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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
A LEAD PENCIL TEST.
It Indicates Certain Characteristics
 of the Owner.

It Indicates Certain Characteristics
 of the Owner.
 Washington Evening Star.
 Judge mans character by lead peur cils?" repeated a drummer in an untoun hotel this morning. that's a new stand ard; go on."
 By lead pencils" continued an elderly man. with & benevolent colntenance and evidently plethoric bank account
 T am the head of one of the largest retail houses in Chicago" he resumed. T was formerly manager of the concern and hired all of It's employees. I soon became used to sizing up men. young and old, for what I say does not apply to women, because they don't carry pen- cils"
 Human nature, soon found runs in regular channels. and the man who catches on to the courses of these chan nels is not going to be very much fooled by his fellow men, even though the lat- ter may conceal theolr characteristics artfully or innocently.
 ''One day while an applicant for place stood before me asked him to lend me his pencil. He produced one so neatly sharpened at both ends that gave him a second glance and saw that his appear ance, though his clothing was not new. accorded with the exactness shown in the neat, sharp pencil points. I engaged him. and today he Is the assistant manager of our store.
 That gave me new idea. would ask applicants to lend me pencil. When who carried scrappy bits of pencil. dull and unsharpened or bitten of at the ends, as rule found to show other external evidences of possessiong characteristics which negatived their engagement I found that men who kept about them we'll sharpened pencils were as rule, good mathematicians, were handy with their pen, wrote good hand, were neat in their habits. and were otherwise superior to the other fellows.
 T won't say that the lead pencil test of mans nature proves anything def- nite as regards his honesty, but 1t will show a good line on his characteristics. and this class of men are usually more honest and certainly more scrupulous and exact than the chaps who carry pencils that can't be used until you go through the tiresome process of getting out your own knife and putting point yourselG upon the lead"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01

the conduct of the business end of the atrical enterprise, Altce Kauser cast about for prorising investment
 Miss Kauser brides herself on the fact that she has never broken into the legit- Innate Held of any other agent. She be- lieved there were undiscovered delds in the theatrtcal world that would repay working.
 It was some time. however. before jast the opportunity she was looking for pre- sented itself. or rather, permitted itself to be discovered. It was the custom of the RroadwAy managers to shslve thelr selves had no farther use for them-that is to say. when the original company had finished its tour and q third. sometimes a fourth. had covered the remaining ter rftory. After that the plays. except for the possible revival of an occasional classic" were dead for all timo so far as earning capacity was concerned.
 Mss Kauser's scheme was to get con- trol of these unused plays and let them out by week or performances to the va rious stock companies of the country. col lecting royalties for the owners and sub tracting . commission for her labor. This was the idea as che originally laid It out Since then 1t has expanded into OH tuNtlSAlc SySt0Aus HI WutiN iut BC oOitin of money change hands and make neces- sary the employment of about q dozen persons. She has now three offices, and her daily mail. not to speak of the steady arrival of telegrams. from morning to night, includes nearly 200 letters. But her beginning was of the simplest. Full of her plans. she hired little office tucked away at the end of a passage in large office building and. with the aid of an itinerant typewriter. who came only for an hour or so a day. launched her pro- ject. On paper the prospect was very bright. but Miss Kauser had made an unhappy choice of time, and just as she started in the vaudeville craze swept the country. The permanent organizations disappeared to make room for the new fad, and the outlook for her venture was accordingly dark. In these first few years Miss Kauser was her own bookkeeper. having not a very onerous task, since the total receipts for the first year were ex- actly $75. which princely sum was in- creased the following year to s12l.75.
 But just at this point, when her means were nearly exhausted and only her friends stood between her and collapse. she managed to place Tess of the D'Ur- bervilIes'' with Mrs. Fiske for it's author. Lorimer stoddard. and when upon it's presentation at the old Fifth Avenue The ater 1t was hailed as the dramatic sen sation of the day she came in for a share of the profit and credit and secured her first footing in the theatrical world.
 Soon after her first strike, as she still calls Tess" the star vaudeville craze began to wane. Managers of variety houses throughout the country found dim culty in securing good material. and one by one went back to the old stock system. Then Miss Kauser's venture. now three years old. experienced boom. She was able to offer the owners of forgotten plays unlimited time at surprising
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01

