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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
ARMY DEATHS FEW
Rate Would Have Been Very Low But
 for Influenza Epidemic
Rx Associafed Press

Washington, November 3o.But for deaths from tuberculosis and respiratory diseases contracted during the influenza epidemic of 1918, the army death rate for the last year would have been very low according to the annual report of Surgeon General Ireland, made public to- night.
 The medical corps during the year, Cen eral Ireland asserted, was engaged largely in physical reconstruction of sick and wounded of the great war. At the begin ming of the year there were 40796 patients in the general and base hospitals and during the year an additional 12,o00 cases were received. The end of the year, June 30. however, saw all except BOSS or nine of the 31 wartime general hospitals in operation. All of the other hospitals had been discontinued.
 The policy of the medical corps, Gen eral Ireland declared, was to transfer pa tients to hospitals near the homes of rel atives and friends if requested, but such was impractical in cases where no sui ficiently equipped institution was avail able.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
DEATHS

Er.a pruett-Announcome of the death of Fred Pruett, age 30. at Sa- vanriah, Ga. was received yesterday by relatives in the city. Funeral services will be held Thursday at Mount Olive cemetery. The deceased was well known in the city. and as a number. of relatives here.
 Mrs. Lydia A. Lawrenee-Age si, oie1 last night at the family resloenSe' 2307 Twenty-second avenue. north. Funeral services tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from the residence. In torment at Elmwood. She is survived by her husband. T. E. Lawrence, two children: parents. MT. and Mrs. Julius Weichler; two sisters, Misses Lizzie and Rita weichler, and three broth- CTS, John F, Oscar R., and Frank w. Weichler, all of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
GADSDEN DISTRICT
 PAY ROLL CLIPPED
About Fifteen Hundred Men Laid Off In November.
 Wages Must Come Down

Gadsden, November 30.-(Special Ut is estimated that 1,500 employees have been laid off in the Gadsden district during the last month and there will be meet ing of the chamber of commerce today to consider the matter
 Several of the employers state that if a readjpstment of wages could be ar rived at, hundreds of men could go back to work. They claim that they cannot pay the wages in force 90 days ago in the face of the recent decline in the market for all materials
 The steel plant is reported as work ing about half it's normal force of 2,00o men and several of the pipe shops have cut down their forces considerable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
PONzI IS SENTENCED
Given Five Years After Pleading
 Guilty to Fraudulent Use of Mails
By Associated Press

Boston, November 50.-Charles Ponzi, promoter of the "get rich quick" scheme, in which thousands of persons invested millions of dollars before it collapsed last August pleaded guilty to using the mails in a scheme to defraud in the federal district court today.
 Sentence of five years in the Plymouth county jail was imposed by Judge Hale. The court took into consideration only the first count of one indictment of 4S counts, in which it was charged that Ponzi had represented falsely that he was able to pay interest at the rate of 50 per cent in 45 days from profits made ir international postal reply coupons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
MOBILE OFFICIALS
 REFUSE TODONATE -,,
 Chamber of Commerce, How ever, Will Raise 7,500 to
 Buy Terminal Site

Mobile, November S,-(Special.) Joe termined that Mobile shall not lose the government coal terminal, despite the fact that members of the city commits sion today finally declined to appropriate any part of the $S7,5oO needed to buy the site, announcement was made this aft ernoon that campaign will be put on at once under the auspices of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce to raise the amount needed, buy the site, turn it over to the government.
 United States officials then will be mo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
PEACE DOVE EXPECTED

Gadsden, November 30=tSpecial)- The much disputed Cox Gap and Shelf field Gap highway proposition bids fair to go to a settlement within the next few weeks, as the members of the highway commission have been in this section the last two days inspecting the two routes. Considerable feeling has bean engendered over the choice of routes. and the decision will be watched with interest throughout the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
POSTAL CLERK TRANSFER
Mrs. Rice Brown, Anniston, Is Sent
 to Birmingham

Anniston November 30.-(Special. J- Mrs. hice Brown of this city has been transferred to the Birmingham postof- flee and will assume her new duties there Wednesday. Mrs. Brown has been connected with the Ann.ston postoffce for several years and recently won in a contest for the retention of her standing on the roll She will remove her family to Birmingham in the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
BIRDM MAN IS KILLED
Plane Falls 1000 Feet Into Pensacola
 Bay
By Associated Press

