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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Retire. After Long Business Career.


After an association of forty-six
years with the largest collar and cuff
Industry in the country Mr. Robert
Cluett retires from the presidency of
CIuett, Peabody and Company and from
active participation in business. Mr..
Cluett, who has occupied the presi-
dency of the company for the past six
years. will be succeeded by Mr.. F. F.
Peabody, a gentleman whose long ia
miliarity and activity in the direction
of affairs of the company eminently fit
him for the office.
Mr.. Cluett's retirement brings about
several other changes in official posi-
lions. Mr. Robert Cluett, Jr., succeeds
to the office of Vice President. form
erly occupied by Mr.. Peabody. Mr..
C. A. Cluett becomes the Secretary of
the company, and the name of Mr.. A,
Gillespie is added to the Board of d.
rectors.
AS the makers of the famous Arrow
and C1uett brands of collars, and of
Monarch and Cluett shirts. the firm of
Cluett, Peabody & Company Is known
from one end of the country to the
other. The changes above reported
will in no way affect the former policy
of the business. and 1t will be noted
that Mr.. Cluett. in retiring from the
Presidency. leaves others of his name
to perpetuate the reputation of this
name which has become so well known
in connection with collars and cuffs.
adv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
MISS VANN SUICIDES
MADISON COUNTY YOUNG WOMAN
TAKES DRUG.
Visiting Her Aunt mt New Hope, Girl
Retires to Room and Swallows
P0isOn--NO Motive
Known.

Huntsville, May ESPECIAL Miss
Lena Vann, an estimable young woman
of Madison County, took an overdose
of poisonous drug at the home of her
aunt, in New Hope, late last night and
died before medical skill could be- sum-
moned.
The young woman was visiting at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. Mary Vann,
in New Hope, town twenty miles
southeast of Huntsville. Soon after she
retired to her room for the night, Mrs
Vann heard strange noise emanating
from the room andSwent to investigate.
She found Miss Vann in an unconscious
condition and she soon died.
No motive for the rash act can be
assigned by the relatives of the young
woman She was about 20 years old
and in good health. Her friends and
admirers are at loss to understand
her reasons for taking her life, as the
poison was undoubtedly taken with
suicidal intent
Miss Vann was the daughter of
highly respectable family of this coun-
ty and had a wide acquaintance in that
section.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

J. Cook, Pell City; J. r.. Crouch, Bir-
mingham. and B. d. Gather and A.
H. Gather, Pell City, are the incor-
porators. The capital stock is $4,000
all paid up. The new concern besides
publishing The Guide will also pub
lish all the stationery used by the
Farmers Union as well as the official
literature.
New machinery will be added to the
printing plant here and 1t will be made
the most modern of its kind in the
South. The pay roll will be four or
FIVE hundred dollars per week and a
number Of people will be given en1-
ployInent. As the circulation of the
paper grows, new equipment will be
added. The Guide already has CIR
culation of 5000 copies per week.
A meeting of the board Of directors
of the company will be held Monday
at which time officers will be elected
and constitution and bylaws adop-
ted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
HOBSON In LAMAR
GREAT AUDIENCES AT VERNON
AND SUFFICIENT.
Commissioner wilkinson Will Join
Party of Experts Who Have Been
Invited To Travel In Spe-
cial Train.

SuIligent, May S.-(Special Con
gresham Hobson's party of govern
ment experts was greeted by large
audience at Vernon this morning. Yer
non is the county seat of Lamar and
the court house could not hold the
crowd
The farmers turned out and gave
strict attention to the talks of. the ex-
perts and manifested the interest that
has been apparent all through the
tour by requests that instruction on
cotton culture, trees, soils, and good
roads should be sent them. The most
remarkable interest is being shown and
indications are that the people are anx-
ious to take up the plans just being
inaugurated by the government repre-
sentatives.
The trip today was from Kennedy to
Vernon and on to Sullgant and the
party is driving four teams straight
through the country. They have al
ready driven nearly a hundred miles,
fording streams and creeks and over bad
roads and the people are showing their
gratitude by turning out large crowds.
In fact, the audiences average to a
county from twelve to fifteen hundred.
Tonight at Sulligent another large
audience greeted the speakers One of
the most IdklnR features was again Ill
PRODUCED tonight in the share of an IL
Illustrated talk by Mr.. Lancaster on
good roads. His collection of pictures
is one of the best in the world and
the stereopticon part on the program
was a great addition.
Tomorrow the party will speak at
Detroit. Lamar county, and the follow
ing day in Hamilton the county seat
of Marion. On Thursday evening, the
party will reach Winfield for a night
engagement.
Two incidents occurred today to in
dictate the great interest these meet
ings are aro0sing throughout the state.
One of these was a message from State
Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkin-
son, who requests that he be allowed
to join the party Congressman Hob
son wired Mr.. Wilkinson that the
party would be delighted for him to
join.
Captain Hobson also received a let
ger of the Alabama Central Railroad
Company, requesting the party to make
a side trip over his road to the timber
and mineral fields along the line in
Walker and Winston counties. The
letter expresses the great interest that
Is being taken by the people of that
section in the tour, He has offered n
special train to the party for the oc-
CASTOR.
The invitation will be accepted if
time can be arranged for the trip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
work OF SAVAGE.
Italian Kills wife and Mother-in-Law
with RaxOr

