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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26

z A great deal of interest is taken by ' no1ssu!en m Montgomery and through out this section of the South as 10 the future Of Leslie Waterman. the mag indecent son cf oso owned by Bob schwart7 of Mobile. There IS nd quess ttcnrof the fact that Leslie Waterman Is the fastest. pacer ever seen in Mont
 Fast ostober se onay startsd in fmo races in Montgomery but took both of them tn straight heats without having 10 De driven out in either of the six heats On the second day of the fair pace .aFeinst Annie Leila. Addie C.. Blue Ribbon and Yokei sl15
 Leslie Waterman. won the three heats in i,,,, T;ig l-s z:io and 2:ii; In the sec- hard down the stretch to beat Annie Leila, the bay mare that Mfr. Thomas was driving. the last quarter being dcne in :Sl lat; I.es;fe Waterman also 2:14I-2, se:I45-4 but It was so easy. that after the days races were over Bob Schwartz drove him trial mile just to warm him up: the full mile in 2:o7 flat without a skip. clipping two seconds and a quarter of his race record of 2:0s1-f taking three -quarters of a second of of the track record. Red Bud wfnnfng the free for-ali pace in 1908 in .2s07 l-4 -f q
 Just what will be done with Leslie Waterman this season has not been de- ctded yet. At one time Mr. Schwartz had decided to let Ed Geers campaign him over the Grand Circuit until next October. Some time ago 1t was ru- mofed that Lon Mcdonald. now winter ing in Selma. was gDings to buy him, but nothing has hacR done yet
 It Is possible, that Mir \ Schwartz will send him up to tfie Thomas Whitehead stable at the track. aud If he dves Mohtgonieriaris will certainly see some grand pacing this summer. One thing seems estre--Lesiie Waterman will, be on the Southern Circuit next fall, and if snythirg fast in the pacing line comes down from I4exin gton there will be some great pacing races In Mont goInery. It is, possible that Ed Gcers will be in Montgofnery Tn October, with John A, the Hal pacer owned by Capt T. F. Welies Of Pensacola. ;ers has driven Jno. A milesin nearfs 2:05, and a match race between Leslie Water man and Jno.a A. in Montgomery would be worth going many miles to see.
 Harness rsring IS on a. decided boom In the, South. and tt will be only "a question of a few years before Mont gomery and the Southern Circuit will be giving purses that will bring all of the cracks. down here Up on the Vest ern circuit the town of Kalamaz zoo. Mich. will give two meetings this sum mer. the purses of both aggregating $63000. When Cleveland dropped out of the Grand Circuit Kalamazoo took It's place and will give purses during that meeting of s33,00o. Tn addition
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
TO HELP COMPANIES
OFFICIALS SAY FRANCHISE TAX IS
 ILLEGAL.
Attorney General and Insurance Com missioner Hold That Insurance Companies Are Exempt From
 Franchise Tax.

Managers. of foreign insurance com panies doing business in Montgomery county continued yesterday to search for their defense to be made when they appear before Tax Commissioner W. M. Blakey, of Montgomery county, who wants to know why the corpora tions they represent have not paid the special franchise tax levied by an act of the last Legislature approved March z, l907.
 This is the tax on foreign corpora tfons which is graduated according to the amount of the capital actually em- ployed in the State regardless of the amount of the capital stock. Ii is 25 per cent of the first one hundred dol lars. per cent of the remainder Of a thousand dollars whenever the capital employed in the State is that much, and one-tenth of one per cent Of the amount over one thousand dollars of the capital so employed.
 The insurance agents, who believed their companies were exempt from this new revenue law. were lreassured in their opinion yesterday by the officers of the State Department of Insurance. Many of them visited Insurance Com missioner Frank x. Julian and no few talked the matter over with Deputy Commissioner A. c. Sexton. These Of hcials' unhesitatingly informed the managers that they proposed to stand firm on the position taken in a recent opinion of Attorney General Alex M Garber on the question.
 The Attorney General. as stated in yesterdays Advertiser. said insurance Companies are exempt from the fran chise tax in question. He ruled that the capital employed within the mean ing of this act" he does regard as moneys and other assets. ordinarily used by insurance companies in the ad- yancement of the business of insu- rance. .%
 If any official action is to be taken. therefore. it will have to come from the county officers as the State officials show no signs of receding from their position.
 We think. like the. Attorney Gen. eral, that the act does not apply at all to insurance companies of any kind" said Deputy Commissioner Sex ton yesterday. "In our opinion the companies have already paid enough taxes under special laws governing them without suffering the extra fran chise tax imposed by tho act in ques- ton. We regard it as unjust to apply the law to the insurance companies on top of the company license tax of slci,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
Feature Of Bob Schwartzs s
 Fast Pacer IS Being Watched

