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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30
REDWOOD CANYON DECIDED
TO UNITED STATES

San Francisco. ut the very door of hum
dreds Of thousands Of people.
So long as the land remains In
private ownership there Is always dan
ger that the trees will be attacked,
and Mr.. Kent feared this, but as a
National Monument they win be safe
for all times. There are, OF course,
many finer stands OF redwood in Cali
fornia, but there are no typical groves
owned by the United States nor are
there any which might be acquired by
the government except at great ex-
pense.
Originally this land was part Of the
old Spanish grant, Rancho Sausalito"
Mr.. Kent purchased the land some
years ago for a sum said to be about
$4,000. To insure the preservation OF
the redwoods for the instruction and
enjoyment of all the people for the
years to come, he has now decided the
tract to the United States as q gift.
The largest redwoods are eighteen feet
in diameter at the butt and will APP
preach three hundred feet In height.
rising with perfectly straight and
clean stems. As none Of the big trees
have been cut. their age Is of course
somewhat problematicAl. but II il safe
to. say that the veterans have stood
from one thousand to fifteen hundred
years.
The total stand of redwood, roughly
estimated, is about 10000, 900 feet. with
some 100000 fket Of fir. and a very
considerable amount Of tan bark oak.
The redwood alone. ut q fair valua-
ton, has a market value OF 9i5O.00O
as it stands Except for narrow strip
Of brush along the east border and 3
fringe along the southwest line, the
whole canyon is covered with q dense
forest growth. The stand is heaviest
along the creek and on the lower
slopes. becoming poorer above. Red
wood is the dominating tree, towering
high above everything else and form
ing fully three-fourths of the whole
forest. Douglas fir Is next in impor-
tance, and scattered over the entire
tract are all the various hardwoods
common to the region, chief among
which are the numerous oaks. madrone.
alder, maple and mountain laurel, all
of which form a kind of dwarf under
wood to the lofty redwood and fir.
The redwood occurs both in big and
small groups and by single trees
while the other species are sprinkled
throughout.
The destruction OF redwood by lum-
bering has been so rapid In the last
decade that II is now only a question
of years when the original growth will
have wholly disappeared. Its extra
ordinary scientific and educational
value along with the fact that 1t Is
a pleasure ground for ell of the people
who live or visit this part of Cali
fornia, makes the wood an ideal Ma
tional Monument.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

capsaln Amunassn. who won auits ,

Captain Amundssn. who won quite a
reputation by sailing through the
Northwest passage. Is going TO make
. try for the Pole pretty soon. He
intends to start from San Francisco
as soon as proper preparations can
be made and thinks he will get the
plum. The Portland oregonian says of
his project:
The experience of the discoverer of
the Northwest Passage, is, of course, a
point in his faver In the quest for the
pole, but, as Il required about 500 years
Of effort to get a ship through that
iong-sought channel. 1t may be mat the
discovery OF the pole is not yet due.
LieutenantPeary has probably had more
continuous experience in Attic explora-
1ion than any other man living, and, 80
far as results go, he IL not much nearer
the pole than he was when he started.
We admit that Frisco is a good
place to start from, no matter where
one is going. and it may be that luck
win follow the hardy adventurer. II
IL does not he will have the satisfac-
tion, such as II Is. OF knowing that
''there are Others" so that his failure
needn't cause him to feel lonely. We
hope he'll ind the pesky thing and
stop 50 much bother over it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30
COTTON AND PRICES.

