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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-09-13

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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-09-13

THE RECORD is AN EXPONENT
OF JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY
PURE AND UNDEFlLED.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
WEDNESDAY. MAY 9. 1906.
PRICES OF ALCOHOL.

The Chicago Chronicle has some in- teresting figures in connection with the proposition before Congress to abolish the tax on all alcohol used for economic purposes. This refers to alcohol which has been rendered un- fit for drinking purposes, and which is really poisonous. The tax is now $1.10 per gallon, and this Is largely prohibitive If the alcohol is to be us- the tax. added to the cost of manufac- turing alcohol, makes it too expensive for economic purposes. at least at present.
 We have heard so very much of late about wood alcohol that we had been led to believe that It can be produced much cheaper than the grain alcohol can. but that is an error, according to The Chronicles figures. which are bas- ed on figures submitted to Congress sional committees which have been in- vestigating the matter. These figures show that while the grain alcohol can be produced at slightly less than ten cents per gallon, the minimum cost of the wood alcohol is about forty cents. In short, these estimates show that if the taxes were taken off grain alco- hol could be made very much cheaper than it can now be made of wood
 As we look at it, there is one re- suit to be apprehended from the re- moval of this tax that might not be so desirable. There is a great and constantly increasing demand for cheap alcohol for lighting and heating purposes. as we'll as a motive power. That demand will be wonderfully in- creased if the tax is removed so that it can be produced and sold at twen- ty-five to forty cents per rallon. That would be a good thing from one point of view. but not so good from anoth- CT. The removal of the tax and the great demand for the stun would. of course, turn renewed and general at- tention to the profits to be derived from it's manufacture. That would immensely increase the production and that again would cause a great in- crease in the price of grain. In oth- CT words, the removal of this tax would naturally and inevitably send the price of grain up and perhaps keep 1t so.
 On the other hand, 1t may be that as the increased price of grain sends the price of the alcohol up there will be such improvements In the methods of manufacturing it of wood that the price of that kind will so down and the supply be so great that it san uo longer be made out of grain at a profit. Thus improved methods and removal of taxes may eventually be the means of saving grain. instead of destroying it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
IGNATIUS POLLAK
Recommended by CuIIman Republicans
 for Congress.

tCCOhnAMCnu1u VJ CuhAAMNM
 for Congress.
 Cullman Democrat.
 Pursuant to call of Chairman John Sufferer, the Executive Committee of the Republican party of Cullman Coun- ty assembled ac Kullmans Hall.
 A majority being present, the chair man stated briefly the object of the meeting to be to ascertain whether nominations for county offices be by primary or bg conyention: .r,,,..,. .I,n set forth fully the good points of same, as did the friends of the convention idea, whereupon a motion was intro duced fixing Saturday, July 14th, as a to select delegates to county conven- tion, to be held in Cullman on Satur- day, Aug. Il, 1908, which motion pre- vailed.
 resolution commenting the candi- dacy of Hon. Ignatius Pollak for Con gress and pledging the endorsement of the committee was offered and same was adopted unanimously.
 MT. Pollak addressed the committee briefly. After extending his thanks for the endorsement, he discussed State and national politics with an ease and fluency which at once stamped him as one enimently capable of carrying the party banner.
 MT. Pollak has been a resident of Alabama about forty years, and while ne has lived in Montgomery the greater part of this time. his interests have been mainly in North Alabama, and two years ago he decided to cast his lot in Cullman, in which county he has for a number of years owned large interests in real estate. He now owns half interest in the lands known as the railroad lands" amounting to over 50,O00 acres in this county alone. He also owns as much more land in other counties of ths district. He. there fore, contends that no man could have greater interest in the district than he.
 He also contends that as Republican he would be able to do more for the district in a Republican Congress than any Democrat could possibly do.
 MT. Pollak is an extraordinary busi- ness man. He i.as made several for tunes, but owing to his generous and charitable disposition, Is today far from being a man of wealth, although he possesses considerably more than the average citizen of this State.
 He has done much toward the de- Velopment of the State. and especially North Alabama.
 MT. Pollak has always been a con sistent Republican and stands high in his party ranks, but in his speech be- fore the county committee he told them that. if elected to Congress, he would be, first of all. for the interests of his
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
Letters to the Editor.
MOUNT RAINIER.
False and Misleading Statements Cor
 rected.