I lf E f they win aso give a Western Circuit meeting later at the same track with purses of $30.00Q. To show.how the peo- pie of the West realize the value of soS Tse Chicago asserd Sas the # foi lowing;
 The Great Western Circuit for 1908. as organized in this city at the annual siderably from the make-up of previous years, and. as II stands. presents the most imposing front of any harness racing circuit ever formed in the West. fly. it is 2 larger and q stronger organ ization than the Grand Circuit itself as that older and more famous body now exists. f .a5 5yt date sc.ssdi,Ie for the coming season. as formulated by the srsws r,ts. tog ether with the amount of money that each member will give in stakes and purses:
 Peoria. Ill.,. July J-fN. $30.Bo0
 Terra Haute. Ind. July l5-l7. Sss.ooo.
 .1ibertyville. 1lL.s July 20s2s. s25.000. E Decatur. ILL. July 27-si, slb,o0o.
 kaiama1oo, Mich,s Augast s-7. S3o.ooo.
 pss.poTt l la Aasg.s hgst i2 a, sScc sScS
 Dubuque. Ia.., August 24-zs $l5.0e0.
 Hamline. Minn.. September i-5, sss.-
 Milwaukee. Wis, . September 7-Ii.
 Peoria. III. September Is.1s, ss5. 1000.
 Pekin. Ili.. septsn,ber 2e-2s, $lO.oeo. sprineieid: IL, September 25 octo-
 Last years Great western opened at IdbertyviIle July 16 and closed at Springfield Octoher;5. It comprised. as originally scheduied.- ten members that announced programs worth in. the ag- gregate Sl7ssupQ In this schedule there was a. vacancy left just preceding the closing meeting. and this was filled by Kalamazoo, which gave q $9s000 pro- gram. bringing the aggregate value of the purfe and stake offerings announce cd by the circuit up to S1S4.000.
 The tremendous advance that has been made is evidenced by the program for 1908. It outlines an aggregate of no less than x290.0o0 in stake and purse offerings, an increase of over ei00,000, while the plumber of circuit meetings has been increased from eiev- en to thirteen. Surely harness racing Is ffourishing in the Great Western ter rftory--f1ourishihg beyond even the most sanguine expectations of it's sup porferF. N -trs7
 ] Every member of the 1907 circuit is in line again and almost all of them with much richer offerings. The new member Is Peoria, Ills which will give not one. but. two meetings, and in so doing offers more money than any other mefnber-s30.0 900 for the opening meeting in July and S25, 900 for a sec ond one in September.
 As usual. the largest amount offered for any single weeks program is by Hamline tthe Minnesota. State Fair), which sets. her. stakes at s35.o00.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
THE RACES
New orIeaps RegWIgg,

