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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
SOLD IT TO MORGAN
INTERESTING TEsTIMONY IN COAL
 HEARING.
c. D. Simpson Testiies How His Prop erfy Was Transferred-Ban on 'sThe Poor Versus
 sSU'he Rich.

New York, Dec. 3-In the govern ment's suit against the alleged coal combination and coal carrying rail- roads for alleged violation of the Sherman antitrust law, and as un- lawful combinations in restraint of trade today, c. D. Simpson. of scran- ton. Pa.. told of deal for the coll lerfes of his firm, Simpson and Wat kins, with Robert Bacon, representing J. P. Morgan and Company.
 Mr. Simpson said his company was at liberty to ship coal over either road when there was two roads reach ing a colliery. He said he had advo- cated that the railroads buy the coal of Individual operators at their mines.
 How did you come to sell your col- Iieries to the Temple Iron Company7''
 .1 met Robert Bacon, of the firm of .J P. Morgan and Company in H. Mex. Twombley's office. He asked me how much I would take for the coll ieries and i told him."
 What did he say7'
 si isEIe said that it was too much. l said they could accept our figures CT not?'
 "when did you see Bacon (again?"
 T never saw him again. We got a certified check from the Guarantee Trust Company. I did not then know we had sold out to the Temple Iron Company"
 The government, said that the testi- nnony showed that the railroads in the combination forced tho independent coal operators into contracts which held the independents bound to the railroads, so long as the mines pro duced coal.
 According to Mir. Simpson the ssven coIlieries for which he and his as- sociates got $5.000.o00 in cash and stock, have since been shown to con tain about 40,000.0O0 tons of coal They had. to return s1OoO,ooO in stock as their contributions of working capital, so that their total for the sale of the mines worth S150,0oo,000- to $20O, 900, 900 was s5,000,0O0.
 Questioned about a contract with the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad fol- lowing the big strike in 1902 by which the road was to take all his coal at the tideWateF price of sixty-fiye per cent of the selling price, MT. simpson said;
 After tho strike we could got almost any price for the coal, ten dollars to twenty dollars ton, but President George F.. Baer of the Philadelphia and Pleading Railroad wanted to keep the price down so he wanted the tidewater price kept at about five dollars per ton. I protested and he said we were getting our 65 per cent I knew that. but we could get $10 or more a ton then. Who'll protect the poor if tho price of coal is put up now% asked d President Baer.
 T replied. You protect the poor if you want to and I'll protect the rich !"
 Mir. Simpson said he and his as- sociates were finally released from
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
NruL CITY cnUNCII..

Tusca aloosa, Dec. SpecinI)-The old Board of Mayor and Aldermen and the new one met together tonight at tbe City Hall. the latter taking over the reins of the city government.
 F. w. Monnish who was member of the old Board. is AIso member of the new one. being the only Alderman running to succeed himself Dr. M, W Faulk remained with the new Board, also City Clerk Robertson.
 The new Board is as follows: Dr. zimri Shirley, President of the Coun- oil, Norfeet Harris and pr. W. F Ringham, Aldermen from First Ward W A. Ryan and Charles Morgan, Al dermen from Second Ward: W. F Rowers and G. H. VilIiers Aldermen rom Third Ward; F. W. Monniet anC R. T. Nabors. Aldermen from Fourtl Ward.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
NIGHT OF TERROR IN PORT AU PRINCE
toontlnnea Form raxe Onel

responsible for the Issuance of the proclamation.
 General Canal, however. to whom tho matter was referred as head of the public safety committed, succeeded in reassuring Mir Furniss by explaining that the charge was a personal ono on the part of Cauvin and that no one boz lieved 1t He added that the attitude of the American Minister had always been absolutely correct and that he had in no way given encouragement to the president.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
Aa to IntervenfInn.

