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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
DULL WITHOUT SALOONS.
Calera Takes on . sunday-LIl<e Alp
 pearance.


 Calera, Jan. Especially 1.-The sa- looms having closed here. makes the town appear dull and deserted, like Sunday.
 It is thought that the liquor dealers will wait action of other counties to test the local option law. One of the dealers here has opened a drug store, Some say the saloonists will apply for license and test the matter in the courts.
 In the meantime. the town authori- ties have raised privilege taxes on mer- chants and all sub feet to tax, so as to raise sufficient revenue for current ex- penses.
 Louis Bowden. who has been clerking for Holcomb 6 Bowden for several years. has resigned his position to &C., cept a more remunerative one in the Tennessee Company Store at Blocton, Ala. He will move his family in a few weeks.
 Prof. J. l.. Cary 8 prominent retired teacher of Colbert County, is spending the winter with his son. Rev. J. W. Cary. Professor Cary's birthday was during Christmas. Dec. 2S. He is hale and hearty at S3. He taught school for firty years in Tennessee and Alabama. Many of his former pupils are promi- nent in church and State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
TO QUIZ TEACHERS
sEMT-ANNuAL EXAMINATION TO BE
 HELD NEXT WEEK..
Fer the First Time City Teachers VIII Have to take the Examfnation
 With Other
 Teachers.

School teachers examinations will be held all over the State Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, questions having been sent out by the State Educational Department some time ago. For the first time all city school teachers will take the exami. nation.
 1t is expected that the number of teachers who will stand the examina- tions this year will be larger by ar least 40 per cent. than ever before. This large increase will be due to the fact that the teachers In the special school districts will stand these exam nations. Although they are not re- quired to stand them until the state code has been officially proclaimed law bv the Governor. many of the teachers r<el that they would prefer to stand m exarnfnation now on which they nave all to gain and nothing to lose.
 tnev pass successfully now they will not have to stand the examina- tion again when the code becomes law, but if they fail they will have another chance.
 The blanks for these examinations are guarded very carefully in the of- flee of the State Educational Depart- ment and are sent to the county exam ming boards by express. Sixty-nve or the counties to which these were sent have acknowledged receipt of them, and two have not yet been heard from: The two counties which nave not yet secured the blanks from the express office, according to the records at the State Department are Clay and Choc- taw.
 Much interest has been displayed by the teachers in the special school dis tricts as they have heretofore been ex- empt from standing the regular State examinations. The new law, however, changes thts, and teachers in every county in the State, except Mobile. will have to stand the examination, but the law regulating this does not become effective until after Governor Conner has approved the code.
 The examination for the teachers in Montgomery County will be held In the Hall of Representatives at the Capi- tol, commencing each morning at 3 o'clock. c. W. Covington, County Su- perintendent, will conduct the exami-' nations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
CONGRESSMAN TAYLOR WILL
 TALK ON RIVER MATTERS

Congressman Taylor will be in Mont gomery January for consultation with local business men and all others interested relative to the Alabama waterway projects that ought to feceive first consideration.
 Mr., Taylor who succeeds Senator Bankhead in the important Rivers and Harbors Committee. is determined to make his position of great service 10 this State.
 The following letter received by the Commercial Club explains his pur- pose:
 Before returning to Washington would like to have consultation with you and such other citizens as you may desire to join us over the rivers and harbors improvements in Alabama, and their relative importance, in case a rivers and harbors bill is found prac- ticable at this session of Congress My desire is to have thorough organ ization and cooperation throughout the State in the work of the Ala bama delegation in Congress in regard to these Improvements.
 I am not prepared to give any defi- mite outline of what can or should be done. What I want, and must have, is we'll considered plan for every project which presents a reason able prospect of success, and active co o-operation all along the line.
 River and harbor work in Congress in the future will be. carried out on national lines. and projects which prom ise the best and most rapid develop ment of transportation from the inter- for to the seaboard ought to be and will be considered first.
 At the same time, local improve ments must be cared for and promoted in the order of their importance.
 Be this as it may, I am most anxious to have advices on this important mat ter before my work in Washington compels me to be there.
 I expect to be at Selma January g., a. m.; at Mobile, January T, at Mont gomery January 8. a m., and at Bir- mingham January 8 p. m., or January g. Please advise me by return mail at, what hour and place you can arr range for this consultation in your city and oblige.
 Yours very truly,
 Geo. W. Taylor.
 The conference will take place at II a. m., January in the parlors of the Commercial Club. All interested are invited.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
wILsON-HARRIsoN.
Wedding of Popular Young Persons at
 TalIadega.

