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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
ROAD BONDS ACT PASSED IN HOUSE.;
 BLOCKADE DEAD
Wounded In Previous Test Votes, Bloc Is Struck Its Death Blow By Pas
 sage of Bill
By FRED H. GORMLEY AontRomery Bureau. The AEe-Hersid 221-2 First National Bank BuiJdinx

Montgomery, October 1s.-(Spe- cial.)--The famous blockade, organ ized by members of the house of representatives who favored the ab- olition of the tax adjusters, met it's death in the house Tuesday after noon, when n voted for the sub- mission again Of the legislational act which will determine whether or not the people desire to issue bonds to the value of S25,000,000 for the construction of system of public roads. The blockaders were able to muster only 23 votes on the final roll call.
 It had been known for several days that the blockaders would soon go to their death in so far as the bond amendment was concerned. They had been wounded in many test votes dur ing the past few days. but they had claimed sufficient votes to prevent the submission of the amendment. They had won the first fight when the bill came up last week, when they prevented the casting of 64 votes which were required by the constitL- tion- The call went out over the state that the bond issue was in dan ger and the members answered. Friends of the measure became busy and several who had been aligned with the blockade changed their votes on the bond bill
 Hlockode Nnf Mentioned
 Everybody knew before the vote would receive the requisite number. Even the blockaders said not word about blockade when the time came to speak for and against the bill. On other days Representative J. Lee Long of Butler had been warning the blockaders at the proper moment that Here is where we vote no, boys" But this time he changed his tactics. Somebody favorable to the bill moved the previous question. which was adopted. and debate was cut off. MT. Long took the floor. All thought 1t would be another warning to the boys. Instead he declared the gag rule had Been established and it would be necessary for those opposed to 1t to try to defeat the bill. He emphasized the word try and try" was all, because the votes were in the house.
 94 Members Present
 Never before since the legislature met have so many members answered a roll call. Ninety-four voted. there being only five absentees. Both sides had urged the members to come and all who could answered the call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

GENERAL Attempt to avert national waIkout comes tomorrow. Pierce explains Tidmore killing to United States officials. Secretary Weeks to visit Muscle Shoals. Two Alabama schools scored in Forbes report.
 STATE Road bonds issue passed in house. Blockade dead. Cereal beverage bill killed. Movie censorship bill adversely re- ported.
 LOCAL Temporary Insanity plea of ste- phensOn attorneys. official count In run-Off election makes no change. City luncheon clubs to entertain teams of visiting colleges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
WEEKS ID PAY V|S|T' ID MUSCLE SHOALS
Secretary of War to Accom- pany President Harding
 to Birmingham
By Associated Press

Washington, October IS.--sec- retary of War Weeks will per sOnaIly inspect the government nitrate and water power projects at Muscle Shoals, arriving there probably Friday, October 2s.
 The war secretary will accom- psny President Harding to Bir- minGhnm next week, and after \ visit with MT. Harding to Camp BenniBg, GH., the secretary will go to Muscle shoals. MT. Weeks will leave Atlanta on the even- ing of October 27. and accord ing to present plans, will arrive at the nitrate plants the follow ing morning.
 CT have been urged to do this," the secretary said, "by Senator Underwood and Representatives Banfxhend and Almon- It Ia at their request that I am making the Inspection"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
UNITED MINE WORKERS HOLDING CONVENTION
Bx Aaeociated Press

Knoxville. Tenp.. October 1s.-- United Mine Workers District No. 1s. comprising Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, convened here this morn ing in It's twerity-ninth convention with more than 200 delegates present
 Reports of officers and committees featured the first day. John L. Lewis, international president. failing to ar rive as scheduled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
By Associated Press

New York, October 1s-The city of New York tackled weighty problem today. 1t mo- bilixed 80 fat men and 30 int women in a reducing squad. which hopes 10 lose 5,00o pounds or more by the middle of No- vember, when Health COmmts- sioner Copeland will present the hundred heavyweights at the health expOsition ss m example Of what stout persons can do in the way of becoming more be- euming.
 Everybody was told to start right h at breakfast tonsorrow morning. Then the plump women are te ret into bloomers and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
MANY ATTEND SUFFER

