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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
ANNUAL. CONCLAvE IF PRINTE UN|ON FORMALLY OPENE ]
President Will Continue To Hold AppointiVe Power On
 Appeals Body

ATLANTA, Gao August 13.-A question which has been before con- ventions of the Interna tio onal Typo graphical union for many years. whether members of the unions ap- peals committee shall be appointive or elective-burst upon the opening session of the unions convention here today before the meeting was fairly under way and brought forth hours of debate before the vote was reached. The roll call showed III delegates in favor of leaving with the president the appointment of the committee members, while 116 op- posed appointment.
 Discussion of the question came with an objection to appointment of the committee raised by the rules committee--which declared in favor of leaving election of the appeals body to the convention. More than a score of delegates argued the point for recognition when the vote was ordered
 Preclude Embarrassment.
 Delegates favoring election of the committee members declared this ment of the president. whose acts in appeal cases are examined by the appeals committee. These delegates urged the convention to be demo cratic" and elect the committeeman. Union members involved in appeal cases would be better satisfied, they said, if their cases were decided by a convention- picked committee. Thera could be no charges that the appeal body was "hand-picked' by the pres ident, they argued.
 Supporters of the plan to permit at Ia tee declared that to take the power cut of his hands would be to cast an aspersion upon the present presi- dent and his successors. The vote came after President Charles P. Howard informed the delegates of his personal preference that the members be elected.
 Welcomed to Atlanta.
 Decision on the appeals commit tee selection was the only business transacted today, other than the routine of organization and selee- ton of committees.
 The delegates were welcomed to Atlanta by Governor Clifford NJ. Walker, Mayor Walter A. Sims, Charles E. Granting. president of the Georgia Federation of Labor, and Ali fred C. Newell president of the l. T. U,, responded and opened the first session
 The delegates paid tribute to the memory of Warren G. Harding, who was an honorary member of the or sanitation, by silence with bowed heads for one minute. Tribute was also paid to the memory of John Me Parlapd, former president of the union. who died in June while serV- ing his second term as president.
 Trips to Stone mountain and other features, of which ttere are a number on the program, occupied the delegates late today af+ip,IrD r11ept
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
FOUR VESSELS SAIL,
 WHILE THREE ARRIVE. AT MOBILE M0NDAY,'

MOBILE. Ala, August 1S.-(Spe- ., cial Leased Wire -Four sailngs; and three arrivals Monday and threei departures Sunday marked the eX-. tent of shipping at the local water front the past two days. This was perhaps the busiest Monday in the past couple of months, record of six having been rung up during the middle of July. With the exception of one vessel, every ship leaving port carried a general cargo for Varlous ports while one also brought cargo.
 Of Sundays departures all Unree ships carried goodly sized cavgoes, one going to the north coast of South America while the others divided their attention between the Pacific and Atlantic coast ports. There, were no arrivals Sunday.
 Going out sunday were the Edgar F. Luckenbach to the Pacific coast Via New Orleans; The katahasin to New York and the Danish steamer Ribe to Cartagena and other ports on the northern coast of south America. The Ribe carried a large general cargo in which food stuffs and iron products were literally mixed while the Luckenhach's was entirely of cast iron pipe. The Kathadin had a mixed cargo.
 The three arrivals Monday we're the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
RUHR ISSUE SAID TO HINGE CLOSELY IN AME R|CAN LOAN
'Poincare Will Ask Washing ton How Much It Expects
 To Be Paid

