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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-03

Rev. Willis c. Clark, minister in charge. Sunday School at 3:30 ?. m.; evening prayer and sermon. ?. m; meeting of the Boys Church Club 6:30 on Eriday evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-03

rnstsaa of returnins to their home
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-03

Nar1e Baptist Church, South Perr, Etreet--Assembly room, north entranc, on Alabama Street; south entrance ol D. D., pastor; residence. 23 wilkerso, Street; telephone SIS. Preaching at I a. m.. by the pastor. Praise seryic, ct 7:3e ?. m. Prayer meeting ol Wednesday at D. m.: Sun day School. Michael Cody sn periutendent. 9:30 a. m.: Baraca BibI Class. J. L. Griffln. President, adnittins young men over 16 years of age. meet Hith Sunday School. Baptist Youn, Peoples Union. Charles W. Sharman President. every Sunday at ' D. m, cordial welcome to all
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
WHO CARES!

Mavor ctIeIlan has ceased 20 take humor-
Gus attitude toward the greensboro Bridge
scandal. and instead has assumed silent ana
apparently indifferent attitude Bridge Com
missioner Stevenson. in response TO the figures
published in The Tribune yesterday showing
the magnitude of the waste in the erection OF
q bridge incapable of carrying the traffic which
the taxpayers paid 10 provide for, says that ne
is not responsible and the anonymous sugges-
ton. apparently emanating from him, Is mace
that the waste is due either to cX-Commissioner
IindenthaI or 10 Mr.. Buck the former consult
ing engineer of the Bridge Department few
months ago the attitude of Mr.. Stevenson wss
that the bridge was all right. aud that inc
Tribune's charge was absurd sensationailsm-
Somewhat later he was compelled 70 admit that
IL was not all right. and TO try 10 smother the
matter by assurances that. at any rate. the
bridge was good enough for the load Whlch
would be al present imposed. Now ho has come
70 the point of laying the blame on somehod?
else Meanwhile. we say. the Mayor Is silent
II not Indifferent.
Who is responsible for the blunders it is not
our province 10 determine. We have revealed
tbe magnitude of the hlunders aud sought ~
arouse the officials and the public TO take steps
for fixing the responsibility. wherever it may
lie for recovering for the taxpayers What-
ever NAV be legally recovered. and for prevent
ing the recurrence of similar wastes. We IN
,end 10 continue in that work inst so far as
NAV he necessary but should he glad 10 see the
administration save some shreds of reputation
for itself in the matter without being pushed
to further extremes. Enough has already been
shown 10 make it the plain duty of the Mayor
and the Controller 10 find out just who IS re
sponsibe for the faulty plans, whether present
or past officials and engineers or the con
tractors: lust how far these useless eXpendl-
t,,res have been authorized by law and how far
1hev NAV have been irregular. and Just how
far the builders met every covenant of thelr
contract or If any payments were made +"
them at the sacrifice Of public interests which
greater fafthfulness and vigilance might nave
prevented.
We do not attempt to settle any of these queS-
tinus They are subject for investigation A
vast amount Of money has been squandered en-
a great public work. That is plain. Does thH
Naror care? Does the Controller care? Does
the Bureau Of Municipal Research which depre
Gates the public's hazy ideas about city finances
and industriously circuates typewriter appeals
for consideration of concrete evils and the stop
ming of definite wastes care? Do the taxpayers
caref- Does anybody care? We await an an
sz-er with interest and reasonable degree OF
na4ience. for we are confident that before the
matter is ended great many people will care
including thp now silent and pretendedly indlt-
ferent officials A ten million dollar waste IS
not something 10 he hushed M.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
POLICY ~ THE FAR EAST.

