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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
TO CHANGE CONSTITUTION.
Underwood Proposes Repeal of the
 18th Amendment


 Washington, Nov. 16.-Representative Gaines of Tennessee introduced a reso- lution today proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, as follows:
 "rhe President of the United States shall hold his office during one term of six years and no person having once been President. either by election or success sion, shall be again eligible to that of- flee"
 Representative Underwood of Alabama introduced a resolution amending the Constitution by repeating the fifteenth amendment. A similar resolution was in- troduced by Representative Hardwick or Georgia who also wants Section Of the fourteenth amendment repealed. Representative Crumpacker of Indiana introduced a bill making it crime pun ishable by death to participate in the lynchng of an alien.
 Representative Williamson of Oregon in- troduced bill appropriating $50000o to be placed with an equal amount raised by the citizens of Oregon for an exhibition to celebrate the Tooth anniversary of the exploration of OrOegon by Captains Lew is and Clark. the exposition Co begin Tn Portland. Ore, May 1. 1905. Representative Cooper of Wisconsin tns troduced a bill providing for a delegate in the House of Representatives from Porto Rico This island now has a resident commissioner in Congress but this offi- cial has no right to address the House. MT. Cooper's bill places Porto Rico on the same footing with Hawaii in this re- spect. A similar bill has twice been passed by the House.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
IT TANGLED ITSELF.

Our evening contemporary, The Times, butted into the pie discussion last Fri day and got stuck. It started off on po- tato pies. which formed the subject we had written about. and switched onto a thesis on apple piess which were not un- der discussion, Saturday afternoon, with hand-oVer- mouth and the cry of "Pec- cavi'' on its lips. 1t 'fesses up like this:
 The editorial attempt in The Times of yesterday to solace the soul of our Dex- ter Avenue contemporary. over the SUD- posed loss of an old-time friend, has led us unwittingly into the dangers of an ambulance. When we started out on that undertaking of devotion to a friend, in bereavement over lost treasure, We were not without misgivings for the fate of our unselfish effort at service. We knew that effort was leading us into perilous paths of duty. but into those fears the dread of a masked battery, erected within the very shadow of the editorial sanctum, en- tered not.
 The best part of the joke on our bright young neighbor is that 1t was pleasantly and expeditiously called down by one of its own office force-wounded in the house of its friends and batted by an attache of the office. No wonder it tries to ward off any sticks of dynamite from this direction by this plea:
 The Times editor, smarting under the subdued feelings of humiliation, Is quick to register his plea Of confession and avoidance. He frankly owns he doesn [ know blessed thing aboux potato pie, and if invited to draw the line between the .sugared product seasoned with MT. Dooly's yam. or tinctured with essence of the fruit that gladdened the garden of Hesperides, he would pause upon the brink of despair in a hopeless sense of inability to rise to the sublime propor- tions Of imposed duty.
 At the same time he feels as if he has made bold bluff at stroke in the line of intended service to mourning con | temporary in distress
 And he furnished him some claims to a clue for the discovery of a strayed friend still in hiding.
 We'll. our contemporary is young yet and has much to learn. A gentle smack ing at times while is it still in adolescent innocence may be good for its after ex- istence. The only advice we shall now offer it is that it never start anywhere till it knows the road.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
neWS i'm Brief.

