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The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02
SLAYER ESCAPES SHERIFFS
Oklahoma Outlaw Breaks Away From
Trio of Officers.

Trio Of Officers.
Little Rock, Ark.-Eulos Sullivan,
Oklahoma outlaw, who shot and killed
former deputy United States Marshal
J. Water Casey at Harrison two
weeks ago, escaped from three Off
GERS who were bringing him to the
penitentiary to await electrocution. at
Kensett. Sullivan was convicted Of
Casey's murder at Harrison last week
and was sentenced to be electrocuted
September 21.
When he escaped Sullivan was
handcuffed and shackled. Posses were
reported on his trail, using blood
hounds. Rewards for Sullivan's cap
ture, dead or alive, have been offered.
Sullivan, overpowered by the in
tended victims, when he is alleged to
have held up party of tourists near
Harrison, July 5, was placed in the
Boone county Jail at Harrison, but
sawed his way out on July 16. He
was cornered, under house and re-
captured.
The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02

Vegetable Compound. took a couple Of
bottles of it and thought it didnot help me
as much as it should, so I gave it up to try
something else. Nothing took helped
me much, so I finally decided to give the
Vegetable Compound another trial and
to take enough of it to make sure
1t would help me. I have taken it over
q year now and It has brought wonder
full results. have gained from SO to
ITO pounds and am keeping house now.
My friends all notice the change In my
health. will be glad to answer all
letters that women write to me about
the Vegetable Compound. Mrs. w.
G. Monsoon, 1916 Park Ave-, Beloit, Wis.
Mrs. Monson is willing to write to any
woman suffering from such troubles.
The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02
100 BODIES FOUND IN WRECK
Crews Still Searching Fragments Of
| Two Trains Elattened In Crash.

Crews Still Searching Fragments Of
Two Trains Flattened In Crash.
Sofia-One hundred sixty bodies
have been recovered from the splin-
tered wreckage Of two Bulgarian ex
press trains which crashed between
Sofia and Varna.
Two hundred persons were killed
and 300 injured. Wrecking crews still
are searching the entangled frag-
ments of the two trains for bodies.
Faulty signaling is understood to
have been responsible for the crash
From 10 coaches no one escaped
alive, and dozens Of victims were un'
recognizable, mud ated under the
grinding framework Of the wooden
cars.
The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02
Church Fusion Plan Is Adopted.

Cleveland-A plan for the merging
of the general conferences of the
Methodist Episcopal church, north,
and the Methodist Episcopal, south,
separated since 1S45, was adopted by
the joint commission on unification.
The plan will now go to the general
and annual conferences of the church
for ratification. Delegations from both
branches, composing the membership
of the joint commission, adopted the
plan at separate meetings after minor
changes were made in the original
plan submitted at the meeting.
The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02
How, Indeed!

An Irish squire's silver wedding was
approaching. His tenants set up a
committee to arrange about a suitable
presentation.
II suggest" said Sullivan, the chair
man. that we give him a solid silver
taypot."
His wife looked at him In surprise.
"Sure. Sullivan" she remarked.
"ut's jokin' We are. If ut wis solid.
how would they make the tay"
The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02
FRIENDS NOTICED
IMPROVEMENT
Wonderful sultsfromLydia
E Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
Beloit, Wis.-'My female trouble was
on by overwork. had worked

III SCOreb anu nAQ 70
do heavier work than
my strength could
stand, and had to be
on my feet most Of
the time. Finally I
had to give up this
work entirely and
stay at home. Doc
tors smedicine didnot
| give me much relief,
and my othe er
wanted me to take
|I,vdia r. Pinkham'a
The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02
RECEIVER FOR NJ. & ST. L

Petition In Equity Filed Against Rail-
road by Machinery Company.
Minneapolis - Receivership pro-
ceedings against the Minneapolis &
st. Louis Railroad company were
started in Minneapolis when a case
in equity charging insolvency was
filed by attorneys for the Minneapolis
Steel & Machinery company. No re-
ceiver has yet been named.
The railroad through its attorneys
has filed an answer to the complaint
In which the charges Of insolvency
are admitted and agreed to the ap.
pointment of a receiver.
The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02

A farmer boy is naturally curious
to find out If he has talent for some
thing besides farming.
The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02
A Nature Eaker.

