The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-07

liels today accepted, through the state
 department, fund of approximately 600 bounds sterling allocated from the sum recently raised by popular subscriptions lin Great Britain for memorial to mem Ibers of the Dover Patrol" which aided lin safeguarding the English channel Iagainst enemy submarines during the war.
 Washington. January 6.-Wartime pay ment and allowances for the coast guard, which continue until peace is declared, together with steadily advancing prices, were cited today by, Commandant Rey- holds as reasons for asking Congress for Ia deficiency appropriation of S3,se2,ooV. The appropriation of s7,l2o.3oo granted for the fiscal year ending next July, he said, would not meet the coast guards neeos. Washington, January 6.-Incorporatlon | If language in the army reorganization bill which Senate military subcommittee members said would make General Per shing chief of staff is under eonsldera- a- l lion by the committee, but Chairman | Wadsworth said. tonight that decision had not been reached. As drawn the Tentative provision would make the gen leral of the army chief of staff. Gen eral PersLing alone holds this rank per lmanently, although General March the
 present chief, has similar rank while | assigned to that duty.
 Rio lJaneiro, January 6.-The Brazilian | steamer Pocone, 6750 tons gross, formerly | the German steamer Coburg, which sailed i from this port yesterday for Europe with lpassengers and a general cargo, returned l last night with a fire in her cargo of | cotton discovered when she was three
 hours at sea. The passengers were dis- | embarked and the flames extinguished. | The damage was said to be heaVy.
 New York. January 6--Rhode Island S ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment today brings the numper oi I states which have accepted 1t to z5. hdli- l ficatiol by E more states is necessary Dc- | fore the amendment becomes enectiVe and officers of the National Amerlcail 1 Woman's Suffrage association today de- l clared they would conduct an active cam naien +o obtain the necessary 36 ratifica- | tiens before the presidential primaries III April
 I New York, January 6.--Nationality IS I the soul of Americanism and the republic l .shas never failed humanity or endan- gered civilization Senator Harding or | Ohio. a candidate for the repupncaa l nomination for president, declared to- night in an address on 'AmericanlSn' before the Ohio society of New York. l Washington, January 6.-Admiral Vis-
 count Jellieoe, the ranking officer Of the British navy, left Washington today TOT | Rev West, en route to Havana, after nav ing inspected the United States naval academy at Annapolis and the corps ol cadets
 l Charlotte. N, C., January 6.--Officiai an- i nouncement was made here tonight of the purchase of the Capelsie cotton mills al l Troy. N. C., by D. F. Rhyme of Lincoin- | ton. N e. ard associates, forming new corporation capitalized at s2Oo.oo Hong Kong, January 6.-Fire broke out in the engine room of the Canadian l Pacific line Monteagle in port here on December 31 and it was with great difficulty that the flames were ex- tinguished by the crew, it was an- nounced today The damage is said to I have been extensive.
 | Atlanta, January 6.-No request from New Orleans officials for an embargo on shipments of practically all export freight except cotton to New Orleans had been received by the railroad ad- ministration here as far as could be learned tonight. It was said unofficial ly. however, that the embargo un- doubtedly would be put into effect if reai-ested by the terminal manager and other officials there.
 Washington, January 6.-Argumen.s on the constitutionality of the farm loan act were begun today in the SUI preme court and will be concluded to- morrow. The appeals resulted from dismissal by the federal district court
 of injunction proceedings brought by
 stockholder to enjoin the Kansas City
 Title and Trust company from invest-
 ing it's funds in farm loan bonds is-
 sued by fedeyal land baeks and joint
 stock land banks.
 Washington, January GA bill direct
 ing the Secretary of War to arrange for
 the return at government expense of the
 bodies of soldiers. sailors and marines now buried in Europe where the removal
 has been requested by the next of kin
 was introduced by Senator Harris, demo- |crat Georgia, and referred to the mili- tary committee.
 Paris, January 6-An sHed note hand ed to the German delegation late this evening refuses to decrease the number
 of troop effectives destined for the tr- ritories in which plebiscites are. to be held. The note says that non- -participa- tion by the United States in the proposed
 occupation already has decreased the er- fectiveness by one-fourth and Germany~s
 expenses will be reduced accordnsl,x and that therefore Germany's request for lessening in the number of troops is |unwarranted.
 Paris. January 6-It is reported in diplomatic quarters that while it will not be impossible for the exchange of notifications to take place Saturday, tke ceremony may be delayed until Monday. January 12. This is due to difficulties encountered by the com missions of expertsl New York. Janupary 6-"An Atlan-s tic coast conference on the cost of liv- ing. at which efforts are to be made to get eastern seaboard states to join their sister states in the west in Legislation for a shorter working day and mini he
 eased instantly