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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-27
For Good of
 the Community
Birmingham in Midst of Section of the Country Making Best Shouting of Business Condi- lions Compared With Year Ago

A LABAMAs coal production only 50 of normal
 That sounds bad But Erskne Ramsay (and the statistics of the industry bear him coal operations Alabama poronay larger scale than state of the union That good
 Thomas More sad "This life is all checkered with sorrows and pleasures is with him of his neghor all with any one who looks about him and himself better than his neighbors should himself blessed He is
 so last while finishing mills the of the country were mpng along of 20 to 30 cent clipping off one of never under 50 per cent
 year industry showing of all the districts Birmingham mills made and sold than they had done.
 Last Fairfield per actured 100 sold that collected that
 Birmingham large 1922 the 4ooo tons for the Southern Pacific and content with that booked another 45ooO tons for the Louisville and Nashville with
 Birmingham large foreign be carried across the
 May Southeastern Express company Birmingham cor poration doing business with strictly southern railway systems operations suspicious could company paid out of earnings the cent
 Birmingham nearly soooooo building year. reducing the housing void by 5OO homes and giving her children millions schools Last nearly $oooooo month invested going
 that year Alabama produced crops that 86 the national average of 63 cent of the values of 1920
 The south all right through the country God the soil pluck vim have done the It not empty oratoy Financial Common journal of the vagaries the dissected and article published making this showing:
 Business conditions compared with those cent off the strictly southern states They off the middle west 23 149 in the IowaKansas belt 237 the Nebraska in California and 1924 in the northwest.
 This the by bank arngs and trade carefully coatd by make best showing compared with apprecaby than other section
 Facts like this country reading the south and making of it. The result will capital flowing into the south for coming the readily because
 Yours for upbuIding
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-27
PACKING STRIKE
 TOBE CONTINUED
Workers Vote Overwhelming Iy to Continue the Fight
 Against Employers
By Associated Press

Chicago. January 26.-More than 90 per cent of the striking packing house workers voted today to con tinue the strike that has been in ef- feet since December 3, according to figures announced today by officials of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America.
 These figures are based on the votes cast in East St Louis. St Joseph. Mo; Oklahoma City, Kansas City, omaha, Sioux City, Denver, AL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-27
ALL DAY SING $

Gadsden. January 26.- There will be an all-day s singing at the courthouss den next Sunday and a lar will be on hand, as the all-c ing always attracts large nul people from all the adjoinin ties, who come with baskets ner and remain all day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-27
KYLE QUALITIES
Judge of Eighth Judicial Circuit
 Seeks Reelection

Montgomery, January 26.-(Spe- eial.)--Judge D. Kyle of Albany, judge of the Eighth Judicial circuit quail fled as a candidate for reelection by filing his declaration with the state democratic executive committee and secretary of state Thursday. His cir cult is composed of Morgan, Madison, Limestone. Cullman and Lawrence counties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-27

ardson. n wealthy young man who has been interested in Gloria. Gio- ria accepts, for herself and Virginia. Herb Rfchardson's invitation to a party. Ria and Virginia plead that they must leave early. News came of the serious illness of Kitty Dalton
 -the direct result of the wild party. Gloria and Virginia are in their room
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-27

Virginia Fairfax, daughter of the first families of Virginia, rebels against the puritanicaI rule of her srandfather. and. Iured by FflmIand, runa away to become a motion pie ture actress. Arriving in Los Ange- les. she meets Gloria Summers, who is in the movies. They. become warm friends. They meet Herbert Rich-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-27
Kiddies' Colds Can
 Be Based Quickly

Dr. Kings New Discovery will do that very thing, easily and quickly. Don't say, Poor little kiddie, l wish I knew what to do for you" When the cough first comes, give little Dr. Kings New Discovery as directed, and it will soon Se eased.
 It's a good family cough and cold remedy, too. Looscns up the phlegm, clears up the cough, relieves the con gestion. No harmful drugs. For fifty years a standard remedy for colds, coughs, grippe. At your druggists. 6Oc. a bottle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-28

