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The Washington herald., 1907-01-26
PRAISES LOCAL SCHOOLS.
from Elizabeth, \. J.,
Finds Our Institutions Good.

William J. Scherer. superintendent of
public schools OF Elizabeth, y. j.. deliv-
cred an address at the Central High
School yesterday afternoon. which was
directed mainly 10 the teachers. and
which was an exposition of the most ad-
vanced methods of instruction in public
schools. The lecturer complimented the
local schools on their efficiency and the
results obtained from their welI-prepared
courses, besides explaining some points
in which the schools in his own city diff
fered from the Washington institutions.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-26
Religions In America.

4 series of seven most interesting arti-
cles from the pen of Mr.. Frederic J. Has
kin will appear In The Washington Her
aid, beginning next Sunday, dealing with
the The Religions In America" They
will be full Of interesting and valuable in
formation Whether identified with re-
ligious work or not every reader will en-
10y this series. Following the first general
article the subjects in order VIII be
Catholics i'm America" 'MethOdists in
the United States" ''Baptists In the
United States The Salvation Army in
America, Stories OF Prominent Church.
men," and Religious Enterprises in the
United States"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-26
Atthe Cutters, Convention.

P. J. Foley, cutter for George E. Heb
bard. modern tailor, of 7O6 Ninth street
northwest IS attending the Custom Cut
teTs' convention, which is being held in
the Auditorium Hotel. at Chicago, Ill,
this week. This occasion is one of the
most important and practicable gather
ings Of the craft held during the year.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-26
THE ROOsEVELTIAN ROAD.
Whoever Republicans Nominate in
1905 Must Travel II.
Editor The Washington Herald:

Editor The Washington Herald;
Thank you for the editorial The
Rooseveltian Road in 1908, OF Monday,
January p Let us have more of that
sort-not simply because the sentiment
is based upon Rooseveltism. but because
Theodore Roosevelt, the valiant, the fear
less, the honest, is the exponent of the
sentiment Of the square deal" OF partic-
ular significance and interest is the idea
expressed in the editorial that upon
whomever the mantle may fall. in who's
ever hands the nation may place her life.
she demands one thing-that the road
started is to be extended and beaten
smooth by much travel-that the voters
Of this country will see to it. The Re
publican who runs for President must
continue the good work begun by Theo-
dOre Roosevelt.
c. r. SMITH
i722 Z. Neb St. Indianapolis, Ind
The Washington herald., 1907-01-26

United States, and possibly in the world,
is AT Des Moines, Iowa. This was made a
reality by the viii Of the late James Cal
lahan, who left $4,000 for the purpose of
building ii.
In those communities where the percen-
tage Of foreign-born population is largest,
there is the least effort toward local re-
striction Of the liquor traffic, which fact is
taken to indicate that pure-blooded Amer
leans have set their faces against the vice
Of drunkenness. The Southern States re-
ceived but per cent OF the immigrants
which came into the country last year,
and they are leading the crusade against
the saloon Many Southerners believe
that the abolition Of the dive would go
further toward improving labor condi-
tons, and prove the surest solution of the
race problem that could be devised An
effort is being made 10 secure the enact
ment Of a law which will prohibit the
shipment Of liquor into prohibition terri
tory by applying interstate commerce pro-
visions.
The legislatures Of forty States are now
in session, and It Is probable that all OF
them will consider the liquor question in
one form OF another. While there are
comparatively few men who are willing 10
espouse the cause OF total prohibition. il
is undeniably true that the movement TO
restrict drunkenness is nation wide, and
that, taking the nation as a whole, drunk
enness is on the decrease. Thirty millions
Of our people. or over One-third OF our
population, already live under prohibition
law
TO-mOrrOw-ReIigiO in America.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-26

TO CURE 4 COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Drug
gists refund money il fails to cure. L. W
GROVES signature is Oh each boa &c,
The Washington herald., 1907-01-26

Indiana a State which ten years ago
regarded the distillers and brewers lobby
as its real ruler, is now trying to keep
the legislature from going too far in en-
acting laws which cannot be enforced.
thus weakening the whole anti-drunken-
ness movement In that State the Moore
law permits the citizens Of any geograph-
The Washington herald., 1907-01-26

1872 T. Neb. St. Indianapolis, Ind
January %. 1907.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-26

The nations drink bill figures out one
third more than the public debt. twice as
much as the capital stock in the banks:
a little less than the capitalization Of all
our trusts and Industrial combinations
one-haf the value Of our domestic ami
mails; more than one-half the value Of all
cur farm products; one-third more than
our total imported merchandise. and one
twelfth more than our total exports
The Washington herald., 1907-01-26
BY FREDERIC j. HAsKIN.

