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in the conferencA after radicals" and
conservatives" had expressed thsir
views.
In offering mdtion to thank Vice
President Marshal1A for his addressl
George n. Barnes. nnsmber of the Brit-i
ishw war ministry and government deleJ
gate. said he regretted the absence of
President Wilson. who, he said, mad
made such magnificent efforts on be-
half of the democracies OF the world"
The conference. before adjourning
until Monday. accepted an Invitation
from Secretary Daniels toAmake a trip
tomorrow on the Mayflower to Mount
Vernon.
S. r. Parsons of Canada announced
today that he dissented from the ma
Jority report of the employer repre-
sentatives on the draft convention TO-
sarding a 4S-hour week, giving as his
reason that until the United States
mas spoken Canada must keep Silent"
The labor group today introduced
its amendments to the proposed draft
convention submitted by the organic
ing committee
The two principal changes suggested
were that the legislation should refer
to comm ercial undertakings" as well
as to Industrial establishments ane
that the eight-hour day and 4S-hour
week would be laid down as maxima
instead of simple declaration for the
4S-hour week. Saturday half holidays
and 44-hour week were recon Y
mended."
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VICE PRESIDENT IS
A SPEAKER AT THE
/. LABOR CONFERENCE
Tells the Delegates He DC,
cupies Position Without
Power, Authority
or Influence

Washington. November Z. Vice
President Marshall visited the inter
national labor conference late today.
making short address and shaking
hands with the delegates.
The visit came as a surprise at
moment when the labor delegates were
putting forward amendments to the
convention on hours of work
Announcing that he spoke for no.
body but himself. the vice president
told the delegates that he Occupied
the most unique position Of any offi-
elal on the face of the globe" for The
reason that Il am without power or
authority or influence"
Mr.. Marshall stated that ire did not
Know enough about the problems be-
fore the conference to discuss them in
telligently.
Il have troubles enough of my own"
he said. adding amid laughter and an
plause, Il preside over the Senate Of
the United States"
But do have some idea as to how
the many wrongs which exist in the
relations of labor and capital are 10
be solved" he said. land cannot
help saying this to you: For COTS
sake, get at the solution of these prob
lens in a spirit of amity and concord
and friendship and common human
symp thy"
OBJECTS TO CLASSES
The vice president objected to re.
ferring to legislation in the interest
of the "laboring class" or any other
class, saying, IT object to classes in
a-world where God made man"
He proceeded to classify legislation
into two groups the first being that
which lacks the support of the people
and therefore Greats trouble and tur-
MOL. and the second or successful sort,
which seeks to crystalize into the law
of the land the public opinion of the
country"
His closing statement was wish
that a golden mean" might be reaches
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-08
LOEW IS
WONDER WORKER
Something Of the Theatrical
Magnate Who Founded
the Loew Circuit

