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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
ny FERDIHAH0 JAHY

OeHsed Wire To The Age -EEa -aId)
 BERLIN, August sl-"After $ rese- semann, chaos"
 This is the plain warning en nat ing from sources as qciated will the German chancellor a. tho mark drops further toward the by5s and prices are alaraming elevated.
 The Stresemann government will be the last cabinet formed in Ger many" a government spokesman said to me Tuesday. He predicted that if Stresemann failed through lack of support or through force, Germany would crumble into final disintegration.
 Internal conditions justify the gloomy prophecy.
 Mark Drop Again.
 In day of wild exchange trans actions, the mark at one time touched 42,000,000 to the pound; 1t closed at 32,oo0,000 to the pound, or more than 6,0o0,000 to the dollar.
 Endeavoring to stabilize the insane monetary system, the government confiscating hoarded foreign cur rencies The decree, probably the most radical ever made by the gov ernment, is to be issued very soon, 1t is understood
 Meanwhile the food situation is hourly growing more critical. The government sugar cards, on which housewives previously obtained two pounds of sugar per month are no longer honored, as supplies are ex- hausted, Fats are rationed and at a premium. Before all shops long lines of women and children wait their turn to buy. When they finally reach the counters not over a half pound of margarine can be given to each person.
 Cigarettes have also become ex- hausted, and there is little prospect or obtaining adequate new supplies Tobacco shops are now selling only five cigarettes to one customer at a time. Cigars have been limited to the sale of three at time.
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 Americans SuRfer.
 The thousands of Americans who make their homes in Germany for business reasons are feeling the same pinch of circumstance that affects the native. They are beset by con Stant worries and annoyances-dif- faculties of changing money, con stant losses of minor amounts due to buying German currency just be- fore drop, and the difficulties of purchasing food. Money Is not the sole necessity; well balanced food supplies are not to be had in many prices offered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
Woman TOday Openly Scored By Mrs. Ford

MARQUETTE, Mich, August 21.-Mrs. Henry Ford publicly rebuked number of women and girls wearing overalls and short stockings-the costume of the city resorters in the Up- per Peninsula-when they be- sieged her at WichiEamme, a resort town near here, yester- day with requests for her au- tograph.
 The Ford Edison Firestone party had just arrived from Iron mountain and had pitched their tents when the women resorters surrounded the party and requested autographs.
 You ladies and girls are showing very poor taste and worse judgment in coming Into the town garbed as you are without skirts or dresses" Mrs. Ford said. T do not want to sign my name for you and prefer not to look at you. resent your Idea of dress"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
INTER ALLIED LOAN CLOSELY RELATED
 I | PREPARATIONS
France Wants To Know How Much She Must Pay
 America
Fly CARL VICTOR LITTLE Leased Wire To The Age-Herald)


 PARIS, August 21.-France wishes to know how much of her war debt the United States and England intend to collect before she makes any de- finite agreement on the amount of reparations Germany must pay.
 That appears to be-the basic prin- ciple of Premier Poincare's latest re- parations note to London, according to authoritative sources here.
 The report, handed to the British charge D'Affaires Tuesday. will not be published until Wednesday, It Is not certain as ysSxjp what words the theory of the EAerlocking of war debts and reparaAions will be stated. It is possible that, adopting the tone of conciliation advanced in his Charleville speech, Poincae has sugar-coated the demand until 1t may be discerned by none but the diplomatic eye.
 Answer Point To Point.
 But behind whatever formula Is offered for the solution of the repa- rations mess, there will be the ad- yield one jot from demands that Germany pay her enough to pay America and England, and also pay her goodly margin for herself.
 Superficially, Poincares answer is contained in a 40 page document, re- plying, point by point and in parallel columns, to the Surzon note. It re states the complete history of Frances efforts to get reparations discusses but briefly the British claim that the occupation of the Ruhr Is Illegal under the traty of Versailles.
 The French attitude is that there is no question of legality in the oc- cupation, and hence no need of dis cussing 1t.
 High Lights Of Note.
 We'll informed circles indicate that high lights of the note are as folows:
 1. The German reparations debt must remain, as at present, at 50, ,O0O.- 900 gold marks, plus whatever the United States and England demand from France for her war debt.
 2.It is impossible for France to accept less than 26 billion gold marks Belgium will need five bil- lion. England has demanded fourteen billion. Hence the 50 billion figure.
 8. France does not desire to stay in the Ruhr indefinitely.
 4. Before modifying her. occupation she wishes to receive guarantees Gas a substitute for her armed presence on the spo) that she will be paid. Among these guarantees could be the turning over to the interallied separations commission of the Ger man railroads on the left bank of the Rhine; placing the mines in the Ruhr now owned by the German gov ernment under the administration of the allies, and giving the allies cer- tain export duties, which would be paid in gold on articles sent out from unoccupied Germany.
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 Cease Passive Residence.
 5. If Germany will cease passive resistence, France is prepared to agree to an invisible occupation, " removing the main body of troops from the Ruhr, and leaving only eDough troops to maintain the prin~ Gple of the occupation and protect French engineers. on duty there.
 C, France Is willing to cooperate with German industrialists, and would call off the blockade (now existant) between occupied and un- occupied Germany.
 '. Emphasis is laid on the French desire to reserve the entente
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
Give New Opportnnity.
85 LOSE LIVES WHEN JAP SUBMARINE SINKS
Vessel Had Just Completed Her
 First Trial Trip

