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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19

II for over six months. It 10 claimed
that prohibition. such ~ II has been
has lost some of its popular strength
BY this II II not meant that sentiment
has 80 changed that the people In an
election would change the law. But
IL 10 meant that good many support
ers OF prohibition. especially IN the
cities and In some towns. have changed
their views. Whether this will have
any effect on the members Of the
Senate. whore the main fight win be Ia
not known.
Since the issue Of constitutional pro-
hibition was sprung 90 quickly BY the
Governor and the question has been
so generally discussed. surprisingly
large number Of original prohibition
lists have declared against the consti-
tutionai amendment This 10 especial
Iy true of Montgomery. although II
NAV not be as true of other sections
Of Alabama
The recent arraignment OF the Su-
preme Court by Rev. Brooks Lawrence
Is expected to have bearing on Pro-
hibition legislation. But surmises al
to what effect II will have will be Idle
until the Legislature gets here. But
II Is known that the members OF the
two houses have been FESTIVE under
the repeated criticism that they were
under the domination of outside people
In the meanwhile the officers OF the
Anti Saloon League have been quite
active in offsetting the effects OF MT
Lawrence's statement and In forming
their lines for the coming big fight
Circular letters and communication
have been sent to the papers OF the
state and published by them. The Of
ficers and attorneys OF the League
have furthermore delivered . number
of addresses In the past two weeks
and undoubtedly they have done such
other work as win strengthen their
hand when the fight comes.
And nobody expects the Legislature
to get through before the first OF Sep
TENDER, IL then.
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MONTGOMERY WILL SEND :.
STRONG DELEGATION

Delegates from the First Baptist
church Of Montgomery TO the State
Baptist Convention TO be held at An
daiusia beginning on Tuesday have
been selected, and will 60 20 the con-
vention as. followa: DR.. w. B. Crump-
ton, George q. Miles. Rev. @. w. FL
iiott, l. l. Lasseter, W. @. Yeiverton.
Howard Griggs. ]. W. Ysrdaman. r..
L Peach. Make d. Pepperman, MI
chael Cody. Paul M. Dix. and
the pastor Of the church. DR.. Charles
A. Stakely.
II is thought by the officers that a
large Montgomery delegation viii at
tend sessions OF the convention upon
all Of the three days. Delegates from
all the Baptist churches Of the city
will be present, in every case headed
by the pastor OF the church. The COM
bined delegation will probably leave
Monday night or early Tuesday morn
Ing
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19
suit over Jim Grow Law.

Eastland. Texas, July 1S-A suit
brought by the county officials against
the Texas Central Railroad Company
to recover nearly 100000 from that
road for alleged violations Of the
separate coach Dim Crow law, will
be called for trial here tomorrow. The
case has attracted widespread atten-
tion. The action of the county Of
ficias In bringing the suit has been
bitterly opposed by many citizens.
The road has suspended many pro-
posed improvements pending q dis
position of the case.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19
LITTLE BOY DIES
CONVICTION CHILD. SUCOUMBs r
AN OPERATION. :,

Swallowed the Foot Of Doll at Home
I'm SiiaS and Became n Vic
tim of Gangrene.
Mobile, July l1S.-(Special. Brought
to Mobile yesterday from his home at
Silas, and operated on. little Connie
Covington. the 7-year-old son OF Ar
chic Covington, well known planter
OF Silas, died today at. a local infirm-
airy.
The child swallowed a dolls foot last
Wednesday. A country physician was
called In and the child seemed to get
better Although the foot was not dis
lodged. The parents delayed bringing
the child here for an operation until
last night and 1t proved too late. Can
CREME had already set In.
Accompanied by the parents the body
was shipped to the home at Silas to-
day.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19
Assault by an Unknovvn.

