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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
BETTER TIMES AHEAD.
FOR NATIONS FARMERS.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
WASHINGTON BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 5 j

Farmers purchasing power con-
tinues to Increase, according to an
official report on agricultural cor-
ditions just Issued by the depart
ment of agriculture.
The improved conditions. according
to the report, liz the result of ad-
vances in the prices of leading usri-
cultural products with the excep-
ton Of potatoes, beer battle. and
hogs. and due to the fact that COM
modities the farmers have to buy
remained stationary In prices dur
ing November and December
The general feeling" continues
the report. lis that the agricultural
situation has turned corner, and
that like DR.. Coue,s celebrated for
mula, grows every day, in every way,
better and better Murmurings of in
creased cotton. corn and meat pro-
duction the coming year are already
being heard by department represen
tatives. This is an unfailing sign
or optimism"
Regarding the cotton belt, the re-
port continues: Farmers in the cot
ton belt are reported as paying their
debts, and a generally improved con-
dition is shown. 1t is estimated that
cotton farmers will get about $780,
600 in cash more than they got
last year"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
FIVE DESERTERS FROM
FREE STATES TROOPS
PAY DEATH PENALTY

DUBLIN. Jan. S.-Five deserters
from the national army were exc
cuted in Dublin today by the. Free
State government The men We're
found fighting on the side of the
irregulars.
At s O'Clock this evening general
headquarters issued an official an
nouncement that the five men had
been executed They were convicted
by court martial December IL on
charges of, First, treachery on the
first of December in assisting at
Leixlap certain armed persons in
using force against national troops,
and, second, for treacherously com
municating and counselling with said
army persons"
The announcement said the court
found the men guilty of both charges.
the sentence was duly confirmed and
they were shot at S o'clock this
morning.
In the Leixlip engagement. in
which one national soldier was killed
AMI two were wounded and three ir
regulars were wounded, the Free
State troops took % prisoners, among
which were five men executed today.
According to the headquarters an
nouncement. they apparently had de-
serted their ranks during the fight
ing. They had arms end ammunition
with them when captured.
This is the first instance where
Free State troops have been executed
for any cause.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
NEW RATE ON GRAIN
FROM MEMPHIS WILL
BE DECIDED APRIL %

On motion Of the Birmingham, Traf-
fic Bureau the interstate commerce
commission has suspended the pro-
posed increase of rate on grain and
grain products from Memphis to Bir-
mingham until April %, when the
commission will render final decision
based on thef merits of the case as
ascertained after hearing of the
shippers and the roads.
The carriers sought to raise the
rate from "a cents to 81 cents and
set December 20 as the date on which
1t was to go in effect. The commits
sion. under date of December 27 or
dered the suspension.
Between now and April 20 COM
missioner will come to Birmingham
and hear shippers objections to the
proposed increase. The shippers be-
lieye they will win out in as much
as the lower rate Is one prescribed
BY the commission itself not many
months ago. The proposal OF the
carriers to increase this rate so soon
after the commission had established
it as a fair one came with surprise
to the shippers and they say they
" ere not surprised over the prompt
action OF the commission in ordering
its suspension.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
CHANGES IN SCHEDULE
OF LICENSES WILL Be
LOCALIZED BY BOARD

Changes made by the city commits
sion in the license schedule subse-
quent to it's adoption early in Decem-
Der will be made legal by an amend
ment to be introduced at the regular
session of the board Tuesday. accord
ing to information at the legal de-
partment Monday. The changes in
volve licenses of doctors. lawyers.
osteopaths, taxicab operators and
Wholesale cracker manufacturers.
Each of these licenses was revised
upon protest OF persons affected and.
although the changes were made IN
the published schedule they were not
Incorporated in the minutes
Attention OF officials to the dis
crepancy between the published
schedule and the ordinance on the
books was first attracted by a news
paper article. Opinion was then ex-
pressed unofficialfy that the commits
sion could suspend provisions of the
license ordinance without formal
amendment upon unanimous consent.
The legal department. rules otherwise
in statement Saturday.
Licenses have been conducted by
the published schedule, according to
the comptroller's department
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
WILL SEEK TO F0RCE|
MOBILE GAS COMPANY
TO OPEN ITS B00KSI
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
THE AGE-HEhALD
MONTGOMERY. Ala. Jan. y

