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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-30
BIG PROTEST TO
Be FILED AGAINST
WOOD PAVEMENT
Sixty Per Cent. of Market Street
PrOperfy-0wners Object
to Proposed Work.
CHARGE OF FAVORITISM
MADE AT MEETING.
Fear Attempt to Rush Through
Act Authorizing Improve
ment Tomorrow.

j To prevent the hurry-up paving of
Market street WITH wood block by the
Board of Works, the Board of Trade,
through it's committee on streets and
pavements, will file a protest, backed
by so per cent. of the property Owners
in Market street, at the special meeting
Of the Board of Works tomorrow after
noon.
AT a meeting yesterday afternoon
the street and pavement committee
made the serious charges that the
Board of Works had favored one firm
in its specifications for the paving of
Market street, from the Court House to
the Pennsylvania station. in that it had
called for bid for a certain kind of
wood blocks that can be made only
under the patent controlled by one
firm.
Besides this irregularity and favorit-
ism it was charged that wood blocks
would not be feasible for paving Mar
ket street, the artery of the city's
heaviest hauling; hat it had been
proven that horses could not get a
sufficient footing on such pavement, and
thai it constituted cruelty to animals
to make them haul loads on wood
block pavements in damp weather.
Jenkinson's Opposition.
Former Judge Augustus Eggers. who
is the only commissioner of the Board
of Works who is against the wood
pavement, was present at the meeting,
as were r. G. Jenkinson, Alderman
Michael F. Mullen, former Police Com
missioner George Scheller, who started
the petition of those opposed to wood
block pavement on Market street, and
others. Mr.. Jenkinson, who is also a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
TIE POPULAR VOTE
TAFT, RECEIvRD MtLLIONA sHORI
 VOTES THAN BRYAN.
Total Figures show Thaf Fopuilsts and ProhibftlOnists uecreesea TheiF
 VOte--Bxyan shevrs Heavy Gaia over RmgkeF.

New York. Dec. lb.--The total popu- lar vote of the various Presidential candidates at the last national elec- ton was made known today in an ofIicial form by the nIing of the last of the oficIaI votes. that of Michigan. The totals show the following
 Taft s(Rep.). 1887 ,67s; Bryan (Dem.), e.aAs,1s2: Dehs .(Socialist), 44S.455. Chafin tProhibitionistl. 2st.2s2; His gen Independence). 8a,186; Watson (PopulIst), 33,871: Gilhaus k6ocialist- Labor). 16,421. Total for all candi- dates. I4,s52.2sS. This grand total ex- ceeds by i.s41.5a1 the total number tions of 1904 when the grand total was 1s.51O,70S. Compared with that eIec- ton. the candidates of the Republi- can, Democratic and Socialist Parties increased their vote thIs year. The revekse is true of the candidates of the Prohibition, Populist and Socialist Labor Parties. The Independence Party did not figure in the Presiden- tial election of four years ago.
 me biggest difference in q party vote is shown in an Increase for Bryan of 1,3I5,21l over the total vote cast in I904 for Alton B.. Parker, the Demo- cratic candidate. Taft received 14,190 votes moro than were polled for Presi- dent Roosevelt in 1904, and Debts ran 45,3ss ahead of the Socialist vote four years ago.
 The heaviest loss, is shown by the Populists, who, with the same candi- date, registered sS.3t2 votes less this year than in. 1904, when their total was 117,135. The Prohibitionist can- didate, Chafn, ran l7.2s4 votes behind the 1904 mark of his party. and Gil- haus, the SocIalist-Labor candidate, re- ceIved only about 50 per cent of the vote given to Corrigan. which was 3I ,249 in the previous Presidential year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
ATTACKS A WOMAN
A NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY IS
 STIRRED.
Mir. Moss Found His Wife in Clutches of RIack Man, Who is Hurried to the
 Prison.

Raleigh. N. C.. Dec. 15.--The usually quiet county of Stanly is in state of intense excitement tonight over the first case in the history of the county of attempted criminal assault on white woman by a negro, and it Is feared that there may be mob violence before tomorrow at Albermarle, where Henry Young. a negro, is in jail, hay ing been beaten into unoonsoiousness ar the home of John R. Moss. near whitney, late today by Moss and John Lefler, who. attracted to the home of Moss by the screams of Mrs. Moss, found her in the clutches of the negro, making desperate efforts to reach the telephone to call for help.
 when the negro attacked Mrs. Moss she ran into the house and locked the doors Young broke down a door and entered. and. seizing the woman. des- perate struggle ensued.
 Upon arrival of Moss and Lefier, they had a struggle with the negro before they subdued him.
 Sherim Green was called and took the prisoner to jail at Albemarie, six miles away, after he had been guarded for two hpuFs.At the Moss home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
WANTS FIGHT
 WITH S0LONS Roosevelt Spoils For.
 Action. MORE MESSAGES EXPECTED Democrats Support His Browns
 vile Policy.
 - RepsbIieans Are Chagrined At Conduct of President And Some Senators May Have Courage te Say
uy AI.FRED .. sTorER.