MESSRS. ALLEN F. FRAZER and a Rail ing Barnett, recently elected to the office os deacon of the Adams Street Baptist Church were last night. at an appointed service reg- uiariy ordained and inducted into the office Of deacon Rev. Dr. w. J. E. Cox nastor of the St. Francis Street Baptist Church ot Mooile, delivered most impressive address on the office and duties of deacon. after which came the laying on of hands and prayer Rev O. F. Gregory offered the or- daining prayer and Dr. Charles Stakely in few words charged the church and newly elected deacons as to the intent and meaning of the office.
 COPY of the declaration of incorporation of the Globe Mining Company was filed yester- day for record in the office of the Secretary Of State in compliance with the provisions of the Constitution in reference to foreign cor portations. The company is a Minnesota cor- poration having it's principal place of busi- ness at Duluth. It's Alabama office will be located at Birmingham. where E. J. Singer : Will be fin charge. The company is capital- fzed at $50. 900. All of the stockholders re- side in Minnesota. Marcus L. Fay is the company's president and Arthur Howell is its secretary.
 THE regular weekly meeting of the Ministers Union was held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock in the rooms of the Young Mems christian Association with ten members pres- ent. Rev. E. E. Cobbs, Rector of St. Johns Episcopal Church. read an interesting paper on the subject of his trip abroad, which was well received. The situation in regard to the closing of the saloons Sunday was dis cussed. but official action was taken A TELEGRAM was received yesterday at the Montgomery County Jail from Sheriff W. R. Waller, who went to New York to bring back j. R. McNel, under indictments for running lottery and keeping a disorderly house. stat ing that he would leave yesterday morning for Montgomery with his prisoner. He is ex- pected back tomorrow.
 A DECLARATION of incorporation was filed yesterday in the office of the Judge of Pro- bate of Montgomery County by the officers and Board of Directors of the Country Club of Montgomery. The object of the corpora tion is social in its character, but 1t also has the powers to conduct the general busi- ness of a corporation. . THE State Military Advisory Board composed of Gen. W. W. Brandon. Gen. R. F. Ligon and Gen. B. L. Holt, held a short confer- ence yesterday upon matters relating to the Alabama National Guard It Is understood that no-question of general interest was con- sidered and that important action was de- cided.
 FRANK ELMORE, the negro who seri- ously wounded last week In shooting af- fray reported as having gained strength yesterday. It is believed that he will cover. His assailant, Sam Smith, is in the county jail
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17

We fail to see wherein the noted Roun- Reaper alleges. How is 1t possible for any one to see anything favorable to Rountree in the Canadian trip and his subsequent conduct is beyond our com prehension which of course is no proof that 1t can not be seen, but please get us some glasses of sufficient magnificent magnihying capacity to see 1t and put your cambric needle point right on 1t be needle down too.-Dale County News.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
And Preachers. Too.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 On account of the improper use of the card certificate for clergymens half-fare permits the Western Trans-continental and Southwestern Passenger Associations at their joint meeting. held here today decided to adopt the book form of ere dential. This was invented by Assistant General Passenger Agent Fort of the Union Pacific. and has been tn use by the Central Passenger Association for some time.
 Clergymen of many leading denomina- tons have been accused of lending their card certificates to their friends, and. in certificate, 1t Is clairped, will prevent their misuse of the permits, The book contains 100 acquisitions for tickets. Each requisi- ton is to be turned in by the ticket agent to the joint clergy bureau. This will en- able the bureau to tell how often each holder of a clergy certificate is using 1t and by checking these acquisitions the clergy bureau can readily detect any per son improperly using the certificate
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
Four Men Accused of Stealing s5Ou
 GOO in Iewalrv

UuO lu JeWelry.
 New York, Nov. 16.-Four men have been arrested in connection with the steal- ing of jewelry worth s5o,O00 from the lauction rooms of Knight, Frank 6 Rualey. in Conduit Street, a month ago, cables the London correspondent of The Herald. 1t Is clever scheme on the part of the famous detective chief inspector. Drew that the men were tracked down simuita- neously and arrested in various parts of the north of London.
 Traced by their finger prints, the mer, were discovered two weeks ago, and with out them knowing it, they have been shadowed day and night. Before making the arrests Inspector Drew wanted if pos- sible to trace the missing jewels. but failed. Inspector Drew decided on a dar- ing coup.
 Early in the morning there. might have been seen walking toward the house of each suspect. a milkman, who wore the usual glazed hat and carried the usual money pouch and milk ladle with cans at his side. The decoy rang out lustily as he came down the street. When the door or the house was reached he knocked loudly. The door was opened, the milk man steped inside and the professional air at once left him as he raised his hand above his head --a
 At this signal four men came hurryine from hiding places nearby. All were de- .ectives, the milkman disguise having been adopted for the purpose of securing admittance. Together they mounted the stairs to the bedroom of the man thev wanted. and in each case the man was found in bed. The prisoners were quick ly bundled o to the nearest station.
 Jewelry, including gems taken ont or their settings, were discovered to tba value of several hundred pounds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
FOREIGN vs. AMERICAN