with Raxor.
New York, May S.--Mrs. Mary Vito
and her mother. Mrs. Maria Brignoli,
were literally slashed to pieces with a
razor in their east side home early to-?
day. Giovanni Vito, the husband of the
young woman is under arrest charged
with the crime.
1t is alleged that he killed the wo-
men after a quarrel which followed
their refusal to give him money. Vito
denies that he is guilty. however. and
stoutly maintains that his, wife and
mother-in law were killed by two men
who broke into the house and with
whom he fought.
In support of his story he exhibited
to the police cut on one Of his
hands which he declares was inflicted
by one of the murderers The story Is
substantiated by the 4-year-old son. .
The police give the story little cred
ence, however. as Vito and the child
were the only persons in the apartment
when the police, who had been inform
ed that murder was being done In the
house, forced an entrance. All the
doors of the apartment had been lock-
ed.
Inside they found Vito fully dressed
and standing In the center of the room.
Blood was everywhere. and on the floor
midway between the bed and a window
lay the lifeless body of Mrs. Vito. her
head nearly severed. The body was
frightfully slashed. and a broken razor
was found still sticking in one of the
wounds. On the fire escape. just out
side the window. was found the body
of Mrs. Brignoli, practically covered
with wounds.
Under a bed in the Vito apartments
the police found a second bloodstafned
razor. and on "a dresser a case which
bore the imprints of four blood stained
fingers. Vito is barber. He has not
worked at his trade for several years,
however, and his father-in-law de-
clares that all this time he has lived
from the earnings of his wife. who
was employed in a shirtwaist fac
tory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
COTTONWOOD RAILWAY.
Important Meeting of Stock holde
Scheduled For Today

Scneuuied FOR To-Day. -
cottonwood, May Especial There
is to be an important raiiroad mee-
ing in Cottonwood FHday The meet
ing will be of great fmportance.to the
people of this section and 1t Is expect
ed that it will be well attended by
capitalists and business men.
John Williams of the Geneva Lum-
Der Company. will be in Cottonwood at
that time with his attorney, Mr.. Far
mer of Dothan, for the purpose of max
ing the final move looking to the entry
Of the new branch of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad from Ellenna,
Fla, into Cottonwood. At that time 1t
is expected that Cottonwood will COM
plete her subscription to the new road
though there is not much probability
that the people of the town will in
crease their subscriptions already made.
If tn subscriptions are completed to
the amount which the Geneva Lumber
Company desires, it is believed by the
people of Cottonwood that the farmers
and land owners in this section should
give the balance. There is about $4,000
lacking yet before the full amount of
the bonus expected of Cottonwood will
be reached, Notwithstanding the fact
that the business men of the town have
given very literally to the enterprise.
The meeting is looked forward to
with great interest by the people of this
section. The new road will soon be
ready for the steel and everything pos
sible is being done to complete the road
and bring a train over lie by July /.
1t is rumored that the Cottonwood
Hotel, which has been run for some
years past by Marvin Lewis. will soon
change hands, Mr.. Lewis retiring from
the hotel business. John l.. Golf Is said
to have been negotiating for the hotel
and will operate 1t in the future. When
seen as to the proposed trade. Mr. Goff
would neither deny or confirm the ru-
NOR, but admitted that negotiations are
being conducted looking to the pur-
chase of the hotel The Cottonwood no.
tel has been considered by travelling
men to be one of the best in this Sec
ton of the state.
The Cottonwood District High School
will close on May II. This school has
had a very successful run for the past
nine months and will close this year
with the largest roll OF any year In its
history The closing exercises Will be
conducted during the day Friday, moth
ing being on the program for the night
as has been the custom heretofore
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Smith have re-
turned from a visit to Mrs. Smiths
parents at Pinckard.
Mr.. Homer Smith of Ozark, has re-
turned home after 9 visit to his sister,
Mrs. s. j. Golf in Cottonwood.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
DAMAGE TO COOsA CROPS.
Continued Rains Have Discouraged tbs
Farmers.

