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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
DO YOU KNOW YOUR CITY.
Seattle Opens Well-Advised Campaign In Enlightenment.

Seattle opens WelI-Advised Campaign In Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 How many of us know our own city?
 Does that seem a silly question? Do the readers of this believe that they know the municipality in which they livef If they were stopped on the street by stranger and asked. for instance, on what nights of the social settlements and the particular work that each does. what are the estimat- their city what is the relative strength of each foreign element. and where does each live could they answer all these. and dos
 The test. though fair. would find few ready with satisfactory replies. Most of the entrants for such an examination would his own city and acknowledge inability to answer such simple questions as these? cities as they should. It would be better for the cities, and hence for the people thsm selves. If they would brush up on some of these things-if they would "cram," let us say. for such an imaginary test as above indicated.
 out of the Northwest comes a valuable suggestion along this line. The city of Seattle. through various public-spiritsd or ganiEations, has inaugurated "kBow-your- fty in The Re9Ss there be-
 The campaign Is carried out through a series of popular lectures trips of explora- tion. and the publication and distribution of printed matter. Public officials appear be- fore the people and explain what they and their colleagues in the public service are doing. and why. The people are led to an understanding of what their government is doing. Out of this fuller knowledge should come a renewed patriotism, a determination to keep government at It's highest point of efficiency-to get from their public ex- penditures a just return in service and pro- lection.
 The Seattle idea might we'll be copied elsewhere. Out of knowledge comes resolu- tion. If the people of a community have full information as to what their elected same time. have a pretty clear idea of oth- things that should be done. and why ed, and that. once elected, officials shall not forget the source of their power and au- thority. Let us know our city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
nemocrntic Prnspects

The Honorable Champ Clark. of Mis- sourl, Democratic leader Tn the House, believes the prospects for his party in of ths Payne -Aldrich tariff bill. Writ ing in Van Norden Magazine, he fig" ures 1t out thus:
 pubiicans mad a majority in the House of Ii4. Tn the Slxtieth Congress they had a House majority of 67 In the present House their majority Is only that the current runs against them. Holding all the seats that we now have. wo must gain only twenty-four in or des sures 1e sOas0 the tar ssto ougs to up not only twenty-four seats now nald by the Republicans but twice twenty-four. Indeed. the Payne-Ald- opinion, such a thwarting of public desire, that we ought to have as big a majority in the Sixty-second Congress as we had in the Fifty-sscoond' r~6ea when crats than Republicans to the House, as fruits of the Mckinley bill. History has q strange and instructive way of
 few figures may serve to elucidate the situation, and here they are: There are nineteen Republican members whose plurallties range below 1sOOOGj OCGj nine whose pluralities are below 2,0O0 and above 1000, and eighteen whose pluralities are below 5000. and above 2,000 That makes forty all told With the current running againSt them not a man jack of the forty -sixiis cer- tain of reelection. When they think of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill and then of the first Tuesday after the rirst Monday in November, 1910, the cold chills creep up and down their spinal columns.
 One other thing Is quite likely to help Us in 1910 In any event the Sen When the benehciaries of the Payne Aldrich bill reflect upon that fact and upon the further fact that they will hold the White House till March 4 no sense in squandering their wealth in electing a Republican House in 1910 and therefore leave Republican cand!- ocratic prospects are improving every hOnr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
EDWARD H. HARTMAN.

