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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13

able to suppose that TO declare the poll
tax amendment unconstitutional would
deprive not less than 10000 white men
who served in the war of their right TO
vote through no fault OF their own.
at will be seen that this is "a most
serious matter, and all of us are hoping
that the supreme court will grant re-
hearing or the case of the good roads
amendment and decide that the error in
holding that election was not enough TO
inyalidate it. II that is done, of course
there will be no question on that point
regarding the soldiers poll tax amend-
ment 1t seems certain that they must
stand or fall together"
FIGHT FOR BALLOT
Pending a reply from the attorney gen.
eral. Mr. Murphy could rot state what
action the American Legion would take
in an effort to prevent the disfranchise-
ment of the 10000 or more white cx-serv-
ice men in this state. 1t is considered
certain, however, that attorneys repre-
sentng the legion will advise with tho
attorneys on the good roads amendment
in an effort to have the elections held
valid. While the service men are await
| ing developments before taking action
| it rs known that they will wage hard
| fight to prevent the ballet being taken
| from them through no fault of their own.
| 1t is considered certain that the attor-
| ney general win take the position that
the point involved in the two amendments
| is identical, and that unless the SUI
| preme. court reverses Itself, the soldiers
| of the state will be disfranchsed. 1t is
estimated that fully 95 per cent took adj
| vantage of the exemption, practically
| none OF them paying their poll tax in
: Birmingham and jefferson county. In
dcations are that under the leadership
| Of the American Legion, all ex-seryice
men of the state will join together to
protect their right of franchise, and some
| lively developments are expected IL on
effort is made to keep them from par
| ticipating in elections before they have
| time to pay their poll tax.
| MURPHY'S LETTER
| The letter from State Commands
Murphy of the American Legion to the
attorney general follows:
| February II. 1921.
''Harwell G. Davis, Attorney General,
| Montgomery, Ala:
Dear Sir: Newspaper reports indicate
| that the ruling of the supreme court OF
| Alabama holding invalid the road bond
amendment to the constitution will also
| inyalidate the soldiers poll tax amend
,nent to the constitution. Please advise
me il this is correct
| I'm the event this decision of the SUI
prene court has this effect, the Amert-
4 can Legion desires to file briefs in an
effort to secure reconsideration by ths'
court of this holding Very truly yours,
MATT ii. MURPHY,
| state Commander"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
HERE INSPECTING
PUBLIC HOSPITALS

To make suggestions and seek to secure
Standardization in hospitals. DIR. Black
burn W. Lowry. staff members Of the
American College Of Surgeons. Chicago.
Is touring the United States. DIR. Lowry
will visit local hospitals tomorrow
At the regular meeting Of the Jeffer-
son County Medical society. which will
be held in the assembly room of the
Civic Association tomorrow evening at !
o'clock. DR.. Lowry will deliver the prin-
cipal address, his subject being "1'he
Need Of Hospital Standardization
DIR. $. W. WEIGH. state health officer
OF Alabama, will make a short talk on
public health.
Officers of ethe county organization
have prepared a programme in keeping
With recent developments in which tn.
society is interested
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13

my mind has assembled them. They
arc these:
81. Revision of the federal taxing
system. In my opinion, they will abol-
sh the excess profits tax, greatly re-
duce the heavy surtax and, in place OF
unwise tax schedules, they will i'm
pose a small sales tax. This will be a
good start toward locsening up men
and capital, and making everyone feel
like going ahead and producing and
expanding. 1t will be stimulus to
initiative.
.c. We are to have peace with
Germany. That means, In turn.
greater business with Germany.
That country IN going to be our
best customer. especially ms a con-
sumner of orr American cotton. The
sooner peace with Germany comes,
the sooner n great trade with Ger
many. beneficial alike to that
country and ours, wifi commence
developing.
80. Settlement of the war repara-
| ton. That is important to us, as inn
tportant to us as to any other nation
engaged in the war and connectec
with international conditions. We
cannot help taking part in the -epa'
ration programme, and we will bene.
1 fit when it has been finally settled
lThat settlement means the creating
of markets for our products, and the
sooner it is brought about. the sooner
will trade and commerce assume the
proportions that will bring business
activity and prosperity.
"a. Refunding of Liberty bonds, GER
tificates of indebtedness and other
government securities, so that the gov.
iernment will no longer be factor In
the money market"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
MASONS TO MEET
IN CONF ERENCE
Attractive Programme for
29th Semi-annuaI Masonic
Conference of County

