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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11
col. WARE AND HIS PENSION.

No man had a better record during
gene +. Ware. formerly Commissioner
of Pensions. He went in at the be-
ginning in the 1st Iowa, and was one
of those brave. unconquerable soldiers
who stood by Lyon to the last minute
of the battle, and successfully beat
back the swarming hordes of Price and
Mccullough until all the fight was taken
out of them. He continued in service
after the war. fighting the Indians and
has q record of more than five years
constantly at the front. during which
time he received several wounds. one
in the breast of severe nature from
which he has suffered ever since. Col.
Ware is leading lawyer in Kansas,
has large practice and enjoys a lib
eral income. so that he has never thot
of applying for pension. tho 1t was
clearly his due. He recently made an
application for a pension under the
McCumber Act and was given $12 a
month, which he said he wanted for a
little orphan girliwhom he knew whose
whole support Vas what her brother,
who was seEvinsi. in the Army in the
Philippines. GOULD send her out Of his
pay 1t has been learned that the name
of the girl is Miss Lora Ramsay, IL
years of ageo6yholives in Topeka. She
says that she is going to use part OF the
money in buying books for her educa-
ton. and put the rest in bank to pros
vide for Therapeutics when she goes to
higher schooEo She has talked the
matter over WITH Col. Ware and de-
.ciGed that she would learn something
that would be of real service to her in
getting living c. ...-. .
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

Strange as 1t may seem, membership
In the Republican Party in the South
has actually money value. The time
has clearly passed when it was the
business Of every well-regulated Demo
crat in the South TO go hunting for Re-
publicans and shoot them on sight. A
man in Bourbon think of it, Bourbon
County. Ky.-sued the Republican
County Central Committee for s25,00t
damages for reading him out of the
party, and jury, largely made up OF
Bourbon County Democrats. actually
gave him So 900 verdict. THE worlt
do move even in the rock-ribbcd
mountain buttressed Bourbon County
Ky. which is the home of the "old
fashioned. handmade. fire. distilled, POI
whisky" the milk of sustenance to the
Kentucky ''Kunnel."
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11
AS TO THE CONSPIRACY

| While it may not be that there is an
actual hard-and-fast plot among the
leading financiers to defeat President
Roosevelt, possibly there is enough to
justify the general term conspiracy.
That is. the men who have been taking
enormous profits out of kiting stocks
upon great railroad properties see their
finish in the tendency of President
| Roosevelt, and those who stand with
him, to have what will be. virtually, an
appraisal Of the railroad properties. of
what they are worth and what proper
ton Of paper they can legitimately sus-
tain. So far these "manipulatOrs" have
been able to operate with boundless
success, owing to the ignorance of the
people as to the real worth of property
and the amount of obligations upon it.
To give these matters publicity, which
has been urged by many others than
| the President, will, If 1t does not stop
at least curtail preying of the unscrup-
| ulous manipulators upon the ignorant
public. II we accept as true the state
| mept of the Attorney General of Him
| dis, that Hartman and his associates
cleaned up about $25. 100000 for them
selves in wrecking the Alton, we shall
have no difficulty in understanding that
any ordinary amount of money might
be counted upon to support candidate
from when no Interference or trouble
need be feared. At the same time
there is no doubt that a very large
number Of the conservative and sane
business men of the country are behind
President Roosevelt and his policies in
insisting that there shall be stop put
to this vicious manipulation"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

The law of the rise and fall of pests
Is illustrated by the story of the green
bug, which devastates the Texas wheat
fields The green bug becomes severe
scOurge for some Years. until the lady
bug, which is it's natural enemy, in
creases until IL devours nearly the whole
years Matching sof green bugs. Then.
having eaten all their natural food, the
lady bugs die off from starvation and
the green bugs gaia chance to multiply
until the, multiplication of lady bugs
catches up to Them. 1t occurs to the
Texans to keep sufficient supply OF
lady bugs constantly on hand, but the
bill appropriating money for this pur-
pose was defeated by the lawyers and
city fellows, who could not be made 10
understand the farmers needs.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

