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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15
States Rights and
 Railroad Question.

as administered by the constituted au- thorities. On the contrary. it is among his first and highest duties as a citi- zen, because free government cannot exist without 1t. Nor can 1t bo incor- sistent with the dignity of a sovereign spirit of sincerity and truth, the coni- pact into which 1t voluntarily entered when 1t became a State of this Union. On the contrary. the highest honor of certainly no faith could be more de- liberately and solemnly pledged than that which every State has piighted stitution as 1t Is. in all it's provisions. until they shall be>altered in the man. ner which the Constitution itself pre- scribes In the emphatic language of
 we are sensible that we have ex- , tended the examination Gf these de- any intrinsic difficulty in. the ques- tions. But the decisions in question were made. by the supreme Judicial tribunal of the State; and when 9 pronounced a judgment which. If II could be maintained. would subyert the very foundations of this Govern ment 1t seemed to be the duty f,sai of this 2 TOTS into which the State court has fallen, and the consequences 10 WHICH they would inevitably lead
 Since this deliverance. made before the Civil War. no State court any where, North or South, has so lost sight of its duty to the Constitution and the genius of the free American people. as to claim that any State au, thority, judicial or otherwise, could overthrow or subvert the. orders or process of Federal court in case of which 1t had Jurisdiction. Not only this, but the whole power of the Gen eral Government. executive, leglsla- tive and judicial stands pledged to support the lawful authority of the courts of the common country.
 Away, then. with all this senseless and hurtful agitation--away with the thought that the highminded tribunals of Alabama can be persuaded by any man to occupy the unenviable attitude of the Wisconsin courts, when they yielded to the hot passions of aboli- tionism, and sought to strike down the rights of our people here, citizens of other States, as the Constitution gave them, and deffed ignominiously and foolishly, the power of the Con. stitution of our country, as exercised
 Law and order, and the good opin. ion of mankind, and the existence. of our liberties under the Constitution, are far higher and nobler things than the charges on freight and passengers. or whether they shall go into effect at once, or only after investigation by the courts, which have the right to In vestigate. and in the meanwhile to suspend them. Senex.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15
Negro With Only Half a Name
 Found Guilty Of Vagrancy

Twice two is four; half of four two.
 "Ba, ba," the deaf and dumb negro at the county jail, has no name as far as known.
 A negro. tried in the city court yes terday, has only half a name.
 Does this mean that the negro with half a name is either deaf or dumb2
 Answer-Artthmetic yes; prac- tlcally. no.
 Phillips Is the negro without a giv- en name and, so far as court officers or even he himself knows, he has never had one. The grand jury that indicted him, with all its facilities for research, could find no given name for the black man. The indictment was drawn without a first name, and Judge Thomas tried the negro yester- day--with a blank space to represent anything that might be his name. Tie jury that tried the negno didn't know his name and not once during the tes- timony was the defendants given name alluded to.
 With all this, though, Phillips has all five senses. Phillips was tried and convicted because he wouldn't work. He was proved to be a gagrant, 2 pom atty was imposed upon nim of paying a fine of $150A
 Boston Matthews. also Q negro, was found guilty of vagrancy and fined 2 like amount.
 For entering a railroad car in the Louisville and Nashville yards in North Montgomery June l, VIII Green,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15

I think you. will do public service At this time by republishing some of the words of Chief Justice Roger B.. uatea s States s ths case of ASemas vs. Booth. Chief Justice Fancy was Southern man. States, rights man, and one of the greatest judges of his time; but he was firm believer in the Constitution and laws of the United States, and the right and duty of that Government to enforce them.
 In Ableman ys. Booth, the State Court in Michigan undertook to re- sist the process of District Court of the United States against a man who had harbored a. slave contrary to the provisions of the fugitive slave law. Of course 1t did not succeed. It was time of great excitement. The case finally went to the Supreme Court of the United States. The great com time was that the Northern States in- terfered with the execution of the process of the United States Courts, which the Southern people invariably of the justifications for dissolving the Union.
 Referring to the artful but unfound- ed appeals which n, were made at ,nl the z, the laws of the United States and the decrees of it's courts to be executed. this venerable statesman, who rendered the opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Dred Scott case,
 Nor is there anything in this su- premacy of the General Government, or the Jurisdiction of it's judicial trip unals, to awaken the jealousy or of- fend the natural and just pride. of State sovereignty. Neither this Government, nor the powers of which We are speaking, were forced upon
 sThe Constitution of the United States, with all the powers conferred by 1t on the General Government, and surrendered by the States, was the voluntary act of the people of the several States, deliberately done, for their own protection and safety against injustice from one another. And for their anxiety to preserve 1t in all its powers. and to guard against resistance to or. evasion Of its author, ity, on the part of a State, is proved by the clause which requires that the members of the State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers of the several States Gas well as those Of the General Government) shall be bound, by oath or affirmation, to sup port this Constitution. This is the last and closing clause of the Constitution, and inserted when the whole frame of Government with the powers here inbefore specified. had been adopted by the convention; and it was in that form and with those powers, that the Constitution was submitted to the peo- pie of the several States, for their con sideration and decision."
 Now, 1t certainly can be no humili~ ation to the citizen of a republic to yield a ready obedience to the laws
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15

