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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
What the State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing
A False Announcement.

A False Announcement. Birmingham News.
 The announcement that politicians will be barred from Oyster Bay this summer indicates that the President expects to get a real rest this time.
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 Elyton To the Front Again. Birmingham Ledger sheer at Elyton. The old village had nerve and sand and brains, and cour- age and exercised all of them in a way Birminghams people have never done.
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 Legislators Must Take Heed. Andalusia Times.
 In some manner we must stoD the practice of carrying concealed weapons. Our jails are filling up with fellows who persist in this practice. and our cem- eteries are becoming populated with their victims.
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 A Good Motto. Andalusia Times.
 Andalusia's motto seems to be jim provement." UnsigLtly waste places that have for years been considered of little or no value. under the magic touch of the skilled workman, have been transformed into beautiful and valuable homes.
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 The judges of the Birmingham courts are putting the handcuffs" on the pis- tol toters And right the are for do- ing so. In fact the Legislature should enact law so drastic that 1t will put an end to it. A five years sentence in the penitentiary, in the pinion of many good people. as a penalty would not be too heavy.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
TENDERS,

The Advertiser cannot refrain from calling attention to the fact that there are city laws which require lenders to be placed in front of the cars in use on the streets. They are in effect the same as in use on railroad trains and which have proven instrumental in many cases in saving life.
 We have no desire to add to the em barrassment of the car company, but the protection of life is over and be- yond every other consideration. The company has had ample time in which to provide fenders Under some under standing possibly with city authorities, the ordinance has not been enforced but 1t is high time that 1t should be. 4 reasonable further time in which to procure lenders should be granted the company. but it ought to be definitely understood that at the end of the time fixed the law must be complied with. It his been contended that lenders are no protection. The city is at least en titled to a trial to ascertain whether or not this contention Is true.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
TO HONOR CONFEDERATE WOMEN.
Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. MahODe and Mrs
 MacgiH to Ride in Parade.

Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Mahone and Mrs.
 MacgiII to Ride in Parade.
 Charleston Epecial.
 Commander c. Irvine Walker of the Army of Northern Virginia department, United Confederate Veterans, has is- sued the following general order.
 "The Commander of the Army or Northern Virginia Department, cheer fully conceding to the wishes Of the Commander in Chief and of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, has ab- stained from appointing a sponsor or maid of honor for the reunion of 1907. But 1t gives him the greatest satisfac- tion to announce to the comrades of the department that Mrs. Jackson, Jackson; Mrs. Malone, the widow of the gallant Gen. William Malone, and Mrs. Lucy Lee Hill Macgill. the daugh- ter of the heroic and beloved Gen. A. r. Hill, all indissolubly associated with the fame and glory of the Army of Northern Virginia, have most graci- ously consented to ride at the head of the Department of the Army of North ern Virginia on the occasion of the parade at Richmond on June 3, when loyal people will unveil the monument to and show their affection for their great leader, President Jefferson Davis.
 "Col. Harrison Watts, assistant Ad- 3utant- General, Is charged with the duty of seeing that every attention Is bestowed on these noble women, whom we all cherish and honor, and will per sonally escort them in the parade. 7
 The Adjutant-General, as chief of staff, will on the day of the parade further detail four of the staff of the department commander 10 be a special guard of honor to these distinguished ladies'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
A Horses Dream.

the Constitution" The excess time, of course. reveals the fact that there were occasionally two or three trib- unals in session at once.
 The United States has therefore had the equivalent of a permanent court of arbitration. Some of the questions coming before its tribunals. as in the case of the people. which brought this Government and Great Britain to the verge of war, but was adjudica- ted under the treaty of February [. 1853, and of the Alabama claims, one of the ~reatest disputes between mod ern nations. affected vital interests and national honor."
 ouf of all the arbitral awards thus obtaired, declares Professor Moore, there is mot one that has been car risd into effect without the concur renee of both Governments. They were to all intents final. If finality and permanency are not new things Tn our international arbitraments, which have been successful on even the gray. est occasions, then a permanent and final Court of Arbitration at The Hague, based upon the great advances in the last century toward dehninR. establishing and cooperating In the enforcement of international princi- pies of law, seems not at all tmprac- ticable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
Letters to The Editor
DEATHS fsY STREET CARS.
MOntgOmery's Record Beats That (
 Larger Cities.

