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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
Florida Officers Haue No Clue 10 the
 Slayer of Ohio Man
By Associated Press

Jacksonville, Fla, Decemp per 1t.-- Although the police were without any tangible clew tonight as to the mur- der of w. NJ. Allison of Columbus, O.. whose body was found in a c1ump of woods on the outskirts of the city to- day. they were trying to locate woman, several letters from whom were found in Allison's possession and postmarked West Palm Beach The woman is believed to have been a visitor at that place.
 Efforts were also being made ts find Elmer Bloom. who is reported in Columbus iadvices as believed t2 have been accompanying Allison on his automobile trip from south Flor ida to Columbus. A search of local hotel registers failed to show whether Bloom had come to Jack sonville.
 Police discarded robbery as a mo- tive for the staying of Allison, who had apparently been dead several days when his body was found today by a negro woman. The head bora a rifle shot wound and was crushed as though run over by a vehicle. Tho body was buried in shallow grave considerably removed from the high way and covered with leaves. Es- forts to ascertain when Allison ar rived here or the whereabouts of the automobile he is believed to have been riding in have been without re- suits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
TENTATIVE DRAFT OF CH|NA'S TARIFF
 LAW IS COMPLETED
Underwood Proposes Import Duty of 5 Per Cent at Present, to Be h.
 creased Later
By Associated Press

Washington, December 2T.-Under the tentative draft of an agreement presented today by Chairman Under wood to the subcommittee of the Washington conference, which. IS charged with revising the Chinese tariff with view to it's yielding in creased revenue, China would be permitted to levy an import duty of an effective 5 per cent for the pres ent, and 71a per cent duty at a later day, to be decided upon. Action on the tentative draft was deferred until tomorrow.
 The plan presented by Senator Un- derwood after an exchange of views by Japanese. British and Chinese delegates, represents compromise between the Japanese and British op- posed views, and meets in a measure the American viewpoint by further providing that a commission be set up by the conference to study China s tariff needs to the end that 12h per cent tariff ultimately be levied. The Chinese delegation recently pro posed that China be permitted 12h per cent tariff beginning January L, 1922, as the first step in complete restoration to China of tariff au- tonomy. The Chinese contended this amount would be required to afford immediate financial relief to the Chinese government.
 Japan Unwilling
 The Japanese announced them selves as being unwilling to go this far and that the utmost they could concede would be an effective per t.,- &T-z per cent which netted only 3Ia per cent.
 Under the plan said to have been proposed by the British, China would be permitted to levy h per cent duty while the American delegates favored an immediate 12K per cent in accordance with Chinas request.
 When the Chinese request to re- store tariff autonomy to China re- gently was made to the far eastern committee, Dr. Wellington Roo pro posed that after the first stage, be- ginning with 12h per cent, China after a certain period, should have tha right to impose a maximum tariff and within that maximum. to have full freedom such as the right of dif- ferentiation among the different classes of merchandise.
 Complete Autonomy
 The final step as originally sug- gested by Dr. Roo would be complete restoration of autonomy at a date to be agreed upon.
 Tn Chinese circles tonight, it was said unofficially that the tentative agreement submitted today was not satisfactory. but it was intimated that the delegation might regard 1t as the part of wisdom to accept it and trust to favorable action by the commission which is expected to be set up to study China's tariff needs.
 Restoration of complete tariff autonomy to China was thought by some Chinese officials to be a long way off as the result of today's tent ative agreement, which was expected by them to be adopted tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

 Exports decline curing first eleven months of 1921.
 Florida police are baffled by mur- der of ohio man.
 More national Gunrdsmen are sent to rolling mill strike area. Boston district attorney on trinl for misconduct In office. United Mine Workers case being heard.
 STATE LinevilIe Graphite company assets sold for &i5O.OOO. <. Home of Decatur pastor is robbed. Pastor appeals to churches to back Ford plan.
 Wade announces candidacy for commissioner of agriculture.
 LOCAL Only four days to pay county taxes. Authorities believe wife slayer is insnne.
 Phi Gamma Delta convention to open tOdny.
 Work on Bessemer road to be started at carly date. EvangeIistn of Methodist church in sessiOn here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
FOUR ARE CHARGED
 WITH SW|NDL|NG
Viruinia Farmer Says He Lost S28,000 Through Confi-
 dence Game
By Associated Press

