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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
Judge somerville,s Case.

4NeW I OTk WOTlQ.
 The World published some days ago the rumor current in Washington that Judge Henderson NJ. Somerville was slated for removal from the Board of General Ap- praisers on account of an article written by him on negro lynching in the October number of the North American Review. The matter has excited much interest throughout the country. and especially in the Southern States where Judge Somer- vile is well known as a former Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.
 It would be strange if the President, who himself wielded so trenchant a pen in years gone by when criticising great men in office, should remove a competent officer for venturing temperately to state the effect of the Presidential policy.
 But the intimation Is given out that Judge Somerville is persona non grata to Secretary Shaw. which seems to be based on certain customs decisions made by the Board of Classification and written by the Judge. These decisions, 1t is said. have produced friction between the of these decisions has been affirmed seven times by the federal courts, but the Sec retarv Is reported saying that it was seven times decided wrong"
 It is not strange that there should he friction between a tribunal invested with judicial powers and the 'itigants who appear before it. The Secretary of the Treasury Is party to suits brought by importers for the refund of money claim ed to be illegally collected He appears by counsel. and in case of adverse ruling has the right of apeal. The courts are the legal arbitrators Of such differences Why should they be settled by mora duress or threats of removal from office
 The President, upon whom the respou- sibility rests, should take no action which may paralyze the utility of the Customs Board or lessen the respect in which it should be held by the public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
MAJOR SCREWS.
Is Interviewed in Washington About Al, bama,

Oduid.
 Washington Post
 Major W. W. Screws, proprietor of The Montgomery Advertiser, who is at the Riggs House, said: The situation in Alabama in all particulars is better than In some years. The cotton crop has been cut shorter than was expected, but at the prices prevailing the farmers can make some profit. They will keep millions of dollars at home which they have been sending to the West for corn, as the corn crop will exceed that of three years past. This of itself Is great step forward and VIII be great comfort when plans are arranged for next years planting.
 fhe new Constitution Of Alabama makes the terms of State officers four years and incumbents cannot succeed themselves. The Legislatures are elected every four years for both branches This, however. win not prevent the usual mum. Der of elections, as many county officers are to be elected next year. as we'll as all the judicial ofacers, Congressman and Presidential electors.
 As to choice for President, there is no fixed opinion. Every man whose name mas been suggested has some supporters. Those for Mir. Bryan are few and far be- tween. From observation and correspond ence. in my judgment. Mir Cleveland is stronger with Alabama Democrats than any other man. Of course, the State is safe for any one nominated, but there are thousands who realize that other than Democrauc votes must be obtained if vic. tory Is to be achieved. and this class of thoughtful people know that Mir Cleve- land can poll more of the independent votes than any living man. 1t Is not an uncommon thing to hear men praising him Who were strongly against him even two years ego. If any movement is made Tor MT. Cleveland's nomination, it eau pc put doWn as an assured fact that he Democrats"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
MONEY FOR OHIO VOTES.
Democratic Chairman Offers Sensa- tional Statement Attacking
 Hanna

Columbus, O.. Special.
 With the closing week of the campaign at hand there was activity at the State headquarters of both political parties to- day. Chairman Salen has prepared a statement, which will be sent broadcast Monday, charging Senator Hanna and the Republican Committee with the use of money and the purchase of rural editors and politicians. It was but two days ago that he made public an intercepted letter from Chairman Dick appealing for dona- tions of $25 from Republicans. alleging at the same time that thousands of them were being sent to all parts of the State.
 month ago he offered to make public the source and amount of the funds used by the Democratic State Committee this year and challenged Chairman Dick to do the same. The answer of the Republican leader was a polite declination to have anything to do with MT. Salen or his proposition. In his statement today Chair man Salen recalls this challenge and then goes on to specify the amounts of money being spent in the various counties of the State and the names of the men who are in charge of the work for Senator Hanna.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
THE POLITICAL SITUATION. A Glance At What is Going On Over the
 Country

