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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
B|G LEGISLATIVE
 PROGRAMME TOBE
 RUSHED NEXT WEEK
Tariff Bill Already Passed By House, While Immigration Measure to Have Right of
 Way Next Week
By Associated Pres.

Washington, April 16.-In the first week of the extra session of Congress the House passed the emergency tariff bill while the Senate discussed the Colombian treaty. under agreement to vote Wednes- day on the question of ratification. Lead CTS declared it would be ratified by a margin of half a dozen votes.
 Delayed somewhat by lack of commit tee organization. the big legislative pro- gramme will be taken up with a rush next week. with the immigration bill, as vetoed by Mir. Wilson, having right of way in the House.
 The Knox peace resolution and the emergency tariff are awaiting considers tion by the Senate. The Knox measure is to be taken up Wednesday by the for eign relations committee with plans for an immediate report. Chairman Lodge said today he hoped to begin debate late next week, probably after settlement of the dispute over committee reorganiza- ton. s
 Long discussion of the Knox resolution is not anticipated by Senate leaders A number of democratic senators are ex- pected to vote for it.
 The emergency tariff bill is to be taken up Monday by the Senate finance com nlittee, which will begin limited hear ings Tuesday. Chairman Penrose be- lieves it will be impossible, however, to report the bill to the Senate until late in the week.
 After passing the immigration bill the House will begin work on the army and navy bills. Estimates by Secretary Weeks for an army of f75,o0o are to be trans mitted Monday to Chairman Good of the appropriations committee.
 The Senate judiciary committee will meet Monday for organization and is ex- pected to consider the question of loans to the allies. Abstracts of documents submitted to the committee by former Secretary Houston, containing all infor- nation regarding allied commitments and advances, are ready for the committee consideration
 The Senate was in session only an hour today and the House had an off day.
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 He immediately became the central of citizens met him at the station and escorted him to the Baptist church, where the body of his murdered daugh- ter was lying in the midst of banks of flowers. Five hundred people had as sembled at the church, not in curiosity but to extend encouragement and sym pathy to the heavy -hearted parent.
 The scene was too much for the aged man. His hands trembled as he nervous ly stroked his gray hair. His voice fai- tered as he attempted to express his ap- preciation of the kindnesses shown h!s daughter in death by the good women of Russellville. He was unable to talk; his soul was too stirred; his heart was too full and saddened. He appealed to Henry D. Jones. prosecuting attorney, to say what he would say if his emotions would permit.
 County Attorney Jones was appropriate ly brief. He merely explained that the old father, torn and rent with sorrow and fatigued and worn by his trip, was unable to talk. But. declared the lawyer whose duty 1t will be to prosecute the confessed slayer of the girl, the father wants the law to take it's course.
 Mir. Henderson has told me-" he said, that whatever the verdict of a duly con- stituted jury declares, he will be satis- fled. He does not want new crime added to the present unfortunate affair
 LEAVES AT NOON
 Mir Henderson will leave here at noon sunday with. the body of his daughter for Dallas. Funeral services and burial will take place in that city.
 Other developments have taken place in the inquiry into the extent of the re- lations between Hall and the slain woman. Among these developments is the report that Hall and Martha Hen derson were seen at Spruce Pines, near here, on the morning of the killing. It also is reported that she was given $o0 by Hall, onstensibly to leave Russellville, and that she took the train at Littleville, When the train arrived here she got off. 1t is stated that she sent note to Hall, shortly before the telephone conversation described by Hall, in which she said she still had the $50; that she didn't leave Russellvilie, and therefore she had no occasion for spending it.
 It also is reported that Hall and woman, believed to have been Martha Henderson, sought to hire boat at White Lake, near Spruce Pines. The boatn1an declined to lease the boat. Hall then left and rejoined the woman. It is believed they went direct to Little
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
CAMP PAIGN. AGAINST JUSSERAND OPENED
 BY FRENCH PRESS
(Continued frs,n Paee one.l

