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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11

defense argued before Judge Thomas demurrers to the indictment on the grounds that the law was unconstitu- ns so1a hs wsh asSard a eo5 ths rers were oyerruled by the judge and the time for the evidence to be taken set for yesterday morning
 for ass @ defense s s stated rso to the jndxs that by agreement with the solicitor the. case against MT. Yung would be made 8 test case. The defense ad- open after nine o'clock. but they stat ed positively that the screen about the bar was set up and locked by nine o'clock and that no liquor was ii soId the constitutionality of the law be passed upon by the Supreme Court, and therefore no evidence was taken.
 Judge Thomas then delivered an af- firmative charge to the jury stating that by agreement with the solicitor the amount. of the fine should be fixed at one cent, but if they did not wish to fix the fine, an amount up Co .. could be named by them as the fine. The Juhy was out about three-quarters of an hour. returning a verdict as in structed and fixing the amount of the fine at one cent.
 The case against the Country Club was next called, an indictment having been returned against the Club for sell ing liquor in prohibition district. To tlG CH6Ike the OiuU fptG6Q kullty anu the amount Of the fine was fixed by the jury at $50.
 It was stated at the time that the case was called that while the Club had sold liquor. such was not the case m fb., tnH s present C,,sh an,S timS. was thought alicense, not knowing that they were really within the limits of the pronib- ition territory. When it was found that licence could not be secured ar az aF fa ment of the Club immediately stopped the selling of any liquors whatever. and that at the present time could not be bought on the premises.
 Dent agreed with attorneys for the de- fense. that if the Club would plead guilty to the charge. a fine of $50 would be returned against them.
 Four other minor cases were heard by the court and fines amounting To y5-02 was the whole amount returned in all of the cases. Frank Johnson. a negro answering to the indictment ot burglary committed several months ago, was found not guilty by the jury WasM Love, 2 negro on the charge Of assault to murder, pleaded guilty to assault and battery with a weapon. The jury in the case returned a yer diet of guilty and fixed the fine at $50
 Garaeid Rogers pleaded guilty to the charge of assault and battery and was fined one cent 6s the jury. Fannie battery pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined one cent by the jury.
 There IS much gossip about the court house and on the streets relative to the merciful attitude of the juries enpannelled for this weeks cases One instance which is openly quoted is that of a negro woman charged with a violation of the prohibition law. The negress is said to have stat ed that if her case was put of for a week that she would plead guilty to the charge. Upon the case being call ed yesterday the jury, notwithstanding the evidence presented on the stand that the negroes had so agreed, re- turned @ verdict of not guilty within a few minutes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11
Special Agent Comes to Look
 Into Child Labor Conditions

Walter B. Palmer. special agent of the bureau of labor, of the Department of Commerce and Labor, at Washing ton. is in the city with the purpose of compiling statistics la regard to the woman and child labor employed In the cotton factories of Alabama.
 Mir. Palmer has already established an office In the government building. and with this city as his headquarters is about ready to proceed with his in yestigations. Half a dozen clerks ar- rived In Montgomery Monday and will assist him in hts work.
 This step is taken in compliance with an act passed by Congress in Febru- ary. 1907. which was introduced by Congressman Bardholt of Missouri. and which demands that such an investiga-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11
TROUBLES OF RAILROADS.
Are Only Too Real and Not the Result
 of Conspiracy.

Are Only Too Real and Not the Result
 of Conspiracy. Washington Dispatch to Baltimore Sun. Beginning with October there mas been a steady decline in the business of the railroads. their earning capacity being steadily reduced, until as very general condition they are face to ,. race all betterments, shutting down their shops, and construction work, and dis charging thousands of employees and reducing wages or else risking the pro- bsbility of receiverships in the not distant future.
 The railroads do not voluntarily pass fs fsS9 Ssp rOspesy e g Rsr G s1a be thing inspired or controlled by them It Is the business of railroads to furnish means for the transportatIop of commerce: 1t is for this that they exist and through It that they maKe
 The reason that the railroads have so much idle rolling stock and must the employees or reducing their pay, is that their business is steadily failing
 The decrease in the shipments of coal is most significant The use of coal for heating purposes, which may be influenced by the severity or moderA- tion of the winter season, is so little in proportion to the consumption In the industries as to have no appreciable influence upon the consumption. The falling on In shipments of coal Is therefore indicative of a curtailment In the operation of all industries where steam and electric power are used, and the railroads are affected not only by the loss of transportation in coal. but also in the transportation of the pro- ducts of industry.
 Similarly, the roads are affected in every line of commerce. the limits Of tho market curtailing the production, the curtailment of production reducing the carrying trade. The interdepend- ence of production. transportation and consumption Is reflected in the still further shortening of consumption through the multiplication of the num- Der or the unemployed and the sur tailment of the incomes of those hay ing money invested in industry by req son of the general falling off in busi- ness M
 Every line of industry and activity is involved, each reacting upon the other with a universability of effect which renders ridiculous the assumption that the conditions is merely fictitious and brought about through a conspiracy for the purpose of discrediting Mr, Roosevelt
 Fresh Shrtmpa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11
C ood NeUs! The Fruit Crop
 Is Safe--No Frost WiH Fall

