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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
G. A.REN BIRMINGHAM.

Birmingham. April 25.--(Special.)- The twentieth annual encam pment of the department of Alabama, GranA Army of the Republic. will, be held in the morning.
 The session will be held in the Mac cabee Temple. on Fourth Avenue. and representatives are expected from the several posts in tho State.
 The local post George A. Custer. No. l, will hold meeting immediately af- ter the ,encampment and a full attend ance is looked for at 2:3O o'clock.
 Tn the evening Tuesday a camp fire will be enjoyed at the residenceof MT. Gockel, at Lacrosse Station, on the East Lake car line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CIncinnntI wins.

Cincinnati. Ohio. April 2s-Errors by St Louis and timely hitting gave Cincinnati a comparatively easy vic- tory today. Coakley was hit harder than Raymond. but managed to keep the visitors hits scattered.
 Score by innings:
 Cincinnati ..... O2O oil OOx-4 5 St Louis ..... 900 900 O00-O ' $
 Batteries-C Coakley and Schlei: Ray mond and Hostetter. Time 1:45. Um- pire O'Day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27

has been splendid. giving only four bases on balls and striking out eight men in his three games. winning two of them and losing to Pat Crow in splendid control giving an average of one base on balls a game. Sam Weems has had good control, giving only two men, while four of the hits made by the Atlanta team came in that second handle.
 The batting. fielding and pitching averages for the nina games are:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
FISHER SELLS MAssING
Mobiles Big Catcher WHI Play With
 Decatur Team.

Memphis, Tenn, April 25.-(Special) Manager Fisher of Mobile has sold Catcher Massing to Decatur. The big catcher left tonight. He had been mentioned as a possible manager for Merldian's Cotton States League team, but could not come to terms with them. MT. Fisher says that Garvin and White will do all the catching for Mobile from now on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27

Supmmary-Two base hits. Lord Rohe Sahrie Stolen bases Speaker ?; Hess. Sacrifice hits. Rohe. D. Stark East. Double plays. Hess to c. Stark Page to D. Stark. Struck out by Fritz. 2; by Hart, {: by Bucnanan. l. Base on balls. off Fritz. 6: off Hart. B. Hit by pitcher bv Hart CRohe). Time 2:24. Umpires. Fitzmorris and O'Brien
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
MISS LEACH HONORED.
TuscaIOosa Girl at Head of National
 Sorority.

University, April 26-(speciall-At the annual convention of the Kappa Delta Sorority recently held at Char Iotte. N. C.. Miss Bessie Leach of Tus- caloosa was elected National President of the organization.
 Miss Leach was for a number of years a student at the University and was a charter member of the local chapter of the Sorority. At present. she is secretary to the President of the University. She Is a young woman of unusual talent and charm of man. neS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
sburg. 5; Columbus. O.
Newton, &, AbbevIIIe, 5.

Newton. Apr:l 26.-( (Special1-New- ton and Abbevilie played a very eXcit- Ing game of ball here yesterday The feature of the game was the maRnifi- cent playing of Pippir for Newton. Bat teries; Murphy and Espy; Poyner and Pippin. Povner's pitching was a sen sational feature
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27

Florence, April 2b-ISpeciaIJ-Ihe State Normal College defeated the Columbia Military Academy yesterday morning in a loosely played game or ball. score 10 to 3 in favor of the local
 atteries-Bedingfield and Kilburn; Moore. Neal and Taylor.i
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
CARPENTER TO UMPIRE.
Has Been Invited tS Officinte at Hi
 vnrd-PrincetOn Game.

Vurd-PrinCcVOm Uumes
 Memphis. Tenn, April 26-(Special)- Umpire William Carpenter, former National League Umpire and regular on the Southern League staff this year, has been complimented by re- quest from the North. to officiate in the series between the big four coi- leges. commencing May 1. with the Harvard Princeton game at Cambridge.
 Carpenter has referred the matter to President KaVanaugh of the league. He officiated in former years in games between the big four.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
State srIIitIamen Injured.

