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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-25
New York to Test Act

Washington. January N.-Notice was served on the federal power commission today that the state of New York pro- posed to test in the courts the constitu- tionality of the recently enacted water power act creating the power commis- approve applications for water power privileges
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-25
Begin Proceedings Today

Montgomery, January A T. Simp- son of Florence. and former Justice James J. Mayfield of the state supreme court, will represenet Sheriff G. w. Mitchell of Lauderdae county in inn peachment proceedings filed with the supreme court. the initial pleadings ill connection herewith being set for Tues day at 10 o'clock The state will be represented by Special Assistant Attor- ney General Horace Wilkinson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-25
Man Shot From Ambush

Holly Springs, Miss, January 24.-B C. Morrison, farmer and merchant of Mor- risonville, near here, was shot from ann bush and seriously wounded early today near Collierville, Tenn, just over the Mississippi line. A negro boy was cap tured after chase with bioodhounds and is in jail here charged with the shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-25
Ku Klux Organizing

Tuscaloosa, January 24.-(Special)-Th Ku Klux Klan has announced the es- tahlishment of a branch in Tuscaloosa, and is advertising for members. dis play advertisement in local newspaper today sets forth the purposes of the Ku Klux Klan, stating that it wants men who believe in doing things and who are 100 per cent Americans. Nothing has been given out concerning who are th' heads of the organization, as strict se-
 crecy, it is said, is being maintained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-25
Geddes to e to Paris

London, January 24.-Sir Auckland Ged- des. the British ambassador to the United States, who arrived here today from New York. is expected to leave tomorrow for Paris to confer with Pre- mier Lloyd Gcdege and Earl Curzon. sec 'retary of state for foreign affairs. The ambassador probably will not stay abroad more than | month
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-25
BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN
 AND GET $9 FOR EFFORT
Rx Assoriated Press

Louisiana Mo, January 24.-Four masked bandits, who held up Chicago and Alton passenger train near here early today, obtained $9 for their CT forts. Locked vestibule doors Kept the robbers out of the sleeping cars and coaches, the fireman contributing the only money obtained. The bandits es- capped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-25
REVIVAL MEETING

Anniston, January tSpecial)--- Rev. A J. Notes.-The, conference evan gelist for the Talladega district has gone to Jacksonville where he will be engaged In series of revival meet ings at the Methodist church during the present week. MT. Notes.-The served last year as assistant pastor of tn i. First Methodist church in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-25
THE WEATHER

Washington, January 24.-weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Unsettled Tuesday and probably Wednesday,: mild temperature:
 Georgia: Fair Tuesday, Wednesday unsettled,
 Tennessee: Cloudy, probably In west portion Tuesday; Wednesday rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-25
GIeayes in Vladivostok

Washington, January 24.--Admiral Gleaves reported to the navy depart ment today his arrival 1t Vladivostok January P to investigate the killing or Lieut. w. H. Langdon by a Japanese ,ge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-25
TRIO OF WEDDINGS

Anniston. January Especial )-Mrs.
 Fannie Johnston, one of the leading
 members of the Woodmen circle of this
 city, and James M. Taylor, leading farmer from the Jacksonville community,
 were quietly married at the Mccoy Meth. odist parsonage Sunday morning, Rev I. E. Sargent performing the ceremony MT. Taylor and his bride left Monday by automobile for their home and will go to housekeeping immediately. Anniston. January A.-(Special.) Earl Coursey and Miss Geneva I<nighton, pop. ular Anniston people, surprised their friends Sunday by being made man and wife, the marriage ceremony being per formed by Rev. W. o. stephen of OK ford.
 Anniston January A-(Special)- Friends of Miss Addie Glass and Louis Clark of Weaver, were surprised wher they drove to Anniston Sunday in ar automobile. went to the home of Rev w. l.. Jones on McKleroy avenue and were married
 I The bridal pair were accompanied te the city by several of their young | friends. returning home after the cer. 1 emony was performed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-25
EMERGENCY TARIFF
 BILL EXPECTED ID
 DIE ABOUT MARCH 4
Senate Leader Says Demo- erats Will Make No Organ ized FiIibuster-PenroSe
 Adds Amendments
By HUGH w. ROBERTS Washington Bureau The Age-HeraId,
 800 Davidson Building

