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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
Shortage is Explained In This way by
 Southern.

Southern.
 Washington. Dec 1S.--A feature of the car shortage questions about which the Interstate Comrherce Commission is receiving so many complaints, de- veloped today in the hearing by that body, of the case of the North Carolina Case Workers Association against the Southern and a large number of other railway companies whose connecting lines do trans-continental business.
 It concerned the failure of the com panies to furnish forty and forty-two foot cars to carry the minimum of 20,- 900 pounds of furniture shipped to the Pacific coast terminals which entities the shippers to a commodity rates, but instead most of the time supply cars smaller in size in which the shippers can place about 12.00o pounds. The North Carolina Case Workers Association is comp osed of seventy stx furniture manufacturers of that State and Virginia. In their complaint to the Commission they said that the roads give them a thirty-six foot car and charge $f.70 for each 100 pounds with minimum of 10000 pounds per car. thus subjecting them to payment for 5000 pounds more than the actual weight shipped. They have asked the Commission to compel the roads to | give them a rate of $1.70 a hundred pounds at a minimum of 12,o00 pounds, which they say Is enjoyed by furniture shippers in other localities.
 Counsel in reply to the complaint states that as provided in the Western and Southern classiiications, the thirty six foot cars take a minimum of 12,000 pounds, but that the $1.70 rate is a
 special rate applying to Pacific coast terminals only. and covers class of cheap and medium grade furniture that 1 if subjected to the regular rating would
 require a rate of $40 a hundred pounds.
 The counsel further declared that their inability to supply cars of larger
 dimensions is due to tue shortage of cars all over the country and that the railways are doing everything in their power to supply their shippers.
 The whole of today's session was consumed in hearing testimony offered by the complainants in which the wit nesses gave in detail instances in which the companies had been fur nished the cars called for and others in which the shippers had been compelled to walt sfor periods ranging from ten days upward. They declared this had seriously embarrassed them in their business. In many instances causing the losses resulting from counter manding orders
 Tomorrow the Commission will hear the defendants side.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
WHIPPED WITH TRACE.
Negro Charges PeOnags In Its Most
 Cruel Form.

Negro Charges Peonage In Its Most
 Cruel Form.
 Memphis. Tenn,. Dec. 1s-A special to The News -Scimitar from Jackson, Miss, says;
 "An unusual peonage charge was filed today in the Federal court by negro named Dan January against James Pat rick, a prominent Rankin County farm CT
 The ahidavit alleges that January was held in involuntary servitude. to- Eether with his wife and six children, by l.. D. Carter, for a period of about two years; that Carter then sold him to Patrick for the sum of $l,oS0.s5. aleg- ing a debt in that sum to be due, and Patrick refused to reelase him from custody until the debt was cancelled. January charges that he was whipped by Carter with a buggy trace until he was bloody from head to heels.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19

900 ballots were sent to the home of- flee of the company by mall and oth- erwise up and including yesterday. Of this amount he claims 16 per cent were defective. MT. Untermyer said fur ther that he believed that 30 per cent of the remainder left after deduotins the Is per cent for defectives. are votes cast for the united committees ticket According to his estimate this would leave 17.750 votes left for the admin istratfon ticket plus 10000 proxies which Mir. Untermyer claims were cast straight for the administration ticket. On the other hand, he claims that the international Committee cast. exclusive of the above ballots 10S,o0o straight ballots for the united com mittee's ticket to which he adds 6i,- 750. the 90 per cent of the vote cast at the home office loss the deduction for defectives.
 According 10 Mir. Untermyer's fG- ures the united committee's ticket has received 159.750 votes while the ad- ministration ticket received 14o,7so. Dexterss Prediction!
 President George T. Dexter, of the ing victory for the administration tick ct. Mir. Dexter stated that from re- liable information which he had secur- ed, he was convinced that the adminia- traitor ticket received 22s.ooe votes, while on the other hand the united committees ticket received between 75,O00 and s0.0oo ballots and proxies combined.
 Only an insignificant amount of the ballots sent direct to the home offices of the company, according to the opin- ion of Mir. Dexter, were cast for ths polIcyholders ticket
 Otto Kelsey. State Superintendent cf Insurance. stated tonight that while it might be some time before the total vote was officially caunted, he believed that within few days after the count ing of ballots begins. the general re- suits of the contests will be known. It had been determined befcrehAnd, in order to expedite matters, that no bal lots should be protested today When proxies were presented, therefore. In regard to which there was some Ques- ton, they were received by the inspeo- tors conditionally, and marked for ex- animation at later time. Most Of tha questioning was done by the represent atives of the policyholders committee.
 The counting of the votes, it is under stood, will begin tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
DECORATE AAIBAssADoR.

