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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
1aacCABEn OFFICERS.
PrOpSeit1en To Admit Boys To Order
 Tavorab1y Reported.

PrOpSatt1en To Admit Boys To Order
 Tav0rably Reported.
 DetroiG Mich, July 1.-The supreme tent Knights of Maccabees of the World, elected its officers this after noon as follows:
 Supreme Commander. D. P. Market Port Huron. Mich: Supreme Lieutenant Commander. M. E. Elkins. Lexington, Ky; Supreme Recorder. I. E. Sizler, Port Huron. Mich; Supreme Chaplain, Sergeant, George W. Miller. Chicagofn Supreme Master at Arms. c. K. Flaw. Kansas City. Kas.: Supreme First Mas ter of the Guard. c. c. Showalter Parkersburs. W. Va: Supreme Master of the Guard. G. W. Sulman. Chat ham, Ont; Supreme Board of Trustees Fl. R Mcdaniel. Buffalo. N. Y.; l.. E. gisler, Port Hurson; s. W. Trustes. Camalachie. Ont: W. E. Blaney, Pitts. burg; R. B. Anderson. St. Louis; J. F. Downer, Chicago.
 The committee on new business rec- 'Dmmended the establishment of a home for indigent members and widows and orphans of Maccabees and the collec- tion of 25 cents per capita tax in De- eember of each year for the mainten- ance of the home. The committee also recommended the establishment of a Sunior Maccabee society to which 1t is proposed to admit boys ranging in age from 14 to IS years and that the repre- Sentation to the membership in the su- preme tent be increased from 25 to i5O. The delegates will act upon these recommendations tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
CASE AGAINST HAU
LAWYER SEEMS TO HAVE LITTLE
 DEFENSE.
Charged With MurdcrlnE Mother-in- Law, He Simply Refuses te An. swef While Pr0secutiOa
 Weaves It's Web.

Karlsruhe, July IA case that at- tracted attention in two continents came up for trial here today when Karl Hau, formerly Professor of Ro- man Law in George Washington Uni- versity, Washington, D C.. was brasght before the bar on the charge of having murdered his mother in law Frau Mo- liter. wealthy resident of Baden Ba- den, in that city on November 6, last.
 The selection of a jury occupied only ten minutes after which the presiding judge put Hau through a searching ex- animation that lasted several hours. Hau was unable or unwilling to ex- plain many of his actions. with regard to which the prosecution has pursued a careful investigation such as the wear ing of disguises and their secret dis position and the sending of telegrams to himself. He declined to explain his connection with a telegram asking his wife's mother to come to Paris and re- fused to answer questions regarding his domestic relations, although re- peatedly warned by the Judge that he was jeopardizing his case.
 Altogether the testimony today was considered very unfavorable to the de- fendant. the Judge declaring that one provision of will left by Hau's wife, who recently committed suicide. which ne read and which provides that her little daughter should assume another name. indicated that Mrs Hau was con- vinced of her husbands guilt
 Olga Moliter. who was with her mother when the murder was commit ted. told of the shooting, which was done by a man who ran away so quick ly that she was unable to recognize him in the dark. The collar of the mans coat was turned up but the coat she recognized as one which had been worn by Hau.
 She did not see the mans face. The witness who had been tmentionedt as having relations with Hau that caused Jealousy of Mrs: Hat. eave an em- phatic denial to such reports.
 Various other witnesses were heard and they testified to having recognized Hau in the false beard that he wore at times.
 The case will be continued tomorrow
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
Yucatan still In Mobile.

It was announced today that the Mexican training ship Yucatan will not leave port before Friday. owing to a large order that has been placed by the Navy Department of Mexico for refurnishing the vessel.
 Today several employees of Adam Glass and Company were taken aboard the Yucatan, and began laying lino- leum in the various quarters Of the vessel An order for new hair mat tresses, curtains and other furnishings were placed with the company. Besides a large amount expended in the city for provisions, etc. the order for TO. furnishing the Yucatan was placed at $1.500
 It will take several days to complete the work and employees of the firm VIII accompany the vessel to Tampa, re- turning to Mobile by rail.
 The police have been notified thai five of the crew of the Mexican train ink ship Yucatan have deserted since the ship entered port here. The report was turned over to the police by the officers of the ship. who request that the men be arrested if located.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
CHARGES AGAINST STANDARD.
Using Unfair Means to Kill Competition
 In Brooklyn.


