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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Corrupt Ball Players
 Discredit the Game

s7 0GLY stories which have been m O circulation for sometime regard ing organized baseball, and particu- Iarly the world series of last year, are substantiated by the foreman of the Cook county grand jury, in dis patch sent out from Chicago yester- day.
 According to his statement, con vincing proof has been found that crookedness exists. It is charged that baseball has been exploited by clique of interstate gamblers and several players have been bribed. The series won last year by Cincinnati, despite the fact that the Chicago "White, Sox" appeared the stronger team, is said to have been due to the bribing of "White Sox" players by gamblers. George M. Cohan, the playwright, was one of the victims. MT. Cohan's tes- timony should be worth while.
 Rumors of a baseball scandal have already done much harm to game which has for many years been kept on high plane. More than any other athletes, our great ball players are national heroes. Baseball is the most popular game in America. not only because we have a natural liking for the sport, but also because it had until recently, public confidence. There was a reasonable assurance that every player was doing his best to win.
 Gamblers corrupted horse racing. Pugilism has not escaped the blight. In fact, baseball is about the only professional sport which has not here tofore been discredited.
 It is gratifying to know that only a few players are involved. Crooked ness in baseball is sporadic, not gen. eral. It is the duty of officials to do everything in their power to remove the stigma which has been cast on the game. The fullest investigation sLould be made, the guilty men should be exposed and punished. Legal steps should also te taken to break up prac- tices which have brought baseball into disrepdte. Owners and managers os teams are evidently determined to get rid of the dishonest element as soon ~ possible. They will have the SUD- port of public sentiment in America
 Baseball, the delight of millions of fans, who have never questioned the integrity of players before, must be Kept clean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25

inherent rights. He is allowed to keep all the dogs he desires. The only proviso is that these dogs be not allowed to destroy the sheepfold of his neighbor or infect human beings with rabies.
 No law should pretend to have a thing done or prevent the doing of something unless the power of en- forcement accompanies it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Sound Views Expressed by
 a Cotton-mill Operator

11 WO sound statements were made ll before the annual meeting of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers at Maplewood, N. H., this week by Daniel E. Douty, of New York.
 One statement was this: "The time has passed when the cotton manufacturer can hear with indif- ference the appeal of the southern planter for a fair price, which will yield him just return"
 That is essentially true. The other declaration is as much so. After pointing out the recent movements for consolidation of Japanese and British cotton interests, MT. Douty said this:
 We shall not enjoy stable condi-
 tions at home, we shall not gain domestic prosperity unless we maintain our foreign trade. We have attained the decree of pro- duction where we must either sell largely and continuously abroad or endure stagnation and disaster at home. s M This mill man sees the necessity of
 more friendly relations between the American cotton manufacturer and producer, and the basis of such re-
 lationship. He realizes that we can do better in a campaign to capture foreign trade for our cotton mill prod
 ucts if the producer is also enlisted. The necessity of foreign trade is
 as obvious in the cotton industry as
 in any other. A productive country like this very soon fills it's granaries. its shops and it's warehouses; feeds
 and clothes it's people and has a sur
 plus left. Either the surplus goes to
 other peoples, or we stagnate. No one should study export trade,
 ships and port development more than cotton producers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
THE UNRECORDED

Arthur W. Peach. in the Churchman. He wrote no word save on the hearts oS
 men
 That vanish with the dust of mortal
 things; Yet has his thought lived on through
 tongue and pen. More lasting than the graven tomhs of
 kings He gave his deeds in trust to memory That passes like the beauty of the rose. Yet on the records of humanity His loving messages ever brighter
 grows. And so in less degree our thoughts may
 wear i- A beauty that shall mock forgetting Our lives in speech to waiting hearts may
 bear joyous message through lifes toll ana
 tears!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
WE NEED THE MONEY

From the Houston Post
 The Birmingham Age-Herald says it is about time for President Wilson to inject a little scholarship in the campaign. ow- ing to the lack of academic phrases. It is also about time for some of the rest Of us to inject little dollarship into the campaign to relieve it of it's anemic phases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
'raiIty, thy name is woman
A MORNING FRA YER

