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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-23
PUNCHING THE HITS.

Week before last the Weather De- partment at Washington decided to send out over the country weekly weather bulletins. predicting the weather for seven days at a time Getting out a prediction every day may have given too much trouble. so they decided to send them out in a bunch, and here Is the first effort:
 During the week beginning Sunday. April F, typical April conditions, with and rainy weather. will prevail in mid dle, northern and southwestern ufs- trict of the United States east of the Rocky mountains.
 That was a kind of blanket predic- tion, but. says The New Haven Regis ter Tn commenting on 1t. we are in the last hours of that week, and 1t is possible to compare fulfillment with prophecy. We observe that we have had typical April weather. if by that Is meant every sort of weather that the imagination could possibly hitch together. The frequent aIterna- tion of periods of fair and rainy weather" has been delivered. We also had, for the first two days of the week, a gale not especially typical of April. but of which we would have been glad to know in advance, that we might have moved to some more salubrious cline and escaped 1t. From anticipation of that the weather de- pertinent. 1t seems, was mercifuIly de- livered. On the whole, however, 1t would appear that the first attempt of the weather department to forecast the weather in punches of week was fair to middling success"
 Of course 1t was dead easy to pre- dict typical April weather for the middle portion of that month. April is noted everywhere for its variable weather conditions. and if the de- partment had simply announced There will be some April weather dur ing this month," it would have been as logical as the announcement that was made. It is not a very good scheme, we think for 1t is very dlf- ficult for the best equipped weather bureau. to accurately and correctly predict weather twenty-four hours in advance. It may send out notice that at certain place the weather for the next day and night will be just so, and if nothing intervenes the forecast will be correct. but sudden and decided changes in weather conditions in one section may affect many others and nullify the forecasts for them. Fore casting for one day is somewhat un- certain but a week is too much.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-23
THIRD TERM SHADOWS.
Believed That Roosevelt Wfu We've
 Accept Nomination.

Believed That Roosevelt Will Never
 Accept Nomination.
 Washington Special.
 It is the opinion of every well i'm formed man in Washington. who pre- tends to know anything concerning the situation, the political conditions gem erally. that Mir Roosevelt has not the slightest idea of being a candidate Tor 1t Is believed by many that the Fres- ident has mapped out his Work TOT tive labors fin the White House have no place in such plans That he IS moving heaven and earth 10 oIlns about the nomination of secretary intends to spend a year or two in for eign travel when his term in the White House has expired is also un- derstood to be fixed. several men men close to the President profess to have positive knowledge of the fact that when he returns from his foreign trav- els he will bcome the head of a great national university WI which fa wasS,rS. Andrew ton. It has been hinted very strongly that the President would make some public statement outlining these as ms plans for the next few years, oerore this means he will prevent all possl- bility of his being made the Presi- dential nominee.
 It Is impossible to say what effect
 
 nomination, If this should become re- cognized as fact accomplished prior to the assembling of the convention. would have upon the Presidents plan. He does not believe that Secretary Taft will fail to win the nomination, and those who should know the Pres ident best do not believe that the nomination of any other candidate would cause MT. Roosevelt to swerve in his determination not to be can didate again. As to whether Secre- tary Taft will be the nominee. there is doubt-grave doubt. His chances are the best They are not good enough to make his selection anything like foregone conclusion. There will be a great many contesting deie- gations at Chicago. In every case the contestants will be delegates opposed to the nomination of the War Secrc- tary. Illinois. Pennsylvania and h. diana. total of 142 delegates tn- structed for Knox, Cannon and Far nucleus around which all the anti begin a fight which will result disas- trously for the administration candi- date
 A peculiar feature of the campaign of the allies" is that they do not seem to have centered upon any can didate. As has been so often said Tn this correspondence it Is simply the field against Taft. and his opponents appear to have paid much more atten- tion to accomplishing his defeat than to selecting the candidate to go on the ticket in case this consummation is brought about.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-23
RHopY,s CoNsTITuTIoN.
Two Important Amendments fe sn
 Ancient Charter.

