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New-York tribune., 1920-03-10
By Arthur S. Draper

From The Tribuncs Europco,. Burenu
Copyright 1920, New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, March .9.-An economic
scheme for the rehabilitation of Ger
many and the reorganization of the
whole of Europe will come before the
league of nations commission when it
meets at Brussels at the end of April.
AT this moment the policy of the
Allies is not unified on this profound
ly important subject, and, through a.
misunderstanding a rather bitter. not
to say suspicious, feeling has devel-
oped in Paris. The economic memo
randum formulated in London during
the absence of Premier Millerand. be.
cause of the French railway strike, has
been scrutinized closely by the French.
and they have offered several reserya
tions. Nothing can be done by the
economic commission, however, with out
the sanction of the reparations com
mission of the Supreme Council, which
is composed of French, British and
Americans.
1t was natural to expect that M.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-10
New Fifth Avenue Traffic
Plan Puzzles Pedestrians

Traffic in Fifth Avenue, from Twenty
third to Fifty-ninth Street, was con-
trolled yesterday by solitary police
man, who flashed green, yellow and red
signal lamps from his post on top of
an observation tower at the intersec-
tion of Fifth Avenue and Forty second
Street. Motorists apparently like the
new system, but there was bit of
grumbling from the sidewalks.
The flashes from the master tower
were repeated in four other towers up
and down the avenue. A yellow light
starts both vehicular and pedestrian
traffic moving north and south. The
yellow lamp was kept alight yesterday
for periods of about ninety seconds.
Then a red light flashed and all traffic
stopped theoretically and actually at
Forty second Street, for there Special
Deputy Commissioner Harriss had thir-
teen policemen on duty, where normal
ly there are two.
The red light burned but few Sec
onds each time. and then the green
light flashed up. starting traffic moving
New-York tribune., 1920-03-10
Q Anti Barred.
". Va. Likely to
Ratify Suffrage
Tie in Senate Broken When
Montgomery Is Deprived
of Vote as Non-Resident:
Reprisal Is Threatened
specia. Dispatch to The Tribune


CHARLESTON, w. Va, March g.
Ratification tomorrow of the Federal
woman suffrage amendment by West
Virginia as the thirty-fourth state was
-foreshadowed to-day when, by a vote
of 13 to II, the Senate decided to rule
out the ballot of Senator A. R. Mont
gomery. Montgomery is nonresident
anti-suffragist whose vote had been
counted on by the anti-suffragists in
their efforts to defeat the ratification
resolution at to-day's session, or, at
least, to offest the. one extra vote
which the suffragists expect will be
added to their cause tomorrow.
Senator Jesse A. Bloch, whose vote
for the ratification resolution is ex-
pecte1 to break the 12 to IL tie that
week, was speeding eastward tonight
on special train from his winter
home at Pasadena, Calf. He will ar
rive here at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing and will be in his seat in the SEN
ate tomorrow afternoon to cast his
vote in favor of ratification.
Excitement In Senate
The decision by the Senate to re-
strain Senator Montgomery from vot-
ing temporarily was made amid scenes
OF excitement such as have not been
witnessed in the Legislature in years
Some time ago the Senator sold his
holdings here and moved to Illinois,
sending to Governor Cornwell his res
ignation from the Senate He appeared
on the floor to-day for the first time
this session at the solicitation of the
anti -suffragists. Governor Cornwell
has refused to permit Senator Mont
gomery to withdraw that resignation,
though no action has even. been taken
on it.
AS soon as Senator Montgomery had
taken his seat Senator Harvey w.
movement, challenged his right to a
seat and moved that the President ap-
point committee to call upon the
Governor to submit the letter which
Senator Montgomery is said to have
written June II, 1919. rendering his
resignation from the Senate.
Threaten Reprisal
Roll call was demanded, and Senator
Montgomery voted in his own behalf
Senator f. H. Morton raised a poin;
of order on Montgomery's right to vote
on this question undeG rule of the
Senate which provides that no mem
ber whose right to seat in the Sen
ate is under question can vote on that
proposition, and his objection was up
held and Senator Montgomery's vote
ruled out by the President.
The break in the anti-suffrapist
ranks and in the tie that has prevailed ID
on every vote on suffrage questions
came when Senator Burr, Democrat and
anti-suffragist, voted to prevent Sena-
tor Montgomery from voting as "a mat
CAntInuad
New-York tribune., 1920-03-10
From a Stat Correspondent.

