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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
Northern Preshyterlans.

Denver, Colo. May 21.--Sunday amusements. the abolition of divorce and the urgency of religious education were the subjects discussed by the General Assembly of the Prssbyterian Church today.
 Two other subjects which threaten cd to cause much parliamentary conflict, the report of the Executive Committed and the report of the Committee on Administrative Agencies, were brought before the assembly by pr. J. D. Moi fatt, President of the Washington and Jefferson College, of Pittsburg, and by former Moderator pr. J. P. Fullerton, of St. Louis.
 Dr. Moffatt predicted that thts ses- sion would see the adoption of a plan whereby the eight administrative boards of the church would to a large degree be consolidated.
 The Committee on Administrative Agencies. of which he is chairman, has recommended that each board seek To. gal advice as to its possible powers The subject was made special order for Monday afternoon.
 This afternoons session was turned over to a celebration of Calvin's quad ricentennial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
STEAMER FREES HERSELF
 FROM THE ICE PACK

St Johns. N. F.. May 21.-The Allan ,tna steamer Mongolian early today freed herself from the ice pack off the entrance to St. Johns harbor. in which she had been imprisoned for two days.
 The Mongolian, after releasing her self from the Ice pack did not make any attempt to enter St. Johns har- nor. ice conditions making such a course apparently impracticable. The steamer worked of shore and at 6. m was making slow progress through inc heavy drift ice It was believed that the steamer was proceeding to- wards Bay Neuells, eighteen miles south of St. Johns. where there was a possibility of her making a harbor.
 Trha heavy easterly swell which set Ir fast night broke the ice pack and enabled the Mongolian to shake her
 Dawn revealed open water within a enry n1iles of the steamer. A little later a lead opened through which Che steamer steamed to comparatively safe water. For the first hour or two t+ was slow work as the ice was still heavy. On getting further on Snore Cha floes opened out more and at a. m the Mongolian swung around and haa6ed down the coast and around Tana smear In the direction of Bay HnilS 1t was thought at first that ths Mongollan might try to run into Petty harbor, i've miles south. but her cantain decided tv keep on to the more sheltered harbor of Bay Bulls r-hare 1t Is expected that the steamer ,,t,l ran,ain until the mouth of St. Tnhns harbor is cleared of Ice.
 In shipping circles the release of .ha Mongolian is looked upon as par tIcularly fortunate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
END OF THE STRIKE
FRENCH FEDERATION OF LABOR
 GIVES UP FIGHT.
Members of the Committee Agreed That the Present Movement Was Hopeless--Leaders and Ag-
 itntorH Denounced.

Paris, May 21.-Following the vote of the builders and masons this after noon favoring a return to work. the Federal Committee of the General Fed eration of Labor decided oficially to announce the end of the strike.
 The members of the committee agreed that the present movement was hope less, and in bitter words they attrib- uted the failure of the leaders and the agitators. especially M. Geurard, sec retary of the Railroad Employees. and NJ. Pataud. secretary of the Electrt- clans. who they declared had not full filled their promises to secure efect- i've collabor Ation at the psychological moment
 The strikers in Paris made several and buildings where they had refused to quit work. Minor riots and 0 num- Der of arrests resulted.
 Following the advice of their lead CTS the strikers are beginning to de- stroy property. A number of tele- graph poles were thrown down last night. and c valve in the air reser- voir of the Subway under the Seine was unscrewed. Fortunately this was discovered and remedied, else the workmen entering the calsson would have been subjected to great danger.
 The Government today published re- assuring statistics showing that of the 9.O00,O0O workmen in France, only goo, ,OOD are e-unionists and that less than one-third of these belong to unions affiliated with the General Federation of Labor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
TRIPLE TRAGEDY
aroT1atsrs Kf1Ls TWO CHILDREN AND HI1lssEIsF.
yVaraan Decinred she wanted to Die and Did Net Want to Leave Her children Here z
 on Earth.

East Hampton, Conn.,. May 21.--Mrs. Jennie Carsten. ss years of age, wife of Louis carsten. formerly e sea cap tain, killed two of her children and herself at the Carsten farm, near here today.
 She cut the throats of the children and then her own. She also slashed the throat of third child, boy. and while he is in critical condition. he may recover. It Is believed that-Mrs. Carsten was out of her mind. The dead children are. Louis, aged 10 years. and Virginia. aged 10 months. The wounded boy is 2 years old.
 Mrs' Carsten lived long enough to reply to her husband. who heard the reason for the acts:
 aT wanted to die and wanted to take the children with me. did not want to leave them"
 It was stated by her husband that she had been subject to mental trou- hIe and that she had at one time been treated in a Western sanitarium.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
DEFY MAYORS UKAsIs.
Coney Ksiand to Run en Sunday De-
 spite the Law.

