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Southern Baptist church was organ1|
ized in 1916, but its 1ouiiuel7~'
never dreamed of what a mlshs,.
movement they were putting on
foot !, said the report Home MIS-
sion work is being conducteu III
states. Cuba and Panama, leadlhs
ali other denominations in converts
hvI its missionaries. Besides Whlle
neonle work is being conducted
among negroes, Indians, Me4lcals
and others. 1t is said that lne
church building and loan depart
ment has $2,OO0,OOo to loan IN
assisting needy churches to secure
houses of worship.
The Rev. T. d. Brown, chairman
read the report of the Commlttee
on Foreign Missions. Since the
70, 900, 900 campaign was begun the
board has strengthened it's forces
and given older missionaries RELIEF,
and number of workers has been
enlarged and 16S new missionaries
have been sent out. Last year there
! were sos baptisms in the mission
stations. The gifts per capita from
foreign church members averaged,
about s5.43, or about double the peri
capita gifts of Arkansas Baptists "
all missions. education and benevo~
| lence. About one-third of the for
eign churches are self-supporting
The report showed aggressive
| work is being done in Brazil, Al
RIGA, Italy, and Chilli. In Italy, II
| is said that the Pope and his col
ca cues have been pronouncing bit
ter anathemas on the Southern Bap-
! fists on account of their purchase
| of property in the heart of Rome
which comprises an entire block
of seven residences to be used Tor
church, school and publication pur-'
poses, while an orphanage is to be
located in the outskirts of the city.
The Foreign Mission Board has
entered Siberia and now has prac-
ticaIly an unbroken chain of mission
| fields around the globe. In Europe,
it was said that large amount OF
the work done was reconstruction
and relief, and Southern Baptists
have contributed $166,000 and ST.
100000 worth of clothing. 1t was
recommended that the churches col
! lect and ship clothing to the fam
ine-stricken people of Russia.
Following the report on foreign
missions, DR.. J. r. Love, secretary
OF Foreign Mission Board, told or
the effect the World war had on
religion, law, morality and othei
things.
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stoned to the position, and called
the special election instead. Judge
Futrell is at present temporarily oc-
cupying the bench, till the election
of next Thursday designates choice
of the voters.
Many frienda of Mr.. Bandy OF
EParagould and Greene county being
enthusiastically favorable to his
election to fill out the unexpired
term, have entered upon active work
a call to the voters of the city
and county to support him at the
polls next Thursday. They are re-
garding him as being eminently
qualified to faithfully and efficient.
ly discharge the duties of the Of
flee of Circuit Judge and are very
anxious for the voters of the county
to rally to his support in this
special election. They have request
ed The Daily Press and The Soil
phone to publish their signed an.
nouncement that every voter in the
county may know that they are en-
Enthusiastically supporting Mr. Bandy
for the office and believe he should
be given a large vote.
The qualifications of Mr.. Bandy
as a lawyer are we'll known to prac-
tically every voter in Greene county
Those qualifications, combined with
his good judgment and extensive
experience, admirably equip him in
every way to measure up to the
expectations of his friends as judge
of the Circuit Court, and to dis
charge the duties thereof in a man
ner that will reflect credit upon the
court, in the estimation OF those sup
porting his candidacy.
1t appears that the failure OF
Governor McRae to appoint Mr.
Bandy was due more to political
causes than anything else, it hav-
ing developed that Mississippi coun-
ty influences are alleged to have
interviewed. If that's the case, this
is an instance where political y
affairs have contributed much to
the inconvenience OF the public in
forcing them -t to participate in a
special election, to say nothing of
the heavy expense thus involved.
There doesn't seem to be valid
reason why Mr.. Bandy should moi
have been appointed to fill out
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-12-12

the unexpired term, particularly
so since the governor had establish
ed the precedent in the two APP
|pointments he had offered, one Of
which followed the expressed choice
of the Bar Association in the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Nicely; the same
Bar Association recommended the
appointment of Mr.. Bandy but the
governor declined to be thus gov
erned. A peculiar political con-
ception, to the minds of many.
