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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
FOR LOW I
PASSENGER F Al. I
PUT Up t. |. {. {
Investigation Of Utility Boz
Order Begun BY Federal
Examiner
STATE CAPITAL BUREA
TUE AGE-HFKAA
Montgomery. Ala. Nav 4

The order of the public servi
commission last year requiring ra
roads operating in Alabama to
duce their passenger rates betwee
points within the state from 3.6 ;
cents a mile became an issue befol
the interstate commerce commissio
when an investigation was started
before Examiner Cassidy at the Fed
eral building here Friday.
All railroads in Alabama are con-
testing the right OF the state COM
mission to order the reduction. con-
tending that an unfair discrimination
against interstate commerce would be
created by the enforcement of the
order. The railroads asked the in
terstate commerce commission to
make an investigation and If their al
legations were found to be correct
to direct the railroads not to reduce
intrastate rates.
Although the commissions order
has been on It's books several months
the reduction has not been made. The
railroads appealed to the circuit
court of Montgomery county from
the decision, which automatically
After the appeal was taken the rail-
roads requested the interstate com
merce commission to make the inves-
tigation.
The railroads submitted to the ex-
aminer during the day large num-
Der of exhibits intended to show that
interstate passengers would suffer
an unfair discrimination If the order
should be made effective. They con-
tended that interstate passengers
would be able to cast aside the fed
eral rule imposing a rate of 80 cents
a mile by buying tickets within the
state to points near the border at
the state rate and again buying tick
cts to their destination at the inter-
state rate, thus saving slX-tenthS OF
cent a mile on the mileage IN
Alabama.
Harwell G. Davis. attorney general
of Alabama, appeared before the eX-
aminer as the attorney of the state.
Every railroad in the state has a
representative at the hearing, among
them being r. D. Pussy, general pas
senger agent of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad; Fred j. Robinson,
general passenger agent of the Cen
trail of Georgia, Nelson Proctor, COM
merce attorney of the Louisville and
Nashville; w. A. Beckler. passenger
traffic manager of the Southern sys-
tenn; A. p Matthews. division passen-
ger agent of the Frisco. W. l.. Nc
Morris, general passenger agent of
the Seaboard Air Line. and J. \. Hig-
gins, assistant passenger agent OF
the Western.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
MAKE SILENCE RECORD
Husband And Wiwe Do Not Speak
For Three Years

LONDON, May 1S.-The nonstop
silence record has been established
by George S. Diver who did not speak
to his wife for three years despite the
fact that they had all their meals to-
gether.
Mrs. Mathilde Diver gave this testi-
lnony in divorce court Friday when
she asked a separation from her hus-
band.
mo word passed between us for
three years." she testified.
But once, she said, she wearied of
the inability to strike up CONVEX
sation with Diver and asked her hus-
band tc explain his silence
"TheE he choked me so | could not
speak," Mrs. Diver stated.
He never complained of anything.
He just came in. sat down to his
meals and walked out again"
Decree granted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
NAME HOME DELEGATES
Business Club Selects Men To At
tend BirminEham Convention

Delegates and alternates to the
first annual convention of the Ameri-
can Business club to be held in Biz
mingham May 29 and 80 were elected
by the Birmingham club at their
weekly luncheon in the Tutwiler
hotel private dining room Friday
afternoon.
The delegates are: DR.. 7. A.
Snow, Burney Elliott, E. E. Forbes,
e. M, DeRamus and DR.. E. S. Bran
non. The alternates: j. A. Boatrite.
Hunter Wallace. H. E. Cox, D. ID.
Dominy and DR.. c. j. Reid. There
will be approximately rs delegates
in attendance at the convention COM
Ing from Atlanta, Chattanooga. Mont
gomery. Asheville, Dallas and sew
eral other clubs in the south.
Reports from various committees
were heard from and little business
other than the election of the dele
gates occupied the time of the
luncheon.
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Grace Arrants, Mrs. r. L. McCaskil
and one child.
Two children of B. l.. Trap.
Jesse Smith.
Two children of C, K. McCaskill.
Ina Arrants.
Mrs William Brown and one child.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. DAVIS and four
ehildrera.
Coroner G. L. Dixon and one
daughter
Mrs. l.. T. Dixon and two children.
Mrs. C. l.. Dixon and two children.
Mrs r. L. Dixon and one child.
Child of Cleve Goodwin.
Two children of d. l.. Sewen.
Son of Huey Hinson.
Two children of James Hinson.
negro nurse named Wade.
Donnie Truesdale.
The teachers at the school, all of
whom were saved, are:
Miss Ollie Stephens Dillon, prin-
clpal; Miss Esther Garvin. Kitchens
Mil, and Miss Vula Prosser. Lake
CitV.
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HARDING THANKS,
SOUTHERNER FOR
KINDNESS TO DAD
Harrison Commended Pres
identS Fathers Conduct At
Confederate Reunion
WASHINGTON BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD
Washington, u. C., May IS

