davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-09
THE WEATHER

Alabama; Unsettled Wednesday probably local showers and thunder. storms Thursday.
 Mississippi: Unsettled.
 Georgia: Unsettled.
 Tennessee: Generally fair.
 (COmplete weather data will be found on Page Al
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-09
CREATOR OF DUFFS
 DIES IN CLEVELAND
Crtoonist Began Career On To-
 IedO Newspaper

4sjLEVELAND, O., July S.-wal- td Allman, creator of comic strip, ''Ae Doings of the Duffs," died here tcay. He was 42 years old and is sttived by a widow who resides here. Nil Altman was born in Toledo, o., au begun his career as cartoonist on a bledo newspaper when in his twen- tia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-09
WILFRED CAMPBELL DIES
Was One Of eLading Turbine EnKin
 e0rA Of COunfPv

SCHENECTDY, N. Y., July S. Wilfred Campbell, one of the leading turbine engineers in the United States is dead here as the result of complica. tions, after an operation for appendici, tis. 4 widow and four children sur. viye him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-09
STEEL WANTS DIVORCE
Files Counter Suit To Wife's Drunk.
 enesS Charge

NEW YORK, July S.-John w. Steel. Lyric tenor, today filed suit for separation against his wife, known on the stage as "SidOnie Espero." A suit for separation brought by Mrs. Steel accusing the singer of drunken ness and cruelty was recently filed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-09
DECISION IS MADE
 AFTER NIGHTS. VOTE
 HEIGHTENS DEADLOCK
Californians Action Revealed To Convention In Formal Message-Action Not Made To Depend Upon Earlier Proffer Of Governor Smith To Effect Mutual Withdrawal
DAVIS FORCED INTO SECOND PLACE
 UPON THE SUCCEEDING ROLL CALL

Meridith Takes Fourth As Word Drifts Through
 Garden That He Is Regarded As Suitable
 Successor To The Ex-Secretary--Ralston's Second Refusal Furnishes Thrill Of Evening
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-09

of his brother. They were inseparable pals. They played together on their grantfather's farm in Plymouth, Vt.,
 (Continned on Page Twelvel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-09
NOu, Is the Time to Buy
 YOurOsOrs Home

Buy now before the fall rental season begins for then the prices will naturally be little Ihighef and the choicest places Ia bit harder to find. Further more, homes can be bought on terms that are practically as low as rent, sometimes lower, and with only a very modest down payment that almost any one can arrange for. If you are really sincere in your efforts to own your own home you will find much encourage nient and lot of friendly tips from the real estate dealers who advertise in The Age-Herald. The best places, by the most reliable and by the most pro- gressive dealers, are usually advertised, so it Is greatly to your interest to read carefully tie real estate ads in your pa- per each morning.
 MGin 49OO
 calls the Want Ad Department, of "the south's 'p1llingest' paper"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
NEW YORK DEPENDENT

Young Boswell-Is life in the smaii middle west city anything like 1t has been pictured?
 W. A. White-You are probably thinking of Sinclair Lewis. Main Street" is a faithful chronicle of abso- lute fact, but not the truth, because the truth is composed of many facts, of conflicting and paradoxical facts. He gives only one side of the picture. There is an intellectual life in the small city which he doesn't take into account. Emporia, where I, live, is a town about twelve thousand. Sym phony orchestras come here each year, the Cincinnati or the St. Louis or the Detroit Orchestra. We have four or five fairly good plays a year of the type of "The Circle" And then peo. pie do read.
 Young Boswell-Isn't there kind of aping of New York?
 W. A. White-I think it is rather the other way. New York does dictate to the other parts fthe country ar- tistically, perhaps, but not nearly so strongly as to the rest of the country dictates to New York. We have i'm posed womens suffrage on you, when you didn't want it. We have forced prohibition on you against your wishes. We elect presidents without you. In 1915 New York voted for Hughes, but the country at large voted Wilson. New York is dependent state, in about the same class as the Philippines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22