The publication Of the text of the identical
notes which have been ezchsn nged between the
jan nese and American governments concerning
their respective policies in the Far East and on
the Pacific Ocean should prove completely reas-
Euring 10 any who may have doubted the pro-
priety of the course thus taken or who may have
feared that attempt was being made To incur
7nesty obligations by indirection. that
government WIS in danger Of being led into
fsngling alliances or into some ominous depar IT
from It's esta blshed policy in foreign affairs
Nothing could he more evident than that all
sucf notions if they existed were without justi-
Hcafion in fact. The notes do not in any true
sense constitute treaty. convention agree
ment or any such engagement should consti-
1utionally require Senatorial ratification. They
are simply sta tement of facts And Of course
a government is always competent to make a
statement Of facts or a declaration OF policy.
The greatest declaration Of policy in all his
fory which has colored snd directed all our
foreign rela lions for the last eighty five years.
was made and stands 10 this day on the sole
authority Of the President and his Secretary OF
State
There IS in this note of cur government 10
that Of japan hint at anything resembling
an alliance. entangling or otherwise. or at any
deTa rture from the well established American
policy There is no pledge or undertaking of
any kind. There IS no agreement 10 do or TO
refrain from doing anything There is merely
statement IF what we bsye been doing and are
doing 81 the present time and OF what it is our
present Intention 10 do and that intention is TO
continue tbe present attitude and policy. The
p7opriety Of such utteTsnce is therefore unim-
peachabie. II is impossible for any 10 deny
the facts which IL states. and we should hope il
90 he equally impossible for any thoughtful and
well disposed person Ia object 10 the policy
which il proclaims Even the hfth paragraph
Of the nofn. which looks more than any other
part of il 10 future contingencies, does not bind
the two governments 80 do even so much as 20
communicate VITA each other. but merely men
tions such a course as potentially desirable
- then the notes are 50 void Of conventional
obligation. II may be asked if they have any real
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03

efficiency for maintaining the desirable state OF
affairs which they set forth. To that the an
swer is emphatioslly in the affirmative Gen
eraIIv speaking any public profession of faith
by an individual or by Il state confirms the
ma ker of il in that faith and lessons the ikeil-
hood of its being broken. 1t is to be believer
that these mutual declarations Of policy by these
two friendly nations will have the effect mate
riaJly of confirming them both in those policies
Moreover. TO recur to an example TO when we
have alresdy referred. the Monroe Doctrine was
and is nothing hut statement OF pohcy, no
more formal. no more authoritative and no more
binding than this; yet for eighty i've years II
has been practically as effective as the Consttu-
ton itself Another such example OF later date
is found in John Hays great declaration con
eerning the integrity of China and the open
Door. of which. indeed. this latest declaration Is
in part n reaffirmatiOn Mr.. Roots note to MI
Takahi and Mr.. Takahira's s corresponding note
TO Mr Root may well take rank in diplomatic
history by the side of those memorable utter
ances In efficiency and in permanence ana III
the honor which they reflect upon their authors
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03

ENDING THE SPECTATOR NUISANCE.
In spite of the general impression that the
Aldermen. in regard TO ticket spectators, were
going TO follow the old rue Of give the people
what they want and make it unconstitutional.
they seem 10 have passed one ordinance Which
IS constitutional and which Will probably be
sufficient 10 nut an end 4ofsidcwaIk specua ton.
The other ordinance is of doubtful validity
Even the great constitutional lawyers Of the
Board of Aldermen admit that 1t provides
that theatre tickets shall not be sold for price
higher than that printed their face. Now
whatever a ticket is legally considered TO he, it
is doubtful whether purchaser can be pro
hbited from disposing of it at an advance. If
This second ordinance should. however prove
10 he constitutional il would preclude the sale
of theatre tickets at agencies in hotels, unless
theatrical managers should he able TO devise
some new arrangements in conformity with IT.
II is fortunate that the sale Of tickets on the
sidewalk and their sale in hotels are covered by
two different ordinances for. while the former
is indisputably Objectionable. some reasons for
permitting the latter can he given. If the
Aiavor. therefore has his doubts of the consti-
tutionality of the second measure. or thinks
that the hotel agencies are public convenience
he NAV sign one measure and veto the other
or again If the courts should invaiidate the
second ordinance. the first one alone would
apparently be enough to put an end to the
street specuiator nuisance. It is true that the
nenalty clauses of both ordinances seem to be
wrapped up with the fate Of the second, in
which they are placed. but if any one is un-
kind enough 10 suppose that the Aldermanic
statesmen intended this Joker IT IS
enough to say that probably no specific pen
slties will nc necessary. The first ordinance
forbids peddling tickets on the Sidewalk That
will be enough TO stop the present practice Of
licensing spectators. Without their licenses
the spectators can he dealt with by the police
as disorderly persons.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03

