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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

authorities at Dothan. releasing the
husband.
The letter follows. without change.
the initials only being given:
O., Ala, June .. 1907.
Judge Thomas q. Jones. Montgomery.
Dear Mr. Joness Ny husband. G. j.. is
10 Dothan Jail for Illegal distiliing and
am left helpless. have two babies,
one years old and the other 1s
months old and she 10 blind. was born
ed with 10 no hope for her eyes. Now,
Judge. do beg you to Please Release
my husband. We are poor. live on
farm and our crop Is gone II he can't
come back. I never plowed a row in
my life, II / knew how 1 would try.
but-no one to care for my babies. Also
dead, and we have 2 OF their small
children to care for. You see I have
4 children and myself and no ons to
help me. My father Is dead and my
mother have lot OF little children.
have, one grown brother, but he has
family too So have no one on earth
to look to for help. want to say too
Judge Charlie Is certainly just as In
nocent Of making whiskey on Pot or
Jug they found here as you are
guess you will think 1t nature for me
to say this but II It was the last word
ever had to speak 1t IL sure true he
did not. am sure opposed TO whis-
key drinking for my father drank a
heap Of II but can say and tell the
truth Charlie never gave me any trou-
Die drinking. I never saw him drunk
nor any one I don't think will tell you
they did. You remember the trial was
year ago today and you was so kind
as to let him come home and finish his
crop. telling him to report to jail Dec.
1. Well he went the first OF Dec. last
and they would not jail him He came
home. but IL gone to Jail at last Judge
have never met you but all I have
ever heard of you was good man
Now will you Please sympathise with
me as poor helpless woman? Yes I
Bilieve You will. I do wish II was 40
you could come here and see my con-
dition. IL you could believe you would
release him at once. You can't I'm
agine what favor you would do me-
Now will you Please to do so. All I
have written Is true. Now Judge II
you can't let him come home please
write me how long he will have to
stay in jail. feel great respons,-
bility on me now. rt just seems to
me like we win starve but trust In
God to help you to help me ana I know
he VIII. Now I will close Trusting IN
you to release him soon.
Yours truly.
(Mrs.) ------..---
Write to me soon,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
UNIVERSITY SUMMER SCHOOL.
The Enrolment VIII Probably Reach
Three Hundred Mark.

Three Hundred Mark.
University. June 14.--(SpeciaI)-
Teachers. superintendents and princi-
pals from schools all over Alabama
and neighboring States have gathered
In Tuscaloosa for the sixth annual ses-
sion of the University of Alabama
Summer School for teachers.
The enrolment thus far has been
two hundred. most of whom are women
teachers, but there are many who do
not expect to stand the teachers exam
nation at the close but are present
for the other features of the summer
school 1t Is thought that the enroll
ment will reach the three hundred
mark as students may enter at any
time during the six weeks session.
The University announcement Is that
the summer school was established to
meet the needs of the following classes:
Teachers and principals OF both grad
ed and ungraded schools, students pre-
pairing to enter the university, univer-
sity students and Intelligent people in
all walks of life who wish to enlarge
their intellectual horizon, to renew or
review the studies of earlier years. to
get in touch with current scholarship,
and who may be inclined to spend a
vacation from the regular tasks OF life
at this delightful seat of learning.
Courses are being offered this year
in arithmetic. algebra agriculture,
drawing. education, elocution, English
literature, grammar, French, Greek,
German, geography. geometry, United
States history, Alabama history, Latin,
manual training, methods OF teaching,
public physics, psychology, hygiene,
| reading, school laws and 'trigonometry
In addition to these regularly pre-
scribed courses there has been arranged
a program of lectures that will give
an enterta5n ment every day during the
session. Vi IN two addresses a day in
most instdR ces. Such men are included
on the pr4sram as Governor Conner,
Congressmtn Hobson, superintendent
OF Education Gunnels. DR.. L. b. Hully.
| Frederick D. Losey. Mrs. J.. D. Mat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
MOTHER STILL
RETAINS BOY
Released on Writ Of
Habeas Corpus.
TO LEAVE FOR PENSACOLA
Mrs. Blalock Resisted Effort to
Garry Her to Selma.
Judge CASTOR Decides That Evidence
In the Warrant Was Not spe-
cihc, Date Or Place Not
Being Named.
TO LEAVE FOR PENSACOLA

