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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
His Filler In Politics.

1t was i'll 1895 that Morse broke into
Tammany Hall. The phrase broke
in" is used advisedly. as Morse used an
ice pick. Ii was at this time he showed
Van Wyck and Carroll a bunch of per-
fectly good stock. They said. Get
thee behind us. Satan" holding their
hands behind them. palms upward.
Mr.. Morse is n short maD-physically
short. also fnancialiy-w with a direct
way Of looking at one. n bright eye. a
white mustache and an optimistic
philosophy. 1t is not every man who
can be an Optimist in jail This ought
to appeal to President Taft. With 50
many grouches at large it seems g.
shame to keep a cheerful loser Iocked
up.
When the dark days came Mrs
Morse sold her jewels her best furni-
ture and even mortgaged the home
She looked after her husbands bust
ness. She got signers to his bail bond
She visited him every day in his CELL
Perhaps it has been the thought OF
her that made him an optimist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

OF these. out the substance or them Is
that he made false entries il the books
and misappropriated the funds of vari-
Gus banks under his control On these
charges he was indicted by federal
grand jury. convicted in the United
States circuit court, and the decision
has been upheld by the circuit court
OF appeals. Morse's lawyers have now
got stay of forty days to make IN
appeal to the supreme court. which
Will mean some. months more of delay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

business and have himself elected pres
ident of an important navigation COM
pany Yet that was accomplished by
Charles W. Morse. whose sentence TO
serve in federal penitentiary was re-
Gently confirmed by the United States
circuit court of appeals.
In the eyes of the world Morse is a
convicted criminal. In his own eyes.
or. at least. in his own words. he is .
scapegoat who did only what other
bankers and high tinanciers do every
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

1t is in time of sudden mishap or
accident that Chamberlain's Eminent
can be relied upon to take the place
of the family doctor, who cannot al
ways be found at the moment. Then
it is that Chamberlain's Liniment is
never found wanting. In cases Of
sprains, cuts, wounds and bruises
Chamberlain's Liniment takes out the
soreness and drives away the pain
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
rheumatism Cured In a Day.

DR.. Detchon's Relief for kheuma.
tism and Neuralgia radically cures IN
one to three days. It's action upon the
system is remarkable and mysterious.
1t removes at once the cause and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

Optimism and WifeIy DevO-
tiOn Bright SpOts In a PIC
lure Of Financial Downfall.

day. He says that the government and
the system" demanded some one on
whom to shoulder the blame for the
panic of 1907. and he happened TO be
the man.
This is his side of the case. The
governments side is contained in tbs
counts against him. There are many
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. rs cents
and 81. Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gust
sohlegel & Son, 900 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
Acquisition of Wealth Brought
Power to klOrse---Thsn Its
Misuse led Him 10 a Cell
By JAMrs a. EDeERToN.

II L is rather striking for man SEN
ID fenced 10 fifteen years in a Unit
81 ed States prison to carry on bis
business from Jail and. during
a few months of bonded liberty pend
ing an appeal. to pay off seven or eight
million dollars in debts. reorganize his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

who is sick ard suffering and won't at least
try medicine which has the record of Lydia E. Pnkhams
Vegetable Compound is to blame for her wretched
condition.
There are literally hundreds of thousands of in
the United States who have been benefited by this famous
old remedy which produced from roots and herbs
thirty years ago by relieve woman's suffering
Read what these women say:
Camden N.J."I is with pleasure that send testmO
Lydia Pinkham'S Vegetable hoping
induce other themselves the
benefit of this valuable
suffered from pains in back and side sick headaches
could hardly stand Lydia T. PinllamS Vegetable COMPOUND
always have praiseErs W. p Valentine, 9O2 Lincoln
Ave, Camden, Nd.
five from female troubles and
sister advised Lydia FinkIaIns
Vegetable Compound, it made well strong
hope all suffering women win Just give Lydia r. Pin1ham
j.. p. Endlich, f. ID. q,
Since we guarantee that all testimonials which we pub
sh genuine is it not fair suppose that if Lydia T.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound had the virtue to help
these women it will help any other who is suffer
ing from the same trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

