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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
Letters to The Editor
CHA ANGES MADE BY
 THE NEW CODE
Judge Thorington VIII Speak on Them
 Before The Bar Association.

Judte Thorington wLl Speak on Them
 Before The Bar Associstion:
 l March IS, 1909.
 In my annual address to the state Bar Association. at it's next meeting, I contemplate directing attention to somel of the changes made in existing laws by the new code, and the effects one of such general and Instant inter- est that l think 1t advisable to antici- pate the address and mention 1t now In your widely circulated columns. Prior 10 the adoption of the new code, and for many years, deeds to lands. and mortgages based upon a contemporane- ous consideration. were allowed to be recorded at any time within thirty so recorded the record operated as notice to subsequent purchasers for value, mortgages. and judgment credi- tors; and conveyances to secure ante recorded before the rights of sub. sequent purchasers, mortgages, and Judgment creditors accrued.
 By the changes made by the new code on this subject all conveyances of land in the state, whether made for present consideration or to secure an antecedent debt must be recorded be- fore subsequent rights accrue or they are void as against such rights. In other words the thirty days privilege is stricken out of the registration laws and all conveyances now stand on the same footing, and the only safe course is to have them recorded In the proper. office so soon as they are executed. wherever this can be done.
 Of course cases will occur where deeds or mortgages are taken at re- mote distances from the proper regis tration office where the venjee or mortgagee will inevitably be exposed to some risk by reason of the unavoid- able delay in getting the instrument filed for record, but to some extent this risk Is now lessened by the inn proved mall and transportation facili- ties.
 These changes are effected by sec- tion 33S3 of the new code. and in view of the peculiar phraseology and con. struction of the caption and body of that section, I am inclined to think 1t is not altogether beyond question whether deeds made on the purchase of lands, are now entitled to registra- tion in this state; but possibly the court would, by a reasonable construc- tion of this and. one or more other statutes in the new code be able to secure them that privilege.
 May I avail myself of this oppor- tunity to request the members of the Bench and Bar of the state to advise me of any other code changes that may have come under their observation and which may be of general interest
 I, of course, have no purpose of entering upon any mere criticism Of the work of either the Code Commis- sioner or the Code Committee, for I am sure they did their work consctentf- ously and. doubtless. for the most part wisely. but the changes are quite numerous and 1t is we'll they should be as generally known as may be prac- ticable.
 w. s. Thorington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

It's soldiers over there to protect the Liberians against being driven out by. the naked savages of the interior. It will be argued. undoubtedly, that 1t is the duty of the United States to do this, and 1t may be admitted that the argument will be about as strong as any that was ever adduced in support of our Philippine adventure. The pro- advocates of big army and navy. be- cause to regulate the behavior of a million or two of African savages will furnish occupation for twenty or thir- ty thousand more soldiers than we are now maintaining. and 1t will be a grand thing. of course, to Hollow the flag" into the interior of Africa. All the European nations are getting a slice of that great continent--why shall not Uncle Sam take one, too? Prior ia the war of 1898 this argument would not have availed much in this country. But probably it will be effective now. and the result will be the addition of at least twenty five millions of dollars a year to the cost of the American government for expansion and be- nevolent assimilation
 And so there is spice of spread have been expected, judging from the events of the past few years. We haven't expanded any of late and the expanding business is in danger of falling into innocuous desuetude un- less something is done. What finer field for benevolent Liberia. color. odor and savagery, into our bosom and pro- ceed to uplift the colored brothers. who, by the way, don't want to be up lifted. That makes no difference, how ever. What they desire or do not de- sire has nothing to do with 1t. Our government wants itself to be known as the Great Assimilator and Uplifter, and must stick to its reputation. To make civilized, we'll ordered citizens out of some millions of beings little above the brutes of their country will be a great stunt, beyond doubt. It is high time we were assimilating some body or something. else we may lose the art.
 And. as our Hartford contemporary argues, here Is a fine chance in pros pect to give a boost to the spread eagle spirit that has dominated the country for number of years. We took over the Philippines and keep small army over there to keep the natives nice and clean-which we have not always done. by the way We can use some of our battleships carrying men and munitions to keep up the SUD- ply needed. Now here is a fine oppor- tunity for those who want a bigger army and navy to get in their work We must take charge of Liberia, must we not? When If we take charge of it We must uplift and protect 1t and civ ilize 1t, must we not? That is all plain, and to do those things we need more soldiers, more ships, more arms and ammunition and many millions more money each year. These are the probable results to follow the commits sion and its work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
THE NEW WHARF.
LowndeS County.
 March 19. 1909
March 19. 1909.

