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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
RECORD COTTON CROP.
Hester's Report Comes as Great Suf
 prise to Trade

Hester. Report Comes as Great Suf-
 prise to Trade. r
 New Orleans, Aug. s1.-Statistics
 showing that more cotton was handled
 during the commercial year ending at midnight tonight than ever before and
 that all records had been broken ip the matter of the amount of cotton consumed by Southern mills were the
 features of the annual crop statement
 of Secretary Hester of the New Or
 leans cotton exchange. The document published on the floor of the exchange
 today forms the preliminary report of Secretary Hester's annual review of the commercial year. It proved one of
 the most remarkable reports the local cotton trade has ever received
 The count of the commercial crop showed 1t 10 be the largest on record,
 13,S25,4 bales. The previous largest commercial crop was 13,565,S 1885, market ed in 1904-05. The only other crop that stands with these two crops in size was that of I906-07, when 1t counted up to 13,510,9S2 bales. Last seasons total was only 11,571.966.
 The very large total for this years crop was a surprise to the trade, in- | cIuding both the bulls and the bears, l and if the figures had been Issued while | trading was going on it Is probable
 that they would have had a depressing | early in the afternoon that the crop to- | tai would be made known before the day was over and much guessing was l done over what the figures would be. l The highest guesses. were around 13,- | TOO, 900, while not few were below i l3 500 eco and some traders were of the l opinion that no record would be broken | in the point of the size Of the crop
 marketed.
 The most important feature in the report next to the size of the crop | itself was the statement on the amount | of cotton consumed by Southern mills
 during the season which closed today. l Here all the records were again | broken, the total being 2,559,S73 bales. l This point was regarded by the bulls i as being even of more importance than | the size of the crop itself. It was | taken as official confirmation of the | many stories floating about the market | of late in connection with the great ! expansion compared with 2,193,000 last | season, 2,439,00 two seasons ago and 2,374,0 900 three seasons ago.
 | While the report was far from be- | ing complete, enough data was fur
 nished traders to allow interesting l consumption Of American cotton this season. A favorite estimate among | the bulls was 1S.300,000 bales, which, l if confirmed by the complete report. will also break all records. the previ- | ous largest consumption of American l cotton being only 12,7O0.O00 bales. l In the point of port receipts another l record was broken. Net receipts at all | ports for the season were put at 10,- | 0g2 S46 bales against only Si79.S42 last | year and 9,9l9,555 two years ago.
 The trade had no chance to discount | the figures since they were issued af-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
Culpepper Thinks Human Rights
 Should Not Be Abridged

but surely undermining the principle of conscience-worsbip of God.
 ligious condition of the State ruled by the church he is excusable if he assists in bringing 1t about.
 T am not enamored of that govern mental condition and want to stand excused among .'pubiioans and sir- ners." and I don't want to be numbered among the strenuous righteous who minimize the work of the Lord and magnify the works of the devil.
 It is true that one may be.'wounded in the house of his friends.
 In great mistakenness of his "call' to preach a many fellow does teinpo- rary injury to a holy cause.
 A wise discretion is needed that the unwary be not deceived by the wolf in sheep's clothing"
 In sounding alarm against the en~ emy that stalks within the churches realize the fierce criticism and ceus sure that will be measured to me by the prophets of Baal, but, as an honest man and good citizen should hesi-
 "The Philistines be upon thee. Sam. sofi" is my alarm to those who love pure and undecided religion. Let us SSs ss tne or the
 Let us differentiate Christianity and
 "Christian civilization" is an .admis- sion of the intersection of parallels. ' The Gospel preacher is not called" to civilize but to Christianize.
 He ought to know his place.
 Enough, for the present. on that line.
 An issue of great import Is submit- ted to the people,, es.
 A change in the organic lawIis ate tempted. ~ rogate some right.
 Then, 1t becomes a matter too seri- ous to be treated lightly.
 It is too great in principle to be de- graded into personalities. The man who sinks this matter'into unpleasant personalities has hardly conceived the principle involved and Is likely to injure the cause he advo- yates. Perhaps. was "born out of due time'' and have the notions that actu- ated the men of '76. If so. I can't help 1t and ought not unduly to be blamed for 1t.
 This is my notion (maybe. out of date in the glorious" twentieth cen- tury)-I want an enlargement rather than a curtailment of rights. If this be treason"--well.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01

