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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
Our esteemed contemporary. The y., ,,,,=

Florence Times, says
 Under the recent division of state school funds, Colbert gets S22,62414; and Limestone. $I9.90484; Jefferson County gets $i4si504.5s. the largest of any county in the State. Some of The black belt counties are still getting an unusually large share.
 Under the census-taking plans now in force. it is doubtful If any county in the State gets any more than its per capita proportion. We would like for The Times. If it undertakes to explain it's unnecessary fling at the "black belt" to tell how many counties in Alabama pay into the Treasury more than they get back for schools and pen sions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16

The New York newspapers, says an exchange. have recently told that a woman who is diyorcing her husband on account of an "afhnity," dtned with her husband and the affinity" and the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
aruoRn CIRCuIATIoN.

The Montsomery Advertiser guarant@ees @ it's advertisers (and makes 1t a part of the contract when requested) that It's daiiy CIT Sniafion is larger than that of any nofnlns newspaper printed in Alabama-aha tnsS Ha sunday edition has the largest circula- eiou of any edition of any newspaper pFlht- ad in Alabama without exception.
 y.nresenf the actual net circulation. all re- turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
Electoral Vote Uncertain.
. Nebsa.I.a Really Deubtfa,.

New York Evening Post.
 .2 This is no place for prophet. .Ne- Araska is in a condition Of political the aoothsayers to baik when 1t came ! to assigning 1t definitely to either the tksepupHcan or Democratts column: One may come down through Wisc0n- koa s hasspss sns lGwa fsiry and sssetory ssnts Ds Enesses as to the outcome in each State as between Bryan and Taft. But Nebraska is a poser. It has beon in both the Democratic and RepubH- can electoral tables in the last twelve years. therefore the record of past performa ncea has to, be thrown out of consideration.
 Tis people you. meet on tho streets give you FIo help. One man is for Bryan and his companion Is for Taft
 Stats pride is not as strong In the Weet as town pride. hut unquestion- for Bryan because he is a Nebraska man and because they would like to see q man from their home State in the. White House. Whether there for Mr. Bryan to. effect. any sppreci@. abie change in the State. Is to be doubted.
 The approval of the Denver plank an. asset more easily converted into votes. There seems to be general opinion among tho Republicans and Democrats that the voters of tho state believe in, this scheme, and would like, to see It put in opera tsSn, when the Republican State convention was held sa qgTssnor Sheldon made an enort to have a guarantee of deposits plank put Tn the platform, but was, voted down. It Is this issue more than, any other that gives the Bryan supporteys en- eouragement. The farmers out here have got money In the banks. and ssNhen it Is proposed that the Govern ment should guarantee them against fioss, 1t strikes them as q highly reasonable Idea. From Omaha in- ,quiries were sent out to about 10,0 Nebraska voters asking them what issue of the campaign 'was of chief interest and importance to ,.s them. Nine out of ten of those who re- piled declared that Govcrn'ncnt guarante of bank deposits was the Issue that appealed. to. them most strongly. ,@
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16

= Tr1nirnn. Circulation Manager of 7rhe Mentgoniery Advertiser. being duly sworn, says: ...., The foregoing statement of The Adverti- ber 1908, is true and correct. and compiled after all returns from news boys neWs agents, spoiled and leftover copies nave h4se eesA C. r. FINIGAN.
 Circulation Manager. suorn to and subscribed before me this ats day Of October, 1908. .--.. . stA 1As RIGA ALEXANDER, Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
Rspablican Poll in Ohio Unsatiafae.
 towy


 Walter wellnaia's Cincinnati Special
 to The Chicago Record Herald.
 Recently the Republican managers in Ohio started. taking their custom. ary poll Of the votea- That poll has never been, flnfshed.s It had not pro- gressea very far befpfe 1t disclosed s the tact thAt an pfninotis percentage year EclHs .t9 Bryan. As fs often the caSc59sfAfs loss was greater in some spots thagiT thers, but .&hes Sad ssnt2 } were go large and numerous that 1t must Sbel done. IsSSSr SSslS was SSsR attsching s MT. Taft. Ao-one could spealeifsr hinl. He must come and speak for hImssff. 30 1t was arranged. contrary to all till early plans that the RepnbiicAn candidate should come to ohio and wis., 1t the industrial centers.
 II is Impossible to learn how serious ts the Republican labor fosss It is impossible to say whether 1t Is larRs knows. If ws talk to the ia6or lead. efg they tell us, s hundred thousand niep vshc, voted for MeFItnlaH. eight years ago will now votb Fcr SBfYar : s cr The as Sspssas sss is mhSIE s1aess sssrsSI Ds Iicly admit loss 0f 16.6O6 to I $. .000 Syotes, but the. truth, is they do not know. They have hot gone to the e sois isaEn of tbtt Thss wsss os fes ss soss sa and sent for Air. Tart to So into the pitchers box and win his own game. which he Is yaliantly tdying to do.
 While Mir. Taft is defending his tn- junction, record. his state Irlanagers are trying to probe the thing to it's depths. They have much trouble in getting at the facts. because so many workingmen refuse to say how they are going to vote The slrswder pol" iticIans think the silence efninous. The Democratic managers estimate an accession of all the way from 40,- COG to 75,000 votes from the labor ranks. -But they do not know, either.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
! POLITICAL.
 POINTERS
soHNsoN-s OPPONENT AN