houses and q compress would be con- structed, as shown near the storage warehouse at One Mile. creek.
 Loading and unloading would be ex- peditiously and economically done, the plan indicates. To the right and left of each slip is shown, transit sheds, | where all material would be assorted when ships dock to receive or discharge cargoesi Each slip would be served by proper railroad facilities, trucks run, ming from the Joint interchange" tracks, as shown in the center of this drawing. Cars of all railroads operat- ing in the city would be concentrated at the Joint interchange" tracks, and distributed to either the docks or to the various railroads over which freight would move.
 The joint interchange proposal is considered one of the most important of all phrases of the plan. Congestion of freight cars in the business section of the city, it is contended, would be practically eliminated by the method proposed by the docks commission.
 Here is, an explanation of the im- portance of the project: The Louis vile and Nashville railroad, for in- stance, would bring in ten cars of freight for the docks, ten for points over another railroad, and would have to. receive cars of freight, coming in over the Southern or some other line and destined for points on the Louis vile and Nashville. The cars for the docks commission would go on the docks commission track, while the ten cars for the other line would be placed on a track especially constructed. for the
 
 to the proper tracks, and would pick up cars from other lines destined for points on its own lines. Swapping cars at a, given place daily is said to be the most economical and best of all proposals.
 In an explanation of the joint inter- change idea the commission has taken account of the fact that there is now the foundation for the roadbed, rum ming through the Laurent plantation swamp. The roadbed was built by the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern, years ago, and was taken over by the .Chickasaw company when it was doubt full whether the shipbuilding company could perfect an arrangement with the street railway company for service from the city to Chickasaw. This roadbed would be the foundation for rIthe many tracks where railroads would swap their cars and transfer to the docks com mission ships and tracks.
 Ample provision has been made to give connection at the docks to any railroad which may hereafter come into the city. Every line now operating into the city is shown to have been pro- yided for under Plan No. l.,
 Friendly Assistance
 The same spirit of friendly assistance credited to officials of the Louisville and Nashville railroad is also observed in the attitude of officials in charge of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
PORT PROTECTED. FROM FIRES BY. AMPLE SERVICE.
City Water Mains And Plugs Connected With
 Wharves

All piers and wharves at the port From Choctaw Point to One-Mile Greek Uu tho west side of Mobile River are within easy reach of city fire plugs. The city mains lie immediately in the rear of the piers and wharves along the entire water front and from to 8 plugs are available for each wharf. All the principal piers and wharves are connected with the city mains with pipe from 2 to 6 inches in diameter, which have connections for hose and 2, fire boat at intervals of frolA 30 to 60 feet along their entire lengths. The average water pressure afforded by the mains is 60 pounds.
 The Turner Terminal Co.'s Pier No. 3 is equipped with 10 pl-gs in the warehouse. spaced 60 feet part, with 100 feet of hose for each plug. Eight of the plugs are supplied by 6-inch mains and 2 are supplied with finch mains.
 The Louisville and Nashville Rail- road Co.'s wharf is within easy reach of the city fire protection and is equipped with 4 plugs with 100 feet of 2151inch hose per plug. It is also equipped with barrels, buckets, and chemical extinguishers.
 The Mobile and Ohio and Southern Railway Co.'s joint Pier No. 3 is equip ped with z plugs with 100 feet of 21a- inch fire hose each. @
 The Mobile and Ohio Railroad Co.'S Pier No. 8 is equipped with plugs with 100 feet of 21a-inch fire hose each.
 All the piers owned by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Go. and the South ern Railway Go. are inspected monthly by insurance and underwriters' agents.
 In addition to the city fire protection and principal wharves and piers have fire buckets and barrels mad chemical fire extinguishers.
 The floating equipment consists of one fire boat. It is equipped with one S-inch. one 10-inch and other small pumps: also fire gun and an adequate amount of hose. The boat is main tained by a private concern but the fire equipment is maintained by the cfty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
Fine Cooperation Shown By Interests Most
 Affected

