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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23
RACE PROGRAM
| RE-ARRANCED
Horsemen At Fair Change
Plans.
SEVERAL HORSES ARE STIFF
Fuller and Weber in Charge Of
Racing.
Saturdays Race Is Called on, Events
WIN Begin Monday VITA a,Is Trot
and 2sls P.ce-cestinue
Through Week.


Starter Frank Fuller and w. g..
Weber. chairman Of the Racing Com.
mittee of the Fair. decided yesterday
to rearrange the program Of the races
Because some of the horses are stin
and sore from the railway journey
here and have not had enough work
outs to loosen them up, the racer
planned for today wiz be cut out and
racing will start Monday afternoon.
The program agreed on yesterday II
as Follows:
Monday-2:15 trot. stake; 2:1s pace
Tuesday-2:10 pace. stake; 2:25 pace
stake.
wednesday-2:2o trot: special pace
2-year-old trot.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or a:1s troti
2:17 pace.
Friday-2:os pace: AIT trot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23
THE PASSING THRoNo.

Hon. H. M. SomervilIe Of New York
has been spending a few days In
Montgomery. He has recently been
hearing customs cases in New Orleans,
as he is member of the General
Board of Appraisers, before which ali
the legal phases of the customs laws
are heard.
Judge Somerville for q number of
years was a member Of the Supreme
Court OF Alabama, and made a great
record for able and conclusive opin-
ions. He Justly ranks among the fore
most lawyers of the land. While his
headquarters are in New York, he
claims Alabama as home, and leaves
this morning for Tuscaloosa, where
ne resided many years. He goes
thence to New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23

Atlanta, Ga, oct. 22-In. the prelim-
mary tests or the new aut6mobfIe
course here today George Robertson.
Charles Basic and Barney Oldfieid unit
ed in declaring that Atlanta has the
finest and fastest track in the world
In an ordinary touring car Oidfleld
made sixty FIVE miles an hour in spurts.
Robertson clipped off one round of the
course, two miles, in 1:4e. No effort
was made to break records but all
drivers predict that some Will be
smashed tomorrow when. the track Ia
formally opened to the public prepar-
atory to the big meet November 3-13,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23

practice to which he has devoted him
SELF assiduously and II was with some
reluctance that he yielded to the solic-
itation of friends to head the campaign
In this County. He Is regarded as an
authority on Baptist history and liter
ature In Alabama. He has been called
upon to deliver addresses on these sub
jects In the past Professionally and
personally he is held I'm the highest re-
gard In Montgomery County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23

Hefiin. Oct. 22.--tspecIaL)--There
was beautiful informal party given
In honor of Miss Nell Miliigan. who
leaves for New York Friday morning.
Miss Miliigan will study music. Miss
Miiigan win stop over in Washington.
D. c.. for . few days with former
Henfn friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23

Admission. Oct. 22.--tSpecial.)-A
large number of Annistonians attended
the wedding Wednesday evening al
ChoccoIocco. Of Miss Pearl Hughes
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hughes
to Mr.. W., T. Crawford. agent for the
Southern Railway at Edwardsvilie
Both of the contracting parties are
prominent and well-known through
out the county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23

HuntsviIle Y. M. c. A. .nsnquet

Huntsville, Oct. 22.--tSpecial 1.-THE
campaign executive committee, In
charge of the Y. NJ. @. A. building
project gave a banquet to 200 busi-
ness men In the Huntsville Hotel to-
night and inaugurated the campaign
for the enterprise. Hon. Leland Hume
Of Nashville and w. L Frierson of
Chattanooga, were the guests OF honor.
and they told what lad been accom-
pIished in this direction In Nashville
and Chattanooga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23

only twenty minutes was required
by the jury In the City Court yester-
day to award Oscar J. Pruett a ver-
dict of ss,454.36, the amount he sued
the county for. Pruett contracted with
the county to construct some roads,
agreeing unons a total price of nearly
$4,000. All but ss,454.36 was paid
him, and when the work was completed
the county offered him about $500.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23

Two well-known poultry men, prom
inent because of their association with
poultry publications. which are regard
ed as oracles. are in Montgomery at
tending the State Fair. In the persons
of l. c. Denman of Indianapolis, edi-
tor of The Poultry Journal, and d. n.
Cavanaugh of Quincy. ILL.,. editor of
The Standard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23
Young Britt win.

