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The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
SHAPEOF EARTH TO ALTER
CaIabrian Quake Forecaster Declares
Positions of Planets Produce
Terrific Strain.

Rome, Italy.-M. Barons, noted
astronomer, added his warning to that
of other scientists who, within the last
few days, have been predicting violent
seismic disturbances within the next
few days,
Barons says the presen. sun spot
is the largest ever seen, and he be-
lieves it responsible for Saturdays
electrical storms. He expects more
violent manifestations before the end
of the week.
Barons' warning, in connection with
that of Frank A. Perrelt of Brooklyn,
assistant director of the Royal OBJ
servatory at Mount Vesuvius, and 9TH
er astronomers, has frightened the
Italian public, which fears repeti-
ton of the Calabrian disaster of last
December.
Within the next few days, according
to Perrett, the positions of the sun,
moon Mars, Saturn and Jupiter will
be such as to produce a terrific strain
on the earth, and may result in the
earth's shape becoming elliptical in
stead of spherical.
Perrett is the man who predicted
the Calabrian earthquake of last De
cember. y
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
SLAIN BY MORO PIRATES
Manila Hears That Revenue Cutter
Sora Was Captured While cruis-
ing Among Islands.

Manila, P. I.-Official dispatches
from southern ports say it is rumored
that the revenue cutter Sora has been
captured by Moro pirates and the
crew murdered. The authorities have
not been able to get confirmation of
the rumor. although dispatches have
been sent to all adjacent points
The Sora was used as a patrol boat
against the Moro pirates of the south
ern archipelago in the general cam
paign against smuggling inaugurated
by the insular government a short
time ago. 1t was commanded by Capt.
E. A. McGorty and carried a crew of
IA, all Filipinos.
The cruiser left Balabao, 20 miles
south of Palanan, carrying J. L. Per-
rine, collector of the port, who was
bound to Sandakan, in British North
Borneo, to purchase supplies. Moth
ing has been heard of the vessel since.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Loss Would Dixie Missouri.

Jefferson City,. H. Nolen, CHIEF
clerk in the state labor bureau. who
has gathered statistics on the floods
of the state, informs the governor
there are 100000 acres of the best
land in the state unavailable for
cultivation by reason of overflows and
that for the 5S3 miles Of the Missouri
river alone in Missouri the loss for
the past year amounted to S13,000,-
900, and in the past six years to $40,-
100000, This is enough to dixie twice
the entire river from the Iowa line
to the Mississippi. He said this land
in the state, which could be reclaimed
would be sufficient to support the en-
tire population of the state.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
CITIZENS FOIL .YEGGMEN
Three Robbers Are Prevented From
Lootne Bank After Dynamiting
the Safe.

Des Moines, lathe Farmers
Savings bank at Runnels was dy-
namited early Sunday morning, but
citizens succeeded in soaring away the
three bandits before they secured any
money. A great hole was torn in the
side of the bank building. From Run
nels they went to Adelshi, where they
dynamited the post office, securing ten
dollars worth of stamps and some
cash, beside a number of personal be-
longings of the postmaster. The build
ing was damaged. Officers pursued
the trio, who rode to Cordova on
hand-car, later boarding a Wabash
train for Percy. Here they were
thought to be surrounded. A posse has
blocked every avenue of escape.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
WAR CRAFT REPuBLlQUE, THE
"ZEPPELIN III. OF FRANCE"
BLOWS UP.
OCCUPANTS INSTANTLY KILLED
Vessel of the Drieble Type, Two
Thirds as Large as Zeppelin Ill.,,
AMI Had Estimated Speed of
35 Miles an Hour.

Moulins, France.-The new French
airship Repubique exploded here
while making fight. The YES
sci rose under perfect control and was
maneuvering over the trial field at
height of 100 meters when the explo-
sion occurred.
The craft was completely wrecked
and the four occupants dropped to
the earth. All were instantly killed.
The cause of the explosion has not
been learned, but it is thought that
the petrol in the tank was in some
way ignited and the flames reached
the gas in the balloon.
The Republique was completed about
year ago. The craft was of the
half-rigid fortress type, similar to the
Vile de Paris, which proved so sue
cessful. 1t had a displacement of
5000 cubic meters, about two-thirds
that Of the Zeppelin III. 1t was 100
meters long and it's greatest diameter
was II meters. 1t had one engine
capable of developing 120 horsepower,
and two propellers. 1t was expected
to develop a speed of 35 miles an
hour.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
CHICAGO ORYS IN FIGHT
START CAMPAIGN TO PUT 1000
SALOONS OUT OF BUSINESS.
Campaign viii Be Waged Under Lead
ership Of No-License
Committee.

