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Evening star., 1926-11-28
BY CHARLES GIyENS.

~ OWN close to the southern
edge of Illinois. only a few
miles from historic Cumber-
49, land Gap, Is country
known as Egypt" Perhaps
" WIS named after old Egypt because
Chat land was q land Of plaques and
Pestiiences. Certain it is that this
Egypt" has had it's share of plaques
tor generations this country has
eten battlefield the stamping
e. ound of feudists and two-gun men,
t'le HMtural habitat of killers. A hun
@ret. or more years ago the Shawnee
Indians. the most ferocious of their
KIND, roamed the hills around this
Middle Western Egypt" Later bad
fnen from the Kentucky and Tennes-
see mountains filtered through Cum
te1land Gap and settled in southern
Illinois.
At present most of these bad men
e:e sleeping peacefully in the hills
around Egypt. Most OF them died sud
t'enly. Ard in their places a strange
lot came to keep up the sections repu-
talion
In Williamson, Franklin and Saline
counties today are hundreds of gun
Tnen--not brave, two-gun fighters like
tte men who made Egypt famous, or
Infamous, but big-town gangsters,
.ant-ey killers for hire.
\ bitter war is on--a war that has
80 date taken a toll of more than
gore of lives. This war has nothing
90 do with labor. 1t is not a fight
between union and non-union forces;
3 fight between Klan and anti
trf3h rot fight between vets and
GtTS. Tt Is battle between rival St.
T.ouis and Chicago gangsters for the
Control Of the liquor rights" in Will
hanson County and adjacent territory.
Mayor Marshall Mccormick of Her.
tin has estimated that today there are
more than 1000 gangsters, recruited
from the underworlds of Chicago and
s.. Louis, who are In Egypt" not to
fight for a cause" but to kill for
gold.
These hordes OF gunmen are divided
into two camps-and are at war with
each other
on one side is Charles ''Limpy"
plrger, one time South Chicago beer
'hustler" and gangster. The secret
flies of Chicago police name 'Limpy"
g. several gangland crimes that have
fot been cleared.
ON the other side is Carl Shelton,
s9rmer cigar store proprietor in East
e. Louis. Carl at one time was tried
z = murder and acquitted. Later he
fNas convicted of receiving stolen
G3uds in St. Louis and received
suspended sentence. st. Louis police
hnow Carl as a "pay.off man" for
several small gangs.
Recently an @irplane loaded with
Evening star., 1926-11-28
Area Battlefield for Feudists Since Days of Shawnees

tho pretty hills of Egypt with the
blood of humans there have been
causes" Men fought and died for
their cause" In Egypt ever since
the first white settlers battled
with the Shawnee Indians.
In the war In Egypt today there
is no cause to fight for-an0
Egypt's citizenry sits back and
watches with amazement as the exiled
gunmen of st. Louis and Chicago spir
their hate and their lead IN battles
without a cause"
THERE are some in Egypt who sas
= that the governor must put the
section under martial law before peace
will reign again. There are still 9th
ers who say that the State is not IN
terested In the Birger-Shelttm battle
that both sides are payiiE hu&t
sums of graft 10 be let alone.
What will be the outcome OF the
present gang wars?
Good folks in Egypt hope tHat BY
q process of elimination gangsteUe
now riding high in power and tn,
spoils of vice win Kill each other OF
Strange as it may seem. the citizenr!
welcomes each new death iustrG
ment introduced by the gangs.
In the meantime II IL not safe o!r
tho streets Of Herrin or Harrtsburc
or any of the towns in Egypt The
boldness and the ferocity of recert
attacks have made even the bes'
lighted streets dangerous after night
fall. And foolish IS the man who
rides the roads IN tho country ate
dark.
1t is like no other warfare tina
AtA Aat
between the Birger and Shelton tribes
Egypt is used to sudden death. But
when death turks in tine air. wheT
from the abandoned mouths Of OLD
mines protrude machine guns. when
slant-eyed gunner ride tho streets
in arnored cars looking for prey
then that ia another story. Egypt
battle-ground Of the nation, is admit
tedly afraid.
/ rode with Sheriff Oren Campbell
q few miles out from Herrin to q road
house called the Red Onion" FOuY
or five high-powered automobiles were
parked In the yard. In these cors
lolled hard-eyed men--the hashil,
dressed tough" type.
What are those mem" asked
Sheriff Campbell.
"Oh, those? Those are Birger men.
he told me. "They are guarding this
roadhouse. At any time, you know
the Shelton gang may swoop dov7'
and blast them"
"Are these men armed?'
"Oh, yes! They've probably got a
machine gun or two about. and an OF
them carry 'gats.
Then why don't you arrest them"
"You don't know much about Her
rim, do your he said. "You see, don't
arrest them because Il could never
convict them of anything-and, any.
way, don't want to die
Evening star., 1926-11-28
y \