Savannah. Ga. Oct. 22.-Young Britt
of Baltimore won the decision at the
end of fifteen rounds OF clean, fast
fighting from Jimmy Moran, of New
York, here tonight. Moran was strong
and game, but Britt's c1everness gave
him the fight. Britt's cheek was split
early In the tight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23
nanlkruptcx PetitIen.

Huntsville. Oct 22.--(Special)- VOL
untary petitions In bankruptcy were
filed in the United States Court today
by R. T. Glass of Decatur, J. NJ
Boucher of Falkville and Tom Mason
OF Decatur. Their liabilities and as
sets are small
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23
WiIIfHalex very. nI.

Helm, Oct 22.--(Special. D-News
has just come In that Will Haley Is
dangerously ILL.,, and hardly any hope
for his recovery as complications have
arisen. M. Haley is a member Of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23

Knights Of Pythias a Mason and a
popular travelling man. He was reared
in Helm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23

BORN IN MONTGOMERY.
perfect freak of nature 1t II now
- months old. BE sure and see tt. 80
Commerce street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23
IT. NJ. L., II, Bakers, 3.

Knoxville. Tenn, Oct. 22.--In game
full OF spectacular plays. the Tennes-
see Military Institute team Of Sweet
water. defeated the strong Baker Hi
mel team on Waitfleld this afternoon
- eoa-e Of II to e.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23

w. A. Thropshfre, travelling freight
agent for the New York Central lines,
with offices in Birmingham. passed
way to New Orleans
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23

Hon. J. p. Tillman OF Birmingham
was a visitor to Montgomery, yester-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23

LADIES AND CHILDREN.
More people see the moving pictures
Mt Empire Theatre every day. DO you3
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23
A. & NJ. COLLEGE
BEATS PRESBYTERIANS

Columbus, Miss. Oct s2.--Showing no
mercy on their opponents. the A. & NJ
College football team completely
swamped the lads from the Southwest
ern Presbyterian University this after
noon, defeating them by a score Of 81
opponents at every point. having show
superiority on the strength, training
and endurance. Lineup:
S.P. u. Position. A. & NJ.
Murphy Left Guard. -. ...POu
Stokes -. :. Right Guard.
-. ... Arlington and Lee
8. Sadler -. Left Tackle 80. Pollard
Ridley 49,. Left End -. c. Jones
McLaurin.. Right End .:..; Bass
Whitfield -. Quarter BilIingslee (Capl
Brandon :. :. Left Half ...... McGiil
McFadden -. Right Half
49,. Williams and Pope
Time of halves. % minutes. Umpire,
Greenland. Referee. McGeorge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23
SOME GOOD SCORES.

Local PIN knights show Plenty OF
Glass.
In the bowling match at Roper's al
leys last night. FalIot's team defeated
Halls team by score of 1854 to 1.455.
The Individual scores were: -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-23
Auto Contests in Atlanta.

GRAND. total. q.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04
Altogether NOl-PartiSan

President Taft's visit is now pleas
ant memory. 1t was attended only by
delightful incidents, and yesterday, in
deed, marked a red-letter day in Bir-
mingham's history. The country never
had a chief executive with finer hui
man trait than President Taft pos
sesses. He has a genuine liking for
the people and the people have but to
see him and hear his voice to be
drawn close to him.
All southerners must have been
struck with the Presidents remarks
about the purpose of his visit to this
part of the country. ut is not that we
want to make you republicans or that
we want to become democrats" said
the President. I'VE all have our views
and our tastes in that regard. 1t is
that you shall come to believe that
you are as near to the heart of the
central government, as now admins
tered, as any other people i'm the
union
That is a broad and patriotic senti-
ment, and it will go long way toward
cementing the relations between the
south and the central government and
making the bonds stronger than ever.
Mr. Tafts tour has been a wonderful
success from every point of view, and
the only regret of those who met him
here was that his stay could not have
been longer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04
DUTY ON SUGAR.
One Dollar on Each Sack May Be
Charged.

