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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
DRY" NASHVILLE
 HAS NOISY CHRISTMAS

Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 25.--Noisy cele- bration of, Christmas in Nashville to- day and tonight resulted in a dozen or more casualties, more or less serious.
 4 negro, Jim Milan. was killed. Milan was shot through the heart by George Roberts, another negro, who claims the shooting was an accident.
 Incidentally 1t was Nashville's first dry" Christmas. but despite the off, ficial existence of the drouth, the po- lice blotter gave evidence of goodly number having been out in the wet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
USES ANVIL AS WEAPON
ELIZA BLUErT KILLED IN BrRMING-
 HAM.
Jim Brooks Arrested by Montgomery Police Charged With Crfme--Posse of Police Surround House
 on Hfgh Street.

Jim Brooks alias Willie James. a negro, wanted in Birmingham for murder. was captured Saturday night bq posse of Montgomery police at a house. 516 High Street.
 Brooks is alleged to have killed a negro woman, Eliza Bluett. Dec. If. using as weapon begging awi. The house on Hign Street, where he was captured, was surrounded by posse composed of Police Captain smith and Policemen Cloud. Sykes and Paul. He offered no resistance when told that he was under arrest and did not deny his guilt.
 He is said to be an old Montgomery negro. well-known to the Montgomery police .who have been on the lookout for him since the murder. He arrived in Montgomery two days ago. expecting to spend Christmas here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
MISSISSIPPI MEN
 LONGING FOR SENATE

New orleans. La, Dec. 25.-Formal announcements received here tonight show that ten candidates have entered the race in Mississippi, to succeed the late United States Senator A. J. Me- Laurin.
 The ten announced candidates are: c. H. Alexander, ex-Governor James K. vardaman and A. H.: Lonsino. Jackson: J. s. Sexton aazlenurst' rharIes Scott. Rosedale: LeRoy Perry, Greenville; C. c. Duan, Meridian Eaton J. Powers, Bay St. Louis; E. 5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
LEG CRUSHED UNDER CAR
NEGRO Boy, PLAYING IN STREET, IS
 HURT.
David Jackson Loses Left Leg When He ia Felled By Street Car
 as He Runs.

David Jackson. a 14-year-old negro boy, employed by Alderman Saul, fell under & moving street car near the corner of Madison and Lawrence Streets Saturday evening. and his left foot was crushed beneath the wheels. :. Amputation was made just below the knee.
 The injured boy is said to have been running from another negro boy who was shooting at him with roman candle. He ran in front of the car and did not see it until too late.
 W. IA Yiffort. the motorman, and W. I. willoughby. the conductor of the street car, were arrested, but were re- leased on bail fixed at $l0o. The fie- gro boy who caused the accident es- capped and his name Is unknown to the police
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
SPANISH VILLAGES
 STRICKEN BY STORM

San Sebastian. Spain. Dec. 25.--Re- ports received from the regions de- vastated by yesterdays storm, state that the material damage is incaicu- lab1e.
 Railroad communication with Por- tugal has been cut off except by the Medina Del Campos route. which was recently inaugurated. Several bridges have been swept away and the town of BeJar. at the foot of the Gredos Mountains, Is isolated by the floods. Twenty villages in Leon have been inundated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
PRIEST HAS FIGHT
 WITH BOLD NEGRO

Lexington. Ky. Dec. 25.-Entering the chapel of St. Joseph's Church where he was to oficiate at early mass today. Rev. Father Edward Weisner,, rector of the church, was attacked by drunk en negro win whom he was compelled to battle in defense of his life.
 The priest was painfully but not se- riously wounded while warding on the assailants blows. The negro. who was unknown, escaped.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
TIRES
TiREs
TIRES

We have just succeeded in buying the en- tire surplus stock of some of the most prom inent Tire manufacturers and are in posi- tion to sell tires and tubes at a saving to you of 50 per cent.
 These tires and tubes are guaranteed new 1909 stock. and are absolutely first quality but owing to the low purchase price, the buffed off the names
 Amongst these tires and tubes are such prominent makes as the Diamond Goodyear Morgan Wright. Michelin. Empire Ster- ling, Ennis and several other makes. Here are some Of our prices:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
STEAMER IN DISTRESS.
Crew of German Steamer Cfntrs is
 Rescued.

