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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

A man who contradicts the general impression that the 1sthmus of Panama is adverse to health is Robert NJ. Sands, a former Montgomery man who has just returned from the tropical country after an absence of nearly three years. Mir Sands is at home on visit and will stay three months.
 Instead of running. up against un- healthy conditions down on the lsth- mus, Mir. Sands gives evidence of just the oppositea He has annexed just thirty pounds more of avordupois than he took away from here In August, 1905. Not once has he been i'll since he departed to the Isthmus. Mir: Sands brought back with him his wife with whom he was recently joined In mar: riage while in Panama.
 There is no way of estimating the real improvement in health conditions on the Isthmus," said MT. Sands yes- terdhy. ''The mortality rate is decreas- ing materially every year. There hasn't been a case of yellow fever in Panama since 1905. Every attention Is paid to proper sanitation.
 Much of the sickness there is due to pneumonia; at least many of the deaths are caused by this disease. On investigation 1t will be proven that the most of the mortality on this ac- count is among the enormous army of West Indian negroes, the class of com mon laborers who expose themselves to the constant rainfalls and then fall to take care of themselves in intelligent manner. Eliminate these from the nor tality column and I believe things will have a much more favorable light on the Isthmus." sa ,st . Mr.. Sands's employment Is with, the Department of Locks and, Dams under Major Wm L. Seibert, a member, of the Panama Canal CSommissioR, and head of this department. This places him at Culebra, the site of the gen. eral administration headquarters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
TICKETS SENT OUT
BALLOTS FOR STATE PRIMARY ARE
 DISTRIBUTED.
Lnat shipment Made Yesterday by Chairman Mallory of Democratic Executive Committee to Chnir-
 men Of County Committees

The distribution of the official hal lots for the State Democratic primary election of May IS to the Chairmen of the County Executive Committees Of the party was completed yesterday when the last shipment of the tickets. which were printed In Montgomery. was made by Hon. II. s n Mallory, Chairman of the State Executive Com mittee. and J. Kirk Jackson of Mont gomery, who has assisted him in the work.
 The total number of tickets Is about 850.O0o. With them were sent the nec- essary blanks and forms for the re- cording of votes at the hoOths the re- turns from the boxes, and the assemb- ling and certlfication of results by the County Committees.
 The completion marks the conclusion of part of the tremendous task of the officers of the State Committee The reception of names and of candidates and their proper listing was of Itself arduous. and the preparation of text for the printers and the subsequent correction of proofs were even more onerous. But the labor was done with expedition and accuracy.
 The tickets and other papers were distributed by the officers of the Com mittee as they were received from the printers. so that the work was always well in hand
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
Christopher C. DaUis, Defauiter,
 Conuicted in Federal Court

ing of. evidence in the case occupied much time, and it was not until tho court took its recess for the day that the jury retired to consider their ver- dict.
 Tn the case of Christopher c. Davis. the plea of guilty was entered. and the prisoner sentenced to a year and a day in the government penitentiary at At lanta. The court announced, however. that for satisfactory reasons. execu- ton of the sentence would be sus- pended until September 1. 1908,
 Davis was the distributing clerk in the post office caught by two postal inspectors some months ago defrauding
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
EAST n1RMrNGHAM FIRE
Oil Plant Destroyed Enfailing a Loss
 of G10,00O.

oil Plant Destroyed Entaiiing a Loss
 of S1O,00O.
 Birmingham. May 9.--(Special.)-The Woodford oil Company plant in East Birmingham, was destroyed by Are loss of SIG, ,ooo o0on on tWdd whish a there was about two-thirds insurance. Some- thing like $S,000 worth of oil was de- stroyed and the office adjoining was valued at S2,00o.
 The fire started from a passing switch engine which Is supposed to have ignited some oil in a gutter.
 The fire department of Birmingham of the city limits and very little cojsd have been done otherwise ina asmuchEs the flames had too much start. v Several car loads of oil were re- moved out of harms way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

