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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22
SHERIFF BEARD SEXES
LIQUORS IN COLUMBUS

Columbus. Ga. Dec. 2l--(speciaD-
The biggest raid Of the entire year
measured ia results took place this
morning when Sheriff Beard and his
deputies, armed with warrants sworn
out by Solicitor General Palmer
entered a store on Triangle Street in
the business section and captured three
barrels of whiskey on tap. six full
barrels. seventeen cases. 100 pints and
three gallon jugs OF whiskey.
The proprietor, D. l. Richards OF
Girard. Ala, was arrested on charge
OF violating the prohibition law and
gave bond In the sum Of $4,000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22
WESTERN UNION WINS
TWO CASES: LOSES THREE

Five cases of the number decided by
the Supreme Court Tuesday involved
the western Union Telegraph Company.
Two of the cases were decided in ia
versely.
Two Of the cases involved the re-
fusal Of the company to pay the amount
OF license required by the cities of Troy
and Talladega. The right of the muni-
CAPABILITIES to levy the license tax was
upheld, although, as the Western Union
contended. its receipts in Troy were
only $37 In excess of the 500 license.
Three of the cases, wetsern Union
against Robert Johnson. Jacob A. Me-
Gehee against the Western Union and
the Western Union against K. d.
Saunders, involved points of alleged
non-delIvery OF messages.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22
MIR. and Mrs. Reese EntertaIn.

This evening at the Central City Club
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese entertained the
younger set in compliment of their
daughter, Miss Katherine. and her judi
son College friends. Misses Marie Pat
terson. Della Hudmon. Julia Hill and
Helen Patrick. The decorations were
red and black, the Judson College col
ors, and gorgeous Christmas tree was
ornamented with favors.
Those present were Misses Katherine
Reese, Marie Patterson. Della Hudmon,
Julia Hill. Helen Patrick. Elizabeth
Pratt. Mary Steagall. Ada Karver, Hat
tie Jones Frances Reese, Lucy Monk,
Lucy Agee, Kate Smith. Anne Agee,
Myra Monk. Annie May Stoddard, Elsie
Hooper, Cola Barr Craig, Josephine
Jeffries, Belle wilkins, Anna Ander-
son, Grace Nelson, Mary Anderson. Pau
line WEIGH. Margaret Houston, Kate
Young, Grace Brislin. Leila Lamar,
Carrie Diggs. Florence Harris. Mable
Jones. Bell Atkins, Madeline Fowlkes,
Miss Wpoley, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Lamar
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Hooper, Mrs. B.
H. Craig, Mr.. and Mrs. ] B. Ellis. Mr.
and Mrs. l.. Lamar. Mr.. and Mrs
Shanks. Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Reese
Messrs. Henry Reese, Jr., Law Lamar
Jr Sam Hobbs. Ed Hobbs. H. A. Dem
ton, Benjamin Craig, Jim Ed Morrisette,
Smith Robbins. d. G. Ewing. Allie
Fowlkes, Harrison Atkins. Graham
Melvin, Roy Cox, Charlie Wood. Victor
Atkins. Charlie Smith. Willie Phillips
Wilmer Grayson, Carl Elebash. Ralph
Nicholson Edward Wood. Henry Phil
lips, Cecil Voltz. Fullerton Hooper,
Coker. Caldwell, Jackson. Abbott Cow
an. Ben Partridge, Eugene Elebash
Frank Houston, Douglass BlankenShip,
Roy Childers, Miller, Hugh Lawhorn,
James Nicholson, Henry Smith. Rob
Noble, Walter Eager, Will Burns. Will
lie G. Privett.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22
SUIT FILED TO FORCE
DISCLOSURE OF PROPERTY


A suit In discovery, with view to
compelling l. e. Boyett to disclose all
real or personal property in which
he may be interested. was filed in the
equity court Tuesday. the complain
ants alleging that Boyett had failed
to pay judgment found against him
in q civil suit In the circuit court
September "a. 1909. The Judgment
amounted to s41I!50, s1I.50 of which
was costs in the case.
According to the complaint. the
execution was not made because the
property of Boyett could not be
found. The belief Is expressed that
he owns property and the bill seeks
to compel him to disclose Ns location.
The ChiIdren's Miniature Trunks are
going fast. Place your order at once.
Gilbert Trunk Co.
adv 80 Commerce ST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22
WIFE AGAIN
NAMES SLAYER
Mccoy and Bailey Held 10
Grand Jury
NEGROES FACE MURDER CHARGE
A Jail @Snitch' Secures an Alleged
Confession.
pessibIe Special orsna Jury Session
WIN Ne called to Unrsvei Mys-
tery Of Kiliins Of spiegel
ana GoiAstean Last
january.
lECROES FACE MURDER CHARGE