A. G. Patterson, president Of the
public service commission, today re-
quested Attorney General Harwell G.
Davis for an opinion as to the au-
thority of the commission in requir-
ing the Mobile Gas company to pro-
duce it's records for the examination
of accountants for the commission.
This action followed the definite
and formal refusal of r. l. Speer,
manager Of the company, to produce
his books after formal demand had
been made for them bs the &C
countant,
Attorney General Davis expects to
render the opinion as soon as possible
but probably will be delayed for sew
eral days due to the converting OF
the legislature at noon Tuesday.
Submission of the gas company's
testimony in the case involving its
petition for an injunction preventing
the commission from enforcing an
order for reduction in gas rates
will be started before s. III. Dent.
Jr., special master for the federal
court, Tuesday
F. j. Yerger, city attorney of MO
bile. arrived today to represent the
commission. He will work with At
torney General Davis and Hugh
White, special counsel for the COM
mission. Harry T. Smith of Mobile,
counsel for the company, Will appear
for the company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
new YORK MAN NAMED
POWER co. OFFICIAL;
SUCCEEDS WALMSLEY

Eugene A. Yates of New York, con-
sulting engineer Of the Alabama
Power company, has been appointed
general manager of the company.
relieving w. N. Walmsley. vice presi-
dent, in charge of operations and
constructions and general manager,
from this phase of his duties. ac-
cording to announcement Monday
afternoon by Thomas W. Martin,
president. Mr.. Walmsley has resigned
the position of general manager,
held for the last seven years, be-
cause OF poor health He has been
vice president of the company for
two years.
On his return from South America,
where he went as Alabama's dele
gate to the Brazilian exposition, Mr..
Walmsley will resume his duties as
vice president, acting in supervisory
capacity, Mr.. Martin stated.
Mr.. Yates was chief engineer. of
the company in the construction of
Lock IL and has given much time
TO construction of Mitchell dam in
association with O. g. Thurlow, the
company's chief engineer. Accord
ing to information at the power com
pany's offices. Mr.. Yates will be In
charge of operations of the company
and Mr.. Thuriow will be in charge
of construction.
Mr. Yates is now in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
SEMI WEEKLY SAILINGS'
FROM NEW ORLEANS
UP WARRIOR STARTED

The Mississippi- Warrior service
announces semi-weekly sailings
from New Orleans and Mobile to
Warrior river terminals and solicits
business on assurance of prompt de-
liveries Eight barges are in the
service, which has begun.
The announcement is made by J.
D. Youman. general agent, and N.
wv. Gnice, commercial agent, head
quarters Brown Marx building. They
invite shippers to apply at that Of
flee for Information as to rates,
schedules. etc, promising prompt at
tention to every request made of
them.
Formal notice of the new arraf1ge-
Inent reads: Effective January /.
1913. the Warrior section of the
Mississippi Warrior service will op-
crate semi weekly sailings from New
Orleans and Mobile to terminals on
the Warrior. river, carrying freight
for points in Alabama, Georgia,
Mississippi, Florida and Tennessee.
With the new equipment which We
have recently put in service we will
be able to effect delivery of ship
ments much more promptly than in
the past"
The service has received eight
new barges and further facilities
have been Installed, including wire
less system. by means of which the
land offices are in touch at all times
with every vessel of the fleet and
in position to keep shippers apprised
of movement of their cargoes, time
OF. arrival etc.
The Warrior barge line is in bet
ter form to serve than it has ever
been and business is understood to
be increasing straight along.
Deliveries for Florida are effected
bv transfer at Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09