Washington. Dec. 3.-The suggestion that the United States Government should intervene in Haiti because of American interests affected by the rev. nlution in progress there. does not call forth any responsive sympathy. at tho State Department
 The precedent followed by this gov-. ernment for many years in matters of this kind. are citkd to show that 1t Is only as last resource that such &C., tiou ever has been taken. If bust ness interests of Haiti are to be the ground for intervention. 1t is said that Germany would be the one to step in and restore order as Germany's fnterl ests there far outweigh all others The fact that the Haitiens have not made any request for intervention is regard ed as an important reason why this country would hesitate to take any Initial step in bringing about inter- ventiou. No definite policy exists here in relation to Haiti because it Is only by conjecture that the future of af. fairs on that island can be deter mined. If necessary. American bluc Jackets will be landed to protect -An- erican interests that are jeopardized, or in case American citizens need pro- tection.
 It was stated positively at the State Department this afternoon that none of the foreign governments whose cit- izens have interest in Haiti, have ask ed the American government to in. tervene in the affairs of the islands and in response to 6 specific question whether the United States contemplat. ed intervening on it's own account the reply was an emphatic No" Minister Furness in his dispatch to the De- pertinent says that some of the resi- dents of Port au Prince fear therN may be conflict for the control Of the government betwten the North. ern and Southern faction.
 Captain Shipley, commanding the cruiser Des Moines, today cabled the Navy Department that the City of Port au Prince was quiet and that he has received assurances from the commit tee of safety that American lives and property are perfectly secure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

] A WIDOW GETS INJUNCTION
 } AGAINST PERSISTENT sUIToR.
 } Toledo, O., Dec. 3.--A be- N liever in the maxim that faint } heart never won fair lady, Will , liam c. Ragan made love to
 } Mrs. Elsie smith. a widow. so
 } persistently that late yesterday
 } afternoon Judge Trough grant
 } ed temporary injunction } asked for by Mrs. Smith, which
 ! enjoins Ragan from lavishing ! on her his unwelcome affec-
 } fections. Mrs. Smith asks that } after a hearing the court for } ever. enjoin Ragan from court
 } ing her.
 } In her petition. the widow } says that for two years Ragan } has forced his attentions upon } her. Although she told him he } was distasteful to her. she } says. by sheer persistence. he induced her to accompany him to theatres. Sunday he called } upon her and when ordered to } leave. threatened to kill him } self. She gave him sl00 to promise not to do himself bod
 fly harm and then stopped pay } ment on the check.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
DrsCoRD IN LEAGUE.

Richmond, Va, Lee. 4-At 2:15 o'clock the magnates of the Virginia State League were still in session, having been unable to agree upon a President. Three of the owners wish to retain Jake Wells and the other three wish to elect Charles W. Boyer. now Presi- dent of the South Atlantic League.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
Railroads Are Guilty.

Salt Lake, Utah. Dec. s-"Guilty'' was the verdict of the jury in the United States district court here before which the Union Pacific railroad, the Union Pacific Coal Company. the Ore Ron Short Aine Railway. Everett Buck inrham and J. M Moore have been on trial for alleged conspiracy fin restraint Of interstate commerce and thereby violating the laws of tho United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
NEGRO Y. M. 0. A. CONFINES.
Many Prominent BIacIxs In Session q
 Columbus, Ga.

COIumbmas Ga.
 Columbus, Ga, Dec. 3--An inter national conference of negro Young Mems Christian Associations was opened here tonight at St. James A.. M. D. Church.
 An address of welcome was deliver ed by Rev. B. J. Carter. D. D. pastor of the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church. which was responded to Dy Rev. c. F. Walker, D. D., of Augusta, Ga
 Vocal. music. conducted by Professor A. H. coldwell, of New Orleans, was rendered.
 The conference will continue in ses- sion through Sunday. A large number of prominent negroes are expected to- morrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
stntehnnd fnr Ner Nerico.

Washington, Dec. Ex-Governor Cur rie of New Mexico arrived in Washing ton today to renew the fight for state hood for New Mexico and Arizona. He conferred with the President. who Is in full sympathy with the movement and tonight left for Hot Springs, to confer with President-elect Taft.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
Ten Yeara for NeRro.

Kansas City, Dec. 3-Charles Stew ans the negro accused of stealing a Teristered mail containing $50. 1000 from q frain here July last. was sentenced to ten years in the Federal prison al Tort Leavenworth today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

their contract and thereafter sold their coal at the highest price they could obtain.
 The hearing will be resumed tomor- row.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

