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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-13
BLACKMAILERS SHOOT
DOWNTHEIR NEMESIS
Detective Gunman, Disguised
as Their Proposed Victim,
Riddled With Bullets.

Ogden, Utah, Nov. misunderstanding
70 traR blackmailers who had again
demanded money from Ralph "a. Rristol
and Leroy Eccles under threats OF
shooting, Dave Edwards. special detec-
tive n expert gunman from Bing-
ham, Utah, fell on a lonely road north
west of Ogden about 4 o'clock this
morning. his body riddled with bullets.
The blaclEmailers had demanded that
one OK four prominent men bring $l.bO0
TO them in a satchel. Edwards was
disguised In Leroy,s clothing. 1t Is be-
Iieved the bandits recognized the dis
suise. They opened fire on Edwards
without warning. He returned the fire
even when wounded. Though others
reached h scene a few moments later,
the bandits made their escape. Ed
wards Is now at a hospital In a serious
condition.
Tho shooting Is the dirct outgrowth
OF q series Of Matchmaking plots which
have involved wealthy residents Of
Ogden since 1911. but especially prom
tnent since April, 1913. Late In March
last Mrs. Thomas ID. Dee, a wealthy
widow. and builder OF the Dee hospital.
and Mrs. r. II. Bristol. wife of the
manager OF the Ogden Portland Cement
company. o received letters de-
manding $500 each. to be delivered un-
der certain conditions to be prescribed
later by the blackmailer. Response
was made to their demands through q
code advertisement. On April 5 they
attempted to catch the writer's Of these
letters, and two private detectives were
sent with the money and q fake sack
Ia addition. to the scene arranged. Un-
der cover OF guns the money was paid
over 70 the blackmailers. N
Since hen efforts have been made
through letters to Mrs. David Eccles.
widow OF the Ogden millionaire, and
her sons. David G.. and Leroy Eccles,
70 secure sums from these families.
The demands were refused. On No
vember 3 the front OF the Leroy Eccles
home was dynamited. Or November 3
Myron A. Smith was arrested and COM
plants filed In the federal courts ac-
cuaing him of sending letters to Mrs.
Bristol, and one to David q. Eccles. On
the evidence OF similarity In hand
writing he was held to the federal
grand Jury and Is now in Jail. Another
letter I'm different handwriting was re-
ceived by Leroy Eccles on Sunday
evening at S o'clock, and acting on de-
nands In this letter Edwards was de-
tailed this morning.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
MYSTERY SHR0UDS
SUPPOSED KILLING
Man Reported to Have Been
ShOt-AuthOrities Know
Little of Matter

Considerable mystery shrouds the kill
ing, or supposed killing of a white man
in Gate City yesterday about 12 O'Clock
Although the shooting is supposed to have
happened shortly after noon at an early
hour this morning Coroner C. l.. Spain
had not been notified, the central police
station knew nothing of the matter. nor
did the sheriff's office have any of the
details.
The only person who knew anything
at all of the rumored killing was Sergeant
j. A. Burns of the Woodlawn police sta
ton, ard he could give few of the de-
tails. According to him the body of a
white man named Rider had been found
with two bullet holes in the head at Scott
Station on the Gate City car line, Later
the body was removed to the home of
the man S parents. What was the name
of the senior Rider or the number of
his residence the sergeant was unable to
say. The city directory does not give the
name Rider.
The killing happened on Georgia ave-
nue. and near Sixty-first street and Rid
er was shot through the head" said
Sergeant Burns. According to informa-
ton received the dead man was about
80 years of age, unmarried, and lived
with his parents. Constable Tucker a
few hours later arrested a negro named
Ed Wall and locked him up in the county
Jail in connection with the killing"
The charge docketed against Wall at the
county jail was riding on freight cars y
This was the second killing reported in
Gate City yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
OPERETTA GIVEN BY
SEMINARY STUDENTS
Art Exhibit Tonight and Tomorrow
Morning-Final Exercises on
Thursday Night

