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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-05
I Reports Tel.
OF Arctic Oil Wells

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first SIX hours.
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-05
Sets Fire To Garage
In Trimming Lantern

Elbowoods. April 5.-Bits of wick
falling from the lantern being
trimmed while light set fire to gaso-
line on the tioor Of an automobile
shed at the farm of j. H. Tomhaye
and the shed and barn were lost. A
tank filled with 200 gallons of gaso-
line was also lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
BOMB KILLS TWO:
 WOUNDS OTHERS
Striking Chauffeurs Have Been Held for Examination in Phil
 adeIphia as a Result
Rx Assnciated Press

Philadelphia, January 1.-Two men were killed here tonight when bomb exploded in the main garage of the Quaker City Taxicab company The vic tims were Percy H. Dean of Philadelphia and George Mckee of Haddonfield, N. J., both inspectors. Several other employees of the company were injured, but none seriously.
 Chauffeurs of the company have been on strike for several weeks, and num- Der of acts of violence have occurred About 10 days ago bombs were found in two cabs of the company One of these cabs was demolished, but no one was in- jured. Several cabs have been stolen and wrecked.
 As result of these acts inspectors were placed in the concerns garages to examine returning cars. Dean and Me- Kee were going over car which had just come in. Dean picked up a cyliu- drical object about three inches in diamc- ter and eight inches long. The driver, Richard Curran, shouted warning anu jumped back in time to escape injury himself as the contrvance exploded.
 The police have arrested 16 men, who are held for examination. The cab which brought in the bomb was said to have been out only twice today. On the last trip the chauffeur noticed that his meter was not functioning properly. He re- turned immediately to the garage and the explosion followed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
AGED VETERAN DIES
Hughes Succumbs to Attack Which Began Christmas

Ann:ston. January 1T.-tSpecial.)-
 John T. Hughes. 75, one of the best known Confederate veterans in Cal houn county, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. F. Mason, Monday after an illness which attacked him on Christmas day, just year after his wife had died.
 MT. Hughes had been keeper of the city wagon yard for many years, was member of Anniston Lodge No. AS. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and was an active and consistent member of the Methodist church. He was torn ill Randolph county, and served through part of the Civil war with an infantry unit made up from that co unty,
 The dead veteran is survived by three sons and four daughters, James, Frank and Pat Hughes, Mrs. H. E. Mason. Mrs w. M. Kelly, Mrs. Lewis Jennings and Mrs E. w. Norton. Fu- neral services will be held from Mrs. Mason's home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. R. H. Jones to officiate at the house and the Masons at the cemetery. Interment will be at Edge mont.
 The following friends of the family will serve as active pallbearers. with veterans of Camp Pelham forming the honorary escort: S. l.. Johnson, B. B. Littlejohn, w. w. Wakefield, F. D. Norman, F. B. Strickland and Louis Kidd,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
LANGD0N KILLING
 WAS UNPROVOKER,
 SAY DISPATCHES
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then stopped. according to the sentry 8 story, and shifted the electric pocket lamp to his left hand. gropng with right hand into the pockets of his overcoat. The sentry asserted that he himself then took the position for action and aueried Lieutenant angdon with, the words
 Russian or Amerioan?'
 "The sentry admitted that he was very excited, but protested that he did not
 intend to shoot Lieutenant Langdon, but that his purpose was to seize Lieutenant Langdon's electric flash light and com pei him to accompany him to the guard in order that he might ascertain who the lieutenant was. He declared that he then discharged his rifle by accident and wounded Lieutenant Langdon in the breast Lieutenant Langdon fired two or three revolver shots at him.
 The state departments report said that all the high Japanese army officers at V1adivostok had visited the cruiser AL bany. Lieutenant Langdon's ship. to ex- press their regret and sorrow and the Japanese minister of war had tele- graphed cOndolence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
Local Data

