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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-02

nu1 Ueen purcnased, but the plant and property free from all incumbrances. Today the Water and Gas Committee of the City Council, assumed control of the plant, but there will be no changes until the members become acquainted with the operation.
 The rates of the old company are to remain in force until the city can as- certain the income of the plant, and its needs. About s60,000 is to be expended In improvements.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-02
The Pe-ru-na Almanac in 5000, 900
 Homes.

The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac has become a fixtures in over eight million homes. It can be obtained from all druggists free. Be sure to inquire early. The 1908 Almanac is already published, and the supply will soon be exhausted. Do not put it off. Speak for one today. adv.-thu-sat,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-02
HOLIDAY IN GREENvILLE.

NumerOus Entertainments Given by
 Young People. Greenville. Jan. 1.-(Special.)- )-Par- ties and entertainments have come in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-02
Taken Over WaferworlKr.

The city of Pensacola today assumed charge of the plant and property of the Pensacola Water Company. the transfer of the property having been made in New York yesterday. Dillon @
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-02

I,G4l4ls Sv wIn anu DoIn teams threw one foul goal before an Illinois for ward threw foul goal ending the game a victory for the visitors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-02
peath of Mrs. oerting.

Mrs. N. Mex. Oerting. wife of one of the prominent citizens of Pensacola and herself well known here, died sud denly this morning after a short ill., ness. She had been i'll of pneumonia for about five days. and while she had been quite III death was not expected and was probably due to apoplexy. The deceased was welded three years ago to Mir. Oerting in Denver, Col, and mas since resided here with her husband who was formerly city tax collector.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-02
Pcn.acola Gets Business .

The bucket shops in this city felt the places in the State of Alabama. Busi- ness from nearby Alabama cities and towns came here and almost doubled that which had heretofore been done by the commission and exchange houses.
 Several of the places closing in Mo- bile turned their business over to local concerns, and with that which came from Montgomery, Selma and other points the exchange business today grew to proportions unexpected for a city of this size year ago.
 It has been planned by local houses to have exclusive long distance tele- phone wires for the use of their cus- toners in Alabama cities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-02
MOBILE IS DEFEATED.
University of IIIfnois Wins at Bask,
 Rall

Mobile, Jan. 1.-(Special. )--In a game abounding with spectacular goals and hard basket ball playing. the Uni- versity of Illinois team defeated the Y. M. c. A. team tonight at basket ball by the score of 22/ to 21, playing off tie of 20 to 20 that stood when the last half ended.
 The teams were evenly matched and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-02
MAYNARD MENLOSE
,FORTY-sIx ARn LET OUT or EM.
 PLOYBENT.
Even the Government 10 Curtailing Expenscs--Brokerage Business
 Goes from Alabama to Flor
 fda--News of Pensacola.

Pensacola, Fla. Jan. 1.---(Specfal.)--- Forty-six men employed in one depart ment of the Pensacola navy yard, that of steam engineering, received notice today not to report for duty tomorrow, as their services would no longer be necessary to conduct the business of that department.
 The men let out are machinists and helpers who had been employed At the yard for many years. and they are without means of livelihood 50 far as the navy yard is concerned.
 Notice has not beenAgiven of reduc- ton of the forces of the other depart ments, such as yards and docks. ship building. repairing. sail making. etc., but it is expected that by January 10 all of these departments will witness big reduction in the present forces.
 Each department employs several hundred men, with the, exception of the sailamaking. and as there will be no work compared with what has been done for many years. the forces will necessarily be reduced.
 The letting out of workmen Is the result of the scarcity of work and Sis due te the fact that there is little re- pair or rebuilding of war vessels now to be done. The work upon three or four vessels which have been rebuilt Is about completed. while the Machias which is to be rebuilt. is to be sent to the New York navy yard in order to give employment to workmen there.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-02

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-02

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-02

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
WANT FOOD PURE.
Stewards in Convention Indorse Re
cent Legislation.

cent Legislation.
NEW YORK, September 10.-The re-
Gently enacted pure food law was warm
w applauded by many speakers at the
annual convention Of the international
Stewards Association. Several Of the
speakers called upon the members of
the association to aid in every way in
forwarding the movement to eliminate
from "all products Of the earth offered
to patrons Of hotels, restaurants and
clubhouses, all possibilities Of impure
ties.
DR.. ]. ]. Leppa OF Akron. Ohio, APP
pealed to the members not to let any
thing cause you to stulify yourselves
by putting impurities in what people
either eat or drink. Let every member
of the association stand for the con-
servatism Of that law and its enforce
ment in every sense of the word"
Others who spoke in similar vein
were Milo r. Westbrook of Meridian,
Conn, official chemist of the associa-
| ton and state regent for the New
England states; L. Fred klooz OF Pitts
burg, president of the Pittsburg branch
| of the association, and National Secre-
tary Jacob Miller Of the Hotel Eastman
| of Hot Springs, Ark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
Husband Reports Wife's Death and
Is Arrested.

