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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
]. HE sHouLn aEsIGN.

The improprlety. to call it by no harsher term, of judicial officer en- tering the field as candidate for a political ofnce while holding to his place on the bench. is plainly shown m the case of Judge Fite, of Carters- ville, Ga, who Is now a candidate for Congress. and who has made himself somewhat ridiculous by attempting to discipline some Of the newspapers. for criticlsing him and his official acts. Rc- ceptly a charge delivered by him to the grend jury at Dalton was referred to in rather uncomplimentary terms by The Chattanooga Times. and thereupon the Judge went before the grand jury to get an indictment against the editor of The Times, on the ground that the pa per's criticism was intended to injure him in his canvass for Congressional honors.
 It Is not necessary to discuss Judge Fites character or fitness for the of- flee he now holds. He may have been a good judge. for anything we know to the contrary. but tho one incident in connection with the Chattanooga editor is sufficient evidence that he should resign from tho bench. If he had put his complaint against the ed- itor on the ground that the criticism was libellous, and that it was calcu- lated to impair his usefulness as judge, we. might sympathize with him and possibly admit that there were some grounds for his course. judge may be injured. and his judicial iniiu- ence lessened by unjust newspaper criticism. but this one, as we under stand the case. put his complaint sole iy on the ground that The Times had injured his chances or prospects for Congress.
 Neither the law nor fair public opin- ion will condemn a judge for wishing to obtain another and different office. but just public opinion will con- demn judge who holds to his posi- ton on the bench while conducting a canvass for a strictly political ofice. The two positions are incompatible. if not actually antasonistic. It matters not how evenly he bears himself in conducting his judicial duties he can- not escape suspicion. There will be those who will charge that his de- cisions and rulings are influenced and warped by his desire to go to Con- gress. He cannot hold the scales of justice so evenly balanced that he will not be accused of partiality or preja- dice in his judicial work. The one in- cident we have mentioned is enough to make it plain that Judge Fite should leave the bench if he persists in run ming for Congress.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
Trrinn .o Ahnliah Flies.

A prize of $2,500 has been aWardeu py the Paris Matin to the anonymous in- ventor of q new method of getting rid of houscfies. The method is strictly
 scientific. and, it is claimed. will com pletely destroy the eggs, which are us ually deposited in drain pipes; Crude petrol mixed with water issnsed for household dsinfecting purposes. The drain pipes become lined with the oil, which both kills the eggs already there and precludes the deposit of others. When desired the petrol can be poured on the fin" soil and the latter sprinkled In corners. This, it is said, is thor oughly efflcacious in destroying the eggs. The operations should be car ried out in the spring to obtain the best results.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
SOME REPUBLICANS
SEE SOCIALISM IN PRESIDENTS TAX ON FORTUNES.
Rockefeller in Mind, TiIIman Urges Haste-Mil1fOnaircs Throughout Country Divided Over Income
 and Inheritanee Tax.

