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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
FIVE GET PARDONS
GOVERNOR COMER LIBERATES NUMBER OF. OFFENDERS.
Lamar. TaIladega, Jefferson, Fillmore and Clay County Men Have Doors of Cells Thrown
 Open by Executive.

Five prisoners of the State of Ala bama yesterday had their prison ooors thrown open to them by an executive act of ciemency by GovernSr S nepanna ep% the Governor cleaned up some recom- mendations which had been made tc him by the Pardoning Board.
 Steve Harris was one of the forum ates. He has served the State of Ala bama for several months because he stole an old pistol while on spree. Harris lived in Lamar County and ms sentence was for years imprison- pardon in these words:
 This man stole an old pistol while on a spree. On advice of his friends he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. His time will expire next month. Ills wife has died since he was in prtsen It seems that his punishment has been sufficient. He is therefore pardonea
 A parole was given Bill Roberts. of Talladega County. Of this case the
 "The said Roberts was convicted of forging an order for $6.25. He Is recommended for executive clemency by the trial judge, Hon. G. K Miller, and Attorney General Garber. who was solicitor and prosecuted him. In view of this and the recommendation or the Board of Pardons, he is hereby paroled. uependent upon his future
 pardon was given to a ten-year prisoner who had served seven yeara when the pardon came. Joe Pate. of Jefferson County, was granted execu- tive cleIpency. The Governor wrote oH the pardon papers:
 This mans sentence will expire Aug. l, 1907. His conducts since he has been An prison has been uniformly good. The judge and solicitor who tried him recommend executive elem ency. He is hereby pardoned and his civil and political rights are restored. :
 John Garrett, of Fillmore County got a pardon. Garrett was senfenccd in 1905 for two years, and that sentence will expire on July 10. The Gov ernor said, however, on account of Garrett's uniformly good conduct and on account of the recommendation of the Board of Pardons, Garrett should be granted a pardon and his civil and political rignIs should be restored.
 In granting a parole to Alex Bolt. who was sent up from Clay County for assault with intent to murder for four years, the Governor wrote:
 The said Bolts time would have expired but for the fact that he es- caped from prison. With the excep- tion of this his conduct has been good. He is recommended to executive clam ency by the trial judge, solicitor and Board of Pardons. He is hereby pa- roled dependent upon his future good conduct.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
HUGH cowLING,s BODY.
Police Sergeant Is Inferred .
 Fillmore station,

Former Police Sergeant Is Inferred At
 Fillmore station.
 The body, of Mir. Hugh Bowling, for- mer sergeant of police of Montgomery, who died Tuesday in Gu1fport Miss, passed through Montgomery yesterday morning cn route to Fillmore Station, where the interment took place yes- terday afternoon in the family burial plot.
 Montgomery. He served for 2 seven years on the Montgomery police force as patrolman, mounted patrolman, as day sergeant and then again as mount ed patrolman.
 Two years ago he resigned from the Montgomery force and went to Gulf port to engage in business. At the time of his death he was about thirty five years old.
 Mir Cowling is survived by his wife, who was Miss Parker of Shelby county, Q sister of Dr. Parker. formerly a well known phsyician of this city. He had wide family connections in Montgom- cry, Shelby and Fillmore counties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
Valued Cook at County Jail
 Can't Keep AWay from Prison.

Tn these days when people are find ing trouble in keeping their cooks. there Is just one institution in Mont gomery where the reverse difficulty is experienced-the cook cannot be driven away. Sheriff S. S. Belser pre- sides over this establishment, which is ordinarily known as the county jail.
 It may be thought that-in most Jails cooks are easy to obtain. and in some they are. but not good ones. True they come to such places without recommendation and not from any choice of their own, but in the Mont gomery county jail things are different, for tho cook is not only a good one, but actually comes there from choice. Should he be turned loose-that is to say should his sentence expire-a few hours will find him back at his old employment He simply cannot stay away.
 Several titles are given to this cook. Among his pals of the outside world he is known as Lightning Jim," but the prison records call him just plain Jim Wilson. He is a negro of about forty years of age, at least half or which has been spent in various jafis cooking for prisoners. He entered the Montgomery institution several years ago. after having appropriated to himself that which did not belong to him.
 Since that time his stay out of jail has always been of short duration, His last release was two months ago. The prison doors that swung wide for his exit were hardly closed before Jim mad possessed himself of a pistol that belonged to another. and back he came again.
 The officials at the jail say that he cannoA possibly keep from stealing. They also say that he is an excellent cook end that when at this work in- side the jail his behavior is excellent. Because of this he is nearly always
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
FACTS ABOUT FLOUR
Made White by Leaving out the Part
 Which Helps Digest.

