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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
Clue to Murderer of Granev.

Coroner W. D. Paris has secured clue to the murder of D. P. Graney a boiler maker who was shot and killed mysterious ly on Nineteenth Street and Tenth Ave nue nearly two years ago. reward of $1O0 was offered for the arrest of the mur- derer or muderers. Just recently some evidence has been found by the Coroner and an arrest is to be made. The boiler maker was shot while returning to his home after going to a corner grocery store to pay bill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
Horse Show is On.

Birminghams Horse Show began to- night. There was a large crowd out, many society people appearing on the Fair Grounds. The exhibition was fine, both foreign and local displays being excel lent The grounds were we'll lighted and the costumes worn were elegant. The There was a good attendance of outside folks. The show is being given under the auspices of the Birmingham Lodge of Elks This afternoon there were trotting, pacing and running races and consider able interest was taken. The Horse Show proper began this evening. The foreign prize list aggregate $2.5OO while large numbers of local prizes will be given.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
APPEAL OF WILCOX.
Contends His Case Should Have Nev
 CT Gone to Jury.

Raleigh, N. C., May 2e.-The appeal ir the case of James Wilcox. sentenced ir March, 1902, to be hanged, and on appeal sentenced in January, 1908, to thirty years in prison for the murder of Ella Cropsey at Elizabeth City, N. C.. was again heard by the Supreme Court today. /
 The plea for a new trial was based mainly upon the point that there has nev- CT been evidence enough against Wilcox for the case to go to the jury and that the judge should have so decided. The Supreme Court has the matter under advisement, and it will be some days, perhaps weeks, before an opinion is rem dered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
OFF TO BIRMINGHAM.
Montgomery Representatives to tn
 League of Municipalities.

Montgomery will be well represented at the annual meeting of the Alabama League of Municipalities which will be- gin a two days session in Birmingham at room today.
 Mayor E. B. Joseph, City Attorney Bibb Graves, Alderman c. P. Mcintyre and Hen. Thomas H. Carr, Mayor-elect, wifi leave this morning for Birmingham to attend the meeting.
 As President of the League. Mayo: Joseph will preside over the meeting and will deliver an interesting address deal- ing with municipal problems in Ala Lama.
 Mayor Joseph said last night that the indications were the meeting would be veil attended and that much good would come to the cities and towns of the State as a result of the meeting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
COURT AT ABBEvILLE.

s. P. Bradley Made Foreman of the
 Grand Jury.
 Abbeville. May 26.-(SpeciaD- Circuit Court convened yesterday with Judge John P. Hubbard on the bench. Ills charge to the grand jury was strong and forcible and made deep impression upon all who heard it., After delivering the charge s. P. Bladley, a prominent mer- chant of Abbeville, was made foreman. It is expected that the civil docket will
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
Hassinger Goes to Chicago.

w. H. Hassinger, Vice President and District Manager of the Republic Iron and Steel Company. is in Chicago and will visit the various plants of the company in the Northwest. It is given out that the company contemplates considerable development in this section and this will be definitely settled on at the meeting to be held in ChicagoI The company is now making extensive repairs about their fur mace plants at Thomas and are preparinu to add railroad spike department in the Birmingham rolling mills
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
Railroad to Huntsville.

The Commercial Club of Huntsville and the Commercial Club of Birmingham will have conference shortly looking to a di- rect railroad between the two points. The Huntsville committee will come to Bir- mingham to talk over the situation and it is believed the Louisville and Nashville Railroad can be prevailed upon the build the line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27

tested by Bettie Taylor, niece of the dead woman, who claims that her aunt was in an unsound condition of mind at the time of the making of the will and beneficiary.
 Some evidence was taken yesterday by Judge Gaston but the case was contin- ued until today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
New School Building.

