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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
WHARF QUESTION UP
FINANCE COMMITTEE STILL CON-
 sIDERING OFFERS.
one oS Plans Is That the Navigation Company Lease Wharf and Pay xntereat on Approximately
 s2O.O0O

The proposition received by the City Council from J. L. Rutz, Superintendent of the Birmingham and Gulf Railway and Navigation Company. which was turned over to the Finance Committee. is sttll being considered by Chairman Cl F. Moritz and the other members The idea of leasing the city wharf to tha boat company. as proposed, does not find favor in all eyes, for 1t is fear ed friction may arise between the les- sees and the other boats using the wharf.
 The proposition is that the company lease the wharf for given number of years, paying interest upon a. sum, ap- proximately S20.000. as the value of the site and buildings.
 Mir. Moritx has written T. + Moore. manager of the Alabama River boat lines. to shee what he thinks of the plan. but as yet has not received a reply. The "B & G." as the company ma king the proposition is commonly known, is figuring with other cities along the river for similar privileges. few days ago Vice President Dew berry, of the B. & O.. discussed the wharf proposition with a mass meet Ing of the business men of Selma, but his idea of the B. and O.. controlling the wharf met with no favor in the eyes of the Selma merchants Every thing is being done there to help the company and Selma is glad of the ad- vent of the company, but the idea of giving up the public wharf was not tolerated. although 1t was proposed that the other boats would have equal rights there.
 It has been proposed that the Mont- gomery Council float bonds for the construction or a new wharf and ware houses. and that the boat company be allowed to build, the cost of construct ion being deducted from the rent That sh6 company also keep the property in repair at it's own expense and the freight ep route through this point be exempt from charge. That a regular service between Montgomery and lower river points be maintained and the fallure to keep this part ct the con- tract shall be q cancellation of the lease, unless providently hindered. That Q transfer of the contract, without the consent of the City Council, shall be Q cancellation of the same.
 Other propositions have been made also, for severa! property owners of wharf land would be glad to lease to the company, and some are reported as willing to sell.
 All matters relative to the subject will be collected and discussed, and the result reported at an early meeting of the Council.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
Oil Mills Are House Cleaning
 For Coming Seasons Busin

To the untutored eye of those who know nothing about the business. 1t seems that the local cotton oil mills are being literally pulled to pieces. Almost every scrap of machinery in the big plants is being taken down, and from all appearances the mills will never be able to run again. but the fact of the matter is they are just rolling up their sleeves for a Dig seasons work.
 Before starting up every part of the mechanism is taken down. inspected. and if found in bad order. a new piece Is substituted. It seems a waste of time and unnecessary precaution to do this. but the breaking of single part means the stopping of the nights. or. days. run. for the cotton oil mill. like no other plant, ts absolutely dependent upon it's every part to keep going.
 If the carriers from the store houses are not working. the rest of the mill gets no supply If. after the seed has been brought to the gin, the gin jams, then the rest of the plant is cut off from feed. And so 1t goes to the last part of the work. crushers. and bakers, and the presses and the entire outht. all driven by a single engine. must be kept in perfect order or the stopping of one part stops all the others.
 Possibly the most interesting thing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
PROPERTY OF CONECUH
 LUMBER COMPANY SOLD

AS a result of an order of Judge Thomas G. Jones issued a few days ago. the property of the conecuh Pine and Lumber Company was sold at pub lie outcry yesterday by George Stuart, trustee. The total amount received was ss,750 as against something like s5 00O bid at previous safe.
 F. S. Ball again bid in the plant at simms and also the timber rights in Fillmore county near Wetumpka for 35O. The Fourth National Bank pur- chased the claims of the Exchange Na- tional and Union Bank and Trust Com pany for s1 .000; while the note against R. N. Chestnut, Jr., sold for $400.
 The property of the Conecuh Lum- Der Company has been in bankruptcy for a number of years, and frequent sales of it have been made only to be set aside by the Feleral Judge. be- cause of the objections raised to the amount offered. The most recent sale was about three weeks ago. when Judge Jones again ordered a resale of the property on account of the bid re- eeived and placed on file being greater than the price at which the property was knocked down. YesterNey's sale was the result of this reee Narder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
Amusenents
At The Majestic.

