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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
DANIELS MAKES STATEMENT

''The conclusion relating to the type of capital ships resulting from close study of naval activities of the present war has created such difference or opinion among naval experts that the Secretary of the Navy has directed the temporary suspension of the pulid- ing of the large battle cruisers.
 Admiral Mayo, the commander in chief of the United States Atlantic fleet. when before the committee on naval affairs of the House. stated that in his opinion the most effective eapl- tai ship of today is high speed pat tIeship which carries the great gun power and armor protection Of pat tleship and as much as possible or the high-speed of battle cruiser. Such naval experts as Admiral Benson and Admiral Sims, as a result of their ob- servations and study abroad, concur in the opinion of Admiral Mayo. Many of the high ranking officers of the navy department likewise concur m thls opinion while many of the experts or the general board are of the opinion that the battle cruiser as planned, should be proceeded with and battle ships of lower speed, greater gun pow CT, and greater protection be likewise constructed.
 Because of the difference of opinion among naval experts the large amount of money involved (between S0,0Oo,00O and s200. .00O. .000) and the great question of fighting efficiency being involved the Secretary of the Navy has direct ed temporary suspension of the con struction of the battle cruisers. Little of the work on the hull has been done Some of the electrical machinery has been started, but IL Is not contemplated that the delay of two months or so will be such as to seriously intefere with the proper decision in the matter Il is because of the difference of opinion among experts and to study naval les sons taught by the war that the Sec retary of the Navy is taking the chiefs of the technical bureaus. of the navy department with him to Europe tt study the question with naval experts and obtain such other technical in- formation as is possible while abroad
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
Summary of the News

1-RainbOvv division ordered home. Great powers to appoint members
 of economic and financial bodies. Work suspended on cruisers. Supreme court sustnins cOnvfc-
 tions under espionage law. Radicals planning overthrow of
 gOvernment. 2StOries of day from Washinston. @Elliott's figures unfair. says Hines. 4-EditOrial. 5-Hlll trial nearing end.
 Wants esttnssse of tonnage Tor
 warrior engineer. G-SOciety. 7-SpOrts. s-Ftrnt fatality in Hayana strike. 0-Spsrtacann planned quick over
 throw. 1i--Mossie Interested In fereisn trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
TURNING POINT REACHED


 London, Marai, 10.-- We have reach ed the turning point of the conference.' says the Paris correspondent of the Daily News
 will there be a week -end more impor tant than the past one. The prepara- tory work is nearly finished and the preliminary convention of peace will be ready in few days
 .'By the time President Wilson reaches Paris the naval and military conditions will have been settled.
 'It is an open secret that Premier Lloyd George considers disarmament the touchstone of conference success and his insistence on disarmament for Germany is merely the first step in a general policy of pacification intended to lead to disarmament in all coun- tries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
Bankers Convention
 March 31 to April 7
By Associated Prsm

New orleans, March 10.--Bankers from every section of the United States, totaling about 300. will meet In New orleans March 31 and April 1 and 2, for the sixth annual convention of the Associa ton of Reserve City Bankers. F. w Ellsworth. secretary of the as- sociation, announced here tonight.
 A feature of the convention will bs 15-minute talks by 10 bankers from different parts of the country on the subject of credit accommodations given on commodities and manufactured ar ticles particular to their respective regions.
 According to the programme the prin- cipal speakers will include: Melvin A.. Taylor, Chicago; Charles H. Ayers. De- troit, and James Rattray. New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
DISPUTE COMING UP
By Associated Press

Paris. March 10.-The boundary dis
 pute between Ecuador and Peru is ex. pected to be among the first cases oi territorial adjustments to come before the league of nations. The foreign
 minister of Ecuador has requested President Wilson to arbitrate the dis
 pute, expressing the belief that Peru will be willing to accept him as um-
 pire. The expectation is, however, tha- President Wilson will prefer to sub init the matter to the league of na- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
FOUR ARE HELD ON
 ANARCHIST CHARGE
sy Associated Pres.

