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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
AMERICAN SHIPPING
 IN GOOD CONDITION
Harding Board Will Have Ad- vantage of WeII-0rganized
 and Efficient Machinery
By Associated Press

Washington, March 15.-The new ship ping board to be named by President Harding will have the advantage of talk ing office under better conditions in the shipping industry than have been experl- enced in several months.
 Reports from the traffic officers or the board are said to indicate an inn provement in shipping in the various ports of the country. Also number or applications have been made by operators for the allocation of additional govern ment tonnage.
 Improvement in shipping conditions, of- fcials of the board believe, will awaken the market for vessels in this country, and probably will enable the new board to continue the transfer of government ships to private ownership. Sales of gov ernment tonnage have been practically at standstill for several months
 Despite the indications Of revlVai Tn shipping in this country as seen by snip ping board officials, reports to the gov erpment from foreign countries continue to describe a slump in the ocean carrying trade Commercial attaches cabling the department of commerce say that both in Europe and the far east the suppiy ol tonnage in port is greatly in excess or the demand, while freight rates continue to decline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
OFFER
 AWAITING REPLIES
Secretary Davis Fails to Hear From Either Packers or
 Union Officials
By Associated Press

Washington, March 1S.-Secretary of Labor Davis tonight was still awaiting replies from four of the five leading packers and from packing house em- ployes to his offer of mediation of the controversy arising from the proposed wage cut announced to take effect tomor- row
 Wilson & Co. in telegram received during the day by the secretary, agreed ence between two representatives eaca from the packers and their employees in which Secretary Davis will participate with Secretaries Hoover, of commerce and Wallace of agriculture, in the role of advisors. The telegram reported to have been sent from Chicago by Dennis Lane. secretary treasurer of the Elm ployes unions, had not been received by the secretary of labor tonight
 Secretary Davis is anxious to set the date for the conference as soon as pos sible and the telegraph offices today had instructions from him to send any tele- grams to his hotel The labor secre- tary also telephoned the telegraph of flee frequently asking whether the ex- pected replies had been received. Sec- retary Davis has had experts in the de- partment of labor place before him all data regarding packing industry laboi and has spent a major portion of the last three days digesting the informa- tion, arriving at his offices in the morn ing at o'clock to be ahead of the daily seige of patronage seekers and remain ing until as late as o'clock at night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
Man Lured to Lonely Road
 Fires Upon and Kills One

son was killed, and who. according to the physician gave his name as Schultz The physician, Dr. L. w. Wiggins, was said not to have inquired of the. man in the case of the injuries or his full name or address.
 Thomas has been in police court re- gently on charge of nonsupport of his wife, according to police records. but they said his wife today declared while she had not had all the comforts of life. she would stand by her husband.
 Thomas was ordered held without bond pending a coroner's inquest He said he had received the letters. but had paid no attention to them and that when the men appeared to be preparing to whip him with a long leather strap, he pulled out knife and defended himself, finally breaking away ana r1efing
 Mir. and Mrs. l.. N Ayers. business partners of Thomas. Sho were detained temporarily as witnesses, have been re- ceased
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
RAILROAD DISPUTE
 ENTERS FINAL DAY
Labor Board on Last Stages of Wage Quarrel Between
 Officials and Employees
Bx Associated Press

Chicago, March 13.-The dispute be- tween the railways and their employees regarding wages and working conditions fore the United States railroad labor board
 B. M. Jewell. president of the railroad department of the American Federation of Labor. and his colleagues Frank F. Walsh. counsel, and " lett Iaucki eco nomist. appear then before the board in support of the railroad shop crafts of the national agreements.
 It is said his testimony in answer to the presentation of the railways will re- quire seven weeks The subject of rules and working conditions, however. have almost been superseded since the rail- ways made their plea by the wage is sue which has come to the fore through the action of the railroads in calling of conferences with their employees prelim- mary to wage reductions.
 There were indications that the board will be flooded with wage disputes be- fore it can finish with the rules and working conditions or national agree ments Labor leaders said that an open break was possible, which might lead to their withdrawal from further discus sionS.
 Tn a telegram sent tonight to Senator Cummins, chairman of the Senate com mittee on interstate commerce, 1t was charged that nine men control and have dictated the policy of all railways of the country. The telegram was signed by MT. Jewell and officials of six railway labor organizations and was sent in the be- lief that Senator Cummins was seeking congressional investigation of the rail- road situation.
 Railroad labor stands for industrial peace, and evolution the message said, and not industrial warfare and revolu- tion' The telegram also asks that labor be permitted to present to the Senate committee their side of the present wage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
Wilhelm Blames England : For Starting World War;
 Old Bandit Ls Writing Book