wisdom of the population for the pur- pose of avoiding foreign intervention. A number of pillagers of last night have been arrested.
 Port-au-Prinee. Dec. 3.-(S a. m.)-- The stirring events of an exciting and historical day that saw President Nord Alexis driven from his capital with an infuriated mob at hls heels, were fol- lowed by a night of footing and pil- lagifg in Port-au-Prince.
 The passions of the populace have been aroused and after being defeated m their endeavors to do bodily harm to Alaxis. they turned their attention to well-stocked store houses and the residences of the supporters of the late President They were rapidly getting out of hand when the authorities suc- ceeded In controlling tine situation. Twelve men were killed before order was restored.
 The trouble began shortly after the President had heen escorted to the French cruiser Duguay Trouin by M. Cnrteren. People from the Belair and Saline sections of the city, invaded the business quarter and lost no time in turning to the work of pillage and robbery. They divided into bands and worked thelr way down one street and up another, breaking into the stores that offered the best chance of loot The locks Of doors that barred their progress were broken with rifle butts. The piliage was well under way by 8 o'clock and at 10 o'clock, eleven stores had been completely footed. Nine of the establishments belonged to Syrians while Haytiens were the owners of the other two stores. The proprietors stood by, helpless witnesses of the de- structioH of their property.
 Goods were hanled out into the street and divided among the mob. As was to be expected, the crowd became en. ragged over the division of the spells and were. soon fighting among them selves. In these encounters, four men were killed.
 General Poidevin has been highly commended for his firm stand which undoubtedly saved the city from a gem eral outbreak of piilage and incendia- rism. The committee of public safety held a. meeting early this. morning and with the concurrence of M. Carteron. t+eneral Poidevln was made Military Governor of Port-au-Prlnce.
 A force sufficient to maintain order m the capital will be pleaced at his olsposal. Should a serious situation again arise. however. and 1t appears that the mob might get the upper hand the committee promises to ask the for. elgn cruisers to send landing parties in nere. General simon. tne leader of this successful revolutionary move meut has been informed of the occur rences of yesterday. At the head of his army of 5000 men, he Is making forced march for Port-au-P Prince and probably will arrive here this evening.
 The British cruiser Scylla and the American gunboat Eagle come Into port at daybreak today. Their arrival gives Port-au-Prince the protection of five foreign warships.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
worIr of HaytIen NIobs.

Port au. Prince. Dec S.--order was completely established in Port au Prince by Il o'clock this morning. The committee of public safety has made an appeal for moderation and wisdom of the population for the pur- pose of avoiding foreign intervention. A number of pillagers of last night have been arrested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
]" The Blood is The Life

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 FOnE Impure blood can be made pure by the < use of Dr. Pferce's Golden Medical Discovery.
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-04

While Major General Oliver Otis
Howard was stationed at the headquar-
tiers of the Department of the Column
bia at Vancouver Barracks, General
Grant. with some of his family and
friends, returning from his trip round
the torld i'm 1879, made<the command
ant and his wife a call. They gave
him and his party an evening recep-
ton, General Howard says in his re-
Gently published Autobiography" hay-
ing invited public men from the Ter
ritory OF Washington and the State of
Oregon to meet him.
During the reception that evening
Gov. Ferry of Washington Territory
in an informal address in behalf of the
citizens, welcomed the general and his
friends to the Pacific coast.
The general, standing with his hand
upon a chair, blushing like young
man making his first speech. answered
the governor in a few simple, we'll
chosen words. He pointed out some of
the changes that had taken place since
he was stationed in that vicinity, and
predicted a great future for Washington
and Oregon.
After his address General Howard
said to him that he had been told he
could not make a speech.
''Oh,' said Grant, Il have been prac-
ticing on my feet since 1 went abroad
till / can manage to say few words.
The next morning the general and his
company went TO Portland-down the
Columbia and up the Willamette. lie
and his wife were standing near the
rail of the steamer as they approached
the city Of Portland The houses, in
Guiding the roofs, and the docks were
thronged with people. Noticing them,
General Grant turned to his wife.
Julia" he said, look there; see
those people. This turnout must be ON
your account, because when 1 came
here before there,were not three people
on the dock"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-04

Representative Leake of New Jersey
has kindly outlined a plan for tariff
revision. He says: "The Democratic
party will not wipe out the tariff with
one stroke of legislation. Which GER
tainly is very considerable of Congress
man Leake. But it has a suspicious
sound. as suggesting the Democratic
scheme of horizontal reduction propos-
ed a generation ago. and which seemed
based on the principle that cutting of
a dogs tail little at time would not
hurt as much as though the amputation
of the member were performed at one
fell swoop. That motion was never
carried out, although it did conduce to
national hilarity. Congressman Leake
should have more originality or keen
err sense of humor.-Troy Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-04
General Demand

of the Well-.nformed of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; a laxative which physicians coulc
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is enc of many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactured by the Cali.
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, ard for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-04