Washington Special to- N. Y. World. It is the opinion of majority of the Senators and Rspresentatives that " s. of sn was an attempt to sound g. keynote for the 1908 campaign. It is also the opin- ion of many Senators and Representa- tives that the President went entirely
 Privately they eharaeterized his ut. terances as Foolish" the climax Of enS as sbsH ss neite he can run for President again.. Pub iicly the Republican leaders will say point to the Presidenfs propositian as another evidence of his instability. They say he is frightened at what he thinks is trend in the country toward A number of Senators and Represen- tatives favor, both an income and an inheritance tax. The Presidents lan- guage only had reference to tax on inheritance. All are at loss to un- derstand what the President meant by his words, "a tax so framed as to put of these enormous fortunes to hand out individual"
 This is construed to be advanced So- cialism." Legislators are puzzled to know whether the Presidents idea is to confiscate all in excess of a certain sum bequeathed by a multimillionaire.
 ment is that Congress has no constitu- tional authority to prescribe what one shall do with his money.
 President Hayes delivered a.spesch cated limiting by law the accumulation of fortunes. He fixed s3.ooo,0o0 as the maximum which any person should be permitted to accumulate.
 There is no possibility that President RoOsevelt's utterances will lead to any Legislation at this session of Congress. The decision of tlre Supreme Court held tional stands in the way of any new enactment, Many Senators think an amendment to the constitution must ton of an income tax. Such an amend ment must be approved by the Legisia- lures of two-thirds of the States. A income tax law. leaving it to the su- preme Court again to pass upon its constitutionality. It has been deter mined both ways by this high tribunal, Only a few months ago the Supreme Court sustained the inheritance tax law of New York In an action brought by the Vanderbilt heirs.
 As a general proposition Democrats are more favorable to an income tax than Republicans, Both of MT. Bryan's campaigns for the Presidency were form as far back as 1896 carried a de- mand for income and inheritance taxes: and so did the Populist platform. If the Democrats should again control both branches of Congress. with . Democratic President. 1t is virtually certain that there would be income tax legislation.
 A large preponderance of sentiment favors the taxing of incomes rather than inheritances because the latter are too slow in reaching results Under existing court decisions a testator's es- tate may be tied up during the succeed ing generation, and in this way seventy or eighty years might elapse before returns could De realized from an i'm heritance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
TODAY IN HISTORY.

N. Name ns,. Day; .s Anicetas. Sun rises at 4s1 B. C.-An eclipse of the sun mo-
 I32s-The EIector of saxony, mar quis of Brandenburg landgrave of Hesse. dukes of Lunenburg. prince of Anhalt, together with fourteen imperial cities. entered a solemn protest against the decree of the diet of Spires con- demning their noncomfority to the ste deciarng ianHs t te ssesee unjust aad ed by the name of aProtestants.
 16S9-The federation act, so famous among dissenters and others in England. passed.
 1751-LaCaille arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, for the purpose of observ- mained there three years, during which period he determined the exact posi- ton of ten thousand stars, and fixed the situation of the isles of France and
 i7s7MBattie of Diersheim, between the Austrians under the veteran Gen. eral Kray. and the French under Hoche. the the loss of i,ooo prisoners. and ali their cannon, baggage. ammunition, etc.
 1S12-James s. Rollins. statesmen, born; "The Father of the University
 1S50-General Lopez, a native of Cuba organized an expedition in New Orleans, and invaded Cuba (Cardenas), wrest the island from Spain; failing to receive the support on the island he had anticipated. he returned to the parations fora stronger invasion.
 1854-Spain concluded loan of $2.- 100000 offering the revenues of the Philippines as security.
 1874-A plebiscite taken in Switzer- land on the proposal to revise the fed eral constitution!
 1Ss4-Planters in South Carolina and adjoining states reported starving as a result of the prolonged drought
 lS94-A bill was introduced in the United States Senate by Palmer pro- viding for government loans on farm products at rate Of one-fiftteth or their market value.
 l9O5-Japanese government made strong protest to France for shelter ing Russian fleet, contrary to neutraii- tu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
ABOUT GORKY.

Evidently Maxim Gorky, Socialist, Revolutionist, Nihilist, one or all, does not understand the American people, and 1t is also plain that they have not understood him. Gorky in Russia. pos ing as the advocate of human freedom and constitutional liberty is one prop osition, but Gorky in America, advo- eating anarchy and Nihilism, living and travelling in open and shameless adultery with a woman not hls wife that is an entirely different propo- sition. Our people, or many of them, had come to look on him as they did on Kossuth or Garibaldi, and were pre- pared to welcome him and contribute to the revolutionary cause he repre- sents. Now that peoples eyes are be- ing opened they are not likely to dis commode themselves to contribute funds for him.
 It may be that Gorky, whose teach ings and practices were acceptable to his class in Russia, was led to be- lieve that he would be received with open arms in America. If such was
 
