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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

Opening of the Town Site of COrcoran
Sept. 0, 1907
One of the finest beet sugar factories
in the state now being built by Pacific
Sugar Corporation.
BIG PROFITS MADE IN OTHER
SUGAR BEET TOWNS.
Special excursion train leaves Los
Angeles September s. about p. m.
Reduced fare.
INVESTIGATE NOW.
Security Land and Loan company,
owners of town site and lands adj
joining, 1857 S. Spring.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

The comic opera season is at hand
and the Johnnies are again finding life
worth the spending.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

In New Jersey they talk of "subju-
eating" the automobile. Out here the
effort is to keep them moving.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24

looked up into the star-lit sky, he fell
 "He thought that he stood at the foot of A high mountain, the sides of which were steep and rugged. He thought that he began to climb. but always he slipped backward into the darkness, and he seemed to make no progress until. through the gloom a star began to glimmer, shedding this bright. steady radiance, he began to make some headway; step by step surer and surer his footing became ana the star shone brighter When he had almost reached the top of the mountain it became so steep he would have slipped and fallen, when, To, he felt a touch upon his hssd, and princess stood beside him. the princess of the star, and she led him up to the very top"
 Have you written it?"
 Yes"
 "Don't you think you could work it Into a story?"
 T don't know. Is that all?"
 "It ends too abruptly"
 well then they went on through the starlight to the gates eternal. hand in hanG. VIII that dor
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
FLEET WILL MOVE
 EARLY IN DECEMBER
Roosevelt and Naval Ohiciais Hold
 Lengthy Conference.

Oyster Bay. August 2S.-The Atian- tic battleship fleet will start for the Pacific in December, according to an official statement issued tonight by Secretary Loeb at the direction Of President Roosevelt. The statement was made following a conference this afternoon between the President and representatives of the navy department. It follows:
 "A conference was held this after noon between President Roosevelt, Sec retary of the Navy Newberry, Rear Admiral Brownson, Chief of the Bu- reau of Navigation. and Rear Admiral Evans, commander of the Atlantic fleet, was held today to decide some of the details in connection with the fleets going to the Pacific. The fleet will consist of sixteen battleships and will start some time in December, going through the straits of Magellan and up to San Francisco and will proba- bly, visit Puget Sound also. The route by which 1t will return has not yet been decided. The destroyer flotilla will leave for the Pacific about the same time as the fleet but will not accompany it."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
Social and Personal

Mrs. J. Braun has left the city, to spend several weeks on a visit to Ashe- vile and other North Carolina, points.
 MT. and Mrs. Tilford F. Leake. IT, who have been visiting at Borden Wheeler Springs the past two weeks returned to the city last evening.
 Misses Marion and Pinckney Deas have returned from South Carolina where they have spent the past six weeks with friends and relatives.
 Mir. E. D. Creath, Madam Clough Mrs. Jamie Hart, Mrs. Percy Wilson and MT. Louis D. Lassiter have re- turned from a visit to New york.
 Misses Thelma and orrie Frazier of Dothan, are visiting Mrs. A. S. Col bert, 222 South Lawrence street.
 Mir. and Mrs. B. Wolff, of 221 South Perry street, left the city last night for a two weeks trip to New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24

"Yes What shall call the storyg'
 You are to work it out for your self. and you may name 1t what you please. should call 1t An Idiot and q Princess,
 No. I shall call 1t The Man Who Tried and Won."
 He had gone around to the back of her chair and was looking over her shoulder at, her notebook.
 Why. you have written only the first few lines"
 q can remember It." Lydia's voice was very low.
 DO you think 1t is worth remembers ing?" asked Woodruff. looking down into the beautiful eyes which tried to avoid his gaze.
 DO you think he was worth saw ing?"
 T think" said Lydia. impetuously, ''he was worth more than the princess. Any one can stand stlIl and shine if others glorify them with fictitious brightness but 1t isn't every one who is brave enough to climb"
 ''Then--y
 Then" said Lydia, rising and piAc- ing her hand in his, let's climb the mountain together dear"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
Distressed Father Thanks
 Army for Caring for Son.

