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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
ATTACKS DAUGHERTY
Governor Blaine Demands Survey Of
 Ex-Service Men In Prison

MADISON, Wis, March 13.-Refusal of Attorney General Daugherty to make survey of ex-service men in federal prisons to determine their physical and mental condition, as suggested by Governor Blaine of Wisconsin brought an attack from the governor tonight.
 You decline to make the survey on the ground that the work as out lined If attempted In our federal pen ftentiarles would require more time and assistance than is at the com mand of the department and for this reason regret to state 1t is imprac- tlcable,' Governor Blaine said in a letter to the Attorney General. This is most astounding. l am unwilling to believe that you are willing to rest your refusal upon any sach ground, when l call to your attention that In all probability you have men who In the late war are suffering from mental and physical disabili due entirely to their service for their country. and because of that mental condition they have come to their sad plight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
ADDITIONAL CLERKS IN P. 0. TO BE EMPLOYED
Increased Volume Of Business Re-
 Quires Greater Force

Six additional clerks will be em- ployed at once by the Birmingham m post office. to handle the greatly in- creased volume of mail passing through the office. according to in- formation from The Age -Herald's Washington bureau Tuesday. R. B. Smyer. postmaster. left Washing ton Tuesday night with authority to employ this additional personnel.
 Some time ago. in an effort to practice economy. the department reduced the Birmingham postal force. MT. Smyer, on coming 10 Washington. explained that the re- duced force proved such handicap that the economy practiced was a false one. In an exclusive article last Friday The Age-Herald showed how postal receipts in Birmingham had nearly doubled in the last seven years.
 Postmaster Smyer was accompa- nied on the return trip by Augustus Mackey. recently appointed superin- tendent of mails in the Birmingham office according to the Washington bureau
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
.27 FURNACES IN ALABAMA MAKING IRON
One at Gadsden Expected to Make First Run Wednes- day-TWo Other Stacks to Come Into Blast.
 S27 Firm Base

Another Alabama blast furnace day evening. The Alabama company has fired it's second stack at Gads- den and first run of pig iron should be made Wednesday.
 The Alabama company has Lot only booked It's production for first half of the year, but has made large bookings for third quarter. The ad- ditional furnace capacity will be needed to fill orders already on the books
 Twenty-Seven Stacks Active.
 Counting this stack there arc now 27 active furnaces in Alabama as follows: Six of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company 1t Ems ley. one at Alice and two at Besse- mer on basic iron for steel making purposes and two ut Bessemer on foundry tor the merchant trade; four of the Woodward Iron company on merchant iron. five of the Sloss- Sheffield on merchant iron, two of the Alabama company and two of the Republic Iron and Steel company on merchant iron, one of the Central Iron and Coal company on merchant Iron, one of the Gulf States Steel on basic and one of the Shelby Iron company at Shelby on charcoal
 Furnaces scheduled to come into blast soon are one of the Sloss -Shef- field and one of the Tennessee com pany at Oxmoor. They will probably, however. not figure in March make.
 Q o O
 Iron Firm At S27.
 The Birmingham ircr market was firm at $27 not one penny under 1t. No lower price Tuesday was obtain able. This is rise of $2 since an nouncement of tho wage advance go- Ing in effect Friday. One dollar of this advance in iron is credited to Il wage advance and tha other to the growing strength of iron all over the country, Birmingham merely fol- lowing the lead, the makers state
 There was no difficulty attached to getting s27. consumers realizing the markets strength. The s27 base was being charged at Cincinnati and other competitive points as well as at Birmingham. and several interests booked considerable tonnage at th, new base.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
FEVER GIRL COMES OUT WITH DENIAL HER CASE |S HOAX
Says She Used No Hot Water Bottle to Deceive Doctors. Had Admitted De-
 ception

