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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15

fered. but that he thought the grand
Jury ought TO INVESTIGATES the case
further. Cochran viii make the bond
This was the first account Of the
killing AS none Of the principals would
talk.
The jury In the case OF Charles
Walker reported this morning and the
one In Fred walkers case this after
noon. 1t was generally believed that
Charles walker. principal in the kill
fng would either hang or, be sent up
for life, as the case which the Solicitor
made out against him was considered
exceptionally strong.
His extreme youth and the fact that
the shooting was done under the tn
fluence Of liquor probably had an ef-
feet on the jury, although II was said
he had frequently threatened to kill
Johnson for alternating the affections
OF his sweetheart.
The case Of Fred Walker, father OF
the two boys. viii be given to the Jury
this evening. It IL charged that he
melted his sons to the murder.
Attorneys for Erwin Pope, the negro
convicted on circumstantial evidence OF
killing J. B. Mcciurkin, will ask for
a new trial It being said that the
demonstration in the court room Wed
nesday afternoon had pre5udiciai ef-
feet on the Jury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
FORMER ALMoNSDALE
POSTMASTER ACQUITTED

Early yesterday afternoon. the Jury
OF the Federal court returned verdict
Of acquittal In the case OF A. w.
Stewart, former postmaster at Almons-
dale. who was on trial to make answer
as to disposition of certain Federal
funds. one concerning a money order
Of $3.50. and the other a sum Of t15e.es,
the equivalent Of which In stamps was
sent to him.
The allegation was that Stewart de-
MED receiving the stamps. Stewart,
however, told that he made no such s1e-
NAL, and explained the evident dis
crepancy by showing that he failed to
make proper entry of the stamps re-
ceived.
The money order in question was
sent by an Almonsdale citizen to a
g. w. Pierce. In Kentucky. at station
without money order office. Stewart
showed how the $3.50 had gone. by tell
Tag that the money order had been sent
10 station near the one. In which the
Kentucky man lived.
The case OF Stewart occupied the
court during the day with no other
business transpiring with the excep.
tion of setting the conspiracy cases OF
Henry and John Richardson, John and
Jim Billiard for May %, and that OF
Bud. Frank and Ehen Gooisby, and
Elem Richards. for May 81 The mer
are charged with having attempted t.
intimidate probable witnesses for tbs
state In rpoonshine cases which had
been found against them
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
NEGRO WALKING ARSENAL
TELLS CONFLICTING STORIES

]. J. Mount. special agent Of the
Louisville ana Nashville Railroad, ef-
fected. single-hapded. the capture OF
veritable walking arsenal yesterday
morning, early. when he took into Gus
tody william Dokes, negro bearing a
winchester rifle, and eighty-one steel
tipped cartridges.
The capture was effected in the
yards of the railroad, ana Boxes was
lodged in Jail Suspicion rests on him.
because of the widely varying accounts
which he gives of himself. with never
two stories alike.
He tells, once. that he is from Nash
Vile, coming hereA to visit his brother.
whose address he has forgotten.
He seemed to be unable to tell where
he got the ammunition. why he got IT,
and what he was going to do with It,
Much of the time he was silent, or pro-
fessed ignorance.
The only definite information was
that inscribed on a card in HIS pocket,
which told that he was from Denver,
Colo, that he was railroad employee
In that part OF the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
MATINEE
AT Pickett springs today.
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
IN THE CROP CONTESTS

summary Of the entries TO date. In
the crop contests Of the Department
of Agrfculture and Industries was
made yesterday and there y shown un-
precedented interest in the scienuIie
cultivation of the soil. The records
disclose that sixty-five boys under the
age Of 81 years, so far. have signified
their intention of going In for the
prize of the Department for the best
acre Of corn grown this year.
For the best acre of corn also there
have been entered 455 adult farmers
There are fifty entered for the star
acre In oats, thirty. for that in hay and
thirty for the best ten acres in not
less than three varieties of field crops
For the most productive acre OF
sugar cane syrup there are thirty con-
testants ana 125 farmers will compete
for the premier acre OF sweet potatoes
Judge w. F. Wilkinson of the De-
partment. said yesterday that the en-
tries will not be closed until about
June l. Many more are expected be-
fore that time. 1t is by no means not
too late. The contests must be waged
In accordance with rules and regula-
lions furnished by the Department and
heretofore published In The Adver-
tiser.
MATINEE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
MANY SEEK OFFICE
HOT CONTEXT TO SUCCEED sUL-
No Less Than Nineteen Applications
For Late Major ID. 8. Bethune's
Plnce, One Of Them Being q

