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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

tar1n. II It is 60 10 bone at all. but the
fact Of 1t is that 1t is not intended to
make labor high. The men who make
this argument in order to get labor
support are the same men who import
foreign labor to keep down the prices
they must pay to laborers at home. They
are the men who sell to customers in
America steel rails for $2S a ton and sell
them abroad at $40 or $22, making a big
profit on an article which confessedly
costs about SIG. The argument that pro-
lection makes high wages is a ridiculous
fallacy. They have always been higher in
America than in Europe. But in Europe
the highest a are paid in free trade
England, and the countries where they
are lowest have h most rigid systems of
protection
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

LODGEOF PERFECTION.-Langdon No. 8
holds regular communications on the first and
third Thursday of each month at the Masonic
compile. - Ar
ROBERT WORK, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

M, W. A.-Langdon Camp, No. $3.50 meets in
the Woodman hall the second and fourth
Mondays of each month.
A. o. VOID, Clerk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

C.. O. I. No. sos-St. Alphonsus Court. meets
on the hrst and third Wednesdays of each
month in their hall over the Mooney State
Bank. JOHN SHEEHAN, Y. n.
Jos G. ScH1LL, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

LADY MACCABEEs.-Langdon Hive of the
Lady Maccabees meet in the K. of T. hall,
the first and third Monday of each month.
MRS. BELLE BIRMINGHAM, Commander.
MRS. JIG. McCoMBE Record Keeper.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

K. o. T. M.-Langdon Tent of Maccabees
meet in the Forester hall the first and third
Thursdays of each mouth.
r. B. F%ALcoNER, Commander.
M. MORRISON r. K.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

a. o. o. W.-Langdon Lodge meets in the
Workman hall the first and third Mondays OF
each month. Wy
THos. SHEEHAN, Recorder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

A. F. "A. M.-Lebanon Lodge holds regular
communications at the Masonic Temple on the
second and fourth Fridays OF each month:
d. MCDONALD, w. NJ.
ROBERT WORK, Secretary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

". o. W,-Excelsior Lodge No. 81. meets on
the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month
: r.. e B. MERCER, c. G.
A. E. L1NDsrRoM, Clerk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

LADY G. o. Est. Mary's Court, meets a
the Forester hall on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month.
MRS. WIN. F~LUMERFELT, G. R.
MRS. A.. I. K~oEHMsTEDT, Rec. Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04
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m The Dney Law and Tumps-JapLA-
loo 0n19@YN - Dor In Texas-Pdml Prophets False %
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a great work. Seward went to his
grave hearing "roasts" on his Alaska
policy-roasts that were simply false
prophecies. He could do nothing to
defend himself. At that time Alaska
was an unknown quantity, an inchoate
wilderness, as it still is to a large ex-
tent. The following from Leslie's
Weekly is quite apropos:
June 20, 1907, the fortieth anniversary of
the day on which the Alaska annexation
treaty went into operation. is a date
mark Of great Importance to the United
States. When shortly before his death,
in 1872, William H. Seward was asked
what he believed to be the greatest
achievement Of his public career. he an
swered, 1.-THE annexation Of Alaska" He
added, however, But the American peo-
pie will not grasp the value Of that ac-
QUESTION for a third OF a century yet"
This shows that Seward, the empire
builder, was also a prophet. Seward has
been dead for thirty-fve years, and it Is
only in recent times that his countrymen
have appreciated the Importance Of Alas
ka as a possession. Strong opposition was
offered in the house OF representatives in
1867 to making the appropriation Of ST.
100000. the price which Seward paid to
Russia for the province. Said one Of an
nexation's opponents In that chamber,
"All hat Alaska will ever be able to pro-
duce are polar bears and icebergs." For
several years a nickname for the region
was Stewards Folly" But time has win
dicated Seward.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

YEOMEN.-Meet in the K. of P. hall, on the
first and third Thursdays of each month.
THos. Siberian, Yeoman.
C. c. CRAWFORD, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

DEGREE OF HoNoR.-Meets in the Work
man hall on the first and third Friday'so of each
month.
MES. BELLE BIRMINGHAM, Recorder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

o. e. S.-Langdon Temple holds regular com:
munications on the first and third Tuesdays of
MRS. MRS. R. WORK, w. NJ.
Sec'y. s. g. KERR, W. P.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

M. B. A.-Modern Brotherhood of America
meets In the Workman Hall on the first and
third Wednesday of each month.
IDA B. AYoTTE, President.
GEO. E. DuNN1aAN, Secretary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04
Our Empire.

