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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
This Way Ont.
Rochester Democrat.

Rochester Democrat
 In Chicago theatres the egresses are dasiR- hated by the legend, This Way out,'' instead ot the usual Exit" The story goes that a Chicago councilman, a member of the theatra committee, insisted upon this change saving; Nobody in my ward knows what exit means. and | didn't know myself until | asked some body to explain 1t to me-" The story ia told as joke 'n chcago and the councilman. hut 1t ts question whether that gentleman doesn't rather deserve credit for his common sense than ridicule for his illiteracy. 'aThis Way out Is really the better form of the two. It is sounder and purer English than Exit :" conveys more strikingly and clearly the Idea sousht 10 De conveyed. even to pers1ns who know what Exit means and cannot he y,is. undeTsLood by anyone who can read the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
The Billboard Nuisance.

Leslies Weekly.
 The city of Colorado Springs. the popular resort of the Rocky mountain region, has set a gcod example to other municipalities in the way of ordinances directed against the billboard nulsance and other advertising labominatIons. One. ordinance strictly forbids the, placing of advertising material of any kind on tel egraph poles. fences, awnings and elsewhere in the business section of the city. and another prohibits the use of vacant lots for hlllboards, except upon the written consent of all the ad- joining property owners. In any case accord Ing to another ordinance. all billboards must be thirty feet back from the street fronts and fifteen feet from side streets. Again they may not be over twenty-one feet in length and must be at least three feet above the surface of the ground Heavy fines are provided for the violation of these laws :.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
rr.rusY scrooL HousEs.

Y The Advertiser has expressed its sym pathy with the city administration In the matter of making bond issue to cover necessary Improvements in the new territory of Greater Montgomery, It be- lieves the money should be raised, and Ii wants to see 1t judiciousIy expended. It appears that the city authorities are about to sign contracts Tor three school buildings in the lsubnrbs to cost s2o.coo each. or 5000. That Is big lot of money. ands the people of Montgomery want fl to be spent judiciously. This is particulaTiy true when 1t is for buildings where hundreds of young children and
 women teachers are t0 be housed. The plans and specifications for these
 buildings can for Tour inch veneered brick walls on the outside. stud and lathe partitions. and iath walls on the inside. There are no brick fire walls to stop the spread of fire. These build ings as planned. have only two exits each. The main han Is -only fourteen feet wide. and stairways go up.on. each side of this hall. fin brick veneer build ings ire can easily get between the plas- ter ana tho brick seneer, sandSif ip almost impossible to get It, it. In these build ings the floor joists are all to be of wood. which lap on stud partitions, so that fire can run from room to room un- der the. floors The breaking ont of q lire on a lower corridor would send. vol tunes of smoke up both stairways, and entirely block egress from the second story. It Is planned that about 16o pu- pils wfn be on the second story.
 These specifications were probably no: the preference of the architects. but are the result of tho Reorganization of the city authorities to get three buildings big enough to hold the pupils for ces- tain sum of money. But none the icaS, tho proposed buildings apear to be fire traps, cheap. fiimsy. dangerous.
 Montgomery. has had one of it's school buildings burned twice. in the last few years. It had similar cheap construc' ton. which has thus been demonstrated to be costly economy. Fortunately the hran have taken place at hours when the schools were not in session. othcE- wise there would probably have been holocaust similar to the recent Chicis1 theatre fire. But the next schoolhouse fire may take place in the daytime.
 Does it not seem that it Is poor econ osny to put s6o.OOo into such dangerous buildings as have been described2 Do the people of Montgomery want thei' children taught in such death-traps? Ger tainly not. Is it not the part of wisdom. of economy. of safety, to put up solid school buildings, with all the precautions against fire and loss of life that are possiblea Is 1t not wiser to. put up one such building than three fiimsy
 ones?
 Mayor Carr states that these contracts
 are an inheritance from the previous ad-
 ministration, and that he Is obliged to
 sign them. The Council can recall them.
 if 1t determines to do 50. Where there
 Is will. there is way. The people
 will sustain the Council in any reasona-
 ble step to the proper end. and they will
 not sustain the administration in spend-
 ing seO,ooe for more Aimsy school build-
 ings
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Gossip cf men
 and I1latterS
State Fair in 1Fcnteomerv.

