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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
TEN-YEAR SENTENCE
MAN WHO SPREAD RAPE RUMoR IS
 CONvTCTED.
Jnry in Case Out Bat Four psinutes h \s Making Their Deeistoh--In-
 afcfmemt Wac For
 Robbery.


 Remaining out but four minutes, the Jury in the case of Harry Calhoun, . young white man charged with robbery, rendered verdict of guilty, hestowing . i.sa ssntsns: Is,s.o Of ten years. o,.
 quired notoriety about Montgomery three months ago. because of the charge of robbing Q negro boy. Arthur Woody, which has been made against him. Calhoun, with his wife, it was ai- legged, while tramping from Mohtgom- cry to McGehee's Switch. met the boy, aud. by intimidation. secured frosn him i've dollars.
 The negro was siienced by Calhoun's threat that he would spread the report of the negro's attempt to rape Mrs. Calhoun. in case anything was said cf the robbery. Frightened by the threat. the negro made immediately for the Of- flee of Sherin Hood In Montgomnry, not for the purpose of telling of the rob- degrees. the story of Cafhoun's actfon was drawn from the reluctant negro.
 Meanwhile, to hide all traces of his offense, Calhoun visited a store nearby, asking for the loan of q weapon. ana declaring that his wife had been ap- preached by young negro hoy. Think ing that he had suhstantiated his threats to the negro, Calhoun with his wife. awaited train at McGehees Swith.
 Upon the disclosure of Che negro Woody, several deputies were dispatch cd to McGehee's Switch, whore the white couple were arrested. At the preliminary trial, the woman was re- leased and returned to her home in Vaidosta. Ga, with her brother. Cal- houn was bound over. Calhoun was. before his advent in Montgomery a fruit picker near Val- dosta. where he married the girl after short courtship, much against the wishes of her parents. Leaving the neighborhood of the uncongenial old people, the man and woman wandered through Alabama and Georgia, and to Nashville. Tenn.. until his career was ended by the escapade at McGehee's Switch. He is . young man, apparent. ly 23 Or 24 years of age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
HISSEs GREET NEW ALDERMAN Warm Meeting of Bir- tningham Council. KLoTz DECLARES HE WILL SUE Gambill Called to Order on First
 Speech.
 @ - Reform Wave Has Brought Many Municipal scandals And Great Crowd Assemble. In The
 City Han.
 
KLoTz DECLARES HE WILL SUE

Birmingham. Dec, 2--(SpeciaI)-Be- fore a crowd that taxed the council chamber tonight, the city council held regular meeting. A. A. Gambill was elected alderman from the third ward after a strong argument by citizens. When he was sworn in there were misses.
 In his speech of acknowledgement Mir. GambfIl called the names of Mayor George Ward as having robbed John Parker out of office and was called to order. The action of the chairman was applauded loudly.
 The reports of the committees fn- vestfgating Aldermen Klotz and For ney for connection with land deals were referred to the judiciary com mittee.
 Alderman Klotz read q lengthy state- ment to the board, directed mostly at the mayor and the editor of The Bir- mingham News. He announced that a damage suit would be instituted for the purpose of establishing his integ- rity. At the conclusion of the reading of the statement there was loud cheer ing.
 Alderman Greener was allowed to keep his seat. 6..4 .
 W. P. c. Harding was elected mem- ber of the Board of Education. He is president of the First National Bank of Birmingham. w. C.. Burson was elected sanitary inspector.
 The meeting was one of the memor' able ones of the city.
 Mayor Ward was present at the meeting but made no statement whether the Klotz and Forney mat ters are closed remains to be seen.
 Before the meeting there were many rumors prevailing that counter charges would be made. some against Mayor George B. Ward to the effect that he tco, was interested in the deal wftE which Alderinan Klotz was connected in that he held 17s shares of stock If the Birmingham Realty Company which concern sold the property for crernatory to the city, all of which wal against the municipal code of Btrming ham.
 All of the aldermen involved in thu Affairs have large followings O friends and many were on hand to Set the outcome of the meeting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
Interestlng w0rk wa. aoo0mpllshed to.

interesting work was accomplished to- day.
 It was shown that within sixty days Congress will probably take steps to establish bureau of mines in the De- pertinent of the Interior, that a plan win be advanced to protect the pub lie from mining frauds; that renewed effort will be made to prevent the great sacrifice of human life.
 United States Senator Dick of Ohio. and Congressman Burke of Pittsburg, both state that bureau of mines would soon be fact.
 Delegates from . score of states made addresses. At a session held to- night, pr. James H. Douglass, of New York. spoke on the mining industry as influenced by transportation. He was followed by Director George Otis Smith. of the United States Geological Survey, whose topic was 'The Dis tribution of the Nations Wealth"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
court were in contempt, caused a sen.

