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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
PASTOR IS CALLED
Goodwater Baptists Seek Services Of
 Rev. J. l.. Thompson

IttFs Js 11s T HoHfTPsV1
 GOODwATER, Ala, Nov. 6.-(Spe- Baptist church has extended call to Rev. J. L.. Thompson of Headland to the pas torate of the local church. It Is thought that Mt. Olive and Winter borro churches will likewise extend a call to pr. Thompson. These three churches have for several years con- stituted a field
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
LIVINGSTON BUSINESS MEN IN BIRMINGHAM

Will Purchase Furnishing For
 Newly Erected Hotel Allison
 T. M Tart, president McMillan & Co; C. B. Brock, president of the Normal school; W. Il. CoIeman and J. B. Ennis, all of Livingston, Ala, are in Birmingham representing the newly erected Hotel Allison of that city.
 While in Birmingham furnishings for the handsome new hotel will be purchased by the party. The new structure is three stories of brick and was erected at cost in excess of S100,00O. Interior furnishings for it's 40 rooms will be purchased through Birmingham merchants, according to MT. Tart,
 Livington is widely noted for the and it is to boost this valuable water and it is oboost this valuable water that the hotel was erected. It's ap- pointments, are stated to be modern throughout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
BOARD TO ORGANIZE

The recently appointed state board of agriculture will hold it's first meeting in the office of Commissioner J. M. Moore, chairman, Wednesday morning. The meeting will be in the nature of an organization meet ing and important matters are ex- pected to come up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
KELLER IMPROVING

W. s. Keller, state hIgh"ay engi neer is steadily improving and his early recovery is confidently ex- csived at the state highway depart ment Tuesday. MT. Keller recently underwent a surgical operation at Rochester, Minn., and Is in hospital there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
GOES TO NEW CHARGE

Rev. l.. w. Young, pastor of the local Methodist church, has been as- signed by the conference just closed to Ragland-Coal City charge, and will soon leave his present filed to labor for the new one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
INCREASES GRANTED
Voluntary Raises On Three Southern
 Railroads AnnOunced

increases on three Southern railroads was announced by the railroad labor board today The Tennessee Central advances mechanics wages two cents per hour affecting 192 men with total annual increase of $7,6OO. The Columbus and Greenville granted in- creases of one and two cents an hour to certain classes of shopmen, af- fecting 110 men and totaling $6,700 a year. The Norfolk Southern granted wage increases of two and three cents an hour to 400 shop employees, total annual increase of s23,0o0.
 Grating cotton plants to the roots of mulberry trees produced cotton plants eight feet tall, each containing more than 900 bolls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
ELECTION IS QUIET

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-The election in New York was one of the quietest in yearS Only two arrests were made. Women were active in some districts, where they boiled more votes than men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
ORDER REDUCES TARIFF

The Alabama public service com mission issued an order today sub stantially reducing rates on concrete pipe and similar concrete products. and clay and shale products In car loads from the new scale of rates applying generally on all interstate rates.
 feature of the new scale Is the establishment of joint line haul rates between all points, which is an in- novation in this character of freight hauls. The reduction in the joint line hauls will approximate 25 per cent, and single line hauls approximately, 1t is stated.
 The public service commission is sued a citation to the Southern rail- road today in the matter of depot facilities at Wilton. in Shelby county. near Montevallo. It Is claimed that present facilities are inadeuate. The case was set for bearing December IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
JuNJoR CLASS ELECTS

Officers have been elected by the junior class of the Troy State Normal school as follows John Wilson. pres ident; Bonnie Frost, vice president; Sara Davis, secretary and treasurer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07

BOY WHO MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED-Anoth surrounds the disappearance of Irving Pckelny years old, known Sonny who disappeared from the door of his home Grand New York city, recently The entire detective force of the country searching for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
FRENCH ARE INTERESTED
Papers Give Prominence To Washing
 nIsI,:,dcla Is.,...i...- s.,aas.I,

ton Dispatch On Herriclx Speech
 PARIS, Nov 6.-Prominence is given in all the newspa. to Wash ington dispatches declaring AmbIs- sGdor Herrick YVES regarded by the American government as speaking his own personal views in his address of Sunday in which he asserted that the United States, having put it's hand to the blow, was willing to run the furrow through"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
RATE RAISE SOUGHT

