The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-26
Washington News
Rx Associats.l rress


 Washington. April 2o.-The Natlonal Products company of Chicago, was cited today to appear before the federal trade commission to answer compidihI against it's method of selling groceries in combination lots. Advertisements or the company, according to the com plaint. give the impression that all ar ticles in the commission are sold at low prices, whereas, 1t is charged prices or some of them are in excess of the pre- vailing market
 A congress of nations called at Wash ington by the American government to initiate practical, effective measures for the promotion of enduring world peace, was suggested in statement made public here tonight by the admin istrative committee of the National Catholic Welfare council. The question of disarmament it said. can be consid : cred only in the light of international relations,P and should be promoted ''only on conditions of an information : al agreement effective and binding on the great powers of the world"
 Activity of German citizens in obtain ing patents from the American govern ment embodying many of the principles of American railroad artillery and other ordnance led Secretary Weeks to ask Congress today for legislation limiting the granting of patents to foreigners. The War Secretary said POI ordnance patents had been obtained here by Ger man citizens since last July and all transferred to Frederick Krupp, the great ordnance manufacturer at Essen.
 
 Mail robbers got away with approx imately $6,0o0.000 last year, of which some $3,0o0ooo has been recovered, Postmaster General Hays said today in discussing steps taken to remedy this absolutely intolerable condition" II must be stopped and it will be stopped, he said, adding that in addition to the distribution of arms to postal employees the stanNing reward of $5.00o to any employe of the department who brought in a mail robber had been widened to include the general public.
 Appointment of 10 experts in various industries and phases of labor to the | bureau of conciliation of the depart ment of labor at salaries of $l0,000 a year and 25 others on $500 salaries was urged in statement today by Sec retary Davis. Such a body of experts | not only could handle expertly any la bor difficulty they might be called upon to conciliate but they could, by speeches and other means of public ed | d preventing strikes and other labor diff | ficulties.
 The present conciliators of the de- partment of labor are employed on a l per diem basis.
 South American business interests are aiding in the revival of German l shipping, according to a report to the department of commerce today from Howard w Adams. the departments representative in Berlin. Brazilian cof- 1 fee experts MT. Adams said. are CO | operating with German interests in ef- forts to restore Hamburg to it's former position as a center of the coffee trade Steady increase in the arrival and de- parture of tonnage from Hamburg, he | said furnishes evidence of the rapie recovery in German shipping while there is considerable activity in ship building at that port.
 Majority members of the Senate in 1 terstate commerce committee agreed in formally today to report bill author | izing the interstate commerce com mission to make an investigation and | if deemed advisable, to initiate season al rates on shipments of anthracite anc bituminous coal. The committee dis cussed the Freelinghuysen bill, outlln' ing a graduated scale of rates on coa shipments, with the lowest tariffs ap- l plying to summer movements, but post poned formal action until tomorrow | Chairman Cummins said the commission could within 30 days make an investi | gation and initiate the rates, provided l 1t found them justified |