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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
HENRY STARR IS
 DEAD FROM SHOT
His Career as Bandit and Bank Robber Covered Many
 Years
By Associated Press

Harrison, Ark, February 22.-Henry Starr, Oklahoma bandit, died today as the result of a wound inflicted Friday by w. J. Myers, former president of the Peoples Bank Of Harrison, when Starr with -hree companions attempted to rob that institution.
 Starr's career as a bandit and bank rcbber, which ended with his death today, covered many years. during which time he has served several terms in federal and state prisons. He at one time was sentenced to death on charge of murder, but received a reprieve from President Mckinley and later a pardon from President Roose- welt. He last was released through pardon two years ago, and, according to general belief had gone straight since that t0ne. However, Starr was positively identified as one of three men who last December had held up and robbed the Bank of Seligman at Seligman, Mo.
 Starr's son and mother who were with him when he died tonight said that the body probably would be taken to Muskogee, Okla, for burial The bandit according to statements of officers, had realized almost since the moment that he was wounded that he would not live, took the situation philosophically and gave no excuse for, his latest escapade except that he was in debt
 Starr, according to Sheriff Johnson made statement before his death giving the identy of his three com. panions who escaped, but the officer refused to make this public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
NAVY COULD CARRY AID
 TO CHINA, SAYS C0ONTZ
ur A..n,,at.a pxnss

Washington February 22.--Author- ization by Congress is all that pre- vents the navy from carrying relief supplies to China, Admiral Robert Coontz, chief of naval operations, to- day informed the Senate appropria- tions committee in connection with the Kenyon bill to appropriate s400.o0o for taking a cargo of grain. donated by western farmers to the famine suf- ferers of China.
 The committee. before taking action on the bill decided to request the state department to ascertain from the Chinese legation if there was actual need for the foodstuffs.
 Admiral Coontz said the navy had tonnage available at San Francisco for such a cargo and suggested that naval reserves man the ship, making the cruise a part of their annual train ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
 AGAIN CABLES REGRET
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was not completely trained and, be- cause sentries have been warned against neglect of duty on account of frequent assaults on Japanese sent-ies, which are inevitable in the disturbed conditions of Siberia, the sentry be- lieved he could resort to arms against whomsoever disobeyed his orders, and fired at the man from behind, with the words: If you run away you will be shot
 AS he tottered, the man fired two shots at the sentry, whereupon the sentry fired again. Subsequently, the man was identified as an American of- ficer"
 The judgment declares that, accord ing to Japanese military law. sentries are justified in resorting to arms un- der the following conditions:
 l. When necessary to self-d efense
 2. When there is no other means of 'suppressing outrages.
 3. When there is no other means of protecting life and property
 Tn shooting an American officer"
 the judgment continues, ''the sentry came under none of the above .ondi- tions and, therefore, cannot be re- garded as having discharged his duties properly. TO all intents and purposes, he would appear to be guilty, but an importatnt fact that should not be overlooked is that the sentry had nev-
 CT undergone perfect training neces, sary to a sentry and, therefore. when he fired at an American officer he
 was under the impression that he was perfectly fulfilling his duties. NO WRONGFUL INTENT What he did. therefore, was with out intent to violate the army -eguia-
 tions, at the same time it could not
 be regarded as an action arising solely by accident.
 Tn these particular circumstances under which the shooting occurred and because of the absence of any special provisions justly applicable to the present case the. ourt-martial has given judgment as above. As it is clear that the action of the sentry was chiefly due to lack of proper training. the commander of sentries is held responsible and or- dered suspended, while other officers also responsible will be duly pun ished"
 Before reciting the judgment, the official communication told of the pre- liminaries by the military police of lVladivostok. explaining that the police reported the matter to the Japa aese Icommander, because they believed the sentry was guilty of accidental homi- \ eide
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
SEEK SISTER OF SUSPECTS
Officers Search Three States for
 Wanda Urbatis
Bx Associated Press

