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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
Higher license.


 ?. Abrogation of ethe right to grant licenses to saloons either in white or negro residence sections.
 $. Examination of applicants for l- cense as to moral character, past rec ord, and abiity to maintain order in their estapnshments."
 The Constitution says 1t believes these three propositions. if embodied in the citv's charter, present solu- tion of the liquor question which Will receive the indorsement of all reason able citizens of Atlanta. They con template, says The Constitution, taro%- ing still stronger safeguards around the traffic, by the elimination of the dives and the better control of the sa- loons
 In far distant Oregon The Portland Oregonian remarks:
 Higher license is, we believe, a
 proper demand on liquor sellng in
 Portland; but what the higher license rate ought to be is matter Of opln- ion. The Oregonian believes the tax could be raised to $500 with advantage to the city. It is a trade that will bear taxation. more than any other, without injustice or oppression. Liquors, in- deed. are a product Of manufacture; the industry uses materials and employees labor; but the distribution, though many. are employed in it., can scarcely
 be called labor. The distribution, there
 fore, can pay higher tax than 1t has
 hitherto paid in Portland, and the
 higher tax would tend to enforcement
 of better conditions. on the whole llldu Adh0 experience of other cities, and notably the recent experience Of Chicago shows that tax of $1,00C year has not much reduced the number of sa- l looms. A city must have revenue. and 1t is good policy to raise that revenue with 1 least imposition of burden on business Such Is the nature of the liquor traf- | fic that it Is marked out everywhere as a subject of special taxation. It is a traffic that must exist in every con siderable city or town. Prohibition | through local option. could have no chance at all in Portland. Yet many cities are taking up the policy Of re uuiring higher license than formerly | and the Ore~onian believes that tax of $500 a year would be about the pro | CT thing in Portland. In some places 1 however, distinction is made between 1 licenses to sell all liquors and to sell i beer alone. But this is said to be diL- hcult of enforcement.
 | And so on ad infinitum. The Times 1 Democrat rave a number of opinions 1 from the Louisiana press yesterday on | this question. all to one effect We could keep a column of this kind dun ming day after day. The saloon que s- 1 tion is under consideration throughout l thA country, and the movement toward l its correct solution is making rapid | nrogress Those New Orleans Council men who think they can do lge it's set l tlement evidently do not read the Pa- tpers and do not know what is going on 1 in me world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
HEHHHHFW HN ~ uE nyHHu uFsH ntn H HfRfHtM Renav
 MESSAGE Oh PORTO RICO
WH x nFmB nNM m m nTm N m a m m u Fs R N E al L

protest as to electoral frauds ls settled in the courts. Here again. 1t would | not be safe to make any change In the present Rystem
 Orderly Elections.
 The elections Lhis ssa. were ahs '- tlutely orderly. unaccomp tuied hy any disturbance: and no protest has besR made against the man Q emant Of the elections. although three contests are threatened where the matoritles were l very small and error was claimed: the contests. of course. to be set5ied in inc courts In short the sovernor and council are co-operatinR with all of ths most enlightened and most patrioJlc people of Porto Rico In educ ating tne tettizens of the island Tn tnr principles of orderly liberty. They are providing .-. ,eef >--.ent based upon each c.tiaAa's lself-respect. and the mutunI princip --s of Justice and honesty It has not been easy to instii Into the ni.n.a 0r people unaecustomed to the exercise or r0Gom. the two basic princ,ples ot aur American system tho principIe tbot the majority must rule. ami riA principle that the minority baH Iighrs which must not be disregarded or which must not be disregaI ded or trample upon. Yet real progress has becn made in having these principles accented as elementary. as the foun- dation of successful government.
 Rapid Growth.
 Tn traversing the isiand. even the
 ost cursory survey leaves the be- ntIueE SIFuCk WIiU tue SNlueul growth in the culture. hoth of the sugar cane and tobacco. Tho fruit tn- EdustrY Is also growing. Last year was ihe most prosperous year tha: the is: land has ever known before or since tho American occupation. The total |of exnorts and imports or the island was fortv-five millions of dollars. as agalnst eighteen millions in 1901 This Is the largest in the history = She islan1. Prior to the American occupation the greatest trade for any one year was IF ot 1886 when it reache4 nearly twenty three millions os dollars. Last year, therefore there was double the trade that there was in the most pros porous year under the Spanish regime There were 210.273 tons of sugar ex- ported last year. of the value of $14.- lS6.S19: s3.555.163 of tobacco and B. 290, 322 pounds of coffee of the value of $3,4s1,192 Unfortunately. what used tn be Porto Rico's prime crop coffee-has not shared in this rrosperi- ty. It har never recovered from the disaster of the hurricane. and more over, the benefit of throwing cur mar ket open to 1t has not compensated for the Joe" i"flictJ by the closing of the markets to 1t Abroad"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12

