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', Many, Citizens Pay the
S Street Tax Under Protest
. It Is Unpopular in Many
ft: Quarters. *
> A FIGHT'MAY BE MADE
UR VALIDITY OF OR0IRARCE
, Thole Who Pay Under Protest Have
Charter <rf Recovery
|( tka Uw to gubarqa—tly Declared
raalto n< There Are B«a»n el
Will B« Takes Care Of.
__rarious citisens of Montgom
ary adopted the tack of firing a formal
preteat ae each paid hla street tax.
there was evidenced an unpopularity
In many quarters of this latest tax
wrlakle of the City Council
And there also are signs of a fight
on the street tax ordinance—for a pro
tect means nothing if not an expecta
tion of regaining the money paid un
der protest; and to regain money one
must sue; and to sue In this instance
will mean an attack upon the street
tax measures, as to its validity and
constitutionality.
Whatever the prospect of a suit and
a legal attack on the ordinance ma?
be, there Is no doubt but that many
ternml protests were filed as the tax
wag paid. As each citlxen registered
hir "klek,” there was written across
the stub and across his receipt the
word protest."
The railroads have protested the pay
ment of their franchise tax when they
paid It. why not the cltlxens?
The railroads have sued for the re
turn of their tax after the protest was
filed. And again, why not the cltlxens?
Such is one argument advanced.
That there is every probability of a
test suit not altogether for the return
of the tax, which Is in Itself compara
tively Insignificant, but for an attack
upon the'taw. For the law has proven
unpopular la many cases—-for Instance,
witness the many protests.
There are some who filed the protest
as a matter of protection, so they ex
plain. Thay say that the statute is
unpopular; that some one may see fit
to test It, and maybe break it; that In
Such Instance, their money, paid under
proteat, will be returned. Thus, they
Say. the protest represents an action
in which there la everything to gain,
mad nothing to lose. And also, they
continue, the protest will return their
money. It the law Is by any chance
subsequently proven bad. while those
who made no protest must suffer the
loss of the |3 whether the law holds or
not f.
But ahoUlsr’ argument, by a citizen
Who would hot bo quoted, declared that
If the hypothetical test proves the or
dinance Invalid then the entire 115.000
pftld In by the 5,000 citizens, must all
be saturned. For they point to the
clause of tha ordinance, which provides
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* penalty for the delinquents, and oall
the clause a coercive penalty. Thus.
t{icy say. the money, paid under a vir
tual coercion, will andoubtedly be re
turned. If the ordlnanoe falls below on
assault- A
In this light 'the forebodings of a
test suit take on a serious face. For,
with IK.000 . Involved, the matter be
comes Important, even without consid
eration of a principle likewise Involved,
a principle which has atracted the no
tice of many cltUens, If the protests
are In' any way significant.
Imwyrra Pretest.
The fact that many of the persons
prpteatlng are lawyers, and that all
of the kickers were business or pro
fessional men, with, some knowledge
of what a law Is and should be, and
with some foresight, .strengthens the
anticipation of a test. There has been
nothing, so far. however, to give tan
gible eblor to the anticipation, beyond
the largely circumstantial evidence.
The street tax payments have been
heavy during the pact few days, espe
cially on Monday, the rast day of grace
as first set. But that all might get In
with their »3. Mayor Teague has ex
tended the time for ten days, allowing
the time until M'arch 10 In which to
pay. Suoh were the orders In a letter
insorlbed by him to Chief Taylor yes
terday .
With the heavy payments, the pro
tests Increased . The first was mads
during the middle of February, when
payments were light, and then, uncom
munlcated, the Idea of protesting the
payment grew, swelled, until many of
the kicks were registered, and the co
incidence awoke the suspicions of a
coming test.
The street tax ordinance has beeh
since Its Inception the pride of the
aldermanlc body, with one or two ex
ceptions of Councilmen who fought the
passage of the measure violently. Bs
peclal care has been exercised wrhen
the ordinance came for drafting and
for passage, and every possible law
that might render H invalid was
searched out. Amendments to the
original ordinance were few and far
between .for the Councilmen feared to
endanger the validity of Its measure by
a preponderance of amendments.