hOntEOmeFy'S Record Beats That of
 Larger Cities.
 Editor The Advertiser.
 During the past four months three deaths have occurred in Montgomery from street railway accidents. This is a record which no city can beat and and I believe that t is the duty Of our city officials to take some star. 1T. that direction now. The time certainly Is ripe for it. upon9ionr city officials, but upon ev- cry citizen of Montgomery.
 The question is. what can be done to remedy this evil which has recently taken away two precious little chill dren. and several days ago, a colored man on Highland Avenue7
 It is easy for us to make a few ones upon whom the terrible weight of these accidents have fallen, and in few days forget it entirely, but future @ somsthans eo o1sRt Sf fo be S"st doSe and let's do it now lest we forget.
 It Is hardly likely that the parents of those little ones will ever forget and God alone is witness to what they have suffered. Who shall say where the blow will fail next unless some- thing is done to prevent.
 We cannot fix the blame upon any individual. as is the case with nearly all of our accidents in America, con- sequently nothing is done and little later the same thingt happens some where else.
 The street railway company ought to provide the cars with lenders such as are used in some of our large cit- les where congestion demands a pro- tection for the people. For the past three years have resided in one of our large cities where a fender of the steel spring type was used and dur ing these three years there were not as many deaths from such accidents in this city of four hundred thousand people as here in Montgomery In four months
 Two or three years ago the city of Cleveland Ohio. made practical test of this tender, using a dummy instead of man. and In every instance the dummy was thrown on top of the fen der. unharmed. Today this same fem der is in use. there and time has
 We are striving for one hundred thousand population for 1910. Let's make an effort to protect what we now have while we are pushing for ward. T. K. H.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
Sidswak Pencilings
! Montgomery I. waking Up.

MA0nt&Omety W0khm8 ". T notice that according to official I reports Montgomery is making a record in progressiveness." remarked busi- ness man yesterday. Like many other | Southern cities, Montgomery has been just bit slow to wake up to the really great business city. The peo- l pie have been too much inclined to take things easy and the social side of life here has appealed more than commer- | There is no doubt but many oppor- tunities for advancement commercial " have just begun to appeal and the result is that there has been. more shown during the past year than for | many years that have preceded" & E E Commencement Addresses. Invitations have been accepted by perintendent of Education, and by MT. H. u Willingham, secretary to the | State Examining Board, to deliver the commencement addresses at number of Alabsna schools during the next MT. Feagin will deliver the com meneement address at the State Nor nal School at Troy on the evening of .S,s. Ma sl aas shsns ss. at at & Ds'sfs as Albertyille. He has also accepted an invitation to address the Gladstone and Calhoun Literary Societies Of the Mir. wiiIin gham will deliver the com mencement oration at the public schools at Enterprise and Geneva.
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 Rev. W. M Wood, of Furman, Re- cording Statistical Secretary of the Alabama Baptist Convention, was in the city yesterday. attending the meet ing of the Board of Directors of the convention and attending to other du- ties of his office.
 Major A. L. oNeal of Florence is in the city. While his business interests require his presence much of the time and Is in the State as much as his time and ensasemenss s ysll y ]. permit Governor Conner has gone to Birm- he will attend a meeting of the trus- tees of the Livingston Normal school at Livingston.
 W. IL Amerine, Soliciting freight and passenger agent of the Western Railway of Alabama, went to Atlanta last night to confer with General Pas senger Agent Billups on business mat ters.
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 Mir. W. W. Moore of St. Louis, an old Alabama boy, and a graduate of Au- burn. is in Montgomery for few days on business.
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 Messrs A. W. Smith, J. D: Moore, F. P. Culver and F. M. Jackson, of Birmingham, are registered at the Ex- hcange.
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 State Treasurer W. D. Seed, left yes- terday afternoon for brief visit to his former home at Tuscaloosa.
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 MT. s. A. Mitchell of Gadsden, was in Montgomery yesterday on business
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 Mir. P F. Miles, of Union Springs spent yesterday In Montgomery
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 Mir. cliff Foy. of Abbeville, Is regis tered at Hotel Summers.
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 Mir. W. c. Tarver, of Birmingham, is visiting Montgomery.
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 Mir. E. NJ. Glenn, of Lafayette, spent last night in the city
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 Mir. George c. Adams, of Birmipg- ham, Is in the city.
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 MT. NJ. Sollie. of ozark. was in the city last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
WILL NOT ACCEPT.
Roosevelt May Issue Statement
 American People.