ALBANY, March 9--Bills to repeal
the mortgage tax law and to exemp,
the income from mortgages up to $40,-
600 were cited this afternoon at a
hearing before the Senate and Assem-
bly, Taxation committees by repre-
sentatives of financial and real estate
interests as means of solving the
present housing crisis in New York
City.
1t was declared that the repeal of
the Mortgage Tax law would turn
millions of dollars into the invest
ment of mortgages, particularly from
insurance companies, which held that
this tax has made Investment in Lib
erty and other government bonos
more profitable than mortgages.
The exemption of the incomes on
mortgages from the income tax, it was
contended by the proponents of the
measure, would dissolve the "corner in
money now withheld from the mort
gage market.
Walter Statler, comptroller Of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
suggested that the limit be taken ou,
New-York tribune., 1920-03-10
Solid Delegation Pledged
to Vote for the General
First and Last Is Elect
ed in New Hampshire
Hoover Makes
Good Showing
Wins 3 Instructed Dele.
gates; Five Unpledged
Are Said to Favor Him

MANCHESTER, N. H., March 9.-The
native state of General Leonard Wood
will send to Chicago a Republican dele.
cation pledged to vote for him so long
as he is candidate for the Presidency
At to-day's primaries the Wood pledged
ticket for egates-at-large defeated
by big majority an unpledged grour
of four and fifth candidate pledged
for Senator Hiram Johnson. The un.
pledged men won in only one city
Dover, the home Of Fred N. Beckwith
one Of the unpledged group. The Wooc
men won easily in the First Congress
sional District, and were unopposec
in the Second District.
The Democrats elected three distric,
delegates pledged for Herbert Hoover
one in the First District and two ir
the Second District. The other Demo.
cratic delegates elected were unpledged
but are generally considrcd favorable
for Hoover.
On the Democratic ticket all the
candidates for delegates-at -at-large were
unpledged. A group of four, headed
by Robert c. Murchie, of Concord, was
running ahead OF a ticket headed by
Albert W. Noone. of Peterborough.
Pledged Delegates in Lead
The principal fight among the Re
publicans was for delegates -at-larrc
between ticket led by Governor John
W. Bartlett and pledged for Wood, and
a ticket headed by Fred N. Beckwith
OF Dover, favorable to Wood, but un.
pledged.
Out of 244 towns and wards voting
including the cities of Manchester
Concord, Nashua and Keene, 115 re-
ported at 1880 o'clock voted for Re-
publican delegates t-large as follows:
Pledges for Wood: Estabrook, 5,207:
Knox, 4,258; Shredd, 4,072; Bartlett
1921.
Unpledged
Worcester, 2,644; Shurtleff. 1874:
Iobey, 1896; Beckwith, 1852; Clough
Pledged for johnson
Flahcrty, 1,146
Late returns showed Republican del.
egates pledged to Wood we're elected
by large majorities in the 1st Con-
gressional District.
In the I'd Congressional District
Jesse NJ. Barton and Alfred Stanley, of
Lincoln, pledged for Wood, we're elect
ed without opposition.
Frank Knox sent this message to
General Wood at Chicago:
The light vote was attributed to the
personal character of the contests and
the storm of Saturday, which caused
many voters in the country districts
to be snowbound in their homes. In
fifty towns the town meetings, of which
the primaries are a part, were post
poned. There is q possibility that the
results of later primaries may be con-
tested as illegal. The law permits the
postponement of town meetings, but
whether primaries may be held other
than on the original date set was a
subject of dispute among politicians
tonight.
"Your native state sends solid del
egation pledged to vote for you until
you are nominated. New Hampshire
has named the next President"
New-York tribune., 1920-03-10
OneAn,ericun Held,
3 Slain in Mexico
Bandits Demand Ransom
for Nogales Resident;
Army Veteran Killed