PARIS, August 1S.--(By Associated Preas.)-A Yellow Book of diplo- mathc documents issued tonight by the French government brings out clearly that the United States ulti- matelS' will be asked by the allies how much of the inter-allied debts she expects to be paid.
 The book contains 37 telegrams and letters Tnost of them between Pre- mier PoiNcare and French Ambassa- dors. They are dated from May ?, to August 3, and deal with the Ruhr situation, feparatboms, debts and the British questionaire.
 Premier Poincare, puts his position plainly in June 12 message to the French ambassador in London. He instructs the ambsissador, among the other things, Ito tell Lord CurZon, the British foreign secretary that it is the problem of inter- alhed debts which prevent us rro,A telling Ger many now the-exacx amount.sh owes us."
 The message adds: "The soIutIo. of this problem is in the hand of England, first of all, and the United States. The latter can be approached on a common gcaNse. It has become evident everything depends on the attitude of the government at Washington"
 The book was ssued as a reply to British action announcing that the world be called upon to judge the present situation An regard to Ger many. The documants which hither- to had not been published. consist mostly of instructions to the ambas- sador on how to present the French viewpoint on the situation.
 They set out in great detail and often in the exact language declara- tions already made by the premier publicly and emphasizes Mir. Pot-l- cares absolute conviction that Ger many can pay, must pay and will pay because France, will follow a policy of making it easier to pay than to stand the pressure in the Ruhr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
SAUNDERS CAREER AS PIGGLY WIGGLY
 PRESIDENT CLOSES
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to whom he is financially obligated. stock in the stores company, and personal real estate and other hold ings valued at cost at $9.000,000 to clared a heritage of his day in Wall street." which indebtedness he es- timated at approximately $5,000.000.
 No announcement was made as what adjustment would be made with Saunders.
 Saunders indicated, however, that he would fight to retain the presi- dency of the Piggly- -Wiggly corpor- ation, which in addition to holding the patents under which stores e the system operates, collects royalties and operates heofactory which man ufactures fixtures for the Piggly- Wiggly stores.
 Formal announcement of the pass ing of Saunders from control of PiGgly-Wiggly stores, Inc. was made in a brief statement issued at the close of an executive meeting of the directors which convened at Piggly- Wiggly headquarters but adjourned to downtown hotel after formally y accepting the resignations of MT Saunders and his assistant. In addition to naming Mr. Brad J. E.. Maury and J. F. Burlington, as sociated with Memphis business and financial interests as members of the directorate.
 The board of directors believe the future prospects of this company are very brights and pledge them selves to protect the investment oi each stockholder, large and small alike, to the best of their ability, the statement concluded.
 No announcement was made as to the next move in the adjustment Of affairs between Saunders and pooI members which include financial in terests in New Orleans, Nashville, St Louis and other cities
 Today's meeting was called by Saunders with the declaration that he had found it mot possible" to produce by September 1. two and a half million dollars, which, under an understanding reached at meet ing two months ago with the direc- tors and pool interests, he was to produce by that time or retire.
 Prior to the meeting today Saun- ders announced that he would at tempt to avoid bankruptcy by get ting my creditors to take all that l have as a settlement"
 Included in the holdings which Saunders declared he would turn over, is his million dollar home" now in course of construction, and which he estimates has cost approximately SS75,00
 Mr Saunders did not attend any meeting of the reorGanized director ate today but remained at his desk in his private office as head of the Piggly Wiggly corporation. Immediately after the directors meeting today, Mr. Bradford and members of the executive committee visited the headquarters of the stores company to familiarize themselves with it's affairs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14

congress in relation to railroads has not been made clear as yet in any official way.
 It is expected that General Crow der will have further conferences with Secretary Hughes as there are numerous matters to be discussed among them the lottery bill and the anti American assertions contained in the resolution ny which that measure was enacted over presiden- tial veto.
 There is reason to believe that off, ficials here feel growing concern at the tendency of the island govern ment to follow course held in Washington to be both economically and politically unsound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
anestions to Be Determined

