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The Montgomery Times. I VOL. VII. MONTGOMERY. FRIDAY, MAY 27.

11)10. NUMB 12 It 200. EN ETTA DITCH TD EMPTY INTO TAFT HITS KILLED AND BACK EM. MIS Alio Bins lira i IH III AT HI CRITICS IB BUT, Sffi IE PATROITS 3 II AUTO nisi CATOMA CREEK BIRKlNGHAfilTOHAVE ill mam SCORES REFLECTION ON SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY PARTY RETURNING FROM RE- AN AUTO SPEEDWAY 3 PLEAD GUILTY IN SUGARJp CASE CO-DEI EN DA XTS WITH IIEIKE MAKE CONFESSION or COM LAWYER BRANDEIS GROWS ELOQUENT BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE IN DE- FENSE OF HIS CLIENTS. 1 SPEECHES OF CONGRESSMEN OX PROPOSED TRAVELING GICAIt AROUSES EXECUTIVE ICE WRITES RESENTFULLY TO CHAIRMAN TAW-XEY.

WASHINGTON, May 27. Stung by the criticism xf his tra.velin expense account made yesterday by democrats, President Taft today sent to RepresentaL.ve Tawney, chairman of the house appropriation committee, a letter expressing resent- PRESIDENT W. H. TAFT He resents criticism of his traveling expenses especially reflections made by Congressmen on Southern hospitality. ment.

"Suggested reflection on southern hospitality," in the criticism, the president declares, is particularly distressing to him. IEA1? PROFESSIONALS PLAYJTOMORROW FIRST BALL GAME OF SEASON ON WEST END FIELD BETWEEN L. N. AND WEST MONTGOMERY TEA5IS TOMOR ROW'. The Montgomery Baseball Clut and the Louisville and Nashvlle teams will play their opening game I the season at the West Montgomery grounds tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 i o'clock.

In the line-up of these two teams will be found some of the fastest players outside of professional ball, i As a special inuueement to the ladies i they will be admitted free of charge at the game tomorrow. C. E. Ebworth is the manager for the W'est Montgomery bunc-, while J. B.

Long manages the Railroaders. PICKXICKIXG HIBERNIANS HAD A JOLLY TIME, I i v7? Vr ft-- I I I CONTRACT SIGNER YESTERDAY TO DO WORK WHICH WILL AFFORD SEWER OUTLET AX I) IMPROVE SANITARY CONDITIONS. .1. Mitt-hell, contractor for the laying of the nuke sanitary sewer for the South Montgomery outfall from Highland Park to the beginning of the already constructed work at Jeff Davis avenue, laid the last joint of piping and connected It up iyesterday. Mr.

Mitchell felt a pe-j uliar pleasure in finishing up the stupendous job, and crowned the conclusion of the whole matter by doing the last joint of the contract with the city personally The work, however. Is yet lncom-, plete; and the city engineer yesterday signed up a contract with Contractor J. F. Stough for the opening and straightening of Genetta ditch from a point about a mile and a half (8,100 feet), from Catoma creek, where the ditch has been overflowing and drowning out vala-I able land and creating an unsanitary i nuisance to the creek. The sanitary sewer upou which Mr.

Mitchell has been working has run side by side, sometimes near, at other times I farther away, from this ditch, and the two coming together about four miles from the city where the sewer discharged its contents into the ditch. The contract signed up yesterday with Mr. Stough for the work on Genetta ditch, calls for a ditch which averages twenty feet wide and will require an extreme depth in places of about six feet. The cost of the work will be about $2,500. With the Mitchell contract, the cost of the present outlay on the sanitary sewer and the Genetta ditch will amount to about $20,000.

SOLDIER WASHINGTON, May 27 Commander Gilmer, of the United States steamship Paducah, reported to the navy department today that Madriz troops completely surrounded Blue- fields, hemming in Estrada's CENSUS EXUMERATOi LEARNED FUNNY THINGS. Trouble One Had When He Mistook Man's Wife for His Mother Commotion Fallows. WALLA WALLA, May 27. Some curious information was gathered by the census enumerators in these parts. One found a gray-haired woman who had been married three times and had several grandchildren, but woh insisted on being called "Miss." Another enumerator mistook a man's wife for his mother and barely escaped dire consequences.

It developed that the husband was, 54 years old wife 87, and that the man had been fnarried four times. This last fact was elicited with difficulty and precipitated a family row, as the husband had told his spouse that he had been bound in the bonds of holy wedlock only twice, and there are but two pairs of twin3. Several famiies of sixteen children have been discovered. In one of these the oldest child is about One other man, 2 years old, was who oTd. and frZ i listed who "boards with his he had never been separated.

