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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
Trial of Combine Begins
Today.
IS ONE OF VAST IMPORTANCE
John D. Rockefeller Will Not Be
Present.
Prosecution VIII he Conducted UnAeR
Valentine Law, which II Up-
held Means Easy Method
Of FightinE Trusts.

Findlay, o., Oct. s.-Charged with
conspiracy against trade" in violation
of the antitrust laws of the State, the
Standard Oil Company Of Ohio. and
it's alleged constituent companies. the
Buckeye Pipe Line and the Manhattan
Oil Company. will be placed on trial
here tomorrow before Judge Banker in
the Probate Court of Hancock County.
In the original Information filed last
juno by County Prosecutor w. /. Da-
Wis. John d. Rockefeller was made
party to the suit. but through the
granting of a request for a separate
trial. Mr.. Rockefeller will not be call
ed as a defendant until the case has
been disposed of. Mr.. Rockefeller. 1t
Is said. will not be summoned as q
witness and will not attend the trial.
II the manner of instituting the suit
by the Information instead of by
grand jury indictment-and the juris-
diction assumed by the Probate Court
are upheld in the higher State courts.
the case will assume added Importance
as indicating an easier and more direct
method of action against alleged trade
conspiracies.
Both the manner OF bringing the suit
and the Jurisdiction of the Probate
Court have been questioned by the at
torneys for the defense, but Judge
Banker has decided against them on
all points and no appeal can be taken
on these preliminary questions until
after the case has been tried.
The Valentine law under which the
action Is brought was passed July 1,
1898. 1t defines a trust deliberately as
a combination Of capital, skill or acts
by two or more persons. firms. etc. to
create or carry out restrictions In
trade. The violations Of the act are
defined as conspiracy against trade"
and punishable by fine of from $50
to $4,000 or Imprisonment for fromosix
to twelve months. AS to the evidence
required to convict the statute says:
ut shall be sufficient to prove that
a trust or combination as defined here
In exists. and that the defendants be-
longing to 1t. or acted for or In con.
nection with It, without proving all
the members belonging to 1t or ybro-
ducing any article or agreement ~ any
written instrument on which IL NAV
have been based or It was evidenced
by any written instrument at all. Tn.
character Of the trust or combination
alleged may be established by proof
or its general reputation as such"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
SOUTHERN STRIKE
nANy MACHINISTs OF RAILROAD
ARE OUT.
u.,ou wanted to Receive A Raise In
,r- According TO Increased Re-
ceipts Of the Employing COM

pany.
washington. Oct. s.--Discussng a
strike of machinists when went INTO
effect today on the southern naiiwdS
~ the Southern Railway said today:
."rhe basis of machinists wages paid
bv the southern Railway Company Is
substantially standard In the soutn.
Where inequalities have existed the
company has been willing to bring them
IN to- the standard This mas peen the
subject of discussion with machinists
committees for some time past. The
mschinists have arguped that the in
crease in the cost of living shown by
government statistics and by their own
experience justifies them In expecting
a higher basis of wages than they have
ever vet received.
Thev represent that in recent years
tha cost OF living has increased about
seventeen per cent but 1t has beeh
shown that during that period the COM
many has increased the machinists
wages in about the same proportion.
There is no dispute as to this.
What the maChnists want now, on
their own statement, is an opportunity
IN Law IN some money or to have more
money tc spend. The management Is of
course most anxious to have all classes
of it's employees prosperous and is ready
to max. this possible when 1t can be
done in justice to all classes allke ana
to the property
"It has been shown to the machinists
that while the earnings from the prop
ertv have constantly increased in re-
cent years still for various causes the
,xpenscS of operation have also in
creased. and in a greater proportion.
win the result that the company is
now by reason of its greater earnings
ir no better position to increase the
wages generally in classes of employees
than il has been at any time within
the last few years.
"At the recent conference with the
n,achiniSts committee. the management
has listened patiently to all their
ornaments and in the earnest desire
of anpeasing their grievances has of
fered to incr"as" wages so as to do
away with Inequalities in the wage
scale wherever such inequalities have
Ieen found to exist
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
CALL FOR MONEY.
Hearst's Independence League Issues
Statement Requesting Contributions.

