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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
CHARLIE ROSS AND OTHERS.

The recent abduction of the young Whitla boy recalls vivIdly the famous Charley Ross case which attracted so much attention in a former genera tion. To many who still retain vivid recollection of that famous case 1t hardly seems possible to realize that 1t occurred more than one-tbird of cen- tury ago. yet such Is the case. Char abducted from his Pennsylvania home in July. 1874. and from that day no certain tidings of him were ever ob- tained. His father. who died twelve years ago, stated that he had spent sixty thousand dollars in the vain ef- fort to find his son, but had always met with disappointment. He had fol- lowed hundreds of supposed clues without effect and finally went to his grave in ignorance of his boys fate.
 It is interesting to note that there have been several to claim that they were the missing boy. There is brakesman in one of the suburbs Of Pittsburg who believes that he Is the missing one but has never been able to produce any evidence to support his claim. There was a farm hand killed on a New York railroad about the be- ginning of the present year who believed himself to be Charlie Ross, and two or three years a go the same claim was made by a Texan, but however honest and sincere these claimants may have been in their belief none of them was able to bring forward evidence to prove 1t.
 Obviously. it would be a practical imposslbnity for a man to prove that he Is the lost Charlie. For that mat ter, it is dificuIt to imagine that the claimant himself could be satisfied. boy of four years. taken from his fam fly and properly brought up. would re- tain many memories of his childhood' but 1t is reasonable to suppose that the abduetors of the Ross boy used every means at their command to efface all childish recoiieetions from his mind,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
"WEDNESDAY, APRIL ', 1908.
THE LAWS NEW MAJESTY.

The law Is coming into higher and finer respect. than was paid 1t in other years. In which 50 many deeds of vio- lence went unpunished and accused murderers. if they had money. were reasonably sure of ultimate acauittaL Such is the satisfactory conclusion to be drawn from recent events.
 A Mississippi planter. the wealthisst man of his section. was tried for mur- der. With every resource and every influence that money could bring to his aid. he was. nevertheless. convicted aud sentenced to life Imprisonment
 In North Carolina wealthy and prom inent men fodnd that money and po- sition did not protect them from the law and the jury found them guilty as charged.
 In Tennessee two men of the high est position, of the greatest political influence and with ample money at their command, were convicted of mur- der and given a sentence by a jury. Every influence, which In older times was said to have protected wealthy prisoners was exercised In their in- tsrest. but the jury brought in ver- dict of guilty.
 Tn Alabama. a member of the Leg islature and one of the weaithisat men of his county was made to feel the Influence of the new sentiment for law enforcement. Neither his political prestige nor his wealth saved him from conviction.
 In the light of these verdicts, all rem dered in a few weeks, we may feel Kratifed at the rising respect for the law and the new determination for It's enforcement. It is not to be doubted that "the long arm of the law does it's work more certainty and with more assurance.
 Not only the South. but the whole of the United States as well. unfortunate Iy. held too strongly the idea of per sonal honor and personal responsibil- itv. In this ideal the individual consid- cred and decided from himself. the questions affecting his reputation or his welfare. An appeal to the law was desplsed. The individual was his own court and his own executIoner. This Ideal was an indefenslble relic of bar barism and violence. We have grown out of 1t slowly Tn following 1t there was violence. bloodshed and loss of fife.
 me law seems invested now with EeE majesty and this is we'll
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
SPRING
. MORNING, THOUGHT
BY .. MARVIN NICHOLs

To my mind there is nothing sad der than the unwelcome child in the
 Not though. aS@s; al%e.t nrSs; uanshisnka;
 wanted nsds Sls sus the sffsis fSai wi tiaas modern times there are many things primitive fife, both as to the individ- uaf and the home Itself. Is that pes sinis.Ic' The truth E. man an.,n, is ,s9'c Opc enough enough to @ See the gisring fault and Myes, .nye 'e not aSsa Wanted. I And if by acei- ssa: aiftny hs saness aassl TstHr s sad and among above 5000. not a child flats 0Grn in tss Sstns aensey populated ds shs sign; "cniIdreh ,na not .Ss wsn1sd;S ,and;srS We are really in the age when Napol- cons. statement comes to us with add ed, meaning: What Is needed. In my beloved Francs--Motners'
 A man Is never so much alone as when in the presence of one who does not understand him.
 profits offers abnormal risks. You cannot divorce them
 In onaracter, the most poWertui structure in the world Is the jovial and sunny disposition superimposed upon a masterful and serious nature.
 rt + + etHs The fellow who sticks to his task who does his work in a constant frenzy.
 maticaiiy. Nor do they ever pause. enter while you may.
 The man that buys too many extras may some day be obliged to sell his absolute necessities.
 + 4 Great men are to be measured by their critics just like you measure the tower by It's shadow.
 + +
 It is nothing less than ignoble to shrink from any task that leads the way to your success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
.isttsrs to 7hs Editor
: FERrILIxEa MATERIAL DUTY.

