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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
CARRIERS OF NATION l
 T0SPEND$700, ,000, 900 FOR 1923 EQUIPMENT
Amount Includes Only Those Expenditures Already Defi-
 nitely Approved

CHICAGO, March 30 Returns from one-thrd of the mileage in the United States indicate that the rail- ways will spend more than s70o.000,- 900 for improvements and additions during 1923, according to the Railway Age in it's annual report on railroad conditions.
 Twenty railways operating an aggregate of 95,o00 miles, or ap- proximately one-third of the total mileage of the country, will spend something more than S350 100000 for Improvements to roadway ana struc- lures. and for, new equipment, says the report.
 Tt may be assumed" the report adds. that an equal amount will be spent by the remaining two-thirds of the railways. The significance of this is in the fact that in only one year, 1917. during the last 10, have the records of the interstate com merce commission shown an increase in investment in road and equipment of this amount.
 This money will go for new lines, for second tracks, new yards and terminals. freight and passenger sta- tions, shops and shop equipment, sig naling, cars and locomotives, and other facilities that make up rail- road equipment.
 Large as this amount seems, it in- cludes only these expenditures which have been definitely approved Many other projects will be undertakes during the year, and their total will add much to the amount
 Locomotives ordered during 1922 for service in the United States to- tals 2.6o0. according to the Railway Ages statistics. This is more than 10 Freight cars ordered during 1922 were 1S0.154. the largest total in any year since 1912.
 The most active roads thus far in approving equipment expenditures for 1923 are the Pennsylvania. with $55. ,O00; the New York Central, which carried over for 1923 s29, ,000.- 900 of an appropriation of S50.000,000 in 1922 and the Louisville and Nash : vile, which carried over $20,000,000 of appropriations for use this year out If the $26,900.0o0 appropriated late in 1922.
 The Illinois Central also has an improvement program on to the eX- tent of s42.000.000 and the Norfolk and Western of S32.00e, 900.
 The Union Pacific is listed as hay ing approved expenditures for 1925 amounting to s20 100000.
 The report states that large part of these apprc priations will go to ter minal facilities, as these have been regarded as the limiting factor in fixing the capacity of the railroad. It is here that congestion first de- velops and becomes most pro nOlInced,n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
 HOLD TEXTILE BOOST
Fall River Aud New Bedford Prac-
 tieaIIS NIOMc

FtId. RIVER Mass. March 30 With widespread announcements to- day of further wage advances to- workQs $ in cotton and wooden mills Fall River and New Bedford were loft virtually alone as New England cen ters that have not poincd the move mont.
 As result il was indicated tonight that the manufacturers of this city would offer an increase of 12ta per cent 10 3e 900 operatives in the rll cotton mills here when they resume Monday the negotiations with the textile council on the latter's demand for q |, per cent advance. New Bed ford manufacturers are admittedly awaiting adjustment in this city be- fore acting themselves and any set tlement here is expected to apply to the 2l000 cotton workers there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
COLD WIND TO BUFFET
 NEW EASTER BONNETS
Bring Your Overcoats But Leave Umbrellas At Home, Advice

WASHINCaTON. March 30-A fair Easter, but a cold one. is the messaGe Of the weather experts for the people east of the Mississipn, river. um7 brclias will not he ned ssary to pre- tect new Easte bonrAts but irlSSd winds will buffet them.
 Following the passage of disturb ance now over the Gulf of Mexico, the weather bureau says, great area Of high pressure and abnormally cold weather now over the northwest will overspread all sections east of the Mississippi, except southern Florida and unreasonable cold and fair weather will prevail Sunday.
 Today marked rise in tempera- ture was reported in the lower lake region, the Ohio and middle Missis- sippi valleys. and the middle and north Atlantic states. but at the same time an area of high pressure of great magnitude attended by cold wave has overspread the can adian northwest. the northern plains states, the upper Mississippi valley and the upper lake regicn and new low record temperatures for so late in the season were reported at LePas, Manitoba. the temperature was 32 de- grees below zero.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
AIRMEN DEFY BITING TWO BREMEN KILLED WIND IN EFFORT TO WHILE FIGHTING BIG SET ANOTHER RECORD METROPOLITAN BLAZE
Four Century-0Id Buildings of New York Are De-
 Stroyed

