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New-York tribune., 1908-03-15
THE DETECTIVE FOILED.

A week passed and Sinclair had established no
clew. Finally In despair he giving up the
quest, the Kansas producer stumbled the trail.
Tanner Guthrie II Sunday, and the
hotel Hobbies crowded with politicians Detec-
tves arrived the to find that Tanner had
registered at one OF the large hotels. But he was
gone.
Then Sinclair learned the Indian was in Okla
homa city thirty miles away. He wired his detec-
tive there 10 detain Tanner al any cost SiucII.-'s
detective struck the trail 1t easy to follow
The Indian with three others I'm a Dig red
motor car. They traversed the city with the in
consistency of tourists pleasure bent. They
went fire. The detective followed in a ma
cn1lc. He lost them in the smoke of confusion
but picked them up again downtown. The JOB
looked like sinecure He had assistant teIe-
phone Sinclair that he had the party "on the
line His plans quietly keep the trail
until his employer arrived
Then absurd thing occurred. The detective
was arrested. In vain he protested and demanded
10 know by what right he detained from in
dulging in a peaceful ride The police officer was
obdurate and the Indignant detective was guided
to the police court. He easily tie ragis-
trate that the charges against him We're unfound-
ed and he released
In the mean time the red automobile had gone
The darkness had swallowed the party, and the
asphalt left tracks The pursuer and his
chauffeur secured the city until morning They
visited the hotels and rooming houses. and finally
gave 1t up. The trumped-up arrest had cooked
the goose of the Oklahoma City detective Sin
clair arrived to hear gloomy report and volu-
rninous ifs
Hours mounted into days and no trace Of the
red auto found The garage to which ft be-
longed showed the record Leased indefinitely:
parties reliable Sinclair got number and set
TO work again, wiring the police of every town
within a radius of hundred miles. Ife Of
fered 500 reward. Sometimes the v-hir Of ma
chfnery disturbed the sleep of a village and the
next morning the inhabitants could testify to
seeing a big touring car whiSk through at high
speed. Farmers who met il on the country ro1 Is
swore to the reckIessness of the driver TLread
after thread picked up. but the authorities
were always too late, Sinclair sat in a GutFrfe
hotel and received reports over the te!ephone
But the phantom car sped on tirir7oede5
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15

later the wife or husband seeker would receive in
reply letter like this:
The original of the photo which you received is
now corresponding with other members of our
club and has requested not to send any new
names lust at present We therefore recommend
the inclosed desra bic members name
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15

the habit now. and things viii easy. Later
may go to Harvard But first will the world
ut was great game" declared Sinclair. W.
had sport, and do rot besrudse my oppon.nts
luck. I came out pretty well 1t to-"
But In Oklahoma City there IL a private det.c+iv.
whose chagrin will only of In time n. ba4
cinch and lost it, He is mortal ensny or
everything that wears blue clothes and a badz.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15
CALLED THE MAYORS BLUFF.

Mayor IIibbard of Boston has proved himself
game" ever since he office, but his most
ardent supporters surprised at the coolness
with which he parted with his fur coat the other
day just because his bluff was called.
The Mayor has this fur coat all winter. and
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15
HOT CHASE FOR
OIL FIELD OWNER.
PROMOTERS KEEP INDI1N
HIDDEN FROM RIVAL.
In automobile Elude Pursuit-Ldt-
ter Reaches Them FiUe Mn
ufes Too Late.

