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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
NOTICE TO sToCKH0LDERs.

South c North Alabama Rnilrond Company.
 Office of Secretary.
 Montgomery, Ala. Oct 15. ieoe
 The Annual Convention of the Sharehoid- CTS of the South 6 North Alabama Railroad Company. will be held at the office of the Company in the yandiver Building. No. tt Saturday, November 1T. 1903. at i2:ao o'clock. F. M.. for the purpose of siecting Directors for the ensuing year and For the transaction of such other business as may properly come before said meeting. at 3:oo o'clock. P. M-. Saturday. November 1a. 1908. and rs-opsnsd at 1o;ee o'clock, A. A. on Monday. November 70 1898. --sae. Secretary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
ENGRAVING.

WANTED-You to iliustxase your @ns. with our euts; they add as per cent. e ths at
 factiveneas of any ad5 talk it ovsF with Ths AdvoFtisar Engraving co ~-tt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
FOR sALE--REAL ESTATE.

FOR sAI.E-Four iots on s Hull dirt freq for filling In. buy of owner and save money. i2s6 6. Hull. --1t-tht
 FOR GAlH--Te eioss uD e essnts< Ants beliun home vita 1ge eerss improved lard.
 A&to$nE Unfversfty of Alabama kropHrfV-
 viii ee ts hishss{ bidasr pscsmbefs1st for
 tsrms and Information. address ?. Q. Box
 iss. xuscasoosa. Ala ~-1t-eok
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
DE CHA Y E 5i :
MONTGOMERY COUNTY ROAD MAPS.

Road maps of Montgomery County in four eolors. showing roads, beat lines. and other information. up-to-date. On sale at Fow-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
gToRAGE.

WHEN ywa need storage separaee lasksd Fooula aDaelute safety and pravaev crlI sphons loe6. United Selling Company ator. eGs psDartmene five Jeakefeon el -.la
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

TURNITURE-We pack and ship your fur. ss ssIs o.". B wsass FsssssSss Ss @. sRsns ISsals
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

SALEsMEN--To sell lots. PetroIia. Texan Hundred million feet natural gas daily: 7O( producing oil wells. Big commission yyrits for descriptive literature. Petroila Lam Co. (Incorporated). Fort Worth. Texas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

LosT-strayed or stolen last night from 7is a Hull St., one extra small Shetland p0ny
 marc with leather halter on, about twelve years old witb gray facp Any lnformation a 10 her recovery will be rewarded Robert stough. Phone sso and s1sT. lis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
TOR sALR.

DIR. w, T. KENpRrcK--wishes to announce that he has returned to the city and, will resume his practice of medicine. --ts
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

FOR sALE--Fresh Rhode Island Red nEKs; ef. 50 and t2.Do for IS. Eggs from mixed
 pens 7Bc for IS. Fine Pekin and Muscoves Ducks si to sI. 60. Cornelius Betx. Manager. Morningview. Phone ssi7. -ie-st
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
ACTING CHIEF COvERLY SAYS
EVEN THUGS WOULD CEASE
TO GO ARMED IF THEY
KNEW POLICE WE'RE LIKE.
WISE.

Spokane's peace and order could
be maintained by patrolmen with
out clubs Just the same way as
told In The Press Tuesday night
OF Toledo. Ohio Acting Chief of
Police Coverly thinks so, at least
II believe there are plenty OF
times when there would be very
little fighting on the part of pris'
oners were 1t not that the officer
tried to use his club Captain
Coverly told The Press today. III
would not be well, not even safe
though, for an officer ito so unarm
ed right on the start. In London
supposed to be about the most
wicked city in the world, the pc
licemen are unarmed, but there are
seldom less than two or three in
each community.
"When | first became an. officer
on the Spokane police force al
the men carried hickory canes
and II was some time late: thai
these gave place to the clubs used
now. | believe the reform methods
of policing towns In the east 0r-
working WONDERS with the crimlna
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
Names Not Revealed Until Warrants Are
Served on Accused Parties.

