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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
THE PASSING THRoNc

J.. F. Hoffman, a prominent citizen of Mobile, spent yesterday in Montsom- cry.
 E. w. Moore of Birmingham is in the city.
 Allen H. Greene of Anniston is reg istered at the Exchange.
 4 +
 J. R. Thomas. a prominent young lawyer of Prattville, iS spending a fe" days in Montgomery with his brother Judge William H. Thomas.
 The wonders of wireless telegraphy were demonstrated yesterday when message was received from Fred Fisk who left New York Wednesday morning on the Lusitania, stating that he was then a thousand miles from land and that fair weather prevailed on the At lantic Ocean. The message was neoes- sarily brief. but It's tone indicated that MT. Fisk was greatly pleased with con- ditions encountered.
 Col. J c. woodward. President of the Georgia Military Academy. and one of the best known educators of the South, was in Montgomery yesterday The Georgia Military Academy is lo- cated at College Park. Colonel Wood ward. after calling upon a number of Montgomery friends will return to College Park this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
GIRL IS AN HEIRESS
GRANDFATHER or MISS KoBLENTz
 IS RICH.
He Is Said. To Be Wealthy Resiasnt of Arixan.as--Aay Not Wed Chfna-
 man. After All. ?

St. Louis. Mo. July l7--tspeciai. l--- It developed today that Edna Kob- ients. the is-year-oid st Louis girl re- gently reported kidnapped in Chicago hy a chinaman. is an heiress. her gfandfather. Koplentz being wealthy resident of siioam springs. Ark
 Miss Koblentz has received many letters expressing. disapprovaI of her proposed marriage to Chin Loo. Chi nese restaurant keeper. formerly of Montgomery. Ala, now oi Chicago. These letters appear to have had the effect of cooling or Ter love for Chsn, eha Intimated today that shc would not marry him after all. f
 Ehe seemed keeniy affected by an anonymous post card bearing theae words.
 If you have no more reverence f0y the flag of your country than to marry a Chinaplan. you had better jump osf Eads Bridge"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
Amount S In Fl1harz President.
--l's''---T--- -'--''-'''''-----''-'--'--'' NEWS OF OPELIkA.
Longest Period of Drought in History
 of City.

Longest Ferioa or Oro9Bht tH hASt0ry
 of City.
 Opelfka, July 17.--(SpecIal.) )-Ope- lika is witnessing one of the longest 'droughts in It's history, as 1t has been over two months since the city and vii cinity has had season of rain.
 Besides being very dry 1t Is very warm and gardens and the corn crop are complete failures. Corn that six weeks ago promised to make twenty to twenty five bushels to the acre. now will not make over three or four bush els to the acre. Cotton has not yet eeriously suffered from the dry wealth CT but if 1t does not rain in a very few days, 1t, too. will be greatly reduced in production.
 Mayor L. F. Dickson is excavating on the old Cooper lot preparatory to building modern business house that will be used by J. B. Fielder for & wholesale store.
 The building will be located just above the building of Andrew L. Dow dell and will face North Railroad Ave- nue. It will be ready for occupancy by October 1.
 The July term of the Lee County Court of Law and Equity. will be call ed by Hon. A. E Barnett, Judge, Mon day, July 27. At that time the grand jury for the term will be empanelled. and will investigate the criminal cases that are upon the grand jury docket.
 The o. c. Club, which Is composed of several of the young men of the city, gave a german to the young wo- men of the city last evening at the Palmer building on South Eighth Street.
 About eighteen couples were present. The grand march was led by ScottFar- ley and Miss Edna Street.
 The chaperopes were Mrs. J. l.. cowan. Mir. and Mrs. w. D. Warner, and Mir. and Mrs. C.. c. Torbert Misses Alma Borum of Hurtsboro. Pauline Torbert of Lafayette, Blanche Spain of Birmingham, Lutamae Ingram of Columbus. Ga, Ora owen of Cusseta and Mrs. Mae CFommelin of Montgom- cry were noted among the visitors.
 Miss Bernice Lowe will entertain in honor of Miss Annie Lois Stowe at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. H . F. Lowe. Tuesday, July 21. from to Il o'clock.
 AGr. McHenny of Eufaula Is in Ope- iika making some surveys for the pro- posed Opelika Electric Rail- way Company. Every one in Opelika is anxious for this enterprise and they hope to see work commenced at an early date.
 Mss Dorothy Ellis of Mobile arrived in Opelika this evening and will be the guest of Miss Mary Watts on Third Avenue.
 Prof. G. W. Brock of Livingston, Secretary of the Alabama Normal Col lege Is in opeiika in the interest of his college. Prof. Brock has many friends here, where he was for many years the superintendent of the schools.
 Miss Louise Ellis of Troy will arrive in Opellka tomorrow to be the guest of Miss Preston Crowder on North Tenth Street.
 Rev. D. NJ. Banks went to Tuskegee this morning to attend the District Conference which Is being held in that city.
 Mrs. Taliaferro of Evergreen is vis- iting Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Taliaferro at the Pastorium on Genefa Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
AT SUMMER SCHOOL.
pr. schaeKer Speaks at the State Uni-
 Versity.