Washington. D. C.. Dec. 15--( -(Speciail --The average Congressman thinks tt dull day when President Roosevelt does not send In Q message. Rumor has 1t that he will fire off several more. and 1t begins to look as if the executive. realizing that his time in the White House is drawing to & close is spelling for a red hot fight with the lawmakers on account of the eaus- tic comments reported to Him to have been made by so many Republican Senators and Representatives on his policies and methods.
 In the Senate certain Republicans are trying to get up spunk to tackle freddy but there Is now no indica- tion that they will have nerve enough to accept his repeated challenges to combat
 Senator Culberson. leader of the Senate minority. said today the Demo- crats would stand by Roosevelt in the Brownsville matter.
 This fracas has divided the RepubiI- cans and it will be hard for them 10 wiggie out of the embarrassing posi- ton into which they have been placed by President Roosevelt when he dis charged those negroes from the army.
 The Senate Democrats are in a posi- tion to wield the balance of power # the Republicans cannot heal the breach in their ranks.
 4 HantnvliIe DeIeEation.
 Hon. Emil Smith of Huntsville ana former State Senator Ed L. Pulley. or Madison County. accompanied by Representative Richardson, called to- day upon Secretary Wright and Adju- tatit General Ainsworth ct the War De- partment to see what prospect there is of having some of the troops soon 10 be returned from Cuba located at HuntsvilIe.
 Nothing definite was accomplished as the Intention of the department of Sfciaas evidently -is to distrihute tlfe troops after their return among the various army .posts and harfacixs
 CommeneinR about January t2 the troops will be gradually withdrawn from Cuba and before the inAugura- ton of Judge Taft as President will all be In the United States.
 A large percentage of the forces in Cuba will be ordered to attend the in- auguFation.
 Major John Macdonald. of the United States Army. formerly a resident of both OpeIiIxas and Auburn was among visitors at the Capitol today. He has been stationed for some time at Fort Ethan Allan. Vt. but was. recently ordered to Fort Sheridan. near Chicago.
 Major Mcdonald called upon Repre- sentatiyes Taylor, Craig and other Ala- bamians
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
C. P. Tnft An.rrer. on.rr-

Providence. R. l.. Dec. ls-The Prov tdence Journal tomorrow will print the following teiegrahpic correspondence: Charles P. Taft, Cincinnati, Ohio."
 "Will you tell The Providence Jour nal for publication whether you are now or have been at any time in the past a stockholder in the new or the old Panama Canal Company, and whe- ther you haze ever held any shares In either eompany7
 "The Providence Journal" 'The Providence Journal, Providence
 Rhode Island.
 "In answer to your query,NI say that I never was at any time a shareholder in the new or old Panama Canal Com. pany, either directly or indirectly. and have never in any way been connected with the Panama business.
 Charles P. Taft" The question addressed to Mir. Taft was also sent to aDouglas Robinson. President RooseveIt's brother-in-law, whose reply follows:
 My answer to the question in your telegram is mo- The statement con- meeting my name with the so-called Panama Canal Syndicate Is absolutely unfounded. Inasmuch as I have not now and never have had any connec- tion with any such syndicate, I do not know whether such a syndicate exists
 Tt was an outrage to connect my name with what was obviously a mere fabrication for campaign purposes"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
BIRDSoNG GOES UP
LIFE SENTENCE FOR MISSISSIPPI
 DENTIST.
Slayer of pr. Pitts At HasIehurst Pleads Guilty Amid sobs of
 RemOrse For His


 Hazlehurst, Miss. Dec, 15-Within a week of the time he shot and killed pr. A. P. Pitts. a prominent physician. pr. Thomas Birdsong 8 dentist and a menl- Der of an equally prominent family will have begun the serving of life sentence in the state prison.
 Today's court procedure was brief and in conformity with previous agreement between the defense and the prosecuting attorney, Birdsong for mally entered a plea of not guilty and three minutes later verdict of gull ty was returned. followed by the im- posing of the life sentence.
 Overcome by emotion Birdsong sat through the proceedings sobbing and offering his life. could 1t restore that of the man he killed, his sobs finding many an echo.
 The killing of Dr. Pitts occurred Thursday last and followed an inter- view between Pitts and Birdsong dur ing which the latter was censured for disturbances in the building where the two had. offices.
 Violence at the hands of crowd which formed about the scene im- nedlately after the shooting was avert ed by the quick arrival of the police and the hurrying of Birdsong to Jail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
WAR IS INVADED.