Pensacola, November 30.-James B. killed shortly after noon today when an HS-type flying boat in which he was soloing crashed into the bay from an altitude of 1000 feet. The ,Jlane was demolished. Chief Spencer was unmarried. The next of kin, his moth CT, Mrs. F. Greathead of Mattoas, Ya., has been notified. Chief Spencer was a student pilot, and was almost ready 10 receive a commission. He had been Tn the aviation service since the cut break of the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
WRECK VICTIMS DIE
Autoists Were Struck By Train at Au-
 burn Monday

Opelika, November 3o.-L F. Treeton, 50, of Loachopoka and Lee Reeves. 25 of Hammond, La, vocational student at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Au- burn, died in an Opelika hospital last night following injuries received Monday morning when their automobile was by an Atlanta and West Point passenger train at a grade crossing in A A1IhiIrn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
Unable to Care for Contracts
 By AssocIated Press

Seattle, W ash, November 30.-An- that the Olwell Grain com pany, with offices in Seattle and Coulee City, Washington, would be unable to care for it's contracts for December wheat deliveries was made to local creditors of the concern here today by w. J. Olwell, manager. No formal assignment to cred itors had as yet been filed for record, and the extent of the companys liabil- tiles had not been determined, MT. Olwell said,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01

!, tified that Mobile has carried out it's obligation to the government to give free and unencumbered site if the gov
 ernment would place the terminal at Mobile. The money-s400, ,000-for the building of the terminal is now avail
 able, and waiting. General Connor, chief of the inland waterways division has
 notified local interests in charge of the
 matter, adding that Mobile has just 30 days in which to provide the site.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
League Arranges Armistice
 By AssOciated Prcss

London, November 30.--The League of Nations commission of control has ar ranged an armistice between Lithuania commander at Wilma, according /to Kovno dispatch which reached London this evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
AGED WOMAN DIES
Mother of Birmingham Woman Dead
 at Huntsville

Huntsville, November 30.-( Specially Mrs Mary E. Brown. aged S2 years, died yesterday at her home near tere after long illness. She is survived by four children, Ben Brown and Mrs. Eliza Wann of Huntsville, Mrs. .. r. Canterberry of Birmingham, and Mrs. l.. A. Drake of Brownsboro
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
New Orleans Bread Cheaper
 Rv Assoctafed Press

2 meeting of the Master Bakers assoc d. tion today the announcement was made that 8 reduction of one cent per loaf for 14 and 16-ounce loaves would be made immediately Under the new schedule re- tailers will pay eight cents per loaf and sell it for nine cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
DROP IS FORECAST
Decrease In Price of Automobile Ac-
 cessOries Is Foreseen
Rx ASsociated Press

By Associated Press
 St. Louis, November 3Q.-A drop in the price of automobile accessories was pre- dicted here today by A. H. Decatur or Boston, president of the automobile ac- cessories< branch of the National Hard wood association, in an address at the opening session of the annual convention of the organization.
 we need not expect prices to drop to a pre-war level" declared MT. Decatur, but readjustment is coming and wa may expect prices to drop"
 The convention will continue through Friday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
Rishon Visits Huntsville

Huntsville, November 30.-(Special)- Bishop c. M. Beckwith of the Episcopal diocese of Alabama visited the parish here Sunday and administered the rite of confirmation in the Church of the Ma tiyity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
PROPOSES PLANS
 FOR RESUMPTION
 FULL RELATIONS
(Contlnued from Page one)

Continued from Page One)
 enlarge and strengthen existing treaty provisions for the arbitration of all con- troversies now pending or which may arise between our respective nationals bring convincing support to your declar- ations, if that were needed
 ARTICLE 27
 You refer at length to the misunder- standing that has arisen, and which has widely prevailed, as to the true scope and effect of Article 2 of the Mexican fed eral constitution. That such misunder- standing has existed and has exercised an unfortunate restraint upon the impulses of friendly governments, in their desire to cooperate with the Mexican people in the recovery of the full measure of their material strength and prosperity, cannot be denied. But I can conceive of nothing better calculated to correct this misunderstanding and to allay the fears Of those who have acquired land tlties' or have made substantial investments m conformity with Mexican law, and in re- liapce upon its protection than the sta.e- ments of your letter referring to the declaration of President de la Huertai and President-elect Obregon to the effect that Article 27 is not and must not be inter preted as retroactive or violative of valid property rights
 HAS WIDE SYMPATHY "The interest of other nations m tnls subject should not, and I am convinced is not, attributed to any desire to in- fluence or interfere with Mexico in the adoption and pursuit of any policy with regard to it's lands and resources. which expresses its aspirations and satisfies It's people. Indeed. may remark that there is wide sympathy for the apparent de- sire of your country to inaugurate pol icy which shall protect it's great re- sources against waste, dispersal or other ln.proyident treatment. The freedom 10 dc this, which no one can dispute nor even criticise, is in no sense comprom- 'sed by the due respect for legally vested interests, which you so fully avow, With a convincing sincerity which is beyond question.
 "It only remains to give these under standings form which is usual in deal ings between friendly states and l have the honor to suggest as our fruitful discussions draw to a close, that com r.issioners be promptly designated by
 both Mexico and the United States to formulate a treaty. emkodying the agree ments which have been reached as the result of your successful mission"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
Mother of II Dies