B Modern methods of milling separate tthe parts of the wheat berry that con- tain the diastatic element. and furnish only theswhite flour made up almost en- tirely of starch.
 One of the principle clements needed to digest this starch has been left out in the process, and, therefore, the per son who eats much white bread is al- most sure to have intabtinal troubles. for the starch does not digest properly and must. of necessity, decay, and cause all sorts of trouble.
 Grape-nuts food. on the contrary, is 6 made up of the entire wheat and bar ley, and the processes of digestion as shown in the human body, are folio wed as exactly as possible, in a mechani- { cal way, by the use of moisture. .ime < and warmth. No chemicals or other in- Z gredients are used. but simple meth ods scientifically arranged.
 In this way the starch of the grain is Transformed into grape-sugar, and the Grape Nuts food, which appears in 6 granular form, shows on the outside of the little granules, glittering specks of Vthis grape-sugar, which is not put on ko the food from the outside, but is khe resuH of the change of the starch hnto grape-sugar which works out to fhe surface. very much as the sap or the hickory or maple tree will Ire quently show in the shape of white sugar on the sawed-off ends of logs.
 A handful of Grape Nuts held to the light will show the little glittering particles of grape-sugar. It is natur- alIAy and scientifically predigested, therefore, the food agrees with the we3akest stomach. It must not be used in Blarge quantities at one meal, for 1t is( concentrated, and overlooking of ev\en the choicest food Is not advisable.
 &eing perfectly cooked at the fac toryS the food can be served instantly with \ cream or good milk. There Is a definike, distinct and undenlable gain tin nerRvous energy, and vitality when Grape Nuts food is used Theres ReaSon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
COULDN'T KEEP APPOINTMENT.
Tom Wems Arrested for Alleged Lar
 eeny of Cows

Tom Wems Arrested for Alleged Lar
 eeny of Cows.
 That Tom Wems, a negro laborer, 22 years of age. did not keep his appoint ment yesterday afternoon with Charles W. Strother. of the Union Stock Yards on the Lower Wetumpka Road, was rather the fault of Special Officers Avant and Taylor than of himself. He was on the way when the officers in- tervened and the fault. accordingly, was altogether the Police Depart ments.
 Wems, it seems, had promised MT. Strother that he would offer the pro- prietor two cowz on Wednesday at o'clock which animals were to be sold at regular market value. The cows, of course, were thought to be the property of the negro, @ point which had met with no argument. pro nor con.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27

women in her community died last night at the home of her niece. Mrs. J, 0. Gamble, near Rowland aged about eighty years.
 She was a member of one of the oldest and most distinguished families in the coun- ty and had lived all her life in the inme- diate neighborhood where she died. She leaves a large circle of acquaintances and relatives in the county. Her remains were buried in the city cemetery here this atter- noon. ,. wife of the late Senator William IS. Bate or Tenpessee and an aunt of Hon. B. B. Peete, Representative of this county In the General Assembly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
Tent Truat Is Aired,

Denver, Colo, June 26-Five other members of the so-called Tent Trust" William H. Broogs. B. H. Brooks. Rob- ert s. Gutschall, Alfred A Proctor and Charles c. Ross. all of Denver. were arrested yesterday on Federal grand jury indictments, charged with com bining to raise the price of tents to the ,s2.5oo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
NEW LUMBER COMPANY.
Chestnut Firm to Have Onices in
 Montgomery.

Articles of incorporation were filed yesterday with the Clerk of the Pro- bate Court of Montgomery County, of the Chestnut Lumber Company, which is to have its office in this city.
 The papers set forth that it Is the intention of the company to do gen. era1 business in the buying and sell ing of lumber, to erect saw mills, to control timber lands and to manufac- ture doors and blinds.
 The authorized capital stock is $5,- 900. which is divided among the in- corporators, who are Richard W. Chestnut and Omar Chestnut of Montgomery. and H. T. Campbell Of Nashville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
BUILD LUMBER SHE'D.
Vesusvius Company To Ada To Thel
 

Plant.
 The Vesuvius Lumber Company has a lumber shed between First and Sec ond avenues. this city. The cost of the construction work was stated at $1.500. Other building permits issued from the office of the City Engineer are as follows:
 To Mary Dent, to repair one story frame residence on the corner of Flu gene and Watts streets; cost, $200. To Abraham Brothers. to recover a warehouse on Lee and Tallapoosa streets, at a cost of $200.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
wHITE RoYs. INHIBITED.

