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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
COME TO PORT.
Atlantic Fleet ships Come fin For Goa
 and Provisions.

Atlantic Fleet ships Come fin For Coal
 and Provisions.
 Fort Monroe. Va, Sept. 12.-With a heavy sea kicked up by stiff easterly blow, dashing high over their un- adorned prows, the fifteen battleships of the Atlantic fleet passed in the Vir- ginia Capes this afternoon bound to Hampton Roads, to take on coal and supplies, and to give their officers and men a much needed rest, while the targets, battered to pieces during the past week, are being repaired at the Norfolk navy yard.
 The battleship Missouri, armored cruisers North Carolina, New York and Montana and the scouts Salem and Bir- mingham remained on the drill grounds.
 Work is being rushed at the Norfolk navy yard on repairs to the torpedo boat Nicholson. which was badly bat tered while being used as target. The O'Brien, a sister ship. has been damaged beyond repair.
 The recently constructed target barRes have also been shot up and brought back for repairs and probably will be sent to the range Tuesday af- ternoon. In the meantime. Admiral Schroeder will give the Atlantic fleet men shore leave for the first time in about six weeks and beginning tomor- row they will be sent ashore in de- tachments of 2.S00 at time. the ad- miral being satisfied with the health conditions here
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
PEONS ARE IN WANT
RESIDENTS OF FLOOD-sTRICKEN
 MEXICO SUFFER.
Loss gf Life May Reach Ten Thousand and Destruction of Property Is Greater Than Re-
 ported.

Washington. Sept. 12.-Tales of great suffering and the serious situa- tion in the flooded district of Mexico. as told in telegrams received at the State Department this afternoon from American Consul General Philip c. Hanna, brought forth another appeal tonight from the American National Red Cross Society for funds with which "to supply ocr unfortunate neighbors of Mexico with the necessities of life.
 The great loss of life and destruc- tion of property Is even greater than at first supposed, and 1t is predicted that great physical suffering will pre- vail during the fall and winter If am- pie relief is not afforded.
 The destruction was greatest In the country and small towns between Mon- terey and Matamoras. says one of the telegrams received today. Mir. Hanna says the American Consul at Matamo- has reports that place under water, and serious conditions prevailing. and that the railroads between Matamoras and Monterey have been washed away.
 we are sending supplies down the railroad as fast as 1t Is opened says MT. Hanna. He makes a suggeseson that 1t might be possible for the Amer ican army in the southwest 10 CO., operate in lending assistance to towns on the Rio Grande River.
 In another message he says that nearly all the country from Monterey northeast to Matamoras, and from Montery to Victoria is terribly af- fiicted.
 .It is believed by many" MT. Hanna adds, that more than 10000 lives nave been lost"
 MT. Hanna tells of the relief work being carried on by the heads Of the Mexican Red Cross in attempting 10 build small homes before the winter
 A large sum of money wlii pc re uuired for this work. owing to tne numbers who are homeless. NOW IS our chance" says MT. Hanna. "to help Mexico, and show our true friendsnlp i'm this. her time of great afnicuon, for she Is closer to us in every respect than to any other country.
 In making this plea for aid' tne Consul General says there are grea. numbers who have lost their ali' anu who will suffer and die without nelp ana shelter. "The Mexican people, he continues. "are doing nopiy to 1 oGe the situation, but nearly every MexA- can business man and property owner has suffered losses. The people or England, Germany, Canada and a num- Der from the United States have sent help, in large and small amounts. But A more generous effort on the part Of our generous people seems greatly needed"
 In making its appeal to the people of the country. the American Red Cross says 1t Is "evidently one of the great est disasters of recent years, and our good feeling towards the people or Mexico should prompt this country 10 render the generous assistance which Is so sorely needed.
 All contributions received at the headquarters of the Red cross At Washington will be immediately for warded by telegraph to reliable relief agencies upon the scene.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
HARTMAN IS LAID TO REST
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have passed the way of all the earth, will Mir. Harriman's career stand out brilliantly in the pages of history. A distinguished American in speaking of him to me recently said:
 MT. Hartman has done more for the development of the resources of the country and the expansion of its power than any other individual In the last hundred years.
 We are proud to know that he achieved all this distinction without violating the minutest principle of the great laws of morality. There never was an instance (and I say with all the knowledge of the criticism made) whep he was not able to more than vindi- cate himself. To those who maligned and misrepresented him he showed no resentment; but was willing always to allow time to prove his case: and the proof never failed. The pettiness of Jealous competition never for an in- stant embittered him. He remained throughout those trying years sweet tempered, amiable, lovable.
 He was a burning and shining light. God be thanked for such lives"
 The service closed in silent prayer, and one by one the country folk filed out, many with tears in their eyes.
 Services are Private.
 Elaborate precautions were taken to preserve the privacy of the after noon service. Several scores of em- ployes aided by number of special policemen from Tuxedo guarded all roads over which the funeral process sion passed from the house and kept watch at intervals of twenty yards around the patch of woods which in- cludes the Hartman burial plot.
 prtght carriages followed the hearse from Arden house. The first, a large
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
PEARY CLAIMED PROVISIONS
 LEFT BY COOKS PARTY
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the Arctic Club. of which pr. Cook is a member. and one of the most positive of the critics. gave, an interview last night on the dispatches from Com mander Peary published in yesterdays newspapers. "Gold brick." he found e particularly offensive epithet. "Peary had better shut up." exclaimed the cap tain. banging the table with his first. He has damned himself by his own words"
 Captain Osborn made 1t clear that he was speaking as a private individual.
 Dr. O. Stebbins Chairman of the Ex- ecutixe Committee of the Arctic Club. said that he ana his associates had set Tuesday. September 21. as the date on which the club will tender Dr. Cook a public banquet of honor at the Wal dorf- Astoria. Twelve hundred invited guests has been set as the capacity limit for the chartered steamer which will go down the bay to meet pr. Cook.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
CURTISS AGAIN WINS
AMERICAN CARRIES OFF GRAND
 PRIZE AT HREsCIA.
Rcwsier, Delighted at Winning Altitude Honors, Pronounces Curtiss True Gentleman Because He Did
 Not Go Higher.