! In the October number of Broadway
Brevities the following special article ap-
pears, having reference to the theatrical
enterprises of Marcus Loew. founder and
head of the ,Loew theatres, located in
practically every large city in the coun-
! try, including the chain of Loew thea
tres in the south, of which Loew's Bijou
is part The article referred to the
theatre magnate as "The Wonder-Loew,
the greatest of them ALL" The article
follows
Let's stop a moment, good people, and
give thought to this fellow Loew-
Marcus Loew. The metropolitan dailies
recently spread themselves with big head
lines to inform the world that Loew is
reorganizing his circuit, acquiring an
other SlO0,000,0O0 (be sure you get enough
ciphers in there, Mr. Printer, and is 60
ing after theatres and whole circuits in
manner undreamed of in the history
of theatricals.
You know, we of Broadway don't give
half enough credit to Loew because so
few of us know exactly how enormous
his holdings are or how marvellous his
methods. We slide into the New York
theatre occasionally, so up on the root
and enjoy a smoke, while we listen to
the orchestra and watch the pictures.
We notice that it's sometimes hard to
get in. and it's always filed
But that doesn't give US any idea of
the vast extent of the Loew enterprises
or the magnifcance and size of the gor-
geous palaces of amusement he has built
and is building all over the country. For
Loew is the Master Builder He spends
over a million dollars the structure,
and then charges few dimes for the
best seat in ting house. And he makes
money.
That's the secret of the whole thing
he makes money. Invariably his theatres
are successful. He has taken old thea
tres failures under other management,
and turned them into veritable minis.
mo one seems to know how many thea
tres he has. He doesn't know himself,
for he keeps on getting new ones all the
time He is building twenty mine now,
and buys up about two a week. Yet he
says this is only a small beginning, and
he will proceed on a scale hitherto UNI
dreamed of in theatricals, To this end
he is forming financial affiliations which
will give his enterprises an added $780,
| O0,0o0 to buy up complete circuits and
make his the greatest theatrical institu-
ton ever conceived.
And with it all Marcus Loew goes
| right along, the same as ever. SILENT
suave, genial, beloved of all who know
| him, possessed of the mentality of a
| Napoleon and the daring of Caesar a
veritable giant looming far above the
| majority of theatrical managers of today
| He is the same wonderful little fellow
| he was fifteen years ago, when he flrst
started his store shows and lived as he
could. He's just a years old. and with
all his mighty successes in theatrical IN
| stitutions he's just starting.
set ~r,rrIE to+ ma n
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BOARD TO SELECT
LOCATION OF NEW
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

Location of the new county high
schoo' to be erected in District liza
will be decided upon a soon as plans
are drawn showing the several sites
that were proposed to the board of
education Thursday. bt was announced
from the office of Superintendent N. p
Baker yesterday.
A trip was made to the district
Thursday following the meeting of the
board of educat iof and several sites
for the new school were presented ly
the supervising principal of the dis
trict. All were carefully looked into,
according to DR.. Baker. who stated
yesterday that instruction had been
sent to the principal of the district
requesting map and plans showing
the several spots and their proximity
to the homes from which the school
will draw its pupils.
Insurance amounting to $4,000 on
equipment in the new county high
school was authorized by the board of
education. while the same amount of
protection was placed on the school
building at Oak Grove. This, accord
ing to Superintendent Baker. practice
ally completes the insuring the county
school buildings and their equipment.
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FIRST BREAK SHOWN

Knoxville, November News from
Harlan, KY, tonight showed the first
brfak in the ranks of the coal miners in
District No. 10. when the on-union
miners of the Wisconsin Steel company
at Benham. Ky, voted by 4S6 to II to
return to work Monday morning. OF the
total number of men involved in the
strike at this place it is estimated $50
drfted avian to other towns and that
about fifty did not paricipae in the vot-
ing. These men were not included in
the strike call of the United Mine Work
ers, but quit work nevertheless, and it
was reported they had asked that or
ganizers be sent there to form a local
of tho United Mine Workers.
The Black Mountain mine, near Har-
Ian. also is reported working. This is
new operation Rnd will in time be a
large one, it is said, Friday afternoon
it was reported that representatives of
the operators had requested vGov. A. II.
Roberts to leave the state troops in this
section for the present, at least until,
after the coming week has passed, for
it is said this will be the crucial period
in the strike.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-08
CAPITAL STOCK INCREASED

Montgeme cry. November 7-(Special)
Stockholders of the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank of Gordo have been au-
thorized by the state banking depart
ment to increase capital stock from
100000 to 100000 D. F. Green, super
intendent of banks. said Friday. that
a meeting of the stockholders has been
called for December 10. at whicf~tinle
the matter will be discussed
Mr.. Green has approved the charter
for the Bank of Thorsby. at Thorsby,
and the institution has opened for
business, with Knox Melvin. formerly
connected with the Coosa County bank.
as cashier of the concern. The author
lied and paid in stock is 10000
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MINERS INTENTIONS UNKNOWN
Bv Associated Press

indianapolis, November There was
no indication here tonight that an effort
would be made to have postponed injunc-
ton proceedings against the striking coal
miners, set for hearing tomorrow in fed
eral court and attorneys for the govern
ment declared they were prepared to
carry out their programme.
Attorneys for the miners tonight stated
they would make no effort to secure a
continuance of the hearing, but that if
their efforts failed to secure dismissal of
the case, they would ask for modifica-
ton of the injunction to allow use of
the strike benefit fund.
Officials OF the United Mine Workers
of America at International headquarters
here, also refused to discuss the court
action tomorrow or the possibility of set
Ting the strike outside of the courts
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-08
BROWN IS NAMED
PRESIDENT Of STATE
HARBOR COMMISSION
Members of Newly Created
Board Are Appointed by
Governor Late Yester-
day Afternoon