"A juvenile entertainment, one of the
features of the commencement exercises
OF the Louie Compton seminary, which
are being held this week in the main
chapel, was given last night by the stu
dents of the fourth, fifth and sixth
grades, prominent part of which was
an operetta taken from the story of
Cinderella. About 80 students were in
clnded in the performance.
Tonight and tomorrow morning the art
class will hold a reception and exhibition.
Tomorrow evening at o'clock at the
school auditorium the annual concert
will be held. The graduating exercises
will be held in the jefferson theatre
Thursday night, beginning at 8 o'clock.
The address before the graduates will
be made by DR.. Edwin Mimms of VAN
derblt university.
The names of the graduates are: Miss
Florence Alexander Miss Miriam Archi-
bald, Miss Ruth Anderson, j.. Miss Zoe
Black. Miss Dora Clemmons, Miss Ell
Iowa Clemmons, Miss Maude Earl Glenn
ents, Miss Corinne Davis Miss lrville
Catas, Miss Mildred Montgomery, Miss
Ruby Mcdonald, Miss Mary Parker, Miss
Dorothy Smith, Miss Bessie Smith, Miss
Mary Swindall, Miss Ruby Powers and
Miss Annie Dee Rogers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
UNKNOWN MAN IS
FOUND MURDERED
Head Crushed in by Blows
From an Iron Coup
ling Pin

The body of an unknown white man
was found yesterday morning about
o'clock on Fourteenth street in Gate
City with his head crushed in. He was
rushed to the Hlllman hospital in Wood
ms ambulance and died a short time
later without regaining consciousness.
The police and Coroner Spain were at
once notified and investigated the case
yesterday morning. They arrived at the
conclusion that the man had been mur-
dered. An iron coupling pin was picked
up near where the body was found. The
pin was bloody and from the appearance
of the wounds on the mans head 1t is
thought that 1t is the weapon with which
the man was struck down. The body was
removed to the morgue and is being held
pending identification.
The dead man Is dressed like a work.
ingman, about SS years of age. with a
heavy, dark moustaehe and his hair turn
ing gray at the temples. His weight is
estimated at $50 pounds. He was we'll
developed physically.
1t is a theory of the police that the
man was murdered and robbed. Coroner
Spain was notified and will investigate
the killing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
MILITARY OF ALL NATIONS
WILL BE SHOWN, AS WILL
EARLY LIFE ON THE
FRONTIER

The combined Buffalo Bill and Pawnse
BIZ exhibition will appear in birmingham
Wednesday, June II, and one of its most
notable features will be the big spectac-
ular procession. 1t is claimed that this
parade, which will begin at 10 o'clock
In the morning, is different from my
thing of the kind ever seen before
There will be no dingy dens or lumber
ing loads of old junk made up from
auction sales and storehouse discards, bur
every division of the great parade will
be an educational feature in itself. The
Wild West section will be preceded by a
genuine cowboy band. mounted on horse
paek, and a boy scout fife and drum
corps playing lively airs that everybody
VIII appreciate. A whole wagon train
OF pioneers and prairie schooners fol-
lowed by many tribes of Indian warriors
on the trail, with their travols, pack
horses and accourtrements. The old stage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
ORAL HYGIENE

Every time you open your mouth
you invite the entry of disease.
The air we breathe. the food we
eat the water we drink, are full of
germ life, looking for chance to
make a home in some human organ
ism; and the tender membranes of
the mouth and throat are ideal lodg-
ing places for disease breeding bac-
terra.
Sore Throat. Catarrh, Laryngitis.
Whooping Cough. Group. Asthma,
Bronchitis-some malevolent microbe
is responsible for these: and the
prompt extinction of this microbe would
prevent these ailments and the suffer-
ing which they cause.
Destroy the germ! Prevent disease
and preserve health by keeping the
mouth and throat clean through the
use of an antiseptic mouth wash and
gargle.
The best antiseptic to use is LIS
TOGEN. 1t goes farther than Perox-
ide of Hydrogen by uniting with that
most efficient germ destroyer the
remedial and antiseptic properties OF
Thymol, Menthol and Eucalyptol
With their help LISTOGEN not only
destroys the germ, but In some degree
repairs the damage that has been done.
Ask your druggist for LISTOGEN.
You will delight in the purifying. re-
freshing sensation that 1t gives. 25
cents 80 cents and 81 bottle a Eugene
Jacobs Drug Store 1904 Second Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
Industrial School Closes

Greenville, May 2e-(special)-Th Rev.
o. V. Calhoun of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, of Greenville, preached the
baccalaureate sermon for the Lomax-
Harmon Industrial institute a colored
institution of Greenvile About 800 people
heard the sermon of Rev Calhoun. His
text was Il go the way of all the earth
be thou strong therefore and show thou
self man / * %. From the following
divisions he delivered a splendid sermon:
BE strong physically. be strong mem
tally, be strong morally. be strong spir-
itually commencement exercises will
be held in the chapel Of the school on
Wednesday, May 2S The Rev. J. A. Jack
son of Birmingham will deliver the ad-
dress on that occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
|ENSLEY BUILDERS
ARE ENCOURAGED
Believe Strike Will Soon Be
Settled With Members of
New Association

