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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15
Registration of Births.

Selma Journal.
 The Journal. has not yet given up adequate child labor law before its finai adjournment. The people want such law, conditions demand 1t. ana
 Is the duty of the esdns hs to es eend .dren of the State who need its strong 'arm and protection will hardly be left in the same position that felons and conyicts are left in; Surely ot the seIsmd p0of for Justice, truth and mercy upon tho same official who has charge of the convicts and felons held In our county jails? The Atlanta Georgian makes a all future legislation for the protection of children. It urges compulsory birth registration law and its strict enforcement. This law Is desirable for a number of reasons, but The Geor- gian only argues that which applies to children. It says:
 "One, of the rnomentous questions of the day, a birth registration law. up to the present time has remained in quietude and comparative obscurity for obvious reasons. More aggressive is- sues which clar1or for immediate con alteration and adjustment, have occu- pied the attention of statesmen. and of the public at large to the neglect and disregard of what have been term ed lesser questions of governmental
 More than that. it is we'll understood that Southerners. as a rule, are hesitant to accept any change which they fear may impinge upon their individual rights and privileges.
 False statements are unhesitatingly made by thriftless mothers and fathers as to the ages of their helpless chill dren in order 10 secure employment for them in the mills employment which shall enable these parents to exist in idleness upon the scanty earn ings of the pitiful white slave" Man ufacturers cannot be justly cesured for accepting the statements as to the ages of children in their employ. They have no appeal beyond the word of those persons who are supposed to speak with truth, actuated by parental affection. The most philanthropic mill owner is helpless under the present legal conditions and cannot be held en- tirely responsible for the aparent fail- ure of the present child labor laws.
 Nothing short of a stringent law com polling registrations at points accessi- ble to thorough investigation, can pos sibly obviate conditions which now ,ob- tain, nor make effective the excellent legal statutes already enacted for the protection of factory children
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15
The TariT.

Uniontown Herald.
 The Advertiser recently has had several editorials on the possible is sues in the presidential campaign of 1908. That paper insists that the proper issue is tariff reform. Our readers will easily recall that 1t was on this issue that the Democracy won It's last vctory--that of 1892. The issue was strong then; it is stronger now.
 New England looks Iongingly over the Canadian border for the cheaF coal of Novia Scotia and want free hides for the preservation If its shoe industry. Chicago begs longingly for the timber that is untouched on the North side of the lakes. St. Paul asks for the grinding of the wheat of Manitoba The whole West needs cheap wire. In the South the cry is rc-echoed for many reasons, among which Is the rapid depletion of its forests and the consequent increase in the price of lumber. Again the south wishes to spin and weave its cotton. Spindles cost her twenty five dollars apiece to erect and put in operation. The same spindle costs ten dollars in England when put in opera ton With cheap machinery this sec ton could manufacture all its cotton and at least ship it in the shape of yarns. This process would put scat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15

who should first care for the dignity of his high place. To him a nation looks to see poise and balance, and unwavering self-control. If he chooses to descend from this high plane, and to engage in unseemly brawls with unseemly brawlers, there is no occa- sion for any man to hold his peace !n no wrong theory is not, and is not likely to be. accepted by the people of this country
 Those who try to excuse this inde- feasible habit of the Presidents by saying that it Is just his way" are not doing him or the country justice. It may be his nature to be boisterous and careless of the proprieties in his speech. but he could have cured him. self of that It is his way" because he has been encouraged in it by flat terers and sycophantic admirers who think whatever the President does is right and hope to stand high in his favor by encouraging a habit that is not at all creditable to the office he holds. and is none to himself
 Commenting on the matter in its usual conservative manner The Stand ard thinks there is nothing for we'll poised and sane citizens of the United States. who have regard for the honor of their country and TOT the dignity of its chief servant, but to be sorry and to fervently hope that that habit will be reformed. In office-holders of les- ser station such exhibitions of bad temper are usually regarded with con- tempt. All that saves the President of the United States from, being the object of such emotions is the pro- found respect in which the people of this country still hold the station, and the feeling that its present incumbent is an able and patriotic man. But it is presuming much on the intelligence of the people to suppose that they will go on indefinitely condoning the ejac- ulations of epithets and diatribes, even if there is a conviction that on the whole they are pretty well deserved. After all, there is fairly well de- fined feeling in the land that one of the greatest attributes of greatness Is elf-control. It is a quality that has been wonderfully exemplfied in nearly all those men whom the com- mon judgment of mankind has agreed to rank with the% chief men of his. tory"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15
Will Even Up.