PERSONAL PURITY. Abyssinian Priest Pleads to groes at Pollard Street Church. Ne- F. the Abyssinian priest, who has been lecturing in the city for the past few days, spoke at the Pollard street churct to a large crowd 4ast night. The subject of the hour was an appeal to the ne gro race to strive for personal purity.

The speaker was particularly in his denunciation of miscegenation with the white race; and prayed for cultivation of the spirit of homor geneousness, which, he affirms, binds the black and yellow races to gether, and which found for them common geographic home beyond the seas. CHICAGO MARKETS. CHICAGO, May 27. Wheat 1 1-2 to 2 lower, later rallying 1-2 to 3-4. Provisions firm.

Hogs steady 5 to 10 higher. Cattle strong. HEMMED IN H. INTIMATES THAT SECRETARY INTERIOR IS SOLID AND WILL STICK TO JOH NOW AND FOREVER. WASHINGTON, May 27.

In spaklng of various reports in circu lation to the effect that Secretary of the Interior Ballinger intends to resign as the result of the Balllnger-Pinchot inquiry. Don Carr, private secretary to Ballinger, emphatically denied that the secretary has any intention of resigning at this or any other time. Mr. Carr said: "Secretary Ballinger has been assured it is not necessary for him to resign his post." DEPUTY SHERIFFS SHOT. Were Looking fr Refugee in Mountains of Kentucky.

MANCHESTER, May 27. John Wolfe and Belbert King, deputy sheriffs, are looking for John Boe, charged with murder, have been shot from ambush in mountains, it is feared fatally. $100,000 FIRE AT NIAGARA F'ALLS. X. Y.

NIAGARA FALLS. N. May 27. Fire this morning destroyed the development and funding building. Loss a hundred thousand dollars.

PRISONERS SWALLOWS COIN At Least Sandusky Police Chief Heard Alleged Robbers Gulp. SANDUSKY, May 27. According to the police, Ed Power and Frank Wilson, tramps, swallowed about $5 in currency and silver ia order to dispose of evidence implicating them in a robbery. The men, it is alleged, wer9 found robbing the cash register in Conrad Gundlach's meat market, on Camp street. They ran out of the place when they saw Gundlach coming in the back door from his dwelling in the rear, but were pursued and captured.

The cash register was empty save for a few pennies, but not a penny was found on either of the suspects when searched. Chief of Police Weingates says he heard a gulp while accompanying Power and Wilson to the police station in the patrol wagon, and that he is satisfied that one or the other swallow. ed money rather than be caught with it in his pockets. CITY COMMITTEE ELFjCTS OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR. The new city democratic committee met at the office of John A.

Elmore for purposes of organization last night. John A. Elmore was re-elected to the chairmanship; J. W. Abrahams, to the vice chairmanship, and Carl M.

Roemer, treasurer. Tne of the last primary were burnt and the committee rule was adopted that no proxies will be accepted at future meetings. An appropriation of $50 to the Salvation Army Fresh Air Fund was voted; also an appropriation of $au each to the Women's Home, and the Old Soldiers' Home at Mountain v-reek. SUES LMR.R. FDJJIG MONEY W.

M. BEASLEY, WANTS DAMAGES TO THE EXTENT OF $25,000. W. M. Beasley, pro ami, is suing the Louisvihe Nashville railroal in the federal district.

court for damages for a.n injury alleged to have been received by him in 1908 while in the employ of the company as a due to a. uefective brake. The attorneys for. the defendant filed a demurrer to the petition, and it is now. being argued, before Judge Jones in his chambers, the jury having been excused unt.i 3 o'clock this afternoon, when it is expected to reach the merits of the case.

KENNEDY OFF FOR N. O. AVIII Attend Secretaries' Association In Crescent City. Secretary Kennedy, of the Business Men's League, left last night for New Orleans, where he will attend the second annual meeting of the Southern Commercial Secretaries' Association, convenes today for a two days' session. Mr.

Kennedy was joined here 'by Secretary Chaffee, of the Business Men's League, of Birmingham. Mr. Kennedy expects to return not later than Siiniii, CEPTION AT MIDNIGHT IX LOGAN, OHIO, PLUNGE IH)VX EMBANKMENT IX MACHINE. LOGAN'. May 27.

