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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30

have to be increased beyond the pres- eaat rate Of schood taxes in or- der to pay for their keep. And In more than half of our country sne cost of court houses and jails has been more than the total cost of all school houses and equipment. in many coun- ties two or three times more.
 ssStill most of the teachers are un- trained and uneducated, less than 20 per cent in rural elementary scnooI, having as much as . good high school education. Less than 10 per cent have any adequate professional prepara- tion.
 An our southern states are without efsective compulsory school Attendance laws, The children of this section Ac- tuaiIy get about forty-five days of schooling a year. Our prosessional schools necessarily do low grade ox work. both from lack Of funds ano equipment and because their students eome to them with little general educa- tion and academic training. Even our State universities must do q great deal of high school work and xeW pr none of them have means 70 eneple them to do the variety of work that our new political, industrial ana eo- ciai life demands.
 professor Claxton recommended nine months school terms In every district of reasonable size, aftractivs school houses. consolidation of schools to give two or more teachers to as many schoois as possible, highly trained teachers. good pay. good pubic hiKh schools and a sufiicient numOes of normal training schools.
 All this Ia attainable within tne next quarter of century if we are willing to pay the price In money ana effort, and we are at last able to no both, i" he said. A feature of the evening sesston was an address by pr. Josiah Noise, Of Pea body College, Nashville, Tenns upon the subject of e New Chapter in the HIS tory of Education"
 s'The High Schoors was the general subject of q number of addresses reiat. ing to difYerent phases of the high school.
 The session wednesday morning will be devoted to the discussion oe the ea- ucation of the negro.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
Local Bdsket Ball 7eam Trenble
 At Thought Of Fast Nofre Danae

kst bah Ayes, No man on the team has been playing less than feur yesrs with fast teamg and their teamwcLn has been the feature wherever 1ey have played. At St. Louis on saturoey the Notre Dame team beat the skIonk
 est i've in that city 60-2o- me St. Louis papers say that np such oewl.. darinG team work had ever been seen m Kfssouri and that the work of me guards fn securing tile ball on tneir opponents goal and Fettins S|S5 t their own. was something AdmifAoie 'o see x Sor- wards, pair who generally Woik any guard good and hard, and the visltIn9 pair will have q busy evening 'omor-
 Nosre Dame is the only big college tourine the South this year. She is comiEE with a squad of nine men ana the players are aiternated m sucn manner as to keep all of them fresh 1: Vaughan, the big football star Wno .s playing centre, 10 a giutton for work. and SO far ho has not missed a game. although the team will be playing us tenth, consecutive game on the road when 1t plays Montgomery tomor!ow.
 The game will be called at g o'clock in order not to interfere with other attractions It is stated that many Of those who will attend the big fra- ternity dance Thuraday will go to the dance from the basket ball game.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
LEASE OF CONNECTS
COUNTY. OFFICIALS MEET AND
 CONSIDER PLAN.
Decide en . Permament Organization to Secure Better Returns for
 LaboT of the Pris- , onern.

Birmingham. Dec. 29y--tSpecial.)-- For the purpose of discussing the conditions as regards the hire of con- victs, a number of Probate Judges. members of Boards of County Commis- sioners. and members of Boards of Revenue of counties throughout Ala bama. who will have convicts to lease the coming twelve months. held meet ing heee today.
 The gathering was at the Hiilman Hotel, and the discussion was inter- esting throughout. Judge W. s. For man of St. Clair County, was selected as chairman of the meeting. and he made a short statement as to the ob jects of the meeting.
 Among those in attendance. beside Job Going. President of the Board of Revenue of Jefferson County, were D. F.. Green, solicitor of Morgan Coun- ty; Judge William F, skeggs of Nor gan County; ". A. Weaver, member of the House of Representatives. from Blount County and attorney for the County Commissioners of Blount coun- ty; Judge ". S. Forman of St. Clair County: Judge Brown of Tuscaloosa County, Judge Smith of Greene County. Judge Camp of Tailadega County, Judge l.. H. Reynolds Ot Chiffon County; Judge A. P. Longshore oS Shelby County: Circuit Court Clerk Cooper of Tuscaloosa County; Come missioners Shaw and o'Barr of Shelby County and others.
 { Resolutions were finally adopted looking to future organization on the subject. The matter has not yet reached . continuation.
 ' There were two bids received today by the Jefferson County Board of Revenue for the convtcts during the coming year, and while all informa- ton was kept quiet, 1t was learned that more thah s12 per month was bid but neither oe the bids was accepted.
 4 committee Of the Board of Revenue called on the. coal operators today with the purpose of securing better price for the cenvicts.
 A aumber Of the delegates to the meeting went out. on an automobile tour Of the county roads around Bir- mingham.
 The following resolutions were adopted by the meeting;
 That the chair appoint a commit tee of i've to confer with the several Boards Of Revenue and Commissioners looking to permanent organizakiOn ana plans ana iegislation to provide a bet- ter system for the work and hire of convicts of the State, sueh cofnmiftee to report on call of the chair..s [
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
FRAsK ADERHoLD sHoT.
Victim of AceidentAI DaseharEe of .

