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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
STATE 7CONVENTION
MASTER PLUMBERS TO HAVE BUSY
seventy-ave Delegates WfH Assembfe fn Montgomery Menday Morning --Barbecue Planned for
 Tuesday at Jack- son,n Lnke. fsalf ft

The Master Plumbers of Alabama will assemble in their fifteenth annual State convention tomorrow morning in Mont gomery for two days session, at which time the regular routine business of the association will be transacted and the officers for the ensuing year will be elected. sF As
 From fifty to seventy-fve delegates from all portions of the State are ex- pected here for this convention. and the local master plumbers have spared no pains in making arrangements for entertaining the visitors in a royal fashion. sss
 The business meetings of the con- vention will be held in the Knights of Columbus Hall on North Perry Street, and the committee in charge of this part consists of c. Bailey and F. II. Mulcahy.
 On Monday evening six course ban quet will be rendered the delegates at Yung's cafe, while on Tuesday morning the entire delegation will go to Jack sons Lake. where barbecue has been arranged for in honor of the visitors.
 The following committees. in charge of the various stunts are: Banquet Committee, F. J. McCosker and Geo. A. Johnston: Barbecue Committee, R.. B. whitaker and M. B. Barrett: Re- ception Committee, P. J. Bressingham' W. S.swebber and J. c. Pagan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
WILL BUILD BRIDGE.
Fine structure to Span Ceosa River al Gadaden.

Fine Structure to Span Ceosa River as
 Gadsden.
 Gadsden, April 17--(Speciai. )-The Louisville and Nashville officials an nounce that they will build bridge across the Coosa river at this place construction to begin within sixty days ,
 The county commissioners were noti- fled to provide ferry facilities. the ex- pense to be borne by the railroad Etowah county has a perpetual right of way across this bridge, having paij S20,0o0 toward the building of the old structure.
 The new bridge will be the heaviest in Alabama, according to Superintend- ent of Bridges Hill. who is here look ing after the preliminaries.
 ( Work on the new passenger station site is progressing rapidly, three steam shovels and a large force of workmen being at work getting the ground ready for actual building. %
 According to advices received from the Supervising Architect at Washing. ton, the contractors will be in Gads- den next week to begin the construc- ton of the new postof1ce. The build Ing will be of Georgia white marble and win cost $9O,00O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
LONDON STOCKS.

London, April 17.--ConttnentaI p0~ litica1 unrest was again a dominating influence on the stock exchange during the past week and the markets gener- ally were restricted to speculative vens lures. This influence caused also reals nations among the investment secur- ities with the result that there was a moderate breaking in recently enhanc. ed values. Consols felt the political depression az much as anything else and closed a point lower: There were fair declines also in the foreign see ton, especially in Rusaian and Turk~ ish bonds under French and German selling which also caused a set back in Kafiirs, but the latter threw off the depression at, the end of the week and scored a slight recovery. The weak ness in other British securities was at tributed to selling by .dealers who had pubic demand. and realizations. In connection with the fortncomihg budget there was an unconffned rurnor of a large naval loan or 2b,oOo'oOO pounds.
 pronounced weakness In places. but wdth strength in the coal shares.
 The continental unrest caused tair German selling. but Wall Street ab- sorbed the offerings well until the end of the week, when the feverish cotton ana wheat markets brought out fresh oePerinRs and the market closed weak from two to four points down on the week with the exception of 1ow-pticed shares which were fractionally higher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
Attorney General Settles
 Question.
AL MUST BE RE-APPoINTED
Justices of Peace and Notaries
 Public Concerned.
since the New Code went Into Eaeet Many of Their Terms Expired and Leawth of New Service $.
 Was osestiened.