A letter of thanks was addressed to-
day by President Harding to Senator
Harrison of Mississippi for kindly
references made by the Mssissippian
to the father of the President In a
syrdIcated article printed May 5.
AS chief party trouble maker in
the Senate" wrote the President
You have made me lay my paper
down and call for another pipe of to-
hacco, but your kindly references to
my father have antidoted all that
went before"
Senator Harrison praised the faith
er of the President for his handsome
conduct at New Orleans. where he
attended the reunion of Confederate
veterans, declared General Lee the
greatest soldier America had pro-
Guced, and urged the Confederates to
join the G.. A. r. In joint reunion in
Washington next year.
The visit Of my father was simple
thing" concluded the President, But
II it contributed to 4 better feeling
between the sections. l am glad that
he went"
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1T WAS ALL SO HORRIBLE / CAN
HARDLY REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED
SAYS BOY WHO SAW COMRADES DIE

low and some jumped after
them. remember Mir. Stoney
Campbell, whose daughter was
trapped on the stairway and
burned to death, threw his wife
out of the window and jumped
after her She broke her leg,
but both escaped.
Four of Cast Killed.
There were none besides the
principal. Miss Line May Steph-
ems. Miss Eula Prosser and Miss
Esta Garvin, teachers, on the
stage with us, who were in the
play. The cast was composed of
eight, four of whom. Ina Ar
rants, Olo Phillips. Berle Hen
dirk and Jack Rush are dead.
tanburg, I believe. and has
brother who is a reporter on the
Spartanburg Herald Besides
myself. the ones who escaped
were Otis Arrants, Kate Dixon
and Parker Davis. The worst
part of 1t all was trying to help
those caught in the blazing
building.
Il got out by jumping across
the bannisters and down to the
first floor instead of using the
stairs. Shortly after l got out
of the building the stairway col
lapsed and there was strug
Cling mass of people, many badly
hurt. some even then dying, |
guess. The splinters from the
jagged edge where the stairway
gave way soon caught fire and
burning pieces of wood fell upon
those fighting for their lives in
the pile of debris. The only light
was from the fire itself and the
heat was intense.
o O O
Horrible Scene Enacted.
Il pulled at those in the door
way until ! saw It was useless
and many of us stood under the
windows trying to catch the
children who were thrown out.
and to break the fall of those
who jumped. Automobile seats
were placed under the windows
to break the fall as much as
possible, but few who did not
get out early by the doorway
escaped with less than a
broken wrist or ankle.
Soon the clothing of those yet
inside began to catch fire and
the cries and groans of the dying
added to the horror of the scene.
Then the building collapsed, and
we'll, | guess you know the rest.
I'll never forget It,"
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ENGINEER is KILLED
WHEN TRAINS CRASH

COLBY, Kan. May 1S.-James
Ruberson. fireman on train number
6, was killed and many passengers
slightly injured or shaken up when
passenger trains number 80, west
bound, and number 6 eastbound on
the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific
railroad. met in a head-on collision
in a fog at Selden, Kan, near here
today. The trains were . pass at
Selden, but number 80, due TO the
heavy fog. ran past the station and
crashed into number 6 Mt the cast
end OF the Selden yards. Three ears
of strawberries. forming an express
shipment on number "a, We're tele
scoped. probably resulting in the
saving of many lives. No other cars
were derailed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
DIES UNDER ANAESTHETIC
Negro WOmnn's Demise Results In
Call 70 Police HcadaMartcrA

NcErO WOmnns Demise NeSuItS In
Call TO Police Headquarters
The telephone tinkled at police
headquarters Friday night. A voice,
betraying emotion, spoke.
de doctah out heah put cullud
oman to sleep and she done woke
up daid."
DR.. F. W. McCorkle. with offices
over the Murray Drug company,
Avenue c and Spring street. explain
ed to Detectives Walton, Bragan and
Title. who answered the call. that
he and DIR. Fl. l.. Martin, with Of
fees in the same building, had
placed the woman, Richella Wright,
1921 Morris avenue. under an an
aesthetic prior to erforming minor
operation. She died on the operat-
ing table while under the influence
of chlorofrom, according to DR.. Nc
Corkle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
CUNARO LINE BOWS
TO LIQUOR RULING
Of SUP RENE COURT
Other British Companies Ex-
pected To Follow Suit In
0beying Law

