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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29
DEFENSE OF WOMEN'S CLUBS


largely caused by an instinctive hered- itary craving. Many hopeless in- ebriates were reared in homes where even mild wines were not served at the most elaborate social functions Many a noble fellow has fallen a victim to intoxicants whose mother. from his earliest childhood. had preached the gospel of temperance and enforced her teachings by strict and consistent ex- ample.
 Regarding the sin of gambling. the same argument is effective. Many ex- pert masculine card players came from tolerated for fear of the baneful effect upon the future lives of the sons of the families.
 The sarcastic criticisms of eloquent Bishop Duncan upon the diversions of social life seem scarcely well timed in view of the fact that the daily press gives notice that trial for drunken ness is pending in the present session of the North Georgia conference Bishop Duncans satire regarding Browning clubs and his plea for Paul clubs and David clubs perhaps should not arouse contrary comment. But trust may be permitted the sug- gestion made in all reverence and with all lOT tue poetic genius of David, that study of the history of Israers great king would not aid very materially in adding to the force and justness of Bishop Dun cans arraignment of present day socie- ty and the muchly abused womans clubs.
 The closest investigation of both an- cient and modern social annals proves beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the alluring Beershebas of the centuries have not been women addict ed to organized effort in behalf of the elevation of humanity or of systematic work for their own mental improve ment. These frail, weak creatures have left the plight of their misdoings throughout the ages. unencouraged in their evil ways by feminine hands, which labored for the good of those around and about them.
 Browning may be obscure at times vague and hazy as to meaning and significance, but whatever obstacles a Browning club may encounter these obstacles leave no blots or shadows on the life of the poet.
 Bishop Duncans satire is much in evidence IS presiding officer of the North Georgia Conference judging from daily press reports. but it is a tre- mendous pity that he filings at woman, and on Thanksgiving day at that, the same old charge that Adam made at the dawn of creation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29
COMMITTEE BEGIN WORK.
Rivers and HaFbors Committee Have
 Animated Meeting.

Animated Meeting.
 Washington. D. C.. Nov. 2s.-Most of the members of the Appropriations Committee of the House which is to work upon the general appropriations bill. have arrived in the city. Of the Southern members only N-assrs. Benton. of Missouri and Liv- ingston, of Georgia, are here. Messrs. Pierce. of Tennessee. Brundidge of Ar kansas and Taylor and Underwood. of Alabama, are all expected to arrive in time for the meeting of the commit tee tommorrow.
 Representative Livingston does not have much hope of Republican retrench ment He says the Republicans will go after the treasury resarve rather than abate their old programme of liberal appropriations. Chairman Hem inway of the committee is yet in Indi- ana where he is seeking to be elec- ted to the United States Senate, to fill the seat soon to be vacated by Vice President elect. Fairbanks.
 The estimate of the appropriations, to be asked for already foots up to $S30, 100000. which includes s16.00O. .O00 for rivers and harbors and $l02 0oo,- 900 for the Navy which is $5.On0. 900 more than the Navy got last year and $12.500.00o less than Secretary Morton has asked for.
 There was an animated meeting of the Rviers and Harbors Committee this morning with most of the mem bers including Chairmon Burton. of the committed. present.
 The committee. from present inJi- cations. will ask for much more than is contemplated. or will it be allowed bv the appropriations committee.
 Representative Bankhead arrived to-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29