Winston Churchill, author Of 'The
Crisis and other interesting novels,
has made a great and startling discov-
ery-to wit, that this is no longer a re
public. but is in reality an empire
which may be correctly labeled as 'im-
portant IL true"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

Other Prophets, True and False.
Prophesying is easy and cheap to
aim who would deride a great man Or
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

NlloSA S SAAOoAu VIC a
for a third term, Jefferson said: IL some
termination to the services Of the chief
magistrate be not fixed by the constitu-
ton or supplied by practice, his office,
normally four years, will In fact become
for life, and history shows how easily
that degenerates into an inheritance. I
feel 1t a duty to do no act which shall
essentially impair that principle, and I
should unwillingly be the person who, dis
regarding the sound precedent set by an
illustrious predecessor, should furnish the
first attempt of prolongation beyond the
second term Of ohice.'"
Cheerful.
One of the most promising Of the
new Democratic members elected to
the Sixtieth congress is Hon. w. P.
Ashbrook of the Seventeenth Ohio dis
trict. He is young, handsome and
capable. Withal he is an optimist, and
optimism goes a long way in this
world. Recently Brother Ashbrook
was interviewed by the Washington
Post and talked in this CHEEKY manner:
"The next senator from Ohio is likely
to be Judge Judson Harmon of Cincin-
natl" said Representative w. P. Ash
brook of the Seventeenth Ohio district,
formerly represented by Mr.. smyser.
"This Is because the Democrats are more
than likely to carry the next state legis-
~lature." he went on. 1.-THE Republicans
have a majority OF only three members
in the house of representatives, and this
will be reduced to q majority OF one. Car
mi Thompson. formerly speaker, was
elected secretary of state last year. He
will be succeeded by a Republican. B. W.
Baldwin Of Auglaise county, who has
been appointed a member of the board of
public works, Is likely to be succeeded by
a Democrat. w. g.. Stevens OF Clermont
county died and will be succeeded by a
Democrat. My successor will be a Demo
crat. Thus the majority is reduced to
one. In the senate the Democrats nave a
majority Of one. If the two houses come
together on joint ballot at any time, they
will therefore be tied. If the Democrats
don't make enough out of the Foraker
Taft squabble to elect enough additional
Democrats to the legislature to enable
them to choose a senator, l miss my
guess"
Hon. Thomas T. Crittenden, ex-rep-
resentative in congress, ex-governor
and %ex-consul general to Mexico, has
declared for Governor johnson of
Minnesota for president. Just what
Colonel w. j. Bryan and Governor
Folk will think of Colonel Crittenden's
output I do not know.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.-Meet on Nednes-
day evening of each week atthe x. of p. hall.
e. II. GORDON, &C.
f. w. BLEAKLEY, Recorder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04
Orchard,

Orchard.
Since that i'll starred performance Of
Ananias and his spouse Sapphire no
such liar as Orchard has appeared
among men. Sydney Smith, Of witty
and therefore Of blessed memory, once
declared that a certain English chief
justice was q great fraud because no.
body could by any possibility be as
wise as that man looked. Since Adam
and Eve partook of the forbidden fruit,
whence all our woes, there have been
many bad men in this world, but not
one so bad as Orchard represents him
self to be. If they will keep him on
the witness stand long enough, he will
probably claim that he is the mysteri-
u and hitherto undiscoverable per-
son who swatted William Patterson,
that he it vas who fred the Ephesian
dome and that he murdered old man
Nathan in New York. He may have
told some truth, but he has lied SO
amazingly that anything he says is
Incredible simply because he says il
unless thoroughly corroborated at ev.
ely polAI, LUZ SoIcly Ac uiu uOI COLllll
all the crimes he c%onfesses.
One of the unfortunate features OF
necessities Of criminal procedure is the
fact that sometimes the evidence OF
accomplices must be used in order tt
secure righteous convictions. AS pros
ecuting attorney l sometimes was
forced to convict men that I believed
to be guilty by using the evidence OF
a~ccomplices, but I always disliked ex
ceedingly to do it. But surely Orchard
Is the limit.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

20. o. F.-Meets every Tuesday night in
hall over Ferguson Restaurant.
q. E. MAHoN, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04

TO. F.-Langdon Court, Independent Order
of Foresters, meet in the Workmen hall, the
first and third Tuesdays, OF each month.
w. A.. FERGUSON. G. r.
J.H. BAIN, Rec. Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-04
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Especial Washington letter.
MY good friends General Charles
lNYl II. Grosvenor of Ohio and
UU Charles B. Lands of Indiana,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
RAIN COSTS MONEY
MOBILE SHIPPING INDUSTRY HAS
BEEN DAMAGED.
Lumbermen and Other Business Men
Have Been Hampered Greatly
By Continued Heavy
Weather.

