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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
FINANCIAL RRvIEw.

New York. Feb. 9--The Financial Re-
view will say:
Speculative activity in the securities
market came almost to a halt last week
in the midst of the uncertainties pre-
scented by the accommodating evidence
of shrinkage OF business and indus
tries OF the country and the symptoms
of political activity in the form of
public utterances by persons conspicu-
Gus in political affairs. The world
OF the stock market has felt itself In
Weighed against both of the great po-
litical parties and has conceived that
the heat of the coming campaign will
see a continuance of this policy in the
shaping of the orators and public de-
cision incident to the canvass or can
didates for the Presidency.
A discouraging effect on active oper-
atoms in the stock market is augured
from this prospect, and summer OF
dullness and neglect of the market is
looked forward to, which offers little
inducement to present embarkation on
speculative ventures.
The immediate effect of the neglect
ed condition of the market has been
to leave it open to shifting influence
of small professional operations with
a dropping tendency inherent in dun
market. Bear operations have been
manifest from time to time. accor1pa-
MED by more than usually reckless
circulation of damaging rumors with
out confirmation.
On the side of business contraction.
the precipitation of the present depres-
sion has been modified in Itself by the
opinion that conditions are working
toward Improvement. Current news,
however, failed to show the actual con-
dition of any betterment a1d the fund
amental motive for the hall in the mar
ket was found in this act
statistics of the iron AID steel trade
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
PRATTvILLE SCHOOL REPAIRED.
Citizens VIII Try Actively For States
Aid.

Prattville, Feb. 9.-(Special.) 1.-The
repairs on the academy necessary be-
cause of the storm last Friday night
a week ago were finished Saturday
and school will be opened as usual
Monday morning. Damage was great
err than at first reported.
The high sch DOL proposition for this
county has begun to assume shape.
At a meeting of interested citizens
Saturday morning a committee of four
we're appointed to select the site and
secure a visit of the State Board to
approve the action of the citizens. The
committee is composed of H. S. Dos
err. chairman Mcqueen Smith. c. E..
Thomas and Eugene Ballard. AS all
lie money necessary for this school
as been subscribed by reliable per-
sons the committee will proceed at
he earliest possible time to get the
State Commission to look over the
site and approve If they will that the
york may be advanced another step.
It Is the present purpose of the COM
nittee and citizens looking after this
matter not to be satisfied with the
simple requirement of the law, but
will go further and secure six or seven
thousand dollars and the necessary
land.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
POLITICS in SELMA
COUNTY AND CITY CONTESTS ARE
NUMEROUS.
Friends OF Mayor Atkins Again An-
nOunce Him--Prof. Galloway Not
OPposed--County O1Ilces At
Rord Interest.


Advertiser BUREAU
Selma, Feb. Q.
Since the meeting of the State DEM
ocratic Executive Committee and the
setting Of the date by that body for
the holding of the State and county
primaries politics in Dallas county has
opened up. The candidates for the
county Offices which are to be voted
for in the coming primaries are maxi
ing their announcements and the vot-
ers are being stopped on the streets
and having their hands shaken by the
prospective candidates.
Two announcements for county Of
fices were made yesterday by candi-
dates. @. Crawford Phillips announced
his candidacy for the Office Of County
Tax Collector. With the entering OF
Mr.. Phillips there are now two can
didates for that effice, the other being
Captain j. j. Babcock. There Is
prospect that the ONCE Of County Tax
Collector will be sought by still one
or two other citizens.
Judge I. D. Lloyd yesterday made
his formal announcement for the Of
fee of County Tax Assessor. He is
the only candidate that has yet an
nounced for that ONCE but he win
not be in the running long by himself
for there are several avowed candi-
dates for that ONCE and all of them
will no doubt make their formal an
nouncements during the week.
In the coming primaries but three
county officers are to be voted for
those OF Tax Collector and Tax AS
SCISSOR and County superintendent Of
Education. The interest in the CAM
paign will center in the first two Of
fices as 1t is conceded that Prof. D..
NJ Galloway, who at present occupies
the ONCE of County Superintendent, will
have no opposition II he chooses to
make the race for that position again.
Boss" Galloway, as he is familiar
" called by all, has made the county
an excellent official. He is counted as
the best Superintendent of Education
that has ever had the ONCE in Dallas
county and everybody is pleased with
him. For that reason 1t is very doubt
full If there is a citizen In the county
who will undertake to oppose him for
the office which he now is filling so
satisfactory.
1t is thought that city politics will
take on a new impetus during the
coming week. The City Democratic
Executive Committee has been waiting
until the meeting of the State Com
mittee and now as the State Commit
tee has met it is probable that the
city committee will meet during the
present week and set the date for the
holding Of the municipal primaries.
The date for the city primaries VIII
very likely be set so that the election
will be held before the county and
State election.
Friends of Mayor ". B. Atkins an
nounced him again for the ofiice OF
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
Tor january showed process for co,