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 9.-That
James M. Arthur, Nogales, Mex, man
ager of the Mexican Consolidated Min
ing Company, is being held for ransom
by Mexican bandits is the word re-
ceived here by Arthur's father-in-law,
f. E. Avery, who to-day received two
kilograms from his daughter, Mrs
Arthur, in Nogales.
The first telegram asked that $4,000
be sent Immediately. Avery placed the
matter before Governor Cox.
Tonight Avery received another tele-
gram from his daughter in which she
declared, Avery said that an American
consul at the border had advised
against notification of the Federal
authorities.
HOUSTON, Tex, March 9.-"Pat'
Foley, an employee of the Magnolia
Petroleum Company at Tampice, Mex
leo, has been killed by Mexican ban
dts. according to cablegram re-
ceived by S. J. Byington, of Houston,
to-day, from P. j. Blackman, manager
of the Magnolia company.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Raymond
Corcoran, an American citizen who
served in the United States Army in
the war, was murdered by his M.&ican
clerk Saturday, February .2S, accord
ing to advices to the State Department.
to-day.
Corcoran's body was brought across
the American border March ana
buried at Laredo, Tex. His mother
Mrs. Ann O'Malley Sullivan, Of New
London, Wis, has been notified
LAREDO, Tex, March 9.-Raymond
A. Corcoran was shot and killed by
his Mexican clerk, man named lbarra,
after the latter had been discharged
for taking an unauthorized leave of abb
sence. Ibarra was Immediately arrested.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-10

Progressive
Says Hoover
Asserts He Is Not Straddler
but Believes in Promoting
Issues, Not Men; Against
Machine Made Officials

Herbert Hoover, in a letter made
public last night by his friends, de-
clares that in politics he is an indie
pendent progressive, that he was s
Progressive Republican before the
war but non-partisan during the war
that he is not straddler on anv issue
and that he is against the manufacture
OF officials by machine methods. He
says ne is not seeking public office.
Mr.. Hoover's latest utterance is the
result of pressure exerted by a com.
mittee of his friends who went te
Washington to solicit an expression
from him as to where he stood politi
callJ. The committee included Rabbi
Arnold, mining engineer, of Los An.
geles; Captain j. F. Lucy, of the Luc,
Manufacturing Company; Mark Riqua
mining engineer; Jackson Reynolds, q
stanford University classmate of Mr.
Hoover; John M. Switzer, a San Fran
CISCO merchant; Charles M. Rand. for.
mer president Of the American Insti.
tute of Mining and Metallurgical En-
gineers, Of which Mr.. Hoover is pres.
ident; H. T. Wicknam. of Minneapolis
and F. w. Doying. of New York.
Issues Above Partisanship
Mr.. Hoover sent the following letter
to Mr.. arnold:
"My Dear Arnold:
i have given deep consideration
to the urgent recommendations of
the committee of which you are
chairman. Such proposals are indeed
great honor, but l feel that l can
not alter the attitude that | have
consistently preserved in these mat
ters. 1T is, however, due to old
friends that should make this posi-
tlon perfectly Gear to you and your
colleagues.
gressive in the issues before us to-
day. l think that at this time the
issues before the country transcend
Esisanship. 1t is we'll known that
! was Progressive Republican be-
fore the war, and l think tightly.
non-partisan during my war service.
The issues confronting us are new,
and the alignment upon them has
rot yet been made by the great
parties. l still object as much to the
reactionary group, in the Republican
party as / do to the radical group in
the Democratic party
"Second--I am not seeking public
Office, and, consulting my own per-
sonal inclinations, do not want pub
lie Office. l cannot prevent any citi-
zen or group Of citizens from agitat-
ing that l should take public office,
but cannot conscientiously partici-
pate i'm any organization to that end.
belong to group which thinks that
the American people should select
their own officials at their own in
itiative and volition. and that resents
the manufacture of officials by ma
chine methods.
II feel sure that if 1 entered the
race for nomination to the Presi-
dency and undertook to solicit and
spend the cost of propaganda and
organization, this would be in itself
negation of the right American in
stinct because of the obligations that
it all implies. I thoroughly believe
that l, like any other citizen, should
always be ready for service when
really called upon. but to go out and
try to persuade the public to call me
is opposed to my every instinct.
"Third--I hope to have the affec-
tion of my countrymen, but my am
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New-York tribune., 1920-03-10
RockaaUay Hotel
Topples Into Sea
HeaUy Surf Under1,ines
Foundations of Kn,icker
booker; Loss Is 100000

