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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-09

" Ios.ooe. against 2o7.ooo last year and Sel, ,0Oo year, before last; and Tn yne United States e77,0oo against 84s,00o last year and 71a.0oo year before last. TAKING OF AMERICAN COTTON BY
 SPiNNENS THROUGHOUT THE
 WORLD.
 New Orleans. Oct. S.-Secretary Hes ter gives the taking of American cot. ton by spinners throughout the world as toffows, In round numbers:
 This week 5000. this year against iS2.ooo last year. i5o.ooo year before Total since September this year S16,o00 the year before.
 or this Northern spinhers and Can ads took las.0oo bales this year, agains. l11,000 last year, and 113,O00 the year before: southern spinners ziSoeO; against 2i7.ooo last year. and sIsogo the the axe year before; and foreign & sprnnssss sns 430.000 the. year before. t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-09
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.

COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT. New York. Oct. s.-For the week ending friday. Oct. Sth: - Net receipts at all Y. x.
 Ports duirng week 4l2.96s 33S.724 rntql receipts since Sept.
 1st ..l4Sb,09V l'dop.50O l;%ports for week ...... 25s2i3 171.27S Total exports since Sept
 stock at all tJ S ports. 566, ,0e6 5Os,5 stock at A Int- towns. 3O0.ss6 35o.626 -;.ock -It Liverpool. 2T4.O0h ''eIN Gt Britain -'i. ..'.'.... 2s5,OOo
 NEW ORLEANS COTTON OIL.
 New Orleans, Oct. S.-Cotton seed oil: rrf-r.a -efired in harreiT nar pound 6c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-09
Produce Marke
ST. LOUIS PRODUCE.

 st Louis Oct. s.-Flour unchanged: red winter patents $4.709sB 75; extra fancy and straight s4.s @s5 40: hard winter Hay weak; timothy s1s@t1s: prairie $10. .50Gs12. whiskey q. ss.
 Iron cotton ties 500.
 Bagging 7c.
 Hemp twine 7c,
 Pork unchanged; Jobbing s22. SS. Lard higher: prime steam sii sS 9ss. Dry salt meats unchanged; boxed extra shorts 12&c: clear ribs 12%c; short clears 12Ao. lsSc; clear ribs 12 Nc; short clears ks 9so.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-09

NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Futures on the New Orleans Cotton Ex- change today ranged as follows;
 openlHighl Low;l Close
 l Bid-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-09
SELMA COTTON MARKET.

Selma, Oct. s.-kSpecial)- )-The price cf
 spot cotton was quoted in the local market | todav Ia foilOwae
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-09
NEW YORK COTTON.
openlHishl Low,I Close

Futures on the New York Cotton Ex. eoAnSs today ranged as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-09
COTTON STATISTICS.
COTTON RECEIPTS.

Brought into sight thus
 24I bales added to receipts for season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-09
GraIn and Feedstuff.

CORN CHOPS-Per bu- soc.
 CORN-whit0 from store s2 e 93c; mixed 2@ Sc less.
 HAY-Timothy. choice per ton S2l; No i per ton $19; Alfalfa per ton S23; Johnson grass per ton 3l2 24S1S.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-09

Berlin Oct. s-Ex" appe on London 2 marks 411s pfennigs for checks. Money Sh per cent.
 Ovf1-~+o disr0itnt rate 3% nor VI.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-09

CLOSING STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-09
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

The sales of the day were 1000 bales of which 500 were for speculation and "xport and included 5.7oo American. Receipts 1o2oo halaa all Amarfcan
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-09
KANsAs CITY T1YE STOCK.

