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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
IS NOT A CANDIDATE
N. LObman WiII Not Seek To Succeed
 Himself As Alderman.
scene.

Alderman N Lobman has announced he will not be a candidate te succeed himself as a member of the Council from Ward Threa
 MT, Lobman stated last night that he could no longer properly manage his business and conscientiously assist in the conduct of the citys affairs, whicn had lately consumed SO much of his timc he had neglected the private mat ters requiring his supervision and tran saction.
 q have not time for both, Mir. Lob man said last night, and I am not able to sacrifice my personal interests in order to be member of the Council
 MT. Lobman on october 1, 1907, will have been a representative of his ward for four and a half years. He is con sidered one of the hardest workers in the Council. and Is a member of several important committees
 Alderman T. Gardner Foster Is MT. Lobman's colleague from the Third Ward. and it has not beep stated wheth- CT he will be a candidate to succeed himself. It is rumored that w T seibels and Berto Johnson will seek election to the Council from the Third and it is expected there will be a live ly fight for the succession.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
County Auditors Renort.

County Auditor Robert Morris has com pleted his report for the fiscal year ending September 30th. 1906. After giving fig ures as to the receipts and disbursements during the year, he makes a number of i'm portant recommendations.
 The receipts for the present fiscal year exceed those for the year previous, while the disbursements are less than for the previous year. which shows a much better financial condition for the present year over that of last.
 In his remarks Auditor Morris says there has existed no necessity during the present fiscal year for tho creation of any floating debt CT debt for borrowed money. and in view of the fact that the sum of $1l3,- 12Ofs is carried forward as a balance 10 the credit of the general fund to begin the new year with there should never exist the necessity for borrowing money to meet the coupty's current expenses when one consid- CTS that there onlys46, o09. .3S to the credh of this fund at the end of the pre- vious fiscal year.
 the present time for the county to borrow any money to meet it's current expenses The tax valuations of the county are stead fly increasing,
 He pays credit to the officials who han dled the smallpox situation during the past year
 He expresses the opinion that this might he A good time to reduce the tax rate.
 Frisco Train in Wreck.
 Train No. 2O3, on the Frisco Railroad due here at $40 o'clock this morning, met with an accident three miles west of Pratt City and about nine miles from the cltv Two coaches and the sleeping car were de- railed Fortunately no one was hurt though for A while there was some consternatiou among the passengers aboard the train.
 There was q large passenger list nn the train.
 The track was blocked for several hours Runaors were out that a serious fatality had taken place At the office of the su- neFintendent 1t was given out that no one
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
INNOCENT OF CHARGE
WARRIOR YUNOG MEN ACCUSED OF
 MURDER DISMISSED.
Accused of Killing R. ID. BIackburn- Justice Court Finds Brake, Savage and Austin Not
 Guilty.

Birmingham, Jan. 19.-(Special by Long Distance Telephone.)-John L.. Brake. Jr.. James l.. Savage. and Chris Austin, well known young men of Warrior, were given a preliminary trial here today on a charge of mur- der.
 They were accused of killing R. D. Blackburn. a special officer of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad at Warrior on New Years night. After heading the testimony Justice w. s. Russell discharged the defendants.
 The court room was crowded during the hearing The young men are mem- bers of wealthy families in North Ala bama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
MRS. JACKSON PRESENT.
Vifa of Lees Great Lieutenant COnfer- V -

Wife Of Lees Great Lieutenant COnSer-
 red Crosses of Honor.
 Charlotte. N. C. Jan. 19.-The tooth aniversary of the birth of General Robert k. Lee end the anniversary of inc birth of General Stonewall Jack son were observed with fitting exercises held at thr academy of music today un- der the auspices of the Stonewall Jack son chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
 pr. Henry E. Sheperd of Baltimore. was the orator of the occasion.
 Confederate crosses of honor were presented to a number or veterans by Mrs. Stanewall Jackson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
A LINEMAN KILLED
ROBERT LEvERETT MEETS DEATH IN
 BIRMINGHAM.
Slipped While Doing Repair Work and Caught Hold of Live Wire, Eice- trOcuting Hlm-Fen to
 Street,

