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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
 ROOSEVELT AND CLARKSoN.
The Presidents Opinion of One Of
 His Appointees'

Boston Transcript tRtpC ,- .
 The President has nominated James .:
 Clarkson to be surveyor 'l e"o''i'7 't
 the port of New York.
 Before Mir. Clarkson takes commanu
 the President will probably SlNe nm d
 little wholesome advice as 10 now the
 civil seIVict rules are to ooes gu ,n ''a, ,.e
 institutiou. Mir. Roosevelt IS undcr no
 deIusion as to where MT. Clarkson stands
 on the civil service reform quesuoH'
 Years ago they had passage al ariliS @
 WI H.. MT Roosevelt was ClVn oerNice
 Commissioner he.e. MT. Cldrksoh, WHO
 had hcen for two years plying the eAecu- tioncr's aN in the PostotfiCe Departmeht'
 wrote an article in The North America. .i
 Review attacking the CommiSsion aIlu its examinations and the merit system generally It was entirely charactensuc of the writer. Its filings at the Commis- sion and i5s work were not only untounu- ed but insolent, and MT. Roosevelt nat uraHy resented them, as oenehted member of the Commission who hao waged a splendid fight for the reform and
 made it respected by the rest of the poll | ticians. even if not by Ciarkson- Con 1 tradicting Clarksons statement that the l Commission was hostile to the Repub- ! lican Party under President Harrlson' Mir, Roosevelt said in a public speech;
 l MT. Clarkson Is suffering under a con l fusion of ideas He is mixing up himself | Party The Civil Service Commission is | most undoubtedly hostile to Mir. Clarkson | and the idea which MT. Clarkson repre- sents. We should fail in our duty were | We not. We can no more retain the good l will nf the SpOilSmdn than policeman | who does his duty can retain the good ! will of tine lawbreaker. MT. | Clarkson pays that homage which the { spells stem. I am happy to say, IS now l being driven to pay at times to the | merit system. by saying that he does not | wish to dismiss any competent man Mir. l Clarkson knows perfectly well, and he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
THE WHITE HOUSE.
May Be Materially Changed and
 Colonial Designs Restored.

Washington Special to Chicago Tribune.
 Notwithstanding the protest from peo-
 pie all over the country. against changes
 being made in the interior of the White
 House the old mansion will evidently soon
 be filled with workmen. MT. Charles F.
 McKim the architect from New York,
 who was chosen by the President to go
 over the matter with him. went all over
 the White House this morning with
 view to mapping out such changes and
 repairs as are needed. It Is necessary to
 make some estimate of the work before
 the appropriation Is made. and the matter of change Is still in embryo, but enough
 has been decided upon to transform the
 White House into substantial colonial
 mansion of the period in which it was
 built. No President who has in the past found it necessary to remodel or reno yate the White House has had Tn mlnd keening it strictly to the period in which
 it was built until the matter fell into the
 hands of President Roosevelt. Modern works of art and modern furniture ana
 modern decoration have taken the place of the colonial effects without an eifort
 at preserving the original. What nas pee,i done at Mount Vernon will be done at , inc White House. The modern stained rlass in the front hall will be remoVeu, leaving the stately proportions or tne hall untouched by throwing what IS now the yestibule and the red corrldor ni.o one Some modern mantels or inierioI outline will be replaced by those coPiea after the fine ones in some or the nIs. floor rooms. The effort of the Presloehe tl will be to preserve and not destroy 'he historic value of the house.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
REPUBLICAN SENATORS.
May Not Agree on Cuban Reciprocity
 Bill.