New orleans, Feb. 25l-TFhe heavy program at City Park tedsy has great Iy reduced by the numerous Feratcies, which came after a. suddeo change in track conditions, due to heavy showers of early, this morning. Li6feRtpe, q 20 to 1 shot in the fifth race galloped home an easy winner. witle Florence N.. at to I, second. Atf,E C9ie; 9ls, m Kinder. but the rider was net injured. Weather clear: track heas9s
 First race, three ana q ltaff. furlonRs --Rrougham,t 108, -(Flynnl P l-2 to H. won: Roaeburg IT., 120 (Skirxin) 5 to I, second: Lillian Ray, 10S (STnith). IT 10 i, third, Prime, "A 4-6. Annie McGee. lrrigator and Pinion, ran.
 Second race. seven furlongs, selling
 5D~yout fiG tFiIynnso 5S 70 e,o ], won; . ohd: Jaek witt 1e7 (Nfccaheyl26 6 to 1. third. sTInte 1s33 2-6. Miltiades. Mo yea. Moon Gold,2 MaEtius, Waswift, Shipwreck ran. King Cole, fel.
 Chancellor, 104 (Ivalsh) 20 to 1. won 1; Clifton Forge. 15a(E.ee) g to 5, secopd; 1; Pride of Woodstock 107 (Flynn) 1-2 to l. third. Time. 1881 3-5. Killochan,
 Fourth race. seven furlongs.e selling -Animus. s10l (Sumter) 6 to 1, won: Merriek. 1I2s (Maftin)% to 2, second; /; P1nSticker, 1u1a (t1euED 70 to l'~ tuifus Time. 1880 s.S., Funiculaire. 'Gambri-- nus, Heart. of Hyacinth, Prytanis and Hancock ran, 1s,.
 Fifth race, seven furlongs. selling Listine. 1V0 (Niurphy) 20 to |, won; Florence N. s5 (Henry) s to l. second {; George H. White. 1o2 (Smithl to I, thfrds Time. 1881 S-5. Blue Lee. AK- nes Wood. Inauugration, Pat ornus. Postmaster. Wauau, Miss VigiiantL and
 Sixth race seven furlongss selling Nasty Agnes. 10l (Murphy) g. to l, second: Mae Hamilton. 9s (Henryl 1-2 to I, third. Time, I:S0 2-5. Rural Boy. Lotus' Brandt. Ethel Carr, Rebel Queen and Gee Whiz ran..
 seiIing-Bright Boy. 10g (Murphyl 4ll2 to 1. won: 'Adesso. 10S (Flynne II to s. second; Paul. 10s Q.eel to D. third. Time 2:fe. John Mcbride, Sa voir Faira. Denigre ana Rlenningworrh ran .-f,. '' <;lf ftt=f e 4-fF 'e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
Big League Clubs and Their
 Managers For This Season.

Dunn; Montreal, James Casey.
 Southern League. W. M. Kavanaugh, President: Atlapta. w. A. Smith; Mem rhis. Charles Eabb: New Orleans, Charles Frank: Birmingham. Harry Vaughn: Montgomery James. Ryan; Little Rock. M. !. Finn: Mobile. Thom- as Fisher: Nashville, W. H. Bernhard.
 New England Leagua, T. H.. Riur- nane President: Worcester, Jesse Bur kett; New Bedford. James Canivan; Lowell. A. W. Daly: Fall River. John HI O'BriAn: Lawrence. Nal Eason; Hayerhill. William Hamilton: Brocton, Steve Flanagan; Lynn, Frank J. Leon- ard.
 Tri-state League. C.. Carpenter. President: Williamaport. Harry $. Wolverton; Iohnstown. Ed Ashenbach; Lancaster. Clarence Foster; Altoona, Iohn $. Farrell; Harrisburg, George W. Hackert; Reading. Tom Owen: Will hington. Michael Grady; Trenton, John U. Carney. 4*,- t
 New York State League. J. H. Far rell. President. Scranton, Malachi Kittredse; A. J. and G., Hank Ramsey; Wilkesbarre. Abe Lez0tte: Syracuse, T. c. Griffin :; Albany. M. E. DohAFty; Utl- ca. Charles Dooley; Blngllanlton, J. Fl. Bannon; Troy. John Qbrieh.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
RYAN MAY GETSMITH
HENLINE MAY HE SNAPPED ron
 .HORsEsHOE."
"Lefty" Houts says Tfme. are Hard
 and He Wants Raise of f25 Month.

