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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
coInmhln Getr nIg share.

New York, Nov. 7.-The Columbia University Alumni News will announce tomorrow that in addition to the speci- fc bequest of s2.25O,0OO made by the late John S. Kennedy. Columbia will receive one-fifth of the residuary es- tate. which. it Is estimated. will net the university another $2.250, 900. mak. ing the total gift s4,500.o00,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
ALWAYS MnnTISo srRUoOLns.
John ID. Rockefeller Tells Sunday
 sehoeI Clnsn of Experiences.

School Cinsa of Experiences.
 Cleveland. O., Nov. 7.--"Often meet nothing but struggle" John D. Rocke- feller told the Euclid Avenue Baptist sunday school today But think it is great blessing. remember when I first learned to swim in New York sixty years ago. I had to kick, splash and struggle. I have been doing BtruS- xIing ever since. If we do not have to struggle. we will be weddings; to be strong, we must struggle always.
 MT. Rockefeller produced four of his Sunday school class books, dated 1858. when he was teaching. and two of the scholars. old men now. who were enrolled therein, and told the class about them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
OPERA SINGER SLY. Evades omeers and Gives sunday Cen-

Chicago. Nov 7.--Madame Olive Fremstad. of the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York, sang for the entertainment of several thousand per- sons in Chicago today. but deputy sheriffs are none the wiser.
 Though half a dozen agents of the courts were stationed about the Au- itorium theatre. where the opera star appeared in public, for the purpose of serving her with papers in a breach of contract case. Mime Fremstad alud- ed all pursurers and was on her way back to New York before any court attache could approach her.
 The singer was sought in a suit for $3.0o0 damages brought by Mrs. Clara Bowen Sheppard. for her fail- ure to appear last Thursday In Afii- waukee. The opera singer. who had been expected here Saturday. was warned not to come until Sunday. be- cause of the suit. Service in civil suits cannot legally be made in Illinois on Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
confer. win Pope.

Rome, Nov. 7.--Mgr. Ambroz Agius. napal delegate to the Philippines had a lengthy conference today with the none and Cardinal Merry Del Val, papal secretary, with reference to the situa- lion in those islands Mgr. Agius de- ecribed in detail the progress of the Archipelago under American rule.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
LOEB NOT TALKING.
VIII Not Discuss Proposed Customs
 House Probe.

New York. Nov 7.--William Loeb, IT,, Collector of the Port of New York. has made no comment on the report from Washington of the possi- biiity of congressional investigation of the New York customs house. prompted by New York merchants. who are dissatisfied with Mir. Loeb's dras- tic measures.
 Few of the New York representa- tives before whom the matter has been laid, 1t Is said. could be seen to- day, Representative olcott said he certainly would not favor any such in vestigation. while Representative Will Ham NJ Caldwell of Brooklyn. also said he would support MT. Loeb.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
Ensl. HIs Own Life ,.

Cleveland. O.. Nov. 7.--Frederick A. Grossenbacher. secretary and treas urer for a local furniture company, shot and killed himself tonight at the home of his father-in-Iaw. J. J. Me- Mahon. at Warren, o. Protracted III health is given as the cause. Grossen- bacher was 36 years old.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
SCORES MINING SYSTEM. Chief Inspector Crfticises Method of
 Selecting Asslsfants.

Harrisburg. Pa. Nov. 7.--chief of Mines James E. Roderick sharply crit icised the present method of selection bf mine inspectors in a report on an- thracite coal mining In Pennsylvania in 1908. which was sent to Governor Stuart today. The chief declares tae present system pernicious and detri- mental to the best interests of the min erS. recommended that the plan now prevailing in the bituminous region be adopted.
 The chief also declares that there Is much to be desired in the enforce meut of discipline. and urges more of- fort to educate the miners.
 The production last year was 74- s2.2ii net tons. against ss.05s.412 tons the year before. During the year. 5ss lives were lost. which is decrease compared with former years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
nrinern Terrorlne Torn.

Hibbing, Minn.. Nov 1.-Two factions of Italian miners filled with blind pig" liquor terrorized Stevenson, nino miles southwest, late this afternoon In a tight during which one man was shot to death and several others wounded
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
MINERS ON STRIKE.
Ten Thousand Men Idle In New south
 -Waies.