Birmingham, Jan. 9.-(Special. )-Robert Leverett, aged 21. employed by the Southern Bell Telephone Company, met death today at the top of a pole in Woodlawn. while at work with a crew of linemen. He slipped on two little blanks -on the wires at the top of the pole and in trying to catch himself caught hold of alIive wire He was shock ed to death.
 His body then dropped to the street De- low The fall would have killed him had he been alive after receiving the shock. His hands and face were burned by the live wire The young man had just come here from Horse Shoe. N. C., and went to work yesterday with the telephone company. The Green Undertaking Company took charge of the body and will ship it to his home in North Carolina.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
ExrENsIvE oBsERvANcE.

New Orleans Turned over Day to Lee
 Celebration.
 New Orleans, Jan. 19.-The tooth an niversary of the birth of Robert 10. Lee was celebrated here today with a lengthy program. It began at noon with a salute, music at the Lee monu- ment and the unveiling of a bust of the General at Memorial Hall. Later there was a military parade and exercises at the Lee monument and the Athen- aeum. Tonight the Washington and Lee alumni held their annual banquet
 Gen. Stephen D. Lee was among the citv's most distinguished guests.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
C.Ishrnt,on At Nashville.

Nashville. Tenn, Jan. 1s.--The one hundredth anniversary of the birth of General Robert Edward Lee was gen< eraly observed throughout this state, today, In this city a program was car>i ried out in the First Presbyterian Church. when addresses were made and General Lees farewell to the army was read. All the Confederate orga< nizations in the eIta' took part in the ceremonieA ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
At Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 19.-The centennial anniversary of Robert E. Lees birth was celebrated here today by gathering of Confederate organizations in the hall of the House of Representatives, which was addressed this afternoon by Ham- ilton' Douglass of Atlanta.
 The Virginia Society of Georgia held a reception and banquet tonight at which John Skelton Williams of Rich mond was the orator. Other speakers were President J. G. McAlllster Of Hampden- Snyder College and Dr. K, w. Patton of Norfolk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
CHARGES HELD UP.
Senator Cooke Wants to Question Wit
 ness Against Bailey.

ness Against Bailey.
 Austin. Tex. Jan. 19.-After giving out a copy of the charges he had in- tended to prefer tonight against Sena- tor Joseph J. w Bailey with the spe- ciaI legislative committee appointed to consider such charges. Senator Cooke of Bexar County. withdrew the copy, stating that he would not file the charges tonight, but would probably mail them to the committee later.
 He gave as his reason that he had hot ascertained whether he would be permitted to question the witnesses. and if this was not allowed, he would prefer no charges.
 The personnel of the House commit tee was announced this morning. This committee. together with one from the Senate, will meet Monday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20

heard Frank Dixon deliver an eloquent oration at the Girls High School on Man Against the Mass" Mir. Dixon appeared in Montgomery to fill the sec ond number of the Lyceum course. He Is brother of Thomas Dixon. Jr.
 The address of MT. Dixon was dis- tinctly a plea for individualism. Tho central idea of the speaker. was to avoid the Socialistic tendency of turn ing everything over to the Governs meut.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
AnnoInt n Receiver.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 19.-Judge Pendle- ton in the Superior Court today, grant, cd a petition. for the appointment of a receiver for the Georgia Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and named Samuel P. Evins as temporary receiver fixing January as the date for hearing arr guments. The petition was filed by II. c. Powell who alleges the company is insolvent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
EXPLOSION CAUSES WRECK.
several More People Lose Lives On BE
 Four.

