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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
Order Western Union
 To Continue Service
sy Associated Prs,s

Montgomery, April 3Q.--After a hearing of some length the Alabarna public service commission today is- sued an order directing the Western Union Telegraph Company to continue its service at twenty-one towns of the state, orders canceling same hav~ ing been issued previously by the com pany, effective May ].
 The telegraph company. 1t developed, had based It's action largely on a SUI preme court decision ordering 1t to va cate the right or way of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Counsel for the telegraph company maintained that having no right of way for lines to the towns affected it's service conse- quentIy was being cancelled. The state.' through the assistant attorney gen. eral contended this was not valid grounds. and that the company had made no effort to secure right of way other than that along the railway lines.
 Failure of the company to comply with the commissions order render9~t liable to a fine of s1. .0G0 per day for each day the order is ignored. M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
Negroes Charged With
 Allen Killing on Trial
.u A.snniai.a sras.

Savannah. Tenn. April 30.-Trial of Ernest. William and Chester Graham. three of the five negroes facing charges in connection with the mur- der April 21 at Hooker's Bend of Harry Allen. white merchant. was be- gun in the Hardin county court here today. with national guardsmen from Memphis and Jackson on duty to pre- vent any demonstration.
 Judge N. R. Barham overrukd pleas for continuance and change of venue. and when court recessed tonight seven jurors had been selected special venire of 75 men having been ex- hausted another special panel was or dered to report tomorrow. The three negroes on trial are charged with first degree murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
HUNTSVILLE MAN IS ARRAIGNED ON
 SLAVERY CHARGE

Huntsville, April so.-(Special)- Thomas M. Hooper. county surveyor and first lieutenant in the United states army engineering corps during the war, was today held under 5000 bail to ap- pear at the next term of federal court of the southeastern division Of Louisiana after a hearing before Commissioner Watts of Huntsville on charges of white slavery. Witnesses for the government are Miss Edna Hutchinson Of Coving- ton, La, who claims she was married to Hooper at Magnolia, Miss, and accom- nanied him to Cullman, Ala, and Miss Margaret Carroll of Hammond. La. who claims she was married to him at Amlte, La, and accompanied him to Hoxie, Ark. as his wife. Hooper has a wire and family here and is prominently cn- lnected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
WOULD CLOSE EXCHANGE

Should Congress pass the 2 ill- tural bill with the Conner anne snf relating to future contracts, ( Hr Orleans Cotton Exchange oesnty would have to close until the slpeegt1 court could clarify the language gt the amendment, the Senate wa d by Senator Ransdell. The agric sl measure is now in conference.
 Senator Comer's amendment ars that half of cotton contracts bedeliyered in the standard States grades of middling, stric sae s middling, strict middling and ding, and the remainder from rhe official standard grades sts e' the act.
 Senator Ransdell said the aasesF meft was ambiguous, misleadink qua ill-advised, and added that th provision of it would give the t. the right to deliver half of ths tract in any of the twenty grades es- abolished In the cotton futures act of 1919
 Senator Conner made spirited Ee- fense of his amendment, and likenet New Orleans Cotton Exchange tans- actions to "a craps game with loaded dice"
 Senator Ransdeii, in heated reply, said the New Orleans brewers were men of high character anA called upon Senator Conner for proof of his state ments.
 The Alabama senator replied that sixteen different grades of cotton had been delivered on contract two years ago, violation of the law. Sepator RansdelI retorted that the deliveCing broker could have been prosecuted. bus Mir Conner declared he was fmmuns under the Smith-Lever law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
Gist of the NelOs
GENE.nAL

 Twelve medals awarded for heroism. Underwood defeats SmoOt plan to XIII nitrate plant. New price schedule for Mississipp' issued.
 nnronx win over Pelicans, 3 to l. Another reversal in waii streef' old crop off. new mon ths up.
 STATE Rushton appeals to all the people. O'NeaI says Hefiin nnd h"snton now on sidelines. White Ia in fine form "t A"n's'"".
 lOCAL R.x es hone for MobiIe-Pensacofa ship channel. Bar AHsOcint1Ols adv"ca'es Nep"r"'e primary for justice af supreme c""r'' AIahnma Power Company surgeons Deet.
 Chamber Pf conmerce ballots "e'"i nalIed.
 civic A@.oefasise jsin~ campaign for rge-nllt tax
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
ACTION DELAYED ON RECLASSIFICATION
 OF MEDICAL SCHOOL

