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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
CUMMINGS PLAYED | IN BRYAN'S SPEECH
Says Democratic Chairman Must Separate From Ed
 wards or Give Up Chair
.Y Assss,as.1 rrsss

Richmond, Va, January 21.-William Jennings Bryan. speaking here in the in crest Of the prohibition drive. tonight launched an attack on Homer Cummings
 national democratic chairman. Bryan declared that Cummings must kither separate from Governor Edwards bf New Jersey or resign as chairman bf the democratic party.
 Bryan's reference to Cummings fol- lowed the statement of the Nebraskan that Cummings had sat at the banquet Fable with Governor Edwards last night
 which he termed as the governors com Ing out party.
 "The democratic party is too near to he to ever consent to have it's interests kllied with those of the liquor interest"
 baid Bryan.
 Nearly 5000 people were packed in the kity auditorium to listen to the Commoner Bryan was greeted with thunderous ap- blause as he entered the building. Bryan scored Gov. Edward I. Edwards kor his stand on the prohibition question bnd flayed Cummings for his apparent support of the New Jersey man. ..The democratic party is too near and hear to me to allow me to let it be buried kith the liquor interests" said Bryan. If I am elected a delegate to the na- (ional convention and my state instructs
 he to vote for MT. Edwards l will (Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
sy Associated Pres.

Florence. January 21.-Three army
 eolonels. 25-year-old lawyer. an in-
 .estigator and cabinet maker told the
 House war expenditures committee to- hay how the Muscle Shoals group of war plants were built.
 It remained, however. for the lawyer, fw H. McCrary Of BirminghamI to present the first charges at the in |puiry here as to wholesale waste and kxtravagance in construction of the Imillion-dollar war project. the future pf which the committee is striving to hetermine. Employed by the depart
 ment of justice to see how things were |Eoing at the plant. McCrary. declared khat he and other agents were watched tn turn by secret agents hired by the
 builders For nearly two hours the young witness regaled the committee kitb all sorts of evidence tending to
 kpport his charges, ending up with the hgegation that several carloads oi brick were brazenly removed from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
ARMED NEGROES
 ATTACK OFFICERS Posse Formed to Search for Blacks and Outbreak
 Feared in Arkansas
By Associated Pres.

Dumas Ark, January 2L---St large posse was being fermed tonight to start tomorrow in search of armed negroes who late today compelled Deputy Sheriff Breedlove to surrender Doe Haynes, a negro prisoner, at a negro settlement eight miles from here.
 Deputy Breedlove and two men that accompanied him escaped uninjured after exchanging shots with tho negroes, who, according to the authori- ties, are believed to be well armed and organized. Immediately after the trouble the telephone wire between Dumas and the negro settlement were cut
 The trouble started when white em- ployes of saw mill captured Haynes. who was charged with stealing hogs. Haynes escaped and returned to the saw mill armed with rifle and drove the saw mill men Into the woods. Officers here were notified and Deputy Breedlove with two white men, arrested Haynes near the mill.
 Breedlove said that as he started to leave with the prisoner ten negroes al larmed emerged from the houses and ordered him to release Haynes. When he refused the negroes opened fire and Haynes again escaped.
 Breedlove. who had three rounds of ammunition in his rifle. covered the er treat of his two companions
 TT" section ce:wetn here and the Arkansas river B pofi Jated largely by feeroes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
FINANCIAL ISSUES CAREFULLY STUDIED Secretary and Mrs. Lansing Give Dinner for Latin
 American Financiers
By Associated Pre-.

Washington, January 2f.--Delegatss to the pan-American financial ~con- gress completed today their intensive study of particular national problems as carried on in group sessions with American business men acting as ad of Secretary of State and Mrs. Lansing at an official reception at the pam American Union. The national groups will report tomorrow to the congress as a whole at two general sessions.
 The national group conferences in number of cases adopted resolutions directly or indirectly recommending to American bankers the granting of loans to South American republics. pr. Luis Borja, financial minister Of Ecuador, reported to and obtained adop the refunding of the entire internal and external debt of the country, involving s50,000, 900, and for the supplying of surplus to be used in railroad construc- tion
 Nicaraguan delegates asked for loan of s5.o0o0oo to complete railroad lines now under construction and the Bolivians in addition to loan asked yesterday for railroads suggested that further financing be attempted by United States bankers for sanitary and transportation improvements within the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
UTTER COLLAPSE IN
 FOREIGN EXCHANGE
New Low Records By Brit ish, French and Other
 Remittances
By Associated Pres.

