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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
By Associated Press

Cochrane, Ontario, January 5.- Somewhere on the snow packed trails that lead from the lone Hudson bay post, Moose Factory near where they descended 20 days ago. after great adventure in the air, three American naval balloonists were beating their way tonight toward this outpost of northern civilization.
 In striking contrast to the stormy nights of the past two weeks, a bright moon cast its gleaming rays over the snow tonight the thermometer regis tering but a few degrees below zero, and hardened veterans of the northern country predicted the party would make better time.
 While some men here express the belief that the Indian guides of the balloonists party will follow the trail down the Missanabi, the same pursued by the Indian runners that frs. brought the news to the world of the a1rmen's safety, others, especially those who have come in for trading
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
WAY C[EAREDFOR
 TWO COMMITTEE
 ID HOLD HEARINGS
Senate Committee to Take Up Emergency Tariff and House Committee Will Start on
 Tariff Revision
By Associated Press

Washington. January 5.-The way was cleared tonight for the unusual situation tomorrow of two congress sional committees. ore from each body holding hearings on two kinds of tariff, emergency and permanent
 The Senate finance committee will take up the Fordney emergency tariff farmers The House ways and means committee will start hearings on re- vision of the permanent tariff.
 Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee announced today he proposed. to @.begin tomorrow with schedule "A' Chemicals, ssints and oils) of the Underwood tariff act and hold hearings continuously until the whole list was worked over. He also announced his intention to have a tariff bill ready for introduction early in the extra session which President elect Harding is expected to call with in month after his inauguration.
 The Senate finance committee will take testimony on the Fordney emer- gency measure for five days, starting tomorrow. Chairman Penrose said his committee would exclude other matters until the bill was ready to report.
 Representatives of wool interests will be first heard on the emergency tariff. They will speak for both pro- ducing and manufacturing phases of the industry. More than a score other organizations and persons are seeking to testify including farmers organiza : tions livestock growers, foreign trade associations exports and textile manufacturers. The committee has de- cided also to call members of the United States tariff commission.
 The House committee will hear views from all branches of the chemi- cal, paint and oil trade. More than 40 of these have been assigned places on the programme tomorrow and Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
TWO SESSIONS HELD
American Bar Association Opens Con-
 ference in New Orleans
By Associated Press

New Orleans, January 5.--Two ses- sions of the executive committee of the American Bar association, which opened a three day conference here today, were held today. Very little business was transacted, however, most of the time being taken up with informal confer ences and entertainment features.
 The principal business to be taken up by the committee will be the selection of convention city for the annual meeting. Cincinnati, Louisville. Min neapolis and New Orleans will present invitations to the committee. Mayor John Calvin of Cincinnati heads com mittee from his city which is waging an interesting contest to secure the convention.
 The board of editors of the Journal of the American Bal association also held a session this afternoon. Only routine matters were considered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
'CALLAGHAN MAY
 HAVE ID RETURN
Likely to Receive Same Consid- eraton Given Other Aliens Ar
 irving Without Passport
By Associatcd rress