London, Dec. 25.-Dispatches to LIoyds from oporto, Portugal. report the German steamer Cintra, from Rot terdam, Dec. 10, for Oporto, stranded on the river Duoro, and in most crit ical position.
 Two officers and a seaman were sav- ed. The first officer and four of the crew are still aboard. According to the dispatches 1t Is feared that the re- mainder, including the captain. were drowned.
 The German steamer Nestor Is on the rocks at the entrance to the Duoro River. and the British steamer Gascon has been beached on the bar. The Norwegian steamers Hyvia and Ellida. the latter from Tyne, are also aground at the entrance to the harbor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
Fortner la In JaIl

St. Louis. Mo. Dec. 25.-M Dwight Fortner, who was found guilty of third degree forgery yesterday. spent Christmas day aud night in jail. He failed to find three men who would sign a bond for S10.000. Judge Grimw reduced the former bond of t12.000, but required Fortner to obtain thref instead of two signatures to 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
ciinchers. 0uaran-
ciInchers. Guaran-

Why pay exorbitant profits to local deai- CTS and garages when you can buy direct from us at saving of 50 per cent. We carry all sizes all makes all styles of tires and tubes and guarantee to save you money on anything you buy from us.
 TERMS-Owing to the small profits. we sell for cash only or 10 per cent. to accom- pany order and balance C. O. D. Money re- funded if goods are not satisfactory.
 Bank Reference: The Riverside Bank. 5fth st. and Eighth Avenue New York City.
 CRESCENT TIRE CO.,
 .1457-Is7g Broadway, New York City.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
Deputies Found whishey.

Birmingham, Dec. 25.--tSpecia1.)-- Deputy sheriffs last night found some of the soft drink stands selling wniskey promiscuously. There were no efforts made to do the work quietly, but every thing was open. The deputies placed i've men under arrest on charges of vio- Hating the prohibition law and confis- cated several cases of liquor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
oLDFIELD BREAKS RECORD. Auto Driver Goes Against Kerscher in
 California;.

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 25.-In i've mile match race at Ascot Park today between oldheld and Kerscher, oid- field broke the worlds record for five miles ip a competitive event, travers- ing the distance In 4:s5.
 Oldheld, driving his Benz car in 8 race against time, lowered the track record for a mile to 62 3-5 seconds The former record was 53 S-5. made by Hughes in a Christie.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
woMAN,s HOME BEFRIBNDnD.
Many Donations to Charitable instits
 tiOn Christmas Day

Perhaps no charity if Montgomery was more generously remembered on Christmas day than the Woman's Home. Altogether many hundreds Of dollars worth of clothing. provisions and small necessities of life found their way to this institution during the course of the day and Q feature Of the benefactions was that many donations came anonymously.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
Jav Courtnev killed :.

Rayville. La., Dec. 25.--Jay courtnei was shot and killed by W. O. Jones, near here this afternoon. According to meagre information. both men mad been drinking. Jones had not been arrested up to late hour tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
MRs. NoRTHINGTON ILL.
Condition of Beloved Woman of Pratt
 vfIIe is Critical.

Prattville, Dec. 25-(SpeciaL)-The hearts of many friends in this Yule- tide are saddened by the fact that Mrs. W. T. Northington lies critical ly i'll at her home in this city.
 Her physician reports today that her symptoms are not at all favorable
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
nnnker KIIIn self.

winterset, Ia. Dec. 25.-J. H. Win terode, President of the Citizens Ma tional Bank. committed suicide short ly after noon today by shooting him- self through the head. Hl-health IS said to be the cause.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
carellna s1erehant IxlIIed.

Lancaster, S. C.. Dec. 25.--Jesse c. SoweIl, a merchant was shot and killed by A. c. Carnes here this afternoon. The difficulty. it is saiiegeds grew out of a scufge baeeae ikssazfg fgiendly spirit. Carnes was lodged in JatIsS He claims sowelI was choking him when he fired.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
FREE BOOK ABOUT CANCER.

