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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16

vailed several women screamed in ter TOT, and for a few moments 1t looked as if something serious would happen. The driver was highly complimented for hls presence of mind at such crit ical moment.
 The fire was in the residence of o. D. Brewer. 221 Sayre Street. and for a while threatened considerable dam age. As it was, however. the quick arrival of the Fire Department saved the building from all damage save the destruction of the roof. in which the fire is supposed to have orlgi. mated.
 All of the fire companies except the one in North Montgomery were dis. patched to the scene of the blaze, and the flames were accordingly quickly subdued. The furniture suffered con. siderable damage from the water, but other than this the interior or the dwelling did not materially suffer The damage to the building has not been estimated.
 Several of the hremen were slightly burned from the falling of plaster from the ceiling and roof but the injuries were very slight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16

conditions so far as salaried employees are concerned.
 The retail price of food, weighted according to consumption in represen- tative workingmen's families, were 2.9 per cent higher in 1906 than in 1905. As the advance In wages per hour from 1905 to 1906 was greater than the ad- vance in the retail prices of food, the purchasing power of an hours wages, as measured by food, was greater in 1906 than in the preceding year. In 1906 the purchasing power of an hours wages as expended for food was N per cent greater than in 1905, and the purchasing power of full weeks wages was 1 per cent greater in 1906 than in 1905. or, in other words, an hours wages in 1906 in the manufac- turing and mechanical industries of the United States would purchase IA Der cent more food than an hours wages in 1905, and full weeks wages in 1906 would purchase l per cent more food than a full weeks wages in 1905.
 The price of food was higher in every month of 1906 than in the cor responding month of 1905. The in- crease over the corresponding month of the preceding year, which in Feb ruary, 1906, was only O.4 per cent, grew steadily greater throughout the year, the price in December, 1906, being 5.1 Der cent above that of the preceding December. The price in December, 1906, was AS per cent higher than the average for the year 1906. which year showed higher average than any oth- CT year during the seventeen years 1890 to 1906, covered by the investlga- tions of the Bureau of Labor.
 The increase in prices in 1906 over 1905 applied, in unequal degree. to twenty-five of the thirty articles in- cluded in the investigation. The artl- cles which showed the greatest advance in prices are lard, 9.8 per cent; eVapo- rated applies, 0.1 per cent; fresh pork ST per cent; bacon, S.4 per cent, and ham, 7.S per cent, while the advance in fresh fish and mutton exceeded per cent. The only articles which showed any material decrease are flour and sugar.
 As compared with tho average for the ten-year period. 1890 to 1899, the average wages per hour in 1906 were 242 per cent higher, the number Of employees in the establishments tnNes- tigated was 42.9 per cent greater, ana the average hours of labor per week were 4.6 per cent lower. The average earnings per employe per full week in 1906 were 1S.5 per cent higher than the average earnings per full week during the ten years, 1890 to 1899.
 The retail price of the principal arti-. cles of food, weighed according to fam iIy consumption of the various articles was 157 per cent higher in 1906 than the average price for the ten years 1890 to 1899. Compared with the aver- age for the same ten year period, the purchasing power of an hours wages in 1906. as measured by food, was 75 per cent greater, and of a full week s wages 24 per cent greater the ln- crease in the purchasing power or the f,II ,,.aal's wages being less than the increase in the purchasing power of hourly wages because of the reduction in the hours of labor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16

We were late in getting out our odds and ends to clean out. However, we will likely have two months yet of seasonable wealth CT to wear low shoes, and again many wear low shoes all winter.
 But there are besides these, slip pers such as are worn in the eve ming at home and up-to-date styles. They are merely little of this and a little of that, which means not complete sizes and widths in any one kind.
 But there may be just the size and kind that a person wants. All of this of course means individ- ual seeking.
 We have all of these different styles arranged on tables so that you can see every pair of them and pick out what you want. This sale will only last a few days longer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16
Weeks Calendar of Sports
Monday.

