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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
Much Typhoid Fever.

Memphis. Tenn.-With A cases of
typhoid fever in the county, city and
county health authorities have as yet
been unable to find the. cause of the
disease, which is about evenly divided
between Memphis andthe remainder
Of the county.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
1urLSs Handed Terms

London. The allied Supreme
Council" has handed the Greek and
Turkish delegates ip London it's pro-
posals for establishing peace in the
Near East. An outline has been pub
lished.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
Plane Kills Woman.

Jacksonville, Fla.-Mrs. A. Woollen-
koff, 20, Of Van Vert, o., was killed
almost instantly at Pablo Beach when
an airplane driven by Monte Rolfe Of
Augusta, Ca, struck her.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
Steamer Reported Sinking.

London.-The Spanish steamer Leo
nita is in a sinking condition west Of
Gibraltar, according to a wireless dis
patch received by Lloyds. The British
steamer Haworth is standing by AID
rescuing those on board.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
Gas Price Is Cut.

New York.-The Standard Oil CON-
pany Of New Jersey has announced a
reduction of cent gallon in the ex.
port price of refined oil and gasoline.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
Firm Retains Qfffcers

Houston, Tex.-All directors were
reelected at the annual meeting of
the Houston Oil Company OF Texas at
stockholders meeting here.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
Davis Leaves LONDON.

London. - John w. Davis, retiring
United States ambassador to Great
Britain has left London for Southamp-
ton on his way to the United States.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
Louisiana Bank Robbed

Shreveport, La. - The Bank of
Henville, at Bienville. was robbed Of
more than $4,000 in Liberty bonds
jewelry and other valuables stored in
deposit boxes in the vault
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
Two Children Burned

Tyler, Tex.-Two children of Mr..
and Mrs. w. P. Pruitt, were burned 70
death recently at their home six mile.
north Of Tyler.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
New Spanish Cabinet

Madrid. - Many former ministers
have been chosen for places in the
new Spanish cabinet which has been
formed on the basis Of conservative
coalition
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19

Houma-Recent statements Of the
three banks in Houma show those in.
stitutions to be in fluorshing condi.
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14

, ex rel, w. T. Kemp, appeal from Jef- ferson circuit court; reversed and re- manded. w. F. Hurt ys. Southern Rail-
 way company. appeal from Talladega
 circuit court; affirmed. M. Slaughter vs- Mrs. s. E. Webb, appeal from Jefferson
 circuit court; affirmed One blazed face
 sorrell horse ct al vs. state, appeal from Jefferson circuit court; affirmed. Henry
 A. Jones vs Amanda J. Caraway, appeal from Tuscaloosa circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Gardner J.-Henry Walker IT, vs. the
 state, appeal from Jefferson circuit court; reversed and remanded. Board of
 revenue of Jefferson county vs. city of
 Birmingham appeal from Jefferson cir cult court; affirmed R. L. Hood vs.
 lsom Warren ct al, appeal from Etowah
 circuit court; affirmed
 Thomas. J.--Sarah Grim. administrators, vs Louisville and Nashville Railroad company. appeal from Chiffon circuit
 court: affirmed.
 Brown, J-Jim Freeman vs Thomas Worthington, appeal from Jefferson cir
 cult court; reversed and remanded Ma tional Pyrites and Copper company vs.
 J. F. Williams, appeal from Jefferson
 circuit court; affirmed. Chase Nursery company vs. R. W. Bennett, appeal from Madison circuit court; reversed and re-
 tnanded. A. S. Wilson vs. R. " Wind
 ham. appeal from Lamar circuit court;
 affirmed. State of Alabama ct rel. D. N. Wright, vs. W. T. Kemp, appeal from Jefferson circuit court (Bessemer divi- son); appeal dismissed North Alabama Grocery company vs J. c. Lysle Milling company, appeal from Etowah circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Per Curiam-Jane P. Brassell vs. Wal
 ter R. Brassell. appeal from Montgomery
 circuit court tequity); reversed and re- manded.
 The following rulings were made on application for rehearings
 Strand Amusement company vs. George w. Fox, appeal from Montgomery cir
 cult court; overruled. Eva c. Marsh vs. Elba Bank and Trust company. appeal from Coffee circuit court; overruled. Thomas Ledbetter vs. J. s. Bryant, aap- peal from Tallapoosa circuit court; ap- plication dismissed. Eugene Parsons vs. Doninick Liaza, appeal from Jefferson circuit court fBessemer division); over
 ruled l.. B. Musgrove vs. A. B. Al-
 dridge. appeal from Walker circuit court (equity); overruled. Corona Coal and Iron company vs. Tom Spann, appeal from Walker circuit court overruled.
 Alabama Power company vs. Frank Fer guson, appeal from Walker circuit court; overruIed. Ex parte William H. Cutcliff (Cutcliff vs. the State), petition for cer- tiorari to court of appeals; rehearing overruled Lon Clark vs. Emerline House, appeal from Calhoun circuit court; overruled. J. H. Harden vs. T. A. Conwell appeal from Etowah circuit court: overruled. American National In- surance company vs. Mrs J. A. Wright. appeal from Etowah circuit court; over l ruled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
STATEMENT IS ISSUED
Chief Conrad Austin Goes to Confer
 With Governor

