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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
PRINT PAPER
 PROBE STARTS WEDNESDAY Y
Underwood Suggests Big Stick" to Force Canada to
 Lift Restrictions
By Associated Pres.

Washington, April 26.--Congressional investigation of the print paper short age will be started next Wednesday by subcommittee of the Senate com mittee on manufactures, headed by Senator Reed, democrat, of Missouri. The committees plans include inquiry into supplies. distribution and prevail ing prices
 Pending congressional action. the assistance of the state department in the paper situation was invoked in connection with efforts to secure re- moval of restrictions upon export from Canada of raw materials used in paper manufacture. Chairman Porter of the House foreign affairs committee, ac- companied by representatives of the paper industry, conferred with Secre- tary Colby and received assurances that the suggestion of making the re- etrictions the subject of diplomatic correspondence would be given care- full consideration.
 Publishers of leading papers will be invited to appear before the investiga- ting committee. Senator Reed said New fork publishers will be heard Wednesday, and on succeeding days those of Boston, Philadelphia and Providence Invitations are being sent also to editors in western states.
 We have taken the papers in the or der named without any purpose of ex- cluding others" Senator Reed ex- Plained but so that too many men may not be taken from their business at one time. Before the committee concludes it's investigation it expects to give publishers of all classes of newspapers an opportunity to express their viewg.'
 Appointment of commission to seek of Canadian embargoes on pulp wood was urged by Senator Un- derwood. democrat. Alabama. before the House foreign affairs committee
 tContinued Page TSveIve)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
100000 BAGS ARRIVE

New Orleans, April 26-Five snipFt loaded with 100000 bags of Cuban sugar, are at the local docks 1t w& announced on the sugar exchange toaay Two vessels began unloading today
 The Lake Folcroft and the Lake Ffslssf doeked today with about 2o.000 bags ig Ava, Ado, Lake Flattery and Tuscan sis ready have secured dock space. and NH unloa.s raw sugar The sugar is cons to local dealers and refiners, hays e'is taining between 2oo and 300 pounds N
 sixty thousand bags of lava siSa been sold here for June. 5nIy and & deliveries at from 2 to 27lsc, pract4gn ss all being taken by confectioners,
 Tn order 10 fully explain the A shortage in Louisiana to the governfaE United States District Attorney Moor z and four of the states most pron1ire sugar planters left tonght for Wasask ton They will appear before the gressional Investigating committee T'ta day to answer charges that Loutsiana sugar men have been active in causing present rise in prices.
 The American Sugar Refining Con1panx here today announced the addition e9 cent to the price of granuated maKlg% the selling price now ls1zc wholesale %n 21Nc retail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
Skeleton In Hospital Attic BelieUed 7hatof Woman Who
 Disappeared 20 Years Ago

Coroner Robinson said it practi- cally was impossible to determine whether Miss Salvage was carried to the attic by some one or whether she went to the place of her own accord and starved herself to death. Her skull had fallen to the floor and the bones of the upper part of the skeleton were leaning against the wall.
 The building is of unusual con- struction and the place where the skeleton was found--a small corner about three by four feet-appar ently was second attic, and if is believed few if any persons knew 1t was there.
 Joseph W. Salvage said he and his brothers searched the building the day his sister disappeared and that today was the first time he knew of the second attic. Entrance to the place led from door near the top Of stairway leading to the first attic. Mir, selvage said he had been through the building several times. but never had seen the door before.
 Miss Selvaxe was years old when she disappeared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
Size of Uniuerse and TlDir,s Taken
 Up ByScientists
By Associafad Prnss

