The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
RN Assnaiafed Press


 Philadelphia. January 2.-The federal reserve board today approved an increase in discount rates of the federal reserve bank of Philadelphia. Effective at once' the rate on loans secured by commerciai paper will be 6 per cent, and on those secured by Liberty bonds or Victory notes 5lb per cent. The rate on both heretofore was 4st per cent, The bank has also es- tablished a minimum rate of 5A per cent for bankers acceptances and Fer cent for trade acceptances.
 Chicago. January 22.-Two Bible student conferences to have been held at MoouS Bible institute February 2-6, have beeh postponed indefinitely because of the m iluenza epidemic, it was announced to- dav. one was the midwinter Bible cen ference and the other the conference oI representatives of Bible schools and col- leges of the United states and Cana'a'
 Newport News. January 29.-The Amer ican tank steamer DeSoto Is here wlth engine trouble, having come ihto 'hiS port this afternoon She was bound rom Baton Rouge to Havre with a load of oil. Extent of the work to be done mas not yet been ascertained.
 Grand Rapids, January 22-pr' Earl ., Fairbanks of Luther, Micn., one ol .ne 125 men charged with conspiracy Tn the election of Senator Truman II. Newpel- rv, today entered plea of noio i colltehole. Dr. Fairbanks, former staee as',. was chairman of the Lake county repup- 1,oa,, cononittee in 1918. He had stood mute when arraigned. His plea ot noio contendre was the sixth to be aecep'e0 by Federal Judge Sessions.
 Washington. January 22.-Advances III discount rates on commercial paper A'lp ertv bonds and Victory notes anu "', acceptances, announced today py Nne New York federal reserve bahh, ;F1 p ap nlicable also to the Boston ana fhuauei, nhia hanks the federal reserve boaro having approved the proposals for an m m i crease in rates proposed by tnose hranches, The new rates become eliec- , tive tomorrow.
 Naunort R T.. January 22.-The hoaro of inquiry appointed by the navy ueP"i ! nent to investigate conditions el '"e
 val training station here coi'NTl,eu [ 'Vur onr,' win Rear Admiral Herbert Dunn, coi,'- ,',ar,dant of the first naval district, pre- siding The sessions, it was announces will be secret Today's meeting was "e voted to organization.
 picbmond. Va. January 22,-Validity oi l inc famous West fee law was sus'aii'eu in the supreme court of appeais touay 1 u,ben if handed down an opinion ln tae case of Martins execu,or asa'lls' e',, 1 commonwealth. The case came up iiol, 1 inc circuit court of the city Of klchmohu
 Richmond. Va, January 22.-Delesates | Wilbur. Hall and Ozlin have lntroouceo | A bill in the house 10 proVioe loi tn' appointment of a commission on meuiea education in Virginia.
 Washington, January 22.-Appeals 1T tbree cases from federal court decree' unholding the constitutionality of th' Texas noolroom act Of 1919 were tooa9 filed in the supreme court. In appear
 filed bv the Dallas Labor Temple Asso citation the court was asked to ehJoii enforcement of the act pending tinai ue termination of the laws validity py th
 supreme court.
 New York. January PA mass meet
 inc which was to have been held at Car
 negie Hall tomorrow evening to urge UT
 administrat tion to take steps to preNeh
 inc nowers from cutting up Armenia ha
 heen cancelled at the request of official in Washington, it was stated today'
 | uasni,eton January 22-Chairma Cummings of the Senate managers at tn conclusion of today's meeting of tn Senate and House conferees on the raii
 road hill expressed the belief that tn controversy over the labor provision
 could not be settled without another Vot in the House, and possibly in the oeh
 ate He said that while he had not en