Goodwater. May s.-(Special)-t
heaviest rain of the season fell here
this morning and the clouds indicate
more rain.
The farm work has been completely
rained out for sometime, and the farm
ers are far behind with their work.
There is a lot of cotton yet to plant
and nearly all of the early planting to
replant with seed scarce.
The oat crop Is very promising and
pastures good.
The good price for cotton has caus-
cd the farmers and merchants to sell
pretty we'll all the cotton or hand.
The members of the Baptist Church
here have raised a nice sum by sub
scription. purchased a lot on Main
street and will build a handsome new
church soon.
Tax collector T. P Crawford, has
been quite. sick for several days, but
is much improved, and he is on the
streets again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
THANKS OF CHINESE.
Consul General Roberts Sends Conn
munication to State Department.

AonBuk NreueFHt SENDS COm-
munication to State Department..
Washington, May SIN a dispatch re-
ceived today by the State Department,
Consul General James L. Rodgers at
Shanghai. China. who has been acting
as special representative of the Amer
lean National Red Cross in the famine
relief work. states:
His excellency, Tuan Fang, viceroy
of the LANG Kang province requested
me to offer his thanks to the Ameri-
can people and the government for
the magnificent gifts sent to relieve
the suffering Chinese of the Kang Peh
famine district In addition to this
telegraphic request of the viceroy, 1
have received similar expression of all
the ranking officials of this section OF
China.
Special arrangements are being made
by the viceroy to assist in the landing
and handling of the cargo of the army
transport Buford. The news of the
coming of the Buford has spread
throughout the whole empire.
The Red Cross today decided to re-
nit $4,000 additional by cable. at
once to Consul General Rodgers on &C
count of the famine relief fund.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Chronic Constipation
CAUSED BY
Intestinal Indigestion

The functions of the intestines
are as important as those of the I
stomach. They absorb and as
simulate a large proportion OF
the properties of the food after :
its digestion by the stomach.
II the mucous membrane lin 4
ing of the intestines becomes E
diseased they fail to do their
mart of the work the entire sys- 4
tenn becomes deranged, resulting
usually in chronic constipation.
sometimes in chronic dysentery- /.
The former is by far the most
frequent, and in such cases arti- 4
fetal and unnatural means are
usually employed, such as the
daily use of laxatives, which .
finally becomes a necessity.
Chronic constipation is an al I
most universal complaint, lead
ing to great suffering and fire.
aIently to appendicitis. few real
ize that 1t is caused by a dis
eased condition of the digestive i
organs.
sT. BERNARD EXTRACT OF
BARK
meals the stomach and intestines, 1
and is the only remedy for In
digestion that does.
Mr.. James Brett. Jr., of Mem .
phfs, Deputy County Court
Clerk, Shelby County, Tenn, /
says:
"After suffering for years
with indigestion of the worst !.
form, and later developing into
Intestinal indigestion. and after
being treated by several very
eminent physicians here, I was
induced to try st. Bernard Ex-
tract of Bark. 1 am proud to
say that after taking several i
bottles I was permanently cured,
and can now eat anything with
out any bad effect whatever. !
will further say 1t has perma-
nently cured me of dyspepsia and
heartburn"
1t costs but little to try this
remarkable remedy, and a trial
will convince you, as It has thou
sands of others.
Insist on st. Bernard Extract
of Bark; Guaranteed under the
National Pure Food and Drugs
Act.
UMlEWiHIW REIlH N EzinHlnlM m Tine III n = h
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
MIR. GREER Is A CANDIDATE.
choccoIocco Man Wants To BE cute
Guard Of Pythians.