Two Important Amendments fe an
 Ancient Charter.
 New York Tribune.
 The legislature of Rh ode Island has just passed for submission to the people a constitutional amendment giving the veto power to the governor and pro- viding for a reapportionment of the State into assembly districts of equal size. Rhode Island is in the unusual condition of having governor with out veto, and. like Connecticut, leg islature made up of representatives Of towns practically irrespective of popu-. lation. The, result Is that the large cities are underrepresented, while the small towns exercise disproportion- ate influence in the affairs of the state The governor is a survival of the old days when the New England towns had a keen sense of their individuality. which made State almost confed- eration of towns as the nation is con federation of States. The governors to the same jealous regard of the towns for their independence, and seems much out of place at this time, when the people at large of other States have come more and more to rely upon the governor as their re- preventative in the universal discon- tent with legislatures for their sub OTuiHAtlon OI Otate luteTcbtS Lo iOSal and personal interests.
 But the resolution to submit the amendments to popular vote by no means necessarily portends the ter imitation of town control in Rhode Island. The platforms of both parties declared for submission of the veto and the reapportionment to the people and that fact is significant regarding the strength of the sentiment there for a more democratic form of government than the rotten borough" system; but, the members of the legislature, who. of course, owe their election to existing conditions and wish to preserve them, evidently think the town sentiment is still strong. enough In the State to beat the amendment. They have bound the two changes fin the constitution toget- her, so that the voters win not be able to act upon them separetely, appar- ently feeling that if the veto amend ment were presented by itself it would be accepted by the public, and thus a hand in matters legislative would be given to the governor. but counting upon town Jealousy and local unwill- ingness to acquiesce in diminished im- portance to beat both the reapportion- ment and the veto when presented to- gether.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-23
Letter to The Editor
In Politics. Editor The Advertiser:

In Politics.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 Win you kindly allow me space to ssy rsPs a o Dqs ssss on Them Apart" referring to liquor and You certainly meant. "Keep the anti You must know that the liquor men have always put their business in politics. Not always publicly, but in, all the same, in every campaign for to national. Right here In Alabama that Issue oyershadows every other. For the first time in years the liquor election. in the choice of legislators. IL was the rudest awakening trey ever had to find themselves confroned with determined band of lawmakers who were against their business. Would you have the anti-liquor people to rest on their laurels and make no ef- forts politically That is exactly what the other side hope we will do. That liking.
 No brother, the question is In ooli- tics and there to stay until the ques- ton is. settled and settled right. The liquor men put 1t in and sought to dominate the politics of the country and how well they were succee ling you we'll know. With daring effront- cry they dictated candidates, controlled
 
 When 1t suited them, they were simon pure Democrats and voted the ticket straight;G when conditions were changed, they were the best "floppers" to be found.
 Because of their notorious deia ace of laws and decency everywhere, the moral sense of the people became aroused and every day the contest grows fiercer.
 Keep them apartp is 6 stranse cry at this late day. This ''mix-up" will continue until the country is free from the dictation and oppression of this monster evil.
 In the strife. newspapers. like men, line up--there can be no neutral ground. I hope to see the day when the old Advertiscer will throw It's mighty influence on the side of the people and country against the cruelist enemy that ever afflicted a free peo- pie.
 The suppression of the liquor traffic is the greatest question before the American people today. "In politics?' Of course 1t is and there is no power on this earth that can take 1t out.
 MT. Editor, you have a great host of friends among tbe prohibitionists. They are praying that you may see your way clear to come across in the conflict and help them to win the fight. and win they will in the long run and not so long either.
 Respectfully,
 W. B. Crumpton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-23
Tbey Laked saIt water,

