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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16
EIGHTH DISTRICT IS
 AGAINST AMENDMENT

Huntsville. Sept 15.--(speciaL)- well-informed persons predict that every county In the Eighth Congress sional District will give majorities against the proposed prohibition amendment to the constitution.
 Madison, Limestont and Colbert are dispensary counties. and although the dispensary factions in those counties have been split by the prohibition is- sue. the anti-dispensary factions are solid and with the support of the dis pensary people who are opposed to pro- hibiton, will return heavy majorities against the amendment.
 Jackson County Is normally probihl- tion, as Is Lauderdale. but reports from both indicate that the amendment has met with small favor. Morgan is claimed by the prohibitionists because of the unexpected outcome of it's local optIon election two years ago. but even A most casual visit to the Decaturs will show how sentiment has changed. Lawrence Is disputed, but 1t Is believed that the influence of Senator Lowe will hold it in line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16
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the State. 1t is given out. will gather here and confer with the Alabama An ti-Saloon League officials and leaders as to the campaign that is to be waged. Upwards of 27s or 300 men are to be present.
 The conference will be held at the First Christian Church, and will be presided over by Dr. W. B. Crumpton. of Montgomery, who is president of the Alabama Anti.Saloon League.
 There is a general understanding that Fred M Jackson will be made manager of the campaign that will be waEed. The statement that an explan- ation will be made that the issue Is not one of politics between the various candidates for United States Senate. the Governorship and other offices. and that 1t Is a question of prohibition and anti-prohibition, Is being accepted on all sides.
 Governor Conner win not be here for the conference H S. D. Mallory. can didate for Governor will also be ab- sent from the meeting. Judge Samuel D. weakley and State Treasurer W. D. Seed, candidates for Governor. will be on hand 1t Is expected. Speaker A. H. Carmichael will be present.
 The conference will begin at D. m. Inasmuch as the women are expected to take a part in the campaign that will be waged for the Constitutional Amendment .t Is believed that many members of the W. C. T. U. will be present at the conference.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16

in addition to this, he now out-herods Herod in the support of the policy.
 Without any warrant from the party of which he is the trusted leader. and without any warrant from the people who elected him, he reconvenes the Legislature in extra session. and after the passage of laws for the enforce ment of statewide prohibition. which surpass in extremity any that were ment; and without waiting to see whether the system thus inaugurated Is success or a failure. without waiting to see whether the system thus inaugurated will bring good or disaster to the State, he submits to the people a constitutionai amendment to make this system permanent
 Not only does he do this, but with that insatiate grasp for power which seems with him to kEiow not satisfy. ing. he secures the power of selecting the turies of your State, and. conceal : ed within the terms of the amend ment he Is now seeking to adopt. is the right, with legislative sanction. to search your home. and. if a drop of in- toxfcatfng liquor be found therein. to put you in stripes and condemn you to hard labor on the streets. It is impossible to conceive that e free people, whose noble ancestry for thousands of years have been engaged in a struggle against tyrants for per sonal liberty. would surrender to B. B. Conner and the dominant majority of his Legislature such authority as this. Lord Bacon. when a youth. wrote to his uncle. Lord Burleigh. T have chosen all Knowledge for my province" Governor Conner. at a more advanced age. says to the people of Alabama, in effect. T have chosen all power for my province"
 It may be said that the Conner Legislature has adjourned and this question can only be submitted to Il new Legislature. which will be elected
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16
MILES CONFIDENT
 } OF WINNING FIGHT

It Is expected that nunSer of Montgomery prolrioitionists will leave thiS morning to attend the conference at Birmingham today that will en- dorse the proposed constitutional amendmenA
 Speaking of the Birmingham confer enee, George G. Miles, President of the Law and Order League, said
 "The outlook Is exceedingly briget and the prohibitionists are sure of vic- tory Great interest has been mani fested all over the State concerning the amendment. and 1t Is destined to be a success The war that is bei.g waged is gaining supporters and fighters ev- cry day. From the present indications Montgomery will have a large delega- ton at the convention of the State pro- hibition forces in Birmingham"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16
IS ENTHUSIASTIC
AN ANNIsToN FOUNDRY MAN
 MAKES STATEMENT.
Gerard Schumacher Feels Confident People of state Will Oppose
 Anne ndment And says SO-