ESCANABA, Mich, March 13.-Aft- CT making a statement today that she used a flesh colored hot water bottle to deceive local doctors for three weeks into believing sine had a temperature of i14 and above, Miss Evelyn Lyons tonight came out with a flat denial that she had used any such article to produce her high fever.
 Miss Lyon, who, in the statement today had said she perpetrated the hoax on doctors as joke, know ing that she would finally be dis covered, attempted to prove tonight that a hot bottle was unnecessary to raise her temperature by placing a thermometer in her mouth in the presence of newspaper men. When removed the reading was 106. She did not touch or move the thermome- ter in her mouth to any noticeable extent. but when the thermometer was placed under her arm the read ing was normal.
 She refused to make any expla- nation of the difference in reading.
 You see have no bottle to de- ceive you" she said. ''and still today my tempegature is d06. You can ifs s ure it out to suit yourself. I have no statement to make whatever ex- cept that the whole story of me being fake Is rotten lie.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
Alabama Public Service Com-
 mission Is Conferring With
 Officials of Southern Bell for Purpose of Procuring Reduction Throughout State BESSEMER BIRMINGHAM TOLL ALSO CONSIDERED Series of Conferences Held
 While Others Pending With
 Company 0fficia|s-NI..
 merous Complaints About Rates and Report Charges
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU I
 THE AGE-HERALD ! Montgomery. Ala March 10

Telephone rates in Alabama may be reduced as result of series of informal conferences which will be held by the Alabama public service commission and officials of the Southern Bell Telephone company Members of the public service com mission today admitted that the first informal conference was set at At lanta several days ago and that con- sideration was given to the finan- cial end of the telephone company as result of it's Alabama operations.
 No citation has been issued to the telephone company and the commis- sioners expressed the hope that an understanding may be reached as a result of the informal conferences. Complaints Received.
 Many complaints have been re- ceived by the commission in recent weeks regarding telephone rates and report charge which is made by the company on long g-distance calls. A great complaint has been made against the continuation of the re- port charge. Under the order of the public service commission issued dur ing the war the telephone company is permitted to charge for a report on any uncompleted telephone call where long distance tolls are as- sessed. In permitting this report charge the theory was that the com pany has incurred an expense in It's attempt to complete a connection and that failure to complete 1t with out fault of the company should not force the company to lose However, the commission has been informed that report charges have been col lected against calls whi-h hs ve been .oonptstsd. In eihy words, s -sspyt charge has been assessed. cg~ ~fai.are to make a contract which was made at a subsequent time.
 Particular complaint also has been received by the commission regard ing the charge of 10 cents for con- versations between Birmingham and Bessemer.
 Bessemer Charge Assniled-
 In admitting that conferences had already been held and that others would be held, the commission said that thorough consideration would be given to the hearings of tho conn pany. In this state during the war the telephone systems were placed under the control of the Postmaster General, who permitted higher standard of rates. Since that time the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company has been given another increase as result of It's financial showing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
CIVIC LEADERS PRAISE NEWS LINKING OF PORT AND INDUSTRIAL HUB

Announcement of the installation of daily special leased wire tsle- graph service between The Age Herald and Mobile Register Tuesday caused general commendatlon among civic leaders of Birmingham and es- pecially those citizens In best po- sition to appreciate the value of eul- tivating of closer relations between Alabama's greatest industrial city and the states only seaport.
 Tt Is a great step forward. said H. K. Miner, chairman of the state harbor commission. From busi- ness standpoint Birmingham and Mo bile have so much In common that the wire service will strengthen ties between them. Birmingham is the greatest manufacturing center of the south and Mobile IS great port. Connecting them we already have one of the greatest waterway sys- tems in the country.
 T was in Mobile yesterday when l saw a large ship come Into port empty to be loaded with rails from Birmingham to be shipped to the Pacific coast. 1 saw a large self propelling barge filled with Bir- mingham rails moored at the mouth of the Warrior waiting for the rails to be transferred to ship. Truly the cities have much in common and the new service of The Age Herald and The Register Is indeed a step forward"
 Bowie Sees Benefit.
 Sidney J. Bowie, also a member of the state harbor commission, Joined MT, Mlner in commendat ion of the closer relations which are sure to follow the interchange of news between the two cities. T am sure. it will be of great bene- fit to both cities. and to the state at large said Mir. Bowie.
 Step of Great Importance.
 T regard the establishment of q leased wire service between the man ufacturing center of Alabama and it's seaport as of great importance" said James Bowron, father If the iron and steel exporting business in Alabama, now chairman of the board of the Gulf States Steel company. There Is double strength In back Ing up one another, each sharing the others strength. There is no ques. ton of the common interests of Hir- mingham and Mobile. linked by the Warrior.
 I know of no means better adapt- ed to promote the interests of Bir- minEham and Mobile than the con- tinuous interchange of news and in- formation with regard to one an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
PLAN COTTON HEARINGS
Bis Economic Savings Expected
 Under Provisions or New Law