operation between the people Of all classes for constructive achievement and benefits that accrue to all the people.
 Questions to Bc Determined
 eve present for your consideration some of the mere important ques- tions to be determined by the peo- pie in this election;
 First The agreement provides for a one-cent reduction in tares making cash fares cents and ticket fares 6 cents. This gives the present street car riding public a material reduction in fares and saving ol about $500, 900 a year.
 Second The elimination of one man or one-entrance cars which was a condition very obnoxious and ob- jectionable to the public, and in- stalling in lieu the double entrance two man cars and also a removable partition board distinctly separating the white and colored people.
 Third Street paving. That the company agrees with the city to re- sume it's part in paving between the tracks on the streets as ordered by the city, thereby assuring the pay
 "Fourth. Street lighting. The city has made a contract with the company for the installation of street lights. the installation of which had practically ceased for seV- eral wears because of no contract. This contract carries with It re- duction in arc street lights from S54 per annum to $4S and gives without additional cost to the city about one hundred additional street lights; and what is more important, Is that the city under this contract can now have street lights installed as or dered by the city.
 rn1, l.. of 10 r. ney. Through this agreement there are imposed certain regulations on the iftney. The chief of which is the making of an adequate bond to protect the pTblic in case of Jltney accident. The jitneys claim they cannot operate under the regulatlons imposed If they cannot then the jit- ney riding public will receive the greatest benefit of all in this agree ment. Where most of the Jitney fares are 10 cents, the transporta- tion charge by street ear is reduced to cents, thereby making net saving of s cents per day to the ln- dividual This in the course of a month or year will approximate an amount equal to an average increase in vases In addition to the benents accruing to the general publlc py reason of this agreement, It IS also understood that the Blrmlng nam Railway, Light x Tower coiupdnS ls to be reorganized and come out from under the receivership and to resume it's normal position in the general improvements of the city in the way of extensions of their car lines, cleo tric and gas lines,
 "These are some of the vital ques- tions to be determined in this cleo tion to be held on the 2Sth of this month. which are contingent upon the defeat of the jitney owners ordi- nance If you want the benehts pointed out above, so to the polls and cast your vote against te ordi- nance st omitted at the election Au- gust 2S. .,-- @By City Commission of Birming- ham '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
BOARD OF HEALTH ASKS LIFTING OF
 POLITICAL HALTER
Medical Society Also Advo- cates Increase In Pay Of
 Dr. Bowling

The Jefferson county medical so- ciety unanimously passed a resolu- ton Monday night urging the legis- ture to enact a bill increasing the powers of the board of health and to increase the salary of Dr. J. A. Bowling to $6.5OO per annum. Peti- tions signed by all of the 65 members the Jefferson county board of health requested members of the legisla- ture to use their efforts toward leg islation that will relieve the board of political pressure" In other words the board of health asks that the state give them the same power now exercised by the board of education and similar boards.
 The work of pr, Bowling as a health officer was eXtolled and the increase was urged in spirit of one W s deserving of reward for serv- ices rendered Jefferson county.
 The board also seeks the privilege of compiling it's own budget and as it feels the money will be spent to best anvantage of the county and as it was explained at the meeting funds distributed without political domination from any one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
GOVERNMENT PUTS HAND IN GASOLINE FIGHT NOW RAGING
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which it does business" the an nouncement said. Tt asserts that the retail prices thus made are far below the cost of production and dis tribution.
 Meet States Price.
 The governor of the state of South Dakota, buying distress gaso- line belw the cost of production, and charging against the state no ade- auate cost of distribution, is selling gasoline to the public in the state Of South Dakota at 16 cents a gallon.
 "rhe Standard Oil company of In diana, operating on its established policy that the purchasers of its goods should never be compelled to pay higher price than that main tained and fixed by any competitor, has met this price.
 "Other state executives and offt- cers of municipalities are suggesting that the South Dakota price be made applicable in their states, Competi- tors in other states and communities over the territory also buying dis tress gasoline below cost of produc- tion have also cut the prices hitherto established and maintained in sub stantial amounts.
 Not To Hurt Competition.
 "In establishing the above price the Standard Oil Company of Indiana is not endeavoring to injure any or its competitors in any way.
 Tt deprecates the stand taken by sane of it's competitors that the {; andard Oil Company of Indiana is ,.sdeavoring, by reason of meeting these cuts in the price and the de ni;tnds for lower prices, to put its competitors out of business.
 "The Standard Oil Company of h. diana does not wish to put any com petitor out of business, because 1t feels that competitors are necessary to the successful conduct of its business. It welcomes change of attitude on the part of all parties concerned resulting in a reasonable c price for gasoline which will enable not only it but all of it's competitors to enjoy a reasonable profit.
 Tt recognizes that the majority of it's competitors are Tine business men entitled to the incest treatment both by the public and by this com psny."
 The prices in the territory affected will not be uniform as result oi the cut, just as they are not now uniform, because of the varying freight rates. The Chicago price will be 15.4 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
MARRIED SIX TIMES