A heavy surf, whipped by south
west gale, undermined the foundations
Of the Hotel Knickerbockcr, Far Rock
away, yesterday morning and toppled
the building and an adjoining bathing
pavilion into the sea. The hotel fronted
on the ocean at Beach Eighty sixth
Street.
Both structures are total ruins. The
hotel was owned by Patrick Kelly, of
407 Hamilton Avenue, Brooklyn, and
the bathing pavilion by Hugo Seiden-
berg, whose other property suffered
badly in the storm of February last
The damage yesterday is estimated at
100000.
The Hotel Knickerbocker was built of
wood, was three stories high and con-
tanned $50 rooms. 1t was unoccupied
when it collapsed, having been operated
only during the summer season.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-10
Mortgage Tax Repeal Urged
In War Against High Rents
Exemption on Incomes From Realty Also Advocated
to Solve Housing Crisis Here; Fifty.eight
Bills Aimed at Profteering

altogether and that all income from
mortgages be exempt.
The representatives of real estate
investment companies gave the assur-
ance that if the bill became a law it
would result in an immediate revival
OF building activities throughout the
state. They declared that it would
pave the way to the Federal govern
ment providing the same exemptions
in the Federal Income Tax law. They
said that if both the state and Federal
governments passed such law it
would let loose millions of dollars for
real estate development
Richard M. Hurd, of the Lawyers
Mortgage Company, said his company
would lend S3,O00,000 for new build
ings this year in New York if the
Lockwood bill is enacted and that if
the Federal Income Tax exemption is
made this sum would be increased to
S20000,0Oo.
While there was no formal opposi-
ton to the bill, many questions were
asked by State Commissioners Walter
Il. Knapp and John j. Merrill, and
Charles j. Tobin, a tax expert. Com
missioner Knapp expressed doubt that
the bill would have a beneficial effect
New-York tribune., 1920-03-10
Sims Says Daniels Prolonged
War Four Months by DELAYS
Admiral Asserts Secretary's Lack of Policy Cos
5000 Lives Day and Countless Treasure;
Unpreparedness Called Inexcusable
From The Tribune's Washinotou Bureo,,

"AoNGIoN March 9f-Gro mismanagement the
the early days of the prolonged struggle
at
treasure IN the opinion of Rear Admiral S. Sims
Admiral Sims the first
Naval Affairs
@ 10 De MADE INTO the charges of inecienc
in the rrA
New-York tribune., 1920-03-10

east and west. The green light burned
only about half the time allotted to the
yellow light.
There are no aisles of safety now.
Pedestrians who step down from the
curb when the light is against" them
are subject to the same rebukes from
the policemen that these same pedes-
trians have enjoyed SO much in the
past when they were roared into the
ears of the driver of an envy-exciting
automobile.
Sergeant Dan O'Sullivan stood in the
middle of the intersection yesterday.
There were two policemen on each cor
ner to control the impatient pedes-
trians, two men in the tower to flash
the lights and two others to aid Ser
geant O'Sullivan. who said that if New
Workers will accept the new regula-
tions the entire system can be run by
the man in the tower.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-10
Rene,l,s
Catholic Attack

William H. Anderson. state superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, re-
plying yesterday to the statement of
Archbishop Hayes that he was a "sinis-
ter figure" a "sower of strife" and
New-York tribune., 1920-03-10
coon MORNING.

GOOD MORNING:
Do you need an office boy? Call up
the Good Morning Gir1--Beekman 5000
and give her advertisement for to-
morrows Tribune.--Advt,
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Asked last night about Cuvillier's
assertion that he drew $4,000 salary
from John D. Rockefeller jr., Mr.. And
erson said:
at is absolutely untrue in every par
ticular, and yet no more untrue than
a lot of things Mr.. Cuvillier has said"
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-15
HOT? MERE SAMPLE
 OF WHAT IS COMING

Add a couple of degrees of heat to the temperature of the hottest place you can imagine and that will be about how hot it will be in Birmingham today &C., cording to Weather Observer Horton, who says that the mercury Is going to travel to new attitudes today.
 Yesterday a man on Second avenue said that he spat the sidewalk and it caught fire. Weather Observer Hor- ton says that he doesn't put much faith in the statement, but he does say that the mercury climbed to 94 degrees yes- terday afternoon.
 A lady living in West End the other day put the thermometer out in the yard in the sun. She stood by and watched until the mercury climbed to l26 degrees, then she ran in the house and stopped up her ears Later in the afternoon she phoned her husband up- town to bring home new thermometer.
 MT. Horton says that the end Is not yet and that we might as well be pre- pared, for the thermometer is going to make new attitudes during the next few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-15
MANY MEETINGS FOR
 CIVIC ASSOCIATION