And now. that the light of legal In
spection may be turned upon It, Judg
ing from any Indications, there Is some
little perturbation evinced In the halls
of the city officials.
SUITS AGAINST HIGDON
! HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN
Birmingham. March 2—(Special.)—
Four cases against Sheriff Higdon, ag
gregating damaged sought at 1100.000,
have been withdrawn. ,
The suits had been filed by four
men. who claimed they were made to
march through the streets for several
blocks from a hotel the deputies had
raided, to the county Jail, and were
thereby humiliated. They declared they
had been made to perform the so
cal’'d "social club lock-step."
Today, when the cases came up for
hearing, -the suits were withdrawn.
This Is taken to mean that the many
others of a similar character will be
removed from the docket.
Sheriff Higdon Is said to have been
preparing a mass of evidence against
the men in an effort to get ready a
strong case. I
Becoming
aHother
Is an ordeal which all women
approach with dread, for
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nothin? compares to the pain
ild-birth. The thought
of the suffering in store for
her robs the expectant mother
, of pleasant anticipations.
Thousands of women have found the use or Mother’s Friend robs
confinement of much pain and insures safety to life of mother and
child. This liniment is a God-send to women at the critical time. Not
only does Mother’s Friend carry women safely through the perils of
chad-birth, but it prepares' ~ ‘ ~
the, system for the coming
event, relieves “morning
sickness,’’ and other dis
rnm forte Bold bj> drn«t«u «t U 00.
comrons. Book of reliible laforme
Uod milled free.
IBM BRAD FIELD REGULATOR CO.
Atlante. Ga.
arry women safely through the perils of
MOTHERS
i Friend i
SPEAKS AT OZARK
WIUIAWW TAUCfNO*
• CORN METHOD.
the A
Ourk, March 2.—(Special.)—The
coming ta Data of Mr. E. Mclver Wil
liamsoo of Columbia, 8. <?., originator
of the corn method bearing hie name,
and Hoa. W. H. Seymour, preatdent of
the Alabama branch of tin Southern
Cotton Aaaoclatlon, on yesterday af- ,
ternoon marke an epoch In the hletery
of 'the chief hoc and hdmlny county
of the wiregrass belt. •»
The farmera had been coming In all
day, and after traneactlng other bue
Ineaa. remained to hear Mr. William*
aon, which waa their chief attraction.
They bad. been well advertleed eon*
cernlng the new proeperlty through
the local newspapers, The Advertlaer,
and the literature acattered broadcaat
over the country by Mr. Seymour, and
«uch an Intenae Intereat had baen.cre
atqd In the public mind that they Tilled
the auditorium of the court room to
oversowing, many atandlng In the alale
and agalnat walla while the gallery
was filled with a number of colored
people. * \
It Is due Mr. Seymour to say that
to him the farmers and the people of
Alabama are Indebted for the Itiner
ary of Mr. Williamson In the State. 1
am creditably Informed that this work
and all of the preliminaries are largely
If not entirely due to the efforts and
liberality of Mr. Seymour.
Mr. Wtlllamaon was greatly pleased
at the enthusiasm of his audience and
did not fall to drive home to' their
minds the Importance of the stunting
process In growing corn. It might be
egajnst nature, but If the farmer had'
ihe power to divert the moisture and
fertiliser from.the stalk to the ear It
Is his duty to do so. On this every
thing depends. Under the old method
of putting the fertilizer under the corn
large stalks and fodder were grown,
while the ear, the real object of cult!-,
vat Ion. often grew small and In many
Instances, with a large stalk, no corn'
at all waa produced. 'To show the ac
tual results of his method, Mr. Wil
liamson exhibited a little stalk not
more than two and a half feet high
with a large ear of corn grown on It.’
He said this was exceptional, and then
showed other samples, not quite so tall
am the speaker, all of which had large'
ears on them. These, he said, was
about the actual results of his method
when carried out according to Instruc
tions. ' •
After the speaking and, Indeed, dur
ing the delivery of his address, he was
plied with questions from many of our
citizens, and to which he made ready
replies, smiling pleasantly all the
wh|fe.
