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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
Fat plump Turkeys, Big Fine Oysters.
 Sandwich & Co. Phone sos.
TO INVESTIGATE DISCRIMINATION.

Interstate Commerce Commission VIII
 Hear Claims of Wichita.
 Washington, Dec. 23.-Acting imme- diately on a complaint from shippers of Wichita. Kas.. alleging that a num- Ter of large railroads threaten to ad- vance the rates on sugar from New Or leans and that these as well as the pub lished tariff constitute a serious dis crlrnination against Wichita in favor of Kansas City, St. Joseph. Omaha and Sioux City. the Interstate Commerce
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
SHOT SPECIAL OFFICER.
Boss Garrett Objected to Compulsory
 Vaccination.

Boss Garrett Objected to Compulsory
 Vaccination.
 Macon. Ga.. Dec. 23.--A special to The Telegraph from Sandersville, Ga, says that Boss Garrett shot and killed Special Officer Gideon Matthews today while resisting arrest because refusing to submit to compulsory vaccination.
 Garrett escaped but a strong posse of citizens was immediately formed and started in pursuit. The fleeing man was overtaken one mile north of town. He attempted further fight and was shot through the thigh by Deputy Marshal Wilson. arrested and lodged in the county jail. Garrett also sus- tained a serious wound fin the right side. inflicted by Special Officer Mat. thews It is thought he will not live.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24

girl doesn't return fellows love when she has 10 use for it it--Philadel- phla Record
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
LOST.

LOST-Bay horse. blaze face stocking feet behind. little s on shouldt e about years old. shod all around. Jos. Echols, 104l S. Decatur
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
IRON SAFES FOR SALE.
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Three mule farm. two miles from town on graveled road; good dwell-
 ing; barn and outhouses; only those who can furnish themselves need apply Sellers & Drum Co. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

 DRAWING for the embroidered photograph frame will come off at II a. m. today c. F W. Keynton The Wall Paper Parlor. 1O41Dexter Ave
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
Mrs, MasOn Buried.


 The funeral of Mrs. 0. o. Mason. highly esteemed woman of Montgom- cry who died Tuesday afternoon of heart failure, took place at o'clock yesterday afternoon from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. W. B. Carlton, on Finley street, Highland Park.
 A large crowd of friends attended the funeral services and a number of beautiful floral tributes which were laid by loving hands on the bier testi- fled to the great bonds of love and es- teem in which she was held by those who knew her.
 Rev. E. C. Moore pastor of the Clay ton street Methodist church, of which she was an active and devoted member, officiated. The following gentlemen acted as pail bearers K. s. Barrett. l.. R. Cox. T. S. Thweatt. R. H. Bozeman. J. P. Harrison and NJ, D. Sweatt
 Interment was made In Oakwood Cemetery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24

Shopping mt Christmas time is mighty tedious business and requires an awful lot of time. Save time. Don't go home for lunch. Dove serves a de- IiciOus lunch for 25 cents, and you'll say it's worth twice the money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
Died at Thnriu

News has reached the city of the death of MT. D. Livingston at his home near Tharin In Montgomery County. It occurred Friday morning at o'clock.
 He was an old and we'll known citi- zen of the County. He was 79 years of age, member of the Methodist Church and an active and infiuent tiaI man in his church and community. He was also a Mason in good stand ing.
 He is survived by four sons and four daughters. His funeral will take place at 12 o'clock today at the family burying ground.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
wANTED-FEMALE HELP.
wANTED-MALE HELP.
WANTED.

wH WANT your typewriter busineaI our saie rental and repair service Is unsur- rossed: supplies for all machines. Terry & pavant su
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
MISREPRESENTATION

wANTED-Position In healthy location with lumber manufacturer dealer; eight years experience, principally as saw mill manager
 state salary bank references Address F. II. w, Troy, N (. '' wANTED-Position as clerk in drug store by young man of two years e1periehee' Iest Teferences Address Dean Leverett, La Fayette, Ala. tr '.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
Denth af a Child.

