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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
HEFLrN ArrLAuDED
By washinstoa Women Fer what He

ny Wasningt0n Women Fer What He Washington Special 10 N o. Picayune. bama. Is being much criticised for fakins fsnn,a the law upon himself te eject street car last night 1t is generally conceded that he was Justified In shoot ing when the negro made movement as If to draw pistol. 4. .
 Lundy has one of the longest police records of any person in the District of Columbia. He has been arrested time and again on charges of every character. and during the last few years much of his time has been spent in
 He has served time for petty larceny, for for fran,,ant fng v:a,aesa c0neeaIed weapons ana iations, and Is considered to be one of the most persistent law breakers and one of the most desperate negroes in contact. when arrested the first time by Detective Grant, he made threats against the officer, and Grant had considerable difficulty in placing
 The women of Washington applaud MT. Hehin's act, for they have sui Tered many indignities from negroes knows nothing, because of their horror 'of publicity. The conductors seem poweriess to remedy the evil. because the traction companies place all of ing ejectrnents or preserving order without police assistance. Unaccorn- panied women. therefore. not only find dinhcuity in making their way through crowds of smokers on the platform, but are so frequently jostled by impu- dent negroes that they either give up their seats CT leave the cars to escape annoyance without attracting atten- tion. Mir. .Hef1in this afternoon receiv- ed handsome bunch of roses from Rev: B. B. Pruitt. of the Protestant Methodist Church
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
PROBATE NOTICE
State of Alabama, Montgomery countS
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State of Alabama. Montgomery County
 Probate Court. March l4. fsos.
 To David Garner. who resides at Gia1- rose. Texas; Jsf Garner, sfa who ireaidea at Comanche Texas: Josephine Keodiss- who resides at Burlin. Louisiana and John Garner, who resides at Normangle, . Texas You will take notice that on the 4th day of March. 1908, Eliza l.. Shaver filed 'If1 the Probate. Court his application in writ Ing for an, order to sell certain lands lying In this county. described in the appiica- ton. and owned jointly hy Eliza L.. Shaver, among aAid joint owners, and that ths l4th day of April 1903. was appointed a day for hearing said application, at which time you may appear and contest the same # you see proper. TFS
 J.-B. GAsToN,
 --fA-st Judge of Probate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
BALKED AT THE MONKEY.

Entertaining monkeys-the real thing, we mean, not the Harry Lehr variety-has sometimes found favor among the smartest of the smart set at Newport and perhaps at other places, but 1t seems that the Chicago 400 do not incline that way to any great ex- tent. At least we judge not, from recent incident reported in the papers. It seems that an entertainment was given at one of the theatres for the beneht of the children's Home and Aid Society, and in order to add to the attractions of the occasion. as she thought, an actress proposed to give a dinner at the close of the entertain ment at which monkey. bearing the name of Mir Dooley." was to be the guest of honor.
 Well. while such q proposition might have suited the smart set in some places exactly it didn't sit we'll on the stomachs of at least some of the most influential women of Chicago society. For example. Mrs. ogden Armour de- ciared: T shall certainly have noth- ing to do with 1t. I am not interested in the debut of monkeys" Still more to the point were the remarks of Mrs. Charles c. Dawes. whose husband is one of the most prominent men of Chi cago. 'I have met several different kinds of monkeys in society" she re- marked. and I suppose I ought to be broadminded about Mir. Dooley.' and make the same excuse for him made for the others-Poor thing, 1t isn't his fault, He can't help being a monkey; but one has to draw the line some where, and with me it Is going to be at this monkey"
 Plainly. while Mrs. Dawes may have to tolerate some of the two-legged sim fans she meets in society she draws the line at those with four legs. And yet we are not sure that the latter are not more tolerabIe. though the din-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

proceeding in State court is com menced. the Federal court has author ity to decide the case, and to entoin any person from proceeding in a state court until the Federal court has pro ceeded 10 Judgment.
 It was the attempt of two States 10 usurp powers not belonging to thems in violation of the Constitution, that called forth the decision of the Su- prene Court The Federal power is not enlarged. nor the State power abridged. but the good common sense, honest Judgment is. reached that no State may make railroad rate law that viii deprive a railroad company of the right to have its rights deter mined in open court. demonstrated that the rights of per- sons and property win be protected against injustice in the fJrm of law. If the legislators of all the States will take this decision to heart. they will no longer attempt to circumvent the Constitution of the United States by enacting laws which reflect public pas sion, and have in them vindictiveness and tyranny, but no justice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
Letter to The Editor
Is the Consumer Beneficial
 Vaudeville. Als
Editor The Advertiser:

