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The Washington times., 1909-07-11
DROUGHT IN NEW YORK.

ROCHESTER,, July 11.-With Orly
about an inch Of rainfall in nine weeks
III western New York, farmers are in
danger of losing their crops. Advicss
from Monroe, Genesee, Orleans, Ale
gany, Wayne, and Ontario counties
show that rain is sadly needed Fruit
trees of all kinds are suffering. and the
strawberry crop has been greatly cur
tailed by weather conditions.
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CHURCH AGAINST HIM,
REV. TINSLEY SHIFTS
Toledo Methodist Divine, Accused
of Heresy, Is Cleared and
Then Resigns.

TOLEDO, Ohio, July u.-Rev. c. n.
Tinsley, who was tried before the
Methodist conference a year ago on
charges Of heresy today resigned as
pastor Of Youngstown Trinity Methodist
Church.
re viii become pastor of Lincoln
MethUdlst Church, at Pittsburg Al
though the conference cleared TinsIev
or heresy charges, his church has al
ways been divided against him and he
thought it better to resign.
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Damage in Iowa.

DES MONIES, Iowa. July n.-Flood
conditions along the Des Moines and
Raccoon rivers are not improved, and
the steady rise reported hourly today Is
ominous All trains are delayed, as
track for miles are under water Crop
damage has passed the point Of possible
estimate.
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MANGLED BY TRAIN;
AGENT IS KILLED
Henry Ashby Showed Under
Wheels of Freight Near Sta
ton Platform.

WARRENTON. Va, July u.-News
has lust been received here OF the ac-
cidentaI death of Henry AShby, station
agent at Delaplaue, Va.
lie was near an incoming train which
struck a truck and threw Mr. Ashby
under the wheels of a freight, killing
him instantly and mangling his body
Mr.. Ashby was a brother Of J. r. Ogil-
Vie.
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Heavy Rains Increase AL
ready DeplorabIe Con-
ditionS There.
FARMERS DRIVEN
FROM THEIR HOMES
Railroad Traffic Tied Up-Property
Damage Runs Into
Millions.

ST. LOUIS. July Il-FloOds in nearly
every section of the central West and
Southwest rose higher today. following
heavy rains at numerous points last
night and early this morning
The flood conditions at ali points are
no better today, and the loss Of prop
erty generally grows greater with every
hour.
Throughout Iowa, Missouri and parts
of Illinois. Texas. Oklahoma. and Ne
braska, the railroads are paralyzed by
conditions which have shut off every
avenue Of trade.
This was the only city in the section
which this morning announced the
trackage and terminal facilities unaf-
fected by the water. but warning has
been given to clear all tracks laying
along the Ievee. as the Mississippi river
is rapidly rising here to the danger
line
There was rise OF more than one
foot before noon today at St. Louis.
with swollen streams reported as rails
ing the river above here constantly.
AL trains bound for Chicago from
Kansas City are being diverted through
ST. Louis. The tracks of the Missouri
Pacific. known as the river route" re-
naming open only between Kansas City
and Chicago. Today the Missouri river
is rising at such an alarming rate that
this line promises to be included In the
seething whirlpool before uEl3-, and
train service viii then be open only
over southern routes
Freight Refused
Freight Is being refused unless sub
ject to indefinite delay.
Crops IA many parts Of Illinois, Iowa,
and Missouri are totally ruined, and in
some cases farmers are held prisoners
in tree tops. while the water has turned
hitherto high and dry places into rivers.
East st. Louis is suffering heavy dam
age through the flood breaking into the
streets following a rainfall of approx
mately two inches after midnight. The
hFs sSF-z yrtfs4f II is working today in an
effort to pump water from Easements,
where heavy stock Of goods are threat
ened.
While conditions are so chaotic at this
hour that any estimate Of the food dam
age must Of necessity be little better
than a guess the figures have reached
many millions.
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TOO MANY BANANAS

NEW ORLEANS, July 1.-THE ban
ana business Is practically demoraIized,
SO far as prices are concerned. accord
ing to John B. Cefalu president of the
Central American Steamship Company.
He SAYS the season has been too good,
are gTUWu.
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BABY
IS HEIR TO MILLIONS
Sturdy Little Fellow Only Grand
son of Rich Isaac
EllWOOd.

