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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

tersburg. there having been only twen- ty-four cases and fourteen deaths in the twenty-four hours ended at noon today, but 1t is spreading in provincial towns and villages. Forty-six cases and twenty-three deaths have been registered at vologda and there have been eleven cases and three deaths at Perm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24
Many Case. Heard.

The Police Court, presided over by Recorder Vaughan was in session for several hours this morning and the docket was one of the largest since the prohibition law went into effect last January.
 On the docket of the court there were thirteen cases, the greater part of them being against negroes and fines to the amount of $159.50 were as- sessed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24
New Compress Installed.

AIiceville, Aug 2S.-(SpecIaI)-The machinery for the Aliceville Compress Company has been installed and has been set in motion. This plant has been installed by the Webb Press Com pany for the Aliceville Compress Com pany and 1t is thought will handle quite a great proportion of the cotton crop of the coming season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24
Busted

Many a man goes broCe-in Health then wealth. Blames his mind says it don't work right; bus all the time it's Ais 6oaCeLs. They don't work liver dead and the whole system gets clogged with poison Nothing kills good, clean-cut brain action like con stipation. CASCARETS wall relieve and cure. Try it now. ss
 cAscARETs Ioc box for . week's
 treatment. Andruggists. Biggest selleE
 ln the world. Alllton boxes . nenfh
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24
Bubonic Plague In China

Annoy. China, Aug 23.--Bubonic plague caused the death of 1f0 persons in Annoy during the fortnight ending last Saturday, according to an official announcement today. During the same period there were thirty-three deaths from cholera
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24
Ntanoeuver. In Texa..

Dallas, Texas Aug. 23-The annual tournament and manOeuvers of the reg ular United States Army. Department of the Southwest, opened here today 1vhen 2.2OO soldiers who are in camp paraded through the streets of the city. 4housanda of people witnessing the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

The only time Its wet in MontEom- cry, is when 1t rains and orders from Brickman's get here. order to- day |. Friedman & Co.,, Pensnc0In, Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24
NOTICE BANKRUPT SALE.

event. Brigadier General A. L. Myers, whose headquarters are at Fort Sam Houston. San Antonio, Texas, is in com mand of the troops, and wfN direct the maneouvers, which will last through out the week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24
WOULD RECOVER STOCK.
Hammond Typewriter Man Gives It To
 Emplbyes.

HsmplOycs.
 New York, Aug. 23.-An attempt by James B. Hammond. head of the Ham mond Typewriter Company, to revoke n trust agreement by which he vir- tually gave 52O shares of the stock of that company to the employees of the company was argued in court today.
 Mir Hammond's counsel informed the court that in February last, believing that he was about to die. MT. Ham uond appointed trustees to distribute the stock amongst those of his em- ployes whose length of service war ranted 1t.
 A few months later an attempt was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24
Kenfuclxinn Killed

Tompkinsviile, Ky, Aug. 23.-At Lambs, in this county, yesterday, John Carver shot and instantly killed Arlee Proffitt They had been bitter enc- mics for some time. Both men were prominent in Monroe County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24
Applicants for Bridge Job.

With the different members of the bCourt of County Commissioners there have been filed the applications of be- tween twenty and thirty citizens wbo want the position of bridge keeper of the county bridge over the Alabama River here and which place was made vacant a few days ago by the death of MT. Henry Allen.
 The position will be. filled by the Court of County Commissioners at itsl next meeting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24
rwn,o.,ou In swItnerIand.

Geneva. Switzerland. Aug. 23--An e1. piosion occurred today at the City Gas Works. Two bodies have already been discovered and many persons sustained injuries. All the windows in a radius of one mile were shattered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

Mrs. F. c. Revel and son William Robert, have returned home after a delightful visit to relatives in Nash vile and Clarksville. Tenn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

The Politicians sayi eve can advertise in the papers," We thank you for this small favor and are going to do 1t to q finish.
 \. Brieikman & Co.,,
 Pensacola, Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24
SocinI and PeraonaI.