Editor The Advertiser:
 Why do you persist in saying that tho consumer gets no benefit from the reduction in the freight rates: ate :,o5 Nov woI run, but I at this place am compelled to give them the benefit for there are no fools up here.
 a barrel of -four from Selma was 33 cents and is now lS cents. l try to make 25 cents on q barrel. So when 1t freight. that amounts to 95.s5. | add 25 cents and ask the customer $5.60. Under the old freight rate I would have s4 S afd 1us sS ssnts e to sS quss . ss NoM stick to the arguments which you have and don't say these sort of things. The freight rate as matter of fact benefits directly the con- sumer. as the reduction was intra- state and not interstate freight rate;
 It's the country retail merchant who sSEsr. The city consumer has not even tasted. as he buys on the inter state freight rate. You said these same things so many times that I said editorial on The Sumter Sun and the Greensboro paper: I'll bust, old wo- man, If don't say something back to said sal toner 10 her. '"why. old woman. ' have been behind the grocery counter IS among. men. and you think I'll pay subscription every year and hear the paper talk that way about merchan- dising and not answer single word when he challenges a champion, like Goliah of old, on the plains of Sorek2'' Then again I laboted eight years for railroad company and I know some of their failngs,. too; so sneaked of to my office. and wrote you this. read 1t to a railroad man. and he said, "Shucks. The Advertiser won't publish talented men, and l appreciate your modesty when you said so little about Jerusalem. but, Mir. Editor now really, are you not about as well posted on the city of JeruSalem as on the mer- cantile business of the country retail CT?
 Hamlet, the champion harper" has a close competitor In you. Grandma, so be quiet on this proposition and
 T. U. Crumpton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
u,.... The Laws Protection.

It is somewhat Surprising to hear prominent men in Congress refer to the decision of the Supreme Court in the Minnesota and North Carolina railroad rate cases as ~abridging the rights of the States" and "enlarging the power Of the Federal Government and "giv- ing the Federal courts greater pow CTS" One of the authors of a rail- road rate bill is quoted as saying that
 the decision refers co the conflict be- tween State and Federal Authority, and It ! holds that Federal authority is pre- should take jurisdiction of all railroad rate regulation" Another member of the House. from the South: remarks upon a Republican State. because now the people will be able to see the fruit of a long course of unpardonable folly and slavish adherence to the Hamil- ment. I believe that a reaction will set in against the attempted destruc- ton of the rights of States.
 Evidently these legislators had not Harlan's dissenting opinion. The su- preme Court doesA not hold that Fed eral authority is predominant" nor does it hold that Federal courts should road Tate regulation. Nor does 1t at tempt the destruction of any right of any State.
 What the Supreme Court does hold Is that neither Minnesota nor North Carolina may enact and enforce such railroad rate laws as will deprive the railroad companies of the equal pro- teetion of the laws. The right of a denied. Nor Is the Jurisdiction of State courts abridged or denied. But the Supreme Court does hold that when 8 state enactment is alleged to be Q violation of the Constitution of the United States A Federal Court may take jurisdiction equally with the State courts. The railroad companies had the choice of forum. without any in- vidious distinction between the courts. And after a Federal court has taken Jurisdiction of a case, and before any
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

Quoting the expression attributed to Roosevelt that if he felt sure that if he could carry one Southern State, Georgia or Tennessee, for example. he would become . candidate. leads e con- temporary to wonder if he was joking or in earnest. Likely he was in earn est. but he might as we'll be joking. so far as Georgia is concerned. and we hardly think Tennessee is in danger of such a capture. Probably he was merely feeling his way towards an an- nouncement that "Barkis is wilIin'.''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
This Date in History
Maroh a1

