The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-01
THE NEWS IN BRIEF

work in the United states in advocacy
Of irish home rule.
Vancouver. wash, December s1-George
Vanderverre, OF Seattle, attorney for tha
national organization of the Industrial
Workers of the World, was arrested here
today on a charge of talking with pris-
orers in the county jail
Ottawa, December 31.-Admiral Viscount
Jellicoe, who -7as to have left Ottawa
today for the United States, had to defer
his departure owing to the indisposition
of -Laly Jellicoe. He hopes to start to-
morrow or Friday as Lady Jeilicoe y
booked to sail Tor home from New York
Saturday on the Adriatic.
Dorpat. Tuesday, December 3D.-No Of
fetal communication has been issued since
the resumption yesterday of the confer
cree between the rep~e sentatiyes of Esth-
onia and the bosheviki.
Paris, December 31-The chamber of
deputies today adopted the bill for in
creased railroad rates The bill is in
tended to avoid deficit of 2,400,00000
francs.
Washington, December 31.-No decision
on the financial provisions was reached
Dy Ln6 SENATE anu llouSG CoIlCiCcS ecNes
or the railroad bill before adjournment
until Friday. The conferees accepted
the senate provision giving authority to
require railroads to make physical con-
nections at docks or wharves of water
carriers if conductive to the public in
I'terest.
New York, December 31.--J. P. Morgan
| & Company announced tonight the forma-
ton of the Foreign Commerce corpora
ton Of America, to engage in interna-
t;onal trade. The incorporators are j. F.
Morgan, II. p. Davidson, t. w. Lamont.
e. r. Stettinius and Grayson M. r.
Murphy. who will resign from the Guar
anty Trust company to accept the presi-
lency of the corporation.
Wilmington Del, December 31.-Suit
| for nominal damages of $l0,00000 has
been filed in the federal district court
\ here against the Cities Service company
and Empire Refining company. Delaware
corporations. by the Gulf. Colorado &
Santa Fe Railway company of Texas,
with Walker p. Hines, director general
| of railroads. Joined.
| Washington, December 31.-Mrs. II.
Fercival Dodge, wife of the American
minister to the Kingdom of the Serbs
| Croats and Slovenes was killed instantly
I
| the elevator shaft Of an apartment house.
| Washington December 31.--Although no
authorized statement on the subject is
| obtainable, it is understood that as one
| Incident to a considerable reorganization
| of the state department in the near
l future which will involve changes in
the personnel in the highest grades,
Frank T.. Polk, the under secretary OF
1 state, will voluntarily return to private
life to resume the practice Of law.
4 Ell Paso, Texas, December DIR.
Charles S. Harle, former surgeon general
| in Francisco Villas army, died at Abb
lene, Texas, according to reports today.
Dr. Harle had served ten years in Mex
l lean prisons after sentence of death had
been committed to life Imprisonment by
| Porfirio Diaz following his conviction of
| completely in various alleged murders,
alleged to have been done for collecting
| insurance of the victims. The case was
| ore of the most famous in the history OF
Mexican Jurisprudence. Harle was re-
leased from prison by the revolutionists
in 1872, it was said today.
Cleveland, Ohio. December 31.--A model
state constitution was adopted at the
closing sessionp the 25th annual meeting
and mock st ates nstitutional convention
| Of The National Municipal league here
today. j. Tbs. state manager plan and a
state bill Ut " ghts were abolished. Elec-
/! ton of a governor by a popular vote, in
\ Whom executive power is centralized,
1 with the right to go to the people for
approval upon disagreement with the
Legislature, was approved after heated de-
bate
philadelphia, December S1.--The Phila-
delphia mint shattered coinage records in
| the year closing tonight. During 1919 do
lmestic. coinage totaled 50o915.000 pieces as
| compared with 367, ,006 in 1918. In adj
d.ti6n, coinage for foreign countries in
the last IL months amounted to 9o,52s, 1876
pieces. compared with 2s. $4,000 pieces in
| 1918.
I Washington. December s1.-An unprece-
dented increase Of approximately one
billion dollars in the resources of national
banks for the year was reported tonight
I by Comptroller of the Currency Will
dams On the date of the last call. No
vember II. national bank resources APP
proximated So, 900. NEARLY one billion
dollars more than ever before reported
New York. December 31.--After hav-
| ing repeatedly denied all knowledge of
| the murder of Mrs Emma Mcdonald in
a Brooklyn sand pit, October % last,
Frank Kelly, negro. confessed slayer
| in the home of Clarence S. Clarke of
Brooklyn, admitted today, according to
the police, that revolver carried by
| him was the one which caused Mrs.
Mcponalds death.
Louisville. KY, December 31.-Dr.
Christopher G. Schott. charged with
murder of Miss Elizabeth Ford Grit
| fifth. his office assistant on December
| "a. at his preliminary trial today. was
released from jail on $4,000 bond pend
| ing investigation by the grand jury,
which meets on January 8.
| Mount Clemens. December 31.-Mrs.
Cecil yester. charged with completely
in the murder Of j. Stanley Brown, son
\ Of a former Detroit manufacturer,
pleaded not guilty when arraigned in
Justice court here late today Mrs.
vester demanded an examination,
which was set for Saturday morning.
Jersey City, N. j., December 81
}Governor-elect Edwards announced to-
night that. if certain information
reaching him was found correct he
would either, as citizen, call upon
Secretary Lansing to revoke his proc
llamation of the ratification of the
Eighteenth amendment or introduce
mandamus proceedings to compel him
to do So The information referred to
is to the effect that certain states in
ratifying the amendment used Ian