Brescia, Italy. Sept. f7.-Glenn H. Curtiss, the American aviator. who won the international cup at Rheims, cap tured the grand prise in the aviation meet here today. Curtiss made his flight for the grand prize yesterday. covering fifty kiiometers (s1 .o5 milesl, or five times around the course. in 4s minutes, 24 seconds. Ills share of the $10.ooo prize is se.o00.
 Rougier, the French aviator. also competed. making . flight of fifty kilo- meters. in 1:10:1S. He was awarded the second prize.
 Curtiss also won the prize for quick starting. his time being 1-5 seconds. Leblanc was second in this contest in g 3-5 seconds.
 The last day of the interpationai con- test brought out an imiGense crowd. The weather conditions were exceed ingly favorable. Princess Letitia. the stepmother of the Duke of the Abruzzi. was present. and. surrounded by her court, received all the foreign ayia- tors. She warmly congratulated MT. Curtiss. She said that she had fol- lowed with interest the efforts to solve the problem of aerial navigation. and that she was looking forward to the day when it would be possible to make q long voyage in the air. Turning to CurtiBs, she said III EnBusus
 Would you take me with your"
 Mfr. Curtiss replied: T should be delighted, if my machine were fitted for carrying passengers" He ex- plained that the small seat whicb had bene made for the purpose of carrying passenger had been left behind at Rheims.
 Bleriot made several brilliant flights. but did not compete for the grand prise after which Curtiss entered for the al- titude prize.
 He ascended to a height of nfty-one meters (about 165 feet). thereby gatn- ing second prize. while the first prize was awarded to Rougier, who danced around with delight. saying, "Curtiss Ia 6 true gentleman. He might have gone higher than I. but he promised to leave me the first prize. This ts real American chivalry."
 Rougiers record. made several oays ago, was 100 meters. +
 Lieutenant Calderara was the win ner of the passenger-carrying event. for which a prize of $500 was offered. He made four rounds of the course with Lieutenant Savoia. He also captured the national speed prize. the distance being one lap. Curtiss added to his winnings by taking one of the daily speed contests as well as one of the daily height events.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
PRESS TUG PUSHES ON.

