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The daily sentinel., 1912-09-06
Here Visiting Ryan.

Here Visiting Ryan.
ID. ]. Chestnutwood of Milwaukee,
representing the Holeproof Hosiery
company, has been here two days,
visiting E. A. Ryan.
The daily sentinel., 1912-09-06

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be sealed by the precinct inspectors and
transmitted Immediately to the board of
county supervisors at the courthouse.
This board was composed of the probate
Judge, the sheriff and the clerk of the cir
cult court.
The board of supervisors of Marengo
county opened, compared and proved the
precinct returns The labor was great
and occupied the members five days. The
canbrake plantations covered large ter
ritory In the upper section; they were
fully stocked with negroes and the vot-
ing was heavy, not only there, but gem
orally The United States inspector, one
Patrick, sat with the county board,
watching their methods, accepting their
decisions and indorsing their report.
Upon such evidence as this, Messrs. Nor
gan, Mcneil and Kimbrough were pro-
vided with certificates of election to the
legislature by the secretary of state.
When the case of three democrats
claiming election as members of the
house of representatives from Barbour
and enc senator, also a democrat, from
that county appeared to the secretary of
state they were met by the counter claims
Of the republican contestants at the polls.
The secretary of state submitted the con-
ficting evidence to Attorney General John
w A. Sanford for legal opinion. San
ford was a man of strong conviction and
perfect self reliance. He advised that no
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certificates be issued by the secretary.
The dispute had been carried by the re-
publicans before Chancellor McCraH,
scalawag, on application for a writ Of in
junction upon the secretary of state. The
injunction was allowed, but. the chaneel-
lor seemed TO think the democrats were
entitled to their certificates. ks4
The perplexed secretary, Parker, select
ed body of advisers from the front rank
of the bar of the state. These were Sam
tel r. Rice, republican; William G. Jones
and Thomas ]. Judge, democrats. Two
had been on the supreme court of the
state and one had been federal district
Judge This body of advisers, without
hesitation, unanimously advised the sec
rotary to issue certificates of election to
the three democrats, as members ce the
house and the democrat for the senate.
The four legislators from Barbour, with
their certificates in their pockets, We're
arrested on the streets of Montgomery
by a deputy United States marshal.
On November Is, the third Monday, the
legislature proper assembled at the capt.
toll in the two houses. On the same day
Senator Spencer caused to be assembled
in the federal courtroom, the middle floor
of the building, now 1912, occupied by
merchs nts, at the northeast corner OF
Dexter avenue and Perry street, body
Of men called ''the courthouse legisla-
ture."
JOHN wITHERSPoON DUBosE.
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TEN YEARS OF ALABAMA
No. 75-Dual Legislatures at Montgomery
1865-1874

In the early winter months OF 1861 and
the spring, the secession convention, the
legislature and the provisional Confeder-
ate Congress- all sat in the capitol of
Alabama. Before the congress met dele
gate to the secession convention from
Dallas John r. Morgan had urged pri-
vately among the delegates policy that
no delegate to the convention and no
member of the legislature should be
chosen by the convention to a seat in the
congress Mr.. Morgan's explanation Of
his motion was that the state contained
nine men, not members of either the
convention or the Legislature, who We're
capable of the duties of a congressman,
and that in the unsettled condition Of
affairs it was policy to introduce into
the affairs of government as great
share of the wisdom of all as practicable.
Yancey heard in the lobby, He con-
ceived a blow was aimed at him. He
was in the lead. He had conquered his
right. Morgan had appeared suddenly
above the horizon just one year before
Yancey took the floor. he said, to object
to the policy discussed outside the hall.
