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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
BIG YEAR FOR REBATE MEN Years Business Nearly
 SoO,0OO.
 
 ANNUAL MEETING TUESDAY Much Enthusiasm Is Manifested by
 Members. at csme. se LisAs That the sae.tson- ery Rebate Asseeiasie. l. . Prepesition Of the wsrm-
 est Sort. N.

With c record business of between 1S0.o0o and $eo.000 for the year about completed. the officers of the Montgom- cry Rebate Association feel that the meeting of the members which has been S&nnounced for the coming Tuesday af- ternoon will be most enthusiastic. The meeting will be held in the rooms of the Commercial Club and has been call Hed for ;3o o'clock.
 Montgomery has but little informa- tion concerning the great volume of trade which the Association has brought to the city merchants, members of the Association. The trade has been con- fined, not to one firm alone, but 10 sneariy every member of the Associa- fion. and merchants who year ago. when the organization was planned, would not lend their cooperation, are now taking an active interest in the matter, and at the meeting to be held next Tuesday will doubtless be appli- cants for membership.
 The object of the Association Is to bring trade to Montgomery from sur Srounding country towns; to make zMontEonsery the centre of trade for a fwide circle If territory. to increase Ipermanent trade as well as bring new sbusiness to the Capital City.
 To induce this, system c7 rebating Srai1road fares, has been instituted. This Irefund of railroad fares does not in 4any manner affect the price paid for merchandise. in fact the merchant does knot know a merchants fare is refunded xunti1 after he has made his purchase.
 A Live Association.
 Harry DanziRer. chairman of the Ex- fecutfve Committee of the Association, 7said yesterday: Tt has come to light Nthat the Montgomery Rebate AssociaA Efion Is a mighty live proposition. as kthe amount of retail business during fthe past year. the first year of the life of the Association. was between ESQ., 1000 and ss0.000. The meeting to be Kheid on Tuesday will elect officers for prospects all the retail merchants of the city will profit much more during gthe second year of the life of the Asso-- 4ciation than during the first. when the forganlzation was just getting on its feet 2
 The fact that the Association ,shas *done a large amount of business for fhe past year is shown by the records of the secretary of the Association. !. Fl Holloway. Tn order to make the rebates, 1t Is necessary for the mer- rhAnt to present his list of purchases 70 one of the banks. member of the or- fEanization. and the bank in turn turns over the memorandum of actual pur- rhases to the secretary of the associa- tion for collection. An addition of these memorandums shows the actual amount of business done on the rebate system
 But more than this the tahulations of the secretary shows the places s to which rebates have been made Ter rftory within a radius of from fifty to xeventy-hve miles Is drawn upon for trade. Tn several instances rebates have been made to merchants of Pen- sHcola and smaller Florida towns.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
HEAVY CRIMINAL DOCKET.
Adjourned Term of Court wiII Be Held
 at COlumbIRna.

Columbiana, April Special J. Shelby County has the heaviest crim- inaI docket of any county in the State.
 An unusual condition of affairs ex- ists, and in order to handle the twen- ty-one capital cases. an adjourned term of court will be held, following day.
 Of the twenty-one cases, eighteen of the defendants have been denied bail .. The capital cases will be on trial for about six weeks and during that time 1.soO jurors, regular. and special, will be called.
 On Monday the case of the State against General Lee will be called and on April 22 the case against Ed Bar rington is scheduled Three capital cases gre set for the following week. and one for each of the succeeding weeks. until the end of the court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
DECLINES INyITaTToN.

New Orleans, La., April, 1..-Secre- fary of War. J. M Dickinson has wired the New Orleans Progressive Union that he will not be able to accept the Invitation to visit New Orleans either In going to Panama or on the return trip home.
 He promises, however to attend the lakes to the Gulf deep waterways con- yei.tion which will be held In New Orleans next November.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
. ,. H. soock DEAD.
An Aged Citizen of Flor.nee Ha. Pass.

An Aged Citizen of Florence Has Pass
 ed Away.
 Florence, April 1s.-(Special. )--J. H. Soock, an aged man of S2, died last night at o'clock after an illness of four days. " HH'
 Deceased is survived by three daugh- ters, Mrs. E. c. Downs of Sheffield. and Misses Birtie and Mamie Soock, of this city. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock from Trinity Episcopal Church, the rector, Rev. E. H. J. Andrews. officiating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19

The scarf is almost indispensable for both day and evening wear.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
THE ADVANCE IN WHEAT

does not affect the price of fuel and we beg to advise our customers that We can give them nice stove wood, either mixed. all oak. or all dry pine. Big loads for S2. 50.
 DIXIE COAL CO. 11s N Perry St.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
COAL CAR LOAD LOTS
 Prices quoted to any R R Station. Write
 us your wants we can and wil trade ANDERSON COAL co. Quick Delivery Montgomery. Ala.
FoR sAIR.

