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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
CA|LLAUX FOOLED
 BY M|NOTTO, SAYS Former French Premier on Trial for Life, Admits
 Impulsiveness
By Associated Press


 Paris February 20.~-That he had never championed policy of closer rotations with Germany but one Ot "European 2oncillation'' and might have been guilty of imprudence and impulsiveness but never of intelligence with the enemy proved to be the open ing defence of Joseph caillaux. former premier charged with reasonable deal- ings with the enemy on the resumption of his trial today before the senate. sitting as a high court,
 The examination of M Caillaux coy- cred his trip to south America late in 1914. and early in 1915. The name ot James Mlnotto. son-in law of Louis r.. Swift of Chicago. who was interned in the United States as an alien enemy in 1918. was necessarily mentioned throughout the. interrogations of Leonl Bourgeois. president of the senate. who presided over the court. NJ. caillaux in reply to the questions of NJ. Bourgeoisl claimed to have been fooled by Mtnotto. as numerous others had been fooled, he said. He had every reason to be- lieye Minotto was respectable, he said. as he had been vouched for by many prominent Frenchmen. He declared he was introduced to Minotto by Edwin N. Morgan. the American ambassador at Rio Janeiro.
 M Caillaux stood the long and trying, ordeal we'll holding himself with visi-' bic efforts well under control At the beginning of his examination he seem- ed ready to burst out into a violent harangue, punctuating every word with a staccato movement of both hands. Once. in explaining some incident. M. Caillaux said: My colleagues will un- derstand-" He. flushed, hesitated. stuttered and then corrected himself: The members of the high court wlll understand
 M CaiIlaux disposed of Mlnosto by saying that he was one of the numerous
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
FORMER MAYOR OF
 NORTH LITTLE ROCK
 PUT UNDER ARREST
By Associated Pres.

Little Rock. February 20.-Dr, D. M. Pixley, former mayor of North Little Rock. was arrested at Decatur, Ala, to- day. and George Armstrong. former city clerk. was arrested at his home here on charges of embedding s326 of municipal fl nds. local authorities announced to- night.
 A message received by the sheriff here from the sheriff at Decatur said Dr. Dix ley plans to fight extradition. Since his retirement from office nearly year ago he has been operating a motion picture theatre at Albany. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
CYST OF THE NEWS
GEN ERAI.

 Republican cnsress office and ls with
  gran Rails breaks badly in Montg omery would al party ations.
 
  
   to Commi to dlscusst the emil tax election or a jon is encou o n IS can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
 IDENTITY OF PLIERS
 WHO CRASH TO EARTH
8, Associated Press

Onancock, Va, February 20.-Mystery surrounds the identity of occupants of an airship which plunged to earth near Exmore thls afternoon. The machine was demolished and two flyers were re- moved from wreckage by members of a. freight crew passing at the time of the plunge. Tie freight was stopped and the crew members extr:cated the two flyers, enc of whom was seriously in- jured. Both were taken aboard the freight and at Exmore the two men were put on board a northbound express train. They refuse to reveal their identity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
 TREATY DEADLOCK IS THRESHED OWE ER
Both Sides Trying to Wash Hands of Failure to Act and of Consequences In
 Campaign
By Associated rr,,,

Washington, February 20-The question of party responsibility for the peace treaty deadlock was threshed over in militant fashion on the Sen ate floor today with both the repub- licans and the democrats seeking to wash their hands of the Senate's fail ure to act and of any consequences in the political campaign.
 Although both sides professed am
 earnest desire to compromise and
 squabbled for the. credit for past
 compromise efforts, there was such
 note of hopeIessness in the dis
 cussion that the treaty's irrecon-
 ciabIc opponents told he opposing
 party leaders they might as well
 put the question of ratification out
 of their minds and turn the Sem
 ste's attention to the business of
 legislation.
 Among other things, the debate brought ont a direct disagreement of fact as to which side originated the bi- partisan conference, in which five demo- crats and four republicans sought sue cessfu1ly to work out an agreement, and as to what transpired behind the closed doors of the conference sessions.
 HITCHCOCK STARTS ROW
 Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the democratic leader, started the flare-up by speech denying charges that the democarts wanted the treaty in the campaign. He asserted that his party had gone "nine-tenths of the way to a compromise" and that the republic ans had stood solid1y for acceptance of their own reservations without the dotting of an f. or the crossing of a 't'' It was the minority side, he de- elared, who had instigated the bi- partisan movement and who now had submitted two comprbmise article ten reservations which many republican senators believed were identical in sub- stance with the Lodge reservation on that subject
 Claiming credit for the republicans
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
Jury Frees Man
 of Murder Charge In
 Exactly Two Minutes
By Associated Press