"Alabama viii have State Fair next Fall and 1t will be held in Montgomery, you mark that prediction" said a we'll known Montgomery County farmer yes- terday. .'The movement for a big State Fair Is already we'll under way. The Agricultural Committee of the Commer- cial and Industrial Association have had several meetings at which the subject has been under dlscuesion. understand that it is the sentiment of the commit tee that State Fair should he held. The Commercial and Industrial Associa- ton will probably be called together at some time in the near future to take some action on the matter.
 The Montgomery Agricultural Asso- ciation is already interested in the project and will do all in it's power towards it's consummation. The plan proposed con templates the raising of S10O00 UT Sl5,OOO by the business men of the city. The fair grounds at Riverside Park with its splendid track will be put to use for the new State Fair. A stock company will probably be organized as the best and snrest way of managing the finances of the fair. All this, however, Is a matter for the future
 "The men who have undertaken this movement are working actively for Its success and 1t is a safe prediction that the fair VIII be held in Montgomery"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13

and money at his command should not be allowed to succeed.
 The opportunity for the election of Democratic President this year is better than 1t has been for years. There are many encouraging indications, and 1t is of vast importance that the coming con vention should act with a conservative deliberation that will hold the party well fare above any mans personal ambition. It is imperative, therefore. that dele gates to the convention should be selected for their fitness, capability and freedom from meretricious influence. Tennessee represent them at St. Louis who will work for, the good of the party only, and not in any special interest that disre- gards all precedents of dignity and prOpriety
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Tom Watson,s Cheek.

NalooSta tC5a. T1neS.
 And now Tom watson comes along and indicts Mir. Cleveland for his alleged in- timaey with negroes during his terms of office. Until the public entirely forgets the record which MT. Watson made dur ing his various campaigns in the Tenth District he should keep his mouth shut. Grover Cleveland was never followed by a frenxied mob of black worshippers as Tom Watson was and, v, God forbid that any Southern white man should ever be again!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13

What next7 Here issa writer fin The New York Herald who asserts that "ccws' milk is the cause of tuberculosis and all mucous diseases to both humans and aniHssls." To prove his position he cites various regions where no cows milk is used and where there is no con sumption. Even If this were true is it likely that the milk of cows win go out Of fashionf We hardly think so. but this mans theory is certainly interesting By the way. will he bar the milk punch?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Rare Minerals In Tev.s
VAustih' rex Telegram to the New

(Austin' Tex, Telegram to the New Yor,,
 Tines)
 Additional discoveries of larqe aaro.,.. :, rare earths and minerals contsintnpS pOsits ot setlye sS properties are reported from the I.Iano FNtsours company Is mining Radol,p,.a and yt'rla; and is shipping large 9usntI.iee oI the sadoiinite to its laboratory at Pitts1 ourg, where It is utilized for making inc TS nleni or sower of an incandescent gas hurnnv ano electric lamp. The Liano district in tsa Iotia where this mineral Is mined sor @ s,Ie s Sinslsey' m other districts where 1t is fo,,na " osssas m ieldspar mining as bI-proSyrI.S, nave nave just been discovefsd In the Elsfs S,I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Sound Doctrine.
Geneva Reaner.

Geneva Reaper. e4t.
 Now what Democracy should do Is to send her representatives to both the State and National Convention with hands 'f1n4 tted-the only instructions given being to a Democrat and who is best fitted to carry the party to victory on a straight Democratic platform embodying pure Democratic principles. There should be no -quibbling and parleying over dead ts- sues. Let dead issues bury their dead. If the emergency for free silver has sub sided then side track free silver. If there are other local issues in the old platform that have proven faulty, run a men discover defects remedy them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
HEARST " AND BRYAN.
The Former Refers Questions to the Latter. .

