davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24

move of MT. Rodgers and asked that the report be reconsidered and this failing, introduced a substitute mos ton asking that the report be ac- cepted but reserve the right to later throw 1t aside. This move also failed to carry. At this instance Mir. Rodg- CTS withdrew his opposition to the report. new motion introduced to accept the report was then almost unanimously carried
 search For Data
 The report submitted at the meet ing last night declares that the com- mittee corresponded with every city in the country of over 50.000 inhabi- tants in search of data. investigated the workings Of government in a number of selected cities, stndied many charters and made special study of the past and present forms Of government in Birmingham.
 It says: Digest ol replies fro cities shoYt stts safnista kable to that form O. government wir imposes kon executive officials ceu- tralized Authority and responsibility. while, at the same time conferrihg on the reople the power of initiative,
 tcontinued on Page sixteens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
RAPID RISE OF
 MISSISSIPPI IS
 CAUSING ALARM
People Living Outside of the Levees South of Cairo Are Warned to Seek Safety
 of Higher Ground
By Associated Press

Memphis. Tenn, March 23.-Persons living outside the levees on unpro- tected river lands south of Cairo. Ills. on tho Mississippi were today warned by the United States weather bureau here to seek safety immediately as stage exceeding 42 feet could be ex- pected here early next week. The gauge here tonight registered almost Ss feet with the water rising rapidly.
 The new warning was caused by the rapid rise of the river at Cairo and points south with an unexpected volume of water coming out of both the Ohio and Missouri rivers. River men predict 4S feet at least on the gauge here with corresponding high stage at Helena, Ark. and points south.
 Engineers of the Mississippi state levee commission. cooperating with United States government engineers, today took active steps to protect the embankment in that state The river shore line was divided into districts and beginning tomorrow morning a mounted patrol will be stationed each 15 miles. Shovels and sacks for levee work were distributed 10 various points by the engineers office at Greenville today and all points where the Ievees are not fully up to stand ard will be reinforced and carefully watched.
 At Cairo the river is still rising, all though the crest of the flood has been expected there today. The rise there is attributed to additional water from northern streams, which has also caused another rise at St. Louis.
 The crest of the flood in the Ohio is near Paducah and after tomorrow the Ohio at that point is expected to remain about stationary for several days.
 No damage of importance from the high water has yet been reported and engineers are confident that the flood this year will pass without infncting
 ....l 1~x-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
Officers Open Fire
 on Textile Strikers
By Associated Press

"
 Providence, n. l., March 23.-- Police and deputy sheriffs today opened fire on n group of textile strikers in the PhiIiipsdnIe sec- tion of East Providence, wound ing one man and putting n bullet hole through the coat of another.
 Conflicting reports of the affair came from the authorities and the strikers. According to the police the strikers numbered about 100 and were nrmed with stones, lying in ambush to attnck workers bound for Pavtuckef mill. The strikers claim that there were only 40 of them and that they were goinE along tho road peacefully on their way home from picketing an cast Providence p@ant when they were attacked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
GADSDEN INDUSTRIES WILL BEGIN WORKING
 AT FULL TIME SOON

Gadsden. March 23.--( Especially J. 1t is 1tated upon good authority that all the pipe shops in the city will go on full time and full crews in a few weeks. Nearly every manufac- turing plant and industry in the city has increased It's working force with in the past month and the prospects for full time at all the plants is very encouraging.
 The starting up of the Gadsden car works on full time with 800 employees has given an impetus to all lines of business and everyone is more optinr- istic than they have been for many months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
BIZ BUSINESS IS
 BLAMED BY LEWIS.
Joint Wage Arbitration Com mittee Unable to Reach
 Agreement
Hx Ansociated Prnss

