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New Britain herald., 1922-09-09

emanating from dead bodies in the air coming from the Argonaut lower levels as disclosed by the chemical tests.
 1.-The statement bears the signatures of the men in charge of rescue operations which have been in prog ress since q week ago Sunday night when fire trapped the miners
 These officials and the superintend- ent of all the mines in the mother lode country were present last night at meeting at which the statement was drawn up expressing belief that the miners have survived.
 It was announced that an old tim Der bulllhead has been encountered on the 3,600 foot level of the Ken nedy shaft. It was expected that this would be chopped through today.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09
GREAT ARRAY 0F
 STARS 10 COMPETE
National A. A. U. Games at Newark Scheduled This Afternoon

Newark, N. J., Sept. 9.--The great est array of track and field stars eve brought together outside of tn Olympic games was ready for actiol this afternoon in the second day events of the three day National A A. U. championship meet to determine the athletes entitled to recognition al champions of America for 1922 il | their respective speciaties.
 Two Champs Not Entered.
 Fourteen of the IT athletes who won championship in the natona title meet at Pasadena, Cal, last year were on hand to defend theil honors. Paddy Ryan of New Yorl national hammer throwing champion was entered but his participation was doubtful Charles w. Paddock, hold fer of both the 100 and 22o yard titles and M. Angler javelin throwing cham pion, were not entered.
 Allen Woodring former Syracuse land Olympic sprint star upset cal suations in the 440 yard event by that his right leg was lame and that he might not start Woodrng had been picked by experts to carry the colors of the Meadow brook club of Philadelphia to victory in the quarter mile.
 Olympic Men Compete.
 Forty athletes who competed in the annual national Olympic games two years ago were entered. Several Am orleans and one Canadian Earl Thom- son who won Olympic championships are among the number Thomson now is competing under the cQlors of the Los Angeles A. c.
 To Defend Titles.
 The champions who will defend their titles and the championship rec ords in each event follows:
 440 yards-4S 3-5 seconds, William E. Stevenson, New York A. c.
 SS0 yards-1:54 Don Scott, Missis- sppi A and M college.
 One mile-4 minutes 14 2-5 sec- onds J. w. Ray. Illinois A. c.
 Five mile-24 minutes. 364-5 sec onds, R. E. Johnson, Edgar Thomson Steel Works,
 120 yard hurdles-14 4-5 seconds, Earl J. Thompson, Boston A. A.
 22o yard hurdles-24 seconds, Earl J. Thompson, Boston A. A.
 44O yard hurdles--5S 2-5 seconds, A. Desch, Notre Dame university.
 8 mile walk, 21 minutes, 50 1-5 sec onds, William Plant, Morningside A.. c.
 Pole vault-13 feet, inch, Ed. knourek, Illinois A. c.
 Running high jump--6 feet, IA inches, D. Y. Alberts, Chicago A. A.
 Running broad jump-24 feet, s inches, E. Q. Gourdin, Harvard uni versity
 Running hop step and jump-50 feet Kaufman Geist, sand street Y. M VI A
 Throwing 56 pound weight-3s it., 5 :, ,ueue4, Pat Mcdonald, New York A. c.
 Throwing is pound hammer-1s3 feet, 3a inches. Pat Ryan, Loughlin Lyceum.
 Throwing Is pound shot 5o26 feet, Clarence Houser, Los Angeles A. c.
 Throwing the discus-146 feet, 5 inches, Gus Pope, Mutnomah A. c.
 100 yards-9 3-5 seconds (will not be defended) c. w. Paddock is cham pon
 Throwing javelin-l92 feet 10& inches (wil not be defended) NJ. Angler is champion.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09

Jackson, Cal, Sept. 9 (By Asso- ciated Press) A signed statement which company, government and state officials made public today de- cares the belief that. every one of the 47 miners entombed in the Argo- naut mine is alive. The conclusion is based on technical test made last night.
 We believe that every man in the mine is alive" the statement says Chemical tests made at 5 D. m. yes terday prove this. In substantiation of our belief we now offer S5,OoO re- ward to the first crew that breaks into the Argonaut mine"
 The basis for the assertion that none Of the miners was dead was the absence of any of the gases
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09

