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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
Judgment Of Senator'S
on Soldiers.
LAY MAKE TRIP TO TEXAS
Foraker Insists That Mere Testi-
mony is Necessary.
Majority Holds That Conclusion n Irs
resistible That Black Men E
shot Up the Town of
Brownsville.

Washington. May 22.-The Senate
Committee on Military Affairs which IL
investigating the Brownsville ARRAY
held an executive session at the close
of the hearing today 20 determine
whether the committee shall go to Tex:
as to take testimony and personally In
quire into the shooting from the
Brownsville point of view. No agrees
ment was reached.
A majority of the members OF the
committees argued that the testimony
taken already proves concIusively that
the negro troops did the shooting and
that nothing would be gained by TAX
ing the trip. Likewise, IL was init
mated by several senators that there
was no occasion to call any more wit
nesses
Senator Foraker took exception to
this position and he was supported by
the three OF four senator's who have
sided with him in the derense of the
negroes. 1t was decided to summon
several more witnesses from Browns
VILE that are deemed important and to
examine the experts at the Springfield
arsenal who made the report on the
shells picked mp In the streets or
Brownsville after the shooting. After
this has been done, the question of GO
ing to Texas wiz again be considered
and 1t Is likely that a subcommittee
at least will go there.
Fred A. Starck and Fred Taftes
mounted customs inspectors with head
quarters at Brownsville and Herbert
EIkins, a clerk In q confectionery store
there were on the stand today. Starcsx
told of the escape of himself and famf-
ly on the night of the shooting. Eight
bullets were fired into the house ana
the family took refuge behind a brick
chimney. Shells were found in front
of his house the next morning and the
witness said they were OF the character
used by the soldiers ana showed that
they had been freshly fired. Taite Is
the man who struck a aegro soldier
over the head with his SIX shooter be-
cause the soldier had brushed aside q
woman who was standing on the side
walk. ss..
Herbert Ellkins testified that he oc-
cupied a room In the Leahy Hotel, fac
ing Fourteenth street He saw two
negro soldiers come up the alley from
the garrison and fire two or three
shots each into the Cowan House. A
group of about eight men followed
and from that party he saw the flashes
and heard the reports OF two or three
additional shots.
AS the men passed up the alley. ne
said, he saw shooting from the garri-
son and IL appeared to come from the
balcony of Company B.. barracks. He
claimed to have distinctly seen the
flashes of the guns. After the bugie
call had sounded at the Fort he saw
a group of five or six soldiers. return
ing down the alley to the garrison.
The witness told also of seeing COM
pany of soldiers patrol the town after
the shooting and as they were halted In
front of the Leahy Hotter. he heard ons
Of the negroes at the foot of the COM
many remark that they would come out
the next night and finish the town
He said Mrs. Leahy also heard the res
mark.
On several important points Eikins
corroborated the testimony given BY
other witnesses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
WOULD REVISE
THE TARIFF
Manufacturers Go on
Record.
ASSOCIATION MEMBERS P0LLED
Fifty-five Per Cent Want lmme
date Revision.
Mass Of Resolutions Adopted Before
Adjournment Include Opposition
to All Illegal Combinations
of Capital or Labor.
ASSOCIATION MEMBERS P0LLED

New York, May 22.-The National As
ISOLATION of Manufacturers of the
United States went on record today as
In favor of a revision of the tariff at
the earliest opportunity and the ne
gotiation of more reciprocal treaties.
A lively debate preceded the vote,
which was upon the acceptance of the
report OF the Committee on Tariff and
Reciprocity. The committee based Its
recommendations on q poll OF the 5000
members of the association.
On the total number replying. So per
cent declared for immediate revision.
while 20 per cent expressed hands
Off" sentiment. Eight per cent be-
lieved that the time for revision had
not arrived and the other II per cent
expressed Indifference or made non
committal answers.
An effort to table the report was
defeated and 1t was adopted as re-
ported.
The mass of resolutions adopted by
the association on this, the closing day
Of Its convention, included Endorsement
of the open shop, industrial education.
the Improvement of the consular SER
vice, commentator of the National
River and Harbor Congress. urging
the President to withhold approval OF
the new German treaty until testimony
can be obtained regarding the effects
upon domestic labor and industry likely
to follow the customs administrative
changes and expressing opposition to
all illegal combinations, either of capt.
tai or labor.
This last resolution was given added
force by the conventions declared in
tention to raise 1880, 900 to carry out
q campaigns of education, concerning
dictatorial combinations. OF this cam
patgn Of education, President Van
cieave. following today's session.
said
We shall endeavor to assist In ed
ucating the public m Industrial
righteousness We shall be just as
ready to oppose unlawful acts by COM
binations of capital as those of COM
binations of labor. We believe In In
dustrial liberty and we are opposed to
FL forma of Individual oppression.
And, IL anybody undertakes to compel
any one to submit to such oppression.
we shall endeavor to assist the party
SO assailed."
Charles A. Prouty, the member Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
in a speech before the Association. adj
vocated direct control by the govern
ment over the capital accounts of tho
railroads.
..on. Oscar Strauss. Tecretary of
Commerce and Labor, made an able
address before the Association. advo-
eating a closer relationship between
capital and labor.
The Association reelected James w.
Van CIeave of ST. Louis, President. and
r. H. Stillman of New York, Treasur-
err.
The convention closed tot light with a
banquet
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
ADVOCATESOF PEACE
ANNUAL CONFERENCE BEGINS AT
LAKE MOHONK.