A meeting of the new builders assoeia-
ton recently organized in Ensley was
held last night at the office of w. r..
Stewart The report of the committee
which met with the Trades Council yes
terday morning was submitted to the
members, and while nothing definite was
given out, it is understood that the ne
gotiations pending with the council have
taken on most favorable aspect with
regard to the probability of an early set
tlement of the strike. especially in regard
to those builders affiliated with the new
association
President Mosley. of the builders, stated
last night that a number of new men,
Hbers had come into the organization with
in the past "a hours. Mr.. Mosley said
that in his opinion the steps taken by the
organization would result in an agreement
in settlement of the strike within a very
short time, possibly within a day or two.
While the next meeting of the Ensley
and Birmingham builders is scheduled for
next Monday night If the committees now
at work on the matter obtain the results
expected, meeting will be called at an
earlier date in all probability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
News of Ensley

THE Gleam,' the first year book OF
the Ensley High school, has been issued
from the press and is now being circu-
lated among the students of the insti-
tuition. The publication is of considerable
merit, being planned along the lines of
the regular college ANIMALS. 1t reflects
great credit upon the staff of editors and
will doubtless be an incentive to a con-
tnuation of the periodical by following
classes of this splendid school.
G. H. Freeman announces that the Sons
of Fun of Ensley will give the eighth
annual picnic at West Lake. One hun
dred and fifty invitations have been sent
out and fine time is expected by the
guests of the organization, which has for
its main object the promotion of enjoy
ment as the name indicates.
The third annual concert of the Lyric
club of the Ensley High school gave a
matinee performance at the auditorium
of the school yesterday afternoon which
was enjoyed by large audience. The
concerts of the club have alta ined a we'll
deserved reputation. The programme will
be repeated tonight. The programme as
itiutItu ytStcIudy was as lOlloWS.
PART ].
Bridal chorus from the Rose Maiden
(Cowen).
Songs, Miss Evelyn Going
Rest" (Rubenstein).
(aj ''Carita' (Wynne); (b) Because
de HardeloD, Mrs. Edna Tilton Strc1
land
PART II.
THE Building of the Ship" Qahee).
SO1niStS Mrs Edna Tilton la,
prano; Miss Evelyn Going, contralto; Mr.
John Phillip Shaddick, baritone; Miss Lo-
raine Goar, director; Miss Minnie Nc
Neill, accompanist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
AVIATOR HAS
NARROW ESCAPE

Salisbury, England, May 26.-Volplanins
from height of 1900 feet in blazing BIZ
plane, the British aviator, Coioyns Pizey,
and a passenger, II Fellows, reached the
ground in safety this evening and stepped
from the machine Just as an explosion of
the gasoline tank wrecked it. The aero
plane was in easy flight over the outskirts
Of the town when suddenly the carbu-
rotor took fire. Breaking the inlet valve,
the aviator shut off the gasoline and start
ed steep volplane. The rush of air
famed the flames and those who wit
messed the incident, it seemed as though
the men had but a slender chance for
lie. Tongues of fire swept under the
passenger seat and Fellows drew himself
up and clung to the stays while the aero
plane made its swift descent.
Pizey held the wheel in firm grin AL
though the flames scorched his hands.
and succeeded in making a splendid land
ing. Just as the men sprang from the
machine the gas tank blew up, but they
practically escaped injury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
STREET PARADE FEATURE
OF BUFFALO BILL SHOW

coach. heavily laden teams and mount
ed groups of cowboys. wild west girls,
Mexieans and sturdy frontiersmen will
all be seen In typical garb and condi-
tions.
Next following, and in direct antithesis.
will be seen an chronological congress
of peculiar people from the ia east with
all their strange, romantic garb, vehicles
music and a thousand majestic sights
from foreign courts and remote oriental
lands, the whole forming a gorgeous cav
alcade. far surprising the great Durbar
at Delhi in point of variety and gran
deur.
Then comes the military feature of all
nations, showing the equipment, style of
horsemanship, martial array, artillery,
ambulance corps and marching order of
the worlds greatest armies II. peace and
war, thus forming an almost endless pro
cession of delightful sights and sensa
tions, with enhancing miles of pomp and
splendor totally unlike anything here
tofore presented.
1t is positively announced that Buffalo
Bill Col w. F. Cody will appear In
person at every performance. He will
in the arena and will review the perform
ance from his private box.
The show will be given at Smiths park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
Throws Down Shovel for Fortune

