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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
NEW OFFICE BUILDING
FOR L. g. N. YARDS

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company will construct q new $4,000
yard ONCE building in North Montgom-
cry In the next few months. Superip-
tendent Mckinney was apprised of this
fact yesterday in a communication re-
ceived from the headquarters of the
company at Louisville.
Although the exact location OF the
new building has not been determined
1t has been proposed to place 1t at the
junction of the North and South and
the Mobile and Montgomery divisions
of the company In North Montgomery.
The new yard office building will be
modern and commodious, necessary for
the handling of the heavy business OF
the company at this point. The plans
for the structure are now being prepar-
ed in Louisville.
The present yard office building mas
been in use since 1891. 1t Is q small
frame building and entirely made
auate for the business transacted.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
EXPERIENCE IN A BOAT
YOUNG MEN ARE SAVED FROM
DROWNING.
A. r. Thompson and william MeGinnis
Have Narrow Escape During
Storm I'm hay ut
Pensacola

Pensacola. Fla. Oct. 21.--(Special.)--
A. r. Thompson and William McGin-
mis-. two young men. had a narrow es-
cape from being drowned or else DRIFT
ing out to sea Wednesday night. when
they were caught between the navy
yard and the life saving station in a
small boat and encountered a very bad
storm.
1t was during the downpour of rain
that lasted for two hours that the
young men were in the boat and du-
ring this period the wind blew at the
rate of forty-four miles an hour. SO
heavy was the rain that they could not
see the light at the light house.
They lost their bearings and were
drifting about when their cries for as
sistance were heard by the life saving
crew and they were rescued. The
young men came across In their boat
this afternoon none the worse for their
experience.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22

qulak wednesday night. where they
will be Inferred. His wife and four
brothers. and Y. T. Jones, his father,
accompanied the remains.
The four brothers and father arrived
In the city from Mississippi just be-
fore his death Wednesday.
Mr.. Jones was a member of the
woodmen of the World. and he was
buried by that order Thursday after
noon.
A delegation from the local lodge OF
the woodmen escorted the remains to
the depot here.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22

colony of authors in Louisville are hav-
ing their innings during che Interstate
Library Conference in session In this
city. Among those who read or had
read some of their own works TO the
delegates assembled from the Central
States at the public library building
last night were Mrs. Alice Hogan Rice.
Mrs. George Madden Martin. Madison
Cawein, Margaret Steele Anderson. Alb
hey Mcguire Roach. Evelyn Snead Bar
nett. Mrs Fannie MacCauley. Venita
Seibert and others. Today was devoted
to informal discussion OF the business
Of librarians.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
BAY MINETTE NEWS.

Bay Mipette, Oct 21.-tSpecial.) -E
L. Cooley. local station agent for the
L. and N. Railroad Company. has pur-
chased lot of land near the center of
town and Is planning to build a house
on 1t.
j. H. H. Smith, Probate Judge. per-
formed the wedding ceremony Wednes-
day evening which made Mr.. Dolive,
brtdgeman of the Louisville and Nash
vile. a life partner OF Miss Eubanks.
Both young people reside in Dolive.
An excursion from Chicago brought
a large number of home and health
seekers into this county yesterday at
ternoon. Some of them continued with
the Fort Morgan branch of the Louis
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
HOG BREEDERS AT FAIR
ALABAMA ASSOCIATION CALLED TO
MEET HERE OCTOBER 20.
Expected That Many Farmers, Here To
See Fair, Will Attead Session
of Association.

1t is expected that there will be 400
to 600 farmers who will be given 81
opportunity to attend the swine breed
ers' convention which is to be he'll
at the Fair grounds. President Var
brough, of the Southeast Alabama
swine breeders Association issued tn,
call for the meeting, to be held on
Tuesday, October 20.
Arrangements were made to hold the
session of the body at the Fair
grounds, where farmers. from all over
the State. all OF them interested in the
details of stock culture, will be pres
ent.
It may be that authorities on stock
raising and culture will be secured T."
address the association.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
NEWS of DEMoPoLIs.
Rev. J. n. Matthews Completes His
yffaelou.


