_THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD
VOLUME XXXXin BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1913 U PAGES NUMBER 10
WORK ORDERED RESUMED ON BIG FAIRFIELD WIRE MILL;
MAMMOTH PLANT WILL NOW BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION
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Chairman E. H. Gary An
nounces Formal Action
By Finance Committee
of Steel Corporation
FEELING OF BUOYANCY
SPREADS OVER CITY ON
RECEIPT OF MESSAGE
Senator Bankhead Notified That the
Work Is to Go Forward Rapidly.
Action Indicates Unbounded <
Confidence In Birming
ham In the Future
Will Push the Work Ahead
New York, May 21.— (Special.)—The finance committee
of the United States Steel corporation decided at a special
meeting today to push equipment work ahead as fast as pos
sible on the wire and rod mill of the American Steel and Wire
company at Birmingham, with the idea of starting up the
plant in the late summer or early fall. Members of the com
mittee did not give out any particulars of the undertaking,
hut it was estimated in quarters familiar with the progress
already made that $800,000 will he required to put the mill in
shape.
The American Steel and AVire company plant at Fairfield
will be completed and consequently operated. Official infor
mation to this effect was received in Birmingham from Judge
Elbert IT. Gary, chairman of the Steel corporation, who said in
a message: “At a meeting of the finance committee held today
it was decided to complete the wire mills at Birmingham.”
In many years no more import** ... he benefit of
Birmingham has been issued. As upon the wings of the morn
ing 'the report spread through the city that the long expected
action of the corporation executive coinmitteeQiad been taken.
And the bouyancy that followed that announcement has
scarcely been duplicated in thi - district since the Steel corpor
ation has been operating here.
The nie*«nue of Judge Gary carried
no niluor details. lie simply announced
with every degree of modesty that the
order to complete the mills had been
fanned. 'Mint the mill* at Fnlrllrld will
be completed nn .noun hn possible and
will be operated to their enpaelty then
Is the opinion of Industrial men of the
Birmingham district.
For many weeks the order of y ester
day has been awaited. Speculation tins
been keen for nearly two years as to
what would he done with the wire plant
at Fairfield. For some reason work on
the Fairfield plant was atopped April
18, 1011, and the workmen there en
gaged drifted alleutly away from Bir
mingham.
SUPERINTENDENT LUTZ
RETURNED TWO DAYS AGO
C. W. Lutz, superintendent of the plant,
find widely known in wire circles, had no
explanation to make. Shortly thereafter
he left for Pittsburg, where he has re
mained dntil two days ago, when lie came
back to Birmingham. The plant was
closed in an uncompleted stage. The ma
chinery has not been completely installed.
That the additional machinery needed
will be installed at once and that opera
tions will start when that work is fin
ished is the gist of information received
in Birmingham as to this very important
development in this district.
President Palmer of the American Steel
and Wire company some three years ago
dropped in here one day and said the
Steel corporation intended to build a wire
mill here. With that it was announced
that the appropriation had been approved
and work was shortly started on the
plant. From that time until April IN,
3M1. the city of Fairfield was wild with
success and optimistic over its future,
which was exceptionally bright. From
that date until yesterday, however, the
destiny of Fairfield was a matter of spec
ulation in the opinions of some men.
Faithful merchants there, however, stood
by the city of Fairfield and through Its
trials followed tlie city until this time. It
Is a matter of little surprise that last
night the merchants and citizens of Fair
field were rejoicing and incidentally cele
brating the order for the completion of
the mill issued by Judge Gary.
MARK SUDDENLY
CALLED FROM CITY
The plant at Fairfield was built hv the
F. W. Mark Construction company of this
city The president of that company,
F W. Mark, was suddenly called out of
town three days ago to the east. Nat
urally, speculation was rife as to his
absence at that particular time on ac
count of the constant rumors that were
afloat here as to the probable action of
the corporation executive committee yes
terday.
His absence from Birmingham, in the
light of thr\ order of yesterday, is sub
ject to a logical conclusion. It is said
that as the contractor for the new plant
he will be called upon to do a consider
able amount of additional work. That he
was called east to consult with engineers
for the company is accepted as true. Mr.
Mark, in view of (he order of yesterday
of the executive committee, «s expected
home in the next few days, following
which It 'is believed work of completing
the plant will he rushed.
In the opinion of experts here work
extending over GO or 90 days will he neces
sary before the plant can be arranged
for operations at the expiration of which
time it is generally understood that oper
ations will commence.