Cullman Democrat.
 If you want to find out how that Bankhead nomination hurts, just say something about Bankhead to one of the Conner gang and you will hear some of the toughest cussing of your life.
 Everything evens up, in time. Conner didn't get anything but the Governor ship and the Legislature. It is we'll known that he was opposed to all the other State officers. The Legislature is receiving the most unanimous cuss- ing that any body of law makers have ever had to stand. and the prospects for one of the inner acircle' ever get ting any office by election again Is too remote for consideration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15
rr rs pfseRuNrtEp.

We perfectly we'll knew that John Temple Graves would stir up the ani- mals in the other wing of the politi- cal zoo by his suggestion that Mir. Bryan nominate Mir. Roosevelt us the Democratic candidate for the presi- dency when the convention of our party assemblies next year. It was of course to be expected that good Demo- crats should feel humi1iated, if not in- suited, at such a proposition, but many did not stop to think that the friends of Roosevelt would also be offended The few who looked with favor on the proposition as a good thing for the Democrats never stopped to think how the friends of Roosevelt would take it. They only saw one side of the shield.
 But the suggestion is bringing out some vigorous language from the oth- CT side of the house. Among the fier- cest of them is The Indianapolis Star. which quotes MT. Graves as declaring of Roosevelt that he has vindicated every principle for which Bryan has pleaded and Hearst has thundered." and further spoke of him as "a Dem ocratic Republican" It was enough. in the eyes of The Star. that Roose- welt should be set up as the exponent of Bryanism, but when Hearst was also rung into the game it was just n little too much, and it lets off a DOT tion of its feelings this way:
 A calm and non partisan cSnsidera- tion of this libel should convince my fair r-minded man that 1t entities MT. ages to pay for building the Panama est in the world, Evefythine for Enh Sas sysn sas saef Laying aside such trifes us municipal ownership and operation of street and government ownership of rail roads. consider few of the principles these gentlemen have induced "our immoral party to father.
 Knowing how good Democrats feel over the absurd and almost insulting suggestion we can sympathlze with our friends. the enemy, when they come to consider it. They doubtless regard it as an attempt on the part of the Desperate Democracy to commit double grand larceny on their party by not only trying to steal their poli- cies and principles, but to take away the leading strong man of their me- nagerie.
 The Star concludes thus:
 MT. Graves and MT. Bryan must be in the vortex of brain storm If they imagine that they can saddle any such charge as this on MT. Roosevelt. if they are now satisfied with his policy they should frankly avow that they have abandoned the remainder of :heir wild doctrines and have come over to the Republican idea of government. Then they will get credit for sincerity.
 That strikes us as a good sugges- tion. This is at least supposed to be free country and there is no reason that we are aware of why Mir Graves and MT. Bryan should not go over to the Republicans if they choose to do so There are many reasons why they should not try to drag all the rest of us with them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15
Today M History

145o-French defeated the English ish.
 1s37--Horace Porter. American sol dier and diplomat. born. lS43-Henry James, American auothor, born.
 1S47-Present Houses of Parliament In London first used by the Peers.
 1S51-Andres uintana Roo, who signed first formal declaration of the November 30, 17S7.
 lSSs-Matthew Arnold died. Born December A. 1922.
 1904-Andrew Carnegie established his $5,0000 900 hero fund"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15

The Hartford Times, also, has wheels in its head and asks: Will the South break away from its political moor ings and rally to the support of q radical Republican candidate for the presidency next year?' Suppose we answer that question by asking one equally as pertinent: Will the North break away from it's political moor ings and rally to the support of gen uine Southern Democrat next year? One is as likely us the other.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15
May Result in GOod.