Teacher-Now, children, with what
part Of its body does bee buzz2
Tommy-With Its buzzum. sir.
The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02

The next best thing to being rich Is
to have people think you are.
The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02

Give a woman authority over a man
and she will impose on him.
The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02

A man makes his mark and then
his wife is apt to make him roe It.
The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02
In Our House.

On the top floor lives the man who
throws his shoes on the floor. Below
him is the fellow with marathon
phonograph. On the fourth floor re-
sides the baby who howls for eighteen
hours Of the twenty-four. The third
floor Is the home Of the piano teacher.
who works during the other eight
hours. On the second floor lives a mar
ried couple who continuously celebrate
their battle anniversary. The first
floor houses a hard-hearing radio fan
with triple amplifier.
In the cellar the janitor sleeps
through 1t all. He thinks. they are
calling for him.-Exchange
The Tomahawk., 1923-08-02

Or Rare Combination.
"Yes, she's married to lawyer. and
q good, honest fellow. too"
"Bigamist!"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
South Americans Are
Coming Fast In Sports

PARIS, May 26.-tBy Associated
Press. Count de Ballet Latour
member of the International Olympic
committee. has returned from an ex-
tended tour of South America and
gives an enthusiastic account Of the
progress made by South American
countries in sports of all kinds and
their expectations for the Paris 1924
Olympic games.
"Brazilians lead in rowing and
swimming" he says. 'sportg which
are favored by their wonderful eli
mate; agile and elegant. the Argen-
tinians are the best sprinters: the
Chileans. robust and powtrful noun
tain men, are supreme in distance
running; the uruguyans are the best
organized as far as method of train
ing is concerned. and their football
Is the bes. in South America. Some
of the records made in the sprints
and middle distances show such i'm
provement over the previous best
marks that the South American ma
lions may expect to be honorably
represented in Paris in 1924"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
RARONS OPEN IN
MEMPHIS SUNDAY


An apparently rejuvenated team
representing Birmingham left Little
Rock Saturday night and will open
against Memphis in the chickasaws'
home town Sunday afternoon. Four
games Will he played in the Bluff
city. Monday viii be an off day but
doubIe-header VIII be played We'd
nesday and one game Tuesday
Thursday afternoon the Barons
will return to Fleetwood where they
will play a postponed game with Mo
bile Thursday and open series with
Atlanta Friday. The Crackers Will
stay over here until Tuesday of the
following week and then the Barons
will go over to visit the Georgians,
The Barons have been playing
heads-up ball in Little Rock ana
seem to he working together. There
is no doubt that the Barons are
strong combination and their recent
poor showing is due more to poor
team work than to actual lack Of
playing ability.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
MANY SHIFTS ARE
MADE IN COLLEGE
COACHING STAFFS.
Birmingham Southern Among
Those Affected BY Change
OF Coaches

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 26.-(By
Associated Press. alabama colleges
just as all others over the nation.
have many shake-ups on tap for the
next scholastic year in coaching
circles.
The biggest bomb shell in football
circles was the announcement last
fall that Mike Donahue would not
return to Auburn for the 1928 grid
iron season after 10 years of great
work at the Village of the Plains.
Then came word from the univer-
sity that Ken Scott. gritty ;.tt1e men
tor, would not return 20 the Crimson,
and following on the heels of tina.
Moon Ducote springs the announce
ment at Spring Hill that he will
Donahue in tutoring the Louisiana
State Tigers at Baton Rouge this
year.
Then over at Alabama Is another
surprise for it is announced that
Charlie Bernier. for three years
Bama baseball and basketball men,
tor, has signed a contract for service
at Hampden- Sidney college of Vir-
ginia.
The latest coaching development
comes from Birmingham Southern
college when "Jelks" Gillem, back
field coach. states that he will not
return to the Panther fold. Gillem
was, during his all-southern days, tho
premier punter of the south.
To fill in these places has been no
easy task. "Boozer" Pitt Wilson
will be in charge of Auburn activi-
ties for the year with an additional
man.
At Alabama, Wallace Wade and
Bully Vande GRAF, will be in charge
with a man to succeed Bernier yet
to be announced.
No announcement concerning
Spring HIS coach has yet been
broadcasted, while Birmingham
Southern has already signed Douglass
r. Wingo. former Washington and
Lee star. as assistant football coach
and head basketball mentor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
BELGIAN STAR TO.
OPPOSE JOHNSTON
FOR TENNIS TITLE.

