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The sun., 1909-12-02
Peterssn % Head Williams Football Team,

wn.LiAMsTowN. Mass, Dec. i.-At q
meeting OF the Williams College football
SQUAD this evening Jesse Dudley Peterson.
~. Of J>ockport, N. Y, was elected captain
Of the Purple team for the season of 1910
Peterson prepared for Williams at Law.
in the backneid at Williams.
The sun., 1909-12-02

Glove nights ct the West Side Athletic
Club Of New Orleans on Sundays have In
volved loss Of s2e, 100 and the club has de-
cided to suspend operations. The promo
ters say The puglists dema nded 40 much
loss was inevita BILE Although the proposed
bout between Papke and Ca spponl sch heduled
for last Sunday indicated n proft. the club
decided to take no further chances and
notified the principals that all bets were on.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18
CARNEGIE rs RECEIVED
IN AUDIENCE BY KING


Rome, May 17.-Andrew Carnegie
was received In audience by King Vic
tor Emmanuel today.
He was presented by Senator Capped
lini, of the University of Bologna, to
which Institution His Majesty sent the
model of rare prehistoric animal re-
Gently presented to him by Mr.. Carne-
gle. In HIS course OF his conversation
the King expressed his appreciation OF
this gift ana showed great interest in
and knowledge of Mr.. Carnegie's ben
eficiences. 1t was the intention of the
Duke of Aosta also to receive Mr.. Car
negie today, but this was impossible
owing to the illness Of the duke.
= Although no official announcement
has been made thereNis reason to be-
iieve that the Emperor of Russia, af-
ter calling at Brest, will continue his
voyage around Spain and Portugal
through the straits of Gibraltar into
the Mediterranean to an italian port to
visr King Victor Emmanuel 1t Is ALSO
said that from italy the emperor will
go to Constantinople and return home
via the Black Sea.
The interview between the King and
Mr.. Carnegie lasted for nearly half an
hour. Mr.. Carnegie, who has not been
in Italy for fifteen years. congratulated
his majesty on the progress of the
country and Its financial prosperity.
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MURDERS HIS WIFE.
Husband Enraged Because he q


Husband Enraged Because he got
SKINNED MIX Instead of Cream.
Portland, Ore, May 17-Because 1t
is alleged, his wife. gave him SKINNED
milk instead of cream. John D. Rose
lair is stated to have cleaved her head
open with a heavy knife for cut
ting salmon.
Roselair has surrendered to Sheriff
Hanck at HiIlsboro. The sheriff is
authority for the statement that the
man has confessed. The tragedy &C.
Cured Saturday morning at the lonely
mountain home of the couple. twenty
miles from Hillsboro. According TO
the alleged confession, after the wo-
man was dead. Roselair removed the
bloody chothing and destroyed all
trace of the affair. 1t is stated that
after setting things to rights about the
house he waited until 10 o'clock at
night and then came to Hillsboro where
he surrendered himself to the sheriff
early Sunday morning.
According to the alleged confession.
Roselair and his wife had Just seated
themselves at the breakfast table. &.
Roselair asked for cream for his coffee
and found fault with his wife because
she gave him SKINNED milk. A quar-
rel ensued and Roselair. according to
the alleged confession took the knife
and struck his wife several times.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18
PREFERRED To LIVE.


Youth Attempted Suicide and Later
Regretted 1t.
San Francisco. May 1f-Convinced
that the mania for playing slot ma
chimes which has caused him to squan-
der all his earnings for weeks past on
these devices was beyond cure. Frank
Rowland, 20 year old youth employ
ed as a janitor. went to his room Sat-
urday sight and slashed his right wrist
with a razor. intended to end his life.
Through the night he lay in stupor
caused by the loss of blood and late
Yesterday morning reEained conscR-
BUSINESS, being aroused by the music
OF a band playing beneath his window
The desire for death had left him and
in a frantic effort to md aid he drag
eed himself along the hallway. fell
down a flight OF stairs and reached
the once of the building where he
succeeded in unlocking the telephone
with his unin5ured arm and called to
his sister-in-laws
Mira. Rowland rushed 10 the build
ing ana found the youth unconscious
ana covered with blood on the floor Of
the ONCE. She summoned the ambu-
lance and the youth was taken to the
hospital. He will recover.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18
FARMERSIN TRAGEDY
TWO ARE KILLED AND ANOTHER
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
A Controversy Over n Lfne Fence BE-
tween the Two Farms Was the
Cause or Troubie--Sur-
renders To Sheriff.