claims that he drafted a project for league of nations under date of March 24, 1905.
 VARIOUS ALLIANCES
 "A proposal" says the book, "was made by the former Kaiser to the Czar and to Witte tThen Russian foreign minister), to found a league of na- tions consisting of the triple alliance and the French and Russian alliance. with the understanding also that other groups or separate countries may be- come members of the league. The pro- posal was accepted by the Czar and Witte. There was no question as to presidential power over this league"
 Regarding the mission to Germany in February. 1912, of Viscount Haf- dane, then British lord high chancel- Tor, the book says:
 "Germany's efforts to conclude neu- trality with England failed in conse7 quence of the absurd demand for ccssa tion of development of the Ger> man fleet through the curtailmant of the building of new ships.'
 The former emperor in the book deals with the mobilization of 1914. He says this began as early as April of that year. and the mobilization of the English banks in order to get large
 
 WHEN BIG WAR STARTS
 June: Beginning of preparations for mobilization in England
 June 15: Russia. Troops called to arms in April and May under the pre- tense that they were to serve in man. euvers and being kept under arms for an outbreak of war"
 July 20: All the Belgian reserve officers have been called to arms"
 Regarding the refusal of the sugges- ton by Russia to submit the Serbian incident to The Hague court of arbi- tration the former emperor says:
 'The proposal of the Czar was not appi owed. Russia wanted in this way to gain time to prepare for war,''
 ~On August 4 Sir Edward Grey tthe British foreign secretary). demands of Germany that Germany halt her of fcnsive march of troops in Belgium or otherwise England will protect Bel gium. This was the English declara- ton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
DUBLIN PARADES ID
 MOUNT JOY PRISON
Throngs Pray Outside Cells for Condemned Men-Bankers
 Attack England
nsr Associated Press

Ie,lblin, Ma-Eh 3--There was a striK- ing demon seration here today in protest against the execution in Mount Joy prison tomorrow of six prisoners who are accused of complicity in the killing or intelligence officers and participation in an ambuscade,
 Banners bearing such legends as ring land murders the innocent in vengeance, ' were borne through the streets in pro- cession arranged hastily by women over night. The procession started at noon from St. Stephens Green, and the pa raders marched four abreast in military order in complete defiance of the mill tary regulations. They received constant accessions in strength from women and girls coming out of the churches. and also were joined by thousands of citi- zens including many hundreds of Irish volunteers. There was no interference from the police.
 Reaching Mount Joy prison. where the condemned men are incarcerated, the women lined up two deep along the prison wall and planted their banners opposite the gates. Then they knelt and recited the Rosary, after which they silently dis per sed. The lord mayor or Dublin and Father O'Flannigan visited the cons demned men this morning. They reported that they were facing their fate with 
 Throughout Saturday night the con- demned men, who are paired off in cells one above the other, sang Irish songs. Unless an eleventh hour reprieve is forth they will be hanged in pairs /e- ginning at 6 o'clock Monday morning. The bodies of the first pair will remain suspended one hour, when the next two will be executed. Whelan and Moran. who were convicted of complicity in the killing of intelligence officers in Dup- lir. on November 2l will be the first to go to the gallows.
 Moran could have made his escape with Frank Feeling from the Kilmain- ham iail some time ago. but he refused this chance, saying he was innocent of the crime charged against him and would be released
 The Irish labor party has issued a proclamation to the workmen of Dublin to abstain from work until Il o'clock tomorrow and to observe the period of inactivity in solemn mourning as a pro test against the execution of the pris- oners of the Mount Joy prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
By Associated Press

