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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
Pettus County Bill Is GiUen Favorable Report and H Is
 On Calendar for Wednesday
By ". J. ROLES

cluding Sloss mines. thence northeast to Wilkes, thence northward to the Bir- mingham city limits and taking in Fair field, thence west two or three miles, thence north to point about midway between Sandusky and Mulga. thence by an irregular line in a generally vest ward direction to and northwest of Ray view, thence south to point about four miles distant from and directly west of the American Steel and Wire companys s plant, thence northwardly to point on the little Warrior river two or three miles above Short Creek.
 | The bill makes no provision for the new county to assume any part of the debt of Jefferson county. nor to pay the cost of the new court house which
 is now being erected at Bessemer at a cost of over $75.oOo.
 Including the Teneseeee Coal, Iron and Railroad company's hig plants at Fair field, the property in the new county. if established. will probably exceed the 10000 COO estimate made by MT. Ross by several million dollars. It would also take in the plant of the American Steel and Wire company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
TWO ARE KILLED WHEN ARMY PLANE
 FALLS TO GROUND
By Amoeiaisd Pras.

Paducah, Ky, August 15.-Lleut. James D. Stewart of Park Field, Memphis. ana s. Reed Campbell. reporter, employed by the Commercial Apepal, were killed when the army airpiane in which they were giving. exhibition flights. fell near the Country club here tonight at 1:30 The pilot was attempting to make a third loop when he lost contpol of the machine. Both bodies were horribly bat tered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
NEW HUNGARIAN CABINET FAILS,
 BERLIN REPORT
By Associated Prss

London, August 15.--Dispatches received in London by way sf Ber- lin say that the new Hungarian cabinet headed by Herr Loyassy has failed. One dispatch credited to the Budapest correspondent or the Berlin yossische Zeitung de- cIares that another cabinet, which is uItra-conservatiye, has been formed,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
RwATIoN DRAFT

nsw r11t of reservations was
 tsa kg several republicans during M 1ae Ay Sauator Lodge, the repub- iican leader. 1t is understood to cover the four points embraced in the pro gramme agreed on by the seven sena- tors and to include also a provision that appointment of the American rep resentative on the league council must have senate approval. The other four provisions relate to the Monroe doc trine, withdrawal from membership Jurisdiction over purely domestic ques- tions, and the right of Congress to de- clare war under article 10 of the league covenant.
 Plans for the White House conference Tuesday were virtually completed dur ing the day, with an agreement that both White House and committee ste nographers should be present and that a transcript of the discussions should be issued to the press. Chairman Lodge also gave his assent to the presence or newspaper correspondents at the meet .<tE@. but said that was a question for the President to decide.
 The proposal that stenographers be present came from the President, in reply to a request that the committee members should not be restrained to secrecy about the discussions. Mir. Will son said he would provide a stenogra- pher and suggested that the committee also bring one. Chairman Lodge said 1t would be done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
WILSON DAM IS
 NAME SELECTED
sy Associated Pres

bI FssuUtAtUu fro77
 Washington, August 1S.-The great dam across the Tennessee river at Muscle Shoals has been named .sWilson dam.' The War Department announced today that the name had been given by Sec retary Baker. who now is visiting the government powder plant there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
GERMANY REJECTS DEMAND FOR RECALL
 OF VON DER GOLTZ
By Associated Press

Berlin, August 15.-The German government has rejected the de- mand of the allies for the recall of General vOn der Goltz, commander in chief of German forces in the Baltic provinces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
SUEZ BLOCKED BY SINKING OF
 ITALIAN CRUISER
By Associated Pres.