Little Willie Lee Mccoy. the 13- year-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. F |. F. Mccoy, died at 7:30 o'clock yester- day morning at the home of her par ents 22S Heron Street.
 The little girl had been sick only 8 few days and her death was unex- pected. She was a pupil of the Cot tage Hill School and last week was at her studies in the sixth grade. She was a favorite with teachers and pu- pills who loved her for her sweet un- selfish disposition and gentle man. fers. She was a member of the Sun day School of the Clayton Street Meth odist Church.
 Their many friends sympathize with the bereaVed family in their loss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
FINANCIAL

MONTGOMERY ABSTRACT co, g. Perry. Interest and charges low. Negotiations ..erontiv concluded. If s,oNL,Y TO LEND-I have Seo. 900 to lend on rssI estat. security at 6. or 8 per cent: ex- penses moderate. Fred S. Ball. First Na;: Bank Building u-3f
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
DEATH OF MRS. ,. E. SMITH.
She Had Resided in Montgomery Ovel
 Fifty Ye0rR.

After a residence of over fifty years in Montgomery, Mrs. Jesse E.. Smith, an aged and highly esteemed woman died at 3:30 o'clock yesterday after noon at the home of her daughter. Mrs. J. H. Moore, 55 Sayre street at the ripe old age of seventy three years.
 Mrs. Smith had been confiend to her bed only few days and her death came as a severe shock to her friends. Several years ago. she suffered an at
 tack of lagrippe and though her health continued to stand the weight of years well, occurrences of the ill., ness every year aided to break down her strong constitution.
 She was born in South Carolina and spent her gfrlhood in that State. When a young woman, she moved to Mont in the house in which she died for over fifty years. Shortly after her arrival in this city, she was married to Mir. Jesse E. Smith who was later Major | in General Clanton's brigade of the | Confederate army. Her husband whom
 she survived almost thirty years was
 one of the first newspaper men in
 Montgomery. being the originator. pro- | prietor and editor of the Montgomery Daily Post After the discontinuation
 of the Post, he was for a number of
 years engaged in the printing business | and was well known in Montgomery. At the time of his death, he was clerk
 of the city court of Montgomery. Mrs. Smith was woman of great
 mental and moral attainments and was l loved for her sweet manners and dis position by every one who knew her. She was a faithful and devoted mem Der of the First Baptist church and | took considerable interest in the church | work.
 | daughter. Mrs. Fl. Moore, survive | her.
 The funeral will take place at 3
 o'clock this afternoon from the resi- dence. 55 Sayre street Rev. Charles
 A. Stakely, pastor of the First Baptist
 church will conduct the funeral ser
 vices. Interment will be made in Oak
 wood Cemetery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24

Miss May Harwell, of Montevallo, i in Montgomery for a short visit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
OR ROOMERs,

WANTED-BOARDER OR ROOMEHS. BOARDERs wANTED-Good table, nice rooms, hot and cold bath; rates reasonaple; w, can accommodate two couples and several gentlemen Apply 3i9 Montgomery St.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Fine washburn guitar, worth s35 %, for $16 50; fine aluminium mando- lin. sso % value, for $15 %; other fine in struments very cheap. Montgomery Loan Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24

MT. and Mrs. s. H. Dent left yester- day to spend Christmas in Eufaula.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-24

Miss Algie Hardwick reached the city yesterday morning and will spend the holidays in Montgomery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-13

DAVENPORT. Ia. Sept IL
Massed bandits arr nox believed 10
have secured from so ooe to see 900
from Rock Ialand train No II.
which they held up and robbed on
a sharp curve near Let's. Ia. n
IL 10 o clock this morning
when several miles away from
I.stts the train ~AA fiaEEed and a.
" came 20 q stop the euElneeT and
flremsu we're covered with guns la
the hands OF five masked men. The
enKincmen we're compelled 20 aliGhf
and accompany the bandits back %
the rear Of the engine. There they
we're forced % uuc0uple the engine
from the rest Of the carr
While tao Of the robbers stood
guard the others broke into the *
press car and dYnsmited the safe.
The force 81 the explosion vAs 20
great a. 70 wreck the car. Seeur-
iug the contents ~ the safe and AL
the other Yaiuahlea they could lay
their hands on In the car. the ban
dts mounted the engine and start I'd
down the track with one Of their
number af the throttle The enEi-
.necr and fireman uers left behind.
The bandits drove the engine a
top speed. rushing through Let's
without stopping for signals or
switches They ran down the track
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-13
TRAIN ROBBERS
STEAL STEAL $4,000

