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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
FIRST TERM OF COURT
JUDGE PEARSON HOLDS PONY
SESSION.
His Initial Appearance on Bench II
Montgomery Is Not Marked by
Any Important Litigation
Arranging Future Dates.

The first session of the Pony Cir
cult Court to be held in Montgomery
was begun yesterday in the civil
Court Chamber Judge w. w. rear
son was on the bench.
Judge Pearson will confer with
Judge Sayre this week with the object
of arranging alternative dates
when their respective courts will be
held, so there will be no clash in dates
and they may work in harmony Re-
gardless of what will be allotment of
dates, Judge Pearson will be in Mont
gomery every Saturday to consider
judgments by default.
The court was in session only
short time yesterday and only one case
was called, which was settled by mutual
consent with the costs divided. This
was an action by the E H. Cato Cigar
Company against the T ]. Mattox CT
gar Company.
The following juries were selected
for this week:
Jury No. II. B barron, John Dow
j. II. Money. N. N. Waller. George
B. Wragg. J. O.'Dwyer. H. H. Rob-
erts, C. T. Riggs. NJ, H. Stewart. Jr.
C. E. Bedsoe. ] D. Farley and M. H.
Sullivant.
Jury No. Frank Mills. w. r.
billiard, j. G. Sealey. w. A. Walfourd.
w. w. Mccullough. NJ. L. Cell. W. J.
Reynolds, G. M Powell, J. w. Powell.
D. H. Lewis and j A. Knighton
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
CHATTANOOGA WOMAN
Has Reason to Take Coffee Out of Her
Family.

After drinking coffee some years
became badly run down in health. had
serious indigestion. flatulency and ner-
vousness. with severe spells of sick
headache.
MY physician advised me long ago
to stop drinking coffee. but / said ii
would be an impossibility, that I would
rather do without my breakfast and
have my cup of coffee
about six months ago | tried Pos
tum Food Coffee ana made it strictly
according to directions. l was so de-
lighted with 1t that / Immediately dis
continued coffee and began using Pos
tum. | have not had a pound of cof-
fee in my house since and never ex-
poet to again. All symptoms Of indi-
gestion have disappeared entirely and
my nerves are growing stronger every
day My weight has increased 9hout
twenty pounds and | now weigh more
than ! ever weighed in my life.
Il have known people to try Postum
and throw IT aside, for the reason that
they made it carelessly, 1t has a del
icious flavor and is dark and rich as
Mocha or Java. if properly boiled. hut
il not boiled long enough. it is taste
loss. Put a piece of butter in a pot
the size of Il navy bean, to prevent
boiling over.
My husbands weight has increased
thirty pounds since he began drinking
it, and my little boy. who has been
very delicate and did not eat as chill
dren usually do used to drink coffee at
breakfast After 7 gave him Postum
for a few days his appetite improved
and he is gaining in flesh daily. You
can imagine We are strong friends Of
Postum Food Coffee. " There's a Rea-
SON" Read The Road to Welvillee,"
in pkgs.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
BUTLER GRAND JURY.
MANY True BILLS Returned For Carry
ing Concealed Weapons.


Greenyille, May ESPECIALLY Tine
grand Jury for the spring term of court
on adiourning reported forty-slX true
bills; thirty-two for misdemeanors ana
fourteen for felonies The majority OF
the bills were for carrying concealed
weapons,
The public roads were reported not
to he in as good condition as they
should be 1t was recommended that
a large clock he purchased at once
and he placed in the tower of the court
house. The finances of the county
were reported as being in first class
condition. balance on hand from all
sources being $l912 81.
The knights of Pythias observed
their annual memorial dav yesterday
After appropriate exercises at che
lodge the members visited the Gene
teries and placed flowers on the graves
of all the departed members.
Mrs. R. A Lee, Mrs. G. l.. Beeland
Miss clara, Powell. delegates from
Father RYAN and Eliza T. Porter
Chapters. l. y c., and Miss Scottie
left .this morning for Sheffield to at
tend the State convention, L. n c.
Mrs. c. H Mcmillan and Mamma
Mcmillan are visiting relatives in
Kentucky.
Miss Annette de la Rua of Pensacola,
is the guest of relatives,
Mrs. l. P. Worl and Miss Worl OF
Seattle, Washington, returning from
Florida, are spending a few days with
old friends.
Mr. and Mrs. f A. Waters of
Shefield. and Mr.. and Mrs. T. r.
brooke of Montgomery, have moved
to Greenvine to reside.
c. D. CASTOR of birmingham is
the guest of his uncle, Major McMul-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
CITY CHARTER BILL
LEGIsLATIvE COMMITTEES MEETS
AND ORGANIZES.
Representative Gunter Made Chairman
and Plans of Work Are Dis
4 cussed, But Nothing Def
mite Ia Determined Upon.

