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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
DIR. s. J. COOPER OF TUSCUMBIA
 COMMITS SUICIDE.
Prominent Physician of Colbert County and a Brave Soldier of the Con- federacy Fired Shot Into
 His Head.

Tuscumbia, March 15.-(SpeciaD- Suffering from mental detection and physical depression pr. Samuel J. Cooper one of the most prominent cit izens of this city and a well known physician, died by his own hands this morning at II o'clock, by shooting himself through the head with re- voIver, death resulting instantly, The tragedy occurred in his private room at his home on Sixth Street, with no witnesses. His body was discovered by a servant. who had been sent to his room by Mrs. Cooper.
 From blood spotches on the mirror of the dresser in the room and the course of the bullet, he evidently had stood before the mirror and placed the barrel of the revolver into his mouth, and pulled the trigger.
 The missile ploughed through the brain, through the top of the head through his hat and struck the ceiling,
 The tragedy was a distinct shock to the people of Tuscumbia, who had known the deceased intimately, and fla vorably for many years, in fact since his childhood Dr. Cooper was 60 years old. was an ex-Confederate soldier, was health officer of this county, a member of the County Medical Society, and the examining physician on the Confederate pension board for Colbert County He Belonged to one of the old est and most aristocratic families in North Alabama, and stood high social ly and professionally.
 He leaves a wife, formerly Miss Jeannie Petit of Memphis, and two children, a son and daughter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
WHITE MAN
HOMER R. DUDLEY STANDS OFF
 PARTY OF NEGROES.
Prominent Saw Mill Man Has Narrow Escape From Death at the Hands of fingered Blacks In Lee
 County.

Columbus, Ga, March 15.-(SpeciaL) Homer R. Dudley, a prominent saw mill man of Russell county had a narrow escape from assassination at the hands of negroes in the lower rart of Lee county. Alabama. yesterday.
 He went to the home of Ike and Kate Hodge. negroes. who had persuaded Sam Mo gan. a negro boy. who had been bound to Mir. Dudley for year by his parents. to leave Mir. Dudley's place and live with them. MT. Dudley told the Hodges they must vacate the house he was renting to them or give up the boy. Kate Hodge applied a vile epithet to him and advanced on him with large pine limb At the time another woman came running toward him with an axe, while Ike Hodge advanced with a gun.
 MT Dudley drew his pistol and open ed fire on the party, and ss he did so the negro shot at him with his gun. The load of shot went through MT. Dudley's sleeve. Both the negro and MT. Dudley exchanged shots again. but neither took effect.
 The negroes retreated and Mir. Dud- ley stopped firing. The negroes thought he was out of ammunition and the three advanced the attack again. Mir. Dudley opened fire again. The two women were each slightly wounded in the face and Hodge was shot in his knee. The negroes then retreated from the field. MT. Dudley was unin- jured
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
district and. probable future develop

district and. probable future develop ments.
 When seen to day MT. Toping declined to state the nature of his call upon the Tennessee company president, and inti- mated that 1t was simply social visit.
 He confirmed the statement, however, that John W. Gates and party will ar rive In Birmingham next Friday March 23, and will spend several days in this district The party will embrace tn" directors of the Republic Iron and Steel Company and the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. and also the executive board of the new holding company header by LIT. Gates They will come direct from New York. and will make a thorough investigation and inspection of the properties of the two companies in the Birmingham dis trict with view to deciding what shall be done in, the future along the line of building new steel mills and furnaces for the development of raw material.
 The result of this visit will. there fore, be of vast and far-reaching im- portance to Birmingham and the Bfr- mingham district. for 1t will either mean the expenditure within the next two years something like $15,000.000 for development purposes, or 1t will mean that such an immense industrial stride may be temporarily halted. Con- seduently the people of the Magic City will wait with almost preathless inter- est the outcome of the pending visit of the capitalists, and the announcement which Is expected to follow. After thorough inspection shall have been made. the executive board of the new holding company will then arrive at the all important decision which will mean so much.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
LONG LEAVES DOTHAN.
Man Accused of Bigamy Departs for
 Parts Unknown.

