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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-27
INGLENOOK

One of the most enjoyable parties given recently was the progressive heart dice party by Miss Mabel Bar 1 ton and Miss Lilly Rockett at the home
 of the latter Thursday evening. Punch
 was served by Miss Christine Rocket.
 Prizes were awarded to Miss Edith
 Lavender and MT Glen Harvey Late in the evening a plate luncheon was I served
 Mrs. John F. Carlisle entertained the members of the Impromptu club and few friends with a spend the-day party Thursday. The morning hours were pleasantly spent in fancy work and progressive conversation and at noon most tempting luncheon was served.
 Master Earl Fortney entertained
 number of his little friends with party in honor of his eleventh birth day. The time was spent in games | and contests. Later an ice course was Ieserved. The little guests were: Miss Mary Fender, Helen Downey, Eliza beth Lively. Lamoyne Lavender, Annie Lee Green. Elizabeth Kyle, Lasco Kyle, George Eggler, Freddie Helton, Freddie Brunker, Ed and Harry Craw- | ford, Ray Dodger, Oscar Fry. In novel contest prizes were awarded to
 Helen Downey and Freddie Helton. The Epworth league held very in- teresting meeting last week. The an- nual election of officers was held and
 the following were elected: MT. Lloyd Davis, president; MT. Earl Middleton, vice president Miss Cora Westbrook, secretary; Miss Florence Westbrook, | treasurer; Miss Mildred Ford, corre- spending secretary.
 Miss Lilly Rockett entertained few girls with slumber party in com n1 pant fO her ender of Nashville.
 Mrs. Raymond Strickland was host ess Friday evening, complimenting Miss Lena Dorrcutt of Hargrove. Ia bles for progressive rock were placed on the veranda, which was made love- ly with ferns and cut flowers. The prize was a dainty guest towel An ice course was served.
 Miss Lena Dorricutt was the fnspir- ation of a luncheon and party Thurs day afternoon. Mrs. R. Strickland was | the hostess. The morning was spent ! in music and picture taking and at noon a tempting luncheon was served. I Mrs. Rosa Jones was hostess to the | Presbyterian Ladies' Aid society last week. The guests were welcomed on | the veranda, which was made inviting l with lovely ferns. Quite bit of en- 1 thusiasm was shown and plans for the l fall work were made. An ice course was served to 100 members. I The Methodist Ladies' Aid society will entertain the members and their | families with their annual picnic at | MT. William Barton's country home | Wednesday.
 l Mrs Ernest Hubbard of Warrior and
 Mrs. w. A. Brown and little daughter, | Margaret. of Morris. are the guests of J their sister, Mrs. J. w. Adams. | Rev. and Mrs. w. c. Huckaby left this week for Georgia to spend a few | days with relatives.
 Mrs. H. E. Strickland. who under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-27

Hilliard are guests of Miss Annie Whit tie in Knoxville, Tenn
 Miss Elizabeth Cowan has returned to her home in Orrville after visiting Miss Evie Burt
 Miss Lena Stoves of Florence is the house guest of Miss Mabel Hit.
 Mrs. Norman Tomlinson of Mobile is the guest of her mother. Mrs. T. V. B. Moor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
GRAND JURY AFTER
LAND GRANT GRAFTERS
Gang Of Swindlers Said to
Have Robbed Victims of a
Million Dollars

San Francisco, April 2-Indictments
charging use of the United States mails
to defraud may be voted by the federal
grand jury here against group of al.
legged swindlers who are said to have
taken $l,000,000 from $4,000 victims by
the fraudulent sale of Oregon-C Califor.
mia railroad lands, according to the
statement today of Henry H. Childers,
special land office agent, who has come
here from New York to present the
evidence.
Childers fully expects that the grand
jury will vote indictments when his
facts are laid before the probers. He
asserts tnat the men he is after obtain
ed sums ranging from 500 to $3.50 from
their dupes on pretense of using the
money to pay expenses incident to pur-
chasing Oregon-Californa railroad land
for them. When the so-called expense
money had been received, Childers de-
elares, the buncO men would vanish and
hunt new victims.
He saws ringleaders in the plot and a
of their henchmen are in San
Francisco at present under close sur
yeillance. Childers was specially ap-
pointed to conduct land fraud investi.
ACTIONS. He is working in conjunction
with the United States attorney aere.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
Dizziness Intensified"
Describes the Market