Monday Opening of Grand Circuit race meet ing at Columbus, O. Opening of Great Western Circuit race meeting at Kalamazoo, Michigan. Opening of Fall meeting of Brooklyn Jockey Club at Gravesend. Opening of Texas State tennis eaah- pionship at Dallas. opening of New Jersey State Tenns championship at Morrist ,wn. Third yacht races for Roosevelt anu King Edward cdps at Jamestown.
 Tue +dny.. Free-for-alI yacht race for amateurs at Jamestown
 We Ines day. Open regatta for all classes of yachts at Jamestown,
 Thursday. First race for Lipton cup at James, town.
 Friday. International cricket contest at Philadelphia.
 Saturday. Second race for Upton cup at James, town.
 Annual Canadian track and field ehampionships at Montrael. Carlisle Indians Albright College football game at Carlisle, Pa. williams College Willistons Seminary football game at Williamstown, Mass Buckneu ollege-Mansfield Normal football game at Lewisburg, Va
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16
LABOR AND PRICES
What the Report of Labor Bureau
 shows.


 What the Report of Labor Bureau
 shows.
 The annual investigation of the Bu- reau of Labor into wages and the re- tail prices of food shows that in the principal manufacturing and mechani- cal industries of the country average wages per hour in 1906 were 45 per cent higher than in 1905, the regular hours of labor per week were 0.5 per cent lower and the number of em- ployes in the establishments investi- gated were per cent greater. The average full time weekly earnings per employe in 1906 were 3.9 per cent greater than in 1905.
 During 1906 wages were increased generally in nearly all industries, for ty of the forty zone covered by the in vestiSation showing some increase. The greatest increase was in the manu- fracture of cotton goods. where the aV- craze wages per hour in 1906 were liz per cent higher than in 1905. In the manufacture of electrical appa- ratus and supplies the increase was 101 per cent. In street and sewer work done by contract the increase was S7 per cent; in iron and steel, Bes- semer converting. 85 per cent, and in the manufacture of cigars, S.4 per cent Tn the manufacture of bar iron the in crease in wages per hour was 69 per cent. and In the building trades 6.1 per cent Briefly stated stwo industries showed an increase in hourly wages of more than 10 per cent, seven an in- crease of over , per cent, but less than 10 per cent, and thirty -one less than , per cent In one industry-paper and wood puIp-theUe was a decrease of 1. 1 per cent In the industries as a whole weighted according to importance. the increase in hourly wages was 45 per cent.
 The fact should be borne in mind that these figures apply only to wage workers in manufacturing and me chanical industries and do not shoW
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16
Largest Riae Range.

Largest Rifle Range.
 The largest rife range where the troops of the United States practice target shooting is located near the place where Admiral Sampson's fleet in 1898 fought the battle of Guantanamo Bay; and it is a part of the United States naval station at that place. It is for the practice of the sailors and marines of the fleets in Atlantic wa ters. Its close proximity to the winter manoeuver grounds makes it's location of peculiar advantage. The range not only furnishes ample room and safety for firing the large calibre gnns used by landing parties. such as deld and boat guns, and affords suitable ground for camp purposes, ranges for boat guns, inch field guns and small guns and a fleet camp" There are four gun ranges located on the south shore of the Bay. within a short distance of the small arms range. Each range con sists of a regulation target mounted on a raft close to the mangroVe, but in such location that it may be overhauled from a steam launch, and that the ranges do not interfere with each oth- CT, with any firing that may be going on ashore or with the traffic in the bay
 Each range is staked off with properly marked buoys at 400 and 800 yards. While these four ranges are quite suf- hcient for ordinary fleet uses there is abundant room for their expansion. There are two artillery ranges, one for q maximum range of 1000 yards and one for 1900 yards. Each range car ries two targets and IS supplied with bomb proofs for the markers, scorers and telephone men, and Is connected by telephone with the firing point. The artillery firing point is separated by ridge from the main target range and connected with 1t by road cut through the ridge, or by boat to the artillery landing which Is capable of support ing guns up to five inches in caliber The firing on the artillery range in no way interferes with small arm practice This range also consists of rifle and pistol ranges The rife ranges are also staked off for pistol firing at the regu- Iation distances of fifteen, twenty-five and fifty yards so that 191 additional pistol targets become available in case rjfe firing is not in progress or Tor matches. The rife range really con sfsts of two distinct ranges an expert range and the main range. These eX- .nert ranges are separated along their line of fire by low ridge, making IL safe to use any of the firing lines from fifteen to 900 yards on either range without interfering with the other The exncrt range contains two butts, OOO wards butt with five targets, and 500 ward butt with fifteen targets The lines of fire of these two ranges heinz at such an angle that there is no interference, and both firing points may he occupied at the same time The .oaO yard firing line and butt being al an elevation of thirty feet over that or inc 600 yard firing line and butt. The sxnert range has raised firing lines and Is staked O for the following ranges: Fifteen, twenty five, fifty, 200, 300. 500, evO. 500 and 1000 yards. The targets
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16
TIME Us EXTENDED.