He admitted public affairs were in a
condition of crisis. The people had real
lied the fact when they selected from
their number more than 200 to come to
the capital TO represent them. 1t was
Illogical to prescribe each and all of
the delegates to the convention and each
and all the members of the legislature
because they had been selected for high
trust by the people. He would not con-
sent that the convention should limit the
selection of deputies to the southern con-
gress to gentlemen who. in recognized
crisis, the people had left at home. As
to himself. he had repulsed with candor
the suggestion of personal and political
friends that he should aspire to a seat In
the congress, He did not desire political
office
This event, of course, antedates the
time of disturbance In the capitol. which
We have engaged to relate here but It Is
a pivotal feature of the connecting Ala
bama history of an era.
soon after the destruction by fire OF the
first capitol erected at Montgomery. that
is on February II. 1850. an act passed to
build "a state house at the city OF Mont
gomery.' Two days later II seemed to
occur to the legislators that the architect
should not be left wholly to his own con
ception OF what Kind OF house state
house, should be. To make sure Of the
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MISS Lorraine STREET
DIES IN COLUMBUS
One of Founders of Institute Sue
cumbs to Heart Failure-Was
Prominent Educator

Columbus, Miss. November 15.-(Spe-
ciaI Miss Lorraine Street, aged ~,
known over the south as one of the
founders of the old Columbus institute,
which was later absorbed by the In
dustrjal Institute and College, died at
the Street family residence yesterday
afternoon and the funeral was held this
afternoon from the First Presbyterian
church, Rev II. b. Eggleston officiat-
ing Heart failure was the immediate
cause of her death.
Prior to 1887, Miss Street was the
principal of the Columbus institute a
school which stood high IN educational
circles at that time. From 1887, when
the l. l. & c. began work, up to the
past session, Miss street has been con-
nected with the history department of
that school. Her faithful work for
this school accounts in no small meas
uro for the great success 1t has at
tanned. She has taught a majority of
the students VINO have attended this
school since its commencing and her
death removes one of the most beloved
women of the state.
~~~~~~-~-~-~~~~~~~~~~~-
50 levied by the city council of Admission
has about ceased, and Mayor Wixle is OF
the opinion that the law will stand.
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district court, was armed with a warrant
fo,. arrest of these three members of the
3eerislature They were charged with
commission of fraud against the election
laws. A commissioner resided at Demop-
oils. The offense was bailable before MN.
The commissioner office was only 10
miles away Spencer had laid dlaboh-
cal scheme to break up the government
OF the state, in which he had all the as
surance he needed of President Grants
connivance and ultimately the President
practical support
The three representatives from Marengo
were democrats. If they could reach their
seats in due time, Spencer could not be
reelected senator.
The deputy marshal, accompanied by
his prisoners, took the train for Meridian,
Miss, thence to Mobile. The prisoners
were arraigned before a commissioner
there, Immediately released and then left
free to take the railroad for Montgom-
cry. They made all haste, but arrived, as
Spencer intended, and as the trip to Mo-
bile was expected to make necessary,
too late to save the state from intolerable
humiliation while Spencer gained his re-
ward.
The infamous chicanery of the carpet
Dagger the brazen rascality of his scheme.
requires exposure, which is easy.
We have seen that the election law
provided that all precinct returns should
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FEDERAL COURT is
OVERAT HUNTSVILLE
16- Year-Old Boy Convicted
Of Robbing Mails
MARRIED IN GEORGIA
MARRIED IN GEORGIA
Harl Wildwood Sentenced to Thirteen
Months in Atlanta Penitenti2ry
for Illicit Distilling-Betts
Is Appointed

Huntsville, November 15.-(Special.) -
Meredith Smith. l6-year-old boy of Jack
son county, pleaded guilty In the United
States court late yesterday to charge
of stealing mail from the postoffice at
Carpenter Judge Grubb decided that
Smith was too young to go to the peni-
tertiary and sentenced the defendant to
term of four years In the National
Training school near Washington. Harl
Wildwood, convicted of Illicit distiling
was sentenced to term Of thirteen
months in the federal penitentiary at At
lanta
Judge Grubb adjourned court last night.
He and all other nonresident court CT
ficials left Huntsville this morning, the
judge, clerk and marshal going to Bir-
mingham and District Attorney Street
going to Guntersville.
Married in Georgia
Robert N. Grayson, a wholesale gro
Gerry merchant of Huntsville, and Miss
cornelia Green of LAGRANGE, Ca, were
married in LAGRANGE Thursday afternoon.