No damaging frosts are expected in th.s section of Alabama as result of the present cold snap. This Is the comforting news that comes from the local weather bureau.
 This statement will cause joy among the farmers and truck gardeners In this section. The warm pleasant wealth. CT of the past few days has caused many of the fruit trees and other farm products to add their blooms to the general spring effect in the new leaves on the trees and the cold rain has caused the wiser heads to shake and make dismal remarks about ruined fruit and replanting. ]. @
 be crowded out of this section by yes terday morning still fingered on through yesterday. and the weather re- ports received by the local bureau inds-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11

cates that sprinkies will continue to the early hours this morning.
 The high barometer area still covers the entire country and extends from the Rocky Mountains eastward to the Middle Atlantic Cocast.e It was the slow overflow of cool air from this area which caused the condensation and precipitation of moisture In this sec- ton yesterday and last night.
 The reports received here. however. indicate that the cooling effect of this high barometer area will continue passed by morning. causing fair weather over this immediate section of the State. It will not grow much cold CT, however, and there seems 10 be lit tie danger to the fruit crop. as most of the cold area moved across the coun- try directly to the north of Montgom- cry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11

tion be made. The act does not limit the investigation to cotton factories alone, but MT. Palmer Is at present confining his attention to the labor em- ployed In this industry. He expects to spend several weeks in this city Meanwhile his agents in various por- tions of the State are gathering all available information on the subject.
 Mfr. Palmer's report will be turned and the results of the investigation will have to be learned from that source.
 Prior to his arrival in Montgomery, Mfr. Palmer had been engaged in for mulating reports for North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Mississip- pf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11
A CENTS FINE
 FOR MIR. YUNG Will Appeal and Make
 a Test Case. COUNTRY CLUB IS FINED $50 Nine- O'clock Laws Constitutional
 ity4o Be Tested. py Agreement with the solicitor the Two Important Cases Were settled i'm the City Court Ye.-
 terday.

By agreement between the solicitor and the attorneys for the defense. the jury in the case of John Yung. charg- ed with a violation of the nine o'clock closing law, yesterday morning on the affirmative charge of the jurge rets>n- ed q verdict of guilty and fixed the amount of the fine at one cent. Attor- neys for Mfr Yung immediately gave notice of an appeal.
 The case against the poular restaur- ant keeper was the first called at the session of the court yesterday morn ing. having been continued from the day previous when attorneys for the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11
.Innan and War.
Selma Journal.

Japan is not financially able to wage war at this time and the struggle with Russia taught her how necessary 1t is to have money when war Is going on. Az soon as Japan recuperates from the Russian war there Is no doubt she will try her new found power with some nation probably either this country or China, but she will hardly be able to da 60 for tan or twenty veara
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11

WINDOW and DOOR screens should be coated with Jap-a-lac each spring. using the Brilliant Black on the wire. and the Mahogany. Oak. Cherry or Walnut on the frames. It gives them new life and the wire cloth is protect ed from rust.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11

OLD AUTOMOBILES. carriages. wag- ons. agricuIturalf implements, etc, Jap- a-lac-ed with either Brilliant Black. Red. Green or Empire Blue look 100 per cent. better. and are given new life. The cost is nominal. and the work can be done by an inexperienced per son.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11

PICTURE FRAMES. candelabra. gas fixtures. lamps, etc. given . coat of Gold, Aluminium or Dead Black Jap- a-lac are renewed almost beyond be- lief ;--the Dead Black produces that beautiful wrought-iron effect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11

