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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

Andalusfa Star.
 Some exciting times are scheduied up today and be prepared to express your opinion when the proper time comes.
 A LattIe stin Yet. Marion Standard.
 Bury the hatchet and get the saw suggests an exchange. All right just as soon as we can light. Being up tn the air so long, walking comes little
 For More Corn.
 Marion County News. over the South for both men and boys, and we ought to have several in Mar lon county Our farmers can arnnn makeIaee ,hee should try to learn. Organize a corn club in your neighborhood at once.
 The Man of rrejudiee.
 The Standard is glad to see friendli- ness and good fellowship following in the wake of the recent heated cam judice after a political campaign Is generally too weak In influence to ac- complish much good or to do much harm.
 Belonged to the Eagle. Dothan Home Journal.
 Every day The Advertiser gives a report from the election showing great CT matorities. It might as well stor printing these reports-we give 1t up Advertiser.
 We beg the brothers pardon. Ii was not Tn The Journal that he saw the squib. We were agln' 1t all the time, and-well. We never said 1t.
 No More Bosne. and sub-Bssses. Rockford Chronicle.
 hn AnI n vfrtf1al1v haan abolished in Alabama, and 1t will not be necessary for the most worthy of MT. Corners political generals to be ture. There win be elected next time a set of representatives In every way capable of attending to the business pertaining to that department of gov ernment who will insist on the right to perform that duty. Meanwhile the governor will be expected to look af- ter the business of the executive de- partment.
 Widening the Crvps. Greensboro Watchman.
 We see 1t stated that the large loan companies who hold mortgages on cot ton plantations are withdrawing them as fast as they become due, on account of being afraid of the destruction that follows tn the wake of the boil weevil. This course was pursued in Texas and Louisiana by these money lenders, and no doubt. will be adopted. in Alabama and Mississippi as soon as the weevil comes. The sane thing for the farmers as directed by the experts, and to de- vote the larger part of the farm to crops of other kinds, in anticipation of the arrival of the pest. Those farmers in Texas and Louisiana who have been forced to diversity their crops are said to be in better financial condition at present than they were before the weevil compelled them to follow this course Why can't the Alabama farm CT do this without being made to do SO?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13
A Card to the Women.

If there is any woman in this town, Or in any other, who sees her affinity in my husband, this is to notify her that she can have him by calling at my home. The Hilltop, Atchison. Kan, at any hour she ma choose. He grumbles at his meals. he blows his nose into the grate, he puts his feet on the parior chairs and his head on the parlor cushions; he tell callers that his father was a poor man. and that he never had any schooling;" he contradicts my statements when tell of my kinship to the real promi- nent people, and If don't watch him he visits" with the hired man, and once asked the milkman to dinner! If there is any woman who sees her my house a few minutes while I ask him for Christmas money. Then let her take him away If she still wants him.-Mrs. Lysander John Appleton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

They tell of girl in St. Louis who thought she was marrying real count, but found later that he was only a good cook. Still. she has the advantage of some American girls who marry real nobiemen and do not even get a cook.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13
FOOD PRICES REACH HIGHEST
 LEVEL.
Trend Is still Upward and No Reliei
 In sight-A Serious Problem.

