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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
MEETING
MAYOR URGES ATTENDANCE IN
 COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Citizens to Meet With Chairman B. F. Crum and With F. H. Mclean, Field Secretary of National
 Public Charities.

It is the desire of Mayor Teague that a good representative audience will be on hand tonight in the Council Cham Der when a meeting will be held for the purpose of considering the ques- ton of a public charities for Mont gomery. To this end he has sent out special letters of invitation to those whom he believes will manifest an in terest in the matter and a general inva- tation to all citizens is implied in his action.
 The movement for a united charities for this city is now several weeks old The Mayor and others have been at work on the proposition for some time
 The Charities Committee. of which B P. Crum Is Chairman, will tonight meet with and listen to the suggestions of F. H. Mclean. Field Secretary of the National United States Public Char ities of New York, who is in the city for the purpose.
 The Mayor is anxious that the min isters of the city manifest their con- tinued interest in this enterprise by attending the meeting tonight.
 The movement. it is believed by the Mayor. will be a success because it will merit the cooperation of all clti- gems and institutions. It does not in wade the field of the Salvation Army because that agency has plenty to work upon and it is an excellent ad- juct of the churches.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
REUB FREDDY DIES
BIRMINGHAM YOUNG MAN IS
 WOUNDED MYsTERIoUsLY.
In Ante Mortem Statement He. Said He Was Assaulted By Ne- groes--Coroner Doubts
 the Story.

Birmingham, Dec s.--(Special)- Reuben Freddy. a we'll known young man about town, died at the home of his parents on North Eighteenth street this morning from a number of knife wounds received late last night.
 Before dying the young man made statement that he had been held up about II o'clock by two negroes who were porters at local hotel and not only stabbed but also robbed him of s6s.
 The sheriff and police who were mo- tifed of the death together with the coroner did not accept the statement of the man made before he died and at once began an investigation. It was ascertained that the young man was carried home in a hack shortly before midnight. The hackman was located and questioned and he said that he carried the young man home from near Second alley and Nineteenth street and that there were no indica- tions of his being injured nor was there any blood in the hack.
 The sheriff and coroner believe that Freddy was stabbed by some assocf- ates at a pool room.
 Freddy was a frequenter of the pool rooms and Is said to have had dif- ficulty last night There were numer- ous cuts about the young mans body. the most severe being In the back and in the side.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
PULLIAM REELECTED
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF BASEBALL
 CLUBS ACTS.
Championship is Formally Awarded Te' The Chicago Team--New Rule As To All Postponed
 Games.

New York. Dec, s--Formal awarding of the championship of 1908 to the Chicago club, reelection of it's present officers and directors and the reading of the annual report of it's President. Harry c. Pulliam, were the matters that occupied the attention of the Na- tional League of Baseball Clubs today.
 One of MT. Pulliams recommenda- tions was that the fixing of dates for playing off postponed games be made arbitrarily by rule instead of as now, at the discretion of the. home club Thus. under the new rule postponed game would have to be played off on the first day of the next series between the two clubs on the grounds where the postponement- occurred.
 The election resulted as follows: President, Harry c. Pulliam: Secretary Treasurer. John A. Heydler; Board Of Directors, Barney Dreyfuss. Charles H. Ebbetts, August Hermann; Charles w. Murphy and George H. Dovey.
 An important piece of work per- formed was the acceptance of the na' tfonal commissions recommendation that the period. of the drafting season for major leagues should be curtailed to extend only from September 1 to Is of each year instead of as now to October 1.
 If, as is expected. the American League tomorrow accepts the same recommendation 1t will become part of the national agreement
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
PROGRAM IS MAKING
FIDDLERg ENTERTAINMENT or
 VETS DECEMBER Fl.
Misses Wolff Have Consented to Lend Their Talents to the Occasion fer Benent of soldierG'
 Christmas.