Columbus to Montgomery having been made on foot--Captain Odom received from the father of the straggler. Rev. H. H. westwood. a letter in which he was appraised of the fact that money had been sent to the son for the pur- pose of having him secure a suit of clothes, and urged him to give his son whatever religious attention lay in the Army's power.
 The father explained in the letter that his son had been reared under the best influences, petted by loving mo- ther and devoted sister, and that his late. manner of living had been a source of continual sadness to the en- tire family. The letter from the parent closed with a tender reference to the work of the Salvation Army wherever stationed. and invoked the blessings of God in the noble work"
 The son has been given every possi- ble attention at the Army barracks, and is being induced by Captain odom and his workers to undertake a new manner of living, to return to his Pitts burg family and to win success by strict compliance with duty and adher- ence to the aause of Christianity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24

Concerning wayward son, whom a distressed father tells Captain L. A. odom. in recent communication. came to his ruin through drink and cards" the Salvation Army official has made public one of the most pathetic in stances that has come to their atten- ton in a number of months.
 About two weeks ago. the captain says, R. J. Westwood, a former resident of Pittsburg, came to him at the Salva- tion Army headquarters in this atty, and begged for food and protection un- til the charity recipient should, receive a letter which he was expecting from his pare ts in Pennsylvania.
 Mir. Westwood explained to the Army official that in Columbus, Ga, he fell through on a book agency" got be- hind with his hotel bill." and in order to secure relief from the embarrassing situation, had disposed of all his cloth ing save that which he wore. He prom ised to try to reshape his course upon receiving the Armys aid in the manner sought.
 Shortly after receiving the traveller into the Army barracks-his trip from
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24

at the home of her parents. Judge and Mrs. Lamar Cantelou.
 Miss Jennie Dean Buyck entertained number of friends Thursday evening when the guests of honor were Miss Lucas Evans Williams. Miss Allie Stewart. of Clanton, and Miss Duncan, of Nashville.
 Prof. E. F. Cauthen has been absent this week attending the educational meetings in the eastern part of the county.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. W. Jones have rent ed the home of Mrs. Jennie Fitzpatrick in West Weum ] and will move Tn early in the fall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
BLACK SHOOTS TWO
c. w. SELLERS AND SON ARE
 WOUNDED.
Merchant of Inverness, and His Son, Are Attacked By a Negro, Who Is Also
 shot.

Troy. Aug. .)-w. R. Sel- lers will leave this afternoon for In- verness. where his brother and nephew were shot by negro this morning.
 From what can be learned, c. W. Sell lers merchant of Inverness, and his son, had some trouble with negro. The negro went off, and returning with a gun, shot both MT. Sellers and his son. whereupon they shot the negro. E w. O. Brown has been succeeded as manager of the Southern Bell Tele- phone exchange In this city by R. F. Powell. of North Carolina. MT. Pow ell assumed charge of the exchange business a few days ago. Mir. Brown has returned to his former home in At lanta.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
GeOrgIa's Reform Legislature. Macon TeleEraph

Taken as a whole this Legislature will go down In history as the crank lest body that ever met In a legislative assembly this side of the Blue Law makers of the early days of New Eng land. The Kansas Pops have been put to shame. Of course there were wise and well balanced men in both houses but they were in helpless minority. In the makeup of the. dominant ele- ment there was a combination of fa- naucism. demagoguery. railroadfobia and ignorance.
 Georgia is a wonderful State and she will live in spite of the present mania for lawing the life out of her people. She will prosper (but in less degree for a time) notwithstanding the heavy hand that has been laid upon her de- Velopfng industries now in their in- fancy, and the oppressive bans put up- on the freedom of her citizensb
 Genuine, sincere, healthful reform is a great God-given thing when we can get 1t. All men need reform. No one man, nor any corporated or individual license and hatred must be held in re- straint. But many crimes are commit ted in the name of virtue. and many afflictions are heaped upon the people in the name of reform. The biggest humbugs cry loudest for reform, and in the political field nine times out of ten it is the hollowest of sounds
 Taxes have been low in Georgia re- form has made them higher. Business has been good in Georgia; reform has made it nervous. shaky, uncertain. The greatest developers of the age, the railroads, have been bringing develop ment, progress and commerce to Geor- gia; reform has stopped their further development of the State, and their se- curities are a drug on the market they cannot borrow money for improve ment, they are reducing the number of their trains and slowing down their
 HF- @H l-Ty has been voted for electric roads and water powers in Georgia; reform has given the packers of these most prom isinR enterprises cold feet. and they are marching out of this State.
 These are some of the cold. clammy facts which we must look in the face whether we want to or not.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
MOST BONDS TAKEN UP.
Cify's Fiscal Agent in New York
 Has Redeemed 7y,OOO.