. r Washington Special to New York Herald
 Representative William R. Hearst was asked tonight whether 1t was true, as published. that arrangements had been made for the presentation of his name to the National Democratic Convention at St. Louis by William J. Bryan. Mir. Hearst was reminded that this report was said to have emanated from his friends
 In reply to the inquiries Mr. Hearst said that he thought Mfr. Bryan was the man to be asked about the matter. The first he had heard of the report was when he read 1t in a newspaper. MT. Hearst was also asked regarding the many Fu- mors that he and Mir. Bryan had formed a combination to control the St. Louis Convention, and also that on the other hand 1t was reported he had told Mir. Bryan that he would not run on a free silver platform.
 MT. Hearst replied: "rhere Is nothing in such reports either way as far as know. In any event, Mfr. Bryan is In my opinion the man to whom your inquiries should be addressed"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Heo It Niggor.',
Huntsville Trlbune (Rep+5

duntsYilie Tribune (Reps) 's6ss | .slT
 We are now a factionless Republican, all we can do Is to vote the ticket, This eSght between Aldrich and Thompson will Evolve all the other leaders. Our Oscar wills have to take sides, and this will come near giving him a 5congestive chill, Per haps some charming colored citizen. will go after his political hair as national delegate. As 1t Is black and tan fight, we win say Ego 1t nigger."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
WALL or wscoNs1N.
will Enter the Lists at St. Louis He Talks Conservatively
 and Wisely.

Edward c. Wall of wisconsin who will have a place in the list of candidates for the Presidency presented in the St. Louis convention, attended the first annual din- ner of the Wisconsin Society of New York. In an interview Mr Wall says:
 'Of course. have been highly gratified by the unanimity that has characterized the the movement nc .Sn in my own State favor a candidate for the Presidency. I shall abstain from any active personal promo tion of the matter, but shall abide by the wishes of my friends. am natural ly pleased to note that those who are urging the consideration of my name are representative of both wings of the party those who have seen their duty in a deviation from their usual rule of politi- cal conduct in the last two national cam paigns. and those who have. without ex- ception. supported the party ticket. There comes time in the life of every man when he must decide some questions for himself. That time was presented to me In lS96. had always believed in the sfn- gle money standard, but I am a Demo- crat. voted for the nominees of the party convention in 1896 and 1900. 1 have. however no criticism for such as may have seen their duty in a.different light. I am not. talking politics and am not making platforms, I have stood on the Democratic platform since 1872, and ex- pect that shall continue to stand on it.
 have not lost faith In the people, and believe they may be made to see the wisdom of retiring the Republicans and putting the Democrats in power. Isthink the party has better than mere chance of success this time I recall the fact that Wisconsin gave a plurality of aO.OOO for the Democratic ticket the first year was Chairman of the State Central Committee in 1890 and was carried for Cleveland in 1892. expect simlair con dition of things to obtain about eight months hence."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
nalaratea to st. Louis.

NashViIIe Banner. -. e..A
 There can be no doubt of the fact that MT. Hearst Is promoting nia eah @ holdsSS sllstss 7
 through his agencies in this State Wltn A view of. securing delegates In ms laRet But the Hearst methods, should pc seaIe- s,a- ed against In the true interests oI lhe party. Ills audaeious purpose 70 hvtcs himself upon. the people witn the -aas'll'-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
SENATOR BLACKBURN.

Has Declared War on Kentucky Ma
 psinf chine. Washington Spsetal to Louisville Even ; .'When. the next Democratic State con vention in Kentucky adJourns will guarantee that there will be either no Democratic machine, or no Democratic c. S, Blackburn to The Evening Post correspondent. ''The two cannot exist together, and no party in any Southern State has ever submitted to a system of ''bossism" and never will. If there Is a machine which will seek to usurp con trol of the party in Kentucky. then we will fight that machine to the end, which will be its complete overthrow. The party government of the Democratic party must be Democratic, the will of the majority must be its only governing power"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Can Act Without Bias.

4FdsNNIIIb AIItIICdu.
 The Democratic party is in position to act independently of any one individual and to nominate a candidate and formu- late platform as the work of its chosen representative from all sections. If the St. Louis convention acts sanely ana censervativeiy and independent Of any one-man power it ought to be able 70 nominate' the next President or tne United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Includes Himself.