Mass, getting the referees award af- ter a l2-round bout at the Boston Arena last night The Bridgeport boy Is fast forging to the front as one of the logical contenders for the middle weight crown.
 Pepper" Martin of Brooklyn, made short work of Bobby Josephs of Bos- ton, knocking out of the Bay State lad In the fourth round at Coney Island.
 A large delegation of local baseball fans will greet Merwin Jacobson, out fielder of the Baltimore Orioles at New Haven, the latter part of the month, when the International league champs meet the Eastern league title winners.
 Confident that the Browns will win the American league championship, steps are being taken by the manage ment to erect additional seats for the coming worlds series.
 The polo teams representing the Meadow Brook club and the Argen- tine republic, met this afternoon at Rumson, N. J. for the open champion ship.
 The French Boxing Federation has named Jack Curley, the New York state promoter, one of the judges for the iqui-Wynes bout at Paris to- night.
 The New York Boxing commission has decided to allow the Johnny Buff Rancho Villa bout for the fyweight championship of America on Septem- Der 12.
 Abe Mitchell and George Duncan, the English golf pros, yesterday de- feated F. k. Marton of Hamilton and Frank Thompson of Toronto. in an exhibition match at Hamilton, Ont, | ? and 1.
 The Worcester team of the Eastern | league defeated the Boston Braves fin | an exhibition game at Worcester yes- terday, to 8.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09

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New Britain herald., 1922-09-09
SHOCK RESTORES MEMORY
Sight of Auto Plunging Over Cliff
 Ends Ex-SoIdier's Amnesia.

Windsor, Ontario, Sept. 9.-After a lapse of memory extending over a period of several days. Walter New man of Windsor shell-shocked war veteran, was in full possession of his mental faculties today. having been aroused by the sight of an automt- bile plunging over a cliff at Niagara Falls Monday, carrying a woman to her death.
 Newman, who suffered an attack of amnesia last week, wandered away
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09
VALUABLE HORSE DIES

Newport, R. l.. Sept. s.-Lady Dil- ham, widely known show horse owned by Reginald c. Vanderbilt, died of pneumonia yesterday at the Vande- bilt stables at Sandy Point Farm. The mare, 19 years old was regarded as one of the best in her class and had won many championships and rib- bons throughout the country. She was by Elegant Sd out of Dilham Prime Minister.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09

from home, but remembered nothing between the time of his disappearance and when he saw Mrs. Agatha Miller of Cleveland fall to her death. New mans physicians have warned visitors away from his home, fearing undue excitement will cause return of His n1alady.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09
BROWNS LEAD TANKS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
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Miller A Sensation.

Mller A ScnSdtlOn. Lawrence Hack sAliller, the for mer San Francisco slugger, is giving the National league surprise with his great stick work and is doing his bit in keeping the Chicago Cubs among the contenders for the pen nant. Miller is in third place among the leaders with an average of 1856 according to figures which include games of Wednesday.
 Rogers Hornsby enjoyed a favor- able week increasing his average from 1889 to .391 for the leadership. He smashed out IA hits in his last eight games diving him total of .2o4. Be- sides his 35 home runs Hornsby has made .35 doubles and II triples.
 Carey Leads Pilfercrs.
 Max Carey whose speed has shown no falling off has stolen 39 bases and is the leading scorer having counted 11S tallies for the Pirates.
 Other leading batters in 95 or more games Tierney Pittsburgh, .376; l.. Miller, Chicago, 1856; o. Grimes, Chi cago, 1854.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09

a claim that the superintendent al Beauport asylum may if necessary act as trustee for the Deorme estate, thus removing the necessity of ap- pointing a special trustee and various
 technical arguments.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09
FIGHTING FOR DOUGLAS

New York, Sept. 9.-The active fight to get Phil Douglas. bani he'd pitcher, back into the ranks of or yanized baseball, which was interrupt ed temporarily because of the illness
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09

bases, Mostil. strunk, McNulty; double play Collins to Johnson to Sheey: left on bases Cleveland 8, Chicago '; bases on balls, off Boone ?, off Leverette 3; struck out, by Boone l, by Leterette ?; hits, off Boone 10 in innings. off Lindsey none in in- nings; hit by pitcher by Boone (HoopeD; {; ump:res. Guthrie and owens; losing pitch CT, Boone; time, 1;43.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09