Huntsville, November 30.-(Special)-l Mrs. Mollie Rainey, aged 62 years. died yesterday at her home in Merrimack She is survived by six sons and five daugh- ters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
Illinois Central Presents Comparative
 Costs of Passenger Fares

everything they than do Euro able because their wages are relatively notable exception anpor n substantially lower.
 there increase in American Americans still less for travelling accommodations than Euro charged United the Illinois Central Sym and fares paid by Europeans travelling similar distances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-01
Chanees Hands

Laundry Changes Hands Troy, November 30.-(SpeciAL >-Mrs' Ben Whidby and Mrs. Boutweii or 1.een- vile have rented the Troy steam laun- dry, They plan to give the work their personal supervision and state that Troy
 win have a first-class laundry.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
NEW YORK
STOCKS

New York, Jan. 2s.-Pressure
against oils prevailed during today's
session of the stock market, Mexican
Petroleum. Royal Dutch, Sinclair and
Middle States displaying marked
heaviness. The reaction also en-
braced various specialtes, including
Columbia Graphophone. famous play
ers and Endicott-Johnson. Steels,
coppers and food stocks participated
moderately in the setback with low
priced rails. Automobile shares purr.
sued an Independent course. however.
general motors rising briskly at noon.|
The money market offered little en-
couragement to the long account, call
loans opening at 10 per cent, the
maximum initial rate Of the week.
Reactions Of one to two points in
oils and motors impaired a heavy tone
to active issues al the outset of today's
stock market session. The reversal
among oils was due in part to h sus-
pension of dividends on Freeport,
Texas, shares. Steel, equipments.
sh!ppings and other representative
stocks were only slightly affected.
Within the first half hour prices
steadied under influence of a moderate
demand for high grade s~pecialttes and
a rally in foreign. exchange.
The noon rally carried Chandler,
Stutz and General Motors 3 to Z
points over yesterdays prices. Steels
also derived substantial benefit. Asso-
ciated drygoods reacted on news that
dividend action had ben deferred and
the list developed fresh reactionary
tendencies when call money rose to
IA per cent. IT.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
Michigan Defeated 7
Petersburg Quint

Michigan, N. D., Jan. 2s.-me
Michigan and Petersburg quints
clashed in a speedy and sensational
game Monday evening with the
lettering from team to the other
but the rae finally ended with Mich
igan holding the lone end of IN II. to
Is score.
The first half ended with the score
4 to 4.
Benson and E. Tibbetts at guard
did excellent work In holding down
the fast Petersburg forwards. Buck
land and Haired starred for Peters,
burg and Reiton after entering the
game in the secnd half did some
pretty basket work. y
Lakota is booked to play here Feb
rua<y II, but Michigan has two open
dates owing to cancellation of sched-
uled games. The open dates are
January 80 and February 6.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
VARSITY TEAM
TO THE GRANGE
Junior College and K. c.
Ouint Will Meet Flick
ertails.

A squad of eight university basket
ball players, accompanied by Coach
Paul j. Davis, left this morning for
Hibbing, Mimi. where tonight they
will clash with the Junior College
aggregation. Friday and Saturday
nights the Flickertail quint will play
the fast Duluth X. c. team. The
men expect to return Sunday morn
ing.
The men making the trip are Capt
Sproul, Houser, Richards, Stenshoel,
Sinclair, McCutcheon. Robertson and
Dunnell. The players are all report
ed to be in excellent condition for the
games. They were given a snappy
signal practice for a workout at the
armory gymnasium last evening".
The regular first quint lineup will
probably be started in the game in
Hibbing tonight as follows: Houser
and Richards, forwards; Sproul. cen
ter; Stenshoel and Sinclair. guards.
1t is expected that the substitutes
will be given plenty of opportunity
for action during the three games
scheduled in northern Minnesota.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
NEWS
DULUTH.
DULUTH GRAIN.

