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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
Letters to the Editor.
A Fraud Is Exposed.

Editor Advertiser:
 Dear Sir-In your issue of yesterday there appeared a notice of an endless chain prayer which seems to be claim ing the attention as well as exciting the uneasiness of many excellent peo- pie. Some months ago we embraced the opportunity of exposing from the altar the absurdity of this pious fraud. Like Banquos ghost, however, it will not down." and the publicity recently given the petition we refer to, deter mines us to publicly proclaim it's frau dulent character This course of action is merely quite in keeping with the uniform attitude of the Catholic clergy towards it ever since it began 10 put exercise. Judging indeed from the se- were strictures of the Catholic press during the past few months those claims would appear to have inundated the Catholic world, so extensive have been their circulation. What the ori- gin of this foolish prayer is, we have not been able to determine. We sur itual tonics. alarmingly adulterated, which are occasionally given to the credulous by irresponsible Quacks. The Advertisers report states that the pc tition pretends to have the sanction of the Bishop of Illinois" We append d selection from a copy in our posses sion. "The prayer was sent from sent to nine persons. They who do not write this prayer shall be affiict- ed with a great calamity. One who paid no attention to it was punished by an accident. They who write this prayer for nine days and deliver it to Dfne persons through the post, begin ming the day they receive it sending
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13


 lawyers think the Supreme Court of the United States will permit him to go free and retain his seat in the Senate. Under the Constitution a Federal Sem atcr can only be removed by a two- thirds vote of all the Senators. The Kansas law declares that jury of twelve men may declare vacancy in the Senate if it finds Senator guilty of crime. Now If the decision of the Supreme Court clears him on some technicality, and the Senate refuses to cxrel him, will he still be entitled to represent Kansas after jury of that State has convicted him and by that conviction declared a vacancy? Of course if two-thirds of the Senators be- )ivee. him guilty, notwithstanding his technical acquittal, they can cxpel him, bur will they? And if they refuse, where does Kansas stand? If she sticks to her jury verdict and elects another. Senator, where will he be?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
Dr. Cunningham in Mobile.


 If anyone doubted that Mobile is al- together friendly to Dr. Cunningham that doubt was dispelled by the Doc tors visit here. From first to last his reception was enough to have made ing. Men who were avowed Conner supporters express the highest opinion of Dr. Cunningham's honesty of opin- ion and ability a statesman and as an executive.
 It is true that MT. Conner refuses to meet Dr. Cunningham on the stump. but the candidate on a hobby was here so short time since that the contrast. to those who saw and heard both MT. ingly in favor of the Doctor.
 The respective missions of the two men in Mobile County formed one con- trast MT. Conner came here to dic- tate who should be sent to the State Senate; Dr. Cunningham came in the advocacy of his own candidacy and did not say one word about the Senatorial or any other local or political contest.
 MT Conner spoke only of railroad rate legislation and failed to touch the great bama. Dr. Cunningham neither neg lected the issue or rate leigslation nor did he allow it to monopolize his time and attention. There was no railroad issue between the Doctor and the Rail- road Commissioner. The two men stand together. The only difference is this: while MT. Conner can see nothing else on the political horoscope than the Doctor. with a broader scope of view, sees both this need of the times and many others of equal importance.
 Of the two men, Cunningham appeals to all that is humane. noble and prac. tically idealistic in politics, policy and government. MT. Conner has advanced no issue on which the dollar mark does not appear eminent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
D R I F T W O O D BY PHIL H. ARMsT oNG.

