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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
WhIstler .Andl Free Art.

James A MeNeill Whistler. a collec- tion of whose works Mir. Charles L. Freer has recently presented to our National Gallery, was one of the great est artists and certainly the most orig inal artistic genius whom America has produced, and yet he lived in this c0un- try for only fifteen yearsc of his life, and those were the years of his youth
 He was once asked when he was coming back to America, and his re- ply was, When the duty on art is re- moved" ,, D
 A few days ago, when his paintings and etchings were being collected by the Copley Society for an exhibition. he was appealed to for assistance, but re- fused. saying: God bless me! why should you hold an exhibition of pie- lures in America? The people do not care for art"
 How do you know? You have not been there for many years"
 How do l know? Why, haven't you a law to keep out pictures and statues Is it not in black and white that the works of the great masters must not enter America, that they are not want ed? A people that tolerRtes such a law has no love for art. their protestation is mere pretence."
 That a great nation should deliber- ately discourage the importation of beautiful things was to him a mystery What difference does 1t make whether objects of beauty come out of the East or out of the West, so long as thy add to the happiness and refinement of the people? -. 5-.-.
 It Is most remarkable that practical ly the only nation which discourages the importation of the beautiful hap pens to be the youngest aad the richest of all, and the one most in need of what 1t wilfully excludes. Happily. thls mark of barbarism is soon to be erased by a Congress which is disposed to give the fine arts their proper place in the nation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20

gress. he has not yet triumphed al together over the hosts of truth and decency. and we have an abiding faith that he never win. And SO this is no time for lovers of law and order to be cast down or sore afraid"
 Of course he win ind market for his wares. If he. publishes in fulI--- or as fully as will be allowed in the maiis-ail the incidents and details of the scandal there willy be plenty to buy his books and papers. The nearer he approaches the unmailable the more eager win be certain class of read CTS to patronize him. And we appre- bend that the Hains affair will be as persistent as the Thaw case. (
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
WOULD THEY LrsrENf

The Savannah News suggests that for the remainder of his term Presi- dent Roosevelt ought to follow the precedent set by Governor Glenn. of North Carolina, and read his messages to Congress in person. "In view of the existing relations between the White House and the Capitol" conn mcnts The Charlotte Observer, "our contemporary has made a startling proposal. The scene would suggest Daniel in the lions den. More than one Senator 4ors Representative would be. in the plight of the, under sized Hon. who. outside the ring of lions as pictured by an artist. aroused ths Compassion. of small boy because he wasn't going to get any of Daniel Only those congressrien aptest at a rush could land on the President be- fore his form had, been battered be- Eyond recognition For all ilis' scrap ping Spropensities. he cannot be ex- pected to court such q fate with the prospect before him of adventures in Africa almost equally exhilarating and much less hazardous. Moreover, his demise before March would merely give Vice President Fairbanks a brief reign and would not. as The News per haps supposes that it would. advance MT. Tafts accession by .. single day. On all accounts. therefore. the sugges- tion of a personally read message should be withdrawn"
 Might we not expect some high Jinks if Roosevelt should stand up in presence of Sthe assembled sssoions and read such deiiverance as some of his have been7 But perhaps not one of them would have the temsrity to call him-to order.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
INTERPRETING LAW SUIT.
Georgia frying ro nccvver License
 Money From NaaR Heer Dealer.

ts~orxfa irving 10 recvver License
 Money From Near Reer Dealer.
 Columbus Ga. Jan. 19.-(Special.) )-- It will be remembered that not long since J. W. Green, near beer dealer in this city, while waiting for the Supreme Court to uass upon the constitutionali- ty of the near beer" tax law, gave his bond to Judge William Redd to se- cure the payment of his license to sell near beer.
 When the Supreme Court declared that the law was constitutional and valid. the judge called upon Green to pay the amount of the license, and he refused to do so, whereupon warrant was sworn out for Green; charging him with a misdemeanor. Green set up as his defense in the case that he had se- cured the license from Judge Redd, and that he had not been guilty of violating the law. The State argued that the mere fact that the defendant had given a bond for the license did not make that paper a valid one. But the de- fense stood upon the license in hand. and won out lathe city court.
 The case has now taken new turn. While in some States, cash is the only consideration in payment of q license of this character, Georgia, 1t seems is not one of them. It is one of the few States where a note, while considered irregular, does not invalidate the n- cense, and the note may be collected by suit. The State in the case of Green, it is understood, will now proceed to file civil suit against Green for the amount of the tax, and try to collect it in that manner. The only question seems to be whether or not the bond may be re- garded In the light of a promisory note. The amount involved is $2o0. J. W. Bishop Is Greens bondsman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
THE HAMS AFFAIR.

