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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
REPORT ON COMPANY
WESTERN LITE CASE IN MISSOURI
 INVESTIGATED.
Reports From superintendent Indicates Alabama Authorities Acted With Discretfon--FoxgeryC Charges
 In Case Of Voucher.

From W. D. vandivsr. snperintend- ent of insurance for Missouri. Frank N. Julian. Secretary of State. yestsr- day received a report of the examina- tion of the Great Western Life Tnsur- ance Company. of Kapsas City. and the report Indicates that the State De- partment of Insurance for Alabama acted properly in cancelling the com pany's license. The report of Super intsndsnt Vandtver suggests grave ir- regularities in the management of the company.
 MT. Julian. when the company was said to be in unfortunate circum- stances. twice went to Kansas City to investigate. His first visitation was in December: in January he went there with S. IT. Wolfe, as Actuary for the Department. Mfr. Wolfe's home ia In New York. The company would not consent to pay Mir. welfe's expenses. as was required by the laws under which insurance companies operate In Alabama. Another and larger charge was that 1t had allowed ifa assets to be impaired. It was to investigate the latter charge that Mir. Julian and Mir Wolfe made their visitations.
 Within the pamphlet which was sent to Mir. Julian by the Insurance De- partment of Missouri. are atataments that there have been abnormal sxpenee accounts; that officers of the company responsible for the frreguiaritiea should be prosecuted and that no more policies Of the company should be reg istered by the Department of Insur. allce of Missouri.
 Tn one instonce forgery was charged where warrant was said to have beem fraudulently made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
WILL ENLARGE PLANT.

AnniSton. July s.-(spscaal J--The capital stock of the Union Foundry Company has been increased from s1o0.- 900 to s2oo.oOo. the legal certificate for the increase having been filed with Judge of Probate Emmet F. Crook this morning.
 The additional capital stock has been subscribed by the present Stockholders Of the company and the plant will be enlarged immediately.
 When completed. 1t will be the larg~ est soI pipe and fitting foundry ia the South. with Q minimum capacity of over a0,000 tons. 1t will be at least equal to the Central Foundry Eoul- pany's plant at Baltimore. the largest in the country.
 The stock of tho Union Eoandr1 Company Is distributed evenly anaonR ten prominent jobbing houses of pluEnh- ers' supplies located at non-counetf- tive jobbing points in nearly all parts of the country, and the skoekhq1dars naturally purchased all of their pips and fittings from the Union Foundry Company,
 The Board of Directors Of the Can- pany has auth orixed the enlargement of the present plant. ana 4 10 said that the work will be tniahed hX tha ena oe 9ha gearn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
MRS. PRATT IS HURT.
Beloved Woman of PrattviIie Injures
 by q Horse.

Prattville. July 3.-(spectal.) )---Late yesterday afternoon Mrs. Julia A- Pratt. one of Prattville's most promi- nent and honored women on returning from an afternoon drive, was thrown to the ground by the horse she had driven and broke her arm.
 The horse showed some signs of fright on the approach of two auto- cycles and Mrs. Pratt to calm the horse caught the lines near the bit and in- tended to hold the horse. but when the auto-cycles was near. the horse he reared and Mrs. Pratt holding 10 the line was thrown to the ground.
 She is getting along as we'll as could be expected today. Mrs. Pratt has very recently recovered completely from q broken ankle she suffered some three or four years ago.
 The Prattvilla Cotton Mills and Bank ing Go. will give its employees . barbe- cue dinner in Magnolia Grove near tho city limits tomorrow. and the occasion will be enjoyed by all who attend. All work will be closed here for the Fourth and in most lines business hours will be about as on Sundays
 Material is being placed on the ground where the large brick store was burned last March for rebuilding this store. It is understood work will bA- gin at an early date.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
WILL BUILD PLANT
SELMA GUANo COMPANY BUYS A
 LOT.
Plans To Put Up a Building EB Central City and HAannfackuxe FertflkMeE For th9
 Market.