March 19. 1909. Editor Advertiser:
 The writer is not an engineer. nor does he know what kind of a wharf Is proposed for this landing, but begs to submit the following idea which seems to him to be a good one: As the depth of the water is so variable station ary wharf can only be used part of the time, so why not have a floating one. Cut the bluff down, about thirty feet beyond the viaduct. at right-angles and build a wall to prevent caYtng. just the length of the wharf which would be nothing more than a long scow, or like a modern floating dock, which would be fastened by rings to rods, placed perpendicularly, at intervals all along the wall. When the water rises the wharf would rise also. sliding up. anu held firmly in position. It would be so constructed In height as to permit of being used at high water mark as well as at the normal stage Attached to the wharf by hinges and projecting through an opening In the wall might be placed a steel bridge of one span the post of which would rest In the underpath and have rollers running on track on each side It seems plaus- ihle. with this type of wharf that boats could receive and discharge car goes at any stage of the river. the carts driving up or down the bridge to the wharf as the case might be.
 Yours respectfully,
 John l. Chiltan-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
WHERE IS THE GAINs


 The Legislature of Nebraska has passed a law adopting what is known as the oregon plan'' for the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, in the evident belief that there is something good in the plan. By dint of much talking about it," says The New Bedford Standard, "the agitators for the election of Unit ed States Senators directly by the peo- pie have succeeded in making large numbers of persons believe that some- how there must be peculiar regenera- tive power in the scheme-and that thus the Senate is to be made wiser and purer. So 1t will be made wiser and purer if the people who elect Sem ators rise to wisdom and purity in making their choices. We have no doubt that the plan will be tried in but, after all, in the ultimate decision. 1t will be the peoples sense of respon- sibility, and not the plan, which will determine whether the Senate of the United states will be improved by the new process or not Given that sense of responsibility, we sometimes wonder whether 1t were not best applied in tho direction of electing legislators who in addition to choosing Senators have many other important duties to per- form-some of them quite as important as the choice of Senators. In the ad- vocacy of this particular reform, most of the advocates appear to have for gotten that if Legislatures elected by the people cannot be trusted to elect Senators they cannot be trusted to do anything. Taking power to elect Sem ators away from the Legislatures Is not going to improve them much, and they need improvement. on the whole, more than the United States Senate needs improvement. It seems to us that this phase of the subject needs more serious attention than it is gem orally receiving"
 It is of course understood that this plan does not relieve the Legislature of State of its constitutional duty to elect Senators, for that duty cannot be avoided or set aside by any State or State law. All that can be accomplish ed under the proposed plan Is that the people by direct vote shall nominate Senator. as we may express it, and man thus selected. But even after the man has been chosen by the primary the Legislature could elect some other man, if 1t should choose to do so, and the election would be valid. In short. the election of Senator by direct vote of the people is simply to select the man for the Legislature to elect
 But why. 1t may well be asked. should the people believe that they can get better Senators by this method than by the old one? It is the people who make the choice in either event. If they will not elect good men to the Legislature-men who will choose good men for the Senate. how can they be expected to choose good men when 1t Is left to them? The mere shifting of the responsibility from the shoulders of the legislators to the shoulders of the vot- CTS Is not going to help matters any. in our judgment. If the voters could be brought to feel and appreciate the full measure of their responsibility and elect their best men to the Legisla- ture there would be no more reason to complain of the personnel of the Sen ate, if such reason now exists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
The Rain a Blessing in Disguise.

DadeVille courier
 Messrs. AvarY and Smith. who have been engaged In soil survey around Dadeville for the past few weeks. will leave on Monday for Alexander City. where their work will be continued,
 In discussing the recent heavy rains MT. smith said: "These rains are either a great damage to the State or show CTS of blessings If the farmers take the lesson to heart and blow deeply, terrace carefully. keep the soil we'll stocked with humus to absorb water. crop to prevent gullying. they will avoid accidents due to high water in
 If the rains teach them the neces- sity of doing as I have just said. they will indeed be a blessing in disguise and the land will be better prepared for floods when they come again" Noah was long time in preparation for thA flood. but his preparation was very fruitful when the rains came" "The soil is soaked with water and if the farmers next summer will culti- vate cotton and. corn so as to avoid the formation of a crust and keep a dust mulch a few inches deep they will then utilize more of the excess of rain recently fallen and prevent the disas- trous effects of dry summer weather.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
This Date in History
MARCH 21.

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 1S71-Marriage of the Marouts of Lorne and Princess Louise, daughter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
Enough of Agitation.