Ruasia Awrees to Cen@ress on Bslkan
 Matter.
 St. .Petersburg, Dec 15.--The Russian Government has sent its final reply to the Austrian note, which was recetv- ed here on Dec. 10, complying with the Austrian proposals regarding the con- vocation Of an international congress on the Balkan question.
 This settlement of the long and diff ficuA negotiations between the Rus stan and Austrian Governments as- sures the holding of the congress, but leaves the final disposition of the arl- nexation subject to further separate negotiations among the powers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
GRIMES OF NEGROES
 AROUSE WHITE MEN
KILLS WHITE MAN
FLORIDA POSSE IS PURSUING
 SLAYER.
v. A. HerIOng Shot to Death at Woed- stock by Blnek Employe Who Escapes Into Q
 swamp.

Jacksonville. Fla, Dec. 16.--A teie- gram. received here this afternoon by Mrs. Nj. B. Herlong. a prominent phy- slcian, stated that V. A. Herlong, his brother and foreman of tke McGehee Lumber Company's mill at Woodstock, had been hot to death by negro em- ploye. and that a posse had been form Cd and was in hot pursuit of the ne- gro. who had escaped to a nearby swamp.
 woodstock Is a small settlement in Baker County, and many citizens joined the men at the mlll In pursuit of the negro.
 be learned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
K MARVEL IS DEAD
END COMES TO THE AGED WRITER.
pr. Mitchell Passes Away Peacefully st Hzfs Camnecticus Heme~~Eae
 Was 8& Years OLA.

New Haven, Conn, Dec 16.--Donald Grant Mitchell, ss years old, the we'll known author. who wrote under the his home, Maryeiwood, in Edgewood, Q suburb of this. city. tonight.
 His illness dates back to August last when he suffered an attack of acute indigestion.
 At the bedside at the time of Mr. Mitchell's death were his sons, Harold of New London. and Walter of Newark. and his dauasategs. Mrs. Walter Hart of Rye. N. V, Mrs, Mason Hoppin and the Misses ElIxabetl, Bessis and Har- riet Mitchell, all Of New HayeH.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
kAN~AA4AAA&A@~~~~@

He knows I am a chronic Invalid and mostly abroad yachting on account of my health. I think his anger simply due to the sharp attacks made by The world on him politically. For that. perhaps. am responsibies that Is, for the political criticism of Roosevelt on public and political sroundz solely.
 sI am really sorry he should be So very angry. but The World will con- tinue to criticize him without a shadow of fear. If he should succeed in com polling me to edit the paper from jail"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
Hln snfa In Iall.

Lexington. Ky. Dec. 15.--A telephone message from Monticello. Wayne County. today says the mob which was reported forming in that section last night to lynch Elmer Hin, charged with the murder of Mamie WomaciS. in Adair County. did not materialize.
 Hill was taken to Monticello from Jamestown yesterday afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
KInG EdMara Reeovarn.

London, Dec. I5.-King Edward left here for Brighton today his appear snce indicating that he had practical Iv recovered from his recent attack of influenza. He will remain at the sea side resort until about December 2i when he goes to sandrlnEham for the holidays
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
Mextenn aorernar r,iea.

Mexico City. Dec, f5-ColoneT Man uel Alaracon. Governor of the state of Moraies. died today after short ill., ness of Brighfs disease. He was one Of the best known of the public men of the country and an intimate personal friend of Presideht Diaz. He was born in 1853.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
ROOSEVELT CALLS PULITZER LIAR;
 NEW YORK EDITOR erzDzES BACK HARD
ClsT oF THE CANAL CONTROVERSY

respe.ss the Congress the parchase
 
 cesxes i ess a representatives Roosevelt publisher
 
 prO.eutsn
  it. dignity its  pusns Douglas RoAsa.en meatenea sh. matter denial sy Mir oslnsoa beau.e ssrasiy than asstinwuashea broher-in-aw.. r4nay The world severnmsn an4 aanOunsss his willingness to go to '' in { the .ssere.t of . free pres. ans free speech
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
NAMES OF EDITORS
REPREsENTATTVE COOPER INTRO.
 DUCEs UNIQUE BILL.
He WOuld Have Government To Cosa- pei Newspapers To Prfme Names
 Of OnleePs On First

