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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14

ous in the hands of some men who think they are sportsmen. They ap- parently have little or no more con- ception of care or prudence than the small child would have. one of this class will see movement in the bushes and straightway he fires into the thicket, or he may see-"a hat just above the bushes and take 1t for a deer and blaze away. with the result that another man is killed or injured. Such a sportsman apparently goes on the idea that he is the only living thing in the woods, and that any movement he sees must inevitably proceed from a legitimate game anil nal
 There ought" says The Brooklyn Eagle, De a school of instruction for sreenhorns who feel that they must hunt. The State might set aside a reservation in the Adirondacks where guides. carefully sheltered from bull let's as target markers are in dug outs, could stir the bushes with sticks and by drawing the fire of the anna teurs impress upon them the essential folly of shooting on speculation. Stu dents might prepare for matriculation
 n this school by a course in a Coney Island gallery. where practice with re- volving tin deer is cheap and harm less. The acquisition of experience that involves the sacrifice of human life is too expensive to be easily tol- srated"
 The precautions suggested by The Eagle might do some good. but would hardly be fully effective. A man of the kind we have been referring to might practice as much as he liked In shooting gallery. but the chances would be that when he got out into the woods and saw moving object he would forget everything and fire away at what his excited imagination took for a deer or some other wild animal. The safe plan would be not to allow. them to hunt with anything more dangerous than a club.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
Zach McGhee Writes of
 Trade and Tariff in England

his workmen, and for the workmen of any any other factory who would come and svs the came Tbera s. ana the the village. and 503 houses. with from four to eight rooms. each with bath, hot and cold water, cooking range. and q week, including taxes. He started pied. and there Is 2 demand for more. take ali the prosts from the s rents. 1 a which are fixed at the regular market price. buy more land and build more people living in this garden city, by the way. work in the cocoa factory.
 Now that Is the idea. stated very sourtS fourth can can be told. From ' it p people throughout this country. having before them the wonderful success of their other co-operative enterprises such as les and their cooperative stores. saw that they need not wait on other Phil anthropic rich men to start such enter them themseives And right on the with Mir Cadbury's hearty approval and tSeS se have bssn sns
 ly running a cooperative garden city. 4 few miles away Is another. and here and there throughout the country they cities in the suburbs of London.
 One caR get an idea of an advantage these people nave over us Ameriesns and building materials. examined one of these houses wbile it was build ing. and others after they were finish the was ocs who msnt ovsr the cost, and % forth, with me. Let me houses, all built of brick, what tinbsrs stay. Workmanship of very superior sort Is shown in the fitting of every cornice; door and window facing, floor that have seen many a house building in America. and I have never seen there any such excellence, even in the htgn- est priced houses. These here I refer to are workmen's cottages.
 examined one house larger, and with larger lot, renting for more than the ordinary factory hand can affordl Some clerk. tradesman or professional s35 a month, including all taxes. It is on 6 lot 70 by 150 feet There are three rooms on the first floor. with nice also han, a pantry, several closets. and lavatory, on the first floor. The dining room and parlor are each 12 bv one 10 by 10 another l1sby Is. and an. other IF by II. There is a bath room. 6 by feet. with porcelain. tub and sink. There is big copper hot water with the heater in the kitchen. In the kitchen is a grate range, with open grate and spacious ovens and a big bronze clothes drying, receptacle, There are two chimneys. The roof Is tiled.
 This house of brick. with plaster of Paris walls and papering. cost $350, or S1.7o0. During the past few years I have looked about considerably in the suburbs of Washington with a view of building a house of just about these proportions. It would cost there now af nf workmanship any way approaching this one in the suburbs of Birmingham.
 If you will examine 1t, you will see that every item that goes into that house in Washington has tax on it which goes to the >~ ducer, for none of the material Is imported
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
THE THREATENED EXTRA sEs-