If the decision in the highest tribunal
is against him, Mr.. Morse can still APP
peal for clemency to President Taft.
Thus the beginning of his term. if he
ever serves it. may be at least a year
distant. During this interval will he
again carry on his financial operations
while under bail? If so, it will be
most unusual proceeding. But Morse
has been in the midst of unusual pro-
ceedings all his life.
a Financial Meteor.
The man now under a fifteen year
sentence in the federal penitentiary at
Atlanta has been called a meteor of
fnance-e red headed meteor, if such q
mixed figure Of speech can be ven
tured without danger of physical as
sault. The only particular in which
the meteor figure does not hold good
is that meteors never bounce. while
Morse has bounced and probably
would go high once more If the officers
of the law would only let him. He
certainly knows how to get money
other peoples money, perhaps. though
this is not so unusual in Wall street as
to occasion remark. If there were no
troublesome laws in the way man
of Morse's ability and audacity ought
TO be able to become as rich as Rookie
Teller But it is hard to manipulate
Wall street from an Atlanta peniten-
tiary.
Mr.. Morse has also been called q Ma
poleon of finance. being the four hun
bred and seventy-sixth one of the
breed that l distinctly remember.
Every man who squeezes the market
for two or three millions is called
Napoleon The little Corsican was a
pretty tough lot, taking him by and
large, but / do not believe he ever did
anything sufficiently discreditabie to
have his name placed in such bad
company. 1t is all right to talk of
Captain Kids of finance. but why add
TO poor Napoleon's disrepute by sad
ding him with their misdeeds? Yet
If Morse is Il Napoleon he surely met
his Waterloo in the panic of 1907.
Morse has been in the limelight for
many years. as much so as perhaps
any financier outside of Morgan. Rookie
Teller. Hartman and a few of the big
ones. On five characteristic occasions
he has been especially prominent, and
at least three of these occasions were
connected with scandals and left trails
of disaster behind them. political eX-
tinction for some of those concerned,
prison for others and suicide for one.
If Morse is the innocent martyr he
would have US believe he has been fol
lowed by Il strange and sinister fate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

For 30 years Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
compound has been the standard remedy for
female Ills. No sick woman does Justice to
herSeif who Will not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and
has thousands of cures to its credit.
HsQFeE~ If the slightest trouble appears which
& you do not understand, write to Mrs.
Pinkban ut Lynn, Mass, for her advice it is
free and always helpful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

or Trust co"sp3uy. 4. L. Thomas. the
iinaucier and patron of the races; also
Thomas brother and many more. The
red headed Maine boy who had begun
making money while he was still in
college and had become an ice king
before he went to New York had ar
rived. Charles Wyman Morse. small,
blue eyed ard soft spoken. but with
plenty of nerve and gray matter. had
reached his life goal and was one of
the powers of that world of money
that we usually dub Wall street.
Then the end came. Overnight his
castles crumbled. The panic caught
New York-the panic he himself had
helped to bring-and he was one OF its
first and most conspicuous victims.
Those associated with him shared in
his ruin. Along with some of his big
gest banks went the KnickPrbocker
Trust. the Heinze brokerage firm and
other allied houses. Barney commit
ted suicide: HeirZe was faced with
several indictments, some of which are
still to be tried; the Thomases were
forced out of the banking business,
and Morse himself went TO England
and returned to face arrest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
Paying the Price.

That is a part of the story-a mere
outline Of some of the dramatic chap
ters. Most people in reading it will
say that he got only what was coming
to him, or will have got it when he
serves out his fifteen years in Atlanta.
He Sowed and is reapfnG. Morse
thinks he is q victim of circumstances
and of the "big stick" Others believe
he is the victim only Of himself. He
coined money out of the necessities of
the poor, lived for his own gratifica-
ton. broke the laws of his country and
involved others in the inevitable ruin
that followed He is now about TO
pay the prize. Naturally he does not
enjoy paying it. Each of us has some
sort of price to pay. and few of us
enjoy it, yet in some way and at some
time we must settle the bill. Why
should Charles w. Morse be an excep-
ton? Because he has money? Too
many rich criminals have escaped al
ready. Because others are doing the
same thing? Wrong does not excuse
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
SCHOOL TEACHERS TO BIZ MADE
HAPPY.
superintendent Gunnells, Treasurer
Seed and Their Clerks and As
sistants Doing All Possible
Aiding Santa Claus.

