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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
AFTER BOAT LINE
COMMERCIAL CLUB CONsULTS U. s.
 ENGINEER FERGUSON.
Strong Effort will Be Made to Secure Big Proposed Congressional
 Appropriation for the
 Alabama River.

The Commercial Club and business men in general of Montgomery are again taking interest in river improve ments along the Alabama. It Is known that the Congressional Committee on Rivers and Harbors Is considering an appropriation of s1o.000.OoO for the im- provement of the Alabama, and to se- cure this appropriation, 1t is necessary that Montgomery demonstrate that the money already spent has been wisely invested by the National Government.
 So far, $s0o,000 has been spent in improving the Alabama. Before more Is secured, 1t must be shown that the river trafie is paying a satisfactory return of interest on that sum. To furnish that proof. the Montgomery Council has been informed that 1t will be necessary for 100000 bales of cotton to be carried down the river this fall. The Commercial Club Is now consider ing the adyisability of placing line of boats on the river to be owned and operated by the business men of the city.
 The following letter has been sent to Captain H. B. Ferguson of the United states Engineers office in this city by President Ball of the Commercial Club:
 "It has been stated to me that if the usefulness of the Alabama River can be demonstrated by the actual shipment of 100000 bales of cotton from Montgomery to Mobile during the present cotton season, 1t would make almost certain the appropriation of a1O. .OOo, 900 for such Improvements. This has been briefly suggested to the RoarA of Directors of the Commercial Club and I have been requested to ask vou' If you could consistently do so. to write me a letter in regard to the matter so that the Board may give It further consideration. and to ask you also whether you would consider Ia, vorahIy an invitation from the Board to join with it in conference for the consideration of the suggestion at an early date. ---
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
COOKS ooDson IS
 MONTGOMERY VISITOR

Frederick B. Moreno. for whom pr. Frederick A. Cook. the diBcoverer of the North Police. stood sponsor at the formers baptism and christening, re- gently. with his wife. formerly Miss Fannie May Jenkins of this city, visited Mir. and Mrs. James c. Haygood at their residence, IS South Lawrence Street.
 MT. Moreno's home Is in Savannah. His father, Cen. stephen A. Moreno, was friend of pr. Cook. and the lat fer happened to be a visitor at the Moreno home in Pensacola when the young son of General Moreno, who, at the time, was Brigadier-General of the state of Florida, was christened.
 Mr.-Moreno married Miss Fannie May Jenkins of this city nine years ago :. She is the daughter of Mrs. P. H. Screws
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
,,,..1.. rAo.nas pa Mary Hogan; John

p,mlra Thomas vs. Mary Hogan: John Armstrong vs. Montgomery Traction co; c. H. Roauemore VI. Josie J. Walk : CT. executrix; T. and M. Bowling vs' Montgomery Auction and salvage to. eft al; B. Jones Loan Co. ys. Jessie Al- len: Merchants Bank of Durham vs. Alex Rice and P. R. Whiting.
 September 2s--Merchants Bank oi Durham vs. Citizens Light, Heat ana Power co.; A. T. Newell vs. H. F. Duiiin Co.,, ct al; Dahlberg Co. vs. Al. Brick Company vs. Western Railway of Aiabama; Kittle Johnson vs. L+W Hun. ter; Hattie Earl vs J. P. Stephens. ef al.
 September so--State of Alabama vs Richmond Lucas; State of Alabama vs oscar Safroid; State of Alabama Ys. Al bert Bre win gton; State of Alabama ys Jim Thomas; State of Alabama ys. Jim Walker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
INDICTED FOR MURDER
 OF WIFE TWO YEARSACO

Magnolia. Miss. Sept Is.--After over two years had elapse, since the killing of his wife at their home in Pike conn- ty. E. T. Eiizey. a prosperous farmer. has been arrested and charged with tho crime. He was indicted by the grand jury here yesterday and was placed tn jail last night.
 Mrs Elizey was killed on the night of June i2. 1907. Her husband says he was attracted by a poise and got out of bed to strike a Night. but before hs could do 50 some one in the room fired a shot gun and when he 1t the lamp he found his wife dead in bed. Five grand juries have investigated the kill- ing of Mrs. EiizeN but this Is the first one to bring in an indictment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
NEW GAR LINE.