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 No Record of Naturalization in Case.
 Times M
 Governor John A. Johnson will have little opposition in his third race for the Governorship of Minnesota Of a re- port from Madison. Minn., the home of Jacob F. Jacobson. his Republic an opponent is true. 1t Is asserted that MT: Jacobson Is not a citizen of the United States and therefore Ineligible for the offfce,
 Mir. Jacobson was born in Hjel,as- land. Norway, in is4e. He came with his parents to America in issf, and they settled In Fayctte county, Iowa, The father Jacob E. Fore. died ti,srs In 1875. The present candidate and his brothers had moved to Minnesota, taking the name of Jscobson from their fathers first name ..
 Inquiry made in Fayette county has disclosed no record that Jacob F. Fore was ever f1aturalixed. If he failed to take out papers then 1t was Jacob F. Jacobson has never done.
 The matter is being thoroughly iri- yestisated by che Republican a Stats Committee,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
All Sorts of Relaxation.

Mobile Herald.
 Harpers Weekly, which is an en- thusiastic supporter of Judge Taft. referring to President Roosevelt's pending trip to Africa for the pur- pose of hunting big game, says that he has we'll earned a protracted period of physical, mental and moral relaxation" Note the word next to the last. If you please.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
The Pressdent Giains Everythina. Washington Special tU New Yorl

Wasnington Special tV New York
 The, President. it is understood. claims all the States eIasked as .doubtful with Republican ieanin9s,'' New York, Idaho. Kansas and Wis eonsin. with sfxty.five electors He sisc claims as safely. Republican the States of Ohio. South Dakota, and Utah, with thirty electors He is al most prepared to claim Nebraska and Indiana. and while he regards these States as close, he believes that they will both cast their electoral votes for
 The President. 1t is said, also re. gards Colorado and Maryland as afe fording good chance to the Republi- cans. but thsse states are not ificiud- ed in the claim he Is making to his
 President Roeseveltf realizes that a tremendous h6ht is being snado on Governor Hughes, In New York State, but at the same time he be- fieves that 1t will fall, just aA fhe campaign which was made agaiflst him failed in fSs8 At that time the brewers, liquor dealers and others had an enormous fund which they used in an endeaYor to elect the Democratic candidate for Governor.
 The President is in the heartfass sympathy, with Governor Hughes, There is no legitimate effort in be- hAH of the Governor that he will A0k Af&AN
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
nnrta at Drift.

"Every time a dollar drops Into the Democratic till" says The Montgom- cry Advertiser. "The Buffalo News throws a fit" Consulting MT. Cen fury's Dictionary we find that a ''ft is a paroxysm brought on by extraor- dinsry shock to. the nervous system. '" This, then. seems to justify the fits The Buffalo Evening News throws when any one drops a dollar In the Democratic till.-Butfalo News.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
A Brief Summing Up.

aAgWUIIEHt.
 T am no worse than my party" says Speaker Cannon. This ifdict- ment against the Republican party is no doubt true and correct. The peo- pie want no better reason for defeat ing the c. o. P, than that given in the above statement by Speaker Can non,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
Incidents and Opinions Throwing Light on
 The National Contest

