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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02

 RUMORS RIFE Deal With Successor to Justice Tyson. NEW SUGGESTIONS BEING MADE
 .--~-e---- Attorney General Garbers Name
 Being Mentioned. It Is Be,,svss TAat >sustiee Dews.ii wml Be Eievatsa te osaee ef
 Chief Justsce.
NEW SUGGESTIONS BEING MADE

Rumor. as to the appointment which Governor Conner will make, to the once of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, to succeed Justice John R. Tyson, whose resignation takss effect on Fri- day, took another turn yesterday. me rumor was whispered that Justice Dowdell was to be elevated to the Chief Justiceships Attorney General Alexander M. Garber appointed to suc- heimer of Birmingham to be made Att torney-General. to succeed Colonel
 Capitol officials are. however. of the opinion that Judge s. D. Weakley of Birmingham will be appointed by Cow ernor Conner, if he will but make ap- plication. This report, the friends of Judge Weakley ciaim to be correct, in view of the fact that Judge weakiey has been most prominent in the rail- road litigation of the State. in sddi- ton to the. close personal relations which exist between himself and the States Chief Executive.
 That Justice Dowdeil would be sle- vated would seem correct, from the fact that his seniority on the bench entities him to the vacancy. created by the resignation of Chief Justice Tyson.
 Colonel Garbsr's friends. in case Jus- tice Dowdeil is appointed to the va cancy, urge him to become candi. date. saying that the Governor would consider his name faNorably, because of the railroad legisIation also. 1t was suggeeted that in case Colonel Garber was appointed to the bench. H. C. Selheimer Of Birmingham would be the choice for Attorney -Csen. eral.
 Governor Conner was out of the city eagerly awaited in official circles. was not announced.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02

A te&cherg recital was given tonight at the Alabama GirIs' Industrial School.
 The City Fathers are giving atten- ton to the Mcntavailo streets. The hill in front of the Presbyterian Church has been cut down and the sidewalk graded. A new street has been opened just abuth of the church.
 The appearance of the town is much improved lately by the enforcement of the municipal stock law. No cows or horses are now allowed to run af large on the streets.
 A building. boom seems to have struck Montevallo. Mrs. N. wocley Is erecting two-story brick store. and there are several others just complet- cd. Six or more dwelling houses have been built in Che last four montha , The Y, M. c. A. of the AIabama Girls Industrial School under the able direction of it's social committee. en- tertained the students Saturday night at Q post.examinatien party. The in- vitation bado the guests Come as it, tie children, in chiidren's garments clad
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
BIG SUNDAY SCHOOL
AT oRELEsSAt MoEn
 THH RECORD.
Fegxteensh Annual HeneR Day is 0h- served and Dsplemas Are Avs@ra-
 cd Teachers anA Pupafs fer Excellent WaRsg.