tina may expect something In the way
 of freak Legislation that has not yet
 been witnessed among a supposedly
 sensible people.
 It Is true that Alabama failed to do
 some things that might have been
 done. but the failure was probably due
 to lack of time or to forgetfulness
 on the part of the legislators. We are still allowed to drink our tea and
 coffee without legal nindrance. A man
 or woman can buy a glass of lemonade or soda water under certain restric- tions and safeguards. We have not
 studied all the laws carefully. but un-
 derstand that man may take tod
 dy or Julep in his own home. provided
 he shuts the front door: provided. also.
 he can get the material brought to his home without himself and the car
 Tier being hanged for the crime. AL abamians are still allowed the use of
 the mails to order their supplies of liquor. and have 1t delivered direct to their homes by the express company though strenuous efforts were made to prevent that
 Yes, the people of Alabama yet have few rights and privileges left them. but they are very few. and would be very much fewer if the Legislature could have gone as far as 1t wished. and as far as 1t tried to go. If there had been no bars or limitations in the way of the fanatics and politicians this State would be in little better condi- ton than Poland ever was. There was no limit to the desires of some of the legislators to bind the citizens of the State to an extent that would have been 6 shame and a disgrace to any civilized people, but there were fortunately some constitutional bounds. and some just and sensible members
 to prevent even worse legislation than
 any that was enacted. and that is say ing much. And so. if the wave that
 swept over Alabama yet retains its force the sensible people of South
 Carolina may well view the future
 with fear and trembling.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
Whaf's The Matter With Alabama?
 Fight on Capitol And Bad LalDs

corporation taxes and regulations and for having the severest criminal laws of any State in the Union, we are not getting any large Inflow of capital or sources; therefore. Alabama is not at present profitable field for banking.
 It has been said: "The criminal law Is an index to the intelligence of peo-
 If the law is severe, 1t indicates H. 1iteracy; if the law is humane, pun-. ishments light and speedily enforced. the, people are intelligent, prosperous
 Alabama now has the most drastic criminal law. of any State in the Union and we stand about foot in illiteracy.
 M ess Peepe pes do not 0a so eres o are an index of intelligence and dras- tic laws of illiteracy, 1t follows that as laws become increasingly drastic. restraints of trade increase, employ ment diminishes, the inflow of capital stops and an emigration of intelligence begins. In explanation why 1t is nec- they are justified as necessary to con- tro1 the negro and the whiskey seller; but we do not realize (seemingly) that laws to suit the negro and the whis- having nothing except negroes and whiskey sellers. or men of like habits and intelligence. We grow upon that which we do feed.
 MT. Thomas Jefferson said. in sub- stance: .The people can prosper only by a diffusion of Information, and ar-s raignment of all abuses at the bar of public opinion; that freedom of relig- ion, freedom of the press and freedom of the person under the protection of the habeas corpus and by trial by jury is the road which alone leads to peace. liberty and safety"
 Moritesquieu said in substance: "Up- on virtue alone can republican institu- tions flourish and maitnain their strength; that in it's abuse they would wfther and perish"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
LOOKING FORWARD.

The esteemed Columbia State has been looking into the futura-aIso squinting over towards Alabama and seeing things, It likewise imagines more things that may come. and thus ruminates:
 Why should we have arrived at the end of the liquor discussion? It has 6eep & only haI sixtesn s.sot or twenty years that question can be settled in this small span of the, worlds life? Let joy and ' of what yst Is Se 'doRsd dona We ThRh s have all the prohibition contests. And then we still have the whole program through with: And then we have the which permits the thirsty and wick ed
 5 tben we nave the ing of the taking of a drink of liquor crime. And then who knows what nsH msn eEs EHsn asr aI0r is sneae Wicked drink. Coffee is bad for the digestion if you don't believe 1t read the tes- me%ts of 9nav WeiRnown iPH substitute for the vile and sinful potation. Then, too tea has tannin-and tannin Is bad Tor should be prohibited And shall Ala | bama lead the good State of South | Carolina in the legislative enactmenf l of public virtue? Alabama has It's face steTnly set against the playing of pool and dominoes in the social clubs " Shall South Carolina be less virtuous than Alabama? Shall croquet and ca. | sino continue to rear their ugly heads: Shall golf and gumbo be unrestrained of the law
 Poor old South Carolina has our sincere sympathy. Unless there has been a decided change for the better the Palmetto State Is but just enter ing into a series of legislative trou- hles. Alabama has set the example
 in the way of cratic and dogmatic Legislation, and as Alabama went be-
 yond all records we may expect other
 States to try to go beyond her exampl
 unless fanaticism, intolerance and
 freakishness have exhausted them
 selves and sanity is coming back to the
 people. which is devoutlv to be wished
 and hoped for If the reform wave" has not yet spent its force South Caro-.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
The rarlr Question in the West .