There is hardly any other sentence that
is repeated so often in the United States
as, Have a drink with me. unless it is
the remark of the other fellow to the bar
tender. Fill 'em up again" The fact
that New York spends million dollars "a
day for drinks shows how expensive is
the age in which we are living. In the
time of Charles ii the keepers of ale
houses in England used 10 advertise to
make a man drunk for a penny, and find
him straw on which TO lie until he recOv-
cred his faculties"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-26
MEET ME- AT THE
POULTRY AND PIGEON

ADMISSION Goc. SHilofens t1ss
Leading exhibitors from Canada 70 Georgia In
cubat0rs Matching each day Of show. Also beautiful
display d Cage Birds and Parrots Do0Ts open
each day from &. n. until Il p Como and see
the Feathered Beauties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20
THE DEATH OF POE.

All the accounts which have been published regarding the death of Edgar Allen Poe set 1t down To dellrium tremens True, the stories are some times differently worded and softened. but that is what all of them amount to at least. It Is known that he was found in q sa466n in BaItsmore. delll- ous and helpless, and died few days later The plain, brutal statement Of some If those wAo hajy,-. written about IhiaI indicate Shat he died from the ef- fleets of drunken debauch. while others glaze over the discreditable i'm putation and give d milder reason for his death
 PeTnaps the more serious charge is unjust to fhe memory of the great poet. 1t.is- known that Poe's highly strung nature could not bear much stlmulant. What would have been only slightly exhNeratiag to the average man would overpower the poet and completely upset his faculties. He hal dlnsd with literary friend in the city
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20
WITH JOHNNIE AT THE MELLERDRAMMER

the Democratic National Convention could not under any oircumstances ac- cept MT. Hearst after he had been nominated by his own personal organi- zation. Mir. Hearst. according to the Fairbanks people. would then run as the Independent League candidate for President. the Democratic National Convention would name it's own man: and Fairbanks. if nominated. could easily be elected. They were very frank in saying that If Bryan support cd Hearst or Heart supported Bryan. or Governor Folk of Missouri were nominated by the Democratic National Convention and received the united support of the Bryan and Hearst men, Mir. Fairbanks would be defeated as the Republican candidtte for President: and they gave their reasons for their belief when they said that the opposi- tion to MT. Fairbanks would in times like these make mopentous political capital out of the fact that Mir. Harri- man, MT. Reid and MT. Leeds, three capitalists, were the foundation and keystone of the Fairbanks boom. The Fairbanks people said there has been among MT. Hartman and MT. Hearst and MT. Odell for some time. and that this was particularly marked in the recent campaigns for Governor In New York and California.
 MT. Hartman, during the campaign in New York State, was outspoken at the Waldorf Astoria and Delmonico's, in favor of Hearst.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Confederate Pensioas and Exemptions. Editor The Advertiser:-
 In your issue of this date, we find a letter from Hon. Joseph J. Arnold, in Camp "Gracie," and published in The Advertiser of the 18th. Mfr. Arnold does not seem to understand the mean ing, of the resolutions himself, as noth- ing is said in them about the exemp- tions allowed to citizens of Alabama of property exempt from levy and sale, which has nothing to do with the pres tSe tSe PsTa4 property % onalihcatiOn i or % the pres ent pension law, which deDars any sol dier or sailor from receiving any pen- sion from the State if he or his wife owns property to the amount of four
 If MT. Arnold will refer to the act for the relief of needy Confederate soldiers and sailors, amended and ap- proved March 5, 1901, Section 6, he will see that no soldier nor sailor---it mat ters not what his physical condition may be, can draw a pension if he pays taxes on more than four hundred dol lars worth of property.
 If the bill that has passed the house exempting soldiers property from tax. ation, has in any way changed this section, or any part Of the present pen sion law. we have failed 10 see 1t. We did not so construe the present bill as dspFiving any Veteran from receiving a pension if his property Is less than four hundred dollars, but nc would get no pension if his property exceeded four hundred dollars in value, and would only bo benefited 70 the small amount of exempted taxes.
 Therefore we think: MT. Arnold Is ignorant of the pension law and not Camp Oracle.
 J. J. Walker, CommaudAne.
 c. N. Bucnanan, Pension Examiner. Luverne, Ala, Feb. IS, 1907.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20
THE JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.