CHICAGO, July u.-There is new
millionaire baby in Highland Park. The
little fellow, sturdy and strong, and
three days old. win, in all probability,
be given the name Of Isaac when he
Us chrlstened. His surname is EllwoOd.
He is tHe only grandson Of Isaac ELL
wood, The man OF millions of DekaIb.
the inventor of the baTbed wire fence.
The baby is the son OF Perry l.. Eli
wood.
estimates or Isaac Ellwoods wealth
run from $5s0090O0 90 $1,000 900.
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QUESTION Now Broader
Thsn q Petty Theft.

The question has become not Did
Ella Gingles steal and secrete in
her room lace belonging to her
employer. Miss Agnes Barrette2'
but, Did Agnes Barrette and her wom-
an companion, Mrs. Cecilia Kenyon.
who recently died under suspicious cir
cumstances, torture Ella Gingles in a
room Of the wellington Hotel in Febru-
airy last. because she refused 20 confess
to the lace theft and because she threat
ened TO reveal a plot involving a promi-
nent man?"
And furthermore, accepting the theory
Of those who believe in the truthful
ness Of the girls story. who was the
man in the silken mask waom she al
Ieges to have participated in her tor
turing. eliminating in the disc overv Of
her beaten and bound body, half naked,
in a locked bathroom"
Were these wrongs of which she has
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ELECTROCUTED IN MINE.

SIMPSON, ~. Va, July li.-ThOmas
Layman, a miner I'm the employ of the
NcGraW Coal and Coke Company, was
slectrocuted i'm the mine by having his
head come IN contact with d trolley
wire
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Today-HiEh tide, 2.e2 a. M. and 2:5G
2. ni-, low tide 9.07 a. m. and Sis p. IN.
TomorrOW-High tide, 3.22 a. m. and
S-56 p. m low tide, 1910 a. m. and l0I7
Z. M. g
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TEAfPFPATI-REs
FORECAsT - nIsTRIcr-
SUN TABLE

Fair and slightly warner tonight. Mon
winds
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Laymen and scientists alike have
maryeled and confessed inability TO
understand. Scores of Chicagos
most prominent club women have
thronged the court room, there to
support. morally and financially,
Ella Gingles and her weird, fiction
like story.
Torture Self-Inhicted
Say Men of Science.
"A mythomaniae. a victim of con-
firmed hysteria, the possessor of a
disordered mind Her tortures were
self-inflicted. as cruel as they
SEEM" gravely say the men Of
science. the alienists.
a poor. abused. unsophisticated
Irish girl, friendless in a strange
country: the victim of a plot, the
proposed TOOL of scheming women
aud constituencies men,. reiterated
the girls defenders. mainly club
women, amid horTifed silence as
the lace-maker unfolded her tale of
tortuous experiences.
81 Stand Ordeal
For Sake Of Others"
81 forced this trial on myself; |
stand this ordeal as a warning 70
these men and women who perse-
cuted mo- and for the sake of
other girls as defenselesS as was.
It matters not what they do to me,
if | attain this end" said the girl
herself
others who hear this girls story must.
without being able TO explain why.
align themselves with one side or the
other-the sconers or the believers. HUI
man intelligence is tndisputably not able
to auaIyze captivating. comeIy. mysteri-
Gus Ella Gingles.
It is of secondary Importance that this
Iace-maker is in the Chicago courts be-
cause she is accused of the petty theft
Of a few pieces of lace. This issue has
been completely overshadOwed by her
narrowing stories OF the cruelties she
alleges and believes, either from actual
memory or through fanciful imagins-
don, to have been inflicted upon her
by her accusers-
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: On Ilssa-.-.-'' 4-45
sun sets......--...-.---...... 7,2s
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CONDITION OF RIVERS.
HARPER'S FERRY, July u.-Both
Fivers are muddy today.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07
ILLNESS UNIDENTIFIED
m. SANDERS RETURNS FROM
 ATHENS FEMALE COLLEGE.
Undetermined ms Net Whether Mys- terious Illness Which Resets Three Colleges is Ty-
 phoid Fever.