auf eaaniaerlnE the collector and the
ffeasury or commerce aepari u1cuta.
and me impression IL that Il Will
carr the matter 70 an end tnds
pensirutiy
The claim naaae that the navy is
entirely responsible for the beha yfof
81 fhe Russian vessel uhlie tn port
and foF that reason IL keeping sK-
trefnslY close watch on the visitor.
An during the night a patrol Was
maintained. but nothing unto~ard
occurred
A son aa the expected p~rmls-
aiuu - the Lena ~ make repairr
arrives The vessel Niii be hauled
onts drxdock At the Union ffon
weeks and wofk wili b. pushed with
al eienf under close watch Of guN
efument and naval officials. la an
tieipaflou - this order pfepsfaiiens
foe eonuseaeinE work without = Hss.
msntH delay ATE being made ~ the
shlp saraz
The excitement IN the japanese
quarters over the presence Of the
I.saa - becominG intsn@e Al all
meeftng PLACES the warrhip 10 the
sole topic Of converration. The
more radical Arp indalElnK In rAbid
utteraneea The police are keeping
a Gloss watch. having hoard thai a
IApansaa has offered 10 swim TO
the Lena 9Th explosives. and blow
the vessel up.
All daY several hundred japanese
watch the Narnhip from the
WhAryes
an application was made 10 Col
ieefof stratton this morning hy an
electric FIRM for permission 10 70
aboard the Lena aud repair the
electric plaut Permission Vas re.
fused
Il vas learned this afternoon that
hile the inspectors found that the
I.ann'a boilers Wefe leaking and
that there NaH slight break IN
her engines The vessel otherwise
IL in good shape and Il wouldn't
take Ions 10 pat her In seaworthy
condition The report diaagreea In
many respects With that Of Ad-
mlral Goodrieh'a engineer. which
parfonds 20 increase the compiled
uonu between the naval and port
officials
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-13
DARING HoLoUp SUCCESSFUL COMMITTED ON THE ROCK
ISLAND RAILROAD IN lowA-sAHors MADE THElR
CAPE Oh ENaInU-Possgs ARE

10 within a mile and = half of Co
lumbua. There they abandoned the
engine. and. after leoting the money
bags. left the railroad track. The
number and size Of the moasy hsxs
left on the track Indicate that The
robbers made rich haul
The robbers had ben eacamped
across the Mississippi frum Nanca-
tine for four days The police have
a GOOD description OF them and loo
armed men including the officials
Of thr-e oouailes are nov In pur.
Huit.
A later report Gays tao robbers
got on the train 81 Museaflns and
bid in the water closet Their con
federatn built a fire along the track
and when the traln passed them the
men on the train pulled the bell
rnpe and stopped ~ The robbera
climbed aboard and Immediately
covered the train ereNf
Tao parties " detectives on the
other aide % the ioga river are
tracing the men toward wapcilo
The robbers blew the safe With
nitro Eiyeerine Il ia nov believed
theF secured t2e 90 II Il believed
the bandits had horses tied in the
underbruah waiting for them. The
eountry Is thieklY settled. aud Il
IL thought certain the men will be
captured
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-13

