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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
A Charitable View

N0etUsNSh
 One of the chief defenders of the legislature takes as his theme the thought that while practically nothing of a constructive nature has been done, there has been lit- tie harm done. That is certainly the most charitable view that can be taken. We didn't do what we should have done, but we didn't do much that we shouldn't" thus they seek to justify their record. A typical 1923 model Alabama leg islature attitude.
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No Glass Legislation
(Gadsden JournaD

The Journal, along with othsr newspapers of Alabama, for years have argued against sending to the legislature so many lawyers who are retained by the railroads and who ride on railroad passes. The railroads are entitled to rep resentation. we believe, but not to control in the legislature, any more than are the interests of any other class. Class legislation is poor business.
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City Hicks

They've come and gone-the City Hicks-and we've harvested our gol- den harvest of city dollars, and now we're beginning to save up our eggs and old hens and ancient roosters, praying for another bumper crop next year-of City Hicks.
 They wear their funny old duds for our amusement, and their women folks affect outlandish knickers and pre- posterous shoes and queer hats, and they snicker as they pass our wives and daughters in their Sunday best: {: but we don't mind, for city dollars help tide over the long, cold winters.
 They tear past us in their high powered yellow and green and red cars with sheer for our lowly fliv- vers, but maybe, in few miles, when we overtake them mired in our coun- try roads, they gladly accept tow-at $5 per.
 They sometimes condescend to dis cuss crops with an air of infinite wis dom, and we hide our grins for they don't know that they, themselves, are our richest crop.
 So, though frosts blight and droughts come and crops curl up and die-we should worry, so long as the City Kick and his city dollars flourish in summer.-Madison.
 America" says clergyman, "is falling down today because its fathers are spiritual morons." It behooves our children to exercise more care in the selection of their parents.
 How's thisun?
 Trotsky, Trotsky,
 Don't you cry; You'll be assassinated
 Eve and hve C n w
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
A Wise Move

The legislature has finally passed the port enabling act and Alabama will soon see work started in developing our only seaport The people of the state appreciated the possibilities of such an undertaking and over whelmingly indorsed the proposi- tion. It was a wise act and tho state has taken a decidedly for ward step in completing the neces- sary legal machinery by which this work may be carried out. Mobile has her brightest day just around the corner-may 1t be brighter than even our fondest hopes wish for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
THE ALABAMA PRESS
An Effective Wny

(JOIbert County EepoTler1
 The approach of the hunting season reminds that climbing fences with loaded shotguns is as good way as any to commit sui- eide.
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It may be Oklahoma, but there still is strong suggestion of Indian Terri tory.
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Contempt or something.

Something" Is No Word for It
 "If," announces Senator Ferris of Michigan, q can succeed in persuad- ing some of the senators to keep quiet, will feel that have achieved some thing"
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Keeping up appearances is a sue cessful way of keeping down one'i bank balance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29

Whatever may be said of the tight. wad, the probability is that he will not go hungry in his old age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29

If the wheat farmer gets sixty per cent. less for his product than he did five yearsNago, and the railroads sixty per cent. more for hauling it to the
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Blessings in disguise are largely |; matter of fiction and poetry.
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Spinning Still Active.-Headlino No, you cannot spin and be quiet Take top, for instance.
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Reservation Indians in Oklahoma must be keenly interested in seeing the pale face on the war path.
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Poor Remington, he died before the opportunity came to paint real wlld life in the West.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
'IHa5SSsS3Iz5ORCH @ BEA EARER.

