The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-06
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How semple ssarted Turrraoii.

1 Trenton, N. Jss brings te minu q s'nil ' lar oceurrence III Mon,somesy maay day. The latcse story Is about he ] Daily State Gazette. oi Trenton. N. T.. a Aepubiican vfgan, and fne pa'is
 Their editors having been aetained from their desks ny ianess, each, ut known to the oth.J called on nis yer and one-tlme eaisor to take tedi- porury charge of his desk. Alr. Lee { who Is also huinofist,. proeeeaed to in i1ars the morning. nor ing # # besng an afternoon paper. and theu in tiIo'. evening nc would write editorials tor The state Gazette, morning gapsr, , and \, yisoF. ternoon rival and Which he himsef had written. For several days ne i carried on an aniniassd controversy with himsclf. bnf being stauncii { Democrat, The, True American got 1 somewhat the better of the eonsroSeF. |
 .Tae late Maior Henry (. scmple. soon aftef Nj settlei in Montgomery. q young lawyer coming here to prac- tiee. wrote soillU articles for one of the l CT One was Whig and tn other Dem oeratie. 1t provoked quite < discus l. sion between the editors, in the end, { and became so acrimoniohs that friends a Whole e business. 'af e.' Major S senple was a staunch Democrat. but his contribu- tions io the whig paper .,is atsfaete;a <; the Democratic. It was not known | until some years afterwards that he was the author Of both scts What ns Serious i , w trouble. Political feeling h those days when Southern white men | were in different parties. ran eers' high" S ss q.
 An incident which passed my no. tiee day or two ago has made mt wish the system of paying witnesses in the United states Court were re arranged so as to secure the witness fees ill civil cases. In such eases the government furnishes only the facili- anaaat ss a1t frs asd @ as ss ere o ts as of their witnesses. do not say the government should be made to .pi.y such fees. but some means should be = A witness who canie to Montgomery recently from Pensacola In civil case. remained here ten days ana. when trial he said he had come to Mont Romery to testity more as favor for orc of the parties eoncerned, lost $S Rsr day wsls asfe ea ana haS,na ~ sna1 oes 10 buy transportation back to his home. He said he had asked for money from the party tao, wno snmmStss 1sassSs him in a pitiable plight. l had great deal of sympathy for him as he came here in good faith and found himself
 'T think. if possible. plaintiff or de- fendant sumfnoning witnesses should be required to pay Tor their sustenailce like that which l have just mentioned"
 About Police C0nmissfOn.
 T was rather interested in the mo- sa tf Thsh stnw wa Moday 4s n ssht ss fS io esat the members of the Police Commission which at present exists only on paper" said regular attendant upon the ses- sions of the City Fathers.
 T don't know a great deal about police commissions. which are really a bigger subject than many think, but attitude of other cities towards the institution Birmingham and Besse- naer have police commissions. and ae- cording to some of the municipal om- permanency. and thoroughly satiated with them as an experiment. Whsth- CT this statement Is or is not the con. towns cannot say. but it is notable when compared with a recently ex- F pressed wish of many, if not a ma Gulf citx bs allowed to have a police
 "The election of the commission, Ks is suhsct tas te cai at any s meetlDs snd if 1t is proposed at the next session I shall be interested to see if the members of the Council decide that
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 Hon. J. w. Grayscn of 0urley. Mad ison County, is in the city. He has the Legislature and was a member of the Constitutional convention Of lsol'
 M.. William J. Bonner, President Of the Camden Bank and ex-Circuit Clerk of Wilcox County, is In , the city ana
 M.s.rs F. l. smysr J. B. Gibson, Felix J. Tarrant, frank Nelson and Robert Jemison, Jr., of Birmingham, are in MOntgomaery;.
 Mir. s. D. Logan and MT. J.. P Ken nedy of CenterTille were in Montgon- cry yesterday. ..
 Editor J. R. Rosson of The cuiIman Mnn, isS%"Sra' so%sry. 'p * x
 Mir. J. D. Matiock of Birmingham was in the city last night.
 MT Nj. F. striphn of TalladskN was in Montgomery last night
 Mir. D. D. Matthews of Tuscum- bia is visiting the sity
 Mir Claude F. Hamilton of Green vile is tn MOnsgo%Serx E
 Mir. w. T. Clarke of Auburn is visiting Monts9meY' %
 MT. J. L. Carver of Brewton was in the city last night;x
 MT. J. E. Camp of Talladesa Is at 'he NC" < 6 E
 Hon. Sidney J Bowie of Anniston l is in the GUY a A &
 ME. J. J. Mitchell of Florence is 1 in the city.
 Put to HI sOwn Lips. l inn