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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-31
Our Daily $bof't Story

some counterfeit coin cheap. and we've already broke up the gang that wrote to you, and now we're looking for you and and all your kind.'' Mir. Jenkinson grew pale. His eyes started from their sockets. 'But-but-" l he excalimed, desperately. ts That's all right" they said soothing ly we've got you. You can't deny that you came on here to commit a crime, and you can't deny that you've got on you now the document that'Il prove M."
 Jenkinson winced. The men smiled. What have you got to say?" they in- quired. Jenkinson squirmed.
 "Aint there" he inquired, "ain't there no way out of this here thing?' he asked. Smith and Shifty Shift put their heads together for a moment. Then Smith ad- dressed teh farmer.
 Now look a-here," said Smith. i've don't want to be too hard on you. We've caught you, all right. But nobody Knows it. Maybe we can fix 1t up. How much money have you got?'
 Jenkinson, in his agitation, hauled out a roll containing about 800. They grab bed it. and counted It. Here" said one. "I'n tell you. We got to fix this thing with the captain around at the station house. You wait here till we fix it. and then we'll come around and let you go. But keep quiet here or some other cop II nab you. Seer" ~
 Shifty Shift clapped Smith on, the shoulder. Come on," he said, stuffing the roll in his trousers pocket, we'll go around to the station house, and then we'll come right back"
 Halt" said this voice. They turned The voice was Jenkinson's. And when they turned they found themselves look ing into the barrels of two revolvers held in the hands of that gentleman. That was one thing they noticed about him. Another was that his coat was thrown back and on his breast appeared a shield -one that they knew was genuine.
 "You were goin' round" drawled Mir. Jenkinson, "to the station house. I'll come with you, if you don't mind.'
 'Three's crowd" said Smith. suilenly.
 'The more, the merrier," quoted Jen. kinson. So all three went. Two walked in front: Jenkinson and the revolvers walked behind, The captain welcomed them in glee Good" said the captain, have you roped 'em in at last?"
 'I have.' said Jenkinson, solemnly. whats the charger" went on the cap- | tain.
 Suspicious characters" answered Jen- kinson. The captains brow clouded over. "Is that all?" he remarked. Not quite, went on Jenkinson, tnere more. Green goods game. Impersonat- ing officers. Obtaining money under false pretenses Conspiracy. Swindling. Embezzlement. Using the malls for inn proper purpose"
 Anything more?'' asked the captain with broad grin.
 Nothing" returned Jenl1inson. except that they are couple of blamed idiots to boot How dye make that out?" growled Shifty Shift.
 Because" returned the other sweetly, you took meme, for a wayback hay seed. whereas I'm Plain Clothes Biller of the force"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-31
IIlII|IlI

not given to State.-Where a male citi- zen of the State applies to the Board Of Registrars to be registered as quali- fled elector under the provisions of the suffrage clause of the new constitution, and the board declines and refuses to register him, and thereupon he appeals to the Circuit Court by filing petition therein seeking to have his rights as an elector adjudged. and that the registrars be required to register him as a qualified voter. (Const.. 1901. Section 1S6. subd. 6) f. upon the hearing of such petition the court, in accordance with the verdict of the jury. renders a judgment declaring that such petitioner Is entitled to be reg istered as a voter, from such judgment the State can not appeal to the Supreme Court for the purpose of having the ind ing reviewed; such right of appeal not being secured by the constitution.
 Opinion by Haralson, J.
 Appeal dismissed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-31
A Church Announcement.

Clinton CAGo) Herald.
 The following notice was recently found tackled on the door of a local church: There will be preaching in this house a week from next Wednesday. Providence permitting. and there will be preaching whether or no on Monday following upon the subject He that believeth and Is baptized shall be saved. and he that be- lieveth not shall be damned at 3:3O in the afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-31
,-rrr GIT ,rr, " r,pv,N,sry,U

THE STATE V. CREEsHAW. Petition to be registered aS qualified vot- CT. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Limestone.
 | Suffrage clause in new constitution; petition to be registeredi right of appeal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-31

New York. Dec. 29.-Dr. J. M. Otto was found unconscious early today on the sidewalk at Fifth Avenue and Thirty sixth Street The back of his skull had been crushed and he died soon afterward. To all appearances the doctor was the victim of highwayman. who had been frightened off before he had time to search the dying mans pockets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-31
Havs vou Started to head

----" the eer'el stor- now run ming in The Weekly AdvertiserP It's a good one. Back numbers, containing first chapters, will be mailed on application. Subscrip- ti J rat>s to The Weekly Advertiser S1.oo a year, 50 "~rts, six moc --s; 25 cents, three months.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-31
Bilious Collie Prevented.

