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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18
Escapes Jail by Climbing
 DolUn Rope on ScaffoLd

Meridian Misa.. February IT, Jim WesteF, young white man, claiming PenAacOla. Fla, as his home, who was arrested in Jack sOnvilIe, Fla, on a charge of su- tOmObiIe theft in this city, and who was convicted and sentenced to three years i'm the pen during the present term of the circuit court, made a daring e$cape from the county jail lnst night. Be- cause of being suspected of a re- cent attempt to break jnil, he had been confined in the condemned cell which is located just below the steeple-Iike structure above tn jail proper, in which the death room. or where legal executions { take place, and where it WAS 2 ,c posed to be impossible for rx9 . } oner to escape. .4@ .S
 This morning it wo, .@e during the night " ~ ceeded in picking tA ~ his cell with the handIeN broken teaspoon. had gone froA she cell to the top of death room, in doing so passed through the hangman's trap door, climbed the rope which still dangled from a ring in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18
RAWS0N IS NAMED
 NEW IOWA SENATOR

Des Moines. Ia. February It, Charles A. Rawson Of Des Moines is the new senator from Iowa. An nouncement of the appointment of Mfr. Rawson, who is chairman of the republican state central committee. to succeed William S Kenyon. in the upper house of the Congress was made by Gov. N. E. Kendall today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18
{. O. p. PROMISE QUICK PASSAGE
 OF BONUS BILL
Measure to Be Ready for Cau- GUS in Ten Days, Is DecIar- alton of Chairman
 Fordney
By Associated Pr.s.

Washington, February 17.-The outstanding development today in the bonus situation was an unexpected announcement in the House by Chair man Fordney of the ways and means committee that the bonus bill would be ready for presentation to a eau GUS of House republicans within the next ten days.
 A moment after this statement was made there was a shout from the republican side of the chamber, declaring the soldier measure would be passed by a republican House.
 Breaking into the thick of the row over charges by Representative Garner of Texas. ranking democrat on the committee. that the bill as being framed secretly with the aid of representatives of the American legion, Mir. Fordney shouted to +he democratic side that the republicans did not deem it proper to seek ad- vice on the bonus from those unal- SNAAbif OpPOSSh tO ANs
 Everybody Talking Bonus
 While there was no other refer ence to the banus on the floor, bo- nus talk swirled through the corri- dors, and for the time being discus sion of plans for cutting the army and navy appropriation bills was forgotten. Republican members of the ways and means committee meeting morning and afternoon went over the details of the proposed bill, without giving any intimation as to the exact form of the measure to be reported. The calling in of John T. Taylor, vice chairman of the 1egion's legislative committee, and Richard Jones, representing veter- ans of foreign wars, provoked the protest of Mir. Garner and his ap- peal that the House step in and pre- vent republicans meeting in secret with witnesses favoring the meas ure, without admitting democratic members to listen, at least, to the deliberations.
 How far sentiment was swinging to the sales tax as a means of rais- ing revenue for the bonus as ad- v as passed by the House two years ago, he could not vote for & simi- lar measure now Conditions are now different, he added, and the American people cannot stand the aGditional tax burden at this time. vocated by President Harding, was the subject of intending discussion among members. It was .evideRt on all sides, however, that the republi- cans were determined to put the bi1I through the House, regardless of what might happen to it in the Sen ate. In the event the bill is in share for consideration by republican caucus within the time set by Mir. Fordney, leaders said 1t would be passed prior to March 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18
MOTOR BANDITS GET
 BAG CONTAINING $5,000
By Associated Press

] New York. February 17.-Four mo-
 tor bandits held up two messengers
 of the Pacific Bank under the Queens boro bridge today and escaped with
 bag containing a 5000 payroll 1 Police Captain Corcoran who wit messed the holdup fired several shots after the departing automobile. He , said he was sure he hit one of the | occupants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18
L. & N. SH0PMEN FAVOR
 UNION WITH MINERS

Mobile, February 17.-Members 0. the Louisville and Nashville railroad shop crafts, in session here today went on record as favoring the join ing of all railway labor organiza- tions of the country with the coal miners against further wage reduc- tions and for other reasons of mu- tual benefit.
 Railway bodies have been asked to send delegates to the meeting of the United Mine Workers to be held in Chicago March S1 to discuss this sub ject
 The convention of the shopmen came to a close with the election of officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18
HOOVER GETS OFFER
 OF $150,000 A YEAR
By AssOciated Press