The Legislatures special committee
ON municipal legislation met and orga-
nized yesterday, electing Hon. CASTOR
Gunter, of Montgomery. its chairman.
The committee will meet again at ~
o'clock this morning and begin It's
actual work of preparing a bill to pc
submitted to the Legislature.
At the meeting yesterday were SEN
ator w. r. Lowe. of Morgan. senator
Norman Gum. of Clarke Representa-
tive CASTOR Gunter. of Montgomery.
Representative J. H. CRAWFORD. Oh
walker. and Representative c. NJ.
sherrod, of Lawrence. clerk to the
committee has not yet been elected.
The committee discussed the work
before 1t, but did not commence the
actual prepa ration of bill. When 1t
meets again this morning definite
plans will be proposed and discussed.
other members of the committee
who were not present yesterday are
expected to arrive today or tomor-
row.
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He says Maryville has recently or
ganized a Commercial Club for the pur-
pose OF increasing the towns popula-
tion, and to induce small nfanufactur-
ing enterprises to locate there. He
desires to be given an idea Of how
Montgomery is advertised: whether by
newspaper advertising, circular work
or other methods.
In another letter received from w. L
Crissey, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce at Aberdeen. Wash, Mr..
Crissey congratulates Mr.. Gilbert up
on the prosperous conditions in Mont
gomery.
Il do not think there is any town
but that every intelligent expenditure
for publicity is returned to the city
manifold he says, though it is often
difficult to point to any concrete ac-
complishment, and say that 1t is the
result of the publicity work. Appreci-
alton in real estate values is one of
the most substantial returns, while of
course the acquisition of new indus
tries Is equally desirable"
letter received by Secretary GIL
bert from Secretary Reilly Atkinson
of the Comm ercial Club of Boise, Idaho.
asks the establishment of reciprocal
social relations between the two clubs.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
Far Away Japan Interested in
Montgon1ery's Publicity Campaign.

The 1910 advertising campaign in
stituted by the Commercial Club has
extended as far as Japan.
Secretary Gilbert received a postal
card yesterday, bearing Japanese
postmark. 1t came from S. K. Har-
ada. a Jap whose address was given
as s Resan Street. Fukagawa. Toxic.
japan.
The writer, in somewhat awkward
English, said he intended visiting
America in the near future, and asked
Secretary Gilbert to please send him
one of Montgomery booklets
Dear sir" the Jap said. Il desire
to go to your country in near future;
please send me your booklet as soon
as arrived this card.
Who Harada is and what line of bus
mess he is engaged in was not stated
on the card. Mr.. Gilbert will reply
promptly to the request.
That the publicity campaign has at
tracted general interest throughout the
United States is shown by another let
ter received yesterday by the CONNER
ciaI club asking for information on
the subject. The missive came from
Secretary George A. Pickins OF the
newly organized Commercial Club OF
Maryville, Mo.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
TEN DAYS CONFERENCE.
Missionary Leaders In Young Peoples
Work.