New York, January 21-Utter collapse and dem oraliza.ion overlook the foreign exorange market today, resulting in new low records for British French, Italian and Tar;ous other European remittarces The rate for British demand bills fell to s3.s0& or 31a cents under it's previois minimum, and Peris checks, Italian Tires and Belgian francs broke in corresponl- ing or greater degree.
 Dealers in excnange were again in- clined to attribute today's collapse to such well known and long existing condi- tions as the iinfavorable trade balences against almost all the foreign centers, and tie failure of the United States Sen ate to Iatify the peace treaty.
 In other quarters, where the situation has given rise to increased misgivirSs' today s slump was more directly asso- ciatei with the process of 'deflation" due to the stringent credit conditions demand ed by the federal reserve board.
 The latest reversal in exchange is De- lieveG to bear close relation to the policy recently inaugurated by the Central BanA, which aims to reduce all unnecessary credits.
 It is understood that many financial 'n- stitutions. banking houses and individuals have heen holding large amounts or eN change thereby tying up enormous sums of cash. Todnv's liuuidation and that which is expec.e1 to follow will have the effect of turning frozen credit into lionio form.
 Trustworthy reports agree that there has been much speculation in foreign ex- change and drt stic overhauling or thls situa ton is deenlcd essential to help sta ' hiljze domestic monetary conditions
 F-arcs with a normal or pre-war vatne of about 1s cents, fell to the point where if too1r aln,ost l2 tc purchase an Ameriean dollar. while fires or Italian exchange ordinarily on parity with French que tations. dropped to a level where a''nost IA were required to equal the American dollar.
 No important form of exchange not ev,ar,s rubles. which are only nominaliV u,otcd at 4h 70 z% cents, against tne pre-war quotation of 511s cents has SUI ferel as much as the German marx. Ouoted before the war at 2Sis cents, the mart today dwindled to slightly nnoer IF cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
Birmingham Lauyer Charges
 Wholesale Extraua In Nitrate Plant Construction

the we'll guarded plant and shipped to Sheffield. nearby. and there used in the construction of a fine building on the principal street of the town.
 Represeno tive Garrett democrat tennessee, drew from the witness fth~ statement that. so far as he knev the department of justice or other fed eral agencies never proceeded agaiass the alleged brick thief, although gov ernment agents identified the property or others accused of fraud and theft. In describing conditions as he reported them to Washington. McCrary said he was directed to look into stories that the Muscle Shoals builders who he said, got three and one-haif per cent on all expenditures. up to $so.00o. o0o. were paying day laborers skilled me- chanics' wages and that the army of workers always knocked off before the whistle blew.
 ON TWO PAY ROLLS
 After telling how he had seen SC carpenters unloading carload of brick. the witness deciareds that it had been proved in number of instances that
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
ASSA|L LOYALTY 0F OUSTED SOCIALISTS Socialist Party Fully Co., operating With Trotzky
 and Lenire
By Associated Pre-.

Albany. x. r., January 21.--Investi- gation of the loyalty of the five sus- pended socialist assemblymen was as- serted at their trial today before the assembly judiciary committee to in- yolve the question as to whether so- cialists "can hypacritically masquerade as political party. strike hands with every agency of force and revolution and still make sim9le American people understand they are not sworn enemies of their country and ready to over throw It."
 This assertion was made by Martin w. Littleton, who withdrew temporar- fly today as associate counsel for the committee to handle the case of United States Senator Truman H. New berry of Michigan. in connection with whose election charges Of fraud have been brought
 Taking the floor in the height of an oratorical battle in which counsel for both sides unlimbered their heaviest artillery, MT. Littleton declared the present investigauon win not prove "a tempest in a 'eaDot.'
 AGENT OF SOVIET
 He charged that Tretzky and Lenine ere attempting installation in America
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
Send Reply To. AHedDen1dnd Within q Week
By Associated Press

