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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
SAILS FOR CUBA.

Postmaster General Hitchcock to join
Secretary Dickins0p.
Washington. May lS-Postmaster
General Hitchcock left here today for
Havana, Cuba, where he will meet the
cruiser Dolphin. having on board Sec
rotary of War Dickinson. Mr.. Dick
inson has made an, Inspection trip to
Panama and Mr. Hitchcock will ac-
company him back to the United
States.
Mr. Hitchcock has been more or
less indisposed for some time, and It
Is expected that the sea air will great
ly benefit him.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
SPECIAL REDUCED FARE.
Trunk Line Railroads Make Tnduce-
ments to Country Merchants.

aEEEECWUWWBs
New York. May IA special re-
duced fare has been granted by the
trunk line association for the pur-
pose of inducing merchants and 9TH
ers In towns 800 or 500 miles from
New York. to come to the metropolis
for the fall buying season.
The reduction which applies to
points as far south as Virginia, will
be effective on specified dates in July,
August and September. It is expected
that similar reductions from points
further south and west as well as
from eastern territory will be granted
later on.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19

Jackson, Mibs., May 1S--At the night
session of the Railroad Commission to-
night, a final vote. which was unani.
nous, was to let the railroad passen.
ger rates in the State remain three
cents.
Two or three votes were taken on the
two cent proposition, and vote on the
two and a half cent proposition. but
finally Commissioner Scott voted In ia
vor of letting the rate remain three
cents and made II unanimous.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
TO SPEAK AT HOWARD.
Taft win Deliver Address At Nesr
University.

University.
washington, May 1S--On the out
skirts of Washington. where thousands
of negroes have received their educa-
ton In past years. President Taft. on
May 2s. will deliver the commence
ment address to 100 youn gmen at the
Howard University.
These students will take their de-
grees In arts and sciences. theology
medicine. law and pedagogy. The
Presidents address will be at $3.50 y.
m. There will be about sixty grad
yates awarded diplomas In several
branches without q degree.
The cornerstone of the new library
building given by Andrew Carnegie al
a cost of $4,000 will be laid that day.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
SNOW IN THE WEST.
Nor. rA.n . Foot Fen In Rocky NOUN

More Than n Foot Fell I'm Rocky NOUN
tains Yesterday.
st. Paul. Mimi. May 1S-More than
q foot of snow fell yesterday in the
Rocky Mountains and played havoc
with train and telegraph service on
the Kalis Peil branch OF the Great
Northern Railroad. The trains were
stalled for several hours at certain
points ana snow plows had to be CALI
ed into service to extricate them.
Trains on this road due in the Twin
Cities today are reported from ten to
to fifteen hours late.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19

Denver, Colo, May 1S.-Three hun
dred delegates to the 121st General
Assembly of the PRESBYTERIAN Church OF
America already are In Denver, pre-
pared for the opening of the sessions.
and by tomorrow 1T is expected that
that nearly all of the 900 delegates
accredited will have arrived.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
MAY CARNIVAL.
Military Day Is Appropriately Observed
at Charlotte.

Charlotte. N. c.. May 1s.-This was
military day in the twentieth May car
niyaL Troop e, United States Cav
airy, from Fort oglethorpe, Ca, and a
battalion of the nth Infantry. Major
McCay commanding. from Fort Nc
Pherson, arrived today and gave an
exhibition drill at the fair grounds.
There were drills by the hre depart
ment, drum corps and a concert at
night by the United States regimental
hand
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19

Mitchell, s.. D.. May 1s.--when ON
GERS went today to arrest w. C. Gray,
aged IS years. and his sister. Miss
Edith Gray, aged 40 years, they found
the woman hanging iifeless by h cord
in her bed room and the man dead on
the floor with a bullet In his head
They were accused OF entering into a
common law marriage.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
PresIdent Eliot netirea.

Cambridge. Mass. May 1s.-charles
Eliot. at the age Of 75. laid aside to-
day the robe of office which he has
worn with so much honor for forty
years as President OF Harvard Uni
plicity, stepped back into private life.
Tomorrow Lawrence Lowell will as
sumo the ONCE.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
EarthauaIxe Recorded.