Marion M Jackson. Atlanta, Ga, south- New York
 Reports of Committees--Auditi Resolutions. Nonninations.
 Unfinished business.
 New business. soyt
 Adjournment.
 The Clearing House Banks of Mont entertainment:
 Announcement for Friday luncheon will be made during the first session. Friday evening, following third session, a smoker and refreshments at the Conn mercial Club. Saturday after adjourn ment, barbecue at Jackson's Lake Saturday evening. theater party. |,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

.Five~ cases occupied the entire day of the sitting of the Federal Court yes- terday. In all of the cases-except that against Christopher c. Davis, the in dictment upon which the defendant was tried was that of a violation of the pension laws of the United States
 The most serious case which the court had to deal with was that of John H. Cummings a negro Cum mings Is Montgomery negro, and the indictment found against him was that of forging the names of Charlie Pat terson and Isaiah Malone to an appli- cation for a, pension for Andrew Har- ris alias Andrew Williams. The talk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
n,,mh,. Bee. Win.

The Bumble Bees defeated the High land Park boys in very interesting of the game were the pitching of Sheen and the catching of Coleman for the Rumble Bees, Jones' pitched good game for the 'Hfsbland Park, but he had bad support. ttS t,tt
 The lineup was as follows.
 Btimble Bees: Bush, sss; Holmes, eff; Sheen D; Coleman, c; Starr rfs Ashley. For Highland Park. Harrisons 3b Mar tin, If; Pfingstle, ss; Layne. O. Atkin. ID: Shaver, 2b: Hamlyn, rf.isArford. of; Jones. D. Y ..s.~--- ..-s..ss,ss,
 under IT years of age. Telephone Ss5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

the United States mails. The princf. pal of tae Catholic School for Negroes. appeared in the preliminary nearing held before United States commis sioner John A. Fillmore as the prfnci. pal witness against Davis. Before tho Commissioner, Davis confessed his guilt and asked that he be allowed to he sin sentence immediately. This was not possible, and since that time sick :. ness has developed in his family to sucn degree that Jddge Jones deem. ga It advisable to stay sentence until September I.
 The other cases to be tried were those or Woodby Cook, alias Maclin. charged with violation of the pension laws The negro plead guilty Sen. tence, however, was not passed
 In the case of John H. Dean, a ne4 gro, tho death of the defendant caused an abatement of the suit
 During the afternoon session of the court the grand jury entered and re- ported twelve true bills. After re- ceiving the indictments. Judge Jones ordered them back to their room.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

Out of five games with Birmingham this season the Climbers have only won five-not such a bad showing for second division team?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

Boston got ten hits off Christy Math- ewson yesterday but he won his game for the Giants. Boston putting up game, la Birmingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

Tough luck for Erwin Wilhelm aft CT letting the Philippines down with two hits to lose his game by the errors of the team behind him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

The County needs c teacher to SUI. v,orimtend the CDunty Schools. The Schools need the supeRfntendencs en- fire lime, Vote for g. M. Mitchell fOS superintendent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

y The election of JAS. F. FERRALL as TREAsURER of Afontmomerx. County means . business nEnn's supervfsion of the county funds. He fs sm daily touch with the financial conditions of the world. He has n0 strings tied to him, politically or otherwise. G
 VOTE FOR JAS. P. FERRALL. It means Good Roads with economy. su- wed-ffi. s.. sss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

"Hoot Mon" Mckenzie lost his game yesterday by 2 to 1, Thomas beat him here by to 1. Kellum beat Dick Mer- ryman here and beat Mckenzie yester- day. 4--...
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

Looked as If big Ed Greminger had something personal against the gent with the euphonious name as pitched for them dubs.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

It was voluntary suicide for. any of Shannon yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

St Louis hit Frank Smith hard in the first game with the White Sox while the Sox hammered Rube Waddel in the second, breaking even on the double decker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

And the Teague mare, won in straight heats. The "wtse people don't know 1t all sometimes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

The following marriage license was vesterday issued by the Probate Judge To Frank W. Ehman and Miss ovva- rean Mitchell.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

