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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20
THRILLING B AN K ROBBERY STAGED
Hail 0fBuIlets Greet Villagers Who Rush To Scene Of
 Safe Blowing

MANHATTAN, Kas., Dec. 19.-Fed- eral authorities late Wednesday, joined into the search for five ban dits who swooped down on the little town of Keats, 10 miles west of here, plundered the state bank and es- capped with S1,900 in liberty bonds, s100 in postage stamps and $500 in currency.
 Shortly after ? a. m. Wednesday the village was shaken by a loud blast The, townspeople rushed from their homes to the streets, scantily clad, and rushed back again when their appearance was met by hail of bullets from the bandits.
 One member of the gang was on guard at the front and one at the rear entrance of the building, another worked inside and the remaining two kept automatics leveled on curious villagers.
 T. M Woods, cashier of the bank, driven back into his home after mar : rowly escaping being wounded. re- tired to the basement where he opened fire on the attackers.
 Amid hail of bullets the five ban dits fled through the rear door of the bank to nearby railroad track, where it was first believed they had made their escape by boarding a pass ing frieght train. A search of the train later. however, failed to dis close them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20
BIG COMMITTEE JOBS GIVEN BUCK OLIVER
WASHINGTON BUREAU l
 THE AGE HERALD } VUoahfnufnn n r nar fa

Tn assigning members of the ap- propriations committee of the House for service on subcommlttees, Rep resentative William B. Oliver of the Sixth Alabama district was given highly important work. He will serve on the subcommittee which will provide funds for the navy. and on the subcommittee which will pass on proposed appropriation for the departments of commerce, labor. jus tice and state.
 If the inland waterways service is transferred from the war to the com merce department as ultimately 1t will be, MT. Oliver will be in position to take care of the Warrior it is pointed out.
 MT. Oliver left tonight on private business for Tampa, but will return early next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20
RESIGNS AS PROTEST

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Reslgna- ton of Dr. Dickinson S. Miller for 12 years professor Of apologetics at the General Theological seminary, important Protestant Episcopalian institution, was reported unofficially tonight as a protest against the pas toral letter issued by the house of bishops at their Dallas meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20
LONE BANDIT RoBs TRAIN

lone masked bandit held up pas sengers of the crack Pioneer Limited train on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road as it was entering the city limits of Milwaukee and escaped after obtaining S65o from passengerS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20
COOLIDGE GIVEN
 FORD'S APPROVAL
tcontinued From Page onc.)


 session of Congress, consideration of the offer was blocked, although championed vigorously by democrats as well as some republicans.
 Comment on Mir. Fords statement, however, is withheld by all avowed presidential candidates here. Senator Hiram Johnson of California, oppo- nent of President Coolidge for the republican nomination and Senator Underwood of Alabama, democratic candidate, would not talk about the development, although they mani- festly viewed 1t as of major political importance.
 Representative Cordell Hull of Tennessee, chairman of the demo- cratic national committee, also de- clined to make a formal statement. but in reply to question said that MT. Ford lis a free American citi- zen, and is entitled to his personal preference the same as anyone else.
 Nothing that he can say in be- half of President Coolidge, however" added MT. Hull, will make MT. Cool idge less reactionary nor change in any respect the record of the ruling of the action in the republican party as the political instrument of the special privilege class
 O O O
 Passing Of Boom.
 OI prime III lue NieW of political leaders generally will be the passing of the Ford for President movement, which has been fostered in recent conferences of Ford work CTS in Michigan and other states. MT. Ford's actions is looked upon by all the leaders as removing the pos sibility of new party movement with him at the helm-a possibility that for months has made him one of the great enigmas of national politics.
 That there would be some political advantage to Senator LaFollette, in case he should become a presidential candidate, was the belief expressed by followers of the Wisconsin sen ator. In the effect upon the action of the farmlabor party, particularly in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wis consin MT. Fords retirement as potential candidate, 1t was thought, might operate to the benefit of the LaFollette forces. He has been shar- ing with MT. Ford in several regions the apparent favor of labor leaders in consideration of their presidential indorsement for 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20

satisfaction and its approval to the central committee of the party for it's boldness and tact in putting this idea into effect We hope that the party will step by step conquer (embrace) the preletarian forces of America and in no distance future raise the flag over the republic.'" /"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20
LAST MINUTE
 WIRE BRIEFS
MODERNISM ASSAULTED

