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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
COMER ANDLAWYERS
DISCUSSES REGENT COURT DECIs-
 IONS IN BIRMINGHAM.
Tn His Extremity He Pays a Visit to Men Who Get Slice of States Money for
 Advice

Birmingham, April s.-(special )-- Governor Conner held a conference in Birmingham this afternoon with State Attorney Alexander Garber and local attorneys usually consulted by the chief executive. including Capt. Frank s. White. Judge S. D. Weakley and H. c. Selheimer. in reference to the State railroad laws and the recent de- cisions of Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United States Court.
 The Governor stated before the con ference began that there would hardly be a statement given out as to the re- suit of the conference until the mat ter had been fully gone over. The attorneys attending the confer ence were equally reticent and desired that all information concerning the discussion would be given out by the l Governor.
 There was no intimation during the afternoon as to what the conference would decide on. The Governor did not hesitate in his demeanor to show that he was anxious to have the laws regulating railroads upheld and to see that they were enforced
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
5. EDISON DEAD.
AFTER BRIEF sLLSEss DIES AT HIS
 HOME.
A. Member sf Bcnrd sf Revenue and fn Buslnrss Was WeIi-known
 in City--Funerai Today. %

]. S. Edson. a prominent, citizen of Montgomery died at his residence, ITO Lawrence Street. at | o'clock yea terday morning. Mir. Edson had been I'll for only few days and his death. while not entirely unexpected. was a great shock to his many friends.
 Since 1895. when he moved to Mopt- ronery from Benton, Mir. Edson had taken an active interest in the upbufld- ing of the city. and has been highly regarded in business and social CIT cIes. At the time of his death. he was a member of the Board of Revenue. Vice. President of the Farmers Asso- citation. and director of the Mont gomery' Bank and Trust Company.
 Mir. Edson was born near Union Springs. Bullock County June l3. fsbi' He was reared by his uncle. John r. Farley. both of his parents having Ted when he was a lad. MT. Edson entered into business with Mr. Farley at Benton, and in 1880 bought out bis uncle and assumed the management of tbe business, in which he was very successful In 1895. he Haesed to this city.
 sir. sEdson Is survived by his wife, by his sister. Mrs. w.. w. Edson, of tireenviiIe, and by his uncle, John P Farley of Anniston.
 The funeral win be held from the residence. 7l0, South Lawrence Street nt 10 o'clock this morning, Drs t.baaies A. Stakely and Q. (. McGhee will offlciate at the ceremony. and the l interment will be made in Oakwood Ce.aeter..
 The paii-bearers will be:
 C. F. Gay, J. W. Cook, W. D. Judge James Robinson. A. L. Tyson. A. Eubanks. N B. Holt. J.. l.. Holloway
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
MIR. EDsON'S MEMORY
BOARD HoNoReD MEMORY OF THE
 DEAD.
After Passing Resolutions of Regret
 the Board Adjourned Tn Honor of Mr. Edison, Untu Frfd1y.

Respecting the memory of J, s. Ed son. a member of the Board of Reve- nue of Montgomery County. who died yesterday morning. that Board held no regular business session yesterday morning Immediately on the formal calling together of tho Roard by Pres ident A. I. Tyson. committee consist ing of Messrs Tyson. Grcil. and Biakey. wara nominated by ". H. Lawson fn draft suitable resolutions on the death Iof their fellow member
 The resolutions as offered and adopt- e,l hv the Board follow
 'Nvhereas. an all wise Providence has seen it to rsmovA from our midst our friend and fellow member James 8. Edson: aud whereas. we feel that in his death this Board has lost an ear nest and faithful member. and each momber of this Board has lost warm personal friend; Therefore be 1t re- solved by this Board. that we earnestly sympathize with the family of our de cea sod friend in this great afiiiction which has befalien them;
 "That in the death of Mir. Edson the Stafe has. lost faithful and usetui citizen. this county a conscientious and zealous officiai. and this Board one "f its best and most faithful members. Resolved further. that these resoiu- tlons he spread upon the minutes of this Board and that copy thereof be sent to the family of the deceased by the clerk of this Board and T copy furnished the daily press of the City of Montgomery
 Resolved further. that as mark Of respect to the memory of Mir. Edsor that this Board stand adjourned until tho 10th day of April. 1908"
 The Clerk of the Board was author l fzed to receive and open bids for the Fine and Forfeiture Fund. The Board | then adjourned to meet fin special ses' ttuN smerninR at n o'clock
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
EERBERT IN BTRMINGHAm.
aFather of the Navy" Given Warn
 welcome.