Of the former star of the Giants pitching staff, is about to be resumed
 Edward Lauterbach, attorney for Douglas, declared yesterday that he has practically completed his collec-
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09

tion of important evidence bearing on the case and that a mass of docu- ments will be forwarded to the offices of Commissioner K. M. Landis in Chicago within the next few days.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09
MEADOWS PITCHING WINS FOR PHYLLIS
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Hornsby to Bottomley; left bases, St Louis B. Cincinnati :; base on balls of Gillespie ?. off Pfeffer l. struck out, by Gillespie 1, by Pfener 3; hits, off Couch in innings. off Gillespie In innings losing pitcher Couch; umpires, Quigley and Moran; time, .3s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
VISIT MINE STATION
Party of Visiting Chemists Inspect
 Bureau Work Here

A group of the foremost chemists in the United States bureau of mines, who are attending the annual con vention of the American Chemical so- ciety, visited the local station of the bureau yesterday. They expressed themselves as well pleased with the work done by the station here.
 The. chemists forming the party were: pr. s. c. Lind, superintendent of the rare and precious metal station of the United States bureau of mines in Reno, New; Dr. R. B. Soosman, di- rector of the geographical laboratory of the Carnegie institute. Washing ton; pr. A. c. Fieldner, supervising chemist of the United States bureau of mines, Pittsburg. Pa; Dr. R. B. Moore, chief chemist, United States bureau of mines, Washington b. e.; Dr. Van H. Manning. former director of the United States bureau of mines, Washing ton, D. C.; w. NJ Weigel. mineral teehnologist, United States bureau of mines, Tuscaloosa; George St. John Perrott. physical chemist. United States bureau of mines, Tus- caloosa; and s. P. Kinney chemist, United States bureau of mines, Tus- caloosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
N. A. GRAHAM DIES
We'll Known Confederate Veteran and Former Editor Passes Away

Neeham A. Graham, one of the best known Confederate veterans in Birmingham. died last night at 7.4o o'clock at his home, 122s South Twelfth street, at the age of 7s.
 MT. Graham was born in Lowndes- boro. He served in the Confederate army in the valley of Virginia and was seriously wounded at the battle of Chancellorsvlie. Following the war the greater part of his life was spent as a newspaper editor He conducted the Shelby Sentinel at Co., iumbiana and Calera and for sev- eral years was editor of the Tusca- loosa Daily Gazette.
 For the past 5 years Mir. Graham had been pension and land redemp- bate judge of Jefferson county.
 The deceased is survived by seven children: N. A. Graham, Jr., Sam uel l.. Graham and James T. Graham of Birmingham; John W. Graham of Tampa, Fla. Mrs. A. J. Daily, Miss Kate Graham and Miss Fannie Gra- ham of Birmingham.
 The funeral will be conducted from the Second Presbyterian church this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock the Rev. J. B. Meacham. pastor of the church, conducting the services assisted by the Rev. Dr. J. A. Bryan. Active pail bearers will be George Whit field. Eugene V. Henry, Wolsey Nor row, John Street, Walter Howard and Clarence Going. The honorary pail bearers will be the session of the Sec ond Presbyterian church and mem bers of theeCamp Hardee of which MT. Graham was . past commandtr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
George Washington Heads Petition
 of Graymont Property Owners

George Washingtons signature headed a petition of property owners of Graymont. asking street improve ments on both sides of Fifth street, formerly Mortimer street between Fourth Terrace and Graymont ave- nue. The proposed improvement calls Tor combined curb and gutter paving on both sides of the street. being one of five such improvements asked of the city at the regular com mission session yesterday morning.
 All of these petitions were referred Co Commissioner w. K. Dickson for action by the engineering depart ment.
 Other improvements asked were. Cement and side walks with drain on Bush boulevard, two blocks west to Rising street; side walks and curbs on Forty-sixth street between Twelfth and Thirteenth avenue; Hunter street between Hayes avenue and Pleasant avenue and opening of Center avenue one block at Wood lawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
$7, ,OOO, 900 BOND ISSUES
 AND NEW TAX PROPOSED
Commission Suggests Huge Program for Schools, Audi torium, Libraries and Park Development.