1s05--John P. Hale of New Hamp- shire first anti-slavery Senator of the United States born; died November Is.
 1S33-Treasury buildings at Wash ington destroyed by fire. r
 1S50--John C.. Calhoun, American statesman, died; born March IS. 17s2.
 1S55-Charlotte Bront, author of Jane Eyre" died; born April 21, 1Sl6.
 1S54-Comrhercial treaty concluded with Japan by Commodore Perry of the United States Navy.
 1See-Spanlsh fleet bombarded Val paraiso. Chile.
 the United States, recalled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
whsrton Barker of philadsIghia, wh9
As to Tennessee Republican COnven-

Memphis Commercial-A Appeal.
 The place for a Tennessee State Re- publican Convention is in a baseball lot. The proper stopping place for the delegation Is a wagon yard. Instead of being opened by prayer. the Chief of Police and a platoon of officers should search all the delegates and then turn them loose fin the field.
 Rules for the convention should bar gouging and kicking when the adver- sary is down.
 When contestants have both eyes closed they should be withdrawn.
 Bombing the hair of negro delegates with chairs should be forbidden in or der that no harm shall come to- the chairs.
 The regularity of tlie proceedings and the decision as to who should be the regular delegation to the National Con- ventioh should be left to a prize fight referee like Jeffries or a football ref cree like WNker- '-' --E-f
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
NEWSPAPERS roo LARGE.
Waste of Time in Reading and of Ma
 terial fin Printing. George Harvey's Second Lecture at

Waste of Time in Reading and of Ma
 terial fin Printing.
 Geerge Harvey's Second Lecture at
 Yale.
 Now 1t is my conviction that the people who depend upon the newspa- pers for their Information are forced to waste too much time. Beginning in the morning, they buy papers all day long. Understand that I am speaking more especially of the New Workers just at present rather than New Haveners. There Is scarcely a man on the ele- Vated trains or the subways but has his paper and who does not buy a fresh one at every opportunity, each new one made up from sixteen to twen- ty-four pages, of which he seldom reads more than two ov three. The other pages are disresarded. That simply means that all of our. news papers are trying to cover all the news of creation. and the only possible result that there can be is the devats- alton of our forests, I venture to say that a large per cent of you never look at the last two-thirds of the New York papers. That means a vast waste Of material. To accomplish that does not permit of the use of suitable mediums; proper paper. and good ink. They can only give quantity in the competition for quality. The result is only very badly printed sheet on very bad paper
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
Healn,a Juntlaeatlon.

MODlle fleBlStcF. |.
 Judging by the information received by press and special reports, 1t apl pears that Congressman Hefin. ala though armed with pistol and engag- ed in a physical struggle with two ne- groes in a Washington street car, relied upon his own strength solely it put a stop to the negroes disorderly conduct and to overcome their resist. ance to his efforts to make them te- have, and only when one of the ne- groes made a motion as If to draw a weapon did the Congressman avail himself of the irearm, believing his life was in danger. The Congressman was not required to wait to be shot at by the negro. If 1t was his opinion that his life was threatened he was justified in shooting. The Congress man claims that he merely fired toward the ground. and his expectation pos- sibly was that by so doing he would overawe the negro. There should be little dificulty In clearing Mir. Hefiin If the facts are as we get them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

A South Carolina judge gave orders to the bailiffs to arrest any man found splitting on the floor. That may be q good order but when a citizen enters the court house with his mouth hali full of Carolina long green. what is he to do? use his hat for spittoon We apprehend that the officers of that judges courts will find their work cut out for them if they undertake to carry out his orders. Splitting on floors oI sidewalks may be fully as reprehensi- ble as any one represents it to be. but we have not yet found or heard of any law or ordinance that will prevent it. When man feels that he is obliged to spit hen do it if it upsets the consti- tuition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

The Educational Directory of Ala bama. issed by the Department of Ed ucation. Is a very useful publication. It contains the names of those connect ed with the State Educational Depart m4nt. State institutions. agricultural schools, State Text Book Commission, County High School Commission, coun- ty superintendents and district and city superintepdents and other very valuable information.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

Let us express the hope that the fine speech of Judge Judson Harmon of Ohio. delivered in Kansas City last night will be sent to the minds of all voters in the country It is a splen. did simplification of the evils of the Republican policy of protection which fosters and enboldens combinations of capital The Advertiser publishes the address in full this morning. We commend it to our readers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

ner table Is not the place at which sen. sible people would care to meet them. as they are sometimes forced to do in the case>of the biped variety. We are given to understand, 1t may be added. that they cut out the monkey business from the program
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
A Dictated successor.