General Drude Grants Moroccan Troops
 Another Days ArmIstlce.
 Paris. Sept. 15.-General Drude, in a dispatch to the war office. announces that he has given the Moroccan tribes another days armistice to enable them to come to an understanding among themselves A delegate from the Chai- ouia tribe, who made the request for the prolongation of the armistice, said that his tribe would if necessary, use force to bring the other tribes into an agreement. General Drude also ans nounces that Abdel Aziz, the sultan left Fez for Rabat September 1A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16
Practice Marches.

To harden the average National Guardsman for real service is one of the problems now confronting us, and, while much importance has been at- tached to practice marches towards accomplishing that end, 1t is not thought they ought to be made too severe, and they cannot be depended upon to properly harden and develop the muscles of the men. An officer with much experience says that Hong. monotonous and frequent marches in which the soldier Is compelled to carry heavy and dead weight, will not build up his physical condition, but the men can be best put in physical shape for undergoing any kind of hard marching or any other hard physical training, by being exercised and trained in the armory under a uniform system of physical training and calisthenics, and such a course. 1t Is hoped, will be adopted by every commanding officer" This is the proper thing to do, and in addition to the usual drill and marches let's have a course of physical train ing at each regular drill that will develop and harden those muscles not reached in drill and march. The marches are necessary and as beneficial as any one thing that can be done, but care must be taken not to have the soldier overladen or cumbersome, but let his limbs and body be free to get the full benefit of the exercise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16
The New springileld.

The new Springfield rifle will soon be in the hands of the National Guardsmen and its superiority to any small arm ever issued to the United States army is admitted by experts everywhere. The news comes from Camp Perry that the superiority of the new Springfield rife over the Krag was shown in a most unmistakable manner in the shoot for the Herrick trophy. One of the teams entered in this match used the new Springfield, and while the personnel of the team was not as strong as others using the Krag in record shooting, the high mug gle velocity and fiat projectory of the Springfield told at the long range, and this is said to be a strong argument in favor of the new gun. The new Springfield is acknowledged to be the most powerful small arm now used by the army of any country and when the National Guard is equipped with it. a long step will have been taken in strengthening our reserve force.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16
AMERICAN LEAGUE

St Louis. Sept. 15-Detroit and St. Louis split even this afternoon, The secopd was shortened to seven innings. First game
 R.HE St Louis ...s...... OO1 OH OoO-s II 2 Detroit .... ... .. 100 900 500--6 10 8 Batteries-Howen and Spencer: Killian and Payne.
 Second game:
 R.HE St Louis .... .... 1000 III '-3 0 Detroit ..... ....... 900 002 0-2 5 f Batteries-Pelty and Stephens: Mullin and Payne.
 Chicago Sept. 15-Walsh and Lieb- hardt engaged in a desperate pitching duel today. Cleveland winning. The greatest crowd in the history of the local Ameri- can League club saw the contest
 RHE Chicago ... .. .. o.. 900 O10 10O-2 1 Cleveland .... ....... 900 OO2 OOI-S 12 l Batteries-walsh and Sullivan; Liebhardt and Bemis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16
MILITARY MATTERS: GUARD OF ALARAMAI
By Q. ". McIVER.

