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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07
What the State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing
Rsal Hs.ate ia 2 psK Fswa.

Rsal Estate ia Bsv Fewa.
 Ne startling reaustiaa In zeal estate reported on account ef the extreme dryness ef the town of Dethan.
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 Marion Standard.
 It is now evident that the Legisla- tura which reconvenes on the 9th VIII pass Q law reducing taxation to meet the raise in property value by the State Tax Commission Board.
 Getting nm sOhiO Stamp.
 Senator Knox is also featured as an alumnus of an ohio college; First ,,t Taft wonders If a man can call his State his own.
 Favors Dog Tax. GuntersVille Democrat.
 The Legislature will meet on the 9th inst, and it will be a good time to im- pose a tax on dogs. Madison County is moving for the measure systematic ally by petition. When it comes up let the solons make it a general law.
 It Needs the North wing. Birmingham Ledger.
 The new wing of the, State Capitol is completed and partially occupied. It will be formally accepted next Satur- day Would that the building were complete.
 Ante Up--Must Have Him Present.
 If subscribers to whom we have sent statements do not respond more promptly next week than they did this we will not be able to take that Press Association trip and be out several dol lars in postage--now come drumming 
 Some Legislation Should be Repealed Moulton Advertiser. We hope when the General Assembly of Alabama meets. in a few days, that some of the recent hysterical legisla- tion will be repealed. Many of the l harmful measures were hurriedly rush. ed through by Governor Conner, and in view of the many splendid reasons ad- vanced by our best business organiza- tions those hurtful laws should be promptly wiped out. Sensible Talk.
 Fort Payne Journal.
 All the counties of Alabama produce potatoes of both kinds, and yet Ala | bama imports more potatoes than she raises Alabama eats Michigan pota- toes in the winter when they are high It eats Florida potatoes in the early spring when the yare very high tr price. Alabama eats some Alabams potatoes later when they are cheap. l l1cl AolDC POS~SSSS SNAAA -NS0 w ton.
 | Lieutenant-GOceFnOF | Eufaula Times.
 | We notice that there are some as. pirants for Governor in three yearI hence and their names have been giveT | to the public. Old Barbour may no | present a name for this position, bu | it has pride in one of it's young states men, that may cause his friends tC present his name to the people of tht State for the second place on the tick ct. There Is very little use tD concea | his name, as he is one of the foremos | Senators of the august body, Hon. E P Thomas, president pro tenn of thu | Senate from Barbour County. 1 Cocaine Selling. There is stilI evidence that cocaine and other vicious drugs can be obtain | ed by negroes in this city. apparentlI without difficulty. Negro women hav' | been brought to the police station in toxicated by drugs, since the Board O | Health and the municipal authoritle | Joined forces for the suppression O the drug-selling evil; and the violence of male negroes who have got into th' hands ofethe police recently has beer attributed to the habit of using co caine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07
Today M History
JULY 2.

JULY q.
 16sO-Decree issued forbidding 'he erection of new buildings in London, to prevent over-croWdinR.
 I7SB-French and Indians defeated the British near Fort Duquesne. I777-Burgoyne defeated the Ameri- cans under St. Clair at Hubbardton. I70s-W Washington appointed Lieuten- ant-General of the armies of the United States.
 Is8S-Felix Grundy of Tennessee be- came Attorney General of the United States.
 IS44-Troops called out to suppress race riots in Philadelphia.
 1S58-Mutiny of the Tipperary Mili- tia.
 1S0S-Payne, Herrold, Atzordot and Mrs. Surratt hanged for complicity in the murder of President Lincoln 16o8-Congress resolved to annex Hawaii
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07
THE INTERSTATE CONTRACT COM-
 PANY.

Forty miles of Railroad Grading, etc., at Pensacola, Florida.
 Proposals for Grading forty (4o) miles of Railroad, etc., will be received at the office of the Interstate Contract Co.,, No PA (second hoor) Brent Build ing, Pensacola, Fla, until noon on July 20. 1907.
 On and after the 22nd of June, the Plans, PrOhieH, Contract, Specifications and forms of Proposals for Work can be seen at the above address.
 The work to be graded covers twen- ty (20J miles of the Andalusia Dtvts- ion. and also twenty (20) miles of the Atmore Division of the PensacOlas Ala bama and Western Railroad.
 The company reserves the right tU reject any or all bids.
 B K. ROBERTS. For the Interstate Contract, Company. --16t. 't
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07
WATER AND TYPHOID.

