fowls
would die for want OF water.
Nc change was expected yesterday
In Richmond's strike situation and
local railroad shopmen, II was said
would not return to work until the
executive committee OF the Railway
Shopmens Employees Federation.
which was I'm Washington yesterday.
submits rs report at a mass meeting
called for 10 O'Clock this morning in
the city auditorium Whatever rec
- 49,
are expected to be accepted The
presidents request that the men re-
turn TO work pending settlement of
matters In controversy would be ig-
nored. II was said. until report Of the
committee Is made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-09
PASSION AND DISREGARD FOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS
HAVE NO PLACE in THE COUNCILS OF A FREE PEOPLE
AND THERE MUST BE NO THREATS, SAYS THE PRESIDENT
SOME REMEDIES

The presidents remedies for the
existing distressfui conditions Of
living were:
THE passage of the peace
treaty.
2--The sale OF surplus stocks OF
both food and clothing in the
hands of the government.
3--The drawing out of storage
and putting upon the market GER
tain stocks in private hands.
4-The extension of the present
food control act both as to the pc
Rod of time during which it Is to
remain in operation and as to the
commodities TO which ii shall apply
5--The passage OF a statute pro-
viding penalty for prof1teering.
6-The passage OF a law regu-
lating cold-storage as It is regulated
by the laws of the state of New
Jersey which limits the time dur
ing which goods may be kept in
stora ge, prescribes the method of
iisposing of them IL kept beyond
the permitted period and requires
the goods released from storage
shall in all cases bear the date of
their receipt
Passage Of q law providing
that all goods released from storage
for Interstate shipment should have
plainly marked upon each package
the selling or market price at which
they went into storage.
S-Provision of law providing
that all goods destined for inter
state commerce should in every
case where their form or package
makes it possible be plainly marked
with the price at which they left
the hands of the producer.
a--Formulation of law reQuir-
ing a federal license Of all corpora
tons engaged in interstate COM
merce and embodying in the IL
cense or in the conditions under
which 1t is to be issued specific reg
nlations designed to secure competi-
tive selling and prevent uncon~
scionable profit in the method of
marketing.
10--Passage of the bin now pend
ing before congress proposed by
the capital issues committee for
the control of security issues
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-09
BOARDING OF FOOD CAN BE CHECKED UNDER
TERMS OF FOOD CONTROL ACT AND WILL BE
WITH LITTLE TIME LOST in THE TRANSAC TI0N


1t is matter of familiar knowl-
edge, also, that a process has set
in which Is likely. unless some
thing is done, to push prices and
rents and the whole cost of liv-
ing higher and yet higher in a
vicious cycle to which there is
no logical or natural end.
With the increase in the prices
re tho necessaries of life come de-
mands for increase In wages-de-
mands which are justified If there
be no other means OF enabling men
to live. Upon the increase Of
wages there follows close an IN
crease in the price of the prod
ucts whose producers have been
accorded the increase-not a pro-
portionate increase, for the man
ufacturer does not content. him
self with that-but an increase
considerably greater than the
added wage cost. and for which
the added wage cost Is often times
hardly more than an excuse,
Strikes Make 1t Worse.
The laborers who do not get an
increase in pay when they demand
IT are likely to strike, and the
strike only makes matters worse.
1t checks production. II It ef-
fects the railways it prevents dis
,tribution and strips the markets.
so that there Is presently nothing
to buy, and there is another excess
sive addition to prices resulting
from the scarcity.
These are facts and forces which
have become only famous; but we
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-09

Reports Of vast quantities Of sugar
being boarded in Richmond having
come to hts attention. Hiram NJ
Smith, United States district attorney
for the Eastern district Of Virginia.
announced late last night that he
would launch an exhaustive investi-
cation beginning this morning to de-
termine il there IL any basis for them.
Attorney Smith stated that he would
detail one of his inspectors on the
sugar end OF the campaign betng con-
Quoted by his department to run to
earth profiteers in and hoarders Of
foodstuffe.
A great many complaints Of the
shortage" Of sugar have reached his
once since he started hts drive to
ferret out violators of the food con-
troll act. he said. Some OF these
charge that local Wholesale houses
had stored away considerable quanti-
ties Of the commodity.
Another charge into which he ex-
pressed his determination to look II
that two concerns operating chain
stores in Richmond decline to sell
sugar to customers unless they pur--
chase from nifty cents to ~ worth OF
His probe into the sugar situation
will be m relentless a. has been his
inquiry into the general foodstufks
situation, which. NJ told In The vir-
ginian yesterday. resulted in inspec-
tors from his department uncovering
huge quantities Of meats, including
beef. fresh pork. lamb. picked pork,
kidneys, brains and iivers: cheese.
eggs. potatoes. lard. dried fruits.
poultry and hour. IN the Merchants
and Richmond cold storage plants.
In one plant federal agents found
stored the following: Beet. l16.473
pounds: fresh pork. 33S.465 pounds:
lamb. 2.oss pounds; picked pork.
432,S32 pounds; cheese. 1S6.3S6
POUNDS; eggs. 9.342 cases (thirty dozen
e the easel; poultry. 7.73s pounds,
bulk eggs, 1.176 pounds; seed pota-
toes. 5000 pounds. prepared fiour.
3CO.0O pounds.
In another cold, storage plant they
found the following: Butter. 13s.0
!poundA: American cheese, 100000
pounds: exxn, 1890 crates; froxen
|egxs. 41,600 pounds: poultry. $4,000
pounds: heet. $4,000 pounds; pork.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-09
Average Family Here IS Per Cent More
for Food Now Than It Did Six Years Ago

Washington. Aug. s.-The average
cost per family year for twenty-five
principal articles of food IN New York
City. In June, 1919. was $662.77 This
was - per cent greater than the aver
age for 1913. according to figures made
public by the bureau Of labor statis-
tics. Of the United States department Of
labor.
In the city Of Warrington, the in
crease In the cost OF these articles
from 1913 to June. 1919. was 81 per
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-09
Americans Are Sore
Over Rumania's Coup
Act in Defiance of Relief Given
In Downfall of Bella Kun In
explicable to Delegates In
Paris,

Paris, Aug. s--Rumania's coup In
Hungary in disobedience of the peace
conference and In defiance OF the
American relief administration which
scored the downfall of Bella Kun, has
convinced the American peace dele
gates here that somebody has played
them false--and they do not yet know
whether to concentrate their fury en-
the Rumanians or the French.
To say that they are furious Is put-
ting II mildly--so furious, indeed, that
they are prepared 10 go almost 10 any
length to obtain the truth.
But the outstanding feature Of the
situation Is that our plenipotentiarfes
are helpless. At first, II was the sense
OF diplomatic dccorum that was
shocked: now 1t is the realisation that
they personally have been trified with.