Sydney. N. s. w.. Nov. 7.--sTen thou sand miners have gone on strike. laying all the New Castle and Mainland cole lieries Idle. It Is expected that the Southern and Western coal miners and waterside workers dlso will go on strike. Coal stocks generally are low and 1t Is feared that the struggle will be prolonged.
 The causes resolve themselves into a question of supremacy as between the miners and owners
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
ng.de NTIIIIoona in Carden

Chicago, Nov 7.-Lyman H. BudIong. A millionaire garden truck farmer. died here today He came to Chicago in 1857 from Cranston, R. l.. where he was born in 1929. At the time of hts death he had under cultivation TOO acres of land within the city limits
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
wife,s shot ratal.

Reno. New. Nov. 7.--Albert Talbot. who was shot by his wife. former opera singer. In the office of a local attorney on oct. zs. died today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
Liner Meets Accident.

New York, Nov. 7.---I4a Savoie. of the French line arrived from Havre to- day twenty-four hours late because of an accident to her starboard propeller last Tuesday and had to proceed under a single screw for the remainder of the voyage
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
CHAINS BYRNE SLAIN.
aoaton Minister Says Cadet Was Mur-
 dered.

Boston. Mass. Nov 7--The death of Cadet Byrne. of West Point, following an injury received in football game. was characterized as murder by Rev. cortland Myers pastor of Fremont Temple tonight. He said:
 T think 1t is an outrage on civ ilization. think 1t is a sin against one of the ten comrhandments; Thou shalt not kill
 'alurder9 Yes it vas murder It
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
THE WEATHER,

WashinEt0n. Nov. T--AIabamat Gen- eraIIx fair Monday ana Tuesdays cooler Tuesday in interiors iisht sogth winds on the coast.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
@ MoNTGoMERY ALABAMA. MONDAY, s I9o9-EIGH

. brakeman was probably fatally hart and two other empioyess were slightly injured In a freight wreck on the Erie Railroad near Beimont today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
MINERS RESCUED.
verk of Forty Men for rorty-ssvsa

Hours sueceeds.
 Reno. New. Nov. 7.--Charles Moody end Harry Anderson. the carlin tNev.) miners who were buried in cave-in Friday. were rescued alive at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Forty men worked forty-seven hours to accomplish it. Moody and Anderson are both well. the latter declared his intention of going to work tomorrow ito make the shaft safe"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08

represents heathenism of the bloodfesf dye that our boasted institution are obliged to allow such practices that their prestige may be maintained"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
PREDICTS HIGHER WAGES
HEAD OF UNITED MINE WORKERS
 TALKS.
Intimates That Miners VIII Take De- efaed stand fer More Moaey --fs CenGdent Of Another
 Term.

Pittsburg. Pa. Nov 7.---ThomAs r. Lewis. president of the United States Workers of America indicated in an interview here today that the miners will make a stand for higher wages in the spring.
 Mir. Lewis declared that work at the mines Is opening and bound to con tinue. He also expressed his confd- ei1es cf reelection to the pEssteency Of the organization. exnl&i aE0E that above two locals have noninated him against every one that named his cp- ponent. William Green of Ohio. Discussing the prospects for making new wage contracts next year. Mr. Lewis said:
 T see no reason why there should be any trouble In securing wage con tracts with improved conditions of eni- ployment. Of course cannot at this time say definitely what will take place but you may be assured that the In- ternationai convention in January will lay down policy that will protect the interests of our men and their families at home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
Hlntn nt Redlnctlen.

Cleveland, ohio. Nov 7.--President F. M. osborn. of the Pittsburg Vein Coal Operators Association. said here tonight that conditions possibly will demand a decrease in wages at the expiration of the present miners con tracts In the spring. This, following the earlier statement of President Lewis, in Pittsburg, that the miners win ask for an increase. indicates that the lines are already being drawn for another contest between the employers and employees.
 Tt will not be possible. under pres sent conditions. for the operators to consent to an increase in the wage scale." said MT. Osborn.
 '.OperatIng expenses must be reduced instead of Increased. Although there is d greater demand for coal, the prices are lower and there Is shortage of cars. which has It's deterrent effect on business.
 Tt may be found necessary to reduce the scale"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
Two Killed ln Wreck.

Hornell. N. T., Nov. 7.--Engineer Chauncey Green and Fireman Christo- rher Fvder ware fii'ed; F. o Tracey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
hive Car1 nt Phoenix.

