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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
IL. P. CHAFFEE
TO QUIT CITY
To Take Up Work in
Magic City.
HE LEAVES THIS MORNING
Becomes Secretary Of Business
Mems League.
HI. suoees. with Work of weather
Bureau. with Fair Association
and Commercial Club Has
Attracted Attention.
He LEAVES THIS MORNING

Frank p. Chaffee. who for the past
| fifteen years has been Section Director
Of the Weather Bureau and has had
-charge Of the Bureaus work In Ala
bama. with headquarters at this city
leaves this morning for Birmingham
| sition Of Secretary OF the Business
Mems League and Secretary OF the
| State Fair Association. -
| The position was offered Mr.. chaffee
In view of his success in the work OF
| the state Fair at Montgomery last fall
and his experience in Commercial Club
work.
Mr.. chafree has been. in Montgom-
| cry. engaged with the duties of Sec
| ing the absence or withdrawal OF the
regularly stationed secretary. 1t is
his success and ability In this line that
has resulted In his being chosen.
In a way the selection of Mr.. Chaf-
fee to the executive position of the
Birmingham club and fair 10 tribute.
not oriy 20 himself but to the Com
rercisi Club Of Montg .n, C,,, ana 70
That the people of Birmingham
should look to a member and leader
of Montgomery's Commercial Club work
to perform the duties OF their pro-
gressslye institution Ia held as note
worthy by Montgomerians, who have
been appraised of the prospective
change of Mr.. chaffee.
Mr.. Chaffee. In speaking OF the mat
ter yesterday, stated that II Is Win
considers BILE regret that he leaves Mont
romery, for which he has the most
kindly and loyal feeling, and wnere
he has made so many ood<friends. The
work which he will undertake, he said.
IA that of his choice, however, as he has
become erthrailed with the work OF
progressive institutions, such as the
business Mems League and the Mont-
geometry Commercial Club are.
The loss of Mr.. Chaffee TO Mont
somery will, doubtless. be permanent
as it is, his intention~to enter fully into
the work to which he Is called.
The weather Bureau has not yet as
signed another Official TO take Mr.
chaffee.s place here, but Mr.. Edgar
G Horton, for several years the frst
assistant at the Weather Bureaus To-
cal Office, will be placed temporarily IN
charge. isa
nent director has been recommended by
Mr. Chaffee. He is well equipped for
the position, with a knowledge OF To-
cal conditions such as newcomer
! would lack 4.
During Mr.. chaffee,s residence IN
| Montgomery he has fully estaphsneo
himself In the good viii ana esteem ~
| the people. He is recognized as VIDE,
| wake Intelligent, capable man, anc
no one has done more in the way OF
AFFECTING attention to this city ana ~
| great advantages. He VIII take VIII
him In his new position the cordai gooo
| viii and good wishes OF the people o.
| Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
FORMER CONGRESSMAN
AND EDITOR in A FIGHT

) San Francisco. May 1l.--A special
despatch from Vallejo. states that The
dore Bell, former Congressman and one
time democratic candidate for the gov
ernorship OF this state. and w. d. PEN
nycock, editor Of The Vallejo Evening
Chronicio. mixed in a fist fight in that
town yesterday. ~ !.
Bell has been the attorney for wo-
man. who has sued the city of Vallejo.
and his activity in her cause. brought
forth criticism from the editor. Bell
claimed that the tone OF the articles la
which he was criticised, were not JUS
titled by the public nature Of the work
which he was doing and he states that
he made the Journey from Napa, where
he resides, to Vallejo. with the inten-
tion OF Furnishing the editor. The mon
met in the postofice and retiring to
the, street, the fight began. When a
crowd began to gather. the combatants
separated.
Many of the biouses are tucked all
over. bodice and sleeves alike.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
DASH FOR LIBERTY.

