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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
COAL PRODUCTION BACK ID NORMAL
 IN THE DISTRICT
Governors Embargo Not Ex- pected to Be Renewed as Amount Mined Exceeds
 That Before the Strike

The order of the governor
 prohibiting the shipment of
 domestic coal out of the state will expire Saturday and in all
 likelihood will not be renewed,
 for the very simple reason that there will be no occasion for it's being extended. : Production by the Alabama coal mines , has reached a total in excess of the pro- duction just prior to the strike, and
 greater than it was at the same time in l9l3, when there was no strike. DEFICIT 244,548 TONS Total deficit il. production during the eight weeks of the strike has been 2A.54S tons, compared with the same period in isl9. This is just 10 per cent under the 1919 production.
 Total officially reported to the gov iernnientsfor the week ending October 5c IS, 276,94l tons. It is known that mines producing over 6.00 tons did not report If they had the official total would have been 2s4,00o tens.
 Last weeks productin is 23,0o0 tons greater than that of the week preceding he strike, almost 5000 tons in excess of the low mark made during the week preceding the coming of the military, an increase over the same week in 1919, when there was no strike, of 5000 tons, and an increase over the preceding week this year of II ,00G tons.
 WEEKLY PRODUCTION The production by weeks during the strike and for the same period in 1913, as officially reported to the government, was as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
REBATE SYSTEM OF
 LOCAL MERCHANTS
 NOW IN EFFECT
Wholesale Merchants Adopt Plan for Building Large :, Jobbing Trade In City.
 Committees Named

The merchants transportation rebate system went into operation on time We'd nesday.
 All details connected with the new or. ganzation, which is known as the Wholesale and Manufacturers associa. tion of the Chamber of Commerce, have been completed and the management is in the hands of the executive commit tee, composed of George D. Johnston, chairman; Murray Brown, M. V. Mill sap, s. Felheiner, J. c. O'Dell and J. D. Moore.
 The following other committees have been named:
 and D Friedman.
 Membership-J. c. o'Dell, M NJ. BeIlew and S. Y. Caldwell.
 Transportation-M. V Millsap, F. A. Porter and Mir. Leonard.
 Advertising-S. Felheimer J. Chapline Hodges and E. II. Mill.
 The amount of transportation to be re- funded depends on the amount of goods purchased as well as the distance trav- eled. The general scale is $500 worth of goods by those coming from to 1oD miles to trade, s750 worth by those com ing from a distance of 100 to 200 miles, and S1,000 by those coming from a dis tance of 200 to 600 miles.
 The plan is based on that which the merchants of Memphis have so success fully used for many years and which has served to help build up great job ping trade for that city.
 Besides the rebate system. the mer- chants will advertise the other advan- tages of trading in Birmingham, nclud- ing Sfreight rates and the like. Follow ing are the charter members of the as- sociation:
 Markstein Brothers Millinery company, w. M. Cosby Flour & Grain Co, ,<Doster Northington Drug company, Goodall Brown Dry Goods company, Johnson Dry Goods. company, R. D. Burnett Cigar company. Matthews Electric Supply com pany, City Paper company, Sharp Hat company W. c. Patterson Cigar com pany, C. C. Snider Cigar company, South ern Jobbing house. Phillips Lester Man ufacturing company, the Lewine-Abelson Candy x Grocery Co., Birming gham Stocking company. Frankel X Feldstein Clothing O., Alabama Dry Goods com pany, Weiss Brothers x Sons, B. & E. Shoe Co, Interstate Electric company of Alabama. Harry Light & Co, Ger son company, D. Friedman X Co.,, Ma tional Millinery company, Frank Abelson X Co.,, Silversten brothers, Wyman- Knox Candy company. W. s. Brown Mercantile company. Earl Brothers-Beck Candy & Grocery Co, Beil-Tanner Pro- duce company, Tyler Grocery company. B. F. Roden Grocery company, Ward x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
$40, ,OOO WAREHOUSE
Hill Grocery Company Buys Lot on
 Third Avenue

