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Show two days before $1500.00 will be given away DO YOUR BUYING NOW- TAYLOR BROTHERS COMPANY 1 V THE BIG DEPARTMENT STORE 56TH ANNIVERSARY AND DERRICK WELL BANDIT OIL STEALS FOR LAUGHED AND SAND AS SHE WAS LED AWAY PRISON TERM 12-YE- AR MICHAELS, NOW DEAD, PILLED junction was religiously obeyed, but leum company sought first by to get Michaels off of the GREAT EXPLOIT; SEIZED their columns were filled with ac- ful means to move.. An apH refused d Outlawry land. counts of his 00,000 DARREL GUSHER. was made by the courts to the as soon as it, was made known that peal was obcompany and a writ of ouster he was dead. the law of officers the Couldn't Sell the Oil He Recently When tained. were KNOWN LITTLE RUT wilt the they enforce to Was Killed in Raid on the sought Mstepmet by Michaels, who smilingly cure-lesslNothing is known there nbout Ranch of E. L. Doheny. y a rifle oil to with the he went tent life ichaels before out of his ped his of fields. As a matter of fact he was thrown across the tlbow .It Is no ordinary bandit who is so young, only twenty years old. left'arm. He told the men that he able to lay false claim to a piece of when he turned up in Tampico that would kill the first one that crossed choice oil land, steal a derrick, dril- he could not have made a very long the boundary- line of the block. The Various other of any kind before that. He officers retired. ling outfit and all other necessary record to of Texas oil were the used in worked get Michaels fields, had methods equipment, put down the well him- before going to Mexico. He was born off of the land, but he stayed on. self and have the luck to bring In a in Pennsylvania, he told friends COLLECT A FORCE. in that state whereabouts but there, 60,000 barrel producer. One night ,he collected a force of to neverihenrd was he say.' That was only one of the many darand hauled the timbers of Mexicans a Michaels led comparaFor a time g ing and spectacular exploits peroil a derrick, engine and formed by Monte" Michaels during tively quiet life in the differentThen a comto all belonging equipment, his tempestuous career in 'the oil camps of the Tampico region. drill a to that was preparing fields of the Gulf coast region of he began frequenting tho cantinas pany and a on well placed nearby location, Mexico. He met his death a few days and gambling halls. His favorite them of land where he the his plot was upon and monte of chance game on E. L. the ranch of ago Doheny, of was squatted. In a short time he had Los Angeles, Cal., and associates at success- at times in winning consid- the up and the drilling of the the home of the superintendent, Ed erable sums of nioney caused him to well derrick was well MichaeJ started. of "Monti Watt, njiar Ebano, state of Vera Cruz, be given the' nickname most one of ns the expert known Mexico: Michaels was attempting to Michaels. This name elung to him so drillers best his He bent Mexico. in break into the ranch house for the close that his real given name was comwell. The own to his bad energies Michaels went from purpose of robbery when he was shot forgotten. to worse. He became envious, it is pany from whom he had stolen the through the head by Watt. and other equipment maysaid, of the remarkable success of derrick Miof GENERA LLY FEARED boldness the admired have in the playing big financial interests them not did but this haels. prevent Although banditry has been more oil game in vMexieo. He was often or less rife in Mexico for many years, heard to declare that he had ns mui h from using all means in tuir power no native leader of these lawless rightvto share of the oil as the big jto get. back their property and punish forces was ever more feared in the companies and he proposed to get it. jh'tn pnr the robbery. The bandit, was prepared for this; he territory where he operated than was By this time he was lording it over however, Monte" Michaels. At the same time, the oil camps, wherever he hapeneil had surrounded himself with an like most traditionary brigands of. to be. He used his fists and guns armed guard of Mexican outlaws e the days, he had certain freely. Th police and rural authori- while he directed the drilling of the good qualities that won for him the ties were afraid of him. Every night well. He even stood tip against, an respect and loyalty of the peon or or two he would shoot up some na- attack of soldiers to drive him from Indian'element of