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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
NO TRACE OF OWEN
FORMER CFrY CLERK or MOBILE
 DISAPPEARS.
His Faniiy May Make Good Reported Shortage of SD o00-BemaisG Company Takes Charge Of
 the satuafion.

Mobile May s.-- Special. l--The po- lice of Mobile are searching the city for Richard B Owen: Jr.. charged with en,b excitement of the city funds.
 Positively no reliable ciue. of his whereabouts has yet been found. It is believed by many that he is in hiding within the city. and that when he has secured bendslnAn Of sufii- cient financial strength to insure him against isnprisonmcnt he will sur- render.
 This belief does not gain crsdence with the police. but they are taking no chances and every avenue Of escape is guarded, and every probable place of conceaIment Is cioseiy watched.
 T. R. Love of Birmingham reached Mobile this afternoon to look after the interests of the Guarautes ana Fidelity Trust Company of Baltimore. Md. In the matter of the Owen defaicntioh. } This cdmpany is surety osl the exr clerks bond in the sum of xi0. .e00. v lA long conference with ssitg Azferfszy y Boone was ostensib5y the only step taken today by Mfr. Love, and h6 would not talk upon the result of the con ference. Mir Boone was also uncom- niunicative upon that subject.
 It is said that two of the best pri- vate detectives in the South are In Mobile in response to tefegrams from Mir. Loves company. and that after his conference with Mir. Boone. Mir. Love was closeted with these ofhcers.
 Neither the police department nor tho sherifFs force know of the presence of these men who are working alone their own lines in the effort to locate Owen. .,-
 Up to sac o'clock tonight no clue o owens whereabouts or his route. if ht has left town, has been discovered The best men of the local force are a work on the case, but have made nt progress,
 owen seems to have disappeared com pletely. Ills usual 'haunts have beer searched but without success. Hii family seems as much at sea In thu matter as the authorities. Several O his relatives are searching with ever, show of sincerity for him. One of hfi near relatives stated today that thu family will restore every cent of thu shortage reported and of any othe shortage which may be found.
 It Is reported tfat the family hai raised s5o.000 among themselves foi this purpose.
 Some account for owens disappear ance upon the theory that he has kill ed himself. Those who know him bes do not hold to this idea.
 Mrs. Owen Is reported prostrated b, the blow. It was because of her con dition that her brother. Attorney R w. stoutz, objected to the detective searching the owen home last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
TWO WHOLE BLOCKS
 BLRN~IN A A7LANTA.

building was the Inman block. which faced on Forsyth Street. This build ing was a three-story bull finy. sx- tending from Nelson Street o1 Forsrth north to Mitchell and contsInsd. n'ne or ten business concerns. A narrow alley separated the Inman bfoc.s rom, the fire and 1t was soon 2 mass c pany' was drawn away from other sY and their combined forces pitt z here, for It was at this point the ffe was to be stopped from crossing Mitchell and Forsyth and burning fur- ther into the city. Y fet z
 East of the Terminal Hotel on Mitch ell was the Marion Hotel Annex and chfids Hotel The fire stopped after running the latter hotel.
 Across the street, postoffice station "B." the most important sub-station in the city. the Southern Suspender Company and the Southern Handker- chief Manufacturing Company, tile Georgia Vehicle Company, the Pted- mont Hat Company and McCIurs's ten cent store all fell away ike so many cigar boxes. .s,sfs..,S ;.
 Mitchell Street from Ma lis ,n Avenue to Forsyth was one yr sat furna.e. either side with falling walls every. where and danger to life ard limb iri minent, but the firemen stuck to their work and did not draw back until they finally had to drop their hose and run for their lives as the last wall of the Piedmont Hat Company came down, leaving a clear space across a whole black that where once was one of the business blocks of the city.
 List of the Ionses.
 Following is list of the firms who sustained losses: Harry L.. Schlessin- ger, candles; Schlessinger- Meyer Bak- ing. Company: Postofflce Station "B..'' Robert T. Moon. shoes: Moore $ Floyd. wholesale clothing; Edgar T. Davis. dry goods; Southern Suspender Works. southern Handkerchief Manufacturing Company. Couch Elder Manufacturing Company, Burnett Engineering Com- pany. Atlanta Utiiity Works. Paul D, o'Keily. automobiles; Georgia Vehicle Manufacturing Company, West Disin- fecting Company, Piedmont Hat Man ufacturing Company, J. H. Schroeter & Bro, machinists: Edward F. Small, jeweier; Mcclure ten cent store, the Central Bank and Trust Corporation (branch); Kingsberry Shoe Company. American Bag and Transfer Company. Peter lVerghiotis. fruit etore; Samuel Cans Company. salvage: Marion Hotel Annex, J. J. SGoodrum Tobacco Com pany (branchI Hill Neckwear Com pany, Keystone Type Foundry. Com naf,y. Childs Hotel, Alexander Kriesle, grocery; walker Cooley Furniture Com pany, Graton & Knight Manufactnring Company. Bradfeld Regulator Com- pany, Binder Frame Manufacturing company. Anderson Brothers. grocers: Alverson Brothers, grocers; The Hirsch- berg Company. wholesale stationera; Terminal Hotel. Terminal Hotel Annex and restaurant. ts- .ssss- rs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
cHTxA's FORMAL REPLY.
oanstruction of Tafn-nsin- Railroad at Issue.


