davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-31
MRS. ARMouR LEAVES.
xvommn Speaker DenOunces Pensacola
 Saloon Men.

SNAC0H NkGMs
 Pensacola, Fla, Aug. 30.-(Special. ) Mrs. Mary Harriet Armour. the Georgia prohibition worker, ended her work in this county today, and de- parted for Birmingham, where she is to assist the workers of that city in their efforts to vote Birmingham dry
 Her last address was delivered last night in Seville Square, when she was greeted by a large crowd. many of whom were women who are fighting for the prohibition cause. The address of Mrs. Armour was scathing denunci- ation of the liquor traffic and those who engaged In the business. She characterized the latter as scoundrels who will sell their regulations and those of their families flor gold. and said that 1t would be as easy to find Ice in the lower regions as a man en- gagged in the saloon business.
 Mrs. Armour claimed that taxes will not be increased by driving the sa- looms out, even though they will pay to the city this year s4O,000 and the county and State an equal amount. She said better conditions will exist after October 1st, the date of the special election, as she Is confident that Es- cRmbia County will be carried by a large vote in favor of prohibition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-31
PRESENTED TESTIMONIAL.

Decatur, Aug 3o-(SpeciaD- D-Charles Manning. for some time past foreman of the boiler shop of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad shops In New Decat- UT, has resigned and will leave here in a few days for the West, where he will make his home.
 The men of the shops presented him with a handsome five piece tea set
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-31
I.nmher Plant Rnrnn.

Cincinnati. Aug. 3O-Fire today de- stroyed the lumber sheds and hundreds of thousands of feet of lumber the prop ertY of the Farrin and Korn Lumber Company of Winter Place, suburb. Late loss $1OO,0O0s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-31

PRINTERS AND BINDERS,
 The Brown Printing Co, J. H. Crenshaw, President; 1T. c. Crenshaw, Sec and T., l0-IA N Lawrence Street A complete plant Estimates submitted,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-31

Pale Delicate Women and Girls.
 The Old Standard GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC drives out malaria and builds up the system. For grown people and children. adv
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
Capital Stock and Gas Bills.

Attorney R. Ross Perry argues on behalf of the Gas
Monopoly that Overcapazation has no bearing on the
price OF gas. The amount of capital stock ssued he
argues, "has earthly connection with rates" Let us
the effect of increasing the capital stock Of the local
companies from their present capitalization of about
$595OOOO to $1350OOO proposed two years ago
The present capitalization about 1913 per 900 feet
of gas produced Under the proposed increase it will
amount to approximately $723 per 1000 Six per cent
interest the present capitalization adds about 70 cents
to the cost of gas to pay the same rate Of interest on
the proposed increase will add approximately AZ cents to
its cost Does Mr. Perry the reation9 If it does not
benefit the Gas Monopoly to increase capitalization why
this desperate eagss to increase the stock before re
ductiOn in rates is made7
The relative rates for gas two California cities San
Francisco and Los Angeles illustrates the effect of over
capitalization.
Los Angeles gas company is capitalized for $6370OOO
and sells annually 195OOOOOOO feet Capitalization Of
$500 1000 feet supplied The price for gas in Los
Angeles is So cents per 1000
The company furnishing gas to San Francisco is car
ltazed for 433 and sells annually 26OOOOOOC0 feet
being capitalization of 5000 per 900 feet supplied The
price of gas in San Francisco is $1OO
That capitalization has direct bearing on the price Of
commodities there is shadow of doubt and President
Roosevelt right in his Indianapolis speech when he
said:
The public interest requires guaranty against i'm
proper multiplication of securities in the future
In providing against Overcapazaton we shall harm no
human being who IS honest; and shall benefit many for
OvercaptalzatiOn often imitation that invites bus
ness panicj it always concea the true relation of the profit
earned to the capital invested creating burden of inter
est payments which may rebound the loss alike of the
wageearner and the general public, which is concerned
IN the rates paid"
And he was right in his message to Congress when bo
said:
This stOpping OvercaptalizatonI will tend to put
stop to the securing of nOrdnate profits by favored in
divduas at the expense of the general public the stock
holders, the wage-workers"
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
BOOMING HAWAII
AS TRADE CENTER
Secretary of Chamber of
Commerce Tells Of ISL
andS' Advantages.

