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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19
SENATOR'S DEMAND RATE REDUCT|O
Watson Offers Bill Ordering Railroads to Issue Inter-
 changeabIe Mileage Books
By Associated Press

Washington, January 1s.-Demands for reduced railroad rates, both freight and passenger, were made by was begun on the bill of Senator Watson, republican, Indiana, to order the railroads to issue interchange able mileage books in 5,Oc0-mlle lots al 2h cents per mile.
 Reduced rates would stimulate traffic and increase railroad revenue, said Senator Cummins, republican, Iowa. chairman of the Senate inter state commerce commission. Rate re auctions were hoped for, he added, as result of the present rate inquiry of the interstate commerce commits sion.
 Present rate levels, Senator Robin son, democrat, Arkansas. said had not only obstructed commerce, but in hundreds of cases had actually stopped business. The interchange able mileage books plan, he added, would increase passenger traffic and fill cars which the railroads, he de-
 
 Senator Robinson spoke at length in support of the Interchangeable mileage book bill which has been urged by many organizations of travelling men and commercial bodies. The bill was opposed by Senator Cummins, who offered a substitute authorizing the interstate commerce commission to order mileage books at rate which would be fair and com pensatory.
 Congress could not say he asserted whether the proposed rate of 21a cents mile would be fair. He also was trespassing on state rights, he ar gued in proposing to fix a rate for intrastate travel.
 Senator Robinson proposed that the mileage books be issued in 1000 in- stead of 5,000-mile books.
 Further discussion went over until tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19
EUROPE ID NEED
 HUGE |MPORTSOF
 J. s. FOODSTUFFS
Investigators of Agricultural Department Say Nations Will Have Shortage Of
 Farm Products
By AssocIated Pres.

Washington. January 1S.-Europe this year will require huge imports of American foodstuffs, the depart ment of agriculture announced to- day in making public a summary af the report of G. F. Warren and N. F. Callander. who returned recently after making study of European agricultural and market conditions. Germany alone, it was said, vii need 2.00O,00O tons of imported food before the next harvest. and tn, United Kingdom. France and Scandi- navian countries, Czecho -Sloyakia. Austria, Italy and switzerland are looking to America for grea. quan- titles to supplement their own sup plies.
 Excellent yields of wheat and rye were obtained before the severe drought of last spring developed, the oats, corn, potatoes, sugar beets and fodder crops were extensively dam aged. Pasturage was so severely affected in some countries. 1t was said, that live stock was sold off with a resultant depression of meat mar kets. and the drought delayed plant ing of winter wheat and caused reduction in acreage.
 Surplus Producins Countries
 Roumania, Hungary and Poland normally surplus producing countries are expected to be of little assistance in feeding the remainder of Europe this year. l.. c. Michaels, who is in- vestigating conditions in that coun- try for the department, has reported that Roumania's exportable surplus. which had been heavily counted upon. probably will be less than S00,00n tons. and that transportation diff culties. price fixing and govern mental conditions may interfere with the movement of this. While Hun garian officials announced m No- vember that permits had been issued for exportation of 100000 tons O. wheat flour and thls amount later was increased, transportation are ex- pected to interfere greatly with it's movement.
 Little progress likewise had been made in exporting 50,e00 tons of rye and barley from Poland under per .nits issued last fall. and it is said to be probable now that imports will be needed in that country before the next harvest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19
Change in Irish Gouernment Now
 Being Completed
By Associated Press

Dublin. January 1S.-James McMa- hon, under-secretary for Ireland. and A. W. Cope. assistant under-secre- tary, spent the greater portion of the afternoon at the Mansion House which for the present is the head quarters of the new government. pre- sumably in consultation concerning the details of the transfer of powers. as outlined in an official statement tonight.
 The new provisional government has been prompt in fixing itself in the saddle and every one of lrelanu' s numerous officials will learn tomor- row morning who Is his new official chief. The money difficulty has been surmounted by an arrangement with the Bank of Ireland. which has agreed to a loan of 100000 pounds to the provisional government.
 Dublin castle, 1t Is reported, will be converted into museum.
 The statement of the publicity de- partment relative to the details of the transfer shows that every gov ernment department has already come under the provisional ministry and all persons are directed to carry on until furtehr orders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19
GUEST OF FATAL
 ARbUCKLE PARTY
 TAXES THE STAND
Miss Blake Tells of Night in Comedians Hotel Room. pr. Wakefield Also
 TeStifieS
By Associated Press