Toledo, Ohio, February 22.-Police and pcstoffice inspectors of Ohio. Indiana and Illinois are on the hunt tonight for Wanda Urbatis, sister of two of the sus- rects in the postoffice robbery here last Thursday morning, when several nun dred thousand dollars in bonds and cash was stolen by five bandits who held up three clerks.
 The woman was known to have es- caped from the city yesterday afternoon with Joe Urbatis and Joe Culbert, the two suspects arrested at Elkhart, Ind. on their way to Chicago. The woman is thought to have locked herself in a compartment of the train Another view taken by the police is that she may have left the train before reaching Elkhart. She is said by police to have been carry ing a black bag which may have con- tained a portion of the loot.
 Joe Urbatis and his brother, Frank. and Joe Culbert were placed under bonds or s25. 600 each today after their arraignment before United States Commissioner Gaines. They pleaded not guilty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
ERSKINE RAMSAY PAYS $100 FOR PACKAGE OF
 "RELlEF" CIGARETTES

Anniston. February 22.-(Special.) Erskine Ramsey of Birmingham Monday night paid $100 for pack age of cork-tipped cigarettes at the Hoover dinner served at the Ala bama hotel. the amount being added to the fund being raised in this county fin tho European relief coun- cil drive.
 The Hoover dinner was attended by about 100 Admission people, who had contributed s1O and above to the fund, an entertaining programme was rendered and many new sub scribers secured as n result of the meeting.
 Mrs. Jacvk Coleman's pantomiine, representing the relief for the hum gry children, MT. Ramsay'x address and the orations delivered by Rev. HOyt M. Dobbs, Rev. William Ross Lloyd and other local people were distinctly enjoyable features of the gathering. and which was presided over by County Chairman Arthur Weilborn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
THE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERA1D WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
RANDOLPH COUNTY HAS
 ADOPTED $10 SPECIAL
 BETTER HIGHWAYS TAX

Wedovee, February % -(SpeciaI) Every resident of ''road age" in Randolph county will he required to pay m annual tax of SIC or work on the roads for 10 days each year.
 This programme has been adopted by the board of county commits si0ners ms nm emergency measure to improve the public highways throughout this section. The roads, 1t is declared, are in an almost i'm passabIe condition in many locaii- ties and virtually every road needs attention.
 The levy. 1t Is stated, will provide ample funds to carry out a pro- gramme that will get this county tout of the mud.r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
W|NSLOW BILL ID
 PERMIT PARTIAL
 PAYMENT PASSED
Senate Debate Very Brief, All Opposition to Measure Col lapsing Completely In
 Upper House
By Associated Press

Washington, February 22-OppoSition to the Winslow bill to permit partial pay ments to railroads from the government guaranty fund collapsed completely to- day in the Senate and the measure was passed without record vote two hours before the expiration of time allotted for debate on it.
 Senator Townsend, republican, Michi- gan, in charge of the measure, insisted that not one line in the bill as passed by the House should be changed in the Senate, lest conference and ensuing par liamentary obstructions delay what he described as action absolutely necessary to prevent bankruptcy not only among railroads, but also among railroad cred itors. The Senate followed his advice and the measure was sent to the Presi- dent.
 Debate on the bill today was very brief, barring a six-hour speech by Sena- tor LaFollette, republican, Wisconsin, who attacked it as designed to enlarge the governments original guarantee to cht railroads On a roll call the Senate de- feated, 47 to 19, an amendment offered by Senator LaFollette which would have required the Interstate commerce com mission to investigate railroad expend- ture before further payments are made.
 Senator Townsend, describing the sit uation which he said made the bill emer- gency legislation, asserted that the rail roads, because of reduced earnings, were entitled to whole payment of 6OO,0oOVOV
 under the government guarantee against losses during the first six months follow
 ing the ending of government control.
 The carriers, he said, had reserved $2Ao, 100000 of that amount and Congress supposed in passing the transportation act that the balance of approximately
 $S50, GOO 900 could be paid them in install
 ments, upon certificates of the inter- state commerce commission, though in the nature of the case many settlements cannot be completed in years"
 The comptroller of the treasury, Sena- tor Townsend further explained, had ruled that a final account must be rendered the government before the roads could re- ceive any additional amounts, and salc this threatens to bring about bank ruptcy, not only of weaker railroads but of many business concerns which have sold to railroads materials foi which payments cannot be made unei the government acts.' Railroad credit in general, he said, was endangered by delay.
 The bill as passed would require ths interstate commerce commission to cer tify to the treasury amounts which Il | actually finds to be due railroads, re- eardless of whether these constitute the entire claims of the carriers. It further would require the Secretary of the Treas ury to pay out all sums so certifieo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
ONE INTERRUPTION