ratification at some future date of m amended and ieagueless treaty The main comfort gained by Frenchmen, however IS in the fact that the Germans also feel disappointed.
 The passage in President Hardings ad- dress which caused the most painful sur prise here was his denunciation of the existing league. as an enforcing agent for the victors in the war and their special aims This has made Frenchmen won- der if President Harding shares Mir. Wit sons views on French militarism''
 Taking French and German opinion to- gether. the message is regarded as leav- ing Europe exactly where 1t wss before, whereas what seems to have been gen. orally expected was some master stroke of verbal magic which would cause in- ternationAl problems to melt away and Inspire baffled Europeans with new courage. This has not happened. Mid night is striking and the fairy god mother. America. has not appeared to turn the pumpkin into a gilded coach.
 The result Is detection.
 Marshal Foch, meantime, Is in confer ence with the cabinet L'Eclair, the or gan of Premier Briand. publishes a lead ing article about the fallacy of ideal ism and false sentimentality. demanding an all French" foreign policy. Coinci- dentaiiy it may be noted that prepara- tons arc under way for the celebration of tho Napoleon c0ntenary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
HEAVY RAINFALL
 HITS FLORENCE

Florence. April 1s-Ths section was visited by rain and windstorm last night, which in spots assumed the pro- portions of tornado The local weather observer states that four inches of rain- fall was registered between D. m. and a. m. last night. Crops in the coun- ty are heavily damaged. roads washed out and cellars overflowed Florence was entirely cut off both by telegraph and telephone this morning for moro than five hours and long distance lines in all directions are still out of com mission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
Negress, Infant and Mule
 Mysteriously Lost in RiUer

selma, April 16.-tspeciaI.)-No trace of the bodies cf Della Ben nett. negress, her infant child or the mule the Bennett woman wns driving at the time of their dis- appearance into the waters of Boeuechitto creek have been found since Wednesday, the iIl-fated day when they left Pinebelt. in the southern part of Dallas county, driving toward Crumptonia.
 The discovery of Mattie Bennett, age six, on the high road leading to the creek last Wednesday shortly after o'clock was the first indication of the tragedy. The Bennett child wns terrified nnd incoherent. hut managed to tell that her mother md baby sls-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
MRS. HALL JOINS
 PRISONER IN JAIL

Albany, April -(special)-Mrs. Fred s. Hall may remain here at the side ot her husband but she may not reside with him in the Morgan county jail Ottl- cers today announced they had inter fered with the reported preparations or the wealthy Russellville merchant to prepare quarters in his cell for his wife, who has come to Decatur Hall was trans ferred here Friday from Russellville to avoid possible mob violence following the shooting to death of Martha Henderson. alleged to have been connected with Hall in an illicit love affair. Officers said that Hall ordered cot and made other arrangements for his wife at the lal, but when the plan became known they declined to permit the wife to be incar- cerated with her husband You will be treated just as other prisoners, chiel Deputy stewart is said to have informed Hall.
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ter had gone Into the creek just at the bridge.
 investigation disclosed the fact that the woman hnd driven to the center o1 the bridge when the mule evidently became frightened and backed. Their progress was traced from the center of the bridge to the edge, where s sharp cut of the wheels sent the buggy over the steep embankment, drag ging the mule down hill.
 Once the wheel caught for n moment on the concrete pier of the bridge md it may have been at this time that the woman threw the six-year-Old child from the buggy, which then toppled into the swollen creek, carrying the woman and baby with it.
 Searching parties of negroes hnve made every effort to locate the bodies, but without success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17

vile, where she took the train to leave the state, but instead returned direct to Russellyille.
 The authorities have not fixed a date for the preliminary examination. The negroes arrested with William Richard son, brother-in-law of Hall. in con- nection with an alleged conspiracy that is said to have held the Henderson woman prisoner for several days, remain in jail pending further inquiry
 Mrs, Hall has gone to. Decatur to jon her accused husband now in the Nor sap county jail at that place. Mrs. Hall has determined to remain loyal to the confessed slayer on the theory. it is be- lieved, that he was trying to redeem him self after an unhappy infatuation which convered several years, caused him to spend thousands of dollars and resulted in his arrest at Atlanta, Ga. on white slave charge.
 Excitement in this city continues high. The tension is acute and many snap at any time. Sympathies are divided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
HUNTSVILLE IS
 ISOLATED CITY