Everybody. AT the State Capitol is
helping to add q little pleasure to the
lots OF the school teachers OF Alabama
by rushing along the checks for De-
cember salaries. State Treasurer Seed,
State Auditor Brandon and State SUI
perintendent OF Education Gunneifs.
and the hired help of all three are III
league In the effort to get the checks
TO the teachers before Christmas day.
instead OF waiting until after Janu-
AS soon as the payrolls come In t.
Superintendent Gunnells, they are hur-
ried to the Auditor, IL correct. The
Auditor draws his warrant for thu
amount certified, and Immediately the
warrant goes to the treasury ONCE
and the check Is sent forth.
Payrolls of forty-five counties,
amounting to s2o2.04s.3i. have been
already settled by warrants on the
treasury. Ordinarily the money would
not have gone from the treasury until
several days, probably week. later.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
MARK TWAIN TELLS OF
MEMORABLE POKER CAME

New York. Dec. 20.-'"That was a
poker game in which Mjaor Gonter got
all l had now he comes back at me
and wants all have left" said Samuel
Clemens mark Twain) today when told
of the invitation of Major Confer of
St. Louis, to play off at his home on
Christmas a euchre game that began
In 1866 and lasted four years.
Mr. Clemens settled himself back in
his steamer chair on the steamer Ber-
mudian, which had Just arrived from
Bermuda, and added refiectively:
Now Major Confer is mistaken in
his dates 1t seems to me i was in Jail
about the time he has reference"
Matthias Dougerty. the third surviv-
ing member of the st. Louis euchre
club, has been invited to join in the
euche game. Mr.. Clemens did not in
dictate whether he would accept Major
Gonter's invitation.
Speaking in a serious vein of the
suffra gist movement. Mr.. Clemens said /:
Il have been an advocate of the
cause of woman suffrage for fifty
wears 4"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
YOUNGSTER ASKS TAFT
ABOUT SANTA CLAUS

Washington. Dec. 20.--When little
Henry Gordon McCorran, the six-year-
old grandson Of Representative Nc
Corran. OF Michigan. was introduced
to President Taft during the congress
sional calling hour at the White House
today, he bluntly told the chief execu-
tive that he had begun to doubt the
authenticity of "all this Santa Claus
business"
At the suggestion of his parents he
had decided to leave the matter to
President Taft for settlement.
The president was taken aback for
minute but, looking down on the
little fellow AMI patting him on the
head. said:
We'll, young man. II you write a
letter to Santa Claus and on Christmas
morning find that he has brought you
all you asked for, isn't that enough to
show that he not only exists. but Is a
mighty fine little fellow?'
The boy looked starry-eyed for few
seconds and finally admitted that that
certainly would be point in favor of
Santa Claus and he agreed to reserve
his Judgment until Christmas morn
ing. In the meantime he is going TO
be very busy with letter writing.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21


Notice of Incorporation were filed
by the following In the once OF Sec
rotary OF State Frank N. Julian. Mon
day:
southern ,stave and Heading Com
pany. Hancevilie. eullman County.
Capital stock. $4,000: paid in, sss.
600. Tncorporators: o. Il. smith. w.
G.. Nichols. r. NJ. Wilson. Objects
the making OF barrels. slaves. head
tngs and veneering.
Union Manufacturing Company
Goodwatsr. Coosa County. Capital
stock, $4,000. fully paid in. Incorpor-
ators: A. A. Jacobs. b. A. Mccord. C.
W. Mckay. W. L. Strong. Objects
dealers in general merchandise and
agricultural implements.
Star Shoe Shop. Mobile. Capital
stock. $4,000: $1,000 paid in. Incor-
porators: Sam Pouncey. Martin Lind
say and H. G. Crawford Objects, gem
eral shoe manufacturing. buying and
selling business.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
CHILD sues FOR $4,000
INJURED WHILE WORKING ABOUT
MACHINE IN MILL
Son of J.. N. Bowdoin Asks Damages
From the Montgomery Gotten
Mills Company--Lost
Am Arm.