court were in contempt, caused a sem sation. r-
 The capiases were sent to Nashville Monday by counsel for the prosecution. with request to serve them immediate ly and Jailor D. A. Bradley read the eapiases to the prisoners. Judge Mat thows read authority to show that the writ of haheas corpus is a high one given under the common law anj to sustain hIs contention that the serving of other papers on the prisoners while it was pending was contempt Of court.
 Judge Matthews's ruling holding that den devolved upon the defense to prove that the prisoners were Illegally de- tained. A
 Sheriff Sam H. Borum. called to the witness stand to testify by what authority he holds the prisoners. stated that he held them In custody by reason of a verbal order from Cover nor Patterson.
 He had denied them the right to interview any one, by reason of orders. but counsel had not been mem toned.
 When the court adjourned this after
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

The City Council tonight appropriated $500 to defray the expenses of dele gates to the Southern Commercial Con- gress and the Rivers and Harbors Con- gress in Washington next week.
 President Lowenherx also appointed a delegation from the Board of Trade to attend both conventions. Mayor Rhodes Browne has appointed delegates from the city at large.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

Union City. Tenn. Dec, 2--A battle royal will be fought when the niKht rider cases come up for trial next Mon- day.
 The first battle will be on motion to uuash the indictments. The oe- fendant's counsel will make motions n each case to quash the indictments and one of the grounds will in all prob ability be that the names of the wit nesses used and sworn before the grand jury are not endorsed upon the back of the indictments.
 It appears that the names or none of the witnesses sworn before the grand jury have been endorsed on ths indictments so far returned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
MINING CONGRESS.

Distingulshed Men Discuss Important
 Matters.
 Pittsburg, Pa., Dec, 2-What is ex- pected to prove the most important convention. ever held by the American Mining Congress convened in this city today.
 Men famous in the mining and busi- ness world are present, while during the next three days, cabinet officers, sixteen governors, senators, congress- men and many state legislators arc expected to participate. Considerable
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
sTEINHEIL HEARING.
whole story of woman's Life Is Re-
 veaIed.

Whole story of woman's Life is Re-
 vea1ed.
 Paris, Dec, 2--The examination of Mne.. Adolphe SteinheiI, suspected of compIicity in the murder of her hus- band and stepmother In this city last May was continued today in the palace of justice. ~
 The whole sordid story of this wonan,s fife, whereby for years. with her husbands knowledge and eon- nivance, she kept up an appearance of luxury before the world, has now been told and this afternoon Madame stein hell was cross questioned In regard to the murders.
 v The body of Mime. Japy, Mime. stein heirs mother was exhumed today. A preliminary medical examination show ed that the spleen was intact. This fact tends to prove that Mime. Japy's death was not due to strang1lation, as appeared when the body was dis covered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
BRAYrTELD IS INDICTED.
Illinois Doctor Accused of Sfufder And
 Forgery.


 E0Fgery.
 Benton. H., Dec, 2--Dr, B. F. Bray field. of Mulkeytown. ILL. was indicted here today on charges of murder ana forgery growing out of the aeatns ol his wife and Reuben F. Parrish
 The case has caused sensation. The indictment followed efforts oI Brayfield and Mrs. Parrish to collecs life insurance from the frafernal orders of which the deceased persons were members. pr. brayIlslu ns lone heen one of the most prominent practitioners of southern Illinois
 pr. Brayfield is charged with poison ing Parrish, who was the agent or tns Illinois Central Railway at Muikey. town. On the day that Parrisn olsu tended by her husband until March fs' when she died.
 Judge Creighton issued bench war rant for Brayfield's arrest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
NOTICE

This is to notify the public that the ". C. Brown, who recently bankrupted, Is not Warren c. Brown, of Montgom- cry, Agent of the Equitable Life Assur- ance Society.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
MURDnR or DIR. SMITH.
Raleigh Hack Driver COnfesses to His
 RngA

Raleigh, N. C.. Dec. 2.-Ed Chavis, the negro hack driver. arrested in con- nection with the murder of pr. E. w. smith of Richmond. today confessed that he carried Holder Field. a white man, now under arrest, and a drugsed man from the red light" section of the city to- the rock quarry, and that Holder Field put the body out there on the night of Nov. IA. Smith being found dead in the quarry next morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

Send this aavegtlsemeue tosssheg Wlth n3ns Of paper in WAleh 6 aDpeAFs. yuaE address and four eents 10 cover poS2Asa. and We wi1 send yOa "c0mplsAs Handy AsiAs of the World" .: 3:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
cholera i'm st Petersburg.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 2.-There were twenty-four new cases of Asiatic chol- era and ten deaths from the disease during the twenty-four hours ended at noon todaxa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
Consaaering Thaw,s Case

Philadelphia, Dec. 2.--Argument on the decision of the appeal of the United states Court at Pittsburg. which dis- missed a writ of hapeaa corpus to bring Harry K. Thaw from MatteaWan rrntcv Droceedings, was concluded to- dav fin the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. The court held the case under advisement. An early decision is expected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

Ninety.nine out of a hundred make statements they would not dare make to one's face.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
May ouash Indictments.

noon until tomorrow morning the Hear ing had not been concluded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

LOOK OUT FOR
 FRTGHD SPELL. Montgomery is scheduled for its first souse in real winter du- ring the next twenty four hours. The chief of the rain makers Tn Washington has decided to KICK the mercury down to four de- rrees below zero, and In spite of the local protest, will pursue this course.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

Delegates From Columbus. Columbus, cas Dec. 2-(special l.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
More Mill Resumption.