a Is year old boy. was found guilty Of burglary. The youth took two wat ermelons from the car.
 Greens attorney pleaded insanity and several dispositions were introduced to show that the boy had been struck a violent blow on the head q few years ago, thereby impairlng his mind. These dispositions, however. carried in sufficient weight to impress the Jury. The boy came to Montgomery from Columbus, Ga, where ne was a fac tory hand.
 In imposing a fine of $50 on Eu- gene Gartman, better known as Dutch Gartman, for violating the prohibition law, Judge Thomas told Gartman that if he were ever before him again for violating that law, he would impose a hard labor sentence. Gartman is a young white man. He pleaded guilty to the charge in this case.
 Other cases disposed of in the criEn- inal court were as follows:
 Jim Johnson, shooting across public road. pleaded guilty and was fined SIS.
 Charlie Johnson. emoezzlement found guilty.
 Today's call is as follows: Oliver Murrell, assault to murder; Ed. spann, assault to murder; Max J. WillSler Brokerage Company, violating revenue law; Wilson Arlington carrying con- ceaIed pistol; Minda Howard. vioJat- ing contract; Bill Williams. grand Iar- ceny.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15
INJUNCTION AGAINST
 LEVY ON PROPERTY
Holder of Life Interest EnjOins Sheriff from SelIingS Place for Judg-
 memf on Owner.

Holder of Life Interest EnjOins Sheriff
 from SeIIingS Place for Judg-
 ment on Owner.
 Judge Sayre of the City Court in Equity. yesterday decided on the de- murrers in an interesting case involv- ing the right of Sheriff Belser to levy on certain real estate in Montgomery in the possession of W. A. Gunter, Jr.
 Under the original bill of complaint. Judge Sayre on July 1. enjoinsd levy on the property pending a hear ing and determination of the proceed ings.
 It appears from the original com plaint that Gunter purchased a life inc 'terest from Laura B. Jones in four lots in the Cramer plat, and thereby gained possession of the property. Subse- quently, however, Martha E. Hinson and Evans Hinson secured a judgment against Laura B. Jones in Lowndes County and Sheriff Belser received papers directing a levy on the property. for $500. the amount of the judgment.
 Sheriff Belser was about to sell the lots when Gunter secured the inJunc- tion.
 Judge Sayre yestepday sustained the demurrer to the bill, in so far as 1t sets up the sufflciency of the certih- cate of the decree of the Chancery Court of Lowndes County, but in other respects the demurrer was overruled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15

