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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
Arornna VIM or lr.

AHVTmER 9lBW 0E IT.
 Referring to a smatter that is caus- ing no little comment and discussion of late. The Chicago Chronicle says:
 While the Christians of the South were holding mass meetings to protest giars of the Thaw trial and while the President of the United states was considering, the exclusion Of the re- ports from tho malls a meeting of evan took quite a different view of 1t. The report of committee that it was de- sirable- that the fullest report Of the trial should be published was unani. to the common sense of the evangelistic ministers This world will never pc reformed. by serving notice on tne worst men in the community that they need not fear exposure.
 Keeping in view one of the objects to be, accomplished by publicity in the ,Thawse case were not these Newport people right in the position taken by them? It Is possible that there VIII be some testimony and details in thus case that decent people should neither hear nor read. and which reputable newspapers should not print. but will the publication of all that Is not re- ally decent in terms do harm or good! The poet wrote:
 Vice is a monster of so frightful mien As to be hated needs put to be seen.
 Is it mot possible that the public exploitation of such vices as have been brought out in the Thaw trial will tend to disgust those who read of It and perhaps save others from falling into like sins? Old Dr. Johnson de- clared that example is always more efficacious than precept," and enough is being brought out in the case of White, Thaw and Mrs. Thaw to serve as a horrible example to the youth of this country and to warn them against falling into the pit of vice and shame that engulfed the others. Anything really indecent should not go into the newspapers, whether it Is in the form of a court trial or something else, but there is sound reason in holding up to pablic view5 tho conduct of the prin- cipals in this altogether disreputable affair.
 But there is another feature of this case that has aroused much discussion criticism and protest all over the coun- try, and that is the alleged intention of the President and his Postmaster General to exclude from the mails all newspapers which print the ofhciai reports of this trial AS we have said' and now repeat. reputable newspapers should not allow indecent matter to ap- near in their columns, but the right of the President or any member or his Cabinet to establish and exercise censorship over the press of the coun- try does not exist. We deny that either Mfr. Roosevelt or Mir. Cortelyou Is man to set himself up as the guardian of tho public morals of the country or to say what people may or may not read. But what Is of more import ance. If the administration may bar newspapers 'n this case 1t can do so in any other, and who is to place limit on the encroachment? We re- fuse to look on Roosevelt or Cortelyou as fit guardian of the public morals or as a proper censor of the press.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
SIDEWALK PENCILINGS
pe.erving rnerea.sd ray.

man who frequently mas pusAneSs with the Supreme Court said yestsr- day he hoped the bill which proposes to increase the salary of the secreta. ry to the Chief Justice wouc be passed by te Legislature or that the Secre- tary would be given more assistance in his work.
 'T have doubted" he said, If mem bers of the Legislature realize the immense amount of work that IS done by Secretary Leon McCord. The law under which his office was created styles him as secretary to the ChieL Justice. This is a smisnomer lie LIS IS must .transcribe, all the opinions. and keep many records of the court. ,When the work of the court Is exceptionally to employ additional help, and with this he frequently works until late in the night.
 If other clerks at the Capitol are to be increased to S1,sO0 year. MT. McCord. or the person who fills his place, should be paid equally as we'll. There Is no more faithful. efficient or hard working employe of the state than this young man from Marshall county. who serves the justices at the Supreme Court w x ~o,1 sa ao
 Lnuds Speech of Thomas.
 Tn the current ntmber of The Out look there is a lengthy editorial ,,o quot. t, | EL { II 2 ThomasaoE Moftg gomerySon the in- F crease of hoihicides in this country, and commenting Judge Thomas for his earnest efforts to bring about ret2F1ms; 1s Thomas reaches the conclusion the ip- crease in homicides Is due largely to excessive individualiSm The Out look comments as follows:
 No more serious criticism of the American people has ever been deliv- cred than this. Unhappily. 1t seems to he only too easily corroporated. The easy good nature of Americans with demonstrated. 1t has encouraged the political boss, 1t has permitted the growth of corrupting corporations, Il has allowed the vile tenements to ex- ist 1t has complacently watched the despoilinR of forests, 1t has ignored menaces to life on our railways, and as Judge Thomas convincingly shows this deadly goad nature, this soft let public matters wait on private preferences, is more than anything else responsible for crimes of Nio' lenee. The sermon that Judge Them as breaches IS not of the sort that snug congregations call .en1oS,aole' We wish that many might hear It, ant t, of those who hear that many inighi | heed .. rf-
 Rey. Father Savage was reported 1 | street, to be recovered from his i'll ness which invalided him during tho early part of the week. 5E N Se
 MS ". F.. Fort. private secrctar, to the Governor, was Ill yesterday and unable to be present In the Gov ernor's oflce
 1 MT and Mrs. Moses Scheuer anC sons are in the city, guests at thu home of Mrs. B. ,,Weolf.
 1 Mir T. e. Watts returned yesterda! from two weeks visit to Boston Philadelphia and New York.
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 Mir E. C, Melvin, prominent citi zen of Selma. spent yesterday ii DS e < $
 Mir. J. D. Matlock of Birmin shan is visitor to the city 1 MT. E. w Moore Of Birmingham | ' registered at the New Exchange. ! < $ 5s
 1 Hon. G. c. Lightfoot of EufauI; I is registered at the Imperial.
 9 Tt <
 W. D. Kimball of Hamburg is il Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
A NEW GRAFT.

