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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03
4DAY or SMALL THINGS.
Youthful Generation and Importance o
Seeming Trivia1ities.

Youthful Generation and Importance Of
Seeming Trfvialities.
Atlanta Georgian.
We are strongly tempted to comment
upon the serious handicap which this
example of the laws delay puts In the
path Of Justice. 1t Is certainly provok-
Ing, and just at this time, when there
IL so much malfeasance In public Office,
II will doubtless AFFORD comfort and en-
couragement to the army of looters.
But another obligation confronts US.
1t Is the duty OF reminding the youth
full generation OF the importance which
attaches to seemingly trivial things.
Especially will young candidates for
admission to the bar do well to consid-
er this Incident. 1t contains the es-
sence Of a whole course OF lectures, for
In laying the ground work on which
the superstructure of right Is either 70
stand or to fall. too much care cannot
be given to microscopic details.
over the gateway ofeyefy institution
of learning in the land and over the
doorposts OF every home should be In
scribed the query Of the old prophet:
WHO hath desDised the day OF small
thingsT
Vast beyond human calculation is the
orfslt which is traced by Neptune IN the
heavens; yet the wonderful mechanism
OF worlds which we call the solar sys-
tenn IL the offspring of an atom.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03

Dental veto would amount to an ad-
mission that the extra session has
been a failure. for IL he should veto
the act and the two houses could not
pass IL over his veto It is more than
likely that the matter would 60 over
to the regular session. On the whole
It looks as though Mr.. TAFT has a DELI
cate task before him, no matter which
way he turns. or what his desire is as
to revision.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03
This Date in History
June 8.

1770-City of Port au Prince, San Do
mingo, destroyed by an earth
quake.
i774-fhe Connecticut Committee Of
Correspondence suggested a
time and place for q meeting of
Congress.
1S0s--Peace concluded between the
United States and Tripoli.
1S0o--Jefferson Davis. President of the
Confederate states of America,
born In Christian County, KY,
Died at New Orleans, Dec. 9,
1889.
Is40--The Unicorn, the first steam yes
sci from England, reached Bos-
1ss1--A Bank Convention of the
Confederate States" met in At
lanta. ~
1se2--The command of the Confeder-
ate forces in Virginia was given
to Gen. r. K. Lee.
1S64-The Federals were repulsed in
q battle near Cold Harbor. Va.
1S72-Presiient Grant signed the Phil
adelphia Centennial bill.
1S9s--Ldeut, Hobson sunk the Merri-
mac in the harbor of Santiago
de Cuba.
1902-U. s. Senate passed the Philip
pine Government bill.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03

They are finding strange things over
in Columbus since prohibition got
hold Of them. One of the latest freaks,
If The Ledger is properly informed, is
a hen that lays an egg each morn
Ing with letter Of the alphabet on it.
She is plainly beginning her education
at the starting point. and when she
finishes the alphabet We may expect
her to start to spelling. Hope The
Ledger will keep us informed as to
progress made.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03
LONG IN SERVICE.
A DISTINGUISHED Compliment TO VET
eran southern Editor.