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 19.- Modernism was assailsd. but not de- tended at the annual conference here today of Evangelists of the Metho- dist Episcopal church, south. when ed an attack upon the teachings of pr, S. C. Bland of Toronto. Canada, a former member of the faculty of the church's summer school at Junaluska, N. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20

GIFTS THAT will find favor-and gifts found at favorable prices-are in the "Christmas Gift Suggestions" Columns Of the Classified Section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20

To make sure that a ring or other piece of jewelry is gold, drop it in nitric acid. Neither gold nor any precious stone will be harmed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20
ONLy FIVE BODIES REC0VE: SO FAR
Believed Death List In Hotel Fire Tragedy Will Total
 Eleven

HOUSTON. Tex, Dec. 1s.-while long lines of relatives form in local morgues trying vainly to identify their dead, Wednesday, workmen continued their search into the ruins of the Capitol hotel, which was swept by fire early Tuesday,
 Five charred and dismembered bodies, buried under tons of twisted iron and bricks, had been recovered from the debris by the searchers who worked all day perilously near tottering walls still standing amidst the ruins.
 Six guests of the hotel are still unaccounted for and 1t was believed here that the death list would reach pleted their task.
 One body has been identified as that of Lee Driver, a snowman, of Lyons, Kan. Attempts are beins made to learn the identity of other victims by dental work.
 ~ Thirty negro Iaborers working in a driving rain late Wednesday re- covered what was at first thought to be the sixth body. but it later devel- oped their find was part of one body already removed.
 Police have begun an investigation of the fire after guests and hotel employees seemed unable to agree on the origin of the conflagration.
 The list of missing Wednesday night stood:
 c. Hudspeth. Corsicana, Tex; c. D. Cody. Richmond, Va; J, c. Harper and wife, Dallas; William Brown, ad- dress unknown; N. P. Morrison and Joe Roffal of Houston; Grover c Hawkins, formerly of New Orleans J. D. Williams and W. A. Skinner of Los Angeles.
 aims his rifle, he fired with deadly accuracy and deliberation. Between each shot he paused. The fearless attorney, attacked thus in cold blood threw his hands above his head and cried
 My Godl My Godw
 And then he had no plea. bVt that of insanity, and he said the voice oi God told him to do 1t, In some mys. terious manner, he met in the dining room of the jail with his counsel and physicians and in some way snatched a voice from the heavens ard they called that voice the voice of God Not until after they held that con ference had we ever heard that Goo told him to do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20
---a hat!
let tt De q good one
 -one of ours

Stick Stetson in his stocking, or one of these other thoroughbred, pedigreed hats we have here. A gift he will put on-not put aside; one he can take pride in and compliment on. Yes, yes, we know his size-don't worry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20

Largest passenger carrying river steamboats in the world ply between New York and Albany. and the com pany has prepared to carry 27,000 ex- cursionists in six boats each way a day next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20

Australian saltbrush, that covers many million acres in northwestern United States, has been found good for sheepand helps produce more wool and mutton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-20

Over 600,000,000 gallons of gasoline were exported from the United States last year.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-06

COLUMBIA RECORDS--M Most Of the latest
selections all selling at 1-2 price. Widen
ers, 1913 Main st.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-06
Musical Instruments

upright mahogany Photographs.
Special reduced prices on every machine,
TO make room for the new models coming
In Records free with every machine. A
small amount of cash secures any of
them. Balance on easy terms. Widener's
los Nj,
New Britain herald., 1923-09-06
Feed and Fuel

FATTEN your birds and profit by using
purina Chicken Fstena, For .eale at N.
B. Bird & Feed Co., los Arch st. Tel
1121-3
New Britain herald., 1923-09-06
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New Britain herald., 1923-09-06

