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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19

lower prices" These current reduc- tions, he said, might be only tenn porary.
 if reports of price cutting were de- pendable they indicated a tendency toward a reduction in inventories. Though this might be temporary, he said. it was undoubtedly good, in that it suggested that merchants were go- ing ahead Fore cautiously. Sales are being held under various names.
 NO PROFIT SALE
 In Topeka, Kan, a mems clothing firm announced a mo profit sale, de- claring it would back its promise at the end of the sale by letting the fair price commissioner or a committee named by him take possession of its books and accounts.
 Department stores in St. Louis ad vertised ''under-selling campaign. Twenty per cent cuts were the most
 (COutinued on Page Six)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19

Financial authorities here said indi- cations were the price decline would be limited to ready-to-wear clothing, principally women's garments and silks. Shoes were in the list affected.
 Tight money and inadequate trans- portation facilities were cited among the prime reasons for the mercantile movement. Delays in delivery of goods in which much money had been tied up. together with inability of farmers to get grain and live stock to market were said in many instances to have worked a hardship on merchants.
 An officer of one of the leading de- partment stores of Chicago declared that the price reduction now being re- ported meant also that merchants were trying to satisfy what he called "a hys- terical demand from the public for A financial authority here said that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
10000 PER CENT ON SUGAR PER YEAR IS
 CHARGED TO DEALERS
Rx Assaciated Presr

Oklahoma City. May 1s.-Eieven bus mess men of this city and one at Enid were arrested today bv federal author tiles following indictments returned against them by federal grand jury charging violations of the Lever act by alleged profiteering in the. sale of sugar.
 All under arrest are connected with wholesale grocery firms in this state Iand one. Charles F. vancleef. is a member of the state fair price com mission.
 Herbert NJ. Prek. United States at torney for the western district of Ok lahoma. tonight stated the indictments show that some of the men under ar rest had made as high as 10000 per cent profit on sugar within a year and that the least profit any of them had made. as shown by the indictments was 5000 per cent year on money invested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
REPORTED IN FULL CONTROL
 OF O|L DISTRICT Mexican Labor Leader Reaches Washington as Special Representative
 De FactO Government
By Associated Press

New York, May 1S.-Gen. Manuel Pe- laez, now reported in control of the entire oil field district of the Mexican east coast, in message received in New York today, guaranteed to protect the lives and property of Americans, as well as Mexicans in his his territory.
 w. F. Buckley, an American resident of Vera Cruz and Mexico City for the past twelve years, and close friend of Pelaez. received the generals cabIegram here, which was dated at Tampico yester- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
TWO REPORTS ON
 WARTIME NITRATE
 PROGRAMME GIVEN
One Charges Rockies s S Waste and Extravagance, While Other Praises
 Policy of Government
By Associated Press

Washington, May 1s.-Flatly con- flicting majority and minority reports resulting from months of investiga- ton by a special House committee of wartime expenditures on air nitrate projects by the government were de- bated for an hour in the House today and then laid aside temporarily for other business.
 The only action taken was on a point of order raised by Representative Garrett, democrat, Tennessee. minority member of the Investigating commit tee, against one phase of the majority report by Representative Graham, re- publican, Illinois Representative Gar rett contended that in recommending private operation under lease of the Muscle Shoals, Ala, project as a fer tilizer plant, its majority report in vading the functions of another com- mittee of the House having before it bills dealing directly with this sub ject. His objection was overruled by Speaker Gillett.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
REGULAR REPUBLICAN
 CANDIDATES LEAD IN
 PENNSYLVANIA VOTE
By Associated Pr...