A building permit was issued this morn ing for three-story brick building on Twentieth Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues to be used as the Pol lock-Stephens Institute, female college. The building will cost not less than $12,- OO0
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27

Warm spring days produce feeling of drowsiness if the body is loaded with the impurities of winter diet. Cleanse the blood. liver and bowels with Prickley Ash Bitters. It creates energy and cheerful ness. adv-wed-fri-sun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27

Elegantly electric lighted dining cars are run on trains l and 4 between Birmingham and New Orleans, Lebanon Junction and Clncin- natl; also on trains and between Montgom- cry and Guthrie, Ky. Service = carte.
 New and handsomely built chair cars lseats lree) are operated on trains and between Cincipnau and New Orleans. High pack seat coaches and chair cars are also run on all through trains between Cincinnati, Louisville. st. Louis, Evansville. Memphis, Nashville and New Orleans.
 Train No. 1 carries through Pullman sleep CTS from Chicago. Cincinnati and New York to New Orleans.
 Train No. ! carries through Pullman sleep CTS from Cincinnati and New York to New Orleans and Chicago to St. Petersburg; also through tourist sleepers to San Francisco leaving Montgorpery at o:3S p. m. Tuesday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
CONTESTED WILL. CASE.
Mitigation Over Property of Deceased
 Negro Woman.

The trial of the contest of the will of Julia Gilner, a negro woman, was yes- terday taken up in the Probate Court of Montgomery County, Judge J. B. Gaston presiding.
 Julia Gilmer, an old negro woman, liv- ing on the Carter Hill Road, on her death several months ago. left a piece of prop erty worth about $500 to William East erly, an old negro man. The will was con-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27

sa,,1hy ssnuIhsiay and Saturday. wa New Orleans as1 .r 'sln s No. carries through Pullman s,n., einnaf1 m s,S Me% ', Orleans to New York and Cia. oaIect ilct connection at Nashville with thro,,.s sleeper to St. Louis. ~ s@A1"uS1 - ~ s.n s N0 : carries through Pullman aiaan. CTS rom New Orleans to New YorL rtncsSk "au ana Chicago without ehaIke.
 All through trains make close connecttor, .. H~anl LSiiau' t' evansville. St. Louis and New or. West A' 1sas1 ana For further information pertaining to ratea soutSS ana scnedules consult ticket agentn n and \. R. R.. or write or call n -
 W. L. -iEASLEY. n Passenger Agent. Union station.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
Collector is Missing.

w. F. Weaver, a popular salesman and collector for IT. W. Sweet, a Bessemer merchant, has been missing since Friday week and the greatest alarm is felt by his family and friends. There is a the ory entertained that he has been robbed and murdered. He is a man of good character and has fine reputation. When he left Bessemer he started on a tour of collection in the Blocton district He. was at, Blocton last Wednesday. He wrote a letter stating that he was going to Garnsey but since then had not been heard from. A search is being made for his body.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
League of Municipalities.

The third annual meeting of the League If Alabama Municipalities will be held here tomorrow. E, B, Joseph of Montgom- cry is President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27

GROVES CHRONIC CHILL CURE cures the chills that other chill tonics don't cure. No Cure. No Pay. 50 cents
 adv-td-thu-sat-to wkly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
Fairley Goes to Tennessee.

w. R. Farley, member of the Ma tional Board of thel United Mine Workers of America from this State. has gone to Tennessee to use his good offices looking to settlement of the troubles in the mining sections of that State. Thurs day he will meet the general manager and superintendent of the Graysville mines at Chattanooga to see what can be done looking to the strengthening out of the troubles at that place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
The News of Birmingham

Birmingham, May 26.-(Special.) .)-At the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of HowaN College. the Baptist institu- ton at East Lake, near here, held this morning, 1t was decided to undertake to raise an endowment of $1OO,O0o. A can vass will be begun just as soon as pay ments on the new dormitory, costing ST. 0oo and now almost completed. have been made. President A. P. Montague made the suggestion. The intended endowment will be for the advancement of Howard, enlargement of the faculty and improve ment of the grounds and building
 The Board also elected the entire fac ulty and in addition confirmed the ap- potntment of Prof. John c. Dawson of Scottsboro, now travelling in Europe, who will occupy the chair of modern lan- guages next term.
 J. A. Colley of Verbena won the medal in the junior oratorical contest today. Eight speakers participated in the con- test.
 Congressman c. W. Thompson at How ard last night in a speech on the sub ject of an endowment for that institu- ton said that he would be one of fifty men who would contribute 5000 each, this offer to hold good one year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27

The Fourth of July will be a memor. able day to the lovers of music in this section as arrangements will DC made to have a singing convention here on thas date. W. M. .Cooperfl the noted singer, Is expected. Dinner will be served on the grounds and everything done to assure the comfort and pleasure of the large crowd. -A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
RICH BOUGHT SAFETY.
Wealthy Jews Paid Russian Cover
 nor for Protection from Mob.