Settling the question of the length Of term of thu rnotarfes public and jus tices of the peace appointed by the Governor. since the new code went in- to effect. Attorney General Garber yes terday rendered an opinion, directed to Prank N. Julian. Secretary of State.
 The old term of these appointive ofs ficers was three years; tho term, as fixed by the new code. Is four years. from the first Monday after the second Tuesday of January, 1911.
 Since the new code went into effect. the terms of many of the three-year ,of1cials expired. Whether or not their terms are extended until Jan ,uary. 1911. or whether they must be appointed to fill out the interval. was the question that arose. Mir. Garber says that they must be appointed iagain, not for the three years as pro- vfded in the cid code. but for the in- tervai between the termination of the term until January, 1911. Then, again. then to serve the four years of the new provision.
 The opinion of the Attorney General aHon Frank N. Julian. Secretary of
 State. A
 sDear Sir:--
 T have before me your ccmmuni- eaton or January Ss cucIoStuG skeNNck from Hon. M. F. Brooks, Judge of Pro- bate of Escambia County. in which you request me to advises your department s.as to when the term of office of no- tary public and ex-ofiicio justice of the peace commences under appointment made under the new code. and when his term expires"
 "on May 2s. 1908. in an opinion ren- dered to the Governor. I. held that c notary public and ex-officio justice of the peace. whose commission expires after the new code has gone into effect, must be re-appointed. Section s175 of the code of 1907. does not extend the terms of such officers to the first Mon- day after the second Tuesday in Jan- uary 19i1.'
 .The above excerpt from my opin- ion to the Governor answers your inc quiry as to when the term of such of- ficer commences under appointment by the Governor. The appointment, in my judgment, Is made for the interval which arises under the statute. be- tween the date of the expiration of the commission of such officer and the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
NEGRO BABY IS STOLEN
 FROM MOTHERS HOME

Galley Roberts. negro woman, liv- ing at, she says. s5 Day street. sobbed out a story about her four year old daughter being stolen. to Mayor Teague yesterday. She says her cousin, Becky" came to her house while she was away Friday evening and took the child away. The mother says she went to the woman's house that night. but could get no satisfaction from her, the woman saying the child had left her near home.
 The woman told how she had hunted all night for the baby and had not been able to find 1t. She said she had visited all the houses near her home, but could not get trace of the lost child.
 The mayor put the case in the hands of the police. and an effort will be made to get the baby back.
 Among the small hats are turbans of silver with colored aigrettes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
HAIR REMOvERs
 ARE DANGEROUS

DF. Wertenbaker Sayss--"DOnT Use
 Poisonous DepilatOrIes."
 In treating superfiuous hair 1t Is of vital importance that the agent to be employed should be absolutely non poisonous, antiseptic and germicidal because If 1t it is not so with frequent use 1t will produce eczema or blood poisoning. The trouble with the ma tority of ladies is that they don't do a little thinking for themselves. When an assertion is made by some unre- liable concern they take it as gospel truth. They never consider the reli- ask for any substantial proof that a preparation is non-polsonous. They seem to think that the bare word of the manufacturer is sufficient. To tho contrary. ladies should be most partic- ular In choosing a hair remover and learn first what reputable authorities know about 1t.
 pr wertenbaker. the prominent said to my patients, Don't use poison ous depilatories, because they are bound to do harm. l have found Dc Miracle to be absolutely non poison ous, antiseptic and germicidaf; there- fore, on account of these qualities. 1t is distinctly beneficial to the skin and under no circumstances can 1t produce eczema or blood poisoning. have used the preparation in my practice for & number of years, and find that the principle of its chemical and physlo- logical action Is correct. I consider 1t the only satisfactory method for the removal of superfuous hair
 Better take doctors advice. Don't be deceived with the fake free treat ments which are advertised so exteh- stvely in the newspapers Remember. after you have used worthless concoc- tions 1t will be harder to remove the hair; therefore, isn't 1t better. to inves- tiRate all hair removers first, before you try any of them?
 We will send you absolutely free, in plain, sealed envelope. 54-page booklet containing full informati tion concerning this remarkable treatment, as well as testimonials of prominent physicians, surgeons, dematologtsts. medical Journals and the principle magazines You should read this book let before you try anything. It treats the subject exhaustively. Write to the DE MIRACLE CHEMICAL COMPANY Desk s7a. 1.sob Park avenue. NeT York simply s9y,h,n1sh 1y,,1 hs yG1 ma,,sd wh seaiea at once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
DEATHS FOR PAST WEEK
 WERE OF AGED CITIZENS