One of the successful business women of America is Alice Kauser. play broker, pIaywright discoverer and dramatic agent. and one of the well known onices in the theatrical district is the brokerage over which she prssidss. Few even among those acquainted in these ofices. with their ever busy clerks and typewriter girls and the tremendous business inter- ests they contain. know of the inauspI- cious beginning some half dozen years ago of Miss Kauser's enterprise and its steady rise to position of importance that Miss Kauser. native of Hungary who had started her business career in America some time before as Secretary
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01

| threats. and all who are banded together In secret political associations to forth with cease their activity. And yet this warning he regarded as an order, the vto- lation of which will be followed by ven- geance swift and sure. The White Riders are sabroad.
 Thrice endorsed by the Venerable. the Grand Cyclops, in behalf of the all-pow- erful Klan. .~(. (. K. K. K. ) ) )" Now. if this document had been in writ Ing. 1t might have passed for . joke, but 1t was printed. and this fact. to- gether with its grave and formal style. gave 1t the dignity and importance Of a genuine proclamation from a real but an unseen authority. In addition to this the spectacular performance at the Rev. Jeremiah's church the night before gave substance to the proclamation.
 The White Riders had disappeared as mysteriously as they came. Only one per son was known to have seen them after they had left the church-it was several days before the Rev. Jeremiah could be induced to relate his experience-and that person was MT. Sanders. What he claim ed to have witnessed was even more alarming than the brief episode that oc- cured at the Rev. Jeremiah's church. Mir. Sanders was called on to repeat the story many times during the next few weeks. but 1t was observed by a few of the more thoughtful that he described what he had seen with. greater freedom and vividness when there was a negro within hearing. For time they were subdued in their, de- meanor. They even betrayed a tendency to renew their old familiar re- lations with the whites. But the episode of the White Riders soon became a piece of history; the alarm that it had engehd- cred grew cold; and Hotchkiss. aided by Bridalbin, who called himself Boring, soon had the breach between the two races wider than ever.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01

tO 6llx80o [ n Marbury. repre- sehting in this coun try tho general agents of the French dramatic socie- ty of authors. determined to strike out for herself.
 Possessing . capital stock of native ability, . deteruinat | Q n. to succeed and . fair working s~-A-v>A-. 2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
CHAPTER XVIII.
Major Tomlin Perdue Arrive,

Hotchkiss seemed to be undisturbed by the events that had startled and stam- peded the negroes and the white stran- ger. He had seated himself on one of the deacon's chairs near the pulpit, and, with his head leaning on his hand, ap- peared to be lost in thought. After awhile he rose. put on his hat, blew out one by one the lamps and went out into the darkness.
 Gabriel had renamed In the tree. When Hotchk1ss was out of sight. and presum-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01

for it is hardly likely that with the xna- chinery of the law in the hands of men the decision will in any way afrect his rights.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
JEWS CRY TO Roosevelt
Prominent Delegates from the 5'Nal
Birth Call at White House and
Present Grievances.

Through their representative asso'
citation, B'Nal Birth, the Jews OF
America, Monday morning, laid the
case before President Roosevelt and
Secretary Hay BY appointment at
half past 10 o'clock, the executive
council OF the association called at
the state department. They were Leo
N. Levy. president, OF New York;
Jacob Turt, vice president and treas
urer, OF Cleveland; Solomon Sulzber'
ger, honorary secretary, Rev York;
Joseph d. Coo.ns, wllkcsbarre, Pa;
Adolph Moses, Chicago, and Simon
Wolf, Of Washington.
Secretary Hay received the coun
ell and spent three-quarters Of ar
hour listening to their representa-
lions and commenting upon them
Then the secretary escorted his call
ers to the white house, where they
were received By President Roosevelt
and again set out their views ant
listened to what he mad to say In re-
ply. The Interviews with both the
president and Secretary Hay were
extremely satisfactory to the coun
o!l, although 1t soon ecsme apparen
that positive action could not lmme
dlatoly be had upon the bettermen
Of the condition Of Jews in Russia.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
HORROR IS NOW in OREGON!
Town WheImed by Cloudburst and
Hundreds Find Watery Grave.

ner and a wall Of water like the Co.
lumbia river rushed dewn the valley
Had No Warning.
The roar Of the storm deafened the
roar Of the water and the people had
no warning Of the oncoming flood
Suddenly II rushed through the
town, sweeping houses from their
foundation and drowning the people
In the wrecks OF their own homes,
the dead bodies and wreckage being
borne down the valley. Scores arc
still unaccountod for. The food sub
sided quickly.
The railway, telegraph and tele'
phone lines were badly damaged In
the valley.
Az Heppner che residents suffered
most, though the business section was
flooded. The county authorities are
taking care OF the sufferers. Besides
the dead from 100 to 200 people are
reported injured
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
NEW PHASE OF FEUD
Even Hotel at Jackson, Kentucky,
Burned and Five Of the HaroIo
Faction Arrested.

