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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
FOR SHIP SUBSIDY
FIRST ACTIVE STEP TAKEN TO-
WARD LEGISLATION.
Representative Humphrey Of Washing
tom introduced His New Ocean
Mail subgidy Bii1 I'm the
HOUSE Yesterday.

washington, June s4.--The first ac-
tive step toward ship subsidy legisia-
ton in the Slxty-flrst Congress was ta-
ken today when Representative
Humphrey of Washington introduced
in the House his new ocean mail sub
sidy bill. 1t is patterned after the
bill which was considered in the last
Congress, but contains several new
features approved by the Merchant Ma
rine League, whose banquet last night
In the interest of greater merchant
marine was attended by President Taft.
The original bill provided that the
pay for ocean mall service on vessels
OF the second class on routes to South
America. to the Philippines to Japan.
to China and to Australasia should
hereafter be the same now accorded
vessels of the first class.
In addition, the new bill provided for
"free ships" American citizens are-to
be permitted to purchase vessels In
any country they may choose, and run
them under the American flag in the
foreign trade. or in the trade with the
Philippines.
Another section OF the bill reduces
the tonnage taxes on vessels in trade
with nearby Countries and increases
the tax in the trans oceanic trade.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
McLENDON
SUSPENDED
Chairman of Railroad
Commission.
OPPOSED SMITHS PLATFORM
Retiring Governor Of Georgia to
Send Message to Legislature.
Ths Feature OF the Suspension d That
McLenden Is the Successor Of
Governor-Eiect Joseph
n. Brown.
OPPOSED SMITHS PLATFORM

Atlanta. Ga. June 24-Governor
Hoke Smith. who retires from ONCE
on Saturday, today suspended from Of
nee Chairman 8. O.. McLendon. OF the
State Railroad Commission. Suspen-
sion was because of McLendon's recent
decision In. refusing to order State
railroads to reduce rates between Sa-
vannah and Atlantis, known as the
port rates"
Governor Smith said that McLendon
was suspended because he was orpos-
ing the platform, upon which the Gov
ernor was elected, and was pursuing
q course which the Governor thought
detrimental to- the interests OF the
State. He will spend q special mes
sage to the Legislature tomorrow CIV
ing the reasons for the suspension.
The port rates" controversy was for
lower rates on iron and coffee. Sew
erai Atlanta firms petitioned for this
reduction. claiming that other cities,
particularly Nashville. enjoyed lower
rates from Georgia ports than did At
lanta. In his opinion deciding against
this petition. Mr.. McLendon said that
to grant the lower rates would be
equivalent to interfering with inter-
state commerce. which the State Rail-
road Commission had no right to 90.
A feature of the suspension 10 that
Mr. McLendon was q successor OF jos
eph NJ. Brown, now Governor-elect.
who succeeds Governor Smith on sat
urday and whom Governor Smith as
missed for his position as railroau
commission about two years ago.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
STAND COLLAPsES
NINE TEACHERS SERIOUSLY IN
JURED IN LOUISIANA.
Had Gathered ON Platform to Have
Group Picture Taken, when
There Was . Crash and
q Score Were Hurt.

Ruston. La. June 24--More than a
score of persons were injured when q
platform collapsed near the building Of
the Louisiana Industrial Institute. at
which n summer normal school is be-
ing conducted. here this afternoon.
About zoo teachers. who are attend
ing the school. were precipitated to the
ground. distance of about fifteen feet
by the crash.
The teachers were taking their places
on the platform for the purpose OF hav-
ing q group picture made when sever
al OF the main supports gave way
With the cries and means of those
carried down amid the mass or wreck
age and the noise Of the falling plat
form. heard for many blocks. an in
descrfbable scene of confusion and ex-
citemeut followed.
1t was at first believed that several
had been killed and many fatally In
jured. and 1t is considered little less
than miraculous that such was not the
case.
The most seriously hurt are:
Mrs. Nina Mitchell. of Grand Cane.
La. compound fracture of leg; Terry
Lowe. OF Rocky Mount. La, compound
fracture of leg: Willie Walters, of Rus
ton. La. fractured thigh: Ruth Midystt
Of Logansport, La. fractured leg; Ruth
Webb. OF Farmerviile. La, fractured
leg; Blanche Phillips. of Glenmore, La,
fractured leg; Mamie Vaughn. Of Rus
ton. fractured leg. Ella Price, Of
Natchez. Miss. badly bruised back and
hip: Atlanta Meadows, of Ruston, La,
crushed foot.
A number Of persons sustained se-
we're sprains and more or less painful
bruises.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
PREACHER KILLED
BODY FOUND IN CREEK AFTER
WHIPPING.