ST. CLOUD France. May CIVIL
liam Johnston. the 1.-THE, sandy haired
little Californian. will meet Weiser
OF Belgium in the finals of the in
ternational Havvnd court tennis
tournament here Sunday.
Weiser won his way to match
with the American backhand master
by defeating Cochet. the French
champion, in the semi-finals Satur-
day, 6-1, &c, GA, 6-3.
Susanna Lenglen, the tempera-
mental French star, will compete
with Miss McKane, for the ladies'
title.
Mile. Lenglen eliminated the Eng
fish girl, Miss Beamish. Saturday,
by the easy score of 6-l, 6-1.
In the mems doubles Brugnon and
Dupont of France won the world
championship by defeating Ashanti
of Armenia and Murpago of Italy,
1912, 3-6, 6-2, 60 and Ga
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
EDDIE COLLINS IS
SENSATION OF THE
MAJORS THUS FAR
White Sox Star Is Leading In
Base Stealing And
Bats .356

CHICAGO May 2G-tBy ASCOT
ated ss.)-Eddie Collins star sec
ond baseman with the White sox. is
throwing the biggest surprise Of the
American league. judging from his
record to date.
Collins is playing a snapper game
than ever. fielding with remarkable
brillianey and is threatening to cap
ture all the batting honors of the
league
Collins today is leading the league
In base stealing with 10 thefts and
is now batting $50 for % games.
placing him practically third in the
list of leading hitters. Collins having
played in more games than any of
the first five.
Babe Ruth is playing better base
ball this season, in the opinion of
his admirers. Ruth added "a points
to his average for week ago. Ken
Williams of the Browns made one
homer. Ruth's hits. besides his
homers, includes ten doubles and
three triples while Williams blows
include five doubles and three triples
in addition to nine homers.
Ruth has scored 80 times in his s,
games
Harry Heilmann. the Detroit star,
who led the league with .7I3 a week
ago, fell into a slump. He continues
to top the batters, however, with an
average Of AS. Dick Reichle OF the
Ped SoX is next with Bis and Bins
Miller OF the Athletics has 361.
Other leading batters for 20 o.
more games: Ruel. Washington, 357;
Cleveland, $40; S. Rice. Washington.
251; Cobb. Detroit, $50, Weloh, Phil
adelphia. $50, Veach, Detroit, .33S;
Ruth, New York, 1888.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
German Jockeys Get
Half Dollar Per Ride

BERLIN. May -CSpecial)-
Jockeys in Germany get about 40 or
80 cents a race. with small per
centage added for riding a winning
mount, under the terms of a new
tariff. The schedule preScribes
10000 marks for every flat race rid
den, and 1000 fer each stecplechase
If he wins, the Jockey gets ? per
cent of the purse. Apprentice jock
cys are paid half the rate of the
regulars" and their share in any
first purse won is one-fourth of one
NOR cont
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
Nebraska Wins Annual
Missouri Valley Meet

AMES, Ia. May 26-University of
Nebraska won the Missouri Valley
track and field championship here
today scoring 40 points. The Kansas
Aggies with 80 points took second
place and the University of Kansas
won third with 81 1-2.
other teams finished in this order:
Missouri 81 Ia; Washington Univer-
sity 10; Al.es 10 ii: Grinnell II;
Kansas, Normal and oklahoma
points each Four conference records
Wore shattered in the meet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
Mitchell In Comeback

