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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

ent civilization more rounded, integral, and complete than some that have risen. fourished, and been consigned tn the historian?
 The question Is intensely interestina. but has never been settled definitely. To borrow one fliustF ation: The states man PericleE delivered the moineTlal address upon the Athenlans who. lost their lives in the first year of the Peloponn esian was. The life he re- counts to his niditors aS lived then in Athens. and with which they were themselves coenizant. was upon a aplane never reached acfore, or since To the objection that hey did not have Ehrix- lianity. the reply IS patelt that hey conseerated all their nets by the high est religion to which they could attain. Indeed. such scholar as Lord Macau- lay deliberately affirmed that he knew of mo modern university with go ex- eelient q system of education as the training gained by the citizens pf Ath- ems, who merely had their eyes ana ears open day by day. saving Tn tho extension and multiplication of p1val- cal comforts. Is our boastec Twentieth century civilization really in advauce nf the past7
 It has by no means been provtd.
 Do we surpass the higf tdeae and achievements of tho men wha did homage to the Virgin Queen? Were there ever their peers?
 We have verify net as yet heard the conclusion Of the whole matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
CABINET nxpesunns.

Tn spite of an the aadking, nest hiding and evasions that can be resort ed to- VIC occasionally get slight insight into the manner in which the Indians lave been wrenwea under Re- publican oficiais The confession ot two cabinet members. Hitchcock and Wilson, made to select eommittee of the Senate, that they mad knowingly and wiifuily violated the law in reia- ton 10 the )aalatTMent of certain lands belonging to the five civilized tribes Is a shameful exposure Of eflcial mis- management to call 1t by no harsher term.
 The excuse of the two Secretaries. that they suspended the operations of the law because they thought II best for the Indiana. is about the weakest explanation they could have thought of When Senator Teller told them that they had no right to suspend tHe law for one minute he told them what they probably knew. and when he fur ther stated that if they had the right to suspend the law temporarily they could suspend 1t indefiniteiy Ne told them another obvious truth. froba- bly they Went on the theory that the Indians had been robbed and swindled so long that little more of it~would not hurt them, The e%pesure was a sorry spectacle for an administration that has so much to Aay about offi- cial honesty and upright dealing. Per haps also they went on the theory Hike Master. like Man" and that as the President overturned laws at his pleas ure they could, do the same.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
ROosnvELr AND Mrrcianf.L

As The Indianapolis Star looks at it. "John Mitchell has joined President Roosevelt and Attorney General Moody in attacking the federal Judiciary. with the difference that Mitchell speaks with disrespeet of these high courts as a body, while the others direct their crit icisms toward individual judges"
 There Is difference. but 1t fig really in Mitehells favor, He is a private citizen ana his opinions are or little consequence. More than mat he is so wrapped up in unionism that he can hardly be expected to do justice to the courts If they at any time rule against labor unions. With him and those of his way of thinking unionism is above all other considerations.
 It is not so with the President and Mr. Moody. Che Is the highest official in the land and the other was his at. torney general and has just become a member of the United States Supreme Court HAosevelt.s recent condemna- ton and aenunciation of Judge Hum phgeys' decision was much less excus- able than Aitchelps general criticism of tie federal courts. The President is expected to be fair and just to all officials under him and especially to those whose duty it is to expound and uphold the laws of the country. When he assumes to know more about law and justice than the judges do he takes too much credit to himself. and when he accuses judge of unfairness. par tiality or prejudice he apparently loses sight of a number Of incidents in hts owh past. The country cannot forget, if he does.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
COMPUTING MACHINES.
Recommendations of POstOiTlce Depart-
 ment Commission are Filed.

meat Commission are Filed
 Washington, Dec. 20--A commission appointed by the Postmaster- General .to Inquire into the merits of various add ing and computing machines, especial iy as to their adaptabillty for work in postoffices, made it's report today.
 The commission examined thirty-fi five machines of as many different makes nearly all of which proved to be sat isfactory from view points Of mechan- teal arrangement, durability, accuracy and the speed with which they can be operated.
 Bids for the various machines will be considered by the Postoffice Depart. ment from time to time with view to securing those best adapted to the needs of the postal service Notwith- standing the increasing demand in postofflces for computing machines, few can be purchased at rreseft on account of the limetd appropriation at the dls- ppsal of the Department.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
Nor MUCH cHANGE.
,.aaal,lra T Isw. I.l.lls I,apre,ea y