Washington. Dec. 11.--The Presi- dents message to Congress giving the result of hls recent observation itt , Porto Rico and making ecommenda- : | tions concerning the government ot i that island was delivered to the Senate today. It was read at length and re- ceived careful attention.
 The message was as follows: There is matter to which wish to call your special attention, and that Is the desirability of conferrlng full American citizenship upon the peo- pie of Porto Rico I most cal nestly hope that this will be done.
 T cannot see how any harm can pos sibly result from it, and 1t seems 70 me a matter of right and justice to the people of Porto Rico. They are loyal they are glad to be under our Tag. they are making rapid progress along the path of orderly liberty.
 Surely we should show our apprecia- tion of them, our pride in what they Lave done. anu our pleasure in extending recognition for hat mas thus been done, by granting them full American citizenship
 Under the wise administration of the present governor ana council marx ed progress has been made in the difn- sult matter of granting 10 tine people of the island the largest measure ol he give at the present tune. It woulu nave been a very serious mistake to have gone any faster than we have al- ready zone in this direction.
 Are Self-GovernsnE.
 The Porto Ricans have complete and absolute autonomy in all their munich nal governments. the only power over them possessed byi the insuiar govern ment being that of removing corrupt and incompetent officials. This pow CT has never been exercised save on rhe ciearest proof of corruption or Of ln- cninpetence-such as tO feopardize the interests of the people of the island; anu under such circumstances It has neen searIesslY used to the immense benefit of the people. 1t Is not pow CT with which 1t would bH safe, for the sake of the island to dispense at pres ent. The lower house Is absolutely elective. while the upper house is ap- pointive. This scheme is working well: no injustice bf any kind results from 1t. and great benefit to the island. and It should certainly moi be changed at this time. Tho machinery of the eler-
 Is administered entirely by the Porto Riear people themselves. the governor and council keeping only such supervision as is necessary in orr der to insure an orderly election. Any
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
COTTON CROP FOR YEAR
 ESTIMATED AT I2,546, 900 BALES

linters), equivalent to 1a.546,00o bales of 500 pounds gross weight.
 The estimated production of 500 -pound bales by States, is as follows:
 Virginia, 13,000; North Carolina, 357,- 00n; South Carolina, ST5,500: Georgia 1.57S.000; Florida, 540Oo; Alabama, F. 252,000; Mississippi, 1,4S4,O0U; Louis- jana, 930,00); Texas. 2.944,0o0: Arkan- sas 79l.03o; Tennessee. 26o.o00: Mis- souri. 43.oOO: Oklahoma, Sso,H 900; Indian Territory, 40j.0o0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
EXCITEMENT AT ROME.

Vatican Declines Responsibility for
 What Happens in France. Rome Dee. ii l---Great excitement prevails at the Vatican because of the actual situation in France and news from France Is eagerly awaited. Tn pope today received Cardinal vincent VannutelIi. and in the course of the conversation said the vatican declined responsibility for what might happeh. in France.
 It is believed here that the coming conflicts may prove more serious than those which occurred at the time of the taking of the inventories and 1t is sug- gested if worship is held privately. the faithful may have to be SUD- lied with tickets to attend mass and ::s' religious ceremonies
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
sayr Rep,,rt ,xns Garhied.

