The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-13
Assistant Superintendent Baker sub mitted his report as folloWs:

ASSiStant Superintenuent baheE sup- mitted his report as follows: Mobile, Ala, October F. 1904. Superintendent s. s. Murphy:
 "Sir-Since the opening of the schools I have visited sixteen schools. These schools employ 33 teachers, have an enrolment of 1,264 and an attendance Of 1.1s3, or 90 per cent. This gives an average of 33 pupils to the room and over three grades to the teacher.
 Some of the schools are crowded. At Kentucky Street there are, 1s6 pu- pills with seating capacity of 142. Turnervilie has 6S with room for but 50. Toulminville with room for 50 has s6. Aliens has o1er 50 and an assist ant teacher is needed. The enrolment at Spring Hin is 42 with seven grades.
 Depredators entered the Napoleon vile, Dog River, Eight Mile. Touimin- viile buildings, broke fl panes of glass tore up globes, library books and osh- erwise injured the property. Repairs are being made.
 Fifty flag poles have been ordered for country buildings. These are now being distributed. The first flag under the special enactment of the Board for that purpose was raised on the Spring Hill building yesterday, October Il.
 Respectfully yours.
 IN. R. Baker,
 Assistant Superintendent"
 The report was received and filed. and on motion of Commissioner Hines. a reward of $50 was ordered offered for the apprehension and conviction of any and all depredators on public school property.
 In the Recorders Court this morning Judge J. W. Tharp presiding, the case of John Savers, held for the murder of T. Hal. Goodloe, in this city. sew eral nights ago, came up for prelimi- nary hearing About a dozen wit nesses for the prosecution were intro duced and the defendant was remanded to the custody of the Sheriff without the privilege of bail. No evidence was offered by the defendant.
 At a meeting of the Rivers and Har- bor Committee of the Chamber of Com merce and Cotton Exchange, held this afternoon, 1t was the sense of the com mittee that Congress be asked to ap' propriate funds for dredging the lower Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers in or der that these streams might be made navigable all the year round. This was brought about through the present conditions of the two rivers.
 New5 was received here of the death yesterday at the family home in Dodge City, Kas, of Miss Laveda Scott. youngest sister of Mrs. Larry W. Brown of Alabama Port. She was the youngest of nine sisters and the first to die in the family. Mrs. Scott left here the past week, after a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Brown, and arrived home in time to administer to her child during her last hours.
 
 L. J. Leahy. plumbing inspector for the city the past four years, this af- ternoon rendered his resignation to Mayor Pat J. Lyons. The resignation was accepted, and Chris Kassf was ap- pointed temporarily to All the vacancy.
 News was received here at 10 o'clock tonight of the killing of Will Jones by Walter Edwards at Clear Creek, on the Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City Rail- road. late this afternoon. The sheriff sent a posse.
 Joe Lambrakis. a local fruit dealer, this afternoon found a 2 1-2-foot snake in a bunch of bananas and succeeded in killing it. The incident created much stir on Royal Street for a time.
 William V. Beroujon. wife and chiI- dren, have gone to St. Louis to visit the exposition. While in St. Louis MT. Beroujon will attend the National Fun eraI Directors Convention.
 MT. and Mrs c. L. Jackson and children of Jackson. Ala. are in tisas city, guests at the Battle House.
 Mobile Society News.
 Today. a bright October day with the