St. Louis Globe Democrat.
 "WhereVer you find salt or sulphur springs" says a gentleman connected with the United States Geological Survey, you may expect to find the bones of mastodons and other huge creatures that have now become ex- tinct.
 Many persons suppose that the presence of these bones in great num- bers indicates that the animals had iiamas of China which when Ney felt death coming on always made for the nearest pond. and if they could gel there die in the water.
 That however, Is likely only q superstition The mastodon bones in salt or sulphur marsh indicate that the animals went there to drink water and occasionally one got mired ana was suffocated, The great number Of bones does not prove that whole herd of nastodons was drowned at once, but that one being mired every
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-23
JAPAN AND CHINA.


 vi.4t~~ FrnaenyorinE to Enlist Sympathy
 of Western World.
 New York Times. ,
 Tt ia 10 be remarked also that. . nhase of sentiment has sprung up n China which is entirely novel, concern ing itself with the relations of Japan to the Western world. An instance. of this is a caricature from one ol tns native Chinese papers at the tune tnas tTouble was expected between Japan nd the United States, which represe nt- ed Iohn Bull cutting the treaty WiLn Japan in pieces as Uncle sam drew hls gun on Japan. Even. i've years agD such an appeal to popular feeling would have been inconceivable. There would not have been in the popular mind any Knowledge on which to base It, VI course 1t Is impossible to say whas MsncRuria. But if they should In- clude the practical effacement of Chin ese sovereignty, 1t looks now as IT they would be resisted with, all attain- able vigor by China. and-what IS the most important element in the situa- tion-that China would endeayor to en- list the influence, if not the aid, oI some of the Western powers Tn sup fJnited States could hardly give. but Influence 1t might lend. And the at tttude of Great Britain would pe prop ably in the long run on the side ol Chinese integrity. All her interests would be in that direction, political as well as commercial.
 Tn the light of these facts we think it highly unlikely that Japan really en- tertains, or will permit herself seri- ously to push, plans involving virtually fine sacrifice of Chinese sovereignty. If she has had inclinations in this direction, she will find their indulgence difficult and dangerous to. pursue. That result will ; be fortunate If it hn AnarOfHa of .IAnAn WneEe they are now and for a long time will be most needed. toward the economic development of the resources of the empire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-23

judgment To cut down a tree that has required half or three- quarters of century to develop into beauti- ful and ornamental object can hardly be justified on any plea. To destroy it to make room for a pavement or an outside grass plot Is a desecra- tion and little short of a crime. Moth ing adds more to the beauty and com fort than handsome and well-develop- ed oaks. magnolias and other trees that flourish here, and outside the strict business sections their pre- servation should not only be en- couraged, buteenforced by law if neces- sary. The citizen should not be al- lowed to cut away the trees adjoin- ing his property, and the city should not do what the property owner is forbidden to do.
 It is both proper and necessary to speak plainly on this subject. for 1t is one which concerns the beauty and comfort of the city and the people, and one in which every citizen should take an active interest. Sometimes it may be absolutely necessary to re- move a shade tree from some portion of the sidewalk or street, but when it comes to cutting down a handsome and large tree. perhaps replacing 1t with a broomstick in the shape of an elm sprout which may or may not make a shade tree in a quarter of a century the limit has been passed. we insist.
 We believe that most cases of tree destruction in Montgomery could be avoided without expense and without materially changing plans for im- provement of streets and sidewalks, and it should always be avoided when possible. This generation will not live to see shade trees in Montgomery equal to some that have been destroy ed, and the next will condemn the destruction that has taken place Every consideration of civic pride and love of beauty should lead to saving the shade trees, not sacrificing them without reason.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-23
FATE AND A NAME.