Improvement of the seaport under the Alabama port amendment and en- abling act is progressing with all of the speed consistent with good work mahship, and is meeting with encour- aging cooperation from railroads and other property owners along the river front selected for development.
 Maj. Gen. William l.. Sibert, chair man, and his associates on the state docks commission, former Gov. Charles Henderson of Troy, and F. c. Blair of Tuscaloosa, have proceeded with eau ton in their preparation for the ex- penditure of the first $6,0O0,O00 au- thorized. while providing at the same time for the ultimate expenditure of the remaining $5,0OO,OOO; which amount has strings tied to it." re- quiring the first allotment to earn 5 Der cent on the amount invested before the remainder of the bond issue can be authorized, under the terms of the enabling act.
 The site for the entire improvement has been selected, plans have been drawn for rail and water terminals, and the greater part of the property has been obtained at the prices fixed by the board of appraisers. Details of construction are being worked out by force of engineers and draftsmen employed by the commission, and the entire design is based upon a study of Mobiles port history, in which every element is taken into account.
 Returns From Tour
 General Sibert,- chairman, general manager and chief engineer of the docks commission, recently returned from tour of eastern ports, where he made a careful study of modern ter minals, their cost for construction and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
FIND A NEY FLEETWOOD

Wood from the ailanthus, otherwise known as the tree of heaven, which was imported from China into Pennsylvania and New York and is rapidly becoming weed and a menace in those states, has been discovered by the forest prod. ucts laboratory to be an excellent i5nlp- wood. A half cord of ailanthus wood. sent by the Pennsylvania state depart mene of forestry to the laboratory with the hope of finding some use for it. was made on the experimental papr. ma chin into q good grad of book papr.
 Tn wood, which is pulped by the soda process, gives a high yield of puplp, Since 1t bleaches very easily, the product can be used in the manufacture of book. Autograph and writing paper. The growth of the ailanthus tree is rapid. h New Zealand the ailanthus is said tO produce twenty-five tons of wood to Shs scre every three years-American t.sssA&A AASNAkAAh l.A4s ,;- s-..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
those acquainted with the port, could have been selected.
 Work Of Appraisers

Work Of Appraisers
 When this site tentatively was agreed upon for the development, the board of appraisers appointed by Governor Brandon, as the law directs, made their appraisal of the property. This board IS composed of George Gordon Craw- ford of Birmingham, president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company; John w. Durr of Montgom- cry, wholesale druggist, and Gordon Smith of Mobile, financier and whole sale baker. They based their valua- tions partly on the assessment values given by the owners. These figures varied to such a degree that a greater reliance was placed in a sale of simi- lar property as a basis of values. The prices placed upon the several parcels of land comprising the island were in a measure arbitrary, and the total amount was within the reach of the docks commission yet regarded as fair to the prol erty owners.
 The Louisville and Nashville rail- roads main line crosses the property along it's entire frontage, from Three Mile Creek to One Mile Creek, and that company owns a part of the land, in addition to it's right of way. General Sibert and other members of the docks commission have commended the high est officials of that railroad for the liberal and cooperative spirit in all the negotiations which led to an agree ment between the railroad and the com mission.
 Port plan No. 1, which has been adopted by the commission and ap- proved by the governor, with the one proviso that the remainder of the land needed can be purchased at prices within economic reach of the commits sion, requires the removal of the Louis vile and Nashville railroad tracks and their elevation to the level of the docks, about 9 feet above mean low tide along the entire front, from the, mouth of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22

Chickasawbogue creek to a, point south of One Mile creek. The railroad has ascented to this undertaking, whicf will be carried out at the expense of the state docks commission. The en- gineers are carrying the design along and working the plan into detail.
 j. Explanation Of Plan No. 1
 ! The plan shows five slips of sufficient length and width to permit the hand ling of six ships in each slip at the same time. Thirty-one ships could be cared for at the same time. provision being made for one vessel at One Mile creek, rnear. to the proposed stor- age, warehouse, shown to the left of the drawing.
 Much has been said by Gen. William L. Sibert, chairman-engineer of the docks commission, about the one time huge cotton business done at the port of Mobile, and should it be possible to regain the cotton business ample ware
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22

the Gulf, Mobile and Northern, Mobile and Ohio, Southern, Mississippi Cen tral and Alabama, Tennessee and North. ern railroads, it is state. by General Sibert All of the lines entering Mobile and those that may enter hereafter will be given equal treatment at, the port docks, under the policy announced by the commission.
 One Mile creek is to be filled in, or It's waters diverted through Three Mile creek. The wharves will be built near -ly ten feet above the highest known storm water-that of the July, 1916 hurricane.
 The deep slips extending between these high wharves will afford the most perfect protection for vessels of all classes, even in the worst storms. en- countered on these shores.
 Engineers have observed that the land along that portion of the river bank se- lected for improvement is well adapted to the purpose. The soil is of sand and silt, easily excavated anI removed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
operation, and the possible application of such devices to the needs of the port