Very pleasing is the three-cornered bill presented at the Majestic Theatre this week large audience attended the performance last evening. and the numbers were all enjoyed if the en- thusiastie encores accorded them may be taken as a criterion. The feature of the bill was the initial appearance in a singing and dancing act of Sem oritA Paulita Shermana.
 The first number on the program violin act by Frank Williams, was highly entertaining. He demonstrated Admirably the wonderful quality of the greatest of instruments. the eXtraor- dinary limitations of human voice. and the amusing musical caFieatures which are capable of being dedueed rom the peculiarly fashioned box"
 The second number consisted of the rendition of several illustrated songs bv lack Anderson. MT. Anderson pos sesses powerful and sympathetic baritone voice. and he was the recipt- ent of very complimentary applause.
 As the finale of the program. Seno- rita Paulina Shermana appeared in 6 song and dancing act. The Spanish music rendered by the orchestra during her act was delightful. The Senorita Is unusually pretty and graceful. and she possesses a clear, sweet contralto voice. A very just criticism of the last act of the program is the abbre- viated stay of the Spanish performer on the stage.
 The performance concluded with a series of moving pictures which must be ranked among the best presented in MontRomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
CHARGE IN DISPUTE
UNUSUAL SITUATION EXISTS IN
 MONTGOMERY.
Committee Chairman Hendersou says No Charge Should be Made Whiie Probate Judge Gaston Hplds
 Differently.

An apparent difference of opinion as to what is the duty of the Judge Of Probate in furnishing poll lists to the primary election exists between Pro- bate Judge J. B. Gaston and Chairman W. A. Henderson of the Second District Eecutive Committee.
 Judge Gaston holds that he is en- titled to a fee for the copying of the list of paid poll tax and of registered voters, while Mir. Henderson contends that the two lists should be furnishel free of charge.
 Letters have been exchanged. The copying of each list would cost $40 and money is a matter of considerable importance to the Congressional Com mittee which fears that 1t cannot con- duct the primary without deneit. Judge Gaston claims that under the law he is entitled to the fee charged heretofore for copying the lists. MT. Henderson declares that under section 5s4 of the Code 1t is the duty of the Probate Judge to furnish the lists
 The matter has been referred again to the attorneys of Judge Gaston and he will be guided by their opinion In the matter If these changes are made 1t will result in 6 serious situation in MontRomery county. The committee. Mir. Henderson says. has no money Tor  this purpose He says furthermore that the charge Is not made in any other county. It Is expected, however, that the matter will be satisfactorily adjusted.
 Captain o. c. wiley yesterday paid an assessment of s400 as a candidate for the short term. All candidates have paid this assessment except Mes SITS. S. Fl. Dent. of Montgomery, and A. c. sandes of Pike. Several days remain. however. for the payment or the fee.
 R. ". Hawthorne. who was promf nently mentioned as q candidate fct the short term. but who decided not to make the race was in Montgomery yesterday. Mir. Hawthorne said that he was given great deal of encour- agement over the district. but that the race would have made too great an inroad on his time and business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25

against him. ana he was on the bench at the time of his death.
 Judge Mitchell was a native of New York and attended in his youth the old Washington College at Lexington. Va, now the Washington and Lee University. Falling in with this fine old Democrat 1t seems strange that young Tawney did not become a Demo- crat himself. but evidently his Repub- licanism on account of his rearing in Pennsylvania was too deep-rooted. q
 Tawney has during most of his ser- vice in Congress been put down among the low tariff men in the Republican party He was formerly a member of the Ways and Means committee, and in that capacity was rather a thorn In the sides of Payne, Dalzell, Grosvenor and other "standpat," high protective tariff advocates.
 Just before the Assembling of the Fffty-ninth Congress when there was so much speculation going on as to who would be chairman of the Appro- priations committee to succeed Mir. Hemenway of Indiana, who had been elected Senator from his state, John sharp Williams remarked one day that he had an idea that Uncle Joe" would give that big position to Tawney.
 T know quite well what I would do,' said the Mfssissippian. If I were in the Speakers position. and had his views regarding the tarin. would take Tawney off Ways and Means and put him at the head of Appropriations. And I think you will find that is just what will happen"
 And 1t did so happen. and the few newspaper correspondents who seized upon this pointer thrown out by Mir. Williams got what is called in news paper parlance scoop" The others went. wrong in predicting the selection of some other man.
 Speaker Cannon packed the Ways and Means committee with "standpat- ters." That thing does not go out in Minnesota. Nor is the present high tariff program popular in Iowa. as the Republicans find to their sorrow. for Governor Cummins and his crowd of tariff reformers inside of that par ty threaten to clean out the old guard now that Senator Allison is in his grave.
 Indeed the news which reaches Washington Is that there is strong tariff revision sentiment all through the Northw vest and Speaker Cannon's policy Is anything but popular out that way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
FROM NEW YORK
MEssRs. HIRsCHERs WERE or
 BOOKING TRIP.
Grand Theatre Has an EnviabIe Hepa- tatIOn in the East--Best Season
 Yet Co Promised.