The movement inaugurated several days since for an entertainment at the Grand on the evening of Deeem- Der 2j has met with unprecedented suc- cess.
 W. F. Thompson. met a number of the ladies of Montgomery yesterday at the residence of Mrs. Btbb and was assured of their hearty support m the entertainment.
 He also was successful in securing the cooperation in the entertainment. for December 21 of. the talented ana well-liked sisters. Miss Nellie WoiH, violinist. and Miss Frances Woln. vo- ealist. These two young iadles are Montgomery favorites, and In answer to the question if would they appear to assist in entertaining the audience said: Yes. gladly"
 Miss Nellie will not contest with the old veterans in their efforts Tor prizes. but will play selections In order 70 give variety to the program. With her talents, the music lovers Of Mont gomery are familiar and her appear ance will add much to the occasion.
 Miss Frances Wolff, who has recent ly returned from Europe, will sing se- lections appropriate to the occasion. Both these young ladies appeared at the Grand on Sunday. December '. at the Elks memorial and were received wIeh unstinted favor.
 The fun program will he printed within a few days, but. as 1t is. with w. W. Brandon to make the opening address and preside, Governor B. B. Conner, Major Wallace Screws of The Advertiser, Captain J. NJ. Simpson and others to pay tribute to. the memory of the dead and those yet living who fought in the civil war of 1s60-65, there seems no doubt of an evening s entertainment for all who grace the occasion with their presence.
 Captain J. Nj. Simpson ran down from the Home yesterday and was with Mir. Thompson for a while assist ing In details. His duties at the Home are such. that he has to depend upon MT. Thompson to look after the details of the entertainment, to a great extent Tickets are now on sale and can be had from any of the ladies who repre- sent the various organizations of Daughters and Memorial Associations in this city, who are interested In the welfare and care of old Confederate soldiers in every particular. Tickets can also be had at the box office of the Grand. There are eight private boxes in the theatre and Mir. Thompson Is anxious to know just who will secure them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
SUCCUMBS TO WOUND
sTABBING AFFRAY NEAR COTTON
 WOOD ENDS FATALLY.
Willie Granger. Who Was Stabbed Last Tuesday By William Philips, is Dead-Murderer StilI At
 Large.

Cottonwood. Dec. Especial )-Wil- lie Granger who was stabbed in the side by William Philips last Tuesday died at his home six miles east of here last night.
 The wound was inflicted a week ago. as the dead man was approaching Phil ips with an avowed purpose of whip- ping him for certain things that he had heard that Philips had said about him burning the bridge across Coward's Creek some time ago.
 Bad blood existed between the fam lilies and Granger had made threats that if he met Philips. he would fix him.
 Last Tuesday morning Philips was on his way to a field where he was bnling some hay and passed GranEer's sawmil. Granger intercepted him and attacked him in the road. Philips was prepared win knife and struck Grang- CT in the side, of which wound he died last night,
 Both are prominent in the commuui- : ty where they lived and Granger leaves a family. Philips Is still at large.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
CONGRESS-

Washington. D. C.. Dec. s.-The bus mess of both Houses of Congress was confined today largely to listening to the reading of the Presidents annual message. but in addition a few hills were introduced, both in the Senate and at the House. and in the House a num- Der of bills were sent to conference among them being one providing for new immigration station in Boston.
 In addition. the speaker announced the appointment of MT. Higgins, of Connecticut. to place on the coTa- mIttee on the judiciary, in place Of Mr. Littleheld, and of Mr. Martin to a place on the committee on Indian affairs in place of Mir. Parker, deceased.
 For the first time during the pres ent Congress. there was a call of the committees of the House, but no meas ure was reported by any of them. The miscellaneous work of the Senate cop- sisted in the main in the reference in executive session of about 1.S00 recess nominations, which were today sent to the Senate by the President Gnd the adoption of resolutions of regret on the death of the members of the House who have passed away since adjournment last May. The Senate adjourned for the day at 3 o'clock and the Houss at 2:a@
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
BALL KETTLE
 IS BOILING Gossip of League Meet ing Tuesday. ONE DIRECTOR TO BE NAMED President Chambers is Spoken OJ as Joyner's Successor. Committee on Schedule to Be Appoint cd Who win Report to Next
 Meeting in MobiIe--
 Local Gossip.