GVWbVa NsHptI-
 The Legislature meets again in July In the meantime the people will have ample time to discuss the matter. Af- ter all, 1t may be god-send to the people that the time of the Alabama Legislature has been divided, because it may be the means of correcting some serious evils resulting from laws that were passed at the first setting of that body.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15
Rather Costly.
Athena namocrat

Athens Democrat.
 It appears from the report of the city clerk published in this issue that the city in twelve months burned $3,- 417.53 worth of coal and wood and used $5S7.17 worth of oil, grease, etc. at it's electric light and water plant: This is almost as much fuel as is used by tn" cotton mill and more oil than that plant used,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15
lEBRUAkY CIRCULATION.

Day after day. week efter week. month after month and year after year. The Advertiser continues to be the only daily pr 0unday newspaper published in .ia- banna to print sworn statements of its ac- tuoI net peid circulation.
 The February figures given below show vigorous and substantial growth and furthsf en1phasises The Advertisers guar antes that its circulation is the largest ox any morning or Sunday newspaper printed In Afaham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15

prophet has broken loose in New York who predicts a great panic in 1913 He must expect that Roosevelt will continue in office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15
A Powerful Sermon.

Samson Ledger.
 The cartoon in The Montgomery Ad vertiser showing spring life of chill dren in and out of the cotton mills was a powerful sermon for law against child labor. Let us hope MT. Conner and his legislature viii yet see the necessity of effective laws.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15

Senator Foraker most emphatically asserts that he never heard of that $5,0oe,0 600 conspiracy. and that is about what the rest of the alleged conspira- tors say. Is it right certain that any, body outside the White House heard of 1t untii>it was given out from there?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15

The government has granted Com mander Peary leave of absence to go up and bring back the Pole. Should it not require him to give a guaranty that he will deliver the goods?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15
MONDAY. ARIL IS. 1907.

Senator Charles A. Culberson of has an incisive manner of putting things, as shown by the following ex- tract from recent speech made by him to the Legislature at Austin:
 ship and operation of railroads is pa ternalistic, impractical and undemo- cratic. in my judgment. It will create millions of additional offices; It will put billions of property, which will tn- crease each year, under political man agement. It increases every character of railway expense; ItawiIl make .to,, ey, or extension political and partisan, 1n which the South, mark you, the South, undeveloped and in the minority. will especially suffer.
 And then admitting that he looks on the nomination of Mir. Bryan as cer- tainty. he declared: T cannot con- ceive that his views on this question will ever receive the approval of the Democrats of the country" And this brings the following appropriate com ments from The New York Conner cial. which we consider to the point:
 But Is Senator CulDerson to raise no staying hand against the nomination of this man who is laboring to impose on this country a policy that would be "a crime aoafnst the people?" If he sincerely believes Bryans nomination to be certain" he may deem it only a thankless job, a waste of time and effort, a putting of his head against the wall. to go out and try to stop it; but it is his duty just the same-his . sworn duty to his own people of Texas and those of the entire country.
 And perfect candor compeis the dec laration that, if Senator Culberson be- lieves that the rank and file of his party disapprove government owner ship but are still going to nominate for the presidency the ablest nnd most conspicuous advocate of the crime, he must have a decidedly low opinion of inc American Democracy, must hold 1t in essentially cheap esteem.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15

The Portland Cregonian wants to know why there are 50 few Demo crats. Well. the trouble is that they won't keep still long enough to be counted,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15

Ex-Governor Herrick of Ohio. says the people of that State do not want Foraker. Herrick was candidate for q second term as Governor and the voters showed that they didn't want him, so he evidently considers himself an authority on the don't want question,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15

our highest court, but who owns Cuba? That may not be pertinent question, but 1t seems evident that some of the Cubans themselves do not know.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15

The Pittsburg Sun thinks Foraker should be forced to attend the coming peace conference. but would his pres ence be conducive to peace?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15
THAT BAD HABIT.