Parts Unknown.
 Dothan, March 15.-(Special) J. George Washington Long, who was arr rested here on complaint of woman at Screven, Ga, who alleged that she was his lawful wife. Long being at the time supposedly married to another woman. has left Dothan He was ar rested on two charges one of biga- my and the other of adultery. On the latter charge he pleaded guilty, and on the former he gave the small bond which was assessed in the case. Since then he has not been seen. and it is not known to what place he went af- ter leaving here.
 When seen by d representative of The Advertiser soon after his arrest Long appeared much perturbed. He said he had no statement to make ex- cept that he had just wired the cir cumstances of his arrest to his wlfo at Screven, Ga, and requested that she come here. When she did this, he said, he hoped to straighten out the tangle.
 Long had been here but d few days at the time of his apprehension He had purchased a small stock of goods and establishing himself as a mer- chant. He was known personally by a few here but not many, and was unusually quiet and unobtruslve in his demeanor. He knew that some such steps as were taken against him were contemplated. and more than one citi- zen of Dothan had advised him that, under the circumstances, it would he for him to leave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
SHELLY AND ELLIOTT.
Leading Candidates for the Commi,
 Sionship.


 SiODship.
 Washington D C.. March 15.-Cap- tain Charles H. Scott. who is at the Willard Hotel, says he Is here on pri- vate business only. 'T am trying to sell some Alabama lands I am interest ed in" he remarked.
 The Alabama referee business is dull then?" he was asked.
 Yes, exceedingly dull. There is nothing on the books that l know of at present"
 Secretary Taft, 1t is said will deter mine within the next two days who shall receive the comm ssionership un- der the Foraker bill to mark the graves of Confederate soldiers who died in Northern prisons. Judge Taft is be- lieved to favor the appointment Of General Shelly of Alabama. but there is such great pressure in favor of Col onel Elliott of South Carolina, that the impression prevails he will get the place. New names are constantly be- Ing presented but the contest is believ- ed al this writing to be between the men named
 Congressman Heflin's bill to prevent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
Pratt City Booming.

The last few days has witnessed the greatest boom in real estate that Pratt City has had in its history. Every thing in that line went wild here yes terday and something near $2O,O00 worth of property changed hands. pr. G. w Brown sold his two story brick building on the corner of Third street and First avenue, w. D. Young has sold the corner opposite the Brown property. Three store houses on First avenue were sold yesterday and options on a number of other houses were taken. On the south side much prop erty has been sold In the last two weeks. Several houses and lots on East Highlands were sold in the last few days also. The total sales for the last week or two amounts to more than S50.oOO.
 The activity seems to have arisen out of the fact that several million dollars is to be expended in new in dustries in and around Pratt City. That extensive Improvements are to be made cannot be doubted, but at present noth- ing is being given out
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
The Fair Grounds.

Record of the transfer of the prop erty known as the Fair Grounds" to the Alabama State Fair and Exhioit Association was made in the probate court today when the deed was filed. The Fairmont Investment Company Is the grantor and the consideration was $50,OOO. The area of the Fair Grounds Is about eighty-three acres, described in an act of the general assembly or the State of Alabama approved Febru- ary 1s. 1895. and entitled, "An act to amend an act. entitled An act on the suppression of gambling approved February 6. 1889, so as to allow pool selling within a place known as the Fair Grounds in Jefferson county. Ala- bama" The Fair Grounds are located about four miles southwest of the city. The fact that an act of the legisla- ture in reference to these grounds Is embodied in the deed filed shows that there are intentions of carrying out the provisions of the act.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
GRAND TO LIVE.
And the Last Laugh Is Always The
 Best.

