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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
AMERICAN ENTRIES
TEAM sELEcTTONs FOR THE oLYM-
 PIC GAMES.
T,ias of Athletes Picked to Participate tn the Contests to Take Place During July in
 I,oudon.

New York, June 9.--At meeting of the team-selection committee or the Oiympiar games held here tonight the assignment of American entries for the different events to be contested at Lon don in July was made.
 The men were picked from the list of athletes announced last night as the American team contest In the Olympic games.
 The entries are as follows:
 One hundred metres--Cartmell, Hun, Kiralfy. May, Rector. Robertson. D. R. Sherman. Smithson, stevens. Witham, Cloughon.
 mell, Hamilton, Hun. Kiralfy. Mason, May. Rector, Robertson. D. R Sher- man, Whitman, Cloughon.
 Four hundred metres--Atlee, Carpen- ter, Cartmell. Dezeldlng. Hillman, Ma son, Merriam, Pilgrim, lProut, Ramey, w. c. Robbins. Taylor,
 Eight hundred metres-Board. Brom- How, H. L. Coe. French. Halstead. Jones, Lightbody, J O.. Miller, Pil- grim. Ramey, Sheehan. Sheppard.
 One thousand five hundred metres Blankenagel. H. l.. Coe. Dull, Halstead, Hoynes, Jones, Lightbody, Riley, Rowe, Sheppard. Sullivan, Trube.
 One hundred and ten metres hurdle Cooke, Garrels, Hartranft, Howe Nat wick. Patterson. Rand, D. R. Robbins, Shaw. Smithsou.
 Four hundred metres, hurdle-Bacon, Bromilow. H. L. Coe, French, Hal stead. Hamilton. Hartranft Hillman, Howe, Llghtbody. Merriam. Sheppard.
 Steeplechase-Bonhab E.. P. Carr, Dull. Elsele, Halstead. Hall, Jones, Lightbody. Rowe. Spitzer. Trube. H. c. Young.
 Five mile run-Bonhag. Armour, Bel N.Nn F4~. "a rp qAh Dull. Eisele. Hall. Rowe, Trube, H. c Young.
 Ten mile walk--Bonhag.
 Marathon race-Foreshaw. Hatch, Hayes. Lee. 1orz. Morrisey, O Mara. Ky an, Thibeau. Tewanina, Welton Wood.
 Standing broad Jump-Adams, Biller. Brannan, Ewry Holmes, Irons. Muenz, Robertson Schommer, Sheridan.
 Standing high jump-Same entries as standing broad jump.
 Running broad jump-Adams, Bellah, Brennan. Cooke, Irons, Kelly Mahoney. Mount Pleasant O'Connell, D. R. Sher- man. Stephenson, F. Young.
 Running high jump-Brennan, Cid ney. Irons, Mahone H. Miller, Mofiitt, Patterson. Porter, Schommer. stephen son.
 Hop. step and jump-Adams, Bellah, Brennan. Cooke, Irons. Mount Pleasant O'Connell, Schommer, Sheridan, D. R. sherman. Stephenson, E. Young.
 Pole vault--Allen, Bellah, Campbell Cooke. Dray, Gilbert Haggart. Jackson, Jacobs. Mercer. Ntlson. Parker.
 Hammer-Burroughs. Flanagan. Gil- lis. Herr. McGrath. Rose, B. F. Sher- man, Talbot.
 Weight-Burroughs W. W. Coe, Jr., Flanagan, Barrels, Gillis, Horr, Krue- ger, Rose, Schommer, Sheridan; Steph- enson. Talbot.
 Three mile team-Armour, Bellars. Bonhag, E. P. Carr. R. J. Carr. Cohn. Dull Fisele. Hall. Rowe, Trube, H. e Young. q
 Three thousand metre walk-Bonhag,
 One thousand six hundred metre team race-Cartmell, Hun, Taylor. Sheppard.
 am, Halstead. q
 Discus, both styles-Adams, Bur rouEhs, Dearborn, Flanagan. Carries, Grimm, GiIlis: Horr, McGrath. Rose Sheridan; Talbot.
 Javelin, both styles-Adams. Bur roughs, Dearborn, Flanagan, Garrels, GillIs, AIcGrath, Rose, schommer. D. E'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
STILWELL HURT
wELL-KNOwN INSURANCE AGENT
 ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS SELF.
Discharges shot Gun Int Left Ankle In AIighting from TrRfn--Amputn-
 tton Is Neeessary--Patient Rest
 ing Well.

