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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
ANOTHER MOVE ID !. END PROHIBITION
 IS MADE IN HOUSE:
Resolution Offered 7 Declar- ing Conditions Necessary to End Wartime Pro-
 hibitiOn Now Exist
By Associated Pres.

Washington. October 11.--Another move to end wartime prohibition was made today in the House of Represent atives. At the same time word went out from the White House Attorney General Palmer would render an opin- ion on the constitutionality of recently enacted prohibition enforcement legis- lation before it was placed before Press ident Wilson for action
 The move in the House was made by Representative Rainey, democrat. Hi nois, and took the form of resolution congress that the conditions necessary to the termination of the wartime pro- hibition act now exist Passa ge of this resolution. it was said. would give the President authority to annual the law by declaring demobilization of the army completed. The resolution went under the rules and there was no indi- cation when it might be brought up.
 Decision of White House officials to have the attorney general pass on the Dlll covering 4DOln wartime ana cOnSIl = tutional enforcement enactment of which was completed yesterday by congress was in anticipation of at tacks on it's constitutionality. based principally on the right of congress to define intoxica ting beverages
 Since the wartime prohibition act went into effect breweries have been manufacturing 2.75 per cent beer and actions begun by the government to have the sale of such beer declared illegal have resulted in appeals which now are pending in the supreme court.
 If the wartime enforcement legisla- ton goes into effect-and it will auto matically become law within ten days after it is sent to the White House un- less vetoed by the President-the. sIa of 2.75 per cent beer would be illegal AS a consequence, government agen- cies which would be charged with the enforcement of the law are preparing to wage an active campaign against viola tors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
HABEAS CORPUS, FOR
 METCALF DISMISSED
By Associated rrsss

Nashville, Tenn. october f1.--Ha- Ibeas corpus proceedings instituted in the first circuit court by attorneys for Dennis E. Metcalf. under arrest charged with the murder of Robin ]. Cooper. Nashville attorney were dis missed by Judge A. G. Rutherford to- day.
 This action was taken by the court of investigation now being held
 The court dismissed the proceedings in view of the investigator conducted by the Davidson county grand jury, which is expected to report at the sit ting of the criminaf court Monday morning. An important witness is o;. of the city and the hearing is held up temporarily until the witness can be summoned.
 Metcalf was returned to the county jail, where he is being held without bail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
MEMBERS STEERING COMMITTEE SEEKING
 BASIS
Declare Conference Action Useless Unless Steel Cor porati0n Willing to Ac-
 cept Mediation
By Associated Pres

Washington, october n.-Interest in or ganizsd labors effort to obtain interven- tion W the industrial conference in the steel strike shifted today to New York and steel centers. where members Of the "steering committe" of l5, which came to a deadlock over the resolution yesterday, are endeavoring to secure sufficient con- sessions from the steel corporations to enable the committee to agree upon a report to lay before the conference on Tuesday
 Members of the committee here pointed out conference action would be useless unless the United States Steel corpora ton was willing to accept mediation by the conference and agree to reinstate the striking workmen pending the report of the adjudication committee of six pro posed by MT. Gompers.
 Judge E. H. Gary returned to New York yesterday following the session of the conference and is expected to confer with directors of the steel corporation. of which he is chairman.
 Senator Calder, republican. Of New York in the Senate today demanded that the industrial conference make the in terests of the public it's paramount con- sideration, and denounced the 'prostitu- tion'' by organized labor of collective bargaining las a weapon for ultimate domination of wages, of profits, of politi- cal action and of social conventions. He said that .s.the inevitable logic of nation unionism as an inner government more powerful than the outer or constitutional government"
 Lawrence F. Sherman. executive secre- tary of the league for industrial rights, today made public proposals which the league has sent to Secretary Lane, chair of hA fn The conference has decided that proposals of this nature. from outside agencies. will
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
 ONE IS KILLED AND FIVE ARE INJURED BY AN ANGRY NEGRO Race Riot Feared in Ches- ter, Pa., Following Shoot ing and All Saloons Are
 Ordered Closed
By Associated Press

Chester. Pa. October 11.--One man was shot and killed and four other men and woman were seriously wounded here today by negro no had been elected from saloon for dis orderly conduct. One of the injured men is said to be dying The victims are all white.
 After the shooting large crowds gathered on the streets and open threats of violence were heard. Fear ing a race riot, Mayor Mcdowell issue proclamation closing all the saloons and called upon the sheriff for assist ance large number of deputies were sworn in and aided the police in patroling the streets tonight. which at a late hour were crowded with groups of whites and blacks in an angry mood.
 William Nicely. aged 27. who did the shooting. was rushed to Media and placed in jail An armed guard was stationed around the building.
 In July. 1917. a score of persons were killed and injured here in race riots that lasted several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
MOST OF DAY IS !. GIVEN STRIKERS BY INVESTIGATORS
Trying to Prove That Long Arm of the Steel Trust Reached Into Govern
 ment of Pennsylvania
By Associated Ptess