the out-of-town guests at the Baugh- man. Knabc wedding next Wednesday. Miss Kate Kelly will arrive today to he the guest of Miss Mary Brown at her home on North Goldwaite Street.
 i i The members of the National Club will entertain at dance this evening. Miss Lonnie Landrum, of DeFuniak Springs. Fla. is visiting her cousins. Misses Burke. at their home on Adams Street.
  Miss Lily osten and little daughter, Ruth. are visiting relatives in Pratt vile.
 Mir. and Mrs. Merrill sheehan, who were married recently in Andalusia, are residing with his mother. Mrs. Bet ty sheehan. 127 Clay Street ton, who have come to Montgomery to reside, are at 3. Clayton Street. Mrs. J. Warren Jones has gone to Fort Deposit to visit friends.
 Mrs. l.. A. williams of Birmingham. formerly Miss Lucille Armstrong of montgomery, spent GdkuTudy ana sun day with friends in this city. .@ Mrs. John Quill. of Mobile, and her daughter, Mrs. L.. c. Parker, sailed yesterday from New York on the Adri- atic for Europe. They will travel on the continent several months. ( Mrs. Thomas B. Broadway and chill dren have returned from Cincinnati. where they have been visiting friends and relatives for several weeks. # + Miss Nettie Johns, of Midway, is wis., ting Miss Helen Reeves at the Glen- more. Miss Edith Hodgson, who has been home on a vacation, will return to school at Monteagle, Tenn. Mrs. Jansen has returned from a visit West.
 Miss Maude Merritt is visiting friends in Atlanta. MT. will T. Sheehan has returned from Gainesville. where he has been visiting Friends. MT. and Mrs. Clin H Williamson have gone on a three weeks pleas- ure trip to St. Louis and New York. -F
 Miss Elizabeth Van Lier and Miss Mary Bullock are visiting Mrs. B. L.. Holt.
 Miss Mittie- Holt and Miss Phyllis Gale are visiting Mrs. J. w. Black at Bay Shore.
 Miss Kate Kelly, of Selma, Is ex- pected here Thursday night to be the guest of her friend, Miss Mary Brown. at her home on Goldthwaite street. +
 Misses Bessie and Addie Screws have returned from Lithia Springs.
 
 MT. and Mrs. E. c. Andrew have gone to Saratoga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15
Touching Vigil Of Negro Preacher
 for His Brother, Condemned to Die.

of the meeting place of the Board of Pardons Tuesday, when that Board went into session. He remained there until the Board came out, He heard the recommendation for mercy, but he was not satisfied. He wanted to hear the Governor say that his brother should live and that the sentence of the court be abrogated.
 Like faithful hound, he hung around the door of the private office of Governor Conner until Governor Conner left the capitol.
 Bright and early yesterday morn ing, he was at the capitol, standing a mute sentinel in front of the executive offices.
 Governor Conner did not take up the Beeman case yesterday He made an appointment to see counsel for Bee man this morning and take up the case with them.
 John Beeman heard of this but he maintained his watch, He said he wanted to see the Governor himself. He declared that he hoped everyone would join him in prayers for the life of his brother
 In the meantime, unfess Governor Conner today grants communication, David Beeman his but day to live,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15

The list Regiment of Infantry, A'a- bama National Guard, has brought with it to Montgomery some of the best known soldiers of the State, ana some of the most interesting. The reg iment is probably one of the most typ icaI in the United States, wearing its honors with grace and dignity. ana having plenty of honors to make IL proud of it's achievements rom ths military view point
 As well known as the regiment IS, however, there are few who VIII not accredit its special success toS the suc~ cess of one man--whose fame as a soldier has spread from the city that brought him fame, past the capital or his State to the seat of the United states government. The man is Colonel Robert B. du Mont, nine years com mdnder of the regiment which ne now heads. and soldier for twenty-rour
 Col. du Mont is one of the best known men in Alabama, his services for the State bringing him, while a very young man, into sudden fame ana prominence. In 1883 hs enlisted as g private in the Mobile Rifles, company of the Alabama State Troops, as the militia was then known, and at once caught on to the military prinicples which he has ever afterwards follow ed and adhered to.
 During the years of 1ss3-4-5. Colonel du Mont, then a private and corporal, took part in the national prize drills at Houston, Dubuque. Mobile, New Or leans and other places, an annual fea- ture which was largely participated in bv nearly every State in the union, and during these drills so we'll con- ducted himself as a soldier as to help that company which hs served to be- come well known throughout the country, the Mobile Rifles sharing with the Montgomery Grays praise for its excellent drilling, and almost equal lv dividing between them the honors ns 4.,A gtate-aa It's nnmper of prlzos and amounts.
 In 1884, when his company was In the national drill at Dubuque. Iowa, Corporal du Mont received one of the most signal honors of the year by be-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15
Best Drilled Soldier of Nation
 ir 1884 NoU Commands Regiment.

