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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
FINISHES ASSESSMENTS

FRANKLIN County Official CompIet. MI.
Task.
1IusseIville, Aug. 27--(SpecIal. l. -rax
Assessor Sparks has recently comple+.
ed the booking Of all assessments n,
taxable property for this county. Tha
total assessed valuation Of realty ..
S1,SSS,792, and that of personal pronar
" $1.35416S, making total Of ali tax.
able property of s3.347.sS5. The ta~-
able property within the corporate i'm
Its OF Russellville is s203.S22. This does
not include the various mining prom
critics, which are on the edge OF town
Abbott and Everhart contractors, of
Shemeld. have been awarded the con
tract for the new Baptist Church. r.
win be erected on the same lot where
the old edifce stood, and when coy,,
pleted will cost about $4,000.
H. c. CULLEN has recently purchased
two automobiles. and he will begin tbs
operation of regular automobile line
between this point and Tuscumbia.
Hon. c. w. Hare OF Tuskegee, and
Professor J. d. LoclShart, Of Florence
each delivered addresses on the sT,h'
jeet OF education last night at the
Quinn opera house.
Mrs. Julia Hurley died here at the
residence OF her relative J. c. Gadd,
Friday morning. Mrs. Hurley had NvaS
here a number of years.
Miss Fannie Banks entertained for
the Merry Maids and Matrons' Club
Tuesday afternoon. Hearts were NAV.
ed after which an ice course was
served. Mrs. J. e. orman ana MIRA
r. L. Bowen were the prize winners.
Mrs. Harriet Walston, the Oldest res
ident of Russellville, is dangerously
I'll at the home of her son. j. II. Walls
ton. Her son, Rev. J. j. waiston NJ
Jasper, has been called to her bedside.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
PauFs Magnificent Tribute
To Christian LoDe at Corinfh
The Apostle Paul Giving Conse Of His
Time-The Best For the Basest

Good rsmper--b not easily pro-
voked.,
essness--'rhinketh no evil
incerctty-.Rej oiceth not in iniQuity
and rejofceth in the TRUTH"
And ola Preach For New Times.
Love IL easier to- praise than to
practice. Henry Drummond practiced
II. That IL why his essay lives and
CLOVIS. Lot one read alongside OF II
the essay on love by Bacon, probably
the greatest essayist that ever lived.
and behold the hollowness and empti-
ness OF the latter.
The danger in considering this les
SON IL that the time will be given to
Illustrations ami panegyrics Of. the
virtue OF love. whereas 1t should be
considered as Paul intended It to be.
as practical life principle, and as .
dominant motive OF character. He
diligently called up all that the Chris
tian Church held most worthy and con-
trasted these with love. rendering the
verdict 1.-THE greatest OF these is love-"
Our day is largely a "look out for
number one" day That is chiefly
what ais u.s. It Is the constant Inn
pact Of this hard and cold reality
which almost disheartens the REFORM
er. For q self-serying life principle
there must be substituted the divine
principle of love. It Is in the love-
filled life that Christ is reincarnated
To live his life over again in these
days, is simply to embody the teach
ings of this divine program for the
new order of society.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
PURE FOOD BILL IS
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

The pure drug bill yesterday was
signed by Governor Conner. 1t was one
of the important measures adopted by
the Legislature about which little has
been said.
The Governor also affixed his sigma
ture to the military act which make $
the pay OF q commissioned officer the
same as the United States army when
the officer Ia on active duty. Under
the old State law a private soldier
while on active service drew twice as
much as a private in the regular army
and a commissioned officer drew half as
much as an Officer of the regular army,
The bill makes the officers pay the
same as that Of an officer of the regu-
lar army. while the Alabama private
in active service draws twice as much
as private in the army.
The bills signed yesterday by the
Governor were as follows:
House bill 70, an act to regulate the
sale Of drugs.
House bill 179, an act to amend Sec
ton 2047 OF the code.
House bill 206, an act to amend Sec
ton 9S5 Of the code.
Senate bill 80, an act to amend Sec
ton 545 of the code.
Senate bill 105 an act to regulate the
packing and sale OF food-stufrs in Ala
bama.
Senate bill 13s, an act to amend Sec
ton $3.50 of the code
Senate bill 152, an act to provide pay
ment of insurance and repairs on the
buildings of the Soldiers Home at
Mountain Creek.
House bill 202. an act to establish
the Law and Equity Court of Marengo
County.
House joint resolution 81. relative to
the Governor employing some compe-
tent person to examine the journals OF
the two Houses.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
NEWS OF MARION.
sIany improvements Under Way IN
Capital Of Perry.


