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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
RECKLESS AUToING,

What is known as Automobile mad ness" has not, in the opinion of The New York Commercial had a better or more distressing illustration than in the accident at Westbury. Long Island. that resulted in the instant death of the chauffeur and the valet of Robert J. Collier. The former was an exper- fenced operator. and supposedly eau tious and cool headed. But when the test came--a compelling desire to make time" came in reaching the Meadow Brook Club polo grounds in order not to disappoint his employer he appears to have thrown caution and to have rushed forward to certain death in a perfect frenzy of automo- bile reck1essness. Both men were fa- miIIar with "the lay of the land," the road. the railroad crossings and the pe- ouliarly dangerous conditions at this particular crossing. But that made no difference. The most desperate chances were taken. Let us suppose that MT. Collier had directed these two servants to take his polo trappings to the club grounds in a road wagon with a pair of horses-the chances are not one in ten million that they would have driven the team into a railroad train and themselves to a tragic and abso- lutely unnecessary death. There is no accounting for the automobilist. how ever. Once he sets foot in his machine, he is in the vast majority of cases a changed man. All theories and prece- dents fall down before him."
 It Is singular that speed madness should so overpower ordinarily sensI- ble men, though it is not entirely con- fined to the autoists. Men who own fast horses not infrequently come to grief by driving at a dangerous rate of speed, and even riders of horses are not exempt from such happenings. It seems as though the exhilaration of swift motion takes aAay all thought of apparently, is to go swiftly without regard to safety.
 In the case of the automobile this speed madness is developed to a great CT degree than it Is in any other method of travelling. Whether it is the exhilaration of swift motion that does away with caution. whether the desire to break the record. or whether the occupants of the machines do not really know how fast they are travel ling. we cannot say, but something about the machines seems to be an incentive to recklessness. In the in- stance above given there was no ex- cuse at all. and the driver paid with his own life the penalty for his mad ness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
A CHINESE CONVERT.

The announcement that the eminent Chinaman. wu Ting Fang. who was formerly Chinese Minister to the Uni- ted States. has become a convert of the American order of Rechabites is causing some comment, for by so doing he not only cuts himself off from the main tenets of his faith. but also di- vorces himself from some of his fav- orite pastimes. For example. he is said to be very fond of champagne, coffee. tea and tobacco. but now he must cut them out. He must not eat any meat of any kind or animal grease. Even fat and tempting rat or suc- culent puppy is no longer for him.
 The order Rechabltes Is very an- eient one. going back to the Scriptural days. and deriving their title from Rechab. one of the oldest among Jew ish families. These people, in their original habits would not drink wine or other strong drinks. would not build or live in houses. wousl not SOW or plant seeds or own vineyards. nor eat flesh. The modern Rechabites have not been so strict as the original found CTS of the order were. as some of them would partake of forbidden articles and abstain from others. but now we see 1t intimated that they propose to get down to first principles. Hereto fore. as a contemporary says. "the tee totalers. the vegetarians. and the anti coffee advocates have been separate. Vegetarians could smoke, white ribbon champions could eat meat. and so on. Now we get down to a broad and com prehensive scheme where all hands can unite: No drink. no tobacco. no meat, no grease. no coffee. no tea. You eith- CT vote the straight ticekt or none at all. It is better so. because 1t will save the trouble and distraction of trying to find out which one of your indulgences is responsible for your ills"
 This will simplify matters very much. There are many fads. as we are in the habit of calling them. honestly pursued. we may admit. however much we may feel inclined to criticise those who adhere to them. We suppose that even this new consolidated order will not conform to all the requirements and limitations of the originals. Not even wu himself will try to live up to all of them, we predict
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

cation" from the Supreme Court through a reversal of its former opin- ion. Then his case would go back to the Kansas courts and all be to do over again. All the while he will be Senator Burton. drawing a good salary. and possibly. will wear out the prose eution and be able to pose as a martyr.
 Why does not the Senate expei him2 is ofts asked Why does not the Senate do various other things that It does not. might be asked. There certainly is ample ground for expell- ing him. There Is no doubt of his guilt. no doubt of the power of the Senate to expel him. and we think there Is little doubt that it should oust him. but so far we have seen no like- lihood of it. That body will probably decide to let him hold on till the Su- preme Court makes It's decision. and if it is against him. the Senate win prob ably decide that it Isn't worth while to put him out so near the end of his term. Meanwhile Kansas is represen- ted by another man claiming the title. It isn't a nice affair.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