WILL CHANGE THE ENTIRE
FEELING IN BIRMINGHAM
In the opinion at business man and
•there In touch with the general trend
(Caatlauc* ea Page him.)
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• Senator Bankhead is in receipt of $
* a telegram today from Chairman 4
t Gary of the Tlnited States Steel 4
4 corporation announcing that 4
4 work will be resumed on the big 4
4 "lie mill at Fairfield, and that It 4
4 will be pushed to completion at an 4
4 early date. 1
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WHAT PROMINENT
MEN THINK OF THE
MILL RESUMPTION
"The order to complete the wire mills
at Fairfield Is a matter of supreme Im
portance to this district,” said W. P. G.
! Harding, president of the First National
I hank and president of the Chamber of
I Commerce.
“I think no development at this time
could have been more invigorating to
this community. The action of the steel
corporation in this order should and I
believe will merit the congratulations
of all thoughtful men of this commun
ity. Taken In connection with its other
work here this is the supremest test of
the good feeling that is borne Birming
ham by the Steel corporation officials.
Nothing, as I said, could have occurred ,
at this time which will cause a bet
ter and more hopeful feeling than thisj
order.
“In connection with the success that
has been achieved by those who started'
tiie preliminaries leading up to this or
der, I wish to say that John Hollis
Bankhead, United States senator from
this state, deserves unusual commenda
tion. He has loyally assisted in the
arguments that were used on Judge K.
H. Gary, chairman of the Steel cor
poration. Senator Bankhead, wishing
to serve Birmingham, used every con- ]
sistent endeavor to bring about this
extremely gratifying situation. v I am ,
personally deeply gratified over this
development and believe this news is
such as to cause rejoicing in this dls- j
trlct. ’
ROBERT JEMISON, JR.,
IS DEEPLY (iRATIFIED
"I am deeply gratified," said Robert
Jemlson, Jr., who has handled the de
velopments of Fairfield In detail. "This
order is of exceptional benefit to this
district and Fairfield. I believe that
after all the cessation of work has been
for the best. Since it wks closed we
have been enabled to get practically all
out- development work at Fairfield com
pleted so at this time we have an ex
ceptionally fine city for those skilled
men who will reside there. Taken by
and large this is for the general good
of the whole city. I firmly believe that
if the plant had not been closed we
would have had now 7500 residents of
Fairfield. That number will be reached
soon and the city will soar onward un
til It reaches that Importance to which
It has always been destined.
"There cannot he any thoughtful man
here who will deny grateful thanks to
Judge Gary, Mr. Harding of the First
National bank. Senator Rankhead and
others who have assisted In convincing
the Steel corporation executives that
this time was not Inappropriate to re
sume work at Fairfield. I believe us
Nine) “
JUDGE GARY CONFIRMS ACTION TAKEN
WEST UNION
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AIDERS WALKER
EXPECTED TO DIE
AT ANYMOMENT
Remarkable Battle Against
Hand of Death Almost
At An End
THE CASE IS ALMOST
WITHOUT PRECEDENT
“If I Am Dying," Says Stricken
Banker, “the Sensation Is Not
Unpleasant; None Need Fear
Its Terrors”
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4 WALKER DIES AT ItSS. 4
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4 Macon, May 22.—R. Sanders Wal- 4
4 ker, who took bichloride of mer- 4
4 ckry hy mistake here last Wednes- 4
4 day, died at 1:35 o’clock this morn- 4
4 Ing. He had not regained con- 4
4 sciousness since early this after- 4
4 noon. His immediate family was 4
4 at his bedside when he died. 4
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Macon, Ga., May 21— Displaying in his
few conscious moments the same indomi
table coinage which has characterized bis
week's fight with death from poisoning.
B. Sanders Walker tonight was expected
to die at any moment by his attending
physicians.
Battling for life since last Wednesday,
when he took a bichloride of mercury tab
let by mistake, the young banker late
today lapsed into unconsciousness for the
♦first time. Since 'hnt time he has re
gained consciousness only at brief inter
vals. A characteristic utterance made
just before he went into a state of partial
coma late today illustrates the remark
able composure with which he has faced
death:
‘ If I am dying,” he said, “then the sen
sation is not as unpleasant as it is gen
erally pictured. If this be dying, then
none need fear its terrors.”
