The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-24
SOLDIERS RETURN
LEAVE MAGNOLIA IN PEACEFUL
CONDITION.
Four Negroes Brought to Dallas
County jail for Safe Keeping.
Ernest SIade May Re-
cover From Wounds.

Selma, Dec. 2s.-(SpeciaI)--The de-
tachments of the Abbott Rifles and
the Alabama Coast Artillery, which
have been on duty at Magnolia. Ma
rengo county. under command OF Col.
J. u. Carter. returned to Selma this
morning from Linden.
The soldiers brought with them
from Linden Dan Fitz AID Clinton
Wesson, two negroes who are now
! confined in the Dallas county jail. The
| two apeGrAesa weers among the, leaders
that stirred up the negroes around
Magnolia and almost precipitated a
| race war between the whites and
blacks OF that section Monday and
Tuesday.
There are now four ring leaders Of
the recent trouble In the Dallas eoun-
ty Jail. Yesterday deputy sheriffs Of
Marengo county brought TO Selma for
safe-keepIng Shelly and Fletcher
Montgomery. two OF the negroes i'm
plicated In the murder of Algernon
Lewis near Magnolia last Saturday.
In spite of the cold weather and the
mud and water through which they
marched. the soldiers report having
had a good trip. They were cordially
received by the citizens of Magnolia.
Things looked grave for the resi-
dents Of Magnolia. declared some of
thU goAQACEo WhSAk thSJ okhhf00 NACAO
wednesday night. But for the
arrival Of the soldiers II II believed
that the plot of the negroes to burn
the homes and shoot the Inhabitants
as they left them would have been
carried out. Such plan 1t IL be-
lieved could have been easily carried
out as the blacks outnumber the
whites by about ten TO one.
The residents OF Magnolia ana that
kxat.
NAL condition and have put fear OF
race trouble aside.
The condition of Ernest Slade Of
Flatwood, who was shot by Clinton
Montgomery who was burned to death
in a house near Magnolia Tuesday
evening, was reported better today.
Mr. SHADES condition is not thought
to be serious now.
Lumber Plant Closes.
The plant of the q, =, Jackson
Lumber Company. at Ridersville,
twenty miles north of Selma, ana one
Of the largest lumber mills In the
state, has closed down and will re-
main closed for the next thirty days.
The mill was closed to do some
necessary repair work and which will
take about q month to do. 1t Is esti-
mated that the repair work which
will be done on the plant will amount
to not less than $4,000. New ma
chinery will also be installed. The
deal to the people of this section.
There are employed about the mill
nearly 400 men who receive not less
than q dollar q day for their work.
while many OF the men are skilled
mechanics who receive much more
than that amount.
Irrigation Expert I'm seIma.
Milo williams. United states ex-
pert on irrigation. who ia stationed in
California, reached here yesterday.
Mr.. williams left Selma this morning
for points in Georgia ana Florida but
Will return in a few weeks, His visit
to Selma is due to the efforts OF Con-
gresham William b. Craig who Is IN
terested in irrigation and who wants
an expert to go over the irrigation
arrangements which have been made
on truck farms near this city.
Yesterday Mr.. Williams visited the
farm of T. B, Woods near this city,
Mr.. Woods has been successful dur
ing the past few years in truck farm
ing. which success he attributes to
the way In which he irrigates his farm
lands. Mr.. williams stated that Mr.,
woods made the best showing out OF
five in the Southern States east or the
Mississippi river in truck farming.
Keeping Cupid Busy.
Although Dallas county has not Of
fered a holiday bargain in the price OF
marriage licenses, the probate judges
office here has been doing rushing
business In that line during the last
few days
TIE Christmas season Is the accept
ed time OF the year for negro we'd
d.ngs and the indications are that the
number of marriages this year Will
be larger than during any previous
holiday season. During the past three
days an average of fifteen licenses
for negro weddings day have been
issued from the office,
Fire In Armory.
At $40 o'clock this morning the