The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-10

compromise viii be. General Miller ex-
planned that the iumbermen claimiants.
or some OF them. have been tardy IN
supplying the clearing house with the
necessary data 70 compile complete
statements, and Tor that reason the
work of Attorney Gus Lemie. in charge
Of the clearing house. has been grsafv
handicapped.
1t Is not thought that much delay
viii be encountered after the atSof-
neys for the various railroads. led py
Colonel Baxter. for the Louisville 2
Nashville. get together today WIN
the tfafSic chiefs and the claimants
and their legal, representatives. At
that time II is<expected that the per-
centage OF claims on which the COM
promise IL to be based will be arrtv-
ed at. the necessary agreement signed
By both parties. and the paper hur-
ried to Washington for approval by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
which. 1t Is stated. will be mere form
atty.
Mast serve Sentence.
The appeal OF w. 8. Harlan. OF the
Jackson Lumber Company, Of Lock-
hart, Ala. from the decision OF the
United States Circuit Court of the
Fifth circuit. In the prosecution
against him for peonage, has failed.
The Supreme Court this week denied
his application for writ of certiorari.
to bring the case before that tribunal
for review. This settles the case be-
yond ALI question. The Supreme
for a writ Of certiorari. to the case
beyond all question. The Supreme
Court has refused to have anything
to do with the matter. and the SEN
tence OF the lower court against Hair
Ian and his associate defendants VIII
presumably. stick.
Ex-Congressman Jesse Stallings. his
attorney. recently filed the petition
for certiorari. The department of JUS
tice did not file It's reply brief. through
Assistant Attorney General Russell,
until late last week. The court dis
posed Of the~matter at its Monday ses-
sion. making remarkably quick time.
There was no opinion filed by the
Supreme Court, whose decision was
announced by Chief Justice Fuller.
II is evident. however, that the court
took the view Of the department that
there was nothing In the case to call
for review by the supreme tribunal.
Harlan was sentenced to pay a fine
OF $4,000 and to serve eighteen months
in the Atlanta penitentiary. The APP
peal to the Supreme Court was based
upon the contention that the alleged
overt act of peonage having been
committed In Florida and the alleged
conspiracy formed in Alabama. the
suit should have been tried in Ala
bania, instead Of Florida. as was the
case.
Seven indictments. embracing one
hundred and fifty-seyen counts, have
been returned here by the Federal
grand jury against W. B. hartman,
formerly president OF the First Ma
tional Bank OF Murfreesboro. Tenn.
ana president OF w. B Earthmen a
Co.. the big lumber concern, which
went 70 the wall on October 80, 1907.
The specific charge in the Indictment
Is violation OF Section 520e of the
Revised Statutes OF the United States,
In that the defendant unlawfully and
wfiifully misappropriated and alb
attracted funds. monies and credits OF
the First National Bank Of sMurfrees-
boro, by various methods. which are
set out in detail In the indictments,
which cover 4,432 pages.
It Is alleged in the indictments that
funds TO the amount OF a6s.990.15 were
Incorporated. His liabilities to
the bank. II is said. will approximate
nearly $4,000.
The w. B. Earthman Lumber Com
pnny. which failed on October 30,
1907. and of which Mr.. Earthman was
president was at one time one OF the
largest lumber concerns in Tonnes
see, II not In the South. The COM
pany operated plants at Nashville,
Mnrfreesboro, Linton, Hohenwaid and
Dickson.
Three Bi@ NFeetings.
Three annual meetings. which prov
ca IN every way successful and which
were well attended during thA past
week. were the Joint convention of
the American Supply and Machinery
Manufacturer Association and the
Southern Supply and Machinery Deal
ers Association at the Hotel Patten,
in Chattanooga on wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday: the tenth annual
meeting Of the Georgia Florida Saw
Mill Association on Monday at the
Hotel Windsor. In Jacksonville, Fla.
and the annual election OF ofacers of
the Cincinnati Lumbermen's Club in
Cincinnati on Monday evening.