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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
MEET
OFFICERS OF BELT LINE AXE
 ELECTED.
Feeder to All Freight Lines of City II" In Excellent shape-Other Hah- road News of Interest
 to Montgomery.

Yesterday morning the. annual meet ing of the Belt Line Railway MaS nntl gomery. when the stockh elders elected inc following Board of Directors 70 serve for the ensuing year: II. wa wal Kenly. c. s. Gadsden. s. W. Scott. R. D. Cronly- Alexander Hamil- ton, H. L. Borden. A.
 The Belt Line is property or the AI- lantic Coast Line and was built M1d- HuT- ing the days of the old Alabama Mld- land. which road became the propeIty of the Plant System. that gigantic bSnSs of the Alta f,tic Coast Line. The Belt Line is one of the important ar teries of Montgomery's commercial ire being a feeder and connecting win m dne freight terminals of every railEoao eh- The Belt Line starts from the shops of the Coast Line in West Mont gomer enters Tallapoosa Street at the foot to' minals of the Mobile and ohio; Tne tracks of the. road go on up upinai, IaI61. of the Coast Line on North Court, % lumbus and Tallapoosa Streets, running into the freight terminals of the Coast Line from Tallapoosa Street. Just be- the Coast Line trackage arrangementf are had with the joint freight termi- nals of the Western of Alabama and Centra! of Georgia. e.u.. 4,. a Belt Line tracks go into the freight terminals of the Seaboard Air Lte, al the corner of Columbus and North Perry Streets, arrangements being had had yards of the Soaboard at the old Clis- bys Park and the yards 9f the West ern and Louisville and Nashville In North Montgomery. Hundreds of cars are transferred daily, everything being connected with the tracks of the Belt Line from the limits of West Mont gomery to the limits of North Mont gomery.
 The annual meeting and election oi the Atlantic Coast Line was held in richmond, Va, a few days ago. MT. Walters, who was elected as one oi | meeting held yesterday, Is chairmaT of the Board of Directors of the Coast | Line and former President of that cor poration T. M. Emerson. who was also elected director of the Belt Line | yesterday, Is President of the Atlantic Coast Line; MT. Hamilton hilton Is genera Of the Coast Line MT. Borden spent
 the day In Montgomery yesterday ana left last night for his headquarters in New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
NEWS OF sYLACAUGA.
Burglars Enter and Rob a Drug :

Burglars Enter and Rob 2 Drug store.
 Sylacauga. Nov 2o.-(special. Tn 0 Q Etore of the Palace Drug Company was broken into and robbed last night. .,
 When the store was opened this had been broken into during the night and about $40 with few articles of merchandise were missing.
 No clue has been obtained as to the guilty parties. x,,-,, deIiyered an excellent sermon at the Pres sbyterian Church last night.
 pr. F. B. Webb Is to preach at tho Presbvterian Church next Sunday morning and night
 Rev. J. F. Morris is attending the annual Conference at Decatur this week. sariouslY i'll for some days and but lit- tie hope is entertained for her recov-
 The condition of Mrs. F. A. Paris continually grows worse and no hopes are entertained for her.
 H. s. Merchant is spending few days with relativesr here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
TOO MANY ORDERS.
White Man Arrested for Flimhamming
 NewwO Women.

White Man Arrested for Flimhamming
 Negro Women.
 Masquerading in the guise of an agent for Montgomery Ward & Co, a big Chicago mail order house. and armed firm, c. P. Rhodes. a white man. so- iicited from the negroes of Montgom- cry orders without number until his extensive operations landed him in the city prison Friday afternoon.
 Rhodes, or Jack Melton. which lat ter he declared ~tts,. wag his real a,T.Tns name with aiIuring fashion plates depicting tailor-made suits, v0ile ,s skirts: ,rdHs and Offering these clothes at extremely low figures, and accepting Si with every erated in the city for some time; Leav- ing Montgomery for the country, he was caught, upon the complaint of sev- erai women who had become unde- ceived, several miles from the city. and locked up on two charges of false pre- tense.
 Failing to make bond Rhodes. or Melton, was held, awaiting trial this afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
Capital City Goa! [! Co.,, |: Phone l35. COeano Empire and Nut Coal MEYER. Mgr
NEWS OF RECORD