 New Law. New York Dec. 20--The report from s. Petersburg that the fszar had aS- proved the bfli or the council of min istcrs removing certain disabilities Of the Jews. created some excitement among the Russian Jews of New York s.nd In the East Side coffee houses and workshops. 1t was the chiel topic of Ienmysrsatien yesterday
 The first reports were to Inc effeat that "elI rights had been sraFted afid tha enjoying by them cessed when fl , necan1e known that the privilege to l live in the country places as well IS iii the city places was tte onty Tree dom granted to their brethren at Helne.
 Commenting on matters, Professor Richard sottheit, of columt.a Univer- sity. saidl
 1t is evident that the place of. set tleInsflt fs not to be abolished but the Jews ars to have permission to reside in the rural districts as well as In the towns Second, number of restric- tlohs placed on thdse wfo had per- mission to live outside the pale Will he removed. Third, in a measure, the Jews will be allowed to own land. but this with numerous and well defined rcstrictions.
 "1yen If the measures I havs re- ferred to are contained in the law uow promulgated, I cannot see that it will bring much light Into the great Rus sian ghetto. The 5,000,ee0 Jews tn- closed in that ghetto must remain tnere and as they have not been allowed to become agrieulturists, thes must still remain in towns The right to live outside the pale demands education In surne higher educational institute and membership in an artisans guild. 'Tonking at this matter even with the greatest optimism, I cannot see that the new law has effected much ot a change. On the whole, the outlook of the Jews in Russia continues te be Iblaek."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
Doctors and Ministers stir Things i'm GeInnn.

Selma Times.
 the meeting of the City ouncil on Monday night was the talk of the city next day. When the ministers of the city, backed up by nearly every mem Der of the Dallas County Medical As sociation residing in Selma, appeared before the law making body of our city and asked that license to retail spirituous, yinous and malt liquors be refused the applicants, it came as a surprise to the members of the City Council and to every one else present. The action of the ministers and the doctors had been kept so secret that not a newspaper man in the city knew what they were at the Council meet inB for. It was thought that the min isters were there to protest against tue granting of a license in the Fifth Ward, but the doctors persistently re- newspaper men as to what they. were doing there, and not til Dr. Harper arose and read the paper that had neen prepared by the Medical Society dawn upon the large crowd assembled in tine Council chamber. It is under- stood that every physician in the city but two signed the document Dr. Harper read the paper which was a strsng one and dealt with the evil of ihtoxicahts from q medical standpoint ana then sat dowp without comment
 
 The strong feature of the fight that the ministers are making is the fact that the doctors took a stand with them. One represents the moral and spiritual welfare of the community: the other the physical and development of mankind The doctors did not make any arguinents, but let the resolutions they had passed speak for themse yes The two bodies wield a powerful in- fiuence in any continuity and as we said above, there is a fight inaugurated Id this city that no one can tell where lt will end.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
cor SILVER PLATE.
ssrvants of Weaithy ChicagO Family Make Rich IIhuI.

Servants of Weaithy ChicagO Family
 Make Rich TGhuI.
 Chicago, Dec.- 20.--silver plate, some oE it family heirlooms, more than a century old: diamonds and jewelry, valued at Sf5,0OU, were stolen yesterx day from the Hinsdale residence Of Charles V. Stein, vice-president of the firm of Stein Brothers, whelesale liquor dealers.
 The booty was packed into one of Mrs. Stein's trunks and carried away. simultaneously with it's disappearance two of the Stein servants, and man and his wife who were employed about month ago. are said to have packed up their effects and renounced their situations without the foFnality of nos tifying their employers.
 The Stein family plate and jewels are kept in a chest the key to which was secretcd. and it was stated last night that a servant recently taken Into the place learned few days ago where the key to the treasure box was kept.
 Mrs Stein came into the fifty yester- day, leaving to the house maid, an old and trusted employe, and the other ser wants on the place, The maid. too, went out, and during her absence the treasure chest was opened, and every nook and corner In the residence ran sacked for jewelry and silver. Prac- tica1Iy everything Of value of the kind was placed in trunk and taken away by the robbers, who used the Stein carriage for the purpose of conveying the trunls to the station, where 1t was shipped into tho city.
 The trunks of the two servants also are missing and the police are endeAv- bring to 1ccst eths missing pair and the booty, which, 1t is thought, was taken by them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