The Advertiser has for some weeks
commended that the maximum estimate
for the cotton crop of 1sO7-Os ought
not to go over 100000 bales. 1t
is more than probable it will not
reach that figure. In the face of the
fact that the world needs several mil
lions Of bales Of American cotton more
than has been made for this crop the
advocates Of q high price would seem
to be standing on safe ground. The
questions are what Is a high price,
and what are the conditions as to
ability to hold for still higher prices?
We have here in Montgomery in the
neighbOrhood Of $1,000 bales. Receipts
have been Ave times that amount so
that 1t is evident a great many own
ers Of cotton have been willing to sell
at prevailing figures.
cotton mills has about passed away
and the trade in all kinds OF cotton
goods is gradually improving. There
must at an early date be much more
demand for manufactured goods than
at present and when that happens it
would appear reasonable to expect a
further advance in the price of the
raw material.
The total number of bales ginned
up to January 20 was 1O.3S7.O0O. II
the percentage of unginned cotton on
that date is in proportion to past years
there is not enough unginned to bring
this crop up to 100000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30
This Date in History
Jannary 40.

Jamuary 40.
177S--F'rance acknowledged independ-
ence OF the United States
1797-John Fairfield, United States
Senator from Maine and twice Govern.
or of that State. born. Died, December
"a 1s47.
Is16--Nathaniel Prontiss Banks
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, born In Waltham, Mass. Died
there. September !, 1894.
1S34-Richard Lawrence attempted
to assassinate President Andrew Jack.
son.
lsss-Alapaca wool first introduced
into England.
1S47--Lord Elgin reached Montreal
and took the oath Of office as Governor
OF Canada.
1s4s--Henry Clay Hansbrough, Unit
ed States Senator from North d.
kota, born in Illinois.
1S66-Chilean war steamer Cazadou
wrecked. with loss of as lives.
1S62-The ironclad Monitor" launch
ed.
1ses-william Carleton, Irish Novel
list, died.
is70--Jules Grevy elected President
OF France.
1Sss--Asa Gray, celebrated American
botanist, died in Cambridge. Mass
Born in Paris. N. Y, November IS
1s02--Anglo- Japanese treaty signed.
1906-Frederick VIII, proclaimed
King OF Denmark.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30
FORTUNE FOR WAITRESS.
Descendant OF the UnrecOgnixed vii
Of George Nv of England.

Descendant OF the UnrecOKnized Wife
Of George Nv of England.
Boston Globe.
Miss Georgia A. Smythe, a waitress
In a Cambridge Street lunch room, has
received news from her home in New
Brunswick, that she is entitled to a
fortune of 100000 by virtue of being
a great-great- granddaughter of Maria
Fitzherbert. celebrated in history as
having been married to King George
Nv of England. though the marriage
was never oficially recognized. Miss
Smythe's father Is dead, and she and
a sister are his only heirs.
When Maria Fitzherbert died, in 1897.
her papers, including letters from
George Nv. were sealed by her orders
for seventy years. They were opened
at Windsor Castle some time ago bv
order of King Edward. and, according
to the adviceS Miss Smythe received
from home, an advertisement has been
published calling for heirs of Miss Fitz-
herbert to make themselves known
with view to receiving their shares in
the distribution of fortune aggregat-
ing something like 312.OO0.0OO.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

nocent Inquiry IL any legislator had
taken the trouble to ascertain whether
or not the proposition OF Equal rights
to all ana special privileges to nons-
was being lived up TO in that bill.
The Following telegram from wash
ington which was published in a num-
Der Of newspapers a few days ago
viii add some interest to this ques-
tion and perhaps revive with some the
question propounded by The Advertiser
to the Alabama Legislatures:
That the General Electric Company
10 now engaged in the preliminary
work looking to perfecting the great
est monopoly In the United States II
not in the world. II was learned to-
Gay, Is one Of the sensational charges
mission. The great combination Of
electric interests. II IL declared, Is or
ganizing an immense scheme to secure
coatrol Of the best water power In the
West and South. with the view to
placing 1t in domination of the future
power of the country.
The day is not far distant accord
ms to scientists when the diminishing
coal supply will compel attention to
Tue WStcf power ana Wnon RAILROADS
and Industrial power will be derived
more and more from water power.
The governments control over the
water power OF navigable rivers Is
unquestioned, but In the West and
South most OF the water power is in
streams which are not navigable, and
II Is possible easily to get control
Last year such interests, through q
congressional grant, secured control Of
the power of the Mussel Shoals rap
ids In the Tennessee River in North.
ern Alabama ana later the concession
is said to have been turned over to
the Tennessee Coal and Iron interests.
with which II went 10 the United States
steel Corporation with the control OF
pany.
Hundreds Of thousands of horse
power are involved In this effort 10
control tse public interest. The fall
ure to secure legislation after the need
mas been publicly presented to the
country will balk the Commission
The commission Is not prepared, IL is
said, to recommend detailed leRisla-
ton, but will try to perfect a meas.
ure and have II rushed through Con.
sress at this session.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