Talladega, Jan. a. Special. )--At the First Methodist Church. Mir. M. c. Wilson of Lincoln, and Miss Marie Harrison, of this city, were married yesterday afternoon at o'clock, Rev. J. W. Newman officiating.
 The wedding was a very pretty one and the large church was crowded by friends of the contracting persons
 The bride Is a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J T. Harrison, of this city, and Is quite an attractive young woman.
 Mir. Wilson is a member of a fam fly quite prominent in this section. He is member of the firm of J. c. Wilson & Son of Lincoln.
 Quite a pretty german was danced In the Elxs' Club rooms last night, led by J. c. Hayden with Miss Lula Clark of Jacksonville, Fla. as his part ner. Quite a number of pretty visiting young women were present, including Miss Fannie Gray Pierce of Montgom- cry, Misses Allen, Green and Sprouell of Anniston. Misses Lane and Smith of Sylacauga, Mayor and Mrs. s. c. Oli- yer. Mir. and Mrs. J. N. White. Mrs. Cecil Browne and Mrs. Wellington Van- diver were the chaperones.
 A luncheon was served at midnight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
MUDDLE IN LUvERNE.
Mayor Insists on Casting Vote for Dispens
 xw CoEnrmfaafouaP

~ Commissioner.
 Luverne. Jan. 2.--(special )--Easy sailing for the City Council of Luverns seems to be at premium since the prohibition elee- tion has passed off in Crenshaw County.
 A vacancy in the Board of Dispensary Commissioners at Luverne was caused by the recent death of J. J. Walker and an election held Tuesday night to fill the unexpired term. G. F. Kirkpatrick was elected to fill the place. Wednesday another vacancy was caused when George Turner tendered his resignation. Last night the Council met for the purpose of electing his successor and the names of J. M. Folmar and J. N. Pollard were resented to the body. The baIloting began with the result that Mir. Folmar secured three votes and Mir. Pollard secured like number, three members of the Council voting for Mir. Pol
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
YOUNG MEN BOUND OVER.
Terry and Fundaburk Accused of En-
 ferinR LuYerne OlanennarY.

Luverne. Jan. 2.--Specisl. )--Justice A. B. Brooks held court today to try the case of the State against Foley Terry and Emmette Fundaburk in pre- Iiminary. charged with forcibly enter ing the Luverne dispensary Saturday night. December 21.
 The State intsoduced three or four witnesses against tn csc two young men. both o( whom are members of promI- nent families.
 The trial consumed the entire day
 There were something like fifteen or twenty witnesses in the case.
 Justice Brooks bound the young men over, fixing their bonds at $500 each, which they made easily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
SON GOES TO VISIT
 CRAVE OF SOLDIER FATHER

c. w. virden. representing a large canning company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. left yesterday for Mobile, after spending several days in Montgomery and vicinity. He goes to Mobile to visit the grave of his father. who was a Norther soldier. killed in operations around Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
FOR RENT-REsIDENCEs,

 FOR RENT-six room cottage No. 800 Dexter avenue. Immediate possession ''S % 5o4 Dexter avenue. Phone 1904 --1A-WedS Sfri-guP
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
PRINTING

of Iading, dray tiokets. circulars or any thing in printing that is a quantity. Ws have an automatic press. the only ona i1 '.he state Prompt servies; telephone ul al Ase WooeruR O. a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
TYPEWRITERS.

NEW and second hand typewritsrs for sale, machines of all makes rented. repaired and exchangedi supplies and accessories A r. Davant, succsssor to Terry 6 Davant. -0 DOES this interest youf No. R huntingdon s45: No. Underwood $50: No. Smith et0; No. Remington e2b; all in good condition. and guaranteed for one year. Southern Type writer Exchange. No. go Commerce St.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

EVERYBODY who needs their shoes half-
 sOled or repaired send them to 223 Dexter avenue, where hrst-olass work is neatly
 done. Fred JanasOn -22
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
CHANDELIERS.

WE manufacture our own fixtures. oonse- quentiy we sell to the consumer at factory priceA West Eleetrta Co.,. 1i7 Commerce
 St.. 'Phon0 eab. --tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
MULES AND HoRsEs.

MULESi MULES!-A big supply on hand
 all kinds, also 8 lot of horses come to see us. Abraham Bros, 123 Lee St.. new stable 301 N. Perry St. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
LOST
SAND.