WATER AND TYPHOID.
 The intimate relation between im- pure drinking water and typhoid Is now too well established to be doubt ed or disputed. That typhoid may proceed from other causes may be true. and 1t may also be true that foul wa- ter will not always result in this dread disease. but that the two go together in a frequently alarming degree is set tied. In this connection the following from Ane Brooklyn Eagle is of inter- est:
 ' Vital statistics show that the typhoid death rate in our New York cities runs anywhere from three to thirteen times as high as, that of some ten European cities. which have established sand fil- tration plants for their drinking water. The average in those cities is ten deaths from typhoid for every 100000 population. For the last five years in Massachusetts the death rate from this cause has been some 19 or 20 per 100000. while three-aparters of the cities and villages in this state shows an average of thirty-six typhoid deaths for the same population and in Niagara Falls, which drinks the raw sewage of rate rises to 13S per 100000.
 The cities of this state may be di- vided into four classes: those that drink unfiltered lake water. those that whose water supply comes from small brooks and springs. The death rate shows that the latter seem to be the safest. The lakes. with their dilu- of in, nf ter. are safer sources of supply than the rivers. where the danger flows on gathering accretions of disease from every large town it passes. In the lake cities the percentage for 100000 of population ranges from eighteen to thirty-six, the worst being Dunkirk. Geneva and Buffalo Among the cities which drink unfiltered river water OsWego has a typhoid death rate of thirty-six. Cohoes of eighty-seven and Niagara Falls of 13s
 These figures-or some of them are little less than appalling and the com parative death rate from this one dis ease shows in graphic manner the diff ference between the effects of pure and impure water. A death rate from ty- phoid of only ten in 100000 is small but Niagara with rate of 13S in 1oo,- 900 is a shocking condition for any city to be in. That the raw sewage of Buffalo" is responsible for this alarm ing fatality seems evident. In the catalogue of official duties and re- responsibilities we can think of hardly one that Is more binding than that ot providing pure and wholesome water for the people. It is duty which, ex- cept perhaps in very rare instances cannot be shirked without placing on the authorities the burden of trifline with human life. All cities cannot pro- cure such pure water as the people oi this city enjoy. but any of them car provide means to practically purify il before 1t is used. If no such precau- tions are taken the authorities cannot escape the charge Of being accessory to murder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07
Letters to The. Editor
Better Ask n Lawyer.
Editor The Advertiser:

EuItUr IHe AuVeItIseT'
 As you have published some informa- tion of the laws of Alabama for the benefit of ladies of Alabama. will you kindly give information on the fol- lowing subjecti Z .
 A man, who is a widower. father of five grown-up children, marries again in A. D., 1872, lives with his second wife about ten years, then dies. leaving no other children. His second wife, according to law, was allowed $1,000, which took the entire estate.
 The woman died in A. D., 1907, leav- ing no children or relatives nearer of kin tt an nephews and nieces.
 Please inform me who are the legal heirs, or had she the right to will property to her kin, leaving out hus- bans children, according to laws of Alabama? Enquirer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07

Now we are told that the ponderous Taft is to pay a visit to Russia, but he should be careful where he goes, Those starving. Russian peasants might not be able to keep their hands of such a fat morsel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07

An Oklahoma man has clock which yhas just run down, after going 654 days at one winding. While that is not exactly perpetual motion 1t must be admitted that clock which will run q matter of eighteen months or more without winding is going some. and then some more.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07

The Sacramento Bee has reached a point where it gets up on its hind feet and howls whenever any one ventures to criticise its new patron saint, Theo- most rabid Rooseveltians on the range
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07

Discussing a certain recent court trial. and the possible effect it might have on others, The Raleigh Times says 1t puts a man at the mercy of wo- man" That began In Eden. if our reading is not at fault.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07

We are told that there are estimat- ed to be twenty-five million widows in India. Those old bachelors who, in the words of the old song, meyer had courage to ask for a wife" might round up one in India.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07