Talbotton. Ca. June 24.--After being
taken from his house Saturday by a
posse, the body OF q blind travelling
negro preacher was found near here
yesterday in a creek.
The preacher, whose name has not
been learned, had made speeches which
ankered the whites in his neighbor-
hood. and public INDICATION against him
was further inlamed by the fact that
he stopped at the home OF the negro
william Carreker.. who was lynched
Tuesday night.
Carreker shot and killed William
Leonard. a white man, Saturday, while
a posse of whites was seaching for the
preacher with the Intention of warn
ing him away from the community. The
preacher is said to have urged negroes
not to work for whites and to have
guficient influence to keep many OF the
negroes away from their regular en-
nloyment on white mems farms.
The posse is said to have whipped the
nreacher. but It is claimed that they
ala no other violence TO him and that
his death was accidental. due to fall
ing from a bridge.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
ARE CAREFUL
WITH TAX BILL
To Forestall Fight Of
Corporation.
COMMITTEE HOLDS CONFERENCE
The Provision VIII Be Accepted as
Pres ented.
Larger Corporations Have Already Inn
piled That They Will Fight the
Law, Even Before Il 10 Put
ON statute Books.
COMMITTEE HOLDS CONFERENCE

washington, June 24.--The Republic
can members Of the Senate Committee
on Finance today began the formation
Of the proposed corporation tax amend
ment to the tariff bill. They went
into session with Senator Root over the
various features of the amendment.
as drawn by Mr.. Root. and Attorney
General Wickersham.
unouestionabiy, the provision Will
be accepted substantially as prepared
by those gentlemen. but some OF the
members Of the committee have made
suggestions booking TO slight changes.
with view to making the amendment.
as impervious to attack as possible. in
case 1t should become a law. The fact
has already become known to the
committee that many of the strongest
corporations in the country will not
only antagonize the provisions before It
goes on to the statute books, but will
do their utmost afterwards to overthrow
It, In case 1t should be so successful as
to become a law. The committee IL,
therefore. all the more DESTROYS Of so
perfeeting the amendment by present.
ing 1t to the Senate. as to cause IL to
carry with It not only its recommenda-
tion from the standpoint of policy; but
also from the point OF legislation,
(which Will stand the tests OF the
courts.
At their meeting today the members
gave special attention to the determine
alton OF the exact thing to be taxed,
and they practically reached q conclu-
sion to confine the levy to net earn
ings, capable of being used for the
payment Of dividends. They believe
that the proposed tax should be con-
fined TO the actual money payment
profits, to the stockholders, and that
the money set aside FOR repairs. for the
Improvement of property and for the
payment of interest on bonds, should
be exempted.
There was also discussion as to the
amount of revenue this tax would pro-
duce. The estimates varied from $685.
900. 900 to s40,000.00o annually. -.
There was some talk Of increasing
to $4,000 earnings of small corpora
tons to be exempted from the opera
no action was takens IL - naf iny
tended that the law should be 50 In
auisitoriaI In character as to annoy
legitimate corporations. but ct the
same time 1t is looked upon as af-
fordinR an opportunity to exercise such
supervision over corporate concerns, as
may have o wholesome effect in pre-
venting what is known as wildcat
ting
It is also intended to so frame the
provision as to prevent the over-bond-
ing OF corporations. which might be
used In way to consume all the In
CONS and thus leave nothing for the
tax collector.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
MYSTERY UNSoL WE'D
MAN DEAD WITHOUT TELLING OF
TRAGEDY.
Was Found I'm His Home Tuesday, ny
inRs While His wife Was Dead,
I'm State OF Putrefae-
ti0n.