Evidence advanced in the hearing
before Justice Beasley Tuesday of
Mack Mccoy and Roland Bailey indi-
Gates q surprising strength Of the
states prosecution Of the negroes
charged with the murder Of Leo spie-
bound over to the-grand jury without
ball.
Mrs. SpiegeI, wife OF one OF the
murdered men, appeared and confirm
ed her former recognition OF Mccoy
as one of the murderers. The testi-
nony Of Willis Fitzpatrick. a negro
employed by the sheriff at the coun-
ty jail. was to the effect that Mccoy
called him to his cell one day, and
practically confessed to implication in
the crime.
He told me he wanted me to see
some people," said Fitzpatrick. HE
said that he and Bailey went out ON a
certain night and killed a man. He
heard that they had caught Bailey and
asked me Ii 1t was so. / told him 1t
was. He said that his case was hard
err than ever, because Bailey had help
ed him to kill the men.
He said that he and Bailey had
Quarrelled oyer the money they had
taken after the murder, and that
Bailey got more than his share"
The preliminary hearing took place
before Justice Beasley in the City
q ri room of the court house Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock. Not until
-.Ns<A a.. tl.e afternoon had all the
witnesses been examined.
Several negroes testified that Me-
Coy and Bailey we're seen together on
the night Of the murder of Spiegel and
Goidstein. Mrs. Spiegel, in broken
English, related the narrative of how
the murder occurred, stating that the
negroes obtained entrance into the
Epiegel store claiming that they were
"offioe men" Goldstein, according TO
the young widow, was killed first,
and then Spiegel was shot TO death.
The principal line OF testimony Of
fered by the defense undertook to
break down the effect OF Mrs. Spfe-
gels Identification of the negroes as
the slayers OF her husband and Gold
stein. Special Officer J p. Avant was
examined for the defense and he tes-
titled that Mrs. Spiegel was unable to
identify either Mccoy or Bailey at the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22
PASTOR TO LEAVE CHURCH
DIR. r. @. RAILEY RESIGNS FROM
SELMA CHARGE.
Dfssentfon Between Minister And
Congregation said To Have
Risen Because Of For g
mer's Opposition to
Amendment.

Selma, Dec 21--(Special)--Dr. r. @.
Railey, who for the past few months
has been the pastor Of the congrega-
tion of the Alabama Street Presby-
terrain Church, has rendered his
resignation to the board of sessions
of that church.
meeting of the board OF sessions
win be held after the regular services
next Sunday morning at which DR..
Railey's resignation probably will be
accepted. DR.. Railey has also made a
formal request to the presbytery to
sever his connection with the church
and a special meeting Of the presby
terry will be held in Selma on Decem-
Der 2S to consider the matter.
The dfssention between the members
OF the congregation of the Alabama
Street Presbyterian Church dates back
to the amendment election which was
held on November 20. This election
Is said to have divided tire congrega-
tion into two factions. which has made
things SO unpleasant that DR.. Railey
has rendered his resignation.
During the amendment election, DR..
Railey was one of three pastors in
Selma who did not favor the amend
ment and who voted against the
measure as well as worked against
1t. One of the factions of the church
who favored the amendment is said
to have taken Or. Railey to task for
the part which he took In opposing
the measure.
Although 1t Is stated by many that
the amendment election Is really the
cause of the difference between DIR.
Railey and a faction of the congrega-
ton, members of the congregation
. 4 L..
nature, but do not state what 1t was.
DIR. Railey is a well known minis
ter and who has large number of
friends throughout the state. He for
merly was pastor of church in Mont
gomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22
SWEET GUN and MULLEN
for Coughs, Colds, Group
and Consumption.
Costs Little to Try.