PORCH FURNITURE should be pro- tected and beautified each spring with Jap a-lac. It is best to use the color of the old finish. but if you wish to change the color. use Red or Green Jap-a-iac.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11

JAP-A-LAC Is a household necessity. and can be used in a hundred and one ways. from "cellar to garrett" and is especially adapted to finishing all or new floors and woodwork. Ask your paint dealer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11

WATER PIPES furnace fronts. radi- ators. hot water tanks and iron fences are preserved and beautihed with the use of Jap-a-lac. Use the Gold, Alum mum. Dead Black or Brilliant Black.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11

WEATHER BEATEN front doors are revived and beautihed when coated,with brush. It is best to use the color nearest that of the old finish.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11
ADJUSTMENTS. The Grand,
 TNniRhf. :.
The Musical C0medy, Success,
 SGrhA Rov~I f.r,A&sAA

''The Royal Chef" the, musical com edy by Ben M. Jerome and Messrs. Stoddard and Taylor. comes to The Grand tonight. The cast is head ed by William J. Mccarthy. the favor ite dialect comedian, Oscar Ragland. Herbert Carter. George Porter Smith, Franklin Fox, Clara Berger. Dorothy Rae, La Belle Laurette,N Dixey Lillard and other fifty others There are said to be a number of catchy airs in ''The Royal Chef most prominent of which are "O'Reilly'' Let Me Go Back" Mother Goose" Would You If You Were Me?" The Rajah Bold,y'e etc. as sung by Oscar Ragland is another that will undoubtedly score heavily here. The beautiful dancing and singing chorus Is one of the big features of the Chef and includes the we'll known "Broilers." Seats now on sale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11
USEFUL HINTS TO HOUSE
 KEEPERS.

A COAT of Natural Jap-a-Iac applied over old or new linoleum or of cloth original coat of varnish which would otherwise soon be washed or worn on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11

revival. Immense congregations greet the speaker at every service al the Baptist Church.
 Rev. w. J. Ray of Montgomery is the evangelist conducting the meet ing. There are many conversions. and up to date sivty-two have joined the Baptist Church.
 Mir. Ray is considered one among the most successful evangelists in the State.
 The meeting may continue for some days as the interest increases at every service.
 Acts Crescent Theatre thHs week Don't fail to see these nerformaneea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-11

WICKER FURNITURE coated with Mahogany Ox~Blood Red, Malachite Green or Gloss White Jap-a-lac. looks better than new.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-29


horses course enough 10 barely miss
collision.
Though there were two hard rains
yesterday, one in the morning and the
other during the wind late IN the
afternoon, the total precipitation was
but 95 inches and there was no dam
age from washing or flooding.
Had ON Rock River.
The wind struck with particular
force along the bluffs on the north
side of Rock river. In South Moline
the shed on the Deere farm near Pros
pect park was leyelled and eight head
u, horses buried but not killed. The
implement house of the Moline Pillow
company across the road was demol.
ished. Several camps were razed. AT
the Fairview school all the trees in
the yard were blown down. Two
hundred dollars damage was done at
the Mecrsnlan brick yard on Colona
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-29
SANE AND GUILTY
Is Verdict of jury in the Case
Against Ed SandeIt for Bur
larry and Larceny.
mERIEHs IS CONVICTED
Was Charged With Breaking Into Mo-
line Debot-Booth Murder Case
is to Be Tried Next.