Washington Special to Chicago Tribune
 There is some doubt as to whether the seven Republican members of the Senate Cuban Committee can agree among them selves. It is said that enough of the Re- publicans by cooperating with the Demo- crats will be able to control the Commit tee and thus prevent the reporting of q straight out reciprocity measure. On the other hand, it is claimed that after d number of conferences the Republicans will be able to act in harmony and be able to agree upon bill.
 President Roosevelt, 1t is said upon ex- cellent authority will sign any bill which may be sent to him by Congress granting concessions to Cuba, even if it does re- peal the differential rate on refined su- gar. number of the beet sugar Sena- tors, including Burrows and Elkins, did not participate in the conference today and there Is reason to believe they and their adherents will not support a meas ure which reduces the tariff.
 The stalwart beet sugar men asserted tonight that they would not permit any Iegisla tion which reduced the tariff. There Is an indication of weakening on the part of some of the beet sugar Senators. Sev- eral of them participated in the confer ence today and while there was no formal agreement to abide bv the decision of the Committee on Cuban Relations, 1t is be- lieved that most of those who took part in the conference will do so.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.
Interesting Notes About some
 Prominent People.

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 Mulhall. the great statisticlan' aeVo.e at 7 nearly thirty years to the prepafalioh "i his Dictionary of Statlstics.
 Captain Fritz Honig, the noted German writer on military affairs. is dead. Hls thrre hest known books are History oi oiiver Cromwell" Two Brigades.' and War of Nations on the Loire
 Governor Crane of Massachusetts. has signed the bill awarding medal to every man from his State who went out Tn re- snonse 10 President Lincoln's 1rst cal for troops. The pen with which he signe. the bill has been presented to presi9eh' Pierce of the minute men of ol'
 Jerome Tyler Richter of Indianapolis and Napoleon Harrison Richter CT Farni' land Ind are believed to be the ohly twins in the G. A. K. They were in com pany D. 57th Indiana Infantry, during the civil war and were born in Wayne Couh- ty. that State, sixty-two years ago.
 Admiral Sir Henry Keppel now in hls 9lnd year and known all over the Brltlsu possessions as the evergreen auniiIa,' nas d great desire to die at sea. Nitn on long voyages. hoping that the grim messenger may ind him on the blue wa ter he has sailed for so many years.
 Already A movement has been started i'm South Carolina for the erection or q monument to the late wade hampton Several liberal subscriptions have beer rendered There is strong preferen2' for an equestrian statue with the figure of the heroic Hampton as he appeared |! Confederate gray commanding the cay airy of the Confederate army or North ern Virginia.
 Senatorial elections will be held in 8 pt1mher of States this year and next, the terms expiring in March. 1903 includlnt those of Senator Pettus and Senators Platt of New York, Jones of Arkansas Teller of Colorado. Orville II; Platt ol son of Iowa. Ganhger O: New Hamp shire, Penrose of Pennsylvania, McLaurii of south Carolina and Spooner of Wis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
"Eat No Meat" They Say.

Chicago Chronicle.
 That is the advice volunteered by tne
 friend of the people to those who attrib-
 ute thA high prices of meat to the beer
 trust and who wish to bring that com-
 bine to terms. .
 This is precisely what many will do 1T
 the prices of flesh food are beyond their means. It is not at all necessary to ex- hort people to curtail consumption when prices rise. It is well understood eco
 homie law that supply and demand are adjusted by an advance in prices ana a falling off of consumption in tunes or scarcity and that the falling off of con- sumption tends to prevent any further advance in price than is warranted by the degrees of scarcity.
 The underlying fact is that high prices mean privation, and the higher the prices the greater the privation.
 Now the friend of the people eXhorts them to subject themselves voluntarily to privation in order to punish the beef trust for raising prices But that same friend has not a word to say against a public policy embodied in law which puts it in the power of the beef trust and of
 many other trusts to exact exorbitant prices.
 The privation policy is the policy of a political party in this country which has been in a position to make the laws or the United States for more than forty years except during a very brief period, and even during that period its malign in-
 iuence was sufficient to prevent any con siderable departure from that policy. That party has deliberately framed laws to enable certain selected classes of producers to exact from 70 to more than 100 per cent. more than the fair competl- tive prices for their products. which are mostly necessaries of life. During all these years it has inflicted privation upon the great masses of the American people. And it is still obstinately refusing to give the people an opportunity to enjoy abun- dance.
 It has said to the people by its acts: We will raise the price of things you need in order to enrich our industrial to buy the things you need at the eXor- bitant prices you can do without them, | You can use some inferior substitute to | your cost and your discomfort. And they are still saving th's when | eVtr any Of thri: tIrlff-n,Ide monopoly Combines shoves up prices. They are say | ing it. although the people are waking l selling their products to foreigners at far | lower prices than they demand and col | lect from the American people. They are saving: IT you cannot pay | the prices you can go without the thiugs. | We are not going to 'paralyze business l fraction the tariff which enables our trust | pets to rob you while they are selling to | other people at competitive pric"s and | piing up forum As out of the profits.
 How long will the American people put | up with this intolerabe insolence! lndi- | Cetions are not wanting that they will | shortly dispense with the services of that l party of shameless robbery and privatIon | and place their interests in the hands of
 a party which has at least as much re- | gard for the rights of the many as for l the rights of the trusts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
NOT so srMPLE.

