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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21
OFFICIALS OF MOBILE
ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN ExAMIN
ED BY MR.. GoRMAN.
In His Report to Governor Jelks the
Examiner Says Descriptions of
Property Sold for Taxes
is Incomplete.

Hon. John T. German, State Examiner
Of Public Accounts, filed yesterday with
Governor Jelks reports on the books OF
the Officials of Mobile County. Mr.. Cor
mans reports were directed particularly
to the sale and redemption OF tax lands
in Mobile County.
He found the descriptions of property
sold fo~ taxes incomplete and ambiguous
The same fault was found with great
many descriptions entered upon the as
sessment books The officials in making
the entries had only followed the exam
pies of their predecessors, Mr.. German
reported but the system was wrong
he said, the descriptions being made
quate.
on the books of o. S. Tam, ex-TaX
Commissioner of Mobile County, Mr.. Cor
man said he had in a previous examina-
ton reported the character of the COM
promises he was authorized to make for
the REDEMPTION of land sold at tax sales.
number of amounts were then reported
to be due the State by Mr.. Tam. Most
of these amounts, the Examiner said,
had been paid. The Examiner reported
that Mr. Tam had given receipts for
$5S .O2, which had not been paid TO the
Probate Judge On amounts previously
reported Mr. Tam was due the State
SIS. 49, Mr.. German recommended in his
report that suit for the total amount
be entered against Mr.. Tam's bondsmen.
On the books of Tax Collector Dorian
there were several descriptions of prop
erty which were ambiguous and incom-
plete. In this, the Examiner said, Mr..
Dorian had followed the system hereto
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21
PLAN TO GET MONEY
VETERANS WILL CANvAsk
MONTGOMERY FOR FUNDS.
Finance Committee Decided to Make
Active Effort to Secure Large
Sum to Make Reunion
Success.

The Joint Finance Committee Of the
two local Camps. United Confederate Vet
Grams. who are to secure the funds for
the annual reunion to be held here in No
vember. met last night in the CONNER
ciaI and Industrial Association rooms
and outlined their work which they will
push increasingly until the reunion.
Colonel w. H. Tisdale, Chairman Of
the Committee, presided and nearly all
of the members Of the Committee were
present.
The plan of work laid down by the
Committee comprehends an active can
vass of all the citizens OF Montgomery
for funds foT the reunion. The enter
tainment is to be on a much larger scale
than that Of last year and the Finance
Committee, in recognition of this fact
planned a very excessive canvass.
The city was divided into three divis-
ions. A subcommittee was appointed to
canvass the hotels, restaurants. saloons
and all lunch houses. which will be large
ly patronized during the reunion and the
Committee hopes that these establish-
ments will contribute considerably to-
ward the fund.
Subcommittee were also appointed
whose fields of work are respectively this
part Of the city west Of Court Street. In
Guiding Commerce Street, and the streets
east OF Court Street. ~ Z
The subcommittee are as foilowBf
Hotels and Restaurants-W. n. Tis-
dale. John G. Finley. John G. Cromme-
lin, Paul Sanguinetti.
East OF Court street-A. B. Garland.
C. l.. Ruth. M. Davis, @. C. Ciisby, ].
B. CASTOR. e. q. Fowler, G. w. Halls,
]. NJ. Riley.
West of Court Street--W. B. Jones, II.
c. Davidson, Dave Abraham w. q. Hay.
good, ]. L. williams, James Parker.
The subcommittee win begin their
work at once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21

The laying of the tracks of the Mont
gomery Traction Company satisfactorily
within the city limits of Montgomery is
to the City Council still a vexing ques-
don. The question in two phases was
before the City Council at its meeting
last night.
The City Council had before 1t the pro-
posed widening of Montgomery Street,
near Five Points, so that the tracks of
the Traction Company could be laid and
cars could be run without interfering
with traffic on that street where 1t is
narrowest. The moosed question of the
Traction Company's laying track on
Dexter Avenue, where there are two
tracks now, of the Montgomery Street
Railway Company, was also up for con-
sideration.
The Traction Company affairs first
came before the Council in the shape Of
a petition from certain owners of prop
erty on Dexter Avenue. The petition
prayed the Council to forbid the laying
of any track on Dexter Avenue from
Court Square to Lawrence Street. The
petition called attention to the fact that
the Montgomery Street Railway Company
now had parallel tracks on Dexter Av-
enue.
The signers of the petition were J. b.
Nicrosi, M Sterma, NJ. P. LeGrande, 4.
Roemer, agent, and N. Griel and Bro.
The petition was referred to the Com
mittee on streets.
Alderman w. E. Haygood. later in
the meeting. introduced an ordinance to
withdraw that part Of the Traction Com
panys franchise which authorized it to
lay tracks on Dexter Avenue from Law
renee Street to Court Square. The or
dinance also directed that the company
be required % use one of the tracks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21
The Great Benefactor and the OLD
Home Town.