Sweet Gum cuts the phlegm that
causes the morning cough and also
enables the child to throw on the false
membrane of Group. The old field Null
len made with a tea and combined
with sweet Gum in this way helps cure
bronchitis and consumption. Extracts
from Sweet Gum and Mullen are scien-
tifically blended under the name OF
Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and
Mullen and sold at drug stores for a
small sum. It costs so little II Is worth
trying for even the worst cases. Ask
for Cherokee Sweet Gum and Mullen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22

THE PLACE HAS BEEN FOUND
Hill and Hill,
lewis 90,
Cascade,
Murray Hill Club,
]. w. Harper,
Four quarts Of amy Of above for s5.oo,
express paid.
1. Brakeman q CO,
Pensacola, Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22

Washington, Dec. 21.-Neafiy half
the Fire Department turned out shortly
after ! o'clock today and rushed to
the White House. where Il was sup
posed their services were badly need
ed. There was a stampede 70 locate
the Gre. but It developed that one Of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22
Corporation Dissolved.

Papers OF dissolution of the Selma
Guano Company were filed In the. Of
flee of Probate Judge P. H Pitts for
record this morning. At the same
time there were filed papers record
ing the purchase OF the Selma Guano
Company by the jefferson Fertilizer
Company of Birmingham. in which the
consideration n named as IS. The
Selma Guano Company has been in
business In Selma for about two years
and the majority of the stock of the
company was owned by the Birming-
ham company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22
yColde.t ANA shertest nav.

Today was the coolest as well as
the shortest dav of the year in Selma.
The government thermometer early
this morning went as low as eighteen
degrees above zero. In spite of the
cold weather, a large number of peo-
pie from the country came to the city
during the day to do their Christmas
shopping.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22

Birmingham. Dec. 2l.-- Especial. ~
Chief of Police Bodeker is calling in
all the police badges used by city en-
pioyes in the various city departments
other than in the police department
This action Is occassened BY Greater
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22
Mrs. Richard. Entertains,

Mrs. Rudolph Richards was the at
tractive hostess this afternoon at half
after o'clock for the members of
the Tuesday Bridge Club and a few
other guests at her home on Broad
Street
the parlors and reception hall, where
palms and red cut flowers formed the
pretty and gay decorations. At con-
clusion of the games a unique piece
of bricabrac was given as prize, and
a tempting salad course served.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22

Birmingham. The entire new force
will receive Birmingham numbers and
the men now in the suburban towns
will be shifted into work In town for
a time while many of the town men
will work in the new suburbs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22
soc,aI ana PernonaI.

ed tomorrow afternoon by Mrs. Vera
Spencer at the home of Miss Rose
Weaver, on Lauderdale Street.
Mr.. william Ward. who attends
school at Auburn. is spending today
here with Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Pitts,
while enroute to his home in New
berne.
DR.. Alvin Siegle of Philadelphia is
here on a visit to relatives.
Misses Adele Ellis and Allie David
son of Uniontown are here on short
visit to friends.
Miss Flossie Leva who attends school
in New Orleans at Sophie Newcombe
College. will arrive home Thursday for
the holidays.
Mr.. Miller Eskew, who attends
school at Auburn. is at home for the
Christmas holidays.
Miss Eme Mecklinberg and Mr.. Al
bert Mecklinberg OF Okolonas Miss,
will arrive here on Thursday to visit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22
Mr.. and MRS. Leo Leva on Broad

Misses Mary Stegail and Ada Carver.
who attend school at. the Judson, will
visit Miss Leila Lamar during the hol-
days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-22

DR.. Alvin Siegle of Philadelphia is
here on a visit to relatives.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-10
nrIr cnlnIING CORN CROP.

There are Indications than the corn
crop Of 1909, If favoring conditions
continue, may bring the yield OF the
United States up to the record total
of not less than 3,25O,00 900 bush
els. This is over 250,O00O,OOO
bushels larger than that Of 1905.
when a crop Of 2.s27,416,OOO BUSH
els was grown. But that was done on
an area Of ss,7s7,5sS acres. and the
yield average S0.2 bushels an acre.
II is from the standpoint Of large
acreage that prospects now appear
bright. Abandoned wheat land turn
ed to corn may contribute 2,OUO'oOV
acres. Probably an equal amount IS
not too much to count on from the
area intended for oats and other
crops. The universal extension OF
plowing for corn might. under exist
ing conditions, add 100000 acres
more. This would altogether make
an addition Of 100000 acres and
bring the total area Of the country
up to something like 110,OOV'VoO
acres in one crop. On these at the
yield Of thirty bushels an acre, the
total crop would amount to $500
600. 900 bushels. For ten years the
corn crop has been gradually APP
preaching the s,OOO,OOo.ooo bushels
limit. In 1901. when the average was
as low as 1877 cents a bushel ..-e pro
ductiOn was little more tnan half Of
this, but in 1905 the crop was almost
twice as large as the minimum.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-10
ooNcRrsssAN CAIDERHEAD.