Consfruetisa n Of . Heavy Type
 Do1tes Service.
 The Mentgomsry Traction Company yesterday started ears over the ex. tension of the Court street line along Jeff Davis avenue from Holt to Oak street.
 The new line ts built of extra heavy rafis, in line with the present prac- tice of the company in using materials selected against increase of trafnc for many years to come The new line it is said will afford a better schedule over the Court street line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
s.ttIe. Timher Claim.

Washington. Sept. iB.-Hepresehta- lives of the Nicarauguan government today settled with the George E. Elm cry Company of Boston. whose claim grew out of the temporary annulment of the company's timber concession. and has been pending for some time. The Nicaraguan government agrees to pay the company ssoo,ooo for the pur- chase of the concession and the com pany valves all claims against Niea- raugua. The issue has been nota- ble one and the delay Of Nlcaraugua fin falling to come to some basis of settlement came near resulting in the breaking off of friendly relations be- tween the United States and that coun. try.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
GIRLS WILL LEAVE.
Special Train FHom Montgomery For
 SulIinm College, Tuesday.

Special Train FHom Montgomery For
 Sullina rCoilewes Tuesday. One hundred and ten girls, who would have attended the woman's Col lege here. will start from this city on special train at s:j0 o'clock Tues day afternoon for Bristol. Va, where they will enter Sullins College.
 The untimely destruction by fire of the Woman's College caused the young women to cast about for other colleges and the Virginia institution made an attractive offer.
 H. P. Clark, representing Sullins College, is in the city making arrange ments for the departure of the spe- cial.
 On Way To Sehool. party of twenty girls of Mobile
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

Toledo. O.. Sept. IS .--sotthieif Bloch. II. former member of the firm of Stein and Bloch, and for more than a quarter of q century one of the leAd- ing business men of the city, died to- day. In 1872 he was appointed by Gov ernor Baker as a delegate to the Inter national Police Congress neid In Lon don. In 1878 he was elected 10 tho Indiana Legislature. His most mem orabie achievement. however. was his work in connection with the estabfish- ment of the normal school at Vaipara- iso. Seven children and widow sur YiYe
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
p.oA. court House BuiIding.

yVilkegbarre, Pa, Sept. Io'-IHe grand jury which has been in session fro four weeks Investigating the charges of fraud and graft in connee- ton with the building of the new S2'- ooo.o05. court house made nnal re re nort to the court this afternoon. Tho 3urv reported that four county officers. architects, inspectors, and about a dozen contractors. electricians and plumbers be indicted by the next grand jury for fraud. conspiracy, and malfeasance in office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
HANDSOME WATCH
T. H. MIzELL REMEMBERED BY HIS
 ASSOCIATES OF RAILROAD.
Has Been With Local Roads for Almost Twenty Years--Is . Most
 Popular Railroad
 OnicicL

q. H. Mixeil. Train Master of the Mobile and Montgomery Division of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, was given a handsome split-second gold watch by his associates of the road in this city a few days ago. The occasion was the 53rd anniversary of Mr. Mizefrs birth.
 A committee composed of members of the Order of Railway Conductors, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
want State Divided,

Los Angeles, Sept. 1B.-The radical question of dividing California int" two states, arising from resentment by the Southern section, of the State Board of EquaHzation's recent in- crease of Assessed property values. was again brought into the hmelight today when a committee of ten citI, gems met to take the initial steps to- ward calling a convention of the com. mercial and civic bodies of this city ko take action.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
GAINESVILLE FIRE
MANY STORES BURN IN SUMTER
 COUNTY TOWN.
FIames were Swept By High Wina And EverythSig rs Consumed
 --I,Oes Estfmated At

F1.mes were Swept By High Wind
 And EveryfhTag Is Consumed
 --Loss Estfmated At
 e40,00O.
 Panoia, Sept. is.--tSpecial. )--News has reached here that a disastrous fire occurred at oainesviils about twelve mills southeast of here.
 The entire west side was swept clean in . very short time.
 It Is not definitely known were the origin of the fire. but 1t began about 2 o'clock in ]. W. Lees livery stable. which was on the north side of the burned, district
 A stifr breeze was blowing from the north. and the dry weather had made everything as dry as powder. The buildings were situated close to- gether and no water works made sv- erything a prey to the pfiames.
 The following are the losers: ]. W. Lee, John A. Rogers. Alex Stewart. MT. Gilbert. will Moneue. in whose store the postonice and telephone ex- change were kept. MT. Rush. MT. Al- lison. Mrs. Hill and office of Drs. Har- wood and Gibhs.
 The loss must be $40,oe0 or s50.0OV with little insurance. 1t is believed.
 -------------------- LOsT--Your opportunity to have your Oct. moving done right if you dou't get.
 J R HoIt. Phone DPS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

