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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
Sale Long Cloth

Soft finished English makes. for
fine underwear, ETC.; 36 inches wide
and II yards to piece. Offered Mon
day:
$3.50 72-yd. piece at Sl.2O
SIPS 72-yd. piece at $l.75
$2.75 12-yd. piece at $2.2S
$500 12-yd. piece at So. so
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
zoe German Eiderdown
Flannelettes, yard, l2hc

so pieces, best heavy, ieecy
warm grade, for robes, kimonos,
etc. All colors in Persian, figured,
floral and dotted effects. Instead
of zoe yard, now. i2lzc
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
LoNnnN WOOL SALES

LONDON, Jan. 16.-The first series
opened next Tuesday and the closing
is scheduled for February 5. During
the first five days $4,000 bales will be
offered
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17

Rudolph Barth. watch maker and jeveler nov.
permanently located at Sc Kearny street
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
I5c Flannelettes loc Yard

100 pieces smooth finished, f1eeced-
back, heavy fiannelettes, in stripes,
figures, Persian and floral effects
for wrappers, kimonos, etc. jan
uary sale price, yd. d...........-IO IOc
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
McNALLY

32ee I'D 81. Bet. Mission and Valencia
open EVENINGS Phone Park SO2
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
CheneY's Body Found
Shock Felt at Manila

- Jan. 1s--The instruments
of the government observatory here to-
day recorded a severe earthquake at a
distance from this city. tits estimated
that the seismic disturbance must have
occurred at least 1900 kilometers from
Manila.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER % 1903.
WHAT CAUSES TIT

The view Bedfard standard 10 some
what rnuddled over the different phases
Of peliagra, and over the manner in
which the disease has appeared in diff
fersnt localities and under widely diff
ferent conditions. We quote from its
editorial as follows:
An exchange asks; IF the disease
is due to musty corn. why has ],
waited three hundred years to disclose
itself? Why has II not appeared pre-
viously In the South and especially In
Mexico, where the people have beer
living mainly on corn for thousand
or more years and on corn very care 9,
All this 10 for the investigators now
al work upon the subject to answer
In the meantime the corn growers are
hoping there Is not going to be e. sc ta.s
year is expected to out-distance any.
thing Of the past, the Southwestern
States, Mississippi and Louisiana es
pecialiy. having gone IN for corn GU.
place OF cotton.
The questions asked are well worthy
Of consideration. Especially are they
pertinsnt when applied to Mexico.
where corn has SO long been almost the
exclusive diet and where it is con-
eumed in almost every way that can
wen be imagined. The same may be
said OF the American Indians. to whom
corn furnished most Of the bread that
was eaten. II there was ever any
such disease as pellagra among them,
we have no account Of 1t.
We have more than once seen the
question as to why pellagra was 50
long unknown in the South, where corn
is SO largely used. Especially. they
say. why was the disease unknown
among the negroes. who ate very little
of any other kind of bread. Our opin-
ion on this subject--or this particu-
lar feature of 1t. 10, as we have more
than once said, that II the disease is
really caused by eating corn products
Il was not known down here because
the corn we used was thoroughly ripen-
Cd In the field. and only sound and dry
corn was used for bread in the old
days.
But there is little use discussing the
question until the medical and other
axpsrts settle among themselves the
real cause of this new disease. This
: has not been done by any means, for in
some quarters it is positively denied
that corn has anything to do with IT..
In support of this view, they point out
that cases have been noted in people
who rarely use corn products in any
form. while those who eat this diet all
the time never have 1t. In short. and
as a matter of fact. pellagra is a mys-
terry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07
WAIT I :! r.

whose judgment has already stood the
ssverest tests from Crumpacker to the
Conner administration. Men. too, the
fewest Of whom have asked for or
ments. And look at this class OF men
who worked as a labor OF love and pa
triotism to frame this organic law
and are now already opposing the
proposed amendment: Governor Oates.
Coleman, John Knox, chairman of the
stewart. John Rodgers. Gregory Smith,
Emmett ONeal. In fact over four
tifths Of those now. living OF the 1!6
body.
Then tell us. or the thinking. con.
sentative citizens of Alabama. that we
ter day Saints and leaders. either as
Democrats or political moralists, as
Braxton Bragg Conner, Brooks Law
renee. Or. Crnmpton, Lusk or senaror
tell the story
The charges and counter-charges Of
what the whiskey interests may do In
this contest will have no bearing on
the conservative voter of Alabama. he
forces in the politics Of the State. both
endeavoring to control. And he well
knows that either one of which IL CIV
en- sufficient power would destroy the
ed by the one will be wrested, and the
hand of the other will be stayed
The throne of King Conner has al
ready begun t. erumble, and with u
satellites. They have served their
purpose--they have run their course
Yes, Mr.. Reynolds. the prohibition
lists have slain King Alcohol" and
not build up monarchy on 'David's
victory over the Giant Goliath
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07
sror THE sLAxprnrns

