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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24
REMAINS or WEBER.
Contractor Who shot Himself is LouIs-
 wvaNNM

Birmingham, June 23.--(speciaD--
 The remains of Charles wsbber, the building contractor who shot him self to death Monday in Louisville. buried Wednesday morning.
 Weber left here June 3rd. not saying anything to. his. family as to where he was going. The widow and two daugh- ters were greatly shocked upon receipt of the telegram announcing the untime- ly end.
 Weber was carpenter and contrac- tor and had a large acquaintance here
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24
LOCOMOTIVE ExrLoDEs.
Three Men Are Killed en Pennsyivania
 Railroad.

New Brunswick, N. J., June 23--Thres men were killed by the explosion of locomotive on the Pennsylvania Rail- road at Steelton, two miles from here today. The locomotive was drawing work train.
 The dead are: William Roberts engineer; John Holman. fireman and Robert Donnelly, hagman, all of New Brunswick.
 The accident blocked three of the four tracks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24
,. D. KEY TRIES SUICIDE.

Phoenix City Man in III Health Takes Laudanum.
 | Columbus. Ga, June 23.---(special.) --J. R. Key, of Phoenix City, Aiaba-
 ma. swallowed five teaspoonsful of laudanum to-day with supposed suici- dal intent but tonight he ia recovering /. His wife discovered him soon after he emptied the vial and summoned a doctor. who used a stomach pump. Key walked the floor all day with the
 assistance. of friends and shook or his
 drowsiness. He has been in i'll health.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24

For Sale by E. 0. FowIerl Exchange Drus
 Company,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24

Mrs Bradford Hardie and children and Mrs Thula Hendrix and Mr. Julius Hendrix will 70 to Grandyiew today and be with Mir. and Mrs. c. ". Bar. nett for the summer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24

Misa Alice Sachs. supervisor of mu. sic tn the Montgomery schools, has ar rived to take charge of the department of vocal music at the Summer School
 Her arrival was delayed few days by
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-03
Reconstructive Work 10 Begin f romptly

"on application Of the scaboard Air
i'ine Naliwny, In which the great bulk
o. Tue security holders Joined, including
w =. interests represented By MIR. John
Skeltoh Williams and his associates,
SudGs iritcl!nrd has appointed NIessrs.
Williams, receivers rsa of the n property. '''s
Tho order making the appointment
r.e1uires the receivers, forthwith, to pay
inc COUPONS on nll underlying bonds that
mature on January LIST, 1908, and the
!ustnuutmts OH car trusts ond eHNipment
noteh The receivers have power to bor-
row ,,, the money tor that spurrose.
mere were S'84 ,000. of such payments
the Integrity Of the % s Sss which Is tic
purpose Ut tho receiycrshIN,
I'm order to avoid embarrassment aud
1elay 10 holders of underlying bonds, the
NtW iorK interests in the property, rep
resented ~ Messrs, Ryan, Blair, Laden
Durs iha!mann 4 Cos and associates.
ana tue baltimore interests, represented
ny Az, ,Wnrtieid ana his associates, have
ne coupons until the receivers can pro-
vide for the payment and cancel the
coupons. ~ 4gS gI55 ~ WIZ MI
THE application for receivers followed
numerous conferences held VIII Mn X tue
lust few days between the various In
terests. win view to securing mar
mo ,s action that would .pr0mOte the
Me.inre 9t all concerned ~ the CONT
would he Recommended to the court tho
appointment OF two receivers. 81.
~ nominating receivers "a the court
w euorl was made 0gsuEgeAt men VINO
mlEn! represent, rs far as uNssiDie, tnG
principal Interests IN the property anN
Wna 70 pflNI about harmony anlonS ~
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concerned.
entertained and the receivers have been ZEE
III is hoped and believed TINT this con-
cert Of action on the part Of tho hitherto
conflicting interests will insure the
SPECIFY rehabilitation of the con,pany's
affairs OH a thoroughly stable aud pros
porous, bnsls, tostwhich end a. parties
concerned are fully pledged to direct
their best efforts
1.-THE company has outstanding about
Si,So0,0o0 In past due Vouchers rs. amd has
was being pressed by Its creditors, and
had not the credit or resources with
which to borrow. Tho condition of the
money market, together Will. the cur
tallment Of net earnings and aertrnorul-
nary expenditures have seriously AFFECTED
the revenues OF the company, and it has
hecpn,e manifest, II the system is to es-
cane disiutegrati0n and be developed al
Its great opportunities parnlt, there
must be a REIMBURSEMENT of It's seeuritii,s rs.
nnd value to which they nre entitled.
This constructive work will be
promptly begun, and It is hoped to soon
bc able to present q satisfactory plan OF
rcndiustment to tho security holders.
oSWcll plan does not contemplate dis
t,,rhing the underlying ssNMrlties.n--
\ Statement Issued yesterday BY Judge
Iegh r.. Watts. general council al the
seahoard AIR Line hallway; Mr.. Ja.nes'
terlnyer. as counsel for the Continental
Tsust Company, OF Baltimore (Which
Is the trustee OF the first mortgage),
and for various interests. and by Mr.
fehn Skelton Williams, on behalf OF tho
Eecurily Sholuers sspresen NJ him. H II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-03
WILLIAMS GAINS POINT IN
LATEST SEABOARD MOVE
Believed That Former President Has Regained
Powerful Influence in Direction of Roads
Affairs. Issued ast Nipht
Regained