Japanese Emperor to Homer aEr. ATe~
 COrmlck on His Retiring.
 Paris, Dec. 1S.--The Emperor Of Ja- pan, has through M. Kurino, the Jap anese Minister to France, communi- cated to Ambassador Mccormick his desire to decorate him as q mark of appreciation of the Ambassadors ser- vices while Ambassador at St Petersa burg In protecting Japanese property and interests during trying periods oe outbreak of the Russo Japanese war.
 Mir. Mccormick probably will accept the honor on his retirement In March. While the order which the AmbassaaoE ia to receive is not mentioned, 1t is un- derstood to be the Rising Sun of the first class.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
ceneroI rreirht Classification.

Chicago. Dec. 1S.-An effort is to be made by the railroads 70 try and adopt universal and uniform classification of freight in response to the demands of shippers and to the suggestions of the interstate commerce commission. The first step in this direction was talk en by the Central Freight Association today which has asked the eastern lines to join it in considering the ques- ton. The plan Is to appoint commit tees representing the western and east ern lines which will confer on the ground and see if a uniform classified tion cannot be agreed on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
LEAD ON COLLISION.
Passenger Train Hits Freight
 Thornton, Tex.

Passenger Train Hits Freight NeA2
 Thornton Tex.
 Houston, Tex. Dec. 1s.-A private message received here today states that n head-on collision occurred at Thorn@ ton, Tex, last night between paasan@ ger train number 5. which left here on the Houston and Texas Central and a freight train on the side track. Both engines were demolished and ire da- stroyed three freight cars and four coaches.
 The engineer, fireman and three man clerks on the passenger tram were in4 iured. The passenger train ran Into a1a opeu switch.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
roLk sUEs sT. LoUIs.
Governor Wants Salary Due Him a'
 Attorney.

Governor Wants Salary Due Him an
 Attorney.
 St. Louis, Dec. 1s.--Suit was filed in the Circuit Court today by counsel rep resenting Governor Folk against the city of St. Louis to enforce the pay ment of a balance of his salary as Cir cult Attorney. alleged to be long over due.
 Governor Folk claims that he is en- titled to $5.S33.33 back salary,
 When Folk took office as Circuit Att torney of St. Louis on January 1, 1901. the salary was $4,000 per annum. In 1901 the Legislature increased the sal ary to S5.0OO. Folks salary was paid at the increased figure until October. 1903, when the question Of the legality of these payments was raised. The City Counselor Thled that the act of 1901 did not apply to Folks term of of flee. Mir. Folk thereupon refused to accept remuneration at the reduced rate and drew no more salary during the rest of his term, which expired De- cember 31. 1904.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
LACK OF YARDAGE.
Kansas City Journal Says Freight Cars
 Are Plentiful.

Kansas City Journal Says Freight Cars
 Are Plentiful.
 Kansas City, Dec. 1S.-The Journal today says:
 Lack not only of cars and locomo- tives, but insufficient yardage, ware houses and elevators are the causes that have brought about freight con gestion in Kansas City, and probably elsewhere
 Every freight house in Kansas City is gorged and every storage track Is crowded. As many cars are waiting to be unloaded as are waiting to be loaded. The roads are frequently fore ed to order cars brought to Kansas City instantly without waiting for loads, because when the loads arrive here. there is no place to put them. Warehouses and elevators must be emptied before they can be refilled."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
AMBITIOUS ELAN.
JaUun Seeks To Control Asiatie Cotton
 Market.