eran Southern Editor.
Savannah News.
Discussing the selection of James
Calvin Hemphiil editor Of The , Charles.
Bromley lecture at Yale University in
1910, a writer in The Chattanooga News
recalls a capital story Of Isaac H.
course perpetuates, the famous jour-
naIlst having graduated at Yale. In
1852 For many years his bright. hu.
IN s d Psi1sf dons n Ts9 Ssa
they went straight to the mark. One
Of these j. illustr At At one time time.
ing Post had in its editorial service
Edwin L. Godkin, Carl Schurz and
Horace White. All three were noted
critics by their political adversaries:
When the association abruptly ceased
the newspapers of the country assign
S ynoe % the taSosy sayGs
there were too many mules in the
The writer quoted, Mr.. George F.
hill delivers his lecture in the Brom-
ley course he will have almost reached
his threescore years and refers 20 other
veterans Of the Southern press as fol-
"He is not by any means the Nestor
Of the Southern press but may be fairs
y Ss % S s ysars sO N
devotion to the press 1t is probable
that Henry Watterson can claim prior
ity. Thomas e. Davis editor of The
New Orleans Picayune Is the senior of
Mr. Watterson by five years but his
editorial work began long subsequent
to that of The Courier Journals editor.
Journal and Tribune is an older man
BY nearly year than Mr.. Wattersons
but like Mr.. Davis, his work as editor
began after the close of the war. the
same is true Of Major W. w; Screws.
OF The Montgomery Advertiser. two
His editorial career began with Tne
Advertiser in the summer of 1855. Old
err In years than Mr.. Hemphtll, though
not SO old In journalism, is Gibson n.
Basket, of The Nashville Banner. VINO.
last month, celebrated his 64th, birhns
day. Between fifty and sixty years OF
age. The News and Courier's editor has
acquired a well-earned position IN
Southern Journalism. Among these are
Erwin Craighead, of The Mobile Regis
ter; Joseph p. Caldwell, OF The Char.
lette Observer; Albert B. Williams. OF
The Richmond News-Leader; Pleasant
Rienzi N. Johnston, of The Houston
POST; Walker Kennedy. Of The. Mem
pills Commercial Appeal; Charles X.
Pendleton. of The Macon Telegraph.
The Bromley lectures were instituted
at Yale a few years since IN recognl-
ton of the importanss o. O, me s e9Sea a.
his influence IN the affairs Of the ma
ton. The choice Of the scholarly edi-
tor Of The Charlestown News and Cou.
rier for the lectura@f 1910 uIas moss
htting one.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03

A report from Consul General A. M
Thackara of Berlin describes a track
less trolley line in the suburbs of Wen
ma which is a little over a mile In
length. The cars pass through mar
row streets with many sharp turns and
steep grades. A double line is provid-
ed SO that cars can pass each other
without interruption. The line cost
S14.I5s, and the running expenses are
under $4,000 per annun.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03
Interurban Lines.

New 1OTk IIIDuIta
An indication of the growth of cleo
trio transportation in the near West is
given by the new sixty-four-p page time
table of the interurban lines of india
ma Eleven roads radiate from Indian.
apolis, reaching such distant points
as Louisville, Chicago, Deroit, CIeve-
land ana Cincinnati. The longest run
scheduled in the timetable is between
Indianapolis and GAINESVILLE. OAR
miles. Some of the limited cars make
trtrty miles an hour.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03

Automobiles seem destined to take
the place of carriages and all other
horse vehicles. and now there are those
who predict that in few years fly
ing machines will supercede the autos.
Just what is to come next we are left
to guess.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing

Mot for Outsiders.
Twin CITY Telegram.
t,; a neEspsspsr hssding say. .Uneer,
tSers sy ~ stock MsTkst NOW .t VA
They Can't believe n.
Gadsden Times-News. -
0s M a this ws ss' sR. 'e q
being drought anywhere.
1t r. a Local Question.
Senator Gore declares there is ha-
mana trust, Perhaps. 50, but the port
Of Mobile has no such thing. as far as
can be seen. ~
Hearst and His Crowd.
Admission Evening Star.
In view Of the fact that Candidate
Hisgen has returned to the Democratic
party part, perhaps John Temple Graves ave-
William Randolph Hearst is now a man
without a party, and he may find the
door to the sheep fold one OF these
days.
Progress OF Inventions.
Birmingham Ledger.
1t looks as II the spirit Of invention
in the next ten years viii solve the
aeroplane problem, and enable the pub
lie to ny. That would not be any more
progress than has been made In the
last decade In many fields of inventive
ready come 400 miles Of the distance
day.
Deedmeyer's Appointment.
Walker County News.
Frank Deedmeyer, lawyer, scholar
and Democrat of Birmingham. has been
appointed by President Taft. consul at
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03

Again we are told that the flying
record has been broken by Count Yep
pelin. who made continuous voyage
of 45s miles in twenty-five hours. peo-
pie will learn to fly yet If they keep
on trying-and don't fall down.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03
The Retort Courteous.

no usLOu EUHIs
Our execrable contemporary, the
Charleston News, and Courier, says
Ne movement for the conservation OF
like Texas. And yet Texas
has a forest area one and a half times
the area OF the State of South Carroll
ma South Carolina. II dropped DOWN
In East Texas. might always be up a
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03