ownership was bound to come. The
factions. therefore, were agreed upon
one point, though expressing different
views as to the direc: responsibility.
were contrasting the new law. the Sea-
board put into effect in North Carol ma
the 2 Ia cent passenger rate, a flat re-
duction of ! cent a mile. The record
for July showed serious losses In reve-
nue.. with only q nominal increase In
traffic 1t has been that way ever
since.
Though willing in v!rginia to abide
by the order of the Corporation Com
mission. the Seaboard had until Octo-
Der LIST as weeks of grace. for the
Southern and ether lines had
order by the necessary. publica ton.
Admitting then. that 1t would be bank
rupt by the lower tariff. the Seaboard,
as as docile and 9bedient as lamb VII,
1t was too poor to go into court. The
weakest of the trunk lines to the
South, 1t was the first to be crushed.
Deterrent Effect.
Even with the conflicting opinions
as to, the real cause of the company's
the proceeding will have a deterrent
effect upon those States which are de-
termined further to harass the trans
pr,ortation lines by. tho passage Of con-
AiSSdloIs INV >. AS one fIulttCuu man
expressed it. however, the lesson came
too late. inasmuch as laws have already
been enacted, and that, too, In many
instances. without investigation to as
certain first IL the conditions would
Justify the step. n
With q trackage of about 1900 miles,
the Seaboard Air Line trnverses rich
and populous territory in six Southern
states. About a year ago James NJ.
Barr, the president. retired, after BIT
ter W1rflra n 1vh ~, 1,a
stantly assalled by the Williams fac
ton. Alfred Walter succeeded him
dying few months later. when Will
liam a. Garrett, Southern man, long
ldentified with the Queen and Crescent
was elected. President Garrett, it Is
understood, had five years contract
the value of which at present Is un-
certain. II the receivershlp means
that John SHELTON Williams Is the
dominant factor, it is dollars to dough.
nuts that Mr.. Garrett Will go. These
| matters, however. will be cleared pos.
| slbly In a day or two.
The Long und Bitter War.
Already, the seaboard had adopted
measures for retrenchment and relief
Its financial status was long ago de.
termined. For months there We're con,
slant rumors that it was verging or
recelvership. the hard luck which
followed 1t from Its organization hav.
wolf. = :
Alleged bad management is given a!
one OF the causes. A few years age
When the line was being EXTENDED
through Columbia, s. c.. some eng.n
eerlng freak Is said to have squanderet
q small fortune BIZ building yinduct,
I through valuable property, and leav
Ing net work OF trestles more costl,
than ornamental. It was charged b.
Mr. Williams that President Barr wa
incompetent and treacherous in tn,
| Birmingham extension. although q Z ~
time Barr was elected 1t was an oil,
story. and n printed one, that William
4 made every possible inducement t,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-03
Feeling In waslin gton.

