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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
A FACE ON Al PANE
STRANGE PHENOMENA WAS USED
ny Mrs. WILSON.
Photograph on Gsass In BuIlock coun-
~ Woven Into story By
Talented Author OF

Union Springs. May 5.-(Special.)--
The recent death OF Mrs Augusta Ev-
ans Wilson, the noted author, at her
home In Mobile. calls to mind the fact
that In her novel. "At the Mercy of IT,
berius.' she used as a baAs for clear
ing up the mysterious intricacies CT
the circumstantial evidence that was
about to cause the conviction OF a
young girl for murder. a peculiar cleo
trical phenomena which occurred near
this place many years ago. that Of
photograph made By lightning on a
window pane.
This strange picture is still to be
seen in the home now owned by B. r.
BarkSdale, near the village OF Flora,
seven miles east OF Union Springs. II
was the home Of Col. N. B. Powell
at that time. He was the grandfather
Of Bullock County's Representa- In
the Legislature for several recent
terms. N. b. Powell. who is name
sake.
Colonel Powell Is said/to have peen
standing on his back veranda watch
ing a thunder storm. when a vivid
Hash of lightning photographed his
profile upon q pane Of glass In the
side lights around the back hall door.
This occurred many years before the
war, but the phenomena Is still there
in perfect state of preservation and
Is visited by many people who are In
terested In seeing 1t as well as those
who doubt. the story.
Mrs. Wilson used this strange incl
dent very effectively by weaving a
pretty romance around 1t in "At the
Mercy OF Tiberius."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
TO RUN DOWN CLUBS
MAYOR OBRIEN DECLARES FOL
Law ENFORCEMENT.
Nearly One Hundred Places In Bfr-
mingham Are selling Liquor
I'm Defiance Of the State
Law

Birmingham. May 15.-(Special.)--
Alleged social clubs" are either clos
ing doors or laying low until It has
been ascertained what Is meant by the
stern statements that. are emanating
from the Mayors ONCE and from the
Police Commission and from the Chief
of Police In reference to a strict en-
forcement Of the prohibition laws.
Captain Frank p. o'Brien. who has
always been considered friend of the
liberal element, has announced that
while he may hold the unique position
credited to him, that he proposes to do
his duty as Mayor OF the city, and
among the duties prescribed Is to see
there In a strict enforcement of the
laws.
Chief Of Police George II. Bodeker
has secured list of all the social
clubs" in the city where liquor is be-
ing dispensed, and Il Is understood
there IS to be a personal visit to the
various Establishments In order to
make a thorough investigation into
conditions. Even calls have been made
on Captain O'Brlen by old time sup
porters and friends with view of as
pertaining what truth there Is In the
reports that there Is to be strict en-
forcement and the Mayor has relterat-
ed right along that there is to be an
accounting Called Tor on the part OF
those who have been or are still vto-
lating the law.
The beginning of y series of meet
ings under the auspices of the Law and
Order League of the County will have
no effect on the new city administra-
ton. 1t Is given out. a plan having
been outlined at the first meeting Of
the new Police Commission, OF which
Mayor O'Brien is the Chairman.
Every member of the police force
has been given to understand that there
is desire on the part of the adminis-
tration executives 20 learn the truth
and all places under suspicion Of being
o 'club" are to be Investigated thor
pughly and the location reported to
the chief.
Not less than ninety to 100 estab-
lishments are said TO be dispensing
liquor in Birmingham. A large per
centage of these ''club are without
charter and have been set up for the
one purpose Of evadiug the prohibition
law.
Prominent members Of the Law and
Order League are pleased at the pros
poets of activity on the part of tho
new city administration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16

tank. Until President Peter ]. Ham
ilton speaks, ex cathedra. after look
ing up the records, the matter will
be one for lively debate both on the
island and the main land. The island
is already divided between the church
and the water tank. as the islanders
divide on most questions.
There are 500 persons living on
Dauphine Island and majority of
Church. There is priest here and
the church building is neat and sub
stantial
I was surprised to notice so many
nationalities represented among the
residents. and asked a big, overgrown
boy whom I met on the beach:
What nationality are your"
I'm Catholic" he replied. and that
was all the answer could get from
him, though discovered later that he
is native son of the island.
Some Traditions.
Once upon time, according to tradi-
tion, the charcoal burners denuded the
island of it's pine trees and a large
portion of its eastern end was placed
under cultivation. There Is not much
attempt at agriculture here now,
though knere are several good gardens
nearsT1e Village. The site of the sup
posed mabsacre winch gave the island
its earliest name, Massacre Island, +"
is partly under cultivation and has
been for many generations. The fin
est beets are grown on the soil, where
ten thousand Indians fell and 1t has
been observed that those who eat the
vegetables grown there, in the course
of time. begin to show Indian clrarac-
teristics. The theory is that the In
dian blood Is transmitted from the soil
to the beets and from the beets to the
individuals.
found q set of teeth in an Indian
mound and brought a sample away
for the purpose of having a dentist
examine them. The doctor of dental
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
PROGRAM AT owENroN.
Judge Thomas VIII BE Among the
Speakers.