The December meeting of the South ern League will be held in Nashville next Tuesday. and for the last few weeks a force of hands have been busy putting an extra coat of lustre on the white wings of the much abused Dove of Peace. which is expected to do some fiuttering during the meeting. A movement wilA be started to raise the is nothing but right, for Judge Kava- naugh has done more for baseball in Dixie than any man ever connected with the game dowr here.
 A report of the finances of the League for the season of 1908 will be read at this meeting. Judge Kava- naugh of course will be unanimously reelected but League director to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of w. R. Joyner of Atlanta will have to be chosen. The name of P. s. Arkwright of Atlanta has been spoken of, but for several reasons it is im- probable that he will be considered. In the first place he is one of the off, cials of the Atlanta Street Railway Company. and unless 1t has been wiped out there is a clause in the Constitu- street railway company can have no active interest in the local ball club.
 Montgomery is entitled to some rep- resentation on the Board of Directors of the League. and it is very probable that MT. R. J. Chambers. President of the Montgomery club. will be elect ed as Mir. Joyner's successor. The threatened protest by Charlie Frank of the game that Lively pitched in New Orleans on the 11th of September against Fritz. when he shut the Peli- cans out. 2 to 0. will of course not come up. The story in .The Advertiser of Tuesday morning giving the pro- ceedings of the National Commission, whereby Lively was declared the legal property of the Montgomery club, kill ing all chances of Franks blum mak- Ing good.
 Representatives of several sporting goods houses will probably be at the meeting. all of them trying to get orders for uniforms for the season of 1909. President Chambers received a letter from one of these gentlemen 1 yesterday morning. A committee will be appointed to work on a schedule | which will oe presented to the League at the meeting in Mobile next Febru- ary.
 1t is to be hoped that the eastern l clubs will be allowed to wind up the 1 season at home again. though they I have done so for the last two years and the western clubs may want an | inning this time. For the last two years the schedule has giver Montgom- cry holiday games on National Dec
 oration Day. May and Labor Day in | sons 1t will be good policy for the
 schedule to again assign those two games at Capitol Heights. The last
 (and one of the most importantly fea. 1 ture of the meeting will be the annua'
 banquet which win be .given by the
 made by the different clubs. and ths baseball pot will begin to seethe until
 tembar 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
IN BIRMINGHAM JAIL
MURDERERs OF SHERIFF DRAKE REMOVED FROM GREENSBORO.
The Citizens of Hale County Are still Expressing GrievOus DisapPOint- ment At Outcome Of The
 rwaaIM

Greensboro, Dec. s-(special)-Last night the four negroes sentenced for the murder of ex-Sheriff Drake were removed from the jail here and carried to Birmingham
 and black. are still expressing grievous disappointment at the outcome of the trial and several prominent citizens have been heard to cay on the street that there will never be another special term for like cause in Hale Coun- ty. ,,,-,-.--.
 4 number of Methodist Ministers have arrived to be present at the open oF the Alabama conference tomor- row at o'clock Tonight, the his toricai society met at the Methodist Church where interesting addresses were made by Rev. pr: Mason Of Eufaula and Rev. Frank seay of Mo- bile
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09

The Y M C. A. basketball team is practicing hard for the contest with Columbus next Thursday. The team will leave here Thursday afternoon, and hard game Is anticipated. Last season the Columbus team won by one sided score of 69-20 in the Colum- bus gymnasium, but at that time the Montgomery team had not gotten to- gether. This year the local team IS Columbus will not run up a 69-2o score.
 The next game on the local floor will be played next Monday night, when the Boys of Go. B., Paul Gilmore's team, will be the attraction. The team with Company is said to be one of the stronEest in the United States. It is captaIned by Harry Morgan, who was the captain and star of the worlds championship team of Muscatine, Iowa. This team last season played seventy eight games, travelling from coast to coast, and out of that number lost
 The Paul Gilmore team contains sev-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
DENTS TERM ENDED
SOLICITOR HAD SERVED THROUGH
 SIX YEARS.
Captain ". B. Whiting Served Last Day aw BaillR After Twenty-Five Years Term in That Capac-
 ftv-aAntRurea