Four.
 Terre Haute. Ind, Jan, 1S-Big Four oficials here late tonight received a report from Sanford on the St. Louis division, nine miles west of here that A car of powder exploded on the siding at o'clock, wrecking westbound pas senger train No, 3.
 The wreckage caught fire and was consumed. The freight train carrying the car of powder also was destroyed. It Is believed that several people were killed, and d score or more injured. Relief trains have been sent to the scene.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20

to the audience which, like the audi ence at the matinee. was comparatively large; Saturday night audiences are' with few exceptions. nearly always small.
 In the role of Marc Antony, MT. Han ford's acting was nearer It's natural pitch, and sustained with more even ness, though the criticism of him as Iachimo Is Justly made of him as An tony. Miss Drofnah. at Portia, appear ed on the stage in only one act. and to better advantage than in the more variable part Imogen. Alexander Me Kenzie, as Casca, was very good. dis playing more of naturaJness than any one esIe on the stage. unless there be excepted Miss Davis. who. as Calphur- nia. did quite as well as in "Cymbe- line" Frank Hennig, as Brutus, was good. at times fine.
 Both plays were well-stased, and their arrangements for presentation in- telligently made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
At CharIeatOn.

Charleston. S. C., Jan. 19:-The cen tennial of Gen. Robert F. Lees birth day was celebrated today under the auspices of the Daughters of the Con federacy. The day was observed as a public holiday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
Wanted in Cnllmnn.

L. c. Norris, a well known travelling man Of this city. arrested shortly before midnight last night and carried to Cullman today on a charge of attempted criminal assault on a young lady of that place. Nor rts came into the city from a regular trip through the country for his firm. He was not anticipating arrest and offered no re distance whatsoever. He expressed the be- lief that everything would come ou. all right at a trial A report from Culman was to the effect that considerable indigna-' tion was in evidence Sheriff Casey how ever stated that he did not anticipate any trouble
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20

Caracas. Venezuela, Jan. Is, via Willemstad, 19,-President Castros condition undoubtedly Is very grave The official bulletins are optimistic. but their statements are generally discredi- ted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
THE BEST ENDORSEMENT.

Is the increasing business we get. When people want
 The Best for the Money in the way of flowers and plsR's they come to
 ROSEMONT GARDENS,
 Phone 200.
 Montgomery, Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
no,.nneh hr Ernit Pnnch.

Norfolk, Va. Jan. 19.-Eight promi- nent women. who attended dance last night, were poisoned by drinking fruit punch. They became severely ill., but all are now on the road to recovery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
Al RfolSmOud.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 19.-The Robert Lee birthday centennial was generally observed here as a holiday State and municipal offices were closed and at St. Paurs Church there was memorial service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20

The Daybreak Fertilizers and Acid PhOsphates are as superior to all Oth- CTS in MECHANICAL CONDITION as they are In analysis.
 Marks & Gayle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
Ternna obnerve Day.

Waco. Texas, Jan. l9.--Service in honor of the one hundredth anniver- sary of General Robert E Lees birth were held in many places in Texas toe
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20

day. In Waco business houses closed for an hour. bells were tolled and ser vices were conducted at the Y. M. c. A. building.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
Little Boy Dles.

Henry Smith, the little five year old boy, who was shot in the cheek accidentally by his 16 year old brother, Brooks Smith, few days ago. died today in the Hiliman Hos pital from the injuries. The funeral Of the boy will take place Sunday afternoon at Woodiawn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20

had been hurt. The train was making the usual speed when the derailment occurred None of teh care turned over.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20

Frank Dixon Speaks on ''Indivtdualism.'
 An appreciative audience last night
The Washington times., 1907-11-03

these men would be disembarked In
Hawaii and REINFORCED BY. 5O.O0O rner
already there. In two weeks more the
transports would be be TX in japan
with 200-OO more mea embarked for
invasion Of the slope. IN four weeks
more these men would be landed on
the California coast under the guns
Of the japanese feet. The transports
would return with 100000 more men
continual stream Of re-enforcements
would then pass from Japan to Ha-
waii and from Hawaii TO the coast.
Within nine months Japan could have
100000 men. the seasoned armies of
Manchuria, encamped on the Pacific
Coast.
Expeditions against the AIeutla Is
lands. Alaska. Puget Sound. the Co
lumbia river. and the Golden Gate
would cause a division Of the American
forces and curtaH the re-nforcements
available for repelling the main inya-
sion.
From our small standing army. we
could not hope to make any effective
opposition to such an invasion in force.
even If we knew well in advance the
point chosen for disembarling. The
total militia Of all the States amounts
The Washington times., 1907-11-03