Pittsburg, october 11.-Strike lead
 CTS from the industrial districts where
 the steel controversy is being waged
 the St nate investigating committee in an attempt to prove the assertion of J. G. Brown, one of the union organ izers. that the long arm of the steel trust has reached into the government of Western Pennsylvania to strangie and free assemblage' We cant meet anywhere in rented halls,' Brown said. referring to Du- quespe, McKeesport. Clarion and other ste sf towns
 One way or another they have
 closed us off If it isn't the burgess, | it's the sheriff. and if it isn't .he sheriff. it's the board of health" w. B. Rubin attorney for the na- tional strike committee. backed. him up by calling three attorneys who have assisted him. according to testi- mony in trying to defend before po- lice courts. some scores of strikers ar
 rested
 There isn't much use m trying. . Jacob Rowe. one of the lawyers ie- clared "The troopers or the spec.al police arrest our men on any sort of
 pretext and the magistrates put then through the mill fast. If they are strikers it's SIC and 10 days. and If l they are working it's Clear out here .
 Senators McKinnon and McKellar pat every witness almost through a ca te- chism to develop the percentage of foreign born, participating in the strike. and drew estimates that from l 50 to 75 per cent of the strikers coulc be so classed.
 Well try and pass some laws to
 get more Americanization before we get through Senator McKellar told several witnesses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
HUNDREDS ON WATCH
Ry Associated Press

Chicago, October u.-Hundreds of per sons today, the fourth day of the trans continental air race, were on the alert watching for the great planes which arrived and departed more frequently as the leaders in both westbound and east bound flights were landing on opposite seacoasts. The day was fairly good for flying aside from winds and rains in scattered localities. Seventeen planes arrived or departed today at Grant park, and tonight only one machine No 5l. piloted by Maj. JIG. P. Bartholf east bound. who arrived at 5:17 D. m.. re- mained in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
Miners Strike To
 Begin November 1
'',Ss ',sSsench Senate Ratifies
 The German Peace Treaty

vote for the adoption of the rati- fication of the two defense treaties was unanimous. all of the 2lS votes being cast iu it's favor.
 Only the formal act of the French executive is new required to bring into effect the second ratification of the three required notifications by principal allied and associated powers, Great Britain having all ready completed its ra tificatien.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
WORLDS COTTON CONFERENCE TO
 OPEN ON MONDAY
sy Associated Pros,

New Orleans. La, october 11-The worlds cotton conference with dele gateo from more than 30 foreign coun- tiies swill open here Monday. October 13 with general session. said to be the first meeting at which the cotton interests of the world Will have come together for the purpose Of develop ing the business internationally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
LEADER IN
 NEGRO UPRISING IS
 HELD IN LIVINGSTON

Livingston, October 11.-(SpeciaD A negro arrested in York this af- ternoon was brought to the county jail here and is being held on sus- picion of being Robert HILL alleged leader of the recent uprising fin Elaine, Ark.
 Officers have some doubt as to whether the man Is the one wanted. papers being found on his perpon which would indicate that he WAS not Robert Hill. However, he is said to fill the description of Hill. and the sheriff Is holding him until he ea4 con,munfcate with the Ar kaAsao 9uthOrtttea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
ACTING PRESIDENT DECLARES HE WILL
 ISSUE STRIKE CALL
 WITHIN FEW DAYS
Miners and Operators in Conference Fail to Reach Agreement on Demands for Increase and Shorter
 Working Hours
By Associated Press

Philadelphia, October 11.s Coal operators and miners of the central competitive field, which embraces western Penn sylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, came to a complete break today when the joint wage conference started more than two weeks ago at Buffalo was adjourned without an gre e m nt having b n reached.
 John l.. Lewis, acting president
 of the United Mine Workers of
 Americn. announced he would
 leave for his office in Indianapolis
 tomorrow and immediately upon
 his arrival there he would issue
 an order for a strike of more than
 225,00O soft coal miners. effective
 November 1.
 This announcement followed the re- jection by the committee of operators of the miners, demands formulated at the recent convention at Cleveland and which provided, among other things, for a 50 per cent increase in wages, a six hour day, five days week. tinia and half for overtime and double time for Sundays ana holidays.
 OPERATORS BLAMED 1. T am going home to issue a strike order" said Mir Lewis, Il shall iea.xe this city tomorrow night and within two or three days J shah issue over my signature call for q general strike of bituminous coal miners for November l. 1 had hoped the oper- ators would show some signs of ger- ting together with us. Though we made every effort to this end, they did not do so and the blame rests with thenl."
 meeting after the conference at Bcf- falo had resulted in deadlock. The operators from first to last maintained they couid not agree to the demands of the Cleveland convention and the miners declined to offer any other proposition
 Operators contended that the present wage scale is in effect and could not be abrogated legally and in this po- sition they were supported by Dr. Harry A. Garfield former Unitsd which was read at the conference to- day and which set forth that the agreement made at Washington early in 1918 was to continue in force until peace was declared or until March 3i, 19so."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
Infringement of Patent
 on Near Beer Charged
Rx Associared Pras,