Kansas City, Oct Seattle receipts D. 100 including 400 Southerns: steady to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-09

Houston-Steady e. .... .... ..'..' Augusta--Stea .... ...s '... Memphis-Steadv .... '.'' ''. . St. Iouis--Steady .... .'.. '''' ''''
 Cincinnati .... s.ss .sssssss s' Little Realistically .... .... .'.' '''''''' Louisviile-Firm '''''' '.''
 Total today .... .... .... ....
New-York tribune., 1909-12-25

from The grass in the morning. Thus
the obligation of personal political
party l. 10 run yourself or 10 expose
your political impotence.
We omit from eur consideration ~
the emharrassmcnts 81 = personal pO-
litical party the enIanglins alliances into
which the bellies Of its enthusiastic re
cruits drive a man of strong convictions
and uncompnomising character in order
10 turn 90 the larger difiiculty-that this
is n country of national parties and no
political proprietor i content TO have
his party a mere municipal affair. Mr.
Hearst once before. in trying To make
his Independence League a national or
ganization. presented the diverting spec
tacle Of small boy blowing on a penny
whistle and pretending il 10 lac ten
foot horn. However if he gets tired of
81 al any time he has only la deposit the
property unOSientatiously in his waste
basket. whence Il will find its way into
the possession Of Mr.. Murphy once more
New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
nR. WRTTRIDGEN TtErS.

Mfr whitridge. the receiver Of the
Third Avenue Railroad Company. being
endowed with sense Of humor. has
probably enjoyed nothing more in mis-
work as a street ailroad manager than
his experience of trying 10 pay his fran
chlse taxes. For wear or - he has
been clamoring for the privilege Of paw
ins these taxes; not. Of course the full
amount of them az il stands on the city'S
hooks. Mr.. Whitridge's line not being rich
beyond the dreams of aVarice. lie wauted
10 pay the right sum. snd whaUthat was
The city authorities could not tell him.
They were ready 10 sell out tho fran
chises Of his road because he had not
paid his taxes on them. without heing
able 10 tell him how much those taxes
should be. - the receiver Nas pcrforce
compelled 10 offer the city somei hing un
account and give il three months more
20 find out how mu~h ne really owes il.
That three months. we suspect. is a
hit of Mr.. MhiiTidses satire lie has no
expectation 81 being obliged with the
requisite Information ia three months.
10 reach their present state Of Ignorance
about Mr.. Mhiiridge's hill In the settle
ment of Franchise taxes three months are
but as The twinkling Of an eye and "A
thousand years are a. day. An in
sistent man like the Third Avenue re-
ceiver. thrusiing q million dollars into
The official faces every few days. may
hurry conclusion, but il viii not do 10
hope too much.
The problem is most difficult. The
franchise tax assessment is ineubated in
ways past finding out. We were told the
other day. for example. that a little rail
road bought recently for few hundred
collars. physical property, franchises and
everything, had had iis franchises as
sessed, after due incubation, at SiOOo
Who would wonder that il should take
nine years 10 solve such a problem as
this presents and thai al the end of nine
sears IL was still dark
New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
BRITISH ELECTION DATES.

