The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-19
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Many Cnlls fer Aid.

SAS O8AAD AOB >~A~s
 'The. local branch of the Salvation Army is doing . great deal of charity work just at present" said Captain Odom yesterday. We have anywhere from six to twelve worthy cases Of tries so hsp Gi ca.se see and especay the urgent ones. but we are crippled by lack of funds.
 There is grea deal of travel dur. ing the past few weeks. especially o, we haven't the necessary funds for g railroad ticket. There Is also great want for medicine and supplies Ihey apply to the headquarters Of the Sal. vation Army to help them. Just last dren came to headquarters and said she was, on her way to the bedside or her husband in the far West and asked for assistance. Tickets were given he. gsrf ss1e Sf tss ssvsrs way Q, this every day and the funds in the treas ury need replenishing. The people Of Montgomery have always responded to appeals of the Salvation Army In the is called to the notice of the public the treasury will be soon in ( condition 10 cases"
 ation Saturday. when the first needy cases will be taken to the country for a weeks outing"
 Solving the Negro Problem.
 My cotton is something like that high." said an old negro farmer of ty. indicating with his hand . distance at least three feet from the ground. The negro works about seventy acres
 I'm ]es tickled ter death with my made. I b'lieve. You hear all lese here folks talk about bad crops. Well. I don know ef 1t Is so. but tell you they ain't never been q year in my life when I couldn't make nun cotton to live on an; has . big family ter sup port.
 But I mus own. I sho' has had ter work hard to make my crop dis time. Planted three times and been working wants ter make a good crop don't yer ever stop working de ground. Jes' keep on and you'll have something
 An I'se in pretty good fix dis year. haven't spent but s30 this year to live on. Elf lots CT these uppish niggers would git ter work on farm. they wouldn't be so many of 'em in jail but rse gwine to stay right down aere where always has plenty to eat and don't never git in trouble. Amt never been arrested fer anything in my life"
 Georgia Attorney Here.
 Hon. T. T. Miller. City Attorney of Columbus and a former State Senator of Georgia. was a prominent visitor to Montgomery yesterday, and con- ferred with Governor Conner and Dep lty Insurance Commissioner Sexton and nf afH foIo nf ho fa
 The real significance of MT. Miller 8 visit to Montgomery. however, was in the interest of Representative Dudley s bill. which passed the House a few eays oasds sso Of hs of State. to come into Alabama and &C., quire lands for che purpose of estab- fishing a water supply for the outside
 Columbus gets her water supply from the Alabama hills at tho present time. and only recently the city voted for municipal waterworks. It Is probable that the city will purchase from the sS. na M Me s e1 the city. came to Montgomery to look into the law and to encourage Kepre- sentative Dudley's bill. which will be transmitted to the Senate today.
 Evelyn Harris Here.
 MT. Evelyn Harris. in charge of the publicity department of the Southern Bell Telephone Company. is in Mont gomery. ..
 MT Harris is a son of Joel Chandler Harris. He is one of the best newspa. per men of Georgia. and In his owr right, one of the most fluent writers that Atlanta has sent out He was formerly connected with The Atlanta Constitution.
 He has a large acquaintanceship ir Montgomery and Alabama and he Is all ways received hospitably when he pays Alabamas capital a visit. He contein- plates remaining here several days.
 MT. J. D. Matlock. of Evergreen. is registered at Hotel Summers.
 MT. P. B. Pepper. of Luverne. was in the city last night.
 Mir. W. TT. Hendricks. of Mobile. ii registered at the Imperial.
 MT. c. H. Allen, of Livingston. spen, last night in the city.
 MT. E. J. Glider. of Demopolis. 1, visiting Montgomery
 Mir C. s. Cornelius. of Ashland, is 1T Montg .,
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 MT & l.. TiSdale. of Evergreen. Is 1T