 New York. July 17-charges, were made in the United States Circuit Court today by Henry A. Powell. rep resenting Preston and Davis. a. Brook lyn oil firm. that the Standard Oil Com pany was endeavoring by unfair meth odsto force his clinets out of ,husiness. Mir. Powell said that his clients were the principal competitor of the Stand ard Oil Company in Brooklyn.
 The charges were an outgrowth of an argument on an application of the Delaware. Lackawana and Western Railroad against Preston and Davis and tho United States Interstate Com merce Commission to restrain them from enforcing an order of the Com- mission directing the railroad to deiiv- CT to them oil shipped to them from in- dependent oil concerns in Pennsylva- mia.
 Counsel for Preston and Davis allege that the Lackawana road formerly made such delivery. but discontinued 1t as the result of trunk line agreement and at the request of the Standard oil Company. when Preston and Davis be- gan to purchase oil from Independent concerns. A complaint to the Inter state Commerce Commission resulted in an order by the Commission restor ing the delivery of oil at the Brook lyn terminal. The railroad restored the service, but now seeks to appea from the Commissions order and also asks that the Federal Court restrain the en- forcement of the order pending final hearing. Counsel for the plaintiff in sists that the railroads application real ly covers a scheme of the Standard oil Company to force them out of business. Decision was reserved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
HoKE SMITHS MESSAGE.
Governor Asks Enactment To Fix Cor
 porate Property Value.

porate Property Value.
 Atlanta, Ga. July Ex-Governor Hoke Smith in a special message to the Legislature today asks an enactment to fix the value of corporate property within the state as a basis for taxa ton.
 He calls attention to the fact that when the valuation returned by tax payer Is not acceptable to the comp troller. a plan of arbitration is pro yided, but the arbitrators under the present law, are not sworn and have not the power to administer the oath to the witnesses.
 He calls attention to the fact that the Central of Georgia Railway, have made returns on the valuation of their tangible property within the State. the former at less than one half the amount which the company officials declared on oath in a judicial hearing was its value, and the latter at one third such amount He urges that the taxation should be on such valuation as these of other corporations are allowed to maintain in a court of law.
 The Southern Railway, he declares, ia resisting valuation of s26,000, 900 on its property in Georgia. when an office of the road at a recent hearing in the federal courts, swore that the nroperty Is worth not less than $4S.- i5O. 900. The Southern returned the nroperty for taxation at $14.sS4.923 in 1907.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
LUMBERMEN MEET
GULF COAST PEOPLE GATHER IN
 MOBILE.
Resolve ts Mako the Golf Coast Clsss- 10eatl0n the StanAard-llR, - Hunter PresiAes over
 the Meet1n9.

Mobile. July 17.-(Special. )-Fifteen lumber shippers representing some of the largest lumber exporting flrms in Pensacola, 0ulfport, New Orleans, Bi- loxi and Mobile. besides several lum- Der inspectors. met at A:30 o'clock this afternoon in the hall of the Maritime and Shippers Exchange and formed an organization designed to protect ex- porters from foreign reclamations. ana ifcation.
 The meeting was called to order by J. T: McKeon of this city. who nomi- mated Robert Hunter as chairman of the meeting. MT. Hunter was chosen unanimously and on taking the chair stated that the purpose of the meeting was to improve the present system of torm classification all along the Gulf coast.
 Mr Eitsen. representing the Pensa- cola Lumber Company, informed the assembly that an association of the export men of his city would be formed within a few days and thought a gem eral organization embracing the ship. pers or hau gulf ports should be per- tected. local bodies being formed in each port.
 E. g. Ganahl moved that all four ports omcially represented at the meet Ing be included in one general organ ization. There was much discussion of this motion. W. H. Hinton of New Orleans remarking that his city already had local association and what was now desired was more widespread body. Local bodies, he said, could take care of local problems on the general organization act for all the coast ship pers.
 MT. GanahPs motion regarding a general association was then put and carried unanimously.
 In order to get the meeting on a working basis. MT. Hinton moved that the gulf coast classification be made the official standard of the association for the present and his suggestion was adopted.
 On motion the chairman then ap- pointed committee to draw up q con- stitution for the organization.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
GEORGIA INQUIRY .
- HAvAL BOARD HAS A BUSY
 DAY. A1
Dosy that Explosien Was Caused by ' tD1xuv Spark is Belng Generally
 D1seredited By Experts
 of Department.

