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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-10

fered to committee on Permanent Or ganization. which is to report next year.
 p. A. Tompkins of Charlotte. N. C.. said he believed that the exchange would reform after the warnings given by this eonference.
 Congressman Hefiin said 1t was not the intention of his resolution to de- stroy the exchanges, but to regulate the speculative element.
 Adolph Waidel, of Germany. opposed the Hedin resolution. on the ground that 1t was not broad enough. If the exchanges, he asserted. were abolished in America, France, Germany and Aus tria would continue to speculate. He also characterized it at this time as a dangerous proposition.
 H. W. McAlister, of Manchester, spoke In opposition on behalf of the spinners. He said that the time was coming when the method of handling cotton would do away with the ex-
 Waller Clark. one of the worlds largest producers. of Mississippi, said cotton exchanges were damnable insti- l tutions, which have served their day and must go, but appealed to the con- ference to suggest something to take their place.
 On re-assembling after the recess the conference adopted the Barrett sub stitute by a vote of to 1, the South ern Cotton Association voting against it. expressing preference for the Ma cara resolution.
 A cable was received from Acting Director Sokowvin, of the Russian De- partTnent of Agriculture on behalf of the newly establisA sd cotton committed of the department at St. Petersburg conveying expressions If cordial wishes for the success of the convention.
 The Afternoon SessiOn.&
 At the afternoon session, the con- ference adopted plan of permanent organization by providing for the cre- ation of a committee to be known as tine International Committee of Cotton Growers and Manufacturers Associa- tions. This body will consist of ff- teen members, two from each of the i've organizations composing this con- ference, and two representing the spinners of continental Europe. and two from the Sea Island Cotton Grow CTS Association, which was admitted to membership of the conference thls afternoon.
 In addition to the two organizations just named, the International Commit tee will, therefore. be composed of delegates from the Farmers Union the Southern Cotton Association, the International Cotton Spinners Asso- citation of Europe. the Association of Cotton Manufacturers, and the Ameri- can Manufacturers Association. The fourteen members or delegates form
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-10
o,Leary ont stealing.

famed. o,Leary out stealing. No runs.
 Chicago-S1agie singled to left. sheckard sacrificed. Muliin to Ross man. Chance out short to first. Sla- gle took third. Sternfeldt out OLeary to Rossman. No runs.
 Eighth inning: Detroit--Jones sim gled< schaefer out at first. Tinker to Chance. Jones safe at second. craw- ford flew out to right. Cobb hit by pitched ball Jones out stealiag third. No runs. fA
 Chfcago-Kiing famed. Evers out to to. left. schuite second to first No runs.
 Ninth inning. Detroit--Rossmah sin- gled to left. Rosman out at first when Tinker caught Coughlin's lineri double play. Payne out. Payne was thrown out Kling to Chance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-10
THIS MAY BE BODY
 OF JACK SIMPKINS

Spokane. Wash, Oct, s---A body said to be that of Jack SImpkins. the mis- sing member of the Western Fedora ton of Miners has been found near Pierce City, Idaho, &~ | The body was badly decomposed and the only means of Identification was by gun bearing silver name plate and Simpkins name.
 Miners who knew Simpkins we'll positively identified the gun as one owned by Simpkins It is thought the man died in a snow storm some time last winter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-10
FEMALE CoLLEeE BURNS.

MiIIerburs School in Kentucky is De-
 strOyed.
 Lexington, ky, Oct. 9-Millerburg Female College at Millerburg, in Bour- bon county, was totally destroyed by fire today.
 The college was established In 1852. It was burned in 1878, but was later rebuilt and had been conducted by Rev. c. c. Fisher, president and owner. Seventy girl students. mostly from the Southern states. had their apparel burned, but none was hurt. The loss was about &25,000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-10
MRS. BRECKENRIDGE DEAD

Louisville Ky, Oct 9.-Mrs. John C. Breckinrdge. widow of General John c. Breckinridge, at one time Vice-President of the United States and a candidate for the presidency against Abraham Lincoln, died today in New York city according to a tele- gram received here this evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-10
FOOTBALL
YALE DEFEATS srRlNeFrsLD.

