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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-17

Clarence-Td just like to know what
you mean by being engaged to both
Algy and me at once.
Virginia-Why, bless me, there's no
harm done. You can either of you af-
ford to marry me, you know.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-17
ia VIelLANT EATHER.

There was a young fellow in Flint
Who thought he was some on the sprint
But the pa of his girl
Gave the young man a Whirl,
And now he is done up in lint.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-17
"a nREADEuL sTArE

He-Wen, We can't believe more than
half we hear.
She-Oh, worse than that. can't be-
lieve more than half say.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14
WHY NOT OTHERS.

The President in his Standard Oil message laid much stress on the fact that the corporation had been able to build up such an enormous monopoIy because of the absence of competition, and added that it is highly desirable that an element of competition should be introduced by the passage of some such law as that which has already passed the House. putting alcohol used in the arts and manufactures on the free list" To this the New York Post says.
 The inference from this statement is easy to draw. There are other com panies besides the Standard oil which nave crushed out home competition monopolies. beginning with the Sugar Trust. The method by wnich they have secured control of the market is not the up or extermlnated their rivals, it is as highly desirable as in the case of the standard Qil that 'an element of com petition should be introduced" The the Standard oil would be as effective in fighting other monopolies That is the shelter of the tariff should bo torn down. When an infant industry has seized all sources of production and means of distribution. the time has come to protect, not 1t, but the people.
 Yes, the inference is plain. but the President didn't take the trouble to point out the various monopolies which have largely been built up just as the Standard oil has, either because there is little attempt at competition or be- cause the tariff makes all outside com petition impossible. These monopolistic trusts may not be as powerful as Stand ard oil but they are the same in prin- ciple. If Roosevelt. instead of con- f1ning his attention to only one, would set himself to the task of relieving the people of the burdens imposed by a number of tariff-protected monopolies he would De much more consistent with his oft-repeated square deal" declara- tiOn9.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14
REvIvING THE DIAL.

It Is noted that the sundiai, the most ancient method of measuring time, Is coming back into fashion, and some highly ornamental and elaborate speci- mems are being set up in various places We say most ancient, meaning the old est form of which any record has been found. So far as we know the first men, ton of it in any history is found in the book of Isaiah. where the Lord said to the prophet: Behold. I will bring again the shadow of the degrees. which is gone down in the dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward"
 This is the first recorded mention of sundlai by name, and we have no account of its form or manner of use. That was seven centuries before Christ. but three or four centuries later a ChaI dean astronomer erected one. and from that date they appear to have been in general use among Eastern nations until the invention of clocks and watch- es put them out of fashion. The Greeks and Romans perhaps brought them to the greatest perfection, but they were used among all the nations of the old
  world as the only means of n1easurinp time. Of course they are of use only when the sun shines, but then, if they are properly constructed, they are ac- curate and reliable time-keepers. The cyclopedias give us many examples of their form, and some of them were high ly ornamental and expensive.
 That the sundial fad is taking in 
 varous portions of the country is not surprising. Such revivals of ancient things are not uncommon, and we find that people of wealth are erecting them in their yards and lawns as orna- ments, as well as objects of Interest. The man or woman who has good watch or clock doesn't really need a dial. but we should feel no surprise If the fad becomes somewhat general
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14
TIT Is SHAMEFUL.

The contest for untaxed alcohol for rsc in the arts and industries has set tied down to fight between Senator Aldrich, of Rhode island, the friend of the Standard oil Monopoly. and the people of the entire country outside those who are interested in oil There Is no mistaking the nature of the fight. as there can be no mistaking the at titude of Aldrich. The issue is joined. the lines plainly drawn and the causes we'll developed.
 The bill which passed the House was brief and specific It passed that body by an almost unanimous vote, the-op- position being so small as to hardly be worth counting. In fact, the unani- mity with which the members voted for it was surprising, when we consider the many and varied opinions of the Representatives and their disposition to disagree and debate every proposi- tion
 There Is no honest reason why the bill should be held up in the Senate, and but for the peculiar rules and customs governing that body it would not be smothered as 1t has been. Nell son w. Aldrich is chairman of the fi- nance committee which has the bill in charge, and he has virtually declared that it shall not be passed at this session. His assertion that it is too late in the session to give the measure due consideration is rot. and everybody knows it. The plain and simple solu- ton of his attitude is that he is in- terosted in the matter and is looking out for number one.
 We repeat that the fight is between Standard Oil, represented by Ald- rich. and the people. Its passage means much to all classes of citizens except those interested in oil. It means cheap CT motive power for all the people. These facts are beyond dispute. and are manifest to all who care to inform themselves. It also means loss to the Standard Oil magnates and they know 1t; hence their determined opposition; hence, also, the attitude of Aldrich. If he can keep it smothered in his committee until the end of the session he will do so. If it must be reported to the Senate he will endeavor to pre- vent its passage. It is shame and an outrage that an important measure of this kind can be held up by a small minority.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14
R.carnition Of the south.

