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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29
What fhe State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing
Win Have Use for 1t.

Sheffield Standard. Wonder what the amendment advo- 5cates are going to do with that $10,00n slush fund. contributed chiefly by cam didates for office and beneficiartes of Comerism.
 Is the Truth Out. Selma Times.
 The "nigger in the wood pile" has "hollered." Judge Weakley admits that the constitutional amendment would forbid the keeping of a pint in your own home. That's plainer than he said it. but the meaning Is about
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29
MT. Rowie's Speech.

Gadsden TimeS-NeWs,
 The speech of Hon. Sid J. Bowie at the Court House in Gadsden Saturday night was one of the strongest ap- peaIs to patriotism and common sense uttered during the present campaign In a dispassionate manner he tore to shreds the cloak under which the poli- real object in this campaign. He plac- ed the light on a high plane and did not utter 8 word which could offend any honest citizen on either side. He gave ii as his belief that the amend ment would be defeated in the State by an overwhelming majority.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29
Ia it All Settled.

Call 1t off. It's mere waste of time and money The Birmingham Ledger announces that the prohibition amend ment will carry. For weeks The Led ger ger has been on the fence. blowing hot. then blowing clod. in torturing doubt which way to jump. But as Tn past years 1t seems to have been seen and now makes the solemn announce ment that it has concluded to have the amendment carry. It relieves us of so much concern and effort for we have to accept the inevitable, We didn't want it to carry. We hoped that It would be defeated and we have been carry. Now that The Ledger settles 1t, that 1t will carry. we can dtsm 5 our concern and becomingly meet the fate It's success will bring upon lhe State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29
Class DiatinctiOna.

Walker County News.
 The rich city man can send his mon ey off, get his whlskey, brandy, wine champagne. etc, from distant State and have 1t delivered to his door bs in the country Is not allowed this privilege: neither can his. wife make grape or berry wine. and the pro amendment fellows want this rule tC he perpetual In Alabama. Is 1t just7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29

China is to have a modern police sys- tenn. which no doubt means that at present policemen are in calling dis tance when a disturbance occurs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29

It's not case of too many Cooks spoii- ing the broth. but too many pole dis- coverers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29

There are some new post cards out for lazy people. We have not seen ready stamped, addressed and have Hello" written on them.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
DEATH REMOVES ONLY
lEPER FROM u. S. ARMY
Sergeant Mix Dies in His Lonely Cot
tage on Fort Screven Resef-
walton.
(By Associated Press.)

SAVANNAH. GA. Dec. lS.-Death
removed probably the only case CT
lprosy in the United States army TO-
day when First Sergeant c. |. Mix. OF
the Seventy second company, Coast
Artillery, died in his lonely cottage
On the Fcrt Screven reservation.
The body will be buried with full
military hcnors in the national Gene
TRY in accordance with the last re-
quest of the dead soldier
Mix enlisted from Brownsville,
Texas. and served in the Cuban cam
paign during the Spanish American
war. 1t was here the disease was
contracted.
The sergeant had been = govern
ment charge fer the past few yeani.
his case attracting attention in medi-
cal circles all over the country.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
Proceedings Instituted Against
Richmond &-Henrlco Ry.
WANT RECEIVER NAMED
Assignment Ct Richmond Rapid Tran
sit Co., Owned BY Same Parties,
Said to Have Been Part of Scheme
to Cefraud.
Especial to The Daily Pressl

