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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-29

Columbus. Ga, May 2S.-(Special.)-
The Georgia and Alabama Industrial
Index will say tomorrow. in its regu-
lar weekly issue:
New railroads. both steam and
electric, cotton mills and the organi-
cation of companies for the development
of lands. are important features of this
weeks chapter of the wonderful story
which The Index tells of the great and
substantial progress which is being
made in Georgia and Alabama. In no
other section of the country Is there
such development or similar resources
so easily accessible and certain of
yielding such profitable returns upon
the capital safely invested, Dividends
that are declared by industrial enter
prises and the steadily increasing value
of lands upon a stable basis in Georgia
and Alabama form most reliable evil
dence of the immense possibilities in
the two States.
APPLICATION has been made for in
corporation of the Florida Central
Railway Company, which will begin at
Thomasville, Ga, the building of a
railroad between that city and Char
tres, Fla; Incorporation is asked for
a railroad company which will con-
struct a line between Abel, Ga, and
Midtown, Ga, to use either steam or
electric power; a company has been in
COTpOTaLeQ 10 DullU Il railroad between
Mobile, Ala, and New Orleans, La,
the system to include the extension
of line between Pensacola, Fla. and
Mobile Ala, one item of the construc-
tion of which will be the trestling of
Mobile Bay, the building of which, 1t
Is estimated, will require a period of
two years; incorporation has been
asked for a company organized to
build and operate an electric railway
Aafx. No will ~
ia, Ga, via Quitman. Ga, thus connect
ing three of the most prosperous of
the cities of the State; franchise has
been granted for the construction and
operation of electric street railway
lines at Admission, Ala; extension of
railroad from Waycross, Ga, to Nash
WILLIE, Ga, and the extension of another
railroad from Waycross to White
Springs, Fla is contemplated. Cotton
mill will be enlarged at Roanoke, Ala;
application has been made for incorpor-
alton of company with paidup capital
stock of 100000 to equip and operate
cotton mill at Sparta, Ga, previously
reported; movements to form companies
to build cotton mills near Chalybeate
Springs, Ga, and Greenville. Ga, are
in progress. Company with capital
stock of $4,000 has asked for incor-
poration to develop and improve Blue
Springs, Ca, and adjacent real estate;
land investment and Improvement
company has been Incorporated at
Montgomery, Ala. realty companies
have been organized in Birmingham.
Ala, and Savannah, Ga, and in nu-
merous cities and towns of Georgia
and Alabama sales of suburban build
ing lots are progressing with high
records both as to the numbers sold
and prices commanded
Among other things The Index re-
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COMMENCEMENT AT NORMAL.
Councils School Has Done Fine Year,.
Work.

Huntsville. May 2s.-(SpeciaI. 1.-THE
commencement exercises of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College at
Normal are being held and quite a
number of the distinguished men of
the negro race are present. This is
the thirty second annual commences
ment.
The preparatory department had its
exercises Thursday and diplomas were
presented by Rev. j. H. Mastin of
Huntsville. The annual musicale was
held on Friday. Rev. J. T. Towne-
send of Nashville delivered the annual
address to the literary societies on
Saturday and Rev. R. E. Brooks of
Huntsville delivered the baccalaureate
sermon on Sunday In the evening
Rev. c. L. Davis delivered the annual
address to the Sunday Schools and the
annual meetings of the Y M. c. A, and
Y, w. {. A. were held.
Yesterday was commencement day
opening with an industrial parade. Rev,
w. E. Steers of Decatur delivered the
annual address to the Industrial De-
partment in the morning. Tonight
Charles Stewart delivered the an
nual address to the Normal and College
departments.
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CRIMES VAST COST.
Portentous sum Paid By American Feo-
pie on This Account