FERrILIzEa MATERIAL DUTY. GeorEia Farmer cs~pIsa.s Of U.sss'
 n. following open open ,stt~ has been Hon sereno E. Payne, Chairman,
 Committee on Wave ana Means, U g House of Representatives.
 | ssE to sddrsss you as author of the fore Congress. do this not for the 0I ss ses solely nor for yst parso:. S: of calling your attention to singie point which seems to have Invoked no discussion in Congress. 1 believe that the bin. as 1t has Jsen by the parties It most seriously affscts--the farmers Of the country In whose Interest vsn-
 The point to which i respectfully call your attention is embraced in sec ton providing for reta1iatory duties on certain imports from Germany. Paragraph s62 authorizes . duty of 20 The rsa ia sn Sots; sss ion is shown by the following facts:
 The only known deposits of potash salts are in Germany. They are not try. The element of protection Is not directly involved.
 pensable to the American farmer, For Of the total importation of potash salts to this country. over % per cent. is consumed by American farmers for fertiltzing American farms. The az Tor this purpose is approximately soo.- OO0 tons annually.
 I do not question the principle of a retaiiatory duty. The Issue I raise is that of the justice of the expedient ChnaAn.
 claim that if Germany is to be pense of single industry or class. pense of the American farmer. who is least benefited by import duties. and with least representation in the fram- ing of tariff legisiation. Moreover, I insist that if Germany Is 10 be punished, 1t should not be at the expense of the fertility of American farms, or by increasing the cost Of Am erican farm products. l prefer to trust the interests involved to your sense of economies involved: but that you may immediately realize the magnitude of ah the direct money value involved. l port price on potash salts was t26. 57 per ton. On an importation of 600.00v tons, the aggregate value would be % on The this pyaIpDSon dHty wouS Sf bs 14S,
 The plan you propose would levy this enormous tax directly on the farmers of the Eastern. fertilizer-us. ing, States every year.
 l do not believe mat you realized this fact. or win care to so go on rec ord.
 I remain, sir,
 Very respectfully yours.
 H. E. Stockbridge,
 Editor Southern Ruralist. Atlanta, Ga.
 April 5, 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
This Date in History
 April 2.
April 2.

1754-Fort Duquesne, on the present
 site of Pittsburg. surrendered to
 the French.
 l77e-William Wordsworth. English
 poet, born. Died April 23, 1850. I7gs-Firat settlement in Ohio begun
 at Marietta by a colony of New
 EngIanders under Rufus Putnam. I7ssAMisstssipp Territory formed by act of Congress.
 Is14-Party of British marines raided
 the town of Saybrook, Conn. 1slS-Gen. Andrew Jackson captured \ the fort at St Mafks. Fla. of Brazil abdicated. 1S6l--An intercourse between Fort
 Sumter and Charleston stopped
 by order of Gen. Beauregard. 1e62-Federal force captured Island 1ss4-R. F. Aston. Governor of South
 Carolina 1s56-5S. died. Born
 April 21, 1901.
 tS75-Martial law declared in the min
 Ing region of Pennsylvania as 6
 result of strikers riots. 1Ss6-Eighteen persons killed in rail-
 road accident at Deerfeld, Mass. 1891-Phineas T. Barnum. American
 snowman, died at Bridgeport
 Conn. Born July 5. 1910. [ 190s-Local option elections in Illinois,
 Michigan. Wisconsin and Ne-
 braka resulted in great prohIe
 bttion gains.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
Mir. cIark's DImeult Job.