w WILLIAM F. WOOD, several
n I times named III these ram
NV bloS on the history of Old
capitol Prison as Superln-
tendent of the prison, was
PORN III Alexandria in 1920 and died at
Soldiers Home Washington, i'll March,
1903. To save YOU from reading my
writing ana 10 spare myself some ef-
fnrt-iny principal reason--I will hand
S-nu an account OF Mr.. Wood which
y AZ printed ny The Evening Star Sat
rrClav. March 2f. 1903. Much of that
s,colInt WAS obtained. believe, from
Mir, Woods memoirs. written Tor pub
ncation but not published. The manu-
a, rIpt j. IN possession of one OF his
CONS.
The Stars story, ha sed on the auto
Siugraphy. tells a great deal about Mr..
Wood. and when old men write their
memoirs it is their habit TO say much
al their success. skill and courage
when young The Rambler's remem-
hrance Of AIr. Wood is that he was
considered an extraordinarily shreWd
detective and that Secretary stanton
so believed him. Two of Mr.. Wood
eAns-CieorEe N. and Nolney 5. Wood
live In Washington. The oldest of
SNe -four sons OF William 7. PatricN
NNood is Samuel A. Wood, resident OF
New York. The youngest is Mendum
y Wood, and am told that he lis out
" est somewhere" Here follows The
c,sr's story OF March 81, 1908:
when Col. William p. Wood died
yesterday at the Soldiers Home there
wns removed from the earth n man
who had been prominent ngure IN
the National Capital for nearly half
a century. He was a veteran or the
NreXican and Civil Wars and one of
tba few remaining survivors of Walk
t.,'s filibustering expedition 70 Mica
rapIa. He was also the first chief OF
1he Irulted States Secret Service when
a. hacarna part OF the Treasury Depart
r1eltt. The connection Of Col. WOOD
wyjth the Civil War was unique. and
rita relations with President Lincoln
Ard Secretary Stanton were absolute
). confidential. His life was actually
sought more than dozen times, one
t1,a,1 crossing the ocean 10 assassinate
aim: the ConfederateS were determined
20 capture and hang him, and dozens
81 times he escaped from apparently
Srex;ricahle dangers by his extraordi-
,,arv nerve. adroitness and audaclty.
coupled with prodigious phNslcal
strength and activity. Col. Wood
i.fe WIS = continuous melodralna oor-
: sIe..tr1l. on the tragic. He was born in
Alexandra. Va, March II, 1870. HIS
Gather was an engraver and die SINK
fr and Wood became one or the most
~xnprt model makers, die sinkers ana
s1echanics IN the country.
when the Mexican War broke out
te enlisted In the Mounted Rifles OF
ION. Samuel Fl. Walker, the noted
.Texan Ranger, whose command soon
became .he 81 Regular Cavalry ~
Evening star., 1926-11-28

Gus epidemics were limited to Niger1s
kenya. Uganda (all in Africa. MAZDA
gasCar, India and Java.
Anthrax fiourisheS especially In
Russia and Italy, as compared with
other European countries. Russia has
about ten times as many cases as
Italy. and Italy has ten times os
many as Germany.
Tuberculosis shuns American cities
as compared with European. In Chi
cago only SO people out Of 10o. 900 died
of tuberculosis in 1925, and In New
York the rate was 81; but London
showed 1O7; Vienna. 204: Paris, 2s6
and BudaDeSt 29l,
Evening star., 1926-11-28
Tells Story of COL W. P Wood Who Ruled Capitol Prison

edging congratulations extended by
members of the bar and scores of
other friends. Mr., Meigs today COM
pleted 40 years of service as an Of
ficial of the District Supreme Court. J"
Another: THE Columbia Heights
Art Club received recently a great
kindness at the hands of Mrs. Hen
derson of Boundary Castle. The club
with number of invited friends met
on pleasant morning to study the
various art treasures collected by
Senator and Mrs. Henderson and ar.
Evening star., 1926-11-28