Havana, November "A proposition to
impose 81 as the maximum export duty
on each bag of sugar produced In Cuba
constitutes the principal provision of
bill which occupied the entire attention
of the first working session of the house
of representatives today. The bill was
presented by Congressman Masferrer 1t
recited that the sugar producing compa-
MES which are mainly foreign corpora
lions, contributed no taxes to the support
of the government for which reason all
such not employing Cuban tenant labor
"colonos" should be required to pay 81
per bag export duty, to be gradually re-
duced, according to the proportion In
which the companies employee "colonos'
to % cents per bag. The avowed pur-
pose of the bill is to increase the Cuban
revenue.
The bill also provides for reduction
of % per cent in the duty on sugar ma
chinery from the United States and for
a reduction of so per cent in the duty on
ploughs and other implements of manual
labor Considerable amusement resulted
when it was discovered that such articles
are now admitted free.
The bill finally was referred to the COM
mittee by slender majority. 1t is re-
garded as plainly unconstitutional and
impossible of passage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04
SEABoARD MEETING.
Committee of Directors VIII Go Over
Plans.

Baltimore, November 3.-The commit
tee of directors of the Seaboard Air Line
railway appointed at the last meeting of
the board to recommend officers to serve
under the reorganization. will hold pre-
liminary meeting in New York tomorrow
to discuss the scope of the committee and
otherwise arrange for the work intrusted
to It, The names of the committee men,
bers have not yet been made public.
It is understood in financial circles in
Baltimore and New York that the offices
to be filled, in addition to president and
one or more vice presidents. are chairman
of the executive committee, though the
recommendations of the committee will
go far in celebrating the number of Of
fees to be created and the authority of
the incumbents.
Belief prevails in some quarters that
the recommendations of the committee
will be ready for submission to the board
at it's meeting one week from tomorrow,
which also is the date for the annual
meeting of the stockholders, though the
desire Of the committee to thoroughly
canvass the situation with the view of
recommending men who will be satisfac-
tory to all interests may delay the re-
port.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04
Three Deaths From Football

West Point is mourning the death of
Cadet Eugene Byrne, the Naval acad-
envy the fatal injury of Earle Wilson,
and two other localities have lost
young men in football games. These
accidents are raising questions con-
corning the value of the game in pro-
ducing men of bodily, mental and
moral vigor. Some feel that the COST
in life and limb finds no adequate
compensation.
1t is certain at any rate that dread
full accidents will continue to occur SO
long as mass plays in any form are
permitted, and it is well-nigh impossi-
BILE to imagine a game of football with
out some mass plays The English
game eliminates to a great extent such
plays, and the fatalities of this year
surely do call for reforms in the Amer
lean game that will rob it of some of
its death-dealing proclivities even if
some of the excitement is taken out OF
it. Our colleges certainly can turn out
real men without killing or manning
a portion of the students they handle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04
Taft on Constitutions.

President Taft in Arizona recently char
acterized the Oklahoma constitution as
geological garden of cranks."
Said he: "You have got to formulate
constitution after the Congress says you
shall come in, and I want to say a word
about that constitution In saying so
give you an earnest knowledge of the
seriousness with which say that
believe you will be made state.
"A constitution is for the purpose of
laying down fundamental limitations up
on your legislature and your executive.
Now. If you think that in the constitu-
tional convention you ought to lay down
all the limitations that are ordinarily in
cluded in the statute, you are going
to make a great mistake. The greatest
constitution that was ever made is the
constitution OF the United States and
you can go throughout that in very
short time. You take the last consti-
tuition that was made-the constitution
of Oklahoma-and it Is q geological gar
den of cranks I don't mean to say
that it has no good ideas in 1t; it has.
but the idea of tying down a legis-
lature which is an experiment so to
speak with the laws that are to be
adopted for new territory with long
discourse imposing all sorts of hmita-
lions is mistake which you ought to
profit by
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04
Elections In An n0f Year"