Chicago, Ill.--Chicago Is on the
verge of the greatest antisaloon war
in her history and what will prob
ably prove the greatest local option
fight the country has ever known.
A campaign having for its object
nothing less than the closing of every
saloon here will begin october / and
will end with the election April 5,
1910 The anti-saloonists will make
their fight under the state local option
law enacted two years ago and if they
win, 1000 saloons will go out of busi-
ness for eighteen months at least.
Under the law it is necessary for
the anti.liquor interests to get be-
tween 10000 and 10000 signatures in
order to secure the automatic submis-
sion of the question at the April cleo
ton. These names must be submit
ted by February, thus giving the anti
saloonists four months in which to
work
The campaign will be in charge of
a no-license committee of 100, under
the leadership of John II. Hill. If a
sufficient number of signatures to the
petition are procured the real cam
paign will begin. 1t will last two
months and will be of the fast and
furious" order.
Such noted "spell-binding evangel-
lists" as Gypsy Smith, Rev. VIM. A.
Sunday. the baseball evangelist, and
Rev. r. A. Torrey will be called into
action and will hold a series of re-
vivals and rallies extending over two
months.
Meantime the liquor interests are
preparing to wage hot campaign
against the anti-saloonists.
However the fight may result, poll
ticians predict that the liquor ques-
ton, If thus brought to the fore, will
figure strongly not only in the mayor
atty election of 1911, but in the guber-
| Material election of the following year.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
CHICAGO UNDERWORLD IN PANIC
FOLLOWING REVELATIONS Nv
INSPECTORS TRIAL.
MEN HIGHER UP ARE SOUGHT
Wayman Has Warrants for Influential
Politicians and City official
Chicago Rotten to Core,
He Declares.

Chicago. Ill.-Following the con-
viction of Police Inspector Edward
Mccain by jury for accepting money
from resort proprietors in return for
protection, the entire underworld, po-
lice department and city officials are
panic-stricken and demoralized.
States Attorney Wayman declares
that the result of the trial is only the
beginning. Detectives from the states
attorneys office. working independ-
emily of the city police department,
are securing every section of the city,
and shadowing severaN1nfluential poll
ticians.
Wayman declares that he has con-
vincing proof that will implicate many
men higher up 1t is admitted that
three bench warrants were issued
against notable Chicagoans.
Maintaining his "sphinx-like" atti-
tude regarding exact information, Mr..
Wayman declines to tell whom these
warrants are for, or whether or not
they will be served.
He insists, however, that his real
graft bomb" is to come later, and
that he is only now engaged in a pre-
liminary skirmish Wayman openly
charges that detectives from his de-
partment are being hampered by the
central office force from the city hall.
He declares that several of his sleuths
have been threatened with arrest and
that their actions have been tipped
off, to suspected persons.
That Wayman has thrown conster-
nation into the camp of the under
world is shown by the fact that sew
eral resort keepers and ward heel
ers" left the city. All kinds of uncon
firmed rumors are prevalent.
One of these, the truth or falsity Of
which cannot be established at this
time, is that Wayman has warrant
for the arrest of high city official.
He will not deny or'sonfirm this re
port. All he will say is, "Wait, l have
just started. Chicago is rotten to the
core. I'll get the men higher up. II
fact, I've got them. When I'm ready
I'll strike"
At meeting of resort keepers o
the West Side it was decided by then
to bSing suit against Louis Frank, the
principal witness against Inspector
Mccain, for money paid him as RAJ
back as ten years for alleged protec
ton. This, it is said, will amount t.
many thousands of dollars.
Frank testified, in the Mccain
trial, that he, under orders from tn,
Inspector, collected money from th
resort keepers, which in turn was pai'
to McCann.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
JOHNSON ESTATE $37,430
Wife of Late Governor Is Named In
Will as Executrix and Is
the Sole Heir.

Minneapolis, Minnesota,-Governor
John A. Johnson's estate exceeds in
amount all estimates advanced by his
nearest friends. The governors
property holdings as shown in
the petition for the appointment OF
administrators filed in the Ramsey
county probate court Monday, amount
to $37,43O, the major part of which is
listed as stocks"
The petition is signed by the late
governors widow, Gilmore Marie John
son. who in the will is named as ex-
ecutrix and is the sole heir.
Judge Basille Monday signed an
order appointing F. B. Lynch special
administrator, pending the hearing on
the appointment of the general admin
istrators which will take place Octo-
ber 25.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Italy VIII Do Better Next Time.

