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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
.''This is My 18th Birthday"
J. HaveIOck wilson .

Joseph Havelock Wilson, the General Secretary of the National Seamen's Un- ion of Great Britain and one of the prominent labor members in the British Parliament, was born in Sunderland, September 8, 1859, of Irish-Quaker stock Nearly all his relatives were sailors. and the boy naturally grew up with a taste for the sea. His mother, however, insisted that he stay at home, and he was accordingly bound appren- tice to a printer. It was about this time that the miners of Durham were having a great struggle with their em- ployers for the right of combination, and the young printer then first inn bibed the spirit of trades unionism. Before he was of age young Wilson shipped before the mast. He spent many years, at sea. both on sailing and steam vessels, and there he discovered his great work, to create a sailors union. He found many obstacles in his path, but he persisted in his work and inally accomplished the organization of the Sailors and Firemens Union, which in the course of time became an accomplished and potent fact in ship ping circles. Mir. Wilson has spent the best years of his life in aiding the union of seamen and to him the sailors owe much in the way of greater secu- rity of life and limb better food, wages and, generally speaking, improved con ditions of existence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
AN OVER SEVERE LAW.

When it comes to stringent laws we think Connecticut deserves place very near the head of the list. Some of the laws are almost as drastic as were the famous blue laws" of the Puritan era. Take the matter of street car transfers as an example of outrageous severity of the law on the subject. A man pays his fare to a certain point and gets a transfer to another line. If he uses it he is all right but if he sells it or gives it to another both he and the one who accepts the transfer may be fined and imprisoned if the law is strictly en- forced. If he had stolen the transfer from the conductors pocket the pun ishment would probably be less severe.
 Looking at it as we would look at almost any other business transaction one would think that when man pays his fare on a street car and receives a transfer, that is in the nature of present given him by the company and he should have the right to do as he pleases with 1t. In a strict sense he pays for the transfer when he pays his fare. On the other hand. as The Hart ford Courant argues, 1t may be set up that the passenger has not really paid for the transfer. He pays for his ride; the transfer is something thrown in by the company under the conditions rnrT,x HrSr it in? It is doubtful if any other de- tail of trolley management causes so much contention and does so much to make the companies disliked as the transfers. They are always hedged in by conditiions-good only so long. not transferable, good only at certain points, and so on. all for the purpose of Keeping the same individual going right along. and each making some body mad"
 It is doubtless necessary for the street car management to have some rules and regulations regarding trans fers. else there would be advantage taken of the company in various ways, but why fine and imprison man for giving away something that was given him? Still more, why visit equal pun ishment on the one who is the inno- cent recipient of a favor? It really seems to us that while street car com panies should be protected, such law as the one referred to ought not to be enforced.
 We notice that a magistrate in Hart ford has decided In case coming be- fore him that a man has the right to do what he pleases with a transfer that he has paid for, but it Is doubtful if the higher courts will sustain him. The question will naturally ccme up that the passenger does not pay for the transfer but that it Is a bonus given him on condition that he will use 1t himself At any rate, the law is un- necessarily severe, and probably that very severity may defeat its purpose.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
FAMILY FOOD
Crisp, TOOthsOme and Requires Nc
 Cooking.

A little boy down in N. c. asked his mother to write an account of how Grape Nuts food had helped their fam fly.
 brought to her attention on a visit to Charlotte, where she visited the Mayor of that city who was using the food by the advice of his physician. She says:
 They derive so much good from it that they never pass day without us ing it. While I was there I used the Food regularly. 1 gained about IS pounds and felt so well that when re- turned home I began using Grape-Nuts in our family regularly
 My little IS mcnths old baby short ly after being weaned was very i'll with dyspepsia and teething, She was sick nine weeks and We tried everything She became so emaciated that it was painful to handle her and we thought we were going to lose her One day a happy thought urged me to try Grape Nuts soaked in a little warm milk.
 Well, 1t worked like a charm and she began taking it regularly and im- provement set in at once. She Is now getting well and round and fat as fast as possible on Grape-Nuts.
 sometime ago several of the family were stricken with LaGrippe at the same time, and during the worst stages we could not relish anything in the shape of food but Grape-Nuts and or anges, everything else nauseated us
 "We all appreciate what your famous food has done for our family "There'' a Reason" Read "The Road to Well yIlla-" in pkgs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
Of wider Application.