Ed Sandell was not insane, and was
guilty of burglary and larceny when
he stole $40 from a Moline saloon, not
wfthstanding the opinions of the sher-
ifs deputies. At least this was the
verdict of the jury which heard the
case against Sandell yesterday in the
circuit court. The verdict found San
dell guilty as charged The sheriff to-
day took occasion to make public
denial that he had any interest in the
case, although his subOrdinates went
on the stand in support of the defense
and were the chief witnesses in sup
port of the claim that Sandell was in
sane
Smith Is Fined.
/ Ernest Smith, the man whose case
was not heard by the grand jury, al
though he was held in jail to await its
actions was taken into the county court
today on an information charging him
with carrying concealed weapons. He
plead guilty and was fined $25 and
costs. 1t seems that Smith had Gre
dentials from detective agency at In
dianapolis, and considered this justifi-
cation for carrying a gun and big
knife.
States Attorney Scott filed the in
formation in order to avoid the ne
Icessity of recalling the grand jury,
which, through AN error, failed to re-
|ceive notice of the case.
Mertcns In Convicted.
William Mertens was convicted of
burglary and larceny by the jury. He
was charged with breaking into the
Burlington depot in Moline and steal
ing railway, tickets and Pullman car
checks.
Booth Case Next
The court adjourned this afternoon
until Monday afternoon, when the case
against Mrs. Jessie Booth, indicted
with her husband for the murder of
their 2-weeksold daughter, will be
taken up. The Booth cases have at
tracted special attention, and the trial
will be watched with more than ordin-
airy interest. Robert Booth, the wo.
mans husband, was an ensign in the
Salvation Army, and had charge of
the local corps at the time of the trag-
edy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-29
VALENTINES BODY
FOUND on ISLAND?
Man Answering Description of Victim
OF Drowning Here is Taken From
Water Down River.

The body of a man whose descrip-
ton tallies with that of Joseph Valen-
tine was found this morning about fif-
teen miles down the river, across from
Montpelier Mike Webb, who lives on
what is known as Long Island, made
the grewsome find. The body was
lodged in pile. of driftwood. Webb
secured it so that it could not be car
ried away, and came to Rock Island as
soon as possible. This afternoon Coro-
Her Eckhart anu Joe Valentine, the
son of the drowned man, went down
to Montpelier in a launch.
From the description of the body
found, it is undoubtedly that of the
man who was accidently drowned here
Monday evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-29
BIG TRUST DEED
RECORDED HERE
Instrument Protecting $15,ooo,ooo Ad-
vance for Interurban Project is
i Filed With Clerk.

- A trust deed for s15,OO0,o00, to cover
bonds issued by the Chicago, Joliet &
Kansas City Railway company, was
filed in the circuit clerks Office today.
The deed covers the entire right OF
way of the company. The deed is
made to the Carnegie Trust company.
The project of the company is for the
construction of an interurban system
between Chicago and Kansas City,
striking the Mississippi near this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-29
CITY CHA T.

Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
$500 to loan. H. K. Walker.
Muscatine excursion Sunday.
Jones for second hand goods.
Afternoon excursion Sunday.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Boat leaves 2:3O p. m. Sunday.
Excursion to Muscatine Sunday.
W.. w. excursion Sunday, May 81.
For bus or express, Spencer e Trefz.
Arsenal boys 10 Muscatine Sunday.
Kefler & Co. clean carpets and rugs.
Ogden orchestra on w. w. Sunday
afternoon.
Roller skating Saturday evening at
the big rink.
Picnic afternoon and evening Decora-
ton day at Huber's garden.
Drink DIR. Pepper. Carse & Ohl-
weller company, sole bottlers.
Sell me- your household goods.
Jones, second hand and loans:
Big harness sale this week at Stock
hams, 220 Seventeenth street.
You always get full value in Lewis
Single Binder straight Scent cigar.
Let Krell & Siemon do your furnace
and tin work; 1916 Third avenue.
If you need any carpenter work, call
on Bergeson, 1915 Fourteenth street
Old phone q
Drink Carse & Ohlweiler company's
new tonic, Hop-Ale. Goods delivered to
any part of the city.
Meet me at the C. o. r. KS picnic
Decoration day, AFTERNOON and even
| ing, at Hubers garden
Attend the picnic Decoration day, af
ternoon and evening, at Huber's gar
den, given by the c. o. r. KS.
See "A. l.. Bruner for piano tuning
Regulating, voicing and repairing. AL
work guaranteed 425 Nineteenth street
New phone 5291.
Buy your paris green, moth balls. in
sect powder. dead shots, roach killel
and fly poison at Charles Ullemeyer's
drug store, 534 Sixteenth street.
All members of Court of Honor, No
81. are requested to meet at the x
G. hall Sunday afternoon, May 81, a
2 o'clocki From there they will take
| a special car to the cemetery.
Steamer Columbia goes to Musca
| tine Decoration day. See display at
or call up telephone old 1873. new 5152
Carl j. Mangan, agent. for further par
ticulars. Boat leaves 2:15 p. m. w
"a. Blair, manager
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-29
May 20 In History.

