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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18
DROWNED In RIVER
MRS. LUCY COLLINS GOES BEYOND
DEPTH.
Was Bathing with Sister and Two Men
Near Bell Bridge-Companions
Arrested ON Suspicion But
Later Released.

While in bathing with three COM
panions. her sister and two men. Mrs.
Lucy Collins, known locally as MISS
Lucy Sims, was drowned in the Ala
bama River near Burkhardts Alley.
not far from the Bell Bridge. shortly
after o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Her sister states she is OF the bellef
that the young woman committed sui
eide as she had been, 1t is said, de-
spondent for some time.
All four of those in the water, it Is
understood, were under the influence of
liquor. 1t was at first reported that
one of the companions of the drowned
woman had pushed her into the water.
causing her death. The sister and the
men were brought to police headquar-
tiers, but a thorough investigation fall
ed to show that they had been in any
way responsible for her death, and they
were later released.
From the story told by the police and
also from the story of the dead girls
sister, Laura Sims, as related by her
to Capt l.. A. Odom of the Salvation
Army, to whose home the girl went
after the tragedy. the party had been
drinking freely. and finally went in
bathing in the river together. The
immediate cause of the girls drowning
Is not known, but 1t is supposed she
went in beyond her depth.
Her sister declared her belief to Cap
tain Odom last evening that she had
purposely gone into deep water; TAX
ing that method of ending her life.
The suspicious story that the dead
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18
MOONSHINE FIGHT
WOUNDED RAILROAD C0NTRACToH
BROUGHT TO BIRMINGHAM.
Ma warned sellers of wildcat Whis-
Key to Keep Away from Camp z
and They Attempted His
Au~a sslnatiOn.

birmingham, Sept. 17.-(Special. y
!. SHill, a railroad contractor, was
brought here today from Tallapoosa.
Ga. and taken to the st. Vincent Hos
pital. To be treated for severe shot
in his arm. received in desperate en-
counter late Saturday night on rail-
road work near the Alabama-Georgia
line.
J.fS Hill and A. l.. Blakemore
were in charge of the railroad camp
working under Hill Brothers. contrac-
tors. For some time they have been
troubled by white men living in the
Vicinity of their camp selling wildcat
whiskey to the negroes, The labor was
40 badly disturbed by the whiskey that
orders were given to the men to stop
the practice.
The two men selling the whiskey
were known as Jackson brothers. up
on being warned to stop selling WINS
kew in the camp the two men took Oh
Tense and trouble was narrowly avert
ed. Later in theS night the Jacksons
returned and commenced firing into the
house occupied by Blakemore.
The fire was responded to and one
Of the Jackson brothers was killed. J.
a. Hill went to Blakemore's assist
ance and received bullet In the arm.
The coroner Investigated the affair and
decided that the killing of Jackson was
tustifiable and no arrest was made Hill
is not dangerously wounded.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18
NEGRO IS KILLED.
EndeavOred to Make Raceman Stop
Beating Woman.

Decatur. Sept. 17.-(Special) AS the
result of a quarrel between negroes
near the union passenger depot this
morning, VIII Bale colored, Is dead
and Jim Cox. colored. has a pistol ball
in his LEI which may result in serious
trouble. John Brown, the negro who
did the shooting, is now in the county
Jail in this city.
The trouble arose over a woman
cery store owned BY negroes. John
Brown is said to have been beating Il
negro woman over the head with n
revolver when Will Bailey came up
and told him to desist. The two ne :
groes then engaged in some words, and
Bailey knocked Brown down. Brown
then drew his revolver and emptied 1t
or him at short range. killing him in
stantly.
After the SHOOTING Brown ran down
the Southern Railroad, west Chief of
Police D. C. NJ Young followed him and
succeeded in catching him about a
mile west OF the city in a skirt Of
GODS. The officer landed him in the
county jail.
Jim Cox who was shot in the Ley,
as merely a bystander and took no
part in the ARRAY.
All the negroes engaged in tho ar
fair are strangers here. They were
employed by the Southern Railroad
Company in making a grade here for
tracks leading into the new union de-
pot, which has just been built.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18
COLBERT TAX VALUES.
Report Of Assessor Shows County's
Good Financial Standing.

