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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-04-07
lO OcurridO al Official do Sanldad
dc MSysgusz,
EI asunto sera obieto de cuidadosa
investigation.

Con motivo de Ia prisi6n del Official
de Sanidad de Mayagi1sz. ordenada
pOr 81 Juez de P4z de BqueIla ciudad.
ell Superintendente de Sanidsd, DR. del
VaIIe, caIebr6 esta ma1ana una confs
rencis con los honorables Gobernt d II
y Attorney General, quienes le mani
festaron que harlan investigsr ell asun-
to cuidadosAmente, para resolver en-
su consccuancia. manifaatando dicha
primera aut0ridad que el sen 9r Msr-
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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-04-07

Don Julio BenitO Rivera, IfaIIeci6
en- Coamo. Su entierFo verifo6se el
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Era persona que gozAba en dichR
villa. de estimaci6n, Dor sus reIeyan
tes prendas de CarECter.
DesCanse en- paz.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

fro Life Insurance Policy Holders.
 At the beginning of my story, nearly year and half ago. made certain accusations against the management of the three big life insurance compa- nies:
 I knew when I began my story that the big life insurance companies were in the hands of grafters and thieves just as are the great banks. trust com panies, railroad companies, and bis corporations and trusts.
 This know, and, in plain language said 1t.
 Today the press of the world Is de- voting its space, news and editorial. to a recital of the contemptible and hein- ous crimes of the New York Life and the Mutual Life Insurance Companies not as | relate them, hut as their own officers and trustees publicly com fcss them.
 In the July installment of my story I called upon policy holders to sign a coupon blank inserted in Everybody'r Magazine, and send same to me that might speak for them in plan to fur ther their interests.
 In response to my call I have re. ceived up to today, october 1, 16,30i answers. representing $55.165.s16.
 As soon as received a number oi signatures sufficiently large to warrant 1t, quietly began operations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
HER lO6TH BIRTHDAY
MRS. ELIZABETH ALLEN CELE- BRATEs ANNIVERSARY"
For Eixhty-f0ur Years She Has Been a Resident of Paint Rock Valley
 Many of Her Descendants Do Her Honor.

Scotttsboro, Oct. 20-(Spec1al. )-Ja- cob Allen and wife gave dining Tues day in honor of his mothers, Mrs. Ellz- abeth Allen, 106th birthday. Mrs. Allen was born in Hamptonville, N: C., october 17th, 1799. She is daughter of Morgan Mooney. was married to Martin Allen in 1891, and immediately moved to Alabama and settled at the head of what is known in this county as Paint Rock Valley. where she has lived continue usly for eighty-four years.
 She joined the Freedom Missionary Baptist Church as a charter member in fs4s and is an honorary member of that church today. She loves her church and has a deep interest in 1t. though she has not been able to attend for fifteen years past.
 Her nearest neighbors who have known her more than sixty years say that they have never known or heard Of her being angry or to speak evil of anyone She is the mother of ten children, has thirty-siX grandchildren ffty-nine great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
 She was hurt by a fall about one year ago, and now she cannot walk, other wise she is enjoying go0l health. At the dining there were present nor; than fifty of her descendants. She re- ceived some very handsome presents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

these trust funds for the benefit
 your own pockets.
 Notwithstanding the turpi- tude already exposed to the people. you
 still imagine you Gan so conduct your self as to prevent the investigators from fastening on you and your asso- ciates the more desperate crimes that have been committed in the past--the 150 to 200 millions stolen and diverted or used in corruption. But you have mistaken the tempers of your countrymen.
 | have been authorized in writing by over 16,OOO policy holders, carrying
 over ffty-four millions of insurance, te act for them.
 I had intended to await the finish of the New York investigation before proceeding. but as I have had placed in my hands during the past few days evidences of the determination of your self and your accompiices and fellow conspirators to face 1t out regardless of consequences, and as I believe men capable of committing the acts that have been proved during the past few days fully capable of taking the trans portable part of the billion and quar- ter funds to foreign countries, and us- ins them to keep themselves from their justly deserved punishments, have de- ctded to act now. Thomas w. Lawson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