FOR SALE, TRUNKs--siatless tourist style trunks. size lifting tray for sl45o Linen fined It's . good &30 kind; see it Monday. James OHara. lls-tao Monroe. -io-st PLANTS For sale, roses geraniums coleus chrysanthemums and all other sensonable p,snsa nSM TsSdg ,. st 1f store cdh or crOp mont Gardens. He Dexter Avenue --io-2t MIR. RAILROAD Man-csll and see that 2I jewel Hamilton movement In good 2o-year gold case that is guaranteed to pass railroad inspection any road for s25.6o at Klein's. North court st, s-svs FOLDING BEDs-Plain oak bed slo. guar tered oak bed SIG: mahogany SEQ; they're less than half original prices. James O Hara, i1s-12o Monroe St. --io-2t FOR sALE--one fine dray mule, must be sold at once for cash. Price s16o Phone 4eo, West Grain and Milling co. loft weeks old. c. D. oTooie. No. SIS Clay st., Montsomety. Ala- --io-tt FOR sALE-Extra fine saddle horse. also good driver, city broke. eight years old Phone 25s. Apply to B. L. Boykin. --lo-st COW PEAs--cow peas car lots and Less, any variety. J. T. Walker, Memphis. Tenn. --io-iot FOR sALE--one fine dray mule, must be sold at once for cash. Price $50. Phone a6o. weat-Stegaii Grain and Milling Go. ,--- " ~ ', FOR sALE--1ooo bushels of choice cotton Sssa Hsn,. Tor pIsns ea.sD @ ssc oDss iss5
 M.
 sr.t fxSres a the esy Pos ssis sss R a9s going out of business on account of i'll health. Phone io4s or 2soi --io-st FOR sALE-Treatiss on Pheasants by man eSss. IS s. 60; these ducks lay iso eggs in
 ssa sses.n as hs w. hsTs ss sai Angorn Cats and toy pDodies. Our mann .ssa ,lsmb gsan t12 gnsa % dSo.ssS S prS Pet Stock Farm, s3 s. Lafayette St. Mobile. Ala. --l0-s0t sCALE--on -tress. vines and roses. can be 1 saved if sprayed. have sprayers. and spray
 Tonx wrs ty foI hons sasuaIs sss. and psSsS IBoNoRA--Neturai Plant Food, the elixir of
 sSSs i aEn sSSa Sr a rss Dsn Sc1 nsa sssa. y, ''r'' ' 1iSeas HSas DO you contemplate planting a tree. vine. | rose or shrub for fall delivery, if so wrkte seryman, Montgomery. Ala. --lo-tf Ton sAI.E-on account siokness in family | am forced to sell my piano at sacrifice | A standArd make. For psrticularu addresa 'EtandArd." P. O. Box As7. Montstmery. Ala ---iS.ti FOR sALE-one of the prettiest seto' of market fixtures in the city for sale. All are going out of business account of III health. Phone 10a2 or 29o1. --lo-5t FOR sALE-on royalty basis to responsible partiea Fine body rich. red clay gravel situated on Selma division og Western Rail- way ten miles from Montgomery. Enough to control the situation for yearu. M C Hail care oreil Bros. Co -1o-t2 ENGRAVING.
 | WANTED--You to illustrate your ada. with our cuts; they add 8B per cent to eha l attrmotivanass of any ad talk 1t ovog with The Advertiser Engraving Company.
 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. 
 YOUR opportunity-To own . fine Sao0 minute repeater gold watch for sss. don't miss this opportunity if you wish to own a fine watch. see Klein. North Court st
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
GDE CHA
 <11Il 3S
NOTICE.
Jacksonville, Fla.

Notice is hereby given that the Equity Docket of the City Court of Montgonery 1909, at 10 o'clock A. M, of said day.
 A w. H. PARKS, Register
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
FoR RENT.

FOR RENT--xhs chApsli posture on wtrs Sorsss @ and nuisS Phone ssss. q k SooFs esSs ] MgF. --i2-Ft
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
RURBRR H0eE.

Yeu will find most excellent Erado ane strictly guaranteed hose here. The neNv Eoods have arrived and remember you taiks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
FOR RENT-REsIDENCEs.