MT. and Mrs. I. Yaretzky, who have been spending the summer at different points in Canada, returned to their home in this city tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

Major James Lauderdale, who has been i'll for the past ten days, is able to be out again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

Miss Elsie Hooper. who has been quite i'll at a local infrmary for the past two weeks, has been moved to the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. c. M. Hooper, on Lauderdale Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

Miss Eileen Hunter came over this morning from Newberne for short stay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

MT. J. E. Morrisette returned here this morning after spending the week end at Newberne with relatives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

Mrs. W. P. Cook and young daugh- ter, Mary Frances, are enjoying stay in Marion with relatives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

MT. Eugene Hendricks of Massalon is here today with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

Will Collins has gone to Birmingham for a short stay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

Mir. and Mrs. J c. Adler and Mrs. Arthur Loeb have returned home after a delightful trip to points in Canada. Niagara Falls and the Thousand Is- lands.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

Isidore Keyser has returned home after spending several weeks in New York on business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24
Fire af sardis.

The general merchandise store of Ralph Fulner at Sardis in the south ern part of Dallas County. was de- stroyed by fire Sunday night.
 The blaze is supposed to have been started by rats who ignited some matches and when the fire was discov- cred the store building was a mass of flame.
 The loss is estimated to be about $1.500, which is partly covered by in- surance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24
THE NEWS OF SELMA
SLIGHT FIRE IN A BROAD STREET
 STORE.
Many Persons Apply for Place as Keeper of a Bridge-Heavy Docket in Police
 Court.

Selma, Aug, 23-(Special. )-The fire department was called to the store on Broad Street occupied by the Kroh- enberg Jewelry Company this morning at 11:30 o'clock.
 The blaze was in the cellar among a quantity of trash and was extinguished by the department before any damage had been done.
 The fire was caused by a negro line man working for the Western Union Telegraph Company. The stock of jewelry of the Krohenberg store had recently been moved from an adjoin- ing store and this morning the negro was running a wire through the eel lar to connect an electric clock in the store. While working in the cellar he struck a match to see about stretch ing the wire. As the match burned out the negro threw it on the floor in a pile of trash. which quickly blazed.
 The flames were getting under good headway when the fire department ar rived on the scene.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

Mir. T. B. Creagh has returned home after visiting relatives in Suggs- ville and Central Mills.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

Mrs. John Furniss and young daugh- ter Elizabeth Dawson, Mrs. Hooper Ad- ans and Miss Elsie Hooper leave on Wednesday for Mt. Airy. Ga, where they will spend several weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

Messrs. Law Lamarh, Jr., and Henry Reese Jr have returned home after spending the weekend in Montgom- cry with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

CeviI voltz spent yesterday in Birm- ingham with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24
Battle Against Cholera

St. Petersburg, Aug. 2S.-The Asiatic cholera Ias Aeiag kent aowp ln :st. Pe-I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

Miss Addie Mae Phillips has return ed home after pleasant visit to rel atives in Camden. Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

Mrs. Harry Maring and Mir. Leo Maas have gone to New York and At lantic City. where they vii spend sew eraI weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

We VIII Express YOu Collect
 In Plain Package Dozen Bottles SchiitH Beer
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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-14

The challenge interposed by Heney was
allowed.
John O. Harron, a machinery dealer,
was the next man up, and this time
the elder Moore took the lead. 1t took
him just as long to draw an inter-
ruption from O'Gara as it had taken
his son, and the means employed we,e
similar.
''Have you discovered from your
reading" asked Moore, that Mr.. CAL
houn for nearly 90 months has been
pleading for trial?"
That's an attempt to impregnate
the mind of this juror and other jurors
with the idea that this defendant has
not been given a fair opportunity to
defend himself and that he has been
prevented from procuring a trial."
cried O'Gara. 1T would be just as
proper for US to ask the juror If he
knew that Calhoun had delayed his
trial until the treasurer of the United
Railroads had left the state and until
the books of the company had been
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-14
Finds New Obstacle