Duluth. MINI, Jan. 29.-Eleva&or
receipts OF domestic grain: Wheat
400 bushels, last year $4,000; bar
ley 1900 bushels. last year 1900; rye
$500 bushels, last year 111.30o.
Shipments: Wheat 14.300 bushels:
oats 2,100. l..
Duluth car inspection: Wheat
Other spring Q; mixed 1; all. wheat
3, year ago 1925; flax 1, year ago. z;
mixed grain 8. year ago 1; cornM..1;
rye g. year age 81; barley 1, year
ago S. All, grains 81. year ago 1913:
on track 81. -
Trade in f1axseed was described as
mainly Of a speculative nature with.
specialists endeavoring to pick un
small prefers either way. Crushefv
were not in the market to any extent.
July flax closed unchanged at $50
bid; February unchanged at $40 bid;
new May 1c Off at 4.59 asked, high
4.61-bid, low 4.58: old May 1 c az at
AGA asked; July unchanged at 4.4s
asked. 3
Rye closed 1 1-2c up for spot at
1.66 Is; May 1 LIZ up at 1.66 1-S
bid and July &c up at 1853 bid.
Oats closed 3-8c DIP for spot at 81
1906 1-2 and barley unchanged at
1.17@1.44. Closing:
Wheat-No. L dark northern on
track 5000 BIS; No. 2 dark northern
2.80@3.10; Nos 8 dark northern 2.75
@3.05; No. l northern 2.75@2S5:
No. 2 northern 2.7O@2.75; No. 3
northern 2.65@2.75; No. 1 amber
durum on track 2.3O@2.45; No. 2 am
Der durum 2.23@2.4o; No. l mixed
durum on track 2.25@2.45; No. 2
durum 2.22@2.40; No. 1 durum on
track 2.23@2.35;~ No. 2 durum 2.21@
$50. s I'd,
Linseed on track 5.2o@5.ss; ar
rive $685. January $40 bid; February
5.18 bid; new May 4.59 asked; old
, May asa asked; July 4.46 asked.
Oats, on track 81 1-2@8 IS, 1-2;- ar
rive 81 1909 IL.
Rye on track and arrive and May
1863 1-2; July 1853 bid
Barley on. track 1.17@1.44.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
JOHNSON MAY
RETURN AND
FACE COURTS
The Black Pugilist Would
Square Self and Battle
Dempsey.

Mexico City, Jan. zs.-Jack john
son. former heavyweight puEilistic
champion Of the world, plans to re-
turn to the United States at once to
face charges against him in Chicago.
according to a letter shown the Asso-
ciated Press yesterday by johnson.
The former champion is confident he
can arrange legal difficulties in time
to fight Jack Dempsey before the lat
ter meets Georges Carpenter, of
France, and asserts Dempsey must
meet him before he can claim the
worlds championship.
The letter shown by the former
champion was written by him to
Charles F. Clyne, United States dis
trict attorney in Chicago. 1t said
way of Havana, arranging through
the American embassy here for fed
eral agents from Clyne's office to
meet him in New York. This step was
for the purpose Of avoiding compli-
cations. johnson requested MI. Clyne
to give him thirty-six hours leeway
after he arrived in Chicago SO that he
might secure bondsmen and make
other legal preparations.
; Johnson asserted yesterday that he
weighed 213 pounds but would go
into training Immediately after reach
ing the United States and would be
able to easily make his old fighting
weight. During the eight years that
johnson has been out Of the United
States he has. visited virtually every
country in the old world and South
America.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
WESTERN ATHLETES
WANTED. ON TEAM.

