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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
TELLS OF TRAGEDY
CONSTANTINE TAKES STAND IN
 HIS OWN DEFENSE.
He Says Mrs. Gentry Committed Sui- eide by Cutting Her Throat With Razor He Was Shaving
 With

Chicago. Sept. 2O-Frank J. Con- stantine, on trial for the murder of Mrs. Louise Gentry. took the stand in his own defense today.
 He showed absolute composure while on the stand. and gave his testimony clearly and without hesitation. He declared that he was born in New York city and Is 23 years of age. He came to this city to go into the boot blacking business, as he had been in that vocation in New York, and after selling out had made an agreement not to re-enter the business there. He said that when he engaged a room in the Gentry home, he told Mrs. Gentry that his father was a wealthy real estate man.
 Did you ever tell the Gentry's that you were of royal blood?"
 T did. I am descendant from Ital- ian royalty"
 Constantine declared that he has heard Mir. and Mrs Gentry quarreIfng many times and said that they hvcd unhappily. On the day of the tragedy he said that he went into his room to shave, and found Mrs. Gentry there making up the bed. He told her that he was about to leave the city and she asked him if he would not take her with him. She insisted. according to Constantine, and he positively re- fused. She then, according to his story. picked up the razor and cut her throat. He declared that he carried her down to the door of Dr. Doherty's office. pounded on the door and then left her standing there while he ran for another doctor. He said that he noticed while hunting for this second doctor that there was blood on his sleeve and thought that If he returned he would be accused of the murder, and would not receive justice in the courts because he was stranger in the city.
 He declared that he fled from Chi- cago. Constantine declared that he had always wished to give himself up, but had been prevented from doing so by the members of his family.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
GREAT SPORT AHEAD
 FOR MR. ROOSEVHT I

New Orleans. Sept. 20-John M Par ker, who will be one of President Roosevelt's hosts during his camping and hunting expedition in Northeastern Louisiana next month, arrived here to- day from Mississippi, Mir. Parker said that the itinerary of the trip Is not complete, and that he cannot talk about the expedition.
 Holt Collier, a famous Confederate negro scount, freedman and hunter, will act as guide for the Presidents party. Collier is noted especially as a bear hunter, and was in charge of PFest- dent Rosevelt's hunting party in Mis- sissippf sorns years ago. Collier ta now employed In one Of Mfr. Parkerss estates in North Louisiana.
 Although the Itinerary of the expedi- tion is not arranged, 1t is known that the President will be offered opportun- ity to hunt in the Louisiana cane brakes, where as far as known, no hu- man being has ever made a perman- ent habitation, and where the sport. in some respects. is quite out of the ordinr ary. The cane grows to height of ten to fifteen feet and at this time of year Is blown into long windrows, leav- ing some alleys between. It Is neces- sary to cut trails across these wind rows for the passage of the dogs.
 The hunting will probably be done entirely on horseback. In order to proceed quickly through thickets, each huntsman will carry @ double edged knife with a straight blade about a foot long, and heavy enough to chop a pas sage though obstruction growths Trailing vines are the principal obsta- cles for which the knives are used.
 In addition to bear and deer, a few partners and occasional wolves are shot in the cane brakes. The hunting season in Louisiana Is in October and then the temperature in the Northern part of the State drops sufficiently to drive away the mosquitoes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
GUARDING VATICAN
HOSTILE DEMONSTRATION or
 ANTI-CATH0LICs IS FEARED.
Cardinal Merry Del Val Is in Frequent Telephone Communication With the Pope, Informing Him
 Of, the situation.

Rome, Sept. 2o.-This being the third anniversary of the occupation of Rome by the troops. all of the armed men in the Vatican were detailed to watch the entrances of the Apostolic palace, or to patrol the garden and court grounds, considerable anxiety being felt regarding the possibility of hostile demonstration, in view of the recent display of anti-Catholic feel ing.
 Cardinal Merry del Val, the Papal of State, who is at Castel Gandolfo, is In frequent telephonic communica- tion with the Vatican informing the Pope of the sEtuation n various parts of Italy. The Government, in order to prevent the pussitnty os ontrages has caused the Vatican to be guarded night and day by troops.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
AWARDS CONTRACTS.
FIVE TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYERS
 TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
The HuIIs of All the Vessels Are To Be Constructed on Plans Prepared By the Navy Depart
 