Gov. Magoon proposes to increase
the rural Guards of Cuba from $500 to
10000, and the gentry who want to
vary the monotony of frugal life in
the mountains with an occasional raid
On hacienda. are putting up a vigor-
Gus protest. Either the rural guards
must keep peace in Cuba or American
troops will do it. 1t will be cheaper
for Cuba TO do it with her own men,
but the work will not be nearly So well
done.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

Mr.. william f. Stead, who is the
leading yellow, editor In Great Britain
and is nothing IL not sensational. is in
this country to do work in behalf Of
peace This shows an intellectual pow
,erty that We have not expected of such
resourceful man as Mr.. Stead. When
man or woman who has bursting
desire to talk about something can find
no other topic upon which to shrek he
or she takes up the subject Of peace.
This, as a rule. does no harm. but it is
about as useless an exhibition of rheto-
rio as'can be imagined. In this day and
generation wars are not made because
| anybody wants them. They come
| about because they are inevita-
able. No war ever results from
any one thing or any readily COM
prehensibie number of causes. War is
the concentration and result Of innum.
cradle causes and influences which are
as difficult of understanding as the
meteorolosists find in arriving at the
cause of storms. War comes like a
IlcyclOne or biting northeaster for rea-
sons which In the present state of our
| knowledge We are unable to fathom
Until we know more it is Just as ra-
tional and great deal more convenient
to go back to the old formula that wars
are the result of fate, destiny or d.
wine scourgfng Of the people. Millions
of MEN like Mr.. Stead and his imitators
| of both sexes may talk until the heavens
roll up az a scroll without ever prevent
ing a single war for which the condi-
tions are ripe. They would better en-
ploy their time by telling the people that
wars really come like Spring. Summer,
Fall and Winter in the nature of things.
and it is the manly, patriotic duty to
| prepare for them and to teach the ris-
ing generation to acqsit themselves like
men in crises which are inevitable.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

Great Britain is having an object
lesson as to the evils of an unrestricted
immigration of Asiatics in the State OF
Natal, South Africa. There are fully
100000 Asiatics, Hindoos and Chinese,
and they have So stamped the character
Of the country that 1t IL impossible to
try is immensely rich. but the whites
will not attempt to develop It. The
Hindoos and Chinese live on next to
nothing. in the meanest sort of habita7
tons. and are absolutely without any
hope OF being developed into what are
usually regarded as good citizens.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

Many men on the Pacific Coast want
to mop up the earth with the japanese.
hut Mrs. Elijah Scottleby, of Duluth
advertises for capable woman who
has no objections to scrubbing the floors
with a Chinaman."
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

W. r. Hearst guessed wrong again
Mayor Dunno. Common-sense people
know that the worst time to mix in with
any reformer is after he has been in
office and the people get acquainted
with him.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

The artists pronounce the designs on
the half-dollar, quarter and dime by
far the most artistic and beautiful of
American coins Yet we part with
them with SO much less of wrench
Than the crudely ornamented gold
pieces
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

Kansas, California, New York, Penn
sylvania and Massachusetts each do lit
tie turns at times in the limelight. but
when Ohio really wakes up she be
comes the whole show, and the Others
60 out in front TO see her perform.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

One dispatch says that the Car is
losing his mind. another that 1t is be-
ing made up to abdicate and have a
military dictator appointed. What
mind the Car has seems to be Of the
kind not necessary for him to think
with. and which can be conveniently
trusted to some one else to make up.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

Will the Union Pacific Railroad make
good its promise to restore the mineral
lands it has wrongfully appropriated.
and will the Gould System be shamed
into following its example? A continu-
ance of the Investigations will probably
have a good effect in stiffening up these
commemorate intentions.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

They are finding ore on Cripple Creek
that assays from ST. to $50 to the
pound At this rate gold Will soon
make the swift descent of silver to the
rank of a semi-precious metal.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

Minnesota is in a struggle over rails
ing the Governors salary from $1,000
10 $1,000. The Republicans support it.
they soiemnly say, just to show that
they have no partisan feeling against
Coy. Johnson, and the Democrats as
solemnly affirm that they oppose it just
to show their freedom from partisan
and personal considerations.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11
WASHINGTON, D. c.. APRIL II, 1901