Early yesterday the following report of the tragedy was issued from the headquarters of General Steiner. Bir- Iningham
 Information gotten from Col. Dallas B. Smith, the sheriff of Walker county, and Sid Cowan of the law enforcement department by military headquarters:
 ''3 D. m.--Six men came othe jail al Jasper in an automobile. Three came to the front door of the jailer's room and knocked on the door, The jailer went to the door but refused to let them in. The three other men were at the back door at this time, who mashed the back door in and covered the jailer with their pistols. The jailer was named J. F. Sides. These men then carried the jailer upstairs, where his son, Watts Sides, was on duty covered them and made them open the door where the prisoner Baird was Investi- gation showed that all the prisoners who witnessed the affair agreed with the jailers that the men were masked with white cloths or handkerchiefs over their faces, had on overalls and black overcoats. One had on heavy shoes. and one had on miners cap. Colonel Smith Immediately called up all his de- tachments by phone and had the sol diers, checked up and they were all ac- counted for. MT. Cowan of the law en- forcement department went to the jail after being called and investigated the matter Military headquarters was nor tified about 3:45 a .m, after which talks were had with Colonel Smith, the sher- if at Jasper, and Mir. Cowafi. Mr. Cowan says none of the party who got the prisoner were recognized. Later in- formation was that the body of Baird was afterward discovered about two and a half miles north of Jasper. In- vestigation is being made by the law enforcement department. by the sher- iffs office and by the troops, with the idea of trying to locate the guilty party"
 Up to o'clock yesterday evening notn-
 ing further had been heard from the field at the headquarters subsequent to the information of the arrets of the ga- rage keeper whose machine is alleged to have been used by the men who did the lynching. Sid Cowan, who is represent ing Connie Austin, chief of the law en- forcement forces in the field, said the man, Leslie West, had declined to make statement up to that time.
 Militaryl headquarters were also in- formed that there were 10 men in the lynching party instead of six, as was originally stated.
 Mir. Austin left on the afternoon train for Montgomery, where he will hold con- ference with the governor in regard to the lynching. He is not expected back until tomorrow afternoon The governor was expected to take some special steps for the apprehension of the Iynchers. l Both the Steiner headquarters and the headquarters. of Mir Austin in the Elm pire hotel are keeping in close touch with the field by long-distance telephone. ana are constantly in consultation with the tive forces who are joining in the supreme effort to run down the lynchers and bring 1 them to justice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
PROBE UNDER WAY

