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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-30

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Bids will be received by the Building Com
mittee for the University of Alabama until
noon, April 10th, at the First National Bank
OF birmingham. for work upon Woods Hall.
at my office, also from the Architect. Franz
lockwood. sat Montgomery. Address, John
w, Abercrombie President University az
AtaUsne. -su-tu-th At
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-30
DIR. SAMUEL ARMSTRONG.
Veterinary surgeon.

Seventeen years of successful practice; two
years with the Veterinary Hospital, Nation
al Stock Yards. Thoroughly equipped and
experienced for all veterinary work.
Laboratory. Corner jefferson and Perry sts.
Office, Abraham Bros. Horse and Mule Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-30
SOME OF OUR GOOD PEOPLE

are satisfied to go along and use poor coal
and pay the same price we ask for our best.
Why not buy Dixie Coal 1t lasts longer.
makes not fire. little ash. and costs not
one penny more. Our office is
11S N Perry St..
b. s. Maultsby and F. A. Rhodes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-30

Des Moines. Ia. March 29.--Des
Moines Western League yesterday de-
feated Minneapolis American Assocfa-
ton. 9 to 6.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-30
NOTICE.

The partnership of Padseet a Vaughn
has been dissolved by mutual consent.
H. W. Padgett
w. H. Vaughan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-30

PhiIIies Leave Mobile.
Mobile, March 29.-The Philadelphia
Athletics left here this morning at an
early hour for Atlanta. where they will
play a series of games and then go to
Philadelphia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-30
ode GIA
S<l0lld3ES
FUNERAL NoTIcpc.

FULLER--Ths friends OF Mr.. James g
Fuller. and Judge John B. Fuller anc
family are invited to attend the funcra
Of the former from the residence No. Gil
South Hull street, this afternoon at $3.50
Interment in Oakwood. ~ .15-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81, 1909.
PAYING THE BILLS.

II Is singular. to say the least OF
IL. that there are SO many of the high
tariff advocates who undertake to make
the people believe that the importers
of foreign imports pay the tariff. and
It is equally strange that so many will
suffer themselves deceived by such ar
gument. Yet we are continually be-
ing assured by the protectionists that
II high duty is placed on any import
ed article the importer will pay it and
the consumer will lose nothing.
The old fallacy," remarks The New
Bedford Standard, that in some way
the imposition of a duty compelled the
hated foreign manufacturer to pay the
nations bills, has been exploded so Of
ten that 1t is hardly credible that any
one should take stock in it. Yet even
today, we find. men arguing as to
whether, IL the joker in the Payne bill
imposes q stax on coffee which is sup.
posed to be on the free list, that tax
will be paid by the consumer. or the
jobber or the exporting coffee growers.
And while the advocates of a high tar
if are always careful to say that a
tax on Injuries is borne by the male.
factors of great wealth who indulge
therein, the TAX on necessities, or on
Injuries, like cocoa and chocolate, in
which the whole people indulge. Is by
some magic shifted to other shoulders,
Needless to say, this is as nonsensical
who fancy that they do not bear any OF
the burden of municipal taxation un.
less they own real estate or taxable
personal property"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
me New Copyright Act.

A complete, adequate and consistent copy
right act was passed by the late Congress on
result of efforts which have extended over
many years, by associations and individuals
who have sought better protection of the
rights of authors artists and musical COM
Most notable Of the changes from the pre-
vious law Is that by which the term of pro-
lection OF copyrighted matter is extended.
The present first term of twenty-eight years
is left unchanged. but by the new law the
term of renewal Is made twenty-eight years
instead of fourteen; so that an author will
hereafter be protected in the right to MS
work for a period of fifty-six years from
the time he puts 1t forth. This provision Is
also made to apply to the extension Of ex-
isting copyrights.
as well as in time. the new act is more
generous than the old II adds the follow follow.
and addresses prepared for oral delivery"
works OF a scientific or technical character"
II is also provided that TRANSACTIONS. ar
rangements. abridgments and demonstrations
shall be subject to copyright as new WORKS
More interest was felt in the section de-
voted to music than in any other. says The
Youths Companion; for the invention or au-
tomato plano players and the adaptation of
their use of copyrighted music notated IN
the perforated paper rolls which most in;
struments of this kind use, had given rise
to legal complications.
The new act protects the composer IN
some degree by applying to music published
and copyrighted after the law went into ef-
feet the following provisions: That music by
foreign composer shall not be protected
offers similar rights to Americans; and
secondly, that when the owner OF musical
copyright has permitted the use Of his com
position on q mechanically played musieal
instrument. any person may make similar
use OF the publication upon payment OF .
royalty Of two cents q copy
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
HAVE PUT 1T OFF.

