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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
RUMoRS OF
 A DECISION Concerned Prohibition
 Bill. CAUSE CONSIDERABLE COMMENT Anti -Prohihitionists Hear That, It
 Is Unconstitutional. Investigates Develp. That No Astiel' At All Has Bsen Taken By The {. Supreme Court Since
 Arguments.

Politicians and citizens. whiskey dealers and prohibitionists. were all agog yesterday when the report that the Supreme Court of Alabama. had unof1cisliy decided that the general prohibition law, recently enacted by the Legislature, was unconstitutional.
 How the rumor started. or upon what authority the unofficial statement as to the decision had been given out, could not be ascertained. It was suf- ficient to the prohibtionists that such "a rumor had been started. while to the liquor interests the rumor was seized upon and passed to another with more definite authority" for the statement.
 It Is a known fact that the Supreme Court of the State has, taken recess until April s, but rupior had 1t that the matter had been decided and the court was waiting upon Governor Conner to announce the date of the calling of the special session of the Legislature, before the opinion would be formally handed down.
 Rumor had if. too. that all of the books in the Supreme Court library. bearing upon constitutional questions. had been taken to the rooms of the various justices of the court, and that tnG OcCkbtOnr WVGAu " hA1t@
 Investigation of the rumor developed the fact that no action whatever has been taken in the matter by the Su- preme Court. The fact that many books upon constitutionals questions had been taken into the rooms of the justices was declared to be of no ini- portance, as the occasion was a fre- quent one.
 Moreover, 1t was stated that the prohibition question before the court had not been touched since It's sub- mission several days ago, and that none of the records in the matter had been looked up. . <
 It was further stated that the opin- ion would. in all probability, not be delivered by the court until the open ing of the spring term during April.
 Gossip in the halls eof the Capitol developed the fact that Governor Co., mer would not call the special ses- sion of the Legislature until July at the earliest, although there were some who thought that the call would be so issued as to become effective within e few days after the adjournment of the Supreme Court during the early part of June.
 Neither Governor Conner nor his pri- vate secretary. ". E. Fort, were in Montgomery yesterday. and nothing official regarding the issuance of the call for the special session could be obtained.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
sounnamhvItut wommdef,

New York. Feb. l9.-EliSabeth Bren- nan, a young saleswoman, is in criti- cal condition at Roosevelt Hospital to- day, suffering from a bullet wound in her breast. believed to have been self inflicted last night while she waa walking in her sleep. The young wo- mans parents said that she was an habitual somnambulist and that al there was apparently no motive for the shooting they were inclined to be- lieved that she fired the shot while in sound sleep.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
Garaeld,a Son m.

Waterbury. Conn.,, Feb. 1s.-Secre- tary of the Interior Garfield and Mrs Garfield have arrived here to be with their son. John Garfield, who is con fined in the hospital at the Taft school at Watertown, after having been oper- ated upon for an abcess of the ear. His condition is not serious, however. Horace D. Taft, a brother of President elect Taft, is head master of the school and Charles Taft, a son of the Presi- dent elect, is a student at the institu- tion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS.
The Lutheran is the Third Largest
 The Unated SeaNea. < Ia g.

The Lutheran aa the TAird Largest la
 The UnAted States. @is g.
 A correspondent of the New York Times, in a: letter to that paper. says:
 "In a recent issue you printed an interesting summary of church sta- tistics for 1908. but omitted altogether one of the very largest Protestant communIons. After giving the mem- Churches, you give that of the Pres byterian (i.27S. .26sl and those of scy- eral smaller bodies, and concludes: ing .OOO, 900 or more members.'
 "The Lutherans have 2,100, ,98S com municant members. and, after the Methodlsts and Baptists. hold numerie- ant body in the United States.
 gIn New York City the 'Luth erans rank second numerically" 7.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
A mu.ssar Febber.

New York. Feb. 1s.--oeorge Lyons, . youth of twenty years admitted to the police after being arrested In Brooklyn last night that he had robbed a numbers of flats aided by his marked musical ability. He would rent . room with family, gain their confidence by posing as . high class musician. entertain them with classical compo- sitions on the piano. then, .seistng the
 first opportunity, strip the apartments of it's valuabies and skip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
DRINKING MEN STILL
 RELY ON THE DEcATURS
Trade D<tween Two Little Towns
 is Brisker.
sBisna Tsg.rus are Few In The Capital of Limestone County Aaa Juries Dssi ResuIsrly witA
 Them.
nr CHARLns L. HAROLD.