By Nssociafed Press
 London. August 15.-The Suex has been blocked by the sinking of the Italian cruiser Basilicata after an explosion, according to advices from Port Said. The cruiser sank near Tcwfik.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
Miss McGee Dies

Huntsville. August 15.-tSpeciat) Miss Mollie McGee owner of the Me- Gee hotel and prominent in church an charity work here. died today after g long illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
WAGE CONTROL NEEDED

The Cleveland commissioner ciled the recent strike as indicating the ne ccAsitv of an amendment of the pian to give the city control of wages as well as rate fixing. When the ds- mands of the men were presented he said. the city council made additions in operating allowances to the com pany to cover the increase. but had not the power to compel the company to nay the advanced wage rates. All though thus protected. he said. tbs comuany refused to pay the advanced scale and made the strike the vehicle for a demand on the part of the se- curity holders for return of ! per cent instead of per cent on their 'n- yestment The two-day strike which followed, he said, cost the company nothing. but cost the riding pubic sSO. 900 and the city was powerless.
 So long as the investment and ia- teresr rate were protected from hsz- ard, he insisted, the city should control the wage schedule to prevent strikes.
 Explainihg what was happening In Massachusetts, Commissioner Mac Leod said it was obvious that fare rates must recede instead of advance if the net revenues of the affected companies were to go up. Companies lt that had received no increased rate. he said. were in better condition.
 s.It may we'll he" he said. that the only solution is through public owner i ship. IL is doubtful that under pres l ent economic conditions the street car service can continue to be sup ported by private capital"
 Even under public ownership. how l ever he said. the people must learn | that they could receive only the ssf-
 vice for which they paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
Sweden, Norway and Denmark Sending
 Collective Note
By Associated Pres,

Paris. August l5---sweden. Nor way and Denmark are sending
 collective note to the entente reia- tive to the league of nations. ac- cordinr to the Frankfort Gazette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
QUICK ACTION ORDERED

Action on a telegram late today from Governor Cox, saying that a Cleveland concern in order to escape possible prosecution for hoardng was moving its meat products to warehouses in chi cago and destroying it's records, the department of justice ordered the dis trict attorney at Cleveland to look into the matter immediately. All attempts to effect transfer of goods, in storage. officials said, would be summarily dealt with.
 Seizure of large stocks of foodstuffs in storage continued today With reports received of libels tilea in Cleyeianl and Detroit, and preparations for such ac- tion in many cities,
 The department was informed tonight that the district attorney at Detroit had filed libels in three cases and seized Approximately t0,46o,900 eggs and 3oO- 900 pounds or butter, all of which had been held in storage for sometime Statistics announced by the bureau of markets. showing great Increase in the amount of food held in storage.
 were said by Judge Ames, assistant to the attorney general in charge ot en- forcing the food corsroI law, to bear out the departments contention that a prime reason for enhanced prices was the holding of supplies from the mar l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16

Senatoria! honors seem to come naturally to the Elkins family of West Virginia. Senator Stephen 5. Elkins dieC and his son David was appointed to fill the unexpired term. Then David, who at that time was an officer in the army in France, WAS elected fer the next full term. The new Senator Elkins says that hls principal claim to popularity IS that he is a bachelor-now that women vote. This photograph was taken sew eral days ago in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
HoARDERs MUST DIsGORGE

We are going to force these hoard CTS and profiteers to disgorge. said Judge Ames, "wherever they arc found to hold greater amounts than are necr
 esssary for the conduct of their busi- ness and the safeguarding of the food situation during the winter The agricultural committee of both Senate and House continued to work today on Legislation asked by Attorney General Palmer extending the provi- sions of the food control act and giving criminal penalty for violation for it.. Opposition by several senators balked
 an immediate report by the Senate committee. which now plans to act Tuesday, Judge Ames appeared be-
 fore the House committee, explaining why the department of justice thought the Legislation necessary.
 Another witness before the Housa committee, was John D. Miller, of the | national farm board organization. who urged that farm associations should l be exempt from any regulations as to | the price and distribution of food prod ucts l.. D. H. Weld of Swift and
 company. testifyng before the House 1 interstate commerce commission. which | is considering cold storage Legislation, | declared that to force stored food on the market now would create serious 1 situation next winter
 1 Representatives Tincher Kansas and { Anderson Minnesota. republicans, ques-
 toned Weld closely regarding the att | titude of J. P. Cotton and w r. Erie. be. former food administration officials,
 toward the packing interests, asking
 whether they were allied" with the packers
 PAID BY PACK FRS
 Weld said that Pribe was employed by Swift & company at the time he be- 1 came member of the food adminstra- ton and continued to be paid by them for several months. not unlike. he added. | many another dollar year man iu l Washin gton." Tincher charged that Cot ton. by his statements, caused loss or | money to hog ralsers
 Through the putting on sale today or 2,eoO,000 surplus army blankets the war i department made another attack on hish l tContinuel on Page Two.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS NEAR
 AN AGREEMENT ON
 RESERVATION PLAN
Indications Are ResGva- tions Programme Wil Be Adopted, Although Hitch cock Declares Wilson's
 Stand Unchanged
By Asseclstes Prsm

