The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

shese fortincations which would bs e. pablo Of blowing menacing war ves- sells into "smithereonsr can be con structed for only q little over 1 per cent. of the total cost and equipment of the canal
 The Congressmsn are astounded at the wonderful sanitary Improvement that has been made in Panama since the United States commenced the con struction of the canal. They declare that notwithstanding the hot climate and the long. rainy spells the offlcers and employees are enjoying remarkably good health, and as conditions are bound to improve as the years roll by. they confidently expect that the per- manent population on the fsthmus will eventually be large and prosperous. Reduce Revenue Diskxacfn.
 The talk Is pretty strong. here at present among Cabinet members and other high officials, that in the plan for reducing the Government expenses some of the internal revenue collection districts will have to be either changed or consolidated so that several collec- tors can be dropped. In the list of dis tricts as given in the annual report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Maine and Vermont do not appear at
 
 States are so very small that they are tackled on to other districts The pro- htbition wave that has been sweeping over the South has played havoc in several States with revenues so far as getting taxes upon spirits Is concerned. Some years ago Georgia produced a revenue we'll up to the million dollar mark. During the last fiscal year rnS total collections dropped to 3279,000. Tr AlaI rfx c 1x~ collections amounted to only 3156,000. :. However. there are seven other collec- ton districts in the United States which returned less revenue than did the Ala bama district.
 The prevailing belief is that when the cutting down policy Is enforced, either another district will be tackled on to that of which Joseph o. Thomp- son Is collector. or that Mir. Thomp- sons district will be consolidated with some other district that will compen- sate the Government to a greater ex- tent than at present. People up here are wondering how this will be when the time comes for action, for the Treasury officials rather look for small CT collections in Alabama instead of any increase. Still, if Mir. Thompson has the backing of Postmaster Gener- al Hitchcock, the political man in the
 
 Is started, he may be able to super wise a district of much more import ance than the one he now has. But that, of course, would cause a collector in some other State to lose his head. Doesn't Listen to Booker.
 There is much talk here to the effect that Booker T. washington is not go- ing to be asked for his advice about Alabama appointments to any great ex- Lxr nfA fof nH hA 1so R4 a.l ministration. It Is said that the head of the Tuskegee Institute really has not tried to become a factor In the dis position of places as was the case dur ing the Roosevelt administration, for he is reported to have grown some- what weary of the task. Then. too. it is said that Booker T. Washington former dipping in made considerable friction in both Republican factions his advisers are believed to have made up their minds that the negro educa- tor can have a rest from politics.
 The calculation is that the President will send big patches of nominations to the Senate next week, the clerks at the White House having been busy for the past several days in getting up the lists and making out the necessary pa- pers. Of course a large per centage
 
 made since the Senate was last in ses- sion, but there will be many new ones {. The probabilities are that Alabama l will not be overlooked. National Com- mitteeman Barker and Collector Thompson during their recent visit to | Washington recommended the appoint ment of a dozen or more postmatsers for Alabama. The disposition of these cases will indicate to Q certain extent | just what their status Is to be with l the administration so far as the referee business Is concerned. For that req son future appointments for Alabama will be watched with much interest The prevailing belief is that Re- publican will be named for United States Attorney for the Middle Ala bama District, in spite of the rumors l both in Washington and in the State , that possibly J. B. Smith of Montgom- cry or some other Democrat might be | selected for the position. Parsons is | trying to hold on and he and some of his friends predict that he will make | it, but others think he will not, and there you are. But 1t will not be long before this matter Is definitely settled