Washington, January -(Special)- The emergency or agricultural tariff bill is before the Senate as the unfinished business. It may be the unfinished busi- ness when March rolls round and the Congress automatically dies. For south-
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Local Data

For the s4 hours ending at ' p. m, Jan
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-01-06
A YEAR OF FARM BUREAU
ACHIEVEMENT
~ HARRY =. osslEN IN COUNTRY GENTLEMAN

One day last spring, when Mr.. Sil.
yer came down to his office, he
found \ stack of kilograms on his
desk from potato growers on Long
Island, saying they were unable to
get seed potatoes from Maine. In
previous years seed potatoes from
Maine had been hauled down
during the winter, but this time the
billiards, the car shortage and the
strikes had prevented. Spring was
at hand, the ground ready, but no
seed. The railroads could do moth.
ing, and ruin stared these men In
the face. They appealed to the
American Farm Bureau Federation
for help.
The bureau wired them to send .
man At once with the full facts.
With this man It went to the Ameri.
can Railway Association offices In
Warrington, an organization that
unofficially but nevertheless effec.
lively influences the movement Of
freight cars In the country, and pre-
sented the case. This body declared
Il could do nothing. But the Farm
Bureau advanced arguments that
brought an order for the diversion OF
100 sdditinal box cara a day to Maine
above the Normal car movement
there. Within fifty-;wo hours after
the order had gone forth cars loaded
with Maine seed potatoes were On
their way to Long Island. Then
fertilizers were needed, a second
visit was made, and 500 cars were
secured for this purpose.
When the sugar beet growers of
one Of the Western states asked for
sliding-scale contract for growing
this years crop, a contract that
would insure them fair price for
theiF product, they were greatly d's-
turbea by the report that the Attor-
aey-deaeral's office had declared
such a contract would be In violation
Of the Federal antitrust laws It ID
aaserted that they were shown what
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-01-06

purpported to be telegram from
Washington pronouncing the SIDING
scale agreement to be illegal.
A member Of the American Farm
Bureau Federation's executive com
mittee, in company with local farm
bureau representatives, cane t.
Washington and the matter was LAID
before the Attorney-General's office
They were informed that the pro.
posed contract appered to entirely
legal; that no telegram to the con.
trary had been sent from the Depart.
ment Of Justice.
Armed with letter setting forth
these facts, they returned home in
militant mood. Without further de.
lay the sliding-scale contracts with
the farmers we're signed. It is de.
clared this prompt work on the part
Of the farm bureau officials saved
the sugar-beet growers Of the state
100000 this year; also that it
probably explains the increase of
thousands Of acres In the crop.
Speaking as a national voice for
agriculture, the Farm Bureau has
brought Justice to the farmers in a
way never known before. It has
fought the battles of the farmers of
the West, of Long Island and of
Georgia-wherever there was need
or wherever it was possible to do 50.
Realizing that to take a partisan
stand In politics would be the end Of
ita influence, the Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton has remained aloof from
such. However, it went openly to
both political parties and influenced
them to incorporate farm planks In
their platforms. It further asked
for epecifie plsnks against the Town.
ssnd Road Bill, contending that il
would build town-to-town roads rath-
e. than the farm.to-market roads
which the country really needs.
When Congress gets down to bust
ness this winter it will find mum.
Der bills ready for its consideration
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-01-06
impossible . year ago.