Wealthy Jews Paid Russian Cover
 nor for Protection from Mob.
 Berlin, May 26.-The German Jewish Relief Society, which is seeking to re- heve the Kishineff sufferers, has sent an agent to Kishinef who reports that 700 houses. were destroyed. that 600 shops were sacked and about 10000 persons or 1000 families are homeless as a result of a massacre of last month. Forty-flve persons were killed outright during the massacre, eighty-four were severely wounded and 503 were slightly injured The number of persons affected through the loss of positions or otherwise is esti- mated at 2O,OOO, mostly belonging to the poorer classes.
 The rich Jews were not attacked and The Tageblatt asserts that they purchased exemption by paying the Governor money.
 St. Petersburg, May 26-An explicit de- nial appears in today's Official Messenger of the allegation that Interior Minister von Plewhe sent confidential letter to the Governor of Bessarabia shortly be- fore the anti-Semetic outbreak at Kish- ineff in which he referred to the possi- bility of disorders there and the steps to be taken to Suppress them. The paper says the repbrts were inventions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27

The Circuit Clerk has been busy fol several days making the manuscript fol the Supreme Court in the case 3f the StatS against Walter Nordan. convicted of ux orcide and sentenced to life imprison. ment This case was tried at a specia term in December and attracted wide, spread attention on account of the crime and prominence of those connected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27

Gen. William c. Oates is on a visit to his old home and, as is usual, is the re- eipient of many hearty greetings from his old comrades and friends. He is accom- panied by w. c. Oates, Jr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27

be finished by Wednesday at noon as not more than three or four new casos are on the docket The most important case to be tried this week is that of McKissack vs. McLendon in which plaintiff claims 5000 damages of defendant who was at one time Sherin of this county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27

For further information and for throurh schedules apply to
 s. T. sURATT, U. T. A.. Union Depot. F. B. WHITE. c. A. 4 Commerce St,, F. J. ROBINSON. Assistant Gent Pass. AEt, J. C. HALLE. Gen'l. Pass. Agent w. A. wINBURN. Vice President and rraN,e THEo. D. KLINE. asn'L supt., Savannah. Ca.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27

Macon, Columbus Troy FIJI Valley. Americus, Albany 9:Ioam Dawson, Fort Gaines, Eu-f s.oonn faula and tntermediatel
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
The Western Railway of AIabama.

2L shows tim unless sotr slra to Montgomery A-heyOnd % ~ o-'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-15

{ any rate the legislature has man
70 crowd venesueia off the front
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-15
UNIFIED COUNTY SCHOOLS.