.f A somewhat queer story comes from Newberne. N. C.. as thus related in The New Bedford standard:
 Here Is a brand new proposition for students of the race problem. A. B. Dawson of Newberne, N. C., has recently of Cape Verde Portuguese to work on the Southern plantations, and he makes the startling statement that they are in- flnitely superior to the Southern negro. He discovered this by hiring thirteen of the unfortunates wrecked on the Vera Cruz VII, Now he wants 175 more. and says before he is through he will be able to use 1000 of them and perhaps
 All of these conclusions have been reached by Mir Dawson and his neighbors by placing the Cape Verde islander, a hesro ,,n,,; directly from iron the coast of Africa, born and bred in the South. He says the Cape Verde help are industrious and prudent and mean q handsome profit to @ nm over anything he ever secured from Africans are forcing the Southern negro 10 bestir himself. lest he lose his stand ing altogether, and he regards the dis covery Of Cape Verde labor as great thing for the planters.
 We might have doubted whether these Cape Verde Portuguese were really me- groes. but The Standard declares that they are bred from pure African stock, black as ebony. and adds:
 He is placed. total stranger, in a strange land and speaking a strange tongue. directly in competition with his favored American cousin. What happens strips his diluted black competitor and the tubiiant planter hustles up to New Bedford to get q new invoice from across the sea Surely, here Is something foi Booker Washington or Hannibal Thorn as. or some other student of the race problem. to think about.
 While this story Is somewhat queer, as stated at the beginning. 1t is not really very strange to Southern man. It is well-known down here that the African slaves brought to this country direct from their native land. made pretty fair field hands under the supervision of white managers, and having the example of trained negroes always before them. And 1t is likewise known to Southern men that since the negroes were freed they are not by any means the reliable laborers they were in the days of slav- ery!~ In fact, some of the most trifiing and lazy specimens of humanity to be found fin any civilized land will be found |,among the present day negroes of the South. Their equals as shirkers of honest toll can hardly be found anywhere.
 There Is another point which The Standard seems not to have considered. These shipwrecked Africans were doubt less in want, with no means of subsist- ence. and no way of getting back to their homes, except by working for money enough to help them back. Under such circumstances it would not be strange If they did good work and if they were placed alongside some speci- mems of our Southern negroes we are not surprised that the Cape Verde sail ors proved the best laborers.N Much de- pends on circumstances and conditions, and if this man goes into the business extensively, and takes the foreign ne- groes promiscuously. he may find diff ference.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17