Heidelberg, May 1s.--An earthquake
was recorded here on the local in
strument Mt s:26 o'clock this Inornfnie
The shocks were Of unusual violence
and apparently at q distance of $500
miles. Minor shocks continued until
nearly IL O'Clock.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
WAS nov MURDEREDs


M NWNWNENH NMWNE"ts
Hamilton, o., May 18.--At the coron-
er's inquest today on the death OF
Arthur Ketteriing. the Cincinnati stu
dent at Miami University Normal
School In Oxford. Ohio, whose mutt
lated body was found along the Gin
cinnatl. Hamilton and Dayton Railroad
tracks last Wednesday morning. the
boys mother testified that last Friday
morning she received in Cincinnati
the following letter:
''This is to let you know that your
son tipped the black hand or to the
police and he was a member. For that
he lost his life. Close your mouth.
(Signed) BLACK Hand"
Mrs. Ketterling says her son had no
cause to commit suicide, and she be-
lieves hs was murdered.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19

vineyardhaven. Mass. May Is.--The
ive-master schooner Jennie French
Potter. bound from Newport News to
Boston, coai-ladens ran aground on
Half Moon Shoal. Nantucket Sound. to-
day and filled 50 rapidly that wreck
ing OUTFIT was sent for. The Potter
was carried ON to the shoal by a
strong tide. the weather being about
calm.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
Hurhe. vetoen Pen.lon BilI.

Albany. n. z. May 1s--Governor
Hughes announced tonight that he had
vetoed the Allen bill which proposed a
bond issue OF 100000 to provide PEN
sfons of SO per month to the veterans
of the civil war who served for at
least ninety days and who were enlist
ed in that state.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19

eeme ana AppEEfH MHtcMs
Cedar Rapids, Ia. May IA victim
of III health for many years. Miss Mary
Sadier, near Toledo, chose sensatiopal
method OF suicide.
Making an excuse that she was going
to the home OF her brother. Miss Sad
Ter left home and went 70 a small
ravihe where she rhked together a
pile Of leaves. saturated them and her.
self with Kerosene and applied match.
When found the womari's body was
burned to a crisp.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
BRYAN AND WEAVER.


e~Des Moines, Iowa. May 1S.-William
]. Bryan, speaking today at a farewell
BANQUET to George F. Rinehart. former
editor OF The Tribune, scored Congress-
men, who. he said, fostered their own
section OF the country at the expense
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19

of the whole. He declared that fully
three-fourths of the people are Demo-
Gratis at heart.
Among the speakers was General
James b. Weaver.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
OIL CAN ExPLopEs.
Negro Loses Life Trying TO start Fire
With Kerosene.

With kerOBene.
NGrusna 5oro, N. c.. May ls.-While
starting a Are with kerosene oil In a
cook stove at the home Of H. b. Ia
tum, in Greensboro. today, a Ave gall
lon can exploded and Nellie Graves. a
negro servant, was knocked several
feet and burned so badly that She died
tonight The kitchen of the Tatum
home was also destroyed by nre.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
JUMPED FROM WINDOWS.

Train Catches Fire.
New York, May 1S.--Two hundred
commuters, on board a train on the
Long island Railroad. jumped from
car windows late this afternoon to
escape from blaze which was start
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
WEATHER FORECAST.

waskfnwton, May Is.--For AlabmsI
Local rnins "wednesday and Thursdayl
light variable winds.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
SENSATIONAL
ALLEGATIONS
Grand Jurors Petition
Federal Court.
TOWN LOT FRAUDS CASES
Official Conduct Of Federal Attor-
neys Is Attacked. !
The Grand Jurors Refute the Charges
That They Had Bees Subjected
To Improper Innuence--A
Political Prosecutions.