Atlanta, March 13.-Letters signed Eyes of l.o00 real men," accusing him of not properly supporting his wife, pre- ceded the attack on him by four men, who lured him to lonely road near Lakewood Friday night, according to the story as related by police today of J. c. Thomas, who surrendered last night as the slayer of Thompson.
 Thompsons body was found on the road after telephone call from an un- identified person had informed friend that he had been killed. Thomas. sac- cording to the police, had informed his business partners of the affair. and after vain search by police for him Satur- day, he gave himself up. saying he did not known the men who attacked him, but had slain one of them in self-defeEse
 Police were searching tonight for a man who had knife wounds dressed by a physician near the place where Thon p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
Rr Assoclated Press

The Hague, March 1S,--In the book he has written for private distribution in an attempt to show that Great Brit ain was responsible for the World war, former Emperor William of Ger many throughout always speaks of himself in the third person.
 He paints William II as man who tried for 80 years to maintain peace in Europe, but says he was foiled by the perfidious machinations of Great Brit ain, France and Russia As long ago as 1910, the former Kaiser says, he tried to found league of nations.
 Although no full copy of the book IS yet available, and both the former emperor's entourage and the Dutch and German governments are worried because of the publication of the brief extracts from 1t, sufficient of the con- terts of the volume have leaked cut to indicate the general trend of ;he en- tire work The lead was principally due to the Berlin correspondent of the Rotterdam Maasbode.
 NOTES BEGIN WITH REIGN
 The correspondent says the book be- gins with notes as far back as 1888 Civilian succeeded his father as king and emperor in 1SSS). In some places, says the correspondent. the document is very interesting especially notes of August, 1891. when he treats of the visit of William to Czar Alexander III Narvik, when the Czar said he hated the French republic and wanted to re- store monarchy in France. But al- ready says the Kaiser, Russian French military agreement had oeen negotiated. saying that in the event of the mobilization of any member of the triple alliance (Dreibund), a mo- bilization of French forces wonld be ordered immediately. and their armies thrown into action at once"
 Under date of April IS, 1898. the former emperor wrote:
 An English proposal for an alliance of Germany against Russia is destined in order to prevent the Portuguese colonies falling under British influ- ence. This proposal was not an- swered" The former emperor also
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
RAIDERS DIP INTO DEAL
 BETWEEN M00NSHINERS
 AND MAKE IT UNANIMOUS
By Associated Press

Atlanta, March l3--rhe story of a three-cornered pistol fight between two parties of alleged liquor runners and pro- hibition officers was related here today at hearing given two of the men be- fore a United States commissioner.
 Six men were engaged in transferring liquor from one car to another when the officers suddenly appeared on the scene according to the testimony. and each side accusing the other of "double-cross- ing them. opened fire. The officers shouting for them to surrender also be- gan firing. One negro was wounded but was among the four men who escaped. w. A. Smith, farmer of Red Oak, and A. D. Buckram. negro. who were arrest ed. were bound over today under bonds of 800 each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
A., B. & A. PASSENGER
 STARTS FIRST TRIP
 UNDER HEAVY GUARD
Bv Associated Press


 Cordele, Ga, March 13-The frs. Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic pas senger train to come here from At lanta since the strike, started week ago, left here on time this morning, the expected outbreak from strike sympathizers having failed to develop.
 The Crisp county guards, a local military organization, comprising some 65 men, spent the night at their arm ory, and Sheriff Noble kept guards around the train, the hotel where the crew spent the night and roads be- tween here and Fitzgerald, from whence reports had it crowd was coming here to prevent the return of the train.
 The guards were ordered to hold themselves in readiness after Superior Court Judge Cover and Sheriff Noble had advised Governor Dorsey of the reports that trouble was brewing. Fitzgerald, where the Atlanta, Bir- mingham and Atlantic shops are To- cated, is 30 miles from here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
Old Noah s Historic Boat
 Had Little on This Graft