At 6 o'clock Sunday morning JUG
Redman, a Waterman at the LUMBER
yard of Swami & Day discovered
flames issuing from the roof of Ewen's
hotel, situated on the mountain side,
800 yards from the depot. The alarm
was given, and Lieutenant Kinnard,
with the provost guard, turned out to
render assistance Soon hundreds OF
people were on the scene.
Heroic work on the part OF the sol
dlers and citizens saved possibly to
entire south side of the town.
The Even hotel Is at the end Of a
long row OF miners cottages, all Of
which were in grave danger When
those in the hotel were notified, The
fire was under such Roadway that the
guests who had not arisen had only
time to save part of their clothing.
John Carey of Louisville, a tOlCs
.raph operator, who was sent by the
! Postal company to Jackson to handle
the matter sent TO the newspapers dur
ing the feud trials, was asleep on the
second floor. In the excitement no
was not awakened until the flames
had shut Off escape from the front
! stairway, and he was almost suffocated
while coming out Of the rear stairway
and fell unconscious and half dressed
on the ground. when he finally freed
himself from the danger.
Mrs. Even and her children were
left poorly clad and lost everything.
The hotel and furniture had been in.
sured, but only a week ago Captain
Even was notified that on account OF
the threatening conditions in Jackson
the company had decided to cancel his
policy.
The house and fixtures we're valued
at about 100000. The property repre-
sented the savings OF l!sa;ime, and
gwen and family are homeless and
dependent on the hospitality Of tho
troops IL camp.
Gray and Jim Haddicks and Jerry
Luntz, workmen at the Swami & Day
lumber yard reported having seen
Joe Crawford and Ed Tharpe, wagon
Frs for the Hargis brothers, come
across the bridge and return Just be
fore the blaze was discovered and Ma
for Allen ordered these men arrested
They were taken into the military
,Nmp blythe soldiers and manacled IL
The guardhouse. Gray Haddlcks wal
detained by the provost guard as wit
ness.
Soon the Hargls people were active
They sent after Attorneys John o
o'Neil, Of Covlngton, and B. D. Golden
Of Barbourvllle. defending Jett ant
White, and swore out wrlts of Labea
corpus before Judge Redwine, making
them returnable at once.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
COD is GIVEN PRAISE
In Church of ServIan Capital
for Work of AssaSslns.
A "TE DEUM" RENDERED
Words Of Prelate Gives Pleasure to
Assasslns Present-peputatIon,
Of officials Go TO Geneva
After King Peter

Tuesday's advices from Belgrade,
seryla, we're as follows The town is
perfectly calm and quiet is apparently
assured.
Guns doomed frequently during the
day in honor of Hing Peter, and the
church bells rang merrily.
The portraits Of the late King Alex
ander are being removed from the
walls of public places.
workmen have been busy at the pal
ace removing all signs Of the tragedy
and repairing the damages caused by
flying bullets, preparatory to the In
stallation Of the new ruler.
1t appears very unlikely that any OF.
fetal account of the crime will be pub
llshed. The absence of all expression
of regret among the educated classes
Is most striking, and leads TO the con-
clusion that either the assassinations
were extremely popular or the Ser
VANS are the most impressive people
in the world. As a matter OF fact,
the whole country is governed by
few men and iu-general the peasantry
are ignorant OF the'>cause OF the
change.
A deputation OF the wo chamrhers,
composed OF four senators and twent
deputies, headed by the presidents o
the two houses left Belgrade by spe-
cial train Monday night for Geneva to
inform King Peter Of his election to
the throne. The officers who have
been appointed to attend the ling
went on the same train.
Te peum FOR the Butehery.
The chamber met at 10 o'clock Tues
day morning and adjourned for the
purpose Of going to the cathedral,
where a great thanksgiving service, In.
Guiding "Te Deum" was celebrated.
The ministers attended the service,
which was carried out with all the
gorgeous ceremonial Of the Greek
church. Half OF the congregation was
composed Of army officers In full uni
form. The ministers wore dress suits.
and all their orders. The metropolitan,
in a brief address, congratulated the
nation on the restoration of the Kara
georgeovitch dynasty, a dynasty which
had included so many brave and noble
men. While deploring the necessity
for recent events, he thanked the army
for what 1t had done and praised It's
behavior, The officers audibly ex.
pressed their pleasure at these re-
marks from the prelate, who conclud.
ed with invoking blessing on King
Peter and expressing the hCpe that
under him Seryia would enjoy peace
and prosperity.
only Royal Captive.
The position of King Peter promises
to be little more than that of royal
captive and the real government OF
the country will be military dictator
ship under the LADDERS Of the revolution.
Colonel Maschin and Colonel Mltschit-
ich. The new king is almost without
any personal adherents, and the ruling
spirits of the army. 1t is thought prob
able, would just as readily murder
him as they did his predecessor.
should he oppose their aims.
At the present moment the whole
country is under military rule.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
ADMISSION HAS NEW OUTLET.