Fairmont, w. Va, June 24.-Thomas
Mcnamara, who. with his wife, was
found in their home Tuesday night. the
woman dead and in an advanced state
Of putrefAction. and the man in state
of coma. died last night In the city
hospital. He refused steadfastly to
make any statement regarding the re-
markable AFFAIR.
The chief OF police Tuesday night
broken open the home OF the couple
who had not been seen since Sunday
night. In the bath room seated nude
in the tub was Mcnamara. unconscious.
His wife was nearby and had been
dead for thirty-gix hours.
Believing at first that both were
dead, an ambulance was called but
McNama suddenly revived en- route to
the morgue,
Late last night he sank into uncon-
sciousness. refushing nourishment to
the lase
An autopsy will be held today to de-
termine the cause Of death.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
DROP DOWN SHAFT
TWELVE MINERS TAKE A FEARFUL
PLUNGE
Cage Gets Away And II Was An Hour
Before Work of Rescue Could
Be Instituted.

Terre Haute. Ind. june 24TweIxe
foreign miners were Injured today,
when cage ut the Klondike coal
mine No. three miles west OF Clin-
ton became unmanageabie and fell
from the pit opening to the bottom Of
the shaft. q distance of 315 feet
Several Of the men are expected to
die.
To add to the horror of the accident
the cage, going up, became fast when
the cable became entangied In the
overhead pulleys. and an hour elapsed
before q rescue party could be sent to
the bottom of the mine.
The engineer was watching the
gauge and intended to check the
descent OF the cage. when the men had
reached q point sixty feet above the
bottom OF the shaft. He was unable
to check the engine and the drop to the
bottom continued at increased speed.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
UNEATH BAND OF
CHINESE SMUGGLERS

Portland, Ore, June AIN the ar
rest OF Cho Wong Dock. immigration
insnector. j. H Barbour believes he
mas unearthed an organized band that
has been smuggling Chinese into this
country.
According to Inspector Barbour, Cho
has confessed that he and three of his
countrymen reached Portland as stow
aways In the chain locker Of the Ger
man steamer Arabia which arrived
here Monday from Hong Kong. Acc
cording to the alleged confession Che
says that during the trip he and his
companions were provided with meals
and generally cared for.
Inspector Barbour states Cho will be
taken aboard the Arabia today ana
an effort made to Identify the persons
who cared for him during the voyage.
The crew of the Arabia are Chinese.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
INJUNCTION AGAINST
BUTTER AND EGG BOARD

Chicago, June 24--In a bill for an
Injunction filed here today it Is alleged
that the Chicago butter and egg board
Through two committees. arbitrarily
fixes and gives out for publication. as
oficial figures. Arices for butter and
eggs. which are from one-half to one
and one-half cent under the prices act
uaIIy paid by dealera
The bill was filed by Attorney JOS
eph e. ingram in behalf OF Edwin
L. McAdams. a commission merchant
who alleges that the eighteen mem
bers who make up the two commit
tees have contracts throughout the
United States to buy butter and eggs
at the quotations fixed in Chicago by
the butter and egg board. He alleges
that the committeeman. members Of
the big firms, are thus able to pur-
chase at q lower price than other
dealers, including the complainant.
s. He charges that the committee, In
eject. operate in restraint Of trade.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
BRYAN'S SON WEEDS
wedding Takes Place AZ the Kinnik-
Anic Lodge and was Performed
Out Doors Under Great
Pine Tree.

Great Lake, Col, June 24.-Wfliiam
J. Bryan. Jr., and Miss Helen Virginia
Berger, Of Milwaukee,, were married
this morning at Kinnikinic Lodge. the
summer home Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. d.
lowering, on the west shore OF Grand
Lake. The wedding vas q quiet af-
fair and only the immediate families of
the couple were present The cere-
illony was performed outdoors. under
the great pine trees, along the shore
Of the lake, Rev. II. s. Huntington.
of Crete. Neb.. ofiaciating. Miss Edna
Baker. Of Lincoln. Neb.. was maid Of
honor and Samuel Berger, brother OF
the bride, was best man. The bride
carried lilies Of the valley and wore
tiara OF the same flowers and the maid
OF honor carried lavender sweet peas.
The flower girl. Mary Berger. OF Mil
waukee, cousin Of the bride, carried
pink sweet peas.
Mr., and Mrs. Bryan will spend their
honeymoon at Grand Lake and will
leave about September for Tucson,
Ariz.. where they expect TO make their
home.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
MISS JEWETT, NOTED
AUTHORIZES, DEAD

