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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-03
RACES i'm WAR
OVER ASSAULT
Negroes Make Attack on
Whites.
POSSE GOES IN PURSUIT
Would Avenge Injuries to White
Youth.
Entire VILLAGE of Fariie. In North Als-
bama, stirred By Action Of Un-
<uiy REPRESENTATIVES,
80 Feared.
POSSE GOES IN PURSUIT

Rome. Ga. Aug. following two
days of intense excitement. with q
war between the whites and blacks inn
minent the small town OF Farile. In
Cherokee County. Alabama. eighteen
miles west of here. 10 reported tonight
Quieting down. although there are stu
grave approximations Of serious clash.
A clash between the races occurred
at Farile, two years ago and but little
IL needed to fan into flames the smoul-
defing fires Of resentment.
An armed band Of whites ss stiii
making search for members OF the me-
gro clan which precipitatsd the pres
ent trouble.
Galveston Perkins. negro. enraged
because of being ordered from the
store Of A. r. Wright. at Fariie. Satur-
per Wright, went away suiieniy, and
Sunday night returned at the head Of
q mob OF fifteen of his kfnsnaen and
waylaid and assaulted Harper Wright,
q short distance from his fathers store.
Cleveland Perkins. brother OF CAL
weston Perkins. knocked young Wright
down with a rock. az the latter was TIA
king mail pouch from the depot to
the post ONCE, and Immediately the
othsr negroes Joined In the attack.
Wright was badly beaten and his In
juries are serious.
Put Negroes % Fiighs.
Soon q number of white men APP
peared on the scene and the negroes
fed.
Immediately the town was alarmed
and an armed posse secured the woods
ali night, finally capturing oarvin Per.
kfns o cousin of the two negro leaders
of the mob. Cooler heads prevailed
upon the posse to allow Garvin Per-
kins to be sent to jail and he was ta-
ken 70 Center. the county seat. IL u
charged that Garvin Perkins also shot
at Gus Wright. the ts-year-old- bro
Their of Harper Wright.
The negro women. as we'll as most Of
the negro men. have quilt. work and
this morning there was q threatening
situation when q large number OF ne.
gro women gathered In front Of the
Fariie postofiics ana induiged In fn-
fiarnmatory talk. They were finally
driven to their homes. Although there
are many negroes In the vietuity -oi
Farile. the whites are In the majority.
Nsws reached here tonight OF the
capture at Cadsden, Ala. OF Charies
Minson, one Of the members OF this
mob that attacked young Harpss
wright The Perkins brothers, ring
leaders In the AFFAIR, are still at large
A late message from Farffe says that
no trouble IL feared tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-03
Prohibition Amendment
Bill Introduced IN House

being made to dissociate the prohibi-
ton constitutional amendment from
biennial sessions and new counties
amendments. All three were consecu-
lively mentioned In the Governors call
but as yet no member has been found
10 offer the two amendments that were
noted down less than year ago BY
the people at large. The report IL
that constitutional prohibition has .
load Of its own to carry and that the
alleged discredit OF the other two
propositions II not calculated to
cement all three In the minds Of the
Representatives.
WIN Rash Measrre. *
II 10 believed to be the plan Of the
prohibitionists to rush the amendment
through the House. Notice was given
mittee would be held this morning 1T
$3.50 o'clock at the usual place. 1t -
believed that this was for the purpose
OF hurriedly considering the bill. re-
porting It favorably. II possible, today,
aud moving 1t up as q special order for
consideration tomorrow and the nnai
combat.
Rev. Brooks Lawrence. superinten-
dent OF the Anti-Saloon League, was on
i.and button-holing the members Of the
House throughout the afternoon. The
House was flooded with literature and
u newspaper by ardent prohibitionists.
abusing all who stand against consti-
tutional prohibition and engaging In
recriminations against the leader OF the
movement In this direction. None Of
the dailies, however. OF the State, are
Included in this list.
There was also literature distributed
by the opponents Of constitutional pro-
hibition. One letter quotes Mr.. Gran
ford. member from Walker. writing to
Mr.. McCord. leader OF the Safe and
Sane League. declaring prohibition q
failure. The letter was given large
circulation.
The temperance program Of ycster-
day was OF minor Importance. probably
the most Interesting Of the lot which
were passed being that amending Sec
tion 1899 Of the code. This relates to
the testimony OF witnesses against the
seller Of contraband liquor when the
witness Is a buyer.
Mr.. Fuller, author OF this bill. ex-
planned that about the only change In
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rHREn SUSPECTS HELD


