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Hheriff OF Evanston. This official
had with him two little girls, whom
he was taking home 1or a visit fol-
lowing their several months OF In
csreeration In the state school for
Detectives at Lander. There arc sew
erai other offspring in the family.
he said. and one OF them has been
on a rampage In the hills south OF
Evanston for several weeks.
According to this deputy. both the
parents, living on a ranch in the
extreme southwest corner OF the
state are mutes, as are all the chill
dren. The eldest of these. n strap
ping giant OF 20 years, has left home
has gotten hold OF n rifle and ammu-
milton and is making life n terror for
wives and youngsters OF that sec
iien, II Is not csrtRin that he knows
how to use the weapon. hut II not,
II Is anticipated that he soon viii.
learn how and that then he will go.
on a rampage. He has never shaved;
his appearance Is sale to be such.
MS would put the wild man OF Bor-
neo to shame His talk consists OF
cultural sounds that throw fright
Into the hearts OF those that hear
him.
Affairs were peaceful enough. said
the deputy. until about two weeks
ago. when strangers visited the lone
ly ranch and came across the young
Goliath-At the first sight OF them
he took 70 the hins. Since then ali
efforts to capture him have ended
In failure.
, 1923-10-04
MESS BOY
is

Los ANGELES, Calit.. Oct. A.
Heinrich Stevenson, 90 "a old.
mess hoy OF the steamer Lydia,
lsaped into the sea nine days ago,
of Salina Cruz. Mexico, II was an
nouneedi by Captain J.. " Smith
when the vessel arrived here. He
shipped at Mobile. Ala, after telltng
a steG Of having bsen disappointed
IN lows
, 1923-10-04

Announcement OF the verdict was
greeted by cheering disorder, while
women In the court room stampedad
bailtffs in an effort to congratulate
the "man-woman.'
Immediately after his discharge
from JAN Thompson reAssumed the
feminine attire which was forbidden
him while he was confined in jail
and during the trial
, 1923-10-04
MASQUERADE
FREED BY JURY

CHICAGO Oct. 4@Fred a..
Thompson. who for "a years has
posed alternately as a man and a
woman. was acquitted yesterday OF
the murder OF Richard @, Tesmsr.
insurance broker, slain in a holdup
last June by a smiling woman
bandit. The Jury ~deliberated nearly
thEss hours and took laRE ballots.
, 1923-10-04
SALOONS
DEFY PlNCHOT CLOSING

more local saloons and cafes TO close
and dismantIe their places within
4s hours.
last night Governor Pinchot
made the rounds to zee for himself
whether the order was being obsyed
lie visited half q dozen OF more
places ana found them all doing a
flpurlshinE business.
, 1923-10-04
Limit TO AIR
Speed SEEM

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Oct. 4.-An air
plane attaining q speed OF 500 miles
an hour can be built but the craft
would fly so fast that II would
burn itself up in friction with the
air, Glenn Il. Curtiss. designer OF
the Curtiss racing planes declared
today. Mr.. Curtiss said he believed
the maximum feasible speed in air
craft had been reached because
limitations on landing speed would
make higher powered machines i'm
practieable-
, 1923-10-04

earthquake In Toxic early today. pre-
sumAbly severe enough I o have att
tracted attention in Kobe, wes re-
ported here today in q wireless mes
sage received by the Federal Tele-
graph company The message came
from the steamship Yorha linda.
which was 1850 miles from Kobe
last night. and Got It's information
from the u. 5. S. Sacramento at
Kobe No details We're given.
, 1923-10-04
RIFLE.

Apparently hut few OF the saloon
men have needed the closing order.
They declared they had been adj
vlsed 10 Francis VI. Namely, chisf
counsel for the Retail Liquor Deal.
ors association. to continue business
ns usual hut % obey the law lnso-
far a. IL psrtainsd "a the sale OF
lau9fp Of illegal alcoholic content.
, 1923-10-04

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4.-Gov-
ernor pinehot carly today personally
observed the open defiance by
Philadelphia saloons Of his order to
a business.
on Tuesday the governor and the
federal department OF justice issued
p ielni oEdsE notifying the 1900 OF
, 1923-10-04

/ " b.. Mattingly, western Ken
lucky penitentiary guard. who was
wounded by Monte Walters and his
companions. died in the prison hos
pltal early today.
The gas and pepper idea, how
ever. was abandoned later as inn
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down by rs Nationsl guardsmen
and SO prison guards today.
a machine gun on tho third
floor Of the administration build
ing and one on the chapel. o short
distance from the fugitives fort,
, 1923-10-04
ExOHANGB HOLIDAy.