The old, reiterated cry of Adam that has come down through the centuries was heard afresh a few days ago at the North Georgia conference. now in session at Marietta. The venerable and distinguished Bishop Duncan saw fit in q sermon preached on Thanks giving day, to lay at the door of woman the sins and foibles of mankind after the fashion of that first specimen of masculinity whose only defense of his own shortcomings was an attack upon the influence of the first fair woman whose beauty, grace and charm com pleted the glory of Gods matchless creation.
 As one who loves the Southern Methodist Church with tender affec- tion that comes from inheritance and training, I feel impelled to protest against the injustice of Bishop Dun cans wholesale attack upon so large proportion of worthy womanhood as constitutes the feminine organizations of this and other States.
 Among other things Bishop Duncan claims that saloons are more frequent ed because forsooth women have clubs of their own, organizations that every well Informed person knows are con ducted chiefly for the intellectual i'm provement of individual members and for the betterment of all human in- terests within the scope of their in- huence.
 The statistics gathered by temper ance workers will sustain the state ment, I am sure, that the existence of women's clubs has not increased by one man the popularity of the bar room The good bishop forgets that the meet ings of women's organizations occur at hours of the day when all well regu- lated, energetic men are supposed to be busily engaged in their offices, stores, shops, etc, therefore cannot possibly interfere with the rules governing the most quiet and limited home life. The cultivation of the brains and hearts of women surely is not a just and suf- ficient cause for driving even the weakest man-mentally and morally to strong drink.
 Bishop Duncan's unfamiliarity with the great uplifting influence of organ ized feminine endeavor can be his only excuse for his fragrant and unneces- sary attack. But this excuse will not hold good regarding other charges brought by him against the mothers of today. His knowledge of the various phases of life due to a long experience, certainly has shown him that gambling and drunkenness are sins of the indi- vidual temperament, sometimes, I grant, developed by environment, but
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29

day from Alabama, and was at the Rivers and Harbors committee meeting He said, this evening "Is 1t to be twen- ty million cash or one hundred mill lions credit, that Is what I am won dering? It takes a good deal of con- sidering to get such a bill framed up. and I suppose the committee will spend several weeks over it. The bill should have come at the last session, but 1t was put over and so there is a sharp interest now in getting it fixed up satisfactorily"
 Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29
Evan. Case Reversed.

Washington. Nov. 2S.-(special)-An opinion of the United States Supreme Court by Justice Holmes today reversed and remanded the case of United States, appellant, against F. G. Evans. claim ant. appealed from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Alabama. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29

nesday evening. with Mrs Hudson at S:30 at her home 523 Dexter avenue.
 Mrs. Otto Stoelker, of Birmingham Is visiting, MT. and Mrs. J. L. Hall, at their home on Perry street.
 The Mothers Union, will meet on Thursday afternoon. at 3:30 o'clock with Mrs. l.. Bernheimer.
 Miss Frances Russell. of Athens, is the guest of Miss Algie Ware.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29
Wome11 and Society,

spend a few days with the parents of the former, MT. and Mrs. Robert Brown on Bellinger Heights, have re- turned home.
 Miss Cora Afford is visiting friends at Naftel.
 The Honey Bees will meet on We'd
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29
SOCIAL ITEMS.

Mrs. M. Spratlen, is a very interest ing woman. who has spent some months in Montgomery, the guest of her sis ters. Miss Frances Griffin, and Mrs l.. F. Nix. She leaves this morning for Greenvlle. Florida, where she goes to spend the winter. with her relatives, General and Mrs. Charles Harby, at their beautiful home
 Mrs Robert Goldthwaite while be- ing driven by her driver in a buggy late yesterday afternoon was thrown out of her vehicle by running into another carriage. She was not serious ly hurt, but suffered severe shock.
 Miss Josehine Calhoun. will entertain at a reception on Saturday afternoon, on Dexter avenue. when her guest of honor will be her niece, Mrs. c. Nor man Jones. of St. Louis.
 Mrs. Isaac DeWees. hdas returned from Cincinnati. where she has been visiting her cousin. Mrs. Charles Brooks. formerly Miss Mary Ledyard of Mon gomSry.
 The meeting of the lonian Club. has been postponed until Thursday Decem- Der Sth. at which time the members will meet with Mrs. Phares Cole man.
 Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Futile, have re- turned from Shorter, where they went to spend Thanksgiving with MT. and Mrs. J. C. Pinkston.
 Mrs. l.. F. Nix, and Miss Frances Griffin. have moved to 624 Clayton street. formerly the home of MT. and Mrs F. $. Persons.
 The Art-Study Club, will meet with Mrs. Robert Stringfellow. this after noon at 3:45 o'clock at her home on South street
 Miss Katherine Truesdell, of La Porte Indiana, is the guest of Miss Woodruff. at her home 201 Alabama street.
 Mrs Robert Goldwhaite. will enter tain the Smart Set Card Club, on We'd nesday morning at eleven o'clock.
 Misses NJ Porter Brown, Nonie Mo- Williams and Mary Ellen Graham of Prattville, who came over Friday to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29

