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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09
"HOLDCOTTON" THE CRY
ACTION BY THE
 SOUTHERN PRODUCERS.
Appeals From All Sections Are Reach ing Alabama Commissioner, and President of Growers Associa-
 tiOn Issues Address.

That there Is to be concerted action on the part of leading cotton growers in the South looking towards the re- storation of prices for the staple Is proved by the agitation now fin pro- gross in, every section of the South. Commissioner of Agriculture R. R. Poole received yesterday telegram from Greenville, Texas. signed by E. Is. Pettus and N. c. Murray. telling of a mass meeting of cotton represen- tatives from Texas, Oklahoma Terri tory and Indian Territory to be held on December IT, in Greenville. At this big mass meeting. important res olutions will be drawn urging planters in other States to hold their cotton. assuring the people that Texas would hold on to it's residue crop.
 Commissioner Poole has also received a communication from H. M. Burt. of |Talladega, who suggest most earnest ly that he urge the cotton planters of Alabama to hald their remaining crop until the price goes back te ten oeltA Mr. Pra tt adds:
 The bears are determined to rob the people of their labor and will do so If we only permit it.
 A lengthy appeal to the South. in- cluding merchants, bankers and plant CTS, sent out by Harvie Jordan, of Monticello. Ga, President of the South ern Cotton Growers Association, has gained wide circulation. This circu- jar uses every possible argument to marshal the patience and wisdom of the South against the merciless greed of bearish gamblers and speculators who are hammering down the cotton price to a point below the cost of pro- duction.
 The bearish Bureau report issued from the Department of Agriculture on December 3, indicating a crop of $12,- 162,000 bales. gave the spectators the opportunity they had been praying for" says President Jordan in his appeal. "and in less than thirty minutes nearly $50. 100000 in value was struck from the pockets of Southern farmers.
 Every dollars loss on cotton sold at present prices will so into the pockets Of these specualtors. and 1t remains for the present owners and holders of at least 5,000.000 bales of this crop to say whether this unrighteous hold up and high handed robbery shall be quiet ly submitted to-.
 President Jordan declares that the Bureau report just issued is in excess of this years cotton yield and attaches more confidence to the ginners' report.
 q now call upon every producer who Is holding cotton, and who can possibly do SO, to attend the National Cotton Convention to be held In Shreve- port. La. December 12. 13 and 14, and i5." Continues the President of the Association says, there to take defin- ite action looking to the holding of the balance of the crop until prices advance"
 At this convention it will be the sense Of the leaders that next years cotton acreage should be reduced 25 per cent and the crop be cut down to about 10,- 900. 900 bales.
 Commissioner Poole Is out of the city at present. and no action by him has been taken yet. He has, however, all along urged the growers of this State to hold to their cotton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09
Money Wasted7
 Health Gone 2
After Doctors Have Acknowledged Their Failure, We Say G. F. F. Will Positively Cure-YOur Money
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 It's a pretty hard matter in these days to make sick, despairing woman believe that there is really one remedy which will positively cure those dis eases and weaknesses peculiar to the sex. She has probably "doctored'' uii- til purse and patience are both exhaust ed-has tried first one reputed remedy after another-but always with the same result-failure--and if you are one of these, we address you in sym pathetic confidence.
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 If your druggist cannot supply ou send us one dollar direct and We will send you q bottle express prepaid. If you feel that your case presents any peculiar features that you need advice. write to the Ladies Health Club, care of the Gerstle Medicine Co.,, Chatta- nooga, Tenn, and your letter will bs answered and the very best advice freq ly given by experienced and sympa thetic women. su-wed-fri.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09

i course, collections on taxes levied in former years and insolvent taxes. The soldiers pension fund was s,ss.- s4s.21 for the past year. This shows an increase over the fund of 1903 of $1S.00424. The total amount received by the treasurer on taxes levied for this purpose during the past year was s295, ,009.39.
 The receipts from licenses in the several counties show an increase over those for the previous year of s1s.- 3Ss.34, the total collections for the past year being $sos.ooo.37.
 Earnings of Convicts.
 The operations of the State Convict Department for the year ending Sep tember 90. 1904 brought a gross earn ing of S4s5,10s.54 into the Treasury. The increase over the previous years receipts was $156.696.0S. The fiscal year is different from, the convict year and these figures should not be con- founded with those given out in the recent report of Judge !. M. Carmi- chael. President of the State Board of Convict Inspectors.
 The total cost of feeding. convicts to the State during the last fiscal year were $115.37s.4s.
 The total poll tax receipts were $126,2S0.9S or an increase over those ofNthe previous year of $24.194.67. The figures on this item are worthy of note in view of the decrease this year in the total vote cast by Alabama for Presi- dential electors.
 For the Legislaturs of the 1903 ses- sion there was expehded by the State $17.9942s. Of this amount tho ,sena- tors and employees drew $4,s03.45 and the Representatives and employees drew $11.s3S.00. The general legislative ex- pense is given at $1,199.s4.
 The expenditures and disbursements of every character on account of the educational fund for the fiscal year were $1.092,071.S0. This gives the fund a debit to the State of $74,274.4s.
 Condensed statements of the receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year made by the Treasurer are as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09
RUSSIANS ENGRAVING.
Hundreds Leave London to snil t0
 America.