The report of the Superintendent of Schools of South Carolina for the schol- astic year ending June 30, showed an average school attendance in round numbers of 100000 white children and 114,o60 coiored. And yet there are stiil some blatherskites in the North who complain that negroes in the south are denied educational privileges, The attendance of neither race was as large as it should have been, but the negroes have no cause 10 complain of lack of school facilities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

It would be folly on the part of the Government to remove its land office from Montgomery to Birmingham merely to suit the convenience of the Register. This seems to us to be about the only reasonable argument advanced in favor of the removal of the offices, according to the statements of the case published in our news col. anns. Montgomery Is the Capital and the center of the State. The land re- cords are here and this city is more accessible to the agricultural lands of the government. Let the land offices stay in Montgomery. General John stSns comfort notwithstanding
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
COSTLY ERROR UNpxurnED.
Ten Millions a Yeaf May be saved sn
 Mail Carrying.

Washington Special.
 Ten million dollars year, it is be lieved will be saved to the severn inent annually as result of a change that is apt to De made in the manner of weighing the quantity Of mail car ried by the various railroads. Repre- sentative MufdociS dissoveree the er- TOT which, 1t is believed. has cost the government sixty million dellars Sine the present system was ado~ten.
 The practice has been to weigh the malls going over system for ninety days. but instead Of dividing the total thus gotten by ninety, sevehty~ eight has been used to determine the daily average" The twelve Sundays were excluded. and "the daily average" pf course. has been made much gteater than it would be if ninety, the true divisor, were used.
 On the basis determined in this way the railroads have been pald and Mir, Murdock calculates paying sixteen pe.' cent more than 1t ought to have paid. This system has been practieed since 1873.
 By the reform which Mir. Murd6ck has proposed 1t Is believed s10 900. 900 a year would be saved which would wipe out the annual deficit and destroy the only pretext that is put forth for increasing the second-class rate
 The Hotise Postofice Committee will take the matter tip shortly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
AleOhollsm and consumption.

TPhlIadeIphIa Press.
 In recent address before tue Amer lean International Congress on Tuber-
 SrG Onn the Read rSheqS of sn ef 2FS in that city for the treatment of in sbriates, took occasion to point out the close connection that existed between elpal point presented by Dr. CrofheFs in his address is that alcohol weakeus the blood vessels of the respiratory system and Invites consumption: that the roll Of cOnsulnptiyes receives an nuaily vast additions from tn" ranks of moderate drinkers. reduction of cur national drinking caDatltr. there fore, means reduction in the number of victims ot the great N Site plague.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
CUNFEssrs MURDER.
srt Jett Takes New Tack it His
 usrsnR

Curt Jett Takes New Tack ih 1Hih
 TriaI
 Louisville, Ny, Dec. 20--A special from Cyhti!ah1, Ky, says:
 Curt Jett took the stand in his own behalf today and surprised the Com monwpalth by confessing to the muir der of Town Marshall Cqckrili In Jack son, four years ago for which he is now on trial. Jott had made pre- vious confession duplicating Judge Hargis and Sheriff Ed. Callahan
 Tho Cormonwealth bslieves Jett Is trying to shield two other men when he says that he was alone at the time he murdered Cockrill
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
HIS Administration an inspiration.

Governor Jelks is winding up his term of office with . record that he can be proud to go dow in history with. It is q record for conservative methods that has left behind nina in the treasury the largest sum of money ever left bsl any Governor in fbe state. and yet no one cries from oppression. That he has made a most excellent and conservative Governor no honest ner- son can deny. He will have the proud years suent on Capitol hill in the faith full discharge of his sworn duties He has served his people. faithfully and his party has been honored in honor ing him. To those who come alter him. his example and administration will be an inspiration and safe guide. He will carry into private life the good wishes and congratulations of thou sands of Alabamians who never looked l upon his face. The Courier extends to aim its heartiest felieitationS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
Modern Civilization. i.

