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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
HOOPER ELECTED
 BOARD CHAIRMAN
Former Tennessee Governor Unanimously Named Head
 of Labor Board
By Associated Press

Chicago, April 27.--Ben ". Hooper, member of the public group of the railroad labor board and former gov- error of Tennessee. today was elected chairman of the hoard at the annual meeting, succeeding Chairman Bar ton G. W. w Hanger. also a mem Der of the public group. was elected vice chairman.
 The vote was unanimous. Mir. Hooper's name being placed in nom ination by the retiring chairman who had served for two years or since the creation of the board. Judge Barton was not candidate for the office. Mir. Hooper's name was placed in nomnation a year ago but he de- clined and supported Judge Barton.
 Judge Barton announced that he was not willing to serve as vice chairman. stating he desired to be able to give more time to the study of the issues coming before the board
 Both the new chairman and the re- tiring chairman are from Tennessee. Chairman Hooper's home is at New port and that of Judge Barton at Memphis. MT. Hanger Is from Wash lngton.
 In a statement chairman Hooper indicated that the board expected 70 carry the suit instituted by the Pennsylvania Railroad company 70 test the boards powers through to a finish. The Pennsylvania obtained an order restraining the board from citing it for failure to put into ef- feet the boards decisions. The rail- road was upheld this week in de- cision by Federal Judge Page.
 In this connection, it was am uounced today Chairman Hooper and Judge Barton would go to Washing ton to meet Attorney General Daugh- erty and Solicitor General Beck Mon day at the attorney generals request. The attorney general asked for the consultation before an order is drawn winding up the case in Judge Pages court and a possible appeal by the labor board to the supreme court. MT. Daugherty indicated that the general policies of the government were involved in the case. 1t was said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
LIST OF INJURED

". A. He'll. 800 Cotton avenue, two ribs broken.
 !. A. Henson. 1I15 Forty-fifth street, north, conductor. both arms brolSenI severe Iaceraiobs of the left eye.
 Manila Sims. negro. IRcerations about the head and eyes.
 All nre expected to recover. ac- cording to hospital authorities. Slightly hurti
 Miss Beatrice Tatum. 4c2: second avenne, minor injuries.
 Miss Mary Hatcbeft. 9fs Twentieth street, south, minor in- juries.
 Miss winifred witherspoon. slight injuries.
 II. E. Hayes. fireman, slight in- jurfes.
 ". W. Wilson, 45OO Second ave nue, WyIam, slight bruises.
 Fl. l.. StapletOn. 1925 Burke street, slight injuries.
 IT. M. Caldwell, AdamsviiIe. cut and bruised slightly.
 Others Injured
 The following negro passengers were slightly injured and were allowed to leave the hospitals iun- mediateIy after having their wounds dresSedi
 Lewis Compton. Herman Grtf- fin. Alfred Green, Willie TalIcy. Albert King. Wiley Goodman. Jim Powell. sailic Kennedy, willie aKitcheII. yiynn Lewis. Wiit John N0u aames PowelIA Chrtnfse tsyisa filth. !. n. Taylor. HeIien Hattes and Eugene DoHdeli.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
USES NOVEL ARGUMENT,
 BUT LOSES HIS CASE

Montgomery, April 27.-(speciaD- J. J. Hudgens of covington county lost suit for damages in the su preme court Thursday despite the fact that he put up novel argument. Hudgens was sued for damages to the automobile of J. J. Boles inflict- ed in a collision. He set up the de- fense that Boles was trespassing upon the public highways and had no rights thereon at the time of the ac- cident because he had not paid the license tax required of automobile owners at the time. The jury gave Boles judgment for $50.
 The supreme court did not say whether or not an automobile owner loses his rights to the highway by failure to pay his license because the accident occurred October 19, while the revenue law says that an automo- bile license shall be due october l. but not delinquent until November 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
NEWBY IS ELECTED
 GRAND MASTER OF
 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Seattle Chosen as Meeting Place for Thirty-Sixth Tri- enniaI ConcIave to Be
 Held in 1925
Rx Associated Press