Visitors Worked Forward Pass Re-
 peatedly on Hue for Gains.
 New Haven, Conn. Oct. ,9.--Yale de- feated Springfield Training School IS to O at football this afternoon. The feature was the clever way in which the visitors in the second half worked the forward pass, carrying the ball once for ninety yards sto Yale's 15- yard line, when a bad pass and mis- take in the signal caused a tumble. Later Springfield worked the forward pass again for fully sixty yards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-10
Tigers Win Easil,
Penn Wins from

Princeton. N. J., Oct. s.-Final score Princeton, 53; Wesleyan, O..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-10

Penn Wins from L. and NJ. Philadelphia, Oct. 9.-Final score. Pennsylvania, 57; Franklin and Mar shall. ).
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-10
PARKER FILES SUIT
vICE-MAYOR OF BIRMINGHAM
 WANTS COURT TO RULE,
Alderman owen Has Been Served With Charges Against Him and the Investigation Will Be-
 gin Tonight.

Birmingham. Oct. s.-(speciaL)-- John L.. Parker, who claims to pc President of the City Council of Bir- mingham, under the new municipal code. and who was prevented from oc- cupying his chair last Wednesday evening by orders of Mayor Ward who is in control of city affairs here, xoday filed quo warranto proceedings In the Circuit Court, against George B. Ward. Mayor of the city. to establish ms rights in the Council.
 An effort Is to be made to get the case to a conclusion as soon as possi- ble. It Is believed that the matter can be rushed to the Supreme Court and decision secured because or the emergency by fhe middle of November
 A copy of the charges against All derman John W O'Neill, who IS ac- cused of graft, was served on his at torneys today. A demand was made for an alleged letter of MT. o'Neiii which is said to have been given to the Bitulithic Paving Company in which the proposition was made that if paw ing was put down on Sixth Avenue there would be no charge for the work done in front Of the residence of the Alderman.
 There is no paving down on Sixth Avenue, Alderman oNeill fighting con- tracts to that end. The committee named to investigate the charges against MT. o'Neiif will meet Thurs day night.
 The committee has no final jurisdic- ton but will make showing to the City Council, together with the testi- mony which is to be taken down stem graphically.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-10
HARVARD DEFEATS BATES.

Crimson is Scored Upon, However, by
 Place Kick.
 Cambridge. Mas Oct. e.--Harvard defeated Bates On soldiers Field this , afternoon, 33 to 4. Bates is the first college to score on Harvard this year : The points were made on a placement kick by Captain Schumacher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-10
Att.mptea criminal Assault.

Great <excitement prevailed all day at Leeds, the cement town In the northeastern part of Jefferson County, over an attempt made last night by negro to criminally assault Mrs. Nan cy Hale, wife of Ed. Hale. well known citizen. =
 Mrs. Hale and her two children were nj home alone and Mrs. Hale was ly- ing across the bed when the negro en- tered the place. The brute grabbed Mrs. Hale and attempted to drag her from the bed. Her screams brought ueighbors to the rescue and the negro made off A posse was formed and search was made all last night and to- day for the negro without results'
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PLAN FUTURE
 FOR COTTON

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-09

The children and grandchildren Of Cal
Vlh IRISH gathered at his home on War
WICK avenue Sunday TO remind him of his
''th birthday anniversary The dav was
spent pleasantly. Mr.. irish exhibits most
remarkable physical powers for one OF his
years
The brain sent To Dr. Peters I'm Roston
that of an animal infected with rabies
ana by order of the state board Of health
all dogs known to have been bitten nv
that dog have been put in quarantine ana
all Others muzzled. While it seems I'M
KIND 10 subject pet dogs to the indignitv
OF a muzzle, the only sensible attitude for
owners OF dogs Is to protect the puhlic
when 1t IS positively known that rabies
Is IN our midst
\ good number of citiz.ps ,,,t,,or,., l.,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-09
"reminiscences Of erattIeboro. Mo- ?.