George Reeves and Ed sneIger Charged
 With Grand Larceny.
 Two white boys, sixteen and twenty years of age. respectively. George Reeves and Ed Sneider, were yester- day morning arrested by Detectives Payne and Avant on burglary and sworn to by R. c. Hockinsmith, a mer- chant of Bell street. The boys are &C., cused of stealing $4.45 from the cash ier's drawer of(the stores
 They will be tried before Recorder Baber this afternoon, the case having been postponed from yesterday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
PRISONER PASSES THROUGH.

Bonnie Barrentfne Goes to Walker
 County Mines.
 On his way from the Henderson Boyd Lumber Company to the Walker Coun- ty Mines, Bonnie Barrentine, lire prisoner, convicted of murder, spent few hours in the Montgomery County fail yesterday He has with him as a companion Berch Lindsay, who was con. vjcted in Henry County of bigamy ana who is serving a five year sentence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
rHE rExAs woNnER.

Cures all Kidney. Bladder and Rheu- matic troubles; sold by all druggists. or two months treatment by mall for S1. pr. E. w. Hall. 2926 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. Send for Ala. testimonials.
 e-ady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
PALos COMPANY SIGNS.
Agrees to Wage Scale of the UniC
 Miners.

Birmingham, June 26.-(Special. )- The Palos Coal and Coke Company, em- pioying Is miners. today signed con- tract with the Union Mine Workers of America, the old wage scale and rules which have been in effect three years being renewed.
 This is the firSt commercial coal com many to sign the contraot. The Ala hama Consolidated and Southern Steel Companies signed the contract last week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27

Lonnie Hicks, a negro fifteen years of age. was arrested yesterday morning by Special Officer Payne on grand larceny charge sworn to by J. Q. Adams a butcher of Pollard street. It is calimed that Hicks, who is bet
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
MISS RHoDA PEETE DEAD.

Aged Woman of Limestone County Passes
 Away. Athens. June 2s.--(special )-Miss Rhoda Peete. one of the oldest and most prominent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
NEWS OF RECORD

Application was made yesterday to the probate court for a marriage H. cense by William Battle and Mary ". Hardaway.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27

Judge A. D. sayre in the city court yesterday awarded $610.10 to the plain tiff in the case of the Planters Cotton oil Company versus J. s. Miller.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27

ter known as Hooks, stole a pistol valued at SIS, from the store of Mir. Adams. The negro will be tried this afternoon before the Recorder, the case being postponed from yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27

the cOolfnS pSNC1dSC QC AAS'SS think of the grown-up Georgia town where Coca-Cola origin ated.
 "Now, Coca-Cola is so re- freshing and is drunk by so many people that other people withotst a palate for the drink became suspicious of 1t. These suspicious ones started story that Coca-Cola was injurious. It is not recorded that these stories reduced the consumption of Coca-Co1a. Indeed, it IS probable the reports increased the sale. The average Ameri- can likes to tamper with fire. It smaeks of deviltrY.
 "EIowevcr, there may have been stspicious persons in Ala bama, persons who set their own health above the Yearning thirst for Coea-Cola. It was to >allay the minds of these persons that Dr. Ross was asked to ex- amino Coca-Cola thoroughly and make a full report on 1t"
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
RUSSIA CH4NGING BASE.
Trbutsb to Take Harbin's Place as
Siberian MiIitmy Centre.