Missionary Leaders In Young Peoples
Work.
John A. Smell, the travelling secre-
tary for the South for the Young Peo-
pies Missionary Movement is in the
city today in the interest of the South
ern Conference which meets at Kenf1-
worth Inn, near Asheville, N. c., June
% to July 7.
This is the fifth conference held in
the South and the present outlook Is
that 1t is going to eclipse all the form
err ones both in the personnel of the
platform men and in the number OF
delegates in attendance.
This year the conference will have
practically the whole Inn at its COM
mand and its management expects 1t
to be filled to It's utmost capacity.
There will be at this conference some
of the most noted missionaries In the
homeland at the time.
One of the primary objects of this
conference Is to train leaders who will
teach mission study classes in their
home churches.
Mr.. Smell will speak on this confer
ence this evening at the Court Street
Methodist Church to the young people
of all denominations and will organize
campaign to work up strong repre-
sentation to go from Montgomery to
this conference.
1t is INSTRUMENTATION and works
through the missionary boards OF all
the churches
The hour for the meeting tonight
has been fixed at 1880 o'clock, that
there NAV be nc conflict with the
meeting Of Sunday school workers at
the First Baptist Church.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
CHANGES IN SCHEDULES.
neabOard Now Running Passenger
Trains on slightly Different
Time.

New passenger schedules on the
Montgomery and Savannah division OF
the Seaboard Air Line have gone INTO
effect
The passenger train which has here
tofore departed fr>n Montgomery al
TAB D. M, reaching Savannah the next
morning at $40 o'clock, now leaves
Montgomery at 1855 p. M. and arrives
in Savannah at 1910 a. m.
The morning train out OF Montgom-
cry formerly left the union station al
TAO o'clock, but II now departs ten
minutes earlier. at 1920 o'clock. This
train heretofore arrived in Savannah
at s p. m, but is now due there at
Sis p. m.
The change in the schedule is SAID
to have been due to the travel to the
Jamestown Exposition, the schedule
being so arranged now as to make
connection with all branch lines along
the route
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
For Starving Chinese.

At the First Baptist Church last
night there was taken up a collection
for the benefit of the famine stricken
Chinese. The collection taken amounts
to nearly 800 and this amount will
be added to at the prayer meeting SER
Woe which will be held next Thursday
night.
In suggesting the taking up of a
collection for the famine stricken Chi
nese lsymen in the church stated that
the Christian world had for years been
feeding the Mongolians with the word
of God but at present they were starry
ing for something to eat and that he
thought 1t as essential for the body to
be fed with food as the mind with the
word of God.
AS the poor of the church are in
very good condition and are not at
present the idea of taking a collec
ton for the starving Chinese met with
the approval of the members of the
church the most of whom gave literally
to the cause. Other churches no
doubt. will follow in the footsteps of
the Baptist Church and n nice sum
may be sent from this city.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
Neu,s In Brief

A marriage license was issued bv
the Judge of Probate to James Henry
Edwards and Maggie Ethel Gilmore
yesterday.
The following deeds were recorded
in the office of the Judge of Probate
yesterday:
Camilla Reading. to A. Walker
Doak. lot of Moses Brothers. sub
division; consideration. $3.50.
Isaac Winter and wife and Jacoues
Loeb and wife to Sidney Grayson.
part of lot 4, black D. on south side Of
Tatum street; consideration, $500.
The following minor appointments
by the Governor were announced yes
terday:
j. B. Weaver. Jones, Autauga coun-
ty; j. E. Edwards, Mt. Andrew, Bar
bour county; constables.
Willis Bedside. Lawley, Geneva coun-
ty, notary public and ex-officio Justice
of the peace.
o. NJ. Otis, Mobile, Isidore Blev.
Demopolis; j. H. Matthews, Haconda,
Geneva county; Miss Bertha p. Saw,
yer Fort Payne. DeKalb county, and
j. A. Selman, Birmingham, notaries
public.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
Birmingham Couple weds.

The Southern Railway train from
Birmingham which reached here this
morning at HOS o'clock. brought as
passengers to Selma from Birmingham,
Miss Lilly Emma Urma and Alonzo
Dexter. Upon the arrival of the train
the couple entered carriage and was
driven to the office of Probate Judge
P. H. Pitts. where the man secured a
marriage license.
After the licenses had been issued
Mr.. Dexter asked Judge Pitts to per
form the ceremony which would unite
the couple in marriage which he
promptly did in the presence of a few
who were in the probate office.
Parental objections are said to have
been the cause of the young couple
leaving their homes in Birmingham
at an early hour this morning and
coming to Selma to be married.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
FUNERAL. OF NAVAL RECRUIT.
Remains of Late Charlie Gies, Laid ia
Rest In OakwOod