The twenty ninth semiannual Ma
sonic conference of jefferson county
will open at the Masonic temple In
Birmingham February is and close
February It.
The first day OF the meet has been
set aside for the usual addresses Oh
welcome, the appointment of special
instructors for the day and the res
olutions committee. The degrees Will
be eXemplified.
The second day still other degrees
will be held. and committees Will re-
port. Officers for the coming year
win be elected and the exemplifica>
ton of NJ NJ degree will close the
convention.
The officers of the conference are:
j. H. Mullen of Palos lodge, No. AIS.
worshipful master of the confer enccy
L. c. Hutton, Brookside lodge, No. $50.
senior warden; S. r. Hawley. East
Lake lodge, No $50, junior warden; A.
NJ. Reeves, Birmingham lodge. No. SIS,
treasurer and secretary; NJ. +.
Schwarz King Solomon lodge, No. $50,
senior deacon; Thomas Parks, North
Birmingham lodge, No. 81, junior
deacon; II. X. Newsome, Birmingham
Temple lodge, No. 636. senior steward;
G. P. Caldwell. Alpha lodge, No. S23,
junior steward, and r. Z. Taylor, Ben
dale lodge, No. 773. chaplain
The full programme of the two-day
convention is as follows:
Tuesday, February 15--9:50 a. M.
conference opened; invocation, r. F.
Taylor, chaplain; welcome address, T.
\ G. Brabston; response. DIR. r.. f. Love-
lady; appointment of special instruc-
tors for the day and the resolutions
committee; complication of e. A.
degree with lecture, Henry Key. 1875
.. m.,. conference called to order; ex-
emplification of F. c. degree with les
K son; exemplification of F.. a. lesson
exemplification of NJ. M. degree with
lecture, w. j. Whitaker; refreshment:
until 1880 p. M 1850 p. M, conference
Z called to labor; exemplification of M
NJ degree with lecture by select team
conference called off.
Wednesday, February $3.50 a. m.
conference called to labor; appoint
ment of special instructors for the
day; exemplification of e. A. and f. c.
degrees; report of district lecturer
general discussion of questions of in
terest by members of the conference
and brethren; refreshment until 80
p. m. 1880 p. M. conference called to
labor; cxemplification Of the M NJ
degree with lecture; appointment OF
auditing committee; instructions to IN
vestigating committees on petitions sor
the degrees, F. A. Hewitt, Birmingham
temple. No. 6S6; election of officers
reports of committees, resolutions and
auditing; old-time spelling bee; re,
freshment until 1880 p. m. 1880 p. m.
conference called to labor; exemplifi-
cation Of M M. degree; conference
closed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
ITALIAN DECORATION
FOR MAJOR M'KlnNEI

News has been received from the ad-
jutant generals office of the award OF
the Italian Cross de Guerra to Mai
Carl F. Mckinney OF Birmingham, WIFI
served with the Eighty-third division
and Of the Belgian Ordre Leopold to
Col. John Stevens Sewell, formerly Of
the United States engineers.
Major Mckinney has many friends in
Birmingham, his home for some time
past. He is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. A.
p. Mckinney Of 1920 Twelfth avenue,
south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
ri KAPPA ALPHA
TO HOLD BANQUET

The alumni chapter of the, Pi Kappa
Alpha fraternity will hold stag banquet
at the private dining rooms of the Hill
man hotel on next Wednesday evening at
o'clock. All members are requested to
attend and good time is promised
Judge B. NJ. Allen will preside as toast
M sfer ilT
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
SACRED HARP SING

The Jefferson county Sacred Harp
singers will meet in the Gate City Zap
fist church this afternoon at 1:0 o'clock
for their regular se,nimonthly singing,
W. H. Champion, chairman, cordially
invites AL lovers Of sacred music to al
tend
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
Offer Guardianship Of
Foreign Trade Finance
Corporation to Marx
Want Birmingham Man Direct Affairs of $1O0O00O00
Institution Created Restore international Credit
and Trade-Local Financier Optimistic About
Business Outlook-Sees Improvement Near

Otto Marx of New York. formerly of Birmingham and head
of the banking house of Otto Marx Co., has received
request from the chairman of the organization of the
$100000O0O Foreign Trade Financing corporation to accept
the of chairman of the supervising connection with
the organization
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
s15,oo0.oo
Many Ex-SerUice Men viii
Lose Jobs If Amendment
Is Held Unconstitutional