Philadelphia, May 1S.-Returns from 110 'districts out of the 7,iIs in the stnte shows that the regular repubiicah slated candidates for delegates nt large in today's pri- mary election throughout PennsyI- vania are leading by from 400 to 600 votes. These figures do not Include any from Philadelphia.
 Returns from 10C scattered dis tricts for democratic national com mittee give Joseph F. Guffey, of PfttsbuEg. lead of more than BOO over Eugene C. Bonniwell of Philadelphia. Guffey was sup- ported by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
washout Halts Train Service

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 1S.-Railroad of ficials at this place were notified late today of a washout on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley road between Silver City and Belzoni. Train service on that division has been discontinued. A considerable portion of the track is under water and it was said much damage has been done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
ATION- WIDE WA VE| |OF PRICE CUTTING
 SWEEPING COUNTR Y
Tight Money and Inadequate Transportation Cited As Reasons of Promised Reductions Ranging From 20
 Per Cent to Minus Profit
By Associated Press

Chicago May 18A of price cutting in retail cloth ing costs reaching from the Mississippi valley the Pacific coast reported today Dispatches from "A cities that ter rtory told promised reductions cent o mi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
URGE FUTURE DISPOSAL

The reports, one by republicans con demning the governments entire war time nitrate programme, and charging reckless waste and extravaganza, and the other by democrats, defending it, and charging partisan bias by the ma jority, were presented to the House by q special committee which took up the investigation nearly a year ago. Along with its forty-one general con demnations of the governments policy, the republican majority comprising Chairman Graham, Illinois, and Rep resentative Jeffries, Nebraska, sub- mitted recomm endations for future disposal of the Muscle Shoals proper ties, which Representative Garrett of Tennessee, the democratic member, de- clared was beyond its province. MT Garrett indicated that he would make a point of order against the report on that ground. Members said this would open the way for the biggest political fight in the House since the war in vestigating committee was created
 The republicans laid the blame for the nitrate programme, entailing an expenditure of about s116,000,00o at the door of President Wilson, with Bernard M. Baruch as the moving spirit of the great wartime project, al- though Representative Garrett, speak ing for the minority, declared that the President acted on the suggestion of Secretary Baker and that both could assume responsibility without thought 1f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
HAYES HECKLED BY
 VEXED SUFFRAG|STS
Try to Make Chairman Say Why c. o. P. Majority In
 Delaware Failed
By A..ooIatsd pr.n

1, Washington, May 1s.-A bevy of wom-
 ar suffrage workers. fresh from their un-
 availing labors to obtain ratification of
 the suffrage amendment by the Delaware
 legislature. consistently heckled Will H.
 Hayes, the national republican chairman, when he made speech today at a meet ing of republican women of the District of Columbia. 1 The interruptions, designed to make the ! chairman say why the republican ma- jorty at the Delaware capital could not 1 force adoption of the amendment, began l as soon as he rose to speak and kept the
 assemblage of several hundred women
 in an intermittent uproar until he had l concluded.
 1 'As soon as you have had more ex- perience in practical politics." Mir Hayes
 told the first questioner, you will under stand that party officials do not carry | legislatures around in their pockets l The republican organization has done everything it honorably could to induce
 the Delaware legislature to act. The only
 thing left would be for us to go down and | try to buy some votes, and that isn't done any more in the republican party" ! A little later, when he made a plea for republican support because republican of- | fcials could be counted on, to insure good | government, another woman rose and | shouted:
 STILL HAS HOPE l How can you make such a promise when you can't count on the republican
 legislature you already have in power in
 Delaware?'
 MT. Hayes recounted that of the thirty 1 five states which have already ratified his questioners why they didn't call on some of the democratic states. He pre- Idicted that if Delaware didn't ratify I some other state would in time to make | the amendment effective by the Novem- ' Der election:
 Why do you say that?" interrupted one of the women, when you admit you have no influence with even republican legislatures"
 1 T say feel certain of it." replied the speaker. because I believe that some
 one of the remaining istates is going to be intelligent enough to act between now and election time.
 1 Kisses and "cat calls drowned out 1 some of the interrogators, and as the heckling continued. women over the hall greeted new interruptions with yels of '.sit down" and throw them out" but I the suffrage workers persisted. and after ,declaring that this kind of conduct on 1 the part of the women makes it hard to ! get republican legislatures to ratify the amendment" Mir. Hayes ended his speech while two women were on their feet yell | ing questions at him and many other. | were joining in with misses and cries of disapproval at the disturbers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
 CENTRAL CLERKS {. IN ATLANTA AND MACON WALK OUT Quit Because Road Officials Refuse to Grant Confer ence-250 Reported
 Out
By Associated Press