Tuscumbia, Sept. H. Especial THE
tax abstract for Colbert County for the
present year, 1906. has been completed
and shows the following assessment:
Real estate .s3,7Ss.631: personal prop
erty, s1,749.59o State and County tax
al property. $13,121.97; special soldiers
tax, $5,53s2s; special school. s1e,614.S7;
special bridge, $5,53s.2s.
The aggregate State and County tax
on real and personal amounts to $69.-
22s.07, with a special County road tax
of $1,e02, or a grand total of $70,S30. OF.
The total from all sources last year was
s7o.525.13. showing a slight gain. The
State receives 25 cents general, 80
each 500 valuation, and 10 cents spe-
cial bridge--the tax rate in Colbert be-
ing $1.25 per 800 valuation. This Is
the largest assessment and tax in the
County's history the valuation was in
creased nearly a million dollars last
year being sustained this year.
Local freight train No. 81, eastbound,
on the Memphis division of the South
ern. figured in an ugly wreck at Hob
goods Crossing, four miles east of Tus-
cumbia last night, on account of which
all trains were delayed several hours.
The train was In charge OF Engineer
Sam Anderson and Conductor Wilson.
At Hobg0od'S Crossing the engine
struck COW. rolling her up under the
engine, which was thrown from the
track and after running a short dis
lance on the right of way. turned COM
pletely over. being followed by six
cars. which were badly wrecked.
Engineer Anderson was thrown from
his engine In some manner before it
turned over. and escaped with a broken
arm and slight bruises. His fireman
was uninjured. The track was torn up
some distance. The wreck is described
by trainmen as one of the worst on
| the Memphis division for some time.
Mrs. Harriet Downs, one of this city's
oldest residents. died at her home here
Saturday evening after a protracted
| illness. The deceased was three score
and ten years of age, and had resided
in Tuscumbia consecutively for a half
century, rearing a large family.
Colbert County is to have a large
and creditable display of farm pro-
ducts, iron manufactured goods, etc,
at the State Fair to be held in Bir-
mingham in October. W. H. Sadler
of Sheffield Is to have charge of the
display and is collecting a handsome
| and varied assortment.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18
TO GUST ALDERMEN
ONE WARRANTO PROCEEDINGS
CONTINUED FOR TERM.
Courts Ruling on Demurrers In Gus
ter Proceedings Against D'Alem-
berte FavOrs the Defendant
A Jury VIII Decide.

Pensacola, Sept 17.-(Special)-The
efforts of a number of citizens of pre-
cinct No. ~, to GUST Alderman w. A.
DAlemberte of that precinct from
office, have failed for the time being
Judge Carter of the Circuit Court baV-
ing decided to allow the case to be
heard by jury at the term of court
which conyenes in December.
Recently quo warranto proceedings
were instituted calling upon Mr.
D'Alemberte to show cause why he
should not be removed from ONCE on
account of being resident OF pre-
cinct other than the one ne represent
ed The petitioners alleged that ne
was not a resident of the precinct
when elected, or a qualified voter, and
that although year has passed ne
has not yet taken up MS residence III
No. IL.
Through his attorney the alderman
made reply, which was u general de-
NAL of all the allegations. This morn
ing counsel for petitioners again went
before Judge Carter and demurred to
the answer on the ground that 1t was
insufficient and did not state anything.
being only a denial Judge Carter rul-
ed that the reply was sufficient, buc
inasmuch as evidence of whether or
not the alderman is resident of the
precinct he represents is to be heard,
he passed the case over to the De-
cember term of the court. Mr.. D'Alem-
berte was elected for a term of four
years, and has yet about three more
years to serve in the City Council.
He is one of the prominent members
of that body, being chairman of some
of the important committees. 1t is I'M
derstood that he has purchased a site in
precinct II, on which he will erect a
IL fov IL. in
another precinct being only Temporal
nv.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18
SCA[Y ECZEMA
ALL OVER BODY
Eruptlons Appeared on Chest, and
Face and Neck Were All Broken
Out Scales and Crusts Formed
Iowa Lady Has Great Faith
In Cuticura Remedies for Skin
Diseases.
ANOTHER WONDERFUL
CURE BY CUTlCURA