Trend StAt OPWAF0 ana NO ktEhCk
 In sight--A Serious Problem.
 Food prices are higher today than ever before known in this country dur ing December, and within small frac, tion of one per cent. higher than ever known at any time, according to Brad streets Review for this week.
 Moreover. it is stated that the trend is still upward with no relief in sight. A man going to wholesale market place to purchase one pound each of ninety six articles would now have to pay $9.12, while one year ago the same articles could have beQn pur- chased for 92 cents less.
 The Review states: "The trend of the data looms large on the econ2mic horizon and it Is one that gives em- ployers as we'll as employees much con- cern. The situation bears very heavi- ly on a goodly number of the public, and while 1t Is no doubt enjoyed by the producer. it is on the other hand, most embarrassing to manufacturers as. we'll as railroad interests.
 "If higher wages are granted and materials continue higher, as seems quite likely, there will have to be con. siderable manoeuvring to conserve profits.
 "In any event the whole matter com pels the attention of thoughtful men 1uuScus llN bubJCSb AAA1St DC foA NaAO NN most importance when the president of the United States takes occasion to comment on 1t in his message to Con gress. Seldom, if ever, has the Chief Executive of the nation been called upon, especially in time of peace, to refer in a state paper to the high cost of living"
 The record for high prices in this country was attained in March, 1907. but prices began to decrease later fin that year, and the present prices for December are said to be per cent. higher than in 1907.
 Prices are Is per cent higher than in June, 1908. and 50 per cent. higher than in July, 1896. Since November of this year breadstuffs, live stock, pro- visions, hides and leather, textiIes. metals and building material has ad- vanced, while fruit coal and naval stores have gone little lower.
 Among the staples in which vincreas- ed prices are recorded during the last month are wheat. corn. oats. barley, rye, beeves, sheep, hogs, milk bacon, lard. butter. cheese. mackerel, coffee. sugar, beans. petroleum, paper and hay. There have been decreases tn the price of eggs, tea, rice. peas demons, cotton and rubber.
 An average for a series of years is set forth in the Review as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13
High Food Prices Forced by
 Trust and Boycott Methods

ter that we declined to buy any more goods from him and comrnencedto push another piece of goods we considered superior.
 ssThen the manufacturer threatened to cut us on again for sending c con fidentiai notice to our salesmen to push the competing brand. We severed our relations with him."
 J. H. Parker. head of Parker. Cobb, Bates & Yerxa Company. the largest wholesalers of Boston, is in New York consulting with wholesalers here re- garding means to fight any attempt manufacturers may make to enforce any new contracts or sales agreements maintaining high prices to the consum- CT. now that they are learning there is danger in their old contracts. Mir. Parker said:
 Has Right to Enforce Prices.
 "The attitude of the manufacturers Is bad. We do not try to dictate to them at what price they shall sell their foodstuffs and claim they have no right to enforce prices upon us that affect our dealings with the pup- lie If wholesalers and retailers are satisfied with a profit that will enable the public to buy for seven cent 5 an article for which they have been com pelled to. pay ten cents, we believe It is our right. H
 This difference of nearly 30 per cent. Is just about the average difference house wives are compelled to pay on many staple articles that they could buy cheaper If it were not for these ob- jectionable contracts.
 Now that the wholesalers have found that the contracts are in viola ton of the law. they are going tc fight to a finish and bring trade to . basis that is not controlled by secret contracts and agreements"
 Another wholesale dealer here who tion of the Federal authorities to the high price contracts but who Is un- willing as yet to have his connection with the case known publicly. said:
 Secret Contracts to Blame.
 "The large wholesalers have been frightfully handicapped by the manu- facturers. As food prices have kept getting higher and higher there has been a tendency to blame the whole saler. It is these secret contracts and afidavits that are to blame. 1t is not only in the grocery trade but in the meat business. and the dairy trade that they are the ruling factors. They are aimed at the big wholesaler as against the small wholesaler, and always against the public.
 Why, one of my salesmen was ask ed to sign an affidavit that. he did not give away cigars in soliciting trade. In many cases the wholesaler would like to compete for business and would be glad to sell to the retailer at less price, but cannot"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13
CHINA SENDING US EGGS.

beattIe SpeclaI.
 Chinese eggs--not China eggs--art being shipped from Shanghai to the Pacific Coast cities and placed on the market at 30 cents dozen to com pete with the local product, which has risen to 70 cents dozen.
 The first shipment of 116 barrels, or about 5000 dozen, lasted but one cay. The Chinese eggs are larger than the eggs produced here and keep longer The trade Is being bitterly fought by several so-calied farmers associations.
 Miss Jessie Scott. of Seattle.> imported the first shipment as an experiment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