, A new form of graft. for we can call it nothing else. is proposed in Con necticut, where a member of the Legts- lature has introduced a bill proposing shat a certssn nuusberaof newspaper reporters shall be paid salaries by the State for reporting the proceedings Of the two houses. Aside from the im- proprIety of using the States money to subsidize the press-and that is what it would amount to--there would be a whole lot of complications con nected with such a measure. It Is not proposed to pay all newspaper men who attend the sessions. but only such as may be designated. If the bill should pass. as The Hartford Courant argues, and a select few reporters be denom- . mated as worthy to be paid out of the State Treasury. there would surely come in at the end of the session a resolu- ton for a string of other fellows who had been left out at the first distribu- tion of pork. "
 Just so, and also likewise. We have not seen the full provisions of the bill but it provides that certain reporters i. are. to be picked out from among all ] who are present and these are to be put on the State salary list. Now, what may reasonably be expected of those newspapers which get none of the pork?" Of course they will claim that partiality has been shown and that a favored few are being taken care of while all the other hungry journalists are discriminated against and left out in the cold If these shutouts don't make it interesting for somebody we lose our guess.
 But we repeat that the scheme Is plain graft, and nothing else. We can see how Legislature might have an official reporter of its proceedings and pay him out of the public funds but we refuse to see that the State should pay its money to the reporters of certain newspapers. Progressive and reputable newspapers employ their own reporters and send them wherever they are needed, but they don't ask the State to foot the bills. They do some strange things in New England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
Fifth Avenue's GIory Passing.

New York Letter.
 Fifth avenue is, gradually losing it's
 glory. It is no longer possible to ig-
 nore the fact that New York's proudest
 street has become a street of trade
 Art galleries, antique dealers, and Par
 isian costumers were the hrst 70 m
 dents noved farther up. put hotels and
 great business houses left them no
 peace. The skyscraper apartment house hobnobs with the exclusive club, ana
 ly chateaux, and marble villas must
 bear with what grace they may the in-
 trusion of newcomers.
 The traffic in the street has increased
 enormously since the automobile has
 become the rival of the horsed carriage.
 and congestion is common occurrence
 In spite of the endseyor to iSss Fss1rlet yee yee
 hicles and light carts. To widen the forty-foot street so as to aecommod date three parallel lines of vehicles going m Opposite directions the city has decided ESiksstx sseeesaary to take six feet from stEe sSNe 8f yements; ana, to. give the ESzeeasaeF9: fVAtn for foot passengers- IS abofff yI09 order T0perty own CTS to re- f5svs hfiy structures jiitting from the building line..s Court yards. steps. DOT ttcos, and awnings. consirpctea UT un9ey bt old privileges granted years ago ,3s, nS abolished under the decision of the Su- l prenle Court just given that such m |. 1 pr0vemeflts. have been illegally mace One splendid building oI:a and IrHsr rnspbie sr e 1 sfer5a trh Ich 1t may be Compelled to de- l sffoys as an encroachmenr upon the ave s,t
 nus the alterations are tss cssf ssdn in dozens or pffvate houses that musS ss iih t91 . 1 nair fhe Architectural character ot e sns street When Fifth avenues ..Ie tsa ss q what other street Of, the. city can takss tata.s s ! the t,Iace of the richest resluenttai 1 street In the world !. !. . .. ss 7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1T, 1907.