Our good Republican contemporary The New Bedford Standard. is having a hard time trying to keep its robe ot loyalty on straight and we are con stantly expecting to see it jump the fence and get out of the c. o. P. Those initials, by the way. should be taken to mean Grabbing Old Party, in view of its success at rakins in the shekels-but let that pass. The Stand ard has q scathing editorial on Roose- velt's clustering manners and total lack of dignity. concluding thus:
 We have met the assertion. within the few days past. that for the honor of the coantrv and the presidential office. silence should be maintained If the President opened himself 10 eriti- cism for q tempestuousnes of speech which would be ridiculed in n lesser man This is bad advice. Because the President Is the President. 1t Is he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15

Really it looks like taking a mean advantage of Roosevelt to propose to nominate him on the Demo- cratic ticket before he has had chance to announce himself a Demo- crat Do they propose to eonscript him before he has had time 70 repent of his many sins?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15

There is a movement on foot to form some more counties in Georgia. That State now has 12s, We believe. but a number of them rontaiu more than 1000 square miles each, and that is too much for Georgians They want counties that one can almost heave stone across. That gives more men chances to get the offices you observe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15
.HANN

There are many good reasons for buying your Shoes of Ham.
 It sometimes pays to stop and consider why we do or don't do things.
 First-Hann's Shoes are re- liable in quality.
 Second-Hann's Shoes fit as we'll as any.
 Third-Hann's s salesmen are paid to tell you the truth.
 Fourth-We live up to our representations.
 THE VITAL QUALITY QUESTION is answered in every pair.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
L. A. DRIVING CLUB IN
FL0URISHING CONDITION
w. A. Clark Jr. Is Elected President
for the Coming Year-Annual
Meeting Held with Large
Attendance

The annual meeting of the Los Ange-
les Driving club was held in Christopher's S
parlors last evening. The largest attend
ance the club has ever had was present
The secretary's report showed the club is
in prosperous condition.
A representative board of electors was
elected. The board is as follows: w. A.
Clark. jr, president j. w. Snowden, vice
president; L. j. Christopher, treasurer;
A. L. Stewart, secretary.
The board unanimously passed resolu-
tions expressing appreciation of the SER
vices of President j. H. Reynolds.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
WINDSOR RESULTS

First race, furlongs 1O4, won; Grace Kim
ball, 9i second; Pentagon, 80. third: time lis
20
Second race. steeplechase-Bank Holiday $780,
won; L. L. Hayman, 1888, second; DIR. KOCH
141, third: time 34S.
Third race. / mile-Chas Gilbert, 9S, won;
Platoon 81, second; Avaunteer, 1O0 third: time
Las.
Fifth race, 5h MISUNDERSTANDING 1O6.
won; Bewitched, 101, second; Padrone, 9S, third
time 1:10 80.
Fifth race, 5la furlongs-Lexington Lady, 1O2,
won; Green Dale, los, second; Awless, 1O2,
third: time i:13 2-5.
Sixth race, 1-1G mile-Harmakis 94 won;
Rebounder, 100, second, ormonde's Right. 1O9,
third: time 1854 1-5
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
\ MISS CURTISS LEADS
IN GOLF TOURNEY
Mrs. Z r. Perkins of Los Angeles is
Among Those Who Qualify on
Midlothian Links,
Chicago
By Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Oct. 7.--Miss Margaret Cur
tiss of the Essex club Boston, today led
the field of sixty-five women golfers in
the qualifying for the national champion
ship for women at the Midlothian Country
club, with card of ninety-five. In spite
of gale that swept the course, Miss Cur
tiss made a record drive of 22O yards from
the first hole, making a three.
Several women tied for second place at
liz The playoff held the list of quail
fiers in doubt until late in the evening.
OF the thirty-two women who will com
pete in the first round of the match play
tomorrow sixteen are from the west, four
teen from the east and two from Canada.
Among the qualifiers is Mrs. E. t. Per-
kins of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
LAToNIA RESULTS

CINCINNATI, Oct First race, furlongs
-Merrick won. Refined second, No Quarter
third: time 1:16.
Second race. 5h furlongs-Miss Sain won,
Rustic second, Center Short third: time :19 40
Third race, handicap 6 furlongs-Dainty
Dame won, Fro1tenac second, Lady Esther
third: time 1:20 Is.
Fourthl race, steepechase handicap Club
House course-Bue Pirate won, Full of Fun
second, Pete Vinegar third: time 1898.
r race, furlcngs-Lady Vic won, FiD h
Fifth race. fIIrlongs-Lady Vic won, DIR.
&imrall second, Severus third time 103 3-5.
Sixth race, furiongs-Warner Griswell won,
Black Fox second, Ben Strong third: time
Ill 1-5.
Seventh race mile-Prytania won. The Clans
man second, Hard Shot third: time 1:47 3-5
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
OCCIDENTAL
BABIES WIN
POMONA FREsHlEs PUT UP A
GOOD GAME
Presbyterian Lads Make an Excellent
Showing in Contest, Scoring Only
uchdown-Pomona Gets
First Kickoff