Moore found an obstacle a minute
later when he veered to the question of
opinion, for Danielson expressed him
self as being possessed of a very de-
cided view on the subject of Calhouns
guilt or innocence and one which 1t
would take strong evidence to remove.
Attempting in a roundabout way to
elicit informant which had been de-
MED the day before when undertaken
through direct questions, Moore asked
what this opinion was Sin a general
way The attempt was a failure,
owing to the interposition of an objec-
tion, which was promptly sustained by
the court Moore spent some time ex-
planning to the embryonic juror that
"a strong presumption of innocence
was exactly the proper frame of mind
under which juror should be sworn,
and then passed Danielson for cause.
Heney put three questions and found
out that Danielson's opinion was so
strong that he felt he could not be
fair TO both sides, and that he already
had made UP his mind as to the weight
he would give the testimony of the
supervisors. Heney "felt compelled
to challenge and did so. Stanley Moore
resisted the challenge and made an
other futile attempt to qualify the
talesman, keeping up a fire of ques-
tions until the examination was per-
emptorily stopped by Judge Lawlor.
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animation and in the argument, then
the talesman faltered wish to speak
to the judge. He had secret to
impart. 1t was for his honor's ear
alone
Judge Lawlor listened and I
thought wan frown passed over his
face like a cloud over sunlit field
Then he announced quietly but firm
ly that Charles X. Dalton was ex-
cluded from jury service on the
grounds of physical disability
which would prevent him from sit
ting in the case. So O'Gara was
right after all, and everybody won
dered why the possible juror had not
delivered himself of his confidence
sooner.
Attorney OGara said to him: DO
you know any psychological or
physiological reason why you can
not give the defendant fair and
impartial trial?"
Stanley Moore objected to the word
physiological" He insisted that the
state of mans mind was not a
physiological condition. but psyche
logical, and that the operation of the
brain which would lead a man into
prejudice was not to be accounted
for in anatomy. but was accountable
for only in the lofty realms of
psychology.
The rain pattered down on the
street outside and the wind blew in
an occasional listener. Many fell
asleep while the discussion ran on
drowsily. Finally Judge Lawlor put
a stop to the interruption of the
mills of Justice, and, to save time.
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Calhoun Nervous

Calhoun flushed scarlet when he
heard the first bald statements Of tales
men who did not hesitate TO voice
their convictions regarding his guilt,
but a succession Of similar declara-
tions wore down his unconscious ten
dency 10 exhibit his feelings so plainly
and yesterday the flush was replaced
By a growing nervousness. During
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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-14
)ubbng Legal Points Feature Sessions Calhoun Trial
TRIAL APPEARS LIKE BSEN PLAY,
STRUGGLE BENG UNDER SURFACE

peEhaps. allowed the question to
stand
During the day Calhoun spoke
about dozen words The rest of
the time he spent in rocking back
and forth in his chair. Occasionally
his oscillation would stop and flush
would gather on his face when
venireman would say that he could
not give the defendant fair trial
because he was certain of the rail-
roadman's guilt.
1t can not be easy TO appear un-
concerned when YOU hear, publicly
expressed, the convictions of an
others mind that you are potentially
penitentiary inmate. That is what
makes the trial of Patrick Calhoun
thrilling even when 1t is stupidity
technical and dry and polite.
REMINDED OF KLEIN's PLAY
You are reminded. in spite of your
self. of Charles Klein's play. The
Lion and the Mouse" and you real
ize that. after all, there is only a
key and a sentence between the
prince and the penitentiary and that
innocent hearts may ache and good
women's tears be spilled because
man covets what is not his.
But of all this there is no sign in
court. Mr.. Heney says to Mr.. Moore:
II beg your pardon and Mr.. Moore
says to Mr.. Heney. Il guess 1 was
mistaken They are very polite
about it while the issue OF a mans
exchange eonventionalities over the
most stupendous trial which this
country has witnessed, the trial of
railroad king accused of felony and
declared guilty in advance by four
out of five of the men who are called
as this millionaire's peers to sit in
judgment on him.
Thus the play is thrilling If you see
the back of the 'tormentor," which
is the little curtain that flaps on either
side of the proscenium arch and be-
hind which the players stand waiting
for their cues. If you do not see the
issues back there in the darkness Of
the stage the play is very stupid, in
deed, and this drama of conflict be-
tween honor in municipal life and
greed in private life lacks point and
suspense. If you do discern the sig
nifcant figures moving on the thresh-
old of the drama the play in Judge
Lawlor's courtroom is mighty and
gripping, and the fate of the man who
can buy his fellows souls becomes a
living, vital issue. on which it is i'm
possible to gaze with vindictiveness.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-14
THRONCS BRAVE
RAINSTORM TO
ATTEND COURT
Calhoun Watches Talesmen and
Offers Suggestions TO
His Lawyers
Clashes Between Opposing Al
t0rneys Are Quickly Nipped
in the Bud