ent showing plurality for Mcclellan and Brooklyn an almost equal plurality for | Low.
 Of the thirty-six assembly districts in Manhattan and the Bronx the canvassers I took polls last week in only eleven. or
 these eleven districts seven gave Tam | many pluralities and four gave fusion | pluralities in the fight between Low and | Shepard two years ago. That leaves sev-
 enteen Tammany districts yet to be can | vassed in this borough.
 l The canvassers in Brooklyn covered
 seven assembly districts out of twenty
 one. This canvass covered five districts which were carried by Low in 19 1 and l two which were carried by Shepard, leav- | ing nine fusion districts and five Demo
 cratic districts yet to be investigated Tn Brooklyn.
 | Tn order to test the working out of the | results of the canvass thus far made the | losses or gains shown by Low or McIiei-
 Ian this year in the house-to-house can vass by districts have been applied math- ematically to the full voting strength or l the districts yet uncanvassed in Manhat- tan and Brooklyn. ! Tn the twenty-five Manhattan districts vet to be canvassed there were cast two years ago total vote of 241 $50. Of this | Low got 122,79S and Shepard 1l9,152. So I that in the districts yet uncanvassed this year Low had a plurality of 3.646 votes
 two years ago. Applying the same rate
 of loss shown by Low in the eleven dis tricts canvassed to the 2i1 $50 votes yet un- canvassed in Manhattan. the result would
 give Manhattan to Mcclellan by a plu- rality of 5,S19.
 If the rate of loss in the seven can-
 vassed Brooklyn districts is applied to the fourteen districts yet to be canvassed Low would have total of 20 25S votes. as
 compared with the majority of 25,761
 which he got two years ago. leaving him a plurality in the whole vote of Brooklyn this year of 3.S14
 This could give Manhattan to Mcclellan by 5,S19 votes and Brooklyn to Low by 5,514 giving Mcclellan a lead in the two boroughs of just 3f5 votes. Two years ago Low had a majority over Shepard in Richmond borough of 76S: in
 Queens borough Shepard had majority over Low of 561,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
Bovcottine and Boycott.

New YoTk Tribune.
 An anti-b yeott law just passed by the Allb ma Leg ature has atr lcted w'd' altenton by virtue of dr s.t' wlgfar on all the mem and cowardIy practice of industrial ntig i'd ton. Laws can be found on our statute books against con- manuf. cturer's busine s. or to deprive any man of the right to sell his labor in the open market. But few enactments go the length of the new Alabama meas ure, or prohibit so explicitly the abuses of the boycott and the blacklist.
 The measure just signed by Governor Jelks was drawn and championed by the Citizens Alliance of Birmingham, Ala bama's chief manufacturing centre and the seat of most of it's strikes and labor disturbances. The aim avowed by it's authors was ''tO promote the stability of business and the steady employment of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28

<NSSOl out5 tO 1He SndLtttnOOBd Times there is an unfortunate and regretable condition of affairs existing among the Confederate veterans in Tennessee. It is thus descrited by The Times:
 There are what are known as "bivouacs" and i'camps" among the old soldiers in Tennessee-and the two or = gantzations for some unaccountable reason do not speak as they pass by. It appears that in some way the bivouacs got in on the ground floor" as it were, at the time the legislature enacted the pension laws and the camps were barred from any voice in the selection of the pen sion examiners At that time the camps were numerically weak, but since they have become very strong and during the life of the last legislature there was much bitterness between the representative of the two organizations which came very nearly to the point of blocking any legis- lation for the relief of the dependent veterans in the State.
 According to a correspondent of The Times the recent reunion of Confederate veterans beld at Trenton was slimly at tended because of the jealousies and dis cordant elements existing throughout the State. as outlined in the above quotation This is deplorable and ought not to be true. There should be perfect harmony
  among the veterans. Of all men living they should he like brothers Of the hundreds of thousands who. in the brave days of old" fought for the right com paratively few remain. They died on the | field and in the camps and the hospitals while the struggle was on, and since its close they have been dropping out of ranks and falling like the leaves of autumn all over the South for which they risked their lives.
 They will soon be gone, and their places will be filled by a new generation. While any of them are left on earth they should stand by each other as they stood on the fields of battle. It is their privilege to meet in annual reunions and they should do so, not as contentious strangers, but as brothers bound together l by sacred memories. We are sorry to note such a spirit in Tennessee as The Times describes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28