II. P. Wood. secretary and treasurer
Of the Honolulu Chamber Of Commerce.
is q visitor In Washington, having come
here TO boost along Hawairs good points
before the House and Senate and the
mercantile interests OF the country.
The progressive body OF HawaH's cit
liens" ne says, "are formed into sew
eral commercial organizations that have
been instrumental in building I'D a large
trade for the territory. Besides the
Chamber Of Commerce IN Honolulu there
IS a Promo ton and Development Asso-
ciauon which works in harmony with
the other trade organizations
PAID clerks and assistants are en-
ploYed by the various bodies, not onIv
in Honolulu but in the various Pacific
cities, and some are stationed in Boston
and New York The promotion com
mittee Is composed of two members OF
the Chamber Of Commerce, two mem
bers Of she merchants committee, an a
fifth Is selected by choice.
Regular bureaus Of Information are
maintained in Los Angeles Seattle. San
Francisco, and throughout the West IN
general. exploiting He wallis cOmmercial
Los Angeles. from Boston to San Fran
cisco the cOuntry's industries are ad-
vertised.
In Los Angeles the Honolulu Cham
Der Of Commerce maintains a bureau in
the Los Angeles Chamber Of Commerce.
building, where lectures illustrated with
moving pictures are given daily"
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
Not Theodore Roosevelt in 1908.

The very newspapers to whom it
fell to announce the Presidents re-
iterated determination not to "be a
candidate for or accept another
nomination" have disagreed upon its
effect. One camp views it as an act
irretrievable. The other "stiH looks
forward to the probability of
Roosevelt's nomination in 1905"
The truth lies nearer the first ex-
treme than the second, with the
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt
for another elective term a prac-
tical impossibility.
One situation and only one would
have permitted him again q become
the Republican nominee That de-
pended upon the unanimous behest
of his party in convention as
sembled. The renewal of his night
after-election determination gives
too much encouragement to other
candidates for that. Il have not
changed and shall not change the
decision thus announced''-these are
strong and comprehensive words.
In the judgment of The Times their
effect Is to preclude the name of
Theodore Roosevelt from further
consideration as the Republican can
didate in 1905.
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
Credit With the English Banks
Shown During the Recent Panic
Money in a Nutshell
By Frank c. Harper
NO. 10.
By Frank 6. Harper
NO. 10.

Through the medium OF the banks
which became sort OF clearing house
for debts owed By our merchants abroad
and due to our merchants from abroad
these bills Of exchange are collected and
the balance one way or another is COM
puted by the banks and either renitted
or collected The banks, Of course, de-
rive a profit for their services equal 70
a commission That commission Is less
than il would cost TO pay the freight
and insurance on the gold. Even as IL
Is. the amount Of gold shipped annually
IN the world aggregates 81, 900. 900, OJ1. but
IN spite OF increa sing international
commerce the amount shipped IS con-
stantly decreasing. The amount Of cash
that now passes in international COM
merce IS estimated By Muhleman at 81
in eighteen In the interval commerce
OF this country the amount Of cash that
passes is 81 IN fifty.
When sterling or foreign exchange at
New York is scarce and nigh - means
that the banks have more foreign ac-
counts payable than foreign accounts
receivable. one way IT. which an eX-
port OF gold can be avoided IN such a
case Is 20 persuade our foreign creditors
10 leave their balance here for perma-
nent investment. Another Is 10 Increase
our credit abroad temporarily by issuing
bankers bills In other words. we Dor
row the balance we owe on our notes Of
hand in the expectation that the wheat,
cotton. petroleum. and other COmmOdi-
ties Europe is about 20 buy from us VIII
be or Sucn volume ana Falle az 20 wipe
out the balance against us and leave a
balance in our favor.
Whether the so, 00O.0Oe gold We have
just brought from Europe IS due 20 Us
or has been drawn IN anticipation OF our
crop exports and IS still 70 be pad for,
only the future can plainly show But.
in any event Il IS an evidence Of our
commanding credit and strong resources.
London IS the point from which most
OF our gold is imported, because London
IS the worlds 8 freest gold market, made
so by the charter provision requiring the
Bank OF England TO give sOvereigns in
exchange for its notes An American
banker can accordingly get sold from
the bank BY instructing his London
agent 70 present notes at the Bank o.
England for coin. But, OF course, the
bank notes cannot be obtained Il we
have not a foreign credit Enough OF
that viii bring gold IN foods 70 any
country IN the world
The Washington times., 1907-12-12