Every man in this country has a riSht
to earn a living. to learn and practiee
whatever trade or calling he likes. ano
the public convenience demands.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

As this country is now making about
ECO. 600 barrels of cement week
there should be no danger of its stick
ing together.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

DR.. Andrew D. White, former Embas-
sador to Germany. and one of or very
ablest publicists, gained very decided
opinions during his visit to Cuba of the
difficulties and dangers connected with
the administration of the Island. 1t is
a community of a few wealthy capital
lists and large mass Of negros, utterly
incapable of self-government or of be-
coming capable within any probable
time To leave Cuba to herself would
be to create another Haiti, to the pros
tration of her Industries, the destruc-
ton of all wealth and civilization and
the creation of another hot-bed of pag-
anism, brutal superstition and endless
connections and internecine struggles.
His idea is to set up the Cuban Gov
eminent and maintain it by American
authority until some rigorous, stable
Government can be arrived at like that
which has been set up in Mexico.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

Once more let us reiterate that nearly
all of the veterans who were entitled To
the 800 additional bounty have re-
ceived 1t, and this is noted upon Their
discharges by means OF an elliptical
stamp. Therefore. before applying COM
rades should carefully examine their
discharges and see if there is not some
where upon it a notation that the addi-
tional bounty has been paid. Let 1t be
remembered all the time that this adj
ditional bounty is nothing new. but II
ia merely carrying out the old law OF
1858, giving to comparatively few vet
Grams what had not been paid them ow-
ing to their failure to apply before the
limitation in 1880. Nearly all of them
did apply before 1880. and received
their additional bounty. so that only q
very few will be benefited by finding
there is 800 still due them.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

Giles get into print. The newspape like
MIR. Cortelyou. He has generally been
their friend, althO in recent years dis
posed to be reticent beyond his former
habit The kindly consideration of the
newspapers for MIR. CorteIyou has been
of material assistance to him on moro
than one occasion, and he appreciates
it,
Lately there has been a quiet Presi-
Dental boom for him. but it is not much
out in the open as yet. There is no
very acceptable to President Roosevelt
and if it turns out that Taft cannot land.
not unlikely Mr.. Cortelyou will be the
favorite. OF course. the objection would
be raised that he had been very friendly
with corporations, and secured the con-
tributions for the President in 1904. but
it remains to be seen how serious an
objection that would be. Mr.. Cortelyou
has carried himself very steadily as Sec
rotary of the Treasury. He has been
willing to take advice, and has coun-
Seled with the best informed men in
Wall Street about conditions. His bear
ing during the panic undoubtedly has
done much to increase the confidence OF
the business world in his ability to ham
die Treasury affairs.
The other Departments have been
grinding away on routine work of late.
There Is much of this to engage the
heads Of these Departments and their
subordinates. The interim between now
and the hot weather is valuable to th0
Government. for its servants are attend.
ing strictly to business, not playing poll
tics or linking" away on vacations. hHe
doing the things the Government hisoo
them to do,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

new way has been found of hatch
ing chickens, which, however, is not
exactly according to the views of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals nor the w. C. T. U. One Samuel
Unro. a Cheswold farmer and poultry
dealer. concocted what would undoubt-
eddy be considered by these societies as
a wicked" scheme of dosing hens with
rye whisky before putting them on the
nest. 1t worked like charm, as wicked
things often do. the stupid. sleepy hens
sticking contentedly to the nest withou:
stirring until the chicks were Matched
Out Of SO eggs came 48 chickens, when
the hens Immediately sobered uD and
began the exercise of their maternal
duties with all tenderness, tho seeming
ly little dazed. Unro has tried the ex-
pertinent several times, and always with
brilliant success.
A party of tourists cruising in the
Mediterranean stOpt to watch little
fleet of sponge divers. These sat ON the
edge Of their boats, holding in their
hands a heavy stone. One at a time
they would stand on the edge of their
boats, take three or four long. deep
breaths, and then plunge into the ble
water. The divers in one boat We're
enchantingly graceful ami seemed very
young. The tourists drew near. and,
10 and behold. they were young Greek
girls from Himla, near Rhodes, where
it seems the sponge diving Is carried
on altogether by girls. These particular
divers were very expert. With their
black hair knotted on their shapely
heads, they reclined with wonderful
natural charm on the un-warmed deck
until their time came to dive. Then,
graceful as stage dancers. they leapt
overheard, and In the green depths Of
the sea tugged at the black sponge
growths. It II said that these Himla
girls are not allowed to marry until
Of sp0nges.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
CHISOLM COMPETENT
HE WILL BE USED AS WITNESS
 AGAINST SIMS.
Judge HundIey Decides Point Raised At Birmingham Trial And Law. yers Begin Examining the
 Witnesses.