whether the epidemic which has upset the Athens Female College is typhoid fever or some other disease is vet undetermined by medical authori- ties. pr. W. H. Sanders. State health officer. arrived in Montgomery Satnr- day from the North Alabama town, whither he had gone at the request of the Mayor of Athens to investigate the trouble at the college. Fifty- eight of the young women were strick- en with the mysterious illness sud denly.
 Typhoid tests were developed. and yet the sudden nature of the Illness seems to thwart the typhoid theory in the opinion of authorities pr. San ders told yesterday that his belief lay toward the typhoid theory. but that he was not prepared to make an official statement.
 No medium for the infection of ty- phoid was discovered. and the water and sanitary conditions of the school ana town were found not to be con ductive to typhoid.
 investigation is still being conduct ed. Some alarm has been occasioned by the mysterious illness. with it's sudden clutch on its victims. Three schools were marked by visitation of the plague. the Georgia Military Acad- eny. at College Park near Atlanta the Lagrange Female Institute. at La
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07

Ns. and Mrs. Brooks Tlowsrs In thsis touttng ear to Atlanta to attsni ths raoes. Miss Annie Maud Dawson is vtsitins friends in Ozark.
 Mir. ani Mrs. W. C. Mvryslrs oi Birmingham will spend the winter with Mir. and Mrs. John D. Smith q 1overdale.
 Mr. and Mrs. Brooks F,Dwsrs and Brooks Flowers IT,. have returned from . six weeks trip to New York French Lick Springs and Chicago.
 Miss Ruth Besis wn leave today for Atlanta to visit MT. and Mra R. C. Howard.
 Mrs. J. R. cobbs. of Nashvine General Secretary of the Foreign Mis- sionary Society and Mrs c. M. Baker of Selma are the guests of Mrs John T. Flowers at 303 s. Court st.
 Mrs. W. o. crowel and little son William Francis leave today for Chi cago.
 The Kin Kare Club will meet with Miss Marine Brun 3:3o Friday after noon, Nov 12.-51o Houston St. MT. Morris Joseph Of Montgomery will leave tonight for Ft. Worth, Tex to make that his future nome.
 Misses Mary ciai wisslesworth oi
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coon ROADS MEN MEET.


 Atlanta, Ca. Nov. s.--Pronainenf speakers from all over the Sts.e will participate in the convention of the Good Roads Club of Georgia. which VIII be called to order Wednesday morning in the hall of the House os Representatives in this city. peiegA- tions from majority of the counties in the State win be present. Among the questions to be discussed are the creation of a highway commits sion by the State and the urging Of national atd particularly in the direc- ton of building and improving nation- al post roads.
 The Department of Good Roads tt Washington will be represented by Charles W. Hoyt. road expert, who will deliver lecture Among che .tsi- CT prominent speakers will be Governor Joseph M. Brown, ex.Governor ". J Northern and Hoke smith. Clarke How all and Asa c. Candler.
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Eaa~ Eat Reduction