Chicago Record-Herald.
There was once a man who had q grudge
against the people Of q certain town They
had treated him shamefully when he was
poor boy and made necessary for him to 20
elsewhere to earn a living. IL i
In time he became a captain OF industry and
had much money that he couldn't under
stand why the poor were unhappy. He still
hated the people who had forced him to
amount to something. and his dearest wish
was to get revenge. One day a scheme sud
denly suggested itself to him. He sat down
in his richly furnished library and laughed
softly to himself as he thought about 1t.
II shall punish them thrice over" he said.
and their payment Of the debt they owe to
me shall bear hard upon them for long
time"
Then he announced that he would give the
town from which he had been driven 97to.0oo
for an art gallery. provided the citizens would
pledge themselves to give twice as much more
within a given number of years. The offer
was too good to be passed over, and the people
pledged themselves. Hence II proclaimed
that the captain of industry had given the
money to the city which had been the home
of his unhappy boyhood as a token OF his love
for the dear old place and his pride in its
institutions and the people are still saw
ing and scraping and worrying and having all
kinds Of trouble in their efforts to keep the
great beeafactor's benefaction from being
withdrawn.
MoraI-No wonder some philanthropists feel
SO good that they can hardly keep from laugh
ing out loud.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21
MIR. GRAHAM ON BENCH
WAS APPOINTED TO SIT IN ONE
CASE.
Judge sayre of City Court Had Once
Been Counsel in the Matter.
Disposition Of Several
Cases.

Capt. E. A. Graham was appointed
special Judge of the City Court yester'
day in the case of Julia Winter Il Co.,
vs.. the Southern Associated Press, gar
nishee, on account of the presiding judge
Hon. A. D. Sayre, having been employed
as counsel in the case.
The case has been pending in the City
Court several years and before his ap'
pointment to the bench, Judge Sayre
served as counsel in the case.
When the case was called yesterday
Judge Sayre withdrew from the bench
and Deputy Clerk Henry N. Hughes ap-
pointed Captain Graham to serve in his
stead. The punishment was dismissed.
The docket of the jury cases was taken
up yesterday by the court, after few
cases left over from last weeks non-jury
call had been disposed of. There are a
number OF important cases In the jury
call and it will probably be several weeks
before the docket is completed by the
court.
The following cases were disposed of
yesterday:
Bluenthai & Bickert VS.. Jennie Vaughn,
dismissed.
Julia Winter & Co., VS.. Southern As
ISOLATED Press. garnishee; garnishment
dismissed.
Mrs. Sallie Crusius vs.. the Montgom-
cry Street Railway, settled and dis
missed.
j. Lewis Cobbs VS.. George D. Noble;
dismissed by plaintiff.
Chandler & Douglass VS.. John H. Muir
ply and w. H. Murphy; judgment for
plaintiff of $500 IS.
Andrew Johnson, ct al. VS.. Wesley
Chambers. ct al. Judgment for plaintiff
for property sued for.
Tina following "a a LIST of fha iirn
serving this week: E. T. Ledyard. r. C..
Newell. II. C. Smiley. s. II. Westcott.
John Battle. Louis C. Cardinal. ]. l..
Rolls. r. J. Noble. John w. Simpson,
Hartwell Douglass, Thos. Randolph,
Henry Loeb. f. E. Simpson, j. p Nc
Queen, c. e. Menefee, e. L. Adams,
C. L. Sands. w. r. nedyard, J. C. Cher
teot D. P. Finn. r. A. Ashley, e. R..
Reynolds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21

