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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
by HUGH w. ROBERTS

AA0UAA W. NhObEANlS
Washington Bureau The Age-Herald
500 Davidson Building
Washington. March 25.-(Spe-
cinI.)--The representatives. of the
water power companies of the
United States informed the federal
wnter power commission, consist
ing Of Secretaries Week. Fall and
Hoover, this afternoon that unless
the rules and regulations govern
ing proposed Developments were
changed no developments could be
undertaken.
The commission was deeply in
terested in the statement and sug-
gested That the complaints be sub
mitted in writing. subsequently
the commission will pass on the
complaints and act according to its
Judgment.
LOCAL MAN TALKS
Thomas w. Martin, president of
the Alabama Power company, one
commission, declared following the
meeting that the most annoying
regulation was one requiring n
sinking fund to care for any de-
probation In property In event the
government. after n 5O-yenr period,
selected to take over the property.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
Washington News

Washington, March 25.-Plans for
survey of world production and con-
sumption, together with the gathering
of figures on visible stocks of all COM
modities, are under consideration by
federal officials. An effort already is
under way by the department of COM
merce tospbtain the figures on cotton
and leather. The programme has been
approved by President Harding as a
result of representations made by cot
ton producers and has been passed on
to Secretary Hoover to develop.
All the S5.752 head of cattle in Kinds
county Mississippi. were tested in IS
days for tuberculosis at a cost of 81
cents per head and only 40 found with
the disease, the department of agri-
culture announced today. The cost was
borne by the state and federal govern
ments and the only expense the live
stock owners were put to was in dis
posing of the 40 reactors, which were
either slaughtered locally or shipped
to New Orleans, where they were
slaughtered under federal inspection.
DR.. F. G. Davis has been sent to
New York by Secretary Davis to act
as conciliator in the controversy be-
tween the tugboat owners and their
employees, the secretary announced to-
day Mr.. Davis said he was gratified
that the union officials had called off
the strike pending efforts to reach an
agreement with regard to wages.
Military allotments and allowances
under the war risk insurance act will
expire automatically July 81, Comp
troller Warwick of the treasury holds
in ruling made public today
President Porras of Panama has
called a special session of Congress for
next Monday to consider Panama's at
titude toward the demand made by
the American government that Panama
accept as final the White award as to
the boundary between that country and
Costa RIGA. This information was
contained in a dispatch received today
by the state department from the
American legation at Panama City.
Cattle in the United States were
estimated by the department Of agri-
culture today to number 66.191.000 head.
of which 2S431,000 are in dairy herds.
33,S24.o00 in beef herds and 1886 900
not classified.
Former President Taft, in Washing
ton on personal business, looked in at
his offices at the White House today
and paid his respects to President
Harding. The former President came
to the capital to deliver lecture, and
said his call on Mr. Harding was
merely visit of courtesy. His ap-
pear ance revived speculation about his
possible appointment to the supreme
court bench. but IL that subject was
mentioned in his short talk with the
President it was not made known.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
FERTILIZER is STUNNED
Colbert Farmers Purchasing Sow
Beans BY Carloads

Sheffield. March Especial County
Agent Deal has completed the delivery
of two carloads of soy beans to farm
ers of this section. That cotton acre
age is going to be reduced is evidenced
by the large paintings of legumes and
the falling off in fertilizer sales. Leigh
ton, town east Of this city, will not use
exceeding two carloads of fertilizer this
year, according to information from that
city. Usually this locality uses from is
to % carloads
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
OFFICES MAY CONSOLIDATE
American Express at Meridian Nav
Join Local Headquarters

Meridian, Miss. March 25-(speciaL y
The Southeastern Express company, re-
Gently organized to do a general express
business over the lines of the Southern
Railway and the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road will take over the present offices
OF the superintendent of the American
Railway ExpreA company in the Suttle
building. 1t is considered probable that
the superintendent office of the Amer
lean Express company will be CONSOLE
dated with the Birmingham office. but
nothing definite has been given out
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
MINISTER IS BURIED
Funeral Services Held at Heflin for
Rev. Mr.. Atkins

