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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-17
LABOR AND POLITICS
QUESTION DIsCUssED AT BIG CON-
 MENTION.
Vice President Duncan Opposes Idea, Saving Advancement or Unions Is Flrst COnsideratiOn-Csom
 Replies to LlttieneId.

Minneapolis, Nov 16.-There was on- ly short session today of the Ameri- can. Federation of Labor convention now being held in this city. adjourn ment being taken at 10;SO o'clock this morning until tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, in order that the various com mittees might be given chance to per feet their reports which must now be perfected before other business can be transacted.
 That the convention is anxious to go on record in regard to President Com per's Idea of entering politics was evl- denced this morning by a resolution of Gerry Brown. of Massachusetts, to have the convention resolve itself Into a committee of the whole to discuss the political question.
 Vice President James Duncan said politics ought never to be made any thing but an annex to the American Federation of Labor. He announced that he was prepared to take the stand that the original purpose of the Fed eration, the advancement of trades un- ionism. was the first policy of the Fed eration and must remain SO. and that politics shall be side issue He an- nounced that he was prepared to take issue with those who hope to see the future political activity of the Fedora tion its main feature.
 Delegate Brown asserted that the re- suits of the recent activity had been that labor had succeeded in electlng its enemies and defeating it's friends. He has a resolution before the convention calling for the creation of an auxiliary political organization 70 carry on all political work. The assignment of tnis resolution to it's proper committee was discussed and finanr the convenIlon was adjourned to allow all commit tees time for business and hearing for all who wish to be heard
 The glass workers introduced res olution asking an investigation of Southern migration ports, especially Charleston, as 1t Is charged that con- tract labor Is allowed to enter through them.
 Malicious stiffness" were the words with which President Gompers of the Federation characterized the attack made upon him by Congressman Little field of Maine. at the founders ham ouet in New York Wednesday, night, when approached, with a copy of the dis patch reporting Mir. Littleields Utter ances- @@
 MT. Littlefield., said Presidenut Com perss 'is unable to look without preJ- udice at any measures advanced by iabor's representatives. So far as Mir. Littlefeld's attack on our agitation for an anti-intunction bill is concerned. um content to let my answer he taken from the report which I presented to the Federation at the afternoon session of theco invention on Monday.
 Finding himself in congenial gathering, a gathering made up of men bitterly hostile to organized labor. Mir Littlefield evidently decided to vent his Spleen against the movement and against myself The fact that he had the newspaper men removed from the room after saying as much as he did, would indicate that ne wished to in- dulge in further rancor, were such a thinG nnsGlhla"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-17
BILL IS NOW READY
rOR GOVERNING or INSURANCE
 COMPANIES.
Committee of Fifteen Selected at sug- semtfon of Raosevelt, Complete Deliberations and are Pres
 pared to Report.

Chicago, Nov. 1e.--The work of a special committee of fifteen insurance commissioners and actuaries selected ct the suggestion of President Roose- welt to choose an equitable form for governing life insurance companies. has practically been completed and an agreement reached for the foundation of a bill which will be submitted to Congress. The work will be compfeted tomorrow morning when a statement giving the facts of the findings of the conference will be given out.
 Chairman 0'Brien, in speaking of the work tonight aaid
 sTt has been trying conference. The smaller and younger concerns elam0red for a general modification of standard forms and provtsi0nh of policies. and ve have sranted their reauestn aR fag as possible. At tho same tinte yTe en- deayC red to make ann equitabie arr rai cement that would satisfy the con- tenders to the proposed modification, the larger companies. We believe we have found an equitable finding and will so report to Thomas D. Drake. President Roosevelt's personal repre- sentative. who, in turn. will report directly to the President"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-17
DOAWAY WITH THEM
U. D. c. WOULD DISPENSE WITH
 SPONSORS.
Say Confederate Reunions Should ba Held fer Veterans and Net for Maids Os HOnOr--Monu-
 Eaanf Funds.