Washington Herald
 Civilization is so large an expression that 1t really eludes the termt7ulogy of tfle dictionaries.
 Its significance is more nearly att talned by metaphor.
 We might say. It had stomach and back. and head and heart. Our pres ent civilization assuredly clothes itself in purple and fine linen and fares sumptuously every day.
 But in the highest sense. is our pre-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

derstanding of the matter In such | brief time. Mr. Roosevelt. we believe, spent three days on the Isthmhs, and we are asked to believe that he ls now fuiiS competent to judge, advise and instruct on every point connected with one of the most important undettak- ings of modern times. That Is evil dentIy the idea of The lndiansrolss star, which says:
 1 If Congress really wants to dig tta canal In the best poSsihle way in tae least possible time, it can not do hst- ter than to follow the President adj vice. The nature of thc subject is such as to mako his counsel about the most trustworthy to he had. He is not deat- Ing now with dictionarles or the judi eiary
 Well, 1t is very evident that the sen ate doesn't lc5k at 1t in that way. if we may judge from the action of that body and the remarks of indivIdnal Senators on receipt or the canal mes sage. It is plain enough that the Senators are nut impressed by the Presidents words and that they do not propose to be dictated to by him. or so look on his suggestions as binding Tn fact. the indications are that the Senate at least win discreuit him when it comes to show down, and that in more ways than one Ills bumptious- ness will net go down with that body. however much his admirers may try to hold him up as paragon of wis- dom and information AS matter of fact we may properly ask if any ad- vance towards canal building hes been made?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
Tuo Necr6rS EIoncea.

Knoxviiie. Tenn. Dec. 20.--Wili and Drsw Upton. negroes, were hanged at Madison, r, an.. year Here this after noon for the murder of Richard John son an aged pensioner, on the night of JanuartI T, last. The uegroes entered the old mans rountal- home, presHn- nblv for thN purpose ol robbery. They oVe~powered aSd Killed him, One nf Iohuson's children reeC%nized the no groes and this Slea to their immediate arrest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
HENRY YiccA0RS nEAD.
WAS steel Expert And Ltehtenaat Of Andrew CArneEie.

WaA steel F:apert And LiehtenSat Of
 Andrew CarneEie.
 Pftsburg Dee 30.--HeHry McCroryt for years identified with the practical end of the steel industry a brother in-law of President W E, Corey. of the United states Steel Corporation, and also one of the 'juni0r partners" of An drew Carnegie, died al his home in Williamsburg last night
 Mir McCrory was ore pf the most prominent technical steel men in this vicinity. He was mastef roller of the Homestead Att'is at the tine of tho strike in 1892.
 Following the strike Mir, McCrory be- came connected with the first mill in tie country to make arInor plate He there was associated with MT. Corey and Charles M. sehwab. all Of whom figured in the cosigressl lonal investlga- tion of the furnishinE of arfior platc to the goycrnmsnt iu 1894.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
SIDEWALK PENClLfNCS
0Feena F.rave MIla waIi.

Greens Prove Mlla E'Rkt. 2 prove that thls fall has been the hhidest nthe memory of many of the oldest of Montgomery citizens, A. O. arihln- m egnpioye at the plant of the Mont gomery Ls1nfber C0mpanv gather ga From wood nrar the western part eI the city. specinens of green lear es, from trees. slsllDs. and grasses, which nave seldom ever before oeen kupwn ( .,he gresii q taie ssason. ser office last nirIt specimens of the green leaves of the elder. Eweet-gnnl, sloo;nitE dog feancl, bla lSberry. pfdm and peach
 T have sffewn these s.,ccimens to men more than three score wears osd.'' said Mir. Grifiin, and all have agreed that never lia Fheir ttiemor2 haye they seen any pf the trees and shrubs. fep resented in this bunch, green at this season of the year.
 ' have been so impressed with the unusual miidnesr os inc weather dtl 2 ing the fall that went ont into thu woods to convince myself that I was not wTonEfu rs belief and inun1 there ample evidence that the fall 9f lt06 has been the mildest in years '
 WHaton killing Of Oame.
 \ thoughtful citizen said yesterday: that some kind of general game Iaw should nc passed than the item r.- eountfnu tue results 2f 4 hunt h Lsotiisiana in The Advertiser this nc T. ing The hunter huasts nf killins twenty three dser. and nays they lad soill not use thsn. How long would game to ellminate what Is ieft?'
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 Ber. A. L. Andrews. ? D.. was in the city last night on his way from effle' sf tSc cSarss Harsss rest aetfosls, @ s iare, to Texas to ti1e ronfhrence of which he has. been transfsrrsd.
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 representative pr the big life insursnee eoInranies has Fcfurned from New York, where he went tO attend a meeting ot the agents or tse spmsarsi s
 From St. Marrasst's Hosbit4l !eally last night, the eonditinn Of MT. J 8. Starr. who was Injured In street ear accident early Muuday morntR2, was pronounced unchangsa,.
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 The condition Of Mr. Edmund R Murray, the eiird man who was in5ur- was apparently siiehtIy improved yes. tersiny.
 FIon. A. NJ. Ttintsta1l of Greensboro, Iives, was prominent visitor to the city last night.
 Mr. George " Duncan of Auburn, HN~0anlnanuEf O1 tne G9NS Ut SNStkuS in Alabama Is staying at the New Ex- change Hotel.
 a E $ Mfr. R. F. Black of Evergreen is registered at the Ney Exchange Ho'
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 Mir. F. H. Manning of .falladega is registered at the New Exchange Hotcl
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 Mir H W. Clark of speigner Is tSfe tytY1 ak ENcfnf4Ch HnfAi
 ss s 6 Hon. John D. Burnett of Evergreen spent yesterday in Montgomery. % g Ss MT. F. c. Melvin, prorihent bank ! er of Selma. Is in the city. Ss @ Ss MT. F. W. Jones of opellka Is g visitor to the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
snclllne ns M.e rlrn.c

