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recently by men who believe them
selves to be authority that than
one structure of oil is to be devel-
oped in the near future in that ter
ritory lust south OF Fort Steele and
Rawlins.'
Governor Haskell is favorably
impressed with the opportunities
that would open to the railroad II
such a plan were carried out and he
has given me assurance that investi-
CATION to determine its feasibility
would be made by competent engin-
GERS. Therefore, in order to have
such an investigation undertaken at
once, it would require only an in
dicatin of interest and a willingness
to cooperate on the part Of the Sara
toga and Encampment communities.
Such a step should be, in my judy
ment a community effort.
ut has been my purpose for some
time to write you and other friends
OF that section, urging the import
ance Of a community effort directed
toward getting a definite decision
from Governor Haskell. but the press
of other affairs has resulted in my
delaying the matter.
1T seems to me that the time is
most opportune. There is an i'm
provement in the financial situation
in the east which tend to make the
financing of the extension less diff.
ficult than under less favorable cir.
c~umstances, and the interest of the
people is such that every community
through which the road will pass
would be enthusiastic about the ex-
tension of the line into Colorado, and
ready to extend their cordial coop.
Grafton.
ut is not difficult to visualize and
grow enthusiastic about the benefits
which would come to the entire state
through the development of the null
tifarous which exist in the
region that lies along the route
which l am suggesting the road ex-
tend.
THE advantages that would come
in the way OF the general develop
ment of Wyoming through the trans
p%ortation of coking coal by a water
grade to the great iron and oil dis
tricts of the state are i~ncalculable
and would make possible industrial
enterprises of a magnitude almost be-
yond comprehension at this time.
THE building of this road across
the state will bring increased mar
kets for their products in Wyoming.
the one condition just as essential as
the other, as reciprocity in trade is
necessary in the well-balanced devel-
opment of a commonwealth.
THE advantage of the extension
OF this road south into Colorado are
so manifold that l feel compelled to
suggest and ever urge that the com
munities along the Saratoga & En-
campment railroad unite in an effort
to put before Governor Haskell a
concrete statement of the resources
of the region and other features
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material. BY an appeal to the Inter
state Commerce Commission here 1t
was arranged for the Union Pacific
to take the road over and operate it
for a period Of three years, under
which arrangement the Union Pacific
has the right to buy the road at the
end OF that time on a basis of Junk
value.
1T occurred to me that the COM
pany building a line from Casper
might find this line a very cheap
connecting link on the way to some
wonderful coal country in the state
of Colorado, about forty miles south
OF the present terminal of the line
at Encampment. have never seen
any of this coal. but it has been de-
tscribed to me as actually anthracite
coal. 1t is said to be about the only
bed of anthracite coal in the west
and n of the finest tracts in all the
nation. There is no doubt at all
about two points: first, the coal is
good enough quality to coke and has
been described to me as anthracite,
and it is unquestionably first class
ana further, there is no question
about the quantity. 1t is situated.
as remember, in Routt county, Col
S''Nc' 90 oNdttu DtlOTt some lOrtv
or fifty miles south of the town of
Encampment. and l have been in
formed there were no unusual en-
gineering difficulties in the extension
of the line.
1t would be a great day for
wyoming to have this North and
South road come in from the north
IN Montana and build clear across
the state into Colorado. Such a
plan. taken in connection with the
OIL leases and the coal deposits, fur
nishing the two kinds of fuel to that
north country ought to give the road
real business.
In addition to the advantage OF
connecting with this line, in the
neighborhood of Fort Steele or pos
sibly Rawlins just west of Fort
Steele, and the county seat of Car
o county, there are the Ferris and
Mahoney fields. which are, as I be-
lieve, developing into a very pro-
ductive area, and / have been told
HY
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delivery. In short. fiat rates service
means that the service station fs
able to tell the owner exactly how
long It will take to repair his car
and the price of such repairs. 1t
permits the selling Of service on q
businees-like basis.
But there is an element OF even
created importance to the car owner.
The mechanic is paid by the Job and
contrives to get 1t finished on time,
that he may start a new job. Natur-
ally he Is anxious to make as much
money az possible and such . plan
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PLATTE VALLEY PEOPLE
IN RACE FOR new ROAD
WOULD Use SARATOGA-ENCAMPMENT R. R. AS link
in north and SOUTH RAILROAD TO
Craig, Colo, HASKELL ADVISED