Mobile, May 10.--(SpeciaL 1.-The
rain of the last few weeks mas
wrought much havoc with the ship
ping industry of Mobile, and has cost
the shippers of Mobile who use steam
ship service considerable additional ex-
.pense. A prominent lumber shipper
of this city explained today wherein
this additional expense was incurred.
1t seems that a steamer IL chartered
al so much per day by the shipper, and
q time limit is set upon the Gays in
which to load the vessel The shipper
must have his cargo upon the wharf
and ready to load upon the date fixed
to begin loading. Should through any
cause the shipper fail to load the yes
sci which he has chartered within the
time limit, he is, by virtue of his con-
tract with the steamship company COM
PEELED to pay demurrage. If on the
other hand, however, he succeeds in
before the close of the days fixed in
which to load, the steamship pays to
the shipper dispatch" money so that
the rule works to the advantage of each
In turn.
But should there be rain at o'clock
In the morning the hour set for the
stevedores to go to work, the men do
not report for duty and the shipper
loses the benefit of the days work re-
gardless of whether 1t clears later in
the day or not. For tina past two
weeks there has been rail- almost con-
tinually and the result Is that many
of the shippers particularly lumber
men have been forced t. pay large de-
murrage charges to the steamship
companies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
Capital City Coal Co.,
Phone l35. Quick Delivery.
AGED NEGRO WOMAN
MURDERED TN BALDWIN
Sheriff Booth Arrests Man and Wife
Accused of Crime.

Bay Minette, May 10.-(Special. "A
most brutal murder was reported to
Sheriff Booth this morning, which oc-
CURED in the negro quarters about one
and one-half miles southwest OF Bay
Minette.
From appearances it seems that he
crime was committed two days ago.
The victim was an old negro woman,
Anna Williams, about 60 years old. The
body and head were badly bruised as
though she had been beaten to death
with a club She lived with another
negro, Lula Williams, and the evidence
seems to indicate that the Williams
woman and her husband were accesso-
ries to the crime They were arrested
and lodged in jail this morning pend
ing q preliminary hearing, which
will be held before Justice David Z.
Byrne.
In view of the fact that he spring
term of Baldwin County Circuit Court
was defeated by the failure of the
Lusk bill, Judge Samuel p. Browne
has ordered preparations to be made
for holding a special term of the court
the last week of July and the first
week of August.
Ii has been raining almos tcontinu-
ously for three weeks, and the farmers
from all over the county report con
ditions very much behind previous
wears Cotton that was planted early
was damaged by the cold winds Of
April and those who planted late can
not get a stand owing to the incessant
rains The outlook at present ta most
discouraging
many Bay Minette friends yesterday
and today. Mr.. Till made Bay Minetie
his homo for four years prior to Ills
removal to BFeWtOn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
FIVE FIREMEN HURT FATE OF TIM HAL FORD
BUTLER JURY STILL OUT CONsID-
ERING CASE.
Young Man Who Killed His Uncle Nea,
Greenville-Defendan Seems
Indifferent To The
Result.

Greenville, May 10.-(Special) 1.-The
case of Jim Halford, a young white
man. charged with murder, was taken
up Wednesday morning in the circuit
court.
AS no attorney had been employed
to defend him. Judge Richardson ap-
pointed two young lawyers, I. Y
Traweek and T. J. Judge. who have
done excellent work in the case.
The principal witnesse in the case
are Halford's grandfather, Marsh Smith,
and three female relatives of the par
ties. Halford killed his uncle and Sc
says the deed was committed in self
defense.
During the trial he has seemed in
different to his fate, possibly not real
izing what the result of the trial may
be.
The jury has been out on the case
two days and nights Those who have
watched the case think that a mistrial
Will be the result.
The negro, Goodgame. has been tried
and sentenced to ten years for rob-
berry. When arrested some time ago
he knocked down Sheriff Hartley at
the gate of the jail yard, snatched his
was captured in Birmingham and
brought back here and placed in jail.
Miss Elsie Winkler is the Guest of
friends in Pensacola.
Miss Lily Thames is visiting friends
in New Orleans.
Mrs. W. S. Horton of Mobile is
visiting her mother. Mrs. E. J. Will
Mrs. l.. P. Wood and Miss Lucia
Wood who have been the guests Of
Mrs. r. Y: Porter, have, gone to Biz
home at Seattle, Washington.
Mrs, c; L. Sutherlin of sutherlin,
Va, who has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Peagler. and other relatives, has
returned home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11