Mayor Teague has received informa- tien- from the city's fiscal agent in New York, the Trust Company of America. to the effect that seventy seven of the refund!ng bonds of Montgomery, which were due July 2. last have been claim ed by the various holders, and properly taken up by Arthur Pelzer, the purchas- CT of the entire eighty.
 Three of the bonds, all of which are of $1, ,00O denomination, were stated in the letter to be unclaimed up to the time of the writing. but ready to be purchased whenever presented. Ac- cording to the contract made by the city with Mir Pelzer. the latter's New York agent is authorized to make pay ment of these whenever the money Is called for up to the first of January, 1908.
 The additional s95O of bonds. which along with the $S0.000 of bonds was due in July, has already been provided for by the City Council. The total amount of the bonds which expired at this time was $S0,95O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
MIR. HENDERSON INVESTIGATING,
Railroad Commissioner Inquiring Into
 Steamboat Rates.

Railroad Commissioner Inquiring Into
 Steamboat Rates.
 Decatur, Aug. 23-Special)- Hon. Charles Henderson. President of the Alabama State Railroad Commission CTS. was in the city Investigating the rates charged on the Tennessee River steamers.
 MT. Henderson interviewed a number of the business men of the Decaturs. He will vsit Florence, Shef1eld and other Tennessee River towns and in- vestigate the rates in all these places.
 Under the new law the State Rail- road Commissioners have the same au- thority to enquire into the river rates as they have to see to the railroad rates This is the first trip of this kind that any member of the State Railroad Commission has taken to the Tennes- see River cities.
 One of the most extensive line of steamers on the Tennessee River is the Rike Line, owned and operated by Capt. J. H. Rike. of Decatur.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
Arrested for Arson.

Warren Barnes and John Duce were lodged in jail here today charged with setting fire to the grist mill of J. W. Conner at Tredegar last Saturday night. Bail of $500 each was assessed but they could not make it.
 It is alleged that the young men were refused permission to fish in the mill pond and for this reason they fired the mill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
NEW STREET CAR RAILS
 FOR DEXTER AVENUE
Traction Company to Begin Their In- staIIafion Immediately After
 the State Fair In October.


 The Montgomery Traction Company. as announced at a session of the City Council a few weeks ago, is preparing to make extensive improvement in it's trackage on Dexter Avenue. The com pany has ordered new rails to be placed on the Avenue from the Court Square Basin to the Capitol, and with the announcement of the order the Statement is made that work will be begun on placing the rails immediately after the State Fair.
 The new rails which have been or dered by the company will be of the finest steel. Considerable expense will be incurred in the manufacture and placement of the rail apparatus, but in view of the heavy traffic, par ticularly in this district of the city, it was thought best to secure the new rails.
 The public will be very little incom- moded in the placing of the new ap- paratus.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
TAFT IN ST. LOUIS.
Informal Breakfast Rendered Him ar
 the Planters, Hotel

st. Louis, Aug. 23.-Secretary Taft arrived today from Lexington and was met at the union station by the United States Senators of Missouri, former Judge Franklin Ferriss and others. AS he passed through the crowd of spec tators assembled, he frequently paused a moment to shake hands. He was es- corted to an automobile and driven to the Planters Hotel where he was the guest of honor at an informal break fast. This afternoon he will proceed to Oklahoma City where he will speak tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
FIVE SUFFOCATED
SMOKE IN TENEMENT HOUSE
 PLAYS HAVOC.
Five Members of One Family are Dead. Including Three Small Children and Two Others
 nvereOute.

Boston, Aug. 23.-Five persons were suffocated by smoke from a fire in tenement in Somerville, early today and two others were overcome The dead: Margaret Cooper, 25 years old; John Dwyer. aged 65, uncle of Mrs. Cooper; Margaret Cooper, aged years; John Cooper, aged 5 years; Theresa Cooper, aged years; the last three are children of Margaret Cooper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
wETUMPKA's FIRST BALE.
MT. lain Secures Credit i'm EImOr
 County.