Is there any assurance that the Brownsville business will be ended by the finding of the court that the shooting was done by negro soldiers There has been so much of discus sion, inquiry and investigation that it would be a source of satisfaction to be assured that we are now to hear the last of 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

According to The Commercial-Ap- peal no effort whatever is made to enforce the State prohibition law in Memphis. What possible good can a law do if the officers do not even try to enforce it?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

Wonder if T. R. doesn't view with surprise the business and government of the country going along without him. No doubt he is continually ask ing himself the question, How can they do 1t?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

Why should any one pay one dollar quart for fresh Texas strawberries. as some are said to do. when they can get canned berries for ten or fif- teen cents-and perhaps better ones?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

Seems to us to be a waste of time to tell us to watch prices grow" as some of the contemporaries frequent ly do. They are going to keep on growing, and watching them will not prevent 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

According to Congressman Adam son. of Georgia, any one who will dine habitually on corn-bread. pot-licker and greens need have no fear of ,hookworm. That may be true. but we suspect that the epicures would pre- fer the worm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

The Rome Tribune Herald notes that breakfast bacon is five times as high in price as it was ten years ago. We don't call to mind how high 1t was so long ago. but we know 1t has scared up and perehed on limb out or reach. of many people. f
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

we do not think It genteel for other cities to be envious of Houston's December strawberries, complains The Houston Post. No, it is very wrong, and--by the way, where were they canned?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

That Woman with the serpent's tongue" whoever she may be, is get ting a whole lote of free advertising about this time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

The latest statement as to the speed of Halley's comet Is that 1t is travelling at the rate of ten thousand miles a second. That is going some. We must all admit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

Mir. Roosevelt has made the dlscov- cry that a giraffe can. go six weeks without a drink. That would be quite an accomplishment in prohibi- ton States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

Up to the date of this writing we are getting daily papers containing comments on the Presidents message. and 1t would make quite an interest ing volume if any one would take the trouble to cut out and print the widely different views taken of that document.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

They say that the question-"what is whiskey?" is to be passed up to President Taft for an answer. We had not before heard it intimated that MT. Taft is an expert on whis- key. ay psq -.s, t-i5 aeta ;'s= i'e '''V
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

Now we are told that some observer has seen .Halley's comet through a three-inch glass" We don't know how mitch a three-inch glass win hold but suppose It's contents might en- able the average man to see two com cts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

Tn the little State of Connecticut 10000 hunting licenses were taken out during the present year. If all of these hunters should get out at the same time they would be likely to kill each other in greater numbers than they would bag other game.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

an evil you can expect to be attacked 4 wrong. those who have profited by 1t will attack you and they will misrep- resent you. Here he jumped on the Democratic press of the State, and de- had never been misrepresented as mali ciously by Democratic papers in either New England or PennsylvanIa as he had by Demoeratic papers in Texas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

Most birds like to light in trees, but some of the flying machines that have tried it do not appear to realize that they are not birds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

Sometimes 1t happens that a presl- dential. boom turns out to be either boomette or a boomerang. and the victim wonders how 1t all happened.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

Where's Funston, we wonder. that he wasn't sent down to settle this Zaliar business? He might have made short work of it--perhaps.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

A contributor to The Hartford Times writes about some pertinent remarks of the late B. Franklin" Ben is dead.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

An contemplating Frankfort butcher, hearing that an unruly elephant in tho Ghent Geological Gardens was to be killed. purchased the carcass. He made 3. soO pounds of sausages out of 1t. and sold every pound at good prices.--Lon- don Answers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

Sixty-six commodities are higher this month than they were one year ago. Some staples, such as bread, codash salt. potatoes. apples and tobacco are reported unchanged
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

dispute. However that may be. and whoever is entitled to the credit. we have the certain fact that these tires have only been in use about twenty years. and we know that less time than that has elapsed since the solid rubber tires were in common use. but now they are rarely seen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

Total -s..t se.sss.'ese'sssssn Less returns, etc s..s ss.s''.. AV.eAe Net total .... .... .... ....sez,ise -- szTN- n.,;- zss-:.. Ncvsm6er' 1908 .ses Net sunday Average, November, 1858. Szssxs c. l. Flnigan, Circulation Manager of Ine Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn. ssThs foregoing statement of The Adver- 1soe is true. and correct. and compiled after all returns from news boys. news agents. spoiled and left over copies nave pee9 o"- ducted. ;tf C T. FIN NtSAS. nSsS. .. sworn to and subscribed before me this RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13
The Man of Prejudice.