.Nnmnn SRGNAH
 Market.
 San Francisco Dec. 1S--pr J, B. Jones, United States consul at Dainy' who arrived yesterday on the liner Mp non Maru. is quoted in an interview published in The Chronicle today as saying that the Janase are carrying out an ambitious plan which. if 1t succeeds will close Asia as a market for Amer ican wheat and cotton.
 The Japanese. he says. are colonizing Manchuria on an extensive scale with tba idea of raising sufficient wheat there to supply the needs of Asia These experiments have been in measure successful, but it will be some years Dr Jones thinks. before either Man churia wheat or Korean cotton will se- riousIy menace the market for the American products
 Under the new tariff. says pr. Jones, the cost of living in Japan has in- creased twenty per cent and wages are being advanced accordingly. lnciden- tally, the standard of living Is improv- ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
DEALER IS CONVICTED.
Transferred Grain Which He Ha,
 Pledged to Rank.

Pledged to Bank.
 Chicago, Dec. 1S.-George S. Mickey holds, recently a prominent dealer in grain and in the elevator business was today found guilty of obtaining money from different banks of this city on fraudulent warehouse receipts.
 The particular indictment upon which McReynolds was tried charged him with removing about 4,00Qs bushels of grain from an elevator in South Chicago when the corn had been pledged as se- curIty for money loaned to him by tho Corn Exchange National Bank
 Altogether 1t was charged that Mc- Reynolds disposed of grain valued at more than $5O0.000 on which he had borrowed money from a number of To- cal banks. Several of these lost more than $1OO, 900 each through alleged ma nipulatfons of McReynolds.
 Pending the hearing of a motion for new trial McReynolds was released after furnishing bonds to the amount Of S20000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
ENGLISH wHIsIxEY.
Parliamemt Disturbed Over New Pure
 Fosd Law.

P9rtkauaeMk UAsEH<DeO OSSE NEW Fhe
 Foed Law.
 London. Dec. ls.-Foreign Secretary Grey, answering a question put by Mfr. Younger (Conseryative) in the House of Commons today as to whether the Governments attention had been called to the United States pure food bill. which goes into force January 1, and the effects of its enforcement on the whiskey trade of this country owing to the lack of q recognized standard here, and whether anything can be done to secure a suspension of the law until the questions now being discussed are decided. said that the British Anbas- sador at Washington has been asked to report on the question.
 The Secretary added that on the re- ceipt of the Ambassadors report tho Government would consider what ac- ton, If any, can be taken in the inter ests of British trade.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
no FIoat Tourigf steamer.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 1s.-The wrecking tug Rescue sailed from here today with the wrecking barge Sharp for Kingston. Jamaica, to make an effort to float the Hamburg American line tourist steam CT Prinzessin Victoria Luise, which went ashore off Port Royal Sunday night while bound from Kingston to New York
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
SHIPPERS TO BLAME.
Failure To UnIoad Cars Is TieinG Up
 Traffic.

NFANACs
 washington, Dec. 1S.--lnterstate Commerce Commissioner Clark appeared before the House Committed on public lands today in support of the Presi dents suggestion that the government cease to sell coal lands and lease them hereafter to mining companies.
 He reiterated his charges that great corporations in league with railroads have acornered" coal lands and forced the prices up to an nnreasonably high point.
 When questioned by members or the committee as to the present dtncuity in getting cars MT. Clark replled that in his opinion shippers are as much to blame as carriers for the present car shortage. He said thousands of cars are delayed unnecessarily in large cen- ters by the failure of shippers to un- load them promptly. In MT. Clark's opinion railways are buying cars and locomotives as rapidly as they can get them,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
sHORrAGE IN OFFICE.
DisbursIBe Agent of Indian Agency
 Shs~ sg.OO0

Muskogee. I. T. Dec. 1S--There Is an apparent shortage of $e.OoO in the funds of the disbursing agent of the Indian agency here. The fact was reported to the Department of the In- terior at Washington.
 L., K. Lane, the disburslng officer, has been i'll at his home here for two weeks. Mir. Lane said today that the missing money had been paid out on vouchers as loans to different persons during a previous administration. In- dian Agent Riley declined to discuss the matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
Annust nelmont Controlr,

Boston. Dec. I6.-Ihe Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company, the controlling interest of which, it is announced from New York, has been acquired by August Belmont and Com pany Plans for beginning the work which has been projected for abou. two hundred years, are now unde: considera tion by August Belmont and Company, 1t is announced.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
CoIIed to Rorhesfer.