Birmingham. April 6.-(Speeial)-7 Hon. Hilary A. Herbert. Secretary of the Navy In President Cieveland's cab iuet. and known as the Father of the American Navy" is in Birmingham and will remain here rctil "Wednesday af- .ernoon.
 He Is visiting his sister. Mrs. Flora IT, Buell. and niece. Mrs. Ed West. at iT31 Thirteenth Avenue.
 During the administration of Presi- dent Cleveland Mir. Herbert was among the most conspicuous of the cabinet members. He advocated a larger and better navy and secured the adoption Of . broader policy. This policy result ed in the fixed appropriation of large sums of money to add additional ves- sells yearly to the American fleet.
 Mir. Herbert has recently been visit ing Mobile, Montgomery and other Southern cities. He has been on a hunting and nshlng trip. While at Mobile nc was Joined by Frank Fowlkes, a prominent resident of this city.
 MT. HerDert has visited In Birming- ham a number of times and has many personal friends here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07

si 900 monthly for misconnections In the carriage of mails. He did not be- iieve. he said. that It was the intention of Mir. Nesbitt or any other member or tho Commission to increase the burdens of the railroads during these hard tuues He spoke for more latitude In the operation of trains than would or dinarily obtain when conditions were more prosperous.
 The discussion on this point finally wound up by the declaration of Asso- ciate Commissioner Nesbitt that in the next ten days he would insist on the Commission coming together for special hearing of the petition for bet ter passenger service between Attalla snd Birmingham. No date. however, was set for this hearing.
 The Commission did not take up yes terday the case of the Southern Rail- way which is askIng for the permits sion of the Commission to remove It's passenger train between Selma and Akron. To hear protests against this eurtailment and the arguments Of the road. the Commission Is expected to sit m a special SC ssion today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
.,fonE socIAL cLUR RAIDs
Police sad sherin in Birmingham Ars
 Active. -. 2

Birmingham, April 6.--(Special0-- The raids on social clubs. which were organized for the purpose of promoting "art and literature" are stllf being prosecuted by the sheriff's forces and the police department.
 The police arrested four men at The Bohemian Club" aEnoug them being Richard wray and Edward Black. whiSc. and two negro employees.
 The saeriff's forces this morning raided "the Planters Club.
 Attorneys of the Law and Order League will attend the trials of the men arrested.
 It was announced today that many men who had allowed their names to be used as charter members of the new organizations were making official re- quests that their names be taken of.
 In the criminal court today Thomas Powell, white. was naed Sl00 on a charge of violating the prohibition law. Clarence Ballard, Secretary Of the Law and order League, prosecuted the case.
 Judge S. D.. weakley stated today that there would be something do- ing again tomorrow In the way oi urging the officers to enforce the pro- hibitioa law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
THE LEAK. BUILDING
HANDSOME STRUCTURE WILL nac
 COMMENCED SOON
VIII Be Three Stories High, and ef Modern Design-Severai of the
 featurcs VIII He Unique
 In MnnfgnmerY.

The New building of Leak and Com. pany, undertakers and embalmers. will soon be in process of construction on snutn 1s.sd LswrenSs street % ana & wheh m com nne uf the best equipped establishments of its kind in the South. The occupants of the old building. located just above rnantiad to make way for the new structure. moved out Thursday and there Is now nothing to prevent the be- ginning of building operations. The building is to be of brick and stone, with terra cotta trimmings. and will be thre stories in height. Fac ing on IAwt ence Street. 1t will have a frontage of twenty-five feet and viii dred feet The ornamental de- sign at the top cnnsists of series of steps symbolical fof the stages of lifc. while at the pinnacle of the structure is an hour glass cxemplifying the flight corners of the building. from which tn" steps ascend. are surmounted by two globes of stone representing the Uni- l verse over which death Is supreme"
 Tn inc building are to be embodied
 many unique features Tho hott nn' | floor will be occupied by the reception 1 hall, with fionr "f red tiles: chapel | is about 1Sx50 feet. which is to have
 windows of cathedral glas illuminated ! by electric lights placed behind and Invisible from the interior: and an em Fbalming room to he located in the rear l The chapel will be furnished with prw' 1 and It Is expected that funeral services will he conducted here
 1 On thA secopd fi.,pr will he two bed | rooms and the display room.
 Tho third floor will be devoted to th' uses of store room:
 Along the right side of thc buliana
 on the bottom floor will run corrt'io' | syhicb will permit good to be trans l ser~ed tn the rear without having f' pass throu.rh the main apsrt,'nent Ai | eievp,to- will also ha provide1 TOT tn'
 carriage Of materials to the upne' roNr~ . ..
 Tho date unor which the construct ion nf tho hrudinc will he h@~un ha' nct heen deariseiv dertdcd. hut th~ in 't,s, steps win be taken in the neal l future. ...-s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
REMOVAL OF TRAINS
GREAT SOUTHERN AU-
 THORIzED BY COMMISSION.
crrfsiImenf of Schedules Between Chattancega and Attalia AiIswed Yesterday After Generei Dis- eussion--Pr0test From
 Valley Head.