Washington. April 26.--Whether there is one great universe. perhaps ten times as large as commonly be- lieved, or million island" universes similar to that of which the earth is a part. was discussed at tonights session of the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences
 Dr. Heber D. Curtis of Lick Observa- tory, California, defended the old idea that the Milky Way contained practi- cally all the stars, the planetary and diffhsed nebulae and the star clusters
 pr, Curtis said such a universe would be relatively small" being less than So,o0o light years in diameter and not more than 5000 light years in thick ness. He reminded his hearers, how ever, that light travels 1Ss oeo miles second
 pr. Harlow shapley of the Mount Will son Solar Ogservatory advanced the theory of a galaxy of stars ten or more times larger than the Milky Way Be- yond this galaxy he declared, there un- doubtedly are innumerabIe other uni verses, the only traces of which appear as dim star clusters through the teIe- scope.
 Another discussion concerned twins in the human family
 pr. Charles B. Davenport of the Carr hetsie Institution. presented a study showing that about II per cent of hu- man birtrs were plural and that twins are especially apt to occur in families of which the mother or father or both, have close blood relatives who were twins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
APPROVES HARBOR MEASURE Amended to Raise Total From $12,O0O, 900 to
 SPA, 100000
By Assseisted Pres

Washington, April 26--The rivers and harbors bill was passed today by the Eenate after it had been amended 90 as to make the total 24,0oo.ooo as against the k1zoo0.oOo in the House bill and 10000, ,ooo recommended by the Senate conference eommittee-
 The measure. which was approved with but record vote, now goes to confer pDce, where sharp fight is expected.
 Both the Senate and House agreed to he general principle of large sum Appropriation rather than specific grants kor the various projects No new work Was authorized.
 At the request of Senator Reed. demo- frat. Missouri, Senator Harrison sought barly in the day to amend the bill go ks to make the total R7. .ooo.0oo but thfs eas defeated. & to s. Senator Harri- Eon then proposed >7t.oooeoo. which was
 ccsptsd after long dinrunI6on. the vote bsing . to 2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
Gist of the Neys

 Rebels active on outskirts of Mexico City.
 Veterans of three wars march in Memorial Day parade. Senate again in throes of debate the peace treaty.
 National public health department urged by Harris.
 Wilson has republicans quakins in their boots.
 Danger to military courts seen in supreme court decisfOn. Rushton boldly states stand at Do- than.
 LOCAL Well tells why he thinks overalIs movement will fail. Buna is secretayy-manager of Cham her of Commerce. now. Underwood has strong support in Farmers' Inion.
 Fifteen thousani gallons mash poured out and twenty-five stills de- stroyed.
 Confederate graves strewn with flowers despite rain. sCIothing profits fixed at B 1-a per cent.
 Sheriff te ask for more deputies. Odd Fellowship factor to combat present-day unrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
8, A.osl.,.d Pres.

Indianapolis, Ind. April 2s.--The skeleton of woman found today in tht attic of what formerly was hospital is believed to be that of Carrie T. Salvage. who disap- peared in Indianapolis twenty years ago
 The building is being converted into garage. The skeleton. which was clothed in an old blue dress. was found in a sitting posture in a corner of the attic by workmen who were preparing to place steel beam in the building.
 Tie dress and pair of cloth slip pers, found beside the skeleton. were identified by two brothers of the missing woman as being sini lar to those which she wore when she disappeared.
 Mss Selvage had suffered a ner- vous breakdown and was a patient at the hospital when she disap- peared. The coroner found no evil dence of violence after making an examination. X country wide search followed Miss Selvage's dis appearance,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
POLAR EXPLORER
 IS HELD BY ICE Amundsen- Abandons Att tempt to Reach North
 Pole, Indicated
By Associated prsa

Washington, April 26.-The Aynunfiseu polar exploration party in the steamer Maud is ice-bound at the mouth of the Kolyrna river Siberia. and awaiting an opportunity to sail southward. t was in- dicated in radio dispatches made public today at the navy department Amund- sen, who discovered the South pole, ap-' parentiy abandoned his attempt to reach the North pole.
 The expedition left Dixon island. in ths White Sea early in September. 1918. and had not since been heard from until tho navy radio station at Cordova- Alaska, established communlcation. with the party recently.
 dispatch received today in answer to message to the Cordova station ask ing for all available information regard- ing the polar party, said the party had started south and that Annirslson in tended to take the steamer Victoria at Nome. Alaska, for Seattle but that the time would depend on when the expedi. tinn could get clear Of the scA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
HE IS WIIIIN'