nr. Ferrero. who has found way Of making
ancient history sound 50 modern and entertain
ing that one does not know whether to turn
10 it or TO the newspapers for the latest sensa-
ton let the people of Boston see the other day.
that Horace was after all only a sort of early
.'Spotless Town" poet. OF the Horatian odes
he said.
The effect Of them on the Roman people-not
only the men. but also the WOmen-was To make
them great wine drinkers, and they also induced
their friends drink. Practically all of the
literature of that daN was written 10 promote
the wine industry. The odes OF Horace we're not
written in striving for literary merit but for
commercial reason
Whether tn" brand for which Horace wrote.
the Falernian, was worthy Of his poetic praise
or not matters little-poeti"al "ad" writer's
shoud have some Ieeway-for the VINE in
dustry in DR.. Ferreros opinion. was well worth
all the classical literature that was written
10 promote II. TO me vine Rome owed her
monarchicaI form Of government, all opinions
that il was Julius CansaTs old Roman Tammany
Hall that brought about the change to the con
trary Notwithstanding. When Italy was sOwn
I'm grain. an annual plant. she could afford to
have Il revolution as often as South America
has one today but when she raised grapes.
which take several years to grow. she must
needs have a stable government. With wine
came wealth and culture. The wine trust could
afford 10 pay for whole corps Of poets, and
Rome became the intellectual capital Of the
world Just as France to-day is the wine grow
ing country of the world and Paris the centre
of the highest type of culture. France IS mod
"ern Italy and Paris IS the newer Rome. and
wine has contributed TO the elevation of the
former no less than 10 the ancient grandeur
of the latter.
But Horace. that old writer Of the obscure
lads" Of mellow Falernian which still drive
men 10 drink will surely have his revenge.
Some Ferrero two thousand years hence will
say that the present Fcrrcro wrote his history
of Rome and came to this country 10 cheek
the wave of prohibition that was then reaching
alarming proportions
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRE1oN-Nord Alexis was deposed from
che Presidency Of HaTtt and was forced TO nee
sro-, the palace TO the French Warship Duguay
TT-opiu; a provisional government has been es-
ssblished: large armed forces have peen
landed from the foreign war vessels --:..aN. ~.
Clelnenceau presented the case OF the PElncesS
re SaEan in the continuation Of the hearing OF
the suit ~ Count Boni de CasteHane 10 OBTAIN
possession Of his three children. -= German
yherals supported nv members OF the Centre
.n the ReichstaE introduced five motions oe-
y1ssndins that the constitution be changed SO ss
30 make the ministers responsible TO the people
So Pu Vi. under the name Of Hsuan lung
ascenGed the throne Of China: an edict granting
-- The body Of Nine Japy, mother OF Nine
Stpfnheil was e1humed. and preliminary eX-
sraination indicated that the woman did not de
from rangulation. = The diamond 1unliee
~ The accession OF Francis Joseph was cele-
hrsted at Vienna. Martial law was pro
ss in , P2ES o';1s the snS Of them %ere we're
injured by police and gendsrmes- --- "A dis-
with the United States for penny post ser
vice. beginning on January J.
DoMESTIC-Tang shao VI, special Chinese
envoy presented n the President ana
handed him the letter from the late Emperor Of
China thanking this government for the dennis
sion of part Of the Boxer indemnity - Rear
Admiral Cspps chief constructor Of the navy,
estimating sEI4546.7s0 for new vessels in the
,-ossing fiscal year Fl was said al the Amer
3can Mining Congress. which opened in Pitts
burg that the next Congress would take steps
Tor the formation o. 4 bureau Of mines as a
rart Of the Department ~ the Interior -=
Burglars entered the First National Bank OF
Teprertll. Mass and escaped with s14.001 ==
Governor Hughes received in the executive
chamber A}bany. delegates 70 the annual con-
NentIon f the sanitary officers Of the state;
several ps peTs were read at the convention -=
Controller Glvnu issued statement at Albany
based on investigation Of the finances OF Oneida
County grave laEity and many irregularities
were alleged =-= The National Monetary Com
mission neId hearing IN Washington -=
Tepresentafive Campbell. Of Kansas, admitted
'n washington that the fight against the Stand
erd Oil Company ir Kansas had failed --
Joseph Twin Western Indian. who followed
Tystia Wahoo yEinnebsgo to the Carlisle Indian
School, where she pupil, eloped with her
from that place
CTTT-StoclHs were weak. --- John ~ Jen-
SinS. er-president Of the Jenkins Trust Com
raa-. was acquitted Of the charge Of the en-
hezzlernert OF $50 600. - John D. Archbold, in
the Standard oil hearing, admitted the loan Of
$500 eco 70 Theodore y Be ernsdall. == The
St Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company
sold t3o.00o.o 600 general lien per cent bonds TO
SpeyeT & Co -=-- Hundreds Of the unemployed
of the city driven by the cold wave TO
seek aims Of the city and charitable societies.
- Hea arinEs iu the suit of the Water De-
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Feir and colder The temperature yesterday:
Highest as degrees: lowest, 25.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03