Memphis, December 27.-Joseph lynch. 2S. was under arrest here to- night, another man, whose identity was not disclosed, was being de- rained in London and two other ar .ests will be made shortly" accord nc to a police announcement, in cnnection with an alleged swindle n which Ed Carter, aged Virginia ,.lrmer. declares he lost $2S,000 here Il. ore than year ago.
 Carer. whose home is in Lynch i.urg, is said to have identified Lynch as former roomer in his cottage in Hot Springs, Ark, where Carter had taken an invalid sister for treatment. He and his companion were on stroll about the streets of that city when according to Carter's story, the finding of a supposedly Host" pocket book led to the acquaintance of two other men. whose gratitude over the return of the lost" wallet eliminated in joint stock exchange" deals in which Carter declares he was mulcted out of his savings, approximately s2S,00o In the. course of the trans action" the men visited Little Rock. Ark, according to Carter, before com ing to Memphis last December for the supposed division of profits, but when he was told. he said, that an .,unwise' speculation had wiped out both the capital and profit Carter then appealed to the police.s
 Lynch's signature on q hotel regis ter. in another name. but with hand writing similar to that of the Lynch who was In Memphis al the time Of the alleged swindle. was the tell tale evidence which resulted in his ar rest, according to the police. The handwriting was recognized by de- tective Inspector and when Lynch re- turned to the hotel with another man and two women he was taken into custody. The police declare he ad- mitted his Identify as the man wanted.
 A charge of larceny by trick, scheme and devise" was placed against Lynch but it was stated that may later be changed to a federal charge of using Inc mails to defraud. The other man and two women with him at the time of his arrest Ere being held for investigation. IN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
Economic Farley to Be Held at Cannes
 Early Next Month

faris. December 2I--Premier Bri- and has invited the British. American, Italian. Japanese and Belgian govern ments to be represented at the Inter- national Financial and Economic cr,- gress to be held at Cannes Januiry 6. Discussions will include quest RAs of separations and the calling ofSn international congress.
 The separations commission is to examine immediately the measures to be adopted toward Germany in view of new breach by that country con oerning the deliveries of industrial e Ike to France. The reduced amount of the deliveries is said not to be due to unavoidable circumstances. but to the reluctance on the part of German manufacturers to supply coke to aid In the mineral industry in Lorraine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28

The wisconsin senator made his charges in elaborating on his asser- tion that plan is now'afoot to per petuate the fundamental provisions of the transportation act, embodied in Section 15A (the guaranty section of which a portion expires next March D, and to render permanent the ln- tolerable conditions which have made the transportation system for the past two years an instrument for the ex- pIoitation of the American people"
 Report of Meeting
 In substantiatlon of his charges, MT. LaFollette made public what he described as "a brief report of the action of the conference" held here December g, which he branded 'as conspiracy to betray, not only the farmers. but the consuming and the producing millions of the nation This report was made public by the senator without an explanation of it's source as follows:
 "On December g a secret meeting was held in Washington at which high officials of the rAlirOaus, the coei anu steel and lumber interests attempted to enlist the farmers in an agreement whereby all agitation by the farm interests for repeal of Section 1SA and for the restoration of state con trol over intrastate rates should cease.
 The great special interests repre- sented at this conference were suc- cessful in obtaining the consent of certain of the farm representatives to such an agreement.
 Hallway Executives
 .aThis conference was participated in bv the special committee representing tba railway executives, of which MT. Atterbury, of the Pennsylvania rail- road. was chairman. It was held at the Racquet club in Washington on December 9, 1921. There had been q previous conference in New York on September 21. at which Mir. J. R. How ard was made chairman. Those pres ent at the Racquet club meeting were w. W. Atterbury of the Pennsylvania railroad. Howard Elliott of the Northern Pacific, W. J. Harahan of the Chesapeake and Ohio, w. 5. Storey
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
HARDING WISHES FUTURE FARLEY
 TO DISCUSS SUBMARINE ISSUE
Man Dopes Officer
 With Cigarette and
 Steals His EUidenee
Ky A.snclnted Press