Indianapolis News. a On. the whole the most interesting thing at the present moment is. not tho revival of the third-term movement, but the activity of Secretary Taft. There are many who will think that 1t will be less bad to have the prece- dent of third term than to have a dietated successor, Roosevelt. because nominated without any great use ot power on hts part to effect the nomih- ation. He would be the choice of the people as Mir. Taft's would not. Mir Taft's nomination can come about only by the Presidents using his great infiu- ance and powers to force this result :. But there ought to be no Federal ma chine working for any one, no suspt- cion even of any control exertsd by the President either in his own inter est or in the interest of another That is the dangerous feature -of the sltuA- ton. Any attempt to dictate the sue. cOssion. whether the incumbent CT the incumbents' favorite be the successor. Is a mistake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

The Macon Telegraph somewhat dis gustedly remarks that the brand of "refawm" now rampant in Georgia, docs nothing but raise hell and taxes" Does not that description pretty well fit much other of the so-called reform now rampaging in many States?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
Poor Campaign Thunder.
Baltimore American.

bdIUWoTe Amerlcan.
 It Is very saddening to notice the dreadfully poor quality of the cam paign material being manufactured in both Houses of Congress The only satisfaction is that, although 1t may be franked to you in every mall. there is no compulslon to read 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

The Abruzzi Duke is said to be worth two million dollars. SO 1t can not be charged that he is a penniless fortune-hunter. As Miss Elkins also has few millions they ought to be able to take a wedding trip and set up housekeeping in good style.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

Republicans of New Jersey will meet at Trenton. May s. to select their. dele- gates-at-large to the National C6nven-
 Governor Johnson of Minnesota is to be the chief speaker at the Jefferson in New York City on April 1s.
 col. Frederic E. Boothby, who serv- ed three terms as Mayor of Portland. Republican nomination for Governor of
 George E. Chamberlain. Governor of for the United States Senate, to suc- ceed Senator Charles W. Fulton.
 Until recently 1t was accepted as a foregone conclusion that the Maine delegation to the Republican National Convention would be uninstructed Taft managers now declare their belief in the possibility of instructions for
 Five hundred uniformed marchers, headed by drum and bugle corps Of to Chicago next June to boost Vice President Fairbanks for the Republican nomination for the Presidency.
 The latest slate picked as delegates at-large from New York to the Chi cago Convention is made up of the names of Stewart L. Woodford Frank S. Black. Seth Low and Jacob Gould Schurmap.
 It Is reported from St. Louis that everything is in readiness for the Ma ty to be held in that city this week. Thomas E Watson. of Georgia, is look ed upon as the most probable candi- date for the Presidential nomination.
 
 Governor cumminA of fowa sums up the situation as follows: raft On the first ballot. Bryan without q serious contest. and then a hard close fight the Presidency. with Taft a winner by q much narrower margain than Mo- Kinley won by in 1856"
 Harold M. sewan of Bath has. an didate. for the Republican nomination. for Representative in Congress from the Second Maine district to. succeed sign in September. Mir. .sewall was formerly United States Minister to; Hawaii, and acting in that capacity re-. ceived the transfer of the islands to the United States in 1898
 wharton Barker of Philadelphia. who ln 1900 was a candidate for President on the. Populist ticket. is the reputed party in national politics on principles broader and In some respects less ex- treme than those of the now almost ssS sstnft Tns s es Rsrfy eYaform T of principles has been prepared in a form closely following that of the Declar- ation of Independence of 1776. It Is have received assurances that practi- cally all of the Populist strength Will come to 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

The weather reports we get from some portions of the country cause us to wonder why everybody doesn't want ts live in MontEomsz&
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
DRIFTwooD
Br PHIL N. ARS6sTRoNo.

