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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
TUESDAY,, MARCH 2e, 1907.
THE KoEHLER CASE.

Reders of The Advertiser doubtless remember that in the despatches re" days ago there was announcement oA the acuuittal of Captain Koehier, tried on the charge of insubordinatton, pre- fnrred by General Leonard Wood The trial seems to have been thorough ana entirely fair, and The New York Post feels confident that the army will re- ioaea at the action of the court, "de- spite the fact that both Secretary Taft and President Roosevelt score the eourt and disapprove it's findings. The case has stirred up the whole service because of the charge that General Leonard wood and his protege, Major ILL. Scott, were bounding Captain Koch Ter. who was twice tried within one year for insubordination. This theory of the case can be safely discarded, if only because tho second trial was or- dered by the President himself. More over, Captain Koehler is known to be fmpulsivo, if not cratic. and some or his actions certainly called for reproof. At the same time, there was a univer- sal feeling that any severe punishment of this officer would have been wholly unjust. For the public the case has interest. not because of the attempt to make of koehler an American Dreyfus, but as illustrating afresh the evils which follow in the train of favoritism fu army appointments. No amount Of praise from Theodore Roosevelt can make Leonard Wood popular or highly respected in the service, and wherever he goes there are likely to be similar incidents to this one in the Philippines It may be unjust to him that officers should instinctIvely take the other side from the one he endorses, but 1t seems to be the fact. and this despite General woods industry. He is conceded to be about the hardest working general In the active list"
 There is no call for surprise over the disapproval of the President. The finding of the court martial was a dt- rect setback for General Wood and Wood, as all know. is a special pet Of Roosevelts. It is not forgotten that Wood obtained his present high posi- tion in the army by being jumped" over hundreds of other officers. re- gardless of fairness or justice, and ap- parently with little regard for the good of the service or the wishes of the army. For some reason, not necessary now to discuss, he was high in the Presidents favor and that was suffi- cient to ensure his promotion. But the Presidents favor and partiality have not removed the dlsfavor with which General Wood is regarded in the army and is not likely to do so. This feeling Is only rendered more acute by the position taken by Roosevelt in the Koehler matter. The only wonder IS that he didn't send direct orders to the court to convict Koehier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
A good old Kansas woman. Mrs.


 A good old Kansas woman, q Mrs. Perkins. so we are told by The Kansas City Journal. had hand-woven bed- spread made by her great-grandmoth- CT about 1775 in Lexington, Ky The cotton was grown on her husbands plantation, picRed by their slaves, spun Into thread on the place and the mistress then made bedspreads for her children. one of them, 1t being hand ed down from one generation to anoth- CT. fell to Mrs. Perkins and she prized 1t highly and 1t was to fall to Harry next. few days ago he wanted some rags to wipe a buggy with. and know ing that there was an old bedspread in a closet, he went into 1t and by mistake got his hands on the wrong one. He didn't realize it until he had torn it into rags"
 One can but faintly imagine the grief of this good old woman over the loss of a family treasure which dated back to the beginning of the Revolution. and if Harry had been a boy we feel safe in saying that he would have received a spanking that would have made him more careful in future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
TIE nAmRoAp LrrreArroN.

The expected has happened. The railroads have gone into the courts to test the constitutionality of some of the radical measures recently passed by the Legislature And, furthermore. they have had the nerve to go Into the United States Court. A full news story elsewhere this morning tells of what the roads have done and how they have gone Gbout 1t.
 It will be reccalled that the Legis- lature attempted to prevent the roads from going into the United States courts by a provision of the statute that in case any road should do that. it's license to do business should be forfeited. That provision may have been conceived by some very able law yer, but more probably come short sighted person hoped to bulldoze the roads thereby. No matter what may have been the conception of the pro- vision, 1t has not deterred the roads from that course The roads in Ala bama are for the most part controlled by foreign corporations, and. further more. have rights under the constitu- tion and laws of the United States. It is not surprising, then, that they have started in the local united States Court, when it is presumable that they would plan to go to the last resort--the Su- preme Court of the United States, if necessary to secure what they regard as equity,
 The substance of the contention of the roads in this litigation. as we un- derstahd 1t, is that under the new laws of Alabama. they cannot earn a reasonable return on their investments. Some of the roads contend that they cannot earn reasonable return even upon the tax valuation put upon them by the State itself, leaving aside any other higher stock or bonded valuation. Of course, these contentious are large lv matters of fact, which ought to be readily determined. Nevertheless, the probability is that period of litiga- ton has been entered upon, which may be prolonged. The State will, of course, fight these contentious, the Governor being authorized to employ counsel for this purpose.
 Possibly all this is for the best, but 1t remains to be demonstrated. It looks as if it could have been avoided by the display of some conservatism and fair-mindedness
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
Prohibition as a Punishment.