Dr. SchaeMer SpeAAs 0t hhS SsasS OSs-
 versity.
 University. July T.--(Special.) low ing to the proximity of the State ex- aminations which slmost all of the students intend to take. only moder- ate sized crowd gathered in Clark Hall last evening to hear pr sehaeffer de- liver an address on the question Does Education Pay?"
 Tn ose who attended were more than repaid. There was no one who heard the talk but was convinced that edu- cation gives handsome returns in both material and spiritpal profts As has been the case, whichever he spoke. Dr Schaeffer's lecture was full of truth supported by concrete facts.
 This morning pr. Sehaeffer brought to Close the regular series of summer school lectures with e discussion of "The Dead Line,y a subject of immense consequepce' to teachers.
 The question: he said, which keeps superintendeuts awake at night is to know what tb do with teanhers who have ceased ito grow. Sinue there Ia no resurrection from the dead in the domain of education, 1t is wise to keep the teacherb from gravitat ting towards the dead line So long as they are not ready to quit the school room. The favorite remedy is the examination, but the superintendent who knows no other method of stimulating his teach CTS is htnself pertlously near the dead line.
 AfteE the general assembly this morning, the qualification for examina- tion took place. All told. there were 1855 applicants for certificates. Tomor- row morning the examinations will be- gin. They win conclude Tuesday at nooF.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
BRADsTREETa REPoRr.
aIidsummer 0uaet stsM Prevails |
 Trade mmM TmdwatFy


 aIidsummer Quiet staII Prevails in
 Trade and industry.
 New York. July 17.--Bradstreet's to- morrow will say:
 Trade and industry are still in a condition of midsummer quiet with preparations for fall trade. stimulated by generally good crop progress, Go- ing forward with confidence but with conservatism ruling operations, pend ing e1eapsr views of ultimate crop and political results. Activity in retail trade is centered in the dieposal of surplus stocks of summer goods at concessions but reduced public buying ability is reflected in reports from some canters of slow progress in clearing shelves of goods. Jobbing activity Is still mainly confined to filling small but frequent repeat orders for sum- mer fabrics.
 Wholesale trade Is preparing for fu- ture requirements, but primary lines of production are running within con- trol and curtailed outputs are still feature In most lines of industry. Raw materials for manufacture have firm- CT tone. but staple woois are nyness in that market.
 Openings of spring mems wear wool ems are generally at reductions from the preceding season. There is & lite tle more life in building lines, partic- ularly south and west and yellow pine is nrmer with optimistic predictions from Southern and Pacific northwest ern lumbernen.
 Iron and steel are quiet, but slight iy larger proceeding of finished capae- ity is claimed working, a larger pro- portion of this, however, than usual on export business.
 Business failures for the week in the United States ending July IS number 25s, which compares with 24e last week, TIT in the like week of 1907. lSs in 1sOe. lee In 1905 and 1so In 1904.
 Business failures in Canada for the week number 2s, which compares with 3s last week and 2s in this week Of 1907.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18

of . summer storm It is pointed ta as . picturesaue symbol of divine wrath sa impiety- These people in their Kinder < ssrten ase break out in q piteous appeal 10 the prophet to intervene in thier hehaif is over. Then comes the perorstion. packed w,th injuncticn, appeal. and assurance
 The Teachers Lansern.
 The sin Of asking for a king fs rstts. fe'ed' The sin seems not to have eess,ss ., .ne anssrect request. but the motive ss V; which was spirit of disssast in
 invisible sovereignty of JshavaA ana n,ors.as TOT tss ssieador of vislsis
 Jndseship died in Samuel Wee ss sha prophetic order. Before him prn.h.e- naa Been sporadic. but from eamnsi a Malaehi the succession was fairly esn.
 Ins value of the prophetic erasr esu % .. ?. sxesserated The prophets bseane eivlneiy- approved eounsaiiors. of the .ns.-.. sne historians of the nation. ths instructors of the people.
 Lttie man boast that they ..v.v eA..... Ineh minds They can not afford |, - eta tne admission, Samuel showed hla s~n~s ness when convinced that monnrchy -. . political necessity In spite of prs~te.Sl, expressed adverse sentiments. he heess.. sns most industrious organiser oe eh. nsw
 Thus Samuel became ths .n,.,...
 or two different eras. and equsilv i,I,,...ss..s ID both He vas the creator og th. - - sse' saul and David alike wouia ss.s- oeen impossible without samuel .v,-~ss an. a,s control stood the wheels sn whs,s 's. se.
 Yet Samuel did not av,.. :.
 orbed. on Hebrew historv V. oh1s. fuli srowth. an evolution. Tn h,,, 4 Oss. or all the ages that preeeass ss.s sas 'y is that he was true to ths ust@r.s.t. wnat ne knew to be possIbIe N - as~
 sh.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
EIGHTEEN MEN IN ONE OFFICE
 CONTRIBUTE.
Other Faffhfuis Are Reported to Be Infected With Bonus Plea
 and Germ Seems
 Sure Go.