Tulsa. Okla. =, May 1s-Sensationai all
legations concerning the official con-
duct of Sylvester r. Rush. special as
sistant to the attorney general. and
United states District Attorney Gregg
OF the Northern District Of Oklahoma
are made in two petitions fied In the
Federal Court here this afternoon In
connecting with the Muskogee town
lot fraud case.
nine members OF the grand jury that
was discharged on Saturday last by
Judge Marshall. on motion of District
Attorney Gregg. who asserted that the
jury had been subjected to improper
influences. This petition refutes this
charge and In turn makes ALLEGATIONS
against Messrs Gregg and Rush. ~
alIegeA misconduct before the jury. ef-
forts 20 intimidate and eoerce the jury
to return indictments against Governor
Haskell and the other defendants. re-
gardless OF and contrary to proof pre-
sented. and petitions the court TO in
vestigate the Jurors allegations.
The defendants also filed response
to the motion of District Attorney
Gregg disputing tho charges of inn
proper influence. This response alleged
that Gregg has used The Tulsa World.
Of which he is stated TO be part own
err, to mould sentiment and to presu-
dice the court and grand jury against
the defendants; that he stated that he
was after Haskell and associates and
that no one else would be prosecuted
that he stated he was a personal en-.
envy OF william T. Hutchinge and
would send him to the penitentiary al
all hazards. that Gregg's partners in
The Tulsa World had stated TO q prom
Inent Tulsa man that II was a political
prosecution started by William Il
Hearst and Theodore Roosevelt against
Haskell.
The defendants assert that Gregg IS
an improper person to conduct the
present prosecution.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19

The remains of Frank Cunningham.
aged 28 years. a former resident OF this
city, who was killed yesterday In New
Orleans by the collapse of bridge
upon which he was working. are ex-
pected to arrive in this city this morn
ing and will be taken to the home of
his motheri-n-law. Mrs. A. J. sayers.
20 May Street.
Mr.. Cunningham was a resident of
Montgomery for about four years. and
only last January was united In mar
riage to Miss Pearl Sayers OF this
city. who was with him In New Or
leans and win accompany the remains
TO this city. While In this city, Mr..
Cunningham helped build the county
bridge over the Alabama River. north
of this city.
Since January Mr.. Cunningham has
been employed by the Penn Bridge
Company OF Ohio. and met his death
when a draw bridge. in the course OF
construction across Bayou st. John
at Esplanade Avenue, in New Orleans,
gave way yesterday.
The deceased is survived by his IA
Their. now In Mississippi, a sister in
Mobile. Funeral arrangements have
not as yet been made.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19
MONTGOMERY
MAN KILLED
Dies in New Orleans
Accident.
STEEL BRIDGE cOLLAPsEs
Was Married In This City Last
January.
bride Follows Her Husband TO the
Hospital where. Compieteiy
Frustrated with Grief. she
watches Him Breathe
His Last.

New Orleans. May 1s.--tSpeciaL)--
Frank Cunningham. iron worker, aged
rs years, was fatally injured In the
collapse of the new steel bridge at Es-
planade Avenue and Bayou st. John
this morning, and died at 2:S0 o'clock
in the hospital. He was married Jan,
80. last. to Miss Pearl Sayers of Mont
gomery. Ala. where he was engaged
In work for some time before coming
to New Orleans His home was in
Oklahoma, Miss, but he had not lived
there In eight years.
The man was unconscious and
breathing heavily when his bride OF
few months Ereached the hospital;
she was completely Frustrated with
grief and sat sobbing by the side Of
the cot, on which Cunningham lay dy-
ing. She got little encoura cement
from the doctors. who told her with
reluctance, that there was no hopes.
She bore up bravely, however. and told
briefly of her marriage and facts in
connection with her and her husband
Cunningham, who was handling q
syphon pipe amid the Iron beams d.
rectly above the 2s0-ton counterbalance.
was thrown ten feet up through the
beam by the jar and shock OF the coll
lapse. and he then fell headlong into a
s0-foot shaft or pit, into which the con-
bridge is in an upright position. a
shattered beam fell upon him and II
was with difi1culty that he was res
cued by feellow workmen. Two oth-
ers were also injured at the time.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-19