Admission, May S-topecia,l -
houn county will have candidate pc
fore the meeting of the Grand Lodge
Knights Of Pythias. for Grand Outer
Guard. This candidate is Hon l.. F.
Greer, of choccolocco. who is mem eIn
Der of Choccolocco Valley Loose' NO
203, of DeArmonville.
Mr.. Greer is at present committee.
man of the first district and STANDS
very high in the Grand Lodge.
Most of the candidates for the posi-
tion are residents of South Alabama
and by this Mr.. Greer will have al
most the solid support of the represen-
tatives of the northern pare or the
State.
In the Grand Lodge Knights of Ply
thias, an election as Grand Outer Guaro
Is equivalent to an election as Grano
Chancellor, for a precedent that Is un-
broken is for the elevation or the OF
ficers from Grand Gutter Guard straight
through to the position Of Grand Cham
cellor step by step.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
I. P. AS In SESSION
uELEGATEs ARE WELCOMED TO
MAGIC CITY.
Secretary Higdon Announces That He
VIII Not Accept Another Term As
Secretary of Travelling
Mems Organization.

birmingham, May s.--(Special.,-
The sixteenth annual convention OF the
Alabama division of the Travellers Pro-
tectiye Association met here this after
noon In the city hall, more than one
hundred delegates and visitors being
present from different parts OF the
state.
colonel r.. Cunningham, Of Birming-
ham, state president. called the con-
vention to order. Secretary e. l..
Higdon was at the desk Governor d.
q. Conner who was on the program
TO deliver an address of welcome was
absent being detained at his office.
Alderman John r. Copeland, of BIZ
rningham, delivered a cordial address or
welcome In behalf of the city and
Colonel Higdon spoke in behalf OF the
local post of the Travellers.
Responses were made by c. F.
Moritz, of Montgomery; d. NJ. Scott
of Selma; j. w. Weiss. of Mobile; Ma
for H. W. Heydon. of Demopolls.
An invitation was extended by sell
ma and Mobile for the next conven,
ton. Committee credentials anu
resolutions were named and the report
Of the president and secretary were re-
ceived. The report OF the secreta.s
showed eight posts in the State with
7f5 members The receipts last year
amounted to s1,41s3S and disburse-
ments, s1,03115 Not single MEMBER
OF the State organization met with
fatal accident during the year.
Colonel Higdon announced that ne
would not stand for reelection again
as secretary. the position ne mas helu
since the organization.
A banquet was given at the Hotel
Hiliman. DR.. John l.. Parker acting
as toastmaster. A number of snort
talks were made around the festive
board The program tomorrow IN
cIudes a trip to Ensley where guides
will show the travelling men steer
making in all of its details. This is
a courtesy that is not granted on all
occasions. A barbecue is to be given
tomorrow afternoon at the Country
club and dance in the evening.
The following officers were elected;
n M. Hooper, Mobile, president; ..
p Smith, Selma, first vice president;
Ira H. Virgin, Montgomery, second; H.
w. Hayden, Demopo1is, third; Hughes
B. Kennedy. Birmingham, fourth; Rob
ert Cunningham, Birmin CHAM, secre-
tary. Chairman of standing commit
tees were chosen as follows: Railroad,
e J.. Meyer, Montgomery; employ
ment, John w. O'Neill, Birmingham;
legislation, j. w. Weiss, Mobile; press,
G. r. Moritz Montgomery; hotels. F.
s. Rae, Birmin CHAM; sick and relief
Horace shropshire, Jr., Birmingham
Board of directors were reelected as
follows: r. E. Collins, D. r. Cope
land and j. H. McCary, Birmingham,
ana w. p. Hutchinson, Mobile.
Selma was selected as the next meet
ing place. resolution was adopted
selecting Birmingham for the next
meeting place of the national conven-
ton in 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
of the Confederate Veterans, after the

OF the Confederate Veterans, after the
Richmond meeting.
General Harrison states that he had
promises at the reunion in New Or
leans that Birmingham's claims for the
reunion in 1907 would be withdrawn
assistance would be given for the
1908 gathering. The Birmingham Com
mercia1 Club, Board of Trade and other
local civic bodies will send strong
delegations to the Richmond reunion
working for the 1908 reunion,
General Rufus N. Rhodes is chair
man Of the general committee among
the citizens. General Harrison an
nounces that he has arranged for two
special trains for the Alabama dele
gates, one leaving Montgomery on the
goth and the other starting from Biz
mingham, uniting at Atlanta for the
reunion city In case Birmingham is
fortunate in securing the reunion next
year the veterans will be given the
most cordial receptions ever attempted
on the part of city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
CRIMINAL NEGLECT.
Father Nursed Sick Child Only with
Prayers.