There was a boost to the baseball bonus movement yesterday Tn the io- cal freight office of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad No less than eigh- teen men put their names opposite va rious amounts to be collectible in the event the Montgomery ball team fin- ishes the season one, two in the pres ent interest race for the rag.
 President R. J. Chambers said yes- terday that the bonus Idea was gain ing rapidly in the favor of fandom and at intervals all day enthusiasts came to him In person and offered to con tribute liberally to the enterprise. It looks to Mir. Chambers as If the prop osition is a sure go and there is to be no iet-up in the efforts to raise at least $1,0o0 to be divided equally among the players In case they land in one of the coveted places of the Southern League. The fans are in the majority who agree that the present slump of the Climbers Is due to a succession of un- fortunate accidents and displacement of men. which can be readily cured by the addition of men now being bought and sought by Manager Ryan. On top of this effort the idea Is to make up the bonus to spur the men to faster action, more spicy play and better re- suits. There is the unmistakable ex- ample of 1905, when the trampIed, be-
  rear of a dark field in the last six weeks of the season and perched se- cureIy in second place. It was made possible by the $i.000 bonus.
 Ths accompanying contribution blank should be filled out by those who desire to help swell the bonus fund, and the same should be sent to Mir :. Chambers as per the blank.
 The following letter was received yesterday by V. H. Hanson. who ini- tiated the bonus idea:
 "Mr. V. H. Hanson care Advertiser.
 City:
 Dear Sir--We. the undersigned, suD- scribe the amounts opposite our name to the members of the Montgomery Baseball Club. and they are collectible if they finish the season of 1908 in first or second place. This Is in line with bonus for them started by you, pub lished in this mornings Advertiser.
 Signed:
 c. B. stuckey. q; s. H. Thornbury. s1; c. M. Graves. q; H. A. Belser, Jr.. $1; F. B White, s1; W. R. Green. $1 G. w. Bartlett. si! H. E. McCormac, s1; s. Apperious, q; W. B. Wilkerson, s1; J. N. Lucas, 31; E. J. Jenkins. S1; T. A. McDonough, 50 cents; Ben Lew is, s1; R. S. Kirkpatrick. q; G. A. Creighton, s1; John Corners. 50 cents; NJ. N. Gilmer. si.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
Boost to Baseball Bonus
 Continues Among the Fans

 availed themselves of the opportunity of having their names put on the eligi- ble list.
 Miss Marie ATS has gone to Mobile. where she will visit relatives
 MT. and Mrs !. S. Rrasleld have ye- Golden.
 Edwin Meador, of Myrtiewood, eldest son of Hon. D. Il Meador; was in the city Thursday and went home on the steamer John Quill. He wac recently married in Louisiana.
 Edward Marx Is spending tho suno. mer with his brother. Jake Marx, ID New York City.
 Mir. and Mrs E. D. wiiIet. of Carroll. ton, were visitors to CoA B. F. Eimors for few days this week.
 Miss Mario Breitiing left Wednesday for Aberdeen, where she will sDend some time with her cousin, Miss Mattie Lee Rhodes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
NEws oF puMoPoLrs.

