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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
A sfEQAL MESSAGE
URGES USE or WIRE
 LESS THLEGRAPHY.
President Wa1ts. Law Enacted He- aufrinw eteamships to Be Equip-
 pea win 9uf1caent Teie- lt grnphae Installations.

WaahinEton. Feb. S,--Representative Burke of Pennsylvania, author of the bill pending In the House to require all sea- going vessels carrying as many with wireless telegraph apparatus, called on the President and discussed the subject with him.
 Mir. Burke said the President favored the general principle of the bill. and believed that the safety of humanity ct sea demanded that something be done. Later in the day the President mending immediate action recurring within reasonable time that all ocean, going steamships. carrying consider able number of passengers, carry ef- ficient wireless telegraph equipment.
 President Rooseveit's message fol- lows:
 s'ro the Senate and House of Repre-
 sentatives:
 Your attention is invited to recent events which have conclusive1y demon strated the great value of rad!o -teieg- raphy, populariy, known as wireless telegraphy.' as an instrurn mentality for the preservation of life at sea.
 While the honor of the first practi- cal application of the scientific prin- cipies involved may belong to another country, 1t is gratifying to know that
 
 upon and develop the idea. and, that several systems of improved scientifc merit and commercial pfacttcability have been put into operation in the United States.
 "Furthermore. through the liberality of Congress and the intelligence and industry of the Navy Department, our Atlantic. Gulf and Pacific coasts are equipped with q chain of shore stA- tons. designed primarily for the na- tional defense, but capable of receiv- ing and transmitting messages by any of the systems of wireIess telegraphy now in general use. Even our dis tant insular territories and Alaska are so equipped.
 ..so far as our own country is con- cerned. steps have, thus been taken effectuaily to prevent the establish . ment of monopoly in the practical use of the new applied art.
 sT deem 1t highly desirable that the Congress before adjournmsnt should enact law. requiring. within reason able Limitations. as determined by what the Government of the United States has already done and by what prudent and progressive ship owners have already found practical, that all ocean. going steamships, carrying con- siderable numbers Of passengers on routes where wireless Installations would be useful. should be required to carry efficient interchangeable install lations and competent operators. The subject is now under confederation by Congress. and am advised that leg lslation to effect the same general pur- pose is also under consideration abroad. seF. Our interest in its enactment is keen on account of the great number of ateerage. as weu as cabin paseen- nfv r.t ar Ia part from our ports. What we have already done along practical business lines warrants the United States fin be- ing the first nation to enact statute requiring the use of this safeguard of human fife Theodore, Roosevelt"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
WoN'TLETH HIM WORK
ROAD CONTRACTS IS HELD UP BY
 REVENUE BOARD.
Andrew Ferry Holas Contrnef for Ina- proving Flight Niles of Road way, Bmf as Not Allowed to
 Carry Out His Part.

Andrew Perry is road contractor; f; he wants. to work, and the Board oS Revenue won't let him. That's the trouble in a nut shell, that was the reason for Mir. Perry and his attorney to appear before the Board at It's meet ing yesterday, waving a signed con- tract in the face of the Board mena- bers.
 Mir. Perry held the contract for im- proving eight miles of pike road. He had completed about four miles In Mo- vember, when the county shut down on all work. by reason of depleted treasury. MT. Perry was forced then to stop work
 He had agreed to cancel the con tract at first. the contention of the Board declared, and then later refused to cancel 1t. And now he wants to keep on working. on some other road, if not on tht Mobile Road, and shows the uncompleted contract as sign that he has the right to work. E There were various reasons offered as to why the Board refused to con- tinue the contract for the road build ing. one coming from County Engineer BuiIen. Mir. Bullen said that Mir. Per- ry. being unable to get the sand and clay from within the district. desig- mated by the contract, had asked that he be allowed to hold up his work until spring, and that he was informed that in such instance the contract would be cancelled.
 But Mfr. Perry ana hts attorney stuck to Che request for work, and finally Q comproimise motion came from Com missioner Cook to the effect that the matter be submitted to the county At- torney and the attorney for MT. Perry for adjustment.
 Several road matters. of more or less importance, were submitted to the Board, including petition from D. B. Joseph to gravel a few blocks of coun. try road, one from C.. B. Teasley ask ing for a road to be cut from Midway Church to the Eiayneville Road. both of which were deferred, pending more definite arrangements with the prop eyty owners,
 The Board sprung an executive ses- sion upon the audience, driving them forth. The session behind closed doors dealt with arrangements preliminary to floating the bond issue as author ized by the election of January 1. It is likely that the bonds will be offered for sale and bids advertised for witlr- in q feM days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
PUT NEGRO TO DEATH
QUICK WORK BY MONROE COUNTY
 POSSE.
VIII Parker Attempted to IRjure the Little DauGhteR of N. O. Daily at Mexica-Body
 Ia Found.