Mrs. G.. u. S. Hoover. Mr.. and Mrs.
z. A. Crown and Mr.. and Mrs. F. Il.
Guss."
In a story Of q Saengerbund musi-
cal find the names Mrs. Ivy Her
riott Schade, John T. F'innegan, Mrs.
William T. Reed, James S. Hicks and
Messrs. Stevens. Hicks, Birch and
Moore
And this: "A1r. Return Jonathan
Meigs, jr.. assistant clerk of the Su-
preme Court of The District of Co
lumbia, was kept busy today acknowl-
Evening star., 1926-11-28

those names In 1903, a woman, good
true and earnest fl her work for yo,i
and The Star. I think of Helena Nc.
Carthy, then our society editor. Gone
long ago! But. Miss Mccarthy, the
old workers on The Star remember
May thy soul be happy! May ir be
conscious and hold US In its memory.
May It visit in the office where you
worked! May 1t touch us, cheer US
when We're a bit blue and help us II,
our work.
Evening star., 1926-11-28

ence of the officials in charge, for the
information of Lincoln and stanton.
When the charges of starvation and
cruelty to Union. captiVeS in Confeder-
ate prisons were most numerous and
persistent and the supplies sent to the
incarcerated Union soldiers from the
North were intercepted and eaten by
hungry Confederates, Wood, disguised
as North Carolina volunteer, Sc
cured entrance to Salisbury. Castle
Thunder and other prisons and dis
tributed nearly a quarter of million
dollars in Confederate money, with
which the boys were able to purchase
enough food and clothing to ease and
prolong, If not save, life. Among his
other numerous and hazardous duties
Wood was charged by the Treasury
Department with capturing counter
feiters, defrauders of the revenue.
bounty jumpers and persons violating
Government contracts for supplies.
when Lincoln was assassinated
Wood was in Cincinnati searching for
counterfeiters. A telegram from STAN
ton brought him in haste to Washing
ton, where he was the first to learn
positively that the assassin was John
Wilkes Booth. He secured from DIR.
Mudd in Maryland the first and only
statement that Booth ever made con-
cerning his part in the matter and
would have effected capture If the
fugitive had not been shot as he
emerged from a burning barn by Bos-
ton Corbett. Col. Wood also secured
the confession of Mrs. Surratt and
Payne. He always maintained that
Mrs. Surratt was innocent of taking
any part in the conspiracy, and the
last interview he ever had with STAN
ton turned upon this point
Further down in The Stars story is
this: "Col. Wood was probably nearer
TO Edwin NJ. Stanton than any other
man. Wood was the last man who
ever saw Stanton alive. and their final
interview was stormy one
x i; Il
THE Rambler will postpone the re-
mainder of the life story of Col.
Wood, because the Rambler wants to
bring In other local items found in The
Star, in which appeared the story of
Col. Wood. These local items are full
of Washington names. The Rambler
refuses to accept any blame for the
popularity of the rambles. He feels
that their popularity is due to defec-
! tive public taste. He also believes
! that many persons read the rambles
| from fear that they will see their
names in print. Therefore, / preseS I
the following selections from The
Evening Star of March 81. 1903:
''The J. T. Euchre Club met at the
,nsidence OF Mr. and Mrs. Charles
| Vermeule, 1880 B street southwest.
The players were Mrs. l.. A. Rosafy.
Nh and Mrs Samuel Ellis, Mr.. and
Evening star., 1926-11-28