False and Misleading Statements Cor
 rected.
 Tacoma. Wash. May 2. 1908. Editor The Advertiser:
 Alarming and misleading garbled statements have been reported recently as coming from some of our leading sion that they believed Mount Tacoma (Rainier), near Tacoma in Washington, was. by reason of its alleged activity. Francisco earthquakes. The reported statement of one scientist in particu- lar appears ridiculous in view, of the facts. He is quoted. in a part, as say Is great. Mount Tacoma's eruption is tremendous. comparatively, and Is enormously significant. There Is the quake and recent private reports which have come to me of violent activity on the part of Mount Tacoma. I look for period of tremendous and destructive
 The fact of the matter is. Mount Tacoma is an extinct volcano, covered with more than S0,000 acres of ice. and the memory of man has this great pile been in eruption, though for years steam has issued from small vents at only be seen by those peering into the ice caverns around the edge of the crater Doubtless the statement of IQlS cOnQlIlOn lGQ IO lHG cuPPOSISAOA OA the part of somebody ignorant of the real facts in the case, that the noun tain was in eruption. Another reason for the story might oo5inG haze tSst Gsen maS tRS be seen on clear days. flying from the summit of Mount Tacoma. After snowfall on this peak, the wind ear. top in clouds. giving the appearance of steam or white smoke coming out of the crater.
 gist of Washington. well known au- fhortty, who only last summer as- cended to the top Of Mount Tacoma with the MszaTa ia Mountain ds ciW6inIs period in the history of the earth, 1t is very clear that It has seen no marked activity for many thousands of years The presence of steam. which Is emitted by hundreds of small open ings about the crater. undoubtedly no great distance below the surface Rock is a poor conductor. however and cooling takes places with great slowness after depth Of comparative
 MT. J. c. Dickson, general freight and passenger agent of the Tacoma Eastern Railroad, which runs to within few miles of tn" base of Mount Ta- coma. and whose representatives about the mountain keep in close enough touch with. the great pile. to be able to see any change, says they have re- ported nothing unusual in regard to
 Had we any apprehension" said MT. Dickson, that the mountain was at all likely to erupt, we would not continue the improvements being car ried on in that direction. nor attempt to complete the. hotel that is being of visitors who annually visit Mount Tacoma, in considerable numbers"
 c. E. Cutter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09


 Finding a place for Roosevelt when his presidential term expires is occu- pying the attention of many Republi can brethren just now. Talk of a Cabinet position has been rife, but we notice that The Philadelphia Item doesn't think that the place for him. It says that "as Senator from New York Theodore Roosevelt at the expir- ation of his term would be in better position to carry out hts economic views than he would be as a member of the Cabinet"
 We don't know so well about that, because we can't tell how the Senate will be constituted three or four years hence. It would have to be a different body from the present If he could ex- ert anything like a compelling influ ence over it. As President he has failed to carry out most of his views of any kind because of the antagon- ism of the Senate, for that body has been against him on nearly every real ly important measure he has advoca- ted. It might be that if he gets to tke Senate he will rid himself of his domineering spirit. and the Senators, no longer feeling that he is trying to boss them, will listen to him. If he goes into that body, however, carry ing with him the same disposition to be the whole thing that now possesses him, his influence will be a negative quantity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
AIMED Ar RoosEvELr.