Exhaust All Methods
Tonight ihe attending physicians, who
are said to have exhausted every method
ot treatment known to medical science In
their efforts to stay the hand of death,
expressed the belief that Walker could
not live more than a lew hours. The last
official bulletin gave ihe pulse as 120, his
respiration 30 and h's temperature nor
mal. At 9 o'clock this morning Walker's
pulse was 126, his respiration Si and his
temperature normal.
Interest of specialists and the public
generally throughout the country rias
been aroused by the lortitude with which
the young hanker has combatted the slow
but steady work of the deadly poison.
Countless messages conveying sympathy
and suggesting methods of treatment
have llooded the Wa'ker home. Despite
assurances of the ceitatnty of death as
a result of his paralyzed organs. Wal
ker’s belief that ho wolud recover -,vas
not shaken at a '.ate hour. Repeatedly
today he sought to comfort his wife,
struggling bravely to bear up under the
trying ordeal.
Displayed Keen Interest
The young banker nlso displayed keen
Interest In the conferences held by h's
physicians and begged his nurse to tell
him exactly what conclusions they hud
reached.
Walker frequently requested, until he
became Intermittently unconscious, to be
permitted to talk with his relatives, prac
tically all of his immediate family hav
ing been summoned to the patient’s homo
when he became 111.
t'nnost quiet prevails In the viclnltv of
the Walker home. A few citizens appar
ently drawn to the house by morbid cu
riosity gathered !n groups on the side
walk In hushed voices. One of the at
tending physicians tonight made the fol
lowing statement:
"It Is my conviction that Mr. w7a!'ter
is dying tonight. There has been no hone
ful sign, nothing of al'evlation noted, and
he grows steadily weaker. If he Is living
by daylight 1 will he si rprlsed.”
Efforts to ascertain Ihe exact treatment
Walker Is being g'cen tonight were un
availing. The physicians declined to dis
cuss this subject it all. It Is understood,
however, that they have hepn In cl iso
communication with physicians at .he
Johns Hopkins hospital In Baltimore.
. Report Suffrage Bill Favorably
Springfield, 111., May 21,-The woman
suffrage bill, granting votes to women
for all statutory offices In Illinois, was
reported favorably to the Illinois house
of lepresentati ves today and advanced
to second reading. The measure already
has passed the senate. It* advocates be
lieve it will have equal success in th*
feousa.
FEDERAL INVESTIGATION
IN THE COAL MINE STRIKE
IS PRACTICALLY ASSURED
Washington, May 21.—Federal inves- tions in the Paint creek region preced
tigation of the strike of coal miners in lh£. during and after the strike. The
committee would he authorized to con
the Paint creek region in West Virginia rt,,ct hearings either in Washington or
was practically assured today when the West Virginia and to subpoena wit
senate education and labor committee ITTn e-Jt "°"ld Investigate questions
of alleged peonage; interference with
agreed to report tomorrow with amend- the malls; violation oT the immigration
ments Senator Kern's resolution author- laws' vloin tion of the laws for the trial
iz-lng an inquiry The resolution re- Sherman'acATX coaI°opiratots and
diafted by a subcommittee with the the causes that led up to the conditions
understanding: that It be laid before the existing: In Paint creek. The scope of
Senate with the indorsement of the rep°lution is so broad that the com
other members, would allow a "thor- " £?k f ^soll,tipl>' anythin*
. , .... concerning West \ lrginia miners en
ough and complete inquiry into condl- erators or mines. ’ *
STEEL CORPORATION
GREATESJJN 0. S.
Schwab Tells Why It Was
Impossible to Organize a
Corporation of its
Equal in 1901
New York. May 21.—Because the United
States Steel corporation owned some 75
per cent of the ore reserves of the coun
try it would have been impossible in
1901 to have organized another corpora
tion its equal, Charles M. Schwab, first
vice president of the corporation, testi
fied today in the government’s suit to
dissolve the corporation as an illegal
combination. The testimony was adduced
in cross-examination by government
counsel.
Mr. Schwab said, however, that ores
could have been imported from foreign
countries and a corporation as big as
the United States Steel concern organ
ized. He conceded, on the other hand,
that there was no other financial inter
ests in the United States as strong as
those which went into the corporation,
namely, J. P. Morgan & Co., the Rocke
feller-Standard Oil interests, the Carnegie
interests and the W. H. Moore group.
Completes Testimony
Mr. Schwab completed Ills testimony
today in the face of persistent efforts
on the part of Judge Jacob M. Dickin
son, the government attorney, to gain
admissions tending to show that the cor
poration was organized chiefly to pre
vent destructive wars among competing
steel concerns, defended the company at
every point.