The BeloIt Times has this view on
the Fifth district representative as y
looks to an outsider; Congressman
calderhead, Of the Fifts district, one
Of the most able men Kansas ever
sent TO washington, has been having
the fight Of his life for re-slection
for many years but after the smoke
OF battle had cleared away Mr.. Cald-
erhead has always been sent back by
a handsome majority. The enemies
Of CaIderhead are just now talking OF
what a great fight he will have for re-
election while the daily papers have
Washington dispatch saying how
busy Mr.. Calderhead is OF late looking
after important business at Washing
ton. Calderhead is honest, firm ana
loyal to what he thinks is right. He
has been in congress many years and
is financially poor but no man ever
accused him OF being a graIVer VI "
boodler."
Mr.. Calderhead has made an Inn
preston at Washington as one OF the
ablest members Of congress. Speaker
Cannon told a Kansas man a few days
ago that he considered him best IN
formed on tariff matters and govern
ment finances of any member west
Of the Mississippi river. One reason
why the Fifth district has some in
fluence in Washington is because u
keeps there an able Congressman
and gives him a chance to secure
standing and acquaintance.
Mr.. Calderhead returned home Tor
Memorial Day but will return to
washington in a few days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-10
ruE m,LTNOIs LESSON.

several of the square deal papers
have pointed to the Illinois sena-
torial election as an example OF pau
ro,,tics outside the direct primary
overlooking the fact that Illinois mas
a urinary law almost duplicate OF
that in Kansas. A correspondent
rotos this in a letter to the Law
renee World saying:
81 beg to say that Illinois mas d
urinary election law and that the
worst ward-heeler, reactionist ana
corruptionist in the state, Former
senator Hopkins, carried the RepuO-
lican state primaries over Congress
man Foss, by over 10000 majority
and only the Instructive decency"
~ 4 small Republican minority pre-
vented the choice Of the people,
from, securing a reelection.
"Then baked in their scheme to re-
elect Hopkins to the senaIe' Wene IVY
and bought up few Democratic
members of the Legislature, Just as
at the primaries Hopkins had bought
nm about two-thirds of the slums OF
chicago and elected that prince OF
the stockyards,' the packers FRIEND
Lorimer.
81 think, Mr.. Editor, that II mas
been fully demonstrated by the re-
suit of the primaries in Illinois anu
WISCONSIN, where the candidate a.
the primaries has admitte1 tnat nc
spent over a quarter million doilar1
to secure his election to the Senate
that direct primaries can 90 very
little toward purifying politics y
Wa are to have pure politics we mus
first awaken the public conscience
we must purify the heart OF tne
people,"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-10
wHEAT THE YEAR ROUND.

wheat harvest has begun In Tex
as'' is message that reaches the CEN
trail grain markets every year In the
last week of May or about the first OF
June. The announcement came yes
terday, and it is of more Significance
this year than usual, because OF the
exhaustion of old wheat supplies ana
the extraordinary high prices pre-
yailing in most Of the winter wheat
area, Texas is not an important wneat
state. 1t raised 20 million bushels
in 100 Sand 10 million bushels IN
1908. This year its crop is not ex-
nected to be over 5 million bushels
owing to prolonged drouth that mas
been experienced there. But the be-
ginning of harvest in Texas means
that the mills of that state will be
able to supply their demands from
their home crop at least for a time'
and it is the forerunner Of the grad
ual spread Of the harvest over the
entire As million acres Of wheat nov
growing in the United States.
Within a week the earliest wheat
Of Oklahoma will be ready to cut.
IN the latter part of June the soft
wheat OF Southern Missouri and OF
Southern Kansas and Kentucky and
Tennessee v i'll begin to fall before the
machines. About July the great
Kansas crop, constituting nearly a
fifth of the entire winter wheat pro-
duction of the United States, will be
ready to garner. A little later the
clatter of the binders and headers
will be heard in Nebraska, and IN
August the spring wheat OF the DaKo-
tas and Minnesota will be ripe.
Nearly every school boy knows
that a wheat harvest is In progress
somewhere in the world every month
in the year, but 80 per cent Of the to-
tai production is in the northern hem
isphere with harvest corresponding
approximately to the season in the
United states. Here is the worlds
wheat harvest calender: December
and January, Argentina and --ustral-
ia; February and March, East India
and Upper Egypt; April, Lower Eg-
WIT, Asia Minor, India and Mexico;
May, Northern Africa, China Japan,
Texas; June and July, all the CHIEF
winter wheat areas Of the United
States and Europe; August, the chief
spring wheat areas Of North America
and Europe; September and October
Scotland, Sweden and Norway; NO.
vember, Peru and South Africa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-10
THURSDAY. JUNE 10, 1909.
TRUTH.