Greensboro. N. c.. Aug. John Hal.
.Iias Iohu Leonard, James Frasler. and
ERNEST wade. are IN jail here tonIshk
suspected OF the murder Of Miss Lydia
Newman.
Miss Newman who was an eccentric
old woman. lived alone at her home In
summer township near thAs place. she
was found dead In the woods q short
distance from her house about ten days
ago. her skull having been crushsa
with a club.
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Amer,ean Rauker suielde.

antwerp, Aug. Charles Brown.
who IL said to have been a banker of
Bufralo. N. Y. committed suicide by
cutting his throat on board the Vader-
land. az the weasel was nearing Ant
werp today. Mr.. Brown. who was suf-
ferfng from melancholin, tho effects of
a nervous breakdown, previously had
made an unsuccessful attempt to kill
himself by jumping into the sea when
the Vaderland was at Dover.
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WOMAN IS KILLED
MAN SHOOTS OBJECT OF
HIS LOVE.
Mrs Tankersley Was Living Apart
From Her Husband and suifor
shoots I'm Presence Of
ChI1dren.

FrOm HeR husbaAo ma Duft0k
shoots I'm Presence Of
Children.
Danville. Va. Aug. 7-AS result
OF spurned love. Ben Russell. q farmer
about so years of age. this afternoon
shot and killed Mrs. Annie Taukersley.
aged 50 years. In the presence of two
of her children, and them emptied the
remaining barrel of his shot gun Into
his own head.
The double tragedy was enacted on
the farm OF Mrs. Tankersley at Luck.
twenty miles east Of Chatham. Mrs.
Tankersley had for some time been
living apart from her husband. whose
whereabouts are unknown. Ben Rus
sell was a tenant on the plantation and
was known to have been violently in
love with Mrs. Tankersley. .s
wednesday the two had quarrel
and Mrs. Tankersley ordered Russell
OF the place. Saturday he went to
her house and fred at her twice with
shot gun, both shots being ineffective.
He made another unsuccessful attempt
to kill her this morning.
Russell has had a checkered career.
several years ago ne was IN love with
= Young woman of the county. and in
a Jealous rage fired at her. For this
crime ne served . year In the State
penitentiary.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-03

Alexandria, La, Aug I'd. M. Lanius,
a policeman Of Alexandria. was shot
and fatally wounded here tonight by
w. T, Gibson, a resident OF jackson
parish. La. Lantus attempted to ar
rest Gibson, said to have been under
the influence of liquor. when the lat
ter opened fire on him. One shot en-
tered the policeman'B body. Gibson -
In jaiI.
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pR. BUTLER props DEAD.


washington, Aug. REV. Or. John
q, Butler, pastor Of the Luther Place
Memorial Church. and one Of the NEST
prominent Lutheran ministers In the
United states, dropped dead from heart
failure in his home today. He was sz
years of age.
For sixty years he had been Ln-
theran minister In washington. Forty
Years ago he was Chaplain Of the
House OF Representatives and from
1855 to 1873 he was Chaplain of the
United states Senate. President LIN
coin appointed him one OF the iirst hos.
ritai chapIainS.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-03

Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 2--rhis was tire
day set for the eviction OF tha strikers
from the houses OF the Pressed Steel
Car company at McKee's Rocks, but 10
move was made during the day e
force the vacation OF the houses. e =
said that the evictions will be mAe&
tomorrow mornin&
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NO MORE BASEBALL
MATINEES IN MEMPHIS

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 3.--CSpeciaI--
interest IN the daily performances Of
the Memphis Turtles. now touring.
proved at such low ebb that announce
ment is made tonight that no more de-
tall accounts Of games VIII be taken
In this city. -.
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loo.tinuea on Pas. 8,
LYNCH WHITE MAN.
Angry Missourfans secure
Through strategy.

Through strategy.
Piatt City. No.. Aug. George
johnson, white, who murdered John w.
Moore, a farmer, June 20, was iynched
early today.
Feeling ran~so high at the time Of
the killing that johnson was taken to
Kansas City for safe keeping. His
trial was to begin today, and he was
returned to Plat City yesterday after
noon. Early this morning two men
took a third man to the jail. represent
ing him to be prisoner When the
sheriff opened the fail door, the three
men overpowered him. Fifty. other
men quickly appeared and battered
down the door OF Johnson's cell. He
was taken to . tree opposite the jail
and strung up.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-03

