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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
BONUS BILL WILL PASSBY SUNDOWN.
 REPUBLICANSSAY
Today Made Special Suspen- sion Day and Four Hours Set Aside for Debate
 on Measure
By Associated Press

Washington, March 22.-Ex-
 treme confidence that the sol-
 dier's bonus bill would be passed
 by the Iiouse before sundoysn to-
 morrow was expressed today by
 republican leaders In charge of
 the Legislation.
 The last preliminary step to the presentation of their program was taken today with the adoption by the rules committee of resolution mak- ing tomorrow special suspension day and setting aside four hours in stead of the usual 70 minutes for de- bate
 This resolution was to be presented when the House convened at II a. m. tomorrow an hour ahead of the us- ual time. There was to be an hours discussion of the resolution, with 30 minutes allotted to each side. Demo- cratic leaders planned to make de- termined fight against the resolution but the republicans were satisfied that lt would obtain the necessary majority for it's adoption.
 To suspend Rules
 With the adoption of the rule, Speaker Gillett was expected to rec ognize Chairman F'ordney of the ways and means committee for a motion to suspend the rules and pass the bonus bill. There would then be four hours more of discussion, two hours under the control of MT. Fordney and two hours under the control of Represen- tattye Garner of Texas, the ranking democrat on the ways and means committee. Mir Fordney expected to allow ona hour to republican oppo- nents of the bill and MT. Garner plan ned to give one hour to democratic supporters of the measures.
 A two-thirds majority would be necessary to suspend the rules and pass the bill, but 1t was stated on all sides that far more than this ma jority would be obtained. Leading supporters of the measure did not eX- pect the total votes against it to ex- eeed 75. while some opponents said the negative vote probably would not gC beyond so.
 No Amendment Possible
 Under the suspension of the rules the bill could not be amended in any
 (Continned on Page Two.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
My Fauorite Stories
By IRWIN s. COBB Spoken in Passing

When you both unnenton in and at place. think that date personal experience recall only such.
 June of l9s in France regiment had punishment being heavy and the being actual warfare battalion had broken Sagger were sitting back through I supporting lines Men of white the ordrto advance began guy:ng them night before had been baggn what To particularly brbed taunt retrsating soldier stacking gait sidewise glance his shoulder and said:
 "Lsse admits aipc cats!"
 big black soldier passed also toward the with speed In reply question to why his had broken he halted just long enough to say:
 pulled didn't give uppote! Why didn't eve S 10 garage!
 (Copyright, 1922, By the Central Press Assocaton)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
UNDERWOOD URGED
 ID VISIT s H O AL s WITH SENATE BODY
Alabama Senator Is Unable to Make Trip Due to Pressure
 of Other Important
 Business
By HUGH ". RoBERTs Washington Bureau. Tho Age-Herald.
 BOO Davidson IkuiIdlng

oOO DaNtdBOn ituintnRs
 Washington, March 22.-(Special) Urgent request from Alabama that Senator Underwood accompany the congressional party on its visit to Muscle Shoals Saturday night. were conveyed to the Senate today by J. W. worthington, representative of Henry Ford
 The senator announced this after noon that he would be unable to make the trip. Pending treaties and pressure of other business, he added, made t impossible.
 T would like to go. he said. But 1t is impossible. With Senator lief lin, a member of the agricultural committee, and Representative Almon along, the state will be represented. There IS no doubt but that these gen tlemen will impress the committees as to tho advisability of accepting the offer of Henry Ford
 After the disposition Of the four power treaty. the Senate will take Up either the naval or the Chinese fiscal treaty. Senator Underwood IS anxious that the latter be given first attention as China is in need of ad- ditional money. The Chinese tariff was prepared by a subcommittee pf the conference of which Senator Un- derwood was chairman. and he will lave charge of II upon the floor.
 The Senate committec over he protests of Senator Lodge, repub- liean leader, decided today to ad- here to original plans involving de- parture Saturday night. Other than rnen1he~s of the commlttee 1t is not known definitely who will make the trip. Many republican members of the military committee of the House are in doubt as to their ability to get away Saturday. It is possib !, that the bonus bill, over which there Is certain bitterness between the re- publican membership of the House and the President. will not have been disposed of by the date of departure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
COMPANY TO IMPROVE
 STATION AT ATTALLA