Take double doses Of Chamberiain's s Cholera and Diarrhoea Re nedy as soc n as the first indication of the lise9so appears and a threatened attack may be warded off Hundreds of people who are subjt ct to attacks of bilious collie nse the remedy in this way with perfect succ ass. For s1le by all druggists. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-31
Fs-,inala for Women,

F'eminala Is the prescription of an emil nent physician for all diseases peculiar to women. It is good for all feminine ills and absolutely best for most of them. Druggists now sell and guarantee it.
 -ady
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-31
tions.
Killed bv Blow on Head.

tions.
 Affirmed.
 Opinion by Sharpe, J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-31
rha presrr;~4ion of

The Preservation of Specialist.
 For more than ten years Feminala was only available through the private and sanitoriun practice of an eminent special Ist. Now druggists sell and guarantee 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-31
KENNEDY V. JONES.
Action of trespass. Appeal from the
 cult Court of Jefferson.

Action of trespass. Appeal from the Cir
 cult Court of Jefferson.
 l. Action of trespass; variance in ale gation and proof.-In an action to recover damages for trespass upon a certain des- ignated lot, and for removing therefrom a certain house where the evidence shows that only a small portion of the house was located on the lot designated in the complaint. and that the greater part of the building was located on the adjoining lot owned by the defendant, the plaintiff is not entitled to recover for a trespass against his possession of so much of the house as was on the lot ad- joining the one designated in the com plaint, and which was never removed from the lot so designated In the com plaint; and it is error for the court to so instruct the jury.
 Reversed and remanded.
 Opinion by Mcclellan, C. J.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
sIoss Paws s25. GOO for Loot.

Superior Judge NJ. C. Sloss has pur-
chased the lot on the northeast corner
of Broadway and Broderick streets
from John w. Van Bergen, the whole
sale liquor man, for the sum of $685.
900. The lot is one of the best sit
uated in the city and has a fifty-foot
front and a depth of 1874 feet. The
price paid gives $500 a front foot
which is considered a good price for
real estate in that section of town.
Judge Sloss has ordered his architect
to prepare designs for a $4,000 house
to be erected on the lot in the near
future. The deal was consuInmated
through the agency of Sonntag Bros.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
win Publish a Poultry Journal.

SANTA ROSA, Dec. 11.-At a meet
ing of the board Of directors of the
Sonoma County Cooperative Poultry
Association held in this city to-day
II. Graft of Petaluma was elected
president, w. H. Creighton of Penn
grove secretary, j. Lawson of No
vato treasurer. 1t was decided to
limit the liability of members of the
association to 1 per cent of. the gross
receipts for poultry and eggs and to
start an official poultry journal to be
published in this city. 1t is to be a
weekly, called the California Coop
orator. H. Murray, late organizer Of
the association will be the editor. 1t
d. Preesey of Petaluma was appoint
ed official State organizer.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
HOLIDAYS MAKE
BUSINESS GOOD
Cold Weather Gives Stimulus
to All Branches of Industry
in All Parts of the Country
STOCKTAKING HAS EFFECT
Manufacturing and Wholesale
Trade Is Light, but General
Activity Is Shown in South