CARS HEIRS WOULD
BE GIVEN JEWELS IF
FOUND IN CEMETERY

NEW YORK. Jan. S.-While soldiers
patrolled the snowy mounds of the
national cemetery at Cypress Hills,
BROOKLYN. guarding the grave II
Seaman Samuel Jones, reported 10
contain s4,0OO.O0O of Russian crown
jewels, United States custom experts
tonight decided that If the jewels
are found they shall be handed over
to- the nearest kin of the assassinated
Gar Nicholas.
Officials admitted that check up
of the case warranted their prepare
items for disposing of the gems, il
and when they are recovered.
BY a precedent dating back to 1881,
said Edward Barnes, assistant solic-
itor for the customs Service. In New
York, the Russian jewels would not
only go to the legal heirs of the
Gear but the informants who brought
about the discovery Of the gems
would be entitled to nothing. When
Andrew Jackson was president the
gems of the Princess of Orange were
stolen by a man named Palor and
brought to this country where they
were seized by the customs.
President Jackson held they should
be returned to the Princess. Roger
b. fancy, famous justice of the
United States supreme court, upheld
President Jackson's ruling.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
RECORD MADE.
INTRODUCTION
by NO. | STACK
South's Largest Iron Furnace
Exceeds Stated Capacity
Saturday, Is 625
Tons--High Figures on
Two Other Days

Built for $50 tons of pig iron per
diem the No. furnace of the Ten
nessee company at Ensley has made
records far in excess of that stated
capacity.
Days production of pig iron by
this stack on the dates named was
as follows:
January 6-625 tons.
October 14-627 tons.
October 11-626 tons.
This furnace was rebuilt last
year and went into operation in it's
rebuilt form in October. That it
has more than met expectations is
shown by its production.
This furnace is the largest in the
southern states and one of the larg-
est in the world. Like the other five
stacks at Ensley, it is engaged at
this time in the production of basic
iron for conversion into steel for
the finishing mills of the company
at Ensley and Fairfield.
Steel for Orient
The Tennessee company's finishing
mills are at 100 per cent of capacity.
There is continuous flow of ex-
port business as well as domestic
from these mills. The steamship
Memphis City is now at Mobile pre-
pairing to load a cargo of 5000 tons
Of OF raj le nd ~ ofa
products for the orient. This will be
the fourth similar cargo to that des-
tination within the past few months.
Permanently of the export business
of the Tennessee company via Mobile
is Indicated by the letting of the con-
tract for nine steel barges for War
rior river use, announced first in
Sundays Age Herald. These hargex
will be used to bring up manganese
ore and other importations to the
Birmingham mills of the company
and carry steel products for export
and the Pacific coast down the river
to Mobile.
Terminal Rumor
The Chickasaw Shipbuilding and
Car company. an auxiliary of the
Tennessee company, retains the
site of the Chickasaw shipbuild-
ing plant at Mobile and some of its
accessories. lncluulnS loaulng ana
cranes. 1t is believed in
Mobile that the company will make
use of this site and devices for a
terminal for receiving imports and
dispatching exports.
Inquiry was made at the office of
the Tennessee company with regard
to this matter Monday. Officials
stated that there was no information
to be given out and would not indi-
cate what plans, If any, are being
considered for terminal. The Ten
nessee company customarily makes
only after all plans
have been drawn and money appro-
priated for the work in hand. 1t has
numbers of plans and surveys always
In hand with an eye to the future.
but makes no statement until def
mite decision has been reached.
Industrial circles regard the steel
barge contract as undisputed evil
dence of the company's broad view of
exports and imports through port
of Mobile via the Warrior and its
purpose to make best use possible of
the Mobile situation with reference
to imports and exports.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09

Speaker Race Unsettled on Foe Of Legislative Session
Liquor and Preparations Are
Washington Ne1Ds Features

WASHINGTON, Jan. s. (Asso-
ciated Press News Summary
Federal prohibition authorities be-
gan check of liquor consignments
to foreign embassies and legations
here to determine whether anypart
of such supplies is reaching the
bootleg market
The plan, outlined by Secretary
Hughes in his West Haven speech
for settlement of the Preparations
controversy, it was learned, has
been communicated to the French
government, but no final reply has
been received.
The supreme court held in de-
cision in the case of the federal
trade commission against the Cur
tbs Publishing company that pub
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
RAIL CONTROL
OF AIR is PURPOSE.
Of W|NSLON| BILL
Secretary of Commerce
Would Be Given Authority
Over Commercial Routes.
Development Sought