Demopoiis. Oct. 2f--fSpecial 1.-THE
mission conducted by Rev. Jno. r..
Matthews, missionary Of the Episco-
pal Church for the Diocese of Ala
bama, which commenced Tuesday at
Trinity Church, closed Wednesday
night.
Despite the inclemency of the wealth
err the church was crowded and Mr..
Matthews preached one of the most
powerful sermons during the mis-
sions.
Members OF Trinity Church presented
Mr.. Matthews with a nice contribution
as I'm appreciation of his coming to
this city and accomplishing great good.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rtage OF Mr.. Milton Stanhope Brasfield
to Miss Cora Clanton Hand. on the af-
ternoon OF Wednesday. November 3.
Miss Hand is the daughter of Or:
Samuel Patton Hand. Mr. Brasfield 10
well known and popular pharmacist.
The wedding will take place in the
Methodist Church.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22

Birmin CHAM, Oct. 21.--lSpeciai.l--
The husky Auburn football team ar
rived In Birmingham this afternoon
and will spend the night In Birmlng-
ham. and will leave at noon tomorrow
for Nashville, where Saturday after
noon, the Commodores of vanderbilt
will be engaged.
The Auburn Vanderbilt game 10 at
tracing the attention of the entire
south on account of the fact that. It Is
believed at this time, that the winner
viii prove to be the champion Of the
South this year. Consensus OF opinion
Is to the erect that Auburn. Wander
biit and Sewanee will fight 1t out for
first honors, although there is
chance OF the upsetting of the dope.
The Auburn team arrived In Btrm-
ingham IL in fine condition. Man
ager Thomas Bragg announced that
no man has a bruise severe enough TO
hinder his best work. He stated that
those recently on the sick list had re-
covered and that Vanderbilt will be
struck by the Auburn Tigers In the
heighth Of their development.
Birmingham alumni OF Auburn are
and waving flags. Alumni from all
over Alabama are here. Perhaps as
many as two hundred will accompany
the Tigers to Nashville. to which place
a number of special cars will be OPP
Grated. The AIabsmians are going for
the purpose of roofing for the Orange
and Blue and bringing back the scalp
of the Commodores.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
GETS NEAR CLOUDBURST
PENsAeOLA's STREETS LOADED BY
RECORD RAINFALL.
Drainage system Inadequate to Dis
nose Of Excess Water-victim OF
Negroes Assault II In
serious Condition.

Pensacola, Fla, Oct. 21.-tSpecial,)--
The record rainfall in this city for one
hour was that OF last night. when
within sixty minutes there was fall.
according to the weather bureau to-
day. of 4.26 inches.
The downpour of rain resem5,ed a
cloudburst and flooded streets and
sidewalks, especially In the lower
western section of the city. where the
waters backed up into the homes of
people On Chase Street and other low
lying sections. people were driven from
their homes. while at the city water
works plant the fires were extinguish-
ed and men. In their efforts to start
the plant. waded around In water up
to their waists. Newly-made cement
sidewalks were washed up and con-
siderable damage TO grading for streets
paving is shown this morning.
The drainage system proved made
quate to carry or the water. and even
on Palafox Street. the principal thor
oughfare of the. city. water stood fos
hours at from one to two feet In
depth, almost reaching the doors of
stores The nearest approach to the
record of last night was during the
hurricane Of 1906. when there was a
fall OF 3.57 inches.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
Small Crowd Hears DE-. Riley.

CastIeberry, OCT. 2I-NbpeclaI.J--Dr
B. +. Riley, Of Birmingham, addressed
a small crowd here last evening in IA
vor of the amendment.
The women OF this place organized
yesterday to assist in the campaign.
campaign is being waged in
Conecuh County for the amendment
with an organized corps of workers
having various speakers In different
parts Of the county.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
Footbali Dates Changed.

Baton Rouge, La, OCT EI;-F oIIuW-
between the Louisiana State University
and Texas A and NJ. which was to
have been played at Houston. Texas;
today. !. s. Y; has also postponed ads
Austin on October 23. The first game
was called off on account of inability
to agree on officials. II was decided
therefore not to take the trip to Aus
tin with no other games in Texas
scheduled for the trip.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
CUPID LAUGHS AT TIME
AGED COUPLE DECIDE TO SHARE
REMAINING YEARS.
Bride, seventy-four Years Old, Goes to
Altar for Third Time-Brlde.
groom, Aged baptist
Minister.