From the Louisville Courier Journal
When Elmer Nanny, fireman at $1O.50
a week, threw down his shovel and
washed the coal dust from his face at
the Carey salt plant he said:
I'm through with coal shoveling for
a while"
Detectives who have been securing
the country for Nanny found him there
shoVeiing coal As soon as he was
found he was informed that an estate
was waiting for him In Chicago
This time the estate" was bona fide
Nanny found $1,000 in a Chicago trust
company awaiting him and learned that
he was owner of a five-story building
and Broom house, making his total
balance $47,653
NANNY gets this estate through his
great grandfa ther John P. Nanny. the
inventor OF self-tying binder John
r. Nanny died II years ago at Battle
Creek. Mich Nanny says he will invest
his money In Kansas land
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27

The committees appointed by the chief
justice to consider new rules of practice
have been untiring in their efforts to OBJ
tam suggestions and ideas from able at
torneys throughout the state. AT the
same time the committees We're appointed
an invitation was issued to every Judge
and lawyer in Alabama to make what
ever recommendations he wished.
These recommendations have been care
fully considered by each committee, have
been supplemented by the committee
members. and have been condensed in
the form of a report
1t is expected that the session of the
courts on Thursday will prove most i'm
portant meeting, particularly if some of
the rules that have been prepared on
appellate, chancery and trial court pro-
oedure are adopted. The reports, If adopt
ed, will have tendency to simplify ju-
dfcial methods, disregard minor techncali-
ties, and to inaugurate new methods of
procedure which will mark a forward
step in the. judicial hlst~ry of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
BUSINESS MEN
TO GIVE SMOKER

league was held last night in the Cham
Der of Commerce building, and it was de-
cided to make an effort to secure an ex-
tension of the accommodation train serv-
ice from Decatur to Athens. A commit
tee was also appointed to make arrange
ments for smoker to be held in the
near future at which the entire member
ship of the league will be invited to at
tend Heretofore it has been the custom
for the directors only to attend such af-
fairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
M0TORMAN SHOT,;
PAINFULLY HURT

A. l.. Richardson. motorman on the
South Bessemer car line, was shot and
painfully but not seriously wounded tAis
morning about 1915 o'clock by an un-
known negro who escaped. The motor
man was shot in the left arm. The
shooting happened at Bard's crossing.
1t seems that the motorman had trouble
with negro about o'clock yesterday
afternoon and the negro left the car ut
tering threats. This morning as the car
east-bound, rolled into the station COM
ing to stop negro, supposed to be
the same one, standing on the north side
of the car, fired through the closed front
door of the car, the bullet taking effect
in the arm
Richardson was brought to Birmingham
and removed to his home near the car
barns at Eleventh street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
SUBMIT NEW RULES OF
PROCEDURE THURSDAY
Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Will Consider Rules
of Practice in Appellate Chancery and Trial Courts of
State-Three Committees Appointed BY Chief
Justice Dowdel Will Submit Reports to
Courts at Joint Session


Montgomery, May 26.-(Special)-The
supreme court and court of appeals will
on next Thursday take up the consid-
Grafton of new rules of practice in the
appellate, chancery and trial courts of the
state The three committees appointed
by Chief Justice James r. Dowdell to
draft new rules of procedure have all
prepared their reports, and they will be
submitted to the two courts at the joint
session on Thursday.
The meeting of the courts on Thursday
will mark the first distinctive step look
ing to judicial reform that will have been
made in the state in a number of years.
While the subject of new rules of prac
tice has been under consideration for the
past several months nothing definite has
yet been accomplished save the appoint
ing of committees to draft new rules, and
the submission of recommendations and
suggestions by a number of prominent
lawyers throughout the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
BIRMINGHAM LADIES
QUALIFY FOR GOLF
TITLES IN NASHVILLE

Memphis, May 26.-(Sjecial)-
inghams hopes for a champion of
the Womens Southern Golf association
this year will rest upon three players
who qualified in the championship fight
today. The Birmingham players who
qualified are and their scores: Mrs Henry
Howe 1876. Miss Joy Tomlinson 127, Miss
Belle Roberts 129.
Mrs. Samuel r. and Mrs. Marie McBee,
Miss Annie Chenoweth and Mrs J. D..
kirkpatrick qualified in the second flight
In the third flight is Miss Serene Kirk
patrick OF Birmingham. The Birmingham
team finished third in match play with a
score of 3S2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
Deaths and Funerals
Frank M. Yielding