Washington, August 15.- Negotiations between demo cratic and republican senators looking to ratification of the peace treaty with reservations reached a more definite stage today, while President Wilson and the foreign relations com- mittee were getting together on unprecedented measures to give the public all the details of their discassion of the treaty next tuesday at the White House.
 Democratic leadfrs, feeling out senti- ment on the republican side, were told that the treaty nAver could be ratified without qualification. but that more than 20 republicans wanted to see 1t accepted in the near future with res ervations along the line of those agreed on by seven senator's of that party some days ago
 This information came from mem bers of the gioup of seven after com pletion of a poll begun Wednesday on receipt of tle first democratic over lures. The 20. needed by the demo- crats to make the necessary ratifica- ton a majority of 64, had not accepted the proposed reservation programme in exact form, it was asserted, but had given their assent to it's general pro- visions.
 Afterward, Senator Hitchcock. the democratic leader, went to the White House, and is understood to have laid the whole Senate situation before the President. He made no formal an nouncement after the conference, but indicated that the administration stand for unreserved ratification remained unchanged. Some of the seven reser- vatIons republicans, however. insist that they have had information assur- Saa sioc-afi assent to the pro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
PLAN MOST SUCCESSFUL

Mir Macleod gave place to Fielder Sanders. city commissioner or CieNe- land for street railways, and the 2ic- ture he drew was startling by con- .trast The Cleveland plan, he said. has worked out so successfully that recently fares went down s per cent almost simultaneously with 25 Fer cent increase in wages to all ef1l- ployes of the company operating the roads The plant. he said. was now rated as the finest surface system in the country having been completely rehabilitated since the plan became eff fectiye.
 While features of the plan itself ac- counted in part for this condition, Mir. Sanders said, the chief reason for the showing made was popular support. The people of Clev.iand have confl- dence in the plan. he said and are all working to make it a success. Feei- ing secure that what they pay goes into service they are ready to pay any necessary rate of fare and no diminui- ton of traffic has followed increases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
Cleveland Street Railway Commissioner Declares Plan So Successful That Fares Drop as Employes' Wages Are Boosted
sy Associated Pres,

Washington, August 15.--
 Against the dark background
 of the Massachusetts electric
 railway crisis, a first-hand re- bort on Cleveland's experience
 with it's now famous street car
 plan stood out vividly today
 before the federal electric rail-
 ways commission.
 Tor two hours Chairman Frederick J. Macleod of the Massachusetts puo- lie service commission had spoken or the causes leading to the abandonment of lines in that state, to a 10-cent flat rate car fare in Boston and elsewhere and to the calling of a special session of the legislature to deal with the emergency There was little hope, ne said, that even at the high rates im- posed the afflicted companies would be self-supporting, and at least one 1 line, the Bay State, apparently nad reached the point of saturation | where increased fares could no longer 1 help it. Public ownership, he said, might well be forced upon the state 1 to escape complete destruction Of Its | local transportation systems.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-16
COMMITTEE |. REPORTS REVENUE | BILL MINUS EXCESS l PROFITS TAX PLAN
No Recommendations Made
 as to Income and Soal and
 Iron Tonnas Tax and the King Mach 1nty | -g
By TXA HOLES

Montgop $ August 15. Special. &4l members pres ent agreeing, the revenue bill came out of the senate finance and taxation committee this morning with the excess profits tax eliminated and without recommendation as to the in- come and coal and iron ton- mage tax and the taxing ma chinery.
 It was given a favorable report with the exceptions noted and under a reso- fution offered by Senator Carmichael, who will be administration floor leader in the absence of Senator Acker dur ing the consideration of the revenue bill, the senate at 12:30 resolved itself into a committee of the whole for the purpose of considering the measure. It had also been agreed between the opposing sides that the actual consideration of the reve- nue bill would not be undertaken until next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
 Lieut.. Gov Nathan L. Miller, presi- dent of the senate, was elected chairman of the committee of the whole and the clerical force of the senate was request ed to act in the same capacity for the committee.
 The rules of the senate were adopted to govern the procedure in the com mittee. q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-13
TWO NsWsPApERs Mssat.