Admission, Oct. 21.-(Special. For
the third time in her "A years on moth
er earth. Mrs. Sale Clements became
a blushing bride yesterday evening
when she was welded to the Rev. b.
T. Bynum, aged 81.
The bridegroom Is one of the most
prominent Baptist ministers In the
county.
The wedding took place at Eulaton
in the presence of a large number of
friends
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
TROUBLE FOR RoBEnrs.
Kentueky Ceunterfeiter VIII Face
Other Charges.

Cincinnati. Oct 21--John c. Roberts.
convicted of counterfeiting in the
Federal court at Louisville. Ky, and
who has been indicted for the same
offense on four counts In the Federal
court at Covington, Ky. viii be
brought to Covington TO stand trial
as soon as he has finished his term
OF six years in the Atlanta peniten-
tiary to which he was sentenced in
Louisville.
Roberts flooded the small towns of
Kentucky with $1.00o.000 of counter
felt notes in the name of the National
Bank OF Mexico.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
BALDWIN COUNTY NEWS.

Bay Minette. Oct. 2f.-(Special. y
Thomas Dinwiddie' has assumed the du-
ties of assistant postmaster in the local
postoffice. taking the place of Miss
Rena Burns, whose term has expired.
Walter d. Seed. State Treasurer,
spoke in Stockton yesterday evening.
and here this evening.
Rev. n. w. Fancher of Mobile spoke
In the Court House yesterday evening
In favor of the prohibition amendment
movement.
Devan StapIeton, cashier OF the
bank, has purchased an auto.
Tax Collector and Assessor have fin
ished their tour of the county and arc
now in their Offices for the remainder
of the year.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
DIES OF PELLAGRA.

Demopolis. oct. 21.-(Speciai. -
Zachariah Taylor Jones. about 40
Years old. died at II o'clock wednes-
day morning.
The deceased had been i'll of pellagra
since August 1.
Mr.. Jones several months ago mar
ried Miss Annie Matthews, of this city.
He was born and reared in Mississippi.
coming to Demopolis several years ago
from ShuquaIak. his native home.
The remains were shipped to Shu-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
smith is Disaissed.

The unwritten law played no small
part in the trial this afternoon of Ches-
ter Smith, a prominent young railroad
employee, who was arraisned before the
justice court for assaulting Engineer
Fred Bradley of the Louisville and
Nashville with a stick.
Smith, II was alleged, said he met
Bradley after the latter had. ii was
charged, insulted Mrs Smith, mother
of the defendant, and proceeded to give
him a sound thrashing with q stick.
Smith was acquitted, but in dismiss
ing the case the Justice stated there
was no doubt as to the guilt OF the
young man, but under the circunl-
stances there was no use sending the
case to a higher court for trial. as de-
PENDANT would be acquitted by a jury.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
XRs. M'DONAI.D BURIED.
Last OHicea for Good Woman OF Union
town,

Uniontown, Oct. 21.-(Special. Mrs.
W. H. Mcdonald, Of Faunsdale. who
died at an infrmary in Selma yester-
day afternoon was buried here at 8
o'clock today.
She had been in i'll health for several
months. and when the third OF a series
Of operations was performed yesterday.
she never rallied. but died without re-
gaining consciousness.
Mrs. Mcdonald was formerly Miss
Hattie Adair. of this place.
Besides her husband, she leaves two
brothers, Frank Adair and r. L. Adair,
ana four sisters, Mrs. Fannie Tillman
and the Misses Adair. all Of Uniontown.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22

Fort Deposit. Oct. 21.-(Special.)-
Kyle b. Price of Elba. clerk in the
Legislature. and Rev. II. T. Johnson Of
Montgomery. spoke here last night
for the amendment. The amenders
claim that the audience would have
been larger IL it had not been for the
rain keeping the country people away.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22

M. and o. train l0s, due to leave
Montgomery 4s05 p. M, Will be held ut
Montgomery until 7s85 p. M. October ~
70 80, inclusive, account Alabama State
Fair. Train Will arrive Tuscaloosa IL
D. ma, making splendid connection with
q. and G.. Route for New Orleans,
Shreveport, La, and Texas points.
1at
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
Eir,.t In Arranged.