I HuntsviIle, April 1B.-(SpecialD-- Wind and electrical storms that swept through north Alabama and southern Tennessee early today had the towns of this sec far as wire communication was con cerned. most of the day Considerable damage was done and the heavy rains inundated lowlands.
 The storms were north, south, east and west of here. No wires were working in any direction, both telegraph com panies and the lonE-distance telephone being almost completely out of business. except for local service. During the storm today lightning struck COW in the barn of Frank Thompson on the Me- ridianville pike. killing tho COW and burn ing the barn, causing a loss of more than 2000.- --
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
COMMITTEE TO INVITE HARDING

Washington, April 16.--(Special.)--- A committee of Birmingham citizens will come to Washington the ensuing week to invite President Harding to attend the national balloon race and semicentennial celebration in Birming. ham May 21. 1t is understood that the delegation will be headed by Frank D. Butler, president, and w. D. Nesbitt, vice president of the semi centennial association.
 The committee will be joined in Washington by W. P c. Hardin r. Frederick T. Thompson, Forney John ston and E. E. Barrett, who is at pres ent in New York.
 . The committee will be accompanies d to the White House by Senators Un- derwood and Heflin and various mem ters of the House delegation. Senator Underwood is Arranging for the re- ception, which is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
WATER FOUR FEET DEEP
 IN STREETS OF JACKSON

Jackson, Miss, April 16.--Water was standing four feet deep over the prin- cipal streets of Jackson leading from the old capitol building to the depot as a result of the heaviest rainfall old inhabitants recall here. Reports re- ceived indicate considerable damage throughout the state as result of the rains which have caused streams to overflow.
 The high water from Town creek not only backed up against Capitol street in Jackson, but flooded a number ot residences as well as some stores in the business district. For several hours communication with part of the city was interrupted by the flood. Nc loss of life was reported.
 Investigation among local merchants brought reports of considerable damage to stocks of goods in some instances while many others escaped with smaller loss. People were warned early this morning that four feet of water would visit the city and many business men reported at their stores in goods were piled in front of busi- ness houses for a distance of two or three blocks. This served to hold back some of the flood.
 A performance at the Majestic thea tre was cancelled tonight. Six feet of water was in the theatre today.
 A great volume of water swept through the Illinois Central depot also through scores of freight cars, many of them loaded Heavy damage was cone to freight where water reached it.
 Streets paved with wood blocks ap- parently were ruined in so far as paving is concerhed, The water came sud- denly and disappeared as quickly, put between the Yours of a. m. and ? D. m. there was no business done in Jackson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17

gia. put forward another of the bills proposing to limit resefve bank interest charges to per cent.
 Senator Kenyon, republican, Iowa, re- introduced a bill appropriating $5,OO0,OUO annually to be spent by the governmen. in cooperation with states on Ameri- canization work for aliens and a resoIu- ton authorizing the President to expc- dite projected public works in order to furnish employment during the present industrial depression.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17

ing the war she stood always for a victory without reconciliation. So strong were her feelings in this re- spect that once in a fit of anger she threatened to strike with her fan AL bert Ballin, founder of the Hamburg American line, because he advised an early understanding with England.
 The Empress was born during the exile of her father, Prussias enemy, and died during the exile of her hus- band. who brought Bismarck's Prus- sia to ruin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
RES0L UTI0N AUTHORIZES
 HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR LOANS ON FARM ERS' PAPER

Washington, April 16.--A resolution au- thorizing treasury use of s100.0oo.o0o from federal reserve bank earnings during the next three years for loans on asricul- Senator Sterling. republican, South Da- kota- Senator Harris, democrat, Geor-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
TRUNKS OF GIRL ARE
 SEIZED IN ST, LOUIS