Marion Standard.
 The Standard is glad to see friendli ness and good fellowship following 1T paigp. The fellow who harbors pre- judice after a political campaign Il generally too weak In influence to ac' complish much good or to do mucf harm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13
For More Corn.

Marion County News.
 Corn clubs are being organized all over the South for both men and boys, and we ought to have several in Mar ion county. Our farmers can make 100 bushels of corn per acre when they know how, and by all means they should try to learn. Organize corn club in your neighborhood at once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13
A IAttIe stin Yet.

Bury the hatchet and get the saw." suggests an exchange. All right just as soon as we can light. Being up in awkard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13
What ths State Papers
 Ars Spying and Doing
anaIifx far the Game.

Andalusia Star.
 Some exciting times are scheduled up the creek. Better pay your poll tax today and be prepared to express your opinion when the proper time comes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13

WltH cOilTdCts and aIIldaYitS.
 This Dealer Broke Contract.
 The World secured one example of this in the form of an order given by small wholesale dealer for ten eases of food product that that he had con tracted not to sell for less than $2.SO case. The product is manufactured from grain. and the purchaser receiv- ed bill for the ten cases at $2.60 a case.
 When the wholesaler was asked to explain how he dared make an aida wit that he had not changed the sell ing pdice, he called attenti1n to his bill sent to the purchaser. The bill did not make mention of the manu. factured product. but scheduled the sale as ito oats.'
 Large wholesalers say they could not stoop to such subterfuges to sell goods at reasonable rate and at the same time keep their contracts, and they | point to the case as evidence of their claim that goods should be sold more | cheaply and that the manufacturers are responsible for the hardships i'm. l the large dealers.
 | Manufacturer Lost This Fight. l One of the leaders in the fight oi the wholesalers against the high price contracts of the manufacturers has been Harry Balfe, member of the firn | of Austin. Nichels & Co.,, probably tht l largest wh olesale grocers of this coun, i try, if not of the world. Speaking o | a contest his firm had with manu.
 facturer over refusal to sign a higl | price contract, Mir. Balfe said:
 There was only one manufacture cut us off. Then he reinstated us. Al
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-25
RAILROAD TO BE BUILT
IN GOIDFIELD DISTRICT
"Borax" Smith and Associates
Will Finance the Project

BOSTON, Jan. 24-William B.
Thompson and associates, F. NJ. Smith
C"Borax SMITH. president of the
Tonopah and Tidewater railroad and
the Bernheimer interests of the Nevada
smelling and mines corporation. are
backing the project for the $4,000 900
railroad in the Goldield district. 1t
will be 2o7 miles long, and will cross
four transcontinental lines. directly
connecting Tonopah and Goldfeld with
Ely and the .steptoe smelling plant.
The road will place Goldfeld within
coo miles of Salt Lake, as against 761
miles by the present route. Active
building operations will begin next
summer.
The company has not been incorpor-
atd as yet. but definite steps have been
taken for building the road
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-25
OLD MUSIC MASTER
PLAYS SWAN SONG
Nathan Ballengberg, Famed ia
Earlier Days for Tuneful
Arias, Passes Away