Knoxville, Tenn, Dee. 1s.--faev. Robert stewart announces his resigna- tion as pastor of the Park Avenue Christian Church, this city, tc accept the pastorato of tho First Christian Church of Rochester, N. Y. He will be succeeded here by Rev. Philip s. King. of Millersburg, Ky. The changes are effective January 1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
co1. ADdreyv Jackson Dead

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 1s--A Knoxville d,snatch to The Banner says that Coi- orel Andrew Jackson, son of the adop- fed son of President Andrew Jackson, dIed in that city yesterday afternoon. He was born in 1894, at the HermitaEe the home of old Hickory, near this city LJp to a few months ago Colonel Jack- son had beon in the internal revenue service in this State,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
InveatIRata ChlId Workers,

washington, Dec. 1s.--The Senate passed a bill today authorizing the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to investigate and report on the Indus trial, social. moral, educational and physical condition Of women a''s oSild workers in the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
I.envcs a1 .OO0. boo to pnnr.

Rome. Dec. 1S.--The death was an- nounced today of Monsignor Adami. one of the most wealthy Roman prelates During his life time MonsignOr Adam made valuable presents to Pope Leo XIII and Plus x, his gift to the lat ter being a gold pecloral cross. set with brillisnts and by his will he left Si,- OO0. 900 to the Pope.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
Cb1Ia Labor BIII Postponed.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Whtle the House was considering today bills re- lating to the District of Columbia, d bill Incorporating the National Child Labor Committee was reached Rep resentative Garrett of Tennessee ob- jected to the consideration of the meas ure and the bill went over
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
GOT MANY JEWELS.
New York Police After Gabriel Hit
 And Companion.

And Companion.
 New York. Dec. Manifestations of an extensive robbery were contained in general alarm sent out yesterday to t8e police to arrest Gabriel Hit and his companion, Louise Luoys. and offer ing reward of $500 for their appre- hension.
 With the alarmswas a list of missing jeweIry estimated to be worth over $10,0O0. The names of the owners of the jewelry or the circumstances of the supposed robbery were not given.
 Hit is described as being a French man of distinguished appearance. He is five feet, eight inches in height and weighs 163 pounds. The description of the Luoys woman is not given.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
WHITE MAN CONVICTED.
Goes Up for Fifteen Years for At.
 temnfed Assault.

fempfeu AH8ouIts
 Atlanta. Ga. Dec. 1S.-Robert Tur- mage. white man, 2s years old. was convicted this afternoon of an attempt at criminal assault upon Mrs. Carrie Comstock, the wife of a city water meter reader. and a solicitor for cooking compound.
 The> jury was out but a short time and returned with @ verdict Of guilty with recommendation for mercy Judge Roan then said in view of the recommendation he would make the sentence fifteen years penal servitude. The maximum punishment is twenty years. The defense was temporary in- sanity,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
KENTUCKY SITUATION.
Railroad Commissioner To Appear Be-
 fore Hearing At ChIcaxO.

EtEINIEUHU OUEaIHllEssIUNNN AW HANNgH'1A w
 fore Hearing At Chicago.
 Louisville. ky, Dee, 1s.--C.k c. Mo- Chord chairman of the Kentucky Rail- road Commission. today received tele- gram from James M Harlan of the In- terstate Commerce Commission, asking him to come to Chicago Thursday to appear before the commission and to bring witnesses as to the coal situa- tion in Western Kentucky.
 Mr. McChord has not decided what he will do but says the coal situation in Western Kentucky is one that de- mands immediate attention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
STATUE or INGEnsoLL.
Model For Reproauctien 0f Noted AE.
 mOmtle Completed.

nOMtic Completed.
 New York. Dec. 1s.-~The model af a statue of Colonel Robert q lngersolL the agnostic and orator, ordered soma time ago by the Engerson Monument Association of Peoria. Ill, has just baen finished in clay in thIs city. IL will Do cast in bronze early next spring.
 It iE expected that the statue will bs ready for unveiling In Glen Oak Park, Peoria. on the anniversary of Col Inger- soils death, July q. Frederick F. Tri- Der of this city, who is a native of Peoria, Ill, and was well acquainted with Colonel Ingersoll, Is the seuip- tor.
 The statue, which will be one-third larger than life, shows Colonel Inger- soil with his hands on his hips. Q char acteristic and well remembered attitude of his.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
nIr Warehouse DeatrovriI.

