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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
FEDERAL GARRISON REBELS

Brownsville, Tex, April 24.-On the heels of report today from sources considered reliable that Colonel Gallegas and the gar rison under command at Linares, in the state of Nuevo Leon. had revolted. word was received tonight that the Carranza garrison at San Francisco, % miles south of Matamoras, had rebelled and joined forces with Juan Andres Amazon, rebel leader. who has held his force intact for two years.
 Indication were said to point to the union of both the Gallega and Almazan forces with those of General Gomez, an adherent of Lieut.. Col, Alvaro Obregon, who were reported in advices receivei today by the representatives of the So- nora government in Washingtoin as n contact with Mexican federal troops m the Tampco oil region. Gomez With small body of men crossed the Mexican National railroad forty miles east or Monterey eight days ago. according to reports here Two hundred armed eivii- ians are reported to have marchedSout or Monterey to join Gomez.
 Two hundred federal troops arrived io- Iday at Matamoras, opposite BrownsViiie' to reinforce the garrison of 100 men there. The force now at Matamoras is sad 10 (Continued on Page Nine)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
STUTZ DEAL NETS
 RYAN S1,65O,OO0 Is Paid s55O for Stocks Which We're Sold Short at
 100 to 391
By Associated Pres,

New York. April 24.-Alan A. Ryan son of Thomas Fortune Ryan. is estl- mated to have added sl,6500oO to fiis wealth today. when fifty-eight other brokers agreed to pay him $550 a share for stock of the Stutz Motor Car Com pany, which they had sold short at prices ranging from 100 to 39l
 He and protective committee, repre- sonting the short interests. signed an agreement ending a controversy which has furnished the greatest sensation in recent years on the New York St--k Exchange.
 The controversy began on March 3l when the exchange suspended trading in Stutz after the price had been jump ing rapidly under shorts efforts to cover There followed charges and eounter- charges. in which Ryan accused mem bers of the board of governors of being short in the stock, and in which other members of the exchange accused him. of having an illegal corner which would prevent him from enforcing the usual ob- ligation of a broker to deliver stock he had sold.
 CORNER DENIED
 Ryan denied having corner. and de- clared that as chairman of the Stutz directorate. he acted to protect stoctSy holders against raiders. >He took stutz eff the exchange to- the curb, where it sold as high as s730. and he resigned from the exchange
 The exchange has not acted on Ryan s
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
SUPREME COURT HOLDS STATE INCOME TAX VOID
U s. RECOGNIZES ARMENIA AS LVDEPENDEN,z7s; N,z7s;. ss::s sssss P PUBLIC;
 JOHNSON NOs@LN SAN RENO
JUGO-SLAVIA AND
 ITALY AGREED ON
 ADRIATIC PROBLEM

san Reno, April 4.-Premier Nitti of Italy and Antoin Trumbitch, the Jugo-Slav foreign minister, have nc cepted. President Wilson's settlement of the Adriatic problem. making Plume a buffer state, with no con 1euity of territory between Plume and Italy.
 X piebiscite will decide whether the island of Lagosta shall belong to Italy CT Jugo-slavia, and whether the Island of Cherso shall belong to the new state of Plume. to Italy, or to .Jueo-Siavin. The islands are vaIua- ble only for strategic naval pur- poses, but agreement to give them to Italy would mean naval control of the Adriatic.
 The terms of the settlement were sent forward to Belgrade some days ago by courier, but as he met with a railway strike and other difficulties in his journey. the terms have been teIegraphed. It is hoped reply will be received before the council ad- journs from a new Jugo-SIav cabinet approving the terms. It is believed that whatever cabinet is organized, it will ratifS the agreement of Sig nor Nitti ana M. Trumbitch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
LYNCH|NG ATTEMPT IS UNSUCCESSFUL Mob Tries to Seize Six Ne groes and White Man
 at Jackson
.Rx Associated Pres,