The Hill Grocery company, operating a chain of g retail grocery stores throughout the city, yesterday closed a deal for the lot. 2ooxl4O feet. at Fifteenth street and Third avenue, south, for a consideration of ,10,oO0
 Workmen will immediately start erect ing large warehouse and store upon the site. The structure will cost approxi- mately $40,0O0
 The sale of the lot was announced yes terday by Meyer & Goldman local real estate agents. The fact that the $4o,vOt warehouse and store would be erected at an early date was confirmed by officials of the Hill Grocery company.
 When the large warehouse is com pleted it will be the principal distribut- ing point for all the retail grocery stores now being operated in Birmingham by the company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
ARMISTICE BANQUET

The Sixth division. Birmingham post No 1, will give it's second banquet for it's members on Armistice Night, No vember Il, at the Hillman hotel, begin ming at o'clock.
 The post adjutant, Bob Chambers. has asked that all members who are to at tend this affair (and one that does not will miss good feed) to mail their checks for $3 to him at once to insure their getting a seat. His address is All Woodward building.
 The entertainment committee, Lem Lokey, Bob Chambers, John Griffith and John H. White, has made all arrange ments and only asks that each man bring along his own canteen of re freshments.'
 Final plans will be made at a meet ing of the post to be held Sunday after noon at 3 o'clock, All Woodward building. and all members are requested to at- tend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
COMES TO LECTURE ON
 CHRISTIAN SILENCE

 William W. Porter of Boston, Mass. Christian Science lecturer and member Of the board of lecturers of the original church in Boston, will address a meet ing Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Lyric theatre.
 Mir. Porter will lecture under the aus pices of the First Church of Christ, Scientists, of Birmingham.
 It is the custom of all Christian Science churches to give free lecture on Chris tian Science once a year. To this one, which is being given by the local church, an invitation to come is being extended the people of Birmingham
 The purpose of the lecture is to give the public in general right conception of Christian Science, according to the point of view of the believer, to correct misstatements on Christian Science and to tell something of thetlife and work of the founder of the church, Mary Baker Eddy of Boston.
 The lecture is entirely free.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05

McGowan Grocery Co. Alabama Grocery company, G. ". Hopson & Sons, Mar shall Jordan & Keith; McLester van Hoose company, Wood & Crabbe Grain Co, Chas. A. Jones & Co.,, Plosser- Knecht Flour & Grain Co.,, Jno. w. Wood Grain company, Tennessee Mill and Feed company, Birmingham Grain company, Smith Grain & Elevator Co.,, Sunny South Grain company, Alabama Mill Elevator Co, Yielding brothers. Gwin Williams Grocery company, Western Grain com pany, Birmingham Paper company, Vim berly & Thomas Hardware O., Moore & Handley Hardware Co.,, Young & Yam Supply Co.
 The visiting merchant will have the amount of his purchase certified by each of these merchants with whom he trades. Their names will all be on the same card. When the visitor finishes his busi- ness he will present the certificates to the secretary of the chamber and his transportation will be refunded him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
Debate Postponed

The humorous debate that was to be staged at the Garfield Methodist Church tonight at o'clock has been postponed until November 12. on ac- count of several of the members who were to take part being absent from the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
O'Callaghan Named Lord Mayor
By Associated Press

- By AssOtIHttu TrtSs
 Cork, November 4.-Deputy Lord Mayor buckingham has been elected lord mayor in succession to the late Terence MacSwiney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
KNESSETH ISRAEL

Irving Engel, local attorney. will make an address at the young peoples service at the Knesseth Israel syna- gogue at o'clock. Louis Freedman will read the service. Everybody well come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
ART LEAGUE MEETING

Members of the Alabama Art league will hold a meeting tonight at o'clock at the Tutwiler hotel. All members are urged to be present, as many important matters will be taken up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
DEMOCRATIC FUND
Additional Sums Received to Help Pay
 Campaign Expenses