Athens, Feb. Is--(speciai.)--In Athens, the stately old center of cul- turs and education. they are generally iauding the merits of their pure spark ling water The dispensary has taken wings and has flown away. It is not here. That makes the water the more important
 Tn Huntsville the water also is re- eeivinr more attention. That famous spring that gushes forth a million gallons an hour is we'll able to. quench the thirst of many a throat With the going of the dispensary 1t became gradually more useful as well as or- namental. Though Athens can not boast of prodigious spring the water wagon has picked up ah increasing number of passengers since prohibi- tion brushed away the avaricious dis pensary.
 But while the little capital of Lime stone extols it's water It's dry denizens deprecate the Decaturs. The Phohibi- tionists here would hope to make ths town an aerie of angels or heaven of cherubs if 1t were not for the near Decaturs to the south., The difigent marshal of Athens has now c concentrated business whereas before prohibition 1t was of scattered kind. The exhibition. jags that showed so few on the streets during the dispensary reign as compared with the open saloon era, are slightly fewer now. Yet the i, Marshal always meets the returning trains from Decatur. And 1t is report cd that practically all jags now are Imported.
 Prohibition in Athens.
 It is but fourteen miles from this place to Decatur and the railroad agent says that business between the points has picked up since the dispensary here expired. They say the Decaturs are ''wide open". It is mistake. II Is not 'wide" open but there's many a crack.
 Outside of the imported jags, on which the mayor puts a tariff of s5 and costs, prohibition is working pretty well in Athens. Whether better than the dispensary 1t Is hard to tell. though 1t seems there is less tntoxication on the streets than during the dispensary
 Mayor M. K. Clements declares that his recorders business has fallen of perceptibly and the arrests for mis- demeanors are fewer than under the dispensary. They are not much fewer but enough to notice. The dispensnry advocates argue after the same stripe in New Decatur and gay there's . req son. The mayor is now putting fins of gS on the drunk for the first offensa where he nailed him only 11 before and for the second oTense the penalty is sf0 inc and the third sentences the offender to the strets for thirty days 1t is enough to retard, some,
 / But the dispensary had accomplished wonders during it's regime. Its profits filar grew with years were the small
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
pa,aanea Her HuaAand.

Pittsburg, Feb. 1S.-Confeasing that she had placed poison in q sugar bowl for her husband to use fin his co4see ana had afterwaRd watched his death struggIes unmoved. Mrs. Josephine nineteen yearS old. of Natrona, was jailed last night charged with murder.,A sick husband and gn Insistent lover are said to have been the motives. -f
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
ou.ltIa,ax of sanaer. cAlla.

Anniston. Feb. i1s-( (special.l-In the hearing before chonceIIor ". W. whitesIde. which was concluded today. in the matter of the control of little Annie Gordon Sanders, the court de- ,clded that the father. c. ". Sanders, should be allowed to keep and control her. but the grandmother, Mrs. I. B. Gilmore, who seeks to keep the little girl, charging that she is abused by a stepmother,, took m appeal to the Su- preme Court, and viii further contest the matter, Mrs. Gilmore made bond and retains possession of the little
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
soHnnIAKs IN rIoHr.
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New Orleans. Feb. fs.--A special to The Item from Dunbar. La. says that as result of a quarrel over debt three early today Adam Bchuncheslri drew revolver and fired at Mike shu- blk. f re < One of the shots struck shubik un- der the left eye and another took cf- feet in sthe back of Mrs. Shubik's head.
 shubik and his wife were taken to . New Orleans hospital. tis believed that they will recover. Schuncheskt escaped after the shooting.
 Fie Shubiks and schuncheski are members of 6, Bohemian colony work ing in a Dunbar canning factory They all came from Baltimore. fs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
Irfehf nn Fire EaeAne.

