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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
PRODUCTS INDUSTRY SHOWS
 MORE ANIMATION
Local Plants Taking and Fill ing 0rderS-Cities Awaken , ing and Spending Money
 for Improvements

Following the sale of 4.000 tons of water pipe for Breckenridge. TeNo which was recently made by two Bir port, Lag has ordered 800 tons of wa ter pipe from 16 to 20 inches in diame- ter.
 Chicago correspondence in the Iron Age, the leading organ of the iron and steel trade, says: Present indications point to the appearance of considera- ble new business
 The city of Detroit, which some time ago rejected bids for several thousand tons of water pipe, will re- ceive bids for 1000 tons March ?. Br- mingham shops will be bidders again.
 Chicago advices are to the effect that Miles City. Mont. has awarded contract for 600 tons to the Ameri can Cast Iron Pipe company, Birming- ham. It also mentioned the National Cast Iron Pipe company Birmingham, as being low bidder on 500 tons for Council Bluffs, Iowa.
 MUNICIPAL ORDERS
 Grand Rapids, Mich, is considering bids for 500 tons, and Rockford, H., has received bids for 300 tons
 The ship. Cape Henry, Page & Jones, agents. left Mobile today for the Pacific coast with 2,500 tons of Bir- mingham gas, water and sanitary pipe, as well as pig iron and some oil pipe fittings. The pipe was furnished by the United States, American, Na- tional, Stockham, Birmingham Pipe and Fittings, Hammond Byrd Iron company and Central Foundry com panies. The Sloss- Sheffield and Ala bama companies supplied the pig iron.
 Steamship companies are making a special bid for this iron products busi ness with the Pacific coast The Pacific Mail wishes to handle 1t out of the port of Savannah and other ports are making effort to land the Alabama California business. The pipe business to the Pacific will continue to move by boat as long as present all-rail rates remain at $31, while cost of moving by rail to Mobile and thence to the coast by water saves more than s15 of the all-rail rate.
 The American, National and North Birmingham plants of the United States Cast Iron Pipe company are in operation.
 The Bessemer shop has not resumed since the holidays. Anniston shop of the United States company is also in operation but Chattanooga Is not.
 Water and gas pipe is still quoted on the base of $55.
 Additional cargoes of pipe for the Pacific coast are to move out of Mo- bile soon after March 1. There will probably be some pig iron also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
COMMISSIONER BARRETT
 ADDRESSES CLASS TODAY

Dr. N. A. Barrett, president of the city commission, will speak to the Cosmopolitan Mems Bible class of the First Baptist Sunday school this morning at 10 o'clock.
 G. Lewis Bailes, the class teacher. and John, Ingram, president of the class, have planned to have a visiting teacher from some one of the larger Bible classes in the city to meet with the Cosmopolitan and present the regular lesson one Sdns day in each month.
 Dr. Barrett, teacher of his widely known class at Ruhama Baptist church. and one of the most thorough Bible stu- dents in the city, inaugurates the new programme with the Cosmopolitan today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
Special Squads Start Work Shooting Unn1uzzled Dogs Two Marksmen Each Auto, Three Groups, Armed With Shotguns, to Cover the Cty-Wll Continue Task
 for Next Eight Weeks

Health and police officers. work ing under Caesars Gallic plan in their fight on dogs running nt large without muzxles, announced J. R., Hornady, commissioner of health and education, yesterday, start work tomorrow.
 The three sections covered by special squads of armed officers are, East of Twenty-sixth street. between Twenty-sixth and Sixth streets, and west of Sixth street. formerly known as Walker, to the city limits.
 Three officers from the police de- pertinent and three from the health department will be assigned three cars. two to the car, and sent to various sections of the city. All will be armed with shOtguns.
 Citizens all over town have be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27

gun to cooperate with the york; and give information ms to the whereabouts of dogs running at large unmuzzIed.
 eFhe men picked for this work are experienced officers, who will use judgment and discretion,s said Commissioner Hornady yesterday. Danger to the public is minimixed by the fact that these men nre ex- pert mnrksmen, and will use shot- guns.
 "Ihe work will be kept up by these men as long as the proclama- tion of the commission president is in effect. It does not expire until May 26, and tireless search for dogs who present n menace to hu- man beings md dogs which are vnIuable-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
-------------- ---- - . GET-TOGETHER DINNER
 OF INSURANCE MEN