the rural districts tive village or go on a rampage that the spot. Then came the day wjien and the towns, including the city j)f would throw terror into the hearts of from the hole there spurted a column of oil 6(1.000 barrels a day was the Tampico, where Michaels was wont the people of the community. output.'1- - Near at hand were gatherto visit openly even when a bijpdfyice STAKE RIG READY FOR ing pfpe lines of severdl bfg companWas upon his head. Michaels sent word to ..them to ies. Michaels Some idea of the terrible fear in got ready Finally, which Miehaelswas held by the peo- make his big stake. When the dis- that he wanted to connect up his well ple of this region "may be had when covery of oil was made at Amatlan with the pipe lines. The word came iris stated that at the outset of his by the bringing in of a well of 80,000 back from all of them that they career as a brigand he sent word to barrels, thi3 daring American driller would not buy or handle his oil. Apthe editors of the Spanish newspa- went to the new pool and pitched his peal after appeal was made by the pers of Tampico and Tuxpan that if tent on a block of land which was bandit for a buyer of his oil. He his name was ever mentioned in con- owned by the Pantepec Petroleum even offered to sell the output for 10 nection with robberies, murders and company. He marked off the boun- cents, a barrel, which at that price other crimes committed in this terri- daries and gave out the statement should have brought him a daily revetory he would put them where they that he proposed to drill a well upon nue of $6000,;but there were no would do no more writing. Ills in the property. The Puntepec' Petro fakers. high-hande- Priaon doors cloaed recently upon Mattie Howard, the most remarkable woman of the underworld In the history of Kansas City. Directly or Indirectly she had been responsible for the death of a dozen men, and was herself Implicated directly in at least one killing, for It was for this crime that she was Imprisoned. She appears to be of a type more commonly met In the movies than in real life. It was in 1916 that she burst upon the underworld of Kansas It is said that she had reCity. spectable parents and was educated, especial care being given to the development of her voice, which apparently was something out of the ordinary. She was strikingly .handsome, a brilliant blonde, ' with eyes that attracted attention wherever she went. They were large, light, shallow, of a slate blue tone, and absolutely without expression. They won her the title of Girl With the Agate Eyes. 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Phone 552 SAVE Mattie Howard presently took up with Albert Pagle, a rising young gangster, who was just attracting the attention of the police. Though she fook up with many men in the course of her career, there is no doubt that the infatuation for Pagle was the guiding impulse of her life,' and inspired her subsequent career. For a year the lovers lived happily, if Immorally, and then Pagle was arrested and sentenced to five years for highway robbery. Mattie was left broken-heartebut began at once to plan for his release. Escape was out of the question, but she fell in with some unscrupulous lawyer, who told her that if she could raise a sufficient sum of money her fancy man would be restored to her. d, Provos1 Leading Funeral Directors PROVO, UTAH fOR CASH MONEY-BU- Y ! -- - well-drillin- - i s LOVED GANGSTER t governed. . Jlars. -- al-liai- ue with another thug, named Sam TaIoi. One morning a diamond broker, named Joseph Morino, was found dead In u room with Ills head crushed in. It was known that he had spent tie night with Mattie, but she had disappeared. Later pn she was arrested in Taylors company in Colorado and extradited. Taylor, was sentenced to life imprisonment, but Mattie, with an indictment of murder in the second degree over her head, was able to regain her freedom on $20,000 bail. The bond was supplied by another gang of criminals, whoso members hoped to use Mattie Howard In their business. It turned out, however, that she was able to use them. The outfit was known as tho Dale Jones gang, and Mnttle employed her new friends for the purpose of rnjsing money for her Incarcerated lover to Buch good effect that within a year every one of them had met death but one, and that one ,a woman, was in prison for life, Mnttle herself remaining out- old-tim- , -- TIMPANOGOS.CAVE PROVES POPULAR , WITH I; d. now-beautifu- lly (1 Lowest Prices. Cash and Carry System. THE MOST COMPLETE LINE WEEK ENDING JULY JO O' r A 1 z lbs. Sugar 48 lb. 