Two of the mounted members of the provisional company of State mill tia on strike duty here. were badly injured this morning. one being kicked by a horse, while the other was thrown from his mount, the latter stumbling. The troops had been called out about 1 o'clock this morning on hurry call to a point near the car barns. and on the return were galloping down Pala- fox street. when one of the horses began kicking.
 The troopers were riding in forma- tion of fours and before the men could separate Sergeant R. M. Russell had been kicked in the face and on the leg. He was knock ed from his horse and was unconscious for over an hour. few minutes later, the mount Of Pri- vate Graham fell. throwing the~ man. He struck against a stone cuFbing and was badly injured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27

Home runs, Ryan l. Three base hits Two base hits, Greminger. 2; Henline. 8 :; Pope 1; Shannon, l. Perry 1: Bax ter. l. Stolen bases. Persons. 5; Pope. 3; Perry, 8 T Ryan, 2; HenIine. 1; Bax- ter, I Messitt,. 1. Sacrifice hits. shan non. 3; Pope. II; Messitt |; Ryan. 1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
NEW ORLEANS WINS
 FROM LITTLE ROCK

New Orleans, April 2s.--New Orleans won the Sunday game here today from Little Rock nthe presence of a big crowd. Score. to 1.
 Little Rock p DIT DO U
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
DISCONTINUED.

The sale of lots in Greenwood on the present monthly payment and no inter- est plan will be diseOntlpued about June 1, If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
Ssl57Ill5k l
NOTICE.

.'Ths annual meeting of the stockholders of the Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Com pany. will be held at the office of the Com 9any in the City of Montgomery, Alabama, on Wednesday, May sth. 1908, at twelve o'clock noon. The election of Directors will be had, and such other business that may legally come before the meeting.
 VIM. E.. ELLSBERRY --l0t Secretary and Treasurer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
AMERICAN AssOCTATION.
COTTON STATES LEACUE

At Columbus. 5: Kansas Cit. 2. At Toledo. 3; Milwaukee. 0.
 At Louisville. 5; Minneapolis l.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
Baseball at Florence

Excursion to Havana. Take the Fla. ma NaelOnaI Limited, 5c. round trip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
NOTICE

'The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Tailassee and Montgomery, Railway Company will be held at the office of the Companiy in the City of Montgomery, Ala bama. on Wednesday. May 9th, 1908. at twelve o'clock. noon.
 The election of directors will be had, and guch other business as may legally come before the meeing."
 VIM B. ELLsBERRY --10t Secretary and Treasurer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
Notice

TO WHO MT MAY CONCERN: The firm of Bowdoin- Light has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. W. H. 8owdotn retiring and is no longer authoriz- ed to make ~any bills or collect for said bills I will continue business at same place, all bills are payable to J. S. Light. Thanking all for past patronage and ask ing . continuance of same
 W. H. BowDoIN.
 J. s. LIGHT
 -su-mo-tu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
COTTON sTATEs LEAGUE.
GAMES YESTERDAY.

Southern LeaEuet-- New Orleans, 2; Little Rock, 1. Memph is-Mobile, rain. American Leagues St. Louis Chicago, rain.
  National LenEuet-- Cincinnati. 4: St. Louis, 0. Chicago -Pittsburg. rain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-27

Excursion tickets for tke Fama Naclonal on sale at nII cigar stands.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Hyperion-"Mr. Crewe's Career Eve. Grand-"Q Quincy Adams Sawyer Eve Poli's- Vaudeville. Aft and Eve. Bjou Dream--ralking Pictures. Aft
 and Eve.
 Commissioner Macdonald Before Auto
 Club, Foy Auditorium. Eve, St. Agnes MinstrclS Music Hall s. Special Police Board Meeting. 8, Chamber of Commerce Meeting, S, Star of Hope $. of B., l. Q. O. r. Hall. S. St, Paul's Christmas Entertainment
 Parish House. |.
 Ladies' Auxiliary, A. O, IT., Music Hall Victoria Court, No :, Q. c. so Whist
 l59 York Street
 Sterling Lodge. No 46, st. Georges
 Hall. s. Polo. New Haven vs. New Bedford
 Quinnlplac Rink, S;45.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28
NEWS IN RRIIEE