The people of Platte Valley are
now bending all their efforts to Sc
cure the North and South Railroad,
according to Editor R. I. Martin in a
recent issue of the Saratoga Sun.
The proposition is to put the new
road down the Platte Valley and to
use the rails of the Saratoga-En-
campment railroad as the connecting
link in the quite into Colorado. The
proposal was made by Senator Kend-
rick to ex-governor Haskell and his
associates in a letter of February Sth
and altho nothing definite has yet
ONE of the matter the valley people
have followed up the suggestion and
have taken action which they hope
will bring the new road through that
section of Carbon County.
A letter received from Senator
Kendrick by Editor Martin and pub
lished in full in the Saratoga Sun
reads as follows:
"Mr. r. I. Martin,
Editor Saratoga Sun.
my Dear Mr.. Martin:
You are of course informed by
the papers and other sources that
Governor C. N. Haskell and his as
sociates have let a contract for the
construction of 900 miles Of railroad
between Miles City. Mont, and Cas-
per. Wyo., or some point near there.
thus taking the most decisive step
in the development of the state that
has been taken in a decade.
You may also know that I have
been deeply interested in such an en-
terprise for many years. 1t was.
therefore. the natural thing that
Governor Haskell and his associates
should enlist my cooperation when
the effort to build the road was re-
newed last November. A number Of
conferences were held, followed by
public meetings. At every opport-
unity l took occasion to urge the
benefits of extending the road to the
hard coal fields of northern Colorado
following a route that would enable
1t to serve the oil fields in the vicin-
ity OF Rawlins and using the Sara
toga 4 Encampment railroad as a
INK In the extension south Of the
Union Pacific. In urging this plan /
wrote Governor Haskell n long letter
on February 9Th from which quote
the following paragraphs:
connection with this line and a
terminal on the south, / have recent
Iy been reminded of a short line of
railroad that intercepts the Union
Pacific at a place called walcott. nc:
far las l recall four or five miles)
from where You would strike the
Union Pacific following up the Platte
River from Casper. This short line
was built by an Independent corpora
ton to a gold mining town called
Encampment, at n time when great
things were expected OF the minerals,
the mines were finally closed down,
after which time the road failed to
earn n benefit in spite of the fact
that 1t ran through and served a
community of several thousand peo-
pie. occupying the upper valley of
the Platte. with several thousand
acres OF land under bitches. The
road is known as the Saratoga G. En-
eampment line. II passed through a
little tow on the Platte called Sara
toga and follows up the Platte to En-
campment right at the foot of the
Rockies where the Platte comes out
of the mountains.
1t was proposed two years ago
to abandon this Dad and junk it's
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eliminates loafing. A feature Of the
system Is the penalty that requires
each mechanic to make good without
additional pay. any of his work that
b returned because OF inferior work
manship. This precludes any posi-
biiity Of c~areleesness ON the part of
the mechanic"
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that would make the proposition at
tractive to him and his associates.
Such IN appeal can hardly fall to
secure his favorable attention. II 1t
is decided to carry out such . plan
you may be assured OF my earnest
cooperation.
yours very truly.
John B. KENDRICK."
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I'VE have found positively"
cludes Mr.. Smiley, that this mathas
not only reduces the charges m nua
car owners. but 1t improves the on.I
fty OF u service work. II 10 ~
nearest thing to perfection thai 2
have ever seen in the line Of .a.
vice efficiency"
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meaning

Teacher-What Is the meaning
Of q false doctrine?
Wilson-Thats when the doctol
gives the wrong stuff to sick PEG
pie.
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Teacher

Teacher - What's the plural Oh
man?
Teacher-And the plural Of child!
WillieeTwins?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
DEATH PROBE SHIFTS
Crimson Smears May Have BeeI
Made BY Chickens Blood