Japan is prepared to put into the
held, fully equipped. organized, and
trained, an army half again as large
as her army in the war with Russia
In case OF war with the United
states, Japan could raise 10000 men
In the Philippine Islands, $1,000 men in
the Hawaiian Islands. and nearly
100000 men in the United States proper
10 which would be added probably
5000 men from Mexico and Canada.
These eOntingents would ultimately
gain the respective armies of inva-
sion and knowing the country thor
oughly would be in a position to render
invaluable service during the invading
operations. Reports from the Pbflip-
pines and Hawaii, from the Pacific
slope, from the Canadian and the
Mexican frontiers. are constantly reit-
Grating the influx of japanese SOL
d1ers, some in disguise, some undis-
guised. Anybody but a blind man can
see that the systematic invasion of
America is already well advanced.
Japan has today on American soil
more trained soldiers than America
mas in her whole regular army and
militia combined and reinforceTnanfs
are pouring in every dav. at some
points openly, az otner points gtPrep
The Washington times., 1907-11-03


The American army at it's present
strength numbers about 5000 men:
Total regular army. IS. .OS3
Philippine scouts s-............. s 20S
Porto Rico, provisional regiment, 574
-Se-AA- $500
We have no trained national reserve
or national militia. md the occupation
OF Cuba makes a substantial drain
upon this meager force.
As the United States has no mer-
chant marine from which to draw
transports. we must assume not only
that no re-enforcements could be dis
patched to our outlying possessions.
bug also that no troops in these pos
sessions could be brought back home.
but must fall into the hands Of the
enemy. Consequently, we must make
a substantial reduction from the above
figures in estimating the men immedi-
ately available for repelling an inva-
sion of Our mainland
During the Russian war Japan was
known TO transport over 100000 men
in single expedition. With the ex-
traOrdinary expansion of her merchant
marine since the war we can assume
that within three days after she gets
control OF the sea she could have 900
600 men embarked. In about two weeks
The Washington times., 1907-11-03

to only about 10000 men, imperfectiy
equipped and only half trained.
The great invading army therefore
would meet but little serious opposition
the first season. as it proceeded to oc-.
cupy the slope and 20 intrench and
fortify its strOnghglds and take posses-
sion Of the railroads and the passes
over the mountains. We should prob
ably find that the prudent thing 10 do
would be to withhold the small force
Of regulars and militia from exposure
to annihilation. and keep them for a
neucleus about which to organize a
great volunteer army. upon which We
would have to rely.
The struggle would be between the
Japanese rssulars in possession of the
country and the American volunteers
Deing organized 2.0O0 miles away. vvitb
a Fugged mountain range to cross be-
Tore they could descend to the attack.
2 tfiniy populated semi-arid area.
seVer or eight hundred miles wide ana
Continued on Eighth Page.)
The Washington times., 1907-11-03

ON ARMoRED CRUISER
Picture in eeHtsF Shows Similarity in
Dress and DTill to the United States
Navy. Below are views of laps iH
the Trenches and Newest Warship.
The Washington times., 1907-11-03

guard division, with I / reserve
brigade -......................... 10000
u army corps.-......-............. 5OO0 600
% reserve brigades of s 6at
talions each. 160 o0o
3 reserve regiments - sec,aI
line '-----.---....--...-... .-...--. 150.00o
81 reserve regiments of deld gl
tlllery -.-..--.--.-....-.-.-.-. 1900
= battaiions Of fort artillery. II 0oo
fofmosa diVlsion-----.----..-.- 1880
railroad regiments. s.........-. 5nb
airship division and ] tele-
graph battaiion----------. -...- 300
.'roops guarding possessions and
communications ................ 10 400
Militia .-........,..........,..... 10000
l05g. ZOO
-.'ei .-- .ll3. 100
II is conservative 10 concllde that
The Washington times., 1907-11-03

Page $ even
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CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-02
How to Become an Artist.