Hammond. Ind. February 20.-It took Hammond jury two minutes yesterday to acauit Frank PedrOni. m Italian. who admitted he killed Frank Pcfrich. Pedroni. q natural ixed citizen for seventeen years. had an argument over Austro-Itnlian cininis with Petrich. who is snid to have been an unnaturalizcd ''red."
 During the arauInent Petrich snid ''To hell with the United States.- Pcdr0Di shot him dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
PRESIDENTS NOTE
 ID BE SENT TODAY
UnequivOcal Statement on U. s. Position Believed
 Made In Document
By Associated Pres.


 Washington, February 20-President Wilson's reply to the entente premiers on the Adriatic question probably will go forward tomorrow. Acting Secretary Polk continued to study it today and after it has been pur in the usual diplomatic form and has been approved finally by the President it will be coded and put on the cables.
 State department officials still stead fastly refused to discuss the contents ot the document. but a feeling of satisfac- ton was noticeable in administration cir cles and it was generally understood thaa MT. Wilson had made an unequiy oca ble tatement of the American government s position.
 While further exchanges on the subject are expected, it is believed that with the delivery Of the Presidents not by Am bassador Davis at London that the ques- tion will he removed from the argumen- tative stage.
 DOOR STILL OPEN
 Although the premiers nave forwarded to Jugo-Slavia in the form of an -tlti- matum the settlement arrived at with out the participation of the United States it is said they have not closed the way to a return to the Paris agreement of December s. to which the United States was a party. In the general belief here they have not overlooked suggesting that the American government point the way to the carrying out of an agreement which Italy holds to be unacceptable, Although the premiers have forwa rdcd to Jugo-Slavia in the form of an ulti- 'matun. the settlement arrived at with out the participation of the United States it is said they have not closed the way tc return to the Paris agreement of Decem- Der 3. to which the United States was a party.
 Tn the general belief here they have not overlooked suggesting that the American government point the way to the carry
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
ADDITIONAL ARRESTES IN WHOLESALE AUTO THEFTS ANNOUNCED
By Associated Press

Richmond. Va, February 20.-Additional arrests in the wholesale thefts of automo- piles, which the police found stored in Spring Hope. N. C., several weeks ago were disclosed tonight when detectives left for New Orleans. armed with requl- sition papers to bring back Harry k. Sweet Jr,, and Nubby Nuchols. wanted in connection with the case.
 Police aliege that the men left the city immediately after the arrest of De- Witt Felvey more than three weeks ago. when detectives discovered a camcflage plant hidden in the outskirts of Spring Hope. Police at the time recovered s7ov worth of automobiles stolen from Rich mond parties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
HOUSE COMMITTEE
 FAVORS TRAINING Universal Service Approved By a Margin of Only
 Two Votes
By Associated Prsa