Crimson Smears May Have Been
Made by Chickens Blood
AURORA, ILL.,, May Investigation
of the mystery surrounding the
bloody Bungalow" and the disappear
ance of Warren Lincoln, Aurora at
tGrney and horticulturist, shifted to-
day when police found in chicken
pen the possible source of the Grim
son smears found about the house
yesterday.
In the pen were four chickens, re
Gently killed With this discovery a
chemical analysis was ordered to be
made of the blood found about the
house to determine whether or not
it was that of a human being.
Among the articles to be examined
will be a stained Indian club, found
in nearby greenhouse, and the
mans night shirt and cap. dragged
from an old cistern near the house.
1t also was reported to police that
Lincoln had been in financial diff
cuTties and that he was seen burning
something in the furnace of the
greenhouse Sunday morning.
Two large buckles and large but
ton, similar to those worn on a
woman's. coat, were found in the
ashes. This was believed to indicate
that the material he was burning
might be his estranged wife's cloth
ing, which are repo- ted to be missing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
AUBURN INSPECTED BY
JOINT COMMITTEE Of
ALABAMA LEGISLATURE
Schools At Camp Hill And
Livingston Also
Viewed

AUBURN. Ala, May 1.-(Special.,
Joint Legislative recess committee on
education of the Alabama legislature
this afternoon completed its work of
gathering information concerning the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute fol-
lowing a day of tours of the physi-
cal properties of the college, execu-
tive sessions with President Dowell
and with heads of departments and
informal conversations with other
situation here.
The members of the committee
We're present at convocation exer-
cises at Langdon Hall Tuesday at
noon.
Representative Culver of Gadsden
declared that the people of Alabama
are in the most receptive mood fol
an educational Renaissance of any
people in his knowledge. He said
he brought message from Governor
Brandon in urging upon Auburn stu
dents that when they go back to
possible to crystalline the prevailing
spirit for an educational system in
Alabama of first rank.
Colonel Hubbard of Troy, an alum
nus of the University of Alabama.
paid a tribute to the Auburn spirit.
cause of lack of time were Senators
liner, Adams and Representative
HudgenS and Bowen.
Four members of the committee.
Senators Adams, Hudgens and Repre-
sentatives Culver and Walton, left
Auburn late this afternoon for Camp
Hill, where they were guests at an
educational rally under the auspices
of the Chamber OF Commerce and the
Camp Hill Industrial Institute. 9th
err members of the coNmittee con-
sisting of Mrs. j G. Wilkins, chair
man: Senators J. c. 1nzer and Repre-
sentatlves Lewis, Bowen. G. l.. Hub
bard and c. A. Verbeck left for
Selma en- route to Livingston, where
a tour of inspection of the Normal
school will be made Wednesday,
Members of the subcommittee who
went to Camp Hill will join their
associates later.
1t is generally conceded here by
observers that the legislative COM
mittee is one of the hardest working
committees of its kind on record.
They travelled all day Monday en-
route from Mobile to Auburn. ar
irving here last night at 1880 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
ALLIES AGlTATED
Turkey Injects Immigration Issue
Into Near East Farley

LAUSANNE, May 1.-tBy Asso-
ciated Press. )-Members of the Near
East conference are agitated over
the question of whether Turkey Will
swing open her doors to immi grants
or shut them tightly. This concern
is caused by Turkeys interjection of
the migration question into the
discussion of the status of foreigners
in Turkey.
The American immi grafton laws
were quoted freely in today's debate
with respect to the residence of for
eigners in Turkey and the conditions
of their entry. The Allies wanted
them to have freedom to enter and
establish themselves in Turkey, sub
ject only to the same restrictions as
applied to the Turks.
Ismet Pasha Immediately raised the
noint that this might interfere with
Turkeys right to regulate immigra-
ton. The Allies replied that they
felt justified in asking what turkey
intended to do about immigration.
The Allies contended that there
was not much use in spending weeks
laying down regulations for foreign
ers if Turkey intended to shut the
doors against immigrants. lsmet an
sWered that such was not Angora
idea A drafting committee will en-
deavor to write satisfactory clause
cc.yering this subject.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
S0[OM0N'S WORDS
USED IN BATTLE
FOR MINOR CHILD.
Real And Foster Mothers Face
Each Other In Chicago
Court