Jackson Tenn, Aprn z4.-An unsuccess- full attempt to lynch six negroes charged with the brutal murder of country merchant near here and Edward Martin. white chauffeur. charged with criminal assault upon a girl was made by mob composed of $50 citizens here tonight.
 Martin was spirited away and is re- ported to be on the way to Memphis. where he will be held for safe keeping until his trial is held. The six negroes are still in the Madison county jail at Jackson under the protection of the sheriff and a strong force of deputies, who are ready to protect their prisoners at all cost. The mob steadily dwindled and at midnight steady rain drove the majority of the would-be iynchers to cover. While the excitement was at it's height a fire alarm was sounded and the Jackson fire apparatus passed by the jail. distrGctins the attention of the mob and giving the officers chance to spirit Martin out of the jail and into an an- toinobile, which is headed toward Mem tI,fa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS HINES RESERVATION  Successor Will Be Named to Wind Up Work of Rail
 Administration
By AsseeIated Prs.s

WaShlngton April 24--Walker D. Hines, director general of railroads. has resigned and his resignation has been accepted by President Wilson, effective May 15
 Much work in liquldating the affairs of the railroad administration will remain after May ib and successor to Mr. Hines wilt be named. Max ThelenL in charge of the claims department, prop-l ably will be appointed. He is understood to be Mr Hines choice, and it was said today at the White House that the re-, tlring director general would name his own successor
 Mir. Hines letter of resignation was not made public. but it was understood the director general had desired to re- turn to the practice of law in New York when the roads were returned to private control. March l. and that he had cuas scented to rsynatn only until the task of liquidatioIy Ias well under way.
 Becausg If his long application to the businesf of his office Mir. Hines is lrn- derstof to contemplate vacation trip immef aately after May t5. which will take him abroad
 In accepting Mir Times resignatton the President wrote that he could not let the director general retire without telling him how he had personally valued and admired the quito unusual service you have rendered the governs ment. and the country" MT. Hines has served with the railroad administration since it's creation in De- cember 1917 Mir. Hines was made di- rector general in 19i9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
EXTRA SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE
 NOW A CERTAINTY
Decision Sweeps Out of Gen. eraI Revenue Law Every Section Which Relates
 to Incomes
By FRED H. GoRMLEY
 Montgomery Bureau The Age Herald
 22i-a First National Bank 5uildinS

Montgomery, April 24.--- Especial. )-AIabama's income tax law is unconstitutional, in- valid and imperative in toto. The state government will lose annual revenue variously estl- mated at from $75o,O0O to $1,5Oo,O00 and an extraordi- nary session of the legislature is an absolute necessity. Thi. is the net result of the decision of the supreme court of Alabama sat urday afternoon holding incomes to be property and to he subject for the pur- noses of taxation to the Limitations fn- posed by Section 2i4 of the constitution of 1901.
 The court divided to on the de- oision All justices agreed that an in- come is property and held the income tax law to be imperative in so far as it exceeded the limit of taxation of l sixty-five cents on each $lo0, but two members, Chief Justice John c. An derson and Associate Justice Thomas i C. Mcclellan, dissented from the opih- ion of the majority in part and con tended that the supreme court could strike out the excess of sixty-five cents and permit the collection of a tax not exceeding that amount, but the flvo other members, Associate Justices or 1 mond Sumerville (who prepared the l In1f fpi T. T. a fdm A T. i William H. Thomas and J. B. Brown. l held that the court would be legislat- l ing by judicial decision if it decided l that such could be done, therefore, the entire law fell
 It is the greatest blow that has
 been dealt against the revnue sys- l tenn of Aiabamn in many years.
 Probably never in the state'~ his~
 tory has revenue collecting meas
 of such Importance been rem
 dered invalid. An extra session
 of the lawmakers cnnnot he avoid ed and 1t i~ probable Governor
 Kiiby will issue call for It soon
 after he returns from New York,
 where lie went on state hnsiY x | Tuesday afternoon.
 GOVERNOR ADYISEI Leon c. Bradley. secretary to the governor, wired him of the/ drts ac- ton Saturday afternoon/ fhe gov ernor had already conK plated the need of another sessy during his administration and hy( called special elections for the fp ig of all va cancies for May the day of the state democratic mary It will be possible to ealY Inc lawmakers to- gather during 7 y, though 1t may be the executive/ fl to wait until about IJuly l. He expected to consult the wishes of v members of the legisIa- ture befoY issuing the call, though 1t will be .essary to hold the session by the/ fiddle of July in order that remed legislation may become ef- fectiye not later than the beginning of the new tax year. October l. The decision of the supreme
 court swept out of the general
 revenue law every section which
 related to incomes. 1t destroyed
 taxing machinery which had been organized for the collection Of fn- come taxes. Several thousand doI-
 lars had been spent by the state In organizing this branch of the tContinued on Page six)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
NEW ORGANIZATION BLAMED FOR STRIKE Seek Destruction of Broth erhoods, Says Statement
 of Big Four Leaders
By Associated Pres.

