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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
EPfToME OF TANGLE.
About Roosevelt. Wright and Loeb and
 fh@ Cadets.

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 July 2s.--Eight West Point cadets 6Snnd d9SaSr guilty Of hazing by .. 2 boar. board of Scott, Superintendent of the United | States Military Academy, and their dismissal recommended to Secretary of
 July 25.--secretary Loeb at Oyster Bay announced that Presidsnt Roose. welt had approved the recommendation of the military beard at West Point. | adding that the President had already signed the report, as he was strongly | opposed to hazing in the army and l navy, and was going to stamp it out. : that the President had signed the or. E. der for the dismissal of the eight ca- dets and that the matter was now up 10 Congress, as only a special act or Congress could bring about their rein.
 July 3i.-secretary of War Wright arrived at Oyster Bay to confer with President Roosevelt about the eight
 July si.--Secretary Loeb left oyster Bay, on vacation, for the Maine woods.
 August 1.-Secretary of War Wright, ference with President Roosevelt and Bacon, announced that both he and ssal S of eRe eisht sf iea eadets would be too severe punishment and, although President Roosevelt had signed the Order or dismissal before he, the SeC~ retary of War, had actually promul- gated 1t, the matter was now definitely settled and the eight cadets would soon return to West Point to take what. ever punishment the authorities there deemed proper.
 August S.-Rudolph Foster, acting secretary to the President in absence Of Secretary Loeb, gave out type written statement in which President Roosevelt denied he had taken any acc tion whatever in the cases of the eight cadets. The President denied that he had originally ordered them dismissed or that Ihe had later ordered them returned 10 the academy. The Presi- dent asserted he had never come to any final conclusion in the matter, and that he. would probably follow the views of the War Department.
 August 3.-Secretary of War Wright, being informed med .t,,, of the Prssidsnt.s tdent says is right"
 Secretary Loeb still in the Maine woods on his vacation.
 August 4.-Rudolph Foster, acting secretary to the President in the ab- sence of Secretary Loeb. announced at Oyster Bay that President Roose- welt had not received the final decision nf the War Department in the eases of the eight cadets, and that, at the request of Secretary Wright, he had agreed to see Colonel Scott. Superin- tendent 'S West Point, about the mat ter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
WHEN ARE WE TO HAVE A NEW
 HIGH sCHOOLt

This question is being anxiously asked by many, of our citizens. On Monday night the City Council again postponed. without apparent reason. the very important question of author ising the sale of municipal bonds for the purpose of erecting adequate school buildings. The most pressing public need that concerns Montgomery at present is the construction of c Gen. tral High School for boys and girls. The building should be modern. in every respect, and large enough to care for the rapidly increasing enroll ment. It should be equipped with all necessary up-to-date appliances--such as chemical and biological labora- tories. gymnasium. work shops for manual training. rooms for domestic science etc.
 The Board of Education has for two years. most earnestly advocated the erection of a new High School. The introduction into the school of some important courses has been delayed on account of lack of properly equipped building. Is it not plain that we are depriving our boys and girls of op- portunities afforded children in neigh boring cities? Birmingham has a new High School. and there is a plan on foot in that city to issue three hun dred and fifty thousand dollars in bonds for school buildings--an addi- tional High School being in the scheme. wetumpka has lately built a handsome new school building, which cost about $50 1000. Other cities around us have beautiful High School buildings. equip ped with modern appliances.
 Many families have in the past, moved to our city from the surround ing towns. in order that their children might have the best school facilities. Will they continue to do this. when some of those towns are going ahead of us in school equipment? The Board of Education is most earnest in asking for this new High School. and the School Committee of the Council has reported favorabIy on it. What Is the matter with the Council? City bonds are selling at a premium, and the people want the High School. Gem tlemen of the councii--let us have a new High School: If not--why not?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
RELYING ON RoosrvpLr.
He ls Expected Before me clowa Te Cut q Figure In The Cnmpa@in.