 Peking. May s.-The Chinese govern ment today handed in formal reply to Japan's protest against the con- struction of the Tsin -nin-tun Faixu u- men Railroad. A copy of. the reply was handed also to the British minis ter. Sir John R. Mordan. >
 China~asks Japan to determine and fix the distance. according to usage elsewh ere. at which she will permit the existing line to be paralleled. and she places a limit upon Japan's right to oppose the construction of railroads in Manchuria on the ground that the par aIlei line will not compete with the Japanese controlled lines.
 Baron Hayashi, the Japanese Minis ter. has handed to the foreign board she names of four Chinese merchants who are officially promoting the boy colt movement against Japanese goods and he asks that they be suppressed.
 Acting upon ~dviccs received from London the British Minister has i'm structed the British Consul General at Canton to advire the Canton Viceroy to suppress the boycott.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09

Excitement Is at fever heat tonight at Langley and the woods around the vil- Iaee literally swarm with, crowds of armed men. If the object of their search is caught lynching win prob ably follow. despite the fact that Sher- In Rabun Is doing all he can to. per- suade the crowds to be satisfied with capturing the assailant. At a late hour scores of citizens and a number of officers are still securing the coun- try but no arrests have been made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
PToMAINE POISONING
 BREAKS UP TIE c0UNcn.

Houston. Texas. May s.--Asonizing pains. the result of what is believed to have been ptomaine poisoning. si- most broke up the Protestant Episco- pa. cnurch Council of the Din. .ese of Texas after lunch served by the ladies of Christ Church in the pnrish house last night.
 Ter members of the council were laid on the grass on the lawn. among them being Judge Simpkins of the University of Texas. who was quite i'll and five. were carried to beds in the Parish House.
 Mrs Rinsoiving. wife of Bishop Kim solving, was among those nose seri- ousiy aeffcted.
 All of the patients recovered. The counicI Adjourned late Thursday even ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
TENNESSEEANS UNMASKED
 LYNCH NEGRO IN DAYLIGHT

Nashville, Tenn. May s-Elmo liar yard, Is years old, negro. arrested Wednesday. at Pulaski, for attempted criminal assault on Claudie Allen. the 1s-years-oId daughter of L. P. Allen. a prominent farmer, was lynched this afternoon by a mob of 300 unmasked men,
 Tn. men broke open the jail and over the protest of the sherifT carried inc negro to a bridge and hanged him. Several shots were fired into the ne- gro's body by members of the mob. b,,t m further disorder occurred.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
BIC BANK FAILURE.
Euclid Avenue Trust Company, oi Cleveland, Asslgna.