With the example of her neighbor
States Of Maine and Vermont before
her. to say nothing of later examples,
the State of Massachusetts plainly has
no intention to attempt the impossible
in government; not just yet at least
The Legislature of the Bay State has
refused to consider the subject of
Statewide prohibition and has put it
over to the next session. The follow.
ing from The Boston Traveller is not
without interest in connection with the
proposition:
Because Tennessee and other South
ern and Western States are cutting off
their noses to spite their faces. It is
no reason why the example should be
followed by Massachusetts,. Such a law
would throw out of employment 10000
$4,000 persons In families. The forty
five establishments for distilling and
brewing liquors in Massachusetts rep
resent an invested capital Of s19,222.-
S26.lse. pay " :" wages w.
Massachusetts, knows what a farce
prohibition has been in Maine. and in
Massachusetts, which has given 1t a
than exist today. For fifty years Yer
mont had a State prohlbitory law. but
SIX years ago substituted the Massa-
chusetts system of local option. This
change involved a social upheaval and
entire shifting in the trend Of State
thought, since prohibition and religion
had been associated in the minds Of
typical Vermonters for half a century.
To ascertain whether liquor is being
sold In nO-license town one should
look up the records of the United States
internal revenue office. Liquor dealers
may and Outlines do corrupt local Of
fcers, but they cannot fool Uncle Sam.
When he catches anybody selling Ii
quor without a license the penalty is
so severe that the game IS not worth
the candle. As a consequence wherev-
er liquor is sold Federal licenses are
obtained. In 1899. three years before
Vermont abandoned prohibition, there
were sos such Federal licenses Last
yenr in Vermont. under local option
there were only 200 Federal licenses in
the VIII ole State
The tendency of the time is towards
temperance. The best advocates OF
temperance are the great corporation.
who are refusing to take into their en-
ploy persons who drink. If State pro.
hibltion meant diminution OF the dis
ease of drunkenness and decrease OF
poverty, sickness and crime. there
would be every reason to support such
an act, but exactly the opposite Il
true.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
Retort Courteous.

Mobile Item.
Governor b. B. Conner. speaking to The
Montgomery correspondent of The Item
with reference to the proposed special SEES
sion of the Alabama Legislature that the
newspapers appeared to be taking charge
of the matter. or words to that effect The
governor is correct in this particular The
press of Alabama has had much to say on
do so. newspaper In this day OF pro
gress, is looked upon as an organ for the
dissemination Of news ana IN -d many IN
tative one, It is the mouthpiece OF the peo-
pie. Such question as the calling OF an
extra session OF the Ies tha nsonis and as
they pay the freight their feelings In such
a matter are some time considered. In the
wrested from the treasure box Of the State
and the lawmaking bodies of municipalities
and counties have been put to great deal
session would mean another deficiency in
the states finances without any Visiole
source of reimbursement.
AS far as The Item Is concerned II mas
expressed itself on the proposed special SEES
sion and does not again desire to refer to IL
1t takes the position that the governor mas
chooses IL is up to him The Item, how
eter. maintains Its rights to express an
opinion upon such matter as increasns
Of readers have commended the course 1t
has always maintained in this direction. The
Item has always taken up the is St OF the ne
Of course there are times when a too free
expression of opinion In print stings some
Wayss conservative It finds itself upheld by
the majority of the fair minded people. SO
great an office that Of chief executive
of the glorious old state of Alabama is en-
titled to the highest respect and The Item
will ever be found respecting the office. But
II reiterates that It stands for the rights of
the people at all times and Is willing to have
any and all kinds of filings made at it for
doing its duty,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

due more to q turn Of fortune than "a
human endeavor.
This is not the opinion OF Demo-
cratic editor or the auote4 opinion Of
a Democratic leader. 1t IL the DELHI
crate judgment Of Walter weliman. the
Chicago special correspondent who II
admitted to be the most astute observ-
er Of all the Washington newspaper
writer's and TO be nearer the inner CIR
Gle Of Republican and administration
circles than any other correspondent.
Mr.. wellman In his letters to The Chi
cago Record-Herald voices the alarm
which the Republican leaders feel and
which they can no longer conceal
The alarm is the natural product Of
a situation in which the country ex-
poets the Republican Congress to keep
Republican promises for tarir rsvis-
lon, which promises cannot and will
not be kept.
In his letter published Sunday MT.
wellman says.
What shall we do to be saved? How
shall we escape the wrath Of the peo-
ple?" This is now the cry among the
Republican leaders here at the ma
tional capital. That they are In q
bad hole on tariff revision, they are
beginning to realize to the full That
something must be done or the party
Is sure to meet with disaster. they
privately admit. They have been con-
ferring together and will continue their
anxious Capitalization in the hope ulti-
mately Of finding way out OF the
labyrinth of trouble in which they now
find themselves
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
BY sUPT. w. e. sTRIPLIN.

