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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
DECEMBER WHEAT
 DROPS ID $2.2l Corn, Oats and Provisions Decline In Sympathy
 With Wheat
By Asseciated Prsss

Chicago, July 30.-For the first time since the ending of the federal govern n..nt control of the wheat market, wheat has been sold in Chicago at less than s223 bushel. the price which last year was guaranteed by Congress. December delivery of wheat went as low today as s2.21. an overnight tumble of 12A cents.
 Absence of buying demand was the outstanding feature in today's opera tions. not any unusual rush to sell. A generally accepted explanation of tho apparent reluctance of purchasers was strained financial conditions, not ally weakness of foreign exchange.
 Corn, oats and provisions declined in sympathy with wheat. but kept within normal limits, The amount of busi- ness in the feed grains exceeded by many times the total of ,.Ansac tions in wheat. Dealings in future deliveries O. the latter cereal apped.' 10 be ir- creasing a little daily, pu' are still far below an old-time average.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
EsCORTEp BY SOLDIERS

Belfast. July 30.-Reports recelVed here regarding the escape from Sim Feiners of Brig. Gen. C. H. T. Lucas indicate that he was accompanied by twelve or fifteen armed soldiers at the time of the clash which resulted Tn his return to Tipperary.
 Escorted by the soldiers, he was being conveyed from Limerick inf a lorry. As the lorry approached the village of Oola a party of armed raiders appeared de- manding that it halt and surrender. The driver responded by putting on speed and the iorry was disa bed by a volley of shots from the raiders.
 General Lucas and some of the sol diers seized rifles. but before they could use them another volley from the raid CTS rang out. Two soldiers fell dead several were wounded and the remainder surrendered their arms. The raiders car ri ed off the soldiers equipment and were about to set the lorry afre when an- other lorry appeared full of soldiers The raiders thereupon fled and General Lucas, with survivors of his escort. was rescued. The general is reported at pres ent to be in the military barracks at Tipperary with half battalion of armed soldiers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
Blaze Which Ragged From s O'Clock in Appalachian Corporatior es " arehouse Brought Uyr Control at 1 O'Clocl is Morning.
,oIat,d Pres.

New orls S1.-At 1 o'clock this morn&s ,ie fire which had been burning warehouse of the Ap- palachian rporatlon was reported under control. The fremen had been successful in confning the flames to section No. ?, the fireproof walls divid- ing the building proving effective. of- ficials of the company estimated the loss at s1,200OOO divided as follows: s0,oeO bales sisal, s7S0,000; other mer- chandise, $1oo,OO0. and to the building, s32o,000.
 The warehouse, which is on the block bounded by south Peters, Front, Erata and Thalia streets, is valued at s1 ,60o.- 900. and, according to statement given out tonight by Charles H. Grosz. secretary of the Appalachian Corpora tion. contained freight and merchan- disc valued a s69,0O0,o0O.
 A repeated general alarm called out every piece of fire fighting apparatus in the city besides the fire boats. Ev- cry effort is being made to eonfine the flames to the one section of the ware house, but due to the inflammable nature of the contents it is feared that the fire will spread and destroy the entire structure with it's contents.
 It was at first reported that a quan- tity of dynamite was stored in the building, but this, according to of ficials of the corporation, was not true. There is, however, several thousand barrels of oil in the burning building and efforts of the fire department are being concentrated in keeping the flames from reaching this material.
 One section of the mammoth struc- ture is occupied by the United States Shipping Board as warehouse No. , for the Emergency Fleet Corporation, and is filled with millions of dollars worth of ship supplies and stores.
 The freight and merchandise in the warehouse is owned by numerous firms in New Orleans and elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
SERVE WARRANTS TODAY