Euclid Avenue Trust Company, of
 Cleveland, Assigna.
 . Cleveland, O., May s-The Euclid Avenue Trust Company, of this city. to- day made an assignment to the Cleve- land Trust Company in the insolvency court. No statement of assets or lia- hiIities is given. The last statement issued by the concern gave the aa- sets s1. .0O0; liabilities. $1.700.000. ' T. P. Madigan. county treasurer, is nresident of the bank. It is stated that the bank was the only financial insti- tuition in the city. that had to be as- ststed by the associated hanks during Aha recent panic. It is believed the de- ,ositors will be paid in full. It is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
LITTLE CHILD ERIMTNALLY ASSAULTED BY WHITE MAN

Augusta. Ga. May s.-Lula May Leopard, Swear Sld daughter of Mrs. Deliver LeoparW of Langley, s, C.. was criminally $ssaulted this after moon by an unlNhown white man. and is in a criticalA Condition.
 Her assailan escaped. and up to late hour tonig had not been caught.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
schooner Is seized.

Havana, May S-The schooner Bian- ca beIonging to the Cuban firm of Manuel Lamela and Company, was Temporarily seized yesterday after clearing Havana harbor on suspicion ,s carryInr arms to the eastern part ot ot S,,hs for evolutionary purposes. Soroe dynamite and several cases of bsrdwsrs were in theschooner's cargo hs,. tha vessel was permitted to pro- eeed with the hardware cases sealed ana customs inspectors aboard, to her destination. GibarG
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
Gu.tnr Leaven lau.aIn.

St Petersburg May S--king Gustav o, sweden. and the members of hls suita who came to Russia to attend the weddiIfx last Sunday of Prince Will helm. his son, to Archduchess Marie payIovna. left here this afternoon for Revsl, where the King will embark for Sweden. The farewells between E1n- peror Nicholas and his royal guests were cordial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
.ALL TRAFEIo sUsPENDnn.
Ta.ls ssI.. z m u.ssE ws'ss !

Texns and Pacific.
 NafciisS MfEs, May 3.@-A break In the Texaw and spa6lflc SeSia bAnistslent at Bougere. La, occurred last night and all trafic south of Shaw. La.,. has been suspended. l.e44t.s
 Fully a mile of track is under water. As a result of the break a thousand acres in Concordia Parish will be flooded. The break relieved the high stage of the river on the Mississippi side. the fall at this point being two tenths of a foot in twenty-four hours |. The Government levee, which runs be- hind the embankment, Is not finished. but what there is of 1t Is holding It's own.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
FIVE YOUNG MEN
 DROWN IN RIVER

East Liverpool. O.. May s.--A gaso- line launch on the Ohio river here oe- cupied by nine young men. became dis abled early this morning and was car Pled under c fleet of empty coal barges. Five of the men were drowned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
BANK WILL CLOSE DOORS.
Tennessee BookkeePer is Accused of
 EmbeEsleHnent.

Rutherford, Tenn. May s.--Fonowing q confession made by J. ". snarp, bookkeeper to the Board or DIFse'vts z ss 2, that he was consIde rably short in his accounts. th, Citizens Bank closed it's doors yesterday. Sharp has been plac- ed under arrest on a charge of embez- element
 The hank had s4O.otc In deposits and Cashier wri Sht McDan'el says every depositor will be aid in full. Casnier SscySsnteI says a report is current that sbarp lost SIJ.060 deaiing in cotton Sutures and 1t is believed this amount will cover his shortage.
 Errors in sharp's books led to an tpvastigation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
VnIurra m Bueay yVreeRE,

Guayaquii Ecuador, May s--Roherk B. Jones of New Jersey. the American Vice Consul General here. has been in. iured in a serious railroad accident at Bucay. Two trains met in a collision and the total number of dead and wounded iB large.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09

probable. however. that the stockhoid- CTS will suffer more or less loss.
 The failure was precipitated by the refusal of the Clearing House repre- sentative. of the Euclid Avenue Trust Company to clear for the latter con cern today. It fs said in banking cir cles that the bank had been finsncialiy weak for several months and that the assignment has been expected for some time past. The failure will. 1t is de- clared. have no effect whatever on any other bank in Cleveland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09
coNFEsses TO MURDER.
Dying Woman I Tennessee Implicar

