The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-07

merchandise sold in this country at below production costs.
 St. Louis, May 6-Cash wheat sold above s9 in St. Louis today for the first time since the government took over control of wheat in the summer of 1917. Red winter wheat No 2 sold on the Mer- chants Exchange at $3.02 a bushel.
 New York, May 6.-Herbert Hoover. carsiidate for the republican presidential nomination., in a statement issued here tonight, declared his attitude toward the nomination has not changed by the Cali fornia primaries and that he will not or sahize q campaign, nor have my sup porters raise a campaign fund and then mortgage my soul in advance in order to attain the election"
 Tampa, Fla, May 6.-Growers of fruit and vegetables have been notified by the American Express Company of new em- bargo effective today on shipments from this state. The notification declares that due to the recent strikes of railroad workers in the east and west shippers in those conSested sections have been us- ing the express lines to such an extent that there is acute shortage of ex- press cars.
 Chicago. May 6.-An endowment fund of $25, ,000, GOO with which to conduct activ- ities among Catholic organizations in America and in foreign countries will be raised by the national Catholic laymens council of the national Catholic welfare council. it was announced following the organization of the welfare council by representatives fro m11 Catholic societies at meeting that closed today.
 Chicauo nro1, tho ra ae tablishment of an open market"in wheat, following expiration of the wheat guar anty act of June 1, will be discussed here tonsprrow at meeting of representatives of boards of trade, country and terminal elevator associations, grain buyers, ex- porters and bankers. called by Julian H. Barnes, wheat director.
 Biloxi, Miss, May GA bathing or dinance that has caused much con- ment was enacted by the Biloxi com mission today, which prohibits wear
 ing of immodest bathing suits general ly and providing penalty for viola tion.
 Norfolk, Va. May 6.-E. B. Wood, district auditor of the United States shipping board for the south Atlantic district, was indicted today in the hSoSA al SOoi Oi b Cilel OL tilDcHHlt- ment and larceny. With the announce ment of this action, an indictment against Reuben H. Stallings. cashier of the Norfolk office of the shipping board, charging embezzlement, which was returned Wednesday, was made public.
 Pueblo, Colo, May 6.-The state re- publican convention, meeting here to- day, elected four uninstructed dele gates at large to the national con vention and elected John F. Vivian of Golden national committeeman.
 Albany, N. Y, May 6.-New York's delegation to the national democratic convention at San Francisco tonight went on record as favoring the unit rule. A resolution by former Con- gressman George R. Lunn of Sche- nectady, opposing the rule, was voted down, 64 to 8.
 Cordoba, Spain, May GA move ment started in the surrounding dis tricts among the wealthier people. to go without hats. and also to wear san dals made of hemp. in protest against high prices. is spreading throughout southern Spain. Hundreds have joined the silent demonstration. which is causing considerable perturba tion among tradesmen.
 Indianapolis, May 6.-Arguments will be taken up at 10 o'clock tomor- row morning on the governments an- swer to plea in abatement filed to- day by Charles Evans Hughes, special counsel for the United Mine Workers of America, at the arraignmen of the miners and Indiana operators on charges of conspiracy to violate the Lever act MT Hughes argued in support of the plea, which Is based on Judge Anderson's instructions to the special federal grand jury which in- vestigated the coal situation.
 Jackson. Miss, May e.-Gov, Lee Russell of Mississippi appeared tonight in denim and his wife in gingham 9 a reception given at the governors mansion in honor of the school teach CTS of Mississippi, who opened their state convention here today.
 Buenos Aires, May 6.-The wearing of overalls in order to cut the high price of clothing begun in the United States is spreading in Argentina. Fol lowing the adoption of overalls by college students, the employees of the l state railroad offices and the courts have petitioned for permission to wear them.
 Chattanooga, Tenn, May 6-The , foreclosure suit of the Commercial Trust Company against the Chatta nooga Railway and Light Company, which the court is asked to adjudicate the status of mortgages held on the railway property by the Commercial SPENT OVER TWO
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