Local fans should not be surprised any day to see it announced that Ryan mas landed Carlos Smith of Birming- nam Last year Smith stated pretty. gomery,. but the deal was never pulled on. This year Smith has stated posi- lively that he would not return to Bir- ming aam, but has intimated that he could be persuaded" to come to Mont gome ": While Smith is not quite the hitfe- that Henline is, still he is blocks aheai of the latter when 1t comes tu base running and inside work Nothing ohiciai has been done but it Is very probable that Ryan will arrange deal whereby Henlinei goes to Birmingham and smith comes to Montgomery. If this is done it looks like the finish of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
SAVANNAH MAY GET
 VANDERBILT CUP RACE

New York. Feb a5.--As a result of i'm pnrtaut propositions from Western and Southern Aut"mobibng organizations sub p1itted yesterday to the meeting of the Americah Auto Associations racing board here. tt wes stated last night that the iaAS Vanderbilt cup race in all probability. wit be held outside of New York Territory.
 Invitations for the race from the Auto Cl tb of st. Lcnis and from the Auth Club of savannah were taken under serious con sideI Ition- In each case the promise Is made that military protection will be ac- corded by the Stats authorities 10 guard the course during the contest, this being matter that the racing beard deems of Great importance. as besrinE upon the sue cess as wen as the safety of competitotrs
 Savannah's proposition seemed particu- larly to interest the racing board members and a resolution was adopted requesting chairman Jefferson Demont Thompson to investigate all details and report at the next meeting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26

stated today by E.. H. Farrar. of counsel for Mir. Fish. Mir. Farrar arr rived here today. t
 Assuming that we won the caee, it would require about six years to get the Union Pacific interest out of the Illinois Central" said Mir. F&Frar. it would take practically three years to have such a case decided in the Su- prene Court. and as three directors are elected annually. 1t would probably re- apire three years more before the Union Pacific control would be with drawn. Litigation of that sort is not advisable"
 Mir. Farrar's home is in New Or leans. -+A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
BILLY SMITH SECURES.
 PITCHER ROY CASTLETON

Atlanta. Ga. Feb. 25.-(Special)- Roy Castleton. leading pitcher among the Southern League regulars in 1907, has been turned over by the New York Americans to Atlanta. Waivers have been secured on him.
 Viebahn has signed his contract Those holding out are, Johns, Philbin and Ford. V
 Smith will carry two left -handers this year. One of his discards will be sold to Mobile. Clark Griffith writes that he tried to waive Sweeney out of big league for Smith, but De- troit refused to waive.
 Clark Griffith will report here Sum day and his team will report the fol- lowing Sunday.
 Ed Lafith. Tech pitcher, has signed his Jersey City contract. Craig says another exTech player may go to Macon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
BLEW OPEN SAFE.
Six Masked Men Make Big Haul In LoulsiaBa.

New Orleans. La, Feb. 25.-Slx masked robbers oHerpowered the night watchnlan at the plant of the Lee Lum- Der Company, at Tloga. near here. at an early hour today and after secur- ing their man. blew open the large steel safe in the company's office
 It is not known exactly how much money the robbers got. but they took all of the valuables In the safe, in- cludins several gold watches and gold chains and a number of checks. All of the checks stolen were drawn by the J., F. Ball and Brother Lumber Company and are of $25 aud $50 de- nominations. Tioga Is on the Iron Mountain Railroad, about four miles north of AleNa ndria
 : Sheriff David and a. posse are in pursuit of the thieves. The officials of the company do not believe there was over $100 cash in the safe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
Proposal For Buildings.