UyIuB WVElluH TT N1I-I IE77''oN H1-'K'I1VEttcH
 Young Man.
 Nashville. Ten, May S-Mrs. Moxic Peltier dying in a hospital in Bris- toi, Tenn, confessed to the murder of two children, an, infant she claims to have thrown from a rapidly moving train into a river and she involves prominent young business man of that city. She claims he s-iuandered inc surance money left by her husband.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09

WEATHER FORECAST. Wsshfnstcn, May s--For Alabama Fsir and wsrmer saturday, sunday partly eieudyI light variable winds be- coming south.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09

Hundley Case Postponed.
 2. washington, May s.--t Special. 1.-The sub b.committee of the Judiciary Conn nnfttee considering the Hundley case. postponed the matter until tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-09

Spreading rom Mdulsou street on Nelson Street the fire ate It's way into the Liquid Carbonic Company struc- ture, a i've story building . the east and within a short space of time there were two terrific explosions wE'ch seemed to carry all remaiaing wells basemNnt
 Next to the carbonic company's
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-08
New Advertisements.
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-08
SCHOOL GROUND BETTERMENT
What Can Be Done to Make Common
Property Attractive.

Property Attractive.
While we are imbued with the gar
dening fever let us look to the district
school yard and note if it has all we
could wish for in the way of plant
life. If not, what can you do to make
1t more interesting, instructive or at
tractive? OF course there are school
yards where there is not sufficient
space for flowers, others where the
school board has covered the garden
space with temporary buildings and
still others where they have built so
ugly and unsightly or insufiiciently as
to disgust the neighborhood residents,
who will do nothing until the wrong
Is righted.
AS rule, however, school yards
In general are capable Of pleasing eff
fects by the judicious planting of
tree, shrub and vine. Where such is
the case it is we'll to bear In mind
that 1t Is the one piece Of neighborhood
property in which all are interested,
all have common ownership and that
upon all its condition reflects credit or
criticism. What Is the condition of
your school yard? Can you individual
ly or with your neighbors collectively
do anything to improve 1t? If so, act
that 1t may be a credit and a comfort
to you and yours.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-08
The Safe Course.

"That was Il great speech Mundy
made" said the associate editor of the
old line partisan paper Il suppose
we ought to have an editorial showing
that he was mistaken throughout, but
really l cant see how we shall be
able to do it. His logic is unassailable.
He has simply knocked the platform
from under our candidate"
Il know it," replied the editor, but
we can't let it go. Let's see-oh. just
refer to it as fapdoodle. That al
ways satisfies the man who votes the
straight ticket and gives our oppo-
nents no chance to come back at us"
Chicago Record-IIcrald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-08
Postal Tyranny.

AS showing how far advanced this
country is in bureaucratic Interference
with personal liberty the article on
"Russianizing the American Post
Offices in a recent issue of the Pub
lie will be revelation to most Amer
leans. The writer shows how men
have been driven out of business by
department when the courts have held
their business to be untaintcd by
fraud Moreover these orders. which
prevent a man from receiving any
mail, are kept in force after the courts
have pronounced the business legiti-
mate Truly we are passing from a
republic into n bureaucracy
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-08
THE FEAR OF POLITICS.
Why High Grade Employees Prefer
Private Positions.


One of the first results of the semi
municipal ownership of trollcys in
Cleveland is the feeling of high grade
employees that they had better look
for positions which are not hampcrcd
and endangered by political intcrfer-
ence. OF the resignation of the en-
ginecr of maintenance of way the
Cleveland News says:
Engineer Tilton of the former trac.
ton regime resigned his place Tuesday
because his profession had nothing III
common with politics. He feared that
politics might come to be a factor in
the affairs of the holding company He
had had that fear ever since the public
was told that the board of directors
could not meet to discuss a grave labor
difficulty because most of the members
had gone to Columbus to attend Il po-
litical convention"
The same paper quotes Mr. TiIton as
saying:
Il desire to say that | hold Mr.. du
Pont in the highest esteem. Moreover,
| like Mayor johnson. | don't want TO
criticise the mayor and his associates
for being politicians either. They have
a perfect and absolute right to he poll
ticians. 1t Is the fact | am looking at.
Here is management which includes
Mayor Johnson, City Solicitor Baker,
Senator Howe, County Solicitor Stage
and Senator Thomas +. Schmidt. All
of them are politicians. 1t IS the po-
litical influence | fear for the future.
Those men cannot keep politics out
could not if they tried. | don't doubt
they mean we'll by me. 1t is the in
evitable situation that makes it seem
to me we'll to make change"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-08
AN TMPROVIDENT RACE.
Queer Ways of the Native Black o
Australia.