 Gerard Schumacher Feels Confident
 People of state Will Oppose
 Amendment And says So--
 Other Comments.
 All the morning previous to the big anti-ame endment conference there was a steady stream of callers in the off, flee of Leon McCord. secretary Of the Safe and Sane League. with whom they exchanged news of the pending cam paign. The SaGe and Sane League was the first OrgA nization in the field against the amendment. beginning it's work shortly before even the Legis- lature met at the extra session.
 One of the visitors of MT. McCord was Gerard Schumacher of Anniston, general manager of the Union Foun- dry Company of that city. He is an enth usiastic opponent of the amend ment
 That the attitude of capital towards Alabama during the era of agitation and drastic legislation is anything but favorable is illustrated by the ex- perience of MT. Schumacher. He has been a resident of Alabama about three years. being recognized as one of the leading foundrymen of the State.
 While the Legislature was in ses- sion" remarked the delegate from An niston, T made a visit to Chicago, where there was meeting of the board of directors of our company. There was a proposal to increase the capacity of the plant at Anniston. This I am sure would have done but for the drastic Legislation of the extra session of the Alabama Legislature. They said they did not care to invest at that time. pointing to the events that were rapidly transpiring in thls State"
 It is the general impression of the delegates that the converting of the last extra session was costly to the business interests of Alabama They do not hesitate to speak out against the submission of the amendment to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16

he is the nominal leader. and has turn cd the Eovernment over to the prohibi- ton party.
 A Great History.
 The State of Alabama has a great history. Ignoring demagogues and self designing politicians. it can look back through the records of the history of ion. I refuse to contemplate the idea that the great Democratic Party in this State. which overthrew carpet-bas Eoyernnlent, which eliminated the ig- norant negro vote and established up- on an everlasting basis. white suprem- acy, is willing to disorganize and turn the government of this State over to B. B. Conner and the new cult with which he seems lately. to have become enamored. If prohibition is a good thinr. if 1t is for the welfare and bet torment of our beloved State, we are all for st: but the great Democratic Party should not hesitate to say to the prohibition party in this State: You are going a little too fast; you have ca blurred our Governor and our Legis- lature: you have adopted Statewide prohibition, and, with the aid of these agencies, you have enacted in support of thfsspolicy laws which exceed in ex- tremity any that were ever passed py any civilized nation on the face of tho earth; and before you establish this system as a permanent system in Ala bama, we first demand of yuu that you demonstrate that it is for the best ln- terests of Alabama et
 People in the. other States. as ex- pressed personally and through tho public press. have looked with amaze- ment at the extremes to which the advocates of this movement in this State have gone. and to the stlll great CT extremes to which they would lead aus. cannot refrain. in this connection. quoting from the able editorial of The Memphis Commercial-A Appeal. dealing directly with the situation in Alabama The distinguished editor says:
 .After saddling Alabama with the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16
NOTICE BANKRurr SALE.

Pursuant to an order made by .ha Ertted states District Court Middle District cf Alabama. In BankrGptcy |. as Receiver Of Julia Hogan, Bankrupt, Will gffer to thss highest bidder for cash. during legal houra on the goth day of Sep-Arnber laa9 at the storehouse formerly oc-aplrd by ths bankrupt at No 20 N. Ferry Street. Mont-s goniery County Of Montgomery state of Alabama, restaurant. fixtures. room furntah- incs and etc, Of "HoEan's Restaurant"
 Inventory now on file.
 MoRtgomery, Ala. 18th day of septem- Der. 1909,
 GEORGE STUART, At Receiver.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16