Hearst's Independence League Issues
Statement Requesting Contributions.
New York, Oct. S.-The Independence
League issued an appeal asking for
funds 1t declared that any sum.
however small. will be acceptable, as
the League Is engaged in a political
fight for the benefit of the people. and
that the people ought to contribute. 1t
Is directed to all patriotic citizens.
Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tam
many Hall, said 1t had been decided
that no candidate shall be on the Dem.
ocratic judicial ticket. who was not
Democrat. He added that he consid
cred that the supporters of Mr.. Hearst,
who were in the Independence League.
were Democrats John j. Dc Laney to-
day resigned as corporation counsel
of this city. A delegation called on
Charles F. Murphy at Tammany Han
today to urge that Mr.. Delaney be
nominated for Justice of the Supreme
Court.
To succeed Mr.. De Lancy. Mayor Nc
CIellan appointed Commissioner of Wa
ter Supply Gas and Electricity William
B. Ellison, corporation counsel and, to
succeed the latter. Fire Commissioner
John II. O'Brien.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
STATE DEPARTMENT IN DARK.
Not Advised of Reported Resie nation
of New FOundIand Officials.

Washington. Oct. S.-Thc news that
the modus vvenLi had finally been
signed was conveyed to Secretary Root
in a cablegram from Ambassador Reid
today announcing that the British Gov
eminent had accepted the terms of the
modus vivendi relating to the Now
Foundland fisheries. No information
has been received at the State Depart
ment concerning the proposed resigna-
tion of the officials Of the New Found
land sovernmet on account of the new
agreement.
some facts in relation to the New
Foundland government and thu fish
prizes ucr, detailed in which il appears
that the British Government has beer
very much embarrassed during the ne
rotations on account of the demands
n New Foundland. Ths New Foundland
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
QUIET IN ARGENTA.


No Further Trouble II Expected At
Scene of Lynching.
Argenta. Ark. Oct. s.-Quiet today
followed the stormy scenes that have
been enacted In Argenta. across tho
Arkansas river from Little Rock, dur
ing the past two days. Mayor Facuette
today issued an order for every body
with the exception OF officers to dis
arm and the order has been generally
followed.
An inquest was held by the coroner
today over the body of II. q. Black
man. the negro who was lynched in
ArRenta Sunday night and the jury re-
turned a verdict to the effect that
Blackman came to his death at the
hands of unknown persons.
Neither Garrett Colum. Charley
Column. nor Lewis Styles. the negroes
charged with killing John Lindsay Sat
urday evening, and wounding his son.
Policeman Milton Lindsay, have been
captured No further trouble Is anti
cipated. unless the fugitive negroes are
captured and brought here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
ARRANGEMENT Is UNSATIsFAC-
TORY.
PeopIe Of New FOundland not Pleas.
ed with M0dus Vivendi.

PeopIe Of New FOundland not Pleas.
ed with Modus Vivendi.
st. Johns, N. F.. Oct 8.-Popular an
ger against the Modus Vivendi arrang-
ed by the United States and the Brit
ish sovernments, relating to the New
Foundland Herring Fisheries is grow
ing There Is a general feeling that
the compromise arrived at was a back
down on the part OF the British MIN
istry.
Arch Bishop Howley. the Roman
Catholic priest. speaking yesterday at
a parochiaf festival. declared the mo-
dus vindivi a shameful betrayal II the
colonies interests and advocated agi-
tation throughout the colony against
H., He urged an immediate calling OF
abe legislature, spirited protests to
the throne. the despatch OF delegates
to England and to Canada and an ap-
peal to all autonomous British col
onies to Join in resisting what ne
termed an "unbridled' invasion of CO.
lonial rights"
Today, The Telegram. the premier's
organ. ascribes the Modus Vivendi to
the craven policy Of timid Downing
street bureaucrats and expressed the
hope that the New Foundland gov
eminent will show the spirit of deter
mination and teach littlo Englanders
like Lord Eldon and Winston Chur-
chill the same lesson that the COON
lists of Natal taught them when they
trid to ride rough shod over the COL
ony a few months ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09

had he had an environment favorable
to reform. He has done remarkable
things for a man who has to fight his
leaders all the way through 1 don't
know what he might have accomplish
ed had he not been so Handicapped"
On government ownership Of rail-
roads. Mr.. Bryan said that several years
ago the Democrats and populists were
ridiculed for suggesting such a thing
and that he himself had been denoun-
ced as dangerous because he had men,
toned 1T as a means of relief from the
oppression Of the railroads.
But now we find President Roose-
welt daring to hold as a club over the
railroads that idea in terms more radi-
cal than I suggested" he said.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
Refutes Charges Made
Against Him.
NEVER ;<GMPLoYED CHINESE
WS Not Spend Million Dollars
IN Campaign.
Intimates That Fellow Newspaper Men
are Against Him Because He
Would not Enter wage
killing Combine.