A petition by the Louisville and Nashville railroad company for per mission to revise and increase pres ent fertilizer rates from Montgomery to southern Alabama division stations was filed with the public service commission today, and will be heard December 17 here.
 Another, petition of the Louisville and Nashville to be heard the same date seeks to raise rates on Kainit from Mobile to Montgomery, in car load shipments from the present rate of $2.03 per ton to $2.59 per ton.
 The complaint of the Birmingham Traffic Bureau versus the Southern railroad, against rates on coal from Parrish, Leespeer and Drifton to High Level, will be heard at Birmingham November 21, by Examiner J. H. All dredge of the public service com mission. It is stated that the Bir- mingham traffic bureau regards the present rate of 79 cents per ton as excessive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
EXAMINATIONS COMPLETED

Announcement was made today from the office of the adjutant-gen- eral of the completion of preliminary examinations for cadetship at West Point, with five Alabamians having taken the examination. The high man in the examination will be nominated from Alabama to take the final entrance examination for West Point.
 Those taking the examination were: William Deck. Co. E, 167th infantry, Guntersvile; Bascom Shanks, Fifty fifth machine gun squadron, Green vile; Henry F. Beaumont, Jr., head quarters troop, Twenty-third cavalry division, Birmingham; Julian Howell and Benjamin Bracewell, both of headquarters detachment and combat train, Hist field artillery, Florala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
THE WEATHER
LOCAL nATA

Summary of observations made at sta tions of United States Weather Bureau during the 24 hours ending at ' D. m, 90th meridian time. November 6, 1923:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
CnMNIIssIoNs ISSUED

Notary public commissions were Is sued Tuesday to the following by the secretary of state. r
 Henry c. Meader, MontgomeTy. IT, Birmingham; S. J. Thomas, Kellyton; l.. D. Lasseter, Montgomery; J; C' Hodges. Birmingham; Moselle Bat son, Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
REFLECT KELLER. q \ F ENGINEER.
Action Taken By New High way Commission Was Gen.
 eraIIy Anticipated
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU)
 THE AGE-HERALD Montgomery, Ala. Nov. 6

Announcement was made today of the reelection of w. s. Keller as state highway engineer of Alabama by the new state highway commis- sion. The state highway engineer does not hold office for any fixed term of years, his election and dura- tion of office holding being in the hands of the highway commission. MT. Keller has been state highway engineer from the beginning of the department. and his selection by the new commission to continue in that capacity was generally anticipated. He is a past president of the Ameri- can Association of State Highway Off, flcials. national organization of highway officials of the various states, and Is at present chairman of the executive committee of that as- sociation. He is well known over the country In road building circles and has been active in work to obtain federal aid In highway work.
 Notification of his reelection has been wired to MT. Keller at Roches- ter Minn.. where he is in 8 hospital and reported to be making satisfac- tory progress toward recovery fol- lowing a recent operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
CODE IS MAILED

The secretary of states office made a record for rapid handling of the a apricultural code Tuesday when conies were mailed to all state and county officials, circuit judges and solicitors.
 The code, which makes 152 printed pages. was received from the printers after 10 a. m. At 1 p. m. the secre- tarv of states office had completed the mailing of the packages. Many hundreds of packages had to be handled, making an auto load Of mail.
 With the mailing of the agricul- tural code the secretary of states or flee completed it's task of mailing hills. the bound volumes of the acts will be issued about December l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
MANDAMUS WRIT
 GIVEN CHANDLER
Former EtoWah Sheriff Wins Point In Fight To Collect
 $1,288 From State
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
 THE AGE-HERALD r