= THE LEACH sANAToRIUM, of Indianap- }plis, Ind. has published book on cancer. (which gives interesting facts about the cause Of cancer; tells what to do in case of pain.
 bleeding, oder. etc., instructs in the care of the patient and is in fact valuable guide in the management of any case. The book is sent free to those interested who write for 1t mentioning this paper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

candier. Jr.. Corinth. and Ben O. Humphreys. Greenvilie.
 Bowers. Candler and Humphreys are members of the National House of Represen tatives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
Durns to Denth in Jall.

wadiey. Ga. Dec. 25.-John Murphy, who was arrested on minor charge at stiilmore, a few miles from here this afternoon, was burned to death in the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
CHIEF GUsCTo DEAD.

iail there tonight. apparently while trying to burn his way to freedom.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

He Was Head of Huntsville Fire De-
 pertinent.
 Huntsville, Dec. 25.-Francis Guscio. chief of the local fire department. died suddenly here today of heart failure. He was 35 years otd.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
PASSING THRONG.

B. NJ. Wasnburn, Jr.. is at home in this city for the Christmas holidays. the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs B. NJ. Washburn.
 M. M. Grammar Is spending few days in Montgomery. where he has a host of friends. Since his misfortune in the impairment of his eyesight, he has had to abandon all newspaper and literary work. He Is, however, giving a very pleasant entertainment in con nectlon with his lifted daughter. who has great talent as vocalist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-17

we'll known in Europe and has existed
there for centuries. DR.. Faapolli, ply
stefan to the hospital sof Milan, clearly
described the disease in It'll and gave
it the name pellagra from pelle-skin
and argra rough and states that the
records of the Milan hospital clearly in
dicates the existence of the disease as
far back as 1878. In 1776 the disease
spread to such an alarming extent that
the Venetian authorities issued an edict
prohibiting the sale or exchange in the
public market of corn having a bad
odor or taste. Southern Europe has
been the greatest sufferer from the dis
ease. In 1899 yenetia Italy had S9.SS2
cases or little over thirty-nine pella-
grous patients to the 1000 of popula-
ton. Alexander Won Humboldt Is au-
thority for the statement that the
Indian suffered from pellagra before
the discovery OF America by Colum bus.
He mentions a medical work by Bar
nino published in 1900 calling attention
to the disease as prevailing among GER
tain Indian tribes and being caused by
the eating Of green corn. About this
time travellers returning from America
describe the disease as existing in the
horses and as result OF which they
lost their hair, had a ierky walk and
became paralytic. I have q practice OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-17

medicine written by George Gregory of
London in 1929, in which he gives the
following history of pellegra: "The dis
ease begins somewhat like lepra with
dusky red spots on the back of the
hands and feet attended with slight
pricking and itching, the skin becomes
dry. scaly and divided by burrows and
assures These symptoms disappear
toward the close of summer as also the
accompanying debility. wandering and
irregular pains in the back and head.
vertigo and irregular appetite (without
fever) they returned again in the
spring of the second year with more in
tensity, spaSms with disordered intel
lect increasing with the heat and abat-
ing in the autumn. The third year the
disease appears earlier. weakness of
voluntary powers, debility, diarrhoea,
offensive breath, dropsy. melancholy,
mania and idiocy terminate the dis
ease"
In writing this article I claim no
personal knowledge of the disease. My
authorizes are the recent report of the
pellagra convention published in the
Journal of the American Medical Asso-
citation, Osler's Practice of Medicine,
Buffers Diagnosis and Encyclopedia
Britannica.
q O. MOORFHEAD
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-17
G. C. MOOREHEAD

On Thursday, for the first time in
the history Of the city, degrees ranging
from the eighteenth to the tnirty-sec-
ond, inclusive, will be conferred by the
Fort Wayne consistory; and the cele-
bration will wind up on Friday, when
a large class Of candidates will be in
itiated in the Mizpah Temple of the
Shriners.
The GROWING event of the celebra
ton, however, will take place at Z
o'clock tonight, when the ma gnificent,
new cathedral will be formally conse-
Grated by the supreme council of the
sovereign grand inspectors general of
the thirty third and last degree, An
Gent and Accepted Scottish Rite, for
the northern Masonic jurisdiction of
the United States
The dedicatory exercises and conse-
crations will be in charge of Barton
Smith, Of Toledo, o., the second high
est Mason in the country. This honor
was delegated to MIR. Smith by Samuel
Croker Lawrence, 80, of Boston, the
highest Mason in America, who is pre-
vented by illness from attending the
event. IAN official color VIII be given
the proceedings by the presence OF
| Governor Marshall. who is menb Der OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-17