13 years of age. The brute was arrested and not only admitted the crime, but boasted of it. and pleaded guilty at the trial He was sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary. The soregonian well says that such a sentence for such crime "passes the comprehension of decent people generally" That we can readily believe. but-suppose the relatives and friends of the girl had turned out on hear ing the verdict and lynched the scoundrei? |? What would The oregonian have said by way of denunciation of the act or of ex- cuse for the verdict?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
Gossip of men
 and mdtterS
To Dedicate Soldiers Home.

AS soon as the details of State control are perfected" said Captain ]. M. Falk- ner, it is proposed to dedicate the Sol diers' Home at Mountain Creek and make the occasion one of State interest. If our plans mature the dedication will take place late in November and we will ar range to care for 4.00O or 5000 visitors. A feature of the occasion will be mann moth barbecue. I am anxious for the people of the State to see what mas been done for the old soldiers at Mountain Creek. Our plans for the dedication have not progressed far enough for us to give them to the public"
 Captain Falkner is deeply interested in the Home at Mountain Creek. Since he first donated the land for the institution and was made Chairman of the Commit tee on Ways and Means he has given the protected a large share of the time ot busy man. Nearly every Sunday of the past year Captain Falkner has spent among the old soldiers at Mountain Creek
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
"DIx1E'sn WORDS.
Why It Has Been Necessary to Make
 Changes.


 The Montgomery Advertiser says it has mo sympathy" for the movement of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to change the words of the famous South ern song, Dixie It thinks that the song as sung way back in the COS by the boys in gray should be good enough for their children. We are sorry to see the old grandmother take this position. Could the old lady really have looked into the matter seriously? Does she not know that even during the period of the war other words than the originals by Emmet were sung by the Confederate soldiers, and that for forty years the silent protest against the original darkey song has given rise to a score of other versions with the view of getting away from Emmets lan- guage; and that now in our Southern schools and on appropriate occa Slons of all sorts other versions are sung. and that by tacit consent the original words are seldom if ever used and in fact, are unknown to the masses of people, edu- cated or uneducated; that while the ma tional hymns of all nations are engrave on the minds of tbeir peoples, by men, women and children, the words of Dixie have been repudiatcd. rejected cast out by the common consent of all the people and are practically unknown? Certainly they are unworthy when considered in of the dear old song. The music and sentiment of Dixie are dear to the South ern heart, but why should we wish to embalm in it the vulgar
 "Old missus marry Will de weaber, William was gay deceiber,' or.
 "Buckwheat cakes and stony batter Makes you fat or little fatter." or,
 Here's a health to de next old mi ssue, And all de gais dat wants to kiss us?
 { Is it any wonder that our Southern wo- men rebel at these words; that they ob- ject to them going down into history as an indication, however slight, of the lite rary taste of the generation that is en- shrined in their hearts as sacredI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28

What is the ultimate limit of germ life? The mosquitoes bite us, and carry microbes of disease around with them, but Berlin doctor claims to have dis covered an insect which will destroy the mosquitoes and the microbes on them. If he succeeds in cultivating the things, and they multiply to such an extent that they will exterminate the entire mosquito family may not the new insect become as pestIferous as the mosquitoes are? Then the next thing will be to find something to prey on the new critters and relieve us of them. There seems no end to the business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
Out of Tune.
Selma Journal.