Selma. Feb. S.-(Special )--News was reached here today of the lynch ing of negro in Monroe County Sat- urday.
 While working in her Kitchen at her home in Mexicas SIX miles from N. o. Daily heard her s-year-old daughter screaming for help in the
 Rushing out, she found that VIII Parker, a 19-year-old negro who was erployed on the place, had attempted to assault the child. The presence Of the mOthr scared away the brute, but not before he had injured the child.
 With the appearance of Mrs Daily the negro ran away. shortly after wards Mr. Daily came home. and, learning what had happened started in pursuit of the, negro. being accompanied by several of his neighbors. The sheriff at Monroeville was notified Of the attempt to rape and with deputies started a search for tho negro
 Tn posse headed by the father of tn girl searched all night for Will Parker and shortly after daybreak saturday morning the negro was found hid in the woods. After his capture. tha posse started towards Monroeville with the negro. but after entering some woods. he was never seen alive : Saturday morning the sheriff of Mon roe County and his deputies in pass ing through the woods found the Iife- less body of the negro tied to a tree, his body riddled with shot,
 The posse which had captured Par keE. it is thought, decided after 1t had started to Monroeville with the pris- oner, that it would be best to deal out punishment. and not walt on the courts. They shot the negro to death.
 Considerable excitement over the at. tempt to rape the 3-year-old child is said to have existed around Monroeville Friday night and Saturday after the death Of the negro.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
REGULATE WATER TRAFFIC.
Lnternante Commerce. Commission Ren'
 aeRs Important Deeisi0n.

En4ermamte. Commerce Commission Nens
 aeFs ImportaRt Decision.
 Washington. Fec. a,-CarrAers of in- tsrstate commerce by water fare sub feet to the act to regulate commerce only Is respect of traffic transported under 6 common control, management or arrangement with a rail carrier" l" was decision announced by Chairman Knapp Of the Interstate Commerce Commission today.
 This decision was reached by, Q di- vtded Commission. Some time ago an administrative ruling was issued by the Commission taking full Jurisdiction over. tranic by water transportation. In this decision 1t was ordered that ad. ministrative ruling should be modified to conform to the view of the Commis- sion now expressed.
 Tn its report, the Commission says:
 "This construction gives workable effect to every provision of the act and iS in harmony with it's remedial pur- poses. It controls the all-rail and the part-rail and part-water transporta. ton which is the subject of common arrangement and leaves all other wa- ter carriage open to free competi- tion."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
TAFT'S BIRMINGHAM VISIT
 HAS BEEN POSTPONED

Birmingham. Feb. e.---(Special. )--It was definitely announced today by President John L. Raul of the Birming- ham Commercial Club that after con- siderable. exchanging of telegrams, tt had been decided thet President elect Taft, who will pass through Bir- mingham on the evening of Feb. 13. would not stop off here, and that he would come to Birmingham on a visit sometime after he had been inaugural cd as President of the United States. carrying out the promise that he made to visit Birmingham.
 The men who led the movement to entertain the next President of the United States did not think enough time was given for 8 proper entertainment between g or 8 o'clock Saturday even- ing and Sunday by noon.
 . Judge Taft will pass through Bir- minGham on the Queen and Crescent route Saturday evening. If the train Ia not delayed the distinguished citi- zen will arrive here shortly before 8 o'clock. and remain here about fifteen minutes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
McMAHAN IS IN JAIL
ETOWAH COUNTY MAN ACCUSED
 OF MURDER.
Demented Man Charged wifh KllIIng Sam Ashley With Whom He
 Left . Country Dance.

