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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-24
NEGRO ADMITS PART IN MURDER Details of Cold -B1ooded
 Crime. VICTIMS SLAIN IN HOME duplicates White Man in Fiendish
 Deed for Revenge. Husband shet Down anA Wife Pleads For Life As Cut Ts Rabsens
 --In Montgomery

Jim Self, e white man giving his age at twenty years, and John Davis. . negro. suspected of the murder of Lee Moore and his wife. negroes, at Equality. in Fillmore county. last Mon day night, were yesterday brought to the Montgomery county jail from Ei- more for safe keeping.
 Davis has confessed.
 The feeling against the men was so high in Fillmore county that fear was entertained for their lives if they were held in the vciinity of the crime.
 Davis and Self are suspected of one of the most atrocious crimes ever com mitted in the State of Alabama if the story told may be credited. The ne- gro Davis was at first the sole sus- pect and all efforts of the off,eers were directed to bring about his Apprehen- sion. When captured he implicated the white man. Self who strenuousiy denies all knowledge of the crime and persists in maintaining his innocence
 The sole eyewitness to the crime was a boy, the son of the murdered man, Moore, who saw his father and mother slaughtered In cold blood ana himself barely escaped with his life to bear witness against the siayers or his parents.
 The boy's story is that about 1s o'clock Monday night his mother was disturbed by some noise in the house and awakened her husband who>told her 1t was merely the wind and not to both CT.
 Later the boy was awakened by his fathers voice and saw a light in the front room of the house. The lamp in that room had been lighted. He saw a negro man in the room and his father demanding who 1t was and what was wanted.
 Replying something unintelligibie the negro shot the father dead where he stood. The boy spranE from the he'd and ran toward the door. but was compelled to return and stop scream ing by the negro who struck him and broke his arm. The boy then hid un- der the bed and remained there until the trouble was over.
 Boy Gives Alarm.
 Later the boy alarmed neighbors who hurried to the scene and found that not only had the boys father heen shot. but his mother had also been slashed to death by a razor and her body was found some distance from the house out in the yard.
 The boy gave the name of John Da- wis as that of the strange negro who entered the house and committed the murder. Davis was traced by the ofn- cers to Goodwater. and was captured there Tuesday morning about 6 o'clock.
 Davis, it Is said. at once admitted the crime and gave all the details or it's commission. but implicated Jim Self. white man. who lives at Equal ity. about one mile from the home Of the Moore negroes.
 Self was arrested and brought along with the negro to jail, and to tha fact that the white man was accused of complicity in the crime may be at- tributed the present safety of the ne- gro. his supposed fellow criminal.
 The feeling among both white people
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-24
Privilege Tax fin Athens

Athens. Sept. 2s.-(Special.)-For the first time in the history of the town the. first of October will find every bus mess in Athens paying a privilege tax This Is brought about by the fact that the town cannot run on the revenue de- rived from taxation. The dispensary got the town into extravagant ways and the necessity came for a privilege tax with the going of the dispensary There is not much protest, but some will feel the heavy bur den.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-24

ensuing year: President, Mrs. J. c. Lawrence; Vice-Presidents. Miss Daisy Hightower, Mrs. J. M. Ellis. Mss An- nte Hobdy and Mrs. Cade; Secretary. Mrs. R. W. West; Treasurer, Miss Ka- tie Paulk; Corresponding Secretary, Miss McGowen.
 Dr. Albert Bowen. a missionary from Alabama to Japan, arrived here this morning and lectured in the Methodist Church at 1O:30 o'clock and tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-24
Coapar-MaIone. .

Florence. Sept. -(special.)- )-Rsv. and Mrs. Mike Malone have announced the engagement and approaching mar riage of their daughter, Miss Jennie Malone. to Mir. Jesse Cospar of shef- field. The wedding will take place Oct. 27, at the First Methodist Church in this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-24
DIR. COLEMAN DEAD.
Rad Comes at Mountain Greek tO Pop
 viaR NGaA.