Not In recent years has the De-
partment OF Education hal as hot n
contest for the office OF County Super
intendent OF Education. an the one now
being waged for Major ID. 8. Bethune's
successor. Major Bethune. who, died
this week. had served several years as
Superintendent Of Bullock County.
parts OF Bullock County thronged the
offices OF State Superintendent Harry
c. Gunnels yesterday, in behalf Of their
respective applicants for the position.
80 diligently 10 the office being sought
that attaches OF the Department ex4,
press surprise ami are puzzled TO know
why. One reason assigned Is that the
race Is said TO have an important rela-
tion to the coming fight for probate
Judge of Bullock County. 1t seems to
be borrowing some Of the heat Of that
campaign Z.
There are applicants, galore. Chief
Clerk w f. Feagin has hardly been
able TO keep account OF the list. though
he expressed the belief that II would
finally total nineteen, Even one lady
the daughter Of the late Incumbent
was receiving influential support for
the office. but she was finally barred
by an opinion Of the Attorney General
In perallel case in Russell County.
HolOln& tnAttlu oTapr W 10 tppoiue1u
to county elective office. one must at
the time of the appointment be a
qualified elector. No women vote In
this state
@. r. Hall. of Midway; John c. Law
rance. of Union Springs; s. w. Hixon.
of Midway; Professor Owens. of Perote.
and Professor George of Free Notch
are among those prominently mention
ed for the office. y sA .-sss
The Department viii have some
doubt on the point OF whether the ap-
pointee shall serve only the tunexpired
term OF the late Major Bethune, that
f.. until October 1. 1909. or whether
his appointment VIII extend through
four years from the latter date.
The nav State Code provides that
the offices OF county ss4perintend
Of education shall run over TO octo-
Der !, 1902. and shall hold thence four
years. !. This means that those who
we're elected last year. hold virtually
five years. Major Betnune being one OF
those 1t Is believed that the ap.
pointee VIII. therefore. fall heir to the
same long fern.
Il
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15

Decatur. May 14-(special)-The
American Oak Tannery in New lDeca-
tur which has been practically closed
down for the past several months will
open again with q full force on June
LIST according to an authoritative state
ment Just made. For many months
this tannery as been employing only
a mere dozen or less men Several
hundred are employed when the tan
merry is in full operation. This Is said
to be one OF the largest sole leather
ytanneries in the entire world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
Husband Objects to Children,
So Mother GiUes Babe AUay

BY a pledge to the young woman.
Captain doom withhoids her name.
The child, however. Is held by the
Army. at s17 whitman Street. wailing
for the mother. who IL off with her
husband.
. The case IL one OF many before the
Salvation Army. Within the last two
placed in homes of adopted parents.
when the natural--or unnaturai--
mother or father. deserted them 10 the
care Of the Army. A place IL wanted
for this babe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
TO SPEAK


Warrington. May 14.--(Special D.
Senator Johnston thinks there win
be an bpsning tomorrow, and IL there
n he will make his tariff speech.
II was generally understood around
the Senate Chamber today that the
Alabamian would like to have his say.
and It looks therefore as II he Will
get the opportunity II not. Senator
Johnston hopes to take the floor early
next weak.
Many representatives of New Eng
land iron firms, who have been here
doing their utmost to prevent even a
small duty being placed on iron ore.
are much disappointed that the Sem
ate has voted Is cents a ton on It.
They express surprise that 30 many
Southern Senators. including those
from Alabsma, voted for the duty. The
New Englanders are now devoting
their energies to having this tax
knocked out II possible. when the tar
IN bill goes to conference. These
Southern Senators. like Representative
Underwood of Alabama. think that
there ought to be light duty on iron
ore as a revenue producer.
Encouragement Jesse Stallings and
Mrs. Stafffngs are spending the week
at the Raleigh Hotel.
Alfred J. Stofer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15

A young woman, with an eight
months old boy; q marriage; the hus-
band objecting to the chiid--and the
baby 10 sacrificed The story 10 that
which came to light In the salvation
Army headquarters yesterday. when q
young woman. smartiy dressed ami
handsoms. appealed TO Captain odom
to take the child.
Il am not able TO care for him." she
said. and left.
Later Investigations revealed the
marriage. and the groom whose ideas
OF oonnubial bliss did not include
children.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
FIND BODY In SWAMP
UNIDENTIFIED REMAINS DIsCov-
Erred IN Co0TER Pond.
Body Was Carried to the Scene In RE-
cent Hlxh Waters and May Have
Been Fifth Occupant