OpOlIka. Feb. 1.--tgpeciai.) )---The First Methodist Sunday Sohooi ob- served It's fourteenth annual honor day Sunday. and although the day was exa tremNly cold, yet both the Sunday School, at e:Se o'clock, ard the preach ing at II o'clock. were largely attend ed.
 The Sunday School hes forty classes, and contains a meSnbershap In ell its departments of shout l.100 ofaoers, teachers and scholars.
 During the Sunday School hour the teachers were Installed by Captain J. B. Greene, the Superintendent, and his charge to them was very strong. aug- gestive and encouraging.
 Alter the teachers had been inetaiied Rev. 4. P, McFarfin, the pastor, in- stalled the officers and his charge to them was peculiarly approprfats. He and teachers should lead pure and erect lives before the scholars, both during the week and on the Sabbath.
 The oticers and teachers having been installed, Dr. Collins Denny, of Van- derbilt Universally, Nashville, Tenn, of- fersa 6 most fervent prayer, Aslking the Almighty Father to give the school grace and courage. that 1t might so forward and tulnil its snieaion in en- iiShtening the woeia h the ssudy of
 At II, o'clock pr. Denny preaalsed tlas annuA, honor day seruacn, and his ek- fort on this Oeeaslon vas e most happy ane.
 His theme was -LOve," and all who heard him, were fmpFessed with his depth of thought, hin earnastness. Aia logical conclusions, and his eloQuenee,
 At the conclusion of the sermon, su- perintendent Greene delivered diplo- mas Co the 26l officers, teachers and the last twelve months. TAeee diplo- mas are given to taoss who make c grade Of 110 points during the year. One hnndred and afsy-six points is the highest grade, that can be made by any one during the year.
 Both old and young are jealous Of their marks. and proud Of their dipIo. mas. Father, mother. son and dangii ter receive diplomas at the same time. year.
 General George P. Harrison and Hons. Reed B. Berues, Thomas D. Sanford and Isaac W. EFill, who have made their influences felt in the State aa men of ability and character, are teachers la the school and receive d. pIemas on this occasion.
 Hon. T. D. Sanford and Sam R. Williams have made perfect marks ev. cry Sunday for thirteen and twelve years respectively. Four wUneraticns are represented in one family, who re. ceived diplomas Sunday. and this dis tinction falls to !. D. Houser. to Mrs. Bessie Matthews his daughter. to Mrs. s. R. Williams, hls granddaughter, and to Emily Williams, his great Granddaughter
 The class of Miss Molly Smith. e0a- siatlng of thirteen ladies, made i0o per cent every month during the year 1908. and is the banner class of the school.
 Of the original class of ssventy-fve, who received diplomas fourteen years ago, only four received diplomaS this year. Some have fallen to later ciassea, some have moved from opelilEa. some have gone to other schools and some have dle6.
 The school will try to make 1903 the banner year of fs history.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
UNION SPRINGS NEWS.
Lew Temperaaures XIII Early veEe-
 tables.

Lew TemReTn&ures kNtAA EArAy FeBe-
 tables.
 Union Springs, Feb. 1.-(Special)-- The thermometer dropped to fourteen degrees Sunday morning here and 1t is said by old citizens to be the coldest spell of weather here in years.
 Many had gardened and had Eng fish peas up, while radishes, beets' salad and cabbages were growing nicely. These are now numbered with things of the past.
 pr. Coliey, of Louisville, Ky, preached in the Methodist Church yes terday morning and in the evening in the Presbyterian Church at a union service. He spoke in the evening on Temperance.
 Next Friday evening under the di- rectIon of Mrs. Katherine Mccall, there will be sacred concert in the Pres- byterian Church.
 On the evening of February 1s the Union Springs Dramatic Club will present the Loan of a Lover" at the Opera House for the benefit of the Union Springs Library Association.
 A F. Smith, editor of The Breeze, who has been in Mobile for the past tltree weeks, returned home today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
POLICE RECORDS SHOW
 DECREASE OF ARRESTS
Friends of Traffic Try to Offset
 Figufess
Lisaer May Ese Purchased But secial Ceadisions Have Impreved and Tssre Have Beea Fewer
 Violent Deaths.
BY CHARLES .. HAROLD.

Birmingham, Feb. I.--(speciaL)-- The success of prohibition in the pre- ,vention of crime in the Birmingham 'district has been demonstrated.
 This city and county have had the reputation of being bad and busy. About the time that the ban was put on the sale of intoxicants here crime was in- cfeasing at an astonishing pace. Mur- iuers shocked the community one after fhe other. Indeed, 1t was one of the enectiye' arguments Of the pros in the county campaign. that the wiping out or the liquor traffic would be the pa- nacea for the conditions then existing. Many vote was got for the issue on of human life In Jefferson county was acknowledged as one Of the strongest ancenttveg to vote for prohibition. I And now, after thirteen months of ex- bperiment in which prohibitiore has pro. hibited only in part, the advocatea of inc remedy seem to have made good. The records are certainly on their side. Not only do the records of police and county omcers appear to favor prohibi- ton as an enemy of crime but the health of the city has enhanced with reference to those diseases which are commonly incident to habitual drink ing. Moreover. there was during 1908 fewer deaths from violence, fewer by far, than during 1907.
 The presumption is that no such rad ical reduction could have been brought about by other causes than prohibition.
 Of course, the entie dispute the meaning of the figures but do not dis pute the correctness
 Figures suppeTt Cia&m.
 Here are the facts to which the ad . svocates of dry point with . show of pride: There was a totai of if.si2 arrests during the year of 1897 or fhe last year of the wet regime Tn 1908, the first year of the dry reign, the arrests were only T.297. Here is q de- crease In year of 4.615 arrests by the police.
 The number of arrests by the police for the several offenses that make up the docket of Judge N. B. Feagln ia set in the following table for the two yeara;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02


