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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
MIR. GUNNELS
 HAS NEW LAW Hopes to Improve State Educational System. MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS Superintendent of Education
 to Propose Measures. Bill Will Provide for Redistricting School Sections of State and
 Change in Boards of Agri-
 cultural Schools.

Hon. H. c. Gunnels. State superinten- dent of Education. will in his forthcoming report recommend several important changes in the school laws of Alabama.
 The recommendations are to be made after careful and thorough study of educational conditions in the State. Mir. Gunnels. since his accession to the office of Superintendent of Education, has care- fully investigated the operation of the school laws in Alabama and while a great deal has been accomplished in the re- cent past. he Is of the opinion that the educational interests of the State can also be served with other reforms
 The report is not yet completed but it will be ready for the printer in the near future.
 Chief in point of interest of the recom- mendations contained in MT. Gunnels's 6 report is his suggestion that a general law be passed redistricting all of the State. The proposed law is to wipe out the arbitrary township boundaries as they affect the schools. Except for special districts at present. the boundaries of the townships are the boundaries of the township school districts. The school dis trict boundaries are therefore set up with out regard to the school population.
 In place of the present law MT. Gun nels will recommend a statute which will base school districts on a school popu- lation basis. In this way one large and useful school can take the place of two or more small and poorly conducted school. The plan proposed has been in operation in Escambia County and it Is said to have worked excellently.
 A second important suggestion in Mir. Gunnels report will be his recommenda- tion that all agricultural schools in Ala bama be placed under the direction of one State Board. His recommendation will embody the abolition of the Boards as they are at present constituted and the placing of all agricultural schools under the direction of a general State Board.
 It will also be recommended that no member of the Board be selected from the County in which the school is locat- ed It is contemplated by this provision to do away with the local influence which has in the past so affected the schools. This local influence has not al- ways been exerted for the best interests of the schools.
 Mir. Gunneis will recommend that the charter of the Livingston Normal School be so amended as to give the State rep resentation on Its Board. The State con- tributes annually $7,500 to the Livingston Normal School and the Superintendent Is of the opinion that the Governor and the Superintendent of Education should be given ex-ofiicio membership on the Board. The Board as it Is at present constituted. is self-perpetuatng, the majority of the members if not all living in West Ala bama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
TARvER GETS FORTY YEARS.
Young Negro Convicted of Killing
 His Wife,

Jordan Tarver, a negro, was convicted of murder in the second degree in the Montgomery City Court yesterday evening and his punishment was fixed at forty years In the penitentiary.
 Tarver. who is young negro, was in- dicted for killing his wife. Ann Tarver, near Showdown, the last week in last September. He claimed that he was cleaning a pistol and that 1t was acci- dentally discharged, killing the woman. .
 The case consumed all of the day in the court and the jury did not retire until after dark
 The following jurors returned the yer dict: A. D. Johnson. John Gibson, P. H. Deckard. L. B. Henderson. R. L. Bur roughs. H. C. Hanes, w. c. Naftel. w. B. Watts. H. Hood. Jr., Bob Dees, M. B. Westbrook and J. T. Hanson.
 Afgter disposing of the Tarver case Oc- tavia Stark. a young negroes. was ar raigned for murder and the work of drawing a jury was in progress when the court adjourned until this morning.
 The Stark woman Is charged with kill ing Will, alias Bud Lyon. a young ne- gro in a house at the corner of Pollard and McDonough Streets several months ago. She claims that Lyon was acciden- tally killed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
YOUNG SOLDIERS PLIGHT.
Tn Jail for False Swearing to Obtain
 Marriage License.

Athens, Dec. 2-(Special.)-A alleged false swearing to secure a marriage license resulted in incarceration of Claud Phillips young ex-soldier, in the Athens Jail
 Wednesday a young man living in the northwest part of this county came to Athens and secured the aid of Phillips to get a license to marry the daughter of Charley Thorne. a prominent farmer. living near GiIbertsboro. in the north part of the county. The bride to be was only 15 years of age and Hurd know ing the law. employed Phillips to go in and make the necessary affidavit to the probate court to secure the license He swore that Miss Thorne was over IS and upon this showing the court granted the license.
 Hurd returned to the rural precincts where he and his child bride ran away and were married. The father of the girl came to town and finding that Phillips had made the oath swore out a war rant and had him arrested for perjury. Failing to make bond. he languishes in jail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
James TOOle Bakery.
 PHONE Io2o.
 B N. Perry St.
4 Proclamation.
BY THE GOVERNOR.