10 most commonly calico eatarfh. Wnen eAtArfA
affects the mucous membrane or lining akin Of
the air tubes leading 10 the lungs Il 10 usually
named bronchitis. When catarrh gets vent fren
the lining skin Of the female pelvic organs It Ii
spoken Of Is leucorrhea, whites and female
weakness. And SO on, whom the lining skin ct
other organs ere affected distinctive name
may DO given to the ament but II 10 just systemic
catarrh finding local expression and vent, and
q systemic remedy that win cure catarrh In ono
part and under ono name, will cure 1t In any
other part under some other name,
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets viii cure systemic
catarrh they cure 10 In the blood, therefore they
cure It's local vent or expression anywhere and
everywhere. Eczema (catarrh in the skin; j
rhinitis (catsrrh In the nose bronchitis (catarrh
In the afr tubes) gastritis (catarrh In the stom-
ach;) diarrhea (catarrh q the boweis;) oystitis
(oatarrh Of the bladder:) leucerrhsa (catafrh Of
the female pelvic organs;) and all other catarrhs
Of Whatever distinctive name or wherever located
about the body, are cured By this sovereign rene
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21

fore used ir Mobile County. but the sys?
tom should be changed. In the certifi-
cate If me tax sales tine Examiner re-
ported Mr.. Dorian did not follow the de-
scrlptiors, for which he was charged
with 81 20.
On the other books of Mr.. Dorian the
Examiner speaks of him as an efficient
officer and says that his books are neatly
and correctly kept.
In his report on the books of Tax As
SCISSOR Ed Harris ne saws tIat the AS
SCISSOR did not comply with Section 1850
of tine Code, that is, mis- descriptions of
property were not accurate For this he
charges Mr.. Harris with s31721.
Mr.. German takes occasion. however.
to compliment Mr. Harris highly. He
says that MIR. Harris is a competent AS
SCISSOR and the clerical work upon his
books is excellent
He calls particular attention to the ac
tivity and energy of Mr.. Harris in large
ly increasing the assessments in Mobile
County. The increased assessments by
Mr. Harris in the past year, the Ex-
aminer says, was enormous, amounting
to a million and a half dollars for the
county. At that rate Mr.. German says
in a few years all property in Mobile
County will be fairly and justly as
sessed.
Judge of Probate Price Williams, Jr.,
the Examiner found. had failed to keep
license record book as directed by
Section 4131 of the Code. This book Mr..
German said had never been kept in
Mobile County. On one license which
Judge Williams had not turned in, the
examiner said that he was due the State
| $50. 40 He has been informed by Judge
| williams that he RENTED the amount
| to the Auditor as soon as the error was
discovered
The Examiner reports that Judge Will
llams told him that certain tax redemp-
ton sales compromised by former Tax
Commissioner Tam had been paid, but
| had not been turned into the State Treas
ury. The Examiner says that on this
account he had charged Judge Williams
with $136 81. Beyond these errors the ex-
] aminer reports that Judge Williams is a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21
officials in Atlanta May Forge
Last Link.
Probable That Western Road and At
lanta and West Point are to
Be Merged Into Great South
ern Combination.

The annual meeting of the Western of
Alabama Railway and the annual meet
ing of the Atlanta and West Point Rail-
road will be held in Atlanta, Ga, today.
This simple statement has probably
more significance for the railroad situa-
ton in this section of the country than
anything that has happened in a long
time. 1t means the forging of one, and
probably the last link in the vast chain
Of the Southern Securities Company.
Some years ago events in the world of
railroads began unfolding gradually. II
was, so to speak, in the chrysalis state.
Soon, however the gradual process ceas-
ed, and, like a shovelful of popcorn over
a slow fire. railroad situations and rail-
road sensations began bursting out in
such rapid succession that scores of rail-
road heads were not only made dizzy, but
those same heads ached. Like a prairie
fire coming down from, the big Northern
Securities muddle in the East the first
of the lightning to strike this part of
the country was when the Gates band of
spectators euchred August Belmont and
got their grip on the majority of the hold
ings of the Louisville and Nashville.
Then the Morgan crowd got it's fingers
in the pie and to stop the burning of his
own fingers, Gates virtually put Morgan
destinies of the Louisville and Nash
Vile aI.
The next act in the grand transformation
scene was the sde-stepping of the At
lantic Coast Line. And. presto! 1t was
calmly announced that the Coast Line
had secured control of the Louisville and
Nashville.
Now probably comes the last scene, in
the great railroad drama. Some years
ago, it will be remembered, after lots of
legal fighting in the courts of Montgom-
cry between the Louisville and Nashville
and the Central of Georgia, the bone of
contention being the right to vote the
stock of the Georgia Road, an Atlanta
Judge settled the matter. His decision
was that, as the Central Railroad had
failed in certain payments on the Georgia
Railroad, that road, which had w to this
time been controlled Jointly by the Cen
trail and Louisville and Nashville. was
from that time the sole property OF the
latter road.
Then at a meeting of the Western of
Alabama in Montgomery, one-half of the
control of the Georgia road was turned
over by the Louisville and Nashville to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21

