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The Washington times., 1924-04-29
RESCUERS
CONTINUE
TOF|ND
BODIES
Remains OF Many Victims
Brought to Shaft, But
Not Taken Out
International News service.

WHEELING, w. Va, April 29.-
The Benwood mine, of the Wheel
ing Steel Corporation, that yester-
day claimed the lives Of III miners,
is to give up its dead.
Today rescuers, working from
opposite ends Of the Inflated mine
were within 1000 feet Of each other
and pushing slowly forward.
With their penetration that far
vanished the hope Of finding any
Of the miners alive and rescuers
coming to the surface reported see
ing dead men lying all about upon
the mine floor, where they had
dropped, either killed by the force
of the blast or been caught by the
dread afterdamp.
A total Of but thirty-six bodies
had been checked at 1890 this
morning in the Benwood mine Of
the Wheeling Steel Corporation,
scene of yesterdays explosion and
just when the number will be
uEOuSuI " ILIo SuEAdCo - not re-
vealed.
Uudertakers reported that the
first two bodies to be brought to
the surface today had been taken
to the temporary morgue eatab-
lished at the mine entry. Many
bodies are down in the shaft, but
how soon they are to be brought
out was not revealed.
The erection of temporary brat.
tees, with wood partitions and
canvass to carry pure air down into
the mine. is progressing rapidly,
and a circulation, 1t was announced,
had been established well down the
main entry. The air in the Boggs
Run entry, even shortly after the
explosion, was in good conditlO1
and facilitated work from that
end.
President I. M. Scott. Of the
Wheeling Steel Corporation, today
issued the following statement:
1.-THE explosion unQuestionahly
came from gas.
Mine Is Old One.
1.-THE Benwood mine is an old one
and has never shown signs Of be-
ing gaseous mine until three
months ago when there was a
slight explosion from that cause.
We put in an air shaft at once as
G protection to the worlxmen. The
air shaft was completed ana put
in operation sixty days ago. We
lave no idea how the gas developed
which caused the present explosion.
There were ia men at work in
the mine Monday morning. Until
our rescue crews have traversed
every section Of the mine, 1t will
be impossible to give an estimate
Of the loss of life. We can only
hope for the best"
At Benwood this morning It was
stated that Gov. r. r. Morgan is
expected to arrive from Charleston,
having volunteered his assistance
In any way possible.
Red Cross on Scene.
The Red Cross is on the scene
aiding in the relief work, while IN
Wheeling fund for the relief Of
the families of III mine victims
has been inaugurated.
The rain Of yesterday has siyaA|
The Washington times., 1924-04-29
CHAPTER 2.

When the detectives brought me downstairs from
the district attorneys office on Court street that
first afternoon after we got back in Brooklyn, the
street was jammed with people for a block. 1
never anything like it. The street cars had to
stop running. The cops ON horseback had to push
q way through for our automobile. Camera men
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
'HEFLIN MAN HELD
 ON LIQUOR CHARGE
Officers Claim To Have Found
 Booze And Wine In Home

HEFLIN, Ala, Aug. 2O.-(Special. Sheriff H. A. Jackson, Federal Officer B. H. Crumpton and State Officers Garrett, Draper and Lynch Tuesday lafternoon raided the home of Wesley Blanton near Heflin and arrested him. The officers claim to have found a small amount of whisky and consider able wine in his possession. The same officers conducted raid .in the eastern part of the county earlier in the day, destroying a complete distiIling outfit and several hundred gallons of beer.
 Revival Being Held-Rev. J. 0. Francis, in charge of the Methodist circuit, is engaged this week in a se- ries of revival meetings 1t the Iron City Methodist church. He is being as- sisted by Rev. Robert H. Jones of Ox- ford. 4f
 City Election Called Official call for a city election to be held here, S6pten! Der 15 was issued Tuesday, by Mayor A. J. Haley, appointment of the man. agers, clerks and returning officers be- ing made as part of the call for the election. City politicianss have been busy with the work of securing n ticket for the approaching election, and it is probable that Mayor Haley will be re. turned to the office he holds without opposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
PHOENTX CITY MAN
 CLOSES BUSINESS
R. E. Cheshire Files Voluntary
 Petition