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. May 2s.-
Richie Mitchell. Milwaukee light
weight boxer. scored complete
comeback last night when he was
given the unanimous newspaper de
cision over Joe lawson, a rugged
local boy. Mitchell was credited with
nine of the ten rounds, the fourth
going to lawson.
Negotiations are going on for
match in New York between Mitchell
and Benny Leonard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
Columbia College Wins

CHICAGO, May 2G.-Columbia col
lege. of Dubuque. Iowa with &c
points to it's credit, won the first
annual track and field meet of the
western Interstate collegiate CON
ference. composed Of small colleges
of the middle west, at Depaul nj
versity today.
Wisconsin state Normal of La
Crasse was second with 40 points and
DePaul with 20 points was third.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
Martinez Beats Finley

NEW ORLEANS. May 26.-Dude
Martinez of Thibodaux defeated Jim
NV Finley of Louisville in a 10-round
bout here last night. Finley showed
to advantage in only one round,
when a wild swing rocked Martinez.
For the rest of the fight, Martinez
was too strong and kept the Ken
lucky fight strictly on the defense.
They are middleweights
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
Florence Has Field

FLORENCE, Ala, May 26.--t Spe-
ciaI) Work of construction on the
Florence Athletic field win begin
Monday, the i.roject being sponsored
by the Florence Exchange club.
The field consist of tour acres on
the Chisolm road inside the city
limits. The land vii he dvained ana
put in splendid condition. 4 grand
stand of sufficient size built and the
Mhnle fencal in.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
Macon Opening Game
In League Postponed

MACON. Ga, May 26.--The Charles
ton team of the South Atlantic asso-
citation was transferred to Macon to-
day. after the franchise had been
surrendered by Charleston interests.
Rain halted a double-header with
the Augusta team. scheduled for the
opening of the season here, after
three innings of play.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
CITY LEAGUE:

Rain broke into the City league
games Saturday afternoon and
wrecked the outlay with the excep-
tioE of one or two games Some of
the teams got started only to he
halted midway by downpour of
rain. One o" two of the games were
played far enough to count as played
games. The 81 Time Sayreton game
went to four and a third innings be-
fore it was called. The Tiremen were
landing. 4 to .
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
Transfer; O. Q! Re-! Red SCI SCI
Property Applied For

BOSTON. May Apniicatioa vas
made ut tho assessors department at
city hall today for transfer Of the
property % the Boston American
League club from r. Fl, Frazee and
associates to Palmer WinsloW, Dr.
Robert y. Drury and e. NJ sohoen-
born of Columbus ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
Jump Record Broken

OHIO FIELD, COLUMBUS, o.. May
2G.-One western conference record
was broken when Michigan wal1oped
Ohio state university in a dual track
meet here this afternoon, 9oi2 to
35l2.
Hubbard Michigan. set a new
broad jumy record by leaping "a
feet 1li4 inches.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
SHORT PEGS

Whoever he was-and nobody
seems to know-the catcher who first
brought padded mitt to a ball-yard
to absorb the smack of the ball on
his naked hand. introduced a modern
baseball. This was the nucleus of
the armor which now enables a
catcher to squat just beyond the are
Of the batsman's swing and to stand
his ground against flashing spikes
which only duh their edges on the
calm surface Of his shinguards.
The first padded glove contained
the germ Of the bright idea which
sped UP the game. Gradually the
other positions adopted smaller
waddsd gloves and fielding stunts,
which had been impossible before it
became the commouplaces of today
Roger Bresnahan added the last
touch to the catcher's equipment
which makes them now impregnable
except to the right hand. He IN
PRODUCED his shin guards. The mask
Is an old item of catcher's scrap iron,
but In the last couple of seasons the
wire mask has been disappearing
gradually. The more fashionable
backs;ops now use the kind with
solid steel bars spaced wide apart
for better vision but close enough to
turn a foul tip.
The most heavily accountered and
wadded athlete is the goal keeper in
s,, Wu,u MS ing aad
,,,ttte - iieau e'ti tsn9
player who used to wear more bag
gage than any other athlete. now
wears littIc more than an outfielder
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only those who cfuus close Inv The
stons i'm the W,iIIard'e corr.,. di,,.f,,,.
the johnson fIeht G5lld near him
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SholIy tine nrnbfsforic hantar, nov.
grown beefv and hfe Rrt,v..n uuffs
Won could hear him wbraze. "(Vhaf9l
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let him fight his fight He needed
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needn't wasfr nueh etrepetb de-
rcndine himself and +ba CAV 70 show
him was TO let him take mo tunv
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
Baton Rouge A. {.
Wins A. A. u. Meet

