The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
''POT OF GOLD" IS FOUND ON FARM IN
 MADISON COUNTY
Old Sibley Plantation Yields $3O,OOO Find and Heir Will Enter Suit to
 Recover

Albany, August 25.-(Special)-A big pot of gold, said to be more than $so,OoO, has been unearthed on the old Sibley plan- tation near New Hope, in Madison county, according to M. J. Sibley, a resident of this city, who states that he has engaged counsel and will attempt to obtain pos session of the find. Mir Sibley is the son of A. H. Sibley, a wealthy ante-bellun planter, and he claims the newly discov- cred wealth on the ground that it was buried by his father
 The elder Sibley owned large. tracts of land near New Hope al the outbreak of the civil war ana also owned many saves Just prior to the outbreak of the war his son stated, he collected a large amount of gold and started to Virginia to pur- chase other slaves. He was shot and killed aud the whereabouts of the money he was known to have in his possession has since remained a mystery. It is stated that the Sibley family was under the impression that the planter had been robbed by tine man who took his life.
 While turning some land on the old Slbley plantation, a cropper named Ikard, MT. Sibley stated, piowed up the gold Many years ago horse gin had been opearted on the site where the money was found. According to Mr. Sibley the find was placed in a Huntsville bank
 Companies c and A of the engineering corps of the Ohio National Guard re- mained over here today, resting up. They are en route to Montgomery, where they will go into training. The troop train carried about 250 men, and they made themselves conspicuous on the streets during the day and were given a warm reception. The Ohio soldier boys took to the southern watermelon with rush. and were surprised at the small prices asked for the delicacy compared with what they had been accustmed to paying in Cleveland. Secretary Thompson opened the Young Mems Christian asso- ciation shower baths and swimming pool to the soldiers and many of them took advantage of the privileges extended.
 The revival conducted by the centrall churches of Albany will come to a closet tomorrow night when the final sermon( will be preached on the lawn of the Young Mems Christian association by Rev. J. c. Persinger.
 Charles B. Ditto, of Lacey Springs, thls county. has been commissioned second lieutenant in the United States army, having passed the examinations at Fort Logan H. Root successfully.
 William J. Leppert director of the gulf division of the American Red Cross, will arrive in the Twin Cities September 8, it was authoritatively announced today. MT. Leppert wlf deliver an address at the Deactur city hall on the night of Sep- tember and on September will speak in Albany. Other speaking engagements for MT. Leppert follow: Birmingham, September 5; Athens Sunday afternoon, September g; Huntsville, Monday night. September 10; Florence, Tuesday night September Il. A. M. Wilkinson, chief of the organization department, who was here arranging for MT. Lepperts visit was today ordered to report back to New Orleans at once. N
 The Morgan county selection board to- day resumed it's examination of the ex- emption claims filed by drafted men and announced that 50 more men had been certified to the distrfct board in session at Huntsville as having passed the physi- cal examinations and failed to make claim for exemption. The board also an- called for examination until all the ex- emption claims now before it had been passed on. Secretary Draper of the local board, who has just returned from Huntsville, stated that he received the impression that the district board would allow most of the exemption claims granted by the local board.
 Lieut. T. o. Smith, Jr., of Birmingham, Second Alabama infantry, recently ap- pointed as assistant to Captain Hutchin- son at Birmingham. in charge of recruit ing, arrived here today. His mission is to stimulate enlistment in the National Guard so as to bring the various units up to full war strength. Six thousand more men are needed, he stated.