The hitting that that boy Woodie Thornton Is. doing down in Mobile IS something fierce. He got three again yesterday and his Montgomery friends feel as good over it as he does himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

The following transfers of real es tate were yesterday recorded In tn, office of the Probate Judge:
 James Sheppard and wife to T. H Carroll. Lots z and In Block 1 0. Simpsons subdivisions consideration $I7s.
 R. B. Browder and wife to J. M. Anderson and c. P Anderson. Lots 8. ., To-, in Block 32. and Lots Is. 1e. IT of Block 25. fronting on Cherry Street. according to the plat of the Highland Park Improvement Company; considera- tion, S1,200.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
NEWS OF RECORD

The East Lake Chutes Company of Birmingham, with a capital stock of $1s.o00. yesterday filed with the secre- tary of State, notice of it's incorpora- ton. The corporation is an afnuse- ment concern. The incorporators- are R. D. Burnett, J. M. Bradley F. Schieiinger and others. 's
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

The following notarfes public were yesterday appointed by the Governors Sidney H. Baker of Birmingham, H. B Oliver of Verbena and Miss Minnie E Shuultz of Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

That was a couple of veterans against each other when Tom Fisher and Old Man Brett got together in Mo- bile. Fisher not only pitched the best game but his home run kinder daZed the Pelicans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
A FEW. FOUL TIPS
What a shamei

Taylor shut Pittsburg out with three hits, the Cubs putting over the only run. s. .,.. .ss..,....
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

The Climbers jump into second place this morning. Atlanta dropping to third. Nashville jumps to fifth place, Mobile pushing the Pelicans to sixth, and Birmingham. poor Birmingham is barely above water
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

High Grade Trunks and Bags. Largest stock in Central Alabama, Gilbert Trunk Company,
 218 Dexter Ave. Headquarters for Travellers Supplies
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

The Climbers have two more games in the East and then five in the Wool ly West that Sunday game in Mobile next Sunday. being the game that the local fans are awaiting for. There should be no trouble about getting up big crowd for the excursion,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

Forrest Thomas surely must have had a good time at the spread of the Shriners Friday night-and the Arabs tourneyed through the sands and gave him the glad init out at the Birming- ham ball grounds yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13

not myself care to exercise the right OF
the ballot even if it were conferred. Ac
cording to my philosophy woman s
mission Is along different lines from those
which mean taking up the business OF
politics and office seeking
Mrs. Ellis is a delightful conversation
alist and a charming woman in appear
ance. and has the added attraction of
bringing back to Washington the memo
rieS of two of the greatest names in It's
history. She was before her marriage
Miss bessie Corwin Chase, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis NJ. Chase of Gin
cinnati. Her father comes of the same
line which gave Salmon p. Chase 10 the
nation. Mrs. Ellis is also akin to Old Tom
Corwin, a distinction which she prizes as
highly as her connection with the Chase
family. She attended private schools in
Cincinnati and then went to the Ohio
Wesleyan College, where she studied for
three years. She did not take degree.
but rather gave her time to special
courses and to the languages. She was
married in Cincinnati thirteen years ago.
where she resided until Judge Ellis ofti-
cial post called him to Columbus.
Mrs. Ellis comes of that inner social set
OF the Queen city that will loom large IN
the public eye during the coming admins
tration The coming first lady and Mrs.
Ellis do not know each other intimately.
though belonging to the same social clubs
and having the same friends. Mrs. Ellis is
much younger, and the Tafts were only
occasional residents of Cincinnati since
she appeared on the horizon. But the
friendship between the heads of the fam
lilies is of the close and intimate kind. Mr..
Ellis is from Kentucky. and he studied in
the Washington and Lee University in
Virginia. But from their first association
he has been prime favorite, not only
with William Howard Taft. but with
Charles P. Taft and the lesser lights of
the family. He is also on the most init
mate terms with Nicholas Longworth
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis were among the Gin
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mas. but during various political con-
tests manage to distribute their favors
skillfully that the gospel of discon-
tent has scant hearing
II the weather at Christmas time in
England be at all cold it seems to OPP
crate still better for the cause Of the poor.
Managers of the various dinner societies.
and Christmas coal and blanket distribut-
ing agencies reported recently to the
writer that they needed sharp cold
spell 70 open the purses of the rich
Owing to the great unemployed problem
this year, Christmas charity will prob
ably he drawn upon more extensively than
any year in the past with the exception.
perhaps. of the Irish famine year. 1t is
estimated that upward of 10000 unem-
ployed. hunger marchers'' and other des-
titute people are Ion the streets in Eng
course. receive their share of Christmas
dinners. One of the hunger march
leaders recently. in discussing this ques-
ton with the writer, said:
Our men all expect turkey this Christ
mas. l understand that different So
cieties are arranging to look after us.
There are about 5000 regular hunger
marcherS'-that is, people without any
fixed abode, unless you call the workhouse
their home. Most of these people do not
care TO go to the workhouse, but ra Their
sleep out in doorways, passages. yards
and on the benches on the embankment.
During a recent investigation conducted
by the London county council 1t was
found that upward of 10000 people were
sleeping in the shelters provided for them
by such organizations as the Salvation
Army. Church Army and similar bodies.
All these people will he looked after on
Christmas day, though the additional
strain on the charity of the community
will be very heavy.
Copyright 1908. by Curtis Brown.D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13