COHey Aeh@m1 to Kun 0H Sum9ny De-
 spite the Law.
 New York. May 21.--The ukase of Mayor Mcclellan which prohibits any kind of amusement on Sunday will be defied by the principal owners of amusement on Sunday. will be defied amusements places at Coney Island. accvrding to statements issued by them.
 An organization by them is in the course of formation and 1t was un. derstood that the courts will be ask ed for injunctions restraining the mayor and the police from interfering with the Sunday shows at Conay Island. The men who have many millions of dollars invested in the island declared they were prepared to carry the mat ter to the highest courts.
 Managers said last night that the new order by Mcclellan, if executed. meant their financial ruin. They said that on nearly every one of the six days of the week their places were operated at loss and that they de- pended on Sunday when there is a nor- nal attendance of between 250,000 and 5o0, ,Oo0 persons at the big seaside re- sort, for a profit.
 Although injunctions are depended on. several managers announced that they will resort to labelling their en- tertainments as institutes of purely educational character and thus permis- abie on Sunday.
 Frederick Thompson, principal own- CT Luna Park, declares that all of bis shows will be operated flor education- al purposes"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
AS TO HUMILIATION
DECISION OF NEW
 YORK SUPREME COURT.
A Negro and White Mas Do Not suf- fer Equal Humiliation i'm Eyes of the Law for False
 Arrest,

New York. May 2i---A negro and a white man do not suffer equal humiiia- ton in the eyes of the law for false ar- rest, according to the Appellate Divis- ion of the Supreme Court, which today sustained an order of Justice Dugro, in the Supreme Court. reducing the amount of damages awarded George Grimm. . Pullman porter, from $2.5o0 to $500.
 The negro was arrested in Montreal, Canada, charged with stealing pocket book, but the charge was not substan- tiated and he was released. He brought suit against Daniel H. Brady, a New York manufacturer, who caused his arr rest.
 In his order. Justice Dugro said: .
 while in some senses. the negro, under the law, is just as good man as the President of the United States, 1t would be a bad argument 10 say that he is just as good in some respects. The damages in case of this kind de- pend on a mans standing and circum- stances. If he is colored. that fact should be considered" '
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
to have been si.47s and disbursment..

to have been si.47s and disbursments.
 In reporting for the Board of Minis- terfal Relief, Rev. J. H. Milholland made reference to the fact that litiga- ton is in progress for possession of en- dowments, legaeies and properties in connection with the Thornton Home'' for aged ministers and widows.
 The report of the Board of Missions was presented by Judge H. Prendergast. of Marshall, Tex. It was the recom- mendation of the Board that the pres- ent Field Secretary, Rev. W. E. Robin son, of Marshall, Tex. be retained, and that he be employed to devote his en. tire time to the work.
 The Legal Board of Finance reported receipts of ssssys and expenditures oi
 The P ~sSsf Publication. in their re- port sp seh was presented by R. T. pxe9<te, of Nashville, Tenn, placed the 3,Eetpfs from various sources at $5.7oe. and expenditures of $4.1s5.
 Tonight a joint session of the Wo- mems Board of Missions and the Mis- sion Board of the Assembly was had to review the work of the past year and hear suggestions and plans for the fu- ture.
 Today's session of the women's Board was devoted largely to the reading oi papers in connection with the work.
 Tomorrow the legal question will be the subject of discussion and it Is pro- posed that plans shall be laid for a vigorous continuation of the contests now on with the Presbyterian Church of the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
TRIAL NEARING END
LAWYER HENEY IS DRAWN INTO
 THE NxIRH.
His Partner, Mr. Cobb, Teatifles in Patrick Calhoun Case Concerning the Disposition of the
 Money.