|. and N. VIII Now Operate Trains
from the Alabama City Into Atlanta.
A special from Admission, Ala, SAYS:
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company has begun running trains
from this city to Cartersville. Ga.
The tracks Of the seaboard Air Line
will be used from Dukes to Cartersville
and the Western and Atlantic viii pun
the trains OF the Louisville and Nash.
vile from cartersvIlle to Atlanta
Through these connections Admission
has another rogta to Atlanta.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
MAY REACH FIVE HUNDRED
Gigantic Avalanche of Water
SwOOped Down Upon
Victims Without
Warning,
one.Thlrd Of Population Of Little VII
Iaoe Of Heppner Sent to Their
poom-6esIdes the Dead,
over Two Hundred are
lnIured--A Dire
Calamity.

Following cloudburst, wall Of
water 20 feet high rushed down the
gulch of Willow creek at dusk Sunday
and drowned nearly half Of 1880 in.
habitants OF the little village OF Hepp'
ner, Oregon. The furious water car.
Tied tho residence part of Heppner
away SO great was the force Of the
water that powders weighing ton
we're rolled along the gulch, crushing
everything in their path. Wires,
bridges and railroads were swept away
and complete reports have not been re-
ceiyed The most reliable reports, how
vcr say that the loss OF life at Hepp.
ner will be at least 800, though the
number OF dead probably is larger.
A report from lone. II miles from
Heppner says that 300 bodies carried
there by the food have been recovered.
The food came with sucn suddenness
that the Inhabitants we're unable 10
seek places Of safety and were carried
down to death by the awful rush OF wa
ter. Some OF the business part o.
Heppner. which Ia on the high ground
escaped early In tho afternoon 4
thunder storm occurred, covering Q
wide region Of country, and later Q
heavy rainstorm set In. many OF the
small streams oyer1owlng their baaRf
In short time. Bridges were swept
away like strawr, and the darkness Of
the night soon made the situation more
appalling.
AS soon as possible after the fooC
subsidized the work Of relief was beguI
0y the surviving residents
Dozens Of bodies were found lodge,
along the bends OF the stream, and Il
several places they were piled two 0
three deep. Up to 2 o'clock Monda
afternoon 200 bodies had been reco'
cred within the town
Many OF the buildings which wer
not carried away were moved frou
their foundations OF toppled over
Hundreds Of horses, cattle shee
and hogs, that had gone into tn
creek bottoms for water polished.
As soon as possible news was sen
by courier to the nearby towns asl
Ing relief for the stricken people
The Oregon Railway and Naylgatio
Company started relief train, wilt
doctors aud supplies, from The Dale
shortly after noon with a party @
100, Including three doctors, fou
nurses and supplies OF all kinds, Al
1880 o'clock Monday afternoon re-
lief train with doctors and supplies
started for the scene from Portland,
The citizens of Portland started n re-
lief fund as soon as the news Of the
disaster spread over the city. and
within few hours $4,000 was raised
Supplies will BIO rushed to Heppner.
Fifteen buildings In Lexington, .
miles below Heppner, on Willow
creek, were washed away, but no
loss OF life, the inhabitants having
time to save themselves from the
gurgIng torrent.
AT lone II miles away, damage
was done to buildings, though no loss
OF lifo is reported.
All Houses swept Away.
Heppner Is situated In the narrow
valley of Willows creek Advlces TO
The Portland Chronicle stated that
great storm was raging Sunday af.
ternoon at $3.50 and a cloudburst oc.
CURED short distance above Hepp-
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
HAD PISTOL DURING TRIALS.