1 operation, and the possible application of such devices to the needs of the port of Mobile, its present and probably flu, ture commerce. In all these investi gations the general had the cordial helT of port authorities in the cities visited and was enabled in that way to accom-. plish much in but little time.
 The next step will be the issuance of the first $1 ,0O0, ,000 of port improve ment bonds. All of the legal details of this important part of the prepara- tory work are in the hands of Judge T.. c. Mcclellan, former justice of the Alabama supreme court, and now prac- ticing law at Birmingham. The judge is attorney for the docks commission and Is devoting much of his time to port problems.
 The Mobile Chamber of Commerce made its annual meeting, May 22, a "Know Your Seaport" meeting. Speak CTS included Gov. W. W. Brandon, who is given wide authority in port mat ters under the act; General Sibert, docks commissioners Blair and Hender- son, and Frederick I. Thompson, gulf representative on the United States shipping board. At this meeting Gen eral Sibert announced the selection of Farmers Island as the site for port development, which was there and then informally approved by the governor, who gave verbal authorization for the issuance of the first million dollars of port improvement bonds.
 Farmers Island is a strip of marshy land containing about 800 acres, lying along Mobile river, between One Mile Creek and Three Mile Creek. It is To- cated immediately north of the present improved water frontage at Mobile, on the west bank of the Mobile river, and is thoroughly protected from storm danger by Blakeley island and other surrounding land. It fronts on the Mobile ship channel and is in every way convenient to railroads and ship ping. No better site. in the onininn of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
Directors

M. L. DAVIS, Chairman, oR the Board Wholesale Lum. Der
 STEWART BROOKS,
 President JAS. K. GLENNoN, Jas. K. GlennOn & Company, Real Estate. M. L. CANS, Secretary. Treasurer Pollock Dry Goods Co. JULIUS GOLDSTEIN, Jeweler ED. J. HIGGINS, Vice Pres. ident. FRANCIS J. NICE, AttOr. ney.
 T. K. JACKSON, President and General Manager, Mobile Electric Company. s. A. LEBLANC, Manager Mobile Liners, Inc. JAS. McPHILLIPS, Presi- dent Jas. McPhillips GrO- cery Company. J. C. RICH, AttOrney-At. Law. A. L. STAPLES, President. J. C. Van ANTWERP, Pres. ident Van Antwerp Drug Corporation. B. M. WENACKER, Vein. acker Brothers Depart ment Store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22

to points desired by suction dredges or Marine dredges of other types.
 No announcement has yet been made relative to the kind of construction to be used in the wharves, warehouses. transit sheds and other port terminal units; though it is said with authority that the states money will be invested in material of the most permanent and enduring character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22

Such has been the history of this bank leaving behind successful record of achievement played small part the growth and development of the industries and enterprises that are substantial units in commercial life today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
Extending Financial Counsel and
 Banking Facilities That Are Sound and Beneficial

@ has courted the banking businesdurng fytv,o years of business small and large alike we'll private ind ua and Many of the successful men and women of the Gulf Coast tertordung this span of tmehave passed through doorays Their thrift and foresight combined with the judgment and of this bank has built up them personal fortunes and for the community that splendid progress about today.
 That wisdom o mingled with the aggessveness youth repre- sented the personnel of officers and directorate together with
 the still greater of this ban go comprise the still more desirable banking facilities this bank offers the men and women of today. Upon it-your banking business is solicited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
Officers

STEWART. BROOKS, President ED. J. HIGGINS, Vice President w. w. BOYLES, / Cashier A. J. WHDMAN, Asst. Cashier J. R. BURGETT, Asst. Cashier
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-06-13
MAY BE LAST YEAR
OF CHAUTAUQuA HERE
Male Grarantors Say They just
".,int Going TO Dir No More"