New 1ork Times.
 Knoxville, Tenn, has just gone pro- hibitiOn" by most decisive majority, but not, apparently, because its citizens were particularly eager to be com pletely deprived of the Demon. Ac- only fairly well provided with out out devotees of touch-not, taste-not, handle-nut policy, but 1t voted as 1t did simply because for some time past It's purveyors of intoxicants had been too ambitious and versatile.
 Not content with selling what is, just as one looks at it, liquid perdition or liquid joy, these misguided persons somehow acquired the notion that they both could and should run the whole government of the little city. Also, they did 1t, and did it extremely i'll, with much impotence and corruption. edy for this state of affairs or it's al- ternative, but Knoxville is no more logical than other cities, and 1t knew that prohibition, well enforced. would not only reduce the liquor dealers to political powerlessness, but would pun ish them for their misdeeds There- fore does Knoxville prohibit.
 The Charleston News and Courier. in commenting on these facts, intimates that much the same thing Is going on in many parts of the South, and that the surprisingly strong tendency to- ward prohibition shown of late years in general conviction that a moderate use of intoxicants is evil than to a well justified conviction that the liquor ele- tnent will not keep out of politics and that its presence In politics Is unen- durable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
"THIs IS MY ssTH BIRTHDAY"
Yvette GuIIbert.

Mime. Yvette Guilbert, the celebrated Parisian singer and comedy artist, was born in Paris, March 25 1869. Her career has beeD a most romantic and interesting one. When she was quite a young girl she and her mother were shop assistant and helped to keep the small home together. In her spare moments, she used to recite to her fel- low-workers. who strongly advised her debut at Les Bouffes de Nord, and in a very short time she became the idol of Paris. She visited England in 1894 and the following year made her first appearance in the United States Mime Guilbert speaks English perfectly. She Is a believed in the simple life" and some time since became a convert to Christian Science.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
Not a Local auestlon.

Selma Journal.
 The Journal has received many words om mmendation for the stand 1t has taken in reference to the abolishment of weapon carrying as it Is practiced in the Blackbelt. We have thus far limited our arguments to this section of the State supposing that the evil could not exist in other sections. This supposition was based on the fact that when an attempt vas made by SenaSS Lowndes Counties to have bills curing the evil passed the Senators from other sections refused to put the bills on importance or merit. We could not believe that men who had been sent to the Legislature by the people. who had sworn to do their duty. who nad Interest of the State, would be so in- different about violations of the law and the continued contempt with which a criminal state was being treated un- less 1t was for the reason that the law was not violated in their counties, and hence they could not appreciate the ex- entirely too charitable in our views on this question and that very sinis- ter motive prompted the hostility of some of the members of the Legislature
 We have been told that the hostility of many legislators from the counties outside the Blackbelt is due to fear of their constituents displeasure. Leg islators believe that drastic law, a law that can be enforced. law that makes every man, white and black, leave his pistol in the house when he goes out to meet and mingle with his fellowman, would be very unpopular and would hurt their political prospects if they voted for 1t. We trust that not many legislators have such a view of the matter. We do not believe there are many who would allow such con- alterations to influence them when 1t came to voting on any of the bills which strike at this great evil. Those who do feel that way should take ad- vantage of the recess to. talk the mat believe any citizen whose wishes or opinions are entitled to moments consideration, would object to any law that keeps within the bounds of the Constitution and strikes down the greatest accessory to murder that the devil has yet been able to place in the possession of men. The question Is not local one and should not be made one. The evil has reached such pro- portions in this particular locality as to arouse the people to action, but the evil exists all over the State, and un- less strong measures are adopted by this Legislature, it will be State-wids within less than four years.
 The question Is one that appeals to the patriotism. the conservatism, the wisdom, the future of all our people Legislators should educate their con stituents to an approval of good, sound and drastic law on the subject. If they have constituents who cannot be reached by such arguments, they ism to vote and work for the bill and find their satisfaction in serene and approving conscience and let constitu. ents say and do what they please.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

The Kansas newspapers evidently know how to get things down fine According to The Kansas City Star one lola editor said ofIanother that if the latter's paper were getting s3 word for all matter containing even sem blance of truth, and houses were sell ing at 2s cents per dozen, they wouldn't have received enough from two coi- umns of recent issue to buy key hole" The man thus alluded to is evidently not of the Truthful James family.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
TO VOTE TO-DAY.
AmicabIe Settlement of Wage Dispute
 Looked For.

Butte, Mont, March 25--Present in- dications point to an early and amica- ble settlement of the wage dispute between the miners and the mining companies of the Butte district.
 The miners union will hold a spe- cial election tomorrow, when it Is be- lieved the terms will be adopted. The Amalgamated company offers to pay S4 a day with the stipulation that the union enter into a contract for five years and that such wages be paid On- ly so long as copper is above eighteen cents a pound, should the price drop below that point the wage scale of $3.50 a day to be restored.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
Savannah Merchant Broke.