Mr. Tain Secures Credit i'm Fillmore
 County.
 Wetumpka, Aug. 23-( Special. )-J. -j Fain. one of Elmore County's best fam flies. whose home is about seven miles from Wetumpka. brought to town early this morning Wetumpka's first new bale of cotton.
 This is MT. Pains second bale mar keted this fall. He carried his first one to Montgomery a few days ago, and sold it for Is IA cents.
 Mrs w. M. Gamble entertained de- lightfully Friday evening at a neigh borhood card party given in compli- nent to MT. and Mrs. c. L. Rodenberg of Selma, and Mrs.Itolmes, of Birming- ham. Besides the interest attached to the games, the guests enjoyed a rare treat in a reading given by Miss Ruth Frances. of Philadelphia. who is Mrs Gamble's guest.
 Mrs. Mary c. Fitzpatrick is quite sick
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
KNIGHTON IS HELD.
Anuiaton White Man AssaauIted a
 Negro.

Anniston, Aug. 2s-(special.)-F C. Knirhton. foreman at the Kilby Loco motive works was required to give a s75O bond today upon report from surgeons that Early Jemison, a negro, may die from wounds inflicted by Knighton.
 The negro was employed tne @ foreman. Knighton struck him over the head with ai shovel He was ta- ken to a hospital and an operation was perfor1- d this morning. The sur geons reported that the skull of the negro was fractured in eight places.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
Fire in Hunt street Negro House.

A small fire on Hunt Street in a negro dwelling at midnight called out the Madison Avenue and North Mont gomery fire apparatus. The blaze started in the roof, almost completely destroying 1t, but did not spread to the interior of the building or to the walls. The stream of hose which played upon the confiagration soon extinguished the fire, sA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
GAYNOR IS ILL. Raelked by Coughing Spells and Has I,0nf Ufsa oR V,e~a

Macon, Ga, state that John F. Gaynor, the Syracuse contractor. who was con- victed of complicity in the Savannah frauds is critically i'll. He has been i'll for some time and physicians say he cannot live long unless removed from the jail He is racked by coughing spells and has practically lost the use of his IeRa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
TAFT IN ST LOUIS.
In Leaving, He Got Hold of the Wrong
 nFRaa Shit Casa

Dress Suit Case.
 St. Louis, Aug. 23-Secretary oftwar Taft spent six hours in St Louis on his way to Oklahoma City. where he will make an address tomorrow. Sec retary Taft was entertained at break fast. after which he conferred with State political leaders. A luncheon was rendered him at the St. Louis Club and from there he was escorted to the train on which he departed for Okla homa City.
 Just as his train was moving out of the Union station 1t was discovered that he had been given the grip be- longing to United States Senator War ner of Missouri instead of his own containing the manuscript of his OK lahoma City speech. Leaning from the back platform, the Secretary shouted to have his grip forwarded to Spring field. Mo. He will return to Spring field from Oklahoma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
Mn. o,HARA RETURNs.
Pastor of Clayton Street Baptist
 Church is Home.

Rev. J. w. O'Hara. pastor of the Clayton Street Baptist Church, who has heeT away on his annual vacation, re- turned home yesterday accompanied by Mrs O'Hara, who was with him. They snent their vacation at Monteagle, Tenn. and Columbiana, Ala.
 MT OHara reports having had a de- liphtfuI time during his extended ab- sence from the city, but is glad to be home again He will fill his pulpit as usual Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
OFFICE IS REOPENED.
Western Union Resumes Its Service I
 City of AnnistOn.

Anniston, August 23.-(special J. The Western Union Telegraph Com pany at this place. which was closed recently on account of the strike. was reopened today by Special Inspector J. R. Leath, of the Atlanta office of the company Manager Martin. former ly in charge of the Anniston office, went out with the strikers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24

With no chance for the pennant the New York Giants headed by Christy Mathewson. have taken to checkers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
AN IDIOT AND A PRINCESS.
rv Clia Myrover Robinson.