When buttermilk and gymnastlcs xvere the only known cures for over tatnass many people preferred to stay fat~dreadlng the remedy worse than the disease. ,
 rosS to aIimness have been overcome ana the loss of 20 to SrS 50 es..n RCSnds has as sesr YoI can eat and drink and be merry asi and lazy and stili lose 10 to is ounces of useless fat daily; Folks Folks with dsu douoI1e 1ese ciins them H in month and vet not strain, bother or deny them selves a single blessed thing. It does not cost much. either-any druggist yviil AK you up-and there Is no wait ing; results begin when you do.
 rake teaspoonful after each meal and at bedtime of this simple, harm less mixture; 1-2 OF. Marmola, 1-2 oz. Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatic. and si-2 oz. Peppermint Water, and, you win strlp off evenly, without wrink- ling, all the useless fat that now an- noys and punishes you.
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science and cave interesting points to thA class of oiaoers.
 colonsl B. .. Patrick. commsndant, entertained at | luncheon last even fng the stan of commissioned ofacers. 1he entire rsgimsntal and company roster were pressnt and presented . brilliant specateas in their military tFappingn.
 Nfs. Cobb. Field Secretary of the Woman's Missionary. Society. of the Nsthodist Episcopal Church, South, de- ilversd lecture on Corea before . la1igs audience on Thursday evening in the Methodist Church. A large assort- mert of curios representing dress and domestic habits was exhibited.
 The city authorities are engaged now in laying water mains connect ing with the college water works sys- tenn, thereby affording full sewerage and water facilities to the entire boarding house community. The work is in charge of Professor c. ". Mitch am. engineer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07
MISS MARY GOODWIN ASHLEY
Rhodes scholarship

retary of the Rhodes Scholarship Foundation.
 pr. Parkin said he had made his first trip through the United States six years ago when he met most of the leading educational men. and ar ranged the system by which the Rhodes scholars should be elected. Now after six years experience. he is going over the country again to see if any change can be made in this system. He said he would be glad to listen to suggestions from educa- tors.
 The following papers were read before the association today: "The Curriculum of the Public High Schools and the College Entrance Require ments," by Professor Bruce R. Payne, of the University of Virginia; "The Curriculum of the Unendowed Private school" by J. Carter Walker. head master of Woodberry Forest School. Virginia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07

which he Is treating the subjects of that country on the islands of Ruatan. Bonnaco and Utila.
 The orders are that all vessels of 100 tons and under must give bond be- fore they can operate in the coast- wise trade and has almost put a stop to the .exportation of cocoanuts and has scared the price of this deIicacy to a ted Mn with crews idle, and unable to fsapva, beeause 9f. the necessary bonds.
 KFurther news brought here Is that the governor of Bonnaco was recently arrested and taken under guard to Truxiiio. He is charged with inhuman treatment of soldiers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07
WORK OVERTIME TO
 SECURE MORE LABoRERS

Birmingham. Nov. s.--( Special. )---so acute has become the labor situation In the Birmingham district. the scar city of labor handicapping the vari- ous industries. a large attended meet ing of the Coal Operators Association was held today.
 The meeting was held at the Cham Der of Commerce, and all of the larger coal and iron companies of the dis trict were represented. There is
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ter date falls on Thanksgiving Day.
 This association was formed for the furtherance of the project of securing a permanent and deep channel in tho Chattahoochee system of rivers and deep water outlet. to the Gulf of Mex fco.
 Columbus. as the head of navigation of the river feels vital interest In the movement and 1t is expected that a large convention Is assured. Among the more prominent people expected Is s number of members of the Rivers and Harbors Committee of Congress.
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vor of the constitutional amendment
 Hon. O. D. Street. United States Dis- trict Attorney. was called on and in an address of some length he charged that publications in amendment news papers of a St. Louis financial head. quarters for the Alabama anti-amend- ment campaign are true; that immense sums of money have been expended by the Safe and Sane League and no pub lie subscriptions have been taken. Therefore. he said. the money must necessarily come from without The State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07
Ambasaador's Wife DeaA

Washington. Nov. e-Word has been received here from Senor De La Barra Mexican Ambassador to the United States, announcing the death of his wife, Senora De La Barra. in Paris. She had been in falling health for the last two years and was not able to accompany her husband to the United States when he arrived here last Feb. ruary, having been promoted from Minister at Brussels to that of Ambas- sador at Washington.
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nHANGr MELTING DATES.