burning IN a vase when we ho {
the word Japan" But Japanese
wares will be all over our china
stores, whether we realize it OF not.
For japan has gone to work to
invade other fields of the ceramic
market beside those of rare porce-
lains. She wants to make money.
She wants her people to make
money. And if once they find a
way to manufacture chinaware Ike
that which now comes from Europe
they viii have come upon an easy
path to a new industry and art can
go smash.
Her only difficulty now is that
she lacks the rougher clay which
abounds elsewhere. Try hard as
they can, japanese chemists have
not yet been able to mix native
earths into a compound which will
give the durability of German and
American clay pits. Nipponese
worlumen can produce the most
delicate of eggsheH porceIains, the
most beautiful of gIazes, the most
distinctive and inimitable ceramic
art; but so far they have not been
able to knock out an ordinary plate
that viii take a Grass gilt border
and stand the loving caresses of
the slavey in the American kitchen.
This obstacle has not stopped her,
TO be sure The Tokyo higher tech
nical schools, the ceramic section
of the Arita Art and Industrial
School at Saga, the pottery school
at lshikawahen, and other similar
institutions, are all at work to
overcome IL. Experts have been
sent over the world, hiring them
selves as common worlxmen in order
to learn the composition of this
harder clay and what gives it value.
They have been finding out for ten
years past. They will know pretty
soon. Then, those Of us who love
hawthorne bowls and rich spash
ware and dainty eggshell tea cups
will have to pay little more for
them, while the much greater num-
Der which likes white china with
flowers painted all over the middle
and gilt speckled round the edge
viii have TO pay a great deal less.
OF course, we Americans win cut
The Washington times., 1907-12-12

That the United States is able TO draw
large amounts OF gold from the great
european banks whenever we need an
increased quantity Of 1t. mas never been
more strikingly demonstrated than dur
Ing october and November Of this year.
When Europe sent Us in round numbers
$SOOOoOoo IN thirty days. The advantage
OF such an addition to our currency as
compared with a similar amount OF new
bank notes Is this, that gold can be kept
In bank reserves while the bank notes
are not available for this purpose.
AS the reserves fx the limit OF de-
posits. which include the book credits
created by the bank loans. the tremen-
dous importance OF an ability to draw
gold from abroad 81 apparent, and a
brief explanation Of the transaction yyill
be Of interest.
From the banking standpoint, the i'm
port or export Of gold Is a simple oper-
alton n foreign Cor sterIing) exchange.
This does not differ In principle from
domestic eXcEa nge, by which is effected
a settlement Of debts between points in
the E'Line country. The only difference
Is that whereas the balance Of Indebted
ness between New York and Chicago. or
PlttsDurg, and New York, IS settled IN
any Of the different forms Of cash clrcu-
latng in the country, gold IS the only
money Soou IN Foreign country, and
It's 6hlpE snt is only means OF settling
Indebtedness between countries.
An American merchant whom we will
cal John Doe, who owes $1,000 70 Rich
ard Does IN London. does not obtain
gold. however, and ship II on his own
account Instead Of that. as Mr.. Horace
White so clearly explains in his box on
banking, John Doe viii look around for
some neighbOring merchant 10 whom
somebody in London owes s. 600 II he
can buy this claim and send IL 70 Rich
ard Doe 70 collect, 10 viii square the IN
ternauonal trades not only Of John and
Richard Doe, bus OF two other persons.
issOTy notes OF other evidences OF the
various claims, and these are placed
In bank where they are classed as oils
OF exchange.
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
After Another Market.

'Ironstone plates? Yes, ma'am.
Here they are at 60 cents a DOZEN!
And we have some special fine
French and Austrian china plates
as low as 50 and 81 a dozen.
"Well-no. They're not Haviland.
They're made in Japan in fact. But
you can see for yourself they are
wonderfully fine. And they're very
much cheaper than European
goods"
We may expect to hear that dia-
logue in a few years. We may ex-
pect to see our china shelves COW
cred with Japanese goods. We
won't recognize them at first. Our
impulse will still be to hunt out
the little room in the corner where
they have japanese lanterns hang
ing about and a stick of incense
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
MRS. ELLIS WILL FILED,
DAUGHTER BENEFICIARY

The Will OF AIrs. Mary A Ellis was
admitted to probate yesterday IN Equity
Court No. , Justice Gould issued let
ters testamentary to Charles B. Bayly
and J. J. Darlington, who gave bond in
the sum Of 100000. The Will was writ
ten March p. 1896.
Mrs Ellis was the owner OF the music
house az 937 Pennsylvania avenue. She
died December. 1906. The estate is esd
mated to be worth over S1J1000- Amoue
the real estate is the property at So
Pennsylvania avenue, $50 Sixth street
northwest. and valuable property in
KensingtOn. Nd. After making a num-
Der of liberal bequests to former en-
ployes, Miss Mary Raphael Ellis, a
daughter, is given life interest in the
residue Of the estate, directing that
she NAV dispose Of One-half Of IL If she
should die without issue. II Miss Ellis
marries, then the life interest is 20 60
to her children.
J. ]. Darlington and Albert F. T1r
were named as executors in the wiz
The Washington times., 1907-12-12