New York Commerciai; this Union of ours that are not ade- Spheres Spheres of American fife; The ma, man sood < DOC material for any public mission is nothing less than narrow minded bigot" t,. Virginia They were spoken .pa on course of debate on an item in the ur- gent deficiency bill providing for the United States delegates to the interna- tional conference of American Repub- les to meet in Rio Janerio next July because this delegation was slated to be made up of two men from Illinois and one each from New York. Pennsyl- lutey no recognition from the entire region souh of the Potomac and west of the Mississippi! And his argument resulted in aT qt ne e seetoDs of the country to be represented, and in a raising of the appropriation from
 Senator Daniei's protest was timely based on a truth that is deeply sig nificant. but too often ignored. albeit not always purposely or deltberately- by his suggestion and argument, for 1t acQuiesced promptly in both. Uncon- sciously, for the most part. we north of the line" often display more of the old after the-war" spirit than do our fellow Gountrymen whose lot has been the politics of the late sixties are snd all down in Dixie one rarely hears any thing of them. The Southrons are far too busy with developing and expand- p ing the vast resources of their region, with making money and history, to give much thought to day that is dead. But the party that has only twice sn lost i c9he 3he past forty-six years. is, far too apt 10 let the political spirit dominate all US policies and acts-is too prone some. times to forget that the war Is over" 'Is 1t not time." asKed the Virginia senator, that we should recognize the fact that the things. upon which we ,9 G,fter in politics constitute only a small percentage of American affairsY
 The partisan United States SenatS and had too much sense to take uni uI1,; braEe at it. The whole country VII appreciate it. And the incident ought to quicken the public conscience m n n matter that never was and never can he trivial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14

convention would be to make provis- len for the consccration of three negro .prtetts to the epIscopate and turn them loose fo organize a separate aut0no-
 The bishop Anticipated any one who should criticize this plan on the ground that it was not consenant with cath
 But It will be asked" he said, him self asking the question that such a critic might put. "Do you believe in tho cAtholicity of the church, and If 70; churches with the beiief?. I answer, res. believe In the eatholicity of the cnurch. It is Christ's church ana there Tore # must be catholic. But l pe- iisve In the catholcity Of ihe hn,,cttv sfvrcn s indfviduai Congregations or dioceses or even of national churches. As mat ters now stand. no one but an unop. serving fmpractical theorlst would gatlon can be catholic enough to ir- clude both the black and the white people of a Southern community, and what is true in this respect of our sscnsresation Is true or rapidly rppy,,e eeoem ema would become so of our general con of eoiorsa a BisSHSps BBiEHHSss'Gn and io delegates.
 But Bishop Brown showed m nis missionary report that the Episcopai negroes in this State. Ie said they had bought a lot In Little Rock. cost Ing $4.5o0, on which to bufid clergy house. church, Industrial hall and nos pital for St. Philips colored mission. A negro priest had been secured at a salary of $1.200 year. with house Future plans are for. among other things, the building of two churches for negroes each year for the next five years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14
Nerrn Education.


 Bishop Galloway was one of the speakers at the recent celebration at Tuskegee Institute--Booker Wsshing- dress he said:
 [ will not conceal the fact that, in my judgment. the cause of negro education faculties; There are clements in the so- called problem" that make 1t more sensitive and perplexing than eyer be- fore: In order. to wise solution we faith ana ana hish moral aeo eourage aaaThs TSs one-time tender and affectionate re- lation between the older people of both The younger generations do not feel most resent il.
 tone of all people. I dissent with all the emphasis of my being from the statement that education has made the negro more immortal and criminal to base such an indictment or justify indisputable facts attest the statement ences, have elevated the standard and tone of morals among the negroes. The horrid crimes that furnish apology for the too frequent expressions of mob violence, in these parallels, are commit ted without exception by the most densely ignorant of the race. have been at not a little pains to ascer. various institutions the post collegiate history ot tneir students. and am pro- foundly gratified at the record.
 in There he are soSS ScS nst P99S seeoos s nualiy. much the greater part of which comes from the pockets of white peo- pie. Since 1870 the South has, expsnd- recent address before the Hamilton Club, of Chicago, Congressman Kftchin, of North Carolina. touching upon the negro, question, said; The south IS Is yearly increasing-for negro educa- ton. more than twice as much as the total taxes for all purposes paid by the astonishment will not equal our gen erosity when I tell you that since the war the South has spent for negro edu- as she expended in pensions for the Confederate soldier who is, and ever will be a hero In every southern heart. Mir Ktshin SsveN Nrtssrn this sddisiona a,S,snce in
 we challenge all history to find the people who mas done so much for an other people as the South has for the negro. We submit that nothing Is more hopeful for the growth of happy and patriotic citizenship than the rapldity with which a people acquire homes. nh1 nie's contentment and prosperity. How stands the record? In the North ono negro in every thirty.three owns home. while in the Soutn one III every twenty-one owns home. In Penn svlvarSia only one in every thirty-nlne. while in Virginia one in every eeen owns his home. In New York one in every forty-four. while in North Caro- lima one in every twenty owns his home. ., ..4... 4. another phaso of negro life in America, so that YOU can better answer your selves the question. What Is the South doing for the negroT The ne- gro is more than three times as criml- nal in the Northeast, and more than three and one-half times as criminal Tn he Northwest as he Is in the south. III ise is in prison, while in the South only one in every 45o. In Massaas;hnis- Ia, a; nus sinni only one in every $50 is in prison. pili In illinois one in every 15O, is in pri:s- on. while in North Carolina one in every 4So Prison ia,is nere as vss weIi as State prisons
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14
BUYING ELECTIONS.