 FOR RENT-Win sub-let the house I am now living in until Oct. list. either furnished or unfurnished. No $40 s. Perry St.. Party from landlord. B. L. Boykin. 14-St FOR RENT-Nice six room cottage. with all conyanfencss, near in and close to two car lines Reasonably low rent till October !. 'Phone 3e3I -IA-at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
WANTED-FEMALE HELP.

WANTED-FEMALE HELP. 
 wANTED-Two lady solicitors for Mont gomery; permanent employment; small in Advertiser. -A-2s wANTED-whits girls to ao general house. ate work. good treatment and eood oppor. tSnitiss Tsoss rhS wisa sisSssisn TS a aoa Army. Montgomery. Ala. Otherwise may call at sl7 whitman st.. or phone sss1 --tf
 WANTED-SITUATToN. YOUNG Man wants position at once. Ana a first-olass stenographer. will work cheap. Address A. D. C., Box ITS. City. -e-4t W,ANTED--Position by printer. 10 years, ex- perience. best references. Box a32. Union Springs Ala. e-tt wANTED-situation in dry goods or gents furnishing store. City or country. Would invest some money in the business Address Business" care Advertiser --s-st
 WANTED.
 wANTEp--A working house keeper. Sew erai in family: Give name. reference. and salary expected in first letter. Address Franklin. care Advertiser. -<1-st
 
 WANTED-SALESMEN. WANTED-Twenty lightning rod saiesmen at once. Salary or commission or both Address Box sss. Greenviiie. Ala --s-st WE want saIesmen immediately to represent us in all parts of Alabama and other states. s2oO monthly and expensee Fremont Cigar Company. Atlanta. Ga. -s-Tt
 
 rious parts ef the State to sell our loan oon- tracts; good commission given. cali on or Thsss Tirss National M Bank Bids.. Monssoinsry. @ Ala --S-kS
 WANTED-AGENTH.
 IoENTs-Eandie a live propos;tson se1, Diozo Cabinets and phone disinfeotors One writes. Made 345.50 first days work '' Another made Sios first two weeks. Diosc oH.es co,. ope.lN-. zz.@- 1-I' wANTED-Educated energetic salesn,en. issa ss,srS ana teachers ton propositions. Dodd Mead 6 Co.,. Atlanta, Ga. rA -2-7t
 FOR RKNT-ROOMs.
 : FOR RENT-some large, fresh. airy, well furnished and thoroughly cleansed rooms at sGs n south Perry st.. 5sEsEsnSss Ssa sIchansed
 
 all answer at once. -fa-ek FOR RENT-sute of rooms for light house. keeping, or furnished rooms, all modern oonveniences. Electric Hghts cold and hot water. Apply 125-B Holcombe. or Phone s092. -is-st FOR RENT-one nice furnished and three unfurnished rooms for light Housekeeping or would rent singly. Use of phone par Tor, lights and water. Phone 2o16. or aie Montgomery St. --ls-St TWO Gentlemen or man and wife for room with bath attached and board. 61S Wash ington St -1s-St ROOMS and board, also day boardsrs, in the new Westcott Flats New building, new furniture. everything up-to-date. 2ie cato- ma, Phone 24Se. -18-5t FOR RENT Furnished room with bath And other conveniences, to one or two young men or man and wife. Apply 1s H0lcombe St., or phone 5se1. -1s-tf FOR RENT-Two unfurnishsd rooms for light housekeeping, with private entrance, electric lights and use of phone. eos Mont gomery St.. or phone 27ss. --i9-tf
 FOR RENT-SToREa.
 s$oSS SoS S1S,ST-;;S;o--' ;-'-s ..-.,ss-z = ,=7s;s. Furniture Co. No % comulsros. SSx1Ee feet, two storsas and basement poss1aioa given April first apply on prsmissA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
BUSINESS oPPORTUNITIEs.

YOUR Opportunity-To own q fine Sa0o minute repeater, gold watch for ess, don't miss this opportunity if you wish to own a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
ENGRAVING

WANTED-You to illustrate your ads. wIth our cuts; they add 8s per cent to eha attrMotiveness of any ad; talk it ovos with The Adysrtiser Engraving Company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19

workin private homes: fair wages moder. ate work, good treatment and Rood oppor. tunities. Those who wish situation and live out of town may write The Salvation Army, Montgomery, Ala. Otherwise may call at sl7 whitman St.. or phone 2sa1 --tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19

FTQRAGE- eopcFepe buIldlng, speolal-
 " built tof nel ktndn of storage bulk Gfef.. hoasehoid gooaa p-5nk Tsnnilie Eufnltu% ss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
INTERPRETATIONS.
WANTED.

wANrEp-A working house, keeper. sev.
 erai in family. Give name, reference. and salary expected in first letter. Address Franklin, care Advertiser. --1-si
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
WANTED--SALESMEN.
WANTED-AGENTH.