Gulfport, Miss. Nov. 16.-Resolutions to dispense with the sponsors and maids of honor at reunions of United Confederate Veterans. were adopted to- day by the United Daughters of the Confederacy In convention here.
 The resolutions were introduced by Mrs Darlington Mason. President of the Sarah Law Chapter, of Memphis Tenn. She offered them, she said, in behalf of more consideration for the Veterans.
 Reunions. she said, apparently are no longer for tho entertainment of the Veterans but rather for the entertain- ment of the sponsors and maids of honor. The large sums raised by the hostess cities, she said, are expended to give the sponsors and maids the best hotels, while the Veterans are lodged in vacant hotels and bedded on cots.
 The Georgia Division reported that subscriptions are pouring in for mon ument to Keeper Wirz of the Ander- sonvllle prison, who was convicted and hanged by Federal authorities, and who was afterward vindicated.
 One thousand dollars annually was pledged to the Arlington monument moVement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-17
77-s THOUSANDS
 SUFFERING Many Made Homeless
 by Floods. SIX KNOWN TO BE DROWNED Families in Foothills Dread Rising
 of Waters. All streams Havins Sources ia the Cascade sountains oa Rampase --Torty People Maroanea
 on ralmnd an Rivsr.
 
SIX KNOWN TO BE DROWNED

Seattle, Wash. Nov. Is.--HomeIess and suffering from hunger and ex- posture. and in hourly dread that the rising waters win overwheIn them thousands of residents of the fertile valley lying between Seattle and Ta- coma are camped today in the foot hills nearby with what few provisions and effects they could carry in a hhr- ried flight,
 Six deaths have been thus far chron- icled as due to the floods which have followed the rapid rise of the rivers in King and Pierce counties. Three Of the men who met death in the floods were trying their utmost to prevent log jams that would endanger the res idents of tho places further down the river.
 F. ". Kilimer. of Auburn. was ths first to lose his life while working on a jam in the White rieer. Two other Ioggers who were working for the Decker Lumber Company, trying to break jams and whoae names are not known, were drowned in the Green river, three miles from Auburn.
 Black. White, Green. Cedar. Stuck, snoqualmie and otheE streams having their source In the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, have risen over night, and have flooded thousands of acres of land and caused incalculable damage. How many farmers families have lost some member through the rapid advance of the treacherous wa ters will uot be known until the wa ters subsida.
 All the valley towns are under wa- ter. the depth ranging from eight to twenty feet Railroad eommunfca- ton has been cut on and the towns cannot be reached except by ntsssags over the long distance telephone wires. with the water already standing on the streets at such depth that # is no ioager safe for residents to re~ main in the first stories Of their hous- les. the men are organizing in eaea' town and either removing the hap less ones to the second stories or carrying them away to places of safe A report received here last nigbs that forty or more people who were marooned on an Island at the juncture of the Cowlitz and the Columbia river had been rescued by the steamer Bur ton, sent from Portland to the sceise for the purpose, proves untrue. The Burton was unable to approach the island on account of the rush of the waters.
 The steamer sarah Dixon has gone to the scene, and win endeavor to rescue the marooned people who are believed to be the families of farmers and fishermen. Owing to the fact that the Cowlitz has about reached the limit of the flood. 1t is beheved here that the people will be savtsd
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-17
WILL NOT DISSOLVE.
standard oil OmciaI Says Report is
 Absurd.

Standard OH Onlctal Says Report is
 Absurd.
 New York, Nov 16.-The Journal of Commerce prints an interview today with a repT esentative of the Standard oil Company, who. the paper says, spoke with authority. It concerns report that the company was preparing to voluntarily dissolve, and Is as fol- lows:
 Any reports that steps have been taken by the Standard oil Company to dissolve are entirely without founda- tion Surely such q report carries It's own contradiction. The Standard oil Company adopted its present form of doing business in obedience 10 the law when the original was condemned by one State.
 We have done business as the Stand ard oil Company of New Jersey for more than a dozen years, and until it can be shown that our organization Is illegal, we shal6 continue to do bust ness. It is an expensive ordeal to the Standard oil with It's worldwide ramihcations. and one not likely to be undertaken voluntarily. Besides. what form does the Government wish the oil business to take? You cannot legis- late a gallon of oil out of existence. The business must be conducted. Even if 1t should be held that we have done wTcng. it would not save us from the consequences to dissolve now. You may, therefore, give a fiat contradic- tion to any report that we have ar- ranged to take such step"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-17
ro FoRaa NEw coMPANY.
New York Life Agents Wanf Admin tstraffon Ticket Elected.

