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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-12
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When we. are told in wild-eyed
language that the country is going to
the demnition bow vows, and that the
speed of our going is constantly being
accelerated, let us ask the demagogue
to pause an instant, while we reflect
with him. Let us look about and see
of what character of man the great
majority of American citizens is COM
posed. 1t is not the millionaire class
nor the very poor that predominant,
but the great middle class, most Of
them well-to-do aud all IN comfortable
circumstances.
If evidence is needed, 1t can be found
in a list of shareholders of corporations.
Not the willows aud orphans for whom
some of the captains of industry are SO
solicitous, but the man who by his
own efforts has saved some money and
has invested it. More than 2,000,000
persons are stockholders in the large
corporations VIII. sc shares are listed in
: Hzlf Street, shdS wcxb1y znvrhsf
600, 600 are investors in smaller enter
prizes. These added to real estaie
owners will make fully half the voters
of the land stable citizens, who favor
peace and quiet pursuits to financial
and industrial disturbances.
Pennsylvania Railroad stock Is the
most widely distributed of all. No less
than go, 600 individuals hold shares of
this corporation. The Illinois Central,
the Steel Corporation, the Atchison,
and Bell Telephone are others that are
held in small lots. Prosperity for the
nation means prosperity for a large
number, and the thrifty citizen makes
Investments which return a small but
regular income. The day of wildcat
speculation, of investing in visionary
enterprises, is nearing a close. 1t
means the dawning of a better day for
the country, and the coming of long
reign of peace.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-12
NEW MOTOR BOAT
CLUB HOLDS MEETING
Committee Appointed TO Select
Location for Club House

The recently organized Holly Beach
Motor Boat club held a meeting at the
Hotel Pacific lsst Saturday evening
and transacted business of considerable
importance. There were over a score
of members present and the following
officers were elected: President, Frank
b. Sharp; secretary, George w.
Stewart; treasurer, John Erickson. 1t
was decided TO incorporate the club At
once and William M. Cakes, Carl
Erickson and Henry H. Ottens were
appointed a committee to take the
necessary steps to secure a charter for
the organization.
The club members are fully deter
mined 10 have a coInmodius and hand
some club house before the opening OF
next season and TO that end the chair
man of the meeting appointed James
Waein, William II. Austin and Carl
Erickson as a committee to decide on a
location for the new house and report
at the next meeting. The annual
membership dues were fixed at SIS and
the initiation fee at So, but it was de-
cided not to charge any initiation to
those who join the club on or before
January LIST, 1910.
The selection of the club colors were
left to a committee of three composed
of Louis Homer, Harry II. Hoffman
and James Maxim.
The club starts out with a member
ship of over fifty and quite a number
Of Holly Beach business men have
signiied their intention of Joining
the organization.
There will be another meeting held
at the Hotel Pacific this Saturday eve
ming, November ID, when business of
Importance will be transacted. All
interested are cordially invited to be
present.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-12
THE EDITORS MISTAKE
Generally Deemed an Inexcusa-
bic Outrage for Newspaper
to EFT

From the New Orleans Picayune
1t is held to be an i~nexcusable out
rage for a newspaper editor to make
the slightest mistake in a statement of
any sort, while professional persons,
upon whose certainty of knowledge
and on whose statement in regard
thereto, life and death or the most inn
portant interests depend, make the
most serious errors without mourning
the slightest criticism, much less
blame.
Take the judge on the bench, whose
decisions are set aside and annulled by
higher courts almost every day, and
the judge whose judgment is so re-
versed does not suffer in the least in
public and professional estimation.
In the same way the physician who
makes a wrong diagnosiso of his patients
disease, administers treatment that re-
suits in death instead of a cure, loses
none of the confidence of his patrons
in his skill, and he may kill any num-
Der of persons secundum artem with
out mourning the slightest responsible
ty.
These are curious facts, but they are
facts, and they are mentioned, not by
way of excusing editorial mistakes, for
there is no excuse for them. 1t is be-
cause every individual firmly believes
that he could conduct newspapers bet
ter than those who are charged with
the work, while no unprofessional per-
son would undertake to usurp functions
of the judge or the physician.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-12
The Rev. Irl r. Hicks Almanac
For 1910

