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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
BLOW TO RAILROADS
NORTH CAROLINA's GOVERNOR
 TURNS DOWN REQUEST.
Governor Kitehin Not Convinced That Present Hates Are Cennseatory and Refuses To Make Recommend
 stfor To Legaslature.

Raleigh, N. O., Jan. s0--Prcsidents and other ofiicials of the Southern Rail- way, Seaboard Air Line. Atlantic Coast Line. Norfolk and Southern, Norfolk and Western, and other roads doing business in North Carolina. held con ference with Governor Kitchin today, following that of January 22, to urge that he recommend legislation to per- init the re-opening of the passenger rate question with the Legislature. or have the North Carolina Corporation Committed authorized to hear evidence and fix a rate.
 President Finley. of the Southern Railway. claimed that the present rate of l-2 cents fare, with ? i-4 and cents mileage, had proven unjust to the railroads: that money was being lost by 1t and that the rate was confiscatory and unjust.
 Governor Kitchen said that no evid- ence had been presented to convince him that the rate was connscatory or unjust that the Legislature. at the special session of 1907, called to con- sider the rate question, had axed IL, and had declined to give any power fo the Corporation Committee to make a change, the law passed being accepted by the railroads. For these reasons. he declined the request that he ask the Legislature to take up the matter and refer 1t to the State Corporation Com. mission, and said he would make no recommendation in the matter 10 the Legislature
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
TELLS OF INvEsTIGATION.

Commissiomer Herbert Knox smith
 Gives Out Some Enfermation.
 Washington, Jam 30.--Incidental to the testimony berore the Senate Com Inlttee on Judiciary, relative to the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company ab- sorpfioH, Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith of the Bureau of Corporations. told something of investigations which are proceeding under his direction in the af1ars of several great corpora tions and alleged trusts.
 Concerning the United States Steel Corporation, Commissioner smith said that the inquiry thus far was confined to an Investigation of prices. pro9ts and cost of production. This inform ation is being gath cred. he said, not with q view to prosecution.
 we do not consider that our duty is that in any way of a prosecuting agent" said Mr. Smith.
 Responding to questions by Senator CuibersoH, Mr. Smith said that he had investigated the creation Of the Stand ard Oil Company and that all of the facts obtained by him had been pub lished by orders of the President. The Sugar Trust has not been probed according to Mir. smith, except that this concern has been considered brief ly in connection with other work AS to the tobacco trust. he said:
 We are working on that now--not from the standpoint of the legality ot the corporation. but of facts connected with it's conduct of business
 Numerous investigations are pro- ceeding at the request of Congress Among these, Mfr. Smith mentioned the oil industry, lumber industry, Interna- htional Harvester Trust and Cotton Elk. changes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
Warm Garments of EUery Kind
 Distributed to City's Poor Children

a corner, a, mass of straw with coarse piece of mattress covering thrown over it, Piled on the mattress were old news papers, sacks and the remains of be0 comfort. Except for a slight motioR under the pile of cloth there was noth. Ing there to suggest the presence of hu- man beings. 3
 Captain odom walked over 10 the corner and moved some of the cover ings. A woman and a little i've or six year old girl lay there half unconscious from the cold and lack of food. It did not take long to have a fire going, made from the box and sticks gathered up beside the road. Soon the chill was driven from the room and little bas- ket of food intended for his own use. while out on the search for poor people the Captain fixed up his new wards The story the woman told was the same old one, that has been told so many times. A drunken husband had deserted her, after selling every nov able article in the house, and in the cold and without food. she had sought work. only to lose 1t for lack of de- cent appearing clothes to go about in. She had applied for help time and time again, had gotten 1t. but each time e little less, until at last she had been turned down by those who had at first helped her.
 Taken from q comfortable home by her husband when they were married she had never done any work, except about her two homes and the bearing of five babies. four of which had died had broken her down so she was too feeble to tackle a hard task
 She was taken sick shortly before the cold weather set in few days ago, and had been caught without fuel or food in the house. except for little meal she had cooked in the tin can the night before she was found,N
 Leaving the rest of the food he had brought and some clothes that were in the wagon, the Captain collected sup ply of fuel for her and drove on to the next case. The whole day was spent by him and his assistants in this kind of work. Not only were clothes given to 100 children, but many destitute grown peopie were cared for too. Many was the cry for fuel and food that was made to him. but 1t was clothes day for the children and that was attended to first. although the usual dealing out of fuel and food went on to the extent Of the supply on hand.
 By the time night fell every pporly clad, destitue child the army w@kers could find, had been given good meal and enough clothes to keep warm. In many eaaes several sets of underwear and extra coats and cloaks were given. Captain Odom believes there are many more that were not reached yesterday and Is anxious to be informed where he can get any more garments for this sort Of distribution. The ehildreng' clothes wear out soon. especially so for many of the things given were well worn, and any contributions that may be made will be most gladly received by the little army of workers, who are toiling in His name.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
SAVED BY WIRELESS
OLD DOMINION LINER HAS NARROW
 ESCAPE.
auusnssns Tags witch Reach Her h Time After Being in Collision With Car