Washington, January 5.--Dapiel j.. OCallaghan, lord mayor of Cork. who has come to America as a stowaway to tell the commission of the committee of 100 Investigating conditions in Ire land about the burning of his town
 may be denied admission to the country.
 In announcing today that an investi- gation into the circumstances sur
 rounding his arrival at Newport News yesterday on the steamer West Cannon had been ordered, state department of 1 ficials intimated that unless the in- quiry developed unusual condition in the case, the lord mayor would be given no greater consideration thaa
 usually is accorded aliens arriving without passports.
 1 Immigration authorities here also are
 conducting an inquiry to determine whether Lord Mayor buckingham is admissible under the immigration l laws Even should it be decided that 1 he Is, they said. the case would be re - ferred to the state department for it's decision.
 Newport News, Va, January 5.---Con> tinung the silence he has maintained since his arrival here as a stowaway on the steamship West Cannon, Daniel lJ. buckingham, lord mayor of Corx, Stiii Sluscu NoHiS5hN tO iioHt s%tiy statement for publication until hts status has been determined.
 Meanwhile friends of the Irish cause throughout the east have not been in> active, and innumerable telegrnms were received today from New York and other centers of Irish population offering all assistance possible to the lord mayor and Peter J. MacSwinsy brother of the late Terence Macs whey. Both MacSwiney and O'Callag ian, however, still remain confident that
 the state department will allow the lord mayor finally to enter the United
 states for his avowed purpose of tess
 tifying before the committee of 100 ct
 Washington.
 Throughout the day the two Irish republicans were kept busy at heir hotel greeting friends who called to !offer welcome and assistance. Tonight Ia reception was rendered the two by Ithe Society of Friends of Irish Free |dom and auxiliary organizations. Dur ling the reception. Lord Mayor O'Cai-
 laghan talked freely with his visitors. appearing for the first time since his arrival here to have cast aside all worry. Frequently during the chats with hts callers his boyish face lighted with happy smiles and once or twice io inuSHcu HcdTttly when sdlent pttS
 of Irish wit swept aside all thoughts
 of care. MT. MacSwiney. answering his
 eager questioners. reiterated state-
 ments already published incident to
 the destruction of Cork and the trip
 across as stowaways.
 Members of the West Cannon's crew
 when questioned today unanimously |agreed with statements of MacSwinay relative to conditions in Ireland. Some !of the men asserting that they were ignorant of fIrish republican aims
 when the West Cannon started on heP maiden voyage to Cork. declared them- selves favorable tos Sim Fein opera~ tioHs in that country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
ATLANTIC FLEET IS
 STEAM|NG SOUTH
Wilson to Command Combined Fleets in Coming Maneuvers
 and Battle Practice
By Associated Press

Washington, January 5.-Screened by destroyers, the Atlantic fleet was |steaming southward from the Virginia Icapes tonight to meet it's sister arn1da
 from the Pacific in the warm waters
 of the Panama bay
 over the battleship Pennsylvania flew the four starred flag of Admiral
 H. B. Wilson, commander in chief oi
 the United States fleet, who will ,om-
 mand the combined forces during the
 maneuvers and battle practice to come
 There were 4S craft under Admiral
 Wilson's command at the mobilization
 point off the capes when the flagsnir
 broke out the signal that set the flee, |off on it's long cruise. Ahead of them sent in advance to meet the Pacific fleet airmen, the air force of the At,
 lantic had winged southward to soin in the great war game.
 With the Pennsylvania, eight dreai-
 naughts made up Admiral Wilson's main column while the tender Black Hawk shepherded IS destroyersthr WI ahead and abeam to screen the ,noye-
 ment of the ships of the line. As.ern trailed the mine planters, San Fran cisco, bound back to Pacific waters fer the first time since she was laun ,hed at that city by the Golden Gate and flying the flag of the commander ci the mine force.
 Two mine layers and two mine |sweepers rolled along in her wake lnshore, the old cruiser Columbia
 lolled along at the head of the supply train.
 Aboard the fleet were thousands ot young tackles destined to see the Pan. anna canal for the first time when the ships go through to join Admiral Hugh Rodman's Pacific fleet un the Pacific side. It will be the first mo- bllization of the full commisso ned strength of the navy since the Pacific fleet was created soon after the armi. |stice ended hostilities with Germany
 and set the major fighting craft rec
 rom Wartime missions. Elabo .ate plans for the maneuvers have beeu made, involving, it is understood some
 practical test of the use of the cannl for purposes of naval strategy.
 Maneuvers completed, the combined fleet will turn southward down inc west coast of South America. carrvine to the people of that coast their -irst sifht or modern fighting fleet. One !section will call at Callad, the other lat Valparaiso before the squadrons re, join and return to Panama bay for
 winter drills, interfleet athl stic
 matches and to give the blueiacke,s 3
 breathing ashore and a chance to .e ]
 more of the canal and it's workinpa
 Toward spring the Atlantic fleet ril]
 SID back through the canal into it. own ocean, bound for it's old-time case at Guantanamo, Cuba. for more arill, ana polishing up of gun crews before II comes north again to Atlantic ports. The Pacific fleet will cruise to Us spring maneuvers and fleet targe, practice off the Canifornia coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
CARDINAL IMPROVING
Prelate Passes Restful Day But Wis
 itors Still Barred
By Aseociated Presn