""PoSaAoic year A80.
This organization work and The
membership campaign have been car
ried on by the individual states
rather than by the national fedora
ton. The federation, however, has
helped to plan the campaign. The
officers and the executive commit
tee have devoted a good share Of
their time to aiding in the work.
A comprehensive plan has been
outlined for study Of the funda-
mentals of agricultural problems on
scale never before attempted by
any organization or government
agency, and this study has been put
into the hands Of the bcst-equipped
men in the land.
Three major projects have been
outlined and set under way. These
are: First, the establishment Of n
permanent bureau Of farm econom-
les; second. the appointment of a
permanent committee Of seventeen
to study thoroughly the question Of
grain marketing; third, = permanent
committo of fifteen to make n sinh
lar study Of livestock marketing.
This bureau Of farm economies
will be under the supervision of the
following commission: DR.. Eugene
Davenport of the University Of lllir-
oils; Cenator Arthur Capper or Kan
sas; James N. Mcbride. formerly
director Of the Michigan State Bur-
eau OF Markets; xenophon Cavcrno,
If Missouri; DR.. G. F. Warren Of
Cornell Univcrsity; and Henry A.
Wallace of Wallace's Farmer. Des
Moines. Iowa. This commission
elected Mr.. Mcbride on president
and Mr.. Wallace Ms secretary.
A. first step in = solution az tho
grain marketing question, President
Howard appointed the committee Of
seventeen. representing all interest
ed organizations, to work out some
system whereby the farmer might
marke. his own product through his
own organizations.
Tho committee was selected from
among names submitted by the var-
ious farm organizations.
This committee of seventeen held
It's first meeting 1t Chicago in Oct
ober and divided It's work into five
main divisions. each TO DO In charge
Of . subcommittee: Cooperative
marketing methods, costs OF market
Ing, storage and transportation, con-
sumption and export, finance.
The question Of marketing live
stock looms ~ largo in the mind Of
the farmer A. does that Of grain
marketing. A permanent committee
Of fifteen. not announced M this IL
written. composed Of reprcssn tativcs
Of the various livestock orRsniza
tons, will investigate livestock mark
citing.
OF n more practical and immcd-
late nature was the action taken At
tho October meeting Of tho executive
committee to organize . national
wool pool. A committee, hcadcd by
J. F. Walker, had already beer mp
pinted TO consider the matter. II
found that by September nearly
i 30.000.OOO pounds Of wool had been
pooled In fourteen stntss. A central
selling agency will bs created TO
handle these pools on n nation.yiic
scale. 5.I .ss-4r
i Continued on page 81
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-01-06

The Capper-vo lstead Bill has been
amended, SO that, as it now stands,
it is doubtful il farmers could actu.
ally own and operate milk route
of their own or, in fact, have any
real cooperation. The Nolan Tax
Bill will be brought up again to sad.
die tax of one per cent, in addi-
ton to all other taxes, on the should.
ers Of the farmer on all land values
above $4,000. Digests of these
and number of other bills have al
ready been prepared and plan Of
campaign worked out. The Farm
Bureau is ready for Congress.
There was n meeting in New York
City in late October of the second
National Industrial Conference, at
which representatives of the leading
industries, banks and financial in
terests of the country were present.
An effort was made to indorse the
above mentioned tax bill, which
would levy an additional tax on farm
lands of billion dollars yenr, and
to indorse the proposed tax of one
PER cent of sales on all commodities,
beth wholesale and retail, estimated
to raise another billion dollars, a
good part Of it from farmers.
President Howard, Of the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation, and H.
c. Mckenzie, Of New York, appear
cd and made such vigorous protests
that some of the leading financiers
and authorities of the country such
as Otto H. Kahn, Prof. T. s, Adams
of Yale, and Prof. E. r. A. Selig-
man Of Columbia University, sided
them, and the conference ended by
strongly condemning bith proposals.
fhe big business interests of the
country thus recognized the import
ance Of agriculture and added Mr..
Mckenzie to the taxation committee
to represent farm interests.
The net result Of all these things
has been that in just one years time
the American Farm bureau Fedora
ton, by virtue Of It's firm stand on
these questions Of nation wide i'm
p"rtance, its practical service in the
interests Of the farmer. backed by
its solid and widespread membership.
has assumed leadership ina national
way for The farmers of America.
This has not been done at the ex.
pense or to the detrimcnt OF other
organizations already In the field
Rather there have been cooperation
and friendship between the Farm
Bureau officials and leaders Of the
old national organizations.
But perhaps the most importnn,
thing accomplished by the America.
Federation has been the building u,
Of its membership. There is n tcts
Of one million five hundred th,u
sand psid-up members. There arc
nov thirty-four states that hav,
been admitted to the federation. Il,
the end Of next weeks meeting thes,
may have increased to forty. b,
that time Iowa will have completed
ita drive for 100000 members. II
linois now has more than 100000
and Michigan, Ohio, Indinnia ar
New York are close behind.
Many states have followed tn,
lead Of the Middle West and hnv.
organized on q basis of five or ter
dollar memberships. This has beer
especially true in New England. In ,
section where such action wss tho
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-01-06
.F|ELDMEM SERVE BEET GROWERS
New Growers Especially Aided
FIELDMEN HELP FARMER WITH GENERAL FARMING PROB.
LENS LABOR AND OTHER WAYS.