IAke a meteor Edward H. Harri- man rose from obscurity. Like me- teor at it's apex in it's flight across the sky Harrimans life flashed into dark ness.
 At the climax of his career. stand ing the mightiest figure in the worlds commerce, death touched him and his power fell from him like a garment. mighty man, the master of the mar kets of the world. he sinks swiftly to the terrible democracy of the grave. in which those who tried and failed lie equally with those who strove and succeeded. In the closing days every labored breath he drew. touched and affected every market wire in the world--and yet this man so powerful, and in whose hands so many millions were willing servants. could not in all the world find and buy the robust health of the humblest brakeman la boring upon that magnificent system Of railroads. which the nerve and hrain of one man had mastered and welded into one whole.
 In America only is such a career as that of Edward H. Hartman possible. It was only a few years ago that he was an obscure brokers clerk. weak and undersized, but with a magnif- cent mental equipment. For vision, for talent, for organization, for de- termination, for that quality. so high ly valued in American business and which for want of a better name is called nerve" Hartman has probably nevs- had an equal in the world of commerce. There were methods he used in his stock tobbing fights. which would not bear inspection. It is not sufficient defense for him in these days to say that the same methods were used by men. who had failed where ne succeeded. But the stock market Is a game and Hartman playing the game according to the rules of the other players piled up his winnings.
 But in after years. the better and stronger side of his life work will be For Hartman was build CT. He never touched a railroad with out developing the country 1t pene- trated. He took his profits to be sure, but when all is said and done it is well to remember that his talents and the play of his energy assisted his development.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
If He Had stood sreadfast.

Macon Telegraph. ,
 The Chicago Tribune. faithful Re- publican newspaper though 1t IS. re- gently declared that the Senate, Tn adopting the wooden schedule. merely ratified the decision reached by the wool growers and woolen manufactut- CTS when their representatives met Tn the Windy City last october. rne elaborate hearings before the Ways and Means Committee were a farce, IL said The wool and woolens scheouIs was then res adjudicata. The Senato- rial debate was a sham fight. As tne President of the National Associatloh of Wool Manufacturers says, This en- tire discussion Is unnecessary and ap- surd After the real tarin makers hao decided what the duties were to De. why spend the time in talk?
 But. with the history Of lSSx oeiore him, why should MT. Bryan have waite1 for all this denunciation of sham tarin revision from aroused Republicans oe- fore he was ready to urge a tariH iSr or revenue as the paramount issue 1a ne had been converted before the csI c paign of 1908, and better stl!t speAu,re the campaign of 1896 and lSOV, the course of recent political history n tne United States might have been changed. .Eo 4hin.s nj, Mir Bryan at the very outset or ms c6' reer in the free silver buslnesS'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
BRINGING IN THE sHEAvns.

While the political harvest is ripen- ing in the neld, the politicians who planted the crop are losing no time It was but a few days ago that the State heard without a start of sur prise that the Honorable S. D. Weak ley would be a candidate for Cover nor and that the Honorable A. H. Car. michael would be 0 candidate for Lieutenant Governor Now the lesser workers in the field are beginning to claim their share of the harvest. It is notable that Representative A. D. Kir- by of Madison, who stood like stono wall for constitutional prohibition and who proudly contended that they could not draw prohibition bills too drastic or too fast for him. is being prom Inently mentioned" for sheriff of Mad ison County. Mir. Kirby is not an an nounced candidate and if reports from Madison County are true he never. never will be an announced candidate. but he shows every symptom Of the ambitiouA hunter for office, feeling the public pulse.
 Down in Dale the Honorable Mike Sollie, who has taken a fall out of the Rum Demon. every time there were two or three gathered to hear & speech and who was in Montgomery awhile to assist constitutional prohibition. is out in the field looking after his own share. State Senator from his district Is about all MT. Sollie wants at pres ent. At Headland MT. Sollis threw down the gage of battle to Demon Rum and defied him to do his worst MT. Sollie. according to the reports of one who heard his speech declared that 51 nor cent. of the people of Great Britain were paupers because Groat Britain did not have constitutional prohibit tion. Some Englishman. with a lot Of Mir. Sollie's statement. He may go so far as to say that 51 per cent. of the inhabitants of Great Britain are not paupers. But shall the representative of an effete monarchy be believed when he disputes the figures of the Tribune of the People from Dale? Never-never. Mir. Sollie has said 1t and 5f per cent. of the Irishmen. the Scotchmen and the Englishmen must remain paupers. It would be presump- tious fin any one of them to rise and deny the statement of a prohibitionist that would prove him a tool ot the whiskey trust" What are facts and
 figures. but evil things if they stand in the way of prohibition? Away with them and let hysteria be unconhned.
 MT. Sollie was entirely too modest In saying 51 per cent of Great Brit aims population were paupers. His argument would have been much stronger if he had said Sl per cent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