Macon Telegrapn.
 The Boston Herald announces that t question when he visits the West, but adds This Is not. an official announce- ment We guess that he will. If we were in the South we should reckon that he would. If we were in the West we should expect that he would appointed if he he tdi.dl9%t. did9%t. The West Is innate interest in the question: It voted for MT. Taft because 1t thought he was interested and sympathized with the Western view, and 1t has right to hear from him. So has the rest of the country. Somebody in Washington is 'tip' that it viii De dangerous to talk tariff in the West It Is said that the West is terribly stirred up over the Republican policy in tarin legislation, and that certain Republican Congress men, who put loyalty to party leaders in danger of being defeated for re- election unless the minds of the people are directed to matters other than tar if legislation"
 We quote the foregoing to show that after all these years, the West seems to be more wrought up over this mat ter than the South.
 Perhaps 1t is too much to expect that the continued strong protest will be sufficiently effective to cause new re- vision to be ordered in the near future and a repetition of such disturb ance at the present time Is to be de- pIored-but the protest Is good thing Tariff reform has become less party hut more a national question, and this Strengthens the prospect of future tri- umph.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
sHrrE,sBER l. 1908.
X QUEER CONDITION.

It sounds somewhat queer to people down here to be informed that in any of the older ssatss of the Union the wild deer are becoming troublesome pest. yss the following Item from Gprshecticut contemporary tells of what readers in Alabama will doubt less consider curious condition of af- fairs.
 wild deer are making. trouble in many parts of Massachusetts. In WoTcester county since Apfn !. ths ths 10 about si0o. The damages are paid by the State. but the counties cn S have to to pay the appraisers an ns sxts9f" aeer nrSe The worcester Telegram says. that they are overrunning farms in every eoun- nse m tne noutheast SIa e and the island coun- ties. and one claim that reacheo ils ans Worcester court house lew weeks ~S for SIS as deer played havoc with his cabbage plants and peach trees.
 Plainly they have quite 8 different condition of afrairs in the Bay State from any that exist here. In Alabama we have laws and offlcials to protect the wild game but up there they need them for the protection of the people axainst the game. That is a decided reversal here. Our Yankee brethren must be indifferent hunters. or else the aeer up Tn Massachusetts have some thing of the fly habit of multiplying. if wild deer should try to overrun any section of Alabama we suspect that venison and dser-skins would soon be e drug on the market Have they no guns and ammunition up there. or don't they know how to shoot. or what is the matter that they allow the deer to destroy their cropsr
 And yet this is not the first. by any means that we have read of some such state of affairs in parts of New Eng land. We have at various times seen statements of a similar nature though perhaps less serious than this. Both in Massachusetts and Maine. and per haps in some of the other States ad- jacent to Canada we not infrequently lead of the depredstions of deer. elk and moose. In some cases. the animals vknture into the orchards and gar densS and even the yards of the citi- zens aAd do damage to the fruit and vegetable, crops. Down in this part of the world deer and other wild game are scarce portion of the population, and no doubt most Alabama readers will learn with surprise that the Yan- kees need to be protected from such game.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01

chiefly in and about New York. have been more or less intimately identifed with the blackmaiiing and murderous gangs known as the "Maha" and "Black Hand" societies.
 During recent months the agents oe the secret service. assisted by the mu- nicfpaf authorities succeeded largely in breaking up these counterfeiting en- terprises.
 Chief Willie states that his agents have co-operated with the representa- lives of forefen governments in the m : vestigation and suppression of revolu- tionary movements In this country In violation of the neutrality laws and at least two conspiracies for the manu' fracture of large quantities of counter felt foreign obligations in the United States have been suppressed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
sARABIA IS HELD.
Mexican sPatrietv Tried by United
 States Commissioner.