believe you all will agree with me
when I say that Alabama will not take
the stand she should until her educa-
tional facilities are made equal to the
best. There are two things that are
very much needed just at this stage
of our educational development to in
sure the strong educational system
that State like ours deserves.
Under our present Constitution no
community, no matter how strongly Ii
desires to do so, can vote q local tax
to further maintain ita own schools.
We ought to know that the country
children, who are in the majority In
this State. deserve lust as good edu-
we know further that the very best
way of securing public improvements
and maintaining institutions that are
for the general gooo, Is by taxation
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
This Date in History
March 81

1e21.Philig III of Spain died. Born
April IA. 1873.
of Boston received the royal assent.
IS01-Island OF Santa Cruz surren-
dered to the British under Admiral
Duckworth.
18S7-Mexico protested against the
acknowledgment of the Republic OF
Texas by the United States.
lS52-Tremont Temple. Boston. de-
stroyed by fire.
1S54--First treaty between the Unit
ed States and Japan signed.
1865-Ftrst day of the battle OF Five
Forks, Va.
1S75-Riots of striking coal miners
1Ss3-Ship of war Hawk burned at
Port Discovery. Washington.
1891-Baron Fava, Italian minister at
Washington, recalled.
l907-Galusha A. Grow, war speaker
of the House, died at Glenwood, Pa.
Born in Windham county, Conn. Aug
ust 81. 1922.
lsOS-General suspension Of bitumi-
nous coal mining occurred pending set
Element OF new scale.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing

Spoke Too late.
Gadsden Times-News.
Mr.. Debs is not particularly pleased with
Mr.. Tafts Cabinet" says The Milwaukee
Sentinel. Well. well. now. that is too bad.
why on earth did Mr.. Debs not let it be
The Editors Work.
Piedmont Journal.
The editor of a country paper who has
to write everything from a solid reader
to a millinery announcement, editorials
news society, local items, obituaries etc.
now abseat mindedly begins every para
graph with the familiar. you are cordially
invited, ETC.
One Cause of Poverty.
Birmingham Ledger.
The fact of Alabama farmers in the
eastern counties, buying a car load of hogs
from the western farmers shows how the
western farmer gets rich as the Alabama
farmer gets poor. No farmer can buy his
meat and bread and make money, nor can
he lift q mortgage.
Way Up In "G".
Mobile Register.
Eleven Southern states represented at
the New Orleans child labor conference,
and Arkansas. not Alabama, heads the list.
Alabama is not represented because our
governor thinks we learn nothing and
impart nothing at such conference. From
his point of view, Alabama is way up in c.
as the protector of the child in the mills
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
This Is My 18th Birthday
John La Fargo.

John La Fargo. the noted artist ana
author, was born in New York. March
81. 1885. In his youth he studied ar
architectural decoration and later de-
voted himself to painting. He began
painting with religious subjects and
decorative work. Later he painted
flowers, Landscapes and few portraits.
He then devoted himself to mural
painting. mostly of religious or &C.
clesiastical character. OF late years he
has devoted himself to the making of
stained glass windows. The "Ameri-
can meth DDS" now so popular in Eng
land originated with Mr.. La Fargo.
whose wonderful windows may be
found in many large churches of New
Phiiadelphia and "' elsewhere. Mr. la
Fargo has written several books deal
ing with the subject of art. among
them being AN Artists Letters From
Japan" and The Higher Life in Art"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
An Epoch Making Contest.
Leslie's Weekly.

Lesles weekly.
From all appearances the hudson
Fulton celebration of next fall will
be one of the greatest functions of
the kind in American history. A large
variety of events in connection with 1T
has been scheduled. One of the most
important of these. and one likely to
surpass all the rest in popular inter-
Instituted by that enterprising and
progressive newspaper. the New
Il In i the Belief that Fulton of the
air" is now possible. owing to the re-
cent marked advance in the art OF ae-
rial navigation. The. World offers a
or propelled balloon which shall re-
peat In the air Fulto1s feat on the
waters of the Hudson. The pros
tries and that the competition win
of the airship. The Worlds prize is
the first substantial incentive offered
to aerial navigators in this country,
and 1t may we'll be that this great
journals generosity In this matter
will prove TO be epoch making in hu-
man affairs
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
New Laws Which Are Needed
For Advance of the Schools

Another important matter Is that we
have, in every county In the State
county superintendenfs that are quail
flied and that devote their full time
to supervising and trying to mako bet
ter school systems. VIII you not lend
t bese .mnartant as msttsrs befors a Snv.
ernor Conner so that ne will be per-
suaded to include these important sub
3ects in his call for a special session Of
have to be submitted to th3 people IN
the way Of a constitutional amendment
but surely we ought not to hesitate
longer in giving the people a chance
The States that are taking greatest
strides In educational matters and the
States where the earning capacity of
the people Is greatest are States that
have long ago put into practice the
needs that I have referred to above.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
COquelin's Memory.
Fortnightly Review.