The sugar beet crop distinguished by important service
sugar company Sugar Company
continuously in the farmers service hundred fdmen
the beck and call beet
The cldmcn aid many They available
for powug preparation OF the seed bed planting thin
and blocking securing and handling labor measuring lsud,
setting up field equipment and aid with harvest problems
MUST HELP FARMER PRODUCE PROFITABLE CROPS.
Beet raising however in only of the farming activity
The flmans knowledge of general farming pactccd his
district enables him to offer intelligent advice matters de
ccty connected with the beet for instance
ion feeding and manurng.
The cldmans aim help the farmer every
ducc the profitable Of bcc's In this The ner
s Of farmers and the absolutely Identical
newly opened districts and the inexperienced growers
district the fcdnan furnishes the the has
not had, thus avoiding costly failure
YIELDMAN Is CLEARING HOUSE FOR BEST METHODS paA..
TICED IN DISTRICT. a.t
cldmsn equipped do all this largely because his
him in daily with the and
his district study Of the for them enables
knowledge OF successful methods among
all.
Of accumulated experience available every fdi1
enables anticipate difficulties before they arise,
apply the remedy preventative before
late
Farmers willing utilize this knowledge Of the ficimsu
doubtcdly profit thereby in many
avail themselves Of tho fcdmep
tho utmost extent
THE GREAT WESTERN SUGAR COMPANY.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-06-10
NEWS ABOUT JEWS EVERYWHERE
Page three

plauded when he said: 1--WE are not
here to score points against our OPP
ponents. We are here to get truth
and to establish peace if possible.
Above all, whatever may be the merit
of the charges and counter charges,
we are all anxious to get to work"
By unanimous vote delegates
passed resolutions calling upon allied
and associated powers and councils of
the League of Nations Ito speedily
confirm the mandate for Palestine to
Great Britain, in conformity with the
Balfour declaration and the San Reno
decision"
It also adopted a resolution express
ing faith in the devotion and states
manship of Sir Herbert Samuel, high
commissioner of Palestine"
A third resolution urged the govern
ment of Palestine to take steps to
prevent occurrences there such as
took place recently in Jaffa, when
number of people of Jewish faith were
killed, and MANNED during an alleged
pogrom.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-06-10
CONVENTION OF j. C. r. S. OF
DENVER

Boston.-The Jewish Consumptive
Relief Society of Denver held it's sew
enteenth annual convention in Boston
on June 4th, 5th and 9Th. All con-
stituent organizations elected dele
gates. 1t is stated that this was the
largest convention in the history of
the organization.
The Society was organized in 1904
by some consumptives, who realized
the Importance of providing proper
treatment for sufferers. Since then it
has handled about 1000 cases and it's
splendid achievements have been rec
ognized by the Jews throughout the
country. Starting with few hundred
members and an income of several
thousand dollars it has developed into
an institution with membership of
100000 and a yearly budget of over
quarter of a. million. The sanitor-
ium at Denver occupying close to 100
acres has a capacity of 200 patients.
In addition to curing consumptives the
Society maintains the Rude Conva-
descent Home for those who are not
strong enough to return to work
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LETTER OF RESIGNATION OF
JUSTICE BRANDEIS.
StOneleigh Court,