Norfolk. Va, Jan. 3o--The inestinable value of wireless teiegraphy was again demonstrated tonight in Hampton Roads, when a message flashed through fhe air, telling of the collision of the Old Dominion Liner Hamilton, with a car barge of the New York. Philadei- phia and Norfolk Railroad. and calling for assistance.
 Within i've minutes tugs were on route to the scene and the Hamilton. badly battered. but afioat. was lowed to her pier. reaching here tonight,
 The collision occurred or Old Point. The extent of the damage to the liner is not known. although she was rendered helpless ana has shipped considerable water forward. The barge was little damaseed. beyond the loss of six freight cars. which were Knocked overheard.
 There were cver two score passengers bound for New York aboard the Ham ilton. It is said they were in no dan- ger. although the officials of the com pany are silent as to the extent of the damage.
 The hole In the bow, on the port side. just above the water line. Is six or sev- en feet in diameter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
RUPTURE MAY COME
TAFT DOES NOT APfRoyE LIBEL
There May Be s seriens Break Re- tween President~eiect ani Hcoscvelt Over Paaamm
 Canal Matter.

Washington. Jan. yo--t Special )--- There is an undercurrent of talk here ct present of . possible break in the near future between President Roose- vclt and Judge Taft over the policy that has been pursued by Roosevelt In regard to the Panama Canal mat ters q
 It is claimed by many who think they are correct in their theories that Judge Taft has not favored the bring ing of suits against newspapers on ac- count of publications as to how the ca nal was acquired from the French Company, and it Is known that Charles P. Taft was much averse 10 being brought on to Washington as wit ness before the grand jury.
 Others who have been drawn inte the controversy are reported to be protesting, ana some of the public men predict that if ever there is rupture between Judge Taft and Mir. Roosevelt. 1t will be over this matter.
 Alfred J. Stofer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
CAPTURES A NEGRO
MAN WHO COMMITTED CRIME IN JACKSON COUNTY.
Taken From Steyepson te Huntsviiie Fer safekeepinE--Fired Rarn af Mir. Hidiey and At-
 tempfed Aasauif.

Huntsville. Jan. ,3o.--(speciaL)- )--Ar- thur Goodman. alias Jim Davis, a ne gro charged with setting Are to the harm of Tax Collector Ridley, of Jack son county. and attempting to assault the married daughter of MT. Ridley while the men of the family were fight ing the iire. was brought to Huntsville today for safe keeping.
 The negro was captured last night of deputy.
 A mob followed the prisoner with the Intention of iynching him. but the dep- utv persuaded them not to excite his sick wife by their violence and prom ised to bring the prisoner to town and place him in prison, where, they could get him if they wanted hirn.
 The negro was brought to Hunts yiiie by sheriff Staples and guarded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
INJUNCTION CASES UP.
Postal Telegraph Company AEnImst
 Cumberland Phone C0mpnny.

Postal Telegraph Company AEnImst
 Cumberland Phone Company.
 Knoxville, Tenn Jan. s0--The in- junction cases of the Postal Telegraph- Cable Company against the Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company and the Postal TeIegraph- Cable Company against the East Tennessee Telephone Company, was heard here today by Judge E. T. Sanford, in United States circuit court.
 A temporary injunction was granted by Judge Sanford four days ago and the hearing was on motion to make it permanant The hearing will be eon- eluded week from today. The con- tentions are that the telephone com panies are endeavoring to charge rf- teen percent commission on all tele- graph messages sent to eomplainants offices over the defendants telephones even where the sender or the telegraph companies are subscribers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
gAs p.esa salss es pethaa.

