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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
CANNoT BREAK TRnATY.
ThIs is Opinion of Jap Consul On Cana~'
 dian Affair.

Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 19.--'AThat treaty cannot be broken" said Japanese Con- sul-General Nosse to a reporter today, when asked for an expression of opin- ion regarding the resolution which the Dominion trades and labor con- gress have forwarded to Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
 He referred to the Japanese treaty. and explained that 1t was signed soma twelve months ago. was for four years. and hence, in his opinion. cannot be broken for at least three years yet.
 At the trades congress. which i've Ottawa delegates are attending. a strong resolution was passed touch ing on the Asiatic problem. protests ing against Japanese coming to Can- ada, and calling on the Premier to at once take steps to have the British Government give the necessary six months notice to have the British Japanese treaty abrogated While it is hardly likely such Q radical change can be made. the Japanese consurs ap- swer is interesting as 1t practically amounts to an assertion that the ereaty cannot be abrogated at present.
 Mir. IshIi. the Japanese envoy. who has been here to discuss the Japanese question with the Premier, left this morning for Chicago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
LAYMEN
GREAT PLANS ON FOOT FOR THE
 METHODIsTS.
Militant Body of 10000 is to Be Per- fected at Meeting to Be Called
 -BIshOps Are
 PleRsed.

Knoxville. Tenn. Sept. is.-Full de- tails of the organization of 10000 lay men of the Southern Methodist Church into a militant body will be completed at a meeting of delegates from all sections of the South to be held next April, at a point to be selected by a committee which will meet within a month at Memphis.
 This committee Is headed by John R. Pepper of Memphis. who is tempo rary president of the big organiza- ton. Gen. Julian s. Carr. of Durham, N. C.. has already announced that he has 5000 or $1O,0O0 which he will place to the credit of the new organi- zation as soon as 1t has need for the funds. The laymen are to organize that they may look after the business end of the church affairs.
 Bishops Hendrix, Hoss and Candler who attended the meeting in this city. believe the movement Is the greatest in the history of all Methodists
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
. DISASTROUS GALE
REPORTS SHOW FIVE LIVES HAVE
 BEEN LOST.
Heaviest storm in Forty Years Sweeps Over Coast of New FOundland and Many Vessels Were
 wrecked.

St. Johns. N, F., Sept. is.-The heaviest gale recorded here in forty years swept the New FoundIand coast today. Up to tonight reports from fishing towns and settlements showed that five lives had been lost.
 The storm struck many fishing ves- sells, and eleven schooners and sloops were driven ashore at various points or foundered at their moorings. A large number of vessels are on their way to New Foundland from Labrador where the fishing season closed a few days ago, and it is feared more disas- ters will be reported.
 The eleven vessels wrecked put into half a dozen harbors for shelter but were driven ashore or sunk. The storm caused heavy damage to fishing gear. wharves, etc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
A FARMER Is KILLED
SHOT GUN DISCHARGED IN sTRUG-
 GLE FOR ITS POSSESSION,
Elmer Orr, Thirty-Five Years 0las yR 3t Dead. and Johnson Lan@stQn, & ss
 Nineteen Years 0ld, Ia ~
 an 1asf. - -

Macon. Ga., Sept. Ie--=Eimer Orr. a farmer ss years old. was shot and killed while driving to nib home seven, ntIea from here. late yesterday. and Johnson Lansston. another farmer. aged 1s. is In Jail here charged with murder.
 It is said the men ,quarreled several months ago, when Orr threatened to kill Langston. They met on a mar row road yesterday and in endeavorinK to pass, the wagons collided. A quar- rel followed in which blow were ex- changed. Langston then, 1t is said, attempted to use shot gun and in the struggle for its possession, .the1gun was discharged. fatally wounding orr. who died shortly afterwards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
BIG FORTUNE IS DWINDLING H. H. Rogers Sinks
 Forty Millions. REPORTS ARE CONFIRMED Oil Magnate Invests Heavily h
 Construction of Railroad. New Road is Far From CompIetion Ana
 Railroads Experts Say it is . More or Less Problemati-

