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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18

out by direct vote of every county in the State. but the people of my dis trict and the entire State are over- whelininR in their demands that the whiskey trafic be drives from the bor- ders of Alabama. As a representative of the neople. and feeling that the question is right. I shall cast my vote for State prohibition.'
 There will be little else of interest or of spectacular nature before either house this week, so far as can be judged. Tuesday, indeed. promises to be the day of the final week. But the chances seem to favor enough pyro- technics on that day to last until the next regular session, some three years and two months hence.
 Fight Over on Railroads.
 There will of course, be the conclud- ing chapter in the little drama of the enactment of the Governors antt-rail- road laws. but there will be little ora tory wasted. The entire matter has been gone over in both the House and Senate. and the remaining bills will be passed without much more than the formaIity of q roll call.
 When the Legislature was convened In special session, the Governors meas ures were roughly divided into two por- ttons. and half introduced into each house, The House has now passed those bills which originated in the House. and the Senate has adopted those which originated in the Senate There remains only the passage of the House bills by the Senate, and the Senate bills by the House.
 And. the chances favor this course without any. great amount of opposi- tiofi ag the entire measures have been discussed Thoroughly. until the plan of operations is fairly well known--much better known than were the railroad bllls passed at either the winter or the Juiy sessions of the Legislature.
 With prompt action on all matters pending, 1t would be possible for the legislators to conclude their work and leave for their homes by the middle of the week. But 1t is hardly probable that they, will get away before Friday night. and perhaps not until Saturday. There Is. of course, a possibility of the session being extended over Into next week. but this is hardly likely.
 Meanwhile the legislators will keep on to work, and the date of adjourn ment will not even be considered un- til all the administration railroad bills, and the prohibition bill as we'll, have been finally passed by both Houses and are ready for the Governors signature If not actually signed,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18
Dark Future For Noted Ye.e.

Atlanta. Ga, Nov, 17--When James Lang, alias "Black Billy" one of the most dangerous and most notorious yeggmen in the United States Is re- leased from the Federal prison here arrested and taken to North Carolina to stand trial for helping to blow the safe of the bank of Davie, at Mccks- vile. The authorities claim to have a good case against him for the Mort , Carolina job. and the probabilities are that n long prison sentence will fol- low his conviction. Lang cofnea originally from New York. but it was in the South that he and his gang con ducted their most, extensive opera tions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18
DEATH OF 4 PRINCE. Robert of Parma, Wealthy NObIemaR ENnlraa.

Rome, Nov 17.-Prince Robert Charles Luis Marie de Bourbon. In- fante of Spain and Duke of Parma, died of heart disease today near Reg gio.
 Prince Robert was deprived of his succession to the throne ofthe Duchy of Parma in 1860. at the age of l2 years. when the Duchy was incorpor- ated with the Kingdom of Italy.
 The Prince was twice married, first to Maria Pia. Princess of Bourbon Sicily. and second to Maria Antonia 1nfanta of Portugal. He was the fa- ther of twenty-one children, and leaves A fortune estimated at $40,000,0O0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18
GOVERNMENT WILL x
 PUT OUT MILLIONS.

