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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-20
HOUSE ADJOURNS AS.
SIGNS.
LAST HOUR BILLS.
RECESS is VOTED UNTIL NEW
SESSION OPENS DEC. 1.--MANY
MEASURES ARE PASSED BY
LOWER BRANCH OF CONGRESS.

Washington. Nov. 2a.-SiN months
to the day after the Congress conyen
ed in special session the House form
ally adjourned at (, > p m. " ednes
day after receiving word from Presl
dent Wilson that he did not object t.
this action, The adjournment rcsoiu
ton was adopted % to J.,
The President paved the way tor
immediate adjournment by signing the
bill creating an equipment trust to re
fund the government the 100000 900
advanced to the railroads for luCOmo.
tlyes and cars during federal control
and the resolution continuing untl!
next January the restrictions on DE
imports
Notified by Committee.
The President signed the measu,t
after a House committee. consisting
of Republican leader Mondell former
Speaker Clark and Representative
Tower, had called at the White House
to inform the executive the House was
ready to adjourn and was awaiting MS
pleasure as to the bill and resolution.
The committee did not see the Pres
ident personally, but its message was
transmitted by Secretary Tumulty,
who later announced that the meas
ures had been signed The ComDi,-
tee returned to the Capitol to report
to the House.
Must Reconvene Dec. /.
Only a short recess will be possible,
as Congress will reconyene in regular
session December |. Many House
members had left for home however,
before the formal adjournment, ana
only sixty were present when the com
mittee returned with word the Presl-
dent had no objection to adjournment
Mr. Mondell inserted a statement IN
the record that seventy bill had been
enacted during the special session,
the appropriation measures aggregat'
ing S2,S2S,2S3, 432, or decrease OF
SO i,bl0.J9S from estimates made at
the last session of Congress. Enforce
ment of national prohibition, exten,
sion OF the food control act, the sui
frage amendment and the return OF
and telegraph lines to pri-
vate control were enumerated,
In addition, the statement said
the House has considered and passed
OF great Importance when
the Senate, engrossed in the treaty
has had not time to consider"
"Stampeded" by Orys".
Pending final action on adjourn
ment the House engaged in a post
INJURY into its own proceed
ings in overriding President Wilson's
veto on the prohibition enforcement
dill.
Representative Kitchen. Democrat |
North Caroline, said the House mad |
leen "stampeded into vote. the |
program of leaders to defer action
wo days having been changed without
warming, preventing many members
rom being present
But the result would have been the
anne if all members had been pres
nj" he added.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-20
Malay Archipelaoo.

When you leave the east coast Of
Africa, you strike across the Indian
ocean, following the equator which
cuts Sumatra and BOrneo in halves.
1t Is in the forests of those great Is.
lands that our somewhat less near rel
atives, the orang. ontangs, reside. All
Of the Malay archipelago (Which prop
erly includes the Philippines) might
be described ms partly submerged
continent. and no great amount OF
geologic uplft would be required to
convert 1t into a single land mass
nearly as big as Australia.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-20
CHEERING Him Up.

He (dejcctedly) this final? Is
there no hope for me?
She--Oh. my, yes. There are lots
Of girls Who are not 50 particular as
l am.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-20

'''"'"'"s"s"s"s"s-."s-s"s ~.oso...s..-e....
\ tIhy bottle OF "frceznnc" costs al
i'''' ~ any drug store: apply a few
~ 'l'N upon any corn or clllu, Instant
= II Stops hurting, then shortly Won liit
ln't potherSome corn or callus right off
WIN your fingers. Truly No humbug!
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-20
ObServatoriee

The northern hemisphere has more
than 200 public astronomical observ..
tories to less than 70 In the southern.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-20

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14
ONE ARREST MADE
IN CONNECTION WITH
MURDER OF CORDOVA
Two Witnesses Identify
Jewelry Found In Mans
Room as That of Slain
Ex-Consul General
BY Associated Press