Bopns Bay. N. F.. Sept. 12-After q run of 27o miles from Sydney. the tug Thomas H. Douglas. chartered by The Associated Press. arrived at this port at 6 a. m. this Sunday morning and departed at noon toward Battle Har- bor, Labrador. to meet Commander Peary on the Roosevelt. One of the plans on leaving here were to stop at Point Rich. sixty-fve miles up the New Foundland coast. where there Is a wireless station.
 The Douglas arrived here after a rough trip from Sydney and was forced to run at . reduced speed while enter ing this harbor.
 Bonne Bay is but Q bold Rash in the shore line, whose moss covered rocks rise almost perpendicularly to a height of 300 feet with their base bur led in the icy sea. 1t is a trading and fishing village of 500 souls and in- side the harbor entrance the bay runs for two miles inland.
 Inquiry as to whether Peary's ship. the Roosevelt was still at Battle Har- bor, met with conflicting replies and no reliable information could be ob- tained. The fishermen knew nothing definite of his movements. According ly, the tug continued it's journey up the coast, facing heavy head sea.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
COOK AT SEA.
Explorer signally Honored Upon sail-
 ing for Home.

ExpAOFef St8n@hhy HOnOEe0 upon Satk~
 ing for Home.
 On Board the Steamer Oscar IT., Sept. 12, (by wireless telegraph via Chris. tiansand. )-Dr. Frederick A. Cook, whose arrival yesterday at Christian sand was greeted by a salute of seven guns from the fort by the special order of King Haakon, was given a notable farewell when the Oscar IT steamed out of port. He was welcomed aboard the ship by more than 1000 passengers. who crowded her decks, headed by Captain Moler and Hempel with all the ships officials in full uniform.
 The Oscar II sailed down the Fjord accompanied by score of excursion steamers with bands playing the na- tional airs. The liner was gaily dec- orated and a splendid suite had been reserved for the American explorer. who found some dificulty in making his way to his quarters.
 At lunch. Dr. Cook joined freely in the conversation of the passengers. The explorer was compelled to relate fur ther incidents of his Polar trip. He told of 8 report that was current among the Eskimos last year that a dirigible ballon had sailed over Green land and it was thought that Walter Wellman had made a start for the pole.
 During the afternoon, Dr. Cook held a reception which was attended by the passengers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
Meeting Tonight to Se-
 let Locals. GREAT ATTENDANCE IS
 EXPECTED WEDNESDAY Three or Four of Five Ex-Govern- ors will De Present. As To Who VIII Preside Is Not Yet settIed-senator Moody, Gov. oates and Charles Hender-
 son Mentioned.

Representative J. Lee Long yester- day received notice from more than half dozen counties of the selection Saturday of delegates to the confer ence in opposition to the amendment which will meet in this city Wednes- day. A number of the counties acted previously and several others will act today.
 No estimate can be safely made of the crowd. but the promoters of the conference are satisefd that the huge auditorium building will be filled when the conference is called to or- der Wednesday at noon. From ev- cry section of Alabama word has come of the intention of large delegations coming for the conference. It Is claimed that more general interest is being manifested in the approaching conference than in any poIittal con- veation ever held in Montgomery.
 1t is mot known who will preside over the conference. This will not be decided until the leaders reach the city. There has been considerable gos- sip of the possibility of Senator Frank S. Moody's presiding. but whether he will or will not preside is yet to be learned. Senator Moody is one of the oldest and most consistent temperance workers in the State, and he Is op- posed to the amendment. It is un- derstood that he will attend the con- ference. There has also been talk of the possibility of Hon. Charles Hem derson. of Pike County, presiding. Former Governor William c. Oates has been prominently mentioned. All of this. however, is gossip that comes up when the conference is discussed.
 The most notable feature of the con- ference will be the presence there of three and perhaps four of the i've itv- ing ex-Governors of Alabama. Rufus W. Cobb. William c. Oates and William D. Jeiks will attend. Former Gov ernor Thomas c. Jones is Federal Judge. and he, too. may look in on the conference, although 1t is certain he will take no part in 1t. It is stat ed by friends that he like the other living former Governors believe that the amendment is unwise and un- necessary. The fifth former Governor is United States Senator ]. F. John ston. who is now touring Europe. He has made no statement on the ques- tlon. but Montgomery friends think that he will agree with the other for- mer Governors on the unwisdom Of the proposed amendment.
 Delegates to the conference from the City of Montgomery will be se- lected at a meeting to be held tonight at the court house. The voters of the city are invited to this meeting. There will be no speaking and no fireworks ors oratory..-s.The meeting will be strictly TOT the business of selecting delegates. These delegates will be named from the seven city beats of Montgomery. Several delegates have already been selected from Montgorn- cry County and these will be given places in the convention.
 The railroads of Alabama have gfv- en & special rate of three cents a mile plus twenty-five cents one ways dis tance for the round trip. for the conf ference. N~&
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
coNrRovERYs CONTINUES.
Friends oS Each Explorer Firing -Hrondaidea.