TIRE VALUES
speels opportunity 20 set . standard Make
VI rlIsi Quality full OEeTsiss TiTss a.
Exceptionally Low Prizes
Brand nss steek=tully guaranteed. Just
compare euf cash ofleT with the
pEesent llsl
New Britain herald., 1923-09-06
Houses For Rale

Beividere--Bungaiow. Price SAtoo.
Berlin St.-Berlin, IL room house. ons or
two families Price $4,000.
Elm Hill room cottage. Price 5000.
Day St.-3 family house. Price $4,000.
Hawley St.-2 family house. Price $4,000.
Linden Sta family house. Price $500.
HOME BANKING &c REALTY co.
Sc WEST MAIN ST. PHONE 72S.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-06

brand new upright mahogany
monographs. formerly priced at s125,
$3.50 and SITS. now selling at ss5, 500
and s125 with records. These machines
play Edison records perfectly. Widener s
i3s Main st.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-06
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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-30
BETTER SOLDIER THAN LOVER
Great Duke Of Wellington Somewhat
Awkward in His courtship
of Jenny Lind.

In his book Of "reminiscences Ar
thur Coleridge, a great-nephew Of the
famous poet, gives an interesting ac-
count of Jenny Lind He was her
intimate friend for 20 years. He tells
the following story of the prima donna
and the duke of Wellington:
I'm four months after her arrival
in London the old warrior had be-
come a captive to the enchantress.
He courted the lady so ostentatious-
ly as to rouse the jealousy of the
italian faction: his enthusiasm was
rather awkward, at times TO the OBJ
ject of his homage l have her own
authority for saying that the duke
always arrived early and seated
himself in his box on level with
the stage. Directly he saw Jenny
Lind he opened fire: Good evening,
Miss Lind, how are you tonight?
ALI right, / hope These well-meant
utterances were a trifle out of place
at the particular time, for the Lucia.
Amina, or Daughter of the Regi-
ment was always so absorbed in her
part as to be out of touch with all
outside influence"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-30
Millions in Royalties
Claimed by Inventor

Chicago. Dewitt Ridge, a
New York inventor, has filed suit in
the United States District court here
In which he claims royalty running
into millions for alleged infringement
OF bis patent on weighing scales
The suit declares 200 Of the largest
concerns In the Middle West among
them the International Harvester cor
poration, Sears, Roebuck & Co., Lyon
G Healy and the United Cigar com
Dany are infringing his patents. He
asks they be enjoined from using the
scales. Ridge asks that all scales
bearing either the stamp of d. and 4.
Fairbanks company or the Fairbanks
Morse company be made over in his
name and that he be given royalty on
all now In use.
Officials Of the FaIrbansIs-M Morse
company we're unable to throw any
light on the basis for the suit.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-30
Notice of Annual school Election.


Notice of annual election of trus-
tees in Independent School District
No. |, Lewis county, Idaho.
To the qualified school electors of
said school district:
Notice is hereby given that on the
fth day of September, 1928, there will
be held the annual meeting to elect
trustees for said district.
That the polls thereat will be open
N said day from 1 O'Clock p. m. to
6 O'Clock p. M, both inclusive, and
said election viii be by written and
secret ballot.
That the polling place for said cleo
ton viii be as follows within said
district: AT the school house.
That at said election the following
officers of and for said district will
be elected: Two trustees to each
serve three (3) years.
Voters at said election must have
the same qualifications as prescribed
for the general elections in the state.
Dated this 18th day of August, 1928.
IA A. A. Hunter,
Clerk of said District. |
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-30

articles which gave every evidence OF
being prehistoric. Knowing that such
perishable articles dating from that
period are practically unknown east
of Utah and New Mexico inquired
as to their origin and was surprised
TO learn that they came from the
Ozarks, especially from the district
along the, upper White river, where
they have been found in dry deposits
beneath overhanging bluffs.
Il then and there planned to ex-
plore some OF these rocky bluffs or
rock Shelters as they are called by
archaeologists, but the opportunity did
not come until May, 1922. when the
present expedition set forth from the
museum"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-30
FINDS RELICS
BLUFF JEWELLERS
Traces Of More Modern Pre-
Colonial Indians Also Un-
earthed in Missouri.