New Orleans, November 13.--Andrew j.
Whitfield, arrested today at Alexandria,
La, on orders of Superintendent of Po-
lice Mooney of New Orleans in connec-
ton with--the murder of DR.. Leopold
Cordova, Jr., former Honduran consul
general, and the attempted murder of
his wife, will be brought here tomor-
row and charged with the crime, accord
ing to an announcement by the superin-
teIdent tonight
Although Whitfield, according to re-
ports of the police department here, de-
MED today implication in the murder
Tuesday night and said that two strange
foreigners who spoke Spanish got into
the car before he left it. Superintendent
Mooey said tonight that two witnesses
had identified the jewelry found in the
former room of Whitfield here as that of
the Cordova family.
Miss Marie vanlac. cousin of Dr. Cor
dova, late today identified~a large dia-
mond ring found in Whitfield's room by
the police as the property of the slain
man, police headquarters reported Marie
Melendez, maid in the Cordova home,
identified not only the ring but other
pieces of jewelry found in the room as
the property of DR.. and Mrs. Cordova,
the superintendent said
He also stated that he had seen Whit
field in the crowd at Lee Circle, where
the Cordova automobile collided with
street car the night of the murder, and
that the police had found blood-stained
empty revolver and a bloody suit of
clothes in Whitfields room here
With this evidence in hand, Superin-
tapdent Mooney maintains that the mo-
tive was robbery and not political, as was
limited frequently.
Whitfield. according IS the police, ad-
mitted that he was in the automobile
after the collision at Lee Circle when
arrested today. but said that he got out
when he became suspicious of the two
foreigners who got in with him
Mrs Cordova. who is sti1 in danger
from the bullet wound in her head. talked
of the fatal trip again today. The police
automobile after the accident with the
Continued ON Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14
HOUSE SETTLES -FOUR
Chief POINTS IN THE
ROAD PROGRAMME
Each Provision Approved
Contains Far-Reaching
Plan For Providing Cap
ital to Carriers
BY Associated Pas,

Washington, November 13-Four impor-
tant points of the railroad reorganizatio
legislation were settled by the House to-
day during consideration of the Esch rail-
road bill. Eacn of the provisions APP
proved has far reaching effects in pro-
vidiag capital Ito the carriers, both in
the period Immediately following govern
ment control and afterward. With one
exception, all of the provisions provoked
sharp fights, but only one was changed.
In brief. the provisions approved by the
House provide:
Carriers must ask the Interstate Com
merce Commission for increase in rates
within sixty days after their return to
private operation.
Revenue of carriers, including short
lines and express companies, for the first
six months of private operation are guar
anteed by the government to equal the
corresponding standard return, paid as
rental by the government, during federal
control.
Carriers Indebtedness to the govern
-ment, remaining after a settlement of the
rental owed b. the government, may be
funded for ten years on demand notes.
at per cent interest; and
Carriers may obtain government loans
from $3.50. 600 revolving fund during
the first two years of renewed private
operation, sucn loans to mature in five
years, bear 8 per cent interest and to be
secured
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14
HEIR IS
WHITE HOUSE GUEST;
PRESIDENT CHEERED
Prince of Wales Greeted By
President Wilson Propped
Up In Great Mahogany
Bed

Washington. November 13.-Presi-
dent Wilson. propped up in the great
mahogany bed in which Baron Rem
frew. later King Edward VII. silent
when he visited Washington, in 1860,
greeted today the grandson of that
British king in Albert Edward Prince
of Wales. The prince was taken to
the presidents sick room after he had
had tea with Mrs. Wilson and the
rresldents daughters. Miss Margaret
wilson and Mrs. Francis B Sayre. The
VISIT TO the White House followed 4
motor trip to Mount Vernon. where the
youthful British heir laid a wreath on
Washingtons tomb and planted a
young CEDAR before the resting place
ol me leader OF the American colonies
In their struggle with England.
>Soon after the President ana the
rrince had exchanged greetings, the
PRESIDENT noticed that his visitor was
looking closely at the massive old bed
and told him it's story-how the
princes grandfather had slept in it
when he was entertained at the White
rouse Dv President Buchanan and of
It being the same bed in which Presi
dent Lincoln slept during his wears in
tie White House.
Inc PRESIDENT INQUIRED of the prince
as to his father. mother and grand
mother and mentioned particularly the
pleasure with which ne received a
cablegram today from Queen Mother
Alexandria.
The meeting between the prince and
the PRESIDENT was much the same as
might occur between any healthy, nor
NAL boy with keen sense of humor
and a middle-aged statesman whose
cares have not driven the gift Of
laughter from him. The President
laughed heartily at the vivid and
HUMOROUS account the prince gave OF
his experiences since his arrival on
the American continent. The British
heir was very enthusiastic at the
warmth OF the reception he had re-
ceived in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14
ADOPT RESERVATION TO ARTICLE Ten
Whisky Sold in Louisville
Without Any Interference
for First Time Since July /

