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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
ALLIES ACCEDE ID RUSSIAN REQUEST
 AT HAGUE FARLEY
Credits Will Be First Question to Come Before Farley. English Delegate Makes
 Statement
ny Associated Press

The Hague. June 27.-Determined to go to the limit Of conciliatlon Europe's delegates acceded to the Russian request to discuss credits first, and at the initial joint meet ing of the conference today Russian proposals were heard and an un, equivocal reply was made to them.
 The formal bolshevik request for an arrangement for loans or credits vas met fby the pronouneement on the part of allies that before there could be any thought of credits tae world must know the exact sltua- ton in Russia and what the soviet intended to do with the credits. Moreover, the Russians were infor med that capital could only flow to rus-2 sia In proportion to the re~establls ment If confidence, and confidence largely depended on what the bolsns. wiki did about private property and debts. All three questions 1t was declared. were tnter-dependent and inseparable.
 To supply Information
 Maxim Litvinoff head of the so- viets. agreed to supply detailed .h- formation.
 At todays meeting Baron Avez- zano, president of the subcomml ssinn on credits invited the Russians to outline their proposals for the re- construction of Russia under the fol- lowing headings:
 First. Transports; second, agricul- ture third. industry; fourth, internal and foreign commerce.
 ' Under a substitute heading the fol- lowing question was asked: 'Do you +afr r fra ' district first In the work of recon struction in Russia ?"
 ; NJ I.itvinoff asked whether the governments represented at the cor ference were prepared to give cred it's, and he wished to know also if the subcommision would give guar antees that credits would be forth coming: otherwise. he said, discus sion would be useless.
 Young Replies
 Milton Young, of the British dele gation, replied:
 we cannot answer that question without Information which Russia alone can give us; it could only he answered on the assumption that a satisfactory solution would be reach ed Obviously, we are not going to answer you in the negative, be- cause we would not be here unless we all hoped to find basis for credits and make that basis fruitful.
 'Whether we can get a basis de- pends largely on the work done on the two other subcommissons If the conditions reached by those sub comm lssions are satisfactory 1t will be possible for us to recommend to our government the use of their cabinet machinery to help Russian trade"
 M. Litvinoff expressed satisfaction with the explanation and announced that he would supply the informa- ton required on condition that the subcommission would discuss guar antees and credits and that the Rus sians would not again be referred to as persons outside the conference. He then made the proposition that goods should be supplied 10 the Rus sian government with the under standing that the governments wou.d back their own merchants' bills. This idea met with little favor and appar- ently was abandoned by Litvinoff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
TAX COLLECTOR OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
 I TAXES OWN LIFE
(Idge s. J. Petrie, Prominent Official of RusselIviIIe, Be- comes Despondent and
 Ends Life

Russellville. June 27-(Special.)-
 Judge S. J. Petrie. tax collector of franklin county, took his own life his afternoon by using pocket
 Inife with which he is believed
 D have cut an artery in his left Irm. Judge Petrie was last sen in lis office at 2 o'clock when ,,e left |uietly and retired to jury room. The body was found early in the |vening after search led by mem lers of the family who became
 Harmed when he did not come to upper.
 A bucket of blood was also found n the small jury room. where sui- f;de is thought to have taken place Into which the blood coursed when he artery was severed.
 Judge Petrie had been suffering fom high blood pressure for ome lime and had just recently returned D his home and to the duties of his Sffice from his farm where he spent host of his latter days trying to re- lover CT ameliorate the malady He Fas prominently connected in court (ircles in Russellville. having served Is probate judge of the county prior 5 becoming tax. collector, the latter lost having been filled by him once Pefore. For the past two months, however. he had been unable to con- knct the affairs of his office.
 t The deceased was 50 years of age Ind besides his wife. is survived by Eeveral children, and two brothers. ". c. Petrie, merchant of Russell lille, and John Petrie of Belgreen- Funeral services will be conducted here tomorrow. 1t was announced
 hte tonight at the home. A wide lircle of friends of the deceased and his bereft family both here and .hrouEhout the entire state wih
 mourn the loss of this beloved citi-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
NALSHATTACKS } FARM SCHEDULE
 IN TARIFF BILL
Declares Measure Is Attempt Ito Make Raid on Consumers of Country-Amend-
 ments Rejected
By Associated Press