New York. April 2s.-Responsibility for the strike of railroad switchnen. which originated in Chicago, was placed on "a new organization that appears to have for it's purpose the destruction of the Brotherhod of Rail- road Trainmen and the Switchrlen's Jnion,' according to a statement is- sued here tonight by representatives Of three of the big four brotherhoods.
 It was signed by L. G. Griffing. as s:stant grand chief. Brotherhood of l locomotive Engineers: T. R. Dodge. assistant president Brotherhood of Railroad Trainhen; P. ]. McNamara and George K. Ward vice president Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.
 The statement was issued the sign CTS said in order that there may be Ero misunderstanding regarding the xnrilxe and to make clear the position NJ the four organizations which have Tor years represented the men en- gagged in this service
 The question of wages was not in volved the statemens said, but the strike was demand for the rein statement of the leader of the pro- posed new organization.
 After the strike was instituted" it continued f'the leaders of the new or ganization then infected the wage question, for, as We DeIeNe. the sore purpose Of deceivins the yardmen throughout the United States in order that they might more successfully pro- mote the one big union idea. evident |-y believing that in these strenuous . times nothing would appeal so strong | iy to the men as the prospects for an | increase in pay.''
 ARE LAW ABIDING
 The statement declared the neces- -fs- C. fet. rrsfI /. pay was realized. but "at the same Isame the officers an1 large major fly of the members of these organi- l 1&ions are law abiding citizens, and Eherefore disapproye without reserva-
 on the hasty ac1ion of the men. who
 not only disregarded the provisions
 trade by the government of the coan-
 Try for dealing with such questions.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
HOBBY REFUSES ID PERMIT MEXICANS
 ID CROSS TEXAS
Generals Sought Permission Through State Depart ment to Enter State as
 Civilians Only
By Asseolatsa Pres,

Austin, Tex, April 24-Request of the Mexican government. through the state department at Washington, for permis- sion for Gems Juan Jose Rios and Man uel Gambo and their staffs to cross Texas soil on their way from Sonpra to Mexico City was refused by Gov. W. z. Hobby of Texas tonight The patty was to travel unarned as civilians, and the state department saw objection to granting permission, and requested the acquiescence of Texas to the request.
 Governor Hobby. replying to a tele- gram from Secretary of State Colby, said he ''unalterably opposed to the transportation of Mexican troops or any military officials thereof across Texas soil. Such transportation. he said, would likely provoke trouble" and put American citizens on the border at the mercy of bandits.
 The correspondence was given out at the governors office late tonight Sec retary Coibys telegram to Governor Hobby. dated April 19. follows:
 COLBY REQUEST
 Mexican government has requested permission for Gems. Juan Joe Rios and Manuel Gambo and their staffs of about tDirty-five persons including women, to proceed via American territory from Mo- gales, Ariz., to Fl Paso, Tex, en route LO tilSll iOiHc III -hCNitO AiAS- <AS lhi0 request appears to be entirely distinct from any movement of mobilized forces, this department sees no objectionto grant ing permission. with the understanding that the generals and their staffs travel ununiformed, unarmed, and as civilians beg to request that you telegraph the department of state in accordance with the customary forrnality the assurance that acquescence in the above-men- toned request will be entirely agreeable to the State of Texas.
 Governor Hobby's reply, declining to grant permission. reads:
 Replying to your telegram of the 18th, beg to reiterate the position taken in each of my former telegrams. l am un- alteraby opposed to the transportation of Mexican troops, or any military off. cials thereof, across Texas soil. S~h transportation would likely provoke troI- ble and put the lives and property of American citizens along the border 10 a large extent at the mercy of the ban dit forces opposing the forces represented ! by the generals referred to in your telegram"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
AGREEMENT REACHED