The result of this meeting and the
work done previously In the Interest
of the bread wagon in Dale County will
be shown In the' results at corn gath
ering time next fall. Even the most
skeptloal were converted to his the
ory and many- hundreds of acres will
be cultivated even this year, on the
new lines laid down.
Williamson at Greenville.
Grqenvllle, March 2.—(Special.)—The
news that Mr. E. Mclver Williamson
of South Carolina, the originator of the
Williamson method of cultivating corn,
would be In Greenville,. was sufficient
to attract a large crowd of the farm
ers of the county to town.
Hon. W. H. Seymour and Mr. Wil
liamson had an appointment for 10
o'clock this morning, but owing to the
fact that they missed connection In
Montgomery, did not get here until the
noon train, and as an appointment had
also been made for Evergreen this af
ternoon. MV. Seymour had to go there
and Mr. Williamson spoke here begin
ning at 1 o'clock.
• After an Introduction by Mayor Ham
ilton. the spqgker for about.two hours
entertained thle house full of farmers
and 'a few business and professional
men. The speaker Is simply a plain
farmer, of course educated, but he
talked as a farmer to farmers, and his
words made a deep Impression on his
hearers. He told them that the man
who failed to make hlq corn was a
failure as a farmer, and Would get
poorer every year until he went into
bankruptcy.
He gave hie own experience before
he arlopted the plan now known all over
the South as his method, that is, of
stunting the oorn until too late to make
a stalk and then pushing It to make*
the ear. He had samples of stalks to
which were attached very line ears,
when the (talks were bat llttls larger
tbt ingcr.
With the small stalk, there > would
ba room -far more In the* drill, and
bases tbraa to Ova times as much corn.
Ha urged the farmers to build a wall
aroaad their eotton with corn/ then
they would have the situation In
hand, every one would be Independent,
and schools and churches would be on
every hill top.
The visit of Mr. Williamson will do
this county very much good, for a
grant many a# those present krill adopt
hlumsthod and will make corn to do
thbas this yean
ROSE VAU.Bl WHISKEY
4 aaerta g4| g quarts gT SO| es paid.
GUM. TRADING CO.
P. O. Baa M. Peunaeela, Fla
DR. M1LI.1 WILL.
Valae af Real Property Given at Fear
Hnndrsd Thousand.
New York. March, t.—The will of Dr.
William T. Bull, the surgeon who died
In the South about a week ago, was
died for probate here today.
.The'value of th ereal property is
given as 1400,600, and of the personal
property In exceSb of $50,000. A neph
ew, William T. Bull, receives fio.ooo,
the remainder of the estate Ip to go ul
timately In equal portions to Dr. Bull’s
son and his step-son. James O. Blaine,
the third, both of whom',are at present
minora, ,
Mrs. Bull Is to receive the Income
of the estate during her life time.
S00STS ARE HURT
MOBILR MAN AND WIFE THROWN
FROM BUGGY.
Here* Driven by Superintendent of
Waterworks Shirs At An Ante
nseblle, and An Accident
1 r Results.
Mobile, March 2—(Special.)—Thrown
from the buggy which they were occu
pying, when their horee became fright
ened at an automobile. Captain C. W.
Boost, former Police Chief, and now
Superintendent of Waterworks, and his
wife, struck the hagd pavement on
Conception Street this afternoon, and
though painfully and badly bruised,
thsjs are not seriously hurt.
Eugene Jordan, a negro, who at
tempted to stop the horse, which ran
away aftef the accident. was also
knocked down and hurt
The conveyance occupied by Mr.
8oost and his wife was being driven
along Conception Street between.Dau
phin and St. Francis Streets, when the
horse became frightened at an auto
mobile, shying and throwing them out.
Mr. Boost suffered a sprained ahkle
and bruises, while Mrs. Boost escaped
with a few bruises.
HOTEL IN BIRMINGHAM.
Fifth Ar»»ne Com pa nr Hss Been
Incorporated.
Birmingham, Marcl) 2—(Special.)—
Incorporation vaji filed today by the
Fifth Avenue Hotel Company, which Is
to erect a million dollar structure on
the corner of Fifth Avenue and Twen
tieth Street, the president being W. D.
Woodward, and the treasurer-secretary
F B. Fowlkes.