Anniston. October 1s.-tSpecial,)-- The fried chicken and oyster supper given in the Woodmen hall Monday evening by the members of Boxwood Grove, Woodmen circle, was largely attended. a feature of the evening be- Ing the presence of a large number of visitors from Calera and other places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
By GEORGE A. CORNISH

With the defense attorneys making strenuous effort the time the alleged shooting establish reputation has
 which lived and the the other yesterday
 the of Rev Edwin R. Stephenson minister indicted murder the second degree E.. Coye rector of St. Pau Catholic church
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
THE WEATHER
By Assoctated prens

Washlngton, October lB.-Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Wednesday and Thursday; cooler in north DOT tion Thursday.
 Georgia: Generally fair wednes- temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
AMERICA AT PEACE
 WITH BIG POWERS
Senate Ratifies Treaties With Germany, Austria and Hungary-Underwood Votes For; Hefin Against
ny Associated Pres.

Germany, ratified by the the eight the of the Hungarian due the absence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
Temporary Insanity Plea Of Attorneys
 Stephenson Defens se

McDuff, Deputy Sheriff, Tells of Defendants Seeming Mental Condition on Days Preceding Tragedy \ Wiggins Who Arrested Rev. Stephenson, Testifies He Saw No Indication
 of Mental Derangement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19

D. c. HORTON, Observer. Summary of observations made at sta tions of the United States Weather Bureau during the 24 hours ending at D. m., soth meridian time, October IS. 1921:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
STRIKE THREAT IS FIRST REAL. TEST
 OF LABOR BOARD
Will Have Free Hand to Dem onStrate PraCtiCabiIity In Meeting Initial Test
 Now Provided
ax Arsocinted Press

San Antonio. Tex, October is.-- Orders for n canvass of all miii- tpry commanders In the Eighth army corps area, comprising five states for soldiers experienced in the operation of railway trains and the maintenance of ways, have been issued at area head quarters, Fort sam Houston, it was learned today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
"WoRLD WAR SECRETS"

Watch Andre Tardieu's series now running in The Age-Herald for thrill ing developments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
stephen.on Preached

The witness said he had frequently mad Stephenson preach for him. and thought that the reason he changed from the southern Methodist church to the northern was that he had been
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The Washington herald., 1921-07-13
The Exchange Question.

"All of my rightful and optimistic
view that we will maintain the
flow of our goods Is based upon the
assumption that we can wisely man.
age these credit problems. There
is general agreement, that we
must extend credit If we would
market our surplus and upbuild our
customers during these next few
The Washington herald., 1921-07-13
INTRODUCES Biz gas :
TO CURB LAWLES
DISTRICT DRIVERS,
Senator Fletcher Would
Put Accident Onus
On Motorists. = a.ss

Senator Fletcher, OF Florida, in
troduced a bill yesterday requiring
owners Of automobiles or other We
hicles in the District TO prove Degli-
gence on the part OF persons injured
before they could be absolved from
damages
'T believe there is more trafic
lawlessneess here than in any other
city in the United States" said the
Senator. AT the last session. in
troduced a bill similar TO the present
one, but there was insufficient time
for its passage before the old Con-
gress expired. This is a drastic
measure. but something must be
done to safeguard the public. H1
The main purpose OF the bill IL,
to put the burden of responsibility
upon those who cause accidents The
measure makes IL incumbent upon
any firm, corporation or individual
injuring or damaging or causing in
jury or damage to any person or
property while lawfully upon any
public street or highway Of the Dis
trict of Columbia to prove that the
injury or damage was caused solely
by the negligence Of the one injured
or damaged" a
senator Fletcner asked tn&t lne
bill be referred 20 the Judiciary
Committee. which had taken evidence
upon the previous bill, but agreed
to a request of Senator Jones, OF
Washington, a member OF the Senate
District Committee, that IL be refer
red to that committee which is hand
ing other strictly District legisls-
ton.
The District Committee will meet
at 2 p. m. today, Senator Ball chair
man, presiding.
Senator Smoot, Of Utah. introduced
a resolution yesterday calling for
the payment from the Senate con-
tingent fund Of half the expense of
the Joint Committee on Government
Reorganization, the other haH con-
ing from the contingent fund of the
House.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-13
HOUSE OF MYSTERY
GROUP OUT ON BAIL
Alleged master Mind" and
Two Others Put Up
Bond.