New York. March Exchanges that "big business and so-called Americanism organizations of the country are engaged in a deliberate attempt to crush organized labor were made here today by John L.. Lewis. president of the United Mine Workers of America.
 Mir. Lewis statement came at the close of three day session of tho mine owners and workers wage ar bitration committee which ended without any agreement which would halt the impending strike of 0,000 anthracite and bituminous miners April l.
 Agreement of miners and operators upon wage scale for tho 5000 an thracite men who will maintain col fiery properties while the strike Is in progress was the sole result of to- days session. This agreement was in the form of a contract stipulating that these men shall receive tho pres ent scale while the strike Is on, their wages for the strike period to be governed retroactively for the scale upon which settlement of the strike shall be based.
 Committee Statement
 Tho following communicate was is- sued by the committee of eight:
 ''The anthracite subcommittee met today. The following memorandum offered by the mine workers repre- seutatives was adopted:
 Tt is understood, that pending the negotiation ot a new agreement tho organization shall allow such men as may be required for the proper main ! tenapca and protection of property td work al the wage schedules provided for the various occupations under the provisions of the present agree ment. The new agreement. when consunated, shall be effective as of April 1, 1922. i"
 The committee of eight adjourned tonight to permit MT. Lewis and tho dozen anthracite chiefs chosen as district representatives to attend a conference of the general policies committee of strike ways and means scheduled to begin at Cleveland to- morrow
 When sittings of the wage arbi- tration committee are resumed Mon day the labor section will be pre- pared to present specific data sup porting their 19 demands for higher wages and better working conii- tions," it was announced tonight by the miners. Up to this time, it was said the operators have refused to amplify their original statement that they would demand general reduction or to state which of the miners demands they would chal- lenge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
FOLLOWING HEA TED ARGUMENTS JUNIOR CHA MBER RECOMMENDS
 CITYMANA GER RPLANBYLARGEV VOTE
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

 Conference treaties thought chief achievement of administration Expected freight rate reduction will likely be disappointing. Rig New Orleans cotton brokerage firm fails.
 Republicans dispIeased with result of first year of administrations. Tendencies are rencfionRry in stock quotations.
 More rauidating features cotton trading yesterday.
 STATE Trustees are named for blind school. Highway commission lets road con- tracts.
 state supporting cotton pool plan. Rakestrnw Is held In HefIin Jail for death of Chentwood.
 LOCAL Mrs. Chnppeli Cory may get in race. Politics warming up. Anunl meeting Of retail grocers. Questionable houses must go. Busfness women to hold meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
NEPHEW OF HOOVER
 DROWNED IN P '''',,. .
Child Found Unconscious During Family Reunion and Physician Works for Three Hours in Effort
 to Revive Him, But Fails

Servants found the child uncon- sciOus in the swimming pool shortly before noon. It Is not known how long he had been in the pool.
 AS result of the accident, 1t WAS announced Mir. Hoover will cancel his engagements to speak in San Francisco Friday and Sat- urday. The boy Is the son of Mir. and Mrs. Guthrie Large of Monte rev.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
Flying Boat With
 Six Aboard Lost
 Off Florida Coast
By Associated Press

Miami, Fla, March 2s.--An all day search for the missing fty- persons aboard had tonight failed completely to locate n trace of the craft. The Miss Minmi left here at noon yesterday, with pilot. Robert Moore, and five passen- gersi Mir. and Mrs. Lawrence E. smith and Mir. and Mrs. August Bulte. alI of Kansas City, Mo-, and Mrs. ]. s. Dickson, of Mem phis, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
NINE ALAbAM|ANS
 FAVOR BONUS BILL:
 OLIVER VOTES ''NO''
Jeffers Furnishes Sensation of Day When He Charges Mellon Was Prince of
 War ProfiteerS
By HUGH ". ROBERTS Washington Bureau. The Age-Hers
 R0n nanidaou lfuil