Selma. July s--sspecial. LA ferttlis- CT mixing company. which will be known as the Selma Guano Company. this afternoon purchased a site for q plant. the erection of which will Dc startad immediately and wtli ha put in operation before the opening oE the next fertilizer season.
 The site purchased is on Sk Ana Street and the riEht-of-wav of the Western Railway of Alabama. The price paid for the ground was s4.6oo. The money for the lot was nai6 oyer this afternoon and papers were drawn tonight. The record of exohanme Of the property will probably be fled ko- morrow.
 The deal whereby the Selma Gaano Company purchased the lot was naeA~ tiated and put through by 1Eeserk. Whitfield and Connolly of tha 5Afrer. son Fertilizer Company of Blrxnfnw. ham and Selma. and the plant win he q branch of that concarn. Ths con- eern has an abundance of capital hA- hind 1t and this city waa Solactea ba cause of it's good field and nhipnsum facilities
 The lot purchased is only . few feaf from the right-of-way Of each rnfl- road which enters the city. and fs also close to the river.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
CARRIERS TO MEET
WILL ASSEMBLE IN MONTGOMERY
 ON LABOR DAY,
Secretary Beaver is Making Arran~e- menfs for Assembling of AssOcia- tiOn Which May Bring 500
 CaFrfera

R. c. Beaver of Boaz. Secretary ana Treasurer of the Alabama Rural Lei. ter Carriers Association. Is busiiy ar- ranging the program for the annual meeting of the Alabama Rural Letfer Carriers Association which meets in the city of Montgomery on Labor Day.
 It is expected that at least 400 or 300 rural letter carriers will be In attend : ance Of this meeting. Quite a number of prominent speakers will be invited to address the same.
 A prominent speaker from the Post, ofaoe Department at Washington is ex. pected to be present and address the convention on the work of letter car riers.
 The names of other prominent speak, CTS will appear on the program which will be given out in q short time A feature of the meeting will be a dis cussion of good roads, a subject of special importance to the letter ear- riers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
NEWS or TRoY.
Little Son of Sfr. and Mrs. Carroll is
 Dead.

Little Son of mr, and Mrs. Carroll Ia
 Dead.
 Troy, July s.--tspeeial. )---Fred car- roll. the little son of Mir. and Mrs. Aubrey Carroll, died this morning at the home of his parents on Orion Street
 The funeral will occur at the fam fly residence tomorrow morning at o'clock and the interfnent will be made at oakwood Cemetery.
 Miss Lillian Brantley- entertained the Thalian Club last evening at her home on North Three Notch Street, in honor of her guest. Miss Bessie Thach of Auburn.
 Miss Helen Bashinsl<y is entertains ing a number of guests at her beau- ttful home on College Avenue at a house party. Miss Julia Brock and Miss McLemore of Montgomery, Miss Tufia Albes of Decatur and Miss Saliie cole of Columbus. Ga-s are the guests of Miss Bashinsky.
 A Fourth of July party was given a4 the Bashinsky home last night in honor of the visitors.
 The peach crop in this section Is unusually fine this year. and the neaches are bringing a good price. "a number of car loads have been ss,,,nad from the Henderson orchard near Troy and also from the Babeock orchard near Shelhorn.
 The unyeiIing of the Pike County Confederate monument will take place T,,Iv fs and a large crowd is expected.
 rha confederates of Pike County ,,,,iI e,ve a barbecue and there Is to he a very Interesting program. sen- afor Joseph F. Johnson is to deliver an address.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
HALL STOLE CLOTHING
 BY THE WHOLESALE
Evidence AccumuIa4em That He Stole
 Enough to start a store.

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 Willie Mitcheli HaIl. negro, arrest ed by Officer Lsoe Thursday morning, was tried In the Recorders Court yes terday afternoon on six charges of grand larceny and was bound over to the grand jury on a bond of $500 in each case. When the negro was ar- rested only two warrants had been sworn out against him, but yesterday in working up the evidence four addi- tional charges of grand larceny were preferred. It is expected that this number will be further increased with In the next few days as the police be- lieve that Hall was implicated in many recent thefts. the perpetrators of which have not been discovered.
 The goods stolen by Hall consist of suits of clothes and shoes of the total value of several hundred dollars. In almost every instance they were taken from the Glenmore Hotel to the rooms of which Hall had key obtained du- ring term of previous service in that establishment. The proprietor was of course ignorant that the negro had &C., cess to the apar tments of the hotel and suspicion of the porter was entertained until Patrolman Los was called upon to investigate the case.
 After hearing the details of the many thefts which had taken place in the hotel. Ofticer Loe formed the opinion that an outsider had been chiefly con- eerned in the disappearance of the property missed. Questioning the proprietor, he learned that the negro Hall. who had worked at the hotel pre- viously, had been seen at intervals in the building. and became ]. convinced that he was the guilty person.
 Consequently Hall was arrested, pro- testing his innocence. The missing property was, however, discovered in his house and finally the key itself with which the negro had admitted himself into the rooms of the hotel, was also found. Additional cases against him are being worked up by the police.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
FOUND NO COMPLAINTS
 ON FILE IN MORGAN