Selma. Juno 9--(special. )---Frank M. Stillwell. ( weli-known insurance agent and prominent citizen. met with an accident this afternoon about 6 o'clock that has resulted in the amputation of his left leg between the ankle and the knee
 Mr. Stiliwell had been with his fam fly to Lake Lanier on picnic. He carried along his shot gun which he discharged several times during the day at the lake. When he returned from the picnic and started to leave the train at the union passenger station, he picked up the gun in his left hand and in some manner the weapon was discharged. the whole load going into the instep and ankle. making q horri- ble wound and precluding any hope of saving the injured member.
 Physicians were hastily summoned and pr. Kenan arrived in his auto- mobile. The Injured man was carried at once to local hospital. where 1t was found necessary to afnputate the limb. He stood the ordeal exceedingly well and 1t Is thought will recover.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
FINGER PRINT SYSTEM
 USED BY THE POLICE

The finger prints of Joe and William Moore who were arrested Monday on the charge of suspicion and claim to have come to Montgomery from the District of Columbia. were yesterday sent by Chief of Police W. H. Taylor to the Bureau Of Criminal ldentifica- tion at washington. A verbal descrip- ton of the men accompanied the dis patch. Chief Taylor thinks 1t very possible that the men are wanted by the police of Washington and If such be the case. the complete information furnished by him will lead, he believes to their easy identiications
 The Moore brothers were arrested on suspicion of having attempted to bur gIarize the residence of Mrs. Halls Janney, GOT Monroe Street, one of the men entering the house. 1t is alleged, while the other detained Mrs. Janney at the door on the pretense of begging. Mrs. Janney discovered the man who had gone within the house and imme- diately gave the alarm, the men taking to flight. Ewing Taylor the young son of Chief Taylor, and his cousin, VIII John, who happened to be passing the house at the time were Instrumental in effecting the capture of the men who were arrested by Officers Evans and Jackson. The Moores cfe being held at police headquarters.
 The method of Identification which Chief Taylor employed in regard to the suspects is known as the finger print system. It was evolved in France about 1879 and has been used with phenomenal success in a number of in- stances in many countries of the world. E The apparatus required for taking the impressions is very simple consis- ting only of piece of glass, ink. and piece of paper. The ink is spread on the plate of glass and the fingers of the subject. are pressed upon the plate. After this 1t Is necessary only to press the fingers smeared with ink upon a piece of paper and the operation is completed.
 It was fin such manner that Chisf Taylor treated his prisoners yesterday, They behaved stoicaIIy and exhibited no fear that evil would befall them be- causa of the circumstances. The re- suit of the experiment. for in Mont gomery the incident can be termed ex- 1 perimental. will be awaited by the spo- lice with great interest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
sroRTrNe surERsTrrIoNs.