245-'PHoNE~-245--B0 o06 yards best river sand. for brick work and plastSrtng sand. 100, 900 yards coarse, sharp gravel for con creting. Your patronage solicited H. A.
 Loveless. 20e N. Court St -tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
PERSONAL.


 Before experimenting with anything else or after you tried everything else give trial to my Superfluous Hair destroyer IJsed and recommended by the highest au- thorities and professional t-perts inEurope, Guaranteed non irritating. Guaranteed un- der the Pure Drug Law of the U. s. One DoIlaT pr. Armande Roubafx 422 w. Van Buren St. Chicago, III. left.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
WANTED-FEMAL.E HELP
WANTED-sALEsMEN.

WANTED-A few good travelling men to sall a line of Queensware. Lamps Glass.
 Dolls, etc.. direct from the factory and im- -5-st
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
COAL

OUR Acton Helena Is the best coal mined. we make no exceptions. It burma freely Ioaves DO ellnkerS and few ashsA Try oul high grade red ash nut Banks C~Ai Co.
 Phone res. -ei
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-15
BRITISH MOVE ON RAIDERS.
Mohammedans Are to Be Taught a
Severe Lesson. .....-.

Peshawar, India Two brlgades
of Maj Gen. Willcocks' mixed British
and Indian troops are moving on
the Mohammedan tribesmen, who
are again stirring UP serious troubles.
Orders to the expedition are to punish
severely the Mohammedan raiders,
and news of an engagement is ex-
pected shortly.
Assurances have been received by
the authorities at Simla from the
ameer of Afgranistan in responses to
the British protests against the in
vasion of Indian territory, that orders
have been given all Afghans to return
home. The ameer declares he never
sanctioned an invasion, but pleads
the difficulty of restraining the from
tier tribes.
Without the support of the Afghans
it is believed the two brigades now
pursuing them can easily scatter the
Mohammedans.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-15
NATIVES FIGHT PLAGUE.
Fire Is Used to Rid City Of Deadly
Bubonic Germ.

Willemstad-La Guayra, Vene-
zuela, is city of death. The
plague Is spreading there. The inhab-
itants are fighting 1t alone and un-
aided. From the rest of the world
they are cut off, on one side by the
sea, on all others by military patrols
under orders to shoot fugitives on
sight.
From miles away the smoke can be
seen by day and the flames by night
of blazing houses where the plague
has been, of burning lumber piles from
which the people are trying to drive
the disease-carrying rats and of the
fires in the oil-flooded streets, plan
adopted to get rid of the filth which
was porbably responsible for the epi-
demic.
DR.. Gomex Peraza Of La Guayra,
who first diagnosed the disease as bu-
bonic plague and was thrown in pris-
on by Castro, only to be released later,
when it became evident that his judg.
ment was correct, is leading the san
itary workers in their efforts to stamp
out the epidemic.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-15
FOUR GIRLS DROWNED.
Gasoline Gives Out and Current Car
ries Launch over Mill Dam.

Emporia, Kas.-Elma Webster,
IS years old; Edith Webster, 16;
Grace Lytle, 16 and Bessie Lawrence,
20, were drowned in the Neosno river
at Hartford, IL miles southeast of EN-
poria, Friday night.
In company with Kate Griffith,
Mary Griffith, Carol Lytle, Emil Stein
haus and Howard Lyon they were rid
ing in a gasoline launch. A short
distance above the dam at the Hart
ford Mill the gasoline gave out, and
the engine went dead. Steinhous,
who was running the engine, could
not swim.
People living near the river heard
the cries for help and hurried to the
river Lyons brought Mary Griffith
and Carol Lytle, safely ashore and
Kate Griffith floated down stream sew
eral hundred yards. She was rescued
by Charles Shaw, who followed the
floating body down the stream until
it lodged, then went in the river and
brought the girl out alive.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-15
EVANS CLOSES
LONG CAREER
ADMIRAL GOES ABOARD FLAG.
SHIP FOR LAST TIME IN SAN
FRANCISCO HARBOR.
BIG WAR FLEET IS reviewed
Secretary Metcalf Sees Greatest Fight.
ing Force Under One Command
Ships to Remain Until
May is.

