The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
MOBILE AND OHIO
PLANS EXPANSION
Bond Issue Proposed To Buy
More Equipment

WASHINGTON, Oct 16.-The Mo-
bile and Ohio today applied to the In
terstate Commerce commission for auth
ority to issue 81 $500 of 4 liz per
cent equipment trust certificates. Pros
ceeds will be used to purchase five loco
motives, 535 box cars, 100 stock cars,
1850 coal cars, two coaches, three express
cars and a mail baggage car, the
cost of which will be $H,0S5,S105, u
90 to America-and what is the pos
sibility?" & ! 49,
"Of course, l long to ssee that won
derful continent for myself, but 1t is
SO difficult for me to get away for
more than four or five Gays at time, or
at least to go to any spot where l
can't come back at short notice, that L
see no prospect of making the journey,
either to north or south America, Tor
the moment.
The conversation turned to our trip
TO Aviles, a city of $4,000 in; the
Asturias There had been an Hispano-
American ceremony there when the
bones of Pedro de Menendez, first
Spanish governor of Florida and found
err of st. Augustine were transferred to
a marble tomb. The king, though fam
iliar with what had happened, was
delighted to hear again how well the
town had carried out its pageant, which
could not have been surpassed IN the
United States.
When we said the mayor would be
a credit to any progressive city IN the
United States, the king leaned over to
General de Rivera to ask: DO you
know him? Let's make note of it"
eyes," replied the general, hes
new man we put in few months ago,
and he's an able fellow.
This was Illuminating as emphasizing
a part of the program of the Dictator
ship, that of cleaning up the municipal
administrations throughout Spain.
eliminating graft and enforcing taxes.
The general said that in one city alones
Valencia, they had already wiped out
a deficit of 100000 pesetos.
TickIed By Refund Story
But the recital of another experience
in Aviles interested. the king and his
fright hand man" still more. had
sent cablegram via Paris bureau,
from the post Office-the state owns
the telegraph system. paid the amount
asked. got a receipt and asked no ques-
tons. The next day there was a
telephone message to the hotel, saying
there had been a mistake. l assumed
the telegram had not gone but mes
senger brought from the post office
half the money that had been paid.
The story of an Overcharge refunded,
On example of administrative honesty.
delighted the king. Again he leaned
over to the premier and Primo de Riv-
era, beaming, made another memoran-
dunn. The king told him to send some
sign of recognition to the little post
office in Avilas.
By this time it was the moment for
coffee and cigarettes. The men remained
behind while we others moved to the
drawing rooms for ours. One group,
with the Duchess of Alba and Princess
Christine, went to a nah jong table,
while Princess Beatrice and another
group became engrossed at game at
another table.
Queen Calls Him "My Husband"
The queen, probably because l was
the only American woman present,
make it a point to sit beside me on a
sofa while we slipped our demi-tasse,
men came from the dining room. We
talked on all sorts of things-how the
children enjoyed their healthy outdoor
life, of her delightful recent visit to
England with the two princesses, of
Paris fashions and Spanish shawls,
where to buy them and how to wear
them. She spoke of the king simply
as my husband
Soon the men came in, the king
joining group at one of the table
games and Primo de Rivera going to
play with the youngest prince in an
adioiniuf room. There we left them, the
ambassador being invited again in a
few dn"g, when he was to bring with
him tbe jazz band of the Triangle
clGb Of l'riacWan university which was
to play eol Il ball at the palace.
II wss q most interesting and I'M
usual erfe ience, leaving one with the
impression lhat Ambassador Moore was
right whcn ho said In public state
mentG 20 ,'riin and in America that
King 4 ions- Il one Of the strongest
nd sbIest s.s tsSmen il ths world TO-
dag. 81.