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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-12
 RESERVATION OF ELMER DOVER IN HARD|NG' HANDS
Action of Treasury Official Thought to Be Climax of His Controversy With
 Mellon
Rx Aasociated Press

Washington, July Il. - Gresldens Harding was understood tonight to have under consideration the resig- nation of Elmer Dover of Tacoma. Wash, and formerly of Ohio. al assistant to the secretary in charge of customs and internal revenue.
 Information of the resignation of Mir. Dover was received at the capi- tol today from treasury sources, but something of mystery surrounded the severance of the assistant sec retary's connection with the treasury. as official confirmation or denial of the report was lacking.
 At the treasury it was said that Secretary Mellon had no statement to make and that matter was one for MT. Dover and the President. At the White House 1t was made known that President Harding had no com ment to make. MT. Dover, himself. would neither confirm or deny the report.
 The resignation of MT. Dover, 1t was indicated, could be regarded as the continuation of his controversy with DAtlQ DidlI, VI tft~ ternal revenue, which has ragged Tor several months over the proposed re- organization of the internal revenue. bureau.
 DjspIeased Mellon
 According to the accepted opinion in administration circles, Mir. Dover was named assistant secretary of the treasury by President Harding last December to. reorganize the customs service and the revenue bureau. MT. Dover reorganized the customs ser vice, but his plans for changes in the personnel of the revenue bureau ran counter to the administrative ideas of Commissioner Blair and Secretary Mellon. Friction. officially described as dtsagreements as to policy" waxed warmer and resulted in the removal of Dover appointees and the issuance of an order by Mir. Blair centralizing all power of appointment in tho offices of the commissioner,
 This reached its heighth recently when .. C.. Childs of Ohio and A. .D. Sumner of Iowa, supervisor of in ternal revenue collectors and deputy commissioner in charge of accounts. respectively, were dismissed by MT. Mellon.
 In some official quarters the view was advanced that Presiuent Harding wss withholding action on the resig- nation of Mir. Dover pending the as- alignment of the assistant secretary to a new post in the government. while in other official circles the opinion was advanced that the Presi- dent was not entirely pleased with Nj. Dover's methods of procedure in connection with the revenue bureau, but that some time would elapse be- fore word would be forthcoming from the White House in the ease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-12
LEATHER STRAPS THING OF PAST IN
 ALAbAMA--K|LBY
Warden General to Notify Prison Wardens of Signifi- cant Decision of Gover-
 nor-ReasonS Given
By FRED H. GoRMLEy

Montgomery Bureau, The Age Herald,
 22l-2 First National Bank Building
 Montgomery, July 11.-tspc-
 cfal.)-Corporai punishment was
 abolished in all prisons of Ala
 bama by an executive order is-
 sued by Governor Kilby late
 Tuesday. Governor KfIby notf-
 fled William F. Feagin, state
 warden general, of his decision
 md requested MT. FeaEfn to mo-
 tify all wardens of prisons to de-
 stroy the leather straps which
 hnve been used in administering
 punishment since Alabama es-
 tablisbed its first prison.
 For many years there has been agitation in favor of the abandon ment of corporal punishment. The investigating committees of 1915 and 1919 investigated reports that all legged excessive nishment had been inflicted. Since the present admin istration began the number of pun ishments had gradually decreased monthly and last month only 50 whippings were found necessary. The record of the state con yict department shows that the num- Der of punishments monthly a few years ago averaged 150, although the state penitentiary contained enly 2.200 convicts compared with more than 5000 now in prison.
 Use Other Means
 Governor Kilby in his order di- rected that other means Of punish- plent be found such as grading the prisoners based on behavior, confine- ment in dark cells, taking away A calaboose has already been erected in the prison yard at Speigner and prisoners who disobey orders are confined In the calaboose. Hamp Draper, warden, has reported that many convicts would prefer to confinement in the pun ishment cells.
 kilby prison also is equipped with cells. Several are dark. while in others sunlight can be had. All are well ventilated by forced air.
 T<ilby's Letter
 Governor Kilby's letter to Warden General Feagin follows:
 We have discussed for many months the question as to whether pr not corporal punishment or con- sicts should be abandoned.
 T realize the very great difficulty you will have in handling certain classes of convicts without resort to he strap, but believe It can be over- some. You have already overcome the difficulty to a great extent as evidenced by the fact that the number ,f whippings administered during the past three and half years has been reduced more than 50 Fer cent.
 Must Abandon
 After the most earnest consider ation of the matter from every angle. have reached the conclusion that corporal punishment should be en-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-12
PASSENGER RATES
 GUT ID FLAT RATE
 OF CENTS AUG. 15
Public Service Commission Also Authorizes Sale of Mile age Books at $25 Each
 in Its Report
By FRED H. GoRMLEY Montgomery Bureau, The Ase-Herald. 22l-2 First National Bank Building