He is Expected Before Tne Close To
 Cut q kfEgre In The Campa@in.
 seldom have the two great parties stripped for their quadrennial struggle when confronted with so many perplex- them. although the Repubiicans seem to be beset oy. greater number than their adversaries In the first place, they already have been charged by the october's panic and the resultant inc dustrial and commercial depression, from whirn the country now is happily not be worked much in the agricuiturai States in the West, for with the pros. pect of abundant crops again this year. 1t would not impress the voters of that
 While the Democrats as a party never have been considerate of the negro. still in the North they will make the most of the Brownsville affair. of the negro race is seriously dis gruntled over the dismissal of the eolored battalion following the shoot ing up of the Texas town two years that a majority of the negroes fn Re- publican States will vote the ticket as usual, the Republican managers will have difficult time in bringing all iof them tnto line. Reports received disposition of many negroes Is to re- main away from the polls entirely. while smaller percentage sulleniy vows 1t will vote for Bryan
 At this preliminary stage of the cam paign the Democrats seem to have the Republicans on the defensive, with rec spect to organized labor, as q result of their adoption at Denver of an antt- injunction plank which pleased many of the prominent labor leaders much more than the plank adopted at Chicago. Moreover, the Democrats believe they have Mir. Taft handicapped by reason of the injunction orders which he issued during the American Railway Union strike early in the sos. and the appellation father of the in junction." already applied to him. will be sounded on the musings during the fall
 Weight of Roosevelt ynfIuenee.
 These are the chief points of advans tage. in the view of the Democratic leaders, with which their party is enter ing upon the campaign Perhaps the chief disadvantage under which Demo crats will labor is to be found in the personal strength of President Rooge. welt, which will be thrown with all the necessary spectacular effect to the Republlcan nominee. The Roosevelt policies are popular with the masses of the people and since MT. Taft has subscribed to them 1t is anticipated he will benefit largely thereby, especially In inc West. Tn the East, on the other hand the secretary's natural conservation is expected to prove an asset whereas Mfr, Bryan's alleged fadicaIisn was liability in his former campaigns.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
The President And The Judges.

Charleston (S. e. News and Courier.
 When Judge Grosscup. ot the United States Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago. was asked the other day what he thought of President Roosevelt's criticism of the decision of that court fin the Standard oil case. he replied.
 There Is no more reason why should take notice of the comment of MT. Roosevelt than I would that of any private citizen, for the office that he fills and the office that the Judges of the Court of Appeals fill are entirely independent, though coordinate branches of the government.
 That was a centre shot. and we are told that the President had nothing to say by way of retort. but the temerity of the Judge shows of course that the President has been right all along in his contenton that the Judiciary should be managed by the executive. What is the use of being President if the Circuit Judge of a Federal Court can sav 10 the Conmender- in -Chief of the Army and Navy and courts of the coun- try that what the courts do Is none of his business? Tn a little more than eight months Mir. Roosevelt will be out of office, and he may expect from this time on to the close of his ad- ninistration some rather severe jolte from men in high position who do. not agree with his policies but who have not heretofore. for one reason or an- other, been able to express their honest views about the President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
10000 VOTES GAINED.
By Decision Of NebrasIxa'a Secretary Of
 State.

By Decision Of Nebraska'a Secretary OK Lincoln Special to The New York
 Friends of William Jennings Bryan declare that at least 10000 votes will be added to his vote in this State by kin permitting fusion between the Democrats and Populists. The decision is taken as marking the end of Victor Rosewater's attempt to break up tne fusion arrangement.
 Rosewater protested against having the same names placed on the Popu- list and Democratic ballots. MT. Jun kins decision in favor of the legality preme Court. but 1t is not believed that Rosewater will go further. Jun kin Is Republican and his decision is admitted to be entirely unbiased;
 Reports are being brought to MT. Bryan almost daily that he has a good chance to carry Kansas. His decision to speak at Topeka, however, is not due so much to that fact as of guaranteed bank deposits in some State near to Oklahoma, but not Ok lahoma itself The latest born of the States Is conceded as. as sure .S o,, for the in favor of her bank system has spread to some of the nearby Repub- lican States and Mir. Bryan believes he can take advantage of that sem
 John H Atwood. National Commit teeman from Kansas and member of the Legislative Committee. con- ferred with Mir. Bryan today. and took confident that the Democrats can carry
 The Topeka speech will be made on the candidates way back to Lincoln from Indianapolis. where he will ate tend the notification of John W. Kern. and will make a speech.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
SENATOR ALLISON
Had No RelatiVes--Funeral Arrange
 ments Made by Friends.