Lake Mohonk. N. Y, May 22.-The
Lake Mohonk Conference on Interna-
tionai Arbitration opened its thirteenth
annual session today, The election
OF officers was the first business on the
program. The following were elected;
President. Or. Nicholas Murray But
Ter, New York.
Secretary TO the Conference, Clinton
r Woodruff. Philadelphia.
Permanent Corresponding Secretary,
H. C. Phillips, Mohonk Lake, N. Y.
Treasurer, Alexander C. Wood. Cam
den, NJ j.
Auditors, Dexter Hunter, Jackson
Vile, Fla; Eugene lowering, Balti-
more.
President Nicholas Murray Butler of
Columbia University, delivered an
address in opening the conference In
which he advocated that the question
of disarmament be avoided at this con-
ference, but the restriction of further
growth of great armies and navies be
urged.
The second session of the Mohonk
conference on international arbitration
today had for its main topic, The
Coming Hague Conference"
The first speaker of the evening was
former Ambassador to Germany An
drew D. White
DR.. White was followed by ChieI
Justice Simon e. Baldwin of the Su-
preme Court of Connecticut
The present status of the interna-
tional arbitration movement was the
subject of an address delivered by Ben
jamin F. Trueblood, secretary of the
American Peace Society, Boston.
The questions. to be considered by
this conference were outlined in an
opening address by Albert K. smiley.
A preliminary report of the COM
mittee to interest business men was
presented by Charles Richardson OF
Philadelphia, its chairman. In all 121
organizations of business men repre-
senting thirty-eigh States were re-
ported to be committed to the arbi-
tration movement. DIR. Theodore Barth
of Berlin, spoke of Germany's interest
in the international movement.
Rev. Everett Hale expressed the
opinion that The Hague conference
will do what II can and not waste
time In talking about what 1t cannot
do.
Bartlett Trip, of South Dakota
former Ambassador to Austria. said
that he spoke as layman, rather than
an authority like those who had pre-
coded
The last speaker of the evening was
John Barrett. Director of the Interna-
tional Bureau of American Republics
who discussed pan-Americap interests
in international arbitration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
NEGRESS CONFESSES
SAYS SHE KILLED H RE AFTER
POSSE WITHDREW.
TatnaiI County In state of Excitement
Following Shooting and Lynch
ing--Mrs. MOores ssailant
Surrounded In a Swamp.

Reidsvile, Ga, May 22--Tatnall
County has been in tate of excite
ment today following the murders.
killings and lynchings of yesterday.
The assailant of Mrs Laura Moore.
the assault upon whom caused the
bloody deeds, was seen today near
Cobbtown. At last reports posse
had surrounded him in swamp.
Barlow PreIton, a member of the
posse, who was wounded, has been ta-
ken to Savannah for an operation. 1t
is feared he cannot recover.
The wife of Sim Padgett, one of the
slain negroes. confessed today that
after tn withdrawal of the posse that
attacked Padgetts cabin. she had
killed John Hare, a member of the
posse who had been shot down In the
attack. 1t had been thought that no
was instantly killed by the first shot
fired by the negl oes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
PRESIDENT DENOUNCED.
Switchmen's Union adopts Resolutions
On M0yer-Hayv0od Case.