Misery loves company and it's a mis- cry sometime to have company. 
 Fine feathers can't make fine birds | out of coarse. | It doesn't take strong evidence aI- ways to draw conclusion.
 vator she is always certain that that is the particular time when it will break. 1 It isn't encouraging to ask the man | with the rocks for loan and have him give you tho stony stare. 1 Time and the street car wait for no man.
 The man who introduced the piece of Llmberger cheese in the trial had strong evidence. l Some are born fools and others have | fools thrust upon them. man is sometimes far sighted in being close listed.
 The average person takes himself too seriously.
 The photographer will take you se- rously if you don't look pleasant. | Some lies are nailed and others are just stuck on with honeyed words. When a man is in deaa earnest he expects you to take a live interest in | him. Its everything in the manner of an individual Some men can even say Thank you' in such tone that you feel miserable after hearieg it. You can't keep a good man down ex- cept when he Is hard up. You can follow the thread of dis course till you strike knot.
 A man without a dollar is like ship without sail or engine.
 Its all right to blow your own horn but remember there are others in the band.
 Climbing the ladder of Fame is all very well until the fellow ahead splashes mud on you out of his bod.
 Jones, the carpenter, has been fined for fast driving. He doesn't. 1t was the carpenters union that fined him. q have to give you good raking "Oh. that's all right, I'll hurl 1t back in your teeth,' replied the onion bed. r Phot made yez throw up ye job? Sure Oi wuz sick uv it. Flaw Away Isle. Far Aaway Isle is a beautiful place
 Where we all mean to journey some day.
 And every traveller is turning his face
 Toward it's shores where the dream branches sway.
 On that wonderful Isle all our dreams will come true The castles we builded in air: We will do all those things we've SO longed to do In Far Away Isle over there Oh the River of Life is turbulent stream, Each must paddle his own canoe. And there's many a wreck where taA grey rocks gleam; The survivors are precious few There's a light house Hope on this
 magic shore.
 That appeals to both pure and vile. As we near it 1t seems farther off than
 before,
 This elusive thing-Far Away Isle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13

election, Mir. Conner had Mobile in his vest pocket and MT Walsh was his can didate
 The defeat of Mir. Walsh in the county Of Mobile. must, according to their own calculation. be a Conner defeat and q Cunningham victory.
 Mr. Hamburger and his friends did not make the issue. MT. Conner made 1t by coming to Mobile county and talk ing the stump for Mr Walsh: giving his endorsement to the action of the accredited Conner campaign committee.
 The opposition can say what 1t pleases about tSe size of the majority. For Mir. Conner they have been claim Ing 1t all. MT. Walsh's overwhelming defeat, in the rural precincts, shows that the. people who compose the ma tority class in Alabamas citizenship are not for Mir. Conner nor his man. servants
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
TODAY IN HISTORY.

Church Day: Good Friday: Sun rises at 5:29, sets at 6:29.
 159s.-Henry " of France published at Nantes the memorabilia edict of tOl- eration; it was revoked 1885 by. Louis XIV.
 1759--Battle of Bergen, in which the Duke of Broglio defeated the allies un- der Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, who lost 2,000 men and the Hanoverian Prince Ysember"
 1782.-Third action off Ceylon. be- tween the British under Admiral Hughes and the French under Suffrain
 1796-Battle in the defiles of Miles imO, Italy, in which the French under Augerau and Joubert defeated the i'm perialists. who retreated to the noun
 1799- Schaffhausen on the Rhine in Switzerland taken by the imperial ists
 1SO1.-The canal at Alexandria, Egypt cut by the British, and the country in- undated.
 lS04-Makey, a Malay settlement on the coast of Sumatra, destroyed by the
 lSO5:LLord. Nelson's squadron arriv-
 1S13.-Battle of Castilla. ill Spain; the British under Sir John Marray, de- feated the French under Suchet.
 1S30.-Presdent Jackson at public dinner in Washington gave the follow ing toast: Our Federal Union, it must De preserved. vice GTeSluenl 0di- houn responded: Liberty. dearer than union.
 1S34.-Four hundred Chinese coolies arrived at Havana Cuba. as an ex- pertinent in the development of the is- lands plantations.
 Philadelphia visited by a tor nado; 150 houses unroofed.
 lS61.-The bombardment of Fort Sumter continued; early in the day the officers quarters were fired by she'll; by noon. most of the woodwork was on fire. Sumters fire was almost silenced when General Wigfall came with a flag of truce, and arrangements were made for evacuating the fort. The terms were that the garrison should take all it's individual and company pronertY; that they should march out with their side arms in their own way, at their own time. and that they should salute their flag and take it with them.
 1SG5.-Thc war department decided to stop drafting and recruiting and the purchasing of munitions of war.
 1S94-Thc democratic house of rep resentativcs. after criticizing Speaker Thomas Reads 'cZar" rules, adopted his method of counoing a quorum.
 1905.-Alton R. Parker, at Jefferson dinner in New York. denounced "fads in politics" opposed national regulation of railroads; municipal ownership of util- itieS etc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
WELLMAN'S FLIGHT
For the Discovery of the North
 Pole.