Anglers, Hunters, and Horsemen All
 Have Their Peeuiiar Beliefs. Pearson's Weekly.
 Barring. perhaps, racing, there is no. sport on earth in which luck plays so large part as in fishing. No doubt this is the reason why so many super stitions have grown up around tha art of the angler.
 Where win YOU fnd the keen fiy- fisher who onits to take his cap off to the solitary magpie. or who. when na sees a pair of thees bIack-and-white birds on hia way to the stream. does not secretly rejoice over the prospect nf ia heavy basket7 Is not the old proverb. One for sorrow, two Tor JoyI
 In Scotland the fisherman believes It to be the worst of luck to hear the cuckoo before breakfast on day when he is going to tempt the trout Ans other scottish angling superstition Is that bad luck will attend yon all day if you happen to see colt with Us back to you when starting for a days sport.
 Shooting, too. has it's supsrstitions Many a man hates nothing worse than for a friend to wish him Good lucky when starting. The German Emperor Is a case in point. He believes that the surest way to spoil sport is to be be- sieged with good wishes and the Suiet- let Where will you find q racing stable without horse shoes nailed upon the doors for luck7 Points upwards. al- ways
 charm? The favorite mascot is q bit of New Zealand freenstone carved in- to the ssmblancc of q Mavri god. Ever since Mir. Leopold de Hothschild won the derby with St. Amant these charms have baen All the so. Mir. de Rothschild Is rurnored to have attrtb- uted his luck in 1904 to the possession of one of theEe1 charms
 Sam Loates mas never ridden race without carrying his pet mascot, which is an ordinary smoked Bearl button. and one of the most successful racing men in America invariably wears on the third finger of his left hand ring made of a nail taken from q shoe Of the first horse he ever owned. He has the most intense belaef in this as a luck bringer.
 Count Zzrowski, tho victim of that fearful motor-racing accident at Nice five years ago, was wearing at the time an unlpcly ring. M. Mace. ex-chief Of Parisian police. vouches for the fact that five times within fifty years that ring was seen on the fingers of dead men laid on the cold slabs of the Paris morEue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
Bundle Bees Protest Game
 Claimed by the HiN Billies

they chop you would think they were some where in the 100 mark or lower.
 Monday afternoon when the game was going on the Billies were one score ahead. with the Rumble Bees in, and the mighty Ashton at the bat with one man on base and one out. Not- withstanding we were confident of two runs that inning, but when we tried to get a game with the Billies for Tuesday afternoon, the BlIfies did not take time to tell us, because they started to running and they ran so fast that there heels and soles were wore off when they reached the car barn, Besides that the BiTiies wanted everything to come thir way. When the umpire call Rumble Bee man safe they would kick and say We don't play for such cheating as that But the Rumble Bees let the Billies choose there own umpire so they would not fuss.
 ''The Rumble Bees will play anybody under IT years of age.
 Phone ss5. Captain Sheen"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10

Yesterday morning Manager Ryan suc- eeeded In closing the deal for Kay. the hard hitting outfielder that he has been after. Last year Kay batted .sss in twenty-five games with the Washington American League Club and this season the Cantillons sent him to Minneapolis of the American Association. A move was made to send Kay out to the cantillion Club in the Vest srn League and he wouldn't stand for it. He was euspended by the Minneapolis and washington Clubs and yesterday morning Ryan succeeded in Gettins the suspension raised and wired to President Chambers to send his transportation from Chicago to Montgomery ct once. This should put Kay in Montgomery by Thursday at the. latest and he will probably work in one of the Mobile games.
 This means that Eddie Hassett will De re- leased as waivers have been asked ona him fnr some days. He is good man but needs more experience to hold up in as fast league as the Southern. The fans of MontRomery who have been accusing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
ORIGIN s. JEwnrT DEAD.
After BrIss 1.Inss: ls o,arks ss. oon'

After Brief Ll1neas in Clarke County
 Home--Funere1 Here.
 News that origin sibley Jewett. well known in Montgomery where he has many kinsmen, had died Monday night in ais nome at Gatnestown, CiarKe County, was conveyed last night to his mother, Mrs, c. L. Jewett, sos Madison Avenue, in a telegram. The only de- tailed information of the death was that Mir. Jewett had been i'll of a fever for about ten days.
 Mir. Jewett was frequent visitor to Montgomery. He was a son of Mrs. C. l.. Jewett and a brother of Mrs. S. B. Marks, Jr. Mrs. Marks, who is spend- ing the summer on Perdido Bay, was advised of the death of her brother and night to attend the funeral Mir. Jew ett was about forty-five years old ar Is survived by his widow and by no children.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
nirecfnrn Meet