Detroit Mich. May 22.--At the bien-
NAL convention of the Switchmen's I'm
ion of North America, today. a resolu
ton was adopted protesting against the
kidnapping of Meyer, Haywood and
Petibone and requesting President
Roosevelt to use all legitimate means
in his power to secure a reversal of
the recent decision 'legalizing the kid
mapping" The resolution was adopted
unanimously.
The resolution declares that all
laws relative to the protection and lib
erty of all American citizens in pro-
curing defense were denied these broth
ers by the governors of Colorado and
Ohio" and that their removal to the
scene OF the murder of Ex-Governor
Steunenberg constitutes pure simple
case of Kidnapping
The resolution continues:
And whereas President Roosevelt
has seen fit to use the public press
in expressing sentiments that Meyer,
Haywood and Pettibone were "unde-
sirable citizens and previously referred
to the Western Federation of Miners
officials as having been implicated in
the murder and,
Whereas such statements stand with
out precedent In the civilized world.
and
Whereas we believe said statements
will affect these brothers in Jail in
Idaho. condemning them before trial,
BE 1t resolved. That the Switch
mems Union of North America in con-
vention assembled, denounces the SER
les of outrages instituted against these
brothers, believing it a serious blow to
American Citizenship and government.
BE it further resolved: That a
copy of these revolutions be forward
ed to President Roosevelt requesting
that he use all the legitimate means in
his power to compel the courts to re-
verse the recent decision. legalizing
the kidnapping of these brothers and
obey the intent of the constitution in
its rights of men"
A resolution was also adopted urging
every member of the organization to
become prominent in politics and to
work for men who favor measures
beneficial to himself. regardless OF
party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
FAMILY in A WRECK
FOUR HUNTSVILLE PEOPLE ARE
HURT.
Sleeping Car On Chesapeake and Ohio
Rolls Down EmbanIxment--Mr.
and Mrs. Van yaikenburg
and Daughters Injured.

Cincinnati. Ohio. May 22.--one per-
son was killed and two We're danger
ously injured and twenty others
slightly hurt this afternoon when the
Chesapeake and 0hie q ar r9as wreck
ed at Lawrence Ores ~ slsc r~s be-
ing thrown into the ditch by the
bucking of the track under It,
The accident occurred between Bros
hears and South Ripley, KY. and help
was at once sent from these and other
nearby towns.
The dead:
Mrs. Mary L. Ha1sey, Milwaukee.
Dangerously injured:
Ironton Kelley, Ashland, Ky.
Mrs. Van Rigo. Pikeville, Ky.
Among the slightly injured are Mr..
and Mrs. Van Valyenburg, Huntsville,
Ala Miss Ella Van Valkenburg. Miss
Lottie Van VolkenburE. Huntsville.
Ala.
The sleeper was attached to the train
known as the fast flying vidginian.
1t rolled down the embankment.
The injured passengers were taken
to Maysville, Ky.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
REVOLUTION IN SALVADOR.
News Received with Great Interest in
Mexico City.

Mexico City, May 22.-News of the out
break of a revolution In Salvador has
been received with the greatest inter-
est. While no confirmation of the fact
has been received as yet in official cir
Giles. there is a general disposition to
credit the news.
AS published in previous Associated
Press dispatches, it was known all
along that President Zelaya of Mica
ragua desired a man of his own choice
as President of Salvador. This could
only be brought about by the launch
ing of a revolution against the present
incumbent. President Figueroa.
To head this movement Zelaya had
chosen DR.. Prudencio Alfara, a promi-
nent Salvadorean. who was hostile 10
the Figueroa regime For weeks. Dr.
Alfara has been in hiding, the pre-
sumption being that he was quietly
planning and recruiting in preparation
of the expected blow
This. however, was not to be deliv-
cred, according to the program, until
Zelaya had pactf1ed Honduras and
placed Davfla securely in power. The
announcement of the precipitation OF
the revolution before such a condition
of affairs had been brought about has
caused some anxiety in the ranks of
the Juntas who are planning for the
overthrow of President Estrada Cabrera
Of Guatemala, and the eventual con-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
MoRGAN,s BIG PURCHASES.