For the Discovery of the North Washington Special
 Tn search of the North Pole in flying machine, has been In Washington put ting his business affairs in shape, and start The National Geographical So- ciety of this city, is taking a lively in- tcrest In the Wellman expedition. and VIII send man to accompany him and
 MT wellman is eager for the trip as boy to go on fishing expedi- ton. and Is out every day taking long walks to harden up his muscles.
 The airship which is to be used in this dash for the pole Is now being constructed in Paris.
 Tt is double the size of the largest dirigible balloon ever before construct ed, MT. Wellman explained. Tt will carry five men and very considerable weight of scientific instruments and the balloon, or airship. and we shall divide the twenty-four hours into watches and take turns sleeping" What wiil happen if the astnd airship
 TT we/come down on anything solid we shall convert the, expedition into isnd ssa expediti3es and head for the near
 How about a relief expedition, and spending the winter in the cold regions. During the short arctic summer the snd 1t is s hs yery sa"y of party to take advantage of this warm wealth. CT to make the trip.
 And" said MT. Wellman. you will remember that there will be no night while we are there--that is, it will be light for the entire twenty-four hours.
 This fact, the continuous sunlight. or daylight, will greatly simplify the handling of the balloon. If you know about these airships you know that one of the. great problems is the ex- pansion and contraction of the gas bag, due to the heat of the sun in the day time and the lack of 1t at night Up there we will have steady light and steady temperature, and this will make the ballooning part very much simpler.
 The distance to be travelled in the airship will be about 600 miles We hope. to make this in a continuous trip
 Mir. wellman will put in the coming summer experimenting with the air ship in the more Northerly Latitudes. He wi1l>not undertake the actual polar trip until the following summer
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
Morgan on the Rate Bill.

We know that there will be none so rash as to charge Senator Morgan with being corporation lawyer. There Is no man that has kept his official skirts ever much We may have had occasion to differ from him on politics, we have never had the slightest doubt of his ton to the interests of the people. His great popularity is built upon the pub lie knowledge of his life and patriotic intention. Therefore, while it is com mon to say that the Senator who does not show signs of mental abberation on the railway rate question is in the pay of railroads, there will be no one to say this of Senator Morgan. His reputation is that of a man who is above suspicion.
 Yet, listen to Senator Morgan. and hear him say that the railroads are take this property without due pro, cess of law; and the proposed rate bill Is designed to do that very thing. Therefore. he Is opposed to it.
 rate bill as lynch law, and we stand to that. great many people have worked themselves into so fine frenzy on the subject that they even favor 1t as lynch law. Some orators would have it that the railroads deserve no better fate. We'll, one of the greatest eonstitutional lawyers in the Senate not be done. Congress-, he says, lis given the right to regulate but not to destroy interstate commerce"
 That is a noble sentence. Senator Morgan by no means opposes control and regulation of railroads. He be- lieves in justice first; in strict employ ment of the powers of the several States, aided, where necessary, by the Federal law making power; and he does not favor a policy that would prevent a judicial review of the findings of a railroad commission. This has been his position constantly from the time this sort of Legislation was proposed. 1t never been Senator Morgan's ambition to seek popularity by Sacrifice of his convictions. As general thing, the judgment of man so actuated, fs sounder than that of tho faction or party of which he is member.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
RnIIrond. Made This Possible.

