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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-03
MRS. BRECKENRIDGE DIES
 HvmA ssorInfed Press

Fort Smith. Ark. November D. Mrs. Clifton F. Breckenridge. wife of the former ambassador to Russia. died suddenly here today. Mrs. Brecken- ridge. formerly Miss Catherine Car son of Virginia, had resided here for l5 years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-03
Secret SerUice Con1n1ends
 City's Safety Department

Commenting the cooperation and assistance rendered by the combined police detective to the United States service dur especially Pres Harding this Robert Perry charge of the local
 field of the ve addressed letter John H. Taylor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-03
OCTOBER BUILDING RECORD HERE BEST
 N PAST 3 YEARS
First 10 Months of 1921 See 4447 Permits to Build in City Issued-Sum Involved Is $5,547, ,654-Num- Der of Homes Represented Is 1,136-Report
 Does Not Cover Adjacent Territory

October building permits broke 1921 have a building for thatpe riod.
 October permits 412 srucon with prior high past years May this the was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-03
WAREHOUSES AND
 OFFICE SPACE IS
 IN HEAVY DEMAND
Real Estate Board to Take Up Question at Luncheon To- day-NeW Businesses
 Want Accommodation

Discussion of the lack of wnre- house and office facilities in con- nection with the plans of the re- gently organized Purchasing Agents association will be mnde following the usunl weekly luncheon of the real estate board at the Tutwiier hotel today mt o'clock.
 J. c. Hodges, vice president of the W. NJ. Cosby Grain company, and also an official of the Par chasing Agents nssociation- will be the invited guest of the club. He will address the mem bers concerning the plans of the new association in their endeavOr to cOnfine the buying to Birmins- ham merchants.
 Due to the lack of warehouse and office facilities following the growth of the organization. 1t has become necessary thnt this situntion be remedied, members say. It is expected conference will be held following the address, of Mir. Hodges. in which three may be some remedy offered by the renl estate board to assist the association in this respect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the probate judge: M. R. Garrett and Miss Icie Cham bliss.
 s. J. Parson and Miss Virginia P. Palmer.
 Clarence H. Taylor and Mrs. virgie Tennyson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-03

ryeTr in number of permits and valu-
 ations Is as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
Notorious '"Nervv" :"
Allen Bank Robber
Gang Is Broken Up
Leader Sentenced to Prison
For 40 Years and Three
Partners 10 Each Fifth
Member Killed.

Dcs Momes. Ia. Jan. l9.-(Special
Telegram 1.-The notorious "Nervy"
Alien bank robber gand was broken
up today when the leader was SEN
fenced to 40 years in the peniten-
tiary and his three partners Dale"
Trigge, Bud Joyce and Jimmy An
drews, were sentenced. to 10 years
each.
Art Sandy, the fifth man of the
gang, was later shot and killed by
detectives when he and four others
were said to be attempting to blow
the safe of Standard Oil filling sta
ton.
Chained to each other, the quartet
was let from the court room to the
county Jail, from where they will
be taken to Fort Madison at once.
The men pleaded guilty TO robbing
the Granger bank of several thou
sand dollars in cash and as much
more in Liberty bonds. "Nervy"
just prior to the calling of the ses-
son of the court, told the prosecut-
ing attorney that he was willing to
plead guilty to using an acetyline
torch in robbing the bank: The
others pleaded guilty to breaking and
entering.
Allen has been kept in the; Polk
county Jail for the last two months for
safekceping, awaiting the coming OF
his trial. While there, it was re-
ported by the jailers. he started the
mutiny when Sheriff w. E. Robb
| took office.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
Wool Growers Ask
Passage Of New
Tariff Measure
National Association Passes
Resolution Urging Early Ac-
ton on Fordney Emergency
Bill Before Congress.