Marysville, Cal, Dec. 1s--Fire that broke out here last night destroyAd the warehouse and barn of White. Coole& and Cutts dynamite explosion fsZ jured a number of persons. nena sasaa- Gy. LnRS S25aQQQS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
Take Back Ashes.

Oakland, Cal. Dec 1s.--The remains of Sir John Leng. Scottish member of parliament. who died at Monterey last Wednesday. were cremated at the Oak land crematory Sunday. It was his wish to have his body cremated and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
FAMILY FUED ENDS .
Fire Eating MIssissippIans Fight to
 the Death

New Orleans, La, Dec. 1S.-A Mag polia, Miss, dispatch today tells of the fatal settlement of a long standing feud between two cousins, Henry. M. Hurst and John T. Stewart,
 TNey met while driving on a public road Hurst turned his team across the road so as to block his cousins passage and then said to Stewart T am going to kill yr'-" The speaker flashed his revolver into view, but his action was anticipated by Stewart who fired first. shooting Hurst dead.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
YUCATAN LINn.

Heneauin and Other Products t0 Go te south America.
 City of Mexico, Dec. 1s.-J- Degueia- riere Consul General to Mexico from the Argentine Republic. left here today for Merida, Yucatan, for the purpose of arranging for line of steamers ta plv between Yucatan and South Amer@ lean ports.
 Henequln and other Yuean products ara to be exchanged 9Sr commodities produced in South America.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19

the ashes taken back to hIs native country and accordingly Lady Leng and her daughter will leave tomorrow for Scotland. carrying with them the funeral urn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
wnAraER FoRECAsr.

Washington, Dec. 1Ss--For Alabama, Clondy Wednesdays Thursday fair,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
SIZE or CARS.

Italian contingent would be brought home at the end of the present month
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22

tax off of denaturized alcohol.
This act enables the public to
use alcohol in place Of gasoline
and kerosene, and will almost
revolutionize farmingindustries.
Its effect on farming will be two
fold in that it not only cheapens
the fuel used for power engines
and for lighting, but being pro-
duced directly from grain and
vegetables, i. e. from the farm
itself, it creates a market for
the farmers product whileopen-
ing the same market to the
farmer himself and releasing
him from his subject on to the
Standard Oil Trust. Secretary
Wilson says one acre Of potatoes
will produce 500 gallons Of alco-
hol. Not only may we make al
-cohol out of potatoes, but the
refuse aferthe alcohol is extract
ed is still valuable feed for
stock. Potatoes may be bred up,
for greater alcohol content, SO
that what an acre will now pro-
duce in potato alcohol may be
very greatly EXCHANGED in fu-
ture crops.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-22
of century than the national
reclamation act? Senator Hans

of century than the national
reclamation act? Senator Hans
brough introduced that measure
and secured its passage. If there
has been piece Of constructive
legislatio enacted since the
civil war the reclamation act
was certainly constructive.
The gentlemen know Or ought
to know that the senior senator
is the father of the anti-canteen
law which abolished from all
military posts the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors. He is also the
father Of the law which forbids
the sale Of liquors within a GER
tain distance of all national in
|stitutions as soldiers homes,
insane hospitals, etc. He also
fathered the law under the pro-
visions of which nearly $3,00O,-
900 has been spent in providing
amusement and recreation for
men stationed at military posts
of the United States. This takes
the place Of the saloon.
There are probably a dozen
or more general and bills which
the senator has fathered. Dur
ing the present session he intro.
duced and had reported favorab-
lily from the committee a bill re-
pealing the timber and stone ACT
under the provisions Of which
thousands Of acres of valuable
lands have been stolen. With
the passage Of this act repeating
the timber and stone act one OF
the elements which produce
most of the land frauds will be
, removed.
why not be fair in discussing
public men? The editor Of the
st. Thomas Times knows these
things; the editor Of the Leeds
News knows these things and
vet they will willfully say what
they know to be untrue. These
things constrain the unprejudic-
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