The showing as to payment Of poll
tax throughout the state 10 not what
It should be. ana unless there is more
interest shown between now and the
close Of next Saturday many thousands
Of white men win disfrsnchise them
selves. 1t is distressing to hear so
many young men giving frivolous ex-
cuses for failure to discharge the high
and important duty of qualifying
themselves as voters. They will feel
their humiliation in q few weeks
when their friends who have been
more patriotic are active in support
Of men Of their choice and who win
be able to vote for them at the COM
ing primary. Those disinciined to dis
charge their duty now viii stand
around with their hands in their peck
cts unable to exercise the highest priv
ilege OF free men. II. as we are con-
fident IL the case. there are 5000 white
men in Montgomery county. thirty-six
hundred OF them are liable to poll tax.
From this should be excepted those
who are school trustees and members
Of the national guard, amounting. say
to two hundred and fifty. II we reach
1000 who pay this tax 1t viii be more
than present indications point TO, 20
that we will have at least one-third
OF those subject to poll tax unable to
exercise the voting privilege in any
county. municipal or State primary or
election in the next two years.
What we have said az to Montsom-
cry in the matter Of failure to pay
up applies equally to all the others
Of the State. A few days ago in one
Of the Selma papers It was stated that
not over one-third OF those subject to
poll tax in Dallas county had paid
It. This is a statement to be found
in papers from every part OF the state.
The opportunity to pay up is before
the people OF this State for three days
more. When the books close next
Saturday night we hope that thousands
who have neglected until now win call
on the tax collector. get his receipt
and be able to participate In all the
elections Of the year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30
This Is My Z2nd Birthday
J. Warren Keiter.

General J. Warren Keifer, member
of Congress from the Seventh Ohio Dis
trtct and former Speaker Of the House
of Representatives, was born in Clark
County, Ohio. January 30, 1885. After
completing his schooling he studied
law and was admitted to the bar in
1858. He enlisted as a soldier in the
Union Army at the outbreak of the
war, and was mustered out in 1861
with the rank of Major General. In
1868 he became a member of the Ohio
state SENATE ana IN the same year was
ment, Grand Army of the RepublfcT He
was elected to the forty fifth Congress-
and reelected three times, being chosen
Speaker of the forty seventh Congress
After a lapse of twenty years he re-
turned to Congress three years ago
and was reelected to the sixtieth Con-
gress. General Keifer was Major Cen
eral of Volunteers in the Spanish
American war and commanded the first
division, Seventh Army Corpe, In Cuba.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

There are some lively scraps among
the Republican brethren these days.
In Ohio It is Foraker and Dick against
Taft; in New York It is Roosevelt and
Taft against Hughes, and in other
States there are fights going on that
are interesting to Democrats. We
want Taft to down Foraker and we
want Hughes to down the President.
II for nothing else than to rebuke the
latter's assumacy. Further than this
we are not losing any sleep over their
scrimmages.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

The matter Of preventing the useless
destruction Of forests and timber is at
tracing national attention. The hear
ing now going on before the commit
tee OF Congress has drawn to Wash
fngton men from all sections Of the
Union interested in the future supply
Of timber. This matter will grow In
interest and Importance and 1t is =
matter for general congratulation that
the Bureau OF Forestry has conducted
such = splendid campaign of educa-
tion. 1t did not begin any too soon
and 1t cannot be continued too Wig
orously. In a few days one of the
best informed men in the forestry SER
vice. Mr.. Mills. will be in Montgom-
cry and address our people on this
subject. He ought to have a large au-
dience and we sincerely hope that our
eitissns in large numbers win turn
out to hear him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30
THn sENAToRsHIP AND THE CON-
sTTTUTTON.