 Providence Journal.
 It is easier to find fault with the Democratic leadership in the House than 1t is to say just what Mir. Clark and his friends ought to do. A year ago there was coherent Democratic &C., tion when large portion of President Roosevelt's Legislative program was adopted and formidable filibuster was organised for the, purpose Of This year, in part as the fruit of that experiment, we have seen a promising revolt against the Speaker, an upris ing unQuestionably approved by the country far and wide. 1t seema as if considering the very general dissatis faction with the old regime. Mfr. Clark should be able to devise some meanT by which at least to keep the autocrats on their good behavior. There was e distinct gain a fortnight ago when the drawn battle was fought, but from this point further progress ought to hs made. In may be that Mir. Clark need ed some such experience as the sudden wrestling of an unqualified triumph effective leadership In the future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
This h My s0th Birthday
Pref. Jacques Loeb.


 Professor Jacques Loeb, head of the department of physiology at the uni- .yersity of California. was born in Ger early education at the Ascanisches Gymnasium in Berlin. Subsequently he studied medicine in Berlin. Munich and assistant in physiology at the Universi- ty of Wurzburg and during the two years following he occupied 2 similar burg. Coming to America in 1891, he became a member of the faculty of Bryn Mawr College: He remained at to the University of Chicago. Since 1902 he has been professor of physiol- ogy at the University of California, A number of the leading medical and scientific societies of America and Eu- rope have conferred honors upon Pro- lessor Loeb in recognition of his con- tributions to biology and physiology through his experiments in artificial parthenogenesis-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07

Congressman Frank Clark, of Flori- da, who figured prominently in the tar in debate of Monday is a native of Barbour County. where his father, Cap tain John W. Clark. was sheriff. Two of the Alabama Congressman are na- tives of the same county. Messrs. Clay ton and Dent as was Congressman A. A. Wiley, MT. Dents predecessor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
Blind to the signa,

Wall Street JOurnaI.
 Surely the Republican Party ie sim gularly blind to the signs of the times milton for their enemies at the Con. Kressional election. They are not playing fair. and they are forgetting the days have gone by for that crude favoritism which gave such an unen. viable odor to the Dingley tariff law. It Is quite possible that such sched- tiles as thosG on women's gloves and stockings may pass into law, thanks to the selfish bargaining of individual in terests, but If they do Presidents Taft's administration will start with an ugly black mark against it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
Patents.

Iron Age ReVIeW.
 During 1907 57.s7s applications for patents were filed in the United States Patent once and 36,e20 patents were issued. over LIDO applications for patents were filed and over TOO pat ents were Issued, on the average. each week of last year. This represents an expenditure in government fees alone of more than s1,S0O,000. The total cost of these applications was proba- bly more than 36,000,000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
Bust Of General Garrott.

New York Herald.
 In accordance with the plans of ad. rnirers of General Isham Warren Gar rott. of the Confederate army, to erect memorial on the field of the battle of Vickshurg, where he was killed. a bust of heroic size. which was mod elled by Mir. William couper. a sculp- tor of this city, has been cast in bronze. Yesterday 1t was placed on exhibition in the window of the Gorham Com pany, in Fifth avenue. It shows the General in uniform with the face shad- ed by a broad brimmed hat. It will be sent South soon for the unveilfng.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07

That was wise New York judge who refused to issue restraining or- der in the case of a woman's club whose members were at loggerheads. Do you expect this court to control the club by an order7?" was his na- tural and sensible question. That Is what we may call Daniel come to judgment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07

s1ssas -s ,aa7tez siuaK gradually. It baa se-~ es=e 9s.ssel z fs' from The list Vf 5ys9'ao-s.f s-@<sria4 aegsrag"a and Ss ppeq.o. --t' .~2a1 0li enTsr nui- fisssps Fs oeCrs @ u-2t nrA'e in fu- tsfs. FAes .ee ,ss- s@a9s' apg sort Df s-e91s e.ess @.-s -sa is q. si tAat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07

Chairman Payne must be either very Brave man or very big Idiot. He esgls gas women of the country that afssr iae tariff bnl goes into effect tssy esa 1gt ihsir pride In their pock- ess snl wear cotton gloves instead of ksS Be&t ,as women will do 10 him s ss4g xsr chance win be a-plenty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07

gsszsysaE .s ne ss.i ef Cen Krsssf1an E,swsFss So iscses n.s salaries Of fasn Lsfs Df c1s z-esz TI.e Albany Her ald gays of e11fss ., Biii be put to sleep. I've can ainaes, hear it snoring already" Not a bt Of II. IL will be <o dead fo sncre
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07