Huntsville. July 1s.-(Special D.
Jim Ormond. an employe of the Phil
lips Livery Barn on Washington Street.
was called to the door of his home at
midnight, and as he stepped out to
eee--what was watned. an unknown
man who stood q short distance on
hurled a pint whiskey bottle at him
and struck him in the center Of the
forehead. The bottle was shattered
and a deep wound was made. The
culprit took to his heels without ever
speaking to ormond, whe has no idea
who the man was.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19
DUKE OF saxe-Cohurw 4 rs

Berlin, July 1S-A dispatch from
Coburg says that elaborate festivities
bration of the twenty fifth birthday
of Charles Edward. the reigning duke
OF Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The
young ruler is exceedingly popular
among his subjects and, although OF
English birth, being the only boy OF
Queen Victoria's youngest son, the late
Duke of Albany, he is also a particular
favorite of Emperor william. The
Emperor, in fact. superintendent the
completion Of the young Dukes educa
ton after he had been called to tbs
throne of Saxe-Coburg.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19

Mobile, July 1s.--(Special. Fanny
Boyd, a negress. was arrested today
by the police, charged with doing bus
mess on Sunday following the discov-
cry OF tub of iced near beer" In a
house said to be occupied by the wo-
man. Attention was attracted to the
place by a steady stream of negroes.
and on investigation the tub of iced
near beer was found. About thirty
bottles were sent to police headquar-
tiers and will be held as evidence.
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president. OF the United states.
Wsahf n rton d c..


Tuscumbia, July 1s.-tspeciai.)- -
Mr.. ana Mrs. George r.. --cMurtrey
OF Bonneville. Miss. announce the
marriage OF their daughter. Miss Mat
tye McMurtrey, to Joe A. Lindsey. one
OF the most prosperous and extensive
merchants in Colbert County. where
he has large business 1t Leighton,
his prospective bride having. been his
head milliner for the past YEAR The
marriage will be celebrated on the
evening Of July 81. at the homo Of the
BRIDES parents In Bonneville.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19
NEGRO CHARGED WITH
THEFT OF CLOTHING

Will Harris, a negro. charged with
stealing suit Of Clothes value $40,
from the room OF Monroe Harkins, was
arrested early Sunday morning and
held at the police station charged with
grand larceny.
The warrant was sworn out by Har-
kins. and Harris arrested soon after
ward by the officers.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19
SOLDIERS COME TO
ARRANGE FOR CAMP

Mobile, July 1s--(Speciai)-Ca
Leon Schwarz, Lieut.. r. M. Maddox,
Capt. Julius Smith. Lieut.. w. =.
Mickle, Jr., and Commissary Sergeant
A. j. Johnson left tonight for Mont.
gomery to arrange details for the en-
campment of the ist Infantry at Pick
EFT Springs.
With them was Q squad OF four mon
from each company who will aid in the
pebaratory work. The Mobile compa-
MES Will leave Tuesday morning.
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the itinerary OF the President on his
Southern trip. Mobile did not appear.
ana Prudent Craft OF the Commercial
Club Immediately communicated thia
information to Chairman RUSSELL OF the
invitation committee. who 10 In, At
kins. n. X.
Nj. Craft has received letter from
Colonel Russell appending the follow
Ing telegram which was sent the Pres-
ident:
Hon. w. H. Taft. 4.
president OF the United states.
"wsshington, D.. c.: +.
u notice In the itinerary given out
In the papers for your Southern tour
the name OF Mobile does not appear.
Not to visit Mobile will be . great dis
appointment to one Of the most fntellf-
gent and patriotic communities In the
country. e. l.. Russell"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19

The English church pageant. which
was opened June 10 on the grounds of
Folham Palace. London, attracted wide
spread attention. although seriously
interfered with by wet weather. The
pageant was organized to popularize
Church history. and by a series Of
spectaclas II depicts episodes In the
history of the Church
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19
MARINE NEWS.

Port Eads. July 1s.-Arrived:
Steamers Georgia AUST Martenolich.
Tampa; Abaugarez (Br.) Barbrick. Co
lon via Port Limon.
Sailed: Steamers Nicaraugua (Nor.)
Nilsen. Port Arthur; Heredia (Br.)
Henhhaw. Bocas del Toro; Navigator
(Nor.) Jacobsen, Ceiba: Galveston
(Nor.) Bryde, Galveston.
Galveston. Texas. July 1S.-Arrived:
Steamers Greystoke Castle (Br. Lew.
is. Antwerp; Senator (Br.) Atkinson.
-CArtagena.
Sailed: None.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19

Learn the cotton business: q high
price salary awaits you. Have you the
fnowiedge7 II not We will teach you.
DIXIE COTTON COLLEGE,
mon-vved -su. Montgomery. Ala
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19

Consumers of Domestic Coal who buy
Ia ear lots can save good money on a
high grade Red Ash coal By addressing
D. d. Nunn, 224 woodward Bldg. Birm-
angham, Ala. This add win not appear
after July rs. lot
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19