San Francisco, January 1s.-Ros COG c. Arbuekle. excused his appear ance in pajamas and bath robe at the party in which he is alleged to have fatally injured Miss Virginia Rappe. with the explanation that he had met with a serious accident" Miss Alice Blake, a guest at the party testified today in the second trial of a manslaughter charge against Ar buckle.
 Miss Blake testified that for two and a half months preceding the first -rial she was detained with Miss Fey Provost, another witness, against her will at the home of an attache of the district attorneys office. The witness said she would prefer not" to answer a question as to whether she was "mistreated or abused" while in the custody of the district, att torney.
 A bracelet and certain clothing worn by Miss Rappe at the party were introduced and identified by Miss Blake. pr. Francis B. Wake field. at whose hospital Miss Rappe died followed Miss Blake on the stand. The rupture of the abdominal organ which caused Miss Rappes death, was apparently caused by some external force,' he testified. The prosecution contends that the alleged external force was applied by Arbuckle. A chronic affliction of the organ, found by special court commission of three physicians. would have no effect on it's strength, he testified. Dr. Wakefield was the final witness today.
 The appearance of Miss Blake. re- garded as one of the chief proseeu- tion witnesses had no effect in rous- Ing the latent public interest in the trial. There were number of va cant seats in the court room through out the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19
REPUBLICANS ID
 PRESS BONUS BILL
Allied Debt Refunding Bill Will Be Taken Up First,
 Conference Agrees
By Associated Press

Washington, January 1s.-Senate republicans voted today in party con ference to press the allied debt re- funding bill and a soldiers bonus bill in that order. There was & disagreement as to details of the two measures and the conference ad- journed until tomorrow to continue it's discussion.
 The vote to press the refunding bill was unanimous, but the confer ence divided on the bonus measure, unofficial reports giving the result as 31 for and against, with some others either absent or withholding their votes. Republican leaders said, however, that the sizer of the ma jority insured passage of bonus bill at this session.
 While there was no division on the allied debt bill, it developed that the measure as reported by the finance committee met with some objection. inquiry being made especially as to the reason for the elimination of the provisiin requiring semi-annual pay ment of interest on the refunded bonds of the debtor nations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19
Hope of Making Gold
 ArtificiaNy Very
 Slight, Experts Say
By Associated Press

Washington, January 10.-The recent revival of interest in the alchemy and published sugges- lions that artificial gold might become so abundant the natural metal would lose it's value as a bnsis for currency brought rom the United states geographical survey today n statement that no occasion exists for chemists to hope for, nor economists to fear the prosepct of the precious metal being produced in the laboratory.
 sNo one has yet succeeded" the statement said, ''in making gold or in obtaining 1t from any other chemical element. The feat can not he safely called impossible, hut it k fairly certain that If any chemist should succeed In transforming into gold some sub- stance that has hitherto been re- garded ns simple element. the process would he so difficult Ind costly as to make the gold far moro expensive than the natural metal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

Camp Mcclellan may be permanent military center.
 Weeks fears Ford insincere in con- ference on Muscle Shoals. Soldiers ask Congress to accept Henry Ford's Muscle Shoals offer. Army officers will make inspec- ton of Wilson dam today.
 STATE Harris explains purpose of the GorEas school.
 Three buildings at Thorsby burn. Big Improvement of negro schools in south noted at Tuskegee confer ence. Montgomery men tell wild tales of. Bimini trip.
 LOCAL Re-establishment of city's free clinic is indOrsed.
 Unemployed go as city issues it's work orders.
 Mass meeting for Jewish relief at Temple Emanu-El.
 Plans formulated for directing Au- burn drive.
 Formal noHce of banquet made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19
------------' '----s.----------- BAPTISTS LAY PLANS TO COLLECT REMAINDER OF CAMPAIGN PLEDGES
By Associated Press