Washington, Sept. 2s-secretary Met calf today awarded the contract for the construction of five torpedo boat de- stroyers, provision for which was made by the last Congress. and bids for which were opened at the Navy Depart ment about a. month ago. The follow ing were the successful bidders:
 William Cramp and Sons. two ships at S5S5.000 each.
 The Bath Iron Works. two ships at S624.000 each.
 The New York shipbuilding Company, one ship. at $645.0o0,
 The hulls of all these vessels are to be on plans prepared bv the Navy De- partment, and the machinery on plans prepared by the bidders. Turbine ma chimes of the Parsons type are to be in- stalled in all the shi0s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21

the falsity of the charge in Johnson's letter was copclusively proved beyond all doubt, yet no apology was made by him until after the trial, when he. as prisoner, was to be sentenced by Judge Aston. On the contrary. the cases were diligently contested throughout, step by step.
 Puts 1t Up to Conner.
 "As to the pardon of Johnson by the Governor. I have nothing to say fur ther than this: as the Chief Executive of the State the duty and responsibility rests upon him. If he does not care to have the advice and recommends tton, and consult with judges and so- licitors in passing upon applications for pardons (and 1t has been the time honored custom in this State for years for Governors to get the benefit of the trial judges and solicitors knowledge of the facts,) he (the Governor) will relieve the judges and solicitors O. burdensome duties in this respect to which they have gwen much pains taking care and attention in the dis charge of their official duties for the people.
 The Governor has relieved Johnson of part of his service of a jail sent ence. Johnson stands disbarred from practice in the courts of this State by
 
 Association, the verdict of a petit jury. the sentence of the Circuit Court. and the judgment of af1rmance of the Su- preme Court of Alabama (and the Governor cannot relieve him of this disbarment.)
 T thought 1t my duty as an official up to whom the matter was squarely put to have this man dealt with by the law. and while have no animosity in the matter whatever and while feel ing natural sympathy for all men in misfortune have no regret at hav- ing him dealt with under the law, as to have done otherwise would have been dereliction of duty upon my part and well calculated to bring dis- respect upon the office, as the letter written to me in my official capacity was judfcially ascertained to be abso- lutely without foundation in fact. ut- terly unwarranted. and the perpetra- tor richly deserved punishment"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
PHILLIPS WAS KILLED
 BY UNKNOWN PERSON

Cleveland. O.. Sept. 20-The county coroner rendered a verdict today fin the case of John J. Phillips, the banker and broker who 1t Is alleged. was shot and killed at hls home by a burglar on September 2.
 The coroner place no credence in the assertion that Phillips was killed by a burglar.
 We believe and do find" says the verdict that John J. Phillips was shot in the neck by the discharge of a gun in the hands of some persvns within hls (John Phillips) residence with in- tent to murder on the morning of September 2 and that John J. Phillips died as result of e gun shot wound in the peck.T
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
POPULACE BLOCKED TO STREETS
 IN GREAT ALARM.
In the Mountains of California Great Trees Swayed To and Fro as if Whipped by a Mighty
 Tempest.

San Bernardino. Cal. Sept. 2o.-An earthquake shock that brought resi- dents of this city into the streets in alarm and caused a general shake-up in the arrangement of many house. holds, was experienced here last even- ing. The direction of the shock was from southeast to northwest. and was preceded by rumbling noise.
 There seemed to be succession of shocks, terminating with a snap that caused fear and trembling among those here, who suffered in the San Fran cisco disaster. In the mountains the shock was most severe, causing great trees to sway as if whipped by a mighty tempest
 No serious damage was reported in the valley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21

carefully matured during the absence of Mir. Longworths will be brought out and displayed before that gentleman, and he will be urged to accept it as his very own and to go into the field and clean up the Democratic machine
 In the meantime. much significance is attached to the fact that Charles P Taft is absent from the city. and there are those who believe that he is away on mission which has for its purpose the unfolding to President Roosevelt of the beauties of the Longworth Mayorality proposition.
 Much depends upon the tip which is expected from the President. If he says "cut loose" as he did to Burton in Cleveland. local Republicans believe that Longworth will jump into the fight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
VIII Accent Bonds.