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Please send me booklet, "The Story of An Opportunity at Home, containing (1) MoTe information about your preferred stock, (2) Details of easy payment plan, (3) How to judge an investment! & Name Utah Power Light Company r (i Address i Nobody knows why frogs croak, but probablv it. is for the same re.asori that men croak. . r It's What You SAVE That Counts Not What You EARN hold-u- p was led awav. ir ir find it advisable to protect themselves and their families by making conservative investments from their earnings. Do You Do This? p. - J". All Socessful Mem ( s M A Portland woman secured a divorce from her husband' because the latter amused himself 'by spinning a top on the babys bead. Well, if theres anything to the doctrine of heredity, with that kind of a dad,, the babys head ought to be solid enough for. top spinning. IE side. VAMPS IIOLD-V- P She had not enough money for the project, "so she exerted htjr wIIph on another desperado, named" Spider, Kelly, with whom she formed a partnership. Kelly was shot dead while attempting to rob a drug store. Mat-ti- e herself was on the seeno In an automobile, but drove off when she saw her champion fall. Next she vamped a hold-unamed Tony Cruye. He was shot and killed while1 tfying to1 hold up a gambling resort. Her next victim was George Evans, a gunman, who was also killed in- an attempted shortly afterward. With all' this bloodshed. Mattie was still without the money that would procure Pagles release, but in the meantime good conduct had cut down his sen-- " tence, and, to her great joy, he was! released one day and restored to herj J LOVER IS KILLED Three weeks late he, too, was dead. He was shot and died from his wounds, after he had killed the cashier of a bankhe was trying to rob Mattie was his companion bn this fatal enterprise, and its tragic ending broke her heart. While1' he lay dying in the hospital she refused to leave his side for food or sleep, and when Pagle passed away she lay for half a day sobbing over his coffin. She organized tlie finest funeral the underworld of Kansas City had ever seen. The room was banked with flowers, and the coffin smoth-- j erd in them. She chose the pallbearers from among the more illustrious thugs of the city selected the Biblical text for the fun era Ijp rati on 'and herself sang the appropriate hymns. She had to be torn away from the grave by force, A day or two latei; she was arrested at the instance of her bondsmen, who feared she would disappear, was tried for the killing of Morino. committed years before, and sentenced to twelve years imprisonment. She laughed and sang as she r Timpanogos cave is becoming tomore .ofpopular each week, accordingOutdoor Utah the of County ficers association. Already more than 2000 people, some fromall over the United States, and local people, haveandvisited the this beautiful wonderland,, cave has not been open a month yet. Sunday, the guide was "swamped" with tourists and visitors, and extra help In handling the crowd was sent taup from here! The visitorswero ken through in groups of twenty, and a number were turned awayfdisap-potnteIn all. 240 persons) went A number exceedthrough Sunday. for on alPsUcceed- -' ing this is looked and holidays. ing Sundays woman and child In Every man, Utah should visit this cave of wonlightders, which is The easy climb ed b electricity. over good trail nbput a mile long, can be made In from thirty to forty-fiv- e minutes. Those who are expect-- " ing to visit the cave should try to come early In the day. In order that,: more people may bo accommodated. Usually the great majority come in the afternoon and consequently the guide is "swamped" and a number are unable to be taken through. All who go through the cave have been asked to register themsqlves at- ' the mouth of the cave.' The list already there includes 'people from Maryland. New York, California, Idaho, Nevada, Iowa, Oregon and neighboring states. The camp at the foot of the trail, is ideal and Is large enough to accommodate all who wishJr spend a day or more there. It is"equipped with all conveniences to make the .' The road trip thoroughly enjoyable. from ,the mouth of1 the canyon to the foot of the trail is In excellent con. dition. - Samuel Kopp 450 w. Center Phone 446 TOURISTS ?r Efficient Public Service 'r I - r |