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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16
TAKING OF AMERICAN COTTON BY
 GPINNERN THROIliHOuT XORLn

New Orleans. May l5.-secretary Hester spinners throughout the world as follows in round numbers:
 This week 24.00o this year against 207. 900 last year. 2ll. .00n year before last.
 Total since September lst. this year. B. 54,000, against iO.so6. 900 last year. and s.453. 900 the year before
 Of this Northern spinners and Canada took 1.52s. 900 bales this year. against 2.35s, 900 last year. and 2.Iso,o the year before Southern spinners 1882. o0o against 20l0.- GOO last year and 1898. .oo6 the year before: and foreign spinnors 6.l4t.0oo. against S.. 23s.000 last year. and 6.3ss.ooo the year be- foF~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16
SECRETARY TESTERS WORLDS
 YIRIRIE RrHPI.Y RTATEMENn

New OrleanA May i6.-Secretary Hester g statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and tel eRraphic advicas compares the figures of this week with last week. last year and the year before. It shows decrease for the week just closed of 2oS.2io. against a de- crease of 122.74o last year and decrease of ioe.s5s year before last
 The total visible Is 3.522. .tsS. against s.727.7os last week. 4.4so.32s last year and 3,ss0.sl6 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton is z,37ss22. against 2,535.s32 last week. s,o7e,32s last year and 2.435.el6 year before last. and of all other kinds including Egypt. Brazil. India, etc. 1.l45,000 year before last
 The totaI worlds visible supply of cotton as above shows decrease compared with last week of 205.2l0. a decrease compared with last year of 9s7.s3l and a decrease compared with year before last of 4Ss.4fS.
 Of the worlds visible supply of cotton as above there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 1,ss4. 900. against 2.705. 000 last year and 1.sIe. 0o0 year before last; in Egypt iss.ooo. against 133. 900 last year and 900 year beforF last; in India 5s4.00O. against sO7. .OOO last year and l,o72.ooo year before last; and in the United States T4s.oo0. against s4b. 900 last year and s6i.000 year before last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-16
SECRETARY TESTERS WEEKLY
 COTTON STATEMENT.

New Orleans. May i5.-secretary Heaters nent issued before the tsEt close of busirsss to. day shows deer as, ir 'h movement in- ta sight compared with the seven lays tnd. i4.00o. decrease under the same days year before last of 5000. and a decrease under
 For the i5 days sYe of Msy @, e0t .se totals show decrease under last year of ls.ooo. a de- Ss:; 2, usasr 1s the sas period year ssfor.
 For the :6s days of ten season that have days of ias. y.sr Dsam ahsad es of Ss tSs same same day days year before last s4sooo and be- the past week has been s1,04l haies against s5.?4s for the seven days ending this date les,4s the same time in 1so5 and, for the ls days of May it has been ls7.75s. against and sss, sss the same time in iso5' '-'' receipts st all United states ports 7s4a.a5S before last and s.ssssSi the i ss%: sims s'f in 1905. Overland across the Mississippi Ohio eaS.ds eaS FSsrs vs. % pGrh;G sG .t ' na same time in isoS: interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commer- eial year 2Ss.lss. against 22o.sss last year. l93.el5 year before last and 2s5.3so the I.s57 oO0. against i,ss5.i4S last year i,sIs;- si5 year before last and L72A.2s5 the same time Tn 1905.
 These make the total movement for the 25s days of the season from September 1st to date lo,5sT.44s against 12,sos s23 last year. i0.24s1i0 year before last and ii.ses,. 334 the same time in 1905.
 Foreign exports for the week have been ss.3ss. against 114.7os last year. making the total thus far for the season s.Ts2. .oel against 7.so7.s2s last year. q decrease of l.
 Northern mills tatinss and Canada dur ing the past seven days show decrease of 6.3a2. as compared with the corresponding period last year. and their total takings since September 1st have decreased s2s,e65. The total taklnRs of American mills. North South and Canada. thus far for the seasen have been 3.4is.t25. against t,3s7.s35 last year. These included l,527.5s7 by Northern spinners against 2.367.B0z.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 2S lead ing southern interior centers have decreased during the week 2t.oe4 bales. against c de- crease during the corresponding period last season of S4.3ls and are now s7.l67 less than at this date in 1901.
 Including stocks left over aJ ports and interior towns from the last crop aad the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop. the supply to. date Is 10,st5,454 against tS.i06.bs3 for the same period last yehF.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
UNION PACIFIC
FOUND GUILTY
OF CONSPIRACY
RAILROAD AGENTS WILL BE
SENTENCED
OREGON SHORT LINE MAN MAY
GET MERCY
No Recommendation Is Made for Man
Who Attempts to Assume All
Responsibilities in
Case
[By Associated Press.l

q ALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. g.
N Guilty" was the verdict of the
~ jury in the United States district
court before which the Union Pacific
railway, the Union Pacific Coal COM
pany, the Oregon Short line, Everett
Buckingham and j. M Moore have
been tried for conspiring in restraint of
interstate commerce, and thereby vio-
lating the laws of the United States
The defendants We're indicted two
years ago, after it had, been shown to
the satisfaction of the grand jkry that
Mr.. Moore, the sales agent of The coal
company, with the assistance of Mr.
Buckingham, then traffic manager of
the Short line, had cut off the supply of
Wyoming coal going to David J, Sharp,
Salt Lake fuel dealer, because Sharp
advertised coal below the prevailing
price. This action, it was alleged,
drove Sharp out of business.
The trial has been in progress three
days.
Mr.. Moore attempted to assume all
against Sharp.
The jury reported it's findings after
four hours deliberation, and recon-
mended Buckingham to the mercy of
the court The maximum penalty is a
fine of $4,000 and a year in Jail. SEN
tence will be postponed pending the re-
suit of an appeal to the United States
circuit court of appeals.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
DAM
WASHED AWAY
BANK is FALLING INTO
RIVER
Efforts Being Made to Move Stocks
and Household Goods to Place
of Safety-Dynamiters
Again Busy
ERy Associated Press.1

PINE BLUFF, Dec. S.-Unable to
stand the continued pressure of water
hurled against it through the divert
ing of the current of the river by the
dynamiting operations of last night, the
government dyke at the foot of Ala
bama street, several blocks south of the
former zone, was washed away tonight
for distance of 200 yards and the
steep bank at this point with the entire
force of swollen stream striking against
it is fast crumbling into the river.
Great portions are tumbling at rapid
intervals, and the roar of the river and
the caving of the bank is heard for a
great distance. An entire block of
business houses has been abandoned
and smaller buildings are being rolled
away. Several structures already over
hanging the brink doubtless will col
lapse before tomorrow. East Barraque
street, fronting on the river for sew
eral blocks, is a scene of desolation
and efforts are being made to remove
the stocks of the business houses and
household goods to a place of safety.
Dynamiters resumed late tonight their
work of blowing away the north bank
opposite Pine Bluff in an effort further
to divert the current.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
.LEAWTT WANTS !.
HIS CHILDREN
ARTIST AND WIFE MAY BE
REC0NClLED
Sent to Paris to Settle Terms of Sep
aration, He Finds Husband
and Father in Dis
tress
Especial to The Herald. ]

LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. S.-Reports re-
ceived here indicate that w. ]. Bryan's
special representative to Paris, who is
entrusted by the Commoner to settle
terms of divorce between Ruth Bryan
Leavit and her artist husband, is hav-
ing negative success. Mr.. Leavitt, it Is
reported, does not want to make terms
for divorce, In fact, he does not want
a divorce at all.
He has been very melancholy OF late
because of the enforced separation from
his wife and children, and has met the
agents proposals for divorce with
counter proposals for a reconciliation
A reconciliation would greatly please
Mr.. Bryan. While Mr.. Bryan vigor-
ously opposed the wedding in the first
place chiefly because of the youth of
his daughter, who was but 18 years old
when she married Leavitt, several years
her senior he would much prefer har-
mony in the family circle, and if his
envoy reports the artist husband as
willing to mend his ways and overcome
the objections Mrs. Leavitt has found
to his conduct, he will do what he can
to influence his daughter to again live
with her husband.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
SCHOOL BONDS ELECTION
SET FOR DECEMBER 29I
Afternoon and Formally Fix
Date for Voting on
Proposition

The board of education will meet this
afternoon to set December 29 as the
date of the special election on $3.50, 900
in bonds for new school buildings, in
cluding a new high school.
The board considered the resolution
calling the election last Monday, but as
prepared by the city attorney the res
olution set December % as the date,
and this was considered bad time be-
cause of the holidays. In committee Of
the whole the board fixed December 20,
and this will be adopted today.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
TAFT WILL NOT TALK
OF CABINET MEMBERS
REFUSES TO CONFIRM RUM0R
ABOUT BURTON
Ohio Man Probably Will Receive Port-
folio of Treasury if He Fails
in Securing the Sem
atorship