New York. Oct. S.-William r.
Hearst candidate for Governor on the
Independence League and Democratic
tickets. began this weeks campaign
with four addresses in Manhattan to-
night.
He dwelt at length on the attacks
made upon him by the newspapers Of
New York city and denounced as abso-
lutely untrue most Of the statements
eYecting himself as a candidate and
In his private capacity.
In reply to statement made in one
Of the New York papers that he would
spend a million dollars in the cam
paign Mr.. Hearst said: That Is an
utter and complete falsehood-I guar
antee not to contribute more funds
to my own campaign. In which ! ami
personally interested. than did to
the campaign Of Grover Cleveland and
William J. Bryan. in which 1 was
merely interested as a Democrat"
Referring to the statement that he
employed Chinese labor on his ranch
in California. Mr.. Hearst said:
II have never employed Chinese Ia
Dor in all my life and I do not own
one foot of ground in Palmero. Cali
fornia. either directly or indirectly:
property that I own or partly own
the union"
No Compact with Bosses.
Continuing. Mr.. Hearst said: Va
rious New York papers have stated
that have made a compact with the
bosses in order to secure my nomina-
tion on the Democratic ticket. I had
no understanding with any bosses be-
fore the convention or at the con-
vention or after the convention. I
had at the convention 213 votes from
up the State and outside of the city
in which I lived and the vote in this
city was given to me or rather part
of 1t was given to me because the
Democratic rank and file of this city
had declared for me and the bosses
did not dare defy that declaration. I
have made no private promise to any
individual or to any interest and any
statement that ! have, or intimation
that ! have. is untrue eco
In conclusion. Mr.. Heart said:
IT feel sure that ! could have been
more popular with my fellow news
paper proprietors II when invited ]
had been willing to enter into trust
with them to raise the rates to ad
vertisers and keep down the wages Of
employees"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
ROOT WILL SPEAK.
Secretary shaw and Speaker Cannon
VIII Also Help Nominees.

Secretary shaw and Speaker Cannon
VIII Also Help Nominees.
Washington Oct. S.-Secretary Root
is to make a campaign speech In New
York on October .. He will speak in
Carnegie Hall.
This announcement was made today
by Chairman Sherman of the Repubf
can Congres sional Committee after a
conference with the President. Mr..
sherman also any:ounced that Secretary
Shaw and Speaker Cannon would take
an active part in the New York cam
paign. Mr.. Sherman also said that Sec
rotary Taft would be ASKED to take
part in the campaign II he fo,-1" 1t
convenient after his return from CuL'
If he consents the Secretary will be
asked to speak in the west.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
NEGRO MURDERER ESCAPED.
II nciaI Excitement stu Runs High A,
Charlotte, n. G..

Charlotte. oct, S,-The posse which
was in pursuit of Oscar Gaddy. the
negro who murdered Superintendent K.
II. Euhanks. at the railroad camp near
Lexington n. G.. lost tracks of him last
night and bloodhounds failed to pick
M the scent.
Excitement runs high and is tncr"as-
81 today by the threats of another ne
gro to XIII Foreman Butler. Rutl'r
aud posse chased the negro. h"t NO
was captured by the sheriff
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
MAYOR JOHNSON DEFENDANT.
Cleveland Electric Company Files p
tftiou for Injunction in Court.

Cleveland Electric Company Files Pc
tition for Injunction in Court.
Cleveland. O., Oct. S.-Charging that
Mayor johnson Is financially interested
in the success of the Forest City Rail-
way Company. otherwise known as the
Scent fare street railway line. and that
he procured the organization of the
company. obtained franchises for 1t and
has assumed a financial responsibility
in behalf Of the Forest City Railway
Company-all of which is said to be
in violation of the law-the Cleveland
Electric Railway filed today in Com
mon Pleas Court petition asking that
all work on the Forest City Railway
Company's line be enjoined and that
Interference with the lines of the
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
be prohibited by the court.
The petition also asks that the
grants TO the Municipal Traction Com
pany as we'll as those to the Forest
City Railway Company be declared null
and void number of other city Off
cials are made defendants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
ASKED FOR MORPHINE
Physician Run Down by Car Suggested
Trcn.m"nt for HlmseIf

New York OCT N.-Dr. Lewis J Amt
ter while out driving Sunday was run
down by trolley car and seriously
hurt.
While under Nh, car waiting for the
wrecking car to arrive the physician.
although PROBABLY tatally hurt and suC
fering much pain. described his inju-
RIGS to the anhulFnr" surgeon and thcn
asked for morphine to relieve his suf-
fCring
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
FIRE ABOUT OVER.
Eight Square Niles OF Brush Lands
-, DESTROYED. ..'-

Los Angeles. Cal. Oct. Slight to
ten square miles of brush land burned
over is Yesterdays record of the dis
aStrous fire which since Friday morn
ing has been eating its way In and out
through the San Fernando valley, de-
stroying ranch houses, burning cattle.
reducing $4,000 worth of Standard oil
property to ashes. threatening towns
and hamlets. wiping out 100 miles of
fencing and leaving 325 square miles
of acreage hlackened waste.
Tho fire is believed to have burned
itself ont.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
Nsde Attendance Officer.