Victory In the fight for the custody
OF owen Blalock, the ten year old
Selma lad. rests so far with the moth
er, Mrs. Minnie Blalock, who was re-
leased yesterday by Judge CASTOR. on
a writ of habeas corpus She win
leave Montgomery with the boy imme-
diately for Pensacola.
Mrs. Blalock. with her son. had left
Selma and her husband, e. W. BIa-
lock, ten days ago. The boy Is attach
ed to the mother. and win not leave
her. or return to his father. That the
hoy might be brought back. q war
rant for the arrest of the mother.
charging her with adultery, was sworn
out by the husband.
After ten days of chase and search.
the mother and son were landed In
Montgomery Sunday, and arrested.
They were held overnight in the police
headquarters. to be sent to Selma Mon
day morning.
She resisted extradition Monday
morning. and later In the day the hear
ing on the writ Of habeas corpus was
heard before Probate Judge CASTOR.
Judge CASTOR decided that the evil
dence entai1ed In the warrant was du-
bious or not specific. naming no time,
date. place, or other parties to the al
legged offense.
The woman was released. It may
be that the fight will be waged further
by the attorneys for the husband.
Mrs. Bialock 10 a. young woman, and
the boy Is small chap who says he is
ten years old. but looks even younger.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
OFFICERS ELECTED.
TalIassee Falls Manufactures ana
TaIlaaaee Railway Companies Meet.

Tallassee Falls Manufacturing and
Tallahassee Railway Companies Meet.
Directors of the Tallassee FaliS
Manufacturing Company. and OF the
Tallassee and Montgomery Railroad
Company met in Montgomery yester-
day, IN adjourned annual meeting. Lit
tie business was transacted beyond the
election OF officers for the ensuing
year.
The Tallassee Falls Manufacturing
Company, operators Of one Of the larg-
est cotton mills IN the South, elected
Thomas M. Turner, president; ". e.
Ellsberry, secretary and treasurer: 81
L. Smith. assistant treasurer.
As offlcers OF the Tallassee and
Montgomery Railway Company, there
was elected George X. McGou. presi-
dent; s. Roman. vice president; W. e.
EIlsberry, secretary ana treasurer; H.
L. Smith, assistant treasurer.
The two corporations are associat-
ed under practically the same director
ate, and personnel of officers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
NEW FLORIDA LAWYERS.

Tallahassee, Fla. June 14.--(Special.)
Having successfully passed the exam
ination OF the Supreme Court OF Flor
ida, the following have been admitted
to the Florida bar to practice law:
+. p. Hamilton, jacksonville. Fla; l..
r. Brothers. Jacksonville, Fla; J. J.
O.. Cooper. Jacksonville. Fla; s. r..
Marks. Jacksonville. Fla; H. s. Cald-
wen, Jasper. Fla; Guyte p. McCord,
Tallahassee. Fla; J. B. Moffett. Tai
lahassee, Fla; d. r.. Durham. St.
Augustine, Fla; J. r. Adams. Marian
ma. Fla; ]. j. Dickinson. Madison.
Fla; d. G. Hull. Plant City, Fla
Fred Bolts, DeIand, Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
, NEW INCoRPoRATroNs
Notices Are Filed with Secretary I

Notices Are Filed with Secretary Of
state.
Notices OF Incorporation were filed
yesterday with the Secretary or State
as follows:
ST. Louis Coca-Cola Bottling Com
pany. of Birmingham; capital stock
$4,000. Of which all has been paid In;
incorporatOrs, @. p. Eggleston, II. e.
Seibels and Crawford Johnson.
Terrace Court Holding Company, of
Birmingham; capital stock $4,000; in
corporators, r. W, Massey, r. A.
Brown and r.. W. Fonvilie.
Aliceville Compress Company. of AL
iceviiie; capitol stock $4,000, OF which
$4,000 has been paid in; incorporators.
J. T. Cochrane and other citizens.
A copy of the articles OF incorpora-
ton of the Knights OF McAbees OF the
World was filed yesterday with the
Secretary OF State, designating the lat
ter officer as the person upon whom
service may be obtained.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
YOUR DRUGGIST