The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety Of the Church Street Methodist
Church will have a musical afternoon
at the residence of Mrs. A. R. Coleman,
corner of Lapsley and Dallas streets,
Wednesday afternoon. An interesting
program has been arranged.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19

Citizens Want President to Visit Gulf
City.
Mobile, July 1S.-{Special. )--Coi
Edward L. Russell. chairman of the
committee to invite President Taft to
Mobile. and which visited Washington
and requested him to visit Mobile, will,
If persuation can induce the nations
Chief Executive to visit the city, have
him in Mobile during the summer.
In the published dispatches giving
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19
WYNN Meet Tuesday Night.

srhe regular monthly meeting Of the
Commercial and Industrial Association
will he held at the association rooms
ON Water street Tuesday night at 2
o'clock.
est to the future development and
progress of the city will come up at
this meeting and large number OF
the membership of the association Ia
expected to be present.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19
GOSSIP OF NEW YORK
UNDERGROUND TUNNEL ROADS
ARE POPULAR.
oeterpsilns Are 10 Ne Used In Meet.
lag The AavaGes Of Gypsy
1Eothg--Degs as Police

New York, July s--(Special) Set
ting at naught the great watery gap
of the Hudson River, four subaqueous
bores are today for the first time shoot
ing hundreds Of thousands Of travel
ers to and from the Jersey coast and
both upper ami lower Manhattan.
With this latest outward reach OF
the burrowing traction octopus New
Workers. are just getting their first
tasts Of the modern underground sys-
tenn that will soon send them speed
Ing under land ami water to the utter
most part of the greater city and its
suburbs Through five monster tun-
nels, beneath river and bay, hundreds
OF souls are now being propelled each
minute to the far shores in the evening
rush hours. Half Q dozen more huge
bores and three great bridge spans ars
today almost made ready to serve as
additional channels for the growing
traffic across the river.
Farmers Friends.
Millions Of caterpillars are today be-
ing shipped to Washington from the
waterfront, whore they have been ar
irving at the rate Of 2.oe0 every day in
the holds OF tiaS incoming liners.
Each fuzzy worm contains a pre-
cious parasite with which the govern
ment authorities hope to do something
TOWARD CnoCklu4 LhS ooVabIhkAoh VI tho
gypsy moth that has already cost tho
farmers OF New England many millions
Of dollars
While England. Germany and Aus
tria are being secured In the desperate
hope Of making these parasites serve
to check the moth plague. all the EN-
pire state IL today alarmed by its sud
den invasion Just over the border line
not fifty miles above this city.
New York has never reused its legis-
lature to properly protect tho birds
that are known TO consume these IN
sect pests In great quantities. Though
the efforts of the National Association
of Audubon Societies to guard by
stricter laws these rapidly waning bird
races have never fully succeeded, It
IA now hoped that the farmer may at
last recognize the feathered insect
eaters as his best friends.
Baseball Beat.
With tens of thousands of maddened
roatDrs encircling the baseball grounds
every day and hundreds OF Thousands
following each turn Of the game by
bulletin, Gotham Is today more reused
over the national sport than ever In
the history Of the town.
No feature OF the sumner has
proven more impressive this year than
the phenomenal spread Of this inter-
est In the diamond to every corner Of
the town. Fully 10000 fans were
clamoring to see q recent contest.
while only half that number could be
accommodated.
II the hold Of the national sport
upon the heart Of the public keeps
steadfast. 1t is prophesied that next
year will see the erection here Of the
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19

Read our want ad In this paper.
DIXIE COTTON COLLEGE.
mon wed-su. Montgomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19
greateat baseball stadium. In the world,
where all New York may SIT and cen
lee ideis play.


Q8848D GUE8s
That policemen will soon be set
TO patrol every district In Greater New
York. where houses lie few and fas
between has been announced today BY
the police officials who have been
iaboring for years TO make practical
this novel feature Of force
Already second generation of
Airedele. Belgian and Collie pups,
born and bred In the, ranks. have gone
out from the headquarters Of the
police dogs to active patrol duty In
several outlying parts OF town. So
successful have the long trials Of these
canine cops proved that their place
with the police IL now assured and no
longer m experiment, the heads OF the
force declare.
Freedom from political influence 10
one of tho features OF the dog squad:
which many q man In this town today
lie wishing could be learned by the men
Of the department.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19
WHARvES IN SELMA
w. y. Blaekwsu and n. o. Ws1ls F1g'
ur0 IN An EaFly Merning At
fsay-News OF Cea-
tral City.

