The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
HEART N t SE I | N
 BARGE LINE CASE AT MOBILE TODAY
Col. Ashburn Will Investigate Charges Of Discrimination
 Against Line

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 Leased Wire.)-A thorough probe into allegations of the Mobile Cham Der of Commerce and local shippers that the federal manager of the Mis- sissippi- Warrior barge line permits a continuance of discriminatory rates for the benefit of New Orleans, Will be conducted by Col. T. c. Ashburn, chief of the inland and coastwise waterways at Washington. at pup, lie hearing Monday morning at lo:3o o'clock. The hearing will be con ducted at the Chamber of Commerce, and will be open to all interested persons, whether affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce or not. accord ing to F. I. spaulding. chairman Of the traffic department.
 All phases of Warrior rate matters will be opened by Colonel Ashburn for discussion, and he will hear what shippers have to say regarding dis crimination. which 1t Is claimed, is permitted for the direct benefit of New Orleans. which Is competing point on export and import traffic. The decision of the head of the in- land waterways servce, winch con- trols the operations of the govern mont operated Mississippi-w Warrior barge line. to come to Mobile and ters, followed the adopton of resolution somes time ago by the Chamber of Commerce which charged unfair and gross discrimination by the federal manager of the Missis- sippi Warrior barge line against the port of Mobile to the manifest ben eft and advantage of another port"
 SCHOOL COMMITTEE VISITS
 The legislative recess committee on education arrived in tho Gulf City today and tomorrow will closely in- spect the State Normal school at Daphne so that they may be in to the lawmakers when they re- assemble In Montogemry on July 2o The recess committee will function from now until time for the legis- lature to meet. During that time they will visit the most important institutions of learning. including normal schools located in different parts of the state. the University of Alabama, Alabama Polytenchnic institute at Auburn and others. They will write out the result of their Investigations and will recommend what legislation is necessary for the betterment of the educational facil- ities of the state.
 The committee was created before the January legislature started it's recess. At recent meeting in Mont gomery Mrs. J. c. Wilkins of Dallas county, tne only woman member Of the legislature was made chairman.
 Committee members accompanied by delegation of the Mobile Kiawanis club will take the new Daphne bay boat at the foot of Dauphin street at o'clock Monday morning. A committee of the Kiwanis club of Baldwin county will greet the lawmakers and Kiwanians from Mobile. and will take the com inittee members to Bay Minette for the train.
 The committee is composed of the following senators and representa- tives: Mrs. J. G. Wiikins, represen- tative from Dallas county, chairman: Representative G. J. Hubbard of Pike county, Senator w. H. McNeil of Fayette. Representative Will o. wal ton of Chambers county, Represen- tative S. S. Culver of Etowah coun- ty, Senator S. M. Adams of Chiffon county. Representative Lewis Bowen of Jefferson county, Senator J. C.. Inzer of Etowah county. Senator Shorter c. Hudgens of Crenshaw county. Representative J. W. Lema- istre of Covington county. c. A. Yer beck of Gadsden accompanies the recess committee as secrefarv