Huntsville. June s.--(Special. )--- Directors of the Huntsville Canning co., corporation capitalized at Sl5.. GOO. met last night and elected James H. Ballentlne. Presidenti J. c. Apper- son, Vice. President; Henry Mcdonnell. Secretary and Treasurer. and H. l., Newiand. General Manager. The conn pany has chosen q site on Min Street for its plant and 1t will be connected by a spur track with the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. The plant will be ready for operation by the middle of July.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10

sherman. Sheridan, Talbot.
 Wrestling, bantam--Mehnert, Feath- er Dole. Light. Knug: Middle-craige. Gerig. and Narganes; Heavy--Talbot.
 Swimming-Daniels, Goodwin, Fos- ter, Hebner. Rich and Trube in the orie- hundred metre. four hundred metre and team race.
 One thousand i've hundred Metres Greene. Goslin and Cosnell, breast and back strokes swims.
 High and fancy diving-Gaidzeis Grote. Boreneman.
 BicycIes-Cameron Hurley, vanden- adries and Heintz in all cycling events Including pursuit race and tandem bi- cycle
 Tug of war-Burroughs, Dearborn, Flanagan. Gillis. McGrath. Rose sheri- dan, Talbot.
 Reserves-w. W. Coe, Garrels. Grif- fin, Horr. B. E. Sherman. Krueger.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
KILLED WITH DIRK
NEGno QUICKLY CUT AxoTHER's
 THROAT.
Two Field Hands Quarre1ea at Pike Road and One Killed the Other
 Almost Instantly.

Tn the presence of several spectators. Charlie Ponpie. negro. rushed upon his antagonist, Billy McGchee, another negro, yesterday at noon, and fatally stabbed him, about one mile from Pike Road station. Montgomery County. nc Gehee exh fbited remarkable nerve ana vitality as, with blood streaming from knife wound in his throat, he calmly walked away from the scene to his home. more than a hundred yards away. There he expired in less than nfteen minuteB.
 Advised by white men who were wit- nesses to the tragedy to surrender 70 the authorities McGehee's slayer did not try to escape, but waited on the scene until the arrival of Deptxy sher-l if O. O. McCreA and Constable Tom Reynoids. who, together. made the arr rest Pompie now rests in a muder- CTS cell of the county Jail on the charge of murder. He was brought in from the country and lodged there about o'clock last night.
 Pornpie tells of the tra eedy in most matter-of-fact way. Last night In his cell he told his side of the crime. tte and his victim had been working to- gether as farm hands for over a year on the place of Sydney Williams. near Pike Road. They quarreled over a jug yesterday which both claimed
 
 bearing on the case when 1t comes to. a trial Pompie yesterday at the we'll found 1t in the possession of McGehce, and regarding 1t as most important. asset, though 1t was used as con- tainer solely of water. he asked Mc- Geh ee to deliver 1t over to him. This his fellow workman refused to do. and, according to Pompie, cursed him yile1y. At this juncture, Pompie stepped down from his wagon which he had driven in from the field. and started over to where his antagonist stood.
 "Biily, he's been de puflie of de bunch ever since f'se knowed i'm. said the negro fn his cell last night. a negro of the rural type. scarcely grown "IIe'd been sayin' lay out the fust man what crossed his path. So I wuz watchfns fer i'm, an when he raised dat jug like ez he wuz gwine to kill me I let i'm have my knife right
 Here Pompie cooi1y pointed to his own jugular vein to illustrate where his knife blade sunk into his fellow mans throat. Those who saw the deed could not interfere so quickly was the trouble begun and over.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10