"I had an eruption appear on my
chest and body and extend upwards
and downwards, so that my neck and
face were all broken out; also my arms
and the lower limbs as far as the knees.
at first thought it was prickly heat
But soon scales or crusts formed where
the breaking out was. Instead OF gong
to q physician, / purchased complete
treatment of the Cuticura Remedies, In
which / had great faith, and all was
satisfactory. A year or two later the
eruption appeared again, only a little
lower: but before it had time to spread
I procured another supply OF the Cuti-
cura Remedies, and continued their use
until the cure was complete. 1t Is now
five wears since the last attack, and
have not seen any signs of return. l
have taken about three bottles OF the
Cuticura Resolvent, and do not know
how much of the Soap or Ointment, as
] always keep them with me; probably
one half dozen of each.
al decided to give the Cuticura REM
edies a trial after / had seen the results
of their treatment of eczema on an
infant belonging to one OF our neigh
bors. The parent took the child to the
nearest physician, but his treatment did
no good. So they procured the Cuticura
Remedies and cured her with them.
When they began using Cuticura Rem;
edies her face was terribly disfgured
with sores, but she was entirely cured /,
for I saw the same child at the age OF
Eve years, and her mother told me the
eczema had never broken out since. 1
have more faith in Cuticura Remedies
for skin diseases than anything l know
of. ] am, respectfully yours, Emma =;
Wilson, Liscomb, Iowa, Oct. !, 1903.
coupl,ss External and Internal Treatment for Every
H1mof from Pimplss serofus, from Infancy % ass
soSaIsinE o. caaura Soap, 2e, Oinhnspt eoc hesoN
snt SOC IN form Of Chocolate Costed Pts zoe per vs.
a. l NAV be had all druggist slngs set onsn cures
foitar Drug Chem Corp. Sole ProPs, Boston, nAssi
- 1890 FxaA How 70 Gaze t0E Skin 6eaQB A1e kaAE.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18

Burton of the Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee, stating that he had changed
the date of his arrival in this city ami
would reach Pensacola at II o'clock
Tuesday morning, departing at pm
Of the same day for Mobile. A special
train will be used on the trip from
Pensacola to Mobile, reaching the lat
ter city early nthe evening. The
telegram from Chairman burton was
sent from Carrabelle and stated that he
was accompanied by Congressman
Clayton, Adamson and others. A large
delegation from the Chamber of Com
merce will meet the Congressional par.
ty and entertain them during their
stay in the city. The dredge Caucus,
now working upon the bar, will convey
them to the mouth of the harbor, i'm
mediately upon their arrival, and the
work being done there inspected.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18

girl had been pushed into the water
by her companions was reported to
Chief Of Police Taylor, and he at once
dispatched Officers Roberts and Cross
land to the scene. They brought the
sister and her two male companions to
headquarters. but they were later re-
leased.
The two Sims sisters came origin
ally from Texas, reaching Montgomery
about ten days ago from Admission.
They have since been employed In the
old Montgomery cotton mill.
The dead girl was married to a man
named Collins, who is now in Kansas.
but their married life was not a happy
one, and they parted. Since coming
to Alabama the sisters have been
known as Lucy Sims and Laura Sims.
the married one informally resuming
her maiden name.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18
SUSPECTED MURDEnERs RELEASED
HnmmeI and Hnmiiton Get Benefit of
Bail.

