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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
FULLER BILL AUTHOR
 IN A JOINT DEBATE

Mountain Creek. Oct. 15.-(speciaL)- J. Hon. Jerome T. Fuller. of Centerville. author of the famous Fuller bill, en- gagged ih joint debate here last night with Thomas A. Curry. a lawyer of Clanton, rthe subject being the consti- tutional amendment.
 The speaking was in the auditorium of the Soldiers Home where a large and enthusiastic audience of voters and women gathered. Each speaker was applauded but the onslaughts of Mir. Curry on the drastic laws of the Leg islature and the political trickery be- hind the amendment was cheered wild lY.
 It Is practically conceded that Noun tain Creek beat is overwh elmingly against the amendment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16

Throughout the state against the amendment thess bills and laws have been denounced. An attempt has been made to prejudice the State of Ala bama against the amendment idea.
 s'In my opinion" said Nr. Aaliory. the opposition believes that if ft can stir up the State during the agitA- ton of this pre-slec ton proposition that upon the defeat of the amendment proposition the supporters of the oppo- laws and again introduce the saloon legally into Alahama.
 Hon. W. T. Sanders win speak to- night at the court house In support of the constitutional amendment.
 It is expected that . crowd of as generous proportions as greeted MT. Mallory last night will gather.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
PREACHER ABUSES
 DECATUR OFFICIALS

Decatur. Oct Especial IA speech full of Irony and in the nature of tirade on the city officials and city police and sherin was delivered here tonight in the interest of the adoption of the prohibition amendment by Rev. Mir. Adams. of Arkansas.
 To crowd gathered about him on the streets, MT. Adams said Decatur had no chief of police and Morgan County no sheriff, and that as long as the present city officials remained in office there would be no searches and seizures here under the Fuller bill.
 He declared that he could smell whis- key on the streets and said some of the oflcers looked as if they might run blind tigers, but that they stood on the outside of the bar.
 "oh. no; there are no blind tigers in Decatur. the officers are blind." he de- clared.
 Probably 2ooSmen heard the speech. He will speak in New Decatur Saturday and Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
ANTS MEET IN SELMA
FOUR SPEECHES TO VOTERS OF
 FIFTH WARD.
JefFries, Quarles, Atkina and Thomas Expose the Political Trfckery of Governor Conner and
 WeakIcy.

Selma, Oct 15.--(Special. )--The evils which will accrue to the homes and cit- izenship of Alabama by the passage of the proposed prohibition amendment were most forcibly explained to the voters of the Fifth Ward by Hon. L. E. Jeffries. Colonel w. w. ouarles. Mayor V. B. Atkins and w. H. Thomas at an open air meeting tonight at the corner of Alabama and Maxey Streets
 The meeting was attended by about 200 citizens Of the eastern part of Sel- ma and a number from other wards were also present. The speakers were frequently interrupted by loud and prolonged applause.
 The meeting was called to order at s o'clock by w. H. Thomas. who intro- duced MT. Jeffries. For nearly an hour he addressed his audience upon the iniQuftous features of the search and seizure clauses of the Fuller bill and the possibilities which the passage of the proposed amendment would give the officers of the State from the most ob- scure constable to the highest police officer to search the homes of the State.
 He closed his address by asking the voters to cast their ballots against the amendment and thereby save and up- hold the sanctity Of the homes of the State.
 Colonel ouaries spoke at some length upon the Fuller bill and the evils of the adoption by the people of the pro- posed amendment.
 Ills denunciation of the amendment as Q political trick of Conner and Weakley to ride into the Senate and the Governors chair was received with great applause as was his arraignment of Brooks Lawrence. He explained to ilis hearers that he was in the light from the bottom of his heart and would rather be laid to rest in Live Oak Cemetery with hls face towards heaven than to see the proposed amendment passed and to give the officers of the law the right to invade the sanctity Of his home and the other homes of Alabama.
 Mayor Atkins followed Colonel Quarles and told ho wupon good au- thority he had received word that ev- sional District would cast a good ma jority against the amendment. He asked the voters of the Fifth Ward to do the same.
 He went into an explanation of the Carmichael and Fuller laws and the condition of affairs in the State if the amendment was carried and a future session of the Legislature should re- peal these laws.
 He told of how more boys under the age of 25 had been arrested in Selma since prohibition than during the days of the saloon and the evils of blind ti- gers and said that conditions would be many times worse If the amendment was written in the constitution.
 When Mayor Atkins concluded his address MT. Thomas was called upon e. AaA xuifh a kox. minutes talk during which he was fre- uuentlv applauded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
DnATHs IN JACKSON COUNTY.
worst storm in the History of That
 Section.