The friends of Mr.. Bandy think
| the voters Of the county should see
to it that he be given a good strong
vote next Thursday. 1t is believed
the alleged influence that, perhaps
blocked his appointment to the po-
sition by the governor is going tC
make an effort to swing the result
of the election their way, and the
voters of Greene county are asked
to keep this point in mind and
make certain of casting a heavy
ballot on the special election day.
| The governor may have felt en-
tirely justified in his position in
calling the special election, and we
do not question his sincerity in the
matter, but we are of the opinion
that he should have ignored GER
/ tain influences and appointed Mr.
Bandy rather than to have caused
| the expense of the special election
A substantial expression from the
voters to that effect by giving Mr.
I Bandy heavy vote would be {
| just rebuke to some politicians il
this district, according to the opin
1 ion held by many citizens.
1 At any rate, the special election
will be conducted next Thursday
| December 18th, and the voters viii
be given an opportunity to express
their choice as to the identity o
the successor to Mr.. Dudley ant
Mr.. Nicely. We believe Mr.. Band.
is the logical man for the position
and would render the district +;
service as circuit judge of which tn,
llaw-abiding citizens would have oc
casion to feel proud. A Notice t.
the Voters of Greene County" il
being published elsewhere in thi
| issue.
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COLLEGE NEEDS
AID COMPLETE
ITS BUILDINGS
Baptists Reduce Size of Ex-
ecutive Board to Fifteen;
Convention Adjourned
Yesterday Afternoon.

Pine Bluff, Dec. 10.-The Arkan-
sas Baptist state convention, which
met in the First Baptist church
here Wednesday morning, adjourned
at $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
to meet next year at Fayetteville.
The convention disposed of great
amount of business and made plans
for more effective work in the fu-
ture in home and foreign missions,
education and benevolence. One of
the most important actions was to
reduce the size of the state execu-
tive board from rs to Is members
and to create home missions board,
which will take from the executive
commission the mission work hereto
fore handled
Ouachita Needs So 900.
The report ON Ouachita College
stated the college has property and
equipment valued at $225,000 and
endowment of S11S,Q00, and def
mite appropriation of 100000 from
the Southern Baptist educational
board to be paid as soon as the
endowment raised in Arkansas is
increased 100000. Work on the
girls dormitory has been stopped
for lack of funds. and $4,000. is
needed to complete it.
Greater support for the college is
urged. The report called attention
to the fact that the Methodists who
have a smaller membership in this
state have twice as much money in
vested in college property and are
sending twice as many boys and
girls to their schools.
The convention adopted a resolu-
ton which provides that all the
educational interests be operated
under coordinated policy, as fol-
lows:
The mountain schools and acad
emies shall rank as secondary schools
and shall strive toward an approved
high school course to meet. the, re-
quirements of state and southern
tional training when possible. Cen
trail College is to oonfine itself to
the field of junior college work
for the present, maintaining full
preparatory school and two years
of college work to be fully credited
and standardized. It shall also
through it's conservatory and the
practical arts departments give more
or less of vocational training. Ouach-
tia College shall confine its eff
forts to the bringing of its school
of liberal arts and sciences to recog-
milton by meeting the standards of
the state, southern and national
standardizing agencies.
DR.. Walker, member or the south
ern educational board said it was
the ultimate aim of this board to
make Ouachita College the principal
Baptist college in Arkansas with
Central College as junior college.
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phone that could be used after he
left.
Slaughter returned to the stock
ade-- opened the doors and again
invited all those who wished to
accompany him to step out. Only
~. c. Howard, aged Is, convicted
in Garland county for forgery, and
sentenced to serve three years step
ped forward
Slaughter asked Jack Thompson
| if he wanted to leave. Thompson
replied in the negative. well, 7
said the bandit. you're short
timer anyway and couldn't depend
on YOU"
| 1t seemed that Slaughter pre-
ferred to take those under sentence
OF death or those under long sen.
fences. He figured that the longer
a man had to serve, the more des
perate he would be.
Overlooked No Bets.
Slaughter even thought of the
iron bed Stats in the 40-odd cot.
in the stockade, which the prison
ers could use to force their way
out of the cell and spread the alarm
He ordered the prisoners to car
ny out all Stats. Standing in {
| corner of the stockade room, Slaugh
ter and his accomplices watched tn,
| nv ont c1o tc
Young Hayes thought Of a hero
stunt, which won praise from boil
Mr.. and Mrs. Dempsey. Taking ad
vantage of the general mix-up o
prisoners going in and out, Hayes
loafed on the job and found al
iron poker on the floor, which h,
hid under mattress. Slaughte
and his accomplices did not notice
this, After the Stats had been re
moved, the doors were locked again
and Slaughter, bidding his bud
dies" goodbye left with his part
ners.