Rot'IIHd JOUTIIdI.
 There is subject The Journal has long wanted to remark upon with the hope of seeing reformation, and that is the practice of young ladies and older ones too. sitting in the narrow seated buggies with the negro drivers Somehow it does not look right and is strangely out of tune with the beliefs of our neonle
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28

The Seattle Times has rather em- bryonic conception of Southern Repubn- can politics, as this shows:
 If the American Federation of labor should endorse Mark Hanna for President and the Ohio man sees the negro dele gates before the Roosevelt envoys get in their deadly work-there is no telling what may happen at the next National Republican convention.
 The idea that the Republican politician who sees the negro delegates first is the one who can hold them is amusing to those who have had experience on that line. The one who holds them is he who sees them last and retains firm grip on them till the voting is over. Even then his position is ticklish one, for negro delegate is about as uncertain as mule.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
No One Knows.
Hllni2Nilln

HuhtsVlIIe Tribune.
 As to The Montgomery Advertiser prob lem. How old was Ann? We figured on it few minutes, gave it up said darn Ann. she ss an old maid and no one knows her exact age, nor can they ascertain it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28

The Portland oregonian is one of the newspapers which frequently denounces lynching and refuses to see any justifica- tion for it. In It's issue of last Sunday it has an account of brutal outrage com mitted by an old man on a young girl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
Done For Nothing.

MT. Edisen's declaration that he can generate electricity at trifling cost for fuel, light and heat for the home, will probably be followed by an assertion of MT. Tesla that he knows how 1t can be done for nothing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
|MHHT THE STHTE PAPERS
 NIZ ARE SAYING yN&H
He Never Forgets.
Mobile Herald.

Bryan never forgets to become angry when Grover Cleveland says somethinc William shouldn't lose his temper So easily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28

The Chattanooga News exhibits a won- when 1t declares that the politicians all want Cleveland and the people are all against him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
A Dowie Tonic.
Birmingham

Birmingham Age-Herald.
 AZ Dowie hair tonic with that beard blown into the bottle. would do more re- storing than Dowie will be able to accom- plish among New York sinners.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
With a Good Grace.
Mobile Iten,

Dowie will no doubt let the editors of The New York Times go to hades with a good grace. That journal declares that "Lige" came to New York to raise money, and advised the people of Gotham not to give him a copper
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28

The Hartford (Conn.) Times dogmati- cally remarks that we are to have a canal at Panama or no canal at all.''
 Will not The Times give Congress a
 chance?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28

Will the time ever come when poor folks will have fair show? Radium is almost out of reach, diamonds have advanced twenty per cent and other necessaries of life at such prices as will almost bank rupt the working man. It is very sad
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28

l Roosevelt wants to be the whole thing
 when he goes anywhere. and for that | reason he should never appear in public
 with Grover Cleveland, for he is sure to be out-classed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
Would Prefer It Wet.

OcCdluT IHeWS.
 It Is said that Mrs. Rain of Missouri is making war on the saloon. If there S anything in a name we'd suppose Mrs Rain would prefer to have things wet rather than dry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
A Fine Lot of Places.
Birmingham Le,

If the Democrats do win in the next in the postoffice and interior departments to give away. The job of every suspect should be open to man who is above suspicion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
For Railroad Commissioner.

An interesting three-cornered race Tor President of the Railroad Commission is developing" said well informed public man. John " Smith of Russell County. now at the head of the Commission. and Captain Ed. W. Booker of Fillmore Coun- ty are avowed candida|o and lbert J. Lowe of Birmingham will "undoubtedly be a candidate. Messrs. Lowe and Smith are both members of the State Democratic Committee. It is noteworthy that both of them were last year ardently opposed to the primary plan. MT. Smith. after see ing the operation of a primary. has changed his views and is now warm supporter of the plan. MT. Lowe it is the primary plan is not good. Meanwhile Captain Booker. who left the public ser vice some time ago to become a travel. ling salesman. is visiting all sections of the State on other business but is incl dentally feeling his way to the Commis- sionership. He too. favors the primary plan. There may be other candidates for the Commissonership next year but these are all I have heard thus far
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
LOW LIKELY TO LOSE.