means physical fatigue. mental strain
and general anxiety. But it is the
cepted role for women whose husbands
have chosen a public career and 1
think they do a splendid patriotic work
in performing their duties with a whole
heart and a desire to succeed.
..Personaly / love to meet people, to
study types, to learn the varying social
customs in radating points. Lawmaking
is dry work at best. and the opportunity
which the women of Washington have to
brighten the routine for the lawmakers
is not one to be lightly disregarded. And
not only for the lawmakers. but for all
the laborers In the arid stretches of Of
ficialdom Men complain that they are
weary of striving to get time to attend
TO business and plea assure in the short
course of a working day. Nevertheless.
they enjoy these visits to the GASES, so
to speak when they can laugh at the
small talk and throw off the burden of
care. The very fact that man feels the
obligation Of getting into evening raiment
and composing his mind to enjoy the
amenities goes long ways toward equal
iZing the cares of the day. You find the
man who sticks to his desk and never
takes any recreation pleasure is the
man who breaks down early in life. His
wife. if he has been so thoughtful as to
acquire one. should see that he leaves
his desk at stated times. at least. l
believe in keeping our public men amused
and happy and well fed and thoroughly
at peace with the world. 1t works for
the good of the nation as we'll as for
the home. Nothing accomplishes this
like a good dinner or pleasant recep-
ton.
This formula as to the relative part
which woman plays In the drama of
civilization seems to call for little mental
equipment. but l believe most earnestly
In The highest sort of education for
women. i attended college. naturally
/ favor the college training. l have
heard men and women argue that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13