Chattanooga, Tenn. October II.
 Charging infringement of their patents.
 in the manufacture of near beef Mar Leo and H, S. Wallerstein, of New. York doing business under the nams of the American Burtonizfng company, filed suit for injunction against shs Purity Extract and Tonic company here today to prevent the defendant from manufacturing near beer and asking that the compliments be allowed dain- ages for the use of said patent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
CONGRESS ADOPTS
 REPORT EXTENDING
 FOOD CONTROL ACT
By Associated Press

Washington, October 11.-Senate and House adopted today the con ference report on amendments ex- tending the food control act to in- clude clothing and food containers and providing punishment for prOfiteering and hoarding. The bill now goes to the President who asked for this Legislation as weapon against the high cost of living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
BRITISH STEAMER, BURNING AT SEA,
 CALLS FOR HELP
sy Associated Pres

New York. OcfOber u.-The British steamer Port Chalmers. hound for London from Norfolk with a cargo of fuel. is afire at 6NO miles southeast of New York. ac- eording to a wireless mes&aec iron, the vessel received here <o- nisht at the naval ccumuaicatsox ~Tt'r~.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
CASHIER HELD IN CONNECTION WITH
 ROBBERY OF BANK
By Associated Press

Atlanta. Ga. October ti.--Wf- liam Green. vice president and cashier of inc Fairbarn Ranking company. was arrested late to- night i'm connection with the re- ported hold-up and robbery early Eridns morning of that bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
By AssoeIatsd Press

Paris. October 1.-The French treaty and also the Francc-Ameri- can and Franco-British defense treaties.
 The vote on the peace treaty with Germany was 211 for ratification none against, and one ahstention-- that of Senator Delahaye. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
All Plants Closed

BY NSsoeiated PFess
 New York, October u--Virtuallv avery hook and job printing ah.s4yasnt in New York city closed tt dss ssfis Trls- day Nothing new, 1t was s.6 ves expected to develop in tfs o G4sa ton before that day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
.LONGSHOREMEN ARE
 TAKING BALLOT 0N RE URN QUESTION
Result, of Vote Will Not Be Known Till Monday--Edi- son Makes Appeal to
 the Strikers
By Associated Press

New York October 11.-Answering an appeal today by Professor William E. Ripley, chairman of the national ae- justment committee, the 10000 striking longshoremen, whose walkout four days ago has brought paralysis of harbor traffic at this port, tonight began bal loting on the question of whether they shall return to work pending re- opening of their case by the commits sion December l.
 John F. Riley, chairman of the strik- CTS committee. declared the result of the referendum would not sbe known until late Monday
 He added that if it favored a return, it might be Wednesday before traffic again was resumed.
 Decision to hold a referendum was not reached until T. " O'Connor, presi- dent of the International Longshore- mems association. had appeared at a conference between strikers and the commission and denounced the walkout as an L w W. movement, and until Federal Food Administrator Williams, accompanied by Thomas A. Edison the 
 inventor, had appeared at strike head quarters with an appeal to move perish able foodstuffs now rotting on the docks.
 DENOUNCED AS SKUNK MT. O'Connor's appearance before the commission was featured with an at tack on one of the strikers delegates, who he denounced as "a skunk" and charged with having attempted to pro- mote strikes from the moment the United States entered the war" Later Mir OConnor offered to go before the mans local and "thresh it out with him"
 MT. Edison, cheered by the strikers as the greatest American living" re- ceived added applause when he said: T know I am not facing I. w. WIS, but true-blooded Americans Reporters were not admitted to the hall. but MT. Riley later said MT. Edi- son had expressed the hope. labor saw
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
PRESIDENT STILL
 |SFAR FROM WELL,
 SAY HIS DOCTORS
Will Be Impossible for Him to Leave Bed for an Extended Period, Says
 Announcement
By Associated Press

Washington, October u.-Hope that President Wilson might regain his nor mal health and resume fully the duties of his office was swept away today by his physicians, who announced it would be impossible for him to leave his bed flor an extended period"
 The announcement, made after q con sultation between Rear Admiral Grayson and the three other physicians aiding in the case, said there had been no inter- ruption of the Presidents slow improve ment, but emphasized he still had q long road to travel before he reached complete recovery.
 Although in keeping with the pro gramme oI rest originally planned for MT. Wilson by Dr. Grayson. the physicians announcement brought home to officials the possible effect of the Presidents ill- ness on public affairs and renewed discus. sion as to what expedient might be adopt ed should the press of executive business reach a point demanding more attention than he could give it, The disposition on all sides seems to be to refrain from raising the question of the President disability to act under the constitution but officials are known to have cqN sidered it as one of the posSibis ties ol the situation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
DENOUNCE STATE DEP ARTMENT