Well, the grand jury did go to Ban ner mine. It also talked to some con victs. It also talked to the warden. And the warden, with score of spear men at his back, talked to the grand jury. And the grand jury went away.
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Did the grand jury accomplish any thing? We'll, it placed the convict de- partment on record as opposed to the court processes as established by law.
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The more roads cost the more ap- propriate it is to call them highways.
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The artist in business these days is the man who lives on his reputation.
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Naturally it is little girl from h. diana who learned the alphabet at the age of two, was able to read at four, and is in the third grade at six. No doubt she will publish novel at eight and book of poems at ten. Through the sycamores the lit'ry lights are gleaming, on the banks of the Wa bash, umpty ay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
How's thisun2
How's thisun? Trotsky, Trotsky,
 Don't you cry; You'll be assassinated
 Bye and bye. -C. o.
The Mind Reader

walked into druggists shop upon a rainy night. My memory went back on mel had forgotten quite the thing that had come to buy; it was sorry plight.
 My wife had told me in the morn to bring purchase home; a box of pills, a bar of soap, a hairbrush or a comb-but could not remember what, although l racked my dome. And as l paused to recollect what had come to buy the druggist looked me over with a keen and cunning eye. "We haven't any Scotch," he said, "but we have gin and rye."- The Duke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
Even the Sausage. Are speeder.

Even the Oausages Are Speeders
 Dear Torch Bearer: In a Chicago restaurant noticed on the menu: "One-half dozen Swift Little Pig Saul sages, 35 cents" If that doesn't inter est you, maybe the sign running across music store may intrigue you: My Sweetie Went Away on a Cameo Rec ord. ."-F. w.
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Something
 (Oregon Lemon Punch) She-Im sorry, but I can't re- turn your ring. He-Well, then. just give me the ticket.
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Not A Chance
 Answers. London) MaEistrate-Why didn't you speak to your wife for a whole yeary
 Prisoner-I didn't want to in- terrupt heri
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They say there are a lot of old straw lids on the city dump.
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The grand jury and the court ought to be able to make something out of that.
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tions and religious notices on rocks and fences along pubic highways. On one big flat rock he painted these words:
 What will you do when you die?"
 An advertising gazabo came along and painted underneath that question:
 Use Delta oil; good for burns"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, post office as second-class matter under act of Congress, March 6, 1879.
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But they don't half cover lem.
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By the way, what became of that dump survey?
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old Ones First
 (Everybody's Magazine) Tom, go fetch the old horse" Why the old one. father?" n Wear out the old ones first, is my motto" Well. then. you fetch the horse"
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FREDERICK I. THOMPSON. President
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(Wfsconsin Agriculturist) western evangelist makes a
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-08-10