in the end he might still please her if he was just made clerk in an em- bassy somewhere, or a doorkeeper.
 The place hunters seem to have a Knowledge of all the jobs that arc exempt from civil service protection. Either they have been to Washington to make inquiries on the subject or have taken a correspondence course. Once they fix their minds upon a par ticular place they have no modest hesitation about telling the senator just what 1t is and why they are espe ciaily fitted to fill it.
 Will H. Hays, national chairman. and next postmaster general, was in Marion today in the role of guard mas ter of the job hunters. He has a long list of those who rendered faithful service in the campaign and who ex- pect to be rewarded at the earliest possible moment. Harry Daugherty, the next attorney general, who was here Sunday, and MT. Hays, who fol- lowed him today, will help MT. Hard ing in all matters of general patron age It will be agreed by all who know that a new President certainly needs help sn this respect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
LABOR CONFERENCE
 ELECTS CONFER
 AS ITS LEADE R
By Associated Press

Mexico City, January 17.-Open threats of bolt from the Pan-American Fedora tion of Labor conference by the Spanish speaking delegates came today at the conclusion of a stormy morning session, the possible defecton hinging upon delay of Samuel Gompers in directing d tele- gram to President Wilson concerning the American occupation of Santo Domingo. At the outset of the mornings session MT. Gompers was askec by the. Santo Do- mingian delegation to answer question whether telegram protesting against the American occupation and demanding an immediate evacuation of the island had been sent in accordance with the resolution approved by the labor con- gross last Friday. Mir. Gompers replied that he desired to modify the text of the conventions telegram, inasmuch as the American government already had de- clared itself in favor of evacuation, started a heated argument in which the Latin-American policy of the United States was bitterly criticized by the Do- minican, Salvadore and Mexican dele gates.
 Senor Solano of Salvador openly de- clared that his delegation would abandon the congress unless MT. Gompers imme
 
 and Colombian delegations asserted after the meeting adjourned that they would act likewise.
 Although the trouble had it's origin with the technical refusal of MT Com pers to abide in detail by the resolution passed unanimously by the congress it
 Is said that behind it lies an effort by the Spanish-speaking delegates to test their strength against the American dele gation, which doubtless will be supported by the Porto Rican representatives.
 Talk of busting MT. Gonpers from the presidency of the Pan-American Fedora tion was prevalent among the Spanish
 delegates who, following the noon ad
 ournment. deferred their luncheon hour for informal caucuses
 Samuel Gompers today was reelected president of the Pan-American Federa- ton of Labor His election followed shree-hour detate in which there was a. split among the Mexicans. Salvadoreans and Colombians voting against the unani-
 rcus acceptance of the resolution nomi- mating MT. Gompers.
 The next session of the congress will be held in Guatemala City. According to Mir. Cfompers, John P. Frey, James Lord and Luis Morones the latter a Mexican were nominated for the presidency. All of them, including MT Cfompers, de- clined to accept the nomination. MT Ciompers was then renominated and re- elected.
 Although some of the Guatemalan, Sal vadorean and Mexican delegates energet- ically opposed Mir Gompers, the solid American. Santo Domingo and Porto Ricon ballots swung the others into line when it appeared that Mir Gompera w ould be voted down.
 A difference arising at the morning session concerning the Santo Domingan question was compromised during the noon recess. The congress unanimously voted that Mir. Gompers should send note to President Wilson merely request Ing that the evacuation of Dominica be accelerated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
GAR SKIDDED INTO POLE
 WITH FATAL RESULTS
By Associated Press

Winchester, Va, January 17.-Oscar Fitzwater. chauffeur, was instantly killed and five other persons seriously injured Sunday afternoon when their touring car skidded into telephone pole on the Valley turnpike near Mount Jackson.
 The injured are: Mrs. Baird Matthias, her daughter. Theda- Mrs. Welton Sny- dor. Otis Snyder, James W. Stultz.
 Mrs. Snyder is the wife of pr. s. w. Snyder. United States public health, service now at Denver. Col.
 The injured persons were rushed to a Winchester hospital. where it Is said they have a chance for recovery Ali are from Matthias. w Va.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18