GauSdtu Journal.
 South Alabama will ship over 300 cars of strawberries this season. These berries are produced in a region that n few wears ago was considered worth is an object lesson in diversfication of our crops hat should not fail to inn press Itself on other sections in the state, Thrco hundred cars of strawber- ries represent n tidy sum oG money and the crop will nc ali harvested and sold by the firFt of May. Then is their ample lin" for raising other crops and ii l- -ai' tp assume that other ifults and vegetables are cultivated hN lh' same rcopl" an dthat satisfac- tcry crops are produced.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
Dr. Cunningham on Educational and
 Child Labor.

MoDlle Register.
 Dr. Cunningham is strong for edu- cation, as leading factor in the up- lifting of the people; and he demands strict enforcement of the child labor law. These are strong blanks for candidate for governor to stand on. For a better public sentiment, and consequent better government, we must look to the education of the people. When the people have more knowledge thmey think and act with more wisdom and have cleaner and better politics, a more efficient administration of public affairs, and a wider distribution of prosperity. As for child labor, we do not want any of the states prosperity built upon such basis, because what is gained in one direction is lost in another. Leaving aside the question of humanity, the working of children is actual robbery of the states birth right. We expect the children to de- Velop into useful, able bodied citizens, but we begin to employ them when they are hardly more than infants, thus sapping their strength and pre- venting their development. We let the pine saplings grow until they have attained some stature and body before we bleed them for their resin, but the little human shoots we put into the mills, and draw their blood for our profit. There is a law against 1t, and pr. Cunningham wants 1t enforced: The governor can enforce it, and 1t Is evident that, if elected governor, pr. Cunningham will be pledged to en- force it. We favor giving him the opportunity to enforce 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
Misstssippi Senators.

Blrmfngnam Ledger.
 Senator Money of Mississippi is in rather poor health and has five years of his term left. But Mississippi elects her Senators four years before they are to take their seats. So there is a Sem atorial contest on in that State right now. If Senator Money wants the seat again he can get it without a contest. Both the aspirants are relatives and will not oppose him.
 Governor Vardaman would like to succeed Senator Money but he is the first cousin of the Senator and would not oppose the old Senator. Senator Money will not intimate his inten- tions definitely.
 Then there is John Sharp Williams, who also would like to serve at the other end of the capitol. He will not oppose Senator Money. He is the first cousin of Mrs. Money.
 Senator Money is now 67 years old and will be n when his term ex- pires. He Is a mere boy as compared with the Alabama Senators, but his health Is feeble and his eyes are bad.
 That is the Mississippi situation as to Senator and would be Senators. It mighe be well for Senator Money to suggest the nomination of a Senator in waiting as we are doing here in Ala bame That might simplify the situa- tion over in that State
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13

The Age -Herald's report of the meet ing of the bar of Jefferson County says. "The Northern District is com posed of three divisions with courts at Birmingham. Anniston and Hunts vile. The statute does not provide. for holding of court in any of these di- visions for any specific length of time, and the Underwood bill based on the fact that Ga per cent of the business of the district originates in Jefferson County. seeks to have the court in ses- sion here six months in the year" We thought court was held at Tusca- loosa in the Western Division, created some time ago. This wipes out the Tuscaloosa court even before the Un- derwood Dill goes into effect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
Trying to Arrange It.

Chattanooga Times
 Chattanooga is whooping up plan for a hotel to cost over $500,000. They must be expecting people to visit their town-Montgomer Advertiser.
 Not exactly that. but we are trying to arrange 1t SO that the extraordinary number of people being attracted to us are not forced either to sleep out on the lawns or go on to other cities where they have hotels. By the time we get through with whooping it up we'll have two new hotels and the old ones re- modelled and having double their. pres ent capacities. We have reached just about that size now and it isn't mat ter of "eXpectation" but of realization as to the visitors
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
Getting on Very We'll.