Daily Average, June. 1907. 15,534. Sunday Average. June, 1907, 21,9S1.  E. 6. Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn anye:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- enamr.s circulation for the month of June. 1907, is true and correct. and compiled after all returns from news boys. news agents. spoiled and leftover copies have been de- D S. NOBLE.
 Circulation Manager, Sworn to and subscribed before me this Eth day of July, 1907. 8~a RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07
The Illustrated Net0s.

tumpka Friday. The work on Judge Aston as eupernumerary Is pretty con. stant and hard, but he stands 1t well. He expects to go over to Indian Springs, Ga, for a short rest.
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 James Albert Sweat, an employe of the A. C. L. Railroad, will leave July 10 for Richmond, Washington and New York. visiting his brother in the lat- ter city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07
JUNE CIRCULATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees Its advertisers (and makes 1t part or tns culafion is larger than that of any morning newspaper printed in Alabama-and that It's Sunday edition has the largest circulation of any edition of any newspaper printed In Alabama without exception
 The figures for June. printed below, rep resent the actual net circulation. all returns having been deducted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07

Now there is talk of an umbrella trust. which is something new. It has always been understood that you can't crust anybody with your umbrella
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07
SUNDAY, JULY 2, 1907.
The Nashville Tennessean says:

William J. Bryan has received the endorsement of the Democratic State Conventions of the following States for the Presidency in 1908: Alabama. Ar kansas. California, Colorado, Delaware. Georgia. Illinois, Indiana Iowa, Massa- chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas. and Wisconsin
 Up to date, there has not been con- vention held for the selection of dele gates to the National Democratic Con- vention. and certainly what may have been said in an Alabama convention in 1906. in no manner Is binding on what selecting delegates may do or say in 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07

Referring toA our query as to what Taylor has to do with the Tennessee butterfly with T on its wing. The Chattanooga Times makes reply:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07

He has all to do with 1t. If you think a Tennessee butterfly would wear a. "1"' for Teddy or Taft in preference to Taylor you're a nature faker of the first degree and know nothing of but terflies. That's all.
 On, we'll, if Taylor is the whole thing in Tennessee we hereby offer apologies for fnexcusable ignorance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
Rugs as Gifts.

3ox6o/ Atwood Smyrna
Rug. 81 90
3ox6o Extra Quality
Smyrna Rug. Sc. 50
36x72 Extra Quality
Smyrna Rug. $3.50
36x63 Rifton Velvet Rug. 1915
27x54 Wilton Velvet Rug $3.50
36x63 Wilton Velvet Rug $3.50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
GOES TO HIGHEST COURT.
Appeal Granted by Judge Pntchard
in Rate Cases.

RICHMOND, Va, December 2S.-A de-
cree granting an appeal from his final"
decree in the Virginia passenger rate liti-
CATION received today from United States
Circuit Court Judge j. c. Pritchard car
ries the matter to the United States Su-
preme Court. The cases in question are
those of the Southern railway, the At
lantic Coast Line, the Chesapeake and
Ohio. the Norfolk and Western, the Louis
Vile and Nashville, and the Chesapeake
and Western railway companies against
the state corporation commission.
A compromise effected between the at
torneys for the corporation commission
and the railroads interested allows the
two-cent fate, as existing today, to remain
in force until the decision is rendered by
the Supreme Court, which might not
have bees done otherwise, as the rail-
roads had each furnished bond to pay
over to the court all moneys received by
them in excess of the two-cent rate as
given by the commission. in the event that
the case was finally decided against them.
In his final decree Judge Pritchard can
celed and released these bonds.
The DEGREES granting an appeal fixed an
appeal bond of 81 900 on each railroad.
The final decree of Judge Pritchard held
that the order of the state corporation
commission, entered April p last. which
gave notice of a two-cent rate violates the
Constitution of the United States. He
dered that the introductory Injunction
awarded July 10 last be made pei petual
and the commission be perpetually pro-
hbited from publishing the generas order
in respect to passenger rates.
The demurrer filed by the commission is
overruled and the joint and several pleas
of res adjudieata are overruled as be-
ing not good in law. The bill of com
plant filed by the railroads Is sustained,
and taken for confessed. the commission
not having made a general defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
FRENCH POLICY IN MOROCCO.
Succession Of Gen. D'Amada fol-
Drude to Mark More Energy.