Guthrie. Okla. March 1.-THE oil fields OF okia-
hona have furnished romances not a rev. OUT tns
latest of which the pubic has heard is tnat IN
which Frank Tanner. Delaware haIf-oreeo' t"e'i-
ty-one years old, is the chief figure
Spirited away by two wealthy oil men. "hiiiea
from one end OF the state the other IN an auto
mobile wned and dined most luxuriousiy' anu
finally. as the hour of his twenty-IHSt oii 'ilaI
ueared entertained in Enid hotter "iiis d NV ="
nj, man was hurrying to town special tram
Tanner signed a lease which gave 10 his hosts 'i'e
right to develop his 1IO-acre allotment pronouNo
nv experts to be fabuiously rich IN OIL ana s.'S
deposits .
For the lease. which does not expire fer twenty
wears Tanner received $4,000 in cash lie is 10 eet
one-echth of the royalties OIL producers say ne
will be worth q million in a few years
The tieh hit over the big game was exciting Charles
J. Wrightsman, of Tulsa, with w Bonneue' OF
Bartiesville and J. A. Tillotson. meIilpers OF
the LEGISLATURE from Nowata County, found Iii W.
C. Sinclair, q wealthy oil promoter OF ihdepeh-
dencc Kan. a bar the coveted lease Sinclair
who represented Pittsburg capitalists. had had a
contract with young Tanner. but the Oklahoma
producers raised his bid by 5000 OF course, the
Itansan was willing to meet the raise, but he could
not get in touch with .he Indian. Repeated IN
ouirfes at his home in Nowata only disclosed the
information that he had disappeared Sinclair was
frantic He saw thousands slipping through his
fingers but there time Yet to act, fOr
Tanner could not sign the lease until he was OF
age
When the first scene of the drama opened the
Young Delaware lacked nearly two weeks OF being
twenty-one. His disappearance created excitement
Sinclair did not stop to sympathiZe with the fam
lily He knew nstinctively that the lease had some
thing to do with the unaccountable absence OF the
Indian. His detectives teleE rapted to every part
OF the state. Descriptions of the missing youth
were forwarded to the police of every important
town in Northern Oklahoma, but the drasnet
brought results.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
wETUMrrxA,s GALA DAY.

wetunipka. Aug. s.--(SpeeieLl--Fhi was A gala day In WetumpKe on sS- count of the picnic and hafoeeue tor inc Confederate Veterans their iami- lies and their friends
 Since early morning buSgies ana wagons have been coming in, and many visitors came on the train snd-i In auto mobiles. 4. {.
 The exercises this morning at the auditorftfnl were very interesting. A beautIful address of welcome was de- iivered bv Hon. F. L.. Tate after the tnvacatior bv Rev. W E. Harris.
 ..rentinr on the oId Camp Ground" vas sunr after which Hon. J. I. Hef- lin was Introduced and delivered an ao- dress. .. .srs o Conquered Banner. after wnlcn H. a' Robison, valiant ex-Confeaerete: spoke feeIingiy for few moments cr the rapidly thinning ranks or those who wore the grey.
 He was followed by ]. W. 4. san- ford. whose remarks were brief put plthy and suitable for the day.
 A beautiful feature of the musical program was solo by Mss Florence
 After the singing of Dixie the sur yiving heroes of the sixties their ehil- dren. grandchildren and friends re- paired to Valley Brook and were served bountifully with barbecue and picnic dainties.
 Among the distinguished visitors from Montgomery were Mayor Teague. Messrs. Wash burn and W. D. Seed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
CHANGE OF TROOPS
SOME OF SECOND TO SEE ACTIVE
 DUTY.
Cavairymen nnd ArtifIerymen Are to Be Returned--Trouble fs Cost ing State Over es,000
 Week

Employers, relatives and friends of
 the Montgomery infantrymen at Chick
 amauga Park are not entirely consoied
 over the half assurance of the Cover
 nor that only the 1st Regiment will be
 ordered to Birmingham on the break
 ing of camp on the historic battlefield.
 They fear yet that some of the End
 may be ordered on duty in the strike zone.
 The artillery and cavalry that have been holding down the military end of the strike for the past month must
 have relief. The Governor as com-
 mander In chief of the militia, has are available. The volunteer plan seems happy one on paper but there are many people in Montgomery just a little above the skeptical who believe the volunteer arrangement may not prove altogether successful. If not successful. then inroads may be made into the Montgomery or other organi- cations for men.
 Those who take an optimistic view of the volunteer plan argue that there is every reason why 1t should serve it's purpose. They point to the fact that the privates are guaranteed under the laws of Alabama twice the pay of . United States regular. This would
 make them something like dollar a u1y plus IOo0 ana l0oElnE. me pre- dfction Is made that there will be be. tween 70 and 50 per cent of the entire brigade to apply for the Birmingham jobs. It Is said this is based on the fact that Just at this time the units are in great part made up of men who are temporarily unemployed at home. These would be more than willing to step in
 for the needed service of the State. The expense of maintaining the sol- diers around Birmingham must, If 1t | continues to bear down pretty heavy
 on the State treasury. On account of the high pay, the scattered array of l the soldiers. and other emergency con- | dttions. the maintenance is much more | per capita than in the case of summer | encampment. It is estimated that be- tween s3,000 and s4.000 week Is be- | ing expended for the protection of citi-
 zens and property in the Birmingham | district. This Is probably the most ex- I pensive draft on the States resources I on account of active service since the troublous experience of 1s94.
 There is no indication of the time | when the Governor will be back in his oAice. He continues to transact busi-
 ness by 'hpone and correspondence with
 Private Secretary ". E. Fort.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
A FRIGHrFUL ACCIDENT.
Negro Fireman Lesss Arm Usder His own