The fact that the American ambas- sador Lloyd C Griseom has given up the lease of the Dol Drago Palace. where he has made his residence since coming to Rome, has given rise to various reports with regard to the anhassadors future intentions.
 Inquiry at the foreign office and among attaches of the court, indicates that It is the ambassadors intention to retire from the diplomatic service. Indeed, t is stated on good authority that he has already forwarded to Washington his resignation, in which he declines to take office abroad after the retirement of President Roosevelt
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28

have upon MT l.lley's rights in some other prosecution, lf you please, in these supplementary prosecutions you speak of where 1t is possible 10 con- yict him of crlme--isn't his mouth closed by the finding?
 10 this MT Jessop replied by re- forrIns to tho act which says that nothing he does, except hc forswears himself can bc used against him,
 Judge Robinson further questioned, if he IS subsequently, found guilty on hls own testimony does not the final result follow of dslranchlsing him and also rendering him ineligible to office for four years-to which Mir, Jes- sop replied
 Your honors question suggests the answer If he is found guilty, it Is on a subsequent enquiry before state referee or judge, by tho prosecuting att torncy, appearing before hlm on the al- legation that crime has been com mitted, and then it must be a pro- ceedlng in a court of justice, at which he Is heard and represented, He has all his rights reserved, so far as any criminal punishment is concerned. Now with regard to whether or not tho operation of filing your report, stating that corrupt practices have been dono or indulged in, with the secretary of state. whether that be done makes him ineligible to hls office 1t seems to mo a question with which you are not con corned."
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28
Jcssop Controycrtcd.

"Thcre is another objection. Is this legislative committee which can pro- ceod with the hearing for the purpose of reporting to the legislature? Is this commission appointed by the legis-
 ature? That hardly seems to be ten able ground The constitution express
 ly provides, that all commissions shall be issued by the governor, etc. under the seal of the state. You cannot act as members Of the legislature they could not delegate to you legislative powers, even of an investigation. be- cause you arr not members of the leg islaturc Therefore 1t follows that this is not commission but that you are sitting as judges Of the superior court with judicial authority. It did not seem to me that my friend on the other side, accurately stated the seriousness of the results of such an investigation, if the issues shall be found against this candidate, If any candidate shall have bcen so jointly found or decided either If 1t were the ease of an inferior off, 4-l>-> l-s".- y,t,',nravtS tA sgipA Rau tha aA-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28
Agcd clnns snrccl.cls Die.

Claus Sprcckels, widely known as the Sugar King" of the Pacific coast. died yesterday at his home in San Francisco, in his cightioth yoar Tho immediate cause of death wal an at tack of pneumonia.
 Despite his advanced ago MT. Spree kols had devoted large share of his attention to the various enterprises in which he was interested.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28
Colonel Burnec Nrsncs.

After recess, Col Burpce said
 "T will submit briefs which we have. Tho question seems to come down te this: Is this court or a commission? We had gone upon tho assumption, that this act intended, as 1t expressly
 states, to call upon the judges of the superior court to exercise their Judicial
 functions Tho language is very cX- plicit The petitioner is given the pe- culiar privilege, after he has framed
 his complaint, of presenting 1t to a
 judge whom he mas select, and there upon this judge shall perform what must be judicial act in passing upon
 tho merits of that petition. and de- tormine whether public justice requires the matter to he pursued That ccr-
 tainly is judicial function to be ex- ercsed by judge of the supero, court Well now, when does that orig. inal judge shift his character? He therefore notifies the chief justice and
 the chief justice dcsienates another
 judge of the superior court, to sit witt the one to whom the application was
 made. Can there be any doubt but that this tribunal in sitting as judges
 of the superior court, with the iudicia
 powers of the superior court, and nc othcr?" Col Burpeo cited sevcra
 cases to substantiate his claims, Con. tinuing he said;
 Nobody would question probably the power of the legislature to estab. fish an election court, either by ap- pointing certain judges to perform
 those duties, as is shown in other
 states, or by establishing, under thcil constitutional power, not an inferior
 tribunal for that purpose and creating
 2 court with jurisdlctiontha might seem obvious and original that if that
 was the purpose of the legislature, they would have pursued that course, But they have chosen to enforce you gen tlemen, by the use of the word shall, to exercise certain functions, and we
 claim that they are manifestly judicial functons'
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28
Reynolds Defines Issue.