Florence, Italy.-It is understood
that the Italian government, in
order to compensate in a measure
for what Italians consider the ade-
quate representation of their country
at the Hudson-Fulton celebration, will
send squadron of it's best ships to
New York when the monument of
Giovanni da Verrazano, the Florentine
navigator, who explored the Hudson
river, is erected there. The monu-
ment which was designed by Ettore
zimenes, is almost completed.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

In theory, at least, we imprison Grim.
finals primarily to reform them. We
can not conceive that whipping is
conductive to that end. Most con-
victs imagine that they have been
mistreated by the judges's sentence.
1t cultivates and strengthens then
imaginary grudge against society
when they are whipped. and that feel.
ing does not help them to reform
when they leave the penitentiary.
Moreover, whatever spark OF self-re
spect may remain must be extin-
guished by the brutality Of whip.
ping
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Revenue Cutter Is safe.

Manila, P. I.-Rumors in official
dispatches that the revenue cut
ter Sora had been captured by Moro pi-
rates, were proven untounded and
great apprehension was relieved by
the receipt here of news of the safe
arrival of the cutter at Sandakan,
North Borneo. On board was J. L.
Perrine, collector Of the port Of Bala-
bac, who made the journey to pur-
chase supplies. No word Of an en-
counter with pirates was included in
the news of the vessels arrival.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Scottish Rite Masons Elect.

Boston, Mass.--With the election
of Gen. Samuel G. Lawrence Of Med
ford as sovereign grand commander,
the choice of the other officers and
the selection of Detroit, Mich, as the
next meeting place, the supreme coun-
Gil Of sovereign grand inspectors gen.
eral of the thirty-third degree, Scot
tish Rite of Free Masonry of the
northern jurisdiction closed its ses-
sions here.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Mormon Historian Dies.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-Milton
Musser, assistant historian Of the
Mormon church and one of the
early pioneers of Utah, died in hos
pital, following an operation for in
testinal trouble. Mr. Musser partici-
pated actively in the upbuilding Of
Utah's industries, being one of the in
corporators of the Zion Cooperative
Mercantile institute. He had four
wives and was the father of 35 chill
dren. He was 79 years old.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Brother Shoots in seIf.Defense.

Jackson, Ky.-As result of
fight between brothers, bot prom
inent in politics in this section,
julius Caesar Hurst, Republican nomi-
nee for county judge in Breathitt
county, was fatally shot by his
brother. The latter, who was not ar
rested, claims he fired in defense of
his own life, as his brother was at
tempting to take hold of shotgun.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Hero Medal for Dickinson.

Washington. d. CA gold life
saving medal was presented to Secre-
tary of War Dickinson in recognition
of his heroism in rescuing from
drowning James f. Joy, a Detroit law
yer, on the night of August 20, 1895.
This is the first time in history, so
far as can be recalled, that any mem
ber OF presidential cabinet has eve,
been similarly honored by the govern
mcnt. The presentation was made In
person by Assistant Secretary Of the
TroSsury Hills without any formAlity
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Wireless in New Test.

San Francisco, Cal.-Wirless COM
,nunication between Honolulu and
San Francisco has been established
by Operator Phelps of the Oceanic
8. S. companys steamer Alameda
Tied up at the dock at Honolulu,
2,1OO miles from this port, the Alame-
da has been in communication with
the wireless bureau of newspaper
Phelps announced the arrival Of the
Alameda at Honolulu before cable ad
vices had time to reach here.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Brewers Paw $500 Taxes.

Jefferson City.-St. Louis brewers
have paid in licenses under the new
law to Excise Commissioner Caulfleld
$3.50, according to a statement re-
ceived by Governor Hadley. Different
breweries paid as follows: Anheuser-
Busch Brewing Association, $1,000;
Independent Brewers, 5000; Lemp
Brewing Company, $597: Stifel Brew
cry, $306; st. Louis Brewing Associa-
tion, 1895; Schorr-Kolkschneide
Brewery, $256.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Rev. Edw, s. Graham Dies,

Hannibal-Rev. Edward S. Graham
one of the oldest Baptist preachers in
Missouri or Illinois, is dead at his.
home. He was 70 years old and had
been an ordained minister so years.
During his ministry he dedicated 1873
new churches and never failed to COL
lect sufficient money to liquidate all
indebtedness on the churches before
he dedicated them.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

The cZar on his visit to England
was more like captive than king,
guarded as he was with battleships
and battalions of plain-clothes men.
1t is safe to say the uncrowned Amer.
lean tourist gets heap more fun out
of his international jaunts than any
European sovereign,
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Widow Wins $4,000 Suit.