Almost proh!bitivo costs OF print pa
per and rising cost Of labor has COM
PEELED IL consolidation of daily news
papers at Mankato, MINI. The Free
Press, with a guaranteed circulation OF
over 5000 from a town OF $4,000 people
has purchased the Evening Review
which had a circulation OF about 1000.
The merger makes It possible Tor the
Free Press to buy q large printing
press like the T'mes-Republican mas
had for years and to take on leased
wire news service from the Associated
Press. Mankato Will have a much bet
ter newspaper than 1t ever had before.
Its advertisers will have but one bill
to pay TO reach all OF the people. Very
shortly the one newspapr will be read
by more people than ever read both
before and nobody will
have more than one subscription bill
TO pay. Type will be set but once and
the printing press will duplicate the
news to all There will be greater
economy in production, greater etfI-
cheney in service and there should be
greater reward for the industry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-13

Tinker Bob called Red Ant 70 his
palace. that he might see what was
necessary to make the throne safe for
the coming Of the great North Wind.
II think the foundation 10 perfect"
and true" said Rad Ant ~But I'm
not so sure the canopy will stand the
gale unless the great oak win protect
It."
"Ths great oak 10 noble and true"
said the king. "and I am SURE Of pro-
lection from above"
"But the North Wind II wild and
rouRht, and cares little tof the sores.
dwellers."
81 know the North Wind 10 wfld. but
many times It IL kind. after all" said
Tinker Bob. "was not the North
Wind ever kind to your
Red Ant thought for a moment In ST.
Ience, trying to recall a time.
I, "oh, remember when II was kind.
Isn't II strange. nearly forgot it!"
he then exclaimed. Let me tell you
about It: North Wind had been toss
ing the leaves about on the ground and
breaking branches from the trees and
threatening to cover the whole earth
with snow. Up In the great wild ap-
pie tree, nearby. was one apple which
the birds had left, and II swung gaily
as North Wind played FRANKS about
the tree.
zone Of our workers was sent into
the tree to cut the apple loose. 20 that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-13
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AID ANT AND THE KING.

Il might drop to the ground before the
white snow came. And. do you know,
It was the guard that bit your heei thar
went into the tree alone to get the ap.
plei It was very dangerous. for No
might be blown to the earth at any
moment or be killed by falling branch-
es. FDe climbed on because It was his
duty. but when ne reached the branch
It shook 20 furiously he did not dare 30
farther lest no might be dashed TO
death. Then the North Wind saw him
and knew what he wanted 80 he shook
the tree more violently and with a sud-
den Jerk of the branch. the apple fell
to the ground and rolled to the door of
our temple and that day we had, Q
feast" ~ FL
Tinker Bob listened with pleasure to-
the story Of the North Winds kind
mesa Surely the North Wind coutd
not heYp but be remembered BY R;ed
Ant. ~ welf as all 81 his helpers: for
when anyone fessts on the fruit Of
another's kindness. Il would be very
hard TO forget II. After q few mo-
ments Of thouxht about this great act
Of kindness, Tinker Bob said
isn't Il much nicer to look forward
TO the kindness We hope to see3 tht1n
backward to the sadness that is 'pdstfS
This was a new thought for Red Ant
and he went demonstrating Il pver.
Tomorrow--A' New Neighbour ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-13
STOCK SPECTATORS SQUEEZED.