Harner's Weekly.
~ cos+ Of crime to the government
aohas the enormous sum of $l4O'Ooo.
ooo or this sum $SO,0O0.OoO is expeno-
Cd In a certain percentage OF the main,
terance of the supreme and reoerai
courts United States district attorneys
United states marshals and the secre'
service bureau; part of 1t Is the cost 81
Zine to the treasury department tc
ona,,er+ smuggling, the cost of crime
n the army and the navy and to the
ostoeoa and to allied departments.
Tho government losses by smuggling
"a nostal frauds, etc, add the $780,
ooo 600 TO make the aforesaid total.
In the last statement which Is only
an estimate of what the natlonal gov
ernment pays for crime 1t should De
remembered that there are no rehaple
egures on the subject. In estimating
ne government losses at $60.0O0.O00 a
vear for smuggling, fraud, ETC.. the
writer has endeavored to keep strictly
under the mark.
II is estimated that the government
loses from $75,0O0,000 to $10O.o0O,0Ot
a wear by smuggling alone; while the
postoffice frauds are believed to have
cost the government something like
SAC, 900, 900 a year.
The detailed cost of crime in the
United states presents some astound'
ing figures. In 1907 the cost Of Grim
In Greater New York was $S5,562,13S.24
The state. county and city authorities
outside of Greater New York spent fo'
It $42,6O5,472.75. In forty-five States
(New York excepted), the expenditure
was $697, 0SOOOO Criminal losses b!
Ares totaled $1OO,OOO,OOO. BY customs
frauds the national government los
$50, 900, 600.
During this one year the loss il
wages of 100000 State prisoners wa
S2S, 900, 900. while the loss in wages o
10000 prisoners in city and count!
| tails was $33,OO0,o00. The grand total
therefore. of the cost of crime in tn
| United States reaches the stupendou
| figures of $1,o76. 327 .605.99.
The cost OF religious work in tn
United States is enormous. The cost o
| foreign missions, comprising all demon
| nations, is 100000; home mission
expend the same sum. We spend 70
education 5000 900; for church ex
penses and ministers salaries $3.50,
| 900, 900. Hospitals and dispensaries TO
| the sick poor cost us s1oo.Ooo'ooo: TO
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YOUTH STAYS NEGRO
HUlAGUDY OCCURRED IN ITALIA
DEGA LOAN OFFICE.
U1epufe Arose Over IN Account and
Dlacks Were Ordered from Room,
4. Fight was Followed
q by Shot.

Taliadega, May 2s.-(Special)-ln
the loan ONCE of Jesse Bryant. young
1S-year-cld clerk. Clifton Pierson. shot
negro man, Will Curry, yesterday
morning.
/ The shooting was the result OF DIS
,pute over an account. and when the
hoy ordered the negro, who was &C
companied by his brother. to get out
of the ONCE. both negroes advanced up
on him with hatchets. The boy seized
3 pistol and fired, the shot taking ef-
feet in the negro's abdomen. who beat
retreat into corner of the room.
Occupants of the same building went
to the once, attracted by the shot, and
found the other brother, Orlander Cur
ry and the boy scuffiing for posses
sion of the pistol.
The boy was arrested, but II Is the
opinion that he will have no trouble
making bond.
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music furnished by the department of
piano and voice, Miss Inez Shofner
read her essay. She was the only
graduate owing to the fact that the
course of study was raised for this
session.
Her subject was, Reasons for the
Failure of Before-the- War Literature"
Her essay was well-written and given
In clear. distinct tone, which rem
dered 1t all the more impressive
Five other girls have done post grad
uate work during the year and have
been faithful to the duties devolved
upon them. They were Misses Corine
Carmichael. 10 Mizell, Clemmie War
rem, Willie Carmichael, and Ethel
Hildreth
Mr.. H. j. Willingham was the speak
er of the occasion, and he kept a large
and appreciative audience spell bound
for about forty minutes. His words
of encouragement to the undergradu-
ates, patrons. and to the graduating
class were all to the point The only
criticism heard was, TT was not long
enough"
Mr.. Willingham had a happy way of
saying the right thing at the right
time and delivered a speech long to
be remembered by Enterprise people
He was introduced by Mayor Lof1in in
his own impressive and happy manner
Mr.. H. H. Connor delivered the med
ais after an appropriate speech. Those
receiving them were as follows: Schol-
arship and department, Russell Ed
son; scholarship in music. Willie Car
michael; excellence in drawing, Jim
Ed Sykes; diligence in music prac-
tice, Alma Watson
The graduates Of the Enterprise
Graded and High Schools organized an
Alumnae Association with Mr.. Malcolm
Pridgen as President Miss Inez Shot
ner, Secretary; Mrs. w. L. Fleming.
Treasurer. and Miss Minnie Watson.
ce-President. Their next meeting
will be December 26 at the home of
Mrs. Fleming.
The enrolment in the white school
has been 473; in the negro school. IA.
making a total enrolment of GIT.
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REoRGANIzE COMPANY.
DIR. Peacock VIII Reassume Command
of OpeIika Militia.