Marshull.-ln the case Of Joel 8.
George against the estate Of Robert
j. George, in the circuit court here, the
jury returned a verdict for the estate.
Joel s. George lives In Atchison and
filed note of $4,000 dated October,
1882, and due twenty years after date,
against his brothers estate The note
now amounts to $4,000.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

A number of women in Massachu.
setts pleaded with the police to give
up baseball umpire to the crowd that
wanted to kill him. This removes the
last doubt that women are fully capa.
BILE of entering, like men, into the prin.
ciples of popular government.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Six Hurt In Auto Accident.

Milford, Neb.--Six persons were
injured, one fatally, in an auto
mobile accident near here. Herman
Traberg, in attempting to avoid run
ming over a dog in the roadway, lost
control of the machine, which turned
over, pinioning Miss Alice Johns and
Miss Nickerson underneath. Miss
not recover.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

The uniform of the United States
army is to change its color again. A
generation ago 1t was blue. This
gave way to khaki, and now the brown
is relegated in favor of olive drab. But
whatever color may cover the Amer
fcan soldier his heart, his loyalty, and
his courage are the same as they were
in '76, in IL, in AS, in 81, and in '9S
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Westminster Fund Growing.

Fulton.-Fulton people have In
augurated a plan to raise 10 per cent
of the $150,000 needed to rebuild that
portion of Westminster college de-
stroyed by fire on the night of Septem-
ber 10, and have already got about
scriptions
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
New Missouri Prison Chaplain Named.

Jefferson City.-Warden Andrae, OF
the penitentiary, appointed the
Reverend ]. ]. Martin OF Lamar,
chaplain of that institution. The new
chaplain is a minister of the Methodist
Episcopal church and was chaplain OF
the last house of representatives.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
MISSOURI NEWS
Spreads smalIpox, ls sued.

Springfield judgments. one
for 5000 and one for $500, have been
rendered in the Webster county cir
cult court, at Marshfeld, against j. NJ.
Butcher. Springfield capitalist, on
rhe ground of his having infected
other persons with smallpox after he
had escaped from quarantine here.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
indian HANGED smoking clgaret.e.

Reno, Nev.-Calmly smoking
cigarette and with stoicism pro-
verbal of his race, George Williams,
the Indiana murderer of Barney Grif-
fen and James Connors, the prospec-
tors, at Stimle, New. in 1907, was
hanged at the state prison at Carson.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Plans New Line Of steamers.

Evansville, Ind.--While in the city
Captain Rhea, we'll known grain
man of Nashville and president
of the st. Louis and Tennessee River
Packet Co.. said he would probably
place an independent line Of steamers
in the Evansville and Cumberland
river trade in opposition to the Ry-
man line.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Sea Gulls Driven Inland.

Pine Bluff, Ark-The fierce gulf
storm of this week has had
the effect of driving many sea gulls
to this vicinity, and large crowds of
people are attracted to the river to
watch the gulls catching fish from
the water
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Calls Athletics No Good.

Chicago, Ill.-orctor Henry Baird
Favill, president of the Chicago Tu-
berculosis institute, and former pres
ident of the Municipal Voters league,
denounces athletics in the present-day
colleges and public schools.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Stays Father to Protect Mother.

Coshocton, Ohio.-William Davis.
twenty years old, killed his father, Eli
Davis, six miles south of here, during
a quarrel between the boys parents
The son says his father threatened to
strike his mother, and in order to pro-
tect her he struck his father down
with hatchet
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Lynched at His Door Steps.

Live Oak, Fla.-Swinging from a
limb in front Of his shoe repairing
shop at Perry, Taylor county, the
body of Charley Anderson a me-
gro, was found early Sunday morning.
Anderson had been lynched after he
had shot dead Marshall Hawkins OF
Perry, who had attempted to arrest
him for a minor offense.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Bank Cashier WEEDS.