~ Worst Storm in the History of That
 Section.
 Scottsboro, Oct. 15.-(SpeciaI. D-This section was swept by the most disast- rous storm in its history at o'clock last night.
 Tn the Dry Cove precinct. south of Scottsboro the wife of Hugh Skelton, prominent planter, was killed. A child of Marion Ekelton was killed and Ben Perry was fatally injured. Prac- tically every house in this neighbor- hood Is wrecked
 The body of Mrs. Skeiton was found some distance from the house lodged against wire fence. The scene there beggars description, and the loss of life may be greater.
 Telephone lines are down and it Is impossible to ascertain the damage and loss of iife.9
 One house only is left standing on Afilus Mordah and a child of James Gayie were killed, Mir. qayle's hip was broken. Mrs. GayIe's arm was broken and four others at Woodville are re- ported killed.
 The homes of Ben Phillips and Jim McLemore at Larkin's Landing was burned. Phillips and McLemore at Larkin's landing had sold some cotton and the money received, $20o. was burned in the house.
 Judge of Probate J. J. Williams is today sending out wagons loaded with provisions. More than 100 families are homeless. Tents for temporary homes have been requested from Chattanooga.
 Every available vehicle in Scottsb pro has been sent to the storm swept scene.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
Exxs are Conslsc.s.a.

Tampa. Fla, Oct. i5.-rwo solid can loads of eggs sent from here to Cuba to take advantage of the almost pros hibitive prices charged for the produce there. were stopped at Knights Key at the ttime of the big blow and being blocked from shipment were confiscateG by the railroad authorities and turned who had lost all of their supplies. EggA are now selling at ca per dozen in Cuba. according to local commission men. !
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
DAlaAGn TN LIMEsToNE.

- - Many Ueuses Arc Wrecked, xncau1inG Newspaper Hene. Atheus. Oct. --(Special. )--Athcna was visited last night by one of fh> most disastrous cyclones that has evel visitsd this section.
 The storm came from the northwes' and struck the town with great force and perhaps the only thing that saved the town from utter destruction va the fact that the wind was bsowtns high.
 The most ssfious damage was done e the armory of the local military com panx and The Limestone Democrat both of which occupied the cornef building on the north side of the sQuars. This was . fwo-story stfuo- ture and the top was blown o6 and the printing of1ice, as did the nrst story of the side wall The damage is fearful in this place.
 The Democrat had one of the finest plants in the State. and ft seems now to be almost utterly demolished. The military outfit ts almost ruined
 The building occupied by The Demo crat was owned by Judge Thomas Q. Mcclellan of tho Supreme Court: and ss c total loss. Both the owner of the building and the plant carried some cyclone insurancs.
 The next building 10 the one de- stroyed was owned by R. M. Hawls. and occupied by Harry Kisber. mer- chant, in the lower part and w D. Lyies. in the upper part as photo graph studio. This building sunered considerably. the daylight being down. and the ire wall blown on. The roof from the demolished building passed over this building and landed four stores below. doing serious damage to
 The top df the large warehouse of Eugene Lerfnan was blown off ana landed on the block to the east and did heavy damage. large number Of chimneys were blown down. electric light wires were torn down and shade trees badly suffered.
 The storm ragged to the north of town heavier than 1t did in town and the telephone lines are ell down and there is not much way of learning the extent of the damage to the coun- try.
 The train from Nashville was ue- 1ayed by trees blown across the track. A barn north of town own6d by w, M. Garrett was blown down and valuable mule killed.
 The roof on the handsome home of John H. Donnell east of town was blown off and the residence badly damaged
 The plate giass in the drug store of the Gilbert Drug CO, was blown out The loss is heavy in this section.
 The home of c. M. Hamblen, who occupied the Hine residence. one Of the most substantial in town, was bad- ly damaged. The entire roof being blown away.
 Reports coming in from the west part of the country four and five miles west is that q number of homes were demolished: The home and barn of J. and others are said to be damaged in that locality. It is believed that fur ther west the stsrrnn ts more terrific. and that greater damage ts yet to4be reported. s- --ss,{s...
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
Dry Kiln In Earned .