Knoxville, Tenn, July 3o,--Service of warrants against fifteen coal operators and brokers of Knoxville is expected to begin Saturday morning by deputies in the United States marshais s office here The warrants were issued by United St;ies Commissioner J. Pike Powers, on reopest of District Attorney w, T. Ken ncrly and charge violation Of the Lever act, profiteerng by making an eHorbi- tant and unreasonable profit on coal sold in car load lots.
 The warrants are said to contain from four to ten counts each.
 A me Chg of operators and officials ot the United Mine Workers of America was held here today. at which officials of the mine workers stated unless such mines as are now paying more than the l. nion scale desist from this practice, strike will be called in those mines IL being held to be breach of the contract with the operators
 The conference was brought about by the fact that the large and responsiple coal operating companies were losing all their miners to the small wagon mines and new operations which have no con tracts to fill and who consequently were selling fuel at the top of the market and could afford to pay the miners more than the union wage scale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
POLISH ARMY IS
 FLEEING IN PANIC
 PURSUED BY REDS
Destruction of Polish North Army Is Complete, Re- ports of Correspondent
 of Berlin Newspapers
By Associated Press

Berlin, July 31.-A special dispatch to the Neue Berliner Zeitung from Lick reports that the destruction and the encompassing of the Polish north army are now accomplished facts. The Rus sians. says the dispatch, have captured the forts at Ossowietz, Sulaki and Lomza and also are occupying Graievo and Szutchin. which are close to the east Prussian frontier.
 The correspondent declares there no longer is Polish front in that vicin- ity that the Poles everywhere are re- treating in panic. He says he had no difficulty in crossing the frontier. as no Polish guards were visible and the border no longer was protected
 The correspondent reports having seen attachments of fleeing Poles, who had discarded their knapsacks and arms and were wholly out of control of their officers. and the men were re- treating in "pellmell fashion
 In the vicinity of Grievo, the corre- spondent says he encountered the first Russians, the uniforms of the officers showing the old rank and insignias of the First Russian cavalry. This con tingent. he declares, was less than an hour behind the fleeing Poles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
"Big 4 Postpone Formal Action On
 Rail Wage Award
By Associated Press

Cleveland, O., July 30.--Although several objectionable aspects of the recent wage award by the railroad la bor board in Chicago was discussed by the heads of the four big railroad brotherhoods here today, formal action was postponed until a meeting to be held here in two weeks.
 It was announced during the confer ence by W. c. Lee. president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. that membership in that organization is in- creasing at the rate of 100 to i25 per day.
 The heads of the three other brother hoods also report increase in member ship. but not so large as that in the trainmen-
 The officials attribute it to the bet ter wages that now are being paid as result of the recently announced new wage scale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
DOLLAR FIRE
 SWEEPS NEW ORLEANS
Four Lose Liues M Factory Fire
 h Philadelphia
By Associated Pres.

Philadelphia. July So.-Four persons employed in building at 117-127 North Fourth street, occupied by about dozen manufacturing concerns lost their lives and several others were injured today when fire swept through the structure Search is being made for other bodies believed to be in the ruins
 The fire started while more than 800 persons, most of them women, were in the building and many of them had mar row escapes from being trapped by the blaze. Although the fire spread through the building rapidly. it is believed all employees had gotten out safely until a search of the place revealed the bodies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
COX IS FORGED ID TAKE SHELTER IN
 THE COUNTY JAIL
Nominee Almost Crushed By Enthusiastic Throng at Homecoming Cele-
 brati0n of Nomination
By Associated Press

Dayton, O., July 30.--Belief that he would be elected President was ex- pressed by Governor Cox today in an 4ion here over his nomination by the democratic party.
 After he had stood two hours under a burning sun, reviewing parade of civic, fraternal, industrial and other or ganizations, variously estimated to contain between 5000 and 12,oOo march CTS, crowds storned the reviewing stand and insisted upon a brief address fromkthe guest of honor. Thinking lis audience flor tho ths- tiinontal from the men. women and children with whom he had lived for twenty years, Governor Cox said: q just said to a gentleman from Washington that 1t would appear to be a reflection on ones judgment to de- sire to leave Dayton to live in any other place. Yet. somehow, I have a feeling that l am going to reside in the house which you, yourselves. own. As the future leHdit ol lneSe pTeInlSeh, Pi io4h ise to x good care of it."
 TomS Jther crowd of admirers who almY jcrushed the governor and Mrs. CoxF $ they left the reviewing stand ana forced them to take shelter in the co nty jail building, Governor Cox said. j sularly:
 q invite you all to come to see me in Washington"
 The governors brief addresses were not scheduled among the days events. The governor left his Trails End library to view the parade in the midst of completion of his address for August [, accepting the democratic nomination The address. he said. would go surely to the printer tomorrow for advance circulation to newspapers to- morrow night.
 The parade today was the crowning event of the non-poltical demonstration by the governors homefolks.
 JIMMY COX DAY
 It was Jimmy" Cox day in Dayton for the thousands who packed the parade route, released by the half holiday de- clared generally to hail their citizen first honored with a presidential nom- ination.
 Hello, Jimmy" was the salutation shouted at the governor by hundreds of the paraders. Three cheers for Jimmy and "H Jimmy; I'll see you in the White House. were other greet ings.
 The governor waving soggy hand
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
Z NEGROES KILLED BY POSSES AFTER WOMAN ASSAULTED Two Negro Women Are Also Severely Beaten By
 Enraged Citizens of
 Dale and Houston
, By Associated Prsss