Montgomery, January 13.--tSpeclai) Governor Kilby tonight announced that Brig. Gen. R. E. Steiner and 2. w. Austin chief law enforcement agent were making a thorough investigation of the lynching of William Baird, union miner, who was taken from the Walker county jail early Thurs lay morning and shot. Both will come to Mont gomery Friday morning for a conference with the governor, auriag which all facts they have obtained will be submitted.
 Until I have received first-hand ln> formation. I shall be unable to com ment," said Governor Kilby. Tt is needless to say that all good citizens of Alabama are stunned by the affair, and that law enforcement officials will have the full support of the executive department in their efforts to bring the guilty to justice.
 Official Montgomery was shocked by the information that Baird had been shot First reports were that his friends had rescued him from the jail in which he was held on charge of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
MASKED M0BBERS
 RAID JASPER JAIL
 AND LYNCH BAIRD
tcontinued from Page one)

by automobile to Russellville and turned over to the sheriff of Franklin county He declared at that time that he feared soldiers on guard in the strike area would do him violence. He later was removed to Jasper and confessed to shooting Morris. employed counsel and was preparing to stand trial on a plea of self-defense.
 Baird was 24 years old and virtually raised among the miners of the Nauvoo section. He is said to have been i'm dustrious and an ordinarily good citizen. He is survived by his wife. His father, Jerry Baird, lives in Haleyville and a brother, Homer Baird, in Birmingham. The body probably will be sent to Nau- VOC Friday for burial.
 Jasper had returned to complete calm late tonight The community, until this mornings lynching had boasted that mob law had never been attempted in the county.
 Speculation thrives as to the identity of the rnobbers and their probable resi- dences But it is all speculation and rumor and too uncertain for officers to recognize as possible clues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
DEATHS

Mrs. John GriffIths-News was re- ceived in Birmingham last night of the death of Mrs. John Griffith, who died in Baltimore Md, after lin- gering illness. Mrs. Griffith, before making her home in Baltimore, ra- sided in this city. She is the daugh- terNo of Mir. E. J. Oden of West End.
 She is survived by her husband and little daughter. She is also survived by her father, E. J. Oden; four broth CTS, J. A. Oden, Jule l.. Oden, Allen D. Oden and c. Kirk Oden. all of this city: three sisters, Mrs. J. F. David of Atlanta, Mrs. B. T. Busenderry and Miss Ida Lou Oden of Birmingham
 Funeral services will be announced later
 William J. Ansley--Of Iditarod, Alaska. died at local hospital Wednesday night. Mir. Ansley, although native Alabamian, made his home in the valley of the Yukon for many years He is survived by TWO daughters Mrs. A, Morgan of Dayton. Tenn. and Mrs. F. F. Hogue of McRoperts Ky. and his mother of Ft. Payne Ala. Funeral services this morning at 10:30 o'clock from Johns chapel. Interment at Elmwood cemetery. The railbearers will be- A. J Massey, Horace Ware. c. C. Blackwell. Forney Brandon, J. D. Webb and J. l.. Hill, Charles Hardmnn-Funeral services for Charles Hardman, who died yester- day morning in Albany, Ala, will be in this city. Arrangements will be announced later by I4oy. He is sur- vived by his widow and two sons, Will and Fielder Hardman of Nor wood.
 Mrs. MaybelIe Edmondson--Frien ir, the city were notified last night of the death of Mrs. Maybelle Edmond-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
JAPAN OFFICIALLY EXPRESSES REGRET
 IN LANGD0N CASE
(Continued from page one)

rank have been aboard They -x> pressed sorrow and regret and state that sentry who shot Lieutenant Lang- don was very ignorant. General 0, has sent large wreath.
 Vice Admiral Kawahara has sent d telegram from Tokio as follows
 |" I am deeply shocked at the news cf Lieutenant Langdon's death by unlocked for accident Please accept my sincere condolences, although no word of mine can help. I feel for this lamentable oc- currence most deeply sorry
 Practically all officials of foreign gov ernments have called, as well as Russian admiralty, to express sympathy, regret and horror for themselves as well as for their countries. The investigation has not yet been finished
 The dispatch concludes:
 Above received by radio while way to Vladivostois. In view of developments deem my presence there to be unnec- essary and have abandoned plan to go there at this time
 Following is the version of the shoot ing as received by the Japanese em- bassy:
 JAPANESE VERSION
 ''The Japanese sentry stationed i'll front of the Japanese staff headquar- ters at 4:30 o'clock in the morning saw a man approaching who was using q flashlight, casting it's rays upon the front of the staff building. He stopped the man and demanded to know if he was Russian or Americansky.' Not an- derstanding the reply made by Langdon, the sentry sought to pull back the hood which was drawn over his face to inspect him. The officer resisted and drew re- volver whereupon the sentry stepped back couple of paces and presented his bayonet.- The officer turned to proceed on his way The sentry called to him in Japanese to stop, and, when the order was cisregarded, he fired. Langdon turned upon the, sentry and fired twice at him with his revolver and then col" lapsed.'
 Another dispatch received at the em- -bassy- states that the Japanese govern ment and people are greatly concerned, adding that tlie Japanese authorities iost no time in expressing their regret.
 'tThe Japanese commandant at Viadi- sostok called personally upon the cap tain of the Albany, the dispatch con tinued Ito express this sentiment, ana the Japanese minister of war also sent a cablegram direct to the captain ot me ship, expressing sympathy with the family of the victim of the shooting
 After advising the embassy that the sentry had been arrested and would pc tried, the dispatch of the Japanese gov ernment to the embassy concluded;
 ''The public of Japan and the authoriT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14