If any State in this Union has cause to be proud of its resources. 1t Is the State of Alabama. We are blessed in the matter of soil. water. minerals, timber and the production of every thing from the ground that is needed for the sustenance of man or beast. No people on the face of the earth are better situated fin these respects. and yet year after year, when we have the opportunity of exploiting ourselves, a spirit of false economy says, No, we will draw into our shell and stay there. t..
 Some years ago we attended the New England Mechanical and Agricultural Exposition, held in the City of Boston. The only Southern State that sent a display of it's products and resources was North Carolina, and we have been told by people in position to know. that the result was the introduction of millions of dollars into that State by outside people, who were induced there to by what they had seen in the States exhibit at Boston, J ne EAposlliOn at JaiiSSIO"h 'A4tS ] year bids fair to be one of the most successful ever held in this country, 1 The historic importance of the time and place makes an immense attendance ! an absolute certainty. Visitors will not be confined to citizens of the United States. but they will come from every citilized country. Alabama could not ask for a better opportunity to dis play her resources, and we earnestly hope that the Legislature will make an appropriation commensurate to the oc-
 caslon Time is pressing. and there
 should be no delay. Those who would
 be in charge If an exhibit Is made should be given as much time as pos
 sibe for making collections.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20
TODAY M HISTORY

Name Day: Ember Day. Sun rises at 6:37; sets at :2S.
 1579-Drake. after many profitable where he plundered all the ships In the harbor, in one of which was found chest full of reals of silver, and a gooo m i7250A ns party f1U of If forty New Hamp- hunting Indians, discovered party, of Are Advancing cautiously at midnight, the enemy were found asleep and the whole shot. They were marching rom and ammunition, and e number of spare blankets, moccasins and snow shoes. for the accommodation of prisoners they mpes of tS the t1F frentiers r The party tered Dover in. triumph. with the ten scalps stretched on hoops and eievaLeo on poles; and received bounty of 100 pounds for each scalp, at Boston, out of
 17S0-British under General Clinton
 i7si1Robert Morris appointed by Congress superintendent of Finance.
 1S04-The Emperor of Hayti offered native of the island residing in the
 isiSEsamaeI Meredith died at his seat In Wsyns sa County; dta pa: ns nder reaS tbe Federal Constitution, which office he re- signed in 1901.
 1S21-SeYeraL DlllS TOT the 1OullSStOtA of Missouri as State with and without slavery having been rejected, the House, on motion of Henry Clay, appoints a committee to meet a committee on tne te It's admission; Mir. Clay, as Chairman, reports a resolution definding the con ditions on which the territory may pc compromise amendment; this resolution ia adopted in the House and in the Sem ate, and under Its provisions Missouri IS
 IS29-New York suffering from a coal famine. there being no railroad at that time, while. water transportation was
 1SsONA tremendous earthquake in Chilli. The city of Conception, contain ing 25,00O inhabitants. reduced to a Villages demolished. At first the sea receded and left the vessels in the har- bor aground; but 1t soon rushed violent ly back thirty feet above its level
 1s4SNThe first Legislature of Texas. under the United States met at Austin. General Henderson was elected the first
 1s75EThe indemnity which Spain would pay for the Virginius affair was fixed at $500 for each case.
 the Seannese H4cts Sf sas ant Commander George W. DeLong.. U. s. N; Jerome J. Collins, metereologtst; James M. Ambler, surgeon; Walter Ice; Ice; A. Gortz. Adolf Dressler and Nelss 1vorr- son. seamen, and Alb Sam, Chinese cook, in charge. of Lieutenant Harper and Master Schuetze. U. s. N, reach New York; at the official reception the bodies are taken in a most impressive process sion to the Brooklyn navy yard, via the East River bridge; funeral ceremonies are held in the church of the Holy Trim ity, New York, after which interment is made according to the wishes of the relatives of the deceased.
 i893-General Beauregard died;
 1S95-Frederick Douglass died.
 19O3-President Roosevelt signed the Elkins anti-rebate bill, making 1t a CService by American Press News WashinRto D. C.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20
1.-THE WHITE PLAGUE"