HOT SPRINGS, Va, Dec. 3-Presi-
dent-elect Taft made it decidedly plain
today that no information for publica-
ton might be expected from him re-
garding the makeup of his cabinet until
he is ready to make the official an
nouncement of the entire cabinet.
Acting on this declaration, he de-
clined to discuss the report from Wash
ington that Representative Theodore
E. Burton of Ohio had been offered the
treasury portfolio.
The present situation with respect to
the matter is understood to be that Mr..
Burton has been told by Mr.. Taft that
he may be invited to accept a cabinet
position and that either the treasury
or state department may be available
in this connection. Should he fail in
his ambition for the senate, it is re-
garded as a good guess that he will be
a cabinet minister.
Mr.. Taft has heretofore spoken very
highly of Mr.. Burton's understanding
of financial matters and his general
high statesmanship qualities.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
THUG ATTACKS WOMAN
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
AssaiIant Finds Victim in Bedroom
and Hits Her on Head with
the Butt of Re-
VoIVer

on the heels of the brutal murder of
aged Julius Jurgens in the st. John
lodging house. 4091s Twelfth street, on
Sunday night comes the report of a
murderous attack by a masked and
armed thug on Mrs. Mary Mcleod in
the bedroom of her own home at 1861
Twelfth street yesterday afternoon.
She was not only knocked uncon-
scious by a blow from the butt of the
criminals pistol, but was robbed of a
purse containing $4S, as we'll as her
watch.
Mrs. Mcleod was able to give the
police a good description of her as
sailant.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
LOCAL

New witness in Sprague divorce suit de-
clares Mrs. Sprague told him she would
marry rich man and get his money.
Disbursing agent for aqueduct work shows
money expended for project to October 1, 1908
Mitchell, member of Lincoln Roosevelt
league, was acquitted by jury on the charge
of repeating at the recent general election.
County superintendent of schools orders city
board OF education to turn over all school de-
money received from high school district tax.
brother, testifes he recollects nothing which
happened the day of the shootinkl
Civil service commission puts ban on gamb-
ling in any form by city employees.
County supervisors vote unanimously to
award contract for printing good roads bonds
to Rollins & Sons
Declares father-in-law was insane when he
gave $4,000 in check to latter's wife.
Chamber of commerce prepares to welcome
delegates to this city from San Francisco
chamber of commerce.
Rainfall at Los Angeles so far this season is
nearly four times great as last,
Occidental college graduates and under
graduates of classic course organize Hellenic
society.
Election for authority to issue S72O000 in
school bonds is set for December 30
Police make unavailing search for cracks
men who robbed safe at postoffice station A.
Captain Fries gives summary of freight
rates al San Pedro.
Building committee consider adyisability to
change fire limits and will recommend a por-
tion of Seventh ward to the council BIS a sec
ondary district.
Man arrested on charge of embezzlement
preferred by a Salt Lake coal company.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
HAYTIANS MAD
WITH THE SPIRIT
OF REVOLUTION
LOOT STORES AND HOMES IN
PORT AU PRINCE
HELD IN CHECK BY FORCES
GATHERED HASTILY
Committee of Public Safety, Composed
of Foremost Military Leaders, Is
organized--Minlsters May
Land Forces

ORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Dec. g.
For many hours during the night
following the flight of Nord Alex
is riot and pillage prevailed in Port
au Prince.
The populace, maddened by the spirit
of revolt, turned from the skiff that
carried their deposed president to the
French training ship Duguay Trouin and
gave full vent to their passions. They
looted stores and residences, fought
over the booty and were held in check
only by an armed force hastily gath
cred together by General Poidevin.
which fired a volley into the mob and
drove the rioters from street to street
and finally into seclusion. Twelve per-
sons were killed and many wounded
before order was restored.
So serious did the situation become
that committee of public safety COM
posed of the most prominent military
leaders was organized. Scores of citi-
zens were placed under arms to assist
the loyal troops in patrolling the city.
and comparative tranquility now reigns.
The American, French and German
ministers decided early in the morning
that they could trust to the arrange
ments made by the committee to main
tain order, but they jointly gave notifi-
cation that if trouble ensued again they
would land forces from the warships.
Those already here were reinforced at
daybreak by the United States gunboat
Eagle and the British cruiser Scylla.
Alexis compeIs Respect
Nord Alexis, who spent a restless
night on board the Duguay Trouin, has
been the subject of much consideration
on the part of the commander of the
ship and the officers. There is some
thing in the wonderful virility of the
fallen president that calls for admira-
tion Past 80 years-how many years
beyond that mark nobody knows--Nord
Alexis faced his foes with the strength
and determination of a man in the very
prime of life. Not until he saw his
people-those he had fought for anG
ruled--in front of the palace crying for
his life, did he realize that they had
turned against him.
Only then did he accept the protec-
tion of the French flag.
The president is brokenhearted over
the attitude of his people in the capital.
of whose hostility, he declared, he had
been entirely ignorant.
'They always cheered me when |
appeared in the Streets" he said
mournfully. IT have always labored
for their good"
For the first time Nord Alexis ex-
pressed his views with regard to the
summary executions which took place
on March Is last when many men were
shot to death by order of General Lee
conte. He had always been convinced,
he said, that these men had been killed
during an attack on the palace; his
officials and those on whom he de-
pended had kept back the truth from
him. But he had learned the truth
later, and considered this act a very
unfortunate one.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
WILL BE READ TUESDAY
Congress Will Meet and Adjourn
Monday Out of Respect to the
Memory of Late Senator
Allison

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The presi-
dents annual message to congress will
be read to the second session of the
sixtieth congress Tuesday next instead
of Monday, the opening day of con-
gress, according to the plan announced
today. The senate will adjourn Mon
day out of respect to the memory of
Senator Allison Immediately after APP
pointing a committee to wait on the
president and after new members are
sworn in.
Speaker Cannon said today that the
house also would adjourn in the same
manner. Tuesday probably will be de-
voted solely to the reading of the presi-
dents message.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
RIOT BRINGS DEATH
AND FATAL INJURY
Austrian and italian Laborers in
Northern California Railroad
Camp Clash in Race
War

RENO, New, Dec. 3.-News has just
reached Reno of a race war in the
Western Pacific construction camp at
the north fork of Feather river, in
Northern California, early in the week,
in which Peter Syniko was killed and
Sam Radichesk was fatally wounded,
the victims being among a party of
sfiEes .AHstTians who were attacked by~a
gang of twenty Italians.
The Italians were armed with iron
bars, pistols and knives, and fearfully
beat the Austrians, who had only clubs.
1t is claimed the Italians would have
killed all the Austrians had not other
Western Pacific laborers interfered
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
CALIFORNIA WOMAN
m REscUES lMPERILED
MAN ON CALIFORNIA
Giant Wave Picks Passenger from
Deck of Steamer, and He Is
Saved Only by PIucky
Action

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-David Bearne
of Dundee, Scotland. a passenger on
the steamer California. which arrived
here today from Glasgow, narrowly
escaped being washed overheard by a
giant wave. He was reclining in a
stationary chair on the upper deck
when the wave picked him up. AS the
water was receding with him he was
seized by Mrs. William Angus of Hay
wards, Cal, who held him until three
sailors came to the rescue.
Mr.. Bearne's shoulder was dislocated
and he suffered many bruises.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
Robbers Beat Woman

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Two robbers
walked into the house of A. Wander
kIoot in the north shore suberb of Lake
Bluff yesterday afternoon and beat and
kicked Mrs. Vanderkloot, frail woman
of So years, into insensibility and then
leisurely ransacked the house for dia~
monds which they supposed to be there.
Failing to find the diamonds, the men
took $S5 in money and several pieces of
silverware and walked away, leaving
their victim unconscious on the floor.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
cHILDREN's CHRISTMAS DINNER
FUND GROWS DAILY
Public Must Give Literally to Meet
the Requests Contained in Lett
ters in Kris kringIe's
Mail Bag
NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS
MISCELLANEOUS