It has been suggested that the pro- h!bition question will be injected into the next gubernatorial campaign ThIs quest! on has been decided by the voters of Alabama. and Statewide prohibition Is the result. We can see no reason why anyone should wish to inject tH.s ssue into the next campaign but can most certainly assure anyone favorlng any modification of our present State wide prohibition laws and the enact ment of the pernlcious system of focal option" that 1t will be disastrous to his campaign. However, we certainly hope that the politicians will allow this point to stay settled
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

It is intimated that MT Cannon will seize-and manufacture-opport to administer a spanking to the in surgents" and others who tried to down him. No doubt there will be many chances and he will use them. Uncle Joe is not a good forgetter and even if he be shorn of some of his power he will he able to make it un- pleasant for those who have angered him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
This # My 3rd Birthday
John D. Rockefeller HI,

e Little John P. Rockefeller, the in- rant son of John D. Rockefeller- IF
 was was born at the home of his parents 1T, snd rdty-1ourth street, New York the standard oil magnate, the child VIII inherit a fortune if he lives that VIII place him among the richest per- sons Tn the world. The Rockefeller ceei, Is estimated at $i,ooo, o0O. 660. which, at its present rate of increas SC would amount to about s5,000, 900 when the grandson reaches his fiftieth year. The child Is also likely to Inherit con- siderable wealth on the maternal side. for his mother was Miss Able c. Aid rich, the daughter of United States senator Aldrich of Rhode Island, who is several times a millionaire
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

As an evidence of how badly writ CT can sometimes tangls alleged facts we notice that a writer in The New York Herald, said of President James Buchanan that he died at sea and the vessel put in at Halifax to land his body" A little investigation would have taught the writer ttat the Presi dent died at his home, Wheatland, Lam caster. Pa, in 1868,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
WIae and HuInnne-

Talladegn MOuntaln Home.
 The Montgomery County Medical So- ciety has adopted a resolution which carries with fl a plan 70 a.d in the fight on tuberculosis. The doctors will deliver adresses on the subject at the various Montgomery schools. A sim liar move in every county in the State on the part of the doctors would be a far step in disseminating knowledge of the means and methods of stamping o,if h,A aIa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

The brethren will get balled up oc-
 casionally. An editorial item in The Columbus Enquirer-Sun begins this way: "The Georga school teachers are Democrats should not fight each other" Of course a line got into the wrong place, as will happen sometimes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
FEBRUARY. 1909.

Net Daily Average February, 1909 15. 838 Net Sunday Average February. 1909 -le,9si c I. Finigan. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser being duly sworn says:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- fiser's circulation for the month of Feb ruary, 1909, is true and correct, and compil- ed after all returns from news boys, news agents, spoiled and left over copies have been deducted.
 c. I. FINIGAN,
 Circulation Manager Sworn to and subscribed before this Eth day of March, 1906. -
 RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
SWORN CIRCULATION.

The figures for February printed Uei0" se' represent the actual net circuiatioh' "' turns having been deducted. ,,.
 The Montgomery Advertiser guaransees nn ns advertisers (and makes it n part oi tne ,ta "y : tract when requested) that it's dally cntm ciiS y ton Is larger than that of any ntoi nA.s i. newspaper printed in Alabama-and tna. ,,nr i.n Sunday edition hss the largest GIT I of any edition of any newspaper printed in Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

Let us hope that from now on the poor newspaper man will not have to add two or three extra pages of paper every week or two to hold a Presiden- -tial message.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

Wherever two or more lrishmen for gathered last Wednesday they celebrat- ed the natal day of St. Patrick in some form or other Even if one good son of Erin had found himself alone on that day he would have found some method of doing honor to the patron saint of the Green Isle. True Irishmen never forget the good St. Patrick.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
Bessemer Was Pleased.

Bessemer DaIIY TIMes
 tors who will meet in that city on June IS. Bessemer had the editors twice and would have taken them again this year if 1t hadn't looked too hnc. gish. Dothan need not spare expe ,se in treating the Knights of the Quiu and Type writers royalty. II VIII be casting bread upon waters which will the many days either. At least, that's how Bessemer felt about it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
Economic Mistakes.
The Corn Year.
Night Riding OutIawry.

Florence I1nes.
 When the Legislature meets, wheth- CT It be in extra session or regular. one of the first things 1t should do should be the enactment of a law that would properly meet the recent form of outlawry that has struck the coun- try in the form of night riding. It should be put down under any and all conditions. and the laws should be so framed that they would effectually ac- complish their purpose.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

The famous Charge of the Light Brigade" wasn't a circumstance to the charge of Judge Hart to the Cooper jury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
Dog Gave Hint to stop.

london Evening Standard.
 Speaking on Domestic Surgery" at Rayleigh. Essex. Miss Violet Dering stopped when she saw her dog yawn She explained that he invariably ac- companied her to her meetings and yawned when he thought she had spoken enough.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

The Democrats cannot claim 10 have cut of Csnnon's claws but insist that they have clipped them bit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