Inc ARVue0 ALtns
New York, May 22.-Announcemen
is made here today that J. p. Morgan
has purchased in Paris for more than
$1,000, 900 the great Hoentzschei co.'s
lections of carvings, statuary and fur~
niture, considered by experts the
greatest assemblage of objects OF the
applied arts and crafts In the worlda
Concerning the negotiations ana
sale of II, the greatest secrecy, II Ia
said. has been maintained for months
owing TO n belief that IL 1t became
definitefy known IT was sold to an
American, an effort would be made by
the authorities abroad to prevent tta
leaving France.
Many of its carvings, panels ana
paintings were taken in times OF vto-
lence from churches. cathedrals ana
palaces and others are or such imports
ance that there was good grounds for
the apprehension that they might be
in some way detained, although France
has as yet no such drastic prohibition
on the expectation of art works as
that which obtains In Italy.
News has been received that the
last consignment of the splendid col
lection was on it's way to the United
States and that there was no longer
any cause for fear OF official inter-
ference.
Mr.. Morgan has not as yet decided
what disposition he may make Of the
entire collection. but 1t is stated that
he has already given part OF 1t to
the Metropolitan Museum of Art Of
which he Is President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
TRIAL OF SCHMITZ
THREE JURORS SECURED AT SAN
FRANCISCO.
Scene to Be Removed TO Synagogue, and
Reports of Proceedings Will BE
Wired Out from the
Vestry.

San Francisco, May 22-Three of the
first twelve probationary jurors for
the trial, subject to peremptory chal-
lenge, of Mayor Schmitz on the charge
of extorting money from local French
restauranteurs with the connivance and
help of Abraham Ruef, were chosen
today.
The list of the remaining talesmen
being practically exhausted, Judge
Dunno issued a new venire of twenty.
The scene of the trial will be removed
tomorrow to the Bush Street Syna-
gogue. Telegraph and telephone wires
have been run into the building and
some of the newspaper reports of the
trial will be sent direct from the YES
try room which has been sent aside
for Judge Dunno as chambers.
1t is thought that the trial will last
about six weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
HAIUHED IN AMERICA.


New Orleans was Hot Bed Of saliva
dSrean Rev0Imttsn.
New Orleans. May 22.--The revolu-
tionary outbreak in Salvador reported
by cable yesterday, was in part
Matched in New Orleans.
Several weeks ago Prudencio AL
faro, who according to the cable, is
the revolutionary leader. left here for
Salvador with the avowed intention of
starting revolution within thirty
days. He was accompanied by GEN
eral Salvador Toledo. the Guatema-
Ian who Is credited with being the
head of the revolution now said to be
preparing In Mexico and Honduras
against Guatemala.
According to the plans of these two,
the Guatemalan revolution was to
follow quickly on the heels of Alfaros
first fighting. 1t was reported that
both outbreaks were part of the
scheme to unite all the Central Amer
lean republics by putting them under
the headship of President Zelaya of
Nicaragua. The whereabouts of Gen
eral Toledo is not known here. At
last reports he was In Managua, the
capital of Nicaragua, from which the
cable yesterday came, telling of the
Salvador revolution.
Toledo Is said to be preparing to
go to Mexico to head an army Of
about 10000 Guatemalan revolution
lists and their supporters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
DIR. WILEY SPOKE.
Urged Crushers to Use Name of Cotton
Seed

Norfolk, May PA two-hour ad-
dress by DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. Chief
Chemist of the Department of Agricul-
ture, was the feature of today's ses-
sion of the Interstate Cotton Seed
Crushers' Association, in the eleventh
annual convention here.
DR.. wiley's subject was "A good
name is rather to be chosen than great
riches" He dwelt at length upon the
harm to the cotton seed industry that
is worked by adulteration and by the
use of patent names.
He referred to the value of the sim
pie name cotton seed oil and urged
the crushers to do away with the pat
ent designations and use the original.
He spent some time discussing the
commercial value of the product and
advocated purity of preparations with
out exception. He declared 1t to be a
great food product.
Following a brief discussion of DR..
Wiley's subject. Nathan G. Fowler, Jr.,
of Boston, who is the exploitation di-
rector of the association, delivered an
interesting address on Cotton seed oil
publicity" calling attention to the adj
vantages of the publicity and urging
increased efforts in that direction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
TUSCALOOSA GETS GRAND
LODGE OVER MONTGOMERY

He declared women should know the
worth of the product and the ladies. at
the conclusion OF the address, present.
ed Mr.. Fowler with handsome floral
Offering. This subject also was dis
cussed. following which the body took
up unfinished reports of committees
Tomorrow features of the session will
be addresses by John M. Carson. Chief
Of the Bureau OF Manufacturers, De-
partment OF Commerce and Labor, his
subject being Foreign Trade" and
Albert s! Burleson of Texas on Got
ton Seed and Cotton Oil Industries" and
l.. J. Alonick on "oil Mill Insurance. !"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
ZONES IS CONVICTED
YOUNG MAN WILL GO UP FOR
LIFE.
.yurv Al Tuscaloosa Pays Little Heed
To Insanity Plea OF One of Stay
ers of Deputy Sheriff
Reddfck

Tuscaloosa, May Especial DE
spite his plea of insanity. Charlie Jones
the young man who was with Bud Redd
near Bull several weeks ago when
Deputy Sheriff Reddick was killed was
convicted here today by a jury and his
punishment was fixed at life impris-
onment
Redd it will be remembered was
shot to death by a sheriff's posse a
few days after the deputy sheriff was
killed and Jones was captured.
The trial has been in progress here
for several days. Testimony was in
troduced to show that the mother of
Jones had died insane in the asylum
here,
The jury spent four hours in DELHI
Grafton upon its verdict which was
returned late this afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
Southern BOY GOT Place.

