The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-14
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Lexi.iasson Has Hurt 1.

Legislation Has Hurt. | Jake Wells, perhaps the best known | promoter in the South. is among those | who believe that the strenuous and ig- norant lsgisiation in the South is not | only killing the railroads, but is also | hurting business in nearly every line.
 The show business has been badly ' crippled" said MT. Wells, who was in | ready had as many as fifteen cancella- tions of dates on our circuit Tor the reason that the enforcement of the uniform passenger rate makes It i'm. | road and make expenses. The advance in railway rates in the South Is enough l to take away a seasons profit from any show. and many of the high class mu- | year. or If they do will only visit the | large cities where they can play more than one night stands"
 Mir. Wells said that the movement | which has been made in the South to l give the people the same class of | shows at popular prices for which they | have been paying high prices, has re- l ceived a serious black eye by this rail | way legislati on, despite the fact of the | growing demand for shows of the class | which play what Is popularly known now as The Wells Circuit Prohibition Sentiment Growing. Dr. W. B. Crumpten, Corresponding Secretary of the Baptist Mission Board. | came in yesterday morning from Fine Apple. where he attended the Fine Bar ran Association. He has been absent from the city several weeks nttenrn Marnn SD, Jefferson and Wilcox. lie reports great interest among the Baptists along mission lines. when asked about prohibition. of which he Is a recognised leader. he said: Tn every County where have been, the sentiment was almost unanimous for prohibition. Elections are being planned everywhere. If we fail any are not organized. We have the peo- ple--of that there is no doubt. As to the crops, he said he mas so often made mistakes, l have little faith in my judgment; but from the pest m formation | can gather, can't see how anything like good crop can be made in Alabema."
 pr. Crumpton lett for Norfolk, where he goes to attend the annual meeting of the Anti-Salonn League of America, of which he is vice-President. He will be absent from the State until the 2oth.
 Former Alabama Man.
 T noticed in this mornings Adver- gomery yesterday, that William M. Scott. of Georgia, has been chosen as junior vice commander Of the Nationai eral soldiers during the war between the States. I was much interested in the announcement, for MT. Scott Is an resides in Atlanta, he was formerly a resident of Montgomery as well as of at least one other Alabama city, well known Montgomery county plant CT, and~was himself a resident of this city for number of years, being Tn eiothns eSs1asss rm ea of s and Company. He was for time. also. in business Tn Selma;
 Promotion for Lieutenant Wiley.
 News comes from Cuba that Lieuten- ant Noble J. Wiley of the 9th Infan- try, has been ordered to report to Ha- vana, to relieve Captain Butts as Guar termaster of the Army Of Pacihcation: This detail makes Lieutenant Wiley Wiley Chief Quartermaster of the is- land, and is held in military circles to be a great compliment to his efficiency and capacity as an army officer,
 This assignment was made by the special order of General Barry. com manding the Army of Occupation Young Wiley was not even an appii- cant for the place and was greatly surprised when the office was rendered him.
 What the weather Unwfse Say.
 The weathef wise, or perhaps more properly the unwise, are predicting very brought out to uphold this theory. For instance: "Cld land marks that have made different observations, among which the bending of corn tops towards wrinkles in its tail-and the cunning squirrel packing It's hidden home to the very br!m with eatables for many months, are now the observations made which substantiate the prediction
 srhosa so iDcIfned ran now see the comet by rising between and o'clock in the morning. At least that Is what Is published about It.
 MT. B. H. Craig, Jr., who graduated leave today to enter the law depart ment of the University of Virginia
 MT; " B Glenn tsDf.E of Enterprise, FTP ms. wss se cOmpanied by his wife
 MT. H. W. sapldiAg. of Birmingham. was a visitor to Montgomery yester- day.
 MT. c. Howard Jemison. of Talla- dega, was in Montgomery yesterday
 MT. Charles w. smith, of Bir- mingham, was in the city yesterday.
 MT. H. B. steagall,. of Ozark, yes teFday visited in Montgomery
 MT. S. W. Boyd, of opp, was a vis- ttor to Montgomery yesterday.
 MT. w. H. Taylor, of Uniontown, was in Montgomery yesterday.
 MT. L. R. Gilreath, of cartersville. was in the city yesterday
 MT. H. E. Black, of Mount Pleasant, was in the city yesterday.
 Mir. B. F. Reid, of Dothan, was in Montgomery yesterday,
 MT. T. J. Mizell, of Samson. was in the city yesterday.
 MT. Robert Jones, of Pine Hill. was in the city yesterday.
 MT. G. w Duncan. of Auburn, was in the city yesttrday.
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