A SANDER 10 Q Islander. no matter
where 1t originates. or from whom It
comes. A Islander Is q thing Of evil.
even though II be uttered to advance
q so-cailed moral cause" The end
for which a faisehood 10 uttered. does
not justify its utterance nor does II
recompense him who suffers by 1t for
the injury of his good name. "A campaign
lie in the present contest Is as iniquit-
Gus as a campaign lie In any other
| contest. Because q man thinks he 10
sanity in supporting the constitutional
amendment does not Justify him in
libelling his neighbor.
Two incidents Of recent date show
| that the itbelier In this campaign ID
going to. be brought sharply to taw
and made to stand for what he says
A prominent citizen Of Hartford said
that The Hartford Times-Herald had
been bought" by the whiskey inter-
ests. In the last Issue Of The Times
Herald he prints full apology for his
| statement, which satisfies the demands
of Editor J. E. McCants.
In his letter declining q Joint dis
cussion with Senator r. e. Spragins.
Governor Conner takes q gratuitous
| ding at the good name Of Senator
Spragins.- when he alludes to him as
"a pro-liquor man." Senator Spragins
quickly resented the sneer, deliberate
ly made to injure his good name. And
even though the Governor Of the State
was its author he called him sharply
| to task.
A considerable part Of Alabama's
present political Ills may be attributed
to the fact that agitators have been
permitted to go up and down the State
saying whatever they chose to say. and
without regard to truth and accuracy.
The agitator does not depend upon
falsehoods, His chief reliance 10 a half
truth. A half truth is q wonderful
thing. In politics 1t 10 more effective
than 9 direct lie. But the man who
uses half truth Is as much q SANDER
er as he who deliberately falsifes.
It 10 an encouraging feature of the
present campaign that the sIanderer IL
being called to task. The man. the in
stitution. or the organization who 10
misrepresented owes 1T to the public to
denounces the Misrepresentation. We
want no more conditions In which
loose jawed agitators can go up and
down Alabama saying whatever thsy
think will help them and their ambi.
lions. In this campaign every man
must stand responsible for what he
says.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07

snsots Of such places has been the
cause Of many . man ssvorias prohi.
bitien who would not otherwise have
done 90. The manufacturers and
wholesalers may not be able to reform
the saloons. but the retailers could DO
Il. and thus DO away with one OF the
strongest arguments Of the prehibi-
tionists.
The theory or claim that "the more
decent saloon was the worst it was"
10 not true In fact. A saloon can be
30 kept and managed that II with be
as decent and quiet as any other bust.
ness house. and gentlemen can patron
lie such q place without any LOWERING
Of their moral standards. or committing
any offence against society or good
morals. 1t was the number Of thor.
oughly indecent saloons that has
strengthened the prohibition cause and
given occasion for much hysteria on
the subject. We now have voiumin-
Gus and drastic laws on the subject.
and we want them TO have q fair trial.
and not confuse and untangis them
with the iii-timed effort to intsrpelats
prohibition into our Constitution. That
IL wrong in theory and should not b
sustained.
BY the way, we hope we have not
violated any recent law by the frequent
use of the word saloon" In this arr
ticie. .,Ess ..l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07
Reynolds and Prohibition.