CHICAGO. H.. May Mother and
foster mother tearfully faced each
other across a narrow court room
table while two Judges weighed their
claims for 12-year- old Alice Beatrice
Nuttall
The law. not sentiment. must de-
eide Judge Joseph B. David de-
clared and Judge Claire C. Edwards
of the Lake county circuit court, who
was sitting with him, nodded his
head. The Scriptures were quoted
literally by opposing counsel in their
arguments, references being made to
the Judgment of Solomon and to the
woman at Samaria. There also were
references to Jean Vatican.
Little Alice, sitting wide-eyed in
court beside her foster mother, Mrs.
James Nuttall, listened without any
show of emotion while Mrs. Ada Nor
ris. the real mother, told how she
had spent ten years searching for
her.
My baby was born August 6, 1911"
She testified. For two weeks after
I was unconscious. l knew nothing
Of what was being done
when l recovered | asked for my
child, They told me my baby was
ter, Mrs. Malvin Berger, and my
mother to tell me where the baby
was They refused.
Asks About Child.
When no one would tell me of
the whereabouts of my little girl.
went out OF my mind. For two
months l wandered about Illinois and
Iowa, finally coming to my senses In
o. n I'D m "
sister and she told me the infant had
been given to the Illinois Home and
Aid society. The society refused to
tell me who had taken the baby.
Il went personally to the aid So
ciety in 1918. l wanted to find out
if the baby was dead, as l had been
told. They told me the baby was
alive, but they wouldn't tell me
where she was. Finally. in Novem
Der, 1921, 1 found the record of the
adoption of Beatrice Childs in the
Cook county records / wrote to
James Nuttall. Zion City, Ill, but
received no answer. Then l found
the Nuttalls lived in Waukegan."
Did you ever consent to the TAX
ing away of your child?" asked
Judge David.
Il would never have let her get
away from me If I knew"
Where is your mother now"
Il received word last night from
my sister that she is dying
O O O
Woman Is Henrtbroken.
A letter written by the sister of
Mrs. Morris at the time of the birth
of the child to the aid society was
produced. My sister is going to
have baby" it read. Il want it
taken from her. She is better off
without it"
II am heartbroken since my baby
is gone. Christmas would be happy
If I had her. ! can never rest easy
until my child is back in my arms"
read letter from Mrs. Morris to the
aid society and signed "A Heart
broken Mother
will you please let me know II I
could get my little girl back?" read
another letter from Mrs. Morris to
the aid society. Her father and
were married this week and / want
her back. l could support her nicely
now"
Judge Davis interposed to criticise
the methods of the founding insti-
tuition which permitted the adoption
of the child without the formal con-
sent OF the mother and indicated that
he would render his decision tomor-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
DE VALERA OFFER NOT
ON DAIL'S SCHEDULE
Labor Members Expected To- Start
Debate Upon Question

DUBLIN. May 1,-(By Associated
Press 1Tomorrows agenda. for the
Dali Eireann contains no reference to
Eamenn DeValera's peace proposals.
the only stated business being con-
sideration of finance and unemploy-
ment bills, but debate on the propo-
sails is considered inevitable. 1t will
probably be raised by the labor and
Independent members on the motion
for adjournment. The government
has not yet received DeValera's
communication in any authorized
form and knowledge of it is limited to
what has been printed by the news
papers 1t is remarked, however, that
the republican chief of staff's order
to cease hostilities is apparently be-
ing obeyed by the irregulars, and the
general impression is that peace is
certain. -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
NEGROES MIGRATING
Mississippi Rapidly Losing It's Farm
Hands, Report Shows

JACKSON, Miss, May About
5000 negro laborers have left Mis-
sissippi since last fall, according to
the report of L. O. McCandliss. fed
eral statitician in the state for the
United States department OF agri-
culture. A recent investigation by
Mr.. McCandliss brought out the fact
that about 1000 negro farm laborers
have left the state for northern
points and some 2,100 have gone to
other states. About $500 others have
moved within the state from one
county to another.
From these reports it would seem
the extent of the exodus has been
greatly exaggerated and that Missis-
sippi. has not lost the volume of negro
laborers many of the northern news
papers seem to think.
However, it is admitted by all Mis-
sissippians who are conversant with
conditions that the problem is be-
coming serious one and that II
anything can be done to check the
exodus it ought to be done immedi-
ately.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
TRIAL NEARS END
Fate OF Charles 3. Ruthenberg To
Rest With Jury Today