The Alabama Railroad Commission at ifs regular monthly meeting yesterday authorized the Alabama Great sonth- ern Railroad to remove passenger trains Nos. 2s and 24 on their me pc tween Chattanooga, Tenn. and Attaiia. Ala. This curtaiiment of service had already been made by the railroad on their own authority and the matter came up before the Commission be- cause of protests filed by citizens Of Valley Head, station on the iine oe- tween Attalla and Chattanoosa.
 Soon after the railroad ordered the trains removed the Commission, hear ing of the protests of some citizens. rItad the oficers of the carrier to ap- near at yesterdays meeting and state their reasons for ordering the trains stopped.
 appeared for the Alahama Great South ern Railroad and made the plea that the business of the road had So flien of during the finncial depression that the operation of trains Nos. g and "A would no longer pay but on the con trary they would lose the carrier money.
 trains were filed with the Commission by the citizens of only one station on the line between Chattanooga and At talla. That was Valley Head. Learn. ing that this was the fact and that oven this protest would be withdrawn if the road would order trains Nos. and to make flag stops of Valley Head. Counsel Smith announced thai this concession would be made If thf Commission would permit of the re. moval of the other tyro trans.
 1t was under this compromise thai the approval of the Commission wal finally given to the removal of traini Nos. 23 and 24.
 Associate Commissioner W. D. Nes hitt made the suggestion before tn, Commi ission acted in the matter. tha the Alabama Groat Southern make cer' tain other stops Of the fast trains be tween Birmingham and Attalla. Fl said hs had been urged to get this i'm provsment in service 10 the peapli along that division. He said the peo ple affected wanted an opportunity t leave Birmingham ana return the sam night in travel between that city ant AttaIia.
 Counsel Smith objected to mixin, this proposition with the other. H said that to cause more stops Of tn east passenger trains would make tn road further liable to fines by the Fed sral government on account of defaul in the carriage of mails. He told 0 how under present schedules and con ditions the Alabama Great Southern 1 being fined at the rate of from S7o0
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
ADJUSTMENTS. At The Grand Tonight, ,ynFAeS O'NeIll In ssNfFglnina." :"

One of the chief dramatic events of the season in New York has been that of Mir. James O'Noill's splendid produc- ton of "V.rginius" which will be the attraction at The Grand tonight. The first production was September l6, at the Lyric Theatre. New York.
 During the performance MT. oNeill was called and recalled repeatedly be- fore the curtain by an enthusiastic au- dience.
 In order to surpass all previous pro- auctions ever given of the great clas- sic, elaborate stage settings have been constructed. consisting of street in Rome, the home of Virginius. Roman forum and rostrum. a battlefield with the Tarpeian rock. and dungeon in the Tullianum prison. Seats now on sale. -- adV.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07

Deputy sheriff George Wilson and Night JaiI.r Harry McCord. acting as a deputy, yesterday morning brought a negro. Nose Pickett, to the County jsil with the charge of murder against him. The negro wss, caught between Letohatchie and Sandy Ridge and af- forded the deputies no trouble.
 The ofrense for which Pickett Is wanted is said to have been committee ] in fsys. Aisyep years ago. The negro is accused of the killing of another negro. Henry. Thomas; the murder Is sad to have been done with revol- yer. Pickett was indicted by the Feb rlary grand jury in 1897, but eiuded capture until yesterday.
 Tho negro, when seen at the County jatf yesterday professes to have en- tireiy forgotten what took place du- rinr his stay on the Lamar place. near
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
Negro Arrested For Murder
 Committed Eleuen Years Ago

McGehae's switch. He says ne does moi eyen remember his mothers name Bes is positive, however. that he never Killed or attempted to kill another oi his race eleven years ago or at any subsequent time.
 Soon after 1897 Pickett moved to Lowndes County where he mas worked faithfully for many prominent Farmers of that section of the State. He has also been married during the time ne spent in Lowndes County.
 Since the grand jury of 1897 re- turned an indictment against Pickett the shertff and deputies havo been given misleading information tlmeand time again. Deputy McCord. however received certain information few days ago as to the location of the ne- gro. and his arrest shows that the in- formation was at last correct.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
Emhnlm,pr Bosrd Meets.

