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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
Annemhlx in nenver.

A38EMWaX
 Denver, Colo, May 20--Dr. James N . Earkley. of Detroit. was elected Mod orator of the Presbyterian General As- pembly late today, receiving 5O3 votess against ZOE votes for Dr. Edgar Hill. of Chicago.
 The election of pr. Barkley. which Eame as surprise. in view of the great show oke stfength made before the elect Bon by pr. William L. McEwan of Pitts burg. and pr. Hill. was made unani- m0uss
 Three ballots were taken. Drl Me- Evan withdrew after the second. thus avoiding a long drawn out contest. The campaign was heated to the last mo- ment.
 Last night the managers for the can didates met and Dr. Robert Mackenzie. Of New York, announced~the withdraw ' al of his name in favor of pr. Hill. Dr. Howard A. Johnston, of Colorado Springs. made a similar announce ment. It was thought at that time that pr. Hill was leader in the race:
 When the assembly was called to or- der, pr. Samuel D. Mccormick, Chap aaan of the University of Ptttsburg. nominated pr. McEwan. amid great ap- plause. The nominating speech of Rev. Joseph A. Vance, of Chicago, present. Ing the name of Dr. Hill. was so re- plete with humorous thrusts based on
 
 asking moderator every other year, khat Dr. Hill was loudly cheered also.
 Rev. John Mcdowell. of Newark. N. J.. nominated Dr. Barkley. The first ballot resulted in a deadlock which threatened to become permanent as each candidate received less than soc votes.
 On the second ballot. pr. McEwan'z strength fell away and it became evil dent that the East. as well as the FaS West. was lending it's support to the two other candidates.
 At this time. Dr. McEwan. In the in- terests of harmony. withdrew. On the next ballot. Dr. McEwan's strength went to Dr. Barkley. who received far above the necessary votes to elect.
 pr. B. P. Fullerton. of St. Louis, iu- / hucted his successor into office. Dr. Barkley then thanked the assembly and promised his best efforts for the shurch.
 The assembly began its sessions al
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
GOOD HUNTING LUCK.
Roosevelt Expedition Now Has a Total
 of Sixty SDecfmens

Roosevelt Expedition Now Has q Total
 of Sixty Specimens.
 Nairobi. British East Africa, May 20.--Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kermit, are having good hunting luck on the Ju Ja ranch of George McMil- Ian. Their bag includes water buck, an impalla and other varieties of an- telope. All the skins are being saved entire and the expedition has, now a total of sixty specimens representing twenty different species.
 The female rhinoceros that MT. Roosevelt shot last Sunday charged him viciously before he had fired his trst shot. MT Roosevelt has also killed a python.
 Kermit Roosevelt on a recent trip despatched a leopard at a distance of six paces. The animal already had mauled a beater and was charging Kermit when he fired the fatal shot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
STILL NO ELECTION.
Four Senators Change Over to Former
 Senator Hoplina.

Springfield, H.. May 2o.-On the ninetieth joint ballot for United States Senator today the total vote Of the joint session was: Hopkins ST. Foss 10, Mason ?. Shurtleff 1s. String CT 32, Lowden 1, Mckinley 2, sherman caro, s2: william L. OConnell. Chi cago, 3: Frank Hamlin l, John R. Thompson, L. O. Browne 3 No choice.
 Senators Brown. Jones. Olson and Schmitt, who have been voting for Congressman Foss. today changed to former Senator Hopkins.
 Senator Jones explained his vote by saying Mir. Hopkins should receive the sincere support of the Republican leg islators and then If he could not be elected. the Republican legislators should select and elect another can didate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
Nh onarum fin House.

Washingtons May 20.-The session of the House today lasted but five min utes. There was such meagre repre- sentation of members that Mir. Macon tArk. ) raised the point of mo quo rum This was promptly conceded by Mir. DalzeH (Pa.) who was the Speaker pro tenn, thereupon, upon mo- tion of MT. Payne IN. Y } adjourn ment was taken until Monday next
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
Reformed Presbyterians.