Gadsden, Sept. IF-I5peCTFI.I -
Glenn Hammel and the man Hamilton,
who were arrested upon suspicion of
being connected with the murder and
robbery of John Davis at Mountain
boro last Thursday night, were re
leased upon bond at Albertville Satur-
day and came to this city last night
driving through the country in a
buggy
Both men were very emphatic in
their denial Of having any knowledge
or anything whatever to do with the
crime. Hammel was until recently a
resident Of this city. and Is said TO be
a very peaceable and Industrious citi-
zen, but gets drunk occasionally.
He seemed to be very much ashamed
that he should be mixed up in the at
fair. The coroners jury Will continue
its Investigations at Mountainboro TO-
morrow and some sensational develop
ments are expected.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18
READY FOR OPENING.
hudson College Has Undergone Extern
sive Renovation.

Marion, Sept. 17.-(Special. )-Ev-
ervthing is in readiness for the OPEN
ing of the sixty-ninth session of judi
son College Thursday.
During the summer the buildings and
grounds have been put in excellent
condition. All indications point to the
largest attendance in the long history
of this noted school
All the rooms have been registered
for and about seventy-five applications
have been declined. DR.. Paul V. Bo-
mar, the Professor of Psychology in
the Judson. left today for Montgomery
where he goes to conduct a large party
of Judson girls, who will come through
that city en- route to Marion.
While in Montgomery DR.. Bomar will
be at the New Exchange Hotel.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18
FAIR GROUND DEEDS.
New Company Takes Charge of Birm-
fngham Fall Exhibit.

Birmingham. Sept. y .-tSpecIaI.J-
Deeds have been prepared and placed
in the Probate once passing over to
the Alabama Fair Grounds Company
the properties and accounts of the Ala
bama state Fair and Exhibit Com
pany.@~-e-+s.
The new company has been fully or
ganized with 100000 capital stock and
q State fair will be given in October.
The properties include the best fair
grounds In the State. grounds that can
be easily sold for more than 100000
All debts of the old company will
be provided for and preparations have
been made for the fair this fall. The
new company is headed by Culpepper
Exum with ]. Kaul, vice-president
Prominent citizens of Birmingham con-
stitute the Fair Grounds Company.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18
VIII Play Flnrala.

The Pensacola baseball team is to
leave here Wednesday morning for
Florala, where they arc T. play three
games with the team of that place,
which is managed by Bob French. for
merry of this city. The Florala team
recently visited Pensacola ud de
feated the locals three straight games,
and the latter are anXlnus to even UP
the score. 1t Is expected ;hat a mum
Der OF persons will accompany the
baseball team.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18

A long distance phone message from
Bluff Springs. small town north of
here, today state that ]. w. Linton, the
aged white map who was resently al ?
raigned for the murder of Sim Mason.
had been found dead in bed at Nc
Caskilrs saw mill. where he had gone
to secure employment. Linton, At the
preliminary trial ten days since, was
held upon the charge of manslaughter.
and allowed bond, and he had gone out
to seek employment. The young man
whom he killed was well-known at
Bluff Springs and was killed in the
home of Linton. where he had gone ia
call upon the latter's daughter. While
in Jail here, Linton complained of neisrt
trouble and was under treatment of
physicians
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18

Judge Francis r. Carter. State At
torney J. Walter Kehoe, Oficial STEM
ographer Miss Minnie kehoe and a
number Of attorneys left here this
morning for Milton, where the fallterm
of the circuit court was opened. The
court officials have now begun their
trip around the first judicial circuit
for the fail terms of court. Santa Rosa
county being the first and this county
being the last. it converting in De-
cember. In every county in which
court is to be held with one exception,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18

G. w. Moore, United states Immi-
grafton agent stationed at this port
for the past year. left today for La
redo, Texas, having received orders
from the department to report there at
once for duty on the border. where it
is stated considerable trouble is now
being experienced in preventing par
ties from slipping across to this coun-
try. He was succeeded here by r. j.
Leary. formerly stationed at Browns
VILE Texas.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18