BY authority of DR.. ]. s. Leonhardt.
the celebrated pile specialist Of Lin
coin. .Neb., Z. @. Fowler and E. c.
Andrews guarantee that Hem-Roid, a
tablet remedy, taken internally. will
cure any case of<piles, no matter how
bad--blind. bleeding. itching or pro-
truding piles.
DR.. Leonhardt proved after years Of
study, that the cause OF piles is bad
circulation. and tried his internal REM
edy, Hem-R oid, In 1000 cases, before
deciding to guarantee 1t.
II you remember that the cause Of
piles Is internal, you will understand
why ointments. suppositories and oper-
ations won't do any more than give
temporary relief. Hem Roid frees cir
culation. strengthens the weak parts,
and cures permanently.
81 for twenty-four days treatment
at e. G. Fowler's and e. C.. Andrews. .
DR.. Leonbardt Co.. Prop. Station B,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for booklet. $50
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

lock. DR.. Thomas M Owen, DR.. Sam
uei Schumacher OF Pennsylvania, Will
liam +. sheehan, Of The Montgomery
Advertiser, President Snyder. OF Wof-
ford College. DR.. Charles H. Barnwefi,
Frederick O. Stickney ana othrs.
Another feature that will attract
many prominent visitors IL series Of
conferences on educational matters. The
frst OF these win be held during the
entire week OF June 81 and will be
devoted to discussion of secondary
education
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
NO MEETING TONIGHT.
Commercial Club VIII Not Meet Until

Commercial Club VIII Not Meet Until
Next Tuesday.
There WIN be no meeting Of the
Commercial Club tonight, the regular
night of assembly. because of the in
stitution of semi-monthly intervals be-
tween sessions. A meeting was held
last Tuesday night, and though a post
poned session, still 1t runs the date Of
the next meeting up one week.
Secretary Viewer is out of the city.
attending a session Of the Georgia Cot
ton Seed Crushers at Atlantic Beach,
Fla. He will probably remain at At
lantic Beach through the week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

for the territory OF Hawaii be confirm
ed. The nomination was investigated
by a subcommittee which reported
that Mr.. woodruff was fully quelined
for the judgeship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
To Confirm Nomination.

Washington, June 1.-THE senate
committee on the Judiciary today agreed
to recommend that the nomination
of George W. woodruff of Pennsy1va-
mia to be United States District Judge
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

washington. June 1.-THE senate to-
day confirmed the nominations of Ed
ward Dana Durand of California to be
director of the census Vice s. N. d.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

North. signed. Luther Conant, Jr.. of
New York TO be deputy commissioner
Of corporations department Of com.
merce and labor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
Callahan Improves.

Jackson, KY. June 14--Formei
Sheriff Ed Callahan, who was shot
down at Crockettsville last Monday,
continues to improve. The grand jury
Is still in session. No indictment has
vet been made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

stop. man. take rest. Whether for
health or pleasure sBorlen wheelerv
10 THE place.. Finest mineral water In
the south. Write for particulars. BOr-
den Springs, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

day in a collision Of two street cars
with an automobile in which he was
riding. He came to Webb City to I'LL
a local pulpit yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
New York Minister Hurt.

Webb City, Mo-, June 14.-Rev DR.,
James H Spear pastor. OF the First
Union Presbyterian church of New
York City. was fatally hurt here to-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Many Montgomery inquiries about how prepare certain
foods gas range Gas Range viii do everything that old time
will do and
Those especial recipes for cooking certain foods
by simply And lady who discovers valuable
will other ladies she will send along with permission
to publish it.
One recently inquired How shall pnked FISH
ranger and the following reply found have been written by leading
teacher Of domehc sience
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
FINDS UNKNOWN LANDS BEYOND THE RIM ROCK
Bold Adventurer Discovers New and Strange Peoples in Remarkable Country West of the Mountains, and also Finds That Pacific Ocean Is Not an Indian Myth.

by steam engines similar to those used in Imperial Valley Which leads Us to the conclusion that after all there is nothing new under the sun The Southern Pacific is wonderful. It has a thousand wonders by actual count. In Our next letter We shall describe those wonders in detail
 This hitherto unknown land which We have discovered is inhabited by creatures closely resembling man. They wear clothes, are endowed with artic- ulate speech and have opposable thumbs. Probably they are the miss ing links, but they seem to be a step in advance of Pithecanthropus Erectus who, we understand, did not have op- possible thumbs. We found that they understood Our speech, and We were able to converse with them. They show some signs of intelligence. all though they do not read the Calexico Chronicle.
 Our next letter shall be of absorbing interest. In it We shall tell how We boldly pushed Our way north through the uneXplored wilds of Santa Barbara Monterey and San Francisco even 10 the country of the fabled Webfeet. We have made a report to the Smith sonian Institution on the manners and customs of the white savages of San Francisco. They have no manners and their customs are abominable. More anon
 OBIT
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
DATE PALM IN BEARING