New orleans, Oct. 21.-It was an
nounced today that George Kitson and
Willie Fitzgerald would tight a fifteen
round bout at the West Side Athletic
club on october 81, as a preliminary to
the Papke- Burke fight which is sched-
MED for twenty rounds.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
DISTRICT AVERAGES.

T. indicates inappreciabie rainfall. sFes
yesterday. xFor - hours ending 8 s.m.. 7stk
meridian time.
Note.-Ths average maximum and nnius-
mum Temperatures and the average rainfall
are made up. at each center from the actual
Humber OF reports received. The state
OF weather 10 that prevailing at time n1
ekservatloA.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22

During the last ~ hours showers have oc-
CURED In the cotton belt except in the Ok
lahoma district. where fair weather has
prevailed. 1t was warmer last night in
middle and western districts.
r. II. sMYTH
Section Director. Weather Bureau
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
Hall I'm serious Condition.

Walter Hall, the young man who
was assaulted by the negro Stewart
at Century Monday afternoon. and
whose throat was cut almost from ear
to ear, 10 in a critical condition as the
result of the wounds, and advices from
there are to the effect that 1t Is hardly
possible for him to survive. The Jug
ular vein was severed. and while sur
geons reached him within a few mo-
ments and stopped the flow OF blood.
II Is not believed that he can live.
According to statements made by
parties coming from there this morn
ing. a number of young friends OF
Hall last night attempted to get re-
venge upon other negroes residing
near Century, and chased several, with
the result that they were arrested.
The sheriff, however. states that he
has heard nothing OF the trouble of
last night and the subsequent arrests,
and does not believe that the young
men were held by the officers.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
Kitchener Leaven Pelling

Pekin, Oct. 21.-Field Marshal Lord
Kitchener, inspector general of the
British forces in the Mediterranean,
who has spent a week here; left to-
day to visit the Manchurian battlefield.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22
Hendr,eks well KNOWN.

W. T. Hendricks, the young travel
ing salesman, who was stricken with
paralysis in Decatur. Is we'll known In
Pensacola, travelling out of here for a
wholesale grocery firm.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22

ants On the eieanesS. brfEhfegt ana beaf
pictures they have seen Ia the South.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22

VILE and Nashville into the lower end
o fthe county, while others remained
here.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22

Mayor Frank Reilly today named u
delegation Of twenty-five prominent
business men to attend the convention
of the Atlantic to the Mississippi Wa
terways' Association. which is to be
held in Jacksonville. converting on
Nov. II. This delegation was named
upon request of the association, OF
which @. A. Waterman of this city Is
treasurer, and 1t Is expected that a
number will attend, owing to the in
terest manifested here. as well as the
Importance Of the conference.
Those named are as follows: A.
Greenhut. II. III. Thornton. Alex Llsch-
koff, w. L. Meyer, w. s. Keyseh, Miss
Leile Reese. John r. Stillman, T. A..
Jennings. w. X. Hyer. r. J. s. Reese.
L. Hilton Green. c. w. Lamar, P. X.
Yonge. T. f. Weiles, W. II. Northup,
c. Moreno Jones. c. C. Goodman, l. E.
Thornton, Judge Emmett Wolfe, Judge
e d. Beggs. Scott NJ. Loftin, Frank
l. Mayes. W. B. Crawford, n. j. Lii.
lard and Ben H. Thomas
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22

Another large crowd OF farmers
gathered this morning at Whitmire.
in the western section of the county,
and heard addresses upon improved
farm methods by experts from the
FLORIDA agricultural experiment sta.
ton. who are conducting institutes In
all sections OF the county.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22