the constitution. and declare that the confidence of people in 0ther states can be restored in no other way than by defeating the amendment.
 There were callers from every coun- ty in the state at the office of Mir McCord yesterday, They brought ex ceedingIy favorable news from their parts of the state and say that they will not rest content with the present sentiment which is against the amend ment. but will roll up their sleeves and see to 1t that the opposition shall grow stronger until the very day of election in November.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16

most extreme and lawless form Of prohibition ever known. it Is now pro- posed to adopt prohibition all over again in the form of an amendment to the Constitution. The purpose of this can only be to keep up the strife. and enable the professionals who make living out of the prohibition agita- tIon to continue living. and to give the pofftieians a chfsel with winch to pry open the fat ofilces., There is one sim gular thing about the prohibitionists, and that 1t. that whenever they nave won a victory, they immediately pre- pare to fight the bartle over again. And so in Alabama. this fight that has done incalculable harm to the state and has left the Democratic Party Tn the utmost disorder. is to be perpet~ uated."
 Like Maine.
 Our Governor would railroad us ,n- to a change of our Constitution, in or der as he says to put the question for- ever at rest and the State of Maine Is used as a favorite illustration to en- force the argument. Put the questlon at rest by engrafting 1t upon the Con stitution of your State! Who Is it tnht does not know that for fifty years this question has been continuous ground for agitation and controversy In every election in the State of Maine; State which Is the only State in the Amerl- can Union which for half century has not increased It's voting population one hundred thousand: State which, as A former resident of that State re- cently Informed me, Is a State swhich m one moves to and every one moves away from who can: a State where. In its principal city of Portland. there was, in one year. more arrests TOT public drunkenness than In any other city of the same size in the world. When we consider that party feaity and the interests of a great State are not to be weighed or considered where if touches or affects the personal aspir- ations of a man for office: when we consider that a man, in order to hold of,ce and to acquire new ofice. is will ing to build a Chinese Wall around inc prosperity of his State. we begin [" think that Schiller. the great German poet, must have had R. B. Conner, or some one with like tendencies. In ais mind when he wrote his remarkabl" | lines:
 Man fears the Hons kingly tread, | The tigers fangs of terror. But man himself IS most to dread when mad with social error No torch. though lit by heaven. illumas
 The blind; why place it in his hand? It lights not him; 1t but consumes The city and the land"
 Sammy Brook WhiSkey in Rond. Four | full quarts. express paid. s5.OO. GREIL TRADING CO.,,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16
10 REPUDIATE POLITICIANS Prohis May Pull Away
 From Conner. HAVE CONFERENCE TODAY Fred M. Jackson for Manager of
 Campaign. Friends of Constitutional Amendment wul Assemble In . Birmingham Church and Plan For The Campaign.

Birmingham. Sept. 15--tSpeciaL)- Everything Is In readiness for the meeting at which will be launched the campaign for the Constitutionai Amendment for prohibition, to be held in this city tomorrow.
 , It is expected that the conference will repudiate all candidates. Openly 1t Is discussed that Governor Conner and his friends are damaging the amendment cause and there may be interesting developments.
 Leading citizens from all parts of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16
YOU SHOULD NOT WAIT.
Have your fall suit cleaned by HOIt's
 Dye Works before it turns cold.
Blow in Fatal.

Dayton. O.. Sept l5-charles Pinck- ney. second baseman on the Dayton hasehan team, who was hit on the head by a pitched ball in yesterdays game, died today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16

gunny Brook whiHI<ey in Rond. Four full quarts. express" Uaid. SS.OO.
 GREIL TRADING CO.
 peuamcoIm. Fla. Box S37. Sunny Brook WhIskey in Bond.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-15
NATURAL ENEMY OF MOSQUITO
Fish Known as Millions" Relied On
TO EHterminatc the Pest That
Spreads Malaria