Fraal>lin, Mass, March 10--Two men and two women were arrested here to- day as the result of an investigation of circumstances surrounding the death recently of four men in an explosion of dynamite with which the authorities be- lieve they had intended to blow up the Ray mill of the American Wooien com pany. The women arrested are widows of men killed in the explosion. The four. will he arraigned at Boston on charges of being anarchists. it was stated, with the possibility that they will be deported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
STUDYING TAFT'S AMENDMENTS
 Qv Axsarlatad prass

Paris. March 10.-The amendments to the draft of the league of nations plan which have been proposed by William Howard Taft are receiving the close study of the various delegations to the peace conference.
 The understanding prevails that the suggestions made by Mir. Taft might be adopted if assurance could be had that the reopening of the whole sub ject will not be involved and that further amendments will not be of fered by other nations. It is gener- ally admitted in well informed circles, however. that some French and Italian proposals are to be expected.
 The ground is being canvassed quiet (Contimued on Page Three)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
Lodge and Lowell
 Will Hold Debate
 on League Covenant
ev Associated Press

Cambridge, Mass. March l0.-The de bate between United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and A. Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard university on the merits of the proposed covenant of a league of nations, will be held in Symphony hall Boston, Wednesday evening
 Senator Lodge and Dr. Lowell met here this afternoon and made tentative plans for the debate Dr. Lowell, who Is chair man of the executive committed of the League to Enforce Peace. will defend the leaepe pan as outlined by President Will son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
Mississippi Wonan's
 College D0rmitOry Is
 Total Loss From Fire
By Aasecla,sd rrsss

Hattiesburg, Miss. March 1o--The O'Briant dormitory of the Mississippi Womans college. the largest Baptis. institution in the state, was complete ly destroyed by fire at noon today Loss on building and equipment estimated at $35. .000
 More than 300 girls roomed in the dormitory, but all escaped.
 The building will be replaced imme- diately at a cost of $75,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
SOON LEAVE ITALY

Washington, March 10.--Information was received hero today that the 3S2d infantry regiment (Ohio and Pennsyl- vania national army) has been concern trated at Genoa and is awaiting trans portation home.1 No date for the sail ing has been set, but the regiment prob ably will leave Italy before the end of the month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
WORK SUSPENDED | ON SIX CRUISERS | TILL FUTURE TYPE
 IS DECIDED UPON
Wide Difference of Opinion Among Naval Experts and Daniels Orders Halt Un- til Different Types
 Are Investigated
By Associated Press

Washington, March 10.-Pos- sibility that the whole battle cruiser programme of the navy, involving an expenditure of nearly half a billion dollars, will be abandoned in favor of a new type cruiser battleshlp was indicated today by an an nouncement that Secretary Daniels had ordered suspension of work on the six 35-knot cruisers already authorized un- til decision as to the future
 type of capital ship could be
 reached.
 There is wide difference of opinion among American naval officers as to
 whether the slow battleship and the fass
 cruiser should not give way in the iu- ture to a ship combining the power or
 the one and nearly the speed of the other, and because of this fact con gressonal committees have deferred ac- tion on six additional cruisers until a | full report on new types can be made by 1 the department.
 l It is to gather information for this re- | port that Secretary Daniels and ms three chief technical advisers wiil sal Saturday for Europe. They will be mel | overseas by Admiral Benson. chief oi operations and Vice Admiral sims, ana
 upon their return some weeks before Congress meets in extra session, prop- ably in the early summer, q general con | ference will be held. at which majority opinion of experienced officers will De worked out as to what types or capltal l ships should be built
 l This statement was authorized touaS hu Secretary Daniels:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
PERSH|NG ORDERS 42D ID PREPARE FOR REMBARKATION;;
 ID SAIL IN APRIL
Departure From France of 100 Officers and 5000 Men on Six Vessels Is An nounced by the War
 Department
By Associated Press