b1 ksSoCtdteu ffesS
Louisville. Ky November IL.
For the first since July 1 when
war time prohibition went into eff
feet. whiskey was sold in Louis
Vile today without interference by
federal authorities.
The sales were made by two
Louisville dfstillers from their tax
paid floor stocks under the pro-
lection of temporary injunction
issued by Federal Judge Walter
Evans hut in the face of govern
ment warning that If the supreme
court finds war time prohibition
constitutional prosecutions were
possible.
The action of Judge Evans today
apparently attracted wide ntten-
ton. Many messages were received
asking for copies of the brief and
arguments in the case in which the
court, In effect, held war time pro-
hibition unconstitutional and up
held an attack upon the visited en-
forcement act. Pennsylvania liquor
interests appeared especially in
tcrested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14


Providence, II. l., November b.
A decree making operative the in
junction against the enforcement of
wartime prohibition granted yes
terday by Federal Judge Arthur L..
brown was entered here late today
i'm the United States district court.
by it's terms federal officials in this
district are enjoined from enforcing
Title 1 of the national prohibition
net against the Narragnusett Brew
ing company.
Immediately after the entry of
the decree United States Attorney
Harvey A. Baker notified the court
that he would appeal to the United
States circuit court of appeals in
Boston and asked for a supersedeas
to stay the execution of the injunc-
ton until the appeal had been
heard. This Judge Brown refused
to grant. Next Tuesday was named
ms return day for the fling of the
appeal in Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14
CENTRAL|A |. v. ".
IDENTIFIES -FOUR
WHO FIRED SHOTS
Offices of Red Organ In
Seattle Raided and Several
Employees Are Placed
Unde rArrest

4
Ccntrnlfa. Wash. November H.
trial Workers of the World arrested
here ttday. turned states evidence, il
/ wns announced, and identified four 9TH
err 1. w. w. prisoners as men who were
in the radical headquarters when the
ArmIstice Day parade passed Tuesday
Smith said all of the men were armed
and declared he "guessed, they fred
shots mt the parade. Smith said he did
not shoot.
Police and former soldiers today con-
tinued to seek alleged members of the
Industrial workers of the world who were
involved in the fatal shooting Tuesday
of four former soldiers during an Ar
mistice day parade.
Britt Smith, an alleged member Of the
organization, it was announced, identi-
fled four of the men held in Jail here
as men who were in the radicals head
quarters when the parade passed. The
shooting was followed by the lynching
of Ernest Everetts, whose body was in
the Jail today, as no undertaken would
bury 1t. Everetts at first was wrongly
Identified as n rick Smith
The four former service men will be
buried tomorrow at a public funeral
which will be attended by their former
comrades in arms
Early today George Paxton, a former
soldier, was fired upon as he was pa
trolling the road between Centralia and
Chehalis, to which town four of the
prisoners had been removed. The person
who fired the shot has not been ap-
pretended
Prosecuting Attorney Herman Allen has
peen instructed by the federal district
attorney of western Washington to place
murder charges against all prisoners
against whom Allen has evidences. Con-
splracy charges will be filed against the
others, it was announced.
Smith, in his alleged confession todav
said all of the men in the industrial
workers headquarters on Armistice dav
were armed. and he is said to have de-
cared ne guessed they fired shots at
the parade Smith said he did not shoot
me four men identified bv Smith
were: Mike Sheehan. James McInar1
ney Roy Becker and a man named
Faulner. Smith also identified the man
who was lynched Tuesday night as
wesley Everett, L. w. w organizer.
VINO also was said to have been in the
room where the shots were fired.
Four Industrial Workers OF the
World were taken from Jail today to
bury Everett. when local undertakers
refused to do So
The body was taken from the Jail
floor and placed in wooden box which
was loaded into a moving van. Ac-
companied by II armed national
guardsmen. the four prisoners went to
the pauper section OF the local ceme-
terry with the body. dug a grave low
cred the box in. and covered it UP with
out services of any nature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14
Ohio Oil Men to Proceed
With Alabama Development