 growing out of the miners strike. The actual number of criminals in the county Jail during 1908 was from % to 50 per cent less each month than In the last year of liquor Arsunent of Antis. z An effort is made by the foes of prohibition to offset this by deciar- ing that the vigilance of the officers in running down violators of the pro- hibition law has taken their attention away from other crimes. crimes that 70 unattended and unpursued. There is some little pIausibility in this argu- ment but we'll thinking men do not accept it as accounting for the vast disparity in the foregoing figures.
 Then. too, the antis declare that if the actual number of arrests made were taken for comparison in the two years those for 1904 would exceed those for 1901. They argue that this and not the basis of prison birds should be used. But not one could be found to assign a reason why there was not just as big proportion of arrested violators to make bond in 1907 as in 1908. This would seem to be an offset.
 It Is very difficult to escape the con ciusion that crime has been found a mighty deterrfng hand In prohibition Tf men still consume beer and whfs- key 1t is done under circumstances and conditions more isolated than in the times of the open saloon and when collision with fellow men Is less like iy Thus the more violent forms of death have seen a handsome reduc- ton.
 As te vfoIeat Desths.
 This leads us to discuss the general effects of prohibition on violence. II is already hinted that fewer deaths frem violence and diseases trnceable to booze In, most instances have re- suited from the short era of dryness.
 The following comparative report for the years 1907 and 1908 will speak for itself on this point:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
nFe4hoa1n4n vvIII NFeet.

FlOr0nce, Feb. I.-lbpeclaI.J-A preachers and Iaymens' institute of the Florence District Methodist Epis- copal Church, South, will be held at the First Meth odist Church on Feb ruary 3 and 8, beginning at p. m., Tuesday. The delegates will be en- tertained by the Methodists of the city and a very interesting program has been arranged, in which the preachers of the district and promt- nent laymen will take part.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
pHNsIoNs FOR JUDGES.

Iasase Declines ts ssspend Rules Fss
 nfll.
 Washington. Feb. 1.--By . vote of s2 to es the House today declined to sus- to pension Federal judges who have served ten years in any Federal court upon reaching the age of 70 years at the came salary payable to him at the time of his resiehation.
 Mir. CAulheld. of Missouri. MT. Clay ton. of Aiabarps. and Mir. Alexander. of New York. led the fight for the bill. whiis Representstives Mann. of Illi-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
NEWS OF RGOMWMVAG.G.O.

Montevalio. Feb. 1.-(Speeial )--rhs Club had it's weekly meet ing with Miss WiIlie McKibbon. Miss MaKibbOn Is such a genial hostess that an invitation to her home Is the as- surance of q pleasant time.
 Mrs. James Alexander Moore is vis- iting her mother in Jasper. Ala.
 Robert Foster of Camden spent savr eGal days in 11entaSAlio last week.
 Mlsa ESaa Hatch haa rnturned 1rom sa. ar1etts@s ,es4EAns
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
DRUNKs IN lioBELR
ElsAt Person. Fansa Sy Rsssrasr .
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SNUU114s
 Mobile, Feb. l.--(Epecial )--5ix men accused of Sunday drunks and two men with common. everyday trunks. faced the Recorder this morAing and the judge assessed tzs or fifty days for every day trunks while the Sunday ones were taxed $50 or ninety days.
 This is the largest number of trunks in any one day since. prohibition be- came effective and 1t ia thought that the extremely cold weather of yeSter- day added no little to the cause.
 ]. Anderson, Earnest Burden, John Burden. William Lewis. ell white men, were fined $50 or ninety days for Sun day trunks, and Fred Con and Charles Barnett were assessed the same amount but they took appeals from the heavy fines and went to the City Court un- der bonds of SlB0 each.
 The two every day trunks were q negro woman, BeBsio Mcintosh. and Randwell Anderson, both of whom were assessed Sa5 or fifty days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
neath of J. r. Young.