That the destruction OF mosquitoes
and the elimination Of malaria should
be brought about by the greedy ap.
petite OF any tribe Of the pisCatorlal
species. seems like far-on and i'm.
probable dream. but such an event
is the hope and prophecy of men who
nav" been experimenting with min.
ute fresh water fish from Barbadocs,
known rs millions" tGirardinus pecil-
loidesl, large number of which have
recently been presented to the 700
logical gardens In London.
They are of special interest be.
cause " their supposed action In
preventing malaria This disease Is
far less prevalent IN Barbadoes than
in other West Indian islands and Il
is claimed by many that this is due
to the presence Of millions" IN the
fresh water pools
Tho little fish is very yoracious and
destroys large numbers OF the larvae
OF mosquitoes that spread malaria
II Is proposed to make experiments
in the lin" Of introducing this fish
into tropical countries where malaria
Is prevalent.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-15
One OF Two MysterIes-The Circus

So long as the hearts of men con.
tain one chamber which does not grow
with them beyond childhood, so long
as women bear children, the circus
will live-which will be forever. The
circus Is immortal,
The circus is an elusive thing; n
clear-skled morning, and 1t is here,
filled with boasting and noise laugh.
ing at our troubles from out of a
FalstaiIian mirth Then in the murk
Of night II slips away again, as If IL
knew that we are but children and
would be gone without farewells.
Rough men marshal 1t. grimy with its
labor; rude are its jests and coarse its
people seem at times; but down under
the crust Of them and the dust of the
worlds highway is that touch of ten.
derness which no circus man has ever
been without, since they grew wise
and left the rest of us children still.
There are two things in life which
are full Of magic and mystery--the
circus and the sea.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-15
Trustees Sale.

Whereas \. J. smDh and sarah smith his
vile, by their certain deed OF trust dated
the Isl day OF March, 1907, and recorded In
the Recorders ONCE of It. Francois county
MisSOuri In book Is nj page 81, conveyed Ia
Tue Undersigned trustee the following de
scribcd real estate. situate, lying ana b.
ing IN the county OF -. Francois ana state
OF Missouri, tO.wit
Lot ten itdl, block one a. as shown ON q
map OF Elvins, Mo, made by samuel l..
AsDury.
Which said conveyance was made In trust
70 secure the payment of certain prom
lssory note In said deed of trust described
ana whereas 10y the terms of said deed said
note Is past due anl remains unpaid. now
therefore, at the request OF the legal holder
OF said note and IN conformity with the nm
visions OF said deed, /, the underslg ned
trustee, win on
SATURDAY. JULY "a, 1909,
between the hours OF nine O'Clock IN the
forenoon ana nye O'Clock In the afternoon
OF That day, mt the south front door of the
Court House, in the CiIy of Pennington. in
SAID 81. Francois county. Missouri, sell al
public auction TO the highest bidder, for
cash, The above described real estate to sat.
isiy said note ana the cost OF executing this
trust,
July ], 1903. J. 5. CLAY. Trustee.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-15
New Clocks for Old.

Iosh Ierushn, here be letter from
Mis- Van Aston sayin' she will give We
Sloo Tor that old mahogany clock of
Yer gran dads,
j. rnsha-- Dow tell. Josh, Now kin
git that marbleizod clock Mt the Cor
ncrs with the gilt fggers: and Josh.
while | think on It, want you TO 20
right down to the barn and git that
irah paint left from paintin' the COW.
sh"h last spring. Wen give the old
lock couple o coats. bet thatn
please Miss Van Aston heap, and we
really ought to after her bein wilIin'
tn give such big price.
losh-lll git the paint, Jerusha.
You always wuz great on style. and
Miss Van Aston kin tell her friends
t's n brand new clock!-ruck
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-15
0RAUGHT THAT SAVED A CITY
Well Does Rotherburg Commemorate
the Heroic Act Of It's SeItSaeri-
ficing Burgomaster.

