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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
IMMEDIATE AID. |S PROMISED AGRICULTURE
Government Bankssseo "A 4 Ready to Aid m Planting \ ~ Crops
 Under Provisions of
 Credits Measures

WASHINGTON, March 10- The federal farm loan board, at the con- clusion today of a three-day- con ference with the federal land bank presidents. gave assurance that farm CTS will have the benefit of the gov ernments financial aid, authorized in the recently enacted rural credits egislation. by the time the spring planting begins. While 1t appeared that not all of the new credit ma chinery would be In operation at that time, 1t was declared that the government financed intermediate credit banks would be ready to make loans In about two weeks.
 The land bank heads, together with the loan board, spent part of the day discussing with members of Congress ways and means of getting all fed eral agencies having to do with farm credits into closer cooperation. The bank officials also called on Secre- tary Wallace and plan to see Secre- tary Mellon and the war finance cor poration directors early next week.
 O O O
 SmoOthe Rough Places.
 It was indicated that an early an nouncement might be made by the farm loan board regarding the meth ods it will employ in extending to the farmers the aid contemplated in the new laws It was said some rough places" might have to be smoothed out by new legislation.
 Comm iss!oner Lobdell of the farm loan bcaId said the board and the land banks, which are charged di- rectly with the administration of the new intermediate credit banks, were bending every effort to put the ma chinery into operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
NANCY WINS VICTORY
Lad AstOr's Prohibition Hill Re
 cciveS JnusunI Attention

LONDON. March 10.-(By Associ- ated Press )-Even though Lady As tors prohibition bill is not expected to become law, despite the fact that 1t passed it's second reading in the House of Commons yesterday by a vote of 33S to 56. it is admitted on all sides that she achieved re- markable parliamentary success and enhanced. her reputation as a mem Der of the British legislature.
 Most of the newspapers give Lady Astor front page space this morn ing. With scarcely an exception they admit that the discussion of the bill which would prohibit the sale of in toxicants to youths under IS for cons sumption on the premises where it is sold, was on a high plane and that Her Ladyship showed pralseworthy restraint in presenting her case It Is extremely rare for $ private mem : ber's bill to get such an oVerwhelm- : ing Endorsement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
M 'AO00 REFUTES BALF0UR CHARGES C0NCE IRVING LOANS
Former Treasury Head Says America Did Not Ask Great Britain to Under
 write Debts

LOS ANGELES, March 1o.-(By Associated Press.)-William G. Mc- Adoo, secretary of the treasury dur ing the World war, said in state- ment to The Associated Press today that 1t was never suggested by Lord Balfour or himself that Great Bri- tain should assume responsibility for loans maoe by the United States to allied governments other than Great Britain.
 T am at . loss to understand. MT. McAdoo said, how Lord Balfour. for whom I have great respect and ad- miration, could have gained the im- pression reflected In the statement attributed to him that the United States insisted in substance if not in form that although her allies were to spend the money, 1t was only on our (Great Britain's) secur- ity that they were prepared to lend it.
 Loans to the allied governments were made through me as Secretary of the Treasury at the time. In my discussions with Lord Balfour who was head of the British mission which visited this country in May. 1SlI, IT WAS rSukS oE lu- timated by me or by him that Great Britain should assume any respon- sibility whatever for loans the United States might make to other governments than Great Britain.
 O O O
 Loans Independent.
 Every loan made to Great Britain; to France. to Italy and to Belgium, was made upon the faith and credit of each respectively and independent ly of the other except In so far as intelligent effort was made to dis tribute the available credits among them In such way as would best se- cure their effective use for the war purpose"
 MT. McAdoo declined at this time to comment upon 8 statement made yesterday in New York by Oscar T. Crosby, former assistant secretary of the treasury that ioan of $170,000.- 900 was made to Russia on British indorsement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
JOHNSON TO EUROPE
Californian and Family On Way To
 Foreign Shores