Judge Wilkinson has done much to re- lieve this alarm. Judge Wilkinson again proved himself to be a great lawyer, not only because of confessions secured from prisoners, but in the prompt methods he IS practicing in hastening the alleged guilty to trial 1t is fortunate; for thousands in Walker county, largely miners and thetr sympathizers. are obsessed with the idea that they cannot get justice in courts; that they are victims of frame ups, and that law is established to throt tle not to give them justice. Judge Wilkinson and the officers assisting him are conclusively proving that law Is neu- tral; that it means business, and that the guilty, regardless of their class will be punished in fitness with their crimes.
 APPREHENSION PASSED
 Twenty-four hours ago there was se- rious apprehension of a probable gue- rilla warfare; today this feeling has dis appeared Sheriff Cutlery, fully cog n:zant of the fact that somewhere in the hills of Walker there are at least 1000 miners rifles cached, declares there will be no outbreak and that calm judg- ment will prevail Judge Wilkinson shares this idea. and neither will ask that the present troops be displaced with troops from other sections of the state. Private citizens in Jasper are of the same opinion. They declare that the public demands only that prosecutions De industrious, genuine and punishments. if guilty. assessed proportionately to the offense.
 Wlil Baird, the slain young miner. is not without friends and relatives surviv- ing him. And scores of them are high class citizens. He comes of good fam fly. His father, Jerry Baird. once treas urer of Winston, and now a citizen of that county. is a man of big influence. William Dodd. living in the Nauvoo sec tion and an uncle, is wealthy and highly respected To these may be added a large number of other relatives and friends. These are not entirely convinced chat Baird ambushed Private James Morris, for whose murder he was jailed, and for whose death a mob took awful vengeance. They apparently believe in the youths plea of self-defense. They also profess to believe, and their sin killed December z2, the day of the Morris killing, and father-in-law of baird. was shot too many times, even though there was sufficient provocation, which is denied They claim that North cutt had seven bullet holes in his body any one of which would have been fatal
 These instances, preceding the lynch ing, climax, they claim, wholly with out reason, warrant their feeling that justice must be done. Also, and this dea was suggested by one of the best Walker county official the fact that the military is suspected deepens the re- sentiment. This nation, he declared has two kinds of law-the civil and the mili- tary The civil. under certain stress, snaps and becomes ineffectual; that's to be expected. But the military, if that
 nllapses well, he concluded, God help
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
B|GHAM FAMILY ALL BUR|ED ) TOGETHER.
By Associated Press

Florence, S. C., January 1.-The in- quest into the death of five members of the Bigham family at Pamplico, near here Saturday, has been postponed for two weeks, Coroner W. M. Smith an nounced today, in order that a thorough investigation of the affair might be made.
 It had at first been assumed by au- thorities that l.. S. Bigham had killed himself after shooting his mother, sis ter and the latters two adopted chil- dren and that worries over financial al fairs had caused the deed. There were no eye-witnesses and it was understood the coroner's jury decided to investigate the possibility that some other person might have killed all five of them.
 There were reports today that Mrs. Marjorie Black, Bighams sister, wno was killed, had recently made WILL
 leaving all her property to him, but the attorney who was supposed to nave drawn 1t was out of town and the re- port could not be verified.
 All of the dead were buried today m one large grave at Hyman, about two miles from pamplico. People came LOT miles to attend the services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
ARE WANTED FOR EXPRESS AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY
By Associated Press

Greenville, s. C., January 17.-Sam J. Maynard and F. II. Moore, said to be Atlanta men, were arrested here this morning by F. C. Stigall of the Atlanta police department. who declared the men were wanted in connection with express and highway robberies during the last two years. The men were taken to AL lanta at o'clock this afternoon.
 Maynard, said to be known also JACK Rose, and Moore, said to be known also as Cohen, were arrested when they called at telegraph office this morn ing for telegram. The officer said they had been trailed through Birmingham, Savannah, Augusta and other cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
KILLINGS IN SIX MONTHS