The following deaths were recorded fin the onace of city sanitary depart ment week ending April f7:
 Whit0a. Mra. Matte Smith, age Al years shipped 10 Wetumpka. Ala. Mrs Nellie B. Dix. age 70 years George F. Williams. age 50 years.
 Negroes. Emma Reese, age 20 years. Albert Richardson, age sS years. Thomas Jackson, age 90 years. Amanda 0raysop. age 57 yeara. Julius Every, age 1e years. John W. McLain, age s years. Nellie Brooks age 76 years. Duby Taylor age years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
There everlasting spring abides. And never with'rinE flowers

And never wtth'rinE fowers.''
 and tears were upon nearly every face that sang:
 Death like narrow sea divides This heavenly land from ours." With a catch in his voice, the cei-
 pred preacher announced:
 stand dressed in hving green,b
 and as the last notes quivered away. he continued:
 50 to the Jews old canan stood
 While Jordan rolled between
 Then. with his eyes upIighted. he exclaimed almost triumphantiy:
 Could we but climb where Moses stood And view the landscape o'er"
 And tenderiy. gently the people sang. for their hearts were in the song. There was melody in it, such melody as only the negro method of. singing could have given to the hymn, and the colored voices were the leaders. With a broken voice. the preacher announced the last two lines;
 Not Jordan's stream. nor deaths cold nOOd.
 should fright us from the shore"
 and the song continued, with a pathos which this writer has never heard equaIled in any church or service since. and each cadence, each intonation, re. verberated in the heart of everyone present. When the service was concluded, the grave was filled. and a solemn hush was over all who attended, both white and colored, as they returned to their homes as the sinking sun disappeared in the west. More than quarter of a century has passed and as one stands today by the grave near by are resting number of the members of the family, who have since passed from the earth, while resting in the cemetery all about are many of the white persons who that day stood by her grave, and whose tears fell beside it. Hers was said to be a most exemplary life in every way, and doubtless in the better land she waits today to welcome the coEr1- ing of all "her folks" whom she served so faithfully in this life. Dayton, Ala. 1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
CASES
MAYOR TEAGUE MAY RELEASE
 FRED EDWARDS.
Husband of Young .frfae Who hecens- ly Attempted Suicide May Re
 Sent Away From City Win

Mayor Teague is considering the case of the white man, Fred Edwards. now serving a twelve months sentence on the chain gang. for swearing ever da a telephone and for vagrancy. Edwards was also. figuratively. accused of max ing his wife support him on money she made by commercializing herself.
 Recent developments in the matter have excited the sympathy of the po- lice, and most of those who have a Knowledge of the case. They say Mrs. Edwards, although having a shady past. has tried to support herself here honestly. but her Montgomery, experi- ance being so well known, she has been unable to secure work and has been forced to earn a living in the only way open to her.
 The police say she visits her hus- band every evening at the city jail. and carries his noon-day meal to hin, wherever he Is made to work. They say, the sight of these evening meet ings is pitiful. for no matter what her life has been. she loves the man with her whole heart. The officers say she clings to him through the bars of ting his hands, and trying to show her devotion like a dumb animal.
 Mayor Teague said yesterday he had not made up his mind yet, but he thought 1t would be best for all par ties concerned if the man and woman were allowed to leave the city.
 An effort Is also being made to se- cure the release of the man Davenport who is serving years sentence on the gang under very similar conli. tions to Edwards. Alderman Seidel who visited Columbus. Ga. recently says the sentiment there. in Daven- ports home Hown, is strongly in the mans favor. He says the Columbus people say Davenport came to Mont gomery to try to get his wife to go home with him and that he has been trying to make her lead a better life for months. They say she trumped up the charge of assault against him that put him in the Columbus jail. and that she left town to lead the life she had chosen. thinking she had put him where he could not follow her.
 At the trial in Columbus, Davenport was released. He came to Montgom- cry. it is said. at the request of his wife.s relatives. to try to get her to go home.
 Just what will be the outcome of the two cases Is in the hands of the mayor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
CASES ARE DISMISSED.
Postal Fraud Matters Go OR Cour D0ekets.