-1fNNAaA W Atttiil II-SSt J..
RICHMOND. VA, Dec. l3.-Credi-
tors have instituted proceedings in
The Law and Equity Court against
the Richmond * Henrico Railway
Company, charging that its crganiza-
ton was fraudulent, and asking that
II be thrown into the hands OF a re-
ceiver. its privileges declared void.
and its guaranteed bond used In salts
faction Il the claims brought against
it,
Process has been served on the
Amer-caA National Bank. where
$4,000 is being held subject to the
check Of the contractors and against
the Planters National Bank, where
u.s. 20 is on deposit for similar pur-
poses. these two amounts making the
100000 which the city required when
the time limit was extended several
monLhs ago.
Such proceedings will practically
prevent the company from floating
construction bonds, since clear
mortgage cannot be drawn as long
as uHsatisfied claims remain cut
standing. and since the 100000 now
on deposit represents not more than
one-sixth Of the proposed cost of the
road. even If II could be checked upon.
IL is not now subject 70 check, how
ever. since the banks may be made
liable to the suit, and In that event
. might have to refund every cent
which had been paid cut of tnat fund.
After citing a number of the debts
and claims and detailing how they
were contracted the bin says. Your
complainaBts further show that the
Citizens Rapid Transit Company has
contracted these and other debts. and
In order to hinder delay and defraui
Its creditors. W. r. jenkins. John C.
RagaE. w. ). FoTles and 5. l.. KEEL
ley, who owned nearly the entire is
sue Of tie stock Of the Citizens Rapid
Transit Company. Organized the
Richmond and Henrico halfway Com
pany. whose stuck was practically
owned by the same parties. and in
order further T. hinder. delay and de-
fraud said creditors. an assignment
was made from the said Citizens Rap
ID Transit Company 20 the Rich
mond 4 Henr.co Railway Company
Of al rights. privileges and fran
ckinses held by the said Citizens Rap
i'd Transit Company
II contracts are awarded. and the
c,-urt decides against the Richmond 4
Hcnrico Railway. the c-mpany would
End itself IN the position o. having
awarded the contract Cor the construc-
tion Of read which Il has no right
TO build. fer n the privileges ac-
corded the cmpany BY the old Citi-
zeus Rapid Transit Company are de-
ciared void the new corporation win
have nothing but IFS name. is fran
chisez beng annulied and all its
assets being turned over 10 3 re-
ceiver 10 meet the claims brought
against Il.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
Judge Lurton Receives News.

CINCINNATlO. OHIO Dec. Ii
Judge I-urtca and his associates were
in the midst Of the hfaring OF a malt
million dollar VIII case today when q
reporter emit red the court with the
news Cf the judges appointment to
the United States Supreme bench.
The reporter quietly whispered the
news to the court clCTk VINO wrote y
on a slip of paper and sent a. 20 the
Judge. The judge casually glanced
ct the note as II It were the most
ordinary Of communication, inSte adj
OF announcs ment Of his selection TO
tte highest legal body in America. He
folded the document and tuck u IL
his pocket without imrarting the
news to the tive judges beside him.
M-anwhile the case prOccs ded unin-
terruptedly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
SiIvey Speer Thomas Divorced
and Welded Again.
Et0PEb WITH CHAUFFEUR
Handsome and Enterprs;ng Young
Auto Driver Loses Heiress and Suit
Against Her Father for 100000
Damages for Attention Of Affections.
(Ry Associated Press

ATLANTA. GA, Dec. 13.-Two min
utes after Mrs. Sflvey Speer Thomas,
daughter of w. A Speer, well known
in financial circles, was granted a total
divorce from her fathers chauffeur
Russell ]. Thomas, in the Superior
ccNt today, marriage license was
issued to Marshall c. Mckenzie and
Miss Silvey Speer.
/ Miss Speer's divorce was secured on
allegation that she was forced to
marry the chauffeur because the man
had made threats of violence against
ber father unless the daughter con-
scented to elcpe with him.
Immediately after the parties in
volved left the court house they were
driven to the Speer residence, on
ceremony was performed in the pres
ence of a large party Of friends.
Chauffeur Loses SUIT.
Another chapter in the Speer case
also was concluded today when a
verdict vas rendered in the Superior
Court in favor of w A. Speer, wh1
was sued by his chauffer Thomas. for
100000 for alienation Of his wife's
affections.
The elopement OF beautiful Silyey
Speer, with her fathers handsome
young chauffeur fourteen months ago
created a sensation After being mar.
ried in Atlanta. they left for Charlotte,
N. C.. where they we're arrested as
they registered at a prominent hotel
Mother Carried Girl Off,
Mrs. Speer brought the bride back
to Atlanta. but the young husband
made so much trouble that the
mother took Her daughter to New
York. There the bridge was kept mid
den to escape reporters and TO evade
a writ Of habeaus corpus. sought by
the husband Finally Mrs. Spees
sailed with her daughter for Eurdpe
Thomas asserted that II he could see
hts bride alone she would declare
that she preferred him 70 her parents.
This her parents refused TO allow
They charged that she was drugged
by Thomas the dag Of the wedding
and while in this condition. was
forced under threats to consent to a
marriage.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
LURTON APPOINTED
. TO SUPREME COURT
President Taft Sends Nomination Of
Tennessesan to the Senate
Was a Democrat.
fRy Associated PressD