Speakers.
Birmingham, May 15.-(Soecial. -
The program o. the commencement ex
ercises of the Birmingham College
(OWenton), near here the growing COL
lege of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, has been announced.
DR.. Collins Denny, of Vanderbilt.
will deliver the commencement sermon
on May 80 at the First Methodist
Church in the city. On the previous
Friday the graduating exercises Of the
training school witt take place. The
annual sermon before the Young Mems
Christian Association at the college
will take place Sunday evening, May
30. Rev. Harry =. Wheeler will de-
liver II. The declamatory contest win
take place Monday, Mag 81 at 10 a. M.
between members of freshmen and
sophomore classes, the subject to be.
Resolved, That women should be al
lowed to vote" The annual debate o.
the literary societies OF the college will
take place Monday evening. The ad-
dress before the Alumni Association
will take place Tuesday morning, Hon.
w. H. Sanford to deliver 1t. The
alumni banquet takes place in the az
ternoon of that day and in the even
ing Hon. NJ. w. Howard, of Fort
Payne, will deliver the Junior oratori-
cal contest. The graduate orations will
be heard Wednesday, June 2, the bac-
calaureate address to be delivered by
Judge William H. Thomas. of Mont
gomery.
Fourteen young men will receive d.
plomas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
JEFFERSON COUNTY VETS.
LaEge Delegation VIII Go to Memphis
Reunion.


Birmingham, May 15.-(Special.)-
Arrangements have practically been
made by Camp Hardee, United Confed-
crate Veterans, for the trip to Mem
phis next month to the annual reunion
of the veterans.
Camp Hardee expects to take along
no less than sixty members, while
again that number of veterans from
Jefferson County, will make the trip
fand from fifty to 100 others will take
advantage of the cheap rates that will
be on for the occasion. y
The veterans in Birmingham feel
grateful to the veterans of Memphis
for the assistance that was rendered
last year in making the reunion here
success, and many of the leaders are
making the trip to Memphis to pay
bacly what Is termed an obligation.
Many of the delegations from Geor-
gia, Virginia, North and South Caro-
lima, Maryland and other States east
of here, will pass through Birmingham
en- route to Memphis. and no few will
have a chance OF resting here for a
while or day. perhaps These will
find hearty welcome awaiting them.
/ Camp Hardee at its meeting this af-
ternoon showed much enthusiasm in
the coming reunion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
FIRE IN LIVINGSTON.
Residence of Mrs. Alma Morgan u
Damaged.

Residence of Mrs. Alma Morgan d
Damaged.
Livingston. May 15.--(Special. 1.-THE
home OF MRS. Alma Morgan caught
nre through a fiue with Q large hole In
1t.
1t had burned for some time before
some negroes in the street discovered
the flames.
The house was saved with q largo
place burned in the kitchen
The women OF the Presbyterian
Church will give Prof. NJ Dotie. piano
director of the A N. C. and Miss NJ.
Rowlands, the voice director of the A.
N. c., a farewell reception here Tues
day evening, as they will not be here
next year.
The junior class of the A. N. C.
gave the senior class a lawn party
Friday evening. A large number of
both classes with the faculty attended.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
Dauphine Island a Place
i of Much Historic Interest

~
name Is George Powell. He runs the
mail boat daily from Coden to the
village. 1 rode with him across the
twelve miles which divide the two
points touched by the good sloop Mary
B.. and Captain Powell told me that
his wife told him that her father told
her that the supposed church was In
reality an old water tank. built there
to supply the soldiers with fresh wa
ter. Whether they were Federal. Con-
federate or British soldiers, the wit
ness could not say. but he was quite
certain that several thousand good
bricks have been taken out of the
place and have been used for the build
ing of chimneys on the island. Those
who doubt this can be shown the brick,
he says.
The Iberville Historical Society has
not spoken officially on the question
as to whether Sthe foundation iiscov-
cred is that of church or a water
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
say!, :!!!P.D>Q.!M