the entente, and the Germans ac- cedcd to these requests. It Is only tke number of hnres. hers and dogs which is to be determined after the German representatives have made counter proposals to the entente reparntiOns commission.
 A report prepared by the Brft- ish embassy shows that France. Belgium, Italy, Serbia and Eng land are the countries which are asking for animals. England is seeking only seven hOrnes. The reparations negotiations resulted In nm Agreement for the delivery by Germany of 01O,5SO hend of eat- tie to her former enemies within three years.
 Delivery of the cattle, it was agreed. should take effect fsfrom the date which shall be agreed upon by the experts of both pnr- ties, having regard to the prevail ing conditions of health" The stock of cattle in Germany in 1919 numbered 16s2a,6oS. which in the first nine month of 1920 was in- creaseA by 1aA-zzs -.haad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
S|MONS COUNSELS
 GERMANS ID USE
 CALMER JUDGMENT
Foreign Secretary Says Allies Were Not Prompted Wholly
 By Vengeance In Fixing i Enormous Indemnity
By Associated Press

Berlin March 13.--A news agency dispatch from Stuttgart says the cham bers of commerce throughout Wurttem- burg in a joint appeal to trade, con- merce and industry, and the population in general urge boycott against Eng fish. French and Belgian goods until the entente revokes what arc termed the coercive penalties against the Ger mans along the Rhine.
 Berlin, March 13.--Dr. Walter Si- mons, the foreign secretary. delivered a 9O-minute speech in the Reichstas Saturday, during which he gave an elab0rate exposition of the proceedings at the recent reparations conference in London. The tone of the speech was noticeable for its extreme moderation. The speaker appeared to question whether the allied demands hnd been rightly estimated in Germany.
 T must say" Dr. Simons declared, with our opponents in London; when one hears what the situation is in their countries and under what dis u ess and cares they themselves are la boring, it becomes clear that their de- mands are not inspired merely by the intoxication of victory or lust for pow CT. but on the contrary they are the result of extraordinarily heavy trou- bles and distress in their own coun- tries"
 While stoutly maintaining the al- legged illegality of the penalties, he de- clared he was strongly opposed to rup- turing relations with the allies be- cause "our position in the world is not such that it could be improved by any breach" pr. Simons admitted that it was possible to get better world per- spective from London than from Ber- lin, and thereby realize how general the opinion is that Germany is Tn the wrong and has not done enough to requite that wrong.
 If we now resorted to severe meas nres.. said pr. Simons, this would only be regarded as confirmation of that opinion, and we should lose all that good will we sorely need to extricate us from our great difficulties"
 Dr. Simons described the proposed levy on German goods as "a gross blunder for the allies themselves,'' be- cause, he declared, it would drive trade with Germany into the hands of sreculators and hopelessly impede the formidable task of restoring interna- ticnal exchange, which it would be im- possible to do until the question of stabilizing German exchange was solved.
 Tn my opinion" said the foreign secretary, the allied tactics will soon show themselves to be what they are- a nolitico financial utopia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
NEGROES ARE CHAINED IN
 DEATH-GRUESOME FIND
By Associated Press

Ccvington, Ga, March l3.-The bodies of two negroes, bound together face to face with a trace chain and weighted down with rocks. were discovered today in Yellow river about F miles from here
 The bodies which apparently had been thrown from bridge, were found by boy. The negroes, who had not been identified tonight were about 20 years old each, and the bodies appeared to have been in the water week or 10 days. Authorities are without clue as to the crime
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
SENATOR SUGGESTS THAT
 AMERICA TAKE COLONIES
Bx Associated Press

New York, March 13.-Reasonable reparation terms for Germany and the extension of a substantial credit 10 the allies in exchange. for the surrender of the German-African colonies and German cables to the United States was proposed by Senator Joseph I. France in an address here today as a solution of the worlds credit and com merce tangle.
 Senator France mentioned s15,0o0.- 900 as reasonable separations, and pro- posed $5,000,000 credit for Germany. He also favored an international con- ference to take concerted action in the disintegration of empires and the es- tablishment of a programme of in tellectual advancement for the peoples of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
BRIGGS IN COLORS