The following transfers of real es- tate were yesterday recorded in the office of the Probate Judge:
 P J. Sweeney and wife to Wesley Streety lot 6, square II. of plat of-Bel Air; consideration, $250. A lot on the east side of Perry street between Grove and South streets; con-. alteration, $s,000.
 J. g. Sellers to J. A. Sellers. Jr.: land in section 4. township IS, range IT; consideration. $500.
 T. P. Sellers to J. S.. Sellers. 16O acres of land in section 35. township IA, range IT; consideration. $2,20O.
 The following marriage ucenge was yesterday issued by the Probate
 re John c. Karns and Miss Clara Cox.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21

W. O.. Breedland of the Kentucky Conferenoe, and Brooks Lawrence, or the Alabama Anti Saloon League. ar rived this morning and were intro delivered an address
 pr. Lamar. Of Mashxille. Tenn; a representative of The Christian Advc- the convention in behalf of the journal which he represents.
 J. P. Cornelison and H. G. Davis were received into this Conference by
 Deaeons Are Passed.
 The following deacons of the first year were passed:
 D. Hardin, Henry M Hearst. W. A. Hariwick, L. K. Nonlee. J. P. Langs- ,hart. J. W. Lee. c. s. Marable. Will liam M. McDonal. David S. McGlawn, Roy. William A. sutton. James A.
 The following deacons were elected sRennE by Se sshop a
 Guntsrsviiie Distriet-T. 5. Hali. II
 Lafayette District-T. Nj. Sullivan.
 The following local preachers were
 Gadsdsn District-S. E. Igo.
 Talladega District-J; W. Blackborn. H. L. Aldridge, H. NJ. Dsbbs, L. NJ. Harris. H. O. Glasgow, F. K. Gamble. J. E. Morris. K. M. Perceil. G. M.
 This afternoon pr. Gross Alexander, book editor and editor of The Quarter ly Review. delivered the third of his ment. His lecture today was on Paurs letters to the Romans and like his two preceding lectures, 1t was a master piece of elouuence and Biblical expos- Iulaffnn eKnlainfnR tn 0 clear and forceful and eloquent man ner the meaning and the intention of the apostle Paul.
 The usual committee and board meet ings were held this afternoon. The committees are progressing nicely with the multiplicity of work which they
 Tonight the Board of the Epworth League|held its usual anniversary meeting, and at this meeting a num- Der of addresses were delivered.
 Dr. s. NJ. Hosmer. President of the College at Greensboro. Dr. Hosmer will probably address the Conference
 To Form New Districts.
 The prevailing opinion is that the Conference will be re-districted at this session of the Conference and it seems to be the opinion that several new dis tricts will be added to sthe Conference by the reduction in size of some of the present districts and by the addi- tiG1 of ns,wo new territory; ItItOy ,n.,.,o .,. there will be a new district formed with Ensley as the central point and with Rev. James Mccoy, President of the Birmingham College, as Presiding Elder of the new district.
 The time of five Presiding Elders ex- pires with this session of Conference, they having served their prescribed four years. They are: George e D. Boyd. Decatur; S. L. Dobbs. Birming- ham; I. F. Hawkins. Guntersville; J. r. Sturdivant. Huntsville and R. w Andrews. Lafayette.
 There Is some gossip that George E. Boyd may be sent to the First Church in Birmingham and that Rev. S. L. Dobbs may be sent to the Court Street Church in Montgomery.
 The name of E. NJ. Glenn is being mentioned as a likely new Presiding Elder for the Decatur District.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
snecinI to AutomohiIe Races.