Selma, July 1s.-(Speciai.S---Now
that IT 10 almost an assured fact that
within Q short while Selma viii have
better wharf facilities and . ware
house in connection with II. the busi-
ness interests Of the city expect tha'
the river trade win materially IN
crease. 2.
It is expected that the Birmingham
and Gulf Railway and Navigation Com
pany win begin the work Of .nxins
the wharf and putting In. electrical
cranes and elevators a. soon as they
can get the woolsey building on Water
street which they propose to turn Into
the warehouse.
It is believed that the Birmingham
and Gulf Railway and Navigation
Company intends to make a number Of
improvements here but what the plans
Of this company are have not beeHre-
vealed. Among the plans Of the COM
pany II IL believed that Selma will ui-
timatsly be made the principal ship
ping point Of the company for through
freights to Mobile and ether guif
points.
Large shipments Of heavy freights
from the Birmingham district IL ex-
pected TO pass through Selma shortly
and 20 by river from Selma to Mo-
bile and thence to points in Texas.
Such was statement which VicA
Pre- sident J. NJ. Dewbsrry Of that COM
pany made to the meeting of the
board of directors Of the Commercial
and Industrial Association.
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That $4,000 worth Of rhododendrons
could Ne lifted bodily from their beds
m Central Park and filched away to
parts unknown would last week have
been considered fairy tale by all New
Workers. Today. however, evidence of
Just this fact is being presented at
police headquarters. An auto. q cop
q chauffeur and lady with country
greenhouse are apparently all that
were necessary to work out this re-
markable transition.
Everything that Is not nailed down
or locked up has evidently become
easy prey to the progressive crook In
this town.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19

In dificuity on North street this
morning between L and . o'clock w. B.
Blackwell and r. c. Wells. young
white men. were cut.
Blackwell received o bad cash from
q knife In his left side and was taxi
en- TO hospital for treatment. White
the INJURY n OF serious nature u
is thought that the young man will
r0covet. -
. Wells received bad cut on his left
arm and was arrested and spent the
night at police headquarters after put
ting Blackwell in q hack and carrying
him TO surgeons ONCE.
Wells stated at police headquarters
that Blackwell aud himself had been
drinking during the night and just
before the cutting he was trying to
place Blackwell in hack when some
man passed them and that Blackwell
started q fight with him. In the mix
up ne and Blackwell cut each other.
Wells said that when he found that
Blackwell had been badly injured that
he placed him In the hack and sent
the young man uptown.
Wells home is in Shelby county, he
having come TO Selma frosn there a
few weeks ago. Blackwell II o we'll
known young man OF this city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-04
FREE FOR LIBRARIANS
Annual Institute of instruction at
Middlebury July 12-17.

Middlebury, June 4.-The Vermont
State library commission will hold its
annual institute of instruction for lib
rarians at Middlebury College July II
to II. Monday evening a reception
will be held in the Egbert Starr IL
brary. Tuesday the annual meeting
of the Vermont library association
will be held Wednesday morning
the practical work will be begun and
two sessions of three hours each
will be held daily until Friday night.
A picnic and attractive excursions are
planned and provision will be made
for social enjoyment No charge will
be made for tuition or instruction.
The secretary of the commission,
Miss Frances Hobart of Cambridge,
will answer inquiries regarding rooms
which should be engaged before June
20.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-04
BASEBALL AT THE FALLS
Moving Machine Town Has Good
Team on Pay Roll

At a meeting of the Hoosick Falls
Athletic association, Michael c. Hugh
es was elected manager of the team,
with power to sign players and exer-
else absolute authority in the making
of a schedule controlling the grounds
and conducting the business of the
team during the coming season.
The first game will be played at
North Adams tomorrow with Flamer-
tvs new team On the following day
the Tunnel City aggregation will put
in an appearance at the athletic
grounds in a return game. This will
be the opening of the season in Hoo
sick Falls and there promises to be
large crowd present.
Chic Evans and either Mulcachy
or Fish will be Hoosick Falls battery,
while Flaherty will present Coffey or
Cornwall as pitchers, and De Roehm
Hughes has signed the following line
up, and it looks like a winner from
the jump: Cottrell and Essenger, pit
cheers; Fish and Mulcachy. catchers;
Dederick. short; Van Rensselaer, first,
inner, second; Cathcart, third; Hick-
ey, left; Cragin, center and Fish or
Mulcachy right. OF the new men,
Zinzer has played with Scranton; Van
Rensselaer, and Dederick with the Lo-
comotives; Cathcart with Troy and
Bennington: Cottrell with Hoosick
Falls high school and now pitching
whirlwind ball for Syracuse Univer-
sity and Essenger is an old State
League pitcner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-04
LADIES, WHY NOT PRESERVE
YOUR YOUTH AND BEAUTY?