clude suca matters as the tariff or the IRAN
cbise. but they may include some of the Things
an which the various states now differ. and, as
Natal will doubtless form the dominant part OF
one of these six districts. whatever they mHy be
called she may retain 4 large measure OF her
present individuality.
The scheme is not yet fully disclosed, but 80
far as il is known it seems 10 he good one,
promising the development of a genuine anu
efficient spirit of nationality throughout south
Africa Not the least hopeful ana commehua-
tor-,. feature of il is that it is reported 10 be
satisfactory to the British party in its safe
Guarding of imperial interests and its assurance
of equal treatment Of the races, although the
Dutch party was decidedly in the majority III
the conference Almost any plan which Is ac-
ceptahIe TO hoth the races and which thus makes
for their political unification must he accounted
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
GF1cIn TIE Tribune Bureau


v-sshing+on Dec THE Austrian Ambassador
nd Baroness Hengelmulier made the embassy TIE
scene Of a reception for the members OF the O.
plomatic corps following the ceremonies at 81
atrct.s Church to celebrate the sixteenth ami
yersar, Of the accession to the throne Of Emperor
Francis Ioseph. They were assisted by all OF 'he
members of the embassy staff including BARI
ouis 4mbrozy counsellor; the naval attache ana
ia arouess Preuschen und III Idebenstein. Baron
r HavmerIe. secretary; Count Alexander IoroK
and Prince Vincent ~ Windisch-eTraetz' at'ache7'
An elaborate breakfast was served.
The japanese Ambassador and Baroness Ta6s-
llira entertained at luncheon to-day for the Amer
lean consuIgeneraI Al L.ondoa and Mrs Nynne
and Miss Wynne-
An imposing ceremony was t"i6 m the Ch'res7
Legation to-day to celebrate tbs accession 70 power
Of the Emperor. The fas, which fas been
at haIfmast since the death Of the Empress, was
floating from its staff. and for a few hours all
symbols Of mourning were laid aside. Dr. WI. he
minister; Prince Ysai FU and Special Ambassador
Tang received all of the members Of the diplomatic
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
INCREASING NAVAL EFFICIENCY.