Commercial Agent Cardwell of the Atlantic Coast Line completed arrange ments yesterday for the operation of autom mobile races to be held in that city The Pullman will leave Mont gomery on the regular night train of the Coast Line at 7:45 o'clock, and at Waycross, Ga, a special train will hurry the Montgomery Pullman to Sa- Vannah.
 Ordinarily, the Savannah Pullman leaving Montgomery on the night train of the Coast Line has to wait several hours at Waycross for the regular train to Savannah. but on the occasion of the automobile races the Pullman will leave Waycross at once. the spe- cial putting 1t in Savannah in plenty time for the start.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
1T.4 rrt,tIed to Nyhlalxev.

Anniston. Nov. 2O.-(Speclal. )-Jus- flee W D Newman yesterday after noon decided that Melvin-Tipton was moi entitled to the whiskey for which he had entered suit against Chief of PoIIce Sweets The whiskey in Ques- tion was taken from the home of An drew Bradley when he and his broth ar Fred Bradley. were arrested on charges of violating the prohibition
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
AUCTION SALE.
Of Valuable ReaI Estnt

Monday November 23. at noon. at the Artesian Basin. about 150 lots in Peacock's Tract, will be sold in blocks or single lots to suit purchaser. Terms easy. titles perfect. For particulars see P. J. Murphy. Admr. of Jas. Chap
 pelIs estate, or A. F. Hill, auctioneer, at Capitola Hotel. adv-2t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
pl,nt DoubIen Canacitv

Anniston, NOV. 2U.-I5peclaI. l-Ihe report of General Manager Gerard Schumacher to the meeting of the Roard of Directors of the Union Foun- dry dry Company shows that during the last six months of the fiscal year the capacity of this Ann'ston plant was in" oI1tnut over the preceding year and more than doubling the sales, a report which is considered extraordinary for a year of industrial depression.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
The Cbicauo BOoatern

The Chicago party that reached Montgomery on a special train Thurs day, left yesterday afternoon on train No. 9. the Birmingham accommodation, at 3:3O o'clock. As there were a couple of Pullman sleepers, and a din train that the Birmingh am accommo- dation has ever pulled out of Mont gomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
MR. BLACKMON ILL.
AnnIstOn Lawyer Could Not Go on With
 Trial.

Anniston, Nov. 2O.--(speciaD--Be- cause of the. illness of Senator Fred l.. RIackmon attorney for the railroad the trial of the suit for damages by John Harrington against the Louisville e and Nashville Railroad. which was begun in the Circuit Court room yes terday afternoon. was suspended this morning until November 30.
 MT. Blackmon has been quite un- well for several days, and said yester- day he felt unable to go into the trial of the case, but did undertake his du- ties and the trial was begun. He was so much worse this morning that he was not able to come down town. and there was no alternative but to sus- pend the trial. -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
,rrov Men In n rIrht.

Troy Nov 20-(SpeciaI. )--Just after the performance of circus last night, George Smythe. a young barber, and Ceph Hill became involved in difl- cuity, and Symthe was stabbed in the abdomen by Hill, the knife penetrating the cavity. The wounded man received immediate attention from doctors and 1t is thought he will recover.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
n-InI nf ME. nIrch.

Anniston. Nov. 20.-(SPecial )-The ranoaIns of William Birch. who died yesterday in Tuscaloosa, reached the cttv eariv this morning. The funeral Tss heid here this morning. Mir. Birch was one of the city's oldest and best known cftiZenBs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
HOIxe-CuIberson.