Baltimore. January 5.-Cardinal Gibbons continued to improve today and passed another restful day, according to his secretary, Rev. Albert F. Smith. Visitors are not yet allowed to see him.
 His condition Is now regarded as very promising although his physician. pr. Charles O'Donovan. believes that the greatest care should be exercised to pre- went any setback.
 The inquiry as to the cardinals health cabled by Secretary of State Colby, who is returning home from special mission to Souh America. was read to the cardinal by Father Smith. The cardinal was much pleased, and Father Smith sent the following reply to Secretary Colby: "The cardinal spent restful night and improved this morning. The cardinal congratulates you on the result of your mission to South America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
PUBLIC WILL BE
 KEPT P0STEDON
 COAL COST DATA
Complete Publicity to Be Given as Means of Keeping Down Charges to the
 Consumer
By Associated Press

Washington, January 5,--Complete pub licity of official coal cost data, to be collected through the federal trade com charges to the consumer, will be proposed by the Senate reconstruction committee as the result of its investigation into the coal situation, it was said today by Chairman Calder.
 While a complete agreement as to the
 form of the measure has not been reached, the committee has gone over
 the general subject with Federal Trade
 Commissioner Houston. and it is expect
 ed that they will be ready for introduc-
 ticn in the Senate early next week. It
 has been decided to make tho collection Of the statistics mandatory upon the corss- mission, which would be empowered 10 demand the accounts from the coal ops orators test their accuracy and compile the results by districts for the study of consumers
 The committees investigation was cor
 tinued today with Lieut. Col. ]. G. Bar uey, army officer in charge of the war
 department procurement division, explain ing the difficulties which confronted the army in securing 1,S00.000 tons for supply last year. These difficulties, he said, finally caused the Secretary of War 10 order supplies bought for current use in the open market, though pices ran up to
 SIG ton and deficit of $13 ,000.000 in auartermaster appropriations might be caused.
 The average price of coal bought on the markets during September and De- tober, Colonel Barney said was little over N which was less, he declared, than other consumers paid at the time. Ihe Secretary of War had decided against a policy of communicating, he added, pe- cause he feared it would increase the price to the public.
 Col D E. Wentz, president of the na- tional association, was mentioned by the
 army officer as one of the purchasing
 agents appointed to help get the suppiy,
 and will testify tomorrow at his own
 request,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
IMMIGRATION BILL APPEARS DOUBTFUL
Wallace Tells Committee That Europe Is Literally Moving
 to United States
By Associated Press

Washington, January 5.--Test timony. by Commissioner Wallace of the illlis Island migration station that ! Eu- rope was literally moving to the United States" and that "flood of aliens was imminent" still left mem bers of the Senate immigration com mittee in doubt tonight as to action on the Johnson bill prohibiting inn migration for one year. Several mem hers frankly expressed doubt whether any measures to stop or restrict inn migration would be enacted at this session of Congress.
 The committee obviously was inn pressed with Commissioner Wallace's statements as to the need for inspec- tion of aliens before leaving Europe and for more rigid examinations after their arrival at American ports The commissioner recommended particu- larly that facilities be established overseas for such inspections and de- clared that 90 per cent of the immi- grants arriving under the existing sys- tenn would be denied permission to sail if they were examined at the ports of authorization by American officials. A proper system of examination in Eu- rope and upon arrival. MT. Wallace said would prevent an s1nrminent flood of these, diseased in body and mind"
 Fortunately, he added, the steam ships of the world can bring only 100000 year to the United States. It is in the limited transportation fa- cilities and increased examinations that we will get the best protec tion."
 The commissioner declared reports of the public health service indicated that eastern Europe today Ifs in the grip of four epidemics-typhus, ty- phoid, dysentery and tuberculosis. The war has undermined the health of these countries and their immigrants are dangerous to the public health of the United States" he added
 Mr. Wallace reminded the committee
 mat not mothers son whp went to war in Europe was allowed to return to his home until he had taken a bath Tn strongest disinfectants and his clothes had been cleansed thoroughly" Yet. these people come here un- cleansed and diseased" he added. "One Of the greatest troubles we have at Ellis Island is getting rid Of their vermin. It should be done before they arrive"
 We are there to protect tie gate way of the nation,' Mr. Wallace said in teNing of the work of the Ellis Island station. T had rather turn pack thousand good people than let one in who would blow np Wall, street. We must be careful and that causes congestion on the Island" Chairman Colt of the committee asked whether it would be ''harmfur. if Congress postponed changing pres- ent laws for six months.
 Tt would not be more harmful than at present." MT. Wallace replied. But would prefer definrre measure giv- ing us more inspectors. living quarters and increased facilities overseas."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
ITALIAN CHAMBER
 WILL SUE PALMER
 FOR MANS DEATH
By Associated Preaa