Contributions through The Age-Her- aid to the national democratic cam paign fund stood yesterday as fol- lows:
 Previously acknowledged ...s1,166 25 E. F. Landers, Roanoke, Ala. .~ 800 John A. Carlisle, Roanoke, Ala. 2.5o Cash .................... 200
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
Poland Grants Amnesty

l- Paris, November 4.-(Jewish Tele- graphic Agency.)-The Polish govern ment granted amnesty to all political prisoners Monday last, says an unoffi- cial dispatch from Warsaw today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05

Decrease for 1920, z44,54S, or 10 per cent.
 Coal operators in touch with carloads moved from the mines declare that the production this week has been going at a still more satisfactory pace, and that the week will make much better show
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05

In Japan books are bound with the edges in: the readers begin al the back and go forward. and they read vertically instead of horizontally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
= EXCEEDS DEMAND

The steam coal trade is plentifully SUD- 1,ied. More steam coal is mined and loaded on cars than there is prompt call for. So easy has the steam coal situa- ton become that no emergency calls have beer sent in recently by the state fuel administrator.
 The domestic coal situation is also very
 much easier. In fact, no aspect or the coal situation is any longer acute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
ISN'T THIS THE QUICKEST wAYf

Two heaping cups of Ballard lf-Bising Flour. one tablespoon of shortening. Make dough with milk or water and you'n get the best biscuits you ever tasted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
BALLARD PANCAKE FLOUR

All ready to make the most delicious. golden pam calee you ever tasted. Simply stir wi water to make a battsr--and you're ready My how every l., vsS ncakes mads sih Basia d s*4ncs c Flour And how easy it is for you to delight everyone! Try package today
 BALLARD | BALLARD CO. Incorporated
 Louisville. Kentucky
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05

The production by weeks during the strike and for the same period in 1913, as officially reported to the government, was as follows:
Evening star., 1920-05-26
HIT BY
OIL BOOM REPORT

The oil boom has struck Washing
toni
Following reports that oil had been
found in a well Ave miles outside of
Washington on the Marlboro pike to-
day, steady stream of would-be ''oil
kings" went out from this city.
Local business men who have in
vested in the company which has been
drilling for oil for several weeks came
in motor cars to inspect the reported
find" They declared it looks good
to US"
According to officials of the oil COM
pany, the workmen had drilled to a
depth of 1924 feet when evidences of
oil became apparent. There was first
a small trickle, it was said. which
gradually grew larger.
Crowds Watch Pump Work.
All last night the workmen kept
the pump going while investors in the
project crowded around the wooden
trough through which the mixture of
Or. Robinson White. a Washington
geologist, who declared he had no
interest in the oil drilling project.
said he believed the company had "a
real oil we'll" and that the prospect
for getting oil in marketable guam
titles looked good"
II have inspected the well. anu the
prospects look mighty good" said DR..
White. II am more than satisfied
with the conditions at the present
drilled. In my judgment, at depth
Of between 1000 and 5000 feet they
should find oil in large quantities.
''The present oil that is coming up
is probably afioat frorp a rock fissure.
! understand the workmen drilled
through a layer Of rock and that di-
rectly underneath this rock oil was
found. There are also evidences of
parafin and very fine oil sand ap-
parent"
Geologist Says Drilling Fails.
The assistant director of the geo.
logical survey Of the Interior Depart
ment said this afternoon that a geolo-
boro well and that there were no
signs of oil there. The expert re-
ported that he was present when the
drill bit was brought up earlier in
the day and that there was only
blue clay on it. and no indication OF
oil If the drilling was continued, this
official said. the work would be
watched with interest by the depart
ment.
The geological survey. when tho oil
company first advertised 1t had stock
for sale. issued a statement that there
were no Indications that oil in mar
ketable quantity existed in that Sec
tion of Maryland.
DR.. William Ohlander. the geologist
employed by the company. declared,
however, that he had every reason to
believe there was oil in this section.
The company erected its we'll and be-
gan to drill.
II was said that the flow Of oil more
nearly represents that Of the Texas
fields. rather than in the wells of
Kentucky.
Evening star., 1920-05-26
MEX|CANS HOLDING
TWOAMER|CANS|N
J|M|NEz, CHIHUAHUA
Believed to Be M. c. Donald
of Texas and Homer c. Carr
of New York City.