Aboard the ca, Aberdeen Proving
Grounds. Maryland, July 2e.-The
at $3.50 o'clock this nprning after a
thirteen hour battle thruout the night
with an electrical storm over New
York City and after being lost two
hours in the dense fog that wrapped
the North Atlantic coast.
New York City. for which the diri-
gible headed, lay sheathed in an i'm
penetrable fog. The city was in no.
wise discernible. The mighty roar of
the big ships engines as It blindly
brought into play a huge searchlight.
which, catching the dirigible in its
fierce light, saved the c. from an
Imminent crash into the White Hall
The great shaft of tight suddenly
swung from the dirigible to the build
ing and the commander OF the diri-
gible sent his craft upward with a
its civilian passengers off their feet.
Sailed in a Fog.
Rising to a height of $500 feet the
New York, only to find itself under a
starless sky and enveloped in a fog.
Hesitating to descend again to de-
termine his Whereabouts lest in de-
scending he might again come in coll
lision line with the tall structures of
lower New York. Capt. William KEEP
ner sailed out over the fog-draped
area for several miles.
Descending again finally. the ship
came suddenly upon Coney Island.
Dropping still further in an effort to
discern the elevated tracks as a pos
sible guide line thru the darkness, the
dirIgible managed to trail a speeding
elevated train for a mile or two.
A sharp command from Captain
Kepner and the dirigible made a
fierce upward lunge at a steep bank
to the left. 1t had missed a tall
smokestack by barely twenty feet. Re-
fusing to be discouraged, Captain
Kepner drove the dirigib1e in what he
believed to be the direction of New
York City. The fog fooled him. After
sailing twenty miles at great speed,
the commander found he was far out
in the Atlantic.
He turned the dirigible's head to-
ward Coney Island again, believing he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-28
Lost Above NeW York, Big
DirigibLe Finally Beats a
Storm II, Fight for Life
Giant Lighter Than Air Craft Sails from Aberdeen Mary
land, to New York and Back Without Stop,
After Battle With the Elements.

could take his tack from that point.
But an electrical storm broke. Rocked
by the wind. the dirigible piowed on
The commander ventured to drop to
400 feet in his grim determination -
prove that a dirigible can master fly
ing at night under odds A single
glaring light gave the crew courage.
The light puzzled the commander but
yards of the light 1t proved to be the
Statute of Liberty.
The dirigible circled the statue in the
dense fog. The crew gathered new
spirit and determined to locate Jersey
City and sail over Boyle's arena where
bout was in progress. But there was
no way in which the crew could de-
termine Jersey City in the insistent
maze of lights below them.
The electrical storm increased and
literally drove the big ship before II
City. The commander then headed
the craft for Forty-second street and
Broadway. Half way toward that
point. Broadway itself being indis-
watch and discovered that it was
nearly 1 o'clock in the morning. He
turned his ship homeward in the
storm and the fog continued its grip
on the ship and sent it literally wan
dering thru air lanes, leading the
commander out of nowhere.
His radio set failed him at this
period. With his compass, the COM
mander guided the vessel south by
southwest and at daybreak had finally
negotiated Philadelphia The ca had
left Boiling field, Washingt at 5
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. 1t stopped
at-Aberdeen for refueling. reascended
Immediately and remained in the air
Is Y hours.
The purpose of the flight was to
train pilots for night flying. The ca
is scheduled to make the transcon-
tinental dirigible trip in September,
which was to have been made by the
Inflated Roma. The crew that manned
the CO was:
Capt. William E. Kepner. First
Lieut.. Ernest S. Noon and Sergt. A. D.
Albrecht. In addition to the crew the
dirisible carried four other passen-
gers. representatives of three press
associations and a photographer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-28

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-28
CITY PLAYGROUND NOTES

Winners in the city tennis tourna-
ment Thursday evening were: D. w.
Whitney, william fowler, Jack In
genthron. Walter Bowman. Fred
Schiller, Arthur johnson. c., L. Alb
bott, Orson Mclaughlin, Leslie Cable,
and Henry Eller. The tournament in
mems singles will probably be finished
by next Wednesday evening. accord
ing TO Lloyd Mosser, Chesney play
ground director. who is in charge of
the tournament. Matches tonight will
be: r. d. Palmer VS.. Fred Schiller, and
Kenneth Macferran VS.. c. E. Nevin, at
Ripley; Harold Carr VS.. E. E. Seely.
Walter Bowman VS.. David Robb and
Cecil Wilgus VS.. d. w. Whitney, at
Chesney; Harold Hamilton VS.. Orson
Mclaughlin, Ted Wright VS.. Jack In
Eenthron. and Dick White VS.. William
fowler, at Westlawn- A loving cup
and medals will be presented to the
winners in the mems singles and
doubles by the Keller-Austin sport
shop.
The Ripley park swimming pool was
filled today. Many playground cSil-
dren took advantage of the free swim.
One of the best playground pro-
grams ever held at the Quincy play
ground was presented Thursday after
noon, according to D. w. Wallace, di-
rector. The program consisted of
dances, songs reading and instrument
al music. Many OF the mothers attend
ed the program
Chesney playground girls who will
take part in the cloud fairies dance
at the playground pageant next We'd
nesday are: Irma Corwine, Margaret
Chilson, Bernice English. Dorothy
Brink, Elizabeth Brink, Helen Finger,
Helene Van Horn, Eleanor Dodson.
Valera Crane, Lucille Owen. Betty Ann
Murray, Freda Crosswhite, Virginia
Fink. Maxine Noah and Ruth Gordon.
Betty Lowther was elected queen of
the cloud fairies.
Paper dining room sets are being
made by the Chesney playground girls.
Bedroom sets will be made next week.
More than 100 children used the
Edgewoo6 playground wading pool
today. The tire swing which was re-
Gently put up was the most popular
amusement on the playground today.
The girls are working on dresses for
the iaV1 fat~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-28

