The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-25
Washington News
By Associated pr.s.


 Washlngton, January 24.-Schedule n of the tariff. once bone of con .entlon among tariff makers. ha. Iailen into innocuous desuetude in these bone-dry days. It covers wines iiquors and mineral waters and as r,o- pody mad any occasion to talk about ehe two commodities now excluded lioin the country as undesira bles, ant nopody seemed to take much interest Tn mineral waters, tomorrow's wavs ana means committee hearings m scheduIe Ii were canceled today.
 President Wilson received todav q delegation of Syrians from Brazil whc presented to him plaque as token oi the gratltude of the Syrians in Bra Nli Tor his efforts in behalf Of smal, nations and for the help extended nyrla during the war by the Amer ican nation"
 The small stand first used st ina inauguration of Abraham Lincoln and ot eNeIy inauguration since except wnen William II. Taft became Pres loent, will be used when Warren n harding takes the oath of office. The exception In the case of Mir. Taft was because the ceremony occurred in fbo senate chamber on account of ths weather. ''e
 
 The supreme court will recess from neae Monday to February 2S, it was
 rroceedings to recover S14.32s.S3q 31 rom the government were bepun ta- day in the United States court os cIaims by the Pussey and Jones com pany Of Wilmington, Del. The com sn, pnmy claims it is entitled to the aount specified because of the com mandeering of it's ships. wards qua plants by the shipping board durins. lne war. under the national defense act oeiehse
 Tne body of W. A. F. Ekeneren iate swedish minister to the United states. who died here several weeks aso. was started on its homeward yoy- ayS tooay. With fitting ceremony if was removed from a receiving vs,i. ana placed aboard the yacht sv1nb wnich sailed later for Hampton Roads here the casket will be transferrad 70 the battleship New Hamnsh,ra "hich will will take it to Sweden.
 Early adjustment of ths aoo, ana political difficulties in Cuba wac lnoicated in report received at tha state department today from Mat Gsn Enocn II. Crowder. He outlined tarns of bill adopted by one of the homsns or the Cuban Congress. desipnaa ts protect the banks. now upheIa h., "
 oate and programme for tho dedication Of the LincoIp .ne rial now nearing competitor s,'a expected to be determfned inee.lhg or the Lincoln memorial cor, mission here next Saturday. Eory,s President Taft, who is now in Barr,,,,,s It was announced tonight, will return se. this country in time to preside at .b.s meeting as president of the commission
 Cotton ginned prior to Jannar ,s amounted to 12016.467 bales, exclusive ,r linters and including 4.624 round ha,es. IS, 4Sl bales Of American Egyptian and l.es4 bales of Sea Island. -''N
 loan of *s.s25,ooo to the Southern railway for the purchase of new enuin- ment was approved today by the inter- state commerce commission. The road must provide sS,s25.0O0 for the same plIr- pose.
 Chester Powell of California resigned today as a member of the new shipp,nr board, effective immediately. It was afa- nounced at the White House that lie " oS ac6fiHS tic pOdTu to become nQem@ Der of the California railroad commis- sion.
 Return to the Journal and TribunH Publishing company. Knoxville, Tenn. If <, 300 postage collected by the postoffic4 Experiment. on packages of paper marked Tor transporta tion by express was denied by the supreme court today when 1t up- 1eld the court of claims. The publish. ne company complained that for several years packages of papers destined Tor the express had been thrown by mail carriers into the mail trains and that it was charged the postal rate.
 The supreme court today upheld the luthority of the alien property custodian Q seize securities deposited in this coun- ry by the German insurance companies Q protect American policyholders. The 'ourt said that there could be no doubt hat the trading with the enemy act au- horized such seizure.
 Electoral votes from six states-In- iiana, Maryland, Nevada. North Caro- ina. Oregon and Utah-had net arrived, IS required by law. when Vice President Marshall closed hls office tonight. Re- urns which have been mailed, however. rom some of the states may be used at he joint session of Congress February 9 Q count the votes for President and Vice 
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