NEW YORK, March in.-Senator Hiram w. Johnson of California to- day brushed politics and potential presideneies out of his head for the first time in years and started on his first voyage across the Atlantic.
 Accompanying Senator Johnson were Mrs. Johnson and their son, Hiram. Jr., and right across from them on the steamship George Wash ington was Alexander r. Moore of Pittsburg. newly appointed ambassa- dor to Spain.
 T hope don't get seasick,' said the senator, eyeing the fruit and smelling flowers which filled lis suite. I'm landlubber; never been to sea before" Then ambassador Moore assured him he had NoyaSed on the George Washington and that she rode smoothly.
 Senatov Johnson said he didn { know how long he would be abroad CT where he would go T haven't had rest in 20 years and l think it's about time I had little enjoy ment. Tn. 56 years old. and don't feel so bad
 Ambassador Moore said he would make several visits in Europe before going to his post at Madrid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
PRIEST IS MISSING
illinois Pastor Nystcriousiy Disap-
 pcnrx While in St. Louis

NlRDEN. ILL. March 1o.-(By As- sociated Iress.)-The whereabouts of the Rev. Father Nraniak, of Nirdeu. who disappeared Monday in st. Louis, still remalns mystery to- night. llis brother, Joseph, believes him to be alive but has no positive assurance.
 In d statement this afternoon. Jo- seph Vraniak said he thought the priest had been Kidnapped and was being held a prisoner by "an organi- zation." He explained tonight that he based this belief on a supposition, as he had no direct information
 The last heard of Father Vraniak was in St. Louis Monday afternoon. when he left note for Father Linek. pastor of the Slovak church, St Louis. This note merely expressed regret of the priest at not being able to see Father Linek, as he had not time to stay.
 Father l.inelI was in Nirden today and returned to St. Louis tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
COMMISSION TO LOSE
Trade Body Battles UnsuccessfulIy To Secure Steel Reports
 WASHINGTON BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD : MashinKtan. ID. T. Mnrch m

The federal trade commission, which battled unnecessarily against the steel interests in an effort to force them to make monthly state ments concerning mining, smeltlng, manufacturing and shipping of steel, iron, coke and by-products, will prob- ably lose. also its fight to require monthly statements from the coal op- orators of the country.
 Justice Jennings Bailey of the Dis- trict supreme court has made perma- nent an injunction granted some time ago which prevents the commission from enforcing an order requiring answers to questionnaires pertaining to the mining, selling and transpor- tation of coal.
 The fight was begun by the Ma tional Coal association, which se- lected one of it's members. the May nard Coal company of Ohio, to ap- pear as plaintiff. An appeal to. the court of appeals was, noted by the commi ssion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
Alleged Leader of Western Communist Plot Goes on Trial in Michigan Court
 Tomorrow

ST. JOSEPH, Mich.. March b. (By Associated William z. Foster, alleged leader In the com munist party--the underground rep resentative in America of the Third Internationale of Moscow-will go on trial in circuit court here Mon- day charged with violating the Mich igan law against criminal syndical- ism.
 Judge Charles White today over ruled motion for a change of venue, made by Frank P. Walsh of New York, attorney for Foster and others arrested after Michigan and federal authorities raided an alleged convention of the communist party held in the lonely sand dune coun- try 20 miles south of St. Joseph on August % of last year. Twenty-two persons have been awaiting trial as result of that raid. but the state elected to try Foster first.
 The list of 22 defendants was in creased to 32 today, when 10 men and women, led by Rose Pastor Stoves, whose sentence of 10 years in Leavenworth for obstructfng the draft was commuted by President Wilson, walked into court and sur rendered. The 10 men are among 56 persons who are alleged to have at tended the convention, but who had never been arrested, although war rants were issued for them last September.
 Attracts Much Attention.
 The trial of Foster, who came into prominence in 1919 as the leader of the unsuccessful nationwide steel strike, is expected to attract nation wide attention as the first test in the middle west of wartime anti revolutionary laws since the war spirit has died down.
 The state charges that the de- fendants met secretly in the lonely dunes along Lake Michigan to plot and advocate the overthrow of the government of the United States by force.
 To this the defense is preparing to raise the novel claim that if any thing illegal was done at the con vention it was suggested. encour aged and carried out by the govern InenI flselt sQltS anu d6cHls -provocateurs planted by the de- partment of justice and the ". I. Burns detective agency in the com munist ranks.
 At least two such government spe- cies were present at the meeting and took an active part in 1t. the defense will claim. One. Francis Morrow department of justice agent, is to be witness for the state. The other. Robert Branigan. a former department of justice agent who was dismissed from the service some time after that raid last Sep tember, is expected to be q defense witness.
 The defense claims that when q vote was taken by the communist party on the question Of abandoning it's illegal activities and coming into the open as a lawful political party the motion was defeated with the assistance of the votes of Morrow and Branigan. The defense also con tends that when it became necessary to move the secret headquarters of the communist party in New York Branigan, government agent, was delegated to the task and that. In effect, the government itself did the moving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
TURKEY SEEKS. PEACE TREATY. WITH ALLIES
Angora Suggests New Farley of Two Weeks Duration to Frame Pact-Exception Taken to the Proposed
 Lausanne Plan