Lying In the stagnant waters of
Cooter Pond well known swamp spot
Of Gilmore County. badly decomposed
human repains were. discovered yes
terday morning when a "niggerp dog.
in prowling through the swamp,
brought to its masters house on arm
which IL had torn from the body.
When the arm was disclosed. q
search was Instituted. and the dog
preceded the searchers TO the spot.
The body lay In the shallow water.
seventy-fve feet from solid land. CO.
Ing cut on logs. the remains were ex-
amined. but nothing was discovered
that would lead to Identification: The
body was discovered by William How
ard Smith, son Of Mcqueen Smith.
, An inquest Will beF held today by
residents OF Elmore County, to as
certain, IL possible. the identity OF the
body. The remains were found on the
land of Mcqueen Smith. just across
the line from Autauga County.
Two theories are advanced as IN the
Identity. One is that II Is the BODY OF
the mysterious NTH man. who was
supposed to have been drowned. when
the boat containing Willie billiard.
Tom Harper. Bob Goodwins Dick John
son and. It Is supposed, one other. was
overturned on March IL. Many have
held that there was no NTH man, but
only -FOUR IN the fI-fated trait. 6ut
now, with the discovery of the remains
on the Smith place, the possibility Of
there having been five In the boat
looms up strong.
The other theory is that the body Is
that OF a negro woman, who has been
missing for some weeks. The decom-
position of the body is such that neith-
or sex nor color can be easily deter
l,mined@-by the iayman.
| The one evidence that attends TO re-
flute the negro woman theory Is that
u gold ring. with skull and crossbonea
ION the sisnet. was on the hand which
! the. dog bore to its masters house
The ring, OF rich design. Is plainly not
| legitimately that of q negro woman
| OF the country.
Cooter Pond, pool In the low
swamp of Elmore County. just agross
| the river, is covered By water at each
rise of the stream. 1t fs thought that
the body was borne In by the nooo
Of March. and deposited as the water
subsidized. Only last week the water
was well up over Cooter Pond. but has
receded greatly In the past ten days
|
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
COCHRAN WILL
MAKE A BOND
Slayer Of Tin1ns to Be
Freed.
WALKER BOYS CONVICTED
They win Serve Term for Killing
Johnson.
women Testify As TO The Tragedy At
BOILING spri.xs--Evs.tfuI
Day In Court At Aa-
nistsn.

Admission, May 14-(Special)--Thts
was q day OF events in the criminal
courts of Calhoun county, made notabie
In the first place by the novel case OF
q wife and daughter swearing against
their father and husband In the pre-
.liminary hearing Of Lawson Cochran,
charged with the murder OF his father
in-law, James Timms, and In the
second place by the surprise verdicts
In the cases of Charles ana Fred
Walker charged with the murder o.
Aionzo Johnson at Jacksonville.
: In the former case. the defendant
was placed under $1,000 bond to
answer to the grand Jury and in the
latter, the defendants were found gull
ty OF second degree murder and SEN
fences OF fifteen and fourteen years
recommended.
James Timrns, was killed at Boiling
Springs about two weeks ago, and ac-
cording to the testimony brought out
this afternoon, Cochran acted in self
defense His sister-in-law cor
roborated his testimony that his father
had threatened him with o shot gun.
and that after the gun had been snap
ped twice he ran under the barrel,
showed It upward and shot Timms with
the latterss own revolver. which he
alleged mad been given him by Timms
wife to prevent the latter from kill
Ing her ~
Mrs. Timmss testified that she had
frequently heard the deceased threaten
to kill his son -in-law.
Bad feeling having existed between
them since Cochran first divorced HIS
wife. whom he later remarked.
The only witness introduced by the
State was Clark Fincher. VINO said he
had heard Eoshrau ftrenfan IN. Tlfn -,
Timrns. He said he did not see the
killing. but heard threats, cursinE and
the pistol shot. As he arrived on the
scene. Timms was falling. and Cochran
was running away. making threats a.
he ran. Later, however. he walked
twenty miles to the city and surreu-
dered to the sheriff.
After the testimony had been heard
Probate Judge Crook Announced that
IL he were on q jury he would acouit
the defendant under the evidence Of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
MATINEE
At Pickett Springs today.
81, 900 DEED FILED FOR
PERRY STREET PROPERTY

A $1,000 deed was filed in the office
of the Judge of Probate recording the
transfer Of property on South Perry
Street near Julia by venetia and John
A. Haardt to Sarah o.. Harmon. The
consideration mentioned is $1,000.
The property Is that OF lots five to
eleven, inclusive of the South Perry
plat of yenetIa Haardt. The property
has a frontage of ISL feet. and runs
back 1853 feet. 1t is understood that
dwelling houses, probably seven in
number. will be erected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
THE PASSING THR0NG.