Is that while 1t may turn out that Peary is not entitled to the credit of actually discovering the Pole that fact does not In any way detract from the credit due him for his brave and de- termined efforts to accomplish the work he set out to do. The venture was just as great. and the dangers and hardships just as real as though his had been the first eyes to rest on the spot which has for centuries been the desire of explorers and scientists to behold Let it be freely admitted that Peary's failure to "get there first" does not in the least detract from the credit due him for bravery and de- termination.
 But while on the subject 1t ia in ar- der to state that if Peary expects to make his own claims and position se- cure by attempting to discredit Cook he is sure to awaken a revulsion that may be anything but pleasant to him. self As we have more than once said. it is not yet absolutely certain that either of them has succeeded. Both declare that they reached the Pole and there must be a way of settling the matter beyond shadow of doubt. If both of them succeeded they are both entitled to credit for their achievement. If either failed. and the fact can be established, he will and should be exposed as faker and fraud. If both failed that will come out in the end. but we submit that Lieutenant Peary seems entirely too precipitate when he endeavors to con- vince the country that pr. Cooks story Is a fake. Such a proceeding at this early stage of tho game will only serve to benttle him. To put it differently. Peary cannot make good his own claims by declaring that Dr. Cooks claims are false-not yet, at all events. It Is much to be regretted that he has started out in such a way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

Wonder how long it will be before some enterprisinR promoter will be advertising the North Pole as sum- mer resort and arranging schedules for those who care to take the trip. There could be no end to the advant- ages the right sort of advertising agent could portray In the most glow Ing terms as an inducement to make the trip. We may look out for some thing of the kind to be announced one of these days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1908.

They are telling us now that the olo fashion of knee pants and long stocK- inss and low shoes are to be the styie for pen in this country. That will De simpiy Charming. we judge. when Mr. Fatcalves and MT. spindieshahAs 70 out to a society function with their lower limbs encased in tight garments |. ,vt,l ba A contrast well worth look ing at. and win be an animated boost for all the promoters of Before ana
 s..r taking" foods. But will not man with slim. long shanks and No 70 feet be a spectac,aR
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
senator spraxIna Indignant.

We publish today Governor Corners reply to Senator. spragin's request 2 to grant him a division of time at the Labor Day meeting Monday,
 In declining this request, the 9oy- ernor goes out of his way to insinuate that Senator Spragins is @ pro -hquor leader" This Inference is in keeping with the plan. which seems to have been adopted as the policy or tho amendmeft leaders over the State to class all who oppose them as nqnor from the truth than this one instance; stance supported every temperance movement In h1s home city and county and ac- lively opposed the whiskey element In every campaign we have had He was platform. defeating the open saloon candidate in one of the bitterest cam paigns this county has experieneed; and 1t III becomes the dignity or the Governor to attempt to class him among the 1iduor dealers because. forsoo oth, he has requested the priyi- lege of discussing the amendment prop osItion with him on his appearance at the Senator's home town.
 Senator Spragins very promptly ana properly refutes the charges as will bs seen in the article in another column
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
Real Estate Holders Alarmed.