CHICAGO, August 13.-Mrs Minnie Geesnbck. marr Sed six husbands, di- vorced five of them and the last on4 appeared, it was disclosed today when an attempt was made to pro- bate hes estate. Miss Hattie kurth, daughter by Mrs. Gieasnick' s second husband although she took the sur name of the third, told of her moth CTS vasous matrimonial adventures. Miss Kuh-th was named admi nistratriX of the. mothers es tate, valued at S2, 500 and advertisements were or dered D rinted notifying such of the six husbands as are living of the action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
SHOOT AND ASWE L ARE GLOOMY OVER EUROPE'S OUTLOOK
Believe America Can Help Solve Problems Without
 EntanqIementS

NEW YORK, August 1S.-A picture of Germany on the brink of revolu- tion and of Europe face to face with another devastating war was brought home today by Senator Reed Shoot of Utah, who went abroad at the re- quest of the late President Harding to study conditions in Germany as they Affected the separations prob lem.
 Equally doleful was the impression brought back by representative J. B, AsWell of Louisiana, who also has been on a tour of Europe. Both agreed that coalitions abroad boded ill for Amer .ics, particularly for the farmer. for whose surplus crops, they said R urope was not in q position to pay Vi rope will be able to get along VII bout American foodstuffs in large S,Sa,s titles, they added, because crops ahra. d, in contrast to almost every ehins. else. are good.
 tsx,~. Another War.
 ssn.s., or Smoot said he believed it sttfl VIA, possible for Europe to set gax hsyuse in order without a period of chaos. but he declared that unless the naBian s acted soon, war would surely coTiDt .
 While tfssy chief difference between France. Gera ,lany and Great Britian sppeared on, the surface to be over reparations, h said he suspected that beneath this Ia the problem of coal.
 In view of VI hat he had seen, he said, he earnesth hoped that Amer ica could remain rec from European entang4ements. H., did not believe, however, that entry into the world court, under the N eSerNatlonS Sug- gested by the late Pr, eSldent Harding would constitute an et ttanglement. On the contrary, he tn ought America could do much to help Europe in it's readjustment without k erself becom- ing unduly involved.
 Exercise "MOral Forces"
 Representative Aswell thought that conditions in Europe had reach d such pace there was notfrng the United States could do save exercise her moral force"
 The United States would have been helpful five years aga in settling these matters" he said, ASbut old jealousies have taken new life. Bitterness, hatred and strife are still rampant, with the question of r epara- tions the center of contention.
 Unless something is speedily done for relief, the present government in Germany will fall. Every turn of events point to a revolution before winter comes. It will be a monarchy, communism or a division into Sepa- rate states as it was before Bis marck.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
American Legislators Declare o On Brink O Another

through which the arguments of American interests are presented to the Cuban government.
 Q O o Mexican Issue Similar.
 The attitude of the Washington government with relation to the sec tion of the Mexican constitution which would impair the validity of titles to natural resources which had been previously acquired in a legal way is sufficiently clear to indicate what the reaction would be here to a measure having a similar effect upon Americans property in Cuba. Whether there is any direct parallel between the retroactive fea- lures of the Mexican constitution and the proposed action of the Cuban
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
CROWDER CONFE ERS
 WITH HUGHES IN CUBAN CONDITIONS
Washington Asks Havana To Delay Final Action On
 Rail Bill