Birmingham, Dec. 13.--(Special.)-- Judge O. R. Hundley. of the Federal Court, today decided that Alex R. Chts- holm, former paying teller at the First National Bank who is serving a hve years sentence at the Atlanta peni- tentiary for embezzlement of nearly S10000 from the First National Bank of Birmingham, was a competent wit ness for the government in the case of W. l.. Sims, former manager here of a cotton warehouse, charged with con- nection with the emhezzlement of bank funs.
 Chisolm is alleged to have done much of his cotton speculation at the house which was managed by Sims.
 The question as to the competency of Chisolm as a witness was argued for nearly two days in the court by the attorneys.
 After Judge Hundley had read a lengthy decision on the matter, lthe first witness for the government. Thomas Bowren, cashier in the First National Bank, was called. He de- scribed the operations of the bank and told of positions held by Chisholm.
 The court ordered the jury to visit the bank and get a personal view of the conditions there in order that they can have an intelligent understanding of the institution. The trial is lik ely to last several days. .N
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
PLAYERSEXCHANGED
BOSTON AND NEW YORK CL UBS
 PERFECT DEALS.
An Amendm/t to Constitufion Was Adopted Which Provides that
 Waivers Once Requested Cannot Be WithdrAwn.

New York Dec. 13.--One of the larg. est excha ranges of players ever recorded in major league besaball was enecteo st the conclusion of the Nationa, New York National League team ex- changed Frank Bowerman, catcher Cecil Ferguson. pitcher: Daniel NC Cam. first baseman; George Browne rightfielder. and either William Dahlen shortstop. or John Hannihan, substi. Thomas Needhana.st catcher. and Al Bridekell. gsiiortstop. all of the Boston National League -tearas
 The exchanRes were effected by John J; -McGraw; manager & Of the New New ,aon nork ager of the Boston club. who were in conference for nearly an hour. Sew eral other deals for exchanges Of play CTS were under consideration. but none was consummated.
 their homes tonight. The business transacted at the league meeting in. cluded the adoption of an amendment to the constitution providing that waiv- CTS on players once requested cannot be withdrawn: The magnates agreed player might be purchased should be sl.5oo instead of $l.ooo. the previous limit.
 ter the adjournment of the league and ,aSasssea sa! !ooo. President paliiam Win now receive about t10.0oo' q year.
 Several reforms suggested by Pres. ident PuilfaAn that dates be fixed au- tomatfcafiy for the playing of of post ponsd ga%ss s to prevent seven rt,ng inning double headers" will be laid before the joint meeting of the two leagues next February.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14