Birmingham. April 6.-CSpecial J. A dozen applicants for license to practice in Alabama stood the exam nation today before the State Board of Embalmers in the Commercial Club.
 The annual convention of the Ala bama Funeral Directors and EmbAlm- CTS will commence in this city Tuesday ana continue for two days. Several prominent undertakers from various parts of the State are already here and others will be here in the norngn&.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
NEWS OF RECORD

rb& following transfers of real es- tate were yesterday recorded in the or flee of the Probate Judge:
 The Ala bama and Southland Company to n. H. Bozcman for the o"nsldera- tion of S1 grant to the City water Power Company the right to repa r certain pipes running through the plat
 The Highland Park. South. Improve n,ent Company to Henry Craig. lot 14, block s3. according to the. plat Of the Highland Park Improvement Company consideration. $50.
 r. J. swearingen snd wife to Ida mike. oae-half interest of lot {. block c of West End: consideration. sT50.
 F. J. Cramton to C J. Niles lots 2 and : of block B of the plat of High land Park; consideration. $2.950
 John V. Smith and wife to Mrs: Mary F. Smith. one lot in tho plat of the sayre property on Virginia Ave- nue; consideration, ss.20o.
 The following appointments by tho Governor were announced yesterday:
 Justice of the -Pesce--w. q. Land of Butter.
 Notaries Public-L. J. Piorce of Mo bile and Howard l.. Smith of Talla- Gega.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
TeR TEACHERS.

Plans fa- the reeertio~ anf Antsr- tsIr.,,srt of th~ Alahsma Teachers As- scciatjon. which will meet in Mont xnmery on Arrl1 IS. r and ls nf, tais month. ore being csrefnlly prensren.
 reetfnx of the local executive committee will be held at o'clock to- eight In the rooms Jaf tho Commercial Club. and at that time final reports of all committees on entertainment will he presented and arrangements look ing toward the comfort and pleasure of the visitors will be completed.
 No effort will he spared to make this meeting of the Association thoroughly interesting and enjoyable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
AInhanna at pepartments.

washin gton. D. C.. April s.-tspe- ciaI)-Rural free delivery carriers ap- pointed: Bedford. Route No. 1. Charles A. Young carrier. Grover c. Morris substitute; Bessemer, Route No. g.. Willis A Justice carrier, Ira Huey substitute; Chancellor. Route No. l.. Fletcher r. Cheshire carrier. Ross Baggett substitute.
 A postofice has been established at Crakford, Clay county, with Wilburn S. Childs postmaster.
 The postof1ce at Lock Three, St. Clair county, will be discontinued May IS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
COREY COMES TO-DAY.
steel MaEnste to Visit the Birmingham
 District.
pirrninrham Al

Birmineham, April 6,-(special. )-- The high officials of the United States Steel Corporation headed by President w. E. Corey Vice-President W. B. Dixon and Directors Butler and Kerr, with w. R. Palmer. President of the American Steel and Wire Company, a subsidiary organization, will arrive in Birmin gham Tuesday morning via the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
 This will be the first official visit 10 the district by President Corey and will mean much for the district.
 TSe officials will be entertained dur ing shelr stay here and will meet many prominent citizens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
pr. p,ovie. to Preach i.

At the special services at st. Johns held tonight at 8 o'clock. Rev. II. D'ovies will preach the sermon. Dr. D'ovies is rector of St. Andrews Church of Birmingham. and is an able and nopuIar prsacher. Dr. D'ovies will also make the address at the noon ser vice on tomorrow to be held at the Majestic Theatre.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07
SPRING SUITS CLEANED

lx Hoit's Dye Works at f0e, South
 Court Street.
 Our steam cleaning process leaves a garment as clean as new cloth. It can still be stained. faded or worn but 1t iR absolutely clean. Adv.-tt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07

Why do we sell more Fertilizers, Acid Phosphate and kaiait thaA any, body else fin tOwns People don't buy what they don't want. There's . rea- son. Marks & Gayle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-07

Tn nuytng Fertilizers. whnt more do ron want than riEht prices aud uuai- ity. We give you both. Marks q Gayle.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-06-24
NEW CORPORATIONS

