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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
MOVE ON WALL STREET
SECRET SCHEMES FOR ~wIRE
TRUST TO BE SEARCHED.
State and Federal Omcers To Take
q Observation-Disclosures To Fight
Alleged Telephone
Monopoly.

New York. Dec. 19--(Special.) --Fol-
lowing united action taken by repre-
sentatives Of $4,000 Independent COM
panies in the convention OF the Inde-
pendent Telephone Association at Chi
caRo last week. plans to prevent the
communication monopoly that Is
threatened by the so-called new bill
lion dollar wire trust were perfected
In this city today.
Declaring that court records IN
Cleveland now show that the Bell
combination had already attempted 10
stihe competition by absorbing the
long dists nee wires that the independ-
ents had built up for their subscribe
ers Ia Ohio. Indiana and Missouri.
leaders in this movement are confident
that state ane Federal authorities VIII
at once take steps to halt all such
schemes or the wire corporation as be-
Ing In restraint OF trade.
To follow down to their sourses IN
Wall Street the recent attempts OF the
wire trust to trade money for monop-
oily. Is the immediate plan Of the In
vestigators who are looking out for
the Independent interests. Backed by
q billion dollars and schooied in
schemes for acquisition through finan-
ciai manoeuvers, II Is believed that
the nGdQb OF tft HeW 0tiC hOh MI -
now preparing to grasp by secret pur-
chase all independent systems which
might interfere with their practical
control of all the telephone and tele-
graph wires in the country. Evidence
of all such dealings through the big
financial houses OF Wall Street will be
sought for Immediate presentation to
the government authorities in the To-
caiities Affected
Vested with all the powers and au-
thority OF the Supreme Court of Mis-
souri,. a commissioner has been APP
pointed by the court at the request OF
| Attorney General Major to take tes-
timony in this probing of Wall Streets
connection with the recent activities
| of the telephone trust. Within the
next few weeks 1t Is predicted that
through this and other procedures.
which are now impending. the officers
and hackers of the new wire trust will
be subjected to as interesting grill
| ing as was witnessed here when Had
| lev came from Missouri to begin the
hght against the oil trust.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
LIFE SAVERS WERE BUSY
WERE NOT CONFINED To MARINE
ACCIDENTS.


Washington. Dec. fs.--Aside from
saving hundreds Of lives and millions
of dollars worth of property involved
In marine disasters. the United States
life-saving service managed in 1903
to render assistance to many unfor-
tunate persons In distress
The annual report OF Superintendent
Kimball of the service shows that q
woman about to be hurled over o
bluff" was rescued by a life guard
while an intoxicated man about to fall
on q dock. man who had lost his
way in q marsh. another who had
broken through the ice, two others who
had climbed 100 feet up the face OF a
cliff and were unable to descend. and
still another who tried to commit sui
eide. were saved by the vigflant guards
Five automobiles imperiled In marshes
or quick sands were rescued.
During the last fiscal year there were
In the United States Jurisdiction 1876
marine disasters, involving $500 lives
activity. Seventy-two vessels were to-
tally lost. although only thirty lives
were lost in consequence.
The total value OF the property In
voIved in these disasters was &c.
10000. The value of property lost
was $2,2s5,3S0. OF the 1876 vessels
meeting disaster. the life saving SER
vice rendered aid to 1873, valued with
their cargo. at s13.316,S15.
Superintendent Kimball comments
upon the remarkable scope of power
life boats used.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
ROSY OUTLOOK
in MAGIC CITY
Greater Birmingham Soon to
be Realty.
COUNCIL PLANS EXTENSIONS
VIII Add Improvements to New
Suburbs.
AFTER Prevsai.s for Representation Of
Recestly Acquired SECTIONS, WIN
Increase Ere ana Police
Facilities-Population
Now l2s,ooo.
COUNCIL PLANS EXTENSIONS