Oklahoma City. Okla. December af. A stranger, who represented himself as a postoffice Inspector, entered po lice headquarters here today. gave an officer a narcotized cigarette, and while the latter was unconscious walked out with finger print evil denee obtained by the police from a bottle of explosive used in recent robbery of santa Fe mail car near Edmond, okla.
 The stranger introduced himself as Mir Williams" II. A. Murphy ber- tiilion expert, produced the finger prints and was talking to the mau about the robbery when the latter If E fered him cigarette, the officer re lated after two physicians had spent three hours revivlng hims
 Murphy said that after lighting the cigarette he talked a few minutes to the man and then lost consciousness His last remembrance, he said, Was seeing the stranger reach for the prints and hearing him say Well, l got you that time No clue has been found as to the mans identity,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28

of the Atchison, R. s. Binkert, who is assistant to the chairman of the Association of Railway Executives, New York.
 The iron and steel industries were represented by J. A. Campbell of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube com pany. Youngstown, Ohio, and c. E. Bement of Lansing. Mich, represent ing the Novo Engine company.
 Railway supply organizations were represented by A. B. Johnson, presi- dent of the Railway Business asso- citation of Philadelphia. Pa, and Frank W. Noxon, secretary of the same association. Lumber interests were represented by Charles Hill of the Southern Pine and Sales corpora tion of New York; A. B. Hammond of the Hammond Lumber company of San Francisco Cal, and J. H. Browne of the Pacific Lumber company, New York city.
 "Construction companies were rep resented by R. C. Marshall. Munsey building, Washington. D. C., and E. T. Trigg of Philadelphia, Pa.
 Traffic League
 "The National Industrial Traffic league was represented by W. H. Chandler, Boston, Mass, and J. H. Beck, Chicago, III.
 The National Association of Manu- lecturers was represented by J. A. Emery of Washington, D. C.
 The agricultural interests were represented by J. R. Howard. Gray Silver, H. C. Mckenzie, of New York; Ralph snyder of Kansas. and o. E. Bradfute of Chicago. They were all of the American Farm Bureau feder- ation, the last three named being members of it's legislative committee. The agricultural interests were also represented by w. I. Drummond, president of the International Farm congress, and by T. C. Atkison of the National grange.
 "Mr. Atterbury stated that the rail- roads desired the help of the inter ests in securing further wage reduc- tions and opposing the amendments pending in Congress proposing repeal of Section l5A. After a considerable discussion the agricultural represen- tatives not being disposed to oppose the amendments absolutely. adjourn
 tContlnued on Page Fourteen)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
Ny Fauorite Stories
 By IRWIN s. COBB
The Gift of Tongues
By IRWIN s. COBB

doughboy had confidence ability the language of the country In Norman village ppexed looking private who had not been abroad of the A. F. and asked the e spoke French.
 What's the natter?
 Here's soldier The Frog that cards and gave he's holding of there with and straghten the thing and make that guy hand me what's coming to me-
 will" said the other curiosity of traled behind them arriving iusti in time the following dialogue betwerH the keeper
 Farley Fransay?"
 monsieur =.
 this boy his right changer
 Copyright 1921, by the Central Press Association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
Marriage License
 Easier 10 Get Than
 Ticket to Theatre
By Assoclnfed Press

New York, December 27--Assert- ing that getting marriage license in New York was easier than buying a theatre ticket, two judges in general sessions today came out in favor of a measure which would require pub lication of the names of persons ob- taining license, and prohibiting the ceremony for a month This. 1t was asserted, would check runaways and bigamy.
 "All you have to do to get mar ried in New York" said Judge Tal- ley, lis to go to a window in the municipal building and get license, and then go to another window and get married"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
Eugene Debs Giuen
 Lighted Lantern as
 An Honest Man"
By Associated Press

Washington, December 2i.-Eugene " Debs, the socialist leader, was given the lighted lantern here today as "an honest man."
 Urbain Ledoux, who once sold la bor on an auction block on Boston Commons and later pieketsd the "consciences" of the arms conference delegates here, made the presenta- ton.
 Ledoux called upon Debs at the latters hotel carrying a lighted Ian tern and a copy of the Sermon on the Mount. He presented the copy of the sermon to Debs and made a speech In which he likened the force of the socialist leader to the force which moved mountains.
 Like Diogenes, he said. he had been carrying the lantern in search of al honest man. But since I have met you,' Ledoux said, T have no fur ther use for it."
 Debs accepted the lantern with thanks, but declared himself un- worthy of 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
MEMPHIS MAN DIES AS
 RESULT OF INJURIES