Walker county has reason to be dan gereusy expectant, auveringly so. Nine killings and numberless clashes of serious importance have occurred within the last six months. Early last fall Deputy Sheriff Ben Barrett was killed in a pistol duel with Will Hicks; Hicks was shot by a posseman, but before dying he added another victim, a boy named McDads. These three killings occurred at Carbon Hill.
 < ween5 later. in September. Leon Adler, coal mining official, and Earl Edgll, a deputy sheriff. were killed at Fatten Junction. Within a few days a negro miner was shot to death The negro had hardly been buried when a nan named Hill. a recent arrival from Sennsylvania, was found dead Mystery surrounds Hills death. And then the killing of Northcutt by Morris and 'Iorris' immediate killing by Baird, to be followed by Baird's death at the hands of the mob.
 Small wonder, declare Walker county citizens, that alarm is felt and a de- mand is insistent that quick action be
 aken to punish the guilty regardless of who or what they are. Law, unless it cts results, is useless, and with murder coming not singly but doubly and triply .nd attended by fiendish brutality, stalk ing every highway and hill and valley, time has come to act. But
 There is a general admission that the militia. must remain. "I shall insist that it stay until this unhappy situation is settled declares the sheriff. "The mili- tary must remain declares other citizens.
 That is the situation in Walker county It is observable without effort. There is no attempt at concealment-the citi- zenship is frank. candid. earnest and mean exactly what they say
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
A. B. & A. MAKES MORE
 REDUCTIONS IN FORCE
By Aseocieted rre.

Fitzgerald. Ga. January 17.-Another reduction in the force employed in the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic raiii way shops here will be made effective Saturday, it was learned today
 Employes said the additional cut in the working force would leave less than one-fourth of the normal force on duty.
 Reductions in salaries on the road are to go into effect February 1 unless some action Is taken before that time as a result of conferences between officials and employees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
SCHOONER DANTZLER
 IS COMPLETE WRECK
By AesoeIated l.ress

Moss Point, Miss, January 17.-rA mes sage received by the l.. N. Dantzler Lumber company of this city from Capt. F. Dethloff announced the wreck and total loss of the three-masted schooner can coast at Frontera. All members of the crew are safe
 The Susie B. Dantzler sailed out of Mobile several weeks ago with a cargo of coal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
Campbell win Contest Nv Asnnolnkod RHnnn

Asheville, N. c. January 17-Papers have been filed at Salisbury by Dr. Ike Campbell. republican. against Rcpresen- tative R. l.. Doughton of the Eighth North Carolina district In which the for mer will contest for the seat in Con- last November. Representatives Dough- ton is now at Salisbury, according to in- formation received here. to personally dir rect the answer to be made to Mir. Camp. bells charge of irregularities in Stanley and Rowan counties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
Cut In naif

Washington. January 17--Eetimate for the department of agriculture for the nscal year 1922 have been cut nearly in haif by a House appropriations subcom- n,ittee, which plans to report a bill Wednesday. carrying $2a,0Qo,ooo This is $ls,ooc0oo 1Sas than the Estimates ana $,ooo,ooo less than the total appropriated for this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
Corsets May Take a Drop

Worcester, Mass, January H.-The Worcester Corset company today an nounced a reduction of 15 per cent in the pay of it's 12o0 employees, 10 per cent ef- fective at once and 5 per cent July D. The cut in the prices charged to the trade is given as the reason for the cut in pay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
WIFE KILLS HERSELF