Day aw BaillR After Twenty-Five
 Years, Term in That Capac-
 tty-sentences.
 The Criminal Division of the City Court completed the business for the October term yesterday. On the last day several cases were tried.
 Norris Dawson accused of grand lar. ceny, pleaded not guilty; Dandy Free man, Albert Nelson. Henry Snipes, Will lie Lee. indicted for burglary of railroad ear. were discharged on &C., count Of insufficient evidence. Jen Walls pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary.
 Oscar shipman, charged with grand larceny, pleaded guilty Fannie John son, indicted on the charge of forgery, demurred to the indictment, the de- murrer was sustained and the prisoner held for new indictment under $500 bond.
 The following sentences wore passed oil those pleading to charges during the last week. by Judge A. D. Sayre, who is acting for Judge Thomas du ring his absences: John sullivan. gaHir ing, sentenced to l05 days hard labor for the State; Hill weisenger, pleaded guilty to the charge of carrying con cealed weapon and assault and battery, sentenced to 252 days at hard labor for the State for the first offense and IF days for the second; Kelly Jefferson, grand larceny, sentenced to one year in penltentiary; Calvin Smith, grand larceny. sentenced to two years in pen- itentiary; Jeff Walls. pleaded guilty to two charges of burglary and sentenced to fifteen months hard labor in each case. ta
 With the end of this term of the criminal court ends the solicitorship of Hon. s. H. Dent. who has served In this capacity for six years. Yesterday was also the last day which Captain W. B. Whiting. who has been bailiff for twenty-five years. will serve. Af- ter January i Captain Whiting will as- sume the duties of County Treasurer and Mir. Dent win take his place in Congress.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
Montgomery FiUe Getting Ready
 For Columbus; Gilmore Team Next

eral of the Muscatine stars When the company was organized, Gilmore look ed out for athletically inclined boys, and when Harry Morgan joined the team he was instrumental in getting several of his team mates to try tnee stage. At first there was no idea or the basketball feature. but when the cold weather came on. the basket.p3aii .3e1,t fever hit the Muscatine boys ana IdS, dney threatened to resign from the com pany in order to play the game back at Muscatine Gilmore grasped the situation and it resulted in the organl- zation of a basketball team to play under the name of the company
 Game after game has been played, the basketball feature taking the place of the matinees which formerly were the features of the Gilmore at traction. It has proven the biggest kind of an Advertisement for the show. MT. Gilmore referees the games and -the members of his company are most interested rooters at all the contests. The game Monday win be played al 3:30 o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
WRECK ON THEL. &N.
FREIGHT TRAIN RUNS INTO REAR
 END OF OTHER.
Engineers Fartney And Lee Injured Tn Collision Near Piedmont
 --Merchandise shown
Along Track.

AhOM& 4EACAs
 Birmingham. Dec. S-(Special)-A Louisville and Nashville Railroad freight train ran into the rear-end of a work train of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad this morning shortly after 8 o'clock near Piedmont, ninety miles east of here. causing a wreck that blocked the track for & number of hours. scattering merchandise along the track for some distance and injur- ing several men.
 Engineer Fortney. of the Louisville and Nashville; Engineer Lee of the Seaboard. and brakeman were seri- ously injured while a number of work men in scattering out of the way were more or less hurt.
 The accident occurred near a place called Vigo. It was stated in the re- port received here that the engineer on the Louisville and Nashville train could not get his air to working we'll and the collision resulted.
 Wrecking crews from both Birning- ham and Atlanta went to the scene. The wreck occurred on a track used jointly by the Louisville and Nashville and the Seaboafd.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
TAFT AND CANNON
PRESIDENT-ELECT AND SPEAKER
 TO HAVE CONFERENCE.
The Revision of the TarIH is to Be Dis cussed and This Conference
 is of Particular

Interest.
 Washington, Dec. S.-President- elect Taft expects to have an interview to- morrow with Speaker Cannon.
 In view os Mir. Taft's increased de- termination that the forthcoming re- vision of the tariR shall be a thorough work and that the promise of the party shall be specifically performed with reference thereto, the interview be- tween Mir Taft and MT. Cannon is of particular interest.
 The concurrence of opinion of the two men on this question, which has come about by the heretofore an nounced positiveness of the President elect has led to an understanding that both gentlemen hold similar views on this subject. Should this understand ing prove correct through the test of a personal interview, it may be con- ceded without doubt that Mir. Taft feels assured that his ideas respecting the tariff and other promises in the platform, will receive no hostile oppo- sition from the Republican organiza- tion of the House in the sixty-first Congress.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
BURIAL OF MIR. DENsoN.
He Was MIRISter of Cumberland
 Presbyterian Church.