Mir Jassop concluded with the re- mark that Matthew \ Reynolds who Is a member of the local bar was pre- pared to argue on the cases which have hccn examined
 After discussing tho points involved at considerable length, MT Reynolds concluded with these words;
 In order to decide this act of sec tion IS of the corrupt practices act is unconstitutional, it is necessary to con- cludc one of two things: Either that a judicial power has been conferred upon non-judicial body, or that non judicial power has been conferred upon judicial body We are not prepared Ito conclude from the authorities cited, that the act, or a section of the act in Is objectionable on either ground, therefore n our opinion. the act Is not unconstitutional, or the sec- ton of the act
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28
Representative Dnvcy Dice

Admiral George Dewey celebrated his soventy-frst birthday yesterday. Though still vigorous of mind, tho aged admiral is not enjoying the best of health, having suffered for the last six weeks from bad attack of sciatica He spent tho day at his home many of his intimate friends calling 10 pay their respects
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28

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The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28

thorlty to make a definite decision that he has been so guilty and you yacate the election If lt is one of the state officers, you must make a fnding-if any candidate shall have been 90 joint ly found by you to have been so guilty in person of corrupt practices, he shall be ineligible to the office for the term of four years That, it seems to me, Is a pretty serious and sound duty which you arc called upon to perform, If you have the power Our constitution, un- like some others. provides that every citizen shall be safe in his person, property and reputation And feel sure that your honors will agree with me, that his reputation Is much more to him than his property may be. You are to proceed, without a jury, to de- prive this man of his reputation, what ever may be the legal effect upon his election
 Now the constitution does not give any such power to any such tribunal. If 1t were the intention of pursuing this matter In a legal manner, this petitioner should have gone to the proper prosecuting officer and sub mittcd hl evidence.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28
Representative Dpyy Dies.

New orleans Dec. 26 Representative Robert C. Daycy. democrat, of the Sec.nd district Of Louisiana, died hero Robert Charles Dayey was born in New orleans on October g2. 1853
 Al the time of tho conflict as to whether the Hepburn rate bin should loo enacted Mr. Davey drew up bill of his own, on which the minority de- publican measure.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28
Outlines Court Procedure.

Judge Bennett then said will you take up the argument. Mir Jcssop, as- suming that we are a legislative com mission and not court? What follows then?'
 Mir. Joesop replied; Assuming that you are a legislative commission and not a court, that s an inquisitorial court as distinguished from court of justice, your honors are to hear the charges that arc made YOU are to hear such evidence as may be adduced in support of such charges You have powers specially given you You arc to make findings as to whether CT not such candidate or his political agent was guilty of corrupt practices-you will file joint or differing findings. The general assembly has given tho constl- tutional power to prescribe by law the manner in which all questions concern ing the election Of governor shall be determined. This Is a question con corning the election of the governor. They have by law prescribed that two members of a class chosen from tho judicial class Of state officers for ob- vlous reasons, shall conduct this in- qulry to determine certain questions concerning the election of the eover- nor Now these duties are imposed upon you, and l should imagine that tho fact that these duties of non-ju- dicIal nature are imposed upon you as members of a class, would make it pos siblo for any judge of the superior court designated by tho chief justice oi the court of errors to accept or refuse to accept If your honors find tbC things here have been indulged in there is no escape from the conclusion that he is guilty Of violating this act"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28
Judge Robinson Queries.