Tulsa. Ok. May 1s---Chahges against
District Attorney Gregg. made today b.
the defense In the Muslkuxee town lot
fraud casea. were forwarded to the
Department. o. Justice at waehfngon
on the suggestion OF Judge Marshall.
who r. hearing the trial.
Judge Marshall refused to act on the
petition Of the defense asking that
Gregg be prevented from prosecuting
the case. The petition alleged that inn
proper influences had been brought %
bear on the grand jury. which was dis
missed last Saturday as the result Of
charges made by Mr.. Gregg
The court assigned the following rea-
sons for his refusal to act:
THAT Gregg's charges against tho
discharged jury he regarded as vague
and indefinite.
That the court had paid no attention
to the charges in Gregg's motion, but
had discharged the grand jury because
of the right OF the government "a
change a grand Jury when 1t so desired
THAT charges against Gregg shoulc
be flled with the Department at wash
ington fxom which he was appointed"
The court did not comment upon tina
petition Of the discharged grand Jurors.
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had discharged the grand jury because
OF the right Of the government "a
change a grand jury when 1t so desired
THAT charges against Gregg shoulc
be flled with the Department at wash
ington fxom which he was appointed"
The court did not comment upon tina
petition of the discharged grand jurors.
To suspend Proceedings.
Washington, May ls.--Aster receiv-
ing a long telegram sent by Henry u
Asp. counsel for the defendants In the
Oklahoma land fraud cases. to Sena-
tor Curtis, of Kansas, Attorney Gem
eral Wickersham today decided to sus-
pend further proceedings In those cases
pending the receipt of testimony in
support OF charges OF improper con-
duct on the part OF the government
attorneys.
Mr.. Wickersham stated that II was
his firm conviction that the govern
ment attorneys were performing their
duty faithfully and eflcientiy and said
that at this long range, he would not
interfere with their efforts
Mr.. Asp's telegram makes charges
against District Attorney Gregg, Mr..
Rush, special. prosecutor OF the De-
partment of Justice. ana Mr.. Mott,
special attorney TOR the Creek Indians
The telegram says:
THE grand jury on Saturday re-
fused to indict Hutchins and Turner
and the District Attorney then moved
the discharge of the Jury and the
drawing OF a new Jury rs he thought
II useless TO present other cases TO the
same Jury. The motion rested on tho
honesty and integrity of the jury and
also charged improper influence. The
Judge held that the charges OF im-
proper influence we're too indefinite tor
consideration but granted the motion
as a matter OF right TO the govern
ment.
"we are prepared with positive doc
umentary evidence showing various
purposes on the part OF Rush. Gregg
and Mott. including their determined
effort to involve partisanship in this
Investigation. These positive proofs
viii clearly show Rush. Gregg and
Mott are improper persons to be en-
trusted to represent the government In
the administration Of Justice In these
cases.
I'VE are ready to verify everything
in the papers mailed you and ask that
proceedings be stayed until we can
present TO the Attorney General the
proofs.
Il personally feel that II the Attor-
ney General knew the methods adopted
by public prosecutors and the facts
surrou ndIng the investigation. he would
substitute some representatives OF the
government who would conduct the In
yestlgation impartially and fairly with
out personal malice or partisan consid-
erations."
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-06-25
Additional Baseball Item.

The managers OF the Westminster
baseball club call attention TO the
fact that they have given our people
a firnt-ciaas team and To keep % this
organization requires a considerable
outlay Of money m our citizens Dc.
sire the club kept up to It's present
high standard. they will have 60 al.
tend the games In greater numbers
than they have been doing. Other
towns Of ieaA sixe and wealth are
showing the proper spirit In this mat
ter OF good clean sport, and Il would
be q dlARracs for Westminster 20 fall
BY the wayalde for the lack OF imam.
cial aid. Turn out and encourage the
Young men who have done 80 much
to furnish healthful pastims and In
so doing are advertising the town and
helping business
The SyReaville club will play In
this city next Wednesday, June 20
Game called 1T sac.
Mt Airy will play the Westminster
club In thiH city saturday afternoon.
July ,, and the sparrows Point club.
Of Baltimore. viii play two gaines
here. morning and afternoon, Monday.
July O.
Reitx. who pitched against Rela-
teratown Tuesday. has been signed
by Westminster.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-06-25
PInkshurr Wins Two.

The F. A. c. on Saturday, June IL.
DEBATED the Gist baseball club in a
beautiful seven inning game 4 TO 2.
The feature was the pitching OF Frank
Keeney, who had l6 strikeouts 10 his
credit and allowed but hits The
whole team played good ball.
The Lawndale team went down to
defeat before the Finksburg A. G.
Saturday, June 10, at Lawndale. 10
3. II was a very hard hit on the
Lawndale team. as they had II. Herd
and @. Tracy, Of Westminster team.
The defeat OF the l.awndales was due
to the pitching OF Keeney, who fan
ned Q batters, and the fast Unfolding
OF Brown, Rhoten, Reese and Keeny
brothers, and the hard hitting OF
Spencer and Mann. r. Ward caught
a fine game.
The Finksburg team would like to
schedule a game with some strong
team for July at Sandy Mount Ad-
dress F, p. Keeney, Finksburg. Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-06-25
RIeken.