Morles, Mex, Aug. 1.-Two men
were killed, three hurt. several houses
swept away and crops destroyed by
the bursting of a dam across the San
Juan River near here yesterday. The
wreck OF the dam was caused by
cloudburst and the damage Is esti-
mated at 100000.
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last named Il. being put forward by
Senator Burton. whose successor Cas-
stdy 10 II 10 said that Mr.. Burton
would like to keep . guiding hand on
the Rivers and Harbor Committee
through Mr.. Cassidy.
The task Of Appointing committees
is momentous one for Mr.. Cannon
this, year, becarse there are quite q
number Of members who are expected
to he "disciplined" and . large number
Of othersswhose adherence TO the reg
uiars' must be given recognition. In
addition the fight On the rules II only
temporarily quiescert and undoubtedly
IL 70 be resumed during the present
Congress.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-03

PittsburR, Pa. Aug. 2.-Contracts
were awarded today by the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad for freight cars TO cost
twsen Ss.ooe.oo0 ana Sp,ooo,ooe,
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BIG REsERyoIR BURSTS.

Much Territory 10 Flooded In Colo
radO.
Fort Morgan, Colo. Aug. 2.-The
Empire reservoir. twenty-eight miles
west of here. containing more than
1000, 900 cubic feet of water and irrt-
eating 10000 acres of land, broke the
retaining wall late this afternoon.
The surrounding country Is Hooded
and loss of life Is feared.
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JUDGE pErslEA DEAD.

ssaesai sus4st raas<a Away IN cas-
- eago.
chicago, Aug as. M. Bethea
united States Judge for the Northern
District of Illinois, died early this
morning Of paralysis OF the, heart.
He had been sick for several months ?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-03
MAY
|. COVER SPAIN
Working Classes Are
More Restless.
ALFONSO MUCH DEPRESSED
King Would 90 to Barcelona to
s Quiet Subjects.
oacsrs - Ar.y vigorously Protest
Assi.st Maa,te.a.ee Of Censor
shsp--aever.ne.t seises
Lises Of Telesrsph.
ALFONSO MUCH DEPRESSED

Bayonne. France. Aug. 2.--Reiiable
news regarding the situation in Spain,
received here this morning from. San
SEBASTIAN reports conditions as very
grave throughout the northern part OF
the country where all the trades unions
gave notice Of the beginning Of q gem
eral strike today. 20
The government has seized all the
telegraph and telephone wires In the
affected provinces. The purpose IL to
prevent the leaders of the strike move
ment from communicating with each
other. The transmission Of newspaper
dispatches hgs been entirely stopped.
forcing suspension OF majority Of
the journals.
The greatest excitement reigns
among the working classes. Reports
received here direct from Madrid say
that King Alfonso Is greatly depressed
over the interior situation. He de-
sired tosthrow his personal popularity
In the scale and 1t was with dimculty
that he could be dissuaded from going
to Barcelona
Premier Maura told him st would be
equivalent to suicide to enter that hot
bed of anarchy.
Some Of the highest oflcers OF the
army are protesting vigorously against
the maintenance OF the censorship.
They regard this restriction as foolish
and useless and giving place to the
widest and most Exaggerated stories.
General Lopez Dominguex and Gen.
erAi Polavieja, members Of the supe-
rfor council OF war. have protested for
maily against the censorship. saying
they had received dispatches from ON
GERS at the front insisting that all the
anxiety has been caused through the
useless censorship. Both generals de-
clare that this has only aggravated
matters and It would be better TO tell
the entire truth.
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TuE WnkTmnn.
Washangtea, Ang. 3--Fsrecast fsR
Alahnna--I.scsl ssIewens TuesAay anA
wednesday, lignt - psesrate variable
The Yale expositor., 1909-03-19