Nashville, Tenn, January 1s.-Al- though southern Baptists have paid sso,1sO.s4s to the SIS, 900. .ooo campaign since the drive began, this is not up to the original campaign standard, it was pointed out at a meeting of the campaign conservation commits sion here today.
 The Baptists of the south were called upon by the commission to en- gage in urgent prayer" during the next five months in the hope that all subscriptions due may be redeemed in cash by the time of the southern Baptist convention at Jacksonville, Fla, May IT.
 Inspirational meetings will be held in all the states in the hope of stilnu- lating payments during the spring months and the doctrine of steward ship will be proclaimed throughout the south with a view to enrolling a half million tithers among the mem bers of the local churches by the time the convention nteets
 The commission also urged contin- ued emphasis upon evangelism and suggested 100000 baptisms as goal for 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19
= R0YALISTS ATTEMPTING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH
 FORMER QUEEN ZITA
By Associated Press

Zurich, January 1S.-Former Elm press Zita who came from Maderira recently to be present at an opera tion on her son. Robert. has not left the hospital where the operation was performed or received single vis- itor since she arrived. Her present plans are to leave for Paris January 27 and to go from there to Madrid.
 A Zurich socialist newspaper to- day. however, says her departure Is likely to be postponed on account os her delicate condition and that she may ask for a prolonged stay of her journey in Switzerland. If this is granted, the newspaper says, she in tends to go to the convent at Dis ents. which has been center Of activity in favor of former Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary. The Journal adds that Monsignor Sciopa and Baron Fisher Anken. followers of the former Emperor. who have re- turned from Hungary are attempting to get in touch with Zita. wns they regard as leader of the karlist party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19
HARRIS EXPLAINS
 WORK IF GORGAS
 MEMORIAL SCHOOL
Will Not Be Medical College, Nor Be Connected With the University of
 Alabama

Montgomery, January 1s.-(Spe- ciaL)-Dr. Scale Harris, of Birming- nam, one of the directors of the In- ternational Gorgas memorial. who has just returned from Washington. was shown The Associated Press story relative to the establishment of the Gorgas memorial at Tusca- loosa and Panama while in Montgom- cry this evening After reading the story. Dr. Harris gave out the fol- lowing statement:
 '.The Gorgas School of Sanitation which will be established in Tusca loosa, the home of General Gorgas. will not be a medical school, nor will 1t be a part of the University of Alabama. The Gorgas School of Sanitation will be an independent institution under a board of directors made up of leading public health of- ficials in the United States. It will traip sanitary engineers, sanitary in- spectors, public nurses and public health teachers.
 .sThe-e is no such institution In the United SNates and the Gorgas School of Sanitation will not only aid in perpetuating the memory of the greatest sanitarian in the his- tory of the world. but it will help to continue the work of General Gorgas in saving human lives.
 There is great need of trained public health workers and the estab- lishment of the Gorgas School of San itation in the south will mean much for the agricultural and industria. development of this section.
 'The endowment of the Gorgas School of Sanitation will be between S100o,0o0 and s2,0o0,o00; while the Gorgas Institute of Tropical diseases will be between s3.00o.o00 and s5.- O00,000.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19

and then buys one for himself. I like to start the day off right and this can only be done by knowing what is going on.
 T read 1t religiously and in that way keep up with things social, polit- ical and in fact practically everything that Is going on. There may be some women who do not read the papers, but feel that they are few and all the women l know certainly do read the morning paper. l enjoy the style of The AgeHerald for one really knows just where to look for the news"
 Mrs. o. Gordon Erickson
 One of the first things l do in the morning is to read The Age Herald, for I feel that after I have read the paper I can really start the day off right. l enjoy it and am always in terested in things that are going on in the city.
 The news in The Age-Herald is al- ways terse and interesting and the stories are attractively illustrated"
 Mrs. NJ. Y. Dabney
 "Of course women read morning papers as well as afternoon papers and many do not read anything but the morning paper. As soon as have finished my breakfast I get The Age Herald and read 1t then I feel that my day has started off as it should. Particularly Is 1t interesting to note the advertisements and so many
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19
ALLEGED CRUELTY TOWARD SOLDIERS
 IN JA|LS PROBED
Committee Investigating Wat sons Charges Hears No Evidence on Charges of
 Illegal Hanging
By Associated Press