Boston, July 1.-The Naval Board of 1nquiSy. appointed by Rear Admiral CAarlss H. Thomas. commanding the second division of the Atlantic ieet, { to investigats the cause of the explo- sion of powder on the Georgia last Monday. which resulted in the death of nine men and the injury of . dozen others. visied the United States Naval Hospital at Chelsea today to take the depositions of the injured men.
 The bSard began its investigation aboard tine Georgia. carefully inspect lng the turret where the explosion CO., cured.
 The Georgia steamed up the harbor thls afternoon and the board of in- Quiry transferred its investigation to the naval hospital. The inquiry was etrSctly secret. The work of the board at the naval hospital consumed about two hours and at its conclusion the oeArd returned to the Georgia. 8 It 10 understood that the investiga- saon of the board is practically com pIete and that tomorrow it's findings will be transcribed and forwarded to Washington through Admiral Thomas.
 Among the naval officers of the fleet fhero 10 growing sentiment to reject { tbe theory that the powder was set on drs by stray spark from the tunnels [ Of the ship.
 It is known that the crew of the af- ter Superimposed turret had an intense seal to become the crack crew of the 0eet. and 1t is thought that over-zeal- ousness and disregard of due precau- ton in such rapid handling of their guns might have caused the tragedy, the explosion being due possibly to un- burned grsins of powder from the hseech of the gun ignitins the bag of powder.
 Late today it was learned that the dbad seaman known as George Miller. enlisted under an assumed name. His right name was Benjamin Kreiger. He loft his homo in Brooklyn last Febru- 'ary and enlisted in the navy. His mo- ther is believed to be either in Los An 8eles. Calif.. or some place in Geor- ria
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
GOES UP FOR LIFE
MOBILE NEGRO PLEADS GUILTY TO
 MURDER. >
Counsel for George Whipple Makes an Agreement With Solicitor to Save Neck of His
 Client.

Mobile. July 17.-(Special.) )-The case of George Whipple., negro. charged with murder in the first degree. took a most peculiar turn this morning when the defendant pleaded guilty, this be- ing the first plea of guilty ever ent- cred on a similar charge in the history of the county.
 The defendant was repressnted Attorney T. W. Bacho, who with States Attorney Webb, arranged that Whipple was to plead guilty. receiv- ing life sentence instead of a cap ital punishment Whipple was sent enced by Judge Semmes to serve ninety nine years in the penitentiary.
 Whipple. 1t will be remembered, shot and instantly killed another negro. Charlie Williams, at Whistler last Au- gust. The shooting was the result of a difficulty between the two men arising from Williams's association with Whip ple's wife.
 When waiting to be carried back to the county jail. Whipple said he plead ed guilty. not because he was guilty. but because he felt that he had no chance of being acquitted under the circumstances and because his attor- ney advised him to do 30, telling him that he would probably be hanged if the case went to Jury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
GUN CLUB SHOOT.
Events are Scheduled for
 Today.

Mobile. July 17.-(Special. )-The weekly shoot of the Mobile Gun Club will be held Thursday afternoon. be- ginning at o'clock. at Its grounds across the river.
 The most important events to be shot are the twenty five target events for the club trophies, the antique oak silver mounted tankards. There are two classes for these trophies and two prixes in each class. Class A will shoot a distance handicap and Class B an added bird handicap. These trophies 10 to the members winning them the most times during the season. and much interest is taken in the shoots for them.
 Tn addition to the members there will he several professionals present tomor- row afternoon. the following having arrived to take part in the Point Clear
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
Charges of Writing Anonymous Letter
 Against Mrs. COstellOe.