All parties arrested in the stimuli
taneous raids on the House of
Mystery" s Leland street. Chevy
Chase. and the Albee building for
book making. gained their freedom
yesterday.
John B. Keleher, alleged master
mind" OF the scheme, and his al
legged partner, Milton S. Cooley. of
7lS Eighth street northeast. who
were arrested in Chevy Chase, were
released on $1,000 bail each, fur
nished Montgomery county officials
by John J. o'Neil. of Chevy Chase.
william b Carnes. arrested in the
Albee building and charged with
book making. was released from
the First precinct station Monday
night on $4,000 bail.
Keleher and Cooley will be tried
in Rockville at the November term
of court. -Four charges relative to
book-making have been placed
against Keleher and one agsins;
Cooley.
States Attorney Dawson, of Mont
gomery County, said yesterday he
would confer soon with Judge Ed
ward c. Peter. of the circuit court.
relative to the calling of a special
grand jury to consider the cases of
Keleher and Cooley and those Of the
four men arrested recently in the
raid on the Mohican Club in that
county. Keleher and Cooley have
retained John A. Garret of Rockville
as counsel.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-13

must learn that this great debt
must be wisely directed so that we
do not stifle both our own growth
and the growth of others.
There are. indeed, many COM
plexities arising out 'of our great
expansion on productive power and
our suddenly born creditor position.
1 do not need say that we are con-
fronted with a hundred difficulties
that we must be alert to steer our
commercial policies against the
winds of the world in an economic
storm. We are suffering greatly in
this immediate worldwide indus
trial depression. This depression is
partly due to the war; IL is partly
due to our postwar boom, with its
speculation, its extravaganza. and
it's slackening of efficiency. The
Government can help recovery by
removing the distractions to COM
merce and industry. But when all
IL done the real cure for all depres-
sions is courage and applied intel
ligence and the return to primary
virtues of hard. conscientious toll
and economy in living. On every
side there is evidence that the vast
making again an effort in those di-
rections equaled only by that of
1918, and the day some months ago
when We entered this effort we
fundamentally turned the corner of
this depression. While our recovery
may be slower than some may ex-
pect, nothing can prevent the pros
perity of a country where the peo-
pie have enlightenment. wish 10
work. wish to produce. and wish to
do right by their neighbors.
We are not a nation of machines.
and houses. factories. and railways
We are a nation OF men. women and
children. Our industrial system and
our commerce are simply imple-
ments for their comfort and hap
piness. When we deal with those
great problems of business and
economics We must be inspired by
the knowledge that We are increas-
ing and defending the standards of
living of all our people. Upon this
soil grow those moral and intellec-
tual forces that make our nation
great"
The Washington herald., 1921-07-13
BUSINESS HIGH
LAUNCHES DRIVE
FOR new SCHOOL
Superintendent B allou
Backs Move for Larger
Building.

Backed by official sanction of DR..
F. w. Bailou, superintendent OF
schools. Business High School
alumni yesterday launched their
campaign for a new high school
building for the institution.
In an Interview with the alumni
officials yesterday afternoon DR..
Ballou declared himself officially
and personally in favor of a new
structure for Business High School.
He did not indicate whether the
funds for such a structure would be
asked in the school budget for next
year now being prepared.
Alumni officials will place their
appeal before District trade and
civic bodies this week in the form
OF a pamphlet, outlining present
overcrowded conditions at the
school. Facts set forth in the PAM
phlet show the school capacity to
be 800 and the enrolment last year
1,200. The enrolment for next year
Is expected to reach 1900. The
present structure occupies the en-
tire block at Seventh street and
Rhode Island avenue and erection of
an additional story is prohibited by
law, the pamphlet shows.
Use of the present structure as a
junior high school, Americanization
school, or grade center is suggested
by the association.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-13
ARREST PROMOTER
ON CHECK CHARGE
Police Seize Congressman's
Business Associate for
Oklahoma Officials.