Washington, March 10-Gen- eral Pershing cabled the war department today that he had issued orders for the Forty second (Rainbow) division to prepare for embarkation. This would indicate the Forty-sec. ond may be expected to sail between April 10 and 15, as the average period between such orders and authorization has been one month.
 The original information here
 was that the Rainbow division was
 to embark for hsme about April 26.
 Secretary Glass recently requested
 that the sailing date be advanced
 So that the division could partici-
 pate in the Victory Liberty Loan campaign, but Secretary Baker
 wrote him that 1t would not be
 possible to advance the date suf-
 ficiently because of the strain this
 would entail on transportation fa-
 cilities in France.
 Under the schedule as announced to- day the Rainbow division should reach the United States by May l. The loan campaign probably will start about April 21 and continue until May 10 Consequently it may be possible thai the division can participate in the campaign.
 No formal plans for the reception ol the division have been announced, but . Secretary Baker has expressed the hope that it would be possible for this body ? of troops to parade in Washington be- fore it is demobilized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
TO OVERTHROW GOVERNMENT

After referring to excerpts from the seized mali matter, the solicitor gem erals memorandum said in part.
 This propaganda is being conducted with such regularity that its magnitude can be measured by the bold and out spoken statements contained in these publications and the efforts made there in to inaugurate nation n-wide reign of terror and overthrow the govern ment.
 Tn classifying these statements. they are submitted in major or general class as follows:
 T. w w, sanarehistic, radical. social istic and socialist It will be seen from these excerpts and it is indeed signifi- cant, that this is the first time in the history of the so-called radical move ment in the United States that these radical clements have found common cause (bolshevisml in which they caa all unite. The l. W. w., anarchists. socialists, radical and otherwise. in fact, all dissatisfied clements, partie-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
Quarantine Against Influenza
By Associated Press

Rio Jsneiro March l0.-The authorities here are exercising a severe quarantine to pr event the reintroduction of influenza from Europe. vessel which arrived here Sunday had two seriolrs cases on board. The captain reported that he had put ashore 70 cases in Cadiz. Spain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
CALL ISSUED FOR
 BANK STATEMENT
sv A,,oc,,t,a Pres,

Washington. March 10. = The comptrouer of the currency today iasuea . call for the condition of all national kanks at the close of busi- ness cn Tuesday. March 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
RADICALS UNITE UNDER BOLSHEVK FLAG TO OVERTHROW GOVERNMENT
I. w. w. Most Active in Dis semination of Prcbaganda Against the Government. Magnitude of Plotting Surprising
By AssocisSso Fress

Washington, March lO.- Mail matter seized since the signing of the arnistice has disclosed that the I. w. w., anarchists, radical socialists and others are "perfecting an amalgama- ton" which has for its object
 the overthrow of the American
 government through a "bloody
 revolution" and the establish
 ment of a bolshevik republic, according to a memorandum sent to the Senate propaganda
 committee by Solicitor Lamar
 of the postoffice department. l The memorandum was made public 1 today by the committee and Chairman ] Overman said it would be read into the record tomorrow,
 l Declaring that in bo.shevism the rad | 1 the first time found common cause 1 upon which they can unite" MT. La ! mar said his information showed that propaganda against the government was being conducted with great regu !, larity and that its magnitude could be measured by the bold and outspok en statements" found in the literature Accompanying his memorandum were 1 several hundred excerpts from mail l matter showing the trend of the propa- l ganda. These will be made public later 1 Particular reference was made by 1 the solicitor to the activity of the dis l satisfied foreign element in the country but he said perhaps the I. w. w. wal 1 the most active'in the dissemination oi ! the propaganda because it has at its command a large field force known as recruiting agents, subscription agents 1 etc. who work unceasingly in the fur- 1 therance of the cause.
 ! MT Lamars memorandum, to whicf, 1 was attached a list of newspapers printed in English and foreign Ian guages. alleged to be reg gularly con I ducted and published by the I. w. w. 1 said in part
 ! eThe Industrial Workers of the | World he said. lis perhaps most ac- ! tiveiy connected with spreading this propaganda and has at it's command a llarge field force known as recruiting ,agents. subscription agents. and others who work increasingly in the further ! ance of the cause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
CONVICTION UNDER ESPIONAGE LAW IS SUSTAINED BY HE U. s. SUPREME COURT
Unanimous Opinions Uphold Convictions of Debs and Frohwerk, Sentenced by
 Lower Courts to Ten
 Years Imprisonment
By Associated Press

