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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
A pAPTIsT ANNTvERsARY.

Decatur. April 7.--(special. l--Yes- terday was the sixteenth Anniversary of the founding of the Central Baptist Church in New Decatur and the Ineni- bers of that church gave a literary tea from 8 to 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the church ediflce. corner Fourth Avenue and Grant Street, New Deca- tur
 Many of the members of the church were present and a most pleasant and profitab ble afternoon was spent.
 This church has recently been en- larged and improved and a large pipe organ has been added. This church has one of the largest memberships of any church in the Decaturs and this is constantly growing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
U. D. c. IN HUNTSVILLE.
Virginia Clsy-Clcptcn Chapter Elects
 Its Ohleers.

Huntsville, April 7.--(Speeial) The members of the Virginia Clay-Clopton Chapter of the United Daughters Of the rConfederacy have elected officers for the ensuing year as follows; Mrs. A. W. Newson. President; Mrs. Frank II. .webster, First Vice. President Mrs. James Allison, Second Vice. Mrs. Milton Humes. Treasurer; Mrs. Walter Robinson. Corresponding Sec rotary; Miss Edna Rodgers Recording Secretary; Mrs. J.. N. Vaught. Custo- dian of the Crosses. Mrs, Margaret Boiling, Historian; Mrs. Charles Dil- lard, Registrar: MrA Alberta Taylor. Director.
 Mrs. Newson. Mrs. R. O. Brickeil and Mrs Albert Taylor were selected as delegates to attend the reunion in Bir- mlngham.
 April 26 will be observed by the Chapter as decoration day and com mittees were appointed to have the ceremonies in charge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
ExEmPTs ROADS FROM TAXES.
Made by the Madison Cous.
 fy Hoard

Huntsville. April 7.--(Special. )-The Nashville and Huntsville Railroad has been granted exemption from county taxation for one year after it's com pletion, by the County Commissioners. It Is estimated that this concession will be equal to a grant of from s6,ooo to s7.00o. .s., ' ss.s,i
 |T. w Pratt. chairman of the raii- road committed. appeared before the board and asked for a. subscription of s5.00o. All of the scommissioners ap- peared to be in favor of aiding the railroad in any, way possible but they deemed it beyond their power and against the provisions of the Consti- tuition to make such a donation.
 Exemption from taxes Is really the better for ths railroad than 1t would have been had the Commissioners com piled with Mir. Pratt's request.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
MONTGOMERY CAPTURES CoNvEN-
 TTON FOR NEXT YEAR.
pscnr Du Pre- of Attslis fs elected Press ideut of the Association for Ensuing Year-A Large
 AtfRndanre.

Birmingham, April --tspecial)--- Oscar D. DuPre was elected President of the Alabama Funeral Directors As sociation in the fourteenth annual con vention held at the Commercial Clup Tuesday. D. A. Echols of Ensley was elected First vice-President; l. J. Dor sey of Opeiika, Secretary and Treas urer. Mir. Dorsey served as secretary and Treasurer during the past year.
 Percy B. Dixon and James H. Hutcn- gtnson of Mobile, John L. Angwine ot Ensiey, and E. T. Shaw of Birming- ham. were elected delegates to the na- tionai convention to be held in october Ut Indianapolis Ind.
 The 1909 meeting of the association will be held in Montgomery the first Tuesday in April
 The following new members were elected: w. P. Temple of Andalusia, M. Mackey of North Birmingham, T s Brislin of Selma and W. c. prvaut and T. M. Burns of Anniston.
 MT. Hutchinson, President of the As- soc;ation the past year. presided until the election of his successor. The con yention was opened with prayer by the Rev. E. A. Wright.
 selma; J. H. crossbie. Hartselle;eT T. F Mckay. Mobile. P. B. Dixon. Mobile F. c. Brown, Decatur; A. w. Woodlef Gadsden; Wv. Beronjon, Mobile F.. Leak, Jr.. Montgomery; John Ang win. Ensley; Sam Foley, Pratt City Oscar D. DuPre. Attalla; A. M Ash more. Birmingham: ]. H.. Hutchinson Mobile; H. D. Bowling Eufaula; A. B Legg, Jasper: R. " Jones, Tuscaloosa J. Nj. Rodgers, Tuscaloosa; J. F. Lands Mobile: e. W. Boiger, Charleston. s. c. D. A. Echols. EnsIey; George A. Thom as. Mobile: W. H. Tice, Montgomery J.. W. Crossbie. Opelika: T. S. Roche Mobile John c. Henry. J. R. Pool -- Huntsville: Wallace c. Johns. Birning ham: J. c. Vsntrees. Clayton: H. F Shaw and E. T. shaw, Birmingham l.. w. Kolb. Ozark: R. C. Keller, Union Springs; J. L. Murphy Anniston;s T. J. Dorsey. Opelika: W. II Hodge Citronel1e; Charles Whitman n Mobile; J. T. Gaudin. Birmingham: w w. Wagner. Meridian; c. W. Wood. son, Brookside; J. R. Oslesby, Center vile; Otho Roach. Tuscaloosa: l. F Leak, Jr., Montgomery; R. F. wylie Bay Ninette;sw. P. chollen. Tuscum.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08

