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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
NAVAL SOLUTION
 HANGS ON PRESENT X JAPANESE RATIO
Americans Believe Japan Will Ultimately Accept Hughes Proposal-English Are
 In Accord
Rv Associated Pr.s.

Washington, November 30.--
 Experts of the .'big threeo naval
 powers agreed today that they
 could not reach an accord on the
 basis of calculation to be used
 in measuring Jnpan's existing
 relative naval strength. Whey
 gave up the task and turned the
 problem back to their respective
 delegations to the arms confer sence. Upon It's solution hangs
 the fundamental principle of the
 American naval Limitation pro-
 posal, the "5-5-3 capital ship
 ratIo..
 The experts were substantially in agreement as to the accuracy of es.i- mates of naval strength of each pow CT originally submitted by the Amer ican conference group, if the Amer ican plan of including all ships ac- tually under construction in arriv- ing at the ratio was followed. The Japanese experts. however. insisted to the last that this was not the proper basis of calculation, proposing instead to disregard all ships now building by either power in deter mining relative naval strength.
 The pienary delegates of the two powers will continue the discussion from this point, illuminated by such light as the studies of the experts have been able to throw on the tech- rical questions involved.
 Insist on 5-5-3 Ratio.
 Firm determination of the Amer ican delegation to insist upon the "5-5-3" ratio and inclusion of ships building in any estimate of naval strength was reiterated tonight au- thoritatively. The purpose of the Japanese delegation was not dis closed.
 Since no call for an executive ses- sion of the conference delegates or for further meetings of the experts was issued, it was assumed that an attempt to settle the point by infor- nal interchanges between the Ameri- can and Japanese delegates them selves was Tn progress and might last several days.
 There was a strong feeling in American and British circles that Ja- pan ultimately would accept the American method of calculation, and the "5-5-3" ratio. This was based or the definite conclusion of the board and American experts that the Japa- nese naval officers had been unable to show any sound claim 10 aa70 per cent status ols the basis of figures they have been able to present. Thsre was expectation, however, that to any offer by the Japanese group to accept the "5-5-3" ratio would be coupled a condition as to an agree ment on naval bases in the Pacific. That question has not been injected into the conference as yet in any form.
 Quit Where Started.
 As a matter of fact the sub-com- mlttee of naval experts quit where they started, at the capital ship ratio. It is known that in two weeks of technical discussion they have not
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
PLANES COLLIDE AT AN ALTITUDE
 OF 2,OOO FEET
AWators Attempted Difficult Maneuver, Planes Struck Each 0ther-TWo 0ffi-
 cers and Two Privtes
By Associated Press

Lawton, okla, November 3O.- Four army aviatOrs, two officers and two prIvates. were killed to- day when the two RirpIancs in which they were performing combat drills cOIIided while ut nm altitude of 2,O00 feet and crashed to earth near the post field, Fort SlIl, Okla.
 The dead are:
 Captain LoOmis.
 Lieut.. A. r. Lnnfali.
 Private Hubbard.
 Private B. A. smith.
 As the airpIanes struck the earth. their gasoline tanks cx- ploded, enveIopinE the wreck age In flames. Trucks and ann bulnnces were rushed to the scene but attendants were unable t0 reach the bodies of the men until they had been charred be- yond recognition.
 According to officers who were witnessing the drilf, the two mn- chimes hnd beer i'm the mir for some time when they attempted to E execute a difficult maneuver. As they swooped toward each other tbeir wings met and both nir- planes fell to earth In n helpless tnngIe.
 Hundreds of persons who hur- ried to tae scene were forced to stand by helpIcssIy while the wreckaRs burned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
Nv Fauorite Stories
By IRWIN s. COBB HER FATHERS SPECIALITY

York city, attended almost exclusively by children teacher of of the awer grades histories young charges official records.
 child she blank be filled in with the little girl lengthy consideration to this  fathers business" Then in the space provided the "Outa" collecting the forms struck this particular word and puzz o make
 Rachel" she asked at length. what does outa mean?
 business, explained the child, "so it down 'Outa.
 But doesn't he inquired the teacher 1 "No maam,' child sadly; The don't work-he strkesi"~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
Son Fatally Hurt
 As Father Finishes
 Prayer For Family