The babies of Occidental college and
the infants from Pomona met In pigskin
parley on the OCCIDENTAL gridiron yester-
day afternoon. The Presbyterians won.
The match was sterling.
Parker for Pomona got the first kick
off. Wieman advanced the ball to the
thirty-yard line and was held for down.
Brewer twisted kneecaps but resumed
play in a moment. Collins sprinted
around the left wing of Pomona for 10
and sprained a leg in the effort Pomona
was penalized for holding. Wieman
kicked to Vail on the 25~yard line ana
Petty downed him. Pomona kicked back
to the 10-yard chalk and kept the oval.
Claremont tried for an end steal. but
McClung nipped it in the bud. Occidental
bucked for a 1O-yard advantage, and Pat
terson went around the left end for an
other 15-yard gain. Tho leather stayed
in this vicinity for downs. 1t remained in
Occidental hands, and the Presbyterians
tried for field kick. Pomona blocked and
was penalized for false tackle in the get
away. Wieman punted to 20-yard line,
and Johnson stayed further progress to
Claremont goal.
Pomona punted to Wieman, who tucked
the skin under his arm and scored the
only touchdown. He failed to kick goal.
Parker kicked off and Wieman punted
to 10-yard line Parker got a free kick
on g. fair catch. Wieman stopped an emu
run. Brewer stopped another. Occidental
rallied and held for down on the five-yard
line. Pomona advanced to the fve-yard
line, and Occidental held for three downs.
Wieman punted out of bounds from pc
hind goal posts. Pomona kept the ball
on the 15-yard line; the Occidental line
was impenetrable. Occidental captured
the oval after fake punt to the 3O-yard
line, and Petty held in 25 chalk for second
down Wieman punted and Petty held
Wieman held. Wieman kicked out of
bounds Pomona took the ball and the
half ended.
Play Is Lively
McKenny kicked and Pomona carried to
the 45-yard line, and Parker skirted the
Presbyterian end for twenty yards, but |
Petty held him on the 20-yard line Po-
mona punted and got the ball on the |
third down. Parker broke away for an
other end sprint with fifteen yards to the
good. Occidental advanced on a fake
punt by Pomona, and Patterson got the
leather in the general scramble.
Parker kicked gratis on fair catch.
McClung held and Wieman punted.
Brewer got the ball on the 25-yard line
and Occidental held for down. McKenny
was replaced by Hopkins. Pomona tried
at the Presbyterian ramparts but failed
to get through. They exchanged punts
and Pomona captured the leather on the
35-yard line. Vail advanced on fake
kick but Petty stopped him.
The whistle blew with the p1gSkin IN
possession of the Presbyterians on the
5O-yard line.
The lineup waS
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
STATE NORMAL SENIORS
WIN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Juniors Lose, but Score Ten Points in
Hard Fought contest-For-
ward Lacey Is Star
Performer

The Seniors defeated the Juniors in a
fast and hard-fought basketball game for
the championship of the State Normal
school. played in the gymnasium of that
institution yesterday afternoon, with a
score of 25 to 10.
Lacey played the star game for the
Seniors. making IA of the teams points,
while Harwood did brilliant work for the
uniors, making baskets out of free
throws.
The two teams will meet in another
championship game in two weeks.
The following was the lineup in yes
terday's game
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
RESULTS AT BELMONT PARK

NEW YORK, Oct First race, mile-Galla-
want won, Quinn Brady second, Progressing
third: time 1:41.
Second race, Ninth Matron. colts and geld
ngs, furlongs--Stamina won, Masquerade
second, Half Sovereign third: time Iii As
Fourth race, Jerome handicap mile and five
acknowledgements won. McCarter second,
Gretna Green third: time 2:13 4-5
Fifth race, 61e furlongs-Facada won, Alfred
Noble second. Robert Cooper third time
1:19 1-5.
Sixth race, mile and an eighth-Sea Wolf
won, Don Creole second, Bedouin third: time
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