IUTTIN NV WS
 Congrcsz has at one fell swonp dc str1yed the movement toward phonetic spelling on executive order, and here after even Secretary Tart's ulrhe may be sNclltH T-a-u-g- g-h-e-d.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
Nd Alternating it Prescrl.

TNuSHlUBIOn Tusl
 From the vigorous manner in which Senator MUrPah has started after Will liam Nelson Cromwell. Alternate Bank head can see that there will beuoth Q ing doing in the alternating !inn fO- snlnn tirnh tn nnna
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
OCTOBER, 1906.

EAtal s..sss..,ts s.ss ssss.ss sss " sssss  Sunday average for Oet05eE.-s..s .At'ssx ---z@a@~@@~~=-~-----s~-s-s - ' N q Mobile, Circulatfcn AnuageF cx The Montgomery Advertised. being dusy sworn' sayHs
 Ths forsgoIng statemsnt Of The Adver- tfserss circulation fov khs Taonth of Oeto- Ser 1906, fs true and correct and compiled after ali returns from nswabcya, news agsnts. spoiled ana left-pveg copies havs besp asdacted E q N0BLE.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subsergbed before mo this gytn day of NovansBeF 1908.
 fsealy R ". JACKSON.
 Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
No Pf6test Came Iron, cnrncslr.

NfW ' IWTk " VIIU.
 Mr. Carnegie announecs that he is bitterly opposed to an income tax. But he never protested against the gov erument's taxhg other peoples iu- duties when he was pocket'ng the pro- rceds fCr himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

N IS lO lIudBluS SOlHStAAaSS how cranky some authorities can be. VIC clip this from contemporary
 ohio Northern University bids for uoSoriety by a tax on tobacco users. They will pay one dollar term in excess of the tuition fee hereafter. The weA9on assigned is that tobacco is de- detsrlous to health. duliinR the mind, if 1t is within the province of uni7 versity to employ compulsory moral method should not the late riser be fIned9 Lying abed stultifies the mind and weakens the digestive organs Why not impose penalties~for refusal to ex- ful and exhilarating literature. alL I'm, pure food. all drink but swater and all meat but that in eggs? Why. In short, not turn the world upside down and make model little men out of the level headed hOmely backwQods boys! By the shady lanes and amid the peace of the fields, what a lot of nonsense en- ters the human brain?
 in truth. why not? Why not pre- scribe what the students shall eat and wear, and De done with it? We can freely admit that the excessive use Oi tobacco may be injurious, especially to the young, but will these authorities deny that excessive use of food Is hurt fuiq The same cap be said of anything we eat or drink, ahd if school author ities are going about correcting evils or excuses why not take in all oi thsm?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

The mother of pr. William osler has Just rounded out a fuii century of ex- istencs and doesn't need chloroform yet The proper thing for her to do would be to take Billy across her knees and administer a shingIe.