Had No ReIatives--Funeral Arrange
 ments Made by Friends.
 The arrangements for the funeral of Senator William B. Allison have been completed. It will be on Saturday the 18th inst There Is not a relative to consult. not a single wish to consider outside of the desires of the host of friends in Dubuque and Washington and throughout Iowa. Alone not sur vived by a blood relative and living solely for the public service which he might perform, Senator Allison's last few days were a fitting climax of a lonely mans life.
 The Allison home is in charge of the few intimate friends of Senator Ali son The house. draped in mourning is fairly filled with flowers, and the body of the aged Senator. prepared for burial. will be laid In state for several hours before the funeral. His funeral arrangements depict the loneliness of his later years. No relatives are pres ent-he has none. Friends are there he had legions-and 1t Is they who are arranging for the final obsequies over the remains of Iowa's distinguish ed Senator. Home life, privacy and quiet were all sacrificed by Senator AL lison for the public welfare.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08

Few more righteous verdicts were ever returned to any court than that which was returned by jury in Colum-
 bua. Ga, on Thursday last. The case was against a man named Konkie and
 wife for cruel and inhuman treatment of a 13-year old girl, the daughter
 Of the former and step-daughter of his wife. The charge of brutal treatment was amply sustained. and the verdict of guilty fully justified. The only fault we can see is that the judge was too lenient in sentencing them. the penalty fixed by him being three months in prison or a fine of fifty dollars for the woman. and six months on the chain gang or a fine of $25O for the man. The facts as proven. justified a much heavier punishment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
WeiRht of Rooaeyelt YnfIuenee.
AII-eIsctric Railroads.

The more general application of elee- tricity on our railroads is to some exs tent in the experimental stage, and doubtless defects will develop that must be corrected in the interests of both safety and economy; but there Is not likely to be any backward step tn the application of this force. The movement is entirely forward. It heralds the dawn of q newer day for there are signs in plenty that sooner or later it will be realized. probably west as well as east of the Father of Waters. Probably few people under stand that shTSugs ths sss siSrStsr poEsISn motive has been practically eliminated. A Brooklyn authority says that 'the steam of the whistle of a passenger steam locomotive" is Q forgotten sound taksn a snat ali ossT Lons isisHnd iH Ss ts %oss freights trains by electricity. The same is true of Manhattan, where the last steam locomotive recently ran in Every railroad with a New York ter miDa1 is preparing for electrIfication, even where it has not yet been instail- ed. If there are dangers to be guarded against, there are also safety devices to which the force Is being applied The Interstate Commerce Commission is about to begin vigorous campaign to make travel safer, and to this end will make 6 series of thorough tests and experiments to. determine where various designs. 1t will begin with al safety-stop system. already In use on the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy. The governing principle is electricity, and its purpose is Go stop the engines when approaching cath other. at the came tiIne signaling both the engine stgnaa AtafionE,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08

Of time. Does this mean the ultimate oanishment of dogs from cities When" says The New Haven Regis ter. "it becomes time to pass a law requiring all dogs to be muzzled and leashed. and to permit the indiscrimi- nate shooting of those which are not. 1t is clear that the day of the dog is past. To attempt to keep him longer under such conditions is no mercy to the dog. It were better from a humani- tartan point of view, to eliminate him altogether from such communities. This makes especially important. at this time the consideration of the right to a dog"
 This is a contingency which the lovers of dogs--and they are numerous cannot contemplate with any degree of satisfaction, but 1t is probably conn ing. It is a pretty well established principle that some of the rights and principles of the individual citizen must be sacrificed for the welfare of the many. and whenever a municipality de- cides that the dog must go there will be no help for 1t. Then the animals must either be kept confined at the homes of the owners or face the cer- tainty of being shot down like public enemy. The theory that 'every dog will have his day" may stlll hold. but the day of most of them will be brief.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
This b Ny Ssyd Birthday
Samuel Bensdies ohristy.

Samuel Benedict christy, Profsssor of authority on mining matters. was born in San Francisco. Calf, August 6. 1855. He was graduated from the University Of Cali degree of SGD, from Columbia Univafsity n 1902. He is professor of mining and met- was vice-president of the American fnsti- tutA Of Mining Engineers. in 1881 and is0a, and from 1907 to 1909, Is . member Of the Institute Of Mining and Metallurgy Of Lon4 don. the Society Of Engineering EducAafon and the California Mining Association. He is the author of numerous papers on the quiokstlver, etc, and on ensineerinG oducaA tton. and he is the inventor ef proceesss for treating gold ores.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
4 blaeksmIth made wha. they' eal

4 blacksmith made what they call " a whirlwind campaign" for Cover nor Of Texas, and The Washington Herald suggests that he may have used the hammer too vigorously, but The Norfolk Landmark surmises that he may have used the bellows too freely. Perhaps his weak point was that he was not able to weld the fragments of his following together.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
This Date in History
Auausr ,.