THn sENAToRsHIP AND THE CON-
sTITUTIoN.
The Legislature OF this state when
1t assemblies in january 1911, will be
called on to elect a successor to SEN
ator Bankhead whose term will expire
March 4. 1918. This is necessary be-
cause Senatorial vacancies must be
filled by Legislature elected immedi-
ately preceding the vacancies and as
the Legislature to be elected in 1910
will be the only one elected before
the senatorial term ending 1918 expires
It must elect the Senator.
In view OF this fact the Constitu-
tional provision as to eligibility of
Governors to election or appointment
as Senators becomes interesting. The
concluding sentence Of Section 1le OF
the new state Constitution is In these
words:
After The first election under this
Constitution no one of said officers
shall be eligible as his own successor,
and the Governor shall not be eligible
to election or appointment to any Of
fee under this State, or to the Sem
ate of the United States during his
term, and within one year after the
expiration thereof.
The term Of the present Governor
will expire in January. 1911, and con-
sequently under the clause of the State
Constitution above quoted he is not
eligible to election or to appointment
to any State once or to the Senate
until January. 1919. one year after
the expiration of the term for which
he was elected. We do not see how
there can be any bubble about this
proposition.
It should be stated that of course
the United States Senate judges of
the qualifications Of its own members
and woul6 not be bound by the above
quoted clause; but the question for
us here at home is. would a Legisla-
ture sworn to support the State Con-
stitution so paIpably do violence to
1t. as to disregard one of its plainest
and most easily understood provisions.
We shall see, what we shall see in
the next year or so.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

On last Friday evening. January "a
The Typographical Union Of Atlanta
celebrated the anniversary of the birth
of Benjamin Franklin. AS the biogra-
phies say he was born on January IL
we fail to see why his birthday should
have been celebrated a week later, but
then Atlanta often does strange
things. Perhaps 1t took them a week
to get ready to celebrate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30
MONOPOLY or WAITER POWER.

The Legislature of Alabama at the
July session Of 1907 granted some ex-
traordinary concessions to certain in
terests in connection with undeveloped
water power in and along the Tonnes
see River in the neighborhOod of the
Mussel Shoals. While that bill was
pending The Advertiser MADE the In
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

Are the women determined to crowd
the men of the stage in everything?
Some days ago there was q fiddlers
contest out in Texas. and a woman
walked OF with the prize. Only think
what shock that was to the male
contestants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

HockfOrd Argus.
Many physicians agree that It is
more or less dangerous TO stop heavy
drinking too abruptly. Anyhow, pro-
hibition Is less than two weeks old in
Georgia, and already a man In Gaines
Vile reports ian alligator shaped crea-
ture striped with many colors. that
fell from the clouds last Thursday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

. 1T is a pleasure to U.S." gurgles The
Houston Post. that the maidens OF
Texas have sense enough to pass uu
the titled tramps of Europe" II
some OF those naidens had 'steen mil
lion dollars and didn't know what else
to do with 1t she would probably buy
. title tramp" just as the others do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

OdIIIV TIIII NtW5s
One Of our citizens has just returned
from a trip in Southeast Alabama and
reports that there is no hard times in
Coffee County. He explains by saying
that the farmers sell the merchants
lard and that every farm has good
cows. mule colts and hogs walking
about the place. This is a remedy that
Is sure preventive against hard times
and panics. No country home well SUR
rounded with good stock and poultry
will ever suffer want Hay crops
stock crops and table supply crops will
ever keep prosperity growing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

A contemporary thinks 1t must look
funny to see real old Georgia Col
onel standing up at a drug store coun-
ter calmly swallowing a glass of soda
water. Well. II he gives the soda
dispenser the right kind of wink per-
haps therein be a straw put in his
glass--and something else.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30
49,, Clean Up ana Look Meat.