New York, Oct. s. Lawrence Glider
sleeve. a young man Of Huntington. l..
l. whose neck was broken fnur years
ago has just been made Attendance Of
fi"er of the Huntington High school
G'ld"rslecve was an athlete before his
neck was broken and is now able to
participate in all the sports he once
TOOK part in Gildersleeve's neck was
broken in A football scrimmaEr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
FATHER KILLED RAPIST.


Paducah. KY, Oct. S.-Ben Jones. a
young negro was shot to death yes
terday near Vicksburg by John Scott,
farmer Jones assaulted a young
daughter of Scott and was chased
down by the father and killed. Scott
is not likely to be molested as the
sympathy OF the people is with him.
In the past two months two other
negroes were lynched in Livingston
county for assaulting women. 1t is
declared an Illicit distillery in the 10
caltv is the principal cause Of the
crimes .-s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
TRAINED OFFICE BOYS.
New York Y. NJ. C. A. VIII Open Unique
SCHOOL

New York, Oct. S.-The much dis
cussed office boy question has been
taken up seriously by the Y. NJ. c. A
A training school for office boys will
be opened by 1t tonight
Part / of the instruction OF the de-
partment will consist Of arithmetic.
spelling and correspondence and COM
mercial geography.
Part is divided into elementary and
advanced work. Included in the latter
are all systems of letter filing, card
indexing, manifolding, mailing and
shipping desk work. cashiers depart
ment work and general Office routine.
with elementary bookkeeping and sim
pie commercial correspondence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
Judge jackson Nominated.

New York. oct s.-The Democrats OF
the Thirteenth Congressional District
nominated william II. Jackson tonight.
Mr. Jackson is a native of Tennessee
and son OF the late Justice f. II.
Jackson of the Supreme Court OF the
United States. He was Judge OF the
Superior Court of Cincinnati from 1897
to 1902.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09

Atlanta. Ga, oct. A-lW" h"h'Feu
men employed in the southern Railway
shops in this city laid down their
tools this morning and walked out in
accordance with Geographic lnstruc-
tions from President Mcconnell OF the
MaChinists' Union at Washington The
strike is general, covering III" entire
Southern Railway system and about
thousand men are involved. They
demand al nincrease in wages Of rs
cents a day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
strike nj Knoxville.

dred and fifty machinists and seventy
Axe helpers and apprentices went on
strike at the Coster shops of the South
ern Railway. located here. The strike
was in response to telegraphic advices
from the unions representatives in
Washington in conference with South
ern Railway officials. The local ma
.hintsts demand an increase In wages
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09

Augusta, Ga. ONt. = IN" Southerh
Railway strike inauGurat"d todaI has
been joined in hy the W"'0'n'S'S or mat
rn.,d nmnIoyod here 1N'rr ar" but
few Of them at this point, probably
dozen. but they have all g"n" out on
the StrikC
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
THREE ARE DROWNED.
Terrific Gale on Lake Michigan Costs
Lives

Honghton. Mich. oct. s.-A terrific
gale is raging on Lake Superior. The
barge Pasadena in tow OF the steamer
Gladstone. was blown on the rocks and
is a total wreck.
Three of her crew were drowned
while seven others got ashore after a
terrific battle with the surf.
A number of vessels had been shelf
cred in Lily Pond harbor. but some
NJ them started out in tho face of the
storm and much anxiety Is felt for
their fate The Gladstone made the
harbor safely and Is now sheltered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
ANSWERS INSURANCE COMMISSION.
President Peabody Of Mutual Life Wilt
Go to Kentucky.

Go to Kentucky.
New York. Oct. S.-President Charles
A Peabody Of the Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company. who has been asked to
appear before Henry Prewitt. lnsur-
ance Commissioner of Kentucky. and
explain the recent dismissal from the
service of the company Of Colonel Hind
man OF Louisville. KY. general agent
Of the Mutual in that state. TO-DAY
sent the following telegram to Com
missioner Prewitt: Your telegram OF
tho 9Th I have received this morning
important business detains me here
this week but shall be glad to appear
before you on October Is. Attitude Of
the company is obviously misunder'
stood, and am glad of the opportunity
to make the company's position PLAN
to all interested. VIII the ABOVE cate
be convenient for your
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
MORE MARINES LAND.