Save me, Heavenly Father from the fear of evil things. They press down hard, but thou art my strenGth' They darken the heavens, hut thou srt my sunlight. They threaten vim death, but thou art my fife. May thy presence cast out doubt anu make me unafraid. Amen.--M. B. u.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
FAME ENOUGH FOR BorH
n the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star. 7
 Isr't it little unfair of Franklin Roose- welt to cut in on A. Mitchell Palmer's sinsle-handed fight against the high cost of living? Mfr. Palmer saw it first and it's his. Frank shouldn't bA selfish The Haiti and San Domingo constitutions are h:a. T.et aacn keen his own stuff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
To Select Movie star

Some beautiful Birmingham belle ,s going to be movie star before very lcng." said Thomas H. James, manages of the Loews Bijou theatre. Already there are eleven young girls who are in the lead in the race. and votes are coming in strong every day.
 One of the managers of Loew's south ern vaudeville circuit was in the city the other day, and looking over the photo graphs of the girls that had entered the contest, he stated that there were four among the lot that had excellent chances of making good in the movies. He wouldn't even show me the photograph. that he had picked out, but he said that 1t was now up to the girls to get out and make their friends vote for them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25

bet she'd give ten years of her life to be able to turn a handspring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Acquiring Facts

Birmingham has the prettiest girls Tn the world" said Capt. T. T. Craven, director of naval aviation who is in Birmin gham for the start of the na- tional balloon race. T went round and round block down in the middle of town. just one block, but I saw more pretty girls and good looking women than I have ever seen anywhere else. Perhaps in going round I saw some of the same ones twice, but if I did did not know it. I am not the only one of the visitors who has expressed those sentiments. These young off, cers here spend their spare time ex- claiming over the presence of so many sood looking girls in city the size of Birmingham. One would expect to see about as many in a city with a population the size of New York. but the percentage here is startling"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Over the Bumps

T have heard a great amount of abuse heaped on the Jefferson county roads, says Ira W. Broughton, secre- tary treasurer of the Alabama Packing Company but there are worse. If any one doubts it, just let him take the up- per Springville road, the one through East Lake and by Roebuck Springs and on up beyond Pat Divers lake. It's fine riding until you come to the St Clair county line, and then on into Springville one gets to be perfectly reconciled to the highways in Jeffer- son, for the road over the mountain is narrow and the way through the valley rough I'll admit that there is room for improvement in Imperial Jefferson, but before being too hard on those in charge of them it might be well to take a spin through some of the adjoining coun- ties"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Work Going Forward

Two more counties have completed organizations to cooperate with the port amendment committee in educat- ing the people to the need of greater freight facilities at Mobile" said T. P. Hay, Jr, general manager of the cam paign committee. yesterday.
 Washington county Is organized under the chairmanship of T. J. Dies Of Chaton and Clarke county, under the leadership of Dr. H. M. McLoed of Jackson.
 The Port and the People, official moving picture show of the campaign committee, will be shown during the coming week in the following towns : Monday, Cullman and Cordova; Tues day Hartselle and Jasper; Wednesday, Albany and Haleyville; Thursday, De- catur, and Friday, Athens and Fayette"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
OE the Road Again

"I am really glad to be on the road again and seeing the trade" said Van Williams representative of High Point. N. C., furniture manufacturers Tt has been two years since was in Birminr- nam. There was no reason to be on the road. A large portion of the time of the furniture manufacturers since the war and until comparatively re- gently was occupied in turning down orders, becauseN the factories were siutted with them. That state of a.- fairs has gone into the discard and we are beginning to go out and seek de- siraole business. I like that game much the best.
 Tn way, it is a pleasant feeling to realize >that business is coming without effort. but one soon tires Of that and we travelling men really fee, better now that We are oa the road again and seeking orders"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
PARTED FRIENDS.