Athens, Sept. 23.--(Special.l .l-News came this morning to the friends of Dr. Ruf1n Coleman, who was reared here. that he had died at the Soldiers Home at Mountain Creek.
 The news was . shock to his many friends in this county, where he was born and reared He was the young
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-24
To New York and Return-via The ATLANTIC COAST LINE

Riudson.Fulton Celebration

FWd0ONsF v uIton C0I06Fmtk0u
 September 2b-OctOber H. 1909.
 Tickets will be sold September 2S to 90. inclusive. Final limit: Good to leave New York up to midnight of October 10. 1909.
 See New York at it's best. Magnif- icent naval, military and civic parades All Navies. of the world represented. Theatrical attractions of the highest order Every day carries full program of interesting events. demonstrating the progress made in 300 years. Grand est electrical effects ever attempted.
 For full information, see your ticket agent. or write F c WEST.
 T. P. Agent. Exchange Hotel.
 Montgomery. Ala.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-01
LEAGUE SIGHTS
THOUSAND MARK
MORE THAN 700 NAMES ON
MEMBERSHIP LIST
LETTERS POURING IN ASKING
FOR INFORMATION
Nominations for Officers for Ensuing
Year Are Reported to Nominating
Committee-Annual Meet
ing May 10

"a league of 1000 by July A."
This has been adopted by the NUM-
cipal league as it's slogan in the present
campaign for new members, The
membership campaign, which is being
directed by j. P. Steele is going on
with more than ordinary energy. Mr.
Steele, when he adopted his slogan, said
that he placed the mark at the lowest
point. He expects to increase the men,
Dership beyond that point, but in order
to have a certain mark to work to he
selected 1000 as the objective figure.
Since the recall election the member
ship has increased over 700, about 200
names having been added in the past
thirty days. The result of the election
gave the leagues growth a wonderful
impetus.
An instance of how the league is re-
garded by the business men and prop
erty owners came to light yesterday
when a suburban resident and member
of an improvement club called at the
secretary's office to get some informa-
ton about the organization and to an
nounce that a resolution had been pre-
scented to the improvement club, COM
polling the president to belong to the
league. The resolution was not acted
upon, pending an investigation by
committee, of which the caller was
chairman. Before he left he had Joined
club would adopt the resolution.
Letters Pouring In
1t Is instances like this that cause
Mr.. Steele to be confident of reaching
the 1000 mark by Independence day
Secretary z. o. Edgerton almost daily
receives one or more letters asking for
information concerning the recall sys-
tenn, it's cost and it's operation.
1.-THE recall has given Los Angeles
more advertising than any one thing
that has happened in the city for
years" said Mr. Edgerton. He says
that schools, college professors. debat-
ing societies, charter revision commit
tees and commercial bodies throughout
the United States have written for data
and literature on the subject, and also
for copies of the charter amendment
bearing on the subject.
The nominating committee of the
Municipal league, consisting of II. I.
Lee, r. N. Bulla, H. w. Frank, Frank
G. Finlayson and F. w. Braun has re-
ported to the executive committee the
following nominations for officers and
members of the executive committee
for the ensuing year:
President, ]. o. Koepfii; first vice
president, C. d. Willard; second vice
president. James A. Anderson; treas
urer. w. ]. Washburn; R. w. Burn
ham, DIR. F. B. Kellogg, M. Lissner,
Marshall Stimson, H. R. Boynton,
Frank Simpson, A. L. Stetson, Gilbert
s. Wright, Frank ]. Hart, Shelley II.
Tolhurst and Louis Lichtenberger
The annual meeting will take place
Thursday, May 10. A notice of the
exact time and place will be announced
later.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-01
DAVE BARRETT HELD
ON BURGLARY CHARGE
MUST ANSWER TO SUPERIOR
COURT
Arraioned on Two Counts, but Testi-
mony in but One Is Introduced.
Accused Will Fight
Gases