Mrs. Elizabeth Virginia Rickert.
aged 60 years. wife OF Rev William II.
Riehert, pastor for more than IL years
Of the Market Street Lutheran church.
Williamaport, Pa, died Monday, I4th
inst, IN Philadelphia. after q linRer-
Ing Illness Funeral services were
conducted At the home by her son.
Horace Riekert. Philadelphia. by Rev.
l. Chaniry Hoffman. pastor OF the
Lutheran Church Of the Nativity. Her
remains were Inferred az Union
Bridge on Thursday. June 18th.
Mira. Rickert was a daughter OF che
late Joseph MoKinstry.of McKinntry'A
Mills. this county. and was born Feb
ruary /. ist9. She was educated al
Westminster Academy and was mar
ried April II. 1871
She IL survived BY her husband aud
three sons. VIM. w.. j Edward and
Horace Rickst. one daughter. Mrs
Carlos n. JAMESON and two grand
children, but the aad news was re-
eeiyed here on Wednesday that the
second son. J. Edward Rickert had
died In Philadelphia on Tuesday
night. aged 30 years His remains
were also brought TO Union Bridge.
where Rev. Mr. Snyder. OF the Luth-
Gran church. who dictated at Mrs.
Ricketts, funeral. also conducted the
burial service OF the son this after.
noon.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-06-25
DEATHS HARVEST.
Well Known Residents And Others
Who Have Passed Away.
FoMIer.

Nellie Fowler is dead y This
community was profoundly touched
with sorrow when this sad message
passed from lip to lip, last Saturday.
To all who knew her, her death
brought deep personal grief, and
others, who did not know her, as they
heard the pathetically sad story OF
the circumstances attending her de-
mise, shared with her friends their
sorrow.
Miss Nellie was the only child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fowler and a
granddaughter OF Fred. N. Hook She
was the betrethed Of Charles r. Miller.
Of Mechanicsburg Pa. and the we'd
ding was set FOR Wednesday, June 16
She had been visiting her aunt, Mrs
Lyman B. Arnold. Baltimore for
about a week, and on Friday. June
II, with her aunt, visited the shop
ping district to finish her wedding
purchases. On Saturday morning
June ~, when her aunt called her,
she found her in a stupor. Later In
the day she seemed better and came
down stairs and no serious conse-
quences were apprehended. On Sun
day morning, she was again found In
the same condition. DR.. JOS. T,
Herring was summoned and a special
LIST was called In consultation, but the
nature OF the disease, acute tubercu-
lar meningitis, rendered the best medi-
cal skill unavailing Her father and
mother and fiance we're with her dur
ing her Illness. and though on her
wedding day-to-be she was uncon-
scious, the wedding ring was placed
upon her finger. Her death occurred
on Friday, June rs, at the age OF IA
years. months and % days Her
remains we're brought TO this city on
Saturday evening and taken 10 the
home OF her grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred n. Hook. two miles distant
On Sunday afternoon, the funeral cor
tege, almost n mile In length pro-
eeeded from the house 70 the Deer
Park NJ. r. church. az Smallwood.
where a great concourHe OF peopIe,
numbering perhaps 500. assembled
TO pay loving tribute 10 the memory
Of the gentle spirit who had 20 early
fallen on sleep" Throughout the
service many eyes were suffused with
tears. and on every side were heard
expressions OF affection. for all who
knew her loved her. Rev. w. l.. Sea-
brook. pastor OF Trinity Lutheran
Church, preached the funeral sermon.
paying loving tribute TO her life and
character. and applying the message
OF her life and death To the living.
Rev r. o. Ewing. pastor OF Deer Park
Church, assisted in the service. The
pallbearers we're fisat cousins Of the
deceased: Walter Hook. Vernon
Hook. Carroll Hook. Leslie Robinson.
Walter Robinson and Fred. n. Gard
ner. The floral tributes we're I'M
usually beautiful Frank G. sharrer
was funeral director