The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-27

raised from $50 to ss0, drivers from s55 to se5, firemen from s55 to S65. captain from s60 to s70, and the as- l sistant chief from s7o to $So per month. A new covered patrol wagon was provided for in the Police Department, while new stock was ordered pur- chased in the Fire Department. Girl Is Sent Away.
 Alice Wallace, the 1S-year-old girl. who was rescued from the red light district by the Salvation Army. was today sent in company with an older person, to the Salvation Army Home in Birmingham. Ala, where she Is to remain. The girl was taken from the place of ili-fame Monday night by learned through parties of her condi- ton. and the fact that she had been | enticed to this city from her home in l Louisiana by man who had deserted her shortly after their arrival. and placed her in the disreputable place. 1 The girl was unwilling to live In such surroundings. but she was pow I er1ess to help herself. as she was a | stranger here, and knew no one, ex- eepting those with whom she had been placed She finally got word to the | Salvation Army, and wasNat once taken I from the pfaee. The girl has a neat l and refined appearance, and was alto- | gether different from those with whom | she had been placed, by the man who brought her here upon the promise of | marrying her.
 l To Remain at Dock.
 l The steamer Sun. which was to have left here this morning for Mobile to 1 enter the Tombigbee River trade bes l tween that city and Demopolis, Ala.
 received orders from the owners to re-
 main here until an Investigation could
 be made.
 l This order came upon receipt of ad-
 vices from the Government steamboat l inspectors at Mobile to the effect that | the steamer was not mp to requirements | to ply the Tombigbec, and that 1t | would be useless for her to be sent to
 Mobile. The vessel prior to coming to l Pensacola, where she has been run
 ming In the bay and rivers, was in the | Mississippi River trade, and 1t was thought that vessel sufficientiy | staunch to ply such waters. would meet | the requirements of the Tombigbee.
 Ship Captain Disappears.
 The master of the fishing schooner George Willard, of St. Petersburg, has disappeared from his vessel. which put into port Tuesday afternoon with a catch of red snappers. Not only Is the captain gone, but the money paid
 him for catch of fish made by the | N(SSCAs WHAGA W3A SVA4 bQ pHS VI Ius local fishing firms.
 | Whether or not the captains disap. pearance IS the result of foul play or
 that ke deliberately made away with
 the money is matter which Is now II being investigated. Owing to the
 rough weather of the past week. the
 vessel. after taking catch Of fish
 was unable to make her home in port
 so put into Pensacola and disposed oi
 the catch as is often done by fishing yes.
 sells under like circumstances The money about $S0, was received ana
 receipted for and the captain left the
 fish house to join his vessel. but hs
 never arrived there.
 The crew did not make any search
 for him until late in the night, when
 they learned that he had received the money for the catch. As Is frequently
 the case. the men on the vessel did moi
 know the name Of the master of the
 schooner, only knowing him as Cap.
 tain Jim." A description of the mar
 has been furnished the police.
 Phone PAT fer fine tomatoes and eel.
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