Dave L. Barrett, alias Dave Bian-
ehard. was arraigned before Police
Justice Chambers yesterday afternoon
on two charges alleging burglary. res
timony was taken on one count the
alleged burglary of the home of Rev.
A. c. Smithers, 1900 West Adams street,
Sunday night, and Barrett was held to
answer to the superior court, bail being
fixed at $1,000.
Barrett was defended by Attorney
Fred Thompson, and that the case will
be bitterly contested was shown by the
evidence introduced yesterday. In the
capture of Barrett the detectives be-
lieve that an important arrest has been
made. They think that Barrett is the
ring leader of the gang that has been
responsible for the numerous house
breaks in Los Angeles.
Detectives Boyd and Jones testified
in regard to the arrest of Barrett CIV
ing the details of his attempt to dis
pose of jewelry at a second hand store
on West Sixth street, between Grand
avenue and Hope street, Monday morn
ing. Detective Boyd was secreted in
the store when Barrett entered and at
tempted to sell necklace and stick
pins which were identified as the prop
erty of Rev. Mr.. Smithers.
When arrested Barrett gave the name
of Blanchard but an insurance receipt
on his person gave the name Barrett,
which he finally acknowledged was his
right name. Barrett has remained ST.
lent in regard to his crimes, and re-
fuses to discuss his previous career.
That he is a notorious house thief is
the belief of the police, and efforts are
being made to trace his whereabouts
previous to his arrival in Los Angeles.
Barrett's hearing will be continued this
morning on the second count, which
also alleges burglary.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-01
RAISINS EATEN
BY EVERYBODY
FRESNO DAY OBSERVED IN
LOS ANGELES
THOUSANDS OF 5UNCHES ARE
GIVEN AWAY
Nutritious Fruit of California Con-
sumed at Hotels, Restaurants, De-
partment Stores and Even
in the City Jail

Yesterday was rasin day. Every
body helped to relieve the raisin mar
ket. and that the producers of Fresno
accomplished their purpose in making
Friday, April 80, raisin holiday, is
certain.
Hotel keepers and restaurant owners
entered into the spirit of the day with
real zest, and placed at the dlsposai
of their patrons bundles of raisins. II
California raisins are not known
throughout the United States after
the result of yesterdays campaign, 1t
is because persons do not appreciate
the nutritious edible that is bound to
make Fresno one of the Industrial cen
tiers of the Pacific coast.
At all the leading hotels in Los An
geles every meal included an edlole
dish consisting of raisins. There was
raisin pie, raisin cake, raisin pudding,
raisin soup, in fact, everything put
''raisin" wages.
Woman shoppers were given pack
ages of raisins at all the leading de-
nartment stores, and 1t is estimated
that 100000 900 raisins were disposed
of AS vet there has been no com
nIaint of stomach trouble, and that IS
one of the reasons that Californlans
boast of the superiority of their ralslns'
At police headquarters, despite the
many prisoners who had peen
''mugged' for simple drunkenness, an
enterprising grocery concern saw 10
If that hundreds of packages OF raisins
were distributed.
IF Fresno raisins are not already
known throughout the United States,
n is NOT the fault of the raisin COM
mittee and one of the attributes or
California raisins is advertised as no
after effects,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-01
URGES NEED OF STRINGENT
CALIFORNIA INSURANCE LAW
President of National Underwriters
Association Returns from Trip
Through Northwest

John w. Wilmington of Los Angeles,
first vice president or the Natlonal
Life Underwriters association and dis
trict manager for the Aetna Life In
surance company, has returned from a
trim through the northwest. At Port
land. Seattle, Spokane and Montana
points he met with insurance men and
Instituted several associations. An as
ISOLATION will be formed in Spokane as
a, result of his visit. He was royalty
entertained by insurance men in the
cities he visited.
"Oregon, washington, Utah and Mon
tana have excellent insurance laws and
they are productive of the highest
ideals in the insurance business. These
laws have put the business upon a
strong. legitimate basis. l regret that
our legislature found it impossible to
pass a similar law, instead or leaving
California the paradise for insurance
swindIes and the dumping ground for
Infamous wildcat insurance contracts"
The next annual convention of the
National association will be held in
louisville Ky, October to 8 inclusive.
Mr. Wilmington says a large western
delegation will be present. Southern
California has three associations, more
than any other state in the Union, and
will send a strong delegation to the
convention. An effort will be made to
get the convention of 1912 for San
Francisco. The convention of 1908 was
held in this city.
Mr. Wilmington says the northwest
is prosperous and progressive, being
nearly the equal of Southern Califor-
mia in this respect.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-01
.HERALD'S OFFER TO
AID CONTESTANTS IS
OPEN AT ALL TIMES
SPECIAL DEPARTMENT Is EVER
READY TO HELP
One of Many Novel Features of Pa
per's Vacation Offer Explained.
Winners Friends Secure
Cheap Rates