New York, Sept. 1s--Reports have
 been current In Wall street for some time that H. H. Rogers. of the Standard oil Company. had been heavily inter- ested in the Tidewater Railway pro- jeot in Virginia and that he had lost heavily by the investment. The Even- ing Post says:
 According to the stories previously Street today of reports to the effect that H. H. Rogers was heavily inter. ested in the Tidewater railway pro- iect.
 "Accordi ng to the stories previously circulated. upwards of forty per cent of MT. Rogers fortune has been involved in the Tidewater investment. It waH reported today that the personal obli- gatton incurred amounted to s40.00e, aa 900. It can be stated positively that the sum is much larger than the amount named; also that the situation has been entirely cleared up.
 Tn order to meet the demands made upon him in connection with the con- struction of the railroad. Mir. Rogers was forced to dispose of large amount of Investments stock at Q sacrifice. All during the recent decline In prices the vice president of the Standard Oil Company sold gilt edged stocks, such as Standard OH, Consolidated Gas. Union Pacific and St. Paul
 Some five or six years ago against the advice of his friends, Mir. Rogera started to build in West Virginia. d low grade road. which would parallel the Norfolk and Western His object was to carry coal and lumber to Tide water. The line was to be 444 miiea long, only 12S miles have been com~ pleted.
 Only a few months ago, in order to raise s10.00o.000 for the Tidewater road, Fl. H. Rogers issued his personal note secured by s20.000, 900 mortgalra bonds. Si0.e0O.00o stock and s1O.000 .000 dividend or interest paying collateral These six per cent notes were endorsed by H. H. Rogers parsonaIsy. RailRoad officials who hava watched the construction of the railroad with interest from the beginning. say that the project even at this stage is more or less problematical. It Is confident lyf believed, however, that with the sacrifices already made in disposink of high priced securities. Rogers is in a position tc gain his end and see the completed
 Tt was learned some months ago that the Standard oil man and his as- sociates had bought up all the avail able lumber and coal lands in Weat Virginia These purchases amounted to thousands of acres and will in some future time supply the Tidewater road with traffic
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20

Mir. Tilford was closely pressed by Mir. Kellogg as to whether the Stand ard oil Company of New Jersey had any oil interests in Texas or received any dividends from any company oper- ating there
 MT. Tilford said that to his knowl- edge the Standard oil Company did not He did not know about the Man hattan Oil Company of ohio. Mir. Til- ford kne wboth B. C. Benedict and Anthony W. Brady who,<had been in- terested in the Manhattan Company.
 That Trust Agreement.
 Mir. Tilford was shown a copy of the trust agreement of 1882, showing a list of companies that entered into the trust. Tt appears that the Chess Carley Company signed that agree ment. Have you thought about that since I spoke to you last night?" asked Mir. Kellogg.
 NO. have not" replied MT Tilford. who yesterday testified that he had been a member of the Chess Carley Company of Louisville. before he be- came Identified with the Standard oil Company.
 Mir. Tilford was asked who the stock holders of the Chess Carley Company were when it signed the trust agree ment. He replied that the stockhold-' GAb WCE0 F. .AC. SnEtry anu tnG oIAHUAEO oil Company of Ohio.
 Mir. Tilford said he became identified with the Standard Oil Company of Ohio in 1878.
 MT. Tilford testified between 1892 and 1899, the trustees received the dividends on the unliquidated stocks of the subsidiary companies and dis tributed the money to the holders of the trust certificates and the holders of the liquidating assignment. The trustees did not vote this subsidiary stock as they had done before the company underwent liquidation. Prior to 1892, MT. TiIford said, the trustees voted this stock and elected the direc- tors of all the subsidiary companies.
 MT. Kellogg again asked MT. Tilford if 1t was not a fact that the Hquidaf- ing trustees during the liquidation of the stock of the subsidiary companies voted for the stockholders whose stock was still unliquidated.
 T am quite sure they did not" re- piled MT. Tilford.
 Then who elected the officere of the subsidiary companies?" asked Mir. Kel- logs.
 stockholders of the companies,% an- swered Mir. Tilford. Mir. Kellogg took up the map of liquidation and showed the witness a certificate of assignment made out to John D. Rockefeller.
 When the hearing reported after the afternoon recess former Judge Ferris sitting as special master announced that the proceedings would be ad- journed because of illness of one of the counsel John c. Milburn said that his associate. Morftz RosenthaI, was suffering from q slight indisposi- tion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
CRAFT DENOUNCED
BALTIMORE's MAYOR SCORES COR-
 RUPT POLITICS.
League of American Municipalities, in Annual Session, Expresses it's Approval of Government
 by Commission.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 19.-In discussing municipal government by commission. versus Mayor and Council, today. the speakers at the second session of the eleventh annual convention of the American League of Municipalities. scored greed and graft in city govern ment.
 Mayor J. Barry Mahool of Balti- more, led in the denunication of cor rupt municipal politics declaring that the cause was not any particular form of government but men actuated by selfishness and greed, willing and hav- ing an opportunity to rouse the Gov ernment under any form of govern ment,
 N, on the same subject declared that the need was character and that back wardness in city administration is due to a want of backbone and intelli-
 An address was made by Rear Admiral Francis E. Chadwick, U. S. N, of Newport. R. l., who took decided stand against municipal government by commission.
 James M Head of Boston, Mass. formerly mayor of Nashville. Ten nessee, heartily approved of the new DeSM0ineB, IOWA. CHdl' 'oA M SNAiAAAAaS sion government.
 In the absence of Commissioner west of the District of Columbia, his address favoring commission government was presented to the commission by the secretary.
 Addresses were also made by May ors w. D. Harris, Fort Worth. Texas, and Emerson Coatesworth, of Toronto, Canada, who advocated government by commission; Mayor R. G. Rhett of Charleston, S. C., who opposed 1t. John R Davies, chairman of the finance committee, board of aldermen, New York, and Hugo S. Crosse, city statis- ttcian, Chicago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20