Rife practice Is now the most im- portant question being considered by the National Guard. The national gov ernment has been very liberal in it's encouragem of rife practice and ample appropriation has been made and apportioned among the States. and is now available for securing and opening ranges. In Alabama but one range has been built and opened with public money and that is the South Alabama range at Mobile and money was ad- vanced for that purpose and the range opened some time ago. The recent ri- fie practice preparatory for the Ma tional Match was held there but was so late that but little could be done. The result of the practice there. how ever. was shown at Fort Perry and Ala bama made considerable advance in the score of last year. Now the next thing to do Is to provide the opportunity for the man who handles the gun to prac- tice shooting it, and to do that satis- faetorily and efficiently there must be ranges at the home stations where they can be reached by every man who de- sfres to shoot and as often as he likes. The money is available, enough to se- cure and put in condition a range at every home station and the men ought to be shooting now. General Graves. tiiV OeHeTdls IS AS enInuS1dS- tic as he could really be and Is earn estiy enlisted in the work, with the cordial approval of the@ Governor, and it Is certain that every means possible will be given and everything done in their power to enthuse the men and get them to learn to shoot the rife. In very short while now the new Spring field will be in. the hands of the Ma uonal Guard and as a good shot with the Krag would be in a position to soon learn to shoot the new gun the men should learn to shoot the Krag to the spot and they will not then have much trouble in shooting the new gun accurately. It is hoped that home ranges will be secured and that during the year there will be several shoots like that held at Daphne last month. General Graves has the experience of that shoot and Of the National Match at Fort Perry and he will be eager to give the Guard the benefit thereof and good results may be expected as soon as he settles down to work again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

St. Louis, Sept. 15-The Pittsburg Ma tionals punched their hits in the fifth and
 R.H.E St: Louis .. ... .. 900 900 fO0--1 8 2 Pittsburg ~ .... 900 035 O0O-S 0 Batteries-McGIynn and Hostetter: Lever and Gibson Chicago. Sept. 15-Chicago made 1t four straight from Cincinnati today by pound- ing Hit for eleven singles
 R.H.E Chicago. ..... z. 3o2 900 O3"-s Ii l Cincinnati .... .... 100 900 000--1 4 Batteries-Hitt and Mclean; Lundgren and Kling.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16


 in the 1000 yard butt are spaced at twenty-two feet, and those in the 600 yard butt are spaced at fifteen feet and are fitted to carry 'C'9 and B" targets respectively
 The main range consists of two butts In echelon. one containing 11O targets and the other sixty targets, to carry either the "A'' or B" target. The no target butt also contains 20 'NC" targets Tor use on the drop-back firing lines up to 1000 yards The main firing line on this range is 2.200 feet long and gives ll0 targets at 300 yards and sixty tar gets al 200 yards. The 1l0 target butt is staked off and has raised firing lines for the following ranges: Fifteen, twen- ty-five. fifty, 200. 300 500. 500. 800 and 1000 yards, only about half of the butt being available for the last two ranges. The sixty-target butt Is staked off and has raised firing lines for 200. 300, 500, 600 yards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16
NOTICE TO TELEPHONE
 SUBSCRIBERS.

Owing to the number of changes of ioca- tton of stations. incident to moving season, October ist. our subscribers are requested to notify us at the earliest possible date, of proposed change of location. or additional service Please call No. 9O5o.
 SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16
NOTICE

REsoLvED that a meeting of the stecl- holders of the Andrew Railroad Safety Ap- pliance Go. is hereby called to be held at the office of the Montgomery Light Wa ter Power Co. in the City of Montgomery at 6 pm. o'clock. on. the 18th day of Oc- tober. 1907, for the purpose of increasing the capital stock of said corporation. from sI00. GOO to s2.500.0 .0oo, and for the transao- tton of such other business as may lawfully be transacted at said meeting:
 RESOLVED FURTHER That the Secre- tAry be and he Is hereby instructed to send a copy hereof. by mail. to each stcckhold- CT whose address Is known. end also to cause ths same to be inserted for thirty days prior to said meeting in The Mont gomery Advertiser. a newspaper published fin the City and County of Montgomery, State Of Alabama, in which said corpora tion is located.
 IE F. Higgins, Secretary of the Andrew Railroad Safety Appliance Company. here by certify that the foregoing Is a fuii and true copy of resolutions adopted at a meet ing of the stockholders of said corporation held on the 18th day of September. 1907.
 Witness my hand and the seal of said corporation. this the 18th day of September, 1907.
 (sEALA) E. F. HIGGINS. --tf Secretary
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16