Washington, April 26-Former Speaker Clark said today while he had not au- thorized anyone to announce his candi- dacy for the democratic presidential nomination, mo man could decline such an honor if offered freely"
 T have not lifted and do not intend to lift my finger or open my mouth to get the nomination. MT. Clark said. 'All that I have ever said is that Barkis is willn'"
 MT. Clark added that he assumed Mrs. Sanderson's announcement was based on his previous statements regarding his at titude toward the nomination.
 MT. Clark said he had not communicated with Mrs. Sanderson for two or three months
 Just say this for me- he said. and dic- tated the following:
 T have not said a word or written line or lifted my finger to get the nomina- tion at San Francisco. and I do not ir.- tend to do so. suppose the delegates would like to elect the man nominated at San Francisco. If they think I can oa elected, they will nominate me. If they simply want to nominate somebody--if that's all they want-they will nominate somebody else.
 ''f know Mrs. Sanderson very we'll she's a fine woman. has lots of sense. but never authorized her or anyone else to nominate me for president"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
EMPTY HALL GREETS
 YARDMEN ORGANIZER
By Associated Press

Atlanta, April 26.-Almost an empty Tall greeted George H. Rose. "organizer for the St Louis Railroad Yardmen's s Association" who had -calied a meet Ing of all railroad yard employees in Att lanta for o'clock tonight.
 Rose had announced there would be a meeting tonight and one tomorrow. but lack of an audience caused the plans for tonight to be abandoned. There were showers early in the night and Rose said he thought he would get a crowd tomorrow. He had announced in notices of the meeting that he sought no interference with present peaceful intercourse" between employees and em- ployers here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
Supreme Court Refuses To Review Jefferson
 County Bank Decrees
By Associated Press

Washington. April 26.-The supreme court today refused to review federal proceedings brought by Albert F. Houghton and other stockholders of the Jefferson County Savings Bank at Birmingham. Ala, against the stock holders. The suit resulted from the hanks failure in 1915. the stockhold- CTS alleging the directors were liable for the losses incurred because of gross negligence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
DELEGATES FROM s STATES ARE ID BE
 NAMED THIS WEEK
Primaries for Both Repub- licans and Democrats To- day in Massachusetts,
 Ohio and New Jersey
By Associated Press

New York. April 26.--Republican voters of six states and the territory of Alaska, having a combined repre- gates to the republican national con- vention. will either hold primaries or state conventions this week to select their representatives to the convention choose the next republican candidate for President. Democratic voters also will select their national convention delegates in three of these states.
 State wide primaries for both re- publican and democratic candidates to the national conventions will be neld tomorrow in Massachusetts, Ohio and New Jersey. Alaska win hold pref erential primary Wednesday to select two candidates to the republican na- tional convention. Republican state conventions for the selection of can
 didates to the national convention will be held in Washington on Tuesday and in Arkansas aud Idaho on Wednesday.
 Massachusetts will select four dele gates-at large and thirty-two district delegates to each convention The names of candidates for the big four on the republican ticket will not ap- pear on the ballot as pledged to any particular presidential candidate, all though some of the contestants have expressed individual preferences. Four of the republican "big four candi- dates are running as q group, They are Senator Lodge. Speaker Gillett of the National House of Representatives. former Senator Winthrop Murray Crane and Edward A. Thurston former chairman of the republican state com mittee. All are unpledged, although Senator Lodge has announced that he will present the name of Governor Coolidge to the convention if the gov ernor desires it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
GOVERNMENT WINS IN CASE AGAINST
 READING COMP ANY
Held By Supreme Court to Be Illegal Combination and Dissolution
 Is Ordered
By Associated Pros,