dow in the room in which the corpse lay On the lawn stood c negro in livery. while third man was attend ing the team attached to an under takers cart. The men hastily mount neck speed, followed by revolver shots from policemen who had been attracted to the scene.
 Information has been lodged against a prominent practitioner. whom those on watch claimed they recognized as the man trying to climb into the win. dow
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
PECULIAR ACCIDENT
THREE PERSONS SWEPT FROM
 TROLLEY RUNNING BOARD.
One Boy Was Killed and Another Had His Skull Fractured, and Com ductOr Sustained Internal
 Inturtea.

New York. Sept 1s-Louis Gumbrich. aged Is, and Charles Bach, IS, were clinging to the wrong side of a crowd ed in bound Coney Island trolley car tonight, and when the conductor, George Stibel stepped on the same board to warn them. a passing car swept all three from their feet.
 Bach was killed. Gumbrich's skull was fractured. and he was probably fatally injured. while Stibel sustained injuries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
ROOSEVELT
 TO CAMP OUT Will Pitch Tents in
 Louisiana. LOEB ANNOUNCES PLANS Occasional Hunts Win Break Monotony of Camp Life. The President wiii Leave Washington sunday week For Hi. Western And southern Speech Mak-
 ing Teur.

-@ Oyster Bay, Sept 1es-Far from the scene Of officiai routine and free from the details attendant upon the responsibilities associated with the of flee of Chief Executive, President Roosevelt will enjoy seventeen days in camp. This is to be the nearest ap- proach to genuine vacation that the President has allowed himself.
 Though nominally on his vacation al Oyster Bay this summer. there have been but few hours in which official business of some sort has not in- truded. A physical and mental recrea- ton. as coAplete as his cares will per init, is now arranged. President Roosevelt will pitch his camp in the Northeastern corner of Louisiana on or about October 5. The exact spot is yet to be determined The plans pro- vide for q camping trip" but every one who knows northeastern Louisiana, knows that the cane brakes shelter game worthy of huntsman of Prest- dential calibre.
 Those who will have the good for tune in making pleasant the Presi- dents camp, expect that the monotony of camp life will be occasionally broken by a hunt. While the details of the trip have not been thoroughly
 
 announced today by Secretary Loeb.
 The President will leave Oyster Bay for Washington next Wednesday and on the following Sunday will start on his Western and Southern speech making tour. At Memphis, Tenn. on October 4. the speechmaking program will be interrupted and the President will start for the camping grounds. He will break camp on October 2l, go- inR directly to Vicksburg, Miss, to make his promised speech there. The return to washington will immediately be begun and the White House will be reached on the afternoon of Octo- ber 25. The President will be the guest while in camp, of CIyn Service commisaioner Iohn 4 McElheuny. of New Iberia. La, and ok John M, Pa1ker, of New orleans
 Foliowihg tho speech at vicksburg, october 2f,, the President has consent ed to make an address at Hermitage. Tenn, on the following day.
 The region where the President will probably hunt is the Bayou MaoUn and Tensas swamps, semi-tropical Jungles in Madison Parish, near the Mississippi River in Northwest Louisiana. In these swamp, bear are numerous, deer abund- ant and smaller game from wild cats to squirrels innumerable. A year ago a hunting party headed by Governor Blanchard of Louisiana, killed forty. deer in this section.
 The 4Tensas and Macon ,swamps are the center of hunting ground about miles long and ten to thirty miles wide. During most of the year 1t is necessary for hunters in these swamps to wear nets suspended from their hats in order to protect their faces from mosquito bites. Hunkers must raise these nets from their faces before firinb. The mosquito nuisance begins to abate in October.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
TROUBLE FOR WATSON.
Labor Unions After Indiana Re-
 publican. ---