AGENTs-Handie a live proposition. Sell Diozo Cabinets and phone dfsnfectors. One writes. Made @43 50 first days work :"
 Another made sios first two weeks. Dioso Sales co. opelika, Ala. --2-7t wANTED-Educated energetic salesnen
 Ministers and teachers preferred. Guaran- teed salary commission Excellent vaoa- tion propositions. Dodd Mead 6 O., Atlanta, Ga. --2-7t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19

TRUNKs--siatless tourist style trunks, size 3s. with finest brass mountings. and self lifting tray for S14.b0. Linen lined. It's a good l7o kind; see it Monday. James o'Hara
 l1s-t2o Monroe. ---f0-et
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19

STORE FOR RENT--1gov occupied bv WoIfs Furniture O.. No. % comusroe. Ssx1Es feet two stories and basement. possaasoa given April first. apply on premises-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
MIeCELLANEOUs-

sToRA0R--IsSt us take care of your sarpIu. atoek Anything that you have no anace Tor Prompt attention. reasonAbia duharMss Phone ess. Alabama Storage and Iea ca
 --aS-eas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19


 gomery; permanent employment; small in- vastment necessary. Address l. [. L.. care Advertiser. --4-2t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19

FOLDING BEDs-Plain oak bed slo. quar- tered oak bed SIG: mahogany ss0; they're less than half original prices Janes O Hara,
 i1a-12o Monroe St. --i0-2t
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-25

without extra expense TO residents
through this anonymous form OF GOV
erhment.
There is no red tape in the admin
istration of affairs in Garden City. Ii
a residents front gate gets off its
hinges or the kitchen plumbing goes
wrong, he simply telephones the man.
ager who has it attended TO. The re
quests that come TO the towns bust
ness Office are many and varied \
few DAYS ago woman whose pet kit
ten had been CHASED into Tree by
two strange dogs. telephOned the ma"
agpF for assistance, Two employees
with a ladder were Immediately dis
patched to her aid, the dogs were put
to rout and the kitten rescued An
other case along the same line was
that of a man who came home early
one afternoon without his latch key
and found no one in his house. He
likewise telephOned the manager who
Immediately sent help in the shape Of
a duplicate key. In fact, the first i'm
pulse of the Garden City resident in
the event of any household difficulty
from a smoky fireplace to a colicky
infant is TO telephone the manager
to have il set right. The system is
praternalistic but convenient.
Every piece of machinery which
takes the place OF the ordinary pOIiti-
cal government in this remarkable
town. which has no gove7lment at all
is in the hands of the manager. A
carriage and automobile service run
in connection with the hotel is entire
~ under his control and as a result the
charges are far less than would be ex-
pected. Tlere is no charge for sprink-
ling the streets, looking after the
trees, or maintaining any of the at
fractions of this suburb. In Othc~
words, Garden City is perhaps an ex
IRENE illustration OF the spreading
theory that town or city should be
administered simply as a business en-
terpFise and that 10 run it ecOnOmi-
cally, eliminating politics and rel
tape. is 10 give il the same advantage
over other localities as that which d
well-managed department store woulJ
enjoy as compared to one OpeTatCe
under wasteful methods employed III
handling most municipal undertakings
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-25
TELLS Of DEATH
Of WASHINGTON
Mr.. J. j. GIBSON OF THIS CITY
SUBMITS RARE OLD PAPER
PUBLISHED EARLY I'm YEAR
1900.