The acquittal by a New Jersey jury of Thornton Hains. charged with the murder of Captain Annis. is causing much unfavorable comment through out the country and some that is not so. The Richmond Journal sets down as well-understood fact that no man in the South is going to be punished for killing 8 man who has, or is sup posed to have, invaded the sanctity of his home. This acquittal leads The Washington Herald to say:
 it may. however, in respect of this. one thing stands forth with crystal clearness-the heretofore self-satisfied and complacent North must free its to obscure its vision before attempt ing again to pluck the mote from the eye of the anciently accused and vigorously condemned South.
 and sentencing six night riders' ac- cused of murder in the guise of lynch ing. New York was freeing this Hains person and turning his loose on society
 We call to mind how an Empire pious gravity. spoke of the "lawless south immediately following the within a. column of newspaper space a sermon of lofty and uplifting i'm port, pregnant with weighty and pat ronizing advice to the land of the future conduct and adherence to the path that is straight. narrow, and ex- difficult to travel unfiinch- ingly It was a truly tonehing ap- peal, and should bear abundant fruit especially around and about its own immediate neighborhood.
 Without going into details or par ticulars relating to the crime of which MT. Hains was accused. we agree with The Herald that 1t Is high time that some of the Pharisees North of us should cease to criticise the South for real or alleged adherence to the "unwritten law" It is daily becoming more evident that the North ern section of the Union has no just grounds upon which to criticise the South, either for the commissioM of crime or failure to punish it. Our brethren up that way will do we'll to clear their own skirts before they cast stones in this direction.
 But whether the acquittaI of Tfains was right or wrong 1t is to be fol- lowed by a result that, while it Is not uncommon, is not of a nature to please the better element of the Amer ican people. He Is getting ready, he says to write several newspaper arti- cles and at least one novel based on tbs case in which he played an im- portant part We apprehend," com ments The Herald. that he will find a somewhat large market for his wares-more's the pity; and we doubt not his ability to set forth his argu- ments in graceful dress and more or less convincing form, Satan has never lacked eloquent advocates in this world, we believe, and while at times he has made apparently decisive pro-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20

It now looks as if the nation has discovered the real Roosevelt re our mind he is the most artful politician and the most unworthy man who has ever occupied the Presidential chair Columbus Ledger.
 The Advertiser, has more than once been chidden for the harsh things it has said about Roosevelt, but not once in months have We had occasion to change our opinion of the man or the official. We regard him as not only the most unworthy man who has ever held the high office. but as the most dangerous President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
"WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1908.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch re- fers to the pleasure Taft derived from the 'possum and 'tater dinner Tn AI- lanta, and how he enjoyed these deli- cacies of the South. and declares that the Judge would be ready to embrace the Democratic faith if he could once feast on the sausage and sally Lunn of Henrico county. Plainly the Rich mond brother is jealous of old Geor- gia, but the idea of placing such diet above Georgia 'possum and yams is plainly ridiculous,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
panEeF. of Ne Brrakfast.

BoSton E1eIuIus
 The no-breakfast habit ie harmless taken not before going to bed. but early in the evening. Late diners have no need of. ''breakfast" until noon time. The French and other continen- and have thrived under 1t. Barring inc cup of coffee or chocolatess the late dining Frenchman wants nothing 70 Avoiding early food and drink in this stimulafing climate when the physical energies must be taxed during the morning hours is one of those silly notions which bear anemic results. yis.. ible in the complexion, the color, and eventually the constitution of those devoted to 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
A9ea Aetres. Takea From squaIor.