Montgomery. March 22.-tSpeciai.) The Southern railway and allied lines. operating trains to Attaiia. Etowan county. filled with the public service ommission Wednesday afternoon, blue prints and plans for impSove- ments in the present passenger depot which they requested the commits sion to accept in lieu of new sta
 AA.ca .ae commission has or dered the railroads to construct. The commission will refer the plans to citizens of Attalla. The proposal calls for the erection of an additional waiting room for white women, which will seat 35 people. and ladies dressing room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
By Associated Press

New York. March 22-Failing by every other means to find her son, a mother is setting out from an East Side tenement next Tues day in an automobile she hes bought with her savingssaex the vast stretch ofAo sssssf Orgced ace by. by thssS02 Ross may h lelds. starv- ing ..o e or buried in an unma grave, but his mother Is deteI mined to find him. She is taking with her only her cat. Spots, sewing machine and the very lip''fest of kits.
 Mrs. lie Whittaker-she re- married After her sons birth will not admit the faintest chance that he is dead. He is alive and he needs her.
 Four years ago in Oklahoma City they separated. They want ed to make money, lots of it, be- cause Sidney had d leaning toward electricity-his fellow students called him "Edison''-and he had an ambition to own farm; farm equipped with all sorts of conveniences so that his mother would only need to push buttons to get whatever she needed.
 To bring this about. Sidney be- came a carpenter in Fort Worth, Texas. Mrs. Whitaker went to Tennessee to munitions factory, but only a few weeks after she arrived, the armistice came and there was no further need for mu- nitions.
 Mrs. Whitaker came to New York and soon after she arrived letters from Sidney ceased. The last one came from Kansas Citq, Mo. and told how the boy was planning to leave for Brewster, Mo, to go out again with the harvesters.
 The mother tried every way she knew to reach her son. When her efforts failed, Mrs. Whitaker determined she would go find Sid ney. For more than three years. she has worked as scrub woman, dress maker, doing odds and ends, and lived from hand to mouth to save for her tril
 Her automobile, she said, would have sign on each side reading:
 Has anyone seen Sidney LeRoy Ross?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
MRS. BAILEY DIES AT
 HOME NEAR G00DWATER

Goodwater, March (Special.) )--- Mrs. James Bailey age 75. died lass night at her home, five mics West ,f Goodwater, after illness of several months. immediate cause of her Ieath was heart trouble.
 Mrs Bailey has lived in the sam. community 50 years and is the widow of James Bailey. Mrs. Bailey Is sur lived by four daughters, Mrs Annie sraham of Goodwater, Mrs. Everettc Iilliland of Kellyton and Misses r'iota and Mamie Bailey of Parkdaie, and two sons, Ira and Arthur Bailey of ParlSsdale, and one sister Mrs. sallie Goggans' of Hissop.
 Burial will take place tomorrow at Mt Olive Baptist church of which he was consistent member.
 Mrs. Bailey was a highly respected ady and her death removes another ,f the old land marks, of the com .nunity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
CHEMICAL PLANT AT TROY IS DESTROYED
Loss Estimated at $75, ,000 Caused by Fire of Unde-
 termined Origin

Troy, March 22.-(Special.) .)-Fire of undetermined origin destroyed plant No. 1 of the Standard Chem ical and oil company here tonight, entailing a loss estimated at .ap- proximately s75,000.
 The fire was discovered shortly after o'clock, in the acid plant of the company, and this building was quickly destroyed. Bremen succeed- ed in saving other buildings. The loss was partially covered by in- surance.
 The company is engaged in the manufacture of fertilizers, chemicals, oils and acids.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23

$5,000 for his appearance at trial.
 Governor Robertson with Fred G.. Dennis, former state banking com missioner. and several local capital- tsts, were named in indictments re- turned by the grand jury which in- vestigated failures of state, banks in Okmulgee county. The grand jury charged the alleged questionable manipulations had been conducted by a state bank. said to be insolvent. and were continued after It's purchase by another state bank here. culminat- ing In the failure of the Institution.
 Governor Robertson and Mir. Dennis were charged with accepting bribe to permit the Guaranty State bank here to continue to operate after, It is alleged, they knew 1t was insolvent
 The indictments against the local men, all active officers in the two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
SELMA R0TARIANS
 GO TO SAVANNAH