If ever a people had their f,!l the people of Alabama have had their fill of extra sessions of the Legislature. The threat of another extra session Is as startling as fire alarm in the stnl night air.
 That another extra session is prob able next spring or winter no we'll in formed man would deny. That lead CTS of both the Senate and House left here in Auugst agreeing that another extra session would be held as point ed out by Representative S. c. Jenk- inks. is a fact that nobody will deny. It was generally conceded that the proposed amendment would carry at that time, unless a political revolution tion has come about. but still many friends of the amendment believe in the face of unfavorable conditions that the amendment will carry. And If it should carry an extra session would be necessary to carry 1t into effect. in the passage of the proper acts. MT. Jenkins and other well in- formed members of the Legislature de- clare positively that the adoption of the amendment means an extra ses- sion. The bankrupt treasury of tho State may also call for heroic meas ures and an extra session may be one of those measures.
 Sick of legislation. sick of agitation Alabama is causelessly plunged into . stormy campaign with another ex. tra session threatened as an unfor. tunate climax. The patriotic Alabam. ian should remember that the pre-. vious extra sessions were not called to meet extraordinary conditions that existed in Alabama, but they were called to serve the extraordinary ann bition of Alabama politicians. He should remember that there was no call for a bitter campaign and there was no necessity for it. He should re- member that the mon who forced this campaign did it after secret caucus and when the people knew nor cared nothing about the issue. He should remember that the adoption of the amendment would serve their ambi- ton and be an advance in the carry ing out of their cool and selfish plans
 And above all else he should re- member that the men who falsely claim that the amendment will stop agitation in Alabama. are the men who have been responsible for that agi- tation and that radicalisn which has nauseated many of it's best people and made the name of the State re- preach and thing of laughter We need neither an extra session nor the constitutional amendment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14


 I have had SO many to inquire as to my view upon the constitutional amendment now being discussed and as 1t would take too much time and labor to answer each one separately I have concluded to do So through the columns of your paper; in order that say at the outset that I am opposed to the proposed amendment. It seems to me that the question has been in. tentionally or otherwise befogged ana beclouded and the attention of the people has been drawn away from the question before them.
 notice that a great many spend pathos In showing the evils of intem- perance, the hearts saddened the hap piness of homes destroyed, the num- berless, graves fillsd by drnnkaras drn!t s1n. pose there are ten men in Sumter county that would vote to reopen sa, looms in this county. Then why all ject upon which we are all agreed :. It Is simply putting up man of straw to knock him down. What Is the question? It is simply this: Is this is
 Some of those The favSr a1 the oo amend raoa wsnt wsat ssy ssy w Wel 1t if do? t does no sooa the question in that way; the burden Is upon you to show that 1t is neces- sary and will do good. When a man comes into court he must make oyt versary' to show why he should not recover!
 Some say. that 1t will stop agita- ton. say that experience shows the contrary. Only last year in the state of Maine there was a heated contest on the question of repeating the pro hibition provision in their constitu- tion. and one of the prominent men of that State said recently that If 1t had not been presidential election that year the vote would have been in favor of taking 1t out of the Con stltution and leaving 1t to the Legis- lature to deal with. Others say that by having 1t in the Constitution, pro. hibitbon will be strengthened How? Where? If the present prohibition laws do not keep saloons out how will putting this in the Constitution do it?
 : Others tell you that if this amend nent is adopted the present prohibi- tion laws cannot be altered, amend ed. or repealed. The man who says
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
HORSE CAUSED INQUIRIES.
Mysterious AcS :. ct. sn AIbertvilIe Ia
 Explained.

Heflin, oct. 1S.-tSpeeial.)- )-Tom Hubbard. of Albertville. who was my steriously hurt recently and found un- conscious and bleeding in his room by his aged grand mother. is former Heflln boy. He has two uncles living in Heflin, l. c. Beam and W. H. Hub bard. who have news that he mas re- gained consciousness and feels sure that his hurts were Inflicted by hls horse as the last he remembers he was taking the harness from the animal
 Young Hubbard's father, Isaac Hub bard. was once mayor of Heflln. ana resigned te move away. He is now mayor of Albertville.
 There will be a meeting of the school at the College Auditorium Friday night
 The Eastern Stars will give supper to their members next week. The or ganizatIon is large In Heflin. The Heflin Chapter is said to be one of the most progressive in tue State.
 The county board of education will convene In Heflin on october l5. This is considered one of the most impor- tant sessions of the year. as zach school district that Fas favor to ask or greiYance Co make is invited to come forward.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
THE USUAL THING.

About this time of year. as regular ly as the Maine hunting season comes on, we begin hearing of men being shot by mistake for deer. We have just read the first report of the kind that has come to our notice. telling of man who was out hunting and another hunter, seeing something moving among the bushes that look ed like a deer" fired and shot the other hunter.
 This is merely the initial happen ing. as we might say. but we may look out for accounts of numerous performances of the same kind. There are so-called sportsmen who should never be trusted with loaded guns Even an unioaded one may be lager
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14

Noting some of the discreditable methods being resorted to by q DOT tion of the public advocates of the amendment. The Macon Telegraph truthfully remarks that If the fight for the constitutional amendment Is won it will be at frightful cost to the people of Alabama" Truer words were never spoken. The cost does not merely mean the money that will be spent but to the loss of self-respect and the respect of their fellow citi- sens which will surely attach to some, at least, of those who are now advo-
 eating that measure. If they win they can look back at the course they have pursued with Just reason to pray for forgiveness for their sins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14. lses.
GOING THE LIMIT.