 Montgomery, July 30.-Two negro men, Stills Spinks and J. Jennings. are dead; two women severely wounded from beat ings and a thoroughly alarmed negro population at Grimes a small rural com niunity on the Houston county line. summarizes the activities of posses who went out Thursday night to wreak re- yenge on Spinks, who late in the evening nurderously assaulted Mrs. L. E. Das- senger.
 Mrs. Dassenger alone in her home at the time of the attack. was approached 6om behind and felled by heavy weapon in the hands of Spinks, who it is alleged, declared to the woman that ''1he would never live to testify against <his father. Andrew Spinks, now held in the Montgomery county jail charged with Attempting to crminally assault her. Mrs. Dassenger's condition late to- day was very critical. but physicians anticipate recovery her part.
 Stills Spinks was captured late in the night by posse summoned by the woman's husband as he was about to start for church and from information re- ceived here today his body was riddled }vith bullets. Jennings who was charged With being implicated in the attack on Mrs. Dassenger, was captured by a sec ticn of the mob searching for Spinks. but showed fight and seized gun from one of his captors. but was shot before vhs could tring it into action anu then Rallied by other bullets.
 IT. a general roundup of negroes in ythe Grimes section, two negro women Avere beaten. but will recover Sheriff Gamble and Deputy McGowan &of Dale conducted an investigation at yGrimes and at the scene of the killings fduring the day. but failed to find any \eyidence looking to the identity of the possemen.
 Andrew Spinks. charged ~ith an at stefnpted assault on Mrs, Dassenger, will .bs drought here from Montgomery early X n x1ypst for a trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
Tanks to Man Cantu Guns
Three Brothers Are Drowned m
 the TaHapoosa

Alexander City, July 3O.-tSpe- cial. age Ii; Harlan. age IT, and Hugh. age I2. sons of Mir. aud Mrs. Houston CoIvard, were drowned in the TallnpoOsa river below here this afternoon while bathing. The youngest son got be- yond his depth and the eldest hurried to his assistance. Tho second son, then seeing them both In difficulty. went to aid them and the three became eutaDgicd and all drowned. Mir. Colvard is a prom inent citizen of the county.
 According to the information reaching Alexander City tonight. the boys had been sent upon an errand which took them near the river and they decided to take a swim. The tragedy occurred near kent's Cross Roads, n few miles above Tallassee Falls. Mir. Colvard had only recently removed from Alexander City to the Kent neigh borhood.
 The bereaved parents have one son remaining, a boy of IS years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
BOLD SINN FEN COUP

Dublin July 3o.-Three soldiers and three Sim FeinerS were wounded last night when a body of the latter dis armed detail of military police in the heart of Dublin. The coup was said to have been the most audacious and spec tacular that the Sim Feiners have ac- complshed in the matter of dsarming the military.
 The military police. whose function it is to keep the soldiers in order, are posted at Trinity College and at the Bank of Ireland. opposite the center of Dub lin traffic, and within view of the prln- cpal Dublin police station In the dis order last night about ten Sim Feners
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
FORl MFR SOLDIERS
 AREl SAID ID HAVE
 GOtNE 10 MEX!CAL!
Lower STalifornia Governor TerminaE tes Relations With Governmo oent and Prepares
 to Resist Invasion
sy A,.thci.tsd Pres,