&baCAkAAAQB0 AttAAU5-0iDReSLGHs
 We learn from The Montgomery Ad- vertiser that one of the most thought fui and observant of Alabama phllos- ophers, Editor Hall. of The Dothan Eagle, views with no little alarm the steady invasion of the dress suit in his were but three such outits in the en- tire town. each personally known to every inhabitant and worn by It's effete owner with the utmost difidence and Now the dress suits of Dothan number no less than two dozen. and The Eagle editor. chagrined and mortified, rises to to, r!ng out the 9ad Tory clarion call
 To nothing good. Editor Hall. To the old order this means death. It means that the days are past when the DtCRSssottsp otons eiothe. C sn adS or sn Sre
 of any compeny. when piled shirt and a atend-uD collar was elegance's 6 crowntng touch for the hours after ?. m. when the blighting hand of "ciasses," and men soireed free and equal as they were born. Those were days when men desptsed shams. when dudes ssS ''Vs Were % thrice securSsa p and IS iSe fair target for every .adss mocking missile; when men were judged, not by mere fortuitous sartorial brillianea. Of. biceps. the cut of sjiibs. or stately prowess at the dance. There were giants in those days; and Dothan, Ala. slipping world wisely into its dress suit, shall not look upon their like
 Of the signal loss of picturesquen in this depl0rable. change it is scarcely necessary to speek; In old Dothan. as ball room revealed some diverseness, some individuality of attire among the males. There were. suits of blue and black Of gray and Ss ser0wG thsse above them blossomed splendid satin ties of many and many hue and col- or; beneath the tripping trouser leg psspsd hSSIsry 0f ,baH the mSSt SSc vSFisgatse fionted the Frenchifed theory that comme fl faut demanded unrelIeved black. Such gallant gentlemen made Dothan parties of ten years gone. Airs changed now. The lnsfdious lure of acuIchaw." of side. of puppyism. pop- pycocklsm and airs has laid It's deadly pothan has bought '-.-a suits And now It's handsome young mon, smooth ed and plaste1ed Into black uniformity, each as like the other as two peas. in a pod. mimic and pose about the town ln contefnptible ciawhammers. looking, we doubt not, for all the world ike b group of walters from Broadway
 Our heart goes out to Editor Han and to ali tho conservators of old Do- than tradition. There ig no turning the clock backward; we feel obliged to remind him that conditions are likely to grow worse rather than better We have little doubt that the time will come when automobiles will Invade Dothan, and directolre gowns and poodle dogs and goo; and though Ed ties of satire upon these abom nations, he cannot stay their coming.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31

RoundsrnanSP. J. Sweeney and Mrs. Sweeney yesterday in quiet way. cel- ebrated the twenty-Hftf anniversary of their wedding. Roundsman Swee- ney Is known practically to every man, woman and child in Montgomery and many of them will take interest in this announcement.
 The wedding took place in Louisville. Kv. Mrs. Sweeney was Miss Catherine Doyle. Shortly after the wedding they came to Montgomery, where MT. Swee- ney secured a place on the Mcntgom- cry police force. For twenty-two years he has been 6 member of the Montgomery police department. No act og the city government pleased the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
Roundsn,an Sweenev Ceiebrnfes
 FIX .SilDer Wedding AnniUsrsnry

people more than the promotion few months ago of PatroIman Sweeney te be foundsman.
 For more than twenty-two years Mir. and Mrs. Sweeney have lived in Mont gomery where they have a large cir- cle of friends. They have raised their children here. and all who know them, are their friends.
 Attention is called to the anntver- sary that their many friends in Mont gonfery might know that Mfr. and Mrs. Sweeney, who appeared to have been citizens of Montgomery from time im- memorial. were married in Louisville and that the marriage occurred twen- ty-five years, ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
schiits Beer. si0.sO per cask.
 f. c. b. Pensacola.
 GREII TRADING co. ?. O. Box ss7. ttf) Pepsacoia, Fla.
House Summary.