Will all exservce in Alabama be dsfranchised by
ton of the state supreme court?
This is the question that agtatng former soldiers sailors
following the decision of the holds
ing the good roads bond amendment to be invalid:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13

There were 5000 men from Alabama
In the service during the war, and OF
these, only 1900 were negroes. 1t will
thus be seen that the poll tax amendment
applies to about 5000 white men. Leav-
ing out many who were delinquent in
payment before the war, 1t seems reason
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-06
How The Prizes
Are Awarded

In order to distribute the prizes
evenly, the territory covered by
The A b cirque Morning
Journal has been divided into
three separate districts.
The Studebaker Light "6" Sedan
will go to the Club Member
polling the highest number of
credits in the campaign. This
prize may be won by a Club
Member in any of the three
districts.
The Studebaker Light rs" Touring Car
will be awarded to the Club Member
standing next highest in the entire three
districts after the Sedan has been
awarded. This prize may be won by a
Club Member in any of the three dis
tricts.
After the two Grand Capital Awards
have been awarded the Club Member
standing next highest in each of the
three districts will be awarded a Chew
rolet 400 Touring Car.
After the five automobiles have been
awarded the Club Member standing
next highest In each district will re-
ceive $4,000 in gold
The next highest Club Member in each
district will receive $500 in gold.
The next highest Club Member In each
district will receive 5000 in gold
The next highest Club Member in each
district will receive $4,000 in gold
The next highest Club Member in each
district will receive $500 in gold.
Club Members who fail to win
a regularly listed prize, and
who remain active during the
campaign, according to the rules
will be paid (10%) ten per
cent cash commission on all
subscription collections turned
in.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-30

death. The police, however, believe the
wound was inflicted after death. and
was caused by the graphing hook used
in towing the body to shore.
Dr. Danser intimated that the police
were trying to discreait the Homicide
theory to avoid having murder case
to solve. He explained that no water
was found in the lungs, so drowning
was not possible. The nature Of the
stab wound proved, he said, that it
was ante-mortem and not self-inficted.
He expressed belief that the young
man was stabbed, then thrown into the
river.
Detective Chief Zimmerman said he
was persuaded that Losey did not meet
with foul play. He made this state
ment after receiving an affidavit made
by Patrolman Leo Fl. Hertel, one of
the men who found the body, in which
Hertel said he had hooked the left
side of the body with graphing
hook
The police ha' 9 made no Roadway
toward solving the mystery. They are
seeking a small black handbag with
brass buckles, which young Losey took
with him when he left the college. No
trace has been found of Losey's move
ments while in this city.
Losey's father arrived early to-day.
He expressed the belief that his son
had been lured here and murdered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-30

come to the house that evening as she
would have something to show him.
"The frightful, villainous intruder
whom she described did not harm her
in the least. There was not mark
upon her throat, side or temple. He
had, indeed in loosening her locks,
dropped only one hairpin in the hall;
the others were found in the parlor.
She very generously remained in the
HALL while he brought the scissors from
the kitchen. She could have escaped
easily through the outer door or made
an cutlery. n.
.'How he knew that pair of scis-
sors was hanging on nail in the
kitchen is not disclosed, and the only
result of his villany is that MARJORIE
locks are bobbed. She knew that her
parents would not allow her to bob
her hair, and rather than incur her
parents anger Marjorie brought from
the realms of her imagination a horri-
BILE and vicious demon who accom-
plished the task for her and at the
same time gave her large measure
Of sympathetic n0toriety.
give OF these bunk cases have hap
pened within the last year, and the
people of the locality affected in each
instance have been much disturbed
We cannot put Marjorie in jail. She
is a young and ordinarily good child
Of splendid parents. But | purpose
to prosecute the next one who acts in
the way she has acted"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-30