washington Aug. 1S.-Russia is gradually
but most thoroughly rearranging her military
dispositions and fortified bases in the Far East
as a result of the late war, according TO late
mail advices. Formerly Harbin the centre
of the defensive system of Siberia. but the dis
placement of the Russians on the Liao-Tung
Peninsula by the japanese and the occupancy
by the latter of the important spur from the
Transsiberian Railroad running southwark TO
Dalny have made the existing Russian lines or
defence unsafe. Particularly is the only great
Pacific seaport, Vladivostok, endangered, so far
as concerns the line of communication with
Siberia and Russia overland.
Therefore according TO these advices the
Russians have removed their military base back
INTO Siberia, as far. indeed, the great town or
Irllutsk which is to be extensively fortified.
with the town of Chita as advance station.
To carry out the plan for the Improvement OF
the communications with Vladivostok il will be
necessary to construct another line Of railroad
TO connect Chita with that fortified seaport,
which in the Russian plans Is eventually TO be
made even stronger than Port Arthur was sup
posed to be. This railway viii be in the valley
of the Amoor River, running as far westward
as Kha abarovsk where 1t is to connect with the
Csuri Railway.
China also is bestirring herself 10 repair the
ravages wrought IN her army and navy by the
war with Japan. more than ten years ago. The
same advices show that she has already placed
an experimental order with japanese shipbud-
ers AT Kobe for a gunboat destined for service
the Yangtse- Kiang. and It IS now reported
that she is considering placing another order for
twelve third-class cruisers from the Kevaseki
dockyards in Japan.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
MOTOR CARS FOR JUDGES.
Dresden Automobile Owners Evolve Plan 10
Mitigate Sentences

Berlin. Aug. B.--"reach magistrates and Judges
the delights of motoring and its freedom from
danger when nationally induIged in and less will
lists" The Dresden automobiles were moved to
ment of both club members and travellers In Sax
possessing experience would, asserted in MANY
cases be rejected absurd.
The method suggested for avoiding the possIbil-
fly of such is for each member of every
local automobile club to place his machine and his
posal of the judges. who either in the course of
their regular vacations when the courts are not
sitting. would thus have the opportunity to make
a forty-e1ght hours trip fin which certain dis
tance would be covered and all ordinary obstacles
where restricted speed is compulsory by local reg
ulation and forth
A distance recording instrument could be at
tached to each machine and the judges it is sug-
gested. should undertake TO keep a log during the
trip wherein they could register the time spent in
passing through villages, the speed in trav
eIlng along open country roads and the ration
of both voluntary and involuntary stops.
These records might be placed on file authori-
tative documents for reference when automobile
cases being tried. and it is believed that they
would be Of great assistance in checking the evil
dence OF witnesses who according to motorists, al
WAYS exaggerate the rate Of speed at which
chine was travelling at the time of an accident.
Should the judges and authorities agree to the
suggestion motorists of the opinion that a
yreat step viii have been taken to overcome exist
ing prejudices against the sport
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
STEEL BUSINESS GOOD.
Nils Haze Orders Which Viii Keep
Them Busy for Months.

The Structural steel business shows sign Of
falling Of the work IN sight being Is largo as at
any tine this year. There is every indication
thar the railroads are preparing 70 let some more
contracts for bridge work and although these coT-
1acts are of small proportions The aggregate ton
naye Is large. There is also generally good de-
raand for serni-lnished steel. and good bookings
are stilI in prospect Many Of the independent
mills IN The East and the Central west have -
ce-rv made heavy sales 10 the Steel Corporation
In the local market interest now centres In the
r4eel work for the remainder Of the pier sheds
in the Chelsea district along the North River
BIDS for -hree OF the piers Will be opened on
Wednesday. the amount OF steel required BENG
between eight thousand and nine thousand tons
TIE fids for the other pier, which VIII require
only about one Thousand tons, VIII be opened
later in the month The total steel work for these
piers will foot u, close TO thirty thousand tons
Indications point 10 the fact that the American
Bridge Company will break all records for the
month IS far as business 5 concerned The com
rary las booked orders IN the last week for about
twelve thousand tons OF material. making total
n forty thousand tons so far this nontl-alInost
a. sverage Of the total business that the com
pznv does for q full month. Among the con
tracts taken IN the week loo tons Tor the new
building Of the Lawyers Title and Trust Company.
az No 80 Broadway. and an order from the Penn
sylvania Railroad for about five hundred tons II
bridge material
Ar1onz the LEGAL contracts corning up shortly
slll be the material for the New Theatre to be
buil; 81 Central Park West, between cd and Esd
streets. There are also contracts 10 be let for
The Oliver building, in Pittsburg. requiring about
eight thousand tons and for the new oflce oulid-
in- of the Jones & Laughlin Company, IN The
same city which VIII require about four thousand
tons r material
Niliken Brothers have taken contract from
the general contractors Of the Singer Building for
large tonnage Of ornamental work for both the
Elnger and Bourne buildings. The company has
also received specifications about twelve bridges
FOR the elimination Of grade crossings in the Bay
Ridge improvements the Long Island Railroad
Demand for plates continues heavy from boat
ana car builders J. is estimated that the Illinois
Steel Company has on its books orders Tor IorE
thousand tons OF steel 20 be shipped 10 the lake
boat builders Mills are now booked pretty well
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
SOCIALISTS IN SESSION..
Herr BebcE Refers to Hayzcood Trial
and Peace Conference.