Crops are good and business conditiof are sound: and we should pit
 money we have into circulation in N der to meet the needs uf eur hbc .<3- ing prosperitv.
 There is no analogy at all with the way thinrs were in 1893. On Ncvcm- Der 30 of that year there vas in the treasury but slsi .0o0.O00' in gold. on November Is of this year there was In the treasury sso4.00Q 900 of gold. Ten years ago the circulation per capita was s2S.23. It is now s33.23.
 The steps that you now take, the ability of the Government to bnck them up. and the fact that not a par- ticle of risk Is involved therein, give condition of our people and :he sound condition of our treasury.
 All that our people have 10 TO now is to go ahead with their normal busi- ness in normal fashion. and the whole difficulty disappears: and this end will be achieved at once if each man will act as he normally does act, and as the real conditions of the coun- try's business fully warrant his now acting. Sincerely yours,
 Theodore Roosevelt"
 Statement by Secretary.
 Upon receipt of President Roosevelt's . letter of approval today. the following statement was issued by the secretary of the treasury:
 The available cash balance of the treasury. amounting to s240I56. .431.S5. is with the exception of small work ing balance. now on deposit with na- tional banks fin every state and terri tory in the union, thus placing 1t where t can serve the needs of the people as far as possible. under existing law.
 The secretary of the treasury. with the approval of the President, has an nounced an issue of Panama bonds to the extent of fifty million dollars.
 He has also. with the approval of the President, availed himself of certain of the law applicable to the of the treasury in times Of These provisions. are com tained in Section 32 of the Act of June 13, 1898. authorizing the issue of inter est bearing certificates Of indebtedness to run for one year. Certificates bearing 3 per cent interest will be issued to the extent, if necessary, of $1O0.000,000.
 ..The Panama bonds will serve as a measure of most substantial relief, for among other things. the law expressly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18
RRoTHERs ARE SHOT.
Mysterious Array Results In DeatI
 and Dying.


 York. Pa. Nov. 17--csurvain I. Hoov- CT, aged IS. died at his home here today from gunshot wounds received late last night in fight on country road near PIeasureville and his brother, William N. E. Hoover. aged IT years. is dying in the hospital from bullet wound in the head received in the same affair. So far as the authorities have been able to ascertain, the Hoovers became involved fin a quarrel with three men in a buggy. Rev. M. J. Heberty and wife, who live nearby, heard an exchange of shots and the buggy was driven rapid ly away. f- Not until the finding of the boys lying unconscious in the road was 1t known that anyone had been hurt in the af- fair.
 Lester Kaufman, oscar Hoover and Henry Snyder were arrested by the po- lice upon suspicion of knowing some thing of the shooting. and are being held pending an investigation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18
JAMES D. CARRIER
 IS FOUND DEAD

r Asheville. N. C., Nov, 17-LyinE face downward in field about a quarter of a mile from the club house which he had left the afternoon before. with the lower portion of his right jaw and part of the nose blown away. by a load of buckshot. the body of James D. Carrier, one of the best known clubmen of Asheville was found this morning seven miles from Newton. N. c.
 His death. according to the verdict of the coroners jury, was accidental, the deceased's gun having been evidently discharged in his hand as he crossed a gully.
 Mir Carrier came to this city about twenty years ago from Bay City, Mich.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18
wnI Visit she Cxar.

St. Petersburg, Nov. 1T.--MontgoFla- cry Schuyler, IT,. secretary of the ing as Charge d'Affaires. received . telegram today from Secretary Taft at vladivostok. saying that he would start westward over the Siberian Railroad tho morninK of November is.
 Mr. Taft hopAs to reach St Peters burg at noon December s. and he says fiA must leave here not 1aEer than De- cember B.. Secretary T&ft's audience the 4th.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18
nn6 Fire nt BIeny, La

Many, La, Nov. 17.-Flre early today destroyed about SI75.0O0 worth of bus mess buildings in this place. Insu- rance. S75,OOO. The fire burned through a considerable section of the town until it reached & brick block which, with the efforts of the ire-Aghters, stopped the fiames.l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18
ArehItectn In Session.

Chicago, IlI, Nov. 17--Members Of the American Institute of Architects from all parts of the country will gather in Chicago tomorrow and be- gin their forty-first annual meeting at the Art Institute. The proceedings of the convention will continue until Thursday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18
p,vment of Revenuea,

Cincinnati, Nov, l7-Bernard Bett- man. collector of internal revenue, to- day said that he had received tele- gram from Commissioner John G. Capers of Washington. authorizing him to accept cashiers checks, drafts and certificates of deposit in payment for reyenue stamps to be used on liquor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18
sIr-Day Walking NTntch.

Cincinnati, O.. Nov. 17--That the old time sport of pedestrianism is again to become popular is indicated by the lively interest manifested in the six day walking match which win begin in Music Hall tomorrow night, The contestants will be Henry Schmehl of Chicago: and the veteran Dan O'Learv of this city. who is now fin his s7th year. The men are to walk 12l hours in all. square heel and toe. for Sf,000 a side and two-thirds of the gate es- ceIptS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18
CaIIs on vIslt to KaIser.