Representative Mccall of Massachu- setts, according to The Chattanooga Times. ''is one Republican who has needed the warning popular expression has been manifesting with relation to the recent tendency more fiagrantly ex- hibited by his party leaders to extend the powers of the Federal Government and invade the reserved rights of the state. MT. Mccall spoke to the New York Republicans at some length and enunciated pretty sound Democratic doctrine on the subject, This question ia likely to be leading one in the next Presidential campaign and Re- publican leaders are taking alarm over the very patent fact that the people are pretty generally of one mind that they are themselves quite able to con- troi their local affairs through their state laws. MT. Mccalrs address is therefore the beginning of the "hedg- ing we may expect to see In full cry before Very long among Republican statesmen"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
WHAT STATE PAPERS
 ARE SAYING
Easy to Answer.

Easy to Answer. < Ask yourself this question: Will new railroads be built in Alabama, or will the old rgllrnads double rack their lines or make extensions waen it IS unfriendly to railroads and seek in ev- cry way to hamper them?
 New oRes and Additions to old Ones. Aif railroads, banks merchants and farmers, small ones and afit pay taxes, but MT. Conner has sent out a decree by $50,000 capital or more are exempt, for ten years. How about justice in the proposition? We fail to see it.
 Look Out for the Pig Crop.
 Farmers are beginninS 10 haul out their guano. It would be a good idea f % aa9 sS Sa ha5 tbe Repfg pgs o5 are Ep a is is as HGe neoeSsary as anything the farmer on hand and low cotton Is no terror.
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 Whats the Matter With Them. Opelike News: -- The people of Alabama want, and law makers. The State pays for this important service $4.00 per daV: Does it seem reasonable that the class ;, ot
  mands will leave their business ana give their time for this pay?
 $ Se Ts
 We Don't Know.
 Fort Payne Journal. How about the members of the Leg islature drawing their salaries WhlIs they are on the junket to Mobile? IT riding on a pass is bad morals, now do they construc drawing money rom the State treasury for services not per formed? Getting a pass for advertissiing doesn't look quite as bad as getting money for nothing.
 $ 3s %
 Used SIS a Warehouse. Ie if not n fact that the Democratic nIatform is being used as a waren1iSges gs fof some very ob1ectionabse plunder. Fl tGe great State of Alabama can anoru to he generous, at all, don't you tnI.h, 9d,.ar in all candor. that the hrst anaaS Inu to Confederate veterans? After IhSse Intdad fov snected pioneers are amply provt1d,ss4t .1,s th io1 1 Tn their old age--then-and not till hnS,n .nvn III siiii che legislators of Alabama nay, nane . moral right to exempt cotton "iiis from taxation. :, a a
 ~1~ xUui T,ny the Penalty sor Excess NIarion standard. .Aa+.ntaris. Excess Is the distineLiXe rSatfan Sriffl The tic of the Corner aan.rs aaaars.s and eaotisnn waySSs stvAW ana submerge every PHa sWesR R.ndsnrv that shows its heao tns z oSelr1S is looking on. ana A Aie eSaai sa'-ae 2 MwonSarfi1l progress may pay she eSIiS ~ e. fer these experiments tn tIS sAr.nr snonooderate and eNtraVesan' ture in statsHH
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

We are getting there in good shape. While Mir. Burbank is doing things to fruits and flowers a young Texan has been busy along the same line, snd one of the results of his work is a peanut or groundpea with four well developed kernels in each pod A groundpea with three kernels is not very rare, but four is something new and this Texan claims that he will produce a variety with four peas in every pod. That will be something for growers of this popular vegetable to rejoice over.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
Recipe for Colds

Mix half pint of Eeo6 whiskey
 with tive ounces of s1yserane and
 aAd one-ha1f ounce Concentrated
 oil of pine. This latter come. in
 ~ne-half ounce yia1s packed ss-
 curcIy in round screw ton cases
 which are intended to protect n
 from llght aud retain sla the original osonc. Don't use buIk. of oil 0f pine or fnaitations Of Concenfrafed, which arc often
 feund put up in wooden hsxesg They arc fnsoluble and work hnvoc to the Kidneys. Any Aruw-
 wfst hrs the Concentrated on of pine. If win alsp bo fOund . most excellent remedy for iusn- bngo and all forms of uric acid rhcusnatfsm. For this purpose it ia taken raw, . few drops on sugar at night and niorning,
 Concentrated oil of pine fs ths 1. results of many yeaFa experi- mentfnw by one of Phiindelphia's sorcmost doctors who after end- less research at last secured . truly soluble oil of pine. 70 make sure to get tho real thing. Jt niso makes an excellent snfve to be applied externally On tho imngs.. For tlsis purp0se it is mixed with lard or vaselinc. n .Ee s5sis 1 4v Zfs.a1 gss-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
Its one Man Power Now.