Montgomery, July 11.-(SpecialD A blanket order for a general de- crease in all passenger fares on in- terstate travel from 3.6 cents mile to cents a mile was issued by the public service commission late Tues day afternoon. The decrease must be made effective August Is, and on the same date the railroads must put on sale mileage books calling for 1000 miles of travel for $25. All members of the commission voted to make the decrase effective.
 The decision follows investigations which have been made by the com mission for several months. The com mission, in its opinion made public with the order, announced it's conclu- sion that the decrease in fares VIII increase rather than decrease the gross income of the railroads be- cause the lower fare will tend to in- crease travel. No evidence could be obtained as to whether or not tue decrease would change the railroads gross income, but the railroads con tended that 1t would show a greater loss if the fare was reduced. The commission expressed the opinion that the decrease will have the op- posite effect.
 Rate Excessive.
 Regarding the findings of the com mission, the opinion said. the com mission upon consideration after due hearing and argument, finds that the straight fare of 3.6 cents per mile Is excessive and such as to discourage travel and that If reduced to a more reasonable basis the gross income of each railroad in that state would instead of being diminished or cut down. be increased and augmented by the greater travel without materially increasing operating expenses. . The commission further finds that a longer continuance of such exces sive fare of 3.6 cents per mile will. in all probability, result in further loss of gross Income in the future, without any corresponding reduction in operating expenses leading to the inevitable result in the future of each readopting the policy of further increase of rates or to one tha. should now be adopted, of making such reasonable rate as will be income producing
 In connection with the passenger rate reduction. the commission Issued citations to the American Railway. Express company and the south eastern Express company to appear before that body on the first Monday in September and show cause why their rates should not be reduced as have the passenger and freight rates.
 Findings of Fact
 From the evidence submitted. the commission finds: That all railroads in Alabama are charging and receiv- ing a straight rate fare of 3.6 cents per mile uniformly throughout the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-12
$50, ,OOO FIRE SUFFERED
 AT TUSCAL00S

Tuscaioosa.' July 11.-The saw mill of the Deal-Powers Lumber company at Vance, about IS miles from here, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss was in the neighborhood of $50.- 900, partially covered by insurance. The fire started in the furnace room and rapidly spread Little damage was done to the other buildinss near-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-12
STEEL OFFICIALS CALLED.
 By Asnocinted Presa

New YOrK, JuIy Ils--hepr6seHLa-' "a -' lives of the Independent Merger. com posed of Midvale, Republic and In- land companies. today were called to appear before the federal trade com mission July 19. It Is believed the comnission Is seeking more data on the proposed combine before render ing . decision. Wall street had ex- pected that the combine would have been given . clean bill of health yes- terday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-12