FortnIghtIy NeVleW.
How many parts do you know
well enough 10 play tonight II need
be?" somebody asked Coquelin. He
took a sheet of paper and wrote down
the names OF fifty-three plays, of his
repertoire. His friends laughed.
said the Viscompte de Lovenjoul.
you have every one of these plays
IN your library" said Coquelin quietly.
"Get them all out and put them on the
table" The Vlscomte did so. Now"
said Coquelin. 'let anybody select q
cue from any. one Of these plays at
They tried him with sixteen plays
out OF the fifty-three and he never
missed a single cue or made one mis-
take
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

A contemporary notes the measure
ments and comparisons show that the
college man of today is not only q
much larger man than his father was
but is constantly growing more so. If
that is generally true where will they
stop?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

Just as We had been expecting. the
announcement comes from Washington
that the presidential chair" at the
White House broke down under Mr..
Tafts adiposity the other day and
deposited him on the floor. Fortunate
Iy he was not hurt but he'd better
have a chair made to order.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

Being. as it is. a consistent Repub-
Iican paper. We find it difficult to com
prehend The Hartford Courant in pub
fishing each day the deficit in the
United States Treasury. Perhaps these
daily reminders are intended as a
warning to Its party to do better.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

Controller Metz, OF New York, says
1t is easier to be popular than to be
right, but is It not possible to be bothr
We admit that 1t would be an exceed
ingly hard job for New York poll
tician to even try 10 be both popular
and right, but some of them might
try IT.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

We wonder, now. who will be next to
venture into the Antarctic regions with
the hope of breaking Lieutenant
6hackleton's record The scientists and
explorers will not long he content to
the matter rest where it is
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

The New York Tribune argues that
roiler-skating is an aid to temperance,
and the statement seems reasonable to
q certain extent. A fellow with even
a slight jag on would hardly be a sue
more likely to break his head than the
record
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

II Prince George, of Servia, was tired
Of being a crown prince why aid he not
come over here and marry an Ameri-
can heiress? That would have been
much better than the part he was play
ing in his turbulent little postage
stamp country.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

Almost every day the news dispatches
give US a surprise. Only a day or two
ago we saw a reference to one Count
Boni. whom some of our readers will
remember as the husband Of one of the
Goulds. So 1t seems that he has not
yet been lost.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

Prosperity waits en- tariff" is the
heading OF an editorial in The WASH
ington Post We fear Miss Prosperity
will be badly dishgured before the
tariff gets done with her.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

Poor little fiy!" murmurs The St.
Louis Post Dispatch. discussing the
war being made and projected against
the pest. Then the insect has one
friend. at least
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
THE PANIC OF THE REPUBLICANS.

The Republican Congress is facing
the greatest crisis in it's history since
1890, when it was swept out of power
by a democratic tidal wave, and If IT
weathkrs the storm, which is gathering
with HE tariff legislation it will be
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

The "Joe Cannon Democrat" is an
other variety to be added to the list.
Well soon have as many tribal names
as the Indians did.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

That Crazy Snake outlaw out in
Oklahoma had better go and Join Cas-
tro and get up big row In partner
ship.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

1t Is almost as difficult to elect a
Senator in Illinois as it has been to
get a Federal Judge for North Ala
bama.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

when all the varieties and differences
opinion have been expressed and
Norporated in the tariff bill it will
a.abt 40 zane unoa
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
The Cost OF being Beautiful.

The latest scientific experiments
prove that to remain eternally young
and beautiful You must not only eat
undergo actual periods of starvation.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

Ormsby McHarg, who Is to be As
sistant Secretary OF Commerce and La
Dor, 10 young North Dakota lawyer
who his been active in Republican pol
itics for several years
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
Politics and Politicians

Charles H. Sheriff., who is to be
the new minister to Argentine. 10 a
prominent New York lawyer.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

Representative Fred Lundin, OF the
Seventh district Of Illinois, started his
career as a newsboy in Chicago.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31
SWORN CIRCULATION.

TIL. asyr.s Tor FeSruary printed 1e, ss.
represent the actual net circuia''
farms ha wing been deducted r.ntees its
The Montgomery Advertiser Cue -. the con-
advertisers land makes 1t par. q, circula-
tract when requested) that its dans morning
tion Is larger than that Of any NJ ~. ia
nswspaper printed In Alabama-annJ3r cuiation
Sunday edition hiss the larses. nrinted In
Of any edition of any newspaper pi
Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

oscar Lawler, of Los Angeles. at
present United States District Attor-
ney for the Southern District Of Cali
fornia, has been appointed Assistant
Attorney General for the Department
of the Interior.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-03-31

A woman can't throw straight It is
said but when she finds an easy mark
she usually hits him pretty center In
the heart and pocket book.