The Arst direct result is the Inyesti- satien now befng hel4. Thlp inyesti- gation has proeee1s4 fae eneaeh to put before tA1 pntlae aAesasts ppeef ef all the crimes have chargsa, and three te thfrty times n many more.
 It is now eident tS aIl thafs
 ist. The policy holders in the treat companies have yearly paid into their company scores of millions more than necessary.
 2d. The policy holders have been robbed of hundreds of millions
 a. The vast funds now on hand have been habitually used by the graft CTS now in control of them in the rank est kind of stock gambling.
 4th. These funds have been habit ually used to corrupt the ballot-box and the lawmakers Of the country.
 repeat. absolute proof of all this has been made public.
 It should now he evident to all thats
 list. The funds now on hand are in actual jeopardy, because they are in the absolute control of usprincip1ed scoundreis.
 2d. Unless something Is done !. at once by the policy holders every one of the largest companies may become insolvent that Is, they may not be able to meet the engage ments of their policies, because of waste of funds. tremendous falling of of new business. tremendous cost of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
DEATH or MRs. wILMER.
Widow of Famous Preiate Expires fl
 wasisington.


 Washington. Get 20.--( Special )--- The venerable widow of the Right Rev. Bishop Richard Hooker wilmer. Bishop of Alabama for thirty-six years, died fin this city today after a brief illness. aged s4 years.
 Mrs. wilmer was born Margaret Brown, in Nelson County, Va, daugh- t.r of Gen. Alexander Brown, soldier cf the war of 1872, and niece of Will liam c. Rivers. the Virginia statesman and diplomat A sister of Mrs. Wilmer is the wife of Rev. pr. W. K. Meade or Richmond.
 Bishop and Mrs. Wilmer were mar ried the year he was ordained, is40. n Nelson County, Va. She was the active and sympathetic c,mpanion of the great prelate throughout his long ministra- tion. Bishop wilmer died in 1900 and since that time Mrs Wilmer has made her home with her son, Dr. William Holland Wflmer, a distinguished phy- sician of this city, at whose residence she died. The venerable woman re- tained her faculties keenly up to few minutes of her death. She passed away peacefully as though sinking into q gentle slumber.
 Mrs WfImer leaves three children, Dr. w. H. wilmer of Washington: Minnie. wife of Col. Harvey E. Jones of Mobile. and A. B. Winner of Mobile. In acordanee with the request that | she be buried by the side of her hus- band, Mrs, Winners remains will be Dr. Winner will leave with the body l for Mobile via the Southern Railway tomorrow morning. R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

this money you have been rigging sym dicates, debauching Legislatures, ma- nipulating stock markets, and doing other things which will be proven la ter. Instead of employing the vast power and the immense wealth intrust- cd to you to conserve the interests of your policy holders. you have made yourself a part of the cruel robbing machine which the System" has ere ated to deprive the American people of
 their savings.
 Yet today you describe the investi-
 gation being conducted into your oper- ations as an impertinence you
 are unrepentant, unashamed and defi- ant.
 One year ase, in Everybcdy's Maga- xfne, satds
 "The officers, trustees and officials of the Big Three life insurance compa- nies have been and are now squander- ing their policy holders money. They , are graters--mean. contemptible graft CTS"
 I gave specific instances of their thieveries.
 You replied, not by haling me to Court, but by:
 Circulating throughout the world documents by the millions, disparaR- ing my reputation by advertisements and news" and editorial statements from your subsidized insurance press denying my charges. attacking my
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

new business. and the nature of tho new business---so-calIed s.graveyar4 business. for am creditbiy informed that they are now seeking to ineufo those who formerly have been refuDed insurance because of physical inhrmi- ties.
 It sheuId be painly evident that 3f the policy holders move, and movo quickly. they can be absoiutely as-. sured that: s
 lat. The funds >as they arc today will remain intact. 2A. They will be added to by tho restitution of from s7b.o00,oo0 to $780, 100000.
 sA. score of the thieves who have plundered policy holders in the past will be sent to prison.
 9th. The future payments of policy holders will be largely cut down.
 sch. The present swollen surp1uses will be returned in large part to poli- Icy holders
 eth. In the future policy holders will actually run the company.
 yth. All policy holders can be as- sured that In the future they will re- ceive the actual worth, of their policy at surrender. All this being so, 1t Is most eminent 1y desirable for policy holders to not, TAo.as ". Lawssa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
To John A. Mccall, President Nev .Xaslr I.a1e InsnxnuNe n.