Capital Of Perry.
Marion, Aug, 27-(Special)-Th
city council has purchased new
reservoir. With a new reservoir and
two new artesian wells furnishing an
ample supply of good water, Marion
Is at last fixed on the water ques-
tion.
Several important lines Of sewers
have been laid and the town has
natural drainage on every side.
The last wooden shack in the bust
ness section of Marion was torn away
Monday and a handsome new brick
store will be erected on the lot.
There is not now q wooden business
structure in the business portion of
theh town. Several new stores have
been built during the summer and
quite a number of new residences and
repair work is general.
Reports come in that the cotton crop
which has been exceedingly promising
has been greatly cut off by the hot
winds
The corn is good and the acreage
much larger than for several years
There are also good crops Of potatoes
pears, sugar and sorghum cane. and
also an average hay crop.
Two new rural telephone lines are
being projected, one running from
section of the county. and the Other
west through Cleveland Beat
These lines virtually put the whole
county in telephone communication.
The recent circuit court disposed oil
fourteen out of twenty-four civil
cases, and seventy-five out of ninety
four criminal cases docketed. The
total expense Of holding the court will
amount to about $4,000.
The returns from confessions OF
Judgment and hard labor sentences
and costs from penitentiary cases will
amount to about $1,000.
There were four murder cases on the
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
IOT RACE FOR
REC0RDERSHIP
-Four Candidates Con-
fident Of Place.
uIY POLITICS INTERESTING
Office Of City Sexton Keenly
Contested.
Gunter Administration VIII Appoint
New Head for Garbage and Street
Departments I'm Addition to
Those Already Announced.

AS the time for the entering OF Of
flee of the new city administration
draws near, interest In city politics is
taking on new life. Speculation is rife
concerning who will get several of the
desirable berths to be filled by the
incoming Council or appointed by
Nayor-elect Castor Gunter.
For the ONCE OF City Recorder there
are many aspirants, and all are on the
seat of anxiety. There, are four men
now said to be seeking to pluck that
Juicy plum. including Judge e. F. Ba-
Der. the present incumbent, Ludlow Ell
more, J. T. Letcher, alderman from the
second ward, and Alderman Saul from
the seventh ward. Each of these men
Is confident Of his ultimate success in
the race, and, II the expressions had
from each of them are to be believed.
the city OF Montgomery will be blessed
with four Recorders when the new ad-
ADMINISTRATION takes charge. 1t seems.
however, from the expressions Of sew
eral members of the incoming Coun-
ell that the plum will fall into the
receptively waiting lap of Recorder
Baber who now presides at the dis
pensary Of Justice at the city hall. 1t
Is rumored strongly. however, that
Mayor-elect Gunter fayors the candt-
dacy of Ludlow Gilmore.
-Four men want to take care of the
city property In the capacity of city
sexton. Each believes himself to be
peculiarly fitted to care for the home
OF the departed that rest upon the
hill. and each claims that the grass
there will be greener. the flowers
brighter, and the spirits of the depart
ed happier IL only he can get that
muchly desired job. It Is said In ana
about the city hall. by those who
clair, To have the most direct line up
Of, the situation. that the honors In
this contest are now tiled" between
George Powell. the present sexton. and
Ed Taylor. who wants to be the next
one.
According to the dope sheets" Tay.
Tor has the best of 1t. The other men
seeking the eplace are William White
and J. ]. Sullivan, alderman from
the sixth ward. and Mr.. Cross.
other rumored charges that are to
take place with the change of admin
fstrations are the removal of Captain
Peyton Bib, at present in charge of
the garbage department. and the ap-
pointment Of W. c. Smith who has fer
merly held that ONCE.
It is said that In the street depart
ment A. G. Jones, who. under an ear
lier administration held the ONCE
Of superintendent Of that department.,
will be appointed to succeed 8. l..
Smith, the present incumbent, who
ministration.
Information is to the effect that
Marshall King will be appointed to
succeed d. w. Grassland as chief clerk
of the sanitary department. Mr..
Grassland becomes deputy tax collector
when his duties in his present position
come to a close.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
GLIDER APPOINTED
NAMED JUDGE OF MERENG0 EQUI-
TY COURT.
Governor Makes Announcement Inn
mediately After Signing Bill Gre
atfng Court-B. @. Wilson
In Made Solicitor.