New York. Feb. i9.-Gerald Birming- ham, a clerk at the Hotel Gallatin, in west Forty-sixth street, fought a des- perate battle with a burgler on a fire escape three stories up at the hotel last night. After a brief struggle the burglar stunned the clerk with. blow. and escaped. Birmingham grappled with the man after having been sum- moned by a woman patron of the hotel who saw the burglar ascending the Ara aacape
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20

today that her fathsr dsssyssd hsr nc. ther over forty years ago, leaving hsv practically penniless Mra- Blya has fifteen children. ten of whom nfs alive { Samuel H Rosbuck left isrgs ss. tate. He was for many ysass the bead of the Roebuck Wsathsr Strip sna Wire Screen Company. of Brooklyn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
NO ALIENS WANTED.
Cuba Legialates Against F0Feagnerz
 H0gaamG PrOReRty.

Holding Property.
 New York. Feb. 1ss---A bill prohibit ing foreigners holding any property in Cuba has been introduced in the House at Havana, according to dis- patch to The Herald.
 The bill contains three clauses as follows:
 That only CubanS natural born or naturalized. can acquire property.
 That all business transactions now under way for transferring property to foreigners shall be suspended.
 This law will take effect from the date of its publication in The Gazette.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
Hsirean Ikeepn orocerr store..

Northampton. E6R.. Feb. 1s--MrS.
 Elizabeth Bird, the principal bench ciary in the will of the late Samuel w, Roebuck, of Brooklyn, who died in that city February 8, last. keeps a grocery store In the poor section of thls easy- she is aReyt 60 yeaeA old. She sald
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
u..aaaa AnA Inna.

.HonoIulu, Feb, 1s-Two bills direct cd against Jap@nssO fishing in Yyawafian waters have been tpesodueed ia ths. tsEEseaslai asxlslas1Es:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
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CAFUDINE CURE9 HEADACHE.
 TherU 1su't any headache remedy that doee the work like Hicks Capudins. For sick or nervous headache. headaches from heat, cold \ grip or stomach troubies--it gives ifnmediate relief Liquid. easy to taks. Sold by druggistA
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-06
MUCH INTERESTED IN ELY.
Salt Lake People Have Many Ques
tiOns-Important Railroad
Change.

G. ]. Rennie, who returned from
Salt Lake Thursday night, states that
the people of that city are very much
interested in this district and could
not ask too many questions concern
ing the mines and the prospect Of an
other smelter being built by the other
big interests of the camp.
Mr.. Rennie states that in the fu-
ture all claims for loss or damage
from shipments originating at Salt
Lake or on the S. p. east of Sparks,
will most likely be handled by A. r..
McNitt, freight claims agent for the
Oregon Short Line. At the present
time this matter is being looked after
by the San Francisco Office, but
should the change be made, all set
Elements will be more readily c.ang-
ed, which will mean much to the mer-
chants of this district. Mr. McNitt is
recognized in railroad circles as one
of the best claims agents connected
with the Hartman lines.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-06
Big Crowds Are Depart
ing Rapidly From
Washington On Storm
Delayed Trains.
OF INAUGURAL
NUMBER THREE DEAD, THREE
PROBABLY FATALLY HURT
AND SO INJURED

WASHINGTON. March 5.-The
record of casualties incident to the
Inauguration ceremonies yesterday
numbered three deaths. Three per.
sons were fatally injured and IS
slightly injured.
The dead are SAMUEL YOUNG,
aged 25, who was clectrocuted by
stepping on a live wire on Wisconsin,
avenue.
NORMAN STALL who died of an
attack of epilepsy while viewing the
parade and
ANDREW DORAN, "a Pullman con-
ductOr, who died from heart disease
under the excitement ut the depot.
Creeping along mt snaifs pace,
heavy laden trains today bore the
inaugural crowds from the capitol.
Crippled telegraph and telephone
lines which made it impossible to OPP
crate trains last night within from
six to 12 hours of schedule time,
were some improved but still far
from normal.
InOuSanuS Oh tHOSe WHO HOCheu
to the inaugural ceremonies seeming
ly attempted to leave the city at one
time. At the Union station, military
and civic organizations We'd with one
another in their displays as they de-
parted or were waiting to depart. All
day the crowd at the station was
aroused now and then by some en-
thusiastic organization marching
round aud round with band in the
lead. Great enthusiasm prevailed on
all sides. ~
The Seventh infantry of New York,
500 strong. paraded before President
Taft and Governor Hughes today.
They arrived too late yesterday to
participate in the inaugural parade
and as special courtesy the presi-
dent reviewed the men today.
All the new cabinet officials have
been confirmed by the senate, this
action being taken during the after
noon.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-06