Murray's bakery, 3712 South Park avenue,
150 lOaves of bread.
Jeffries' Sanitary market, one box apples
Woodill & Hulse, electric toys.
Mrs. walton and Robert and Jennie wal
ton, cakes and canned peaches.
Mrs. u. $. ScOville, 1856 Il. FOrty-hfthr
chicken and iellies.
Doris Norton, Hollywood, dressed doll.
Reed Tea Coffee company, 9l5 Central
avenue tea and coffee.
Julia Jorgensen, aged 7, Hollywood, ca~e.
Mrs. l.. j. Rogers, Lockwood station,
jellies.
4. w, Hopkins Printing company, free
printing.
Goodrich & Dennison, free printing.
Wayside Press, free printing.
Blake, Moffitt & TOwne, $25 In paper for
printed matter.
Salvation Army, wagons and services.
Leila Thompson, ColegrOye, turkey.
Aileen Ware, pie and jelly.
Bekins Van and Storage company, vans.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
LO0TER OF MAIL POUCH
SENTENCED TO PRISON
Negro Who Stole Registered Matter
Sent to Federal PenItentiary at
Fort Leavenworth for
Ten Years

KANSAS CITY, Dec S.-charles
Stevens, the negro accused of stealing
a registered mail pouch containing s5O-
600 from train here July last, was
sentenced to ten years in the federal
prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kas., by
Judge Pollock here today.
A jury found Stevens guilty on SIX
counts, but the court ruled he could be
sentenced only on two Of them.
None of the money has been recov-
cred.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
INSURANCE PRESIDENT
DIES BY HIS OWN HAND

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. S.--Timothy
r. Palmer, who resigned last Friday as
president of the Minnesota Mutual Life
Insurance company, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head
at his residence today
ur. Palmer had been in i'll health for
the past year, and at times he had
been unable to attend to the duties Of
his position as president Of the fnsur-
ance company.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
STOCK BROKER ARRESTED
ON WoMAN'S COMPLAINT
Given Him by Mrs. Doris
Parks of Los An-
geIes

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.-James
White, wanted by the police of Los An
geles on a charge of felony embezzle-
ment, was arrested by detectives today
in the Office of John Wall, stock
broker.
According to the police White is ac-
cused by Mrs. Doris Parks of having
embezzled $1,000 which she intrusted
him to invest in stocks.
White declared that Mrs. Parks gave
him only $500, all of which, with the ex-
'ception of $100 that was returned to
her, was legitimately invested for her.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
Jury Disaqrees

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3.-After de-
liberating for twenty-eight hours the
jury in the case of Thomas o. Young,
charged with the murder of Policeman
William H. Helms, was unable to agree
on a verdict and was discharged by
Judge Dunno tonight. The jury stood
six for conviction and six for ac-
uuittal.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
rW0-YEAR EMPLOYEES
TO RECEIVE MEDALS

+ WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-The de- !
< sign for a medal for employees :
4 serving two years on the Panama !
!. canal has been completed, and the !
\ dies for them are now being cut. :
! The medal will be of bronze and :
\ will be an inch and a half in di- Z
! ameter =
X On one side there will be a !
< portrait of President Roosevelt !
\ and on the reverse side there will !
). be a birdseye view of the Culebra I
!. cut in the finished canal with !
4 steamers passing through it. 4
+ The medal will hang from J
4 suspension bar and for each adj !
\ ditional year another bar will be !
: added. =
X < X ). \ X *%@ 4 X 4 4 4 !. !. 4 !
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
EXTENSION GRANTED IN
SENTENCE OF C. w. MORSE
Attorneys Given Until February to
Draw Up compIste Bill of Excep-
tions to Judgment Of Fif-
teen Years

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Charles w.
Morse, who was convicted of violation
of the federal banking laws while an
officer of the National Bank of North
America, and is in the Tombs prison
in this city on stay of execution of
his sentence of fifteen years, was
granted today an extension until next
February l.
Morses attorneys will draw up a
more complete bill of exceptions than
has been possible in the thirty days
that have been at their disposal.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy Friday, with occasional shows
ers;. fresh south Wines rsMaSiHatln'.
temperature yesterday, 64 degrees;
minimum, So degrees. Rainfall past "a
hours, 80 of an inch; rainfall for sea-
son, 4.o6 inches; rainfall last season
to date, 1.19 inches.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-04
FOREIGN

Municipal ballot boxes escorted through the
streets Of Constantinople. making scene never
before witnessed in the history of Turkey
ST. Petersburg millionaire sentenced to six
months in prison on conviction Of criminal
negligence in sea tragedy in which thrty-nine
persons lost their lives
Haytians are mad with spirit Of revolution
and military leaders form committee Of public
safety.