E OPELIKA, Ala, Aug. 20.-(Spe- ciaa )-~.R. E. Cheshire, a dry goods merchant of Phenix City, has filed 2 voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the office of E. A. Burke. referee in bank and liabilities at $3,O00, The first ruptcy. Assets are placed at $1 ,46O meeting of creditors is set for Au- gust @.
 To Hold Dollar Day-The third com munity dollar day will be observed by the merchants of 0pelika Wednesday, August 27, An extensive publicity program will be used to attract all buy CTS.
 ETasons To CeIebrate-The Masonic lodge of Loachapoka will hold cele- bration Friday August 9, in honor of the women of the Eastern Star. We'll known Masons will be present, includ- ing George Thigpen of Montgomery, and number of Opelikans will also at tend. A barbecue will be served on this occasion.
 To Give Barbecue-In keeping with a custom of several years past, the peo- pie of Smith Station will give an an- nual barbecue Thursday, the affair to last all day. It is given under the aus pices of the ladies of the Baptist church of that place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
MOBILE ROTARI.AlNS
 WILL HEAR OLIVIER

MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 2e.A Special Leased Wire.)-Congressman William B. Oliver of Tuscaloosa, representative in Congress from the sixth Alabama district, and member of the appro- priation committee of the lower house, arrived in Mobile today to spend sey- eFal days with his niece, Mrs. w. Fl. Brown, on Government street. Mir. Oliver will appear before the Rotary club tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock in q discussion of imports and exports, through the port of Mobile. The lunch con will be held at the Battle House, and heads of other clubs and ChAm- Der of Commerce officers will attend.
 Congressman Oliver has long been rec ognized as friend of the Warrior river, his home city being on that stream, and the port of Mobile, and it is ex- pected Rotarians in large numbers, as well as the invited guests, will attend the meeting.
 ! Mr. Oliver has made a study of the important question of exports and im- ports, and will discuss the advantages whieh Mobile has in the handling of exports. He win use a large chart in emphasizing the interesting points during his talk. 1t was reported today that Coh. esressfnan John5 McDuffie of the first Alabama (AIobile) district, will also be in the city and will attend the Ro- tary luncheon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
TROY PHYSICIAN
 PNEUMONIA VICTIM
Dr. J. W. Beard Served In
 France During War

TROY, Ala, Aug. 20.-Dr. James Wiley Beard died Tuesday after short illness of double pneumonia. He was one of Troy's best known physicians. He was born in Troy April 8, 1888, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. $. Beard. He grad uated at Tulane university, New Or leans, in 1918 and took post graduate work in New York. He was a member of the S. A. D. fraternity. He served one year in France in the medical corps during the World war and was in three ofensivfes, On his return home he located in Troy and has practiced with his father and brother, Dr. Rob ert Beard.
 He was a member of the Methodist church, having joined in his early child hood. He si survived by his father, mother and two brothers, T. B. Beard of Tampa, Fla, and Dr. R. B. Beard, of Troy. >0ne sister also survives him. Mrs. T. p. Thrower, of Columbia, s. c.
 Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 4 80 at the family residence on North Three Notch street, and interment followed in OakwOod cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
TO GET HIGHWAY FUNDS,
 ROGERS AGREES
County Required To Pay Interest On Bonds To
 Jan. 1, 1926,
(Tennsssee valley Bursau.l