Specia' ~ T.P Times Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON. y. c., January 90
The application for a receivership for
the Seaboard Air Line did not create
surprise In this city, 1t being surmised
that some important DEVELOPMENT
would follow the conference here Tues
day night of Samuel w. Entermeyer, of
New n; York, and Messrs. John Shelton
pa Hunton Jr.. and Judge Leigh r,
board. In fact. it was suspected that
the object of the conference was to
consider the wisdom OF applying for
receivers. although those who partici-
fused to give the slightest intlmatfon
as to the object Of their rrcst...,
It is impossible to ascertain tho eff
feet which the appointment Of q re-
ceiver will have upon T. control OF
the road. Thomas F Ryan now con-
trolls majority Of the sock thr Ugh
affiliations with others. He succeeded
In gaining this control on'vlo ftern >rc.
fight with President William and It
ccivers ip will he the return OF t e
Williams Crowd" to control OF tho
property
a financial man OF this city, who
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-03
Judge Lncon,bc Acts.

combe. In the Federal Court. today
appointed S, Davies warfield and Il.
Lancastc. Williams receivers for tho
Seaboard Air Line Railroad In the
placing OF the Seaboard Air Line sys-
tenn in the hands of receivers to-day
follows statement of the company's
earnings. showing s3.l32.s36 on hand
with which to meet fxed charges OF
S3t75.s34 deficit of s4a,h9s.
1t had been known for several days
that como steps would be necessary.
TO protect the property in view OF
Its inability to meet its fixed charges.
and the receiycrship was agreed upo.i
at a conference held In Washington
yesterday, and there was representa-
tivcs OF both the majority and minor
ity stockholders,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-03
Why | Lost
My Job.
Reasons Why Thousands Like Me Cam
not Satisfy Their Employers,

Reasons Why Thousands Like Me Can
not Satisfy Their Employers.
Il believe my fate is not unlike that
OF thousands OF other workers who
daily lose their places for reasons they
DO not know. and probably would not
comes along. 1t Is usually ''Your SER
vices no longer required" II the truth
" re known. the reason for their un-
ceremon!ous removal would probably
because OF some mental worry. Bodily
ailment or general indisposition. These
things, as we all know, are the most
fruitful ,;sa causes Of failure in all walks
lost because OF a headache. In this
QUICK age. our minds must be clear,
rapid. active. and free from outs de
influence OF worry or else we go down
who go from one place Of employment
to another. giving no satisfaction to
others or to themselves, constantly
growing older and less useful, with no
ambition. no Will power. and no hope.
Every man requires from every other
man the best that Is IN him But no
man can use or get the best that is
in himself until he Is first free from
Of troubles. that's Why i lost my my Job OF.
My stomach In the first place was al
WAYS out OF order. and ! was worry
and slow. y made mistakes. and grew
grouchy. That was the end.
about with quick lunch faces, dys.
/ peptic manners, and repulsive atmos-
pheres. No employer wants such mems
services
Take my advice \ healthy stomach
mind clear, and your face rosy. have
1 n healthy stomach now and hold q
good position. and my employer Is sat
i stied and SO am ].
- I { started e g, take stuart's Dyspepsie
dyspepsia. The first two tablets made
4 ton, '''V go = 10y eo"0''
One ingredient Of stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets digests 5000 grains OF food
The stomach doesn't have to work a
all The tablets do all the work, nc
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure
, hrash, ernctations, burning sensations
bloat irr tatons. loss OF appetite nau
sea, hearth urn. lack of energy, loss o
!, memory. and dyspepsia and indigestion
! IN. their Very worst forms.
No 90 other itte tablets Vet, n the worl!
|, them around with you wherever YOU
60 and take them regularly after meals
!. Then you will realize what II Is to b,
4 freed from stomach torment. and hnv,
q clear mind, quick memory. o tnpp,
dispos ton, comfort and rest, &c
stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets at any drul
: store for b0c package.
q Send US your name and address to
= day, and we Will at once send YOU b.
! mail a sample packnEe, free, Address
=, a. Stuart CO.. 90 Stuart Bldg
/ Marshall. Mich.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-03
What 1t Has Done