The Hague. January 21.-The re- ply of the Dutch government to the demand of the allied powers that the former German es,porer should be given up'to them for trial Is be- ing drafted and will be forwarded some time this week to the Dutch minister at Parss ffr csmmuniea- tiOn to the allies.
 Although Holland is determined tc-sgck closely to dipioma atic prec- edent and not publish or intimate the text of the reply until it is de- lfyered. there is apparently no cause at the present time to make any change in the prediction ef the Dutch newspapers that the Dutch government will decline to accede to the demand.
 The Associated Press was i'm formed today by high official that the former German emperor had been in no way consulted about the reply. nor had he even been officially informed of the de- mand for his extraditiOn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
Commissioner IT Police Shot To DeathinDubHn
By As.sI.s.s Pres,

Dublin, January 2-Assistant Commis- sioner of Police Redmond was shot and killed at s:o o'clock this evening in Har- court street, one of Dublins main thor ougitfares,
 When assailed. Mir. Redmond endeav- cred to draw his own pistol, but was un- able to do so before he was shot down. He was found gripping his pistol, which was in his pocket.
 MT. Redmond recently was brought to Dublin from Belfast, where he had been snceessfur constabulary officer, to as- sist in co-ordinating the Dublin police and secure increased efficiency in the de- tectiye department. Several policemen have been killed recently but no arrests have been mad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
By Amssi.tsa rrss.

Montgomery, January 2l.-"Yiewing with grave concern contemplated action On the part of the sixth federal reserve bank to institute par remittances and the abolition of exchange collection by all banks in the district, and holding the settled conviction that II is the duty of all banks represented to defend them- serves against the threatened invasion .os vital interests and vested rights, over 15o members Of the Alabama Bankers Association, meeting here this afternoon. authorized a committee of p members to devise ways and means of lawfully resisting the federal reserve bank in this action. and If necessary to institute in- junction proceedings.
 Bankers from every town in the state gathered here to discuss the programme of the federal reserve bank. President s. W. Pruet presiding. and cool. de- liberate consideration of the programme as was outlined in letters sygned by N ?. c. Harding, governor of the federal reserve board. issued In December. was entered into. Resolutions adopted de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
SALES OF ARMOUR
 OVER BILLION FOR
 LAST FISCAL YEAR
Net Income Placed At $14,09S, ,5O6 in Annual Financial Report
 to Stockholders
By Associated prs,s

Chicago, January 2I.--Gross sales of Armour 6 Co for the fiscal year ending November 1, 1919, were sl ,0Ss .oOo. 900, and the net income was s1409S. .50s, according to the annual financial report to stock holders made public tonight. This was the first year in the history of the com pany when the gross sales passed the billiozt-dollar mark, the report said. the figures comparing with gross sales of $ssf. ,006 in 1918
 The net income represented return of 5 cents on each dollar of sales and of .7s per cent on the net capital invest ment. tie companys statement said. Seven per cent dividends were paid on the rreferree stock and the usua, per cent dividend on the common stock, the remainder of the profits being invested in the business.
 Our Irohtz while fair considering the business conditions during the last year. show the utter absurdity of the charges of asitators that there exists undue con trol of the live stock and meat food mar kets CT that the packing business has pjrotiteereo." the statement said
 It Ndiur Oi tdIhs. Dulu-HES. machfn- cry. refrigerator cars, etc. was placed at sss 00e,e9de. as compared with s7s, ,ooo. ooo in 1918.
 Total sssets were placed at s490. s0e. s4s and the surplus on November i, 1919. at $se 479l22. The statement, of earnings in oluded the profits of II foreign corpora tions of the company. excepting those in South America, winch. the report said. had prosperous year
 VI called h ho {. V itil the government for the segrega ton of lines Of business not related to the packing industry.
 This will cause some reorganization of. our business the report said. and s,e segregation of some phases thereof. but we do not expect it to seriously affect cur principal business or the opportunity to conduct OUT business at. a reasonable profi..''
 The ssaterient concludes;
 we .o-k rc the future with confidence. Ne believe that the sanity and good sense of the American people will take us through the trying period in which we are living today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
Baking of Mob By
 Judge Is Revealed
By A..eiatsd Pres.