Two Americana. Homer Carr and a
man named Macdonald. have been
taken prisoners at Jiminez, Chihua-
hua. according to report to the
State Department today from the
American consul at Chihuahua. No
details were given.
The State Department issued the
following statement regarding -ihe
Americans: --
Macdonald s16bably is NJ. c.
Donald of vernoL.. Tex. who went to
Mexico this year as an employe of
the Huasteca Petf,leum Company to
work in the oil fields in the neigh
borhood OF Tampico- : He is native
Homer c. Carr is empIoyed az a
mining engineer by the American
Smelling and Refining Company. HIS
home is in New York city. He is a
native of Pennsylvania"
Does Not Fenr for BoniIlas.
Reports to the department from the
American embassy at Mexico City are
that no apprehension is felt there as
to the safety of Ygnacio Bonillas, for
mer Mexican ambassador here. who is
one of the prisoners brought back after
the killing of Carranza.
The embass reported that the Mex
leo City press estimated the number of
those attending Carranza's funeral at
$4,000 to $4,000.
New Regime May Have Troubles.
Advances indicate that the revolu-
tionists have much to do before
stable government can be established
Military leaders are reported in va
rious parts of the republic with small
forces Of men under arms. either still
loyal to the Carranza regime or for
other reasons hostile to the de facto
government
Representatives of the new govern
ment. however, minimize their impor-
tance, asserting part Of them already
are negotiating for terms. while
others are on the defensive.
Francisco Villa. whose force of men
is variously estimated at from few
hundred to several thousand. is reck-
oned the most important Of the in
dependent leaders. It is evident that
Villa is not in accord with the new
regime.
Gen. Candido Aguilar. the last presi-
dents son-in-law, who during the
past five years has become a military
leader of the first order in Mexico,
still is in the field also.
Evening star., 1920-05-26
HOPE FOR COMPROMISE
ON HALF-AND-HALF

Conferees of the House and Senate
are meeting this afternoon with the
hope OF reaching some compromise
on the half-and- half principle of
financing the National Capital. The
conference started at 2 o'clock with
the fifty-ffty proposition, the princi-
pal difference which must be adjusted
before passage of the District appro-
priation bill for the fiscal year start
ing July 1.
Before going into the conference
Chairman Davis OF the House sub
committee on District appropriations
said that he was hopeful a COM
promise could be reached. 1t is un-
derstood that a modification of the
House position opposing the half
and-half principle has been suggested
as a basis of compromise The SEN
ate. in passing the District appro-
priation bill. restored the half-and-
half principle. which had been strick-
en- out in the House. 1t is under
stood that the Senate conferees are
insistent upon a retention of a fixed
proportion of contributions from the
federal Treasury and the District
funds to meet the expenses of the
National Capital
Evening star., 1920-05-26
z COUNTS IN MINE
CHARGES QUASHED
Court Holds Three Sections
of the Lever Act Un-
constitutional.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May IS Cby
the Associated Press).-Three sections
of the Lever act were held unconsti-
tutional by United States District
Judge A. B. Anderson in federal court,
who today quashed twelve Of the
eighteen counts of the indictment
against miners and operators based on
these sections in ruling on the motion
of Charles E. Hughes. chief counsel
for the Mine Workers officials, to quash
the indictment.
Counts /, 2, g. and II, based on
section 9 of the Lever law. which the
court held valid, were declared opera
tive and were not quashed by the
Judge.
The twelve counts in the indict-
ment 5, 6, :. s. 9. 10. IL, IL. 13, IA,
16 and IS. based on sections 4. 26
act. were Quashed.
Count Is of the Indictment. based on
section 81 of the criminal code, was
also quashed.
The motion to quash was filed three
weeks ago by Mr.. Hughes. The rul-
ing was delayed while John l.. Lewis.
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, and other officials at
tended the wage conference of an
thracite miners and officials with
Secretary of Labor Wilson in Wash
ington.
The motion by Mr.. Hughes challeng-
ed the constitutionality of the Lever
act principally on the ground that it
is vaigue and indefinite and does not
contain sufficient penalty provisions.
The suficiency of tine indictment Also
was challenged on the ground that
the coal business during the time COW
cred by the indictment was governed
by rules promulgated by President
Wilson.
In handing down his ruling on the
sections of the Lever act affected by
the indictment. Judge Anderson took
each of the sections up separately.
Evening star., 1920-05-26
Newspapermen Will Probe
Carranza's Death; Herrero
Is Blamed by Commission