Annis,on. Nov. 2O,-(Spe ecial. l-Wed- nesdav at 6 D. m. was solemnized the msrriare of Miss Sadie Cu1berson and Mir Walter Hoke at the home. of the brides parents. Mir and Mts. Algernon Culberson. Rev. Daniel Hoke. of Geor- 9ia brother of the bridegroom, per- formed the ceremony.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21

Decatur Young Man Thrown From a
 Buggy.
 Decatur, Nov. Especial )-Miner Walden, of Trinity. son of Captain Dan Walden. ex-member of the State Legis- lature, sustained serious, but not fatal injuries tonight by being thrown from a buggy in a runaway.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
n, r NInrtln TII

Anniston, Nov. 2O:-(special.l l-Coio- neI J. T Martin. father. of Woodson J. T Martin. an attorney of Gadsden. Is SonyiIis lie was formerly Solicitor of this this District. and has many friends
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21

Only One 'BROMO QUININE.''
 That is LAXATIVE PROMO QUINIEE. Look for the signature of E. ". GROVE. Used the World over to Cure Cold in Ona Day. 35s. sat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
MINER WALDEN HURT

High scores being bOwled at Mattox's place, A N- Court. Get in the game
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21

Best exercise and training in the vvOrld-BOwling, at MattOx's, 24 N. Court Stret.
The sun., 1908-03-18
FLEET SHOULD STAY IN PACIFIC.
Its Return Is a Sacrifice Of It's Mission for
Politics, says Heuterdahl.

CHICAGO. March l7.-Henry Reuterdah,
the naval e1pert, said on his arrival here
to-day from Los Angeles, Cal, en- route
to Washington:
Il think it would not be harmful or dis
courteous TO express my views about bring
ing the fleet home by way Of Europe. In
my opinion it should be allowed 70 remain
In the Pacific. The latest reason given in
Washington for the feet g return that the
home journey would show Europe our real
naval strength. This TO be polite, is pure
moonshine Europe knows well enough.
In the ports Of South America the adm-
ralties Of the great Powers have had OBJ
servers stationed TO find out the condition
OF our ships.
The German cruiser Bremen came TO
Rio for this particular purpose. The Brit
ish have been harbor mates with our fleets
in the East, they know what we are made Of.
The fact Of sixteen ships steaming l3,OOO
miles without any extra stops is proof
enough, anyway,
with the feet once in the Atlantic il
would take two months 10 steam back TO
the Pacific. In the meantime the command
OF the sea is not ours, and during two months
many things may happen distasteful 70 our
national pride. The country does not want
war, and the surest way TO avoid it is TO
keep the fleet where it is.
The five Connecticuts the five Georgias.
the three ships OF the Maine class would
with the eight armorp cruisers give us the
command Of the Pacific The Kearsarge.
Kentucky, Illinois and Alabama could well
be sent back.
III the fleet returns its mission is sacri-
feed for the sake Of politics With the
ships on the west coast Eastern navy yards
will be practically idle, and the significance
of satisfying the politician who controls
navy yard votes can easily be understood
The sun., 1908-03-18
ALLISON NOW OLDEST SENATOR.
John walter Smith VIII Probably Succeed
senator Whyte.

WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE death Of
Senator Whyte became known to many
Of his colleagues tonight and there was
a general expression Of sorrow. Senator
Whyte was the ideal gentleman OF the old
school, punctilious. stickler for the pro-
prietes. full Of characteristic pride OF
ancestry. but always kindly, thoughtful and
considerate.
Mr. Whyte was the oldest man in the
Senate He was s9 last August, Including
MIR. Whyte, the three oldest members OF the
upper house have died since the Sixtieth
Congress came into being on March I, 1907
The others we're John T. Morgan and
Edmund ". Pettus, both Of Alabama
The death Of Mr.. Whyte leaves William
B. Allison Of Iowa the oldest Senrtor in
point Of years, as he IL in point Of service
Mr.. Allison is 10 years old, three months
older than lsaac Stephenson Of Wisconsin
and eight months older than Shelby NJ,
Culom OF Illinois.
II is predicted by Maryland politicians
that John Walter Smith, former Congress
man, who has already been elected for the
long term in the Senate beginning March 4,
1903, will he chosen 70 succeed Senator
Whyte for the uneXpired term.
Senator Whyte always insisted that his
middle name, Pinkney, should be used in
full in official documents and oommunica-
tions Noting a tendency 10 brevity on
the part Of some Of the Senate clerks who
had occasionally written his name william
p. Whyte,- the Senator issued a notice
requesting that his middle name appear
thereafter written out in full in all official
documents This request was scrupulously
observed.
The sun., 1908-03-18
DUKE or THE ABRUzzI HERE.
StOpplnE At the Italian Embassy-TaIk Of
Marriage 10 Miss ElkIns Revived.