NEW YORK. Oct. 4-The New
York Coffee and Sugar exchange
voted today to close Saturday. oeto-
lrsr 10, the day following Columbus
Day when all the New York security
and commodity markets win ne
closed.
, 1923-10-04
BALL SCORES

NEW YORK, Oct. 4-Babe Ruth
hit his 3oth home run OF the season
in the first inning OF tile game he
tween the Athletics and Yankees
today.
, 1923-10-04

practicable Instead, plans were
made to train machine guns on the
buildings, maintain a steady fire
and at an oppOrtune moment rush
the structure with the guards and
state soldiers who number more
than 1O0-
, 1923-10-04
Theory in Death of
Society Woman Confirmed

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Oct 4-Poson has been found in he kidneys of Mrs.
German Webb wealthy New York mo Philadelphia society woman, ana the
Westminster county grand Jury, it has been mounce will INVESTIGATE her death in
endeavor to- dseoyerif she asm murdered.
Severalw witnesses already have been heard " the ew iy amono thorn DR. VIZ.
liam j. Meyer, who attended Mrs.. Webb just before her death ad first indicated hat
, 1923-10-04
PRzEF0R WINNER
OF CONSOLATION GOLF FLIGHT
Consolation Open to All Players Who Do Not
Make First Flight-Player to Be Handi-
capped in Consolation.

One of the handsomest prizes ever put up for golf
competition in Casper. is to be given for the winner of the
flight of the city tournament which starts on
the Country club links today. 1t is a brown suede leather
suit, consisting of a norfolk jacket and Knockers. It
is the latest novelty in golf clothes. It was obtained by
, 1923-10-04

Seven OF this number were found
during the 24-hour period ending at
1850 a. M. today. With the exeep'
ton OF one Identified as Mrs. Min
ME Owens q Casper, whose body
accidentally discovered in the
, 1923-10-04

to light the scenes for a tense DRAMA, the suocesapea acts of which we're he'll onojde %
on probably the langet sage tnate ever men we're cat by destiny to- nlv mon Zen
lucky. ' "Ph"h'r
Hemmed in by the grin gray stone walls the prison area OF the western Kentntv
state pentenhary. three convict murderers Who yetrdayl dlda ono 80 ndSm il
, 1923-10-04
WILD MAN AT
LARGE, CLAIM
Eldest Son of Mute Parents at Evanston
Takes to Hills With High
Pioneered Rifle

Wyo, Oct. "A wild man, as wild as
ever conceived in the widest flights of the imagina-
of a wild west fiction writer is reported at large in
wyoming. He is armed with a high-powered rifle; loss
human lives is f feared.
The story was brought to Cheyenne today by a depntY
, 1923-10-04
OF MAIL
OUND
THIS MORNING
Gruesome Discoveries Continue Today
At Scene of Wreck and Along Riper;
Body of Minnie OtVens Is Washed 20
Miles Downstream by Flood Water

The thirteenth victim of the Burlington wreck in Cole
creek last Thursday night was found washed up by tho
Platte river three miles below the scene of the wreck, &C
eording to a message received at division headauarter,
this afternoon. The body had not been identified
when the message was received. 1t was found by a patrol
of railroad employees.
, 1923-10-04
HEARING DELAYED IN COURT
Legality of Oklahoma Vote, Certifica-
ton of Which Has Been Blocked BY.
Governor Walton, to Be Threshed
Out In District Court atCapitaL

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. Oct.
4--Dy The Associated PressE
Hearing OF an injunction action
brought by members Of the state
legislature to prevent Governor
, 1923-10-04
WINNINGS BODY IN
IRRIGATION DITCH.

70 ms list Of yesterday must b,
added the name OF Mrs. Minnie
o"ens of Casper. In making hi.
round At the Sinclair Crude o NJ
purchasing company at Clayton the
nlsht -wetchmAn found her body in
an Irrigation ditch. Most az ths
clothing she had worn had b.en
washed TO fragments. In a hand.
kerehief pinned inside her blouse
me sum Of 500 was discovered.
she was known TO have been carry-
ing about $3.50 when she left Casper
last Thursday.
Mrs. Owens, 4s. and Jay Grswold,
SAT- Creek boiler maker. were on
their way to Denver the night az
me disaster to be married. suryiy-
lns u widow are q daughter. Mr..
c. FL Pierssn OF salt creek, and two
unmarried children. Evelyn and
Ralph in Denver.
, 1923-10-04

swept the improvised fortress
until a fusaiade of 1000 rounds
was exhausted. The three on
Viots were reported to have fired
IL shots in return.
, 1923-10-04
SLAYERS ARE
BESlEGED I'm PRISON
Machine Guns Are Brought Into Play against Murderers
B0rricaded in Kentucky enitentlary; Riot Toll Is In
creased by Death TODAY of Guard