The preservation of the health of the people, and the prevention of disease is a matter of prime importance. Whenever legislators can aid in such a great work, it Is their duty to lend Ia helping hand. It has been demon- strated that the yellow fever can be prevented and one of the scourges or the centuries bids fair to be eradicated. |. Another great enemy of the people, to use the plain word, is consumption. 1t has no special, abiding place as 1t has appeared in every locality. Its dan gers, however. can be mitigated-in- deed, there is strong reason for hold ing that the disease can be practically eradicated.
 The Committee of the Alabama Medi- cal Association, appointed for the pur- rose of communicating with the Leg- tslature, has prepared an exceedingly able and interesting address. The committee is composed of Drs. Glenn Andrews, c. A. Mohr. B. L. Wyman. S. G. Gay, s. W. welch. F. E. Baldridge. A. A. Greene, W H. Blake and J. C. Palmer. They are men Of wide experl- ence and some of them have given grsat atten tion toSthis particular form | of disease. Dr. Blake, whilePhe was the physician inspector of the Board of Convicts, awakened national inter est in the matter by his recommenda- tions in. favor of segregation of con- sumptive convicts.
 The work ot ridding the world of the White Plagre' is one which should excite the interest and arouse the sym pathy of every well-wisher of human ity. The Legislature ought to heed the recommendations of those who are giving their time and attention to the cause and set in motion measures which 1t is believed will accomplish the great purpose they have in view.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20
Mendins the House of Lords.

Springfield (MaSS.) Hepupllcan.
 It has been increasingly clear of late that the time is approaching when the House of Lords must be recognized il a second chamber is to remain a CO., ordinate part of the British Parliament. The second chamber is not likely to be wiped out; rather is it likely to be so reorganized as to remove the absurdity of hereditaory legislators and to de- stroy it as stronghold of the aris- House of Lords is an indefenstble body. If it is urged that the Lords never seek to thwart the will eff the people once 1t has been convincingly manifested, persons in the realm who can presume to estimate the will of the people. They do not spring from the neople nor do they represent them: while it is noto- rious that in their view anything that commands the adhesion of the conser- vative politicians is interpreIed by their lordships as necessarily the popular mandate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20

One of our State exchanges, the name pf which we have forgotten. says. Tt is safe to say that 90 per cent of the members went to Montgomery or passes, notwithstanding the fact that they are paid mileage to cover their Eraveling expenses" We think our contemporary is in error in this stste- ment. There has been a law some years against legislators. judges and sherifts using free passes in this State, and we have no idea that any member violated the law In this matter. There may be a few who, by special terms of the law. could use a pass, but with those exceptions. we feel sure the mem. bers paid their way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20
UNyUsT AND uNcALLED FOR.

The fact that Senator Lusk, of Mar shall, has been called floor leader" doss hot give him the right to sit in alignment upon the .consciences or mo- tives of people living in other locali- ties than his own. If he wants to oppose a bill introduced by the sena- tor from Montgomery County. ne should pitch his plaint upon higher ground than arraignment of the peo- pie of this county. It was unjust and uncalled for for him to argue that the people or tnis county could be corrupted by corpora tions to elect Judges or any other pub lie servants. At the primary lest Au- gust a majority of those who voted in this county voted for the same man for Governor that he did and those who voted differently were inspired by just as good motives and as high ideas of duty. MT. Teasley was right Tn re- senting the aspersions cast upon his constituents by Mir. Lusk. and the prov ocation Justified him in using even stronger -lang, age than he did.
 !s Mi. Lusk had based his opposition upon the sound principle that 1t is ~isee 10 select Jpdges by some other mode than popular election. he would at once have enlisted the sympathy Of a great many--if nor a majority-of the people of the State. It Is by no means a settled fact that the election of Judges by popular vote~has added to the force and efficacy of the judicial system. In the olden days. when Judges were chosen in another way, those sele cteo then compared favorably with those elected now. It is no dis credit to the Supreme Court of tl.l State to say that when the Legislature elected the members of that high court men were usually chosen who were just as able to render correct opinions as those who have since had to go through the mire and turmoil of poli- tics to reach the stations they now hold.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20