Eleven Prisoners Break jail After
Killing Two warders.
vfikomir. Lithuania. Russia. May IL
Eleven prisoners made an attempt to
break Jail here today while the build
ing was being inspected. They at
tackled and killed two warders and
made a dash for liberty. They were
pursued by the guard and two OF them
were killed.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
GREEK IS KILLED
HARRY sTAIvENsoN SHOT TO
DEATH IN BIRMINGHAM.
nan oden Fires PaatOl In Gladstone
Hotel and HIS Fartner
CARRIED to the Morgue.

r7,ruinaham, May 11.--fSpeciai.1-
pan Odom. a we'll known young man
about town this afternoon shot ana
instantly killed Harry Stevenson
better known as Harry stevenson.
Greek, In q hotel known as tne SIau-
stone HOTEL, In which locker Gu"
was operated.
according to the police odom and
staiyensoa were concerned In the ho-
tel and the affairs operated there ana
IL Is a general understanding thar
there was a dispute between the two
men this afternoon before o'clock.
which resulted In Staivenson taking
hold of a pick and advancing on doom
who secured his pistol and fred twice
on his adversary, one bullet entering
the mans brains. killing him instant
ly.
Oficer Larue was among the first
TO reach the scene after the shot was
fred, and he had no trouble In plac-
ing doom under arrest.
After being conducted to the police
station cOdom was questioned for an
interview but he declined to make any
statement beyond the fact that Staiv-
enson was approaching on him with
an ice pick and that he fired In self
protection.
When the body of Staivenson was
picked up the pick was still In his
hands.
A large crowd of people gathered
about the place after the tragedy and
many conclusions were guessed at as
to the cause Of the shooting. The
general impression Is that doom and
Staivenson had a Misunderstanding IN
regard to the business affairs in the
hotel, located over the Wheeler res
taurant on Twentieth street, opposite
the woodward building, and that this
dispute grew into quarrel. resulting
in the shooting.
The police assert that liquor has
been sold on the premises, a locker
system club being operated Ts,ere
is intimation that some gambling was
either conducted or about to be car
ried on in the establishment whioh
brought on an argument between the
two.
doom has resided In Birmingham
for some time. He has been in po-
lice circles before and is known by
practically the entire force
Stalvenson was one Of the well
known men among the Greek colony.
He was known as a man who would
take chance.
talk about the city and may result
In a general raid OF all places sus-
peeted Of carrying on a club.
Odom was removed to the county
jail where he will be detained until
a preliminary trial can be held. He
has employed counsel.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
COURT AT RocKFORD.
judge Brewer Moves Criminal Weel
IN and Saves Money.

Judge Brewer Moves Criminal week
I'D and Saves Money.
Rockford. May f1.-fspeciai.)-Cir-
cult Court convened here. this week.
with Judge g.. L. Brewer presiding
ana w. B. Bowling solicitor. at his
post. The civil docket, being light.
was disposed Of In the frst two days.
The Judge seeing that the civil
business was light and this being
busy season with the farmers. order
ed the criminal docket to be taken
up this week instead of next, which
will be a great saving Of expense 20
the county.
The following cases were disposed
of: Will Taylor. negro. charged with
assault with intent to murder, SEN
fenced to fifteen years in the peni-
tertiary; Lowans Meadows, assault on
Mayor London. Goodwater. fifteen
years In penitentiary; Albert Kirk
land. negro, sent up two years on .
charge OF assisting prisoner to escape
from Jail; Virginia Martin, negro wo-
man. plead guilty to mansiaughter.
three years; Jim Grumpy. white. case
mol pressed.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

as NOT 70 render leeislation practically
impossible. !"
But. apart from all this. Justice An
derson DECEASED the law. by the con-
stitutionai definition. was a general
law. He said:
'.rhe law In question does apply
to the entkr State. and Is not confined
to politicdf subdivision less than the
whole, and cannot be denominated q To-
cal law for The sole purpose of bring
ing 1t within the influence OF Section
kI06. In order to. strike II down. -
He dweit. further, upon the point
raised by the asseiiants OF the bill. In
declaring the conflicting penalties Of
the state and local acts suficient to
render the general act Approximation
al IN his FORMER opinion he had de-
clared that the portion Of Section II Of
the bill. providing for punishment for
violation. could be stricken out. with
out ihvaiidating the entire bill. He
auaiified this in the rehearing opinion
as follows:
1--WE ala not hold or intimate that
or could be stricken, but only so much
thereof that provided for concurrent
prosecutions,
Justice MsyfleId suppiements.
Justice Mayheld supplemented the
opinion of Justice Anderson. In declar-
| ing that. whatever, the provisions OF
Section IL. as to punishments. the en-
| tire bill would not be rendered invalid
thereby, inasmuch as Section IL Is not
an ,enactine part Of the statute. but q
repeating section.
TITS only purpose" he said, rs to
expressly repeal certain other laws"
A repeating section, be explained
was not part of the statute necessar-
| lily. fnasmuch az II did not enact. II
Imay be good or bad he showed. with.
out affecting the entire statute.
Both Justices in. their opinions de.
clared that many OF the points raised
by the assaiiants Of the bill must wait
until prosecutions are urged under the
law for further Interpretation OF its
lconstitutionaiity. Thus. as to the al
LEGGED discrimination which might re-
suit as to varied penalties could not be
decisive point at present. but must
wait on further developments.
Though the refusal Of the re-hear-
ing IL apparently the death blow 70
.anti's" hopes. Il IL whispered that
| the fight viii be continued. A bill is
now pending in the United States Court
in regard TO which developments may
ensue shortly. In fact much is prom
fsAd 5ssit -
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
The Mission