Ahrenburg. Arizona, Nov 1.--Five Of the ten cars that left Los Angeles on
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01
IN THE JUNGLE

The lion in the jungle sat, and sad
ly said: Where are we at? Where
did our boosted freedom slide, for
which our fathers bled and died? l
don't object to being shot," he MUIR
INJURED to hippopot, when he who
comes along TO shoot is hired by
Smithson's institute; for if he shoots
me full of holes l know that scientific
souls will some day scan my mounI-
ed frame, and use me in their lecture
game; and thus I'll educate the fat
and blooming pOletariat. But there
is neither sense nor rhyme in lodging
kodaks all the time; photographers
have grown so thick that l can hea:
their shutters click all day among
the jungle trees, and also their look
pleasant, please!' And now the pen
Gil artists come TO send home pictures
wierd and bum; it keeps me posing
all day long, and / avow this thing is
wrong! / always fear they'll snap
me when I'm just emerging from my
den ere I've had time to shine my
claws or clean my teeth or shave my
jaws 1t sends a pink pain through
my spleen to think that some fool
magazine may print my picture any
day and make me seem some jungle
jay, who's cured of 81 ills by taking
DR.. Teddy's pills. Mason, the
Poet Philosopher.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01
EVERY MAN HIS OWN PLATFORM

Later on l will formulate the play-
form upon which l shall stand" says
Lewis Zim, announced candidate for
congress in the second district
against Frank Clark.
The average reader, unacquaintei
with the peculiar political conditions
prevailing in Florida, would feel im-
PEELED to remark: Isn't the dem0-
cratic platform good enough for him.
That's one of the difficulties of de-
mocracy in Florida.
There is no democratic platform"
Since the party ceased the time-hoa-
ored custom of holding conventions,
every democrat who has run for Of
fee in Florida has had platform ur-
to himself, or has built himself one
according to his individual plans an |
specifications-or had it built for him
/ by friends who were more skilled in
campaign carpentry, or who had pur-
poses 10 serve.
: Hence the declaration of a candi-
date for a democratic nomination 20
/ congress that he will formulate a
platform" is not so startling as it
sounds.
II he doesn't formulate one, he will
have none.
! The Florida democracy once had q
| platform, upon which all good demo-
Gratis in the state could stand. But
This was in the olden time, long ago.
Hence we will have a Clark plat
form and a Zim platform in this par
ticular contest; while in the senator
ial contest we will have not less than
five. One of these has already been
submitted to the public-that of
Claude L'Engle, which is cleverly
built, and no less artfully than woa-
derfully made.
Out of the great number and varie-
ty of platforms which the democrats
OF Florida have to inspect every pri-
mary year, we may get few tim
bers of real democratic stuff, bit
these timbers are so surrounded and
wedged in between personal and fac
tional timbers that the genuine mate
rial gets lost in the mix-up.
The platform of the average Florida
candidate is a distressing piece Of
patchwork. He gets a few planks
from the Denver platform, a few from
the old Parker platform, a few from
the original Cleveland structure, may
he one or two from the pOpulists and
the balance from local and personal
interests and fastens them together
overnight with the nails of personal
ambition. When he gets through, the
combination is one for which no suit
able name can be found and bears
about as much resemblance to a dem
ocratic platform as does a dry goods
box to a grand piano.-Tampa Trib-
une.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01
THE MEANING OF A BILLION CAN
DIE POWER

1t is said that the amount of eleo-
trio light turned on the Hudson river
from all sources last Saturday night
was 1,OOO,OOO,OOO candle power.
W. ]. Hampton, in the New York
World, reduces this enormous illumi-
nation to actual candles, with the fol-
lowing interesting results:
One billion candles to light up the
Hudson river for one evening! The
ordinary tallow candle of the oldan
times weighed about two ounces. That
means 2,OO0,0O0,000 ounces of tallow,
or 125,OOO,OOO pounds, $500 tons, vi
1925 carloads; and allowing so pounds
of tallow to each thousand-pound ami
NAL, 10000 head of cattle would be
required for the product. A tallow
candle was about eight inches long
and the wick in it was always do L
bled, which would give sixteen til
lion inches of wick for billion can
dies. This would more than reach
around the world, as the figures re-
duced to miles will show. AS for the
candles themselves, they would reach
half way around and lap over if laid
end to end. Tallow candles ought to
be worth about two cents eacb-that
is to say, a billion candles would DC
worth two billion cents, and as a hun
dred cents go TO the dollar, this woul1
give the cost of the candles at $780,
100000, an item of expense which
would have staggered even a New
York show committees liberality. Aid
as for lighting that many candles,
think of the labor item, please. Say
one man could light 500 an hour aloag
a line, punched, it would require 2,
100000 men, beginning at o'clock to
get them lighted by z. At as low a
wage as % cents az hour. il would
cost half million dollars to turn On
the illumination.
Now-well this is not the night of
the tallow dip. and Mr.. Fulton would
open his eyes wide if he could see
how We do it now.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01
HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF

We are told that the government
surveyors are engaged in a prelimi-
nary survey to establish a route for 4
ship canal across Florida. This, We
think, is the forty-eleventh time. y
friend has sent us a copy of the Ocala
Banner of February eth, 1874. We
quote an extract from the principal
editorial:
when other Internal improv ement
projects pail on the public mind, the
inevitable canal across the Florida pc
ninsular is certain to re-enter upon
the stage of discussion.
Then, in its news columns it ccD-
tains an account of Congressman 10
siah T. Walls, cOlored, who then rep
resented Florida in congress, as APP
pearing before the senate transpOrta-
ton committee. He made a speech of
some duration, in which he urge The
construction of this canal.
From the same paper we make the
following quotation:
THE legislature has appropriated
$1,000 to defray the expenses of Colo
mel Phillip H. Raiford to visit Wash
ington and advocate the construction
of the Gulf Coast Landlockcd Water
Route"
Senator Fletcher is now advocating
a similar measure, which shows that
great measures and great bodies move
slowly.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Veal were in
Ocala Tuesday interviewing our mer-
chants, and Mr.. Veal paid this Office
very pleasant visit. Mrs. Veal is
one of the contestants in the north
ern district for one of the diamond
rings, and has made a splendid race.
When she has not led she has been
second in the race, and has led often
er than holding second place. Tomor-
row will tell the whole story.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01

The Osceola Athletic Association
held a meeting Tuesday afternoon,
and it was decided to open the gymna-
stun on October Jst. All the mem
bers are requested to be present OF
the opening day. There is no division
of sentiment as to the good that the
exercise taken in a gymnasium docs,
and every young man ought to be a
patron of it. Physical development
ought to go hand in hand with intel
lectual development.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01
Mr.. JoRDAN's MONEY TALKED

Expended 1885 for L. & NJ Paint
to fix up his house. II for sale a.
would fetch a god price. The painters
said it was gallons of oil they mix.
ed with gallons OF l.. & NJ that did
the OBJ at 1-3 less cost than ever be-
fore. It's coloring is bright. beautiful
and lasting. II won't have 20 be paint.
ed again for II to IS years, because
the L. & NJ. Paint is Zinc Metal Ga.
ide combined with White Lead. and
wears and covers like gold.
Sold by McIver e. Mac Kay. Ocala.
l say, do your drinking az HOgan's
place. There you'll find pure goods.
Hogan, the mail order man.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01

Mr.. D. w. Tompkins, of the firm OF
Tompkins and Cobb, expects to lea-e
Ocala Monday for Atlanta, Nashville,
st. Louis and other markets for the
purpose of buying tie very best hors-
es and mules to be found, and as ne
is an expert in the sizing up of an an
imal a good selection may reasonably
be expected. Mr.. Cobb will take or
ders for the purchase of either horses
or mules. See him before he goes,
and let him know just the sort of a
horse you want and he will get it for
you. K
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01

Mr.. P. L. Durisoe, who resides
across the river, says that as he was
coming to Ocala Thursday fine wild
turkey few Immediately over him, but
remembering that the game law, rs
to turkeys, was still in force as 10
fines and sentences, he refrainei
from shooting, although the tempta-
ton was very great.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01

Marsh hen hunters took advantage
of the high tide Saturday afternoon
to bag numbers of these toothsome
birds, as the water drove them from
the Businesses of the marshes. The
banging of guns indicated an abun-
dant supply of ammunition and a big
supply of targets-St. Augustine Rec
ord.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01
THE BEST NEGRO IN TIE UNIT,
ED STATES"