CoIuy ss, Miss., Sept. ls.-seyeral searchk arties are securing the woods d vamps in the ]. w. Smith plantatidl. xeive miles south of Co., lumbus on the banks of the Tombigbee river, looking for Mir. Smith. a resident of Columbus, who left this city for hts plantation Thursday morning. Tester the saddle was covered with blood. Mir. Smith has been on unfriendly terms with some negroes in that section for some time past and many people here think he has been killed and his body hidden.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

wili p6ss fhr6uwh the city this morn tng vla the western of Alabama sn route to Mss Elyss school at Riverside Drive on the Hudson-
 Hreh Br0wn. local Commercial Agent of the clyde LihA. win accompany the party to Charleston. and thence to New York by steamer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
MISSOURI ROADS APPEAL.
Not Satisfled With Decision im Passem-

VT IA1tG CWbe.
 Kansas City, Sept. 1ss-Frank Ha- german. representing eighteen Missou- ri railroads in the Federal Court here today, filed cross appeal to the United States Supreme Court in the Missouri passenger rate cases.
 The cases grew out of the 2-cent fare law of 1907. The Federal district court enjoined the State from enforcing the law, Judge McPherson holding that the 2-cent fare was confiscatory and that 2I-2 cents mile would be reasonable for some of the stronger roads.
 The railroads in their petition today ask the Supreme Court to decide that a rate cannot be enforced against a strong road that Is not enforced against e weak one. The railroads object t0 the courts finding that they must pay half of the cost of the suits.
 The State recently appealed from Judge McPherson's decision and the case is now pending in the higher court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
FAIR DEPosIToRY.

School Book Sale VIII Open Monday
 Morning.
 Tomorrow will mark the opening of the sale of school books at the Mont- gomery Fair. which has been made the city school book depository.
 The exchange period ended Septem- Der 1. consequently there can De no more exchanging of school books. The schools open on Monday. September z7 |.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
CHAINS PULLMAN CAR.
Tied Down To Tracks Untfl Judgment
 Is Paid.

Mansfield. Ohios Sept. 16.-Faflure on the part of the Pullman Company to pay a justice court Judgment for 921 resulted in a Pullman car being chained to the track here until satis- factory arrangements had been made for the settlement of the claim.
 When the engineer of the train threatened to pull the car away he was threatened with arrest for com tempt of court. After the car had been detained for half an hour the Pullman Company paid the judgment and cost. The constable then released the car.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

executive officers of the road in this city. made the gift. D. J. Burns. in presenting the watch, expressed thu admiration his associates feel for Mir. Mizell
 Mr. Mizell has been engaged In rail- road work for nearly forty years. When IT years old. he was conductor on the road operated between Opelika and Lafayette. He came to Montgom- cry inl 1878 as the Yardnaster of the Western Railway of Alabama. Tn De. cember of the same year he became connected with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
 Tn the employ of this road, he has been suceesslvely brakeman freight conductor and conductor or fast pas senger trains on the Montgomery and Mobile Division. In addition to this. he he had charge of important construct lon work on the division. From that work he was called to the office of Train Master.
 June s, 1899, he married Miss Flor ence Kirby. or LaGrange. Ga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
Maxhrnx 0oea to Trlal.

Des Moines, Ia.. Sept. 1S.-J. c. Maybray, now in jail at Des Moines charged with promoting fake races will be. placed on trial at Council Bluffs Thursday next. The announce ment was made in a telegram receiv- ed here today from Federal Judge Smith McPherson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
CAREER MAKES FINAL. REPORT Sends Governor Result
 of Work. ALL BILLS ARE CORRECT Journals of Senate and House Carefully Scrutinized. Men Who worked wisA the secretary ss state 7Leave Hsoak sery CT rA.,r H.-.t
 rsa'. M