CoNsTANTINOPLE. March 1o.- (By Associated Press )-The Turkish counter proposals to the peace treaty drafted at Lausanne handed to the allied high commissioners late last evening, are understood to be on their way today to the several allied capi- tals.
 The document is presented in par allel columns, the text of the Lau- same document being faced with the notifications proposed by the Turks, which chiefly are Tn the economic section and the capitulations pro- vision.
 The covering note describes the concluding days of deliberation at Lausanne and defends the Turkish position in refusing to sign without discussion treaty containing abso- iutely new clauses, with other clauses framed in language different from that agreed upon previously in the conference subcommissi
 If since February hostilities have iiot eHsueu' says tHc Hote, tHe ldcl must be attributed to the sincere de- sire for peace of the Turkish govern ment and people"
 Article 47 of the draft treaty sub key maintaining that administration of her public debt is strictly inter- nal affair.
 Eliminate Clauses.
 Article 50 and Annex also are eliminated, Turkey refusing to admit that the subjects dealt with under them in connection with Bagdad, Soma. Banderma, etc, should be re- ferred to arbitration.
 The note asks that payment of in terest on the public debt should be deferred 20 years. It also exposes that these payments be made in ster- ling, because of the grave deprecia- tion in Turkish currency.
 The Turks declare that all war ships. guns and material detained by the allies must be restored upon the conclusion of peace.
 In conclusion the reply states that in conceding control of the straits. demilitarfzed zones, turning over the Galllpoli graves to the British, sur- render of certain islands, the aban- donment of the Turkish claim to Karagatch. the admission of foreign legal advisers and medical special ists. and other vital points. the Turk ish government feels that it has made all possible concessions.
 If the allies were actuated by the same pacific motives shown by Fur. key in the last three months, the not e says, peace should be framed in a conference lasting only a fortnight. The allies are urged to reply quickly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
LEFFINGWELL JOINS
 OTHER QEEICIALR.

NEW YORK, March 10.-R. c. Lef- fingwell, assistant secretary of the treasury during the Wilson adminis- tration, today joined with his col league. Oscar T. Crosby, former president of the interallied council on war purchases and finance. in asserting that America did not force Great Britain to guarantee loans made the allies.
 MT. Leffingwell said he regretted that Ambassador Harvey's attack on Lord Balfour and Balfour's reply had revived a controversy that could serve no useful purpose now that the British debt settlement was ac- complished.
 MT. Leffingwell said that England might not have been forced to bor- row money had she not financed al- lied buying in her own territory, but the only debts for which she was responsible to us were those which she incurred on her own account.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
HE MISLED POLICE TO WIN BACK HIS WIFE
Hours Of Digging For Mans Body
 Proves Useless

SYRACUSE. N. r., March 1o..- When hours of digging by the Rochester police in a cellar failed to unearth the body Of Ernest r. Bca- saw. the search began elsewhere, ana he was found under bed in his mothers home in Syracuse. He is held in Jail.
 Beasaw admitted, police say, that he whote the Syracuse p@>ce a letter telling of the burial of his body in cellar after he had been murdered, The letter purported to be the mur- derer's confession. and by 1t he hoped to win back his wife, with whom he had quarreled because he had spent cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
 VET0ES FARM BILL
Governor Says Measure Would He
 Harmful To Agriculture

