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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
]. H. MASON IS DEAD
REPORTED THAT END CAME IN
 JAPAN.
nich Mobile Man was Touring World With His Wife Whose Reia- tives Do Not Believe
 News.

Mobile, Sept. 9e--tSpecial)--A news despatch from Tol<io. Japan, says that J, H. Mason, a prominent citizen of Mobile. died at Kioto. Japan, while touring the world with Mrs. Mason.
 MT. Mason left Mobile June g &C., companied by his wife for a tour of the globe. The couple intended to spend two years in travelling around the world.
 T feel sure that there is some mis- taks.s' said Mrs. Hardwtck M. Hopper, a aister- -in-Iaw of Mir. Mason. trts morning. T have received no cable from my sister, Mrs. Mason, and think the report of MT. Masson's death must be erroneous"
 MT. Mason has been a resident of Mobile since the sixties, coming here about the close of the war between the States. He was for 8 while en- gagged in the coffee importing busi- ness and for 8 number of years was interested in the First National Bank. being It's president until three years ago when he resigned and was suc- ceeded by Henry Hall.
 Mir. Mason was married to his pres ent wife about three years ago. She was Miss Frances Davis. His first wife who was @ Miss George, secured a divorce about eight years ago. She and her son, J. Harry Mason, IT,, are residing in New York.
 Mir. Mason maintained an elegant winter home on the South side of Cow ernment street two east of Lawrence. He was counted a wealthy man being assessed in this county for $9s.o00 in real estate. 1t Is said that he holds cash and bonds worth Several hundred thousand dollars.
 Before leaving for Japan on this trip MT. Mason sold all of his stock in the First National Bank.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
GREAT MIDDLE WEST
 TO CONTROL THE TRADE
This is Expected When Panama Canal
 is Completed.

AA OOmpAGtC0@
 Chicago, Sept. 9.-The great middle West will control the trade of the en- tire west coast of South America when the Panama Canal is completed. pro- viding the deep water way from the lakes to the Gulf Is constructed. Oth- erwise, it will be Japan Germany and England which will exercise commer- cial sway over this vast empire to be opened up"
 This statement was made yesterday by John Barrett, Director of the In- ternational Bureau of American Re- publics, who has been in Chicago for several days conferrrng with men fn- terested in deep water way proposl- tion.
 It is his contention that the Federal Government should lend all the aid necessary for the construction of this ship canal to make the great advant- ages of the Panama Canal available to the Mississippi Valley
 MT. Barrett said: Tt is not excess i've to estimate the value of products which these republics will then be pur- chasing from foreign countries at $500, OOO. .O0O.
 'The major portion of these supplies will come from America if the great manufacturing centers of the middle West are provided with water trans portation. It requires no stretch of imagination to conceive boats or barges loaded in Chicago, Joliet or other points in this manufacturing district, making the entire trip. America has been slow to improve it's water ways much more so than any other of the great powers and 1t Is time we awoka Gn the advantages to be obtalnedS"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10

The three 1hIKG0tstsNOPa VI -- extent of area are rice, wheat and cot ion: in total production cotton ranks fourth, as tute with one-sixth the acre. age of cotton yet produces twice as many hounds. Cotton is raised all over India. but the length, coarseness ana general character of the fiber varies with each locality. In general 1t may ne said that Western India produces the best cottons and Eastern India the poorest; in fact Bengal produces a cotton that is probably the dirtiest and shortest staple of any in the world.
 Better Fiber Cotton.
 There is no probability that India will ever be able to produce on any thing but small scale cotton equal in cleanness, silkiness, or length of staple to that grown in the United states. In general. 1t may be said that the length of fiber depends on the length of the cotton season, and the longest cottons, such as sea island, have the longest periods of growth. Tn m ala cotton comes to maturity too early and the climate will not allow any longer staple except by special meas ures. such as the annual importation of the seed of longer stapled cotton. Tn cevlon sea island cotton measuring an even 1-4 inches deteriorated in three seasons to uneven-length cotton running from l to l-E lncneS5 ana as in lengths of fiber above 1 1-2 inches the value of cotton increases in more than arithmeticaI proportion-it might be said in geometrical proportiOn-its value declines correspondngly more than the decrease in length of staple.
 Nearly all the varieties of cotton grown in other countries in tho world have been tried in India with little or no success. Not only does the sta- ple deteriorate in length, but 1t also becomeg harsher Though India has time after time imported the best cot tons her cotton is still about the low est priced on the market The only annual with which any success has been had is the Egyptian, which has had some success in a limited section of Sind. 1000 acres being now planted where the climate is very similar to that of Egypt
 In America cotton was at first raised without any extraneous addition to the soil It wal soon discovered that fer tllizing chemicals. either natural or artificial, were necessary, and today even the rich lands of Texas are heav- fly fertilized. The unobservant Indian ryot has not yet discovered this ne- cessity. Tn India the people are so poor that although they keep oxen, they do not apply their manure to their helds. being forced to dry and use 1t as fuel This practice is prevalent throughout India.
 Indian cotton suffers from many
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
WILL DIE OF HAVING
FELLOW WORKERS OF HENRY
 PERRY REsPONsIBLE
Suspended From Big Iron Crane Oven Blast Furnace, Cords Burned and Man Dropped in
 Flames.