Cincinnati, Dec. 11-A remarkable interview published here today credited Mrs. Bellamy Storer with the state ment that she and her husband had created President Roosevelt"
 Mrs. Storer today said that while she had seen a newspaper woman last night and had said some of the things credited to her. the report as published gave an entirely different complexion to everything said and that undue prominence had been given to certain incidents related during the interview While unable to deny that such an in- terview had been given, she said that g? incorrect and garbled a report had been published that it did not give her views or statements and she did not want it to be considered as coming from her. Beyond this she refused tc discuss the matter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
TWO LIVE CHANEL EONS
 CRAWL FROM W0MAN'S MOUTH

Two years ago Louise Douglas, whose real name was Mrs. Harry r Lee. swallowed a chameleon and received much advertising therefrom. But soon afterward she began failing and left :fe sthee, She has been iH hospital in Omaha for more than a year.
 The nurse at the hospital in which the woman died is authority for the story that two of the reptiles crawled from tho dying woman's mouth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
s,y. SbOb Ia Dead,

New York, Dec. *ll--H. IT. IOpakNaI+ IT a Persian merchant here, and who at one time was a Special Commissioner General of Persia to this country, an nounced early today at the Fifth Ave- nue Hotel that he had received To- liable informat on that the Shah Of Persia was deaa He said the shah had been dead ttree days and that tte of1cial announcement would be mads public by the Persian government this afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
GILMANs ARRAIGNED.
Slater of Murdered Girl ..eIensed on
 ONrn RecnRniAance.

Dayton. Dec. 11.-Collins and Payne Gilman are under arrest for alleged complicity in the murder O. their sts- ter. Dona Gilman, whose ltt@less poay was found near her home in Arlington Heights three weeks ago. Both have pleaded not guilty.
 Payne Gilman was not locked up but was permitted to remain at the home of friend. Collins was committed to jail.
 Collins and Payne Gilman were ar raigned in Magistrate Wagners court today and pleaded not guilty.
 Nothing developed at the arraign- ment which would indicate what evi dence the detectives have against the accused
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
MADE MIR. ROOSEVELT.
Mrs. StOreP Says She Secured His Navy
 AnuOfnfm@nf.s

Chicago. Dec. 11-A despatch to The Record Herald from Cincinnati, says:
 My husband created President Roosevelt" said Mrs. BeIiamy Storer last night to a reporter of The Com .nercial Tribune.
 President Roosevelt owes much to- day to MT. Storer and myself she continued. Tt was through my inflI- ence that Mir. Roosevelt was made As sistant Secretary of the Navy. ana it came about in this way:
 MT. Storer and I went to Canton to pay the President and Mir. Mckinley a visit. I told the President that l was not there to ask for anything for my self but that it would be a groSr per sonal favor # he would make Mr. Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He at first opposed it bysaying that Mir. Roosevelt was too much of fighter, but eventually granted my reqIest'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
VICTORY FOR TROOPS.
Only One Important PuIajane Lea,
 Remains i'm Field

Remains im Field.
 Manila, Dec. 11.-Full reports from the Island of Leyte show that the fight on December between the troops and constabulGry and a band of Pulajanes was an important victory for the Gov ernment 'e.
 Four FuIajane leaders were killed, | leaving only one important chief still at large. The bandits lost forty three killed
 Major General Wood has ordered the troopers of the seventh cavalry to par ticipate in the active pursuit.
 Those wounded in the encounter are Improving.
 Both the military and civil author ities predict an early cessation of the present trouble and Governor Smith re- gards the end of Pulajanism in Leyte as assured them. The campaign in Sa- mar is progressing in a maner sat- isfactory to the Government. Two or three rebellious bands have been dis persed, their leaders being either killed or captured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12

Washington, Dec. 1.-The cror re- porting board of the Bureau of statis- ties of the Department of Agriculture from the reports of the correspondents and agents of the Bureau in conjunc- : tion with the recent report by the Bu- reau of the census of the quantity of cotton ginned, estimates that the total production of cotton in the United States for the year 1906-07, will amount to 6,G01, ,726, ,0o0 pounds (not including
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

New York. Dee. 1.-The dry goods mar ket holds firm. The movement nf uerchan- disc Is very large but is being hamptred hy delays in transportation \ new price Hst has heen issued on cotton duck but substautiallv little change has been made in the not prices General advances in lin ngs during the past 60 to 90 days have reached as high as 15 to 20 per cent and it is believed that the top has not vet been reached Demand is in excess of supply.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
Fourteen Persons Injured.