"Six months ago I would have laughed at the idea that there could be anything better for a table beVer- age than coffee" writes an Ohio wo- man-'now I laugh to know there is"
 Since childhood l drank coffee as freely as any other member of the family. The result was a puny, sickly girl, and as I grew into womanhood did not gain in health, but was af- flicted with heart trouble, a weak and disordered stomach, wrecked nerves and a general breaking down, till last winter at the age of thirty-eight | seemed to be on the verge of consump- tion. My friends greeted me with How bad you look! What a terrible colorr and this was not very comfort ing,
 "The doctors and patent medicines did me absolutely no good, I was thoroughly discouraged.
 Then l gave up coffee and com menced Postum Food Coffee. At first didn't like it, but after a few trials and following the directions exactly, it was grand. It was refreshing and satisfying. In couple of weeks noticed great change. l became stronger, my brain grew clearer l was not troubled with forgetfulness as in coffee times, my power of endurance was more than doubled. The heart trouble and indigestion disappeared and my nerves become steady and strong.
 T began to take an interest in things about me. Housework and home making became a pleasure My friends have marveled what brought 1t about, I answer 'Postum Food Coffee. and nothing else in the world" Name given by Postum Company, Battle Creek, Mich.
 There's reason. Read the little book, The Road to Melville" in pkgs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16

Sunday labor in the District of Colum- bia has stirred up great deal of interest here. Organization of various kinds, are taking up the matter and 1t looks as if the House committee will soon take action
 The Jamestown Exposition bill will be considered at a special meeting of the committee Saturday and the indi- cations are It will be favorably report ed with an appropriation, approaching what the exposition officials have ask ed for, $1,300,000.
 Alfred J. Stofer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16

a ShO b0AO AS- collection of the weakness that once made such a crossing impossible. have scarcely any other reminders of my old affliction."
 MT Watkins has recommended pr. Williams Pink Pills to other suffer CTS in Albany and they have also be- come advocates of this remedy Phy- sicians who have heard of these won derful results have been astonished.
 pr. Williams Pink, Pills for Pale People have cured the, worst of nerv- ous disorders such as locmotor ataxia, partial paralysis and St. Vitus dance, because they furnish the nerves. through the blood. with the elements necessary to vitalize them. There is no mystery about the process. The nerves get all their nourishment from the blood. Dr. Williams Pink Pills actually MAKE new blood In this way they have cured nervous disor- ders as well as blood diseases such as rheumatism, anaemia, chlorosis; ills caused by debility such as indigestion, nervousness, insomnia and g. host of common troubles. They are guaran- teed to be absolutely harmless to the most delicate constitution.
 At all druggists or direct by mail from the Dr. Williams Medicine Com pany, Schenectady, N. r., 50 cents per box; six boxes for $2.50. Sent post paid on receipt of price.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
The Glrnrd Arrent.

The man under arrest in Binghamp- ton, N. Y., with many aliases, among them Victor Girard. Is wanted in Bir- rningham. He was here several months ago and acted as a clairvoyant, having ofice in a prominent boarding house on Fifth Avenue. He was visited by dozens of women. he catering to the trade of women altogether. It is claimed here that Girard told the wo- men that he could give them advice as to approaching deals. and several people are said to have furnished money for him to act for them. Some women are said to have even given their jewelry to Girard to tell them their futures. Chief Weir states that several complaints were made after the man left here. It Is not stated wheth- CT effort will be made to get the man or not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
where Wedding Guests Pay.

In Germany what Is known as a pay wedding is occasionally celebrated. at which the bride receives her guests with a basin before her. and each person entering puts a iewel a silver spoon or a piece of money in 1t In some parts of Germany the rule is that the expenses of the marriage feast shall be met by each guest paying for what he eats or drinks. The prices paiI for vands and drinks are high, and the young couplcoften make handsome profit on, of their wedding. realizing a sum quite sufficient to start them nicely in life. Some times as many as 300 guests are present at such weddings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
FOR STATES RIGHTS.
A Minority Report On The Gure Food
 RIII.

bAhhs
 Washington, March 14-Representa- tive Bartlett of Georgia filed the re- port of the minority of the committee on interstate and foreign commerce against the pure food bill today. The report is signed by Representatives Adamson of Georgia, Russell of Texas, and Bartlett of Georgia.
 Opposition to the measure by the three members is based on the opinion that the federal government has no right to assume the regulation of the sale and branding of food, which are held by the minority to be essentially within the police powers of States. The report states that the dissenting mem bers favor law against the sale of i'm pure and adulterated foods but believe such laws should be made by the vari- ous States.
 We challenge the right of congress to enact such a law as this" the re- port says. This is but another effort to minimize the powers of the States and magnify the power of the general government, an effort to look to the general government to correct ills and evils with which the public may think itself afflicted"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
TALKS ON INSURANCE
C. w. sC0vEL ADDRESSES MONT
 GOMERY ASSOCIATION.
President of the National Life Under writers Declares That Life In- suFance Is a Preventive
 of Pauperisna.