To the Editor or the sun.
Strive of the south feel warmly
toward the Sun because Of its fair
ness to the south and the southern
people.
l am enclosing with this a marko d
copy of the HendersOnville q. c.
French Broad Hustler OF September
l, 1909, which contains an editorial
on James p. Aiken, a colored citizea
Of Brevard, n. c., who met his deatn
by the explosion of a chemical ongiu
while assisting in fighting a IRE a.
Brevard on August %. 1909.
l knew Jim Aiken personally. ana
he was a fair and honest man. and u
has occurred to me that this expres-
sion of the appreciation Of "A good no.
gro in the south might be Of interest
to you. Jim Aiken had no white blood
in his veins. He was a full-blOOded
"ginger-cake" negro. and looked Il.
CALDWELL WOODRUFF.
Charlotte, N. c., September.
I'VE wish to drop a flower upon the
newly made grave of ]. =. Aiken. who
met a tragic death In a fearfV' acct
dent at Brevard on last Thursday
morning, the details of which werc
published in these columns the DAY
following. The writer has known Jim
Aiken intimately for fifteen years AMI
does not hesitate to say that he was
an honest, Industrious negro. and one
who was admired by all who knew
him, both white and colored lie at
tended to his own business and dii
not interfere with other peoples bus
mess; was polite and respectful o.
his white friends. obliging. indusi 4.
Gus and true to every trust repOsri
IN him. In the opinion Of the editor
of this newspaper Jim Aiken was To
best negro in the United States. do
possessed many noble traits Of char
acter, and members of his race woui
profit by emulating the example ~
their deceased friend in their contac.
with events of future life.
"Jim Aiken knew his place. and was
perfectly content with his lot in lie
Kind-hearted, accommodating indus
triOus, he was ever ready 90 assist
those in distress. and here is one cot
Ored man who left the world better
than he found IT, And he helped 'oI
make it 50.
Jim eschewed politics years az D.
and was one negro who voted for his
friends, regardless of their political
affiliations. He was prominent In ths
church and society circles OF the co.
ored people and an enthusiastic sup
porter of fraternal orders and all OH
er objects looking to the bettermenl
Of the race. Breyard will miss him.
THE funeral services over the 81
mains of this esteemed colored mal
were conducted from the First Bao-
fist church (white) of Brevard. and -
a mark of respect to his memory a.
business houses of the town were
closed during the hour OF service
This was fitting, and indicates "a"
feeling entertained by southern Viii
people for a negro who shows hims 20
worthy."-New York Sun.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01

SIR VI a hnfeFn RI f
cry. a. ~ n. aas frHnr -
.of q big raffhenatH H M
nsiEhhofs EiIied 90 fsrs - "a.
snake had eirfau Hauta e. HM
was nof fhe renafaaeis ns ~
snake TteY faaaa ~ e1Ta HaalI -
b. laid and $780, fraF a 81
vas SOC fTom ns nnfF NtH - =
REGARDED 81 = falastls rfaF EM
fair lOa1 Enfsfpsiss
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01

Mr.. and Mrs. z. c. Chambliss ale
back from their summer vacation.
They went as far as New Mexico, AMI
as they travelled by easy stages they
enjoyed what they saw immensely.
and they saw a great deal. Mr.. Cham
bliss is a keen observer, and he went
to study conditions and catch on 10
new ideas, and he will be kept busy
for some time utilizing his increased
knowledge in promoting many new
schemes. Mr.. and Mrs Chambliss
had a great big time, and are moro
and more impressed with the bigness
Of our country and the bigness of its
destiny.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01

The editor of this paper took an al
tomobile ride Thursday as far down
the Stokes Ferry road as Mr.. Parker
and his gang of men are at work, cut
ting the right of way and removing
the trees and stumps from the same.
This road is run as straight as the
crow flies, and when hardened will be
one of the best automobile driveways
in the county. 1t will connect with
other roads in other counties and will
be the shortest route to the city of
Tampa. The automobile has come %
stay and it is promoting the building
of good roads in all sections of the
country, and Florida ought to lead all
other states, as roads here can be
built so much more cheaply. Men all
along the road are getting out cross
ties for Mr.. Rays new road and the
road itself is shortening the distance
of the grade from Ocala. The hands
are now grading in this direction, and
will be on this side of the Chambliss
fields before the end of the week.