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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
TWO IMPORTANT
 MEETINGS HELD First Between Premier and DeVaIera and Second With
 Sir James Craig
By Associated Press

London, July l5.-Two more nm portant conferences were held today in the effort by the prime minister MT. Lloyd George. and the leaders or southern and northern Ireland to lay the foundation of a meeting of the leaders of the two countries to err deavor to reach solution of the Irish problem.
 The first conference was between Mr. Lloyd George and Eamonn DeNal-. era, the Irish republican leader, and the second between Mir. Lloyd George and Sir James Craig, premier of U.s- ter. No official information as to the results attained by the confer ences was issued, but it many be sai" that the preliminary negotiations are shaping better than any one could have dared hope a week ago No hitch thus far has occurred,
 Mir. DeValera will meet MT. Lloyd George again on Monday. while SIT James has summoned some members of his cabinet to London, which woeia appear to indicate that some sugses ton worthy of consideration by the Ulster government has come to llghe-
 Finally, it is said by those in close there is every prospect that the pro- posed conference of MT. Lloyd George, Mir. Deyaiera and Sir James VIII materiaiize early next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
HARVEY Is PLAYED
 BY RAINBOW MEN
Also Denounce Adoption of Dry Amendment While Four
 Millions Unable to Vote
By Associated Press

Cleveland, Ohio, July 15.-Resent- ing a statement made in London by Col. George Harvey. ambassador to England, that the war was fought by the United States from motives of self interest, delegates to the second annual convention of the Rainbow Division Veterans association today condemned Colonel Harvey. They also condemned the eighteenth amend ment to the United States constitu- ton.
 A resolution indorsing the stand of the South Carolina chapter, which recommended that Colonel Harve- Representing. we trust e-nplorabi. the United States at the court of St. James, be deprived of his title Of lieutenant colonel, conferred on him in burst of generosity due to the hospitality of the state, and be given a dishonorable discharge from the position,' was adopted. z
 Another resolution declaring that the eighteenth (dry amendmenD was adopted while 4,G00,000 men were either iii France or deprived of Il vote, because they were in camps at home, and advocating that no change in the constitution on any subject be made when men are at war, Was unanimously passed.
 The convention also adopted reS- olution urging the federal reserve 10 amend the national guard organiza ton to create new guard units in 25 states made up of the former unsts of the Rainbow division. with the designations used by that division during the war. Minneapolis was chosen as the next convention city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
FLUENT ENGLISH
 WON GUIDE PLACE,
 DECLARES WITNESS
By Associated Press

Poughkeepsie. N r., July 15.-Fred Beauvais' fluent English led Mrs. Anne U. Stillman to invite him to eat with her and the rest of her huntin., party in the Canadian woods when she first met him in November. 1916, H. P. Clawson of Buffalo, testifie today in the divorce suit of James A. stillman, New York banker, who names Beauvais as co-resr tldent
 The witness said that he and Mrs. Stllman and her two children made up the party. Beauvais was the on.v one of the three Indian guides hired who could speak English. Because of that fact he was frequently invite to eat with the rest of the party while the other Indians ate by them- selves.
 Beauvais' full name. Clawson tes- tified, was Fred Kaiantonoran Beau vais de Ste Jeanne, and that he was from the Caughnawaga reservation near Montreal.
 Clawson. who is the son of a wealthy Buffalo manufacturer. was positive under cross-examination, 1t was said, of the dates he had seen Mir and Mrs. Stillman together at Pocantico hills in the months preced- ing the birth of Guy Stillman. He said that the night before one of his visits he had attended ball given in New York by Mrs. Cornelius Wander bilt.
 Hearings in the divorce suit wifi be resumed here July 25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

I Hides are taken from free list in tariff bill. 4 Refunding of allied debts gets ihto Senate debate. r} Weeks to confer with Ford before closing lease. One hundred casualties in past year In Mingo strike area. American soldiers buried in Ger many hard to identify. LifeIess session on Wall street aiI day yesterday.
 Liverpool spots put n good tone to cotton market.
 Fort Deposit will drop cotton and plant orchards.
 seIma's milk is now 100 per cent pure.
 North Alabama is full of boil wee wills.
 LOCAL Movie matinees for children are to he inaugurated.
 City food regulation ordinances to he enforced.
 Publicity can aid real estate men Ia view of Jemison. Birmingham wins over Nashville by Q to 0 score.
 H. J. Baum named by Protective Life Insurance company. Bradley charges city insincere ms to conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
Elmore Citizens After Black for an Attempt Upon White Woman