Articles Of incorporation have been
filed in the Office of Secretary OF State
Frear as follows:
r. Slender Co, Milwaukee, CAPT.
tai stock $500; incorporates, S.
Slender, A. Slender and Charles
Schoen.
Shell Lake Roller Milling Co., Shell
Lake, Washburn county, capital stock
$4,000; incorporators, William Piep-
er, w. B. Pieper and Caroline Grant.
Murphy Land & Investment Co /.
Green Bay, capital stock $4,000; ir-
corporators, w. G. nicholson, William
L. Golden and Philip Sheridan.
independence Telephone Co, indie
pegience, Trempealeau county,
capital stock $4,000; incorpor-
ators, c. H. Short, Frank Wise, Peter
Skroch. F. c. Grips, A. j. Bautch and
B. Brethauer.
Moers-Pritehard-B Co, Ra.
cine, capital stock $4,000; incorpora-
tors, Henry F. Moers, james E.
Pritchard and William H. Brandow
Teacher and Organlst Publishing
Co. village of St Francis, Milwaukee,
county, no capital stock; inccrpora
!, tors. J. NJ. Kasel, Nicholas Brust ant
James Lederer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-06-24
OBITUARY.

William Rankin of Whitewater, a
soldier in the Twenty-eighth Wiscon.
sin is dead.
John Vines Wright, the eldest liy.
ing former member of congress, is
dead at the age of so.
Quincy A. Shaw, well known In
mining and financial circles, and who
was prominently identified with Calu-
met and Hecla, is dead at Boston.
Mrs. A. Ward. aged So years, life
long resident OF Niles. Mich, Is dead,
Mrs. Ward was the mother of Mont
gomery Ward, the Chicago merchant
prince.
s A. Harris, president of the Ma
tional Bank OF Commerce of Mlnneap-
oils until its consolidation with the
Northwestern National bank, is dead.
Captain II. c. Hunt, who lost leg
at Peach Tree Greek, while command
ing company of the Twenty second
Wisconsin. and who was postmaster
of Delavan under President Cleve~
land, is dead, aged rs years.
NJ. A. Mcintyre of ottumwa, Iowa,
fifty-nine years old, former state
senator, died of Bright's disease. MIR.
Mcintyre was president of the South
Ottumwa bank and was interested in
many business ventures.
Frank c. Bangs, the well.known
tragedian, died at Atlantic City, New
Jersey, after an illness of several
months. He was rs years OF age.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-06-24
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

Test borings for oil are being made
southwest OF Rockford, H.. which
causes the speculation that Beliot
may be in an oil belt.
Austrian laborers who came TO APP
pleton from Chicago TO work dpon a
street contract have left the city be-
cause OF misunderstanding with a
labor agency about terms.
The La Crosse City railway com.
pany plans TO extend its Main street
line a distance OF half a mile.
The extensive plant Of the Ameri
can and British Manufacturing com.
lany vas destroyed by fire at Proyi.
lence, y :. The loss is more than
$500 Vu
Argum,uss ON the motion for a
new lila 10 the case of the govern
ment ags st the Standard Oil com
pany for chatting will be heard by
Judge HaAel in Buffalo On July Il
Business men met at the city hall at
Beaver Dam and adopted resolutions
protesting against the Bell Ieiephone
company trying 10 raise rates on bust
ness phones to $3.50 per month.
The big mill Of the United States
Steel corporation at Ensley. Alabama,
VIII resume operations. The plant has
q daily capacity of l.500 tons Of I'm
ished rails.
Tt Queu what might have been 4
riot az the new normal school az Ia
Crosse policemen We're dispatched re
m store order. The trouble arose over
ID, bringing Of Italians from MilwRu'
kee 10 replace local men,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-06-24

A grand jury at Richmond, Va, re
turned indictments against the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railroad company
and Warner r. Moore and Thomas L.
Moore, trading as Warner Moore &
Co. charged with violating the inter
state commerce law,
Subscriptions for s25,O00,060 Of the
new bonds amounting tc 100000
issued by the Union Pacific railroad
company closed. Al the office OF Kuhn
Loeb & Co, it was stated that the
amount offered @as heavily oversub-
scribed.
The stockholders of fbe American
Steel Foundries company, at meet.
ing in Jersey City, adopted the plan
of a committee Of the directors re-
ducing the capital stock of the com
pany from s37.650.000 70 s17.124,00O.
The purpose Of the reduction, it has
been stated, is to make the stock
represent actual value.