Elk Springs, Mo.-Shelters beneath
overhanglng limestone bluffs along the
White and Cowskin rivers in the
Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas are
giving up to science the relics Of q
prehistoric race that inhabited this
section upwards Of a thousand years
ago. The work of excavation is being
done near here by an expedition from
the Museum of the American Indian,
Heye foundation.
Buried deep in the dry dust Of cen
turtles beneath these formations of
shelving rock where the ancients made
their homes, these relics are being I'M
earthed with no little difficulty. A
cloud of powdery dust arises as the
workers search the deposits for traces
Of civilization that is still unidenti-
fed. Use of masks often is necessary.
For the present the ancient people
Of the region are being referred to by
M. r. Harrington, in charge of the
expedition, as the Ozark bluff dwell
ers. They have not been identified as
the ancestors Of any modern Indian
tribe.
Traces of More Modern Race.
In some of the rock shelters, par
ticularly in the Cowskin and Elk riv-
er, the expedition has found near the
surface traces of different and more
modern, but still pre-colonial. Indian
race.
These Indians, according to Mr.. Har-
rington, probably were the Osages or
some related tribe. 1t is estimated
that even these specimens are at least
three or four hundred years old. Those
left by the spear-throwing bluff dwell
ers of the Ozarks, which also have
been uncovered, are probably up
wards of 1000 years old
Everything so far found is purely
aboriginal, Mr.. Harrington explained.
not the slightest trace of tine white
mans handiwork or influence having
been discovered.
The specimens include basketry,
woven textiles, wooden articles, inn
plements of stone and bone and even
pieces of pottery. Some of the articles
no doubt were buried by the ancient
dwellers for safe keeping, it Is be-
ieved by the excavators, while others
simply wore. out and were discarded
Dr. lost in the ashes and trash of gen
srations that has accumulated beneath
he bluffs.
At some places the deposits have
)een found so well protected by the
,verhanging rock formation that they
ire absolutely dry, which has resulted
n remarkable preservation.
II was a visit by Mr.. Harrington at
he home In Seneca, NO., of Dr. w. c.
Barnard, who had one of the largest
rivate collections of Indian relics in
at that time, that resulted in
ne present expedition. That was In
ne fall of 1914.
Collection Aroused Interest.
Among his specimens" said Mr..
were number of pieces
f baskets. textile fabrics and wooden
evssW
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-30
EUREKA REBExAH LODGE

No. 81 meets first and third
Tuesday of each month.
Mrs. J. d. McCown, N. G.
Mrs. Floyd Rowe, V. G.
Mrs. Lena Emerson, Rec. Sec y.
Gladys Smith, Financial Sec y.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-30

Notice is hereby given tho.
nest Pankey, who on March ~ nf'
in the district court of the ION go
dicial district of the state Of a. n ~
in and for the county of Lewis sa :,
guilty to the charge Of grand IN p'so
ana was sentenced by said court to h.
confined in the Idaho State pen IL y
tiary, at Boise, Ada county. for ts
OF one "a to fourteen (l4) vas+ -
will apply to the Honorable en- sa4'
Board Of Pardons at their next rss -
uiar meeting after the legal pnbrss
ton of this notice for cond;t;aSs,
pardon. ''onal
Earnest Pankey, Box IS, Boise a.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-30
swallow giles 5000 MlIas.

Carmarthenshire, Wales.-News has
reached here that ringed swallow
which was liberated from Langharne,
q neighboring village, has been picked
up dead on farm near johannesburg
South Africa, 1900 miles away. This
is the first time actual proof has been
obtained of swallows fight from
Wales to South Africa.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-30

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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-30
PLAN FIGHT ON
BARBERRY BUSH
Federal and State Authorities in
Campaign to Prevent Black
Stem Rust in Grain.