The funeral of young Charlie Gies.
the naval recruit who died in the Ma
rine Hospital at Newport. r. l.. took
place yesterday morning from the res
idence. 200 Holcombe street
A requiem mass was said at 9 o'clock
In the Catholic Church by Rev. Father
Costallo.
The large number of riends who
accompanied the remains and the
beautiful flowers attested the esteem
in which the young man was held
Interment was in lakewood
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

Mrs. Jordan, who was a woman of
sixty-eight years of age, moved to
Shorters many years ago. and made
her home there afterwards
She leaves five daughters, Mrs. j.
S. Warren, Mrs. c. B. McLaren,
Mrs. w. F.. Woods. Mrs. j c. Tut
tie and Mrs. M. j. Wallace of Mont
gomery, to mourn her demise
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
Train DELAYED by wreck.

seaboard passenger train No. 10. due
in Montgomery at 6:45 a. M, was three
hours and twenty minutes late yester-
dav morning At the Seahoard yaro
office. II was said that the delay was
due to the breaking down of a frelgh'
train at Richland, Ga. 213 miles rom
Nontromery. thereby choking the main
IIna A journal of a freight car was
said to have been broken. No one was
1rk
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

In police court this morning George
Cobb VIII Madison. Watsy Hall, Leroy
Boggs, Needham Grayson, Joe Jack
son and VIII Fullenwider. negroes were
tried They were caught early Sunday
morning by officers shooting craps.
Each was fined $25 or fifty days on
the streets.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
NEW COURTIN SELMA
JUDGE HARRY TOULMIN ORGA-
MES GRAND JURY.
Couple From Birmingham Is Married
BY Probate Judge Pitts-News
of the Central
CITY
Advertiser Bureau,

Selma, May 6.
The spring session of the United
states Court convened here at noon to-
day with Judge Harry Toumlin pre-
siding. The work of selecting a grand
jury was first taken up and after this
had been finished the court adjourned
until tomorrow morning
The present session of the court in
Selma promises to be of longer dura-
ton than has been any previous ses-
sion of the court held in this city. The
docket of the court is quite large and
there is number of cases which are
to be examined by the grand jury /and
which will very likely be tried at the
present term
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
FOR THREE STORY BUILDING.
Permit Issued BY City Engineer to n
Roll

For the erection of the three-story
store building on the south side OF
Montgomery street, adjacent TO his
proposed twelve story sky scraper N.
J. Bell yesterday secured a building
permit from the city engineers office.
Mr. Bell some time ago announced that
he would put up this building, the cost
of which will be $4,000.
The store will be occupied by
local furniture establishment. :.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
Gave Annual Barbecue.

The local bookkeepers union gave
its third annual barbecue today at
Elkdale Park A large crowd attend
ed and the union realized neat sum
from the entertainment which they
gave the general public.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
Celebrate Anniversary,

Both Central City and McAuley
Lodges of the Independent order Odd
Follows will celebrate the eighty
eighth anniversary of that order tomor
row night at their Castle Hall in the
Gilman building on Broad street The
celebration will be an Informal affair
and no program for the occasion has
been arranged. The meeting Will be
a free and easy one and every member
of the order is requested ODE pres
ont
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

Wilkes Barre, Pa. May 6 The seal
ed verdict found by the jury in the
black hand case was opened in the
court this morning. Eleven of the
defendants were found guilty as in
dicted aud two anOnAtt~A
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

Decatur. May Especial THE
baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs. James f.
Gray died this morning. The little
fellow was taken suddenly i'll yester-
d1v and the physicians were unable o
do anything for his relief.
The remains will be taken to Elk
mont tomorrow for interment
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
DIED At sHoRTERs.

Remains of Mrs. Mary Jordan to
be Brought to Montgomery for
Interment.
Mrs Mary Jordan died at Shorters
Yesterday. The remains will arrive
in Montgomery this morning at IL
o'clock and the funeral will take
Mace from there. DR.. o. c. McGe-
nee of the Court Street Methodist
Church will officiate at the services.
Interment will be in lakewood.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07
MISSIONARY MEETING.
Women of Court street Church Hold
Interesting Session.