I know a merry little lad whose sisters
are so small
They cannot walk q single step, but lie
right down and crawl.
And 50 this little laddie is as busy as
can be,
Because he Is so big and strong he has
to walk for three.
He picks the babies rattles up and
puts away their toys;
He keeps them happy and amused, with
out too big a noise;
Because the twins are very small and
he is big. so he
Has learned it is a brothers part to
plan for fun for three.
This little laddie's face is always very
bright and gay;
We think his cheeks grow dimplier and
plumpeT every day;
For laughing is n splendid thing to keep
folks bright, you see,
And every time he hears a Joke he has
TO laugh for three.
Hannah G. Fernald.
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
THE LIPZIN YIDDISH co.
AT THE BELASCO NEXT WEEK

At the Belasco next week. for two
performances. local theatersCerS and
students OF the drama viii have the oD-
portunity OF Witnessing a unique and
interesting sttraction-Jhe Lipzin 4id-
dish Company. which viii present two
new an6 original dramas for the first
time here, The Jewish Queen Lear 70
be given on Monday night, and "Mecea
on Tuesday night. This famous organi-
zation from the ThaIia Theater. in the
Ghetto OF New York city, is headed by
three famous Yiddish players, Nine
Kcny Iipzin, Bernard Bernstein, and
Leon Blank
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
.GIFT-BEARING MAIL
WILL MOVE QUICKLY

IN order 10 further expedite the dis
patch Of mail matter during the holiday
season Instructions were today issued
TO the clerks in charge Of the numbered
stations 70 prepare all registered mail
for direct dispatch 20 the Offices OF des-
unauOn. instead OF sending such matter
10 the main office. as heretofore.
1t is expected by Postmaster Barnes
that the new rule will not only prevent
congestion Of registered mail at the main
office. but also result in q saving OF con-
siderable time for the outgoing mail
The city postoihCe is taking or a
large force Of extra carriers and clerks.
Between fifty and sixty substitute
clerks and siXty-nine substitute car
riers are to be employed during the
busy holiday season. A number of the
extra men have been put 10 work al
ready. Besides the force required at
the main office, a number OF the tenn
porary men viii so 10 Stations G. b,
L. A and D.
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
Coming to Theaters

4 new play viii enter the list next
week with May Robson in-the title role.
Il will be The Regeneration Of Aunt
Mary" dramatized from the novel by
the same name The comedy follows
the original story, and IS filed with
breezy, delightful dialogue. In the
quaint role OF Aunt Mary, Miss Robson
is seen at her best Besides being an
accomplished actress, Miss Robson IS
one Of the most expert makeup artists
in the profession. She has long been
known as one OF the most admirable
character actresses on the stage The
heroire Of the play is an elderly lady,
a spiDster- sometimes yclept old maid.
II Is the first time an old maid has been
made q stage heroine.
The Washington times., 1907-12-12

off our noses to spite our faces for
q M--::9 and shuu out these new
prices with a tariff. But we viii
come to our senses ultimately and
do what the Japs are doing now
discover by scientific inquiry the
uses of the material we have at
hand which will yield us the most
profit and not try TO make-a profit
out of them artifcially.
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
Views of Christmas.

Already a great deal is being writ
ten for and against the munifcence
of the Christmas season. Enthusi-
asts are pleading, some for more
gifts and others for less; all to
about the same effect as Dame
Partington's effort to sweep back
the Atlantic
However, to those who hope to
have Christmas disfgured or sup
pressed, II ma not be amiss to say
that in 1855 our forefathers had the
pleasure of reading a tract entitled:
Christmas Day; taking to Heart
the Heathen's Fasting Day in
Honour to Saturn, their Idol God
The Papist's Massing Day. The Pro
phane Mans Ranting Day. The Su-
perstitious Mans Idol Day. The
MultitUde's Idle Day. WhereOn be-
cause they can do nothing-they do
worse than nothing"
America took the cue from Eng
land in those days. 1t was the prac-
tice fer the Cromwenians, much Of
whose genial and jovial spirit the
PuritaGs brought across the sea
with them. to hold indignation
meetings on the eve of what is
Commonly caiied Christmas" They
kept the markets open and the
chr c..cs slEt on December 25. This
frer &C c-i.t:pathy to the celebration
Of Christmas lasted longer in Boston
than in L,udon, for in the former, as
Late as 1910, it was ordained that 20
abstain from work on Christmas
should be a penal ofense. Anti
Saturnaia led Samuel Danforth, one
Of New England's earliest mathe-
maticians of note, to revise the
pagan element out Of his classics,
but ''tO the disgust Of his tutor" !"
Cotton Mather reports that as a
punishment for his disgust the tutor
was smitten with commissions.
Nevertheless, in time, came the
American contribution to Christmas
the turkey, which in England was
first called the Indian peacock. In
bygone days the mince pie was a
thing to be respected, if not feared;
"a most learned mixture Of heats
tongues, chicken, eggs, raisins,
lemon and orange peel. various
kinds Of Spices" not to mention
brandy Those were, indeed, brave
times, minus pepsin gum or charcoal
tablets.
Popular celebrations are always
attended with some extravapance.
But it would be interesting to know
how many of those who preach
q s-t'Ist Christmas extravaganza
E. .,vcr fallen victim to It them
ae!yes.
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
ROGERS BROTHERS IN PANAMA"
WILL COME TO NATIONAL