termined to go down and find out
who he was. l was also feeling little
uneasy for my horse. / found the
building to be large gambling house
with roulette tables, faro layouts, or
chestra stand, and a bar along one
side of the place.
"At first l did not locate my man
but presently large man, dressed in
the finest black broadcloth suit, dress
shirt, with diamond studs, white tie,
closely shaven and a fine black mus
tache came up and shook hands with
me, and / realized that he was my
friend of our late trip. He offered
me his office for headquarters Che
was the owner of the place. and l
accepted it. AS long as l was there
he never asked me to gamble or drink
His name was Cy Mounts, famous
old-timer in Montana.
ION leaving Bozeman / went to
Livingston. 1t had grown then con-
The construction gangs of
the N. p. had just reached here and
the town was a group of frame shacks
and tents. There was one drug store
in the town and slept on the coun-
ter the night I was there. The next
day took a construction train to
Billings and for the East, never re-
turning until this day."
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Among those who already have
sent word that they will be in Bill
ings on at least one of the three
days of the convention are Chiles
Plummer, national vice commander of
the legion; Edward j. Eivers, nation
al commander of the $40 and 8ers,"
William T. Knoll, national liaison
officer of the legion; Director Frank
t. Hines of the United States vet
Grams bureau; Joe Sparks, chairman
of the national rehabilitation COM
mittee; DR.. Kate Barrett, national
president of the American Legion
auxiliary; Governor Joseph M. Dixon,
Attorney General Wellington d. Ran
kin, Congressman Scott Leavitt, Sem
ator T. j. Walsh and Senator B. X.
Wheeler. g.
The state adjutant and the COM
mittee in charge of the convention
are still hoping to get favorable re-
plies to invitations sent to General
John j. Pershfng, who is now on
western tour, Secretary of the Navy
Edwin DENLY and Judge Kenesaw M.
Lands.
In addition to these notables all of
ficers of the state department, in
Guiding Tom Busha, national execu-
tive committeeman; 10y j. Molumby,
state commander; E. Y. Poore, state
vice commander; Quincy Scott, state
Joe Davy, state finance Of
ficer; the Rev. William Puppy, state
chaplain; Sergeant O'Claire, state
master-at-arm; William t. Parker
state war risk insurance officer, and
D. c. Lamport, state adjutant.
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} ter's supply of meat, as we'll as hides
for tepee covers, clothing, bedding
and trading purposes.
1t was when the Union Pacific
, Railroad was being built, in 1869-70
that the real slaughter of the buffalo
began. Thousands of men flocked to
the Plains to enter this new and
novel industry" and so countless
were the hides which were thrown
upon the market, that the price dwin-
died from 81 and SIS each, to as low
as a dollar. 1t was found that buff
| falo leather, while unfit for making
shoes or harness equipment, being
too porous, made excellent betting for
machinery, and the demand soon be-
came enormous, especially from for
eign countries.
| At one time, 10000 buffalo hides
were stacked in corral at Dodge
| City, Kansas, awaiting shipment. The
hide hunters took only the skin, leav-
ing the carcass to rot, while thou
sands of men-be 1t said to their
disgrace slaughtered buffalo for the
mere wanton pleasure of killing.
Statistics gathered by Major Henry
Inman show that from 1868 to 1881.
period of thirteen years, there was
paid out, in Kansas alone, $2,5OO,OOO
for buffalo bones gathered on the
prairies to be utilized by the various
carbon works of the country. 1t re-
CURED about 100 carcasses to make
one ton of bones, the average price
paid being about So ton, and the
sum mentioned represents the skeIe-
tons of over 100000 buffalo!
One night in the early "70's, Gen. |
Phil Sheridan and Major Inman we're
occupying the office of Robert M. |
Wright, a prominent business man of |
Dodge City-well known to any old |
Dodge resident. They had just made |
a trip from Camp Supply, Indian
Territory. Mr.. Wright was called
into the office to consult with the
officers as to the probable number
of buffalo between Dodge City and
Camp Supply, distance of about 100
miles. Taking a strip fifty miles east
and fifty miles west, they had first
made an estimate of ten billions. Gen.
sheridan said, "That won't do" They 4
figured awhile longer, and finally {
made it one billion. Finally they Ii
reached the conclusion that there
must be 100000, but said they u
we're afraid to give out the figures t
est they be accused of prevaricating e
out they stated that they believed it,
nevertheless. This immense herd lie
moved steadily to the North when a
pring opened, and steadily back to il
he south when the days began to e
row short and winter set in. 4
The completion of the Western /
abroad divided the buffalo into two n
herds, known as the Nor b
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small parties and slaughtered tn,
buffalo at their pleasure.
OF the vast numbers of these an.
finals on the Western Plains between
1850 and 1883-when the last big
herd was wiped out, statistics differ;
but in the year 1850 it is safe to as.
sumo that there were in the neigh.
borhood of fifty millions of buffalo
/ ranging between Manitoba and the
Staked Plains of Texas. Their mum
bers were literally innumerable. So
vast were they that the first railroad
| trains on the Union Pacific were
often obliged to stop until the i'm
mense herds had crossed their tracks.
| In 1871 it was not uncommon to
see herds of buffalo from twenty to
fifty miles in width of unknown
depth from front to rear. That same
year, Col. Richard Irving Dodge, an
| army officer of more than thirty
years experience in Indian warfare,
drove in a light wagon along the
Arkansas River, from Walnut Creek
to Pawnee Fork, through one herd
of buffalo, not less than 25 miles
wide and of unknown depth, extend
could reach.
In Kansas, the wide expanse of
territory lying south of White Rock
Creek and west of the Republican
river, was, until 1870, the grazing
place of the main herd of buffalo,
and from its appearance and location,
probably had been for hundred
years of more. This scope of coun-
try, bounded on the east by the White
Rock, on the southwest by the Solo
mon, its interior being traversed by
the Limestone, Buffalo, Big Timber
and several other smaller streams,
also having in its boundary a famous
salt marsh, made it favorite graz
ing-place for the buffalo.
Either for protection or some other |
cause, the buffalo, according to old |
time hunters, were generally, in the
"palmy days" of the slaughter, to be
found banded together in large num-
bers, and after grazing upon the
prairie, they would seek a stream for
water. In the heat of summer the
animals would congregate at the
larger streams and stand in the water
to protect themselves from insect
pests, chief of which was the buffalo
gnat. In this manner countless num-
bers were begged down" in quick
sand and unable to get back to shore.
Shortly after dark the herds would
again take to the prairie to Craze and ]
rest until the following day, when
hey would again take to the stream. {
While the herd ranging the prairie
srazed in an aimless way, and we're {
apparently guided in their move
nents by the scarcity of forage in I
me place, or its abundance in anoth- /
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Total .....--..1O, 1885 21,5se, 700 $780, $50