'so the Botsworths are divorced?" Yes"
 What were the terms of settlement?' "she gets s1c,oOe year and he gets the liquor."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25

THE FAITHFUL VIEW. Glad tidings, from the parsonage, The world may be upset, But they who preach the Holy Word Are not on strike as yet. Though sticks and stones may break our bones And law yield to the mob, Your doctor will prescribe pill And mothers on the Job.
 ONE OF THE MYSTERIES. Oh, why is it when people are Propelled by gasoline And drive their speedy motor cars The narrow curbs between A murderous propensity That nothing ever balks Induces them to terrorize Most everything that walks?
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Travelled Far AfieId

T saw in The Ase-Herald recently an interesting article about Los Angeles having become important in the cotton e0portation game" said Charles Fran cis Wood. This reminds me that about year ago 1 met one of the engineers of the municipal wharves at Los Angeles and put him in touch with the Warrant Warehouse Company here. As the re- suit, he purchased one of the standard high-pressure cotton congresses devel- oped by W. D. Nesbitt, H. K. Miner and myself, and that is. the style of com press used out there. It was q far dis tance for Birmingham invention to travel. but it was selected by the port engineer as soon as he saw IL at work.
 Time will come when Birm.r. gham and Los Angeles will have much in common, and it would be very appro- priate, since the destinies of both places are enwrapped in development t of waterway transportation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25

THE CURSE OF EMBONPOINT. The prima donna refuses to sing" whats the trouble?" asked the vaude- vile manager.
 ''She says she won't follow the acro- bats
 "That's just like these song birds I'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
"For Rent, Signs Seen

Tt looks rather peculiar to see a few For Rent" signs sticking up around over the city" said Gaines Kelly, when a few months ago everybody believed that the sign painters had forgotten how to paint them
 There are few stores m town that are not for rent but are vacant and have circus and show signs hanging in their windows. There is the former Rhodes -Carrol furniture store building for rent. The old Ledger building is va cant. Wrights hat store building on Second avenue and the little place next door, where the jewelry store was, are vacant. Several stores along North Twentieth street are going to move october l, and it seems as If a large per cent of Birmingham business houses are going to change their loca- tions in a few weeks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
A BIG NIGHT.

A BIG NIGHT "Old MT. Gribble looks like a man who has led a humdrum life.'' "Very little of an exciting nature has ever happened to him. Years ago he sat gave an exhibition in our town and he talks about it yet.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25

IN GOLF TERMS. Did you get home in good order?" Fairly good,' replied Mir. Bibbles. How was your approach?" T teed off well, but I foozled at the keyhole.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

PLIGHT OF A sELF-MADE MAN. Do Mir. Grabcoin's millions keep him awake at night?"
 They do. much to his sorrow" He worries about his money, eh?" No, but if he wasn't rich Mrs. Crab coin wouldn't be doing society and he could go to bed at o'clock every night instead of being kept up late by lot of people who acquired their manners before he got his money
 HARD TO HANDLE.
 "Dr. Pillers enjoys a large practice Well, he has large practice. but don't think he enjoys it.''
 "No?"
 "A lot of his patients are the kind Of people who want to argue with a doctor about whats good for them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25

know a young couple, who wer.. engaged and who made the trip to the centennial at Philadelphia in 1876 to see the great balloon go up. but who
 on reaching the grounds. became so much taken up with one another tha. i. made the ascent without their wit. i.tssing 1t. So fac ss know the ii. sl person to make <the ascent hero outside of the rrofessiouais was my friend, Gentry Hifman. vho. while in attendance at thu fair more than a ouartor Of ctntLry ago vas invited to a seat and took 1t, and if my recol- lection. serves me right. the descent was made somewhere in Shelby county
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-25
C0NTR0L0F COAL
UP TO CONGRESS
Calder and Edge to Offer Bills
Covering Mining, Prices and
Distribution.
FUEL MEN HAVE FAILED
New York Senator Finds Pop
ular Demand for End of
Abuses.
FUEL MEN HAVE FAILED