 T. H. Notions recent card has recently brought vividly before real estate holders the beauties of Conner ism when applied to strong drink. The very first section of the Fuller bill
 "1. Be It enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama, That if any person shall wilfully let or suffer any other person, firm Or corporation to use any premises which he owns or controls for the illegal sale or manufacture, or other unlawful disposition, of spirit other o1ns ynoos nooss or lanids a nr prohibited by the laws of Alabama to be man ufacturej. sold or otherwise disposed of in this State, or for use quors, or by a rectifier of spirits. or distilier, or for the illegal storage or warehousing of such liquors and bev- erages he shall be guilty of a misde-
 Under this provision real estate holder. be he an owner or lessee. IS subject to Imprisonment If he takes in person a drink of liquor. That room CT may not be bootiegger. one drink dispensed by 8 roomer condemns the real estate holder to fine or im-
 In all fairness of construction the adverb "wilfully" does not modify the verb suffer" because the particle "or If any person shall wilfully let or knowingly suffer any other person. etc" then the Liolder Of the property would have been absolved from, acts done without his consent or knowi- edge. but as the section stands 1t IS diucult to see how a real estate hold CT can escape responsibility for each and every act Of his tenants in the
 The word ''or'' is always used as an alternative. It joins alternative terms, and no just or reasonable con struction of the sentence can fit the adverb "willingly" to the verb "suf- fer" The meaning of the word "suf- fer" enters into the case, for the courts may say a man does not snt- fer thing to be done when he IS ig- norant of its occurrence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
stops Car to Tnke T PHI.

Winsted Dispatch to New York World
 4 woman passenger on a trolley ear on the Terryville line yesterday asked the conductor to let her know when the car reached a certain store. The car had passed that point when he remem bered the woman's request so he gave the motorman three bells and the car went back to the store. The woman then took out a box of pills and swAl- lowed one. She told the conductor a physician gave her the pills and told her to take one in Bristol. another at the store. and third when she reached home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
Rome Things to Keep in Mind.


 Mir Conner has said that he will not ap- point any one in any county who Is not an avowed prohlbitionist on the jury commis- sion. What does that mean. that the jury commission must not put any one on the jury who is not ''Pisen" prohibitionist. Why? So they will convict all men charged with violation of the prohibition law. wheth- CT guilty or not In other words if you do not believe as does the Governor and the jury commission. you cannot sit on the Jury in your county. you are deprived not by law (but by the dictation of Governor Comer) or your inalienabIe rights as citizens. No matter how loyal you have been to your country. or the Democratic party you can't serve your country as a 1uryman if you lack the one. and only requisite of being Fisen prohibitionist, you must stand aside our governor is absolutely dictator so far as the Legislature and the jury commission are concerned. And remember that the second section of the proposed amendment, says that nothing in the Consultation Of Alabama shall be construed to prevent the Legisla- ture under the police power from designating where such liquors may not be stored or kept The Legislature went as far in that direction as was possible under our present constitution. If the amendment should be adopted then the Legislature will in all probability be called In extra session to amend che laws that you cannot keep any liquor in your residence. Tn other words you will be unable to have hquor on your person at any place, and if you should be brought before the court charged with hay ing liquor In your residence and oe tried oy some men who will be on the Jury selected hy the Governors jury commission Justico will have fled entirely
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

Tn the sketch of Admiral Semmes published in the U. D. c. column In The Advertiser a misprint made 1t ap- South was a native of Indiana. It arose from the fact that the manu- script abbreviated Maryland by saying Md. and the compositor made the mistake of setting 1t up Ind. The balance of the article, however, plain feeling.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

If some of those who are so ram panty advocating the prohibition amendment have no better way of ac- complishing their object than by try ing to force members of their church to support the measure against their own convictions they are going to learn some day that they have been travelling the wrong road
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
Tree. and Their Murderers.