Demopolis. July T-(Special. Rev. John R. Matthews. the State Missionary for the Episcopal Church. is on a visit to this parish and will conduct a week mission at Trinity Church, of which Rev. Horace Weeks Jones Is the rector.
 Mir. Mathews delivered his second lecture last Thursday evening at 8 o'clock and the large congregation was held in close attention by his master ly and impressive arguments. The services will continue until July 21 reading at 10 o'clock and evening serv- fee and lecture at SIS o'clock.
 The Registrars were in session hete Thursday for the purpose of regtster- ing all the qualified voters In the ely, aud there were some forty or fifty who
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
nuriaI of NTrn. nnnua.a

Troy. July 17--(special. )---Tha funer. al of rMs- C. B. Douglas, who dled occurred at o'clock this F,orhlnr The services took place at lakwood Cemetery ad were conducted by Rev Q g. Weich, pastor of the Mesholfiat Church. assisted by Presiding Elder J. B K. Spafn.
 George Miles. of Mont1-mery, and John Miles of BirminRham. brothers of the deceased. and number of oshes relatives attended the funeral. There was a pFofuston of floral offerings
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
WALKER BOYS HELD
BROTHERS OF BURToN's SLAYER
 ARE ARRESTED.
They Are Charged With Being Parties To Tragedy fin Dallas County
 --sfore Burns at Har-

Selma. July 17--(special) l)--Marshal Walker. Dan Walker and Tom Walker. brothers of Riley Walker, who shot and killed Gus Burton near Minter Station Wednesday morning. and a negro, Ed Goison were arrested today and brought to Selma tonight by Deputy Sheriffs Cherry and Williams.
 The three white boys are. charged with aiding and abetting in the murder of Gus Burton while the negro had a minor charge lodged against him in connection with the murder.
 The eases against the four will be heard next week in connection with the preliminary trial of Riley Walker for murder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
weekIr r,ntton stntinfion.

Liverpool, July l7.-Following are thb weekly cotton statistics: Total saes of all kinds. 3s.0D0 bales; total stles American, l7,000; English spin- uers' taking. 59.oo0. total exports. 1000; imports all kinds. 42,000: imports American, 25,000; stocks all kinds. 5f1,- poo; stocks American. 5ss.000; quantity .ahoat all kinds. 60.00o; quantity afioat American. S3.00o: total sales on spec ulation. 100; total sales to exporters, 900
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
NEWS or eREnNsnoRo.
Fir. and Mrs. DeGraffenrefd Give .
 Hnrheeue

Dff. and Mrs. DeGrumeurcfa 1fsc .
 Greensboro July i7.---tSpecial.1--A most deIightful barbecue was given Wednesday by Hon. E. ". deGrafen- reid. assembling about twenty-five friends at his Peck Place" pianta- ton five miles from Greensboro, where there Is a magnificent artesian well !,
 The best barbecued meat of several kinds and the best stew were highly appreciated by the party. ..,
 A more congeniai gath ering has sell dom been. seen, and Mir. and Mrs de Grafenried, as host and hostess, were absolutely charming throughout the day, maxing each guest feel like the honoree of the occasion.
 The thermometers here has registered as high as 95 the past week, and cot ton is thriving accordingly.
 Mir. Dickinson, father of Mrs. John W. Collins. died at Gallion. July 13. at the home of his daughter. He was conducted by Rev. J. c. Dobbins. a Baptist minister of Greensboro.
 Mrs. Walton, relict of Jack Walton. died here July Ia, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Alice Walker. She was near 80 years of age.
 Rev. C. P. Atkinson performed the funeral services.
 The fruit crop in this section Is bet ter than for several years and water melons are abundant 4s
 Rev and Mrs Henry Trawieh and family are at Mont Eagle, Tenn, for the summer.
 w. A. Roberts is on a business trip to New York.
 M. H. Murphy hsslgcne to Wyoming to engage in the cattle business. hav- ing two ranches in that section. Mfr. Murphy has a host of friends here.
 A. c. Evans. Jr., of Greensboro has entire charge of the Postal Telegraph office at Uniontown. He is just 12 years of age. a recent visitor here, having been a resident of this place sixty years ago.
 He found many familiar places, though a great many improvements--- and but two friends of yore.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
Mrs. Hennemuth's Funeral.

The Suneral of Mrs. Hanna Henne- muth. who died at her residence, Sob North Holt street Thursday afternoon will be held from St. Peters Catholic Church at o'clock this afternoon. Rev. aFther Savage will officIate at the ceremony and, the interment will be made in Greenwood Cemetery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
Negn pnvn pemaItv.

MoundsvtIle. W. Va, July 1T.--FFsnlz Johnson, a negro. was hanged late to- day at the West Virginia pentitentiary here for the murder of Mrs. Beulah Martin. at Gypsy, W. Va, on March 8. fast The execution was without in- cident and death came nine minutes after the drop fell,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
Scott stfu Active.