Salt Lake City, Jan. l9.-Dcclar-
ing that wool growers, are "in the
throes of financial disaster" which
endangers the existence of the wool
industry, the executive committee OF
the National Wool Growers asso-
citation, which is in convention here,
sent to Washington a resolution urg-
ing the immediate enactment of the
Fordney emergency tariff bill Copies
OF the resolution were sent by wire
to President Wilson. Senator's PEN
rose and Smoot of the senate finance
committee and Representative Ford
ney.
A report OF the committee on mar
keting at stock yards, asking sub
stantial reductions in charges for
yardage, pasture and commissions,
was adopted by the convention. The
committee recommended that Yard
age charges be reduced from 8
to 5 cents, pasture charges at feed
yards from 4 to 2 cents and COM
missions on double-decked cars from
Is to Is cents. ...
The report OF the transportation
committee also recommended that
the railroads change their rules
which give shippers u hours to be-
gin their return journey after arrival
at the destination, to y hours after
the disposal of the stock. The COM
mittee also recommended that the
railroads reduce charges on grain
shipments in order that feed for
stock might be bought cheaper. 1t
further recommended that commit
tee be appointed to confer with rail-
road officials to secure the conces-
sions asked, and that if they were
not granted, that the committee take
the matter before the Interstate
Commerce commission.
The executive committee announc-
cd that it had rcappointed Prof. F.
X. Marshall. secretary of the asso-
citation for the coming year. All the
other officers will be elected in con-
vention late today. In view of the
present situation confronting wool
growers. it was' generally believed
that Frank ]. Hagenbarth would be
asked to remain as president.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
No Reason for War BetWeei,
us. and Japan, Admiral Says
German Officer Points Out Advantages of America
Against Attacks From Any Foreign Power
Landing of Army on Either Canadian or
Mexican Soil Practically Impossible.

driven Australia into America 5
arms. because their interests in the
Pacific are identical. 4
From purely strategic point Of
view, leaving aside sentimental ideals
as they were left aside at Versailles,
| would say America should have
taken the German Merienna islands
as her spoils. If it really fears a
Japanese war, it was foolish not to
takc-naval stations. If it had taken
them. America would not be accused
of militarism while Japan's naval &C
tivities would be confined to small
radius. However, England's action
united America and Australia, which
is probably best for both.
Aerial Warefare Impossible.
"In war between America and
Japan or England, aerial warfare
must not be considered. 1t is long
distance between Japan and Cali
fornia or Mexico. Well say the
warships and transports of Japan
come the thousands Of miles. They
will arrive off the Mexican coast
with bunkess empty. Mexico can
not supply the needed coal or oil be-
cause it requires enormous harbor
facilities to coal ships. Finally the
Japanese approach the American
coast and few submarines could
sink the transports and prevent a
landing"
"But these conditions do not hold
good for the Philippines" I sug-
gested.
"Yes, and no." replied the admiral.
In my opinion, a fleet of subma-
rines, with some support from forts
and warships to keep the submarine
basis from destroyers, could prevent
the enemy from occupying the Phil
ippines. Without submarines the
Philippines would be easy prey.
"Should America decide ON a de-
cisive battle on japanese soil or i'll
Asiatic waters. it has series of ma
val bases at Hawaii. Guam and the
Philippines. while Japan attacking
America, would not have any sup
port"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
Germans Deliver Huge
Amount Of Shipping

Paris, Jan. ls.-shipping, includ-
ing the armistice deliveries, totaling
2;054.729 tons, had been turned over
TO the reparations commission BY
Germany at the end of 1920. All
but $4,000 tons were steamships.
Germany is still to deliver about
100000 tons.
The reparations commission up
10 the end, of December, had dis
tributcd 1,S12.l75 tons as follows:
Great Britain. l.477,839 tons;
France. l66,924; Italy, l24.90l;
Japan, 28,o78. and Belgium, 1881.
Twenty-nine, of SO steamers in
South American ports have arrived
in Germany and are being repaired
for delivery. The nine others have
sailed for Germany. one being
wrecked on the way.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
New York Man Frozen
To Death in Alaska