CnuF8es or WFlt1ng Anonymous LetteH
 Against Mrs. COstelloe.
 Springfield. Mass. July 17.-Feeling between the delegates supporting Mrs. Elizabeth McGowan of Buffalo for re- election and those seeking the election of Mrs. Mary B. Costelloe of Brooklyn to the presidency came to the surface in this mornings session of the trien- nial national convention of the Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Association here today.
 Following the welcoming of the del egates. Bishop B. J. McQuaid, supreme spiritual adviser of the association, de- nounced in strong language the author of anonymous letters circulated several days ago accusing the Supreme Presi- dent and other officers of the organi- zation of mismanagement of funds. He intimated that Mrs. Costelloe knew the authorship.
 The Brooklyn woman's friends asked for a hearing. Mrs. Maria Quinn of Newark, N. J.. made a spirited de- fense of Mrs. Costelloe and after a time Mrs. Costelloe was given the platform and for twenty minutes de- tended herself against the charges that had been made. She denied having written the anonymous letter and in reply to the charge that she had ig- nored a communication to her on the subject she declared that she had not received it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
FAULT WITH TENDER.
Fruit Ship Not Responsible For Roose.
 velt's Excitement.

New Orleans. July 17-It was the United States lighthouse tender Mag nolia, upon which President Roosevelt was a passenger, and not the fruit ship Esparta. which was at fault sin4 the collision between these two boats in the Mississippi River. October 28. 190b. according to a decision made by Judge E. D. Saunders in the United States District Court here today.
 In dismissing suit for $25,00 brought by the government against the fruit ship. Judge Saunders held that the evidence taken in the case by 8 United States Commissioner. showed the lighthouse tender to be at fault from beginning to end.
 The accident which brought about the litigation occurred when President Roosevelt took his trip South in the autumn of 1905. He had brought his trip to an end at New Orleans. and was on his way to board the cruiser West Virginia when the lighthouse tender which was conveying him to the mouth of the river, crashed into the fruit ship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
JUDGMENT AGAINST PAPER.
Attempt Made to Form soap Trust Hs
 SeuueL

Liverpool. July 1.-The attempt made in the fall of 1906 to organize a huge soap combination in the United King dom. which quickly came to an end under the pressure of adverse public opinion. had a sensational sequel in the assize court today when. William He's keth Lever. liberal member, of parlia- ment for the Wyrrall division of Che- shire. secured judgment for damages of $250,000 and costs against tho Harms worth newspapers. the Daily Mail and the Evening News. for alleged libels published by them during the course of the controversy that followed the attempt to bring about the combina- tion.
 After a hearing that lasted for two days the defendants today suddenly withdrew their plea of Justification and agred to pay the amount demanded ing part in the efforts to establish the soap combine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
SEEK DIVORCE. Grand Duke Cyril and Wife Are
 Incomuaffhle

Berlin. July 17-At the court of Saxe- Coburg, there is talk of the probability of divorce between Grand Duke Cy- Til. eldest son of Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia and his Duchess, who was di- vorced from Ernst Ludw:g, Grand Duke of Herz. six years ago.
 The couple have been married less than two years and have one daughter It is said their differences began all most immediately after the wedding.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
DEATH DEALING AUTOS.
Nine Pedestrians Lose Lives During
 Month in Massachusetts.

Nine Pedestrians Lose Lives Dur1nR
 Month in Massachusetts.
 Boston. July 17-Nine pedestrians have lost their lives and thirty four injured as result of automobile ac- cidents in Massachusetts during the last twenty six days according to statis- tics complied and made public today by the Safe Roads Automobile Associa- ton.
 During the twenty-six days there has been ninety-two collisions in which automobiles have figured. The in vestigations conducted by the associa- tion show that out of sixteen cases looked into the operator was to blame in thirteen.
 Convinced that radical measures must be adopted if their accidents are to be stopped. the association has offered rewards for conviction of operators who do not leave their names after an ac- cident and .have also offered to reward evidence which shall secure the con- viction of persons operating <auto' mobiles while under suspension or after revocation of their licenses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
OLD OFFICERS RE-ELECTED.
National Association of Blue and Ora
 Endorse JamestOsvn.