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March l0.- A cooperative marketing bill spon- sored by the Indiana Federation or Farmers Associations in the legs- lature died today by the pocket veto" of Governor McCray. The bill was designed to permit the forma- ton of cooperative marketing or ganizations similar to the Kentucky tobacco" growers, friends of the measure said
 The governor in statement ac- companying his veto said he favored the principle involved in cooper ative marketing" but expressed fear that this enactment will not be helpful and may afford the means of actually imposing on those intended to be helped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
WIVES JOIN OFFICIALS
Mrs. Sawyer And Mrs. Christian To
 He With Party

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, March 10- It was announced here today that Mrs. Sawyer, wife of Brigadier Gen. eIal Sawyer, President Harding's personal physician, and Mrs. Chris tian, wife of Secretary George Chris tan, will arrive to join President Harding and Mrs. Harding and party for their stay of two weeks in St. Augustine commencing March 20, following the present cruise south- ward.
 Reservations have been made at local hotel for President and Mrs Harding, Brigadier General and Mrs. Sawyer, Secretary and Mrs. George B. Christian and Chairman Lasker of the United States shipping boar with the usual staff of attendants and secret service men.
 Secretary of War Weeks and Mrs Weeks are remaining here at pres ent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
DENBY IN TROPICS
Naval Transport Stcams ThrOugh . Lazy Southern Waters

ABOARD U. S. S. HENDERSON FEN ROUTE TO PANAMA, March 10. -(By Radio to Associated Press.)- The navy transport Henderson. steaming through lazy tropical seas. today rounded the eastern end of Cuba and headed southwestward on the last lap of her voyage to Panama bay, where Secretary Denby and the congressional party aboard will wit ness the maneuvers of the American battle fleet.
 Today several members of the party on board turned up with sore arms, the result of vaccination administered yesterday in prepara- tion for meeting the health require ments of the southern countries which are to be visited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
Epoch Experiment Astounds Witnesses and
 Opens Remarkable Field
 for Future Transmission of Pictures Through the Air
MOVIES TO BE CAUGHT BY RADIO AT YOUR HOME
Inventor of Moving Picture Apparatus Shows How Photo. of Harding Can Be Sent From Washington and Recorded in Philadelphia

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 and Canada for the Birmingham Age
 Herald. Reproduction in whole or in
 part expressly prohib.ted.1
 PHILADELPHIA. March 1o.-Har- messing electricity for the purpose of sending pictures through the air--a distance of 130 miles-was accom- plished here last Saturday for the first time in the worlds history. The native city of Benjamin Franklin. first discoverer of electricity. was the scene of this latest marvel of twen tieth century ingenuity.
 From a sending machine in the naval radio station at Washington. D. C., three photographs-those of President Harding, Vice President Coolidge and Governor Pinchot-were flashed through the air and instan taneously caught on the delicate neg ative of receiving machine stationed in Philadelphia.
 The pictures, taken from the air, were imperfect. but were sufficiently clear and recognizable to astonish the group of prominent publishers and scientists to witness the demonstra- tion. The inventor of the process was present and directed the experiment. | ington, who in 1898 received world - wide recognition for the invention of the first motion picture, for which accomplishment he was awarded the much sought Elliott Cresson medal upon recommendation of the Frank lin institute.
 Preserves Radio Principles.
 All of the principles of radio are preserved in the transmission of pictures. An 1150- metre wave length was used by the Washin gton station in the demonstration. The receiving apparatus consisted of detector and simplifying unit of the type ia mliar to many amateurs. Summed up. the principle of transmission Is transfer of light impulses into cleo trlcal imp 'sss and thence into. radio impulses.
 This Is done through prismatc plate, new optical shape in gla S, invented especially by MT. Jenkins, which gives to a ray of light Jr d picture beam passing through il a fixed axis on one side of thf rotat- ing plate and an osciliaing or Hinged action on the O de of the plate.
 Mir. Jenkins describes afe=a= as follows:
 The sending apparatu eael in transmitting pictures sists of three parts. Fiji tFt5a a device on which ph{ lh 9r photographic negative is s4 sAa lighted. The image of tn .afs B. thrown by this light throl fe.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
WANT MEXICO PRESENT
Efforts Made To Have Nation Rep
 resented At Farley