Birmingham approached step nearer solution of the problem which has caused no little concern to mem- bers of the city commission since the municipal auditorium first en- gagged attention in the city hall by the present administration.
 Announcement was made yesterday that following R lengthy conference between tke commission and mem bers of the city board of education, agreement had been reached upon n tentative program for the greatest educational and civic Improvement which Birmingham has made in the past decade.
 The program as outlined following the joint meeting. calls for $I0o0,- 900 in bonds, and levy of the three mill educational tax. of the bond issue, $5,00o,oo0 is allotted to school construction, $75o,000 for parks and playgrounds. s750,000 for libraries and with s500,000 for an auditorium brings the auditorium fund up to s920,O00 there being now available S420,000 of the original fund left for construction purposes.
 Largest On Record
 Considering the arrangement for auditorium, libraries, parks and play grounds, the combined $2,000.o0o with an aditional $40, 900 auditorium fund, makes it possible for the city to enter into one of the largest civic improve ments ever before contemplated, eelipsed only by the s5.oo0 900 school building program, which in itself would provide for construction of three high schools of most modern fa- cilities and equipment. six grammar schools and modernization of other primary schools which have not kept pace with the growing demand for better educational facilities.
 Levy of the three mill tax recently authorized by the legislature was agreed upon. which, 1t is estimated, annual fund of s34o,0oo, one-half of which goes for maintenance of the enlarged school system and the bal ance of $170,000 for sinking fund
 Only Ratification Necessary
 The only thing now remaining, ac- cording to the commissioners, is for ratification of the proposed bond is- sue by referendum. President D. F. McLendon declares decks will be cleared for final action immediately after the legal department maps out the details which will be outlined Friday.
 With this action following con ferences of last week and Monday of this week the commission feels that some tangible solution is offered for the erection of city auditorium, li- brary and playgrounds as outlined by J. A. NanHoose, former mayor of the city, who suggested plans for the de- velopment of Smith park toward which the commission is known to be friendly, being the only plan on foot for uniformly constructing an audi torium, library and playgrounds upon the same grounds.
 Preparations of the necessary ordi- nances and formal adoption by the commission will come before the body for. final action Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
QUIET RE|GNS IN
 ALA. COAL FIELDS
Production With Larger Com panies on lncreaSe-Unlon
 Headquarters Silent

Outside of failure of men to report at two small mines, Garnsey and one other, not rifle has occurred in the Alabama coal field.
 Production is increasing owing to the large operations of the furnace companies The Tennessee company is at normal at coal mines and so is the Woodward Iron. Coke production Is larger this week than 1t has been in months.
 Union mine headquarters continue to say nothing.
 Knoxville, Tenn, has wired: "Haz- ard not affected. Southwest Virginia not affected. Most Harlan mines working and say they will be back to normal in a week. Forty per cent of southern Appalachian down on ac- count of no orders, about 30 per cent off account of walkout.
 Charleston. w. Va, wires: Non union field of West Virginia not af- fected by strike order except couple of mines in Winding gulf field. Mines in organized district of Fair mont and Kanawha idle. Of an aver age of 5S mines operating in New River district during past four months 54 mines were operating to- day"
 There is no indication of any strike benefits coming to Alabama either for union or non-union men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
COMPLETE PLAN FOR
 SCHOOLS OF CITY F BOND ISSUE WINS
Dr.. Glenn Says Only One School Built Since 1912 Despite Population
 Increase