WASHINGTON. l.. c., Dec. ID
The nomination Ct Judgc II. A-ftCn
CT TCane,s ee. TO he a5s-c.a.e justice
CT the SUPP N Court CT the United
6 II in succession 4 the late JUS
tice Psckham. was sent TO the sen
cite to1ay by President Taft.
JUDI. Lmton is a Tennessee man
and Wa appointed judge Ct the axth
Gil cult by President Cleveland March
u. 1893.
He was 2 Democrat in politics at
that time.
Pre- ID nj Taft was himself a judge
Of the Sixth circuit at the time he was
appointed governor of the philippine
in 1898 and it was his association with
Judge Lr-ton that gave him such a
high option of the legal qualifications
of the Tennessee jurist.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14

sion that Mr. Brokaw had spent $780,
00O on his wife in their FIRST year of
married life.
General Hancock used Them.
Mir Mcintyre thought the items
spoke for themselves. II will hardly
agree" he lnstanced. that q couple
u hundred dollars worth of corsets
were used by Mrs. Brokaw" Brokaw
himself. who is far from puny joined
IN the laughter that followed.
III recollect rightly" put in Jus
tice Putnam. General Hancock used
them during a campaign"
Mrs. Brokaw told OF quarrel with
her husband while they We're at High
Point. n. C.. following which she
went 30 hotel and remained until
her husband sent for her. She be-
came hysterieai on the way home. but
declared that she had not discussed
her domestic troubles with the ser
wants sent to accompany her.
Objection 10 Others Flowers.
Mr.. Mcintyre wanted to know II her
husband had not always been atten-
tive TO her and bought her flowers
every day" The witness said that
he did not buy flowers every day and
some times when he did he would
accuse her of not appreciating the at
tcnti,n he paid her and OF not thank
ing him for the flowers.
Mrs. Brokaw said that Jimmy"
Mari and her brother also used 10
buy flowers occasionally and that these
were objected to by her husband.
Mr.. Brokaw told her. she said. that
he was the only man frcm whom she
could accept flowers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
TWENTIETH CENTURY
LIMITED WRECKED
Six Passengers Reported KILL
ed on Lake Shores Fast
est Train.
tBy Associated Press1.

BUFFALO. n. Y. Dec. 1.-THE
Twentieth Century Limited. the Lake
Shores fastest train is 4 wreck a
shcrtw5istance west of Northeast. Pa.
At he Lake Shore dispatchers CT
fee mere it is reported that six pas
sengers were killed.
The wires are in bad condition on
account of the storm and up to a.
m, I had been impossible 10 get into
Northeast
The wreck Occurred al IL p. m,
eastern time. last night
A spe cial train with doctors he's leit
Buffalo for the scene OF the wreck.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14

NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-Altor p.
Parker. who was mentioned from time
r. time as " to deceive the ST.
y me Curt appointment which now
s5es to Horace n. Larton. sad to-
night. i knew Judge I.urton both
socially and Professionally. and. tn
NV Judgment. one better equipped fcT
s-rvice in that. greatest Of all courts.
tn Supreme Court o. the United
States. could not Be found. The
country j. 70 be congratulated"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
NINE BODIES RECOVERED.
Steamer Picks W Dead Victims Of
Like Wreck

ERIE. PA. Dec. 13.-Four OF the
nine bodies picked up by the Com
modore Perry yesterday. the first OF
the IS men who lost their lives when
the car ferry Bessemer and Marquette
No foundered In Lake Erie. were
sent to their homes tcnight- The
bodies shipped are these OF William
Ray to Butler. Pa: Manuel Souars 70
Renova. Pa: Thomas Steele. TO Con-
neaut. Ohio: George r. Smith. 20
Ccnreaut. O.
The Commodore Perry. which Odd
such heroic work IN searching for the
victims. Jay IN her slip an day vita
sfearn up. but the gale that blew over
the Lake was % such nature that 70
venture cut would have been suicidal
The wind subsidized tonight 80 thas
The sgarrh may Be continued tomor-
row.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
FARMERS REJOICE OVER
WELCOME RAINFALL
Serious Drought in Northern Virginia
Relieved by DOWNFALL Accom-
psnyinS Storm.