Bis Economic Savings Expected
 Under Provisions or New Law
 WASHINGTON, March 1s.-Plans for public hearing in connection with the preparation of tentative regulations under the Fulmer Cotton standards act. which goes into effect August i. 1923. are being made by the department of agriculture which will administer the legislation.
 Use of foreign grade and staple standard- for American cotton Is prohibited by the act which es- tablishes the official standards of the United States as the sole standards in inters ate and foreign commerce. It also enables the Secretary of Agri- culture 10 interpret the official standards by determining the clas- sification of cotton submitted to him for this purpose and by the rbitra- tion of disputes as to classification arising out of commercial spot cotton transactions. A permissive arrange ment for the licensing If classes by the Secretary of Agriculture Is also provided to facilitate shipping.
 Big economic savings are expected to result from the operation of the new Legislation, cotton growers. mer- chants and spinners generally ex- pressed satisfaction over ta, law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
| AFOLLET F RAPS REPLY
 IF O|L TRUST
Says Public Can Get Little Comfort in Suggestion That Alcohol Could Take Place of Gas, Unless New Mo-
 nopoIy Is Prevented

WASHINGTON March 13.-The suggestion that alcohol might eventually be utilized as a substi- tute for gasoline was characterized in statement today by Senator La Toilette, chairman of the Senate oil investigating committee, as bringing no comfort to motorists unless there is also assurance that the Standard Oil will not monopoize the patents and processes for the manufacture of alcohol for motor purposes"
 In a reply to statements of Presi- dent Teaele of the Standard oil com pany of New Jersey and others, MT LaT'ollette said the report of the in- vestigating committee, covering months of arduous labor and returned by an unanimous vote required nei- ther explanation nor defense"
 Tt is all-important." said Mir. La Toilette. that neither interviews on the possibilities of dollar gasoline nor any other future contingency should be permitted to divert the public attention from the present dominant fact. established by the sworn testimony in this investiga- ton:
 Controls Industry
 "The Standard Oil companies completely control the oil industry of the United States. They have par titioned the territory of the United States among the member companies of the Standard group as spells and acting in perfect accord: they CD fix the price which the producer of crude oil receives at the well; CD the price which the refiner receives for gasoline and kerosene, and (3) the retail price which is paid by the consumer.
 Control Industry.
 Through the control of pipe lines the Standard companies monopolize the transportation of oil, render the possibility of effective competition by Independent producers and refin- CTS utterly futile and constantly men ace their very existence.
 The reference by the committee to tho possibility of dollar gasoline seems to be the principal point of the Standard oil attack and the Standard officials hasten to assure the public that there Is no danger of dollar gasoline but the reason they give for this assurance (and herein lies the significance of their state- menO Is that before gasoline reached dollar gallon some substitute for 1t will be found.
 The Standard does not deny either the will to mako the price of gaso- line dollar a gallon or the power to do 1t under the conditions de- scribed in the report, but its answer simply Is that before gasoline reaches dollar gallon substitute will be found for 1t. And alcohol is the substitute suggested
 Until there Is some suggestion as the product out of which the alco- hol Is to be manufactured in uuanti- ties of hundreds of millions and bil- Hons Of gallons to take the place of motor gasoline, and reasonable certainty that Standard will not mo- nopolize the patents and processes of the manufacture of alcohol for mo- tor purposes, the suggestion to the motorist that he can use alcohol in stead of gasoline as motor fuel will not bring much comfort"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14