San Francisco. May 2l.--Patriok Call nouns bribery trial ended the most im- poTtant week of it's Ave months session tonight. with the adjournment of court.
 Rudolph SpreckIes. who financed the persecution, and Detective John Helms alternated as witnesses today and 1t was evident that a crists in the case had been reached.
 Interest was sustained until a late hour in the afternoon when Assistant District Attorney Heney. ignoring two restraining orders Issued by a court of similar jurisdiction. announced that he would ask Judge Lawier's permis- sion to open sealed packages seized In the raid of the ofEioes of William M Abbott, general counsel for the United Railroads, and alleged to con- tain documents stolen from the ofiices Of William J. Burns. head of the proHecution's corps of special d6tSc- tives.
 Arguments on this issue were de-. feTred until Monday when the prOsecu- ton will attempt to support the charges made by Detective Helms against Ab- bolt, under whose direction he claims to have operated.
 Charles W. Cobb. law partner of MT. Heney, credited with receiving 91O.00O from Rudolph Spreckles for services in the prosecution. was a wit- ness. He said he knew Mir. Hsney had thrown up his representation of the government h the Hvae-Benson land fraud cases and the Btnger= Hermann case. and that he had refused Presi- dent Rooseveles offer to diFeet the prosecution of SenRtor Borah of 1aaho.
 MT. Cobb affirmed that Mir. HeneV had LG- 1kN .-tvs .tzns1 naaa upon his duties as municipal prOseou- tor
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
JAPAN HAS
 A SCANDAL Members of Parliament Arrested. SUGAR COMPANY UNDER FIRE Most Gigantic Irregularities Ever
 Brought ts Light. | Aroused By Pabiic sentiment the Cow crnment is Leaving ne stoas ua-
 turned and is Showing No
 Mercy in Expose.
;UGAR COMPANY UNDER FIRE !

Tokio, May 21.--Day by day the scope of what is now known as the sugar scandal" increases. and the arm of the law is being stretched into places high and low to arrest and ox- pose those responsible for the most gigantic Of irregularities ever brought to light in Japan.
 Aroused by public sentiment the gov ernment is leaving no stone unturned and is showing no mercy in the ex- pose. One member of parliament after another Is placed under arrest. The constitutional party. which carried everything before 1t in the last ses- sion of the Diet, has been the chief sufferer and will find 1t extremely dif- fcult to rally under the blow.
 There have been arrested so far twenty members of parliament and six directors of the company. A deter- mined effort has been made for the last two sessions of the Diet to nation- alize the sugar company, that is to say. to get the government to take 1t over from the stockholders.
 It appears from confessions alleged to have been made from arrested di- rectors. that in order to bring this about, sum of ss0.000 was spent in bribery. and the names of some fifty members of parliament. 1t Is under
 
 connection. Even the upper house suf- fered 6 certain loss of prestige,
 The charges against the directors are fraud, faisification of private docu- ments and disgracing their office. Among other things. dividends were not paid of legitimate funds hut were distributed for the sake of throwing up the value of the stock to benefit speculators. A large number of for eigners lost money.
 The whole thing. however, has brought about somewhat hopeful condition in Japan. where hitherto the loose conduct of. business in which the public was invited to invest. was not considered as much & reproach on the reputation of men of high stand ing as in the case in western ooun- tries. This last development has ln- volved so many foreigners as we'll al Japanese that the widespread publicity and the outery Of the foreigners II likely to have exaeedinGly b4neficia. result The newapApars of Japan Ars loud in their praise of the action oi the government in arresting the of. lenders.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
SAVANNAH MAN KILLS
 HIS WIFE WITH AXE

Norfolk, Va. May 21.-In the pres apos of their little daughter. Eugene paebles. a young iron moulder, ap- narently insane. killed his wife here today in an East Man ssssst Doara- sister.
 The weapon used was an axe. Pee hles was arrested. He came here a week ago from Savannah, Ga. His wife and children had preceded him from Augusta. Ga. Peebles made no other statement than to confess his crime and express a desire to die.
 The young wife was killed while in the act of writing a letter to her mother in Augusta In which she told her hard lot and Peebies' untustihed jealousy.
 Pesbles had been unable to obtain work in Norfolk and his sister-in-law had told him that his family could re- main with her unttl he, was more for ,tunate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
Cumberland Litigation.