sget-together dinner" will be held by the members of the Birmingham Fire and Casualty Insurance exchange Tuesday evening at 6:30 o'clock in the private dining room of the Southern club. The programme is a dark secret, according to President Anglin White, who stated he was not at liberty to make known any of the details bus that some interesting features were being arranged.
 At least two representatives from each local office are expected, and all mem bers are urged to notify the sec~ retary whether or not they will att tend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the pro- bate judge: George Grammas and Miss venetia' G. Harduvel
 Ernest Ellis and Miss Ida Patterson.
 Tony Bryan and Miss Daisy Kostaken. Leo M. Ebeling and Miss Lucille Healy.
 J. H. Tr!tt and Mrs. Frances Miller. Mitchell.
 William l. Hodges and Miss Louise c. Croft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
FAIR AND WARMER

Clear skies and rising tempera- ture, somewhat. is Weather Observer E. c. Hortcn's forecast for today.
 After that? Well. one day is all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
PERSONAL

M. F. Miller, who has been seriously ill for the past two weeks, underwent reported resting comfortably at Tal- ley's infirmary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
Health Facilities of City And County to Occupy The
 Central Fire Headquarters
Scattered Sanitary Forces of District Be Housed Under One Roof With Plenty of Space, as Soon as
 New Central Station Is Completed-In-
 tensive Cooperation Developed

 
  conmis of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-01
JAPAN'S REQUEST FOR INCREASED
NAVAL RATIO BASED ON ESTIMATE
NECESSARY FOR NATIONAL SAFETY
ST. NICHOLAS GIRLS
SOLICITING GOODIES
FOR KIDDIES' XMAS.

The st, Nicholas Girls are meet
ing with much success already in
their work for the children of Pen
sacola. Much of their time has
been consumed in checking over
lists of the boys and girls. estimat-
ing as to ages and needs, and Civ
ing orders to Santa Claus for toys
and goodies" for the Christmas
tree.
However yesterday afternoon,
they spent just three quarters of
an hour soliciting for their cause.
The Journal takes pleasure IN pub
fishing the list Of contributions
which have already been made. to
start the good work for the chill
dren:
Lewis Bear Company, one bucket
of candy
Consolidated Grocery Company,
one bucket of candy.
West Florida Grocery Company,
one large crate of fruit.
Cash donations which have been
made to date are
500 from two little girls in Hol-
land; $1oO cash; so cents cash;
$500, T. L. Cant. Total cash $3.50.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-01
PROSECUTION ENDS
In ARBUCKLE CASE
Made Reservations Which May
Lead to an Extension of
Testimony Today
tay The AssoeIated Pressl