Gadsden. Feb. s.-(SpeciaLl-K. K. McMahan. who is charged with kill ing sam Ashley on Saturday night. Jan. 2s. this year. was arrested yesterday at his home at Turkeytown.
 After the murder he disappeared. and all trace of him was lost. Yesterday he came home. Re appeared to be in demented condition, and 1t is be- lieVed that his mind is unbalanced. He was brought to Gadsden today and lodged in the Etowah County jail. but cannot carry on an intelligent con- versatIon.
 Sam Ashley was found dead in the road near his home with . bullet hole through his head. McMahan was the last man seen with him. having left a place where a dance was in progress to go to their home together.
 Today the finding of the coroner's jury. which set on the case soon after the killing was made public. Ashley is held to have come to his death by bullet fired from pistol in the hands of McAGahan. McMahan's sanity will be investigated by experts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
CONTEMPT OF COURT.

Little Rock. Ark. Feb s.-James Pitcock, superintendent of the Ar Kansas penitentiary, was fined $500 to- day by Chancellor Matineau for con tempt of court.
 pitcock had been instructed some time ago by the penitentiary board to remove the convicts from the yards of the Arkansas Brick. and Manufae- turing Company who claimed to hold A ten year contract to work the con- victs. It is alleged the superintendent secreted himself to prevent service of injunction papers. The court held that the superintendent had ,tknOw- ledge of the injunction and no service swas necessary
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
SECRET MADE PUBLIC
IMPORTANT RHETORICAL FACT COMES TO LIGHT.
An Attempt Was Made Upon Presiasns Lfnceln'n Life In Baitizhere--Wf-
 aew of Linceln's Frfend

As Attempt Was Made Upsn Presiasnt Lfncsln's Life In Baitixhere--Wi- aew of Linceln's Frsend fF Teils story.
 Springfield, O.. Feb. s.-Thst an at- tempt was made upon President Lin- coln's life in Baltimore as he was on his way to washinston to take ofioe. the springfeid man who saved the president from death. All these years. the story has re- mained a secret with Mrs. Coggeshail, to whom 1t was told by her husband In secrecy. Lincoln told no one of t, neither in his family nor in his. cabi- net. It comes to light now merely be- cause Mrs. Coggeshaii believes its tell ing can do no harm and that 1t may be an interesting addition to the Lincoln literature of the month.
 Her story is that q bomb was hurled Into the coach occupied by LAncoln as 1t was standing in the station in Ball. timore and that her husband first showed Lincoln through the door of the car and then hurled the bomb through window of the coach away from the crowd.
 CoKgeshaii, who was one of the way Presidents close friends. accompanied him from Columbus, Ohio. to Washing. ton. He was later sent by Lincoln as minister to Ecuador. where he died of yellow fever. Mrs. Coggeshali says:
 "A change of cars had to be made in Baltimore. The special car dashed into the depot and preparations for an immediate change for the Washington car were made. Mir. Lincoln and my husband were the last to leave the coach. Mr. Lincoln. who was leading. turned just as they reached the door and saw missing bomb in the seat he was passing. Mr. Coggeshail turned and saw what menaced them.
 sHe gave Lincoln a shove that aant him out onto the platform. grabbed the bomb and hurled it out of the window opposite to where the crowd was gath cred and then hurried to the waiting train. When they had become com. posed, Lincoln exclaimed:
 "Gee. Cogeshali. did not tell you that If you came with me should come safely7 God knows best
 For a moment my husband could not talk. Then he said Hfr. President. let this pass no further. Let us not give tito the world to be eriticiEed.' "who put the bomb in the car was never iearnel"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09

that old ofrsnse In PrsttviIie of two years ago. He came to Montgomery, he opened a barber shop. he lived and worked and thrfved. But the anthori- ties in PrattviIle never forgot the he was detected In the act of burglar izing store; though they couldn't md him they didn't forget.
 And yesterday Deputy McCord found him. in the barber shop where George tried to live down the old charge. Hc saw from the descriptions that the bar Der was the whilom burglar. He suc- stantiated the suspicious by . message from Prattville. and now George Wal ker awaits behind the bars of the county tail the advent of a Prattviile oficer. to lead him back to the scene of the alleged burglary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
TEMPERANCE CONFERENCE.
Representative Sheppard Ynere4aee.
 Unusual BiIz in the House. .