{ Washington, June 27.-The agri- Nltural schedule in the administra- gbn tariff bill was attacked today in he Senate by Senator Walsh of massachusetts,, a democratic leader Z the finance committee, and defend d by Chairman McCumber of that ommittee, and Senator Gooding, re- Iublican, Idaho, chairman of the re- Iublican agriculture tariff bloc. The lebate continued for several hours 'ith result that none of the com bittee amendments in the schedule Eere voted on.
 The paragraph dealing with duties in cattle and fresh beef and veal fnally came under consideration and Fithout record vote. amendments y Senator Walsh of Massachusetts 10 reduce the committee rates were iejected.
 Raid On Concumers
 Asserting that the bill was "an at iempt to make raid on the con- tuners of the country such as never lefore has been dreamed" Senator Walsh declared that if effective the luties proposal on meats, cereals, otatoes and apples afone would in irease the cost to he consumers
 $1,316,o00,000 annually or about ,105 for the average family of six.
 his did not take into account, he l~f l. s.., fs gllow from the duties on butter, bgss poultry, fruit. fish, and the lany other foods in the schedule.
 Discussing what he denominated Is the influence of the republican agricultural tariff bloc on the Sen te finance committee majority in he framing of the bill, Senator Walsh said that this "influence and ressure" was successful was shown y the fact that the committee in lreased from 20 to $50 per cent the luties on commodities in which the Sloc was interested and reduced the Iouse rates on all other products in Ee agriculture schedule. He as- grted also that rates werc lowered n agricultural products of the dem cratic states of the south and said was 'inconceivable that political aarty would carry partissnship to aach an extent"
 Takes Share of Responsibility < RepfySns for the coElmitteA, Sem tor AfcCumber declared he was will Tag to take his share of the respon- tibility for the increase over the House rate, adding that they would lave been made bloc or no bloc He hid he was glad of the assistance lat the bloc had rendc-oi in "do-l iig justice to the farmer.p
 The North Dakota senator argued hat the farm workers wer9 as much Intitled to a living wage as the Eorkers ill the city, whose wages ind standard of living, he said, had een advanced to a aign plane un- Ter a protective tariff system. He lec.ared :. was the duty of Con- lress to increase the living standard ] the country to that obtained In he city.
 As to tho effect of ta-lss duties on lrices, Senator McCumber expressed lie opirIop that not all of the pro- Iosed increases in tariffs on farm Iroducts would be passed on to the z consumer but asserted that even if lnNy were the city man with wage sangrng from s5 to S10 day" hkould be willing to pay out a few ssnIs extra each day for foodstuffs 10 as to enable the farmer to earn
 living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
FORTY AMERICANS HELDFOR RANSOM
 IN MEXICAN CITY
Incident May Affect Relations of United States With 0bre- gon Government-Prop-
 erty Also Held
By Associated Pres.

Washington, June c7.-Seizure of 40 American employees of the Cortez Oil company at Tampico Mexico. reported to the state department to- day as security for a ransom of 15.- 900 pesos created a stir in official circles in Washington. Lacking further information as to what has happened behind what is apparently a rigid censorship at Tampico, how over, there was little to indicate tonight whether the incident would lead to any change of attitude here toward the Obregon government in Mexico.
 In fact at the White House 1t was said that relations between the United States and Mexico were not likely to be affected by the bandit outbreak and the recent Kidnapping for ransom of Bruce Bielaski, for meriy of the department of justice and more recently identified with American oil interests in Mexico.
 Few Details Received
 Beyond brief report stating that in addition to the two score Ameri- can employees a quarter of a million 
 erty of the Cortez Oil company was being held as security for the pay ment dems nded. no other word had reached the state department tonight concerning the bandit action in Tam pico.
 Both the embassy in Mexico City and the consul at Tamplco were in structed to press for immediate ac- ton by the Mexican federal authori- ties. adequate protection for Ameri- can lives and property and punish ment of the bandits.
 The consul reported that the rebel general Gorozave. with a40 men held the property and the 70 Americans and had given IS hoars from Sunday morning when the raid occurred for payment as demanded. The time limit elapsed this morning. It was ex- pected that further word would come at any moment. showing what finally had occurred.
 Gorozave is new figure in the Mexican situation.
 There were indications that the state department officials were not exactly sure just what sort of sit nation they had to meet. Some ele- ments in the meager official account inclined them 10 move cautiously beyond prompt insistence that the Mexican federal government authori- ties protect all American interests adequately.
 At least so far as is known the state department had not tonight
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
SENATE ACCEPTS DAM AMENDMENT
 AGAINST ITS WILL
UnderWood'S Influence Large ly Responsible For Final Senate Adoption of Wilson
 Dam Appropriation
By HUGH ". ROBERTS Washington Bureau, The Age Herald,
 H(lQ Da vfd ann RufIdfu