Chicago needn't to tern up her nose at Montgomery's pcle@cat---a wolf was killed while roaming round park In that city the other day.
 A crazy man delivered what was pro- nounced by alf who heard ft to be a me nne spsTrcn Tsa,t at q political meeting in insane. his hearers didn't know the sing in Paris this summer If for sS ss.5eS S refuse that much money
 Score one for the German reporters who went on a strike when they were called swine and demanded and rec ceived an apology from the author of the speech.
 A cat deserted in Chicago found It's way to its home in Boston. The felines Of the Hub seem to be as precocious as the famous Boston Babes"
 A fowl recently killed in England had fin its crop twenty pieces of glass. a cartridge. six nails. tack, a screw, rivet. shirt button. six i've pieces of coal. This intelligent bird must have been q collector of curios.
 0 playwright is to dramatize Jobs boils. It is to be hoped for the sake of the writer that the public will have as much patience with 1t as Job had.
 Mark Twain's latest joke is never do anything naughty when anyone is look ing. To the average kid this is su-
 There is no moral difference between gambling at cards and gambling on the stock market" says Mir. Roosevelt. However, the financial difference in the loss or gain is considerable.
 When food stun is going up there Is not so much of it going down.
 Let the tariff stand--tiii after cleo
 Cheer up now
 For pretty soon
 You'l' hear the biithe
 Mosquito's tune.
 A Chicago professor says there are 500 different kinds of mosquitoes. We never took time to make q minute in- vestigation as to the variety. we were pesky things away.
 At the Conreid opera benefit in New York standing room tickets sold for g. According to that we believe we'd buy a seat.
 :; An Eastern man has refused positive ly to accept any gold coins with the motto Tn God We Trust" left off .. We will hasten to add that he was not 6 newspaper man however.
 4 It's wise father who knows his own millinery bill when he gets it.
 d Mei-pid you see me at the theatres was in a box.
 Nel-No--probably that was why Fl didn't see you.
 ; A Boston man has offered q S5C re- ward to anyone who will devise method to cure his parrot of swearing. Wiring her neck. Now send us the $50.
 Tn the average apartment house ev- anybody talks but the dumb waiter. Let us not forget the promise of to- chirps a Nebraska poet. Needn't worry on that score--your creditors will see that you don't.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

If Only Graft were In It
 If fresh air were bottled and sold by trust the board of educati0n would, see to 1t that the school children had plenty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
nsra ana nIoo,u

Bird and bloom--and who's to care With song and perfume In the air. The rivers running to meet the sea Green on meadow and hill and tree. Hearts that are happy and friends that
 are true.
 An the summer sky's all that's feel
 in blue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
sWORN cIRcuLATIoN.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees It's advertisers kanA makes 1t . part of the contract when rsanestsdD that its daily cir- ensetion fs larger than that of any morning newepaper printed in AfAbama~-and that it's Sunday edition has the largest circulation of any newapapsr printed In Alabama. without exception. i
 The figures for February printed below represent the actual net circuiatior- all re- turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

Oh. sweet is the moceing birds refrain In the ,cool, green depths of the shady
 lane
 Oh. heavy the rose as she rocks the
 bee,
 Nodding and nodding so dreamily Welcome sunshine-farewell gloom, For the joyousness of bird and bloom.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

N G Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. eavs:
 The foregoing statement of The Adyertis. CTS circulation for the month of February. 1a9s. ia true and correct. and compiled afteI all returns from news boys. news agents. spoiled and left over copiea have been de- duckeA E & NOBLE.
 Circulation Manager. Mworn Go and subscribed before me this 10th day of March. iaoa.
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

Let us not forget the promise of to- morrow" chirps Nebraska poet.
 Needn't worry on that score--your creditors will see that you don't.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31

A Buston man has offered a S5C re- ward to anyone who will devise q
 Wiring her neck. Now send us the $50.