Representative suizer. of New York. has compiled table of Democratic and Republican campaign expenses in the twelve presidential campaigns be- ginning with 1860. The figures are $3s. .s0o,000 for the Republicans and $S.i3S,0o0 for the Democrats While Mir. Sulzer doesn't vouch for the ac- curscy of the figures he says they were compiled from the most reliable sources and he has reason to believe that they are practically correct
 Here is an aggragate of something over forty-nve million dollars spent in presidential campaigns alone. How much of it was legitimately and honest ly spent. and how much was actual corruption funds may never be known. but 1t cannot be doubted that much of it was corrupt, and especially is this true of the enormous fund used by the Republicans. Tn the campaign of 1896 alone that party spent over sixteen million dollars as shown by the tables. while the Democrats spent less than seven hundred thousand. Is 1t not reasonable to suppose that the enor- nous funds placed at the disposal of the Republicans had much to do with their successes?s It is a noticeable fact that the Republicans spent more than four times as much money as the Democrats did and won six times as many elections. Is there not an evil dence of cause and effect in this? In plain words. does 1t not look as if the party spending most money is pretty apt to elect it's President, regardless of all other considerations?
 However much we may deprecate the use of large sums in our national elec- tions we may as well accept the fact that election campaigns cannot be conducted now without liberal expendi- lures of money. If that is to be taken as settled, then the next thing to be considered is, whether the party that spends the most money will always elect the President. Then, if that is true. shall Democratsjtry to make sure of success by outbfddins the otherss It seems very mykh as if political cam paisns are eepflng firmly fixed on financial bags, and that a political campaign whl be neither more nor less than i@-ublic vendue, where the high est bfdder takes the goods.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14

For pure, unmitigated gulf we unani- mously award the chromo to a Cincin- nati contemporary. There was a May day celebration in that city. at which Mrs. Nicholas Longworth assisted, and here is a part of the stuff handed out by the reporter: Especially gorgeous, among the lesser items of the costumes, was the immense white feather fan which Mrs. Nicholas Longworth carried, and which she used most gracefully. It is not every woman who can manage even a small fan with skill and non chalance, but this Princess Alice, now grown to be no longer princess, but queen, managed this detail with the same grace and ease which have charac terized her at every turn"
 We give Mrs. Longworth credit for being a sensible young woman. but if she stands for that sort of rot we must revise our opinion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14
MONDAY, MAY 14,- 1eos.
A CASE IN povNr.

Newspaper re2.ders have not forgot ten the assassination of ex-Governor steunenbergy of Idaho, who was killed on the evening of December 30, last year. by bomb placed at his gate in such Yianner that when he opened the sate< the bomb exploded. killing him inStantly. For this crime a man nanfed Orchard was arrested and he confessed fo placing the bomb in the gate, claim ing that he was acting under orders from the Western Federation of Miners
 It Is known that the Governor had Incurred the enmity and hatred of the union miners because of his determin- ed action in putting down violence and rioting during a strike among the mi ners some time ago. For this 1t is charged that his death was decreed by the Federation. and the authorities. acting on Orchards confession, have arrested several of the officers of the Federation. and say they will be able to convict them of conspiracy to put the ex-Governor to death.
 Commenting on this case the Port land (Me.) Express says that the most extraordinary part of all this matter has been the unaninity with which the fellow "labor organizationists" of the accused parties and Socialistic poIiti- clans md periodicals have rushed in to take the part of the accused men. One Socialistic magazine which is now be- fore us gives up most of its space to the Idaho outrage as it calls it, and enters into an ample defence of the &C., cused men. We do not believe that the rank and file of the membership of labor organizations, nor yet professed Socialists In this country mean to de- fend systematic murder. That is the means by which Socialistic doctrines are promulgated in some parts of the world, but the men who think they are Socialists in this country are not. as a general rule. debased to that extent To our mind their strange behavior in rushing to the defense of these ac- cused men is based upon the belief that they are innocent of the crimes laid at their door. They believe that Orchard and Adams have lied and that their leaders are guiltless of the blood Of the former governor of Idaho. shed in such an infamous manner. This does them credit, if such is the case. But it would be much wiser to let the courts determine as to the question of their guilt or innocence instead of trying to establish 1t themselves"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14