NEW YORK, September 1O-Believing
that Mrs. Rosa Zeller was murdered and
her lifeless body left In the kitchen of
her apartment in West 1O3d street, the
coroner today caused the arrest of Albert
Zeller the dead woman's husband. and
Mrs. Lena Geigar. sister OF Mr.. Zeller
The husband was charged with homicide
and Mrs. Geigar was held as a witness.
Zeller reported the case to the police as
a suicide, but Mrs. Geigar said Mrs. Zell-
er was infatuated with DR.. Jacob Hook
man, by whom she was formerly employ
ed as a housekeeper. In Mrs. Zeller's
effects was found a note from a lawyer
who promised to send Mrs. Ze,ler $40 for
some unknown purpose. Zeller is an
engineer and his wife was a handsome
woman about thirty-four years old.
Coroner Acritelli said that he had learn
ed enough to convince him there had been
serious dissension between Zeller and his
wife growing out of the attentions Of a
physician to Mrs. Zeller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
TO RESURFACE RIGGS ROAD
COMMISSIONERS ORDER THIS
WORK BEGUN AT ONCE.
Many Other Improvements to Be
Made to Streets, Curbs
and Sewers.

Riggs road from Rock Creek Church
road 10 the District line is TO be resur-
faced with gravel AT cost of $1,000.
This improvement will he charged to the
appropriation for repairs to county roads.
An order to this effect was issued by the
Commissioners today.
They have also ordered that one zoo
foot section of the -;ock creek and r
street intercepting sewer at 18th street
and one 20O-foot section at a8th street
northwest be reconstructed. This inn
provement will cost $4,000. and will he
charged to an unexpended balance Of the
sewer department appropriation.
A new curb is to be set on the New
York avenue front of reservation 113 At
an estimated cost of $500
Other orders affecting the engineer de-
partment of the District today are:
That approximately 10 linear feet of
cobble gutter be constructed on the west
side of Bowen road at an estimated cost
of $40
That the roadway of Charming street
northwest between LIST and North Can
ltol streets be graded and surfaced with
Old material at an estimated cost OF so50
mat the approaches to the Anacostia
prloge be regulated. including backflling
or the north approach wall, at an esti-
mated cost of $3.50
The Commissioners have ordered laid
$40 feet OF eight-inch water main in I'd
street northwest between u and Bryant
streets: ITO feet of eight-inch water main
IN Adams street west Of I'd street north
west, and sewer In 4th street northeast
between NJ and n streets.
Other water mains to be laid are:
219 feet of eight-inch main in Railroad
avenue. abutting lots IS and 20, Sl3 to SIS.
inclusive, square 1854.
219 feet of eight-inch water main in AL
lison street northwest between 9th street
and Georgia avenue.
165 feet of eight-inch water main in l.
street west from South Capitol street
southwest.
165 fee of eight-inch water main in the
west side of Sherman avenue north from
Fairmont street.
40 feet of eight-inch water main in
Fairmont street west from Sherman ave-
nue. northwest.
3I5 feet of eight-inch water main in
Brentwood road eastward from its present
terminus near Central avenue northeast
$50 feet of eight-inch water main in
the north side of Rhode Island avenue
westward from North Capitol street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
WOMAN SCIENTISTS COMING.
They Will Read Papers Before Tu'
berculosis Congress.