. J. B.. Schrock, president of =
q the defunct Pacific Live Stock =
q association, was arrested to- =
. day on grand jury indict- =
q ment and brought into court =
. this afternoon. He was placed =
. under $4,000 bonds. =
>>>>>> . . % 80 . =
Seven indictments were returned
by the Spokane county grand jury
today in the investigation of the
Pacific Live Stock association
which went into the hands of a re
ceiver in 1907.
The indictments were voted by
the grand jury soon after the final
examination of the connection OF
]. H. Schively, state commissioner
of insurance, with the company.
Prosecutor Pugh and his staff
worked utnil midnight last night
and wer on hand again early this
morning preparing the indict
ments, which were returned into
Judge Huneke's court by the grand
Jury at II a. m.
Warrants were Immediately or
dered drawn and placed in the
hands of Sheriff Pugh, and arrests
of those residing in Spokane are
expected to be made this after
noon.
After the grand jury filed itnC
Judge Huneke's court to make its
report the courtroom was cleared
of reporters or others, In order
that the secrecy of the indictments
might be maintained until after
the arrest of the accused insurance
officials.
The indictments charge larceny
by embezzlement, on the ground, il
is understood, that the defendants
withdrew money from the com
pany after is was insolvent.
Besides State Insurance Commits
sioner Schively, the other men un
der investigation by the grand
Jury and the amounts drawn by
them are: J. B. Schrock, president
of the company, $23,395; w. M
Hunter. $24,325; w. J. Walker
$27,OS0; E. r. Ward. $21.962; F. H
Hilliker, $1S,S04. This makes a
grand total of $115,566 drawn by
these men in commissions for bust
ness written for the company in a
period of rs months.
The commissions were paid by
the company in cash. while the
business written was paid for in
notes. and 100000 of the notes
afterward protested on the ground
that the company was insolvent
and not in a position to offer the
protection bought and paid for by
the notes. The company insured
horses, cattle and other like stock
and carried on business in Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho, British Co
lumbia and Montana. 1t was or
ganized in 1904 and after some pre-
liminary litigation finally went into
q permanent receivership in 1907
In the summer of 1906, when the
company's affairs We're in a shaky
condition, J. II. Schively, then a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
RETAILER
HAS KICK

That he can produce proofs
showing a shortage of II 3-5 per
cent on an entire shipment of six
carloads of coal is an assertion
contained in written opinion on
the proposition to place the rail
roads under the city weight and
measure ordinance, filed with the
city clerk this morning by Henry
Weigman of the Cooperative Fuel
Co. Weigman was requested by
the committee having the investi-
cation of the matter In hand to
file a written statement on the
shortage subject.
Weigman declares he has come
to the conclusion that the retail
dealer does not come under the
law at all because of the statement
made during the last meeting of
the committee by Councilman
Mohr, that as long as the public
got 1000 pounds of coal for a ton
they had no kick coming. This
mean he says. that retail
dealer must deliver the goods in
full measure or be fined Yet. be-
cause there is no law covering the
railroad shipments, and because
the retailer Is compelled to buy
from the wholesaler by mine
weight. there is no way to secure
redress.
1.-THE law should cover both
ends OF the case" he declares.
1.-The mine owner has no more
right to COMPEL the retailer to ac-
cept a shipment of coal short
weighted than they can compel a
man to accept 50 for money or
der for $40" He declares the
wholesalers don't want the law
passed because It would call for re-
adjustments.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
LET RALST0N
PAY THE BILL

City Engineer Ralston will like
ly be compelled to stand the ex-
pense of his trip to Seattle with
his assistant, Mccartney, in an in
vestigation of municipal lighting
methods, all by himself. Although
the financial committee, which now
has charge of Ralston's claim for
SILT for that trip and the Waddell
& Harrington claim for $1,000
against the city, has had no formal
meeting on the matter, 1t comes
from good authority that there is
little chance of the committee
granting either claim.
Ralston and his assistant did not
even have leave of absence when
they went to Seattle, and were not
detailed by the city to investigate
the municipal lighting plant, 1t is
declared, consequently, the city
should not be compelled to pay the
expenses.
Before Waddell & Harrington
began to change the plans of the
Mission avenue bridge and to have
the plans of that and the Howard
street bridges exported they were
given clearly to understand that
they should receive but one half of
one per cent of the estimated cost
of the two bridges for their work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
SOME MORE FRIENDS
OF MR.. PRATT