Indications are that Senator keid Shoot. of Utah. is safe for the present. session. at least, as Senators are show Ing a strong indisposition to vose on the question of exoelling him. The Re- publican majority is not willing to take up the case just now. Shoot Is a Re- publican. the elections are coming on. and whatever grounds .hcre may be for his expulsion they don't want to lose his vote while there is any doubt about the complexion of the Senate in future. Some of the Senators give as a reason for not acting on the measure that the rate blll. the Statehood bill
 the canal bill and some other important measures will occupy all the time Of the Senate during the remainder of the session and they will have no time to devote to Shoot and his case. That's a good excuse for lodging a live wire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
Nor A N1CE CONDITION.

The case of Senator Burton, of Kan sas. Is a peculiar one. and well illus trates the slow process of legal pro- eeedings in this country. Indicted in the courts of Kansas for criminal prac- tice. he fought it out there until he was finally convicted. Then he ap- pealed to the Supreme Court of the United States and fought it all over again, but that tribunal affirmed the sentence of the lower courts. which was that he must pay a fine and serve a jail sentence. The conviction, as well understood, renders him incapable of holding any office of trust or profit in the future.
 Those who thought the action of the Supreme Court settled it were mis- taken. He has applied for a rchearing and the application has been granted, but the hearing will not come on at this term of the court. At best the ease can hardly come up for hearing and a decision rendered before Octo- Der. His term expires on the Srd of March next, so that if the court again decides against him he will be within four or five months of the expiration of his term.
 In the meantime he technically rep resents Kansas in the Senate. While not actually acting as Senator. he re- tains his title and draws his salary. Talk of his resignation is idle. we should say He needs the salary to help pay his legal expenses and will continue to draw 1t. if the matter is left to him. He hopes for a "vindt-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
Kitchen of New Exchange.

James Montgomery. who was super intendent of construction in charge of the erection of the New Exchange Ao- tel. now occupies a similar position in the erection of the modern Union Rail- way Station at Mobile.
 He Is still in charge of the work on the rebuilding of the kitchen and iaun- dry of the New Exchange, and, antil it is completed. he will spend two days out of every week in Montgomery and the remainder in Mobile. He comes to Montgomery every Friday from Mobile and returns 10 Mobile Sunday night.
 Before leaving last nigAt for Mobile Mr. Montgomery said 1t would be only a short time before the completion of the kitchen and laundry of the New Ex- change.
 MT. Montgomery will supsrintend the construction of the new Union Railway Station in Birmingham. His family still remains in Montgomery, because he thinks Montgomery the most desir- able place in the State to reside.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
DRIF w o o D
BY PHIL H. ARMsTRoNo

Broken Reflections.
 Lord help some of them that help themselves for those after effects or indigestion.
 The trouble with mankind Is the fact that we are incapable of ever findins satisfaction in this world.
 Yes. Clarence. the seal of silence Is sometimes a government seal.
 We don't think a girl is stunning merely because she throws us down. A man doesn't have to be contract or to build high hopes
 Experience is the grind-stone that sharpens our wits
 Sometimes a man keeps his eyes glued on a thing till he gets stuck. Even mid ocean is more shallow than the depths of despair
 There is DothinE to lose by being po-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

lite; on the contrary there Is every chance of gaining a friend. A poet would naturally have lofty" ideals living in a garret.
 The Song of the Reel. Oh, the song of the reel With its buzz and whir Is the music the fishermen Most prefer. Casting the line in the Pools so deep, Where the speckled beauties Twist and leap What tangle of joy we always feel As we list to the W hizof the reel.
 L0Ey Time. Dis am de lazy time time of de year, When you ought toe work but you
 des don't kere. De cat-bird's song you'd rather hear,
 Lazy. lazy time. Dis am de time de ole bee huns, As froo de clover he madly buns, Hes fool to work when summer
 comes-
 Lazy, lazy time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
ExnepsiXe Commitments.

