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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-28
FOREST FIRES RAGING
 NEAR CLEVELAND. OHIO

Cleveland. Ohio. sept 27.-Forest and meadow fires are raging beyond the city limits tonight in many dlrec- ttons. West of the city hu 1drods or acres of woods and meadows are afire and travelling rapidly towards Rocky River. a small village seven miles from the public square here. Scores or res idents are fighting apparently in vain to check the progress of the flames
 Near Bedford, nine miles south' farmers are fighting meadow fires which threaten to become serious. Be- yond Cleveland. ten miles east or here' still other fires are in progress. The country about Cleveland is as dry as finder as there has been no rain here in over eight weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-28

sure MT. haskel TOT his manifold mis- deeds: although you well know that as regards the worst of them, no action in a court of law would lie.
 You ask that we leave the courts to deal with Mir. Haskell. As to some matters the courts have already dealt with him. As to others. various pri- vate individuals whom he has wronged, and the United States government on behalf of helpless Indians who om he has wronged. are striving to have the courts so deal with him"
 Mfr NJ. L. Mott. National attorney of the Creek nation, writes me as fol-
 "'In October, 1906. Mir. FouIke. of Richmond. Ind. was sent to investi- gate the matter of the town site frauds In the Creek nation. MT. Foulke's report is in the hands of the secretary of the interior. Several parties connected with these frauds have used the same means and meth . ods. Upon the repirt filed by MT. Foulke. as attorney for the Creek na- tion was directed by the Secretary of the Interior to file suits in equity for the cancellation of all deeds to town lots in the Creek nation where the same had been secured by fraud Pro- ceeding under instructions and after full investigation I found that Gov GihOA Os A1GNhGll. among others, had secured deeds to quite a number of lots in Muskogee by conspiracy and frauds; that he had had these lots sch eduled in the name of 'dumn1ies' or straw men who lived In the State of Ohio and elsewhere and then had them make quit claim deeds back to him without consideration. By this dishon- est means he succeeded in getting deeds to a large number of lots be. longing to the Creek Indians at one half their appraised value. have filed quite a number of suits against Governor Haskell in which conspiracy and fraud Is charged and the manner of consumnating 1t is set out in de- tail. Haskell has not filed any answer in any of these cases. He has simply through hS attorney. filed dilatory motions, such as demurrers, pleading to the Jurisdiction, etc, he dare not an swer and deny the allegations set up in our bf1l; such an answer would be
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-28
Business Suspended
 at Morris NJ. WoIff's Furniture Store.
FOREST FIRES ALARMING.

There are Fifty Fires Now Burning
 Around the AdirOndacks.
 Newman, N. Y, Sept. 27.-The forest fires around the Adirondacks is still alarming, although the fires that threatened the most damage have near ly burned themselves out. Thirty six days have now passed without rain, except for two sprinkllng showers and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-28
rire Beyoud Control,

Utica. N. Y, Sept. 27-The forest fires in the Adirondacks. famed by 8 strong south wind which prevailed last night and today. are now beyond con trol of the hundreds of men who have been fighting them and according to reports received here. large areas are being swept away by the flames, and sveral small villages and camps are being entirely wiped out.
 Tonr Lake West a village of about one hundred inhabitants. was burned this afternoon. and the damage result ing amounts to many thousands of dollars, The village contained about a dozen buildings. the railroad station and large storehouse which sup nlIed the camps for miles around. All ware destroyed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26
By JAMES A. EDCERTON.
Nv 7HY not a southern president?
n asrS f @sna an" nst s s"ss conf of

wv Aside from any question Of
w party, would not such a con-
summation be a fitting
pledge that sectionalism is forever
ended and that the country is indis-
solubly one? Moreover, should not
the generous north be the section to de-
mand the placing of southern man
in the White House? Nothing could
more touch the heart of the south Or
go further toward restoring mutual
faith and good feeling Have not the
senseless partisanism and prejudice
that would prevent this happy event at
last burned themselves out?
Before the civil war the number Of
presidents was about equally divided
between the two sections-eight from
the south to seven from the north. It
is only fair to say, however, that the
southern occupants Of the Office were
far and away more conspicuous and
able than those from the north. Like
wise their tenure Of Office was twice as
long-approximately forty-nine years
to twenty-four. The Virginia and Ten
nessee chief magistrates of those days
were giants. Here are names to con-
jure with:
Washington, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe and Jackson. Very much of
the worlds history might be raked over
without finding another such group.
These five that belonged to the two
wars with England and that ruled for
forty years were tall Of soul and far
shining
The other three southerners-Tyler
Polk and Taylor-were not so notable.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26
Foe of Corporation Rule.