The news item that two inches OF
snow fell in Leadvine, Col, on Mon
day is another evidence of what a
diversified climate we have in the
United States Colorado, as we all
know. is not one of the Northern
states being about in the same lati-
tude as Missouri, SO that a snowfall
there on the last day of May is what
might be called out of place.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03

Atlanta Constitution.
A Georgia editor says: I'VE return
thanks to our leading town poet for
loaf Of home made bread. We con-
fess, however that we are suspicious
Of IL, for we declined two of his poems
last year. and who knows but that this
gin may be seasoned with Rough on
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03

They tell OF a st. Louis man who
had an animated argument with a wo-
man and after it was over. committed
suicide. The obvious inference is that
- @At ths worst Of the talkfest.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03

A contemporary tells US that the
drouth in Southwest Georgia Is worry
ing the people. There's another kind
of dryness that is worrying all parts
of that State
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03

Wonder IL they have discovered any
new brands OF Democrats lately? If
they keep on finding new varieties IT
will soon be so that one of the old
sort will want label on himself
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03
swopN CTRCULATION

SWORN CIkCULAIION. 60.
TIA figures for April printed below 49,
resent the actual net circulation AL 'e
having been deducted. ..,..s. 80
advsrffsers land makes 1t part OF Lhe ,sc,,
fraet when requested) that its daiiy ~
sessnn a iarxer than that of any morn' ~.
newspaper printed in Alabama-anaa c ua.s t,nn
Sunday edition has - larsss a. nrtnted IN
Of any edition OF any neMspapst
Alabama, without exception
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03

We might call it the wild and win
dy West. considering the way the tor
nadoes are traversing it of late.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03

c. L Finigan Circulation Manager OF The
MONTGOMERY Advertiser. being duly sworn
says:
The foregoing statement Of The Adver-
eiserss circuiattSn for the month OF Aprn
1904 is true and correct and complied al
ter all returns from news boys, news agents,
spoiled and leftover copies have beea 90
Quoted c. I. FIEIGAN
Circulation Manager
sworn TO and subscribed before me this
Fth day Of April. 1909
RIGA ALEXANDER. Notary PUBIC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-25

Washington, June 25-Declaring that the American Tobacco company, which is or dinarily spoken of as the tobacco trust had been the recipient of many millions of dollars which otherwise would have gone into the national treasury because of the failure of the government to require a change in the size of tobacco packages when the war revenue law was repealed, Senator Beveridge today spoke at length in support of his amendment to the tariff bill correcting this omission. MT. Bev- eridge declared that If adopted his amend ment would give the government S2l,0Oo,- O00 of revenue and correct the wrong which the people had suffered for eight years. when" he said, 'the tariff bill came from the House to the Senate it in- creased the tax on cigarettes-a poor, mis- erable increase Yet the finance commit tee of the Senate actually has struck out this little increase on cigarettes.
 MT. Beveridge asserted that the Amer ican tax on tobacco Is only fraction or the tax of most other civilized nations. Stating that the annual consumption or tobacco in this country amounts to five and one-half pounds for every man, wom- an and child, he said that if we taxed to- bacco at the same rate as Is imposed by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-25

New York, June A.-Broughton Bran denburg was on the stand all today, witness in bis own defense, and when court adjourned late in the afternoon the prosecuting attorney had Just begun gruellng cross-examination.
 Brandenburg, in his testimony, de scribed the preparation of the Cleveland article, the sale of which to the New York Times led to his trial for grand lar ceny, and reiterated his assertion that he saw Grover Cleveland sign his name to the article which he sold to the Times
 But he insisted that the article offered purporting to have been clipped therefrom, were not the originals.
 The approval of F. S. Hastings, execu- tor for the Cleveland estate, to the sale of the article was obtained, Brandenburg said, in August, 1908 MT. Hastings did not see the article but agreed to it's sale After it was published Brandenburg of- fered $500 to MT. Hastings, but the lat ter declined to accept it. saying he might be in position to take 1t later"
 Brandenburg said he interviewed Mr. Cleveland for the New York Herald some time between February 19 and March A. 1908. During a subsequent talk with MT Cleveland Brandenburg said, he suggest ed to the ex-President that he prepare a series of three political articles and all low Brandeburg to sell them, to be pub lished just before the election. The wis ness said he offered MT. Cleveland 5000 for the series. On March Brandenburs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-25
Who Is Dominant Force
 Of Great Lumber Trust?

