The age-herald., 1900-11-17
FAR MFR KILLED
 BY HIS OWN SON A Terrible Tragedy in Tusca-
 IoOsa County THE RESULT OF A DISPUTE Boy Is Only 16 Years of Age and Has Fled-Other Items of Interest
 From the City
 of Oaks. .4.isssSsse
THE RESULT OF A DISPUTE

Tuscaloosa, November 16.-(SpeciaL J. News was received here shortly before noon to-day of a terrible tragedy that was en- acted in the lower end of Coker's beat, Tus- Caloosa County, early this morning. Tom Booth, a respected and worthy white farm CT, was shot and instantly killed by his 16- year-old son over a dispute as to the di- vide of the proceeds of the sale of a beef.
 The details of the tragedy are very mea- ger, but it is reported that on yesterday MT. Booth sold a beef in which his son had an interest. This morning the boy com plained that he had not received his share of the proceeds of the sale and in a few minutes d dispute arose when the boy shot his father, death resulting instantly. After t.-e shooting the boy was sent to notify some neighbors of the killing and when the gentleman who brought the news of the killing to Tuscaloosa left Cokers the boy had not returned It is supposed that he left immediately for parts unknown.
 The scene of the killing is about sixteen miles from this place and no one has come in with any authentic information of the tragedy since the gentleman who reported the killing shortly before noon.
 An Interesting Sight.
 A very interesting SlSHl Was WllnSSSGu here yesterday morning when seventy three persons passed through this place from Denver, Col, en route to Cottondale, where they will work in the cotton mills of the Tuscaloosa Mills Company. It is thought that this is the preliminary steps ir the organization of the proposed knit ting mill to be put in operation on the site of the old Walding mill, although nothing authentic would be given out by D. L. Ro- senau when seen to-day. There are now nearly five hundred operatives at the Cot tondale mill in addition to the number carried there yesterday.
 A large crowd is promised for the excur- sion to Montgomery tomorrow to witness the game of football between the Univer- sityy of Alabama and the Auburn team. The rate is very low, only $2 for the round trip, and will be well patronzed all along the line.
 Valuable Clay Banks.
 The clays along the line of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad are beginning to attract the attention of parties in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. There is already a party of prospectors here representing potteries in the latter State who are examining the clay banks of Ten Mile Hill, north of this point. They are prospecting on glass clays. rms morning two gentlemen rom Trenton, N. J., arrived in Tuscaloosa and are out today examining the clay resources be- tween this point and Ethelville. These par ties are interested in the manufacture of all classes of art pottery.
 When seen this morning Immigration Agent H. E. Reynolds, of the Mobile and Ohio, through whose efforts these gentle men came down here, said that he felt confident that only one thing would stand in the way of the establishment of a plant in or near Tuscaloosa, and that would be the fact that the land owners would price their land at too high figure for them to be used proftably by these parties, who are becoming interested in the clay lands of Alabama.