Roosevelt May Issue Statement to American People.
 chicago, May 3.--A despatch to The Tribune from Washington, D. C., says:
 President Roosevelt has decided to set at rest all talk that he will be a candidate for the Republican nomina- ton for the presidency next year.
 It was learned yesterday upon the highest authority that at the proper moment the President will issue a statement to the American people an- nouncing that he will not accept re- nomination under any conditions, and calling attention to the declaration he made on the night he was elected in November, 1905, as follows:
 'The wise custom which limits the President to two terms, regards the substance and not the form. Under no circumstances will I be a candidate for or accept another nomination
 The advisability of issuing a state- ment at the present time has been forced upon the attention of the Pres- ident as the result of earnest repre- sentations made to him by intimate friends. politicians and people residing in every section of the country who want him to run again.
 Naturally the President feels fiat tered by appeals made to him to be once more a candidate, but he is in- clined to attribute these suggestions rather to approval of the policies he has initiated and enforced .han to any special desire to keep him in the White House. If the Republican par ty can be induced to nominate a man like Secretary Root, or Secretary Taft who peculiarly are identified with the Roosevelt policies, the President be- lieves the country will be satisfied for it will be assured that the prog | ressive program of this administra- | ton will not be abandoned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
"sOONEHs.v
telegram from Birming gham in quite a number of our exchanges:

We find the following extraordinary telegram from Birmingham in quite a number of our exchanges:
 As 3 result of an informal caucus held in Birmingham. Q State mass although not to be henominated as such, will be held in Montgomery some tima this summer. probably about the middle of July. for the purpose of elect cratic Convention, or at least of docid- ing upon n method for their election.
 No formal call has been issued yet. and 1t may not be issued at all. al- tainly be held about tho time set
 At this meeting the question of whether the delegates shall be elected by the people in A primary. or chosen
 The aim of the call Is to secure 6 delegation sympathetic to the inter- ests of William J. Bryan as tho Democratic nomtnee. and 1t Is an as held, will be dominated by. or probably composed entirely of Bryan sympathiz- CTS,
 This Is certainly an unusual prooeed- ins and 1t would seem to do away with the regular party committee and ar- range Alabama's representation in the next National Convention nt least q year in advance of its meeting. The State Committee usually attends to the details of calling primaries. conven- tions etc. and there is no call for anx- ious expectants seeking to overturn all precedent
 It is not probable that there will be any oposition to a delegation from this State favorable to Mir Bryan's nomi- nation Opposition in present frame of mind of the people would be futile, and we do not believe any will be made. There may be criticism of MT. Bryan for certain positions he has taken, but that does not lessen the certainty of his nomination next year. The proposed meeting. therefore, in this State is net bottomed upon any apprehension that MT Bryan's inter- ests are at all in danger. It Is more than likely that 1t is inspired by some over-anxious or over zealous persons who want to establish -emption upon the front seat of the band wagon. They are. in Western parlance Soon ers."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
A FORGOTTEN CHARACTER.