New Orleans, April 27.-After elect ing officers to rule their order for three years and selecting Seattle, Washington, as the next convention city, the thirty fifth conclave of the Knights Templar came to a close here late today. Leonidas P. Newby. of Knightstown, Ind, was elected most excellent grand master, succeeding Jaseph K. Orr.
 Other officers elected were: Will liam H. Norris, of Manchester, Iowa. deputy grand master: G. w. Valery, of Denver, Colo, grand generalissimo Vim. l.. Sharp, of Chicago, grand captain general: P. w. Widener, of Los Angeles, grand senior warden; Harry Walker, of Rochester. N. l., grand junior warden; w. H. Lines, of Meridep, Conn.,, grand treasurer; F. H. Johnson of Louisville. Ky, grand recorder; Bishop Charles B. Mitchell. of St. Paul was appointed to the post of grand prelate. Other appointees were: l. F. Hettinger. of Kansas City. grand sword bearer; A. J. Agnew of Milwaukee, grand warden G. T. Campbell, of Owosso, Mich, grand standard bearer; and John F. Hall of Jacksonville, Fla, grand captain of the guard.
 Chicago commentaries won four of the five prizes offered for best drilled teams in exhibition drills. Englewood Commandery No. 50 Chi- cago, declared 96.9 per cent perfect, won first prize Columbia Comman- dery No. 63 of Chicago, was awarded second prize with score of 95.4 per cent; Chicago commandery No. 10 was third with 93.26 per cent: Los Ange- les Commandery No. 9 was fourth with 93.6 per cent and St. Bernard Commandery of Chicago was fifth with 95.66 per cent. Twenty two teams representing every section of the United States participated in the drills, which were started yes terday and completed today.
 The plan worked out by retiring Grand Master Orr by which $400.000 would be. expended annually for the education of American girls and boys was adopted at the closing session of the conclave. It was decided to ap- propriate $100,000 immediately to start the idea. Members of the order will be assessed s1 year. bringing the amount to a total of S400,000.
 Seattle was chosen for the 1925 conclave after spirited contest with Indianapolis.
 Special trains bearing the delega- tions homeward began leaving the city today and will continue through out the night and tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
 CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

 Morse and 23 others indicted on mail fraud charges Recovery of huge mail raid loot Is. believed near. Bitter exchanges occur between Griffith and DevaIera. State outlines invasion story in treason trial. Russians resent not being taken into confidence by allies. Extreme decline shown in every branch of stocks. Rain and flood news has little cf- feet on cotton
 STATE Public service commission protests grouping of Alabama railroads. Commencement exercises will he held at Marion Institute May 2. Supreme court hands down 40 de- cisiOns.
 LOCAL Rate reduction from Memphis to Bfrmingham ordered. Lawyers of state to gather today In annual meeting. officers tell how Wilkes broke Jail In Virginia.
 McMshon and Herring fight draw at B. A. C.
 Moulthrop reports on pulse of vct- CTS following tour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
Screams of Passengers Car Makes Mad Dash Around Curve Attracts Hundreds of Persons-Escape of Passengers From Death Considered Mi
 raculous-All Injured Will Recover

Three persons seriously injured and 23 others slightly hurt yesterday morning about 5 o'clock when outbound West End of the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company left the rails and crashed into tee phone pole and street curbng Ninth street and Second avenue, north
 negroes
 w. A. Bel 300 Cotton avenue and J. A. Henson, 1115 Forffth street north the most seriously injured Mr. Bell suffering from two broken ribs and Mr. Henson ducor of the fated is confined to hospital with both arms broken and aceraons of the face and left
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
Ny Fauorite Stories
Declined With Thanks
By IRWIN s. COBB

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
BETHLEHEM STEEL DECLARES DIVIDEND
Declare Usual Quarterly Divi- dend, Although It Was
 Not Earned
By Associated Press

New York, April 27.-Directors of the Bethlehem Steel corporation to- day declared the regular quarterly dividend of 1A per cent on both classes of the common stock, although it was not earned.
 This action practically follows that of the directors of the United States Steel corporation. which failed to earn dividends on either the common or preferred shares. Both corpora tions based their action on the de- cided improvement in business.
 President Eugene C. Grace of the Bethlehem corporation declared, in a statement issued after the meeting, that notwithstanding the fact that the dividend requirements were not earned during the quarter. the di- rectors felt justified Tn declaring the usual dividends in view of the sur plus earnings accumulated during the past years. the decided improvement t in business as reflected in the market incl ease in the volume of orders at higher prices, and the strong cash position of the corporations"
 The corporations steel production" he declared, ifs now on an approxi- mate1y so per cent operating basis, as compared with 40 to 50 per cent during the first quarter of the year, with number of departments run ming to full capacity" This, he ex- plained. is equal to the normal pre- war production.
 No important interruption has k | supply, he said, and none is anticl- pated.
 MT. Grace went on to say that there had been gradually increasing amount of business throughout the quarter, the sales for March having been greater than those for January and February combined. and greater than the sales of any month since the middle of 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
SOUTH JOINS IN
 HONOR|NG GRANT
Gray Uniform Conspicuous Among BIue-The Sons of
 Confederacy Parade
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau. The Age-HeraId,
 H00 "a Vfdsou RuiIdiv,