OF those corpuscies In your blood
that have been called Little
Soldiers" Ia 70 fight Tor you
against the disease germs that
constantly endanger your health.
These corpu c eS are made
healthy and strong by the use OF
Hoods sarsaparIlIa.
This medicine is a combination OF
more than 20 different remedial agents
in proportions and by process known
only to ourselves and 1t has for thirty
years been constantly proving its worth.
No substitute, none "iust-as-good. +"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
MILIrIA rnorrcrs srenons.
Governor Wilson Takes Steps Against
- Night Riders.

rrhhhtorI NY, may ia kuaro VI
three militamen under non-commis-
stoned officers was placed tonight over
the homes of the negroes employed
at the quarries at Benson. below this
city. following the inding of several
sticks Of dynamite near the negroes
homes this morning
The matter was reported to AdJutant
General Johnston who took 1t up by
telephone with Governor Wilson at
Louisville. where II was decided that
the negro workmen must be protected.
Warning notices were posted several
days ago that hell will be their por-
ton" II negroes did not leave the COM
munity Unknown horsemen rode Into
town last night and placed the dyna-
mite sticks.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
Rehearing Denied Ii
Dallas Prohibition Case

courts stahd upon general laws. JUS
tice Anderson said:
I'VE hold that when law 10 passed.
and which is bona fide, as to some OF
it's material and important features,
applies to the whole State, and that II
will not be converted into q local law,
because It does not operate In it's every
detail throughout the entire State"
Further In the opinion, he showed
that when the constitutionality Of a
law is affected, and a close point IL
raised, then the law should be given
the benefit of the doubt and upheld.
He says:
Courts are not called upon to jump
at conclusions and pronounce all laws
void simply because it may not be clear
and plain that they are in accord with
1t is an established rule Of construction
which makes 1t the imperative duty Of
| the court to uphold a statute when II
Is fairly susceptible of two interpre-
I tatfons, one of which viii uphold it's
constitutionality. and the other defeat
1t; though the adoption Of the former
be the less naturak"
He announced that in constituting the
| general law" proposition, ethe court
| was. in a large measure.Sits own guide,
as Section 10. of the Constitution, de-
| fining general laws, was new. Much
confusion as to the meaning OF the
general law" he confessed, had Arisen
saying:
! Much Confusion.
THAT there has been some confu-
sion and perhaps inconsistency In de-
| finihg general law we must confess
and this was evidently what caused the
trainers Of our last Constitution to In
sert Section 10 defining said laws This
section being of recent enactment and
PECULIAR unto itself. this court has had
| but little guidance In the interpreta-
tion Of same, as most of the authorities
| in this and other States are inapt, but
! we have attempted to interpret the
clause according to its own mandate.
and at the same time to so construe 1t
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
Justice Anderson Makes
Ruling.
COURT HOLDS THAT TIE
GENERAL LAW IS GOOD
Efforts TO Prove Il a Local Measure
Fail.
II is cited That When the Constitu-
tionaIity Of a Law is Affected,
the Law should Get Ben-
~ eat Of Doubt.

Emphatically reiterating its points.
~ formerly made In UNFOLDING the
Statewide prohibition act the SUI
preme Court yesterday denied the APP
plication for rehearing in the case of
A. Goldman against the Probate Judge
Of Dallas County. which began as a
mandamus to compel the issuance Of a
license to sell liquor.
The burden of the opinion of Justice
Anderson, in overruling the rehearing
application, dwelt upon the fact that
the statewide prohibition law was a
general law, despite the efforts of It's
assailants to prove 1t local In its eff
feet, and. therefore. void, inasmuch as
II was intended as a general law.
There was also an Interesting point
reveaied--that which showed the
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
Summer Cottages and Rare
Hotel Accommodations