Many readers of The Advertiser. if asked. who was Dennis Kearney? would not be able to answer correctly without reflection and investigation. That shows how soon a man of re- nown-good or bad-may be forgotten in this fast-moving age. Men who have made regulations for good, as we'll as the other kind pass away, and We have to look up the records to call to mind when and why they were prom inent.
 And yet the fame of Dennis Kearney, such as 1t was, was made in the sand lot agitation against the Chinese in age and rude eloquence charmed and swayed the multitude. Under his lead ersiip the protest against Chinese cheap labor rose into a wild demand for the expulsion of Chinese from Cali fornia and later from various cities on the Pacific Coast. It melted riot. lent sanction to pillage and did not in many instances stop short of mur- der. The name of the hero of this un rest and violence was at that time upon the lips of every labor agitator and held a prominent place in the headlines Of tho news of the Pacific Coat Ills fame did not however, out last tAe agitation and lawlessness for which i.s name stood. and so com plstsly had his name dropped out of the record ,' daily events that. until ths late ant. Japanese demonstration in E4a Francisco. when 1t was resur-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
"7his Is My filth Birthday"
Charles s Deneen.

Governor Charles S. Denecn of H. linois was born at Edwardsville, III. on May 4, 1863. He was educated at the public schools of his native town and graduated from McKendree Col lege in 1882. He taught school for about three years, but all this time he was busy studying law and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1886. He was sent to the State Legislature in 1892 and was attorney for the sanitary dis trict of Chicago for two years. He 1896 to 1904, and in the latter year was nominated by the Republicans and elected Governor of Illinois. It is now rumored in nolitical circles that Governor Deneen, whose term at Springfield will expire next year, as- pires to a seat in the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
GenernI ontes lad HnynevilIe.

HaYneVlIIe EXamlner.
 Despite the fact that the morning was very unfavorable, te large number of people attended the Confederate Veterans Memorial Capt. '. P. Rogers of I.etohatchie: MT. w M. Brightma n of Hayneville, and MT M. A. Powell, of Steep Creek. were selected as delegates to represent this camp or the reunion In Richmond, Va Gen. W. c. Oates of Montgomery, was the orator at this meeting of the memorial association, and delivered an able address in mem ory of his comrades and the part that they and the surviving veterans. played in making American history for coming generations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
Permanent court of Arbitration.

New York Tribune.
 In a spirit of inquiry Professor John Bassett Moore of Columbia University who is one of the best known author ities on international law, has exam ined the records-thev are contained in his o"n volumes on the ,subiect--and ernment has had in it's history more than sixty arbtrations. And I found" he says. that the total mum unaIs had sat was a hundred and twenty five-Inore than the entire du- ~a4inn nf onr National existence under
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
Today h History

1471--Lanrastrians defeated at Few keshury (War of tho Roses). I1e42--T.ouis XIII of France ded.
 179s--Irish rebellion commenced.
 1so1-- Samuel V. Merrick builder of the first armorclad war vessel. born In Maine Died August IS, 1870
 1s25--Thomas H. Huxley. nhysiolo- gist born. Died June 20. 1895.
 1s73-- David Livingstone, African explorer. died Born 1877.
 lSs9--Dr. P H Cronin. Irish na- tionalist agitator. murdered in chlca- go.
 1ss7-- Paris Charity Bazaar fire: 1so lives lost.
 1S99-- Andrew Carnegie sold his in terest in the Carnegie Steel Company
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1907.

The sudden death of Charles P. Lane in Huntsville removes from the active scenes of life a man who possessed many noble and attractive qualities. He had a mind and heart which drew men to him and held them as friends. He was leading Republican and his paper, The Huntsville Tribune, was the only daily paper in the State which supported the men and measures of that Party. His political affiliations were directly the opposite of ninety per cent of his friends. yet there was never the slightest loss of friendship and esteem on that account. The Re- publican Party would have been much stronger in Alabama if there were more men like Charles P. Lane in its ranks. The newspaper men of the State all admired and respected him, and greatly lament his death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
For rhiIosopher Phil to Answer.