 Whereas. it is provided by law that all re- turns of the elections required by law be sent to the Secretary of State must, within 5 days after an election. be opened and counted in the presence of the Governor Sec retary of State and Attorney General. or two of them, and of the result of the election as thus ascertained, except to officers pro- vi1ed for in Section 645 of the Code the Governor must give notice by proclamation published in some newspaper at the seat of Whereas, the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General did meet at the Capitol in the office of the Secretary of State in Mont gomery on the 4th day of November, 902, and open and count all the returns which by law required to be sent to the Secretary of State, and declared the result as hereinafter Now. therefore. l. William D Jelks Govern or of Alabama do hereby give notice by this proclamation that at the general election holden in this State on the 4th day of November, seyb6nrn A Lynne was elected Senator for the Second Senatorial District of Alabama Robert E, SpT Tagins elected Senator for the Fourth Senatorial District of Alabama. James A. Hurst was elected Senator for the Sixth Senatorial District of Alabama.
 Wrn R. Castleberry was elected Senator for the Eighth Senatorial District of Alabama. W l.. Lancaster was elected Senator for the Tenth Senatorial District of Alabama. c C NeSmth elected Senator for the Twenth Senatorial District of Alabama.
 Tohn A Rogers elected Senator for the Fourteenth Senatorial District of Alabama. Ioserh Norwood elected Senator for the Sixteenth Senatorial District of Alabama.
 " F Hogue was elected Senator for the Eighteenth Senatorial District of Alabama.
 < G Woof was elected Senator for the rwantieth Senatorial District of Alabama W C. Jones was elected Senator for the Twenty-secoud Senatorial District of Alabama r Thomas elected Senator for the rwenty-fourth Senatorial District of Alabama T Snyder Frazer was elected Senator for the rwantv-sixth Senatorial District of Alabama. II Screws was elected Senator for the Twenty-eghh Senatorial District @ of Ala6ama: ts: Wm. B Craig was eteGItd SehaePg Iar 'hs T3IF''sfn W T spencer was elected senator for the Thirty -sec.nl Senatorial District of Alabama yUaiter : smith was elected Senator for the .-,i-t,, fourth Senatorial District of Alabama W W. v O. Long was elected Senator for the - il tass,t-oorv whereof. I have hereunto set my Ill hand and caused the Great Seal of rSrAI1 state r1 be affixed al the Capitol, in the Ctty of Montgomery, thls 5th
 dav of November, 1902
 W. D. JELKS. By the Governor,
 ROBERT P McDANID.
 !, Secretary of stats.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
A SWEET BARGAIN.

To give the people of Montgomery an opportunity to see where they will be able to buy the best, freshest, cheapest candy for Christmas, com rncncing Saturday morning at g o'clock, and continuing till Monday afternoon at 6, The Noe Redit will sell their soc grade of candies for 35c per pound, their zoe chocolates, bon-bons, etc, for 1Sc., their fruit drops and stick candy 5c per pound.
 At these prices we do not use our candy boxes, but put candy in car toons or paper bags.
 All of these candies guaranteed to be absolutely fresh and pure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
Sold by G. w Huer Montgomery and Kes Groves Vaughn Selma

them away for finer coaches. We erect mammoth stations and tear them away to build larger stations Every business has its display features. and this is ours. do not believe the passenger department of any road is self-sustaining. 1 will do all l can to promote the erection of the new station, for these things are neces- sary. after all to show what a great railroad is and how great 1t is"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
ADJUSTMENTS. Montgomery Theatre Tuesday. Dec. 16,
"A Jolly American Tramp. v

The comedy melodrama. "A Jolly American Tramp" comes to the Mont gomery Theatre next Tuesday night. The story of the play is laid In a New Eng land country district. The cast is said to be thoroughly adequate and numbers more than score of well-known players. Prices for this attraction is 25c, 35c and 5Oc. Seat sale opens Monday morning.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
THE CHRISTMAS ADVERTISER,

Which will be issued tomorrow. will be by long odds the greatest news paper ever printed in Alabama. It will contain at least 56 pages in five parts, including a beautiful comic supplement in colors. Thousands of extra copies will be sent out, giving it, including the regular Sunday cir culation of over 15,0Oo, more than one hundred thousand readers, and making it the finest advertising me- dium the business men of Montgom- cry have ever had an opportunity to employ. Have you arranged to be represented in this great paperp
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
Death of R. H. McMillan.