George Griffith, of Chicago, the sky
scraper builder, .who erected most of
ths steel frame, buildings In Birming
ham. Is put ddwn as one of the large
stockholders
It Is understood that the work will
go right ahead. In a few days, as soon
as details of organisation can b* com
pleted.
If Tow Get Thirsty Today.
Ask -the soda fountain boy for Pep
To-Lac. It looks good—tastes good—
Is good. Contains no "dope’’ or heart
stimulant t cents. Wed-Sat.
China Declines to Reconsider.
Peking, March 2—China again has
declined to reconsider or to negotiate
the question of Russian municipal ad
ministration of Harbin with Russia,
and In view of possible action on the
part of the powers, the railroad au
thorities at Harbin have desisted from
their program and are waiting. It Is
expected that the railroad will send a
representative here fay the purpose of
consultation. * ’
W. H. Tllford Dead.
New York, March 2-—W. H. Tllford.
-onq of the vice presidents of the
Standard. OH Co., died at his home In
this city today.
LOST SPRING RYE
4 «*s. 44.40. 8 q<«. 47.80 ex. paid.
GREIL TRADING CO.
P. O. Box 837. Pensacola, FIs.
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Three
Thousand
Montgomery
Kitchens
contain Gas Ranges. If the
claims that enthusiastic house
wives make for the gas range
• were not true, hundreds of
housewives would return to
the old way of cooking.
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Many ladies wonder how they
ever got along without a gas
range. Come and see the
1909 improvements.
Display rooms open in the
evening.
Montgomery Light & Water Power. Company
STILL NO QUORUM
ANKKT nmBlim imavom
•TILL BLOCK LEGISLATION.
WrttHi BnilMi IB Mwrtr Will O*
•Mar n* CaoiMriM As Lose
Am Butolal H»n«B lt«- sv
bum Inkn.
Nashville. Tenn.,* March I.—This Is
th« fourth day the wheel* of leilil*
tlon. in Tennessee have been blocked
by the absence of thirteen State Sen
ator* who have run away to Kentucky,
Georgia, Alabama and Ohio, y
The only change In the situation t*
day was In evidence that the flllbus
terer* have reached a compromise
agreement with the majority of Sen
ator* looking to a settlement of ex
isting difference*. 't '1* understood
that overtures have been made by the
administration force* in the .Senate/
looking To a possible adjustment of
th/ differences which brought about
the present filibustering tactics. It Is
also understood that no compromise
will be considered by the statewide
members of the Senate as long as a
Senatorial quorum remains broken.
Senator Dorsey Thomas, of Benton
county, preated a sensation In the Sen
ate today by making a statement In
which he roundly scored Senator /John
Isaac' Cox. Among other things he
said: .
"Having no moral courage his
own, I am not surprised that he can
not understand why any man should
Stand up for thole principles which
e thinks to be right and Jpst. Hav
ing no regard for the rights pf the>eo
ple, I am not surprised that he should
act In utter dlsregar<f of their wel
fare. Being utterly craven In spirit,
as shown by his actions and affiliations
in the recent past, f am not surprised
that he should think that his Insinua
tions and malicious Innuendoes would
not be resented; but I desire to further
say to the Senator- from Sullivan now,
that his Insinuations are entirely grat
uitous. malicious, unwarranted, brutal
and untrue.
"The Senator from Sullivan was ask
ed for the name of the man who wrote,
dictated, or Inspired the statement pre
sented by the Senator from Sullivan
on (he floor of this Senate on Monday,
March 1, 1909, and he refused to an
swer; and Inasmuch as he refused to
divulge the name of the man who did
write, Inspire er dictate the said state
ment, I now desire to request the Sen
ator from Sullivan to state to thft man
who did write, Inspire or dictate said
statement, that the same Is malicious
and untrue and that the man who,
wrote. Inspired or dictates the same Is
a slanderer and a-<alsifler."
A general appropriation bill was In
troduced In the HoQse this afternoon.
After Its passage. It will go to the
Senate, when. It is understood, * the
runaway Senators will return and pass
It.
' Swab la Washington.