The date for the mastering in of the
Cantonoxi Militant Patriarohs a high
er branch of Odd Fellows, has been
set for the nth of this month when
officers of high rank from Birmingham
and other cities OF Alabama will come
here for that purpose.
The local order, which was recently
organized. is the first of its nature III
the state. and much interest is being
shown by 'the Odd Fellows of Pensa.
cola and the towns near the city.
The membership has now reached
nearly fifty, and uniforms of a very
handsome design have been received
a nd the members drilled to some eN-
tent by the officers chosen at the time
Of Of the organi i,a y Is expected Z,
of the canton will he one of the events
in odd Fellow circles of the year and
1t is anticipated that the membership
Of the canton will increase to con
siderable extent during the next few
weeks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
FISH CAR LEAVES
SECURED SPECIMENS IN PENSA-
COLA FOR EXHIBIT.
Big l.. d N. Damage Suit Is Argued In
Court--City Baseball League Is
Organized.

Pensacola, Fla, May 1o--tspecial.)
The special car of the United States
Fish Commission. which has been here
for the past three weeks securing spe-
cies of gulf and bay fish for the James
sition
In the car are many aquariums in
which the fish in the live state were
placed and being supplied with fresh
salt water each day thrived during
the time the car was here. Species of
the red snapper, resh fish, trout, null
let. Spanish mackerel. pompano, sheep
head, founder. pig fish, cat fish, pike,
COW fish. blue fish. gar, grouper, chopper,
eel. mumselle. spade fish, skip jack.
drum. ronker and many other species
were secured The exhibit of red snap
per. trout, mullet. mackerel and pom
PIANO is especially large and some fine
specimens were secured
Those in CHARGE of the car secured
small boats and visited various sections
OF the bay where they engaged expe-
rienced fishermen to obtain the speci-
mems by catching them in nets and
seins These fish were placed imme-
diately after catching in large buckets
and later placed in the car.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
FINE BARN BURNS.
Valuable Property Is Destroyed in Bibb
County.

Centreville. May 10.-(Special. y
The barn of ]. ID. Holdsembeck, who
lives four miles southeast of Centre
vile, has been destroyed by fire. He
lost all of his corn and hay and a
valuable mule.
1t Is thought that the barn was set
on fire and the authorities win take
the necessary steps to appreheni the
guilty one
Yesterday Sheriff Oakley placed in
jail here John Bates, a negro, charged
with criminal assault at Brier:ield
some weeks ago. This negro was ar
rested in Birmingham. His trial will
occur at the next term of the Circuit
Court of Bibb County.
A negro woman who was insane vas
brought to the county Jail Few days
ago. 1t was said at the time that she
had a considerable amount of money
sewed up in her clothes. Upon exam
ination the Sheriff found about $3.50.
1t is staed that she has been carrying
this money this way for several Years.
She was very violently insane and
was yesterday sent to the insa ne hos
pital at Mt. Vernon
1t now seems that Centreville will in
the near future have new school
building. Arrangements have been
made for the purchase Of the beautiful
lot and citizens of this community
have subscribed $1,000 for the erection
of the building.
The State Tax Commissioners arrived
here today and VIII confer with the
members of the Board OF County Com
rnissioners concerning the assessment
of taxes for Bibb County. AS the
lands of this county are already being
given in at a much high"r value than
most counties of the state it is not
thought that the Tax Commissioners
will ask for any higher assessments.
Judge n. H. Thompson, who mas
been quite unwell for some time has
improved in the last few days and his
friends hone he will soon he well
Joseph Smitherman, now of Califor-
mia, but who formerly resided here. Is
on a visit to his mothers family at
this place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
WOODCOCK IS HURT
l.. & ". BRAKEMAN FALLS FROM A
BRIDGE.
Injured Man Taken To Mobile And Sent
To His H0me-NegrO WO-
man Goes Back To
BrewtOn,