Nome, Alaska, Jan. lo,-Thomas
Ward, president and general man
ager of the Ward Copper company
of New York, was found frozen to
death a few miles from Teller,
Alaska, January II, according to
word reaching Nome.
According to- the report, Ward
left the company's mining camp in
the inner Seward peninsula with an
Eskimo man and woman and two
dog teams, en- route to Teller, a
reindeer station OH GRAVITY harbor.
After reaching the top of the divide
above Teller, the three became lost
in the darkness. The Eskimos said
they decided to go back to a cabin
they had seen, but Ward proceeded
on alone.
For the next two days, the
Eskimos said, they were storm
bound in the cabin and on the third
day battled they way into the sta
ton, only to learn that Ward had
not arrived. A searching party
started out the next day and found
Wards sled and dog team on Dewey
creek.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
Tilden Men Qualify as Experts
In Booze Case: Drink Up Evidence

to hear the evidence owing to the
prominence of the prisoner. +
Patrick Stanton, one of the most
prominent citizens Of Tilden. was
first called as witness. The bottle
was passed TO him and after tasting,
he told the court story which made
the crowd laugh. He declared it was
not intoxicating liquor.
Otto Houser was then called. He
tasted OF the contents. and testified
that he had not tasted liquor for
iour years, and the court declared
that this evidence was too remote.
| Ray Ashburn drank literally of
the contents and passing the bottle
to Otto limerick. remarked it could
not make him drunk.
When the bottle reached the court.
it was empty and there being no fur
ther evidence, the prisoner was
acquitted of the charge
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20

Tildcn, Neb.. Jan. l9.-(Special)
When Dick Clark was brought be-
fore Justice Cornctt charged with
having possession of Intoxicating liq-
uor, expert testimony was allowed.
The half pint OF what was charged
to be Intoxicating liquor was tasted
by four experts.
When ihe bottle was passed to the
fourth only few drops remained
When the bottle was returned to
the court it was empty.
The evidence being all gone. tho
court dismissed the case.
The prosecution claimed that
Clark dropped the bottle from his
pockets while searching for hand
kcrchief. The town marshal, stand
ing nearby, made the arrest. Several
hundred townspcoplc were in court
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
Irish Republic
Building g Up Big
Shipping g Trade
Self-Styled ''Consul General
At New York Tells Of Serv-
ice Being Established With
Other Countries.

Washington, Jan. 1o.-Thc pro-
visional Irish republic, through its
consular service, is building up a
large and successful direct shipping
between Ireland and other countries,
especially with the United States,
the commission of 100 investigating
the Irish question was told by ].
L. Fawsitt, who said he was the Irish
consul general at New York.
A fortnightly service between New
York and Cork, he said. is i'll opera
ton and another service will open
soon between Boston and ireland.
England, he said, was making
every effort to prevent direct ship
ping with ITeland.
"On account of her large debt to
the United States. Great Britain
probably will not take extreme meas
ures to ebrahhass American foreign
shipping" he added, although it
has subjected every ship to search
and other indignhies"
No passenger vessels are allowed
to land in Ireland direct from Amer
ica, h declared, adding that this was
"England's effort to stifle American
passenger service that would COM
pete with the British monopoly"
England Waging Warfare.
Warfare has been waged against
Irish shipping by English seaport
towns, he declared.
Data and figures intended to show
the result of British economic re-
preston in Ireland were presented
by Fawsitt. who summed up the
Irish question as a "clash between
two forms of civilization. the cen
tralized, capital controlled govern
ment, represented by Great Britain,
and cooperative community system,
represented by the Irish republic"
The blank and tans" by destruc-
ton of creameries, dairies, banks
and other industries operated by the
cooperative effort and capital of
the Irish farmers, are fighting the
battles of the British trusts" he de-
clarcd. Thus destruction has
amounted to an actual loss OF S.
100000, but by Gripping flourish
ishing and gorwing system. it has
caused losses amounting probaly TO
hundreds of millions"
Grants Withheld.
The British parliament. he said,
had taken cognizance of the danger
to English trusts from the Irish
cooperative system and had with
held the Idish development grants.
Figures from their sources were
said bv Fawsitt to show that Ireland
paid 100000 pounds in taxes to
Great Britain and received only 22,-
100000 in expenditures in return.
The Irish republican government
lie added, "could administer the af-
iairs Of Ireland with the present
taxes and remit from 20,000,000 to
80 900, 900 pounds"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
Snoring Punishable
Offense Under Bill Up
In Oklahoma House