Montgomery is to have the best the- atrical season it has ever known. ] "So well and so favorably is the Grand Theatre known over the East" !" said Sam Hirscher yesterday, 'that 1t has been easy to book the strongest and biggest successes for the attract ions at the Grand for the coming win ter. Everywhere went I heard the highest praise of the new playhouse, and found it the drawing card in get ting the very best productions for Montgomery"
 Dfessrs. sam and Arthur Hirscher returned to Montgomery yesterday at k noon from a months booking stay in New York, after being delayed by the wreck in Georgia. But the delay and the inconvenience caused thereby could not danpen the enthusiasm of the lo- cal theatrical magnates.
 "As the plan now stands, and un- less something unforeseen happens. the Grand will open on September 3rd with Under Southern Skies" as the attract ion, a drama which Grace George made famous" said Mir. Hirscher.
 Following the opening the good att fractions In store will come in rapid order. While complete booking for the year Is never made with absolute surety. the local playhouse has the brightest outlook things theatrical in Montgomery ever had. Attractions that will delight Montgomerians both be- cause of the play itself and the excel lence of the companies which will pre- sent it. are In store. A great variety is also to be presented.
 While 1t is acknowledged that the musical comedy has the popular fla vor. the very best in drama. music and opera will be shown. Though it Is a little premature to give a list of the stars that will be seen during the winter months. both of the Messrs. Hlrscher wear a pleased smile. They know that Montgomery Is to have att fractions that will please the most critical, but they are waiting to spring the name of the principal and the at- traction as surprise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25

in an oil mill is the magnet of tergin. The seed passing fror feeder to the gin saws goes board in which Is fixed long netic bar that stops almost ever of metallic nature passing oS thus saving the delicate saws from ing ruined by nail or other pie metal getting inside.
 There is something whisn amusing in this collection on the magl net. one cannot help thinking of thl contents of a small boys pockets, fol strung along in a row on the I1agne often can be seen the blade of a pockel knife. fish hooks. nails. tacks, littlt worn-out hinges, the ferrule of an unl. brella, another knife blade, and every thing a small boy carries in his pockets except the baked potato and the dead sparrow.
 Curiously the magnet scoFns money why. has never been explained, maybe the magnet Is something of a crook, for a coin brought along with the seed as greedily taken in as the seed itself
 In spite of bad cotton reports ti agents of the mills travelling througa out the cotton belt report an abundanc of seed, although the quality is not ( the best The mills will start up in week or so, Independent of the seeS market for each of them has large supply of seed on hand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25