Opelika, May 2S.-(SpeciaL) DIR. H.
B. Peacock ex-captain of the Opelika
military company. has undertaken to
have the company reorganized. and he
has communicated with Col c. K.
Bricken upon the subject
Colonel Bricken has notified him
that if he will get up a SUFFICIENT
number of the best citizens for the
company by Friday. that he will re-
establish the company here AS DR..
Peacock is an enthusiastic military
man, and as the citizens of Opelika see
the necessity for company here, it is
thought the required number of names
will be gotten up without any diff
Guilty.
Opelika Aerie of Eagles will enter
tain the Grand Lodge of the order in
this city June IL and IL. About $50
representatives, officers and members,
are expected to be present at the time.
The local aerie has appointed many
committees, and every courtesy and
attention will be shown the visiting
Eagles that their stay in Opelika may
be most pleasant, and long to be re-
membered.
urer of the State organization, and his
friends think he is worthy of promo
ton in the order
Jesse Culpepper, representing Opelika
Tribe. No. 10, Improved Order of Red
Men. has gone to Birmingham to at
tend the Grand Council of the Red Men
of the State.
Gen George P. Harrison, Major-Gen-
eral Commanding the Alabama Divis-
ion of the United Confederate Vete-
rams will leave Opelika Wednesday
morning for Richmond, Va, where he
will go to attend the Confederate re-
union, which convenes in that city on
Thursday.
Building material for Trinity Meth
odst Church is arriving, and it is the
intention of the Church authorities to
commence work at once, and to push
the building to an early completion.
Miss Myrtis Renfro. daughter of
Hon. n. P. Renfro, who has been at
tending school at Belmont College at
Nashville. Tenn, has returned to her
home in Opelika, where she will spend
the summer vacation.
Hon J. w. Hill. who was recently
elected Superintendent of the Opelika
Public School, will move to the city
at once, to begin upon the work con-
nected with his new position.
Clarence Dannelly, son of Rev. j. NJ.
Dannelly, who has been attending the
Troy Normal College. has come to Ope-
lika to spend the summer months with
his parents.
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As Form of Worship, Indians
Feed Babes to Great Serpent.

Ell Paso, May 2s.-In spite of the
fact that similar charge was inves-
tigated and dismissed by a grand jury
some time ago. another complaint has
been filed with United States Attor-
ney Llewellin of New Mexico that a
tribe of Indians in that territory are
given to the worship of an enormous
serpent to- which Is fed the new born
babes of Puebla in which 1t is housed
and carefully attended and guarded.
The complaint was filed by Catholic
priest, who alleges that a dosen fami-
lies were segregated from several Pue-
bias two years ago and formed into a
Puebla by themselves. Although 1t Is
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-29

Fl renee State Normal school in Midst
OF Commencement


Florence, May 2S.-(Special)- To-day
was Glass Day" at the State Normal
College and essays and orations by
members of the graduating class were
delivered in the chapel, In the presence
of large audience.
Out of a class of thirty-four the ten
best essays and orations were selected
and these were entered in the compe-
tition for the gold medal offered an
nually.
The judges were M w. Camper
Rev Mr.. R. r. Harris of Trinity
Episcopal Church and w. Il. Mitchell
and they rendered the decision in IA
vor of Will T. Sammon. The program
of the exercises follows:
Chorus, Summer Fancies-G. Clet
Club.
Essay. The Value of Fiction-Miss
Annie Morton.
Es,av. An Ideal school-Miss Laura
Urea dwell.
Pia, 10, yalse fsctuett,-Miss Alice
Tweedy.
Grafton. Value of Classics-H. B
Norton. mi
Essay. Scott as Story Teller-Miss
Hattie Coplan.
Quartette. Thou Hast an Eye OF
Blue-Messrs. McCants, Hyatt. Newton
and Johnson.
Essay. why Cultivate the aesthetic?
Miss Laura Hunt.
Grafton. The Present Investigative
Spirit-will I. Sammon.
Piano Solo, Fantastic Impromptu
Chopin Miss Reba Powers.
Essay. Music and Its Influence-Miss
Mary Desprez.
Essay, Negro Folk Lore--Miss Jessie
Jackson.
Chorus, Forsaken-Glee Club.
Essay, Browning, "A Appreciation
Miss Annie Powers.
Grafton, wasted Mental Energy
John Kennedy.
Piano Solo. Maiden's Wish Chopin
Miss Lena Vaughn.
Awarding of medal.
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sanitariums of all kinds we spend $780,
00O.0 City missions and rescue work
of ali kinds demand and receive 49,
00O, 900; humanitarian work of every
kind, $12.000.000.
Our Young Mems and Young Wo-
mems Christian Associations cost So
0o0, 900; while all other moral and So
cial work in the United States requires
an expenditure of $5,000.O00. The to-
tai expenditures for humanitarian and
religious work is, then, $549,O00,o00.
AS against this the total cost of crime
in the United States for the year
reached the incredible total of $1.076,-
327,6O5.99.
That Is to say, we spend more than
$500, 100000 a year more on crime than
we do on all spiritual. ecclesiastical,
physical, humanitarian. educational and
healing agencies put together.
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GERMAN PRINCES IN TRADE.
Various Lines of Business In Which
They Are ENGAGED.