Oklahoma City, Jan. l9.-Snoring
talking III ones sleep or otherwise
disturbing the family and neighbor-
hood peace after | a. m, would be
unlawful and punishable by pre-
scribcd penalties, under bill intro
duced in tho Oklahoma house today.
Loss Of breakfast is prescribed as
the penalty for first offense, living
With a mother -ia-law a certain nam
Der of days is the penalty for the
second offense, with fines ranging
from 500 to $1,000 for the third and
successive offenses.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20

properly attircd. whiic they them
selves are wearing tuxedo suits. or
even business suit"
according to Mr.. Brazer, the
wardrobe OF the perfectly dressed
,nan should include:
One Golf Suit-S90 to $l00.
One Motor Suit--$100.
One Slipon Coat for Motoring
Sl0O.
Three Sack Suits-$l00 each.
One Cutaway for Morning Wear
$50.
One Tuxedo (for Stag only)-$l25
to $l40.
One Full Dress SuitL$17s.
The Prince Albert" is decidedly
passe. There is a growing demand
for fancy colored vests for wear with
business suits. The beginners insist
prices are going up, instead of down
and that the average tailor made suit
will cost $l0Q
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
Calder Measure
Is Denounced b,y
Coal Operators
Official of National Associa'
ton Says Control Bill REV
olutionary in Applica-
tion to Industry"

Washington, Jan. l9.-Provisions
OF the Calder bill for federal regu-
lation of the coal industry were de-
nounced as Revolutionary iii. their
application to relations OF American
government and industry" by ]. D.
A. Morrow, vice president of the
National Coal association, before the
senate manufacturers committee.
Another witness, Huston Thompson,
chairman of the federal trade COM
mission. however, began an endorse
ment of the measure, which he will
resume tomorrow.
When Mr.. Morrow remarked that
the committee Tbetwccn three days"
was passing upon a proposal for
price fixing and measure that was
barely short of naturalization OF
coal mines" Senator Jones, demo-
crat, New Mexico, rctorted that
members of the committee had
spent months and years in study OF
the situation"
Chairman La Toilette switched the
examination to bear on the association
and Mr.. Morrow cited its annual
expenses as about S300,0O0, covering
some activities which he said in re-
cent years were abnormal and his
own salary at $4,000 per annum. All
this, Senator La Toilette observed,
"had to come out of coal produc-
ton costs" and Senator Reed point
ed to officers OF the mine workers
union present and suggested the
miners had "somc organization costs
to come out OF coal, too" Mr.. Nor
row agreed to both suggestions.
Chairman Thompson explained
that the federal trade commission in
1920 had embarked upon cost-find-
ing Investigations in the coal indus
try, but had been stopped by the
courts upon the appeal Of the Ma
tional Coal association.
Basic coal price since 1914 have
increased about 100 per cent, due to
advances in supplies, increased de-
pletion charges and higher wages
the last being. the most important
Mr.. Morrow said.
Present prices on coal at the mines
are below cost of production" he
said. reading reports from districts
made on January Is. ranging from
Sl.l0 to $500 per ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
Well-Known Boxer Held
On Charge Of Murder

Salt Lake City, Jan. 1o.-W. r.
Cyclone Lefty) letters, well-known
in inter-lnountain boxing circles, is
being held by the police in connec-
ton with the death of Clifford
Thurman, son of Justice S. r. Thur
man of the state supreme court and
prominent socially, whose body was
found in a pool at Beck's hot
springs near here last night. Jet
tcrs, who is a taxicab driver, adj
mitted, according to the police, that
he took Thurman, a companion and
two girls, to the springs last night
Following the discovery of the body
letters and Thurman's companion
and the two girls were taken into
custody for investigation.
Chief of Detectives Beckstcad dc
clared that Thurman had been
punched severely in the face and
then thrown into the water
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
Bill
Cut Sl9,OO0,O0O
Bulk of Appropriation of
$33,500,O00 Is Given to
Department. -