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30.-The
prosecution in the case of Roscoe G.
Arbuckle, accused of manslaughter in
connection with the death Of Virginia
Rappe, closed today but made reser-
yations which may lead to an extern
sion of testimony for several hours to-
morrow. The defense attorney said
they reserve the right to controvert
anything new brought out, but other
wise they said their case was closed.
Attorneys agreed on four hours for
arguments for each side, so that it
appeared, they said, the jury might
have the issue in its hands by Friday
afternoon.
The defense today offered evidence
in support of that given by Mrs. Min
ME Neighbor, who last night was
placed under arrest on a charge Of
perjury preferred by the prosecution.
Mrs. Neighbors had testified that Miss
Rappe had been guest at resort
near Los Angeles, this was refuted for
the state by the hostess of the resort,
who declared Miss Rappe had never
registered at the place.
Today another employee of the re-
sort testified that she had seen Miss
Rappe there at the time specified by
Mrs. Neighbors.
A leading witness today was DR..
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-01
Regarded by American and Brit.
ish Naval Experts Regard
Jap Proposition as
Unacceptable.
(By The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov 3o.-Japan's
proposal for a 10 per cent fleet as nec-
essary to her national security, instead
! of a 60 per cent fleet has been formally
presented to the United states and
Great Britain.
| Baron Admiral Kato, senior Japa-
nese delegate. has communicated it
personally to Secretary Hughes and
Arthur J. Balfour. 1t is said in Japa-
nese quarters to have the full support
| of the Japanese cabinet and the Dip
ilomatic advisory council in Toxic
American and British naval experts
standing together on Secretary Hughes
@5-5-3" plan as the only one fair to
all powers. regard the Japanese pro-
posal as wholly unacceptable. In the
opinion of some of the American dele
gates the situation is delicate but not
without hope that the Japanese ulti-
mately win accept the original plan.
The seriousness of the turn of af-
fairs, in the opinion of the Americans
is that Japan in persisting in her re-
quest for a "10-10-7" ratio, makes a
stroke at the fundamental idea on
which Secretary Hughes proposal is
based
Japans proposal, it was disclosed,
was based not on a calculation of the
strength of the existing American.
British and Japanese fleets but upon
her estimate OF necessity for national
security. 1t was pointed out among
the Americans and British that if con-
sfderations of national security were
to be substituted for a continuation of
fleets at reduced tonnage but in the
same ratio as now exists, the whole
basis of the conference would be up
set
on the basis Of national security, it
was said, neither the United States
nor Great Britain would agree to the
sixty per cent ratio which the Hughes
plan would allow to Japan.
Secretary Hughes and his three col
leagues of the American delegation
spent nearly three hours tonight de-
batting the situation. Heretofore the
Japanese claim had been made only
informally in the subcommittee of
naval experts.
Baron Kato's action swept away at
once the deliberations of the experts
considering the American limitation
plan. They have had to do only with
technical questions of tonnage esti-
mates involved in the American pro-
posal to limit fleets on the basis of
existing relative strength in capital
ships. Japan has now taken the mat
ter out of that field entirely.
British experts are in full accord
with Americans that the "5-5-3" pro-
posal is the only possible road to an
Continued on Page p
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-01
Calls TAX Law
"A 1MAKESHIFT'
NcIares that All Of the Legis-
Nation that Was Good Was
Non-Partisan.
PRESENTED, DISCUSSED
AND PASSED AS SUCH
Measure Did Not Place the Tax
I System of the County on
a Stable Basis.
az The AssocIated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-The rec.
ord of the republican party in the
extra session OF congress is described
as q "disgraceful failure" by Represen-
tative Garrett, OF Tennessee, acting
democratic leader Of the house in a
statement to appear in the Congress
sional Record tomorrow. Although the
congress is not in session. it will issue
an extra" OF the Record to accommo-
date the many members who desire to
revise and extend" their remarks OF
the last few days of the session.
Mr.. Garrett IN his statement calls
the tax law a "makeshift thing for
which none should care to take respon-
sibillty." Replying to the republican
claims Of achievement. made by Repre-
sentative Monden. of wyoming, the
party's house leader. Mr.. Garrett says
that sall OF the legislation that was
good was non-partisan, presented as
such, discussed as such, and passed as
such"
Upon those matters OF vital con-
Germ to the country, upon those which
the party in power had promised re-
lief" he continued "there has been a
disgracefui, q distressing. and. what
is destined to be to that party. a dis
astrous failure"
Mr.. Garrett quotes the words of Sem
ator Penrose, republican, Pennsylvania
made in connection with the considera
tion Of the tax bill in the senate, that
the measure did not place the tax sys-
tenn Of the country on a stable basis
and inquiries when the country can ex-
pect something of a permanent nature
In their clamor for an extra session
in 1912" he says "for the alleged pur-
pose OF tax revision; in their delay OF
two years and eigh months in attempt
ing such revision: in the crassness and
bungling apparent in the case of the
thing just passed, the republican party
is confronted with two alternatives:
If their clamor for the extra ses-
sion OF 1919, and their failure after
having II to take action, was in order
that tho people might become rebel
lious and resentful under the war tar
burden, and so vote for a change in
executive administration. then the par
" stands convicted of resorting tc
methods violative OF all the ethics oi
statesmanship and they should be
turned from power.
II, on the other hand they have
done their best; II they have believed
themselves TO be honest and conscien-
tious, II they have really tried to pro-
vide tax measure which will give re-
lief to business and to distribute tax
alton equitably, then they stand con
Nicted OF stupidity and utter incom-
potency"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-01
PROHIBITION PARTY
WILL NOT DSBAND
Sentiment Against Winding Up
It's Affairs in Belief that
It's Work Was Done.
fax 10 AssoeIated Rressl