Mr. Nevherrv has signalized his accession TO
tbe most recently vacated by Mr.. Metcaf by
taking new steps to Increase the usefulness of the
navy. Gratifying progress has been made ID
several directions III the last six or eight years
but ii is certain that all the needs of the service
have not vet been met. No matter now perfect
may be the design of war vessels. how excellent
the craftsmanship Of their gunners or how great
the skill with which they are M vigated- some
thing more will he demanded when hostlities
break out.
In an address at the opening of the War Col
lege two or three weeks ago Mr.. Root e1npha-
sized the Importance Of thorough preparation oy
the army for any conflict in which 1t might en-
gage. Success. he pointed out, must depend on
the diligence and foresight with which military
problems are studied. The same rule applies TO
the nav Tf possible. il deserves even more
careful consideration by those who are RESPONSE
hle for American success at sea. In one sense
the navy is the first line Of defence. and 11e
army is the second.
Several years ago upon the recommendation
o. President Roosevelt and Secretary Root. lesis-
iation was secured authorizing the creation OF Il
General staff for the army. This body is com
posed Of forty-six officers. ranging In rank from
ma jor general 10 captain, and is charged with
the duty Of considering how TO secure the high-
est efficiency from the land forces of the coun-
try The wisdom Of giving the navy the benefit
of similar organization has long been patent
and fberc can be little doubt that th" requisite
step will he taken before many years. Reallz-
ing however that the end cannot he tuiIE
achieved without congressional sanction. to vdlf
for which would involve further delay. Mt New
berry has determined to promote the ma ~ ob-
iect in view by an exercise Of powers ALREADY
accorded TO the Secretary of the Navy by law.
The Secretary now plans materially to enlarge
what is known as the General Board and to
broaden its functions although it must still re
main an advisory body only. simultaneously II
is announced he will increase the membership
Of the board of construction and by assigning a
few officers To both boards seek to obtain closer
cooperation between the two than has existed
in the past.
Although Mr.. Newberry moiestly refers TO the
undertaking as an experiment. and evidently
does not hope to accomplish as much with 1t as
he might with = General Staff. he is wise in
making the attempt. The task which he imposes
on himself is Il delicate one. Not only must he
select officers who will strengthen the two
boards but he will probably he obliged 20 ask
them and the older members of the General
Board to assume increased duties without any
increase in compensa ton-at least. for time,
But his long connection with the department
has rendered him exceptionally familiar with
the personnel and the needs of the navy. and. as
was pointed out in q dispatch from The Trib-
unes Washington bureau, printed Yesterday. he
has Il fire org ganizng talent.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs. Henry A. Alexander gave large theatre
party iast night the Knickerbocker for Miss
Jaretts Alexander. the debutante daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles 3. Alexander. The guests in
cuded a number OF Young girls Who have conc
Welt, the daughter of the President; Miss Carrie
Louise Num- Of Washington; Miss Marjorie Gould.
Miss Emily Sloane. Miss Helen Morgan. as well as
Miss Harriet Alexanders Miss Helen Coster, Miss
Eleanor AIexander. Miss Dorothy Tuckernan. Miss
Mildred and Miss Irene Sherman, Miss Beatrice
CIafin, Miss Dorothy Bigelow and Miss Madeline
Borland. also Francis Roche. Howard PIummer
Frederic Cruger, Richard Lawrence, Eugene Gal
Iatn. II. Pendleton Rogers. jr. Edmund Fairfax
Snowden Fahnestock. Franklin PIummer Carol
Ladd and Harold Imbrie. After the play Mrs Al
exander brought her guests back TO her house In
West 47th street for supper, which followed
by music.
Miss Emily d Grugan's wedding to State Ssua
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
Il nluSementS.