other. Mobile becoming the more ap- preciative of the manufacturing dis trict and this district becoming more Familiar with Mobile and the service which it Is performing in the advancement of our manufac- turing and shipping interests.
 Daily contact between the two largest cities of Alabama through the printed word such as The Age Herald promises in it's leased wire service between Mobile and Birming- ham is calculated to materially ad- vance interests of each city and Alabama
 Encourages Barge Line.
 Joseph D. Youman, general agent of the Warrior section of the Mis- s1ssippi- Warrior barge line, said: The Ase-Herald's announcement of a leased wire service between the port at Mobile and Birmingham was distinctly encouraging to barge line operations. It is very important that the shippers of Birmingham and northern Alabama realize what they have in the port of Mobile and the opportunity afforded them by the Warrior flowing between the two.
 Our shippers are beginning to show an interest in ships and their movement and beginning to sense what ships mean to them. A good, reliable wire news service between Mobile and Birmingham, which will keep in touch with sailings of vessels and port facilities. will do much to- ward vindieation of the Warrior serv- ice and 1t will tend to open the eyes or Birmingham to the value of a gateway to the world such as we have at Mobile. I believe The Age Herald will find it's leased Mobile Birmingham wire s3rvice greatly welcomed and much appreciated
 First Kate Business Asset.
 O. l.. Bum. general manager of tn Birmingham Chamber of Com merce and Birmingham Traffic asso- citation. said: "A regular and relia- blc leased wire service between Bir- nlingham and Mobile will prove a first-rate business asset We want to know Mobile and shipping better than we do. It is of the utmost i'm portance that the people of these two cities get to know one another so intimately that they subconsci- ously pull together. l cannot con cefve of means tending to produce that result superior to reliable news wire service between the two sections keeping them informed as to one another's doings and showing also their common interests and des- tiny. The closer Birmingham and Mobile become through the printed page the sooner they will be the power for Alabama development that they can and ought to be-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
City Adopts Ordinance Re-
 quiring Partitions and Sep
 arate Entrances for Two Races on All the Street Cars Operated in Birmingham
PEvEAR SAYS IT CUTS CAPACITY 30 PER CENT
Large Delegations Appear Before the City Commission Both in Opposition and in Favor of Ordinance Which
 Was Drawn by Harrison

J. s. Pevear, co-receiver of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, will submit re- port to Judge William I. Grubb of tho federal court sometime Wednes- day asking for instructions. follow ing the unanimous passage of an ordinance by the city commission Tuesday morning by which tho trac- ton company will have to install separate entrances and separate com partments for both white and colored passengers on the street cars of the city.
 According 10 tho ordinance. tho company is allowed so days in which to comply with tho require ments. This will mean all cars of the company will have to be changed, erecting a partition which will give equal seating space to both races and the abandonment of 40 of the use on>five lines in the city.
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 Cut Capacity 30 Per Cent.
 In outlining the conditions which would naturally result from the or dnance, Mir. Pevear said there would be a curtailment of the num- Der of cars that would lessen the capacity by 20 per cent. The in- stallation of partition. which would necessitate the removal of two seats, or 10 per cent of the actual carry ing capacity of many of the cars, he said. would bring the total loss to the company to 30 per cent of effective transportation. During the year of 1919 there were. .s25 of the smaller type, of cars purchased by the company. after the city commis- sion indorsed them. It is claimed they proved so satisfactory during that year the company purchased Is more, which brought the total to 40, which are now in use on the Lakeview. Highland avenue, Twenti- eth street and Avenue B loop and Fountain Heights lines.
 Action was taken by the commis- sion at it's regular meeting Tues day morning after vigorous protests were heard from a large commit tee headed by Frank Spain of the Chamber of Commerce, who urged that the commission refer the Ques- ton of the ordinance to the citizens cooperative committee. which was named by Commissioner Harrison
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
CAPITAL INCREASED
estments Increased By e60.O00 }
 New Certificates Filed

Inv 0Utm omtD lnCTe0ac0 By 40O,O0O Jn
 New Certificatcs Filled
 Certificates of incorporation pro. viding an increase of e8o,000 in in vested capital in Birmingham were filed in the probate office Tuesday when two firms began a corporate existence, The Central Park High land Land company incorporated with 4 capital Of s6o,ooo. It will be- gin business with t17.boo paid in to ths treasurer. c. J. Donald is pres ident, N. l.. Andersen vice president and J. l. Hardin secretary -trsasur- CT of the company.
 A capital of s10,160 was authorised for the Birmingham Auto Body company. which incorporated Tues- day. Ths company will begin busi- bsss with s5,0e8 paid jH, lnesFpera- tors are q, B, MeIsmors, w, M KsnWsll and r, A, Payne,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
SALARY BOOSTS DENIED
Women Employees Of County Make
 Good Money. Board Declares.