Great care has been exercised by the administration and appropriation hits. which were passed during the ex. - session of the Legislature. Attor- nsv General Garber, in compliance with the request of the Governor, has ex- amined the bills in which the Cover nor was interested. and has checked over the journals of the House and Senate, to ascertain that no errors have intruded through the medium of the clerks.
 He submitted his report to the Gov. ernor yesterday, with the statement that the Journals are without error In reference to the bills of the adminis. tration.
 The journals now being signed are . part of the States ofnciai records. The clerks and secretaries who remained in Montgomery to compile them have de- parted ]. A. Kyle, Secretary of the Senate. has gone to his home In Scotts- horo, Paul Savage. Assistant Secretary, to Birmingham, and Walter Shafer. the third of the Senate ciericai force, will leave for his home in Selma tonight.
 Cyrus B. Brown. clerk of the House, Is back at his work in the Secretary of States office, and R. H. Adafbs and w. r. Herbert, the two assistan.a on the force of the House. have gone.
 The report of the Attorney General. upon the sixteen Senate bills and the forty-five House bills of the adminis- tratton Is:
 In compliance with your request l nave examined the following House and Senate bills, introduced and passed at the special session of the Legisla- ture of Alabama, which convened on July 27 1903, to.wit:
 Senate BIlls---S. 3, s. 5. & [. 5. 3. s. 10. s. IA, $. IS, s. IT. 5. zt. $. %. s. 50. s. eR, s. 70. 5. 70. 5. 50 and s. s7.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
IS NEW ATrACHE.

seherer Becomes Federal Engineers
 Assistant Here.
 G. H. Scherer, recently attached to the United States Engineers ofice at Wilmington, N. C., has been trans
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

n. zbos n. SVl ana n. obA.
 My examination of these bills has been confined to checking the entries of the Journals Of the Senate and House with respect to ths introduc- tion, reference to and report from standing committees. the passage and signing Of said bills in compliance with constitutional requirements, and the carrectness of tneif titles; and does not include an examination and eomparison ot amendments. ,substi- tutes shown on the records of the Senate and House JournAis. with the original bitls and original amendments and substitutes.
 Tn this work. have been abiy as sisted by Messrs. !, A.. Kyle. secretary of the Senate, and Cyrus B. Brown. clerk of the House, and their Tespee- tive eterks.
 50 far as am able to discover af- ter careful and diifgent scrutiny, am plensed to report that the Journals Of the Senate ana House with reference to the above Senate and House BiIIs are in proper shape and meet the pro- visions of the Constitution. Messrs. Kyle and Brown and thefr clerical as. sistants deserve to be commended up- on the manner in which they have dis charged their duties. which are of a very technical and difficult character. :.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

fsrrsd to the Montgomery ohlcA vhsre he becomes chief clerk to Capt H. B. Ferguson.
 Mr Schsrer succeeds MT. Campbell who has been placed in charge of the engineering work at Portland. Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
Srse Return. RiderIe... .

Don't wait until you need it. Order
 your fall suit now, stokes Place
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
Gotthlelf nroch bend.

It is worth your while, to examine the fall suitinEs at stokes Place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
MRS. HOWARD DEAD.

She Was Wife of Jefferson County
 Officer.
 Birmingham, Sept. 1S.--(Speciai.)- Mrs. Walter L. Howard. wife of the deputy clerk in the Circuit Court here, died today at St. yineents. Hospital af- ter a lengthy illness. Mrs. Howard was 45 years of age and is survived by her husband and two children.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-06
ENGLAND OPENS
HARVARD HOUSE

John Harvard and from its Threshold
she went out to be married to Robert
Harvard of Southwark. From this
union sprung the founder of Harvard
university.
1t is chiefly to Miss Marie COrelli
the novelist. that the gift of Harvard
House to America is due. She long
cherished the idea that the place
should be given to Harvard University
and finally interested Edward Morris
of Chicago, who bought the house and
presented it to Harvard. 1t is the
most beautiful sixteenth century build
ing in StratfOrd- on-Avon and will be
available to travelling Americans as a
resting place. In connection with the
ceremonies Miss COrelli today enter
tanned Ambassador Reid and some
hundred friends at luncheon at hire
residence, Mason Croft.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-06
lree readings and final passage.