Representative Sheppard Ynereaaees
 Unusual BiH ia the House.
 Washington. Feb. S.--A world tenn perance conference. to be held within a year and possibly in Washington. is provided for in a bill introduced by Representative Sheppard. of Texas.
 The measure directs the President to invite the various nations now repre- sented at the Hague peace conference to send not fewer than twelve deie. gates to the propossd conference. the purpose of which would be to devise and recommend methods by which these nations could cooperate with ( view to lessening of and reguiatinR the international tradlc in intoxicating liquors. narcotlcs and harmful drugs.
 The President is empowered to name one hundred delegates to represent the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
MOBILE EXCHANGES
 DALEY FOR HOPKINS

Mobile, Feb. s.-secretary CoIson. of the local association, says Manager Reed has wired him that he has twenty seven contracts signed by men for next years team.
 Mobile closed a deal today by ex- changing Daley, last years left fielder for Hopkins, last years right fiel- der for Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
FINN GETS A VETERAN
 BACKsT0P FOR TEAM

-Veteran Jack o'Connor. St. Louis and Pittsburg catcher. who was play Ing baseball when Cy Young made his debut, has been signed, to play and catch for the 1909 squad.
 The selection of -O'Connor is in line with the former ideas of Finn who al- ways relies on such veterans as Lynch, Wood and Douglas to do the receiving.
 Short Stop Butcher, three years with Holyoke, Mass. has signed with Little
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
TO INSPECT PLANS
WOAAAN's COLLEGE COMMISSION
 WILL ASSEMBLE SATURDAY.
Plann and speeiaeattoas of Competing Architects to Re Examined at Meetamg,' at Which Chairman
 Vxyfaf x4a Named.

MeettnGv' at Whlch ChakrMau
 VIII Be Named.
 On Saturday afternoon at about l o'clock, the WoTnan's College Commis- sion will assemble in the office of Sec reiary J. N. Dannelly, to inspect the plans and specifications Of competing architects. and to designate an archi- tect for the work of the Woman's Methodist College. \ It was decided yesterday to call the session of the Commission. when Hon. ". H. Sanford of Troy was In the city for conference on the sub jeet. A@
 The Commissios possesses as mem bers from the South Alabama Confer ence: ]. M. Dannelly, W. H. Thomas, W. H. Stanford and N. P. Houghton. There ara, as members from the North Alabama conference, three leading citizens of Birmingham. The entire Commission will assemble at the office of MT. Dannelly Saturday.
 The body is, at present. without a chairman, owing to the death of pr. T. N. Mason. The chairman will prob ably be named at the session of Sat- urday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
INJUNCTION TO 0RAxrnD.

LOuigvSlle ana Mashviale Gets a Teuas
 perary .ResaKaszsux order.
 Atlanta, Feb. Sy--An order temporaP- fly restraining Che Comptroller Gen sral of Georgia from levying back taxes on eses.o0o worth of dehentures of the Atlanta and West Point Rail- vile Railroad, was issued today by Judge Newman in the United States District Court here.
 Judge Newman sef March 1s for hear fnR the case, The levy is for school taxes in Richmond County covering the time from 1893 to ieos. inclusive.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
MRS. RoGERs DEAD.
Funeral wlrl Take Place fn Leteh
 chic This Afternoon. R

Funeral win Take Place fn Letehat-
 chae This Asternoon.
 Mrs. c. F. Rogers. IT., of Letohat- chic, aged 4s years, died at local in- firmary this morning at I o'clock after c short illness.
 The remains win be taken to her home today on the noon train. and the funeral services will take place In the afternoon on the arrival of the funeral party.
 Mrs. Rogers was a daughter of B. H. Pritchett of Haynevflle, and was well known in Montgomery.
 She Is survived by her husband and nine children. A. S. Rogers, Wade A. Rogers. Albert Lee Rogers. Fannie Rogers. Banche, Ned, Lindsey, Janice and Charles Pratt Rogers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
RAILROAD HOSES SUIT.

Penn Bridge COmpany Gets Damages
 FH0m Coast Llae.
 Norfolk. Va, Feb. S.---The suit of the Penn Bridge Company of Pennsylvania against the Atlantic Coast Line Rail- way for balances alleged to be due on contract for the construction of Coast Line round houses and shops at Way cross Ga, ended in the United States Court here today when the jury ren. dersd verdict for ssa5ss in favor of the plaintiff.
 The verdict provided that. cohts of court should be divided between plain tiff and defendant. The actual amount claimed was e5i,00e with damages placed at eT5.0oo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
SENATE GETS INFORMATION.
Cost of Keeping q BattIeshIp in Good
 Condition GIven.