Negro Fireman xeses Arm Under His Own
 Eaafns.
 Taifadega. Aug. s.-f6peciai 1--Ed. Young a negro fireman on the Southern Railway. was the victim of frightfui aceident this morning which cost him his left arm
 He was under the engine cleaning out the fire box. when the engineer. not aware of the location of the fireman, started off the engine. ig
 The nsgro's arm was caught in one of the driving wheels and ground off. The acci- dent ocurred at Barclays.- four miles wesF of Talladega and Young was hurried to the city fer medical attention, He lived ss Wilton. Ala.
 sheriff V. R. Middleton has returned from Brantisy. Ala, where he went after F. O. Taylor . white rnan wented in this county on charge of seduction. Taylor lived in the iewer and of the county near syiacaugs. The young woman who brought the charge agsinst hipa is the daughter or a well know farmer of that section. There was a reward of $50 fer the arrest of Tay- lor
 The twelfth session of the Alabama Chau- tauqua is h progress in Talisdega, vita large daily attendance. There ere many visitors in the city and the program is giving great satisfaeticn- Weiiington van diver, the well known lecturer sad Ysitsr' is unanager of the chautaudue.
 T,ieutenant- Governor Luther Mansnip' os Mississippi VIII appear tomorrow night ana k expected to draw the largest house ot ths s season. as he has appeared here before sh0 is in high favor with Chautauauans'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
EVIDENCE VERY STRONG.
Murder of Van Wright Charged to
 Bill Phillips.

MuE0eF OK Van Wrtghe CharEe0 to
 Bili Phillips.
 Anniston, August e.--(Speeial.) IA gentleman from Randolph county was in the city yesterday and stated that the evidence aAainst Bill Phillips. who is charged with the murder of Van Wright. who as found dead recently. is very strong.
 He further stated that the killing was traeeable directly to blind tiger whiskey.
 Some time ago, 1t is said. Phillips was accused of selling whiskey. and Wright was suspected of being the man who turned him up to the authori- ties. It is said that at the day of the preliminary hearing, Phillips remarked that Wright would never turn another person up for selling whiskey. and furthermore he would never testify against him in court again. Phillips recently purchased some new shells for his gun, and the shell found near the body of Wright, it is claimed. fits his gun and is the same kind that ho purchased. Phillips is said to be a pretty bad character, and his having made these remarks caused him to ba suspicioned as soon as the body of Wright was found in the edge of the Tallapoosa river.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
TO PAVE STREETS.
4 Bnny Session of Admission City coun-
 ell Held.

4 Bnsy Session of Admission City c0un-
 cif Held.
 Anniston. August 6.-(SpeciaI )--In busy session Wednesday night, the city council agreed upon the matter of paving West Tenth street from No- ble to the railroad. which was decided upon by a resolution passed over the protest of those who opposed 1t.
 The mayor was authorized to adver- tise for bids and the probability is that the work win be under way before a great while. W. r. Richey, coun- ciiman-elect from the Third Ward. was elected by the council to nIl the unexpired term of c. E. W. Robert son. whose resignation was read by the city clerk during the meeting. Mir. Richey. being present. was sworn in and participated in the business of the session.
 An ordinance was passed requiring the protection of meats and fruits from flies and dust, by the use of screens and covers. but what was re- gardedas the special object oF the meeting last night. was the passing in final action on a lot of paving in tho city. This matter came up and action was taken which provides for the laying of several blocks in cement, though not for all that had been con templated, owing to the objection of property owners.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
IDAHO pEslocRArs srLIT.
Factions Disagree snd Organize seps
 Rnte CanVentiOng.

Factions Disagree and Organize sepa-
 rate Conventions.
 Wallace, Idaho. Aug. e.-The Demo- cratic State Convention was split in twain today and both the Dubois and anti -DuBois factions have organized separate conventions. r The split In the convention came this afternoon when the convention failed to sustain a protest of the antti- Dubois faction against the seating of the Dubois delegates from Bear Lake, Oneida and Freenont counties. The anti-DuBois eonventic2 claimed to have l3s votes and the DuBeis l15. Many of the delegates have gone home, leav- ing proxies.
 Except that the Dubois convention declared for local option and pro- nouneed strongly against polygamy, and unlawful cohabitation and church inc terference in politics. the platforms are much alike.
 The anti-DuBois faction nominated . ticket headed by Senator c. O. Stocks lager for Senator and N. A. Alexander for Governor.
 The Dubois convention adjourned un- til tomorrow when its ticket will be named.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
ROAD SERVES ULTIMATUsf.