One of the date palms on the Goa chella townsite is literally loaded with fruit. It is estimated that there fully three hundred pounds of dates sf this one tree. The fruit is ripen- ing fast, and those who have eaten of it pronounce it delicious The palm with it's huge clusters of dates presents a beautiful sight It is one of the pioneers of an industry which will one day make Coachella known the length and breadth of the United States as the valley which furnishes the markets of the country with fresh dates. As surely as the sun shines the growing of dates here will be one of our best paying pursuits. Fresh dates are always as superior to the imported pressed article as fresh milk is to the condensed kind.-Coachella Valley News.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28

been demonstrated that the plant will grow only in a hot climate with not too much rainfall
 There are two varieties of the Cara vonica cotton. one known as wool Car avonica, which is adapted for mixing wool, and the other, which is more val uable known as silk Caravonica," which has a long silky fibre of great strength, that can be mixed without detection with some qualities of silk.
 The advantages claimed for Cara vonica are it's large production per acre, it's larger yield of lint, and the fact that it is perennial The Cara vonica tree, or rather bush, will grow to twenty feet or more in height but is usually trimmed every year. It will begin to bear at seven or eight months after sowing, and will yield profitably without replanting for five to eight years. The bolls on large trees run about fifty to a pound, and this size of bolls diminishes the difficulty of picking from such high bushes.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
IMPROVEMENTS FOR INDIANS

J. B. Royce, superintendent of the Indian reservations in the Coachella valley, has returned from a visit to Washington, bringing news of the sue for more Improvements on these reservations. He Is to have 5000 for.n buildings, and $7000 for more wells and irrigation systems. An ad- ditional teacher for the Indian school at Martinez is also authorized, thus giving the superintendent more time to look after genera; reservation af- fairs
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
CARAvON|CA TREE COTTON
Mexican Variety Which May Prove Interesting to Valley Growers Produces for Eight Years
 From One Planting.

w, A. Graham Clark. special agent to investigate textile trade conditions, has been studying the cotton situa- ton in Mexico, and makes an inter- esting report on the progress being made in the southern republic in grow ing the new Caravonica tree cotton.
 The variety was produced by the crossing of fine, long -stapled Mex ican cotton with coarse long stapled- Peruvian cotton This hgbralization was carried out in Queensland some ten years ago by Italian scientist, Dr. David Thomastis. Experiments in up- per Mexico and the United States have proven failures. but in Lower Mexico the plant grows we'll It has
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
NUMBER sEvEN's STATEMENT

The statement of Water Company No. for the period from January 1909, to July 31, 1909, shows receipts as follows: Cash on January l. $7,673.- 99; general expenses, $70.9S mainten- ance, $47.50; sundry stockholders, $240; telephone line, $10601; treasury stock, $120; bills receivable, S1,306.16; as sesment No. 12, $13,621.50; water, $3,42O.6O; total $26,6S625 Disburse- ments: Construction S1O97; mainten- ance $4,576.92; damage, $3O; furni- ture and fixtures, $5.65; repairs on "V''. SITS; general expenses, $4, ,O99. .OG; telephone line, $5S7.5O; water rents, $12,057.11; cash on hand August l., $4,223.45; total, $26,6S6.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28

Wrought an obvious error of a pos tai clerk, a large envelope containing manuscript was delivered to the Press yesterday. There is no doubt that it was intended for an esteemed con temporary, and under ordinary cir cumstances it would have been return ed to the postoffice for correct deliv- cry but having been opened by mis- take and found to be an account of some remarkable discoveries, the temptation to score the scoop of the age seduced the Press from the path of rectitude. The Press interruptions ly takes advantage of the mistake and shamelessly steals and prints the manuscript, which evidently was writ ten by one ofSthe three classes of persons entitled to use the pronoun We. The author is either king country editor or a man with q tape-w worm. Following is the manu script:
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
INDIAN RESERVATION LANDS
Water Users Association Issues Gen eral Statement About Big Tract
 in Imperial County.