Official announcement is made that the
writs for the general election in Great
Britain and ireland will he issued on
January 10. That date is two days later
than had been expected. which, however.
may not actually delay the holding Of
the electiOns by two days, or by even a
single day. For were the writs 10 be
issued on January :, which will be a
Saturday. they could scarcely be acted
upon before Monday. January 10. while
il they are issued on Monday, January
"a. they may he acted upon that very
day. al least in some Of the metropolitan
borOughs Assuming that such will ne
the case. we may reckon the election cal
endar somewhat as follows:
II the warrants are issued and received
on January 10. notice Of election may he
made on that day. and must be made in
ordinary bOrOughs by the next day. Tues
day. January IL. and in counties and dis
trict boTOughs by Wednesday. January
l.. Then I'm the former class Of con
stituencies the first possible day for NOM
nations will he Thursday. January l3,
and IN the latter class Friday, January
"A. In the ordinary boTOughs the last
possible day for nomination. and also the
first possible day for polling. viii be Fri
day. January Il. and the last possible
day for polling will be Wednesday. Jan
uary 10 In the counties and district
bOrOughs. on the other hand the last pos
sible day for nomination will be Thurs
day. January 20; the first possible day for
polling viii be Tuesday. January Is. and
the last day for polling Friday, Janu-
airy %.
The polling may he expected. there
fore. 10 begin in ordinary boroughs on
January "a and I'm the other constituent
cies four days later. u cannot begin
earlier And il must sll be ended i'm the
one class on January 10 and in the other
an January -. The week Of January
l622 is therefore likely 10 mark the
climax Of the contest. the great mass Of
elections being held within that period
Ia * 20 he assumed that the government.
50 far as Il can. will arrange 10 have the
early pollings occur in constituencies i'm
which the results are pretty sure To be
in its favor and tO exercise an influence
in its behalf upon subsequent pOllings.
That is a familiar campaign practice of
both parties. and as il is not susceptible
Of serious abuse. and certainly not OF
corrupt dealings, il does not appear TO
invite criticism. Now aud then the sug-
gestion is made that all the elections
should be held simultaneously. as Is the
practice in other countries, but il does
not arouse any very eager support. The
present system has its disadvantages, but
il j. supposed also 10 have its advan-
tages. At any rate. there are other far
more important and urgent proposals for
electoral reform than that. and we NAV
expect the present prOtracted system TO
prevail for many years 10 come.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
SEASON4BIE.

II is one Of the fine eompensations OF
life that supply Is as perennisl and as
unfailing as demand. The poor we have
always with US. hat always with us also
are the beneVOlently disposed. The win
ter season intensifies in some respects the
needs Of the poor. and at the same time
the Christmas spirit prompts more gen
erous giving Of relief. At this time. too.
I'm the general stock taking Of the closing
year. there is an inclination Go make pro
vision for those needs which are not con-
fined 10 the season. but which exist the
year around. It is q season Of good
cheer and of good will for making prOyi-
sions for all seasons.
The yearly giving 10 our hospitals is a
conspicuous case I'm point. Their needs
are great. and great. toe. is the meeting
Of those needs. II has long been a happy
custom 10 give at the end Of each year
an ordered opportunity for all sorts and
conditions Of men 10 contribute 90 the
support of those heneficent institutions
with large sums or small. The Hospital
Saturday and Sunday Association now
includes within the sphere Of its benefac-
lions h0 fewer than forty-fOur instltu-
tions. general and special. clerical and
secular. Jew and Gentle. dealing with
all the ills 10 which humanity is heir.
For their benefit IL appeals in systematic.
organized fashion Ia all sorts and condi-
tiOns Of men in every calling. The ap-
peal is as catholic as is the need in be-
half If which IL is made.
Year after year we have commended
this charity and urged liberal giving in
its behalf, with interest and earnestness
increasing in equal ratio 10 the increase
Of the good work. This present year
has been happily marked with growth NJ
prosperity and with an exceptional ag-
sregate of gifts for charitable, educa.
tional and other public purposes. II
would he gratifying 10 have il crowned
with al unprecedented gift for the hos
pitals.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
ARMY RULE At ATHENS

The Greek government appears 10 be
completely ullder fhe control of the mill
iary oiigarchy. Some time ago the Mill
tary League compelled a change of min
isiry and expelled all members Of the
royal family from the army and navy.
Now u again forces a Cabinet crisis
turning out the ministers of - own re-
cent choosing, and will dictate the for
iaauon and policy of another Cabiner.
The King j. said 10 have endeavored
l'ut in vain. to avert a crisis. aud there
are renewed intimaiiOns that the tri-
Umphant revOlutionisis may drive him
to abdicatiCn. or. In default Of that. may
decree his deposition
The extreme 90 which the Military
League has gone ia lis revolutionary
ocurse is clearly indicated ia lis latest
manifesto. la which il distinctly aH-
nounoes iis assumption cf supreme au-
ihority in the kingdom The ministry
which IL pui into oftioe has not pleased
IL aud therefore must get out. The
members of the Bonls. though elected
by ihe people Do not. in the estimation
at the league properly represent The
people. aad therefon' the BoHiS is 90 o.
ignored aud oVeuidden. The naiions
interests mpsi be ccnhded TO strong
New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
Tgr PEACE or CHPTSTuAS