e. J. Glider. a well known attorney
OF Demopolis. was yesterday named as
Judge OF the Law and Equity Court of
Merenga County. Capt. B. q. Wilson.
of the same place. was named as So
licitor.
The appointments were made by the
Governor as soon as he signed the bill
creating the court. About the biil a
strong local fight has conferred for the
past three years. It was halted in the
Legislature two years ago, because of
certain conditions of the local night.
At tho extra session Of the Legisla-
ture just concluded the bill was passed.
Mr.. Glider was the only candidate for
judge. w. c. Kimbrough commended
with Captain Wilson for the appoint
ment as solicitor.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
sOUTHERN INDUSTRIES.
Weeks Review Of New Projects and
Enterprises.

weeks Review Of New Projects ana
Enterpriaes.
Baltimore, Aug. 27.-(SpeciaLl-
Among the announcements in TINS
weeks issue Of The Manufacturers
record of Southern Industrial enter
nrisea are the following:
The Henderson Lumber Co.. SANFORD
Ala. will build a plant with q daily
CAPACITY of 10000 to 175,0OO feet OF
lumber. The A. A. Shuford Mill Co.,
Hickory N. c., was incorporated win
a capital of $4,000 to build a mill for
spinning fine yarns. Henry L. Doherty
& Co. of New York, will invest $4,000
900 for further electric power facilities
ETC. in the district surrounding Joplin
Mo. The Georgia Power Co., OF At
lanta, Ca, will issue stock for S1,65O,-
600 and bonds for $1.55o,000 in connec-
ton with its plan for water power
electrical plants on the Etowah and
Chattahoochee rivers.
The st. Louis and San Francisco Rail-
road arranged for terminal improve
ments to cost 100000 at West Marion.
Ark, near Memphis, Tenn. The Boca
Grande Terminal Co., Boca Grande,
Fla. was incorporated with a capital
stock of $3.50, 900. The Austin Gap Col
liery Co, which recently incorporated
with $15O,O00 capital, leased for devel-
opment coal lands near Dante. Va. The
Bibb Manufacturing Co.. Macon, Ca,
awarded contracts for 100000 worth
of additional machinery for its mills
at Macon, Columbus and Porterdale.
The Texas Fabric Manufacturing Co.,
Penn City, Houston, Tex. was incor-
porated with $4,000 capital to manu-
facture waterproof cloth for garments
The Lee Chemical Co., Atlanta. Ga. was
incorporated with a capital Of $4,000
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Rail-
road awarded contract for the construc'
ton of a $4,000 engine house at Som
erville, Tex. The Ford-Murrell Lum'
Der Co., Lynchburg. Va, was incorpo'
rated with a capital of $4,000. The
West Point Panel Co., West Point, Va.
was incorporated with a capital Of $50,
600. Charles +. Teter, PhilipDi. w
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BUILDING
here simply to make note of the cases