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, May /. - tBy
Associated Press.) = Closing argu-
ments in the trial of Charles S. Ru-
thenberg, charged with criminal syn
dicalsm. got under way late today
and Ruthenberg's fate will be in the
hands of the jury some time tomor-
row.
Ruthenberg was one of IS commu-
nists arrested when Sheriff George
Bridgman raided the second national
convention of the communist party
of, America in the sand hills near st.
Joseph last August. Thirty-six of
the rs persons who attended the con-
vention are awaiting trial.
William z. Foster of Chicago. first
defendant tried, is facing a retral.
the jury in his case having disagreed
last month.
o. L. Smith. assistant attorney gem
eral of Michigan, opened the argu-
ment for the state with review of
the evidence filed. which, he said.
showed the communist party advo-
Gated the overthrow of the govern
ment of the United States by force
and violence and that Ruthenberg
knew its purpose when he assembled
with the other delegates at the con-
vention.
Humphrey S. Gray, Benton Harbor
acpitalist. lawyer and philanthropist.
who is donating his services to the
defense. and Frank p. Walsh of New
York will make the defense argu-
ment tomorrow with Charles Gore,
prosecuting attorney of Berrien
county, closing for the state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
GIRL MAKES BOND


LAFAYETTE. La, May IAN affi-
davt charging Miss Josie Fultz. high
school teacher of Scott, La, with muir
der in connection with the sending
to Duncan. Okla, parcel post pack
age containing the body of new
born baby. last month. was filed
here today by Deputy Sheriff Miltop
Campbell before Judge william
Campbell.
Miss Fultz. who was arrested at
Scott last Saturday by post office
inspectors, was taken to Opelousas
yesterday for arraignment before
United States commissioner. She
waived arraignment and made bond
of $4,000 for appearance on charge OF
having sent non mailable matter
through the mails.
Sheriff Latiolais of Lafayette par
ish went to Opelouas yesterday with
warrant for her arrest, but owing
to the seriousness of the young wom-
ans physical condition the warrant
was not served.
Miss Fultz. according to authori-
ties. admitted that she mailed the
package. but declared the infant
was dead when born.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
FINDING SKELETON
Of CHICAGO YOUTH.
IS BEING PR0bED|
Students Called In InVeStiga-
ton Of Companions Death

CHICAGO. May 1.-Twenty-f five
Northwestern university students
were questioned today in connection
with the death of leighton Mount,
whose skeleton was found buried
under rocks and sand beneath lake
breakwater at Evanston yesterday.
The police expressed the belief
that Mounts death resulted from
freshman sophomore clash in 1920,
and Robert E. Grove, states attor-
ney, ordered an assistant to attend
the inquest tomorrow.
u am inclined to believe from the
reports l have received that it is
certainly a case of murder, said Os-
car Wolfe, Cook county coroner, who
took charge of the investigation.
The peculiar position of the skele
ton and the fact that it was weight
ed with stones preclude the idea of
suicide. in my opinion"
Charles w. Leggett, chief of police
of Evanston, expressed the BELIEF
that Mounts death was accidental
and may have resulted from injuries
sustained from class figh: which
An investigation at the time was
dropped when reports were received
that the boy had written to young
woman that he was disconnected and
was going away
This afternoon Chicago dentist
identified dental work as work he
had done for Mount The first iden-
tification was made from belt
buckle bearing the initials. IL NJ,
and a few bits of clothes by the boys
mother.
Abolish Class Wars.
Meanwhile university authorities.
after investigating the death of an
other student. Louis Aubere. killed
in an automobile accident after a
class fight abolished class wars and
rushes and haZing on the campus.
Before the identification of the
sllelenton had been made by the
dentist, President Walter Dillsecott
of the university. after conference
with chief Liggett. said:
Were interested in the case. The
ant manner that would force us to
take some interest in it. However
don't even know the body found was
that of young Mount
At the same time the Evanston
News-Index printed an article und,N'
the headline: Hoax Seen AS Posi-
bility In Finding Body" The article
read in part as follows:
THE body was not that of Leigh
ton Mount, but a clever plant par
ticipated in by Mount prior to a pre-
arraged disappearance and cooper
ated in by enemies of the. university
Efforts were being made by the
police to trace Il mysterious report
reEarding the location of the body
said to. have been current in Evans
ton for two days prior to the finding
of the skeleton.