Atlanta. Ga, May 1s.-Clerks in the warehouses and freight offices of the Central of Georgia railroad in Atlanfn and Macon quit work today. joil those of Griffin, who recently wa out.
 It was stated by railroad off that about seventyfive men were oasl here. Reports from Macon placed the number out there at 200. J. w. Thomas. president of the Southeastern Feder-i ation of Railway Clerks, issued statement saying the men quit be- cause officials of the road declined to treat with them when conference was requested May If, and said the clerks are taking the position that the railroad officials themselves are on strike and not the employees"
 Freight receiving was practically at a standstill here today, according to H. D. Pollard, general superintendent of the Central, who said he expected to fill the vacancies to such an extent by tomorrow as to have the situation almost normal. Reports from Macon and Griffin were to the effect that de- spite the walkout freight was being handled. h
 Mir. Pollard asserted the clerks want more pay and new contract, but de- clared that was now before the rail- read labor board at Washington The labor board al Washington has noth- ing to do with establishing contracts with system lines of railroad property" said MT. Thomas statement. The labor board has to do with the general question of increases in pay.'
 The future action of the clerks was expected to be decided at the regular meeting of their union tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
CHARGE CONTRACT BROKEN

Charging the Air Nitrates Corpora tion, builders of the Muscle Shoals plant, with failure to perform its con tract the majority recommended to Congress that no further sums be paid it on account and civil suits be insti- tuted for recovery. and that the whole question of pay be threshed out in the court of claims. It also was recon mended that the government pursue such remedies as might De decided by the Attorney General
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
PROGRESS IS MADE TOWARD RELIEVING
 TRAFFIC PROBLEM
Solid Trains of Empty Cars Speeding West for Grain, While Coal Cars Move
 Eastward
By Associated Press

Washington, May 1S.-Progress in re- lief of the freight jam was reported late today by the Interstate Commerce Com mission which announced the movement of empty boxcars for grain loading had begun in large volume westward from New England and the Atlantic seaboard
 These are being moved in solid trains under expedited orders, and their trans fer is watched continually to avoid pre- yentable delays, the commission said.
 Simultaneously, counter movement Of cars for coal loading has been instituted from the middle west to the coal produc- ing areas of the east.
 The commission announced that this order of handling equipment would be continued until a more proper balance of these classes of equipment is ob- tained." and predicted considerable relief both by providing foodstuffs and fuel where needed and by easing the financial strain resulting from the long continued tie-up.
 Officials of the American Railroad As- sociation predicted a regular and con- tinuous movement of empty cars within short period. But the associations car service committee warned that the de- mands for cars continued to increase and that the allocation of equipment should be made with utmost care to avoid fur ther jams at all gateways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
LABOR LEADER HERE

Washington, May 1s.-Luis Marones, labor leader of Mexico, and known there as the Gompers of Mexico" came here today as special commissioner of the de facto government
 Recent reports of the state department, announcing plans for his visit, suggested the possibility of his appointment later as the chief diplomatic representative to the United States. Marones and his as- sociates declined, however, to discuss an opinion on Mexican conditions, He left during the day for New York and will return here later.
 The acting chief of the confidential agency here Is Dr. Alvaro Torre Diaz, to whom Marones reported,
 Further indications that the de fscto government was settling more firmly into power was contained in a summary of news in the Mexico City press sent by the Mexican embassy to the state depart- ment today, The state governments Yucatan and Campeche have announced their support of the new government, and Villa, 1t was announced, was proceed ing to the capital without military es- cort."
 The summary set forth that the news papers applauded the withdrawal of Pablo Gonzales from the presidential race, saying it would reduce the chances of conflict growing out of the political rivalries. The most outstanding con- tender is now Obregon.
 Carranza was reported to be moving northward from the hills west of Jalapa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
GEORGIA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION NAL7ERABLY OPPOSED TO LEAGUE
Resolutions Also Ask Re- peal of All Espionage, Se- dition and Conscription Laws = Watson Forces Jubilant.
By Associated Press