Savannah. Ga, March 25.-P, T, Foye, conducting a retail dry goods and department store, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy today with lia- bilIties of s111,723 and assets of $11S,- 361.49, the Citizens and Southern Bank of Savannah being named as a pre- ferred creditor to the amount of $30.s 4O1. George W. owens was named tA-~aArary receiver.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
TOBACCO BEDS RUINED.
Farmers Were Holding Out From or,
 nnniznfInn nf Grow

Princeton, Ky, March 25-During Sat urday and Sunday night the tobacco beds of a number of independent plant CTS in the county south of Princeton were practically ruined
 The canvass was torn from the beds and grass and clover seeds and salt sprinkled on the beds These planters had been frequently warned that un- less they oiined the association of to- bacco growers they would be visited by night riders who 1t is thought did the dan1aGA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
SHORTAGE EXISTS.
Money In sub-Treasury At Chicago Is
 

Counted.
 Washington, March 25 MT. Bantz, assistant treasurer of the United States at Washington. has returned from Chicago where he went to superintend the count of cash in the sub treasury in that city in order to verify the state ment that a shortage of S17S,000 had been discovered.
 MT. Bantz had a conference with Secretary Cortelyou today, but his for nal report will not be made for som5 days. 1t is believed the report WI. show that the shortage actually exists and that up to this time no evidence has been secured fixing the identity of the person or persons who are respon- sible for 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
VIsit Georrin QuarrIea.

Madison, Wis, March Ex-Governor Davidson and a legislative committee of six members left today for Georgia to inspect stone quarries of that State with a view of getting material for the new capitol building for Wisconsin. Governor Davidson will also visit Washington and New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

When The Louisville Courier-Journal declares that 'the President of the United States has no power except what is conferred on him by the Con- stitution," it propounds correct theory. but in practice President or a Governor has whatever power Con- gress or a. Legislature allows him to usurp and exercise. Whats the Con- stitution between friends?"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
rTBRUARY CIRCULATION.

pay after day, week after week. HV nTha after month and year after year aaiiS Advertiser continues to be the only 3ns sIa, or Sunday newspaper pupisneo n.. ac- barna 10 pnint sworn statements or i'S tunI net paid circulation. - .hov
 The February figures given below sno .S Q vigorous and substantial sroWtn a further emphasixes The Advertisers guar. antse that it's circulation is the Iassess s of any morning or Sunday neWspSPsA printed in Alabama
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

A woman in Kansas ran away from her husband to live with a negro, but now she has come back and he has talk on her in on her promise not to run or from him any more-at least. not with a negro. Of this trio we consider ki>a coon the better one,'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

The Nashville American predicts that Mayor schmitz. of San Francisco. will land in the penltentiary If justice does not slip a cog" Well, we suspect he should be there, but will not that be a slap at his friend Roosevelt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

With the mercury hanging about the 90 degree figure we don't know wheth- CT to feel envious or jubilant when we read of snow storms up North.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

best of the land. kept in q giided cage. and at his death honored with monu- ment. Doubtless. though. the anima, had rather root for living and batho in the mud of the island than live in civilized luxury. And very likely the natives have made a good dinner on him ere now. But he was good pig in the right place. just the same.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

A Republican contemporary thinks that the square dear' has been used so much that 'It has come to represent demagogy, hypocrisy and unsquare dealing" Just so, and that's about what 1t has done from the beginning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
Negro Woman Preacher.

Seeing the negro woman preaching on Monroe street the other night, said of an Incident that happened just after the war. when we were having so much trouble with the negroes at the polls. There was one old negro woman Tn particular. that gave lot of trouble tended to stir up the negroes.
 con one of the days which happened to be rather more troublous than oth- CTS. this old woman was getting very eloquent in her discourse and had as she was in the midst of a most irn- passioned flight of oratory the whizz of pistol ball was heard close to her
 with shriek that could have been heard a mile away, she cried Q my God, let me get out of this and she took her huge bulk away with a rapi- dity that was remarkable in one go large. We had no more trouble, as she never gave vent to her eioauence af-. 'ei 'Aa % x #
 Governor Conner returned yesterday from Birmingham, where he had spent several days with his family.
 Hon. Joel ". GoidsSy of Mobile is staying at the New Mabson.
 Mir. George p. Reynolds of Birming- ham is at the New : MasSon' B
 MT. s. R. Wood of Prattville Is reg istered at the Imperial
 Mir. R. L. Lane X < Of *Fuskegee is in Montgomery today.
 Mir. c. c. Hume of Birmingham is a visitor to the city.
 Mir. s. H. Carter Of Tuscaloosa is in the city. H
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

Senator shelby M. Cullom of Illinois and Nathaniel W. Voorhees,, fatherof ex-Governor Foster M. Voorhees, of New Jersey, are said to be the only surviving members of the national convention Of 1880, which nominated Lincoln for the presidency.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

William J. Bryan plans to spend the last half of April in New England. Beginning his speechmaking in Con- necticut April IS he will follow with a tour of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
Side,oaik Penciiings
He nIdn,t Haxe the aNeMspapcr Rug.