Mexican sPatrief. Tried by United
 States Commissioner.
 San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 3l.-Despite an impassioned appeal by his attorney that he was patriot only. Tomas sa- rabia, charged with violating the neu- trallty laws. was held to answer to the Federal grand jury under S1,500 by Commissioner Early D. Scott today.
 John Murray, Secretary of the Polit- ical Refuge and Defense League of Chicago, was present at the trial, and said after Sarabia had been bound over that plans would be made for his de- fense at once and g sweeping move ment put in motion.
 Again today Deputy Marshals found 1t difYicult to quiet the large audience which gathered in the court and which broke into storm of applause when a female witness answered in the affir- native the question:: Would you like to see Porfirio Diaz done away with?'
 Sarabia was recently captured in a raid by secret service operatives and was specifically accused of attempting to incite a revolution in Mexico.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
Letters to The Editor
DON'T TAX THE SOBER
 MAN TO DEATH

Farmer Submits that Under Existing
 Condittons . Premium Tax is Put
 on sobriety and Industry.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 I read not long since In one of your editorials, I think. reference to an- oient history to show that when the nation collapsed is ia Yuf fear S this viii be be the condition of Alabama and some other Southern States in e short time. heard a remark a few days since of truth The idea was that the stock men in the South are having a hard time so far as mule raising fs con- cerned, because the necessary males are all busy Tn legislative halls. Some their eyes on account of the raised as- sessment on their lands made neces- sary by the deficit since the prohibf- our Dn stste Hossse Hosssh but there @ ars D~ sreat many who only, read their county pa- pers, which are filled with cheap ad. vertisements of patent medicines and that constitutionai prohibition is the proper thing and will only zee their error after they have paid taxes few times. s
 The masses will be ripe for change If there seems then to be no chance for a man like O'Neal they will center on some good Republican.
 If expenses had been cut down to compensate the restriction of source of revenue the people would not have felt 1t so much, if al all. bwt expenses have been increased and only the providence of former Governor has kept of the pinch thus far. Now, 1 am not pro- saloon man, but I am a pro-liberty one and I don't see justice in taxing the sober man to death because there are a few who don't know when they have enough .1icker"-we should not be made that much "our brothers keeper :" We can shut those few of from flicker" with less expense by closing the work house doors on them. Survival of the fittest' is Q law of nations, and I think the Government should give the sober, hard working man a chance. Wool Hat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
UNIoNTowN oBsECTs.
Voters of Beat Are Against the Amend
 ment.

ment.
 Uniontown, Aug. 29, 1908. Editor The Advertiser:
 The undersigned voters In the pre- cinct of Uniontown. Perry County. Ala. while favorfng all existing prohibition Legislation and the enforcement of the unalterably opposed to putting prohi- bition In the Constitution and will vote against the proposed amendment to bank clerk; T: E. o'sullivan, hardware merchant; c. F. Kirker. Jr., hardware merchant; c. A. Terrell Mayor of city; Percy Hinton, merchant; J. W. Non nenmacher, telegraph operator; W: B. mer. merchant; s. T. Townsend. super intendent water plant; R. L. Coleman, merchant: G. N. Barkley, clerk; J. Pach. merchant; L: A. Morgan. sales J. Hearn. salesman; Max Kirker. as- sistant postmaster; H.. l.. Robertson. cotton warehouse; l.. A Clark, mer- chant; O. L. Woodhn, planter; A.. F.. mS0 S1fe e. assnf sonts ern Railway; c. s. .Hungerford. J. T. druggist; s. T.. Whitfield. physician i; J. F. Glass. clerk; H. Levy. merchant; stollenwerck. planter. T.. L. Greene, West, jeweler; M. w. Moore, merchant; Hunter M. Smith. planter; w. E.. Woodruff, salesman; J. B. Chambers, grocer; W. c. Chambers. grocer; !. L.. Pope. bank cashier; A. l.. Pope, in surance; W. H. Tayioe, lawyer; Val Taylor. cotton manufacturer: Ernest Harwood, eompositor; c. M. Copeland. barber; J. N. Mclean. physician; A. C. Davidson, planter; Junie T. Harwood. Clerk; c. P4 Irby, planter; E. F. Gould man. clerk; D. W. Pitts. manager Pickering Hotel: R. P. Grer.r. edito~ Herald; J. B. Christian, lawyer and Justice of the Peace; A. L.. Lambert. constable: J. E. Ware. Jr, salesman; {; R. H. Ware. merchant: A. Henderson, mechanic; A. G. Henderson, mechanic; {; L. H. Moore, planter; L. s. Fox, far mer; E. R. Glass, president Farmers Cotton oil Company; J. A. Robertson, bank cashier; B. F. Hatch. Jr.. man ager Telephone Company; H. c. Black burn, clerk G. B. Johnson banker; wm: D. McAuley. civil engineer; R. salesman; J, W. Riilingslea. salesman; !; W. L. shepperd. foreman section sou'herp Railway: J. H. Davidson planter: W. A. Brown, machinist; J. Gouldman. barber shop; J. A. Rankin, superintendent cotton oil miIl Samuel L.. Woodfin, planter; J. R. McIlwain. engineer; J, E. McAuley, planter; J. W. McCiinton, planter.
 This is more than a majority of the voters of the beat. A number of the others who have not been seen yet will sign the list,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01