Te John A. Mccall, President New
 york Life Insurauce Co.
 gIRs It is time your attention was called to the moral sense of the Ameri- can people. 1t is time you were shown yourself as you are today seen by the millions of your country men, who, a month ago. believed you to be a great and honorable man. <
 In spite of the terrible exposures of the past few weeks. in spite Of the unveiling of the jugglery, graft ing and corruption of your adminis- tration of the most sacred trust that can be confided to man, you remain un- convinced of your fall and unpenetrat- ed by your shame, forgetting that the enemy against whom your maneuvers were directed was the American people, and that your character and reputation were as absolutely before the bar as though you had been indicted for representation of the funds of some dead friends
 You have made yourself the custo- dian of these funds under sacred pledge of square dealing and honest administration. You have made your self the national executor =" of the widow and the orphan. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been confided to you annually--scores of millions of the nation have been turned into your coffers. With
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

character. all at the expense of your
 policy holders and without their ap- proval.
 You employed James M. Beck. ex-
 Assistant Attorney General of the Uni-
 ted States, then and now chief attor- ney for Henry H. Rogers, the Standard oil Company, the System" and the Mutual Life Insurance Company, to ridicule my utterances and asperse my honor in addresses in the cities of Phil adelphia and Boston.
 You employed James H. Eckels. ex- Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, now President of the Commercial Bank and representative of the System" in the West, to attaci my arguments and distort my motives
 in Chicago.
 You ordered Vice President Perkins. lof the New York Life Insurance Com
 pany, to perform similar service in
 Philadelphia: and
 The burden of all these documents, advertisements and disguised adver- | tisements and addresses was: Law son is an unmitigated liar and scoun- drel, whose sole reason for attacking 1 the insurance companies is that we re- fused him insurance" Today you and your fellow -plunder- CTS stand convicted in the eyes of the
 world, not only of juggling the moneys of the widow and the orphan in the ! stock market, but of manipulating
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
Miss Annie noggs Dead.

The news of the sudden death of Miss Annie Boggs late last night at Clay's Station, up the Southern Railway. was learned here this morning. Miss Boggs had been teaching at Clay's this ses- sion. A few days ago she was taken suddenly Ill and died last night. She was a most talented and accomplished young woman and was q daughter Of Mrs. Edward M. Boggs of this city.
 The remains were brought to Selma this afternoon at o'clock on the train from Rome and the funeral ceremony will occur tomorrow morning. The body will be laid to rest in Live Oak cemetery. t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
Surveyor. Pass Through City.

The corps of civil engineers Who sur veyed in and around Selma several months ago arrived here again last night whep they crossed the river they continued surveying in south ealy direction towards Pensacola and last night they came to Selma on the Pensacola train. whether the route that they have been surveying has been completed or not could not be learned as none of the men would answer ques- tions. They left at noon on the Rome train over the Southern Railway.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
Caused Considerable Interest.

The case in police court against George w. Wise. a prominent young business nan of this city, who was charged with doing business without license, has caused good deal of in- terest Tho trial resulted in fine of $50 being imposed upon him. MT. Wise took an appeal to the higher courts and his bond was fixed at $50
 The case against Mir. Wise grew out of the allegation that he has been doing a pawnbroker business on bank ing licenses. Some days ago man named J. M. Henderson. who Is employ ed at the Southern Railway shops, went to the jewelry store of J. Hirschfield and purchased a watch on the install- ment plan. After purchasing the watch he went to the place of business of Mir Wise and borrowed $S on 1t for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
southeru Concrete Company.

Mobiles latest acquisition. The com pany was organized today by the con solidatton of three of the largest con crete block manufacturing companies in the South, Ohio Building Block and Concrete Company, of Mobile, Mobile Building Block and Concrete Company, of Crichton, and the Southern Con- crete and Building Block Company of Tacon. The capital stock of the com pany is placed at $2o.000, paid in, but will very soon be increased. The of fer. president and general manager; Aubrey Boyles, vice president; Moses Kahn, secretary and treasurer. The company proposes to do a general con crete block business. together with other cement workings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
VIII R.mov. to Mobile.