That 1t is the intention of the Ala bama Commission of Forestry to pun ish yiolators of the forestry laws passed at the last session of the Leg islature was proven yesterday when the Secretary of the Commission. Hon. John H. Wallace, Jr., received the re- port of the conviction of Ed coulson. of Monroe county. and the imposition of a fine of $25 for an offense under the new statute.
 Coulson Is reported as having been found guilty of violating the section of the forestry law which prohibits anybody setting fire to the brush or trees on the hand of another. The arrest was made by County Game War den w c. Neville, of Monroe county, and the conviction was obtained at his Instance in the Monroe County Court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08


 Mrs. John Britt and two or three oth- CTS left today for an outing of two months or more down the river. The party win make Apaiachiocola their destination but will spend the greater portion of the time fishing and hunt ing along the Chattahoochee.
 They are making the journey in a we'll regulated house boat carrying along Mir. Cargnfs gasoline launch. Two alarms of fire called out the department this morning both of which met prompt responses barn with it's contents which belonged to a ne- | gro just in the rear of Sanford street | was destroyed but the loss is not | heavy.
 Col. E. P. Thomas is making some i neat Improvements in his residence on | Eufaula street and Mrs. Lizzie Barr
 has greatly improved her home in the | same locality
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
Suit Axs,s.t the L. and N.

Birmingham. Aprib 7.--tSpeciai.l- The case of Mrs. Alice Smith vs. the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com pany for s500o0 damages for the death of Julius Smith. Pullman car con- ductor, in collision on the Pratt City crossing when a passenger train of the Frisco Railroad was run into by q Louisville and Nashville freight train several months ago, is on trial before Judge Coleman In the Circuit Court. S. D. and J. B. Weakley represent the plaintiff in the case. and number of witnesses are to be examined.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
Get EmbnImer. Lreensea.

Birmingham. April 7--(special- --rne State Board of Embalming. which met in Birmingham Monday. has completed its work and adjourned. Those wno passed the examinations for an em- baimer's license are: Thomas-P Nor gan. ~scranton; T. H, Fielder. Besse- mer: J. H. Mccord. Huntsville; W. r. Temple. Andaiusia; F. H. Warmer Birmingham; l. l.. Mackey North Birm- ingham; Thomas M. Burns. Anntstoni George ". Minor. Tuscumbia: H. M o. Terry. Florence; William H. Sanders Mobile,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
ssaraon f,IensIs GuiItx.

Birmingham. April 7.-tspecial.)- )- W. E. Gordon, the former shipping clerk of the Huston Biscuit Company, against wh om fourteen charges of enn- b excitement and grand larceny were placed in the Criminal Court, pleaded guilty to three cases and was sen fenced to one year and one day in each before Judge A. c. Howze. The other
 eleven cases were mol pressed. Cor
 don was charged with sending out
 goods from the Biscuit Companys
 plant by draymen and others and sell
 ing them to small store keepers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
WALLER. JAIL GARDENER,
 WORRIED BY THE CHICKENS
StIII Nat Waller Has BeautIfied Plat
 By The Jail.

Nat Waller. once Jailer at the county jail. proprietor of thriving business, and present jovial candidate for Jus tice of the Peace has added another to his list of accomplishments. If one will but pass by the new county jail at any hour of the day the jovial can didate may be seen experimenting the planting of a flower garden in the lit- tie plat next to the post office park. MT. Walters official title at present is Horticulturlst for Sheriff Hood
 With careful precision three banana plants were set out yesterday afternoon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
A..t,. I.f.nt. wetumpIxn.

wetumpka. April 7.---t -tspecial.)-Yes- terday morning occurred the death of little William Austin, the Infant son of MT. and Mrs. W. A. Austin. The fu- dav evening by Revs. W. F. Harris and E. S. Talley and quite a number of
 sympathizing relatives and friends were present.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
Reduces Treasurer's salary.