Within five minutes after J. P. Keener, who hnd been on his knees because of the numerous deaths and injuries from nutomo- biIes and other accidents recent Iy praying that his wife and children might be projected, he was notified that his 9-year-old son, Maurice, had been run over by n wagon and fatally injured, according to reports to the coro- ncr's office yesterday.
 The boy wss fntnlly injured Tuesday afternoon In froat of . the family residence nt 1905 Twenty-eixhth street. Ensley, when he is said to have attempt cd to climb into a wagonlOad of dirt between the wheels and was run over. He was taken to the EnsIey fnfirmary, where he died an hour later.
 Formal investigation into the case will be held today by Cor0- ner J. ID. Russum. Funeral serv- ices wiIl be held this afternoon nt o'clock from the Ensiey Highlands Meth odist church, the Rev. l.. c. sturdivant officiating. Interment will be at Eimwood cemetery. Honorary pnIIbearers will he members of his Sunday school class. The active pall- bearers. also members of his class, will be: Hawthorne flaw kins, Cecil FoIluar. George Moore, Hugh Ransom, Charles Wilson, Willis snow. Oliver Me- Cnddon and RutIedGe snow. The child is survived by his parents, MT. and Mrs. J. P. keener, and small sister, Vivian.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
Big Industries Are
 Increasing Employees
 Labor Reports ShotU
Statement to Secretary of Labor Davis Indicates That Pick-Up in Work Has Been Gradual in Birmng ham District-Two Thousand More at
 Work in Big Plants Than in May

s,p02 men employed, which shows mn increase of 1,54I more men mt work in the seven industries than were employed five months ago. This Is an increase of 17 per cent since June.
 The four iron and steel indus tries represented in Mir. HarOid's report showed 7,487 employed November 90, as against 7,22O on October 31. In June these indus tries showed only 6,D5O eni- ployees, which indicates an In- crease of IS per cent.
 The total of eight plants, i'm ciudtnR the 1T. c. l. for January, 1o2I, was 27,1sp, which dropped to 21,519 in May. This increased to 23,487 in October. showing m increase since May of 9 per cent in the leading iron, steel anS tex tile industries of Birmingham. or an increase of approximately 2,O0O workers.
 As the trend has been one of gradual recovery to normal com ditiOns, it Is expected thnt mn in- crease will also he shown for December.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

GENERAL Harding d0esn,ti desire haste on the tariff measure.
 President starts tempest by asso- citation plan. Japan to yfel6 as United States de- cIines coming proposal. President not to carry out provisO on marine measure. Histeric ships to go under the ham, mer.
 Professional drys want enforce ment . distinct branch. Get-together meeting Is held at Alexander City.
 Corner ,stone q new cathedral l. laid.
 Governor adds $500 reward for slayer.
 weli-known Montgomery citizen dies.
 Begin dismantIing Chickasaw plant
 LOCAL Headquarters of farm bureau to he located here.
 Repair work on streets begun h. city forces. Bank eIesrinss back to high water mark of 1920.
 Ex-poIicemen held on robbery charge.
 Capitalization of new enterprises half million.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
SHANTUNG MATTER
 ENTERS INTO THE ARMS CONFERENCE
England and United States Off, fer To Act As Friendly Advisors Between Ja-
 pan and China
By Associated. Press