London. Dec. Slight hundred Russians, most of whom allego that they fled from their homes to escape military service in Manc huria, left London today for Liverpool on their way to America.
 rate of 150 daily. They are mostly im- pecunious and are proving to be a se- rious task on their conpatriotism in the East End who. therefore are help ing In every way possible to forward them to America.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09
PRICES ARE
 OVERTURNED
(Continued from Page One.)

gan 12 5-S for Brooklyn Transit, and 12 for St. Paul. The rapidity and vio- Ience of this shrinkase of values abundantly accounts for the fears aroused by tenders of money on stock collateral and the urgent demands for additional margins sent out by brokers. carrying stocks for customers.
 There was undoubtedly some sudden discrimination asserted against the character of collateral, which added to the stringency of the situation. The source of the selling was not accurately known. but it seemed to come from widely distributed sources. It was somewhat remarkabele that reports of financial endorsements did not get afloat at any time during the break. The call money rate went slightly above the seasons previous maximum. but as everybody was liquidating. the actual supply of cash was being re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09
EDWARDS TESTIMONY,
Turns States Evidence and Tells of
 Murder,

Charleston. s. C.. Dec. s.-The pre- liminary hearing in the Eutawville case was concluded today at St Georges. Magistrate Mccoy released Prince Martin and Adger Butler and the following were committed to jail for the Court of Sessions: Andrew Martin. Berry Martin. J P. Palmer and s. A., Eadon.
 Up to today the prosecution had no evidence directly duplicating any one but a surprise was sprung when H :. c. Edwards. one of the accused, was called as a witness for the State. He made a good witness and in his con- fession implicated the four named. He declared that the men mentioned had made threats against Bookard and had thrown him into the Santee river.
 Edwards will be held in the peniten- tiary for safety until he Is called as g. witness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09

[ s55 5,ss4.7o; Talladega. s44.3aZso; Tusca- loosa. $43.249.4S.
 These figures represent exclusively the taxes for 1903 and insolvent taxes Back taxes, licenses and fees are not included.
 The statement of the Treasurer shows that during the year among licenses collected were the following: Southern Express Company. 5000; tho
 Pullman Car Company $1.250, Postal
 Telegraph-Cable Company, $1.359.S0; Western Union Telegraph Company. $3,-
 S40.s5; American Telephone and Tele-
 graph Company. 25o.
 During the year covered by the re- port the State Insurance Department
 turned into the treasury $S5,s54.30.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09

Receipts from Counties.
 A study of the receipts from the various counties of the State as shown by the Treasurer's report Is interest ing.
 Jefferson County. of course. leads in amount of revenue, with Montgomery second. Mobile third. Dallas fourth, Calhoun fifth and Madison sixth, Tal- ladega seventh and Tuscaloosa eighth. These six counties return almost as much taxes as all of the other coun- ties combined
 The total amounts each of them paid into the State Treasury were as follws: Jefferson $316,Sos56; Montgomery. $i40,S49.3s; Mobile, $120,ss5.A6: Dallas, s61 ,s5s. .36; Calhoun, $5s,o37.64; Madison.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09
BANKS WILL ADVANCE.
Texas Institutions Willing to stand by
 Farmers.
If y.u get it at Loes'. ir. Right.

Houston, Texas, Dec. S.-Interviews obtained over the State today by The Post show that the banks are general )y willing to advance money at a req bonabIe rate of interest to enable farmers and merchants to carry their cotton for a year if necessary.
 While there are some who oppose lhe plan. they generally do so on the sround that the great amount held will result in continuing the conditions brought about by q crop too big to be absorbed, whereas. by marketing the true crop, the size of the crop could be definitely known. Generally the re- port to daily papers from country cor respondents state that farmers will continue to hold
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09


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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09

as their booty. While two robbera worked inside, the third guarded their work. holding the horses. The roh- bers escaped, making for the GloaR Mountains, A posse is in pursuit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09
Farmers, Rank Robbed.