Mobile. April 3o-(special)- )-No action on raising the classification Of the Med- ical College at Mobile will be taken Tor several days, owing to the lack or quorum of the council on medical educa- tion at the convention at New orleans according to Dr. N. P. Caldwell, secre- tary of the council. Dr. Caldwell mas made a statement to that effect, accord ing to news received from New Orleans today. e
 pr Caldwell stated that the claims or inc faculty and citizens of Mobile SUD- nitted this week had been mailed 10 aii members of the council and they would ha requested to announce their vote ny ru;re The full vote should be receiVeo hv Monday or Tuesday. he said, ana me s.,It would be announced from his of- fee at Chicago. where the votes "ouia be sent. ,, ,tr
 pr Caldwell said that, in his opn- je.p inc promise of improvement m 'he schoo, does not entitle the school to pc given a Class 4 classification TO over loo, the lack of efficiency in the Mopiie school. he intimated, would necessita,e tbe council following the same acton III a great many others, thus lowering the nrestige Of medical education as well as that of the council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
.COMER-RANSDELL CLASH IN SENATE
 IS MOST BITTER
Both Men Lose Sight of Sen ate Rules, Making It Nee essary to Call Them
 to Order
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau The Age- HeraIt
 800 Davidson Build

Washington, April SO.-( Especially Senator Conner of Alabama and sena- tor Ransdell of Louisiana, by sharp passage of arms relative to the op- eration of cotton exchanges. during which the voices of both reached trans cendent heights. electrified the Senate this afternoon.
 The Louisiana senator was speaking in defense of the exchanges and in- ferentially against the amendment which Senator Conner had attached to the cotton futures act. an amendment restricting the grades of cotton an exchange might deliver to a pur- chaser
 In interrupting the speaker Senator Conner became so passionate in his contentious that he naturally fell into the style of oratory with which Ala bama is familiar, but with which, up to the present, Washington Is out of touch. Tn driving home his points Senator Conner gesticulated repeated- ly and with great force, and to lend emphasis, stamped his foot. SenatorI Ransdell was almost equally as sharp1 in his rejoinders. Both men lost sigh of the rules and it was necessary thax they be called to order
 The galleries were delighted wIU the sensational debate. and the occq pants were evidently not more swaX6t by laughter than by a conviction thAt Senator Conner. in supporting his amendment, Is dead In earnest. and imbued with an absolute knowledge that it would benefit all cotton inter- ests save the professional gamblers.
 Senator Randsdelrs defense of the exchanges was regarded as unusual-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
MICH RED LITERATURE

The amount of radical literature cir c,alated within the last week was de- scribed by MT. Garvan as 'amazing, as he pointed to scores of different periodicals, pamphlets and circulars together with special editions of radl- cal newspapers, piled in his office, all appealing for a May Day show ot power.
 Exponents of direct action, he con tinued, were taking advantage of a psychological Opportunity. while the nation awaited developments, ito lay their incendiarism on the peoples door step"
 MT. Garvan declared that Tom Mil iouska, arrested on a deportation war rant which was later cancelled by As sistant Secretary of Labor Post had been found in Chicago distributing the May Day proclamation of the commit mist party.
 Miliouska, MT. Garvan said, was ]. freed by Mir. Post because he said he did not know the nature of the com mupist creed.
 Meanwhile. department officials said they were expecting a decision tomor- Tow by Secretary of Labor Wilson as to whether membership in the com nunist labor party was sufficient ground in hself for reportation oi aliens.
 against the communist labor party wa; infinitely more damaging thar against the commSnist party of Ameri' cal. which has beeh held to be unlawi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
BITTERLY ARRAIGN TAX