Birmingham, Dec. 1s.--tSpecial)-
The city 6ouncil members OF Birming-
ham have quite a task before them in
getting everything In readiness for
the Greater Birmingham operations on
January. l. rs
The law adopted by the last Legis-
lature was given test In the courts
and was sustained by the supreme
few days ago and there IL not much
time left for all arrangements to pc
perfected to operate the big city.
Greater Birmingham win take In
East Lake. Woodlawn. Avondale. North
Birmingham, East Birmingham, Pratt
City. Ensley, North Haven. Elyton. and
one or two other progressive suburbs
It is5figured by some that the nopu-
lation of Greater Birmingham will be
no less than i26.0O0 while the more
optimistic look for city of 100000.
II not even more than that.
The city council of Birmingham, the
nucleus of the Greater Birmingham.
will set up plans for dividing the big
city, providing for the representation
In fthe future In q common council,
providing for police and fire depart
ments, street and engineering depart
ments, caring for the municipal I'M
provements that are under way and
many other details that must receive
careful attention.
Chief OF Police Bodeker, who works
under a police commission composed
Of the Mayor and two citizens, has
already outlined preliminary plan.
AS far as possible he will maintain
the municipal police departments and
constabulary until a Reorganization
can be provided. Police stations Will
be established in several parts Of the
Greater City
Additional fire departments will
have to be provided. Several record
ers will be named to care for the po-
lice business with a central judge in
the city, to which 1t viii be possible
to take an appeal.
The Greater Birmingham committee
of the city council. headed by Barnes
Morgan, has already started to work
on the task. The city attorney and
assistants are now at work on plans
and 1t Is expected that when the first
of the new year comes, everything
win be ready TO operate.
The citizens of Birmingham are
happy oyer the fact that Greater
City Is soon to be realized. Interest
Is being manifested in what the Fed
eral census which IL soon to be TAX
en-, will show. J. T.. McEniry. who
will conduct the census work in. this
aaistrict. has already yopensd- headddar-
aers and is making preparations for
the enumerators.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20


United Mine workers OF America have
been received At the national head
quarters In this city and all the re-
turns must be In by December 70. as
at that time the tef1ers will meet IN
this city to tabuiate the vote.
The result OF the vote win not be
announced until about January -,
when the annual convention Of the
mine workers Will begin here. The
only opponent OF President 7. l. Lewis,
who IL candidate for reelection IL
William Green, OF Coshocton. Ohio,
president OF District No. OF Ohio.
Edwin Perry. secretary and treas
urer has no opposition for reelection
Z. s. Mccullough. the vfce-president
has opposition In Frank J. Hayes. oi
Springfield. III.
The present membership OF the or
Ganization IL about 100000 and II Ii
expected there will be about 100000
votes cast at the election
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
A,.mo Monument plans submitted.

san Antonio, Tex. Dec. fs-(Spec-
iaD-General interest is being taken
here In a movement that Is to result
in the erection in this city Of monu-
ment worthy to commemorate the
heroigm OF the Alamo defenders. The
Sund started for this purpose is grow
ing rapidly though still far from the
$50. 600 mark. the sum needed. Sew
eraI drawings have already been sub
rnitted by artists, and 1t Is thought
that one of them will be finally &C
cepted by the committee In charge
The form of monument favored seems
to be high column surrounding q
base large enough to carry the names
OF the men who died In the massacre
as well as a number OF historical tab
lets. Statues of the leaders will oc-
cupy prominent positions on the base
and that of Colonel Travis will find
room on top OF the shaft.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
MAS. BELMONT GIVES BAIL.
Comes TO Relief of Arrested shirt
waist Makers.

waist Makers.
New York, Dec. 19.--Mrs. o. III. p.
Belmont. demonstrated in the small
early hours today that she has at
heart the interests of her sex In the
working class. Three o'clock this
morning found her In the night court
awaiting the disposition of the cases
of four women shirt waist workers,
charged with disorderly conduct in
connection with the strike. Several
lawyers had been retained by Mrs. Bel
mont to defend the strikers but with
the approach Of morning they had dis
appeared.
Mrs. Belmont here stepped into the
gap and offered bail for the girls, ten
dering her home in Madison avenue as
security
us your house worth ss00T' inquir-
ed Magistrate Butts, in routine man
ner and tone.
81 think 1t Is" replied Mrs. Belmont
TT Is valued at 100000 but I think
there may be a mortgage upon II for
100000 which ! raised to help the
shirt waist strikers and the woman
suffragette movement"
The security was accepted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

Roanoke. Va, Dec. 19.-After eluding
arrest for ten days, Michael MiJoulis. a
Greek. who killed John Stamoulis
owner of a Greek restaurant In this
city. was captured today at Pocahontas.
Va. There was a reward of 500 Of
fered for his arrest. Miljoulis and
Stamoulis quarreled in a barber shop,
Mijoulis drew a knife and stabbed
Stamoulis in the breast. causing almost
instant death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
GEEK NEGRO HIGHWAYMAN.