ARE you boomer" or a winner Are you doing
ny your level best to push the sales up-up-up or do
you goody portion Of your time crtcizng and wish
ing things were different?
In big Office out West there is sign on every mans
desk which reads, IF you can't boost don't Knock
Things, in business like yours, are not always going
to happen your liking but don't get mad about it and
make display OF your temper
Temper is like pepper--a little of it is a good thing
Shake little pepper your steak potatoes and it's all
night but it the top happens to slip oft the shaker then the
mischief is to pay.
Same way with temper. Use it carefully and be
sure to keep the lid on.
Keep calm. Agree with other people if you can, but
you honestly can't. then honestly tell them so.
There's abundant room for honest difference Of opn-
ion.
You'll be happier you play Fair and deal square"
and happiness is the greatest thing in the world
It's the happy. boosting man. and not the disguntIed,
complaining man, who WINS
"What does that foolish heading mean" do you in
quire9
Nothing. Just wanted to attract your attention.
Be a Boomer--Keep Your Tenper---
Be CaLr---AdUertiSe.
Your Business viii Win.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16

claimed large part of their attention
in the winter and are beginning to
bring in large catches of Spanish
mackerel. speckied trout and red fish.
They also catch other and lesser varie-
ties, and shrimp. The shrimp is the
best all-around bait at this season.
though cut fnullet is fairly good, and
more easy to get hold OF when want
ed.
the correct name for the island. and
'Dauphin" Is the name of the bay,
according to Mr.. Hamilton's Colonial
Mobile" az recognized authority.
The government maps have 1t spelled
wrong, without the e."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.
Convention Wants An Appropriation
OF eI,OOO, 900.

Richmond. Va, May 15.-The inter-
national league for highway improve
ment today adopted a bill asking Con-
gress for an appropriation of s1,oo0.00O
to support the work of the body
through eight commissioners to be ap-
pointed by President Taft.
The league purposes TO open perma-
nent headquarters In Washington and
its first effort will be to build a ma
tional model highway from Maine ia
Florida.
The convention adjourned to meet IN
st. Augustine. Fla, June 10. II and IL.
1910.
A letter from President Taft to C.
Jefferson Davis. of Cincinnati, was
read further endorsing the movement
as a means Of employment for the un-
employed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16

Montgomery is at last to have an up
to-date Sanitarium with all conven-
fences known to the medical science.
1t will not be long till you will see the
ambulance gliding through our city to
the slightest accident, but II only your
clothes are damaged phone 22lS for
our clothes ambulance. The Bachelor
Pressing Club. "a North Perry st.
Adv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
WOMEN GAME wARDrNs.
They May BE Put In Charge I'm CHA
Ead0

Denver. May 15-BeIievtnar that n,o.
men would make as conscien{ious ona
eficient game wardens as men. Fish
and Game Commissioner T. r. Holland
has announced his intention OF pIacine
one district OF the State in charge Of
q woman game warden,
He is confident that he can find a
candidate thoroughly familiar with
game habits and the game country. and
believes that such an appointment
would do much to counterfeit the oppo.
sition to the. wardens. whIch Is ex-
tremely strong among many OF the
ranchment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
DEATH WAS FoRnoAsrRp.
Man Reported Dead Twelve Hours he.
fore Accident

gore Accident.
Salinas. Cal. May 15.-Twelve hours
oetore he was crushed to death be-
meath his overturned AUTOMOBILES. the
rumor spread through this city that
Percy Morse, a we'll known young seed
grower. had been killed on the road
between here and Watsonville.
Late yesterday, Just twelve hours at
ter the rumor was circulated, Morse
was found fatally crushed beneath his
wrecked machine. But in the mean
time he had driven into town in his
machine to disprove the rumor.
AIter circulating about for some
time to show his friends that he me- !
really alive he departed alone IN A.
car for WatsonvilIe. ia Ni~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
Cennus Of XVnahinr4o,-

Washington, May 15-Women OUT
nuImwer the men by 15.425 in the Ma
tional Capital and its suburbs, accord.
ing to the police census announced to-
day. The census shows total popula-
ton OF S43.O03 in the District of CO.
lumbia. an increase of $500 over a
year ago. The negroes number 97I4S.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
Great Church Parade,

Denver. May 15-Dr. A. w. Haisay,
of New York. secretary of the Presby-
terrain Board of Foreign Missions has
completed arrangements for a monster
parade and meeting OF Sunday SchooI
children ts take place Sunday. May %,
during the meeting OF the Presbyterian
General Assembly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16

Youngstown. O., May 15-Employes
of the Republic Iron and Steel Com.
pany received notice today thatsa re-
adjustment of wages would be made
June /. While the terms are not given
1t Is believed the men will again be
placed on the scale In force prior to
the ten per cent reduction of April
About 1000 men are affected locally.
It is thought here the REIMBURSEMENT
will be general in the Republic plants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
canuslin II Injured.