It's too late to agitate the propa- ganda against waltzingl-the Alabama Legislature has adjourned. We can all remember when 1t WIS called "the dance of death" and that it destroyed more homes than John Barleycorn ever heard of. Perhaps Governor Conner might be induced to call an extra ses- sion to dispose of the dance: that pas time is as destructive now as ever-no more, probably. but certainly no less- ChattanooRa Times
 Now. see here! no more of that if you value the good opinion of good cit lzens of Alabama. We don't want any sugReHtion about another extra ses- sion or our Governor will call one before we get rid of the odor of the last one. waltzing may do more harm than whiskey>--and probably 1t does. but we'd better endure 1t for time
 han have another visitation like the sate one. That some crank did not Introduce a bill to outlaw all dancing was doubtless m oversight. It would have gone through that Legislature like dose of salts. but don't suggest tc the Governor anything about it dive ua rest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
TROUBLE EXAGGERATED.
Diphtherla in Marbury Not So Bad as
 Reported.
 Marbury, Autauga O., Ala,

Marbury, Autauga O.. Ala,
 August 30, 1909. Editor The Advertiser:
 Several days ago I noticed an ac count of an epidemic of diphtheria In our town which was to some extent in- correct. and If you will pardon me I wish to correct same and give you q better idea of our condition in regard to diphtheria.
 believe the party writing you stat ed that we were under strict quaran- tine, which Is incorrect. as we have not been quarantined at all. You also stated that we had had nine deaths, which is also Incorrect, as we have had only two deaths from diphtherla In our town. There has been several deaths out in the rural districts several miles from us. The paper also stated that our health officer came up from Pratt vile with a supply of antitoXin, which was mistake, as he administered no antitoxin at all. However. we have used large amount of antitoxin here as a preventive to immunize the children from the disease
 If you find space in your paper for this correction. you may also state that we have the plague in hand and that all the diphtheria patients in our town are well and So far we have had no new cases.
 The above statement Is correct as I have been an active worker in trying to stamp out diphtheria up here, and know whereof I speak. Jeff D. Thompson
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
STUDENTS OF. GRAIN.
Uncle sam Wants to Employ. Youns
 NFAu

Washington, Aug. 31.--Students with an agricultural training who are Ia miliar with laboratory and. field work with classes and varieties of cereals are in demand by the Government at sai- aries ranging from $1,20O to- $2.oOo year. .. ,.....-
 The Civil Service Commission has announced. an examination on Septem- Der 22 next to secure eligibles for pos sitions as assistant in grain standard ization in the Bureau of Plant Indus fry of the Department of Agriculture.
 One of the requirements is the writ ing of a thesis of not less than 1000 words on the kinds and classes Of ce- real grains grown in the uhiteo states ana methods of harvesting and mar keting with special reference to class ing and grading grain commercially.