In a recent magazine article Senator Bacon. of Georgia. gave our President a hard rap without alluding to him by name. He calls attention to that clause in the Federal constitution which provides that the President shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties" etc. The Senator con- tend. that this does not merely mean that the President, after he hes con- cluded treaty. shall submit 1t to the Senate, but that the latter body is entitled to be informed of the treaty. and that it is both the right and duty of the Senators to confer with and ad- wise him during the progress of nego- tiaticns.
 Then the Senator says:
 It is a saIutary practice for the there e pc shona or sSouid net an attempt to make treaty, or to in- terfere in any manner with the affairs of other nations. There are Senators ton Tn0 aaSe aaS whose sfea aaVies and eeansel however learned and able and patriot le hcenight be. It has rarely happened natural or acquired ability of the Sen ate. It has frequently happened that the President chosen has been with affairs. There may be at some time In the future an inpulsive and strong willed or even, possibly,a weak pres ident. An election to the presicenciy, q, knowledge and ali wisdom; and it Is not an unreasonable suggestion mat in the aggregate of ninety. Senators, many of Knowledge of public affairs, correct judgment of the requirements of the public interests, than is possess, ed by any one man in the. unlted States. whoever he may De-
 It will be noticed that MT. Bacon does not allude to the President in direct terms. Tn fact, he rather inti- mates that Roosevelt is wise ana exceptionally prudent official by saying that some time in the future there may be elected "an impulsive and strong wilIed" President. The Senator knows as all the country knows, that Roose- welt is not only impulsive and self willed. but that he is very decidediy lacking in prudence and Judgment. The frequent acrimonious debates in the Senate over treaties, and the re- fusal of that body to concur Is evil dence enough that Roosevelt would do well to have advice from those who are better informed and better qualified to negotiate delicate and im- portant treaties with foreign powers than he is.
 The Senator did not point out Roose- welt specifically. but there can be little doubt of his meaning, nor can 1t be doubted that Roosevelt will resent the evident attempt to bride or curb bis actions. whether Mir. Bacon is thor oughly correct in his conception and definition of the treaty making clause of the Constitution or not, we are bound to admit the correctness of his evident meaning. It has been long time since the country had President who was more in need of the restraining powers of a well-in- formed and conservative Senate. Roosevelt may resent 1t and may con- tinue his impulsive and unsafe career, but all who are not blinded by him must admit that he needs something to keep him straight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
The Green Bae for May, 1908.

The Green Bag opens with an inter esting account of one of the most striking features in American legal history. the famous Judge Martin of tAe Supreme Court of Louisiana. The unique personality of this brilliant man Is set forth most entertafningly and his influence on the law ably esti- mated by Pierce Butler, President of H.. Sophie Newcomb College of New Orleans.
 Prof. Joseph H. Beale of the Harvard Law School gives an interesting &C., count of the growth of the duties of the medieval English innkeeper upon which all the modern law of innkeep- CTS Is founded.
 Andrew Alexander Bruce. Dean of the Law School of the University of North Dakota writes a suggestive article on Arbitrary Searches and Seizures as Applied to Modern Industry" The em- ployer of labor who dislikes the re- straipt of modern factory inspection case be has to. object to the legality Bruche impartially sets forth the em- ployers side of the case, he believes that these regulations are justified by the conditions of modern society.
 very entertaining description of An Old Fashioned Law Office" in Lon- don Is contributed from personal rec ollection by former office boy, George Carling.
 The rights of public service corpo- rations to engage in wholly collateral business is ably discussed by Prof. Bruce Wyman of the Harvard Law School.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
"Next to Heading Matter. l,

Charleston News and Courier.
 Thomas Dixon, Jr.. has written a let ter to The New York Herald asking 1t to assist him In divesting his name
 '1n 1899 I resigned from the ministry for reasons Of conscience. dissolved my independent church. and severed all connections with the office of clergy man. I have not since been member of any church My father and older brother are actively engaged in preach ing. For their office I hold the pro- foundest respect, but for many reasons the designation applied to me has be- come peculiarly painful
 But why. should such designation be "partcularly painful'' to him unless he has done something very unworthy of himself since he abandoned the min istry and gave up the church? The mistake that Mir. Dixon made was when he went into the ministry. He was never 1t for it. and it is better for the ministry that he should be out of 1t. The fact, however. that he was once In it Is an. advertisement asset of really good value. and for that reason if for no other his feelings ought not to, be very much hurt when he is called Rev"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09