CoaueIin h Injured.
Paris, May i5.--JeAn Coquelin, son
OF the late Benoit Coquelin (Coquelin
AIne). was seriously injured in an au-
mobile accident here today.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-16

September -. These changes were
made under the orders of DR.. Cook
From the 18th to the 18th was writ
ten at the first stop returning on the
night of the 18th, and from the ] 9th
to and including the 18th was writ
ten solely under the dictation Of Dr.
Cook and just as he said From and
including September 10 down 10 the
end of the diary on November >, the
entries therein are my own. They
cover the actual facts and were not
dictated to me by anyone
DR. Cook first told me r. stop my
diary on September u, when we
were in our fifth camp, going up the
glacier and at or near the point
where DR.. Cook claimed was the top
of Mount Mckinley. This point was
within sight of US at the time Dr.
Cook stated at this time and place
that the same conditions existed
there as did exist on the top Of
Mount Mckinley and directed me to
stop my uiary until further orders.
This time he had been to the top of
the point claimed by the doctor as
the top of the mountain and tle
doctor had taken a photograph of
the point with me standing on top of
the reef with the American flag N
my hand The photograph to which
] refer is shown opposite page 227
OF the doctors book entitled. To the
Top of the Continent, before meE-
toned. The jagged marks on the
apex of the snow in that picture are
shown from the bottom of the pic
ture up to the granite rock forming
the point of the point, are my foot
marks and those of Dr. Cook. My
best recoHections of this are as fol-
lows:
DR. Cook and l went to the tor
of TINS point together and he said:
We will go back down and get
picture of this. We did not take
our bags with us to the top of the
point, had left them down in the
saddle above the glacier We then
both went from the point to where
our bags had been left. The doctor
took the American flag out of one
of the bags and took it out ard sent
me to the point and told ME to hold
it there on the end of the ice which
did
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-16

We had been looking at from the
saddle In about a half hour from
the time the pictures We're taken We
fixed up our pack and about 1890
or Il 0 cloca on Sept. Is we started
down on the place designated in -ex-
hibit O. as sixth camp, the doctor
saying that he had wanted to go
around there in order to ger fur
Their up on the main glacier so as to
get view of the y. f. Ridge lead
ing up to the summit of Mount Nc
Kinley so as to ascertain if that
ridge was connected solid with the
top OF the mountain so that it would
have an appearance similar to the
description that h ewould have to
give in hi swritings, as the doctor
has seen the mountain from all sides
excepting this side and as this was
the side where he proposed to claim
that he had climbed it, he wished 10
know the nature o fthe ridge leading
up to the top of the mountain In
doing this we put in the balance of
the thirteenth and all OF the four
tenth and fifteenth of Sept and at
the eighth camp on Sept 1 , Dr. Cook
made his observations of the ridge.
We then turned back from this
camp for the reason that We had
both fallen through crevasses. as
correctly stated IN the diary, and We
considered it too dangerous to travel
further without snow shoes as the
doctor had gained good views of the
ridge which was all he wanted.
Il was with DR. Cook continuously
all the time he was trying to as
cend the mountain in 1906 and the
nearest point to the summit of Mount
-mey we had reached was at
least IA miles distant from the sum
nit Of the mountain and no time
did we reach an elevation in excess
of 10000 feet and the doctor toIu
me when we were at the place where
my picture was taken that we were
not above 5000 feet high l neglect
ed to state that on the 9Th of Sep
TENDER and on the evening of Sept
9, DR.. Cook asked me if l was will
ling to stay with him. said: Yes,
when he said, I will see you get an
extra 5000 for doing so
The photograph opposite page
III in Dr. Cooks book above men
toned and described therein as the
eastern cliffs of Mount Mckinley
are such cliffs, but are a part of the
eastern slope of the eighth peak of
the peaks above mentioned and
drawn by men in my diary attached
\ ereto.
The photograph opposite page
1872 in Dr.. Cooks book was taken
the evening of the same day that
he took me with the flag at what
he claims as the top of Mount Nc
Kinley and was taken at camp six,
shown on attached exhibits C and
D. The camp in this picture is noted
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-16
COOK WILL NOT RELY
JUST At PRESENT