San Francisco, Cal.-Rear Ad.
miral Robley D. Evans, commander-in-
chief of the Atlantic fleet, closed his
long sea career Friday when he went
aboard his flagship, the Connecticut
for the last time, to be present at the
review of the combined Atlantic and
Pacific fleets by Secretary of the Navy
Metcalf
The review began at II o'clock Fri
day morning, when the little gunboat
Yorktown, with the Secretary's white
anchored flag at the main truck, and
with the civilian head of the navy and
a party of guests on board, put out
from the Oakland shore to make d
tour up and down the four lines Of
anchored battleships, armored cruisers
and torpedo boat destroyers.
The fleets at anchor in the hiir.uI-
rounded bay constitute the heaviest
fighting force the navy has ever known
in a single command, and no such
force in all the history of the navies
of the world was ever before assem-
bled under a rear admiral's flag.
fleet Wednesday, Admiral Evans has
made his headquarters in the city at
the st. Francis hotel, where he was
Joined By his family. He departed for
Washington Friday night Admiral
Evans is relinquishing command of the
fleet at this time at his own request,
and because Of his continued i'll health
He will not be placed on the retired
list until August and will remain on
waiting orders until that time at his
home in Washington.
Rear Admirals Charles NJ. Thomas,
second in command, will resume his
place as "senior officer present" Sat
urday, and Sunday becomes actually
and in his own right the commander
in-chief of the Atlantic feet. The Pa
cific fleet is to be retained in the har.
Dor until May Is, so that until that
time. Admiral Thomas will have su-
preme command of the A ships that
fill the Oakland harbor.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-15
BIBLE STUDENT HELD.
Joseph Campbell Has Confessed to
Forging Notes.

New York-John Joseph Camp
bell, formerly member of the
Bible class of John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., has made a confession by which
the district attorney expects to round
up band of alleged note forgers who
have put great amount of worthless
paper atloat in the financial district
lately.
Many OF the notes were given in
payment for diamonds or other prop
erty purchased and were used as col.
lateral for loans.
1t is said Campbell's confession in
wolves dozen men being sought by
the police. James N. Whilpley, Reg
ulus Shippey and John Gunlach, all
of whom are under arrest, also are
alleged to be implicated.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-15
TRAIN PLUNGEs INTO FLOOD.
Engine and Three Box Cars Overturn
in Water at Birkner, III.

st. Louis, Mo.-Engineer Carl
Ward Of Evansville, Ind, nno Fireman
Fred Wiesmann of Howell, Ind, of a
Louisville G. Nashville freight train,
are dead, and two men composing the
crew of dredgeboat at Eogemonr are
missing Tuesday, following a cloud
burst which swept the American bot
toms between Belleville and East St
Louis shortly before midnight Mon
day.
The train was proceeding slowly
eastward and was near Schoenlaub
creek when suddenly it was plunged
into the flood. Engine and cars over.
turned in the water.
A party, consisting of Ira Falkner,
r. E. Kempner, Charles Dew and H.
Fortnor, discovered the bodies of
Wiesmann and Ward in the engine
cab. 1t was turned over on it's right
side In Is feet of water. 1t was oppo-
site Valley coal mine.
The hand of Ward was still ON the
throttle and exhaust, and the connect
ing rod had pinned the body down and
caused him to drown. The fireman
was caught between the engine and
the tender, which were lying at right
angles.
Three box cars were overturned and
In one, which had contained mules,
the bodies of seven animals were
found Five or six others are believed
to have escaped
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-15
THREE MORE BODIES FOUND.
Man and Woman, and Third Skeleton
Unearthed at laporte.

Laporte, Ind.-The skeletons of
man and woman, and the un-
articulated bones of third body, dug
up Friday on the Guinness farm, in
creases the total of known murders,
including the woman and three chill
dren burned to death in the house, to
16. Adding her two husbands, whom
it is now practically certain that miss
ing Mrs. Belle Guinness killed for their
insurance, the number of deaths cred.
tied to her reaches 1S.
More depressions In the ground ad-
Joining the scene of the latest dig
ging were noticed, and digging will
begin there as soon as the soggy con-
dition of the earth will allow, in the
expectation of finding more bodies.
Not one-tenth of the burial plot has
thus far been dug up.
Little doubt Is now felt here that
Mrs. Guinness, with a fortune ap-
preaching $4,000, the proceeds of
murder, insurance frauds and arson, is
alive, and is by this time. far from
Laporte, possibly on the sea return
ing to her native Norway.
Measurements of the woman's body
found in the ruins of the Guinness
house have left hardly doubt that 1t
was not the body Of Mrs Guinness. The
testimony of the tapeline is borne out
by Mrs. George Olander, sister OF Jen.
ME Olson, Mrs. Guinness murdered
foster daughter who ia nositjve that
the body is not that of the murderess.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-15
3 MORE GRAVES
IN crime PLOT
MRS. GUINNESS BELIEVED TO
HAVE SUBSTITUTED BODY
AND MADE ESCAPE.
THOUGHT TO HAVE BURNED
Fire Week Ago Consumed Her Three
Children at Laporte, Ind
"killing" Gang at
Work.