United States Senator William NJ
Calder, chairman Of the Senate Com
mittee on Reconstruction and Produc-
ton, returned to New York yesterday
and declared that because the coal tn
dustry had done nothing toward solv-
down the price of coal to reasonable
basis. he and Senator Walter E. Edge
would introduce in the Senate as soon
as Congress convenes legislation look
ing to Federal control and regulation
Of the coal industry.
The bills will cover all aspects of
the industry. including mining, trans
portation and distribution, which Sem
ator Calder says would include in
evitably supervision and regulation of
prices.
80 far as I have been able to dis
cover" said Senator Calder, "condi-
t!ons are about the same to-day as they
were three weeks ago. when Senator
Edge and myself made public the
statement that unless condltions were
radically improved we should introduce
| this legislation This does not mean
naturalization or the actual taking over
OF the mines by the Government. / do
not like the word naturalization II
seems to carry a Soviet implication
Wherever we have gone throughout
the country since we left here to take
testimony In other cities we have found
strong popular response to our atti-
in m foI
lation. The country seems TO be thor
oughly aroused on the subject
The bituminous coal situation we
found somewhat better in spots. In
certain OF the Southern States, how
ever. we found the consumers still
compelled to pay extortionate prices in
the spot coal market. In Birmingham.
Ala. last Monday We found that the
Governor of that State had appointed
coal administrator and that In Ala
bama to-day coal distribution is under
the regulation of the State Government.
While conditions there are not yet
ideal, they have improved vastly under
this centralized authority"
In response TO questions Senator
Calder said that even II the associa-
tions of coal producers and distribu-
ters were showing commendable dis
position TO clean house, that afforded
no guarantee that in future there would
no: be a recurrence of old abuses and
impositlons.
Figures made public yesterday from
the office of Or. Royal 5. Copeland.
Health Commissioner. indicate ma
terial Improvement over the preceding
week in the receipt and handling of the
cltys emergency relief coal supplies.
There we're received last week for emer-
gency use twenty-five cargoes and sin
ty-fivc carloads of anthracite for emcr-
gency distribution. while there had been
received thus far during the current
week forty-one cargoes and 100 carloads
Of emergency anthracite fuel. lich is
more than 5000 tons. Next week. the
Commissioner said, the major portion of
the supply will be diverted to Staten
Island. Queens Borough. East Brooklyn.
Corona, l.. l.; Coney Island. Bath
Beach. williamsbrIdge and woodside
and Bayside. l.. I.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-25
Murt Produce Book..

Mr.. Unternlyer called a halt to the
committees hearing and started for the
Appellate Court In two hours Justice
Page had denied Mr.. Conboy's applica-
tion on the ground that there was moth
ing for the court to act upon. The
boo I'D be produced next Tuesday.
ThSp Committee had sent sergeant nj
arms to raid Cowboys office and the
officer had reported the books could not
be found
When he was leaving the Appellate
Court Mr.. Untermyer said:
Now we shall see whether the pro-
"eedings OF the legislative COMMITTEES
are to be flouted and disobeyed or
whether there is enough law in this State
to obtain possession of the papers We
wish to see"
Back OF this legal battle is the deter
mination Of the big building supply
dealers called the trust, to block the in.
vestigation. The official probe jabbed
into three or four of the little combna-
tions. limitations OF the big trust, and
amazing things have been brought 10
the surface.
The investigators believe they will bc
able TO prove that the Building Supply
Bureau is associated with the National
Building Trust. n combination acting in
restraint OF trade The books OF this
powerful organization may throw somo
light on the activities OF the Association
OF Dealers in Masons Building Ma
terials. another organization which is be.
lieved to be connected in some way with
the central combination.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-25
LORD GREY FOR
DOMINION RULE
Would Withdraw Troops From
Ireland Unless England
Gets Real Control.
BILL MAY BE DELAYED
Earl Middleton to Ask Time for
Government to Make
Changes.
BILL MAY BE DELAYED
By the associated Press.