for January showed a process for co,
traction still in progress.
Estimates OF 375,0 600 freight cars Idle
on February g. left no room for infer
ences OF revival Of freight train ;.
Reports OF railroad earnings CONT.
to hand bore the lear refiection of tSe
effects OF the great decrease In tralt
the country over. The enforcement Of
economies by the railroads was reflcut.
ed upon the equipment companies and
a strong impression was created by
the announcement OF the laying on Of
10000 men by the Baldwin Locomotiv,
Works.
These reports OF declining earnins
power in the industries detracted fro =
the influence OF the continued ease Ia,
the money markets to stimulate the da
mand for securitias
For the high grade Investment class
of securities with a fixed return well
below the margin Of assured earnings
there was some continued absorption
both here and abroad. In this field ut
Investment also there was some check
as the week progressed partly attriD-
uted to the growth of uncertainty over
the political and business prospect. but
also afeected by q tightening OF the
London market
Money on call in New York proved
difiicult to lend and this condition was
not affected by some heavy special re-
uiurements during the wcek for pay
ment OF accrued subscriptions on stock
issues. Money for mercantile on stock
issues and money for mercantile pur-
noses also was readily secured. Cor
porations are still resorting to short
time note issues for meeting capital
requirements.
The outcome of this weeks sale OF
$50 .000, 900 New York City fifty year
four and one-half per cent bonds will
be watched with much interest for the
light 1t will thrown on the actual in-
,,autnoent situation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
NEWS OF MILTON,

Milton, Fla, Feb, 9--(Special)---DL
c. Diden has accepted a position with
the Consolidated Grocery Company OIL
Pensacola. as city salesman. and Will
begin work in that city Monday morn
Ing.
Mrs. D. T. williams has returned
from a visit to relatives in Pensacola
Attorney r. Arthur McGreachy, left
today to spend a few days with rela-
tives In DeFuniak.
B. D. Whitmire, our Tax Collector
and 7. r Robinson. our Tax Assessor
left this morning for Hollis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Winston of Samp-
son, Ala, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
T. p. winston a few days this week.
Mrs. H. S. Seabrook has returned
from Monroeville, Ala. where she
visited her mother Mrs. Metz.
Judge Charles B. Laney, of Pensa-
cola, the latest announced candidate
for Congressman in this district spent
wednesday here, looking up voters.
Mrs. Joe Howe left for Mulat this
morning.
H z. Graham is spending the week
end with friends in Pensacola.
L. P. Campbell left this morning for
a brief visit to De Funiak.
James Campbell of ChunTuckla. was a
haainess visitor here tod%
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
NEWS or DnMoPoLTs.


Ay@ACAAa6 VI lily IRE THINNING 10
Erect Hospital.
Demopolis. Feb. Especial. "A me-
gro woman by the name Of HARRIET
Bestedor Smith. who Is employed by
Miss Berthe Pace on Knox Avenue,
dropped suddenly dead while gath erins
wood In the back yard of her EN-
ployer's home. A physician was sum-
moned and prohounced death the re-
suit of heart disease.
The steamer Douglass arrived Friday
morning with a full load of stave tim
Der from Boggess Bluff, which will be
exported.
The John Quill arrived Friday morn
ing with I68 bales Of cotton and 500
sacks OF seed. She carried back on
her return trip Saturday morning 400
bales of compressed cotton, together
with other freight.
The steamer Douglass made anoth or
trip to this wharf Saturday afternoon
bringing about 240 cords Of stave tim
Der.
The physicians of Demopolis have a
plan on foot to erect a hospital in this
city, and 1t Is said that the business
men of Demopolis are in sympathy with
the project and will lend it their finan-
eial aid. The doctors of the city have
long been Of the opinion that Demopo-
lis was greatly IN need of such an in
stitution and claim that 1t is not nee
essary when completed for patients to
be sent abroad as train nurses will be
employed and the hospital supplied
with every other means necessary.
]. Z. Michael of Mobile and J. G.
Michael of Chronicle are in the city
attending the bed side of their mothe
who Is reported quite sick.
Judge z. s. Cornish attended the
funeral of Mrs. Cornish's grandmother.
Mrs. S. ]. Hudson, at Uniontown Sun
day.
J. w Collins of GALLON, who has
been spending several days in the city
on business, has returned home.
L. B. Smith, Southern Express agent
of this city. attended tive funeral of his
aunt, Mrs. S. H. Hudson, at Uniontown
Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
MESSRS. BALL AND NICHOLSON
NOW TIED FOR FIRST PLACE