ink in which that question had not been even remotely brought np. When the last legislature was in session here MT. Conner was one of the most active in trying to prevent the legislation which it was sought to enact on this subject and only at the last minute agreed to the compromise law, now on the statute books and which Is not at all what was desired by those who wanted to protect young children from the greed of ignorant parents and greedy employers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14
SIDEWALK PENCILINCS
street Pavin. Resumed.

Streets will be forerunners of more street paving in Montgomery. said citizen yesterday. For many years: pace and a great number of Montgom- ery's streets in and around the heart of the city were paved, but of recent years there was complete stop Of the work I did not like to see the work stop, and l was glad to note from the Council proceedings that 1t is contem- plated starting anew and that bids have been received for Sayre and Hull Streets. MA
 Our paved sidewalks are as nice as any city can desire, but there are q great many of our streets which need improvement is paving. The Council should keep up the pace recently begun and in few years Montgomery will undoubtedly be the prettiest city in the South &A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14
Racr separution In the Church.

IittIe ROCK GazetIe.
 Bishop William NJ. Brown of the Episcopal diocese of Arkansas is an ohio man, but he holds the same views almost universally held in the South, and these are. by the way. the only practicable views. The bishop is no idle theorist
 Council at Newport the petition of the conference of church workers among the negroes for negro missionary Dish ops and Jurisdictions. With the negro, he said, religious self government must come before political government Therefore he thought that one of the best and most far-reaching things his church could do at her next general
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14
Tumble of Languages.

There are towns in Hungary. and ten idioms are constantly being used On the Galician frontier there is in lovely valley the old town of EperJes. The number of its inhabitants does not exceed l2,O00. To thls day the good people of Eperjes are in the habit of talking or being talked to in six diff ferent dialects. An ordinary household will include a Slovak man servant, a Hungarian coachman, German cook and Polish chambermaid. What IS still more remarkable, each grade or society will tenaciously cling to US own language for centuries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14
Flr.t cotton Bloom of Year.

MT. R. A. Ashley. a well-known farm ! CT of this county, who resides In Mont gomery, has brought to The Advertiser office a cotton bloom which Is believed to be the first bloom ever seen this early in the season.
 The cotton bloom was found by MT. Ashley on his river place. about nine miles northwest of Montgomery. The four inches high. and It's growth was abnormal. It was not as large as the ordinary cotton bloom, and it was of a bright yellow.
 ''The finding of this bloom" said Mir, Ashley. does not indicate a forward crop. In fact. the crop Is backward But the bloom Is interesting as curi- osity"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14

Speaker Cannon intimates that he is too old to put himself in the way of the presidential lightning. It mig'N also be added that he sees but little chance of it coming his way And we suspect that there are several other ex- pectant statesmen who are not in the least danger.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14

Evidently Mir. Conner does not like for any references to be made to his child labor record and some at least of his newspaper supporters are pre- tending to believe that he has not here tofore opposed legislation to prevent the working Of children of too i'm mature an age 10 stand the require ments. He went out of his way at Gadsden in July 1902 to interJect an anti child labor law talk into meet
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14

After experiencing the warmest April known here we switched around and had the coldest May. Really we don't know whether to lay the blame on the volcano, the earthquake or the weather bureau. but something has been play ing tricks on us.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14
Opening of Electrie Park.

will take place next Saturday," said General Manager Henry Greenway yes terday. All of our now devices are in place, the Casino theatre Is nearing completion, the landscape gardeners will be ready for the openinS.
 We expect to keep fihA band at the park every afternoon ahd night, ly nothing objectionable to refined peo- pie will Do allowed in the park. We expect to conduct 1t on the Highest plane and to cater to the best clement of Montgomery people"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14
No Doubt of It..

Carrolton Alabamian Herald.
 If General W. T. sherman had been as backward about making tour of the South as his son, Father Thomas sherman, the history of the Southern States would not contain quite so many dark pages.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14

When you can't get what you de- mand take what is given you. and as- sert that is what you wanted, is about the Roosevelt idea.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-14

In some portions of Europe cham pagne can be bought for five cents a quart but many of us cant go to Europe.