New York World.
 The World has not failed to note the general agreement of the Southern Dem ocrats interviewed on the subject that MT. Cleveland's nomination for President is not favorably regarded in their section. The reason most commonly given is MT. tional ticket of his party in 1896. The sticklers for regularity cannot endure d "bolter."
 To this 1t is to be said in the first place where he had always stood. by the es- sential and traditional principles of De- mocracy as declared and defended by Jefferson, Jackson, Benton and Tilden. How can q man who Is true to Demo- cratic principles be false to his party? Mir. Cleveland merited honor. not ostracism for refusing to surrender his convictions and abandon the time-honored principles of his party, to follow a leader foisted up on it in a moment of delirium by a con- clave dominated by Populists and Free Silver Republicans.
 In the next place, it Is to be remem- bered that MT. Cleveland in this matter did not stand alone. He represented a host of Democratic voters without whose support no candidate of the party can over hope to be successful. Have the Southern Democrats so little desire to re- turn to power in the nation that they still think 1t wise to prescribe the Demo- cratic and to repel the Independent vot- CTS who resisted and defeated the free silver craze in 1896 and its idiotic indorse- ment in 1900?
 It is claimed by several of the Demo- crats interviewed for The World that either Judge Parker or Senator German would be a more acceptable and strong CT candidate than MT. Cleveland.
 We have high opinion of Judge Park CT. His is a character of admirable firm ness and poise He is a model Judge. But he Is very little known to the coun- try at large. His withdrawal from poli- tics six years ago leaves his opinions on many questions of present importance a matter of conjecture. He would have to be explained and ''underwritten" = New York. Would it not be better pt " to oppose the very positive Roosevelt with the equally positive but radically differ ent Cleveland rather than with the nega- tive Parker?
 As for MT. German. Is he not as much too well known as Judge Parker Is too little? Could the Maryland Senator be seriously presented to the country as a tariff reformer after his well remembered part in holding up the Wilson bill to force a retention of duties on coal. sugar and other articles in which powerful cli- ents of his had heavy financial interests Or would he be a strong candidate In the doubtful Northern States. with his policy of nullifyinR the constitutional amend ments and disfranchising the voting rep resentatives of 100000 colored citizens Is a scheming politician. however astute and able, precisely the sort Of candidate likely to attract independent voters to the Democratic party at this 1uncture7
 The World is quite certain tnats WnaI-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
Eggs Soaring Upward.

N. Y. Telegram to Pittsburg Gazette.
 Eggs have jumped to 40 cents a dozen here and a cold storage atmosphere per- vades even the omelettes served at first class hotels. At the rate which eggs are consumed at one of the big hotels, 125 dozen a day, one might thing the hens would find profit in a combine. However, tt must not be imagined that the guests are a people who live on continual egg diet and that if the hens should go in it would mean starvation for them and their guests. All doubts in the matter would be removed at sight of the cold storage boxes about twelve feet square and lined with loins of beef. racks of mutton and festooned with strings of pink sausages large. small and middle served for the meats was the morgue for all the departed hens and ducks and tur- keys of the country. The hens might have laid the 125 dozen eggs and then well lain down and died the death of the right
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
A NorARLE .EnIrroN.

One of the most notable newspapers that has come to this office in long time is the 60-page special edition of The Co., lumbus (Ga.) Enquirer-sun. It Is notable, not only for the matter contained and for the handsome work done on 1t. but for the quality and character of its contents. It is g thorough and complete write-up of one of the greatest manufacturing cities. and one which possesses almost un- limited possibilities.
 A stranger to Columbus and the imme- diate vicinity win doubtless be surprised at the statement made by The Enquirer Sun that there lis more power at North Highland than at Lowell" and that the water power of the Chattahoochee River is rivalled only by Niagara, but to one who is somewhat familiar with that stream at Columbus and for some miles above, as this writer chances to be. there is no exaggeration apparent in the claim. We doubt if an engineer can correctly estimate the real power of the river with in the distance of five or six miles from Columbus. It is little else than a con- tinuous succession of falls. so that the power of the water can be used over and over and thus the obtainable energy is multiplied in a way that renders 1t difficult task to measure all the power afforded by the stream.
 We shall probably refer to this matter again as our object now is only to speak of the paper itself. It is the kind of publication that is of inestimable benefit to city, and we've no doubt but that the people of Columbus fully appreciate it
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
Tribute to News Reporters.