The sixth handicap for the Nicholson
CUP at the golf links of the Country
club was captured by Fred s. BAH win
w. B .Stratford, winner OF the nrst
handicap. finishing second. only SIX
points behind Mr.. Ball. This ties Mr.
Ball with Mr.. Nicholson, as IN tne
Fourth handicap these two gentlemen
tied for first place giving them half
a point each.
Mr.. Nicholson won the fifth handicap
and Mr.. BAH the sixth Satu. dtv. a
remarkable Improvement was shown
in the game played Saturday by Mr.
]. I. Mckinney Superintendent OF the
louisville and Nashville Railroad.
The score Of the sixth handicap was
RnIInsrs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

Columbus. Ca, Feb. 9.-(Special.)-
A secret wedding that took place on
December rs in the Muscogee County
Court House, in this city, has just
come to light. The contracting parties
are John E. Stringer OF Columbus and
Miss Minerva Foster Of Crawford, Ala.
The magistrate who performed the GER
emory was pledged to secrecy and kept
the secret nobly. Mr.. Stringr left to-
day for Crawford to claim his brida-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
Poo-RAH or PHENIx.

Phenix City, Feb. s.--(Special u
probshiv the most versatile public Of
ficer in Alabama is w. r.. Spier,. whose
most prominent once Is that OF mar
shai 81 this city. He has been a batliff
FOR the sheriff all along and also game
warden. and at a meeting Of the City
Council, Just held, he was elected su-
osrintendent Of the water works de-
nsrtnnent ana placed in charge Of the
citv street hands as well. He man
aces to kill his spare time by looking
after private business matters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
FOR CITY'S WHARF
ALDERMEN TO coNsIDER IMPROVE
naENT OF RIVER FRONT.
Joint Committee of COunciI to Inveeti-
gate River Trafac and Expedf-
ency of Constructing Land
ing and Warehouse.

Is the traffic on the Alabama River
of sufficient Importance, gauged as Wen
from the standpoint of facilities Of
transportations as by the amount OF
freights prospectitely offered, to JUST
fy the Council Of Montgomery IN eA-
pending moneys for the improvement
Of the landing at Montgomery!
That is to be answered By the Coun-
cirs Committee on Finance and City
DEVELOPMENT, acting jointly, ana re-
sultantly from the introdNeing OF q
resolution introduced by Alderman e. II.
Moritz at the last session OF the Coun-
ell. A report upon the tnVestigatlon
may be made at the next gathering OF
the Council.
investigation Of the entire question OF
river traffic as affecting Montgomery.
II Ia regarded as particularly appro-
nriate because of the national and To-
cal interest in the Improvement ana
utilization of waterways and while 1t
is not to be anticipated as foregone
conclusion that the city Will eXpend
anything upon the landing just now, 1t
is believed that the agitation VIII De
beneficial.
Tbat the present accommodations at
the landing of Montgomery are not ade-
ouate is believed by many shippers and
recinients of freight in this city. The
real pith of the matter is found to be
less patent. Mr.. Moritz, in speaking to
the resolution after IT'S introduction
gave the Aldermen glimpse OF It,
whether the river transportation COM
NAMES will afford such facilities as Will
make the construction of a wharf and
a warehouse profitable to the city and
to its citizens.
No plans for the landing. the wharf
and the warehouse have been dennltely
made. City Engineer A. r. Gilchrist
has very often considered the mat
ter in detail and he VIII render ASSIST
ance to the COMMITTEES.
The members of the Finance Commit
tee are Aldermen Moritz, Ruth, Virgin
ana Gunter; ON City DEVELOPMENT. AL
dermen Sullivan, Moritz and kennedy
The Daybreak Fertilizer has PRO.
dueed ON ~ acres of upland 57,S2s
Hat a0ffOm. which canals
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
vAGRANCY Law.
Negro in Florence Contests Validity OF
Act.