NEW YORK, Dec. n.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow viii say:
Distribution along consumptive lines
grows in volume with the continuance
of cold weather and the nearer ap-
proach of the holidays. Jobbing dis
tribution also feels this stimulus in re-,
orders to fill depleted stocks. Whole
sale trade generally is quiet as usual at
this period and industry shows slack
ening in some lines. The Improvement
in crude iron apparently holds, judg-
ing from small price advances at sew
eral markets. Eastern shoe manufac-
turers are still shipping heavily on win
ter account, have an average spring
business booked and report fair orders
for next fall.
Railway earnings are generally good
and will show gain Of fully per
cent over last November.
Seasonable conditions, stock-taking
or adjustments to lessen the demand
are all assignable reasons for the quiet
ing down of outdoor activity, such as
building. or for reduced running time
or suspensions in variety of industries
employing large numbers of hands.
Wheat (including fiour) exports for
the week ending December 10, aggre
gate 4,657,61 bushels, against. 4,421 ,504
last week. 3,761.0O7 the same week last
year, $3.50, 7S6 in 1901 and 4,7S5,577 in
1900
Corn exports for the. week aggre-
gate s41.945 bushels against 1,O9S.951
last week, 1901, ,296 a year ago, 27S,3O7
in 1901 and 4,S53.45S in 1900.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending with December
number 241 against 239 last week, 247
in the like week of 1902, 233 In 1901, PAT in
1900 and 211 in 1899.
In Canada failures number Z against
ago.
r. G. Dun G. Cos. review of trade
tomorrow will say:
Developments are not encouraging as
to cotton spinning, but there is evil
dence of better conditions in the iron
and steel industry, while retail trade
feels the usual impetus as the holidays
approach. Idleness among New England
lumber mills is offset by increased ac-
tivity in the South. Owing TO pres
sure Of grain there is still delay in
handling freight promptly at a few
Western points, but as rule the traf-
fic facilities are adequate and railway
earnings for November show an aver
age gain of per cent over last year.
Failures this week number 331 in the
United States against 269 last year, and
20 in Canada compared with 80 year
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
UNION PACIFIC TO EXTEND
ITS LINES INTO TACOMA
President Hartman Says the Road
VIII Be Built From Portland
After Presidential Election.

TACOMA, Dec. 1.-THE Union
Pacific's extension into Puget Sound
means that the road will come to Ia
coma from Portland as we'll as to Sc
attle," said President Hartman this
afternoon in this city. THE road will
not build at once from Portland.
Heavy expenditures recently and the
fact that the uncertainty preceding a
Presidential election affects the
money market and makes this unad
visable until after the election.
But the increase of population and
business in this section make 1t nee
essary for the road to extend its sys-
tenn from Portland to Tacoma and to
other Puget Sound cities just as soon
as possible
This last sentence was spoken in
answer to a question regarding the
probability of using the Northern Pa
cific tracks.
A Chamber of Commerce committee
visited President Hartman by ap-
pointment and at his request furnished
him with maps of the tide lands and
proposed Government improvements.
Hartman visited the water front and
the immense wheat warehouse. The
party is making the entire trip to
Portland by daylight in order to view
every possible bit of intervening ter
ritory.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
Medical Men Elect omcers.

SANTA ROSA, Dec. 11.-There was
a lar gely attended meeting Of the So
noma County Medical Society last
night at Elks' Hall in this city. The
annual election of officers was the at
traction. DR.. j. w. Jesse of Santa
Rosa was elected president, DR..
George Ivancovich of Petaluma vice
president, DR.. G. w. Mallory of Sam
Ia Rosa secretary, and DR.. ]. H. Nc
Leod of Santa Rosa treasurer. DR..
George Ivancovich Of Petaluma and
DR.. f. NJ Yates of this city We're
elected delegates to the State Medical
Society, wNh Drs. William Barmore
and r. M. Bonar as alternates. A pa
per on The Emotions in Their Re-
iation to Disease" by DR.. Richard A.
Forrest, was enjoyed by those in at
tendance.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
BOY WILL
INTERPRET THE MASTERS
Albert Ell1us VIII Be SolOist of Min
etti Orchestra Recitation at
Alhamhra Thenter.