Washington, January 1s.-Testi- nony relating to alleged brutality to- ward enlisted men in home and for eign prison camps was presented to- day to the Senate committee inves- tigating charges that American sol- diers had been hanged without trial in France.
 There was no evidence bearing on the charge of illegal hangings.
 Five of the 10 witnesses expected to testify concerning this phase of the inquiry were summoned, but they did not appear. a report by tue Sen ate sergeant-at-arms showing that four of them could not be located.
 Called as witness after tele- graphing Senator Watson, democrat. Georgia. that he knew of the killing of three soldiers. Bruce Bennear of Elk Garden. W. Va. said he had no knowledge of his own as to such crimes Sharply pressed by members of the committee AS to his reason for making conflicting statements, Ben near explained that he had written the telegrams and that a small town operator, rewriting them with the view of eliminating unnecessary words, had made him say what he did not mean.
 In conducting the examination. Chairman Brandegee gave the wit nesses all the time they desired, but in some instances was unable to get yes" or mo" answer to direct questions as to whether privates al legged to have been beaten up in prison camps actually had been killed.
 The hearink will be resumed to- morrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19
TOBACCO PLOT IS
 CHARGED BY THE
 U. s TRADE BOARD
Three Companies Said to Have Entered Conspiracy to Keep Up Price of
 Products
By Associated Press

Washington, January 1s.-Charges that the American Tobacco company, P. Lorillord company and. to lesser extent, the Liggett & Myers Tobacco company, have each engaged in con spiraeies with numerous sectional and local jobbers associations to keep up the price of tobacco products in the United States through price agree mer,ts and intimidations were made in . report sent to the Seante today by the federal trade commission.
 The commission alleges this situa- ton has existed since April of last year, although during the same period the relation between supply of leaf tobacco and the demand for 1t has resulted in such low prices to growers that tobacco farmers raising the more important burley and bright southern, have formed marketing as- sociations to sell their tobacco crops co-opsratively."
 Asserting these three companies were successors ''of the old tobacco combination which was dissolved un- der an antitrust decree In 1e1i," the commissions report continued:
 There was one important succes- sor company. namely, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco company, which refused to lend any support to these conspiracies but actively opposed theni In spite of strong pressure exerted by job bers and jobbers associations, the Reynolds company stood staunchly against the practices of certain of its competitors designed to Induce or force jobbers to enter and maintain price agreements and in this re- spect is deserving of commendation."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19

as men, even though the law as writ ten mentioned male" voters only.
 Attorneys holding this view be- officially presented to the supreme court of the state it would hold that women are eligible for jury service without further action by the legis- iature.
 This view is the minority view, the majority holding that before women will be eligible to serve on Alabama juries action by the leg islature striking the word male from the present jury laws will be necessary.
 Are Not Eligible
 Judge J. P. Stiles of the probate court stated: Women are not elig- ible to serve on juries because there Is no provision by law for them to do so.
 The acts of the legislature under which the present qualifications of jurors are prescribed provide that male" citizens shall be qualified for jury service under certain conditions. No mention Is made of women as the law was passed before women were granted the franchise and they will not be eligible for jury service until the legislature strikes the word male" from the law"
 r. D. McArthur, local attorney. stated that he investigated the law at the instance of a lady in Birming- ham and found that until the legis- lature removes the word male" from it's jury statutes, women are not qualified to sit as jurors.
 Solicitor Joseph R. Ttate said. "There is no provision in the Ala bama law for the summoning or qualification of women as jurors as
 tcontinued or Page Two,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19