Atlanta, Ga., May 1S.--ResoIu- tfons expressing "unaIterabIe op- position'' to the Lengue of Nations covenant as brought back from Paris by President Wilson, advo- eating free speech, free press and local self-government and asking repeal of all espionage, sedition and conscriptiOn laws passed dur ing the war were adopted here late tonight by the state democratic convention.
 Atlanta, May 1S.-Two deIega- tions to San Francisco were elected hy the democratic state convention, which closed it's. sessions here early today after going on record Rs refusing to indOrse President, Wilson's administration. the Ver- saiIles treaty and the League of Nations cOnvenant with reserya- tions.
 The majority, composed of sup. porters of United States Senator Smith and Thomas E. Watson, be- fore the convention adjourned, elected delegates uninstructcd ms to candidates, hut ordered to vote only for candidate favorable to the principles indOrsed by the con- ventiOn. The Palmer supporters, after the convention itself had nd- jQurned, elected a delegation in- structed to vote for A. Mitchell Palmer for President as the win ner of the GeOrgia preferential primary.
 DELEGATE ELECTED
 The delegates elected by majorit ,ote in the convention were:
 Delegates at large: Thomas w. Hard wick. Hawkinsville, former Unite States senator from Georgia: R. L. NJ, Kinney, Macon; s. l. Barrett, Unio City; w. w. Osborne, Savannah; B. \ Atlanta: Felix Jackson J. J. Flynt. Griffin; Al hur Lucas, Atlanta. Alternates: Craw ord Wheatley. A. G. Foster, H. L. How lrd. J. R. Smith, Fred Kelley, P. Cummings, A. R. Wright, C.. c. Ed with one-half a vote eacl District delegates:
 First district: Dr. B. E. Daniel. I ,. Weathers. Alternates: W. J. Lon, 2. R. Overstreet.
 Second District: T. s. Hawes. E. I Cox. Alternates: W..J. Bush, R. l.. Hal Third District: F. H. Taylor, ". , Alternates: Marion Dickinso, I. A. Cooling.
 Fourth district: c. c. Mcknight, 3. Daniel. Alternates: J. F. Durr, { :. Adams.
 Fifth district: Dr. J. H. Goss j. I Parker. Alternates: J. S M. Pattol
 Continued on Page Three)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
JOIN REvOLUTIONISTS


 Laredo, Tex, May 1s,-El Porvenir. q
 newspaper of Monterey. received here to-
 day, confirmed reports that Carranza of
 ficials of the state of Nuevos Leon had
 accepted the revolutionary regime in
 said the states of Coahuila. Nuevo Leon
 and Tamaulipas were quiet under the new
 government.
 El Porvenir said Governor Jose De Los Santos, who fled toward the American border East Wednesday, returned to Mon terey Sunday and turned over his office and state funds to Juan M. Garcia, the provisional governor. Gen. Carlos Asuna, | it added, marched into Monterey Sunday with his troops and accepted the change in government, and various rebel chief tains, including Juan Andres Almazan and Marcelo Caravee, have teegraphed l their subordination to Antonio l. vn- lareal, chief of revolutionary operations in the northeast
 Rail traffic has been resumed between Monterey and Tampico, Heraldo de Mex (Continued on Page Six)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
SAVANNAH STRIKE REPORTED

OkhN ANIMAL o Rlh Oh
 Macon. Ga, May 1S.--Members of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks em- ployed by the Central of Georgia rail1 road who walked out here today at. II o'clock. stated tonight that they were followed an hour later by tho entire force in the general offices of the railroad at Savannah.
 J. W. Thomas. of Savannah. Is gen, eral chairman of the brotherhood of the Central of Georgia system.
 The men say that they have re- quested conference for the continu- ation of the national agreement and ask for 20 cents an hour increase in wages and time and a half for overs time eight hours being considered their working day.
 Officials of the railroad filled the places of the strikers sufficiently to keep passenger trains in operation.
 No other line than the Central is af, fected here, outside of the offices oH the Macon Terminal Company. oper- ated jointly by all railroads entering this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
CLIGHT DECREASE