FEMININE FUR SHOp--hauYtu Flor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-30

gins. have declared the body to be that
of MIRA. Higgins.
The apparently unending stream Of
persons calling to identify che body
yesterday caused the Medical Examiner
to rule that the body can be viewed
only between 10 n. m. and p. m. aud
then in the company of policeman.
More than 100 persons have seen the
body and more than 500 have been
turned away.
Before Mrs Wagstaff called at the
Ralph Avenue station DIR. Norris an
nounced that he would not accept the
Identification made by Wagstaf. Short
ly after the Medical EXAMINER made this
statement Wagstaff and three sisters
viewed the body and said they were
about convinced that the body was not
that of Mrs. Wagstaff.
List of Identiiications
Those who have identified the body
thus far are the following: Wagstaff,
a "Mr. Gregory" who said the woman
was Miss Ella Fayr; Captain B. A.
Moeller. U. s. M. c., stationed at the
Brooklyn Navy ward, who was the
first to say he recognized the woman;
Mrs. May Ballard, 2o1 McDonough
Street, Brooklyn; her mother. Mrs.
Anna Bailey; Mrs. Elizabeth Richard,
coy ouHtihiS <NeSHdSt SVAcSy OiSyt MI >.
Helen Otto, 1888 Quincy Street, Brook
Ign, and Homer Dennis, of 124i
Schenck Avenue, Jamaica. Antonio
Pardone, of 851 Grand Avenue, New
Haven, told the New Haven police that
from published descriptions of the
murder victim he was sure she was
Lena Tiece, formerly of New Haven.
Captain Moeller changed his mind
the day after he had viewed the body
and declared positively that he did not
know the woman. Mrs. Ballard, her
mother, and two friends of Mrs. Bal
lard, Mrs. Otto and Homer Dennis, all
identified the woman as Mrs. Dolly
Bailey Higgins. They have refused to
change their minds. despite the fact
that the police would not accept the
identification. Thomas Higgins, hus-
band of Dolly Bailey Higgins, told the
police the body was not that of his
wife. The identification" of Mrs.
Richard was discredited. y
The cablegram received by Captain
Carey read: Dolly Higgins IS here
in good health" 1t was signed,
"Shanton.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-30
Spite, Says Wife
"Identified" as
Murder Victim
Mrs. Arnold Wagstaff Com
fradicts Husband, Who
Held Part Of Body Found
in Jersey Pool Was Hers
Eight Names Advanced
Cablegram From Porto Rico
Asserts Dolly Higgins Is
Alive and in San Juan

Arnold Wagstatf, chauffeur, of 1f4
Veronica Place, Brooklyn, went to
Bellevue Morguc Friday and after
viewing the body of the young woman
found last Saturday in rain-water
pond in Long Island City said he was
convinced it was the body of his wife,
Mary agnes Wagstafr.
Last night Mrs. Mary Agnes Wag-
staff walked into the Ralph Avenue
police station. Brooklyn, and told Desk
Lieutenant Richard Hamilton that she
had heard she had been identified"
and that she had something to say
about it on her own account.
Says She Is Very Much Alive
II am Mrs. Mary Agnes Wagstaff,"
she said. Everybody thinks I'm dead
everybody but myself. / have not
been murdered and on the contrary
am very much alive" Questioned by
Detective William Regain, she said that
she lived in furnished room at 584
Van Buren, Street. Brooklyn, that she
had job and worked at 1t every day.
She declared that she believed her
husband identified the body for spite,
so as to give her publicity.
Wagstaff's identification of the body
of the murder victim was the eighth
that has been made. DR.. Charles
Norris, chief medical examiner and
tho police have refused to accept any of
these identiicatons. In addition to
the eight persons who have identified"
the body after examining IT, one man
at New Haven reported to the police
that he knew the murder victim from
published descriptions of her
Captain Arthur Carey, who is in
charge of the police investigation of
the murder mystery, last night received
a cablegram from San Juan, Porto
Rico, which served further to convince
him that the murdered woman is not
Mrs. Dolly Bailey Higgins, Of Brook
lyn. Four persons, including the
mother and sister Of Dolly Bailey Hig-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-30
Haight to Hear Fare Facts
Federal Court Appoints Him
Master in Jersey Case

TRENTON, N. j.. Oct. 29-Fede raj
Judge John Rellstab to-day appointed
former Judge Thomas G. fIaight, Of
Jersey City, as special master to take
testimony in the injunction proceedings
brought by the Public Service Railway
Company to prevent the New Jersey
State Public Utility Board and the At
torney General from interfering with
the imposition of 10-cent fare.
The order for referring the case to a
special master was pre- sented by f.
Amber Armstrong, counsel for the
railway, to Judge Rellstab. Judge
Haight will begin taking testimony as
soon as all parties to the suit are resdy.
The Utility Board had allowed the com
pany a sevencent fare ana two-cent
charge for transfers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-30
Jack the Shipper" a Creature
Of Girl Grazing Bodied Hair
New Jersey Folk Who Feared Prowler Would Prune
Away the Locks of Their Daughters Are Set at
Rest by Report Sent to the Mayor of Westwood