NEW YORK, March 3o-Four cen : turyold buildings, lying in the cen ter of the city's oldest manufactur- ing district were destroyed today by fire. Under the crumbling rough stone walls two firemen met death and 1s of their comrades were in- jured. The property loss was esti- mated at s750,oOo.
 Discovered shortly after a. m. in Twenty sixth street structure oc- cupied by a paper box factory and a laundry. the fire soon spread to ad- joining buildings, caught chemicals in a Photographic and printing estab- lishment and was raging in four buildings when the first fire appa- ratus arrived. At their height, the flames threatened the Bellevue hos pital buildings, short block away and preparations were made to re- move patients.
 Families in tencmonts near the fire were compelled to leave their homes because of the smoke. Infants. left in their cribs by frightened parents, were carried out by policemen.
 Julius Spanier and William Aiello were leading a line of hose to the center of the burning structures when the walls began crumbling. One of their comrades was buried in a pile of debris. Aiello tried to pull him out and he, too. was buried Then there came a dull explosion, the entire inside of the building col lapsed and Spaner fell Six of the l6 who were injured suffered severe fractures
 Aiello and Spanier died in Belle vue hospital. Alello's wife arrived a his cot a moment after he died and collapsed.
 Spanier's wife and mother were with him when he died, but he had not regained consciousness
 The firms whose plants were de- stroyed are Universal Circle Paper Box company; Triangle Smeet Metal company and the Madison Square wet wash laundry, all in Twenty sixth street and the ]. II. Tooker Printing and Lithogra phing company in Twenty seventh street. Plants of four other concerns were damaged.
 More than 20 engine and truck companies and 900 flremen were en- gagged in fighting the blaze.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
NEW MEMBERS TAKE CHARGE OF LUNCHEON
Unique Program Features Meeting
 Of Civitan Club

New members took charge Of the Civitan club luncheon at the Tutwiler hotel Friday and ran it at merry clip to the intense merriment of their older brothers. Chester G. Sandman. head of the Junior High school. was billed as the principal speaker. but never finished his talk.
 MT. Sandman was swinging into the needs of the public schools of Birmingham when two young ladies dashed into the ball room of the hotel where the luncheon was in progress in search of their husbands. De- velopments, proved Mir. Sandman to be 1t. For the next few minutes he could neither speak nor explain his two wives. After he had been removed from the speakers table, the young ladies proceeded with skit entitled, "The Making of a Civitan."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
Bethlehem Corporation Takes
 Over Midvale Company. Gray, Corey and Rockefeller to Represent Stockholders on New Board of Directors
SEPARATE CORPORATION
 BUYS NiCETOWN PLANT.
Cambria Plants Are Also to Be Controlled by ConsoIl-
 dated Company-Minority Stock to Be Cared for by h.
 terests of MidvaIe Company

NEW YORK, March 3o.-The Beth- lehem Steel corporation today took possession of the properties and as sets of the Mldvale Steel and ord nance company. Announcemen to this effect was made by officials of the Bethlehem company after a meet ing of representatives of firms in- volved, at which all matters neces- sary for the consummatlon of the purchase of the Midvale and Cam bria companies were completed.
 President Gray of the Bethlehem corporation said W. NJ. Corey, former president of the Midvale company. and Percy A. Rockefeller. former director, will be elected to the board of directors of the Bethlehem Steel corporation to represent the Midvale interests at the annual stockholders meeting Tuesday.
 Purchased For s85,OOO, ,OOo.
 The Midvale and Cambria proper ties were purchased by the Bethle- hem corporation for s95,000,o00 worth of common stock of the Bethlehem Steel corporation. The purchases in clude the Midvale properties. less the Nicetown plant, and controlling in terest in the Cambria Steel company. owned by the Midvale company.
 The minority stock of the Cambria Steel company, representing 24.105 shares ont of 900,000 shares which was not purchased by the Bethlehem corporation, will he taken care of. 1t was said. by the Midvaie Steel and Ordnance company interests which made the sale of the property to the Bethlehem corporation. Whether the rights of the minority stock of the Cambria company will be disposed O. by purchase price paid by the Eeth- lehem corporation was not revealed. The Bethlehem company had no choice in the matter. it was said. Nicetown Plant Taken.
 The Nicetown plant of the Midvaie Steel and Ordnance company has been acquired by & Delaware cor poratton, 1t also was announced, to be known as the Midvale company, which will commence business at once. The capital will be 100000 shares of no par value.
 A. c. Dinkey, for many years pres ident of the Carnegie Steel company and later president of the Marvel Steel and Ordnance company, will head the new company. Other off cers are. H. l.. Prevent. vice presi- dent, and J. M. Milliken, secretary and treasurer. The operating staff will be made up of the old organiza- tion, 1t was said.
 President Dinkey announced he would devote his entire time tos the new company. Products now manu- factured in the plant will be con tirued to be made and new lines added as the market permits,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
POLICE INTERFERE
Refuse To Let Chicago Man Take His
 Life