pei Newspapers To Prfne Names
 Of Onleers On First
 Washington, Dec. i5.--W7th view of letting the public know what in fluences operate upon it through the press. Representative Cooper. of Texas. today introduced bill to exclude newspapers and magazines from the malls, unless the names of the owner and editor or officers, directors and stockholders, be printed on its front page.
 There Is no agency in the govern ment so powerful as newspapers to affect the politics and policies of the government and the morals of the pso- pIe," explained Representative Cooper in discussing the bill. This being true, the people have a right to know who their teachers are and what in- fIuences may operate upon them. If the people knew the owners of the papers and the influences and motives that may prompt the editorials and writings in them, they would be bet ter able to give proper value and weight to the published article"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
:. nes.emer Tase. BseheIer..

. Bo88emef, Dec.s Ia-At tHo
 q meeting of the city council of { Bessemer tonight an item was in- . ciuded in the annual license {
 Q schedule imposing q tax of $50 {
 q per year on bachelors over the {
 C age of thirty years,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
rHR WEATHER.

WashsaKton, Dee. 1S.--FOF Alabama . Generally fair Wednesday and ThuEs- Aays iiEht south winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
I.annhfer Greefa HIeaaaEe.

Washington, Dee. 15.-%Repeated peals of laughter greeted the reading of the opening paragraph of the PEesident's
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
Fznlmev Mot fInfIa1 \

Washington, Dec. 1s--While admit ting that the President's message on the Panama Canal purchase read in Congress today. disposes of some of the features of the case, Representative Rainey, of Illinois, author of the reso- Iution calling upon the House to In. vestigate the purchase, expressed his Intention to pursue his search for inc formation further.
 asrhe message of the President" said Mir. Rainey after he had listened to It's reading, establishes beyond question the validity of the transfer, but 1t does not clear up the question as to whether the government had been the victim of Wall Street Jobblng operations"
 He added that he would continus his efforts to obtain information on the subject and said that the matter would come up in some form after the holi- days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16

message to Congress on the Panama Canal charges today.
 As the secretary read the statement that the charges were false in every particular." Senator Bailey laughed outright as he was passing along the rear of tlie chamber to his seat. Other Senators on both sides of the chamb ST Joined win him, and when the reader reached the statement that statement In a newspaper which he mentioned would not be believed. there was gen. eral merriment from both sides of the oh amber.
 There was only a small number of Senators present wilon the reading was begun and it was hurried through. the paper accompanying the message not being read at all.
 The message elicited the greatest interest in the House. The members gave close attention during the read- ing of the document, and there was q ripple of laughter over the Presidents g oh Characterization of Joseph Pulitzer, publisher Of The New York Werid. The message. with it's accolnpnnying pa pers, was referred to committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16

Jesoph Pulitzer. proprietor or The World, tonight said:
 '"So far as am personally concerned. was at sea during the whole Of De- tober. and, in fact practically for two vears I have been yachting on account of my health. I never read a word or svllable of this Panama story. was not in communication with the paper. and had nothing to do with it.
 MT. Roosevelt knows this perfectly
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-10

AL the doves will be dear in few years
and whats the use .Ot inforcin9 the law.
We heard Of one preacher this spring who
cane TO Lee and murdered 900 at one
time. Truth Is Lee county is overrun
every year with pot hunters, who tear
down fences. scare COWS, burn up woods.
and make it so there are hardly enough
partridges in some parts to raise from.
As to turkeys; certain niggers have for
years been killing them at all times and
seasons for sale. Yet every legislature
amend the game laws and even the Off
GERS ami PREACHERS violate them. These
Laws as they are are purple top frand as they
are now extraordinary OF the birds have
wooden legs and suffer from lead poison.
ing now; and prospects are they will sp-
ply for pensions as old vets before many
seasons.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-10

John w. SILVER, Americas. Ca, Carload
buyer "kuber,id and Security Roofing, .
Oxide Iron, Red Dry Metallic Paint. has
in stock q TO i carloads Of Paints, oils
varnish, Etc, Best Cypress and No
and Pine Shingles, Patent Plaster. Mar
tells. Crates, and Tiles, Has Just sold, the
Y. M. C. A. Building 50 squares Of Roof
ing; also Agricultural College Kuoang
for dining hall and kitchen; also ~. =.
Wlthbell's Wholesale Grocery Co. build.
ing: / am selling paint in Seneca. ). e.,
Cartersvilie, Ga. ,.Monticello, Ca, Thorn.
asville, ia. Arlington, Ca, BronwoOd.
Ca, cordele, Ca, and ~ counties in the
state,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-10
VIZ RETIRE