 Women employees of Jefferson county will continue to work at pres ent salaries following the failure of a motion before the board of revenue Tuesday to grant blanket increase of 10 per cent in salary to them. The motion was made by Jerry Gwin and seconded by Lacy Edmundson. Those opposing were D. c. Ball. president of the board: T. F. Huey and W. B. Copeland.
 MT Copeland estimated that the increase would mean an additional annual expenditure of approximately $15.000 He declared the women em- ployes of the county were suffi- ciently well paid at present, ranging from $1oo to $150 a month. T. E, Huey favored calling a conference with each department head to equal ize salaries.
 Authority to increase salaries of girls in tho circuit clerks office was refused Woolsey Morrow, clerk. MT. Morrow sought the increase as relief measure, he said,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
IN RECEIVERS HANDS

Little Ita1yss" Rank Goes Into
 Bankruptcy-Owners Disappear
 NEW YORK, March 13-The bank and steamship agency of Vincenzo Tisco and three brothers. on Mott street. who disappeared after de- positors had entrusted them with S2.000.000 was in tho hands of re- ceiver today.
 Police were called to stop a riot of depositors, mostly Italians of the working class. who attempted to storm the banK when Bertha Rem baugh, an attorney who took 1t over under tho direction of federal Judge Hand, appeared.
 The safe. when opened by Miss Rembaugh. was found completely empty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
EVERGREEN DRESSING
Sidewalks And Streets Will Get
 Spying Cleaning

EVERGREEN. Ala, March 1s- ENets sreen's clean-up eampa gn will begin tomorrow and continue for three days. The womcn's clubs of the c.ty will be in charge of the work Yards, sidewalks, streets. church wards and vacant lots all are 10 be giNen attention Mrs A. Cunning ham, Mrs. H. Shoemaker and Mrs. R Miilsaps,. Jr,, are in charge ee tho campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
TAX BILL IS PASSED
Tennessee Places Duty Upon Eieemo-
 sammy Institutions Of State

NASHVILLE. Tenn, March 1S.- The lower house of the legislature this afternoon reconsidered it's sc- ton in passing the bill to tax in- come producing property of educa- tional, religious, fraternal and char itable institutions. and repassed the bill after adding several am len iments. The amendments exempt from tax ation school property owned by the state or where the governing boards are named by the governor. School dorm'tories are also exempt, as Is school property held under 8 grant from the state of Tennessee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
REPORT INCENDTAR|SM
 CAUSED FATAL FIRE
Fire Marshal Starts Probe Of Flame
 At Eufaula

EUFAULA, Ala, March 13.-(Spe- cial.)-An investigation has been started by Fire Marshal Chester E. Johnson into reports that incendiar- ism may have caused the fire at Eufaula in January which wiped out the lives of two persons sleeping on the second floor. A vulcanizing shop was operated on the ground floor of the esta blishment which, 1t is stated, was insured for s1,000. Arrests are expected in the case within the next few days as a result of an alleged confession
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
27-DAY HUNGER STRIKE
shows Signs Of Weakness After
 RefuslnK Food

DEDHAM. Mass, March 13.--Nicola Sacco complained of pains in his head and showed signs of weakness to- night as he ended the twenty-se seventh day of his hunger strike In the Nor folk county jail here as protest against delays in the hearing of mo- tions for new trial for himself and Ba rtolemeo Nanzettt, both of whom were convicted of murder In 1921 Sscco's temperature was subnormal and his blood pressure very low, Dr. A. NJ. Worthlngton, jail physician, re- ported.