Charged with passing worthless
checks, Charles D. Murphy. Al,
prominent oil promoter. was ar
rested last night by Headquarters
Detectives Cornwell and Flaherty
at his apartment, 1903 E street
northwest. at the request of Sheriff
III. E. Reidenhour, Of Craig County.
Oklahoma He was released in the
custody of Representative William
A. Oldheld. of Arkansas. on an or
der issued by United States Attor-
ney ]. E. Laskey.
Representative Oldfield said he Is
connected with oil plans in which
Murphy 10 Interested Murphy told
pssfce Hast night that heEis pro
noting a recent patent for the res
toration of oil wells.
In his request for arrest. Sheriff
Reidenhour asked Lieut.. Plemmons
to urge detectives to make strenu-
Gus efforts for the apprehension of
Murphy Accompanying the request
was a letter from the Craig County
attorney. Jesse L. Ballard, which
stated that Murphy was wanted for
passing bad checks through Mis-
souri, and Texas as well as for sew
eral offenses in Oklahoma.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-13
URGES SENATORIAL
PROBE OF COMBINE

An investigation of a campaiEr
reported to have been launchc.
against the United States Grain
Growers, Inc. the farmers market
ing organization. is provided for un-
der a resolution introduced in the
Senate yesterday by Senator Kenyon,
of Iowa. The resolution provides
that the inquiry shall be conducted
by the Committee on Agriculture.
1t recites that according to press
reports. a campaign against the or
ganization and against such organI-
|, taxation as il seeks, was launched
at meeting of the National Grain
Dealers Association in Cincinnati on
June 81. A fund of s250. 900. accord
ing to reports. was raised.
Under the terms of the resolu-
tion the committee is instructed to
ascertain the names of subscribers
to the alleged fund, the plans for
Il" campaign and incidentally to
inquire whether the farmers market
ing program is not in the public
interest.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-13
:
SAVING PLAN FOR
CAPITAL DISTRICT
Industrial Interests Com
mittee of the Trade
Board Acts.

BY q practically unanimous vote.
the Industrial interests committee
of-the Board of Trads last night in
dorsed the Ackerman measure for
daylight saving in the District. The
accommodation Of the committee,
of which william C. johnson is
chairman, will go before the entire
membership soon .
Mr. Johnson declared all the
principal cities of the East either
had daylight saving or were in
course of adopting 1t. The Acker-
man measure would be effective one
wek after its passage. The daylight
saving would continue until the
last Sunday in September.
The committee also appointed e
subcommittee to devise an effective
municipal trade mark, in line with
the suggestion of the Washing
ton Ad Club that the use of such
a mark o. symbol be urged on
newspapers and magazines through
out the country. The committee ap-
proved the idea but declined TO
choose between a shield bearing the
slogan, Washington, the Heart Of
the Nation" suggested by the Ad
Club, and other suggestions that
the Capitol dome or the White
House be adopted.
Senate bill 1868, which would
regulate itinerant vendors and har
from the District fake fire, closing
out, damaged goods and other spur
ious sales. received the approval of
the committee. The measure does
not interfere with bona fide sales,
but would bar misrepresentation IN
name
A committee was appointed to
consider a bill in Congress which
proposes to amend the regulations
regarding the weight of loaves of
bread so as to permit loaves Of one
half pound. one pound OF multiples
therof.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-13
should Settle Tariff.

It means the government must
remove as quickly as possible those
unnecessary domestic burdens upon
commerce to which the Government
is a party, by the reorganization OF
our tax system, the settlement OF
the tariff question, ,he reduction in
GovarnmAnt axnAndifnrA throurh
The Washington herald., 1921-07-13
Commission FaUOrs
EntbaImers' Board

An undertakers and embalmers'
board of examiners was approved
yesterday by the Board of Commits
sioners in forwarding a recommen-
dation by DR.. Fowler, health officer.
of the bill regulating the practice
Of undertaking and embalming in
the District.
Power is now vested in the health
officer to refuse to give permits for
burial. but he cannot revoke a prac-
tfcing license. The board will have
power to revoke any license and to
see to IL that the practice of un-
dertaking and embalming is regu-
lated with regards to public health.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-13
Mother and Son Charged
With Murder of Husband

CHICAGO. July 12.-Mother and
son went on trial for murder to-
gether today in the Criminal Court.
They are Mrs Dora Waterman, As
years old, and her son, Jacob, II.
They are on trial for staying Louis
Waterman, the husband and father,
March q last.
The State charges that Mrs Water
man struck her husband down with
meat cleaver and her son helped
hold him while the wife tied a rope
around his neck and strangled him.
Mrs Waterman's defense is that she
was forced to strike the blow in self
defense.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-13
VACATION TRIPS
BY SEA
n.u&N--