Washington. February 2o.--UniversaI military training as a part of the future military policy of the United States, was approved in principal today by the House military committee. which decided by q margin of two votes that the army re- organization bill should make provision for such a plan, effective July l. 1922
 The close committee vote of Il to 9. coming as a three hour debate in ex- ecutive session was regarded as indica- tive of the bitter fight to be made in the House later when the reorganization measure gets the right-of-way. Oppo- nents of universal training, despite to- days defeat. confidently predicted they would win out whea the proposal reaches the House. The Senate also must vote or, the troublesome universal training question, as it's reorganization bill. now rending, includes such a provision Op5 ponents of universai training during de- bate in the committee declared reporting cf the proposal was useless because of the democratic caucus having gone on record against it, and with many repnb- licans, including Floor Leader Mondell. Icing openly against the scheme. opin- ion as 10 the country's reception of the plan varied with the sentiment of its supporters and opponents.
 No details of the plan were decided on by the committee. this being referred to q subcommittee. the majority of whom oppose the plan in principle. The com mittee refused to leave the question of details to committee of nine, including three senators, three members of the House and three persons appointed by the President. but committee members indicated that the subcommittee might recommend that such action be. followed by the full committee.
 With the committee decision as to uni versal training out of tine way. the sub stance of the army reorganization bill practically was completed The main question awaiting settlement Is the fu- ture of the national guard, which commit teemen said soon would be disposed Of leaving only details, including the text of the bill, to be worked out None of the committeeman. however, would pre- dict how soon the fight would be brought to the floor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
NO AGREEMENT WITH BRITAIN ON GERMAN
 SHIPS, SAYS WILSON
There Has Never Been Any Understanding Concern ing Sale or Disposition of
 Vessels By U. S., Senate Is Informed By President
By Associated Press

Washington, February 20.-President Wilson flauy denied today in formal communication to the Senate that he had any agreement or understanding with British officials regarding disposi- tion of the fleet of former German liners around which, since they were offered for sale by the shipping board, has ragged a controversy into which Congress, courts and government agencies have been drawn.
 AThcre is not nor has there been
 any agreement or understanding
 between the President of the United
 States and officials of Great Britain
 concerning the sale of the ex-Ger-
 man vessels in possession of the
 United States. NIT. Wilson said, re-
 spending specifically to n resolution
 by Senator Brandgee. republican, Connecticut, adopted by the Sem
 ate. "nor is there any agreement
 or understanding with respect to
 what disposition shnlI be made of
 those ships by the United states.
 Il believe the above information
 fully answers the Senate inquiry"
 At the same time how ever, and 'in order that the Senate may be in pos session of all the information there Is in any way relating to the vessels in question" the President transmitted a copy of a hitherto unpublished tenta- tive agreement reached in Paris that Germany eventually be credited before the separations commission, should Congress approve, with any surplus valuation of the ships in excess of | merchant tonnage losses of the United States during the war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
Former Soldier Shown Three Photographs of
 His Grave in France
By Associated prem

Bristol, Va.-Tenn.. February 2O.--. Four times reported as killed in ac- ton. former Scrgt. EBOch Lawson. late of Company H. 1I7th United States infantry. today received three photographs of his own grave.
 These photographs. mailed to the father of the cx-overSeas man. plainly show the grave in which the records of the American expe- ditionary forces report the body of Sergeant Lawson Is now buried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
To Resume Flour Buying

New York, February 2o.--The United States Grain Corporation announced today that on March 1t will resume buying of flour under it's ''regula.
 flour offer plan" after suspension of general purchase for two months. All though there are large stocks of flour in Atlantic ports today still waiting sale and shipment. Julius H. Barnes. United States wheat director, said the wheat guarantee act passed by Con gress specifics preference in the ex- port of wheat flour. rather than wheat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
Wheat Grades to Continue
 By Associated Press

Washington. February 20.-Federal grades for wheat will continue to be enforced under the grain standards act after the United States Grain Corpora tion has ceased to function. the depart ment of agriculture announced today in denying reports which were said to have gained currency that the federal grading system and the grain corpora tion would pass out of existence simui . taneously. The department explained that fixing of grades for wheat was authorized by permanent and not var emergency legislation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
INCREASES FOR ALL
 STATE EMPLOYES IS
 URGED BY GOVERNOR
Rx Assoeiated Press