D0ekets.
 Washington, April 17.-United States District Attorney Baker today aban. doned six cases growing .out of the sweeping. postoffice department investi- gation in 1903 when many officials were charged with conspiracy in con- nection with the awarding of contracts for supplies for the department.
 Among the cases dismissed because of lack of evidence are the indictments against August W. Machen, who was general superintendent of the free de- livery service; Thomas w. McGregor. who was one of his assistants; Maurice Runkle, charged with conspiracy in connection with the. contracts of mall bags and indictments of Machen. George B. Huntington and Isaac S.. McKiehan, involving contracts for package boxes.
 The indictments charging bribery of government officials, which were re- turned against McKiehan. George M l. Huntington, John T. Kemper and Will ifah c. Long. also were mol pressed.
 There are still pending eight cases growing out of the postal investiga- ton, which Mir. Baker has not yet act ed upon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
WILLIAM ADLER's TRIAL.
Court Room Was Thronged With Spec
 fafors Throughout Day,


 New Orleans. La, April 17.~-The talk lag Of testimony in the case of the United States against William Adler former president of the State National Bank of New Orleans charged with nisapplicatton. abstraction and embex- element of the funds of that institu- ton, was begun in the United States Court here this afternoon. A. H. Christy.. former discount clerk and bookkeeper of the bank. pointed out on the books of the bank certain loans, the proceeds of which were cred ited to William Adler, the prosecution attempting to lay the basis thereby for misapplication.
 The defense outlined by Adler's at- torneys admitted that Adler borrowed mosey from the State National Bank but that the bank was fully protected and that some of the money loaned transactions for the basis of numerous accounts, was loaned by Adler individ- ually and not as president of the bank. l
 The court room was thronged with spectators throughout the day. the case being the most notable of its kind oc- curing in recent years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
Nc. 2594.
NOTICE
TO CREDITORS
or FIRST METH

xn the District Court of the United 9t1taA
 For the Middle District of AlAhaEnn.
 xn Bankruptcy. In the matter of Joseph A. Poole, Bank
 rupt Post Office Montgomery, County
 Montgomery. Alabama.
 The aforesaid party having been adJudSed e Bankrupt under che Act of Congress sntl. tied 'sAn Act to Establish e Uniform System Of Bankruptcy Throughout the United state6," approved July 1st. 1888. meeting of the Creditors of said Bankrupt is called al the office of ths undersigned Referee, in Inc United states Court House, Mont. gomerv Alabama, on the 5ist day of April next at 10 o'clock, A. N, to make proof of debts. and for tho election of Trustee and such other matters sa are necessary and required by the Act of Con. Nsess aforesaid.
 ASA F. sTaATToN.
 RefersO Montgomery. Ala. April i7. lsos.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
TO PUSH UNEARTHING OF ALL BLIND TIGERS

T think an erroneous construction has been put on the decision of the Su- preme Court" Mayor Teague said yes- terday. "in reference to the prohibition case. Tn saying a mans house Is his castle. the court did not mean that a public store could not be searched when 1t Is under suspicion for violation of the law"
 The Mayor said the resolutions late- iy passed by the Police Commission did not end the municipal interest in the enforcement of the law. and that the work of unearthing blind tigers would be vigorously pushed,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18

first 7Eondey after the second Tussday in JAnuAry. fe1i. Under my con- structfon. therefore. 1t appears that the term of once of all notaries public and ex-ofncio justices of the peace ap- the date when the new code became ef- fective. will expire oh the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January, 1911. Their successors. as prescribed in the statute. wiil holds oiifce four years from that date.
 ''f.herewith return letter of Judge Brooks.
 T remain.
 Avery truly youra
 Alex M. sGarber,
 Attorney General"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
f gross receipts of insurance comps

of gross receipts of insurance comps nies. ts
 No. 1894 by Taylor of Hillsboro-Con- firming right and power of eminent domain upon electric railway compa- nies, as now enjoyed by railroads.
 No. 167. by Nicely of Leon-To desig- nate the State inspectors of foods and drugs, of commercial feeding stuffs, etc,
 No. I74, by Mcwiiliams of St. Johns Extending powers of Railroad Com missioners, giving them the same au- thority over the telegraph companies that they now have over the railroads.
 No. t75, by McWilliams-Providi for the amount and par value of stock insurance companies.
 No. 179, relating to setting fires on fands of another, and prescribing pen- No. 1so. by Hull. of Manatee-Pro- viding a closed season for deer ana wild turkey. M
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
CONTEST BARONESS WILL.
Heirs Declare That Woman was ot
 UnsOund Mind.