Nathan Ballengberg. the music mas
ter" of San Francisco. to whose tuneful
music many of the city's matrons OF
this city danced in days gone by, is no
more. Ballenberg. who for more than
20 years did not miss a cotillon given
by the smart set, has played his last
aria. His violin, so long tenderly han
died, is laid aside.
The old man, who was in his seven
tieth year, passed away yesterday
morning at the Irving hotel, AT Eddy
street. For several years he had been
partially blind and paralyzed, and when
he retired Saturday night evidently
failed to turn the gas out all the way.
At o'clock yesterday morning the pro-
prietor of the hotel knocked at the
old mans door, but receiving no re-
sponse and detecting the odor of gas.
forced his way into the room, where
he found BalIengberg stretched out on
the bed-dead
Ballengberg was one of the most
famous musicians in San Francisco,
especially during the days of the
Crockers. Floods and Fairs. when they
entertained the younger set in their
Mob hill mansions. A fancy dress ball
or social function of any character was
never complete without BaIlengberg.
He led his orchestra playing his own
instrument all the time
Among theater goers of the early
seventies Ballengberg was familiar
character. He at one time led the
orchestra in the old California theater
in Bush street.
His musical library. which was one
of the most extensive in the city, was
destroyed in the fire of 1906. His only
living relative known is a sister in
Cincinnati
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-25
FEARLESS WOMAN
ROUTS TWO THUGS
Attacked on Street, Athletic Girl
Repulses Robbers, Who
Make Escape

OAKLAND. Jan. 24.-seized and
ehoked by two footpads just after she
had alighted from Key Route train
at the corner Of Eifty-fouIsn and Ade-
line streets at 7s2O o'clock this even
ing. Mrs. NJ. T. Estes. secretary and
treasurer of the Solomon & Estes real
estate company of 21s Montgomery
street. San Francisco. fought and
struggled SO vigorously that she
frightened her assailants away.
Mrs. Estes was walking east on
Fifty-fourth street after leaving the
train. When she bad gone about zoo
feet she overlook the two men, who
were walking in the same direction.
They separated and she passed be-
tween them.
AS she stepped past the younger
man he threw his arm about her neck
and drew her roughly toward him. at
the same time forcing his other hand
into her mouth to prevent her from
screaming. The older man also
grasped her. In spite OF her terror
Mrs. Estes struggled desperately and
after moment the men released their
hold upon her and fed with a parting
blow
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-25
Violence Marks Robberies

The five robberies that occurred Sat
urday night and Sunday morning were
marked with violence or threats of vio-
lencein each instance The first recorded
by the police yesterday morning was
the case of David A. Brown of "A Shot
well street, who was beaten into in
sensibility with a blackjack by two
highwaymen at Fourteenth and How
ard streets. short time later Her
man Vanvagee of 3S4 San Miguel ave-
nue. was held up and robbed of s24
Prosper Brand of $40 Cough street was
held up Sunday morning at Leaven-
worth street and Golden Gate avenue.
He was robbed of $35. Charles Miller
was held up in Golden Gate avenue
Sunday morning and under threats
made to hand over his purse contain
ing s11. George Morris, who was
known to Miller, was arrested for this
crime Cyril S. Leyell, s51 Market
street, was boldly held up and robbed
in a saloon at Powell and Ellis streets.
In addition to the increasing list of
crimes which have been committed the
records Of the police are choked with
the reports of the operations of pick
pockets on the streetcars and on the
crowded parts of the city.
Two Sorts of Thugs
There are two sorts of footpads at
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-25
PROPOSAL NO. 2O1 GAINS
AGED ALBANIAN A BRIDE
Refused for White Hair, Die
vorced Man Finally Weds
Special Dispatch to The Call

Especial Dispatch to The Call
BREMEN. Ca. Jan. 24.-After hav-
ing proposed TO 200 Alabama girls. w
II. Hunter of Brompton, Ala, has just
been accepted by No. 2O1. the marriage
having taken place here last night
Hunter had been looking for wife
for a number of months. but owing
to his age had found it hard to achieve
his desire. The maidens approached by
him ballxed at his white whiskers and
So winters and summers.
At last he proposed to Miss Emma
Savannah Armstrong, II years old. and
she said YES