.
 Washington. D. C., Jan. S0-By vot- ing an. appropriation of s500,0O0, the House of Representatives today made liberal provision for further experi- ments by the army. with balloons ana air ships for use in warfare.
 The subject gave rise to spirited debate, which continued most Of the session. The opponents of the proposi- ton sought to encompass it's defeat by raising all sorts of parliamentary points, but the chair. in elaborate opin- ions. over-ruied these. and thus paved the way for the incorporation of the provision in the army appropriation bill.
 Previous to taking up the army bill, the consideration of which was not completed. the House passed fs number of miscellaneous bills of more or less public interest.
 At 4.4e ?. nl.. the House adjourned until tomorrow. when the House will meet In special session to hear eulogies upon the life and character of espre. sentative Powers of Maine. who died during the Tecess-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
NO TIDAL WAVE.
Reports of Disaster in Southern Spain Are Demled.

"SPVrb OK DAsaster tR southern Spain
 Are Denied.
 Madrid. Jan. 30.--Ail communication with Southern Spain and with the city of Barcelona Is uninterrupted and the reports emanating from England reIa- tive to disastrous earthquake and tl- dal wave are untrue.
 There was a slight earth shock at Totana. in the province of Murcla, but no serious damage was done. The walls of only q few houses were cracked. Slight shocks were also felt in the nelghborhood village of Olias. -4
 At both Totana and olias the inhab- itants fed panic stricken to the sub urbs. fearing that a disaster was up- up them such as devastated Messina. Italy.
 It Is reported that the moment the quake occurred the sky was hidden by dense grey cloud, which. however. disappeared immediately while a show. CT of hailstones as large as walnutsr covered the ground to depth of sew eral centimetres,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
The Last straw.
sverybody's Magazine.

E5Vefy DOuy 3 MHBAzlne. Frank Daniels, early in his career, was principal in a small company that was touring "the provinces" Busi- ness had been poor and eating had been a luxury. It was only the cheer ing knowledge that the new opera house at Tieonderoga, N. r., had been almost sold out for their performance
 Wait till we get to Ticonder0ga, ' the manager would say to anyone who faintly suggested the price of break fast.
 Finally they did reach TiconderOga. 1t was eventide and a rosy glow Hum ined the western sky.
 "Ah, me-" sighed Daniels to the stage driver. ''The sun may set in other places. but never as it does here,
 ''snrset!" growled the driver 'Sun- set helll Thafs the opry house burnin down"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
AaATNsT PMoHIBITION.

An 0rganizatien is Formed to Combat
 . lEovement.
 cliristiania. Sunday Jan i7.--There has been widely published through Norway. the manifesto of an organisa- tion formed here by representatives from all parts of the country, to com- bat the prohibition movement.
 It invites every community to organ ize against the aggressive probibition party. Its program Is to protect in- dividuaI and commercial liberty. to oppose the misuse of intoxicating drinks to erect asylums for drunkards and to fight the prohibitlonists at all local elections.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31
OPEN AIR SCHOOLS:
Request Made of Education Board for
 COnsumpttVe Children.

&fNAA81AaAASNNNG
 Chicago. Jan. 30.-Children infected with tuberculosis will go to school in the open air if a request to be made by the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute is granted by the Board of Education.
 The suggestion is made in the rel port of Superintendent Frank Ewing
 The plan is to have open air camps. In the stormiest weather the children can wear heavy ulsters to protect them from the cold. The council also will be asked for an appropriation to es- tablish a municipal open air hospital for consumptives. The institute hopes to establish one to accommodate 1000 patients who are unable to pay for treatment. A
 The deaths in Chicago from tubercu- losls last year numbered 4.000 accord ing to Superintendent Wing. He saXs that in every two hours and fifteen minutes, some one in the city dies of the white plague.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31