lG3C-Sarch jennings. famous a5 Ouch.
ess of Marlborough. born: died
1Il4.
Kirkpatrick Henry. patriot orator of
the Revolution. born: died II09.
1866 General Winfield Scott. retired
commander of the United States
army, died; born 1885. General
Scott was sixty years old when he
undertook the campaign in Mexico.
1SI7-Johp Lothrop Motley. historian
and former American minister to
England, died. born 1914
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-29

About 20 are going, and they antici-
pate n delightful trip.
The steamer Columbia will take an
excursion to Muscatine tomorrow after
noon and return in the evening.
The w. w. win be back from a
weeks work down the river Sunday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-29
EVIL LOOKING
CLOUD SWEEPS
DOWN ON CITY
Wind 40 Miles Per Hour Ac-
companied by Heavy Rain
Does Much Damage.
TREES SUFFER THE MOST
Weighted Down With Water Trunks
and Limbs Snap - Results of
Blow to Be Seen Everywhere.


Rock Island about 5. o'clock yesterday
afternoon had come together from diff
ferent. directions a tornado would
have resulted. All that was needed
was something to defect or change
the direction suddenly and there
would have been twister of the real
Kansas type and of the kind that re-
Gently devastated Millersburg and
Cleveland.
Last evenings storm was the most
threatening that has visited this To-
cality in a long time. Though the
general velocity was not great enough
to cause much damage ordinarily, be-
ing but 40 miles per hour as recorded
at the local weather station, it came
rolling up from the southwest like "a
tidal wave and the front was almost
as terrifying. In its peculiar form the
cloud performed freaks such as a tor
nado does, though not to nearly such
an extent Certain localities suffered
more than others.
Trees Are Hit Hard.
Trees sustained the most of the
damage. Hardly one of any size in
the city escaped without losing some
of it's weaker branches and in places
the streets were almost INSTRUCTED
with them. In some cases large
trunks were broken off and there were
a few cases of uprooing. The wind
was accompanied with such a heavy
fall of rain that the limbs were
weighted down and could not stand
as much strain as usual from wind.
Damage of this kind was unusually
noticeable at Rock Island arsenal,
where the men returning from work
on bicycles reported he paths so bad
ly obstructed that they were forced
to take to the open roads.
OF course there was a pretty gen.
eral diSarrangement of the wire serv-
ice, due generally to limbs falling
upon the lines breaking or grounding
them. Several light circuits were out
of commission all night. In few
cases telephone and telegraph poles
dows were broken either by force of
the wind Or by boards or limbs of
trees being blown against them.
Damage General In Country.
In the country the damage was of
a. general nature There were a few
cutbuildings unroofed here and there
and some harm done to fruit trees,
but growing crops were not far
enough advanced to be much. affected.
South of Milan new hay shed on
the farm of John Tindalfs place, near
the camp grounds, and at the S. f.
Brashar farm all the. out buildings
with the exception of the ice house,
were blown down, the residence be
ing damaged.
Near Coal Valley the smoke stack
of the Volunteer Coal mine was blown
down.
Those who were on the river saw
the storm coming in time to get safe
ly to land. The ferry boat was tied
up during the heaviest part of the
doings.
A glass showcase at the Hub cloth
ing store was overturned and smashed
and its contents scattered.
A driver for Robb's Express com.
pany intent on getting in out of the
wet and driving at furious pace
came within an ace of getting his rig
in front of Long View car at Second
avenue and Seventeenth street. He
was unable to stop but changed the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-29
PERSONAL, POINTS.

e. M. Wilcox has moved his family
back to Rock Island from Chicago.
p ]. Norberg of Gutenberg, editor
of noted Swedish magazine, is visit
ing in the city.
Rev. G. Horst of Geneseo will preach
at the German Evangelical church Sun
day morning at 1920 o'clock.
Charles Hallberg of Chicago. the no
ted marine painter, is guest of DR.. j.
A. Udden of Augustana college.
|. Mrs. S. A. Atteberry, of La Grange,
Mo-, accompanied by her daughter
Lois, is visiting with her sister, Mrs.
G. w. Ackley.
Mayor F. w. Brown of Lincoln, Neb.,
together with John Dugan, ID. B. Nc
Mahon and F. j. Kinney of the same
city, the last named being former
Rock Islander, arrived at the Harper
this afternoon. The gentlemen com
pose an investigating commission in
the interest of Lincoln.