He Didn't Have the sNewspaper Bug"
 Speaking of the general discussion of free Transportation In connection who was in Montgomery yesterday told a story of peculiar interest to the craft, in which harry Pulliam, now president of the National Baseball League, fis- ures.
 When this happened said the nar- rator, Pullism was not the grand mogul of the baseball world. but was city editor of the old Louisville Com mercial at very modest salary liar ry had found 1t extremely difficult to secure reporters and finally annexed 10 his small staff young man whose ver- bosity was greater than his brain, put who promised much.
 Late at night there was big fire and the young man was given ms maiden assignment. Returning about an hour before the paper was due to go to press, the budding young reporter sat down calmly before the stove. smoked few cigarettes and was tax ing the strenuous life of the newspaper field with the greatest ease when he was interrupted in his journalistic dope dreams by Pulliam shouting from his desk: Say Mac, when are you going to write that story of the big firef Don't you know we go to press pretty soon? The embryonic journalist awoke from his iethargy. yawned. stretched and answered:
 'foh, what the deuce Is the use of writing anything about that fire Everybody saw it."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

Frank o. Briggs, the new Senator from New Jersey, is an enthusiastic athlete, and, although 5S years old, still indulges in his favorite pastimes of wrestling and boxing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

Governor Hoch of Kansas has accep- ted number of assignments from a lecture bureau for this summer and will receive as high as $i50 a night. the seasons profits figuring close to $I5,000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

President Amador of the little re- public of Panama will visit the Uni- ted States in December next on his return from 6 contemplated vacation of several months in Europe. He will spend some days in Washington, to enable him to return the visit paid him by President Roosevelt last fall
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

M g. Noble Circulation Manager or xne Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sWosn says: .z-.. The foregoing statsment of The Aavet- tiser's circulation for the month of Fepre. arv 1901 is true and correct, and comPnen after all returns from news-eoye ReMs agents spoiled and leftover copies haNe -~--3 ST Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this sth day of MaFch. 1907. <>.,
 - F. W. JACKSON;
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

A primary election will be held in the First Kansas district this week to choose a candidate to succeed United States Senator Charles Curtis. Of the five candidates in the field 1t is gener- ally conceded that D. R. Anthony, Jr., of Leavenworth. son of the late Col. D. R. Anthony, and nephew of Susan B. Anthony, will be chosen. The election is set for May 23.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

Joshua Wallace voorhies, a negro, is making a hot race for mayor of Kan sas City, Kas., and is Nconfident of success at the election next week. Voorhies was born slave in Nash ville. Tenn, just before the close of the civil war He has been member of the police force and deputy street commissioner, and now Is. in business for hirnSedlf.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-24
WALL STREET
N. J. CENTRAL LEADS IN THE
ADVANCE.
No Very Remarkable Changes in Stock
Prices and Even Amalgamated
Copper Moves Up.

NEW YORK. Sept. 24-opening quota
tions for stocks showed general declines
from last night, the Hartman and Hill
stocks and the copper industrials being
most affected of the active list. ConSoli-
dated Gas fell 2, American Smelling Ia,
Great Northern preferred, Brooklyn Tran
sit and Anaconda a point and Union Pacific,
ST. Paul and Northern Pacific large frac-
tions. Central Railroad of New Jersey
sold at an advance OF 2 and Allis-Chalmers
preferred III. The volume of dealings was
small.
II a. m.-An irregular recovery began
which ultimately restored the major por-
tion of the opening losses. Amalgamated
Copper displayed increasing frmness and
advanced III to 1915. Business contracted
gradually as the market recovered. Third
Avenue fell l, Colorado and Southern IA
and Reading first preferred 2. Central
Leather preferred gained /.
Noon-A rise Of 2 points In Amalg&mated
Copper gave tone to the market and prices
rose slowly to a fractional average above
last night. Bonds were irregular.
1 p. m.-Prices were nearly stationary,
the earlier speculative purchases ceasing
when the bidding up of coppers halted.
2 p. ma reaction of a point In Amalga-
mated Copper resulted from traders profit
taking, but the general market was not in
and was practically at a stand
still.
3 D. m.-The market closed rather heavy
and below the best. Prices were 6airly
without any notable addition TO
the gains. Illinois Central sold at an adj
vance IF 2 and American Smelling gained 1.