Copyrighted. .1907S by .. HSutchne.
 Woodruff knocked on the door sharp lv three times, but received no re- sponse. He could hear the scratch or Lydia's pen, so he waited patiently for some minutes and then knocked again. The pen scratched on at fear full rate, so, without more ado, Wood fluff opened the door and walked in.
 Good morning. Lydia." he said, genially.
 Lydia merely nodded and continued her writing with an abated zeal. Woodruff stood looking at her smil- ingly for some moments. and then said again gravely: Good morning. Lydia"
 Lydia laid down her pen and looked up with indignation written in every line of her face. Freddy" she said, with severity. ''why don't you stay at home sometimes? I shouldn't think your own mother would know you If she should meet you on the street" Don't be rude. Lydia." said Wood ruff, responsibility, seating himset comfortably as though he came to stay. up her pen. "If you, are going to stay: do be still. you're shaking the table.
 Lydia" said Woodruff. critically. you aren't bit good looking when you frown.'
 Lydia rose and faced Woodruff with her head thrown back and an angry flush on her cheeks
 Freddy" she said, T told you dis- tlnctly yesterday that I should not pc at home this morning"
 But you are." said Woodruff. n,
 I'm not at home to you are any one.
 well, honestly. did not intend to come; I started out with the determin- ation of going to the club. was cer- tainlv headed in that direction. but the next thing knew, here was at your door. so I thought I'd come in and rest"
 aIdiotr was Lydlas rude reply.
 "I know--T have sort of formed the habit of idiocy since have known you and it is hard to break"
 .sTf vou are tired" said Lydia. you may stay in here and rest. will take nv work into the sitting room. Make yourself throughly comfortable. VIII see that you are not disturbed ana you can get good rest" @..,,
 But don't go now l want to ten
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24

PRINTERS AND BINDERS.
 The Brown Printing Co. J. H Crenshaw, President; H. c Crenshaw. Sec. and T., ie-1A N. Lawrence Street. A complete plant Estimates submitted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-05
Walks Into Closet and Puts Twenty
two Calibre Bullet Into His
Head Early Last Night.
WAS POPULAR WITH ALL WHO KNEW HIM
Wife Passing Door of Saloon at Time and Son Was
Waiting For Father Nearby With Sail
ing Orders.

Sidney A Knox of the Standard OIL
barge, No Sc. attempted TO commit sui
eide at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
in the saloon of Lars Norby, at the cor
ner of Buffalo avenue and Ninety-sec-
ond street He shot himself in the left
side of the head and fell to the floor
in an unconscious condition where he
was found by number of his compan-
ions who rushed in to him from the
bar and found him lying on the floor in
a pool or blood.
He appeared to be in the best OF
health and perfectly happy previous to
the attempt to take his life. Only an
hour before the terrible tragedy he had
been conversing with number OF sea-
men and jollied with them in his GUS
tomary manner. He strolled up and
down the street jollying with his COM
panions and making arrangements for
the trip TO Superior on which they were
to have started this afternoon at B
O'Clock.
According to the story related by
Mrs Knox, who resides at 9026 on
tario avenue, she had been talking TO
her husband but a few minutes before
the accident, when she noticed that he
was in an intoxicated condition. He
could scarcely recognize me on the
street" she stated this morning, and
1 stopped him and asked him if he was
not ashamed of himself, and ashamed to
have me and his little daughter see
him. He seemed terribly worried
about being seen in that condition and
l,tears came into his eyes as he said
/ that they would never again have oc-
easion to be ashamed of him. With
that he stepped in the entrance OF the
/ saloon and going to the rear, he turned
! the weapon upon himself and fell to the
floor with gaping wound near his
temple"
His son had followed him into the
bar room to give him his clearance pa
pers with which to sail the following
day, and was within a few feet of him
when he fired the shot. His wife was
also passing the side entrance or the
saloon at the time and hearing the re-
port of the shot she rushed into the sa-
loon. There mother and son found the
popular captain lying in an unconscious
| condition on the floor He was raised
| to sitting posture by two of his com
panions who rushed across the street
| from the headquarters of the seaman s
union and took charge of the accident
The police ambulance was called at
once and and Captain Knox was re-
moved to the South Chicago hospital
at soon as possible. There seems to be
no doubt as to whether or not the man