Philadelphia. Pa, May 20.--At the an- nual meeting of the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America here today, the Rev. A. t. Benson. of Clay Center, Kas., was elected moderator and the Rev. J. Y.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
L1MITATIoN OF APARTMENTS.

Lake MOhOnk Conference May Adopt
 Platform Plank.
 Mohonk Lake N. r.. May 2O.-Pos- sibility of the adoption tomorrow by the Lake Mehonk conference on inter- national arbitration of a platform plank, favoring a limitation of arma- ments among the nations, is believed to be indicated by the conversation of leaders of the conference now in ses- sion here.
 The majority of the prominent men in the conference are outspoken in criticism of the financial and other
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
CONFEssEs TO CRIME.

Biueheld W. Va. May 2o.-John Thompson, white, aged nineteen years, yesterday confessed to the authorities at Welch that on September 16, 1908. he outraged and killed Lula Stafford aged ten, whose body was found In a ciump of bushes in the McDowdeil county court yard on Septemner 4I.
 Rewards were offered and the vari- ous clues run down without success. Thompson. 1t is alleged, confessed his crime to his mother several months a ofn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21

Joyce. of this city. was reelected to all the position of stated clerk.
 The Rev. w. s. Mcchesney. of ce- darvilie. O., the retiring moderator. was elected as assistant to the latter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
DR. w. E. BOGGS IS MODERATOR Presbyterians Meet In
 Savannah. REV. ". M. SCOTT SPEAKS Commissioners Welcomed to the
 City. ulstersc Gavei Is Presented to the Cen er.i Assembly by Mir. wood
 --An Address on
REv. W. M. SCOTT SPEAKS

Savannah, Ga, May 20-For the sec- ond time in a half century the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States Is meeting in Sa- { yannah, the first session held this morning resulting in the election of Rev Dr. William Ellison Boggs, of Att 1anta, as Moderator.
 The Assembly was called to order by 7 Rev W. W. Moore, of Richmond, Va, thel retiring Moderator. at the First Presbyterian Church of Savannah.
 Rev. W. Moore Scott. pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, the host of the assembly, delivered an address Of welcome and read letter of welcome from Mayor George W. Tiedeman, who is absent from the city.
 Dr. Moore discussed the three essen tiais of the perpetuation of the infiu- ence of Moses, naming them: theol- ogy. religion and pedagogy. From this pr. Moore went into a thorough discussion of the home, the proper in nnences for children, the duties of parents.
 Dr. Boggs. the new Moderator, was born in Bombay In 1888. His grand father was a scout under General sum- ter. His father was a Presbyterian missionary in India. pr. Boggs was educated in South Carolina, and was a private in the 6th South Carolina regi" ment In the civil war. He served with the faculty of the Theologcal Seminary of Columbia, and later was Chancellor of the University of Georgia. Since the close of the Spanish war. where he served with the soldiers, he has been . resident of Jacksonville, Fla, and now of Atlanta.
 A feature of today's session was the presentation of the historic gavel, made of wood from the first church John Calvin ever served as pastor. The wood has been in service more than 400 years. The presentation of the gavel to the Moderator and As- sembiy was made by c. s. Wood. of Savannah. who told the story of Cal win in Geneva and of the city where the church stood from which the gavel was carved.
 At tonight's session, Dr. Charles Merle de'Aubigne, of Neuilly-Sur- Seine. France, spoke on Calvin. the Man and His Times"
 The needs of more missionaries was emphasized to the Assembly by It's ex- eeutive committed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
Cumberland Presbyterinns.