Bentonvilie. Ark. May 2l-The read ing of the reports of the various boards and the seelction of Dickson, Tenn, where the church Yes founded 6 hum dred years ago. as the next place of meeting. consumed the afternoon ses- sion of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, meet ing in seventy-ninth annual session
 Tn presenting the report of the Board of Education. Rev P. F. John son. of Mckenzie. Tenn. Secretary of the Board. announced the receipt of e telegram stating that the keys of Beth ei College. at Mckenzie. for the pos- session of which litigation was instl- tuted several months ago. had been sur. rendered by the opposing "Unionist" faction. and that the college had been taken possession of by the Cumber- land Presbyterians.
 The hpanclAl report of this Board showed the total raceirts eor the yean
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
NIGHT RIDER APPEAL
 UNDER CONSIDERATION

Jackson. Tenn, May 21.--After R. A. Pierce. counsel for thee eight men con- vtoted at Union City for participating in the murder of Capt. Quentin Rankin at Walnut Log, whose tragic death last fall shocked the country, had con. Supreme Court. to which the casa had been appealed. tAaL announcennsn1 wAs made from the bench late today that she case would bb taken nndsr aaBise- ment by the court and an opiuaoa ren- dered wiehin tvto weeks,
 Mfr. PieFoess argument was largely devoted to errors which. he claims, were made by the lower court. He also insisted that an altbi had been conclhsively proven for the men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
THRRE oRANTDp RnsPrTn.
Governor Pattersom Delays Deaths
 Three Condemned Men.

Governor PaSter@om Delays Ue9tn@ OK
 Three Condemned Men.
 Nashville. Tenn, May Ex-Governor Patterson today gAanteh respites to William Mitchell. of Rutherford coun- ty; Virgil Lee. of Wayne county. and Cecil Palmer. of Wilson county.
 Mitchell was under sentence to hang at Murfreesboro tomorrow. May 3S: Lee to hang May 2S, and Palmer to hang June 8. This is the second re- spite granted In the Mitchell and Pal msr cases. Under orders of the Gov. ernor Issued today each Of these men has been respited until Thursday, August s.
 The above action was taken 10 al. low the Supreme Court to pass on the question as to where these men can be legally executed. the Legfsla4Wra having passed law providing for aII State executions in the main prsson here,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
PRHsrDnNT TAFT RErURNs.
Driven from Depot b Waite House ia
 Heavy Raam.

Driven from Den03 f0 Whste ffOuhN ~
 Heavy Raan.
 Washington, May zl.-Fresidens Taft. returning from Charlotte. N. Cs reached washington at 1o:4o q. m. tos day, and entering one of the executfve Automobiles, was driven through heavy rain to the White House.
 It had been supposed by ths mem bern of his official family that tht President would be too fatgued te hold a Cabinet meeting today. but ne gave directions that the Cabinet pc assembled for its usual Friday morn ing sitting The President found Mrs Taft much improved in health. Ths prenidanf recently was chosen aA 2 trustee of the Hampton Institute ~ Hanlpton, Va, and had accepted an Invitation to speak there on Sunday afternoon. 4 He stated on the train however, that unless Mrs. Taft was able to make the trip with him ne would postpone his visit
 On account of the bad weather tna Praeident decided after reaching tne white House that # would not be wise to undertake the trip at this time and ha teiaxraphed canceillng the engage. ment. He will visit Hampton proDa- hly before he leaves Washington TOT the summer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
TRIAL OF MADDEN.
.skinny', Msdden's Lawyers Outline
 His Defense.

"skinnyv Madden's Lawyers Outline
 His Defense.
 Chicago, May 21.--The defense in the trial of Martin B.. (Skinny) Madden. President of the Associated Building Trades of Chicago, and his associates. F. A. Pouchot and M. J.. Boyle. who are charged with betraying union la bor by accepting graft money in set. tling flake" strikes. put in the main part of their case today. Testimony probably will be concluded tomorrow noon.
 In building up a defense. Madden's lawyers took these lines:
 Broadly. that the union labor was being persecuted by the Chicago Em- ployers' Association.
 Specifically that the strikes. concern ing which the State introduced pay ment of money, were legitimate strikes.
 That $1.000 was not received by Mad den or any of his representatives In settlement of the strike in the Joe K1icka plant.
 Motions to take the case from the jury and to force the State to indicate what particular counts of the indfct- ment would be put before the jury, were overruled by Judge Mccurley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
scott ls Apprehenalve.