The Kaiser. who inherited from one
of his wealthy subjects porcelain fac
tory at Gardiner worth about 100000
marks, is not the only royal man of
business in Germany.
The Prince of Lippe- Detmold makes
the major part of his income from the
sale OF butter and eggs from his es-
tate and bricks from his limekilns.
His civil list is small and he keeps up
the royal state of his little principally
Che looks into three countries from his
drawing room window by the reve-
nues from his personal property.
Prince Bismarck had the monopoly of
supplying the telegraph poles for the
German empire and had distillery in
which he produced a particularly viva
cious schnapps, which is said to be "a
near thing to a torchlight procession"
Prince Guido Won Henckel Won Dom
nermarck is not only the richest coal
proprietor in the German empire, but is
also a silk manufacturer.
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Sailing Over Forty Miles an Hour.

Boston transcript.
While the British government has an
academic sympathy with the disarma-
ment proposal. it is by no means neg
Letting the navy, and with the view
of retaining the speed pennant of the
world in the British service it has laid
down a destroyer intended to break all
records. She is to be called the Swift
and will more than live up to the name
If the designers expectation is realized.
OF 1880 tons displacement, she will be
a mammoth of her class and will have
10000 horse power and a speed of
thirty-six knots an hour. What this
speed means when-e expressed in the
terms landsmen will comprehend is
readily understood when it is remem-
bered that knot, or nautical mile Is
6087 lineal feet. Thus every knot Is
807 feet longer than land mile, and
the Swift at her maximum speed will
make a little more than AIS miles an
hour, a rate of travelling exceeded by
only a few express trains in this coun.
trV
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West met Frazier on the street and
began shooting, with the result that
FRAZIER fell to the ground nortally
wounded and died afterwards at ST.
Margaret's Infirmary. Vest snot him
SELF after having shot Frazier end died
almost instantly.
Inc diamond was taken rom West
10 be used as evidence when the case
was called for trial. AS both died, the
Police Department has retained the
stone and 1t becomes the office of the
court to decide as to whom the stone
rightfully belongs-whether to Mrs.
West or to the heirs of Frazier. The
date for the trial of the case has not
been set.
Mrs. West also fled suit against
the Woodmen of the World for $500.
which she claims to be due on a poi
icy on the life Of her husband cnrried
in that order.
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preach the sermon, but on account of
his sickness he was unable to come
and on Friday he had invited the Rev.
Mr.. Brewer, who is visiting his son.
the Rer c. M. Brewer, who has just
returned from Richmond to take his
place.
Mr.. Brewer preached a splendid ser
mon. even the smallest children paying
attention and the congregation en-
joyed every word he said. The behav-
Tor of the children during the entire
time was perfect. The closing exer-
cises will be on Thursday and Friday
night at the school house.
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LINDEN COMMENCEMENT.
Fine Sermon Preached to Students by
Mr. Brewer

Linden. May 2s.-(Special)- 1.-The
commencement sermon of the Linden
high school was preached in the Bap-
fist Church Sunday by the Rev. Mr..
Brewer. He took as his text, parts of
the 18th and 14th verses of the third
chapter of PHILIPPIANS.
Prof. Jackson and his assistants,
Miss Roberta Nichols and Miss Eloise
Whitlaw, formed the children in line
at the school house and marched them
to the church. The boys came by the
left-hand door and the girls by the
right, andA occupied the center pews,
which they filled, and some few took
seats in chairs in the aisle. The whole
thing was done in a quiet and orderly
manner.
Prof. Jackson then announced that
he had invited and had expected to
have DR.. A. A. Little of Selma to
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!}IE5 lll|Y|1