Helm, March Is Especial. PUN
eral services of Rev. ALVIN Atkins.
who died in Atlanta, Ca, Tuesday.
were held at the Methodist Episcopal
church yesterday. Bishop Bristol of
Chattanooga, Tenn, was in charge The
body was carried to Fall River. Mass
for interment. His wife and two chill
dren survive; also his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. M. Atkins, of Heflin.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
Return From Louisiana

Admission. March 8.-(Special.)-H l..
Hodge. manager for the Alabama hotel
interests here. and Marshall G. Peck
have returned from trip to Shreveport.
New Orleans and other places in the
southwest Mr. Pecks friends will be
glad to know that he is able to travel
following a serious injury in . car ac-
cident several months ago
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26

with full forces at work. Building
operations throughout the United
States and in foreign countries have
taken on such proportions as to be
felt in the demand for products made
here, manufacturers announced.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26

in Admission is running full time again
after so days of semi idleness, it was
announced today. All the textile
plants here, except one are in oper-
alton The cast iron pipe market has
shown such improvement in the last
week that all plants have re-opened
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
Play Well Attended

Admission, March 25.-(Special.)--P resen-
tation of the Woodmen circles Dee
strick Skule'' at the Lyric theatre Thurs
day evening was witnessed by large and
enthusiastic audience of Admission peo-
pie, the players acquitting themselves in
the play with credit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
. Health Lectures
BY BRIGGS

Athens, March 25.-(S Especial. miss
Jessie L., Mortimer of the. state board
of health has been giving interesting
lectures here during the last few DAYS.
She has, presented her lectures before
the different societies of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
Marine corps veterans Of the World

Marine corps veterans of the World
war. enlisted men and noncommis-
stoned officers, as well as those who
held temporary commissions. have been
rewarded for their service in the award
of 74S permanent commissions in the
corps ranging from the grade of Sec
ond lieutenant to captain. Award of
the commissions was announced today
by the special section board appointed
six months ago by Maj. Gen. John A..
Lejune, commandant of the corps. and
headed by Mai. Gen. Wendell Neville
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
ADMISSION is HUMMING
Every Foundry In City Is Running
Full Blast

Admission, March 25.-Every foundry
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26

The number of licensed warehouses
In the United States has passed the 800
mark and is increasing rapidly, George
Livingston. chief of the department of
agriculture's bureau OF markets. said
in an address tonight before the Amer
lean Association of Refrigeration. The
licensed ablishments include those
dealing in cotton. grain and WOOL he
said.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
new DRY RULING out
Limit Taken Off Amount Of Liquor
Physician Can Give.
Attorney General Gives Whisky, Beer
and Wine Legal Standing Under
Prohibition Laws.

Washington-The government Is
without authority to prohibit the man
ufacture and sale of liquor wines or
beer for ~nonbeverage purposes, accord
ing to a ruling made by former Attor-
ney General A. Mitchell Palmer and
published by the internal revenue bu-
eau
The opinion, one of the most com.
Observation-Disclosures with the question
OF prohibition, expressly states there
must be no limitation on the use OF
liquors for nonbeverage purposes x
cept that prescribed by congress in
limiting the sale of spirituous liquors
to one pint for 10 days. The question
of Limitation thus, the opinion said, it
left to the good faith of the physician,
Subject to this limitation" the
opinion continued; obviously there
has been committed not to the judg.
ment OF the commissioner of internal
evenue and the secretary of the treas
ury but to the professional judgment
Of the physician, the question Of the
quantity of liquor that may be used to
advantage as a medicine in each case,
"As to this question, l think the In
tention was to leave the physician un.
fettered by governmental control, but
subject to be dealt with criminally;
and by revocation Of his permit If he
acts in bad faith"
The opinion, existence of which be
came known Sunday. was signed by
the then Attorney General Palmer, and
was dated March 3.
Commissioner Williams in making
public the opinion did so without com
ment, say that he had not had oppor
tunity to discuss the subject with Pro
hibition Commissioner j. It. Kramer
and therefore had prepared nc regula
tions to carry out the construction Of
the law by Mr.. Palmer. He said, how
ever, that the bureau would give the
matter it's immediate attention and ex
pected to prepare some regulations al
an early date.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
GERMAN S0L0NS BACK
WORK OF DR.. SlMONS