St Louis, Mo, April lb.-PoIlce loudy acting on instructions of Russellville, Ala. officers seized trunks of MISS Martha Henderson. killed at Russell vile by Fred R. Hall. Fifty unsigned letters, written on Stationery of F. h- Hall & Co, of Russeliville, were found in the trunks. All referred to MISS Henderson in terms of endearment ana some mentioned that the writer was having difficulty in arranging to diVorce his present wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
GUN AND ITS .s VICINITY VISITED

Guin. April 16.--tSpecial.) )--Destruc- tive storms visited this section last night. carrying heavy damage in their wake. The Henson plantation, Il miles west near Crews depot. was seriously hit number of houses were blown down. and the old Henson home partly destroyed. No one hurt 50 far as heard from. Other sections report consid- erable damages to outbuildings and timber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
FOUR ARE KILLED
 IN COLBERT COUNTY
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Old Town and Selma roads was almost
 demolished by several mighty oaks faii-
 ing across it, but the family were ab-
 sent from home, preventing what would have been tragedy. Trees were twisted
 off at the ground and the cyclone was felt as far as Sardis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
HEAVY RAINFALL
 VISITS ANNISTON

Anniston, April 16..-(Sp4cial. .)-Anniston was visited by an extremely heavy rain storm Saturday morning electric supply being cut off for a brief period and con siderable uneasiness shown by citizens during the period of the storms exis- tence. The rAinstorm was not accom- panied by any high winds or violent dis turbances and the damage inflicted in this section was confined to badly washed roads and fiAids.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
aitcb One passenger was killed.

a ditch. One passenger was killed.
 Announcement was made tonight al the headquarters in St. Louis or the southwestern division of the Red cross that all it's available resources would be offered for relief of the storm, wnlie relief funds already have been started at Hope, Ark, to afford immediate relief to the storm victims in that state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
t Costs Only Gents a Day

or s1.So per month for helpful nAd- ical treatment if you take Hood's sArsaparilla, known in thousands q honn4s as the best reconstruc- tive tonic. For nearly half . cen- tury this rood medicine has stood in & clase by itself In curative pow er ana economy. Hoods Sarsapa- f1M Givos moro for the money than any other. It tones up the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
Aged Father Of Slain Girl
 ArriUes to Claim Her Body
Aged Texans Voice Falters He Attempts Express Gratitude for Kindness Shown Daughter in Death
 by Russellville Women

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
ONE HUNDRED DEAD
 IN STRICKEN AREA
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was available tonight, but indications were that the total would be 100 Of more.
 The storm was followed by a decided drop in the temperature in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama, and frost was expected in some sec tions tonight. The cold wave, follow ing the rain and wind, is expected to increase the suffering of those whose homes have been destroyed.
 Citizens of TexarKAna and Prescott Ark, also have started subscription lists Thus far no outside aid has been asked by the stricken sections of that state
 Queer pranks of the wind were told IT tonight's dispatches. In one instance a man and his family were seated on the porch of their home in Miller county when the tornado struck that section The house was wrecked but the porch or which the family had gathered to watch the storm remained intact. In the same section several cars of a railroad train were blown from the track.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17

Wholo ayst6u1. cfeAt6s an appetite. promotee assimilation. 50 As to sec putrttion in G your UT focd. '' ' -
 Moro than thls, 1t purifles. and en- riches tho blood. eliminates poison- ou4 matter after diphthoria, scarlet ana typhoid feveFa, eradicates scrofula and catarrh. relieves rheu- mAfism. overcotnes that tired feel- ing and makes the weak strong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
Police Capture Robbers . By Associated Press

New Orleans, April 16-Poiice de- partment officers, warned beforehand, at 2:30 p. m. today frustrated an at tempted robbery of the American Can company messengers. carrying $30,O00 pay roll. Seven men said by police to have been implicated In an elabor- ately planned plot were arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
PHONE SERVICE CRIPPLED

Chattanooga, April 16.-About 1000 telephones here are out of commission as a result of the storm this morning With the exception of crippled phone service, little damage was reported in the city. The local weather bureau re ports that within less than 12 hours there was S.s5 inches of rainfall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
BUILDINGS WRECKEn