Convicted Murderer Wilcox Greatly
Surprised JaIIer at Elizabeth city.
special from Elizabeth city, N.
O.. says; Jim Wilcox, twice convict
ed Of the murder OF Nellie cropsey.
left tho city Monday in charge OF
Sheriff f. T. winslow. to begin his
thirty years sentence In the penlten-
tlary at Raleigh. Previous to the ar
rival Of the officers at the jail, he
offered to sell the jaller pistol, and.
TO tho latter's amazement, took a
thlrty-elght caliber revolver from his
pocket and fired three shots, then
gave 1t to the jaller. He claims that
he carried this pistol during both
trials II was fastened TO his leg by
his garter
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
WANT FRANCHISE LAW pRosED

New York Republican Club Asks
Congress to Make Investigation.
AT a meeting Monday, night the Ref
publican Club OF New York took up,
the negro question and adopted reso-t
buttons urging congress to makct
speedy and thorough investigations
into the conditions in the south where@
suffrage Is abridged In violation Of thee
amendments 10 the constitution Of thes
United States and demanding that .
measures be taken at once TO render
these amendments effective.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
HURRICANE IN PHILIPPINES.

Several American Vessels Reported
Wrecked, But News is Messre,
A hurricane has swept over the Phil.
ippine islands and great damage has
been done to shipping.
The United States steamer Pearla
de visayas has been totally lost off
Camotes island. Part of her crew
were saved.
The United sizes steamer San Ra.
fael and the stfJoner Mayhower have
been driven ashore on ormoc, West
Leyte. and will prove total losses. All
on board these vessels were saved.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
A SPECIES OF SLAVERY

For Corporations to BE Forced to e.
ploy only Union Men.
Sixteen strikers alleged to have vi
lated an injunction obtained by thg
kellogg Switchboard and Supply Coz
pany, were fined $40 each in Judgs
Holcombe's court, at Chicago, satur
day.
"For corporation to be compelle
to contract with union to have in i('
employ only union men," he said, "ii
u species OF slavery and unlawful"
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
Minister Jackson REPORTS.

The following cablegram was re-
ceived at the state department Tues
day from United States Minister Jack
son, at Belgrade, Servia;
Prince Karageorgeoyitch has been
elected king. Delegation to notify him
has been selected. Perfect quiet pre-
walls"
Mr.. Jackson, who went TO Belgrade
to present his credentials to the late
King Alexander, Will now be under the
necessity Of awaiting the arrival OF
fresh credentials from Washington di.
rected to King Peter.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
sERvIANs ELECT NEW KING.

Without a Ripple Of Excitement Pc
ter Of Jaw.ereakIno Name, Installed.
With scarcely the excitement which
marsk an ordinary fete day in the
capital, servla Monday Instituted a
new dynasty Within less than two
hours from the time Of meeting In the
wing OF the royal palace where King
Alexander and his queen were shot
down, the senate and skupshtina, In
Joint session, had legally and with
due formality elected Prince Peter
Karage king OF Seryia.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
MINERS IN CONVENTION.

Delegates Aneered over Refusal Of
Operators to Recognize conelIiators
The special convention OF the Uni.
ted Mine Workers Of the three anthra.
cite districts, called for the purpose
Of dealing with the refusal of the op.
orators TO recognize the conciliators
appointed by the Joint executive
board, opened at Scranton. Pa. Mon,
day with National President John
Mitchell presiding and GAO delegates
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
MORE pEoNAoE ARRESTS MADE.
Four Alabama Citizens placed Under
Bonds Of 81 900 Each.

A Montgomery, Ala. dispatch says 4:
Deputy United States Marshals Gibson
md Colquitt brought in Saturday four
more prominent white citizens Of Tai.
lapoose county charged with peonage.
Thev are W. ID. Cosby, under six in
dictments. Jerre Berry, FIVE indict.
ments; Allan Turner, three indIct.
ments, and Jack Patlllo. two indlct.
ments. All made bond OF $1,000