the attorneys VIXEN Cha-les X. Dalton,
a furniture dealer of 592 McAllister
street, showed indications of passing
the ordeal preliminary TO qualification
as juror. but the threats were disap-
pointing There was something OF an
argument that dragged out over half
an hour or more, but Dalton himself
settled the question when least expect
ed by asking for private interview
with the court and explaining that
physical disability would prevent him
from serving. He was excused on this
ground but in the meantime had ad-
vanced some interesting views on
graft subjects. He believed that CAL
houn had been in the right in his fight
with the union carmen. but also be-
heved that Calhoun had been guilty OF
bribery in gaining his trolley fran
chise
Dalton Disqualified
Dalton explained that he did not
know who paid the money. but that
he thought he could pick the guilty
.
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solved the dilemma by asking Daniel
son If he had formed an opinion as to
the propriety of offering immunity to
supervisors. Danielson had. Then
Moore turned to the subject of
labor disputes and ascertained that the
talesman's sympathies had been with
Calhoun during the last car strike.
This tailed one for Danielson and he
scored again when he said he wouldn't t
believe the former supervisors under
oath.
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Continued ON Page 3
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Time Keeper on Hand

B. G. Maynard. Calhouns cousin, was
at the counsel table again yesterday,
and a careful scrutiny Of the body of
the courtroom explained the evident
reason for this continued presence of
the chief time keeper of the United
Railroads. Maynard, from every in
dication, was Simply "on the job" as
strict matter of business, for in all
parts of the courtroom were scattered
PLATFORM men in the employ of the
United Railroads. transferred for the
time being from service on the cars to
duty in the courtroom as makers of
atmosphere Away from the carbarns,
as he was. the chief time keeper of the
road still had a staff of considerable
size at his disposal.
Francis J. Heney and John o'Gara
were again alone at the prosecutions
counsel table, but with Heney's body
guards close at hand. Special Agent
Burns spent an hour or more in court
during the morning session. but did
not reappear during the afternoon.
1t was not alone the examination of
prospective jurors that occupied the
two court sessions. for fully half the
time was consumed IN a running argu-
ment between counsel that dragged out
dismally over long stretches of valu-
able time. The day was rife with quib-
bling over legal points, but though
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~ S in an Ibsen play, the strug-
:: 9'::.' 4: :;:';: T.. :: !:
under the. eagle standard of
good government against the cohorts
hammered under graft did not draw
noisy blades yesterday at the CAL
houn trial, which was in it's second
act before Judge Lawlor and mis-
cellaneous audience at Carpenters
hall in Fulton street. There was lit
tie evidence, indeed, at the meeting,
of the strength which rests in the
opposing camps. and the civilities of
the active fighters were an effectual
masque. As a duelist salutes with his
foil's guard at his lips and then with
courtly grace endeavors to kill, SO
Francis J. Heney for the people and
A. A. Moore for Patrick Calhoun
crossed swords quietly and smiled
serenely over the selection of pros
pective jurors.
To admit the truth at once, the
show was hardly worth the attend
ance. There would have been a
smaller crowd, dare say, in the
courtroom yesterday if the rain had
not driven folk to shelter, and if one
side of the temple of Justice had not
been occupied largely by platform
men from the cafbarns of the United
Railroads. 1t hurts me to say it,
but the newspapermen scribbling at
their desks and sgrinding out reams
of copy remind me of nothing so
much as press agents, trying to make
the best of their production. and Ian
gushing because something did not
happen out of which to make a
story.
DAY WITHOUT RESULT
Nothing happened-not even
juror. The whole day passed with
out result except that the talesmen
who crowded against the rail of JUS
tice drew supers' wages-S2 a day.
Six talesmen walked up the hill and
then walked down again. Not one
W oS SClCNLSQ " SS1NSs OAiS SdppA4SO
comedy line, however.
The bewildered talesman answered
No after having the question re-
peated. Thereupon Stanley Moore,
sitting beside Calhoun, jumped grace
fully on the prospective juror and
tore into his inner consciousness.
MOORE SEEKS LIFE SECRETS
If there was a secret in his life
Moore was bound to have it. The
victim smiled painfully, but came
through the ordeal splendidly. May
be an hour was consumed in the ex-
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-14
TaIesmen Guarded