Washington, November 3O.--
 Bringing with 1t some of the
 aharpest issues of world diplo-
 macy, the celebrated shantung
 controversy took its place today
 at the arms conference.
 The result was an offer by the United States and Great Britain, ac- cepted promptly by Japan and China, to assume the role of friendly ad : visors In & new attempt to solve the problem aud end the long and bitter debate that has swept over three son- tinents.
 The plan for an exercise of Ameri- can and British good offices Is un- derstood to have originated with the American delegation after it became apparent that China had resolved to raise the question in the conference proper. Secretary Hughes and Ar thur J. Balfour, as respective heads of the American and British groups, will meet tomorrow with the Japanese and Chinese to lay the basis for the ne- gotiations.
 On the eve of the first meeting
 the Chinese delegates announced
 tonight that they would go Into
 the discussions prepared to ac-
 cept nothing less than uncondi-
 tionaI withdrawal of Japanese
 claims In shantung. The atti-
 tude of Japan was not set forth
 so explicitly, but 1t was assumed
 the Jnpanese spokesman would
 contend for the reservations in-
 sisted on the recent diplomatic
 exchange between Tokio and
 Picking.
 The advent of the Shantung ques- tion at the council table followed on the heels of debate on the general subject of maintenance of foreign troops within Chinese borders which in itself had brought the conference to a consideration of scme of the serious factors in Chinese Japanese relations. Speaking for Japan. vice foreign minister, Hanahira, declared withdrawal of the Japanese troops from several parts of China outside Shantung must await definite assur- ances that the Chinese authorities would take more effective steps 10 maintain order.
 At Hankow, said the Japanese dele- gates, repeated disorders had justi- fled Japan in keeping her troops where they now are stationed. He declared the garrisons in north China were remaining under specific authorization of the Boxer protocol and that those along the Chinese eastern railway were acting under the interallied agreement of 1919. The willingness of Japan to withdraw her troops from Shantung, he asserted. was depenednt on the establishment of an acceptable Chinese police force.
 As a result of the discussion. the conference postponed it's decision un- til It's next meeting on Friday. Among the American delegates the belief tonight was that some general declaration of principle might be adopted finally, setting forth the opin- ion of the powers that all foreign troops on Chinese soil without treaty sanction should be withdrawn as soon as conditions warrant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
BRYAN HAS HIGH
 HOPES FOR FARLEY
By Associated Press

Fayetteville, N. C., November 30.- William J. Bryan told an audience here today that he has high hopes" ting at Washington would succeed in ridding the world of the devils yoke" typified in his mind by the burden of war armament. MT. Bry- an voiced with emphasis his ap- proval of MT. Hughes program for naval disarmament. declaring the whole world gasped at the boldness of the proposal.
 MT. Bryan was the principal speaker at a ground breaking exer- else held here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
Eleuen Children Killed When Train
 Hits School Truck
By Associated Press

Red Bluff. Cal, November 30.- Eleven high school students and the driver of m automobile bus in which they were riding were killed today south of here nt the Probetrn crossing when Southern Pacific train No. f5. sOuthbound, struck the conveyance.
 The bus. en route with chii- dren. hnd suffered nn accident and was behind schedule. Two drivers were sent from tine high school to bring 1t In. Another bus crossed ahead of the train, hut this one, following closely behind in dense fog, was struck squareiy and hurled Into . block signal. Enclosed in the ear. the children were unable to escape and their bodies were hurled in all directions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
LOST BATTALION LEADERS SUICIDE
 .PREMED|TATED
Left Letters To Steamer Cap tain Which May Reveal Motive For Jumping
 Into Sea
By Asss,ciated Press

Havan, November 30.-What compelling motive sent Lieut.. Col. Charles w. Whittlesey, commander of the Host battalion" overheard into the sea only few hours out from New York last Saturday night may be revealed in letters to members of his family and business associa- tes which he left for Captain Grant of the steamer Toloa to deliver.
 Nine of these letters were in the captains possession when the Toloa docked tonight. Captain Grant also received a note from Colonel Whittle- sey which he declared he regarded as confidential. T can say, however, that from all appearances the act was premeditated," Captain Grant de- clared, and that Colonel Whittlesey leaped overheard either just before or just after midnight Saturday"
 Various wireless messages were left by Colonel Whittlesey for transmits sion, but they were not forwarded, and except in the case of one of the messages their nature was not dis closed. This particular message was thdt Hc WOuIu De missing.
 None of the letter which Colonel Whittlesey left on his berth were on the writing paper of tiee steamship company, nor were any of them dated, which led to the belief that they were written before embarking on the steamer.
 Encountering heavy weather nearly all the way the steamer doclxed nearly 10 hours late.
 Learned just before we sailed last Saturday morning that Colonel Whit tlesey was aboard" said Captain Grant, but I did not see him until dinner that night He sat at my table and appeared quite normal.
 The first intimation I had that he had disappeared was Monday morn- ing. It appears that he had struck up an acquaintance with A. Moloret, another passenger and conversed With him in the smoking room until l1:15 Saturday night, when he left suddenly, saying he would retire. He was not seen afterward.
 On Sunday MT Maloret inquired for him, but thought he was i'll, as we were meeting heavy weather. On Monday morning when it was found that his berth was undisturbed an investigation was made and nine lets ters to members of his family, sev- eral wireless messages and a note to me were discovered on his berth. The state room Was then locked and the papers were delivered to me.
 did not forward the wireless messages. but sent two of my own one to his executor, John B. Pruyn. and another to the company office. The letters entrusted to me I shall mail as soon as possible."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
Big Iron Pipe Shipments
 Made to the Pacific Coast
Five to Six Thousand Additional Tons to Go Via Ship. Out of Mobile-Recent Pipe Cargo Distributed
 in Every Port on West Coast