Ready November 18th, 1909, a splen-
did yearbook, on astronomy and
me eorology, the only one containing
the original clicks Weather Fore
CASTE" By mail, postpaid, 35c, on
newslands, Doe. One copy free with a
years subscription to WORD AND
WORKS, the Rev. Fri r. Hicks Month
ly Magazine, the best 81. monthly in
America. Discounts on Almanacs in
quantities. Agents wanted. Remem-
Der, the genuine clicks Forecasts" are
not published anywhere else-you get
them only in his W publications.
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ING CO., 2201 Locust ST., st. Louis,
Mo.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-12
A SNOWED-IN
THANKSGIVING
By EFF HATCH
Copyright. 1909. by American Press
Association

Y AWRENCE GREER. looking from
his bedroom window, could see
nothing but NOW MS far as his
eye Travelled. 1t was snow on the
window panes, snow on shrub and tree
and hill, snow everywhere in all sorts
of fantastic shapes and with yet more
coming. The first big storm of the sea-
son was descending on the region
whittier he had come but two days be-
fore to spend his Thanksgiving vaca-
home. Already roads and even fences
were obliterated.
"Hello, L~awrencei' came the voice
of his uncle from below. "Guess we'll
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-12

snowplow and, mounted n on each
horse, make their way to the Bennett
farm.
Worst storm ever!!' said the widow
as she welcomed the two. st doesn't
look as if we should get out for days.
1 was telling Gertrude 1t was mighty
lucky for her that she came yesterday.
for she couldn't possibly have escaped
a snow blockade had she taken a train
later"
Lawrence was all attention. 81 say.
little Gertrude isn't here, is sheY' he
asked.
"Well, 1 don't know as she Is" quiz
zically replied the grandmother. Lit
tie Gertrude hasn't been in evidence
for some years. but Miss Gertrude isn't
far away"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-12
WAS
IT


Everybody asks this question after a fire.
The next question, which is Just as impor-
tant, "What Company" nobody asks.
The property owners of America pay an
nuailyt three hundred million dollars in pre-
NUNS for fire insurance, but not one in ten
OF them knows even the NAME of the COM
pany whose policy may be his only asset in
case OF disaster. Do you know? II not, what
an astonishing state of affairs for an enlight-
ened businesslfke American citizen.
1T you know the name OF the company,
what do you know of its standing or its rep
utation for fair dealing? The HARTFORD
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY for ninety-nine
years has paid promptly every just claim.
1t does today the largest fire insurance bust
ness In America.
ASSETS, 2O3 rILLIONS
JOHN BRIGHT
BIZ ght Building, Wildwood, N. j.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-12

Trolley Passes the Door
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-12

have to dig out
our end of the
gully road this
morning. Break
fast ready in ten
minutes. Get on
your heaviest
togs. It's a snif-
ter this time"
This wasn't
the first tim g
t h t Lawrence
had lent q hand
in snow blowing
a n d s~hoveling
out the showed
ms of his uncle's
district. e
since he was a
boy of fifteen,
ten years before,
he had b Q Q
making annual
winter visits to
this best of all
his uncles and
o-ntC md hn
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-12
Do YOU TAKE THE JOURNAL ?


IT IS TO H INTEREST OF EVERY
man who owns a house or lot on Five Mile Beach to
take the JOURNAL In its columns you will find
throughout the year much matter that will interest and
be of value to you for the triAing cost of one dollar per
year. If you do not already take the JOURNAL cut out
and fill in the following coupon, enclosing check or a
one dollar bill, and mail same to Journal, Wildwood,
Cape May County, New Jersey"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-12
Our Noblest Bird.

The noblest of birds is the turkey.
AS the baldheaded eagle is king,
And now when the weather. grows murky.
With politics out OF the fling.
Other goods we may look at and long for
While our hearts are with thankfulnese
pulled.
But the bird OF our hearts is all ready
And waiting. poor dear, to get stuffed
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-12
ALBERT H. REFER, PIasteTeT

CEMENT CHIMNEYS
Walks Reprinted
Foundations Rough Cast
Steps
Cellars
am prepared to do first class patching
Cottages Rough Cast and Plastered
Clean Work Done Estimates Given
p. O. Box 266 Wildwood. N. J.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-12