Richmond, Va, February 2o.-salary increases of from 20 to so per cent are suggested to the legislature in a recommendation made today by Gov ernor Westmoreland Davis The schedule provides these increases:
 Secretary to the governor (now aide and chief of the budgeD, s2,ooo, i'm creased to s3,6oo-s0 per cent.
 Assistant secretary. $500, increased to s1,so0--20 per cent.
 Governors stenographer, $1,200. in- creased to s1.5oo-25 per cent.
 Governors stenographer, s960, i'm creased to $1.200-25 per cent.
 Governors janitor, s1,000, increased to $1, 1,200-20 per cent.
 Commissioner of labor, s2,500, in- creased to s3,Q00-20 per cent.
 Director legislative reference bureau s2,500 increased to s3,000-20 per cent
 Dairy and food commissioner, $2,5o0 increased to $3.000-20 per cent
 Highway commissioner, s3,50o, in- creased to s5.000-42.S per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
Admiral Wilson at Colon

Colon. February 20.--Admiral Will son. with the battleships Pennsylvania Arizona Oklahoma and Nevada. of the Atlantic fleet. arrived in Colon harbor the Canal Zone. today. Arrangements have been completed 70 send 1400 men across the isthmus daily on sightsee- Ing trips while the ships are here. Rear Admiral Eberle with the Utah Florida. Delaware and North Dakota. is due here next Tuesday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
TO DEMAND POSITION

''The committee. if | understand
 the temper of organized agricuI-
 fure," Chairman Barrett said, twill
 unmistakabie statement of the po-
 sitiOn of each candidate on aues-
 tions especially relating to agricuI-
 fure. The farmers will not submit
 to camOufIaGe; moreover. the com
 mittee will try to determine before
 submitting it's findings to farm
 CTS, just what ability candidate
 may have to carry out his pre-
 election promises. We must get
 behind strong, faithful. long-vi-
 sioned man. None other will suit.'
 The conference adopted resolutions asking the cary appointment of an American delegate to the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome to the late David I4ubin; approval the Capper-Hersman bill restoring to farmers the right of collective buying and selling; expressed confidence in the federal trade commission in con nection with the imminent investiga. ton of that body and Detitioned Con gress to amend the farm loan act to increase the maximum loan from s10,. poo to s25.000 The invitation from Sir Horace Plunkett. as representative of Irish farm organizations. that a dele. gation be appointed to attend an inter national congress on agriculture at Dublin during the present year was accepted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
PoINpExTER IS sPEAkER

Senator Poindexter of Washington, addressing the conference al the aft ernoon session. characterized farming as the greatest industry of the nation and congratulated the national board upon it's decision to erect a perman\ home in the capital where it's members could keep in close touch with the gov- ernment. An experienced farmer should be selected to head the depart ment of agriculture. he said. and farm CTS should be given that freedom of action necessary to obtain the great est possible legitimate results"
 Maurice McAuliffe. president of ths Farmers Union of Kansas. said the CO., operative ventures of farmers in the United States alreay handled business of $1,000.000.000 annually and should easily increase to six times that fig
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
Foreign Representatives Named

Washington. February 20.--Appoint- ment of Capt. c. l.. Garden of the United States coast guard. and F.. F.. Erckenbrack of Seattle. Wash. as foreign representatives of the shipping board in South America was announced today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
Man Loses Leg

Huntsville. February 0.-(Special.) Addison White, prominent farmer, was accidentally shot in the left leg today while hunting birds in Morgan county, across the Tennessee river from Whitesburg. The gun went off in the hands of a negro boy. mangling MT. Whites leg so badly it had to be am- putated at the City hospital tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
poincare Succeeds Jonnart