Montgomery, November 7.-(special)-
Murray Brown, widely known business
man of Birmingham, will be president
of the state harbor compassion, the
members of which were named Friday
afternoon by GovernoEskilby. The com
mission was created by a recent act of
the legislature. 1t provided that mem
bers should be selected from the state
at large.
The term of Mr. Brown will expire
in 1921.
Other members named on the board
follow: w. c. Agee of Selma, term ex-
piring in 1920; Clayton Tullis of Mont
gomery. term expiring 1923; Harry T.
Hartweli of Mobile, term expiring in
1924; r A. Christian of Mobile, term
expiring in 1922.
The act provides for seven members.
The other two. f. G. Blair of Tusca-
loosa and G. G. Crawford of Birming-
ham, were members of the abolished
board. They will hold over on the new
board Five members of the board, re-
siding at Mobile, resigned several weeks
ago when the old board was abolished.
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TO DISCUSS ROADS

Montgomery. November T.-(Special)
Subjects relating to good roads in
Alabama will be discussed at meet
ing of the state highway commission
at 1880 o'clock next Monday morning
in the office of w. S. Keller, state
highway engineer. At meeting last
week the commission members elected
Senator John A. Rogers of Sumter
county as chairman and then after
perfecting its organization. discussed
road matters. The road subject will
be discussed in detail.
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s200On For SCHOOL

Montgomery. November 7.-(SpeciaL)
Thirty thousand dollars is available
for the erection of a building for the
state secondary agricultural school at
according to Spright
Dowell, state superintendent of educa-
ton, who returned from an inspection
trim to Blountsville on Friday. Insur-
ance from the burned building
amounts to approximately $4,000, the
legislature appropriated $500 and the
citizens, by popular subscription. have
raised $4,000. The building will cost
considerably more than $4,000. The
site will be changed, so as to have tie
school near the school farm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-08
Chemical Company
Takes Over Business

Announcement is made that the
Dixie Chemical Products company
Inc, of Birmingham has taken over
the bushes sof the Standard Disin-
fectant company. also of Birmingham.
This means considerable enlargement
in the plant THE company. which is
strictly an Alabama concern. manu-
features all kinds of disinfectants.
D. H. Markstein. secretary of the
concern. states that their rapidly
growing business made the enlarge
ment absolutely necessary. Their prod
ucts are now being shipped to some-of
the eastern states and to practically
all of the southern states
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NO COMPROMIsE SOON