On Monday night, December IA,
the Minetti orchestra will give its
first concert of the season at the AL
hambra Theater and the solcist will
be Albert Elkus, a composer and plan
ist, who has already distinguished
himself in both directions.
EIkus was born in Sacramento
eighteen years ago and graduated
from the Sacramento High School
and has been attending the, University
of California. At the age of 1S he
gave a piano recital here, at which
he played a number of original COM
positions and improvised on given
themes in a manner that aroused ad-
niration. Shortly afterward the boy
played for Rosenthal and Sauer while
they were concertizing here and they
pronounced him a genius.
Edward MacDOwell also examined
some of the boys compositions with
the result that the distinguished COM
poser sent for young Elkus to tell him
personally that he found the compost
tions genuinely original and Of great
beauty. This, from the acknowledged
greatest of American composers, was
a significant compliment.
During the last two years several of
EIkus' songs have appeared upon the
concert programmes of our profess
sional singers and a trio for violin,
cello and piano was performed pub
.licly at Steinway Hall two years ago
by three of our best professional mu-
sicians with great success. At the
age of II the boy began to write for
orchestra, though he had then no
systematic instruction in orchestra
ton. He wrote a number of pieces
for full orchestra. one of which has
been publicly performed.
Young Elkus is pupil of Hugo
Mansfeldt. His playing is tempera-
mental and he commands an unusu-
ally wide technical resource. At the
concert on Monday night he will play
The Lady of Shalott" and "Cleopat-
RAJ of his own composition and ''Le-
zende St. Francois Marchant sur les
Flots,' by List.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
Iroauois club Elects Oficers.

The Iroquois Club elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year
last night at its T regular meeting:
President, William II. Kline; first vice
president, William J. Locke; second
vice president, d. Gilbert Dexter: cor
responding secretary, II. L. Bienf1eld;
recording secretary, E. r. Zion; finan-
cial secretary. A. D. Pratt; treasurer,
william A. Asmussen; board of trus-
tees-William J. Bryan, Louis Metz
ger, S. S. Bayley, ]. j. Macks, James
Creegan, M. c. Hassett and j. ".
Merle. A communication from At
torney General L. s. Webb was read,
in which he denied the Iroquois Club
the power to sue John A. Drinkhouse,
the Police Commissioner, to oust him
from his place on the board.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
GROWERS
CLOSE SESSION
President Chapman of State
Board of Trade Takes Issue
With Pessimistic Delegates
MANY REPORTS ARE READ
Agents Who Were Sent East
to Secure Help Report On
the Difficulties Encountered

FRESNO, Dec. 1.-THE Fruit Grow
ers' convention is thing of the past.
The last days sessions were busy ones.
N. P. Chipman, president Of the State
Board of Trade, attended and took is
sue with those who have given utter
ance to pessimistic opinions regarding
the States fruit industry. He referred
especially to the address Of President
Cooper Press of business forbade the
delivery of an extensive speech and
Chipman gracefully yielded.
George c. Roeding followed with a
paper on the Future of the Fig In
dustry in California
Frank E. Kellogg, who by heredity
and experience is in the cultivation Of
walnuts what Roeding is in the culti
vation of figs, read a contribution on
THE Walnut and Its Commercial
Prospects," in which he went at length
into the history of walnut production.
the marketing of the product and its
Importance to the horticultural devel-
opment of the State.
c. J. Berry was on the programme
for a paper on the citrus fruit industry
in Northern California, but was alb
sent, so his paper was read by Secre-
tary Isaac.
The general conclusion reached after
receiving the report of the agents who
went East is that the agriculturists of
the Eastern States are experiencing as
much difficulty in obtaining efficient
help as are those Of California, and in
stead of endeavoring to secure young
men the committee recommended that
inducements be offered to families to
come to California by the sale to them
on the most reasonable terms of small
tracts of fand upon which they may
settle, being willing at the same time
to assist in the orchards and vineyards
when needed. During the year the COM
mittee received applications from
would-be employers for 1908 hands for
work in harvest field or vineyard. The
committee, through it's office, placed GIL
persons in positions. Many more were
induced to come to California and Sc
has no record. Most of the help want
ed was asked for in August, September
and October but some Of it was want
ed for the year.
AT the afternoon session H. P. Sta
bier spoke on the subject, THE Fruit
Grower and Orchard Help"
How Shall We Preserve the Fertil-
ity of Our Orchards?" was the subject
of an address by A. d. Bishop.
Professor S. F. Woodbridge spoke on
the subject of Fertilization"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
HARMONY CHAPTER GIVES
FINE MUSICAL PROGRAMME
Anna Cummings Badger, Press Club
Quartet and Others Sing at Year
Iy Installation of Officers.