Berlin, Mar. 12.-Approval or the
German governments attitude toward
the allied PREPARATIONS demands was
voted by the reichstag today after
foreign minister Simons made a leng-
thy explanation of his work at tie
London conference.
There was a partisan debate over
the resolution of approval which was
moved by the coalition parties, but 1t
was finally adopted 266 to 40. The ma
tionalists and majority socialists Vot-
ed with the government bloc.
A communist resolution demanding
immediate establishment of diploma
tic relations with soviet Russia was
defeated.
The house was crowded to hear DR..
Simons' statement in which he dilat-
ed on the extraordinary difficulty on
the part of Germany to make definite
proposals under the uncertainty con-
corning upper Silesia n the ex-
change fluctuations. The Ger ~ln
counter proposals wee made nom
political motives, on his own respon-
Sibility,
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Meeting viii First Be Held With
Employees In an Attempt to
Reach an Agreement.
MAY Be LEFT TO BOARD
n Roads and Workers Are Unable to
Compromise on Reduction the Dis
putes VIII Be Allowed to Go
Before U. S. Labor Body.

Chicago-Wage reduction proposals
affecting thousands Of men were Off.
cial'y announced by practically every
Western railway with headquarters in
Chicago, among them being the Santa
Fe, the st. Paul, the Chicago Great
Western, the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific, and the Chicago & North
Western.
The roads will first hold meetings
with their employees In an effort to
reach some agreement regarding a re-
duction in wages, II the roads and
workers are unable to reach agree
ments, the disputes, it was announced,
would be allowed to go before the
United States Railroad Labor board.
"Wages Must Come Down."
wages must come down." said A.
G. Wells, vice president Of the Santa
Fe system. Everybody knows that.
We will in a few days, as a start in
a general readjustment, ask represen-
tatives Of maintenance of way and
shop workers, especially the unskilled
VIZ NAop W SSAAS W SLANo6O III o6ASS
to a more seemly wage scale"
The Rock Island line sent letters to
labor representatives of its mainte-
nance of way and shop employees ask
ing that they meet with officials OF
the road here March 81 to discuss a
readjustment of wages. Officials said
that they had not determined the per
centage OF decrease they would pro.
pose.
The Chicago and North-W Western
likewise notified its maintenance OF
way employees to meet here March Is
for a discussion of wage readjustments,
1t being announced that the railway
officials would enter the conference
with flexible proposals in the hope of
obtaining an immediate agreement for
a readjustment.
The date of the Great Western rail
road meeting will be announced later.
N. Y. Central to Cut Pay.
The New York Central railway an
nounced that beginning April 16 it
would revise downward the wages Of
approximately $4,000 employees. 1t is
understood the subsidiary lines, form
ing a system which employs 174,000
men, or almost one-tenth of the rail-
way workers in the United States, soon
will follow the lead of the parent or
ganization.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
URGES RIGID ECONOMY
Mellon Appeals to Nation to Avoid
Extravaganza.
National Budget System Is Vital, Sec
rotary of the Treasury Asserts
In Statement.

Misunderstanding Mellon of
the Treasury, in his first official state
ment in the form of a letter to bank
ers, appealed to "the people general
ly" to stand for rigid economy in gov
ernmental expenditures and urged the
immediate establishment Of a national
budget system.
The new Treasury secretary in his
letter discussed the nations financial
conditions, declaring that the show
ing made In the last eight months
had been particularly encouraging"
There are, however, heavy drains to
come on the Treasury this month and
next, he said, and these require the
iotation of more short term certif.
Gates of Indebtedness, announcement
Of which he made co-incident with
the letter to the bankers.
"Country's Finances Sound"
THE nation cannot afford extravag.
ance," Mr.. Mellon asserted. Figures
on current operatings of the govern
ment show that the country's finances
are sound but that the situation calls
for the utmost economy.
"The heavy requirements of the gov
eminent on account of necessary ex-
penditures, including interest and
sinking fund on the public debt, and
the maturity Of $500, 900, 900 in short
dated debt in the next two years or
thereabouts, make it imperative that
the greatest carr and economy be ex-
ercised in matters affecting govern
ment expenditures.
"The people generally must become
more interested in saving the gov
ernment's money than in spending it.
A thorough-going national budget sys.
tenn must be established and the gov.
ernment's expenses brought irto rela-
tion to it's income"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17