IL = only Ter the transaction Of buai-
ness. or IL 10 build one Of architee-
tural beauty, with spacious grounds.
To cary cot the latter plan Is gem
orally acknowledged 60 be tmprae-
ticahlc AZ the present time.
Those who favor u. however, be-
lieVe that Il should be adhered 90 II
Seattle Is 90 be In line with other
cities They claim that Cleveland.
81 Louis and other cities are now
taking rapid strides In this diree-
ton. making their public buildings
ornaments 10 the city. Those Who
desire such a building want 20 have
All public buildings grouped around
the proposed Yesler courthouse site
or the federal building. on Third
and Union.
The chief objection 20 building a
hall ON the present site IL that u
all make Il necessary % rent quar-
tiers Tor a year or 80 While the new
building il being completed. Georxe
, eottsfIii has plan 10 avoid this
difficulty and Incidentally to relieve
the county % the Nesler block.
~hleh has been a white elephant on
its hands Tor months Hs would
have the city purchase the Yssler
block. by which method he figures
the city could build fine city hall.
jail and hospital on = splendid ioca-
ton AZ an outlay Of practically
tgse. 0oo.
4 am far from favorinE the con-
structiou % n neN city hall Al tho
present time. With the large public
building Indebtedness already
against the county he said this
morning. but II one j. to - built
am in favor q purchasing n. Yesisr
block from the county commission
ers The price paid feF this block BY
the county commissioners tNo years
ago. together with the accrued in
tefsst on the outstanding warrants
up % the present time. makes the
hioek worth about tgte 0o0
Let ths taxpayers q this city.
who pay IS per cent 81 ths county
taxes. anyhow. vote sa Issue $3.50 zoe
81 bonds 10 buy the site from the
county. Another tsea .oae Nould put
Up a fine city hall on the site. With
the 0NtNfHE estate NAAN NAH ~
quest q s1soea u wo-aid really only
cost the city t3gtooe To build a
Jail municipal court and emergency
hospital building on the kcez~r
block should cost only tizt.ooe The
total outlay. then. Tor a site for city
hall and jail building wuuid b
800. 0oe.
.Inasnuch a. the tgsooo paid for
the site would b. merely a transfer
OF debt frau the county 10 the city.
which are practically the same. the
new debt contracted would Be only
sts0. zoe.
BY this plan the present hall
could be occupied while the nsw one
u being built. With the improve
rnenta that are 10 bs made on Third
avenue the present elite would be
worth fz0Ghoo This could be either
sold or leased. bat II would always
BE- a resource Taking this f2eeQo
out ~ the debt contracted leaves
only $3.50 goo 81 debt which the city
would actually incur b. carrying
out such a plan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-13

does not reap n copper OF benefit
Yet Mayor BuiliuRef and Chief De-
laneV have ample means Of securing
all the necessary Information about
the gambling houses Ia the city.
The mayors statement that 20
long aa the law Of the state is
against gambling there Will be none
- it IN Seattle falls flat when con-
traHted with the actual condition
that exists in the southern part Of
the city The mayor asserts that he
VIII not allow gambling II he can
prevent a. Certainly he has enough
policemen and detectives 20 control
the evil and be has an opportunity
% teFt the strength Of the force
against the gamblers.
The publicity with which the
houses are running IL a SURPRISE to
those who have had occasion TO visit
this district The white men are not
70 discreet as the japanese ram
blera The little brown men have
their places guarded and an attempt
II The star reporters 70 visit them
failed. In one place the door 10 the
hallway leading 10 the rambling
room was slammed IN the face Of the
visitors
Another hallway was guarded By
a smooth spoken Oriental. who in
formed the visitors that their room
vas better than their company. On
the other hand. the doors 10 the
gambling rooms Of the white men
are thrown inyitInEiy open. This In
the case also with several Chimes
lotteries. which the police never
raid.
How the mayor can overlook this
condition 81 affairs IL a conundrun-
II be has not been informed OF ~ bis
chief q police f. to blame. n the
chief has not found out how things
are running. his patroluen are al
fault
So far the police have made no
move 20 suppress the evil Several
places were rnided under the dfree-
lion of the Civic union. but the city
officials took no notice Of the fact
that gambling had been running
They have not apparently made an
investigation 20 find cut What effect
the raids By the deputy sheriffs
have had.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-13
CAN STAY
AT FRISCO
CRUISER WILL De Al LOWED TO MAKE SUFFICIENT
REPAIRS TO RENDER HER S EAwoRTHY

Inspection 81 the Russian cruiser
tsenn's boilers was made thia morn
Ing under the direction Of Collector
~ the Port gtfattou. on receipt of
the inspectors report the collector
forwarded IT 20 Washington and
postponed further action until no
hears from his uperiors The ma
ture OF the report was not divulRed.
but ii viii undoubtedly result in the
extension Of time requested BY the
tenl's commander
The collector niao sent long rec
port to the department ~ commerce
IN answer Go queries regarding the
Incident from that department The
question OF the part the collector
may take IN the matter iH topic
for much discussion in government
circles
The navy department seems "a
have taken the matter IN hand with.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-13