WINCHESTER. VA, Dec. 13.-
Cspious Iains have fallen ever the
drought belt OF northern Virginia.
West Virginia and Maryland. the first
CT any consequence in six months.
The fall began lest midnight and
has continued steadily since. There
IS great rejoicing amcng the farmers
in consequence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
SAID TO Re HIDING
IN WASHINGTON NOW
Despatch From Estrada's Secretary
to Senior Castrilio Says Zelayan
Army Does Not Want to Fight and
That lnsurgent Forces Are About TO
Assume Offensive Attitude.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. ID. C., Dec H.
because of the renewed activities of
the so-caIled agents of Zelaya In the
United States. the Central American
colony here was thrown tonight into
9 frenzy OF excitement. The agents,
they declared, have managed TO pre-
vent decisive victory for the reyol-
lutIonists.
The principal one OF the so-called
Zelayan agents Is said to be here.
but he is keeping himself out of the
way.
This man.. said one of the
Nicaraguans lis detested by those
Who believe in a new regime for
Nicaragua. He had been In this
country some time when he was 'en-
trusted with funds from the Estrada
party with which to purchase the
arms shipped on the Norwegian
steamer, Utrecht. He did so.
Sent Wrong Cartridges.
iiio boeu AhtchbouS were Hul uouUt-
ed until the arms arrived In Mica
ragua. when it was found that the
rifles and rapid fire guns were useless.
because ammunition that would not
fit their bores had been sent along"
When the discovery was made
second shipment of arms and ana
mn
munitions OF war in this case being
carefully selected and the arms being
OF the latest pattern.
Madniz Nat Accepted.
A cable despatch from General
Estrada, leader of the revolutionary
forces in Nicaragua to Senior Castril-
10, representative in Washington of
the revolutionists was received by
the latter today in which General Es-
trada states that DR. Madriz win not
be acceptable to the revolutionary
forces as successor to President
Zelaya.
The rebel leader states that such
cttp NOuiu sutftf cum
tinuation OF the Zelaya regime A
| Mexican gunboat is enrcute to Corin-
to. according TO an official dispatch
from Managua received by the state
department today. In the absence OF
specific information on the subject
this-<act seems to indicate that the
Mexican government is actively CO.
operating with the United States in
its aggressive policy toward the
ZeIsya1 faction in Nicaragua
Senior Castrtllo received late tonight
a message from Diaz. secretary to
Estrada which he translated as fol-
lows:
~Ze,sya's army does not wish TO
night We probably will take the Of
fensive. We are very strong"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
NEWPORT NEWS. VA TUESDAY. DECEMBER A. 1909.
PRESIDENT SPEAKS
TO CROWD ON B0WERY
Motors Through Rain Storm After
Delivering Address at Carnegie
Hall.

NEW YORK. Dec. l3.-Aiter spt ak
ing tonight In Carnegie Hail at the
Diamond Jubilee Of the Methodist
Missions in Africa. President Eait
mOtored through diving rainsterm
TO the Bowery Mission. where he
made an address to typical Bowery
audience.
lie afterwards inspected the bread
Line" room. whore each night hun
dred,s Of the une mployed are gwen
food
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
$4,000 Fire.
By Associated Press }

EAST ST. LOUIS. ILLS. Dec. IA
Fire late t-day destroyed the ware
horSe e the Corner Mills on the
Ievce. three tiCcks rcrth ~ ,he
EaC,s bridge AboJt 100 carloads OF
gr3sn we're burned. the lcss te.ng
800 900.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
Wreck Train on Wav.

CLEVELAND. OHIO, Dec. ia
speeisl. Lake Shose- Train hearing off,
Gals and surgeons left ColLnwocd'
a suburb. fer Northe asst. Pa. at l 4.
m. today. From this it is believed
that many are killed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
SEVEN LIVES LOST.
Fatal Ere IN cireinsrti Tenement at
Nidnioht.

CINCINNATI. OHIO. DC y -
Sven persons STE Odd AMI sev-rsl
rfhsns are iurrod ~ result r a
tenement Gre on Synk1mcr street
about midnight tonight
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14

HAVANA. Dec. 12.-The Havana
Havana has b.il team defeated tee
Deifof Americans today BY a scsre
OF 5 TO 0.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14

,coutinuea on Eighth Pase)
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14

THE DAILY PRESS 10 the
only newspaper published in
Newport News that receives the
full news service, Of the Asso-
ciated Press. -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
THE WEATHER.