Truth, says Golfers Weekly, is the
keystone Of the arch Of home, the
mistress Of its other virtues. 1t is
the shield Of innocence, the ayenger
Of guilt. 1t is the highest strain IN
the music Of patriotism. Prospering
commerce will not survive Its betray-
al, nor will the ambitious statesman lg-
noring it, write his name upon the
worlds larger page. 1t is the final
standard by which we Judge men and
nations. 1t is the coin and courage
az the worlds highest thought, the
seed Of the worlds best literature.
II is the dawn that has dispersed the
night of terror, oppression, cruelty.
II takes its own time to command the
attention Of men; but 1t is the course
that, sooner or later, wins every race
II retreats not. 1t is the light that
guides the heart of childhood and
rules the spirit in its supreme hour.
II is the balm of wounded souls. 1t
is the rainbow of promise. 1t is the
strength, kingdom, power and mai
esty Of the ages.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-10

THE COURSE" OF A COLLEGE
EDUCATION.

From the New York World: Ac-
cording to a Chicago millionaire who
Is a large employer of labor, colleges
are a Course" They demoralize the
young men and unfit them for serious
labor. State legislatures instead OF
appropriating public funds to the
support of these institutions OF learn
ing would do better to put the torch
to them.
The man who. makes this on
slaught on education has amassed a
fortune building elevators. II boys
had never gone to college and pro-
fessors had never made laboratory
experiments in hydraulics and in ell
ectrical energy elevators might or
might not be carrying passengers to
the tops Of tall office buildings.
But concerning the charge that a
college education breeds idleness and
incapacity, where is the evidence to
be found warranting the broad state
ment? Certainly not in the record OF
the Harvard class Of 1908, nearly
one-third Of whose members worked
their way wholly or in part through
college and all of whom are now
either In active employment or con-
tinuing their studies. Nor in the
protest Of the college oarspnan against
the postponement Of the Poughkeep-
sie regatta on the ground that the
latter date would interfere with their
taking employment. Nor yet in the
conditions reported by commission
or of the London Times, who noted
the greater number ond influence o.
college men in business life as one Of
the striking phenomena Of American
development.
Why are college graduates prefer
red in banking houses and in Law
offices? II college men are idle AMI
incompetent, why is there an increas
ed demand for them in industria
lifel
The assumption that under thu
present conditions Of study colleges
are agreeable loafing places is al
exploded fallacy. A college degree
Is today a certificate Of capacity AMI
industry quite equal to any offic'
youth Of equal age can show Tn
prejudice exhibited against a colleg
education by the self-made Chicag
millionaire who is thankful that h
never had one is interesting mainl
as an instance Of the survival at thi
late day Of the old town and gown
animosities.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-10

The River Brethren Of the east
were not only complimentary to their
hosts while here but seem to have
taken home with them pleasant mem
cries OF their visit in this city. The
evangelical Visitor, the official
church paper, published In Pennsyl-
vania, says:
Beautiful Abilene was the pre-
vailiug sentiment of Conference visi-
tors as regards the city where Con-
ference was entertained. To us city
dweIIers 1t seemed like getting into a
wide space with ample breathing
space, and where each house is Sci
in its own yard with room for trees
and grass, instead Of houses belLe
built in blocks Of dozen, more OF
less, set contiguous to the pavement
"As to the arrangements made foI
the entertainment of Conference u
will suffice to say tnat the te"'
was freely made by visitors that at no
previous Conference had they fcund
such excellent arrangements IN every
detail as here; and we presume. hold
ing Conference in country places after
the experience of this year. Will be al
a discount. The Kansas brethren
especially those Of Abilene, spared
no pains to entertain all visitors
comfortably, both as regards feeolns
them and for sleeping; such as gave
them credit for large-heartedness ana
warm-heartedness. The visitors Will
not soon forget Abilene hospitality
God bless them abundantly."