Funeral services over the remains of
Frank M. Yielding, aged 80 years, who
was instantly killed at Boyles Sunday
afternoon about 4:30 o'clock by getting
caught between two box cars, will be
conducted tomorrow morning from the
Wesley Chapel Methodist church at 10
o'clock. Interment will follow I'm Oak
Hill cemetery. The pallbearers are: Dr.
Henry p. Hanna, DR.. II. l.. Yielding, Dr.
E. c. Yielding. Walter Hood, Waverly
Whitfield and Zack Stone.
The deceased is survived by his widow
and three small children, also his father
and mother Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Yeild-
ing. He was a member of the Birming-
ham Temple lodge of Masons and the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
DENNY AND O'NEAL
LEAVE WEDNESDAY
FOR BIRMINGHAM
Board of Arbitration to Be-
gin Hearings in Attempt
to Settle Strike
Situation
by RALPH r.. SILVER


Tuscaloosa, May Ex-Governor O'Neal
stated here tonight that he and DR..
Denny would leave for Birmingham
Wednesday evening and that the Ala
bama state board of arbitration Wouio
begin hearing evidence in an attempt TO
negotiate a peaceful settlement of the
Birmingham strike not later than Thurs
day morning.
General Rucker and Mr.. Drake, the
other two members of the board said
the governor, will be in Birmingham to
convene with us. We cannot promise to
accomplish anything, but we will at least
make the attempt. We will summon wit
nesses and hear all the evidence we can,
for which we will announce a decision as
to the basis upon which we consider fair
for all parties to negotiate settlement
Governor ONeal stated that he had
heard of the report of the finance and
taxation committee of the Birmingham
Chamber of Commerce on the means or
remedying the financial condition of me
city by adopting what is known as the
California plan of taxation
Il intend to read the full report at my
earliest convenience said the governor,
for | am greatly interested in the mat
ter. 1t is impossible for me to make any
statement now as to my views. how
ever, for | have not had time to inform
myself as to any of the facts"
The governor will be the principal
speaker at the banquet of the alumni at
1 o'clock tomorrow. Other speakers at
the banquet will be w. P. q. Harding
OF Birmingham, President George Denny
of the university, and others. Charles b.
Werner of Tuscaloosa will be the toast
master, in place of w. B. Oliver'.-who
could not accept on account or another
engagement. he states. Mr.. oliver IS very
busy campaigning in the interest OF ms
candidacy for Congress from this district
to succeed r. p. Hobson. Every one OF
the living ex-presidents of the university
are attending the commencement.
They are DR.. j. II. Powers. DR.. John
w. Abercrombie, DR.. W. B. Saffold and
DIR. B. S. Wyman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
Making Himself at Homo

From the Bristol Times and Mirror.
Doris was radiant over recent addi-
tion to the family and rushed out of the
house to tell the news to a passing
neighbor
ooh, you don't know what we've got
upstairs!" she cried
What is it?"
ITS a baby brother" And expect
antly she watched the effect of her
announ
you don't say so. Is he going 10
stay?"
Il think so"-very thoughtfully. Hes
got his things o."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
Visible Means of Support

From an Exchange.
II is sharp emergency that can catch
Pat, even when he is ignorant and ragged
An lrishman whose garments were in
tatters was brought before a magistrate
on the charge that he was a vagrant
with no visible means of support. Pat
drew from the pocket of his torn coat
a loaf of bread, the half of a dry cod
fish and several cold potatoes. These he
spread upon the stand before him and
coolly asked: What do you think of
thin. yer honor?" Shure. an Isn't thin
visible names of sup oort?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
It Would Seem So

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
What do you consider the most inn
portant event in the history of Paris?
asked the obsequious landlord of the
American tourist.
WELL replied the tourist, who had
grown weary of distributing tips, so far
as financial prosperity is concerned, l
should say the discovery Of America was
the making of this town"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
Supreme Court Rests

Washington May 26.-The supreme
court today took recess until June 9,
when 1t will again recess until Saturday,
June II. which will be the final meet
ing day this term, unless in view of the
condition of the docket 1t may then be
deemed best to hold another decision
daV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
C. B. Etheredge

Town Creek, May 26.-(Special &c
B. Etheredge, veteran of the civil
war. died at his home. 10 miles south
Of Town Creek. Sunday aged So years.
He Is survived by four sons DR.. B.
r Etheredge, Green Etheredge, ex-
sheriff of Lawrence county: Elihu Eth
eredge, postmaster. and John W. Eth
eredge. all of Town Creek.