New York, April 12.-Thc New York
Evening Suns financial review today
said:
The street continued its waiting atti.
tude today and the market duplicated
yesterday s unsatisfactory session, with
the dullness intensified. Aside from q
little commission house liquidation in.
fluenced by q heavy tone dealings were
professional and the market was in.
fhenced by the same uncertainty in
German American diplomatic ex.
changes.
The irregular and hesitant opening
was followed by a general reaction
which resulted in losses Of one point or
more in specialties like crucible steel.
Baldwin locomotive, Goodrich tire, mer.
GENTLE marine preferred, Maxwell mo.
tors, industrial alcohol and Butte and
Superior. Steel started fractionally
lower and was extremely dull. Raj
ways displayed no vitality and as a rul,
were heavy.
Stocks were fairly well taken on de-.
clines and the market hardened but
there was nothing betokening n strong
recovery. Trading degenerated to o
monotonous round Of trifling move.
ments in a limited number Of proper
ties. The bond and investment division
was dull in sympathy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
Thousands Of Persons
May Lose HOmesteads

San Francisco April 12.-The home,
steads of thousands of persons in Cali
fOrnia, Texas and other states depend
today on the ability of modern science
to prove whether &C P. Carpenter. -
and "George S. Jones" are fictitious
persons.
If they are found to be merely names
used by +. A. Hyde, who recently fin
isned prison sentence for defrluding
the government out of lands, the hun
dreds of thousands of acres involved
will undoubtedly be turned back to the
government, just as stolen property re-
verts to its original owner. The people
who innocently purchased the land
will be losers.
The test case to decide this question
is now before J. B. Sanford, register of
the United States land office. The Sc.
curing of testimony has consumed four
years. Branch hearings have been held
in years past in Texas, Titan and other
states and transcripts of the testimony
are now in Sanford s hands.
When the Hyde expose came to light
some time ago, charged jointly with
him were Carpenter and Clones. -
No such men have ever been located.
Thus far they have been found to be
mere names signed to homestead en-
tries.
Science has been called in to prove
them fictitious. Theodore Kytka. hand
writing expert, after weeks Of study of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
Jim COX SURRENDERS
IS IN JAIL AT AUBURN
Says His Brother Was Shot
In the Am---Defendener
May Recover

Auburn, Cal, April l2.-Jim Cox,
hunted by bloodhounds and posses as
one of the men who shot Constable De-
pendener here last Sunday night, sur
rendered at 10 a. M today. He was
placed in Jail here.
Cox was brought to town by broth
er who lives in the Long Valley dis
trict and who was not concerned in the
Dependener affair. He was not wound
ed, but declares that his brother Al
bert, also implicated in the shooting of
Dependener, is carrying bullet in the
arm, jim asserted ne did not know
what had become Of Albert.
When the prisoner surrendered, Off
GERS had just about decided he was
dead, There was report that he had
been fatally wounded while fleeing
from town after the shooting.
Bloodhounds from Folsom prison have
been taken to Truckee in the hope that
they might get trace of Albert. Off
GERS believe he went there on train
from Dutch Flat Passengers on the
train declare they saw man answering
Albert s description, and assert that
his arm was bandaged
Constable Dependener will probably
recover from his wounds, unless he suf-
fers relapse. The Cox brothers shot
him when he refused TO release another
brother whom ne had arrested for ere
ating a disturbance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
Maratime Province Of Che
Kiang SeCedeS From Old
Government
KWANG TUNG PROVINCE
REVOLTED BEFORE IT
Republic With Capital at Can
ton and lOO,OOO,OOO
People to be Formed

Shanghai April l2.-Formation of a
new republic in southern China with a
population of lOO,OOO,OOO may be an
nouneed within a few weeks, Follow.
ing the lead of Kwang Tung province,
the important maritime province of
Che Kiang has seeded from the apthor-
ity of President Yuan Shi Kai.
Emissaries of the revOlutionists have
arrived in Canton and are in consulta-
tion there. 1t is thought likely that
Canton will be made capital of the new
republic. Upon reaching there the
revolutionary agents reported that
Huan Fuk Leu and Kwei Chow provin-
ces were about to issue declaration Of
independence. The movement appears
to be spreading to all provinces south Of
the Yang Use Kiang river.
In an effort to prevent dissolution of
his nation President Yuan has summon
ed revolutionary leaders to confer with
him at Peking. Southern provinces have
not yet accepted this invitation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
Seeds" for Big Drunk
We're In the Boxes