Berlin. Nov. d7.-Secretary Taft has definitely and finally decided not to visit Emperor William He sent a telegram to Charlemagne Tower, the American Ambassador to Germany, two days ago. expressing his regret that he would not be able to see the Em- peror In England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18
FRENCH MOUNTAIN
 CHANGING POSITION

! Montpelier. France, Nov. 17.--A ! mountain near this city, called
 Mont Brignguez. 2.100 feet high, ! fin changing It's position as a re- ! suit of having been undermined
 by recent floods. It already has ! moved a distance of 1900 feet,
 ! and Is sweeping everything be- } fore 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18
A NATIONAL DISGRACE.
This Is Criticism of American Jail
 system.

Indianapolis, Nov. 17.--Amos W. Butley. a member of the special com mittee chosen by the National Prison Association. to investigate jaiIs in every State and Territory In the Union. tonight declared that "our jail system Is a national disgrace. !"
 He says that the entire jail system is wrong, especially the indiscriminate mingling of the sexes. Over 900 jails were investigated by the committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18
wEArHER roREcAsr.

Ws~hinsten. Nov. 1z.--For Alabama --Rsfn and colder Monday, with brisk nerthwest te north winds, Tuesday, fair. FIX
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-18

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The Washington bee., 1907-01-12
aoRIeINAL Eee-EATINa KID"
Joseph Wigss Dehes All Missouri to
Eaual His Record.

st. Louis.-St Louis has a man WHO
can eat . raw eggs in so seconds, and
is q famous player Of harmonicas.
His name is Joseph Wigge. Until
recently he has hidden his light under
an egg case. Suddenly he recognized
the fact that he was great.
So. in order 10 tell a sporting editor
Of his varied ana vigorous virtues. he
sent around a note. Here's the very
note. and this is what he wrote:
Dear Sir. Nr. Joseph Wigge. who
is known as the Missouri original egg
eating kid. sir. Joseph Wigge holds
the title al present as the champion
raw egge eater OF Missouri. Joe Wig
ge issues an ope1 challenge TO all
comers for a purse OF s25 10 800 q
side bet. that he can put away more
raw egges than any man of his size
in Missouri. and every. egse that he
puts away is retained and swallowed
with great relish ana without exertiOn.
Joe is q years of age. and is i've
feet nine inches in height. and 10
pounds in weight. of athletic build and
has a pair Of lungs like a Bellows.
Joe Wigge's record in eating raw
egges is . raw egges in 60 seconds.
Mr.. Joseph Wigge is an active
member of the Benton Athletic club
of St Louis, No. Joe is known among
his friends as the champion strong
boy, and he is also known as the
North St Louis most famous mouth
haTmOEica player: he can perform
many feats and brilliant effects on the
mouth harp; he can play a feW speci-
ments OF his ability on the mouth harp
with his nose; he can also give vaIi-
Gus limitations on a Jews harp JOS
eph Wisge is well known in society
circles and athletic clubs of st. Louis,
Mo. where his extraordinary virtues
are said TO be highly appreciated "
The Washington bee., 1907-01-12
FIRST STATE CAPITOL
BIRTHPLACE or WISCONSIN is
STILL STANDING.
Erection OF imFo-ing Structure at
Madison Recalls Humble Building
Where Territorial Admins
trstion vas Organized.