Friends 0S Each Explorer Firing
 -Brondsides.
 Little if any progress has been made toward settling the Peary-Cook Con- troversy over the discovery of the North Pole. Sentiment in this country and abroad strongly favors placing the whole matter before an unbiased sci- entihc commission for decision.
 Dr. Cooks adherents are standing firm. producing everything at hand to Commander Peary's discredit. while the Peary packers, encouraged by his re- peated denunciation of Dr. Cook. &C., claim the commander as the only dis coverer of the pole and defy Cook 10 establish his right to the achievement.
 Both from Germany and France there came yesterday recommenda. tions for deciding the famous quarrel by scientific methods.
 Wireless dispatches last night told of Dr. Cooks homeward journey on the steamship Oscar II. gaily decorated in his honor He mingled freely with the passengers and related more of his experiences. The Oscar II is due in New York on September 31.
 Commander Peary is still in the vi- cfnitv of Battle Harbor. Labrador. where the Roosevelt is being repaired before her trip to Sydney, N. s., where Mrs. Peary awaits him. Mrs. Cook re- mains in New York. Scores of news paper correspondents are awaiting Peary's arrival at Sydney where elab- crate preparations have been made for his reception.
 Tn New York the Arctic Club of America is completing arrangements for the banquet to Dr. Cook on the evening of Thursday. September 2a while the Hudson Fulton Commission congratulates itself on the prospect of having both explorers in New York du. ring the celebration.
 Dispatches from Paris indicate that France would not be averse to acting as mediator in the dispute.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
SENDS ooNDoLENcE.
Peary Extends Sympathy to Mother .,
 Dead CompaniOn.

Peary Extends Sympathy to Mother oi
 Dead Companion.
 Elmira, N. r.. Sept. 12.-Mrg. M. J. Marvin, of this city, mother of Ross c. Marvin. the member of Psary's expedl- ton who was drowned in the far north. received the following cablegram yes- terday:
 Battle Harbor. September II. via wire
 less. Cape Ray. September Il. Mrs M. J. Marvin, Elmira. N. Y.:
 Every member of expedition joins me in deep sympathy for your great affiictioh: Marvin was . favorite with every one on board. His services to the expedition were invaluable. Hts loss Is a personal blow to me from which have not yet recovered. A lasting monument to him stands at Cape Sheridan. God bless you.
 (Signed.) "Peary."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
PLANS SOUTH POLE TRIP.
Enxiishnnan Preparing to Make Antarc-
 fac ExnedftiOM.

tic Expedition.
 London. Sept. 12--Captain R. F. Scott, who commanded the Discovery expedition in 1901, will start next July on his new Antarctic expedition. He will have two bases. one at MacMurdo Sound and the other. If he Is able to reach the objective point in King Ed ward VIII Land. where he hopes to accomplish geographical research in addition to making an attempt to reach the pole.
 Captain Scott says that the main ob- feet Is to secure for the British Empire the honor of reaching the South Pole. The plan includes the use of sledge traction by ponies and dogs and motor sledRe.
 Captain Scott estimates that his ex- petition will cost $200.o00 and he makes an appeal for funds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
ATTACK TITLES OF LAND.
Rich oil Fields InvoIved in Federa

Cnse.
 Los Angeles. Cal. Sept. 12.-suit was filed yesterday in the Federal Court here involving title to oil bear ing lands in Central California, said to be valued at upward of $S5.000.o0o and now held by the Southern Pacific Com pany of California.
 The suit Is flied by T. s. Minot. an attorney of San Francisco. who has not disclosed the identity of his clients.
 Patents were granted on the land, about 500.0OO acres. several years ago. The validity of the Government pat. ents Is now attacked on the ground that the land was granted on the ex- press stipulation that 1t must be found to be more valuable for agricultural purposes than for its mineral deposits.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
FRENCH WOULD DECIDE.
Believe Themselves Logical Arbiters
 of Dispute.