Washington Pa. Sept. 9.--Henry Perry, mill worker of Wheeling. w. Va. is dying tonight from a hazing administered today by fifty employees of the Tyler Tube and Pipe Company. Burned and beaten, there is little hope for his recovery.
 The Tyler Company steel workers have a custom of initiating new em- ployes. At the midnight lunch hour, Perry was seized by 8 couple of pow Orful mill men that he might be put through the degree" Perry fought valiantly and with two iron pipes warded Of his tormentors until oyer-. powered. He was fastened to a hook of big iron crane and swung above the flame of a big blast furnace.
 Finally the cords were burned through and Perry's unconscious form dApped to the floor right in front of the furnace where his flesh was shriv@i eled and his clothing charred.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
GOVERNMENTS FIRST REPORT Cotton Crop Is Very
 Short. SHOWS GREAT FAILING OFF Not As Many Ginneries As in
 Former Years. The short crep Is Attr1buted To Lata Planting And Long continued
 Drcushts In Many
 Sections.

Washington, Sept. s.-The Census Bureau today issued its first bulletin on the cotton report for the season am shown by returns from the ginners. showing a total of 1s1.41s bales up to September 1. as compared with 4o7.551 bales up to the same period last yeau In this statement round bales ara counted as half bales. The great falls ing off is attributed to the latenesa of the crop.
 From the reports of the correapcn- dents and agents of the bureau the average condition of cotton on Au~ gust 26 was 73.7. as compared with 75 on July 25, 1907. 77.3 on August 25s 1906, 72.i on August 25, 1905. and a ten year average Of 746. The foIiow~ ing table shows the condition on Au- gust 26' of this year. and of the period ending year with the respective ten years average:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
MASKED NIGHT RIDERS
 SHOOT INTO FARMERS HOME

Hopkinsville, Ky. Sept. 16.--A band of 100 masked night riders surrounded the residence of A. J. Ladd, a Chris tian County farmer, and fired over 100 bullets into the bed rooms in which Mrs. Ladd and seven children were hid- ing after Ladd had been called to the door.
 He was taken to the tobacco barn and told that 1t would be burned to- night if he failed to join the Associa- tion.
 The farms of J M. Grove and Oscar Smiley were also visited. Their tobac- co plants were destroyed and the own CTS warned to join the association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
LONDON NOT SURPRISED
 AT YANCOUVER TROUHLE

London, Sept 9.-The news of the attacks on Japanese and Chinese at Vancouver. B. O., did not surprise the Colonial and Foreign Office officials here. who had long feared an out break against the Asiatics in Western Canada. but they have the greatest confidence in the ability of the Cana dians to suppress any disturbances.
 At the same time, the officials real ize that a most serious problem has arisen, particularly as the feeling ap- pears to be strongest against the sub jects of Great Britain's Eastern ally, and that 1t will require most careful handling, for whatever action is taken is likely to be resented either by the colony or by Japan. The question has
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
MAY RUN
WILL. ACCEPT NOMINATION IF
 COUNTRY DEMANDS TIT.
This Is the Gist of Statement Given Out by the President's sOn-ln- Law Nick Long
 worth

New York, Sept. 9.-A dispatch from Honolulu to The American quotes Con- gressman LongwOrth, who has just sailed from that port for San Fran cisco as saying:
 President Roosevelt will not be- come a candidate for renomination un- less the entire country demands 1t. He has firmly made up his mind to stick to this course and only more wide spread demand for him to accept the nomination will alter his determine tion."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
THE ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS
 HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.