 That the life insurance movement is one of the greatest movements for good in this country today, and that unwlse or hssty restrictive legislation by con wress in matters touching upon life m eurance would have only harmful et- fects. were points brought out in an ad- dress by Charles w. Seovel ot PLUS burg, Pa, president of the National As sociatfon of Life Insurance Underwrlt- CTS, before local insurance men at the Commercial Club last evening
 Life insurance. MT. Scovel clalmed' represents movement which, in the breadth of its benefits, is to be classed with the church and the state. He re- ferred to the compulsory insurance laws now in force in Germany, ana called it the scientific preventive of national pauperism,
 eThe governments fin Europe have discovered" he said. that insurance is the ounce of prevention to prevent the pound of pauperism. It is the scien- tific method to put q stop to institu- lions for the poor and the orphan, and to relieve the country of the drain up on its resources caused by such insti- tutions. There is danger in legislation fin this country. The cry for 1t is with good intention, but unless any action taken be fully and broadly considered it is apt to do great harm.
 Two features must form part of any legislative action taken. he declared. Amy laws enacted should be uniform. and should be made to apply to the whole country Many of the evils of insurance have been the result of diff fenences in state legislation covering the management of insurance.
 The speaker touched lightly upon the recent disclosures which have been made in insurance Investigations in New York
 There have been some persons at the head of our organizations" he said. "who have been guilty Of shortcomings. Let there be confessions without at tempt at palliation. And let the guilty receive the due they deserve. But the actions of individuals in the manage ment of insurance companies should not be held up against the insurance movement as a whole. This movement is in the line of progress.
 He said that the great object of in- surance men should ne to mould pub lie opinion to see the value of the in- Eurance movement generally. rather than to a certain limited number of policies. Cooperation rather than com petition should be the object of their efforts The insurance business he described as being in its infancy. When its worth is generally recognized it will have reached the position where it can be of the greatest good.
 Mir. Scovel spent only a few hours in Montgomery. A good attendance of the local organization of insurance men. the Life Underwriters Associa tion of Montgomery, heard his talk. Later in the evening he left for New Orleans, from which place he will return north to attend the meeting of the Congress sional legislative committee in Chi rago.
 The local association has under con temptation an application for mcmber- ship in the national organization of underwriters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
Politics In Russell.

Girard, March 15.--(Special. )-The political situation in Russell county is becoming quite interesting. Colonel J. H. Chambers of oswihee. the latest entry into the legislative race, Is mak ing q systematic canvass. He was in terviewing voters in Girard yesterday The other candidates are Judge W. J. Price, of Girard. and Homer R. Dud- ley The various candidates for sher- if are conducting a lively campaign. The only recent development in that race was the withdrawal of Judge w. A. L. Tucker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
HISHEAD IS CUT OFF
4. ". MAFFETT DEcAPITATED BY
 l.. s& N. TRAIN.
Victor Girard, Under Arrest In Bing- hampton, N. Y., Wanted In Bir- mingham, Where He Opera
 ted As Clafrvoyant.