Scranton, Miss. Oct. 15.-The dry kiln of the Farnworth Lumber Com pany. containing 1s.oOO feet of lum- ber. was destroyed by fire here this afternoon, entailing a loss of. s1osO0o; Lowered by insurance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
|ADAI1AlE DE
 IN STORM FURY
t0ou1nnnsa frem Pare One-3

phone wirss are down in every direct ion.
 The track of the storm was sboos zoo yarAo vide. One nsgro. uriah White. loSt $500 in money when his houae was blown away. He he'd the money under the carpet.
 CftiSens here have organfsed . relsef committed. have secured the ". P. Jor- dan house for hospital and are nov ing the injured into 1t. Gvery doctor in town worked all night with the i7- 5ured. A heavy hail storm prsvaued at the time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
THREE ARE KILLEDs

Jackson County People Dead In the
 6toFm-
 scoAtsboro, Oct. 15.--Three persons were killed and many injured and heavy property losses suffered from the wind and hail storm which passed through Jackson County. The dead are:
 Miss Houston. of Staton.- back broken. Miles M. Suder, caught under debris of hone.
 Child of Jamea Gale. -tation of Joseph EsmoEe were rezed to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
sROol9 Is ACQUITTnD.
was AecxseS ef Assaultne Yosng

Lancaster, 8. e. Oct 1b.--Cscn Broom. prominent young merchant of waxhaw. N. C.. today was acquitted in the Circuit Court here of the charge of criminal assault on . young white woman. <
 The assault was alleged to have been committed at a picnic hear here.
 After the young young woman com piained. Broom lied. but was finally captured in Atlanta, Ca. The case has been on trial here for the past three days. <
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16

Hon. W. T. Sanders of Athens, Ala .. will address meeting at the Court House Saturday night on the ConstitutiOnal Amendment. Everybody invited.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
0ne uIln1 nf Qnn6nnu.111u

Cartefsvz1le ca, Oct xe-0oo dsn1 snd psecsrty Ioss sstlmated at ssas1 storm which swept this section lsst3 night. 4 Mis6 Prftchard is rsportedi de4d fp the ruins of her homo. The members of the family Of n Durham q well known farmer. also were burte6 beneath the ruins of their housa. but. were dug out, unin5ureds by nsfghbors.
 Ave stock 10 reported to have been1 blown away by the storm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
THK RAagIlf0 THRoll0.

q. '. Dem win return tdday from . wssk oe cotton buying in South Ais-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16

luNERALITD BALLS. Six new Minernl1te Bal1s Drevalea for general uss at ths Apeale Alleys, 105 ConAeRoe Street,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
I've stssnn. ale~e :.

chattanooga,. Tenn. oct. 1g--Rs- ports from Coilbran, Ala. sixty miIss south of chattanooga, are that i've storms met there last night and ten houscs were blown down. Two men were sertously injured 4 largo wars- house was shifted from fts foundafions. wires were blown down and other damage done. No loss of life is reports, ed. Fort Payne. Ala. also reports dam- age at rHuntsvilles Ala fa estimats6 ct &25,o0o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16

Judge Thomas O. JoneA of tho United states Court. left yestsrday for Fensacola, where he will hsas the Hax1An peonAgs cass. sss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16

l(iles lGcswssney. of Hampton. g. C.j a son of the late Governor Mcsweeney. of South Carolina, ts the guest of Cap tain Jack Clsncey in this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
n south Causaina.. i.