 MT. Smiths service with the Louisville and Nashville continued with but one interruption until his death, and the story of the way in which this came about is told by his friends to illus trate the dominating personality he pos sessed and his impatience with opposi- tion in course he thought right.
 At Montgomery. Ala. during the vel low fever epidemic along the Gulf coast in 1878. a shotgun quarantine was es- tablshed No trains from the south were permitted to enter the city under any condition.
 Mir Smith. as the chief traffic officer of his company. went to Montgomery and sought to have the quarantine modi- fled to permit passenger trains to pass through without stopping and with win dows closed. He failed. Then he is- sued orders placing an embargo against the movement of all trains from the north in Montgomery, and within five days the city's food supply began to run low.
 Urgent appeals were made to him to
 permit the movement of trains with sup plies into the city. They were met with the reply that when the quarantine against the movement of trains througf Montgomery. bearing refugees from the fever stricken districts of the south
  would be lifted.
 Montgomery authorities would not agree to this and carried their appeal to Hermann Newcomb. then president oi the road. He issued orders revoking the embargoes. MT. Smith resigned. ADVANCE RAPID He was at once offered. and accepted the post of general freight agent TOT the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, place i he held for three years. His next post was general agent for the Pennsylvania lines. at New York. which he held until he went back to the Louisville and Nashville as chief operating officer, with the title of vice president January l 1882. The title of president at that time was held by the chief financial off cers
 In 1883 during financial crisis he, was given the title of president but in 186 the precedent of investing the chief fi nancial officer with the title of pres lident was resumed, MT. Smith again as suming the title of vice president IT 1891, he was again given the title oi president. and the chief financial off cer vested with the title chairman of the board. In Louisville. where MT. Smith made
 his home, he was known by sight, a' least. to almost every resident of the city. He vas known for his kindness and was held in high esteem by the em' ployes of the road. none of whom, it is said, was ever refused a loan and hts personal aid in a time of distress IT contrast with this kindly spirit tcwarc the men under him was tle determine ton with which he fought every effor' | of the roads employees to force him tf
 deal with them as an organized pody. :, I Reticent to the extreme about himself and his own affairs, many of his intt mate friends knew little of his persona history, and, it is said, the only inter view any newspaper men ever obtained 1 from him was 'I have nothing to say"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
WAR VETERAN, ILL AND
 FRIENDLESS, GIVEN CARE

Troy, February 22.--(Special) Erie Johnson. veteran of the Spanish-Am ican war, native Scandinavian. who has been ill at the county hospital or tuberculosis, was carried to Johnson City, Tenn, recently by Miss Mont gomery, county health nurse. and placed in national sanitarium for treatment
 Johnson was found near Banks in an unconscious condition and later car- ried to the county hospital. Red Cross workers visiting there found that he had fought in the Spanish American war as a United States soldier, and, Knowing that he was entitled to gov. ernment help. secured the admission to the sanitarium for him. He Is now 50 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
HOLY ROLLERS QUIT
 SELMA FOR GEORGIA

Selma February 22.-The exodus from this city to LaGrange, Ga, of 50 members Of the Holy Roller sect, who have made their homes here for almost two years. coming here from Mobile. infused an un- usual amount of stir and hustle about the union station this morning just before the departure of the Montgomery train. The party travelled "heavy," with much of their bedding. cooking utensils and hou usehold goods done up in bundles and packages. Many children were noted in the little caravan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
FRIENDSHIP PUTS
 HARRY DAUGHERTY
 IN COMING CABINET I
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latter might at all times have the priv ilege of the White House and that he might be free to call upon MT. Daugh- erty for counsel without offending any of the members of the official family. It often has been said in Washington that nothing tended so much to dis credit the Wilson cabinet as the relA- tionship between the President and Colonel House. which SO often left the more important members of the cabi- net entirely out of consideration.
 It was happy day for MT. Harding, when. defiant of,critics. he felt he could announce the tender of the attorney generalship to MT. Daugherty with the assurance that the latter would ac- cept.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY

Columbusc, Miss. February 22.-(Spe- cial)-Mrs. Kate McKellar died sud- denly in her bed of heart trouble yes- terday. Funeral services will not be held until Saturday. awaiting the arr rival of son, Leonard, from Portland, Ore. She was the wife of W. J. Mo- Kel1ar, She was 4S years of age, and member of the Second Baptist church. Besides her husband. she is survived by several children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
Opinion. IS Withheld

EMUl&UN. February 2-AnufeW boHaL IMW, government spokesman, questioned 1r ti,e Houae of Commons today as to W1,efl,er Great Britain would approach Iansn and the United States for the purpose of comforting on naval construc- tion, Yeplied that until the new American government had taken office it would not be desirable to express an opinion. Another query was raised as to whether tise cabinet had decided on any poiicy s.~,cerninr the building of capital ships, sn view of the Japanese and American ~oeramraes. MT. Bonar Law. replying eaid the matter still was under consid- eration bv the committee on imperial de- fepse and no decision had yet been reached
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
Unable to Reach Verdict

Memphis, February 22.-After three hours deliberation, the jury in the sult of Miss Molle Quirk of Milwaukee against the Bank of Commerce of Mem phis for s40,O00, allefed to be due her from the estate of Capt Pat Kallaher, Memphian as award for her having re- mained faithful to her promise to kal- lsher to remain unmarried, was unable to reach decision and was excused un- til tomorrow morning. The case has been On trial in the United States district court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
Sleeps for Two Weeks

Nashville. February 22.-After two weeks of apparently sound slumber, with attending physicians able to revive her for only few minutes 1t time, Mrs. A. H. Fitzgerald g. believed to be vic tim of the so-called sleeping sickness. is still lying in a state of coma at her home here, according to an announce ment made tonight by the attending physicians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
Leave for Andalusia

Troy, February 22.-(Special) - Judge A. B. Foseter and Court Stenog- rapher C. l.. McCartha went to Anda- lusia Monday morning and will be there for six weeks. engaged In circuit court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
WILSON WIRES CoNDOLENCE

Washington. February o.-President Wilson tonight telegraphed William F. McCombs Sr.. father of William F, Mc- Combs formerly chairman of the na- tional democratic committee, coincidence on the death of his son. The telegram read:
 q have heard with great distress Of the death of your distinguished son and beg to extend my deepest sympathy to you and the members of his family"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
INCOMES DIES IN GREENWICH, CONN. Organized Campaign Result ing in First Election of
 President Wilson
By Associated Press

New York. February Civilian E. McCombs, who organized the campaign that resulted in President Wilson's first nomination and election died of heart disease today in Greenwich, Conn., Stricken with heart attack several months ago. the former democratic na- tional chairman grew steadily worse, and his death had been momentarily ex- peoted for the last few weeks.
 Funeral services will be held here on Thursday morning. The body will be taken to Little Rock. Ark, for burial. William H. Edwards, collector of inter- nal revenue, and close personal friend of the deceased. is in charge of the ar raLgements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
HARDING CABINET
 IS NOW COMPLETE;
 CHANGES UNLIKELY
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lacking formal consummation are ex- pected to be definitely estabhsheo wl.hnt d day or two. but it is not probable that the President elect will make any more positive announcements on the subject until inauguration day lie al- raadv has made known officially his choice of MT. Hughes and MT Daugn- erty, but he has told his friends that he sees no reason for announcing the others now. This view is understood to have the concurrence of MT Daugherty, who held another long conference with his chief today before departing TOT the north.
 Mr Harding also let it be known TO- day that he expects to leave suboroinate appointments within the executive oe- nartments to the respective cabinet mem hers who he Aproposes in turn to hold responsible for selecting an efficient @ de- partment personnel. Commenting on tne selection of Henry F. Fletcher oi rem. . said he was leaving that and simliar state appointments to MT. Hughes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
HOOyER STATEMENT