Old Khedive Ismails expensive com pliment to the then Empress Eugenie, thirty-six years ago-the construc ton Of a fine carriage road from Cairo to the Pyramids and the sphinx of Glzeh, so that she might drive instead of rid irg on a donkey-has been copied by the present Khedival government for the Princess of Wales. For her a car riage road hes been built from Bed rasheon to the Pyramids and ruins at Sakkara. This road, like the one made for the Empress of the French. will he scrviceable tG ordinary tourists hence - forth. There is even trolley line from Cairo to Gizeh
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
MONDAY, MAY as, 1oOe.
MILLS AND RAW MATERIAL.

It was long a matter of wonder that so much cotton manufacturing was done in. the North and so little in the South. Right here where the staple is raised, where the climate is most fav- orable. power cheap and facilities good for manufacturing the raw material into finished products is the logical place for cotton factories, as all must see, but the manifold advantages of comparatively recent period. Now there are cotton mills all over the South and they pay.
 Something of the same condition ex- fists, though not to such great extent, in the woodworking industries. A few days ago Pittsburg man was in Mo- bile and said to a representative of The Register We now have to buy our timber in the South and have it shipped to Pennsylvania for the purpose of manufacturing same, and l do not see why we should not remove our plants to Mobile and manufacture the timber into the finished product cheaper than we are now doing"
 We suspect that no one else can see why. As 1t is they must pay to have the timber shipped to them and if they have customers in the South. the freight back here must be added to the cost. It is the same illogical and roundabout way of doing things that so long prevailed in cotton manufac- turing. Bring the mills and factories to the raw material is the sensible plan, of course. and what is true of Mobile is equally so of Montgomery We have a number of woodworking plants here now, but the field is not Overcrowded. by any means More of the same kind would prosper.
 Here is good point for the consid- eration of those who are working for Greater Montgomery. Each new in- dustry that goes into operation here adds to the population, the business and the importance of Montgomery The right kind of representations and efforts will bring the shops to the tim Der. and will bring more people and more money. As the cotton mills nat urally gravitate towards the raw sta pie. so will the woodworking estab- lishments get as near the raw material as they can. This Is the logical way of looking at 1t, and those who are la boring so earnestly to increase Mont gomery's population should bear 1t in mind when looking abroad for somo- thing to induce nAon1a to oo,oa ba.o
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
rrohlem. of stntesmnnshIp.

PhiIadeIn0ld IedgeI.
 ''Whats the matter|' asked the statesman's collea gue, noting that he was In q brown study.
 T was thinking about the money we pay for pensions
 Don't fret I guess the men who are getting it need it."
 "Yes but they are passing from the scene. aren't they? After they're gone what'll we do with all that monev2"
 Thereupon the fippant colleaE ue ton hacsrnA thouHhffrl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
Inns ns DomestIc servants.

Attention is being called to the en- trance of many Japanese into this country. It Is claimed that they are taking the place of other races races, .. or true as regards household servants. But it is not by working for smaller wages that the Japanese find employ, ment in housework They demand and receive better rates of pay than are are usually given white labor in the same positions. Japanese cooks ana buffers. valets and other house ser composition for their labor Is so Keen that they obtain more than Is given on the average for this class of service. to realize their value and to demand full compensation for it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
cuun,npbam Apuo,utmrD,.