City schools will not be authorized
 for indiscriminate construction.
 should the s7.0Oo 900 bond issue pro-
 posed by the city be successful, ed ucational authorities declare, but
 after passage of the measure com
 plete survey will be made, with re-
 speet to the community popula ation before any schools are authorized by
 given district
 only one school has been built since 1912 in keeping pace with the g2 per cent increase in school att
 tendance, according to statement issued by pr. c. B. Glenn, superin- tendent of schools.
 In a statement issued yesterday
 the board of education gives unqual-
 flied indorsement of the city's plan for raising funds for the establish raent of libraries, playgrounds and
 the city auditorium in common with the proposed issuance of S5,00O,0OO
 in bonds for extension of the city's
 school improvement program.
 Continuing, the boards statement
 says; The fact that the city is ten years behind in it's school building program caused the board of educa-
 tion to feel justified in requesting
 the commission to ask the people to vets s5,oOO,O00 bonds for school
 building.
 "1n 1s19 the school enrolment was 3O. 900, today it is 37.n00, an increase
 of s2 per cent. In this 10-year period,
 with the exception of small build Ing at Acipco not a school has been erected The increase in enrolment has been taken care of in temporary structures and rented cottages or by over-crowding the regular school rooms or organizing the school into a double session day. This latter plan provides for part of the children to attend school the first half of the day and the other part, the lattor half. The plan is now in operation in fourteen of our schools.
 "when these bonds are voted 1t is the purpose of the board to have d complete survey of the city made. Population maps indicating the resi- dence of every school child in the city will be published. In this way the congested districts will be shown, as well as the distance each child has to go to reach a school. With this data in hand the board will be able to locate the schools in the sec tions where they are most needed.
 "The appeal will be made to the people to vote these bonds in the interest of the children of Blrming ham as a whole and not upon the grounds that a school Is promised in their immediate locality. In this way the board of education hopes to en- courage the spirit Of unity in the city-a thing to be prized highly in any community, and one to which the public schools are particuls rly well adapted to contribute.
 "The board of education wishes to make public acknowledgment of its
 appreciation of the confidence of the
 city commission in it's program as indicated by their unanimous in- dorsement of the proposed bond issue
 That library, auditorium. parks and p1aygrounds are to be provided at the same time is extremely grati- flying to the educational authorities
 especially since each touches so
 closely the interests of the schools"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
PRINTERS FAVOR
 ALDERMAN|CFORM
White Says City Must Return to It When Chronic Ex-
 perimenting Is Over

R. H. White, president Birmingham Typographical union, declined to ac- cept place on the Junior Chamber of Commerce committee of 100 on the ground that the chamber was com mitted to the change to general man ager plan of government in sBirming- ham. MT. White called attention to the fact that the typographical union had unanimously voted to return to mayor and board of aldermen. His letter reads
 Dear Sir: In reply to your invita- tion to become one of committee of 100 to work out a more satisfactory system of government than the one now obtaining in Birmingham. I beg, with due respect. to decline the honor.
 '1t is my understanding that the Junior Chamber of Commerce has recorded it's decision iI favor of the managerial form of government for this city. Such being fact, it would appear that a committee of your choosing would be expected to in dorse your action.
 "The organization which l have the honor to represent is opposed to this idea of government. At it's meeting on April 2, by unanimous vote. in dorsed the proposal to return to the aldermanic form as being the only truly representative and democratic system yet devised, and one which the great majority of really progressive cities has found emlnently satisfac tory. and to which, Tn our opinion, Birmingham must eventually return when chronic experimenting has had it's day and sanity once more takes hold the reins Respectfully.
 "R. H. WHITE, "President Birmingham Typographi-
 cal Union, No. 104."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
PLAN TOEXCHANGE
 MULESFOR TRUCKS
County Now Has Seven Con- ~ yiCt Camps With 282
 Men on Roads

Four tractors for work on the Jeff ferson county roads may be pur chased as result of the ac abn of the board of revenue yesterday. The matter came up on the recommenda- ton of E. J. Wheeler. county road superintendent. that 24 mules be sold and tractors substituted in their places
 Purchase of the tractors will de- pend on the price at which the mules can be sold The board in structed Mir. Wheeler to find out the sale price of the animals and to re- port back to the board at a later meeting. Chairman D C. Ball said that the mules could not likely be sold now for more than half what the county had to pay for them.
 The county has seven convict camps and 2s2 convicts on the roads. The cost ot working these convicts is about s2 a day. MT. Wheeler re- ported that convict forces can not be moved from job to job with facility He said that free labor could now hired at $1.50 a day and that with tractors in use transfers from one place to the other could be made with more facility.
 Jere Gwin moved the purchase of the tractors. Thomas Huey was op- posed to using bond money to pur- chase them. MT. Gwin's motion was amended to allow Mir. Wheeler to de- termine the sale price of the mules before the board takes final action
 The board appointed w B. Cope land a committee of one with power te act to arrange for the transfer of five trucks from Montgomery to Bir- mingham. The board recently voted to purchase the trucks from the state highway department.
 With the addition of more motor equipment MT. Wheeler reported that the county would be able to do more of it's own road work instead of let ting the jobs to contractors.