Labor Unions After Indiana Re-
 publican.
 Indianapolis. Ind, Sept. 19.--(spe- cial 1.-The troubles of Congressman James E. Watson, of Nashville. who aspires to the Republican gubernatorial nomination. are expected to begin next week when the State Federation of Labor meets in Muncie. SomeI of the labor leaders have been criticsing Mir Watson for his indorsement of William Blakely, of shelbyviile. for State fac- tory inspector, and the feeling which has been aroused over the subject Is expected to crop out at the approach ing convention. Blakely was appoint ed over the protest of dhe labor un- ions. which opposed him because of the part he Is alleged to have taken in the fight for recognition at shelbyville several years ago.
 While Blakely has made friends with the labor forces by appointing none but union men as inspectors, 1t Is said that Watson is regarded by the labor leaders as ''unfriendly and dangerous
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
A DARING ATTEMPT
 TO STEAL A CORPSE

Columbus. O.. Sept. 19.-A daring at tempt to steal the corpse of Mrs I. L.. Northstone, who died of a disease that attending physicians and the coun- ty coroner could not diagnose. was prevented early today by a house dog. which aroused the dead watch seated in an adjoining room.
 A white man of professional appear ance was just climbing into a win
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
Nnvea acta Judgeahip !.

oyster Bay, N r., Sept. 19.---Presi- dent Roosevelt today announced the appointment of Walter c. Moves Of New London. Conn, as United States Circuit Judge, to i'll the vacancy caused by the death of William K, Townsend. Judge Moves is at present Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of New London County, Connecticut.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
MAIL TRAIN WRECKED.
Engine and Mall Car DeraiIed and Ens
 Efneer Injured.

Utica. N. Y, Sept. 19.-The fast mail. westbound. on New York Central, was wrecked about five miles east of this city at about s:45 this forenoon.
 It was stated at the office of the New York Central Railroad that the train wrecked was a new mail train which left New York for Buffalo at 3:O5 a. m A few miles east of Utica the train ran into two freight cars which had been derailed by the break ing of a freight train on the east bound track.
 The engine and one mall car of the mail train were derailed and the engt- neer. John Eberlee. was injured. There was one passenger coach in the mail train, but its occupants were reported officially to be unhurt as were also the other train hands.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
JUDGE HOOK DEAD.

Aged and Prominent Georgian Ex-
 spares.
 Atlanta. Ga. Sept. ls.--5JudgeN James Schley Hook, former State Superior Court Judge and State School Com missioner. died here tonight, aged 6a years. His remains will be taken to Augusta for interment.
 Judge Hook was born in Louisville, Ga. He was 0 lawyer of marked ability and took a prominent part in public affairs.
 A widow, who was formerly Mrs. Lulie Carter Mayors of Lexington, Ky, and eight children survive him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
URGES ARBITRATION
STRIKING TELEGRAPHERs CALI
 ON COMMISSIONERS NELL.
It is Reported in Washington that Agr. Neiii VIII Propose certain Ar bitrmtfon on Part of
 Operators.

Washington. Sept. Ie-Thomas H. New York. called on Commissioner of Labor Neiil today and urged his in- tervention in the telegraphers strike. Subsequently they stated that Com missioner Neili would. next Monday. propose certain arbitration on behalf of the operators. This statement could not be confirmed. as Mr. NeiIl left for St. Louis almost immediately afterward.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
Coniemned to Denth.

Riga, Russia Sept, lY-IWenty-tWo out Of fifty-eight men. who have bean on trial by court martial here charged with participation in the revolt in the
 ontrol oi this section was wrested from the Russian Government for several months. have been condemned to death. Several hundred men have heretofore been executed for theiE connection with this uprisinRa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
Bishop Rookes Dead. <.

Rome. Sept. 19.-News has reached tbe Vatican of the death of Frederick Rookes. the first American Roman Catholic Bishop of Jaro, Philippine ls- p'shon Rookes was a native of New Work and was educated in the public and high schools of Albany and ut Union College.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
Prennrinr Recention.