There is no question as to where
the steam railway companies stand
in the present city campaign.
When it comes to political activity
and manipulation all other corpora
ton must concede the honors to
the railroads. AS rule their
game Is bigger than a mere city
election. yet they have made 1t
clear as to their choice for the
next mayor of Spokane.
Every declaration thus far by an
official of railroad has been for
Pratt. The first railroad official
of prominence to declare himself
for the democratic-independent
candidate was d. c. Corbin, who
has occasion to be grateful to Pratt
for favors received while Pratt was
in the city council and Corbin wa-
seeking valuable franchises for the
entrance of his International road
into Spokane.
e. ]. Cannon, attorney for the
Northern Pacific and Spokane,
Portland & Seattle. is for Pratt. 1t
will be remembered that during
the discussion of the question of
the Northern Pacific grade separa-
ton Pratt took trip east, during
which he visited St. Paul, and re-
turned to Spokane an advocate of
the Northern Pacifc's plan of
grade separation. The favor of the
Northern Pacific is equivalent to
the good will Of the Great North
ern. the other child of Jim Hill.
Now comes l.. II. Hamblen,
counsel for the North Coast rail-
road, and says that he Is for Pratt.
The North Coast is mysterious
corporation, as yet largely on pa
per, that seems fearful lest some
one might determine from whence
its money comes, yet II goes be-
fore the city council with de-
mand for franchises, street vaca'
lions. etc, worth over 100000.
The North Coast thinks that Mr..
Pratt Is a safe and sane" candi-
date for mayor and is willing to
eatrust its chances to him.
OF course no one has questioned
the support of Jay p. Graves for
Pratt, as Graves has been a friend
OF Pratt for years. and Pratt has
likewise been friend of Graves
Pratt's old councilmanic manager
IL. d. Merritt, is Mr. Graves right
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
STICKS CROSS
FOR THE COST

George Cross, postmaster at Val
leyford, was in Justice Stocker's
court today in response to bill
for S10240, costs in the case filed
by Cross against w. S. McCloyd,
proprietor of the Valleyford hotel
Cross charged McCloyd with the
sale of liquor without a license
McCloyd's bar has been closed
since the township went dry in
March.
Justice Stocker found the evi
dence was not sufficient to convict
McCloyd, that the prosecution was
malicious and assessed the cost OF
bringing about 10 witnesses from
Valleyford to the complaining wit
ness. Cross. Otherwise the bill
would have been paid by the
county.
Cross Is the postmaster at Val
leyford and is prohibitionist. The
evidence showed that he was very
bitter toward McCloyd's hotel bar
prior to the township election and
would frequently take postal invit
alton cards coming to his office for
McCloyd and read them in public
TO friends in the postoffice and
then remark: This is nice
thing; a saloonkeeper a leader in
the society of Valleyford."
When Cross appeared at tn,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
NO AGONY
WITH THIS

Republican managers are pre-
pared for thoroughly representa-
tive meeting tonight at headquar-
tiers in the Ridpath hotel block on
First avenue. There will be no
agony on tap, but the business Of
the meeting will be devoted to
plain presentation of just what the
city campaign means from the
standpoint of the men behind the
republican fight.
This policy is outlined as one
intended to promote the best in
terests of all citizens, regardless
of creed or occupation, and strict
enforcement of the laws. The
think as Review thinks-or be-for :
ever-damned idea will be notice
able by its absence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
POLICE CLUBS NOT
NEEDED IN SPOKANE

classes. I even believe that some
of the worst crooks would in time
abandon the use of guns If they
knew the officers carried none,
They seem simply to want an equal
chance in fight. and | dare say
most of them would be willing to
take his chances in physical
struggle with an officer"
Some of the plain clothes OF.
ficers have not carried clubs since
they abandoned their uniforms, but
none of them would think of wad-
ing in to quell a harroom row with
out n gun In reach. In one or two
instances where officers have gone
in single handed to put down dis
orders they have had all they could
do, and without their guns would
have been helpless because none
OF the bystanders would aid them
Captain Coverly believes, though
that It would not take long for
clubless cops in Spokane TO gain
the cooperation Of the citizens u,
stopping disorders. as many abhor
the sight of a club.
~ movement Is going on now In
police ranks to stop the old, char
acteristic patrolman's practice o,
sauntering along beat tw!rling q
club. Several OF them have been
called. down for 1t, and 1t viii soon
be Nopped altogether because OF
ita idle APPEARANCE.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
PROSECUTORS TOO BUSY
TO DEFEND THEMSELVES