 ly. The American people are not ex- actly Pharisees but they will not stand for some things. They are friends of human liberty but they will not en- courage Nihilism. He will probably learn that he cannot fiout our social standards with impunity. He must learn that America is not Russia, and rla not the same. In short. there seems to have been misapprehension all around, and it will be felt by Gorky in the lack of enthusiasm and sub scriptions It is money that he is af- ter and he has not adopted the best plan to get it. As The Indianapolis Star says:
 to government authority and breaches | the overthrow of established institu- | tons must needs be of strong char acter and possessed of high principle and to feel that he may rightfully make a law unto himself. This dfsre- | gard of the conventions has injured many a good cause, and in so far as | Gorky was likely to share the support | of good people in the United States the defiant announcement that the wo- man with him who is passing as Mad anne Gorky is not his wife will hurt his undertaking in behalf of free Rus sia. The American public will not be- | lieve the less in the desirability of re- form in that country. but they will not believe that he is worthy or safe leader of the masses he professes to represent. The argument in his be- half by one of his "liberal' solialistic supporters that he is a genius and all lowances must be made for him will not be accepted. Genius has no right to claim exemption from the law re- garded by the entire Christian world as that of the highest morality. Tho episode discloses him, in fact not as a irrepressible creatures likely to attach themselves to any revolutionary move ment and to do it more harm than good.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
Live on the Porch.

Baltimore sun.
 Now that summer is near. the sug.
 sestion is made by Good Health that everybody ought to live on the porch read, sew, eat lounge and nap there. The parlor ought to be deserted Tn summer for the open air. and the dining
 room likewise With hammocks and easy chairs a delightful existence there
 Is practicable, and stay there is much taminated air of bedroom. Many per sons nowadays spend the night on the porch in summer, and not few ma
 the air better there in winter also
 There are porches and porches. A bare
 bleak porch exposed to the sun has It's
 drawbacks but it can be made at
 tractive by planting around 1t in the spring quick growing vines: Ciematis; suckle can be planted later for peren-
 nial shade. The morning glory is rapid grower and will give in few
 weeks the desired privacy and shade grow six and three quarter inches in One night One of it's merits is that it attracts humming- birds all the sum
 mer long. Porch furniture Is now made in many styles. including the indispen- sable table for books, magazines. etc. Hanging baskets with flowers and terns have q decorative effect. Everythlng | is to be added that will charm the house hold from the house into the open, air, It isn't everyone's happy lot to have
 a porch. In that case Good Health
 suggests that trial be made or the r9ot l liPhtful and need not be unduly eX- | pensivc A slanting roof can be GOV,
 cred with horizontal platform, and | habitable place can be devised. The | only necessary thing is to have an in vincble purpose to get out into the l open air and see the stars. our con l temporary is a bit enthusiastic. but It 1 teaches tho true doctrine of health re- l form-baCk to nature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19

Speaking of Dowie. The Sacremento Bee says: Whether or not he believes himself a prophet of the Lord, verit- able Elijah II, he knows how to act the part" Does he now? Dowie in Mex leo. trying to emulate the thunders Of Mount Sinai. and Dowie at Zion City, cringing and pleading. employing law yers instead of the lightnings. doesn't strike us as acting the part of the stern prophet of God who feared not man or mans powers. Act the part" indeed! He "has acted tho part of charlatan, a fakir and a robber, and is now acting the part of frightened criminal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
Hot,esick.

by the overflow of the artesian wells. Hanging his garments upon a snow covered sagebrush, the amphibious Boise boy plunges delightedly into the warm mineral water and defies the season In the open, while his more con- ventional elders bathe in the immense reservoirs of the public natatorium.
 The supply of hot water Is more plentiful than that of cold, and Boise also uses the artesian water for the sprinkling of her streets. Curious tourists are often moved to inquiry of the summer time by the sight of sprfnkling wagon passing along the street emitting steam from the aper- lures at its tank and leaving behind it a wake of hot and steaming water.
 The system of heating by natural steam has been in use in the down town portion of Boise for several years. and Is now being installed throughout the residence districts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
Fun fin French Legislation.