ssFor others 1t will do for you. This is
sSSkhe reasonable promise for Hoods Snr-
.SSopar!lla to all victims OF the grip
lit rids the blood OF the grip poison,
aereates an appetite, aids digestion ana
builds UP the whole system.
!. HI ~ "After the Grip was all rundown.
u Snd felt so tired I could hardly get
thout the house. / tried Hoods Sarsa
parilla. and before ] had taken one
bottle the tired, weak feeling left me
my appetite came back, and could do
4 my house worls."--NIrs. Lucy Rogers,
IL Parkersri!le. n. y. f
Four Weeks OF Grip was my sad
experience. was very weak and un-
lble TO work Being urged 70 take
Hoods Sarsaparllla. ! did so, and in
zen days ! could work. sleep We'll, had
good appetite and g,.ined In health
and strength. III g, Hunter, cllbp
Ohio.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-03

Behind the appointment of receivers
for the Seaboard Is the evcr-present
story of the bitter war wnged between
Flair and Ryan. on the one side, and
the Williams faction, on the other.
Indeed, there has been for a long time
in many quarters a feeling that this
wranEle would inevitably lead to the
wrccking OF the property. meaning
serious losses to stockholders. In spite
OF that Impression, however, there is
the assurance to-day that the Seaboard.
free of internal strife. and ably man
aged by Mr.. Warfeld and Mr.. Williams,
will outlive its momentary troubles
thereby pay dividends on its stock.
Happily. the nroverbal fear which fol-
lows the appointment OF receivers is
lacking now, for there Is the assur-
ance of move hopeful conditions in the
future.
Hurt by Rate Lnws.
Newspapers with strong opinions on
the effect of drastic rate legislation
will devote much time and space to the
discussion of that phase, with the in
tcntion Of showing that 1t had or had
rot depressing effect upon the road $
securities,
Back in 1904 John Shelton Williams
openly declared that the conduct OF
the Ryan syndicate was certain to Gre
ate financial ruin, and strongly urged
the appointment of receivers. More
lately, however. officers of tho COM
pany, In pleading with legislative COM
mittees not to reduce the freight and
passenger rates, declared that n re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-03
Effect in Bnltlmorc.

BALTIMORE, ND. January ...-K.
Lancaster Williams nad $. Davies War,
field, who were appointed RECEIVERS OF
brokers OF this city, Mr. Williams be-
Ing member OF the banking house
Of Middendorf. Williams & Co, an, and
t Ii trust Company. AR. Warfield,
who is a director of the seaboard was
chosen to represent the majority inter
est in the property. while Mr.. VII
considerable minority led by his broth
er, John SHELTON Williams. of Rich
lmond. The effect of the rcceivership
for the seaboard Air Line VIII have q
Where the securities OF the company
are more largely dealt In and held than
in any other trading centre. The bond
issues placed on the property since It
gregate S33.7s5,000 of which amount 1t
is estimated nearly s25,o00,o0o is held
here.
ther- is NJ necss ity for ner BUSINESS
on the part of the bondh lders over
the receivership acton. II they will
take the announcement cool,. a. q
quietly await developments. IL ~
clared. IT viii be much more to their
ultimatH advantage than to rush into
the market now TO sell.
both VIII Isencnt.
Persons close in the inside of the
property ar outspokcn the opin-
ion that The security holders. both
stocks and bonds. will be aei These
say no holders o any the underly-
Ing bonds hay am fear of default at
any time In the interest
On, OF the assets OF tho Seaboard is
the Baltimore Steam Packet Company,
better known as tic Cd By Line
The operations of this line. IL Is said.
VIII not b. aft cted by the receiver ship
An effort Is being made by local
bondholders Independent of the WIZ
lianls interest to secure representation
In the receivership, and they are
urging Gustavus Obcr, a banker of
Baltimore, as n third receiver. Attor-
ney Edwin G. Baetjer counsel for a
committee OF local bondholders. Went
to Richmond TO urge the court to ap-
point Mr.. ODER to act with Mcssrs.
Warheid ana Williams.
Neither of the receivers Is In Balti-
mond and Mr.. yyaraeid lcft for that
city this morning.
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Named In Georgia. .