Montgomery George Obersmith-
cashier of the Bellefiower bank and
Miss Carrie Schoengart. were married
Wednesday. The ceremony was per-
formed at the Presbyterian church In
Bellefower.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Gets $1,000 for SONS Death.

Marshall-The Marshall Light
Heat and Power company of this city,
has compromised the cease brought
against them by d. M. Mccoy for the
death of his son year ago. Mccoy re-
ceived $1,000.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
st. LouIs saIeanan Dies In Hotel.

Paducah. Ky.--As the re suit of
paralytic stroke received Wednesday
Victor vandemale. 55 years old, for
many years travelling salesman for
st. Louis packing house died at the
Hotel Craig.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
rake. AII ManlIa,s eIaars.

Manila, P. 1.-The Pacific Mail
liner Siberia left here for San Fran
cisco with more than two million ci-
gars as the chief item of ner cargo.
This shipment has completely cleaned
the local market of cigars and the fac
tories are already advancing prices.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Old Frisco Conductor Dies.

Rolla.-Phil Hans, 70 years old was
found dead here. Hans helped to build
the Frisco railroad into Rolla and
later became conductor. In an ac-
cident on Dixon Hill about twenty-five
years ago he lost his hearing and
around Rolla
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Girl AdmIts She Bound Self.

Cincinnati. Ohio.--The story told
by Agnes Stiner, regarding an attack
during which she was alleged to have
been bound and gagged, is admitted
by her to be fabrication.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

The emperor of Germany has in
troduced football, as it is played in the
United States, in the army as a good
exercise for temper and body. 1t will
give the troops some idea of real war.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Farmer Kills Self Before Mother.

st. Joseph.--Charles Bowering, a
young farmer, committed suicide. He
took shotgun walked into the yard
and deliberately emptied the contents
Of both barrels into his head. His
mother witnessed the deed.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

Canada proposes centennial cele-
bration in recognition of the hundred
years Of peace that have followed the
war of 1912. That is a happy idea
and one that is likely to find hearty
favor in this country. And why
should there not be commemoration
of a century of peace and neighbor-
illness as we'll as of bloody conflicts?
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
sIoux city Banks Are MERGED.

Sioux City, Iowa.-The Iowa
State National bank took over the
First National bank The merged
banks, which have $5.50O.O0O deposits.
will be headed by John McI5ugh as
president.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
sIkeston Fair Closed.

Sikeston, Mo.--The Sikeston horse
show closed Friday with an at
tendance Of $4,000 for three days.
Visitors were here from three states
and the affair was grand success.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

Jefferson City.-Governor Hadley
issued commission as major to
James McGinty, second regiment, Mis-
souri, National Guard, to date from
August 2S.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

Business closed July 81 with c cash
balance of $258,437 900 on hand in the
national treasury at Washington.
There are to be economy and retrench-
ment, which indicates wise manage
ment of the peoples money. But
Uncle Sam has considerable surplus
on hand ard his credit is pretty good.
thank you.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Tea. 81 Grain Law Realns.

Jefferson Proceedings were
Instituted In the supreme court to test
the law prohibiting grain dealers from
deducting 100 pounds from the weight
OF each car Of grain for waste and
dirt.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
LOUISVILLE GETS PENNANT
American Association Baseball Season
Closes-CIose Race by
Three Teams.

Milwaukee, Wis.-The American AS
sociation baseball season closed Sun
day with Louisville the pennant win
ner and Milwaukee in second place.
The official standing, with games won,
lost and nercentage follows:
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

A girl cashier has been poisoned
through handling money. Her acci.
dent, however, is hardly likely to
make the practice unpopular.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

1t seems to be settled now that the
revolt in Catalonia will stop far short
of revolution. But King Alfonso will
want his throne carefully examined
for shaky foundations, at frequent in.
tervals, for long time to come.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

In her friendly overtures. this coun
try desires to inform China that she
can go as far as she likes with us.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

We should remember in the summer
season, that while some things are
rare and hard to obtain, the humble
ptomaine is always with us.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

Strange how many men one comes
across who will tell any size of fish
story without the quiver of an eye
lash, and yet will refuse to believe
that any fish large enough to swallow
Jonah ever could have lived.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

Vicious dogs should be kept al
home so they could practice upon
their owners
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01

The discoverer of Cripple Creek has
Just died in poverty. When drunk he
sold for $500 property that has since
produced s23S,OO0,OOO in gold. Hard
liquor has often proved great sol.
vent for gold.