Chicago. Sept. 20.--Judge Grosscup in the United States Circuit Court to. day declared that he would accept Standard oil officials as surety on the two bonds to be filed by the Standard oil Company of Indiana. before that corporation can obtain a writ of su- percedeas preventing the Government from collecting the fine recently im- posed by Judge Landis, pending an ap- peal.
 The attorneys for the Government declared that they would be satisfied with bonds signed by John D. Rocke- feller. William Rockefeller. John D. Archbold and Henry M. Flagler. One bond is to be for s4,o00.00 and the other for $2,000.0o0, two men to sign each bond.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
CroIrocnn Not in Wnnt.

Cleveland. O., Sept. 20.--The parents of Leon Czolgoc1. slayer of President Mckinley .are not in need of the city's add as previously reported. A family of the same name applied to the chari- ties department for assistance. T am comfortably situated" said Czolgocz today. and as long as my sons live I will never have to ask the city for re- lief /"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
CASES MOL PROssED.
Relatives of Jonas Miller of West En
 Discharged from Custody.

Cases made against Will Miller and E. W. Miller, brother and father of Jonas Miller, who was killed bv Bicycle Officer Roberts on the night of September at West End, were mol pressed when called in the Recorders Court yesterday afternoon.
 The father of the dead man was not able to appear in court. as a result of the wound in his wrist, sustained on the night of the shooting. A bullet severed one of the arteries in the wrist, causing a hemorrhage, which came very near being serious.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
STEAMER IS BURNED
TWO THOUSAND SACKS OF RICE
 DESTROYED.
The La FOurche Catches Anre and Burns to Waters Edge With Loss Many Thousands
 Of Dollars.

New Orleans, Sept. 2O.-The Missls- sippi River steamer La Fourche was burned to the waters edge today, twelve miles above New Orleans. All of the cargo, 1000 sacks of rice, was destroyed. The La Fourche was built in 1888 and cost $15,000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
ODD FELLOWS ADJOURN.
Reports Showed Great Increase 0t
 MemheFshtB.

St. Paul, Sept. 2O-The Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order Of odd Fellows completed it's eighty third annual meeting this afternoon and most of the delegates have now letf for their homes.
 Reports submitted today show that last year the membership increased s4.000 and that the membership of ths Daughters Of Rebeeea inersRsed 9AQQa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
SCORES LEGISLATURE
MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS ARE DIs-
 GRACE, SAYS JUDGE.

StuNC lB HttHtEGaME4 AhUhu n1nhofcAns v
 Reduced Rates and Court Holds
 that such Acts are Vicious
 and Absurd.
 St. Paul. Sept. 20---Judge Lochren, in an opinion delivered this afternoon, granted a temporary restraining order to the railroads against the State. with the provision that the rates now be- ing enforced--the 2-cent passenger fare and reduced freight rate-shall stand until 8 hearing on the merits of the case may be had.
 The court arraigned the Minnesota Legislature in tongue-lashing, such as a legislative body has seldom re- ceived from a judicial bench.
 There is no question" said the court, but that such Legislation (re- ferring to the rate laws of the recent session) Is vicious and g. disgrace al- most to the civilization of the age. It is a reproach to the intelligence and sense of justice of any Legislature. v
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
DIED IN A PULLMAN.
Major L. A. Gratz, PrOminent Attor- ney, Succumba to Heart ninenne

Aey' sUcCUWDA 70 HeArt Diseane
 Knoxville. Tenn, Sept. 20-Maior L. A. Gratz a prominent attorney of Louisville, Ky, was found dead in a berth in a Southern Railway Pullman sleeper near this city this morning He was en route from Louisville to Knoxville on business mission The remains were removed from the train at Dante. a suburban station. and con veyed to the home of his son n-in-law. ex-Senator Horace A. Mann.
 Heart affection is attributed as the cause of his demise. Major Gratz was formerly a resident of Knoxville. hay ing been mayor of the suburban citv of North Knoxville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
Total
Books Not Produced.

Some or the otandaTd UII COmpany's books. wanted by the governments counsel. have not yet been produced. but several real Important books have been forthcoming. The agreement of 1882, which was signed by many os the men now in the front ranks of stand ard oil ownership and management was put in evidence by Frank B. Kellogg. the governments special counsel, ana It's authenticity was admitted by the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
NICK COMING HOME.
ROOseveIt's SOn-ln-Law In CincinnafI
 Politics.