The Columbus Ledger is interested to know if Roosevelt will give the lions a square deal" About as much so as they'll give him, we suspect
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07

The announcement that Speaker Joe proposes to subject the Republican members to strict discipline is not sur prisinE. That's his way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
The internal dissensions in the Re

The internal dissensions in the Re publican Party, the quarreling and the pickering would present a pleasing spectacle to the lovers of good government, If the Democratic Party in Congress did not present the same spectacle. It is a pity the Dem ocrats could not sit back unitedly and see the internal war go merrily on without mixing up in 1t themselves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07

Straw hats and mint Juleps are due about the same time fin this part of the world. The straw hats are here. but -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
sW0RN CIRcuLATION,

The figures for February printed below eepresent the actual net ejaculation. ai re- turns having been deducted.
 The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees its advertisers (and makes 1t part Of the con tract when requested) that its daily circulA- ton is larger than that of any morning newspaper printed in Alabama-and that us Sunday edition has the largest circuiation Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
I.orIonl ConcInaIon.

New York World.
 Taxing the breakfast table means that there win be fewer breakfast ta' bles to tax
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
Preserving It.
Indianapolis News.

IndIanapoU9 NeWB.
 When the house cleaning is done we are In favor of adding to 1t one-tenth of one per cent. 50 1t will stay done.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
Conwresnional Version.

Indianapolis News.
 Payne proposes: but dc not torSet that Aldrich disposss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07

Net UM1Iy AVerhKe FebfuhfY, IDyV sLUybye Net sunday Average February, 1909 1e.5Sf
 
 q [. FinIEan. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn. says
 The foregoing statement of The Adyer- tisers circulation for the month of Feb ruary, is0e, is true and correct. and couipii- ed after all returns from news boys. news agents, spoiled and left over copies have
 C. | FTNIGAN.
 Circulation Manager. gworn to and subscribed before me ths
 RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07

There are too many men in this world who want . medal for simply doing their duty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07

When a musical director marries great singer there isn't always har mony' in the family, paradoxicai as may seem.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07

Love can survive on even a crust Q bread. but mind you not a BURN1 crust. young wives.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
FISHERMAN IS
 l LOST IN GALE

AFOGNNE. April 5-A Ospcn, . white man who came h"r" last ta.. rsom Cordoya. was lost while codftSh- ing off this DOT, April 8. The mar was in a dory and was caught in 8 sudden gale blowing from the land. For two days following the storm nen rowod from one to the other Of the small islands and th" rocks i" the hope that Ospon might have mad. a landing. but no trace of him or his dOry was found.
 Little is known here concerning Ospon ur was member of tho Eagles. had been fishing here all winter and had expressed the mtcn- ton to return to Cordoya in the spriug.-Valdcz Prospoctor.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
TANANA RIVER
 STEAMER SINKS

A telegram from an authentic source was received in this town yes tcrday stating that the steamer Nuni- yak had sunk in the Panama river at Fairbanks last Saturday and was a total loss. The Panama river has just opened for navigation and the steamer was sunk while being launch ed
 The Numvak was formerly used by the United States government as a revenue cutter on the Yukon river, in lS9S-99. The vessel was also used by the government 10 make survey of the Yukon river. Sh ewas a stern wheel river boat.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
MISS SNOW WILL TEACH

The board of education has decided to employ Miss Crystal Snow as teacher in the public school to sue cced Miss Lou B. Do5ler, who did not renew her application. Miss Snow is the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Geo. T. Snow of Juneau, and a sister of Montic Snow of this town. She was raised in Alaska and is well known in Skagway Miss Snow has taught in the Douglas school and also at different places in California and her work has been recommended in the highest terms. She is at present in Cleveland Ohio, attending the musical conservatory at Oberlin uni. yerstty.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
QUARTZ MINES
 ARE PERMANENT

A. F. Zipr. superintendent of the Northern Commercial company, ar. rived in Skagway on the Dolphin from San Francisco and will leave Wednesday for Fairbanks. Mir. Zip, states that his company expects m. usually good business this season and that indications are that i, will be & big year drought the interior
 Reports received by our company. said Mr. Zipr are 10 the effect tha. dcyrlopcmcnt work has shown tha, the Fairbanks quartz mines can b" permanently worked. If this is sc. and am positive it is. it will mok" Fairbanks the best quartz camp in th world. The country and the quart" mining industry are stin in their in. iancy."
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Clarence Olson and Frank Webster returned on the Dolphin Sunday from Cordova. Jack Olson expects also to return in a short time. Both Mir. Olson and Mr. Webster are glad to return. They say that Skagway looks pretty good to them after Cordova and that there is no place like home. Business is ovcrcrowdcd at CordoVa and the climate is mplcasantly moist
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
NIAGARA WILL RUN DRY