South Berwick. Me-. June 2t.-An NJ
ness lasting many months ended to-
uight In the death OF Miss Sarah Ofne
Jewett, Lift d., regarded as one of the
foremost women writers Of America.
She was a sufferer from apoplexy and
paralysis.
1t was while living in Boston early
In the year that Miss Jewett was
stricken with the disease which proved
fatal
The house where Miss Jewett was
born, September 8, 1s4s. and in which
she died, has been in the possession OF
the Jewett family since 1740.
Miss Jewett wrote "The King OF
Folly Island" THE Tory Lovers" and
numerous other books. Bowdoin Coll
Iege conferred on her the degree of
Doctor Of Letters in 1901. and she was
a member OF the London Lyeeum-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
KILLS FATHER-N-LAW
IN FAMILY FEUD

Knoxville, Tenn. June AIS. L.
George, a prominent druggist at Mary
Vile was shot and killed by his SON
tn-law, John Mitchell. in their drug
store at Maryvilie this afternoon.
George was advancing on his son-in-
Law win an open knife, when the lat
Ter pulled his pistol and fired 1--WE times.
all Of which took effect, George dying
instantly.
The killing was the sequel Of the re-
vivai Of an old family trouble. There
was only one eyewitness TO the trag-
edy. a nephew of the deceased. Mitch
ell surrendered Immediately after the
shootinE George was prominent
Mason and was 4s years OF age. Mitch
eli is only &C. For some time the lat
ter was employed a. a druggist in
Knoxville. having returned TO Mary
VILE TO enter business only few
weeks ago.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
MINERS BURNED IN
BLUEFIELD ACCIDENT

Bluefield. w. Va, June 24.-News
reached here today from Huger, thirty
Ave miles west of Bluefield, that seven
miners were badly burned. one SO se-
riously that he will probably die, as
the result of an explosion of gas in
the Dixon Pocahontas Coal Company's
mine early today.
The explosion was caused by blow
out shot in one OF the main workings
of the mine. Only fifteen men were
at work in the mine at the time. Hous-
tom Lynch, an American was the most
seriously burned. He was taken to the
mines hospital at Welch.'
- Practically all of the others were
unknown Italians. All but Lynch will
recover.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
GIRLS KEPT NERVE
FIRE IN THE ATLANTA TELEPHONE
EXCHANGE.
when the Big Boards Burst Into
NFRmmes, the Operators Answered
Calls UnfIl the Line
Went Dead.

Atlanta. Ca. June 24.-Fire in the
exchange OF the Atlanta Telephone
Company today burned out six post
tions'' or boards and put out of COM
mission six hundred telephones in the
business district.
when the big boards burst into
danes only q few inches from the
heads of the young women operators,
there were a few screams for a mo-
ment, but the girls recovered their
composure instantly and stuck TO their
switches until the lines went dead,
They turned in the alarm and the
fremen soon had the flames out, bur in
extingufshing them, the switchboard
were practically destroyed.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
UPHoLDS THE NEGRO
RAILROAD MEN SAY HE IS A COM
PETENT AND SAFE FIREMAN.
Ii Better Able TO stand The Intense
Heat OF The Cab Than The
white I'm the South.

Atlanta. Ca. June 24.-The nre1fien
closed their case before the arbitration
board Of the Georgia Railroad strike
at noon today. The road at once be-
gan its testimony announcing that un-
less the cross examinations were pro-
tracted. it would rest its case by noon
tomorrow. Arguments viii then be
heard and 1t il not unlikely that the
boards decision will be given Satur-
day.
The railroad summoned many of its
oficials and executives to testify that
the negroes were competent and safe
firemen, that there was little or no re-
sponsibilty resting upon a fireman
anyhow and that his one duty was to
keep up steam. Several witnesses
swors that the negro stood the intense
heat OF the cab better than the white
man and therefore in the South made
q better stoker.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
YOUTH SHOOTS GIRL,
THEN HIMSELF

Norfolk. Va. June 24-Daisy Hol-
comb, aged 10 years. to whom he had
long been paying court. was shot to-
day by william Wallace, aged 81 years.
in Portsmouth. A serious wound was
indicted in the shoulder Wallace then
shot himself in the abdomen.
The girl was just leaving the Ports
mouth knitting mills for her home.
She refused to stop1and talk with Wal
lace. and he began shooting. Miss
HoIcomb is the daughter OF W. W.
Holcomb and Is expected to recover.
while Wallace, now at the Ring's
Daughters Hospital. will probably die.
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nEPoRrs ARE oFTERED.
"Details Trust Company Of the Isepubs
He's Transactions with shipbutid-
inw Company.