Tanadega, Dec 12.-(special. )-Robert IT. McMillan died at his residence in this city today 24out l o'clock. MT. McMil- Ian has been in i'll health for several months and while his deaths was not unexpected. It falls with great force upon a large circle of devoted friends and relatives. He was one of the most ac- curate and successful bushes men in our community and was besides a most esti- mable and popular gentleman. He was about % years o,d.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
Want and Classified Ads.

In the great Christmas edition of The Advertiser, which will be issued tomor- TOW. with more than one hundred thous- and readers, will he sure to bring results. Send in your want and classified ads early today to insure proper classifi- cation. -adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13

Tuscaloosa. Dec. 2.-(SpeciaL) )-Edgar F. Bone died yesterday after an illness of several weeks of typhoid pneu- mcnia MT. Bone, who was native of Huntsville. was freight clerk at the Mo bile and Ohio depot and though he had been a resident of Tuscaloosa for com paratively short while, he had many friends He was H years of age and is survived by his parents. two brothers and two sisters, his mother brothers and sisters being with him at the time of his death. His body was taken to his home at Huntsville for interment.
 It isn't always the fellow of English d sscent who has the most pronounced &C.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
CANNOT BE FOUND

snags That are Repaired by Holts
 Dye Works. We can sew up a snagged place in a garment go well that it will never be noticed. and a close inspection is re- qured to find 1t at all. Telephone 432.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
CHILD WEAKNESS.

Vi I @b w l. IN " l@oDs
 You can worry for months about your weak child and not succeed in doing it a fraction of the good that comes from title daily doses of Scott's Emulsion.
 The cure of child weakness not the matter of a day but . steady common-sense treat cnt.
 Children like Scott's Emul- 3.on and thrive on it.
 Perfectly harmless yet power -ul for good.
 Send for Free Sample. SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, 4o9 Pearl St., N. Y
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
Dress Parade Feature.

In speaking of the project 10 build q r,w passenger station in Washington. President Lcree of the Baltimore and Ohio says: ''I am a believer in freight Tn my opinion the passenger business is the dress parade part of the railroad busi- ness. We build fine coaches and throw
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13

Revolvars which fire seven shots in five secoads and can kill 66O yards have been served out to the Berlin police.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
WETUMPKA NOTES.

wetumpka. Dec. Especial. )-Friday evening at the auditorium Hearts and Diamonds" was presented by the Book Club. It was a play charmingly un- folded with every role well filled by local talent. The cast included Misses Maggie Gamble, Pearl Rouse. Fannie Lou Golson, Rebecca Buyck and Emilou Humphries; Messrs Mark Still, Elisha Cain, Will Austin, B. K. McMorris, Leon Fishel and Vaughn Robinson. There were musical numbers by other members of the club between acts.
 Hon. J. B. Graham of Talladega filed agent for the Southern Educational Board will be in this town next week and will deliver a lecture at the auditorium next Thursday evening
 Thomas Jeffries who came up from Mobile to attend the Sedburry-Parker wedding returned to his business today.
 Hon. Lewis Parsons of Birmingham spent the early part of the week in We tumpka.
 Miss Montgomery of Prattville is visit ing the family of Colonel J. A. Holmes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
Movement of Grain.