To preserve better order in the room
and prevent the possibility of any at
tempts to approach talesmen, Judge
Lawlor ordered all members of the
venire to occupy block of seats apart
from the rest of the room, and police
men kept the crowd entirely away
from this section. For these talesmen,
however. the day was as wearing as
upon those in the jury box, for strict
orders were issued that none of them
should leave the courtroom during the
sessions. and they were held up to
adjournment. AS an added precaution,
when adjournment was taken the tales
men under subpoena were forced to
leave the building before any other
persons were allowed out of theiS
places.
At Calhoun's table the arrangement
of the defendants fighting forces was
practically the same as on Tuesday,
with the two Moores on the firing line,
Byington and Abbott in reserve, and
Earl Rogers nowhere in sight. Rogers
did not visit the courtroom for even a
minute. as he did on the first day of
the trial, and Thornwall Mutually was
another absent member of the train.
Tom Gibson was on hand 10 minutes
late, but the exigencies of the detective
business evidently called him else
where, and after a brief conference
with the assembled principals he also
absented himself
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Harron Is Excused

Moore characterized O'Gara's illus
trations as useless trash" but never
theless he excepted to them as i'm
proper, just as O'Gara had said they
would be. The only point OF difference
was that O'Gara argued that the i'm
propriety would consist in bringing
such statements into questions, while
Moore insisted that, question or no
question, the harm was done.
With the argument at its height,
Judge Lawlor received a report from
the assessors Office which developed
the fact that Harrons name did not
appear on the assessment roll. Moore
refused to adopt this as a ground of
challenge. but Heney quickly exer-
cised the right and Harron was ex-
cused.
There were all the signs OF another
long argument and wrangle between
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practically the entire day he sat tilted
back in his chair, rocking it to and
fro on the rear legs. and unconscious
TO all that went on about him save
for the questions put by the attorneys
and the answers given by the men in
the jury box. 1t was on the faces of
the talesmen under examination that
his attention was riveted for long
stretches of time, and when he turned
from the jury box it was only to fol-
low some argument by counsel or to
offer a suggestion to the lawyers
working in his behalf
Wet pavements and driving rain
did not keep the crowds away from
the courtroom yesterday. and from
morning until night it was packed to
the doors, with the exception of half
an hour after the calling of the morn
ing session. Judge Lawlors order set
ting the wheels in motion at $50
O'Clock instead of 10 O'Clock in the
morning did not become generally
known yesterday, and though hun
dred or more spectators had gathered
by the time the doors were opened,
not all the seats We're taken, and many
regular court attendants failed to ar
rive until after proceedings were well
under way. BY 10 o'clock, however, no
vacant chairs remained, and the aisles
at the rear and sides of the room were
crowded. Only a few women braved
the storm, and not more than one or
two were in the courtroom at any
time.
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court. and such questions would not bt
proper at ALL"
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Col. Cochran Is now in command.
at Fort Tottten. .f' 81 4 *'E2:& mi
/; Brick laying Is in active progress
at the court house.. D SS.@. " $s-. aEsf +.
Two heavy frosts this week, but
vegetation including the corn CROP.
was out Of the way. :;t. Il T,t 3s <T4f& ls
4 Joe Graham threshed 1860 bushels
Of oats from sixteen acres Of ground
SIS bushels to the acre. sas{
Y. Cashier Lord went toNChurchs Fer
~ Thursday to take charge Of the
North Dakotaasbank which opened
for business on that day. =.
II M. P. Benham died at his home west
81 this city on Wednesday morning
after long and painful Illness !
The great innux Of gamblers, at
Churchs Ferry has resulted in meet
Ing of the citizens Of that place at
which Il was resolved to appoint la
marshal and deputies and compel the
saloon men 70 close their places &C.
:cording to Law Fsz H.,