PARIS, December est Is already ap-
parent that the replacing of Gen. Drude
by Gen. D'Amada marks the beginning of
more energetic French policy in Mo-
rocco. Gen. Drude has been In command
of the French forces in Morocco. but is
retired nominally on account of i'll health;
Gen. D'Amada has been in command at
La Rochelle. There is reason to believe
however, that Gen. Drude's recall is due
as much to dissatisfaction with his hesi-
tating course as to his illness.
The fear of International complications
arising out of the Moroccan situation has
now largely disappeared. France having
the foreign board of Morocco. The rebel
lion under the leadership of Mulai Mafid
is no longer formidable and the French
government has decided that the time has
come to take a holder position. Gen.
D'Amade will be given reinforce ments
with which he will be expected to take
the offensive for the purpose of at once
putting an end to the anarchy which pre-
Vails In the vicinity of Casa Blanca.
The Temps tonight declares that the
year 1908 will witness an important
change in Frances Moroccan policy. from
the political and financial as we'll as from
the military point of view. and 1t appeals
to parliament to follow the lead of the
government. while the government in
tends to keep within the limits of pru-
dence and fulfill its international obHga-
TONS the paper declares. cit purposes also
to repair the errors committed in the past
and regain the time lost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
CONFRONTED BY PROBLEMS.
Army of Unemployed Harnesses New
York Charities.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-With every
charity bed in the city occupied, lodging
houses overcrowded, Bowery saloons
turned into barracks and an array of
wanderers on the streets, the charity or
CARNATIONS in New York are today help
lessly facing situation which will reach
its climax with the first cold wave.
Although the managers of the relief or
CARNATIONS were long taxed with the
problem. it was not until after the in
formal conference of the various charity
organizations Yesterday that it became
known that more than $1,000 strangers
were homeless in this city. and that at
least half that number spend nights on
benches and floors wherever shelter Is af-
forded.
While the tide OF the unemployed who
are fiocking into the city has not been
stemmed, the charity organization MEM
bers are making vain attempts to care
for those already here, and the authori-
ties in charge of the charity organlZa-
ton headquarters are planning measures
which will make the life of the wanderer
less tempting in New York.
In an effort to decide on plan which
will bring the haritable organizations to-
eether another meeting will be called
next week. when 1t is expected that a
definite system will be inaugurated for
the homeless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
LAURA CARRIERS PRICE.
Sues for Reward for Betraying
Chester Runyau.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-Laura NJ.
Carter, in whose apartment Chester b.
Runyan, the teller of the Windsor Trust
Company, concealed himself after making
away with $4,000 of the companys funds.
has brought suit against the trust COM
pany for $3.50, which, she claims, is due
her as a reward for delivering up the de-
faulting teller. Against this action the
trust company has brought suit to recover
$4,000 from her. alleging that she and
Runyan were in a conspiracy to rob the
institution and that this $4,000 was
lavshed upon her by Runyan.
Runyan defaulted with 500 900 from the
Windsor Trust Company one afternoon
last summer by throwing the cash In
packages in dress suit case He then
went to the fiat of Mrs. Carter. He re-
manned there for several days, until Mrs.
Carter learned that he was wanted by the
police. She informed the police and Run
yam was arrested. Mrs. Carter was also
arrested and indicted on the charge of re-
ceiving stolen goods. Runyan appeared
as a witness against her and swore that
he had given her between $4,000 and $25,-
600. She denied this and was acquitted
by the jury.
Runyan later pleaded guilty to a charge
of grand larceny and was sentenced to
seven years in Sing Sing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
ITALIAN PRISON SCANDAL
METHODS BY WHICH THE
THIRD DEGREE" IS PRAcTICED
Fake Confession Extorted From One
of the Murderers of King Hum
bert Not Long Ago.
Special Cablegram TO The Star.