Bentonvllle, Ark, May 20.-With all except two of the Presbyteries repre- sented by commissioners. and several hundred visitors in attendance, the sev- enty-ninth General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church was formally organized this afternoon with the selection of Rev. J. T. Barbee, of Dawson Springs. Ky, Moderator. and the adoption of a program which pro- vides for session ef six days and the discussion of matters of unusual im- portance to the church.
 The name of Rev. T. Ashburn, of Knoxville, Tenn. was also proposed as Moderator, the vote, however, being in favor of Mir. Barbee, and. made unanimous.
 While this is the seventy-ninth as- sen1bly of the Cumberland church, 1t T'is the third of the church as now con- stituted of those who remained as and retained the name of the parent church when the amalgamation with the Presbyterian Church was voted at the assembly of three years ago. At today's session all of the States of the South, Southwest and Central West. were represented, as well as the State of California.
 Other procedure today was the con stituting of the assembly at the earlier session and the sermon of the retiring Moderator, Judge J F. HenQerSaSt, or Marshall Tex, who made a plea for a better religious and moral training for the youth.
 Tonight at a public meeting the dei- egates and visitors were formallys well comed to the city of Bentonvillk and the Ozark Hills.
 Tomorrow at the morning session, committees will be announced and such communications as may be received by the assembly will be read and dis posed of. In the afternoon the report of the various boards will be read.
 A discussion of the property ques- ton will come up on Saturday. It is anticipated that the reports of the committees to be appointed tomorrow will be heard on Monday.
 The woman's board of missions meet ing in twenty-ninth annual session, also convened today. The opening session was. devoted largely to the reading of greetings from similar or ganizations of other denominations and the address of the President, Mrs. T. A. Ashburn. of Knoxville, Tenn. At the afternoon session reports of the different Synods and of the differ ent officers were heard and committees were selected. Field messages were also read, missionaries both at home and abroad making excellent reports of | work accomplished.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
PRESIDENT TAFT
 GETS DRENCHED

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21

ii o'clock this morning. pr. Fullerton made his annual address as retiring moderator.
 The thirtieth annual meeting of the women's Board of Home Missions be- gan a four days session this afternoon Miss Edith Hughes, field worker Tn the Southwest. spoke.
 Marriage and Divorce.
 One of the interesting reports sub mitted to the Presbyterian general as- sembly was that of the special com nittee on marriage and divorce.
 The comittee. which asks permission further to consider this subject foi report to the, next assembly, calls att tention to he alarming increase of the number of divorces granted. as shown by the government census.
 The census. the report says. tells a story that surprises the people and shames a Christian nation. Continu- ing, the report says:
 Although 1t is a fact to be deplor- ed that the scandal and sin and sor- row resulting from the laxity of law that makes divorce and speedy re-mar- rtage possible. show sad and shameful continuance and that the efforts to resist and lesson these evils that threat en the premanence and purity of fam fly life. the stability of the state and the life and power of the church seem unavailing. yet the united efforts af the churches. of national anil state officials and organizations. of the har association of the United States and conspicuously the faithful and per- sistent work of the national divorce congress. which invited the represen- tatfves of the inter-church conference to confer with 1t. encourage us to beliexs that the movement has made great progress. and to hope that re- forms will be accumulated which will in time wipe out much of the dishQnor and disgrace that make Christian Am erica conspicuous in permitting a 1axf- ty that makes our record our shame,
 There Is @ strong sentiment against the enactment of national law regu- lating marriage and divorce. owing to the ieolousy Of states to preserve their right But the states should seek the closest possible uniformity and secure the least possible perplexity and the best results for the purity of our peo- pic and for the peace and prosperity of our Christian nation
 "We submit the following statistics:
 Tn 1887 the total number of divar- ces granted was 27.s1S and in 1906 72.- 062. The total number granted in twenty years was e45.s25 Certain of the states granted divorces as follows:
 sPennsylvania., in 1887. 1.097 divor- ces and in 1908. 3.o27: New York in 1887. l.O42 divorces and 2.069 in 1906: Kentucky 94e in 1887 and s.050 in 1906: Illinois 2.6es in 1887 and 5,9f3 in 1887 and 1.074 in 1908
 "Surely this surprising and alari- ing increase of the number of diver ces granted should call halt and im- press all who care for their country and love righteousness with the neces- sity of discovering if possible the causes of such condition and the pos- sible cure for such a calamity"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
Speaks to, Negroes.