San Reno. April 24.-Premier Lloyd George. of Great Britain, and Premier Millerand. of France. have come to a full understanding concerning Ger many They are drawing up joint declaration setting forth the several points of their agreement, which, as Premier Lloyd George says. Covers everything.''
 The agreement was arrived at dur ing a conversation lasting nearly four hours in MT. Lloyd Georges notel rooms and on the balcony adjoining them. The premiers at times saun- tered outside on the first-story bal cony and walked up and down bare headed in the sunshine. talking earn estly and gesticulating. Mir. Lloyd
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Gist of the News
GENERAL

GENERAL 1 Jap-C zech clash due to n misunder- standing.
 Overstep authority in threatening strikers with arrest.
 Washington star glad Underwood has been chosen.
 Bryan may create stormy scenes at party convention.
 Feagin resigns, hut denies charges in toto.
 Sole question now is size of Under woods majority.
 Renewed weakness develops in cot ton; stutz settlement big factor in stocks.
 Clothing price schedule to be an- nounced Tuesday.
 Fight is on for justice In freight rates.
 Lawyer. join in abstract fight. Red Cross aids storm victims. Carbonic company to locate factory here. Coal ear shortage grows into acute situation here
 Committees for Salvation Army cam paIgn named. Fnr-reachinE plans, made for -pay- up- campaign.
 Manager R~.nolds killed in auto ac. cfdent at 1IuIga-
 Bt.hop Moorr predicts union of Methodist churches.
 odd Fellows te celebrate one hun- ared sad fiFst anntserzary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Revenue Since 1917 Equal
 To That Previous 55 Years

Der. 1917. 10 June 30, 1918. ss.545,- 1919. ss.s5o.15o.ooo. and from the latter date to March 31. of this year. the last collection date. s4.0s5. 723. 900.
 The main sources of revenue of the government from the date the bureau was created In 1862 until 1909 were taxes on liquors and to- baccos. A new era of taxation came in on August 5. of that year. which marked the advent of in- come and excise taxes on corpora tions. But 1t was not until Ameri- ca entered the world war that the heaviest taxes known = his ~sy were levied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Plan National Army To Wage
 War On High Clothing Prices
Amalgamation of Overall
 Clubs of Nation to Force
 Down Prices Will Be Un- dertaken By Promoters of Gotham's or ClO' Parade
"OVERALLS WEDDING"
 AT WALDORF ASTORIA
By Associated Press

New York. ApriI 2d.--An s'oSer- alls wedding took place in the Waldorf- Astoria Hotel here today when Miss Gertrude Reinhardt, of Brooklyn. became the wife of W. Ramsay Frederick, of Pittsburgh.
 The Rev. W. ID. Tucker. of the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church. Brooklyn, performed the ceremony in blue jeans. The groom and best man were similarly outfit ted. The bride wore n & blue chambray dress and the maid of honor n checked aingham.
 An ..OyeraiIS reception" followed the marriage. with virtually all guests Garbed i'm blue denim, ging- ham and "made-over'' garments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Engineers On LackaWanna
 To Strike Monday Morning

have issued an ultimatum that they cannot return to work except as new men. forfeiting seniority. rights.
 Engineers on some of the other railroads now are balloting on the question of striking in sympathy with the Lackawanna men who have appealed to them for support. Mir McHugh announced.
 He also declared it probable tha. shopmer on the Erie railroad would vote in favor of sympa- thetic strike
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

New York. April 24.-Amalg lgamation Of the overall Clubs of the country into national organization to force down prices will be attempted by the promoters of New York's or Clo' pa rade today. it was declared by Walter J Kingsley. of the Cheese Club. one cf the sponsors of the movement.
 Following the procession up Broad- way of advocates of old clothes, blue denim and gingham, which was cheered by thousands along the line of march, Kingsley stated that the next step in the campaign would be forma- ton of a national army to wage eff fective war on high clothing prices by refusing to buy until quotations drop within "reasouable limits.'
 "The Cheese Club" he said. lis will ing to undertake the amalgamation of the overall clubs of the country into l national organization to agree on what should be the maximum price to pay for hats. shoes, suits. dresses, un- Gerwear, socks. stockings and such ne- eessities-and 10 pledge it's member ship to refusal to buy until wearing apparel can be bought within that maximum price
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Ultimatum Delivered By
 French Rail Employees