Tacoma, Wash, April 12.--Prosecut-
ing Attorney Remain was preparing to-
day to take action against the Pacific
Coast Steamship company for transport
ing Intoxicating liquors into the state
illegally in connection with the seizure
by county officials of several boxes
labeled seeds" which arrived here on
the steamer Governor from San Francis
60 last night. The shipment, valued az
81 900, was consigned to the Gill drug
company Of South Tacoma. George Gill,
president of the company says he has
permits covering all the liquor seized
and he will apply an order to enioin the
county from con:iscating the shipment.
County officials claim the boxes were
not properly lettcred and that the per
mits were not attached as required by
law.
The steamship company is liable to
a maximum fine Of $3.50 if convicted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
By Robert ]. Bender.

" Hllcu IIeSs starr correspondent
Washington, April l2.-On the eve of
determining its final attitude on the
submarine issue, the question facing
the administration today was seeming
ly; How far can we go with the eyi.
dence in hand?"
President Wilson and his cabinet are
convinced that q German submarine at.
tackled the channel steamer Sussex with
out warning while Americans were
aboard and that the Teuton undersea
boats have embarked on new reign Of
terror in which they disregarded the
safety and rights Of neutrals with amaz-
ing recklessness. But conclusive proof
of this may be lacking.
A German note disclaiming rclponsi-
bility for the Sussex disaster is expect.
ed at the state department today. The
administration may show its evidence
to Germany, suggesting that discrepan-
cies between this nations facts and
the kaiser s contentious may be due TO
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
May Have Governors
Day at State Fair

Governor Withycombe has received
an invitation from Governor Ernest Lis
ter, of Washington, to attend the Wash.
ington state fair, at North Yakima, on
governors day, September 81, 1916.
Governor Alexander, of Idaho, win also
be present, making three executives at
the state fair that day.
Governor WithycOmbe has based his
acceptance upon the principle of reel.
procity; that is, he has asked Governor
Lister to come to the Oregon state fair,
and after consultation with Secretary
Lea, of the state fair board, it is prob
able that Friday, September 29ta, will
be set aside as governors day, at the
Oregon state fair, if it is possible for
Governor Lister TO attend Governor
Alexander Of Idaho, is also being urged
to come.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12

San Francisco, April 2.-Somewhere
in the South Seas an unidentified mys.
terry ship is drifting today, according
10 cable reports received by the cham.
Der of commerce from Australia.
These messages said the bark Lob
from British Columbia found the dere.
liet January lG off South Minerva reef.
Investigation revealed everything
aboard il was in perfect condition, but
every bite Of food and every pound
or cargo had been removed
On the afterhouse week i washing
flapped from n cord. In the galley
plates were spread, as if in preparation
for meal. The vessel = namo hud
been carefully obliterated and it was
evident every effort had been made to
conceal its identity.
Being unable to take the strange
craft in tow the Lobo seamcn left il
When last seen the derelict, painetd q
dull gray, was slowly merging into o
wall Of mist, and men on the Lobo heard
the clang Of its bell come family over
the water They believe tho bell rang
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
FIGHT REPOR !
BUT ALL DETh !,
ARE SUPPRESSED
Mexican Central Train Runs
Into Battle But Quickly
Retreats
WHEREABOUTS OF VILLA
STILL DEEP MYSTERY
Mining Company Adyices Say
He Was Last Seen Near
Tepehaunes
By E. T. Conkle.

UNITED Press staff correspondent
Ell Paso, Texas, April ia battle
is reported today to have been fought
between Jiminez and Parral but the
'auanZlstas censors will not allow a
word Of the forces engaged to be made
pphlic.
First news of the fight came when
a Mexican Central railroad train ran
into the midst of it. With the battle
raging around him the engineer stopped
and started back to Jiminez. whence
censored accounts of the affair came
TO the border.
1t is not known whether United
states troops are engaged. Mining men
ne Parral declare that an American
force is near the battlefield and that a
N',llsta squadron IL known to be in that
region. The Juarez authorities main
tain silence.
The whereabouts of Francisco Villa
i' still deep mystery Rumors of his
death are believed to have been inspir.
ed ~ MeXicans who desired the Ameri-
can expedition to Withdraw Marquese
Deao, a former Villista, now in the Car.
rnnMsta army, arrived at chihuahua
City stating that a Mexican from Gu.
crrcro had brought positive information
Of Villa 's DEATH
However, mining company adyices
tend to show that Villa with a consider.
able column of men vas last reported
near Tepehuanes.
That the main American cavalry
force is in southwestern chihuahua was
SHOWN today by negotiations between
the quartermasters department of the
army and El Paso dealers for the pur.
chase of hay and oats in large quaint.
tics for shipment over the Mexico Cen.
trail railroad via Chihuahua City. This
is another indication that Americans
are in the neighbOrhood of the fight
reported raging between Parral and
Jiminez
Fort Bliss received an mconfirmed
report that an anti-American proclama-
tion has been circulated in chihuahua
City on Friday. Presumably this post
er was suppressed by Carranzistas. as
later reports said that constitution.
alists at Chihuahua were cooperating
with American troops.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
RICHARD HARDING
DAVIS DROPS DEAD
Wrote Many Novels and Plays,
and Was Famous War
Correspondent