III thinking of those who formerly lived
among US and who have long since passed
H"aS. lhere are many who must remem-
Der Tom Miner-as we called him
WHO used TO drive the village coach
WHAT kind, good humored face he bod
ana how homelike seemed the fariIior
hgure at the station on our return from
a Journey. 1t was no snecure to drive
the coach In those days when the water
cures were hourishng and all the bag
gage was carried on the old coach-I
cannot remember any baggage express
AT tnat ume-and the piles OF trunks on
the back OF the vehicle were something
startling, and with what gusto Tom used
10 swing them on He must have injured
nlmset thereby. as I think he suffered n
long Illness before he went to his we'll
earned rest We will never forget his
pleasant face and his kindness to ali the
children, often giving them a ride which
was JOY indeed, and how proud one felt
looking down from that lofty perch. upon
those who were walkingl
NO story of Bratteboro would be com
plete without n mention or the odd char
acters we used TO see about the town
one OF whom-"Ed" Gould. we were
an so pleased to see and to hear his
temperance lectures which were most
amusing, though rather hard to profit
ny as In one breath he would denounce
the use OF ardent spirits in the most
emphatic way, and in the next urge his
hearers to buy It, drink II up" and end
ing with Don't touch the pizen stuff"
And then the songs he used to singl or
brave Wolfe, who "hlsted up his head.
where the guns did rattle and to his
army said, How goes the battle? also
OF the much abused husband, whose wife
banged him with the fire. shovel round
the room at night"
He always had n good audience Of boys.
who urged him on with cries of Get
mad, Ed Swing your cap. Ed" both Of
which he would proceed to do, being of
a most obliging disposition. Poor Ed
! often wondered how he ever learned all
his songs and all about the "Yark." as
he called it, which he would illustrate by
marking diagram on the ground with
stick and would then locate the elephant,
the rhinoceros, etc.
Then there was John Dover" who used
to go about so scantily clad, the respon-
sibility of his whole outfit seeming to rest
upon one forlorn strap, which passed
over his shoulder. Amasa Buchanan,
too with his donkey cart was another
familiar figure on our streets.
All have now passed away, and Joined
the great majority, but to those of us
who remember them their names will
bring up host of recolections of forms
ana scenes of long ago" which time can
not obliterate.
&c. L, NJ"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-09
SPORTING.

The Brattleboro golf team expect to
arrange matches for the present month
with Pine Grove Springs and Greenfield
III addltlon to the return game here
against Keene Country club.
The Millers River baseball league. to
which Brattleboro sought admission early
in the season, has faded from the land
scape. Athol dropped out first then
F1tchburg and Winchendon found the pace
too hot, leaving only Keene and Temple
ton in the fold. Keene claims the cham
pionship.
Edward w. Clark, Sd, of Philadelphia
member of the Ekwanok Golf club, won the
state golf championship of Vermont Satur-
day by defeating the title holder, Merrill
X. Waters, also of Ekwanok, on the Elk
wanok links, by / up. The best gross
score in the 1Shole open handicap play
was made by Harry Clark of Wauba-
nakee, Burlington, with a card of a. A.
w. Harrington, of the Doreset Field Golf
club, secured the net score prize with a
card of 86-5-81
Hoosick Falls has the laugh on Benning-
ton this year The New Workers. had won
two baseball games from the Vermonters
and two more were scheduled. Benning-
ton sent to Montpelier for seven of the
cracks of the champion league team. but
even these experts were of no avail in
the final contests, which were taken by
Hoosick Falls 81 and 1l-2 Young
Evans was in the box for Hoosick Falls
IN the ll-2 game, and the combination
of stars made but four hits off him.
Hoosick Falls in this game found Fraser,
The Holy Cross pitcher, for 10 hits Evans
making a single and a double
Tom Guiheen has a grievance. He
claims that he has not received a square
deal at the hands of Manager O'Brien.
lie further claims that the stories pub
lished in a Worcester paper stating that
he was mixed up in the assault on UNI
pire Merritt, in which Glroy Waters
and he himself were suspended for one
day, and GilrOy for several days, was not
true. He claims that he did not place
a hand on Merritt. He considers that may
have had something to do with his pres
ent layoff by Manager OBrien. This
IS new experience for Guiheen. Dur
ing the years that he has been a ball
player he has never gTaced the bench as
a bench flower, and he does not intend
TO do it at this late day. He inferred
that his stay in this city with the Fail
River team would be a short one He
wished this statement made in Justice
to himself and his parents, who after
such report as was published in the
worcester daily might consider he was
playing lowdy ball, and that is something
he has never done in the past and
does not intend TO start in at this time.
-GFall River News
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-09
LANDGRovE.