Subscribe for the JOURNAL and keep
posted about the doings in Wildwood
and on Five Mile Beach. See coupon
on page 5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-16
REWARD FOR BODIES
NO TRACE FOUND OF THE RIVER
 VICTIMS.
There Was . Rumor In Circulation Yes- terday That H. C. Borden and Two Negroes Were
 Drowned

That . reward will be offered by Captain W. T. billiard for the recovery of the bodies of his son, Willie, and Tom Harper. both of whom were drowned in the Alabama river last Wednesday, has been announced. The amount of the reward has not been stated, but 1t Is certain that some con,- pensation will be afforded the person fnding the bodies, of one or the other of the two boys. according to the state ment of Captain Dillard himself.
 Despite the careful search which has been made by Frank Dlllard and Ed Allison. kinsmen of the drowned boys, there has as yet been no signs of the victims or of the others of the ill-fated party.
 It looks as If wait until the waters subside, will probably be enforced, as there Is little likelihood that, with the waters at flood height they have lodged.
 Montgomery has been disturbed by various rumors of other fatalities du- ring the past few days, the most in- sistent coming yesterday, when 1t was rumored that H. C.. Borden, manager of the Riverside dairy. had been drown ed with two negro employees.
 The rumor proved to be baseless growing out of the fact that boat, fin which Mir. Borden and four negroes crossed c neck of high water which cut them from their work. had caught on some obstruction just beneath the sur face. and held for some time. It was not overturned, however, and no one wet.
 Later. on the same water, a boat con- taining two negroes, was overturned and the negroes spilled, though both were fished out
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-16
ATTACK TAX LAW
CONSTITUTIONALIT or LOWNDDs
 COUNTY PROVISION IN DOUBT.
Yesterday Judge Brown Refused an Or- der Of Mandanus by Which Re- turn Was Sought of Road Taxes Paid by Joseph
 NorWoOd

Through a decree of Judge Armstead Brown, of the Monts City Court. an attack on the constitutionality of the Lowndes County road tax proviS- Ion. will be taken to the Supreme Court of Alabama.
 Yesterday Judge Brown refused an order of mandamus. by which Joseph Sorwood sought to have returned to him Sl&6 which he had paid as his road tax assessment fin Lowndes County. From the refusal the appeal will be made imme ediately. according to the at- torneys. Troy. Watts and Letoher. of Montgomery. and the matter of the constitutionality of the local act. pro- y!ding for the road tax in Lowndss County. will be put up to the Supreme Court.
 The local act of the Legislature pro- Vides Tor Q road tax of one-fourth of . cent In Lowndes County. The pro- vision has been regarded as unconsti- County. so much so. that when MT. Norwood pet,tioned the Board of Rev enue of that County for the return of his tax, the Board assented, and gave him q warrant on the County Treasur- er But the Treasurer refused to cash the warrant. upholding the law.
 To Judge Brown. in Montgomery, a petition was made yesterday for a mandamus, compelling the payment of the warrant. On the ground that the tax was authorized by an act of Leg islature. the Montgomery Judge re- fused the rule nisi, and the case will go to the Supreme Court
 The attack on the constitutionality of the statute is made on several counts. In which the records of the Legislature will probably be brought to light.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-16
MILL SOLD
PEOPLES PLANT BRINGS sIO4,OOO
 AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
There Is Little, If Any, Change In the Ownership By Reason Of .( the Sale Of Yes-
 terday.

That the Peoples Cotton Factory Is really not such an undesirable prop erty Is shown by the fact that. at the sale of the plant at public outcry Mon day at noon, the price of $104,000 was brought, after spirited bidding.
 M. L. Greil and associates were the parties officially designated as the purchasers, the associates being busi- ness men who were formerly connect ed with the factory. Thus. as a mat change in the ownership.
 The sale was effected by order of the City Court of Equity, upon a peti- tion of the Union Bank and Trust Com pany. trustee of the factory. The trust company, claiming that the Peoples Cotton Factory had failed to pay in- terest upon s100,000 of its outstanding bonds, asked that the mortgage against the plant. securing the bonds, be fore closed. Int sale of yesterday was for the purpose of the foreclosure.
 Register Parks, of the Equity Court. conducted the sale. The bidding was launched with an initial offer of $75,- 900, which grew gradually under spur of the competition. It Is thought that the bidders were representatives of va rious banks of the city.
 The amount of purchase money hard ly covers the outstanding debts, in- cluding the bond issue and it's inter- est, taxes. etc.
 It is not known. as yet, what the plans of the purchasers are, in regard to the resumption of the mill opera tions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-16