TOXIC, August 21.-The newest Japanese submarine, just returned from a short trial trip. sank this morning at the Kawasaki docks at Kobe and S5 members of her crew, missing, are believed to have lost their lives. The captain, chief of engineers and four other naval off cers were saved.
 The cause of the accident has not been determined. Submarine Engi- neer Yanagawa, who was aboard the undersea vessel, as a representative of the builders, was among those saved. He said the submarine had completed her trial trip and come to the surface when, listing heavily, she started to sink. The captain ordered all the openings closed. Before his orders could be carried out, however the water rushed in, a-7 the vessel sank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
Butler County Representative
 Would Restore Exemptions Notwithstanding Passage Of Repeating Act In Spring
ALABAMA POWER co.
 WOULD BENEFIT BY LAW
Measure Applies To Property Under Construction And En-
 toying Exemptions At Time Of Adoption Of Repeal Bill
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD !


 A bill, the passage of which will restore tax exemptions of the Ala bama Power company and similar power concerns on property already under construction and enjoying ex- captions at the time of the passage of the repeating act at the spring ses- sion, was introduced In the house to- day by J. Lee Long of Butler.
 The full text of the bill is as fol- lows::
 Where a statute of this state has expressly exempted from taxation for given number of years a certain class or classes of property in consid- eration that such property should be invested, devoted or used for certain industrial or manufacturing purpose. and such property has been so invest ed, used or devoted for such purpose within the period for which 1t was exempt from taxation by the statute, and the statute Is thereafter repealed, that the property remain within the protection of the exemption from tax ation for the period fixed in the stat ute, notwithstanding the statute con- corning the exemption has been re- pealed."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
BIG CASH BONUS IS OFFERED FOR ALABAMA LANDS
Government Will Receive A Royalty Of 10 Gents Per
 Ton On Coal

WASHINGTON. August 21.-A cash bonus of SS5,0OO, one of the largest ever received by the government in disposal of public mineral lands, was included in the proposal of the suc- cesstul bidder for the lease of coal lands in Fayette county, Alabama, recently sold at Montgomery. The government will receive a royalty of 10 cents ton from operations on the tract, which comprises 1,S4O acres, 100000 tons of high grade bitumin- ous in sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
Important News Of The Day

With Atlantic City mine conference broken White House 
 
 Alabama PAGE ONE Dowlng politics PAGE ONE
 
 follow his downfall ,......PAGE ONE continent effort establish from San Francisco to New York PAGE ONE
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  forbidden PAGE THREE City judge appeal night Atlanta Crackers by to and them from third place league FACE TWELVE Upward resumed in stock market Tuesdays PAGE SIXTEEN reactions weather conditions realizing PAGE SIXTEEN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
SIX MEN ARE TRAPPED
 IN MINING DISASTER
One Body RecOvered-Others Be-
 lieyed To Re Dead