Smiling ingratiatengly at jolly Nat Waller. Justice of the Peace. the nine Chinamen arrested by Deputies Frank Pettus and Ed Taylor and Constable Paul Rapport yesterday appeared in the Justices ofice and paid over their fines and costs. Every chinaman de- clared he wasn't In the game, but was there as a watcher. But everybody was soaked.
 One of the celestials when asked if he had been In the game replied: Me no have nothing to do with him me me then go back work; me no llkee court"
 It was a puzzle yesterday to deter mine who smiled the most. the China
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
I IN SOC I E T Y

| ida. and resume her duties of stenoe. | rapher in the ofiee of Governor fsrow. ard. While living in Montgomery she made great many friends.
 Miss Beulah Adair of Talladera i, visiting her sister. Mrs. Frank Rehma on South 5alnbridge street.
 Mrs. Ida Hasselton has ,eturna, after spending a week very pleasantIS with relatives and friends in Ever. | green.
 1 Master Albert Hosselton is vjsit,ns friends in La Place and Tuskegee. e + +- Mir. Victor H. Hanson returned v.s. terdAy from Atlantic City. where he and Mrs. Hanson spent the past two weeks. Mrs Hanson together with her mother. Mrs. John H. White. ana her sister Mrs. A. M spsssard hots of Uniontown. are now at St, panieis N. c. " "s .iis' Mrs. c. 4. sedberry of Mobile ana miss sydney Young, of Selma, passed Lnrougn montgomery yesterday en- route to Mobile. after an extended trip West. stopping in San Francisco. Los Angeles, Montreal and other places of interest.
 +
 MT. J. J. Corners and Misses Marie and Marguerite Corners have returned aome after a stay of several weeks in Sincinnati. nashville and Atlanta.
 Mir. and Mrs. Oliver P. Bartlett. of New Orleans, who have been spending some time in Blowing Rock and at Lake Toxaway N. C., are now with her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. P. Mc0ueen. at their home on Perry Street.
 Miss Mary Clare Norman has return- ed from Macon, where she went to at. tend q house party at which Miss Mary Layton entertained.
 Miss Patti Mae Dudley, of shorters. Is visiting Miss Sallie Bullock. at inc home of her parents, MT. and Mrs | A Bullock, 4e Godthwaite Street.
 Mr. Atwood Bullock has gone to shorters to visit friends.
 Miss Annie Lawhon. of Livingston. Is viitinE Mrs. Rattle Tyson, at her home on South MeDonough Street.
 Miss Cecelia Payne is visiting her sister. Mrs. T. M. Willingham, at her home in Atlanta
 Miss Laia v. smith and Miss Bessie smith, of Snowdoun, and Miss Bert Un- derwood. of Lagrande. Ga, are the guests of Miss Willie Rutter. at her home on Holt Street.
 Miss willie Rutter will entertain at a reception at her home, corner Holt Street and Jefferson Davis Avenue, this evening, In honor of her guests. Misses Smith and Underwood.
 % +
 Miss Margaret Browne has gone to spend some time at the home of her parents. Mir. and Mrs. W. B. Browne. in Columbiana. Later she will visit her cousin. Miss Lucille Wilkinson. in Mon- tevaiio.
 The College Giris' Club of the Y. W c. A., will have the privilege of using the pool at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn. ing ....
 Katherine Steiner, President
 Mir. and Mrs. George A. Beauchamp and little son, will leave today for waynesville, N. c.
 Mir. and Mrs. John D. Cody and baby have returned from Shelby springs, where they have been spending some time.
 Miss Ruby Lee Fears entertained at a delightful picnic Thursday evening at Grant Park In honor of Miss Ruth Beane of Montgomery Ala.--Atlanta Journal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
ANNIsToN TRADES COUNCIL.
wuI Arrange For an En
 xA-sAuamssnasat

Committee WlII Arrange For an En-
 tertainment.
 Anniston. Aug. 24.--(Special. )--The first meeting of the Anniston Trades Council in it's new hall just litter up 1 the Blue Mountain Home Building, was held Sunday afternoon. the new and complete surroundings lending a zest and interest to the meeting never before experienced. The recently or Eanized Painters. Decorators and Pa- perhangers' Union was admitted to membership In the council and dele gates present were seated and took part in the proceedings.
 committee consisting of R. E. Cam chaidman; Fl. E. Coleman, M. A. Morton. ". T. strieklin and O. W. Robertson was appointed to ar- range for a public entertainment for the wives, daughters and sweethearts of the members at some time In the future.
 The Trades council proposes soon to establish a free library for working men. They will also provide free baths and other luxuries in connec- tion with the library for the comfort of the members.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
THE PASSING THROMC