MEXICO CITY. May 26 (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-Formal investigation for
the purpose of clarifying the part taken
in the death OF President Carranza both
by Col. Rodolfo Herrero and members of
the Carranza party was recommended
by the commission of four named by
Gems. Obregon and Gonzales to inquire
into the tragedy at Tlaxcalantongol
The commission submitted its report
the members had agreed had been
proven from stories Of witnesses
Reporters to Investigate.
Following the receipt of the report of
the commission Gen. Obregon requested
Universal. Excelsior, Heraldo and DEM
ocrata to appoint one reporter each to
conduct a full and impartial investiea-
ton in order to establish the identity
Of the criminals.
Report OF Commissfon.
The commissions report. which ia
the first authoritative story of the
death of CarranZa, may be summar.
lied as follows:
party at Putla. state Of Puebta. on
May 20. following a conference with
Gen. Francisco de P. Mariel. to whom
he surrendered last March. Herrero
pledged allegiance anew. and prom
ised to defend Carranza. which prom
Use was accepted by Gen. Martel. who
told the fugitive president that Her
zero was willing to fight for him.
Gen. Mariel then left the Carranza
party and did not go to TlaxcaIan-
tongo.
when Carranza reached T1axcaIan-
tongo. he was led by Herrero to the
hut where he was to sleep. Herrero
was with Carranza when beds in this
shelter were assigned to the presi-
dent. Manuel Aguirre Berlanga, min
lister Of tho interior; Mario Mendez.
chief Of telegraphs: Gil Farias, the
presidents private secretary. and
Capts. Amador and Suarez. his aids.
Gen. Murgia and other members Of
the party were taken to different
houses in the village. Before retiring
Carranza ordered Capt. Suarez to as
sist In placing sentinels, all of whom
were Herrero's men.
"Herrero later told Carranza that
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Evening star., 1920-05-26

,,nnrovements, have been neglected
s,,rinc the time in which this So
caIled surplus has been accommodating.
The surplus merely represents money
that ought to have been applied In the
nast to the meeting of the needs to
which the Commissioners call atten-
tion. and failing to be thus applied in
tha mast. it ought to be devoted now
TO meet these accumulated unmet
n Congress were going to pass this
hill it should in honor be first amend
ed so that it would have no retroac-
five effect 1t should leave District
tax money. collected under the half
and-half law to be expended in con-
formfty with that law. whatever diff
ferent provision for the future it en-
acted. This bill should apply. II at
Ali. only to the future with a "here-
after' inserted. and there should be
a specific proviso of exception OF this
surplus from the application of this
bill like that which is now in the bill
in regard to the funded debt.
IT In parade xical and m0nstr0us that
n surplus of une1Dended local tax
money which Congress through neg
lect Of the capitals urgent needs has
permitted to accumulate in violation
Of the haif-and- half law should be
used as a weapon to destroy that law .
and then should be diverted from it's
full applicat tiOn to those very needs,
neglect of which by Congress I'm the
past has permitted surplus to nc.
cumulate.