The French find fun in legislati ton just as do some of the American states. A short time ago the chamber of de- puties passed law withdrawing from agriculturists the privilege of crude distillation. which Is chiefly practiced with the South, and get their own back" Northern agriculture. by one of its representatives in the chamber, has introduced bill making. free grant to every French family of twenty-eight pounds of tobacco and of seventy-ftve pints of wines or spirits annually for family use. This, of course. would hft the Southern wine and tobacco grower. There is. of course, no serious idea that the chamber will pass the bill. but its framers are most seriously determines that the chamber shall discuss IL.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1908.
A coon PROJECT.

Our enterpising neighbor on the Chattahoochee. Columbus. is getting hustle on herself and is preparing to gather to her own bosom some of the rich treasures of fertile East Alabama. That is strictly business and no objee- ton can be filed, even if some of the trade now coming to Montgomery should thus be taken from us. It is the duty of any city to draw trade from whatever source it may.
 The latest project, and one which is now being considered, is an elec- tric railroad from Columbus, by way of Eufaula Abbeville and less import ant points to Dothan. We are not in- formed as to where the line will cross the Chattahoochee. whether just below Columbus or some miles further South, but that is immaterial The main point is that the project Is now up and that it may develop into a cer- tsinty very soon, If the moneyed men and the Board of Trade see and recog- nize all that it means.
 A glance at the map will show any one that such a line as the one pro- posed will pass directly through some of the richest portions of Alabama. It will pass through the Eastern section of the famous Black Belt" and will then traverse many miles of the desir- able, progressive and thriving wire grass region. and can undoubtedly be made a valuable feeder for Columbus. Water power for the generation of elec- tricity abounds all along the proposed route so that there will be no lack of propulsive energy at any portion of the way.
 The idea may prevail with some that such a road can only be used for pas senger traffic, like the ordinary street car lines, but that would be a very great mistake. In various portions of the North and West electric power is fast coming into use for heavy freight traffic and we predict that it will be- fore many years take the place of all other power. Long lines of roads up there are being equipped with electric :notors and others are being added as fast as the changes can be made. The than will for the most part run through a country where there will be no heavy grades, and there is no apparent reason why the line should not be so con- structed and equipped as to haul heavy freight as we'll as passengers.
 Looking at 1t from any standpoint we see that this will be a valuable road for Columbus. It is good scheme for Columbus and for many Alsbamians if successfully carried out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
CoIoring Matters and Commercial
 Chaafa.

Cheats.
 In The Delineator's Campaign for Safe Foods, Mary Hinman Abel writes in the May number, chapter on Col bring Matters and Commercial Cheats of vital importance, and after reaolng it one realizes something of the imposi- tions that are practiced on unsuspec- ting households. Mrs Abel says:
 NO caterer can afford to disregard the aesthetic side of the food question To please the eye is to prepare 2 wei, come reception for the food itself, and if this were the whole story, there would be no heated discussion on the food inspector. no laws passed to sup press the coloring of foods But the use of artificial coloring has brought forward two serious possioilities, tirst; sd for the purpose; second; that second grade or even spoiled foods may be made by this means to appear better than they are, and so deceive the pur- chaser By the use of mineral coloring, peas, beans and other vegetables are sometimes greened before canning by being boiled in bns neS CT been common in this country, and coppered vegetables are now excluded from our markets by law The leading by chemists, are made of coal-tar. These colors are also used extensively to give teh desired tint to beverages, as soda and vegetables that have lost 1t in the process of cooking Most important of all, these colors are the great reliance of the manufacturer who puts up a very cheap grade of jam. jelly and cat sup, since tomato and apple skins and core are not up to the mark in flavor or color. Our people should again learn cream: to accept the fact that heat must change the bright rues of fruit and vegetables. and to learn the effect of time and temperature on the color of meat"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19

walk into my parlor said the spider to the fy," but Governor Jelks didn't walk into the trap which Railroad Commissioner B. B. Conner set in order to enable MT. Conner to drop a live wire which he set in motion himself. The Governors letter was as neat and artistic way of exposing X scheme as we have ever read. If MT. Conner should ever take the notion that the Commission needs legal advice. he will hardly ask the Governor to employ 1t for him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19

The Industrial Edition of The Peo- ple's Ledger, published at Enterprise, is q highly credltable production. It is printed on fine paper and typograph- ically is perfect. Every line of matter and every illustration shows up in fine shape. The front page has picture taken fin 1898. showing the business houses and when the population was not more than 200 people Now there are great solid blocks of business and home houses and the population is nearly 4.000. This shows remarkable growth in the wonderful progress of that part of Alabama. Messrs. Calisle and Singleton are to he congratulated on the fine showing they make for their town. Enterprise is a marvel and The Ledger has been one of the main spokes in its wheel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
coNFEpEnArE PENSIONS.