| Many Kansas man of those early
days, whose crops we're gathered in
by grasshoppers, drouth or twist
err" employed the time between
paintings profitably by going out on
picking up buffalo bones and hauling
them to the nearest railroad station.
1t was no uncommon sight to see
great bone piles half mile long
stacked up along the railroad track,
awaiting cars for shipment.
Robert Wright further states that
the buffalo were so plentiful around
Dodge City that he used to shoot
them from the top of his corral and
let the hogs feed upon the carcasses,
and that time and again, when put
ting up hay, it was necessary to have
men out day and night to prevent
the immense herds of buffalo from
mixing among and stampeding the
work cattle and destroying the hay
crop.
From 1872 to 1874 it is estimated
that there were 1,780,461 buffalo
killed and wasted, the meat being left
to rot upon the Plains, the hides
only being utilized. 1t is reckoned
that 3,158,780 in all we're killed by |
white hunters and the hides shipped |
over the Santa F'e. During the same |
period, the Indians killed but 390,-l
700. Besides these, settlers and |
mountain Indian tribes are estimated |
% have killed 10000, so that the
,rand total for these years was g.
'98,780. During 1876 and 1877, the
md came to the great Southern herd,
md at the close of the latter year
had been nearly swept from the
arth. One hunter in Ford county,
lansas, is credited with having killed
20 buffalo from one stand in forty
and in thirty-ffve days to
ave slaughtered Ats! Another J.
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to 200 animals in day. Little won
der that the Indian vented his rage
against the white man, as he saw his
own doom being sealed by this ruth
less, wanton slaughter, taking away
the source of his very existence. 1t
was against the law and in violation
of solemn treaties made with the In
dians, who witnessed the disappear
ance of their homes, food, clothing,
bedding, tepee equipment and every
thing that satisfied their wants and
needs. In vain did the Indian Blu
reau make feeble effort to drive
the white hide hunters out. The men
men spread all over the Plains in
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thern and Southern herds. The
Southern herd, in 1871, was estimat-
ed at 100000, and was being deci-
mated at the rate of from 5000 to
1000 day. Robert Wright and
Charles Rath, of Dodge City, shipped
over 100000 buffalo hides the first
winter that the Santa Fe Railroad
reached Dodge, and they estimated
that other parties shipped as many
more. Besides these hides, there
were 200 cars of hind quarters and
two cars of tongues alone shipped!
The Santa Fe Railroad company
compiled the following table show
ing the shipments made over their
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er, yet when it came to moving from
one grazing ground to another, where
the grounds were some distance
apart, or when going to stream,
they would always follow an estab-
lished trail. Many of these old buff
falo trails are to-day plainly dis
cernable.
The buffalo we're but little dis
turbed by the Indians during the
spring and summer months, only
sufficient to meet their immediate
needs being killed. 1t was not until
October, or later, when the fur was
in prime condition that the great
fall hunt was made to secure the win
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The distinguished visitor list for
the American Legion convention in
Billings August 8, l 0 and II is grow
ing constantly, according to o. c.
Lamport, state adjutant for Montana.
An excellent program of speakers is
already assured, and it is possible
that others will be added before the
big reunion opens.
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road, as we'll as over the Union Pa
cific and Kansas Pacific. The figures
are staggering, but they are abso-
lutely authentic, having been copied
from the Shipping records.
Buffalo Statistics for the Years
1872-73-74
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.CY MOUNTS WAS
FAMOUS GAMBLER
FLOURISHED IN THE COOKE CITY
COUNTRY 40 YEARS AGO;
ONE MANS EXPERIENCE.
Charles Wilcox, Returned Cooke City
Smelterman, Tells of His Encount-
er With This Character; Paid Toll
to Yankee Jim.