In his conversations with J. P. Mor
gan that led to the organization of the
corporation ho had never, he declared,
discussed the alleged threat of Andrew
Carnegie to build a tube plant In com
petition with the National Tube com
pany, one of the concerns afterward taken
over. In connection with present con
ditions in the steel industry Mr. Schwab
testified that "if 7 live long enough and
have the money,' the Bethlehem Steel
corporation, of which he is now chair
man. would manufacture every product
now made by the Steel corporation. He
said the Steel corporation, owing to the
advantage of owning transportation fa
cilities, was able to manufacture steel
rails $4 to $5 cheaper than Its compet
itors. but said that was only "because
the Bethlehem Steel corporation has not
got the resources to build railroads of
its own.”
Georgia Couple Drowned
Savannah, Ga.. May 31.—John Matthews
and Bessie Seagers were drowned In the
Ogesche river near Savannah today when
the boat in which they were riding was
overturned Three other occupants of the
boat, two women and a man. were res
cued by Parry Clay, who1 also was a
member of the party.
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TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
1— Work on Fairfield wire mill to he re
sumed.
Sanders Walker dies.
Federal Investigation of coal mine
strike likely.
Japan receives United States reply.
Inside history of textile strike.
Democrats plan basic change in tariff I
hill.
2— Equal suffrage club entertains Hobson.
3— Unification of New York Central a I
gigantic task.
4— Editorial comment.
5— Underwood exceedingly busy.
Many expected at directors' meeting.
Builders will give final answer today.
Crisis reached in rate situation.
6— Society.
7— Sports.
S--Banquet given to Seminary class.
S— Commencement of Medical college.
11—Patterson chosen grand chancellor.
13— Markets.
14— Much complaint of postal sarvlca.
TOKIO GOVERNMENT
RECEIVES 0. S. REPLY
IN ALL GOOD SPIRIT
Favorable Turn of Events
Most Satisfactory to the
Washington Officials.
Gist of Reply
Washington, May 21.—Reassuring ad
vices reached the state department from
Japan late today, Indicating that the
American reply to the protest against
the California land law was received in
good spirit hy the Tokio government and
that the situation had taken a much more
favorable appearance than at any time
since negotiations began. Officials here
admitted their satisfaction over the turn
of events.
The dispatches related also that the
Japanese government realized fully the
difficulties under which the Washington
administration had labored In handling
this situation, understanding the dual
system of the United States and the
powers of legislation by California.
Today's advices were of a preliminary
character and made no prediction of en
suing steps, but in general they reflected
a favorable view on Tokio of the Amer
ican note replying to Japan's protest.
Wilson’s Part
President Wilson, who had no small
part In the writing or the note, is said
to have described In most complimentary
terms what he believed to be the real
feeling of the majority of the American
people toward Japan. The communica
tion. It is said, pointed to California,
and only a part of California, too, as
having given evidence of a discrimina
tory disposition and Insisted thst the
United States as a whole admired the
Progress that Japan had made In the
last half century, respected the achieve
ments of tlie Japanese people, and was
sincerely anxious to show that it regard
ed Japan on a basis of equality with all
other powers and nations.
The note was about 1000 words long
and dealt chiefly with the spirit of the
American people toward Japan, making
little reference, It is understood, to the
technicalities of the new law or the
treaty, but discussing Japan's contention
that the California agitation was In reali
ty on act of unfriendliness and discrimi
nation toward the Japanese.
Officials here were not In the lea at
opposed to publication of the document
but decision on this point was left with
the Tokio government.
Acute Stage Passed
While the situation tonight was regard
ed as satisfactory in official quarters,
the Japanese are watched with keen in
terest. Officials generally, however, were
inclined to hope that tlie acute stage In
the negotiations had passed.
The President, realizing that speeches
in Congress at this time might embarrass
tlie situation, requested Representative
Sisson of Mississippi, who hail announced
his intention of speaking on Friday on
tlie alien land question, to handle as del
icately as possible diplomatic phases of
the ease.
Exchange Will Receive Report
Liverpool, May 21.—The cotton ex
change* here will remain In session un
til fl p. in. on June 2, to receive the re
port on the condition of the American
cotton crop.