New York, January 5-The Ita- Han Chamber of Labor announced today thnt slOO.OOO damage suit would be filed here in state xu- preme court against Attorney Gen ernl Palmer and four other off cinls of the department of justice in connection with the death Of Andrea SalsedO, who jumped IA storfes to his death last May while under detention nt department Headquarters here In connection with the bomb eutrages of June, 1919.
 The suit brought by Salsedo's widow named also WiIliam J. Flynn, chief of the departMent's bureau of investixation. IL wan charGeA that snlseAo had been beaten @terribly'' and ttortured mentally and ph5sically'' that he had Ipsf his ninA and beeoune sute1&1eally aeSpondent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
2,325, 900 PEOPLE
 OUT OF WORK,
 SURVEY SHOWS
By Associated Press

Washington, January S.-A total of 2Is25,OOO workers are out of en,- pIoyment in the country, according to . survey of the induatrial made by Clint c. Houston for the current issue of Labor, official organ of the Plumb ePlan Heague. MT. Houston nsserts that hts inquiry disclosed the greatest tndustrfal slump since the money panic of 1907.
 The 1nrger groups of unemployed by industries given by the survey were:
 Building trades 300.00Os automo- blles 2SNOOO; textiles 225,OOOs cloth ing 15o.oO0s railroads 2OO,O0O, stee and iron 100000 Hhtpping 125,0OO, food products 1o0O00, anusements 75.O00s metal nining S0.00os ship bnildfng 10000, rubber So.OOOs shoes and leather 50.Ooos printing SAOQQ; casaal labor 50oeo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
SHIPPERS ARGUE REF FR|GERATORC CAR
 USE BY PACKERS
Ask Assurances of Order Pro- hibiting Use for Shipment of Commodities Other
 Than PeriShabIeS
By Associated Pres.

Washington, January 5.-~Use by the big packers of refrigerator cars for shipment of commodities other than perishahles was argued today before the interstate commerce commission. representatives of other shippers and wholesale grocers asking assurance oc an order prohibiting the practice and attorneys for the packers requesting continuance of the present regulations.
 Such use of refrigerator cars conn bined with lower rates and priority of service. Clifford Thorne of Chicago, rep- resenting the wholesale grocers and western shippers. contended. would ulti- mately bring about a situation where a small number of men--the directing heads of.the packing companies~could at will force living costs up or down. through stfling all competition in ths wholesale grocery business,
 Attorneys for the packers counterea Mir. Thorne's argument by pointing oue that under a decree issued by the Dis- trict of Columbia supreme court, with the companies consent the packers so6n would cease to deal in many of the arr tcles handled by wholesale grocers. WOULD WASTE SPACE
 The contention also was made that since beef NiE shipments must be sus- pended from the roofs of cars much space was available for transportation of other than perishable goods. To con fine the use of refrigerator cars to fresh meats and packing house prod ucts. as requested by the National Wholesale Grocers' associations ths packers attorneys said would be waste in transportation.
 Most of the refrigerator cars used by the packers are owned by them, k. p. Rynder. attorney from Swift & Co, told the comm ission, adding that the pack CTS load the cars and ice them both at the start and cn route at their own ex- pense.
 The packers also were charged by Mir. Thorne as holding an advantage over other shippers of foodstuffs in the quicker service obtained in all railroad yards for refrigerator cars marked as containing ''perishable goods. He de- clared that in some instancM such ex- pedited freight was composed largely of shipments of tin signs. canned goods, sawdust. coca cola and coffee. Tho packers representatives denied that their cars were moved more quickly than the cars of other concerns dealing in like products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
Strikers Attack Bus By AssOciatefl Ppe~a