Victim ef Aceidental Dascharge of .
 Shot Gun.
 Anniston. Dec. 29--t Especial l--Frank Aderhold, the 1e-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Aderhold, was accidentally shot by Dawson Haynes while hunting on the Mellon place, severaiSmiies out from oxford yesterday afternoon.
 Three of the pellets from a shotgun struck young Aderhold squareiy !n the face, one entering the cheek. another the forehead and stilI another pene- trated the left eye-baII The last shot Is decidedly the most serious it being feared that the eye will be destroyed.
 Young Haynes was shooting at a rabbit. and thinking Aderhold was In the rear. was greatly surprised when his companion was struck.
 The accident is greatly deplored by young Haynes. who is &novEn as an un- usually steady and careful boy for his age. The inJuTa dad was removed to Sellers Hospital Tn Anniston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
REMAINS OF BIR. SWEARINGEN
 WERE LAID 10 REST

' gThe funeral ofaT.J. gweaffn9en. wii 0 wAs. ,shet and Killed Monday morning on Eel Street, took place yesterday afternoon from the family residence. FO9 Bell Street, at 2:30 o'clock, Elder Ar. Dunn of the Christian Church ofi- ciatAng. The interment was in Green. wood Cemetery
 The following acted as paII-bearers; ]. l.. Taylor, J. s. Taylor, J. 6. Tucker. Troy Murrell, John McDade, J. L.. Bennett. ]. T. Thorn, and George CAnty. The pal1-bearers had been brother officers of Mfr. Swearingeu on the Montgomery police force.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
C0LLEGIANs COME TO MoNTGotf. x EnT TO WIN. Y.
Have wom Mae Censecuttve Games, Swhseh Were GYuellizg Tests
 Of Slkfll and En- AzlFance.

The Y. Bf. C. A. basket ban team last night had their final workout for the great game with Notre Dame to- morrow night. The local boys are in fine. condition, 1t to make the visitors hustle to carry away the honora. ln fack. any team that cops a victory on Montgomery this season win know that they have had the hardest kind of a battle. aH
 Nevertheless, the Montgomery boys fear Notre Dame. 1t e frequently stated that if the game tomorrow turns Into a victory for Montgomery not single game will be lost on the local floor this season, showing that Eotre Dame is regarded as the strong est opposition which will be seen In the South this year.
 Reports from Notre Dame show that the visitors have a pair of guards wh om, 1t is sisted, are beyond cofnpar. ison with any others they have met. All the members of the Metre Dame team are well advanced In age, and all have had extensive experiences at the Indoor game with several, other bas-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
BACK FROM BOARD MEETING. Negro Preachers Attended Meeting O trustee Board of Baptsst UnIver-
alty.

Rev. N. N. Nealy, D. D., and Rev. R. c Judlrfns, both Baptist pastors Of this city. returned from Selma. Ala. last night, where they had. been called to attend a called meeting of the Trustee Board of the coiored Baptist Univsr- sity
 The Board created the ofglce of Fiuan- ciaI Secretary Of the Institution. and elected Rev. l.. ". Galloway. of Selma, to serve in that capacity Rev caio- way is a graduate of that school and has served as travelling sunoay School missionary in tho state for the Ameri-. can Baptist Publication Society for a number of years He 'Iss thoroughly in- terested ln the work of the school, an able preaeher and ready sn neaker..
 The pfesdstt of the 8chooi. Or. R. T.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30

months. were inferred at Four-Aalle yesterday afternoon.
 Mrs. KilgoFe was perhana better known to a larger oiFcIs Of the eltt- zens of Admission than any other woman in the county and she was reaafdsd as one of the best She was rearAd in the county ana had lived bore all her life.
 She leaves her husband, two dangh- tsEs and two sonAs all Of whogu are married. except Che yeangest daGghesr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
pIaner aa r,o,rnoratsona.