Montgomery. July 15.-Hun- dreds of Fillmore county citizens arc searching the woods to- night for John LOvejOy, n black negro. aged about IS. wanted for an attempted assault upon a white woman early in the afternoon near TalIassee.
 The intended victim of the ne- gro was in her home with two small children when the negro entered. She grabbed up the children and fled out the back door toward the field, where her father was at work. and screamed for help. The negro followed after her, but took to the woods when the womal's brother started to intercept him.
 Deputy Sheriff l.. M. Strength and Law Enforcement Officer Golden are making every effort to capture the. negro before the mob gets him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
BONUS BILL IS
 RECOMM|TTED BY
 VOTE OF 47 ID 29
Vote Is Declared By Demo- CratS to Mean Death of the Measure, But Repub-
 IlcanS Say Only Delay
By Associated Press

Washington, July 15.--The admin tstration won it's battle in Congress
 today. when. the Senate, responding
 to President Harding's recent re- quest, recommitted the soldiers
 bonus bill indefinitely to the finance
 committee.
 The vote for recommittal was 47 to
 2s, and was interpreted by democrats to mean the death" of the bill. but by republican leaders to mean post ponement for only few months. with no substantial loss to war vet
 erans beneficiaries.
 Both parties divided on the roll call, nine republicans voting against. while eight democrats joined the
 bulk of republicans for recommital. Republican losses on the vote were offset exactly by democratic acces4 sions as two more republicans were paired against recommittal, and three more democrats for the motion. The Roll Call The roll call follows For recommittal. republicans: Ball, Borsh Brandegee, Calder, Gam
 eron, Cummins. Curtis, Dillingham;.
 Edge. Ernst, Fernald, Frelinghuysen, Goodin, Hale, Kellogg, Kenyon. hlioA' isouBe, McCOTnlck, Mchlnl McNary, Moses, Nelson, New. Nichol-
 son, Norbeck. Oddie, Penrose, Poin- dexter, Shortridge, Shoot, Staafiel1, Sterling Wadsworth, Warren, Wat son und.D, Weller and Willis-39.
 Democrats: Dial, Glass, King. My CTS. Simmons, Swanson. Underwood and Williams-s.
 Against. republicans Bursuln, Capper, Elkins, Harreld, Jones, Wis consin), Ladd, Lafollette. Norris and Sutherland-9
 Caraway, Culberson, Fletcher, Gerry. Harris, Harrison, Heflln. Hitchcock, Jones (N. M.). Kendrick, Mckellar, Pitman, Robinson, Sheppard, Stanley,
 Walsh (Mass.) Walsh tMont) and Watson (Ga).-20.
 It also was announced that Senator
 Ph.rps, republican, Coloroado. and Townsend, republican, Michigan, who
 tContinued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
lO3 I. ". W. Are
 Driuen From City
 by Angry Posses
By Associated Press

Aberdeen, $. D.. July 15.-One hundred and three alleged I. W. W.'s were driven out of Aber- deen and vicinity tonight by citizens posses aiding Sheriff Elliott of Brown county. They were herded in two groups, one sent east and the other north. Sach group was driven about 10 miles. Other towns in the vicin- ity were notified to keep the men moving.
 Officials of the Chicago, MiI- waukee and St. Paul railway here received word tonight that 300 members of the |. w. W. had seized a freight train hound to this c.fy from the west and wOuId arrive here about mid night.
 According to the authorities here, it is believed the l. W. w. hope to liberate Harry Casey, arrested here last night on charge of syndicalism after q demonstration against the police. Cnsey's hearing was postponed until Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
OTHER DECISIONS
 ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY

Decisions announced by the su- preme court Friday, follow:
 Somerville, d., EX parte state of Alabama, ex rel, attorney general, re- Crane company vs. state, petition for certiorari to court of appeals writ granted. reversed and remanded.
 Fer curiam: ls; parte state of Ala bama, ex rel. attorney general, re ; State vs. Crane company, petition for certiorari to court of appeals; writ denied
 Decisions on applications for re- hearing:
 Westen Union Telegraph company vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, appeal from Montgomery circuit court (Equity); application overrulcd,
 Western Union Telegraph company vs. Louisville ad Nashville Railroad company. appeal from Montgomery circuit court (Equity); application overruled.
 J. l.. Crawford, ct al., as executors ct als., vs. Dorothy Carlisle, pro- ami, appeal from Houston circuit court (Equity); application over ruled, opinion modified.
 w. L. Clements vs the state of Alabama. appeal from Calhoun cir cult court (Equity) application over ruled
 A. B.. Hooper vs, state of Alabama. ex rel. W. L Fox, appeal from Mac shall circuit court; application over ruled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
TWO MORE FORMER
 GERMAN WARSH|PS REST ON BOTTOM
Destroyers v-43 and S-132 Sunk Last Night by Shell Fire From Three Ameri-
 can Sea Fighters
By Associated Press

On Board the Destroyer sicard.
 En route to Norfolk, Va, July 15,
 The former German destroyers
 N-43 nnd S-132 were sunk this
 evening by the combined shell
 fire of the destrOyerx Leary and
 Herbert and battleships Florida
 and Delaware of the Atlantic
 fleet. They went down at
 point 7J miles off the Virginia
 capes selected as the graveyard
 for the once enemy vessels turn
 cd over to the United States after
 the World war.
 The V-l3, after being hit twice by the Leary, finally was accounted for by the Florida, which scored time after time with shells from her star board battery of seven fiye-inch de- stroyer defense rifles, each of which shot twenty times. go minutes after the Florida opened fire at range of 1,500 yards the former enemy craft went down, stern up.
 Register Hit After Hit.
 The S-152 was hit six times from the four inch rifles of the Herbert and was officially described then as in d sinking condition. She was fin ished off by the gunners of the Della ware, who gave great exhibition of marksmanship, registering hit aft CT hit with shells from the battle ships secondary battery. The S-13. remained afloat. however, for tive hours and five minutes after the Delaware ceased firing. going dowr at 7:07 D. m.
 Each of the destroyers fired 3t shots from three rifles. There wai a high wind and heavy sea, and as they rolled and bobbed like tops they furnished very unsteady plat forms for their gunners Some ma. val officers observing the. tests, de clared that it was little short of re- markable that the destroyers were able to register in such a sea-
 The Leary got two out of 30 shots at a range varying from 5000 tt $500 yards and d 15-knot speed while the Herbert registered six out of 30 at the same range and speed One of the Leary's shells struck the Y-43 on the bridge and the other hit the starboard bow head-on and passed entirely through the ship The six hits registered by the Her bert on the s-132 did much dam age Three struck at the water line bridge and one each through each of the two tunnels on the German ships.
 The gunners on the battleships raked the two destroyers fore and aft. The Delaware's gunners nearly cut down the main mast of the S-132 and set the after-house on fire, be- sides scoring many hits in the hull both along and above the water line. The Florida also rallied her tugget. shell after shell crashing through her hull and decks as well as superstructure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16


 This is an important decision when considered in connection with the re- cent decision of the supreme court and court of appeals holding that every corporation must pay a fran chlse tax as required by the consti- tuition even though they may have been exempted by statutes. 1t means that the state may go back to 1911 in collecting franchise taxes from all banks in the state and all corpora q tions which have not paid. John s. Mooring, chairman of the tax com mission, could not estimate what amount the decision should place in the state treasury but did say it would be large.
 Held to Six Years
 The court of appeals had held that the state could not go back more than six years in the collection of franchise taxes because the legisla ture had provided for statute of limitations against the state. How ever, the supreme court reversed this decision, but in another decision sus- tained the ruling of the court of ap- peals that all franchise taxes paid under the law of 1915 to the probate judges could not be gonetover again by the tax commission because the probate judges under that law had judicial powers in fixing the fran chise taxes and not to those which did not make payments at all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
SUPREME COURT ACTS AT ONCE ON REFERRING OF CASE
About 4,00O Soldiers, Sail OTIS and Marines, Who Re- side in Birmingham Can
 not Vote in Election
By FRED Fl. GoRMLEY Montgomery Bureau, The Age-Heraid 22t-2 First National Bank Building