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct 14-Dr.
Cook. when asked to reply to me
BarriIl affidavit, said he would not
discuss it until BarriH comes east.
He said by an oversight BarriIl vas
not paid in full for his services IN
the Mount Mckinley climb bur lie
does not think thar oversight wousd
make Barriu vindictlve Cook sad
he has sufficient evidence to prove
he has been to the summit OF Mount
Mckinley.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-16
TROUBLE IN LAKES.
Two. Steamers Ashore. One Burning
This Noon.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Detroit, Oct. 13-The steamer
George Stone of Cleveland is ashore
on Grubb's reef near Pelee island
She is apparently in bad shape and
a tug has been sent to her assistance.
The Stone is a 3OOO-ton wooden YES
sci.
The keeper of Grub Reef light.
talking over the Canadian govern
ment telephone here at noon SAYS
the George Stone i SATIRE and burn
ing rapidly He did not know what
had become of the crew but thought
they were taken off by a passenger
steamer this morning
Cleveland, Oct 13-Word was r.
ceived Wednesday that the John
Trevor, a 100 ton ore steamer be
longing to the Pittsburg Steamship
Co is ashore on Isle Royal in Lake
SUPERIOR and being severely pound
ed by heavy seas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-16
BY EDWARD BAR
RILL THAT STORY Is FALSE.
Altitude Reached Was Not Over TO-
600 Feef-Pictures Are Not Au-
thentiC-COOk Says He Will Not
Reply Now.

New York, Oct 4-The Globe this
afternoon prints a COPY of the aft
davit made by Edwin \ Barrill, who
accompanied DR.. Frederick \. Cook
at the time he announced his reach
ing the summit of Mount Mckinley.
The affidavit was made before a no
tary at Tacoma, Wash. on October
I, and has just been received in New
York. Barrills affidavit states. in
effect, that he was the only person
present with DR. Cook on the date
when he claims to have reached the
summit of Mount Mckinley: that
they did not in fact reach the sum
nit, and the nearest point to the
summit reached was at least four
teen miles distant from the summit
of that mountain. the elevation at
no time exceeding 10000 feet Bar
riI's affidavit also brings into ques-
tion number of the photographs
which DR. Cook has given as repre-
senting the summit and other high
attitudes of Mount Mckinley
Barrill's affidavit says that he was
born in Buffalo in 1864, and now re-
Sides at Darby, Mont. He says he
was the only one present win Dr.
Cook when he claims to have
reached the summit OF Mount Nc
Kinley and that he is the man re
ferred to as Barrin, or Edward Bar
rill, in Dr. Cooks book entitled. TO
the Top of the Continent" bearing
upon the expedition to Mount Nc
Kinley. He details his first meeting
with DR.. Cook at NIissoula, Mont,
where the latter was accompanied by
Prof. Parker of Columbia university.
R. W. Porter and others
The organization of the Mount Nc
Kinley expedition is explained. the
members consisting of Fred Printz, a
guide; Belmore Brown, an artist ana
naturalist Of Tacoma; Walter Miller.
a photographer of Seattle; Samuel
Beecher, who acted as cook for the
party, and Barrill. The party sailed
from Seattle May Il, 1906. Barrill
recounts that at the start of the trip
he prepared to keep an exact diary
and sets forth that this diary mark
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-16

thereon to be at 5000 feet. This
being so, the point where my pic
ture was taken with the lag did
not exceed 1000 feet as the 800 -eet
camp was established from six u
eight hours after my picture vas
so taken
Drawing Is False.
The drawing shown opposite
page 204 of DR.. Cooks book above
mentioned is entirely false, as we
never built snow house on the
trip although the diary as dictated
by the doctor says so; nor did we
shake hands or have any other sim
liar ceremony as stated. The draw
ing opposite page PCS of the doctors
book is also false. We never climbed
anything half as steep as there
shown. We slept every night upon
comparatively level spots
The photograph opposite page
226 in the doctors book, entitled In
the silent glory and snowy wonder
of the upper world, 1900 feet vas
taken two or three hours before the
taking OF my picture with the lag
and was taken in the amphithea;re
about one mile northeasterIy OF the
point where it was photographed