Paris. April 24. The congress of French railway workers voted tonight to call an immediate general strike unless the following demands are accepted: Nation- allzation of the railways: re-employment of the strikers removed on account of the February strike: abandonment oe Judicial prosecutions and recognition of the national union.
 The congress had appealed to Prenaief vrerepd 10 intervene in the case of tho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
American Ambassador Is Given Cordial Reception By Premiers In Attend ance at Session-Will Ex- press U. s. Views on Sub- jects Discussed
By AssaeIatsd Press

Washington, April 24.-Ar- menia was formally recognized today as an independent re- public by the United States.
 Similar action has been de- cided upon by the allied con- ference at San Reno. The American recognition was in the form of a note addressed by Secretary Colby to MT. Pasdermadjian, Washington representative of the Ar menian republic.
 Notice of the recognition also was tcommunicated formally to the diplo- matic corps abroad and to the allied conference in Italy.
 This recognition makes no attempt to establish Boundaries for the new re- public That is left to be determined later by international action.
 Secretary Colby said today no de- cision had been made regarding a United States diplomatic representative to be sent to Armenia
 The present Armenian republic IS composed of the former province of Erl- van, part of the province of kars, the southern part of the province of Tiflis, and parts of the province of Elizabeth Pol The total territory is approximate ly 26000 square miles and the popula- ton slightly in excess of 100000.
 The present de facto government has been in existence about two years and has it's capital at Erivan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Caillaux Set Free Rv As1oriatsd prees

Paris. April 24.-Joseph caiilaux,' former premier. who on Thursday was convicted by the high court of com mercga and correspondence with the en- enly has been set free. He arrived at his home in Paris this afternoon He was accompanied by his wife and sey- cral friends. He refused to make a statement. saying only that he would not be in Paris on May l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
By Associated Press

Washington. April 2i.-Goyern- ment revenues since September, 1917. about equaled the revenues for fifty-five years prior to that year. lfE
 The internal revenue bureau an nounced tonight that in the two and one-half years of war taxa ton, revenue receipts aggregated $iI. .4s1, ,109,0 ,000. while for the fifty five-year period they were slf,- 5s2. 2.000.9oo,
 The collection of this sum was in the hands Of the former commits sioner. Roper. during whose term yearly amounts were from SeDtem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Fl s. JOINs CONFERENCE

San Remo. April 24.-Robert Under wood Johnson, American ambassador to Italy, attended the sittings of the su- preme council this afternoon for the first time His instructions from the state department at Washington were brought to him by Leland Harrison from Paris.
 Mr. Harrison came from the French frontier by automobile.
 Ambassador Johnson probably will be able tc take part in three days sessions If the council as Premier Lloyd George said today he did not think the council could finish it's deliberations before <. Tuesday.
 N The American ambassador was re- ceiyed cordially by the prime ministers, who will facilitate his work as observer and reporter. If his instructions in- clude an expression of the views of the United States government upon the sub- jects before the council, it is unlikely they will not be welcomed and duly examined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
By Associated Press

New York. April 2f.-All engi- neers employed by the Laeka- wanna railroad will go on strike Monday morning. Edward A. Me Hugh. chairman of the executive committee of striking railroad em- ployes in the New York district, announced tonight.
 Mr. McHugh said the decision of the engineers was reached at meet ings last night and that the walk out will be in sympathy with strikers to whom the railroads
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Morris Coming Home
 Rx Aasooiafed Prass

Honolulu, T. H.. April Rf--Roland s. Norris American ambassador to Japan. will sail from Yokohama for the United States on. the liner Korea Maru May 15, according to a eablegram from Tokfo. received here today by Nippu Jiji, a Japanese language newspaper.