The couple will return to Huntsville after
a few days to make their home.
Offices in Birmingham
Victor Hartzog, district agent for the
Heralds of Liberty, has been promoted
to the position of state agent, and will
have offices in Birmingham. H. NJ. Nc
Cullough, who has been an attache of
the Huntsville office, has been promoted
to the position of district manager and
will have charge of the Huntsville office
and its tributary Office
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Thieves early yesterday morning broke
into and robbed two box cars standing on
the Southern Railway company's tracks
According TO the special agents of the
railway company the amount %, the
stolen property. consigned to towns in
south Alabama, was large. From one
car large number of sacks of flour
were taken, and from the other 60 boxes
of mems hosiery. The robbers evidently
used dray, as it would have been i'm
possible to get the flour away otherwise
The assistance of the local police force
has been asked in capturing the thieves
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The speakers at the Princess theatre,
on North Twentieth street tomorrow aft
ernoon at o'clock will be the Rev. A.
A. Walker and the Rev. J. o. Hams. who
just closed successful revival in Wood
lawn. The Rev. DR.. Walker is also very
well known in Birmingham and the sur
rounding district The subject of the
evangelist's lecture will be; God 5 Block
ade OF the Force of He'll" The musical
features of tomorrow's lecture will be Ar
thur Walker, who will sing a solo,
shadows. There is no admission fee
10 these lectures and everybody is cor
daily invited.
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WEEK PASSES WITHOUT
COMMISSION MEETING

On account of the continued absence
from the city of President Exum and
Commissioner james Weatherly there will
not be any meeting of the city commits
sion this week, The passing of a solid
week withoua commission meeting is
the first such instance in the history of
commission government here. Judge Lane
said yesterday that the next meeting
would take place next week some zine.
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BANK CLEARINGS
LARGE YESTERDAY

Owing to unusually heavy transactions
yesterday, the figures of the bank clear
ings for the day were astoundingly large
being over twice the amount of the same
day a year ago
Yesterdays bank clearings were 1902
67S1s. The same day in 1911 the amount
was 42s, s62,1S.
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intent OF the original act. an act sup
Elementary was passed, requiring that the
state house should contain the hall of
the house of representatives the senate
chamber and the supreme court ROOM.
We shall see presently the bearing of
the further act, namely, that both
houses must assemble in the representa-
tives hair when in joint session to chose
| a senator in congress.
The secession convention and the legis-
lature sat in the capitol at the same
time, for a few days. During those few
days the senate vacated its chamber for
the use of the convention, and itself sat
in the supreme court room. At one and
the same time the secession convention
sat in the hall of the representatives and
the provisional congress in the senate
! chamber The government of the Confed-
eracy was organized in the senate cham
Der, the President chosen there. the con-
stitution adopted and war with the United
States declared there To what base uses
! the sacred precincts were doomed In brief
| time TO be consigned we are to sea here.
There are various kinds of history"
Only within the last 10 years have exca-
Vatons OF Babylon corrected the errors
of fact that had possessed the world for
more than COCO years. This much may be
evaded because truth is stale. fat and
Improbable TO he known, Nancy, the
most enlightened constitution of free gov
eminent in the annals of time was pub
lished first in the senate chamber Of Ala
bama, the most glorious army ever known
was organized there. What of the arts
of stratagem and treason lay IN those
things none know. It was Alabama then
that became the center of the worlds ex-
pectations. disappointment was never
more avenged than in the Alabama, self
/ recovered, self-redeemed and restored
that is the center of the ages forecast.
| The legally fixed day for the meeting of
the Legislature was November IS. lS72, and
the legally fixed place was two apart
merts, under the roof of the capitol
| Thirty-three senators composed the sem
ate and to each the secretary of state.