EDDYvILLE, Ky. Oct. A
bsrrsge directed against the state
penitentiary dining hall here
where three convicis have barri-
esded themselves since attempt
ing to escape yesterday was laid
, 1923-10-04

The Tribune through the Campbell
Johnson company and will be on.
in the window OF the wyo-
ming National bank.
The consolation flight win be for
, 1923-10-04
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS I'M Japan.
FOLLOW I'm CLOSE SUCCESSION

TOXIC Oct, 4-via Tomioka o
The Associated Pressl-A strong
earthquake shock wss felt here last
night. but had no serious conse-
queness- On Tuesday ID severe
shocks We're felt and five more we're
recorded on the seismogrsph. but all
We're counter-vibrations and OF little
Importance.
, 1923-10-04

With the finding this morning of the bodies of w. e.
Hinrichs, railway mail clerk, and a man whose only mark
of Identification was a railroad ticket to Denver, the num-
Der of bodies recovered from Thursday nights disaster to
Burlington train No. 30 at Cole Creek, Is miles east of
Casper, was increased to twelve.
, 1923-10-04

CITY, Okla, Oct. 4.-CBy The, Associate
d P~ress.-Members of the Oklahoma legislature, bent
, 1923-10-04
NATIONAL

6ene"ieIi. Batcltelder and OgNein.
Smith.
, 1923-10-04

- %FRANeIsoo. oet.. 4.-An
, 1923-10-04

WX0MiNG-Fait in northeast;
showers probable in west and south
pori ons tonight and Friday. Slight
" warmer tonight in northwest
portion.
, 1923-10-04

It.II.Is.

hpatteries-Ifllette, Francis and
WoodaAi; BiankensIdp and Graham.
, 1923-10-04
IuNRICu'S BODY
IN MAIL OAR.

There bud been but little doubs
but that Mail Clerk Hinnehz had
been unable to Escape his part Of tbs
expresa-maN a since the chair
had 20 cut Il OFT "a to. practically
seal an exits. These surmlses we're
justified in the locating Of Hintiehs
body This morning. a great deal 4
mail Ind been removed intact Tues.
DAY and ~ was then seer that ~
most nothing had been washed
away.
OF the 70 bodies two have been
tContinUsd % Page Nins1.
, 1923-10-04

j. O. Walton and his representa-
tiyes from interfering with their
efforts to hold an impeachment
session. set for them was post
poned until afternoon by agree
ment Of counsel.
, 1923-10-04
PLEA MADE FOR
CLIFFORD MANN
BEFORE BOARD
Execution Of Slayer
Would XIII Mother,
Friend Declares.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct.
4.=The Wyoming State
Pardons board Wednesday
heard DR.. f. E. Chalmers of
George, Iowa., state that if
Clifford Mann is hanged for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-25
FARM AGENT RESIGNS
DaIe Worker Accepts Similar Job In
 Bibb County

Bibb County
 OZARK, Ala, Nov. 24.-(Special.) Miss Grace James, Dale county demonstration agent for several years, has rendered her resignation to accept a similar position in Bibh county. She made a splendid record while working in this county and her, decision to go elsewhere Is gen. orally regretted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-25
CEMENT MAKING AT SYLACAUGA BOOSTED
Mineral Needed In Manufacture All
 Found In Talladega County

SYLACAUGA, Ala, Nov. 24.-(Spe- cial. )-Representatives of the Gen. tral of Georgia railroad met with the Sylacauga Exchange club this week, and took up the discussion of the manufacture of white Portland ce- ment. The principal speaker of the evening was Dr. Stull, assistant gen. eral industrial agent of the road. He illustrated his talk with charts and lantern slides. Starting in a broad general way he followed the process of mineral formation until he cen tered his results upon Sylacauga.
 He had statistics that showed that there were 52 commercially valuable minerals mined in the United States and that A of them were on the right of way of the Central railroad and that 23 of this A were in the vicinity of Sylacauga. Reaching his subject in this manner he showed that the three materials necessary for the manufacture of white portland ce- ment were found close to Sylacauga. He also suggested that quantity sur veys of the minerals be made and test runs of the product be tried out.
 Inquiries have been made to the Exchange club about the manufac- ture of this product and 1t seems that there are people looking for invest ments in this section for the purpose of developing this material. It was to get proHer information on this that the club invited the Central officials to come over and give out this in formation.
 Following Dr. Stulls' talk MT. Mat tery general industrial agent, gave some illustrations of the peach sec tion of Georgia. He also showed a the recent chemical show in New York city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-25
BLACKF R|AR WILL GO ON WEEk'sTOUR
Selma, Marion, Greensboro, DemopoIis And CarroIIton
 0Be Visited
UNIVERSITY, Ala