Richmond, Ind, May ia contro-
versy over a line fence between two
farms resulted today In the death OF
Alexander Meek and Raynard Meek,
father and son, and the serious injury
of Frank Railsbach, ST.. and his son
Frank Railsbach.
, The difference between the two fam
lilies relative to the fence, has existed
for some weeks but had not reached
serious stage until this morning
when at an early hour the Railsbach
men proceeded to the line and with
axes, began chopping away the posts.
The Meeks, father and son. left the
house, going to the point of the fence
where the Railsbachs' were at work.
The father had revolver and the son
shot gun. Both fired on the Rails
bach men and Frank Railsbach, Jr., fell
with a wound in his knee. The elder
Railsbach was wounded in the abdo-
men by shot from one barrel of the
younger Meeks' gun.
The Railsbach's reeled and joel
Railsbach 4, another son, went to the
house and returning with a double
barrelled shot gun fred point blank at
the Meeks, killing both, shooting each
OF them in the head.
Joel Railsbach surrendered to- the
sheriff.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18
FOR LAW AND ORDER.


Negroes Meet at Tuskegee and Pass
Resolutions.
Tuskegee. May 17.-(Special 1.-THE
Macon and adjacent counties Ministers
Union, composed OF ministers of the
negro churches Of all denominations in
the surrounding counties. held its sew
enteenth annual meeting in Phelps
HAN, Rev. A. r. Owens. President.
and Rev. J. NJ. Jones. Secretary.
The meeting was largely attended
The union 10 composed of about 200
preacners who represent their church.
Sometime ago Booker r. Washing
ton called attention. OF the union TO the
alarming increase OF crime among the
negroes. Yesterday the question be-
fore the union was What remedy
would you suggest to arrest tho in
crease OF crime among our peoplers
The members OF the union discussed
the subject with remarkable candor
ana enthusiasm and finally adopted
without &dissenting vote the follow
ing resolutions and pledge, each men,
Der OF the union being authorized nv
holding signed card to organize Law
ana order Leagues in his community:
We. your committee appointed to
draw up an expression of the sense of
this meeting on the question under
discussion, beg leave to submit the
following:
"First-That the ministers by earn
est prayer should apply the Gospel of
Jesus Christ, the great remedy for all
crime. to arrest criminality in every
way in their power.
"Second-That they should Good
crate with the authorities In uncover
ing evil doors.
"Third-That so far as possible the
- * u
and Order Leagues for the suppress
sion of crime. and we strongly advise
that this be done.
Respectfully submitted,
~. T. Mcmillan.
Chairman,
&c. w. Jeter.
John w. Whitaker"
The membership pledge is as follows:
FIRST will be law-abiding cit
izen.
Second win strive for the sum
preston OF crime in my community.
Third will cooperate with the
officers Of the law in ferreting out
criminals.
'Fourth--I will discountenance
crime, immortality and all forms and
phases OF lawlessness In my commu-
nifty.
fifth will protect with the best
of my ability every Innocent and helm
less person In my community, every
worthy citizen, regardless of race or
color. and every worthy member Of the
Law and Order League"
Ten thousand pledges viii be circu-
lated in the form OF cards, which
each member will exhibit as his au-
thority for trying to suppress lawIess-
ness.
The movement Is considered to be
simple and practical. and 1t is believed
much good will be accomplished by
the promoters.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18
ROSENFELDEXPLANS
TELLS ABOUT VAN vLTssINGEN's
CONFESSION OF FORGEmEs.
ne Appcar. Before Referee An bank
xuptcy To Answer Questions
Grovv7nw Out Of Van vlfssin-
gems Testfmony.