Parker. democrat. had issued a certificate
! OF election In the form Of law and In OBJ
| servapce Of the letter and spirit OF law.
| One hundred members COMPOSED the
house of representatives There We're
present " on the day proper with Par
ker's certificates, All we're present ex-
lcept thfee from Marengo, lMesArs- Nor
| gan, Mcneil and and Kimbrough. thor
| ouehly well known otixens. men OF peace
and long residence In the Mnty. These
three had assembled at r unsdale sail-
road station TO talie the tr m that wtuid
| have landed them at Nor somery IN Gus
| time to talse seats In the iouse
| BY presrrangement. enator spen-
Ger, deputy marshal OF United States
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z|NN MAKES ATTACK
F. UPON RAILROADS
Annistonian Says City Not
Getting Square Deal
THREE VETERANS DIE
Mrs. Mary Cunningham Wins Verdict
Against Casualty Company-An-
niston Owes $485, OOO-Talk
of Contesting Tax Quieted

Admission, November 15.-(SpeciaL)-
Stating that supplication has ceased to be
virtue and that it is time to make de-
mands, William II. zinn, retired capitalist
and one of the chief promoters of Annis-
toms growth, says that the people of
Admission should unite to compel the
Southern and Louisville and Nashville
railway companies to play fair with
Admission.
Mr.. linn recites the fact that Anniston's
tonnage is second in Alabama, yet, he
says, the railroads have never done any
thing hardly to aid in the upbuildng
of the city from which they get so much
In an open letter given out here. he says
Annistonians should resent this treatment
and he goes on record as being firmly
in favor of the efforts the Admission
Chamber of Commerce is making to in
duce new roads to enter the city.
Prize Awards Question
When and where to award the prizes for
excellence in the Boys Corn club CON
tests in Calhoun county has become
topic of discussion. It has been the Gus
tom heretofore to award the prizes in
Admission. but President Daugette and
those who are behind the educational fair
to be held at Jacksonville in December
want the prizes awarded there, as the
work and exhibits of the boys corn clubs
will play a promonent part in the fair.
The question will be decided at a meet
ing of the Calhoun county club at the
courthouse here Saturday.
Three Ex-Confederates Pass
When the members of Camp Pelham, U.
c. ". meet at the city hall In this
city Saturday the thin gray line of vet
Grams remaining will be brought home
to them more forcibly than at any recent
meeting, for in this county during the
past week three well known veterans have
answered the final roll call. S. Il. White
died Monday evening at Jacksonville, H.
7. Boozer died Tuesday at his home in
Beat and Jefferson Jones died Wednes-
day night t>Ohatehie.
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Anniston's Finances

ftIIfIStOTts It fIffIftNo
According to the report of Auditor r. A.
Ridley of Atlanta, submitted to the city
council Thursday evening, the city of
Admission owes $4S5,000, about $4,000 Of
which is on current debts. Mr.. Ridley,
who is IL. was ordered paid for his SER
vices.
{ Talk of contesting the privilege tax of
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Widow Wins Verdict

Mrs. Mary b. Cunningham, widow of
former Patrolman Cunningham, who was
killed by win McGuffin, was given a
verdict by jury in the circuit court
Thursday evening against the Continental
Casualty company She was suing for
insurance and was awarded S1799 by the
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Offices in Birmingham
Belts Appointed

The department of justice at Washing
ton has appointed Edward G. Belts, a
well known young attorney of Huntsville.
to act as local white slave officer for
the government. Mr.. Belts will have
charge of all possible violations of the
Mann act in this locality and will work
directly under Stanley M. Finch, the spe-
cial commissioner for the suppression OF
the white slave traffic.
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Hounds Work Well

Two bloodhound pups owned by Sam
Smith, a city convict guard, worked well
when placed on the trail of a negro store
robber Thursday afternoon by Chief
Stlretzk and Warden Wakely. The dogs
tracked the negro across the mountain
from Ward in this city to DeArman-
Vile and although the man was not found,
the dogs were still on the chase when
pulled off the trail and brought back to
Ia. Lii
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To Select Meeting Date

meeting of the Calhoun county organ
ization of the Alabama Teachers Reading
circle will be decided upon by the county
officers at meeting to be held in this
county Saturday Afternoon. Prof. C. w.