Washington, April 7-(Special)- Southerners joined heartily today in he celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of General Grant.
 The gray uniform of Gen. Julius Carr of North Carolina. commander
 of the United Confederate Veterans, was resplendent in the parade amidst
 the blue worn by more than a hun
 dred veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic.
 The marine corps which headed the
 parade was commanded by Capt.
 Thomas P Cheatham of South Caro-
 lima. The Sons of Confederate veter-
 veterans of the union armies. were
 commanded by their adjutant, Frank
 L. Conway of Alabama. During the unveiling, southern con- gressional delegations joined in the ceremonies. and the impression was that the representatives of the south were glad to honor the man whose army of 140, 900 received the surrender of General Lees 5000 effective rifle men a. Appomattox It was generally said that Grant was magnanimous in dealing with the overpowered army of the south, and that 1t was fitting 1 that southerners should on this oc- casion do him honor.
 | There was just one discordant
 note. Towards the conclusion of the
 ceremonies. one of the bands struck up March Through Georgia" "a xuhc q | uneasily but he stood his ground. The South Carolina congressional del- egation, however. left the field though unostentatiously.
 It is understood that the playing
 of this tune which extolls the burn | ing of a southern state was not ac-
 cording to program
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
PRESIDENTS TRIP UP RIVER MARRIED
 BY NEAR DISASTER
Three Are Injured as Third Deck of Boat Crashes Under the Weight of
 200 Persons
By Associated Press

Point Pleasant, Ohio, April Ill., President Harding's adventuresome so-miie voyage up the Ohio river to- day to participate in tho one hun dredth birthday anniversary of Gen eral Grant, narrowly escaped serious disaster when part of the third deck of the steamer Island Queen crashed 10 the deck below carrying with it some 200 persons. Only half min- ute's warning by cracking timbers gave a iacbool rhldreh's band and many otherssea tsie deck below time to get fTofm Under the crashing deck. Only three persons were injured.
 That the President and Mrs. Hard ing and other distinguished person ages in the presidential party were not aboard the Island Queen was due to advice of government inspectors, late last night. They advised against the President making the trip on the old pleasure boat because of her con dition Consequently the President and his party were assigned to the Cayuga, a government boat which led the flotilla of seven steamers from Cincinnati bearing between ten and fifteen thousand people.
 The Injured
 The Injured were:
 Wilbur Morgan, Manchester. Ohio, cut about the head, not serious.
 Richard Armstrong, Bethel, Ohio, arm broken.
 Lieut. Eugene wetherly, of the Cincinnati police department, cut by glass.
 They were on the second deck front immediately under the deck which fell.
 The river flotilla was passing New Richmond, Ohio. seven miles below Point Pleasant.
 The Cayuga with the President aboard, leading the procession had cleared the village. New Richmond citizens, however, did not know of the change in plans which put the President aboard the Cayuga. They began firing rockets as the Island Queen with it's 2.000 passengers came abreast. Those on board crowded to the front decks to witness the spec tacle shore. Bands aboard were playing and everybody was in high spirits.
 Entire Deck Drops
 Out of clear sky there came the crashing and grating of timbers under the fet of the 200 on the third deck. They felt the floor sink They stood silent apparently awe-stricken for half minute. Then came a deaf ening crash. The entire front deck dropped. Still there was no panic.
 Those who went down with the deck remembered the Manchester, O.. school boys band had been playing immediately under them. There were 52 boys and girls. many boys in knee trousers. Were they killedl As the 200 scrambled from the crushed decs the one question on all lips was "are the band boys all killed?" The ques- tion was asked in whispers.
 But the half minutes warning saved the boys. At the first crash, they began to scurry toward the stern. Some, however, did not make it in time and were caught. The chairs on which they had been seated however, held the load for second. That second was long enough. how. esSs. to permit them to crawl 10 safety before the tons of timber and human weight crushed the chairs.
 Whole Vessel Shaken
 The crash of the falling deck re- sounded from bow to stern. Many (Continued on page two1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
INSPECTION MADE
 OF NORMAL SCHOOL

Montgomery. April 27.-(special)-- Announcement was made by the state board of education today that spe- cial committee of the board will make a thorough inspection during the week of the buildings and equip ment of the class E normal school To- cated at Daphne. Baldwin county. The committee left Thursday night for Daphne in order that the inspection may be completed and report made to the board next week. Members Of the committee are Dr. John w. Aber- crombie, secretary of the board and superintendent of education; Dr. R. H. McCaslin of Montgomery and Dr. D. T. Mccall of Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
GOOD PROGRESS MADE

waukegan. IL, April 27.-With two men of the second panel tentatively accepted by both sides and two more, completing the panel of four. exam ined by the state. selection of jury to try Governor Len Small. made good progress today. Selection of the jury was overshadowed today by a special meeting of the Lake County board Of supervisors at which a resolution was passed demanding that Sangamon county, where the governor was in- dicted. immediately make payment on the bills incurred bN Lake county in connection with the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
Train Hits Auto;
 Fiue Meet Death
By Associated Press