Cincinnati O., Sept 2O.-CspecisD- Word has been received from Con. gressman Nick Longworth that he will reach Chicago Saturday and will at once leave for home.
 This means that he will be in this city Saturday night and 1t also means that there will be important political developments shortly thereafter. The Mayorality boom, which has been
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21

company's lawyers. How Mir. Kellogg obtained possession of this document Is not known. It is said that Detective Flynn. head of the New York branch of the United States secret service. has conferred with Mir. Kellogg since the hearing here began.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
FURTHER PosTPoNES1ENr.
injunction Suit Against Georxia Ra,I-
 road Communication Coca Aver

AnJuncttOn Suit Against Georgia Rail-
 road Commission Goes Over.
 Atlanta Ga, Sept. 2o-Further post ponement until next Thursday was granted today in the hearing of the injunction suit of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad against the order of the State Railroad Commission, reducing the roads passenger fare to 2 cents a mile.
 When the case was called before Judge Ellis, of the Fulton County Su- perior Court, attorneys for the road announced they were unprepared to ar gue' and the case accordingly went over,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
DENIES REPORT.
Bishop Berry Says He Did Not Critic
 slse Roosevelt.


 Milwaukee. Wis. Sept. 20,--Bish6p Joseph F. Berry. of Buffalo, who Is in Milwaukee. presiding over the com ference of the German Methodists and who was quoted as criticising President Roosevelt for partaking of intoxicatk ing liquors in the home of Vice-Pres@ ident Fairbanks at Indianapolis. has made an absolute denial that he ever made such a statement as that. N
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
WENT TO HIS HOME

c Denton. Texas, Sept, 20--With- . In the sight of his home at Pros . per, from which he had been ab-
 6 sent over year, on the Isthmus . of Panama, Fulton McIlhannon, ( aged 23 years, member of a ! prominent family drank carbolic 2 acid, dying amid his fellow pas . sengers, just as the train was ! pulling into the station.
 A He left a note to his mother ! saying 1t was necessary for him . to depart from life
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
PINKERToN LEFT ss,ooo, 900.
VIII of Late Head of Detective ARenc. Is Filed.

Is Filed.
 New York. Sept, 20-The will of Robert Allen Pinkerton, head of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. who died August 12 on the steamship Bremen was filed today in the surrogate court of Kings county. It makes disposition of an estate valued at $3,0o0, ,000.
 Nearly all the property is left to his widow. his son Allen and two daugh- ters,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-21
THE WEATHER.

Washington, Sept. z0.--Fror Alabama, Showers Saturdays cooler in the inte- rior, north winds probably increasing, Sunday showers.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20

The Tom Moore Mining company
this week purchased from w. G. White
of Durango, and George II. Barnes OF
Silverton, the North Pole claim on
Eureka mountain. This is an old pat
ented mining property but has never
been extensively worked. 1t is known
however. that 1t contains an abund,
ance of excellent ore and was wanted
by the Tom Moore company for the
purpose of completing its extensive
group. The purchase price was $4,000.
Manager Martin is working a large
force of men both on inside and out
side work and would employ more
II he could get them. He is putting in
two pipe lines, erecting large board
ing house and making other extensive
outside improvements as well as work
ing a good force of men in driving
the tunnel. AS soon as other and
more pressing work is out of the
way, he will start operations on a
huge stamp mill, but does not ex-
pect to do more than to get the ground
cleared and the foundation laid this
eason.-Silverton Miner.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20
CATHOLIC SCHOOL PICNIC.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

ST. Columba's Catholic school was
yesterday favored with an ideal day
for the picnic at Brookside. Pullaway,
turpin. swinging, kick the can, and
races of every description occupied
the greater portion of the day. At ~
o'clock a sumptuous lunch was served
on the grounds after which the more
strenuous amusements of the after.
noon took place. including two base
ball games between the boys and girls
of the higher and lower grades. In
the upper grades the game was a
tie, while the junior boys carried off
the honors from the girls by only a
single point. Lemonade and candy re-
freshed the contestants at regular in
tervals and the happy day was
brought to close by the singing of
the national anthem and a hymn for
the month of May. Father Callahan
and st. Columba's teachers superin-
tended the different events that made
the picnic an occasion of merriment
and will be long remembered by the
pupils.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20
PURE FOOD
AND SOCIETY