CHICAGO, March 30-CUnited News).-Abraham Mogle wanted to die, but he wanted to be all dressed up for the occasion. Donning his full dress suit, putting an extra curl to his small mustache, and wave in his hair. he lay down oun his bed at the Atlantic hotel Friday.
 Then he reach for bottle of veronal and drank heartily.
 But police wanted to ask Mogle about trifle--something like Si50 which they say he obtained in d fraudulent manner and brought him back to the land of living in time.
 Go away and let me die.' Mogle begged.
 "1f you die. you'li die in jail" said an unsympathetic cop.
 Latest reports said Mogie was i'll jail and very much alive. but still wearing the dress suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
SHOWS BUSINESS BOOM
Manufacturing Of New England
 Reaches Full Time Capacity

BOSTON. March 30.-Tbe rate of manufacturing activity in New Eng land and in the entire country has eacned such high percentage of full time capacity that 1t cannot in- crease much further without consid- erable overtime work, says the monthly Review of the Federal Re serve Bank of Boston, issued tonight.
 The point has now been reached, the Review adds, where it is .mpor tant to watch the relationship be- tween the trend of production and that of commodity prices, and es- peciaily to note whether or not a furt her increase in prices. if it comes calls forth more production or reacts to cut down consumption and there fore to slow down production. This question will probably arise in q comparatively short time, especially in view tf the extensive wage in creases which were made in this dis trict during March and which, of course, must raise manufacturing costs and perhaps later selling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
Kelly and MacReady in En- durance FIight'at Me-
 Cook Field

DAYTON, O., March 30.-(By As sociatcd Press )--Flying in the teeth of a biting 30-mile an hour wind part of the time in temperature of probably around zero, Lieutenants Oakley I. Kelly and ]. II. MacReady of McCook Aviation Field, the center of government experimental avia- tion work. were winging their way around 31-mile dog leg course4here tonight in the start of an effort to exceed their own endurance record of 35 hours Is minutes and IS seconds.
 The aviators lhopped off at Wilbcr Wright field at 4:15 this afternoon in the veteran T-a, which carried them on their s-continental flight last fall. Kelly piloted the powerful ship on the take-off; Mac Ready was in the cabin.
 The T2 carries enough provisions. fuel and oil to remain in the air 40 hours. MacReady and Kelly--at the start of the flight expressed deter imitation 10 stay the limit barring ac- cdents This will bring them down early sunday morning.
 In addition to attempting to set new endurance record. they also will set speed records for 800; 2,O00: 2,500; 5000; 5000; 1000 and 4,50O kiloWeter courses. because no marks ever' have been set for these dis tances. according to the officials at Wilbur Wright field.
 The flyers had sought also to ex- ceed the speed record for 900 lSilo- meters but it is not believed they will be successful in this at the rate of speed they have maintained so far-abeut 75 miles an hour.
 The flight is being held under rules of the Federated Aeronautique In ternationale and Orville Wright, CO., inventor of the airplane, is the of ficial observer, and Luzerne Gust, Dayton manufacturer. is the timer.
 Tn the shape of q triangle the course the ship is following is 51 miles in length,
 Kelly will pilot the T-2 the first si:. hours. MacReady will take il fo, tn. next six hours and then they win alternate every two hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
ALABAMA COAL HITS|
 NEW WEEKLY RECORD FOR HIGH PRODUCTION
Week of March 3 Shows 4O2,0OO Tons Mined
 in District

Not to be outdone by new all-time records made in other departments of the districts industrial activity, coal production at Alabama mines dur ing the week ending March made new high record of 402,000 .ons.
 The best prior record was that of 100000 tons made during two weeks of August, 1922, incident to the unprecedented demand created by western roads during the coal strike.
 The present maximum production has nothing back of it but the de- mand by Alabama industry and that of adjacent states usually served by Alabama mines. It is the direct re- flex of maximum operations a steel mills and blast furnaces, foundries and factories.
 The furnace companies are mining more coal than in their history and converting more coal into coke for furnace purposes. There has also arisen healthy demand for coke and coal for export to Cuba. South America and other points, but com- paratively little is going there be- Sause the production Is pre-empted py home use.
 The coal production of four weeks of March, as ascertained by the Alabama Mining institute, totaled 157S.O00 tons. compared with 1,190,- GOO tons in the same period in 1922, and 960,000 tons in the same rariod of 1921. The increase over 1922 IS 35 per cent and that over 1921 is 64 per cent.
 The production in this period was the largest of the year and the pre- sieus 1928 high of Ss2.0o0 tons was broken three times in March, whose sfelSlys ayerasss wa. s',.s,9vo tot.S. att.Y ,dsiction by weeks n Marei this year and in 1922 was as fol-
 