Prince Christian Kraft Won Hohen-
lobe, Duke of Ujest, is not only a mine
owner but also the owner of the Ho-
henlohe meal factory, the Hohenlohe
cake bakery and-horrible to relate
the Hohenlohe corset factory.
Prince Max Egon Won Furstenberg.
the richest aristocrat in Germany and
friend of the Kaiser, is a brewer and
the "Furstlich Furstenbergisches bier
has more than a local reputation. 1t
is the Kaiser's favorite beer and the
Prince has the exclusive privilege of
supplying the beer for the whole of
the royal household.
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found her fathers revolver She fired
two shots at her mother. both of which
took effect and instantly killed her.
AS Swimmer jumped from his bed the
girl fired two shots at him. He was
afraid to go near her and ran from the
house to summon assistance. When
he returned with a policeman and sew
eral persons. they found the young
woman lying upon, the floor, her cloth
ing ablaze.
Most of her clothing had been burned
of. They put out the fire and sum-
moned a physician
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known that many children have been
born to these families, not a child is
to be found in the Puebla.
This led the priest to press his in
vestigations with the result that he
discovered in an adobe house, isolated
and closely guarded, there is an enor-
nous serpent which is worshipped by
the Indians of all the Pueblas and that
every babe born in the small Puebla,
and it is suspected in many others, is
fed to the serpent.
Major Lleweliin, having no jurisdic-
ton, has filed the affidavit of the priest
and other evidence to the territorial
authorities
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Suit Filed for Diamond That
Caused a Murder and Suicide.

sequel was added yesterday to the
story of murder and suicide in con-
nection with the killing OF ]. F.. Fra
ger and the suicide of w. H. West, on
Dexter Avenue last March. The widow
of w. H. West filed suit in the City
Court against w. H. Taylor, Chief of
Police, for the recovery of the diamond
pin which caused all the trouble
This bauble which caused two deaths
has been in the keeping of the Police
Department ever since West shot down
Frank Frazier on Dexter Avenue on
the afternoon of March 81 and not un-
til this suit was filed has anyone claim
ed 1t.
The diamond was said to have been
the property of Frazier and to have
been in the locker on his engine from
whence 1t was taken by some one, said
TO have been West. Frazier swore out
"a warrant against west.
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Crazed Girl Kills Mother
: and Sets Fire to Herself.

Chicago. May .2s.-Miss Philander
Swimmer. 80 years old. believed to be
demented. shot and killed her mother,
attempted to kill her father, and then
set fire to her garments and was burn
ed to death early today. The woman
was released from the Dunning Asy-
lum year ago f.
Her father, Joseph Swimmer, a labor
err escaped by running out of the door.
love affair is said to have been re-
sponsible for the young woman'sN ac-
ton. Her mother and father were in
bed asleep when the girl arose and
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Scottsboro. May 28.-(SpeciaL)- Mrs
Elizabeth Larkin, widow of the late
w. R. Larkin. died at her home in
Larkinsville, Wednesday.
She was one of the best known wo-
men in the County and died with the
love and respect of all who knew her
She left son and daughter. Mrs. F.
o. Hurt of Limrock. and w. Rutledge
Larktn of Larkinsyille.
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A Hopeful Note.

| Birmingham Ledger.
| Alabama is coming through the sum-
mer all right There is not going to
be any crop failure and soon the cot
ton crop will be ready to pick on time.
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ENTERPRISE SCHOOL CLOSES.
III. j. willing ham Delivers Happy AID
dress TO Students.

Enterprise May 2S.-(Special)-
Yesterday at 1890 the school year
1906 OF at Enterprise became history.
Yesterday was nt-alum-
nae day. After beautiful program of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
An Allen County Estate Makes
Splendid Bargain.
Leases Forty-nine Acres In Uas
Region for $4,000.
EVEN 500 PER ACRE
The Portland Cement Compah!
Makes the Investment
In Territory Where MammoIn
We'll Was Recently Struck.

lola, Kan. March 16.-1t IS reporteu
that the HorviIle estate has leased IoI :
tv-nfne acres of land to the hd d~l-
Portland Cement company at $1oU an
acre The land in question lies south
of the Post tract on which the big Wen
was developed BY the Prime western ~
Shelter company last week, ana II -
believed 10 be certain TO produce some
excellent wells When the other farms
were being leased the Horvilles heIo
their land and the luck when hangs
like a MONDAY sun over certain eIec.
11eonIa attended them The biggest
well found in the new field was devel,
oped as close to the tract they hold
as was possible and the first of the
week. If is reported, the question was
asked as to the price at which they
would lease. The reply was $500 an
acre. and it is said that the papers
exvere signed that evening by which
they received $4,000 for the lease II
IS the highwater mark of recent gas
lease transactions in this county