New York, April 12.-Richard Hard
ing Davis, the author, dropped dead of
heart failure last night as he was talk
ing over the telephone at his home in
Mount Kisso, it was learned today.
Davis was receiving a telegram over
the telephone about $3.50 p m. when
he was stricken. When he did not re-
turn from the telephone his wife as,
sumed that he had gone into another
room to read. After some time, when
he failed to respond to calls, Mrs. Da-
Wis and her daughter, Hope, invest.
gated.
They found Davis dead on the floor.
He was apparently fairly well yester-
day, although he had been in poor
health for two weeks. His widow said
he remained around the house because
he was not feeling in the best of CON
dition.
Richard Harding Davis was author of
numerous popular novels and also wrote
several successful plays, but he was per-
haps best known as q war correspond
ent.
His first war was the Turkisa.Gr
which We covered" for the New York
Herald and the London Times. Later
he served as correspondent in the Span
ish-American, South African and Russo.
japanese wars.
In the present European war he went
to France and Belgium, being arrested
for trying to reach the front without
official permission. Disguised with
this treatment, ne left and returned to
his home at Cross Roads farms. Mount
KiscO, New York. After brief rest
here he started out again and Joined
the allies when they marched in an at.
tempt to save Serbia. He remained
with the entente armies during their
famous retreat to Salonika, then came
back TO the United States.
Davis was born in Philadelphia SO
years ago. He began work As a news.
naper reporter, after having attended
Leuigh and John Hopkins university.
In 1899 Davis married Miss Cecil
Clark of Chicago, but she divorced him
in 1902, Four wears ago he married
Miss MesSue Mccoy. Instead of going
on a honey moon the bridal couple gave
on outino to several hundred poor chill
lrrn Of New York.
Davis wrote more than 30 novels and
books Of sketches, including: Sol
diers of Fortune" " Gallagher, "
"Princess Aline, "Van Bibber. !"
''Three Gringoes in Venezuela, " ''The
Kings Jackal, - "The Lion and the
Unicorn, " g. In the Fog" "Ranson 5
Folly" Captain Macklin, " "Thc
Bar Sinister, "Tne Scarlet Car, and
'The White Mice.'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
Attempt to Relieve Garrison
Fails Battle Ragged More
Than Six Hours
FIGHTING AT VERDUN
EHOT BUT STILLADRAW
German Attacks and French
Counters Are All In Turn
Repulsed

Berlin, April 12.-More than 1000
British were killed and thousands
wounded in an unsuccessful attack ON
Turks east Of Kut-el-Amara, according
to today's Constantinople communique.
This is the most disastrous defeat tn"
British forces have suffered since they
first attempted to relieve General
IS besieged garrison in Kut-el-
Amara. 1t occurred, the communique
said, near Felahie, 90 miles east Of the
city in bend of the Tigris river
"After an hour and half of artil-
lery bombarding the enemy attacked
with all his force" declared the Con
stantinople account "The battle ragged
for six hours. At the beginning, the
enemy penetrated parts of our trenches,
but we bayonetted all who entered out
works The remainder were defeated
heavily. In our trenches and before
them we counted three thousand British
dead.U
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
OrientaIS EnthuSe
Over Red Cross Society

San Francisco, April l2,-Euthusiasm
in the Red Cross campaign for 25,0OO
new members has spread to the Oriental
section of San Francisco where the
Chinese and japanese women are vol
unteerirg to enlist as members. AT
meeting of the officers Of the San
Francisco chapter of the society today
n. Yamasaki, japanese consul, sent
communication saying that his country
women who reside here would like to
volunteer their services.
A similar communication was re-
ceived from "Young China" Chinese
local publication, which declared that
the Chinese women do not wish to be
outdone by the American women Of the
city. Members will be received from
tho Oriental section, according to tho
Red Cross officials.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
Mexican Sinners Bnsy.