The debate. couducted behind closed doors. was said to have been a bitter srraignment of the sales tax. which. it was contended, would impose unneces- sary burdens upon the poor.
 Various proposals were brought up. put action was not taken on any of them A resolution, approved by the republican steering committee. sought ;o pledge the entire republican mem tership to support the bill as drafted hy their colleagues Cf the ways and means committee. but Mir. J'ord7ey, after presenting it, told the meeting that adoption of the proposal would not be considered as binding.
 Representative Johnson. South Ea- Fota leader of the "i1surgents' in the fight against the sales tax. had pro- | osed that the legislation be sent tee with instructions to eliminate that feature and adopt some other form of raising revenue. Similarly. Repre- sentative Little. Kansas. had moved to eliminate the sales tax by direct action of the conference along with it's direc- ion that a levy of taxes -on big in comes be substituted.
 Another proposal also was placed tefore the republicans by Representa- tive Morgan Oklahoma who favored an authorization Of $i00 100000 to be used as directed by the federal farm loan board in lending money to for- mer service men for carrying out the provisions of the bin for aiding them m buying farms or city houses. This. with the three other proposals. re- irained as unfinished business for dis position at the next party conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
 IS OUT FOR LOWDEN.
sy Associated Press

Westervile,l Ohio April D.-Goverpor Lowden of Illinois is the only preE- dential candidate. so far, whom the Anti-Saloon League of America has ap- proved as suitable to the prohibitions ists.
 In a statement given out tonight. ,Dr. P A. Baker, general superintendent sdf the league, says. after a brief review or Governor Lowdens record on prohlpi- ton, that "prohibitionsts I consistently can support him if he is fominated."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
Three Being Held On
 Counterfeiting Charge
ev Asss-,a,.d Pres.

Mobile. April 3o.-Tidmore Taylor. twen- tv-nine. Ose Hall. sixteen, and Jamsie Hall. seventeen, all of Stockton. Ala. are under arrest here charged with counter fefing.
 Secret service agents. on whose adVice the arrests were made by Deputy United States Marshal D. D. Horton, have in their possession number of plaster of paris moulds and a quantity of babbis metal from which thev allege the three prisoners were producing counterfeit sil- yer dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
Daniels Joins Fleet

On Board the United States Battleship Pennsylvania. At Sea, April So.-(Va Wireless via Cape May. N. J)-Secretary Daniels joined the homeward bound At lantic fleet today on the last leg of its journey for New York. and from the quarter deck of the flagship Pennsylvania saw seven speeding dread adnaughts sur rounded by screen of destroyers, with seaplanes from the Norfolk base encir- cling the group.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
TABOR JURY UNABLE
 TO REACH AGREEMENT
pv Associ.ted pre.,

Paw Paw. Mich. April 3o.--The 1uxy in the case of Mrs. Sarah I. Tsboe, eighty-year-old Lawton, Mich. wonan. charged with manslaughter in conneo- ton with the mysterious death of hoP daughter. Maude Tabor Virgo. reported a disagreement tonight and was d1o- charged by Judge Howard Wiest. Tho case goes over to the next circut cc2Ft term, which opens the middle of May but it was indicated a postponement 70 October probably would be sought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
WOOTTON FREED
 OF KIDNAPPING
 CHARGE BY JURY
By Assoc.a,sd Pres,

Tombstone, Arz.. April BOA jury tonight acquitted Harry k. WOOftOn. Bfsbee hardware dealer. charged with kidnapping in con nection with the Bisbee deporta- tions of 1917.
 "The verdict in this case will have no effect on the prosecution of 159 defendants in the blanket case. trial of which will begin June s," County Attorney Robert N. French said. "Thc defendants will he tried jointly.
 MT. French repeated his previous announcement that the charges against forty other defendants likewise accused of Kidnapping in connection with the deportattonS would probably be dismissed after the blanket case bnd been tried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
APPLICATION MADE
 FOR A RECOUNT IN
 3 JERSEY COUNTIES
Bv ASsoeiated Press

New York, April Solitary Kalisch, at torney for Senator Hiram Johnson, to- night at Newark made application to Chief Justice Gummere of the New Jer- sey supreme court for a rS ount of the ballots in Tuesdays presidential prefer ence primary in Essex. Morris, Camden, Gloucester and Cape May counties Jus tice Gummere will announce his decision on the application tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
Reduction Announced
 By Chain Restaurants
sy AssoeIatsd Press