CaIexfco, Cal, JTeiy 30.--According to reports received he,lAre from across the Mexican border. sev, :eraI American ex- soldier. have gone to Meficah, capital of Lower California, to mn the twenty one machine guns Gov. rrnor Cantu Is said to be putting into fhape to resist Mexican federal troops.
 The Mexican governor, It was said Acre. expected many Mcxics- ms residing in Arixonn to join the forcs:es reported on their way to attnck Cantu';ssss army.
 Mexicali, Lower Californian July So. Gov Esteban Cantu's action Nerminat- ing relations with the Mexidsan pro- vfsional government and repoTts that American ex-service men were tdP serve machine guns for the Cantu sforces' Were the outstanding features tonight in the situation here arising out e2f the announced intention of the provisi,onai government to wrest control or Lower from Governor Cantu. Preparations to resist the invasl Aon which Governor Cantu had announcesd was to, be made by Mexican federatl soldiers continued rapidly. RecrNtsf who have enlisted here were drilledi today and Governor Cantu expresseaA confidence he would have an army oi sufficient strength to resist any troops that might attack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
OPERATORS REJECT
 PLEA FOR A JOINT
 SCALE CONFERENCE
Hold That They Can Take No Action Unless Author ized By Officials Who
 Authorized Contract
By Associated Pres.

Chicago, July so,fhe coal operators of Illinois today telegraphed John L.. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, refusing his re- quest for joint meeting of the opera tors and miners scale committees in an effort to settle the present strike sof day men in the Illinois mines. The op orators said they could enter into no negotiations unless the Washington au- tkorities who were responsible for the existing contract authorized the meet ing. They also said they would not meet the miners officials so long as the miners remain on strike,
 The Indiana operators took similar action yesterday and tae mine owners of Ohio and Pennsylvania are understood here to concur in the decision
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
WANT NEW GOVERNOR

Mexico City, July BOA commission of Lower Californians arrived today to ask Provisional President De La Huerta to name a successor to Gov. Esteban Cantu. The members of the commission insist that the state ex- ecutive should be a native of Lower California and claim that Governor Cantu is not.
 Miguel Allesio Robles, secretary to President De La Huerta, said in an in terview that the government is ready to act energetically if Governor Cantu rebels, because it does not want what happened to Texas to happen in Lower California"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
FORMER WIFE OF LEROY LOCATED
 IN FORT WORTH
BY Ass0ciated Press

Fort Worth, Tex.- July D.-A woman, said to he q former vile or Eugene Leroy, wanted In cohnec- ticn with the trunk murder mystery at Detroit, will he taken Into cus- tody Saturday and held for inVesti- gation, police stated tonight. fo- lice say that they have positive proof that she is n former wife or Leroy. She resides here with hcr mother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
Gist of the Neys
GENERAL

PeAsimism unwarranted. says comp tr0ller of the currency.
 Edgar Caldwell hanged for murder of Cecil Linten.
 Both Underwood and Heflin will take the stump. wage scale.
 Reservationists as strong for Cox as straight leaguers.
 Further exchange collapse serve~ as check; cotton market saSs.
 LOCAL Second hearing ear shortage granted by commission. Birmingham certain of census re- cheek.
 Work federal mid highways t. continue. board decides.
 New engineer is coming to look Warrior port.
 Giris convert sheets into habeas eerpus-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
HARRINGTON NOT PLEASED

Sprlngfield, TIT, July 3U.-Pfes1deht Frank Harrington of the Illinois miners union, had little to say tonight when told that President Wilson had offered to invite a meeting of the joint scale committee of miners and opera tors to adjust wage inequalities, If the miners would return to work. T don think much of it." was his comment
 In his statement of several days ago President Harrington declared the miners were about fed up on appeals" from the President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
DRIVERS WALK OUT

Hartford, Ark. July 205-About l2o drivers at the Central Coal and Coke Company mine here went on strike to- day. Their strike throws thirty piece work miners out of work,
 The drivers struck for eight hours work, charging that the piece workmen quit work when they choose, leaving the drivers, who arc paid by the day not enough work to fill out their regular eight hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
Bergdoll Chauffeur Surrenders
 Rv AxSociated Presx