Los Angeles, July 2s.-When the
love affair of Evan Burrows Fontaine,
Broadway dancing favorite, and Cor
nelius Vanderbilt Whitney. son of
Harry Payne Whitney, wealthy sports
man, is aired in open court at the
hearing of the musical comedy stars
suits against young Whitney to estab-
lish the paternity of her 19-months-
Old baby, and Whitney's alleged re-
fusal to marry her, all of Knicker-
bocker's proud society will have the
truth told about them"
This. Miss Fontaine said today
when she let it be known that when
she tells her story she will tell it all
and spare no one" and that her testi-
mony will be a ''skyrocket sensation"
The charming dancer Ventured to
say her story would involve the
wealthy men in New York" and
added she hoped my expose will not
break up too many homes"
''I'n tell of some of the Sunday
night parties that used to be held
gay affairs with the wealthiest and
smartest men of New York with Choir
uses of dimpled show girls" she said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-28
REEVES DEAD ISSUE.
Estates Rights Is Howl of Governor
Prom North Carolina in Talk.

Shelby, n. c., July 2S.-Asserting
that the federal government was en-
gagged in a steady encroachment upon
rison declared in an address last night
to editors of the North Carolina Press
association that President Harding,s
request to state governors to invite a
resumption of coal production under
assurance of adequate protection con-
stituted an attempt to debase the
states.
The governor denounced what he
termed the benevolent despotism at
Washington and reviewing tenden-
cies of unrest and disorder in the
country, declared these could be at
tributed' to ''nonenforcement of law
and to the policy of the federal gov
eminent 'in assuming to run all busi-
ness and the right to do those things
which the governors of the states
alone can do for the welfare of the
people"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-28
READY FOR SCHOOL
Kansas Youth To Be Lured to
Studies, Cries Plan.
New Buildings Going Up All
Over STATE, an Attraction.

3 Lawrence, Kan. July 2S.-A report
from Wichita that a 100000 group
OF high school buildings are to be COM
structed there led the list of cities re-
porting during the last month to John
@. Stutz. secretary of the League or
Kansas municipalities, with head
Quarters here
Bids have been received covering
separate contracts for construction,
heating, wiring. plumbing, electricity
painting, roofing and sheet metal the
Wichita report stated.
5 Reports of new school buildings
contemplated or under construction in
Kansas cities continue to reach the
secretary The monthly report shows
no less than thirty-two cites erecting
Or planning new schools. These re-
ports are in addition to long list
made public by Mr.. Stutz some time
ago.
s The cities and the work being con-
sidered on under way in each reported
recently to she secretary:
Caney-The 70X11e-foot addition TO
the high school will be built by an In
dependence contractor for $63.S2O.
Heating and plumbing contracts are
TO be awarded separately.
Colby-Bids were received until
June % for the new comb ined grade
and high school building 1t will cost
approximately $4,000. A Hutchin-
son firm drew the plans.
% Chetopa-High and grade school 10
cost $4,000.
Eliinwood-Bids were received by
the board of education for the con-
struction of a grade school, two
stories, of fireproof construction
Emporia-Electisn is to be held
soon on bonds foI a junior high school
building to cost approximately sac. 900.
Englewood-Contrac for the con-
struction of the high school was
awarded to a\Manhattan firm at
sag, S36; the heating and plumbing to
an Arkansas City firm at S7,495, and
wiring to a Hutchinson company at
$532.56.
Eureka-Bids were received on
new school building for Eureka. A
Kansas City Mo, company drew the
Gridiey-High school contract let to
an Independence firm for $34,995.
The building is to be ready for occu-
pancy on October l.
Harveyville-A Topeka architect
has prepared plans for a two-story
school building and bids are to be
called for an alternate brick or frame
construction
Haviland-A new high school, $780,
900.
p Hill City-A Norton firm drew the
contract for the construction of the
new school building here.
observation-disclosures are responsible
for putting over the $67 1000 bond is
sue for the erection of a new high
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the railway board would be made the
subject of a rehearing.
I. Cuylcr Asks More Time.
President Harding replied, il is un-
derstood, there would not be any diff
ficulty in the matter OF a reheartnG
on the wage problem. but that he was
unable TO speak for the executives on
seniority rights. The strike leaders
left the White House and the presi-
dent sent for Cuyler.
Cuyler was unwilling and unable, 1t
IL said, to speak the assurance the
strikers had asked and after a long
conference, at which all the disputed
points were gone over again, he in
formed the president he would call a
general meeting of the executives of
all roads In New York Tuesday to for
mulate a policy.
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school building. The vote was 16e
Jewell city-An $50, 900 high school
building will be constructed here.
Kansas City-The contract for the
construction of the New Chelsea
school was let to a Kansas City, No,
construction company at $1O4,691.
The heating and plumbing went to a
local concern OF S6,s25.
La Harpe--A new grade school to
cost $40, 200. A Topeka firm drew the
plans.
Leavenworth-Schoo to cost $780,
600 are planned here. A Kansas City
firm made the plans.
Leon-A contract for construction
of a two-story brick school has been
awarded to an Augusta contractor at
$34,1S9.
LiberaI-Bids on construction of a
new high school were received by the
board of education. The building will
cost of $4,000
Maple HilI-Grade school $4,000.
construction of a new school building,
fifty votes were cast for and six
against the proposition.
,Palco-Bids have been received on
a new school building.
Parsons A Salina construction
company was. awarded the contract
for a grade school at s56,169. Heat
ing, plumbing and wiring contracts
will be let later.
Piedmont-A rural school to cost
$4,000, 81 by 80 feet, of brick and
stone construction, is to be erected
here.
Piains-A $50, 900 brick school, Is
planned for Plains, The contract Tor
construction was awarded an Elkhart
firm at SAT, 74S; heating and plumb
ing to a Hutchinson contractor at ST.
500; electric work to a Liberal COM
pany at $1,6ss.
Prairie View-High school to be
built.
Radium-Contract for construction
of a new school was let to a Hoising-
ton contractor at $11,472.75. The
heating and plumbing contract wen:
to a Larned contractor at $685., and
wiring to the same contractor at $50.
The building is to be AZ by 10 feet, of
brick.
Reece-A $50. 900 rural high school
is under construction and the district
has voted bonds for a $4,000 grade
school building.
Riverton-Plans for a new $4,000
4-room brick school building are be-
ing prepared by a Joplin architect.
Rock-The contract for the con-
struction of new school was let to a
Douglas contractor.
Schoenchen-Electio on question
of establishing a rural high school
carried by a large majority.
Shawnee-A $4,000 grade school
building has been completed and
S150.OO0 rural high school is under
construction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-28
REED CAMPAIGN is HOT.
Signboards Plaster State of Missouri
For and Against Senator.