Queer ways or the native BLACK OF
Australia.
For bearing hardship, such as thirst
hunger, long hours in the saddle, etc.
the black has far less endurance thar
the white man. In fact, black fellow
Is uncomfortable if he goes for any
length of time without water. And
yet nobody is more improvident than
he. Give him two gallons of water,
twenty pounds of flour and two or
three sticks of tobacco and tell him
that he will get no more for three
slcepS-viz, three dayS-he will delib
eratcly settle down and not be satisfied
till he has finished the lot. l have
known civilized and clothed black
fellow who was travelling with me sit
down after dark and wash his clothes
Ga most unusual proceeding when he
had only three gallons of water and
fifty hours riding before he could get
any more, and this with the thcrmom-
etcr registering 112 in the shade.
This is not Il thing that occurs once
or twice, but always. The black man
will not look five minutes ahead, nor
will experience teach him. A gamble
on n small scale is dear to the heart
of every black fellow, and it is a com
mon occurrence for one of them to
swap brand new suit of blue dun
garee for an old frayed white coat
thinking that he will be able to sell
or deal the latter away and make a
profit simply because it is white, an
unusual color with them. But one
good point these black men have.
They never complain when they find
they have made a bad bargain. This
is possibly because they forget with
whom they made the dcal.-Australian
Cor. London Standard.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-08
NJ Office.
About Selling Real Estate.

A NY piece of REAL ESTATE can be
~ sold at some price.
Every owner would like to sell for more
than he can get.
OF course, property is worth the most it
can be sold for.
Generally, property is sold for the most
to the person to whom it is the most useful.
The finding of that person is the import
ant deSiderat',n, and the owner who wants
to sell cannot afford to make a mistake at
that critical juncture of his enterprise.
The best "FINDER' of PURCHASERS
of REAL ESTATE known here is the
MINING JOURNAL.
It's part of it's business TODD just such work
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-08
CIVIC AWAKENINGS.
A General Cleanup Is of First Con-
sideration.

Many are the anxious lnquirers who
apply for information as to the first
work to attack in the fight for Civic
beauty. The question Is usually of only
local significance and may be solved by
those interested if they will but OBJ
serve the most pressing needs of tho
community. AS a rule, nothing will so
effeCtually and so Cheaply improve
section as the cleaning of streets, park
ways and vacant lots. This accom-
plished, an air of general thrift and
cleanliness Is at once noticeable by all.
whether residents or visitors. Individ-
uals Will catch the fever, and general
cleanup Of private premises will still
further improve the scene, says the
Los Angeles Times. Some funds will
be needed for the public work. and
these may be obtained by starting an
Improvement association with a low
membership fee, and the organization
need not live beyond the cleanup pc
Rod.
Whether the association is to be
made permanent should be gagged by
the interest and enthusiasm manifest
by the general public. If only a few
are interested the fight for permanence
will prove hard one, but If cnthusi-
assn dominates the whole people do
not rest with simple cleanup, which
is only a negative move, but engage in
some permanent Improvement looking
TO the identifying and lettering of the
whole field under consideration Doubt
less the easiest task and the one most
productive of lasting results I'm proper
ton to the cost is the planting of street
trees. If money IS only on hand for a
single block of planting do not be dis
Couraged, but make this block com
plete and orderly, and 1t will then not
prove so hard to add thereunto. At this
stage of the game some enthusiastic,
energetic workers will be needed to
fan the feeble spark into an active
flame. If you can get one street plant
ed you can eventually and in the near
future secure the adOrnment of all.
Any community with we'll planted
streets Is we'll on the highway toward
the goal of the city beautiful and less
difficulty will be experienced with
every successive step.