London, Sept. 9.-The attack on the Japanese and Chinese at Vancouver, B. C., places the English newspapers in an embarrassing and amusing posi- tion. Several of the most prominent of them were particularly severe upon the San Francisco "hood1ums," when the outbreak occurred there. They are now confronted with a more serious outbreak in a British colony and ap- parently are at loss what to say. The majority remain silent.
 The Times, whose American corre- spondent severely and repeatedly de- nounced the San Franciscoan's action towards the Japanese. Is the only morn ing paper commenting on the Cana dian's demonstrations The paper de- pIores "That it is not at present obvi- ous how a permanent amelioration of the situation is to be effected" and attributes the troubles entirely to labor union agitation.
 The Pall Mall Gazette, the only af- ternoon newspaper to express an opinion on the subject, takes a direct ly opposite view, saying, "rhe Asiatic makes his entry into Canada under the auspices of the great god of cheap ness. He comes with an offer to take work at half the rate or less than paid for white mems labor, an arrangement which none the less can be carried out on a basis which involves a great ad- vance upon the scale of remuneration enjoyed in his own country.
 "In competition of this character the Caucasian believes and all economic reasoning seems to support him, that his own standards of life are certain to be depleted and destroyed"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
JEWS ARE HEMMED IN
 AND EXCESSES CONTINUE

BraiIa, Roumania, Sept. 9.-Travelers who have arrived here from Odessa de- clare that the anti-Jewish excesses there continue and 1t is estimated that the deaths in the Russian city during the past week exceed 100. The police are preventing Jews from leaving Odessa.
 Placards have been posted at Kishi- nev and elsewhere summoning the pop ulace to attack the Jews and conse- quently the Jews are in c state of nainLea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
SUMMER HOTEL BURNS;
 THREE PERSONS DEAD

Charlotte, N. C.. Sept. s-Fire early today destroyed the hotel at Cleveland Springs, N. C., and three people were burned to death. They are: Miss smith of Ellboro. N. C.; two unidenti- fled negroes, employed by the hotel. Loss is about $25.O00 with $10.0O0 in- surance. The guests saved littse- Lightning started the fire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
GOmpers and small VIII Try to Settle
 the strike.

Washington, Sept 9.-President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, left here late today for New York to confer with President Small of the Telegraphers' Union, concerning a proposition to settle the strike.
 Officials of the Photographers Union asked Mir. Small to meet Mir. Gompers tonight, and said further. MT. Com pers will have proposition to make to you, and we urge that you give it most serious consideration, and, if pos- sible, bring the strike to an honor able conclusion"
 Mir. c. F. Neill, Commissioner of Labor. will leave tonight for New York. He expects to go to Oyster Bay tomorrow on some business with President Roosevelt, the nature of which is not disclosed except that 1t has nothing to do with the strike of the telegraphers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
ANGRY AT FORAKER.
Jewellers of Kentucky and Ohio Will
 Introduce Drastic Resolution.

Cincinntai, O., Sept. 9.-In joint con- vention the Kentucky Optical Associa- ton and the Retail Jewelry Associa- tions of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky assembled at the Grand Hotel today for a three days session. The objects of the convention are the exchange of business ideas, technical helps. meth ods of maintaining and equalizing price levels, and opposition to the parcels post and mail order houses.
 It is reported that the convention will adopt a resolution censuring Sem ators Foraker and Dick for their "de- sertion and betrayal of the Ohio watch manufacturers and their espousal of the cause of the watch trust" The feeling among the jewellers against Senator FOraker iu particular is prO~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
RED MEN MEET.
The Great Council la Session With
 Hundreds of Delegates.