Holman Hurt began his art labors
when at the age of four he cut OH "
lock of his own hair To make palht
brush. 1t is rather Il serious matter
for the young artist rightly to choose
some picturesque and as far rs posi-
bic inadequate means of beginning MS
career. We all know the story OF Zen
iamin West and the cats tail. AllS'oh'
being colorist. is supposed To nave
squeezed the luscious hucS from HOW
crs TO make his paints. AS there are
probably many young artists coh'e'n-
plating career why not suggest II
few new ways of beginning?
Make a brush from peppers shaving
brush, from mummcr's harbrush. from
uncle's chin whiskers, from auntieS
false front
No doubt the reason there are rev
great artists nowadays is that it is so
hard to avoid ready made paint brushes.
They are thrust upon children III the
public schools. How can we hope Tor
a benjamin West with brushes drug
on the et?-Philip l.. Hale in Bos-
ton Herald.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-02
a Dou Detective.

In 1920 peasant was 1ouhu muir
dered in Il wood in the department oil
the Loire, France, with his dog sitting
near the body. No clew could at first
be gained as to the perpetrators OF the
crime, and the victims widow contln-
ueu to live in the same cottage, ac
companied always by the faithful dog.
In February, 1897, two men. appar-
emily travellers, stopped at the house.
requesting shelter from the storm.
which was then granted, but no soon
err had the dog seen them than he
flew at them with great fury ana
would not be pacitied. AS they were
quitting the house one of them sad
to the other, THAT rascally dog has
not forgotten U.S." This raised the
suspicion of the widow, who over
heard 1t, and she applied to the gen
darmes in the neighborhood, who fol
lowed and arrested the men. After a
long examination one of the criminals
confessed. Ralph Neville in Outing
MAGAZINE
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-02
"Eeyond the Alps"

A Kansas girl graduate who had been
given the theme, beyond the Alps
Lies Italy" promulgated the following:
Il don't care a cent whether Italy
lies beyond The Alps or in Missouri. |
do not expect t. set the river on fire
with my future career. am glad that
| have Il good education. but | am not
going TO misuse it y writing poetry or
essays or the future woman. 1t will
enable ne to correct the GRAMMAR Of
any lover | may have Should he speak
Of 'dorg'' in my presence or seen a
man 1t will also come handy when |
want to figure out how many pounds
of soap woman can get for three
dozen eggs at the grocery. SO do not
begrudge the time | spent in acquir-
Ing it, But my ambitions do not fly so
high. | just want to marry Il man who
can lick anybody of his weight in the
township. who can run an eighty acre
farm and who has no female relatives
to come around and try to boss the
ranch. | will agree to cook dinners for
him that won't send him to an early
grave and lavish upon him whole
some affection and to see that his razor
has not been used to cut broom wire
when he wants to shave. In view of
all this | do not care if | get little
rusty on the rule of three and kindred
things as the years so hy."-Topcka
Capital
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-02

Much has been said of the shortage
Of cattle which will result from the
cutting up of the big ranges. Beyond
a doubt fewer cattle will he kept OF
these lands for awhile, but the condi
ton will be only temporary. When the
great ranges are finally divided int
smaller ranches and farms, they will
keep more cattle than ever before. re.
marks National Stockman and Farmer.
They will produce more feed and will
provide better care, which mean small
rr losses and better stock. The open
range is passing, and some cattle are
going with it. but more are bound to
follow. The old and eXtravagant ways
are going out with the advent of mod
crn and economical methods on the
range as everywhere else in our coun
try's great business enterprises.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-02
He Couldn't Pillow.

A certain incident connected with
the great Napoleon while he was in eX-
lie in Elba is commemorated in the is
land to this hour by an inscription af-
fixed to the wall of n peasants house.
A man named Giaconi was blowing
when the famous exile came along one
day and expressed an interest in his
work Napoleon even took the plow-
share out of the mans hand and at
tempted to guide it himself. But the
oxen refused to obey him, overturned
the pillow and spoiled the furrow.
The inscription runs thus: Napoleon
the Great, passing by this place in
MDCCCXIV, took In the neighbOring
field n plowshare from the hands of a
peasant and himself tried to plOw, but
the oxen, rebelliOus to those hands
which yet had guided Europe, headlong
fled from the furrow"