Postmaster Dimmick left yesterday morning for Birmingham to attend the meeting of the Republicans in that city whose purpose is to form a cam paign committee for the coming elect ion. This meeting of the Republicans of the State is held every four years.
 pr. E. M. Mason. State BacterioIo- 4tst. left yesterday for a trip of few weeks to Baltir1cSe and other Eastern noints where he will visit the leading hospitals of that section. He will prob abIy return in about six weeks to Montgomery.
 MT. Brooks Flowers returned yester- dsv noon from Gainesville. Ga. where hA spent Sunday with his family.
 MT. F. H. Logan returned yesterday from a visit to Gainesville. Ga
 MT. Sidney Winter returned yester- day morning after spending a few days in Atlanta.
 Messrs. sam Hirscher and Arthur Hirscher returned yesterday at noon from an extended trip to New York and other points.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
Chinese Sports Pay Their Fine,
 Grin and Back Out of Court

men, the deputies and Constable Rap port, who had a pocket full of money. and all the orientals paid costs anc fines with the greatest cheerfulness, They seemed to like doing so.
 The Hong Kong restaurant has beer suspected by the officials for soma time past. but up to Sunday night nc evidence could be secured necessary to convict. Hereafter the AmeEicar game. so fascinating to those initiat- ed to it's mysteries will not be played at the Hong Hong. and the young chinamen of the city will find othel places to dispose of their weeks wash. ing returns.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
HORSE TRADERS MUST PAY.
Decatur Tax COmmIssion Es After Li
 cense Fees.

Decatur Tax COmHnlsal0n Ia After Lt-
 cense Fees.
 Decatur, Aug. 24-(SpeciaL) )-Colonel Dick Adams, Back Tax Commissioner for Morgan County. is making war on the horse traders here.
 The law requires that men who are engaged In this business must pay 10 the State and County a license for do- ing business. It seems that former of icials have never required the numsr- ous horse traders of the Decaturs and of the county to pay this license Colonel Adams Is going after these men and Is requiring them to put up the re- ouired license of the State and County
 He has just caused the arrest of one horse trader who has failed to pay q license, and 1t Is said that other arrests are quite likely to follow if these IT, csnsss arc not paid
 Colonel Adams was appointed to thil ofice only a short time ago, to i'll thi vacancy caused by tho resignation o' W. c. Preston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
MAYOR OF NEW DECATUR.

Decatur. Aug. 24-(Special)-It is aaId that within the next few days there will be a mass meeting held In New Decatur for the purpose of nomin- atlng officers for the city offices of New Decatur to b8 elected in September.
 As yet no one has announced for Mayor. but the names Of Attorney Ten
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25

his Tidwell, Captain Dan Walden and Joe Frahn and E. c. Payne are men toned as possible candidates for Mayor.
 Mayor Samuel Blackwell. the present Mayor of New Decatur, has not said whether he will be a candidate for TO- election to the office of Mayor or not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25

Had a Crowd All the Same. Huntsville Mercury
 Efforts of the railroads to diminish the crowds at Bryan's notification have proved reactionary. The attendance of the enthusiastic Democratic hosts at Lincoln proved the futility of the move made by the railroad magnates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
scorea at Canlp PeFry.

Camp Perry, O.. Aug. 24.--The United States navy team, the 1907 winners was In the lead tonight at the close of the first days shooting In the United States army matches. Fifty teams of twelve men each are contesttng for the honoFs and trophc.
 The firing today was at 200 yards rapid and slow fire, and 500 yards slow fire.
 Tomorrow the rifiemen will shoot at the s00-yard target slow fire and at the 200-yard target on a slirmish run.
 The Massachusetts team, which fin- ish ed in second place last year, was in second position tonight. New> York, which finished in first place in 1903 04-05. is twenty-fourth today North Carolina is at the bottom with 1880 points.
 The wind was unfavorable today and blew across the ranges. a
 The ten leaders today were as fol- lows: United States navy. LAS; Mas sachusetts. 1,442; Pennsylvania, I,429; United States infantry. 1.425: United States cavalry, 1.41s; Wisconsin, l, ,4Os; District of Columbia. 1,40I; Oklahoma, 1885; Oregon. 1884; Maine. 1.Ss3.