Washington, April 26.--Announcing it's decision in a part of the long pend ing anthracite coal trust cases today, the supreme court in a four-t three opinion, sustained a majority of the governments charges of Illegal com bination against the Reading Com pany, a Pennsylvania holding corpora ton, and certain of it's railroad and coal subsidiaries and ordered their dissolution.
 Chief Justice White and Associate Justices Holmes and Van Devanter dissented, while Justices McReynolds and Brandeis took no part in the de- cision.
 No copy of the majority opinion was available as Justice Clarke was rem dering it. Associated wish the Reading Companies as defendants were the Le high and Wilkesbarres Coal Company and the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company and the constant recurrence of the words 'Lehigh Company" throughout the reading caused the opinion to exist that the so-cailed Lehigh cases, which actually refers to the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company and which was argued last fall with the Reading case, was being decided also. Dispatches saying the govern ment had olso won it's case against the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company were sent out and it was nearly an hour later when copies of ustice Clark's opinion were made available that it was found that the court had acted on the Reading case alone. The court concluded announcing decision with
 -a- 4l. e.-1. Hr.,Il lac ..<4tl road case.
 ANTITRUST ACT VIOLATED
 The majority opinion held the hold ing company guilty of violation of the Sherman anti -trust act. and re- versed federal court decrees rendered in Philadelphia in 1915 refusing to sustain the governments charges of monopoly, but direc &ng the separa- ton of the Central ,failroad of New Jersey from it's subsidiary coal com pany, the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company. Dissolution was or dered by the supreme court of the Reading Company, the Phi1adelphia and Reading Railway Company, the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, the Central Railroad Of New Jersey and the Lehigh and Wilkesharre Coal Company, main LdlneQ tHTOuSH the SOi Pcit tion. so that they would be entirely in- dependent of each other. Disposition of the stocks and bonds of the various companies held by the Reading Com pany was also directed.
 The court, however, sustained lower court decrees absolving the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, the Lehigh and New England Railroad Company and the Lehigh and Hudson River Railway Company on charges as to restrictive covenants ia mining leases with respect to the shipping of coal and refusing to order the disso citation of the Phila 5aipha and Read ing Coal and Iron Company and the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Com pany maintained through the holding 
 Charles against the directors of the holding company, including the late George F. Baer and Henry G. Prick, as well as George F. Baker, Henry A. Daniel Willard. Henry P. Mo Kean and Samuel Dickson, who were also named as defendants, were dis missed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
ARABS AND BRITISH
 FIGHT IN PALESTINE
Rx Assaeiafea Rrsss

Arabs and British troops In PaIes- tine Two th0zzsand Bedouinnx att tackled Sem=kh, south of Lake IT. he erins. from which the small Brit ia which they suffered few cas- ua1tfen.
 ing merely leral development of recent Deaodin cattle ferays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
GAMBLERS STRIKE;
 CHINKS A CT AS
 STRIKE BREAKERS
By Assoeiatsd Pros,

by Fso0ciatu Tfbtt AguH Prietn. Sonora, April 26.-- American gamblers employed here went on strike today. Employees of gambling Aouses demanded raise from $10 n day to SIS. Chinese gam blers were being employed as strike breakers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
Gas We'll Brought In

By AssocIaed Press
 Knoxville. Tenn, April 2s.-A gas welt. estimated to be flowing between 25,ooo, coo and J0.Oc0og0 cubiy feet each 24 hours. was brought in at 10 o'clock Monday morning one mile from williamsburg. Ky. according to advices received by the of- fees of the owners hero.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
CHAMP CLARK COIL Y POSSES T INTO RING
Would Be Glad to Serve, But Will Not Wage
 Campaign
ax Assnniated pr...


 New York, April 26.-champ Clark. for mer speaker of the House of Representa- tives, has decided to become a candidate for the democratic presidential nomina- tion, it was announced here today by Mrs. Julia Sanders, an officer of the Swastika Club, women's political or ganization.
 Mrs Sanders said that MT. Clark had made known his decision to her over the telephone from Washington, explaining he desired to make the announcement through wonen's organization fin ap- preciation of the charming compliment the women voters of the country have paid him by supporting him during his public career.
 T would be glad to serve the people as I have served them for twenty-three years said MT. Clark T am not going into any state to wage a fight for dele- gates to the democratic national conven- tion. As poor man, cannot buy po- litical patronage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
py A.seeIat.d prss.