On the motion of Deputy Prose
cutting Attorney Kizer the hearing
before Judge Huneke in the pro-
ceedings for contempt of court in
stituted by Frank Graves and
Frank Post, attorneys for Judge
Gordon. against Deputy Prosecutor
Pelletier, have gone over until
$50 tomorrow morning.
Stress of business in the prose-
cutor's Office. due to the indict-
ments returned today, caused the
request to be made. Mr.. Kizer
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22

deputy state insurance commits
sioner and examiner of insurance
companies, was made director of
the company and came to Spokane
for little vacation of three
months, during which he went to
work for the company and col
lected commissioners amounting to
about $500.
Schively and Schrock were given
an opportunity to be heard by the
grand jury and are believed to
have given the whole of the &C.
cused directors defense The fact
that indictments were returned in
spite of this is significant.
Some of the accused directors
are nonresidents of the state, re-
siding in California and Oregon.
An institution planned on the same
order as the Pacific Live Stock as
sociation is now being conducted
at Los Angeles, Cal, by some of
the men accused of wrecking the
Pacific Live Stock association.
J. B. ShrOck, president of the
company, is member of the Ger
man-American Realty Co., and has
an office on Post street, opposite
the Auditorium.
The investigation into the live
stock case was conducted by Dep
uty Prosecutors w. c. Donovan
and ]. H. Pelletier, who, with the
grand jury, have worked faithfully
to get at the facts in the case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
HELP THE KIDS

Drop down to the Dreamland
theater, on Main near the post
office, next week. Beginning Sun
day, the management is putting on
a benefit for the Orphans Home of
Spokane. 1t is one of the benefits
Secretary Jones of the 100000
club was unable to block. The
Dreamland benefit runs all week,
and a feature of it will be partici-
patton on the program by several
talented little folks from the home
Tiny Miss Dey will sing several
solos, and her voice is something
of a surprise. Then there will be
rainbow" chorus. Miss Peter
son and Miss Freda Hanson each
have solo number and there will
be other selections.
The home must depend entirely
for the benefits, so if small, wist-
full boy or girl offrs to sell you a
ticket, whether you buy it or not
means a whole lot to the small
merchant. The kids" deserve all
the help they can get. Little
enough of it came their way until
they came under care of Mrs. Dey
and her assistants out at the home,
E10 Liberty avenue.
The Dreamland benefit is not in
tended as competition with the
100000 club benefit. although the
kids need help almost as much.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
TO PROBE THE.
CANAL AGAIN
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Once
more the Panama canal is to be In
vestigated. This time it will be
done by Secretary of War Dtckin-
son, who will be accompanied by
the chief of staff of the army, Gen.
eral Bell. Mrs. Dickinson will also
be of the party, which left Charles
ton on the presidents yacht, the
Mayflower, on April 20.
The secretary of war, at Presi-
dent Taft's suggestion, is going
down to find out from direct OBJ
servation just what is being done.
General Bell will probably cast his
eye about to observe the military
problems of the canal zone. Any
way, there will be no further opin-
ion on the lock and sea level con-
troversy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22

of way man, and the whole thing is
like a family affair.
While the people are called upon
by the newspapers supporting
Pratt to keep their eyes on the
contractors, saloon men and other
little fellows alleged to be seeking
the election of ONO, they should
not overlook the fact that the old.
time foes of the people in political
matters, people who cause grand
jury business. and who have to be
driven to granting Spokane fair
freight rates if they grant them at
all, the steam railroads, are I'M
questionably with Mr.. Pratt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
THE LAST RESORT

. The Spokesman-Review and
. Pratt hurting defiance in the
y face of the w. w. P. Co. on
= behalf of downtrodden labor!
q That's the latest war cry.
= Down with the tyrant, free
= the city of its tentacles-and
= elect Pratt. Otherwise perish.
. Look at the proposition
. awhile and then look at it
. some more.
. Ever hear of the Spokes-
q man-Review defying the w.
q w. P. Co. when the latter was
. engaged in the gentle art of
= grabbing anything away from
= the city or scrapping with it's
= employees?
= Ever hear the Spokesman
. Review getting excited over
. oppressed labor except at
= election time, when it had it's
= own irons in the fire?
= Ever notice its virtue
= bullying out except when it
. was fishing for the church
q vote?
q Ever see The Press help
= ing the w. w. P. Co. in its
= various muses. with city af-
q fairs and labor?
= Well, The Press can't see
= where Pratt resembles
. Moses in the least particular.
= He is asserting to a buncombe
. campaign and deserves the
q penalty of it-defeat.
4 a a a a q 4 q a 4 q 4 q q 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
COME ON IN
WATERS FINE