Vaccaro Brothers, fruit importers
 who, for many years had their head
 quarters in New Orleans, haKe deeid- ed to come to Mobile and establish their headquarters. When the quar-
 antine restrictions were placed on New
 Orleans, Vaccaro Brothers came to Mobile Owing to the immense influx of fruit from the tropics the local rail- roads could not handle the traffic This firm, to protect themselves, moved to Baltimore. They realized, however that Mobile was superior to either New Orleans or Baltimore as an import city and decided to make their gen eral offices in the Gulf City. Vaccaro Brothers are among the large import CTS of bananas to this country from the tropics.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

Spring Hill in 1900. Mrs. Wilmer was the daughter of General Alexander Brown, a Scotchman prominent in Bel mont, Albemarls County, Virginia. where she and the late bishop were joined in marriage. Just before the war, they came to Mobile, then removed to Greensboro, Ala, where Mrs Winner remained while her husband was at the front wearing u Confederate uniform. They returned to Mobile in 1863 and lived here ong their hundreds of friends for many years.
 Mrs Jones, wife of. Colonel Harvey E. Jones, State Tax Commissioner. resi- den- at Spring Hill, near this city; A. B. Wilmer of Mobile, and Dr. Wm. H. wilmeI of Washington, D. C., are the surviving children.
 The remains will be brought to Mo- bile for interment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

fifteen days or until he had been paid by the railroad. For the ss he paid g interest.
 Mir. Hirschfield heard of Henderson pawning the watch thats he had pur- chased from him and notified the au- thorities warrant was issued for MT Wise on the charge of doing busi- ness without license. It was intimated on the streets that within the next few days other arrests will be made
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
rIkn EIecf OMcerz.

The Selma Lodge of Elks elected of ficers tonight to All vacancies caused by resignations at the last meeting
 The following were named: Julius F. schuh, Exalted Ruler: Ren R. Howard
 Esteemed Leading Knight; Maurice Lehman, Esteemed Lecturing Knight;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
n..,h osF. E. Workman.

Frede rick L. E. Nordman, tne of Mo bile's old and highly respected citizens, died suddenly today at his home in this city. Mir. Workman Was a native of Gern ary. He is survived by a son and daughter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
THOMPSON BUYS FARM
COLLECTOR OF REVENUES MAKES
 INVESTMENT IN WILCOX.
Death of Miss Annie BOggs at Ciay's
 Station-GeOrEe w. Wise Fined $50 for Doing Business
 Without q License.
Advertiaer Bureau.

Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma, Oct. 20. Collector of Internal Revenues J. O.. Thompson, of Birmingham, passed through Selma last night on his way from Camden to his home in Birming- ham. MT. Thompson has been spending several days in Wilcox County and while there he purchased one of the largest farms in that section of the State.
 The farm is five miles west of Cam den and is known as the Starr place. The tract of land embraces 2.SoO acres and 1t Is stated that the price paid was SI5,000. This is considered very cheap as it is understood that with the land there went all of the live stock and other fixtures and these are valued at about $5,000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
Cement Manufacturing G'Iant.

Edward A. Wierengo. of Grand Rap ids Mich. is in Mobile. His mission here is to establish a cement manu- featuring plant in Mobile. MT. Wier- engo has had much experience in this work and, being well fixed financially, will establish and operate plant in khis city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