Cincinnati. November 1s-(special.)-
Official announcement was made here
today by the Cullabama Oil Company,
recently incorporated in this state, Of
the intention of the corporation to at
once proceed with the development rap
idly of its holding of 5000 acres of Ala
bAIna oil land. No wells have so far
been drilled by the corporation, though
1t is well financed by leading oil men
of this state and Alabama, the ma
jorfity of the stock being now held by
-Tesidents Of this city.
Arrangements have just been made by
the company's directorate to come TO
Alabama TO inspect every part OF the
companys realty holdings and start the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14

Development While this inspection is
in progress. additional Alabama oil land
tracts will be gone over with the inten-
ton to purchase them as an addition
to the already large holdings.
Officers just elected here by the cor
poration are: "Presidenk, A. r. Miller;
secretary-treasurer James A. Sebastian:
vice president. Phillip Renner; board Il
directors, Jerome Sturm, Ray Halter.
John G. Hermann and Frank G. Alder.
Drilling is expected to begin in Ala
bama December /. Within the next Il
months it is expected that million
dollars worth of improvements in Ala
bama will be added to that state s
wealth by the corporations decisions
here
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14
1000 Tons of Sugar to Be
Ready for Distribution in
State Beginning Decembe

Montgomery November H.
Capitalization tons Of sugar will
be ready for equal distribution in
Alabama on December 1, but the
price will range from IA cents to
II and rs cents, according to infOr-
nation contained in n brief teIe-
gram received late Thursday by At
tOrney General j. @. Smith from HI.
NJ. Hobbie, Montgomery Wholesale
grocer, who is in New York inves-
tiEating the sugar situation.
Several days ago the attorney
general took up with the United
States officials the matter Of hay-
ing sugar of the government equal
fzation board released for Alabama
and also to permit Alabama to go
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14

into western markets for So eNet.
The latter request WINS r. s-sses.
Immediately. and the Hobbie sosss.,
sage indicates that relief frons t@e
sugar famine will come ON Dues9.As
her list but at a higher price kssan
the average consumer belieye u
be a fair price.
Errors were contained ~ enA
Hobbie telegram, probably re-
ing from it's transmission from Ne&v
York. However, 1t In made clear
that 1000 tons Of sugar will be re-
leased by the government agency,
and that one grade will cost IA
cents, while Louisiana sugar will
retail to the consumer MT from Fl
to 25 cents per pound.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14

Wilmington, Del, November IS.
Hioting between whites and ne
sroes broke out here tonight, fol-
lowing the killing of one policeman
and the wounding of another by
negroes whom they were question:
ing regarding "a recent robbery.
Angered by the double shooting,
bands of whites roamed the streets
tonight. A clash occurred when
200 suddenly came upon four ne
sroes- Both sides opened fire. and
flannel Field, ri negro, fell, with
wound in the head.
The whites then closed In on the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14
Race Riot FollouUs Murder
of Wilmington Policeman

other negroes. who were saved only
by the prompt arrival of police.
The patrolmen used their clubs
freely, while the three negroes,
breaking away, fled. Later police
reserves were ordered to patrol the
negro quarter and break up gath
erfnEs.
Meanwhile the negroes alleged
to have been Implicated In the
shooting of the two policemen were
taken from the Jail i'm which they
had been placed and sent 10 Phiin-
delphia under heavy guard because
of fear by the police that nm at
tempt might be made to lynch
them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14
GIST OF THE NEWS

to nvent will
wood looms Iargea the nextS Senate leader
"a wi much tradi
Bap OF meeti
o on Warrior.d
return
Rickw today.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14
Berger Nominated
Asa Candidate In
Special Election