Sea Soldiers Go to Camp Columbia.
havana Oct. S.-The cruiser Brook
lyn this morning landed $50 marines,
who went to Camp Columbia
The battleships Kentucky and H.
diana will sail this afternoon for New
England waters.
No further reports of trouble in any
mart of the island have been received
The disarming OF the insurgents is
practically complete with the excep-
ton Of small isolated bands who will
be disarmed by the rural guards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09

Little Rock. Oct. 8.-Judge r. J. Lea
Of the Pulaski County Circuit Court.
today specifically instructed the grand
jury as to it's inquiry into the lynching
OF Fl. G. Blackman. negro, sunday
night in Argenta. Argenta lis In Pu-
laski County. and rs just across the
Arkansas River from Little Rock.
Judge Lea told the jurors that every
member Of the mob was murderer
and should be hunted down.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
LOSS WAS 500 900.
Fire Mt Jesup. Ga. Destroyed Hotel
and Threatened Town.

Atldnta Ga Oct. B.-A dIspHtNh To-
ceived at the southern railway this
morning states that fire at Jesup. Gh.'
last night destroyed the telephone ex-
change. the Strickland Hotel and tw"
or three other buildings.
The whole town was threatened for
=, time Loss about 10000,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
MURDER CASE BEGUN.
New Jersey Physician on Trial for
Murder of Wife.

Toms River, N. j.. Oct. s.-The trial
Of DR.. Frank Brouwer. charged with
the murder OF his wife, was on the
court calendar here today. Mrs. Brou-
wer died in September 1905, after an
illness which was diagnosed at first
by her husband as cholera morbus.
Two trained nurses called to attend
Mrs. Brouwer declared themselves dis
satisfied with the treatment admin
istered by DR.. Brouwer and withdrew
from the case. DIR. H. NJ. Cate later
signed a death certificate. setting forth
that Mrs. >Brouwer died of Bright's
disease.
Soon after the funeral. rumors be-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
MENTAL ABER
Vatican Organ sharply Criticises Speed
of ClemP uceau

OFKHm SHHfpIy 0fttICINeB SpefCm
of Cleme nceau.
Rome, Oct s-The Osservatore Ro-
mano, the Vatican organ. commenting
on the speech recently delivered in
France by NJ. Clemenceau, Minister of
the Interior on the question of sepa-
ration of church and state. says to
call the pope foreign power" when
he proposed to protect the interests
of the church whenever they are
threatened is a mental alteration.
As to the pope's responsibility for
the provocation of civil war In France,
the paper says this cannot be attrib-
uted to those who defend ancient
and sacred rights. but rather to those
who attempt to violate them
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
REPORT TO BOARD.
Yellow Fever Conditions In Cuba Net
Reasaur1ng.

Yellow Fever COn0ithO00 In Cuba Net
Reassur1ng.
New Orleans, Oct. "a report that
the Cuban yellow fever situation is
becoming serious Is being received to-
day by the Louisiana State Board OF
Health. The reporting inspector said
II have to report for the week end
ing September 80. inclusive: Five cases
yellow fever (suspicious), unconfirmed;
three cases yellow fever. confirmed.
The appearance Of these cases in
the best portions of the city and at
points 80 distant from one another
compels the admission that the condi-
ton Is assuming a mors serious aspect
Blame for present conditions IL laid
upon the disturbance following the
war;"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
Snow mt Miu.eauo,,..

Minneapolis. Mimi. Oct. s.-Minneap-
oils experienced her first snow fall to-
day with the temperature ranging be-
tween 35 and 40 degrees above zero
the greater part of the day
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09

Asheville, N. G., Oct. S.-Twents five
machinists. of the Southern Railway
shops in this city. went on strike today
following the lead of other shops.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-09
STEAMER WAS DELAYED.
General Bell and Judge MagO0n Will
Reach Havana Today.

Washington. Oct. s.-According to
telegram received at the War Depart
ment today from General Bell. Chief
of STAFF, there has been a delay in the
progress to Havana of the party con-
sisting of himself. Judge Magoon,
Mrs. Taft, Mrs. Bacon and others.
The steamer on which they en-
barked was to have sailed from Tam
pa last night, but as matter OF fact
1t did not get away until this morn
ing. There the party will not reach
Havana until tomorrow afternoon.