IL .s said there k growing feel iaL against tn" interference of tho 'lli.d housc' at the capitol with con tenn; lated legislation. The Legisla- Jers were sent to MlutgomerY to leg slatc laws for the people. and not to bow to the dictation of any on" man. But it is said that when thR Cover noc pulls tn" string that ma aioritY of boll iue House and the Senate jump to dn i.s bidding. We have an ad- Wirdtl1H for the man or set of men Wlo idN" the courage of their hon e-t r": ,.rtions, but we are afraid the pr.-er1 Legislature is lacking in q r.a'"ritv nl that Kind of members
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
,,.,,..,. Ea,oy T,ruata ana CanabinesF

xvkv Favor Trusts ana Cempsnest
 carrofltou. Alabama, Heraio. .A o-
 .4sr 9t.s U. sf retffon mill improvements. TI,sfa afa6nnfinE to not Jess than SegI- tJc0. fro1n fas ation the law to pc Sdi. m ten @ l.as.s iela. 1T ssxyyLv Shower the blessings on YearSSi sba Dig feiiows fni and make those Of the the smaller @ fry copEh upg Why tbasa saYYs saYYseady say trusts and combines;S S ana 2 ddeo3deS ehgsS advant- weai sasa oyer the little fellow with limited espitai? Of course there Is FeAson' but what Is 1t? .----.--..-----..---.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
SOME ADVERTISER ECHOES.
He in sin yvonlering.

k4G lE Shhkt pNVnUCAk10s
 According to the cartoonist of The Montgomery Advertiser the Aiapanla editor is wondering s,, why orasrs nS nas @n,Is p the latter rides in Pullman car fornas- Ing part of a free srain. at 70 aot. s s5,S.s Esemlnded of a Story; et1a s- Manchester Union. '..s , fullR nRe re@arkS M0nrkSs that If any of the oid masters painted a portriat of the live ly little Egyptian" that is. Cleopatra. 1t has disappeared. This reminds one of the story toid Of an AmeTicaa tr,a to nsw T',- rope she intended to have her picture painted by one of the 'ield masters .,'. 5l4 & St se
 ei !l.G ~, Takes IL For Grantsd.- n 5f
 The Montgomery Advertiser thinks that If newspaper men are not to. ride an passes, the roads should be reuuired 10 smooth the tracks between the fails so as to make walking easier, Ine ses Ao5 thatssthe rules forbidding people te walk son railroad tracks Will mot hotd any better In the future than they have held in the past; @
 Leaves 1t To Virginia.
 Charlotte Observer.
 'The assertion of an alleged author ity," says The Montgomery Advertiser, that no really good poem has been written in America during the last hfty years is calculated to cause some Of the Virginia and Carolina brethren to rise on their hind feet and utter a few rec sounding howls. They believe that sure enough poetry has its abiding place there" The Observer is content to let the Virginia brethren do the bowling For its own part, it rests too securely in the certainty--now admitted every where. except in poetically darkest Vir- sinia--that the Muses, after winginR their way from their native home on Mount Parnassus to Italy. England and Germany In succession. have made their haunt among the unrivaled beauties os North Csrolina's mighty hills.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
GOOD FRIENDS CD

Ise5--Louisiana ratified the consti- tutional amendment.
 iss5-Generai Sherman entered Coi- un1bus. S. C., and burned the city. is9S--Frances E. Willard died ig03--Pamlico Sound steamer Onye lost. .5a 5rs 5aaz Service by American Press News.
 Washington, D. C.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

We were very much surprised when we read that an Atlanta man had been detected in the act of giving away money, but not astouishod later to learn that he had been locked ID on A charge of lumacy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

"one of the hardest things for s,rl o people to learn" remarks a dissustad contemporary. lis that they don't know more about editing q newspaper taau the editor does. '" TLere's lots of them. brother,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

It Is being hinted that Carrle con templates paying visit to Columbus and our newspaper brethren are pre- psrinE to be good while >he stsys m their midst"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
Way Need Them.