Sealed proposals will be received until noon, March sth. at the office of the Gov ernof. B. B. Conner. at the Capitol, Mont- Gpmery, Ala. by the building Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for the erection of two build ings as per plans and specifications pre- pared by Frank Lockwood. Architect Mont gomkry Ala. to be erected at the Uni- versity of Alabama.
 Contractors are asked to bid for the build inss separately and for both as one job. The committee. reserves the right to re- ject any all bids
 Plans may be seen at the office of shs President of the University. or may be had from the architect.
 GOV. B B coMER.
 Chairman Building Committee
 J. H. JOHNSON. Secretary. --su-wed-et
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
CITIZENS ARE INTERESTED.
Agitatlom For Higher Rond Tax VII
 Probably Be successfuI.

s Probably Be Successful.
 Denopolis. Feb, 25--(Special)-The people of Demopolis are deeply inter- ested in the election to be held on March 2s, ordered by the last session of the Commissioners, to see if the voters of District No. 1. which includes Jefferson. old Spring Hill and Denlopo- lis, are in favor of raising the Road Tax one mill.
 Hon. E. B. McCarty. editor of The Demopolis Times, is the father of the proposed scheme. and 1t is believed the voters of the district will endorse the plan.
 The roads of the county are in a de- plorable condition and in some places are almost impossible. and Demopolis thus loses considerable trade that she would otherwise secure. Demopolis is ready to do her share and wants the other towns in her district to lend a helping hand.
 First Sergeant James T. Jones. who was recently elected to the office of First lieutenant of Company M., 2nd
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
NnInhnr shnrln. .re.

New orleans. Feb. 25.--Mayor Behr- man today requested that publicity be given to. a denial of recent reports that several thousand workmen are wanted iuni ieiiately in New Orleans for build ing construction. The. Mayor chGrac- terized the report as 'cruel and unjust" to men who might come here after such work Although there has been re- centlv demand for spiantatioh labor in Louisiana there has been no short age of city labor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
Franks New PInrern.

Clica 90, Feb. 2a.-Jhe Chicago American League today released to New Orleans George Rose and Gus Dundon. The release was granted in connection with the trade by which Chicago secured Ats and Manuel from New Orleans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
EsPARTA NOT IRRESPONSIBLE.
U. $. Circuit Court of Appeals Ahirms
 .s -s- :. Lower Court, fr 'f4t

Us S. NAEctAt COuft OA <APPN~AS
 -!. -e- Lower Court. ''7i
 New Orleans. Feb 25.--The United states Circuit Court of Appeals today shanded down decision that the steam er Esparta was not responsible for col Hiding with the steamer Magnolia in 1905. .-.., ,
 President Roo@yelt was a passenger on fife Magnolia at the time of the accident, and although he was not in serious danger. the inarcessibility-. of the place where the collision occurred and Jack of definite inforTnatlon for seY- eral hours after the steamers struck. caused excitement oyer the United states. The. President was enroute from New Orleans to the mouth of the Mississippi --. -sts
 Suit for libel against the Esparta was begun by the Government. which owhed the Magnolia. and today's de- cision afarrns that of af lower court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
WANTS FULL PARpoNA
Geenral StoesseI Sends Petition Tn E,a-

peror Nicholas.
 St. Petersburg. Feb. 25.-Lieutena rt General Stoessel. who on February 9e was condemned to death for the sur. render of the Port Arthur fortress fn Japanese. has petitioned Emperor Nicti- olas for full pardon. The court recommended that the death sentence be commuted to teh years Imprisonment in the fortress and that the general be excluded from the service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
AUTO REACHES CHICAGO.
Army MachIne Bears Message Fr,
 C.awepaF Gssenu6 +s-

General Grant. Chicago, Feb. 25.-Thickly coated with mud. though otherwise in good condition. the first of the racing auto mobiles reached this city today at 4:25 p. m.
 It was the army machine which is carrying q message from Genera1 Grant in New York to Fort Leavenworth. ance was the American. which is still leading the other contestants in the race from New York to Paris. It was five minutes behind the message bearer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26

John Mitchell, who recently resigned the presidency Of tho United iron Workers of America. is mentioned as q possible candidate for governor or H. ianois on the Democratic ticket
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
SsII'7IlSk
FUNERAL NOTICE.

eEELyE--The friends of Mrs. Horace A Seciye and family. and Mrs. 6. D. SeSlye. are requested to attend the funeral of Mrs Horace A. Seelye this morning at II o'clock from Union station. Interment in Oakwood
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
MR. FIsH's REASONS.
His CounseI Tells. Why Fight Against
 Hartman NSas Dropped:

New Orleans, Feb. 25.-Ihe grounds on which stnyvesant Fish was advised bv his counsel to drop his hEht to oust Union Pacinc interests from control in the illinois Central Railroad were
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-26
The mileage of the League this year

Totals. ... .. .. ..
 FShreve2ort's mileage.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-29
Bread That lntoxicates.