Florence, Feb. 1.--(specia1.) )-James F. Young, we'll known Florentine, died Saturday evening at 5:20 o'clock at the home of his son-in-law, Win Moornaw, in this city, aged sixty years. The deceased was a promi- neAt stock dealer and was well known throughout the county. He Is sur yived by hls wife and five children, Mrs. win Moomaw, Mrs. Steve Moo maw, Mrs. James Sego, Lee and John
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02


 The mortality figures in general of the city and county have not yet be- come available but it Is believed that there was q comparative decrease in 1908.
 In addition to these convincing Hg- ures, one who lived in Birmingham In recent years Of wet reign and visits the new Birmingham cannot help nos tfcing the fewer rowdies op the atreets. cannot help noticing the fewer humber of people on the streets gen. orally at late hours of the night.
 The police will tell you that the bulk of arrests used to be made at nights when supposedly excessive booze had got in It's fullest work and produced collision with fellow humans.
 If this be true. and it sounds very likely, the decreased number of arr rests might be attributed in Q large measure in 1908 to the absence of the open saloon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02

the Christmas sale of stamps per- riansnt feature if possible.
 The proceeds collected through the recent distribution will be devoted to nstnfAfned for the cure of tuberculosis and In the educational campaign against the disease.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
Revsvals ia HEuntsvssle.

HuntsvIlle, Feb. 1--(EpeciAl. )--The revival mestinGs that have been in progress during the last week in i've Of the Methodist Churches of the city. have resulted Ia . largs number oG oon- versions. Beginning with Sunday nigha the central meetings are being hela in the Huntsville Skating Rink, which has capacity Of more than q thousand seats
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
n.a4h me yv n neU.nnt-

Huntsville. Feb. l--(SpeciaL )--Will- fam Rison Dement,. aged % years, died suddenly Saturday night at the home of his mother. Mrs. Cornelia C. Dement,. He was a brother of R. Searcy Dement,. Mrs. M. R. Moorman and Mrs Harry M. Shepler. The young man was a son of the late Dr. J. ]. Dement,. who was for many years one of the leading phy- sIcians of Huntsville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
necIine in Receints.

Wash ington, Feb. IA heavy de- cline of nearly two million dollars is roted in the merchandise receipts at New York during the year 1908, &C., cording to the statement given out by the appraiser ct that port and made nublfe by the bureau of manufactures 'nf tho. dnpaEtn1snt ef cUznulersa and lApOT' ..., t;ssssSasss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
LOST N THE LAKE.
Oasssis ssek... ..a i. neck Hi.'

0xovvne&.
 New Orleans, Feb. f.--Those who lost theif iivss in the sinking Of the little schooner A. ]. kameey in Lake Pont- ehartrain near Little Woods saturday afternoon, were captaia Peter Jackson. who msnnei the schooner. and George Robertson, q deck han9
 Guy Lee, the negro cook. and the only other member cf the crew. was rescued by the schooner Harrison after thirty six hours of terrible suffering.
 No news has been received today re- gardlng several other scheoners re- ported last night as being in distress in Lake Pontchartraia
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
nooaevelt TEae Cenga. nlII,

! Washington. Feb. i.-4The bill passed hv Congress providing for the appoint. ment of about 2.o00 persons to take the usxt census is now before the Pres ilent. who intends to give it some com alteration before acting. Civil service roformers have urged the President to veto the bill because the appointments are to be made outside of the civil ser. a,laA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
nIaclk I.anler bead.