CmCAGO,-"Withn 5000 years the Niagara River will be a dry bed, and Chicago will be at the source of 8 great river flowing from Lake Mich irm to the Gulf of Mexico" says Professor J. T. GooIc in a commmi- cation Do tho association of bank clerks. Hc bases his inference on the changes of ground at Niagara Falls
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
KIDNAPERS
 SENTENCED.
(By United Press.)

MERGER, Pa. May ll-James H. Boyle was sentenced to life imprison. ment in the penitentiary today and Mrs. Boyle was sentenced to serve 25 years and to pay q S5,000 fine. The Boyles were convicted of having kidnapped little Willie Whitla and ex. toHting Sl0,O0O from his parents for his safe return.
 Mir. and Mrs. Boyle both assert that they will commit suicide rather than to serve their sentences in jail.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
POWELL WILL
 BE CONFIRMED
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c. May H. President Taft did not send the name of Thomas Powell to the Senate for the nomination of U. s. marshal for the Second division of Alaska until after Senator Bourne of Oregon had withdrawn his objections to Powell. Powclrs nomination will undoubtedly he confirmed
 The nomination of E. E. Cushman of Tacoma as judge of the Fourth division was sent to the sub.judiciary committee and will be reported to the Senate next Monday.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
BASEBALL MEETING SATURDAY

J. NJ. Tanner was elected manager and Eddie Barry captain of the White Pass Athletic club baseball team at a meeting of the members held last Saturday night. It was decided to employ no professional players this year. Several games are being ar ranged and it is probable that the For Seward team will play here next Sunday.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
yUKON'S ICE
 STILL CLINICS

While small cxpanseS Of the river are open at long distances apart and there are few jams there is no ap- preciablc change in conditions.
 Today's dispatches from down the river show that at Selkirk the ice is still holding firm and there is no change al Yukon Crossing. At SclkirE the ice k broken and damned and at Coffee Creek and Stewart it is quit" solid. Thrr, is no change in the riy- rr at Dawson.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
HIGHEST HOTEL IN WORLD

NEW YORK,-New York is to have the highest hotel in the world, ir plans filed today with the bureau of building are carried out. They call for a thirty-one story structure, 376 feet high, at the southwest corner of Madison avenue and 42nd street, to cost $2,OOO,OOO.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
CHOOSES BRIDE RATHER
 THAN LIVE IN CELL

EVANSVILLE. Ind.,--Marriagc or jail was the choice offered to F. M. Beard. of Owensboro. Ky. last night He chose marriage.
 Beard took $+.OOO from Mrs. Sarah Hoffman. He gave it back after his arrest. She got the police Jo let him 90. after he married her.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
FAMOUS FLYERS
 RETURN HOME
(sy United Press.)

NEW YORK. May ll-Wilbur and Oryinc Wright. the celebrated invent ors of flying machines, returned to- day from Europe after triumphs aboard. Wilbur Wright announced that he would build an airship for the United States government.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
POPULAR PAIR
 WERE WEDDED
Rev Henry Atkinson of Juneau

Rev. Henry Atkinson of Juneau and Miss Stella Jones of Skagway were married at the Methodist church by the Rev. Thomas Jenkins at II o'clock this morning. The ceremony was witnessed by large number of friends and relatives of the bridal couple. Rev. Atkinson and his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Jones left on the Georgia for Juneau this afternoon.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
(sy United Press.)

FLUSHING, l.. I. May 1.-The special prosecuting attorney for the state Is making the final arguments 10 the jury in the trial of Capt. Peter Plains today and the case will proba. bly, go to the jury tomorrow.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-05-11
GEORGIA ARRIVES

The Georgia arrived from Juneau at 2:&o o'clock this morning with three passengers and left at o'clock this afternoon for Juneau. The Gcor- aia has changed her schedule and hereafter will leave Skagway in the afternoon instead of in the morning.