Knoxville, Tenn., March 2.—Informa
tion received here today Is to the ef
fect that Senator Daniel C. Swab, of
Claiborne county, one of the thirteen
missing State Senators, has gone to
Washington to attend the Inaugura
tion ceremonies.
Still In Huntsville.
Huntsville? March 2.—(Special.)—
Senators Banks and Muse, the two
Tennessee lawmakers who ar* num
bered among the thirteen quorum
breakers, are still In Huntsville and
expect to remain here an Indefinite
time. They have been In consultation
with their colleagues In Hopkinsville,
Kjr, and all agree to remain away
from Nashville for the present. The
runaways are having a nice, pleasant,
time and appear to be In no hurry to
get back
Senator Banks said he wqpld much
rather be In Alabama than Tennessee
at present. He says that flo one or
two of the Senators will go back un
til they have all agreed to go.
DEBEVITCH IS GUILTY
UPE IMPRISONMENT for foreign
MINER.'
Jury Find* That Hr Took Part la Oat
ragt at Blocton whra Con
dnrtor Collin* Wa*
Killed.
Centrevllle, March 2—(Special.)_
The 0 y In the cue of the State vs.
Borisa Debetk-h who waa charged with
murder In the Circuit Court of $<bb
County returned a verdict of n^irder
In the first degree and fixed the pun-'
Ishment at llfg/ Imprisonment In the
penitentiary. -- ,
The verdict was returned at ( o'clock
tonight. The case was given to the
Jury at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The Solicitor finished the closing ar
gument (or the State at 12 o'clock noon.
Judge Miller then ordered a recess un-'
til 1:15 o’clock. When court recon
vened Judge Miller delivered an elab
orate charge to the Jury covering every
phase of the case.
Able arguments for the defendant
were made by Capt. F. S. White of
Birmingham and A. S. VandegrafT of
Tuscaloosa. Col. Daniel Collier of
Tuscaloosa and Solicitor J. F Thomp
son made presentations for the pros
ecution.
Great interest has been manifested
In the trial of the case since It was
called Thursday morning of last week.
The case of the State vs. Mlleto Pop
ovich was called at 4 o'clock this af
ternoon and both sides announced
ready. A Jury was soon selected.
After swearing the Jury Judge Mil
ler ordered court adjourhed until to
morrow monlng when testimony " In
the case will be pesented.
The defendant is charged with Die
murder of Conductor Collins at Bloc
ton last August. It Is probable that
the other cases will be continued for
the term. —
Proposals For Railroad.
Santiago, Chile, March 2.—Two pro
posals have been presented to the
government for the construction of
the proposed railroad to connect
Arlca. Chile, i with La Paz, Bolivia,
one from the Deutsche Bank of Ber
lin, and the other by the firm of Sir
John Jackson, Limited, of London.
This line Is to be a part of the longi
tudinal railroads. It will cost In the
neighborhood of $15,000,000.
Americas* Decorated.
Caracas, Monday, March 1, via Wll
llamstad, March 2.—John Brewer, who
has been In charge of the American
legation here since the withdrawal of
Minister W. W. Russell and Mr. Doyle,
secretary to W. I. Buchanan, the spe
cial commlsBOoner of the United
States to Venezuela, have been given
the decoration of the Order of Bo
livar
Gaan Bill in .Senate.
Little Rock, Ark., March 2.—The
Gann bill, which provides for State
wide prohibition, and which was adopt
ed In the House yesterday, waa taken
up In the Senate today and after first
reading, was ordered printed. As the
bill will be In the hands of the printer
for five days at least, no further ac
tion can be taken during this week.
Renewed Influx of Immigration.
New York, March 2.—Indications of
a renewed Influx of Immigration'on a
larger scare than for some time past,
were furnished today at Ellis Island,
where 7,255 immigrants arrived during
the day.
Wit hthe Immigrants already here
and those due to arrive on hteoiners
before the week ends, the total for
the week will reach 12,340.
Can't Make Business By Force.
Indianapolis News.
The amusing side of the proposed
subsidy bill is that which Is going to
send Americans to sea by law. The
crews "must" be of certain proportion
American and "must" carry certain
American-born boys as apprentices.
Can you make a people do something
by law that they do not want to do?