A period OF advancing prices Of spec
ulative stocks on the Wall Street mar
ket came to a close yesterday with a
smash that promises further decline,
losses to those who have been buying
and general liquidation when the banks
virtually refused to renew loans OF call
money which the spectators havo
been borrowing on their stocks to car
~ on their speculative game.
Cali money. which in times OF easy
money can be had as low as per
cent, has been going at 10 and IA per
cent but the warning has not been
sufficient to stop the speculative craze.
Suddenly yesterday rates shot up to 80
per cent and promised to 20 to tho
figure which started the money panic
Of 1907. when 100 per cent was bid for
call money in the stock market
squeeze,
The country outside Of the money
centers Is calling for its surplus funds.
The moving OF the crops and the pros-
pectiys land, transfers Of next spring
are calling for the full use Of every J..
cal banks money and the accumulation
of funds in the centers has stopped.
Surplus funds are flowing back to the
localities from whence they came. The
fellows who have been playing with
short time or demand money known OF
the street as call money must cash II
now because the people who actually
own these funds want to use them.
There will be no general money
panic such as occurred in 1907. r>ths
federal reserve bank system can suart
against that Money Is going to b.
tight and high In rate from now until
next summer, The volume Of bushes,
to DO transacted BY the co:at:s a
large has becofne 10 great at prices y
high that there Il need for all the loan.
able funds that are available, ~
banks are heavily loaded With GOV
srnmsnt bonds, which ars )oas.tsm'
] etyA 1904 eply for cslatsral us,ss'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-13
EUROPE TAXING OUR SHOES.

Now that the war is over the people
Of Europe are buying shoes in the
United States as never before. During
the nine months ending with Sep
TENDER the shoe and leather dealers
OF this country shipped to Europe
nearly six times as much sole leather
as they did for the same nine months
in 1918 and about five times as much
finished hides and skins. During nor
NAL times this country has heretofore
exported very little shoe leather but
now Europe is demanding hundreds of
millions Of pounds OF shoe stock from
US.
The export Of ranufa ctured shoes
Is now running out Of all proportion
TO the import of hides and skins from
which shoe leather is made so that de-
pletion of home stocks Of raw mater
ial Is inevitable and prices are likely
to rise again
Production Of shoes IN the great
shoe district of Massachusetts Is far
below the demand and labor Is SEEKING
upon its advantage to demand more
advances IN wages
Until Europe can be shod and can
get back to production of shoes for its
own needs there is likely to be a de-
nand for shoes IN this country that
Will keep them in the luxury class for
more than year to come. Next spring
we should put on a nation wide cam
paign for bare feet styles. Old shoes
should be worked to their limit Of SER
vice by patching and repairing. The
cheaper styles should be bought as
matter Of patriotic duty and shoe
money in the household conserved
wherever possible.
The records show that the people Of
the United States voluntarily reduced
their consumption of sugar by Is per
cent during the war. They have in
creased normal consumption by more
than that per centage since the war
and we have an acute sugar shortage
In shoes we can conserve II we will
and a relief If even 10 per cent in the
pressure upon the shoe factories will
discourage further proflteering In
wages or IN prices. We must get out of
clothing wherever we can.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-13
THIS IS THE BIRTHDAY OF
. Edluin Booth,
NOV. 13, 1888.
Is IT YOURS!

Edwin Booth, one of the greatest
actors Of the last century. was born
near Baltimore In 1888. His father was
Junius Brutus Booth. famous IS a
shapespearean actor. an Engiishman
who made America his home. = 80
Edwin received an irregular educa.
ton, but was studious by nature and
acquired an extraordinary amount sof
culture thru his own reading He often
went with his father on hts trips thru
the country; indeed, when the older
actor was in one Of his passionate
moods, the lad was the only one who
could control him. And presently Ed.
win began acting small parts. ~
His first important role was on an
occasion when his father was taken
very Ill and he substituted at the last
moment. After the older Booths death
Edwin Travelled by himself, always
poor and often nearly starving. Then
in the west his reputation began sto
grow, until the east offered large sums
to see this star which had arisen in
the wrong quarter Of the heavens.fkf-
ter that his fame was assured.
A remarkable season was started IN
New York when he played with bis
two brothers in Shakespearean dfanaa.
Some years later his greatest sorrow
occurred, when one. of the brothers
shot President Lincoln. Edwin retlred
from the stage. but the public affec-
tion for him was 50 great he came
back again and played for many years,
During his life he made and lost sev-
eral large fortunes.