Lieutenant Gov9r1Or Cunningham will speak att
 Eufaula--W edn as lay, May sc. Ozark, Dale cod1ty-Thursdly, May 31, at 1G a. m.
 Newton. Dale coaa.y-Thursday Hay 31, at 2 D. m.
 Pinckard, Dale county-Thursday May 31, at D. m.
 Midland City. Dale county-Thurs- day. May 31, at 6 p. m.
 Dothan-Saturday June g.
 Abbeville-Mond " June 4.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

The dispatch that Engineer Stevens has arrived from Colon and will make a report was useless waste of words. Of course he will make a report. Ev- erybody who comes from Panama does that, but none of them report that there is anything doing. More work and less reporting is fin order.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
Home Love for Home EcIks.


 If l should consent to write for the newspapers" said an ardent Southe-ner yesterday. q would want to urge above all things Southern appreciation or Southern men, or more properly speak, ing, home love for home folks.
 We are too much attached to the Idea of sending away to some other state for men to serve us. Do we need an engineer? We send North or East for him. never stopping 70 remember that some of our own schools might provide him. A professor must be se- lected for some of our institutions ana 1t Is ten to one he is chosen rom the North. Our colleges are turning out graduates every year, with diplomas which ought to indicate efficiency Are these graduates not capacitated and equipped for service with our own peo- pie?
 T am no sectiopalist in any sense. l believe in the predom'nance of merit in whomsoever 1t Is found. but do think that our own Alabama faen and women should, where fitted, be chosen for duties at home, that they may not only be allowed to grow up with those whom they know and know them, but given the chance to aquire name and fame where it should be most appreci- ated It Is poac recommendation Tor Alabama institutions that their own offsprings are not able and fitted to pass along thn knowledge they receive to others wlIo would learn.
 T do not subscribe to the doctrine that graduates of the Alabanl. schools are unable to reflect credit 0n V ie edu- cational history of the Stats. Our boys have. on the other hand. made repu- tation the world over, and would still further distinguish thcmselves if given more of the enthusiastic approval of their neighbors and friends.
 T repeat that if should ever write for the papers this would be one of my first subjects"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

The scientists are still busy telling us the why and wherefore of the great quake. What they know about 1t is not nearly as extensive as what they do not know.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

If there are any knockers in Mont gomery give them the cold shoulder. They are not the kind of citizens need ed here. We want workers for Mont gomery. not those who work the other way
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

That New York chauffeur who tried to butt an express train off the track was killed. as a natural consequence. If he hadn't been he would now know more. but would not be as handsome as he was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
A Versatile FreDchmnn.

Saint-Saens. the famous French com poser, is a many-sided man. He Wrltes inc ljbrettos for his own operas, dab hles in astronomy, zoology and botanlcs and has even published a pamphlet on the relations of plants and animals, Tn which his results are grounded on oflS- inal inVestiGations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

The denatured alcohol discussion has raised the price of gasoline. We pre- Bume the Standard oil folks want to lay up something for possible contin- gencles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

When Dowie found he couldn't work any miracles to reinstate himself at Zion, he crawled down and went to law, just like an ordinary human.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

Senator Aldrich says there are things that might be worse than Democratic House." Verify there are, and a Re- publican House Is one of them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

Still another expedition is about starting Poleward. but we'll bet on Walter wellman if he doesn't make fluke,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

Good old Rockefeller says he begins to feel like a rich man. Must have cor nered some more oil stock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

The Republican New York Mail goes so far as to admit that we have "a lt- tie too much tariff in spots" Yea. verify. and entirely too many spots.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

Wonder what will be the next row in the Senate. Those buoyant states men can't keep the peace long.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

They were having a snow in Lincoln. Nebraska, last Thursday while those down here were eating strawberries and drinking--ice water, we'll say.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

Chattanooga wants the Republican convention" remarks The News, of that city. wonder why?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

That ls-year-old New York boy was shas'p one. He courted girl of sew enteen. but finally tilted her and maa- Tied her mother. evidently determined that there should be no step-mother business in his family If his father is living. and a widower. he ought to marry the girl and thus finish the com plication.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
A Good condltion of Aaalra.

ItauIaUu FONNs -
 We haven't seen a tramp in Headland in seven years, and no one lives near here who hasn't a visible means of sup port, Everybody works" in HeadlanA-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
Iudre rhomns speaks nt Emory.