The Kansas City Journal thinks the Philippine question is a very simple one. "Either we own the islands or we do not" it argues. Yes. that is the issue. sure enough The Journal has doubtless were furiously fighting. and when a neighbor inquired the cause, the reply was that they were trying to decide who was to be boss
 It occurs to us that our Government is in like situation with regard to the Philippines. We bought the whole busi- ness from Spain, but that Government didn't put us in peaceable possession nor pledge itself to do so. It sold us the isl- ands and the islanders on their feet, as it were. and left us the job of taking pos session in our own way, if We have any way. which begins to look doubtful. We have been something like three years try ing to teach the obstinate Philippines that We own the property, but they continue to dispute the title.
 How much longer will it be before we learn who is boss? The savages deny our 1 right to govern them, and we claim that We have that right. If they keep on re- sisting, we suppose we must keep up the effort to subdue them Our Government, of course, can keep up the struggle in- definitely, but so can the natives. to all appearances. Scattered over more than a
 thousand islands where they are at home | and where civilized troops are always a, | a disadvantage. they can live off the na- | tural products of the swamps and forests
 Resourceful and treacherous, cunning and | cruel. they appear almost as far from
 submission now as at any time hereto | fore. The end may come very soon or it
 may be delayed for years, but really we do not yet know who owns the islands.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25

When eN-GoNeinOr Hosg returned from England and stepped on American soil, he not only jared the continent, but his pos tive assertion that the next President of the United States will be q Democrat seems 10 have jarred some Republicans pretty badly, ard they are asking how he found il out. Democrats, also, would like to knew what ground he has for his claim. and whether he is right certain about it. We don't want any mistake about such an important matter, and il Hogg has got the evidence hidden about his clothes he should produce it and set. GA the controversy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25

We're stuck on question of English and fear we shall have to leave 1t to our Virginia brethren. We learn from an ex-
 change that young Tennessee girl is
 making herself famous as an animal
 painter in Paris" Now, when we refer , to a man as "a house painter" we mean
 who paints pictures of houses. Does
 this Tennt ssee girl paint the animals? Is that a fashion in Paris? What color does
 she put on them, and why do they need
 to be painted? If they had referred to
 her as painter of faces, we could under stand it, because faces are painted, es-
 pecially ladies faces, but painter of animals bothers us.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
Notable Extracts from the Big Dailies' Core
 spondents.
- CREAM OF THE SPECIALS

1 his domicile, the Chancery Court had ap-
 pointed receiver of all his effects
 Notice of that receivership was given to the treasury. but in spite of 1t the acting Secretary paid $500 to Price, although the counsel for the judgment creditor,
 Frank W. Hackett, notified the acting
 Secretary that he would hold the United
 States responsible if that payment were made. Accordingly Mr. Hackett sued Tn the Court of Claims for this $S,0OO and the courts judgment in his favor has now
 been affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Shiras deliv- cred the opinion for the court, Justice White dissenting.
 The pTIncipie this decision seems to have established Is that the Secretary of the Treasury is obliged to recognize the fact that a State receivership carries
 with it a claim against the United States vested in the Judgment debtor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
MAJOR HANDLEY
Strongly Urges a Primary Election.