New York Press.
 Mrs Fannie Hunt, once prominent as an English actress. who came to this country many years ago with Charles Kean, and who is now ninety years old. was taken forcibly from her little cot tage at Ocean Grove, because she lived alone in the house in sQualor, anI though many persons offered to help her. she always refused to leave the place.
 At last Mrs. Susan Truax, who lives In the western part of the city, learned get Mrs. Hunt to live in the Truax home, but the old woman refused Re- gently the city ambulance was backed and the old woman was bundled into it and taken to Mrs. Truax's home. There she will receive good care. She Is helpless from rheumatism and old age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
ME. nnn m Life.

Mrs Alice Hogan Rice's new novel "Mr. opp" the queer. brave little hero Is pictured in the midst of a pathetic ally humorous love affair as battling braVely to prove himself a perfect host under very imperfect conditions.
 "'Aceordlng to my notion. or un- derstanding it's-welf-what you might call in military figures. a fight" he tells his guest. Of course there's some that just remains around in samp- afraid to fight and afraid to desert. Just sort of indulging in conversation, you might say. about the rest of the army. Then there Is the towards and deserters. But a decent sort of a in- dividual. or rather soldier, carries his orders around with him. and the chief and principal thing he's got to do is. to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20

of following the counsel of women in political matters or giving them any share in the government"
 In referencc to woman suffrage, the Historian said: s
 am opposed to giving the franchise to women. Of course I only speak for Italy. where know the conditions, not for America. Historically. 1t is a fact that the influence of the women In politics grows in times of peace and dimfnishes fin times of war Thus It has never made as much headway on the continent of Europe as in more isolated England. If period of great war began. the whole movement might collapse" a4A ssss sssf .-fH - V
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
TREY ARE WORRIED.

It Is plain as pig-tracks in a muddy road that the suggestion of Andrew Carnegie that the duty on imported steel be abolished has taken the wind out of the sails of some of the greedy protectionists. and they are resortins to ali sorts of twisted augmentation to discredit him. It may be true. as some assert that Carnegie has made much of his immense fortune through and by the protected steel industry. and that having enriched himself through the medium of prohibitive tarin on steel he is selfish and un- grateful when he wants to knock the props from under all others who are trying to get rich through the same methods.
 All this may have some truth in it, but 1t does not by any means destroy the force of his argument that the steel industry no longer requires or should have protection. That is the main point. and one they cannot get around. The New York Herald is making . sort of spectacular cam paign against the Carnegie deciara- ton. and tells us among other things that rs;a stares the country in the face tf the protective tarifr is aboi- isheds ss
 "A more aiverting performance" says The PkiIadslphia Record. "than this caisnity howl over the ruin, and desolation threatened by Andrew Car negie and. his ,sclan. by sweeping away the import duties' has never been heard hsfore tn this land. In order to show the sbsnedcisnt efrect of protection not merely. but of .prohibi- tory protection. Tie Herald trium- Iphahtiy cites a letter from Philadel- phia in 1908 telling of the stimulus to American industries by President Jefferson's embargo on commerce. When imports as well as exports were thus prohibited the American people were obliged to weave their own cloths. make their own shoes and manufacture their own iron or go without those commodities. But we can beat that all hollow with an ac- count in the same issue of The Her. aid of the way the cotton manufac- turers of New England grew up more than a century. before under the stimnIatins siAffuence of the British policy in obstruction of the trade of the colonies.
 Could there be anything more wildly absurd than this cry of alarm over the fell purpose to sweep away the import duties in anticipation of an extra session of a Protectionist Congress? Bat we are told that An drew carnegis and his clan are anx- ious to procure removal of the steel duties so as to crush out of existence the small competitors The Herald appears to be strangely obiiviOus of the fact that in this matter of the tarif Andrew Carnegie has no clan. His old associates. E. H. Gary, Charles M. schwab and the rest, have declared either before the Committee on ways and Means or in newspaper interviews that they are opposed to reduction of duties. and that Carnegie is not fa- miliar with existing conditions of the steel industry. They have added that they. too, are inspired solely by al- truistic sentiments toward their small competitors in opposing reduction of duties.'c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
WITHpRAws HIs CHARaR.
wholesale Merchant Tells Court He
 WOmat Prosecute Clerk,