here simply to make note Of the cases
that have been reported.
Yesterday Jerre Rhodes and his wife
Rena, both negroes. were arrested and
placed In jail here, accused of the
murder of Carrine May. q negress III
Durham on last Christmas. It seems
that there was a scufie in which both
Jerre and his wife and the. husband OF
the girl killed were mixed up and
Jerre is accused Of killing the girl
while shooting at her husband. He ad-
mitted the murder, but said that he
wasn't intending to shoot the girl. but
her husband.
Rena is accused Of completely In the
murder.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. A. G..
Winkler was the hostess at q party for
her little niece, Hortense Long. Miss
Hortense goes with her mother to
Selma where they will make their home
at an early date. and this was her fare
we'll party. Delicate refreshments OF
ices were served.
The gins here are going now every
day and quite a lot Of cotton has al
ready been ginned in the two days
that they have been running.
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docket with verdicts ranging from
twenty-five to fifty years. Two OF
these eases were disposed Of. In the
case OF Glen Colweil charged with
completely with John Griffin in the
murder of Jeffie Hughey the jury
failed to agree and the attorneys for
the state and the defendant agreed
that a mistrial be entered.
The case of Charlie YoungSa negro.
charged with the murder OF While
Melton in the eastern section of the
county was continued by agreement.
DR.. c. A. wilkinson returned the
first Of the week from a visit to his
brother. DR.. Wilkinson. in Baltimore
who has been critically Ill. He took
him to Harrisburg. Va. where he Will
remain until cold weather. when he
hopes to remove him to Montgomery.
Dr. Wilkinson of Baltimore 10 dent
ist. He moved from Tuscaloosa to
Baltimore many years ago where he
rose to the top In his profession and
accumulated q handsome fortune. He
IL 81 years old and unmarried.
Miss Harriet Bomar. daughter of DR..
Paul v. Bomar, pastor of Sloan Bap-
fist Church. has accepted n position
as teacher in the High School at At
ITALIA
Miss Romar graduated with honors
In both literature and music from Jud-
son College and holds the honor OF
standing the best examination before
tho State Board OF Examiners.
The fourteen year old son of q. r.
Walters. q leading citizen In the south
ern part of the county. died August
20 after several weeks illness with
typhoid fever. Tho remains were in
TERED In the Pine Flat Cemetery.
A. s. Edwards. aged So years, died
at the home of his son. w. S. Edwards.
near Perryvilie. August 20. He was
born In this county and spent his long
life here. His parents moved here
from Georgia and were among the first
settlers His wife died seven years
ago.
The remains were inferred in the
Pine Flat Rantist Cemetery
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
A "BoOsTERs TRIP.
Trf-Citles VIII Send Delegation II
st. LOufn.

Tri-Cfties Will Send . Delegation To
St. Louis.
Florence, Aug. 27--(Special.) -Presi-
dent H. B. Urauhart. of the Shehield
Commercial Club, and w fl. Sadler. OF
Sheffield, were In Florence Iast even-
ing to confer with the official members
of the Florence Commercial Ciuo reia-
tive to the Tri-Cities Booster trip To
st Louis in october.
II is proposed to charter the steamer
Satillo for the trip. which VIII stop at
noiIlts en- route to enable the boosters
To distribute advertising matter Sec
rotary Murray Campbell, OF the Fior-
yoamhers present, are favorable to the
scheme and a committee was appoint
ed TO interest Florence business men In
the trip and to confer with commit,
ices from the ruscumbia and Sheffield
clubs to perfect plans for the trip.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

Birmingham. Aug. 27-(special)-
Ed Noble, a well known citizen OF
North Birmingham was run over and
probably fatally injured by a switch
engine at the Vanderbilt crossing at
an early hour this morning Noble
ana a friend were driving home in a
buggy when they attempted to cross
the track in front of the moving
engine. The engine struck the vehicle
squarely, fracturing Mobiles skull, in
juring his companion. killing the
horse instantly, and smashing the bug
gy into kindling wood.
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ACCIDENT EXPLAINED.
w. Berridge Says That Automobile Ac-
cIdent Resulted From Bystander.

W. HefFidge Says Tint AUTOMOBILES Ac-
cIdent Resulted From Bystander.
William Berridge, whose automobile
struck and injured Mrs. 1. A. Gallaspie
OF 527 Highland avenue, stated yester-
day afternoon that the clutch of his
car had not been left in. as was stated
In The Advertiser. The owner of the
machine was OF the opinion that some
meddlesome bystander had showed the
gear lever to the first speed. because
the construction OF the automobiles
makes 1t necessary for the operator to
leave his gear lever on the neutral
notch when the car is brought 20 o
stop.
Mr.. Berridge further states that the
automobile did not go more than ten
feet in all. and that Mrs. GalIaspie
was simply pushed down by the STOW
speed forward.
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Funeral Of Mr.. stone.

Admission. Aug. 27-(SpeciaD-The
funeral services over the remains OF
w. ]. Stone. who passed away at his
home. Thirteenth and Quintard
Avenue, cary Friday morning. will be
held at the residence Saturday after
noon at o'clock, with interment to
follow at EJgemont Cemetery. Dr.
j. G. Anderson. pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church will officlate.
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We are Agents for

We are Agents for
Lewis 90,
Cascade,
Murray HIll,
Hill q Hill (bOt. I'm bOnd).
Four quarts Of either for $500
1. Brickman g. Co,
Pensacola, Fla.
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rntrbanks In Far East