New York Sun. .S
 During the masters hearing nere III the case of the Southern Railway against the State of North Carolina the representatives of the State made 8 great point of the development or North Carolina industries. This Tar Heel town was the second greatest fur ntture manufacturing center in the country. That county raised more nf such and such a crop than dozen counties ioutside the Tar Heel limits, and so on. The State at large was do- ing very we'll, thank you, and there was nne opening down there for railroads which would help to contribute facil- ities to North Carolina's further indus trial expansion only they must submit to the new idea that their earnings were to be politically and not econom- ieally determined.
 Ali .this certainly opened the door to just such an answer as D. c. Justice. counsel for the State, obtained from R. R Taylor, witness for the Southern Railway, when he asked at the close of the hearing here yesterday what the Southern Railway could do to make North Carolina even more prosperous. Mr. Tavlor replied:
 "To be allowed to go on as in the past. because, as you have stated your self, North Carolina has become the greatest manufacturing State of the South, has thes largest cotton industry of any State except Massachusetts. is the greatest plug tobacco center in the
 world and the second greatest loaf
 smoking producing district In the world-and all this under the system of the Southern Railway, for 1t Is on the lines of this road that all these in-
 dustries are located
 To this 1t might well be added that about the only benefit which has ae- crued to the owners of the Southern Railway for their contribution of tras- fc facilities to North Carofinas pros perity has been the privilege Of lnak- ing still further contributions of the
 same kind in thet hope that it would eventually make such earnings in North Carolina and the other Southern StateS which it traverses and has hoped to develop that it could establish divi~ dends on It's stock on a basis of prob able permhnency. At that the return to the owners would be most meagre reward for all the profitless yeara The fitting answer which MT. Justice drew upon himself yesterday Is, more over capable of a wider application than the case of the Southern Railway and the state of North Carolina It aunos m for one small part of tho country precisely what has been taking nlace in the whole United States the de- velopment of industrial greatness under the railroad systems of the United States. for 1t is. along these lines that inc great industries of the United States are situated. so far also it has been chiefly the hope of returns in the way of assured dividends that has encour- aged the provision of railroad facil> ities throughout the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
Keeping It Out of Politics.

Savannah News. i.
 President Barrett of the Farmers Union seems bent on keeping the union out of politics. In that respect he shows wisdom. In his address to the third annual convention at Little Rock on Tuesday he said:
 T trust In the Almighty God that We shall never see al time when the Farm ers' Union shall be fretted by political demagogues within It's ranks. trust that no representative of that banefui class shall ever hold an office in this union. plead with you never to suf- fer the union to be contaminated by an affiliation with any political party. But while we hold fast to the splendid neutrality of our position we must neV- CT hesitate in political life to defend and to advance the original purposes, of
 That is very straight talk and evil dently sincere. If the organization keeps out of politics 1t will stand an excellent chance of living and being or substantial benefit to its members. But if 1t allows itself to side with this or that political party or indorses the po- sition of political party on any ques- tion, it will almost certainly run on the rocks and be wrecked. This The Morning News has stated on many oc- casions. That the statement Is true IS evident from the fact that other simi- lar organizations that started out with every prospect or success wont " pieces just as soon as they began to take part in politics.
 There is no doubt that in the na- tfonal campaign that is approaching there will be efforts by one or more or the political organizations to get the support of the Farmers Union. It may be that all of them will have something in their platforms commendat3ry Of the union. That Is all right: let them com mend as much as they want te, but II a preference for any one of the par ties. In the South its members are mostly Democrats and in the North they are mostly Republicans. In It's ranks there may be even those wno think the Independence League holds out the best promises for the farmers but it would be impossible to get the union to agree upon the principles or any one of the political organizations.
 Demagogues will point out 10 the union that Ats interest will be promot- ed by approving by resolution tnls pr that plank of the platform of one or other of the political parties, and there nav be men who are not demagogues who will try to lead the union to the sunnort of one or other of the parties. BIit the union could make no greater mistake than to listen to them. Let inc union tend strictly. to the business ] for which 1t was organized and 1t VIII succeed in accomplishing sometnlns E, Its members should take an interest IT nolitics just as they do in religion, put fhey don't mix their union with tneiT religion. Neither should they mix II with their politics.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09