south.
The Seattle bar. First avenue
south.
The Magnolia. First avenue south.
The anohomish. First avenue
south
Gambling tables. filled with poker
players, Ia an these places. except
the Monte Carlo. could easily be
seen from the bar and the rattle ~
ehipH and money and the murmur 81
voices from the tables WAS plainly
audible. There was no appearance
~ secrecy and strangers were adj
mltted without question. In fact
the reporters were Invited Co iriu ln
the games and were Offered chips az
only % cents a stack
In al these rooms "a floor walker
Was ~ charge and ~ each table an
attendant looked out for the needs
81 the players especially When they
wanted mote chips Money was
passed from player 70 attendant
without the least sign 81 secrecy and
the poker games were running aa
smoothly ~ Ia the paifnY days ~ the
Humes administration Policemen
entering the saloons could not help
seeing the open violation Of the law.
A. one Of the tables in the sno-
hotniah Bar the newspaper men - =
nearly fieQ pass 70 one player IN one
pot There we're six tables in this
place. ali filled with players. and
the number 81 men watching the
place Was 20 great that the attend
ants moved about the tables with
difficulty.
n there had been any attempt n
secrecy the inference might have
been drawn that the police were at
tempting % carry out the pledges Of
the usyof Bat the open manner in
which the games we're run shows
that the gamblers dld not fear the
Law which makes gambling felony.
Those acquainted With the condi-
lions say that. leaving out faro ta-
blsr and roulette wheels. gambling
ia Just AZ open ia the city today as
Il ever was
The city does not get n cent Of
Of tho law. The gamblers continue
revenue from these open violations
IN their work. free from molestation
from the police and the city, a. least.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-13
ssats - .s-sstisstststes.

The foregoing statement Ia from
an interview recently given a local
paper BY the mayor. II vas Inspired
BY an attempt Of Tacoma slot ma b
chine imam 10 gain "a foothold ia the
city for a new mechanical gambling
device. The mayor turned the Taco
ma man down cold aud Informed
him that gambling would not be tol b
GRATED Ia the city and that the city
had zone out ~ partnership with
Vice and crime
Not NithstaudlnE thia broad aaaer-
ton hF Mayor Bailinker at least six
gambling rooms are running Ia the
city openly aud above board These
places are AZ Easy Of access AZ any
srocert store and are patronized by
men and hoys al an hours Of the
day aud night They are running.
even though the mayor declares that
they cannot exist
The only setback the gambling
houses have received has been from
spaamodir raids made b. deputies
from the sheriffa office. armed with
warrants sNoHu out b. the civic
union. Ths police - the eity have
not liftsd hand 10 prevent the Open
violations ~ the feiouy gambling
Law n Il the duty ~ the police Of
fieeru 20 visit each day and night
the saloons slth which these gam
bling houses are connected. but 40
Far aa action n concerned. they ap-
pear as ignorant a. the mau Who
never goes below Yeslef Way.
The raids under the direction q
the civic union have resulted IN no
reform In every case ~ soon az
the raid was over gambling Was re-
sufned again without apparent fear
% further moi-hiation. Affairs have
naw reached such = state that the
gamblers do not appear 20 fear any
or and have established n regularly
organized ring.
Reporters Of The star visited sir
open gambling houses last night and
saW tables filled elth men. Who paid
no attention 70 the entrance Of
strangers Ihs@e places we're
The Idaho. F1fth avenue south.
corner OF Jackson.
The Monte Carlo. on Fifth avenue
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-13
BOYS WILL CLIMB THE
CREASED POLE TONIGHT
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION HAS AN INTERESTING NEW FEAT
uRe EACH NIGHT AND is ST Ill ATTRACTING BIG CROWDS

night and the prizes are worth the
try.
The side shows are particularly
well attended. Captain Sorcho Is
keeping busy these days, between
his shows on the ground and the
work on the City OF Topeka lie Is
one OF the most expert divers ever
IN the city. and his show at the
ground Is very interesting as we'll
as instructive Ills performance
each night Is attracting larger
crowds
All the attractions are receiving a
big share Of attention. The stad-
ium was somewhat broken up Mon
day on account Of the removal OF
the loop-the-loop ont 20 the free at
traction part of the grounds. Dla-
yolo did not do his trick last night.
as the mechanics were not able TO