Pekin. Aug. 27.-Charles w. Fair
banks. former vice-Presldent of the
United States, and Rear Admiral G. B.
HARDER, U. S. n. were received in sep
arate audience by the Prince Regent in
the Forbidden City this morning. They
were presented by Henry p. Fletcher
ahe American charge d'affaires.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
FOR RENT

FOR RENT
We are Agents for
Lewis 90,
Cascade,
Murray Hil,
Hill a. Hill (bOt. In h0nd).
Four quarts OF either for $500
I. Brickman d Co.,
Pensacola, Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

We would lake to Mail You FREE
Beautifnl Souvenir Panel
Send In Your Name,
A Postal Will na.
Gret Trading Co.. Pensacola. r,.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

The Politicians have gone, but not
forgotten, they failed to pass the bin
prohibiting you taking drink, 80 or
der today from
I. BKickna9m q Co..
Pensacola, Fla.
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DON'T FORGET.
We are Agents for Pabst Blue RIB
bon Beer, s10.50 per cask 10 dos, 4. 0. n
Pensacola.
I. Bricfmaa q Co..
Pensacola, Fla.
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WILL STUDY PELLAGRA.
state OmcIal Goes to GreenViIle I
Learn Facts.

Greenville. Aug. 27.-(Special. DIR.
]. NJ. Mason. of Montgomery, the State
specialist on pellagra. arrived here yes
terday and with several of the physi-
clans OF the city went to see the vari-
Gus cases near town. About five pa
tients were seen. DIR. Mason expresses
no opinion upon any Of them, he being
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

We ARE Agents for
Lewis SO,
Cascade,
Murray HiIls
Hlu q Hill (bOt. in bOnd).
Four quarts of either for $500
/. Brickman & Co,
Pennae0Ia, Fla.
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n You Get Th,rutx Tod.v

II You Get Thirsty To-day,
Ask the soda fountain boy for Pen
To-Lac. 1t looks[good-tastes good
Is good. Contains no dope" or heart
stimulant, 8 cents. wed-sat.
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II not, why mot do It todayf Order
from
!. Brakeman a Co,
Pensacola, Fla.
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Once tried always used
MANHATTAN CORN
s2.co gallon in glass Jugs
Express Paid.
Gxeii Trading Co. Pensacola, Fla.
I'D
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-08
STEAMBOAT AGENTS
OPEN SESSION HERE
Association Will Work
Against Adverse Legs
lation by Congress.

The Association Of Passenger Steam
boat Lines met in annual convention at
II O'Clock this morning in the library
of the New Willard Hotel.
The association has before IL prob
lens Of considerable interest affecting
shipping and passenger traffic both in
this country and Canada.
Among the men representing about
twenty-five steamship companies are
Joseph E. Byrd. general passenger
agent OF the Baltimore Steamship Com
pany. and d. ]. Callahan. general man
aGer of the Norfolk AMI washington
Steamboat Company. President George
A White presided at the session To-
night at the New Willard there viii be
a banquet at which will be present be-
sides the members. Senator T. f Bur
ton. Herbert Knox Smith, Commissioner
Of Corporations; Eugene T. Chamber
lain. Commissioner Of Navigation; Will
lis /. Moore. chief OF the Weather Blu
reau; Senator William Alden Smith, and
several members Of Congress and others
interested in marine affairs.
T. F. Newman read the report Of the
executive committee. in which he out
lined the work that is being done to re-
lieve the steamboat companies OF ADOPT
ing a uniform system Of accounting and
10 defeat the bill viii IN Is to be intro
duced in Congress fOrbidding the ticket
ing Of passenger from one point in
America 10 another point in America
by way Of a foreign line.
President White appointed a com
mittee, consisting OF 3. w Parker, Of
the White Star line; A A Schantz, Of
the Detroit and Buffalo line: c. J..
Smith, of the r. K o. Navigation Com
pany of Montreal; +. 3. King, Of the
Dominion Marine Association, and Har-
vey d. GoUlder. counsel Of the Lake
Carriers Association, which committee
VIII call upon Commissioner OF Navf-
cation ChambeTlain with a view to OBJ
tanning his Influence against the pro-
posed bill
Another session Of the association will
be held tomorrow morning. at which all
/ business will be concluded and the cleo
/ ton of officers held. George A White
viii be reelected president. and w. F.
/ Herman. Of Cleveland. will be re-
elected secretary and treasurer