That the world powers are beginning to
take cognizance Of their women scientists
is evidenced by the fact that many foreign
countries will send woman delegates to
the international tuberculosis congress.
which is to convene here this month.
These women are regarded as authorities
in research in their respective countries,
and some Of them will read papers before
the congress.
Mile. Chaptal Of Paris. member Of the
international congress OF nurses, who has
taken many degrees, will be one OF the
representatives of France. Others are
Nine. Berot-Berger, a noted French
woman. who will read a paper on THE
Social Side of tuberculosis" Nine. Cres-
pin, wife Of Prof. Crespin. Algiers: Nine.
Dufournier, Paris; Nine. Val Eugene
Lambert, Paris. and Nine. Augustine
Rey. Russia and Germany are among
the other countries sending wman dele
gates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10

Department last Tuesday by Francis
Zimmerman are destined for an active
part in a revolutionary attempt to GUST
President Castro of Venezuela, Banner
man says he has no knowledge of the
fact.
II bought the guns as a speculation -
said Bannerman, lust as I have fire.
quently before made such purchases from
the government of superfiuous weapons
and munitions of war.
II have in mind no prospective purchas-
ers whatever for the stuff as yet, nor
have I been approached by Gen. Valeria
or any other person reputed to represent
revolutionary interests in Venezuela or
anywhere else.
II shall probably store the material on
Bannerman Island. near West Point,
where We have facilities for keeping It,.
until opportunity arises TO dispose of it
proftably.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
CANNON OPENS FIRE.
Will Begin Reelection Campaign at
Danville Tonight.

DANVILLE. September 10. - Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon of the National House
OF Representatives will ope his eight
zenith campaign for reelection to Con-
gress in this city. his home town. tonight
with a speech. He will reply to an at
tack made upon him by Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation of
Labor. who was the principal speaker at
the Labor day celebration. Mr.. Cannon is
also expected to discuss the issues Of the
national campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
Roy ANO LION FALL FROM SKY
WERE UP IN BALLOON WHEN
GAS BAG BURST.
Cub Is Uninjured, Landing on Hu
man Companion, Who Will
Die Of Injuries.

NEW YORK, September 1O.-Fifteen
thousand persons at the Richmond county
(S. H. fair yesterday saw balloon ex-
plode fifty feet from the ground and
dash William Cobey and a lion cub to
the earth.
Cooley, who Is eighteen years old and
whose home Is in Milwaukee. suffered
badly injured spine and internal hurts.
He was hurried to the Smith 1nfirmary
at Tompkinsville. 1t was said he would
probably die.
The boy recovered consciousness at the
inflrmary and said the balloon had caught
fire in some unknown manner.
Lion Cub Uninjured.
Cooley landed fiat on his back and the
lion fell on top Of him. They came down
| in the midst of several thousand persons
who had gathered to see the balloon as
cension, which was the last event on the
program.
The lion cub was apparently uninjured
| by the fall. He skunk away in a dazed
| way. Frank Robinson, Cobey's manager.
captured the cub.
Mr.. Robinson was arrested by order OF
| Inspector Russell and locked up at the
New Dorp police station. 1t was claimed
that the ascension was made when the
apparatus was not in proper shape
The lion club, "Spik1e. ID fourteen
months old and had made many ascen-
| sions with Cobey and Robinson. He
seemed to enjoy the experience Of going
up in a balloon. He IL tame and playful
and was a great favorite with the chill
| dren at the fair. Roger Doyle, the eleven
year-old son OF Secretary Doyle of the
Richmond County Fair Association, was
playing with the lion Tuesday when 1t
| suddenly attacked him and bit him on
the arm. Mr.. Robinson had muxzled the
| cub since then.
Horse Had to Be Shot.
Cobey and the lion had made success
| full ascensions Monday and Tuesday and
dropped from parachute 500 feet above
| the ground
An hour before the balloon accident a
| Jockey and horse fell in the half-mile rum
ming race. The jockey. Willie Smith. was
| badly shaken up, but not seriously In
| iured His mount, Frank Bennett. owned
| by A. D. Ditmar of Gravesend. broke a
| fore leg and had to be shot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
POST OFFICE CLERKS MEET.
Want Extension Of Civil Service to
SYSTEM

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. September TO-
The national convention of post office
clerks, in session here, adopted resolutions
yesterday in favor of extending classified
civil service to clerks of first and second.
class offices. regardless Of city delivery.
A resolution condemning the promotion
of carriers to supervising positions in the
money order and registry departments in.
stead of the promotion Of clerks in these
departments to such positions was re.
jected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
CONGO ANNEXATION.
Belgian Senate Adopts Measure
Amid Cheers.