Leroy Woodward spent a. few days in
Boston recently.
Edward Eager has returned home from
the army, discharged.
Miss Jennie Hale is working for Mrs
Edmund Batchelder OF Peru.
Miss Elsie Harris was at home for n
visit over Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Dryden and little
son OF Boston are visiting at L. A.
Dryden's.
Albert Beers is sick from the effects OF
the lightning during the shower OF Fri
day afternoon.
Mrs. Ell Wilmington has gone to Ru-
pert to visit her son, Willie who is very
sick with the mumps.
There was a social at the hall We'd
nesday evening, with cake and ice cream
for refreshments, music and marching
for amusements
Mrs Ina Walker OF Ludlow visited
at J. +. Thomsons Saturday and Sun
day, taking her son, George, who had
been spending a few weeks at Mr.. Thorn
sons, home with her.
During the thunder shower on Friday
afternoon Eddie Thomson and George
Walker received a severe shock They
were standing by the window watching
the storm when Walker was suddenly
thrown into the iron sink and Mr.. Thorn
sun 10 tue Uoor, halt way across the
room, where he was insenslble for n
short time Mr.. Walker complained OF
numhncss for a time. but seemed all
right next day. Mr.. Thomson was not
80 fortunate, having n headache, and he
still complains that the shock affected
his eyes somewhat, making him see
everything double. A few nails were
pulled out of the house and some boards
loosened.
\ pretty wedding occurred at l.. A.
Dryden's Sunday afternoon at o'clock
when his son, Horace II. Dryden, and
Miss Elsie Brock of East Dorset were
united in marriage by Rev. Mr.. Rogers of
East Dorset. The house was trimmed
with house plants and evergreens the
young couple standing under a bower OF
evergreens Miss Inez Dryden was
bridesmaid and Rev. George Davis was
best man. VIII Whitney of Peru played
the wedding march. Guests attending
were the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Brock and little daughter Of
East Dorset Mrs. Anderson and Miss
Landon of New York city, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w Dryden and little son OF Boston,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Cone and two
sons of South Londonderry, Tolbert Dry
den and Miss Stella Brown of Peru and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomson and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Rush.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-09
LOCAL SPORTING NEWS
Athletics Won Ball Game from
NeWfane lilo Saturday

Visitors Had a Good Lead at One Time,
but Their Pitcher Was Batted Hard in
Sixth lnnlng-Home Runs by March
and Smith.
The Brattleboro Independents came of
one run to the good when they met the
nine representing Newfane on the island
Saturday and sent their visitors home
with 10 to IL defeat. Luck did the
trick, for the Newfane boys put up a
better exhibition of the game than the
local team and only one of them failed to
make run. Lawrence, who twirled for
the visitors. was hit freely, but with the
exception of one inning, when the Brat
teboro boys whacked the ball all around
the lot, the hits did not show in the
score. His support from the team was
somewhat slow, but only two errors
were charged up to Newfane
J. Clune pitched for the Independents
throughout and struck out seven men
and allowed only enc to walk II he had
reasonable support from the ourfeld
his team would have been on easy street
all the time. As it was the game was
anybody's until the visitors had had their
last turn at the bat.
The game started off in a way to please
the most eNacting fan and for four in
nings kept up a stiff pace The home
the first two innings and then drew three
goose eggs. In the second inning Smith
whacked out a home run for the indie
pendents, but as there was no one on
the bases at the time 1t netted only one
point. The visitors scored once in the
first and twice in the third. When they
came to the bat in the last of the fifth
something slipped in the home team and
there was great danger that the Newfane
players would get overheated in making
the rounds so fast. Seven runs were
piled up in about as many minutes while
the Brattleboro outfeld fell all over it.
self trying to make connections.
The visitors smiled at the 10 to scores
in their favor but their joy was short
lived. In the sixth the Brattleboro bows
put on steam and under the nspirato
Of Hal March's home run ran the score
up to only one less than their opponents.
In the first Of the eighth the home team
clinched the matter by adding two more
runs and shut out their opponents in the
ninth
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-09
French Cruisers Bomb Moorish Town.

Casablanca, on the Moroccan coast
has been bombarded by French cruisers
Inc Moors are reported to have been shot
down in large numbers, and the town.
since last Sunday night, has been prac-
tlcally In the possession OF landing par.
ties from French and Spanish cruisers.
The first shots were fired by the Moors
The Frenchmen responded with a bayonet
charge and the bombardment OF the ma.
tive quarter with millinite shells. The
Frenchmen had six men wounded but no
men Killed. No European residents were
hurt
The occupation of Casablanca is a d.
rect outcome of the native uprising which
resulted in the killing last week OF eight
Europeans.
Both France and Spain are hurrying
other warships with troops and marines
on board to various points on the No.
roccan coast for the protection Of for
eigners. Under the terms of the Algeciras
convention, these two powers are charged
with the policing of the ports Of Morocco
and their action at Casablanca has
brought no protest from any power The
states of Europe have expressed their
Willingness that France and Spain restore
order in Morocco. No other countries are
involved.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-09
HAS RAISED PRICES AND MARGINS.