 Washington, March 10,-The conviction, under the espionage act, of Eugene V. Debs, social ist leader, and Jacob Froh- werk, a newspaper editor of Kansas City, was sustained to- day by the supreme court in unanimous opinions delivered by Justice Holmes. Both men were sentenced by the lower courts to 10 years imprison lment.
 While not passing directly on the eon- stitutionality of the act, tho court in effect did declare valid the so-ealied enlistment section and reaffirmed it's | opinion the espionage law Is not an interference with the constitutional l rights of free speech
 | Debs was convicted on three counts. but the court passed directly on only one of these, that charging him with obstructing recruiting and enlistment | through statements made in q speech at Canton, o. last June. The other two counts charged him with attempting to 1 inclte iusubordination and dislcy3leyy4- and also with uttering language in- tended to provoke and encourage re- sstance Ito the United states govern ment.
 In arguing the case before the su- preme court, however, the government did not press the last charge
 Frohwerk's conviction resulted from articles written by him and published in the Missouri Staats Zeitung, crlticiz- l ng the United States participation in the war.
 some attorneys interpreted the failure l of the court to give a direct opinion as to the constitutionality of the es- pionare act as indicating it's inteu- ton to pass upon the merits of each l individual case considered by it.
 REVIEW PETITIONS GRANTED
 rye seurt today grarte9 ret iticn l asking it to review the case Gf tf E.
 kirchner. convicted under the esptcn- Iage act because of statements made In a recent speech at Elizab eth W. Va. in which he declared the government in 1 the prosecution of the war was cor 1 rupt and was controlled by the moneyed | interests He was sentenced to two years Imprisonment. A number of oth- CT espionage cases are now before the | charges similar to those against Debs are pending in appellate courts over l the country.
 In affirming Debs' conviction Justice l Holmes reviewed the case in detail and held in effect that Debs had been gull | ty of wilful attempt to obstruct re- cruiting and that the jury had been properly instructed by the lower court He also said that the government had presented a strong argument from the history of the statutes that the instruc- tion was correct and in accordance 1 with established legislative usage. and added that in the light of this fact it was unnecessary to discuss the ques- tion in detail.
 l Regarding the Frohwerk case, Justice Holmes declared that the first amend ment to the constitution, while prohibit ing legislation against free speech as such. was obviously not intended to give immunity for every possible use of ! language.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11
GREAT POWERS ID APPOINT MEMBERS !. OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL BODIES
Terms of Report of Military Experts Relative to Defi-
 nite Status of Germany
 Fixed and Its Con- clusiOns Adopted
By Associated Press

Paris, March 10.-The sl preme war council today final ly adopted the military terms of German disarmament. These provide for an army
 of 100000 men, enlisted for 12 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-11

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Arizona republican., 1919-07-17
e[llQator
Show Signing of the Treaty