Minneapolis. The United States
Department of Agriculture and thir-
teen north and central states are plan
ming to deal death blow to black
stem rust Of grain by waging a finish
nght against the common barberry
bush during the next two years.
The Conference for the Prevention
of Grain Rust, a national organization
which has been instrumental In enlist
ing public cooperation In the move
ment, estimates that 100000 will be
available for continuing the campaign
this year. This is $4,000 more than
was spent ON the activity in 1921 and
three times the amount used in any
previous season. With half million
dollars for 1923, leaders in the under
taking are confident that enough prog
ress can be made to make possible the
completion Of the original survey in
1924. II the present support is con-
tinued
Government Pays Bill.
The barberry eradication funds are
furnished principally by the federal
government. From 1918 to 1921, in
elusive. congress appropriated $780,
600 annually. In 1922 the sum of
$4,000 was allowed This year the
bin carried $425,00O, but $125.O00 Is
contingent upon an equal amount from
state and private sources. The restric-
ton on a part of the appropriation
was imposed as the first step in a
policy to turn the burden of rust con-
troll over to the states after the com
plstion OF the original survey which is
expected to establish the location Of
every barberry bush In the vast terri
tory from the Ohio river to the Rocky
mountains
The $4,000 necessary to insure the |
maximum federal expenditure is In |
sight, according to recent reports from
the interested states. The appropria-
ton bills now pending In the several
legislatures provide funds for the next
biennium and leaders in congress have
agreed to favor the continuation Of
federal aid In 1924 so that the money
necessary to complete the survey
seems to be assured.
To Complete Survey.
This year the original survey will be
finished In the states west of the Mis-
Iissippi. This means that every town
IND farm will have been visited by
ederal agents In search of barberry
pushes. In the eastern group, includ-
Oh IN
llama and Ohio, the going Is more diff
icult and there is no prospect of a
completion of the survey before the
md Of 1924. BY that time, the United
states Department of Agriculture be-
ieves, there win be comparatively few
Common barberries in the spring
vheat territory. 1t is the present plan
hen to turn over to existing state
gencies the problem of getting out
he remaining bushes and devising
leans to prevent a recurrence Of the
lenace.
The Conference for the Prevention
Grain Rust has announced that 1t
I'LL continue its part of the work,
'hich consists largely in the distribu-
on OF information concerning the
Dnnection between the barberries and
lack stem rust of grain. The confer
nee also is engaged In an active eff
'rt to enable every farmer to identify
10 common barberry SO that the
ushes which are spreading rust may
, dug without waiting for the gov
'nment scouts TO come around and
nd them.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-30

New York.-Policemen Dunn and
Finnerty, of Hastings-on-H Hudson, were
down by the river when they saw a
large antlered deer floating slowly
down the Hudson on cake of ice
more than 100 yards from shore.
The policemen got rope, went out
in rowboat and rescued the animal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-09
MAN HURLS SELF
FROM WINDOW AT
TOP or monument
Mangled Mass of Blood and Bone
Found At Base of Shaft 1i#

Washington March 9-I.eaping front the top of the
Washington Monument which towers A'5 feet above the
nat;ons capitol white man with the name Of Birney Sep
IN his coat committed suicide here today 3sAs@
The body was horribly crushed wheh Hound on the &C.
men sidewalk below. 5yt@5%
No one saw the leap, Apparently he had hidden be
hind some iron work until the other sgheer had returned
to the base OF the monument 5at.t g}3&M
The first indications were that poverty and inability to
obtain work caused the make the spectacular leap
He had tlrtv-rine cents in his pocket s}iII3;
Because OF the peculiar construction OF the windows
ouartls believe he have taken short run and dved
through one of them His body found only three feet
from the base of the monument.
The suit the man wore purchased III this city
Several other sight the top at the time OF the
leap
guard maintained in the top of the tower at all times
making it evident that the fall was prenneditated.
Suicidal leaps from the top OF the historic structure have
been extremely rare Only three have occurred since
its construction few years ago woman fell or jumped
down the long elevator shaft inside the structure
Windows in the shoulder high and the
openings afforded by them only two feet high by three
feet wide