The Great Council in Session With
 Hundreds Of Delegates.
 Norfolk, Va, Sept. 9.--The Great Council of the United Improved Order of Red Men convened here today in sixth annual session. with upwards of $50 delegates and several thousand visitors.
 The Council will be in session four days. It has some important work before it, including the question of the establishment of permanent headquar- ters for the Great Council, temporary headquarters having up to this time been maintained In Chicago. Louise vile, Ky. is making a great fight for the permanent home. The home will be an office building to cost between $500. 900 and $S50,000. Amendments proc hibiting the admission of saloon keeps CTS and bar-tenders for membership in the order in the future will De among the important matters to be cOnaidArad
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
BUB0NIC PLAGUE
 CLAIMS MORE VICTIMS

San Francisco. Sept. 9.--Two more deaths from bubOnic plague occurred today. and three additional cases were verified. Following are the totals td date: Number of cases, 21; deaths. 10. These arc exclusive of the easeR xE HeVlaalN Sghieh RgayE0 1ataAs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
NEGRO CAUSES STRIKE.
ThIrty-FOur White Men walk Out at
 Big Power Plant.

Chattanoogn, Tenn., Sept. 9-The contractors at Hales' Bar Lock and Dam Power Plant, this morning dis charged a white elevator holster and put a negro in his place. and as a re- suit thirty-four white workmen struck, refusing to work under the conditions. One hundred Italians on the aaua Works struck Q few daya agnn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
STRIKERS RETURN.

Very Best Operators fin Omaha Apply
 for old Positions.
 Omaha, Neb., Sept. s--The telegraph CTS strike in Omaha received a blow today when three of the very best class of striking operators returned to their old positions In the Western Union. A fourth striker who applied for work was not reinstated, the company claiming it had enough men to handle the business properly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
states.

Report shows that there were only t,067 gineries in operation September this year as compared with 6.s9s sn 1906.
 The product by States for the press ent year follows:
 Alabama. 7.345; Arkansas. s5; F9or- ida, 54; Georgia, 1.207; Indian TerrItory. 8; Louisiana, i12; Mississippi, 1,f2Ss North Carolina, 43; Oklahoma, 6: South Carolina, S.0A0; Texas. 1S5.I0t
 Last year Texas had ginned 32s,6se bft.s before SeptaKnnaf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
nr.l.ton |. Reached.

Chicago, Sept. 9.-Telegraph opera tors working under contracts with brokerage firms and newspapers will continue at work. This decision was reached at meeting of operators held tonight to discuss a petition which had been circulated asking the local Executive Board to call out all union operators now at work, regard less of contracts or agreements signed since the beginning of the strike.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
HARpWICK oN sTANn.
sOutherR's TraASe Manager Temtiaea
 In Rate Hearing.

Washington. Sept. s.--No requests were made by the patrons of the Southern Railway in North Carolina for lower passenger rates, and no representations that the rates were too high were made by the North car- olina Railway Commission. according to the testimony today of s. H. Hard~ wick, passenger traffic manager of the Southern Railway in the investigation being made before Judge Montgomery ..
 Most of the day was consumed by the continuation of the testimony of L. Green, freight traffic manager. He was questioned regarding alleged dis- criminations in favor of Virginia points on certain classes of freight business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
Glass RIouern Strike.

Evansville, Ind, Sept. S.-The glass blowers employed at the Hoosler Bottle Works here went out on strike today for higher wages. The plant employs nearly 300 men and had been operated only six days after shut down of several months.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10