Decatur, July s.--(special. )--Presi- dent Charles Henderson and Associate W. D. Nesbitt of the State Railroad Commission. found no complaints what ever filed by the people of Morgan County against the railroads. steam boats. express or telegraph companies when they visited Decatur officially to- day to hear complaints against these companies as fs required by the laws of Alabama at the suggestion of the Railroad Commission.
 The people of Morgan County were requested some days ago to nle what ever complaints they might have with Probate Judge William E. Skeggs. but not single complaint was filed
 The commissioners ais6 visited many of the shippers in person and found no complaints against the companies Of transportation doing business in Nor gan County.
 The commissioners left this afternoon for CulImanA From Culiman they so to Birmingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
PYTHIAN COMMITTEE WILL
 MEET HERE JULY l5
At thak Time Selection vin Be Made
 ee Site for the New Pythfan Temple.

! Al thak Time Selection win Be Made
 ee a Site for the New
 Pythian Temple.
 The Locating Committee for the Pythian Temple. named during the meeting of the Grand Lodge in Tusca. loosa, last May has been called to meet in Montgomery at the Exchange Hotel on Wednesday. July Is.
 The call was issued by Chairman J. sH Ellis of Selma. A copy of 1t was received yesterday by B. A. Taylor, the Montgomery member of the com smittee. and the Pythian who was at fhe head of the local committee which secured for Montgomery the location Of the great Pythian Temple.
 The other members of the committee are [. D, Bloch of Mobile, Parke Nich- ols of Roanoke aIT Rivers Carter of Birmingham.
 The Grand Lodge deternined upon the locating of the Temple in Mont goEnery The advantage of having 1t built in this city were too obvious to be passed. The duty of the Locating Committee is to select in Montgomery a site for the Temple, which will be one of the handsornest fraternal order buildings in the South.
 Tn Montgomery the city committee will have offered it several beautiful sites. Probably the first thing the committee will do will be to decide whether 1t can afford to pay tho price asked for the Dexter Avenue cites which are offered. There are said to be half a dozen sites on Dexter Avenue which can be bought by the committee. but that the prices are high. A strong sentiment has developed that the Tenn pIe should be located on Dexter Ave nue between the business district and inc Capftol
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
TUscALOosA DEATHS.
End Comes suddenly te I've YounG
 Wonsen.

End Comes suddenly te Two Young
 Womeu.
 T,sealoosa, July s--(special.) )--News has been received here of the death of Mrs. Emily Cooper. which occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Turner, eleven miles from the city op North River. She had reached the ad- been i'll for a long time. She was e good woman and was highly esteemed by her friends and neighbors. Funer- ai sarvfces were conducted by Rev. P. A Doss, assisted by Rev. Henry Saw age. and the interment was in the fam fly burying ground.
 Alex HaFgr0ve.
 Friends in this city were grieved to learn of the death of Mr. Alex Har- grove. which occurred at his home in tha Mitchell School House District, this county. He had been in i'll health for aver a. year, so his death was not en- tireiy unexpected.
 Es leaves his wife. three daughters. ona son. father and mother, three brothers and three sisters.
 Funeral services were conducted from Nit. Zion Church by Rev. Mir Young of Cottondals.
 Miss AGaage Clarke.
 rnA death of Mss Madge Clarke Of Nyorthport, occurred at the infrmary this morning rrapes yesterday and shortly after be- Ssraa violently Ill. She was brought hers to the infirmary for an operation ana everything possible was done to gave her, but she passed away this morning.
 She was a bright young girl. about IA years of age. and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarke of Northport.
 Miss Kate GarnexS
 Friends in the city were shocked this rnornig to learn of the death of AGiss Kate Garner Of Birmingham daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Mack Garner of that city.
 Miss Garner was on a visit to her sister. Mrs. Luther Davis, when the end came last night
 Misa Garner had often visited here, and had a great many friends and ad- mirers in this city. She was the niece of Mir. and Mrs. J T. Garner. ana a cousin of Tom Garner. editor of The Tuscaloosa Ttm0a-Gizette.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
TINKER IS RELEASED
YOUNG MAN WHO KILLED HIS
 BROTHER
,yu.4aea Sunn Holds That He Acted n eeIR-De1ense--Gneat sOr-
 row At the IHei-