 Petition for writ of mandamus to compel w. B. Allgood, state auditor to pay S1,2S8.62 claimed to be due him under the old ration sheet law for state and county prisoners, filed in Montgomery county circuit court re- gently by William Chandler, former sheriff of Etowah county, was granted by Judge Walter B. Jones, Tuesday.
 Chandler set forth in his petition for the writ, he had compiled daily ration sheets for the months from July, 1922, to January, 1923, inclusive, all of which Ae submitted the state uaditor's office, and upon which he was refused payment after notifica- tion. The sheets were forwarded to Fitzhugh Lee, former state auditor, and W. B. Allgood, the present state auditor.
 The state contended they were not indebteded to Chandler inasmuch as he had collected S2,143.46 on his ra- tion sheets, prior to the time pay ment was halted on the sheets, which sum was $1,100.23 in excess of the sum rightfully due him. The state contended the $1,1o0.93 was expended by the sheriff in feeding federal, in sane and juvenile prisoners and the amount which he collected from the state, through the alleged misre- presentation, was converted to ms own use.
 The case was once before decided in favor of former Sheriff Chandler but was reversed by the supreme court It was concensus of the opin- ion of court house officials the state would again appeal case to the su- preme court, although no official ac- ton had been taken late Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07

ITO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
 Take Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets. The box bears the sigma ture of E. w. Grove. 30c.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
CASE IS ADJUSTED

John Crowley was Confederate soldier, therefore. he will never be tried on a charge of grand larceny preferred by police when large pi,mber of needles taken from local store were found on him. Crowley is a peddler. It was charged that he took the needles with the intention of plac- ing them in his stock.
 The local camp of Confederate vet erans and local chapter of the Daugn- tars If tbe Confederacy heard a Con- fedrate soldier had been arrested on a chorge of larceny. The matter has been adjusted. Crowley is now free man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
INCORPORATION PAPERS FILED

The following domestic coIpord- tions have filed notice of qualifica- tion with the secretary of state. through the offices of the respective probate judges.
 The Roland Grocery company, Dothan; Minnie E.. Tomas E. ana Lois Roland. incorporators. Autnor- ized capital s2,0O0. fully paid in.
 Conn Mobile company, Moblle; Harry Meyers, Fred c. Craig and C. D. Greenleaf, incorporators. Author ized capital s10,OOO fully paid in. Mu- sical instruments. etc.
 Duckworth- Morris Real Estate ana Investment company, Tuscaloosa; au- thorized capital $4,O00 with Sl,Ooo paid in. Incorporators J. A. Duck worth. Charles Mottid Spencer J. Pierson and J. c. Sims. General real esetate business.
 Walnut Street Hospital. Inc, of Gadsden; J. o. Morgan, T. $. NC Dairmaid and J. E. Douglas, lncorpo- rators. Authorized capital $5,Oo0 with s2,600 paid In.
 The MyricS- -Brannon Lumber com = pany, Inc. Gadsden; G. H. Myrick, C. A. Brannon and J. M. Myrick; incor1 porators Authorized capital SlO,OoU fully paid in. Lumber and building material business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
No Work Of Art Planned.

Provision is made in each ceme- tery for grading and planting. a caretaker's house and offices, paths, and road and a flag pole, front
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-22
BROUGHT FIRST
SHEEP TO STATE

Fifty-four years ago John f.
Bishop and Dick Reynolds arrived
in Montana with the first band of
sheep brought into the territory.
The herd was traiIed from The
Dalles, Oregon, 800 miles, with
one helper and we're 30 days on the
way. Speaking of the incident,
Mr.. Bishop said:
1--WE followed the Columbia river
and then crossed over the noun
tains into Boise and from there
followed the foothills and noun
tains until we reached Medicine
Lodge and then trailed our sheep,
some 1900 in number, to Bannack.
Later we drove the sheep to Black
tail and then took them to Birch
creek to winter.
"The weather was ideal, just
about like it is now, only consider
ably warmer. We experienced no
trouble with the sheep and suf-
fered no losses to speak Of"
Mr.. Bishop is now one of the few
remaining pioneers of Beaverhead
county. For years he was engaged
in ranching in the B~eaverhead val
ley. Dick Reynolds died several
years ago, but for many years was
n of the leading stockmen of the
county, interested particularly in
the raising of fine horses.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-22
BY Martha Edgerton PIassmann