good. -'~
 In the second half of the game the superior physical condition of the To- goals were made. The Birmingham players after the first few minutes of Piay were all in. This condition the Montsoinory team quickly took advan. in favor of Montgomery.
 The game at the beginning was marred somewhat by rough playing This was especially noticeable in the part of she syefs rsi half curing 4hoash ns the by the Montgomery team., these were made more by holding and in them ward the latter part of the first haii ana all through the second half, this objectionable feature was almost ab-
 It was during this rough play that Charsell of the Birmingham team was gomery and Birmingham players in necessary that a substitute take his place. Baumgarten was sent in by
 Unquestionably the star of the floor cry team. He was everywhere. and covered his man excellently. He was perhaps rivalled in throwing goals run AOul Dy Lacklan0 or Inc Btr- mingham team. but LackianTs gen erai playing by no means compared with Susong's.
 The right combination of men seems to have been struck. and Saturday night. when the local Association goes to Birmingham to play the Athletic Club of that city. will determine wheth- CT there will be other changes and sub stitutes in the line up. The Birming- ham Athletic Club claims the amateur eh,ampionship , of the South, and will Association when 1t meets the Wander bilt University team in this city on December 30. whether Montgomery wins or not. s17i
 The line up of both teams follows:
 Bifmfn mfngham-Lackland. r. f.; Garner l. f.; Estes. C.: Greenwood, g.; Char sell. l. 2. tBaumgarten).
 Montgomery-Davis. l. g. Tisdale T. g.: Patterson. C.; Hood. l. g.: Susone
 Referee. Hall; Umpire. Fry; Score @ K@eepers. Bostick for Birmingham and halves. twenty minutes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
ELEVEN ARE HELD
NEGROES ACCUSED OE PICKENs
 COUNTY TROUBLE.
Twelve of Them Were Released Prom Prison on Preliminary Hearings White Citizens Guard
 Negro Property

Carrollton. Dec. 1s.-(Special.) )-The preliminary trial of the negroes charged with melting the trouble al Gordo occurred today. Eleven were remanded to jail and twelve were dis charged. W. B. Oliver represented the State.
 No further trouble is anticipated in this County.
 Many rumors of the late trouble were in circulation last night. One was to the effect that every negro lodge would be burned and that a mob was form ing to lynch twenty three negroes in the County jail.
 W. B. Oliver, Solicitor of the Circuit Court, wired Sheriff Burgin to guard the jail. MT. Oliver reached here on a late train last night.
 Several of the best citizens volun- teered to protect the prisoners and sew eral guarded the negro school house and church property last night
 The alarming reports published by some newspapers is responsible for nearly all the local excitement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
BASEBALL AFFAIRS
COMING YEAR TO BE MAPPED orr
 TO-DAY -
Jimmy Ryan Is Attending The Atlanta Meetfng-He VIII Come to
 Montgomery When 1t is

The directors meeting of the southern League in Atlanta yesterday contests of last summer that were to l be heard by 1t come up at his meet ing they NnI have to be heard by the entire league at oday's meeting.
 days work. for the Mobile Shreveport matter promises to take some time. Messrs Harry T. Hartwell, one of the i principal stockholders of the Mobile 1 Club. and Charles T. Colsson, Secre- / tary of the club. passed through Mont gomery yesterday morning en route to Atlanta. pr. !nge. president and vir- tual owner of the Mobile club. was connt onaDte fo hss attend the meeting on ac
 gentlemen named will enter the meet mg ,ng with full power to act for the
 Besides them both Bernie Mccay and Tom Fisher will be present at today's meeting-as was stated in The Aver tiser last Sunday Fisher will be man ager of the Mobile club in 1908 though McCay will probably play second base as Red" Tom has stated that he in- tends to let Lewee, his old Shreve- port second baseman, be put on the market. The Mobile matter will hard ly be settled though until the Cotton States meeting at Gulfport next Tues of the fact that Mobile will be one of the towns composing the 1908 circuit of the Southern League.
 President Chambers and financial Secretary Stickney of the local club left for Atlanta yesterday morning and will represent this city at the meeting. Manager Ryan who will have charge of the local team next summer will meet them in Atlanta and return to Montgomery tomorrow morning. One of the officials of the local club said yesterday that he doubted if any of the Chicago City leaguers mentioned by Wnnld ha hu h no local team after the playing season starts. A deal has been made with Charley Murphy of the champion Chicago Nationals by which the Mont gomery club will be taken care of in the matter of fact youngsters-or even old heads-who cannot be used on the 1908 Cubs. In return for this the Cubs will have first call on any promising youngsters that the Montgomery club may have at the end of the 1908 season By this arrangement Ryan should be able to get a team that will hold any thing in the Southern League.