To the negro students at Riddle Uni versity, the President said. In part:
 "I am not oblivious to the troublous times through which you and your fa- ters and mothers have passed, or of the burdens and possibly the cruelties which circumstances have made 1t nec- essary for you to bear. But I thank God that these things are passing away
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-10

THESE are not simply, boys Shoes
1 and girls Shoes. They are made to
withstand the school-yard test. We have
told you many times of the superb quail
ity of the material that goes into them,
and that they are handsome Shoes in
addition to being serviceable. But here S
another thing.
Every single pair of boys or girls
Shoes we sell is properly fitted. With
regard to the size, the width, the shape,
This is important, for in addition to
making. children's feet grow as they
should grow, good-fitting Shoes last
longer. It decreases shoe bills.
Boys Shoes we carry in prices, &C.
cording to sizes, from $3.50 to So.
Girls Shoes, according to sizes, from
$3.50 to So.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-10
Smart Suits at SIS

With your choice of of the rough materials that will
much this fall and winter of wide fabrics that
be just good STYLE and of the staple hard finished goods
mixtures solid colors invisible srpes-shades Of
Tan navy blue green black smoke raisin gray
These Suits have the extremely long 45nh coats coats
short 80 tailored degree that
their effect fairly The skirts course have hip yokes
with the pleang below groups of three Coats three
five button We have sizes from girls A. and
it is superb showing already. ..............$ 15
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-10

The line particularly strong in the diagonal fabri
men, too are to this fall and winter The finish of the Suits
mannshtey have weed lapels that close low
mems buttons And made these heavy fabrics the pleang
skirts stands sffy there taoredness in their every line Sol
collars of the material others trimmed with velvet shade
the fabrics Coats from 80 to As inches long, have sizes
for girls ~ bust for Half dozen of the
here and navy blue and bahe line particularly good in
soment of offers More Suits at the price
is already showing well worth coming to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-10
New Cravenettes, $12

The latest styles Cravenettes have in and have
era that sell $2boh dark gray and coverts
along with pretty with invisible stripes Many of
them have the button trimmed straps that mark this falls
men-ohers plain with sashed pockets Most made with
storm collars Lengths from so to 81 inches We have other
Craenees and storm coats and the smart very mannsh
listers higher prices but the especial showing for Saturday
these Cravenettes at $12.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-05
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe. ]


So many poor opinions are express
ed in a loud and confident voice.
A man is always tolerably ugly. but
he is uglier than usual when whistling.
There are lots of labor-saving de-
vices, but there will never be enough
to make the loafer popular.
We are beginning to wish we had
enjoyed our strawberries and melons
moro when they were in season.
There are people in every town who
are never heard of until the newspa-
pers make grammatical error.
The same ushers officiate at most
Atchison weddings, because so few of
the young men have good clothes.
A man never wants to be a woman
except when q woman abuses him;
then he would like to be a woman, to
talk back.
If you want to see something real
coy, watch a widow who has COM
menced to take notice again, talk to a
widower.
Every one occasionally maps out a
course for himself which he proceeds
to travel straight away from when OPP
portunity arrives.
The longer we live. the more we
pie, and the less we worship those
who have become great by accident,
and impudent as result.
When an Atchison man goes out
of town to have an operation perform
ed the doctors feel about as we mag
inc the local girls feel when an Atchi-
son young man goes out of town after
wife.
There is increasing complaint be-
cause of the bores. The bores are
nearly always men of small conse-
quence who lack politeness. Look
yourself over: Are people talking
about YOU? You may think you are
all right; but what do others say about
YOU?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-05
JAYHAWKER JOTS