Readers of The Age-Her- aid all know Briggs, origin ator of "Ain't It a Grand and Glorious Feelin'," and "In the Days of Real Sport. !"
 Now Briggs is going to draw a full page in colors each Sunday for The Age Herald's comic supplement. It is probably the most at tractive comic page in Amer ica today. It begins next Sunday. Watch for it and get a good chuckle every Sunday. The title of the page is
 "MR. AND MRS."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
By Associated Press

Berlin, March 13.-Bees, Belgian hares and sheepdOgs are among the domestic pets the entente powers are demanding from Germany.
 The ship carrying the misceI- laneOus assortment of animals which Germnny's former enemies are demanding will have almost as treat an assortment as Noah's craft.
 Decision of the reparation conn naission on the exact number of rabbits which Germany must de- liver has been postponed for month. The entente demanded 100000. Meantime, the German rabbit crop Is increasing at . rec ord pace.
 The entente demanded 10000 6ogs and showed no disposition to accept Dachshunds.
 Twenty five thousand hives of bees are demanded. One hunded aud sixty-f1v he-g0ats and 25, GOO she-goats, 1,5OO,O0o cocks and heAs. sheep and cattle and horses h large n1nbers were sought by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
By Associated Press

Versailles. ky, March 13.- Richard James, n negro, charged with the murder of Ben T. Roger and Homer Nave. nt Midway, this county, on October $. last. was taken from the NoOdforh county jail by mob early this morning and hanged from ? tree. two miles from this city.
 The mob, composed of about 70 men, came to Versailles between and 2 o'clock this morning by auto mobile. A guard was placed around the jniI nnd four men went to tho door, aroused John T. Edger, the iaiIer, took his keys. md went tO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
FURNITURE STORES BURN WITH LOSSES
 TOTALING S5OO,OOO
Bremen and Rescue Parties Searching Mass of Wreck age for Other Bodies.
 Scores Are Injured
By Associated Press

Richmond, Va, March 13.-Five are known to be dead, two are missing and over score injured, six of whom are in hospitals, as the result of one of the most destructive fires in this city in years.
 Four of the five dead were mem bers of the same company of firemen. They were on. the roof of building adioin- ing the siN-story establishment of the Charles G. Gurgens Furniture com pany when a back draft caused an ex- pic sion which blew out the wall be- tween the two buildings and crumped the roof of the adjoining building.
 The fire fighters were precipitated to the street. being buried alive be- meath the debris. Their bodies, charred and, in some instances almost unrecog- nizable, were dug from the ruins by their comrades. Several of the bodies were identified by means of rings and other jewelry. The entire fire de- pertinent was called out to fight the blaze which threatened to spread to other buildings
 The dead men are,
 Grover c. Richardson. fireman.
 G. H. Guthrie. fireman.
 Ben Garrison, fireman.
 --- Johnson, fireman.
 An unidentified citizen.
 All the bodies of the above
 named have been recovered from
 the wreckage, with the exception
 of Johnson's, whose body has not
 even been located, although he is
 known to he in the debris.
 For while much of the retail shop- ping district known as Broad street. the principal business artery of the city, was threatened. Sparks from the principal blaze were carried to other parts of the shopping district and several other fires were nipped in their incipiency.
 l. is estimated that not less than s1e0-000 persons witnessed the work or the firemen, which at times was 'sr ectacular. Street car traffic was suspended in the neighhorhood of the blaze for several hours. and telephone service was crippled on account of falling walls, which carried the wires down with them. The damage was es tlmated at between $350O0O and s5Oe- 09n
 Public Safety Director Myers has ordered thorough investigation of the buildings in order to fix respon- sibility for the deaths
 public funeral has been planned for the firemen who lost their lives in to- days fire.
 The Salvation Army was on the scene early and prepared sandwiches and hot coffee for the firemen.
 Seyenty-two-year old Captain Rodgers one of the fireflghters. was with the It- tie group that fell to their death but escaped serious injury. He was dug out iron, the brick and mortar and an ambulance was called to take him to the hosplta 'le brushed rescurers aside, refusing to ake his injuries seriously and pluckiiy continued the fight against the flames