1 In the meantime a Ford touring
car belonging to Mrs. Dempsey, wa
being prepared for the get-awa.
and the tires on two other cars wer,
hurriedly removed.
Shows Flashes of Kindness.
Slaughter went to the kitchen
filled his arms with milk, coffee
and preserves, returned to the deatl
cell, and showed the edibles through
the bars to the Dempseys. H,
spoke to- them kindly throughout the
proceeding and when he pushed Tho
final bottle of milk through the bar
he thought of the little grand
daughter. Opening the women's cell
( the desperate gently picked up the
child and fondled it short time
kissing it, Slaughter set it back or
the floor, locked the door and left
His next act of charity was t.
visit Reece, who still suffers from
the wound received when he at
tempted to rob the bank of Alici;
several weeks ago. Slaughter lef
several bottles of milk, saying:
"Reece, there's no telling whel
kyoul get anything else to eat 81
brought you this milk
Miss Cumbie was taken to tn
cell in which Mrs. Dempsey and he
children were held, and placed in
side with them.
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. will put on like got a hard chill
and want some more cover. Now
this amt worked out yet, I am
just, writing this ahead of time but
] think it will for I am going to
put on the smallpox stunt strong
tonight.
"You know if was to have
good luck tonight it will be the
first time in Arkansas.
'sNo use for the governor to put
out, no reward for me. ! am coming
back il Dee Horton leave and Ar
kansas has a new governor, one
the will give me chance. / just
want to show the world that want
to be man.
Governor, this is something that
you don't know but had man,
my friend, that wanted to harm
you. l said no. / said there are
ways to beat that am your friend
anyway"
All through his letter Slaughter
gives vent to his hatred of Dec Hor-
ton, warden at the Tucker convict
farm, where the desperate was con-
fined until his murder of the con-
vict guard Bliss Adkisson. He re-
peats his previous statements that
Warden Horton and some of the
trusty guards were in a conspiracy
to kill him and bitterly rails against
conditions at Tucker. He repeats
that he did not kill Adkisson.
He starts his letter by saying
that he has received three sentences
in Arkansas. The first was at Rus
sellville in 1911 when he was sent
to the Boys Reform School. He
says that he was sent up from Dali
las to the Texas penitentiary for
nine years and from Coffman, Texas
for four years, but says he es-
capped. He boasts how he and his
partner escaped from the Texas
renitentiary. He says they did it
by pouring croton oil over their
bodies causing them to break out
in rash and leading the peniten-
tiary officers to believe that they
had smallpox. Also he says they
ate soap to give them fever. From
the hospital he says that he and his
partner escaped over the walls at
night and boasts that this is the
first time this feat ever was ac-
complished.
Then follows a lot of sentimental
maudlin stuff in which the bandit
protests that he is not bad man
at heart and complains of the way
he has been treated.
Lauds Mr.. Burkett.
captain Burkett was the best
man / ever saw to be a warden.
That man has got some kind of
power that God gave him to use
over his convicts. That man, | be-
lieve, could handle 10000 men if
he could get to each and every
one"
He continues: Anyway Captain
Burkett went out Of office and
then l went to the farm; sure
enough went to hell then"
He recounts in rambling fashion
his grievances against Warden Hor-
ton and conditions at the state farm
praises the Rev. w. b. Hogg Of Lit
tie Rock and Mrs. Laura Conner,
member of the Penitentiary Commits
sion. for their efforts to improve
conditions at Tucker and tells of the
alleged plot of Horton to have him
killed by trusty guards.
Slaughter evidently Wished to give
the impression that he had turned
against his former accomplish, Clin-
ton Green, who aided him in the
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-12-12
TOM SLAUGTER REPORTED TO
HAVE BEEN KILLED BY FELLOW
'* CONVICT IN DASH FOR LIBERTY

murder of Deputy Sheriff Row
Brown near Hot Springs and who
now is serving a life sentence at
Tucker farm, for he writes:
"Some people and officials at the
farm may think l may try to get
Green out-nothing doing and here
is the reason; this is it: He has
turned copper just like the rest of
them goes when they go to the farm.