San Reno. April 26-The results of the supreme councils ten-day meeting are such that each government taking part seems to consider it's aspirations have been measurably satisfied. The premiers and foreign ministers parted in great per sonal cordiality. and apparently with much more confidence in the future.
 The councils note to Germany, in it's Intentionally harsh form complies with the French attitude toward a defaulting debtor, while in substance it is an ex- pression of the British policy, making it easier for Germany to pay through the councils consent to discuss with the chiefs of her government the amount of reparation, and the willingness of the all lies to examine proposals.
 FRANCE GAINS
 France also gains in this, for as Paul Hymans, the Belgian foreign minister, remarked today; French hopes may be reduced, but her realities will be increased by the fixing of a global sum for Germany to pay.
 M. Jaspar, the Belgian minister of re- construction, says that if such sum is Agreed upon, the Germans will start ear nestly to work, because heretofore there has been no inducement for them to pay any part of unknown and vaguely enor- nous liabilities. The word revision is wholly eschewed by the prime ministers in talking of the treaty of Versailles, the word "interpre- tation'' is coming into use. The Italian premier, Signor Nitti, appears to be con tent over the council leaving the Adriatic question to continuance of direct nego- tiations with the Jugo-Slavs.
 
 BELGIUM SATISFIED
 The Belgians are satisfied because they believe the western block of powers, Great , Britain, France and Belgium, remains as solid as ever against Germany The Bel gaps also are for the immediate fixing of the amount of Germany's debts to the allies.
 NJ yenizelos, the Greek premier, seems pleased over the extension of Greek ter ritories by the addition of Thrace and smyrna, ancient possessions of the Greek race.
 The attitude of the council was concilia- tory toward Russia in instrueting the ex- ecutive or so-called permanent committee of the supreme economic council to nego- tiate with the Soviet Representative Kras- sin forscommercial arrangements
 The zionists are happy over Palestine, as they wish national home.
 DARK WEEK FOR TURK
 The Turks alone may feel that this has been dark week for thufn ct Cflscia, which it had been expected France would take has been left to Turkey. The French statesmen decided upon taking no fur ther commitments in the near east, ex- cept Syria, and thus save troops, money and worry. The Turks also still have chance to receive Erzeroum, through the arbitration of President Wilson in the matter of the Armenian boundaries.
 The British prime minister, David Lloyd George, feels this has been one of the most successful meetings the s.i- preme council has yet held-one full Of promise for the future of Europe and the restoration of economic cooperation.
 The various delegations will leave San Reno tomorrow morning, Robert Under wood Johnson. the American ambassador. returning to Rome
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
NO DECISION ON
 DRY AMENDMENT
By As,ociafed Pred

Washington. April 26.-The supreme court failed again today to hand down decision on the constitutionality of the prohibition amendment and the en- forcement act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
TWO NOTES TO U. s.

San Remo April 26.--In the closing hours the council passed upon two notes to the American government, one explain ing why President Wilson's latest Turk ish note could not be followed. anc the other on the Armenian mandate and boundaries
 A second note to Germany was ap- n rcved, which the Italian premier, Signor Nitti as president, of the council, will communicate This declares that as sorl as Germany reduces her forces in the Ruhr district to the number fixed in the agreement of August s, the French troops will be withdrawn from the Frank fort area. The Germans must reduce their army progressively to the number fixed by the treaty and to the Allies agreements modifying It.
 COMMON DECLARATION By Associated Press
 ~ San Reno, April 26.-The text of the common declaration adopted by the allies at the close of the work of the San Reno conference says:
 "The allied powers have taken cog nizance of the letter of pr. Goppert thead of the German delegation in Paris) Of April 20, transmitting a re- quest from the German minister of war, asking that the German govern ment be authorized to retain an army of 200, 900 instead of 100000 men. as provided for in the Versailles treaty. and affirming that this is necessity lin order to maintain order.
 .srhe allies must declare immediate ly that a proposition of this nature cannot even be examined, as long as Germany is failing to meet the most important obligations imposed by the peace treaty and does not proceed (Confinued on Page Eighteen.D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
EACH GOVERNMENT SATISFIED WITH
 RESULT TS OF SAN RENO CONFERENCE

German Plea for Permission To Maintain Army of 2OO,- 900 Men Not Even Ex- amined, Says Declaration Adopted At End of Ses- si0ns.