Montgomery, December 27.-W. ID. Graves, m empioye of the Gould Construction company, died in local infirmary to- night from injuries said to have been received when n southbound Louisville and Nashville train struck him near the Alabama river bridge. He was found In an unconscious condition by oth- CT employees of the company and rushed to the hospital, but died on the operating table. His home was in Nashville, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
ERNEST PROSCH FATALLY INJURED
 ON HUNTING TRIP
Youth, Shot by Companion, Dies From Wounds-ACci- dental Discharge of Gun
 Cause of Tragedy

Ernest PrOsch, the I5-year-oId
 son of John Prosch, dairyman,
 who resides near Tarrant City,
 was shot and fatally wounded
 yesterday afternoon at 1i30
 o'clock by Roland Jacks. young
 companion, while on a hunting
 trip.
 The wounded boy was carried
 to the Tarrnnt City drug store,
 where he was given first aid
 treatment and then rushed to
 the Norwood Infirmary, where 1t
 was found that he had sus-
 tnined gunshOt wound just be-
 low the heart. From the first 1t
 was feared that the wound was
 fatal and despite all that medical
 skin could do he died last night
 at si45 o'clock.
 Young Jacks is prostrated over th' affair, and stated he had rather | had been himself that received th' fatal shot than that of his friend.
 It was stated by friends of th' wounded boy last night that the tw' boys had decided to go hunting ant had rigged up their old' guns. Aftel they had proceeded several hundred yards from the home of Prosch thu boys sat down on tree and began cleaning the guns. During this pro cedure the gun held by Jacks acci' dently discharged and sent the entir' load into the body of young Prosch the load hitting him just over tn heart Prosch's chest was powder burned and 1t was stated that the. were not sitting further apart thai five feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
PRODUCERS ASK
 PROTECTION FOR
 AMERICAN MOVIES
Declare German Industry Threatens Life of Com panies in u. S.-Want
 High Tariff
By Associated Press

Washington, December 27.-The American people spend from $780, 100000 to $1 ,0OO, O,000,O00 year to see motion picture shows, the Senate finance committee was told today in the course of arguments for and against a high tariff on foreign made pictures. The investment in the industry totals about $2b0, ,OO0,- 900 and employment IS given to about 250,000 persons.
 Paul M. Turner of New York speaking for the Actors Equity asso- citation, testified that the idea thai evervbody connected with the indus dry made "big money" was erroneous; that 96 per cent of those engaged in making films received only a "liv- ing wage"
 MT. Turner and John Emerson, an independent producer of New York, speaking for himself and D. W. Grn- fifth. urged a. duty on imported films of from 50 to SO per cent sd valorem in place of 30 per cent In the Ford ney bill. They said the industry was in bad shape. with many studios and A large number of the 1S,000 motion picture theatres over the country closed.
 Face Determination
 Declaring that only high tariff stood between the industry and ex- termination, Mir. Turner declared that at this time 54 German pictures were being exhibited in this country and that four or five of these had yielded the exhibitors s2,500.000. American producers can not compete with the Germans, he said, adding that pie lures which cost from s200,000 to $500, 900 to produce in this country could be made in Germany for from s10.O0O to s12,OOO.
 Saul B Rogers of New York, speak ing for the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry, urged that the present rate of three cents foot be retained.
 Attack Eastman
 An attack on the Eastman Kodak company featured the hearings. MT Rogers, William A. De Ford of New York, counsel for the International Film Service Company, incorporated, Frederick R. Courdert of New York. counsel for Pathe Exchange, incor- porated. and other witnesses charged that tnls company through monop- oily of the ''raw" film product would be able to control the motion picture industry if imports were shut out. They consequently opposed the % per cent ad valorem duty on raw" films proposed in the Fordney bill
 The committee also, continuing hearings on sundries In the Fordney pill, heard arguments in favor of in creased protection for hard rubber products, beeswax, gas mantles, church statua:y and many other American products. It also heard testimony for and against increased duties on pencils.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
 BOY INDOOR TENNIS CHAMPION DEFEATED