Five women at Washington, D. C., are st.;; drawing pensions as widows of soldiers who served in the war of the revolution, which ended 120 years ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29

Mrs. Isaac DeWees. hdas returned from Cincinnati, where she has been visiting her cousin. Mrs. Charles Brooks. formerly Miss Mary Ledyard of Mont gomSry
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29

Misses NJ. Porter Brown, Nonie Me- Williams and Mary Ellen Graham of Prattville, who came over Friday to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29

The meeting of the Ionian Club. has been postponed until Thursday. Decem- Der Sth. at which time the members will meet with Mrs. Phares Cole
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29

Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Futile, have re- turned from Shorter, where they went to spend Thanksgiving with MT. and Mrs J. C. Pinkston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29

Mrs Robert Goldwhaite. will enter tain the Smart Set Card Club, on We'd nesday morning at eleven o'clock
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29

The Art-Study Club, will meet with Mrs. Robert Stringfellow. this after noon at 3:45 o'clock at her home on South street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29

Mrs l.. F. Nix, and Miss Frances Griffin. have moved to 624 Clayton street. formerly the home of MT. and Mrs F. $. Persons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29

Miss Katherine Truesdell, of La Porte Indiana, is the guest of Miss Woodruff, at her home 201 Alabama street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-29

Miss Josehine Calhoun. will entertain at a reception on Saturday afternoon, from five to seven o'colck, at her home on Dexter avenue. when her guest of honor will be her niece, Mrs. c. Nor man Jones. of St. Louis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19
CARPENTERS ARE
IN CONVENTION

MILWAUKEE. Sept. 10. - The
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners Of America met here to-
day in biennial convention. Between
800 and 400 delegates filled the West
Side Turner hall when the convention
was called to order by President Will
lam Huber, In addition TO the dele
gates from all parts of the country,
those present include delegates from
Canada, Porto Rico and the Hawaiian
islands. After the addresses of well
come and responses and the appoint
ment If the usual committees the con
yention adjourned until tomorrow.
The body will be in session two
weeks, but after today all sessions
will be executive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19
THE STRANGE CAREER
OF "PITTSBURG PHIL"

laborer In Pittsburg he could not bet
as he liked But every bet that he
made was laid only after careful
study. He freQuented the pool rooms
about town and became so successful
that he was barred from many of
them.
His pluuging began later in these
selfsame pool rooms His Judgment
was keener than that of any of the
gamblers and he was soon we'll
known character.
One of his big cleanings was made
on Parvenu. and this famous coup
Of 100000 marked an epoch in his
life. In the pool rooms he soon be-
came known as "Pittsburg Phil" and
the sobriuet stuck 10 him.
One of the most prominent ami
mails raced by Smith was King Cad
mus. Just how many fortunes the
owner won on this horse will prob
ably never be known. For pitts
burg Phil this horse made an Am
erican turf record by winning 1 con-
secutive races. Smiths enc les, the
pencilers. of course, thought that
each victory would be the last, and
rather liberal odds were offered. II
is doubtful if during this string of
victories the horse went to the post
an odds-on choice. Smith would
never admit that the horse could be
beaten.
Finally, when the horse was nosed
out in his fifteenth race, the king OF
plungers sighed with relief 1t was
a long struggle with his enemies. He
had won and the battle was ended.
Grand Opera was another of his
selections. Clarence Mackey paid
$4,000 for this horse. Smith did
not care to own large string. All
he wanted was few good ones to
place against the Eastern million
aires favorites.
A tireless worker, Smith mastered
all the ms and outs of the racing
game. Increased wealth brought him
increased opportunities.
Often when returning from the
track he would sigh as he would
pass laboring man, expressing the
sentiment that he was more con
tent with his honest returns from
his toll, though small, than he with
his thousands won on the track dur
ing the day
Although he Is not completely
broke" Smiths wealth is but the
ghost of what he once possessed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19