the reception committee. Elaborate
preparations were made for entertain.
ing the visiting Masons, Of WHOM
thousands are in the city.
The cathedral is a magnificent thret
story structure of light sandstone, and
is declared to be the most beautiful and
best arranged Scottish Rite building in
the country, if not in the world. 1t ID
designed to carry out most strikingly
the principles of masonry.
In connection with the dedication, il
is interesting to note the reason for
the erection of this magnificent build
ing in a city as small as Fort Wayne.
The Scottish Rite is the highest rite
in masonry, in that in most states the
applicant must receive the York rite
before going into the Scottish branch.
The York rite embraces the knights
Templar.
Indiana is one of the few states in
the union where it is possible to take
the Scottish rite without first going
thru the York. For this reason this
state is the strongest Scottish Rite
state, and as Fort Wayne is the biggest
masonic center in the state the erection
of the Cathedral here is the normal
] rac111f
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-17
Outside Point of Vie1p.

AS the years roll on, no one ex-
perience is more common than the ap-
probation of the silent man or wom
an The world is so full of the but
ters-in,H so crowded with men and
women that do not know of or realize
the virtue of silence. that when one is
thrown in company Of the individual
who only speaks when spoken to its
like finding the oasis in the desert. The
loeuacious man is everywhere. FIRE.
quently such men imagine they confer
a favor on their immediate associates
by keeping up what IS known as small
talk. Properly named would be in
fernal yawp." In the cars, hotels,
depots. in any public place, they are
in evidence. In social gatherings We
all know them. II its a male his en-
terta;ning talk IS invariably followed
by a loud laugh at one of his own
jokes. II a female nine times out Of ten
its baby talk and always refers TO
one of her own precocious darlngs
These people keep up everywhere on
any and al! occasions a chatter much
as travellers tell US is a continuous per-
Torrance in an African forest during
gathering of monkeys.
Somewhere we have read of a wom-
an who kept silent for the last fifty
years of her life She had code OF
signs for the children and a tablet and
pencil for the husband. She exempt
fed that verse in the good book. bet
ter a dinner Of herbs and contentment
Herewith. than house with brawl-
ing wonlan"-if that quotation IS in
I correct. religious editor please fix it VI
the family bible is mislaid-and she
also was the one referred to in the
verse and chapter, where They ros'
no and called her blessed" Our di
.o-oa oo,,--S no7r sensjbiy recognize
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-17

skin symptoms appear as they are apt
70 be a late nantes tation. All seem
to agree as % the pitiable condition I
produced by the nervous symptoms |
and the dry sore mouth that is pain !
ful and extends entirely thru the d. /
gestive tract Neither age or sex seem
to offer immunity DR.. George A. Eel |
Ter, superintendent of the state hospital
for insane al Peoria, ILL.,, reports 230
cases in his institution, the youngest
Is % and the Oldest is So. while DIR.
Menage of New Orleans. reports a case
in a girl of wears who had the dis
ease for Two years. DR.. Zeller reports
the death rate of Pellamous patients
in his institution is 81 per cent, and
Drs. Rudolph and Green of the Flori-
da hospital, report their mortality from
20 to 25 per cent. Another standing
4 fact that emphasizes the importance OF
studying the disease Is the probab ihty
! of its being hereditary. DR.. H. H Crit
4 fin, Columbia. says: "Pellagra is prob
ably hereditary, that is, in the form
| of a predisposition or a mild tendency
such tendency as we now believe 10
be inherited tuberculosis or insanity"
It is generally stated the poor I'M
Clearly and ignorant are the greatest
sufferers. DR. F. NJ. Sandwich, of Lon
don, England, states, "Well-to-do peo-
pie in Pellagras districts living on var
led diet and consuming corn as an oc-
ca-sional and not as the staple cereal,
usually escape Pellagra."
This is Offset BIZ the testimony of DR..
S. A. Castle OF Meridian, Miss, who
says, "Of the many patients with
Doll Ia NH T h
was first recognized in Meridian, six
We're socially prominent in the city and
five of these died. DIR. j. w. Kerr, U. S
, public health and marine hospital SER
. vice is authority for the statement
z that 5000 cases are now known to ex-
! ist in the United States and are dis
i tributed thru thirteen states. The cause
, OF the disease seems to be associated
2 with the use of corn as food and al
j appear to agree that 1t must come
6 from an inferior grade Of corn or corr
e that is not fully matured, and this cal
: not always be told by the senses DR.
:, H. J. Nichols captain of the nledica
d corps " S. A. investigated the con
q ditions at Peoria and found all the corr
: used there tested No. 2 on the Chicag
market and the quantity used per pa
. tient was SO pounds a year. The theor.
. that 1t is caused by mould or pro
= tazoon is held by many. DIR. w. r
= Buhlig, of Chicago, found at Peoria
= large number of amebas in the waite
: from their refrigeration plant and D,
;, Nichols repeatedly found bacteriur
o in the corn meal used at Peoria tina
- resisted steaming for two hours an
h states that this offers possibilities
n On the other hand most authorize
j. adhere to the opinion that Pellagra
70 produced by some unknown fermer
t. that is generated in soft or unripene
1T corn.
s. Pellagra is usually spoken of as
n: new disease hit this is not the cas-
= rather it seems to be an unrecognize
1T disease and since 1854 It has been b,
y briefly referred to by medical writer
lie in the United States. The disease
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-17
UTILITIES OWNERS BEWARE.