Selma, March 22. = Especially = Twenty-Five members of the Selma Rotary club left here this afternoon by way of Montgomery to attend the district conference to be held in Savannah, and will return to Selma Friday night. Morgan Richards stat ad this morning that the Selma mem- bers are expected to have quite part to play in the sessions, and will no doubt give a good account of them selves with carefully arranged pro- ora m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
HIGH ADDRESSES
 HAMILTON MEETING

Hamilton. March 22.--tSpecial)- James T. High, district farm agent sf Florence and MT. Morgan, repre- .senting the Alabama Farm bureau addressed fair sized crowd of farm
 rs and business men In the court house yesterday, and explained the organization and purposes Of the arm bureau.
 Much interest was manifested in the work and II farmers signed up Tor membership. This being the preiim- mary meeting at Hamilton. 1t Is ex- pected that large number will join the organization in the near future.
 Seventeen members were received .t Hacklcburg at meeting yester- day afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
730, ,000 RAILMEN IN
 RAIL MINE ALLIANCE,
 REPORT OF SECRETARY
By Associated Press

St. Louis, March 22.-More than 7s0,0oo union railroad employees al- ready have entered the alliance of railroad and mine workers. .E. J. Manion, president of the order of Railroad Photographers and secretary of the alliance. informed the Asso- ciated Press today.
 The Brotherhood of Railroad and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees, with membership of 350.000, and the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railroad Shop Laborers, with a membership of 373,- 900, have joined the alliance, as has the international Brotherhood Of Blacksmiths. Drop Forgers and Help CTS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
- AUBURN DRIVE QUOTA QUICKLY SUBSCRIBED
 AT ALEXANDER CITY

Alexander City. March 22.-(spe cial.)-The Auburn alumni of Alex ander City met in the office of the Chamber of Commerce at o'clock to- day for the purpose of beginning the drive to raise s6.25o for the quota for West Tallapoosa county
 The meeting was called by, l.. B. Dean, chairman of the campaign in West Tallapoosa county After plans were discussed 1t was decided to be- gin taking subscriptions. In the first five minutes the quota was over subscribed by s250. the Herzfeld es- tate subscribing s6.0o0. Work has just begun, and the enthusiasm is running high. It is expected that West Tallapoosa will over subscribe hor quota very much more by the end of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

GENERAL Dividend fs declared by Northern Pacific.
 Benrish feeling takes hold of cotton market.
 Foreign buying causes, wheat to swing upwnrS Hish money rates cause irregular Wall street list.
 STATE Chemical plant at Troy Ia destroy- ed by fire.
 Board fails to recommend mercy for woman sentenced to hang. Lnndis addresses Mobile lexfon membtrs.
 Communication win hear Mobile ga. case again.
 Members of honorary fraternity chosen at state university.
 LOCAL Legislature candidates asked to state position on MuscIe Shoals ques- tlOn. Young bookkeeper taleea poison. Rotarinns leave. New ppstmasterA here. ElIks to observe s4th anniversary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
ASKS STRANGER FOR TIME,
 FINDS SLAIN SONS WATCH

Pasadena, Cal. March a. Sevano Telles stopped a stranger on the street and asked him the time. Today the latter is in jail.
 The stranger drew from his pocket a gold watch which. Tel les later declared. had been the property of his son, Martin Telles. IT,. whose body stripped and with the head crushed, had ben found in a reservoir.
 Telles examined the man more thoroughly. The clothes had been worn by his son when he left home March 1.
 The stranger was arrested. He gave the name of 'Esedero Mo- reno and said the watch and clothes had been given to him by another man.
 Moreno is, lfeId in connection with the mufder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
WILL BUILD POWER
 PLANT AT TH0RSBY

Montgomery, March 2s.-(speciaI0 Q c. Ault of Birmingham and citizens If Thorsby today were graEted cer- ificate of convenience and necessity by the public service commission which will permit MT. Ault to con- struct an electric light plant at Thorsby. The certificate provides that the maximum rate kilowatt hour shall be 20 cents. and the min mum rate A rents. No protest was filed against the petition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
MONcRIEF APPOIyTEn