 March 3, 1923. 4o2,ooo; 1922. 2s2,- 900 tons.
 March 10, 1923, sss,oOO tons; 1922, 2S5.000 tons.
 March IT, 1923. sss.ooo tons; 922. 303 900 tons.
 March 24. 1923. ss4.ooo tons; 1922,
 Totals, 1923, 1.57s,ooo tons; 1922. Ion mo foua
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
TO SHOW FOR VETERANS
Actor To Demonstrate How He
 Works Mthu~ Left Leg

Loss of his left leg just below the knee is not counted a handicap in earning his livelihood by c. H. Ben nington of Creston, w. Va, who will appear in an act at Loew's Bijou theatre in Birmingham next week. MT. Bennington will demonstrate athletic feats before ex-service men of the Birmingham district at noon Saturday in the old Federal building, under the direction of T. J. Calvert, manager of the Birmingham sub district office. United States Vet erans bureau. All ex-service men. especially those in training, are in- vited.
 MT. Bennington says he holds records in pale vaulting and buck wing dancing. He competed in the Olympic games at Stockholm. Sweden, winning the high kicking contest He lost his leg in motor- cycle accident in Indianapolis In 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
SEAN T'.S ::;161CT M EN I
 ID BE ASKED.
Sensations Promised When New Grand Jury Is Organ ized April 9-Yerby, Jacks and Newman
 Are Arrested

Sensational disclosures involving at least one prominent Birmingham business man and connecting several others with the abduction and flog- ging of Dr. J. D. Bowling on the night of May IT. 1922, are expected when the new grand jury to be or ganized April 9, undertakes the work of continuing the investigation.
 This became known Friday follow ing the indictment of three men in connection with the rlogging by the grand jury which made it's final re- port to Judge H. P. Heflin at 9:30 o'clock Friday morning and was dis charged The men indicted as fore cast Friday morning by the Age- Herald, for the alleged abduction of Dr. Bowling are;
 w. NJ. Yerby, Mt. Pinson dairyman, who had indictments charging kid naping and assault with intent to murder returned against him. Ernest G. Jacks, Ketona dairyman, indicted on charges of kidnapping and as sault with intent to murder, and | |, indicted for Kidnapping and assault with intent to murder.
 O O O
 Arrested Friday Afternoon.
 All three were arrested Friday afternoon but were released upon making bond. Bonds for each of the men were fixed at s3,000 in the kid naplng case and s1.0OO on the as sault with intent to murder charge. The men came to the sheriff's office voluntarily and gave themselves up on learning that the indictments had been returned against them. Jack s walked into the office at 4:30 o'clock. He was followed 45 minutes later by Newman. Yerby. appeared at 6:30 o'clock. Chief Deputy Sheriff Henry Hill served the orders of arrest on each of them. Ine men were ac companied by their bondsmen and stayed in the sheriffs office but a few minutes. None of them com mented on their indictment
 The indictment of Yerhy, Newman and Jacks by the grand jury is said to be only the beginning of the in vestigation of the flogging of Dr. Dowl ling. It was stated on good authority. Friday afternoon that the investigation would be continued by the second quarterly grand jury which will be impaneled April 9. Wbiles tames were not mentioned it was said at ieast one prominent hasi ness man would be involved and that several other persons would be inn picated.
 Continued efforts to clear up com pletely the mystery surrounding the flogging of the county and city health officer with the report of the grand jury were revealed by the ar rest Thursday night of C. W. Tyson, R. F. D. No. (, near I<etona. by C. w. McPhaiI. department of justice agent. Tyson was taken into custody on the holding charge of being q dan gerous and suspicious character and
 lCantinucd on Pare TNO.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
MRS. MONTGOMERY AND MCGUIRE TO SING.
Music Association Concert To Be
 Given Sunday Afternoon