The Rogers Brothers viii appear next
week at the National. after a three
months successful engagement IN New
York IN their new production, The
Rogers Brothers in Panama" Their
sayings and parodies in their new play
are said 10 be unusually clever The
popular subject or the day, Panama, az
fords them wide scope for absurd slJua-
tons and comica! sayings.
The Rogers Brothers viii not be the
whole show. They have been careful IN
the selection Of their supporting COM
pany. Miss Marion Stanley and Avlta
Sanchez are among the leading names
in the cast.
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
A SAD SONG.

And now the leaves are sad and sere
Along the mall.
The autumntide is really here;
'Tis truly fall.
Quite certain Of the facts am I.
For there is coal and wood to buy.
Eftsoons austere the scene VIII grow.
The skies turn gray.
Ere long the bowling winds will blow
The warmth away
Ere long the wlntertime will coma.
And then there viii be pipes to plumb.
The festive Summertime has went;
That IL too true.
A fellow then could save a cent,
Or even two.
But when the winter comes, I'd state,
I would that / might hibernate.
Louisville Courier-Jour7 al.
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
The Philadelphia Orchestra.

The second concert OF the Philadelphia
Orchestra, under the direction OF Carl
Pohlig. late royal court conductor at
Stuttgart, viii be given at the New
National TheateT on Tuesday afternoon.
December u. The assisting artist win
be Josef Hoffman. the pianist
For this concert Conductor POhliC an
nOunces TSchaikowsky's great SYM
phony. No. g. famiiiarly known as the
''Pathetique"
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
'lIOny Girls" at Lyceum.

Patrons Of the New Lyceum viii enjoy
treat next week in Edmund Hayes
THE Wise Guy and bis Jolly Girls
company. The Wise Guy from the
pen Of George n COhan, is staged With
new and attractive settings, unique and
brilliant electrical effects, and fetching
costumes.
Among the specialties viii be The
Wise Guys International Entertainers %
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
Slayer
OF Wife on Day
Before He Hangs

HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. 12s-Granted
a pension of $500 by the United States
Government one day and hanged for
wife murder the neXt-such is the for
tune Of Jacob Stehman. who will be ex-
ecuted here today.
The voucher for Stehman's pension
was received yesterday. Stehman re-
ceived the pension on account of his
father who served in the civil war.
Stehman. In a drunken fit Of jealousy,
shot his wife to death
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
aThe End Of the Trail"

Coming TO the New Academy next
week is The End OF the Trail" a
W Western play which Lincoln J. Carter
has for his new vehicle this season.
IL is an interesting, coherent, finely
drawn story, and tells q simple tale OF
life in the early '40's on the plains OF
Arizona, before barDed wire and the
steam horse made its inroads upon
CIVILIZATION IN that section.
The Washington times., 1907-12-12

bin Of comedy novelties embracing steI-
la Mayhem. Madden and Fitzpatrick.
GiIetts Four-footed Actors. James and
Jenien Jee, Murry X Hin, Ziska and
King, the Rooney Sisters. and the pleas
ing motion pictures Of The Yelled
Beauty"
Stella Mayhem is the high-spirited.
hilarious comedienne, who can do a lit
tie OF everything comic and delightful
The other acts insure q rOusiug bill.
The Washington times., 1907-12-12
B. F. WILKINS BURIED.

Funeral services FOR =. T. wilkins
sn eL1plOye of the War Department.
who died at his residence. 1901 Twenty
fourth street. viii be held at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon I'm st. PauTs Episcops,l
Church. Mr. Wilkins was a member OF
Hiram Lodge Of Masons. He is sur-
vived by his wife. Mrs. Isabel wilkins.