NEW YORK. May 1S.-The Cunard
Line, the largest British Shipping
company. has bowed before the rul-
ing OF the United States Supreme
court which prohibits vessels from
carrying liquor within the Ameri-
can three-mile limit This statement
was made Friday by Sir Ashley
Sparks. representative of the COM
pany in the United States.
1--WE have exhausted our legal
opportunities to preserve our free
dom of action" he stated. There
is nothing left for us to do but obey
the law, unless Congress, in it's wis
dom, realizes that 1t has done a
very improper thing and changes
the law. 1t now becomes a matter
of representations between the for
eign governments and the United
States"
Do Nothing Undiginified.
Sir Ashley, asked if the Cunard
Line would arrange to have a yesse,
load liquor from incoming ships and
stock up the outgoing vessels, de-
clared: 1.-The Cunard Line will never
do anything that is undignified."
He indicated that the Cunard Line
would carry enough liquor for pas
sengers on the way to the United
States but would empty the surplus
overheard when the three-mile limit
of the United States was reached.
TT will be an easy thing after
the first few trips for the stewards
to gauge the capacity" Sir Ashley
said. "They should know almost cor
dectly how much will be needed to
last"
Sir Ashley arrived here Friday on
the AQuitania. He stated the de-
cision of the Cunard Line to obey
the letter of the law was reached
at recent conference of directors
in Liverpool.
1t is believed in shipping circles
that other ships Of British registry
will follow suit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
STUDENTS In RIOT
PcnnsyIvania Undergraduates Clash
with Police At Philadelphia

PHILADEIPHIA, May 1S.-The
vicinity OF the University of Pennsyl-
vania campus was the scene of wild
rioting early today when Undergrad
yates celebrating Hey Day" defied
police orders to dispense and battled
with the authorities. Several stu
dents were Injured,
The jewellers caused considera bile
property damage and terrified resi-
dents of the campus vicinity.
The police fired into the air hut
the rioting continued until a police
lieutenant and senior student induced
the riaters to return to the campus
and finally dispense.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
FARLEY CRISIS NEAR

LAUSANNE, May 1S.-The Turkish
government. apparently believing it
will have to bring .''peace" in the
Near East through use Of the sword,
has ordered all its officers In the
Ismid section of the Straits to remain
on constant duty and has cancelled
all leaves of absence.
This is taken to mean that the
Turks have little hope for the sue
cess of the second Lausanne Near
Eastern peace conference now in
progress here.
crisis in the parley is expected
Monday, when the questions OF Turk
ish war PREPARATIONS to the allies
comes up for discussion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
GOES TO AID OF STEAMER
Shipping Bonrd Vessel Is Proceeding
To- SnNnnnah SLOWLY

KEY WEST. Fla, MAY lS.--The
shipping board steamer Maquan.
o.5l3 tons, Is proceeding to Savannah
slowly under her own steam and the
steamer Duessquan. 100 miles off
Foye Rock. was this morning hur
rying to the assistance of the Ma
guam. The Maquan sent out distress
signals yesterday. She reported her
machinery was in trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
PATTERSON is NAMED
Former Governor Appointed Judge
In Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 1s.-Mal-
colin X. Patterson, former governor,
was today appointed Judge of the
first circuit court of shelby county
by Governor Peay to succeed Judge
]. r. Young. who recently asked re-
tirement.
Governor Patterson will sit until
the August election. 1924, when the
vacancy will be filled by election.
The appointment became effective
Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
SAYS RATES TOO HIGH
Hammond Declares Transportation
Costs On Coal ExhOrbitnnt

WASHINGTON. May 1S.-Railroad
rates on anthracite coal shipments
are too high John Hays Hammond,
chairman of the coal commission. de-
clared today in discussion of the
commits sion's fact finding operations
in the coal industry. Although the
members of the commission have not
prepared their report on the anthra-
cite industry, Chairman Hammond
in considering railroad rate reduc-
lions necessary in the interest of the
consumer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
AGED STATESMAN DIES
Winchester Served As COngressma n
And MiniNter To Switzerland