BRUSSELS. September lo.-To an &C
compartment Of cries from the conserva-
tives Of Long live the king" the Bel
gian senate yesterday adopted the Congo
annexation treaty and the colonial chart
err. It Endorsed also the views OF the
chamber ofdeputie that Belgium should
be responsible for the Congo debt only In
case q special law made this obligatory.
The Congo annexation treaty was pass
ed by the Belgian chamber OF deputies
August 20. Its adoption by the senate
makes it final.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10

mail and pick up such sailors as were left
behind when the fleet sailed.
A number of men who missed their
ships reported to the Kansas and patrols
searched the city. There are still lis
stragglers unaccounted for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
Fleet stragglers Left Behind.

MELBOURNE. September 10.-The bat
tleship Kansas and the supply ship Gull
goa sailed this afternoon to Join the rest
of the American feet at Albany, having
heen left behind TO await the American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10

The grand jury at Rome. Va. indicted
W. s. Gregory, wealthy dentist. for as
sault on Miss Theodore L. Irvine while
she was a patient under the influence Of
chloroform in his Office July rs. Her
home is in New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
At $3.50.

Remaining Tailored Cloth Suits from sum-
n1er stock (coat styles suitable for fall wear).
About 80 suits===a great bargain if you can
find your size.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
Horse Had to Be Shot.
GUNS NOT FOR VENEZUELA.
That Is, Bannerman Had No Such
Prospect in Purchase.

NEW YORK. September 1O.-If the
$8l 900 worth Of Hotchkiss cannon and
Calling guns purchased from the War
The broad ax., 1908-10-17
THE PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
IN THE FIELD

The following are the various presi-
Dental and vice presidential candi-
dates in the field. so you can pay your
money and take your choice.
Republican-For president, William
H. Taft Of Ohio; for vice president,
James S. Sherman of New York.
Democratic-For president, william
]. Bryan of Nebraska; for vice presi-
dent, John W. Kern of Indiana.
Prhibitionist-Eugene W. Chain Of
Illinois; for vice president; Aaron
S. Watkins of Ohio.
Observation-Disclosures L. Hisgen of
Massachusetts; for vice president,
John T. Graves Of Georgia
Populist-For president. Thos E,
Watson of Georgia; for vice president,
Samuel Williams of Indiana.
sOcialist-For president. Eugene Y
Debs of Indiana; for vice president,
Benjamin Hanford Of New York
Socialist-Labor-For president Au-
gust GiIhaus OF New York; for vice
president, Donald Mundoe Of Virgin
ia
The broad ax., 1908-10-17
WILLIAM II. TAFT DEALS OUT
MORE TAFFY FOR THE NE
COR.

Wednesday, while William H. Taft
vas on his way to deliver many
speeches through the South. for the
purpose Of winning the followers Of
Luke E. Wright in Tenn. on his side.
be dealt out more tafy to the Negro.
by declaring in part in his speech at
CadiZ Junction, o.
7 an advised that a very eonsid-
cradle part Of your population is
Colored, and want to- say that no
part Of the population has a deeper
sympathy On my part than they. Com
ing to this country through their an
cestry against their win, there is
imposed upon us whose ancestry
brought them here the obligation to
see that in every way they have a
square deal. This is their only coun-
Try; this is the only flag they love
and this the standard for which they
have shown themselves willing and
anxious to lay down their lives when
The exigeneies Of the country required.
The broad ax., 1908-10-17
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES OF
ILLINOIS.

It can be truthfully said. that the
Democratic candidates In this state,
are all capable men to IN the ofiees
which they are seeking. and each and
every one of them. possesses. a g9od
record and We take great pleasure
in commenting the following gentle
men, the majority Of their cuts ap-
pearing In this issue Of this paper, to
the voters OF Illinois. and each and
every one OF them should be elected
for they VIII honestly conserve the
best interest Of the public.
Governor, Adlai E. Stevenson; Lieu
tenant Governor, Elmer A Perry; Sec
retary Of state. x F. Beidler; Auditor.
Ralph Jeffris: state Treasurer. John
=. Mount: Attorney General Ross C
Han.
The broad ax., 1908-10-17