When an ardent prohibition preach sr turns himself loose on his ,favorite subject he believes in making e oom- plete job Of it. For example. a few days ago minister named Nevins de- iivered a lecture in Philadelphia, a part of which was in these words:
 Now. look at the State of Maine, where the manufacture and sale of IT, auor has been abolished In fifty one are einrty. In seventy-one counties tss doors of the almshouses swing ajar. some of tine counties are considering the advisability of selling their aims houses. Since liquor selling has been abolished there is no need for them. How many empty jails and almhouses are there in this great State of Penn
 That was laying t on pretty thick. was 1t not2 The main thing about 1t was. that facts had no part in his statements. To begin with. there are snly sixteen counties in Maine. instead of 1o4. He merely multiplied the real number by six. or thereabouts. As the Maine Democrat says he could have truthfaliy stated that "the jails were empty in every county in Maine with the exception of sixteen and that there was not such 6 thing known in Maine as q county aimshouse. By starting out with only one lie. namely, that Maine had 1o4 ceantiss. and then tell ing the truth about the rest of the matter, he could have made 6 mighty sight better job of it than he did by sticking to lying all the way through. Probably he did not intend to lie at all He was short on geography and long on prohibition and got mixed up . Nttle: that was all. and he came as near the truth as most outsiders do when they talk about Maine"
 That is putting 1t in pretty plain words. but we predict that 1t will have no effect on Mfr Nevins. Little things like mis-statements have no effect on his sort. as witness some of the amsnder speeches made in Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
Judge s. H. Spratt Writes In
 Opposition To Amendment

that, either does not know what he Is talking about or he is handling the trsn eTy de slv say that it ths S judgment should be amended. Is it possibfe that the ladies of our. coun- ty cant make gallon. of blackberry ing the law and running the risk of being fined and imprisoned? A case came under my observation a few very low with typhoid fever. her fath- CT having died only few days be- fore of the same disease. She needed ed to be sinking fast, the doctor call ed for some whiskey or brandy but there was none in the house. and they and he said: T know I am violating the law. but am going to send it anyway" Some one may say oh! the case. ' Gtn{ortunately the same law takes from the grand jury any discre- tion in the matter and it is one of those cases cases where ,f, party can be tried stion of the grand jury, You tell me that such laws are not too drastic or that they should not be .h altered red .,o or 'ture should be elected. which I don't apprehend that would amend the pro- hibition laws by repeating the penal good would 1t do having it in the Constitution? Spirituous. vinous, or malt liquors could be made and sold in Alabama in any quantity. The on- ly thing the Constitution could do would be to prevent the Legislature from licensing the manufacture. or sale of liquor there would be no law against its manufacture or sale.
 Again some say that if this amend ment is put in the Constitution that the prohibition laws can't be repeal ed without the members of the Legis- lature perjuring themselves. This is sheer nonsense. I would like to see one of these smart "Alecs draw an indictment for perjury in such a case. Some say that they fear that the mem- bers of the Legislature will be tan1- pered with; that large sums of money are being raised for that purpose. Those who say that have very little confidence in their representatives. and very little confidence in the strength. of the prohibition sentiment I be- lieve that 1t will be many years. if ever, before saloons are re-established in Alabama, and this with or without the proposed amendment to the Con stitution. Sun,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
Lsffsrs to The Editor
JUDGE REYNOLDS EXPLAINS.
Did Net Mshe Aay sus.lai.i.g C.sress

Did Net Mske Aay susslaising Chsre~s Cianton. Ala Oct. i3, 1909. hoitor Advertfser.s
 2 Lnofice your state in your editorials yesterday that l. said you all had sold nn{ 10 the yhiskey trust Now I am willing for Mr. Collier, who reported the meeting. here. -ani l think from your standpofntn he made a fair report oi our meeting tn the court mouse. did note sses.tfis meeting MT. Bowman I did, say that if s5oo.0o was offered to Johnson what would they have oner: : cd The Advertiser and Age Herald, but I said in this connection. that these papers had always stool against pro- hibitions and that you might search ev. cry editorial of our county papers, ana you could not find. single word in fs1 vor of prohibition.
 No. I did not intend to convey the idea that you all had sold out. for ] know nothing of this. but have new CT seen any denial Of the offer to buy Johnson.
 make this statement so you may know the exact facts, and 1 would sng' Gest that you see MT. Collier. who all ways seems to be fair when ne IS up this way. >se.-
 Respeetfully. ,.e."'s-
 L. H Reynolds. Z.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
"WHY EA DUKE?"
 ENGLISH ONL Y