Between 5000 and 5000 tons of high pressure Birmingham iron pipe are to leave local factories for Pa cific coast via port of Mobile during the month of December.
 One thousand tons are now nov ing to the coast in railroad cars for transfer to the ship Nyanza. of the Van Heinigen Brokerage company. This firm has handled several tens of thousands tons of Birmingham pipe to the coast.
 Pacific coast has taken large amount of Birmingham pipe during the past eighteen months and, with few exceptions. the movements have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
SIX STILLS CAPTURED

Knoxville, Tenn, November 3O.-Six complete moonshine stills, having an aggregate capacity of 395 gallons, to- gether with six and one half gallons of distilled liquor, 14 gallons of sing lings and 1,720 gallons of beer fell into the hands of raiding officers working out of Prohibition Agent J. w. Wynn's and Marshal I. c. King s offices in Sevier and Union counties late Tuesday. Two men were ar rested on charges of violating the federal prohibition laws and evidence was secured against four others who will be arrested when located
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01

Employment of labor in the principal large industries of the Birmingham district ts gradually increasing, according to the No- yember report sent by Charles l.. Harold. secretary of the Civic Association, to James Davis, Sec retary of Labor at Washington. Mir. Harold is local agent of the department of labor.
 In seven of the plants which employ over 500 wOrkmen in the vicinity of the Magic City, not inclusive eof the Tennessee Coal and Iron company. there were 10.443 men employed on NOvem- Der 30, as against 1O,17s on oc- tober 31.
 This is an increaEe of 265, or 20 per cent, 247 of which were from the four iron and steci sn- dustries.
 The IT. C. I. company, being n subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation. makes their report through the home office in New York.
 In June, 1921, there were only
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01

teen by vessels out of Mobile on ac- count of the saving in freight.
 In addition to the high pressure Iipe. which is used for water and gas mains, a large tonnage of sani- tary cast iron pipe has also moved to the coast out of Mobile. Cargo of this pipe out of Mobile last week was destined to every port, on the Pacific coast including Oakland, San Fran cisco. Los Angeles. cortland and Se- attle.
 Low rates via vessel through the Panama canal has enabled much of this business that would otherwise not have been secured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
BEGIN REFERENDUM
By Associated Press

Washington, November 30.-The national council for limitation of armament today began a referendum of its 100000 members to determine definite disarmament policy which the organization will indorse and work for. Endorsement of further conferences on international proS- iems, the rating of limitation of armies on the same plane of impor- tance as of navies and abolition of war through substitution of law for military force," were some of tho points on which members were ask ted to vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
1 JONES TRIAL BEGINS

aiston, November 30.-(Special.) Hal of Uriah Jones, Talladega |} man charged with killing |ers and Sims Hammons at the
 Mount church in that county
 al. months ago, was started in
 circuit court in Talladega .esday. Judge A. P. Agee of this presiding. Judge Hugh D. Mer- r this city is assisting Solicitor s B. Sanford in the prosecution le case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01