New York Life Agents wanf Admin
 Istration Ticket Elected.
 New York. Nov. 16.--That agents of the New York Life Insurance Com pany are preparing to form an insu- rance company with q capital stock Of $2.000,0Oe, if the administration ticket or trustees of the company be defeat ed in the election now progressing, was stated today by W O. B Clifford. a general agent of the company in this city.
 Mir. Clifford said th~ agents Intend to elect Thomas X. Bucker, now Vtc@~ President of the New York Life Insu~ rance Company, as President Of the new Company. and that they have ai- ready subscribed to SI,100.000 of it's stock. Only those agents employed on a commission baaie are inc uded, he said, in the new organization which is to be called the New York Life Pro- teetiva Association.
 This organization, Mir. Clifford says. has a branch In every State. Its Ex- ecutive Committee is composed of Mrl Clifford as Chairman; J. J Parker of Milwaukee. wis. Albert Heyman of Chicago and Harold Pierce of Phiia- de1phia.
 If the administration ticket be elected. Mir. Clifford said, the agents would work for the election of Thom- as A. Buckner as President to succeed Alexander D. Orr when Mr. Orr rec tires.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-17
N KILLED IN
 AUTO WRECK Birmingham Attorney Dead from Accident. BEHAVIOR FOX $ INJURED Has Four Ribs Broken and is Hurt
 Internally. sraehine BreaI<s From Control Dashes 4 Down HiII and is Demolishrd---
 Dsceased iA John aE Martin. =
8Ex-MAYoR FOX $ INJURED

Birmingham, Nov is.---lspeciai)--- An automobile driven by former M,yor David J. Fox, got beyond control on the Dolcite road this afternoon. dash- ed down hill and turned over. being smashed almost to pieces.
 John N. Martin, q prominent attor- ney of the city, who was in the auto mobile with MT. Fox. was killed, and MT. Fox had four ribs broken and was internally hurt
 Mrs. Henry. B. Gray, wife of Lieu tenant -Governor-elect Gray, with three ladies happened along in an autOmO- bile and discovered the wreck and brought the injured man to the city. and sent the undertaken after the dead body of Nh. Martin.
 The dead man was bachelor and came from clarksviile. Tom. Mem- bers of the bar are seeing that every attention is being paid the dead.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-17
KILLED IN HoLDUP
PISTOL DUEL FOLLOWS ATTEEEPT-
 ED ROBBERY..
Masked Men Enter san Francisco sa- loon and are Attacked by Ex- Poltceman--Ftve Rnflsas
 Reach Victims.

San Francisco, Nov. 16.--rwo men are dead, two others dying and another is seriously injured as the result of plg. tol duel last night in the attempted hold-up of a saloon by two masked robbers.
 Shortly before midnight two men with handkarchIefs over their faces and re- volvers in their hands entered the sa- loon of John OConnelL at Sixth and Grammar Street. All the inmates com% piled with the order to hold up their hands, given by the masked men. ex- cept George o'Connell retired ana pensloned police officer, who drew hSs revolver and commenced shooting | the robber near the sixth Street ent- rance.
 Seeing the gun dash in o'connelrs hand. the two robbers began firing al the ex-policeman and patrons of the saloon at almost the same moment. away, four men were lying on the floor of the saloon, three of them dyinR and the fourth seriously injured. OCcn- mel with two bullets in his chest Ete- phen Lynch. twice shot in the abdo- men; Louis De Latour. with his jaw torn away by a bullet. and Michael Kennedy, shot in the ear.
 From the sixth Street door a trail of blood led across the street to the sidewalk opposite the saloon, where was found one of the robbers, with the mask still on, dead, with two bullets fired by o'connell in the chest The seeont robber escaped. Tho dead man wal identified as Frank Burke. an ex-eon- vict.
 OConnell died soon after being taken to the Central Emergency Hospit9e where it is said that Lynch and D. Latour. both laborers. cannot recover
 John Byrne was arrested at an earls hour this morning, believed to be tho other robber. He answers the descrip- ton of the second man engaged ia the holdup revolver with two empty cartridges that had been re- gently fired was found under his bed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-17
PEARY SHIP INJURED
ROOSEVELT SUFFERS DAMAGE
 FROM ICE FLOEs.
One Propeller and RuddeR Put Out Of Commission In Battle ExpIoFeF'S Wife Awaits Him
 1n Sydney.