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4 liF.n. H. DENNY INJURED IN 4
I 4 RUNAWAY ACC IDENT 4
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4 Mobile. May 21 —President George 4
4 H Denny of the University of 4
4 Alabama was Injured In a runaway 4
4 accident at Maplesvllle, according 4
4 to a wire to Mobile this evening. 4
4 Horses he were driving were fright- 4
4 ened when the carriage pole broke 4
4 and he was thrown out. His in- 4
4 juries are not regarded as serious 4
i though painful. 4
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INSIDE HISTORY OF
BIG TEXTIIE SHE
REVEALED IN TRIAL
J. J. Breen. Confessed Dyna
mite “Planter,” Tells of |
the Part He Played
REFUSED $7000 FROM
ATTEAUX’S ATTORNEY
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Charges That Atteaux Engaged Him*
to “Plant” the Dynamite.
Wood’s Name Is Mentioned
Only Once
Boston, May 21.—Something of what
went on behind the Beenes in the city
of Lawrence during the great textile
\
strike of 1912 was' revealed today at
the dynamite conspiracy trial of Pres
ident William M. Wood of the Ameri
can Woolen company, Frederick E. At
teaux and Dennis J. Collins by .John J.
Breen, convicted and confessed "plant
er” of dynamite.
Breen's story of his activity on be
half of both strikers and mill owners
culminated In a declaration that he had
refused to accept $7000 from Atteaux's
attorney, Daniel H. Coakley, the law
yer who was cross examining him.
This testimony previously introduced
was that eight persons who had been
arrested when dynamite was found in
buildings occupied by them at Law
rence, had later brought damage suits
against Breen, who had "planted” the
explosive. Breen testified that he had
gone to Atteaux to get $13,000 after)
his own counsel had told him that all
the suits could be settled for $12,000.
Cut Most in Your Pocket
He denied he knew the damage suit
could be settled at a lower figure when
he was endeavoring to induce Atteaux
to pay him $13,000. Breen finally said
that he had refused an offer of $7000
from Coakley himself because he would
not agree to the terms. Asked by
Coakley what the terms were Breen
replied ‘You told me to put most of
it in iny pocket and settle with the
poor slobs as cheap as 1 could.’ I
didn't want that kind of money and
rejected the offer.”
Breen said Attcattx had engaged him
to plant the dynamite and had ar
ranged with Ernest R. Pitman, the And
over builder, who committed suicide
when tlie* grand Jury began investigat
ing the alleged conspiracy, to furnish
the explosive.
Wood’s Name Mentioned
Mr. Woods’ name was mentioned only
once and that was when Breen said
he asked Atteaux if the mill president
knew anything about the matter and
Atteaux replied that he did not.
Breen’s activities in connection with
the strike were due, he said, to pride
in his city and desire to benefit, the
operatives
Under cross-examination the witness
could not recall whether or not he had
sald'that his father’s estate owned $20,
000 worth of American Woolen com
pany stock, but admitted that if he had
marie such a statement it was untrue.
The cross-examination of Breen will
he continued tomorrow.
IS KILLED IN WRECK
NEAR TUSCALOOSA
Frank Johnson Dead—Sand
Washes Over M. and O.
Tracks, Causing Wreck
Tuscaloosa, May 22.—(Special.) —
Fireman Frank Johnson of Tuscaloosa
was killed, engineer W. H. Connell, also
Df Tuscaloosa, seriously scalded, and C.
R. Hamner, a passenger, was slightly
injured when the Mobile and Ohio pas
senger train running between Colum
bus, Miss., and Montgomery was de
railed near Holman, a small station
about 20 miles west of Tuscaloosa at
about 8 o'clock last night.
The cause of the wreck is attributed
to a heavy coating of sand which had
been washed over the tranks by the
rains this afternoon. The engine was
completely derailed and was thrown
over by the side of t'he track, killing
Fireman Johnson instantly, and pinning
the engineer beneath. The baggage
car was also thrown from the track, but
Its passengers esen ped unhurt.
With the exception of C. R. Hamner,
whose back was severely strained by
the Jolt, the passengers were unharmed
except for a few slight Injuries.
Woifl of the wreck reached Tusca
loosa shortly after 8 o’clock and a re
lief train with physicians and attend
ants was promptly dispatched to the
scene. Passengers and crew were
brought here tonight.
DEMOCRATS PUN
FIRST (SASIC CHANGE
j Determined to Equalize
; Grains and Live Stock and
Respective Products
WOULD EQUALIZE
TWO SCHEDULES
No Decision As To Whether Raw Ma
terials and Products Are To Be
On Free List or Dutiable.