Mobile. 10.-(Special)-Ch Wood
cock. brakeman in the employ of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, was
painfully injured by stepping from a
railroad bridge and falling a distance
of over fifteen feet at 500 o'clock this
morning at Scranton. Miss.
Woodcock's train had just cleared
the bridge at Scranton. when in the
dark he stopped off the bridge and fell
to the ground below. barely missing
the water. He was picked up by mem
bers of his train crew and IT was found
that he had sustained internal injuries
besides a severe sprain of the right
foot.
The injured man was brought to Mo
bile on train No 70. reaching the city
at 20 O'clock He was carried to his
home at 462 Franklin street, by the
city ambulance. and was there attend
ed by the surgeon OF the road.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
NEW TRIAL GRANTED.
COnstftutionaIity of Fish Law is Again
nneSffoned.

Mobile, May 10.-(Special)-On q
motion of the attorney for defendant
Judge Clarke this morning granted a
new trial in the case of Charles Mich
olas. the restaurant keeper who was
Clarke on the charge of selling fresh
water fish out of season. The case was
reset for next Wednesday.
When the case was called in Record
er's Court yesterday morning, Nicholas
was not represented by counsel. and as
the question of the constitutionality of
the act violated was not raised by the
defendant, Judge Clarke imposed fine
without passing on this question
Nicholas declined to pay the fine and
later employed Attorney Hale to make
a motion for a new trial on the ground
that the act Is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. and ii
was on these grounds that the case was
reset for Wednesday.
Nicholass appearance bond was fixed
at 500.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
CATTLE QUARANTINE
CAUSES INDIGNATION
Farmers OF Limestone County Urge
DIR. Cary To Remove Ban.


Athens. May 10-(Special) 1.-The
work of quarantining cattle of this
county by the State and Federal Off
Gals has caused Indignation and it IS
more. like war times than those that
should prevail in a peaceful agricul-
tural community.
Athens has been full of country peo-
Pile the past two days seeking informa-
ton and the street corners are crowd
ed with excited and angry farmers
who claim that to make them put their
cattle up at this time is nothing more
than humiliation of their stock and
that they neither have the time nor
money with which to fence their stock
off the public commons. Petitions are
being sent to DR.. C. A. Cary at Au,
burn asking for an extension of the
time.
Never were the farmers 30 wrought
up before and the officials of the
county working in this interest are
looked upon as once were the Federal
revenue officers
DIR. Cary has been asked to come to
Athens and if possible extend the time
for the operation of the quarantine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11

Bill Irwin a negro living on farm
Just outside the city limits. was ar
raigned before Judge Clarke this morn
ing on the dangerous and SUSPICIOUS
charge. after having been arrested on
the complaint of his employer, Tom Al
len. another negro. who claims that
irwin pawned mule belonging TO him.
besides taking $3.50 from his wife
Irwin admitted having spent the mon
ey belonging to Allen. but denied hav-
ing pawned the mule The case was
continued until tomorrow in order to
allow further investigation of the mule
deal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
S0LONS OF FLORIDA
THEY SPEND DAY IN DISCUSSING
TWO BILLS.
Camp Site For State Troops Is select ed
In Suburbs OF Jacksonville.
Passes nti-Cigarette
Measure.

Tallahassee, Fla, May 10.-(Special.)
The Florida Legislature spent the
day in discussion of two bills.
In the Senate it was a bill to revise
the system of pensions. and in the
House bill to make it unlawful for
common carriers to transport whtskey
into dry" communities. The House
passed the whiskey bill by 35 to u.
In the Senate an anti-cigarette meas
ure was passed and the bill on pen
sions was referred to the committee
for engrossing
The committee to locate and pur-
chase a permanent camp site for the
Florida State troops tonight decided on
Phillbrofen, FIVE miles from Jackson
vile, on the ST. John River. The sur
burb is conveniently located on the
prises 1870 acres. The price was not
been made public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
Negroes Is Taken Back.

Ethel BizzeIIe, the negro woman who
made three separate attempts to COM
nit suicide at police headquarters Wed
nesday morning, was carried back to
Brewton this afternoon to finish the
sentence she was serving when she es-
caped.
Deputy Sheriff r. c. Clarke reached
Mobile this morning for the purpose OF
taking the woman back. Following an
order of Judge Clarke, the woman was
turned over to him. He stated that she
had been sentenced to serve six months
for vagrancy and II was while SERVING
this time that she made her escape
from the county gang.