In far eastern Russia. in that region
which lies between the sea and the
river called Mssuri. the humidity of the
climate as well as :of the soil is re.
markable.. Vegetation, is here distini
guished for its wondrous exuberance,
to such an extent that the soil never
dries up. The result is that the inhab-
ttants In order to prevent putrefaction
of the roots SOW their corn upon a Sc.
ries of layers Of the soil. Nevertheless
in certain districts the humidity is sc
intense that there grows upon the ears
of corn Kind of fungous matter. made
up of micro fungi AS a result of this
sporadic excrescence the bread made
from the corn, in question gives all the
results of an overdose HofS alcohol, In
very humid climates the phenomenon
Is likewise known. though to nothing
like the extent of eastern Siberia
where whole districts are affected by
this strange kind Of ''alcoholized
bread."| s,@
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-29
Telephone Manners.

Do telephones lead to politeness or
otherwise? When they first came into
use the answer to this question would
have been emphatically in the mega
tive, but now that they are almost uni
versally prevalent an era Of good
manners and thank you's" seems to
be in full swing. In some communities
1t is not even possible to quarrel over
the telephone. although the two women
who took part in the following CONVEX
sation came near it: So - ~.
'sHellol Is this Mrs? WestonY
"Yes." itig 8 &c ~
''This is your next door neighbor.
Mrs. Lawrence. I thought you might
be interested to know that at the pres
emit moment your son Thomas is sitting
on one Of the sheets which are bleach
ing on my lawn and is building a large
pile of mud on it."
"Oh, thank you, Mrs. LawrenceF' ex-
claimed the mother. sAnd may l re-
turn the favor by informing you that
your setter Rab has just rooted up my
two new rosebushes and that he seems
to be chewing the budsv'
"Oh, indeed! Thank you! Goodbye
mot at all. Thank you! Goodbye
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-29
TO ENFORCEE The
PROHIBITION Law
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF EN-
FoRcEMENT LEAGUE TAKES
UP "a FEW NoAcHEs IN ITS
BELT AND PUTS MAN ON ROAD
FOR ciNcHlNG PURPOSE. IS

3 Fargo Call: Provision for the bet
ter enforcement OF the prohibition law
was made at a meeting Of the ex-
ecutiye committee Of the enforcement
league Of North Dakota yesterday af-
ternoon at the office Of Attorney r.
M. Pollock Of this city. There was
considerable business of Importance
transacted among which was the en-
ployment Of Rev, w. j. Ogden Of
Wheatland as field agent to bring
about the better enforcement Of the
prohibition law. The same gentle
man has been doing considerable
work in the past for the league and
in many instances his labors have
been rewarded. 5. I.
THE enforcement league places its
elf on record as emphatically oppos-
ing the LELAND initiative and refer
endum bill which will be voted on
this fall' said one Of the members
Of the committee to a representative
~ ! F., B., q p
Of the call this evening and now that
OF the Call this morning. Literature
is being prepared and will be circl1lat-
ed throughout the state on this sub
iect. We win work to elect men
to the Legislature whose influence
will be against this measure. 2
Those who attended the meeting
were: R. B. Griffith Of Grand Forks,
Frank Lynch of Casselton. George
Murray Of sherbrooke, A. j. Hanson
of Litchvilfe, S. A. Danford of Fargo,
R. M. Pollock of Fargo. G. A. Macna.
mara of Lisbon and w. J.. Ogden OF
|Wheat1and. 1gs % IS