Laporte, Ind.-The eighth body
was located Wednesday afternoon
in the back yard of the Guinness
"House of Death" by the Laporte au.
thorities, and evidences of more bodies
were found in many parts of the farm
lot.
"I'll find 25 bodies that this woman
Blue Beard killed or buried before
am through with this investigation,
said Coroner Mack. This is the
House of Many Graves and the
ground is stepped with human bones"
In a basement of the home was
found the Blue Beard room, where
Mrs. Belle Guinness slaughtered, dis
membered and sewed in gunny sacks
the bodies of her victims. She is to-
day believed to have had an accom-
plice. .y
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-15
Letter Results In Arrest.

Pana, Ill.-Lying in wait for
the sender of letter to former Mayor
Penwell, which demanded that $500 be
placed under rock in East cemetery,
the police Wednesday captured Jesse
Waller, "a years old, who was en-
ployed by Penwell at his mine. Wal
Ter was held for the grand jury under
$1,000 bond. The letter commanded
Penwell to place the money In the
cemetery. with the alternative of hav.
ing his home blown up. Waller is
said to be reader of cheap novels.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-15
RUSSIANS Kill TWO.
PRIEST LEADS ONSLAUGHT
USE AXES AND KNIVES.
ATTEMPT BAPTIST MASSACRE
Angry Relleionists Then Destroy the
Crops and Live Stock-Great
Suffering Among Victims.

st. Petersburg-Two women were
killed and fifty men and wom-
en- injured in an attempted massacre
of Baptists, planned by priest of
the Orthodox Church, in the Novok-
hopper district of Voronezh Province,
Saturday.
The Baptists were invited to con-
ference for the purpose of discussing
doctrinal differences. When they ar
rived they found the members of the
Orthodox Church armed with axes,
scythes, knives and various sorts of
agricultural implements.
Priest Gives Signal.
The local priest gave the signal
and led the onslaught.
The Baptists unarmed, were unable
to resist. They were pursued to
their homes, and the angry religion
lists continued their attack and killed
all the live stock they could find and
destroyed the crops.
Destitution and great suffering pre-
walls among the victims.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-15
Big FOUR WRECK
NEW YORK PASSENGER DERAILEp
AT sHEL6YvlLLE, ILL.
LANDSLIDE WAS CAUSE OF WRECK
Tracks Give Way In the Soft Earth
Near the kaskaskia
River.

Nation, 1ll.-Big Four train No.
46, the fast train to New York
and Boston, leaving st. Louis at 1901
Thursday morning, was derailed just
east OF the Kaskaskia river bridge, be-
tween here and Shelbyville, early
Thursday morning, and Engineer Berk
man suffered sprained leg and
bruises.
Fireman Staffney saved himself by
jumping.
There is a soft fill at the point of
the wreck and following continuous
rains since Sunday, when there was
cloudburst, there was small land
slide late Wednesday and several feet
of ties were washed out.
Wrecking Crew Hurried.
The train came on at usual speed
and was derailed. A wrecking crew
was hurried from this city and brought
in the train several hours late.
Orders have been issued for trains
to run five miles an hour between here
and Shelbyville and 10 miles an hour
from that point to Hillsboro. The cut
off. the new line, is out of commission
and the trains are going into St. Louis
over the old line at 40 miles an hour.
Superintendent Baldwin says If the
rain continues the line will be out of
commission in "a hours.
Wreck Delays Traffic.
The wreck caused considerable de-
lay of incoming trains. Two Big Four
trains. the Cincinnati and Indanapo-
lis and New York and Boston, were
three hours late in reaching ST. Louis
Thursday. Two Vandalia trains we're
tied up.
The Vandaia is using the Big Four
tracks from Mattoon, its own rails
having been washed out by floods.
3. G. o. Trains Are Late.
The Baltimore & Ohio, using the
Vandalia tracks into st. Louis, was
four hours late.
According to East st. Louis train
dispatchers of the Big Four, no one
was hurt in the wreck and the damage
was slight.