Members of the Rumble Bees. one Of the juvenile baseball teams of Mont Romery. have presented to The Adver- tiser statement in which they de- clare the report that they were defeat- cd by the Hiil BillieB Monday after noon is erroneous and that when the Hill BilIies. when the Rumble Bees asked them for another game, ran so fast their heels and soles were wore off when they reached the car barns"
 In language picturesquely puerfle. the Hill Billies give their side Of the matter. including a deprecation of the Hill BiIlies' style of play and conduct and a final statement of the willing ness of the Rumble Bees to play any body under 1T years of age.
 Following is copy of the statement of the Rumble Bees;
 '@The game between the Billies and Rumble Bees Monday afternoon did not result in a victory for the Billies as was in yesterdays paper. Yesterdays paper also stated that the Billies were 300 hitters, but if you could see how
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
SWINDLER CLAIMS
 TO BE FROM MONTGOMERY

New York, June 9--(Special. )---Ths police of this city and half dozen other cities, including Hartford. Buff. falo. Minneapolis and Chicago. are looking for swindler whose correct name is believed to be Cox and whom the police say has a home, wife and child in Montgomery, which Is stated to be his native city.
 He is described as 80 years old. curly hair, very thin faced, stubby mustache, five feet three inches in height and weighing no pounds. He has gone un- der the names of Cox. Fanny. Butler, West, Grimshaw, Carhart and wear ing the uniform of a lieutenant of the United States Navy.
 He first came into notice of the Hartford. Conn, police while posing as a member of the around -the-world- squadron, and duped young girl of n with whom he eioped and deserted pen- nifess here in New York. He passed several bogus checks on restaurants and hotels.
 Tn Buffalo he called himself Lieu tenant West and showed more bad checks. He then turned up with a fresh crop of bogus bank paper in Min neapolis as lieutenant Fanny, break ing the more susceptible young wom- en's hearts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
Kay, Hard Hitter, Is Signed;
 Ryan May Get Pitcher Carter

Ryan of showing favoritism will sit-up and take notice when they remember that every man that Ryan brought here from Chicaso has been released or sold. Demare was sold to the Cotton statets. Messitt to the virginia League. Alnquist was released and jumped and MAssett Is released Now De good.
 Ryan also wired yesterday nornink that Connie Mack was willing to sell him Carter a pitcher. for si.00o. President Chambers wired him back that he would give s7so and the deal may be closed today.
 ssNicix" Carter was one of the star pitch ers of the virKinla League last summer. He won ten and lost twelve of his games but it was his control that was his strong point. He struck out an averege of four men game and gave an RvefaGe- of two bases on balls gamer eanAaverage of seven hits game was made off him out he scat tered them 60 that three runs game came in Tn twenty-four games he hit eight batters. Looks ike he will fit ir here pretty nicely.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
nrAn MAN,s KfN.
Victim of Flight \ Andaiusia Has Rel
 atives in Mentgonsery.

Victim of Flight Andaiusia Has Rei-
 ativea In Nfentgonnery.
 Tom Wilson. killed yesterday by Ira Rose In Andalusia. according to sps- cial to The Advertiser from Andalusia, had kinsmen In Montgomery. To one of them. his sister, Miss Georgia Wfl- son. living at 1o1 Cleveland Avenue. news of his death was conveyed n telegram last night. No details Of hlE death were told and the news In the telegram to The Advertiser comprised all the information that could be ob- tained.
 Mir. wilson's sister and two brothers. Robert and John Wilson, live in the city. and another sister, Mrs, John La vonte. lives in Selma,
 The funeral will be held In Troy and Miss Wilson will so there this morn ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
BRIEF NOTES OF SPORT