4luldndDOIlS NGWS
 The country is getting on very well, It has not lost it's head-nor It's Ieet' It knows that there has been rascaIlty. public and private. and 1t has after many years of chase caught up with some of it. It has cleared the air to call theft theft and thieves thieves. But no one regrets the honest and able men that carry on the great fabric or activities all the time, nor does any one feel that they need to be dragged into the iimeIight The world is in no danger of misunderstanding us. The man that beats his carpets has nothing against them he simply wants to get rid of some of the dirt that has accu- mulated in them; and his netghbors are not going to think that he is a fil- thy fellow because he does this. We have been turning some rascais out A mere incident. The reaction is going to be strong enough. Let us do some thing to be assured that we gather some substantial fruits and that all of our effort has not been like tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13

President Harrison's interview is con- elusive. This question of special priv ileges for Birmingham was fought out in the State Bar Association, and then it was thrashed over anew last fall at Birmingham. Every time the bar of the State decided it would not do to have special courts for Birmingham with the present supply of judges General Harrison could not have done his duty to the State Bar Association and the local bars, if he had not op- posed the bill Up to date the follow ing bars have protested: Mobile, Mont gomery, Huntsville, Anniston, Tusca- loosa, Decatur, Opelika, Greenville, An dalusia and Troy. The committees of the bars who are opposing the Under wod bill have received information that the bars of Cullman, Florence, Dothan, Eufaula, Fuskegee, Gadsden, Tuscum- bia and one or two other places will wire protests. Apart from the injus- tice of the measure, the means by which it was achieved will make The Great Victory the subject of a late congrdt- ulatory editorial in The AgeHerald, one long 10 be remembered. Whether pleasantly or unpleasantly, remains to be seen,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13

Among the other modern helps with which Walter Wellman's pole hunting airship wia be provided is a complete wireless apparatus by which he pro- poses to keep the world informed of his progress, and also U send back the word when he hits the spot. even If he fails to bring back the goods. IL is a good scheme and within forty eight hours after he leaves civilization we may expect the yellow journals to be displaying the news. whether they get it or not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13

We really don't know whether it is credulity, simplicity or unwilling toady- i'm that effects The York Dispatch, but it must be something of the kind that causes it to say of Roosevelt that he "is as far from anything pertaining to dsurpatiOn of power as can be thought of" We will feel enlightened if The Dispatch can name any President who was more given to usurp powers that does not belong to him or apper- tain to his ofii", than Roosevelt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13

The letter of the Birmingham Bar Committee anent the Underwood bill says 1t not only has the approval of the bar of Jefferson County, but also of other counties in the District" To what counties do they refer? Does Birmingham consider Tuscaloosa An niston and Huntsville outside of the Northern District? Courts are held in the Northern District in each of these places. From each of them the strong est kind of protests have gone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
Admired and Beloved.

handsome oil portrait of the lats MT. Joel White. of Montgomery has been. presented to the department oe archives and history In that city by MT. k. c. Fowler. formerly associated with Mir. White In the book business In Montgomery. The portrait is the work of Huffman, and is said to be an ex- cellent likeness of the splendid old man, whose life as business man and Churchman was an example to the State, where he was well known, ad- mired and beloved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13

The Columbiana Sentinel copies an excellent article under the heading Not the Man for Governor" and gives credit therefor to The Advertiser. The article originally appeared in The Ge- neva Reaper. and was copied by The Advertiser and the proper credit given. IL shows plainly that Mir Conner IS not the man to be the Governor of this great State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13

TO tho ordinary observer it looks very much as if the case of Senator Burton of Kansas is getting some what mixed He was convicted of boodlIng by kansas jury. but his
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
A Conner Defeat.

Mobile Herald.
 Those who have coupled the names of the Senatorial candidates with names nf the candidates for the Governorship must take their medicine. According to their statement. made before the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
Strenuous Times.

New Decatur Advertiser.
 The unusually fine weather this week has been blessing to the shoppers and dealers. but all the same the air is charged with several kinds of electri- city. Political wireless messages are crowding all space. Possible weddings keep thrilling the community. The court house holds some interesting de- velopments two weeks off, and who knows but that we might get a new industry located here some day?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-13
Paid for Itpelf.

GreenViIle Advocate.
 The Reed Shoot prosecution has cost the government $23,000 but has more than paid for itself in the amount of amusement it has furnished.