Montgomery. March 22.-(speciaI. ) Dr. Edward Moncrief of Prattville was today appointed dentist of the state convict department as the sue cessor of Dr. J. E. Pearce, who severed his connection with the de- partment several weeks ago He is an ex-service man, having served two years, and Is graduate of the uni versity and of the dental department of Vanderbilt. He has been practicing dentistry at Prattville since his graduation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
GOV. w. P. G. HARDING
 DECLINES INVITATION

Washington. March Specially ". P. c. Harding, governor of the federal reserve board. declined with regrets today the invitation of the United States and Bankhead Good Roads associations to be the princi- pal orator at their convention to oe held April 24-29 in Phoenix, Ariz.
 Pressure of official business made 1t impossible for him to accept, he explained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
TEXAS AND EGYPT ARE
 ENGAGED IN ONION RAGE

Boston, March 22.--The state of Texas and the new Kingdom of Egypt are engaged in an onion race. Tn goal is the Boston mar ket and the winner will receive the best price for onions. Since the freezing of the first Texas crop, onions have been sold in New England at almost famine prices.
 Two steamships are racing across the Atlantic under forced : draught from Alexandria with full cargoes of Egyptian onions. Texas farmers and dealers are doing ev~ erything in their power, reports here said, to help nature mature the Texas second crop so they can get their onions here before the ships arrive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
Guaranty

You can purchase merchant disc advertised by local mer- chants in The Age-HeraId with absolute safsty-for The Age Herald guaranteed satisfac- ton with all merchandise adver- tised by the Birmingham mer- chants in it's columns.
 It is nesdlsss to say that there are merchants in Birmingham whoss advertisements have boon 60 mislsading that The Age Herald will not accept copy from thcm until they conform to its rulss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
COP WITH 4G YEARS, SERVICE FORCED TO MAKE AN ARREST

New York, March 22.-Charles Flood, a patrolman who served more than 46 years without mak- ing a single arrest, today was obliged to shatter his unusual record.
 John Vincent. janitor. just wouldn't be convinced that Flood was policeman until he arrest ed him for disorderly conduct Magistrate Douras fined the jan itor $10 for publicly addressing Flood with abusive language on several occasions. The white hair ed officer. who is TT years old, complained that he was forced to arrest Vincent to put stop to his anuOyances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
SELLS 22 BARRELS OF
 PURE WATER FOR $I4.sO0

New York. March 22.-Water has been causing Emil wentz, 29 years old, lot of trouble
 He was acquitted yesterday of selling 2S barrels of 1t to a for mer policeman who thought he was buying whisky, but today James Eli. of Paterson, N. J.. told story of a neat little container filled with whisky and placed in a barrel in such way that any prospective purchaser would get good taste of real whisky and huy water. Eli asserted Emil worked that stunt on him. and he caused EmiPssarrest on q charge of sell 22 barrels of pure water for real liquor at price of $14,700.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
WOMEN SWEEP BOARDS IN DAKOTA ELECTION

Des Laces. N. D.-March 22,- Women swept the boards in the municipal elections here yester- day, winning by a to 1 ratio, complete tabulation of returns to- day revealed. The offices of chairman of the village council. two trustees, treasurer, marshal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
CALLS AT WHITE HOUSE
 TO SEE PRESIDENT WILSON

Washington. March 22.-Peter A. Speicis of Philadelphia. called at the White House today and wanted to see President Wilson. He refused to say what he want ed from MT. Wilson but said he would tell that to him personally.
 Asked if President Harding would do. Speicis replied T don't know him." and being furn- ished with the address of MT. Wilson he left the White House offices. He said he was native of Russia, but had lived in Amer ica l2 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED

Montgomery, March 22.-(Special.) ) Appointment of two jury commits sioners in Lawrence county and one in Hale county was announced by Governor Kilby today. R. c. Jack son of Mount Hope and J. A. Bracken of Trinity were made jury commits sioners in Lawrence as the success DTS of Joe Campbell and Paul White. J. w. Tidmore of Moundville was named jury commissioner in Hale county as his own successor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23

banks, contained charges of embez- clement. accepting brtbe, bribing al officer, receiving deposits in an in solvent bank perjury and borrowing money while acting as bank officers.
 All the defendants late today had appeared and gave bond pending their trial. except Dennis. and four men reported to be out of the city two of whom are named in connection with failures of state banks at Pres ton and Hoffman.
 Authorities say they have no def mite information as to the where abouts of Dennis. He left Oklahoma City soon after reslgning his office
 In addition to a charge of accept ing a brlbe, he is wanted under separate indictment charging failure to close state bank after he had found 1t to be insolvent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
HARPER IS MARRIED

Selma, March e2.-tSpecial.)--- Charlie Harper, young white man of Selma. who has been held in the Dallas county jail on statutory charge. was married to Miss Ruth Stone. also of this city. late yester- day afternoon by Rev. E. w. Gambls of St. Pauls Episcopal church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
Mother Sets Out Alone in
 Auto Bought With SaUings
 To Scour West for Lost Son

and justice of the peace all went to feminine candidates.
 Bigger. better and cleaner Des Lacs," was the women's campaign slogan. Male officers had filed for reelection. but one by one they withdrew or offered little opposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
WHITE IS ARREsTED

Selma. March e.-tspecial.) )-Er- nest White, 21. of Perry county. was arrested by deputies from the sher- ifs office here today on charge of selling whisky to S. c. Terry. of Selma. He was released today on bond, and will receive preliminary hearing before Justice of Peace P. s. Fufford next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
SURGICAL OPERATION
 PERFORMED IN COURT

Millen, Ga, March 22.-The un- usual spectacle of a surgical op- eration being performed in open court before jury was presented here today by the defense in the case of R. H. Chance. a justice of the peace, on trial charged with the murder of Watson Allen last Christmas day.
 After testifyinE 10 the effect that Allen had fired upon Chance, his son, Roscoe Chance. and Sid ney Rowe, as they were driving past the Allen home Dr. c. . Thompson was called and pro- ceeded to remove from the arms of Roscoe Chance and Rowe several No. snot whien the defense claimed were similar to shots fired from Aliens shot gun
 The defense claimed the firing was unprovoked and Rowe de-. clared that after he and young Chance had been hit he ran around the house and succeeded in taking Aliens gun from him and as Allen brought out pis- tol from the house he opened fire on him. Rowe said neither of the Chances did any firing and this was corroborated by the elder Chance. Rowe and Roscoe Chance also are under indictments in the case but their trials have not yet been called.
 Arguments in the trial of the elder Chance were begun tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
DODGE IS ACQUITTED

Kalamazoo. Mich. March 23,--John Duval Dodge. son of the late John F. Dodge. automobile manufactures of Detraot. was acquitted by a jury in municipal court here late today on charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR SUBMITS TO ARREST ON BRIBERY CHARGE
Former State Banking Commissioner Also Charged With Accepting Brbe to Permit lnsolvent Bank
 to Continue to Operate
py Assoclnted Press

Okmulgee A. Robertson of Oklahoma charge of accepting brbe to operation Guaranty of okmugee while immediately bond of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
PADEREwsKI APPROVING
 By Associated Press

Paso Robles. Cal, March 22.-Ig- mace Paderewski. world famed pianist and former Polish premier, has rai- lied from a severe attack of in- fluenza, 1t was announced today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
O. WHAT LUCK CHECK
 FOUND TO BE BAD

Denver. Colo. March 22.-A worthless check for $275, drawn on the defunct Denver State bank and signed 70. What Luck" was accepted in Kansas City, Mo, March 3 in payment for an auto mobile. passed through the Kan sas City clearing house banks and was discovered to be worthless only yesterday when it reached Homer s. McMillan, executive officer for the affairs of the de- funct bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
EXTEND BANK CHARTER

Washington. March 22.--(Spccial. The corporate existence of tho Clty National bank of Tuecaioosa was ex- tended today until close of business March H. is<a, the comptroller of the currency a~~r,~-~~-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
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., 1922-03-23
BIRMINGHAM WEATHER

Increasing cloudiness and warmer today.