They have taken no poll. They have many stories, and get sporadic. reports and. make up sort of lump estimate ,- ,-therefrom. In the absence of definite and detailed information there Is am- pie room for guesswork.s Just as soon as one can find out how great or how small this labor shift is he will he able to say whether Ohio is going for Taft or Bryan, and not before.
 Demecrats May Via On state. Ticket. Indianapolis Special.
 k To sum up briefly,-y.I feel pretty well assured from all the information I have been able to gather (mostly from the boys in the trenches'3 that the Democrats will elect their Cover nor and perhaps carry the Legisla- ture. This belief is founded upon the fact that Governor Hanly had male in his own party; graft and misman-. agement here st Indianapolis, and | elsewhere in the State have occurred. and the people of the State are sick administration Then the labor vote r is nearly solid against Watson.
 If the Hearst Independence party has any significant strength here I fail to find It's location, though if Hearst dumps s50.looo- in the State HisSeu may get 5.00e or 5000 votes, or an average of fifty votes to the county. If this vote should be largely VI AtFAAOStASS SuC A1StSEl W0ulA kh8ke up the loss from the Republicans, who win vote the Prohibition ticket. Electoral Vote Uncertain.
 In regard to the way the electoral vote of the State will go. 1t is hard problem to solve. Indiana is a "hn- icky" State. Up to 1896 it went from one side to the other. Roosevelt, in 1904, carried Indiana by the most irn- meDse plurality in its history, 94,O0O.
 It Is that tremendous majority Of 9f000 four years ago that appals the Democrats; they know that they are. up against sort of stone wall, but they are brave and confident- and fully expect to carry the State for their State ticket, and the Indications now. are that they will, and they have a smashing good chance to give Bryan and Kern the electoral vote of the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
4UNCLE JOE" SELLS FARMS.

Camden. Ala, october i4th. 1908. .
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-20
DIVORCED HUBBY ROWS
WITH WIFE'S NEW SPOUSE
Knife of One Combatant Sinks
Into Club of Other and
Neither Is Slain

BERKELEY, July 19.-As the result
of jealousy existing between Carl
Ahboln of 1851 Addison street and Mar
tin Johnson of 1927 Mabel street the
pair met in street fight last evening
with bludgeon and knife As a souve-
mir of the fray Police Sergeant Fraser
has the club, in which a knife blade is
half buried. The trouble grows out of
mixed relationship and a wife who has
belonged to both men
something over a year ago Ahboln
lived with Johnson and his wife the
latter being distant relative of Ahboln
Later Johnson was divorced from his
wife and Ahboln recently married her.
Since that time there has been an es
arrangement between the two, who are
seafaring men, and when they met last
night the rumpus ensued. Accordine- q
to the statement the men made to the
officers Johnson carried club and
when Ahboln saw this he drew his
pocket knife and was threatening to
use it when Johnson struck his hand
and the blade of the knife was buried
in the stick The blade broke off in the
center and inflicted severe wound on
AhbOln'S hand.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-20
CONSTANT GRIENING
PRECEDES SUICIDE
Miss Olive Cudworth'S Sorrow
Over Loss of Parents Causes
Fatal MelanchOlia

Constant grieving over the recent
death of her parents is attributed by
relatives of Miss Olive Cudworth. who
committed suicide in Santa Clara Sat
urday night. as the cause that impelled
her TO the act. A. W. Cudworth, her
father, a California pioneer of 1850 and
for many years a well known resident
of San Francisco. died two years ago.
and his wife died last January. Mer-
rilI p Cudworth a brother, said yes
terday that Miss Cudworth had been
an invalid for four years.
Her savings in the defunct California
safe deposit bank formed an insignia
cant amount, and the loss could not
have disconnected her, for she shared
generously in the ample fortune left
by her father. Long before her suicide
she suffered from attacks of acute
melancholia, and her relatives are con-
vinced that she was not in her right
mind when she took her life.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-20
ALAMEDA BUILDERS BUSY
Realty Agents Report Demand
Exceeds the Supply

ALAMEDA, July 19.-The books of
the city's sanitary and building in
spector show that there are now as
many houses in course of erection in
Alameda as there were during any cor
responding month for 10 years past.
New homes are being put up in all sec
tions of the town. Among the larger
projects is the new $4,000 building for
the Adelphian club, ground for which
was broken this week.
Local property owners are eagerly
awaiting to learn what site will be
chosen for the new federal building for
the postoffice. The last congress ap-
propriated $4,000 for the site and
structure and offers of sites are already
in the hands of the officials at Wash
ington. An inspector is expected to
arrive here within six weeks. look over
the locations offered and make a selec-
tion.
Alamedans who have been enjoying
their summer vacations are returning
home and as a result there are not as
many houses to be let as there were
two weeks ago. The realty agents re-
port that the demand for modern five
and six room cottages is far in excess
of the demand. The bungalow style of
house is favored by home seekers and
the agents say that there is hardly a
vacant bungalow in the city.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-20
OFFICERS INSTALLED
IN HEBREW SOCIETY
Recently Elected Officials Of
Free Loan Association AS
sumo New Duties