Madison, -Wisconsin's new
capitol vii be a sum3luOus structure
compared Wl,l The building the state
fathers occupied when they gathered
IN legislative session il 1888. The de
velopment 9f TIE g-eat commonwealth
IS shown in lae required amplifcatlon
Of its sta-elOa-e Tie legislature of
Wisconsin has ra- GA. grown the mod
est little building Hllc1 al the time OF
its erection. tsas Considered the finest
of lis kind j las demands that the
enlarged ca.5.al could net meet. and
so the old W-.- zs.e place 10 tae new.
Work on the ue= structure is being
rapidly p-slaa- AKA n tha meeting OF
December - .ell-eas cf The best
grades OF building material for the
outside walls Ne-e submitted by
Architect Pest
In the easly Eass many towns were
anxious tO have the capitol building
located within their limits. and many
a bitter contest was waged over its
location. None or the seventeen apDli-
cants succeeded in securing it, a
town was laid out especially adapted
10 its needs, a site unrivaled in nat
ural beauty By any Wisconsin town.
The location of the present state
capitol was selected by James D. Doty
in 1896, and in December OF that year
when the legislature convened al Bel
mont, an acl vas passed TO establish
the statehOuse al Madison. There
were many reasons why this site was
selected. and chief among them was
the central location Milwaukee, Green
Bay and the lead mining region in the
southwestern parI Of the state were
the principal ceEteTs of immigration
and Of activity. so in selecting Madi-
son the distance from any one of the
points would be about equal The
Wisconsin territory had belonged to
the Michigan tract. Il was partitioned
and organized at Mineral Point July
+, 1895, into the territory Of Wiscon-
sin. The first legislative body met at
Belmont and there was long struggle
as TO where the capitol of the new
The Washington bee., 1907-01-12

Poultry association has decided that
the sturdy whig. George Burckhartt,
who suggested, and the first general
assembly which adopted the coat Of
arms or great seal of the state Of Mis-
souri,, while well enough for their day,
did not ftly represent the state OF
Missouri as it is today
The old coat of arms had two bears
upon it; grizzly bears, too, although
Missouri had no grizzly bears at that
time. if ever. in its borders. The new
coat of arms, which the Missouri Poul-
try association has adopted for its own
use and proposes for adoption by the
state at large as the great seal, has
upon it. instead of the antiquated and
anachronistic bears, two chickens.
Otherwise it would remain unchanged.
The poultry association seal was the
suggestion of Charles G. Miller OF
Boonyille, a poultry grower and officer
Of the association.
II first appeared upon the Official
stationery and ribbons of the state
show given at Fayette in Howard
county. where. by curious confidence,
formerly resided the designer of the
state SEAL where his near kinsman,
Henry T. Burkhartt. is the editor of a
newspaper. Harry P Mason, chicken
grower, also is an editor there.
The Washington bee., 1907-01-12
A AREMARKABLE PUPIL
ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD BUT
KNOWS FOUR LANGUAGES.
Is Already High School Student az
5rookline, Mass, and Well Versed
in Higher Mathematics
Comes of Bright Family,

Boston--Brookline. Mass. thinks il
possesses the youngest high school
pupil in the United States, as well as
the most remarkable, IN many ways
The boy is only eight years old. His
name is William James Sidis, the only
son Of Dr.. Boris Sidis, a prominent
Russian-Americsn physician
He is master Of four languages, IS
an adept in higher mathematics and is
able 10 do calculations far in advance
Of his classmates, ali of whom are
considerably older The prodigy is re-
garded with awe by school associates
and with wonder b. his teachers.
More wonderful still is the fact that
this eight-year-old boy is deyising
simpIifed system Of advanced English
grammar. and has also devised a new
system Of doing lOgariJhms.
Under the leadership of Prof. George
I AldTich, as superintendent, the
BrOOkline schools have attained a high
rank in the educational system Of Mas
sachusetts. and the requirements as 10
scholarship for admission 10 the high
school are. as a rule. rigidly lived up
70.
SO much. however. was known Of
the mental development Of young
Sidis that rules we're waived. after the
matter had been thoroughly discussed
between Superintendent AIdrich. Dr.
Sidis, Prof. William James. Of Har-
ward, and other prominent educators,
and little William was allowed 10 en-
ter without many of the prescribed
fOrmalities.
He did, however, undergo a rather
severe private exam" before SupeTin-
tendent Aldrich and the principal, but
he convinced them in a few moments
that he was eligible, so far as scholar
ship went. To test the lads quickness
The Washington bee., 1907-01-12
$4,000 CROWS RoosT THERE.
II Takes Three Hours for All to Gstl
Away Each Day.