The following question was here asked by Judge Robinson;
 What Is the effect, Mr Jessop, of that finding upon Mir Lilley's rights. if this tribunal whatever 1t Is, whether it is court or whether fl is a special tribunal, what effect does that hndns
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28
JUDICIAL OR
 NON-JUDICIAL JeSSop Argues That Election Court is NOn-JudiCial Body With NOl-JQdiCial
 Functions. AN INQUISITORIAL TRIBUNAL
  Col. Burpee Raises Three Legal Objections, Saying Court Ex- ercises Judicial Function
 in Non Judicial
 Manner.
AN INQUISITORIAL TRIBUNAL

The first session of the so-callcd cleo tlon court was held Saturday in the supreme court room of the county court house Matthew A. Reynolds the junior counsel for George L. Fox commenced the proceedings by reading the petition addressed to Judge Ben nett, of the superior court. requesting the appointment of an election court 10 enquire into alleged violations of the corrupt practices act by Goyernor-elect George L. Lilley. The following report is taken literally from a special steno- graphic report of the proceedings:
 Col l.. F. Burpee. associate counsel for MT Lilley, addressing the tribunal as judges of the superior court, pre- sented Mr. Lllley's protest that the court, as constituted had no jurisdic- tion in the premises and attacked the constitutionaity of the act under which the election court was appoint cd, After a conference between the judges, Judge Bennett announced that they had decided they sit as some sort of a tribunal After a technical al- iteration in the caption Of the protest had been made. Attorney Henry w. Jessop of New York, senior counsel for Mir Fox, entered general demurrer, which was accepted though contrary to the usual practice In Connecticut ant,rtc
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28
wrigb, Has Norr,,, 1,sc,,e

Jus. before making q flight satur- day., Wilbur Wright the American 1erpplDuist discovered that some one haG nlled the oil box of his aeroplane with gasoline Tho discovercy probl- bly prevented a serious accident
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-28
Action Declared Futile.


 Another objection to this procedure Is this: It is futilc-the legislature cannot impose upon you as judges of the superior court, or upon any tri- hunal. tho exercise of judicial power which will come to naught. Now what can be tho legal effect of this proceeding? You file your report with the secretary of the state, an officer entirely foreign to your department, having nothing to do with the courts, and no power to act, even of enforcing any decision which you may make friends alright, you are taking part as an assistant of the legislature, to de- termine facts for their consideration, which, when completed, legally affects nobody legally binds nobody, settles no right, redresses no wrong, and can only serve the convenience of the administrative officers in performing their duties We say, that when you are called upon 10 make finding of facts, which Is entirely futile, you arc called upon to exercise yonr judicial | functions in a non judicial manner, and for a nonjudicial purpose. It would hc observed if your honors eX- anime the other corrupt practices act, 1 that thls ono contains another signal | defect. It indicates perhaps, not in | itself the unconstitutionality of this act, but indicates that the proceeding which it would inaugurate, must pro ceed in an unconstitutional manner, and therefore the act cannot be obey 1 cd In all the other acts either the state itself Is tho moving party, through some proper attorney general or prosecuting officer, or else the lndi- vidual citizen must himself apply to court in the same manner that the citizen may make q complain of any other offence. Now that Is not true l in this case, The state of Connecticut is not here If the governor-elect Is here at all, this is a contest between | him as an individual and Mir. Fox as an individual Now you have no right
 we claim, and the law cannot confer upon you any power to investigate l MT. lilleys conduct, for the purpose of satisfying MT Fox's curiosity or for any purpose, except to arrive at q 1 judgment whether he is guilty or inno- cent of the facts alleged. In the state from which my learned friend comes, 1 this same question was raised in the matter of Davies, 16S New York Sg l l trust your honors will note the vital | difference, even in that extreme case, | between the New York law and this | law here, where an individual if for
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-01
DROWNED IN QUARRY.
Joseph Mussi, Quincy Stons Cutter
Lost His Life.

Quincy, Mass, July 1.--Joseph Mussi,
stone cutter, 25 years Of age, was
drowned at z o'clock last evening in
the Craig & Richards quarry. Mussi,
while in swimming dived from head
way, 40 feet above the water. He struck
on his chest. and it is supposed that the
force of striking the water from such
height knocked the wind out of him.
He sank Immediately and did not CONS
again to the surface.
Those acquainted with the quarry say
there is so feet of water in the hole.
George Snollett of Common street toek
some dynamite and battery to the
quarry and exploded the dynamite in.
the water, but failed to bring the bodd
to the surface. The police department.
furnished graphing irons and crowd
Of young men built raft for the pur-
pose of using the irons, and grappled
for the body up to late hour last
night.
Mussi was unmarried and boarded al
s Filbert street