East 81. Louis. 1T. Dec. l9.-Three
hundred negroes, each answering in
some particular the description of the
hiEhwayman who shot and killed Mo-
torman Eugene v. Goudey and perhaps
fatally wounded Conductor NJ. p.
O'Brien on a street car last night, are
being held at police headquarters to-
night.
The car. after the negro left IT. ran
uncontrolled for four miles into the
center OF East st. Louis.
Rewards Of $3.50 have been offered
for the arrest OF the culpr4t,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

Rome, Dec. 1s.-cardinal Satollo,
who recently suffered relapse from
nephritis, was slightly improved thi
morning, but this afternoon his con-
dition was very much worse. Alarm
ing symptoms developed and there
was some delirium. Grave fears are
entertained for the Cardinals recov>
cry Many Geographic inquiries have
been received from America
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
DRINK MUCH COFFEE.
Americans Help Use S45, 100000 Pounds
In Ten Months.

In Ten Months.
Washington. Dec. 1s.--Every Ameri-
can who takes his cup of coffee may
like to know that in the ten months
of 1903 he mas helped use up just s64,-
600 900 worth--s45.000. 900 pounds. and
that eight-ninths of it came from South
America. And of all that Brazil fur
nished more than 600.000,000 pounds.
including coffee, all previous rec
ords for South American imports will
be passed this year by 40 per cent,
according to the calculations of the
Bureau of Statistics of the Department
of Commerce and Labor. TIE total
value of all the imports will be more
than $26O.O00. 900.
In return, our exports to South
America will probebly equal. II they
don't exceed. the high mark made in
1907, when they touched $S6,o0O,O00.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
PRAISES ROOSEVELT.
French Press Likes idea Of the g.
afiok.1

Stick.s
Paris. Dec. 1.-THE Temps extolling
the election of Theodore Roosevelt As
a foreign associate Of the Academy of
Moral and, Political Sciences pays high
tribute to Mr.. RooseveIts political and
moral creed and his insistence that
neither individuals nor nations have
the right to shirk their duty.
The Temps concludes:
tPeace is praiseworthy. but it's de-
STABILITY has been unduly exaggerated
IL Inspired by fear. Mr.. Roosevelt re-
calls to our age that war is an evil.
but not the greatest of evils Espe-
cially as the messenger of national
idealism, he merits the eminent dis
tinction conferred upon him by the In
stitute."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
WIN Fly At San Antonio.

San Antonio. Tex. Dec 19.-(Spec-
ial)-LouIs Paulhan. the French aer-
oplanist, will give several exhibitions
in this city early in February. He
will be accompanied by Mason and
Misserot, and four aeroplanes of the
Bleriot and Farman types. While the
winter weather in the North remains
unfavorable to his flights. Mr.. Paul
han will stay In the South. visiting
Galveston. New Orleans, Birmingham
and a number of other Southern cit
les
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
President Arrives Home.

Washington. Dec. 1e.-President Taft.
accompanied by his son. Charlie, re-
turned from WATERFOWL. Conn, today,
where he attended the funeral OF his
sister-in-law. Mrs Horace ID. Taft. The
train to which the Presidents car was
attached was more than an hour late,
getting MIN to Washington too late to
go to church. The President went d.
rect from the union station to the
White House.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. l9.-(Spec-
ial)--Arangements are being made for
the transfer of the eth Infantry to
the Philippine Islands. on January Is.
to the original plans of the
War Department the regiment was TO
have left Fort Sam Houston about the
middle OF April. The organization is
in command of Colonel Charles j.
Crane, and has seen a great deal of
service In the islands and China.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
WAR ON SQUIRRELS.
Little Animals Said to Spread BubOnic
Plague.

Plague.
washington Dec. 19.-The possible
spread OF bubonic plague through
squirrels to such an extent as to be-
come a very real menace to sections
where no case has yet appeared. has
been called to the attention OF the
House Committee on Agriculture by
Secretary Wilson.
The Public Health Service Bureau has
asked the Biological Bureau of the De-
partment of Agriculture to devise some
means for destroying the squirrels
through which. according to Chief
Merriam of the bureau. infection has
spread, in isolated cases. over coo
square miles In California.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

Montgomery Plants snd Cut Flowers
Will be all right n ordered from ms, as
we grow them. Out-ef-town buyers
especially should remembers this when
ordering.
I1s Dexter Ave. Rosemsnt Gardens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
ob.erye battle Annsversary.

Terre Haute. Ind. Dec. 19.-The Ma
tIonaI Association OF the survivors OF
the battle of Stone River will cele-
brate the Anniversary of the battle on
December 81 IN this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

Lorraine, o.. Dec l9.-Tne fishinE tug
Penelope of Cleveland. burned this az
ternoon four miles OF short. The
crew Of three escaped after a battle
with ice foes in the bitter cold which
almost cost them their lives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
RETURNS BEING MADE.