Little Rock. Aug. 6.-Notice has been given to the residents of Argentina, Ark. by C. W. Nelson. assistant vice. president of the St. Louis and South estern Railroads that unless suits for suited from the construction of about a mile of trackage through the prin- eipal streets of the city. are dismissed the track will be torn up and all or ders for improvements. including a de- pot to cost $20O, 1000 annulled.
 The track in question leads to the proposed depot. About S150.00e has been spent already in Argentina by the company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07

visit a number of places in the west end confer with Democratic leaders.
 The notification of MT. Bryan will take place at o'clock on the after noon of August 12. The exercises will take pisce on the Capitol grounds in Lincoln and c great crowd is ex- pected to be present Mir. Clayton as Chairman of the Committee will deliver the address of notification. He has already prepared his speech which Is not long and which deals with only the more vital issues of the cam raign. Ills speech and the speech of Mr. Bryan will occupy only one hour. The Committee on Notification is com posed of 2 representative from each State and Territory In the Union. Editor Harry wafKer of Athens. Is the Alabama member of fhe committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
,,hsr nvh,,c tr,bute to the late states

other public tribute to the late states man and former President.
 The committee consists of the follow inR: Francis Lynde Stetson. Chairman Lyman Abbott, p. c. Benedict, Joseph p. Bryant, Nicholas Murray Butleer John Caldwell, J. G. Carlisle. Andrew Carnegie, Joseph H. choate. William F. coakiey, Charles s. Fairchild. John Fl. Finley. Richard watson Glider. George Harvey. W. M. LAffan, John e Milburn. Frank D. Millet Paul Morton. Patrick R. Mcgowan. St Clair McKelway. Herman A. Metz. Del- ancey Nicoll Adolph S. ochs, Morgan T. o'Brien. Peter olney, Alton B. Par ker. Francis Key Pendleton. Whitelaw Reid. Herman Ridder, Isador straus. Edward M. Shepard, William F. Sloane and Egerton K winthrop. Jr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
TO GET THE MONEY
VOLUNTEERS TO BE PAID BY
 SEPT. 1.
Those Wac Served in spanisla Amer icnn War will Get . "Pick
 Upn From the Govern

tcan War Will Get "Pfck
 Upn From the Govern
 memf.
 The work is fast progressing now which will result in the disburse- ment of between s40.ooo and $5o.oe0 to the enlisted men in the Spanish Amer ican War from Alabama and the be- lief is that by September 1 the fund will be available for every claimant
 The ex-soldiers who are to profit by payment of these claims number several hundred. They are of that class of men. officers and prtvates, who were recruited at interior points or at their homes and have not re- ceived pay for the time laDsing be- tween that stage and enlistment and the time when the arrived at the point of rendezvous.
 An act of Congress secures all claims arising under circumstances similar to these. It took Q long time aud much persistence on the part of Benjamin Carter. State agent for the fund. of Birmingham, to gather to- gether all the claims in the aggre- gate, prepare the accurate information and do all things necessary before the money was turned over to htm as the representative of the Alabama troops.
 Several weeks ago Mir. Carter re-
 
 check in full from the United States Treasury He went to Governor Co., mer, who officially received the check and endorsed 1t to the Adjutant- Gem erai.
 The disbursements will be from the Department of the Adjutant General His clerical force Is now busily en- gagged in. checking over the muster rolls of the Alabama soldiers who full in the claim list. It Is work of vast detail. The pro rata of every nan must be figured and his time ver- flied. The amounts range from $2 and $S up to &100 and $200. the lat- ter for regimental officers.
 When the details are at last finish ed by the Adjutant General the dis- tursemsnt will begin. It will prob ably be by warrants drawn on the State Treasury. and mailed to the claimants. If some of the men are dead. 1t will then go to their execu- tors. administrators heirs or assigns. September 1 Is put down as possibly -the latest date for the men to get their money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
ALABAMA FIRMS
 HIT BY A FAILURE