NA1EAOH 0tAHu6TO.
Senator Reynolds begins his letter to
The STANDARD Of last week in giving
his views on the constitutional amend
ment. questioning the editors consIs-
tenoy In opposing the adoption OF the
measure. when there is a provision IN
the, constitution forbIddin9 lotteries
which the editor helped to frame. we
plead guilty to voting for the lottery
gress had declared these lotteries a
fraud. their business had been forbid
den to go through the mails. and the
Supreme Court had decided that when
small amounts are hazarded to. gain
large ones by chance, when choice or
skill exerts no effect. this constitutes
not only a criminal lottery, but ma
eminent shall take such action reia-
tive to the whiskey trafic, we will
cheertully agree. IL need be. that the
prohibition for the manufacture AM
organic law We do not know that Il
was essential an TO the lottery, the
statutory law might have been suf
ficient. but under the circumstances
1t was certainly permissible. and there
was not one word of disapprobation
from the people.
In his further personal illusions to
The standard editor Mr.. Reynolds at.
tributes the opposition to our "enyir-
ment" As to our environments
every reader of this paper will bear
witness that environment cuts nc
figure with the policy of The Stand.
ard. 1t is very much like David
Crockett. when convinced that his po-
sition is right It stands pat without
fear favor or hope of reward, We
want no office, and have a cinch on a
living. And let us assure the Senator
that we harhor no personal grievance
against the head of the government
While we have criticised his official
acts In a way that may have some
Al attack II was only when his per-
sonality predominated his official au-
thority. AS a citizen and man we
cherish no prejudice or malice agalns'
him. But as a leader. chief execu.
tive. a kind and a czar, may the gooo
Lord delive, us from his delegated
senator Reynolds tells Us Drohibi-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07

OF course 1t is to be expected that
there will be no limit to the pictures
OF DR.. Cook and everything connected
In any way with his wonderful feat
hghe fact that the pictures do not agree
with each other, cuts no figure. The
big newspapers must print them. even
IL not always accurate. BY the way,
we wonder that some enterprising yell
low journal has not given us photo
graphs of the Pole sticking up out OF
the snow and ice. That would be EN-
terprtse" for a fact.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07

The comet 10 reported on its way to-
wards the earth at q speed Of million
miles q day. which rather lays over
any flying machines we have down
here. The astronomers tell us that II
will miss the earth about twenty mil
lion miles, for which we are duly
thankful. 1t would be too bad to have
It strike the earth and muss things be-
fore we can defeat the constitu tionai
amendment And then 1t might take q
header and plump into the North Pole
and knock It out OF shape before we've
had time to take out ana die our entry
papers on It. Twenty miliion miles 10
as near as we want It.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07
The september Conference j..

Birmingham Free Lance.
The call issued by Alabamians for a
conference, Sept. Is, in the matter of
an organized effort to defeat the pro-
posed constitutional amendment as to
writing prohibition. In the organic law
OF the State. has received a favorable
response from every section OF the
commonwealth. Those answering are
men Of influence and character in every
walk OF life.
The conference will be notable, and
ham some years ago. when the late
Gen. Charles M. Shelley sounded an
alarm, and the knights and yeomen of
the State responded. and saved the
Already the over-confident prohibi-
Zionist who felt cocksure OF writing
prohibition in the constitution with
10000 majpority," are planning ways,
feat, and these seif-same fanatics have
through their spokesman, condescend-
ed to say that there are some eminent
" respectable and influential people
have a jolt and Jar coming to them,
for it will astonish them to the point
Of a rout such as Bull Run" when
they find that many prohibitionists
farther. hut rather will turn back. and
vote against constitutional prohibition
The men who will attend the pro-
posed conference will not be Office
seekers; Those already announced az
favorinR the move are men OF such
character and standing as to give an
index of promise that truly repre-
sentative and patriotic class OF citizens
viii be present. They viii not BE-
claouers; nor will they be grafters or
the state treasury. but rather men
who are committed to an earnest effort
on honorable lines for the purpose OF
defeating the plans of the preacher
nolitIcians and the Ohio carpet-baggor
70 engraft a police statute on the
State constitution GU.
Let every lover of the State--mer
who take pride in its history. who re-
vere it's traditions, who followed the
leadership of Bragg. Barnes. Tompkins
shelley. Houston, Morgan and Pettus
see that he is represented at this con
ference, IL he does not himself attend
on Sept. is at Montgomery, the plant
are to be laid for the crusaoe; Whlcr
is 20 recover our state from the con-
tToi OF those who would make Ala
bama, the first State In the roll cal.
Of the Union, drop to the near Maine
Those men issuing the call believe
that state with the proud record
that Alabama at one time held. IN
Craftsmanship, in peace and In war
should halt. and retrace Its steps back
TO the broad way of conversation
which v ay leads TO peace and prosper
ity. and none other will
Hundreds OF Alabamians, moved by
the highest and best and most unset
fish purposes Will attend.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07
Let the Goverrsor Explain Some.