new course on Long Island is to be used for the Vanderbilt Cup race this year: The contest will be held octo- Der 24.
 The sixty-first regatta of the New York Yacht Club. one of the biggest of the annual yachting fixtures will take place next week over the Glen Cove course.
 The Yountakah Country Club of Nut ley, N. J., has lighted its grounds with electricity and the members are now playing golf nightly by electric light.
 A monument to the memory of R. Charousek, the Hungarian master, has been erected in the cemetery at Teteuy by chess friends.
 The date for the holding of the an- nual Marathon run of the Illinois Athletic club at Chicago has been set for Saturday, September 5. "
 Billy Nolan is now in the employ of the fight trust of California and has CTS.
 Al Herford, the Baltimore fight pro- motor and former manager of Joe Cans was arrested in Baltimore recently, charged with conducting a pool room.
 As there was mucr dissatisfaction over tue decision in the recent nght iH Boston between Grover Hayes and Matty Baldwin the two have been re- matched for another fight before the same club next week.
 Umpire Johnson is again doing ser- vice in the National league. He is wearing a steel plate over the wound made by a serious operation several months ago.
 Dick Wilson says that Dana Patch, 2:05 1-4. will be one of the pacing stars of the year
 A. Sloasberg. the heavyweight cham feated Victor McIagien, the Northwest champion, in four rounds at Tacoma the other night.
 But twenty-eight men faced Pitcher
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10

in washlneton. D. C.. devoted much of his time toward writing a history of kha brigade and much valuable in- formation was given him by the Vet erans.
 It was decided to effect permanent orRanfzAtion and this was done with the selection of General Sanford as Brigade Commander. and Colonel Har- sey E. Jones. of Mobile. Adjutant.
 Colonel Jones was General Gracies Adjutant throughout the war.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC.
Dexter Avenue Methodist Pupils Kzn-
 Joy Day's Outing.

Dexter Avenue Methodist Pupils Mn-
 Joy Day's Outing.
 More than four hundred people of Montgomery from youth to paisied age" caught a special excursion train for Booths Station yesterday to attend the annual summer picnic of the Dex- ter Avenue Sunday School. The affair proved pronounced success.
 The party left the Union Station about S:3O o'clock and returned at dusk yesterday. The day was full Of enjoyment to every one. There was not an accident to mar the day. there was plenty to eat and plenty to eat II and the happy outcome of the picnic is a tribute to the zeal and managerial power of W. F. Feagin. superintendent day School.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
For Rattle Ahbcx.

] It was stated tonight that when the Battle Abbey Committee reports Wednesday to the Confederate reunion, that the statement will be made that the $10o,o0o needed to get similar amount from Broadway. Rouss would be forthcoming and the erection of the
 edihce at Richmond would be cared for. This matter has been under con- sideration for years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
mn. s. HeImer. seImn.

Selma. June s--(Special.) )-H. D. S. Helnner. a well known citizen. died at his home in this city at 7:45 o'clock tonight. He had been i'll with Brights disease for more than a year. Mir. Helmer came to Selma about eighteen years ago and was Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. He was held in the highest esteem and his death is deeply deplor- ed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
GRAcTE,s BRIGADE.
Permanent Organization With General
 Sanford as Commander.

Birmingham. June Especial )-The survivors of Gracie's Brigade who are. attending the Confederate reunion. held a meeting this afternoon at the Jefferson Hotel.
 Gracie's Brigade was composed of the 4tst, 43rd, 5sth and 60th Alabama regi- ments, and gard Alabama battalion, and a number of old soldiers who went through the war with these commands were present.
 General John W. A. Sanford. of Mont gomerys the ranking surviving officer. presided. Archibald Oracle. son of the famous general. took part in the pro- ceedings MT. Oracle. whose home is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
RACR TRACIk DILL.
It Is Advanced and VIII Pass Louisiana
 House. q

It lg Advanced and VIII Pass LOuIsEnna
 House. q Baton Rouge, La, June 9.--The Locke Antl-racinE bill in tho House today was passed to its third reading. This means that the bill will come up for final action tomorrow. and judging by the temper in which the House acted today the bill will be passed by that bcdy
 To become a law. however. the bill must be approved by the Senate and to this body the friends of racing are pin- ming their hopes. The Senate may not reach the race track bill until next week.