quantities of roofing. and other ma tsriais and the citissns will erect even more and handsomer structures. In the course of a few months 1t is hoped to have the city restored to its former prestige.
 A committee consisting of L. W. Foy. M. M. Beringer and J. B. Whit lock canvassed the city today with a view of raising a subscription to guar antee the expenses of the annual Chautauq to he held here during May.
 It Is the desire of the association to hold the event for the period of nine days this season and to introduce a number of new and novel features. Among these will be trades display by the merchants.
 The Daughters of the Confederncy are looking to a proper observance of Memorial Day and to this end have se- cured Rev. D. J. Blackwell. of this city. to deliver the address
 Mrs. B. P. Brooks. an old and high Ky esteemed woman. Is critically i'll at her home beyond college hill and the worst is feared at most any time.
 Dr, A P. Montague. president Of Howard College. at East Lake. Is the guest of Rev. Dr. French, pastor of the First Baptist Church here. Yesterday morning pr. Montague filled the pulpit of the church and delivered an able and eloquent lecture to a large congrega- tion, despite the indictment weather.
 Master Charles Pugh Brown has is- sued invitations to St. Patricks Day party at his parents home next week.
 Mrs, c. G. Mercer has gone on visit of A week or ten days to relatives and friends at her former home in Mo- htIA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-16

cast aside his ponderous law terms and as pupil of the "skule" gave @ nice little composition on Napoleon Bona parte. Henry Lille. (Principal of the College). so long accustomed to teach young ideas how to shoot. exchanged places with his pupils for the moment. and did his part as one of the "skule" by giving a piece right out of his own head on the history of Alabama. Jimmie Jones, who In public life swings the baton of city marshal. on this suspicious occasion masQueraded as my little bubber" In costume to suit the character and occasion. Jim mic, being of rather Falstaffian propor- tions, presented a somewhat unusua. appearance in his checkered apron. His clever impersonation of little buh- Der" evoked considerable amusement. The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck" was given in great style by Donnie Bruner. Perry Walker. in his inimlt- able way delighted a crowd that al ways expects great things of the "jedge."
 The ladies in the caSe did not sui fer by comparison with these dramatic stars. Mrs. Ivey. herself a beautiful reader. trained the several actors in their parts.
 The entertainment was given under the auspices of the Civic Improvement Club. the proceeus to De devoted 10 i'm. proving and ornamenting Bowles Para.
 Following Is the cast of the play: c. R Calkins. Henry Lile. Donnie BruneI. Mollie Atkinson, Willie Atkinson Sammy Robertson, Mary Salter. Pauline King. Luman SipQuef1eld. Ralph Me. Creary. Susan Carmichael. Jimmie Jones, Perry Walker, Charlie Dannelly. Eddie Page. Willie Crumpton. Martin Reynolds. Frank Riley. Sammy Tisdale. Giles Chapman. Katie Collier, Carrie Clendinnin. Lizzie Burke. Mamie Stamps, Daisy Burnett. Mamie Crump- ton, Matte Lou Donald. Bettie Donald. Daisy Deming. Bobby Gutce, Richie whitcomb. Corrie Walker and Minnie Shialds
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-16

Der of the surrounding towns in the county and which will include some of the most able Biblical and hard work ing Sunday School workers in the county.
 Rev. J. R. c. White, who lately re- signed as pastor of the Demopolis Bap- list Church, has left for his new field and preached his first sermon at Co., lumbiana Sunday. His circuit is com posed of three churches, viz: Wilson vile, Columbiana and Shelby. The board of deacons have not as yet sue. ceeded in securing a pastor for the Baptist Church in Demopolis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-16
DoTHAN PREPARING
 FOR PRESS ASSOCIATION