bOO Davidson Building.
 Washington, June 2T-(Special.) ) If the Henry Ford offer for Muscle Shoals depended on the postpone ment until October 1, of the availa- bility of an appropriation of $7,500,- 900 for the completion of Wilson dam, Senator Oscar ". Underwood of Alabama deserves the credit.
 The Senate, after an acrimonious debate, today accepted the action of the House by the narrow margin of four votes. The mood of the Sem ate was ugly, beyond any doubt. Tho Senate did not want to accept the action of the House, but for personal appeals made by Senator Underwood to members Of the appropriation and military committees. the Senate would not have accepted the action of the House
 Senator Underwood very frankly told the Senate that in his opinion the action of the House in delaying the availability of the appropriation was most unfortunate." At the same time. he argued. 1t would be folly to send the army appropriation bill to- conference. He felt that there was danger that in conference the item in favor of the dam might have 10 be eliminated in Srder that the army appropriation bill might be put through.
 Norris Denounces
 Senator Norris of Nebraska. chair man of the agricultural committes. which is considering Muscle Shoals. was bitterly denunciatory of the ac- tion of the House He charged that Henry Ford was playing politics and that Gray Silver, agent of the Amer ican Farm Bureau federation, was worthy of severe criticism for the pressure he was seeking to bring against senators. He argued the folly
 Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
EFFORTS ID END STRIKE CONTINUE;
 SUGGEST FARLEY
Lewis Remains in Washinqton Following Conferences Mon- day--No Official State
 ment Is Made
By Associated Press

Washington, June 27.-Assurances multiplied today that the attempts of the administration to bring about a settlement of the bituminous coal strike have neither been dropped nor abated.
 From the White House came the word that President Harding felt difficult and delicate negotiations to be necessary before the spokesmen for the striking miners and the representatives of the mine owners could be gotten together for wage agreement, and resumption of work. Further, there were intimations that government intervention now con- fined to persuasion and suggestion. might in some way hscoms pointed and forcible should the public safety and welfare demand early settle ment and the present means prove futile in bringing 1t about.
 Lewis in Washington
 Meanwhile, John L. Lewis, presi- dent of the United Mine Workers of America, remained in Washington. although there was no definite in- formation that his prolonged stay after his Monday meeting with the President was official suggestion
 There was intimations that offl- cials were considering a plan to bring a few representative opera tors together with leaders of the miners union for the discussing in formally of prospects for holding a conference authorized to make a wage agreement. In all the discus sions. 1t was lfIatiy declared, that the government would not announce in advance adoption of any plan for dealing with the strike. but that some action might be expected.
 100000 Men still Out
 As yet there has been no declara- ton either In quarters informed as to the opinion of operators or from MT. Lewis for the mine workers that the original differences which pre- cipitated a strike last April before any attempt at any agreement was made have been overcome.
 Latest estimates in the possession of the government indicate there still are 600,000 miners on strike. about 91,000 of this number being non7union men. On July 1, 1t was stated today by government offi- cials. who have followed the strike, the surplus coal supply will be at danger point. Already they said the anthracite surplus supply Is ex- hausted and within a week 1t is probable the bituminous supply will be around 10,000,000 tons. which, In the opinion of government experts, represents critical situation.
 That the railroads of the country are reported as having a surplus supply of at least 10000, 900 tons. does not relieve the general situa- ton, it was said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
TwENTY-oNE KILLED
By Associated Presa

Calexico, Mexico, June 27.- Twenty -one men have been killed in and around Mexicali. Lower Cali fornia. In the last two weeks, ac- cording to official report in Calexico. just across the international line. This compilation was made today. following the discovery today of eight dead Mexicans two and a hatf miles east of ca1exico. one of the bodies being In an irrigation ditch on the American side of the boundary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
BURGLARY CHARGED