SILVER CITY, N. M, August 21.- Six men were trapped in a cave-in at the property of the Cooperative Mining company, 15 miles northeast of here. The men were working in a drift at the bottom of a 130foot shaft when the accident occurred. A large crew of men working in 15- minute shifts up to this afternoon had reached one body. The five oth- CTS. if they escaped the fall of rock and earth, are believed to have srf- located.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
OFFICIAL EX-CONVICT
Political Circles in Philippines Jarred
 by Char5Ses

MANILA, August 21.-(By Asso- ciated Press.)-Political circles were jared by a bombshell this morning when Manuel Quezon, who recently resigned from the Philippine Senate because of his differences with the American executive administration, announced he had cabled the Secre- tary of War that Mayor Rodriguez of NanilR, lately appointed to that post by Governor General Leonard Wood, was an eX-convict from BilibIa prison.
 The Herald issued an extra edi- ton, demanding editorially that the governor general request Mayor Rod riguez's resignation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
COOLIDGE NOT CONVINCED
New President Does Not Favor Tar
 If Adiustment Board

WASHINGTON, August 2l.-re- cent conversations with tariff com mission members and other students of the tariff question have failed thus far to convince President Cool idge of the practicability of a tariff adjustment board.
 Indications were given at the White House today that while NIT. Coolidge had not given mature con- sideration to the subject, he felt at this time that the powers accorded the commission were sufficiently broad to encompass such work as proponents of the separate adjust ment board would have that agency perform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
PLAN COOLIDGE CLUBS
Residents Of Vermont Will Support
 Native Son

GRAFTON, Vermont, August 2l.- (By Associated Press.)-Approxi- mately 150.0O0 former residents of Vermont, now voting in AT other states, are actively supporting a na- tional movement to organize and en- large Coolidge ge-for-President clubs, John Barrett, former director of the Pan-American union, announced to- day on his return home from Wash ington and New York.
 MT. Barrett's statement followed one issued recently by Senator Moses of New Hampshire, in which Moses announced MT. Coolidge would be nominated for President in 1924, and that he should receive the solid sup port of New England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
RESTAURANT IS SToRMED

BALBOA, Spain. August 21.-Strik- ing miners today stormed and footed one restaurant, ate in others without paying and committed other dis orders.
 Later they organized a parade through the streets, some of them carrying red flags, and were were given a not unfriendly reception by many of the inhabitants. who threw money from their windows.
 Much suffering prevails among the strikers. The governor of the prov ince is making an attempt to reach an adjustment between the miners and the owners, but the latter have so far maintained a negative atti- tude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
MRS. BARROW TO READ


Novel stunts Said To Be Arranged
 for Regular Rotary Luncheon
 A special feature of the regular Ro- tary club meeting at l o'clock Wednesday at the Tutwiler hotel is dramatic reading by Mrs. Ralph Bar row. MT. Barrow will meet Wednes- day for the last time with Birming- ham Rotarians prior to his leaving to continue his present work in an other city.
 John McCleary, Jr., of the Virginia Bridge and Iron company will be in- troduced as a new member. Several novel stunts have been arranged by the program committee in anticipa- tion of one of the most interesting meetings of the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
ATLANTIC CITY.
 MINE FARLEY. BREAKS DOWN
With Both Sides Abandoning
 Hopes Of Preventing Strike, Executive Sends Out Stern
 Threat Nation Not To Suffer PLAN OF G0VERNME MENT'S ACTION NOT ANNOUNCED Final Opportunity For Com
 promise Will Be Given Be-
 fore Federal Authorities Take Hand In Situation

WASHINGTON, August 21.-(By Associated Pres.)-Failure of the anthracite operators and miners reach an agreement at their Atlantic City conference will not be permitted to inflict a coal shortage on the con sumer, it was declared tonight at tho White House. While no indication of the administration program was given it was announced that Presi- dent Coolidge wished to assure the public that normal requirements for fuel would be met.
 Chairman Hammond of the coal commission, who discussed the anthracite situation late in the day said however, that an attempt would be made to fix the responsibility for the failure of the late negotiations. and it was indicated that the commits sion's findings in this particular might be incorporated in an "emer- gency report" to MT. Coolidge, which IS now in preparation.
 MT. Hammond declared the com mission did not consider the situation yet warranted the submission of this report. He denied, however that either he or his associates proposed to take the iniative at this time in endeavoring to obtain a resumption of negotiations between the operators and their employees.
 The commission" he asserted lis prepared for eventualities."
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 COnfers With Coolidge.
 Immediately upon receipt of infor- nation that the Atlantic City con- ference had broken up over the question of increased wages, MT. Hammond went to the White House for a conference with the President. Upon leaving the executive offices he called for an executive meeting of the coal commission and after 1t had been in session less than an hour. recess was taken to enable Mr. Hammond and Commissioner Neil to confer further with President Cool idge.
 The only public statement result ing from this second interview was the authorized announcement that regardless of the outcome of the anthracite controversy the fuel necessities of the public would be met.
 Give New Opportunity.
 Officials who have followed the anthracite crisis closely expressed the opinion tonight that the Presi- dent would not intervene until the operators and miners had been given an opportunity to come forward with
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
TWO FIREMEN KILLED IN NEW YORK BLAZE
Nearly 50 Others Injured When
 Brick Walls Fall