Chicago. May 17--Maurice Rosen-
held and Bernhard Rosenberg. to whom
IPeter Van v1issingen. forger Of more
THAN q mif1ton dollars In mortgages.
alleges he confessed his crimes four
years prior to his public admission OF
guilt, appeared before Referee in Bank
lruptcy wean today TO answer questions
growing out of Van Vlissingen's recent
Testimony.
/. Van vlissingen, when he was brought
back from the penitentiary to assist In
locating the assets of his estate, de-
clared that In 1904 Rosenfeld. then
Ecashier of the now defunct Chicago
National Bank and Rosenberg. brother
an-law Of the latter. discovered that
i several hundred thousand dollars In
mortgages which they had bought from
Thin, were forgeries.
II offered then to go before the
states attorney, confess and take my
punishment" said Van vlissingen when
on the witness stand a fortnight ago.
I "They said they wanted their money.
! told them / could get 1t only by de-
sfrauding other people. They said they
didn't want to hear about how I got
1T. The point with them was that !
was to get It. So continued forging
and discovery was stayed Off Tor four
years more"
Mr.. Rosenfeld taking the stand. said
that he had, known Van Vlissinger
twenty years and had purchased from
him many mortgages for himself ana
clients.
"when did you first learn OF his In
soIvency?" asked Attorney Peake
representing the estate of the convict
ed forger.
Not until his arrest last winter
Speaking of a new set OF books
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18
MANY NEW INDUSTRIES.

Apalachicoia. Fla. May 17.-tspe-
cial IA franchise has been granted
by the city OF Apalaohicola to George
W. stone & Co, Of Cleveland, O., for
the Installation OF gas plant, gas to
be made OF crude or fuel oil.
Preliminary Organisation of the APP
aiaehicola manufacturing company has
been completed and box and bask ct
factory will be erected during the next
sixty days, NJ. Brash. President: s. e.
league. Secretary: NJ. McNaren. Man
ager. Apalachiooia, Fla. Plant to cost
about $4,000 and employ sixty to sew
enty-flve hands, to be doubled In ca
pacity within twelve months.
The Saxon tract OF hardwood lying
north OF ApaiachIcola has been pur-
chased for 100000, and 1t is reported
q furniture and veneer plant will be
erected in the near future.
Onicia1s OF the A. N. Railroad an
nounce twenty mile extension Of their
line to be completed BY fall.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18

Messsrs. Dufieid & Company issued
on May Is Elinor Glyn's long-awaited
novel, Elisabeth Visits America
The new book Is in no sense a Sc
quel to Mrs. Glyn's first great success
'~The Visits Of Elizabeth" though some
Of the same persons appear in 1t, and
1t is told in the same form of letters
to her mother. The earlier volume
applied to French and English things
and people-an ingenious and amusing
power OF observation. This time 1t is
America that comes in for the fun.
Elizabeth has married, and is now
Marchiones Of Valmond.
Harry the Marquis, lord and mas
ter, taking offence at a Irritation sho
INDUCES in, goes of to Africa to shoot
lions, while Elizabeth visits America.
The pretty Marchioness has a little
fun here, too, but in the end Harry"
comes over after her. and they make it
up. The author of Three Weeks"
kept her eyes open in the United
States, as Is evidenced by the extracts
given from advance sheets of her new
publication.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18
cumberIand Prenhxter,ans.

Bentonville, Ark, May 17.-During
the present week men prominent in
Presbyterian affairs will gather at
Bentonville from many sections of the
United States, to have a part In the
third general assembly OF the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church, that faction
which refused to enter into the ANAL
cation of the Cumberland Church with
the Presbyterian Church OF the United
States. more popularity known as the
Church of the North, which was
brought about three years go. While
the Cumberland Church is strongest
in the central south and southwest
and from these States the greatest
number of delegates will come, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Ohio. Pennsylvania and
the Western States, as far as Califor-
MIA will send representatives. The
initial session will be on Thursday. tbe
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18
AVOID THE KNIFE.


Surgery Won't Cure Piles Permanently.
You may cut the leaves on a weed
every week, and It will grow new tops
Till doomsdav.
To kill the weed you must kill the
root.
Just so with piles. 1t Is within. be-
yond the reach of surgical instruments,
ointments and stppositories. The only
real cure is with internal treatment.
and the only guaranteed internal rem
edy is Dr. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid. II
had cured 9s per cent. Of all kinds or
piles before DR.. Leonhardt would con-
sent to its public sale, and now at his
request 1t is sold under positive guar
antee.
Hem Rod restores circulation Of
pure blood In the lower bowel. and
cures piles to stay cured.
81 for twenty-four days treatment
at E. @. Fowler's and Il. c. Andrews,
or mailed by DR.. Leonhardt Co.. Sta
ton B, Buffalo, N. r.. Prop. II 1t does
not help you your money Is returned.
write for booklet (58)
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18
NEWS OF THoMAsv1LLE.