ing selected as the best drilled so.- dier of the United States. out of drill- ing companies from the north. east, south and west For his achievement at the drill, the corpoFai was given a handsome gold medal, which hs has ever afterwards cherished as one of his most prozed possessions.
 During the Birmingham strike, 1894. Colonel du Mont became captain of the company which he represented, the Mobile. Rifles. and served with credit to himself and company.
 By 1898 he had arisen to the post of Lieutenant-Co Colonel Of his regiment, and when the Spanish American war was declared, during the same year, Colonel du MoRt was one of the first soldiers to volunteer with the End Regiment of Alabama volunteers, serv- Ing as Major in the regiment through out the war. Immediately after the war. Major du Mont was erected Colonel of the Regiment which he now com mands. and has ever since retained his position.
 Tn business life Colonel du Mont Is an insurance agent, well known in Mobile However his chief fame lies in his military connections, which ne has always particularly loved and cherished.
 In all probability, Cosonel du Mont
 
 is the hest military discfplinarlan sn the State. As a soldier he is fearless kind and appreciativs, put always positive and active, always ready for any strenuous or arduous duty. He is above all a lover of the militia and military tactics, and for this reason his regiment is not accompanied by the bevies of sponsors that usually make the social side or a summers enoampment
 It Is said of Colonel du Mont that he was approached just before his regiments departure from Mobile by an officer of the regiment who desired information as to whether or not sponsors would be brought to the city His reply was said to be:
 T would love very much to have them to go to the scene of our en- campment--but shall particularly try to carry soldiers to Montgomery"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15
Railroad Property Declared to
 Be Assessed Millions AboUe Value

Protest was yesterday made by coun- sel and representatives or the Louis vile and Nashville railroad against the recent assessment Of their intangi- ble property in Alabama at s1S,OoO,- 900 by the tax commission.
 It will be remembered that the in- tangible property of the Louisville and Nashville railroad was placed at $lO,- OO0. 900 while that of the South and North railroad, the property of the Louisville and Nashville, was figured at S3.O0O.0O0
 Yesterday George W. Jones. district
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15
o,coNNoRrHARRIsON.


 Mrs. Bridget Harrison and MT. Al fred o'connor were married yesterday at 2 o'clock in St. Peters Cnurcn' nes' Father Savage officiating
 KEMP-KIRKPATRrc
 The marriage of Miss Minnie Kirk patrick, of Fort Deposit, ana MI. nAn 1 uei R, Kemp, of Chapman, WI, pe soiemnized this morning at IT VsioSA ~ at the home of MT. and Mrs. F. Weatherly on Sayre Street. on ac- count of recent illness in the Iam,iy' the rnarriage will be quiet one. MT. pnhert swift Kirkpatrick. brother or tha bride elect, will act as pest man. shortly after the ceremony, the young couple will leave for his home Tn Chap- man.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry McNeel Cole man ana MT. and Mrs. Henry Knight of Fort Deposit, who are attending the eneampment of the ist Regiment, are f,a guests of Mrs. Coleman at Clover daie' mother of the former, and sister of the latter.
 Miss Rebecca Rutledge was hostess of the Summer Euchre Club when they met yesterday morning at her home on Alabama Street. The prize, par or silk hose, was won by Miss Mary C0bbs. xu Miss Rutledge,s guests were MISS Maude Howe, Miss Julia Mae Henoer- son. Miss Sara Wilkerson, Miss Helen Steiner, Miss Kate Boothe, MISS isapet Cobbs, Miss Mary Cobbs and Miss Clara Ellen Forbes.
 Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Tullis are be- ing congratulated on the birth in Eu- faula of a daughter, whom they have named Mary Bettis.
 + + Dr. and Mrs. Lamar Law have re- turned from Cambridge and Boston,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