evergreen Courant.
Governor Conner Announces a speech
making tour of the northern part of
the State, and, as he says, will re-
view the work of the adrninistrat ton. -
The people to whom he speaks should
insist that the Governor explain some
things -explain the cause of an empty
treasury; explain how the million dol
lars left In the treasury by Governor
Jelks was spent and how another mil
lion has gotten out of the strong box
since he has been Governor: explain
why taxes have been increased, and
why 1t IL better for the people that
Jury commissioners should be appoint
ed by him instead of letting the people
elect them. And when the Governor
begins to proudly boast OF what his
administration has done for the cause
of education let him explain the rea-
son for increasing appropriations for
colleges and State schools. leaving the
country schools to do the best they
can. There are many things the people
should have explained to them by the
Governor. and he should give them
the information.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07

Oneonta Oemocrat.
There Is no question but that there
Is some need for q change in our jury
laws but the change just made by the
Legislature does not commend itself
to us. The matter OF making up the
jury box Is to be taken out OF the
hands Of the Commissioners Court and
is to be placed into the hands of a Jury
commission to be appointed by the Gov.
ernor. The jury commissioners are TO
be the sole judges as to who are COM
petent to serve as jurors. This, II
seems to us, IL working UP q great
political machine that will be hard to
overcome In any election. The Gov
ernor can appoint on this commission
only such men as he knows to be his
political friends and they In turn can
put the names OF their friends in the
jury box. 1t Is not a Democratic
measure. 1t is based upon the old
Hamilton idea of Capitalization of pow :
err 1t is creating new oflces and IL
taking away from the people the right
to say who shall serve them IN this
capacity. Let the people get a chance
at this law and 1t will be repealed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07

Poor Walter wellmani We are get.
ting ready to feel real sorry about him.
Just when he was laying his plans to
make another little dash---say about
next August--here comes the news that
DR.. Cook had lassoed the Pole good and
fast. What good would It do weilman
to fly up there and md the Stars and
Stripes firmly planted on the very
spotf Plainly. Walter Is out of IL, and
He might try to hit the South Pole.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07
Serious aueHtiOns.

OHH IIHHOUEd IIIIIVs
Questions that will come up In Ala
bama are: Has a man a right to eat
and drink when and what he pleases
man lives his home? II one man can
eat and drink at his club. can another
be denied the same privilege? Besides,
who's going to keep up with all the
laws, anyway? 1t would take ten
times as many policemen to Natch the
game If there Is to be any kind of en-
forcement of these laws: and still the
impracticals want to put 1t all in the
Constitution. Our constitutions have
of our liberties and the charte'N of our
equality. and set Alabama uld re-
duce one Of them to the miserable plane
of a fanatical statute. We do not be-
lieve that Alabamians will stand for IT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07

Alabama is said to be getting used to
It: the police and constabulary can't be
there every minute OF the day, wherein
lies one Of the weaknesses of the Fuller
law. And besides. there are lots of
people who have found out that they
didn't bargain for the thing to go quite
that far.--Chattanooga Times.
OF course Alabama is getting used
to it, One can get used to almost
anything in time. AS to that matter.
we have been getting used to IL" all
the year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07
splendia Veterans .


Uncle sam will hereafter allow thirty
DAYS vacation a year to the Postofhoa
Department horses In Washington. The
animals are to be sent few at time
to fine. rich. pasture in Maryland; .
saw. the chief clerk In the PostofilcN
Department, receives thirty days sick
leave ~ necessary. / see no reason
why the horses we use In the business
a. rsst or y vacation, and hereafter am
Going to send each OF the horses away
co. q tbfrty-day period OF rest. We
can spare many of them In the sum-
,lnnc:,eta rest from the hot asphalt
and Welcome the green grass of the
',a,n+rv and the shade Of the trees"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07
Reporters Are But Human.

Boston Herald.
The poor reporter. He Is always the
scapegoat And yet a harder or a more
devoted worker does not live. inaccurate
he sometimes is. Who in the world is
not? To reflect Justly Is one OF the most
difficult of human tasks But consider
the vast number of times when. after the
most ardous effort. the reporter secures
the news and presents II clearly and In
terentlngly. The public reads. enjoys, pro-
fits and forgets. 1t Is only when some
thing goes wrong that some one sits up and
seolds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07

We have not heard what Explorer
Roosevelt has to say about IL. Very
likely he win harbor a decided Crouch
against DIR. Cook for not giving him
the first chance to find the Pole.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07
rhe Golaen Mean.