Kansas City Journal.
 England has many serious perp1exi- ties to disturb her at a time of univer- sal peace and almost worldwide pros perity. The empire, at home at. least, should be tranquil. But there is'un- has stirred the people as few other great British questions have done. On account of rapidly increasing popula- ton. there is renewal or the popular demand for a distribution of the vast landed estates which are now held as hunting preserves and are therefore uncultfvated. Much of this untitled land is held by dukes and other emi- nent personages who are jealous of their inherited prerogatives and have refused to listen to the murmurs of discontent. troublesome query has become popular in England: Why Is a duke?" While a majority of the educated and substantial people of the Kingdom dearly love their dukes, they appear unable to answer the query satisfactorily. Among the dukes them- selves there is unconcealed nervous ness. They hold vast estates by royal sufferance. but few of the dukes make any pretense at extensive farming. In some cases violent clashes between estates have occurred. In an effort to remedy the evil the Lloyd-George budget provided for special scheme of taxation. This has been resented with much show of temper by some of the dukes. Not long ago a committee of a football club applied to his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch for the custo- mary contribution. He is the great est land owner in the kingdom and heretofore gave a stated schedule of contributions. But he was furious be- cause of the Lloyd-George budget and refused to contribute to anything until the people" returned to the allegiance and reverent attitude due" to nobility. There are those who predict a great pruning of government sub sidies to idle members of the peerage in England. Both reason and humanity are back of the cry of the people for opportunities to till the estates and gain bread The. spirit of democracy is abroad and there is breaking down of the ancient barriers which de-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14

A writer in a New York paper es- inmates the combined wealth of John D. Rockefeller. James Stillman, J. P. Morgan and George F. Baker at two billion. dollars. This amount equally divided would make at least forty thousand men feel rich, and no doubt the money thus divided would be put to better uses than 1t now Is. so far eas the good of others is concerned If Nne would like to know what good such an enormous sum can be to four men we pass the query along.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
NOT A LISTING MATTER.
This is the way The washingtt H ra Id lonts .t ,t.

This is the way The Washington Herald looks at it:
 Possession of a corkscrew has not yet been made presumptive evidence of intent to commit a felony in Alabama. but If you think it nonsense to sus- pect that 1t may be. you have not been reading the late news from down South that's all.
 It is to be feared that the people of Alabama have not given proper thought to this phase of the question. If the amendment Is adopted and laws enacted to carry out the provisions of that measure, the possession of a cork k-sorew will be considered "prima facie evidence" that the man has bottle of liquor in his home. The pos session of that will be considered some more "prima facie evidence" that he has 1t for sale, for what use has . man for liquor in his home ex- cept to sell 1t. is the way the amend CTS look at it. And so. when the amendment is carried and an extra session passes laws in accord with 1t the people of Alabama will be wise to bury their cork screws. If they need bottle of medicine opened they will do well to let the druggist do the job. or dig out the cork with fork. cork screw has heretofore been looked on as a harmless implement but some folks are doing their utmost to bring about the time when even that little addsnda to the household furnishings will be illegalized in Ala bama. '
 And the expression that's all," has a bibuious sound to The Chattanooga Times, and 1t is not unlikely that it will be made a misdemeanor in Ala bama to give utterance to the express sion in public. As to carrying con- cealed cork-sorews. we can ina zine no more hsinous offense, and the man on whose person one is found ought to be drawn and quartered by the Alabama 'prohis' if they are going to be sim cere and consistent" For fact we are verging on parlous days in this Ill governed State of Alabama, and our esteemed contemporaries should not indulge in heartless jokes at our expense. It is a serious matter for a State of once free people to be threat ened with a practically total depriva- ton of liberty and freedom of action, such as now threatens Alabama at the hands of misguided "reformsrs," am bilious politicians and conscIeneeleas fanatics. If their plans and designs are carried out in full this State will be in a more deplorable condition than 1t was in the darkest days of the re- construction period. It will be well If the people of Alabama take proper thought of the degradation that threatens them and act as free mon. should act before the evil days come and action will be barred.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14

When an eleven-ton steam roller de- cides to throw off the bridle and take a header on its own hook 1t is time for the timid citizen to do some ex- pert lodging. The incident here on Tuesday evening was both unusual and remarkable. and that no more damage was sustained by human be ings is not the least remarkable fea- ture of the occurrence. If number of persons had been killed or injured it would not really have been mat ter of surprise
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
Hold Parallel ssaslonn.

Pittsburg. Oct. 13-Three. parallel sessions of the foreign Christian mis- sionary society occupied the third day of the centennial celebration and con vention of the Disciples of Christ to- day It was brought out that during the past year the medical missionaries of the society had attended or pre- scribed for about 13S,7S0 patients of all races.