Sydney, N. S.. Nov. 1s,-A message has been received from Commander Robert p. Peary. the Arctic explorer, by local firm of shipwriEhts. stating that his steamer the Roosevelt, has been considerably damaged.
 The message came from Battle Har- bor. where the Roosevelt was last re- ported, and where she lay Friday last One blade of the steamers propeller is gone, and the rudder Is considerably damaged as a result of the battle with the Ice foes. As the Roosevelt on her trial trip averaged about ten knots an hour, 1t Is thought these accidents will slow her down to about three or four knots an hour
 Battle Harbor is about 40 miles from here Mrs. Peary. the explorers wife, and W. s. Quigley, representing the Peary Arctic Club. are here awaiting the Roosevelt's arrival.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-17
AhLoTTEp TERRITORY.
Evidence slows Co@0pefmtion Of Oil
 comnazisen Ia Texas,

Evidence Slows Co~operntion or oil
 Companies Ia Texas.
 St. Louis, Nov. 16.-~Five witnesses have been examined in secret hearing by Assistant Attorney General Light foot of Texas in the taking of desposi- tions relevant to the suit to oust the waters-Pleree oil Company from Tex as and the examination of two more witnesses today completed the present hearing.
 It Is learned that the examination has developed from the testimony that a connection between Ine Standard oil Company and the Security oil Company at Beaumont, two refineries owned by the Standard oil Compaiay. did not sell to the companies eampating with the Watars-PiArc Company. and that in return the Iakter company purchased all the oil sold m the State Of Texas from these two refineFias
 1t was also developed that maps showing the division of territory cov- cred by the WAters@PieFea and the Standard Company were prepared at 2B Broadway, New York, and distributed over the territory coveed by the two concerns.
 The witnesses that have been exam ined were: C. M Adams secretary and treasurer of the Waters Pierce Compa- ny; c. B Collins, formerly private secretary to H. Clay Pierce; Charles Hatfield. q N. von TTa4 sen. city division manager, and c. ]. Cchn formerly a Texas representative of the Waters Pierce.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-17
PRINCIPALS IN LEAD
HUGHES AND HEARST BEAT TICK
 FITS IN STATE.
Corrected Vote Being Taken In New York show Gains Fer Republican Llentenant-GOvernOr Over
 First Count Reported.

New York, Nov. I6--Complete ofacial returns from thirty-ive counties in the State show that both the leading cam dates for Governor. Charles E Hughes and William R. Hearst. ran ahead of nearly all of their associates on the State ticket.
 MT. Hughes led M. Linn Bruce. the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and who appears from the returns already in to have polled the heaviest vote of anyone on the ticket with the exception of Mir. Hughes by nearly 2.500 votes in the twenty five counties. He led the other Republican 500.
 Hauser, the Democratic candidate for TreaCNrer, was the only man on the Democratic ticket to run ahead of Mir Hearst. He had a lead of 5S9 votes over the head of the ticket in the thirty-five counties which have reported Mir Hearst leads the other candidates on the ticket by from less than q hundred, to more than 300 votes.
 The total vote from the thirty-five counties shows that Hughes leads Hearst by S4,260; Bruce leads Chanler by S1,S00; oBrien leads Whallen b, sl.ss4; Lewis leads Glynn by SI,IOi. Wallenmeir leads Hauser by 80, 2s6; Mayer leads Jackson by S1,293, and Van Alstyne had lead of Sl.715 over Skene
 The returns do not include New York and Kings counties. both of which give pluralities to the Democrats.
 The vote of seven out of thirty five assembly districts in greater New York, had beAp canvasse dtoday The corrected returns showed a net gain Of 1l2 for Bruce over chahler for IIeu- tenant Governor as compared to the vote reported to the police.
 The inspection of the void and pro- tested ballots requested by Republican Candidates for officers below Governor, was begun in court today by lawyers representing the Democratic and Re- publican Parties, and the Independence League. In two assembly districts. ten ballots which had been reported as vold, were accepted and counted.
 Oficial returns from four assembly districts in Kings County show a net gain of more than 100 votes for Hughes, a net gain of 200 for Chanler over Bruce, and net gains of 100 votes each for Jackson and Hauser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-17
WANT STATE SAMTORIUMS Imperative Duty to A. rest Disease. THE TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS Physicians Speak for Institutions
 For Indigent. Say Provision Should se Made ts Ssna- bIe consamptive. to Get Out in
 Afr--DF. Iraen EIected
 President
THE TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS-