National Association of Blue and Gray
 Endorse Jamestown.
 Norfolk, Va, July 17.-At today's session of the National Association of the Blue and the Gray at the James, town Exposition the old officers, in- cluding Commander Julian s. Carr of Durham, N. C., were reelected with one exception, Rev. Henry Byron Of Connecticut declining to serve again as chaplain. In his place was elected Rev. Dr. Calvin s. Blackwell of Nor folk.
 The features of todays session were an address by Rev. Dr. Blackwell. one of the leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention and the adoption of resolu- tions offered by D. D. Perham of Ten nessee. strongly endorsing the attrac- tiveness of the Jamestown Exposition. The Association accepted an invitation from Principal H. B. Frizzell of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural 1n- stitute to visit that school.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
Negro fn Drowned.

Walter Wahure. a negro, living on Hercules Street. near the gas works, was drowned while bathing in the Three Mile Creek yesterday afternoon The negro, in company with several companions were diving into a deep hole when Wahure dived and did not come up. After a time the other me- eroes went in search of help and the place was dragged for the body. but this was not found. The search was resumed this morning, but the body has not been recovered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
CLERKS IN SESSION.
J. c. Thompson of Mobile Elected a
 Vice-Pfesident.

St. Joseph, Mo-. July 1.-The cleo ton of officers was announced today at the thirteenth biennial convention of retail clerks in this city.
 They include: President, H. J. Con- way, Chicago: Secretary Treasurer. Max Morris, Denver, Col; Third Vice. President, Will F. Hauck, Columbus. O.; Sixth Vice President. J. c. Thomp- son, Mobile, Ala. Denver and Louis- vile are leading candidates for tho next international meeting.
 The delegates are formulating a minimum wage schedule which each local union will be required to enforce Resolutions were adopted declaring that women clerks should be paid the same wages as male clerks where they do the same work. The convention also declared for an eight-hour day. President Conway In a speech to the Convention denounced department stores as a curse to humanity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
CAUSES OF TYPHOID,
Physicians Say Disease Is Being
 Caused By MILK.

Birmingham. Ala, July 17.-In the trial of N. c. Darby. dairymaR who is charged with selling milk detri- mental to the public health, some in- teresAng facts are being brought out
 One physician testified that twenty four out of thirty typhoid patients in the infected district on South High lands used milk from the Glen Iris Dairy, belonging to Mir. Darby. City Bacteriologist Duncan today testified that while the city code allows a max imum of but 500.000 bacteria to the cubic centimeter (about fifteen drops) his three milk tests of milk from the daily revealed respectively to the cubic centimeter 6.so0,0Oo, 23,120.000 and 2S,- 920.00 bactorie.
 City authorities believe the Fever is now well under control, although efforts to trace the source have not yet been entirely successful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18

shestssD. Ra Holt. Alton. m: Fl. D. Freeman of Cincinnati, and r. F. Rod gera, an expert from St. Louis, and winner of the Grand American Handi- cap in 1906. Harald Money. Col. An- thOn3, Guy Wood and Walter Hun are expected to arrive today or tomorrow in time to shoot with the club.
 The visiting marksmen and quite a number of the club members will leave Friday morning at 7:S0 o'clock for Point Clear to take part in the two days tournament given by the Point Clear Hotel Company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18
AGAIN IN CONTEMPT.
Hot Springs Reform Editors Show
 Fighting Spirit.

Hot Springs. Ark. July 17.-Editors w. T. Amis and R. O. Schaefer of The Bulletin, were again adjudged guilty of contempt of court by County Judge O. H. Sumpter this morning and were each find $60 and sentenced to ten days in jail.
 The jail sentence was suspended subject to their good behavior. The contempt consisted in the publication of certain editorials following the inn prisonment of the two editors for a few hours last week on their refusal to pay fines assessed against them on . previous conviction for contempt of the same tribunal
 MT Amis is pastor of the First Bap- tist Church and has taken a leading part in the reform movement here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18

PfestAent Ho0sevUlt Donates Set of
 Volumes to German Library.
 Berlin, July 17-President Roosevelt has sent as . gift to the University of Berlin set of his works in nine volumes. beautifully bound and bearing his autograph. They have been added to the Roosevelt Library, which was founded by Professor John William Burgess
 The gift is referred to today by the press as an indication of the good will of the American president toward Ger many.