Can you transform a hcme-loving peo
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Stock
Sale of
FURNITURE
Consisting of Bed Room Suits, Dining Room Suits, Wardrobes, Chif
fonieret. Chilferobes, Odd Dressers, Jroo Beds, Sideboards. China Cab
inets. Hatracks, Leaher Couches. Dayenports, Parlor Goods, Go-Carts,
Refrigeratory. In fact everything fa> our stock must go at the extremely
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low prices quoted below- ' / »
M ****** * -•« wrislfti, C> -,4 f'-f
Regular Discount
Price. Price.
Cane Seat Chain. . 65c /48c
Rocken ..$ 1.50 $ 1.13
Wishbone Springs. 5.00 3.75
Odd Diners .... 3.00 1.80
Cotton Mattresses 5.00 3-75
Perfection Mat
tresses .. 10.00 7.50
Regular Discount
Price. Price.
Bed Room Suits..$25.00 18.75
Sideboard . . >.. 25.00 18.75
Bed Room Suits.. 30.00 22.58
Sideboard ., .. 50.00 37.50
Chase Leather
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Couch.18.00 13.00
Bed Room Suits. 45.00 33.75
Good* will be charged at the above prices during this sale to those
worthy of credit. ,,
The Store That Saves You Money
Frank Tennille Furniture Co.
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. Successor to’B. Wolf.
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Gor. Commerce and Bibb Sts. , ^ Montgomery, Ala.
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Eat Here Today
You can be certain of d good square Meal here
at Fitzpatrick’s any time you come in. And our
prices are considered extremely reasonable, quality
jmd service considered—in fact, no first-class Cafe
that we know of is so morally certain to afford you
such complete satisfaction. Eat here today.
Fitzpatrick’s Cafe
Dexter Ave.
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FIRE ESCAPES
Alabama Machine &
Supply Co.
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Montgomery, Alabama
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pie into a seafaring, colonizing people
by passing subsidy laws? Our subsidy
legislation simply puts the cart before
the horse. 1± tiles to create a' mer
chant marine oy buying It out of hand
for cash. But if it covered every sea
with such ships, that would not make
our people a seafaring people. We
stitll should prefer to stay at home
In our own continent and develop It;
and as soon as the cash payments atop
tb** artificial "mailne" built up by them
will stop. /
8T. LOUIS PRODUCE.
St. Louis. March 2.—Flour steady.
Huy steady; timothy 110 @$14.50; prai
rie $8@«tl.
Whiskey $1.38 to.
Hon cptton ties $1.00.
Bagging 6%c. Hemp twine 7c.
Pork higher; Jobbing $16.50. Lard higher
prime steam $9 52 4 @62 4. Dry salt meats
unchanged. Bacon unchanged.
_ Receipts. ShipnFts.
Yiour . 13.600 10,500
Wheat .49,000 71,000
Corn .102,000 60,0*60
Oats.85.000 67,000
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
New York. March 2.—Cotton seed oil;
strong.
Petroleum steady.
Rosin quiet. Turpentine firm.
1 Rice firm. Molasses quiet.
Sugar raw easy; fair refining $2.30; cen
trifugal 3.60; molaaaea >.95; refined steady.
COFFEE MARKET.
New York, March >.—The market for cof
fee futures opened steady at unchange<
prices to an advance of five points in re
spoase to steady Freneh cables. Tradln,
w as quiet an« there was scattered realfslnff
V but prices were well sustained by ooatln
ued covering and bull support In the neai
September
November
February
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.6.60
6.0006.01
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Burfalra Get $2*000.
Beaumont. Texas, March 2 —Burglars
dynamited the safe of the Magnolia
Brewing Company here early today, es
caping with M.000._
GALLON “BRAG" WHHKET 03.00
Is Jug. express paid.
QRE.il. TRADING CO.
F. O. Box 88T. Pensacola, Fin
St. Louts. Mo., March 2.—William F*.
Woer, was nominated for Mayor on th«
second ballot by the Democratic Cltj
Committee today.
CASTOR IA
Ihi Kind You Haro Always Bought
Woer for Mayor.
For Infiuta and Children.
Bear* the
Signature of