been the subject of consideration for some time by the imperial authorities who have used their good offices on numerous occasions to prevent the en- actment of anti-Japanese legislation by British Columbia.
 CANADA WILL PROBABLY
 APOLOGIZE TO JAPAN.
 Ottawa, Can, Sept. 9.-The general opinion in official circles is that Cam ada will have to pay damages and apologize to Japan for injuries re- ceived in the Vancouver riots. Regret is expressed that the outbreak should have taken place at time when the Japanese immigration question was all but solved between Canada and Ja- pan. Hon. R. W. Scott, Secretary of State, said tonight that the treaty between Canada and Japan. ratified blythe Canadian Parliament at its last Session, was perfectly clear as to the rights of the Japanese in Canada. The treaty says:
 The subjects of each of the two high contracting parties shall have full liberty to enter, travel or reside in any part of the Dominion and pos sessions of the other contracting par ty and shall enjoy full and perfect pro- tection for their person and property" CONSUL Gk1NEhAL NOSSE
 NOTIFIED OF THE RIOT.
 Monteral, Sept. 9.--The following telegram has been received by Consul General Nosse at Ottawa from Mir. Ishii, Director of Commerce and Trade. Department of Foreign Affairs, of Ja- pan, who is at present in British Co., lumbia studying the anti-Japanese movement in that province:
 Vancouver. B. C., Sept. S.--Having arrived at Vancouver at II D. m. on September ', found that during the early part of the evening there was held demonstration of the anti-Jau- anese and Corean league and a num- ber of rowdies. about fifty or sixty, marched into the section of the city where the stores kept by the Japan ese and Chinese are and threw stones, breaking considerable glass.
 "Following this attack there came another one, this time the number be- ing increased to about 800, and the fronts of several stores were broken. So far as can ascertain only one Japanese was wounded. The police force did its best. but there is hardly any hope of relief in that direction. Consul Morikawa is staying at the seat of the disturbance, trying to impress upon the city police to extend their protection over the Japanese residents and at the same time to suppress the utmost excitement of the Japanese"
 Late last night Consul General Nosse received the following telegram from Consul Morikawa:
 vancouver. Sept. s.-In continuance cf the message sent by Mir. Ishii. I have to report that a fourth attack was made by the rowdies about mid- night on the Japanese. Twice again they tried to attack the Japanese rtores but on account of the vigilance of the Japanese ana the city police and also 8lie late hour of the night their number gradually decreased and by o'clock Sunday morning the rowdies scattered everywhere and tranquility was restored by dawn. Tn fifty stores ali the windows and door glass was smashed. Two Japanese were wound ed."
 Consul General Nosse will lay aIl the facts before Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier of Canada.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
Fire fin Norfolk.

Norfolk, Va, SeptsO-The Berclxley Ice Works. one of the largest artificial ice plants fin this section. was destroyed by Are today with loss of $5O.000. A ire- man said to have been caught asleep. has disappeared.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
MANY PASSENGERS HURT.
Rock Island System Has Another Wreck
 nnn ifn LlneA.

El Paso, Texas, Sept. s.-Rock Is- land train No. 4, bound for Chicago, which left here at o'clock last night was wrecked at Escokida, N. M, sixty miles north of here. Six cars of the train were thrown off the track and turned over. The wreck was caused by brake beam falling on the track All the passengers were slightly in- jured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
wEATHER FORECAsT.

Washington, Sept. 0.--For Alabamas Showers and cooler Tuesday, Wednes- day fairy 1ight, variable winds becom- ing morthwesterIy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
TO HOLD CONFERENCE.

nounced, and the resolution, 1t is said. will be of a most drastic character.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-10
Rioting in VancouUer
 Reaches Critical Stage

been the subject of consideration for some time by the imperial authorities who have used their good offices on numerous occasions to prevent the en- actment of anti-Japanese legislation by British Columbia.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
NEEDLEWORK NOTES.

A pretty way to give needed touch
of color to an evening frock is to In
troduce under lace bertha ruff1e of
white net edged with narrow ribbon.
The ribbon should just glimmer below
the lace over IT.
Quite the newest thing In pillows is
the oblong shape. The new pillows
are not nearly SO large and fat as for
merly and consequently are more usa-
BILE. Cluny lace makes one of the pret-
tiest possible finishes for the edge of
both square and oblong pillows.
clever woman has put her knowl-
edge of basketry to good account in the
fashioning of a whisk broom holder.
This consists of two disks of basket
work similar TO those used for the bot
tom of a fancy basket and caught to-
gether at the sides by large fluffy bows
of three inch satin ribbon, the color
being delicate pink in harmony with
her room furnishings. A band of rib
bon of narrow width. but matching In
tone, is used to suspend the holder.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

1t is mean thing for man to ad-
vertise his wife when she IS obliged to
leave her so-called home on account
of abuse or non support, but the Su-
preme Court of the State has settled
one very important question. 1t
makes the following decision in an
Oxford county case, and of course it
applies to every part of the State:
"When wife deserts her husband
without his fault, she forfeits all right
to support and maintenance from him
and in such case carries with her no
authority to use his credit even for
necessaries. Peaks VS.. Maynew, 81
Maine, 571). In action to recover for
goods furnished to the defendants Is
wife his testimony to the effect that
he was always willing and prepared
to provide a home, and all neces-
saries, for his wife, and that she was
living apart from him on the date of
the purchase of the goods sued for,
without fault on his part, was compe-
tent and should have been admitted
irrespective of the plaintiffs lack of
knowledge of the separation"