in the State of Alabama are valid or invalid is still to be decided. By the sworn allegations of the bills filed by the complaining railroad companies they are shown to be invalid. inasmuch as 1t is alleged that if put into force they will confiscate the railroad prop erty. The restraining order and in- Junction issued by Judge Jones sim- ply amounts to this:
 Let all matters remain in statu quo until the final Adjudication of these eases. Meantime, let the complaining railroad companies give ample bonds to secure and indemnify every citizen of Alabama, as well as every non-resi- dent who may be compelled to pay rates higher than the rates fixed by the statute, so that at the end of liti- gation if it Is found that these sta- tutes are valid, all persons interested may recover from the railroad com ranies upon their bonds the full meas ure of loss sustained by them.
 It is contended by some of this samo class of men that the railroads ought to put these rates into effect until the Sepreme Court decides the matter. This would be eminently unfair to the rail- roads, for the reason that it would be impossible for the State to indemnify the railroads or give them any guar anty whatever that the loss which they would necessarily sustain during the litigation could ever be recovered; whereas in the present status of the matter every man. woman and child interested is absolutely protected against loss by the ample bonds re- quired by Judge Jones and duly and legally executed by the railroad com panies.
 Again we say let us be honest; let us be fair; let us not appeal to pas sion; let us frown upon the demagogue
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
To-day Ln History
September 9.

1Os7-William the Conqueror died. 151S-English defeated the Scots at Flodden Field
 1776-American colonies first called the United States" by Congress.
 1S1S-Aliance of TOplitz.
 1gl5-John singleton Copley, Ameri- can painter. died. Born July B.. 17S1. IS46-John Y. Mason of Virginia be- came Secretary of the Navy.
 lS50-New Mexico and Utah Terrl- iS74ECoiorado for the first time went Democratic. ., 1sg4-Parisians demanded that the tSeS-TTnited States Commissioners appointed to negotiate treaty of peace with Spain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09

Conner because, to them, hes1ooked like sudden. immediate and absolute prohi- bition.
 Both ofxthese were disappointed.
 Among the merchants are those who supported Mir. Conner because he prom ised straightway and immediate regu- lation of the railroads, so that they could get cheaper freight and passen- ger rates.
 These may secure some reduction in freight and passenger charges, but in thew may credit on the freight account they must debit on the taxation ac- count.
 The plain people who are neither whiskey dealers nor otherwise business men. find that they are charged higher prices for the necessities of life, if they be so fortunate or unfortunate as to own property, they must pay added 70 this a higher rate of taxes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09

has already begun. but the mass to be moved is so enormous that the mouS- ment itself is almost imperceptible. The most notable features of the change that Is taking place are the at- titude of the Chinese throne toward Western civilization; the changing re- latsons of China and Japan. and the determination of foreign-taught Chi nese to hasten the modernization of their country"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09

The Abbeyiile Times talks sense. Either run . town with vm." it says. "or. just sell out and loaf. One thing must be done--run the town for all 1t is worth. get up steam and keep 1t up. DO you want trade? Bid for it. Do you want business to come to your town7 Encourage what you have, Do you want prosperous town? Then never permit the Jealousies to rule your actions. but work together for common prosperity and mutual bene- ft."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
The Aftermath.