ORIENTAL RUGS
 At Auction. Bailey Furniture co. Bankrupt Stock. Is Commerce St. Sale starts this mOrninE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16

ORIENTAL RUGS
 At Auction. Bailey Furniture co. Bankrupt Stock. 16 Commerce St. Sale starts this morning.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15
WOULD COVER DEFICIT.
II the Postoffice Department Was
Credited With Franks.

Westinghouse the p~ostoffce de-
partment were given creLit for all the
service 1t renders to the government,
the deficit in postal receipts would be
practically eliminated, according to a
report of the house committee on post
offices and post roads on the postof-
fee appropriation bill. The govern
ment departments and other govern
ment officers in Washington reported
that for the six months period ended
December 81, 1906, the postage upon
matter sent through the mails would
have aggregated $2,2S4,427. The COM
mittee estimates that 1t is fair to as.
sumo $4,000, 900 worth of mail is car
ried for the government annually
without credit to the p~ostofice de.
partment.
The deficit in the postoffice depart.
ment for the fiscal year 1906 was $10,.
51G,996, and the committee estimates
that this would be entirely covered II
it were possible to compute the
amount Of mail franked by federal Of
ficers in all parts of the country in ad'
dition to the amount of free mail 60
ing out of Washington.
The increases in compensation tc
the employees of the service including
clerks, carriers in city delivery of
fees, railway mail clerks and rura'
free delivery carriers are practically
as recommended by First Assistant
Postmaster General Hitchcock in his
last annual report. The proposed in
creases will aggregate nearly $4,000,
900 a year.
The report does not attempt to es
innate the actual amount of cut in pa,
to railroads for postal service, but 1t Il
generally believed by members of the
committee that the reduction will ag
gregate $10,0 900, 600.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15
CLEMENCEAUS DOWNFALL
HIS POSITION is REGARDED AS
SERIOUSLY COMPROMISED.
King Edward Credited With the
Changed Condition, But This
Is Denied.

Paris-In competent quarters Pre-.
mier Clemenceau's position Is regard
ed as seriously compromised, and his
sudden retirement or downfall would
not create great surprise. Although
the cabinet has formally approved the
circular sent by Minister of Education
BRAND to the projects on the subject
of granting leases of the churches to
the parish priests, 1t Is an open secret
that the premier is not completely in
sympathy with the conciliatory policy.
A sensational climax is anticipated
il the followers of ex-Premier Combes
force the debate to an issue. At the
same time 1t is the general opinion
that NJ. Brands policy would com,
mand a majority, and that the minister
of education would succeed to the
premiership If NJ. Clemenceau were de-
feated.
Some newspapers attribute the
changed attitude of church and state
to the influence of King Edward, who
is represented as fearing that Ger
many will succeed to Frances infu-
ence as protector of Christians in the
near and far east. The kings inter
vention, however, is authoritativelJ
denied.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15
NINE MEN BURNED TO DEATH.
Fatal Accident on Board a French
Torpedo Boat.

L'Orient, Francois a result of an
explosion on board torpedo boat No.
339, Of the French navy, nine men are
dead and two men are injured.
Torpedo boat No. 339 was launched
but a short time ago, and al the time
of the accident she was undergoing,
prior to being placed in commission,
her full power team trial in the road
stead. A technical naval committee
was on board at the time. The trial
was successful, but as the boat was
returning to her anchorage, a safety
tube, forming part of the evaporation
apparatus, burst, and a mass of flame
was forced into the stockhole, where
the engineer, a quartermaster and
nine stokers were at work. The en-.
gineer and eight of the stokers were
instantly burned to death. Their
bodies were practically reduced to
cinders. The other stoker was Sc.
verely injured.