Macon. Ga, January 21s-Deputies from the Wilkinson county sheriffs office ar rivirs here today with Jim Denson, 1s- year-cld negro, Under death sentence for an .tttacS upon < 72-year-old white wo- mao near Toomshoro on January s, told how Judge J. IT. Park of the Ocmulgse circuit superior court prevented lynehins of the negro.
 Judge Park convened special term of court at Irwiaton 10 try the negro. but before allowing the sheriff to take the prisoner to that town for trial from the iail in the city, he exacted a promise froic the citizens that they would nerr,it the lay to take it's course. It is said they had threatened tc lynch the negro
 Two witnesses were heard, a jury con victrd Denson yesterday in few min utes and the court sentenced him to hang on Friday, February IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
IANTI-SEDITION BILL
 ATTACKED BY OWEN
By Associated Press

Washington. January 21-The Ora ham anti-sedition bill. pending in the House. was attacked by Senator owen democrat, oklahoma. in an address here tonight before the National Pop ular Government League. of which he is president. Senator owen said the m easure extended governmental power beyond all reasonable inhibitions, vio- lated the spirit of the constitution and placed in the office of the postmaster general powers which should not be entrusted to any bureau clerk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
TWO HOUSES SWEPT
 BY ECONOMY WAVE
Millions in Appropriations Are Eliminated from
 Many Big Measures
AY Assoeiated Press


 Washington, January 2l.--Congress held it's thrift weekr celebration today. wave of economy sweeping both the Sen ate and the House. The net result was:
 Decision by the House public buildings committee not to recommend passage at this session of public buildings bill
 Reduction by the House foreign affairs committee of the annual diplomatic and consular service appropriation bill to $S, ,s43.03S, which is s3.0s5. l25 less than the state department request and sl,032074 less than was appropriated for the pres ent fiscal year.
 Elimination by the Senate of an ap- propriation of s42, 5oo.o0O from the Ameri, canization bill and substitution therefor of an appropriation of s65oo.0 coo restricted to use until the end of the 1921 fiscal year, instead CT an expenditure over four years as the larger appropriation contemplated
 JOIN IN SLASHING
 Democrats and republicans for the most part joined forces in the slashinS away at appropriations the vote to eliminate customary aporky" public buildings hill being unanimous The reduction in the biis appropriation was advocated jointly by Senators McCum- Der, republican North Dakota, andw Dial, democrat. South Carolina
 The North Dakota senator told his col leagues that according to careful esti- mates the government would start the fiscal year beginning July with deficit of S3 900 000 GOO Should expenditures for 1921 be kept within the conservatice estl- mates Of $. coo 0OO 900 the senator thought they might be provided for. but there would be nothing left to take care of the leftover deficit
 I've have gone mad on the question of ocnceivng new questions that will reach into the federal treasury. said Senator McCumber referring to the American- zation bill. which is designed to educate iiliterates and AmericaniZe foreign born children
 The only thing that will stop it will be when we get to the end of the rope and have to bond the country to meet expenses. 4 ..,
 TIRED OF BURDEN
 Senator Dial said the taxpayers or the United States were getting tired of be- ing overburdened."
 In cutting down appropriations in the diplomatic and consular service bill. the House committee denied Secretary Lam, sings request for increases in the sala- ries of ambassadors and ministers. The only increases granted over present ex- penditures were flat 5000 advance in salary to secretaries of embassies and lega tions and an additional item of s250.- o0O for passport control. bringing the to- tai for that purpose up to si40.t31.
 The drastic cut in appropriations for river and harbor improvement. ordered by the House rivers and harbors com mittee in pairing down the annual appro- priation bill for that purpose from sf2,- soo, ,oo0 to sl2.40oO0. continued to arouse members of the House. and minority men bers of the committee today began drafting a new bill which would appro- priate g, ,0cO The new bill which will specify improvements to be made in stead of leaving expenditure to the war department as provided in that re- ported to the House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
|SCRAWLED WILL OF
 SOLDIER PROBATED
ay Associated Press

Gulfport, Miss, January 21.-A ragged. disfigured scrap of paper bear ing the pencil scrawling of the late Private William C. Franklin of the United States army, was probated here today as the will of the soldier. In the letter Franklin bequeathed ah estate valued at s10.000 to s15.o0 to his aunt Mrs. William Jones. of Pass Christian. Miss. Franklin died in France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
CYST OF THE NEWS