Chicago Record Herald.
 It is interesting and somewhat cur ious to note the persistence with which misfortune has logged the name of John when borne by royal persons, although no Ill omen seems to attach to 1t in the case of ordinary citizens.
 For instance. King John of England has always been regarded, whether altogether justly or not, as a most famous prince. John Of France was taken captive by the Black Prince, and John Ballilol of Scotland was most thoroughly dispised' by his country- men on account of his fawning attitude toward the English. Robert III of Scotland changed his name from John, but this did not save him from his des- tiny. He himself was a cripple and died of broken heart. the most tragic fates having overtaken all most dear to him.
 John 1. of Bohemia was blind. The Pope John 1. was imprisoned. by the king of the Goths, and Pope John. x. was driven from Rome by the lDuke of Tuscany. Pope John xI. was imrri- soned by his brother and Is supposed to have been poisoned. a fate sinlflar r to that of Peope John XIV Pope John XIV. was forced to flee from Rome and died of fever in Tuscany. John XVI. dubbed the 'antipope." after troubled career, was brutally tortured and con- signed to dungeon for tahe breifre- mainder of his life. .#
 John I. of Constantinople was poi soned; John II. was killed while hunt ing wild boar. and John III. was de- throned. his eyes put out and left to dieinprison. John I. of Gastile was killed by a fall from his horse.
 This is not by any means a complete list of the unlucky Johns. but 1t serves to show the fatality which seems to cling about the name in so far as roy alty Is concerned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-23
THURSDAY. APRIL as 1908.

Mfr. Richard crolxer once of New York. but now of England. has been paying visit to Egypt. and did some scientific stunts while in the land of the Pharaohs. He declares that Egypt was at one time mass of fire and at another period was entirely beneath the sea. In proof of his deductions he says he found sea-sheils on the tops of the mountains and fragments of stone that were exactly like clinkers from a furnace. Dick should proceed to write an essay on prehistoric Egypt. He would perhaps hit as near the facts as some others do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-23
DRiF.TWo
nf PHIL H- ARM&THONG.

It's always the woman who has no chill about rearing your own.
 A lot of people try to run the world is dangerous to life and limb. There is always . superior air, about . when she meets less fortunate sister. What If Alabama had a gsine law to prevent bargain hunting ExTRAi ExrRAii All the latest. war news-Russis. Kentucky and Pensacoiai Uninstructsd ydeIegates at Denver might as we'll cheer. up--thereli' be instructors on hand all right, s4s
 MT. Hesrst's party is said tof have been organized to save the country. as if that wasn't the prime object of all of 'em- St. Louis judge has ruled that when one man calls another liar. there should be Judge Lsndis simply cannot keep. out of 1ns %aas Hs na, rss t, affinities' to year in the pen. of Virginia is the statement that a goose, has licked bull-dog. Very fortunate 1t terminated as 1t did. but we can't help won dering who was goose enough ts attack the beast. An Inslsna farmer ,, h.: , kept $ cen. ss in Probably for the reason that if he didn't the doctor would make him cough up s2. "How high can we clinb!" asks . sci- enlist baseball team, the Climbers, and you'il see by the end of the season.
 Hr ssri midst--Atlanta Journal.
 Wed rather have it in our bread bss- k<t" k.. In this period of spring clothes the westh- man assumes almost the power and im- portance of a god. Elephants appear to be cn the rampage, ali over the country. Let us hope that this, Which ia slsphant-tSs c. .. P.s oregon has. chosen MT. Cake over sena- Cakes all dough"
 It takes all kinds of people to make . feet out in a street car. for people to loop the-loop over.
 A New York man named Smith. hearing a burglar in the house. crushed his skull with flat.iron. Wonder if Smith was doing the family washing at the timer At last they've got Secretary Taft into the moving pictures. But they say you can move mountain if you have faith enough
 Apropos.
 The elephant is just the beast
 To suit the Grand Old Party
 For the Democratic Donkey couldn't hold Br. Taft so hearty.
 It wouldn't look consistent. consistent
 cartoonist who depicts 'em in the
  Out -of-Date.
 Mary hadys little hat
 All trimmed up nice for spring. Rut when she saw those hats in town
 She just said; "Drat the thing" In By-LC-Lan6. Tn By-L.o-Land-can't you recall,
 When mother sang to you Tn the twiIig htstime when shadows tah And night-birds softly coo?
 ',By-Lo. By-Lo.
 In mothers arms
 Swing to and fro'-
 wasn't 1t long and long ago.
 Back to By-Lo Lana! In By-ho L4nd7-stranss soblins crspt But Ana ser aeTs TssaHf ssfs S1S eom % fsar
 "By-Lo. By-Lo. i, In mothers arris ~ v Swing to and fro"-
 wasn't it long and long ago.
 Back to By-Lo LandT In By-Io Land the same moon beams Through the same ledge where the
 same rose clinEs. Esut some other baby dreams and dreams While some other mother sings:
 ''ry-I.o, By-Lo.
 In mothers arms
 Swing to and fro"-
 Wasn't it long and long ago, Pack to BY-Lo Land? ...I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-23
aKEEr THEN sEPARArE.-