LONDON, Nov. 24.--Viscount Grey,
former Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
appealed to the Government in the
debate in the House of Lords on the
home rule bill for an eleventh hour
attempt by generosity to Ireland to
fashion tha bill into an acceptable
measure.
In speech displaying no resent
ment and taking full account of the
Governments extreme difficulties in
ireland he urged that unless the Gov
ernment was able to secure effective
control In Ireland 1t would be better
to withdraw all the armed forces and
leave Ireland to find her own saliva
ton.
II is significant that Earl Middleton
intends tomorrow to move adjourn
ment of the debate for fortnight "a
allow the Government time TO con-
slider what amendments. financial and
otherwise. It will propose.
Viscount Grey declared the real cause
of failure in Obtaining settlement wac
he differences of opinion In Ireland 1t
self Until these differences were COM
, posed, he asserted. there could be no set
| uement, and the bill before the Lords, tc
| put 1t mildly, had not made the differ
ences less II has conciliated Ulster
yiscount Grey said, but had brought
the Southern Unionists and Nationalists
into opposition.
Viscount Grey argued that 1t would
| ,ave been better had the Government. IN
stead of preparing a detailed bill. started
by laying down in broad lines the limits
within which Ireland could have com
p,ete autonomy and the minimum which
England must reserve for the security
and safety not only of herself but OF Ire
! land.
He outlined this minimum as. first
placing ireland in precisely thesame posi-
t:s with regard TO foreign affairs as tht
great self-gcverning dominions. with the
lame right to be consulted about com
mercial treaties. and. second, only one
army in these two islands. He would
not. however, contemplate the mainte'
nance of any imperial troops in ireland
after home rule has passed unless Ire
land desired 1t.
The greatest lever the Government
could bring 10 bear to secure settle
ment would be to make ii perfectly
clear that the ultimate responsibilit,
for the government Of Ireland rested
with the Irish people. and that the Gov
crnment could not continue indefinitely
to govern any part of Ireland by force
Expressing Indignation at the mur
ders and anxiety for the lack OF dlsci
| pline Of the crown forces. Viseount Gre!
declared that unless the Governmen
could assume direct. real and effective
control In Ireland. 1t would be bettel
to withdraw the armed forces now. HI
wished the Government to have al
powers for Furnishing crime. but these
powers must be exercised with real dis
cretion and control. and II that were
impossible. then withdrawal was th'
better course.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-25
TnteUnyer nins Legal Bat
Te and Records of Dsal-
Ring Wlist BE
PrOudced.
SEEKS PRICE COMBINE
Tammany Mans Organiza-
ton Believed to Be Link
in Trust Extending
Over Nation.
MORE GRAFT is REVEALED
Contractor Tells Of Troubles
With Plumbing Awards-Cor-
nell Is a Witness Before
Committee.
LORE GRAFT is REVEALED

The Building Supply Bureau, in
which John A. Mccarthy. Tammany
man and former partner of Charles i.
Murphy, is a leading factor, lost the
hard fight waged all day yesterday to
keep its records and business secrets
out Of the hands of the Lockwood
committee.
The legal conflict abruptly halted
the committees session in City Hall
after Miss Elizabeth ODea. employee
of the bureau. had been cited for con-
tempt for declining to appear as a
witness. and Samuel Untermyer,
counsel for the committee. had
charged that the lawyers appearing
for the bureau had acted in bad faith.
Contesting every step of the way.
Martin Conboy. counsel for the bu-
reau, first obtained stay of proceed
ings from Justice McAvoy. Mr.. I'm
termyer had that thrown out in half
an hour. still the Mccarthy combina-
ton refused to submit. Mr.. Conboy
went TO the Appellate Division and
obtained from Justice Alfred r. Page
another stay directing the Lockwood
committee to show cause why the
State should not be restrained from
taking the books pending an appeal
on Justice Hotchkisss decision OF last
Tuesday that the committee had a
right TO proceed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-25
RUSSIA'S NEXT STEP
TO ABOLISH MONEY
January I Date for Decree to
Become Effective.

BERLIN, Nov. 24.--The Council of Peo-
ple's Commissioners In Russia has di-
rected the Russian Finance Commission
ers to prepare a plan for the abolish
ment of money, according TO Moscow
report 10 the Rcd Fld0. II is expected
that n moneyiess period will be decreed.
effective from January 1.
According 10 this information pay
ments for necessaries of life by work
men and families in tho second cate
CORY probably will bo first abolished
along the lines of the Soviet plan. by
which gas, wator, electricity and tele-
phone service will be furnished. Ia con-
clusion the article in the Red Flag
says:
After one year OF organized efforts
Of the victorious proletariat this thou
sands of years old commercial system
falls like a house of cards. Should tho
moneyless scheme succeed In Its first
and hardest period here, its adoption By
the whole world could be brought about
When our children are grown they Will
know money only by memory"