They are American citizens Ifse the
rest of us and entitled to the same
consideration.
II any race of people have ever
been insulted the intelligent members
of the Negro race have been, with
the latest outburst Of taffy. on the part
of William H. Taft and especially,
when he makes reference to giving
the Negro a square deal.
Such rot is enough to cause abroad
smile to creep over the. face of the
boss devil. for it IS not hard fo- him
to remember, that Taft assisted Roose-
welt, to mob and lynch 1s7 soldiers.
belonging to the 25th Regiment. That
Taft, branded them. as "murderers
and midnight assassins."
That like Roosevelt, he declared that
the Negro race. is largely composed,
Of 'rapists, murderers and criminals"
and now, this same man Taft is run
ming around over the South. seeking
the votes Of the worst enemies Of the
Negro, IN his mad and Ruthless effort,
to be elected President and talking
about giving the Negro a square deal.
which is more than enough to make an
old tom cat sick at the stomach.
The broad ax., 1908-10-17

DEATH OF MARSHALL 4. WATTS.
Aarshall h watts. who for a long
time was wen known IN Chicago. e
the manager Of the sntsrtaihinE
Trio. composed Of z. J. Williams, w.
B. Howard and himself; passed away
the first Of last week While acconpa-
nytng Mr.. and 1Ers. W. EIlis Corey Of
New York City. President Of the Unit
ed States Steel Trust. Who were On
their way 10 their Michigan farm with
q party Of friends.
Lung trouble was the cause Of Mr..
Watts death. he was one Of the must
clans that came on from New York
with the Corey party where he had
been residing, for the past four or ave
years.
Mr.. Watts Is survived by his devoted
and loving wife, Mrs. Jennie Eldridge
Watts, and his sister Mrs. Jennie Ra.
pier. BE was born In HopkinsviIIe, Ky,
in'1s7S. he was past master Of North
Star Lodge No. /, and had hosts OF
friends everywhere. for be was very
genial and had a kind word for every
one.
Funeral services were held over his
remains Friday morning at Bethel
Church. Rev. A. ]. Carey. omciating.
Interment at lakewood. The floral
tributes were numerous and very fine.
Mrs. Watts, who has the deep sym
patty Of her numerous friends, over
the loss Of her husband. left for New
York City, Saturday evening. where
she WIN spend two weeks, in straight
ening up his business. then she VIII
return to this city, and make her per-
manent home. with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Smith, 261e Calumet Ave.
The broad ax., 1908-10-17
sreAMY CHARGE GUSTS NEGRO.
Fashionable Residents Of Topeka Dig
Up New NeIshbor's History.

TOPEKA, Kan, oct 1l-Theodore
W. Jones, formerly Mgr, politician
of Chicago, has had an interesting
experience here. Having accumulated
a second wife With considerable mo-
ney, Jones came to Kansas which had
often bled for Negroes. and prepared
to take a hand In the social Whirl.
Secretly he purchased several
pieces of property in white neighbor-
hoods. One piece was in what is
known as Governors Square," the
swell residence section of Topeka.
When it got out that a Negro had
bought the lots and would probably
build a home and live there the up
per ten" outfit became greatly excr-
cised.
They Immediately began holding in
dignation meetings in the SQUIRE"
TO devise ways anu means Of getting
I'D Of the undesirable Mr.. Jones, A
committee was appointed to wait up
on the man recently from Chicago. Its
members explained to him The impos-
sibility of Negro mixing il the soeie-
" in Governors Square and offered
to buy his property at a good profit
The broad ax., 1908-10-17

to him. In fact they offered him so
per cent more than he p.-id for the
lots. But he held out for 100 per
cent.
A detective was hired to run down
Jones record. In due time he re-
turned from Chicago With ammunition
TO burn. He lad discovered that
Jones was married once before and
thst the legelity of the divorce which
he secured in South Dakota was
questionable. Mrs. Jones No. /, who
pursued her husband for ten years,
was enlisted easily in the warfare.
She came here and had Jones arrested
for Nbigamy. Mrs. Jones No. 2, who
was Miss Nary E. Thomas, a cultures
Negro woman from Virginia, fled suit
and obtained a divorce on the ground
that Jones had a legal wife living.
However, Mrs. Jones No. 2 is still
Eeeping house for Jones.
After his arrest On a charge of
bigamy some OF the square people
sent word to Jones that If he would
plead guilty to the charge and give
them 8 deed to the property at a fair
consideration they would see that he
got the minimum sentence. a fine of
$500. after much psrieying Jones
agreed with the prosecuting officer
to plead guilty and take the minimum
seutence.-Record Herald. Oct. IL