Bate5VIlIe Ark, Dec H. Fourteen persons were injured, only three, how ever, seriously, when a local train of the Iron Mountain Railway was de- tailed near here late today, one pas senger coach rolling down a street em- bankment. Those most seriously in- iured are Conductor E Baker, G c. McDaniels of Card, Ark, and George Weaver of Sulphur Springs. Ark. J. C. Mendenball of Evansville, Ind, Ia among Nlose who sustained serious in- juries
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
1.n,.ar,,.nnt Ponder I,n.tn,,.

Washington, Dec. 1I.-The War be partment has selected the site for the Government powder factory for which Congress appronriat,d $1s5, OO0 the last session. in Dower. N. J. The J.lant will he one of the finest If it's kind in existence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
Copyright Hearing Closes.

Washington. Dec. l1.--H earrings be- fore the joint session of the Senate and House Patent Committees on the pending copyright bill were concluded today. The committees are expected to perfect a measure for reporting 10 the two houses during the present session oF CnncrsS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
COnrratuInten France.

Rome, Dec 11.-Signor Mirabelli, Re publican. at the opening of today's ses- sion of the Chamber of Deputies, Intro- duced a resolution which was adopted to the effect that the Chamber sends it's warm congratulations to France on the anti-secularl policy which 1t is following, "as tending to secularize the State and render the human con science independents,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12

Chicago. Dec. 11--A despatch from omaha. Neb., says:
 As the result of swallowing i've chameleon as an advertisement louise Douglas. formerly d well known romlc opera singer, died here yesterday An hour before her death two live inam- eleons crawled from the wonans mouth and physicians say her body is alive with the little reptiles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dee. 11.-Mar' shall Harvey a railroad watchman' was this morning shot by coal thleh whom he had halted. Harvey was struck by three out of four shots fired at him, a bystander getting the other Harvey is very seriously wounded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
shnh,. CnnhitInn HoneIess.

Constantlnople. Dec i1.--An official dis patch from Teheran, Persia, dated De- cemher 1o, says that the German spe- cialist, who Is attending the Shah, has pronounced the latter's condition U bc homeless. adding that he cannot sur Vive many weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
KANSAS CITY LIVE sTOCK

Kansas City. Dec. 1l-Cattle. receipts 2I 70 900. including 900 Southerns Market steady to loc lower. Four loads heifers for Christmas use sold at $7.5C. One steer weighing 1880 pounds brought S126 Choice export and dressed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
London UninfOrmed.

London, Dec. 11.-No news has been received here today tending to confirm the report circulated in the United States that the shan of Persia Is dead.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
1Inat Preaent Certifcntes.

Paris, Dec. 11.-War Minister FIG ouart has ordered the recruiting offices to reouire ecclesiastical students to present their certificates tomorrow. Those who fail to do so by December 20 will be ordered to join the colors January '. The order affects $500 stu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12

of the Mount Washington tunnel. The accident was caused. 1t Is sai6. by slip pery rails.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
Four pernOps Injurcd

jfttsburg Dec. l1.-Four persons were injured none seriously in a col I.sion today on Mount Lebanon and Knoxville trolley cars at the south end
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12

(Continued from Page One.) continued, there is still time to avoid battle. We offer her the law of 1881 made for all Frsnchmen, and submit, ting thereto she will have peace; but otherwise by seeking US, she will find us.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12

eG murderer of Grace Brown. from ai least one day in the death house aS Auburn prison, the sheriff consentinl to postpone the transfer until tomor' row or later,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
SDve. CIIIe,4e n D,v

Herkimer, N, Y. nec.-H:s mothers plea for. time to talk with her boy has saved Chester A. Gillette. the convict
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
STRUGGLE BETWEEN
 CHURCH AND STATE

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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-25
HorrnNyed Junfice.