Formal installation of the newly
elected officers of the Hebrew Free
Loan association was held yesterday
afternoon at the ]. o. B. B. hall. 40S
Van Ness avenue. Rabbi NJ. s. Levy
conducted the ceremonies The retir-
ing president, s. AXelrod, was present
ed with an Inscribed gold watch charm
as mark of appreciation for the work
he did for the association while in
Office. NJ. A. Rapren In behalf of the
members made the presentation speech
After the installation Rev. Mr.. Levy
congratulated the association for its
benevolent work in helping others help
themselves He was followed by Rev.
Barnard Kaplan-
Those who were installed in their
official positions are.
l.. Abrams. president; z. L. Ballen. vice prest-
dent: Herman Levy honorary vice president; D.
Lande. secretary; j. Goldstein. membership sec
retary; II. Lesser, treasurer; NJ Green. cuStO-
dian of valuables; trustees. NJ A. Rapren. S. A
Altheld. II. K. Wolf A ROsenborn. s. Hodes.
L. Levitin, S. Kragen; collector J. Lievre-
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-20
SPECIAL SERVICES
IN NEW EDIFICE
Recently Completed Structure
Packed With Worshipers
at Dedication
Building Erected at Cost of
$1,000 Through Efforts
of Pastor

BERhELEY, July 19.-With fitting
ceremony the Pentecostal church of
the Nazarene, which was completed
less than two weeks ago, was dedicated
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev.
preached the dedicatory sermon. He
was assisted in the ceremony by the
pastor, Rev H. Orton Wiley, and his
assistant, Rev j. Girven. Rev. Martha
Curry and Rev. H. F. Reynolds of
HaXerhill. Mass, were also present and
TOOK part in the services.
In addition to the parishioners, rep
resentaives from many of the other
denominations were present and the
new place of worship was taxed to it's
utmost capacity to accommodate the
gathering
The new edifice has been constructed
and furnished at a cost of 1900. 1t
is located one block north of the
chapel which was built IL years ago,
when the congregation was organized
with less than 100 members. Since
that time the membership has rapidly
increased, particularly within the last
three years, during the pastorate of
Rev. H. o. Wiley, who came here from
Yolo county to take charge of the
church. AS a result of his efforts the
modern place of worship has been
constructed and with the dedicatory
service this afternoon the last indebt-
edness was paid Off The structure is
finished in concrete to initiate stone
and is located at the corner of Ban
croft way and Mckinley avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-20
TAFT AROUSES BRYAN
Nebraskan Dictates Statement
Urging Campaign Publicity

LINCOLN, Neb. July 19.-The state
ment of Judge Taft yesterday that the
republican national committee would
not accept any contributions from cor
porations in his campaign led Bryan
today to dictate the following state
ment:
I'VE welcome him to this advanced
ground and bid him to go further and
announce that all individual contribu-
tionS above a reasonable minimum will
be made known before the election
Frank S Monnett, former republican
attorney general of Ohio. who Conduct
ed the prosecutions in that state against
the Standard oil company, arrived here
tonight and held lengthy conferences
with Bryan Monnett announced that
ii was his purpose to support Bryan in
Ohio and that he would make numerous
speeches for the democratic ticket
Monnett said that he was authorized
by Bryan to state that if elected to the
presidency he would at once put all the
machinery of the government at work
to destroy any combination that NAV
exist in the wool trade
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-20
ACTIVITY IN BERKELEY
Real Estate Dealers Are Too
Busy to Take Vacations