Letohatchte, Ala, May Z, 1907.
 Dear Phil--I hear something every spring about the signs of spring open ing. have received so many cheer full lines from MT. Armstrong, until I believe he is student of nature. This spring being rather peculiar I hear more talk about the signs of spring time and thought I would ask 'our genial Philosopher" a few questions. Has spring opened? Tell me the first signs of it's approach. We hear the notes of the Xhippoorwill--is that a sign? Do they sing before frcsts? Are They say that the coming of bull bats is a true sign that spring is here. By the way did you ever see a bull bar light in a tree. Yesterday one lone ba, lit in an oak tree. This was witnessed by several negroes; one old fellow said that he never saw one light in a tree before. 1 notice the birds are very busy making nests
 Any sign in that2 Tell us Of the signs. x.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04

We cannot refrain from giving cor dial endorsement to the decision of women teachers in the public schools shall be paid the same salaries that the men receive, That Is an eminently just and proper decision. If a woman is as competent for the position as 2 man Is, and performs her work equally we'll there is no fairness or justice in paying her a smaller salary than the man receives. Aside from the fact that a properly qualified woman Is a better teacher for small children than man they should have the same pay for eff
 ficiency in performing the same duties
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
Broker Released On RoUd

New Orleans, La. May 3.-Alfred G. Swaffield. the grain broker who last night shot Louis Porisol. a young clerk here, surrendered today to the police and was released after giving bond. Parisou Is in the hospital but his wound Is not regarded as serious. He told the police the shooting was about a woman
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04

If we are to have a Republican President in 1912, Roosevelt will be our choice" says The Spartanburg (S. O Herald. Couldn't you postpone making such a desperate choice until about 1852? This is so sudden" you know. To find a Southern Democrat selecting Roosevelt as his choice at any time is discouraging, even with the If" added.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
Ar RIdn ReIected.

Norfolk. Va, May 3.-The opening of bids for the new naval Y. M. c. A. building for which John D. Rockefel- Ter gave $500 900. were found to be in excess of the $225, ,Oon available for the structural work aSter the pur- chase of the site and all bids have been reflected New bids will be asked forI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04

The Charleston News and Courier Is not one of the kind that believes in lying down and being walked over. or of turning the other cheek when one has been smacked. Referring to Southern educational tours, and to gifts of Northern money for Southern education, 1t says:
 The time is ripe for one or more of the leaders of Southern education to arrange for Conference for Educa- tion in the North" The North needs 1t.
 The North especially needs the help of the Americans of the South to teach 1t "Americanism." It is suffering for the want of instructors in the art of assimilating its heterogeneous and dis cordant clements.
 It is universally admitted that the American negroes owe whatever civ ilization they have to contact with the Southern whites, their former owners, but their great numbers and the sep aration forced by the abolition of slav- cry have practically stopped their prog ress, at least in so far as 1t was ac- celerated by this means"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04

What a bright little thing" ex- claimed the society oman. patronizing- ly cooing at baby cut fo" an airing in the park. Whose little one is this?" "Yours, ma'am |" replied tHe nurse. I'm the new nurse that kem yistherd'y."-- Philadelphia Presa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04

RleeKer-"You look worried. old man." Meeker-"I have cause for wor- IT." Bleeker-- Whats the trouble?" Meeker- My wife says If l don't ac- comnanv her to the seashore this sum mer shell stay at home "-Chicago Daily News.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
MARCH CIRCULATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser Euafanttes it's advertisers (and makes it a part of ths contract when requested) that It's Daily cir cuiation is larger than that of any morning newspaper printed in Alabama-and that US Sunday edition has the largest circulation of any edition of any newspaper printed In Alabama without exception
 The figures for March, printed below. represent the actual net circulation. all re- turns ha ving been deducted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04

The Columbia State remarks that Taft can never be q Jonah, because no whale could swallow such a mass of fiesh And we may add that if one should take such swallow 1t would hardly retain it three daN
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04

First passenger Con the "L"D--We ought to agitate for be .te- service" Second passenger--"Oh. no. Why not leave the matter to those in whose hands Providence has placed the tram sit facilities of the country?'-Puck.