Wholesale Merchant Tells Court He
 Won't Prosecute Clerk. a,
 Columbus, Ga.. Jan. 1s--(Special.)- )-- Tn the case of M. J. Brady, an employe of the Ben T. Brooks Company. who was arrested on a charge of appropri- ating goods belonging to the company, the prosecutor withdrew his charge against the man, and the case was thrown out of court.
 MT. Brooks stated to the court that he did not care to prosecute the case, but would let the law take its course without prosecution on his part. It is stated that MT Brady, who held re- sponsible position with the company, sent goods to his home by draymen several times. Mr. Brooks states that MT. Brady had no authority to do this.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
TAe ysltsa st..e. N.vy ]. lsee.

London Spectator
 The Navy of the United States now stands, by common consent, second only
 to that of Great Britain, although It's reconstruction was begun but fifteen years ago. This result has been attain ed by vigorous action and large outlay especially during the last ten years
 For the financial year 1sss.1soo the
 total naval expenditure of the United
 States was rather less than ten mil
 lions sterling. and the vote for new Iconstruction and armaments was a
 little more than two millions, while the additions to the fleet made during that year consistej-entirely of torpedo craft.
 of which the aggregate tonnage was
 only eighteen hundred tons. For the current financial year the total vote for the Navy closely approaches twenty six
 millions and the vote for new con- struction and armanents is about l. soo.0 900 pounds. The total expenditure on new ships and armaments fin the ten years has been nearly sixty-three mil- lions sterling. During 1s05-e the ex. pendfture on these terms approached il, 400. 900 pounds. an amount which has only been exceeded by Great Britain during the same period in the two years 1s04-6 as ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
This E Ny zOth Birthday
Bishop I.eish R. Brewer.

Rt. Rev. Leigh R. Brewer Protestant Episcopal bishop of Montana, was born In Berkshire. Vermont, January, 20. 1899. After graduating from Hobart College he entered the General Theolo- gical Seminary to study for the minis try. He was ordained Q deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1856 by the late Bishop Henry c. Potter, and or dained @ priest the following year by Bishop Coxe. His pulpit was that of Grace Church in the town of Carthage. New York, which he occupied for sev- eral years before becoming rector of Trinity Church in Watertown. He was elected to the bishopric of Montana in 1880 and was cohsecrated with brilliant ceremonies in which a number of the leading bishops of the church took part. In addition to his prominence as Ia churchman4 Bishop. Brewer is well known as an author and speaker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
Remfnncent af Poe.

Birmingham Age Herald.
 The centenary of Edgar Allen Poe at the University of Virginia by, the unveiling of bust of the poet, while at the University of Alabama and per- ing ntting exercises will be held.
 The centenary fwfll cause e fresh discussion of Poe's rank as. aa man. of letters" said a member oe BlrminG- interesting stories and ,anedotes will be told of the unhappy genius. It has been said that the hundredth. an- terest in Poe's works. but 'revivar is hardly the right word, for there has never been time since the Raven and other poems and, the Black Cat and other stories were published that Poe has not been read and Rppreciat- ed. It Is generally conceded that Poe Is our greatest American poet. As he died young only four or five per- ever saw him.
 q met and old friend in Richmond the other day-George Canning Wilde tuRe entitled The Poetic Principle at the Exchange hotel in the Virginia capital. MT. Wilde is now 83 years of age and he said that he was about 21 years old when he heard Poe. He described the scene as sinBularly weird. The hall or assembly room in the hotel where the entertainment tallow candles were used. The dis tinguished author read his lecture by the light of two fitckering tallowS. His manner was quiet but profoundly impressive. and his recital of those beautiful poems with which he illus trated his lecture was in 6 voice at once sad and musical. But, Mir. Wilde said that the finest of all was when Poe. in that wondrously eloquent Eng fish, of his, suggested what some of the elements of true poetry. were the mirroring of deep wells, the sigh ing of the night winds. the subtle per- fume that comes from far distant sis- lands; the beauty of, woman. the grace of her step the harmony of the rustl- ing robes. the altogether divine ma jesty of her love. -
 "Mr. Wilde recalled the audience as large and cultured. but all but three of those who were present on, that memorable occasion have long since passed away"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
Siherinn Bread That Inehrinteu.