Newport, Tenn, April 16.-Three per- sons were slightly injured and damage estimated at from $15,000 to $20.000 was done between and o'clock to- day, when tornado swept down on Newport, wrecking several buildings and doing much minor damage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
SEARCH CONTINUES


 Relief parties tonight still were searching the storm-swept areas, and until they report the full toll taken by the wind will not be known. The storm apparently broke in Smith county, Texas. swept sections of Good Gregg, Case and Bowie counties and passed into Miller and Hempsteaa counties, Arkansas, where the re- ported death list tonight had reached 50. Six of the seven persons killed in Texas were crushed to death when their homes in the village of Avinger were wrecked Another death was :e- ported at Atlanta. Tex.
 Crossing into Arkansas the storm skirted the city of Texarkana and cus a swath a half mile wide through a heavily wooded section of Miller and Hempstead counties. {,
 In the vicinity of Hope. Hampstead county, tho list of reported dead to-. night had reached 20, 15 others were said to have lost their lives in the vicinity of the town of Presscot and One fatality was reported in Yell county.
 JUMPS TO ALABAMA
 Five persons were reported killed at Stecn small town near Columbus, in eastern Mississippi, and one at SontaE. IS miles east of Brookhaven.
 Leaving Mississippi. the storm swcoped down again in northern Ala. bama. In the Aycock community near Tuscumbia. seven persons were re- ported to have been kiilel and three others lost their lives in the town .ot Ralph in Tuscaloosa county.
 In Birmingham 10 persons were in- jured and 100 homes in the northern and eastern suburbs of that city were damaged. The property damage there was estimated at 5000.
 In Memphis . torrential rainstorm damAged the streets sewers and drain- Age canals to the extent of aproximate- H Q0.000. Newport, Lynnville and Con- nersville. in the central and eastern part of the state. also reported property dam age.
 RIVERS FLOODED
 At Rome. Ga. where the storm struck shortly after noon. several persons were injured and property damage estimated at $2c0.0o0 done.
 The rainfall in Mississippi was re- ported the heaviest on record. At Jack son S.b inches Of rain fell from noon yes- terday until early today, inundatinR a number, of stores and causing other property damage.
 Train service throuShout tho state was disarranged, and in some instances sus- pended because of washouts and dAm- age to the railway roadbeds.
 One wreck wAs reported, q Southern railway mail train running into | wash out near Laurel, Miss, and topping into
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
KITCHEN FORWARDED

Alabama will have member of the rivers and harbors committee. Re- gently civic organizations in all Ala = hama cities bombardel Minority Lead CT Kitchin in pleas to give Alabama representation on that committee. He has acceded. Representative McDuff 6 of the First district will be named a member. Alabama was apparently de- sirous of having a spokesman on that committee because of its regard for the Warrior river enterprises, as well as the harbor at Mobile.
 The assignment of new members are unknown at present. 1t is indicated, however, that neither Representative Tyson of the Second a former chief Justice of the supreme court of Ala bama, nor Representative Rowland of the Fifth, lawyer of notable record, will be assigned to the Judiciary com mittee, on which both expressed a de- sire to serve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
A[ABAMIANSLAND
 CHOICE BIRTHS IN HOUSE COMMITTEES
Civic Clubs Bombard Kitchin for Proper Recognition-Ty- son and Roland Will
 Miss Judiciary
By HUGH ". ROBERTS Washington Bureau The AEe-Herald
 HG0 nayf1ann Ruf1din

Washington. April s.--(speciall - Representative oliver of the Sixth Alabama district will be made mem Der of the appropriations committee of the House. it Is tentatively an nounced tonight.
 This IS the important committee of the House, because it is the only com mittee which can report appropria- ton bills. All other committees rec ommend appropriations to the appro. prlations committee. but the latter alone has power to put the matter be- fore the House.
 It is this committee of 35 members which is in control of the affairs of the House. To acquire this position. Mir. Oliver was forced to surro nder his very influential place on the commit tee on naval affairs. But inasmuch as that committee has lost it's power to appropriate for the navy. MT. Oliver regards his change as unusually for
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