Stuttgart. Aug. 1s.-The International Social
ist Congress opened here to-day with over 900
delegates present representing twenty-five ma
tionalities. Herr BebeI. the Socialist leader In
tho Reichstac. nas the first speaker. He was
greeted with great enthusiasm. He reviewed the
history of the efforts made 10 attain Socialist
aims and ideals under "coercive laws and perse-
cution" and said international socialism had
never before gathered in such brilliant assem-
hlv as the present one Herr Bebel referred
especially TO the strong delegation from the
United States. He spoke of what he termed the
"scandaIous persecution in Idaho, where the
capitalist classes did everything possible to con-
vict an innocent man. who, after all, had been
brilliantly acquitted"
In concluding, Herr Bebe said he hoped the
Socialist congress would do better than the CON
gress sitting az The Hague, which would bring
forth most ridiculous mouse-probabl2 still
born"
After other speeches Herr Singer. the Social
ist member Of the Reichstag, elected presi-
dent Of the congress
The various national delegations will meet to
morrow. The first plenary sitting will be held
Tuesday
mass meeting was held this afternoon at
Cannstatt four miles northeast OF Stuttgart,
and vas attended by 10O 900 Socialists. The
leaders Of the party including Herren Bebel and
Singer and NJ. Jaures and Signor Ferr ad-
dressed the crowds from many platforms.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
SHAW ON PROSPERITY.
u,E4LTFF SOURCES INTACT.
Ne Logical Reason for Depression,
.Saus Former Treasury Head.

7if, N shaw, formerly Secretary of the
-,sasl,-- and now president of the Carnegie
--r,,s+ Company. said yesterday. in speaking of
resent financial and industrial conditions, that
=, logical reason for depression existed.
...,-,~ farms produce more than $4,000 000.000
.,ss-' he said. and the prospect is good for
- average crop. Our mines yield more than
q 5al coo and our forests more than 81 600.
oaaoaN and neither OF these sources of wealth
,,,e f4erl exhausted. The output of our fac
,ories. in other than food products, is approx
r,s-elv SD 600 ,Oo0,Itso, and no fires have been
ovtf,a7lished. The railways earn more than
g aaa 600 0e0 and they are all in successful
,rsratior. The payrolls of our factories and
railways aggregate approximately S3500.o0o,
oOa and the scale Of wages has not been
d,c5d In other words. the real sources Of the
-.sarls's wealth have not yet been affected. and
-ha' ability of industrial concerns TO pay divi-
dends is not measured by the market price Of
,heir stocks. Logical reasons for serious con-
5itions are. therefore. wanting. Psychological
reasons are never wanting.
IF / iuGge correctly. the people will have ox-
oc,l, what they expect If those who have
money n the banks withdraw it and lock it up;
- the banks refuse to grant accommodations.
and If the consuming public declines TO place
orders. then We viii very soon witness the eff
fects.
let those who think that times Of disaster
follow each other al regular intervals bear in
mind that this country has never Yet experienced
period ot severe depression that was not trace
able 10 financial or economic agitation or legis-
lsticr and usually 10 both
IN lS93 The redemption Of greenbacks in sill
vsr instead OF gold was openly advocated: the
marty in power was under promise TO remove
the protective tariff from our industries and
the free coinage Of silver al the ratio Of sixteen
10 one was clampioned by prominent members
cf both PARTIES The country might have sur
vived any one Of these sources OF alarm, but il
could not survive all three
At this time one questions our financial
system and the tariff viii not be touched for at
least eighteen months.
Some check in the speed at which we are
going Is most desirable. and the checking process
has probably begun. Il viii now require fair
measure Of confidence and courage 70 prevent
rln6us retardment in our industries. Capital
cannot be forced into activity, but il can be
forced out of activity. ] have never seen the
tine when universal sanity was more essential
70 o.Ir wellbcing.