Lafayette April T.--tSpecial. )-ine Court of County Commissioners has reduced the salary of the County Treas urer to $500 per annum. to take enect at the end of the term of the present Incumbent. The salary heretofore has been s1 0O0 per annum. There are now three candidates for this office. all an- nounced before the reduction was made. It is understood that none or them will, withdraw from the race.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
TRANSFERS ATLANTIC MONTHLY.
A New Company win Take Charge of th'
 MaRazine.

Boston, April 7.--Announeemen was made today taht Houghton. Mifflin and Company will on July 1. transfer the Al, lantic Monthly. which has been punnsns1 hv them since iS73. to new company to be Incorporated under the Massachusetts laws. vr,,
 The new company Is composed Of Ellery sedgwick, of D. Appleton and Company. the New York publishers; MacGregor Jenkins' th. .resent business manager of the mag o-trs and Waldo E. Forbes and Rogers pIerce. of Milton, Mass. Bliss Perry will continue as editor.E r.
 The Atlantic Monthly was founded in 1857 hv oliver wendell Holmes, Henry W. Long, fellow. John Gresnleaf Whittier. James Russell Lowell and Raioh Waloo An'''- son.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
Tseyfvsl Comes to End.

, Huntsville. April 7.-(speciel.) The reylval meetings that have been in progress two weeks in the Epworth Chapel, closed last night. The meet Rev. r D. Johnson and Rev. J. J. sandlin. and there were forty-one con- versions and thirty-two additions to the congregation of Epworth Chapel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
pr. s. c. Ewing Dead.

PittsburK. April I.-Word has been received by the United Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions of the death in. Cairo, Egypt of the Rev. pr. Sam to be the oldest missionary In the world, both in age and service. MT Ewing was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
Boy OnIy 10 Years old Arrested For Store Robbery.

Boy UnIy ID hFhFN UEu AFke1teu EUF
 Store Robbery.
 Playing the part of burglar at 10 years of age, so 1t is alleged, Albert Harris a small negro. was arrested at 2:35 o'clock yesterday afternoon by Off, ficers Payne and Avant on the charge of burglary and grand larceny.
 At some time during Monday night it Is stated. Harris entered the store of H. P. Yarbrough. Jr.. in Chisholm. and abstracted from the cash draw S4.43. He made his entrance 1t would seem by breaking out a glass ana escaped from the store with the money. The police were informed of the in- cident and suspicion pointing to Harris. he was arrested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
JEALOUSY TRoUBLE.
Dock Smith Was Fined For stahblpx
 His Wife.

Dock Smith. a negro. was tried m noon on the charge of assault and bat. tery. and was fined s25 and costs.
 Smith Is the negro who on March 1S stabbed his wife. Annie. in the back be- cause of jealousy. it was said sThe negress was not seriously wounded ana recovered in a short while from the injuries inflicted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
T.asceo - neaa neatrozed.

Huntington. W. Va, April Might riders rode into Scottstown in Law renee county, Ohio, opposite this otty last night and, destroyed the tobacco beds of Ned shockley and Henry Dar- nell
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
DIsbande Cossaek RerIment.

Moscow, April I--The thirty-fourth Cos sack reserve regiment which has been sta tIoned here during the revolutionary period. has been dIsbandsd on account of the com plets restoration of order in the province.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
PANAsaA HATs cLEANEp

By HoIt's Dye Works .at 100 south
 Court Street. Our shop for renovating mems hats Is one of the most complete in the en- tire South. It Is equipped with all the latest blocks and nanges. steam-flt- tings and time-saving devices Adv.-tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
LITTLE NEGRo BuRGLAR.

The appointment will hold good for only a few months.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08
This Banks Policy

When this bank opened determined to adhere to certain policies which believed would make the business successful and commend the institution to all thoughtful people
 The long list of customers which includes of every walk in fe and representing almost every occupation and business in the community constitutes strong endorse ment of these policies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-08

bia; c. H. sheaiy. opeiiKa: E. M. Black burn. Marion and l. F. Proctor. rus kegee.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-27
BACK THROUGH SUEz CANAL.
American Warships viii Be Unable
to Visit Australia.

