The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14

courts dismissal today of the writ of error obtained by the defendants. Lamar and Martin were convicted of having conspired to obstruct foreign trade.
 Refunding of some s7,5oo. .oOo, ,ooo of government obligations falling due in the next two years and a half, and the reduction of taxes to the sum needed for the ordinary running expenses of the government, was advocated in the house today by Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee.
 The assigned car order of the in terstate commerce commission was upheld today by the supreme court in refusing to review the appeal brought by the Lambert Run Coal company,
 Instructions were issued to army corps area commanders by the war department today for the appointment of boards in each area for the purpose of completing the organization of the National Guard and organized reserve. The board will consist of one regular army officer and not less than two nor more than four reserve officers, to be nominated by the governors of the states.
 The British government is reported in fboNiSCS icCtlNcQ DcTe IOudy to nave mate representations to the Mexican govern ment urging the prompt return of the lnteroceanic railroad and other proper ties in which British are stockholders.
 State organizations of the American Federation of Labor were cautioned to De lon guard" against threatened enact ment of state laws that would "ens!ave the workers in a circular letter sent to the state secretaries today by Samuel Gompers, president of the federation.
 Announcement was made by the Mex:- can embassy here today that Holland hal resumed full diplomatic relations with the Mexican government Formal notice of Hollands Recognition of the new gov ernment was received last Saturday, the announcement said.
 The federal trade commission today sent to Congress a report on it's inves-i- gation of the tobacco industry which tho commission was directed to make in a resolution adopted by the House last June. The report probbaly will be made public within few days.
 The state department formally request ed of Dr. Julio Biachn, Guatemalan minister to the United States, today an explanation of his action last week in calling on Senator Moses of New Hamp- sire to discuss the latter's resolution re- questing information of the department concerning the alleged detention of for mer President Cabrera by the present government authorities in Guatemala. The incident was said to be without precedent and in violation of diplomatic and international courtesy.
 Failure of state railway commissions in Utah and Illinois to advance passenger and freight rates in intrastate commerce. to the level recently authorized carrier 5 in interstate commerce. has already cost the railroads of Utah $2.000 900 and those of Illinois $4,O0O.0 900. the interstate com merce commission was told today by the carriers of the two states.
 Peter MacSwiney, brother of the late lord mayor of Cork. whose friends al lege he is unable to obtain a passport to the United States, although an Ameri- can citizen, may come back as soon as he gives the American consul general at London a satisfactory explanation. of the means he employed to get out of the United States and into British territory without a passport. it was said today at the state department.
 Charging that the state departmen. had been placed in position of con tempt by the refusal of the British em- bassy to wise passports issued by it to American citizens desiring to go abroad to investigate the Irish question, Rep resentative Sherwood. democrat. Ohio in- |troduced resolution in the House today proposing an investigation by an interna- tional commission of reports of violence and terrorism in Ireland"