The alumnae speaker at Emory. Col lege, Oxford. Ga, this year, will be Criminal Division of the City Court of Montgomery. who is one Of the well known thinkers of the Southern States at this time" remarked one of his friends last evening.
 "He is blocking out 0 wonderfully strong address and one that will most certainly make an impression. Much of the present day demand for purity In public and business life will be touch ed upon in an optimistic and wholesome way.
 The recent General Conference at Birmingham attracted new interest In this old-t time Methodist School. Bishop E. E. Hoss, whose name is Emory. Is a descendant of the man from whom the name was taken years ago. Among the other Alabama graduates of the in- stitution Is Isaac w Hill, State Super intendent of Education. who always at teEds the closing exercises.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

 E. S. Noble, Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn. says;
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- tiser's Circulation for the month of April. 1906. is true and correct. and compiled after all returns from news boys, news agents, and leftover copies have been deducted.
 E s. NOBLE.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this
 F. ". JACKSON,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

FOR DIABETES AND BRIGHT's DISEASE TAKE STUARTs GIN AND BUCHU.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28

Well. an earthquake may some day far Montgo~Ary. but we are safe from volcanoes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
SIDEWALK PENCILINGS
III. Ro.tan Version.

Everyone iabors except our distinguish ed progenitor. He reposes in a recumbent position within our residence during the day,
 His pedal extremities idling upon the bronze of the steam radiator, Serenely engaged in extracting nebu- Ious atmosphere of mundane matter. Our maternal mentor receives soiled linen for the purposeof cleansing 1t. And in this connection I should include filiaI Ann. Indeed. everybody is engaged in some variety of occupation in our do- nestle habitat Excluding, as primarily suggested. our distIr guished progenitor.
 -Springfield (Mass) Republican.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
Are Human Soap Factories.

"Did you ever stop and fgure out what gives so many of the poorer farm CTS and the mountaineers of Alabama and other southern States such waxy looking, sallow complexionsT asked a well-known physician of group in the New Exchange Hotel last evening: The question had never been pondered by them.
 well the reason is that they are nothing more nor less than human soap factories" said the medical man when some desire for an explanation was evince1 Their principal diet is soda biscuit-this yellow kind with too much soda-and fat hog meat. The natural chemical result is soap, and the man who undertakes to be a soap factory will not of course have the best or complcxions."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
EneIneer Crenshaw Goes to Men.phI,

Engineer CrenShaW Goes to Memphis.
 Mr Frank W. Crenshaw, General Sec retary and Treasurer of the Adjust ment Committee of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad system left last night for Memphis. Tenn, to attend the closing of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers Convention now in ses- sion there. On account of the election of MT Fred A. Burgess, the Chairman of the Adjustment Committee, to be Assistant Grand Chief, Mir. Crenshaw, as next ranking oficial, will call the General Board of Adjustment together at Louisville and elect a chairman to fill the unexpired term of MT. Bur- gess.
 MT. J. P Billups. General Passen- ger Agent of the Western Railway, and fIr Frank Thompson of his office. who spent Saturday in Montgomery, returned to their home in Atlanta yesterday morning
 MT. T. W. Hansell. train master Of the Montgomery division of the At lantic Coast Line. with headquarters 5 at Dothan, is in he city.
 Mir c. '. Acosta of Bir rlngLan. travelling freight agent of the New York Central Railroad, spent yestor- day in Montgomery.
 Hon. Fred L. Blackmon and Hon. Hugh D Merrill of Anniston are Tn Montgomery.
 MT. O. w. Tucker of Grove Hill spent last night in Montgomery.  MT. J. F. Matthews of Anniston was in town last night. MT J. Ward Cobb of Atlanta is at the New Exchange.
 Mir. Hugh Lannon of Selma Is visit ing the city.
 MT Fl. I. Gill of New Decatur IS In the city.
 MT. E. o. Bishop of Luverne Is In the city.