BY Associated Press

w WASHINGTON. Jan. S-The law of
the air would be established under a
bill introduced today by Chairman
Winslow of the House commerce
committee. rhe measure. unique in
that It deals with field heretofore
untouched by lawmakers would vest
in the Secretary OF Commerce au-
thority over all civil aeronautics,
with a commissioner at $500 year
to administer il.
Besides creating new basic laws to
meet the regulative problems of the
air and of the aircraft industry, the
bill would undertake to apply stat
utes in respect to land and water
transportation to transportation in
the air. It further would seek ener-
getic development of the commercial
aircraft Industry through fhe settiag
up OF governmental agencies which
would disseminate Information re-
lating to air craft transportation.
Give Jurisdictior
Collaboration between the COM
merce department, the navy, marine
corps and coast guard will be estab-
lished by the bill and a civil aero
nautics consulting board" composed
of seven members chosen from the
commercial aircraft industry would
maintain liason between the govern
ment and industry.
The act would give the federal
government jurisdiction in matters of
safety inspection and navigation of
the air, wipng out state lines in
that respect. Aircraft operators Ii
censes. registration of aircraft and
a scheme OF Identification after the
practice of states in regulating motor
travel would be embraced in the law.
and Certificates of air worthiness,
after inspection would be granted, In
the manner of "seaworthy" certifi-
Gates to ships.
The Secretary of Commerce would
be authorized to approve air routes
for the lair commerce" of the United
States and to cooperate with states
and private Interests in maintaining
the routes The President would be
authorized to reserve such, air space
as necessary for national defense or
other government purposes.
immigration laws, customs regula-
lions and the laws governing the
public health would be made appli-
cable to airplanes entering from
other countries. A port of entry
for foreign craft would be desig-
mated by the secretary.
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fishers of newspapers and maya
zines lawfully can maintain eX-
elusive wholesale distribution
agencies.
Closing by the government of
hotels and restaurants, particularly
in New York city, for prohibition
violations was forecast by officials
who discussed ACCESSIBILITY of invok-
ing the provisions of the enforce
.ment laws.
The joint meeting of the British
and American debt commission,
Stanley Baldwin of the British
commission declared that Great
Britain intended to repay every
cent of it's war debt to the United
States, but desired funding ar
rangements which would disturb
trade relations as little as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
TWO CARS OF FLORIDA.
BERRIES WILL ARRIVE.
FOR SUNDAYS DINNER.

Birmingham epicures will be af-
forded opportunity of eating straw
berries for dinner Sunday-at fifty
cents or more per quart.
Two carloads of this fruit will ar
rive from South Florida Saturday
morning consigned to Morris avenue
produce men. This is the first large
shipment to be received in Birning-
ham.
Because of the scant supply at this
season. the berries will bring fifty
cents and up per quart, wholesalers
declared Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
FLOODS THREATENING
CITIES OF FAR WEST

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. S.-Flood
conditions which have caused dam
aged and tied up traffic in Oregon
along the Willamette and Columbia
rivers and their tributaries brought
real dislocation to Portland affairs
today through traffic congestion on
the closing of the two of the five
bridges which serve as arteries be-
tween the east and west side of the
Columbia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
FEDE RAJ FF|CERS
To MAKE PROBE Of
EMBASSY LIQUOR
Foreign Complications Feared
in Investigation of Charges
That diplomatic Booze"
Sold to BootIeggers