Since you don't live in Siberia you need not he afraid. says M Marion. a Russian, to get drunk through eat ing ordinary bread. Sin far eastern Siberia, in that region which lies be- tween the sea and the river called Missuri the humidity of the climate.
 In certain districts the humidity is 80 intense that there grows upon ears of corn a kind of fungus matter made up of microfunRi. AS result of this sporadic excrescence the bread made from the corn in question gives all the results of an overdose of alcohol
 In very humid climates the phenome- non is likewise known, though to no- thing like the extent of eastern Si- beria where whole districts are af- fected by this strange kind of "alco- holtGad bread
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
Df. Eltet sugwested.


 Charles w. Elliot for ambassador at the Court of st. JAmesf A most attrae- tive suggestion. of course, the only missiving being as to pr. Eiiot's will. ingness to accept the post. Dr.. Eliot one supposes, fs financially well able to support the social burdens of the offlce. which are by no means neces- sarily or desirably on the regal scale voluntarily assumed by the opufent in- cumbent, who has so brilliantly repre- seEted American dollars. Mr. Ried is very rich man, with correspondent taste for display, who seems to have proceeded on the theory that ambas- sadorial glitter and sumptuousity, al- belt supported by . private purse. would enhance the glory and prestige of his country. On that view of 1t he has spent his money like a prince for the honor of his office. and those who carp at his, oonceptico of t should not blame Mfr. Ried for not being some body else. But there are -abundant symptoms here and abroad that Mir Ried. having shown superb1y what American dollars can do. 1t Is time to rturn to a representation of American ideals and sholarship-3n short or the type of American familiarized abroad by such men as Motley. Lowell. Ban croft and Baynrd. .4fk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
COMING TO AMERICA.
Quarter of . Million Italian Laberers
 Afraid of Earthquakes.

Quarter of . Million Italian Laborers
 Afraid of Earthquakes.
 Washington, Jan. l9.---That one- quarter. of a million of Italian labor CTS. most of them from Sicily and caiabria, will leave their native land within the coming four months prin- cipally for the United States as a re- suit of the earthquake, Is the claim made by importers of New York City In q brief filed with the House Com. mittee on Ways and Means.
 These importers declare that the lemon-raising area of Italy will lose nearly so0,000 workers as q result of the earthquake.
 Pacing the conditions now existing in Sicily" the brief concludes. eve solemnly assure your honorable bodv that unless the duty upon demons is materially reduced, ,he importation of the lemon has reached It's end"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20

Because matters union failed to keep it's contract with manufacturers the latter have declared that they will not use the union label any longer; thereupon twenty-five thousand hat ters have gone on a strike. Now we suppose union men all over the coun- try will be assessed to neip support these hat-blockheads while they are idle, That is unionism.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20
ELBors NEW oFFroERs.
shafer Key Heads Phenfx City's Ban
 tfgt Young People,. Iynaop.

ny Aeous Fhenfx Ctty's Bap-
 tist Young Peoples Union.
 Phenix City. Jan. I9.--(Specia1. ] --The Baptist Young Peoples Union, of West Side Baptist church. held q very inter- teresting and enjoyable meeting at that church last night. The meeting was led by Pastor Lamar Jones. The election of the new officers took place and resulted as follows:
 President -Shaffer Key
 Secretary--Miss Kate Harvey.
 Treasurer--Mi Kate Smith.
 Organist--Miss Icey Key.
 Chorister--Willie Huguley.J