New York. December 27.-Wiliiam Einsman, national indoor boys tennis champion, was defeated by Arthur k. Glore of Princeton, 15-13, 6-4 at the opening of the junior national indoor championship today. The contest was hard fought. The tournament con tiuues one week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
THE WEATHER
By Associated Press rre hA-

Warhington. December 27-Fore- cast for Alabama and Mississippi Fair Wednesdays; Thursday cloudy and warmer, probably becoming un- settled.
 Tennessee: Fair Wednesday; Thurs day cloudy and warmer, probably becoming unsettled.
 Georgia: Fair Wednesday; Thurs day increasing cloudiness, not much change in temperature.
 Tennessee: Fair Wednesday,; Thurs day cloudy and warmer, probably be- coming unsettled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
Senator Says Farm Leaders Agreed Not to Oppose the Railroad Guaranty Clause
LaF ollette Declares Carriers Have Been Made an Instrument for the Exploitation of the
 American People-Charges Secret Meeting
By Associated Press

Exchanges made by Senator LaFole of issued today that representatives of the lumber interests "secret meet Washington obtain from farm did from such leaders adherence to legislation the commonly called control of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28
Debs Reprimanded for Making Speech
 Without q Permit
Declares He Will Oppose War and Fight For Release of Other Prisoners-Reception Planned Upon
 Arrival at Terre Haute Tonight

Washington December 27Fred President Harding federal penitentar where he serving sentence for making speeches violation of the Deb socialist police making without leaving
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28

Before boarding his train Debs ad- dressed a crowd of several hundred persons in the station including ad- mirers who had come to say good by, expressing his gratitude for his reception in Washington and closing with a reiteration of his opposition to war and belief in the force of love for the redemption of the world.
 No effort was made by union police in the crowd to interfere with the ad- dress, but immediately upon it's con clusion a plainclothes man rushed up to Debs and demanded if he had permit to speak in the station and upoh being informed in the negative. declared
 You have taken great liberty"
 Debs, who had grasped the plain clothes man by the hand under the impression that he was a well-wisher, apologized and said he had not known he was wrong.
 Debs went immediately to his train, hut considerable excitement pre- ailed in the crowd, due chiefly to the efforts of newspapermen to learn the dentity of the plainclothes man. He refused to give his name, but after rather excited pickering with report CTS, declared he was the chief of po- lice of the union station and flashed a badge pinned to his belt. He said lie had no special orders with respect 10 Debs, but that the regulations ot the station forbid speeehmaking with out permit.
 First Utterance
 Debs' speech was his first platform utterance since leaving prison.
 T wish, he said, Ito do myself the justice to return my grateful thanks for the kindness shown me here. l also wish to express my gratitude to the representatives of the press-the representatives of the fourth estate whose courtesy, fairness and kindness has been beyond expression.
 Many disagree with me in an eco- homie and social way" he added, "but we are all human and one touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
 Debs declared that he left Washing ton without trace Of bitterness or hatred" adding that many hate me" but that they were entitled to their feelings and the expression of them.
 T believe in free speech he said. "In the expression Of these differing opinions we find our way to higher civilization"
 He paid tribute to figures in his- tory who had, he declared, had cour- age of their convictions. although forced to sacrifice much for them, and referred to Washington, Jeffer- son and Thomas Payne, who, first wrote the words United States" as those who, "at first misunderstood, won an immortality of glory"
 Opposes War
 With every drop of blood in my veins." he concluded, 'I am opposed to war. Human life is too sacred q thing to be spent in bloodshed Love is the greatest force in this world-love will redeem us, love will save us and write our names in the depths of civilizationH
 Debs and his party are scheduled to reach Indianapolis at 1So p. m.
 (Continued on Pnge Fourteen)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28

I Es v. | Summary of obser vations made at sta | tions of the United States Weather Bureau
 1 during the 24 hours ending at D. m., 9oth l ,,naridian lime December 27. 1921:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-28

The Age-Herald carries the full day and night Associated Press dis patches seven days a week.