Al went down South--first to
Cairo, then to Herrin. I know lot
Of guys in Herrin. Most of the birds
here who have been put on the spot"
drop down there to get out Of sight.
Hundreds of Chicago hoodlums down
there in the alky gangs and they do
pretty well. C"Alky" is denatured al
cohol cooked back to semi-potability. }
Q. Herrin is sort OF Port of Miss
ing Men" then?
A. Don't know about that. That
country's filled with guys who would
come up missing all right if they
stayed in Chicago. I saw. I bet, 80
men down there who would have been
killed If they had stayed here.
q. Quite u few Chicago hoodlunls
down there now. Is that right? We
, might be able to find several wit
nesses In this case hiding out around
lIerrin. is that SO?
A. You might! If n guys been In
the beer or alky racket here and has
to leave, he's pretty certain to hit for
the South--down around Herrin or
Harrisburg. It's pretty good down
there.
DURING; all the time that s. Glen
Young and his K1an vice crusad-
ers were stalking the roads of William
son County, Carl Sheltg and "Limpy"
Birger were waxing fat. Neither of
these big-time beer "hUstlers" Joined
in any of the affrays that marked the
battles between the vets and "drys,"
the klansmen and anti-Klansmen.
Then with the death of S. Glen
Young and Ora Thomas. peace reigned
in Williamson County.
Along came Brother Howard S. VIII.
liams, Mississippi editor and old-time
preacher, and Herrin "got religion
But all the time-even when the
saved were shouting their Halle
lujahs" the loudest, even while
Brother Williams deep Southern
voice was booming the .unquestioned
great truths to Herrins repentant-
vice was never more open in William.
son County.
Two leaders had found footholds and
were gradually spreading a net over
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-02
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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-02

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
Anna Poole. formerly Anna Olson
Of 515 7th Ave. So, Great Falls,
Montana, who, on August 4th, 1921.
made Additional Homestead Entry
No. O43513, for SEX Section 10,
S1ASH, NEA SEA Sectional, N15
NWA. NWANEA, Section ii,
Township 16 NJ, Range 8 E.,
Montana Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make final proof
under Act Dec, 20, 1916, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before Acting Register of the U. S.
Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, on the 18th day Of December,
1925.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Edward L. Landry, Mrs. E. L.
Landry, both Of Raynesford Mon
tana, Walter Thisted, of Raynesford
Montana, Malcolm H. Poole, Of
Great Falls, Montana.
A. H. STRINGHAM
Acting Register.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-02

Legally, all mail deposited at i
post office Immediately becomes the
property of the addressee, but may
be recalled by the sender upon sub
hitting satisfactory reasons to the
postmaster.
Don't hesitate to ask at the
windows Of the post office for any
information you wish to know about
the postal service. We are fully in
formed Cor should BEL on that sub.
ject, and also have a few ideas on
other matters. If we don't have il
off hand, as my lawyer friend says
we can "book it up"
Ii we make an error, tell us about
it, for we delight in correcting if
and it helps in avoiding future mis-
takes. We try to do our best at all
times and We realize that others arr
also trying the same, but we are ala
human and the moment Of inatten-
tion and carelessness does creep in
once in awhile to make it en-
barassing. After all, our annoyHnces
in the postal service, most Of which
have mentioned in this article, are
negligible compared TO the pleasure
able features Of the work, and there
are light spots that stand out in
STARTLING disfinctnaas.
He shuffled up 20 the delivery
window and inquired in a hoarse
voice.
"Any letters for my COW
"why--er-that is: don't think
there are any letters for anybody's
cow
whats the matter with your Are
you eraxyf I'm asking II theres
ans mail for Michael J. Howe.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-02


NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
Nicholas Glusicor, of Raynesford,
Montana, who, on August 4, 1921,
made Stockraising Homestead entry
Serial No. O51s96 for VIZ Sec. 8 and
M Section 10, Township IGN,
Range BE-, Montana Meridian, has
filed notice of intention To make
final three year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before Acting Register, U. S. Land
Office, Great Falls. Montana. on the
2srd day of December, 1926.
Claimant names as witnesses:
William H. orham, Walter s.
rhisted. Louis Anderson, Peter Sixties
all of Raynesford, Montana.
A. H. STRINGHAM,
Acting Register
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-02

Read the schedule posted on tn
bulletin board giving the time Of
closing and arrival Of mails.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-02

He shuffled up 70 the delivery
window and inquired in a hoarse
voice.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-02

whats the matter with your Are
you craxyf I'm asking II there's
any mail for Michael j. Howe"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-02

"Any letters for my COW =
"why--er-that is. don't think
there are any letters for anybody's
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-02