At summer resort in the Adiron.
dacks, "Pittsburg Phil" plunger, is
striving to regain his health.
Years ago George f. Smith was
employed as a pork cutter in Pitts
burg at $40 per week.
He loved horses. He read the
dope" He studied to win. Fortune
smiled and frowned, and he won and
lost thousands.
this selfsame George Smith, will
probably quit life little richer than
when he began.
If his life has meant nothing more
than to point moral to young turf
followers, he has not lived in vain.
But it has meant more. Generous
to fault. loyal to employer, hon
est, or, rather, square" in the par
lance of the turf, George Smith
bound his friends to him with "hoops
of steel
Smith was ambitious to rise above
the level of the gambler. He wanted
to hear men say that he was making
his money with his brains, that luck
was not responsible for the fortunes
which he accumulated.
He wanted to invest his winnings
in laudable enterprises and place
himself upon a firm financial basis,
but there was that constant gamblers
instinct.
Suppressed emotion say the
physicians. This they claim wrecked
his health. To all who knew him
and watched his enormous wagers.
he was seldom known to express any
concern about the result of a race.
He could win 100000 and walk
away as though it was one of the
merest trihes of an interesting day
at the track. He could lose the same
sum or more and never vince.
AS soon as the wager was made.
he would level his glasses on the
horses and watch every movement
until they came under the wire
Whether he won or lost, he invari-
ably turned aside as though he had
nothing at stake.
This is, perhaps, one of the rea-
sons that some of his operations were
exaggerated and some of his WIN
nings underestimate. He cultivat-
ed this stoicism and now pays the
penalty.
His early bets were small, of
course On his limited salary as a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19

Section 20 of ordinance No. 999,
as amended by ordinance No. zoos,
is in part as follows:
THAT all buildings now or here
after erected or constructed in the
city of Tacoma, three stories or more
in height, shall be provided with me-
tallic escapes, combined with
suitable metallic balconies and rail-
ings at each floor, firmly secured to
the outer walls, and shall be built
in accordance with the following spe-
cificafiOnS' 4
Manager Pratt of the Peoples
store says: eve do not want to vio-
late any of the city ordinances, and
if we have to erect fire-escapes we
will do so. cannot sea the need of
fire-escapes on this building. Our
third floor is used for a reserve room
and we have no fire of any kind in
the building.
"The inspector has investigated the
building and was going to notify us
what he was going to do"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19
ON WARPATH
ONCE MORE

NORTH YAKIMA, Sept 19.-In
the arrest of Otski, an Indian of the
ColVille reservation, near this place
by United States Marshal Short, a
leaf of the troublesome days of II
is turned to the light once more
In Otski is found a remnant of the
famous band of Nez Perces that sue
cessfully stood off General Miles and
his soldiers for days, and gave them
such long chase in the Businesses of
the Rocky mountains.
Otski came here from Colville with
other Indians. two weeks ago, to pick
hops, and, incidentally, to look for
his wife, who left him more than a
year ago to make her home with an
other Indian more to her liking He
found his wife and on two or three
occasions attempted to kill her On
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19
PEOPLES STORE PROPRIEToRS
TO TEST BUILDING ORDINANCE

A complaint against the Peoples
store for the violation of the build
ing ordinance which provides that all
buildings three stories or more in
height shall be provided with fire.
escapes will be filed this afternoon,
according to Assistant City Attorney
Anderson.
The case against the Peoples Store
company, the owners of the brick
block at 1101 Pacific avenue, is to
be prosecuted under instructions of
Building Inspector Sherman. That
official contends that the building
should be equipped with fire-escapes
and the firm has so far refused to
comply with the law.
During the past two years two diff
ferent building inspectors, it is
claimed, have sent three written no.
tificatiOns to the parties, ordering
them to provide the building with
fire-escapes, but so far every attempt
has failed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19

which generate steam for operating
the big plant.
This factory was one of the very
first north OF California to take to the
hew fuel. w. ID. Ennis is here from
the company's offices ia Paterson, N.
j., to superintend a few more details
which will make the use of oil fuel
thoroughly practicable He Is the en-
gtneer who was in charge during the
installation of both paper mill and
smelter.
Coal dealers have been on the qui
vive until they learned just how sue
cessful the new fuel would prove, as
the use OF oil instead of coal at this
mill will greatly lessen the consump-
ton Of coal in the local market.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19
MAY CHANGE
THE RULES