The Advertiser calls attention to the letter elsewhere from Mr. A. l.. Watts,
 bearing on pension money. The prcs-i ept administration, If we count Gov ernor Samford's few months in office. came into office December, 1900 For the fiscal year ending September 30.
 1900, there was paid out for old sol
 diers tsec Auditors Report, i9o0) sl15,- | 9SS.97. This sum covered, as well, the expenses of the State and County Boards
 of Pension Examiners
 In October. 1905 there was paid out
 as we learn from the Auditors books for account of pensions. $462.s20.0o. In addition to this last sum the State Is now paying between $S.O00 and $10,000
 each year for the care of old soldiers at the Falkner Home. This home was
 established about three years ago. It
 will be seen that the statement is more than true that the State is now paying
 more than four times as much for
 pensions as it paid the fiscal year be-
 fore the present administration came
 into office.
 As to the size of the warrants: For
 the fiscal year 1900 there were on the
 pension roll 9.2ss pensioners drawing
 pensions in amounts as follows: First class, s23,76: second class, $19.S0; third class, sI5s4 and fourth class. s1Lss. Still further as to the size of the warrants: In October. 1905, there were on the rolls 15,l4o pensioners, and they
 drew warrants as follows: First class, | ss0; second class. $54; third class, $40. | and fourth class. sso. It will be seen that for the fiscal year of 1906 the sol diers are getting in the aggregate four times what they did for the fiscal year 1900.
 The Advertiser did not claim or say that the separate warrants were four | times as large. The pension rolls are | now two-fifths larger than in 1900. | If the needy old soldiers are to re- ceive what they ought to have. the rolls must be looked after. This might I furnish fruitful suggestion to MT. l Watts. ..t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
GROWING IN POPULARITY.
The More people Know Newbro's Her
 pfcide the Better They Like At.

The more it becomes known the het- ter 1t is liked. One bottle sells two. and those two sell four Newbro's Herpicide is what we are talking about It cleans the scalp of all dandrun' ana dastrovinr inc cause, a little germ of narasite. prevents the return of dan druH. As hair dressing 1t is de- lightful, it ought to be found on every toilet table. It stops falling hair, and nrevents badness. It should be used occasionally, as 8 preventive to pro- tect the scalp from new invasion Of drurrIsts Send 10c. in stamps for sample to The Herpieids Co, Detroit. Mich. E. e. Fowler. special agent tues-wed- thu-sat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
street. of North Montgomery.

| am Glad to see that Alderman SUI
 livan has secured the passage of a number of resolutions for the improve. said a well known man who resides in that section of the city. The streets of North Montgomery all lead into the around the city and hundreds of work men travel over them daily. Up to this time, however. these streets have been sadly neglected. while other por- tfons of the city have received the at tent.on of the street dpsrtment. AL derman Sullivan, understand has seen the mayor and has been assured that as soon as possible the resolution on will relief for the people of North Mont
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19


 The Portland Oregonian Is "at loss to know whether Dowie should be sent to the incurable ward In an insane asylum and properly gagged, or to a Chicago jail in which the lowest, most profane and most indecent criminals are confined. One thing is apparent He is not fit to run at large and wag his vile tongue unchallenged by law and decency. It is charitable, of course, to consider him insane. but the truth probably Is that his case Is simply one of abnormally developed human "cus- sedness." If his son, Gladstone, is worthy of the name that was given him. he will do what other boys do when the most obnoxious epithet in a calendar of vileness is applied to or inn piled in connection with the name of mother-he will draw his coat and give the villifier a much-needed thrash ing. or be thrashed himself in the righteous attempt.'