Columbus, N. NJ, April l2.-Incoming
army motor truck drivers today report
ed that Mexican sniiers were busy
around Casas Grandes. Bullet holes
were noticed in the body of one ma.
chine. The snipers fled when American
guards galloped out to fight them.
Army headquarters. upon receipt of
this news, reiterated its belief that
small bands of bandits are still rowing
the country behind the expedition 5
advanced positions.
Precautions have been taken to pre-.
vent the lynehing of six Mexieans held
here on charges of having participated
in the Villista raid on this city. Mill.
tary authorities plan to turn the pris.
oners over to the civil courts at Dem.
ing, n. NJ, for trial on charges of muir.
der.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
Ignores Fact That She Entered
American Territory to
Take Germans
.JUSTIFIES ACT BY WHAT
GERMANY DID IN BELGIUM
Says Germans Past Acts De-
priYed Them Of Protection
by NeutralS

Washington, April l2.-German sub
.iects seized by British naval author.
tiles from the American liner China
were engaged in unneutral service shift
ing 4 Teuton base of operations to Man
lila from Shanghai, Great Britain con-
tended in replying to this government s
protest, the state department. revealed
today.
Great Britain, in its note to America,
contended it had right to seize the
Germans although they were not actual
ly allied with enemy fighters and had
not violated the sovereignty of any neu-
tral.
1t held that the Trent case in the Am.
erican civil war upon which the Ameri-
can protest was based was not to be
compared with the liner China situa-
tion. In this connection attention was
called to bomb plots and other lctivi-
ties of Great Britain s enemies in neu.
tral countries.
Upon reliable authority it was learn
ed that the note said:
"German residents in Shanghai nave
been engaged for some time in the coll
lection of arms and ammunition both
for clandestine transmission to India
and possibly for orming a commerce
raiding ship,tlike the Moewe. y
In concluding, the message expressed
a hope that the United States would
not feel disposed to further contend
that the British action was not iusti-
fled. 1t said that the seized persons
were in effect Germans whose past ac-
tions deprived them of any protection
from a neutral flag. The, note argued
that Germany had seized all men of
military age in France and Belgium,
rendering invalid the rules laid down
in the Declaration of London.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
Seattle Man Shoots
Nephew Without Cause

Seattle, Wash, April 12.-Apparent-
ly without cause, David NJ. Carette,
aged 80, a gripman on the Yesler Way
cable line, at o clock this morning
killed mis- nephew, Joseph j. Ogris, aged
SO, AGENT for the Great Eastern Casual
ty company, and then killed himself
with a revolver.
Ogris was building a fire in the base.
ment of the house where the Carette
land Ogris families both lived, when
Carette followed him, and without a
warning, shot him twice. Death was
instantaneous. AS he came upstairs,
Carette was met by his IA year old son
Edward, VINO asked him: "Did you
shoot Joe?"
Carette replied: eyes" and then
stepped into the front room. placed
handkerchief over his face and Shot him
self in the temple. He died immediate
ly.
Mrs. Ogris believes Carette was men,
tally unbalanced He had worked as
gripman on the Yesler WNy line for 10
years
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
Larry Doyle Scored
First Run Of the Year

Philadelphia, April 12.-Before a
crowd of 10000 shivering fans, Larry
Doyle of the Giants in the first canto
today scored what was probably the
first run of the year in the major
leagues. 1t happened at 3:02 p. IN.
Doyle singled after Burns had
famed. Fletcher singled and Doyle
dashed to third. Then he romped home
on Kauff's sacrificed fly. Fletcher
sprinted to, third on a passed ball and
scored when Merkle reached first on
Bancroft's wild throw. A minute later
Merkle was caught snoozing off the
sack.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-12
LOCKED JAIL AFTER HIM

Klamath Falls, Or, April l2.-Escap-
ing from the Jail here today, Loren
Kreign, burglary suspect, fastened the
prison door from the outside with a
strange paddock so when the sheriff
came to investigate he had difficulty
in breaking into the bastle. The 9th
er prisoners said they had no idea how
kreigh escaped.
Kreigh was captured this afternoon
by Deputy Sherift Low.