Philadelphia. February 17.-An off, fer of s150000 a year for five years to Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover to become director of the
 proposed sesqui i-centenniaI exposition in Philadelphia in 1926 has been made
 by Edward Box, it was announced to-
 day by Mayor J. Hampton Moore.
 Mayor Moore said that MT. Box, who
 is now in Florida, had written him to
 this effect and that the matter would
 be placed before the centennial com
 mittee with MT. Hoovers answer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18
LETTER FROM "E.F. SANDS DECLARES HE KNOWS SLAYER OF FILM DIRECTOR
Rickard Resigns
 From Management
 Of Sporting Club

New York, February 17.-Retire- ment of George L. (Tex) Rickard from the management of the Mad- ison Square Garden Sporting club was announced tonight by the state ath- letic commission. Rickard was re- gently indicted for criminal assault on two 15-year-old girls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18
FROZEN BODY OF
 WOMAN IDENTIFIED
By Associated Press

Camden, N. J., February I1-Ihe woman whose body, frozen stiff, was found today on the outskirts of Forest Hill park. was identified tonight as Rose Casey, well known to the police of the tenderloin district of Philadfi phia and Camdeny Detectives. who made the Identification. said that she also was known as Rose <link and hat she had been arrested several times in the last few wears. She was about 70 years of age.
 The mystery surrounding her death was still unsolyed late tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18
 SOUTHERN COLLEGE BUILDINGS BURNED
fyy Associated prr.,

NIeafWater FIa-, Febrnary l7.-Fire starting in the boys dormitory en- tirely destroyed seven frame buildings Of Southern college, Clearwater Beach early tonight. The main build ing was not damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18

Until daylight practically all of the property bounded by Twentieth and Twenty streets. and extending to Third alley from Fourth avenue was marked for distraction and il was only by the excellent work ct the fire department that the prop erty loss was not many thousands of dollars higher. The firemen were greatly handicapped by the cold weather that prevailed, the water freezing almost immediately.
 Yesterday afternoon, City Building Inspector Spencer, gave, orders that the south and west walls of the Oster building must be torn down, which will be done IS soon as the heat subsidies. Bremen were unable to penetrate very far into the re- mains of the building on this account.
 Covered by Insurance
 The building occupied by oster Brothers was owned by the Fourth Avenue Operating company and se4s fully covered by insurance, 1t was stated The Mason & Dulion Plumb ing company who also oceu- pied portion of tie same building also suffered loss estimated at s15.OOO
 The following is list ef the amount of estimated damage and the amount of insurance that was carried by the different firms Tn the fire area.
 occupied by Oster's and Mason & Dulion Plumbing company. Damage to building estimated at sl5,O00. full ly covered by insurance.
 The brick building located at 2023 Fourth avenue and extending from 312-S0 on Twenty-first street was owned by the Walker Construction company The damage 10 the build Ing was estimated to be $35,000, with insurance in the amount of s25,000.
 The following firms estimated their damage as follows; oster Brothers. ss6 .00O. fully covered by insurance; Mason & Dulion. s15o00; John z. Golighuy Realty company s20O, Frank B. Clark, real estate dealer. i $500: A. J. Koenig. florist. s2,500 Massey Candy company. s2,00o; Hen ley Sturgeon Realty company. s700 | P. s. Casimus. fruit dealer, s1.000 Art Floral company. $l,500; Grown !, Cork and Seal company, s5,0o0 i Knight Electric company. S10.0oO, in l surance about sS,000.
 East Wall Fell
 About half an hour after the fire started portion of the east wall fell over on the one-story building owned by the Walker Construction ! company. which was the direct cause of the fire spreading to that property. Several fremen, fighting the fire from Third alley narrowly escaped injury { from the falling bricks. The force of ths failing wall scattered glass all over the section.
 Water which froze as soon as it hit | the payment made the work of the ! nremen the more difficult.
 While fighting the fire two firemen were injured, Fred Lawson of the signal department who slipped and fell, cutting his hand in several places He continued on duty after having his wound dressed. The other injured was Fireman Kitchens of No. 3. service truck, who was slightly cut about the hands also.
 The cold weathef of early morning made the fighting htsagreeable. icicles could be seen hanging from the fire escapes and cornices of the buildings. The clothes of soSpe of the men,
 OContinued on Page Two.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18
 JOSEPH E. SCHWAB
 DEAD IN NEW YORK
By Associated Pre-,