Tn another place we publish let
 ter from our esteemed friend. Rev.
 W. B. crumpton. The prohibitio
 question. as we take it. is .'out of poli-
 ties in Alabama by solemn enact
 ment of law. At the close of this year
 1t will be unlawful to sell or dispose
 of spurious liquors anywhere in the
 State. That law should be enfoi ced
 to the fullest extent and all the State
 County and Municipal authority should
 be invoked to that end. If men violate
 it, they should be made to feel the
 force of the penalties prescribed. The
 article to which he refers does not
 contain a suggestion contrary to this view and in order that The Advertiser
 may not be misjudged by sny< who
 may read his letter we reprint the
 editorial which was the cause provoc-
 ative of his letter:
 Some of the Connecticut newspapers are discussing with much earnestness and force the desirability of separat- ing the liquor matters upon wnlch the people may be called upon to vote. The contention is a proper one ana does not in any degree affect the right or wrong of the question. The saloon
 men and the anti-saloon, men, the license men and the anti license men should all be in favor or taking the liquor question entireiy out of politics. Then when an election is to be held to decide whether or not liquor shall be sold in the state. or in any town or city, the voters would l have but one proposition before them
 and would have no cause> to become confused nor be in any danger of vot- ing differently from the way they in- tend
 We are firm in our belief that the liquor question. like religion. should be entirely disassociated from politics There Is no propriety or justification in attaching 1t to politics. There is
 no sensible reason why the Democratic or the Republican party should make it part of faith of their platform ana
 require the voters of the party to vote on 1t. The question of allowing or. prohibiting the sale of liquors. or, or licensing such business is one which
 should have no connection with poll
 vote on the question of allowing or dis
 allowing the sale of liquor they should
 have no other question to confuse. or influence them. Then they could be expected to give voice to their real sentiments without any extraneous is- sues. Tis, as The Bridgeport Farmer suggests. would probably lessen the would be fair for each side and neither would have ground to. complaint. Let liquor and politics each have its own day in court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-23
UNINTERRUPTED DELEGATIONS.
Bryan Opponents Interested in the
 Report.

Report.
 Washington Special.
 Opponents of the nomination of Mir. Bryan arc interested in the report to the effect that Virginia, North Caro- lima, possibly South Carolina, Georgia and Louisiana will send uninstructed delegates to the Denver convention. Opponents of Mir. Bryan figure that with these no uninstructed delegates from the South it will be possible to make alliances which would defeat the nomination of the statesman from Nebraska and have a very deciding voice in the selection of the candi- date.
 Three hundred and thirty-five votes will be necessary to prevent MT. Bryan's nomination, that being one more than one third of the total num- Der of delegates of which the conven- tion Is composed. New York, Pennsyl' vania, New Jersey, Maine, West V1r ginia, Maryland and Minnesota, added to the five Southern States said to De likely not to instruct will make a total of 336 footloose delegates, free to vote for the nomination of whom soever they choose. ..
 It must be admitted, however, that there Is doubt as to whether the Southern States mentioned will send uninstructed delegations. It is we'll known, for instance, that the Bryan people are claiming that Virginia will send a delegation instructed for MT '. Bryan. That the other Southern States mentioned will do so is a matter or much greater doubt