!" 1"7VI % 10 "IIu k0V DSVtSI otIVICe
for yourself il you can arrange to
mail your Holiday packages in the
afternoons. Our forenoons arr
always busy as=the principal mails
are received and dispatched before
noon.
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WRITES
OFFICE HINTS
ICON. from page u

it all back. II, has just occurred to
my mind that my own grandson's
voice is about the loudest of all.
While it gets a little monotonous To
hand out the mail TO the first conner
OF a large family and then have 70
negative the query of every other
member from the first grader to the
aged grandfather twice or three
times a day, we try to regard it in
facetious strain, but for my part
l am plumb out Of jokes covering
the subject and now accept it as
one Of the ways in which the salary
is earned
Another matter which / desire to
bring to the attention of parents
who rent the combination lock-boxes
in our office, is that it is injudicious
to trust the smaller children with the
combination. / have observed that
some Of these small children, imbueo
with sense Of unwonted response
bility, like to show off their accom-
plishment to their young playmates
and the result is that a few un-
authorized youngsters become famil-
lar with the working of combina-
tons Of boxes they have no business
with. / have discovered no reai
harm from this source yet, but it !
might lead to serious consequences.
It would be we'll for parents to I
divulge the combination of their s
lock boxes to only such members of I
the family who are old enough to I
realize the responsibility.
1t is now nearing the annual rush f
season of the postal service. TIL, c
Post Office Department, through b
continual advertising, has succeeded
n impressing upon the public the .
Importance Of early mailing of
Christmas packages, and the effect
$ quite noticeable to the post office
orce, the result being that the final t
ew days before Christmas are re- q
ieved of much Of the former con.
estion. You may mail your holiday
fits at any time, and by placing a
lainly written request upon the
Inside of the package mot to be r
delivered Until Christmas Day. the
equest will be complied with.
Here are the main ideas making
'r better postal services:
Place the stamp on the upper
ght-hand corner Of the envelope; =
Write the address on the lower m
alf of the envelope.
Have your name and address il. +
'per left-hand corner. printed OF
ritten plain but iHeeHspieueus
In mailing several letters. sort =
EN- over and see that each one is Fe
amped and properly addressed.
There are two standard sizes Of
velopes, designated as No. 5 and -
}. 8. If possible avoid using odd M
d bizarre sizes and shapes. and
pecially the miniature sizes. The
tier are an abomination to the
stall service. LO
At our local office you will confer sc
favor to US and get better service
: yourself il you can arrange to NJ
III your Holiday packages in the
ernoons. Our forenoons arr
Ways busy as the principal mails Ea
received and dispatched before =
IN.
Read the schedule posted on tn
latin hoard giving the time Il lNl
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NoTICR1oR PUBLICATION

Department Of Interior. U. S. Land
Office St Great Falls, Montana,
November IL, 1925.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, u. s.
Land Office at Great Falls, Montana
18th, 1926.
The broad ax., 1926-12-18
INTERESTING NEWS FROM
HAMPTON

Hampton Institute, Va.-According
to letter received at the Institute, a
gold medal for distinguished service
in the education of the Negro has
been awarded Hampton Institute by
the international Jury of Awards Of
the Sesqui-C Exposition.
The Hampton exhibit consisted Of a
series of photographs and charts
housed in booth of unique design,
made by students of the Institute. The
seventy-odd photographs illustrating
the various activities Of the students,
enlarged and printed in sepia, were
framed in brown oak and hung in
panels on the wall, while standard
carrying pictures and charts occupied
the other side wall. Charts telling OF
the various schools of the Institute and
their courses were placed on the inside
of the columns.
The diplomas of award are now be-
ing prepared and, according to the
executive jury, will be ready for dis
tribution during the early part Of the
coming year.
The broad ax., 1926-12-18

which will be for all time an inspira-
ton to patriotism and loyalty for all
the colored people of America.
Il hope that you will be able to
interest the colored people to take upon
themselves the responsibility Of notify
ing the Senators by Resolutions, let
tiers and kilograms that the entire
twelve million colored people Of Amer
lea request and demand that this Bill
be voted upon and passed before
March 4 in order that the gallantry Of
these colored soldiers who were segre-
gated by Order of the War Depart
ment, be recognized and a monument
be erected on the battle6elds of France
SO that oncoming generations of Amer
lea will know of the glorious record
Of these colored soldiers.
Trusting you will bend every eff
fort to get the support and the coop
Grafton of all the colored newspapers,
churches, fraternal organizations and
leading citizens to make their wishes
known to the Senators of the United
States.
Sincerely yours,
HAMILTON FISH, Jr."