Philadelphia, July BOA develop ment today in the various Bergdoll cases was the surrender of Harry d' Schuh. said to have been chauffeur for Erwin R. Bergdoll. millionaire draft dodger. when the latter was lodging about the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
CLOSE FRIEND OF
 WSCOUNT BENCH IS ASSASS|NATED
Brooke Murdered While At tending Meeting of Rail- way Directors-General
 Kidnapped; Escapes
By Associated Prsu

Dublin, July So,-F'rank Brooke, wealthy country gentleman, close friend of viscount French. the lord lieutenant, and member of a commit tee on Irish reconstruction. appointed last year by the viceroy, was assas- sinated today.
 MT. Brooke was killed in the direc tors room of the Dublin and Southeast ern railway in Westlan1 Row. where he had gone to attend a meeting of the railroads board of directors. Three assassins entered the room and fired at Brooke while he was talking with Mir. Cotton. who is another director of the road and is also manager of the Lon don and Northf estern railway. One of tfe shots entered i5rookc's lungs ssd ne died iinmedfAielS Brooke cssrlsind a revolver, but had no time to use It. Other men had been left on guard out side the room during the shooting and the assailants escaped.
 MT. Brooke held large agricultural and commercial interests and was a frequent visitor at the viceroy regal lodge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
AFTER RECRUITS

Agua Priet, Sonora, July So--Ac- cording to information made public here today. scouts for Gov. Esteban Cantu of Lower California. are in SO nora attempting to recruit Mayo and Yauui Indians for service against the central government.
 It is proposed. it is said. to let re cruits make their way individually to Lower California, where they will be mobilized
 A report originating in Nogales, Sonora, that Indians are being mobil- < iz~a 4by the hundreds is discredited. |ss 2 -----A@--.here declare the majority ol fSonorA Ills-sssfs ,r.ss-> -s4rf fl for military service are already under arms with the federal government. Most of them are at Mexico City. where they were , taken by Gen. P. Elias Gales, present minister of war under the new gov ernment. !.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
t. 5. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STANDS
 FOR ''OPEN SHOP' Would Hold Labor Organi- cations and Employers Equally Responsible
 For Conduct
By Associated Press

Washington, July 3O-By an over- whelmins referendum vote the membss- ship of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States has adopted 4 plat. form on industrial relations which among other things declares for the right or the "open shop operation in in- dustry and for making labor organiza- tens the same as organizations of en- ployers, legally responsible Ito others for their conduct and that of thsa agents"
 Answering two allied propositions sub> mitted at the same time, the membed4 took position that strikes in pubic utility operation should be forbidden by law, and that tribunals should be set up with power 10 fix wagey and working conditions for employees of utilities. The results of both votes were made public today by the chamber.
 The industrial relations platforms which was submitted to the referendum of the constituent bodies of the chamber in twelve sections upon which a separate vote was cast, was drawn up after the close of President Wilson's first indus. trial conference last fall.
 LEADING PROVISIONS
 Leading provisions of this platform iN- clude declarations that limitation of com, nlodity output by either empioye or enss ployer. when done to create an artificial scarcity. constitutes an injury to society," tkat "adequate means should be provid- ed for adjustment of industrial reias tions and disputes; that employer and eniploye must have mutual interest ia the successful conduct and full de- yAlopment of their particular industrial establishment recognition of which and cooperation upon which "eonstitute1 the true basis of sound industrial reias tions;" that municipal state or national | he fUb be heard as to their occupation and Ita requirements, but no right to enter "com- bination to prevent or impair the opsrs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
INDUSTRIES THREATENED

St. Lotus, Mo, July aJ.~- Ine .ihanlcipal emergency coal committee tonight an nounced that numerous industries had comp plained that their coal supplies would be exhausted within the next twenty four hours as a result of the miners strike unless relief was immediately forthcoming
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
GENERAL LUCAS ESCAPES

London, July 30.-Brig. Gen. C. H. T.. Lucas, commander of the Fermoy mili- tary area. who was Kidnapped late in June by the Sim Feiners, has escaped. He reached the Tipperary military bar racks today, it is announced in Irish advices received here.
 General Lucas was picked up by military lorry near Cola. The lorry was later ambushed by Sim Feners and a desperate struggle ensued in which two soldiers were killed and three others wounded.