some IiauoF men supported Mir. Co., ner because. to them he looked i'm mune from hostile legislation, though Mir. Conner himself, had made no promises on the subject CT which We have knowledge.
 some prohibitionists supported Mir.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09

The Democrats of Massachusetts having decided to hold their next State convention at Springfield we may req sonably expect a howl to ascend from Boston,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
GOTNO OUT OF TOWNe

GOING OUT or TOWNs Subscribers who leave tho city temporarily sfa0uld have The Advertiser mailed them. Addresses will be changed as often as re- quested.
 eornery and Alabama affairs only through The Advertiser.
 Before leaving mail or phone your i- dress to this office. Phone 2S0. City Cncu- fation Department.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
JULY CIRCULATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser sos aS fine it's adyertfsers fand makes 1t pest 1. sir- contras when requestedl that It's dany acr';nr Tn z cuIation is larger than that of any y. srat its newspaper printed in Alabarna-.anN1a. nN1a.s,,Iat lion Sunday edition has the largest cs.sS tn oof any edition of any newspaper printeo 'A Alabama without exception. r rap-
 The figures for July. printed oe, W r:turns resent inc actual net circulation all
 havfng been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09

So 1t appears that LaFollette de sires to succeed Roosevelt" Not a bit of doubt about that. and there are others. They had better first be sure that Roosevelt intends to be succeeded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09

We learn from a Cincinnati item that MT. Taft is urged to snub the czar." Perhaps he will do it, but we bet that he doesn't go to St. Peters burg to do the snubbing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09

The transformation of China" says The Washington Post. promises to be one of the most important facts of the twentieth century The process
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09

What is whiskeyg" inquires The washington Herald. The crass ignor- ance of some esteemed contemporaries is dlscouraging.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09

Taft is flayed' is headline In The Columbus Ledger. Do they aim to make a tent of the hide?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09

E $. Noble. Circulation Manager Of The Moutronnery Adevrtiser. being duiy orn. says: Ths foregoing statement of The idver- xissr's circulation for the month Of Juiy. 1907 iz true and correct. and compiled after nlI returns from news boys, news agents spoiled and leftover copies have been de- A,rted H g. NOBLE.
 Circulation .-anager. svvora to and subscribed before me this eth day of August. 1907.
 IgTkI,,l RIGA ALEXANDER.
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
Root's Disappointment.

Troy Messenger.
 Elihu Root wanted to be President of the United States. Henry Clay or James G. Blaine never burned with more eager desire for this exalted sta- tion. Tn the consuming fires of this ambition he heaped sacrifices, financial, physical and domestic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
Philippine Trade. Tri-C,if}es na flv fF

Tri-Cities Daily.
 There would not be much of a prob lem about the Philippines and all about their false sale or abandonment would cease if their trade with the United States should become greatly profitable mercial purposes the Philippines are treated as a foreign land, and no trade benefit can result from their owner ship as long as that condition lasts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
One Way of Looking at It.

One way or AV"hENB Ht Kt' Elba Clipper.
 There is said to be a general de- nand throughout the West that Presi- dent Roosevelt accept the Republican nomination for President again. Roose- didate again, but that does not make 1t an absolute fact. and if he Is, the Democrats had Just as well nominate Bryan, for Teddy will be elected any candidate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09

There is no sentiment for war ir either the United States or Japan and not even Hobson's hobby Of a billior dollar navy justifies this continua cry of wolf. There is no war, there will be no war from a Japanese source for years to come and we do not neeC a monster navy that will be out oi date by the time it's services may b, required.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09

Selma is not such a big city, but its inhabitants have the Satisfaction of knowing that their water is pure, that all meat and milk sold in the city tent Inspector, and that the sanitary department is constantly at work keep ing the city clean. That means a great deal during this unhealthy sea- son of the year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-27
PRODUCE.