New York, January 5.--Four persons were injured today when 100 striking garment workers were alleged to have attacked motor bus carrying employees to the Samuel Peck Clothing company in Brooklyn. Police reserves after a half hours fighting quelled the rioting. Ten strikers were arrested in connec- tion with the disorder. which followed two weeks of minor disturbances after the Peck company reinstated the piece work system in it's factory. the police reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
Hearings Are Completed By Associated Press

Chicago. January 5.-The United States railway labor board today com pleted hearings in the controversy be- tween Brotherhood of Railroad Train men employees of the Norfolk and West ern and the railroad. The decision of the board. it was said, will not be an nounced for a week or 10 days. Four cases on the same road. submitted by the Order of Railway Conductors, will be heard tomorrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
WIDOWERS' AND WIDOWS
 CLUB TO INCORPORATE
Ry Associated Prese

Columbus. Ohio, January 5.--The Widowers' and Widows Social club of Cuyahoga county through State Rep- resentative Charles Brenner of Cleve- land filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state today The papers state the club is organized flor the educational and social benefit of its members" but Representative Brenner stated that it was no secret that it's real object was to bring to> gether lonely widows and wido xers with a view to matrimony
 Brenner stated that there are ;sbout 300 members of the club at present. Remarriage of any of the members ieliminates them from the club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
FOUR RUN DOWN
Held for Complicity in Dynamitine
 Mine Incline Railway
By Associated Press

Fayetteville, w Va. January 5.-Fonr men have been run down by bloodhounds and arrested hy the state police for com plicity in the dynamiting last night of .
 mine incline railway of the Willards Branch Coal company at Willarts Branch. according to information received 4here tonight.
 \ The Willard's Branch Coal company, in September. les9, decided to operate its mines under an open shop policy Since xthat time it's power-house has been hrea upon and quantity of dynamite was exploded mean the mouth of a mine. No saerious damage resulted. The explosion last night was tho third attack on the 'snmpany's property since September 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
HOLD MONEY RAISERS
Flood Country With S1 and $2 Bills
 Raised to $10 and S2O
By Associated Press

Chicago, January 5.--ulysses Jackson and Anna Jackson, alias Anna Wallace, negroes, were arrested by federal agents today charged with flooding the country with thousands ot dollars worth of $1 and s2 bills raised to $10 and S20 
 Capt. Thomas ]. Porter. chief of the secret service agents here. said both confessed to opera tions in Pittsburg and Erie, Pa, Wheeling, W. Va. Nash vile, Tenn, Louisville, Ky, and Chi cago.
 They were held in bonds of s5,O0O each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
Appeals for Soviet Victims
 By Associated Press

Paris January 5,-Prince Lvoff. for mer Russian prime minister, is sendin . to the United States government. in tb. name of the Union of Zemstvos ana municipalities of Russia. of which \ large European committee exista o,,ts,as
 of Russia, an appeal to join in an ny ternational effort for the relief of inc refuges from soviet sr1lle, declared ro number 100000. The appeal is heinz forwarded through Boris Bakhmeteff
 the Russian ambassador in Washinrton' <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
State Control to End
By Associated Preas

Galveston, January Estate control lat Galveston will end at noon Wednes- day. January 1e, according to ans |nouncement made today at a meetina |of the citizens committee by Chairman Jacob Singer. On that day the state rangers, now administering police pow |ers. will be withdrawn by Go4sr,or
 Hobby as the executives last official |act, MT. Singer said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
Editors Invite Harding
By Associated Press

Atlanta. January 5--fsresldent-elee1 Harding was invited in Joint telesraW by 50 newspaper editors today to aA- dress the Southern tariff congress whicN meets in Atlanta January 27-29 The in- vitation which supplemented one re- gently extended by governors of tho southern states. also asked Mir Hardinx to be the guests of the southern press at luncheon during the congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-06
Subtreasury Closes Today

New Orleans. Jaa.ary ,-ihe United States subtreasury at New Orleans will cease to exist tomorrow. when 1t will be absorbed by the federal reserve bank, it was announced late today by Marcus Walker. manager of the bank.