UNIVERSITY, Ala. Nov. 24.-(Spe- cial.)-The Blackfriar Players of the University of Alabama began theil 1923-1924 season last week with two performances on the road. A pro- gram for four one-act plays was talk en by a company of 13 to Centreville tinue through the week. this being the first part of the Blackfriars' fif- teenth annual tour of the state.
 Prof. Hudson Strode is director of the Blackfriars and he has built up an excellent production of short plays. After the Ball." by Edgar Saltus, and "The Valiant" by Hal and Middlemas, are the feature plays a comedy and a farce being presented also. The enactment of After the Ball" by the Blackfriars is the first by any company before a regular au- dience.
 Mary Fitts of Tuscaloosa and James Burt of Opelika are playing the principal leads and have been cordially received by all audiences before which they have appeared Hermione Dunlap and Elizabeth Donovan, the later of Montgomery, also have star roles. Peyton Bibb, James Lavert, Julian McGowin and Bryant Sells are other prominent members of the cast. Mrs. Frank Scott of Montgomery Is chaperoning the troupe. J. Martin Smith, busi- ness manager. and William Donovan, property manag ger. are with the com- pany.
 With possibly slight change in the cast, the Blackfriars will play in Marion, Selma. Greensboro, Demop- oils and Carrollton during the com ing week, practically completing the first road trip in central Alabama. The first home performance will be given at the university, December 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-25

Rev. J. B. Mills of the Anti-Saloon league occupied the pulpit of the Methodist church here Sunday. He was received by large congrega- finn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-25
MUCH BENEFIT ID.
 FARMERS |S SEEN
EaSy-Term Loans Will Be Made On Land And Live
 Stock By Association

DEMOPOLIS, Ala. Nov. 24.-(Spe- cial.)--The capital stock has been subscribed, officers elected, and all details completed for the organiza- tion of the Demopolis Section Co., operative Marketing association, ac- cording to information made public by Henry J. Whitfield local banker and secretary of the new association.
 At recent meeting the capital stock was placed at S40,0o0 divided into 400 shares of S100 each, and the paid in capital stock placed at $10000. Nearly all of it was sub scrbed at the first meeting.
 As explained by MT. Whitfield, the new association was organized un- der the cooperative marketing law of the intermediate credit act passed by the last Congress and adminis- bank of New Orleans. It is under stood that this is the first associa- tion of this kind to be organized in the New Orleans Federal Reserve district.
 Can Make Loans.
 Under the law the local associa- t4on will be able to make loans to farmers and stockmen in this sec ton. which includes Marengo, Perry, Hale and Sumter counties. to the ex- tent cf 10 times the capital stock. Live stock and other collateral must be inspected by government inspec- tor before loans are made.
 Interest in organizing such an as- sociation was aroused at meeting about 10 days ago, at which time Ed ward A. ONeal. president of the Alabama Farm Bureau federation, and K G. Baker of Auburn, explained the workings and advantages of an association of this kind. MT. O'Neal said that the passage of the interme- diate credit act had the support of the American Farm Bureau federa- ton, and that. in his opinion, 1t Is the most important step yet made for placing the live stock industry in the south on a more profitable basis, be- cause it recognizes live stock as good collateral and offers longer time loans at a lower rate of interest. E. P. Scott county agent for Greene county, and E. R. Jamieson, county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-25
ROAD MAINTENANCE CONTRACT AWARDED
Lowndes County Highways To Be
 Put In Good Condition

FORT DEPOSIT, Ala, Nov. 24.--- Special )-The board of revenue of Lawndes county has awarded the contract to Early Barganier of Fort Deposit for the maintenance of the Fort Deposit and Mount Willing pub lie road. MT. Barganier has at pres- ent a large force of mules, hands and road machines employed and is plac- ing the road in first class condition. This improvement, when completed, w.ll fill long felt want, as this strip of road Is almost impossible during the winter and early spring months. The board of revenue also has let a contract to A. F. Brooks of Sandy Ridge. for repairing and maintaining for the next 12 months, of a road 16 miles in length, com mencing at Fort Deposit and ending at Hickory Grove. This road con nects the Montgomery county gravel road with the Butler county high way. and will be very acceptable to the tourist, as well as the travelling public in general.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-25
Leighton Man Chosen PreSi- dent Of Historical Society, Which Will Mark HalloWed Spots
By P. A. BRANNON Curator, Department Archives and History.