Washington, May 21.--A telegram was received at the Postoffice Depart ment today from Thomas K. Scott. General Manager of the Georgia Rail- road, st Augusta. Ga. expressing ap- prehension over the possibility of in- terference with the movement of malls as the result of a strike of hremen on that road.
 The telegram was turned over to Att torney General wlckersham who has instructed the United States District Attorney for that district. to take such seps as may be warranted by the sit uation.
 The strike grew out of the employ mont on the Georgia Railroad of ne- gro hremen-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
Mrs. Pope Must Pass
 Her Life In Prison,
 Says Jury In Chiffon

not incumbent upon the State to show motive.
 The Judges charge was short-the general charge. Afterwards, the jury retired with a mass of material evi- dence, clothes, weapons, letters, that required much time to be exhaustlveiy examined.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
GRAND RAPIDS FIRE.
Gilbert Block Burns and the Loss

Gilbert Block Burns and the Loss Is
 94O0,000.
 Grand Rapids Mich1 May 22--The Gilbert Block. seven stories high, con- taining the Ira M. Smith department store and scores of office suites. was practically destroyed by fire early to- day with loss estimated at s4o0.00o. The south wall of the structure fell to the ground, crushing beneath it two frame residences. Half score Of peo- pie were rescued from the building by the police and firemen. z The fire was brought under central about z.16 a. m.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
vErons INsURANon aII.1e
Goveraer of Flsriaa !. opposed

Governer of FIorida Is Opposed to
 Measure.
 Tallahassee, Fla, May Ex-Governor Gilchrist today vetoed the Johnson in- surance bill which prohibits fire insu- rance companies. in the absence of fraud, misrepresentation or deceit up- on the part of the insured, from set- ting up as defense against the pay ment of the policy, lack of title In the insured.
 Senator W. K. Tourney gave notice that he would speak against this veto, which was made special order in the Senate tomorrow morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
nnunn,s coaGMIssIoN.
5. 10 wh.te Izause for rafv- ssx.

lt ooes fo White 1House Tor TafVh ssM|
 nature.
 rr,..h,n,toc. D. C.. May 21.---eSpe- ...1 s---rhe commission of William !. ssrubb to be judge of the Northern nistrict of Alabama was sent over from the Department of Justice today for President Taft to sign and forward to Birmingham.
 ii is not known here whom the new fudge will qualify, but it IS suppoae1 that he will take the oath In Few oAs'' Alfred J. ssofer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
ASK BISHOPS RRaEovA1.
Prominent Catholics O9 Denver to Pe-
 tatfon the Pops.

tatfon the Pope.
 Denver. Colo, May 21.-The News to- day says that prominent Catholic lay- men of this oity are preparing to send a petition to the Pope asking for the removal of Bishop Matz. of the Catho- lie diocese of Colorado.
 This is the latest phase of a con- troversy between Bishop Matz and Rev. J. P. Carrigan, rector of St, Patricks Catholic Church. Bishop Matz has directed Father Carrigan to relinquish the pastorate of St. PatriclIa. but he has firmly refused to do so. Els re- uaoval by the Bishop was attempted on the eve of a dedication of c new church that had been built largely through the efforts of Father Cefrigan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
n. E. CoyIe im Deaa.

Baltimore. Md. May 21--Edward E. Coyle. for the last ten years a news paper correspondent at Washington. died today at the home of relatives in this city. He recently suffered an at- tack of pneumonia Mir. Coyle was a5 years old The body was taken to Washington for burial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
ACCIDENT AT FITZGERALD.
Seats Collapse During Celebration In
 GeOTKta.

Seafs Collapse During CokepRath0m VI
 Georgia.
 Fitzgerald. Ga, May 21.-While the crowd was gathering to witness the exercises of laying the cornerstone of the city's new school building here to- day, the temporary seats which had been erected for the occasion collapsed and about 200, persons were precipi- tated several feet. Many were slightly injured.
 Mrs. E. N. Davis received several painful bruises and was rendered un- conscious.
 ent to deliver an address, was among those who assisted In restoring order among the panic stricken crowd.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
TWO Negroeu Wln Hang .

Birmingham, May 21.--Joseph Rogers and Jim Powell. negroes, were sen fenced to be hanged In the criminal court here today for the murder and robbery of a negro merchant in Enslsy named Lawrence Slmms. Both negroes confessed to the crime and the jury was out but fifteen minutes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
CommeroiaI Traveller. sTeet.

Jackson, MIsH., May .2l.--The Grand Council of the United Commercial Travellers for Misslssippi and Louisiana was convened here at 1o:S0 o'clock to- day with fully 500 members present. An elaborate program of entertain ment has been arranged for the two days stay.