Annapolis. Md, May 22.-The Execu-
tive Committee of the Navy Athletic
Association today announced the win
ners in the annual sailing of cat boats
and knockabout craft contests. Mid
shipman Frederick C. Sherman of Port
Huron, Mich. won the first prize, pair
of binoculars, while Midshipman How
ard j. Benson of Macon, Ga, got sec
ond place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
DISPOSITIONS ARE READ.



To Submit All Its Books.
Austin, Tex, May 22--Tie reading of
dispositions of witnesses whose testi-
mony had been admitted by agree
ment. consumed the entire day today
In the matter of the eJec Ion case of
the State of Texas VS.. the Waters
Pierce Oil Company .nder the anti
trust laws.
At the outset of the US proceed
ings, the State made vigorous efforts
to enforce a new law requiring corpor-
ations to show all their books, or VOL
to the effect that Enrique c. Creel,
ings, forfeit their franchise rights
This contention of the State was op-
posed by. the defense, which refused to
submit such records, explaining that
the demands of the plaintiff. II com
piled with, would result in the bring
ing of special tyain to Texas to car
ry the documents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
CHRISTMASN MOBILE
COMES FROM HONDURAS ON THE
ESPANA.
When Asked IL He VIII Confer with
Boniua In New Orleans, He Says
He Did Not Know B0niIIa
was Here.

Mobile. Ala. May 22.-General Lee
Christmas arrived here from Honduras
today on the Espana. He Is going to
New Orleans for treatment, having
been badly wounded in the leg during
the recent war. From there he will go
to see his children in Memphis.
He says he is out of Honduras until
the government under Divalo is es-
tablished on a firm basis and then he
may return.
Asked If his going to New Orleans
signified a meeting with Bonilla and
plans to reopen hostilities, General
Christmas said that he did not know
Bonllla was in America
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
F. A. BURNHAM RESIGNS.
A. c. Haynes Called To Head OF EquIt-
nhIe.

New York. May 22.-Frederick A.
Burnham, indicted for grand larceny
and forgery, rendered his resignation
from the presidency Of the Mutual Life
Insurance Society at a meeting of the
board of directors today.
The resignation was accepted ana
Archibald c. Haynes. formerly general
agent for the Equitable Life Assurance
Society. was elected TO succeed Mr..
Burnham.
At the same meeting George D. Ed
ridge rendered his resignation as vice
president. aCtuary. member of the
board of directors. His resignation
from the office of vice president was
accepted but he still remains actuarv
of the company and member of the
board of directors. No successor as
vice president was chosen today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
OBJECT TO MACHINE,
Dumping Device Causes Trouble I'm
PIttHhurE District

Pittsburg. May ga long stand
ing dispute over the use of steam
dumping device in coal mines is caus-
ing much concern among both the
Pittsburg coal miners and operators
of the district. The miners object to
the machine because they claim it re-
duces their wage-earning capacity.
Rumors that unless the steam dunn
was removed at once a general strike
would be ordered were denied today
by the miners officials. who urged all
concerned to hasten a settlement as
the miners were growing impatient
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
THREE WILL DIE.
Possible Fatalities from Smash-Up
Near COney Island.

New York, May 22.-Of the fifty
persons Injured in the traction smash
up near Coney Island last night, three
are possibly fatally hurt. They are
Harry Doone, d. w. McFadden and
Frank Putrieno.
The accident occurred at 10 o'clock
last night. An t. train, bound for
New York, struck a trolley car. fore
ing 1t against a steel post on which
trolleys are suspended and the post
cut through the ear like a knife. The
passengers were overwhelmed in the
wreckage and the firemen, who were
called, had TO use axes in icutting
away the shattered woodwork to re-
lease the injured.
A fagman is blamed for the collis-
ion both motormen claiming that he
had signalled to them the rightaway.
Six months ago an accident similar
in many respects happened at the
same crossing and at the time ten
persons were seriously hurt.