Result of Miners Election Not Yet
Known.
Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. 1s.-More
than half of the returns from the bal
1oting for National officers of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

PICKETT SPRINGS,
Bottled fn bond, 4 quarts for -, ex-
press paid.
L. BRfCxMAN & co,
Pensacola, Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

The body OF Mr.. NJ. G. Bombay. who
died suddenly Friday. was placed at
rest this afternoon in st. Michaers
Cemetery. a large number attending
Among those who gathered at the
cemetery were the customs inspectors
and deputy collectors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

YOUR MONEYS WORTH
by sending your order to ua for Xmas.
1. BRICExMAN q CO,
Pensacola, Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
COLD in PENSACOLA.


With the Thermometer lowering about
the freezing point and with still colder
weather predicted for tonight and to-
morrow, Pensacolians are having their
first experience of cold weather this
season.. The day has been one of cold
rain, which mas been falling In driz-
zles. There is now little chance of
any of the flower or vegetable gardens
being saved in this section. which up to
a few weeks ago were fiourishing.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-13
TOWNSEND STILL REMAINS DRY
Court Throws Down Application Fol
License of Joshua c. Armstrong.

Court Throws Down Application For
License of Joshua G. Armstrong.
Coutesting liquor cases were heard
by the judges sitting in the Court of
General Sessions at Wilmington, Fri
day morning. The room was crowded
with witnesses, a large majority of
whom came from Townsend to testify
for or against the granting of license
TO Joshua G. Armstrong for the
hotel in that town. In the crowd
were many women who oppose the
granting of the license. The remon-
STRANGE, which was read by William
W. Knowles, stated two reasons why
the license should not be granted.
One was that those making the re-
monstrance understood that Mr. Arm
strong was not the tenant or owner
of the Townsend hotel and also that
a licensed hotel was not necessary
there. Mr.. Knowles produced one
petition signed by 1O5 of the 165
voters of the school district opposing
the license, and another one signed by
! 130 women in the district, who oppose
it. He stated that the petition
offered by T. Bayard Heisel, counsel
for Mr.. Armstrong, indorsing the
application, was singed by but 46 of
the voters of the school district.
! Mr.. Knowles also claimed that ap-
plications had been made by other
parties for a license for this hotel
and that no longer ago than last May
the court refused the license after a
full hearing, and therefor it should
not be necessary to go into another
hearing. Mr.. Heisel claimed that the
circumstances were different at that
time and that the applicant was an
other party. The court declined to GO
into the hearing.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-13

better and larger one than Smyrna,
it is very probable that Mr.. Richards
will accept. Mr.. Richards came to
Smyrna two years ago from Camden,
N. j., to succeed the Rev. ]. L. Est
lin and during his residence in Smyrna
he and his family have made many
warm friends who will regret to learn
of their departure. Mr.. Richards is
a good sermonizer and an able minis
ter and his call to higher place is
no surprise to those who have known
him. During the past year he has
received a number of calls which he
has kept to himself but none have
impressed him with such force as the
Doerun Presbyterian Church.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-13
CHESWOLD CRADLE ROLL
Attracted More Than Usual Attention
At the M. E. Church Sunday

Attracted More Than Usual Attention
At the M. E. Church Sunday
Cheswold, October 12.-The observ-
ing of Cradle Roll Day at Cheswold
Sunday School last Sunday morning
drew more interest than any thing of
recent date in church work. The ex-
ercises, which were short and in
charge of Mrs. Milton McCann, pre-
ceded Immediately the preachi ng
hour as follows: greeting, Cecilia
Helms; motion song, Elizabeth Scar
borough, Doris Thompson, Elizabeth
Newton, Florence Hqrdcastle; reci-
tation, Lillian Loose; address by sup
erintendent, c. Boggs and cradle roll
call. The presence of the mothers
and friends of the babies added much
interest to the occasion. Little rock
ers were placed in the pulpit recess
and the littl. folks were granted free
reign. Each child was presented with
flower, and boquets were conspic-
Z uOuS iiAHCfSAJ oNolldDlG pldCSs IdSbOT
Mccain honored the occasion by
preaching a sermon in harmony with
the exercises, characterized as "The
beginning of Life" taking "Christ in
the. Home" as his subject. The
cradle roll as revised, follows: Bea-
trice Temple Jump, Hilda Frances
Anderson, Clarence Emery, Margaret
Scott, Sophia Anderson, Florence
Adelaide Stevens, Ruth Pauline New
ton, Harry Paul Casson, Charles Will
liam Mccain, Stanley Sutton Scar
borough, John Henry Knots, Miriam
Rebecca Harper, Lawrence Stevens,
Edward Ford Evans, Ollie F. Loose,
] Paul Frederick Schmid, Alice r.
Kemp, William Stacey Savin, Mary
! Thelma Shahan. Ruth Adkins Savin,
Myrtle Lena Shackell, Esther Lavenis
Pearson, Grace Card Jump, James
! Caleb Boggs, Frances Louise Barcus.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-13
EXTENSION OF DELAWARE
STREET WITHOUT A HITCH
MRS. SUE DERlCKSON TYLER AC-
CEPTS 500 DAMAGES ASSESSED
Notifies Council Through Her Attor-
neY-Survey to be Made and Street
Soon to be opened to Public.