Will Jennings. Seventh avenue. be- tween Seventh and Eighth streets, was arrested by Detectives Peveler and McCombs yesterday afternoon and charged with the burglary of the Birmingham Grain company, Avenue F and Fourteenth street. which oc- cured at an early hour yesterday morning.
 Jennings is alleged to have stolen $5 and pair of spectacles from the warehouse of the firm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
Only One LoophoLe
 Left By Unions To
 Stop WaLkout Of Men
Sweeping Demands Are Made of Roads by Head of Brotherhoods- Officials Declare Carriers Will Not
 Accept and Strike Now Seems Inevitable
By Associ ated Press

strike of railway shop the be
  in was made known from B. M Jewell head of the shop crafts, the Assoc of Ralw Execut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
Defense Counsel Charges
 Slain Man Attempted To Shoot First, in Murder Case
Surprise Sprung in Case of Youthful Oklahoma Man at Conclusion of Trial-Grl Widow of Dead Man.to
 Take Stand Today for State in Rebuttal

Saltwater, oa June 27.(speeial)-A surprise staged by Frank Nbi attorney for Earl Gordon trial in the district
 of murder of Beckham Cobb the the defense the attorney said that it would be shown cartridge did
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
BUY IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age Herald by Birmingham merchants are guaranteed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
WEATHER FORECAST

Alabama: Local showers and thunder storms Wednesday and Thursday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-08
MYERS ORDERS PROBE
INTO LEXINGTON FIRE
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Continued From Second Page.)
sections Of the city and less rigid In
others. and the formulators feel re-
paid for their labor In the knowledge
that under its enforcement they have
at least in n modest way contributed
to making 1t possible to obtain the
greatest measure of return for ma
terial and labor, as we'll as assuring
the safety of buildings.
"The revision of the building code
was begun in July. 1919, by a COM
mission formed of the members of
the Council Committee on Ordinances,
together with the Building Inspector
and four citizens appointed by Colonel
w. NJ. Myers. Director OF Public
Safety. The four citizens were j.
Amber Johnston, w. Duncan Lee. Il.
ID. Newell and John II. Wilson.
THE commission delegated the
preparations OF the code to these four
men and the Building Inspector, and
on them has fallen the burden OF the
work. y x III 33tS
Among those who were especially
courteous and generous with5Sth
.asGlstance We're the members of the
building trades OF n edmond the Real
Estate ISxehan Sc, toge ether WI tn Mr..
Ira w w oolaon, New York; Mr..
a. M 8 Soho en- OF Aflanta; and b the
building iiisp torss OF ID eaTIs II All the
spflncipal OF Ees:S nj fit Is sfurhiHhSd
dat Il 4,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-08
z OTHER DISASTERS
RECALLED BY FIRE
Eight We're Killed in Spots
wood Blaze, Fifty-Two
Years Ago.
BURNED AT CHRISTMAS
Jefferson Prey to Flames in
1901, With Half-Million-
Dollar Loss.
BURNED AT CHRISTMAS

Eews'of the Lexington Hotel IRE
yesterday recalled to virginians two
other disasters of a similar nature
within the last nfty-two years
Eight were killed In the SpotswooI
Hotel disaster Christmas morning.
1870.
The Jefferson Hotel burned with n
loss Of half million dollars March
%, 1901. None lost their lives.
Peace reisned over the sleeping
city OF Richmond mt midnight Christ
mas Eve. 1870. One nour and fifteen
minutee later came the alarm OF fire,
jangllng harshly on the cold night
air. No light was visible at first.
but soon reflection of lurfd red flames
illuminated the sky. People rushed
to Eighth and Main Streets and saw
the Spotswocd Hotel in flames. Fran
tic men and women leaped from their
beds and rushed out into the bitter
cold clad only.-in night robes. Eigh,
were burned to death. including n
Miss Kennerly. Many were injured
leaping from windows to the street
or by the flames,
Firemen Covered with Ice.
Firemen. fought bravely to aueil
the fire. They were covered with a
sheeting of Ice. Their efforts were
futile. Tho hotel, a four-story build
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-08
ARMS MEET WILL SAVE
U. S, MILLIONS ON NAVY
Federal Reserve Board De
clares, in Statement, $780,
100000 Will Be Kept.
by Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. Feb. IA saving
of about s20o.oo0.oo0 for the United
States on the present building pro-
gram of the navy will result from
agreements reached at the limita ton
of arms conference. the Federal Re-
serve Board declared in n statement
tonight. High naval officials, how
ever, were OF the opinion that the
boards estimate was TOO high. as. IL
was explained. the scrapping OF
ships now under construction would
Involve the payment of claims to the
builders. which might offset con-
siderable portion of the savings re-
sulting from hating the building
program.
Limitation of armaments decided
upon at the conference will effect i'm
mediately. tho board declared, savings
only in the three countries-the
United States. England and Japan,
whose finances are already In n rela
lively sound condition. Savings in
England and Japan. the board cstI-
mated. would be approximately equiv
alent to those OF this country.
In France and Italy, however, the
board explained. no Increase in naval
armsments had been contemplated, so
that their immediate problems would
not be affected.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-08
Fire Not to Delay
Printing of Bills
" ork, Saunders Says,
VIII Be Done by vii
liam Byrd Press.