The elections of Tuesday are, in a
national sense, indecisive. The repub-
licans lost ground in Massachusetts,
but they gained ground in Rhode
Island. The democrats held their own
in Virginia, and the legislature in
Maryland is democratic, thus insuring
the reelection of Senator Rayner. The
new Kentucky legislature is heavily
democratic.
There Is nothing in the elections of
last Tuesday to indicate plainly the
drift of public sentiment. The test of
the Aldrich-Payne tariff will come next
year, when members of Congress are
to be elected, and voters begin to line
up for the presidential contest two
years later.
The municipal elections of Tuesday
attracted unusual attention, but they
were chiefly of local interest. Reform
fought winning battle in some cities,
and is some the machine regained its
grip.
Taken as a whole, the November
elections of this year were scattered
and comparatively unimportant, but in
November of next year we may safely
anticipate a battle all along the line
over the present tariff. BY that time
perhaps the apathy and disorganiza-
ton in the democratic party will have
disappeared, and the dissensions in the
republican party may have increased.
and a contest of exceptional interest
may take place.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04
ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.
Society in Session at Columbus Yester-
day and Today.

Columbus, o., November 2-The So
ciety of the Army of the Tennessee and
the Loyal Legion met here today and held
an informal session at the Southern hotel.
Gen. Granville D. Lodge of Council Bluffs.
Ia. presided. The society was received
by Governor and Mrs. Harmon this aft
ernoon and will be in session till tomor-
row.
A report of the destruction of the gov
eminent records and monuments of the
Shiloh battlefield, near Pittsburg Land
ing, Tenn, In a recent tornado, was made
by Col. Cornelius Casle of Cincinnati.
Loss was estimated at $4,000. Most of
the monuments and park features recall
ing the great battle were swept into the
Tennessee river.
Corp. James Hammer will deliver the an
nual address at the closing session to-
morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04

the adoption of resolutions antago-
nistic to the Buck company at the con-
vention of the Mine Workers of Amer
lea. The district court of appeals sus-
tains the action of the inferior court.
1t is to be hoped first, that an ap-
peal will be taken to the United States
supreme court, and it is to be further
hoped that the court of last resort will
entertain an appeal in this case. 1t is
best for all that the right of free
speech and the liberty of the press
under the first amendment should be
more fully, more definitely, and more
comprehensively defined. The scope
of the constitutional guarantees OF
freedom of speech and freedom of the
press have never been we'll defined,
and this case affords opportunity for
decision from the court of last re-
sort of the deepest Importance.
A court of the District of Columbia
is clearly not the proper tribunal to
decided great constitutional questions
relative to freedom of speech and of
the press, and the great court that
sits in the capitol is the one that
should finally decide such momen-
tons case
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04
FIRST HAND NEWS
FROM BWANO TIL MB0

Chicago, November Be A Newman of
Chicago, who has completed a six months
tour in Africa. during which he met the
Roosevelt party, returned here today. Mr..
Newman's meeting with the former Pres
ident occurred in July. Even then re-
ports had reached Colonel Roosevelt re-
garding his Slaughter of game, about
which he was much distressed.
Colonel Roosevelt shoots only such
specimens are as desired by the Smith
sonian Institution" said Mr.. Newman to-
day, lin addition to the lions, which the
natives regard as a menace and pest"
II am not good shot, but 1 shoot
often" is a quotation Mr.. Newman brings
from the former president.
1.-The natives and coonists of Africa in
Colonel Roosevelt's path expressed the
greatest establishment at the distinguished
hunters energy" said Mr.. Newman.
"'Bwano Tumbo,' the name applied
by the natives to Colonel Roosevelt, means
Big White Chief by which name the
blacks recognize the name once held by
the hunter, and his prowess as MINI
rod"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04
Labor Leaders In Contempt

The boycott was the issue when the
supreme court of the District of Co
lumbia sentenced President Samuel
Gompers to IL months, Secretary
Frank Morrison to nine months, and
yice-President John Mitchell to six
months Imprisonment. These three
men are officers of organized labor in
this country, and it appears that when
Messrs. Gompers and Morrison were
ordered by the court Of the District Of
Columbia to desist from placing the
Buck Stove company of st. Louis on
their unfair list" they did remove the
name Of that corporation from their
list. but they continued to make refer
ence to it in the columns of the FEEDER
ntionist the official organ of the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor. Mr.. Mitch
eli became involved in the CONTROVERSY
because he made no effort to prevent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04
Public Sentiment the Sole Test