bt IlafIIt IOSCItOh ldESltlSiuh
The house in which we lived in
Bannack was a rude log structure:
built to be used as a saloon or a
store. 1t stood at the end of the
town, close to the bridge that fur
nished the means of access for ped
estrians to the strip of land on the
further side of Grasshopper creek,
known as Yankee Flats.
This bridge consisted of two
large logs laid side by side, with
no attempt having been made to
level their upper surfaces, and it
was perilous to make the crossing
in the winter, when, slippery with
snow and ice, an assured footing
was impossible or at other seasons
if rendered dizzy by the swift
stream flowing beneath.
At the upper end of Yankee
Flats a few small log houses were
located. In one of these Colonel
lived, and a few doors
from the Sanders house Henry
Plummer boarded with his bro
ther-in-law, a Mr. Vail, who had
formerly been in charge of the Sun
Indian reservation farm.
The side windows of our house
overlooked the bridge, which
Plummer crossed several times
and he consequently soon be-
came a familiar sight to me, who
never tired of watching him.
Our families-those of Colonel
Sanders and our own-knew be-
fore reaching Bannack that Plum
ner was a desperate, having been
enlightened on this point by the
wagon boss of a freighting outfit
met at Snake river, at which
olace we also caught a glimpse Of
he beautiful young wife of Plum
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-22

bred gentleman. A boy of sixteen
or seventeen years-Henry Tilden
who came from our home town
in Ohio and had crossed the plains
with us, returned from Horse Prai-
RE one evening, having been sent
there on business for my father,
and almost overcome by the fright
from which he had not recovered,
told us he had been held up by
three masked men on his way
home, one of them being Henry
Plummer.
The robbers turned his pockets
inside out, but found nothing more
valuable in them, than a pocket
comb, and the picture of his girl.
These they allowed him to keep.
The poor fellow was so unnerved
by this experience, and from his
having been thrown from his horse
as he came over the hill south of
that he could hardly articu-
late. True to lawyer instinct, my
father questioned him.
Are you sure one of those men
was Plummer?" he asked. "How
you know"
Why, he came into the express
yesterday where I was work
to get a revolver, and it was
the very same one he aimed at me"
Henry replied. "And that isn't
all. You know the overcoat he
wears, that has a red-lined cape?
Well, he had it on. No one else
wears a coat like his"
Messrs. Hauser and Langford
had visited us the night before this
occurrence, and were apprehensive
an attempt would be made to rob-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-22

appearance to indicate hat he was
a desperate. Of medium height
and light complexioned, quiet of
manner and always we'll dressed
the best dressed man in Bannack-
he would impress any one favor
ably who met him for the first time
and knew nothing of his record.
Unlike the miners, and other male
residents of Bannack, he never
wore a buckskin suit, nor INDUCED
in buckskin patches to proiong the
life of his garments. He seemed
to find it possible to wear good
clothes, in a locality where few
good clothes could be bought. His
overcoat was that of an artillery
officer, and was conspicuous be-
cause of its red lining. This over
coat helped to identify him when
he, and two others of his band,
were on their way to Horse Prairie
for the purpose of intercepting
Messrs. Hauser and Langford, be-
fore they reached that place.
Unlike the general conception of
a bandit, Plummer never looked
like a walking arsenal. He, wore
one or more revolvers, but not os-
ten%tatiously, although these weap-
ons were very much in evidence if
he needed them. 1t may be recall
ed that in an alteration with an
other man, he was shot in the right
arm, the bullet lodging in the wrist.
This occurred before we arrived at
Bannack, at which time he had
taught himself to shoot with his
left hand, almost, if not quite as
well as he formerly did with his
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-22
BIG QUANTITIES
OF GRAPES USED
BUTTE CONSUMERS MAKE REC
ORD IN CARLOADS RECEIVED
THE PAST SEASON
Over $500, 900 Worth of the Lucious
Fruit Received During Season;
Red Lodge and Roundup Big Ship
pers, Too.