Hon. H. j. wiiiingham. Secretary Of
the State Board OF Teachers Examin-
era. returned yesterday from Blounts-
Vile. where he delivered the COM
trict Agricultural School this week.
Mr.. Willingham reports that the ex-
ercises were replete this year. with a
surprising amount of good talent. and
prosperous year just passed and one
to come.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
MISS KICKS FOUND
DEAD IN BATH TUB

Miss Maggie Kicks. aged 81 years. sis-
ter OF A. C. Kicks. well known citi-
zen OF EnsIsy, was found dead In the
bath room Of the home today.
Heart failure Is given as the cause
of death.
Miss Kicks went into the bath room
to take q bath. It is supposed that
the stroke came as she was about to
enter the tub. She was missed and
a search resulted In her body being
found in the bath tub
The deceased had lived at Ensley
about seven or eight years. coming to
this district from Bib county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
sTr. Mallory I'm Decatur,

Decatur May 14-(SpeeiaD- H.
s. D. Mallory. OF Selma. a candidate
for governor of Alabama, was In the
Decaturs yesterday calling on his
friends Mr.. Mallory Is Grand Master
of the Masonic Fraternity of Ala
bama ana while here he inspected the
new lodge room which the New Deca-
tur Masons are fitting up in the Payne
Theater building. which building they
purchased few days ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15

Canton, O.. May I4-Fewer BishopE
and higher salaries is the text OF a
movement. which appears to be gaining
ground. at the quadrennial conference
of the United Brethren Church. In ses-
sion here. Bishops will be elected
next week. Departmental reports read
today indicate the growth and pro.
gress In the work Of the church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
NEW TELEPHoNE DIREcTORY.
Farmers Are Making Use OF The Phone
Service.

w. C. Bruce. District Commercial
manager, Of the Southern Bell Teie.
phone Company, In this city has re.
Gently issued to the subscribers IL
Montgomery a new directory. attrac-
tive In appearance AMI containing all
the changes and corrections in listingE
together with number Of new names
A plan has recently been evolved BY
the company whereby the telephone
service can be furnished to the farmers
and others on the rural routes. at q
very low basis. and as the result many
of the farmers In all sections OF the
state are now Installing telephones in
the homes,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
sMALL KITCHEN RrRn.

A Kitchen IRE. originating probably
in a defective fiue. in the residence Of
Douglas and Edward Goods. at 1874
Cramer Avenue. brought about the call
of the Fire Department last night at
about Q o'clock.
Little damage was wrought. how
ever, the blaze being extinguished with
little effort, and with q loss which win
probably be covered by 500.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15

Decatur. May 14--(6pecial)---At a
preliminary trial. held yesterday after
noon before Justice w. r. simpson,
Roy Bowlan and Philip Markham,
white men, were bound over to the
circuit court in the sum OF $500 each
on the charge OF having stolen brass
fronn' the foundry Of A. d. Jeryis in
this city. fl5-fs -.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
BROWDER IS KILLED
FORMER ssoNTGoMMRTAH 1N RAIL
ROAD ACCIDENT.

Son OF Old Famlly--Beem from Nfoat-
geometry for Yenrs--Kaemnins to
4W thts City Sunday.
/ David Browder. for years resident
OF Montgomery. the son OF Irving
Browder. uMnd Alice Noble Browder. was
killed In railroad accident near Chi
vago yesterday. according to kilograms
to friends and relatives. Details <of
the death Of the former Montgomerian
were not Included In the telegram.
David Browder, who was about As
years old, had followed the business
OF raiiroading for years. being occu-
pied in Atlanta. Norfolk and Chicago
after his departure from Montgomery.
The deceased Is a member of one Of
Montgomery.s Oldest families. John
f. Browder. Richard Browder. OF this
city. and several others. are closely
connected bv blood or marriage. Sew
eral relatives reside in Norfolk. Va.
The remains Will be brought to Mont
,gomery for interment. and will proba-
bly, reach the city on Sunday. on which
day the funeral win he held.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15