The Hattiesburg Progress announ
ces that all three of the big Newman
mills have started up. Reports from
the milling points along the Gull
and Ship Island indicate that all the
mills are resuming operations and
that WITHIN thirty days the situation
in south Mississippi will return 70
normal. Several of the smaller mill
men about Meridian, who have been
closed down since last fall, will start
their saws within ten days and the
movement of the manufactured pro
duct Immediately begins. The lum-
bermen have succeeded IN financing
their big industries and those de-
pendent upon them and the banks
have expressed willingness to make
the usual advances necessary IN
the operation of these institutions.
The money panic, except as mem
ory, appears to be about over. -Mer-
idian Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
Surety Company Bond Required.

Unless the Venegar Bend Lum ber
Company arranges for a bond from
a. guaranty company to cover the
indemnity to Mobile county within
the next thirty days it is probable
that the corporation will fail to
secure the use of the county convicts
during the present year. The stip-
ulation in the contract with the com
pany was that the county should be
given a bond signed by a surety
Company. Yesterday the attorney
interested in the case offered bond
signed by individuals, and this BOND
the board of revenue and road com
missioners refused to accept.
At the time the leasing OF the con
victs was being considered 1t was
shown that that the Venegar Bei3o
Lumber Company was in debt 70
Mobile county for the hire OF coun "
convicts. A disposition was display
ed at this meeting not 10 let the comp
any have the convicts again unless t4e
arrears were paid. The matter was
finally agreed upon provided the BONO
was made through a surety company
President Bauer yesterday sa lld
that the individual bond did n4t
meet the requirements of the agret-
ment between the board and the conh-
many. and that It could not Pt
accepted. Thirty days additionhl
time have been granted the company
in which to secure the necessary
bond. Saturdays Register.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
'ouIDA, NOVELIST, DEAD.
Died in Almost Abect Poverty After a
Lonq lIIneee.

Died in Almost Abect Poverty After a
Long IIIrese.
Florence, Itsly, Jan. "Ouida"
(Louise 5e RaneeD, the novelist, died
Saturday at yihreggio, after an illness
extending over g long period
She died In most abjest poverty, ner
only attendant being aa old servant
woman, il whose srnss she expired.
She was completely blind in one eye
and the other eye was badly affected
through her having suffered SO much
from exposure and privation.
During the last few months of her
life she was compelled at times to
sleep in the open air when unable to
pay for a nights lodging: The i'm
mediate cause of death is said to be
asthma, complicated by heart disease
"Ouida" had lived for long time
past near Florence and her death oc-
: curredga9t far sfrbm che beach rwhers
the poet Percy Byasshe shsflst $as
drowned EARLY last summer atteR
ton was called through dispatches
to the London papers to "Ouidas
poyerty. Marie CorelH started q
fund for her 'beneHt and subscriptions
were made to several other funds in
her behalf, but "Oufda" announced hel
intention Of refusing charity.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
Bank Cashier Suicides .

Ellinwood, Kans. Jan. 26-W. Lee
Bockmohle, cashier of the suspend
ed Bank of Ellinwood, at Ell1nwood,
Kans., under bond for making false
statements of the banks condition in
December, shot and killed himself at
his home just after his bondsmen had
informed him that they had sHrren-
dered him to the sheriff. AS the
bondsmen reached the front of Book
mobiles yard he called out wait a
minute" They turned and saw Book
noble shoot himself in the head with
a pistol and fall dead on the porch
The Bank of Ellinwood was founded
twenty-three years ago by Book
mobiles father, now dead, and was un-
til lately regarded as a strong in
stitution.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
TILLMAN SPOKE ON NEGRO.
Senator Advocated Repeal of the Fif-
teanth Amendment.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. Ex-senator
B. R. Tlllman in an address before
the general assembly Friday night adj
vocated the repeal of the fifteenth
Amendment and the encouragement
of desirable immigration as a means
to offset, as he said, inevitable negro
domination in the states in which the
blacks predOminate.
He said that with the regular edu-
cation fund of the several states,
coupled with that of northern philan-
thropists, the negro would soon be
able to comply with the constitutional
requirements of the various southern
states and thus govern where they
outnumber the whites.
He believed, from primaries IN the
north and west, that those sections
would help the south to repeal the fif-
teenth amendment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
The Face and the Emotions.