" iif'-. 'It' M"riNTN-
 Inc 7n>1e's of some of the members nf t'Ie l"Els'atu~e to have biennial SOS sI"rt of t69 Lsgislature may be due 70 fae de+-e fp undo some things done st fhls tetst"n st the earliest possible
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
2 TSTnxHv rIRCULATION

The Adpertiser's January circuiaaon i,ss Tise fixufes given below represent tae se- fuai bo1aa-k1de circulation. from day 70 "sy, fheu tie unxoid spoiled and left over cop- isn axe deducted in the final result; LIS Adverx1Aers circulation Is unquesuonacyys s.st eae iArxeak Of any mornina or Sunoay nS"@S~ per pr1nked in Alabama:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
We thoroughly believe in a newspa-

We thoroughly believe in a newspa- per standing up for it's town but The Memphis Commercial-Appeal rather overdoes it when it says If Mem phis were to move over the river. wouldn't Tennessee be q small dot on the map" Wonder what Chattanooga and Nashville will say to that style of bumptiousness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

E sa Noble. Circulation Manager or Tne Monteornery Advertiser. being duly sworn S.he foregoing statement of The Adver- t.eArfs circulation for the month or Janu- sry. 1907. Is true and correct, and complleo after ali returns from news-boys neMs srsntn apoiled and leftover copies naVa Ssea Sa6nctad D S. NOBLE.
 pesn esuu Circulation Manager. Yth Say of February. 1907. .~,
 ''A e@s F. " JACKSON.
 Notary Public.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-20
Around the Lake.

August 20.
Miss Ella Kennedy of Mankato,
Mimi, is visiting her uncle, Prof.
Kennedy, at Grand Forks Bay.
Miss Katherine Percy of Gales
burg, ILL.,, and Miss Margherita
Chase returned to the Bay today
after a pleasant visit in Grand Forks.
Miss Barker and Miss Ferguson,
who have been occupying the Wood.
worth cottage for couple Of weeks,
returned to their home in Grand
Forks today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-20
Ten Years In Bed

For ten years I was confined to
my bed with disease of my Kidneys y
writes R. A. Gray, ]. P ofOakville,
Ind. 1t was so severe that could not
move part of the time. l consulted
the very best medical skill avail.
able, but could get no relief until
Foley's Kidney Cure was recon.
mended to me. It has been a Cod
send to me. ''-E.A. Barker. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-20

Orino Laxaivte Fruit Syrup is sold
under positive guarantee to cure
constipation, sick headache, stomach
trouble, or any form Of indigestion.
If it fails, the manufactures refund
your money. What more can any
one do? E. A. Barker.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-20
Hay Fever And Summer Colds

Victims of hay fever will experience
great benefit by taking Foley's
Honey and Tar, as it stops difficult
breathing Immediately and heals
the inAamed air passages, and even if
it should fail to cure you it will give
instant relief" The genuine is in a
package. E. A. Barker. .sz1a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-20
For Sale,

ia 40 acres of good Farm Land for
Sale near Lavinia, 90 rods from
head of lake. Fair timber, some
good Spruce and Hardwood. Price
$1,000 per acre. Part cash, balance
40 years at 4 per cent. Joining land
sold for $50 per acre. p.
...- J. ]. Opsahl,
Phone 1882. Lavinia, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-20
Detroit and: Return $500

Via the South Shore; tickets on sale
leaving Duluth, September 9Th, 18th,
18th and Goth, connecting at St.
Ignace with the elegant steamers Of
the D. & C.. N. Co. To Buffalo,
$500 higher. Limit three weeks.
For sleeping car and steamer reser.
vations apply to A. J. Perrin,
General Agent, Duluth, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-20
Seven Injured In Wreck.

81 Ludington. Mich. Aug. - Seven
persons were injured. two perhaps "a
tally. when a passenger train on the.
Ludington and Northern railroxd COL
lidsd with : freight. Mrs.. Clara Belle.
ormisby Of Milwaukee sustained ~
tsrHal INJURIES. = E ~. y ~ & j
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-20
Said to Be $4,000 Short.

New York. Aug. ., Robert R. Gill.
cashier of the stapleton National bank
Of Stapleton, S. l., has been arrested,
charged with being short in his &C
counts with the bank, according to an
announc cement made by directors OF
the bank. The shortage is said to
I amount to about $4,000. 7.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-20
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Reduction in Grain Rates.

Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. ] The Nebras.
ka railway commission has issued an
order reducing the freight rate 10
cents hundred on corn and 10 cents
on wheat The railroads of the state
will havefa hearing Sept. 8 to II. Un.
less it Is shown that the new rates are
non-compensatory the schedule will
become effective.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-20
Hartman Denies Interview.

New York, Aug. I.-E. H. Harri-
man telegraphs the Associated Press
from San Francisco in reference to
the interview which appeared in the
Reno (Nev.) State Journal and which
was sent to the Associated Press
newspapers, denying absolutely he
made any such statement as that
credited to him,