Railroads in the West expect the cold weather to make the freight car and motive power storage nore than doubiy difficult to cope with. Corn will be more hastily matured and the high prices will stimulate shippers and the grain will come out with unprecedented rush and doubtless congest things at the Missis- Ihl. .-rr..l,.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
Railroad Passes Again.
A Chicago dispatch says:

A Chicago dispatch says:
 Unless existing differences are patched up, the famous anti-pass agreement be- tween the trunk line railroads will not be renewed for 1903, This informa tion was given to the members of the Special Committee of the Western Pass Commit tee at it's meeting yesterday. and knowl- edge Of 1t has caused considerable satis- faction among Western officials
 Uncertain what action, if any. had been taken In previous meetings of the trunk lines regarding the pass agreement, a member of the Western organization vert to New York last week for the ex- press purpose of getting information He reported at the meeting that no action had been taken, and, furthermore, that there Is determined opposition on the part of Pennsylvania to a renewal of the agreement.
 Presumably the determination of the Western lines to refuse to carry free trunk line representatives credited to lines west of Pittsburg and Buffalo has something to do with the disinclnation of some of the lines to cut off all ex- change passes the coming year. It is further said that the Lackawanna annual passes have already been printed for dis tribution mong Western railroad officials. President Truesdale, of that company, is alleged to nave grown urea or being tne scapegoat of the trunk lines. and has de- termined to raise the embargo placed up- on his line by Western traveIng men. This embargo cost the Lackawanna at least $1 100000 during the present year.
 "The failure of the agreement to stick, in Central Passenger Association terri tory, and the hostility to it in Western territory. has led many Eastern officials to believe the time is not ripe for pass agreements, which begin reform at the small end of the abuse"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
Death of Edgar E. Bone.

Miss Montgomery of Prattville is visit ing the family of Colonel J. A. Holmes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13
sonthern,s General Offices.


 moval of all the offices of the Southern Railway to Atlanta. The Nashville American says:
 Ut will be remembered that the Gen eral Freight Agent of the company and his large clerical force recently removed to Atlanta. Still more recently the Southern Railway announced its inten- ton of building a s6000VO depot in At lanta. and the preliminary work for that undertaking is now under way. All of this gives strength to the belief that eX- isted before either move was made that the general cfiices will ne removed.
 "WashngtOn, where all the general of- fees but that of the General Freight Agent are now located is at one ex- trene end of the great system. Atlanta is nearer the center of the system than any city on 1t, and all parts of the great stretch of track operated by the company could be reached more quickly from At lanta than from anywhere else,
 The burning of the NOrCrnss Build ing will mean the immediate erection of a skyscraper. instead of a wait of a year for leases to expire The general offices will probably be removed as soon as the new building is ready, if the surmises concerning the removal are well founded. It Is believed that the only thing that has kept the headquarters in Washing ton until now is the fact that the com pany has some leases there that cannot well be disposed of without heavy losst s' It is reported now that it has leased it's large office building to the United States Government. and this may make if pos sible for the company to remove its of fees at any time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-13

By the Governor,
 ROBERT P. McDAN1D. , Secretary of State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-27
Chapel Hill Commencem mt Next we; K

Chapel Hill, n. c., May 26.-Commence-
ment opens next Sunday when Rev. O. e.
Brown, d. D., of Vanderbilt University,
will preach the baccalaureate sermon
Senior class day exercises take place
Tuesday and at noon of that day Hon E.
w Pou will deliver the alumni GRAFTON,
after which the alumni luncheon will be
spread. The trustees will meet at $3.50.
At night the members of the Literary
societies will hold the annual debate.
The query is: Resolved, That all tariff.
except for revenue, should be abolished. -
The 'Di." society has the affirmative and
will be represented by r. S. Stewart and
L. j.. Parker. The Phi's have the mega
tive and will be represented by r. s.
Hasse1l and r. o.. Everett. A reception
by the faculty will follow at Commons
Hall
On Wednesday the address will be de-
livered by Hon. Hillary A. Herbert, eX-
Secretary of the Navy; the graduates
will speak. and Governor Aycock will
confer the degrees.
DR. H. V. Wilson, professor of Biology,
will sail for Europe on the 18th of June.
He is now in Baltimore. He goes to
Europe to study at the Berlin labora-
tories. A temporary successor will be
chosen at the meeting of the trustees.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-27
DAVIDSON COLLEGE.
Two Magnificent Sermons on Sunday Senator
Money Speaks Today.