Washington, June 4.-(Special. )-Has the boss of the lumber trust been found? There is intimation that after many months of investigation the government sleuths have found a trail which seems to lead right up to the central intelligence office of the great organization that by some people Is declared to dominate the lumber business of the country, and by others is flatly declared not to exist at all.
 1 Everbody understands that 26 Broad way means Standard Oil that 1t is both the heart and head of the system Likewise everybody accepts Ebert H. Gary as the dominating force on the operating side and J. P. Morgan as the controlling mind on the financial side of the Steel corpor- ation. Nobody questions that Hill runs the Hill railroads or that Hartman is the master of the Hartman roads. But who Is the ultimate authority in lumber? Who makes policies and fixes prices and determines conditions of business?
 That there Is some concert, and that it is effective, is established apparently be- yond uncertainty. During the lumber de- bates in the House and Senate identical price lists, from the same press and in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-25
KIDNAPER KILLS
 HIMSELF AND GIRL

Opelousas La, June 24.-After forcibly bearing off a 15-year-old girl last night and shooting down Henry Brown, when the latter followed him into the woods in an effort to rescue the girl Gilbert Wilson came to Opelousas today and killed Sophia Jackson. He then removed one of his shoes, and placing the muzzle Of the gun under his chin, pulled the trigger with his toes, blowing off a large portion of his head. All of the parties to the tragedy are negroes.
 Wilson had been living with Sophia Jaclsons mother, and following a quar- rel with Wilson, the mother came to Ope- lousas and swore out warrant for Will sons arrest. Wilson learned of this and when he approached the house where the women were stopping, it was for the pur- pose of seeking revenge. The older wom- an ran out of the back of the house, but Sophia went out to remonstrate with Will son. It was then that he shot her down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-25
Brandenburg Tells Of
 CIeUeI0nd'S 5 Signature
HOWARD COULD,

called at MT Cleveland's office and re- ceived from him a scattered mass of ma terial, 15 or IS groups of papers of four to five sheets each. The contents of these sheets were made into the article signed Grover Cleveland" Brandenburg said he transcribed them himself and MT. Cleve- land made corrections in them. The sheets were again transcribed.
 The first drafts of the article were shown to MT. Baker of Everybodys Magazine, Brandenburg said. His next and last interview with MT. Cleveland was between the 18th and 18th of March. On this occasion, the witness said MT. Cleveland complained of feeling i'll and did not care to discuss the matter. Bran denburg, however, placed a carbon copy of the article before the eX-Presdent, and laid the corrected drafts and yellow sheets on the table.
 q read the whole article over to him" Brandenburg testified He then took the article from me and looked it over casually, with a pen in his hand which was continually dipped in the ink. He made no corrections and when he was through he signed the last page of that carbon copy and did not blot the sigma ture, but allowed 1t to dry"
 Brandenburg was shown the alleged Cleveland signature In evidence and de- clared it was not the signature of MT Cleveland affixed to the article.
 ''This is heavier than the signature Mr. Cleveland wrote and in the T he wrote there was ia flaw so that the ink came through the paper, making a spot the size of a pin head" Brandenburg de- clared. He said he had never seen the signature in evidence alleged to have been clipped from the article Branden- burg sold, until it was produced at the trial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-25
BEVERIDGE PROPOSES
 TOvTAX TOBACCO HIGHER

England and France we would every year derive $333, 3S6, 666, instead of less than $50,- GOO, 900, as at present. Furthermore, he asserted that the tobacco tax Is now lower than at any previous time except for a few years prior to 1898.
 The American Tobacco company, MT. Beveridge declared, had absorbed more than 250 separate concerns. Where neces- sary 1t has undersold competitors and had even gone to the extent of purchasing many Independent concerns and of keep ing the purchase secret in order that it might use such concerns to wage still more effective warfare against other in- dependents. He also charged that the company had spent money to prevent ad- verse state lgislation Tt has," he assert ed, "entered every branch of the busi- ness, excepting only cigars, and has a larger monopolistic power than any busi- ness concern in the nation excepting the Standard oil company"
 MT. Beveridge declared that the greater proportion of the proposed tax would fall upon the trust, which, he declared, is bit terly resisting the adoption of his amend ment.
 When he concluded MT. Beveridge sought to obtain a vote on his amendment to increase the internal revenue tax on tobacco, but ultimately MT. Beveridge agreed to permit his amendment to go over and withdraw it temporarily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-25
NEGRO PREACHER
 BODY IS FOUND