When the armistice was signed it was thought the. world would forget war and start building. The build ing hasn't begun and this is the most discouraging day since the armistice was signed, with all the yelling and horn blowing.
 France is making up her mind about seizing the Ruhr, which con taIns what remains of Germany.s good coal and iron deposits. If that Is done, another WAT, a big one, and as soon as possible, is as certain as the rising of the sun.
 French bonds break. the franc drops in yalue;' you read that in the financial reports Nations In Eu- rope are like Siamese twins, but in- stead of being only twins they are linked together in groups of triplets France. England and Italy, on the west: Austria. Germany and Russia on the east; Denmark, Norway and Sweden on the north; Belgium, Hol- land and Switzerland in between. Greece, Turkey and the Balkans, southeast
 The same industrial blood flows through all. Let all beware If one dies. They are sitting around now watching several of their brothers and sisters slowly dying. If they had sense, they would help them in- stead of hammering them on the head.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-12
GREAT TR|P'!:<'':;'' r |SPAID MEMORY
 OF [. W. BARRETT
Great Assemblage at Funeral Services-Wealth of Floral Designs Enhance the
 Beauty of Service

The funeral services for Edward Ware Barrett, late editor and owner of The Birmingham Age-Herald, were held yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the residence, 3603 Cliff road. The Rev. Middleton S. Barn. we'll, rector of the Church of the Advent, officiated.
 The services were beautiful in their simplicity. pr. Barnwell read the impressive service for the dead of the Episcopal church. Lead Kindly Light" and Abide With Me" were sung by Mrs. solon Jacobs and Mrs E. G. Chandler with Mrs. John b. Turner at the piano.
 Representative men and women of Birmingham and Alabama. employees of the Age-Herald and friends of MT. Barrett in all walks of life filled the spacious home to overflowing and later witnessed the interment at Elmwood cemetery. as the sun was setting. symboiizing the close of useful and active life.
 Floral Offerings
 The beauty and solemnity of the services were enhanced by a wealth of floral offerings sent by individ uals. his business associates, clubs and other organizations. Perhaps no greater testimonial in flowers was ever before paid to the memory of A citizen of Birmingham.
 The genuine grief expressed throughout the city and state for MT. Barrett's death showed the es- teem in which he was held and marked appreciation for his quarter of [. century spent in working for Birmingham and Alabama.
 One of the most strikingly beauti- ful incidents in connection with the funeral services of MT. Barrett was the ringing of the chime of the Highlands Methodist church as the funeral cortege passed Five Points.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-12
CITIZENS TO CHOOSE

Huntsville,l July 11.-(Special)-A meeting of citizens is being arranged In the hope of getting eight persons to stand for the eight positions on the city council to be filled in the August election Dr. F. L. Adams is iln opposed for mayor. and James H. Gill for the presidency of the city council
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-12
By Associated Press

Washington, July 11Prednt Harding in the White House late tonight directed Fall with lawful efforts and of the nited States mai.."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-12
HARDING TAKES HAND IN RAILWAY STRIKE
With
 Transportation And
 Mails Is Forbidden

Executive Says Men Now Working Have Same Right to Their Jobs as Strikers Have to Leave Them Proclamation Asks Cooperation of
 All Public Authorities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-12
oday

Another War, Big, Soon. Silly Siamese. You Drift In, Not Out. How T.ach Are We?
 By ARTHUR BRISBANE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-12
BUT IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age Herald by Birmingham merchants are guaranteed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-12

When you have strikes that would stop railroads, close mines, bring on hard times, perhaps lawlessness and revolution, here and there, that means war in industry.
 Somebody should take charge of that. It Is easy enough to drift into trouble but you rarely. drift out of it.
The New York herald., 1922-05-07