Washington.-lnte and i'm
portant news relative to the future
movements of the American battle
ship fleet was made public at the con
clusion of the cabient meeting on Fri
day by Secretary Metcalf, comprising
an invitation from the Australian gov,
ernment to have the fleet, or at least
some of the vessels. visit that coun.
try. and Secretary Roots reply. This
reply is the first authentic indication
of the intended movements of the fleet
after its journey to San Francisco
has been completed. After express
ing his appreciation CT the invitation
the secretary says:
The eventual movements of our
fleet have not been determined. While
it Is probable that the vessels will re-
turn by way of Suez, | would be glad
II some OF them could be sent by the
Australian route, but it would be pre-
mature to promise this
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-27
BOUND FOR SIBERIA.
Coionists Flockine to Country For.
merIy Seen Only by convicts.

st. Petersburg.-Th emigration to
Siberia this year is expected to as
sumo unprecedented proportions. The
colonization department of the minis
try of agriculture. whose agents
throughout Russia have finished their
preliminary investigation of the situa-
tion and are preparing to cope with a
rush of 10000 homeseekers. has elab-
GRATED, in cooperation with the minis
try of railroads, detailed plans for the
transportation of colonists to their
new homes on special trains. The
bulk of the emigrants will be for
warded between March 2 and May
2S, the last trainload leaving for the
east on June 2S. Over 100000 acres
Of land in all parts of Siberia have
been surveyed and are in readiness
for the colonists. The land has been
divided into 100000 individual allot-
mentS.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-27
POWDER HOUSE HORROR.
Four White Men and Twenty-eieht
Cinnamon Blown to Atoms.

Berkeley, Cal.-With a force that
shook the entire bay region like an
earthquake, and detonation heard
for miles, the Judson packing house
of the Hercules powder works at Pi.
mole, fourteen miles north OF here,
blew up at 4 o'clock Thursday after,
noon, and in the explosion four white
men and twenty-four Cinnamon were
killed. Ten tons of dynamite went up
In the terrific blast, shattering tho
sheds to dust and splinters. w. w.
Stillwell, foreman of the packing
house, was blown to atoms at his post
of duty. Not particle of his body
was recovered. Manuel Enos, Joseph
Grace and w. A. Rodregues were the
other white men killed. The twenty.
eight dead include every man who
was at work in the packing house.
None escaped.
The Hercules plant is owned by the
Du Pont De Mours powder trust, and
Is used for the manufacture of black
powder of high explosive power. The
loss to the company due to the acci
dent is placed at about 100000 Az
is usual in such cases, no definite
cause for the accident can be given.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-27
sToEssEL SENTENCED TO DEATH
Lieutenant General Condemned fo
His Surrender at Port Arthur.

st. ersburg.-Lieutenan General
Stoessel was condemned to death
Thursday evening by military court
for the surrender of Port Arthur to
the Japanese. General Fock. who
commanded the Fourth East Siberian
division of Port Arthur, was ordered
reprimanded for a disciplinary offense
which was not connected with the sur
render, and General Smirnoff. acting
commander Of the fortress, and Major
General Reiss, chief of staff to Gen
eral Stoessel, were acquitted of the
charges against them for lack of proof
The court recommended that the
death sentence upon Lieutenant Gen.
eral Stoessel be commuted to ten
years imprisonment in fortress, and
that he be excluded from the service.
General Voder, president of the
court, read the sentences amid tense
silence. BY great effort of self,
control, General Stoessel maintained
rigid, soldier-like, impassivity. General
Smirnoff also was seemingly unmoved,
but there were tears in the eyes Of
General Reiss.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-27
Senate Committee Appointed to In
vestigate Brownsville Affair
Makes Its Report.
investigation Extended over Two Ses
sions of Congress, Nearly Every
One of the Men Dishonorably
Discharged by President
Testifyng In Their
Behalf.

Washington.-Tha the shooting az.
fray at Brownsville, Tex, on the night
of August 1913, 1906, was done by
some negro soldiers of the Twenty
fifth infantry, and that the testimony
taken before the senate committee on
military affairs fails to identify the
guilty persons, is the opinion of eight
members of the committee. Four
members of the committee voted
against the decision, and one member
did not vote. The resolution declar-
ing the guilt of the negroes was sub
mitted by Senator Lodge, and was
adopted after five resolutions by Sen
ator Foraker one by Senator Dupont
and one by Senator Scott, all of which
were offered as substitutes, had been
voted down.
The vote on Tuesday was reached
after prolonged investigation extend
ing over two sessions of congress, and
after evidence had been taken cover
ing thousands of pages. Practically
every negro of the three companies
OF infantry dishonorably discharged
by President Roosevelt testified in his
own behalf, while evidence in support
of the president was given by many
army officers and citizens of Browns
vile Throughout the entire contro-
versy, which in many sections of the
country had been made a political is.
sue. the anti-administration side has
been directed by Senator Foraker In
the final vote in the committee, a ma
jority of the Republican members
came to his support. The Ohio sena-
tor expressed himself as gratified at
II is. as it was apparent from the out
set that all of the Democratic men,
bers were convinced that the negroes
did the shooting.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-27
Sailors Make Enviable Record.