Fair, colder Tuesday; moder-
ate to brisk west winds: Wed
nesday, fair.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-01-27
NUMBER TO-.
NEWSPAPER MEN ORGANIZE
officers Chosen And By.
Laws AdOpted--TO Meet
Annually.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 90
The West Virginia Newspaper
ASSOCIATION perfected it's oraapi-
zation at a meeting held in a
committee ROOM in the oaustol
wednesday at ten O'Clock, by
eleosing Z K Horner, president;
+. A. Mcdonald of the Huu,ing-
ton Herald-Dispstch, vice prssi-
dent and l.. NJ. Davis of the Fair
mont West virg,niau, secretary
treasurer.
l.. M. Davis and G. II. Riggle,
committee on permanent organ,-
cation and bylaws, submitted
their report embodyiug a consti.
tuition for the association which
was approved. The constitution
provides for an annual meeting of
the association TO be beld on tina
third Monday in January each
year and was 90 changed 40 to ad-
NIT the weekly newspapers of the
state membership in the organi.
cation aud steps were taken to
merge the Editorial association
with the new organisation at q
meeting to be called in Charles
ton early in February.
The word "daily" was by vote
eliminated from the title of the
organisation, as adopted at Park
ersburg on Decen. Der % and it
will hereafter be known "a the
West Virginia Newspaper assooia-
tion.
At meeting at the Kanawha
hotel yesterday evening the Legis-
fative committee composed of r.
Il. Horner Of the Parkersburg
Sentinel and L. " Highland of
the Clsrksburg Telegram was
argumented by the addition of
Capt. Il. Il. Hood of the Charles
ton Mail and Moses w. Donnelly
of the Charleston Gazstte.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-01-27
"Times is Changed" !"

Eyes stree, Bill; times is changed
since you an me was doin our court
in, F." said Adoniram Glover, with a note
OF sadness in his voice to old Andy Clov.
or, who had come over to "set spell" /"
when we was doin' our courtin',
Andy, gal thought she was being treat.
cd right harnsom IL feIler bought her
10 cents wuth Of pep'mint in while,
and ifhe took her to any doin's in town
she didn'texpect him to go down into
his jeans TO the tune of a dollar or two
for ice cream an soda water an candy
at fo'ty cents a paound. My son 81 tux
his ducksy .daddle to the band concert
in town yistiday, an there want aquar-
ter left ofa dollar bill he struck me fer
time he got home. Beats all the way
folks throw the money away now -adays.
/ tell yetimes is changed nightly since
we was boys, and the Lawd only knows
what the end will be with feller layin'
out 70 cents on gal in one day l"-St.
Louis Republic,
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-01-27
Married. .

Mr.. w. B. Morris and Miss Flos.
sic Turner were united In marriage
at the parsonage of the Christian
church in Ashland, KY, Wednes.
day evening, january 90, 1909.
Rev. j. b Ryan, pastor Of that
church, performed the ceremony
which joined the two souls together.
Only a few Of the most intimate
friends OF the contracting parties
were p esent and Witnessed the
ceremony.
The groom Is too well known TO
need an introduction to our readers.
As those who are acquainted with
him know, he is a self-made man
When quite young his parents die g,
leaving him TO fight LIES battles
alone. About twelve years ago he
came to Kenova and accepted po-
sitIon as brakeman on the N. IL W..
He was later transferred TO duty as
assistant baggagemister at the Tn.
ion depot. He soon proved himself
a hustler, for within a short time he
was advanced, and now holds the
lucrative and responsible position
Of agent for the Adams and South.
ern Express companies.
Two years ago his friends nomi-
mated him for mayor Of the Peoples
Progressive party. lie was elected
and the people seemed so we'll
pleased with his administration Of
the clty's affairs that they again be.
slowed upon him the honor al the
recent election.
The bride is an accomplished aud
popular young lady, being Of Old
Virginia blue blood. However, for
the past two years she has been re-
siding with a sister at Ashland
During her sOjourn in that city she
has made numerous friends and was
favorite at nearly all the popular
social functions.
The couple have gone to house
keeping in the groom's cottage on
Pine street and are now at home To
their many friends.
May their matrimonial boat al
ways sail on golden and azure
waters whose banks are fes
tooned with flowers of love and re.
spect, amid the glad singing oil
beautiful birds of affection.
January %, 1909. REPORTER.