Altar the White House conferences
the democratic leader declared his con-
viction that there would be no compro-
mise until the deadlock actually had
developed. He conceded that most Of
the committee reservations would be
written into the ratification resolution
and that after the latter had been
killed by democratic votes an unquali-
fled ratification resolution also would
probably fail. Then the time would-be
ripe, he declared. for the, senators
favorine ratification without reserva-
ton and those wanting ratification
with reservation to get together.
By leaders of the reservation repub
licans the possibility of such a com
promise was emphatically denied. and
it was declared the group had gone as
far as it would go in curtauing treaty
qua lifications
Ftelers had been thrown out imEe-
diately after Senator Hitchcock re-
turned from the White House, these
senator's declared, and had been abso-
lutely fruitless. They were most I'M
certain as to what might happen. how
ever, should the irreconcilable enemies
of the treaty adopt the course. said TO
be advocated by some of them of de-
handing more drastic reservations as
the price of keeping the republican
majority intact
AS it was adopted by the Senate, the
reservation preamble was as follows:
The reservations and understand
ings adopted by the Senate are to be
made part and condition TO the
resolution of ratification. which ratlfi-
cation is not to take effect or to bind
the United States until the said reser-
vatfons and UNDERSTANDINGS adopted by
the Senate have been accepted by an
exchange OF notes as a part and con-
ditior of said resolution of ratification
by a least three of the four principal
allied and associated powers. TO wit.
Great Britain. France. Italy and
Japan"
The roll call on the preamble fol-
lows;
For adoption:
THE ROLL CALL
Republicans-Ball. Borah. Brandegee.
Calder, Caper, Colt. Cummins. Curtis
Dilingnam, Edge. Elkins Fall, Fernaid,
rance, Frehnghuysen. Grona, Haze.
Harding. johnson of California, Jones
OF Washington. Kellogg, Kenyon.
Keyes. Knox, LaFollette Lenroot
Lodge. Mccormick, Mclean, McNarv'
Moses. Nelson. New. Newberry. Norris
Page. Phipps, Poindexter. sherman
Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Townsend.
Wadsworth and Watson, Total As.
democrats: Gore Reed and Walsh.
Total s.
Total for adoption As.
Against adoption: Republicans, No
Cumber. Total l.
Democrats: Ashurst Chamberlain
Culberson, Dial. Fletcher, Cav. Gerry
Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hitch
cock. Johnson of South Dakota, Myers.
Nugent. Overman. Owen. Phelan. pitt
man Pomerene Ransdell, Robinson.
Sheppard. Simmons Smith of Arizona
Smith of Georgia, Smith of MARYLAND
Smith OF South Carolina, Swanson
Thomas, Trammell, Underwood, Walsh
on Montana. Williams and Wolcott.
Total 80.
Total against adoption 40.
The eight Senators not voting were
paired as follows:
For adoption: Penrose repuhlican
Pennsylvania Shields. democrat Ten
nessee. Sutherland republican, West
Virginia and Warran. republican, wy
oming. Total 4.
Against: Bankhead democrat. Ala
bama; Beckman. demc9 Kentucky;
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SHORTS DEALERS WARNED

Montgomery. November 7.--(Special)
In a communication to manufacturers
and dealers in wheat by-products on
Friday. J. NJ, Moore. supervisor of the
division of food. feeds and drugs,
warned the business men that repre-
sentatives Of the department had been
authorized to intercept shipments of
shorts and middlings and ascertain
whether or not they conform to all
requirements. Says the statement:
ANY broker or dealer who receives
and offers for sale any shipments or
lot of said products. branded or sold
for shorts or middlings, under an IN
voice which does not bear the declara-
lions Of purity. as hereinabove set out,
is guilty of violating these regulations
and on conviction is subject to penalty
under the commercial feedstuff act,
approved February Is. 1919 and sub
Sequentlv amended and approved Sep
TENDER 30. 1919"
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DEATHS

James Slaughter Norton, Jr.-Six-year-
old son of DR.. and Mrs. ]. S. Norton
of Sayreton. died at local infirm-
airy yesterday morning at 8 o'clock.
Funeral services at the residence to-
day at $50 o'clock. Interment at
Elmwood.
w. s. Pape-Aged SIS. who died at a
local infirmary Thursday afternoon,
was buried at the Elmwood ceme-
terry yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
Ben f. Smith-Aged 81 who died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. c. L.
Fitzpatrick Wednesday. was buried
at the Elmwood cemetery yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. l.. j. Quinn-Aged II. died at
local infirmary Thursday night at
7:45 o'clock Funeral services from
the home of her daughter, Mrs. w.
J. Price, 500 Tuscaloosa avenue,
West End today at 8 p. m. Inter
ment at Emwood. She is survived
by one son, Edwin Quinn, of Chi
cago; four daughters. Mrs. w. j.
Price. Mrs T.. B. Crowder OF Bir-
mingham. Mrs. j F. Strubel and Mrs.
j. L. McGill of Tampa. Fla. Mrs.
Quinn was formerly of Louisville,
XIV
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The Weather
Weather Forecast