Chicago. April 3o.-Two of chain of quick service restaurants in the business district today ordered a reduction of 5 cents ir the price of seven standard or ders. as follows:
 Soup. formerly 10 cents. now 5; beef stew, A cents to 15: corned beef hash. 15 cents to 10: baked beans. 15 cents to 10: frsnkfurters and potato salad. % cents to 70: eorned beef and potato salad. 25 cents to ao: two eggs and toast. 25 cents to %
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
ABANDON PLAN FOR
 ! EARLY PASSAGE 0F
 ! bONUSLEG|SLATION
Wide Differences Develop in Conference Over Pro- posed Sales Tax to
 Raise Money
By Associated Press

Washington. April 30.-After
 fcur-hour wransIe, House repub-
 licans late tonight abandoned
 plans for passing the soldier re-
 lief Legislation mex. Monday and
 adjourned the party conference at
 for action.
 Wide differences of opinion de- veloped in the conference. the opposi- ton centering principally agains: a sales tax to raise pant of the $1,So0.- 100000 needed for carrying out pravi- sions of the bill. Representative Men dell. the floor leader announced that another party conference would be held late next week. the exact Fate to be fixed by Representative Towner, Iowa. conference chairman.
 Meanwhile efforts will be made to reach q compromise. but leaders ad- mitted that the sales tax had to be eliminated Both the opponents of the sales tax and opponents of any relief legislation felt jubilant over the re- suit of the conferences. The former claimed that they had succeeded in killing the sales tax while the lat ter asserted they did not believe any ellef measure could he passed at this session.
 Chairman Fordnev of the ways and means committee that framed the bill. in closing the conference with a ve- hemenent speech. declared some mem bers were getting cold feet" and that anyone unwilling to pay bonus was . a,lf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
MIAMI-NEW YORK AIR TRIP MADE
 IN 151z HOURS
By Associates pr.ss

BY Assooiated Press
 New York, April 3O-An air flight from Miami. Fla. to New York, with one stop, in 15 hours and 35 minutes flying time. WAS made today by the passenger sen pIane .yiis. Niami.- piloted by Harry Rogers of the American FIxf ing Club. The long Journey of nearly I 800 miles nIOng the cOart line was interrupted at Mcrehesd City. N. C., where stoD was naAe for fuel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
Bonillas Quits Race

Laredo. Tex, April 5o.-f gnacio Bonillas Mexican ambassador to the United States, has renounced his can didacy for the Mexican presidency be- lieving his services as a diplomat VIII be of greater value to his country and desiring to be free from political en- tanglements. according to state ment published in Wednesday issue of El Heraldo De Mexico of Mexico City. copies of which reached here to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
Lever Act Cannot Be
 Enforced, Judge Holds
By Associated Pres.

Louisville. Ky. April 30.-Federal Judge Walter Evans, in the course of case before him of alleged profiteers. today held the Lever food control act could not be enforced 'The act is too vague and it's language too indefinite." Judge Evans said in dismissing the action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
Produce Dealers Indicted

Chicago. April So.-Four Chicago produce dealers were indicted today on charges oc violating the Lever act In that they had made excessive profits in the sale of sugar and potatoes Prot its made by the dealers ranged fr6fn 50 to l25 per cent, according to the in- dfcf-papta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
COMPLETE RETURNS GIVE WOOD LEAD OF
 1,207 OVER JOHNSON
By Associated prs,s

Newark, N J.. April 30.--Complete and corrected figures In the New Jer- sey preferential primary gave Major Gen Leonard Wood q lead of 1907 votes over Senator Hiram w. Johnson. The vote stood: Wood. 52.60s; John- son. 51,401.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
Higher Pullman Rates Today
 ax Aa6aeIafed Rfaak

Washington. April 50.-Increa sed Pullman rates. amounting to 20 per cent, will go into effect tomorrow. The interstate commerce com mission am nounced tonight that after considera- ton of protests it hnd decided against suspension of the i1 ease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
Russo-Jap Agreement
 To Be Signed At Once
BY Associated Press

Toi>io. April 30.-The war office of Russo-Japanese agreement which will concede virtually all the Jhpanese demands. {.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
Population Figures
ax A..ociatsd Prs..