Washington, Jan. l9.-The agri,
cultural appropriation bill, carrying
$33,5l7,459 for the next fiscal year
$1o,5ll,925 less than the estimates
was reported today to the house
The total exceeds that for the current
year by $l,804,675.
The bulk of the appropriations is
for use by the Department of Agri-
culture, but $1,000,000 was authorized
for the national forest reservation
committee for acquisition of addi-
tional lands at headwaters of navi-
gable streams. The committee asked
for $10,000,0O0. &
The committee added half mil
lion dollars to the appropriation for
the eradication of animal tuberculo-
sis and 100000 for eradication OF
hog cholera.
Small increases were reported for
aiding development of syrup from
sweet potatoes and for protection OF
the date industry of California, Ari.
zona and Texas from new type OF
BOIL wcevil that threatens its. cxtinc-
t1On. ..--..
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
Increase In
House Roll
Defeated
Reapportionment Measure
With Amendment Limiting
Membership to 435 Passed
After Bitter Fight.
Bill Is Ready for Senate
THREE CENTS


Washington, Ian. l9.--At the end
OF the most turbulent session Of the
present congress, the house today
adopted the rcappointment bill,
with an amendment limiting its
membership for 10 years to the
present total OF ASS.
+ The fight to prevent increase to
483 was won several hours CARRIER,
however. when the house in COM
mittee OF the whole refused to post.
pone consideration of redistricting
and then voted 1913 to n, to keep
the present maximum. 1t was after
long preliminary wrangling that the
bill was brought before the house
itself for a final showdown. The
435 amendment finally was agreed
to, 2o7 to 76, and the measure made
ready for the senate.
At the start the effort was made
literally to knock the bill in the
head by striking out the enacting
clause. 1t started veritable row.
Amendments Defeated.
After deciding to 60 ahead with
the measure, Representative Bar
bour. republican, California, mem-
Der OF the census committee, made
himself heard above the din and
proposed the 455 maximum amend
ment, around which the battle was
waged. Other amendments were Of
fered. one to cut the membership
to 307 and another to raise it to 400.
Roth 1uare voted down
After the real fight had been set
tied. Representative Tinkham, re-
publican, Massachusetts, came up
with a proposal to reduce house
seats in states where negroes arc
denied the right of franchise, and
the battle started afresh.
After nearly two hours debate a
point of order against the bill was
sustained.
Fresh Wrangle.
Another wrangle developed over
an amendment by Representative
Barbour to perfect the bill by pro-
viding for the machinery for redis-
tricting in the II states which will
lose seats after March 4. 1928. The
Barbour plan and many substitutes
finally were defeated.
AS the bill stands,N the, states
which will lose representation arc:
Missouri, two seats, and Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
| Maine, Mississippi, Mebras ka.
Rhode Island and Vermont, ore
each. These II seats will be shifted
(Tmn to Page Two. Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
Woman Robbed on Train
On Trip From St. Joseph

Council Bluffs police hurried to
the Burlington passenger station
yesterday when informed by telc-
phone that $1,000 robbery had
been committed on train. A woman
with three children, travelling from
St. Joseph. Mo-, to California, re-
ported that she had been robbed OF
a pocketbook-eontaining $500 in casl,
and $500 diamond ring. Accord
ing to her story. she got on the
carly morning Kansas City train
at ST. Joseph and few minutes
later fell asleep. When she awoke
at Pacific Junction she found that
her pocketbood was missing.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
Chicago Men Bring Despair to
Hearts Of Clothing Designers

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago. Jan. -l9.-Chicago men
who have labored under the delusion
that they were fairly well dressed,
came in for an awful shock Tuesday,
when merchant tailor designers toh
them fatty that they asc the most
a5ominably dressed fncn in the world
The designers are holding their
national convention here and they
threw up their hands in despair over
the Chicago situation when they
were informed that Chicago men
have been known to wear tuxedo
spits at functions attended by women.
According to the designers, this is
nothing short of murder.
z. E. Brazcr said:
Just last night at the opera |
saw a man with full dress coat
and striped trousers-can you mag
ne it? Why. | am told your men
escort ladies in tailored gowns, and
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-20
Loup City Farmer Killed
When Auto Turns Turtle

Loup City. Ncb, Jan. l9.-(Spe-
cial.)-John Placek, a farmer, $,
was killed about five miles north
east OF this city when his automo-
bile turned over pinning him under
meath His father was killed about
eight years ago near the same spot
when wagon load of lumber on
which he was riding turned over
Placek was returning home alone
when the accident occurred. An in
ves.igation showed that the car
stopped on slight incline and roll
ing backwards turned over. Placek
is survived by one child. his wife
lying several years ago.