The women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Court Street Methodist
Church held its regular monthly meet
ing yesterday afternoon, with good
attendance, considering the fnclemen-
cy of the weather.
Mrs. #. H. Betty, the delegate to
the conference at Demopolis, gave an
interesting and complete report of the
proceedings of the conference.
Mrs. A. P Harmon rad very in
tel esting paper.
Mrs. A. p Harmon read very in
was greatly appreciated with Mrs,
A.. X. Manning as accompanist.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

Miss Christine Nicholson has return
ed home from Hamburg, where she has
been teaching school during the win
ter
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

Miss Ellie Mae Moore, who teaches
school near Thomasville is here on
,,isit IA her mother, Mrs. W. r Moore
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

Mrs. Ogletree. of Uniontown, is In
the city today with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

Mrs H H Stewart, Jr., and chill
dren of Montgomery, spent yesterday
here with relatives
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

Mrs Morris Meyer and little son.
have gone to Mobile for a short visit
10 relatives.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

Or. A. A. Little left this afternoon
FOR Columbia, S c.,
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MIR. Phil wactyle. Of Macon, Ga, i"
spending today in the city
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

Miss jamie Ports has returned home
from Rembert, Ala, where she mas
been teaching school.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

Mr. BERNARD Markstein. OF Annls-
TOM is here for a day or so, with rela-
tlvea
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

In the Northern Hemisphere there
are 5000 stars plainly visible to the
naked eye; In .stageland there, are
numbers of half-naked stars plainly
visible to-but let it go at that
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

The funeral of Thelma Madeline, the
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. b
Dowd. took place yesterday afternoon
at o'clock from the residence of its
parents. 521 North Hull street Rev.
John Bass shelton of the Adams Ave
nue. Baptist Church officiated at the
services. Interment was in Oakwood
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-07

Mr. Fletcher Mcknight spent yester-
day in I'niontown with relatives.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-10
my young wife.

my young wife.
After had escaped from the train
the thought came over me that some
one might have shot me while / was
holding the other passengers up. ]
wish now they had. have never
been I'm court before in my life and
/ have never done anything worse
than drink too much whiskey. / have
tried for years TO break off from the
curse OF the liquor habit. For the
last three months have been drink
ing pretty steadily.
Il do not mean to have an innocent
man suffer for what / have done.
Powley was not with me, and he had
no more to do with holding up those
passengers and robbing them than
did Mr.. Baldwin or any other perfect
ly honorable citizen. Powley shall
not suffer for what have done. !
alone am guilty. and / alone will
bear the suffering-except the suffer
ing my wife must bear"
Whenever Martin mentioned his
wife he wept.
Baldwin says that Powley could
not possibly prove an alibi, as he has
seen and cross-questioned all of Pow
ley's chief witnesses. The woman
who keeps the boarding house in Nor
folk and who is Powley's chief wit
ness. told him that Powley was not
In his room Sunday night. Several
other witnesses could not say where
Powley was on Sunday night.
Shortly after Powley's arrest Bald
win expressed doubt of the guilt of
the prisoner, and so informed Harry
NJ. Smith, counsel for Powley. but
asked him to keep the matter quiet
as the detectives We're looking for
still another whom they were sure
was the robber
Just what will be done with Pow
ley has not been decided. He NAV
be released at once. He may be
brought back to Richmond and held
for 60 days in order to allow the
detectives time to thoroughly investi-
gate his previous life. There are
some things that Powley has not
explained about himself He NAV
be held until the local authorities
get an official answer from the po-
lice Of Pittsburg concerning his be-
ing wanted there on a charge of
murder.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-10
FOREIGNERS
OWN CUBA.
GENERAL CROZIER SAYS ALL
RETAIN THEIR CITIZEN
SHIP.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Brigadier-
General CrOzier, chief OF ordnance.
who returned to the War department
today from n peronal visit in Cuba,
said singular state of the situation
in Cuba was that at least 90 per cent
Of the property is owned by foreign
ers, who insist on retaining ther for
eign citizenship.
Americans, English, Germans and
Spaniards practically control the bus
mess affairs of the island. To give
up their citizenship in their own
countries and identify themselves
with Cuba would deprive them OF
that security of protection which they
feel necessary to reserve. This, It
was stated, makes Cuban self-govern-
ment more difficult
The Cubans themselves, General
Crozier declared. we're, as a rule, for
law and order and peaceful industry.