Sldlns oI otdnodTo Oll company OiSaP'
proved In Commissioner Smiths Re-
port to Presldent-Profts at Least
$72s ,ooo, 900.
Significant revelations were made pub
lie Sunday in a report submitted to Pres
ident Roosevelt by Herbert Knox Smith,
commissioner of corporations. concerning
the operations OF the Standard Oil COM
pany. In previous report the means
and methods OF the Standard were eN-
planned The present report sets forth
the results Of these methods and the eff
feet thcy have had on the consumer Of oil
and on the profits of the Standard Oil
company. II deals with profits and prices
showing, just how the manipulation of the
oil industry by the Standard has affected
the pocketbooks of the American people
The Standard Oil company" Commits
Stoner smith says, lis responsible for the
course Of the prices OF petroleum and its
product during the last % years The
Standard has consistently used its power
to raise the price Of oil during the last
ten years not only absolutely, but also
relatively to the cost or crude oil"
The Standard has said that it has re-
duced the price Of oil; that It has been
benefit to the consumer, and that only
great combination like the Standard
could have furnished oil at the prices that
have prevailed.
Each one of these claims" saws Com
missioner Smith SIS disproved by this
report" The increase in annual profits
of the Standard from 1901 to 1906 was
over s27 900, 900
THE total dividends paid by the Stand
ard from 1882 to 1906" the report says,
were S551 922, 90i. averaging thus PALS
per cent year. The dividends. however,
were much less than the total earnings.
1t Is substantially certain that the entire
not H. 49,
1906 were at least $3.50 900 900, and pos
siblv much more.
These enormous profits have been based
on an investment worth at the time of
Us original acquisition not more than
$75. 900, O00"
The following facts are proved" Mr..
Smith says in his letter to President
Roosevelt. transmitting the report. The
standard has rot reduced margins during
the period in which 1t has been respon-
sible for the prices of oil. During the
last eight years covered by this report
pS9S to 1905) 1t has raised both prices
and margins. It's domination has not
been acquired or maintained by its SUI
perior efficiency, but rather by unfair
competition and by methods economically
ana morally unjustihabe The Standard
has superior efficiency I'm running its own
business II has an equal efficiency in
destroying the business Of councillors
1t Keeps for itself the profits of the first
and adds to these the monopoly profits
secured by the second. It's profits are
FAR above the highest possible standard of
a reasonable commercial return, and have
been steadily increasing; finally. the his
tory Of this great industry is a history OF
the persistent use of the worst Industrial
methods, the eXaction of eXorbitant prices
from the consumer and the securing of
excessive profits for the small group of
men VINO over long series of years have
thus dominated the business"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-09
Three Killed In eOstOn's Chinatown

Ihree Killed In Boston's Chinatown.
Three Cinnamon were killed and seven
seriously injured in Boston Friday night
when a dozen Orientals of New York city
members of the Hop Sing Tong society
known as the Highbinders, made an at
tack on their rivals, the on Leong Tong
society. The Boston men were lured from
their homes by a bombardment OF fire.
works in Oxford place, a narrow blind
alley' running off Harrison avenue in the
heart of Chinatown. When the curious
members OF the On Leong Tong society
rushed into the alley the assassins ad-
Nanced TO the only exit of the passage
way and opened fire with 44-caliber re-
NolverS. The New York men chased their
victims into their own doorways and shot
them down as they rushed upstairs or
INTO side rooms. They then threw away
thelr weapons and rushed from the Chi
nese quarter. One alleged assassin was
captured by the police and another
whose hand was stained with powder
was arrested at the railroad station
MOCK Duck OF New York, a leader Of the
HOP Sing longs, was arrested in a laun-
dry in Quincy, Mass, Sunday. He was
armed with a 44-caliber revolver. Several
Boston Cinnamon claim to recognize him
as one of the assailants. Seven Of the
men who are supposed to have taken part
IN the shooting are now under arrest
Some Of the injured Cinnamon will not
recover.