" AsfocIated Ffess Paris. February % Raymond Poincare has been named French delegate on the .eparation commission. He suscceeds Charles c A. Jonnart, who resigned from tho commission recently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-21
II. S. RETAINS TITLE


 ships themselves pass from the
 United States, the agreement pro-
 yided.
 Before Mir Wilson's message reached the Senate. the commerce committee had decided to recommend passage of the bill drawn by it's chairman, SenaS tor Jones, republican, Washington, de- fering sale of the ships until they shall have been reftted for commercial serv- ice by the shipping board and Congress shall have laid down a national ship ping policy The House merchant ma rine committee had embarked on an independent inquiry with Chairman John Barton Payne and Vice Chairman Stevens of the shipping board, reiterat- ing their divergent viev.s on the ad- visibility of present sale of the yes sells and in the District supreme court Associate Justice Bailey took under ad visement application of counsel for the board tl,at s5 900 0G0 bond be required iof William Randolph Hearst in tax payer proceedings through which if was granted q temporary injunction against the boards plan to sell tho fIoet
 Sale of former German cargo yes sels by the shipping board will con tinue, Chairman Payne declared to- night as action of the Senate commerce committee and tho temporary injunc- tion granted William Randolph Hearst apply only 10 the thirty passenger ships.
 Bids have been invited by the board for the purchase of twenty Hive freight carriers aggregating 100,532 dead weight tons. Up to the present twen- ty-three exenemy cargo carriers have been sold by the board.
 Checks totalling s1,4S5619 deposited
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-08
Party Loyalty Counts

The woman voter has been fire.
quently told that in order for her
vote to count and for her political
work to count, she must become def
initely member of a party. There
is no law requiring her to be other
than an independent voter" but
when she goes to the voting booth
she will find that she must vote for
either Republican or Democratic
candidates for Office. There is no
law requiring her to vote for all the
Republican candidates or for all the
Democratic candidates.; she may
split her ticket any way she likes
but if when the votes are counted
there are so many split tickets that
the new administration is neither
Republican nor Democratic. but
turns out to be. say, a Republican
executive with a Democratic legisla-
ture, there is sure to be danger of
deadlocks and lack of progress ahead.
The net result, then, is that the in
dependent voters. by refusing to
support one of the parties, have made
it impossible for either to function
normally. Like it or not, this is the
system we have in our American
government, and until somebody can
devise a better one, we shall have it.
Until within the last few years our
government policy has been that Of
the party in power, rather than that
of the man who happened to be the
party's leader. We have witnessed
the success of one man leadership
under Theodore Roosevelt; we have
witnessed the failure Of one man
leadership under Woodrow Wilson.
In any case the experiment is dan
gerous and dubious. The country is
now making up its mind to return to
party leadership as safer in. the long
run than personal leadership.
What is true of national politics in
this respect is also true of State
politics. To ensure the success Of
the Republican party it may seem
necessary to fail to vote for some ex-
cellent mentor there are many
such in the Democratic fold-but the
new voters must learn that party
loyalty is the thing that counts in
our American system of choosing
those who perform our government
business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-08
Senator Hale and the leaaue

IF Gov. Cox is elected president
and presents the treaty Of peace to
the Senate again with no more
changes than he has outlined in the
speeches he has made / have no
hesitation in saying that not one
Republican in the Senate will vote
for ratification and if every Repub-
lican candidate for United States
Senator in this election is defeated,
which is of course ridiculous, there
will still be "a Republicans left in
the Senate to vote on this treaty, or
more than enough to prevent it's rat
ification and not one of these Sena-
tors will ever vote for the treaty as
it now is or is likely to be amended
by Democratic President while Ar
ticle X remain; in it."-Senator Hale
at Eastport.
A moments reflection convinces
one that this Statement can't be
successfully disputed. so what be-
comes of the plea to return the Dem
oerats to power so they may adopt
the League Covenant? They simply
couldn't do it, Franklin D. Roosevelt
to the contrary notwithstanding.
Furthermore it should be borne in
mind that Senator Hale favors
League with the Lodge reservations,
has favored it all along. If such as
he might have prevailed we now
would have League, technical end
of war and a stop put to the war
powers Of the administration
The only way in which these may
be had is to elect a Republican
President and Congress. So we may
have League and in no other way.
Return the Democrats and we would
have-the Democrats.