Vladivostok. January 17.--Lieutenant Langdon's wife, whom he married under the Russian common law. committed suicide by shooting when informed of Langdons death. She was the widow of a Russian officer who had been killed by the bolsheviki.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18

eral smith. Tt is an awful thing to think that persons charged with the duty of enforcing law and order and protect ing life and property should be accused of this offense, but this is no time to think of anything Dut the duty of the state to protect it's citizens, all of them. and to see that punishment is inflicted upon those who are adjudged guilty by a court organized under the authority or the law"
 Judge Horace c. Wilkinson, special counsel for the state, received much praise from state officials oyer the man ner he has conducted the investigation. One fact much in mind during the daV was that Judge Wilkinson was the per soH responsible for the conviction or per sons in Baldwin county accused ot the lynching of Frank Foukal, who was taken from the Baldwin county Jalt nearly two years ago. This was said to be one of the few cases in the south where persons accused of participating in a lynching had been convicted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
WILL PUSH CASE

Montgomery, January 1l.-'There has not been nor will there be any effort or attempt to palliate the crime that has been committed, and every form of pro- cedure provided by Alabama law for the meting out of justice will be observed in the trials, was the terse, emphatic statement of Governor Kilby this after noon discussing the arrest of 10 mem- bers of the national guard in connection with, the lynching of William Baird, union miner. near Jasper last Thursday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
THE WEATHER

Washington. January 17.--Alabama and Mississippi: Partly cloudy Tuesday; Wednesday unsettled, warmer in north ern portion.
 Tennessee: Cloudy and unsettled Tues day and Wednesday; warmer Wednesday.
 Georgia Flair Tuesday and probably Wednesday,; warmer Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
INDICTMENT OF g. TUSCALOOSA MEN
 APPEARS CERTAIN
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l ing was not given adequate attention
 in an effort to arrive at ts resPons- bility ''The jury is composed of R. M, Ellis merchant, Jasper, foreman; Will G. King. farmer, Jasper; George Wal drop, merchant, Manchester; R. F. John son. miner Jasper; Dan Baker earpen- ter, Jasper, and J. A. Ballinger. mer- chant Jasper.
 Judge Wilkinson and Solicitor Penning- ton conducted the examinations before the coroners jury this morning and for a short time this afternoon. The evi- dence, it is understood, was confined ex- .clusivelv to reading the transcripts or the testim ony of various soldiers not un- der arrest or even held in connection with Bairds murder, but of those who might know something of the movements probably, of the prisoners the night of the tragedy, or of conversation before or afterward. It also was understood about the courthouse this afternoon that Judge Wilkinson had introduced to the coroner's jury the confession or C1auo Springer. but not of Leslie West.
 And thus the machinery of the courts is beginning at point where the work of the officers-the arresting officers stopped, for it is understood, that, with the arrest of one more guardslnan, ev- cry man suspected of connection with the lynching conspiracy has been ap- pTtnSnu6Q. IL IS q nOLdDle 1IlSIdHCo OL quick and efficient duty on the part Of Sheriff Claude Cutlery and his deputies Chief Conrad Austin and his force of enforcement men and of Col. Dallas smith and the officers of the militia It also is to the eternal credit of these men absolutely, who lack even the sug- gestion of selfishness in an attempt to claim the credit for bringing to quick trial the alleged participants in a lynch ing that stands unique, alone. notably historic in the records of crime, in Aia- bama or elsewhere. Each compliments the work accorded by the other, and the Walker county citizenship enthusiastical- ly compliments each division of the pur- suing squads.
 CALM PREVAILS
 Walker county, particularly that sec tion in the vicinities of Jasper, Cordova, Dora, Townley Nauvoo, Patten and other points where disturbances have been frequent and bloody, too often fatal. is calm. It also is 8 notorious fact that that large per cent of Walker county people, in the beginning, were inclined to think the miners should yield a fight, generally conceded as lost, but Bairds iynching has developed a spirit that. though silent is dangerous and one that insists that the guilty whoever they are must be punished Walker county has long boasted of it's lack of violence in cases of extreme persuasion. Nasty crimes have been committed, but invari- ably the citizenship has permitted the law to act-rnobbers have not lived in Walker And the killing of Baird has suilied an otherwise clean record
 Also, 1t is admitted. Walker county. or at least large per cent. is fearful lest there be ''whitewash" of the af- fair. The quick and persistent work of the officers and the direct action of