Of Mrs Wade Ellis, in her present posi-
ton of the wife of man very close to
the President-elect will be followed with
speculative interest.
Mrs. Ellis is a sufficiently entertaining
study In herself without the probable
prominence which will come should her
husband, as rumor says, be the successor
OF Mr. Bonaparte. She is young. full of
hope for the future and the evident inten-
ton OF getting all that life holds in the
present.
II can frankly say that | love society:
in so far as ii means the meeting OF peo-
ple," said Mrs. Ellis. one day last week
i'm her pleasant apartments in this city.
Il have been interested since coming to
live in Washington in observing that the
National capital is, when analysed. only
the enlargement OF a state capital and
that the aims are the same only on an
enlarged plane. In Columbus the social
life is delightful because ii is smaller
city and practically all the inhabitants
charm to go to the play and to know al
most the entire audience and to visit in
and out of the boxes during the inter
missions. In the larger social centers this
Is not possible, but, of course, there are
other ameliorating circumstances.
What society. so called, accomplishes
is familiar theme with experts. and 1t
looks rather ambitious to endeavor TO
throw new light on the subject. But !
have some ideas OF my own. One Is that
the butterfiies-the popular name for
women who give much time to friendly
intercourse and to the planning of social
fhnctions-are much abused lot. There
is the old adage about all work and no
play making Jack a dull boy. Now.
ask If the portion of humanity that fur
nishes diversion. pleasant dinners,
luncheons and cheerful environment
for a cup of tea is not contributing a
part i'm the scheme of the government.
Society. so called, is not a bed of roses
for even the most devoted adherent. 1t
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and academies as from the higher seats
of learning. Perhaps. but it is my theory
the standard and when they begin to
lower the bars it means an intellectual
retrograde.
AT present the cry is that the women
are educated above their associates. L
do not think that possible 1t might ap-
pear to the superficial observer that a
girl knows too much for those with
whom she must associate and that. far
from accomplishing anything useful her
learning only serves to make her dis
contented. Even if such a girl marries
a man who has little learning and no
regard for it, her Possibilities then lie
with her children. 1t does not need
more than passing remembrance of
shaped their destinies to prove this
knowledge. I think. as the poet says of
affection. is never wasted and If it can
not enrich another's life it certainly en-
riches our own. When society is COM
posed entirely of well educated women,
of women who keep abreast of the times
and who thus add to the mental poise of
the nation, 1t will go long ways toward
solving some social problems. / think
the college training, with the additional
accomplishments of the modern languages
and music, makes q highly agreeable
companion at all times and under all
conditions. The more general knowledge
woman has the better she can compre-
into her life and the more intelligently she
can grasp the special needs of her home
and of her community.
whether women should vote Is the
theme which is discussed very earnestly
just now. 1t seems impossible to remain
on the middle ground. You must be
either suffragist an anti. l think
that women should vote. as they demand
il, and especially, if the majority of the
sex declares in favor of the supreme
right of the American citizen. should
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for on December o5: of the 10, 900
starving school children in it's schools.
no one goes without his feast: of its
thousands of poor cripples. bed-ridden
or imprisoned within the four walls of
their mean homes, it is the citys proud
boast that no one goes uncheered by
the almost unlimited bounty of Father
Christmas. On this day of days, when
London really merits its oft-QuOted title
of 'the most generous city in the
world" upward of $4,000 sumptuous
dinners are given publicly by one so
ciety alone and no one knows the enor-
nous amount of private giving. More
than go. 900 destitute children share
in the food, the clothing, the blankets.
the boots and shoes. the coal. and the
endless variety of good things that go
to make the pack of old Santa Claus
the most wonderful, the most mysteri
Gus and the most welcome bag in all
the world.
:; *
To those who are unable to attend
the innumerable public feasts in per-
son the Christmas dinner is actually
delivered to the homes. In fact. there
are a number of charitable societies
which make speciality of delivering
free Christmas dinners to the homes of
the poor who cannot manage to get
10 the public banquets. For weeks pre-
VlOuS To the coming OF tHEiStHidS uaS
these societies are busy collecting
money; and few appeals from them re-
main unanswered. Several of these or
CARNATIONS have been in existence
many years some of them having been
regularly endowed in the wills of char
liable persons. Even in the warehouses
the dreaded last resort of the poor
good cheer prevails. and the poor law
guardians administer relief with
leniency far beyond what the law
usually allows.
In London among the children of
the poor, Christmas is the one big event
in their hungry little lives. AT Christ
mas each school gets up feast, and
every child receives a substantial tuck
in at the expense of the local authori-
ties. Though the London county coun-
Gil does not give an official banquet to
children on Christmas day, it sanctions
the payment of money out of its funds
to various schools for the purpose of
providing christmas dinners" 1t also
provides for the delivery of thousands
Of dinners at the homes of crippled
children unable to attend the public
feasts. in some cases even sending spe-
cial invalid" carriages for those who
prefer to go to the festivities.
AS If not to be Outdone by the county
council in its attempt to play the part
of Father Christmas. the city aldermen
and Lord Mayor of London make heavy