BERKELEY, July 19.-Regardless of
the fact that this is the middle of the
vacation season, realty men have been
unable 10 take their usual period of
recreation in the mountains or at the
seashore on account of the stress of
business which has demanded their
constant attention. Keeping equal
pace with the realty market, the ac-
tivity in building work surpasses by
far that of any other summer seasons
record in Berkeley.
Aside from the municipal work,
which includes a 100000 wharf, which
will be completed this week, a $l25,-
coo town hall half done and a $4,000
high school building nearing compile
ton, there are homes and business
blocks going up in all parts OF the
city. The stone and brickwork on
the new Berkeley national bank is COM
pleted up 70 the fifth story and work
has begun on the erection of a $780,
600 business block for William AchlSon
al the terminal of the Key Route, Uni
versity avenue and Stanford place.
The Knights of Pythias are making
preparations to build a castle in the
central portion of the town which Will
cost not less than $4,000.
Among the buildings which are near
ing completion is the Lilienthal block
a 3049 Adeline street, which is a two
story pressed brick structure to be
used as a store and Office building.
Plans are under way for the erection
Of a new fraternal hall in West Berke
ley. On August l operations will be
begun on a pressed brick store building
for Charles Weimann at the corner of
Adeline street and AlcatraZ avenue to
cost $4,000.
A modern two story brick is soon to
be erected al Adeline and Harmon
streets for H Westermann at a cost
Of $15, 600. The new brick postoffice
at South Berkeley is nearing compile
tion and will be ready for occupancy
within two weeks.
The building permits issued during
intendent B. p. Bull exceed $4,000,
and of these most are for cottages cost
ing not more than $4,000 each.
Building is particularly brisk in the
western portion of the town in what
is known as the Peralta district, where
there is prospect of a car line being
laid application for the franchise hav
ing been filed with the board of
trustees some weeks ago.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-20
IDORA FETE ADDS $4,000
TO POLICE PENSION FUND
Kangaroo Court Fines and
Money From Admissions Nets
Tidy Sum for Benefit

OAKLAND, July 19.-In fines imposed
by the kangaroo courts and in admis-
sions and receipts from the concessions
about $4,000 was added to the insur-
ance fund of the police widows and
orphans aid association at its Idora
park fete yesterday.
The money realized in the benefit will
form the nucleus of a life insurance
fund. to which every member of the po-
lice force contributes monthly. This or
ganiZation was formed shortly after the
murder of Patrolman James J. Fenton,
the object being to provide insurance
for the family of any policeman who
might meet death
Chief of Police Wilson was director
general Of the carnival The officers of
the aid association are: Captain w J.
Petersen, president; Captain ]. F. Lynch.
vice president; Sergeant w Woods, re-
cording secretary; Patrolman J Fahy,
financial secretary; Jailer Fred Schroeder,
treasurer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-20
NEW BUILDING TRADES
CLUB PLANS TO BUILD
Athletic Organization of Council
Reports Progress and Will
Soon Raise Initiation

The building trades council athletic
association, which was organized July
IL, held its second regular meeting yes
terday afternoon in the council build
ing and considered plans. Committees
were appointed to seek members of the
various trade unions in the city and
persuade them to join the association.
Several of the members are looking for
suitable grounds for baseball field and
clubhouse, to contain necessary gymna-
sium fixtures. The charter, which is
now open TO members of trade unions
at an initiation fee of 81, is to be closed
shortly and the fee raised to S5.
The officers of the association expect
TO have the club in running order by
August 1 and are working hard to that
end
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-20
breaches ON MANS
CONCEPTION OF GOD
Professor Phelps of Yale De-
Clares Nature and Bible Are
Sources of Enlightenment

BERKELEY, July 19.-Hundreds were
unable to get into the Epworth Metho-
dist Episcopal church, corner of Tele-
graph and Durant avenues, this morn
ing when Prof. William Lyon Phelps,
head of the department of English lit
erature at Yale university, spoke upon
Mans Conception of God" The three
essential points brought out in the dis
course were: The Importance of a be-
lief in some diety, the two sources of a
mans conception of God and the es-
sence of true Christianity, which the
preacher declared to be love.
Professor Phelps pointed out that the
many wrongs that had been committed
in the name of Christianity were due
to a wrong conception of Cod and illus
trated his point by citing the worship
of the ancient Greek and Roman dieties
and the blood that was shed to appease
the wrath Of imaginary gods.
Nature and the bible were the two
sources from which Professor Phelps
arrived at his conception of God. Ma
ture gave the idea of force unseen and
irresistible, but the speaker cautioned
his hearers against absolute nature
worship, declaring that. it was better
than no form, but at best was shallow.
ITO act naturally means to act sell
fishly, just as the beast of the field acts
when hungry said the speaker
The next phase considered was the
bible, which Professor Phelps said was
to be read as a library of Sc books writ
ten at different times by different
authors with different ideas. He con-
tended that equal value was not to be
placed on all of the books of the Old
Testament.
The last argument was that Christ
was the fulfllment of all that was
rOduisite in religion, not as pictured in
Milton's Hymn to Nativity" but that
he was divine and his teachings con-
tained the essence of love.