Florence. Feb. 1.-(special.)--MaclI I,anier, a farmer, died Saturday at 5;a0 D. m, at his home two miles north of Florence. He leaves his wife and several grown children. The inter ment will take place Monday at noon at Oakland, this county. his former home
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
Prohibition Pr0Ues
 An Enen,y of Crime

There were sc cases doeieted for January I. 1908. that were made De- cember 3f. 1907. There were but nine cases docketed for January l. 1903. Add the difference between these figures. <S, to the ;iecrease. a fair method of5arriv- ing at an exact comparison. and grand total decrease of s.e2s arrests for the dry year.
 usea As Trscs.
 This is the substance of the tract which the prohibitionists are using in other States. It is a powerful argu- ment that is being used ct home to create added support of the law. But the antis do not accept the same mean when Chief of Police Bcdeker took charge of the police department Janu- ary 1, 1908. he began a new regime. The files of the police commission show that he issued order after order to the patroimen to make as few arrests as could be done without actually endang- ering the community or any person. The policy of the new chief has con- sistentiy been. they declare and the with the greater favor on the men of the force who mako arrests with the least show of pride and authority.
 Chief Bodeker declares that this change from the old regime last year was responsible for the decreased num- Der of arrests under 1907. It will be recalled that no city of equal size pres sented so large . police docket ID twelve months as Birmingham.
 Thus both sides are playing loot ball with the police records. Never thless Chief Bodelxer acknowledges that the tendency of prohibition is to decrease crime.
 Chief Beaeker TaIks.
 There are fewer arrests for drunk enness," said the head of the police. 'sso doubt prohibition has reduced the amount of drunk enness in the city of Birmingham, at least on the streets. and this must necessarily result In some reduction of crime which is al- ways traeeable to strong drink taken fin excess.s
 But there is other evidences on re- cord. This Is hard for the antis to contend with. Of course they scoff at the comparison as being unfair is hard to stop.
 New Years Day, 1908, thsre were ninety.seveni fewer prisoners in the, Jefferson county jeil than on ths same day the year previous. Warden New man of the county jail states that the actual criminal record under pro- hibition has fallen off between 40 and 50 per cent.
 "f believe that the decrease In the number of violations which come to my knowledge would amount. to 50 per cent under prohibition" said Mir. Newman. If we would leave out the number of arrests for violating the prohibition law itseif''
 . 'The following shows the number of prisoner in jail at tho end of each month in 1907 as compared with the number in each month Of 1908:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02

It will be sen that each month wit messed a decrease in the number of jail inmates. The difference in the figures Is striking. It should be re- membered too. that in 1908 large number of the arrests were made un- der abnormal circumstances, that. is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
Brick Plant Damaged.

Louisville, Ky, Feb. 1.-The plant of she Louisville Fire Brick Company. GOV erfng ten acres at Highland Park. a suburb, was damaged to the extent of S7S.a0o by Are toda~.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02

A Totals ..... ....i1,S12 7.2s7 4,6fB
 .There were 40 arrests for violation of the prohibition law during 1908 which was not an offense in 1901 Tak- ang this Into consideration there was a net decrease of 4,9ss arrests in 1908 under those of 1907.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
RED cROss STAMPS.
Receipts From Sales in

Rseeipts From Sales in New York RoR- Ou6hs.
 New York, Feb I.--More than $11,000 net was realized by the sale of Red Cross stamps in Manhattan and the Bronx during the holiday season, ac- eording to figures given out by the committees.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02

MT. Morris EiseEnsn of Atlanta. who has been here for the past week, vis- iting friends. will leave tomorrow for his home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02

Mrs. koroso of Charleston, s. C.. for merly Miss Julia Boggs of this city, Is here on a short visit to relatives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02

Mir. Edwin Robinson spent Sunday near orrviile with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02

MT. Myer Gerson of Montgomery spent yesterday hero with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02

Mir. and Mrs. Catalin Reeves of Mo. bile are spending this week with pr. and Mrs. A. T. Reeves at their home on Lamar Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02

Miss Rosa Chish olm returned home today from Orrvilies where she spent the weekend with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
waite MaA .aa Nssse Slsla.

Miss Helen Gowan informally en- tertaIned e few friends at 6 bird sup. per Saturday evening. The table was artistically adorned with profuslon of tonquiis ana ferns. The fortunate guests were Misses EPnestine Smith, Emmie Swift. Mary Bfbb and octavia SturdivanL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-16

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