CHICAGO, Nov. 30.-The prohibition
party will continue to work as politi-
cal party along the same lines as in
the past, its national committee decided
here today.
Sentiment was against changing the
party's name and enIarging its major
issues, or for winding up its affairs in
the belief that its work was done AT
the close Of the two day meeting even
the suggestion that the party might
quit il the republican or democratic
party took up it's work was rejected.
After deciding to stand pat the COM
nittee voted for deportation of aliens
convicted of violation Of the prohibition
laws and disfranchisement OF citizens
for the same offense.
Tt called on the federal government
TO ask foreign nations to prevent the
States in violation Of the prohibition
laws.
The party decided to enter the cam
paign IN California next November
when dry-law enforcement measure
is to be voted upon. and to support
former Mayor Charles H. Randall, Of
Los Angeles. for reelection.
Prohibition work that Virgil G. Hen
shaw, chairman OF the party, did in
Austria, Czecho- -SIovakia, and else
where in Europe last summer. was ap-
proved, and party officers were author
lied to undertake any kind Of prohibi-
tion activity for which they were able
to obtain funds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-01
Shantung, Over Which China
Quit the Versailles Confer
ence, Gets into the
Negotiations.
(By The Assoelated Press)

1 WASHINGTON. Nov. 80. - The
"5-5-3" naval ratio and the long de-
bated problem of Shantung today
ushered the Washington conference
into a period of increasing delicacy
/ Japan's formal request for a 10-1O-7
naval strength, as compared with the
United States and Great Britain, was
taken under consideration by the naval
"big three" with the American attitude
of determined opposition remaining
(. unchanged.
/ In her latest request Japan proposed
to abandon entirely the yard-sticlx OF
existing strength and measure the new
ratio on basis of national security
Under that plan her 10-1o-7 suggestion
would be acceptable to neither the
United States nor Great Britain.
! The same differences were discussed
in the three -cornered subcommittee OF
naval experts without result. Finally
giving up the effort to reach a solution
on technical basis, the sub committee
adjourned sine die.
Shantung, over which China quit the
Versailles conference. got into the ne
gotiations through an offer of Secre-
tary Hughes and Arthur j. Balfour to
use their good Offices in helping
Japan and China to compose their diff
iferences.
The suggestion, accepted by the Jap
anese and Chinese, was made after
China had indicated her intention To
bring the subject before the confer
ence proper a course which appeared
unwise to some of the delegates in
view of the devious ramifcations OF
treaty obligations affecting Shantung
As q, curtain raiser to the Shantung
Inegotiations which win begin tomor-
row, the far eastern committee of the
whole debated the question Of foreign
troops in China and heard Japan's OBJ
jections to withdrawing until there is
/ more efficient Chinese policing force.
A general declaration of principle only
was forecast as the probable outcome.
Meantime. in spite of the growing
pressure of opposing views, American
spokesnen declared their entire conf
dence that both the naval and far east
ern questions would be brought to an
amicable solution adhering to the prin-
ciples laid down in the "5-5-3" ratio
and the American -four points"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-01
AIRPLANES COLLIDE
KILLING FOUR MEN
Ayiators Performing Combat
Duty Drills Meet Death when
Planes Crash in Air.
tsy The Associated Press1

IsAWTON, Okla, Nov 30 - Four
army aviators, two officers and two
privates were killed today when the
two airplanes in which they were per
forming combat duty drills. eollided
while at an altitude of 1000 feet, and
crashed to earth near the post field.
Fort Sill, Okla.
Captain LOOMS Lieutenant "A. It.
Lanfall. Private Tubbard, Private B. A.
Smith.
AS the airplanes struck the earth,
their gasoline tanks exploded, envelop-
ing the wrsckage in flames. Trucks
and ambulances were rushed to the
scene, but attendants We're unable to
reach the bodies Of the men until they
had been charred beyond recognition,
According to officers who were Wit
Messing the drill the two machines had
been in the air fer some time. when
they attempted TO execute difficult
manouever As they swooped toward
each other their wings met and both
airplanAs fell TO earth in a helpless
tangle.t
Hundreds OF persons who hurried to
the scenes were forced to stand help
lessly Vhile the wreckage burned
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-01
OPEN SHOP RULES
FOR RAIL CRAFTS
Decision Will Be Handed Down
by United States Railroad
Labor Board Today.
(ey Vac AssoeIated Pressl