The most familiar phrase of the day.
apart from the conventional greeting. is
probably a msquotation of the angelic
message. ~On earth peace. good will
toward men" the King JameS's version
has il. while the latest revision trans
forms a. 10 Peace among men i'm whom
ne IS well pleased" II we assume. as
we may reasonably dc. that the latest
revision is the most accurate of all. we
must admire the prescience with which
ThackeraE. one Of the happest Of
Christmas interpreters paraphrased it
with spiritual IL not literal eXactness i'm
memorable lines:
Be peace on earth. be peace on earth
To men Of gentle will.
The peace of Christmas. or of the
Christian era. is not a compulsory and
indiscriminate peace. lis anHunciation
is in spirit an invitation. not a mandate.
Even in the form first quoted the proc
lamation is merely that Of the Divine
disposition toward men. In the other
the limits Of the application of that dis
position ar. stated. There is 10 he peace
On earth Peace between God and men
and peace among men themselves-nOt
universally. but among those in whom
ne is well pleased or. as the poet
phrased il. men Of gentle Will" Nor is
that merely academic definition. Moth
ing could be moTe intensely practical. IL
throws the whole responsibility for full
filment or non-fulfilment Of the promise
upon men themselves. IN il for them 10
decide whether they viii have peace or
no and they are 10 decide il 10y virtue OF
the very quality or function which
makes them men and distinguishes them
from the hrutes-fhe Will.
Peace viii come 10 men a. soon as
they will il. and not before. IN will not
come through treaties and dPrrees and
formal machinery of international com
pacts. Its basis is the human Will. II
men sincerely desire peace they will
maintain il despite prOVOcation 10 strife.
II they desire war. they will find a pre-
text for il i'm even the plessaRtest rela-
iions. That is the real lesson of the day.
IL is not that peace is 10 he artifcially
imposed upon an unwilling world. Man
canaOt do that and God will not II is
simply that the opportunity is given for
man 10 exercise his will for peace-tO
cultivate good will toward his fellows
and toward his Maker. and thus secure
the peace with both which can in only
that way he secured. The notion that
Christianity Is failure because IL has
not established compulsory universal
peace is illogical and unjust. and The
notion that such peace can be estsb-
lished among the nations whether they
will il ar not is hOpeleSsly futile The
message of peace il given 10 men Of good
will; hut the possibility Of good will is
afforded 20 all men.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
IFrom - Tribune Rur.an-1


Washington. Dec. 24-Charies Taft foln.a
bis sister and brother In the dancing az In.
home Of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richard
son Clover tonight AIRS. Clover cav. a
Christmas Eve dance for her you1z.v
daughter. Beatrice Clover. The guests fro-,
the debutante set 20 which Miss Eudora
Clover belongs we're entertained earlier At
dinner BY Miss Martha Bowers.
The Solicitor General and Mrs Bowers
entertained a dinner party tonight FOR
their daughter. Miss Martha Bowers. Their
guests we're Miss Helen Taft. Miss Mar
garet Draper. Miss Gladys Hinckley. Nrs.
Laura Merriam. Miss Mary McCauley. Ron
ert a Taft. J. McGavock Dickinson
Thomas Riggs. ir. Charles c. Glover. A.:
George Harrison and Thomas Bowers
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley left h.rs
to-day TO spend Christmas at their piscs
az Tuxedo. When they return here Tues
day they will be accompanied by Mr.. ana
Mrs. Stewart Walker. OF New York Mn.
Walker, formerly Miss Slbyl Kane win -
with them for some time.
Senator and Mrs Burrows left here n
day 20 spend the holidays in New Tor<
with their son-in-iaw and daughter. NJ
and Mrs. McNair.
A dance At Fort Myer tonight enlisted
the attention Of number OF the younx
people I'm society.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
THE BAN ON FooTsALL.