with a shiny painted hull and nickel
plated running rigging.
"Mr. Shearer's. He's away for a
week and we're keeping it for him."
Can ! hire it?"
The feller's mouth fell open like
twas on hinges.
Hire it? Hire Mr.. Shearer's auto
mobile?" says he. well, I'll be
darned!"
Where's your employer askS
Hartley. quick.
"Hey?"
"Your boss!" sings out, dancing up
and down For the land sakes wake
up Where is hep"
'In the house, ] guess. Where do
you"
We met the livery stable owner just
coming out of his kitchen with pan
of leavings for the pig. He'd just
turned out. | knew him; his name
was Ben Baker. Martin went at him
hotfoot, speaking in short sentences.
Il want to hire that auto in your
stable" he says. Il must get to Brant-
boro before seven o'clock. I'll pay
any price But | must have it."
Then there was more arguing. Baker
said no. Was we crazy2 He couldn't
let another mans auto to the Almighty
/ himself And Mr.. Shearer's auto, of
all things! Why, Shearer would kill
him. And so forth and so on.
But Hartley kept cool He must
have the machine He'd be responsi.
BILE for damages. He explained about
the doctor.
"Tll pay you-so and so" says he
Never mind the price he offered. II
was so big that wouldn't be believed
IL l told 1t. Baker didn't believe II
either till Martin pulled out a roll OF
bills and showed him.
I'll buy the thing II necessary,
says he. But I'll have it. Come, skip
per-"
'The shofer's up at Shearer's house.
says Baker. He"
Never mind the shofer. l can run
IL. Send your man with us, and III
leave the machine In his care at Brant
boro. Then the shofer can come after
it. I'll write to Mr.. Shearer and ex
plain. Come on"
ITS all right. Ben" / says. Hell
do all he tells you, and more. You'll
never make a chunk of money any
easier"
Baker followed us to the barn. say
ing mo" all the time. He keps CT
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herring. In the center, by the post
office, the teller that keeps the mar
ket was just taking down his store
shutters. He looked at us kind OF
odd
Good morning" he says. Going to
fair off at last, amt it?"
Guess likely" says /, keeping on.
You been on the water, amt your
he asks. Get caught down to the
Point?"
Long Points a great place for Wa
patomac folks to go on claiming and
fishing trips. | suppose he thought
we'd been out the day afore, when il
cleared that time, and had had to put
in at the station over night. We
must have looked like we'd been
through the mill. Both of us was sop
ping wet, and had on rubber boots
and a sou'wester. I'd thrown off my
ileskin coat at the wharf
l didn't stop to explain. l had to
save my breath to keep up with Mar
tin. The higher he got to the hotel
the faster he walked.
The Wapatomac house is about the
toniest summer place on our part of
the coast. A great big building. with
piazzas and a band stand, and win,
dows and wind-mills and bowling al.
The Yale expositor., 1909-03-19

hams Vegetable Compound is the most
successful remedy for all kinds of
female troubles, and L feel that L can
never praise it enough. MRS. LIZZIE
HOLLAND, Noah, KY.
The Changeof Life is themostcritical
period of a woman's existence, and
neglect of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
Womeneverywheres acknowledgements
that there is no other remedy known to
medicine that will SO successfullycarry
women through this trying period as
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs.
For 80 years it has been curing
women from the worst forms of female
Ills INFLAMMATION liberation. dis
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nervous prostration.
1T you would like special advice
about your case write q confiden-
tai letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
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SYNOPSIS.

MIR Solomon Pratt began comical mar
UratiDn of story, introducing well-to-do
Nathan Scudder of his town, and Edward
Van Brunt and Martin Hartley, two rich
New Workers seeking rest. Van Brunt, 1t
was learned, was the successful sutton
for the hand of Miss Agnes Page, who
gave Hartley up. Adventure at Fourth
or July celebration at Eastwich. Hartley
rescued a boy, known as "Reddy," from
SIntter a horses feet and the urchin
proved 10 be one of Miss Pages charges,
whom she had taken to the country for
outing. Van Brunt rented an island
from Scudder and called IL Ozone island.
I'm charge of a company of New York
Eloor children Miss Talford and Miss Page
visited Ozone island. Eureka Sparrow. a
country girl, was engaged as cook ana
Van Brunt and Hartley paid visit TO
f1er father, who for years had been claim
znE consumption as an excuse for not
vNJrkinx- Upon another island visit by
Mss Page, Eureka diagnosed Hartley's
,ssHsss as one of love for Agnes, Hartley
invented a plan to make Washington
sSpsJTTOw work. In putting the plan into
effect Hartley incurs wrath of Miss Page
f5or whom the sick man" sent Agnes
Ctlen appealed to Van Brunt. Sparrow
~ escape the treatment proclaimed him
SELF well and went to work. Storm bound
NV Ozone island, Van Brunt and Hartley
tirss3 Of the Natural Life" Hartley SUI
fered broken arm while hunting a ply
sscian for 'Reddy," supposed to be suffer
AR5E rron1 appendicitis.
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Naples Eat Live Plas.