Saratoga. N. Y. June 24-Two re-
norts OF the executive committee to the
board OF directors of the Trust Com
pany of the Republic, detailing the
trust company's transactions In under-
taking to finance the United states
shipbuilding Company, were omered 10
avidence today in the case of Charles
n Kavanaugh against the directors Of
the Trust Company. to compel resti-
tuition OF moneys alleged to have been
lost through negligence OF the directs
ora
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
CONDEMNS PUBLICITY
OF MURDER TRIALS

Durham. N. c.. June 24.-After SEN
fencing Wesley Bates to the full thir-
ty years for the murder of Night
Watchman Jack Robertson, Judge
Crawford Biggs today censured the
newspaper men for the Wide publicity
given TO ordinary crimes and their
featuring murder above everything
else. he said Durham Is far better
than many counties and lawlessness is
as easy to punish here as anywhere.
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DIR. nurrell Named.

New. York., June 24.--The Rev. David
]. Burrell was today elected President
Of the General Council OF the Alliance
Of reformed Churches holding the
presbyterian system. The election was
at the session OF the ninth General
Council here.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
nra HOTEL BURNS.
Lake George Bullaln. l. Totally Ne

Lake George Building Ii Totally De-
stroyed.
Lake George, n. Y. June s4--The
main building Of the Fort William
Henry Hotel at Lake George. owned by
the. delaware and Hudson Company.
was destroyed by fire early today. en-
taiitnr n loss estimated at s35O.000.
fortunately there were no guests In
the hotel which was to be formally
opened for the season June 81. The
are was confined to the main building.
The Fort William Henry Hotel was
Originally built in 1856 and accommo-
dated about five hundred guests
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
nntaoor servieea 3 succens,

New Orleans, June 24.--A great sue
cess was the Characterization Of the
rather unique plan put into practice
last night OF holding services out OF
doors during the summer by the La
fayette Presbyterian Church Of New
nrleanR.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-25
WANT SANE FOURTH.


New Orleans. June ito obviate
as far as possible the exchange OF
crepe on July for bunting on July
4 the city authorities here have pre-
pared to do some stringent regulating.
The inspector OF police declared today
his purpose Of strictly enforcing an
ordinances that has been passed by the
council forbidding the sale or use OF
toy pistols, toy cannon. air rifles, tor
pedo canes or fire crackers over nvs
ana a half inches In lnegth and seven
eiRhths of an inch in diameter
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oAPT. RAYnoNn DINO.

xRms shot BY CeenaRNa Ten Days Aee.
pes Moines. las Jun9 34,-Captafn
John G.. Raymond OF Fort Des Moines.
tree ten days ago, Is near death. Sur
geons have abandoned hope Of his re-
covery. I.
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Philadelphia. June 24.-Detective
Van Wagner. OF New York, who Is
searching for Leon Ling, the suspected
murderer Of Elsie Sigel, arrived in this
city today from Baltimore. He says
he came here to await orders from his
superfors In New York. He thinks the
suspected Chinaman Is in the West.
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throushout the I'm, = states. instruct
ing all members exeep an eye open
for Leon Ling. y. 1t is said. had de-
serted the SOC % for the Masons.
Most conc ga of all are the Chris
tianized c. - men
A NEE : was held tonight to raise
funds INNING down Leon Ling.
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Chicago, June 24--on March a Of
this year, an advertisement appeared in
. Chicago newspaper asking for In
formation concerning the early life Of
Mrs Gilbert Woodtii. OF Los Angeles.
IT was signed bv GILBERT Wooditl.
In the advertisements. Mr.. Woodili
said that his wife was supposed TO have
been Kidnapped and deserted on the
streets Of Chicago when she was two
years old. She was found and placed
in an orphan asylum. Mr.. Woodill
stated that he was eager to have his
wife's past cleared up. -