The Yuma County Water Users As sociation has issued a circular giving general information about the Yuma Indian lands. This says:
 The Indian Reservation embraces about 17,000 acres and will be open in September or October, 1909. Due notice will be published by the In- terior Department.
 The land will be divided into farm units from 20 to 30 acres, depending upon local conditions and the differ ence in the quality of the land The price for the land with the water right included will be about $35.O0 per acre in ten yearly payments of $3.50 each; to this must be added about 75 cents per acre per year for maintaining and operating the ca nals.
 The Homestead Law will apply, as to residence and cultivation slightly modified by the Reclamation Law.
 The method of distributing the~ land will probably be by system of drawing, carried out in Washington, the application being by letter. All the details of this new method have not been published, but the chief fea- ture in it is that prospective settler is not obliged to- come to the locality unless he draws farm. The soil is very fertile, being deep river loam.
 The land is in natural state with trees and brush growing upon it. It is comparatively level, the general cost of clearing and putting it into crop growing condition is about $25 per acre when the work is contracted.
 The summer is hot for ninety days: There are no snow storms or bliz- zards in winter, no fogs and seldom frosts, no malaria, fever, nor sun stroke.
 settler filing on these lands should have sufficient capital to maintain himself for one year besides buying the necessary stock, machinery, i'm plements and tools.
 The valley below Yuma has been in partial cultivation for several years and has a thrifty population with good scnools and churches. The products of these farms are very diversified and a partial list would cover the fol- lowing:
 Oranges, lemons, grapefruit, olives, figs, plums, pears, peaches, cherries apricots apples, small fruits and ber- ries, almonds, cantaloupes, sugar beets, alfalfa, grains of all kinds, Egyptian cotton and wide variety of vegetables.
 Patented lands in the valley are selling from $40 to $2OO per acre, de- pending upon the improvements on the land.
 The Mesa land, about 10000 acres, lying back of the valley and about seventy feet above, will not receive water for a year or more. It has been withdrawn from entry but when the water Is placed upon 1t, it will be an ideal locality for all kinds of citrus fruits as 1t Is practically frostless.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
WANDERINGS IN STRANGE LANDS

It is with no little hesitation that We venture to set down in script the remarkable discoveries We have made since We began Our rowing, far countries for to sec" but for the en- lightenment of Our readers, who are simple, untravelled folk and very ig- norant of the outside world, We feel it Our duty to incur the hazard of being classed with Gulliver and Sin bad the Sailor hoping that Our rep utation for truth and veracity will relieve Us of any suspicion of rom ancing.
 Some of you on the desert doubtless ence of a body of water called the Pacific Ocean. It is not myth of the Cocopahs, as We feared it might be- We actually found it. It is sit uated near a settlement called Long Beach. It is wet Also it is so large that several persons may bathe in it
  incredible, but We took a bath in it. In some places it is so deep that you cannot touch bottom without get ting in over you- head. It is not good to drink We tried it because there seemed to be nothing else to drink in Long Beach. We would rather drink beer This is a pity, because there is probably more Pacific Ocean than beer and it is an awful waste of wet ness
 When We took that bath there were other persons in the ocean at the same time. Some of them were wo- men. It is the custom of the na- tives here, We find, for men and wo- men to bathe together and when We are in strange countries We follow their customs
 The Pacific Ocean is infested by fishes We were told that, and We have reason to believe the story to be true. Several hours after We first discovered the Pacific Ocean it shrunk perceptibly, leaving a wide strip of it's bottom quite dry. This is readily accounted for The fishes drank it up. Now We know what is meant when people say of a man that he drinks like fish
 The tribe inhabiting the village of Long Beach are called Long Hairs" probably because when first discover ed by white explorers, some of whom preceded Us tradition says, they were clothed only in natural hirsute cover ing. The early missionaries appear to have taught them to wear clothes That must have been long ago, as their garments, especially those of the wo- men, are not of the same period as the duds displayed by the fair deni- zens of CaleXico. They are sadly out of style. The religion of the Long hairs is very crude and primitive. The only religious duty recognized by the natives and faithfully observed is to walk out to the end of the pier al certain hour every day.
 We have discovered that the noun tains forming the west wall of the Imperial Valley are not really the edge of the continent as We always sup posed. With the intrepidity of the born explorer We penetrated beyond , that wall and to Our wonderment found land on the other side That land has several dimensions, the princi- pal one being longitudinal. It con sists, strange to say, of mountains, valleys and the Southern Pacific rail road, principally Southern Pacific. The railroad is a path several feet wide upon which are laid iron strips, and upon these strips run vehicles drawn
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
FINAL CERTIFICATES

': s. Land Office to John w. Cor win; tract 73-15-13
 '. s. Land Office to John w. Cor win; tract 74-15-13