Stoneleigh Court,
Washington, D. c., June 3, 1921. y
My dear Judge Mack:
With the principles and policies
adopted by the National Executive
Committee under your leadership, |
am in complete agreement. Strict ad-i
herence to those principles is de-
manded by the high Zionist ideals.
Steadfast pursuit of those policies is
essential to early and worthy develop
ment of Palestine as the Jewish
Homeland. We who believe in those
principles and policies cannot proper
ly take part in any administration of
Zionist affairs which repudiates them.
Upon the delegates in convention
assembled rests the responsibility OF
deciding whether these principles and
policies shall prevail in the immediate
future. If their decision is adverse,
you will, assume, resign, and in that
event present also my resignation as
Honorary President. Our place will
then be as humble soldiers in the
ranks to hasten by our struggle the
coming of the day when the principles
and policies in which we believe will
be recognized as the only ones
through which our great ends may be
achieved.
With every good wish,
Signed:
LOUIS D. BRANDEIS.
Judge Julian w. Mack. Il
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-06-10
Mrs. Chain Weizmann Appeals to
American Women to Aid
Palestine.

New York-Mrs. Chain Weizmann,
before her departure from America
last week, issued an appeal to Jewish
women to sacrifice their ''jewels and
treasure" for the furtherance of re-
construction work in Palestine. Mrs.
Weizmann is head of the Women's
International Zionist Organization.
Her organization seeks to raise $5,-
100000 for welfare work in Palestine.
Mrs. Weizmann expects Jewish wom-
en- of America will emulate Ukrainian
women, who recently sent thirty cases
filled with gems and precious metals
Many gave engagement rings to this
cause.
A national women's committee is
being organized. The first five mem
bers are Mrs. Meyer Berlin, Mrs. Boris
Grabelsky, Mrs. Sol Lamport, Mrs.
Peter Schweitzer and Mrs. A. Sendel-
sky. Many jewels have already been
4sentlCtot the office of THE Palestine
Foundation fund in New York. :.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-06-10
Churchill Postpones Statement Of
Palestine.

- FdIeSIInC.
London.-It is officially announced
that Mr.. Winston Churchill, Minister
of the Colonial Office, has postponed,
Indefinitely the statement he was to
make today in the House of Commons
on his trip to Egypt and Palestine,
and on a proposed British policy to-
wards those two countries. The rea-
son given for the postponement is the
delay in the arrival of certain finan-
cial reports from Cairo and Jeru-
salem, but it is learned from non.
official sources that difficulties which
have recently arisen in the Near East
have much to do with the postpone
ment.
! Jews and the SiIesian PIebiscite.
London-Mr. Richardson, member
of Parliament, today asked the Secre-
tary of Foreign Affairs in the House
of Commons whether the government
was aware that the Jewish popula-
ton in Upper Silesia comprising TO-
900 had voted unanimously in favor
of remaining in part of Germany.
Mr.. Cecil Harrisworth answered that
such matters could not be taken into
consideration since the Treaty of Yer
sailles did not provide that any dis
tinctions be drawn between the votes
of different races or sects.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-06-10
Jews Honor Roger Williams.

Washington.-The Theta Beta Tau
fraternity, composed of college men
of the Jewish faith, placed today a
wreath at the base of the statue of
Rober Williams in Statuary Hall in
the Capitol in commemoration Of the
fact that he was the first to- preach
the. doctrine of religious liberty on
the American hemisphere. .-......-
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-06-10

:. = With the American Expedition
airy Forces in Cob1enz, >22o Jewish
officers and privates participated in
the. Seder services. which were ar
ranged by the overseas representa-
tive of. the Jewish Welfare Board.
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

!: London.-It is definitely established
that the next Zionist Congress will
convene ON September LIST.
7 4t:....3-
I Danzig.-A considerable quantity of
German paper currency in circulation
here carries an imprint which reads
Germans, free yourselves from the
yoke of the Jews"
The Diemer prize, for which eleven
candidates, all distinguished gradu-
ates of the Paris Conservatoire, COM
peted, was won by MIR. Perlmutter,
who is only sixteen years of ago.
New York-A lawsuit against the
Joint Distribution Committee, which
brought to light all the circumstances
under which the Committee carried
on it's individual remittance work, was
recently tried before Judge Doughty
of the Seventh District Court of
Brooklyn, N Y. The decision of the
Court was that the Joint Distribution
Committee could not be held respon-
sible for losses due to the f1uctuation
of exchange rates.