Newspaper Canvass Shows Gotham
 Wavers.
 From New York to Chicago Chronicle. According to the figures obtained in the five days canvass by the New York World the coming municipal election will be very close. This canvass covers about one-sixth of the greater city, but 1t has been made in such way as to be fairly indicative of the final result. The result probably will be decided by the smaller boroughs of the city, Manhattan at pres
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28

| tor of The Greenville Advocate, spent yes terday in Montgomery and returned to his home last night. He has just distin- guished himself and his newspaper by is- suing the largest all home print special edition of his newspaper ever issued by a weekly newspaper in Alabama. It con sisted of 32 pages and was filled with good things about Greenville.
 Rev. J. T. Mangum, pastor of the Clay ton Street Methodist Church. went to Flu faula yesterday morning to deliver a mis- sionary address. He will return to Mont gomery today.
 Mir. Charles B. Castner of Nashville, Tenn. is in the city. He is accompanied by Mrs. Castner. MT. Castner is Vice. President of the Montgomery Fair and di- vides his time between his Nashville and Montgomery interests.
 Hon. R. R. Poole, Commissioner of Az riculture and Industries. is attending the fair at Macon, Ga. as one of the judges. He also attended the Atlanta fair. MT Poole thinks that to have a great and successful fair in Alabama it must be in the midst of the agricultural region.
 Mir. C. D. Sands left last night for Mo- bile where he was called by the serious illness of his father, Colonel Robert NJ. Sands. Colonel Sands commanded the 3rd Ala bama Regiment after the death of Colonel LomaX and has many friends here who will regret to learn of his ill., ness.
 Secretary of State J. Thomas Hef1in re- turned yesterday from Randolph County where he attended the annual reunion of the Hefiin family. The reunion lasting a week. was at Indian Springs near the old homestead. There were eighteen mem bers of the family present and they spent the week in tents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28

Dowie declares that he never kissed a woman outside of the family" but then his family has some thousands of wo- men in it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
Clerk af the Supreme Court.

"The most interesting bit of news un here today" said a man at the State Capitol, lis that Sam l.. Brewer of Tus- kegee is a candidate for Clerk of the Su- preme Court to succeed Colonel Robert F. Ligon of Montgomery, who will, of course, ask for the place again. MT. Brewer is Solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Circuit and is one of the prominent young lawyers of his section. The selection of a clerk rests with the Supreme Court Judges and contest for the clerbship will add interest to the election of seven judges next year"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28

Funftay average for rlontn. '.'.' -
 " A Scott Circulation Manager or an. Mont tEonery Advertiser being duly sworn. seSs. The foregoing statement of The AdverIlstea . dRilv circulation for the month Of SepgemSS.s... z. . la03 Is true and correct and compiled aftes au returns ,fraRn ,newsboys. news agents aahe leftover eorieN have been deducted.
 Sworn to and subscribed before me this Us. day rseals1 N P, Ex-O J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
Telegraph Operators Organize.

''The Visit to Montgomery or m N' Long of New York" said telegraph op- erator calls attention to the fact that the operators working for commercial companies have again organized and that they have a lodge in Montgomery. MT. Long is President of the Com1nercial Tel egraphers' Union of America. About twenty telegraphers of Montgomery are members of this union and MT. Long came here to visit them. The operators gave him dinner Monday evening. He is an intelligent and agreeable gentleman who has served as an official of telegra pin and railroad companies and was selected for his high office because of his conserva- tism. The companies. by the way, are not hostile to the organization like they were some years back. Old telegraph op- orators will never forget the disastrous result of the strike of 1Sss-S4 and 1t will not be repeated"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-28
Undisputed

The detailed stateHlenisAf The Aavert,et s Daily and Sunday circulat,ga for the m9nth ot September 1908 furnished herewith. stiii re, lpajns unchailenged as the greatest or fnat vt ans other two morning newspapers In tho Sta.s of Alabama combined.