Examined from every possible stand
point, Mr.. Smith seems an ideal candi-
date. OF fine appearance, an able law
yer, forceful speaker, Of distinguish
ed family, we'll educated, located in a
section that deserves recognition. an
uncompromising foe Of corporation
rule, man who has shown his high
loyalty to principle in many fights, his
we'll rounded strength and availability
appear the more he is studied. Despite
these facts he is not actively a candi-
date. He shares the belief that a
southern man cannot yet be elected
president. 1t is only his peculiar mer-
its and claims that have forced him
upon the attention Of the country, de-
spite this old time prejudice and his
own modesty.
In all candor it must be said that
the shadows cast by coming events
look more and more like the features
Of William Jennings Bryan of Nebras-
ka. With most Democrats support of
Bryan has grown into a habit. Be-
sides, there is some poetic justice in
the claim that so long as the country
has adopted his principles they ought
to adopt the man.
This is as it may be. Every one will
have his own opinion about it, and
only events will settle the issue. But,
whether in 1908 or later, keep your eye
on Hoke Smith. Sectional prejudice
will not last forever, and he has quail
ties in him that will wear.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26
Southern Legal Liqht.

He is only fifty-three years old, and
as he is man Of iron constitution and
of long lived race he should have the
best of his career ahead of him. He
was educated by his father, a distin-
guished professor, still living, from
whom he inherits his physical and
some Of his mental characteristics. The
father is a cousin of Mrs. Mary Baker G.
Eddy, the celebrated head of the Chris
tan Scientists, although he is not
believer in that faith. Hoke Smith
was admitted to the bar at the age Of
eighteen and is today one Of the most
distinguished lawyers of the south.
Mrs. Smith. who is one of the most
famous hostesses Of Atlanta, is
daughter of Thomas R. R. Cobb. the
Confederate general A brother of
Governor Smith married the daughter
Of still more celebrated general, John
B, Gordon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26
Overwhelmingly Victorious.

His nomination for governor follow
ed one of the hottest campaigns in
the history of Georgia. Against Smith
were some of the most distinguished
citizens of the state who were strug-
Cling for the nomination. In addition,
he was opposed by the powerful rail-
road interests that had been running
the politics Of Georgia for years. Hoke
Smith took stand against corpora
ton domination as unqualified and de-
termined as that Of La Toilette in Wis
consin. He waged the battle for
year, going into every county. Despite
all the powerful interests combined
against him he was overwhelmingly
victorious.
The recent triumph of the two cent
fare was largely due to the efforts of
Governor Smith. He also favored the
prohibitory law which went into effect
In Georgia the first Of the year, one Of
the results of the remarkable temper
ance wave that has recently swept
over the entire south. Moreover. Hoke
Smith is an effective speaker, a man Of
broad culture, Of clean life, Of lofty
Ideals, of a rounded character and Of a
solid ability that have won the uni
versal respect Of his people. A man
Of that record and reputation is Of
presidential size, whether he lives in
Georgia or Maine.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26