having fallen i'll. 1 felt very unhappy and
uncertain. The idea seemed to terrify me.
My friends said it would cheer me up and
amuse me.
Some one, don't know who, had fixed in
my mind when was very young that Art
was form of prayer" and l couldn't
regard it as an amusement, but my serious.
ness was overcome in the end by Pat, who
persuaded me to accept.
The Anomalies Dramatic Club was COM
posed of 365 members, who each paid
subscription of f3 3s. a year. The club
gave three performances a year Of two
plays. The performance took place in the
Town Hall.
This extract from The Stage shows that
1 met with some success
I'm his Power by Mark Quinton, 18th
November, 1886. The Anomalies are for
tunate in counting Mrs. Campbell as one
of their members. 1t was this ladys
first appearance on any stage on Thurs
day. and her performance was therefore
the more extraordinary. Mrs. Campbell
pOSSeSStS a udLuTdi ueptu VI pdJuOS duu
yet a power and earnestness, which,
joined to graceful, easy manner and
charming presence. render her most
valuable acquisition"
Pats health became worse and at last
he was ordered by the doctor to take sea
voyage. 1t was suggested he should go to
Brisbane, where relative OF his, William
Ross was at the moment. The thought OF
the parting was misery to us both, but the
state OF his health seemed to make 1t i'm
perative. II was arranged that IL Pat sue.
ceeded in finding work the children and !
would join him.
The day he left my sister and went to
the station to see him off. / don't know
how It happened but we missed him.
tainted in the station. Some one In nurses
uniform lifted my head and gave me water.
can remember well the agony in my heart
and brain as realized the tragedy of the
parting.
The following telegram is among my old
papers:
Goodbye. darling: did my best to see
The New York herald., 1922-05-07

Sir Herbert Tree in one of his notable
Characterization of Colonel New
come" He is frequently mentioned in
Mrs. CampbelPs memoirs.
one has to go through it, and it might
have been much worse
Nothing new out here"
Three months afterward he wrote:
kimberley,
"17th September 1883.
my own darling:
"I got your sweet letter on Saturday,
inclosing the one written to you by my
father. l am writing him long letter
by this mail,
''You will have got Ross's cable to my
father about my billet by now. I do
hope, my darling, IL was a comfort.
II get 1900 year to start. My prede-
cessor, who was only five months in the
company. and then lost the post through
drink, got a rise OF ESQ at the end of
three months. | do hope get the same.
Ross thinks will be able to get some
thing better soon. Things are very dull
just now, The elections are on next
month.
"This seems a splendid place for max
ing money. do hope I can only get
start / know Ross will put me in the
way OF anything good.
stella, wife, will you ever forgive the
misery have been the cause OF to you?
Darling, will try and make up for it
all when have you with me again. oh,
when will it be?
IL am so glad to know that the acting
has made you happier. PAT"
Then Pat went on to Mashonaland,
sometimes prospecting with vain hopes OF
and settlements, and later /
heard of his big game shooting with Selous.
How he must have ldeed that
Then followed many weeks and no let.
ters, and Pat could only send money very
So at last il was decided that
! should take up the stage professionally,
and I had already written asking for Pats
permission, which he had given. And /
The New York herald., 1922-05-07

the city, and his delicate health was alarm
ing. His mother had died of consumption
three years after his birth, and fancy this
Oriental Bank had practically ruined my
father-in-law.
Then my little girl was born-"a little
mother said.
About two months later l was asked to
play the leading part at the Anomalies Dra-
matte Club. owing to one of the members
The New York herald., 1922-05-07
Continued From Preceding Page.