st. Louis. Mo, July 2S.-"Rid Us of
Reed" and win With Reed" are some
of the placards seen on business
houses, signboards, trees, street cars
and automobiles here.
The placards refer to next Tuesdays
statewide primary election and re-
ports reaching st. Louis say that rural
districts have been placarded as heav-
lily as/the cities.
The contest Between United States
Senator James A Reed and Breeken-
ridge Long, third assistant secretary
of state in the Wilson administration
for the Democratic senatorial nomina-
ton overshadows every other contest
and former President Wilson's action
in sending several letters in to Mis-
souri,, urging Reeds defeat, has lent
national interest to the race.
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Local Mention

The members of Zabud Council No.
4, Royal and Select Masters. and their
families will hold their annual water
melon feast, Wednesday, August %,
in the Masonic temple.
Miss Victorine Williams, a Kansas
university student. will substitute for
Miss Marion Bartel at the Y w. G. A
during the month of August. Miss
Bartel will visit her parents near
Bentonville, Ark.
Cash for Liberty Bonds. Kleinhana
Adv.
DR.. Cook, Dentist, 713 Kansas.-Adv.
Art Lamp Shop. sos Kansas Ave
Adv,
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ONE DEAD IN POWDER BLASTS.
TWO Others injured When Two Ex-
: ploSions Wreck Arkansas Plant.

FIT. Smith, Ark. July 2s.-One man
was killed and two injured, neither
fatally, in two explosions early this
morning at the Equitable Powder
company plant. four miles south of
Fort Smith, The men were employees
Of the company.
The dead man is John Caperton,
aged 80. He was blown 900 yards and
instantly killed. IT was estimated ten
tons OF powder exploded near the
press and breakdown where powder is
pressed and cut for packing. A part
of the plant Was wrecked and other
buildings in the vicinity felt the effect
of the blast.
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DEATH FOOLED THE MOB.
Negro Shot Fatally Before Crowd
Could Lynch Hin.

Lafayette, Ind, July 2S.-A man
hunt for Henry Poole, negro. who had
stabbed Floyd Howard. a white la
borer. to death, ended early today
when Poole was shot and killed by Of
ficer William condra of the local po-
lice force.
dense underbrush along Wildcat
creek, east of the city, emerged short
ly before dawn and encountered the
policeman. Poole struck Condra with
a heavy club. In the struggle. Condra
shot the negro thru the heart.
A mob had formed with tho inten-
ton of lynching Poole had he been
taken alive.