ALBANY.DECATUR, Ala, Aug. 20. Morgan county will receive road funds for the completion of ohe- or two projects, provided it's officials obtain the interest on the road bonds to the amount desired up to January 1, 1925. Chairman John A. Rogers of the state highway commission agreed to let the Morgan county board of revenue have what money it needed on these terms during his visit here. W. A. Bibb, 1T. A. Boles, c. D. Patterson, Clyde Hen drix, F. F. Tidwell, Charles T. Roun- tree, J. W. Clopton and George T. Vii Hanson will present the proposal of Mir. Rogers to the Morgan county board of revenue. It developed during the visit of Mir. Rogers here that Morgan county has already obtained about $400, 900 from the state highway com mission and that no money will be due the county from that body until 1926. It is planned that the county shall rec ommend one or two road projects to the state highway commission for comple- tion.
 ExpectsFord To Win-L. A. May of Birmingham and New York, president of the Mobile and West Alabama rail- road; was here Wednesday from New York on his way to Muscle Shoals, where Thursday he will meet number of Chicago and Detroit capitalists. Mir. May said that indications were that the steel and railroad interests of the Birmingham district will at an early date seek a direct route to the Atlantic seaboard. He said he expected devel- opments in that direction immediately following the sale of one or two rail roads soon to be put up for sale. ..I find in the north that objection to the Ford bid for Muscle Shoals is melting away" he said, land the general opin- ion seems to be that when Congress assemblies in December the Detroit man will be awarded Muscle Shoals"
 Grow Experimtntal Crops Many communities in Morgan county are look ing forward to the harvesting of a number of crops planted in an effort to ascertain the value of certain kinds of fertilizer for certain soils and certain crops in Morgan county. In associa- tion with the county farm bureau, i'm porters of nitrate of soda and the state agriculture department, County Farm Agent J. c. Ford early this spring had demonstration plots planted at Trim ity, Rockyford, Danvilley Massey, Eva, Rhine, Somerville, New Centre, Hart selle and the Twin Cities. Mir. Ford said the different fertilizers used were showing remarkable results. Each mem Der of the different communities where the experiments have been tried are to share alike in the financial return.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
PRINCIPALS OPEN ANNUAL MEETING MONTGOMERY
Practically Every High School In State Repre-
 sented At Session
tStatc Capital Bureau. )

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 20.- The. annual meeting of county high school principals of the state was opened in Montgomery Wednesday afternoon, with practically every county high school in Alabama represented. The opening session was spent in the discus sion of problems confronting the prin- cipals in the carrying out of their work. These discussions were led by w. l.. Spencer, of the state department of ed ucation and were participated in by a large number of those present.
 The conferences will last throughout Friday. At the Thursday session the next text books for the state schools will be discussed. Dr. R. E. Tidwell, as- sistant state superintendent, will lead in this discussion. J. B. Hobby, director of the division of vocational education of the department of education, will be speaker on the program during the con- ference.
 New county principals met at the capitol Wednesday morning. The time of the meeting was spent in the dis cussion of problems and getting ac- quainted with the work of their offices.
 Schools To Be Crclwded-School fa- eilities in some sections of Montgomery county will not care for the children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
30 BIDS OPENED
 ON [ PROJECTS
Proposed Highways In clude Paved Links In
 Jefferson County
lstste Capital Bureau.l )

