The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
Washington News
By Associated Press

Washington, April 5.-Elaboration of the plan for an advisory council to the department of. commerce, composed of representatives of the great industries of the country was delivered today at con ference of committee, from the United States Chamber of Commerce and Sec retary Hoover. The commtte was named from the chamber at the suggestion of MT Hoover to advise with the depart ment in working out methods for closer cooperation between business and the government in expanding the nations commerce.
 At the conclusion of conference today between representatives of southern cot ton seed crushers and Secretary Hoover the latter said the problem presented him by the crushers was mainly one of trans portation. Under present conditions Mr. Hoover declared, the crushers can move their product to Boston by way of Eng land cheaper than they can ship direct by rail, and he indicated that the gov ernment will give consideration to some method for affordng relief from exist ing rates. The conference, he said, was one of the series being held with cotton men in cooperation with the War Finance corporation.
 Approval of an application for a loan to be used in the exportation of cotton was approved today by the War Finance corporation. The corporations announce ment said that the loan was for only sl0o,00o, and that a southern bank was the applicant. It is understood that sev- eral similar applications are now before the directors of the corporation, and will be acted upon at an early date. l Secretary Hoover was requested today by Andrew Furuseth, president of the in- ternational Seamens union, to use his personal aid and official influence in ar ranging a conference between the Amer ican Ship Owners association and of- ficials of the Seamens union with view | to negotiating renewals of wage and other agreements which expire April %.
 Former Senator Gronna of North Da- kota is understood to have been offered the post of minister to Denmark. and to have it under consideration. The incum- bent is Joseph c. Grew, former secre- tary of the American peace commission in Paris and later one of the American commissioners.
 | Appointments to the shipping board, which 1t had been indicated might be made this week, now are expected by ad- mnistration officials to await the as- sembling of the special session of Con- gress Monday The President still is un- derstood to be undecided as to several places on the board, including tho chair manship. It is understood that he still has some hope of obtaining for the place the services of James A. Farrell, presi- dent of the United States Steel corpora tion, although MT Farrell declined pre- vious offer
 R. B. Hawley and Edwin P. Shat tuck, representing sugar and tobacco | interests in Cuba, protested to the state department today against the ln- | clusion of discriminatory tariffs on su- gar and tobacco in any tariff bill l which may be presented to Congress. l Similar protests against higher tarins | on sugar and tobacco were made when the emergency tariff bill, which Presi- dent Wilson vetoed. was before the | last Congress.
 l Additional information on the rail- | road situation from the standpoint of the employees was obtained today by President Harding in an hours con 1 ference with w. S. Carter, president of the Brotherhood of Enginemen and | Bremen. While virtually all phases l of the question were said to have been discussed, MT. Carter emphasized wage standards and working conditions. He | was the third railroad labor leader to | call at the White House at MT. Hard ings request, E. M. Jewell, president of the railway department of the | American Federation of Labor, and A. l B. Garrettson, former head of the Or der of Railway Conductors, having previously conferred with the Presi- dent
 The two marine corps airplanes which are en route from Washington Tel ap1- Co guey, Cuba, from Havana today, the navy department was informed to- night in radio message. The ma chimes made the trip. from Miami. Fla, to Havana Monday afternoon. Ma chimes and fliers were reported in ex- cellent condition.
 President Harding played round of golf late today on Municipal course near the Potomac, where any one witt. the necessary paraphernalia and spare quarter is privileged to do IS holes.
 Measures to improve radio communi- cations were discussed today at the cabinet meeting and decision reached to entrust a group of war, navy, state, postoffice and commerce department. experts with the framing of regula tions and recommendations for that purpose.
 Direct access to the sea has been accorded Lithunia by the action of the Iithunian-Latvian boundary commits sion under the chairmanship of Colo mel Tallents, British commissioner to the Baltic provinces. in granting it the port of Palanga with about 20 kilo- metres of seacoast on the Baltic, It was announced tonight by the Lithun- ian mission here. Otherwise, it was said, the new boundary for the most part follows the line of the old Rus sian provinces of Kovno and Couriand
 Injunction Is Sought
 By Associated Press
 New Orleans April 5.-The Cumber- land Telephone and Telegraph com pany late today filed an application in the United States district court for