Washington April SJ.-Hefin. Ala, 1 o2s. increase 1s7. or 22.3 per cent
 Franklin, N C., 773; increase 394, or 104 per cent.
 Pontiac. Mich. s427S; increase 19.741, or 1858 per cent.
 Charlottesville. Ind. lo.lss: increase 7ss. or S.2 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
OVER a00 ARRESTS

Chicago. April 30.-Federal, state and city forces sonight were prepared to nseombat any orsert act that might grow out of the 'arious demonstrations planned for tons3rrow in celebration of May Day.
 sixty more supects were rounded Up
 <co.t,.gs 3s, Page Two,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
JOINT RESOLUTION
 ID END STATE OF WAR REPORTED OUT
Substitute Peace Resolution Formally Presented to the Senate and Debate Be-
 gins Wednesday
BY Associated Prsss

Washington. April So-A joint resolu- tion proposing repeal of resolutions By Congress declaring state of war with Germany and Austria-H Hungary was re- ported out today by the Senate foreign relations committee by a strict party vote.
 Introduced by Sentaor Knox, repub- lican, of Pennsylvania, as substitute for the republican resolution recently formally presented to the Senate late in the day by Senator Lodge, the republic an leader, with the announcement by Senator Knox that he would open de- bate on it Wednesday.
 Leaders of both parties predicted sev- eral weeks of discussion, with little prospect of action until near the time set for a recess for the national con- ventions. In some quarters the opinion was expressed that President Wilson, in the midst of the debate, might re- turn the treaty of Versailles to the Senate
 Virtually solid democratic opposition to the substitute was predicted py sead- CTS of the party. Senator McCumber, re- publican member of the foreign relations committee, who did not attend the meet ing, said he and probably other repub- licans would oppose it.
 TO MEET OBJECTIONS
 The vote on the Knox measure was to 6, all republicans present favoring it and democrats opposing. Senator Shields, democrat, of Tennessee. also was ao- sent. Republicans said it was desigred to meet objections raised in the HousS that resolution declaring the war ended would be unconstitutional and be- yond the power of Congress.
 Straight out repeal of the war reso- lution is the principal object of the Knox substitute, which would request the President to establish friendly dfpio- matic and commercial relations with Germany and with "the governments and people of Austria and Hungary
 Like the House resolution, it would re- serve all American rightT under the treaty. of Versailles and p.'ovide for re- peal of war legislation and war powers of the President It would hold German property until all American war claims were satisfied, but does not include the House provision for acceptance of the resolutions terms by Germany within forty-five days under penalty of cons merciai embargo.
 A formal report only on the resolution was filed by Senator Lodge, and Senator. Hitchcock of Nebraska, administration leader in the treaty fight, decided to sub init no minority report but to present the opposition's arguments during de- bate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
STRIKE THREATS

Appeals of the communist labor lead CTS for May Day strikes appear not to have met with kindly reception, al stbough there were threats of strikes m some sections. Thousands of workers may lay down their tools tomorrow but Mir. Garvan believed this would be more in the nature of declaration sfof \ holiday than with malicious in- tent to cause a great tie-up.
 Timber workers in Wisconsin and In Washington may remain away from work, according to reports. Federal agents advised, however, that their lat : est information disproved claims of di- rect collusion between those workers and the radical leaders.
 MT. Garvan called attention to the apparent unlimited amount of money employed by the communist labor party in fomenting disorders, declaring that at no time in history had radical movement been so plentifuliy financed He traced the source of these funds to Amsterdam and thence to Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-01
pREpARING DEMONSTRATION

Most of the reports showed that the radicals were preparing gigantic prop uganda demonstrations, put meetings are scheduled in many places ana IL IS at these that trouble may develop, ac- cording to MT Garvan. The depart sment. he said, would allow those gatn- erings to talk themselves blue, put government agents would observe the tenor of agitation. Agents have been Instructed mot to incite or excite trou- ble in any such assemblies.
 It was disclosed by Mir. Garvan
 that xeyeral members of Congress, three federal judges and an attor-
 ney recently active in investigating
 radical disturbances had been markd for assassination.
 \ With the early discovery of the plots, however, MT. Garvan believed the officials, against whose lives the plots were directed, now are amply pro- a1