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 2O.- Bids were opened at the state highway department today on. total of sever proiscta Approximately eighty bid. were FseHiysa. khk latEeaE number eysl opened in single day Ut the highwas departmeur. it was stated. The ballot Ing of bids was not completed today.
 Tho projects comprised: Jefferson county, seven miles of paved roads on the Birmingh Montgomery highway completing the highway in that county and approaches to the, bridge over the Cahaha river on the Jefferson-Sh line also, for another mile of paved r0ad in Jefferson county near ROebuek on the Saddler,s Gap road.
 Other projects comprised: Sixteen miles of gravel road in Sumter coun- ty from Livingston to the Mississippi line near York for the gravel suffacing of nine miles of road in Escambis county on the highway between Brew. ton and Andalusia; for gravel surfac. ing of six and one-half miles of road in Choctaw county, between Butler and Riderwood; and for three miles of sand clay road in Pike county, between Troy and Orion. s
 hIot6f Lieenses Increase-A big in crease from the sale of licenses for mo tor vehicles for the first three-quarters of the present fiscal year, from October 1, 1923 to July 1, 1924, is shown by figures furnished today by F. C.. Mar quis, member of the state tax commits sion. The state, received during the nine months a sum of $1.554, ,879. .05 from the sale of motor vehicle licenses.
 This represented 80 per cent of the total paid for license tags, the other 20 per cent going to the counties and mu. 1icipalities For comparison for the entire last fiscal year, ending Septem- her 90, 1923. the states share of these license receipts amounted to $1,223,- O02.02.
 Fort the first three quarters of the present year number of motor vehicles as shown by sale,o license tags amount ed to 1S1, ,516 private cars, 2,724 taxis and 18,O00 trucks, a total Of 152, 2,34O compared s with 126.642 for the entire last preceding fiscal year The num- her of motorcycles is declining, accord ing to Mir. Marquis. The present num- Der. licensed is SS0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
OFFICIALS PLAN FOR FALL TERM
 AT UNIVERSITY
Registration To Begin Sept. 8 And Classes
 Start Sept. 10
lTnscaloos.a Rureau.l ,, ]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Aug. 20.--Now that the summer school has closed at the University of Alabama, preparations for the opening of the fall term are going forward. Glasses will not be- gin until September 10, but registra- tion of students will start on the Sth. There will be few changes this year in the faculty. Dr. Opp. of Vanderbilt University will succeed Dr. Tomlinson Fort as teacher of mathmatics. Three thousand circus seats will be placed nj Denny field, giving it a total seating capacity of over 5000, which will care for the crowds that will attend the football games and other sposts to be put on during the coming term. No arrangements have been made to. re- build the grandstand which was de stroyed by fire.
 Defense Day Indorsed The Kiwanis club at it's meeting Wednesday indorsed National Defense Day, passed resolu- tions in the interest of the children's playground in West End, which the Harmon Foundation of New York may establish here, and indorsed by the Junior Chamber of Commerce's activities in the interest of the playground. A talk was made by Coach Wallace Wade of the University of Alabama football team on the coming football outlook at the University. Lieut.. W. P. Vande- graff spoke on National Defense Day.
 Demonstrate White Way-A rerre- sentative of the General Electric com pany and representative of the West inghouse Electric company gave demon strations on white way fixtures Tues day night and a large number were present.
 651 Marriages There were S51 mar riages and 97 divorces in Tuscaloosa county during the year, 1923, accord ing to the report of the U. s. depart. ment of agriculture. Compared to these figures there were 724 marriages and 7S divorces in the preceding year in the county.
 Teachers Announced - Northport school will open September 8 with the following teachers H. c. Hinton, prin- cipal; Mrs. Clora Roberts, Miss Georgia Virginia Bryant, Mrs. Mozelle Smith, Ada Lee Boone, Francis Stuart. File mentary: Mrs. H. A. Fowler, Mrs. Haskew Page, Mrs. Harvey Coleman, Mrs. Montie Ray Hinton, Mrs. Mary P. Harkins, Arnold Deason, music Jchn Curry, coach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
MISSIONS SCHOOL
 OPENS. IN MOBILE
Delegates From All Over State Attending Sessions

MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 2O.-( Especial Leased Wire. .)-The first summer school of missions for women of the synodical auxiliary of Alabama. is now in session and will continde until next Wednesday,. Delegates from all over the state, several hundred in number will attend. The auxiliaries of Mo. bile and the Cobb's Bible class of the Government Street Presbyterian church are hosts.
 The school is being held especially for the benefit of those who did not have an opportunity to attend the school at Montreal, N. e, just closed The sessions at Magnolia Beach are conducted along the same lines as the larger conference in North Caro- lima. Reports from that conference will be given and the proceedings re- viewed by delegates. Many delegates are here tonight eh route to the con vention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
l5 ASSESSMENTS
 ARE CONTESTED
Herzberg Reports To Gov ernor On Increased
 Tax Levies
lstatg Capital Bureau.l )

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 20.-- Practically all departments of the state were represented at the regular meet ing of the governors cabinet Wednea- day morning. presided over by Gov. ". w. Bgandon
 Judge l.. L.. Herzberg, chairman ok the state tax commission, reported on the increase in tax assessments for the year. He stated that there are not more than dB contested assessments in the entire state. Governor Brandon reported that the forestry department will probably move to the new build ing recently purchased by the state, ad- jacent to the public service eommission office. [. {.
 Commissioners of Game and Fisheries I. T. Quinn told of the GonseEvati0 meeting arranged to be held in Mont gomery beginning September 10, to which sportsmen and conservationists of the entire state are invited.
 Treasurer Ellis told Of his rscent trip to the meeting of the national or ganization of state auditors, treasufers and secretaries of state, at Salt Iiake city.
 Chairman Boyd of the board of ad- ministration reported on the recent pur- chase of 659 acres of land adjoining Kilby prison for $86, ,O00. He stated that the land contains fine gravel deposits and several million feet of timber, in addition to excellent farm ing land. The ssate will probably use the gravel and lumber on the land, though good bids have been received for them, he stated.
 Two Are Paroled Gov w.. ". Brandon Wednesday, on recomrnenda- tion of the pard0n board paroied Wils liam Catrett, Pike county, convicted of violating the prohibition law October 15, 1923, and sentenced for one to two years; and Pumpkins Stevens, Madison county, sentenced March 5, 1924, for a year .ald q day for bur- glary and grand lar&eny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
COMMERCE. BOARD
 WILL BUILD HOME
Tuscumbia Makes Definite Move
 For Building
. lNInaeIo 6hoaIs Rurean. ]