ATLANTA, GA. January IA petit
ton was presented In the United
States Circuit Court late this after
noon. asking that receiver be ap.
District for the Seaboard Air Line
Railway. The petition named S. Davies
Warheld and r. Lancaster WILLIAMS.
In response. Judge Pardec Issued an
order declaring these men receivers
for the road In this State and all other
States within Judge Pardee's jurisdc-
ton. extending over Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi. Louisiana and Texas.
stance is Identical with that issued by
Judge Pritchard.
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fere with and ultimately prevent your
duties as q public carrier: that the
United States malls will be stopped,
and that your orator will be unable
to fulfill It's duties to the States in
which 1t Is Incorporated. and Its du.
ties to connecting railroads; that COM
merce between the several States will
be interfered with; that communion
ton between many cities, towns and
places which, are wholly dependent
upon railroads Will be interrupted; that
serious and irreparable injury to their
trade and commerce and their general
prosperity will result. etc, etc.
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was discussing the move for re-
ceiver for the property, said t day
Seaboard would be long time In be-
coming a paying property. severalsof
the most valuable pee s OF railway
property int country have frequent-
ly been In receivers hanu.. u. 80 81.
railroad COMPANY Or aGy other tori-
pany to be placed In the hands OF .
receiver. but "a tarn of receive ship
hns often proven beneficial by alfn,i-
mating waste matter as II were. ana
placing the property on firm bass.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-03
Roads Owned and Operated BY Seaboard Air Line