three readings and final passage.
By motion of Councilman G. II.
Whiteman the council agreed to ask
for bids for the construction of walk
on the north side of the city hall,
the bids to be entered with City Clerk
Hart. and to be based upon the stand
ard specifications governing such work.
On motion of Councilman A. Nieber-
gall the street commissioner was au-
thOrized to purchase attachments for
the street flushers.
Bids for sewer construction, and for
supplies for the water department We're
received, and after a three minute re-
cess, the water committee reported in
favor of accepting the bid of the Walla
Walla Iron Works for the supplies.
and the bids of the Sutherland COM
pany for the construction of sewer
lines on Oak street and on 1saacs
avenue.
Petitions for the extension of sewer
and water mains on Bellevue avenue
were referred to the water committee
and in reports that We're filed mo-
ment later. both were granted. Ordi-
nance No. 1888 authOri2in0 the mav""
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-06
HAWAII NEEDS ROMESTEADERS

Bring more homesteaCers here
was the advice Of the members of the
congressional committee that has
been visiting Hawaii Hawaii thinks
it is good advice but believes it is diff
ticult to carry out. The country would
Ike to reduce the Japanese population,
Vet it is not easy to find other people
to do the work that is to be done The
large land holdings in sugar planta-
tions complicatc the question. mas
much as the acreage open to home
Steaders is not very great. The Homo
'CIu Bulletin thinks the solution can
he found in The Introduction of Euro
rea1 labor but Europe is a long way
eff and not many immigrants have
enough money to try the venture The
Bulletin says the leaders Of the sugar
industry are willing, if permitted to
do SO. to advance the necessary money
To bring in Europeans who will not be
bound to the great sugar corporations
as result. but instead viii be free to
1--we where they please \ homestead
policy is opposed that might hamper
the sugar industry and the Bulletin
thinks il would be better to build up
citizen population about the sugar
industry. without the support of es-
tabishsd' industry" it argues, the
man on the small homestead or
double the amount of land could not
make living"
The American farmer IS not attract
ed to Hawaii because he has as a rule
better opportunities at home and if
a population of persons who may be-
come citizens of the United States is
Il he built up, it is argued that Euro
pean immigration must be assisted in
some way
The congressional committee did no,
make known the recommendations il
had in mind. The report of the COM
mittee will be awaited by Hawaii with
intense interest There is a belief il
some quarters that the committee viii
recommend radical changes for tn,
Improvement of opportunities 70
hOmeStea6erS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-06
SMALL REFERENDUM VOTES

Everett had an election the other day
on the question of a sQee,"l IeVy to
raise $4,000 10 the Improvement IF
the fire de )al.,nCnt Tho proposition
was defeated bat a fact worthy Of
General at n..:;ol is the small vote
cast. The tel is zoe. though there
are probably 5.0a0 ar more persons i'll
Everett who E&G the right To vote.
Tacoma has had examples in the last
year or two of d very small vote cast
on propositions affecting the general
welfare. 1t is mighty hard to get cleo
tors to so to the polls to pass on a
measure of government. They will go
to the polls in larger numbers Whe-
there are rival candidates for office
Perhaps this is due to the personal So
licitation by candidates and their
friends We seem to have more in
terest in persons than in propositions.
Just the other day New Jersey had
a referendum vote on several cOnsti-
stutional amendments. among which
We're provisions to facilitate the bust
ness of the courts. There We're no
candidates for office. The anly duty Of
voters was to say yes or no to the
amendments. Only Is per cent Of the
electors of New Jersey went to the
polls and the amendments We're all lost.
And remarkable fact about it is that
the people at the last preceding state
election committed a majority Of the
members of the legislature to submit
the amendments. The Legislature sub
mitted the amendments but when the
time came for adopting them only
about one voter in seven went to the
polls to carry out the reform for which
campaign had been Waged.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-06

served the progress at all stages with
peculiar interest.
1t is quite possible that San Diego
and Boston will not conflict. The Pan
anna canal is a mighty big undertaking
and while there is bright promise of
completion by 1915 many things might
arise to delay it.
The san Diego conception is worthy
and is receiving much favorable
comment. san Diego is situated on the
harbor of the Pacific coast of the Unit
ed States nearest to the Panama ca
nal 1t is not a populous city. but ii
evidently has men Of energy and pur-
pose ready to put their shoulders to
the wheel Beyond question. the har-
Dor of san Diego viii be a buster place
when the Panama canal is completed
AS between Boston and San Diego
the latter has conception Of greater
popular interest If a Parma canal eX-
position is held, it should be partici-
pated in by the Central and South
American countries which will have
closer commercial relations with the
United States with the opening of the
canal. and which have little or nc
Pacific exposition.