The Pratt press agent breaks
forth with a story announcing that
the saloons are passing the hat for
a campaign fund TO elect ONO.
It's wrong and it's rotten and all
that, and unless Spokesman-Re-
view dictation is followed the city
OF Spokane is bound for the rocks.
In the same issue Mr.. PIRATE
says:
Another story set afloat against
me is that il ! am elected all Oh
the saloons may be closed within
"a hours. This report is prepos-
ferrous. The mayor of this city
hasn't the power to grant saloon
licenses or to take them away.
That Is done by another branch OF
the city government. But If elected
will enforce the laws, and no sa.
loon conducted In law abiding
manner need fear me. believe
the laws governing saloons are i'm
telligently enforced at present. and
/ would do likewise"
In other words, IL the saloons
will quit digging up for ONO and
elect Pratt they have nothina
whatever to fear, and their acqulS
escence in this Is evidently a cons
summation devoutly to be wisheds
Also 1t happens that the firsQ
story is merely another attempt to
blacken Omo's character in a WAN
that he can't collect damages for.
An ordinary street inspector who
was singled cut for defamation waa
mora fortunates
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22

prosecutors office to get the war
rant for McCloyd he was warned
to be careful, as case of illicit
sale Of liquor is one of the hardest
things to prove at times.
Justice Stocker today referred
Cross petition for release from the
costs to Deputy Prosecutor Crom-
well, who had tried the case. Crom-
well could not give Cross any en-
enlargement. as the law as laid
down by. Justice Stocker in the
matter malicious prosecution is
valid. Cross will appeal to Prose
cutor Pugh for final relief.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
GRAND JUROR
STILL SUFFERS

James T. Crewdson, member of
the grand jury. continues serious
ly sick with pneumonia at Medical
Lake. Two other grand jurors have
been excused, leaving but II men
on the job. There were original
ly 16.
Crewdson contracted pneumonia
on the grand jury's trip to the poor
farm at Spangle at the same time
that George Watson, another grand
juror. was stricken with the same
ailment that afterward cost his
life.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
fLEES IN
FEAR OF LIFE

the wheat crop. He said he was
going to the ranch of friend near
Trinidad, Col, to recuperate from
the intense strain under which he
Is living.
HUTCHINSON, Kan, April a.
Patten passed through the city to-
day en- route to Trinidad, Col. He
said the object of his flight is to
escape reporters.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22

said the prosecutors office was so
busy with the affairs of the PEG.
pie that they had been unable to
look after the law in their own
defense
Full responsibility for whatever
the result may be in the Pelletier
case will be assumed by Fred c.
Pugh, states attorney. Pelletier
says the report that he gave out
the testimony of the grand jury
is false and placed in the affidavit
of Graves and Post for effect.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
MAYOR WILLING TO
BE MARTYR
(By United Press.)

BELLINGHAM. Wash, April %.
Rather than sign an ordinance
permitting playing cards on a basis
of the loser buyink cigars for the
crowd, Mayor Elder of Lynden
handed his written resignation to
the council Monday, but today
changed his mind and stated he
would withdraw II and veto the
measure. He was under the i'm
preston that he had TO sign every
ordinance passed,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
NO STATE COAL
FOR ARMY
(By United Press)

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash,
April pa contract for supplying
forts of the Puget sound artillery
district with coal for the coming
year was let by the chief army
quartermaster at Vancouver bar
racks to representatives of the
Pacific Coal Co., which will supply
Australian coal.
The selection of Australian coal
is made against the best Washing
ton product, owing to a difference
in price averaging 60 cents ton.
over the strong protest by army
officers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-22
SULTAN NOW
BOTTLED UP
(By United Press)

SOFIA, April pa detachment
of young Turks crossed the sea of
Marmora today and are now occu-
plying the Asiatis side of Constan-
tinople, thus completely investing
the city, 1t is impossible for the
sultan to escape and join the loyal
lists in Asiatic Turkey, as it is sup.
posed he planned to do.