DUU bn1lOhOn ttuildlnE. Washington, March 23.-The bonus bill, after debate, goes through the House with a bang. The Alabama delegation, with the exception of Representative w. B. Oliver of the Sixth district, voted faye" Repre- sentative John McDuffie of the First district, absent because of illness in his family, was paired in favor of the bill with Representative Claude Kitchin of North Carolina, an oppo- nent of the bill.
 MT. Oliver has consistently favored a boisns eqslsfablls prensrcd. but could not support a bill which did iot rs- quire war profiteers to disgorEe of their war earnings in favor of the men who defended the country. His act today was consistent with a record which shows that he voted against payments to railroads after their restoration to private owners and against capitalizing various de- partments of the government for the liquidation of war contracts.
 Representative Lamar Jeffers of the Fourth district contributed 90 the sensational features of the de- bate by characterizing Secret tarv Mellon of the treasury department, as "the prince of profiteers and grafters." He was moved to prefer his charge by accusations against democrats brought by Representa- tive Phil Campbell, of Kansas. The House received the remarks of the Alabamian with expressions of ap- provaL.
 Jcffers Speech
 Here is what he said:
 MT. Speaker, l want to refer to the remarks of MT. Campbell of Kan sas wherein he said while pointing his finger at the Democratic side of the House that your contractors, wore the ones who so unscrupulously robbed the government both during the war and in settling up contracts after the war.
 "In that connection l wish to cali attention to the fact that the Stand ard Steel Car company owned by the Mellon affiliated interests, as shown by testimony taken before the Ora ham subcommittee, were proved 10 be the worst type of Rrafters who robbed the government on war con tracts both during the war sand in settling up unfinished contracts after the war.
 Now this same Mellon of the Mellon Affiliated Interests Is your trepublican) secretary of the-rreas- ury, prince of profiteers and greatest grafters on this government and ne
 tContinued on Page sixteen)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
By Associated Pres,

PaIo Alto, March 23.-Walter Large, 5-yenr-OId nephew of Her bert Hoover, secretary of com merce. was drowned today in n swimming pool at the Hoover home here during n family re- union. Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford university, worked over him three hours but hope finally was given up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
Guaranty

You can purchase merchant disc advertised by local mer- chants in The Age-Herald with absolute safety-for The Age Herald guarantees satisfac- tion with all merchandise adver- tised by the Birmingham mer- chants in it's columns.
 It is needless to say that there are merchants in Birmingham whose advertisements have been so misieading that The Age Herald will not accept copy from them until they conform to it's rules.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
SULLIVAN SENTENCED
 TO LIFE FOR MURDER
By Associated Press

Mobile, March 23.-Wash Sullivan, accomplice of Dossy Rivers, the .at- ter under sentence of death for the murder of Deputy Sheriff A. C. Briii. of Calvert, Ala, has been sentenced to life Imprisonment. Sullivan. ill company with Rivers. went to a swamp near Calvert when the deputy was shot dead last January soon after an illicit still was seized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
Criminal Term to Be
 Called for Trial of
 Oklahoma GoUernoa
Fly Associated Press

0kmulgee. Okla., March 23.-A criminal term of district court will be called here probably with in three or four weeks for the trials of Governor J. n. A. Hobert- son, charged with accepting
 bribe nnd several local business men and bankers arrested yester- day on indictments that followed grand jury investigation into county banking affairs. District Judge Bozarth announced today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
British Submarine,
 With Entire Crew,
 Lost in Collision
By Associated Press

London. March 2S.--The Hrit- ish submarine H-42 has been lost with all hands In the Mediter- rnHean, says m Exchange Tefe- graph dispatch from Gibraltar to- day. She collided with a de- stroyer during maneuyers.
 The destroyer was the Versa tile. The latest naval list says the submarine. commanded by Lieut.. Douglas Sealey, had comptes ment of 23 men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
Measure Is Adopted By q
 Vote Of Almost 5 to ]
Party Lines Disappear Both in Debate and Roll Ca PAP Republicans 90 Democrats and One
 Socialist Supporting Measure
By Associated Press

Washington, March 23The four billion dollars soldiers bonus bill passed tonight by the House by whelming maority It goes the Senate, where its fate Is regarded uncertain.
 The 333 to 70, 64 than the orty passage of the the para mentay procedure selected by republican leaders pressed purpose of preventing democrats from offering motion to recommit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
 FOUR DROWNED AND EIGHT MISSING IN KANSAS CL0UDBURST
By Associated Press

Emporia. Kan. March 23.-Four persons were drowned and eight or nine persons arc reported missing in a cloud burst at Bur- lingtoD tonight ,according to, re- ports reaching here. The report said 10 inches of water fell and in places the water fin the city had reached to the second-story win dows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
FARM BUREAU MEETINGS

Tuscaloosa, March 3.-(special.) )-- E. F. Binford, district agent of the Alabama extension department Of the farm bureau and R. C. Lett have arr ranged for meetings in the following communities in Tuscaloosa county for the purpose of explaining in detail the formation of the Farm Bureau Cotton Marketing associations Huli, Monday night, March 27 Tayloryille, Tuesday night. March 2S; Ralph. We'd nesday night. March 2s: Coker, Thursday night March 30; Valley view, Friday night. March 31.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
ENGINEER ATTACKS BOTH FORD
 AND POWER COMPANY's OFFER ]