UlUe Wright and Flossie Newman werJ killed, William Snyder wan fateily injured and Miss Jesse GooS seriously Injured in au automobile at midnight. The party wag returning from a reception, when the machine plunged over an embankment. EW COKPOH ATIOX S. The following domestic concerns Ele- articles of incorporation with the secretary of state this morning: Tho Rlfli trical sii company, 01 Birmingham authorized capital ot $25,000. of which $5,000 is paid in.

Incorporators: A. 13. Campbell, T. T. Dison.

and W. H. Wright, all ot Birmingham. The McCartin Contracting company, of Birmingham authorized capital, $5,000 fully paid in. incorporators: Eugene" Frits, J.

M. McCartin and F. G. Moore. The Ozo Olo company, of Birmingham authorized capital, $50,000, with $24,500 paid in.

General nature of business this company desires to transact is to manufacture and sell Ozo Olo and other soft drinks. Incorporators: D. A. Pia.tt, J. B.

Smiley and John Armstead. The Standard Vending company, of Birmingham authorized capital, $20,000 with $10,020 paid in. General nature of business to deal in patents and to manufacture and sell vending machines. Incorporators: J. V.

Morris, N. D. Edmondson and D. J. Davis.

VANDALS DAMAGE FLOWER BEDS AT THE CAPITOL. Vandals were- again at work last night in the capitol grounds, and several pretty beds of flowers and tother shrubbery destroyed. Gardener Dietrich very much Incensed over the way his pets are belnz treated. and vows if he catches the guilty parties that he Mil make it hot for them. This makes the second time this week that vandals have destroyed the Sower bedj at the capitol.

PEOPLES PCLriT LECTURES. Evangelist C. S. Livingston, of Enterprise, will deliver two lectures at 9 Madison avenue at 11 a. m.

and p. Sunday, May 29. His subject at 11 a. "The Divine Plan;" and at 8 p. "If God is all powerful why does he not de stroy the devil.

Bible students of all denominations invited. No collections. "To make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery which from the beginning of the world ha th been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ. Eph. 3:9.

"ELY CATCHER'TLANT EXHIBITED HERE WONDERFUL TYPE OF ORCHID i FAMILY DOING ITS BEST TO I' HELP OUT CITY'S WARFARE I AGAINST TYPHOID PERVEY-ORS. i- I There is a. battle going on in the show-window of the Paterson Florist establishment on Dexter avenue, a veritable octopus of the vegetable kingdom catching and sreedilv devouring the insect lite cf its adversary to close upon it. The name of this singular plant is the Diocera. Rotundiflora, or Sun Dew, a species of the orchid family.

It is more popularly spoken of as "The Fly Catcher." he sharp spines, which fringe its flowers, it they can be so characterized, are so many tentacies that exude a sticky gum which first entraps the unwary insect. The very struggles of the insect to be free cause the sharp thorns to curve inwardly and grasp its prey. Like the real octopus, it then feasts upon its victim through the suction tubes with which it is provided, until the last bit of juice of the body is sucked into the plant. A fly was seen thus caught and being drawn in and absorbed; and erioences of former like feasts are Tisible on ttie face of plants, which with the skeleton of devoured insects In plain view have re-opened their tentacles and are waiting for new victims. W.

B. Paterson. found the only specimens he ever discovered, at Montgomery's Mill, near Prattvtlle, and there was only a patch ot the crchida of about twenty feet area at JLbat sf ot. a a WILL HE CIRCULAR, TRACK OF TWO MILES ENCLOSING AX ARTIFICIAL LAKE. BIRMINGHAM, May 27.

Announcement was made today that the Birmingham Motor Club will soon begin the construction of a two mile circular speedway two miles from the city. Inside of the track there will be an artificial lake about a mile in length. The stand w-ill hare a capacity of 35,000. Speedway to cost $150,000. J.

B. JONES APPOINTED REGISTRAR COVINGTON CO. Governor Comer this morning appointed J. B. Jones, of Andalusia, as registrar of Covington county, to succeed W.

S. Hart, resigned. MY NOW WEAR GOLDENSLIPPERS EX-CONGRESSMAN OVERSTREET, ANOTHER OF GOLD STANDARD LAW, DIES AT INDIANAPOLIS. INDIANAPOLIS, May 27. Former Congressman Jesse Overstreet died this morning.

He was the author of the gold standard law passed 1900; and was fifty-one years of age. WHITE BOY THE THIEF. Watchman at P. O. Reports Seeing Him Break Into Paterson Conservatory.