LOUISVILLE. KY, May 1S.-Boyd
Winchester, former congressman and
during President Grover Cleveland's
term of office, minister to Switzer-
land, died of infirmities of age here
today. Mr.. Winchester was also
jurist, historian and lecturer and for
half a century was one of the leading
men of this section. He was Sc years
old He was born In Ascension
parish, Louisiana.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
ZlEGFELD HOLDS OWN


CHICAGO, May 1S.-Dr Florenz
Ziegfeld, president emeritus of the
Chicago Musical college and nation
ally known musician, was reported
resting easier" Friday at his home
here, where he is seriously i'll, due to
old age.
DR.. Zeigfeld will be SO in June.
At the aged musicians bedside are
his wife, his two sons, Flo Zeig-
field, Jr., famous producer of the
"Follies," and w. X. Ziegfeld of New
York. motion picture producer, and
daughter, Mrs. Florence Edith Buell.
of Detroit,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
PILOT CLUBS MEET


MACON. Ga. May 1s.-Delegates
are in attendance here today at the
second annual meeting of the Pilot
club international. from the clubs Of
Selma, Ala, Tuscaloosa. Ala. Mont
gomery, Ala, Albany. Ga, Columbus.
Ga, Macon and other southern cities.
The annual banquet. will be given to-
morrow night and election of officers
will take place tomorrow afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
DOGS ASK MERCY
"Canine Residents" OF Kansas City
Present Petition

KANSAS CITY, Kan, May 49,
Canine Residents" of this city Fri
day sent petition to the city COM
missioners asking the repeal Of the
ordinance increasing dog tax from
$3.50 to s..
The petition was signed by carlo
Jack" and IS other Canine Citizens"
1t appealed for mercy and said "those
that value our ccmpanionship do not
have IS available"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
Three Thousand South Caro-
Iinians Lead BY Governor
MCLEOD Pay Tribute To VIC
tins Of Cleveland Catastro-
phe-SimpIe Services Held
FALLING OF OIL LAMP
IN PLAY CAUSES FIRE
Country Educational Center
Turned Into Funeral Pyre,
While Friends OF Persons
Trapped In Building Battle
BraveIy To Save Their Lives

COLUMIA, S. c. May 1s.-A proc
lamatfon calling upon the people of
south Carolina to contribute to the
aid of the sufferers from the Cleve-
land school fire was issued this after
noon by GOV. Thomas G. Mcleod.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
FIRE SECOND GREATEST
SOUTH CAROLINA TRAGEDY

II
COLUMBIA, S. C., May 1S.-tBy
Associated Press. 1.-The Cleve-
land school house fire with it's
death toll of more than 10. ranks
as the second greatest disaster in
the history of South Caro-
lima and first in point of the
number of immediate deaths. ac-
cording to records searched out
here today. The Charleston
earthquake of 1885 ranks the
first with total of So deaths,
but only 81 o. these persisted i'm
mediately, the others dying at
intervals over a period of several
DAYS.
4 coincidence remarked today
WAS that the Cleveland fire oe-
CURED within three miles ef the
scene of another great disaster,
in which "a persons lost their
lives. This was the capsizing
of raft at Boykjns Pond during
a celebration on MAY :, 1860
The Charleston hurricane
1911 resulted in Is deaths vi
there have been a number of a.
stances where storms have XII
a dozen Or more
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Q . o
Pastor Offers EuIOgy.