moves all doubt Referring to the effect of the nineteenth amendment on the sui frage sections of the Alabama constitu- ton, Chief Justice Anderson said:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
BROOKLYN FAKES PRIZE
Rx Associated Press

: By AssOcIHfttI T fcSs
 Milwaukee Wis, January l3--Broof lyn was awarded first prize for the bes collective exhibit held in connection VII the National Shoe Retailers associate convention which closed today Secon prize went to Cincinnati and third I St. Louis. The awards were for artist beauty and educational and commercls value. The convention meets next yea in New York.
 Irwin L. Lenroot, United States senate from Wisconsin, was >the principe speaker today. He urged against panicky feeling "because of the depres sion which is upon us,' pointing ou 'the necessity of readjustment whlc- would have been better had it come year ago."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
HIGH COURT RULES . WOMEN MUST PAY
 ANNUAL POLL TAX
Nineteenth Amendment Auto matlcalIy Edits Out Word Male" and Substitutes
 Voters
By FRED II. GORMLEY Montgomery, Bureau, The Age Herald 22l-2 First NntinnnI Bank BmiIding

Montgomery, January 13,-lspecial)- Every woman between 2t and 45 who de- sres to cast ballot this year must pay of her county on or before February I, and the public school funds of Alabama will be increased by at least $l50000 as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
THE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERAIp, FRIDAY, JANUARY l4 1g2l

murdering James Morris, national guardsman, at Nauvoo, during the ho1i- days. The general opinion instantly formed was that the 1ynching resulted from mass meeting in Birmingham Thursday during which persons in the audience cheered when mention was made of the killing of a soldier by a miner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14

Mrs. Maybelle Edmondson--Friend ir the city were notified last night of the death of Mrs. Maybelle Edmond son, formerly of Birmingham, at St. Petersburg, Fla, following long ili- ness. She Is survived by her mother, Mrs. Alice Guthrie. Funeral arrange ments will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14

ties express their deer regret over t occurrence and hope that ths unhall event will not affect the good uho standing which exists between the " nations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14

result of a decision of the supreme court Thursday holding that the ratitica- ton of the nineteenth amendment auto matically struck the word male" from the poll tax section of the state consti- tuition and made all classes of voters liable.
 Ir reaching the decision the supreme court overruled a decision of the Mont gomery circuit court and ruling of the states legal department, which held that as the state law enacted at the special session of the legislature last September contained criminal provision which dId not make 1t effective until 20 days later, and that as the poll tax year began Oc~ tober I, women would not be required to pay the tax until the next poll tax year. The supreme court in the majority opin- ion written by Chief Justice John c. An derson held that the state constitution as amended by the nineteenth amend ment to the federal constitution governed and that women would be liable to the poll tax, even had the state legislature made no reference to the subject in it's enactments.
 MCCLELLAN DESERVES
 Associate Justice Thomas C.. Mcclellan dissented from the opinion of the ma iority and wrote a dissenting opinion Tn which he held that women were not re- quired to pay q poll tax until next year. Justice Mcclellan quoted large number of authorities in support of his position and gave much time and thought to de- cIsions already rendered by the Alabama supreme court.
 Every discrimination between women and men was removed by the ratification of the federal amendment, according to the decision of the majority. Wherever the word male appeared in an act re lating to elections it was automatically removed by the amendment, leaving meE and women with the same responsibilities and the same prerogatives. This is the first time the Alabama supreme court has passed specifically upon this point though attorneys had been in agreement for many months that any provisions or the constitution which limited the use of the ballot to men had been removed, but there was not an unanimity of opin- ion regarding the various restrictions placed upon the, use of the ballot, The
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-18
c. B. & Q. HAS 81 P. c.
STOCK DIVIDEND
Issue Amounts to $6o,oOo,ooo, or
Half of Railroads Outstand-
ing Securities.