 Birmingham. Dec s.-(SpecialD-Th funeral of Rev. W, C. Denson. the Cumberland Presbyterian minister who died here at the St. Vincent Hospital from an acute attack of the grip. took place this afternoon. the interment be- ing at Oak Hill cemetery.
 The deceased Is survived by his widow and one daughter. Mrs Frank Wear of Denison, Tex.
 Before his demise, MT. Denson was pastor of the Athens Cumb erland Presbyterisn Church, United States of America. and came here a few days ago for treatment.
 Rev I. D. Steele, pastor of the Birmingham Cumberland Church, offi- ciated at the funeral. Te deceased re- sided in this city at one time and had many friends here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09

WANTED-Emmediat in our Jew elry Department, an engrayer, for the holiday trade. Will pay good wages, or by piece work and guaranteed to keep you busy at good prices. Will pay raiirOaa fare to Montgomery. Telephone us at our expense. Mont gOmery Fair, Montgomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
Warrior Is Booming

Tuscaloosa. Dec. S.-(Special) The recent heavy rains have caused the Warrior River to take a rise. The rainfall in Jefferson and Walker Coun- ties was very heavy. which caused rise of about Y feet at Cordova, and this will probably make 1t reach 45 or 50 feet here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
DIES Ar oRPHANAGE.
Little Wade Hampton Baskln Passes
 Away at Summerlield.

Selma. Dec .-(SpeciaL) )-Wade Hampton Baskin. a little orphan at the Methodist orphanage at Summer field, died at that institute today after an illness of several weeks. The lit tie fellow had been ip bad health ever since he was brought to the orphan age some months ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
A Hnndaome suit Case.

Fitted with necessary toilet articles. for either lady or gentleman, makes an elegant Christmas remembrance: unioue enough to surprise. handsome enough to delight. See our supply.
 Gilbert Trunk Co.,,
 adv 21S Dexter Ave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
DIR. Ro9ERTs IS COMING.
Win Address '. M. C. 4. sunday "n
 aRatfIe aP Sex.O

The comnlttss of the Y. NJ. C A. an nounces tha. there wI.I be lecture at the Orpheum Sunday afternoon at $40 o'clock by Dr. stewart E. Roberts. of Atlanta Dr. Roberts will speak on ''The. Battle of Sex.
 This Is me of the very interesting se- ries of ad1resses that the Y. NJ. C. A. has offered the young men of Montgom- cry and is preparing to oner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09

Children's Shoes at give away prices. See Bargain Counters, Bullock Shoe Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
SPECIAL. NOTICE

Ancient Order of HIbernians. election of ofacers tonight ?. m. Knights of colum- bus Hall Smoker.
 HUGH MEEHAN. Prest. CHRIS BAILEY, Rec Secty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
GPE. .G!::HAT
 slOn N
FUNERAL NOTICE.

The friends of Mfr. and Mrs. C. D, Sands and family are requested to attend the funeral of the former from St. Peters Catholic Church this morning at 9 o'clock
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
CONVICT LETTING

The Heard of Revenue of Barbour County will sa6st in Eufaula on Monday, December I4th, 1908, for the purpose of hiring out be received and contracts awarded for all County cenvicts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
No Trash

when you trade with us you get COAL A few of the pokers left and yoeI can have One if you win mention 1t with your next order.
 DIXIE COAL Co.,. IIs N. Perry St. "a $. Mar:xby. F. A. Rhodes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
 ~G rrnz a LT-.A-f- hoe

The firm of Boyd & Hendrix has this day been dissolved by mutual consent
 J L. BOYD CLAUDE HENDRIX.
 I have bought out my partner, J. L. Boyd, and will continue the business as heretofore. All bills are payable to me and I am re- gponsible for any indebtedness of the old firm CLAUDE HENDRIX.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09

adv.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-06-24
William B. James,

ing officers chair, advanced to nomi-
nate Governor Guild of Massachusetts
for the vice presidency. The senator's
voice was strained with the exertions
of recent days, but he spoke eloquently
and forcibly for the Massachusetts
candidate.
Michigan, through Charles Osborn,
ordered her voice for Guild and New
Jersey brought forward her favorite
son. in a speech by Thomas e. McCar-
ter, nominating former Governor Muir.
ply of New Jersey for second place on
the ticket.
Now began the vote, taken amid con-
fusion at first, which increased as the
figures climbed upward to the nominal.
ing point. The result was never In
doubt as the totals of the states were
heaped one upon another. There
were scattering votes, but the great
body of delegates swelled the vote of
Sherman until it reached SIC. With
keen appreciation of the effect of the
climax, Chairman Lodge announced
the result, reserving Sherman's sure
total until the last
Vice President Fairbanks gets one
vote, Governor Sheldon Of Nebraska
10, Governor Guild of Massachusetts
rs, Governor Murphy of New Jersey
n, and James Schoolcraft Sherman
OF New York SIG.