By AbsOciatcU TFtss
 New York. February IS.-Jos- eph k. Schwab. brother of Charles N. Schwab and one of the original Carnegie partners. died here today at the age of g years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18

Fire apparapa sei0n Water big face
 Fire losses early yesterday morning when the brick building occupied by oser Bros Furniture gutted by fire $6OOO0 entirely buildings of facing Twentyrst badly damaged by falling walls
 building about 330 o'clock by Ptoman A. E Glover when the fire broke the front alarm companies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18
BONOMI CABINET IS
 DEFEATED IN CHAMBER
By Associated Press

kdt5OCIHEtu r ftb8
 Rome, February 17.-Premier Bonomi's cabinet was defeated in the chamber of deputies this evening in . vote of confidence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18

This is the last day for "S-Word" lists in The Age-Herald big $1,0 ,000 fun game. There is still time. See page 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18
THE GUMPS

Full page in colors of the doings of the Gumps in Sundays Age-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-25
JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

INJUSTICE
Ny boy when you shall older grow,
There's much which you shall come 10
know.
You shall discover, as you learn.
Strange things at every twist and turn,
Class bitterly denouncing class,
And find all forms of discomfort
Supported well by argument;
Nor will the truth be very clenr
In all the heated speech you'll hear.
You'll see the strong Cypress the weak,
The powerful trample down the meek,
And dreaming that the world 10 fair,
With good men smiling everywhere,
You'll wonder, as you older grow.
Whether this life is good or no.
You will be torn from side to side.
And see ingratitude destroy
The very fountains Of Its Joy.
For ages long all human thought
This constant strife of class has fought.
Injustice revels rampant here
And difficult is thinking clear,
For in the tumu1t and the shouts
At times your best OF friends you'll doubt,
For they VIII very often do
What seems vicious thing to you,
But you will note that every plan
Is to reform the other man
Be true yourself, my boy, and give
Your neighbor every right to live
Be fair, be honest, brave and strong
And certain that you do wrong.
VIII end the storm of discomfort
The hope of Justice lies with you.
IN all you are and all you do;
That is your purpose and your trust,
That you shall never be unjust.
Copyright, 1922. By Edgar A. Guest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-25
! HEART AND HOME PROBLEMS
Written for The State journal
By ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: am q girl
nineteen years old and have been go
ing with young man three years
my senior. We love each other dear
ly and have planned to be married in
September. but my father objects to
our marriage, because he says I am
too young to get married. What would
you advise me to do? BILLY.
think you should make your own
decision. If you have loved the boy
for a long time and have not the
slightest doubt but that your love and
his will endure a lifetime, ] think
you should marry. In case, however.
he Is ont making a good salary and has
not money in reserve, it would be folly
to marry. Only unhappiness would
follow if you were unable to meet the
high cost OF rents and living. Indeed
you are young. but some girls marry
at your age and are just as happy
as those who marry when they are
older. Much has to be considered I'm
the question of marriage and others
matter are even more important than
age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-25
PAY DAY Is HERE.

The secretary of the Illinois Coal
Operators association, haS~ issued q
statement regarding the strike settle
ment which apparently is intended TO
prepare the public mind for an ad-
vance in coal prices. The statement
says:
Illinois coal operators have been
compelled to surrender. Prolonged
and earnest negotiations have, failed
to secure any concessions whatever
from the Illinois Miners
Responsibility for this surrender is
laid at the door of the public in tbs
following:
The clamorous demand for coal has
developed extreme pressure from all
sides which the operators can not
longer refuse to acknowledge. They
are forced by necessity to yield in be-
half of the public. 1t is acknowledge
ment of capitulation to a force su-
perior to the operators, the public and
it's agencies. AS President Harding
of the United Mine Workers"
This strike in every section of the
country has not been against the coal
operator employer, but has been di-
rected at the public itself.
In estimating the losses incident to
the strike in Illinois the secretary
places that of the miners at $4,000
900 and that of the operators at $685.
100000. No mention is made of the
loss of life at Herrin.
These monetary losses the public
will be called upon to make good.
The miners soon will recoup by
working six days a week. in order to
fill the empty coal bins of the coun-
try. Last year they averaged but
three days a week. The scale, re-
established by the agreement, is $3.50
a day.
The operators will recover their
losses of $25.0OO.OO0 by charging high
er prices for coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-25
little BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE .PAPE.