The amendment papers are con-
stantly asserting that ~ members of
the legislature could repeal statutory
prohibition, whereas a majority of the
voters of Alabama would be required
to undo constitutional prohibition.
The truth of the situation is this:
If public sentiment sends to the legis-
lature 70 members opposed to prohibit
ton, all prohibition, whether statutory
or constitutional, would become dead
letter. A constitutional provision be-
comes as readily and fully ineffective
as a statute if public sentiment be
wanting. There is not a bit of differ
ence between them in that respect.
Each needs to have behind it the will
of the people.
II constitutional prohibition be
adopted and If, as the years roll on, 70
anti-prohibitions are sent to the legis-
lature, that number could repeal the
Fuller law and all the other laws that
have been adopted, or that may be
adopted, In support of prohibition.
Where, then, would constitutional pro-
hibition be? The pending amendment
would stand as powerless as the pro-
visions of the federal constitution rel
alive to the selection of a president
a mere form without force or power.
The all-important thing in any mat
ter of law-making is public sentiment,
and the adoption OF the proposed
amendment would not operate one way
or the other in the maintenance of
public sentiment in the respect of pro-
hibition. Public sentiment is noto-
riously unstable. What it supports
now it may not support 10 years, or
even five years, hence. Instead of de-
handing constitutional prohibition, the
wise prohibitionists will seek to rem
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04
Waterway improvements

Secretary of War Dickinson had
long been a railroad lawyer, and as a
man trained in that service he nat
urally opposes all waterway PROPOSE
tions. He holds that if there is no
carrying traffiee on a river there will
be none when it is improved. And yet
he favors a waterway at Panama! The
truth is, it is idle to discuss waterways
with railroad attorneys. They are
just naturally ag'in it.
Mr.. Taft, however, views the subject
differently. He desires to give the riv-
ers chance to become useful. In a
speech at New Orleans he favored an
experimental development of the Ohio
river because the Ohio river shows a
large traffic even under present condi
Ohio river could be given a depth of
nine feet the year round. The Pres
ident thinks the Ohio project should
be well under way before other i'm
proven1ents are inaugurated. This
does not please the upper sections of
the Mississippi river, and yet there is
a good deal of common sense in it.
The President would scarcely favor
the opening of the Ohio because Of it's
coal traffic, and at the same time op-
pose the opening of Alabama rivers
that wotild, too, become great coal car
riers. The opening of the coal-carry-
ing rivers in this state would, however,
be light task. For one-tenth of the
sum needed in the opening of the
Ohio, the Warrior could be opened to
and through the coal districts of this
state, and no doubt it will be. The
Warrior and the Ohio will both be
needed when the Panama canal is
opened, and both should, If possible,
be opened by or before the oceans are
linked together at Panama
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04
MINISTER DROPPED.
Charges Against Rev. William Duncan
Are Sustained.

Charlotte, N. c.. November S.-With
three charges of unministerial conduct
against him, the first presbytery of the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian church.
in session at Back Creek, today voted to
grant a certificate Of dismissal to the
Rev. William Duncan, formerly pastor of
First church, this city The case has
been before the various presbyteries of
this section for a year and originated
in sensa tional charges which embodied
letters written to a nurse of local hos
pitol while the minister's wife was an in
mate of the institution. The privilege of
affiliating the Rev.. Duncan was allowed
with some other denomination.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04
MEN ARE HURRIED
AWAY FROM MOB

Shubuta, Miss, November svAfter
starting two strangers. known as Kenner
and Phelps, to Meridian for safekeeping
to escape a mob which was reported to
be forming, local officials Tonight are en-
deavoring to connect fragmentary details
in connection with the killing at Silas,
Ala, last night, of w. M. Doggett, the
probably fatally wounding of Brooks
Kroger, and the beating into insensi-
bility of his brother, Bud Kroger.
Yesterday the two Krogers, with Kennep
and Phelps started on drive across the
country to Silas. The conveyance re-
turned today with the Krogers padiy
wounded, but the strangers unhurt. Tho
arrest of Kenner and Phelps followed. the
two while disavowing any connection with
the wounding of their companions, would
make no further statement. Then fe~
lowed. advices from Silas of the killing OF
Doggett and of the forming of the mob.
The most plausible theory advanced Is
that the party became involved in free
for-all fight.