NEW YORK, August 21.-(By As sociated Press.)-The yellow brick walls of a Brooklyn dance hall, half a century old, falling Tn the night, killed two firemen and injured A. more in a fire which began shorty after midnight and burned well into the morning. Half a hundred men were caught under .he rain of ma sorry and for several hours 1t was believed 10 had perished. But eight of the missing turned up in hospi- tals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
EPIDEMIC SUBSIDIES

Boys In New York School Attacked
 By Peculiar Disease
 NEW YORK, August 21.-The pe- culiar epidemic, thought to be the devils grip now prevalent on tho part of eastern Virginia, which last month attacked 150 boys at the New York Catholic protectory in the Bronx, has subsided, health authori- ties announced today. The cause of the epidemic has not been deter mined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
GEDDES WILL RETURN
Only III Health Would Keep Ambai
 anlnr In Englnnl

LONDON, August 21.--TBy Asso- ciated Press.) )-The secr,~ ~ry of Sir Auckland Geddes the British ambas- sador to the United States. who has been in England for two months. stat ed tonight that Sir Auckland fully in- tended to return to his post at Wash ington unless the state of his health prevents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
POISON KILLS QUAIL

Birds Also Extinguished In Effort
 To Kill Worms
 MONROE, La, August 21.-Quail are killed by hundreds throughout north Louisiana and south Arkansas as by the use of arsenical and other points for killing the army leaf worm, which his been destroying cot ton. The birds are alleged to have eaten some of the worms. The birds will meet with extinction unless a remedy Is shortly found, say sports
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
THAW GETS VACATION


Slayer of Stanford White Tempo
 rariIy Leaves Insane Hospital
 PHILADELPHIA, August 21.- Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, who has been a patient in the insane department of the Penn sylvania hospital here, today was granted another vacation under an order signed by Judge J. Willis Mar tin of the court of common pleas. The courts action was based on the petition of Thaw's mother. setting forth that she had been informed that a change of environment would ba beneficial to her son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
NO GENERAL STRIKE
Dissention Seen In Ranks Of Greek
 IabOrers

ATHENS. August 21.-There is lit tie prospect of the general strike which seemed likely when work CTS in a number of plants walked out on Saturday. Dissention has deVelped in the ranks of the strikers and the support of public opinion is lacking No newspapers are appearing be- cause of the strike of linotypers. The railways still are unaffected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
STUYVESANT RESIGNS
Blast Furnace superintendent Of Ala
 hmm (,nmnnnN BInns RinRcer .Inh

Hast Furnncc Superintendent or Ala
 bnmn Company Plans Bigger Job
 H. R. Stuyvesant. for the past four years connected with The Alabama company as general superintendent of blast furnaces, has resigned, ef- fective October 1, according to an- nouncement Tuesday.
 MT. Stuyvesant has not announced his plans for the immediate future, but states he will again enter the blast furnace business on a much larger scale after January 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
TO COMPLETE LINK OF BESSEMER ROAD
Paving From Tuscaloosa Avenue To Be Done By Southern Roads Go.