Aiken, S. c, Oct. is.-The wind and hah storm which swept this section last night covered . path several miles wlde and extended probably fifty miles in length. The principal loss was tho cotton crop.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16

Attorney Gensra1 A. N. oArber 10 in Sumter county visiting his mother.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
Town Destroyea

chattanooga. Tenn, Oct 1E--.A spss cfal to The News says Booxevtlle, q small town ten@ miles from Rome. ca was practically destroyed by the storm yesterday. Three stores and thirty three houses were demolished by the wind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
'S1ORr III YES RUM
 Ok HE'D OF SHILOH
!Scs.tsanS1 Sssss Psas o.s.,


 early last night no fsr as known is yar.onsly ssttnated 4 non Soe,eoo At ths height of tho; storm strsss car tsaxfio Wsa stopped throuehout the | oity and uves wirea. brokan by the hail. | were stretched across many stroeta, rendering travel dangerouR The in- terurban line to Marietta, O.. was put out of commission and several cars. which had started from Atlanta wore hA uisd back to tho city and the pas sengers enabled to reach their homes tle and several horses were reported Killed ct East IA1e. suburb. At yRivorside, sfxteen m&ies south. of Atlanta on the Southern Railway, Mrs. Olga Grey was probably fatally in- 1ured.f and her two children and Mrs Joseph 6tubbs seriously hurt by fall tugt timbers when the storm struck there about 10 o'clock last night Fifteen others also received slight in- luriss. The path Of the storm was about one-fourth Of . mile wide. in which the destruction of property, was heavy. Thefe is no wire communica- tion- with the pia0e today.
 Heports from Rome, 0a.. ln:aicate that the dAmage from the storm wilI roach far into the thousands. rho street railway and electric 1igftine systems were put out of commisejon. houses unroofed and windows smashed. Hail stones the size of oranges arc reported. The crops throughout that section are said to be almost totally destroyed.
 Crops in the vicinity of Athens. Ca. also are reported ruined by the hall
 but little damage to other property is reported.
 Wind Mest Destructive.
 Nashville. Tenn, Oct. 16--Later re- ports from Mulberry. Lincoln County.
 Tenn. show that the storm in and around that place last night was most destructive, accompanied with loss of life. Thomas Helms, who resides on the Robert Mallow place near Null berry. was killed and his wffe's daugh- ter injured. Their house was con- pletely wrecked. as was the two-story brick residence of Robert Mallow. The latterss barn was blown away and sev- erai head of stock killed.
 Homer Ashby's residence. near Null berry. was demolished. and his wife injured. Several other residences in the vicinity of Mulberry were wrecked. The damage to property will amount to thoubands of dollars. Reports have been received here that great damage was done in Coffee. Moore and Lincoln Counties. thfs State, by fast nights storm. A number of houses were un-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
F.fteea were lkilisa !.

Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 1S.--on Second Creek. in Wayne County. Tennessee, it is said fifteen persons. (no names were; giyen) were killed and many houseJ blown down as result of last nieht,m storm. Hall is said to have been four inches deep in some places.
 At Scotts Hill. In Henderson Countyl the home of Ernest Huggius waa blown down. Huggfns being kflled. Oth{ CT houses were demolished fhere. ag
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16

ssofsA fsnc>s ansd tfnbsr levese6 aa4 tele2hone and tsieBzaph wsres Duk .ou( of conmlaeion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16

T. A. Wilkinson, commissioner o8 agricuIture, is Attendihg the good roaAs convention in Birmingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
CONGRESSMAN DENT
 LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN

(Conti.uea frsn Pase ose.l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16

R. II. starkn. gsnefal manager of K tho Lcuisvflle ana Nashvflle Railroad,
 and ". H. Courtney. chief engineer.
 paesed through Montsonery yesterday
 Ion their way to th( headquarters of. tho company at Louisyille.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16

| Chief of Police Taylor returned lyes--, terday from Hirmingham who're he has been for the past few days on busi-'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-15
WILL REOPEN HUNDLEY CASE Goes Back to the Com
 nittee. ALABAMA SENATORS ACT Bankhead and Johnston Make
 Statement. They Believe That Lawyers Opposed to District Judge and Jadge
 Himself are Ecntitled
 to Hearing.
A SENATOR'S ACT
RY ALFREp ,. sToFER.