2 EFoRE THE LEGISLATIVE ses-
~ sion is many days older a bin is
to be introduced which viii incorporate
in its provisions probably the most i'm
portant of the recommendations made
| by the state superintendent of public
instruction in his biennial report to the
governor. This is his proposition to
unity the county schools. The matter
is one Of great interest to the taxpay-
ers outside the cities.
While there is much 20 be said on
both sides of the question. The Herald
believes there are weighty reasons for
adopting the proposed law. AS the sit
uation stands at present, every boy and
girl in the districts lying outside
OF the cities does not have an equal
chance to secure a irst-class common
school education. This is true because
some districts are wealthier than 9TH
ers and can. consequently, afford to ex-
pend more money in the equipment and
maintenance of their schools.
There are numerous instances where
contiguous districts offer absurdly un-
equal educational facilities for the ed
ucation of the young. For instance.
one district may have several wealthy
manufacturing establishments which
alone contribute enough tax money to
keep the schools in operation for long
terms in every year. The district next
to it is without these blessings, and its
citizens are taxed almost to the break
ing point without being able to provide
anything like the facilities enjoyed by
| their neighbors.
At first glance it may seem unfair to
ask one district to contribute to the
support of another, and if any less
weighty matter than education were
involved the position taken by friends
of the suggested legislation would be
untenable. But in educational affairs
we cannot afford to be selfish. The boys
and girls of today are the men and
women of tomorrow. It is right and
proper that they should be given every
opportunity to fit themselves for the
battles which all must fight.
A unification of the county schools,
under the supervision of a central
/ board of trustees. modelled on the lines
of the boards of education provided an
about happy results. The schools could
be more effectively graded. and conse-
quentIy of more practical value; the
courses of study would be uniform and
county school diploma would be
something besides d worthless piece of
parchment.
Violent opposition to the measure
may be expected from residents of dis
tricts where the schools are now bet
! ter than the schools in adjoining dis
| tricts. The objection viii be raised
| that valuable buildings and other prep
| erty may be sacrificed, but as mat
| ter of fact nothing of the kind need
/ occur. By a readjustment and re-
arrangement ali OF the property now in
use can be used in future and no hard
| ship viii be worked upon anybody.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-15

lie in its insistence on the passage
Of the BILL Nearly all the states have
laws prohibiting the sale OF adulterated
food products. Provisions against the
adulteration Of clothing, while not so
vital TO the health of the people, are
almost as necessary as the other laws.
Customers have a right to know what
they are buying. The dealer who is
honest viii not be hurt by the passage
of the anti-shoddy bill. only the man
who is selling spurious stun under an
honest name viii be injured, and he
should be injured. driven out of bust
ness if necessary. We have laws
against obtaining money by false pre-
lenses and against counterfeiting. The
dealer who sells shoddy for wooden
clothing is entitled to no more eonsid-
Grafton than the criminals of the other
classes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-15
SoelIETlI.

Mrs. Edwin F. Holmes entertained at
very prettily appointed luncheon yes
terday in honor of Mrs. S. Z. Brans-
ford and a number of the friends of
Mrs. Bransford. The guests were
seated at the round table, which was
beautifully decorated for the affair
The table was covered with a cloth
of heavy lace, and u centerpiece formed
of red carnations and violets arranged
in an epergne was used. Tall candle
sticks. shaded with red, lighted the
board. and bunch of viOlets tied
with violet ribbon was at each place.
Covers were laid for twelve, the place
cards being also in violet
Mr. and Mrs James A. Lockhart OF
Colorado Springs announced the en-
gagement last Wednesday at a lunch
con of their daughter Mary 10 Mr..
Francis D. PastOrius. Miss Lockhart
viii be remembered by great number
of friends in this city, who met her
last summer during her visit with
Miss Eleanor Dooly Many messages
of eongratulation and good win have
already found their way from her Salt
Lake friends. The date of the we'd
ding has not yet been set.
Miss Gertrude McGrath will enter
tain few of her girl friends at an
informal luncheon on Saturday.
Tonight before GOING 3 to the second
assembly ball. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
G.. Filler viii entertain about twenty
guests at a Japanese dinner at the
Commercial club.
Miss Mabel Renshaw entertained a
Few friends very delightfully."- at lunch
con at the Tavern yesterday. Miss
come her again to Salt Lake society
after an absence. of nearly year in
Butte. Her guests yesterday were Mrs.
A. w. McCune, jr.; Mrs. c. Stanley
Price, Miss Mary Louise Anderson,
Miss Terrell and Miss Dern.
Mrs. George X. Fischer gave the first
OF a series of luneheons yesterday at
her home on Seventh street. The af-
fair was in honor of Mrs. w. G. Sharp,
and covers were laid for ten. The next
in the series will be given Saturday,
and the third on Wednesday next.
The event of today will be the second
assembly ball. Preparations for the
affair are completed, and everything
indicates that it will be a great sue
cess. The dancing crowd anticipate
the event with keen pleasure after a
long time with no dancing parties.
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Mrs. G.. B. Pfoutz has invitations out
for an afternoon card party TO be given
next Wednesday
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Mrs. H. c. BrOwnlee entertained the
members of the Third Street Card club
at her home yesterday afternoon.
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Miss Wishard will entertain the Col
lege club this evening at the Collegiate
Institute.
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Mrs. Eugene Kahn will entertain at
cards tomorrow afternoon compliment
tary to Miss Clara Weinberger of Den
Yer, who is visiting Mrs. Adolph ST.
mon.
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Miss Carroll of Laramie, Wyo., sis
ter of Mrs. W. H. Hintz is in the city
and will spend the winter with her sis
ter.
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Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Meilstrup have
returned from a months visit in the
East.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-15
GERMS FOR eRAssHoPPgRs.