Habitual worry shows itself in
the action of the facial nerye-fhe
nerve of expression, as anatomists
call it-producing lines which IN
course of time become permanent.
The same is true Of many other
emotions and states Of mind, and
those which are dominant in the
life of the individual will ere long
produce permanent changes in the
face. The secret Of the beauty
which age cannot wither is to pos
sess a beautiful mind Chin straps
and depilatories and electricity and
massage and cosmetics are poor
1nakeshifts compared with this
Pail Mall Gazette.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
A FINANCIAL GENIUS.
His Great Scheme Did Not impress the
Bank President.

Bank President.
The president Of the Western
Hemisphere bank sat in his easy
chair smoking a fragrant Havana
and meditating upon the lessons of
the late business panic when the
door of the office was opened, and
a tall, slim man wearing suit of
faded black entered the room.
'Beg pardon, sir said the caller,
removing his hat and sitting down
in another chair, 'but you are the
president of this bank, are you
not?"
GLOW did you get in here?"
'1 was told by one of your sub
ordinates that I would find you here,
and"-
"Who the devil are you?"
'My name is Glasspy. I am an
inventor of
"What do you WANT"
Nothing, sir, if my presence is
Objectionable. My object in calling
was to arrange for the depositing of
a sum of money"
"The cashier attends to all that. "
'I know it, but the amount IS so
large that / was sure he would refer
me to you, and / thought it best to
come straight to headquarters"
'How large is the amount? ?"
zone million dollars"
'FIn cash ?"
<Tn cash. 1 may add that it is
the outcome of a financial scheme
which even the president of great
bank may well consider"
|eBut the money-is it in sucl
shape that you are ready to deposit
it?"
'No, sir. As l was about to ex
plain, the money will not be availa
! bic until certain carefully consid
l cred plans mature, but it will be Il
cold cash when p
'Ts it contingent on a bushes
scheme?"
eyes, SIR; it is. But the schem
rests on business principles as soll
| as Gibraltar and as broad as tn
Rocky mountains. 1t is contingen
upon the success of two great inven
tions-namely, Glasspy's celebrate
shaving compound and Glasspy
footpad discourager, an absolutel
| unique device which shall explai
to you presently. In order to e.
plot these two inventions properl
/ need the sum Of $3.50, treasur
! notes preferred, to be regarded as
loan until the returns begin to-
! The president pushed knob Q
the side of his desk, and a husk
uniformed bouncer instantly al
| peared- -
@William," roared the offici
! head Of the Western Hemlsphel
bank, sstake this man out and ia
on him!"-Chicago Tribune.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
SCANDAL I'M HIS COURT.


Magistrate Paid rRush" Money, But
Nevertheless Newspaper squeaIed.
New York, Jan. 25.-Mayor Nc
Clellan, has asked for the resignation
OF Magistrate Otto H. Droege, follow
ing a scandal as to conditions in the
court over which he presides.
The magistrate admitted publicly
that he5had paid $3.50 to newspaper
man to suppress a story which, it is
alleged, described lax methods in his
court.
After consulting a lawyer, the news
paper man accepted the. money
through third person, and then pub
Hsned the fact in addition to the orig
inal expose of the court methods.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
Mississippi Chances.

A contract has practically been
closed between Ex-Gov. J. X. Varda-
man and the Rice Bureau; whereby
the Governor will make a lecture
commencing in the Spring, with the
Race Question for his subject.
Another newspaper has been
launched at Biloxi. A morning daily.
That is the outfit has. arrived and
arrangements made for its appear
ance, perhaps synchrouchously with
this reference.
The Senate has managed to frowa
down the Origination of freak bills,
but the house has the choking crop,
which as usual die the death in
committee rooms.
The Vardaman family are at home
In a hired town house, since vacating
the Executive Mansion to the Gov
ernor's successor, Mr.. Noel Jack
son, it seems will hold the Varda-
mans at least for while.
Every Since the new State Capitol
building was occupied, each succeed
ing Legislature has wrestled with
the problem, what to do with the old
Capitol grounds Sentiment as
won out heretofore, and resulted Ia
the States retaining the memory
hallowed old spot and house. A
crowding in the New State-House
account of new offices created, Is
being used in the present wrangle
over this question, to have the old
grounds retained, fol possible speedy
auxiliary building uses
The Legislature has enacted bill
raising the age of consent from 10 to
IA years. This is good 50 far as it
went and shows that the pressure ea
this point has been strong Be it
said to our shame Mississippi has
been one Of the few states showing
such low age ON this virtue pro-
tectilg point. A number OF states
have recently advanced it from II
and IA to IS. 1t should be 10 at
least, if not sixteen.