Major w. 4. Handley of Roanoke. Ala. member of the late Constitutlonal Con Nention and one Of the best known Citi- zens of East Alabama, says that a pri- mary Is the only thing that will appcase the people in East Alabama. He asserts that the people of Randolph and other counties in that part of the State have been discussing the coming elections and they are in the main in favor of pri- mary. The negro Hote in Alabama is have charge of the State. Nothing will satisfy the people in my section but d primary amoHS he white people. There are no reasons why a primary could not be fair to everybody and il would do more to bring the people together than anything else that could happen. l am earnestly in favor Of il and no fears need be had as tO outside contrOl.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
American Railway Association.

New York. April A--The American Railway Association continued today it's report of the committee on car service This committee consists of 243 members, representing practically all the railways in Mexico, Canada and the United States Yesterdays code of rules for the opera ton of double track railways was adopt ed. It is proposed to impose d per diem charge for the use of freight cars of one road by another.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
TOBACCO AND EDUCATION.

That the use of cigarettes Is hurtful, especially to boys whose mental, moral and physical natures are in the formative condition, has ceased to be a mere belief or assumption. but is now a thoroughly established fact. Not only is such indul- gence hurtful. but in many cases 1t is ruinous. Even moderate use affects some boys unfavorably. while anything like ex- cessive indulgence is frequently both phy- sical and mental suicide
 That other forms of tobacco using may also be injurious has not been so gener- ally believed, and, in fact, the discussion has been mostly confired to the cigarette and those who use it. That smoking pipes and cigars may also be hurtfui, as general proposition, is not so well known. and may not be true in a majority of cases. and when indulged in only by those of fully matured age. No good authority, so far as we now remember. has hitherto included chewing among the injurious habits. It is an expensive and uncleanly habit, all we'll know, but peo- pie have not believed that it could act l injuriously on the mental faculties.
 In connection with this subject, we have just had our attention called to a recent lecture by Dr. Herbert Fisk, of the Northwestern University in Chicago, re- garding the effects of tobacco using AL though the title of his lecture was "The Student and the Cigarette" he did not confine himself to that form of tobacco
 using. One paragraph of his lecture
 reads:
 | Not a single student using tobacco has stood in the first rank this year. and this | has been the case in the last nine years | with one exception. It is fact that as l the scholarships lower the ratio of to- | bacco users increases"
 In other portions of his remarks, he | used expressions which indicate the con- viction in his mind that the use of tobac- | co in any form is hurtful to the students | and a bar to advancement in their studies, | for he states that records in that Uni l versity during the past nine years prove | that the boy who fails usually uses to- | bacco." From these and other express l sions of like kind, 1t is evident that he places all forms of tobacco using In the same class and charges all of them with hindering the educational advancement of the pupils.
 While there are doubtless many who may take issue with Dr. Fisk, especially
 as to chewing, it must be admitted tha, he is a man eminent in his profession
 who has had ample opportunities for ob. servation. and without positive evidence
 to the contrary We must take his asser-
 tions as true, and accept his statements
 as facts As we have before stated, there
 are great many men who can chew or
 smoke with impunity, and with grea, | satisfaction, but the fact remains that
 the use of the weed in any form is hurt.
 full to the young and should be discour.
 aged, and, as far as possible, should bt prohibited in all schools colleges anC other educational institutions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
AN IMPORTANT POINT SETTLED
Claims Against the United States Covered by State Receivership

Washington Special to New fork EVeh-
 ing Post. ,...o,,;,s s
 Tn the case of Charles Borcherlins against the United States. the decision i,sst repdered bv the\ Supreme Court set ties a very importan: point with refer ence to claims against individuals Wno Io have right to draw money out ot the treasury of the United States. Nn, Jarsev was A creditor of the United States to the extent of s75,oOo. that sum having been appropriated by Congress for his relief. Meanwhile in New Jersey
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25