The State School Commission visited Blocton last week, and We are now ex- pecting a decision awarding the high school to Centreville.
 The Negro Politician. Hartford Times Herald.
 The passing of the professional offlceholder by right of color, has been made an essential feature in the pro- posed policies of President Taft.
 Improperly Approached Fort Payne Journal,
 "A Texas legislator complains that he was improperly approach ed" saws The Mobile Register. As we under stand the situation in Grand old Tex as. nothing so fills a legislator with woe as to be improperly approached.
 Economic Mistakes. Sumter County Sun.
 How can Sumter County farmers prosper when they puy two-thlrds of their meat and corn in the West? Half their stock is brought from St. Louis. All these things can be raised right here in Sumter County and the farmer who raises them will be prosperous and happy.
 The Corn Year. Clayton Record.
 If the farmers of this State do not make plenty of corn this year 1t will be their own fault. for the question has been thoroughly agitated and discussed pro and con. They should see that the secret of their success is in making a living at home When they do this they viii be independent and will be In so much better shape than they now are,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21
What the State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing
4 Knock at BlOctOn

CentreVlIIe PresS.
 The State School Commission visited Blocton last week, and We are now ex- pecting a decision. awarding the high School to CentreVille.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

Phil Armstrong thinks 1t odd that so many people are trying to get even. Lincoln (Neb.) State Journal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

A dimple in a woman's chin is the ace a man ofttimes falls in.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

John D. Rockefeller is talking of financing an expedition to the north pole. Blk says there are lot of newspaper men he would like to send there if he thought there was no way of getting them back.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

Cheer up: this rain is merely the usual vernal equinoctial storm; spring will soon get on her feet and come dancing over the hills with her heart full of sunshine, and her arms full of roses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

Millionaire New Workers are not con- tent with automobiles that go like a streak of fabricated lightning, but now are clamoring for airships. There seems to be no satisfying 'em. Par son Snowball says, Folks bettah stay on dis heah yearth tweli hit am time foh de good Lawd toe call 'em home"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

If Colonel Roosevelt should be elect ei Speaker of the House we presume there would have to be an iron barri- cade put up between his desk and the others.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

Some women may be able to keep a secret but they can never keep sec ret the fact that they have a secret, or to refrain from whetting the curiosity of everyone with whom they come in contact in regard to the same.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

There is nothing quite so genuinely comfortable as to pull off pair of new tight shoes that hurt your feet and sit on the back porch with cool sweet zephyrs blowing through the holes in your socks and no prying females to. butt fin and disturb your tranquil thoughts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

How I'd like today to hike me to the
 paths I used to tread. In the olden golden days of long ago
 that now are dead. How I'd like to climb a tree again a
 huntin' birds eggs there Where the old maw bird would peck
 at me and my wits frum me would How I'd like to shy a rock again at
 that old sassy jay Who was always calling to me in that
 aggraYatin' way. How I'd luv to hunt for rabbits with
 my good dog on the run. Where we jumped across the clods. gee
 whiz-it seemed the mostest fun. Oh thousand things l did then Tn
 thousand ways of joy When I was just a barefoot little
 tousel headed boy. How I'd like to sit once more upon the
 plain old fashioned seat Near my little country sweetheart,
 bashful. fair, demure and sweet An thought there wasn't nuthin' ever
 sweeter than her smile. When I passed to her candy heart
 sometimes across the aisle. An then she would reciprocate by
 handin back to me, The biggest hunk O ginger bread
 think l ever see. An then shed draw picture or the
 teacher on her slate. Am would git to laughin' till we had
 to stay in late. But Lord I didn't mind 1t. for we d
 walk home hand Tn hand With the mocklng birds singin' in
 the trees to beat the band, With the mockin birds a singin' and
 wild flowers long the way A noddin' to us friendlylike where ere
 our feet would stray. An one day-I remember-just at sum-
 down-as we walked. And the last sunbeam was tremh'ing
 on her gold hair as she talked Why I grabbed her close and kissed
 her. and she cried and blushed so That I felt just like a criminal as I
 sadly hung my head. But the gates of heaven opened and I
 felt us passing through As she said "I know you love me, or
 such things you wouldn't do Then we vowed there in the gloaminE
 that when grown we'd surely wed, And if breaks my heart to think of all
 the years that she's been dead. Oh the days. the dear old days, wRen
 ioy wandered to and fro, Oh inc heav'n kissed golden hours of
 my -P. H. A.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

Says The Charleston News and Courier. Since the beginning of the new administration our hens are lay ing twice as well as formerly"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

This world is full of trouble, this umbrella, but what It's sure to rain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21

Stone walls do not a prison make nor iron bars @ cage, for women mur- ierers these days get offers for the stage.