A factor that should operate power.
fully in Governor Smiths favor is his
name. The large, industrious and in
fuential Smith family has never had
president. If its members would
only stand together, they could make
it worth while to nominate one Of their
number. They might even join forces
with the Browns, the Joneses and other
numerous clans that have likewise
lacked White House representation. A
trust could be arranged on the basis
that a Smith would be elected in 1908,
a Brown in 1912, Jones in 1916, and
so on till all the large tribes had their
turn. 1t is fact that the presidency
has usually gone to men of unusual
deal, and it should be stopped. The
hour has come when the Smiths should
stand together, and they can do no bet
ter than to unite for the Hon. Hoke
Smith Of Georgia. Their battlecry
could be adapted from the German:
Hoch! Hoch! Hoke! Tiger!
Great Smith Family.
A campaign song could be built on
lines something like the following:
Who are we?
Who are we?
We are the great Smith fam-i-lee!
Every dog, they say,
Must have his day,
And this is ours so get out Of the way!
If not interfered with by the police
or the big stick, this could be made
very effective. Imagine it being roared
out by marching millions of Smiths!
In the opinion Of some people the
worst thing against Hoke Smith is that
he was once mixed up with Grover
Cleveland, but he did his best to re-
move the stain by resigning before the
end Of his term. Besides, it has gone
out Of fashion to knock a man with a
volume Of ancient history.
Much can be forgiven one who can
be Democrat, temperance advocate
and president of Sunday school asso-
citation all at the same time. This is a
Democrat Of the new school of Bryan
rather than one Of the old school Of
Tammany Hall.
Like Uncle Joe Cannon, Hoke Smith
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26

but even they measured up very we'll
with the northern antebellum presi-
dents, as glance at the list will show:
The two Adamses, Van Buren,. William
Henry Harrison. Fillmore. Pierce, Buch-
anan. The north had great men in
those days, but she elected mighty few
of them to the presidency.
Since the war the south has had but
one president, Andrew johnson, and
she was not proud of him. Neither was
the north
1t must not be forgotten that the
greatest Of all the presidents. Abraham
Lincoln. was born in the south
Nor is it entirely beside the point to
remark that Theodore Roosevelt is the
son of q southern mother.
On this showing is the south not en-
titled to another trial? If we are real
ly one people. why not be big enough
war has been ended more than forty
years. Why not have it ended in fact?
Noted Southern Candidate.
If there is to be southern candi-
date. what more fitting than that he
should hail from the Empire State of
the South. Georgia? Despite all her
great sons, including men like William
81. Crawford, Alexander II. Stephens.
Robert Toombs. John B. Gordon, How
ell Cobb. Henry w. Grady, Joel Chan
dler Harris and Thomas E. Watson,
Georgia has never furnished a presi-
dent Of the United States. In the
person Of her present governor, the
Hon. Hoke Smith. she now has a can
didate big enough to be considered
aside from location and still bigger
when to his own claims are added
those Of his section and his state.
Governor Smith is descended from
the famous General Hoke on one side
and from New England educator on
the other. He has been a distinguish
ed lawyer and editor. He was in
Cleveland's cabinet, but had such a
lofty sense Of duty and party loyalty
that. although gold man. he decided
ito support Bryan in 1896 and resigned
his portfolio. Prior to his elevation to
the cabinet he was an ardent tariff re-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26
Marching Through Georgia.

When Hoke Smith was secretary of
the interior he naturally appointed a
large number of Georgians. 1t kept
on till people from other states made
remarks. Senator Voorhees, Of Indiana
had Hoosier friend that he wanted
an office for, but so long as there were
any unappointed applicants from
Mr.. Smiths own state he was in de-
spair.
One day Voorhees, walked dejectedly
through the interior department whis-
ting Marching Through Georgia"
The tune grated on Smiths sensitive
ears, and he reproachfully said:
"What are you whistling that for?"
II just can't help it, explained
Senator Voorhees,. "Whenever come
through your department feel as if
were marching through Georgia."
That day Voorhees, Indiana friend
was appointed.
Physically Mr.. Smith is giant six
feet and two inches in height and
weighing over 200 pounds His head.
face and body all give the impression
of maSSiVeneSS
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26

was born in North Carolina. Cannon
went west to enrich the brains and
sensationalize the language of Indiana
and Illinois, while Smith drifted south
to make life more interesting for the
railroads. That these two distinguish
ed Tar Heels are now candidates for
the presidency shows what a North
Carolina birthplace may do for a man
provided he leaves the state at stuff.
GENTLY early age.
Clark Howell. editor of the Atlanta
Constitution and member Of the Dem
ocratic national committee, was slated
for the succession to the governship,
and rumor said that this was only to
be stepping stone to the senate. 1t
was beautiful plan, but something
happened to it. The something was the
Hon. Hoke Smith. After he got through
the plan was not SO lovely to look upon
or would not have been if there had
been enough left of it to be seen with
the naked eye.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26

former and by his own personal ef-
forts swung his state to Cleveland
when the chief politicians were for
Hill. In 1899 he was unanimously
elected president Of the International
Sunday School association.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26
Hoke Smith of Georgia

Distinguished tSoutherner Who, Though Not Actively Can
ddate For the Presidency Has Qualities That Demand
Attention and Will Wear-Man Of Giant Ply
sique, Broad Culture and Lofty Ideals
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26
Joked With His First Name.