was not necessary to hold up this amount.
The firm was doing other work for the
city and the matter could be arranged at
any time.
The rules were suspended and the ordi-
nance was adopted.
Alderman Farley presented resolution
to require the Market Clerk TO give a
bond of 500 for the faithful performance
of his duties.
The rules were suspended and the Coun-
Gil adopted the ordinance.
To solve the question of underground
leaks, which had caused the Water Com
mittee considerable trouble from petitions
from consumers who have had excess
charges made against them, Alderman
Anderson offered a resolution instructine
the Superintendent OF the Water Works
to have every meter read once month
and in case of extraordinary excess the
consumer shall be notified by postal
card. The rules were suspended and the
resolution was adopted.
Alderman Kohn. from the Finance Com
mittee, presented the general appropria-
ton ordinance for the ensuing year. He
explained that the ordinance which he
submitted carried the same amounts as
last years ordinance.
(0llAxvms
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21
LOCATION OF CAR TRACKS
VEXES THE CITY FATHERS
Ordinance introduced Requires Traction Company to
Use Tracks of Old Company on Avenue.
To Widen Montgomery Street.

of the Montgomery Street Railway Com
pany on Dexter Avenue.
The ordinance was referred to the Fran
chise Committee with direction to report
at the next meeting OF the Council.
The ordinance which was introduced at
the last meeting instructing the Mayor
to take steps for the condemnation Of
aGch property as would be necessary for
tie widening OF Montgomery Street be-
tween State Street and the intersection
Of Goldthwaite and Clayton Streets, &C.
cording to the plans prepared by the
City Engineer, came up for considera-
ton.
Alderman Kohn moved that the ordi-
nance lay on the table for a time.
The object of his motion was seen when
Alderman Gunter introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, by the City Council of
Montgomery as follows:
THAT the Mayor be, and he Is hereby
directed, to take all necessary steps to
have Montgomery Street widened between
State Street and the intersection of Gold
thwaite, Clayton and Mobile Streets, SO
that said street between the points above
named shall be increased in width; tina,
said street between said points shall be
at least fifty-two feet in width, includ-
lHB SiuCWd aims HI VAIN piAAis
prepared by the City Engineer."
On motion of Alderman Gunter the rules
were suspended and the resolution was
adopted unanimously.
In the meantime the Montgomery Trac-
ton Company claims to be awaiting action
OF the Council before beginning operation.
In a recent interview President Ragiand
of that company said his company was
rcsf.' - couple UP its system just as
soon as t,.a Council located Its tracks
in the downtown district.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21

The bowels are lined by mucous membrane that
Is very much like the lining membrane Of the
nose. Frequently catarrh attacks this mucous
membrane lining the bowels and discharge re-
suits that Is known as chronic diarrhea.
Intestinal catarrh or catarrh Of the lining
membrane of the bowels is quite o prevalent
disease, being especially common among men
who have seen active service In the army where
the many changes Of drinking water. the food and
the frequently bad condition Of both. together
with exposure incident to the varying conditions
Of camp and march bring about repeated attacks
OF acute diarrhea that leave the lining of the
bowels weak, irritable and predisposed to
catarrh-just as repeated colds In the head pre-
dispose TO chronic nasal catarrh.
Catarrh Is constitutional disease, 1t Is In the
system but finds vent or expression through
skin. In the outside or covering skin 1t Is known
as eczema, which disease 10 simply catarrh In
the outside skin. When catarrh finds vent
through the mucous membrane or lining skin OF
the various cavities and passages Of the head 1t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21

faithful and eficisnt officer and that his
books are neatly and correctly kept
James A. Shelton. Clerk of the City
Court, Ia called by the Examiner q
faithful and competent officer, who keeps
his books neatly. On account of Mr..
Shelton's failure to add removal costs In
certain cases he Is charged with SIS. 6S.
On account of overcharges for final re-
cords the Examiner further charged him
with $SS.61.
Examiner German says that Tax Com
missioner II. M. Friend has done some
excellent work for the State. Mr.. Friend,
he says. has made strong effort to have
property which has been sold for taxes
redeemed. His policy has been to have
this property bring taxes into the State
Treasury, either redeemed or compro-
missed Mr.. German recommends a con-
tinuance Of this policy. He. calls the Tax
Commissioner an efficient and competent
officer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21