June to Nov. 1, at 500 Nipi Park on
Lake Svnapee. New Hampshire's most pie
turesque lake, 10 miles long. 1900 feet above
sea, hours from New York. THE Hotel
Of the Hour'-electric light steam heat.
and balsam air. Perfect sanitation. Fish
ing and hunting. Garage. boating and
yachting. beach bathing, golf and tennis
Romantic drives. and rafnbies. N. r.. physi-
clan. Best Southern references furnished.
For particulars. address H.. q. Marvin. Man
aver, Americas Resorts Bureau, 11z2 Broad
way. New York --fri-su-wed
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
roR PORTO RIco,

senator Depem Introduces Bill ~ sug-
Va gested by Taft.
Washington. May 11-Senator Depew
today introduced bill for the relief
Of the civil government of Porto Rico
in the manner suggested by President
Taft in a special message sent to Con-
gress today.
1t Is expected a meeting of the
Committee on Pacific Islands and Por-
to Rico will be held at an early date
to procure endorsements. of the pro-
posed legtslation and that action will
be taken by Congress at the present
session.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

against him will be quashed and
that he wifi be used By the prosecu-
ton az q witness.
Miss Anita Graever. who heretofore
has been mentioned as a client of the
Washington attorney and who says
she invested $4,000 with. Attorney
John c. Davis. Miss Nellie Keown.
on whose complaint the original war
rant for John Davis was issued, and
other alleged victims Of Davis testi-
ded
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
DAVIS VICTIMS TESTIFY.
story of Fortune Involved I'm Charge
Told to jury.

washington. May 1.-The story of
the fortune alleged to be involved In
the charges against Attorney John e.
Davis. charged with obtaining money
on false pretenses, and his brother,
Martin T. Davis. secretary of the Po-
tomac Building and Loan Association.
who was also arrested, was told to
the grand Jury today.
There were a number OF witnesses.
Thos. A. Owens, the river pilot whose
name was signed to a number Of
notes given by John C. Davis to
persons who had invested money with
Davis, told OF his knowledge of the
case. Owens was charged last sun
day with being conspirator with the
Davis brothers and was released on
bond It Is said the indictment
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
nnn, nxnminer Resignr.

Washington. May 1.-THE conmp-
ttroller OF the currency today announ-
ced the resignation Of Harrison Nesbet,
the national banke examiner In charge
OF the Pittsburg and Cleveland dis
tricts. Mr.. Nesbet has been elected
first vice president of the Bank OF
Pittsburg..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01
Superb Response of Charlotte
To Great Andes Campaign
Tremendous Interest Significant Of Success DIVERSIFIED
owing All Previous
Medicines Selling Like Wild Fire.

parades. during which hundreds Of
dollars were literally thrown to the
Winds free entertainments are be
ing given every night in the centre
of Charlotte and many other orig
inal and unique features are being
introduced to advertise the Andes
remedies and instruct and entertain
the public.
Sales have been larger than even
the widest dreams could calculate,
throngs Of invalids, cripples and pee
Die Of all classes in bad health flock
inc to Hamilton-Martin's Pharmacy
TO ak to the Great Andes seCur
kopies OF the Interesting booklet,
Health and aHppiness.' which IS
freely given to all n to purchase
either Andes Great Prescription OF
Andes Great Oil.
In addition a constant food of let
ters. inquiries and mail rders are be-
ing received, among them being cor
respondence from some of the most
prominent people in the State. Many
out-of-town dealers and druggists
are seeking supplies Of these medicines
as they are selling like wild fire and
the demand has O~Ver-reached the city
limits and is spreading to every town
in this section.
The Great Andes and his expert
assistants will remain in Charlotte UNI
til every drug store and every home
in North Carolina knows and recOg-
nize the merits Of Andes and his Great
Medicines.'
They are already on sale in Raleigh
and all nearby towns, the retail agents
being the Bobbitt-Wynne Drug Co,
while the ". H. King Drug Co, also
of this city, is acting as wholesale dis
tributor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01