"A girl begins to hang up the mis-
tletoe about the age when she stops
hanging up her stockings" remarks
the Sabetha Star.
Surely this caraot be true, but it is
reported that school ma'am not far
from GreenSburg held greyhound
recently while the boys tied a tin can
to its tail.
''Say," says A P. Riddle, in the
Minneapolis messenger, ''just how
much do you like to be shaved by a
barber whose fingers smell of cigar
cites %
According to the Leavenworth Post
farmer in it's vicinity was seen dig
ging potatoes on December 80 and
they weren't frozen potatoes either.
AS the Post remarks Kansas can point
with pride to her new climate which
can hardly be surpassed even in Cali
fornia.
1.-THE word normal is rapidly be-
coming noun, so the substitution of
it for school and institute would
seem to Indicate" says the Western
School Journal. Normal is neither
school nor an institute; it is a con-
dition. or, as some one said about Bos-
ton, it Is a state of mind
Great Bend newspaper says that
"a boy who lives near town doesn't
think much of the swell crowd dances
He has lost hat twice while at
them" Inasmuch as he must have
found the hat the first time he lost it
SO that he could lose it a second time
the chances are he will find it again.
One, Mr.. Cone of Wichita visited
Topeka recently and when he return
ed home he delivered the
boast that he had seen more
people on the streets of Wichita at 1880
O'Clock in the morning than he saw
at any one time on the streets of To-
peka. Now this is a boast of the idle
variety for the people of Topeka are
so busy with the work at hand that
they have no time to be on the streets.
The best in the cake variety that
Ern Rowe of Mankato is getting these
days is of the Johnnycake order. Re
Gently while Mrs. Rowe was away
some male bipeds called on Err.
While hunting around for something
with which to treat them he came
across a large fruit cake that Mrs.
Rowe had put away to ripen. His
friends did not leave a crumb of it.
Some entertaining things would GER
tainly have been heard by one who
happened near the house when Mrs.
Rowe returned.
A 15-year-old Pittsburg boy was
locked in the city Jail because he stole
horses The boy had been reading
to become rich and famous was to
take a few horses, ride out and res
cue beautiful maiden from band
of desperate robbers. He got the
horses all right, but in looking for
the dreamy maiden with tlishev-
eled hair crying for succor he met
several members of the A. H. T. A,
who gathered him in and jostled him
out of his dreams.-Wichita Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-05

may get back in the ring for the pur-
pose of wrestling the premier prize
hight title of the universe from Jack
Johnson Corbett proposes to do this
and then make arrangements so that
by no possible future move any black
man can ever regain the title. He de-
slres to fix things SO that the color
line will be drawn by all honorable
boxers" once and for all time. This
may strike few people as being quite
a Iaudable ambition. but it is safe to
say that the great majority of decent
people do not care a bit as to who
holds the pugilistic laurels, whether
he be black man or a white man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-05
QUAKER SfEDTTATONs.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Second thoughts are only best when
they are not more expensive.
Even the stoutest woman can run
up steep bill without getting out of
breath.
wouldn't it be a cinch If we could
only settle our bills by paying compli-
ments?
To say that some men drink like a
fish is libel on the fish, who doesn't
drink at all.
It's just as well to have a short ac-
quaintance with the fellow who is al
ways broke.
The people who are blind to their
own faults never need a telescope to
see the faults of others.
When she applies for job even the
girl with a good shape isn't always
engaged at her own figure.
Nell-"A lovers quarrel always re-
minds me Of a crazy quilt Belle
"How's that?" Nell-"Always patched
up"
The sponges don't all come from the
depths of the sea. Some of them spring
from the noble families of Europe.
She-"Most women wish they were
men," He-"I don't doubt it. Most
of them act as though they were, try
ing to be-
About year ago a Manayunk man
named Brown married girl named
Green. Now they have a baby, and,
strange to say, it's little yeller!
Are you an advocate of free
trader" asked the sport. NO, re-
piled the proprietor of the gambling
joint, perfection is what I want"
"a bad penny always turns up"
quoted the Wise Guy. well. even
that's something to be thankful for in
hard times" replied the Simple Mug.