Washington. Jan. 14.-.Special.)- The following self-explanatory state ment was issued tonight by Senators Johnston and Bankhead of Alabama:
 Senators Bankhead and Johnston have decided to ask the Senate to re- fer Judge Hundfey's case back to the committee to hear anything that may be presented.
 They believe that the standing and the character of the lawyers opposing him entitle them to be heard, although most of them have heretofore asked the Senators to confirm him and have not shown such diligence as they should in presenting their objections.
 They think it also due to Judge Hundley that he have an opportunity to answer the complaints against him and to make an end of this case. They will ask that the committee report the nomination back in some fixed time. not over twenty days"
 The statement of the Alabama Sena- tors is considered a victory by the anti-Hundley committee of Alabama lawyers which came here to oppose the confirmation of the District Judge.
 It was supposed in view of the fact that the Judiciary Committee had given consideration to the case for several months, that 1t would be un- necessary for further committee action 10 be taken upon it.
 The anti-Hundley committee now be- lieves that Kundiey is certainly de- feated through the action of the Ala bama Senators.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-15
ISLAND SALOON
 SEIZED BY A COURT

vicksburg, Miss. Jan. 14.-Although has had been doing business under license granted by Madison Parish. Lopisiana, Thomas Morrissey, who has been running what is called the Desola Island Saloon, just opposite Vicksburg. was today fined $50 as were also his assistants. by Justice W. A. Marsh. on the charge of unlawful retailing and the place was ordered seized and all property destroyed.
 The case involved the settlement of the boundary line between the States and the court acted upon the survey of the city's engineer, who placed Morris sey 625 feet within Mississippi. and upon decision of the Louisiana Su- preme Court, which reason that the thread of the river Is the middle of the stream.
 This place Is clearly inside of where the old Mississippi River midstream ran prior to the cut off of 1876. as de- cided by the Mississippi Legislature and State Supreme Court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-15
TEXAS LIQUOR LAWS
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL SENDS IN ]
 MESSAGE.
Urges Legislature to submit Question Of Statewide Prohibition To Vote of People in Accordance With
 Platform.

Austin, Texas, Jan., I4-The message of Governor Campbell was delivered to the 31st Texas Legislature today
 In the matter of suggestive legisia- tion, Governor Campbell requests favorable and early action at the hands of the legislature upon the declarations in the Democratic plat form for the submission of the pro- hibition question to a popular vote of the people.
 He asks for a law making 1t a felony to sell liquor in local option districts and requests the enactment of a law providing for two cent railroad pas- senger fare. He further requests that the criminal laws of the state be so re- vised and remodeiled as to do away with the technical legal delays and the rigid adherence to the Democratic platform demands in the matter of measures In the interest of labor.
 Immediately following the reading of the message 100 bills were intro duced in the two houses twenty y4aeven of them being on the prohibition duss4 ton, covering every phase of 1t from a statutory law to a law restricting its sale in territory not represented as be- Ing within seven miles of any school house. church or public hall
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-15
Senate knows the provocation I am under and I trust will bear with

Senate knows the provocation I am under and I trust will bear with me-"
 Mr. Tiiiman then sent to the desk and had read a full copy of Attorney General Bonaparte's statement reply ing to Mir. Tiliman's former state- ment In the Senate. in respect to his contemplated purchass Of Oregon tim- Der land.
 j Speaking of. the differences of recoi- lection between himself and Attorney General Bonaparte, he declared:
 am, ready to have my word put against his in any court fin Christendom and to let my record In the past for truthfulness. honesty and integrity, stand against his."
 Dealing with Cabinet.
 He asserted that he was not only dealing with President Rooseveit.s "but with all the cabinet. officers who are if league, because. according to the nev.A papers. they are discussing me at q met meetings and are determined to accomplish by ruin if possible"
 'H was prepared to have the Attor- ney General to deny that I told him about this." continued Mfr. Tfllman.
 T was prepared to have the officers sent to me from the Postofiice Depart ment and to whom explained my reas- ons for asking for fraud order against Dorr, deny my statement.
 When deal with as interruptions men as I do now. am prepared for anything, even the assassins knife. My mail is being held up. I am satisfied of that. I will not say my room has not been broken into, because there are keys that can open everything in this Capitol. They may not have stolen my papers but they are gone
 Mir. Tiliman then narrated a convsr- sation he had over the telephone yes- terday with Attorney General Bona- parte. in which he asked whether. Q suit had been brought against the Southern Oregon Company, the holder of the military road grant.
 He did not know." said Mir. Tiliman. there had been some correspondence