Tn a letter to The Scottsboro Age. Representative Benson, of Jackson County. writes that the Governor had assured him that legislators would have all the time necessary to pass bills, and adds. 50. at the request of our Senator, who is floor leader of tha Senate and leader of the Conner force [. we will defer local Legislation until the summer session" Local legislation. according 10 this semi- official ukase Is to be the order for the summer. or fall session. In the meantime. where Is the petition that was circulating and being signed for adjournment on a specified day?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20

Telegrams announce that there is great interest belt in the far North west over the proposition to make a new State out of portions of Wash Ington, Oregon and Idaho. As each of the present States will have to consent to the arrangement 1t is not probable that the Spokane movement will mate- rialize, although territorially consid- cred 1t has much merit. When the exigencies of the Republican Party re- quired that old Virginia should be out ragged, there was no hesitancy about carving out West Virginia and admit ting 1t as a State. Tn doing this. the Constitution was ignored and every principle of justice trambled under foot. As old Virginia is still held for all the debts of the original State. the United States. in honor and justice, ought to assume a part of the State debt It is not likely that the West Virginia outrage will ever be re- peated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20
Fine Change for Right Boy.

kanSas CIty JournaI.
 The truth is that there was never a time when there was a better chance for the right kind of boys to succeed in life than now. There was never a time when these qualities were in greater demand Nobody wants boys who drink and gamble or even those der their time in other ways. But the business men of America are scour-- ing the country for the bright and willing boys; the boys who can be trusted, who will make their employers interests their own, who are willing to render an honest and fair equivalent for the money they receive. Within reasonable limits salaries are of secon- dary importance. The greatest reason why larger salaries are not paid is that they are not earned. There Is too gen erai a disposition to quit work at the first stroke of the clock and to regard employers as being supported" by em- nIOVae
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20

The Washington newspaper corre- spondents are a well-informed set, but some of them sometimes make mis- takes, The New York Times of Sunday has B telegram from, it's Washington correspondent saying that Senator Blackburn. of Kentucky. is to be sue eeeded by Governor Beckham. Black burns successor has already been chosen in the person of~Judge Thomas n. Payntcr, now a member of the Su- preme Court of the State. and before that member of Congress. Beckham was chosen in primary election last year.to succeed Senator McCreary. but the Legislature to elect is yet to meet. Kentucky has not made a change for the better in either case.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1907

Harvard has been regarded as ex- eeedingly liberal in the matter of cer- tain forms of social equality It has more than once put forward young me- gro men, who were students there. on official occasions. It was. therefore, a reasonable supposition that Harvard would not object, no matter how many negroes might seek to enter its portals. It shows, however. that the sense of race price, has lodgment even with the officiais of Harvard when President Eliot was moved to say:
 If more than half the Harvard stu dents were negroes we should think of separating the majority from the minority There are now perhaps thirty negro students In Harvard, but they are lost in the mass of 5000 whites and have nc, influence of any sort for evil on the whites.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20
Some Costly Animals.

-NCW T
 A spinster with money to burn re- gently paid $500O for a bulldog. A man in Massachusetts has just bought a COW for sS 000. Walter Garvey has a hog for which he refused a cash of- fer of $t.O00. James Keene refused There are several roosters of fashion- able blood priced as high as $500 each. You can buy a fine lion for $S00 and q tiger for $700. By and by we shall have a craze for breeding fishes and q fine male salmon educated to pond life might be worth $1 ,000. The $S.000 COW has one calf a year old. worth $4, 900. The female salmon might become the mother of 3O0,0OO little fellows at the same time worth in the aggregate pos sibly as much as the calf.