A country justice of the peace called
upon a retired attorney and, after pre-.
senting statement OF facts, asked as
a matter of friendship for legal opin
ion upon them. This the attorney gave
When the attorney had finished the
squire rose and said:
"Well, those are just the facts in @
case l am a-going to try next Saturday
in my court, and knowed you would
give me the right kind of an opinion
so | come to you. The costs in that
case will be just $50, and l am Will
ing to divide with you. When I was
a candidate some of the folks In my
county lowed l didn't know enough to
run this office, and | intend to show
them that / do. The next case / have
1 will come to you again, and we will
run that court right or bust ham,
string a-trying."
With that the justice OF the peace
dropped $3.75 on his astonished friends
desk and took his departure.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-25
.TaI,u Wesley.

John Wesley, founder of the Metho-
dist church, was born at Epworth, Eng
land, on June IL, 1903, and died in
London on March 2, 1871, aged eighty
eight years. He was educated at Ok
ford university and entered the min
istry of the Church of England, which
corresponds to the Episcopal church
In this country. Three years after
General James Oglethorpe had founded
the colony OF Georgia he came over at
Oglethorpe's request mainly to convert
Tie Indians This was "a iT3s ON
tlie voyage he met and conversed with
some Moravians, and on his return to
England he studied that religion and
was converted to it. After further
study Of the Moravian doctrines he
was moved by unconquerable zeal to
declare free salvation to all men
through simple faith in Jesus Christ
On May II, 1870, he laid at Bristol,
England, the cornerstone of the first
Methodist church building.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-25
A Tithe Collector.

When any one even the minister, at
tempted an argument with Miss Maria
Higgins, he was pretty sure to find
himself worsted in the end.
The minister objected at times to the
firm manner in which Miss Higgins
placed his duty before him at every
opportunity, although he had a great
respect for her character.
Il can't see my way to preaching a
sermon on tithes just yet" he said
meekly, one day, when Miss Higgins
had been making him long call. 'The
people haven't much money, you know,
Miss Higgins, and they can't divide up
other things very well. Even you
couldn't, always. Suppose, for in
stance, you should go home and find
your hens had laid fifteen eggs, how
would you manage to give tenth OF
them to the Lord?'
Il should come back and take you
and your wife home to tea with me-"
said Miss Higgins, with a grim smile,
"and | guess when I'd made a scram-
bic of six of those eggs and set you
two down to it the Lord would get his
1.-THE fast enough
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-25

ously.
s.Awfully." she confessed frankly
''You see, was afraid I might have to
shoot them, and l never shot any one
and l knew it would be horrid"
IT'S a wonder they didn't take
chances of you missing and make try
anyhow" suggested Halliday.
Huh" came voice from out of the
darkness, "her hand shook so that Bill
and l couldn't tell what she was going
to shoot ar. She was waving that gun
round so she'd have blown the whole
side of the car off if she had fired. If it
had been a man we'd plugged him, but
we haven't been used to feminine soci-
ETY. lately, and we were kinder taken
aback.''
Sage, the superintendent, took much
the same view of 1t the next morning
when he had Halliday in the office.
''Of course" he said, lit was dis
tinct violation of the rules to have the
girl aboard, and yet it was the fact that
a woman was holding them up that did
the trick
Il didn't let her come on the car"
pAONCSleu I1stiiIudA ~ NuOLl a NiOlsAtiOu
of the rules seemed more important
than the capture of the outlaws.
''Well," said the superintendent, with
just the suggestion of smile, ''the best
way to stop that is to get you place
as express agent and keep you in the
station. That ought TO keep your wife
from breaking the rules about strangers
in the cars. With the larger salary and
the $4,000 reward you ought to make a
pretty fair start
Cant start any too quick for me-"
muttered Halliday, and he proved it the
next morning by getting married.