Stanford University, Jan. 2s.-Con-
tinutng his campaign to get western
athletes on the teams which will rep
resent 1.-THE United States in the sew
enth Olympiad. II. Winifred Maloney,
trainer at Stanford, has written Fred
.erick Ruben, secretary of the A. A.
". IN New York, recommending sew
eral track athletes who will be on
hand when the Olympic tryeuts COM
mence. (
In regard to the entry,of an Amer1-
can Rugby team in, the Olympic scheds
ule, Maloney said:
During the last Olympic games
America was accused OF having en-
tries only in events where she was Al
most sure to excel. The sending Of a
rugby team to Antwerp, especially a.
Rugby is. essentially a foreign. pas
time, would tend to SGT at rest any
such fallacy.
After the recent Rugby tourna-
ment on the combined Stanford Cali
forn1a Rugby team, together with the
marked success Of the American
Rugby team during the inter-Allied
games, Il am positive that the Pacific
coast could furnish a Rugby team to
be ,reckoned with" Fl.
Maloney has recommended several
track and field aspirants who are now
going into a period Of trainings. e.
Reginald Caughey of Ukiah, CAL, who
won the shotput for America in the
inter-Allied games: r. Z. Templeton
OF Palo Alto Cal. who placed third in
the high. jump in the overseas meet,
and, ]. D.. House of Riverside, CAL,
one of Americas representatives in
the hurdles, r all going into training
In preparation for the Olympic try
outs.
Other men suggested by Maloney
o track and field events are:
Norman A. Greene of Palo Alto,
CAL. Stanford pole vaulter, who has
several times cleared IL feet 6 inches;
Willard M. Wells Of Portland, Ore, a
four event winner in the last Stanford
California meet, and Morris Kirksey
OF Eagle Rock, Cal. national Junior
CHAMPION in the>snrints.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
Standings for last night:
Nash Bros.
COLLEGE TO
MAKE BADGER TOUR

Hibbing, Mimi, Jan. 2e.-The Jun
ior college basketball team will tour
southern Wisconsin during the week
OF Feb. 2 to I.
The schedule is: Feb. 2. Campiop
coHege~at Prairie du Chien, Wis;
Feb. 3, Platteyille. normal at Platte
vile, Wis; Feb. 4, the Beasly Manu-
featuring company at Beloit, Wis;
Feb. 5, Milton college at Milton, Wis.
Feb. 6, open; Feb. Z, Northland COL
lege at Ashland, Wis.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
CHICAGO GRAIN b L
GRAIN.

GRAIN.
Minneapolis, Jan. 29.-Evidence Of
revival in export demand for rye and
oats and recovery IN foreign ex-
change quotations turned coarse
grain markets upward after renewed
pressure and lower prices early in
the session. Spring wheat repeated
the advance of two previous sessions,
prices generally ruling &c higher
than, those of yesterday.
Pressure developed in coarse
grains early, mild weather, slow ex-
port demand and absence Of support
the factors, but covering and restor-
ing order buying anne in on the de-.
cline. Oats Sold OF 1-2c and recov-
cred to yesterdays closing level.
Rye broke 2 3-Sc and went Ia over
yesterdays close on the comeback.
Barley siumped / lac ana regained
the loss.
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN MARKETS.
Closing Quotati0ns.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
10 ERECT STADIUM.

Minneapolis, Jar. 29.-Professor
James Page, representative of the
University Of Minnesota faculty in
the Big Ten conference, announced
today that an athletic stadium will
be constructed at the university with
a seating capacity for about 10000
persons Mr.. Page stated, however,
that the stadium will not be built for
five years, during which time a con-
slant effort. will be made to increase
athletic provide the build
ing fund. a y, LA S 81
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
SOUTH ST.. PAUL
LIVE STOCK

South st. Paul. Jan. 2s.-Hoss re-
range, S14.soo14.s0; bulk. $l4.s0@
IA. 4.
Cattle receipts $500: killers steady:
fat steers, $6.6o@17.50: COWS and
heifers. $500 q 11-76: calves steady.
$1,000 1850; stockers and feeders
stea dy, $500 0t3.00.
Sheep receipts, 1,soo; steady; lambs,
3S.Ooo3e.oo wethers, $4,000 12.z6;
owes. ,$k.oo 011.16.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
N1S;PO NEMSI@
HURDLES AND DASH
AMONG MAIN EVENTS
IN NATIONAL SKATE

Saranac Lake, N. T.. Jan. 29.-The
principal races in the final national
skating championship here today
were the 220-yard hurdles the 440-
yard dash and the three mile event.
Roy Mcwporter OF the Illinois A. c..
Joe Moore Of Lake Placid and Ever
cit MCGOWAN Of St Paul were the
leading favodtes for tho champion
title as the result Of the showings
made in yesterdays
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29

1t is with increasing infrequency."
according to the Eldorado Times, that
this old time sentence creeps into
modern wedding notices: 1.-THE groom
has an attractive bungalow. newly
furnished in readiness for his BRIDE"