WASHINGTON, March i7,-The Duke Of
the Abruzzi has arrived in Washington and
the return to this city Of Mrs. and Miss
Elkins, wife and daughter OF Senator
StephenB Il. Elkins. from Palm Beach to-day
revives talk Of a marriage between the
Duke and Miss Elkns. IN society. circles
the engagements 'is now spoken Of as a cer-
tainty.
The Duke is a guest Of the Italian En-
bassy The Italian Ambassador and
Baroness des Planches entertained at din
ner in his honor this evening.
Difficulties in the way OF the union Of a
son Of once King of Spain and first cousin
10 the King Of Italy and Miss Elkins are
being discussed It is contended that the
Duke cannot marry outside Of royalty
without surrcnderng his titles and beoolrs
ing plain subject with plain name.
ROME, March 17.-lt has been asccr.
tanned from several Italian naval officers,
friends and schoolmates Of the Duke Of
the Abruzzi and also from two aides do
camp Of King Victor Emmanuel, that the
reports Of coming marriage between the
Duke and Miss Katherine Elkns are un.
founded The Kings sanction 20 such a
marriage would bc indispensable TO validate
it, This has not been asked and 1t would
not be easily granted
THE Sun correspondent ia assured that
the Duke Of the Abruzzi was seen to-day
on board the battleship Regina Margarita
at Spezia.
The sun., 1908-03-18
BRITISH CHARITY EXPANDS.
Rather Because Of Active solicitation
Than . spirit AZ Easy GlVlng.
S7'rIlI Cdb7f DfIDiltI % TuE SrN,

N0frI4' an 2 DfNpIItI ~ lhb ~ ~
LoNpoN, March IL According 10 the
latest statistics John Bull becomes more
generous toward charities and religious en-
terprses yearly The cause Of his gener-
osity, however. seems TO he traceable rather
to the growing importunity Of the conduc-
tors Of these movements than to any increase
Of philanthropic sentiment.
Those responsible for the gathering Of
funds have awakened to the power Of adver-
'isement and direct appeal, with the result
that while the population increased only 10
per cent. between 1895 and 1905 the sum
given eleemosynarily increased i8 per cent
The total ncome Of the principal institu-
tions supported by voluntary gifts was in
1898 a little over So 900 ,ooo. Now it ia above
$40 600 600 Legacies to hospitals and mis-
sions have become far more common. The
gross amount Of post mortem gifts has in
creased enormously. Foreign missions con-
tinue 10 be more popular with donors than
religious work in Great Britain.
Some wealthy persons complain that char
ity is being oyerlone and that givers are
being MIXED too hard They predict a
reaction, especially If taxes and rates con-
tinue 10 rise as they are doing now.
The sun., 1908-03-18
RIOT At A SCHOOL ELECTION
POLICE BREAK UP 4 MEETING
At Union HILL, y. J.,