of Dispute.
 Paris, Sept. 12--French scientists are beginning to favor the submission by pr. Cook and Commander Peary of their records to an impartial interna- tional scientific tribunal. Prince Ro- land Bonaparte. President of the Paris Geographical Society, believes that France is the logical arbiter. Speak ing on this subject today, the Prince said:
 "Recitals are inconclusive. Both Cook and Peary should produce their done, the scientific world has a right to entertain what might be called scientific doubt This aces not im- ply distrust of either man, but 1t is proper that a demonstration should be given. It is humanly possible that both Dr. Cook and Commander Peary reached the pole, but why one rather than the other? I think that all doc- uments should be submitted to q scien- tifc society, which would name a com mission composed of explorers, astron- omers, navigators and Polar experts Every document should be produced in order that a conclusion may be defin- ihe. The commission should have the right to summon witnesses and cross examine them. Naturally, in the select ion of a commission the United States should be excluded. One cannot be  both jury and party
 "In the United States. the scientists. according to their sympathies. are di- vided into what might be called Cook ists and Pearyists. Therefore an Amer ican verdict would convince no one. England should also be excluded. as the two countries are bound by ties of blood. Besides. the English cous- ins have displayed some Jealousy"
 France is on friendly terms with the United States" he said. ''and com pletely disinterested, as none of her expeditions aim at the North Pole"
 M. Bouquet. Vice Director of the Paris Observatory, warmly supports the suggestion of scientific tribunal
 stiII Another Attack.
 Trondhjem. Norway, Sept. 12--The DaRsposten accuses Dr. Cook of ap- propriating the plans and route for reaching the North Pole devised by Captain Baumann of the last Tram o~nadt4to0 and published fin Isn6
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
Railroad shopa Rusy :.

Mobile, Sept. 12.-Commencing to- morrow. the Mobile and Ohio Railroad shops at Whistler. Ala. employing 500 men. will run full time six days week. The shops have been running shore time for a year. A notice was posted at the shops Saturday evening, and as a result there was great re- ioicing among the mechanics. The shops have been running five hours and a half day. The wages average s4 a day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13

Lawrence, as incoming shippers report stout northwest winds. They say also that ice bergs have been seen in the Straits of Belle Isie. Tn view of these conditions Commander Peary doubt run to this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
stor For One n1inute.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 12.--The trains of the Central Of Georgia Railway and the machinery Of the steamships of the Ocean Steamship Company, plying in the Atlantic, came to a standstill today for one minute at 2:30 o'clock as a mark of respect to the memory or E. H. Hartman. Both of these com panies are under control of the Harri- man interests
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
TALK ABOUT QUARREL.
VDressSent and Wickersham Discus
 PsnehOt-BaIIlnger Affair.

PInehOt-BaIIlnger Affair.
 Beverly, Mass. Sept. 12--President Taft and Attorney General Wicker. sham had a conference tonight regard ing the controversy between the In. terior Department and the forestry di- vision of the Department Of Agricult' ure. MT. Wickersham had an all day conference with Secretary of the In- terrier Ballinger at New York on Sat- urday.
 If was intimated tonight that a statement may be forthcoming from the President with reference to the Ballinger- Pinchot Affair before his de- parture from here.
 Attorney General Wickersham de- cfared tonight that any statement re- earding his visit and its results would have 10 come from the President.
 President Taft and his daughter. Helen. motored to Manchester this morning to attend church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
suspends Patrol Driver.

Mobile. Sept 12.-(Special)-Night Patrol Driver Torrance. was tonight suspended by Chief of Police Giblin pending investigation by the Police Commission on charge of fnsubordi- nation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
Yacht Capsazea.

Norfolk, Va. Sept. 13.-By the eap- sIzing of a small yacht In which he and R. H. Ripley were sailing. Frank Richardson Of Portsmouth. was drown ed in the Elizabeth river today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
Erie Pays Tribute.

New York, Sept. 12.-All trains, all moving machinery and all employees of the Erie Railroad, ceased from their appointed tasks today from 3:S0 until s:a2 p. m.. as tribute to E. H. liar rimau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
Trnina Ston an wemt .

.Omaha. Neb.. Sept. 12l--out of re- spect Of E. H. Hartman, whose fu- neral services were held this afternoon. every train of the Union Pacific. wher- ever located, came to standstill for one minute,