II there is one question upon which
women might spend some OF their
time and energy with profit it is that
Of pure food. Not until women realize
to what an awful extent the adultera-
tion Of food has reached will they
discover that II Is time that they be-
gan an active crusade for pure food
laws. And to be OF actual use the
law must be a national one. North
Dakots has accomplished great deal
reducing the average of adulteration
from ~ per cent In 1902 to 20 per
cent In 1905. But the lack OF a ma
tional law allows catalog houses to
ship direct to the consumer products
in violation OF the pure food law. 1t
Is unnecessary to mention the meat
question, most people seem glad to
forget there was one and so we shall
10 on eating formaldehyde, coal tar
dye, borax. salt peter or any other
embalming drug they choose to use.
OF course we do not have to buy rasp-
berry Jam made out OF glucose. coal
tar dye, sacherine and grass seed. but
we have no assurance that we are
going to get anything better II we do
want to buy 1t. And then pure cotton
seed oil with a French label that costs
money. masquerading as olive oil.
Who wants to eat pepper In their
food when we know that there Is moth
ing to prevent us eating the stuff that
Is made OF ground olive stones and
dirt seasoned with pepper. Would
you believe that modern invention has
so far outstripped the days of the
wooden nutmeg that now we buy our
nutmegs with all the volatile oils with
drawn and the punctures filed with
clay? These are only a few of the
things that are adulterated. the list is
30 long that each meal in the day
includes something, consequently the
average dosage reaches an alarming
amount In day. If all the women s
Clubs would lake up the work we
would have national law in short
time. It Is certainly time to AXE
up and go to work.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20
A woMAN's OPINION
OF THE MUSHROOM HAT


IL can come pretty near Judging the
style of hat he wears" St. Louis
lawyer who has had large experience
with men remarked recently.
I'VE may be thankful that he did
not include women in his observa-
tfons," responded a woman. IF wom-
en- are to be judged by the kind of
hats they wear, the inevitable judg-
ment must be that for the past three
years they have been headed for the
insane asylum as fast as they could
go. II they were not tending in that
direction already, the types of hats
that are inflicted on them would un-
settle their reason In a few seasons
"In former years the hats were large
| or small" continued the feminine crit
ic, fiat or lofty of crown. You could
| tell at a glance whether it was this
years or last years lid the lady
was wearing. There was something
positive and distinctive about the
shape and trimmings. Now the high
est priced hat is the one that looks
as If the milliner had become disgust
ed with II and had kicked 1t from
one end of her shop to the other,
letting the impress of her foot decide
the final shape. This is true of all
but the mushroom hat, and from
that may the gods deliver us. All
sorts of people have taken to 1t, and
now you can't go abroad on the street
cars without running into half a dozen
battered up old hats, the sort that
used to have rolled-up brims, which
have been pulled down around the
outer edge of the brim and made to
| conform in a remote and maddening
manner with the general shape of the
mushroom. The faded old hat having
been turned down as to its rim the
fain copy the $50 imported mushroom
hat in the milliner's window proceeds
to dump on it all the stringy feathers
and tattered flowers in the bandbox
The result is a trump piece of head
gear that makes the original shape RI
diculous.
"It was bad enough when women
| were OTueTeu 10 pm lHelT HutS OH lnt
end of the nose or the tip of the
left ear. to wear them hind side be
fore or one-quarter around, so that
what looked like the back was perch
ed above the right cheek; but this
mushroom shape is indefinitely worse
than anything heretofore offered the
American woman.
THE mushroom hat may be really
beautiful-it rarely is-and 1t may be
only fantistic. One OF the earliest
types of it was evactly the shape of
the old fluted pans our mothers used
TO employ when they baked pound
cake. OF course, it is worn upside
down. A young lady who braved the
ridicule of her friends by donning one
of these absurd looking hats had some
thing to say about the charming Peter
Pan hats that were so much in vogue
| man in the crowd replied in all
sincerity, Are Peter Pan hats and
cake pan hats the same shapeY"