MT. Jacob Pepperman. secretary of the Alabama Press Association. has return ed from Dothan and Panama City. Florida. where he went with President J. c. Lawrence to look after matters connected with the next meeting and outing.
 At Dothan they met MT. W. T. Hall, the other member of the committee of arrangements. Mir. Pepperman reports that the citizens of Dothan are pre- parlng to give the members of the press and those of their families who accompany them @ warm reception. The three committeeman went to Panama City and from reports more delight ful place cannot be found on tho Gulf coast. All the facts will be furnished to the members at an early date by Secretary Pepperman in a circular let ter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-16

water at 51 5 feet at 12:30 o'clock, with the waters almost stationary at that time. For several hours the waves wet the tunnel to a higher mark. but the report at s o'clock yesterday af- ternoon indicated that the flood was receding very slowly.
 At Rome. Ga. the highest record was 3I.5 feet. which was>1.5 feet above the food stage. The highest reached at Gadsden was 27.3 feet, 5.3 feet above the flood stage. At Wetumpka the highest was ifty-two feet. and was seventeen feet above the flood stage.
 Montgomery's stage, as reported by the Weather Bureau was 51.6 feet 16.6 feet higher than the flood stage, and about seven feet less than the flood of 1886.
 Speaking of the flood of 1886. Section Director Chanee said yesterday that the river service of the Government had not been organized at that time, and therefore the stage of 5s.7 feet could be only a matter of hearsay with his department.
 What I really wanted" said MT. Chaffee, was to let the uneducated. negroes, etc, along the Alabama know that an exceptionally high stage of the Alabama would be reached on the present rise. To some people stage of fifty-four feet meant very little. but when told that the waters would reacn the mark of 1886. would realize what the present rise would mean"
 The section director also urged that all plants In North Montgomery keep record by a mark of some sort of the high water on their property. and in the future a prediction could be made with accuracy as to how a big rise would effect their. property.
 Throughout the entire period in which the waters were rising. queries would be received by the director as to how the rise would effect certain prop erty. It was impossible to state accur- ately, the director having to content himself with the statement of the pres. ent stage, and the liability of the wa ter going higher. With the mark on the property itself. however. it will be entirely possible to predict with ac- curacy just in what manner an unpre- cedented rise would effect a certain plant.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-16
DEATH OF MRS. COATES.
Aged Woman of Barbour County
 Passes Away.

Aged Woman of Barbour County
 Passes Away.
 Eufaula, March )-News of the death of Mrs. Coates at Hilliardsville, fifteen miles south of the city, has been received here. Deceased was over eighty years olo and was a most estimable Christian woman, widely known and greatly es- teemed. She was the mother or J. U. Coafes for several years a well known merchant here. and who recently left the city to reside at his country home in that section.
 In addition to her son. she Is sur yived by other children and numerous grand and great-grand-children, ana a very wide circle of more distant relatives.
 Iv huriai ground near her home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-16
Memorial to pr. Hull |.

New York, March 15.-A committee of prominent New York physicians mas under consideration the establishment of a great institution for surgical re- searches as a memorial to the life of Dr. William T. Bull. of thls city. who died recently of cancer in Savannah, Ga. The memorial will be in the form of additional equipment for the col lege of physicians and surgeons at tach ed to Columbia University. with which Dr. Bull was 70 long identified. It is expected that at least $500,000 will be subscribed to the cause.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-16
MOTION TO oUAsH.
Lawyer. for Hasken and others A

Lawyers for Hasken and Others Act.
 Vinita. Ok, March 15.--Attorneys for c. N. Haskell and other prominent Oklahomans. charged with conspiracy in connection with Muskogee townsite scheduling today entered . motion in the Federal Court here to puash the in- dIctmentA The court took the motion under advisement.
 The motion to quash is identical with that served on Assistant United States District Attorney Gregg at MnsiSogee last night.
 The attorneys for the indicted men allege that special Assistant Attorney General Sylvester Rush. of omaha. who had charge of the grand jury sxanii- nations for the government. conducted these examinations illegally.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-16
WEATHER coNpITIoNs.

The low pressure area that caused the ad- ditional rain over most of the country east of .h .he Misslssippi yesterday mad disappeared to high pressure central over Missouri Is giving fair weather over the greater portion of the country this morning. with the line of freezing temperature dipping southward to northern Alabama.
 Temperatures as low as 10 degrees have occurred in Minnesota. Rain is now falling in northeastern Florida, but fair weather will continue fin Alabama tonight and Tues day, with rising temperature Tuesday. .. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
 WEATHER BUREAU. Tsmpsraturs and precipitation reports from hsurs ending at am.
 March i5 1903