After Many Heads Have Been Punched and
a Banker Has Been Thrown Through q
Glass DOOr--TrlclI Of One Faction and
Dispute ~ Vote Caused the Row.
The annual school meeting in Union Hill.
\. j.. called yesterday afternoon for the
election Of three trustees and the fixing Of
appropriations, broke up in a riot and the
police had 10 put a stop to the election in
order TO prevent a more generous dis
tribution Of black eyes and bloody noses.
The school board, controlled by the in
dependent wing Of the Democratic party
known as the Groth-Flon action, in
structed Clerk John Miller to issue the call
for the election at School in the Third
ward in the northern part Of the town.
Heretofore the annual meetings have al
ways been held at the Town Hall, more
central location. The Third ward con-
tains many Groth-Filon adherents and the
independents figured that they would have
a cinch, believing that the First and Second
ward voters wouldn't bother TO 60 so far
away from home TO vote. They admitted
last night that their guess was wrong
The schoolhouse was jsmmed when
the meeting began at 4 o'clock and il was
apparent that the regular Democrats were
out in great force 70 do the Groth- Filon
politicians When Clerk Miller announced
that nominations we're in order for chair
man the independents named John o Brien
and the regulars John Haas
The voters were so noisy that Miller
could not count noses and all hands we're
ordered to go into the school yard and
line up against the walls. This caused
a lot Of confusion and III feeling. The
storm broke when Miller declared that
O'Bren was elected. The regular Demo-
Gratis maintained that Haas had three times
more votes than the independent cand-
date. Both candidates tried to get the
gavel and their supporters pitched in.
Heads were punched and Louis Ringhoh,
a contractor affiliated with the regulars,
and John Lenahan. an independent, had
particularly lively punching match, Lena
hans face was cut Louis Formon, eI-
Treasurer Of Union Hill and manager Of
the Peoples Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany was thrown bodily through a glass
door in the school.
John Haas, who is chairman Of the police
committee Of the Town Council, telephoned
10 the Town Hall for help and Capt. George
kreger came up on the dou bleAIick at the
head Of a squad Of cops. The police rushed
upon the rioters and cleared the school
house. The doors were locked and HI Tieger
said there wouldn't be any election. The
rival factions fingered around the school
house until well into the vening expressing
opinions Of one another Martin Filon,
one of the leaders Of the independents,
got into rumpus with eN-School Trustee
Christian Sofcke and both went at It with
hare knuckles. Witnesses say Filon got
licked.
The sun., 1908-03-18
SCOTTY LAVELLE DEAD.
For Twenty Years He Dened the Police In
Chinatown.

Scotty Lavelle. for many years one OF
the most conspicuous figures in Chinatown
and the lower Bowery, died on Monday
night at his home, $40 East lSOth street, The
Bronx. When the news was received in
and 8 Chatham Square, a resort that Scotty
ran In defiance Of the police for twenty
years, Big Jack and Big Jerry, his success
sors had the piano closed,
When the Five Points gang was in it's
infancy Scotty's place was the rendezvous
Of crooks. When Chuck Connors was a
youngster Scotty's dive was the principal
resort in Chinatown and it remained so
until Tom Byrness day, when It was con-
verted into dance hall.
Scotty was born in the old Sixth ward
about ffty-eight years ago. When a boy
he went TO work in Jack Guilfoyle's gam
bling house at 6l6 Broadway, Later he
moved 10 Chinatown. About three yea.rs
ago the police got after Scotty in earnest.
II hal got so that when there was any police
business to be transacted in Soottys, the
entire reserve force Of the Elizabeth street
ststion would 90 there In body. He cried
that he was being bounded by the police,
but had to sell out.
Sootty leaves a widow and three grown
sons.
The sun., 1908-03-18

Low pressure areas central over the upper Lake
regions and the northern Rocky Mountain States
caused generally cloudy and unsettled conditions
over northern parts OF the country yesterday.
There was light rain In the middle Atlantic and
southern New England States, snow In northern
New York and the Lake regions and the Missouri
Valley and rain In Montana and westward TO the
north Pacific Coast
In the southern half Of the country the weather
was generally fair.
The temperatures were lower IN New England
the lower Lakes and the middle Atlantic States;
also in Minnesota the Dakotas and westward
From the Gulf States northwsrd over the cen
trsl valleys and upper Lake regions II was warmer
There was some zero weather In northern Maine
and northern Minnesota, and freezing weather
reached southern New York.
In this city the day was cloudy and cooler ght
rain In afternoon wind. light southeast average
humidity. II per cent; barometer corrected 10
read to sea level, ASA. NJ, ooi2 SP. ~, Sooo
The temperature yesterday. as recorded by the
of,riAl thermometer IA shown In the annexed table