where they have spent the past two months.
 Mrs. Dixon and little son. Bernard. have been visiting relatives. Col. and Mrs. John W. A. Sanford have gone to DemopoIis to visit Col and Mrs. B. F. Fillmore. Colonel San | ford delivered an address before the veterans there yesterday. | Mir and Mrs. Frank Elmore, Jr., has gone to Alabama City to visit her par ents. MT. and Mrs. R. A. Mitchell.  Miss Blanche Stokes will leave in a few days for Tennessee. where she will visit friends and relatives. Miss Josehhine Calhoun .who has been visiting her brother. Mir. David Randolph Calhoun, in St. Louis, and Miss Henrietta Chamberlain, who has been spending some time in New York ] are now at their home in Spring Lake. N. J.. and have as their guests for this week MT. and Mrs. Robert B. Ellen berg and little son, Leigh Eilenberg, of Montgomery. Miss Calhoun will re- turn to Alabama in a few weeks to accompany a number of young ladies
  ! the Calhoun Chamberlain School 1. Mrs. E. B. Joseph and little daugh- | ter, Lucy, and Miss Jean Lahey will leave this afternoon for Hot Springs N. C.. where they will spend several weeks.
 Mrs. A. Herman and daughter, of Eastman. Ga, are the guests of Mrs. AZ J. Harris at her home. 2s Holcombe Street.
 Miss Erin Griffin has returned home after a five weeks visit to her brother in California. She visited Les Angeles and San Francisco during her absence. Miss Woodie Griffin, of Troy Is wis., iting her sister. Miss Erin Grimm. + Mr. James Bickerstaff of Columbus, Ga. and sister, Mrs. Williams of Att lanta, Ga. have spent the past few days with friends in Montgomery. Miss Maggie Centerfeit has returned home after visit to her brother in Asheville. N. c.
 Miss Hattie Pope of his.city has re- ceivsd word from lawyers in Mobile that by the death of her aunt, Mrs. Pope, of that city, she has fallen heir to a handsome estate.
 Mrs. M., Cody and children have gone to LaGrange, Ga. to visit relatives. a Miss Mary Evie Edwardes. of Au- burn, who has been visiting friends here, has gone to Selma to visit friends. Mrs. Holt Hudson and infant are wis., iting friends in Eufaula.
 Misses Hilda and Claudia Moritz have gone to Birmingham, where they are Fias.
 Judge and Mrs. Morris and little daughter. Mayren. of Newton, are vis-. iting his sister, Mrs. J. J. stuckey, at { Warren's Court. en route to Hot Springs. Ark. where they will spend several weeks.
 Mrs. Rivenbark and little daughter, Ruth of New Brockton, who have been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. J. Stuckey, have returned home.
 +
 Mrs. c. F. Moritz and daughter, Miss Beulah MoritS. have gone to Frankfort. Mich, where they will spend several WScASs aAb0h bhOy WAAA 8p w Chicago.
 Mir. and Mrs. s. A. Tyson and little granddaughter, Mary Rives Baber. left yesterday for Lowndesboro, where they will visit relatives.
 +
 The marriage of Miss Ethel Rnabe and Mir. William Edwin BauEhman- will take place next Wednesday.
 
 Mir. and Mrs. Aubrey Byron Nelson and Miss Lola Haynes will be among
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15

Iniunctions restraining everything from the conducting of negro min strel show to the operation of great railroad have been issued by the eonitv court but never probably un- tii ,,esterdav was the court called unan to abate a nuisance such as was outlined in bill of complaint filed hv IT. c. shackelford. The surface closet question has reached the courts and novelty in the legal constrpc- lion of a nuisance is at issue.
 Judge sayre. pursuant to the prayer of the petition, enioined Dan Miers from using a surface closet at the corner of Monroe and MeDonough
 T. e. shackelford. the complainant, rasides at 10S North McDonough street ana Dan Miers occupies an adjacent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15
Injunction Secured to Restrain
 Neighbours Use Of Surface Closet.

residence. Both parties are tenants of Henry Englehardt.
 Mr. Shackelford claims that sur face closet is being maintained within a few feet of his dwelling; 1t is of fensive and productive of sickness. He says his physician has advised him that 1t is deletorious to health and 'he asks the court to enjoin it's use on the ground that 1t Is a nuisance.
 The writ of injunction issued by Judge Sayre. pending a hearing. com mands Miers to refrain from the fur ther use of the closet and to remove, cover up and disinfect the surrounding grounds.
 Considerable interest Is attached to the outcome of the proceedings. espe- cIally in view of the recent agitation in the city regarding surface closets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15

attorney. and Charles A. Lutz. comp troller of the Louisville and Nashville appeared before the tax commission and argued that all their property. tangible and intangiblv, had been as- sessed up to it's full valuation by the State Board of Assessments, and there was nothing left for the sax comrnin- sion.
 length by Mir. Lutz and was taken un- der advisement by the commission. or which all the members were present.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-15
HEIRs BRING SUIT.
Seek Lein on Property Sold but Neve
 Paid for.

Seek LeIn on Property Sold but Never
 Paid for.
 Mary J. Henry and Martha F. Stay. heirs of the late pr. J. Fl. Henry have filed bill of complaint in the equity court. seeking to have the court de- clare lien for them on certain prop erty located at the corner of Fall and Henry streets.
 It appears from the complaint that the lot was sold to w, J. Harris and W. c. Harris during Dr. Henrys life time but that no money mas ever been paid for it.
 W. J. and w. c. Harris, 1t Is alleged, are in possession of the property and have erected a building thereon