i j n x
with This lsurc We retire as owaeP and
editor Of lhls paper. We have sold same t.
Mess Hall ahd 70. Who will nm itln future
We hGspeak fOV them your good viii.
We wers forced to this BY reason Of other
business This we would havs to give up o.
not run 9papeT. We have not had tine to
attend To- it in the past and have been
ashamed ~ it and are glad thAtawe are free
to attend to our other affairs.
We have always tried to fight GOr the
people' for cheaper taxssi gOvemsnt BY the
people direct; economy In expenditure.
purity Ia politics. temperance, ana justice
10 al. The peOpls have been with Us. we
thank them for Il. They have rallied to Us
when we we're right, we are glad we were
right, they have shown Us our error when
we we've wrong, we thank them foT it.
Our ain has always been the greatest good
70 the greatest number.
''FOr the right that need assistapee,
GaInst the wrong that needs resistance,
For the future in the distance
For the good that we could d0".
when our epitaph III ever 4 pine head
board should mark our resting pIace) y writ
ten We wish that this one sentence may be
written on It and b deserved.
she NEVER STOPPED TO ASK If 70
DO RIGHT WOULD BE POPULAR.
We have fought tOs right IS We say Il.
spd our failures 10 soc Il always, are 81 tha
head and not the heart
The plant good vii and unpaid subscription
belong to our successors. They carry OUT
the subscription. AlIPAST DUE adVer-
Using belongs to uG.
With best wishes to oil.
c. n, RSazlOyo
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-10
Joe BrownlAnd The Wits.
key Association.

Joe Brown says 1t the Legislature de-
sires 70 make any changes in the present
prohibition law he will sign the bill. Joe
Brown do come out and say plain,
have always posed as tee totaller. have
always SUPP osedly been on the dry side.
| Lave always contributed to the cause,
but ~eyenge- burning reyenge--rankles in
my heart because the people rejected me,
and through devious ways. through dark
paths, seek revenge for my supposed in.
ju'ies. ! forgot that self respect demand.
ed that l should have resigned tefore I
vas kicked out, forget that the people on
the huStings cheered the suggestion to
kick me out and voted that way, forget
thai my antecedenis should point the 9th
er way. and Il biddiag for the whiskey
votei my announcement can get me re-
venge ! shall obcain it whatever the cost.
No matter II this announcement causes 70
spring into Icing the old whlskey fight
over, no matter II my promise to sign any
anti prohibition bill would cause dopgeries
to spring up Al every cross roads inside Of
the three mile limit Of schools and chur.
ches, no matter Il the women and child.
rer go down from the drunken hands OF
the whiskey crazed brute on the rum
soaked highways.--no natter no matter,
II they want to put the demon back /
Joe Brown candidate for Governor, who
never had position in my life that ! was
not turned out OF for incompetency, /
Joe Brown, candidate for Governor.
whose own brothers and sisters charged in
the courts was not st 70 manage my faith.
ere estate. IJoe Brown, say unto you, /
will not oppose the debauchery OF my
state, I will not put single stone in the
way Of the beer wagon and the hesotted
dive-the millions Of the whiskey associa-
ton being my hid that may fly swift to
my revenge. As harry will prey upon
the heat of the tear eyed woman, and
the hungry children of the helpless drunk
ard.
Deny however you wlll--hedge how.
ever you may--hold up life that has not
debauehed itself with personal inebriety,
cite to rast records Of adherence 10 moral
ity as you may, but the fact remaius that
| there are hundreds OF thousands Of whis.
key money available to fight against The
home, the school, the church, and the man: .
that Joe Brown says II will not put any
obstacles in your waY". ! hold out the
lure OF my help when the 6nal show
down comes. l Zoe Brown candidate for
GoveiA0r) will sign the BILL. What
need TO say this ito Taise q new whiskey
fight. What need 10 unfurl he white
flag Of promised surrender. People ex.
pect hedging and denial, but the tail Of
the ium demon peeps out iron the gar.
menis Of the would be Governor; the leavs
of state lie in the possibilities Of these
few words II WILL SIGN THE BILL"
The wreck Of the home e nothing, the
not Of the ravishsr may be nnleabed, come
veal come woe u WILL SIGN THE
RILL",
These words bring aid to routed forces.
They hold out hogs Of ass,stauce. what
ever the professions may be. They r1uS
with encouragement whaseveF he claims
Otherwise. ofcsuxe denial ID expected.
No euissarY d the whisAey ring would