Harmony Chapter No. 21, Order OF
the Eastern Star. held its installation
of officers last night at Golden Gate
Hall. The hall and approaching stair
way were prettily decorated with a
profusion of green's, giving them a
striking effect.
An elaborate musical programme
was intersDersed with the installa-
tions. Anna Cummings Badger rem
dered in fine voice a cOntraltO solo,
entitled "HOsanna." She has rich
dramatic voice of excellent range and
volume and the rendition OF the Sc
lection brought forth an encore from
the assembled crowd.
The Press Club quartet sang sew
eral songs and Mrs. J. NJ. Hunt. r. A.
Hunt. Clarence Krone. r. E. Keene
and George r. King assisted with vO-
cal solos. The affair was an enjoy
able one and musieally a treat.
The reception committee was as
follows: John NJ. Klein. NJ. j. Kelly.
C. w. Gould, John Kimball. w. f.
Lucas, John w. Lewis, Mrs. Annie NJ.
Johnson, Mrs. Robert Carson, Mrs. ].
NJ. Klein, Mrs. Emma Carter, Mrs.
C. Wetjen, Mrs. Elsie Jensen, Mrs. A.
H. Mulberry.
The officers OF the chapter are:
Worthy matrOn, Virginia Lee Lewis;
worthy patron, Frank Henry Kerri-
gan; associate matrOn, May Francis
Carter; secretary, Eva May GarrisOns
treasurer, Ruth Chandler; conduc-
tress, Carrie Louise Lucas; associate
conductress, Emil Harriet Crackbon;
chaplain. Dale WarfOrd; marshal.
EstelIa May Leland; organist, Alice
Eva Severance; warder, Anna Ruth
CORNELL; sentinel, Annie E. Emerson;
Adah. Viola Hauser; Ruth, Emma
Charlotte Krone; Esther, Nettie Gator
Mangrum; Martha. Cordie Wetjen
Stunenberg; EIecta, Lila May Kim
ball; installing officer, Elizabeth Vir-
ginia Gould.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
rn.nav.s News Letter.

The second instalIment OF the revelations
about the workings OF the local Chinese Bu-
reau appears in to-day's issue of the San
Francisco News Letter. and will make even
more Of sensation than the first article The
political article by "Junlus is a severe ar
raignment OF the manner of making political
appointments Governor Cages errors are
reviewed and Governor Pardee comes in for
much criticism. In the Locker On department. a
most amAsin. story is told of the Duke Of
Roxburghe.s adventures in South Africa, and
an account is given Of the selling OF bogus
Hawaiian porcelain here. besides many anec-
dotes OF local people The ignorance Of the
Marquis Of Downshire on money matters is
the subject OF a very amusing article. The in
surance department continues to be the talk
OF everybody on the street. the literary and
dramatic columns are most readable. also
the automobile section. and the editorials are
timely and vigorous. The society columns are
full Of readable gossip.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
Diphtheria Patients Are Improving.
STA NFORn UNIVERSITY Dec IL

During the last two days no new
cases of diphtheria have been report
ed and the patients who were pre-
viously taken to the detention hospital
are rapidly recovering and being dis
missed. Six suspected cases and two
actual cases were dismissed from
quarantine to-day. Those dismissed
were C. T. Paine of Redlands, H. J.
Morrison of Denver, G. Stevens OF
Benicia, J. S. Giles of Oakland, n. X.
Carpenter of Palo Alto, j. B. Holly
of Dixon, T. B. Hunter of Palo Alto
and Stephen Taber of Richmond, Va.
II. H. Chandler of Selma and G.. NJ.
Godfrey Of Santa Barbara, who were
taken to the hospital, have developed
cases of diphtheria, but their affiic-
ton is of light nature.