The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
THE NEWS N BRIEF
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forty American automobile trade marks.
 New York, January 9.-The government of Czecho- Slova has paid a s6.Soo,0O0 loan advanced about six months ago by an American syndicate, 1t was announced here today The loan was in the form of acceptance credit advanced by three New York banks.
 Charleston, S C.. January 9.-The Brit ish steamship Niceto De Laranga. here for bunker coal and bound from Calves ton 10 Manchester is still unable to ex- tricate herself from an odd predicament, occurring yesterday in a heavy fog be- tween the harbor jetties, when her pro- peller ran afoui of buoy anchor chain. The steamship is held fast, but is in no danger.
 New York, January 9-The Victory hall which it is proposed to erect in this city near the Grand Central terminal as 8 memorial to American soldiers, at a cost of sl5,000 900, has been indorced by Gen eral Pershing as Ia monument worthy of their achievements it was announced today. The committee which is back of the project expects to raise the necessary funds by popular subscription.
 New York. January 9-The Cornelius Vanderbilt home, fronting Fifth avenue from Fifty-seventh to Fifty eighth street, has been sold for $5 JO0000 cash, it was announced today It was said that the residence, one of the most costly in America, will make way for a s2O,O00 900 structure. The name of the purchaser has not been disclosed.
 Philadelphia, January 9-Mrs. Alex ander Johnson Cassatt, widow of for mer president of the Pennsylvania rail- road, died today at her home in this city after two months illness. She was niece of James Buchanan, former President of the United States.
 Sacramento, Cal, January 9.-What growers said was q record price for rice was bid today bv the American Import and Export company, which offered S.26 cents pound for 2300 bags held by the Pacific Rice Growers association
 
 Paris, January Slight preliminary documents concerning the details of the enforcement of the treaty have been signed in preparation for the ratification of the Versailles compact. Five of these are between the entente and the Germans and concern Galicia and other terrltor1es affected. The other three, between the Poles and the Germans, settle the datalls of. the relations |, f these countries in the enforcement of the treaty.
 San Antonio, Tex January 9.-Inforrla- ton was received here today that Gen. Alvaro Obregon candidate for the pres'- dency of Mexico. has refused the nomina- tion of the labor socialist party, when his followers assert was rendered in hne with the policy cf his political opponents to fasten upon h;no the brand of socialist and the stigma of pro-Germansm. Philadelphia January 9.-The 7S25-ton cargo carrier CIentaif, Hog Islands eigh- teth vessel, which was named by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, was launched today. Washington, January 9.-Frotest agatns; | the decision of Attorney General Palmer on December 4 in turning over 16o,Ooo acres of oil lands in California, estimated tf ! be worth $500 O00,oo0 to the Southern Pa cific company without an appeal from the adverse judgment of lower court was made today by Clifford Pinchot, president of the National Conservation associatleli | in a letter to that official.
 
 | Boston. January 9-Suit to restrain 1 tEe federal authorities in this district l from enforcing the Nolstead prohibi- l ton enforcement act, on the ground l that it has not been legally adopted ! was filed in the federal district court today on behalf of George q. Dempsey ot the wholesale liquor firm of P 1 Dempsey & Go. of this city. Judge l Anderson set next Monday as the date l for hearing.
 ! Stockholm January e.-The strike oi mechanical engineers is spreading 1 throughout the country 70 per cent oi 1 the workers being idle. Iron workers l and employees in paper and wood pull | mills also threaten a general strike after January 15. The employers ir l these industries contemplate counter