Birmingham, Sept. 17.-(Special)-
Bradford Orr, a conductor on the East
Lake car line, is in the st. Vincents
Hospital in a dangerous condition as
a result of terrific shock received
while fixing Wis trolley pole on the
car under his charge. He got on top
of the car and the pole was live with
electricity. The unfortunate man was
thrown violently to the ground and
sustained injuries which may prove
fatal
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18

w. L. Zachary. the attorney who
was disbarred Saturday by Judge Car
ter from practicing in the courts of
the State, intends carrying his case
further. and will not give up without
a fight. He states that there WAS no
evidence introduced to show that he
entered into a conspiracy to defradd
thu creditors of Pennington, as charg-
ed. and that he will SO before the
court at Milton and move fer new
trial upon this ground. and he is sat
isficd that if new trial is granted
he can place his case in more ia
vora blc light. 1t Is probable that
ii TIE motion is denied that the case
viii be carried TO the higher courts.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18
Rirmingham schoola Omen.

Birmingham, Sept. 17.-(Special)-
The Birmingham public schools opened
for the new term today. The attend
ance was much larger than ever be-
fore in the history of the schools. This
morning lists of the text books were
given out to the public and those stu
dents who had to stand examinations
were classified. The regular studies
will be taken up tomorrow. The pub
lie schools in several of the suburban
towns also began the term today with
an increased attendance as compared
to last year.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18

Nothing further has been heard OF
the coast steamer Manteo, from Mo-
bile. which went aground in the west
pass at Apalachico'a last week. the
tug Simpson of this port brought the
last news here of the vessel. The tug
endeavored to pull her from aground
and failed, and the owner decided to
communicate with the underwriting
agency before making any further at
tempts. 1t is supposed that tugs OF
that port or Mobile have bo IN secured
to assist the vessel, as none here have
been called for.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18
Went over Vanderbilt Course.

New York, Sept. II-WIIIlam K.
Vanderbilt Jr., went over the Wander
bilt cup course on Long Island Sun
day in twenty-eight minutes AS the
course measures 29.7 miles, his speed
was better than a mile a minute. 1t
is the best time yet made over the cup
course Mr., Vanderbilt drove 90
horse power car.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18

there are one or more murder cases
to be tried. At Milton, where court
opened this morning three murder cas-
es are already docketed, and three
others are to be Investigated by the
grand jury, with a probability Of true
bills being returned in one or more
of them. 49,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18
Engages More Gold.

New York, Sept. 17.-Ladenburg,
Thalman and Company today an
nounced an engagement of S750,000
gold IN London for import.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-18
Telegram from Burton.

\ telegram was received tonight
by President Mayes OF the Chamo4r of
Commerce from Che irman Theodore
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-01-04
A Clear Call.
eternity.

ut is very robie and lovely of you.
Elsie. to give so much Of your time
to that work among the tenement
house children. I'm sure admire you
for it; but for my part, never had
any call to that kind Of work.
ANY cal:" Elsie's eyes were
gravely questioning. =.
Yes. Of course. I suppose you felt
called to so into it. didn't YOU"
.I don't know. I don't think. ever
thought OF it justin that way. saw
the need Of something had time and
strength to do-that was all. But
wouldn't that be call enough:"
Would it not indeed? What palmer
call can there be than need that we
can meet? What more eloquent ap-
peal than the cry OF the hungry little
ones around us for bread that we can
give?
There are not many loud and start
linz calls" to any form OF service.
but God has unmistakable ways OF
making His will known to every one
whose own will is to know it. we
have but to keep our ears open TO near
His voice, Our eyes to see HIS peck
oning. Every opportunity is a call;
every outstretched hand that ours
can meet helpfully is Gods beckoning
hand to us"
To most of rs no, other call will ever
come than that which comes through
human lips, no other than the reveal
ing of vacant place which we may
fill. q need for work which we can do.
If we wait in idleness for some
other vocation than comes to US III
these ways, we are but losing time,
and the world is losing our service.
Let US instead find in 1.-The duty that
lies nearest our present, definite call.
sure that when we are wanted Tor
another work that too will be shown
US. Opportunity-that is Gods clear
call to us.-Young People. .......i
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-01-04
Cures Cancer, Blood p.

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