Major D. M. Scott returned this afternoon from Birmingham where he went in the interest of his application for the postmastership of Selma in the event there is a vacancy in the of- flee.
 Information was conveyed to Major Scott from high Federal sources in the State that there would be change in the Selma office and he was advised to apply for the position. He secured q very flattering endorsement from the business men of the city. which he carried to Birmingham and filed with the proper authorities.
 In the event of vacancy Major Scott has been assured that he will receive the appointment He is not however. dntagonistic as to the present incum- bent of the office and only wants the place In event of change.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
A STORM AT ADA.
Considerable Dama@- 1- n.. .

'e DAlsanEe Hm Dane fa Frmw.s. Aa. ProDeRty
 munity was visited by < eevtrs .s.l .ssoEl- ger storm about o'clock ysstssss " :. : demonshing and blowing dew, s.a..s. - corn cribs and sheds on W VI yssIsss place between Ada and Sellers atasssm
 ns naii tore up the cotton and corr sl1ht oadly tn It's path. A nice rain A't. aI.er tne storm substded.
 crops are good and the farnAyn ara aobut through with their work, nesr is hooded in some loealitian.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18

ed with the Anglican Church of Eng land. finds only 7s firms out of 2760 doing tailoring in London that can be freed Of all suspicion of fostering the sweating evil
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
Fire At HarreIls.

At Harreils in the western part of the county early this morning the store of Linton Moore was burned.
 How the fire originated is not known There was no fire in the store when 1t was closed and the theory advanced Is that the store was robbed and set. afire. This theory is borne out in that num- Der of plugs of tobacco were found this morning just beyond the embers of the burned building.
 MT Moore carried about s1, 500 insur- ance on his stock of goods and had stock about s2,500 in the building. The loss will reach $s.000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
CONVENTION ENDS
GOOD WORK OF DALLAS coUNTY
 SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Good Picnie Dinner for the Delegate. at Eikaaie Park--News of the Central
 City
Advertiser Bureau.

Advertiser Bureau, Selma. July IT
 The convention of the Dallas coun- ty Sunday School Association adfourned this afternoon about $ o'clock. The sessions of the convention have proven most delightful and instructive to the large number of delegates that have been attending the meetings of the body.
 The picnic dinner which was served to the delegates at Eikdaie Park this afternoon was greatly enjoyed bv ali of the delegates as well as A number of Sunday School workers of the city.
 The session of. the association con- vened this morning at the auditoriun, at Elkdafe Park at s.30 o'clock. the praise service being conducted by the Sunday School of the First Baptisr Church.
 Reading of Scripture followed. and after which the district presidents made their reports.
 Addresses on The Adoiescents.. bv Leon c. Palmer, and The Baraca Glass Movement" by Rev. E. W. Ei- iiott were made and which were fol- lowed by the reports of committees
 The afternoon session convened at e:S0 o'clock. the praise service being conducted by the Sunday Schools of the Church Street Methodist Church and the First Baptist Church.
 Scripture was read by Rev. Allen Lee of P1antersville.
 A few short talks and discussions were then had and Dr. W. W. Harper made an address, The Great White Plague" to the association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
Matter Was Tnvestiented.

At the suggestion of Councilman Jones an investigation of the way in which Police Officer Campbell arrested the office of Chief of Police Walters this morning. The arrest caused con- siderable excitement at the time and considerable discussion since then.
 During the session a number of witt nesses were examined but the inves- sigation resulted in nothing being done
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
Cases Were Continued.

The six cases agafnst negroeB Who are charged with being implicated in the school examination fraud and which were set to be heard in the court of Justice B J. Gayle today were con- tinued.
 The cases were set to be heard on next Friday, July 24. it being under stood that the State was not ready for the cases to go to trial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
Two sfoo Fines Assessea.

Fines to the amount of siO0 and costs were assessed in Police Court this morning by Councilman J. W. Mar. hall. who presided over the session of the court.
 At the session of the court yesterday morning s. E. Giliespi, a young man representing an insurance company of Birmingham. was tried for using pro- fane language in the presence of fe- male. The decision in the case was held up until this morning when Mfr :. Marshall announced that he believed from the evidence Gillespi was guilty and assessed fine of sI00 and costs.
 Glllespi was arrested Wednesday af- ternoon upon complaint of Mrs. H. Roisman. She testified that the young man had come to her home and had used insulting language. Mrs Rois- man was the only witness for the city and Gillespi was the only other one who testified in the case.
 The second big fine assessed during the session of the court was against Pearly Raskill. a negro, who was charged with cruelty to animals. The negro lives in the country and came to Selma this morning with . load of hay weighing about 400 pounds which was drawn by an old pair of mules. The traces on one of the mules had been pieced with piece of wire and an end of this wire had cut big gash In the side of one of the mules, which was bleeding freely when the ofacor arrested the negro.