Y Meals ana oertnS on main deck in
cluded- Slight extra charges for ac-
commodations on promenade deck.
Through tickets to principal points.
Send for Illustrated folder. i.
Merchants a Miners Trans. Co.
Established 1854.
Millions Of Passengers Carried-Not Life
Lost.
fiER :. TeoSs. Gay ST. Tel St. Paul 4sso.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-13
Must Cut Down Costs.

'tAs to our manufactures contain
ing a large element of labor cost, in
which we do not enjoy special ad-
vantages, we must look out and
take measures of our own. We can
no doubt devise tariff measures that
will protect our domestic market.
But if We are to hold to our foreign
markets in this vast group of our
manufactures, and thus to keen our
people employed, We have several
things to attend to-. Fundamentally
we must get our production costs
down. That lies only along the
road of increased efficiency in our
whole industrial machine. 1t means
Willingness of our working people
to put forth every effort that is in
them consistent with health, proper
family life, and good citizenship.
The surest road to a continued
high wage, and the surest safe
guard against unemployment is to
remove every restriction on effort.
This must extend from our mines to
the railways, to the factories. to
the wharf, and to the ship. 1t means
smaller margins of profit. 1t means
that ultimately we must have much
lower transportation rates. 1t
means we must have better organ
lied marketing machinery abroad
under Americans themselves. It
means the establishment of ade-
quate short time credit machinery
and much more care in foreign
credit risks than our merchants
nave shown in the last twelve
months. 1t means elimination of
the great wastes in industry. For
instance, in the Atlantic seaboard
area alone, by the development of
these great water powers and
through economies by electrification
generally, we could profitably save
30,O00,000 tons of coal per annum IL
we had the courage to go at 1t.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-13
German Exports Grow.

Another great but uncertain
shift in world forces will arise out
of Germany. The reparation pay
ments must have a profound effect
upon the whole economy of the
world. Germany is to pay outside
her borders to the allies $500. ZOO, 900,
plus 26 per cent export duty. or, say,
a minimum of about $3.50. ZOO, 900
per annum. Germany is left with
out much gold foreign property, or
foreign business earnings of conse-
quence: therefore. these payments
must be made mostly by the sale of
manufactured goods outside her
borders. But beyond the reparation
payments, she must also sell goods
abroad in the amounts necessary to
buy her imports of food and raw
materials.
ANY calculation based on the
prewar trade of Germany implies an
enormous increase-perhaps more
than doubling-of her prewar ex-
ports. In view of the export duty
and other payments, she must pro-
duce these goods for. about one-half
our production cost in order to take
our markets. Such an increase in
exports mast be manufactured
goods, and until the world consump-
tion grows these must be. marketed
in displacement of the goods of
other Industrial nations. We shall
certainly feel the effects of this
flow of goods that must be pro-
duced IL she is to make reparation
payments. On the other hand, Ger
many must take more raw materials
from us for this purpose. In any
event the crowding in the marknt
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-13
.Infornes del I enpo>
raj en- e1 Sur
Tres kilometres de via ferrea inutilizados

Matadero Municipal, causandO danos
Y ha derribado postes de la Compa-
MA El6ctrica de Ponce, en- el malec0n
que va de la IHaya al Muclle.
Las lincas telesrdficas Y telef6nicas
funcionan NAL 0 estdn interrumpidas,
10 que cs consiguiente aglave la 81
tuaci0n moral del vecindario que deS-
conoce los efcctoS del NAL tempo en-
los campos Y pHeblos limftrofes.
Los treneS- -correos legan cuando
pucdcn.
AfOrtunadamcnte, no Sc registrar
desgracas personales V el rio POrtu-
giles V Gemds Was de aguaS caudalo-
sas no Sc han dcSbOrdado Z el viento
huracanado larecc que no ha hecho
dahos eli Ia cosccha de cafe Y en- los
platanales. pues Sc dice que pOr altu-
ras ell aire no LII batido mucho nj La
lluvia ha sido muy densa.
C0lTcSpOnSal.