1 The Senate met earlier than usual to- day and in the first hour the treaty came in for a sharp attack by Senator
 Brandegee. republican,, Connecticut, who particularly denounced the state depart ment for withholding certain information
 concerning the transportation system of
 Japan which the department of com merce had obtained through one of it's agents and which it was desirable. he contended, that the country should have
 Thise report, Senator Brandegee de clared, was calculated to tell us how Shantung was constituted and it's re- lation to the great empire which we are asked to dismember.'
 Just as soon as it's nature was known the report was grabbed by the state department and put under seal, said Senator Brandegee, who added that the letter from President Wilson, refusing
 to make it pubic, was written as he returned from the west, a sick man. A new set of reservations offered today by Senator Thomas. democrat of Col orado deal with American representation in the general labor conference created by the league. and would provide for American control of its delegates and the right to withdraw from the conference in the event this country should with
 draw from the league The other would give the United States exclusive jurisdic- ton over it's domestic affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
OPINION DIVIDED

The constitution provides that in case of the Presidents disability the Vice President shall act as chief executive but there is no precedent for such transfer of authority and official opinion is divided as to how it might be brought about should the necessity arise.
 The physicians s announcement was not taken to. mean that MT. Wilson would be prohibited from sitting up in bed and II was considered entirely possible that he might be permitted to sign few import ant bills and orders each day as his progress continues. That will be mat ter, however, which those attending him must decide as time goes on, and the disposition of officials seems to be to let any question of his disability solve itself as specific cases arise.
 Besides pr. Grayson, the physicians who took part in the consultation were Dr. r. K Dercum. of Philadelphia. an expert on nervous disorders; Rear Ad- miral F.. R Stitt, head of the naval hos pital and Dr. Sterling Ruffin, of Wash ngton.
 At 9:45 p. m. the following bulletin was issued at the White House:
 'The president has had comfort
 Csigned) "GRAYsoN"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
THREE REACH SALDURO

Following closely on the heels of Captain Drayton were Lieut. L. S. Web ster, Capt J. o. Donaldson and Lieut., Alexander Pearson, Jr. The first landed at Salduro Utah. at 4:09 D. m., noun tain time. and Captain Donaldson ar rived three minutes later at 4:l2- Lieu tenant Pearson dropped at the same station at 5:22:55 p. m.
 sixth airplane in the westward race, reached Salt Lake City after dark to- night. but landed without mishap in a field near the city, Capt. Harry smith who left Cheyenne, Wyo.. with Lieuten- ant Manzelman had not been heard from early tonight
 After half circling the aviation field at Presidio, Lieutenant Maynard brought his plane to the ground at the end of the first leg of his flight Both Lieutenant Maynard and Sergeant Klein, an observer, literally were pulled from the fusilage of their machine by a throng of admirers. among them Lieut.. Gen. Hunter Lggett, command ing the western department of the army; Maj. Gen. c. J. Menchor chief of the army's air service; Col H. H. Arnold, head of the service in the west ern department, and representatives or the city's government.
 Ut was great trip. enjoyed it inn mensely," said Lieutenant Maynard, on landing Both members of the planes crew looked tired and weatherbeaten but they smiled happily and weathered the barrage of compliments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
.SHANTUNC AWARD AGAIN DENOUNCED ! BY t. 0.P. SENATORS
Believers in Religion of Jesus Christ Would Suffer Death Before Giving
 Approval, Says Norris
By Associated Press

Washington, October I.-Award of Shantuugl to Japan came in for further denunciation inasthe Senate today, Sena- tor Norris, republican, Nebraska, declar- ing that in the full knowledge of all the oisgraceful facts believers in the religion of Jesus Christ would suffer death be-
 fore giving approval to treaty that countenanced it."
 Senator Norris was continuing a speech, begun Friday and frequently there was not democratic senator on the floor, with hardly more than half a dozen members on the republican side. Senator Lodge who as chairman of the foreign relations committee. reported out
 amendments designed to restore shan
 tung to China, had expected to add his voice in protest, but his speech went over until Monday
 There were predictions tonight from republican sources the Shantung ques- ton would be disposed of finally next week, clearing the way for vote on the Johnson amendments designed to equal ize the voting power of the United States and the British empire in the league of nations. Considering that similar pre-
 dtctions were made 8 week ago, many senators said while they were anxious to ! expedite consideration of the treaty, had l little hope of early action.