Wilson Approves
Washington. May 21.—-Determination to
equalize li\e stock and grains and their
respective products in the Underwood tar
iff bill has been reached by the Senatft
finance subcommittee considering the
agricultural schedule. It has Veen agreed
that if cattle, sheep, hogs, wheat and
oats are to remain dutiable as the Un
derwood hill classifies them, then a duty
shall be placed upon beef, mutton, pork,
wheat flour and oats, or If these products
are to remain on the free ll:-t the raw
I materials will l»e converted into the free
| list.
i This is the first basic tariff change to
be planned by the Senate democrats since
the Underwood bill came front the Houa.e.
Whether raw materials and their prod
ucts are to be free listed or ali are to
i>e made dutiable .has not been deter
mined, but that all would be treated alike
j was asserted today by Senator John Sharp
Williams, chairman of the subcommittee,
I which has the schedule in hand. The
decision to equalize these st hedules. it
also was reported, hod been reached with
the knowledge of the President and not
without his approval.
No (■ round for Report
When Senator Williams was told of a
report in circulation that his committee
had decided to put all live stock and
grains on the free list in keeping with
their products as they are treated in
the Underwood bill, lie declared there
was no ground for such a report.
“But,” declared the senator, “there is
this much about it. If cattle, sheep and
hogs are to remain dutiable In this hill
then their products will carry a duty.
The same is true of wheat, oats, flour and
oatmeal. There will be no discrimination
between these raw materials and their
1 products in tills bill. But we have not
determined whether they snail he du
tiable or undutiable.”
The fight over this feature of the Un
derwood bill began in the House and there
was considerable democratic opposition to
the free listing of farm products, while
the raw material was left dutiable. Pome
democrats predicted during the debate
that the Senate would change the sched
ule. most of them asserting that live
stock and grains would go on the free
list
Whatever the subcommittee does in
the matter is expected to meet with the
approval of the finance committee ma
jority. It was learned today that Sen
ator Walsh of Montana plans to intro
duce an amendment, in the Senate to
put cattle on the froe list if the bill is
presented without such a chnneg.
The Underwood bill puts a duty of
10 p«r cent ad valorem on all live
(Continued on Pago Klght)
Alleged that Iron Transpok
tations From Birming
ham to Oklahoma High
Washington, May 21.—(Special.) - Alleg
ing that rates charged by the San Fran
cisco and Santa Fe railroads for trans
portation on Iron from Birmingham to
Collinsville, Okla.. and other Oklahoma
points should ire 40 cents per loo pounds
instead of 49 cents, the rate assessed.
h complaint was died today with the in
terstate commerce commission by attor
neys of Muskogee, okla.
It Is alleged that the southern lines
charge only 40 cents fot carrying pip >
from Birmingham to Oklahoma destina
tions. and that in some instances the
mileage Is greater than that for which,
this rate of 49 cents was charged. The
complainants ask the 40-cent rate be es
tablished by the defendants, and also seek
reparation In the sum of $806.57 on as
sessment of pip** already made.
itenial has been made by the commis
sion of the Louisville and Nashville et al.
to establish a rate of $1.66 per gross ton
on pig iron carload lots from 1 ronton
to Harriman, Tenn.. without observing
the long and short haul. It was held that
sufficient justification had not been
shown.
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SECRETARY DANIELS TAKES
SHORT TRIP IN FLYING BOAT
“It Was Delightful,” Says Secretary of Navy. "I Enjoyed the
Sensation Thoroughly”—Inspects Academy Grounds
Annapolis, Md., May 21—Secretary' of
the Navy Josephus Daniels this after
noon traveled eight miles through the
air In a flying boat. "It was delightful;
I enjoyed the sensation thoroughly," was
the secretary’s reply to an Inquiry Just
after he alighted.
ThOuSecretary went up with Lieut. John
H. Towers, senior officer of the navy
aviation corps, whoso camp is across the
river from the Naval academy. The flight
was made in the flying boat "C-l.”
The air trip was begun at 3:66 o'clock
and eight minutes later the trip was over
and the secretary, after traveling about
eight miles at a height of OX1 feet, was
telling of his experience.
Mr. Dnnlels came to Annapolis this
morning and Inspected the buddings and
grounds at the academy. Atter dining
with Supterintendent J. H. Gibbons, he
boarded a navy launch, which carried hjtn
to the aviation cam*
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