The final act in the matter of open
ing and extending Delaware street
from Frazier to Hamiltons Lane was
taken at the meeting of Smyrna
Town Council Friday night when on
motion of Councilman John C. Stockly
the secre tary was authorized to draw
an order for $10O. 90 in favor of Mrs.
Sue Dirickson Taylor, of Baltimore,
in full for damages assessed. The
section of new street will be an ex-
tension of about forty feet, the same
width of Delaware street and will
open an outlet 10 Lake Como by
way of Hamiltons Lane without the
necessity of using the new brick
street. This will be especially ad-
vantageous to owners of traction en-
gines and other truck who can reach
the western limits of Smyrna and
Clayton without using the newly
bricked Main street. In addition to
opening the new section of Delaware
street, Council will improve and
grade Hamilton's Lane so as to
make it easy and accessible. AS
soon as the property of Mrs. Tyler
was condemned and damages were
assessed, she sent her attorney,
Thomas C. Frame, of Dover, to
Smyrna. The latter went over the
route with President Reynolds and a
report was made. Mrs. Tyler gave
her consent to the action of Council
and agreed to accept the damages
assessed. The street will be opened
as soon as a survey can be made.
There was little or no business
transacted by Council. They did,
however, accept the monthly report
of Alderman Crow which announced
that no arrests had been made and
no fines imposed during the month
September. This was particularly
pleasing to those favoring local op-
tion. Council adjourned after allow
ing bills to the amount of $261O. 81.
Of this amount $25OO was paid tc
Amber, Davis Company, street con.
tractors.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-13
HOME FROM WESTERN TRIP.
Rev. R. K Stephenson and Mr.. and
Mrs. John P. Hudson Return from
Seattle Pleased with their Trip

Seattle Pleased with their Trip
After trip of five weeks, during
which time Yellowstone Park and
the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition
were visited, the Delaware delega-
ton of Odd Fellows who attended the
session of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, at Seattle, September 20
TO 25, have returned home. The
party included Rev. R. K. Stephen
son and Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Hud-
son, of Smyrna, Robert M. Burns and
GeOre Pyle, Jacob Snyder, Leo Mont
gOmery, Robert M. Burns, Jr., Will
mington; James P Masten, Harring-
ton; and James P. Higman, M il
lingt0n. Messrs. Stephenson, Pyle and
Burns were the delegates represent
ing the Delaware Grand Lodge l.
o. o. F. at the meeting of the Sow
erign Lodge in Seattle. The party
left Wilmington on September 6,
going via Chicago and st. Paul, Wis =
iting Yellowstone Park on way out.
They left Seattle on September 25,
coming home via Portland, San Fran
cisio, Los Angeles, De Monte, Colo
RADIO Springs, Denver, Salt Lake and
st. Louis. From Los Angeles the Del
awareans went to Cataline Islands,
owned by the Bannings of this State,
and while at Salt Lake visited the
Mormon Temple. The only unpleas-
ant incident of the trip was a fifteen
hour delay occasiOned by forest fires
in Montana, and the twelve hour de-
lay occasioned by the breaking down
of locomotive in Colorado. While
the Sovereign Grand Lodge was in
session the Delaware representatives
were honored by positions on impor-
tant committees, Mr.. Burns havin g
been appointed member of the finance
committee; DIR. Stephenson a m mber
of the committee on international re-
lations and Mr.. Pyle member of the
committee on bodies not represented.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge adjourned
to meet at Atlanta, Georgia, next
year. The Delaware Odd Fellows
will report of their trip to the Grand
Lodge of Delaware at its meeting ir
Wilmington next month.