Washington. March 23.-Henry Ford's offer for purchase and lease of the governments war initiated prop critics at Muscle Shoals, Ala, and that of the Alabama Power company for lease and operation of the power projects there are attacked by J. E. Lowering, consulting engineer of Los Angeles, Cal in a statement filed today with the House military con- mittee, at it's request.
 Sumrlarizing the Ford proposal Mir. Lowering says first that it re- quires the completion of Dam No. g., which is uncertain, from an engineer ing standpoint In the second in- stance, he declares, it requires the government to litigate the title to Gorgas steam plSnt and transmission lines before it bfcame operative. This means delay and the ruin of nitrate plant No. g."
 Other criticisms of the offer con- tained in the statement are:
 The Ford tender does not provide fer increasing the nitrate supply. The first right to the power would be vested in the Ford industries.
 Under the tender the government would bear the burden of mainte- rance.
 'This tender will cost the govern- ment more than 0.000, 900, and if dam No. is not successful, there would be little chance of recapturing the property or amoratizing the in vestment.
 Friend of Farmers
 "Mr. Ford makes this tender as a dear friend of the farmers, from whom he has acquired millions of dollars. Should he get possession of their fertilizer supply they will real ize thathe is the dearest friend they ever had"
 Regarding the offer of the Alabama Power company the statement says:
 fCoptfnued on Page Sixtcenl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
Senate Committee Coming
 To Muscle Shoals Strictly
 For Business, Norris Says
Banquet and Other Social Functions Will Be Declined Hefln and Almon to Accompany Party-Ford
 Will Be Represented by Worthngton
By HUGH w. ROBERTS Washington Bureau. The Age-Herald,
 B00 Dayidsau RuiIdtur r

Washington, March 2(Specia George Norris of the Senate committee forestry agriculture the departure of will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
In Lengthy Report Committee Reviews Various Forms of City Government-Cites Number of Cities Sue cessfully Operating Under Manager Plan.
 Will Call Mass Meeting to Plan Campaign

Following the lvel the Chamber has months the of the city committee favoring of the municipal of of night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24

Word has reached the senator that Alabama was prepared to receive the committees with open arms with speeches of welcome and with evil dence of the slaughter of the fatted calf and that advocates of the vari ous offers for Muscle Shoals were prepared to ride with the commit tees to Gorgas and Sheffield and point out the merits of their propo- sitions.
 We appreciate what Alabama would do," said Senator Norris, but we will be compelled to cover a great deal of territory in a limited period of time. The committees would like to proceed alone and to see the possi- bilities in the Tennessee with their own eyes. We would have to decline the invitations to banquets and must forego the pleasure and edification of southern or any other variety of oratory."
 Bankhead Writes Committee
 In that connection Representative w. B. Bankhead of the Tenth Ala bagna district wrote the members of .i-a.two committees todays that while he would ordinarily be present to welcome such a distinguished party to his district, he thought 1t wiser under the circumstances for him to remain in Washington. He declared the ability of Muscle Shoals to stand on it's own legs and his desire that the committees reach their conelu- sion without persuasion on the part of the interested people.
 MT. Bankhead, who arranged for the boat trip on the Warrior from Cordoya to Gorgas was informed to- day by pr. J. M. Miller of Cordova that tine ladies of that city would ar range lunch to be served the vis- itors on the boat. It is estimated that as many as 40 members of the House and Senate will make the trip, among the number being Senator Heflin of the agricultural committee and Representative E. B. Almon of the Eighth district,
 Henry Ford will be represented by J. ". Worthington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
MEET OLD FRIENDS

"The Gumps" in coiors every Sun day in The Age-Herald Others are Gasoline Alley" "Mr. and Mrs" and 'Tom Sawyer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
BIRMINGHAM WEATHER