Many people who are themselves
directly interested in The Herald's va
cation contest, whereby fourteen people
will be the guests of this paper at the
Alaska Yukon-Pa cific exposition, do not
know that they are not required to do
all the work themselves. Not by any
means. The Herald's contest depart
ment, which is made up solely of regu-
lar employees of the paper, has intro
duced several features which no pre-
vious contest has ever utilized.
IL you are clergyman, three clergy
men, their wives or friends will be
members of this party.
If an officer of an organized labor
union, two officers, together with their
life companions or some one else of
their choice, will help to make UP the
visiting folks who will enjoy the exposi-
ton without expense to themselves.
Two officers of fraternal organizations,
together with their wives or husbands,
as the case may be, will round out the
largest vacation party that any news
paper will In all probability conduct to
Seattle this summer.
The party, all told, will consist of
twenty-six people, twelve school teach
ers having already been selected In a
previous contest which closed March 20.
We therefore believe that we can con-
sistently say that The Herald's offer
not only to give these trips but to as
sist you in every way possible In secur-
ing them is generous. to say the least.
BY a special arrangement The Herald
is enabled to allow any friends of win
ming contests to accompany them at a
greatly reduced rate.
A full detailed explanation of our
plan of assistance would be impossible,
for the very simple reason that we
have different plans for assisting each
person. If you are interested a letter,
a. call over the telephone or a personal
visit will more than surprise you. Give
1T a. trial
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-01
JOBBERS COMPLAIN
OF DISCRIMINATION
Say San Francisco Gets Better Rate
in Shipping Good to the
San Joaquin
Valley

When the State railroad commission
comes to Los Angeles to hold sessions
for the purpose of investigating rail-
road rate determinations f. p. Greg
son, traffic manager for the Associated
Jobbers of Los Angeles, will be loaded
to the guard with data and evidence to
show that San Francisco gets a better
rate to competitive territory than Los
Angeles.
Under the Wright act the commission
is directed to hold sessions twice year
in every iobbing center.
The jobbers of Los Angeles complain
that they are Disseminated against on
rates to points In the San Joaquin
valley. San Franciscos average rate
for 1853 miles, they say. is 25.S cents,
while that of Los Angeles for the same
distance is 46.4 cents. Manager Greg
son will have much data and informa-
ton of a character similar to this to
Law before the commissioners. Yester
day he received a copy of the recipro-
cal demurrage law which was signed
by Governor Gillett April Is. He says
that if the law is properly administered
IL will prove a benefit to the shippers
and a protection to the railroads. 1t
will prevent the use of cars for storage
purposes and accelerate the movement
of freight, being especially beneficial to
shippers of large tonnage.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-01
HIGH AND LOW, CHRISTIAN
AND PAGAN, EAT RAlSlNs

SAN FRANCISCO, April So.-Califor-
nia is celebrating Raisin DAY TO-DAY
with almost as much eclat as me
Fourth of July, and judging from tne
MANY carloads of the dried grapes tnat
have been shipped during the last rev
weeks the rest of the country IS enter
ing heartily into the spirit OF the ocea-
sion. 80 +,s
cabinet and every member Of congress
have been furnished with the materials
for a dainty raisin feast by the com,
nittee having the fete In charge, ana
scarcely a household in the state VIII
he without the luscious fruit on Its
menu thrice during the day.
AS a result Of this unusual activity
in the raisin market a large portlon Oh
the holdover crop of $4,000 tons, Wnlch
had threatened to become a serious
nrohIem with the new crop almost at
hand. has been distributed, and the de-
mand is still strong.
According to members of the com
mittee of Fresno citizens when mas
had charge of the movement, the erect
of the great publicity given raisins IN
the press of the whole country Will not
be felt fully until a week from today.
The propaganda has popularlzed the
fruit to an astounding degree.
One authority estimates that the per
capita consumption of dried grapes IN
Europe averages six and half pounds
a year, while in this country it has been
not more than half a pound.
Fresno county, which until a few
wears ago was almost desert, pro-
duces most of the crop in this state,
the average yield being about $4,000
tons.
The citizens of the "raisin belt in
augurated the festivities last night
with a unique parade. Almost a mile
of automobiles and other vehicles dec
GRATED with clusters of raisins and Chi
nese lanterns wound through the
streets of Fresno.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-01
WILL OPEN SCHOOL
AT AQUfDUCT CAMP
Recommendation Made to Board of
Public Works, Pursuant to Re-
quest of Married Employees
on Work