Mitchell. Ind.-A great roostingI
place for crows is to be seen at d point
two piles east OF this place Three
hours are required for the crows to
leave and an equal length Of time to
return, and A mathmatician, taking
the number passing every minute, fig
ures out that 333, 900 crows are resting
in close quarters.
The crows have been rO0stilg in
this vicinity for seven years and
more, and their numbers seem 10 in.
crease rather than decrease. Il is
known that they fy as far as Ken
tucky to find good feeding ground, and
they also prey on the farmers corn
in the Ohio river valley. but the birds
always return before nightfall.
Recently farmers attempted to
drive them out of their rOOsting place
but the crows showed fight and
caused the farmers to retreat. but not
TIL hundreds Of the birds had been
killed The crows begin leaving their
roost at break Of day. and BY nine
a. N. very few are TO be seen. About
three p. m. they begin returning. and
the sky is thick with them till dusk.
They have not changed their rOOst
more than a few miles in several
years. Formerly they could be seen
near the MCnOn railway. Now they
are rOOstng near the B. &. o. S. ".
The Washington bee., 1907-01-12

with a retinue Of servants. In fact,
they were unaccOmpanied By any per
son.
The first thing Capt. Manners did
when he arrived al Las Vegas was 10
buy an ordinary camping tent. which
he put up with his own hands on a
vacant lot near the old Montezuma
hotel The tent was furnished with
cots and a few rough cooking utensils,
and a dry goods box for a table Thus
the couple lived for several months.
II was in this tent that a pretty girl
baby was born. II was a cold. stormy
day, December 20, that marked the
event
In those days Las Vegas still pos
gessed the rough, hospitable spirit Of
the west. The Manners baby was the
talk Of the town. Il was the pet of the
men. and the adoTed one OF the WON
en-. She was a beautiful little bit OF
humanity. The proud mother and the
precious infant were shOwered with
attentions.
The fact that the piercing wind
which blew over the mesa crept
through the tent and over the cot
where the mother and babe were ~.
ing awakened a fear that the exposure
might not be good for them. But they
thriYed under the influence of the
pure air.
Old Juanita Rergo. the Mexican
woman who nursed Mrs. Manners
through that trying period, is still liv.
ing at Las Vegas.
DO I remember Capt. Manners
baby?" she repeated when questioned
the other day. TO be sure I do. Was
it not the most beautiful baby ever
born in Las Vegas? Did anyone ever
see such eyes of blue, such pink
cheeks and such glistening, golden
hair? And did / aof odd her az the
christening? You s5Y name is
Marjorie Manners. Wen. perhaps you
are right, bur as 1 remember it her
name. as given at the christening, was
Margarita Manners"
The Washington bee., 1907-01-12
WE'D RICHES OR STAY SINGLE
Savant Tells College Instructors Plain
Living Is Drawback.

Philadelphia, Pa.-'If you are a col
lege professor and wish to be success
full, marry a rich woman II that is
not possible, don't marry at all. If
you do marry for love. and not for
money, your family must be small, in
keeping with your income"
These were some of the radical Ut
terances Prof. Edward Everett Hale,
Jr., Of Union university, gave vent TO
at the opening session of the annual
convention of the Association of Col
lege and Preparatory Schools. held at
the Boys high school, Broad and
Green streets.
Dealing saTcastically with the sub
ject, Prof. Edward Everett Hale said:
'The present system of compulsory
plain living may produce a race of
professors incapable of high thinking.
''The trustees of universities think
professors would grow lazy in such a
Utopia as a college would be if decent
salaries were paid. This is not the
case. They would have a chance 10
take a greater interest in college life
and become more valuable if they
were not compelled TO skimp and save
and spend their time doing outside
work to earn living.
marry a rich wife" he said; her
means will provide you with the time,
the books, the accessories of culture
and the social setting you need
In the event of not being able to
do this, a brilliant solution is not to
marry at all. and if you take unto
yourself wife. it is certainly due to
all concerned to have as small a fam
lily as possible"