All who read the papers just after the San Francisco catastrophe. even while the fire was doing it's work, will remember the reports appearing daily with regard to the severity of the mll- tary control of the city. We were told of numerous men who had been shot down by the soldiers for robbing and plundering, and there was some criti- cism on what many considered the un- necessary cruelty of these acts. Now comes the official report of the coron- CT who states that so far as he has been able to learn there was but one citizen or other person thus killed by the military. Evidently the Mole St. Nicholas liar had his headquarters somewhere in the neighborhood of the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
A Fine Administration.

Few governors have retired from the executive chair of Alabama with a better record than our present gover- nor. He has not allowed a partisan spirit or a vaulting ambition interfere with his duty, and while other states have been nursing sensations and over shawoded with graft, Alabama has steered clear of such pollution and has prospered with the firm hand of Will jam Dorsey Jelks at the helm. A quiet, dignified and business like ad- ministration free from the entangle- ment of machines built up and foster ed for gratifying personal ambition is far better for Alabama than mete- oric. and. possibly more brilliant. course of the fellow who is after something higher and has an axe to grind on every corner. .Jelks will drop the reins in a few months to earn a de- served rest from public duties faith fully performed and to receive the thanks of a grateful people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09

No less an authority than ex-Sena- tor William F.. Mason, of Illinois. de- clares that the United States Senate Is wholly un-American, undemocratic and unrepublican," and then goes on to specify that 1t Is 'the only legisla- tive body in the world where the mil nority governs. All you have to do to defeat legislation is to object to having a time set for final vote One Senator has more power under the rules in defeating legislation than fif- ty Senators have in passing legisla- tion.''
 This is a severe indictment, and the Senator doubtless knows what he Is talking about, so we shall not dis cuss it with him, neither will we deny that it ought not to be so, but we are not prepared to endorse the reme- dy he suggests. He wants the day to come when such conditions will not be possible. but says that day will not come until we amend our consti- tuition and elect Senators by direct vote of the people" Just how that is to remedy the evil we are unable to see. We cannot understand how elect ing Senator's by direct vote would cause that body to change its rules, and Mir. Mason does not tell us.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
What the Future Holds for the @Pistol Toter."

district, then for his State and nation and last, a Republican. Having re- sided in the South the greater part of his life and owning large interests here, MT. Pollak is naturally true Southerner.
 It is belived by MT. Pollak's friends here that he will be nominated with out opposition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09

About the most scathing arraign- ment of Senator Tillman that we have lately read is in The Raleigh tN. CD Times, winding up with this:
 The greatest statesman that South Carolina elected to the United States Senate since the day of John c. Call, houn was Wade Hampton. Full of years and honors, with a glorious re- cord in war, in reconstruction days and in peace, he was kicked out by horde of political rutfiians to make room for Tillman. The people of all ereeds will eternally despise his successor In his defense of the Senate, in calling the roll of illustrious members, the fire-eating anarchist refused to put Hampton in the list of the gallant dead. But we need not be surprised at that; we need not be astonishcd at the proof of his narrowness; we need not take him seri- ously when he islanders others. The man who would attempt to brand war riors of the Hampton type would not hesitate to vilify others a thousand times more honorable than himself.
 Perhaps South Carolina has pro- duced and honored more brilliant men than Wade Hampton. but not one that was more credit to her. That he should be ignored by Tillman is not at all to be wondered at. The latter has high precedent for sighting great public men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
For the Children.
Birmingham Ledger. ,

Birmingham Ledger
 For several years the ideas has grown that many parents are willing to drive their little children to- the factories an hour before the mules are required to go to work. Such parents are wiling to keep their children at work long after the mules have been put in their stables and fed. It IS that He feels no interest in the future. A man who does not try to provide future for his children has no patriot ism. If he. does not love ms children
 It is for such people as those that Governor Beckharn advocates compul- sorry education. It is the sight of usch people that is wearing away the preju- dice against compulsory education in ali the States. The evils that are be- fore us are great enough to drive out the fears of dangers that may nevSk come.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
Has Rare Fitness for the Place.