stItute Have Begun.
Thomasville. May 17.-(Special. y
Closing exercises of the South Alabama
Institute began Friday evening. May
II. and will continue until Tuesday
May 20. The program is:
Friday May 14-S p. M, recital by
Music Glass
Thursday, May 20--S D. m. exercises
by First and Second Grades
Friday, May 21-s p. m, exercises by
Third and Fourth grades.
Sunday. May 23-11 a. m. commence
ment sermon.
Monday. May 24-8 .. M, exercises
by Fifth. Sixth. Seventh and Eighth
Grades.
Tuesday. May 25-s p. m, GRADUATE
ing exercises.
The Summer School at this place will
begin Wednesday, the 26th of May, and
will be under the supervision Of Prof
]. D. Griffin. This will be the second
year OF a school of this kind here,
last years work proving that a school
of this character was needed and could
be made a success. Professor Griffin
will be assisted by his brother.
A car load Of beans were shipped
from here during the past week BY
those who are making a trial venture
of truck farming.
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meeting to extend over six days. The
Denominational Ladies' Missionary So
ciety. an auxiliary organization. will be
in session at the same time.
1t is planned to bring matters Of vital
import to the church before the as
sembly. The principal theme. how
ever, will be the controversy between
the Cumberland Church and those who
entered the union as TO property rights
of the differing organizations. q con-
troversy which il now having its day
in court in several States. While 1t IL
possible that an effort may. be made
to arrange q compromise this ts hard
ly probable. II is more likely that
plans will be laid for q continuation
Of the contest. now more vigorously
than ever.
In the highest court to which the
issue has been brought. the Supreme
Court OF Tennessee. the faction, which
retained the old name. has been vic.
torious. It was held by the court that
the church named still remains an in
dependent organization OF which only q
portion has dissolved their connection
and identified themselves with other
ecclesiastical organizations and. by
leaving the older church, the dissidents
voluntarily relinquished their owner
ship OF or control over the property
VI tnC CAuECti. nC QCulc0 NAAC
right OF majority to take any ac-
tion which might deprive the minority
OF their right OF ownership and con-
troll and hold that should a majority
abandon and separate themselves from
an organization holding title to GER
tain property they cannot carry that
title with them: it remains vested in
the organization to which II belongs
SO long as any OF it's members remain.
The case at issue came from Fayette-
VILE, Tenn. The unionists won their
point In the lower court but the SUI
preme Court reversed that decision on
the appeal of the non-unionists. In
other States similar suits are pending
the local courts, as was the case II
Tennessee, deciding In favor of those
who joined the union ana holding thar
the amalgation with the Northern
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which Resented had opened on Deee1n.
Der 20, 1904 witness was asked hii
reason for so doing.
Because" he replied, "on December
80 that year. Van vfissingen confessed
his forgeries 20 me-"
Did he tell you the names OF his
victims?"
He said there was none other than
myself and the interests I represent
ed"
; How did you make your discoveries
OF the forgeriesT'
I was In the Chicago National
Bank and saw a map of property al
Forty-Ninth Street and Cottage Grove
Avenue in the hands OF John r. Walsh,
President of the bank. Mr.. Walsh was
about to buy the property from Van
v1issinger. told Mr.. Walsh that
held a mortgage on the property and
they went after Van vlissingen.
kept after him for three days till on
December Q. he finally confessed,
breaking down and crying. / said to
him: am going to take this up
with my lawyers am not going to
answered:
ct am not going to run away.
neither do propose TO commit suicide.
1 have equities in real estate and can
pay you off,
Mr.. Rosenfeld was alone at this
time, but on the following day he was
accompanied by his brother-in-law.
Mr.. Rosenberg.
Van vlissngen repeated his confess
sion and / again declared that would
not compound a felony. Then Van
viissingen explained his embarrass-
ment was only temporary, due to loan
ing out too much money. suggested
that his friends might help him out
but he said no, the amount was too
large"
did he agree to pay US $4,000 week
". He owed us about $4,000 which
he said he figured he could pay off in
two or three years He said he valued
his equities In real estate at 100000.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18
Presbyterians To Meet In
Savannah Thursday Next