Davidson College, n. c., May 26-The
commencement of Davidson this year is
already largely attended. It is the close
of one of the most prosperous sessions
in the history of the College At no time
has Davidson been more firmly bottomed
on popular confidence. 1t does thorough
work and its educational and moral
standards are high. Among other visitors
here is Rev. H. c. DuBose, d. D., mis-
sionary at Tooochow, China, who is here
to see his son graduate
The baccalaureate sermon was preach
er Sunday morning by Rev r. P. Kerr.
of Richmond, Va. His text was: Il am
the Way, the Truth and the Light 1t
was a magnificent sermon and made a
profound impression. At night Rev.
Egbert w. Smith, ID. D., OF Greensboro,
preached the annual sermon before the
College Y. NJ. c. a. His text was: What
is that in thy hand? and ne said a rod I"
It was an original, striking and eloquent
discourse.
Tonight the reunion of the Literary
societies is being held. Hon w. F.
Stevenson, of South Carolina, is Phi
alumni orator, and B. f. Wilson. presi-
dent of Converse College, is the Eu.
alumni orator.
On Tuesday the Grafton will be deliver
ed by Senator Money and at night the
oratorical contest will take place
Wednesday the graduating exercises
will take place in the morning with a
grand concert at night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-27
THE ISSUE OF ISSUES.

Henry Watterson.
1t is to call a halt upon the break
neck speed CT commercialism before it
is too late that the reunited Democrats
of the United States now take the field.
precisely as they took it against tn.
;orgy of carpetbagge2y and scalawag gery
during the dread era of Reconstruction.
reminding bad men, ambitious men in
considerate men. that we have a Consti-
tution~ghich even Congress cannot alter
and the Supreme Court must respect,
reminding all men that there is a God.
whose laws may not be set at naught
Expansion, by all means Commerce.
by all means. But, civilized, not savage
Expansion. Honorable Commerce, not
piracy. Above all. and over all, the
flag
'of the free hearts hope and home,'
The flag, which the Republican leaders
would drag through dirt unspeakable:
the flag. which an INSCRIPTIONS parti-
san administration would convert into a
drop curtain for crime; the flag, which
waved over the cradle Of Liberty and
which, If Democrats can help it. shall
never wave over the grave of Liberty,
leaving, behind it 2 land abandoned to
the lust of Mamrlon and partyism. a
|, nation of servile public men and Medi-
can politics, obedient to a race of me-
dieval princes, having neither the learn
ing. ncr the arts of Florence, but ruling
with vulgar hearts and iron hands
through sheer stress and force of the
Almighty Dollar
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-27
GEN, RANSOM SPEAKS
At SALEM
Scenes at the Female Col
Iege's Commencement
The Balcalaureate Sermon By Bishop Mcench
Papers Read by Members Of the Senior
Class.
Especial to News and Observer?)

Especial to News and Observer:)
Winston Salem n. c.. May 26.-Each
days exercises in connection with the
centennial celebration of Salem Female
College increases in interest and attend
ance. The commencement proper was
fairly begun this afternoon with the pro-
gramme Of, the seniors readings. which
composed class history. North Carolina
history, departments of the school and
music.
The last item on the programme trans
fer of cap and gown was postponed
take place in connection with the clos
ing exercises. held in the Salem square.
The college chapel this afternoon was
packed with a most appreciatiVe aud
fence. The last of the historical pro-
grammes was presented tonight. The
essayist and subjects were as follows:
United States in 1880" Miss Davis. of
North Carolina: North Carolina in in
1885," Miss Jones, of North Carolina :;
The Academy in 1850" Miss Holt, of
North Carolina; Founding and Early
History of Winston, Miss Petree. of
North Carolina: Salem in 1850. Miss
Speas, of Ncrth Carolina.
These were followed with charming
address by ex- Senator NJ. W. Ransom,
his subject being: "The South During
the Civil War" Notwithstanding his
advanced age, General Ransom is still
a magnetic speaker, and the large aud
fence who heard him tonight were com
rletely captivated.
General and Mrs. Nelson Henry and
party are attending The celebration.
They arrived Sunday morning in a pri-
vate car.
Mrs. Donald Mclean, of New York,
President of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, will speak in the home
church ct II o'clock Wednesday morn
ing on Patriotism in Education" An
informal reception VIII be rendered Mrs
Mclean on the academy campus imme-
diGtely after her address.
Governor AycoclI and staff and Sena-
tor Clark, o Montana, will arrive We'd
neGday morning.