The Democratic State Executive Com- m1tee cf Florida has laid down rules for the government of the primary election 10 be held iii that State, and one of those rules is that none but Democrats can vote in that primary. In reply To some com plaints from those who evidently wanted d wide open racc. The Jacksonville Times Union inquiries. What other rules could have been prcscribed?" None other We claim. and the same applies to Ala Dama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25

The jury verdict of $50, 900 damages for the death of Henry G. Dimon, one of the victims of the Park Avenue tunnel dis aster. in New York, has again started the discussion as to the value of a mans life. As well as. we remember, this is the largest amount ever awarded by a court in this country, and may fairly be called excessive, in view of the many smaller amounts awarded in other cases. If it were possible to fix a maximum and d minimum in such cases, it would vastly simplify the work of the jures, provided the two limits were not too far apart.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
Warning to Plutocrats.

Chattanooga Times.
 Me warn the .blutoc"ats who are Seizins on the whole industrial business of the country and combining the various lines of manufacture and transportation into billion dollar monopolies that they are fast converting the American people. the bone and brawn of this republic. to state socialism. Thousands are saying: If we are 70 be governed by one of the two. we choose a respectable and lavishly de- crees of vulgar looters of the John w. Gates order;' men who shut down the mills they control. to beat down indus trial stocks. and then take the bear side of the market in the shares of their own companies: men. who have organized re- batting into a system that violates every law, moral and of human invention. These buccaneers will never SO firmly in- trench thtm-e elves that they will be able to despoticaliy control the sources. the very springs. of life in America
 It does a buffer good to be called occa-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25

The New York Tribune claims that the fake hotels of that city which fiourished under the Raines law will soon be "so completely exposed that they will be com pelled to shut their doors." To this boast. The Butte tMont.) Inter Mountain makes reply:
 The Raines law, under which they flourish and spread vice, is a great reve- nue-raiser. It has added millions to the public funds, much of which has gone to enrich oficeholders. As for these places being exposed" that has been done SC thoroughly already that nothing is Jeff to be revealed. Every intelligent man 1T New York knows the character of then and the degrading influence they exert They are vice licensed and made legal They are tolerated for tho naNnsX theS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25

The President was very slow in calling a halt on General Funston, and then did it in a very different manner from the way other officers have been treated. It was high time that some kind of check was used on Teddy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
Will Garrison Tripolitan Port.

Constantlnople, April 4.-On account of the uneasiness caused here by ltaly's attitude with reference to Tripoli. the Porte has decided to garrison the island of Bombay, off the coast of Tripoli. and the port of Tebrunk, Tripoh. military commission having drawn up plans for the general defense of the Tripoltan
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25

If. as is stated, Tilman is the only farmer in the National Senate, the fact isn't complimentary to the farming class, either on account of the number or the character of its representatives in that body.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25

Isn't it treating Miss Stone cruelty to enjoin her mouth, after the long time she spent getting something to talk about? Ore manager claims monopoly on her talking organs, and wants to en- join her from featuring or giving out any thing to the public except under his man. agement. That looks like taking an un- fair advantage of her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25

The Louisville Times notes that com rade PIerp. Morgan, having captured travel cn the land is now engaged in anneXing the sea. And we may confi- dently expect him to ge- up corner on Marconi and Dumont in the air if they are not very careful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25

The head of the great Cudahy Packing Company declares that beef is high be- cause cattle are scarce, and that the high prices are likely to continue. That is good news for the beef trust and bad for beef eaters
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
Facts Make Figures.

Figures again tell the story Of now ne r,,h,i. yertiser's March circulation gives tnis aR R1y net cation the credit of having guaranteeu; ;sme @ paid circulation greater than the claie1t tn ,hs of all other morning papers pupr,sheo ,ant m Is State of Alabama combined. This iao' ,hs hased on inc latest reports furnished py 'he American Newspaper Directory
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
pone Receives 20 ,ooo Pilgrims

Rome, April 24-The Pope received % 900 pilgrims at St. Peters this morning. His Holines seemed to be in perfect health and thanked the pilgrims for their loyalty to the papacy. He was accord ed warm ovation.