Washington. November 7.-Forecast;
Georgia-Part cloudy Saturday and
Sunday; little change in temperature;
gentle to moderate northeast winds on
the coast.
Alabama-Part cloudy and slightly
cooler Saturday; rain at night or Sun
day: gentle to moderate east winds.
ssissippi-Cloudy Saturday; some
what cooler southeast portion: rain at
night or Sunday; gentle to moderate
northeast to east winds.
Tennessee - Cloudy Saturday and
Sunday; probably rain Sunday; cooler
Saturday extreme east portion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-08
Large Quantity of
Plumbing Material Is
Stolen From Residence

Nearly $500 worth of plumbing ma
terial was stolen yesterday from the
new residence that Wallace Johns IS
building at Arlington place, and so far
no clue to the thieves has been found.
The material consisted of quantity
of four-inch extra hard soil pipe ana
was placed on the grounds of the resi-
dence by w. F. Kelley, who has the
plumbing contract for the building.
The theft was discovered when the
workmen went rough in the plumb
ing work yesterday morning.
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PLANS COMPLETED

Montgomery. November 7.-(Special)
Final details of the Armistice day cele
bration in Montgomery next Tuesday,
when thousands of ex-service men, SOL
diers and sailors. will be the honored
guests. were perfected at a meeting
at local hotel on Friday afternoon.
At the same time the entertainment
committee asked women of Montgom-
cry to prepare wen filled" baskets
for the dinner in the afternoon on
the capitol lawn.
Gen. Robert L. Billiard wired Gen.
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Martin, democrat. Virginia and Stanley
democrat. Kentucky. Total 4.
PROPOSALS REJECTED

With the same lineup the Senate re-
jected 4S to 40 two proposals by Sena-
tor McCumber to modify the accept
ance requirement and also voted down
63 to % a motion by Senator Borah, re-
publican, Idaho. to require acceptance
by all of the powers named. An amend
ment by Senator King, democrat, Utah,
to make tacit recognition of the United
States as a party to the treaty equiva-
lent to affirmative acceptance of the
qualifications was beaten IS to AZ.
As a result Of the days developments
four separate elements in the Senate
were claiming to hold the balance of
power which ultimately would decide
the treaty's fate. The democratic
leaders claimed it on the basis of their
deadlock programme, and the republi-
can leaders on the strength of the
united republican support of the com
mittee. The claim of the mild reserva-
tionists was based on their determinin-
alton to force acceptance of reserva-
tons just as they had forced rejection
of amendments
The fourth element, the irreconcial-
ables although not admitting they
had any definite plan. pointed out that
should they decline to support certain
reservations in their present form they
might secure their defeat and then kill
the treaty on a vote for unreserved
ratification.
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DYNAMITE FOUND

Muskogee, Okla, November IA
large cache of dynamite, said by ma
tional guard officers to be enough to
blow up every mine in Nthe Henryetta
district. was found today hidden in the
woods near here, according to a dis
patch received here tonight.
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Robert Lyon on Friday that because
OF the strike situation. he would be
unable to be present at the celebra-
ton. He expressed his regrets at be-
ing unable to attend. Generals Sibert
and Mcintyre will be present.
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. VIGOROUS FIGHT PLANNED

The Senators of this group, follow
lowing confeTence last night, spent a
busy day canVassing the possibilities
of the situation and are said to have
notified the republican managers that
they intended to make vigorous fight
for more drastic reservations on article
ten and one or two other provisions of
the league covenant
Consideration of the withdrawal res
ervation demonstrated that many pro-
posals for modification of the commit
tee programme are to be brought for
ward and that much debate is sure to
result No action had been taken at
adjournment on the withdrawal pro-
posal, but a motion was pending to
strike out the provision that notice of
withdrawal could be given by concur
rent resolution of Congress,
The motion had been made by Sena-
tor Thomas, democrat, Colorado, who
said if it failed he would move TO sub
stitute "joint resolution, for concur
rent resolution" so the signature of
the president would be required. Sena-
tor Nelson of Minnesota, and McCum-
Der both members of the mild reserva-
tion group of republicans. said they
would support the latter proposal