Montgomery, July 15.-Alabama's ex-service men were deprived of their right to the ballot by a final decision of the supreme court late Friday afternoon overruling the ap- plication for rehearing in the case in which the court two weeks ago held the amendment exempting them from the payment of poll taxes to be unconstitutional. The ruling on the rehearing came as great sur prise to all persons in the capital and to ex-service men, as the brief of Fred Fite, Birmingham attorney, in support of the application was not taken up by the court until early Friday morning.
 By this ruling, which was made within 24 hours after the application for rehearing was filed every ex- service man who failed to pay his poll takes was deprived of the righs to participate in any elections until S+
 This means that about 1000
 soldiers, sailors and marines who
 reside in Birmingham cannot
 vote In the municipal election
 which will he held during the
 next few months, and that n
 large number of ex-seryice men
 who had been elected and ap-
 pointed to public offices Will lose
 their positions.
 Since the court held that the amendment was invalid because the election was called by the governor instead of the legislature, friends of eN service men had been hopeful that the application for rehearng would not be acted upon until the beginning of the new term in Oc< tober and that, in the meantime. an extra session of the legislature would be held, at which the amend- ment would again be submitted and tlat those holding official positions could qualify on october 1 the first the first dat te on which a person may pay a poll tax.
 Several former soldiers and
 sailors have been elected tax as- sessors and collectors of Ala bama and are scheduled to take their offices october 1. It Is hoped that they may pay their poll taxes on October and im- mcdiatciy qualify for their pub- lie offices. However. If they can not do this. Governor kiIby is determined to appoint them to the offices to which they have been elected the moment they
 have become qualified to hold them.
 The application for rehearing was filed by Mir. Fite a the suggestion of M E. Morris, member of the board of registration of Jefferson county, who desired that the ex- service men should not be deprived Of the right of taking part in the city election In Birmingham, which is the only important election sched- uled for the next three months.
 Governor Kilby has already an- nounced that he will include the provision for the re-submission or the amendment in his call for the ex- tra session of the legislature if he decides that one is necessary for the re submission of the S2o,0o0.ooV bond issue, which likewise wal held to be invalid because the electlon was called by the governor instead of the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
Williams Struck by
 Lightning and Killed

Prattville, July 15.-(Special.) There was a considerable elec- trical storm over . large area of this county last night which 1ast- ed for about two hours. While plenty of rain has been reported in nearly all parts of the county. there are isolated spots where the crops are still suffering for want of rain.
 William T. Williams of Autau- gayilIe. this county. WAS struck by lightning last night about s o'clock and instantly killed near his home in that town. His hody was not found till some time aft- CT as he was on the way from . short visit to his sister In the came town when he was hit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
EIGHT NOW HELD Ry Associated Press

Milledgeville, Ga, July 15.-Horler Marshburn a sawmill laborer, was arrested here today, making eight persons taken into custody in the last few days in connection with the death more than a year ago of Carr Watson whose body was found in the Oconee river. The authorities are re- fusing to talk about the case, but 1t was learned that another man be- lieved to be in Texas is being sought A preliminary investigation in court is set for Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
TOO MUCH DOPE

Mobile, July l5.--R. W. Cole and L.. J Mancin. young seamen. were ar raigned in the federal court today on the charges of having large amount of cocaine in their possession. Strong evidence of guilt was shown and they were adjudged guilty and sentenced to six months in the federal prison at Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
WISH TO TRANSFER LEASE

Montgomery, July 15.-(Special)- Request was made of the public service commission today for the ap- proval of lease whereby the Fort Payne Water company proposes to transfer the operation of it's plant to A. A. Miller. Under the utilities act there can be no transfer of a pubic utility without the consent of the public service commission. The ap- plication set forth the fact that cit izens of Fort Payne are willing for the transfer to be made. The com mission set the petition for hearing August l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
MHs. HOWELL DIES.