3. F. Bowdoin. Is years old, Though
". N. Bowdoin. his next friend. died
a suit for $4,000 damages againsts the
Montgomery Cotton Mills, in the City
Court. Monday. alleging that he lost
his right arm and was seriously In.
Jured otherwise. thdough the neglf.
gence OF the eofnp&fiv
According to the complaint the
child. with "a number of children OF
tender years." was employed In the
mills. and were required to work
around machines dangerously exposed
The Bowdoin child. 1t is alleged. had
been working in the cotton mills only
three days. and through ignorance oil
the danger Of the exposed machinery
came in contact with 'slasher.,' into
which he was drawn. He suffered the
loss OF his right arm.
The trial of the case will come UP in
the January term of the City Court
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
Pipe the Boobies! yew Blue Suifs
With Brass buttons Well, Rather

Can you beat TT Have you seen
thems II you haven't seen them you
have missed the best ever. sIxty-six
-Bobbies." the entire Montgomery po-
lice force. disporting themselves In
the ndttiest and blusst OF new unit
forms and bright brass buttons the
very latest thing In the police clothes
line.
During the past month the force has
been awaiting neryously the appear
ance Of the new uniforms that have
long been ordered ana the question:
when will they cornef or will they
ever come? was often heard about the
CRATE fire at headquarters.
Finally the day came when the new
suits made their appearance ana the
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
JAIL COMES IN
FOR CRITICISM
Better Conditions Are Most
Necessary.
COUNTYPHYSIClAN'S STATEMENT
Revenue Board Has Taken Matter
Under Consideration.
Or. lay Wonder. some SORT Of Epi-
1emic Has Not Broken Out at
County Place Of Detention--
Cenmitteeman Cook
Looking Into situa-
COUNTYPHYSICIANpS STATEMENT

Unexpected recommendations for re-
form In the care of the county jail
were presented to the Board Of Rev
eaue at its meeting Monday. While
no direct charges Of unsanitary condi-
tons were preferred. the recommen
dalton of DR.. 8. T. Lay, County Physi-
clan. intinaated the necessity Of imme-
diate reform In the up-keep of the
jail.
The jail lie now only house of de-
tention. and why we do not have cpl
denies Is something ] cannot under
stand" reads the communication, In
part ALSO. with the horses and
dogs. we win have an epidemic OF ty-
phoid fever which will be disgrace
TO the county" 1t continues.
Then follows list OF recommends.
tons. which were adopted finally By
the BOARD. except for one feature. The
recommendations OF Or. Lay are:
"A modern laundry. &
THAT all dogs, horses and other
animals be removed
That dry and wet garbage cans be
supplied to the jail kitchen. that the
cook be instructed as to their proper
use, and that the turnkey be instruct
ed to see that they are 80 used.
That one part OF the jail be desig-
mated as a place OF detention, so that
all new prisoners may be kept in tne
same until the regular period OF incu-
bation for any acute infectious dis
ease be passed.
That all blankets and bedding be
exposed to the sun every day when the
sun shines. at least six hours.
That TRUSTEES be formed every
morning into sanitary squad under
direction Of the Jaifer. and be made
to 90 over the entire jail systematical-
" 20 see that II IL In sanitary condi-
ton"
J.. H. Cook. special committeeman
In charge Of the jail, was appointed to
cooperate with DR.. Lay in carrying
out the recommendation of the COM
munication. with the exception of the
laundry. This feature will involve
considerable expense. ana the Boar.
did not feel justified In Affirming the
proposition Immediately. However.
the body took tentative steps toward
Athe installation OF the laundry.
The contract for improving the
court house was not awarded. okel
a Cooper. the architects who made
the bid at the last meeting Of the
Board. were not ready 20 submit their
plans Monday. and final action in the
matter was postponed until the arst
meeting In JANUARY.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

force. IKE q lot OF kiddies over Christ
mas presents, went into that lot Of
clothes with an abandon that swept
the delivering agent OF the tailoring
company Off HIS feet.
And now the men are out ON the
streets OF Montgomery In all the glory
OF their new accoutrements dazxling
to the eye land fiattering to Mont
gomery. Mbre than one man. with
pardonable vanity, has had some min
or touch suited 10 his own particular
type Of beauty added to the regular
style.
Any way they have 'ern, and IL you
don't believe It just look at the next
policeman you see and find II he
hasn't grown an incl. In the past three
days.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21