Birmingham, Dec. 29-(Special.l- l--- Gtatiattus being compiled in the Pro- bate Court asg to corporations set on foot during the year. show that there was an aggregate of nearly Sls,0e0. 900 stipulated In the incorporation papers Of concerns which filed notice of form has been e3390. 200 more new capital in- vested to date in 1908 than was invest cd in 1907. Last year the amount of capital in interpretations went to lit- tie above S1A,lI7.60O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
AIahnma canI Proanofaon.

Birmingham, Dec. 29--tSpeciel 11-The coal production tn Alabama for the present year will hardly 60 to f2,000,00e kons Ss00e, 0aD tons under what it was In 1907. according to an estimate made by Assistant State Mine Inspector Bd- ward Flynn. The depression throuEh- out the country and the strike of the union coal miners which contsuaed fny more than two months being the causes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
Rank OffIeern in CoInn,l,n..

: CoIumbus, MI9s, Dec, zS--lSpecial) Capt. T, B. Frankiin, who for a num- ber of years .lias been president of the Columbus Iaeurance and Banking Con- pany, tenIered his resignation at Aaset4hg Of the Board of Directors to- day. and vice-President B A. Weaver was elected to succeed him. AGr. IgeAver will be succeeded as vice. preaident by c. F. Sherrod. . wealthy 2eal esta te sman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30

poliard. who was once pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, of this citv' has worked out financial plans which it is hoped will result in great good to the institutions aRd,it as large iy upon his recommendation that this new once Is created.
 The school is in a prosperous oondt-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
rlrn in nnnlLle. r.n.

/ Bunkie. La. Dec. ss-Ffre this after. noon destroyed the stores of c. E. Haas. J. c. Palmer, W. F. Smart and T. N willis, the Cumberland Telephone Exs change, the plant of The Bupkie Re- view, and slightly damAged other structures. The loas is $50. 900 with in- suranee of leas than e20,o00.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
AtteIl stin . chnmnlan.

New orieans.. Dec. 2s---Ab, AsSSll rs- tained the feRthsrwelght cA$fnp ionsksp by knocklng out tBiz" AGacixay in the eighth round tonight be0oFs the Fgest side Athletic Club.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
ssriou. trouble Anticipated.

Stsarns. ky, Dec. 2s.--Berry siihp- son. Reuben West and George stan ley. the three men accused as ring leaders in the trouble between the striking miners and the Federal au- thorities and who have been encamped at Paint Rock, five miles from Stearns, fearing capture because of the eon- stant closing in of the guards, broke camp last night and filed Into Scott County. Tenn.
 A detachment of United States, maF- shals will be sent after them today or tomorrow and serious trouble is an. titipatad. Sheriff Tugle, of Whitley County. is now in charge of the sitn- ation at Stearns. and everything IS quiet here. Deputy Marshal Charlie Ryan, wflo was wounded in the nght Christmas Day. has been located in one of the Gtearns Coal and Lumber Conn pany's houses. He did not know nor did his nurses that he was being searched for all over the mountains in the belief that he had been murdered
 Robert Stearns, secretary of the company. said today that his firm will make no further effoFt Co capture the fugitivess As the trouble is now be- tween the sGrikets and Federal Govs ernment. .ve
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
RURTAL oF MRS. KILGORE.

wife of ca1h0an Citizen is L.sld te
 Heae. .AnnissSn, Dec. -(Speeial, )--v-The remains of Mrs. Ki1gore. wife of E R. Rilgore of Weaver, who died Sunday, at the age of Bi yeAFss after an hiE meas covering period of eighteen
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30

of the big falling of in the output. There is q happy production right now and the demand promises to be main. tained throughout the entire year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
An Alarrnlnn Cendttien.