  Wellborn tells bankers be eh in Uni in 
  by means oga New officers of nom mina Far clearance or cnecks is mandate weIborn to dconf inference This is Industry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
CONSTABLE SHOT
BY AsseeIated rr.st

Thurls, Ireland, January 2l.-Another constable was shot and badly wounded last night while returning 10 his home here. Armed squads later searched the district and entered several houses look ing for tue assailants and also questioned pedestrians but no arrests were made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
Wartime Rules Rescinded

New York. January 2i.-wartme rules debarring enemy aliens frQm the water front were rescinded today and 800 Ger mans ana Austrlans joyfully sought their old jobs s longshoremen or workers on harbor craft. The department of justice gave them passes to the piers if there were no black marks against their rec ords.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
DEPLORE IMPLIED THREAT

The implied threat of the federal re- serve board to use methods that will prove expensive and embarrassing in event the banks affected de not agree to the promulgated order is deplcred. and it Is termed usurpation of the rights and privileges granted banks in their charters and manifestation of the spirit. might makes right" to force upon such banks federalized control.
 The patriotism of Alabama bankers in answering every demand of the govern ment during the war. even to turning over all gold and the investment of mill liens in securities. is set forth in dec laration that better treatment than Is now contemplated is their due.
 All bankers Of the state are called upon to rally around the banks that would be affected by the proposed order to lend aid and assistance in the fight. and res-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
NAVAL DECORATION ROW BOBS UP TWICE |ON SENATE FLOOR
Hitchcock Conducts Fili- buster Against Resolution to Allow subcommittee
 to Employ Counsel
By Associated pr,ss

Washington, January 21-The naval decoration award controversy twice reached the floor of then Senate today each time bringing forth bitter debate while the investigating subcommittee con tnued it's inquiry with Maj. Gen. George Barnett, commandant of the marine corps, and Rear Admiral A. W. Grant wartime commander of the first battle ship force of the Atlantic fleet, as wit nesses. The controversy first reached the Senate when Senator Walsh. demo rrat. Montana, introduced a resoiutioh criticising Rear Admiral William $. Sims Tor recent testimony before the inves- tigating subcommittee in which 'instrue- lions of most confidential nature the senator said, were laid before the world After sharp debate. on objection or sen htor Lodge of Massachusetts. republican leader. the resolution went over
 CONDUCTS FILIBUSTER
 Later the dispute bobbed up with Sen ator Hitchcock of Nebraska, acting dem ocratic leader, aided by Senator Pittman os Nevada, democratic member of the in Xvestigating committee. conducted sue Icessful filibuster against the resolution Sof Senator Hale of Maine, chairman or .the committee, to allow the committee ! tc employ council.
 After the two democratic senators had
  terrupted the debate to say that as it was evident that filibuster was in pros kess he would withdraw his motion Tor Immediate vote. His resolution tnere- upon went over to be called up later, probably tomorrow.
 Pending further action by the Senate pn his resolution, Chairman Hale ad- iourned hearing, of the subcommittee late in the day until Friday, when Rear Admiral Austin NJ Knight, head of the board which passed on medal recom- nendations before their submission to Secretary Daniels. will he heard.
 DISAGREES WITH SIMS
 General Barnett, in his testimony be- kore the subcommittee, took issue with Admiral Sims, saying that there was no need for promulgation by Secretary Dan els of a definite policy on naval awards as Admiral Sims has contended. Tne hct authoizing decorations. the marine eorps commandant held, was sufficiently explict to guide commanding officers in selecting men to be rewarded. Aitnoush re expressed regret to the naval secre- tary that all of his tions were aot favorably considered, General Barnett toId the committee he accepted the re- ,ly of MT Daniels that the line had to be |irawn somewhere to uphold the value Of he decorations.
 Declaring that Thomas A. Edison. con- rary to popular belief, had little to do, |rith the perfection of submarine detect nE devices during the war, Rear Admi- .a Grant told the committee that two koung officers on his staff, Commander :. S McDowell and Lieutenant Com nander Miles I4ibbey, were largely re- Bponsible for the successful development |bf the apparatus. The admiral said he recommended both officers for navy crosses, but they did not receive the awards.