w AS1lNGION. Jan. Z. - Inc
charges that much of the Illicit liquor
retailed recently in Washington came
into the United States under con-
signment to the foreign embassies
and legations here have developed a
situation which, in the opinion OF
federal authorities. embraces many
disagreeable personalities.
While federal officials will not
discuss specifically the recent liquor
raids which Washington police off,
GERS declare have provided evidence
of leak from embassy and lega-
ton stores to bootleggers. dry agents
agreed today that there was more
than rumor to support the theory
that some intoxicants. permitted free
entry under diplomatic courtesy,
have found their way into Illegal
channels.
Prohibition officials have checked
on 4 plomatc shipments to deter
mine whether any foreign represen-
tative received an abnormal supply,
The procedure for obtaining entry
necessitates formal application to
the state department. which, 1t was
said today, is sending a copy of
each such application to the prohi-
check Is being made through Gus
toms officials at ports through which
the bulk OF the diplomatic liquors
arrive.
Officials Hesitant
Officials were hesitant today to
say what action would be taken IL
1t was established definitely that an
embassy was receiving excessive sup
plies of liquors, but it was indicated
that the state department would be
requested to take the matter up with
the ambassador or minister in ques-
ton and the hope of obtaining his
voluntary cooperation toward rem
edying the situation. 1t was the opin-
ion of officials that If such discovery
should result from their inyestiga-
tfon 1t would be found that sub
ordinate attache of the legislation
or embassy would be proven to have
been the culprit without the knowl-
edge OF his responsible superiors.
The logical remedy, a prohibition
bureau official said today, would en-
tail the Cooperation of foreign rep
resentatives in Washington to hold
their application for liquor to normal
requirements. This might be done,
it was said, by having each repre-
sentative estimate the maximum re-
quirement of his establishment both
for personal and official entertain
ment and measure successive requisi-
tions against this maximum Custom
H. was suggested, could
then with propriety notify the foreign
when applications
from his embassy covered more than
the amount certified as necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09

REPRESENTATIVE UPSHAW
IN REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM
Il D. UPSHAW of Georgia
tossed a bombshell into the
ranks of the "dry" congressman last
week by proposing that they, and
every government official, publicly
sign the pledge" He has also added
the statement that he "has the
goods" SO far as evidence is con-
cerned, of high public officials drink
ing illegal beverages since the pas
sage of the prohibition law; but that
he is 'too much of a gentleman" to
give out the names unless forced to,
as this knowledge was gained in
social ways.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09

IL MILITARY TRAINS
ARE IN WAY TO RUHR
BERLIN. Jan. .8.-Freneh prepara-
tons for an advance are already
Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
WEATHER FORECAST

Alabama and Mississippi: Fair
and cooler Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
BUY IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age
Herald by Birmingham merchants
are guaranteed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-28

arrests will be made II the road con-
tinues to burn scrapped box cars In
the Brightwood yards near Sherman
DR.. and Pendleton Pike. The bon
fire ordinance is being violated and
residents complain their homes are
endangered by sparks. O'Brien said.
Firemen were called twice Thursday.
The dental office of DR.. Claude L.
Arvin, 422S E. Michigan St., was
destroyed with $4,000 loss in q fire
started by defective wiring. The ad-
Joining grocery and residence OF
Norris Zimmerman was slightly dam
aged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-28

Company. Thursday night at the new
ice storage house, Twenty First st.
and Northwestern Ave.
A boat ride up the canal. vaude-
vile performance, barbecue. dancing
and stunts kept the party gay until
midnight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-28

Holy Name Society, will be celebrated
Sunday afternoon. The Rev. George
Smith, pastor, and James e. Deery
will speak. Eugene Shine, police SER
geant, will have charge of the pro-
gram.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-28
CALENDAR PASSE
100, 100000 to Lose Fourteen Days In
Change Oct. IS.

The oldest calender in use IN the
Christian world, the Julian, established
by julius Caesar IS B. c., will pass
out of existence Oct. Is. On that date
1OO,OOO.O0O orthodox Christians OF
Russia, Roumania, Bulgaria, Serbia,
Syria. Albania and Greece will adopt
the Gregorian calender, in general use
throughout the civilized world. Oct.
Is is Sept. so on the Julian calendar.
For many years attempts to change
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-28
KlWANIANS HAVE PARTY

Two hundred members Of the XII
wants Club and their friends were the
guests Of Henry Hithmer. secretary
treasurer of the Polar Ice and Fuel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-28

the calendar in eastern Europe failed.
1t was not until this year that the
change was ordered by the Pan-Ortho-
dox Congress at Constantinople.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-28
Flag Gift Ceremony.

Gift of flag and f1agpole to the
congregation of st. Philip Neri
Church, Rural and North Sts., by the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-28

Urgency run Thursday night when
Mary Green, who lives above the
plant, thought he was a burglar.