II was back in the Thirty Years
war 1t was in 1881 that the prin.
cipal event in the history of the city
took place: the principal event, In
the judgment OF every inhabitant. II
* annually COMMUNICATED by a play
a pageant, in which all that happened
In the course Of the great day-the
day OF the Meister.trunk, the Master
)rink-isrepresented by generals and
cnunselors. soldiers and people, cos.
tuned In character, In the streets. in
the market place, in the rathhaus
Robert Shackleton says. in Harper's
For the ferocious Tlly captured
Rothenburg, and. enragcd by his
losses, declared that the town should
be destroyed, the leading inhabitants
sia,n' and the rest turned over to the
soldiery But women and children
walled lamentably as he rode to the
rathhnus, and chung to his stirrup
imploring mercy. And he flung them
mercy with contempt, let the dogs
H'e.' He said: II will be merclfu
Son" but the burgomaster and all
the connselors Of the town shall die
IL" went into the great room OF the
rn'hhaus and called for wine and a
frightened girl carried in a huge and
trimming goblet a goblet so huge
that he burst into great laugh
Am to drink this?" he said, holding
n up. And the grim humor seized
him IF any man Of Rothenburg
will drink this at single draught
viii spare the city and spare every
lifc."
There Was great silence. and then
q formerburgomastor. a certain Nusch
his name is worthy of remem.
brance--stepped intrepdly forward
and took the goblet from Tilly's hand
u" drank. and the silence deepened
rs the foot Of the goblet slowly rose
in the air; he drank and drank til
every drop was drained Then he fell
senseless to the floor.
Revive him" said Tilly; and
Nusch came slowly back to life.
Tilly was Il good loser "You have
won he said admirlngly. AS the man
raised himself aud looked around
Whereat Rothpnburg's hero could
only gasp out with n touch Of good
old'fashioncd humor even in such a
presence:
i never - could o. save - another
town."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-15
Notice Of Letters Of Guardianship.

Notice Is hereby given that on May g.
1879, letters of guardianship on the estate
OF DUDLEY II THOMSON. a person OF un {.
sound mind. were granted TO the under.
signed by the Probate Court OF ~ Francois
county. Missouri. All persons having de.
mands against said estate VIII present the
same for allowance by the Probate Court
within one year from the date OF said let &.
ters or Trey may De precludcd from any
benefit In said estate ana II such demands
lie not so exhibited within two years they
shall be forever barred.
II. SLEETH,
Guardian OF Dudley II. Thomson
June 3, 1909.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-15
GOVERNMENT LAND DRAWING

over IA million and "A half acres Of
land in Washington, Idaho and Mon
taua are to u" disposed Of by Gov
eminent lYud drawing to take place
at Occur d'Al"ne, Idaho, beginning
on the morning of August 9th. The
properties includ" POO, 600 acres in
ia" Flathead reservation, 100000 in
tn" Occur d'Alrnr and LII, 900 in tn"
Spukan" reservation. The size of
the tracts vary from 10 to 100 acres
The methods used at the drawing in
Homestead, South Dakota, will he
adopted. \ hug" tent will hc
erected, and in it will be deposited
tons of certificates, each in II sealed
envelope. Children will then be
turned loose at Tia" mighry heap,
and will dig the certificates out Of
Tia" mass. Registration for the"
drawing will continu" until August
9TH As would naturally be sup
pU~"d, this distribution ha,
awakened intense interest in every
part ~ the Union. oar people arr.
land hungry. Vast a. the tract, to-
be- disposed of are, they are small
compared With th" quantity which
has been lost to tn" public by fraud,
speculation and greed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-15
twenty-five Caliber Short.

The world has little use for the
!rimp, the dandy-the fellow who
ponds all his time pressing and put.
cring. He ought to go to work. The
elbow who is above his job-the mil.
Onalrc with the bootblack's income
* not only too lazy to work, but
~ good as well; and the man who
TOO dignified to do dirty work--dirty
physically. not morally--is too good
~ any job. Cleanliness is to be de-
zee. but prudishness is to be con.
r1rcd All work Is honorable II II
Honest, II II soils your hands,
vre's the soap and towel; If It soils
r character, leave It alone.-Book.
per.