1 heard that Green, my partner,
said l turned him up after got
caught Now, if he amt no man
wouldn't do nothing for him. The
sheriff at Sedan, Kan, knows he
couldn't get nothing out of me-"
He pays glowing tribute to
Sam Trimble, the young Pine Bluff
attorney who defended him at his
trial for the killing of Adkisson
and declares that Mr.. Trimble is
the best lawyer in the state.
Leaves a Love Message.
There were TWO postscripts to
the note. The second one was the
one purported to have been written
at 9:O5 Thursday night.
The first contains another burst
of the maudlin sentimentalism SO
characteristic of Slaughter who was
reported to have at least three wives
and any number of sweethearts.
1t reads:
Il want to leave this to the
sweetest and most noble woman
ever met. won't call her name,
but the last time l saw her, | told
her that she was the best woman
ever met and she said rather than
to live and be tortured in this
world that she knew God the mighty
king has forgiven her for all her
sins, that she wished it was her
time to leave this world.
This is a kind of love note but
if | ever get free, i want you to
still think that l would do more for
her than anybody. God bless your
soul.
81 want you, Mr.. Sam Trimble
to stay right on the job on my case
and if you need any help and an
other lawyer, get him. will come
back and give myself up when you
get the evidence to show the peo-
pie l am not guilty OF killing that
~ n 'lpn ft,t,t /, xxr,1 4
when Dee Horton is fired.
wouldn't leave tonight if l could
outlive the governor. The reason is
that he listens to the courts, he
don't know my case"
Trusty Guard Under Suspicion.
Herman Vezollie, trusty guard on
watch over Slaughter, who made it
possible for the daring desperate
to escape, is being held in the
death cell, where he and Tony Cop
persmith, also guard, kept watch
over the condemned man. Vezollie,
it is suspected, knows how Slaugh-
ter secured the German Luger.
Warden Dempsey yesterday after
noon blamed Vezollie for the escape.
He said Vezollie had strict orders
not to open the cell door under any
circumstances. Thursday night, when
Slaughter called for Miss Cumbie,
the trained nurse, Warden Dempsey
gave permission for the cell door to
be opened but warned Vezollie and
ICoppersmith TO be on guard.
After Miss Cumbie left the cell
Warden Dempsey retired and knew
nothing of the blanket incident un-
It'll he was liberated from the cell
yesterday morning He said a blan-
ket can be slipped between the
bars without opening the door and
he could not understand why We
collie took such a chance.
Vezoilie was permitted to visit his
wife in Little Rock Wednesday
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-12-12
Keeps Gate Wide Open.

During the affair, which lasted
from $3.50 to 2:30 O'Clock in the
morning, Slaughter kept both gates
to the walls" wide open, which
was enough to arouse suspicion.
However, no one from the out
side seemed to have noticed this.
Slaughter cut the wires of both
the long distance and local tele-
phones. He did not know there was
a private phone in Warden Demp-
sey's room. This was the only
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w. w. DANDY
is CANDIDATE
CIRCUIT JUDGE

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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-05-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court of the County Of
Shoshone, State of Idaho.
In the Matter of the Estate of Robert
T. Horn, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the IN
dersigned executor of the estate of
Robert T. Horn, deceased. to the cred
itors of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased to exhibit
such claims, with the necessary
vouchers. within four (4) months af-
ter the first publication of this notice
to the said Charles II. Horn at the Of
fee of Therrett TOwles, in the Gyde-
TAYLOR building. Wallace. Idaho.
which the undersigned selects as the
place of business in all matters con
nected with said estate of Robert T.
Horn. deceased.
CHARLES II. HORN.
Executor of the Estate of Robert T.
Horn, Deceased.
1921. and first published May 5. 1921.