To the Editor of The tribune.
Sir: In these days OF hystericsi rsvinss
on football and wild guesses as TO the
number of fatalities due 10 the game.
must congratulate The Tribune on the sane
presenting OF The Perils Of Footbs,li IN
It's columns. The fearless and truthiui
manner I'm which you refer 20 the action OF
the New York Bard OF Education and ITS
attitude toward the game IL truly gratify-
ing. I would like TO see a few more New
York pSpers give their honest opinions OF
the high handed proceedings OF this
beard" II. like you. they would go TO the
bottom OF the matter.
Now Z would like 10 ask. Is II at all
ereditable TO the worthy Board of Eduea-
tioa that il should have passed this reso-
luton abolishing football I'm the public
schools IN such a hurry. and entirely on
''misstatsments" made by It's board OF
superintendents2 Can il he possible that
the lone defender Of football ON said board
G. r. sullivan of A. A. u. fsme) was
right when he warned the members Of said
board to watch out for future legisla-
tion?
one m,mber with a blsre Of trumpets)
stated there were tWenty-seven deaths this
year. and another said hfty-seven. Couldn't
they make IL an even hundred? And then
Your article cores along with the truth or
the matter. and md that there were
less than a dozen actual fatalities due to
the game.
It's really a pity your article was not
published prior 10 this hssty action OF the
Beard of Education: IL might have awak-
ened them to- the fact that you can't be-
lisve every thing you hear.
A SUBSCRIBER.
New York Dec. g. 1899
New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
THE UNEARNEo INCREMENT

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In a recent letter Mr.. Pumpelly calls
attention 20 the sale OF some church prop
erty. for commercial purposes. for 10000
which was bought some fifty years ago for
ss5.0o, and suggests that some means be
found 10 obtain for the city treasury a
share In such fnerements.
The purpose Of exempting religious and
charitable institutions Is TO relieve them
from the burdens of taxation. When, in
addition TO this, a large profit is derived, II
would seem to be a fair proposition that
the back taxes should be computed and
charged against the difference between the
price paid when property is bought for an
exempt purpose and the price paid when il
is sold
There are not so many cases Of large in
crements where property is used for bona
ide church purposes. But there have been
a good many cases where charitable insti-
tutions have purchased either more ground
than was needed or property which they
afteTVaTd abandoned. and by putting up
some temporary construction. or laying a
cheap foundation on which building was
never built. they claimed the exemption OF
the property. only 10 dispose OF II subse-
guently al large advance.
That the profits secured in this way are
devoted 10 a good purpose does not excuse
the method. The city treasury is the loser
as much as though money which had act
uaily been paid In by other taxpayers was
then extracted by some misrepresentation
and devoted 10 a charitable use.
A. c. PLEYDELL.
New York. Dec. "a 1879.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
muscmenfs.