First to realize what the intense cold that has visited Montgomery the last two days, means to poor people. was Captain Odom, of the Salvation Army. At the first suggestion of the weather mans prediction coming out right side up, Captain Odom thought of clothes for the poor and gathered about him his ueutenants, sergeants and corporals and told them what to do. He sent them out to every nook and corner Of the city where he knew poor people lived or thought they could be found.
 Among his assistants, the Captain has several ladies who have volunteered to help his great work, and they were or great value yesterday The little band does not consist of more than six or seven in all. and 1t was quite dime cuity visiting so many of the poor peo. pie of the city, but by o'clock in the afternoon he had gathered at the army headouarters, more than 100 small, poor iy clad, children whom he proceeded to ciothe. in some instances beginning at the skin and finishing with an oyercoat
 &roreseeing the blizzard. the Captain and his assistants have been collecting clothes from those who had garments fo arare. for some time, and although he has been giving them away. still there was enough to go around yester- day. The matter of getting cloaks for orIrIa was 6 hard one until he be- Thought himself of the Montgomery Fair the big department store on Court souare. Having dealt with the Fatr oe- fore the good Captain went there strai9htway and presented the case to the managers.
 been taking stock and had many eIoaks. some a Mt out of fashion and shop worn, on their hands, and when fine Captain stated his case. these were at once turned over to him. The big company gave the Salvation Army 100 cloalka of all sizes, ranging in price from s3 to el0. as the Fairs helping hand to the suffering poor. The eom- nany loaded its wagons with the goods and sent them at once to the army home. where the women of the army post soon got busy fitting out the lit- tie shiverin9 girls iu warm. thicF eioaks.
 PItlfuI Case Revealed.
 There were many pitiful cases brought to light in the extra search, but one in particular wilp give a gener. al Idea of the rest. It was the Captain the edge of the open lands. where the cold wind was sweeping and whoop- ing around a one-r room cottage. from the chimney of which no smoke appear ad. Then he entered. The windows, hut two of them, were closed and the light from the open door streamed in a band across the floor to, the open fire- place, where two bricks used for and irons lay black and fmbedded. in cold, gray ashes. 4 besmudged tn can was on the hearth. a soap box. made shiny by constant use as c chair. was the only furniture of the apartment. As his eyes grew accuntomed to the gloomy interior, a pallet became visible in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31

was married to MISS Maracte, an ih- dian. and was received as . member of the Anglican Church.
 There lately sailed from Honolulu for the Gilbert Islands the new mis- sionary ship. Hiram Binwliam. It com tained a load of Bibles in Gilbertese, translated by the veteran missionary whose name 1t bears and who had died short time before. The departure of the ship was made the occasion of memorial service. in which descend ants of the early Hawaiian mission aries participated.
 The recent extraordinary tide of Church union sentiment In North America is by no means local. The irs- creasing cordiaiity between Anglicans and Dissenters was illustrated on the occasion of the recent flffieth anni- versary of the pastorate of Dr. Johf Clifford, the famous London Baptist. The Archbishop of Canterbury. the Primate of All England sent a cor dial letter of reorganization. saying that "the things wherein we differ bulk very small in -conipar with those wherein. in the Master's sery- Ice. we are at one"
 The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. New York. last year averaged $1.o0o a week for the cause of Home Missions and s2.600 a month for the cause of Foreign Missions. In 100 years it's contributions to the cause of religion have amounted to ef.6ss,-
 One of the oldest apd most famous missionaries in China, Rev. Dr. Cai- win w Mateer of the Presbyterian Board. recently died on the field. The senior missionary in Egypt of the Presbyterian Church Rev. Dr. William Harvey. died in Cairo in December after more than fifty years work there.
 Plans for the union Of the Presbyte- rian German Reformed and Welsh Cal whistle Methodist denominations have progressed te such. an extent that this is likely to be the irst of the pending church unions.
 A movement Is afoot in the Roman Catholic Church to unify. or at least federate all the benevolent causes of the Church.
 The new Catholic Cathedral In St. Paul, Ninns which will not be complet- cd for dozen more years. will cost about four and one-haif million dol- lars, exclusive of adornment. The men of some Protestant churches are now being organized Into mission study classes. One Presbyte- rian church in North Carolina has twenty-six men enrolled in a class which is studying India.
 A wealthy Des Moines, Ia.. man has offeredNa penny day for three years, with a dollar bonus at the end of that time. to every Iowa boy who will ab- stain from the use of tobacco and li- quor.
 The four hundredth anniversary of Ca1vin's birth will be celebrated in New York, February 22.
 The Religious Education Association Twin hold its convention in Chicago, February s-t1.
 Boston Unttariaps have planned Q series of popular Sunday evening meetings in Second Church, on Cop | aav eanefnpn TarfIv for lfha uttrnoaaa of