Philadelphia, May Son the charge
of criminal neglect which resulted in
the death of his nine year old child
George Osborne of this city. faith
cure adherent was sent to prison TO-
dav nv the coroner to await the action
of the grand jury.
Rev. Robert Beuck. pastor of the
branch of the Christian Catholic
Church founded by Mr.. Dowie, of which
Osborne is a member. admitted on the
stand that he instructed his flock TO
rely entirely on prayer in cases OK
sickness. =.
During the coroner's investigation II
was testified that the Osborne child
during its Illness was not given medi-
cal aid that the parents of the child
thought that by prayer alone. the
baby could be cured
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Bremen Renche. J,,ue.tovv

Baltimore, May S.-The German
warship arrived here from Jamestown
today. Those on board reported that
an escape from a collision off Nam
tucket shoals Yesterday with the
steamer KAISER Wilhelm II was very
close one. The fog was very dense
and the vessels were perilously near
each other when the danger was dis
covered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
WRECK AT DE ARMANvIILE
Ten Cars in Freight Train are DemOl-
ished.

Admission. May S,--tSpeciaL)-In
Southern freight train wreck at De
Armanvlle this morning, ten freight
cars were demolished and traffic of all
kinds was DELAYED several hours.
'The accommodation train from Hef-
lin. due here at 7-32 m. arrived
about noon. and train No. 35 from AT
lanta. came in about a half an hour
later.
1t is not known whether there We're
any fatalities resulting from the wreck,
but ii was thought that no one was
killed or seriously hurt, is the reports
of the wreck made no mention of in
juries to the train crew,
The cause of the wreck was not
stated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
LINER and Cruiser Come Near Colifd-
ing I'm For

New York. May S.--Pas3engers on
the big German steamer Kaiser WIZ
helm II, which arrived today from
Europe, declare that the liner had a
remarkably narrow escape from col
lision with the German protected
cruiser Bremen in a dense fog off
Nantucket yesterday.
According to the story the Kaiser
was ploughing along at high speed
when the Bremen doomed up In the
fog only a short distance ahead. In
stantly the liners engines were re-
versed and her nose turned to one
side.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
railroad Through Salvador

San SalVadOr, May S.--PreSldent
Figueroa today approved the contract
with E. Fowler. representing J. NJ,
Neeland. ice-president and general
manager of the Pan American Rail
road, for the construction of the
Central Railroad between La Union
and San Salvador. Work will begin
ten months after the approval of the
agreement by Congress.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
MINER DIVORCE SUIT.
Judge VIII Not Have the Record Seal
ed

New York, May ga motion tocon-
firm the report of the referee appoint
ed two weeks ago to take testimony
in the suit for divorce instituted by
Mrs. Mary Adelaide Yerkes Miner
against Wilson Miner was handed
down by the Supreme Court today.
No explanation of the act was given
but 1t was learned that Justice Dowl-
ing before whom the proceedings came
had announced that he would not sign
any divorce decree which included an
order to seal the papers.
Mrs Miner was the widow of Chas.
r Yerkes. the Chicago and London
traction promoter, who died about a
year and a half ago. Mrs. Yerkes
was married to Mr.. Miner shortlySaf-
ter her husbands death,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
EAHIBIT FROM ANNIsTON.
Manufacturers of Model City TO BE
Represented at .JnmeStOMn.

Annist0U, May Especial )-Annis-
ton will he represented at the James
town Exposition with a creditable ex-
hihit. This will he done despite the
fact that it has been decided that Ala
hama will not have an exhibit at the
big show.
u. w Fleming, who was appointed
by the Chamber of Commerce to get up
an exhibit for the manufacturers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Meeting of Iowa Doctors.

Iowa City. Iowa. May S-The thirty
eighth annual convention of the Hah-
nemann Association of Iowa, began
here today and will continue over to-
morrow. The chief speakers were DIR.
Banjamin F. Bailey of Lincoln, Neb,,
and DR.. Royal S. Copeland of Ann Ar.
Dor, .Mich1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
SMITHS LIBERALITY.


New York, May S.--James Henney
Smith, the millionaire. who died in
Japan a few weeks ago. leaving an es-
tate of an estimated value of S25, 000,-
900, gave away S27,OOO,O00 to his rela-
tives and to charity before his death.
according to a statement made by one
of the executors of the estate today :.
This executor whose name is not
made public, declared that Mr.. Smith
inherited $50,000o00 from his uncle. the
late George Smith. and that there now
remains of that amount about $25,000,-
coo to be divided among the heirs.
According to the executor the differ
ence was exhausted in \ eight years