NEW ORLEANS. May 26-The
Baton Rouge Athletic club won first
honors in the A. A. U. senior track
and field meet here this afternoon.
Baylor university captured fourth
place. Tom Dutton of the II. Il. \. G,
was the highest individual scorer
with 10 points. He was closely fol-
lowed by Earl Frazier of Baylor with
) tallieS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
McMahon Wins Meet

TARRYTOWN. n. Y, May 26.--Jo-
seph q. Mcmahon of Yale, former
metropolitan junior champion, this
afternoon won the sleepy Hollow
clubs golf tournament, defeating
Gardiner White of the Nassau club,
former metropolitan champion, 3 and
l. at Is holes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
BABE RUTHCLOUTS
HIS NINTH HOMER

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, May 20
Babe Ruth hit his ninth home run Of
the season in the third inning of
the New York -Philadelphia game
with Bob Hasty in the box. He
scored two team mates ahead of
him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

jumps, collapsing in the arms of his
coach at the finish after a neck and
neck race with Plat OF Eagle Grove,
Iowa.
The University High won the meet
as Il result OF Goodwillie's great rae
ing and the performance of the re-
lay team. and Fuqua. who won the
second section of the 440-yard event.
Goodwillie captured 10 points of Uni
versity Highs 20. Fuqua and the
relay won 8.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
FRENCH OLYMPIC
STARS SUSPENDED
BY ATHLETIC BODY
A. A. U. Action, If Upheld,
Will Seriously Hamper
French Chances

Editors Note-In the following
article from Paris. Charlie Paddock
world champion sprinter. surveys the
French prospects in the olympics of
1924. He predicts that the American
A. A. l.. will be absolutely wiped out
IL It's French branch tries to main
tain the decree suspending practical
ly all tho French college stars until
December, 1924, as this would vitiate
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1923-06-28
Curb Market Active
Farmers Bring Much Produce in
Twice Every Week.

Vegetables are more plentiful
at the twice-a-Week curb mar
kot than they have been in a
Icng time Twenty farmers
wee on hand last Saturday. and
their wagons presented a wide
variety of produce. The market
is on Columbia Street, near
Andrews Store, and runs from
$40 to II o'clock Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
Chickens, eggs, and hams are
heing brought in from tn
country n considerable quaint
les. Spinach has been in great
Ien1and for babies. and tn2re
has been plenty Of it. The stray
berry season is about at an end,
but devberries and blackberri95
are coming on now. And the
farmers are Offering carrots
beets, Irish potatoes, cabbages.
cucumbers, snap beans, and
squash,
The men and women who
were active in establishing the
market are particularly anxious
'@a' t'le SeoDle Of the town ka y
the nours in mind and attend
the sales.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1923-06-28
Gay Opening Dance
Summer Schoolers Gathered in
Force in the Gymnasium

The University gymnasium
was packed for the opening re-
ception and dance of the sum
mer school last Saturday night.
"A careful observer estimated
the ratio of women to men as 5
to /. This meant, of course,
that the males were in high fa
y0f. In short, they had what
economists call a scarcity value.
The gowns were pretty. The
orchestra performed well. There
was an abundance of iced punch
innocuous but agreeable. Every
body seemed to be in a good
humor. The occasion was q
success.
The night before, Friday.
there vas the formal opening
Of The summer school in Mem
orial Hall. President Chase
spoEe, welcoming the summer
students. N. w. Walker, direc-
for Of the summer school, pre-
sided and introduced Mr.. Chase.
Paul John Weaver told about the
musical program for the sum
mef session. s#