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which point is on the dividing line
between the Northeast quarter of the
Northeast quarter (NEA of NEA)
and the Northwest quarter of the
Northeast quarter (NWA of NEA)
of Section Z, Township AZ North,
Range b. b. NJ; thence South SO
feet along said dividing line: thence
North SO degrees 80 minutes west fOT
about 1868 feet to the east boundary
line of the county road; thence north
81 degrees 80 minutes east along said
county road Tor 95.I feet; thence
south SO degrees S5 minutes east for
about 9O.5 feet to the point of begin
ming; containing 5l1OO of an acre
more or less, same being a tract of
land conveyed by John Mann and
Helen Mann to one Richard Schubert,
the deed for which is recorded in
Book SO of Deeds, at page 800 there
Of in the Office of the County Record
err of ShOshone County Idaho.
90 One-fOurth (A) of an acre sit
uated i'm the Southeast quarter OF the
Northwest quarter of the Northeast
quarter (SEA of NWA of NEA) of
Section T. Township AZ North. Range
, r. b. NJ bounded on three sides as
follows: on the north by the south
line of the above described tract on
the east by the east line of the North
west quarter of the Northeast quar-
ter (NWA of NEH) of said Section
T. and on the west by the county road,
the same being a tract of land con-
veyed by John Mann and Helen Mann
to one Charles Miller. the deed for
which is recorded in Book 81 of Deeds
at page 254 thereof. in the Office OF
the County Recorder of Shoshone
County, Idaho
(c) Beginning at a point S rods
east and 4 rods south of the North
west corner of the Northwest quarter
of the Southeast quarter (NW corner
of NWA of SEQ of Section 7. town
ship ~ North, Range +. b. NJ, con-
tanning one Cd acre in square tract
10 rods on each side, being a tract
conveyed by one Thomas Currie to
one Mrs. Bertha Patterson, as appears
from the deed on record in Book As of
Deeds, at page 607 thereof, in the Of
flee of the County Recorder of ShO-
shone County, Idaho.
cd The right of way of the Chi
cago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
Company, as same now exists over
and across said land. a particular de-
scription of which is on record in Book
80 of Deeds. at page S65 thereof, in the
Office of the County Recorder of Sho-
shone County Idaho.
Together with all and singular the
tenements, Entertainments and appur-
tonances thereuntO belonging or in
any wise appertaining, and the rents, |
issues and profits thereof.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That /
on Saturday the Fourth (4th) day of /
June A. d. 1921, at ten G0) o'clock |
a m. of that day at the Bank street |
entrance of the County Court House !
in the City OF Wallace, County of /
ShOshone, State of Idaho 1 will in |
obedience to said order of sale and |
decree of foreclosure. sell the above |
described property, or so much there
of as may be necessary to satisfy |
plaintiffs decree with interest thereon |
and costs, to the highest bidder for
cash. lawful money of the United |
States of America.
Dated this 18th day of May A. D.
1921
The amount of the judgment is
$6.17748.
JESSE FREEMAN,
Sheriff.
BY JOHN DOLAN,
Deputy.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS

Office of the Cedar Creek Mining &
Development Company Limited.
Wallace Idaho, May II, 1921.
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Cedar Creek Mining e Develop
ment Company, Limited, will be held
at the office of the company, 40 Ho-
tel street, Wallace, Idaho, on Monday,
the 9Th day of June, 1921, at 1880
p. m. of said day. for the purpose of
electing a board of directors to serve
for the ensuing year and for the
transaction of such other business as
may legally come before the meeting
WILLIAM BECKER,
Secretary Treasurer of the Cedar
Creek Mining e Development Com
pany, Limited; 40 Hotel Street,
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Lessons Must Settle Promptly.

The recent session of the Montana
legislature enacted a law designed to
afford prompt settlement on ores
shipped to smelters by lessees. The
act went into effect April 1 and UNI
der its terms settlement of smelter
returns must be made with the lessee
within seven days after the lessor
has received statement from the
reduction works. Lessons who fail to
observe the provisions of the law are
subject to a penalty of payment to
lessees OF an amount equal to 10 per
cent of the net returns from the ore
shipment
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And in accordance with law so
many shares of each parcel of such
stock as may be necessary will be
sold on the Ord day of June, 1921, at
300 D. m. of said day at the office of
the company in the Gyde-Taylor
building, Wallace, Idaho, to pay the
assessment thereon, to-
gether with the costs of advertising
and expenses of sale.
OTTO A. OLSSON,
Secretary Treasurer of the Valentine
Mining Company, Limited; clyde
Taylor Building, Wallace, Idaho.
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