Rev. W. r Law. pastor of the Bue-
lah Methodist church, where the fu-
neral was conducted, then offered a
brief eulogy of those members of his
church who had persisted in the fire.
Bishop X. G. Finlay, of the upper
South Carolina diocese of the Epis-
copal church, who had come to Cleve-
land with Governor Mcleod, also
euloEized the dead and offered en-
courasement to the living in brief
prayer.
Governor Mcleod in brief talk in
a voice touched with emotion said;
Il wish something l could say could
assuage the grief within your hearts
or could relieve nv heart of its bur-
den of grief and sorrow. From the
depths of my own heart and as
servant whom you have honored.
bring to you the loving sympathy OF
our state from the mountains TO the
sea. And not only the sympathy of
the state but of all the nation, All
over this land tonight mothers and
fathers viii! breathe prayer for you
in YOUR bereaN ments"
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CAMDEN, S. c., May 1S,-CBy AS
ISOLATED Press. )-Bathed in the glory
of a setting South Carolina sun. C.
bodies. that less than "A hours. before
nH9 cen fun loving men, women ans:
nm late today were placed in one
ave in Beulah Methodist church
Three thousand South Caro-
g. led by Gov. Thomas G. Me
L. cd yathered from all parts of the
al o pay last tribute to those
10 I'd persisted in the burning OF
ne : veland school house last night
+fG~f With barred heads throughout
#. simple funeral service.
n bodies were those out of at
lea dead which could not be iden-
tsfiee They were buried within a
few dted yards of the spot where
81 la night they had gathered for
tHe mencement exercises of the
eaA ity school and where an OF
shed from Its hanger on the
cez - over the auditorium stage
has.a ed the little country schoc
iuso neral pyre.
#SsE time With teariss eyes We
Sc saf some time Well understand
III enc composed of the best vote
from churches in Camden
Jtner p is of the county sang.
strong en- Weep.
Tear TODD in the eyes of mi
= roHS an weDt, many holding
tfeit arms little tots orphaned by
i=.4 SUI OF them sleeping. Bar
b ett with flowers, the freshly II
gfa fo~cy by twelve feet in dir
ste owed in solemn beauty
70 of those who d sean ~
=53 re were planning with
-4,= lation the visit to the
lie scHool house to see the con
playlet, Miss Topsy Turvy," pres
ed as part of the commencement rs
ercises of the Cleveland or a-4
school.
Abide With Me- sang the oP#
and Rev. Il. H. Harding. Episo W.
clergyman of Camden, slowly let
into the grave small quantitie I'd
earth, saving: I'VE therefore cor -Itt
their bodies to the ground, cart H.
earth ashes to ashes and dus On
dust"
The service was opened by Re
l.. Bragg, pastor of the Camden
fist church. Rev. e V. Dibbl
Sumter, S. G., then read the Met.
list burial service, and Rev. w. Z.
Hodges, Camden Methist minister, Of
fered prayer
Rev. F. H. Harding, read the Epis-
Copal burial service and was followed
by Rev, +. II. Hammond. pastor of the
St. Charles Presbyterian church, near
Bishopville, s. G., who pronounced the
iGti Dp
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Rev. J. !. Johnson, pastor of
the Camden Baptist church,
saved his two little daughters.
but was unable 10 save his 10
year-old son. Reverend john
son was the speaker of the even
ing a the commencement eXer-
cises of the little school. When
the audience began leaving the
second floor auditorium he took
his two daughters in his arms.
He led his son BY the hand, near
ing the door the minister lost his
grip on the boy. He reached
back several times in an effort
to regain his hold on the little
fellow This Is me daddy. This
Is me-" the child cried out. Then
mis- voice was smothered in the
rush of the crowd to get out and
he was. apparently trampled
under foot, He never was seen
alive again by any one who es-
capped and his body had not been
identified tonight.
One man, whose name could
not be learned. placed flag pole
against the side of the burning
building. Fifteen persons slid
down this to safety. One of
those who escaped by this method
WAS woman 20 years old
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
THOMPSON IS OFFERED
ANOTHER TERM ON
u. S. SHIPPING BOARD
Alabama Publisher Receives
Third Appointment As
Gulf Commissioner

WASHINGTON, May 1s.-Reap-
pointment of Frederick I. Thompson
as member of the United states
shipping board from the Gulf dis
trict, was Indicated today at the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19

THE FORECAST FOR ALA
BAMA: LOCAL THUNDER
SHOWERS SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
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IN SECOND CITY STACK.
THE COMPANY NOW HAS
SIX BLAST FURNACES GOING
Evening star., 1923-02-19
Impossible Optimism.

Let US pay our income taxes with
broad and cheerful grin, looking
not like battle-axes as we hand the
money in. Let US be serene and
sunny, chortling with joyful
sound; for our Uncle needs the
money. he must make the wheels
go round. Though the total has
dismayed you, wear no frown upon
your brow; being grouchy will not
aid you-you must pay up, anyhow
1t is hard to take the Doodle that
we need for gas and oil, paying it
to Yankee Doodle, SO he'll make the
kettle boil. 1t is hard to hand the
lucre that We need for pie and jam
and for games of bridge and euchre
to our worthy Uncle Sam But our
Uncle needs the plunder. he is hold
ing out his hands, and we strip our
rolls asunder to comply with his
demands. He requires sums that
regal. coin must reach him in a
stream, that our celebrated eagle
may not wilt and cease to scream
SO the dead game sports are rising
with their bundles on their backs,
and with fortitude surprising they
pay up their income tax. And the
pikers all are swearing, as they near
the captains desk, they are angry
and despairing. and their words are
picturesque. Since we all must take
our bitters, let US take them with
a grin, let US fill the air with twit-
ters as we hand the kopecks in.
(Copyright.) WALT MASON.