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kFIsASCO-. it-s.iS-ls Matrimory fsiureI
kiJol-S ;ia-Ths Lottsry Mar. -
CASINO .iB-.s.is-T Chocolate Soldier.
pOLo>Isls-2-s-Naud
COMEDY 2.ls-as .Is-Ths Melting Pot
CRITERION -c.lS-S .1S-Isrsel.
DAI.Y's-s sis-l'hs Belle % Rr5,tsny.
FNPiRB-e : .2o-s :s0-Nhat Ever Woman
rTFTT aN-FNI-E- -e-S-Vaudssdns.
CkIFTy-a .fs-s .Ik-rhe Fortune Hunter.
GARDEN IL c1-ifis Name on the Door
osRPIt'K- - .lb-The Harvest Moon.
ffat-h IfTT-2 I.-S .ts-t,Rmso kirtH.
HAMMERS TFTN' 50 .Ta-S -S.f5-NaudeSihe.
HERALD SQIARE- e.I5-s-lS-old iTtch
ElPPODRONF-a Trip 20 japan, INSIDE
ths Earth: ths Ballet ~ Jewels
Hi nSON .ik-s .lb-Arsene lsIpin,
rFATNG PLACE = 81 : I'D Iieeune rnsron-
kNrCK T,TlROCK F-R-.-S f>he Dollar Princess
iJBrRTY- S-s.ls-sprinetirne.
1FfrFI ~ atl-s sA-l'sFeloTle.
fNRIC- e.Is-S .iS-The CITY.
NaNHATTAN OPERA HOUSE. -Iosos-s-
Tales - Hurunnnn. -. -
NkNTNE EIldOTT'S TaEArRE-s-se-s'So ~
T-he Passing of the THIRD floor fack
III rROpOLITAN OPERA HOUsE-.-fsus'.-
SATlaNSi. AC.nEMY OF DEsIGN-io 20 G.
a. To-NiitsF Exhihitien. -,
WV AMSTERDAM - = Is SIS - The siNer
WV rIgEArRE-s-s.so-T School for
sEw SoRE- s.Is-sIs The Mas Who Owns
eAVOY sib-s ls-Hcleua Richs.
eT NICHOLAS RISK siS-ice soeSey'
vAlIACk' -. e.iSlS ls-Tl,s Fourth Estse
vFRFR'S s.lb : Sia-T The Goddess Cf lstefts-
wrsT END .Is,-s T. The Woif.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
lFrom The Tribune BuresuI

fFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Dec. 2f.-The President spent
a busy Christmas Eve in his Office. Tie re-
ceived a number OF callers early this morn
ing. spent two hours with the Cabinet ana
received several members OF the diplomatic
corps. This afternoon he held more CON
ferences. devoted several hours 10 study
ing the whiskey question. on which he ex-
poets 10 announce his decision Monday. and
then walked downtown 20 do little
Christmas shopping.
Representative Perkins complained 20 the
President this morning that the maximum
tariff rates OF France were working serious
injury To apple and other interests IN
Northern New York.
Representative Humphrey laid before the
President copy Of the merchant marine
bin. which will be introduced In the House
after the holiday recess.
Representative Law discussed Brooklyn
appointments with the President Edmond
W. voorhies has been reconpmended for
Postmaster. William j. Maxwell for Col
lectOr OF Internal Revenue and Charles j.
Haulbert for resppointmsnt as United
States Marshal for the Southern District
OF New York.
The President. assisted by Captain Butt
received Baron Yasuga Uchida, the new
Japanese Ambassador. who was introduced
by the Secretary Of State. The reception
took place In the Blue Room at 2-30 o clock
The German Ambassador and the Danish
Minister called at the White House this
afternoon 90 pay their respects and wish
the President merry Christmas.
The President is understood 20 have Sc
Ieeted Cuno IT. Rudolph and John j.
TIemphiIl 10 MI the vacancies on the
Board Of Commissioners for the District
os Columbia.
Professor Fisher. Of Oxford University.
England. was among the Presidents cali
ers.
Preparations for CHRISTMAS at the White
House are more quiet than they have been
for several years past. The three children
OF the President and Mrs. Taft are with
them-Miss Helen. Robert A. and Charles
Taft. There will be no Christmas tree and
no stockings will be hung UP. Instead the
members OF the family will inspect the
collection Of gifts arranged in the library
after breakfast Charles Taft will make
a round Of the Cabinet homes where
Christmas trees have been arranged and
where he will be a special guest All the
young people attended dance tonight. II
being the first appearance OF Charles Taft
in a social way since his return to Wash
ington for the holidays.
The President expects 20 spend consider
able time in his Office tomorrow. although
he will receive no callers.