Ozark is entirely too beautiful a city
naturally for her citizens to allow har
not 70 show of her advantages. we
should assist nature in her EFFORTS to
oeautify Ozark. While abe is causing
our trees to bud and sprout, we should
at least see that our sidewaikE ana
especially our square, is kept clean and
neat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

SSdr. Taft on Mr.. Hughes" is the
heading of an editorial in a contem-
porary. If Taft stays on him long
there'li only be his whiskers left to
identity him By.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

Fudge" HeffelHnger. the old-tine
football star. Is talked of as one of the
delegates-at-large from Minnesota to
the Republican National Convention.
He is ar ardent supporter of Taft for
the presidency.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

Republican sentiment in Eastern
Massachusetts is said to be very favor
able to Taft, following the lead OF Sem
ator Lodge, while in the Western part
OF the state, Senator Cranes supposed
leaning toward Hughes has helped the
New York Governor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

The Hamilton Club. the leading RE-
publican organization of Chicago, an
nnouncss plans for the erection OF a new
100000 home In the central business
district OF the city. It is expected to
De the finest structure Of the kind oc-
eeupied by political club In the United
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

United States Senator Charles W.
Fulton of Oregon and Congressman
Elmer L. Fulton OF Oklahoma are
brothers, though OF opposite politics.
The Oklahoma man was once Blaine
Republican.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

BENJAMIN r. Shively. who represent
ed the Thirteenth Indiana District foui
terms in Congress- will be a candidate
Tor United States Senator to succeed
senator Hemenway, Republican, in the
event the next Legislature has a RE-
publican majority.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

The dinner of the Hartford Yale
Alumni Association, at which Secre-
tary Taft will speak. has been post
poned from February Z to Saturday,
February Is. Secretary Taft speaks in
New Haven the following Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

The Montgomery Advertiser guefantsos
It's advertisers land makes II part OF tns
rontxact when requestedl that It's daisy clr-
eulation IL larger than that Of any rncrnina
nswzpaper printed In Alabama--and tnst ~
sunday edition has the largest circulation Of
any news paper printed IN Alabama, withous
1xcsptinn.
The figures for December printed below
represent the actual net circulation. all re-
turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

a synopsis of what La Toilette stands
for in the Senate. The leafiet is being
distributed all over the country, espe-
cially in the West.
Leslie M. Shaw. who is to retire from
his position as President OF the Carne-
gle Trust Company. on March 1 next.
is expected to devote his entire ener-
gies toward capturing the Republican
United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

Governor Hughes is to make two
speeches in Boston early in March. Both
are to be delivered the Name evening.
one before the New England Dry Goods
Association and the second at dinner
Of the Brown University Alumni Asso-
citation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

Judge Jesse Black Of Tazewell Coun'
ty has announced his candidacy for
Governor of Illinois on the Democratic
ticket Judge Black has served his
district in the Legislature and was
candidate for Congress against b. F.
Gram, but was defeated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

THE Truth About La Toilette" is the
title OF a thirty-two page leafiet recent
" issued by the publicity department
zation al Madison, wis. The Ieafiet
contains q biographical outline an ex-
nianation of ''The wisconsin Idea" and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

Jacob Riis, President Rooseveltts init
mate friend. says he hopes to see the
President made Mayor OF New York
city at the close ot his present term IN
do more public good in the Mayors
chair than in the Senate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

Tennessee Republicans profess to see
In the Democratic split in that State
chance to elect Republican Governor.
nj. + Sanford Of Knoxville, now As.
sistsnt Attorney General OF the United
states is talked OF as the Republican
standard bearer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-30

The old Plat machine in New York
ia said to be in favor Of Timothy L.
woodruff, former Lieutenant Governor,
as the successor OF Senator Plat at the
expiration of the latter's term. Mr.,
woodruff 10 a protege OF Senator Platt.