New York. Nov. te.--A discusslon of State and municipal sanitcriuma opened at this afternoons session ot the American Congress on Tubescuaos sis at the Hotel Astoria,
 Dr. D. M Smith of Austin. Texaq declared that every State hould haxa municipal institutions for the care ek indigent consumptives until they eouit be cared for in State san tarturn
 Dr. C. M. Amende, or New. York said that some provision should ha made for assisting indlaent consump. lives to get out Into the country where they could live in the 'pY1 far.
 If there were another man who was as crazy on the subject of consumpticn as Mir. Carnegie is on the subject of H. braries," said MT. Amende, much might be accomplished.
 Dr. c. R. Tabor, State Health osla- cer of Texas, and Dr. C. H. IrA0n. Pras~ ident of the Louisiana Board of Health discussed the treatment of tuberculosis among colored people. t
 Resolutions adopted reclted the be- lief that 1t is the imperative duty oe all civilized governments to take iTl1~ mediate action for the arrest of the spread of this scourge and as Far as 1faa in the power of sanitary science and human endeavor. to eradicate it; and ANAAANfe tnAk " ID AkAS @&4f1G OA NAhAA gNAAN gress that every government should appoint R Commissioner of Public Health with seat ip the Cabinet and give adequate authority and means la accomplish the desired ends in enns pressing tuberculosis.
 The resolutions also demanded that in all States and Territories. boards uf health be given authority to tormulata and enforce 8 code Of regulations for the prevention of the FavaSes of ths fatal seourge.
 Professor Brewer, President of the State Board of Health of Connecticut who was slated for President. declined to serve. Dr. c. N Iron of New Orr leans, was unanimously elected. Efa thahked the convention and safa he had hopes of establishing . big snski- tAriuIn in Louielara.
 The fullnwinH weTa elected Vice. Presidents. pr. George fs Tabor of Texas, pr. Charles Wood Fassett Of Missouri, Dri r. Fess of New Max ico, Dr. w. F. Drewey Of VirRinla. Dr, J. W. Mcdonald of Wegt Virginia.
 Dr. M. M. Smith of Texas was chosen Secretary and Treasurer.
 Invitations were received from New Orleans, Atlantic City and Norfolk Va, to hold the next session Of the Congress there, but the selection was left to the newly elected officers
 The Congress then adjourned sine die tssasa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-17
FOR RUSSIAN JEWS.
LegisIatIon for DOwntrOddsn Race is
 FOFecasted.

Legislatiom for DOwntrOdden Race is
 FOrecasted.
 st. Petersburg, Nov 15.--Premier stolypin's organ, The Rossia, today pub lished a long article, apparently in. tended to prepare the way for the pro- mitigation of the reforms in the condi- tions of the Jews as outlined in these despatches November IS.
 The paper stated that with the view of allaying the anticipated storm of protest upon the part of the reaction ists, the projected Jewish reforms will not give the Jews full equality. nor permission for them to spread through the country and acquire the lands of the peasants, but they have the right to live everywhere inside the pale, in the country as well as in the cities, and the restrictions imposed on Jew ish merchants and artisans will be re- vised, including permission to dwell outside the pale.
 The article reviews the Jewish prob lem since 1t was acquired with Poland 130 years ago. It declares that the per cent of the population has proved a failure and has not prevented the most dangerous elements. the Jewish intelligencia and plutocracY, from pen- erating Into Russia over the golden bridge, while poverty has stricken the residue. The pale, the article asserts, forms an accumuIator in which the rev. olutionary energy of the Jewish pro- letariat has been developed. adding:
 Men who are condemned to live on one herring and two potatoes a week. cannot be expected to understand the benefits or obligations of citizenship. Loyalty stops where famine begins. A full combinations of the Jews with the Russion population however. is impos- sible at present because the Jewish masses within the pale are in a state of revolutionary white heat, and would carry the torch of sedition through the whole interior. It must await the final solution of the agrarian question, which
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-17
BATON RoUaE CONvENTIoNs.
AEricdlturaI colleges snd Horticultur
 al lnnpeetOrs Adjourn.


 Baton Rouge La. Nov. 16 s--The Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment. stations, af- ter carrying out a short program ad- journed today, and the delegates left this afternoon. some for visit to Net Orleans and others directly for tiaeir homes.
 Ths following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
 President. Dean L.. H. Bailey oe Cornell; First President, Thomas D Boyd. Louisiana, State University, Second e-President, M 4. Scoval. Kentucky: Third Vice. President. B c. Buffum, Wyoming; Fourth Vice President, W. StiHson, Massacl1u- setts; Fifth Vice. President, C. C.. Hopkins, Illinois; Secretary Treasurer. ]. I. Htll, Vermont; Blographer. A. '. True, Washington
 The official Hortfcttluraf Inspectors Association also took final adjoarn- ment today after a short Session. The following ofiicers were elected: Pres ident, A. r. Burgess of Ohio; Secre- tary, J. B. Smith of New Jersey.