Birmingham, March 5.-tSpeciaL l-- A. w Maffett, plasterer, aged fifty years, was run over and instantly killed this morning shortly before 8 o'clock by the train operated by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to carry employees from the city to Boyles, where they have big shops and yards. He was in the Birmingham yards and was seen to either lay down or fall across the tracks The train cut of his head and feet. causing death in stantly. Maffett left home about 6:3o o'clock this morning. He leaves wid- ow and three children. The body pre- sented a most gruesome sight. after the accident
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16

in the bedroom of guest. Just his friend was unrobing a voice exclaimed; Eleven o'clock-one hour more" slum- Der did not descend upon the eyelids of the visitor during that hour. At midnight a second voice cried: Twelve o'clock prepare to die" This was too much for the astonished guest. who rushed from his room. Outside he met the inventor. who was convulsed with laughter. The mystery was soon explained, and quiet re stored
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
Tudu.tr,nI Agent on Visit.

J. w. White, general industrial agent of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. with headquarters in Portsmouth. Va, IS Tn Birmingham. having come here to LOOK over the situation and visit some ct the industrial plants in this district This is not the first visit of Mir. White to this section. He will perpare con- siderable data concerning Birmingham and the immediate district for litera- ture issued from time to time by his railroad The Seaboard has not been running to Birmingham in many months but 1t is stated that everything possible will De done to advertise this section of the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
IndustriaI Development,

John A Topping, the new president of the Republic Iron and Steel Com pany, who has been in Birmingham since Monday with five other officials of the company looking over the vari- ous properties controlled by his com pany. left this evening for his home at Pittsburg.
 This morning Mir. Topping paid a visit to Don H. Bacon, president of the Tennessee Company, who has just re- turned from New York. He spent quite a while with MT. Bacon in the latter's office in the Woodward building and discussed with him in a general way the holdings of both companies in this
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
r,rb, nue, yy,th svor.l..

Madrid. March 15.-colonel Primo Ri- vera, nephew of the General of that name, who formerly commanded the Spanish troops in the Philippines, and Deputy Soriano, who March 13 was as- saulted by the Colonel for criticising acts of the eGneral in Cuba and the Philippines. fought a duel tiday with swords. The combatants were wound ed, but not severely,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-16
ACTIVELY AT WORK.
FORMER VICTIM OF ATAxIA NOW
 FREE FROM SUFFERING.
pr. Williams Pink Pills Produced Re- suits That Asfonfshed The Doc
 fOrn Tn rhI~ r.usn


 The sufferer from that worst of nervous diseases. Locomotor Ataxia. will receive no encouragement from his attending physician If possible. he will be kept in ignorance of his real trouble. The only promise of re- lief or cure Is held out by Dr. Will Hams Pink Pills and that promise Is based entirely upon results already achieved.
 Physicians seldom object to a loco motor ataxia patient trying these pills. There is no hope for him anyway, they say; he might as we'll take one thing as another. And the number of ataxic people who have tried Dr. wil- Hams Pink Pills and who have either been permanently cured or so great ly benefited that they were able to re- sume their daily work and live free from the agonizing pains of the dis ease Is antonishingly large
 MT James H. Watkins, of 72 Water To street, Albany, N. r., was given up to die. He is now actively at work every week day and he gives the fol- lowing account of this apparent mira cie:
 "rhe doctors told me I had loco motor ataxia. and they told my wife that in a few months I would become helpless. They made it pretty plain to her that people who had that trou- ble got steadily worse but never bet ter. Besides I know I had that dis ease, because recognized the symp- toms myself.
 "The first indications were stiff ness about the knee joints. A few months after that appeared, my walk got to be uncertain. shaky-like. lost confidence in my power to control the movements of my legs when I was on my feet Once. when I was in the cell lar, started to pick up two scuttles of coal. and my legs gave way sud- denly and I tumbled all in a heap. Another time I came down in the same way in the parlor. I cn"l an'' cle@c my eyes and keep my ba 2uce i' save ny life. Then had fearful pains over my whole body and I lost control over my kidneys and my bowels.
 sometimes I was so weak that head to keep my bed for a couple of weeks at a time and my weight fell off twenty pounds. Things looked pret- ty bad for me until I ran across young man who had been cured by pr. Williams Pink Pills and who advised me to try them.
 q didn't see much improvement un- til had used six boxes. The first ben- eft I noticed was a better circulation and a picking up in strength and weight I gradually got confidence in my ability to direct the movements of vxaxr To -S