Emmett Wilson. assistant United
States attorney. who is also special
examiner for the United States Court
in the cases Of the Florida Railroad
Commission vs. the Louisville and
NashviIlet Railroad. to force the latter
to reduce its passenger fare on the +.
and A. division. will tomorrow resume
the hearings in Louisville, when Ex-
pert Farnum of the Commission will
again take the stand. The hearing
was interrupted on account of Mr..
Farnum's fainting in the witness chair
several days ago at Tallahassee,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-22

nIvER rOnxCAs

-htsin8. x-FAtiin&s
RIvER FORECAST.
The Coosa and upper Alabama: Not much
change. The lower Alabama will continue
rising during the next 90 hours.
WEATHER CoNDxTIONs.
The storm central yesterday In the North
west has removed to the upper Lake region
and increased in intensity. second de-
precision overlies the north Pacific coast
states. The Southern or tropical storm, con-
t!nues to dominate the weather conditions
over the Florida peninsula. Jupiter. Fla,
reports that the wind reached s6 miles per
hour at that place last night Pressure
continues relatively high along the Atlantic
ssaboard, throughout the Gulf states and in
the middie Rocky Mountain region. Within
the last "a hours showers have been quite
general in the Mississippi valley. and in
nearly all sections lying east OF the Missis-
sippi River. except along the Middle Attain
tic and New England coasts where there
has been no rain. The indications for
Montgomery and vicinity are for partly
cloudy weather with showers tonight OF FRI
day.
COTTON REGION BULLETxN.
Montgomery. Ala, for tho "a hours endins
at am. 7Ssh meridian time.
Thursday. Oct. 81. 1909.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-06-03
BUILDS UP PRIVILEGED CLASS
Robber Tariff, Creating Artificial Mo-
nopoly, Is Leading to Establish
ment of Aristocracy.

A veteran Washington correspond
ent, summing up salient features of
the change in White House admins
tration, says that the Taft regime will
be distinguished by new era Of
bath tubs and good clothes"
The meaning behind this writer's
righteousness Is that class distinctions
are to be more sharply drawn. II
America lacks a real aristocrscy now
1t is to have a four-year privilege of
trying earnestly to build one. And,
as every tyro knows, the only founda-
ton for so.called aristocracy In a
republic like this is the possession of
wealth.
Trace history as far back as you
like and you will find the beginnings
Of aristrocracy founded on property
holdings. 1t might be stolen land or
1t might be money wrung from serfs-
no matter Wealth created a priv
ileged class And the privileged class
lorded it over the common people.
We Americans have always boosted
freedom from this sharply-drawn dis
Linction between the classes and the
masses. Theoretically we are right
Does not this glorious republic give
equality of opportunity? DO we not
guarantee freedom from aristocratlo
tax gatherersi
That is theory. In practice we are
building up a privileged class through
81 Al nrtf Hnia "a
monopolies to close up normal chan
nels Of production and thus destroy
opportunity And we allow monop-
olists TO not only kill competition but
to make consumers pay outrageous
prices for life's necessities.
The result? A class of idle rich the
members of which fancy themselves
a-istocrats. Money comes 80 easily
that new extravagances are invented
that are not only useless to society,
but harmful to individuals. The com.
munity's moral tone is distinctly low.
cred by the idleness and frivolities of
these social parasites. They neither
toll nor spin and they show bad
example to the rising generation.
A robber tariff is directly responsI-
BILE for most of the prodigious accumu-
latlons of wealth that are spawning
feeble imitators of an old world arts.
tocracy. With n tariff scientifically ad.
Justed to give protection" only
where 1t is necessary, or with tariff
for revenue simply. these swollen for
tunes would be much fewer. And those
that already exist would be whitfield
down by one generation of spend
thrifts.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-06-03

The tariff juggle which such stand.
patters as Speaker Cannon and Sena-
tor Aldrich dignity with the name of
revision of the tariff by the friends
OF the tariff is bad enough to anger
and disgust every Republican who has
believed It possible for his party to
amend the Dingley act in the interest
of the general public.
Laying the Payne bill side by side
with tho senate amendments so far as
they have been prepared, President
Taft reads challenge which It will
be dangerous for him to take up and
yet which he cannot well afford to
leave unanswered.