There will be no interruption In
the business OF the Virginia State
Legislature because of the fire which
DESTROYED the printing establishment
Of Clyde w. Saunders early yester-
day morning. Mr.. Saunders does the
bulk of the printing for the State,
and shortly before the fire had
finished a number OF bills. This
work was completed Monday night
and the hills turned over to the
binder.
Mr.. Saunders said last night that
he would be able to print the bills
at the establishment OF the william
Byrd Press. The entire plant was
demolished by the flames and re-
suited In an estimated loss OF s40,-
600. Mr., Saunders said that he was
unable to ascertain the exact loss.
Work OF checking over the books of
the establishment was started last
night.
Three linotype machines. owned by
10. r. Lafferty, and which have been
printing the bills. Were destroyed
Although IL Will be Impossible IL
handle the work In the Saunders es
Establishment, tho bills will come GU,
on time.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-08
HOTEL CLERK At HIS DESK
AS BLAZE CREPT UPWARD
T. D. Frey Tells of Discovery
of Fire Which Swept the
Lexington.

T. D. Frey. clerk at the Licking
ton Hotel. who was on duty when
the fire broke out, was sitting at
MS desk which he first discovered the
flames and smoke creeping UP the
tire escape from the basement.
Immediately went to the switch
board to ring the rooms of the
guests" Mr.. Frey snid. but it was
out OF order. as the lincman had
been working on the telephone sys-
Gem In the hotel. and the main con
nection was severed. i told the bell
boy to rush up the stairs and
awaken as many guests as possible.
The flames grew to such Intense
heat so quickly. and the smoke be-
came so thick, II was almost i'm
possible to get to the rooms to arouse
them. i rushed out into the street
to turn in the alarm, and when I
returned the flames were eating their
way up the elevator shaft"
Mr.. Frey declares but few Of the
guests awaited themselves OF the fire
escapes. but rushed to the wind ws
crying for help and were trapped in
their rooms. He said many were
hanging from the windows above;
some OF them jumped. while others
dropped. being unable to hold on
any longer.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-08
HOTEL DISASTERS ARE RECALLED BY VRGINIANS

Ing. soon was a mass OF ruins and
tangled. twisted wreckage. The
Grant Building adjoining also was
burned. The appalling disaster de-
stroyed tho happiness Of the sea-
son and turned RIchmonds JOY to
mourning.
Those killed In the Are were: Sam
uel Fl. Hines, Erasmus Ross. Miss
kenneriy. Samuel w. Robinson, j.
II. Hobson, w. H. Pace. Joe Ferriss
and II. a. Thomas.
Hiram S. Thomas. OF Fincastle. who
registered at the Lexington Hotel
Monday night. died in Memorial Hos
pital. His back was broken.
The night OF March 90 1901. the
Jefferson Hotel. pride OF the city of
Richmond. was destroyed by FIRE, en-
failing property loss estimated at
100000. 1t Is memorable as night
OF sorrow In Richmond.
Fire was discovered in a bIanYet
room on the fourth floor of the build
Ing at 1 o'clock. At first 1t was he
iieved the blaze was not Of serious
nature. But 1t spread rapidly and
soon went to the sixth story. Fire
fighters came quickly and va,iantIy
fought the flames. but were unable
"a check them. Guests hurried from
tbs building. leaving their valuable.