say that l did not suffer much more
when my baby was born than | used to
suffer with my periods before l took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound years ago. give all the credit to
your medicine and shall always recon-
mend it very highly" Mrs. H. Ii.
JANSEN, Millston, Wisconsin.
How can women who are weak and
sickly expect or hope to become mothers
of healthy children? Their first duty is
to themselves. They should overcome
the arrangement or debility that is
dragging them down, and strengthen
the entire system, as did Mrs. Jansen,
by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and then they will be
in a position to give their children the
blessing of a good constitution.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
BEER RULING WILL
STAND, SAYS ATTORNEY

Washington, Mar. 12.-Tne ruling
of former attorney general Palmer
permitting the practically unlimited
manufacture of beer wines and whis-
key for medical purposes will stand,
solicitor general Frierson said today
despite protests unless the treasury
department should ISL for its recon-
s~lderation.. Such a request is not un-
der contemplation, it was said at the
treasury.
A review would only be made, he
said, on motion of the department
originally making the request and a
change made where an error Of law
was found.
Regulations top rovide for the use
of beer medically will be issued when
they can be prepared. prohibition off,
Gals declared.
Under this nos recent ,~interpreta-
ton of the prohibition law, officials
declared 1t would appear hat a pa
tient FOR whom beer was prescribed
could obtain it by the case. as 1t would
probably be ordered as a tonic and 1t
would appear unreasonable to require
a person to procure only one or two
bottles.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
REPORTS CONFLICT ON
FATE OF PETROGRAD

London. Mar. 12.-Tonight's con-
hicting news concerning the Russion
revolt includes an announcement from
the Russia union agency at Helsing-
fors that the Petrograd revolt has
been suppressed n that $500 SOL
diers of h garrison have been exc
cuted.
Another message reports hat the
bolsheviki have been overthrown at
Kiev, Tambov and Orel, and n "a $50
soiet ccmmissars haze been cruci6ed
at Tsaritsyn. Success OF the Kronstadt
reolt. according to dispatches. depends
on whether the revolutionary move in
the interior develops sufficiently to
aid the military force opposing the
Lenine and Tros1ky regime at Petro-
grad.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
She Felt Embarrassed.

My most embarrassing moment oc-
Cured when the high cost of living
first started and l was still n high
school student. l needed a new pair
of shoes badly and vas to meet my
mother after school. AS luck would
have 1t the "old hen" that lived next
door was going downtown also, and
so she came with mother. / finally
found a pair l wanted, which were
$40.
They thought this was outrageous,
and told the clerk and the whole store
about it, just as two members of the
high-school faculty walked in.
You can imagine my embarrassment
when ] went to class the next day with
squeaky shoes.-Chicago American.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
THREE KILLED, 80 HURT
IN SOUTHERN STORM

Shreveport La. Mar. 12.-Three
persons are dead, about 80 others are
injured. several of them seriously. and
property damage estimated at be-
tween 5000 and $1,000, 900 10 re-
ported rs the result OF a terrific wind
storm which swept over northwestern
Loaisana especially in claiborn and
Caddo parishes late yesCeruay. Al
Gale. La. 81 railss south OF Shreve-
port, two negroes were killed and nine
injured
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
Enormous DAMAGE by Rats.