\ rare copy of a newspaper pub
lished on January 4. 1900. telling the
sad news of the death of the be-
loved General George Washington,
which occurred on Dec. IA, 1879. has
been submitted to The Journal, being
a number OF the Ulster County Ga
zette, published at Kingston, Ulster
county, S. C, and preserved by Mrs.
Cecilia Skinner Compton, great grand
mother of J. J. Gibson. of this city
Mrs. Compton. who was Miss Cecilia
Skinner. was introduced to her flu
ture husband, VIM. Hall Compton, an
Englishman. by General George Wash
ingtOn at the Cecilia Military ball at
Beaufort, S. c.. about 1892. The emil
nent Washington had escorted Miss
Skinner to the ball.
The pages are in mourning for the
death of the president, and contains
the following tribute to the dead.
On Wednesday last. the mortal
part of Washington the Great-the
Father of His Country, and the friend
of man, was consigned TO the tomb
with solemn honors and funeral
pomp.
a multitude of persons assembled
from many miles around. at Mount
Vernon, the choice abode and last
residence of the illustrious chief.
There were the groyes-the spacious
avenues. the beautiful and sublime
scenes, the noble mansiOn-but alas,
the august inhabitant was now no
more That great soul was gone.
His mortal part was there indeed,
but oh. how affecting. how awful
the spectacle of such worth and
greatness. thus to mortal eyes fallen
Yes fallen ia lem
In the long and lofty pOrtico where
oft the Hero walked in all his glory
now lay the shrOuded corpse. The
COuntenance. still composed and Sc
rene. seemed to depTess the dignity
of the spirit. which had lately dwelt
i'm that Iifeless form There those
who paid the last sad honors to the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-25

New York, April 24.-Figures col
lected by the charter committee which
has been working out new plan OF
government for this city, show thar
several hundred municipalities, large
and small, in different parts OF the
country, are wrestling with this same
problem of securing a more efficient
and more economical method of rlur
ming their civic affairs. Most of the
changes that are being made are III
the direction of concentrating power
and responsibility in the hands of Il
small group OF officials and one Vir-
ginia cit5 has even gone so far DIS
TO dispose with the entire list of usual
ofice-hoIdeTs and has appointed i
business manager who is paid a good
salary for handling the affairs of the
city exactly as he would his Owu
business-with strict accountability o.
course.
There is one town close TO New
York, however, whose citizens are no.
concerned with this question of munI-
cipal administration. The reason is
that it has no government at all
at least. none in which the residents
have anything to say. Furthermore,
II is town without shops or saloons,
and being strictly a residential place
such as are necessary to the conven-
fence of its inhabitants.
This remarkable town-if town it
can he called without having any char
tered existence as sucn-is Garden
City. Long Island, only a few miles
outside the limits of Greater New
York. Though it has only a little more
than a thousand inhabitants, it is fam
ed as one of the most interesting and
attractive spots in the whole cOuH-
try, and is often held up as a model
Of what a residential locality should
be Certainly if the Jerersonian i &c
trine that the least governed are tne
best governed holds good the people
who live in Garden City must be heid
10 dwell in Yeritable municipal para
disc, for they are never bothered WICh
attendance at primaries, registration
or voting, that is insofar as their local
affairs are concerned. In state and
national politics they play the usual
part of other American citizens. But
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-25

occurred in the character of the place
il still retains the Stewart imprint no.
tally in some of its famous iP5titu-
tions and in the method by NhiC j
its affairs are administered. The St
PauIs school for boys and the 81.
Marys school for girls were both
founded and endowed by Mr. Stewart >
widow. More famous still is lie great
Garden City cathedral, in which CEN
tiers one of the stTangeSt mysteries of
modern times. In its crypt the body
of Stewart was inferred and from =
his remains were stolen more than
thirty years ago by persons who L
manded a ransom from Mrs Stewart
for their return. Whether the return
was ever made is still a mystery.
Some persons say that the body nov
lies III the cathedral; others, that It
does not
As part of the great estl-e which
Stewart left. Garden City mas been
developer and operated solely through
the medium of manager. lie attends
to everything and is F5spOns BILE for
everything and whether he Is a Repro
lican. Democrat or Socialist. nobody
cares With few exceptions tAe build
ings in tne town belong 20 This sin
gle estate Occasionally a house o. 4
piece Of land is sold. but the great ma
jority of its residents are simply les
sees.
This condition of affairs is only an
adjudication of the relati beJw cen
the landlord and the single tenant,
but when the idea is applied to d
whole town its operation becc mes
more interesting As a result persons
who live in Garden City are relieved
from many Of the troubles which af-
feet the residents of other places
For instance. there ar no idxcS. lac
manager likewise, because Df the fact
that the animatinS spirit is cCopera-
tive and not political. is able % do
much TO make the place attractive.
One OF the finest hotels in the coUp-
try. named after the town itself, Is
owned and leased under the SuperviS-
ion of the estate. and every. attraction
for outdoor and indoor ense"t lii
ment, including tennis courts, casino.
and one of the best known American
golf courses have been made pts5i5le