Wlen MI. Smith went into the cabi-
net the northern papers showed dis
position to regard him as joke They
had all kinds Of fun with his first
name, playfully changing it to Hocus-
pocus and other irreverent forms. It
did not take long, however, to discover
that the wearer of the name was big
man in his way, big enough to live
down any name or any efforts of the
funny men relative thereto. This fact
dawned even on the jokesmiths, after
which Mr.. Smith was treated with re-
spect. A man cannot help his name
any more than he can help being fat or
having warts. Considering it's distin-
guished origin. Hoke is a very good
name indeed. AS for Smith, no one
would think Of rejecting on that
any more than he would Of rejecting
on the attraction of gravitation. To
paraphrase what Lincoln said of the
common people, the Lord must love the
Smiths-he made so many Of them.
We hear much these days of vari-
GUS kinds Of consciousness, class con-
seriousness among the rest. What the
Smiths need is family consciousness
or name consciousness that would
cause them to stand together The ar
dor for their common patronymic
should so burn in their bosoms that it
would consume to ashes all such minor
differences as Smythe and Schmidt, es-
pecially Smythe. Any kind Of con-
seriousness that would obliterate Smythe
should be hailed as a public benefac-
tor. After the simplifed spelling board
finishes with such words as ''tho'' and
"kist'' it should get busy with Smythe
and few other proper names.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26

NO: 47S4, Woodland Brook, will meet the first
and third Saturday Of each month at the
Woodland Brook school house at p. IN.
ALBERT RIEBE, Pres. FRANK MAGNUsON, Sec.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26

No. 4703, Greenbush, will meet the second and
fourth Saturday Of each month at the Aug.
Zines house, in school district 5, at 8 p. m.
,. Il. T1LLEY, Pres. e. G. STARK, Sec.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26

No. 1904, Blue Hill will meet the first and third
Saturday Of every month at the Wheeler school
house at p. m.
JAMES DUGAN Pres. FRED STEHI Sec
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26

No. 374, Berry District, will meet the. first
Friday OF every month at the Berry school
house district "a, at 1880 p. m.
D. d. ORNE Pres Z. HATCH See
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26

NO; 4S3, Bogus Brook, will meet the second
Jopp's house. A. SEMINARY Sec
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26
American Society Of Equity Directory

No. 4526, Schmidt District, Will Meet the firsr
Friday of every month at the Schmidt
district school house No. 3. at p. m.
ED. bENsEMAN, Pres H. F. HOLTHUs, Sec.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26

No. 4211, Oxbow, will meet the first and third
Tuesday of each month at the Gates school
house in Dist. No. 80, at p. m.
GEO. TOMLINsON, Pres. E. RADEKE, Sec.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26

No. 1891, Baldwin District, will meet the second
and fourth Saturday Of every month at the
Baldwin town hall, at 8 p. m.
CHAS. JUDKINS. Pres H. B. FISK Sec.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26

No. 5O57, West Branch, will meet the first and
third Saturday of each month at the school
hOuSt Dist. No. q, at D. m.
ARCHIE TAYLOR, Pres, J. L. WETsEL, Sec
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26

No. ALI, Zimmerman, will meet the first and
third Saturday OF each month in Woodman
hall at 1:30 p. m.
II. B. PRATT, Pres. GEORGE JAMES, Sec.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-26

No. 4243, Green Lake. will meet the second aud
fourth Monday Of each month at M. B. A. hall,
Wyanett at p. m.
AUGUST JOHNSON, Pres. E. NYsTROM Sec.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-03
Wine for Pole Seekers.