Show Signing of the Treaty
 First motion pictures of the signing of the peace treaty at the Versailles barley are shown in the current issue of Gaumont Graphic, being offered at the Columbia theater for the first time toGay. This special feature scores an- other great triumph for Gaumont, beating all other news service reels by at least two weeks.
 Among historical scenes depicted in this offering are the arrival of Giplo- mats and delegates who took part ill the treaty signing; the entrance of the treaty, carried in a leather bag by French statesman; General Pershng and lis staff at the Hall of Mirrors; the Arabian mission; the arrival of the Englich delegates including Lloyd George and MT. Balfour; the Amer:- can delegation arriving, including Sec retary Lansing, Colonel House and their associates; President and Mrs. Wilson and then follows scenes of the demonstration that followed the sign ing of the treaty.
 Another section of the film shows the demonstration given in New York City on the arrival of the presidential party from France. This is another news happening hot off the wires The feature offering being shown at the Columbia for the last times today is Doris Kenyon in Wild Honey a play that tinges with the west of the yesteryear.
 One of the striking features of this offering are the types which give at mosphere to the story and which were | selected with almost as much care as | were the principals. The beautiful l Doris is seen in a role that brings to Tit her exquisite personal charm. The story is a western tale adapted by Louis Joseph Vance and Virginia E. Rose from the story by Vingie E. Roe, published recently in the Pictorial Re- view.
 | A Strand comedy is the other aug menting film for today.
 Riverside Park
 The big plunge at Riverside park was emptied and thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned last night, and it was refilled with fresh, clean and heated water. This morning it is all ready for the crowds of delighted bathers, with whom the cleaning and refilling of the big pool, without the delay of former seasons, is making a big hit. The ar rangement of the heater pool and the bathing pool makes this innovation possible, and it is one of the greatest improvements the park has undergone for years.
 Tonight will see the big dance going full blast at the pavilion. The River side dance claims the distinction of being the most popular dancing gath ering in the valley. Nightly crowds fantastic amid the cool breezes of Riv-
 erside park where the best talent 1T
Arizona republican., 1919-07-17
WHO C0T THE OTHER
 SUITCASE IN M|XUP?!

A mixup in suitcases is responsible for the appearance this morning in the classified columns of The Republi- can of an advertisement inserted by Mrs. H. c. Cline, who returned last night from a two months trip to New York, Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago and Denver.
 Alighting from the Santa Fe train yesterday evening, she gave no heed to the disposition of her suitcase, SUD- posing that it would be taken care of by the Pullman porter. But after greet ings with her husband were finished and she had turned to the pile of suit cases to look for her own, she found only one left.
 Her own suitcase is large and light yellow in color. The one she found was smaller and darker in hue. Opening it, she saw a safety razor and a few shirts, and hastily shut it again.
 No report has been received from the owner of the other case as vet. Perhaps he will read this mornings classified ad.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-17

plantations in Arizona, in the Salt River valley. irrigated by the Roosevelt dam At present the company has a cotton mill in Connecticut for the weaving of fine tire fabric. Goodyear also uses much cotton from the I'm perial valley, San Joaquin valley and Leythe and Yuma plantations. This cotton has been shipped east to the At- lantlc coast spun, returned to the Akron factory, used in tires and other finished products and then shipped to the Far West again for use. The new arrange ment means short cuts of vast import ance to the manufacturer, the .lealer and the user of tires and other rubber products, as well as building up an- other great industry for the Pacific slope. Pacific ports for export trade are also at the new factory gates.
 Another reason for the present en- teerprise is that Akron, the home city of most of the worlds largest tire fac tories, has grown so fast that housing conditions there are more than serious. Estimates are that it would require from five to ten years to erect resi- dences adequate to take proper care of Aron's workers. especially those with families.
 It is interesting to note in this con nection that Goodyear of California proposes to prevent any parallel to Akron housing conditions, by erecting comfortable, modern residences on it's property, close to the factory. for rent and sale along lines that have already been developed in Akron, where Good year Heights a community of Goodyear Workmen and their families. already established. is one of the show places of the city and has attracted national attention.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-17
YUMA HOTTEST AND
 WILLIAMS WETTEST
 PLACES IN STATE

Yuma remained the hottest place in Arizona and Williams the wetteSt, ac- cording to the United States weather bureau report for the week ending last Monday. Phoenix was a close second for the heat record, however, with 10S to Yuma's 112, while Douglas, Flag staff and Seligman, with precipitation slightly above two inches, contended for second place to Williams four and a half inches of rain. Flagstaff was the coolest place in the state, as re- ported, with maximum for the week of 80 degrees. The lowest tempera- ture recorded was 51, at Prescott, though Williams had 53.
 The heavy showers of the week in- terfered somewhat with crop cultiva- tion, according to the report, but this was more than compensated for by the unusual advance in vegetation. Beans, cats, spring wheat and potatoes have made excellent progress in the north central part of the state. Cotton is doing well in the southwest, but the cautaloupe industry has been prac- tically ended by the heavy rainfall.
 The ranges have been benefited