 had been intended to hold a cab sounch tonight to consider Ger Feparations in connection with tsit of Dir. Walter Rathenau, but fad to be postponed in order to [ the special cabinet committee lg With Irish affairs to hold a 6. Lord Birkenhead, due to
 at political meeting in Liver
 was obliged to stay in-London. ent a message of apology ex- ng that his absence was owing .rave public affairs"
 mier Lloyd George also wired to meeting, explaining that Lord ,nheads presence, in London was eratively demanded by the pres position of the Irish negoti- s"
 Win Not Alter Attitude
 pokesman of the Sim Fein de- this evening that there was tention on the part of the sim
 to alter it's attitude regarding nity of Ireland or allegiance to rown. Representatives of the rein took pains to deny for | the statement of a London pa at first, the Sim F'ein had con
 to agree to plan whereby
 could contract with an all Ire
 arliament retaining her exist . rights until, or unles she
 es her mind; second to form
 ,giance which ought to be sat
 ny to any British minister who " purely formaIist; third, the taltment of boundary commis- 'n3 de-limit the present political yeligious frontier of Ulster in
 ito distribute the populations
 n the north and the south on
 satisfactory basis.
 D .rding the suggestion that the N mens will propose new to Ulster, the Sim Fein dele i: Ay they are not concerned with refuse to share the govern
 responsibility for 1t. There
 lother session this evening of
 ,tish delegates but nothing was
 ming.
 Jill Come to Washington
 atever the result, MT. Lloyd
 will go to Washington, Q
 ng street official said tonight. --,ecting this 1t was stated al Vein headquarters that such q
 on the part of the premier
 not be viewed with patience
 lhout suspicion, for the reason
 Irish American support was,
 aed by the premier's visit to United States the Sim Fein 1t be forced to modify it's de- ds, upon which 1t feels now in sition to persist"
 e impossibility of maintaining the } long after the breakdown of conference is realized. The view essed by the Sim Feiners is that 3 would ben formal denunciatioa le truce by either side, bat that would quickly decay" It isS ted out that such provocative on both sides as have been oc- Ing recently in Ireland would ably be regarded as definite ches of the truce and cause it's iy collapse if it were not for the that the conference still has g. When the conference finally such acts must inevitably lead enewed warfare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
G. O. p. RECORD IN
 CONGRESS SAID ID
 BE D|SGRACEFUL
Congressman Garrett !ssuea Statement in CongreSsion- al Record-Attacks the
 Tax Revision Bill
By Associated i'ress

Washington. Nosem,ssr aO.---
 The record Of tue repubiicunr
 party in tae cxtrm session or cUn-
 gress K ,isscrii,ed as a -dIsR race
 ful faiiurc." by Represen,nr.ve
 Garrett. Tennessee, acting ue-mo-
 cratic leader of the House, in a
 statement to appear in tae Con-
 gressiOnai Record tomorrow. AL
 though the Congress k not in
 session, 1t will issue nm "extra'
 of the Record to accom- munodate
 many members who desired fo
 "revise and extend" their re-
 marks of the last few days of the
 session.
 MT. Garrett, in his statement. calls the tax law a "makeshift thing Tor which none should care to take re- sponsibility. Replying to the repub- lican claims of accomplishments made by MT. Mondell, republican, the party's House leader, Mir Garrett says all the Legislation that was good was ''nonpartisan, presented as such. discussed as such and passed as such.''
 Upon those matters of vital con cern to the country. upon those which the party in power had promised re- lief" he continues, there has been disgraceful, a distressing and, what is destined to be to that party, a dis- astrous failure"
 Quotes Penrose
 MT. Garrett quotes the words of Senator Penrose, republican, of Penn sylvania, made in connection with the consideration of the tax bill in the Senate that that measure did not place the tax system of the country on a stable basis and inquires when the country can expect something of permanent nature.
 Tn their clamor for an extra ses- sion in l91s," he says, for the alleged purpose of tax revision; in their de- lay of two years and eight months in attempting such revision. the re- publican party is confronted with two alternatives:
 'If their clamor for the extra ses- sion of 1919 and their failure after having it to take action was in or der that the people might become re- hollious and resentful under the war tax burden, and so vote for a change in executive admiai Stration. then the party stands convicted of resorting to methods violative of all the ethics of statesmanship, and they should be turned from power
 If on the other hand they have done their hest, if they have believed themselves to be honest and conscien- tious, if they have really tried to pro- vide a tax measure that will give re- lief and to distribute taxation equit- ably, then they stand convinted Of stupidity and utter incompe- tency"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
METHODIST MEETING

St. George, s. C.. November S0.-- The one hundred thirty ninth session of the South Carolina conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. south convened here today. with Bishop U. V. w Darlington of West Virginia presiding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
MURPHY IS PURDUE CAPTAIN
 Ky A Aas0ciafed Rrean

LaFayette, Ind, November 30.-E. E.. Murphy of Chicago was elected captain of the Prudue football team for 1922 here this afternoon. Mur- phy played quarterback on the team this season.