Talbotton, Ga., June 24.-After being taken from his house Saturday by posse the body of a blind travelling ne- gro preacher was found near here yes terday in creek. The preacher, whose name has not been learned had made speeches which angered the whites in his neighb orhood and public indigna- tion against him was further infiamed by the fact that he stopped at the home of the negro William Carreke CT, who was lynched Tuesday night. Car reker shot and killed William Leonard, white man. Saturday while a posse of whites was searching for the preach CT With the intention of warning him away from the community. The preacher is said to have urged negroes not to work for whites and to have had sufficient influence to keep many of the negroes away from their regular employment on white mems farms.
 The posse is said to have whipped the preacher but 1t Is claimed that they did no other violence to him and that his death was accidentaI due to fall ing from a bridge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-25

the same type, have been exhibited. They were issued on the same date by firms as much as 1000 miles apart. One firm was 1000 miles nearer to one sort of lumber than the other, and 1000 miles more dis tant from another kind, and yet on both kinds both firms quoted identical prices and the price cards came from the same press and type. Who made them and who was powerful enough to induce both firms absolutely to adhere to them? That is the question which this far has remained unanswered.
 There are numerous very powerful or ganizations of lumber dealers, or like de- vice in the business, so far as Is known. The investigators long ago convinced themselves on this point. Yet they were loath to believe that two men retailing lumber 800 miles apart would think out exactly the same prices and make them effective the same day, by accident. Null tiply the two men by hundreds, and the coincidence seems the more improbable.
 Now, according to interesting report, the special agents have found tracks w..ich they think lead up to the central intelligence office of the lumber organ ization There Is not enough proof as yet to make positive statement possible, but the light is breaking, 1t is declared, and there Is believed to be strong prob ability in identifying the men who con- trol the national lumber business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-25
FOREMOST WOMAN
 WRITER IS DEAD

South Berwick, Me, June M.-An illness lasting many months ended tonight in the death of Miss Sarah Orne Jewett, Litt. D., regarded as one of the foremost women writers of America. She was a sufferer from apoplexy and paralysis.
 It was while living in Boston early in the year that Miss Jewett was stricken with the disease which proved fatal.
 The house where Miss Jewett was born. September 8, 1s49. and in which she died has been In the possession of the Jewett family since 1740
 Mss Jewett wrote '"rhe King of Folly Island" The Tory Lover" and numerous other books. Bowdoin college conferred on her the degree of doctor of letters in 1907, and she was a member of the Lon don lyceum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-25

Atlanta, June 24.-Gov. Hoke smith, who retires from office on Saturday, to- day suspended from office Chairman s. G. McLendon of the state railroad commis- sion. Suspension was because of Me- Lendon's recent decision on refusing to order state railroads to reduce rates be- tween Savannah and Atlanta known as the port rates"
 Governor Smith said that McLendon was suspended because he was opposing the platform upon which the governor was elected and was pursuing course which the governor thought detrimental to the interests of the state. He will send a special message to the legislature to- morrow giving the reasons for the sus- pension.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-25
GOVERNOR HOKE SMITH
 SUSPENDS M'LENDON

"The port rates'' controversy was for lower rates on iron and coffee. Several Atlanta firms petitioned for this reduc- ton, claiming that other cities particular ly Nashville, enjoyed lower rates from Georgia ports than did Atlanta. In his opinion deciding against this petition. MT. McLendon said that to grant the lower rates would be equivalent to interfering with interstate commerce which the state railroad commission had no right to do.
 A feature of the suspension is that MT McLendon was successor of Joseph M. Brown, now governor-elect, who succeeds Governor Smith on Saturday and whom Governor Smith dismissed for his posi- ton as railroad commissioner about two years ago.