White Oak, Ga, April 27.--Fiye persons were killed and two oth- CTS seriously Injured, when Seaboard Air Line mail train struck an automobile driven by Rev. F. C. Pickett, of the First Methodist church of this place, late today.
 The dead are Margaret Sar- mon IA; Pauline Sarmon, 4; Vera thaney. 15; Evelyn Prickett, 10, and Rev. B. c. Prickett.
 The injured; Elizabeth Prickett, $, and Mrs. Prfckett, wife of the pastor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
PRESIDENT STARTS HOME

Cincinnati, Ohio, April 27.-Presi- dent Harding started on his return trip to Washington at 9:4s o'clock tonight over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The president was sched- uled to leave Cincinnati at 9 o'clock but his departure was delayed owing to the late arrival of the government boat Cayuga which brought him from Point Pleasant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28

gates. The motorman is said to have called his conductor from the rear end and to have turned the car over to him, while he endeavored to fix the front gates.
 The car. witnesses declare. was running at fairly good rate of speed han U nearsd Ninth street .sst whlelN point tho trssk tnrns off ff First avenue and runs for a block
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
WABASH BUYS EQUIPMENT
 Hw Asso~isfed Rreaa

Chicago, April z7.--The Wabash Railway company has contracted for approximately $1.o00,ooo passenger equipment including 25 all steel pas senger cars of the latest design. ac- eording to an announcement made to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
Car Was Outbound

The car on it's trip left the heart of the city at o'clock, outbound in charge of Conductor J. A. Henson. HIS Forty-fifth street. north. and Motorman F. J. Carter, 1894 Tenth Court. north.
 The car,s acsording 10 witnesses. swss prorse9fnk alen9 iis ftk illar route on First avenue when some thing went wrong with the front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
CITY GOVERNM ENT-
 WHAT IS BEST. PLAN?

Three students of the subject will answer the question in Sun days Age-Herald. form.
 Another will urge mayor and aldermen.
 4 third will argue for city man ager- council plan.
 You Twill he Interested in these. Watch Sundays Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
FORD WOULDACCEPT ANY LITIGATION
 OVER GORGAS PLANT
Manufacturer Agrees to Pay Interest on Cost of Over flowed LandS-Addition-
 al Concessions Likely
By HUGH ". ROBERTS Washington BureAa. The AEe-derAl&.
 k0O nnvIdaan Ruftdimw

DoV OMNRob0n nuAiuAAAIs
 Washington, April 27.-(Special.) Representatives of Henry Ford, ap- bearing today before the House con- mittee of military affairs, which sat in executive session, agreed that if the government would turn over to the Detroit manufacturer the Gorgas steam plant, on which the Alabama Power company has an option, he would accept any resultant litiga- ton.
 This was the first concession. The second was like unto It. The Ford agents agreed that to refund the gov- ernment for the sl,5o0,000 which fl would have to pay for overfloweo lands incident to the construction of Dam No. $, the manufacturer would include that sum in the total on which he would pay interest at the rate of per cent.
 As the session was in executive session, it was impossible to learn the effect on the committee the con sessions of Ford's agents exerted. j. w. Worthington, one of Ford's men. refused to talk for publication. and the members of the committee were likewise reticent
 It is understood. however. that the disappointment Of the committeeman in that Ford did not agree to abandon Gorgas which is regarded a necessity, was tempered by the fact that Ford actually made concessions. The idea seems 10 prevail that if the commit- tee asks for additional concessions, they will be forthcoming. Nothing of the take it or leave it'' spirit was exemplified, and Ford's men, 1t is said. were apparently anxious to get into the good graces of the com- mitteemen.
 The final action of the committee will be an event of several weeks hence, it is said tonight. Ford's rep- resentatives will appear before the Senate committee Monday, and Ford's attitude will then become public property.
 The Muscle Shoals situation con tinues chaotic. Congressman are ex- pressing the hope that Ford, himself. will come to Washington, or send someone with authority to say just what he will and will not do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
NO MODIFICATION OF
 1OO-YEAR LEASE PERIOD

Washington. April 27-Further notifications of the Ford proposal for purchase and lease of the gov ernment's projects at Muscle Shoals, were understood to have been made toca- by W. B. Mayo and ]. w. worthingfrn, offsegas sssa1.esanen for the Detroit manufactures in the ne-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
Today

That Russian Feather Bed. Restless Womankind. What We Fear, We
 Punish. Babies-2-Legged,
 4-Legged.
 By ARTHUR BRISBANE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28
BUY IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age Herald by Birmingham merchants are guaranteed.
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