Washington, Dec 20.--In complaint
fled today with the Interstate Com
merce Cqmmission the freight rates on
citrus fruits from Pacific coast points
to other parts of the United States are
declared to be. excessive, extortionate
and unduly discriminatory.
The complaint requests the commits
sion first to reduce the rates charged
by the Interstate carriers on all citrus
fruits, except lemons. and secondly to
issue an order declaring that the pres.
emit rates on lemons shipped from
California, Nevada and Utah to other
parts of the country are reasonable.
The complaint was filed against the.
Southern Pacific Company and 4s5 9TH
er carriers.
In respect to THE number of carriers
made defendants. the complaint is the
largest ever presented to the Interstate
Commerce Commission. 1t includes an
of the important railroad systems and
lines in the United States and approxi-
mately ive-sixths, of the interstate
mileage of railways.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
COTTON SEED OIL

New York. Dec. 2O-The cotton seed
oil market was strong with active
buying Prices at the close We're
eight to sixteen points net higher
with sales of 1900 barrels with Jan.
uary 753@7.54; March 7.60@7.61; May
76s@769; July 7.74@7.7S.
Prime crude 6.53@6.67; prime sum-
mer yellow 7.52@7.55; prime winter
yellow 1855 q $50; prime summer
white 7,s7qS.40.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

Lowndesboro, Dec. a0.--fSpecial. 49,
Miss Bessie Holly was hostess to her
friends In a farewell party given In
honor of Miss Beryi MeCann
Miss Mccain will accompany her
father. Rev w. A. Mccain, to LAPfne,
where he will assume the pastorate Of
the Methodist Church.
Miss Georgia McCurdy and Miss Mary
Cecil Reese have returned home after
visit of several days to Judge w. H
Thomas and family OF Montgomery.
Several OF the young men OF the
town were the guests OF Mr.. Marvin
Williams for several days last week,
on a camp. 4.
Rev @. X Williams and family Of
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
AsIUsEMENTs LACKING
Church, Say Ministers. Are Reu
In pawSsa,.How

Church, Say Ministers. Are Remiss
In Particular.
The Ministers of the several
churches in Montgomery gathered for
their regularly weekly meeting at the
Y. M. G.. A. Monday morning and dis
cussed the program for the day.
young People and Amusements.
In the course of the discussion ~
was brought out that there should be
greater tendency on the part of the
churches to provide more amusements
for the young people. AS one man put
II. more social life should center in
the church."
Following this discussion the reg
ular business of the union was trans
acted. A majority of the city's pas
tors attended the meeting
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

Demopolis, Dec. 2o.-(special,---Ma-
sons variety store on Washington
street was robbed of about s45 In
money between = and 10 O'Clock sat
uruay night The thief opened the
cash drawer ana secured the money
As the store was crowded the greater
portion Of the evening, the police
nave no clue. AIS supposed the thief
snpped In the front door and secrefed
n,hhseI behind the counter ana watt
20 unth All OF the clerks were busy
~ rriaaye night this firm lost quite
q sum from the same drawer. $500
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
Hearing Is Po.tnoned.

The absence of Solicitor Stern in
Justice Beasley's court Monday caused
another continuance of the hearing of
Mack Mccoy and Roland Bailey. the
negroes charged with the murder of
Leo Spigel and A. Goldstein. The ac-
cused negroes will be arraigned be-
fore Justice Beasley. Tuesday morn
ing at 10, o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

washington. Dec. 2o.--Industriai cd
ucation and what 1t has accomplished
Will be made the subject OF = genera
invesfixation under the supervision Of
The bureau OF labor. Secretary Nage1
and Commissioner Neill both favor IT.
They 90 told COMMITTEES Of the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor today made
up Of President Gompers. John Mitch
al, rfederick O'Conneii and John Nor
rison. who had called to present the
SUBJECT In obedience to instructions
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
~Cra.y ble- Msy be Murderer.

Ashland, wis, Dec. z0--JOhn a.
johnson, Known as Cray Ole" was
arrested aid brought here Saturday
night charted with numbering Mrs.
Anna ShirlE. near Hannibal. Chippe-
wa County, After his arrest, john
son made confession. but when be,
was brought into court, pleaded not
guilty and decided to stand trial. john
son ha& served in waupun prison for
dynamiting d farmers house. and also
for q time wis confined In the North
ern Hospital kor the Insane ct osh-
kosh