Make th" most of this year y
Ihnmruuuua program in Elizabeth
City. for it may be the last. Fac
ing u deficit ~ nearly Sdm.U Wed
nrS,lay night. the fifty SiN grarnn-
tors are >nyin: they hav" enough
nf II and will not p" BATTERED with
the business nf tryiu. I" sell an
umwautcd thing To- an indifferent
public another year.
To bring ChautauIua :" Elizabeth
city il il required that puhli"
spirited citizens cuarantc" th"
Chautauqua Association SIS" IN
advance sales uf season tickets.
The tickets are furnished the guar
nntnrS and If they sell them. all
we'll and good: hut If they don't sell
81 $40 worth they must - down
In their jeans and dig MP th" lii-
ference. The gIIarnnt"r~ had Ia
iii. M u deficit last year: they
faced greater deficit Yesterday
and most of them ar" d"'larln:
,t"utly that they "aint going /"
iii. no more"
There j. one faint hope of Chau.
tauum surviving. The women can
save it if they can take enough
time off from their afternoon tHS
and card parties. The women can
put Chdutauqua over and women
eau diSpoSc of 81 .NOD worth "t Chau'
tauqua tickets if they will. But
the men folk say they ar" darm"''
tired of truting NJ and IOWA IA"
streets for ~ week trying 80 sell
tickets Ia lot of imp"rtimcit Nuts
who think they are doiug a favor
10 u .uarantur hy buying Ticket.
\nd - it's mp Ia the women Ia
save rhautauIua ~ Elizabeth city.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-06-13
WILL INCREASE
OUR TAX RATE
Nearly $4,000 Extra Will Be
Needed This Year, For
Schools in County

An additional levy Df not
less than ten cents on the SlUO
valuation OF property an Pas
quotank will be made when
the budget calling for an adj
ditional expenditure Of nearly
$4,000 for the schools i'll l924-
1925 is adopted by the Com
miSSioncrS.
The school budget rs prepared
for the coming term increased the
salary fund alone. from SIaIlo.U'
To SST, ,IO2. .i3 to take care of the
growing needs of the c0unty'S edit
catiomnl facilities. other EXPENSES
make u total increase Of Sla,I Ill.3o'
Some of the additional expenses ar"
included in the following items:
Salaries for rural teachers from
S32.O2S to $32.03l.G0: salaries of
city teachers. Sil.ED.1O 10 SIG
$3.50: salary of n white rural
supervisor. II new position. 81 ,Gln:
salary of II rolorcd supervisor, ST.
WO Ia Sl,1M.
The commissioners will hold II
special meeting on saturday 10
consider the increased budget. In
l023.2i. the needs for the schools
amounted to Sll2.GS2?G. The
amount needed for 1925 will he
Sl3l .S7O.GS.
Unless the increase Is granted
educational work in the county will
hc greatly hamperrd, IT * point
cd ont, aS the needs nf tn" children
NV" grown 80 rapidly IN the past
few years.
The budget having been prepared
in accordance with IN" require.
mcntS Of the Schnl law. there Is
little likelihood that the Commits.
SioncrS will fail Ia adopt 1t.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-06-13

Just came ont on Waddy'S Train
this morning." said the Bank Clerk
to the Soda .JcrkCr. "Capn Waddy's
looking just aS hard and III aS he
was twenty years ago; seem" l."
me hr doesn't change II bit and they
say he's been u conductor on the
Norfolk Southern now for forty
years"
Hes been working with that
rail road forty three years" said
the Soda .Icrker. "And | guess he'll
bc running trains for en- for the
next forty three years, because he's
found the recipe for keeping young
and feeling good"
IL wish he'd give me that recipe,
said the Bank Clerk.
Hell do that said the Soda
.Icrkcr. "IIc gave II to me one day
ne said he got II from his mother
when he was II boy: he said his
mother told him to always he nice
TO everybody and he would always
feel better. lie says he's been try
ing that all his life and finds 1t
works like u charm. BE- mic" tn
everybody. it makes YOU feel better
why. in the forty three years
he's been with the road he hasn't
been the cause of II single law suit
against the company and everybody
all mp and down the road loves
him."
You reckon hc over lost his
temper in his life:" asked the Bank
Clerk.
Sure" said the Soda JGrkcr
Even Jesus Christ lost his temper
when he was dealing with folks
down here. and | wouldn't say Cap'n
Waddy'S anything but human. lie
did lose his temper once, when he
WAS young on the road. \ woman
lost her pocket book on his train
and he found it after she got off
There res So 2e two hair r!nss