Increasing cloudiness and warmer today
Evening star., 1922-12-19
Silk Hosiery

NIIh HOSIey
On every woman's list Of gifts
hoped for is sure to be one
item Of silk hosiery. If there
IS some girl or woman in your
household who has expressed
such desire why not give a
pair of these:
Fancy Glove Silk Hose, fare
tops, pointed heels, in black and
nude, in net lace stripe effect,
cluster and fine ribbed, black
all-over lace, checked black and
brown, and all-over open-work
eft;e effect with u al;r lace in $3.50
-Women's Paris Clocked
Phoenix Isle tops and solcs,
full fashioned. double toes.
French high spliced heels. ii
black. gray and G M
brown. A pair. pOsVV
-Women's Thread Silk Hose.
with Isle tops and soles. full
fashioned, high spliced heels,
embroidered hand clocked.
black with white, jade, cerise,
gold with royal. brown with
white and beige, white with
black, rose, jade. CO OE
gold and tan. A pair >pOsAO
Kann's-Street Floor.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-02
Dasnfy Motorists Scrub
Auto Plates orr Street

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.---
Several daintily frocked women
on their way to afternoon teas.
to-day, in the aristocratic "Main
Line suburban section, alighted
from their coupes and town cars.
accepted a scrubbing brush from
a stern policeman and secured
eneir automobile license tags. all
part OF a campaign to enforce the
state traffic regulation that the
number plates shall be visible
fifty feet away.
Edward J. Sweeney, chief of
the Radnor Township police. had
his men stop offenders, offer them
brush, soap suds and the adj
vice: Clean up or put up.o Sew
enty-nine motorists were stopped.
including number of prominent
Main Lineo folk.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-02
s. Arrested I'm
Bigggge Cleanup,
AT Atlantic City
Move To Be Taken, To-day
in Prosecutors Crusade
Against Rum Selling
and Gambling Resorts
$50 Warrants Are Issued
Action Replies to Charge
OF Protection; Police and
u. S. Men Are Ignored

ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 1.-The
long threatened cleanup of liquor sell
ing resorts, gambling dens and disor-
derly houses came to-day with the
Issuance of 150 bench warrants, based
on indictments handed up yesterday
Thirty-fye persons were brought be-
| fore County Judge Smathers and, in
all but one instance, were held in bail
| % $1,000 each.
neered by County Prosecutor E. C.
Gaskill jr., without the knowledge or
assistance OF the police orFederal pro-
hibitlon enforcement officers. The
evidence which resulted in the whole
sale indictments was gathered quietly
Private detectives were imported and
put to work secretly under the prose
cutor.
The. cleanup, which is probably the
biggest ever experienced in Atlantic
City, was partly reply to recent
charges that politicians have been able
to sell protection to law violators, but
pledges to rid, this famous seashore
resort of vice. Because of the secrecy
of the indictments it was not learned
tonight whether the so-called "gilded
row" of beach front hotels and restau-
rants is affected.
The indictments handed up by the
Atlantic County Grand Jury in Mays
Landing will be supplemented, it is
said, by another group, probably fifty
in number. The grand jury will meet
| again next week.
It was believed tonight that many
warrants will never be served. since
they name persons without property
| interests here. These individuals, it
is said, may find residence elsewhere
| desirable and it is reported that sew
erai of them already have left town.
On the other hand, it was intimated
| that the warrants in many cases in
| volvc persons of wealth and consider
| ably property holdings who will pro-
| durc bail and contest the charges.
| Fifty-one of the indictments charge
violation of the liquor laws. OF the
| thirty-fve arrested tonight, seventeen
| furnished bail and eighteen remained
| in cells. Judge Smathers promised tc
! be up bright and early tomorrow tc
take care of additional defendants
!, The highest bail he fixed tonight was
| in the case of Mrs. May Harris. wife
Of the proprietor Of, the Harris Hotel
opposite the Pennsylvania Station. She
| is charged with maintaining dis
orderly house and bail was put at
! $4,000.
| Among those arrested tonight were
three men charged with maintaining
gambling houses in the most exclusive
section Of Atlantic City. Frank Majane
owner of cigar stands in several OF
! the beach front hotels, is accused OF
! conducting gambling establishment
| in the rear of III st. Charles Place
| in a fashionable residential neighbos-
| hood. John Quinn, tailor catering
| to an expensive trade, faces a similar
accusation in connection with his place
of business at 121 South Tennessee
(; Avenue. Another alleged gambling den
/ is reported ON Kentucky Avenue.