Directors Of the Chicago. Burlins-
ton and Quincy Railroad to-day de-
clared q stock dividend OF 81 per
cent. plus 2l.S26, payable to stock
holders on record March 81. This
amounts to about S6o,OOO,OOO, or hnar
of the companys outstanding stock
issue.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
is owned jointly by the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern Railroads,
which control about 81 1-2 per cent.
OF che stock. Authorization for the
dividend announced to-day was
granted by the Interstate Commerce
Commission recently, which. however.
denied the application for a bond is
sue.
II is understood officials OF the c.
B. & O., Northern Pacific and Great
Northern Railways, with their legal
representatives, are working on a
substitute plan for refinancing tho G.
b. & Q. This plan probably viii be
submitted TO the directors of the
roads before the end OF this month,
and will involve the refunding OF the
Burlington Joint 4 per cent. bonds
which ma trre next July.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-18
U. S. SOLDIERS FIRED
f. ON BY MEXICANS;;
|. TWO ARE WOUNDED
All Night Battle Across Rio
Grande, Near FL Paso, When
Americans Are Attacked.

HI PAso. March is.-Unlted States
immigration officers and soldiers Of
the border patrol engaged tn a long
battle last night and early to-day
with Mexicans at a pont on the Rio
Grande near here. Two soldiers we're
wounded and a bullet grazed the head
OF one Of the immigration officers.
The shooting started when three
immigration officers discovered three
Mexicans in the act Of wading tho
river. about fifty yards wide at that
point Challenged, the Mexicans
opened fire, which was at once re-
turned by the immigration officers.
Two Of the Mexicans fell, but one
quickly arose and he, with his COM
panion, carried the third to the Mex
lean shore. By this time the firing
had become general, riflemen con-
cealed In the bushes on the Mexican
side Joining in the fllsilade.
The immigration men, greatly out
numbered, telephoned for help. and
five inspectors from FL Paso and
about 100 soldiers OF the 4sth In
fantry, under command OF Lieut..
Stephens, hurried to the scene. For
more than an hour the hre from the
Mexican side continued briskly. the
soldiers and immigration men re-
turning the shots and directing their
fire at the flashes OF the Mexicans'
rifles.
c. A. Perkins, inspector in charge OF
the immigration men. advanced the
theory the Mexicans had a valuable
cache OF liquor or drugs in the river
and their fire was for the purpose OF
protecting it against seizure and in
the hope the Americans would be
driven off so II might be recovered.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-18
STOPS 2 RUNAWAYS,
ALL IN DAYS WORK
Policeman Charles Schlopp Stays
on Duty After Saving MANY
From Injury.

Policeman Charles Schlopp, Of the
East 10th Street Station, saved many
persons from possible injury by stop
png two runaways to-day, had a
slight injury, patched up at durg
store, reported his experiences as
part OF the days work and then re-
manned on duty.
A team driven by Tony SMELL ri
No. 41s East 15th Street became
frightened and dashed along n5th
Street toward First Avenue, endan-
gering mourners who had Just
emerged from a funeral at Mt. Carmel
church. SchlOpp grabbed the brides
OF the team and hung fast while he
was dragged Is yards, his head bump
ing against an ashcart-
On Pleasant Avenue little later
he ran into the street and stopped a
horse dnshing straight for the en-
trance of Joseph jefferson Park,
where many children were at play.