A visitor to Montana in the early
(! SOS who returned east Al years
ago and never revisited this state
until recently, gives some side
| lights on the character of men who
were active in Montana in the early
| days, among them Cy Mounts,
BozerAan gambler
The visitor is Charles Wilcox.
who operated smeIter at Cooke
City. He visited Livingston in
1881, when the only building was
the cabin of man who ran a wild
rope" ferry across the Yellowstone.
Wilcox recalls Yankee Jim's toll
gate and the fact that Jim had
"soured' on the railroads, and could
not be induced to ride to Billings to
see locomotive. Cooke City did its
buying in Bozeman and in travelling
between the two places Wilcox was
required to pay toll to the doughty
son of Ananias, Yankee Jim, who had
made a royal seizure of a public road.
Mr.. Wilcox says that the operation
of the Black Marion smelter at
Cooke City, the remains of which
may still be seen there, was not
wholly successful.
A Western Gambler
zone time" said Mr.. Wilcox, 'I
was riding to Bozeman from Cooke
and / saw coming upon me from the
rear a rider whose appearance was
very fearful, heavy beard, sharp eyes,
and guns on. He caught up with me
and fell into conversation. / was the
least bit suspicious at first. After we
had ridden along some time he said
that he had blackboard cached down
n some willows near the trail and
suggested that we hitch our two hors-
IS to it and drive to Bozeman in that
ashton, which we did, On arriving
here he asked me where / wanted to
20 and took me to my hotel.
"He offered to put up the horses
md said that after / had cleaned up
o come down to his place of bust
less which he pointed out to me from
he street, large brick building
After / had cleaned up bit, l de-
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MANY NOTABLES AT
LEGION MEETING
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR LIST
FOR BILLINGS CONVENTION
is GROWING RAPIDLY.

Many National Officers of Legion, as
Well as Senator, Congressman and
Governors Are Booked to Attend
the Gathering.
Evening star., 1923-11-11

luncheon on Tuesday in honor of Mrs.
Leverett Lane Of Rockport, Mass,
who is the house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmont B. Hazard.
The board of governors of the Rec
reation Club of Chevy Chase met Fri
day evening at the home of the presi-
dent, Mrs. Frank Z. wilcox.
Mrs. Henry G. Doyle will entertain
her unit of the Altar Society of the
luncheon Monday at the College
Woman's Club.
Miss Cameron Davis. the daughter
of DIR. and Mrs. ID. Ct. Davis. spent
the weekend in Annapolis. Md.
where she attended the Navy-.Col-
given by the midshipmen.
The Altar Society of the Church
of the Blessed Sacrament will hold
bazaar Saturday, November IT, at
the Chevy Chase Library, which will
be open all day. Mrs. Henry Oehman
is chairman of the apron table; Mrs.
Henry Auth, the utility table; Mrs.
Thomas Keane, the delicatessen table;
Mrs. Fred Sinclair, the fancy work
table; Mrs. Edward Pugh. the grab
bag; Mrs. Aubrey Clark. table cover
table, and Mrs. Charles Roth, the
guire, the handkerchief bags and
dolls table.
Miss Catherine Porter, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Porter of
Philadelphia, Pa. formerly of Chevy
Chase, has been the house guest of
Miss Miriam Likens, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. q. B. Likens.
p. H. Bates of the bureau of stand
ards, returned Saturday on the
George Washington from an exten-
sive trip through Europe, having
visited England, France, Holland,
Denmark and Germany.