 Justsea Cum Holds That He Acted
 In eeIR-De3ense--Gxeat s0r~
 row At the Inei-
 dent.
 Blrminehaxn. July 3--(speetal )-- 1araee Tinker. who hit his brother. Poilx M. Tinker in the head with Q bar of iron. killing him. Thursday. fn tha engine room Of the WoooWafo furnaces. was given preliminary trial at Ressekner before Justice W. E. Gum today, and was discharged. The Jus- tice sustained the plea of aelf-defense. Mike Tinker. another brother. was one of the principal witnesses n the ease. and he told of the quarrel ee- tween the brothers and the diniculty that took place as Q consedueree-
 Tt sesrns that he two brothers had ouarreiied aobut one Of them going away from his work to lawn party in Brighton, nearby. He was called 10 account for leaving his work Mike Tinker separated the two brothers, but they got together again and one of thern pulled a knife and threatened to kiiI the other. A bar of Iron was picked up by James Tinker and used with deadly effect on his brothers head. death resulting few hours later.
 taken to Rising Pawn. Ga, for in- accompanving the body to the old home place.
 The tragedy was one of the saddest that ever was witnessed in Bessemer. The four Tinker brothers were pap ular and held good positions at the Woodward furnaces. James Tinker is Reratly distracted over the incident
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
WOMAN DEPUTY WEEDS.

Huntsville, July S--(special. )--Thc marriage of Miss Mary Mitchell, daugh- H. L. Hedriek. of Lexington. N. C., was solsmnized yesterday afternoon at the home of the bride, Rev. J. D.. Dun lap performing the ceremony in the presence of small number of rels- tives and friends.
 The bride has been once deputy in the ofice of her father and for several months has enjoyed the distinction of being the only woman deputy sherin in Alabama,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
4 BaiIainw Boon,

During the past two weeks quite a number of permits have been Issued for tne erection Of cottages and residences m every section Of the city and these permits will represent the expendIturs or many thousand dollara
 Permits for houses have been issuad In large number by the city every month during the present year ana nearly every one of these houses find occupants as soon as they have been completed.
 besides the large number of housas when nave been contracted for in the business buildings are confennistsd and plans for these will probably be drawn within the next few weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
S OC I E T "

leave toniEht for Biitmore. N. C.. and Mrs' Brown will so to Auburn. where she will be the guest of her grand mother Mrs- F. c. Dowdsli.
 Miss Jean Smith. of Prattviile is the guests of Miss Clara Ellen Forbss. at the home of her parents. Captain and Street.
 pr. and Mrs wiIkerson have gone to coden to spend some time.
 Mr. Robert steiner has returned home from Harvard where he is . stu- dent and is with his parents. MT. and South Hull Street.
 Mrs. E. ]. wsIIborn and Miss Afarga- ret Wellborn who have been visiting Mrs- Warren F. Dent and Miss Kathe- rine Dent have returned to their home in Admission.
 MT. and Mrs. J. A Murray have saii- ca for Europe where they will spend the summer.
 Miss xetty May McRobert of Lancas- ter. Ky. Mas Clare Dean of Dalton. Ga, and Miss Lillian Crouch, of Clark e vile. Tenn. are visiting Miss Julia Henderson on Mildred Street.
 MT. Frank P. dlass. Jr.. has gone to Denver Colorado. where he will attend the National Democratic convention. Later Mr. Glass will spend some time with one of his Princeton college mates sfr. Montgomery Robinson on his-rsnch in Colorado.
 xr - .x-. = x,...xa a Master Thomas Ledyard Pinckard. of Birmingham are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ledyard.
 Mrs. James TooIe has returned from . visit to Birmingham.
 Colonel and Mrs. Paul saAginutts the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Lack.
 MT. and Mrs. c. W. crist are spsnd- ing some time in Philadelphia- Later they will 90 to Rochester. N. F. then to Boston and via water to New York. before returning to Mir. Crist's old home in the Shenandoah Valley of Vir- gtnia.
 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Toole are visit ing friends in Atlanta.
 MT. Barnard Frank and daughtsrs, Misses Dora and Sadie Frank. Mir, and Mrs. c. J. Beare and Mfr. William E. Pitts, have returned from Denver Colo, where they attended the annual convention Of the National Association of Credit Men.
 Mrs. R. | Dahiberg has gone on . visit to relatives in Jackson and Mo- bile. Iii
 Mrs J. ". Hanl<ins, is visiting her parents at Jackson.
  Mrs. A M Tate and her little grand daughter are spending the week with General and Mrs. Barry L. Holt at theiE country home, Spring Ridge.
 The members Of the Country Club will entertain this evening at e ecti1. lion. The dancing will be commenced at g o'clock.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
COLONEL cAFFEY HERE.
weIi-lSnown Lawyer visftsh9 oad
 Home.