We was eating suppir yeshdday, be-
ing ham and spinnitch, and sed, Hay
pop, made a new resolution today,
made a resolution to do one good deed
day, like the Boy Scouts.
How perfeckly lovely, ma sed, and
pop sed, I'm glad to heer it, did you
do eny good deed for me today?
Yes sir, I sed, and pop sed, The
dooce you did, and L sed, I did a good
deed for you and one for ma and ono
for Gladdis.
The werld must be coming to an
end, wat did you do for me? my sister
Gladdis sed, and sed, Well do you
know your low white shoes with the
know them, we'll? and sed, Well
made the heels red with my new red
crayon, G you awt to see them new,
they look CRATE.
Benny Potts If you've ruined my ony
good wife shoes I don't know wat Ill
do to you, Gladdis sed, and ma sed,
Now G1addis. it's ony crayon, crayon
comes off, what good deed did you do
for me- Benny?
Well do you know that new red
crayon got? I sed, and ma sed, Wat,
more about the crayon? and l sed,
Yes mann, I put your initials on the
back of everything on your bewro,
your mirror and brush ana everything.
G WIZ bet it took me more than an
hour.
My good ivory set that I Jest had
cleened, ma sed, and Gladdis sed, Well,
crayon comes off. that's wat you told
me, and I sed. Do you want to heer
the good deed I did for you, pop?
I warn you everything you say will
be used agenst you, pop sed, and sed,
Yes sir, do you know your new strate
razer with the wife handle?
Yes and 1 know your red crayon,
and if my bewtifil new razer is
smudged up I advice you to smudge 1t
down agen before I see it, and you
may regard that as an u1tirnatim, pop
sed. WITCH I did, quick finishing my
suppir and running UP to the bath
room to take the red off the handle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-25

tt is pointed out by the advocates
of a prohibitive tariff that: In spite
OF the emergency tariff law 131,0OO,-
600 bushels OF the 1921 Canadian
wheat crop found its way into the
United States within the past few
months. However, it was being
routed thru via Buffalo, Georgian
Bay, and Port CoIborne, and United
States carriers and elevators were paid
for handling it and moving it on its
way to Europe and elsewhere Under
the previous policy most of it, no
doubt, would have stayed in this coun-
try to compete with our own wheat"
1t is difficult to see. however. what
difference it makes to the producer
whether the competition takes place
on this side of the, Atlantic or on the
other side. The Canadian surplus
completes with the United States sur
plus just the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-25

"If American producers control
their home market" say the tariff
advocates. that win insure maximum
production, which means minimum
unit cost with which to compete in
foreign fields" To be wholly truth
full they should add this program also
would insure maximum prices to the
American consumer and minimum
prices to the foreigner. At least. that
is the way a high tariff always has
worked in the past. Under the oper-
atoms of the Mckinley bill American
manufactured goods could be bought
in Europe and re-shipped over here a.
lower costs than they could be OBJ
tanned in America.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-25

So long as a majority of the SEN
ators appear to have decided to pass
the-bonus bill and leave its ultimate
defeat 70 President Harding perhaps
the sooner it shall be done the better.
The course which the president will
pursue he already has announced. 1t
apparently is well understood that
the bill cannot be passed over Mr.
Harding's veto. Thus the senators
can keep their pledges to the Legion.
help themselves in their campaigns
for reelection, and at the same time
know that the country will not be
compelled to shoulder the burden
which the bonus bill. IL made law.
would place upon it. In a similar
way the senate has shunted RESPONSE
biIity for the tariff rates onto the
president by clothing him with power
to adjust them to suit himself. The
senate is the greatest little dodger of
responsibility now extent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-25
GOVERNMENT IN BUSINESS