Portland. Ore.-Ike Ely, farmer OF
Hover, Wash, is battling with flock
of magpies to keep the birds from de.
vouring his pigs. His sty of 100 pork
ers has been repeatedly attacked dur
ing the past few days by the birds.
made holder by hunger Because of
deep snow they cannot get their usual
food. They swoop down on the pigs
and peck their ears, which had been
notched by the owner and still showed
blood. The birds have kept the ears
of all hogs bleeding ever since, and
Ely declares that in some cases half
the ears are gone. The beasts are de.
fenseless and Ely has so far been un-
able TO keep the birds away. He does
not dare use poison for fear the hogs
will eat IL.
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leys till you can't rest. We turned in
the driveway and went pounding
across the lawns and flower beds.
There was a sleepy-looking clerk be-
hind the desk in the big hall. No
body else was in sight, and the whole
outfit of empty chairs and scattered
newspapers had that lonesome look of
having been up all night. Oh, yes!
and there was a colored man hopping
the floor.
Hartley went up to the desk, leav-
ing muddy foot marks right where the
darby had been scrubbing.
Good morning" he says to the
clerk. 'Dr. Jordan of Providence is
one of your guests, isn't he?"
The clerk put down the book he was
reading and looked us over. He done
1t deliberate and chilly, same as hotel
clerks always do. If there's any one
mortal that can make the average man
feel like apologizing for living with.
out license. it's a slick, high-collared
fancy shirt-bosomed hotel clerk.
"What?" says the clerk, frosty and
slow.
Or Jordan of Providence. Is he
here?"
His majesty looked at his book again
afore he answered. Then he put his
thumb between the pages to mark the
place and condescends to drawl out:
What do you want with him."
For once he'd made mistake. There
are times when 1t amt wise to judge
a teller by his general get-up. Martin
stiffened, and he spoke clear and
sharp.
Answer my question. II you please,
says he. rs the doctor here?"
mo, he amt"
Where is he?"
Gone"
l felt sick Maybe Hartley did too
but he didn't show It,
Where has he gomez" he asks.
II don't know that I've got to-"
81 know. And for your own good
my friend, advise that you tell me
Where is DR.. Jordan"
The emperor come down Off hi
throne little. cal'late hs figgere,
that twas good policy.
He's gone to Brantboro." he SAYS
"He went yesterday morning and he'
to leave there for Boston this fore
noon. Then he's going TO Bar Harbo
for the rest of his vacation. Anythsni
else you'd like to know"
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This last part wa loaded to the
gunwale with sarcasm.
Yes" says Hartley emphatic.
Where is the doctor staying in Brant-
boro?"
Gold Spring house. Want to know
what he pays for his room?"
Martin didn't answer. He walked to
the door. stopped for jiffy.
See here, my smart aleck," says /
to the clerk, you'll have some more
fun from this later on, when your boss
hears of it. Do you know who tits
you've been sassing? That young man
is John ID. Vanderbilt of New York"
There is some satisfaction in a first
class lie. 1t done me good to see that
clerk shrivel up.
Martin was calling to me. SOL" he
asks, like a flash, how can l get to
Brantboro?"
you can't-in time to catch that
morning train. Brantboro's ten mile
off, and the train that gets here at 20
minutes of eight leaves there at 7:15.
That was the one we was to have the
doctor on. And it's past six now"
He spun around on his heel. rs the
telegraph line, to Brantboro working?"
he asked the clerk.
mo, sir! no, sir" N.Y. but he was
polite. I'm sorry to say not, sir"
Can l get horse here?"
1.-THE livery stable is right around
the corner; but l don't think"
We was at that livery stable in less
than two shakes. The, teller that took
care of the horses and slept in the
stable loft was up and sweeping out.
"Have you got horse that will take
me to Brantboro in half an hour?"
asks the Twin.
The Teller stared at him. BE you
craZy?" says he.
Martin didn't answer. Whose ma
chine is that?" he asks.
He was pointing to big automobile
in the stable. A great big red thing,
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Poor Redny.

Hartley had climbed on the wharf
and now he was heading for the viii
1age- i got the sloop fast, after a fash
ion, and then run over and caught up
with him. He was walking with long
steps and looking straight ahead. His
left fist was in the side pocket of his
Jacket and his face was set and pale
Inder the tan. l happened to bump
into him as 1 came alongside, and he
jumped and gave little groan.
Whats the matter with that arm
0f yours?" / asked, anxious. He'd
stopped for a second and was biting
ftis lips together
Nothing" he says, short. Bruised
a little, guess. Where's the hotelg"
up the main road a piece. That's
n. on top of the HILL
Come on then" says he. walking
EASTER than ever
We went through Wapatomac vii
Iage like we was walking for money
Some of the town folks was just get
ting up. and you could see smoke
coming from kitchen chimneys and
window shades being hoisted. Once
Tin while, where the families was par
stscularly early risers, smelt friet