South Portal, the closest point to Los
Angeles on the aqueduct where heavy
construction work Is being done, has
become a family camp, and because of
this fact a school and teacher are
wanted at this point. j. B. Lippincott,
auueduct engineer, recommended to the
board of public works yesterday that
the board of education be asked to take
the matter up with the county otf1-
cials and secure an allotment for a
school at this point in the next fiscal
budget.
So many married men are employed
at South Portal and the work promises
TO be such a long job that they have
moved their families to the camp. There
are many children dependent on these
workers for support and some of the
mothers have felt it necessary to bring
these children to Los Angeles for
schooling.
South Portal is at the head of the
San Francisquito canyon in Los An
geles county, and the school board has
Jurisdiction.
Mayor Alexander yesterday sent a
letter to the mayor of Riverside ex-
tending a formal invitation for that
city to join Los Angeles and all South
ern California in the welcome to be
extended to the Elks when they gather
next July.
He calls attention to the fact that a
number of cities of Southern California
have entered floats for the Midsummer
Floral and Allegorical festival. Friday,
July 16, and says Riverside should be
represented.
He concludes his letter by saying,
"Join hands with us in boosting Gods
country"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-01
BELCHING GUNS WILL
SALUTE VISITING SHIPS
Golden Gate Forts Prepare to Well
come Arrival of Admiral
Ilichi's Squadron

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9o.-The
Japanese training squadron, consisting
of the cruisers Asoy and Soya, will
arrive here tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock for a weeks stay in this harbor
before proceeding to ports in the north
Pacific The ships will be welcomed by
the firing of an international salute
from the guns of the forts and flagship
West Virginia of the Pacific fleet in
response to a salute of twenty-one guns
to the American flag which Admiral
Ijichi's ships will fire as they steam
through the Golden Gate.
The reception that will be accorded
the Japanese officers and men during
their stay here is designed by the peo-
pie of San Francisco and by the federal
representatives as an expression or an
appreciation of the American people for
the many courtesies extended to Ad-
miral Sperry and his men in Japan,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-01
THOUSANDS OF TAGS
TO BE SOLD TODAY
MONEY WILL BE USED IN IN
TERESTS OF CHARITY
Admiral Evans and Other Distin-
guished Persons Have Signed
Many cardboards and
VIII Sell Them

Today is Tag day. On street corners.
in department stores, at amusement
places and in hotel Hobbies men and
women will lie in wait for those who
wear no tags.
1t is not necessary to ask for tags,
the little bits Of card board will be
proffered-all the purchaser will have
to do is to pay whatever sum he or
she thinks the privilege of wearing a
tag is worth. And purchases may
purchase as many tags as they wish,
the more the merrier.
Tag day spring into existence year
ago. and since then have been used
largely to raise money for charitable
causes. When first spruna on an I'M
suspecting public, the institution scored
a distinct hit and the Associated Chari-
ties. under whose auspices Tag day will
be conducted is hoping that the day
has not lost any of It's original popu-
larity.
The Associated Charities is an asso-
citation of all the charities, and dur
ing the year cares for thousands of
the destitute in a methodical and bust
nesslike method. All the money earned
from the tags will go into it's treasury,
there being no commission allowed to
the Sellers
Rear Admiral Evans and his wife are
among the enthusiastic converts to the
idea, and they nave volunteered their
services in selling the bits of paste
board. From an automobile the admiral
and his wife will endeavor to sell more
than 1000 bearing the signature of
Fighting Bob
Many other prominent signatures will
be found on tags today, as well as
prominent people selling the tags.
Mayor Alexander has made May
officially Tag day by a proclamation.
and all true citizens have been re-
quested to observe it as such-that
means to wear a tag.
The tags win be distributed from
the Headquarters, 126 South Broadway.
and all the workers who have not been
instructed otherwise have been re-
quested to gather at that number The
captains have been requested to meet
at the chamber of commerce at 10
O'Clock. After that hour the tag sellers
will dispense to all parts of the city
to sell their charity wares.