San Francisco.-The record of the
recent target practice at Magdalena
bay shows that the Maryland made
two worlds records with three-inch
and six-inch guns. Out of 1855 shots
per minute with the three-inch gun,
the Maryland's men made 1855 hits
per minute, perfect record of 1000
per cent, without a single miss This
is the highest score ever made with
this particular gun. In the contest
with the six-inch guns the Maryland S
gunners easily carried off the honors
with an average of 8.43 hits out of
possible 1915.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-27
THE NARROWING EXPERIENCE
OF A LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER
After Nerve-racking Vigil Beside Dy-
ing Man, He Reaches Shore by
Walking over Long Stretch
Of Treacherous Ice.

Toledo, O.-Fleeing in terror over
long stretches OF treacherous ice from
the Toledo harbor lighthouse, where
for seven days he had been impris.
oned with the dead body of Captain
Delos Hayden, Joe Bernor reached the
city Friday afternoon. He brought
the news of the death to friends and
vigil beside the dying man in the
lonely lighthouse and his still more
terrifying experience while watching
over the dead body, waiting for turn
In the weather which would permit
his escape over the Ice.
Hayden was conscious to the last
and left message for each of his rel
atives and friends. He died in his
faithful companions arms. Bernor
placed the body in one of the lower
rooms of the lighthouse and began his
wait for an opportunity to reach
shore. Around the lighthouse the ice
was firm under the snow, and when
Benor started he had strong hopes
of reaching the shore in safety. Yet
the trip was extremely perilous, he
not being equipped with pike pole,
with which to sound the ice.
Many times he fell into air holes,
going into the icy water to his knees
AT many places also he found open
water and frequently he narrowly,
and by the merest chance, escaped
death.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-27
Jury FIipped Coin for Decision.

New York.-Justice Day in the
New York supreme court set aside the
verdict of jury on Tuesday and fined
twelve jurymen $50 each for deciding
the verdict by the flip of coin. The
case was a suit brought against the
New York City Railway company for
damages in causing the death of a
child. The jury brought in a verdict
in favor Of the railway company One
juryman explaining the jury's action,
said the jury was hopelessly divided
and that one of the members of the
Jury was anxious to attend to his
business.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-27
FISH IS BEATEN
BY HARTMAN
Court Dissolves Injunction Restrain.
ing Railroad King From Voting
Shares in Illinois Central.
No Appeal From the Decision, But It
Is Considered Probable That Mr..
Fish viii Take Further Legal
Steps to Gain Possession
OF Road.

Chicago.-Judge Bell OF the superior
court on Thursday dissolved the in.
junction secured last Octobed by
Stuyvesant Fish, by virtue OF which
the Hartman interests were restrain
ed from voting 281, ,231 shares of the
capital stock of the Illinois Central
railroad at the annual meeting of the
company. The theory on which coun-
sci for Mr.. Fish based their argu-
ments In support of the injunction
that 1t was contrary to the laws and
public policy of the state of Illinois
TO allow foreign corporations to own
end vote the stock of domestic cor
porations-was denied by the court.
Under the ruling of the court the
previously enjoined stock, which is
held by the Union Pacific railroad and
the Railroad Securities company of
New Jersey, can be voted at the an.
nual meeting of the Illinois Central,
which is to be held in this city on
March 2.
There is no appeal from the decis.
Ion handed down by Judge Ball, but it
is considered probable that Mr.. Fish
will take further legal steps to regain
possession of the Illinois Centl al
Judge E. B. Farrar, of New Orleans.
who has acted as leading counsel tor
Mr.. Fish throughout the controversy,
said. after the rendering of the de-
cislon, that the case will now be tried
on its merits, but declined to say how
quickly new proceedings will be insti-
tuted.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-27
Lllley Makes Grave CHARGES.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lilley
of Connecticut, whose resolution call.
ing for an investigation OF methods
said to have been employed by the
Electric Boat company in endeavoring
to have its submarine boats chosen by
the house committee on naval affairs,
caused a sensation, is to be called be-
fore the committee on rules, to which
the resolution was referred. Ii Lilley
can show the committee that there
are substantial grounds for his
charges, his resolution will be favor
ably reported to the house.