Believing that the city can acquire
the S1650o00 of stock in the Des
Moines city Railway Company for
about $1,000, 900, and that it can be paid
off from the net earnings in ten years,
F. NJ. Hubbell is advocating municipal
ownership Of the street railway system
rather than issuing a twenty-five year
franchise with possibility of its De-
coming indeterninate in character. Mr..
Hubbeu proposes getting around the
lack of legislation permitting cities 10
own and operate street railways by
having a board Of trustees purchase the
stock and hold it for the city until il
can be assumed by the municipality.
His idea is to assume the liability of
the present outsttaIi ding bonds, BIT In
stead of floating bond issues for re-
Mobilization and Improvements in the
future, make them from the earnings.
Mr. Hubbell believes the city could
procure the stock for much less than
par because he assumes that there is
no merit in the claim of the company
that it has a perpetual franchise. He
believes it lacks any right at the pres
ent time to operate in the streets of Des
Moines.-Register and Leader.
Mr. huppeH Is Salu 10 De the flchss'
man in Iowa He made his fortune with
bare hands for a start. He is the larg-
est tax payer in Des Moines and GER
tainiy is one of the shrewdest investors
in our state. Consequently his remark:
upon municipal ownership of a stree
railway in Des Moines are emitted Il
respect for their weight. Believing tina
the cost of purchasing the plant can bs
paid off from its earnings in ten year
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-17

Mr. Hubbell thinks that the city should
own the plant His inside connection
with banks and large financial interests
has put Mr.. Hubbell in position TO
know with a great deal of accuracy
just what the public utility's earnings
are.
Owners of street railways, electric
light, water and gas plants should
wake up and beware of the growth of
the municipal ownership idea. While
sound in many of their economics as to
the greater efficiency of private owner
ship their greed for inordinate returns
Is fast driving the public TO covet their
properties. The lawyer who success
fully established the lowest gas rate in
Iowa for the city of Cedar Rapids
started into the case a firm opponent
OF municipal ownership. When he dis
covered from the books and from the
testimony that the owners of the COM
pany had never invested in their prop
erty q dollar OF original capital other
than what the company had borrowed,
that they had built up a property which
they themselves valued ct nearly $780,
600 and had Withdrawn from the earn
ings. S214o0o in dividends in thirty
years he could not help but see that the
people OF Cedar Rapids had already
paid Tor this plant twice in thirty years
besides keeping up its operating ex-
1 penses and ne could not escape from
the conclusion that as long as they
were paying for it every fifteen years
they might as we'll buy it and own It.
4 This is probably what has impressed
Mr.. Hubben.
/ However, there is another way out
OF the difficulty if our people and their
city councils could only see ii. SEN
ator Van Law, Of Marshall county.
fred the first gun in the legislature
last winter when he proposed 10 give
city councils the power 70 subpoena the
books Of any public utility company al
any time for the purpose Of infor1na-
ton in fixing rates for service. With
the books open before them there is
hardly a city council in Iowa that could
not fix rate which would give the
owners a fair return upon their invest
nent and vet not tax the public for the
purchase price OF the properly every
decade besides. Il the public was no,