Southern Roads company was Tuesday awarded a contract to con struct a paved highway from the city limits of Birmingham to the paving on Tuscaloosa avenue, which completes the asphalt highway from Birmingham to Eessemer. The com pany contracted to build the road for $42,0O0, the lowest bid received by the board of revenue, and to com plete the work within the next sO days.
 The fight for the paving of the stretch, which is about one mile in length, has been under way for the past two years. The vote was unanimous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
SENTENCED TO DEATH

Arkansas Prisoner Will Die In State
 Prison Friday
 LITTLE ROCK, Ark, August 21.- John A. Owens of Little River county will die in the electric chair at the state prison here Friday morning for the murder of Hugh Throckmorton, f near Wilmot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
TWO REPORTED DEAD
 IN INDIANA TORNADO
Wind And Rain Storm Sweeps In-
 dianannlis With Big Lnss

INDIANAPOLIS, August 1.-Two persons were reported killed and thousands of dollars property dam age caused this afternoon by an electric wind and rain storm. which SlVept this city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22

AYs STRIKE IS ONLY COURSE.

SAYS STRIKE IS ONLY COURSE.-John L. Lewis head of
 the United Mine Workers. following the breakdown of the anthracite coal conference Atlantic City yesterday declared he could hope of preventing national strike Septem walkout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
TWO MAIL PLANES CROSSING NATION
 ON MAIDEN TRIPS
Thirty-Hour Service Between New York And Frisco
 Planned
BULLETIN

OMAHA, Neb., August 21.-The first westward bound transconti- mental mah plane of the United States post office department ex- porimental flights. piloted by Dean Smith. arrived In Omaha at Il D. m., over trail brilliantly blazed through the vast prairies of the cen tral west by the same force that so materially contributed to his sue cessful flight. Smiths plane landed exactly 45 minutes ahead of the schedule outlined for the flight.
 With his plane already tuned up, Pilot Jack Knight, veteran flier took the air at 11:04 D. n., for the flight | to Cheyenne, which was the last lap of the night flight.
 BULLETIN
 CHEYENNE, Wyo., August 21- Frank Yager, Cheyenne air mail pi let, hoped off here at S:35 D. m., mountain time, for Omaha, Neb, on the air mail services eastward flight from coast to coast. He expected to land in Omaha, 460 miles distant, about four hours later.
 CHICAGO. August 21.-CBy Asso- ciated Press.)-Guided by powerful beacon lights, two government mail planes rushed toward each other through the night over the states of the middle west tonight. Somewhere over Nebraska they were scheduled to pass.
 One of them carried mall that left the Golden Gate this morning, the other sped westward with mall that left New York few hours later, and the flight marked the inauguration of trials in the proposed 30-hour trans continental air mailservice.
 If all goes well, the east bound plane will wing it's way to earth at New York tomorrow afternoon while the westbound ship will drop with its burden of mail at San Francisco. The westbound plane entered the area of night travel between Chicago and Cheyenne when it hoped off here at 6:56 D. m., central standard time, Piloted by Dean Smith. Its com panion, winging it's way eastward, flew up to meet the night from Chey- enne.
 Flying Little EventfuI.
 The day travel of the two planes. or in reality several planes, for planes and drivers are frequently changed, was little more eventful than the day mail flying that has long been in progress. The night flying between Chicago and Cheyenne however marked an innovation in the planes tonight for continuous air mall serv- ice between San Francisco and New York. The planes tonight are fol- lowing what at their height seems lighted pathway over the SS5 miles of night flying of the 2,6S0 mile Journey across the continent.
 Their path is marked by a series of remarkable lights ranging in in- tensity from 5000 to 500, ,o00, 900 candle power and visible from three to 150 miles. Small beacon lights are only three miles apart and at distances of % miles are great se&rchlights while the landing fields along the pathway of the speeding | planes are also brilliantly lighted and the ships themselves are equipped with emergency searchlights for use in case of forced landings. O O O
 Planes Hop Off.
 The day trips of the hurrying planes was marked with only one un,- toward incident, Pilot c. Eugene
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
STRESENANN '5 IAlLY HOPE .Of GERMANY.

Pres 87I oa1In8t VIII Be Last
 One Formed n Teuton Ma
 ton, Officials ay-After Its
 Fall Chaos Will Reign NEW SLUMP lH CURRENCY AGAIN 5TlsS COUNTRY Food Situation Is Hourly Growing Worse And Ameri-
 cans In Be .j1 Are Suffering
 From Lack 0i Proper Diet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22

THE ALABAMA FORECAST: LOCAL THUNDER SHOWERS
 SLIGHTLY COOLER IN IN TERROR ON THURSDAY