Washington, Dee. 2o.--The alarming condition which has called out State troops and United States marshals at the mining town of Etearns. Whitney County Ky, is creating some discus sion at the War Department over the probability of condition arising te call for United States troops to uphold the power of the United States courts.
 Although conditions In the Kentucky town are only vaguely understood here, it is assumed that the local authori-. ties will be able to suppress disorder and that by the liberal use Of United States margha1g in conjunction with State troops. the orders of the court will be executed I
 Should It be found impossible to do this, either from the inability of the court to secure the services of enough marshals or for any other reason 90 that the power of the court would be- come nuIlified, there is ample author itY for the sending of troops into Ken lucky. A United States statute pro- vfdes that in eass of this kind where the attitude of the people towards the mandates of the court assumes propor- tions of a rebellion against Federal authority, Federal troops may be used to bring about n condition in which the orders uof the court will be re- spected. In the case of any disorder Interfering with the movement of the mails, or with interstate commerce. the power of the State for the enforcement of law and order being shown to be poweriess to control conditions. troops must be sent Into the State. The War Department had received no re- quest for troops for Kentucky and the general opinion prevails in official cir- cles within the Department that cons diti0ns will not be such as to warrant Federal interference.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30

'Phcne SIS for . caak of Cooks Beer before January 1st. Prompt deriv. cry. GEO. PRHEIss, Ast.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
MOVED OVER LINE
KENTUCKY DEsPEaADoEs NOW
 ENCAMPED IN TBNNEssEE.
Berry simpson, Rnbe West ana George gtmnlev Are Now Suwromndea by Their Friends Near
 Wenfsn Home.

Louisville, Ky. Dec. 2s.--Advices by tslephcne from Danviile. Ky, today state that Berry Simpson. hube West and George Stanley. the mountaineers engaged in the dificulty at stearns. Ky, broke camp at Paint Rock. Ky. last night and moved over the line into Scott County. Tenn. They are en- caknped nelr west's old home. sur. rounded by friends and relatives and their position is reported more for. midable than ever.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-11

then ae ambassador Of the North German Con-
federaton. and last as ambassador OF the Ger.
man Empire. II was while filing that office that
ne died in London. receiving q visit two davs he
fore his death from Queen Victoria who wished
10 bid farewell TO an old friend Of whom she had
been very fond.
Count John Bernstorr Ike his elder brother
Percy, who is Chief OF Police Of Potsdsm and in
this way intrusted more Immediately with the po-
lice protection Of the imperial family and of the
court was born in London and received all his
early education in English schools. fact. It is
no exaEgeraton 70 assert that he learned English
before he acquired German. Thanks to this he is
very English IN his tastes. and by reason of his
ooyhood associations, of his parentage and of his
perfect command Of the English language in all
its niceties ne a great success when he re-
turned TO London as councillor Of the embassy
and charge d'ansires in the absence Of his chief,
Count Wolf Metternich AS the latter is a hache-
lor, Countess Bernstorf1, who was q Miss Luck
meyer, OF New York called upon throughout
the years OF her sojourn in London 10 do the
honors Of the German Embassy and to virtually
act as annbassadress. She is therefore well equipped
for the role which she viii be called upon to play
~ Washington.
II I asked for the principal characteristics
Of her husband I should be disposed TO attribute
TO him e most copcIIiatory disposition q deter
mnation 70 make friends for himself and for his
country wherever he goes and extraordinary
amount OF poise. OF Observation-Disclosures fact, if
have fault to ascribe to him. that he never
lets his heart get the better Of his head And
speak from knowledge. For first knew him
little boy in knickerbockers But after all this
may be condemned as shortconng in an ordinary
man Of the world, is decidedly advantag geous IN
the ambassador Of q great empire
MARQUIsE DE FONTENOT.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-11

sehor de segurola. win have the part of the Gre
Waller de Saint Bris for his first appearances Ans-
Ag0stinsIli viii be Valentine and Nile Zspiih viii
sing the part q the Queen. ZenstsIo Etli Be cast
as RaouI. Ssmmareo as The Comte DE- Saint Br1s
and Arlnloudi a. Marcel. For Mines. Azostinslh
and ZeppfIu and VI. Arimond this Will be the arsr
appearance OF the season a. the Manhattan. al
though the trio members Of the company
last year
Samson st DaliIa." with Nile Gervle-Rsachs
and the remainder Of the cast which Il 20 sing
Saint -Ssens's opera next Friday night. IL ths
opera for the second matinee Of the season, and
Saturday evening a repetition OF That's. Win
Miss Garden in the title part. VIII be given
Next Tuesday night Mr. Hsmmerstsin vii open
his new ope1 a house in Philadelphia with per-
Torrance OF Carmen" Nile. Labia vii again havs
the leading part. as sne did at the opening of the
Manhattan or McEday night Dalrlorss viii b
Don joss. de SesyIroIa EscamilIo. Gilbert Dancafro
and VisuiIle Zuniga-
The following Thursday night ar the Philsdelphia
house Samson - Dalila." with the origina New
York cast and the entire choral and baet strength
Of both houses VIII given Mile Tetrazzint viii
make her first appearance in the Quaker Ctty
week from next Saturday afternoon IN IL BaroieTs
di SivizIia-- Saturday night .-Tosca. with Nhe-
Labis and the original Manhattan cast of last
Monday night. viii Be sung for the PhiladsiphianA
New-York tribune., 1908-11-11
IRVING PLACE THEATRE.
Wilhelm Tell.