The superb response when the
people of Charlotte and contiguous
towns have made to Payne Inc
Great Advertiser, in his return VISIT
and campaign in promotion OF Inc
Great Andes and his marvellous
medicine exceeds every expectation
and the tremendous interest indicates
success unparalleled in the history or
the South.
Similar undertaking have been sue
~cessful, but none so far nave equalled
what '.The Great Andes has done in
such cities as Nashville, Charleston,
Columbia and Raleigh.
But. already the campaign in Char-
lotte, the Queen City Of the State, has
surpassed the completed campaigns IN
those cities named, the greatest en-
thusiasm, interest and excitement
having beer aroused.
Payne, The Great Advertiser who
is now advertising as The Great
Andes,' is selling, advertising and
curing with two u~nrivalled medicines.
Andes Great Prescription and Andes
Great Oil.
With them thousands in every
State in the South have been restored
to health and usefulness and the
growing faith in these celebrated cur
atiVes seem to have eliminated in
his city in a spontaneous demand,
almost an ovation, which is far great
er than the imagination can con
ceive.
The Great Andes" has made his
Hamilton-Martin Drug Co., one Of the
oldest pharmacists in the city, on In
dependence Square, and he n his
large staff of co-workers are stopping
at the Central and Buford hotels.
Following the 'money-scattering,'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01

The South Owes it to Itself to Punish
Crime Only By the Orderly Process
of fhR IaIU

To the Editor: You viii pardon me
for recalling attention to YOU edi-
torial reference in your issue of May
18th to the Florida mob which lynched
a negro. 1t impressed me because /
have for several years collected and
filed editorial expressions Of Southern
newspapers on lynchings in the South.
A little while g I made a careful
study of these hundreds Of clippings
dating from 1902 and in a magazine
article published as a result of my
investigation the conclusion tina
there is a hopeful change of tone to-
ward lawlessnesS in the South as re
f1ected in the newspapers. Our news
paper are now right generally pub
fishing accounts Of lynchings without
lie conscience"
Your editorial expression on the
Florida case, however, seems to bring
that statement into question.
l tile 1t, therefore, regretfully as a
d~iseouraging item in the path IF that
hopeful progress Of the Southern peo-
pie toward The S~acredness of Law
ana the Integrity of Civilization"
IT Illustrates, it seems to me, the
essential mischief in a method OF
dealing with public sentiment in the
South which a thoughtful concern for
the people and their own good"
should seriously avoid. DR.. Joseph
Parker. the great London preacher.
once startled his congregation by de-
ilVerlng a tremendously dramatic
gesture to represent the sort of
preacher WhO struck at the Devil SO
deVlllshly that the blow fiercelv driven
n and smOte God in the face.
Your blow in the editorial struek
at the negro rapist, but it glanced and
struck the people in the face. II was
aimed indulgently to defend the south
from outside public opinion. hur II
really injured their inside public onin-
ION. which is a far more in1portant
matter than anything people outside
the SOUTH may think of us.
Regarding the Florida
you say, to introduce your comment
GU cannot sop l%ynching as long as
pfutes commit rape Is that he
message Southern leaders should de-
sire proclaimed to the people? Ought
We IN good conscience as supporters
OF c~lVlllzatlon willingly confess orr
1opelessness of law, especially if that
confession can have only one effect
ana that to laWlessness 70
excuse Itself and justify itself?
Q say that this Florida negro was
lynched for the usual crime for
winch lynching is invoked"
II that We're a statement of fac+ -
Wouio sui be a question whether it
We're worth while to make it; but as
d matter OF fact rape or he charge
oI rape. Is not the usual crime for
Wnlch iynching is invoked. In he
last Inree 9 we have had 22a
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01
AoHbs's june Magazine.

In Dodo, fascinating DIVORCE. tvpi-
ca of society's creed of
arrlVing,' at whatever cost Youne,s
tor June presents a unione
STUDY OF the modern debutante. With
TINS issue Gcung's is enlarged in size,
II Cross roads," by Elizab beth Goido
Is a novel of thirty thousand words
Dodo mas been blighted and warped
ny the raise conditions and vicions
morallty OF he circle wherein she is
BORN. She becomes the Sandwich we
man Tor ar enterprising dressmaking
1lrm, her famous diamonds are really
eHcelleht paste, she cozens and Hobbies
ana develops into a shining figure in
Washington society. But u~nderneatb
the ;oVeIlness and audicity, Dodo's
neart beats with the mechanical regu-
lar1ty OF ar automaton. and she has
discarded her conscience as useless
nracIa.erac, too old-fashioned for
into her brilliant life. Somewhere
even IN the most graceless and con.
seleneeless OF creatures. exists a chord
OF tenderness, and Dick strikes the
chord OF l,odo's soul. undoing in mo-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01

SO carefully built for herself. and she
steps out az a new woman from the
cast-Off ealmeitS of sham and deceit
and fCllv. It's an appealing story of
a charming Woman's recklessness and
GeliVerance.