ACA7EMY-s:I5-The Mil
AIEAMBRA-e- Vaudeville
ASToFs-S-lb-The Man from Home
ESf1sASS'O-S:eo- The Devil
ssTFoT--s:la-A Gentleman from Mississippi
A f-N-S-2-S-NS0dexfle
S-2o-HeccstTice-
sARNEGTE Halls :IS-ConceTt
CASINO -S:I5-Mll~ Mischief -,
. S-3o--The Man VINO Stoco sun
-RITERf0N-S-SzulSon.
'S-s.So-The world and His Niie-
F-TaE-N NTSEE-The Wcrle IN Wax.
.2g-Fsck Straw
s-AfFTY-S I5-The Travelling salesman
GAR FsEN-s I5-Msry james Pa
s1ARR1Ck-S S.So-The Patriot
GERM sN-S-I5-P -Pzune-
Nell
1sANNEFsSTET>' -o:fS-S: lS--N sloeNlhe'
rEF-FATn SoI-A ARE-sI5-Three Twins - a.. eki.,
DsFs--beNtie d" W
q Birdland.
HI T-nSQN-s 7O-Lsdv FreoericH-
keSECK KERPff-k FE-s.le fhe fIlllA D0
TIFERTY-E-IS--Nis Wireless
7 .1S-s -15-Love Watches
FyF4f--s.fs-Ths Blue NoUse-
MAEEST4C-s-The n Pied Pipe , ,.-
7sr-Tp0rOT,TTAN OPERA HOI Sc O1It'e
Sz-y AMSTERDAM -s:Eo-Litte Memo
A%Fvx yoRH-S-Is-Niss Innocencs-
- -Is-The Winterfeas'
.lS-s-s0The rig atine
u aTTarS [s.is-The and Betty
-rpFp-S ea-The stronger sex
-vrS- rN1D-s.Ts-Ths Wos
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

TFror1 The Tribune Bureanl
Washington Dec 2-The twenty second "eddlhs
..,;-arsaY,, Of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
was quietly observed. r-..
The President formally received IN the f'dS
Room, Tong Shao VI. the special envoy HO'.
China and his distinguished suite ana eAH"S'e
greetings -, CT
The President attended the high mass Al 81
Patrick's Church in celebration Of the slxte'n on
iversarv of the coronation Of Emperor FRANCES 'O
seph of Austria Hungary c,,~
tie and Newlands; Representatives CLARKE, u
Tsiorfda: Smith Of Texas; Campbell Foster If' Hep
b1rn and Moore; ex-Re"resentajive W. X @
mock of Ohio; Governor Curry. Cniteo 9'd'79 ~
sf,al. Jol1n Alternately and John a stewart
III. president took a horseback ride through
the suburbs late this afternoon
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
HOTTH AERLCAN TNION.

The latest reports from Durham. which are
ouite credible indicate that the conference Of
the South African states is meeting with more
gratifying success than generally expected
or than observers dared to hope We explained
some time ago that the chief division Of opinion
was over the question of union nr fedefs ton, on
one side Of which. for federation. Natal stood
alone while the others were all on the side of
union. For reasons which We also explained il
seemed not unlikely that union would prevail
and that Natal would he constrained, through
fear of commercial and industrial ruin. 10 sur
render her individuality and be lost in the gen
ersl mass of South Africa. But. contrary to
general expectation compromise between the
two plans has been arranged, which. while it
does not entirely preserve the individuality Of
Natal provides for species OF federation and
for some Of the benefits OF local self government.
The plan as reported will abolish the present
colonial boundaries and merge all four states
into one common country, and this Will all he
under one general and central national govern
inert But al the same time The area will he re-
divided into six parts. as nearly equal as possi-
bic and each Of these will have it's own local
legislature. with specifically defined functions
all the powers not thus reserved to the local
legislatures being exercised by the central gov
ernnlent OF course. much will depend upon the
scope of these local powers. They will not in