gan feeding him by prying his mouth
open with a stick and showing killie
fish down his throat. After several
days OF this Pinkey's interest in life
revived. Then he began to show 3
fondness for Mr.. Spencer, and persist
ed I'm following him about the room
He began TO know when it was dinner
time. Now Mr.. Spencer will stand half
way across the room and call to him
Out OF his den will come Pinkey, and
with many tllump of his hard shell
on the floor crawl to Mr.. Spencer's
feet. But his greatest stunt is walking
the chalk line.
'Pinkey, You have been drinking"
says Mr.. Spencer. "Show me-" he says
and Pinkey stars off down the line.
That's not SO much" said one visl
tor after such an exhibition. 1.-THE
beast just kept on going after you put
him down."
From the marks about the edge of
his shell Mr.. Spencer believes that
Pinkey is reaching the old-age limit
He Is perhaps 40 years old, and rheu
matism is getting into his left leg,
which is already stiff at the joint.
When you 70 TO the aquarium again
ask 10 see Mr.. Spenccr's real albino
terrapin. His acquaintance is worth
making. even if it is only to see him
scratch his head and brighten up when
Mr.. Spencer speaks to him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-04
neral range ON the east But l was

neral range on the east. But / was
never foolish enough to court certain
death, as so many others have done,
by searching the valley for the rich
deposits of gold and silver It is re-
puted TO contain.
Death valley is the bed of a van
lshed lake, now a desert of sand, salt
and alkali. There are several streams
and pools of water in it, but they are
all impregnated with alkali, and,
therefore, poisonous. Glittering fields
Of salt alternate with miles of white
sand, which Is dawn in places into
high mounds by tfc whirling hot winds
that sweep through the gorge. The
surface of the salt earth in places is
very brittle. and few inches beneath
| it there is Shiny, salt mud, of I'M
measured depth, from which rescue is
impossible.
| There were forty emigrants In the
first wagon train that tried to pass
| through Death Valley in 1860. Two
men got through, and both were in
SAINT many Otiti DdHuS VI tLulSIdHlS
going to California persisted, and the
place was avoided, until gold was found
there, and then party after party of
reckless men were lured to death. Over
fifty Mex.cans succumbed in one batch.
Death Valley has been the scene of
some of the worst tragedies of tor
ture in human history. a lieutenant
Of the United States army. on an ex-
ploring trip with two soldiers, forced
his guide at the point of the rife to
take him into the valley on foot. With
In two hours one of the soldiers stag
gered back into the camp Of the main
body, demented, and hardly able TO
walk. The others had become insane
and wandered away to die
If Il man is not quickly killed by
heat and thirst or by falling into the
luleksan6s. he goes mad and raves of
green fields and buhbling streams. In
parts of the valley there are innu-
merable pinnacles of salt earth, as
sharp as a needle, and rs dangerous
rs bayonet points Many a man has
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-04

THAT women may propose in leap
year is the usually quoted rule, bat as
a matter Of fact. women don't propose
then any more or any less than during
any other year. for they usually do the
proposing. no matter how many days
there are in February"
This remark was made by a woman
at the close Of a club meeting, who ex-
pressed her opinions freely, but insist
ed that she be not quoted.
Men may think they do the propos-
ing" she continued, land they do. SO
lar as the formal words are concerned,
but the woman has planned and ar
ranged for the proposal long in adj
vance, and has done all that was neces-
sary 10 lead UP TO it. 1t is never so
sudden as she makes out
Women invite men to propose, and
It is perfectly proper that they should
do so if their affection prompts It. The
fact is. men are often more delicate in
love affairs than women. All of you
married women have experienced that.
They will make the most gentle adj
vances, no matter what ii may be. II
they are encouraged they proceed, and
if they are not they back away grace
FULLY. A woman is quite keen in seeing
when a man begins to love her and
after that she does the rest
women don't stop for leap year or
wait for leap year. for they are the
same every year, and encourage a
mans love when they want il, and.
though they don't tell him in words to
propose. they tell him In language he
HaroId
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-04

the City York Ought to Be-" says the
Municipal Journal and Engineer. Prof.
Zueblin would have the city by its
regularly constituted bodies or through
its public-spirited citizens lay out
definite plan of action, plan that
would provide for parks, sewers, the
elimination of poles. the identifying
of the laws. the prevention of corpo-
rations from doing as they please in
tearing up streets, street car conges-
tion in the public square. and a hun
bred and one everyday common sense
remedies that most citizens have long
been aware of. yet fail to get at the
foundation Of, for lack of a general
plan of action. Prof. Zueblin would
have the city fathers, official or real.
decide on what they want In the years
10 come, and then "go after it," so that
the future generations may take up the
work that has been started and carry
it to completion.