The announcement that DR.. Char.
cot is taking $4,000 bottles of wine on
his expedition to the south pole is
likely to cause not little amazement
in temperance circles. Nansen, on his
''furthest north" expedition-the su-
perlative has been beaten since by
Peary-kept his crew mainly on nom
intoxicants. For breakfast they began
by having coffee and chocolate daily;
but soon altered it to coffee two days
week, tea two and chocolate three
At supper tea only was served as a
beverage. At dinner, as rule,
stories and jokes circulated along
with the book beer" The Fran was
well provisioned, for Nansen wrote
when amid the ice packs, There is
not thing we long for
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-03
EXCUSE TOO LONG DRAWN OUT.
Defense That Proved Case Against
Bibulous Valet.

Tall Esen Morgan, the noted mu-
sical director Of the great Ocean
Grove religious festivals, said the
other day that the Merry Widow
waltz had been stolen from Mendels-
sohn's oratorio Of "St. Paul"
1T is clear case of plagiarism" !"
said Mr.. Morgan, ''and Lehar in his
defense only incriminates himself the
more.
In fact, Lehar's defense rather re-
minds me of the valet who was ac-
cused of drinking his masters wine
To this valet the master said:
Look here, you. | believe that you
have been at this decanter of claret
and then filled it up with water
"'Oh, no, sir, said the valet, in an
aggrieved tone
well, it tastes like it, said the
master, and he set down his glass with
wry face.
oh, no, sir said the valet, excit-
edly. In the first place, sir, l never
drink wine. In the second place, when
l do drink it l never think of filling
the bottle up with water And in the
third place, when l do put water in l
always am very careful to add a little
brandy so that the wine may not lose
its strength
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-03
Garbage and Garage.

The other day Claude wrote: isn't
1t about time we were renewing our
boyhood acquaintance? Send me a
photograph of your home" Nothing
loath, Frank ordered the town photog-
rapher to prepare 100 postcard pic
lures Of his. home and surroundings,
and Of these sent a dozen different
views to Claude. He did not discover
until too late that three big garbage
barrels were in the foreground. In a
couple Of weeks Claude sent a dozen
views Of his mansion to Frank, and
In the foreground were three beauti.
full automobiles, with a marble garage
hard by. Only the small letter b
divides u.s." wrote the surgeon; you
have the garbage, have the garage;
l have the autos, you have the bar
role" Frent faelin9 rather humilt
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-03
WHALING IN AFRICAN WATERS.
Company Formed Thinks There 10
Money to Be Made.

A company, with head Offices at
Sandefjord. Norway, has been formed
with the object of exploiting the whal-
ing grounds adjacent to the South AZ
rican coast.
Briefly, the plan is to use two small
whaling steamers which have been
acquired by the company and, max
ing Durham the base of operations, to
scour the coastwise waters and as
soon as whale is taken to tow the
body into the harbor, where the work
of extraction will be done. By this
means it is said that saving of time
n effected and the process of reduc-
ton is facilitated.
1t is claimed that these steam
whalers are able to take all kinds of
whales with comparative immunity
from risk, as the explosive harpoon is
fired directly from the steamer, and
the danger of pursuing to fish" in
small boats is obviated.
There are large numbers of whales
near this coast, and there seems to be
a fair prospect of success for a small
company run on the most economical
lines. The capital of the company is
$4,000, and shares to the full amount
have been taken in Natal and Norway.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-03
Terms Become Obsolete.

Formerly the term master" was a
markedly respectful form of address.
Now in the form of mister it has be-
come common property. while mas
ter" itself has become confined to
boys. However, the fall of master"
has not been so great as is that of the
French monsieur" At one time even
saint was spoken of as Monsieur st.
Jean" Under the early Valois the
king was monsieur" in public doc
uments; and later it became the title
of the kings younger brother. Nova
days, M" is merely on a level
with Mr."
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-03
Extinct Sea Elephant.

The latest large animal to become
extinct, the California sea elephant
Macrorhinus angustirostris), is a spe-
cies belonging to the seal family, and
the male had tubular proboscis that
could be elongated and dilated. Speci-
mems taken to England a few months
ago by Walter Rothschild's collectors
are the last. They were taken on the
island of Guadaloupe, off the coast of
southern California, and will be pre-.
museum and elsewhere. Until now
no museum has had an adult male
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