One thing can never forget-my
mothers face and her heartbroken cry
when told her.
After more than thirty-fve years OF
life-with its battles, its wounds, its sicken-
ing paint is not easy to write of the JOY
of that first love-
Incapable of pause or reckoning, with tho
divine faith and courage Of fearless chill
dren, we faced the world we thought ours
and paid the price bravely.
Slowly came the awakening to the re-
sponsibility Of the two children, born
within three years, and delicate husband
ordered abroad for his health, and the
dawning knowledge that the responsibility
of those two children's lives was mine.
can remember vividly hot summer
night I could not sleep. The moon shone
through the open window and I lay trying
TO see into the future. At about 2 o'clock
i was overcome with restless anxiety,
slipped out OF bed, taking care not to
awaken Pat, and, throwing on wrap, crept
downstairs and opened the door OF the
garden.
I walked up and down that narrow little
garden, every now and then looking up at
the window OF the room where my hus-
band ana l1ttio son were dSieep, until uay-
light, thinking and wondering what was
to be done. / knew Pat was not strong
enough to continue working in the city and
that I must help. l could not imagine
what work I could do. I had given UP my
musical scholarship, and so I was not
qualified for q musical career. My lovely
baby and other coming in a few weeks
must be provided for. was bewildered-
lost.
with the daylight something entered my
soul, and has never since left met
seemed 10 cover me like fine veil OF steel,
giving me strange sense OF security.
Slowly / became conscious that within
myself lay the strength needed and that
I must never be afraid.
Was it the birth Of self-reliance-or that
giant spirit-"the sense of responsibility"
beating against my heart, or the call~of my
secret? / cannot say. / know I went
quietly back to bed in the gray light of the
morning with new courage and new
hope.
Pat was earning less than f1OO year In
The New York herald., 1922-05-07

breath, rs it the stage-an actress?
He looked grave, and said I had no right
to imagine such a thing. Beatrice was
frivolous, but he knew you better than
that your nature would ever let you sink
to that so low. And now he has listened,
but answered not a word, and only
looked doubly grave.
"Oh, think what a charm your music
might have cast on all circles where you
entered! And 1 should have felt my
poor old heart beat with pleasure when
you told me. God forbid I should tell
any more than necessary Of this youf
last horrid fancy!
"A painful effort this letter IN. BuEa
would not write until a day or two ma
little cooled and calmed mo. I sm
anything but strong yet
"See what it is to let young chTld
grow up without any guidance. Parents
cannot begin too young. Here 10
nature, with so much in It loving and
good-which might have been turned
for happiness to herself and all aroundl
And now lost. Can who knew and ap-
preciated it (alas! all too late) be other
wise than sad and miserable? Would
that could have kept you ever here
with me.
II must bid you goodbye, Beatrice
believe me, with much sorrow and SYM
pathy with you and your ill-governed
impulses I may have said harsh or
painful things. I grieve to cause you
pain, my dear, but you rightly were ex-
pecting 1t must be so. You know my
disgust for that class to which you are
going to ally yourself-our disgust
might say-and to think that one we
loved, and had lately in our midst, goes,
and with pleasure, into such a set-to
be one Of them!
Then forgive me II speak my mind;
I never could flatter or pretend what I
did not feel. What do feel most pain
fully is grief for you. And also much
sympathy for you in the wretched life
which you must have been going
through.
But my words and thoughts can mat
ter little now-you will be in too great
state of over-excitement to think of
calm lives such as ours over here.
May your health not break down (or,
who knows? that might be the best
thing)
with heartfelt anguish and sorrow
and pity for yourself dear Beatrice. also
much sympathy. for you must suffer
deeply You cannot leave all promise
of youth and kindred--all the past--for
such a life-and be happy oh. no,
feel much for the heart, which I fancied
knew better than others did, and which
I surely had found. Poor, dear child,
goodbye. I cannot see for my tears.
Oh, Beatrice how could you? I loved
you too truly not to grieve bitterly the
breaking OF your young life, which to me
millions could never make up for.
"Your still fond aunt.
KATHERINE BAILEY"
l was given an introduction by Mr.. r.
w. Macklin, a good actor who sometimes
played for the Anomalies Dramatic Club,
to an agent, Harrington Baily, whose Office
was in a street off the Strand. the idea
being that I should pay guinea fee, put
my name down on his books, tell him what
experience had had as an amateur. ans
he would take note OF my appearance
&C., and let me know when he had any,
thing to offer
AS was looking for his number, saw
a poor cat In the gutter by the pavement
licking two little drowned kittens. she
was mewing over them pitiably This up
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