The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
SIDEWALK PENCLlNCS
noIla.v Thourht of the Poor.

nDAAUHE 'EMOM&mt Oh tMc EOyHt
 It is . fact which reflects well on human nature" said a well-known maj or business yesterday, that m tnls time of hurry and enterprise, when when every day sees the launching of some new enterprise or of some new fact accomplished. that there Is always some one who has time to look to right or left in passing and notice the con dition of those whom the rush of events has swept on their feet
 At no time does this fact become more noticeable than at the present season of the year. ! was walking down Dexter Avenue today Both. side Tains were erSSwded wlta fat6ars se getting presents in advance for the Hts tie ones at home making preparattons n 1os thss day of ail days: days when nd h napP- ,ps hearthaide. There Is much in such sight foE'philosophy. and thought; Ev- was aSYh hnrried. % Eyeryone. one of " course. had money. more or less, which he or she was going to spend on Christmas gifts. As walked down the street sign in advertised the fact that subscriptions Tor Christmas dinners for the poor reading in the daily newspapers of plans which are being made to extend from the bounty of the well-tO-do little 0f the cheer and brightness of the day tOsthe hresides of the impoverished. And 1t came to me then, that notwith- standing the fact we are a busy people.
 
 interests and our own advancement, that there are always some who look after those who need help at this and other times of the year.
 q say there are few who do this This Is true, but back of them is the entire well-to-do populace which lends
 The efforts that are being made to give the poor. bit of the hapiness course, is worth the heartiest support Every enterprise of that nature, I be- lieye IS. something which should be be true that this Is an oR-year, and II may be true that some of us have not as much as we would wish for our own. hut in an instance of this kind, think We are losing some of that saving grace which we all like to feel is the better part of human nature, f we do the different movements which are be- Ing gotten up fer the poor
 tio0d for fmsuranee Business
 The ruling of the Insurance Com missioner in special or board con- tracts, as announced thls morning In The Advertiser. Is one that is heartily endorsed and .applauded by the insur- snce men of Montgomery" said we'll known local insurance agent yesters
 "'rhe Life Underwriters Association of Montgomery has labored long for that very thing. The Association does mot consider the issuance OI SneCiaf or board contracts as legitimate business We have brought the matter to the att tention of the State Insurance Depart. ment, where action upon 1t was de- layed for some time as the Insurance Commissioner was not sure that he had the, legal right to make such a legal
 But so convinced was the insurance Department that this kind of business was wrong that Commissicner Sexton announced that after January ]. no company which wrote such contracts would be permitted to do business in Alabama This will, if nothing else bring the matter to final test But doubt if any of the companies that write these contracts will dare tc test the question in the courts
 Tt is matter of some congratulate tion to Montgomery insurance men that very few of these contracts are written in .Montgomery. In Birmingham and tracts have been written, but they have made no headway into the business in MSentgomery It is not not q legitimate tracts are based entirely upon esti. mates. and for this reason alone they are speculative in their nature. They I polioyholders on the same basis and has abolished a reprehensible favorits ism It is good thing for the busi- ness"
 The condition of Master Richard aS6nsGn aS6 E !ae ssmaa son 5o of r45s M at 226 Pleasant Avenue, was said last night to be improved. Master John | son, while playing with powder last Wednesday afternoon, was painfully burned on the hand and forearms. |. Ss ss Ss
 Messrs. B. A. Taylor, Arthur c. Min ter, Leon McCord, W. W. Pearson and others. went to Autaugaville yesterday to participate last night in a Pythian celebration; They will return to Mont gOmery today.
 Hon. Walter l.. Acree of Dale County spent yesterday in Montgomery MT. Acree was member of the last State Senate and he has many warm friends in Montgomery.
 State Senator Henry F. Reese or Selma spent several hours in Mont gomerY last night en route to Selma from Birmingham
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 Mir. Warren D. Brown, who has been very ill at his home on Adams Avenue, was reported last, night to be steadily improving.
 Mir A. Eliasberg of Selma passed through Montgomery last night on his ys % S
 Mir. George W. Jones returned to Montgomery last night from Birming- ham. s 1s ss
 Mr. Ferd Newman of Montgomery is ! visiting Birmingham.