Washington. Feb. s.--Responding to a resolution Introduced by Senator Clay. report was sent to the Senate today by Secretary of the Navy Newberry, saying that 1t cost e10s.s56 to keep a first-class battleship in repair and good condition for one year..
 This figuring does not include ex- traordinary repairs incident to taking C ship out of commission, remodeling or reconstructlng itThe cost of coal used on battleshps for the fiscal year 1908. was $3,161.902 and this amount was increased. by transportation and storage charges to S5.544.s45s The coal was bought at from 42.e0 to se.75 per ton, the variation being due to the state Of the market, the number of tons per contract. aud the distance of sdeliVaEt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
sLAncssn wAz.szs rs.l..

suxersne fFem Cemplzsatsens q sesna-
 aeA and Eavsr TFeuhass.
 Kansas City. Feb. s.--B1anehe Walsh. the actress. was brought hsre to-day on c special train from Fort Smith. Ark. where she was taken i1i Saturday night whil efSlling on engagement. and was placsd la the unfvergty Mospitsl.
 She is suffering ffom eouUiicstion Of stomach and liver troubles. Her ph ysician this eftsrnoon eaia:
 Miss Walsh is dangsrousiy fi.~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
Pittaburg Gets Wagner.

Pittsburg. Pa. Feb. s.-Hans Wag- ner will be in his old position at short stop with the Pittsburg team during the coming season. According to Bar ney Dreyfus. President of the Pittsburg Natfonai League baseball team. Drey- fuss' arrival home today from the East brought the public announcement that Wagner is pledged.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
Aimed ut PrIEeaRhtIng.

TnSn p Hare introduced in the Senate today a bill aimed at prisehghting. mat is much more drastic than the one presented by Senator Henry "A ifa siI 6stIc encounters where fees are charged for admission, but makes 1t a rnisdemeanOr to witness 9 fight. the maximum penalty for this ofrense being ebOO
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
'papIxe wnI Meet Fiynn,

Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. s.-Billy Papke today signed an agreement to meet Jimmy Flynn at catch weights in Los Angeles on March IT. Papke has been fin active training here to meet Joe Thomas in this city on Feb ruary 22 but the match was called off through interference by the Cover nor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
COUGH SYRUP
Cuses Anv os.sA n Rtve Ms~ss. NEW TRANSFORMATIONS nxznz.

Here is given sAs nss4 sGeeesvs cough presofiption keovn te ehe medi- cal world It is . mild iAxative. too. and this is what bcdy seeds when sunering with eough asd cold on ths lungs. A cough or eetd ind3catas po4s- ons in the system, causing iaeanma- ton and congestion Nsasiy an cough syrups relieve, but make the trons,e worse by their consfipaklng eftectB. This prescriptions not oniy relieves quickly. but it cures any eongh that is curabla Get ene-haif ounce fluid wild cherry bark, one ouncs senpound se- sence cardfoi and three ounces syrup white pine compound Mix h . bottle. Take for acute eough or hronehItis twenty drops every half hour for four hours Then one-hA1s to cns tsaspesn- ful three or four tfmss daily. Give children less according to ags. 4 few hours treatment viii curs and heal the throat and fungs Of all bet consump- lives. Cut this out and give it to some friend who may need e to hs saved from an carly death by eonsum ption.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
WIRELESS FROM FLEET.
The Connecticut Flashes That All Ar,
 we'll.

Funchal, Feb. S.-The American bat tleship fleet which sailed from Gtbral- tar Saturday morning, was reported by wireless as being fn latitude 34 de- grees. 32 minutes, north; longitude IS degrees, 16 minutes west, at o'clock this afternoon.
 A fresh northwest wind was blowing with moderate sea. The fleet has, therefore, covered about 600 miles on its homeward journey. The repair ship Panther Is expected to arrive here this afternoon. The Yankton which reached Funchal on Feb. a was I.00S miles to the westward at p. m. yes- terday. A wireless dispatch from the Yankton says that fine weather pre-. walled.
 A wireless message from the Con. necticut says: "AIl well with the deet."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09

will report to the White sox February 2S. The first contract received about two weeks ago. after he had practical ly come to terms with Comisky. was returned because it did not call for the amount agreed upon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
woman Ia Indicted.

Palmyre, N r.. Feb. z.---ft is unfh- cialiy reported that Mrs. 0eorgia A. Sampson has been Indicted by the Wayne county grand jury for the ai- ieged murder of her husband. Harry Sampson. Q nephew of the late Ad- miral Sampson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09
Ixuleh In naxinn AIateh

Bryan, Tex. Feb S-WhiIe boxIng with a friend. Ernest Free, aged P wears. was struck a blow over the heart which resulted in his death to-