Norfolk. Va. April 11r-The heirs of Baroness Mary E. Won zollikoffsr, who died in Rome, Italy, October 30, aside the will of the baroness dIspos- ing of a large estate to friends in America and Europe and establishing In her Norfolk residences the Mary Ludlow Rome for Aged Virginia wo- men. which she liberally endows. The grounds given are that the baroness was "of weakened and deransed mind and utterly without testamentary ca pacity." Princess Frederick, of Han over, is among the defendant legatesa in the suit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
EXECUTIVE SESSION OF
 FARMERS COMPRESS co.

An executive session of the stock olders in the new ~Farmers Compress and Warehouse Company was held yes- terday in the Commercial Club at noon, There was no definite information giv- en out about meeting, but 1t Is under stood, almost asserted, that the meet ing was to consider bids for the cree tion of the plant at an early date.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
CHILD SAVES BABY.
Little Girl Rescues Brother From
 Burning House.

Little Gtrl RescueS br0tner From
 Burning House.
 Plymouth, Mich. April 17-Seven- year-old Zaida White showed herself to be a real heroine when she saved the life of her two-year-old brother by carrying him out of their burning home early today.
 The barking of tine dog wakened the family and the house was discovered to be in flames. In the confusion the baby sleeping In an upstairs room was overlooked.
 When the family Yeaohed outdoors Zalda discovered that he was missing and running back. returned safely down the blazing staircase with the little fellow in her arms.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
Finest line Cabinet AEanteIs.
 PAYNE & PAYNE.
TRY TO LOCATE JEWELS.
Man Arrested Refuses to DivuIge Hid-
 ing Place.


 ing Place.
 Cincinnati O., April 17.-Detective Grim returned from Chicago today and conferred with Prosecutor Hunt. with view of securing the cooperation of Chicago authorities to locate several thousand dollars worth of jewels and fine clothing stolen by burglars here and said to have been disposed of by a man In Chicago, who has confessedT~r-- Several weeks ago burglars. in. an au- tomobile. invaded Walnut Hills flash ionable residence section of Cincinnati and secured jewels and fine raiment. One of the victims was John J. Ryan, well known sporting man, who claims to have lost $2.500 worth of gems. Af- ter a desperate revolver battle with the police, the burglars were captured. They gave their names as Jerry Brown, Harry Spears. William Ryan, alias Slut ton and Ed. Kinney.
 Detective Grim says that the Chicago confederate refuses to give the names of persons to whom he sold the jewels, claiming that several of them are known in Chicago society circles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
TO CLOSE MUNICIPAL
 OFFICES SATURDAY NOON

An ordinance will be introduced in the City Council Monday night provid- ing that all municipal offices be closed every Saturday at noon. This has been the custom for each summer durins the past several years. and the city yempioyes are ciamoring for it this year.
 Several of the Aldermen have ex-
 pressed approval of the plan ana " is believed the ordinances Will pc passeu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
American Orsental society,

New York; April 17.--At the con- cluding session today of the American Oriental Society's twenty-first meeting here. Dr. William Hayes Ward, editor of The Independent, was elected pres- tdent of the society. The society will hold its next annual meeting at Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, March si and April 1 and I, iet
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
Mir. Scott Reticant .

Chicago. April 1T.--EIarvey W. Scott, editor of The Portland Oregonian, whose name has been reported in con- nection with the Ambassadorship to Mexico. arrived here today
 When asked as to the reported offer of the position to himself. Mir. Scott said:
 place until nearly a year hence. Then it may be time to talk about It."
 Despite Mir. Scott's reticence it Is known that President Taft has ex- pressed to Pacific Coast visitors who have called upon him a desire more fully to recognize that section of the country In making his appointments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
TAFT AooEPTs.
Ia nm Honorary Member of Eastern Yacht CIah

Boston, April 17.-Honorary number in the Eastern Yacht Club to which he was elected few weeks ago. hal been accepted by President Taft. Other honorary members are the 9ermfn Bm- peror and former President Robsevelt. The acceptance was received foday
 Mfr. Taft's name was proposet at the last meeting of the club becaufe of hts interest in the German-Ameriqn races the coming summer, one of tIe ineen- tives for which will be cut bea9 l his nam