Ftaft10f0 JOufnaI.
 Every man has his own idea about how many men of the community will get to Heaven. No matter what sort of life he lives. he always includes him self in the lucky number,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13

saxss op tps old bonds of the city city, when .sssn Qe never r6<ofvcd any benerts fIo.n tnoAE proceeds Hs had no voice in the issue cl the bends. and he got nothing fror tne1r proceeds. TO refuse to give nsn snefe ln new Issue and maAs a. Asin ..,.lp.s,{ pd, saxes ' for Interest on the old ISSUES Wouia
 There sre % onIy two ways the oity cen make suburban improvemenu .. pn. cf thb1E fs for the city to save us money .nd perhaps after fifty years Mneh coz De done. The second and in fact the o1i,y feasible way is to raise money Dy bond lzsiIo
 T am satisfcd though. the people of .s ..saont$oMery arc going to vote tne oonu v sue and heip us in the only posssDse
 Hen Who Come. and Go.
 Mir. Thomas williams. of Clanton and we'll known as an able educator was in tne city yesterday. This was his home Colonel Thomas Williams in his life time many yeafs ago was one of the ablest sttofnsys of tic Montgomery bar. Gidate for Associate Justice of the su- rrsme Court, came to Montgomery last
 Hon. Thomas M. Owen returned yester- day from brief trip to Birmingham. y
 MT. [. c poughtie. a prominent ciI- zen ofA Eufaiiia. is in the city. si
 MT. J. K. Scale is convalescent after two weeks severe illness.
 Governor Je1ixs left yesterday after noon fors Eufauia. Mr; Allen Northington of Pfattville. Is In Montgomery.
 MT. c. D. Ingram of Anniston,. is in Mir. George 1T. Todd is i'll at his home.
 Mr. ". !. Ice of Abbeville, is here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
WilI Mol star .nnmn-

Dadevilie Spot Cash.
 It does seem that Cleveland will, be the nominee of the Democratic party. Ills nalne wil not stay down. If 'nomi- mated he will prove a winner, in spite of all the prating about him. The Demo- crats could not produce better br surer winner. s~ sss c+ .5f -,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
FEBRUARY, 1904.

Daily Average for February. II ,O0O Sunday Average for February. IA, ,oSS P. ! Kelly. Circulation Manager of The .'.txesnery Advertiser. heinz duly sworn eAyss Eho fcfe~esng statement of Tha Adver. fineFss daIBv ~srcviation for the myth nt February, 1904. is true and correct and com piled after all rAtusns from news b0ys. news aRenss and leftover copies have bern de- aucfed P. J. KELLY.
 eirratatinn Np~a%~- Sworn to and subscribed before me this eth
 day of March. 1904.
 faeai.l N. F.. EXC. ]. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13

One ]. Edward Addicks. who was thought to have been squelched. bobs up with the assertion. that he intends to run Republican politics in Delaware. No doubt he has received tip from his friend and supporter in the White House.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Not Fought at All.
Blrmingham News,

BHmInHnam NeWG. n .1., @e.. .-57-.
 The Washington Post says owing to the time in the Orient I've get thrilling de- tails of battles the day before they are fought" And we also get thrilling de- tails of battles that are not fought at all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13

The Richmond News-Leader is congrat- ulating itself onj the absence of the usual crop of spring poetry, but it shouldn't brag too soon. The poets haven't got thawed out yet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
POLlTICRL POINTS

The Cnyahosa Democracy, recenfiy si.- STgun1assec Tammssv Hs,s an sqolu9bia as own as the Mayor Johnson, Intends to dlctafn sii GUY appointments, from witewashina to otace and to that end haa ha6 b1arlrs printed which must bs presenfed. prop- caflts for positions under the city rovern- merit pSsSss sA-
 The organization win not stop at that but win seek to apply the same systsun 70 tho distribution of city patronage in other employees now holding city jobs to obtain the. same indorsements from their precinct and ward captains Tho same system will De applied 10 as many of the county onices as are under Demo cratic control
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13

Port Arthur, and Cincinnati are also in the same latitude" remarks The Nor folk Landmark. How about Springfield?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13

Some of the Hearst boomers declare that he lis independent of New York" !" The feeling is reciprocal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Good Exeuse f0r German Defeat.

Town Topics. .--
 German soldiers are to wear spectacles in future maneuvers and wars. This will enable the kaiser to recruit his army from the hundreds of thousands of Ger mans who claim to be professors and have hitherto been exempt from military will furnish also a good excuse for q defeated general: "I have the honor t0 report that I lost my spectacles this morning and consequently lost the bat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Referring to MT. .Conkle's returning board scare The virginian-Pilot says.