During August, September and
October, this year, 100000 pounds
of grapes we're eaten or consumed in
some other n in Butte, which
proves that the populace of the min
ing camp is not far behind the natives
of s~un-splashed Italy Or France when
it comes to absorbing the luscious
purple fruit. Evidently, for there is
nothing to say otherwise, each man,
woman and child in Butte has con-
sumed an average of go pounds of
grapes during the past three months,
or 81 pounds a month.
There drifted into Butte these past
three months just 1872 cars loaded
with grapes from the southern Cali
fornia vineyards, roughly estimated
to be valued at $360,00O, or maybe
100000. If the grapes were placed
side by side it is estimated they would
circle the globe a good many times
and if they were slightly squashed
and a little water added and maybe
a bit of sugar, they would quench
the thirst of 100000 dry-throated
individuals.
Some people may think Butte is a
little short of %"coin," but when each
man, woman and child in the city can
put $40 apiece into grapes for three
months banqueting, things don't look
so bad. Judged along with other
fruits which filled the markets this
summer, italian bananas were
something the city could boast of in
carloads.
Another strange feature of the
shipments is they were not bound
for brokers, commission men or
stores for the greater part, but we're
tagged for certain residents. Meader-
vile drew the greatest number of
carloads, proving luxury to be still
fIourishing in that city snug by the
side of the hills.
But if Butte is a friend of the
Bacchalian fruit, Rocker is even as
much a lover, for that little city, al
though it does not appear in the
who's Who's" among cities of the
United States, it nevertheless a get
away with $4,000 pounds of grapes
in two months.
Red Lodge in Lead
Red Lodge, however, romps away
with state honors for the number of
imported this year per person.
That enterprising little city had As
carloads, or about 100000 pounds.
Red Lodge is given in the directory
by the Rev. Joseph Pope of
the Anti-Saloon league as having
5000 persons.
The total number of carloads of
bound for all sections of Mon
tana this summe was 272, or $780,
600 pounds. Webster calls the grape
"a smooth skinned berry of the genus
but one individual who had
much to do with checking the ship
declared "they are regular lit
lie gold bricks for the rustics of ag-
ricultural California.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-22
WHEN HENRY PLWMMER, BANDIT CHIEF,
DDMED M INFLUENTIAL MEN OF BANNACK
HE RS. MARTHA EDGERTON
M PLASSMANN, daughter Of

w
" Judge Edgerton, creator of
the territory of Montana and its
first governor, was a girl of IA,
when she came to Bannack with
her parents in 1868. She lived
through that stirring period before
there was any civic government or
peace officers in this section.
Henry Plummer, bandit chieftain
and miners sheriff, knowing that
the end of his rule was in sight,
endeavored to cultivate Judge
Edgerton and Colonel Sanders,
then the most influential men in
the Bannack district. On one oc-
casion the bandit invited Judge
Edgerton and Colonel Sanders,
and their families to his Bannack
home for dinner, an invitation that
was almost a command. So these
men, who were among the first to
start the movement which led to
the organization of the Vigilantes,
an organization which hanged
Plummer and many of his men,
broke bread with the highwayman,
and Mrs. PIassmann here tells
about that famous dinner, and of
her impressions of PIummer.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-22

mer. who was on her way east.
With this knowledge of Plum
mer's character, | was naturally
led to regard him with more GU
riosity than l did the ordinary nan
who had acquired only a common
place reputation. Always high
waymen appeal to the imagination
of the peasantry and the very
young, as is shown by the endur-
ing fame of Robin Hood, Dick
Turpin, and others, and in 1868
| was very young.
Did Not Look the Ruffian
There was nothing in Plummer's
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-22

l saw him draw his revolver on
one occasion, and can testify that
he drew it quickly, although my
main thought then was to get away
from his neighborhood speedily.
For some reason | felt no desire to
witness an exhibition of his marks
manship, nor that of the man with
whom he had the quarrel.
First linking of Villainy
Meanwhile I was learning more
concerning this person whom l
watched daily as he went to and fro
from Yankee Flats, and who look
ed so perfectly the modest, we'll