Many of the women interviewed on the matter declared that their shop ping for the day was outlined from the advertisements read by them in The Age-Herald in the morning, thereby refuting the claim of the above quoted advertiser that adver Using was not as profitable in morning paper as in an afternoon daily.
 Statements made by some of the women interviewed yesterday are as follows:
 Mrs. Myrtelle Shell
 Mrs Myrteile Shell, theatre inspec- tor for the city: T have always read the morning paper and never per mitted MT. Snell to take The Age Herald downtown in the morning and leave me without one. I read articles of events all over the world, but never read murders and scandals for don't think if is well to fill our minds with that.
 Not only do l read the paper, but have brought up my boy to do so and every morning we have an argu- ment as to who will read 1t first. I am particularly interested in the fourth and fifth pages of the morning paper for they contain the local news and 1t Is usually brief and to the point"
 Mrs. A. J. Bowron
 T think that every wide-awake woman reads both morning and after noon papers. l most certainly read The Age- Herald ard Mir Bowron only looks at 1t before he goes downtown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19
Coast of Spcin CoUered With Wreckage as Result of Storm

with the wreckage of small boats. Several fishing smacks are re- ported missing. and others suf- fered severe damage before suc- ceeding in entering the harbor.
 Four persons are known to have been drowned, and it fs feared that the death list will he much larger.
 The mountainous waves hfted one large fishing boat clear out of the water into a dry dock, where 1t remains upside down.
 Madrid, January 1s.-Spafn was almost without telegraphfc com munication today on account of . violent storm during last night accompanied by very heavy rain and sleet. Railroad tracks were damaged In many parts Of the country and mail trains were de- Iayed for several hours, especiai- Iy those from the northern part of the country.
 At the same time Barcelona was swept by terrific hurricane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19

Millport Woman
 Is Shot Dead By
 Unknown Assassin

Vernon. January 1S.-(SpeciaI0 Mrs. John Mcdaniel, living two miles north of MiIIport. was murdered by an unknown as- sassin as o'clock tonight, when a load of shot from a shotgun was fired into her head through the window of the Mcdaniel home.
 The sIsser made his escape, nnd no clue to his identiy or to the motive for the crime has been discovered by officers working on the caRe.
 Mrs. McDnniel's head was sew cred from her body by the shot.
 Excitemenf in the vicinity is intense.
 Officers have appealed to Bir- mfngham authorities for bIood- hounds in the hope of trailing down the murderer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-19
REPUBLICANS ID SEEK AGREEMENT
 ON TARIFF BILL
House and Senate Leaders Have Not Decided Upon Basic Principle for New
 Measure
By Associated Press

Washington, January 1S.-With a view to minimizing the possibility of a disagreement in conference which practically the entire tariff bill. re- publicans of the Senate finance com mittee and the House ways and means committee soon will seek to reach an accord on the basic principle which IS to underly the whole new tariff structure.
 Conferences between the member ship of the two committees before the bill Is reported to the Senate will be somewhat unusual procedure, but it is claimed that in the end this plan probably will save much time. It Is pointed out that the ad valorem rates to be written into the bill w;ll be dependent upon the principle upon which the duties are to be assessed and that change in that principle in the conference between the House and Senate after the latter has passed the bill would make necessary a change in certainly a great majority for the ad valorem rates.
 American Valuation Plan
 House leaders apparently are pre- pared to abandon the original Amer lean valuation plan as written into the House bill in favor of some one or . combination of plans now undet consideration by the finance commit tee. This committee is not consid- ering the House plan but is having difficulty in agreeing upon a substi- tute. The majority members held another session today without arriv- ing at any agreement The experts continued their controversy before the committee with the upshot that they were directed to reduce their various proposals to writing and ac- company them with any arguments or explanations they desire to make.
 After the plans and arguments are reduced to writing. 1t is the plan of the majority committee members to study them and reach decision. Then conferences with republicans of the House ways and means committed will be started.
 While the experts are at work to- morrow on their plans Chairman Mo Cumber said the majority members would get to work on the schedules on the bill taking up first specific rates of duty which are not involved in the basic principle which the com mitteemen are seeking to work out