~ Tor eyesemie c&tAnns =
feeds 70 dry. Curs eatArrh n ths bles4 -
there will BE- no losai vent, ezpreseaon, or
feststion Of it. The reason SsuartS Canr1eA
lets are credited with curing - many vne5ea
named diseases 10 because 81 0ess 49,
sinvay lscai sxprsssisns 81 vsats fer 0e>{s
StaAxs's Catarrh Tseaets ere re1ieo04 -
for casarrh under allramss and In an v9sW;
arc not eure-ail anA disease - % sared
them must bs an expression OF or vsns ~
catarrh..
Ohrcnic aisrrhea, being . vent fer satArrA
through the mucous membrane or lining skln 8
the bowels, is readily cured by stuaFt's Cafasxn
Tablets because they cure the catarrA N tno
system and there 10 nothing to and vent threugn
some skin or mucous membrane.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are sold as al dr1X
stores for 50 cents box. Il yen have catarrh q
any part, To any form it vii pc prudent wise -
and take them for they cure catarrh anywhsre
and everywhere.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21
The Really Attractive Girl.

The generous girl who from her baby
hood would have given her head away il
II had been loose and who will spend
her time, her money. herself freely and
happily in the service of all is very low
able. She may have her faults. Why
not? She is mortal; but much can be
forgiven. because she loves with no
grudging stinted measure, and love be-
gets love. so that the loving girl must
be lovable.
The large hearted girl Is sympathetic.
She does not want always to talk about
herself; she prefers to bear about you.
She really feels that you are a deeply
interesting person, ami her appreciation
shines out Of her eyes when she listens
to your story. She enters your heart and
feels with you. Her eyes grow moist If
you tell of pain or trouble; she Is all
radiance II you rec rlnt successes; she is
inspiring, stimulating. uplifting, all suffl-
cling. Be she peasant or princess, stout
or slim, plain or pretty. she is the most
lovaDle girl in the world.
How high should a girl lift her dress,
In crossing a muddy street?
A couple of inches, or less,
And still this is over two feet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21

Alderman Kohn moved SUSPENSION OF
the rules and the adoption OF the ordi-
nance. His motion prevailed without OPP
position.
Alderman May presented a resolution
instructing the Mayor ana Chief Of Po-
lice to enforce that section Of the City
Code which forbids property owners to
hermit water of any sort to run across
the sidewalks.
Upon his request the rules were sus-
nended and the resolution was adopted.
The Council then adjourned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21
A PEsTIFERoUs GERM.
Burrows up the Scalp Into Dandruff
and Saps the Hairs Vitality.

0UIIOWb up II40 oCtt4P 4A4tV AItlAANA4 ~
and Saps the Hairs Vitality.
People who complain Of falling hair al
a rule do not know that it is the resuls
of dandruff. which is caused by a pestif-
erous parasite burrowing up the scalp IS
it digs down to the sheath In which the
hair is fed in the scalp. Before long the
hair root is shriveled up and the hair
drops out. If the work of the germ is not
destroyed hair keeps thinning till bald
ness comes. The only way to cure dam
druff is TO kill the germ, and until noy
there has been no hair preparation that
would do 1t; but today dandrun IL easily
eradicated by Newbro's Herplcide, which
makes hair glossy and soft as silk Send
10 cents in stamps for sample The Her
picide Co. Dept. * Detroit. Mich. Sold
by Z. G. Fowler. Druggist Tia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21
OPPOSED TO IRELAND.
Chappelle Will Fight Archbishop's
Philippine Plans.

Rome, Oct. 2O.-Much interest is taken
at the Vatican in the arrival here of
Archbishop Cha2pelle, who Is regarded
as the leader Of the faction of the Amer
lean Catholics opposed to Ireland. 1t is
understood that Archbishop Chappelle
will present to the Vatican and propa-
ganda the views of the clergy antagonis-
tic to Archbishop Ireland's attitude in
regard to the Philippines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21
CHAPMAN Is ACCUSED.
Charged With Having Murdered
Richard Newman,

Decatur. Oct. 2O.-(special)-The coro-
ner's jury which has been in session here
since Saturday investigating the mystic
rious murder Of Richard Newman, which
occurred last Friday night. returned q
verdict of wiiful murder today and &C
cused c. H. Chapman who was recently
employed by the city as Superintendent
of Street Work, with the crime. Chap
man was arrested and lodged in Jail to
await trial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21

Toney Arntz, a well known saw
mill man and a member Of the
large saw mill firm of Arntz Bros,
was attacked today by an unknown man.
His assailant escaped. The two men en-
gagged in a quarrel and the stranger drew
a beer bottle striking Mr.. Arntz over the
head, INJECTING a serious wound. Arntz
Is a native of Fort Wayne. Ind. but has
been here a number Of years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21

De Tanque-My old uncle is nearly 80,
and has never used glasses. ONSoaque-
Always drinks from the bottle, Ell?