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
ROME. December 2S-An exceptionally
interesting case in which two high Off
Gals. Commentators Doria. director gen.
eral of Italian prisons. and Commentators
Canevelli. councillor of state are con-
cerned, is down for hearing before the
Roman tribunal. The charge against
them constitutes a further chapter in the
times adopted in the prisons of this coun-
try. Five persons were tried for COM
plicity in the murder of King Humbert
by Acciarito couple of years ago. The
alleged accomplices, however. were not
convicted, though Accarito subsequently
made confession" involving other men
in his crime.
This statement was exorted from him
by means of Il letter. which purported to
be written by the murderer's mistress
who. giving him news of the birth of a
son. begged him for the sake of the child
to denOunce his accomplices-in the hope
that he UAcciarito) might receive the
Kings pardon. and eventually see his
little son. In consequence of this con-
fesSion. i've men were arrested, but the
case against them broke down in spite OF
the testimony of Acciarito in support Of
the eXtorted statement. There was after
ward fresh trial, in which Acciarito. by
this time aware that the letter which had
induced him to make his confession" was
forgery, withdrew it, thus eXculpating
the second set of supposed accomplices
The blame for the inhumanity Of the
methods by which the confession had been
eXtorted fell upon Cavaliere Angelelli. d.
rector of the prison of San Stefano, where
the murderer was serving his sentence
In punishment he was sent to Sardinia
to take charge of a penal settlement, but
last year he brought charges Of completely
against his superiors, Commentators
Doria and Commentators Canevelli, who
he declares. knew and approved of the
forged letter and other means which had
induced Acciarito to make the false con-
feSSion.
Ernesto Diotavelli. one of the men
named in Acciarito's confession as an ac-
complete, brought an action for clumny
against Cavaliere Angeln and his two su-
periors, but talthough the action was re-
jected, the court of appeal. which con-
firmed its rejection, cited Commentator
Doria and Canevelli to appear on
charge of suborning false evidence. Com
mendatore Doria has been a state func
tionary for forty years, and has had a
hand in the work of prison reform.
The list of witnesses, which is of enor-
nous length, includes the names of many
of the best known senators and deputies,
among them that of Signor Fortia ,ex-
prime minister Sixty-one witnesses are
cited to appear for Cavaliere Angelelli
alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
GRATEFUL AND BRIGHT.
Generous Attachment and spontane-
Gus Kindness for Ex-Presidents.

II is most gratifying to note how the
private lives of our ex-Presidents are
made grateful and bright by the generous
attachment and spontaneous kindness
manifested toward them by their fellow
countrymen.
The American people are the best peo-
pie in the world; and the honor and re-
spect with which they follow to his re-
tirement one who has served them in the
highest office within their gift, illustrates
the innate nobility OF the American char
acter. In the light OF these reflections
the biographer of one OF our early Presi-
dents seems TO have unfortunately yielded
to the temptation of striking statement
when he wrote concerning the subject of
his sketch. that at the expiration of his
term as President he found himself that
melancholy product of the American gov
eminent system-an ex-President"
How can it be that our governmental
system" places the President ON the
highest pinnacle OF honor. and yet DEGREES
that as ex-President he is but "melan-
choly product doomed to unescapabIy sad
conditions? Is there neither comfort nor
honor in his release from exhausting pres
idential labor and perplexity, in the re-
spect and esteem accorded to him by his
fellow citizens on every side, and the
his return TO the fellowship OF private
station?
The truth is. that our people, so far
from treating their ex-Presidents simply
as relics of past honors. seem disposed
but 10 continue them in service so far
as to interfere seriously with their un-
trammeled return to private citizenship
and their unrestrained resumption of the
occupations of everyday life.
There is a sort of vague but none the
less imperative. feeling abroad in the
land that one who has occupied the great
office of President holds in trust for his
fellow citizens a certain dignity, which
In his conduct and manner OF life he is
bound to protect against loss or deteriora-
ton.
Obedience to this obligation, which can
hardly be avoided. limits the eX-President
in his choice OF an occupation and means
of livelihood, and prescribes for him only
such work in popular Judgment is not
undignified: and II also enforces a scale
of living on his part frequently less in
keeping with his financial ability than
with popular conceptions of ex-presi-
Dental northumberland Cleve-
land in The Youths Companion.