The United States has a rat prob
lem, and some astonishing figures are
presented of the annual cost of this
pest, says the Nations Business.
India suffers more. For there are
large sections of that country where
religious scruples prevent the killing
of even a rat. Maj. J. G. q. Kun
hardt of the Indian medical service
has recently published the results of
his survey Of rat damage in India, and
he puts the annual cost at f1,25O,O0O,-
600, or about one-seventh midas ma,
tional income.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
PACKERS and
EMPLOYEES TO
TALK IT over
Both Factions Inform Sesre'
tary Davis They Are Willing
to Comply With His
His Suggestions

Chicago, Mar. 12.-After an all
day discussion by heads of the pack
ing industry a telegram was sent to
Secretary Of Labor Davis at Wash
ington accepting his suggestion that
they send two representatives to con-
fer with him and two representatives
of the employees regarding h sltua-
ton in the industry.
The telegram signed by Armour and
Company said: your message re-
ceived. Will be glad to follow your
suggestion"
A statement given out said: I'VE
assume that the justice and necessity
of wage cuts will not be at issue. NOR
can there Justly be an issue ON the
matter of hours"
Secretary Davis offer of personal
mediation in an effort to avert a
threatened strike also was accepted
by the unto nleaders, Dennis Lane OF
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters ana
Butcher Workmen of South merlca
sending q telegram to him. 1t said:
at has always bee and is the pol
icy of our organization to cooperate
with all governmental agencies. we
accept your tender of services to Work
out a solution of the situation which
mas DeSh DIOuShI dDOut ~
crate and arbitrary violation n re-
pudiation by the five big packers or
the agreement between your depart
ment, our and other abor
tons and the packers.
1--WE note that you specify no date
for conference and we have informa-
ton that the packers contemplate
taking advantage of hat fact. This
and the other organizations who are
parties to the agreement between
your department and the packers
will arrange to select representatives
to attend a conference when you set
a date. We suggest such conference
be held in Washington Mach 49,"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
ATTACKS PREMIER'S POLICY
Labor Member Challenges Lloyd
Georges Stand Toward Germany,

Scor9cs otano IoWsru Iermany
London-The decisions of the SUI
preme Council were lengthily dis.
cussed in the House of Commons.
Main interest conferred in a duel be-
tween John Robert Clynes, Labor mem
Der and former food controller, and
Premier Lloyd George. Mr.. Clynes. in
behalf Of the Labor party, challenged
the premier's change of attitude in
having previously declared that repara-
tons were only possible by restoring
Germany's economic position, but now
agreeing to military coercion, "a pol
Icy which could only mean greater un-
employment, greater debts and greater
taxation"
Mr.. Clynes commanded that the Allies
acted precipitately in refusing to grant
Germany delay to make fresh propos-
ais. He thought they might have In
voked the aid of the United States az
arbiter In a matter Of this kind.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
u. S. SEED BUREAU FOR N. o.
office az Fargo WIN Direct Loans for
Sprinu crop SOWING.

Washington-An agricultural depart
ment Office will be opened immediate
1y In Fargo. N. D.. to direct extension
of government seed loans to farmers
I'm drouth stricken sections OF the
West. Senator Ladd of North Dakota
was informed. c. M. Warburton Of the
bureau OF plant industry has been as
signed to conduct the Office.
An appropriation OF $4,000. 900 for
seed loans to farmers was authorized
IN the last agricultural appropriation
bill. at the instance OF former Senator
lGronna of North Dakota. and the
money made available for immediate
distribution by al emergency clause.
lso that crops a be planted this
spring.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
sLAcKERs TO BE SHOWN UP

Washington--The names OF persons
who evaded the selsctive service Law
will be made public by draft districts
as rapidly AZ the lists for the distribu-
ton can be compiled, 1t vas announced
at the War department.
Local draft boards are rapidly COM
pleting q final check to make sure
that the names Of no man shall ap-
pear as a draft evsdsr who actually
served in some branch Of the military
service of this country or the Allies.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
Packing House Employees Want
President to Act Till Secretary
Davis Can Study Charges.
MEN THREATEN STRIKE
Union officers Instructed to Take Ac
ton to Fight Agalnst Returning to
a Ten-Hour Day and General
Reduction In Wages.

Washlnaton-The services OF
the Department of Labor In settle
ment Of the controversy between
packing house employees and the
packing concerns growing out Of
proposed wage reductions were Of
fered In kilograms sent TO the
unIors and packers by Secretary
Of Labor Davis. Secretary Davis,
after a conference with President
Harding, also requested the pack
ers and the employees each to de-
signate two representatives to
meet with Department Of Labor
agents In an attempt to readJust
the dispute which threatens to de-
velop Into a strike.