Milwaukee, Wis, November 13.-So-
cialists OF the Fifth Wisconsin Con-
gressional district hav enominated Vic
tor L. Berger as the party candidate
at the special election December 10 to
fill the vacancy caused by the House
OF Representatives refusal to seat Ber-
ger on his certificats Il election OBJ
tanned year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14
CITIZENS GUARD JAIL

Tacoma, Wash, November 13-A re-
port that I. w. w. were gathering at
Bordeaux, Wash, in preparation for
attacking the Thurston county Jail at
Olympia to release three men arrested
at Centralia Tuesday, brought every
available citizen would could secure a
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14
Prince Sixtus and
Mile. .RouchefOucauld
Married Wednesday

BY Associated Pfgss
Paris. November 1S.-Prince Sixtus of
Bourbon De Parma and Mademoseue
Hedwige De La Roachefoucauld, daugh-
ter of the Duke of Doudeauvile and
granddaughter of Prince Constantine
Radziwill, were married yesterday at the
Church of st. Francois Xavier
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-14
.i)NDON STUDENTS
ROUGHLY HANDLE
PROH|B|T|0N|STS
E. Johnson, Anti-Saloon
eague Organizer, Cap
tured and Marched
Through Streets

,ndOn. November 13.--Crowds of
fcaI students bearing banners with
H inscription. owe want beer and
ia t.. organized demonstration
"a INST prohibition campaign meet
'a in the heart of London this after
aei. The crowds were so dense in
N, Strand that traffic was held up
seF some time.
= sex hall. where the meeting was
l'ela under a plan arranged by Amer
Acan prohibition workers. was virtually
81 rounded by noisy demonstrators
whsn the meeting was held.
fhe students finally captured the
4tI-Saloon league organizer, w. e.
Johnson. commonly known as PUSSY
foot," who was to have addressed the
meeting. Johnson was lifted to the
shoulders of students and carried along
the Strand at the head of long pro-
cession, which cheered and sang. The
police were swept aside.
The meeting had been arranged I'M
der the auspices of the Overseas club
and the Patriotic league. r. A. Mac
kenzie was the chairman. Mr.. John
SON was announced as the principal
speaker for prohibition. while the anti
prohibition debate was X. Mitchell
Banks. The subject of the debate was:
THE why and how of American pro-
hibition." An admission fee was
charged and the hall. which holds 500
persons was filled.
PELTED WITH FLOUR
Before the time for the debate to
start the organizers became nervous
because of the large crowds of stud
ents and others outside the hall. They
the outer gates of the building The
students. however. rushed the police
broke through the gates and entered
the hall. They seized Johnson after
pelting him and Mackenzie with bags
OF flour and then carried Johnson on
their shoulders from the platform into
the streets.
Mr. Johnson was carried through
Piccadilly circus. Regent street and
oxford street. Leaving Essex hall he
made stout resistance, but was placed
on a. wagon. He continued to make
a strong fight until the procession
reached Leicester square, when he
reconcilcd himself to the situation. He
was then placed on plank and
hoisted to the students shoulders.
At first the police walked with the
procession without interfering but
they finally diverted the course of
the march and rescued Johnson near
Oxford circus. He was taken to the
Bow street police station.
Johnson suffered an injured eye and
was given first aid by the police Then
he went home TO his own flat.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-26
TO LEASE
The California and Oregon
Coast Railroad Company
TIME CARD
Effective Nov. 10, 1918.

Trains will run Tuesday. Thursda,
and Saturday