 The organization of the Tennessee Valley Historical society at Sheffield on Thursday of last week Is a new effort on the part of the people of that locality to perpetuate the tra- ditions long associated with that sec tion of the state.
 The Tennessee valley Is rich in traditions and the western section of it in the state of Alabama is espe- cially so. Aboriginal evidence would indicate that the native American was for a long time a resident of this locality. That great mound on the river bank at Florence is landmark not surpassed in this southern coun- try. Many other mounds and town sites of this primitive people dot the surface of the whole valley of north Alabama. In the hands of private parties in several towns in that sec tion are numerous relics of these by gone days.
 At the very earliest historic times along the Tennessee river from Jack son county to Riverton in Colbert there extended several villages, but within the present limits of the state these Cherokee settlements were not populous. It is hardly probable that more than 2,000 Cherokees lived in the valley. While the Creek settle- ments extended up as far as the Ten nessee river In one or two cases, they too were not numerous and these relies found in later days are really those left by people who ante dated historic times. From Double Heads Village, called for the chief by that name. and located at Col bert's Ferry, all along the river to Long Island Town. located at Bridge port, on the island in the river by that name, may yet be seen evidences of aboriginal occupancy.
 o O O
 CoIbertz' old Home.
 Prior to 1900 the Colberts Chick asaw chiefs, were living in the north western limits of Alabama and Col berts' Ferry, near Tuscumbia, per petuates the memory of these people. George Colbert's old house still stands short distance from Leighton, in Colbert county.
 Not only has the Tennessee valley contributed much to the history of the state in its aboriginal connec- ton, but In early days of statehood the pioneers came into this section in great numbers from Tennessee and the western North Carolina, noun tains. Huntsville, Mooresville and that section of the state are old set dement's. The culture as indicated by the art and other physical remains of Madison, Limestone and some other counties yet to be seen there, sug-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-25
Brannon Finds Tennessee Valley
 Rich In History And Traditions

gest these early settlers to have been a high type of citizenship. Much of the wealth of the early days of Ala bama statehood was centered above the Tennessee.
 This section of Alabama felt tho
 ravages of the War Between the States in no small way. At Decatur and to the northeast, the operations of the federal army were extensive. This section of the state was occu- pied by troops of the enemy for
 nearly two years prior to the close.
 Contributes Pubic Men.
 The Tennessee valley has contrib uted its share of public men. In the early days there were no sections of the state, politically speaking, ex- cept Madison and Washington coun- ties Alabama's second governor, Thomas Bibb, was from Limestone. The fifth one, Gabriel Moore, was from Madison. The sixth one, San uel one, Clement c. Clay, was from Madl- son. The ninth, Hugh McVay, was contributed by Lauderdale. The thirteenth one, Reuben Chapman. Madison gave to us. The twentieth one. Robert M. Patton. was from Lauderdale. The twenty-secondo one,
 Robert B. Lindsay, from Colbert: the tWentY-fOurtn, run | Limestone; the twenty-sixth, Edward O'Neal. from Lauderdale; the thirty | fourth. Emlner C Neal, the le.-T eon l tribution of North Alabama as a governor, came from the home town of his father before him. Walker | Chambers, Jere Clements, Clement
 Clay, Pryor and Houston from that
 section have served as Onlted states 1 Senators. Ina congressional 0ele- gation of that geographical division ! of the state has always ranked with the highest.
 Organiza ton Formed.
 In order to preserve it's traditions
 to mark its historic points, and to teach the coming generation the love
 and patriotism characteristics CT the
 neon1e of that section, the Tennessee | Valiev Historical society, with F. R.. l King of Leighton as president, and | Mrs J. H. Nathan, as secretary, be-
 gins an suspicious career. Mir. King
 has for 30 years been striving 10 l interest the people of that section
 and to stir then. to realization ot
 what they had tc be proud of. Mrs.
 Nathan, the daughter of Gov. Robert
 R. Lindsay, ms long had the interest
 ct that ,.ction at heart.
 Gre of the first setIts of the new
 ly organized Historical society will be to call attention to that section, 1 not only for it's past, but for It's
 present and future development. It
 Is planned to immediately place
 markers on the old Natchez Trace,
 which traverses Lauderdale and Col
 bert counties, to mark the site ot Colbert's ferry, to mark the site Of
 old LaGrange college, that institu-
 tion made famous by pr. John Allen
 Wyeth. and to otherwise memoralize l the rich tradition of the valley.