N'NIVHd Tl1VeT NEWS.
 Without any reference to other as- torial succession, it affords this jour nal pleasure to state that the Hon. Richard H. Clarke combines rare. fit ness for the job. both because of his acter Dick Clarke. as the boys dub the gentleman. made one of Alabamas s strongest Congress members, (retiring Tn lsS6O and every public or private treated by him. MT Clarke is as hard worker IS Congressman John L. Bur nett and would make one industrious United States Senator.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
wants Better Jury System,

G0OuWater EnterpTIS6.
 Give us a better jury system. Make the professional juryman a back num- Der. and heneeforth an impossibility. A man who reads the papers, and reads about a crime and forms no opinion is unfit for jury duty: as is the man who stands by his first opinion in spite of law or evidence An immortal man should not be summoned or thought lator or law should not be on a jury to try criminals
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
The Why of If.

MT. Conner with the railroad rates reduced in Alabama so that he may make a little more profit from his 20- cent osnaburgs. and he is opposed to a of Alabama. who receive only a pitt tance for their labor in his cotton mills, he receives more profits on his osnaburgs than he would If the State of Alabama were to say: ''Mr. Conner, you can no longer work the children of this State in your cotton mills.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09

The Portland (Me.) Express speaks of General sherman's "conquering march to the sea-" Yes, he conquered or captured negroes, mules, horses, cattle, hogs. and chickens. and every thing else that his soldiers needed or wanted. He also conquered" some old men ana non-combatants, as well as many women and children who were helpless against his vandals. That was the sort of "conauering march" he made, and the less said of it by North ern people the better.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
stln Hope He poesn,t Get It.

beInla JOurnaI. --7
 One hundred million dollars Is the modest sum Secretary Bonaparte wants for the purpose of building big navy. Hope he doesn't get it.--Advertiser.
 How about the two hundred and fif- ty million of next congressman from the Sixth Alabama district is going to ask for the same purpose?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
Begin With YourseIf.

BITmlNRHdm IGuBBT. man beings. If there be but one man that man is both good and bad. Why parade his evil traits as if there were no good traits If every reformer would begin with himself and make a thor ough reform before starting on his neighbor, this world would be even q more delightful place to live in.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
A Good Rule.

The Police Commission of Birming- ham has decreed that no man can stay on the police force of that city and drink either while on or off duty. This is drawing the line pretty close son the community who should always be cool and collected it Is the guardian of the peace. Birmingham's example might be followed profitably by other cities of the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
D RI F T w O O D BIT PHIL H. ARMSTRONG;
Broken Reflections.

Broken Reflections,
 Pessimists who ask is life worth liy- Ing should also reflect Is death worth dying.
 No, a detective isn't thin because he Is shadow. else. he can afford amusement to a crowd.
 The dentist should never look q gift" job in the mouth.
 If there were more congeniaI mar riages there would be fewer divorces. A girls resolution never to marry has about as much real meaning to 1t as mans avowal to quit drinking.
 When a girl asks the soda wa ter boy to let her look in the drug store directory she is pretty sure to go home and tell how he flirted with her.
 The homeliest old maid is always the surest that she can't walk down the street without some man following her. It is really funny to hear a spinster Of forty-five speak of herself and friends as we girls"
 When Men Are Scarce. Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet At a summer house so they say. There came a big spider Who sat down beside her And she started to flirting straight
 way,