AUGUST 6. 17be-IThe New London Summary wes pup lished at New London, Conn. 17Ts-Fort Boonesborough invested by Ca- nadians and Indians. isil--The British took possession of Bata- via and q part of Java 1sI2--Ths United States troops under Gen. Hull evacuated Canada and entered Detroit isi4--First meeting of the American and British Commissioners ct 0hent, Go treat for peace. isle--Charles A. Dana, New York editor, born Died October IT, 1891. is2s-The Centennial of Baltimore celeorat- ed. 1sts--The Smithsonian Institution founded at Washington, D. C. 1aeG--Fort Gaines at Mobile Bay. surrender ed to Farragut and Granger. fse7--Hon Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian pre- mIsr received the order of the Legion of Honor from the President or
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
A Mystery Hard to Solve.

New SY Ork Evening Post.
 The mystery of the Presidents at- titude towards the West Point hazers is too deep for The Evening Post or any one else to fathon. unless 1t bs that some clairvoyant or psychic" can botray the secret. Not only the As- sociated Press. but all the other press associations. rtand by their reports that MT. Loeb announced on Jufy 25 the Presidents approval of the ex- puision of the cadets, and their re- porters will take oath that Secretary Wright gave them permission to state on Saturday last that the cadets would be reins.ated. This fact appeared in the newspapers of Saturday afternoon, Sunday and Monday morning. without contradiction from Oyster Bay Not until late Monday afternoon did if occur to the President to give the lie. as he did yesterday, to Mir. Loeb's statement of July 25, and to Mir. Wright's of August l. The new Sec- retary of War can throw no light on the subject. He merely says that If the President convicts him of a mis- statement "it must be so." The King can do no wrong. But the public is entitled to a feeling of disgust that the President continues to be so badly misrepresented and by his immediate entouraRe that denlals and convictions of falsehood tumble over each others heels. It is a new experience in the history of our Presidency. Cannot Mir. Loeb be elected to the Ananias Club and then ignomiously dismissed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08


 No doubt there are many readers oi this paper who never think of Okla homa as one of the cotton states of tn, Union. They have an idea that the new State is away up in the northwest where the climate would render tho cultivation of cotton unprofitable. il not impossible. but that opinion would be wide of the mark. As a matter of fact, Oklahoma should be chased as one of the Southern States. for 1t cor responds in latitude with Tennessee and Arkansas. That it is also to be classed as one of the cotton States is plain when we state that it now stands sixth in amount of cotton production and as that industry Is hardly out of it's infancy in the State it may be ex- pected to grow with time. just as the youngest member of the family is growing in other respects.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08

There should be something doing when watson and Graves mount the same platform and lock tongues In joint debate. Talk is the strong suit of both, and if they will be good -humor- ed and nice they should be able to make things interesting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08

There are couple of princes over in servia who are ready to be mar ried. and the father is tentatively of- ferine them to the best bidder. an American multi-millionheiress. presum- ably. It is true that servia isn't much, but the wife of one of the chaps will be a princess and that counts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
A Warning For Taft.

The Colorado situation is very promising for Taft and the Republi- cans. write Secretary Wilson to the former and then he adds They want protection on wool horses. hides cattle, grain. poultry, eggs, lead. etc" Evidently this Is by way of warning MT. Taft that he must not carry his tariff revision views to the point of meddling with the agricultural and mining schedules or the existing law, Other interests will be heard from In due time to -Ana same effeot
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08

A woman writes an essay in one of the magazines on why I would not marry my husband again" We don't know the reasons she gives. but would like to know why there should be any necessity of marrying him again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
The New York Press is a Republican

The New York Press is a Republican newspaper but it iS skating on ve'
 thin ice when it says: "Mr Roose- velt's hatitual eagerness to reverse legal decisions suggests that the best way of providing for his future is an appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States" The traditional bull in the china shop wouldn't hold a candle to Roosevelt on the bench.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
L.neoIa,, Brsylty Ana Lus.aity.

NeW TOrN CnrISLIAu AuVUCdt0s
 This is a day of long speeches and long letters of notification commit tees. A Lincoln voter has looked up MT. Lincoin's speech to the notification nomination In 1t there are only 13s words; and in his formal letter of &C., ceptance there are only 134 words. Tn his speech of acceptance to the com iS6 words and in his letter of accept ance there are only 200 words. Lln- coin gave the meat of the matter, &C., cepted the platform. and promised to sustain it. The present. method of printing column after column of speeches and letters of acceptance, such as occurred four years ago, and are likely to occur now. Co adapted fo l4hyoW., dust 4n paopie's 4egeHs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08

A Montgomery girl wants to know why a man hugs around the waist and a girl around the neck Why does COW look over a stone wall? Why does President wear suspenders.-Columb State.
 And why does The State ask a string of foolish questions instead of answer ing the original one?