 Figures for the last two weeks show a slight decrease in the number of loaded cars awaiting movement, but the de- CT ease was so small as to be regarded as negligible. according to officials It served, however to indicate to those seeking solution to the traffic problem that the jam soon fight be broken. Labor conditions, described as "ex- tremely unfavorable'' by the Interstate Commerce Commission have seriously handicap ped the work of clearing ter minals ih many communities. The com mission said it was giving intensive study" to local congested areas which would permit the free use of emergency powers" in dealing appropriately with such situations.
 State railway utilities and public serv- ice commissions, in response to the com missions appeal, have turned over to the federal agency their forces of inspectors. who are working actively at all important terminals and gateways.
 The commission in announcing the movement of empty cars did not issue specific general orders, as had been ex- pected While the equipment is moving in train loads and without regard to the lines owning it., the commission is deal- ing with individual roads directly Railroad officials said that while the car supply for miscellaneous and "dead' freight had been protected thus far there were indications of an ex ceedingly heavy demand for that class of equipment through the increase in transportation of stone, sand and gravel for road building. WOULD ONLY SHIFT BURDEN
 The problem presented by putting pr,orities into effect hinges to some extent on the question of relief for
 business institutions whose money is
 tied up in transit. Preferential move
 lnent for some commodities would inn
 n,ediately relieve the financial strain
 on those particular classes, But 1t was
 declared the burden lifted from one
 would be merely passed over to owners
 of shipments not accorded prior right
 for.
 Although the roads asked the com
 mIssion Saturday to pool equipment
 and make such other arrangements as
 were necessary to meet emergency
 conditions. none lost sight of the move-
 meut of their own cars.S They were
 sa i'd to- have asked that the commission
 give some consideration. in its plan to
 break the blockade. to the question of
 ordering cars to their nome" roads
 wherever possible.
 During the day consideration of the
 Cummins amendment to the transpor-
 tation act designed to help the car
 shortage situation. began before the Senate interstate commerce committee.
 X favorable conclusion was under
 stood to have been reached on the pi oposal to extend from five to fifteen years the period for repayment of loans made by the government for improve gents. but final action on other pro- visions in the amendment was post poned.
 A subcommittee composed of Sena- tors Kellogg Minnesota; Townsend. Michigan, and Underwood. Alabama was appointed to confer with House ! rie mbers as to. need of an additional ' appropriation for the relief of the
 carriers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-08-10
SUGGESTIONS MADE FOR
FIGHT ON THE HESSIAN FLY

The Hessian fly, one of the oldest
and at times one or the most destruct-
i've enemies of the wheat crop in the
United States, is again on the in
crease. Specialists of the United
States Department Of Agriculture
make he following suggestions for
combating the pest:
Practice crop rotation. Do not SOW
wheat on stubble IL it is possible to
avoid doing so.
Pillow under all infested stubble and
ruined wheat, where practible, soon
after harvest.
Destroy all volunteer wheat ~
narrowing, disking, blowing, or some
other method.
Plow all land to be sown to wheat
as early and as deeply as existing
conditions permit, and prepare thor
oughly pulverized andcompacted seed
bed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-08-10
County
Legal Notices
NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
Thurston County.
Alien y. MckenZie. plaintiff. VS.. Mollie
Hanna. defendant. No. 1901. EXecu-
ton Under Foreclosure.
Under and by virtue of a writ of Spe-
ciaI Execution issued out of the superior
cnmrt of the state of Washington. hold
;ng terms at olympia, in and for Thurs
ION county in said state, and dated on
The goth day OF July. 1920. on judg-
msnt rendered in said court on the 26th
dav of July, 1920. in favor of the above
named plaintiff. and against the above
named defendant, for the sum of three
torney's fee OF seventy-five dollars, and
costs OF suit taxed at eleven and $1,000
dollars with interest at the rate OF ten
ner cent per annum from date thereof
and amounting in all to the sum of
three hundred eighty-six and $4,000
Which said writ Of special execution
was to me as sheriff Of Thurston county,
Washington, duly directed and deliv-
cred. and by which l am commanded to
sell at public auction, according to law,
tho following described real estate. to-
Lots 9. z and 8. section 35 township
"A north range west of the w. NJ as
shown on the supplemental map of
Olympia Tide Lands on file in the ONCE
a the Commissioner Of Public Lands
q Olympia, Washington. except the
rerth twenty feet Of lot 8.
Now, therefore. public notice Is here
~ given that on the 28th day OF August.
1x20. at 10 o'clock q. m. of said day at
lie front door OF the courthouse. on