Chicago May 2--Now high records for
TINS seasons crop OF wheat were made
for the July and December options on
me boaru OF trade today, July reaching
] .0Sis and December Lott. September tied
It's mark OF .0iis made last Thursday.
According 10 the weather bureau reports
killing frost occurred last night at sorne
points In Kansas while heavy frosts We're
general over Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
There was incentive for selling wheat
In The reports from Liverpool which
showed sharp decline there. due TO
more favorable crop reports, from Rus
sla and heavy worlds shipments 10 the
United Kingdom, but this was lost sight
or IN the news Of western wheat fields,
and opening prices for The
leading options showed wide
range the advances being from shade
10 ahql1s' After the first furry trading
quoted down greatly, although the mat
ket continued TO show signs Of nervous
ness, July opened Is 10 2is higher at .Oi
To l.w sold At l,o3ls and declined 10 l.Ols.
sales being from = 10 y az times. Ser
TENDER opened shade 10 9ls TO 81. high
er az l.02li 10 l.Nis and sold around
I;oEa December opened lhal2. to Sisq
5i az LOO to .0o3s and dropped TO l.0s.
corn was strong and active upon the
froat reports JUS opened Ssfih higher
at hQ6ilt and sold at Az.
Oats We're strong and fairly active. re-
ports o. frosts be!SS the factor July
opened Hd7. 70 III 20 ia higher at 4s,5
10 ~ and declined 10 IS
Provisions were slow and weak. due to
a Decent decline IN hogs. July pork on
,ned ~ lower at 1870 lard was cents
wheat-July closed easy, ssdA. higher
Than Saturdays close AZ / 81 lslll or. sep
tember &gps higher al .09a, and Decein-
her h,gHs higher al lbs.
Corn July closed weak at $50.
Cash: Wheat-No. red .oldl 02iy: No.
red, asql No. hard. l.0la1 Of No.
hard @aa9. No 3 spring a7Gl.0l
COrn--No. ;. dpiG5is,
Oats-No. ? A.
Whrat..July. loli.gl .Oih sent., l.oOW
rOrn-May, 5iA. July h3A,
Oats-Atay. and July lHk
Pork-MaY 1915; July lB.47is
L0rd-MaS, 1CO: july, aGTl.
Rlbs-MaN s-lG july, $50,
Rye--Cash AQS1.
Rdrlcy-Cash 701fS.
BUTTER AND EGGS
Chicago. May T-Butter, unchanged.
creamery sg23 dairy, l7dH,
Eggs-L0wer. a.
SUGAR AND COFFEE
New York May 27.--sugar, raw. steudy.
Fair refining 3g7: Centrifugal ID Test
800 molasses sugar. 3.l2.
Refined, steady. Crushed, $50, powder.
cd i.l0 granulaled, 500.
Conee--Qulet No. Rio, CAs No 4 San.
tos. ~
LIVERPOOL GRAIN
Liverpool May gi.-Close: Wheat-Mav.
nominal July r. 9S,d Sept, X ll.d.
Ihe weather ~ England today was fair
but cloudy
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-27
soNoMA NEEDS MILL.
steps Are Now Under Way TO Build
One Ncnr Property.

The Sonoms Copper Mining company,
operating near Harmony canyon, tour
miles east of Winnemucca, In which II.
ryree of this city and New Workers are
interested is TO erect ia own reductloh
plant. Mr. Tyree, accompanied by New
York stockholders, visited the mine the
first part OF last week and was graft
fled at the showings coming up under
development. No ore Is being shipped
but 1t is being piled on the dumps until
the mill is built. The plant and smelt-
er will be built on the Humboldt river
near Winnemucca and q gravity tram
way viii be installed to carry ore from
mine TO plant. AS soon as lumber " re-
ceivcd cottages. boarding house, bunk
house and other necessary buildings
will be started at once at the mine.
An eight-foot vein Of ore has been
broken into in the Red Rose claim, one
of the Souoma group. The company
proposes sinking three shafts and driV-
ing three tunnels to cross the NUM-
erous veins In the property. One long
tunnel Is being driven now 10 cross cut
the ledge which is over IA feet wide ON
the surface. All drills will be used TO
ayDedit0 work