Rochester Democrat ana Chrohicie'
 The Chicago courts are soon to nave a case of "arboreal murder on theiE hands. The slain victim Is tree, and the assassin is the Peoples Gas Light wasted away, and finally died from gas whIch leaked from a broken main. and S,tv Forester Jacob H. Frost an. sonnces his purpose to make a test .oi the ordinance which was framed with the mention of protecting trees from that kind of poisoning In other words he will try to make the gas companl nav for the tree. which was a tall ant vaiuable poplar. Gas has caused many fatalities of this kind It does morG harm at the roots than smoke and hat air do at the leaves. The leakage wa repaired. but not until after its deadly work was done, and this test case vii have an interest for all municipalities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

The refusal by a newspaper to show favors or courtesies to any but it's patrons Is carried to an extreme by a Kansas editor who refuses to print an obituary of any one who is not a subscriber to his paper. He says a man who will not patronize his home paper Is already dead. and doesn't t need an obituary. That is standing up for rights with a vengeance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

The announcement sent out that faorxa Fred williams has declared his intention to leave the Democratic party is one of those pleasant items of news that occasionally come along to cheer us in our troubles. We don't know where George will go, political ly, but the further the better. If a few more prominent cranks will fol- low his good example the party will be vastly benefited.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
IT IS THE LAW.

gomery Advertiser. and have long de- sired to write and tell you how much poetry very much. and am sure there Is no paper in the North or South that has a truer wit" than The Advertiser, and trust that you will remain with us for a long, long time. No doubt this letter will be thrown in the waste basket, as you have So many admirers, but I shall take chances anyhow.
 Sincerely, H.
 P. S.-I detested being a blue-eyed blonde until I read your opinion of them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
Letters to The Editor
A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
Timely sssgestao. for Alabana's ob-
 aeRvance.

Timely sussessio. for Alabanas Oh
 aeRvance.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 In July. 1907. I suggested throusn the columns of your paper the idea oh "a Centennial Exposition. to be held n Montgomery in 1918 for the purpose ot celebrating the tooth annivsrsary oI Alabama's admission into Statenood. Having not had the pleasure of nearing any more upon this subject l take tne liberty of writing again, trusting that you and your readers will kindly par don me if I am too persistent.
 It requires considerable money. time, study and perseverance, to sucSsssfuily zee and, furthermore, In order to brins about the desired results there onaust must os %, singleness Of purpose and concert or action Suppose we "agitate" the qnes. tion and get our people to thinking only build a Greater Alabama, but show to the world that Alabama pos sesses and offers the greatest possibii- tiles and opportunities in tho various walks of life.
 Prattvilfe, Sept. 5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

Speaking of Walter Wellmans ex- pressed determination to again try balloon flight towards the Pole, com temporary suggests that there's noth- ing left for him to do but go off and hunt a pole of his own. And we beg to add that he should select one that isn't far away.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

If the lecture platform is to be oc- cupIed by both Cook and Peary will they occupy 1t jointly? That might add to the interest of the perform anas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

We are continually being reminded by the ews-dispenseFs that food is going up." What most people want is to find enough food to go down.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

What will cotton do?" asks The Charlotte Observer. Well let us stick to the hope that it will do well and bring n good price
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

"'Oh that mine enemy would write a book is an old saying" says The , Charleston News and Courier. Who said 1t?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

Tsat us hope that no other explorer sh come in with a Pole story: not for A,mo days at least.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
DRIFTWOOD
Peary seems to have handed Cook a cold deal in regard to the North Pole.

Cook is going back for the proofs, however. Why not bring back some gum drops?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

SWORN CIRCULATION.
 The figures for June printed below .sH H1ns seat the actual net circulation, All fe'uAA- having been deducted. ,,. The Montgomery Advertiser guarantee -, advertisers (and makes it part of the ia oTa tract when reauestsd) that its daily cirsnins cirsi tion is larger than that of any motnns ,, newspaper printed in AIabama-and tnat ,,nn no Sunday edition has the largest creuLAsv, ,n eg any edit. on of. any newspaper printed HI Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
Montgomery, Sept. ..

Editor Driftwood
 It is rumored that Commander Peary discovered Leon Ling in hiding behind the North Pole. Can you verify the report. A Sub.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

bring about these suggested improve ments will take many years of arduous and persistent agitation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10

A new musical comedy by Frank Adams and O. Henry Is called "Lo. |" Most of them are that. but we hope this one Is not.