Act.
Florence, Feb. ESPECIAL 1.-The
first conviction under the city's new
vagrancy law was had Friday after
noon, when Hunter MONEY!, q negro,
was found guilty in the City Court Of
gambling and vagraney, and his pun
ishment was nxed at $50 and thirty
days on the streets.
Mcvey's attorneys Immediately sued
out writ Of Iabeas corpus which was
heard before Probate Judge Geo. w.
Porter today City Attorney Paul
Hodges representing the city. The ne
gro's attorneys contended that the or
dinance was defective. In that it did
not state that vagrancy was an offense
and that the arrest OF McVay was ille-
gal, in that the officer making the ar
rest had no warrant.
Judge Porter has not rendered his
decision.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
NO SYNDICATE BALL
NONE WILL BE TOLERATED IN
MEMPHIS.
The Rumora That the Memphis and the
New Orienns Clubs Are Owned
by Same People II
Denied.

Memphis. Tenn, Feb. 9.--(Special.)--
No syndicate ball has been played in
Memphis, none will be tolerated and as
long as the present management is in
possession OF the Southern Baseball AS
ISOLATION franchise for this city, So
called syndicate ball win be among the
missing features of the sport.
This statement has been authorized
by officials Of the Memphis Baseball
Association who have been told OF many
rumors and fcounter rumors purportins
to create the impression that the Mem
phis and New Orleans Baseball Assoc
Citations were owned by interests allied
with each other and that the natural
outcome Of such an alliance was base
ball served la the wishesN of the
financial men behind the two club or
gauizations.
Il don't own a dollars worth Of stock
in the New Orleans baseball club" says
er Of the majority OF stock In the local
club. Il am interested in the Memphis
club and will win every pennant for
every season as long as / have any
thing to do with 1t, II have my way
about the success Of the team"
The New Orleans club Is practically
owned by George c. Bennett. Mem
phis thurman, whose operations in the
various fields of the horse game in
Guiding the breeding. booking. racing
and pool room. and handbook end of 1t,
have at times identified with Mr. Cole
man in role Of partner, adviser, agent
citation between them - advanced as
one reason of the theory Of syndicate
ball. as advanced by hundreds Of close
observing fanatics who have always
stood in horror of anything on the
trust" order In the popular out Of
door pastime.
Baseball deals, too. that have taken
place in the past two years since the
Bennett and Coleman bank rolls have
been thrown into the baseball arena
have caused considerable criticism.
Phil Nadeau, popular member of the
1906 Memphis baseball team, played the
season through here as a bona fide
member Of the team but suddenly re-
verted to New Orleans at the beginning
of the 1907 campaign and was disposed
or by New Orleans. The same can be
said of Rabbit Plass and Billy Girls
tall, members OF the 1907 squad under
Babb but In P1asss case, the deal was
finally concluded that gave the Mem
phis association q clean cut title to his
services. He was disposed of to Vicks-
burg and the local association got the
money for his contract.
But President Coleman says he will
not tolerate anything that smacks OF
the sc-called syndicate ball. The phys
ical facts in the past bears his asser-
ton out inasmuch as the New Orleans
manager, Charles Frank, caused the
biggest disappointment ever enc0un-
tered at the local park last year when
he forfeited game, leaving big
crowd staring in establishment, alleg-
ing at the time that Manager Babb and
others had doctoFed a batter's box so
that soft footing would be encountered
by his many right-handed batters.
It is safe to say. however,, that the
manner IN which the local public has
been gossiping will cause an end to ad-
ditional baseball deals like the Nadeau,
Plass and Cristall trades.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
A Question of Size.
u 4. = L

Secretary Taft says that no war is
possible, and after one has looked at
the size of Bill and the size of the fleet
they can't blame the Japs for chang
ing their mind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

The Daybreak Fertilizer has pro-
duced ON six acres OF upland 0,O05
pounds Of HAT cotton, being q little
more than IS full weight bales,
MARKS a GAYLE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
Negroes Not Barred.