Indicating that the rooms of the Civic Association are a live civic center of Birmingham is the list of meetings to be held there during the next few days. Meetings. both business and social, are scheduled for every day as follows:
 day-Contractors, in cafe. 12:30 D. m; Jefferson County Medical Society. in cafe, D. m. Scout Masters Asso- ciation, in library, p. m.; Jewellers As- sociation, directors s p. m.
 Tuesday-Civic Association directors, cafe. 12:3o D, m.; Writers Club, in dl- rectors' room, D. m; Alliance Fran caise. library. S:30 D. m.; bankers insti- ute. directors room, 8 D. m; members council, in lounge. D. m; Just We Club. cafe. 9 p. m.
 Wednesday-W Wholesale brokers, cafe. D. m.; American Legion, cafe. D. m
 Thursday--R credit men, cafe. p. m.; Spanish-American Club. directors room, p. m.; Red Circle Club, cafe. D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-15
Governor Has Replied
 to RushtOn By Letter

Montgomery, June H-(Special.)-Gov ernor Kilby will not make public re- ply to the statement of Ray Rushton and committee having in charge the anti Feagin mass meeting which they issued following the governors statement con- demning the proposed anti-tax mass meeting in Montgomery county He told friends Monday that he did not see that there was anything should demand an answer.
 However, the governor wrote a letter to MT. Rushton during the day regard ing the latters statement. This was a personal letter to MT. Rushton, but he has my permission to make it public at any time he sees fit.' commented Gov ernor Kilby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-15

WANTED--I wish to buy good home on the South Highlands. to rooms. Would not object to one that can be repaired and made attractive, and if II is something l like will pay not less than half cash. Address S-29, care Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-15
WANTED-HOME

On South Highlands; prefer it being east of 20th st.; however, I wouldn't stand back on that if 1t Is in a desirable location; I have s3,00o to pay cash: want to deal with owner direct, give location and price; have to have a home in 50 days. Address L-92, care Age Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-15
LEGAL NOTICES
Legal Notice

tcEHl NOttce
 Eliza beth w. Bird ct al vs. Elizabeth F.. Whitlock ct al. State of Alabama, Jefferson County. Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama. In equity.
 In this cause 1t being made to ap- pear to the Register by affidavit of Henry Upson Sims. solicitor for com plainaints. that the defendants, Eliza beth F. Whtlock, Lettice W. Whitlock, Frederick G. Bird. Charles c. Bird, Betty B. Bird, Edward G. Bird, Harold G. Bird, Elizabeth A. Nolting, G. Free land Peter. Jr, James R. Gordon and James G. Whitlock. are nonresidents of Alabama. and whose residence is in the City of Richmond, State of vir- ginfa. care of James E. Cannon, Esq, attorney at law. and further, that in the belief of affiant the defendants, Elizabeth D. Whitlock, Lettice W. Whitlock, James R. Gordon and James c. Whitlock are over the age of 21 years, and the defendants, Frederick G. Bird, Charles G. Bird, Betty B. Bird, Edward G. Bird, Harold G. Bird, Eliza beth A. Nolting and G. Freeland Peter, Jr., are under the age of 21 years, 1t is, therefore ordered by the Register that publication be made in The Age Herald, newspaper published in Jeff ferson county, Alabama, once a week for four consecutive weeks, requiring the said Elizabeth E. Whitlock, Let tice W. Whitlock, Frederick G. Bird. Charles c. Bird Betty B. Bird. Edward c. Bird, Harold G. Bird, Elizabeth A. Noting, G. Freeland Peter, Jr., James K. Gordon and James G. Whitlock to plead answer or demur to the bill of complaint in this cause by the 2d day of July. 1920, or in thirty days there after decree pro confesso may be taken against Elizabeth F. Whitleck. Lettice W. Whitlock, Frederick c. Bird. Charles G. Bird, Betty B. Bird, Edward G. Bird, Elizabeth A. Noting G. Free land Peter. Jr., James R. Gordon and James G. Whitlock. defendants In said cause.
 Done at office this 31st day of May. 1920. HUNTER ARMSTRONG, "'
 Rarrictar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-15
DIAMONDS

One POS carat blue white, finest cut ting and brilliancy, $7O0. One PA carat. perfect, fine commercial white, maximum brilliancy, $975. One 1.05 carat white, fine cut, but imperfect, $275. One 77-100 carat blue white, perfect, $400. One 46-100 carat white, slightly imperfect, $190. We guaran- tee these prices away under market. The Boddie Co.,. 405 Farley Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-15

WANTED-To buy direct from owner. modern. or Groom bungalow: must be reasonable: 5000 cash payment South Highlands preferred. T-29, care Age-Herald