TUSCUMBIA, Ala, Aug. 2O.-A movement was launched for the erection of the Chamber of Commerce building in Tuscumbia at a joint banquet and get together meeting at Spring park last night when the Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis club and the Rotarians were hosts. Talks .weer made by Dr. H. J. Willingham of Florence, J. l.. An drews of Sheffield and J. T. Mckee of Pride.
 The following committee was appoint ed to put the movement through to early completion: A. H. Carmichael, James H. Palmer, I. w. Mahoney, T, R. Jones, J. T. Kirk, R. F. Ridley, Thomas Tompkins, and Hal Sargent. Over $5,00O was subscribed by those in attendance at the meeting last night. The site for the building was purchased sometime ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

this year because of the great increase of children of school age. This state- ment was made today by '1esse Hearing, president of the county board of educa- tion, in an address to the Rotary club. The recent school census showed an inS crease of 1,574 during the past two years.
 Junior high schools recently cons structed at Capitol Heights, Chisholm and Cloverdale, will not be large enough to care for those who will seek educa- tion within their walls this year. No re- lief can be obtained now because suffi. cient funds are not available. Mir. Hear ing said another junior high school must be constructed before relief can be ob- tained K
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
STORM WARNING

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. -- Tho weather bureau today issued the fol. lowing storm warning:
 Advisory 10 a. m., tropical disturb. ance, central, 100 miles north of Turks Island. It will continue moving north westward, probably passing near or north of Great Abaco Island, Bahamas, by or during the night. Vessels de- parting for that region should exercise caution"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

V go uI1VluS OUb C1 NeW IOTk ClCy ak. Island Duck Dinners, ,$2.5O, and occasionally an Italian Dinner, $2, dly speaking they ar eall bad, But ' Yofkers. I would not assert that V York, but chatge that there are K in proportion to population than Ishoe nails, who is weakly good-natured. and who will descend to bribery to ob- tain good food may rise from the .able satiated rather than drugged. New Yorkers do not deserve better. The most wholesome ailment they get is the white-tile places, which have been undeseryedly slated by our leading medi- cal lights, and the best Is in the score os so of very hiKh-priced places Be- tween these extremes they run horri- ble gannt of table d'hotesg The dis c0uFaging element Is that they abandon the perfectly clean, albeit crowded and noisy tiles in favor of a noisome course dinner when they seek sastronomic treat.
 I've found a new restaurant" your New York friends are continually tell ing you. It is q New York complex. They are forever finding new restau- rants. t4l,
 cherish the memory of meals I have eaten in the middle-price places in Chi cago. Quite by accident I fell upon a restaurant in Boston in which the chef had the soul of poet. Once I had a 36 cent meal in ferry town ih Idaho the memory of which is a benediction. Only in and around New York, in my perhaps prejudiced judgment, has the art of eating been degraded to mere mechanical stoking. No doubt one could live indefinitely on New York food. People do, as n matter of fact. Only this morning Mrs. Bessie Some body, 102 years old, had a row with her son.in-law of A.
 But itsaiI tastes alike. It is a fac tory product. I have no doubt that it is cooked by some huge, shining ma chine, just as dishes are washed. The duck4dinnerS on Long Island and the infatuated c0uplers of chicken and waf- fies through Weatchester's picturesque hills have no iniative, no invention, nothing but a cursed mon0toAy. One duck dinner is like every other duck dinner, except in the dog hairs. And the poor, spiritless, drilled and dis ciplined New Workers, accustomed ,0 stopping and starting on signal, used to standing in line at windows, trained to step lively, their palates deadened by hair oil salads and papier mache pie crust, ask for nothing better. They do not know there is anything better. They wouldn't know it if they got 1t.
 That's why I say they are getting just what they deserve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
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