Nothing so detracts from the at
tractiyeness of women as dull, faded,
lusterless hair. 4
There is no excuse for this condits
ion nowadays, because notice is here
by given to the readers of the Ban
ner that Partisan Sage, the quick act
ing hair restorer, is now on sale In
Bennington at the drug store of VIM.
l.. Gokay and is sold with a rigid
guarantee at so cents a bottle.
Since it's introduction into America
Partisan Sage has had an immense
sale and here are the reasons:
1t is safe and harmless.
1t cures dandruff in two weeks by
killing the dandruff germ.
1t stops falling hair.
1t promptly stops itching of the
scalp.
1t makes the hair soft, glossy and
luxuriant
1t gives life and beauty to the hair
1t is not sticky or greasy.
1t is the daintiest perfumed hair
tonic made.
1t is the best, the most pleasant and
invigorating hair dressing made.
For sale by leading druggists every
where. The girl with the Auburn
hair on every package.
Fight shy of the druggist who offers
you a substitute, he is unworthy o.
your confidence.
This is what Mrs. Elizabeth E. An
derson, Mechanicsburg, Pa, writes
Il had given up hope of ever being
cured of dandruff, when l purchased
bottle of Partisan Sage. 1t has en-
tirely removed the dandruff and ha,
started growth of new hair and al
this after having been troubled for II
years. cheerfully recommend Paris
ian Sage"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-04
OFF FOR ANTARCTIC AGAIN
Shackleton's Nimrod to Seek Islands
and Plant British Flag

Victoria. b. c., June 40 look for
islands believed to exist and plant the
British flag on each is the business
on which the exploring steamer MINI
rod. which took Lieut.. Shackleton's
expedition to the Antarctic has sailed
from Sydney, according to dispatch
received by the steamer Makura.
Man has never set foot on Emerald.
Nimrod or Dougherty islands which
Capt J. H. Davis, now commander of
the Nimrod, is TO seek.
Prof. David who accompanied the
late Shackleton expedition, reports
that analysis of the specimens brought
back shows the existence of radium in
the Antarctic
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-04
, ACCUSED OF CHILD MURDER
Miss Hattie Lunge Of South London
derry Under Arrest

derry Unoer Arrest
Brattleboro, June 3.-Miss Hattie
Lunge of South Londonderry aged 20
years, was arrested yesterday on COM
plant of States Attorney Charles H.
Williams of Bellows Falls. She is
charged with the murder of her two
days old child and is said to have
made a statement which implicated a
Londonderry young man, for w'nom
the police are searching.
The girl went to South Londonderry
about two years ago from an institu'
ton for young women. She once
worked in Ludlow On Sunday last,
she began work as domestic at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Rowley.
The following day she worked until
late afternoon, when she went to her
room. She left the Rowley home on
Monday night and went TO the home
of Mrs. Joseph E. Perkins at Thomp-
sonburg Mrs. Rowley noticed that
the girl carried a large package COW
cred with a newspaper Miss Lunge
stayed at the Perkins home Monday
night and was there until yesterday.
Mrs. Perkins went to an outbuilding
this morning and discovered there the
package brought by Miss Lunge On
investigating she found that it con-
tanned the body of male cnild and
reported the matter to the proper au-
thorities. The girls arrest follow
ed
Evidence on which to base the
charge was found in the girls room
at the Rowley house. When arrested
the girl is said to have made a state
ment which duplicates a Londonderry
young man for whom the police are
now looking. DR.. b. II. Stone of Bur
lington, state pathologist, will perform
an autopsy on the body of the child
today. Miss Lunge was to have been
given a hearing before Judge E. w
Gibson of Brattleboro at South Lon
| donderry this morning.