Tuscaloosa, July .)- The funeral of Mrs. Charles Rowell of this city will take place in Mont gomery where she died at an infirm- .ary yesterday Mrs. Rowell was wis iting relatives in Montgomery when she became i'll. When an operation was found necessary she was placed in an infirmary. and when operated on she was found to be in desper- ate condition, and died soon after yards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
SECOND VICTIM DIES Ry Assocjated Press

Anderson, S C., July 15.-B. F. Ramey, 46, who was wounded five times near here last night in shoot- ing affray in which Thomas. Hays, 51, was killed. died today. The trouble started, according to officers when Ramey and his brother-in- law, B. F. Bagwell, accused Hays of send ing Bagwell a miniature coffin con- tafning q note advising the two to leave the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
RETURNING TO NORMAL

Mobile. July l5 President w.. l., Mapother, of the Louisville X Nash Nille Railroad company arrived in the city today on tour of inspection of the water front terminals of his coni- pany. He consulted with the heads Hof commercial organizations relative to. port conditions Mir. Mapother ex- pressed the opinion that business conditions were returning to normal slowly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
TO ENTERTAIN COMMISSION

Mobile. July Special. )-The state highway commission after their session on July 23, to determine what lis the best route to the shipyards O. the Chickasaw Shipbuilding and Cur company to improve under state atd, will be the guests of the Alabama Auto Dealers association at their Ses- sion in CoGen that begins on July 25 The entire party will rendezvous at Rolstons hotel and will be entsr- tained on a royal plan. The session of the highway commission will prob ably last for several hours as thels are a number of matters to dispf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
WESTERN UNION MUST
 REMOVE POLES FROM L.. & N

Montgomery July 15.-f fSpecisl.)-- Applications for rehearing filed by the Western ,Union Telegraph com pany in an effort to obtain a re- versal of the decisions of the supreme court two weeks ago holding that it must remove its poles and wires from the rights -ofway of the Louisville and Nashville railroad on the main line from the boundary of Tennes- see to the boundary of Mississippi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
LIGHNTNG RIPS OFF BELT

Tuscaloosa, July .-(SpeciaI.)-- In an electrical storm yesterday P. NJ. Skelton at Duncanville, under went a peculiar expenrence. Mir. Skel- ton was standing near hot cook stove when bolt or llghtnlng struck the house, shaking the puiid- : ing from garret to cellar. No one was hurt. but Mr Skeltons trousers were completely ripped off the belt around his waist. He was slightly shocked, but otherwise he was not hurt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
THE WEATHER

Washington, July 15.-Following is the official forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Partly cloudy with scattered local thundershowers Sat urday and Sunday
 Georgia: Local thundersnowers Saturday and Sunday
 Tcnnessee: Partly cloudy Satur- day and Sunday; no change in tenn perature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16

below Mobile were overruled by the supreme court Friday afternoon.
 This means that the telegraph company must take up it's poles and wires without delay unless it has some means of carrying the cases to the supreme court of the United States It did carry the cases lnvolv- ing the poles and wires on the Louis Vllle and Nashyille's branch lines 70 the united States supreme court, but lost and has since abandoned the service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
UNION LEADERS
 ID QUIT STATE
 BY NEXT MONDAY
Agreement Reached to Leave West Virginia After Su- preme Court Denies Re-
 lease From Custody
By Associated Press

Charleston, W. Va., July 15.--
 David Robb, international finnn-
 cinl agent of the United Mine
 Workers of America In the Mingo
 county strike country, and three
 other mem bers of the union will
 leave West Virginia before next
 Monday night, according to an
 announcement by the state gov
 ernment tonight. This agreement
 was reached between union 1ead-
 CTS and representatives of the
 state late today. after the West
 Virginia supreme court of np-
 pcnss, earlier in the day had de-
 nied the release Of the men from
 the custody of the state militia
 on writs of habeas corpus.
 Those who will leave with Robt are John Brown of Indianapolis, Rob ert Gilmore of Pttsburg, Kan, ans either John Metzer or Herbert Hall organizers. Mai John Davis, com handing Mingo county under th, proclamation of martial law, said las would permit either Metzer or Hal to stay one week longer to arrange for resident members of the United Mine Workers to conduct the work of the relief stations for the idle miners Edward Dobbins, also an or ganizer, said to be resident o the state, will remain in Mingo 1T the interest of the miners relief fol an indefinite. period.
 Three other union men, who wer' remanded to the militia by the su n idents of West Virginia and will b' released permanently pending the'l good behavior" Major Davis sald They are Henry Koop, J. B. Wiggin' and Jake Coburn.
 In the meantime, the union lead CTS were released under Major DaVts orders, and will be unrestricted unti they carry out the terms of tn a agreement, it was said.