St. Louis. Mo. Sept. l9.--Preparations are being made for the reception and entertainment of President Roosevelt and thousands of visitors will be in the city to attend the convention, which, it is anticipated, will be the most important gathering of those in- terested in the improvement of water ways of the South, than any hereto fore held. t.<''
 Front this city, the President will continue to the camping place selected in Northeast Louisiana. Seven years ago, President Roosevelt participated in a hunting trip in North Mississippi, in quest for bear and other large game, but the expectations of those who planned the hunt were not fully real ized.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
REPORTS CONFERRED.
Returns from Oklahoma Election Show
 Victory of Democrats.

Returns from OklaMOmf@ GhecthnA sn0W
 Victory of Democrats.
 Oklahoma City, Sept fs.--Further returns from Tuesdays election. con firm the first report of the adoption of the constitution. ratification of the prohibition article of the constitution, election of the full Democratic state ticket. an overwhelming Democratic majority in the Legislature. and the election of four Democrats and ono Republican to Congress.
 Robert L., owens. who will. in ac- cordance with the June primary nomi- nation. be elected United states Sena- tar. is a charpkae Indian, founder of ths First National Sank et Muskegse. and Is reputed to be q millionaire. He is. "a warm friend of WiuiaEn ?, Bryan: and in his speeches during the recent caanpaign. took an advanced stand n faver ef Revision of the tarin. public ewuershlp of monopolies and Govern . rner,t regulation of corporations:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
TRIBES WAvERING.
Sultan AbdeI AEIz Seems to Be Losing
 Followers.

Tangier, Sept. 19.-According to ad- vices received here from Rabat. the Zemmour tribe has announced its in- tention of stopping Abdel Asiz unless he arrives very shortly Other tribes in the neIghborhood of Rabat who are waVering in their allegiance, are cer- tain to go over to Mulai Hahg, This will create a most dangerous situa- ton for Abdel Aziz, whose escort num- bers only 4.000 men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
Hanlx nlakes Q PredIctIon.

Columbus. o., Sept. IS'-lSpecIaI' J- While in this city en route to the Jamestown Exposition, Governor Hanly of Indiana, delivered an address be- fore the Ohio Methodist Conference. He predicted that within decade pro ,hibition will have spread over the en- fire country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
HARRISON BLAaEs COURT.
Dead Man Leaves Note Saying That H,
 Sm Innocent.

Norfolk. Va, Sept. 19.-The body of Joshua Harrison, who committed sui eide last night while officers awaited to carry him to begin upon a twenty years sentence for Kidnapping and mur- dering the son of former North Caro- lima State Senator Beasley, was today sent to Jnrvisburg, N. C., for burial.
 In a note found. Harrison said:
 q am an innocent man. God knows it; my family know it. I am about to end my life. No one Is in any way responsible save cruel ones who im- posed that awful sentence"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
,JoHNsoN's RAGE.
CIeveIand's Mayor wiII Be NOEninated
 by AcclamatiOn. .....y

c1eveland. O.. Sept. 1s.-Returns from ward primaries held this evening indicate that Mayor Tom L. Jonnson will, he reilomfnated for Mayor by the Democratic city convention Saturday by exclamation. q.
 The indications also are that all Of the candidates for places on the Coun- eli ticket, who had the endorsement of the Mayor, including Councilman E. B :. Haserodt, Republican, who was re- gently defeated in the Republican pri- mary, and who has been supporter of Mayor Johnsons street railway poll icy. have won.
 Spirited fights were waged Tn sew erai wards. the opposition being led bv County Clerk Charles P. Salen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
THE CONSTANTINE TRIAL.

Young Woman Testfnes of Defendants
 Love Affairs.
 Chicago. Sept. 1s.--Miss Hilda Natal by, who is said by the defense in the Constantine murder trial, to have beer, the cause of Mrs. Gentry's suicide through Jealousy of the attentions paid to her by Constantine, was on the witt ness stand today:
 She denied that Constantine ever spoke to her of love affairs, and said that he merely was an acquaintance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
TWO ARE KILLED.
Trolley Car Ram Into Open switch anaA
 vvaa Dftched.s

Cleveland, O., Sept. 19.-According ta information received at the headquar- ters of the Lake Shore Electric Rail- way Company the conductor and one passenger were killed and score of passengers more or less seriously hurt when a westbound suburban car struck an open switch and was ditched near Tnledo today. ..