London Daily Telegraph.
A certain English Mayor whose PEE
ROD of once had come to an end, was
surveying the work 4 the year. II
have endeavored," he said with an air
~ conscious rectitude,- "to administer
Justice without swerving to partially
on the one hand. or inIpartlality on the
ahhAr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07

Some people delight in trying to pro-
duce freaks. but the Maryland man
who Is trying to evolute a breed OF
chickens with hut one leg ought to be
sent to an asylum. What is needed Is
t.sss,kens with as many legs as a cen
sspeas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07
eWORN CIRCUIATlO,

Ths Figures for June prtntsd bsio. l,rynn.
mt the actual net circulation Al
having been deducted. 49, ,,s
The Montgomery .dvertissr guarantess IN n.
advertisers land makes u part OF tn ss.uIa.
Gact when reQuestedl that Its daily nnnrninx
t1on y largeS than that Of any moIn =, ?
newsDapsr printed In Aiabama-and M. ,,on
sunday edition has the largest cMn..a An
- any edit. On Of any newspapsr prsnsse ~
Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing


Hanaitng the Finances.
0adsden TimeB-NeWe. --'t7
In speaking Of Mr.. Conner, don't for.
get get to .. mention ne na the psrfectly gorgeous
Mmve Eneugh. -
Centreville Press. =
We don't know how II is in ether
sections OF the State. but the people OF
Bibb know when they get enough lag
islation, and they have q sufacisncys &C
the present time.
Temperance 60 Ne Loaded
Hartselle Enterprise. ,F's
Conservatism is always safe and is
a sound plank upon which to stand In
all seasons and places. Temperance 80
to be lauded and praised upon all oc-
casions and conditions; tyranny 10 60,
be deplered under all conditions and
circumstances.
Won't wait Kong.
The political pot is beginning to SIM
mer Just a little BIT. It viii not be
long until the steam Will be visible.
licitations." etc.. before announcing.
The boiling stage will hardly be reach
I'D before the constitutional amendment
election 10 over. ~t
Pine Belt (Brewtonl News.
Who II Who" In Alabama would be
an appropriate title Of book by the
present Gear Governor after he Rets
ers in each county. Those beaEing the
Conner ear-marks and prohibition
brands will be named. He might add
a chapter or two about the doings OF
islature, which would en1ighten the
populace. Spero meliora!
r
Useless Expense. -a
kf01
Tho new jury law IN q hummer. 1t
provides for the appointment OF 2eS
new officers, four In each county, three
ary be sy the
| paid out OF the county Treasury, when
We could have had the jury boxes fixed
up by our county commissioners free
have used this money In Etowah on a
new jail and TO a better purpose.
The People VIII Decide.
| Birmingham Age-Herald. So.
A tumultuous prohibition lobby AZ
| Montgomery Influenced certain timid
politicians in the Legislature and caus-
ed them to forget the Democratic plat
the whole State are heard from the re-
| suit, 1t is believed, will be in accord
ance with the principles laid down by
the Democratic convention In 1905, in
stead Of the new and un-American doc
trine propagated by professional agita-
tators and self-seeking politicians.
/
SplemdiG Veterans.
| Sumter County Call.
We had the pleasure Of meeting q
good many of our o1d-time friends at
Livingston Monday at the Hobson- Da-
Wis debate. and would like to mention
all. However. there were three men on
account OF their long lives Of useful
ness deserve mention above the reg
Mr. E F. Harper Of York. IS; Hon.
J. Arlington, of Epes. 80. and NJ
Steve McCorkle of York. 81. All wee
well and enjoying as good health d.
their age will permit. Mr.: Harper said
| Mr.. McCorkle was working as hard
now as he did thirty years ago. still
getting richer every day. We think
| those old veterans paid Hons. HobsQn
and Davis a compliment when they
came to hear their debate, considering
| their age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07
A safer Pro~OHitIon.

u
Among the notable manifestations of
the Legislature of Alabama was a pro-
posed bill which would have the effect
Of putting the state Insane Asylum
pass a bill that would put the State
politics of Alabama into the asylum
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07

There 10 again talk OF annexing
Canada. but what do we want with It.
We can't. keep New England straight
vet
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-07

The oyster season opened in Virginia
with the first day OF the present month
and the next thing will be to open the
oysters