Col Frank e. caffey. formerly a well-known and popular resident of Montgomery. but now successful member of the New York bar. was moving among his many friends In Montgomery yesterday.
 Colonel Caffey was called from New York to South Carolina on legal busi- ness and from there he came to Yer
 . tc vfslf sa~erts It wae na- tural that he should come on to Mont gomery, where he has been univer- sally popular. He will be here sev- eral days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
FRED wEHAGE FINED.
Birmingham Man Accused of selliae
 LiQuOr.

Birmingham, July S.-(Special. l-- Fred wehage, proprietor of a soft drink establishment on Third Avenue was lined s100 and 1So days extra on a charge of violating the prohibition law and $50 on 8 charge of assaulttng oficer Little of the police court, 1t be- ing charged that he knocked glass of whiskey out of the hands of the officer who was preparing to use 1t as evtd- ence.
 Wshags is the man who was the subject of a severe arraignment by the Mayor before the City Council Wednes day night in a communication from the which he (Wehage) was operating uns der, bs revoked.
 An appeal was taken by vRehags against the fines imposed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
PRoPosEp nLEoTRIc LrNn.
Crawford CitiEens Confer With Georgia
 BuafnesS Men.

dAleration Of Crawford (Ala. eitfzena today held a conference with the direc- tors of the Columbus Board of Trade and the Columbus Railroad Company officials relative to constructing an in terurban electric line between colum- bus and Society Hill, in Macon County, Alabama, via Crawford and Marvyn.
 The proposed line would be thirty four miles long and would cost about $so0,0
 The Crawford committee was re- ouested to submit detailed information regarding the population and products of the territory proposed to be tapped and also what financial assistance would be given by tho villages that would be benefited.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
INFANT DIES.

Daughter of Mir. ana Mrs. M. H.
 Screws Dead.
 The Infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. M. H. Screws died at an early hour yesterday morning at verbena where she had been taken In the hope that her health might be improved. The remains reached Montgomery last night and bhe funeral will be held this morn ing from the residence, Soi South Court Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04

Under the curious will of Baron Fla. wort, made in 1890. a sermon Is preach ed the first Sunday in June at Fiber field, Russia, extoliing the virtues of ST this year received from the fund nearly S5,00o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
An InformaI party.

Miss Kate Smith gave pleasure to 4 few members of the younger set to- night when she informally entertsaned at the home Of her grandmother, Mrs. Joslan smith. on Church Street. Du- were served,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
A Sewing Party.

Miss Mable Jones delightfully."- enter. tained number Of her friends th4a morning at a sewing party at hnr home on Union Street Complimentary to Misses Jessie Lee and Mamie Yomnr. olooq. About fifteen young ladies were present and during the rnorninr tempting refreshments were enioyed'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
ALaGosT GIVEN AWAY.

Only sl0.5O for Coat and Pants Made
 to order by HOIt's Dye Works.
 Our unprecedented bargain sale of tailoring Is thinning out our most de- sirable patterns very rapidly Come ln quickly before they are all gone. Holk's Dye worxs 1os g. Court If.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
pEArH oE slRs. ANpREws.

Resident of Eyergreen Dies in . Local
 Hospital.
 Mrs. c. B. Andrews, who had been i'll in Montgomery for several weeks, died at an early hour yesterday morn ing.
 The remains were shipped to Ever green at II o'clock yesterday morning and the funeral was held in the after noon The interment was made in Helleville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04

Miss Anna Walker, who has been visiting relatives in Montgomery. is expected here tomorrow to join her guest Of her aunt, Mrs. H. Fl. Callen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04

Miss Helen Mcknight will leave O. day for her home in Columbiana after q pleasant visit to her sister, Mrs. Jos Spencer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04

Miss Helen Johnson returned home spent a few days with relatives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04

MT. and Mrs. Frank cothran win ieays tomorrow for coden where they will spend two weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
soelaI and PeruonnI

Misses Jessie Lee and Mamie Young. ploed or Carlowville are the guests of Miss Bessie Robertson. -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04
ODD LENGTHS IN woRsTED TRoUs-

in stripes both neat and hobby Never out of date. Made to measure. Just enough for one pair in many of them {. Trousers that were made for e10. co, e11 GO and eI2 GO, we're making new for So 50, 9S 50 and 90 %.
 PRICKETT-GERsON CO, 2s Dexter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-04

Jake Hirsch of Mobile is spending 4 few days in the city.