The watchman at the postoffice reports to Mr. Paterson, of the flow er shop on Dexter avenue, which was broken into on Wednesday night, that he saw a white boy some sixteen or seventeen years old, break into the conservatory, the point at which entrance was made. The thief went through the drawers of two desks and filched less than a dqllar's worth of stamps The police are working on the case PRIMARY CANDIDATES FILE THEIR EXPENSES. The following candidates in the last 'general election filed expense accounts with the secretary of state this morning. John L.

Burnett, candidate for congress, from the seventh congressional district, $215. J. A. Wilkinson, candidate for state treasurer, $821.75. O.

K. Sharp, candidate for superintendent of education, $1,400. M. N. Manning, candidate for solicitor of the seventh judicial circuit, $773.

THE GOVERNOR APPOINTS. Governor Comer made the following appointments this morning: S. S. Overstreet, of arodley, justice of peace; B. E.

DeVan Arlington, notary public and justice ot peace; E. Willis, of Samson, Geneva county, constable of precinct 13. CANDIDATES The democratic executive commit- tee filed with the secretary of state this morning the nomination of state officers, supreme and circuit court judges, chancelors, solicitors, congressmen and United States senators. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS The following deeds were recorded today: Capitol Heights Development company to James W. Ray lot 31, block 20, -Capitol Heights; consideration, Wa K.

Pelzer and Arthur Pelzer to S. Koyster uuano company northeast corner of intersection ot ismta ana ttaiiroaa streets, piot oi Montgomery Land and Improvement company; consideration $6,500. John V. Smith to venty Mitchell from northwest corner of John v- 0.. lorea ia-uu company, section tv, township 16, range 20; considera- tion, i go J.

Vf. McLendon and wife to R. H. J. Bozeman lots 6 and 7, block 14.

1 4. piot 01 uplands; consiaerauon, $500. Emily Crump and husband to R. Bozeman near Intersection of Mildred and Mobile streets, plot of Sueaa P. consideration, JlOi at i.

4 4 PLICITY ON EVIL. NEW YORK, May 2 7. At the opening of the sugar trust trial this morning, three co-defendants of Charles Heike, pleaded guilty to complicity in sugar weighing frauds. They were Harry Walker, Jean Voelker and James Halngan. REMAINS OF INFANT SENT TO HARTFORD, ALA.

The remains of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Fisher, who died last nhiht at the residence of Mrs.

J. G. Welden, 112 Billings street, will be sent to Hartford, this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, for by the Leake Undertaking company. liMtni BY PRIJSSIAN DIE! THROWS OUT FRANCHISE BILL AND ACTION MAY PRECIPI-TATE AGITATION FOR BALLOT REFORM. BERLIN, May 27.

Lower house of the Prussian diet today threw out the government franchise bill. This defeat is a sever blow to government, and may force a crisis in the agitation for ballot reform. TO SELL WHEAT TO CONSUMERS ONLY. SPOKANE, May 27. The Farmers' Warehouse association of the Inland Empire, controlling approximately 40 per cent, of the sixty-million-odd bushels of wheal, harvested annually fn Eastern Washington, North and Central K'a-ho and Western montana, will be organized in Spokane on June 10.

The purpose is to pool the grain and sell it directly to millers and ex porters, charging not more than one cent a bushel for handling and ho and Western Montana, wll be made to advance prices but rather to eliminate the middleman. WILL AX INDIAN. Miss Larrinflga, Porto Rican Belle, Engaged To Robert Ironside. WASHINGTON, May 27. A romance will culminate in the marriage of Robert Ironside, a Cuerokee Indian, and brother-in-law to former Representative Jim Davenport, of Oklahoma, and Miss Concha Larrin-aga, daughter of Tulio Larrinaga, resident commissioner from Porto Rico.

Mr. Ironside has sailed for Porto Rico to claim nis bride. A Washington hotel, at whicB the families of Mr. Davenport and Com- missioner Larranaga lived two win-j ters ago, was the scene of the first meeting of the couple. Mr.