Enid, Ok. Dec. S,--The Farmers State Bank of Lamert, west of here has been robbed by three men. who dynamited the safe, obtaining ss.eoo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-09
STATE TREASURER SHOWS
 RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES
Report of MT. Smith For Fiscal Year DiselOseS Interesting Figures of Operations of
 Alabama'S Government.

Tn the annual report of State Treas- urer J. Craig Smith for the fiscal year ending September 30. 1904, made public yesterday morning. there are some i'm teresting revelations in regard to the revenues of Alabama. Particular in- terest Is focused on the receipts from taxes levied for general and for State school purposes, the rates of which were changed by the last Legislature. one being reduced from five and a half mills to two and half mills and the other increased from one mill to three mills.
 The total receipts into the State Treasury from all sources in the past fiscal year. which began October 1, 1908, as shown by the Treasurer's re- port, were $3,201,339.71. This is a de- crease under those of the previous year of only $500.H notwithstanding the reduction of the tax rate by the new constitution. The total balance in the Treasury on October 1, 1904 was $1,1s1,624.4s. being an increase over that of the previous year of $197.567.87.
 The total educational fund of Ala baeaa for the fiscal year reached the large total of $1.o17.7s749. From taxes for school purposes in the State there was collected $ss4.bS5.23 which. represents an increase over the amount of the previous year of $6o2,s0s.42. TAis is explainable by the new tax rate for this purpose which was raised. as once stated. from one mhl to three mills on the dollar. This amount in- cludes collection of taxes due for former years. the receipts from taxes of last years levy being $sS3,4S0.H.
 Decrease In General Taxes.
 A decrease in the general State taxes of $s19,672.50 under those of the previous year is noted. The total re- ceipts for the year previous were $1,- 536,305.14. This large difference is due to the reduction in the tax rate for general purposes which was from five and a half mills to two and half mills. These figures include. of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-27
GURLEY FURNISHED
ANOTHER SURPRISE
Beat Mount Pleasant Methodists By 4
TO 3-haring Controlled
Slippery Ball.

Surprises are the order Of the day.
and Gurley furnished another one yes
terday at the Mount Pleasant grounds
by beating til Mount Pleasant Metho-
dlsts in close game. to 5.
Collie" Waller was in the box. too.
but IS anyone who has followed his
past performances know. Collie" is
not a mud horse, and with "a wet ball
he loses about half of his effectiveness.
Johnny Haring, on the other hand. had
fine control over the slippery sphere al
all times. and managed 10 retire on
strikes eleven Of those who faced him.
With the score 1 to I against them.
AID TWO hands down. the Meth0dists
made a grand rally in the ninth. Sy-
mOnoski reached hrst on Il Texas Lacquer
10 left. and went 10 second on Briggs
single 20 the same territory. Wahier
raped OU5 tWO-UaggeT 10 center. scOr-
ing SymOuOSki ana Briggs. BAH, how
ever, was not equal TO the occasion and
vas retired on a short fly % Thomas.
Gurley won the game on the fine work
OF HariuS ana the almost perfect field
ing Of the team. The Methodist boys
lacked ginger and managed T. get little
life into the game until the last few
minutes OF play. The fielding feature
uI the DAY was McCauley's stop of Wynn
coop's Sr0unCer in the fourth and his
fine throw cut 20 first The score:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-27
SANCTION ARRIVES
FOR FIELD SPORTS
Georgetown Labor Day Meet
Officially Recognized.
JOE HILLMAN MAY COME
Champion Quarter-Miler to Run Match
Race With Reilly-Relay
Races Promise Well

The sanction for the Ureu held and
track meet 30 bee held Labor Day for
the benefit Of the Georgetown bOathouse
site fund was received this morning
from the Amateur Athletic Union.
The entry blanks have already been
printed and are being distributed TO the
various athletic associations of this city
and Baltimore. Several clubs have al
ready made application 20 be classed
in the relay races. 1t is The intention
OF the promoters Of the affair to not
only match the teams OF Washington
hut also 10 bring rival teams from Bal
timore and neighboring cities TO fight
il out in one mile races.
The different baseball clubs of the
Capital City League are ovcr-enthusi-
astic over the plan 20 have relay teams,
and it is believed that as soon as the
proper authorizes can be seen the
Church League can De gotten into line.
After Hillman.
Capt. Joe Reilly. Of the Georgetown
track team. who is I'm charge of the en-
tries. is making an especial effort TO ar
range several match races. 1t is very
likely that Joe Hnlman, the American
champion quarter-miler, can be induced
to come # ne can get a worthy rival 10
run the 40 yards with him.
Bernie Wefers, former worlds cham
pion sprinter. viii probably do the
starting at the meet. but the list OF
other officials has not yet been made
cut
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-27
IOWAS WANT GAMES
WITH LOCAL TEAMS