CHICAGO, Nov. 30.--A decision rec
ognizing the open shop" principle as
applied to the railroads and promul-
eating 14S new working rules to gov
ern the six federated railroad shop
crafts. will be handed down by the
United States railroad labor board to-
morrow. The decision, which sup
plants the national agreements en-
tered into by the employees with the
United States railroad administration,
will form the ground work on which
the adjudication of all future wage dis
putes between railroads and their en-
ployes win be based.
The ruling opens the way for the
RAILROADS to ask for lower wages for
the shop crafts employees, the labor
board having announced that it would
consider no further wage reductions
for any class Of employees until work
ing rules for that class has been dis
posed Of
The new rules will affect approx
mately 100000 employees and become
effective Immediately When normal
conditions are restored it is estimated
that fully 100000 men viii be affected
and railroads viii have an annual pay
roll saving Of approximately $4,000, :
600.
This decision transcending In basic
importance the s4OO,O 900 wage cut
of last July was unanimous. no group
.ef the labor board presenting a dis
.senting opinion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-01
TWELVE ARE KILLED
AS TRAIN HITS BUS
Automobile Load of High School
Students Meet Death at
Railroad Crossing.
az rhe AssoeLateo Pressl

RED BLUFF, Cal. Nov. 30.-Eleven
high school students and the driver of
an automobile bus in which they were
riding, were killed today south OF here
at the Proberts crossing when Southern
Pacific train No. Is, southbound, struck
the conveyance.
The bus. en- route with children to
school. had suffered an accident and
was behind schedule Two drivers
were sent from the high school to
bring it In. Another bus crossed ahead
or the train, but this one. following
closely behind. in dense fog, was
struck squarely and hurled into block
signal Enclosed in the ear the chill
dren were unable to escape and their
bodies were hurled in all directions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-01
FRENCH BLUEBEARD
SENTENCED TO DIE
BY The GUILLOTINE
Jury Returns Verdict of Guilty
Of Premeditated Murder in
Henri Landru Case.
lny The AssoeIated Prsssl

! VERSAILLES, Nov. so-Henri Lam
dru, who has been on trial for more
than three weeks in the assizes court
here charged with the murder Of ten
women and a boy was found guilty
lof murder in the first degree tonight.
Landru was sentenced to die by the
guillotine
To the firty-eight questions which
the court submitted to the jury on the
question OF the guilt, innocence or
mental capacity Of the prisoner, there
was a verdict of guilty of premeditat-
ed murder No extenuating circum-
stances was included in this verdict.
Landru had borne himself through
out the lengthy trial without showing
the slightest weakness. and he heard
him without emotion.
The jury requested three hours. in
cluding a brief respite for dinner to
prepare their replies to the firty eight
questions the court submitted to it.
M. Moro -Gaifferi, counsel for the
defense, in an eloquent plea. finished
his summing UP today after which
Judge Gilbert read forty-eight ques-
tions to the jury The first of these
was whether Landru was guilty of
murder with premeditation in the case
Of Nine. Cochet Questions also were
put as to the mental condition of the
prisoner.
M. Moro -Giaffert in his address
cast doubt on all the evidence produced
BY the prosecution. He reminded the
Jury that . person could be proclaimed
legally dead only when they had been
missing thirty years In support OF his
tcllent he cited cases of persons who
were missing having returned years
afterwards, when hope for them had
been abandoned. He also referred to
notable cases Of alleged miscarriage of
justice based on circumstantial eyi-
dence
"A white SLAYER, yes. an assassin,
never" exclaimed NJ. Moro -Giafferi,
pointing toward Landru He added
that the possession by the prisoner Of
paper Identifying his alleged victims,
lcorroborated the theory that Landru
probably had sent the women abroad
with false papers in white slave" traf-
fic.
These women are all alive said
M. Moro -Giafferi. referring to the ten
women Landru was charged with kill
ing, "but they are ashamed to make
their whereabouts known. Make a
Thorough search of the United States,
and Brazil Argentine and other South
American countries and l am conf
dent you will find. Landru's so-calIed
victims"
Il am innocent" Landru shouted to
the jury This was the first time in
the thirty-two months since he was
arrested that the prisoner had used
the word innocent" in public. Here
tofore he had contented himself with
saying: Show me my guilt; make out
your case Today, however, he was
showing more emotion than at any
time during his trial
During the short address he made
to the jury lasting barely a minute
and half. Landru declared: 4 have
never killed anyone; I am innocent.
Jurors. do your duty