girls and matrons, the occasion being
 kitchen shower" given in her honor
 by her aunt Mrs. J. s. Barrett. Mrs.
 Barrett's pretty home on Spring Hill
 Avenue was aglow with the spirit of auturn--golden- rod black-eyed Susans,
 nodding their cheerful heads against
 background of autumn leaves. In this pretty setting, the young people showered the bride of next week with gifts which will make her kitchen place of delight. and the spirit. of the occasion was entered into thoroughly. Refreshments were served after this
 rite ended. Mrs. Walter Williamson and Mrs Huntington presiding at the tea table. Mrs. Barrett and Miss Will liamson were both charmingly gowned and infused their own happy person. ality into every detail Of the after-
 noon's pleasure. Mrs. Barretts guests
 were Misses Lucille overall. Aline St.
 John, Louise Futile. Virginia Sims,
 Edith and Lucille Toxey, Theo Will
 Hanson, May Ce Robinson. Venetia and
 Mary Danner, Lolla Belle Gould, Bertie
 Smith, Mary Hunter, Mary Rich. Ethel and Elcie Fry, Julia Lake, Eloise With CTS, Margaret and Saida Biliups, Carrie George, Agnes Blacksher, Mary Pillans, Hazel Pane, Ernestine Cook. Kitty Shepard, Elizabeth and Emma Rhett, Clara Ross, Agnes Belle Goldsby, Mary Easily Goldsby and Mesdames S. R. Prince. w. N Hunter. William Kirt- land. |. A. Barrett, Greenwood Ligon. W. H. Martin, H. Grimm. William Laird. Palmer Pillans. J. T. Wright. Yerger, Joseph Clinton, J. F. Ross, R. V. Taylor, w. L. Ross, Stewart Jones, William
 Groom.
 Miss Annie Louise Harrison returned | home yesterday after an absence of l several months in Colorado.
 Mrs. R. H. Mellett and daughter, Helen are at home again after pleas- ant summer spent in North Carolina. Miss Josie Hollenquist left today for | New orleans after a short visit to Miss | Ethel Hodgson.
 Miss Etta Bloch has returned from a | Northern trip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

day at the home of her brother. the late pr. J. S. Macon. at Belle Factory. Mrs. Stevens had been i'll several months. Her husband survives her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

Paul W. Stewart, Secretary; J. B. Ellis and L. Benish, Trustees.
 The resignations of the Loyal Knight, the Treasurer and one of the Trustees were not handed in, hence no vacan- cies occurred in these offices.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
Deserters From Norwegian Bark.

Deputy Sheriffs Charles Cherry and Thomas Powers this morning returned from Mon Luis Island. this county, bringing four white prisoners with them. The prisoners are deserters from a Norwegian bark, now lying in the lower bay Ones of the deserters told the following interesting story:
 Eleven days ago the quartette de- cided to desert. They stole a row
 boat from the bark Two oars were lashed together and made into mast A blanket was used for a sail. The craft was for several hours in the storm which recently visited the gull and bay and, after a thrilling expert ence, they landed on Ollinger's Is- land, two miles south of Dog River Ferry. Here they built shack of wreckage, using tarred rope to bind the lumber and timber together. When arrested by the deputies the men had | nothing to say.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

King Edward VII. has made Count Kat sura prime minister of Japan, a member of the Order of the Bath. and Baron Ko- Inura a member of the order of St. Michael and St. George.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
An Open Letter to John A. Mccall President New York Life Insurance Company

onnowdm1n Hh IadN1 krhuu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
yTohtIe society Newa.

Again this afternoon was Miss Kath- leen Williamson the central figure of interest at a large gathering of young
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

Mrs. Gaston Stolenwerck of Union town was here yesterday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

Beginning year ago. Everybodys Magazine has steadily attacked the eeazd robbers of the business community until the whole has keeny alive the evil which struggling destroy and which have been the of Pes dent Roosevelts Square Deal for Every Man."
 This destructive process until the of widows orphans shall until shall longer control the food supplies until the concentrated of shall be shaken the businesses of country and until municipal and federal shall everywhere be clean and honest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
Death of Mrs. c. F. z. Caraeristi.
widow of Bishop wiImer Dead.

"A B WiIner or thls cIty is m re- eeiot tc day of a telegram from his brother. Dr. William H. Winner. lead ing citizen of Washington. D. C., an noun Mnm the death of their mother, Mrs. Margaret wilmer, relict of Bishop RichArd H. Winner. for many years bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ala hesna. Whc died at the family home on
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

Ed Kayser is out of the city for a few days of business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

Death of Mrs. F. D. Stevens.
 Huntsville. Oct. 2o.--(special. )@-sirs P. E. Stevens of Georgia died yester-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

Miss Josie Hollenquist left today TOT New orleans after short visit to Miss Ethel Hodgson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

Miss Etta Bloch has returned from a Northern trip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21

Mrs. R. H. Mellett and daughter Helen are at home again atter pleas ant summer spent in North Carolina.