the Original Calvinism Been Modified
| by Timer?
Thursday. noon. May 81. DR.. Benj> B.
Warfield. Princeton, N. j., Present
Day Attitude Towards Calvinisn1: Its
Causes and Significance"
ThurAday, May ~, p m, DR.. A. M
Fraser, NStaunton, Va, How May the
Most Effective Under Modern Condi-
tions?"
DIR. Orr, an eminent Scotch Theolo-
gian, was the first of the foreign del
egates to arrive in this country. He
went to Canada early in April after
spending some time there went to New
York, from where he came to Sa.
vannah. 1t was expected that Dr.
Abram Kuyper, OF Holland, was to be
here to speak on Calvin the Theolo-
gian," but he was unable to come and
Or. Hinton was chosen in his stead.
A local committee is making all
preparations for the meeting of the AS
sembly and for the entertainment sof
the visitors. There will be short ex-
cursions to the resorts around Savan-
nah and steamboat trips around the
harbor will be provided. Rev W.
Moore Scott, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, is the chairman OF
the general committee. Come of the
/
mentioned who are expected TO be here
during the meeting of the Assembly
are Rev. 8. H. Chester. D. D., Nash
vile, Tenn; Rev. Henry Sweets, D. D.,
Louisville, KY; Rev. ]. @. Snedeoor,
d. D., Tuscaloosa, Ala; r. =. Magiil,
Richmond, Va: Rev. A. L. Phillips,
Richmond, Va: Mr.. s. W. Somerviile.
Frederick sburg, va; Rev. John Fox,
of the American Bible Society, New
York: Rev. W. A. Alexander, Clarks.
vile. Tenn. and others
The officers of the Assembly are:
Retiring moderator, Rev. W. W.
Moore. d. D., Richmond, Va; stated
clerk. Rev. W. A. Alexander, Clarlxg.
vile, Tenn; permanent clerk, Rev.
Thomas H. Law, d. D., SpartanburR.
s. C. "
| An interesting incident in connection
with the meeting OF the Assembly VIII
be the presentation to the moderator
at the first service Of an historic CAV
/ eel made of wood from st. Peters Ca
thedral of Geneva, with which. Calvin
was closely associated. The gavel Is
made from the part OF beam from the
belfry of the church. 1t represents
four Ionic columns with a profile like
| ness of Calvin on. one side and the IA.
nous Calvin seal (the extended hand
and hearty on another. On still anoth-
err side is a bronze plate suitably I'm
scribed The gavel is handcarved. The
wod- left from the beam after the CAV
/ Ell was cut out has been made into thiu
| strips and attached to pieces of Amer
| lean wood. Upon these have been
printed pictures OF Calvin and st. pc
! ter's Cathedral. These will be pre-
scented to the delegates as souvenirs.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18

The old Mosaic Laws forbade the use
g seis nee han son}irm ss the wisdom 81
the pstrtarch Ia making this Lsw.
so IL the fat Food prepared with
lard Ia unwholesome. To meet the de-
mand for cooking fat that IL pure
bank Company. Chicago. have put on
the market q shortening called Cotto-
lene made from refined vegetable oil.
This cooking fat can be used in any
and every way that lard now is, and
can even be used in place of butter In
making fine pastry Contrast the
source Of lard--the filthy pig-sty, with
the source of COTTOLENE-the pure,
white cotton boil. and one can readily
understand the great demand for this
pure. vegetable shortening In prefer
ence to the fat of the hog.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18
Sure RamsaY for If6flng Pllss

the itching is simply terrific. don't so 70
bed tonight before you buy q package OF
Or. Hebra's Ungoid. II has wonderful
reachable itching. Also for all irritat.
ing skin diseases such as eczema, tetter
and 10 on, It WIN make you wonder &c
che instant relief It will give you II
VIII make you really happy. Dr.. He
bras Ungoid at all druggists, only soc.
or sent prepaid on receipt OF price bY
The al O. Blttuer Co., Toledo. Ohio.
Does wonders. Always send name q ycus
For sale in Montsomsry by n. @ Fowler.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18

washington, May l7.-(SpeclaI)-
Rural route No. 2 at Wedowee, RAN
dolph County, has been transferred to
Malone and designated as route No. O.
Rural carriers appointed: Belgreen,
route /, Relic Niclxard CARRIER John r.
Richard substitute; RussellEtTle. route
4 Arthur w. Smith carrier. Robert L.
richardson substitute
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tional and that the property should go
with the congregations
AS now constituted the Cumberland
Church Is composed of approximately
$4,000 communicates. To represent
this number about $50 delegates win
be in attendance at the assembly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-06-17
To the First
SO Customers

Entering our store each
morning will be given a
Package FREE. These
Packages contain vaIua-
Bile articles worth from DOC
to SIS. At 10 O'Clock each
morning we will issue
cards to every person in
the store. One of which
is to call for an So Silk
Petticoat or its equivalent
in merchandise.