As a first premise we desire to submit
 that if Mir. Roosevelt sends returning boards to the South they will be return | fa& boards indeed. They will alF right. hitting merely the high places on the way. and not ifnprohably clad in a handsome coating of tar, ornamented
 with feathers. That. however, is mere ly a genial suggestion thrown out to be
 reflected upon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13

You win not think that good inten- tions" compensate for rude grun manners.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Flatfering Report.

Mobile Herald
 Al Is quiet at Springfield" Isn't that q delightfully."- nattering report to come from Ohiof It looks much as though the stones they, have been huriing have played boomerahg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Dr. Messing to Stay Here.

m View of a published statement in a religious paper that Rabbi A. ]. Mes Slng of Montgomery, was a candidate Tor the pulpit of Temple Emanu-Ei, Mll- waukee, Wis, Rabbi Messing speaking to his congregation at Temple Beth-Or Friday evening, positively denied the le- port.
 Rabbi Messing has recently returned from Milwaukee, where he spoke to the Congregation of Temple Emanu-Ei. He said Friday evening he went there or invitation of the congregation and witr no desire or thought of removing peI- mancntly to the Wisconsin city.
 Rabbi Messing ie popular with all class- es of Montgomery citIzens. His broad charity, scholarly attainments and iiu- ersl tnindedness have drawn to him l wide circle of friends in Alabama who will be glad to know that he Is to re- main here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
4 < <% <%% %%%<% . 4 @ WHAT THE STATE PAPERS <
 ARE SAYING. |
And Rest His Face.

Birmingham Ledger.
 The candidate looks at the calendar every day and rejoices that 1t Is only a month now till he can take off his smile and rest his face.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
MAYOR TOM JOHNSON.

Has a Tammany Plan for Cleveland
 ohice Holders. Cleveland special to Philadelphia Record.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Doing Something for Suburbs.


 Well ! see they are doing something for us at last" said the man with .le, bundles as he took seat in a suburpan ear yesterday.
 who's going to do itT' asked. hIs conn ranion as he moved u1 to give him room on the seat
 Why the City Council am talKins about the proposed bond Issue. We fci, f ws in the suburbs were beginning 10 feel uneasy. We've been in the city nov TOT SIX months. Taxes have been piiirz 2 Up on us in all that time. I was afraid that the Council was going to forget all shout us, after they had entered OCT name on the tax books It began to look hke we were good to pay taxes and net good Tor anything else
 NOW they propose to issue $SOO.OVJ worth of bonds and most of the procecds VIII be spent in the annexed territory Tor water mains and school houses. T course all the voters of Greater Mont, gomery will say whether the bonds shasl or shall not be issue. To look at it one way 1t would seem hard to have the clty add aay more to it's bonded indeote1- DCss.
 But to look at 1t in another way t is the right and Just thing to do. 4t wouiu De clear and palpable wrong to mass the suburban owner of nroperty
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Proposed Trade Excursions.

''1he idea of trade excursion mo Montgomery southeastern territory us suggested by the Commercial and indu ,- trial Association, Is a good one," sad business man yesterday. What Mont gomery needs above everything else jus. now is a getting together of our citl- zens in harmonious, enthusiastic wors We need a united effort for Montgom. erys common good. A trade excursion will have a strong tendency to deveio ) ttis. It gets the business mon closer , :. sether. Instead of pulling and fightiag among themselves, they necessarily pal. for each other. Every declaration f loyalty to the city--every word of prdis. spoken of Montgomery.-is met with d round of applause on such occasions, anu civic loyalty goes to a premium.
 Incidentally. of c)urse, new friends are made for the city. new business col- nections are established and additional trade is brought to the city. But above ana beyond all tho greatest good result ing from such excursions is the estaD- hshment of more cordial relations amons the merchants and manufacturers lnd the inspiration to do something tangible for ones city
 ''The trip under consideration is beiag projected toward Pensacola, where thc South Atlantic Squadron is now rende.- vousing. so that the visitors may com Llne pleasure with business. The time m contemplation is early in April, l Ia- uerstand."