IT MAY BE A LITTLE EARLY to
L talk about grasshoppers, but as the
time in which to prepare for war is the
time of peace. a few words about a new
discovery made by the governments
department of agriculture Will not be
amiss. Professor L. o. Howard, who is
in charge of the bureau of entomology,
has located fungi known as entomoph-
thOrcae, which are guaranteed to kill
grasshoppers, literally by millions, if
necessary.
A dispatch says that the next time a
locust or grasshopper plague breaks out
in any section of the United States,
tubes of gelatine containing the germs
of entomOphthorcae will be sent to the
districts affected. The farmers there
viii catch a few grasshoppers, inocu-
late them with the germs and turn
them loose. The effect of the inocula-
ton is to kill not only the original re-
cipients. but all the other grasshoppers
with which they come in contact.
So rapidly can the disease be made
to spread among, them that within a
very brief period of time the fields are
cleared. Experiments with Professor
Howard's discovery have been made
in the Philippines. in South Africa and
other places, and always with the best
possible results. Salt Lakers viii re-
member the devastation wrought by
grasshoppers in Sanpete county last
Summer. A repetition of that trouble
will be impossible this year if the cul-
lures are secured in time. Indeed. if
all that is claimed for the discovery is
true, the day may not be far distant
when the grasshopper win be extinct
in the United States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-15

The suggestion from Logan that the
legislature appoint a committee to 90
TO Washington and ascertain just who
viii be acceptable to the administra-
ton as senator from Utah is excel
lent, but it comes too late. What
must be must be and even the admin.
istration cannot change It.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-15

Item from the dramatic notes in any
Salt Lake paper in 1882: The farewell
performance of 'Corianton' will be
given in the Theater next Monday
night This is positively the last fare
well until the next one
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-15

A South Carolina editor has declared
his intention of leaving home because
his neighbors insist on gossiping about
him. What in the world is the matter
with the fellow? Doesn't he know
that the editor always has the last
saw
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-15

The National Livestock association
is talking about making war on the
meat trust. Evidently the members
Of that organization are not getting
.their share of the plumber.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-15
THE ANTI-sHoDDx BILL.

7 HE ANTI-SHODDY BILL, which,
L in response TO the demands made
by prominent manufacturers OF cheap
clothing, was pigeon-hOled by the ways
and means committee at the last ses-
sion of congress. is likely to cause some
discussion at the meeting of the Amer
lean Livestock association, which is
now ia session in Kansas City. Presi-
dent Springer referred to the bill in
his annual address, saying that fire.
quent but Intellectual efforts had been
made to secure its passage.
It is not likely that anything can be
accomplished at this session. either. for
the do-nothing policy which has been
Inaugurated VIII doubtless be continued
to the end. The anti-shoddy bin is
one of the most meritorious pieces of
legislation that has been before any
congress for years. For this reason it
should have been adopted by prac-
kicallx unanimous vote long since. 1t
not. as some Of its opponents en-
kTor to make people believe. a law
On would prohibit the manufacture
shod7y clothing.
the contrary, as much sh0ddy as
pills cSS8 make may be turned out
nade inte garments, but it must
only labefsa shoddy. That is the
on to which the manufacturers
4 They know very well that
II not be able sSge all wool
Dr all-shoddz6 Aen It
profit. by III 81 s s
Id put an 4 . s ;