New York, February 22.-HeI pert Hoover said here tonight he had ols- cussed with President-elect Harding over ths te,enhone the acceptance of cabi- net position offered to him.
 Mr Flowers statement follows:
 Tt is true that Senator Harding ana have had a conversation over the teie- phone this evening as to my accepting a post in the cabinet.
 "Naturallv these are matters requir- ing consideration and equally tney arc not matters for me to discuss now.
 Mr Hoover. who was seen in a box at the Metropolitan opera house, where he was attending a benefit performance for European relief. declined to discuss the subject further.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
MILTON H. SMITH, L. & N. PRESIDENT
 SINCE 1891, DIES

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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-06-02
SEE SUICIDE NATIONAL PERIL
Influential Japanese Newspapers Exalt
Christian Idea as to the Sacred :
ness of Life.

Suicide, which has always been
prevalent in Japan. is, according to
the japanese press, even more rife
than ever since the financial crisis In
the Land of the Rising Sun. says the
Literary Digest in recent issue. The
Osaka Mainichi. which sees peril 10
the nation in the prevalence of self
slaughter. acknowledges the excel
lences of the Christian view that sui
eide. instead of being merely an apol-
ogy for failure, is crime. Many sui
cides In japan are due to the fact that
the Japanese have less attachment
to life than foreigners" and also TO
the traditions of feudal times when
they belittled life
The Osaka Mainichl says further !:
"Death-much more suicide-means
evasion of responsibility and
the notion that those who commit sui.
eide have the keenest sense of respon-
sibility Is wrong. Suicide is the EN-
bodiment of egoism and Irresponsible
ty. One of the strong points of the
Christian people is their conviction
that to kill ones self Is as criminal
as to kill others"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-06-02
COMPLETING STREET WORK

Rocks are being raked up on West
Sixth street this week and as soon as
that work is finished there will re-
main only one or two streets in need
of repairs. Use of the city's new road
drag is declared to be entirely salts
factory for street work and by this
means the streets are being put into
proper shape at far less expense thar
heretofore. 1t is expected that the
tractor will be put to work at some
other form of civic Improvement after
street work is completed.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-06-02
WATER IN HUMBOLDT RIVER
RISING RAPIDLY AT BRIDGf

F. j. Button, superintendent of the
Bull Hear ranch, is in town today and
states that the water on the lower
ranch is very high. and that the land
near the river is flooded. The water
in the river near here has been stead
lily rising since last night, and this
morning the gauge in the river at the
bridge registers SA feet. This rise
is attributed to the quick melting of
snow in the hills.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-06-02
Remarkable Photographic Feat.

Conspicuous among number of re-
markable scenes In a three-reel mo-
tion-picture film recently taken of an
Ohio steel mill in operation, is one
that actually shows the boiling Of
molten metal In an open-hearth fur
mace heated TO 5000 degrees Fahren-
heit. The Photographic feat Of sue
cessfully registering this action In de-
tail on the film is particularly inter
esting. because the subject Is one that
human eye can not gaze upon I'M
protected, says Popular Mechanics
Magazine. Furthermore, the extreme
heat of the furnace cast some doubt
on the safety Of the camera. with its
charge Of celluloid ribbon. and white
the exposure was made, two men stood
ready to hurl the operator to cooler
place II anything happened.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-06-02

of Winnemucca and an attache of the
senate at the last session. passed
through Carson ON her way to Vir-
ginia City to visit her mother She
was accompanied by Mrs. Alice Ha-
worth. Carson News.
o
Vincent Nevin, wife and child, came
from Gardnerville Yesterday after
noon to remain in this city over Sun
day and Monday.-Carson City News.
Nevin formerly resided in Winnie
mucca, being employed on this news
paper, and is now likewise employed
on the Gardnerville Record-Courier.