The annual meeting of the state
grain commission is being held here
today. Grades for the coming year
will be established and the rules gov
erning the INSPECTION of wheat may
be revised in some minor particu-
lars. State Grain Inspector ARA
smith, who has just returned from
the east sides, reports that continued
drouth in the eastern districts of the
east side has done considerable dam
cage to the crop this season, and he
believes that the yield will be not
over 30, 100000 bushels, instead of
30,000,00O bushels, as he predicted
a month ago. This makes a depreci-
alton of about Is per cent of the pro-
duction expected.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19
N. P. is SUED
FOR $4,000

One of the largest damage suits
that has been brought In the federal
court for many months was COM
menced Saturday. when Mrs. Laura
D. Gilbert commenced action against
the Northern Pacific Railway com
pany to recover damages IN lie sun
of $4,000 for the death Of her hus-
band, Ray Gilbert.
The plaintiff alleges that on De-
cember is, 1903. her husband, con-
ductor on freight. was run over Dy
train. and died the following day.
Il Is alleged that he was thrown from
q box-car while manipulating de-
fective brake.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

]. j. McKone TO Capital Box com.
pany, 1898 of lot 9, section &c
township 81 north. range 3 east
$3.50.
ID. Miller and wife to Francis Hoar
50xTS feet of lot s, block /, lis
dale's addition, $4,000.
r. w Taylor and wife to A. U.
Dennis, the north 1896 acres OF the
south S.55 acres of the west III
acres of lot 5, section "a. township
21 north. range east. $2,50O.
III. G. Anne to A. NJ King, the
east half of the west half of section
SO, township Is north, range east,
$1,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19

lofty eminence in the professions as
that achieved in medicine by Or.
William Osler, professor of the prac-
tice of medicine at the Johns Hop
kins university, and who has Just
been appointed regius professor at
the University of oxford.
Physicians here generally agree
in his profession in this country. He
is known to medical practitioners
generally wherever the English Ian
guage is spoken, and to a less extent
in all foreign countries.
His fame, in a great measure. lis
due to his noted publication on the
Principles and Practice of Medi.
cine of which six editions have been
book on the subject, being used in
this country and in Europe. and
translations having been made in
most of the foreign languages.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19
FIND NO TRACE OF
BELLINGHAM MAN

BELIINGHAM. Sept. 10. Police
of four cities have been searching for
some trace OF Charles A. Lynch. a
contractor, who disappeared from
TINS city about September /, but have
found no clew to the missing man.
Lynch, who was contractor, was
supposed to be in good circumstances,
and the police are at loss to UNDER
stand why he should have left so sud
denly. His wife, to whom he had
been married about a year, Is heart
broken over the affair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19

Sunday he got drunk and went to the
tepee of the man who stole her love
from him, and notified the pair that
he was on the warpath again and was
out for blood.
Called for Help.
He became so troublesome that SUI
perintendent Jay Lynch of the Yaki-
ma reservation had to be called on
for help. This official directed the
marshal to place Otski under arrest
and hold him until the agent at Col
Vile could come after his ward. The
Colville official has been notified to
come after the wayward savage, and
it is expected that an officer will be
here this week to take him back TO
his accustomed stamping ground.
Otski was a member of Chief
Moses band He was with that ia
nous old warrior in the war of 1877,
and when the band was captured he
escaped and joined the Sioux. After
his fellow warriors were sent to the
Indian Territory to live under the
care of soldiers, Otski came to the
Northwest again and joined the Una
tillas During a drunken row one day
he killed Umatilla chief.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19

ey, and who is now confined in the
county Jail awaiting developments,
evidently has enough troubles of his
own to occupy his attention for some
time to come.
Baldie and Lyman were arrested
Friday on a warrant sworn to by
Stickney, who alleged that he was
badly bruised up by the slot machine
king and his hirelings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19

but the men escaped and are now
being chased by Sheriff Brown and 4
posse.
. This morning the men are in the
mountains to the northwest and a
battle is expected, as both men are
cool and desperate and are crack
shots.