The Iowa baseball team. under The
rev mana cement of II. Prentiss Davis,
wants games with teams in the District
averaging sixteen to eighteen years. Mr.
Davis desires to have the I0wcs made
one OF the best and strongest teams
for its average age. The Iowas Nant
games with the Atlantics. Music Boys,
Tanglewoods. Vigilants, all teams Of the
SpaIding Baseball League and all other
teams of the above average age The
present lineup Is: Quautrel. Watson,
Ha WISER, skinner, pitchers; GleOtzUer,
OleSen, Cdtchers; Crisp. third base;
Gloetzrer or Counors. shorjstop: Haw-
ser second base: OleSen or Quantrell,
first base: ROhman. Gloetzaer. Reagan,
Ferry. feeders. Address II. Prentiss
Davis, 7G4 Harvard Street
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-27
TREASURY BALL TEAM
TO PLAY LEESBURG

The Treasury Department Baseball
Club viii go 10 Lecsburg. Va, on Sat
urday. where il viii play match game
with the strong Leesburg club. The
game will be played IN the fair grounds,
and viii be called at $3.50 p. m. thus
ufYording opportunity for the accommo-
dalton Of the supporters and friends of
both clubs.
The Treasury club viii go in "a spe-
cial car over the Southern Railroad,
and will be accompanied by large
party of friends The lineup of the
Treasury team IS as follows: II. l. Car
ter center field; Lawrence Wooden, left
field: NJ NJ. Syphax, second base;
Charles Proctor, pitcher; g. b. Bird,
shortstop. r. cambridge. third base; J.
L. Patterson, first base; John HysOn
pitcher; &. A Webster. catcher, \. g.
Mckinney. right field: William Wade,
pitcher: J. +. Sewan, right field.
Persons desiring to take this trip will
apply to any Of the above named mem
bcTS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-27
SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN
HALLOPS WESLEY
Batted in Ten Runs in the Last Two
Innings and Won
by IS to II.

The sixth Presbyterian team added
another game to it's won column yes
terday by defeating Wesley Chapel at
the White Lot l3 90 H.
Wesley was again without a regular
pitcher and Ketlor, who has been COW
eriug short field, was sent in to puzzle
the Presby teriaus. He succeeded unit.
the sixth inning i'm keeping the winners
down TO three runs. but in this and the
next Sixth made up for its backward
ness in the early part OF the game and
carried ten more tallies across the plate
Harries was on the rubber for Sixth
and held the Chapel boys down TO five
hits for the seven innings. j. Elicit. at
second, and 3. Wood. in left, played "a
strong game for the losers. The whole
outheld OF the Sixth team. and Rider. at
second base, covered their positions well.
The score:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-27
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field Of Sports

passengers on street cars he was pass
ing near the ball park VINO called TO
him President Brush witnessed the
conduct, winch did not reflect any credit
on the ball players profession
William Thomas, brother Of Roy
Thomas, Of the Phillics, has signed 20
play left field on the Wilmington Tri-
State League team. Thomas began tho
season in Lebanon, Pa, and then went
10 HARRISBURG
over 300 competitors have taken part
IN the various sports which have been
held IN the Stadium at St Louis since
the opening of the Exposition, accord
ing to Secretary James T.. Sullivan, of
the Amateur Athletic Union.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-27
ONLY FIVE HITS
OFF BUCKINGHAM
His Good Pitching Made Ordways Easy
for Kismet Council-Burlingame
Poorly Supported.

Kismet Council yesterday afternoon
easily defeated the Ordway Rifles on the
grounds of the Nismets, Fourteenth and
A Streets northeast, u too.
buckingham handed the soldiers only
five scattered hits, and while Burlingame
twirled a fairly good game for the ord
ways, his support was poor. the team
behind him making eight errors.
The score
Z Il y
Kismet. o = 3 XII 8 2
Ordways.. o q % q % g o o. . $
Batteries - Buckingham and Gates +:
Burlingamc and Campbell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-27
BL0OMlNGDALE WON
GAME FROM CLIPPERS

The BloOmingdale Athletic Club &C.
feated the Clippers yesterday IN "a well
played and spirited contest by the score
Of u 10 3. The feature OF The game ?-as
the pitching OF Appleman ana the Iou-
BILE play by Lynch and Busey. Kemun
played "a crrditable game at third, while
Turner's batting was a distinct feature.
he getting two hits ana four bases on
balls out Of six times at the bat. The
club boys would like to hear from uni
formed teams ia and around the Dis
trict. Address challenges TO n. T. WOr-
ley. manager, "A Il Street northwest.