WASHINGTON, March 10.-Re- newed efforts are being made by one of the most influential governments of South America to obtain MeXico's attendance at the Santiago session of the Pan-American Union which opens late this month.
 Reports of similar move by Chile reached this country two months ago, but it was not possible to reach an understanding. Mexico declining to attend, 1t was said, because of the circumstances which had pre- vented it's intervention i:i the draft ing of the program. Those circum stances, it was understood, included the non-recognition of the present Mexican government by the United States.
 The present move is calculated to sidestep this difficulty. but diplo- matic circles are pessimistic over the success of the present negoti- ations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
IMPROVE SOLDIERS HOME
Big Campus Being Cleaned Vp And
 Garden Put Into shape

SOLDIERS HOME, MOUNTAIN CREEK, Ala March lo.-~( Special -- Work at the old soldiers home on the farm and grounds has actively com menced. The adjutant has force cleaning up the campus and a good force "heaping up" rubbish on the campus. March is being welcomed as a growing" month i'll the gardens and flower yard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
MExICANS TRY ENTRANCE
S,OOO Awaiting At Gates Of United
 States For Jobs.

FL PASO, Texas, March 10.-City officials at Jaurez renewed their ap- peal today to officials at Mexico City to help about 5000 stranded Mexi- cans in Jaurez. some of whom walked as far as 500 miles seeking entry into the United States, where they thought they could get work.
 Lured by false reports that jobs paying fabulous wages were plenti- ful across the border these Mexi- cans have come to Juarez on passen- ger and freight trains, on burros and on foot seeking admission to this country, according to authorities.
 Most of them are peons, some are Indians, and the majority are barred because they cannot pass the literary test.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
WINS HIS BATTLE
Kcgnins Freedom After Two Years
 In Insane Hospital.

BOSTON, March 10.-A two-year effort to regain his freedom from the Mclean Hospital for the Insane at Waverly has been won by Herman Lincoln Chatkoff, said to be one Of three living survivors of the origi- nal pilots of the Lafayette Esca- drille, composed of American flyers who fought with the French army before the. entry of the United States iato the World war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
PROTEST CHANGE
Japan Claims Rights To Monopoly
 Of Chinese Territory

TOXIC, March 10.-(By Associated Press)-Japan will refuse flatly to revise or amend the Chino-Japanese treaty, under which Japans lease in Kwangtung was extended for 50 years, Foreign Minister Melinda today told a questioner In the Diet. The matter arose from a report that China was about to declare the treaty in- valid.
 The foreign minister also said that Japan had protested to China, and to America. against China's contract with the Federal company for wire less construction. Japan taking the ground that China previously had granted the Mitsui company a wire less monopoly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
FACES 12O MILES HOUR
Body Washington Man Drops With
 Terrible Force.

WASHINGTON, March 1o.-Scien- tific experts today estimated that Ahe body of A. Bierney Seip. Washington young man who leaped from the top of Washington monument yesterday, was falling at the rate of 120 miles an hour when it struck the cement sidewalk below.
 It is estimated that only five sec onds elapsed during the 65o-foot drop.
 Seip, son of a wealthy family. suf- fered a mental breakdown at Cornell University several years ago and had been in sanitariums most of the time since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
SLEEP DISEASE KILLS 4
Seven Cases Of Strange Mnlady Are
 Reported In Washington

WASHINGTON. March 10.-Four deaths from sleeping sickness" in Washington since January 1 were announced today by local health au- thorities. The health department has learned of seven cases of this strange malady here in that period, it was added, and physicians were requested to report all which came to their attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
SHOWS ITS STUFF, SAVED
IDalIas Pound Keeper Shows Pity For Pun

DALLAS, Tex. March 10.-This Is the story of stray pup who earned the right to hve.
 Midnight" dirty, flea ridden, ISpitz fell into the hands Of the ene- my of the canine population. the dog |catcher. He was sentenced to die for |the crime of being homeless.
 As the time for the execution drew near. Midnight" sensed the danger. He began to work for his life. He Iturnsd somersaults, stood on his hind Eers. with his forefeet extended. and other stunts which a cir |cus dog might envy.
 Instead of falling victim to the mu- Inicipal firing squad" as had been Idecreed, he earned home for him lsoif. The dog catcher himself saved Midnight"