The average newspaper reporter" re- marked a man who observes the better things of life, lis a tender-hearted, broad-minded fellow. They are a care less. hght-hearted and Bohemian-like lot but they feel for the unfortunate ones and worthy charity never passes one of them
 Right here in Montgomery" he con- tinued. T knew a young reporter who went without his supper that widow and her children might be made glad. He had been sent to Investigate a case of Restitution and late in the evening found the woman and her children without any found dollar DHwn as in 2ls Pecke1S Pad ent he he gave it freely. He mentioned it casually, just as though 1t was the natural thing to do: He didn't know I knew 1t but 1t Is fact that he went without his sup per that night.
 "In large city knew a reporter. and he was an Alabama boy. too, who picked up little ragamuffin in the street and was educating him. This reporter Is per- haps making a slender salary but he Is Q nobleman."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER IT, 1908.
PREposrERous ADVICE.
From The Pensacola News We get thi suggestion,


 From The Pensacola News we get this suggestions
 It is mildly suggested to the good Mont gomery Advertiser that the simplest ,L son way al men who follow any calling in which the majority have become unionized would be to join the union. They would then az other union men. Unionism is one of the greatest principles. and the members of these bodies are only striving to bet- ter the conditions of the laborer.
 To carry the argument a little further, should all who are opposed to robbery join the robbers in order to save them selves from being robbed? We do not mean to intimate that all or a majority of union men are robbers or blackmailers like Parks, but merely want to show The News the logic of it's argument. There are thousands of working men who insist or retaining their right to work for whom they please and at such wages as they choose to accept. There are thousands of employers, public and private. who still believe that they have Q legal and moral right to make their own contracts and employ their own la bor in such manner as suits themselves and those whom they employ.
 All of these, both employers and em- pioyes. still believe that under our sys- tenn of government they have a legal and moral right'to think and act for themselves in all matters relating to their daily ayocations. This independence of thought and action The News would have them give up in order that they may en- joy the questionable advantage of union ism. In short, they must join the enemy and become bondsmeH in order to be on the strong side. The advice is not good from any point of view.
 We might go so far as to admit that ''unionism Is one of the greatest princi- ples." as The News claims, and we might admit that it's object was to better the condition of the laboring men of the coun- try, but The News well knows that 1t is fast becoming the most illiberal and in tolerable organization that ever existed in a free country. It takes from its members the last vestige of independence or freedom of action and makes of them the tools of the union and the servants of the walking delegate. All this is true and any unprejudiced mind knows it, yet The News would have us all put a collar about our necks and stick a label on our breasts because unionism controls certain industries We ask to decline.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
Rewards Civil War Heroine.

Memphis telegram to Chicago Record
 Herald.
 Mrs. M. A. Puckett has been appointed postmistress at Fordyce, Ark, thus round ing out a romance dating from the Civil War. Nearly forty years ago, two Fed eral soldiers, Henwarden of Illinois, and CampelI of Indiana. were left for dead on the Marks Mill battlefield Mrs. Puckett, then Miss Mollie Marks, found them, had them taken to her grandmoth- CTS home and nursed them back to life. These veterans exerted their influence with President Roosevelt. and a postOf- flee paving Sl.5OO Is ~Mes- Puckett's re- ward Her family is Democratic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17

The York Pa) Dispatch is somewhat skeptical concerning The Advertisers claim that ''the microbes of political elim- ination are already at work in the Re publican organization" It says:
 This Is a new and wonderful mIcrobe, judging from Its name. While not pre- tending to dispute The Advertiser. one may, perhaps. be pardoned for remark ing that in the North there is nothing to suggest that this microbe, if 1t really does exist in the Republican Party. has done anything to eliminate President Roosevent from the field.
 Well. one of the peculiarities, as well as the dangers. of germs, Is that the victim doesn't know that he's got 'em. This new and wonderful microbe" may be roofing among the internal economies of your Party and the leaders know nothing about it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17

We have heard of speculation and speculation. but the fellow out in the Indian Territory who bought a grave yard to speculate on has a grewsome bargain. we imagine.-Fort Gaines Re corder.
 But you should remember that with some Indian tribes it is the practice to bury valuables with a corpse. especially if the deceased is prominent. A burying ground might afford much valuable pick. ing