LINES OWNED (s.ase.5o MILES,.
Miles.
Hermitage. Va. to Norlina, NC .lo2.lo
Weldon to Raleigh, ". C....... $500
Raleigh to Hamlet N. C...... $500
Wilmington 10 Rutherfordton.
N. G. Observation-Disclosures. 264.6"
Monroe, n. G.. to BELT June.
ton. Gu. ........,...,...,.5... .26l.1O
Belt Junction to Howells, Ca. $40
Hnmlet. N. c., to Chcraw, SC. 1928
Charaw to Camden. S. C...... bd.o4
Camden. S. c.. to Savannah, Ga. 171.?I
Savannah, to Meldrim. Gn..... 1000
Lyons. Ga, to Montgomery,Ala.a6a.99
Savannah Ga, to Jacksonville,
Fla. .. ......... .....t...l3S.9b
Jacksonville to River Junction,
Fla. 5000. ........5H........2O V.Ob
Fernandina to Cedar Key, Fla. $3.50
Waldo to Tampa, Fla. ........155.H
Henderson to Durham, N. Co.. 41.40
Dickerson to Oxford, N. C..... 45i
Franklinton to Louisburg. NC. 1000
Moncure to Pittsboro. N. c.. 11.2o
Ellenboro to Caroleen. n. C... 47o
Mill Junction to Henrietta
Ga. ...... -, 1893
Hamlet to Gibson, n. Co. 1880. 1913
Columbus to Albany. Ga...... $500
Abbeville to Ocilla Ga. $3.50
Island. Ga. .......... . eos
Or fton to Monticello, Fla. -. 4.ss
Tallahassee to st. Marks. Fla. o0.3a
Archer to Early Bird. F'ln..... 2S.76
Wildwood to Lake Charm, Fla. 70.l6
S. s. Junction to Silver Spring,
Ia. ...t..... ........ l.Ju
terville. Fla. ............... ..o7
Tia. 80. 49,. ......,.. 7.c5
Roanoke Junction to Roanoke
Rapids. n. G. ............... 2.o4
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heAuIteu III DeticttS.
That .he total net results In each
of the said fiscal years of the opera
tions of such OF the above companies,
the earnings and charges of which
have not been included in the above
statements. as We're in operation in the
resnsctive Years was a deficit.
That it thus appears that, while tie
increase in the gross earnings from
oneration for the year ending June so,
1906. over the preceding year was ST.
sas,0IS.00. the increase for the same
period in operating expenses was
gross earnings from operation for the
year ending June so, 1907. over the
preceding year was S1.40i.l62.S3, tho
increase for the same period in onerat.
ing expenses and taxes was sa.514.-
& 559A3 or more than s1,l00nh 90 in
excess of the Increase in earnings.
THAT for the first four months OF
che present fiscal wear the gross earn
ings increased over $500 hnn00 or .nt
the rate of over $500, 10000 for the
entire year.
Continuous Falling or.
THAT for the same period the s,n,.
plus income failed IN provide for the
four months pronnrtihnate of tbe 1ved
charges by sl7S.a2g.5a: that for the
.'loH ..a ~ ~ octoher there was a surplus
the corresponding month Of the pre.
cedinr wear of ssl.l2913. that IN t,
.s.Eovember 10. 1907. there was a con,
Z flnuous increase In the gross earn.
lngs over the. preceding year, but tha
since that date there has been CON
s tinuous falling off In the gross earn.
Aings the estimated amount Of sucl
falling off for the month ending De,
n rember 18th being about $4,000: tina
nearly all large Southern railroad.
y are showing similar decrease in gros
earnings: that for the second wecl
( In December. 1907 the percentage O
INCREASE in net earnings over thos
b of the corresponding week In the pre-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-03
NEW BANK FOR CHARLOTTE.
One TO he Started With Million Doll
lars Cnpitnl.
IspecIai Z rhe &. -Dispatch.1
Ella pI nnwrI, G, IaniIar N

rspeciai rho {. -p'spatch.1
CHARLOTTE. y. c.. January -
The n, west enterprise for Charlotte IL
n million dollar bank. with Ashcville.
Cha lotte and other North Carolina
cities representa- on the directorate.
The prime mover in The roj c =
NJ Hicke-son. assistant to the p esi-
dent OF the American National Bank
Of Ashevllle, IS in the c ty to-day conf
plotting the, plans for til enterprise.
The movement is probe ted here
purely as business 6nt rpr g. The
promoters believing th,t tn y see an
opening here for the venture.
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ton prevails among the officials and
there arc a number on the anxious
bench and Will be until quieting an
nouncements are made.
Local officials decline to discuss the
situation In any OF its bearings. The
feeling Is that all officials that have
been active In the interest OF the re-
firing head, aud in consequences looked
on as antagonistic 10 the Williams In
tercsts, Will be dropped. Who Will
probably be thus affected no ono VIII
venture to gay.
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erent courts in said several States.
Would Stop business.

The race of diligence OF result and
judgments and priorities will be at
tempted and levies and attachments
will be made upon engines. cars, fuel
and material and supplies OF your
orator. which are Indispensable to the
continued operation of its railroads;
that 1t will be unable to secure nee
cssary supplies, materials and labor
its its operation p for no one viii be able
to do business with 1t unless assured
that its current expenses Will be paid
that these things will greatly inter-