President Harding has asked that
the national government be authorized
by congress to establish an agency
with sufficient capital at it's disposal,
to sell coal and transport it into any
part of the country where the mer-
chandising OF fuel becomes compli-
Gated with highway robbery.
The idea seems a good one in prin-
ciple but none can tell where it will
lead in practice. Government In bust
ness up to this time has been more
or less disastrous to the taxpayers as
well as to business.
In a discussion of this modern re-
lationship between "the government
and the industries the Hartford Cour-
ant says:
This country was developed indus
trially, agriculturally and in business
by the reliant spirits Of men who
looked out for themselves, men who
were eager, bold, and ambitious. They
built the railways. power systems. fac
tories, opened the mines, and male
America the richest nation on earth.
OF late a blight has settled over their
activities. An idea has paralyze5
from it. 1t is the belief that what
made America great must be regu-
lated, heckled and governed.
Wherever this idea touches bust
Eess 1t cripples it. This idea resulted
in the governments running railways
and making a deficit, building ships
and losing enormous sums. trying 10
operate them and losing more; mean
time increasing taxes and killing epl-
ployment. Government has fixed rates.
profits, wages. and high taxes. The
result is a never ending line of men
before the governments employment
bureaus.
This idea has killed the goose which
laid the industrial eggs of gold. Cap
italists are afraid to acknowledge the
title. Capital hides. Bold productive
effort by individuals is discouraged.
Bureaucracy says the cure is to ap-
point more commissions. to organize
more bureaus for further regulation.
Common sense says the remedy is TO
abolish most of those we~have, take
off excess profits taxes and super-in-
come taxes, invite the capitalists into
the ring, foster corporate industry.
protect it, and give men of large ca
pacity unlimited opportunity to shoot
high. OF course some of them would
again make large fortunes, but in do
ing it they would make the wheels Of
industry hum, fill the..dinner pail, and
draw the stream of capital now lost
agement into the world of productive
effort
The greatest trouble with the coal
industry seems to be that it has
passed completely under the control
of the miners union, which is prov
ing itself to be as great an oppressor
of the public as the operators ever
dared to be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-25
George Matthew Adams
= Daily Talk
THE .GOSSPER.

was watching a gardener the
other day and noted he was uproot-
green and beautiful. I asked him
why he did it
'sThose are weeds" he replied. eff
left them they would suck the life
and nourishment out of all these
beautiful shrubs that you see I am
I was reminded then of a friend
who had just told me about a per-
son who seemed to delight in gossip
in repeating things about someone
else OF whom he knew nothing.
The gossip person is primarily q
distributor of poison He is the
DEVILS best valet.
Like weed which serves no good
taking away from that which is right
and good, creates an atmosphere for
himself that all seek to shun.
If you cannot say good things about
someone else-say nothing. And
someone else, just believe nothing and
go on your way.
know of a friend who goes out of
her way to say nice things about other
people. have never known her to
repeat anything of a gossipy nature
against anyone. Tho she Is very
Patented and needs all the boosting
one could give her. still she delights
in singing the praises OF others, so
that her own spirit grows in beauty
all the time and she is beloved by all
who know her.
The gossiper gets nothing in return
for his gossip and his own soul sinks
at every stage of the game.
wish that this world of ours might
be more OF a family world-in which
we might all claim a divine relation
ship, all the time seeking to find
beauty and then to distribute it,
Seeking to find the good in things and
people-and then to increase the
stock turnout the world.
I know it is trite sounding, but it's
big sounding-make others happy and
you are sure to be happy.
Copyright, 1922, George Matthew Adams)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-25

The dispatches from Washington
announce that the president has de-
ciaed not to press the ship subsidy bill
for passage at this time. 1t is we'll.
The longer it is postponed the better
Apparently the congressman who went
home to enIighten their constituents
on the subject of the subsidy did not
take back with them encouraging re-
ports. The subsidies which congress
is attempting to grant to the manu-
facturers, thru the tariff bill, are bad
enough. Also, a subsidy to the SOL
diers seems to be making Roadway.
The president may feel that the sub
sidy business threatens to be over
worked.