 WASHINGTON, August 13.-Condi- tions in Cuba were discussed by Secretary Hughes today with Am bassador Crowder, who was called home from Havana for that purpose. The amba ssador spent half an hour in Mir Hughes office and no an nouncement was forthcoming after ward beyond the statement that the American government had requested the Cuban government to delay final action on the railway consolidation bill pending in the Cuban congress until the views of American inter- ests involved could be presented.
 Assurance given in Havana today by the Cuban foreign minister that the bill would not be voted upon in the senate until such a hearing had been given appeared to pave the way for full discussion of the measures effect on American-owned properties in Cuba
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
NAVY WILL BUILD UP DEFENSE ON PACIFIC

WASHINGTON, August 1S,-Recog- nition of the strategic importance of the Pacific was seen today in the ap- proval of the navy department of rec ommendations of a naval board for development of American shore sta tions.
 More than 67 per cent of all ap- propriations for bases and naval depots and air stations during the next 20 years will go to the erection of first and second lines of support for the navy in the Pacific under the provisions of the report which through the signature of Acting Secretary RooselNelt became the basic policy of the department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
FLOsGGED MEN LEAVE

MACON, Gia., August 13.-Gus Rob- erts one of the four men whipped by a gang ol' unmasked men here on Thursday might, left Macon today. He had be'a given 36 hours to leave, but was unable to go until today. his friends stau2d. R. F. Bobo. also flog- sed and tr lered to depart, left the city Sunday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
DIES FROM WOUNDS

MEMPHIS Tenn, August 13-Ar- thur Gamhe, 39, farmer residing near Tyronz a, Ark, died in Mem phis hospital l, today from gunshot wound received yesterday in an al- tercation with his uncle, George MulliniX The uncle is reported to have given bond after his arrest Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
Railroad Considered.

While no detailed information has been made available here a. to the number of protests received from American citizens the question of op- eration of the private railroads of the American sugar interests is un- derstood to be the chief matter un- der discussion. It was said at the state department that the railway bill was receiving "very special con sideration.'
 Presumably the contentious of American sugar planters or others who claim that the bill is confisca- tory in it's application to their prop erty will be fully examined before the state department takes further action. Should it be found that the proposed law vitiates titles legally acquired, there is ample ground to believe that the Washington govern ment will itself take the matter up and not act as merely the agency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
LAST MINUTE
 NEWS BRIEFS
 OFF THE WIRE
INVENTOR DIES

CHICAGO, August 1S.-George L. Harvey, designer of the first steel car, inventor of the Harvey Friction spring used by more than three fourths of the railroads of the conn try, and an architect of note, died here today 'after short illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
Business Men Join
 Farmers In Fight

HARTSELLE, Ala, August 13.- Special )-Teleg graph wires have been busy here since Saturday in et- forts of local business men and farm CTS to obtain large supply of. cal cium arsenate to poison the army of leaf worms which has appeared in the cotton fields of this section, as well as in all parts of the Tennessee
 valley. Part of the 12,000-pound cargo of the poison sent from Bir- mneham Sunday was stopped here
 Sunday afternoon, according to an agreement made with F. $. Hunt of the Home Oil mill a Albany. Hart selle people got 2,000 pounds of this lot of calcium arsenate. One other supply of the poison was obtained previous to sunday. Earnest CO., operation exists between business men and farmers, for it is realized the army worm is threatening the cotton crop. Never before has such concern existed for the destruction of this cotton pest. About Is years ago the army worm made it's appear ance in Morgan county, but then 1t came too late to do much damage. Two things, the early appearance of the army worm and the lateness of the cotton Nop this year, are con tributing to the seriousness of the present threat against cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14

OcmuIgee, Lydia and Montoso. The Ocmulgee, a Mallory Liner, carried a fair sized cargo from New York via Tampa and will load here for New York, sailing the latter part of the week The Yydia, of the Van Hey nigen Brokerage company will load for the Pacific coast. It came from New York. The Page and Jones steamer Montoso came in during the later afternoon from Porto Rico light to load to San Juan, Ponce and other ports in Porto Rico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
UTILITY LAW FOR
 BIRMINGHAM WILL
 BE BALLOTED UPON
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operation between the people of all classes for constructive achievement and benefits that accrue to all the