Iron-j side was in ashington visiting his sister and brotner-in-law a.nd met Miss Larrinaga, JEALOUS PEACOCKS WON'T LET CROWD ADMIRE WHITE ONE. NEW YORK, May 27. Sad days have fallen upon the peacocks in the Bronx Zoo that is, on all save one. The white peacock, who was brought to the Zoo recently, still maintains a proud demeanor, but the ordinary peacocks are most unhappy, It is because the white peacock is -acting all the admiration of vlsl- i tors. Yesterday uie new arrival spread his delicately tinted tail feathers and strutted haughtily be- fore an admiring crowd, while the: otner towi, aner vainiy oiaamg ior a great flapping of wings and an angry screecning, swept over me crowd neaas.

iney circieu aoout several times and then alighted with more screeches in a refreshment pa- vilion, frightening away women and children. A few minutes afterward the pair flew again, and this tire every eye I was upon mem. They allgnted hear the place where the white peacocK naa oevn ana si-reecuea some more. The white peacock closed his cream colored tail scurried awy. His rivals then paraded majestically be-j lore tne crowa MOTHER AND SON BURN TO DEATH.

CADIZ. May 27. Mrs. Cas-sle Smith aiid her eleven-year-old son Leo, were burned tg deati tpday WASHINGTON, May 27. Argu ment began today before the con gressional committee Investigating the Ballinger-Plnchot controversy.

Each side was allowed five hours. Arguments will be concluded tomorrow, after which fifteen days wil. be allowed attorneys to file written briefs. Attorney Brandeis opened for Gla-is. severely arraigning Secretary Ballinger.

Brandeis, Glavis and Kerby, he declared, owed more to their oaths to the American people than to loyalty to superior oincers. EPISCOPAL PICNIC. St. John's, ChrtKt and Ascension Churches Gather at Jackson's Lake Tmorrow. The joint picnic of St.

John's Episcopal church, Christ church, and the Church of the Ascension, which was postponed from last Saturday, will take place tomorrow at Jackson's Lake. The train will leave the union depot at 9:05 o'clock, and the return trip will be made on the regular train Montgomery at 7:43 o'clock. FEDERAL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION MEET TONIGHT. The Federal Memorial Association will meet tonight at the residence of M. F.

Hulet, 516 Madison avenue, to perfect their plans for observing memorial day on Monday. An election of officers will also be held at this meeting. MATSONTH MURDERER LYNCHED BIRMINGHAM, May 27. Jesse Matson, the negro who murdered Deputy Sheriff Scott Taylor, at Action, Wednesday, was captured near Exmoor, late yesterday and lynched at Pelham. Matson was hanged to a tree and his body literally riddled with buf lets.

TOO WINDY TO FLY'. Curtiss Postpones His Trip from Albany to New York. ALBANY, N. May 27. Aviator Curtiss, announced at noon that he would not attempt to fly to New York today, because of tne wind.

TRACTION EMPLOYEES OF ALBANY STRIKE. Trouble Between Men and Company Due To Laying Off Hands. ALBANY, N. May 27. Employees of the United Traction company struck today, the trouble being lN.WB?ea5, teaoin shrdlu cmfwypa.

over a number of men being laid off as the result of changing runs. All lines are tied up. CAT ADOPTS FIVE MICE WHEN DEPRIVED OF HER KITTENS. RICHMOND, May 27. In the Virginia Bonded Warehouse here "Jim Crow," a huge aad heretofore ferocious mouser, makes her home, About a month ago "Jim's'' litter of 1 kittens had been taken away from her and, like the true mother she was, the loss nearly broke her heart.

Shortly afterward a nest of five mice, a.bout four weeks old, was found in a carload of flour that was being unloaded at the warehouse. Henry 3. Hotcbkiss, secretary of the company, ordered the rodents turned over to "Jim Crow." The order was compiled with, but imagine the sur- prise of the helper who carried them 1 to her when, instead of pouncing upon them and making the most of the feast spread there at her feet, she looked them critically -over and decided to adopt them! Since then she has fondled and fed them and cared for them most zealously, and neither she nor the mice have ever shown the least indication that they are supposed to be deamy ene-mie. The Hibernians had a great time: attention, folded their tails and Jackson's Lake at their barbecue! slunk into the background, yesterday. The feature of the oc- Apparently his angry cousins plot-casion was the fat man's rce nd ted to break up the white peacock's the dancing contest.

Miss Nellie i Prty, for suddenly two of them, with Manning won in the dancing con-! test, ner tsen iuigrow Deing her part- 4M mllll' Jul THE WEATHERMAN SVYS- Ti The forecast for 3jont. gomery is: Fair tonight; Xj caiuruay increasing cloudi- A i ness. ature ine maximum temper- yeterday was 81 de- grees; minimum, 60 degrees. Sun sets at 6:44 this eve- 41 ning; rises tomorrow at 4:40. ..4.

The river gauge now reads S. an inch last night. JL 4-S. -frfcH- -Hrh.