the simple story that repeats itself
every four years, but there are al
ways countless thousands who never
tion of marching organizations of the
nations finest, the states grandest
and the cities most magnificent,
which never pals, soon caused the
streets to become crowded. Lanes
of humanity formed the length of
Pennsylvania avenue from the White
House to the capitol facade and
served to guide the way for the car
riages of special guests which moved
ahead of the parade.
With the shifting of the presiden-
tial mantle from the shoulders of
Roosevelt to the shoulders of Taft
the nation is on the verge of mo-
mentous period. With the new pres
idential term comeS q new cabinet
and a new congress with Republican
controversies between the executive
and legislative branches of the gov
ernment at an end The decks have
been swept clean for an unhampered
administration, with many new prob
lens confronting the executive and
congress, and some of the old ques-
tions still demanding attention. With
a really formidable deficit in the pub
lie treasury threatened, an increase
of the revenues become necessary.
Public attention is concentrated upon
tariff revision, to which the president
and the Republican congress alike
are committed, and an extra session
to carry out the promises soon will
be in full swing.
Since the preceding inauguration
a new star, representing Oklahoma,
has been added to the flag, and Ari-
zona and New Mexico are on tiptoe
knocking at the door of congress for
admission. These territories are the
last remaining to complete a solid
block of states from the Atlantic to
the Pacific and from the Canadian
border to the Mexican line. Inas-
much as both of the great political
parties are pledged to listen to the
demands of these territories for ad-
Continued on page three.)
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-06
GOING AFTER
. .PROPR|ET0RS
DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILL SEE
If HE CANNOT DRIVE DIVES
OUT OF BUSINESS BEFORE
THROUGH WITH HOLD-UPS.

This morning at 10 o'clock the
cases of George Sheard, Monty Mort
gomery and William Terry will come
up for hearing. Constable Mclean
went to Riepetown yesterday after
noon to subpoena witnesses.
Two of the defendants, George
Sheard and Monty Montgomery, are
out on bail, but Terry. who was un-
able to secure bondsmen, is sOjourl-
ing at the Hotel Butler.
Belle White, who was one of rhe
parties arrested at the time the de-
PENDANTS were taken into custody, is
in the city hall Jail, the object being
to keep her away from Terry so that
no influence can be brought to bear
ON her to change the story sho told
concerning the recent reign of terror
that existed at Riepetown.
AS yet no action has been taken
in the matter of the woman, but most
likely she will be held under heavy
bonds to insure her presence before
the grand jury should Sheard, Mont
gomery and Terry be bound over to
appear before that body.
District Attorney Reeves said yes
terday that he proposed pushing the
prosecution with all possible vigor
and that he would go after the keep
ers of places where hold-up men find
welcome and in manner protection.
Such places the attorney expects to
put out of business in the district be-
fore he is through with the job. He
holds that their proprietors are no
better than the thugs they harbor
and that they are not entitled to the
privilege of doing licensed business.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-06
WE'LL KNOWN PIONEER.
II. NJ. Peters Comes in From Cleve-
land Ranch for Few Days.

R. NJ. Peters. of Cleyeland's ranch,
drove to town yesterday with DR..
Gleason, who went out to Sacramento
Pass to pay professional visit to
Nose Woodman, who was reported in
a critical condition several days ago
but who is now much improved.
Mr.. Peters is one of the pioneers
of White Pine county, having come
to Hamilton during the big excite
ment in the late COS. He was mar
shall of that town when there were
over $4,000 people there, to say
nothing of the thousands of inhabi-
tants at Treasure Hill, Shermantown
and Eberhardt, all within radius of
a few miles.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-06