Daugette, president of the Jacksonville
Normal college, is at the head of the
county circle and one of the organizers of
the state circle. Prof Gordon Woriey of
Piedmont is secretary for this county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-29

Those
Papers
i. The Plan by Which They Were F..
Carried From London :
:. to New York +.
By STEPHEN TROWBRIDGE

One morning While in London on tax
ing up my newspaper after breakfast
to a the news my eye fell on a per-
sonal which read as follows:
Wanted.-One versed in smuggling de-
vices to carry valuable papers
Now. if there was any man who
could beat me in methods to pull the
wool over customs officers l would
have been pleased to meet him.
had begun my labors by working
the hollow boot heel racket; then l had
a lot of diamonds fixed up in cherries
to ornament Il woman's hat and hired Il
passenger Oh the ship going over with
me to wear it. She got through all
right, but came down on me for all the
profit or she would peach. l made
some money by having the tiny works
of a !ady's watch put in a chronometer,
the space around the wheels and pivots
being filled with valuable jewels. A
wax tumor o n the top of my head was
cut open by a butcherly customs man
and disclosed q big diamond, the profit
on which would have been $4,000.
The diamond and the profit both went
by the board. Passing over the Swiss
line into Frauce. | had a bouquet in
which there was $4,000 worth of Ge-
neva watch works. A lady confederate
carried it, safely over for me. and she
didn't bleed me either, for she didn't
know she carried anything but flowers.
1t occurred to me to get on my feet
again by securing, if possible, this ad-
vertised job; but. though l knew ways
and means. | was the best known man
in the business to the customs men.
and that would make me the worst
map to successfully carry valuable pa
pers. Cor it was evident that the owner
wished to get them through secretly.
and all my luggage would be turned
inside out for struggled goods. Be
sides. the papers might be bulky. and
that would make them hard to get
through. They couldn't be wound
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-29

I A GIVEN H PAPERS IN HIS OFFICE
around the body like lace. and they
couldn't be carried in a false wart on
the nose.
spent a whole day trying to think
up a plan to get these papers through,
pro viding for dangers similar to those
to be met in a custom house. but fail
ed. At 4 o'clock the next morning l
awoke and lay in bed thinking. My
brain always works better at that time
than any other. l worked out a scheme
which consider the browning device
Of my life.
BY 9 o'clock I had mailed a reply
to the ad.. and the next mornings
post brought me a reply. l was in
v1ted to call at the Office Of a promi-
nent firm of solicitors. l went to the
address at once and was introduced
into the private office of the head of
the firm. Mr.. Edward Collamore.
Now. sir" he said to me. Il am
ready to listen to your fitness for the
work of carrying ONE legal documents
to New York. of which any ordinary
messenger would be robbed on the
way, if not murdered as Well"
l gave him a history Of my work in
deceiving customs officers. He was
quite pleased at some of my devices,
especially the carrying of watchworks
In a bouquet, and asked me if papers
could not be carried in that way. |
told him that depended on the person
or persons who would try to get pos
session Of them. He was sufficiently
impressed with my accomplishments to
tell me all about the work be needed
done.
Viscount B., one of his clients. had
married an American heiress owning
an immense property in New York.
There were other persons-the cunt
ess' half brothers and sister-who were
interested. She had recently died. and
her husband was having a big fight
with these persons for the property.
His case hinged on certain papers
which were In London and must be-
transmitted to the ~surrogate's office
in New York. Inscriptions attor-
neys were acting for the American par.
ties. who knew Of these papers and
that if they could get possession of
them some $4,000 900 would pass to
their clients. Now" said Mr.. Cola
more. "can you transmit the papers
| safely? 1f-you- car you will be paid
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-29
SIMPLE MIXTURE
USED IN LANGDON

Many in Langdon are now using the
simple buckthorn bark and glycerine
mixture known as Adler-i-ka, the new
German Appendicitis remedy. A single
dose relieves constipation, sour stomach
or gas on the stomach almost instantly
This simple mixture antisepticizes the
digestive organs and draws off the i'm
puritles and people are surprised how
quickly it helps. FL. e. Close & Co