vex-erdzv hei1E Schiler's birthday. both German
theatres bonored the occasion by presenting Schler
dramas me management at the Irving Place estao-
1isbrner- choosing Wilhelm Tell and the man
sza-7ert AZ the neU uptown institution choosing
.sT,e Rauber" Schiller wrote for a leisurely age.
,-1,icr took theatrical productions very seriously
and thought nothing Of spending an afternoon aS
Vel as an evening ~ ? playhouse Inc oelll-isl
dramas are therefore. as q rule. too lohg 10 u
given in their entirety under modern conol' OILS
I'D tba tudicious manager must make PneraI eA
cisfo7s wilhelm Tell is : fervenf- orl'ha1l anu
e-f.s1 erulottatiou OF the theme of patrotsn1 ana
- ~ 1fbertv and will always hold high place
:, scbf11er revfvals although II lacks me more
,77,re1v dramatic interest Of others OF Ms
ItI,e Marie Stuart and Don Carlos.
The Trv4ng Place theatre stock company TOSS
.-s5;+sby last night 70 the requirements OF o-as7
81 r,oetic drama and the performance gwen vs.
s-iei,,gl,- smooth. spirited and erIectlFe- In
-.trz borors went 70 julius Halter as tIesSi-l,
C-1,55,,s NFArrer as Werner. otto GeoUhr as %
81, Nerch.al and Magnus Stiff as Tel. Else " "alo-
- se Tells wife also Sood- II : q si9-4i-
- indication of the ability and Willingness oL
.sa German public here 70 support company CIV
- ,,fgb class plays that the house was CROWDED
-. 80 mart That is pretty certain 20 happen at
- r-oa,,.tion Of a worthy classic
New-York tribune., 1908-11-11
THE DRAMA.
NEW PLAY AT THE COLONIAL.
The Submarine. -
TONTENOT.

A tragic play III one act called The Sub
marine was performed yesterday at the Colonial
Of II made a strong. though very painful. i'm
preston This play comes from the French. The
authors Of ii NM E H Laumann and Paul
Olivier. 1t had long in Paris last year. II is
produced by Mr, Thomas ". Ryley, and, if
the reception accorded to it at the Colonial Theatre
be accepted augury Of success. il viii
have a long in New York It's purpose is to
illustrate the dreadful perils that are braved by
persons employed in the naval service The picture
presented is horrible and narrowing, and the pro-
priety of showing II on the stage-or, indeed Of
showing any picture that can rightly be designated
by those epithets-Inay be questioned. The pur-
pose OF tragedy as long ago stated by Of the
most acute of embodied inteects is to Chasten and
elevate the human mind by the exCitation OF pity
and terror 4 tragedy that is only horrible can
only cause shock and CONSERVATION. Looking ct
The Submarine" the spectator sees a catastrophe
to one Of those recently invented boatsa sinister
implement of naval warfare,-that dive and
sail under water carrying damage or destruction,
from beneath the waves, TO ships OF enemy.
Her commander overstinuIates himself with opium
subjects his vessel to destructive strain by caus
ing II to dive too often and too far, and thus brings
death by suffocation close upon himself and his
r-Au The climax is hiQeous.-a fearful struggle
for life, accompanied indeed. by suggestions of
he-ois-n but marked by affecting denotements of
agony. The mechanism employed is ingenious and
the performance is effective. AS 10 the monitor
copveved By the overwhelmingly. that war and
ell the implements OF war ought to be abolished
and forever discarded BY the human race,-that has
been vainly urged upon public attention since 4
time SO distant that the memory of man runneth
not 70 the contrary Longfellow's memorable
words cover the moral OF this subject;
We're hat the power taa- fills the world with terror
half wealth bestowed on camps and courts
There need Ct arseuals OF forts