HACKENSACK, N. j., Oct. 3D.
Women and children of Westwood,
N. j., were informed to-day that they
could walk the streets of that com
munity in the evening now without fear
OF the ragged, greasy, black-bearded
Jack the Shipper, who forced his way
into the home of Walter Haws last
Saturday night and shipped off the
tresscs of his scventeen-year-old daugh-
ter Marjorie.
The police guard has been withdrawn
from the Haws home. Posses no longer
search the woods for wild man." The
mystery has been solved, according 20
n report sent to Mayor Ward of West
wood to-day by Prosecutor A. C. Hart,
and the town may rest easy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-30

The truth is, according to Mr. Hart,
Marjorie wanted to bob her hair and
her parents objected. Now Marjorie 5
hair is bobbed and the fearsome fig
ment of Marjorie's imagination will
stalk abroad no more, the Prosecutor is
certain. Her story of the visit Of the
shipper is characterized by Mr.. Hart
as pure bunk"
"She had told young man of West
wood" said Mr.. Hart in his report to
the Mayor, Chat she wanted to bob her
hair. The evening in question she sent
her twelve-year-o brother to the
young man with a message for him tx
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-30

He Is assisting the police n
vestigatfon of his sons aet;v;e ;neif ia-
an investigation of his sons sc, nm. nsse
affairs has thrown no light h. psfsorzl
Il motive FOR murder. Ae said, u
Kenneth was always bow ~ s
character said his father " ~ "a god
hIgh in his class and aIwa ne stood
ided in me He was awa ,xs Con-
scholarship for Wesleyan and . ,h;c q
he'ping to pay his tuition. Ms H. wss
pursuing bachelor Of science 's sas
IN preparation for course in r,a purse
at Columbia University. 'aeoicins
1T was only month ago TIA.
TAXED most enthusiastically Of h ;s -
s s plans and ambitions. He had bad H. :.
a and has or nsva acqsua,ntances in BuHslss
fore. | cannot understand wbv gsse De-
here NC cane
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-30
'Losey Identifies the
Body of Boy Found
In Niagara as Son
Medical Examiner Insists
Youth Was Murdered, but
Police Scout Theory; No
Clew to Possible Crime
speotal pispatol. to The Tribune

BUFFALO, Oct. 29.-M. d. Losey
Superintendent Of Schools at North
port, L. l., this morning positively
identified the body found Thursday in
the Niagara River, near the Interna-
tional Bridge here, as that Of his son
Kenneth H. Losey, twenty years old, q
student at Wesleyan University, Mid.
dletown.
controversy arose between the po-
lice and Medical Examiner Earl G
Danser as to the manner in which the
youth met death. DR.. Danser said the
stab wound in the left side caused
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-30
Schultz Bequeaths Handcuu.

: HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. 2s~r,
Schultz, the former storekeeper INN
constable of Haddam who was ard
fenced a few days ago to be- sen sen.
April 10 for numbering three " "a &,
neighbors, to-day directed from s.a als
prison that his policeman's baton '. a
handcuffs be given to Deputy shs ssa
George M. Smith, of Moodas, in apn,a
citation of the kind treatment plvss
Schultz during his trial at Middletowsas
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-12
WOOD HEARS FILIPINOS
Demoerata Party Leaders Charge
Maladml Istration

Cebu, p. l., July 12.-(By A. P.)-
The Wood Forbes mission to the
Philippines, at public meeting today
in the Plaza, listened to denunciations
of the Nacionalista Party and Sergius
Osmena. speaker Of the Philippine
House of Representatives, by his fell
low citizens Of the Democrata Party.
Cebu is the second city in the Philip
pines. and the mission was welcomed
warmly by large crowd.
The President and Vice President of
the Cebu Democratic organization as
serted that elections were corrupt and
that no Democratic had chance of
election. The prosecuting attorney, who
is a Nacionalista, refused, they said, to
lay before the court evidence offered by
Democratas showing that corruption
existed.
Another Democratic speaker asserted
that two Nacionalista officials who were
under suspicion were suspended as soon
as the Wood Forbes mission arrived
but were assured that they would be
reinstated as soon as the mission had
left. The speakers urged immediate in :
dependence in any form for the Philip
pines.