Mr.. H. C. Selheimer of Birmingham,
was clossted with the Governor yes
terday for few hours. 1t Is be-
lieved that he had been summoned
from birmingham to help get IN legal
tions that are TO be held June is. II
Is very probable that there was dis
.cussion of what should be properly
incorporated In the formal call for the
extra session that the Governor 10
about to call.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15

Mr.. Jeiks n. Cabaniss. one OF the
at the Exchange.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15

State Treasurer walter d. Seed re-
turned yesterday to his ONCE In the
Capitol from Andalusia. where he had
been attending the knights Tempiar
concIaYe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15

Prof. j. ]. Doster. Of the chai- Of
secondary education in the University
Of Alabama, spent last night in the
city In his tour of the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15

Hon. w. NJ. Lackeys a prominent
member OF the State Democratic Exec
utive Committee, was IN the Capito
yesterday on business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15
Tannery WIN Resume.

@. L. Gresham of Andalusia Is a
visitor to the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15

w. r. Lathrop of Birmingham spent
yesterday In Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15

MATINEE
Al Pickett Springs today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-15

Fat Spring Chickens.
Fat Hens.
Yard laid Eggs.
Home Grown Snap Beams.
Ana ali kinds Of
Fancy Vegetables.
Fancy Vegetables.
Best Spring Lnnb OF
the Season.
Meehan q Morris.
Phones 200 and 1920.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14

toise received . severe setback this week when & turtle at the Zoo broke alI speed records within the municipal limits either by bird. beast or machine. Tn fact Adam, c 900-year-old turtle from the Galiapagos Islands in the Pa- cifc, who weighs 800 pounds. and has actually never before succeeded in COW erinG more than mile in an hour. Ac- tually travelled unaided a quarter of 8 mile in nine seconds. or at the rate of more than I00 miles an hour. Indeed. for the first time in the history of the species q turtle came near being ar rosked for exceeding the speed limit.
 The whole affair came as a result Of Adam'a escape from the reptile house at the Zoo which was discovered less than an hour after 1t happened. There
 was no excitement over the escape. for Ke0pSr Twonsy explained that the old
 party travelled about a mile day so
 that his capture would b@ easy. As q
 matter of fact Adam Was tracked
 through the snow by two keepers. who
 shortly camS upon him at the top Of the parks gteopest and longest hill |. Adam got there nras by about a second snd the next thing that the keepers saw was the ancient turtle sliding down hill ak Q rate which before his coast was stopped became almost two miles
 a minute. Once the slide was over it was an easy matter to capture him. but because of hiS 800 pounds weight il was necessary to. bring the turtle back ! to the Zoo ia an automobile thus giv- I lnR him in addition Co his speed record
 that of being the first turtle to ride In an auto.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
LOWERED BRITISH FLAG.

En@aAsh Emblem Swun@ Above StaRs
 and Stripes Ordered Down.
 New York. Feb. 1s.--with the air surcharged with patriotism during the many Lincoln celebrations yesterday. Gustavus c. Henning, an engineer. who lives in West 142nd Street. select ed 6 very inappropriate tlnestO display the British union jack above the stars
 lie swung the English emblem on the roof and the red white and blue from a second story window. neighboa sndgvnantly noticing the position of the nags. complained to' the police and de- rectiyes were sent to notify Hennine that the British nag must be brought down ct least to the level.of old Glory HenninE complied with the instructioni ana throughout the remainder of thu day the flags nuttered in the breeze sid' py side.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14

gaining ground in the United States. according to the conclusi0nB of Mrs. Rossiter Johnson. wife of the historian. whose book. ''Woman and the Repub~ lic'' summing up the results of thie movement. is soon to be published by the National League for the Civic Ed- ucation of Women. In 8 summary gtr@ ing the results of attempts to enack equal suffrage laws in various parts of this country during the past dozen years, Mrs. Johnson shows that this proposal has been defeated on an av- craze once in every twenty-seven days during that period. Apparently ths Fa@ suit of the suffragist campaign 50 far has been to arouse the opposition of women themselves to the plan 10 give them the ballot. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish whose influence in New York society is greater than that of any other one woman ts the latest leader to come ouk strongly against the plan to give votes to women.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14

> You are next. Come i& aud let us book yOuF oraeR fer the hess feFtiliE- CTS in sovR.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14

!, @TAe geuth's Qnfek shlDRerss oldest and most FenfabHe.
 Kohm DistlElamw Ce., P, 0. Box TSS. Jacksonville, Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14

WOsaan Suffrage. Tn spite of all the agitation in favor oe woman suffrage, that cause is not