Cincinnati. Ohio. August s.-(spe- ciaI. aI.)-Twenty-si Alabama firms are heavy losers by the Morehead- -Bultman buck etshop failure here.
 The firms are: J. R. Hagan and Company, Mobile; J. B. Atkins. Bed ford; T. N. Eatman, Eutaw: c. C.. Torbet. Opelika H. F. Stearns. De- than Clark and Company, Eufaula ; Alabma Brokerage Company. Florence; H. G. Haynie. Greenville; J. c. Brady, Tuscaloosa; E S. Heniger, Tuscaloosa i; A. J. O'Holloran, Selma; Ira H. vir- gin, Montgomery; Talladega Broker age Company, Talladega.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
CHAFTN IN LINCOLN.
Prohibition Candidate wiII Call on Rrwnn

Bryan.
 Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 6.-E. W. Chain, prohIbition candidate for President, in an address to the Nebraska Epworth Assembly this evening, said he had little sympathy with the county option or any other movement looking to the suppression of the liquor trafic that fell short of nationwide prohibition. He elassed the liquor trafiic with slave-holding and lotteries and predict ed that within the present generation the Government would outlaw 1t.
 Mir. Chain will remain in Lincoln several days and iS expected to make a can Un Mir. Bryan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
N.~ro ia Lynohed :.

New Orleans. Aug. s.-Dispatehes from Shreveport say that the lynching of Andrew Hargis. a negro. near there on July 26. became known last night for the first time. The negro was ac- cused of attempted criminal assault. and was en route to jail at Bethany. La. escorted by a posse. He attempted to escape and was riddled with bull lats
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
GOES TO ALLISON FUNERAL.
Senator Joseph F. Jehnston wiIi visit
 Iowa.

k0WA.
 Birmingham. Aug. s.--(special.)-- Senator Joseph F. Johnston of Ala bama has been appointed member of the committee on behalf of the United States Senate to attend the funeral of the late Senator Allison. which will be held in Dubuque, Ia. Saturday after noon at o'clock.
 The appointment was made by wire by vice-PresIdent Fairbanks and Sem ator Johnston will join the committee at Chicago Friday afternoon. He left Birmingham over the Illinois Central Railroad this afternoon about the time a special car with the other members of the Senate committee will leave Wash tngton.
 The committee will spend Friday night in Chicago and leave Saturday morning In ample time to reach Du- buque for the funeral services. sena- tor Johnston will be away from Rir- minRhanl for several days and will probably return to Washington with the entire committee on his way home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
TO MEET IN MOBILE.

Knights of Columbus Annual Conven-
 tion AdJOurms.
 St. Louis, Mo, Aug. e.--After refer ring to the different councils for de- cision, the question of raising 6 fund of S500.000 for the Catholic University at Washington, D. C., aswed for by Archbishop John J. Glennon, the Knights of Columbus National Conven- ton adjourned tonight to meet next year at Mobile, the date to be deter mined later.
 One of the important actions taken today was the decision not to aflliate with the National Federation of Cath olic Societies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
FOR MAKTNG sIooNsHINE.
PIess Norris Bound over by Judge
 Fillmore

IVWEENW
 Fillmore.
 Pleas Norris. a white man of Ran delph county, was yesterday brought before Judge John A. Fillmore, United States Commissioner. on the charge of making moonshine whiskey. Nor rIs was brought to Montgomery by Deputy Hiram Gibson.
 At the preliminary hearing 1t is shown that Gibson was running a copper still on Little River, six miles above Wedowee below a certain iron bridge. The evidence presented at the hearing was of such character that the judge bound the prisoner over to await action by the Federal Grand Jury in the sum of $500. The bond was immediately made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
Gr~at Preparatory School

New York. Aug. s.--It is learned from a New York friend of Mrs. Rus sell Sage. that she is thinking seriously of purchasing Constitutional Island. in the Upper Hudson. opposite West Point, and presenting 1t to the United States Government as site on which to erect the worlds greatest military preparatory school.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07

the State, endorsing the Idea of a cen tral warehouse at Little Rock.
 It was also decided to handle the cotton of negro farmers organised as the Cop-Operative Cotton Growers Association, on the same basis as that of the Farmers Union members.
 John Bower of Lonokee was elected President of the State organization.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-07
MURPHY DENIES REPORT
Aar. Bryan WIn Certainly Speak iu
 New York

MF. Urynm VIII CertalnAy speak in
 New York.
 New York. Aug. 6-Charles F. Mur- phy denounced today the report that w. |. Bryan was displeased at a re- fusal of the New York Traders to ask him to speak here.
 That report, Mr' Murphy said. is simply the work of some trouble-mak- CT. There is absolutely no truth in it. Of course Mir. Bryan will be asked to speak here when we get our campaign plans completed and he certainly will speak in this state at several places. There is absolutely no ground for any one to say that there Is any friction or iIl-feeling over it."