Negroes are not barred in baseball in
Cuba. Johnny Duffy, member of Man
ager Whistler's 1905 lMemphii is win
tering in the tropics around Havana
yellow" a burIy coon, blending in
color with his nickname, and claiming
Memphis as his home. has been pitch
ing phenomenal ball, according to Duff
~. In the league where Cubans, whites
and blacks. are allowed to play. Duffy
says several native ball players OF
Southern States have been drawn to
Cuba with offers to play but that they
refused when they found out the color
line was not drawn. RUDE Foster, a
former Hot Springs baseball celebrity,
Of of color, has also achieved reputa-
ton in Havana baseball circles.
Baseball Boom.
That baseball will boom in Memphis
during coming season is eVinced by
proposition OF local enthusiasts to build
a park for the various city leagues
which would create third park where
baseball Is played, Memphis University
School already having purchased
ground for intercollegiate and school
contests of all kinds
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

The Daybreak Fertilizer has pro-
dueed ON Ave acres of upland ASA
pounds OF HAT cotton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

babe is an angel whose wings
decrease as his legs increase.-From
the French.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

Mayor. which he has ably filled DUR
ing the terms he has occupied 1t. May
or Atkins has a large number OF
friends and they are confident that
when the votes have been counted 1t
will show that he has again been elect
ed the Mayor of Selma.
Mr.. p. G.. Bennett. well known
citizen. during the past week an
nounced his candidacy for the ONCE
of City Clerk. Mr.. Bennett is ex-
pected to poll a large vote.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

The bad weather Of the past few
weeks has greatly retarded farming
throughout Central Alabama. So far
the farmers have been able to break
preparing for the planting of the crop
is several weeks behind. The bad
weather has been general throughout
this section and the farmers say that
II has thrown them behind in the
planting OF their crops.
Goes Back to Camden.
Bob Andrews, who during the past
week was tried in the City Court OF
Selma and acquitted of the murder Of
Bama Andrews, will be carried back
to Camden tomorrow and lodged in
the Wilcox county jail. The young
man will later be tried for the murder
of his father, Jim Andrews, who was
killed at Schuster the same night that
Bama Andrews was.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

The Daybreak Fertilizer mas pro-
dueed ON ~ acres of upland 57,S25
nounds of lint cotton, which equals
little more than lis bales averaging
500 pounds each.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
xmE wEArHrm.

Daily Local Weather Report ana Hive,
Forecast.
unite4 States Department Of A xrtcnltt,re
Weather Buresu Local Clearwater
fCaatxal Timai
Montgomery, Feb. 3, 1908.
wind Rain State Of Wsathel
rtss Tsmp pr.hr. q Il ana sirscsion
l1eothG Of wind.
lam 81 IL 90 / cIoudy--E.
PM 40 20 III 1t. Raiia--E
Maximum temperature for day Sc deg
MINIMUM temperature for day. 40 deg
average temperature for day. Ae deg
normal temperature for day so deg.
Accumulated def. since Jan 1, as deg
Az. relative humid. for day. 61 per ct
Total rainfall since Jan. I, 5.4S Inches
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

hereby announce myseif a candidate for
Alderman for Ward Two subject to the
action Of the Democratic Primary.
]. 7. LETCHER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

FOR PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL.
respectfully announce that / am cand-
dfdate for the presidency Of the Council
Party. IRA H VIRGIN
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

FOR ALDERAEAN-WARD TWO.
hereby announce myself q candidate for
Alderman from Ward Two. Subject to
the action Of the Democratic Party.
JN0. n BURcH
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
hereby announce myself candidate for
the office OF TAX Collector OF Montgomery
ocrAtfc Party. CHAs. b. TEASLEY.
1 hereby announce my candidacy for Tar
Collector of Montgomery County. subject
20 the action Of the Democratic party.
W. NJ HUDSON.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

FOR JUSTICE OF PEACE, BEAT s.
am candidate for Justice Of the Peace
for Beat Three. subject to the primary OF
the Democratic party.
MICHEL H. SCREWS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

/ hereby announce myself a candidate for
the office Of Tax Assessor Of Montgom.
cry County. subject 70 the action Of the
Democratic party. q. A SOLOMON.