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Presi-
dent Taft took his place at the eX-
ecutiye desk at 8 O'Clock this MORN
ing. He immediately transmitted the
name of Philander Knox as secretary
of state and other members of his
cabinet to the senate, together with
the nomination of William j. Loeb
Jr., as collector of the port of New
York.
Aside from these nominations the
most important business transacted
was the sending of notice by Presi-
dent Taft to members of the house
committee on ways and means that
his special message to congress on
the tariff would be very brief and
that he would confine it exclusively to
that subject.
Vice President Sherman called the
senate to order at noon today and
the committee appointed to call upon
the president and notify him tina. the
senate was ready for business ses-
sion, attracted large gathering.
There was much interest III the
Knox was stricken from the rpsi his
resignation having been forwarded to
the senate by the governor of Penn
sylvania.
Immediately after receiving word
from the president. the senate con-
arned the appointment of Assistant
Secretary Huntington Wilson to be
assistant secretary of state and of
Winthrop to the navy. 1t
ALSO confirmed the nomination of
William Loeb, Jr., to be collector of
the port of New York and of the
entire cabinet.
4 very large number of, callers
sent in cards and were received by
the president, while the White House
grounds were beset by out of town
callers throughout the day.
In calling the senate to order the
vice president said:
"Senators,-There is no need to
recite the history of this great legi-
slative body. proud Of it though We
ne; nor yet to suggest methods which
might in coming time enhance it's
usefulness. The world knows the
one and you understand the other.
"In a government for and by the
people the necessify of aciearlsI defin-
iag the rights and limitations of the
several branches thereof is manifest.
An hundred years has demonstrated
the far sightedness and wisdom of
the trainers of that instrument which
has furnished the foundation of our
legislative action The vice presi-
dent is not one of the makers of the
laws. His duties are rather to regu-
late in this body the method of max
ing them; to regulate, not in accord
With his will and ideas, but in accord
With rules which you yourselves have
established. 1t is for the presiding
Qfncer to require you to act in con-
tormity with your self imposed regu-
lations just as it is the duty of the
supreme court to determine if your
action is in accord with the consti-
tuition. Two decades of service in
this capitol, though not in this
chamber, have impressed me with the
weight of senatorial responsibility,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-06
GLUT ON CASH WHEAT.
Chicago Market Unable to Take Care
OF Offers-Price Falls.

CHICAGO, March "a declire of
y to ~ cents in May wheat on the
board of trade today was based large
ly on reports that leading longs had
effected a private settlement with the
shorts. This report was later denied,
it being then asserted that the drop
was attributable to lack of demand
for cash wheat.
The trading was attended by much
excitement during both the morning
and afternoon. Price fluctuations
and attendant rumors kept all the
operators at sea. ..
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-06
kEATuNc RESIGNS RATHER
THAN SACRIFICE PRINCIPLE
DISTRICT Alto RNEY AT VARIANCE WITH
JUSTICE RELATION MANNER OF PRO.
CAsE-REFUsEs TO
SERVE.

WASHINGTON March 5unted States District Attorney Keatns
Of justice sang eieya Smith and Joseph Pulitzer to
the Indianapolis News.
department says
dragged to Washington"
While compulsory
the proceedings his
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-06
ROOSEVELT HAS
NO MORE TO SAY

OYSTER BAY, March g.
. Ex-President Roosevelt said to.
. day that he would sail for Az
. rica from New York ON March
. o ON the steamer Hamburg.
He also said that he had receiy-
. ed SO many letters, kilograms
. and cablegrams that it is physi.
. cally impossible for him to an
. swer them.
. He concluded with the declar-
. alton that he would have moth
. ing more to say ON any subject
. or attend any public function
. before his departure ON his
. hunting trip.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-06
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

The New England ice harvest Is
smaller than in several years.
Caught in a lodging house fire at
Buffalo, Clara Clark and Alice Duffy
were fatally burned.
Chicago schools will abolish verti-
cal and back hand" penmanship and
teach the old fashion slant"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-06
CERVERA Is DYING.
Spanish Vice Admiral Receives Last
Sacrament.

CADIZ, Spain, March 5.--Vice Ad-
miral Cervera, who commanded the
Spanish fleet which was destroyed by
the Americans off Santiago, is dying.
The last sacrament was administered
tonight
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-06
STATE SENATE PASSES
DIRECT PRIMARY BILL

CARSON, March 5.-The
! senate passed the direct primary
! bill, which is framed after the
! California and Washington law.
J Should 1t pass the assembly it
J will be given its first trial at
! the election i'm 1910. Not vote
! was recorded against it in the
J senate and It Is believed that it
J will 60 throngh the lower house
! with little difliculty.
! The bill dividing Nye cOuaty
J and creating BnllfrOg county,
was talked in the senate. 1t is
! believed that the anti-gambling
} bill win be made a special order
! for tomorrow.