J. P. Mcclure and Mrs. A. c. Mont gomery will be soloists at the con- cert of the Birmingham Music asso- citation at 3:30 o'clock Sunday after noon at the Lyric theatre. according to an announcement by Mrs. w. J. Adams. Mrs, Adams will sing Ave Maria" with obligato played by c. K. klenk. violinst. MT. McGuire will sing Good Shepherd" by Van Der Water.
 The augmented orchestra under the direction of Otto Miller will render Light Cavalry" overture (Suppe) i; "'rhe old Folks" selection OLake) ; "Minuet" (PaderewskD; Summer Evening" waltz (WaldtenfeD. W. H. Maxim will conduct the songs, 1t was stated,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
AGRICULTURE BETTER
President Hears Report Upon Farm
 Conditions Of South

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March S0.-- Horticultural conditions in the south are rapidly improving. Fred Starek, director of the war finance corpora tion. declared in statement here today. This followed confer once with President Harding on the policy the corporation is to pursue in cxtendinc aid to farmers who are waiting for the new rural credits sys- tenn to get working.
 S,tarek said the indications are that -unless the boil weevil ravages be- sume more widespread and the cattle lick is worse than usual, both the cotton and cattle industries of the k,outh are unlikely to need much more y,id from the war finance corpora Ftion. which under the law can con Itinlle to make loans up 10 March, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
Detroit Holding Slight Lead
 in Bank Figures Compiled by < Bradstreet's Journal Com
 pared With Same Week One
 Year Ago-Memphis Third
UNITED STATES TOTAL LESS THAN A WEEK AGO
Country, However, Remaining Ahead of Figures for 1922 by Over s7,OOO, Gal
 weston, Pace Leader of Two Weeks Ago, Shows Big Drop

NEW YORK, March 3O-Bank clearings in the United States for the week ending March 29 reported by telegraph to Bradstreet,s Journal, New Iork, aggregate s6,S71, ,719,oo0 against s7.644,005.0 .000 last week and s6,156 364,000 in this week last year.
 Detroit, with an increase of $50 per cent as compared with the same week a year ago, leads the nation. | But Birmingham, Ala, last weeks leader for the United States, is a l close second with an increase of 72.S per cent for the same period Mem phis shows 5S.3 per cent gain, while Galveston, a leader of two weeks ago, dropped down to a gain of only 29.4 per cent.
 Returns ahd Increases.
 Following are the returns for this week with percentages of increase as compared with this week year, points showing decrease being so designated:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
ELECTION CONTEST TRIED
MryOrship Of Guin Is Being Contest
 cd In Circuit Court

HAMILTON, Ala. March S0-(Spe- cial. )--The contest over the office of mayor of the town of Guin Is being tried before Judge R. l.. Blanton this week. l. E. Caudle was declared elected by 17 votes and A. w. An- thonY who was his opponent, con- tested the election of Caudle on the grounds of illegal votes being cast and the qualifications of about 75 voters are being investigated. k B. and K. Y. Fite represent Caudle and C. E. Mitchell and W. F. Finch rep resent Anthony. IL is expected that the trial will last through Saturday Much interest is being shown in the outcome of the contests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
HOSTAGES ARE RETURNED
43.00O Turkish Civilian Prisoners Are
 Released By Greece

WASHINGTON, March 3p.-State department adyices today from Jef- ferson Gallery. American charge at Athens. said 42,0oo Turkish civilian prisoners and hostages had reached COnstantiuoplo aud smyrna. The Turkish authorities, it was said, had returned ouS 200 Greeks. coptendins that other civilians were detained as former Ottoman subjects.
 Turkish officers and soldiers num- berinE f0,300 were scheduled to sail today from Piraeus for smyrna. The vessels will return to Piraeus, it was reported, with the same number of Greek military prisoners from smyrna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
MEAT VALUES DROP
Enormous Decline shown In vOluo
 Of Packing Plants

WASHINGTON, March 39--A drop of more than S2.000 900. 900. or 4S per cent, between 1919 and 1921, in the value of products of establishE ents engaged primarily in slaughtering and meat packing (wholesale) which two years ago was the largest in dustry in the country in point of value of products, was announced today by the census bureau. The value of products was placed at $2,- s0O.a42.0GO in 1921, compared with s4246,291, 900 in 1919. and $l,65l, ,965.- 900 in l9li. There was an increase of 33 per cent in 1921 as compared with 1914. Prices for products pre- vailing in 1921 and 1919 were largely responsible for the decline and fewer animals were slaughtered.