Waterways Men VIII Assemble in Co.,
 Iumbus November 22.
 Columbus. Ga, Nov. 6-(Special. )-- The annual convention of the Chipola- Flint -Chattahoochee Apalachicola Wa terway Association will be held in this city on the 22nd day of November. the date having been changed from the s6tb hv reason of the fact that the lat
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grange. Ga. and the Athens Female College, at Athens. Ala. ss4s
 Untif late Saturday night. but one death had resulted. that of Miss Fan ny Word. a student of the Athens col lege. who died at her horne at Coalton.
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need for several thousand men at once in coal and ore mines, at fur naces and steel plants. in foundries and machine shops; In fact. all around the district.
 No definite conclusions were arrived at beyond the fact that bureau Is to be established to seek labor. Desira- ble foreign labor Is desired. the line being drawn on many foreigners. how ever. Negro labor is wanted and In any quantity that can be procured.
 The operators today discussed the Idea of sending out labor agents though this method is said not to have received the best support. com bined agency may be established here, the purpose being to secure labor just as quickly as possible and from any and ali sources There Is great ac- ticity on and the indications are that inc activity will continue for many months to come.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07

pr. Pari<in of oxford visits Rach-
 Richmond, Va. Nov s.---A distin- guished visitor at the second days session of the fifteenth annual meet ing of the Association Of Colleges and preparatory schools of the southern sates in Charlottesville. today was Dr. c. A. Parkin of oxford. England. sec
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07
NEWS or AUBURN.

Lieutenant Boyd Is welcomed Back To
 Auburn.
 Auburn, Nov. Special. l--Lieuten- ant J. W. Boyd. sth Infantry. U. s. A.. Class of 'oo. was greeted with . hear -ty welcome by his many friends on his visit to the Polytechnic yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07
CARMICHAEL c FAILS;
 STREET MAKES CHARGES

Huntsville. Nov e.--(speciai )-- Speaker A.. H. Carmichael of the Ala bama House of Representatives failed to i'll his engagement in this city to-
 day for the delivery of e speech in fa-
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HousE CLEANING.
TALKS or RHODES SCHOLARS

Let us Help you.
 French Dry CIeaning Co., POS Dexter. Phone HIS.
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J. B. Purdy. of Birmingham. was in Montgomery Saturday on business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07
THE PASSING THRONC

E. E. Green. of Birmingham. was in the city Saturday on buisness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07
1O4 Dexter Ave.

Our line Ot Dresses from $I5.OO fo $5O.OO are the Uery SmGrtest you'll find And f's nldYUeLouS UIlat hOo tens and a fUe wIN bug in hhe way Of Llffle dancing frock
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07

J. A Henderson. of Troy. was in the city Saturday.
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 The Best CarnhtiOnss
 The Best Chrysanthemunns' All the time for everybody. s. B. STERN & Co.,, Phone 1901.
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Remember you get only the best In material ana workmanship at stos<e's Place. Test him.
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v NEW w-pYU DER,ARTlEENT ss,7 We re0pened our Dye nepartmentt to l @yN la1fen. gmrsnSmka blae1x9l .s3KtfAArs ARNsTExN'S s Perfect Dry Cieaning works,
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DAvILo INVITES TROUBLE.

President of Honduras MaI<ea An
 Order.
 Mobile. Nov. s.--(speciaL )--- Reliable information brought here from Hondu- ras is to the effect that President Da- villa Is about to bring on complications with England about the manner ir
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07

W. o. Mulkey, of Geneva, was in Montgomery Saturday on business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07

Mt Miegs and Misses Carleton of Dud- leyviile have returned to their homes after visit to Miss Mary and Mattie D. Vaughn.
 Miss Neil Helton. of Greensboro. will accompany Mrs. J H. Cook to Atlanta Sunday. where they will attend tue automobile races next week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07

L. P. Hosner. of Selma Is in Mont gomery for over Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07

Matt Sloan. superintendent of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power Company. was in Montgomery yester- day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07
Grace and Beauty

are two great features shoes Every with for good shoes will be greatly interested in Fall Footwear
 We showing shoes that something than shoes They are shoes of refinement. style and breeding
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07

Superintendent Mckinney and Inspec- ton party returned last night from the monthly trip over the Mobile and Mont gomery division bringing with them the report that the division including the Ft Morgan branch. A. and F., main line to Mobile. Is in excellent con- dition.
 Mayor Gaston Gunter has returned from a trip to Prattville where he went on legal business.