davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13
------8~z
PAY OF JUDGES.


Bar Association RecOmmends Increase
for Federal Judges,
At the recent session OF the Ala
bama State Bar Association the fol-
lowing resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
Whereas. We recognize that the COM
pensation of United States judges is
insufficient. and
Whereas, District judges are requir-
ed to hold courts at many points with.
in their respective districts, there be-
ing no provision for their expense &C.
Be it resolved, by the Bar Associa-
ton of Alabama. in convention assem-
bled. That We hereby memorialize our
Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress to use their best efforts to Sc
TALLY and adequately increasing the
compensation OF the Federal judges.
Resolved. further, That the Secre-
tary of this Association be instructed
to transmit copy of these resolutions
to each Of our Senators and Represent
atives In Congress.
Recently Congress very properly In
creased the salary Of its members, and
the pay of the army and navy and some
civil officers, and like action on its part
regarding the United States judges
would meet with public approval. The
work of the judges of the United
They exercise Jurisdiction in criminal
cases, In common law and equity cases,
in bankruptcy, admiralty and in patent
cases, and recent enactments of Con-
gres as to the pure food law, natural.
ization and interstate commerce CON.
stantly increase the pressure upon the
United States Courts. We believe the
district Judges are the only officers of
the United States who are not allowed
their expenses when they are away
from home In the discharge of official
duty. All the Federal Judges In Ala
bama have more than one place in their
some of them as many as six and eight
places.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13
Ladders 10 The Editor
a BROAD VIEW.

a Clsx1tpbls Minded Prehibitienist
psYsscates ssae Uttesssses.
A. an admirer Of The Advertiser and
it, editors. have always been inter-
ested IN the controversies you have
been brave enough to engage In, and
while do not think you are always
right II seems to me that you are 30
rarely wrong that you might place at
the head Of your editorial column Ba-
oens words; No pleasure is compar-
ground or tr ranS%ns on the vantage
In your recent unfortunate contro-
yersy with DR.. Crumpton / think your
n rsmsrxs are approved by many strong
For Tear you may by accident over
look the. hast issue Of The Literary Di-
eesh desire 70 call your attention to
sne srusie In Defense OF Calvin" in
which ~ Hill quotes from the Chap
stitutss. Is foiiews; ivory and gold
blessings OF divine Prevalence, not
Sniy permitted, but expressly designed
where prohibited to laugh. or to be
satisned with feod. or to annex new
possessions 20 those already enjoyed by
S Ssr.g,xss OF ~ our ancestors or to be
drink wine. ~ = =
! cali your attention to this simply
because u shows to my mind that you
DO not stand alone In your views about
what the Bible teaches or rather does
not teach. Surely no man should be
afraid to follow IN the thought Of Cali
yin. who, to my mind, was second only
70 Paul a. . great teacher and REFORM
er,
Personally I am q total abstainer
and favor the prohibition laws of Ala
bama. ! have politically opposed the
whiskey element OF my home town,
when. honestly believed the liquor
question was an issue. and think
to fail to strictly enforce ali laws. and,
under the circumstances, especially the
prohibition laws; but I believe every
man In entitled to think A. his con-
science dictates. believe there Is
much wisdom In tolerance, and surely
we have not reached the place when
every man y not entitled to freely ex-
out being made the text Of the ex-
* well is not to be filled with dew"
nor can the entire people be made to
agree with those unwise leaders, who,
by denunciation of good men who diff
fer with them, expect to force men to
give UP their honest COMMISSIONS
as well ~ want OF heart" and while
feel sure there 10 sincere heart in
the work OF some OF the extreme pro-
hlbition leaders. II Is apparent to many
OF the thinking men Of Alabama that
they are wanting in that wisdom that
comes from unbiased and unprecedented
thought.
Constant Reader.
Dernouoiis. Julv 10
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13

New York World.
with less violence, as was becoming
has usually attended the. discussion.
Attorney General Wick ersham soberly
urged before the Bar Association of
the ac r tST the
centraiizing tendency Of such a meas
ure, but favored 1t nevertheless as the
'Inevitabie result Of economic condi-
tions" and the Ineffectiveness OF
' Regrestsbie as this announcement
must be considered. II should be &C
cepted with all the. gravity that
80 m and
who is speaking. It is no sensational
egotist or experimenter who prescribes
, remedy rs MisnGos Mr. Wicker
s sesm Is familiar ie@ WITH Affairs and there
need be no doubt that his views have
self a lawyer ana long a magistrate.
To incorporate nationally the inter-
state commerce of the republic would
mean nothing less than the assump-
ton by the Federal Governments Of IN E.
gainful activities of the people; the
assertion Of consolidated authority OF
scope hitherto unknown to Ameri.
the States and the concentration at the
capital Of a power which If abused,
as 1t probably would he, could not fail
to shake society to its foundations
National Incorporation means much
more than the words imply. 1t means
favor, intrigue, life or death to indus.
try and commerce, espionage sectional
jealousy, personal wrongs, suspicion
and poiitics--alI conferred In one place,
remote from most of the people, and
perhapsiil one uersc~
There is no reasonable excuse for
this demand. 1t Is not "the inevitabie
result of economic conditions" for 1t
Is not true that commerce ana indus
try are In such q way as to call for
the remedies of desperation. 1t is not
justified nv "the ineffectivenesses of
state legislation" for in truth the
most notable victories over laWless
trusts and combinations have been
won by the States 1t may be attrib-
uted rather to ;mpatience With the or
cent broods Of deciamatory agitators
have been pushing the people It Is
bad reminder of an evil day. or pas.
sions that ought to have cooled ana
Of follies that ought TO have been out
Conference committee of fourtee
now levies taxes upon the INDUSTRY
and the estates of Americans IN the
name OF Congress. but mainly In fact
in the interest of plutocracy ana priv
freedom when in addition some bu-
reaucrat on the Potomac. commanding
iegions of spies and deputy marshals'
assumes despotie sway over enterpris-
e. that affect directly or indirectly ev-
erv man, woman and child In the lamar
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13
TUESDAY, JULY Ia 1909.
MICA IN CLAY.

Every few days we see something
about Clay County TO indicate that II
Is destined eventually to be one Of -he
most important mineral sections of
Alabama. The Following from the last
Issue Of The Ashland Standard II Of
interest:
A few days since, while prospecting
few miles north of Ashland. r. NJ.
Little. an experienced miner, unearth-
ed lump of mica Weighing 200 pounds
and Of very fine quality. 1t would
WAS worth about $500.
It is expected that steps win be
taken az once 70 put in machinery and
zine this deposit on a large scale.
stance In Clay and no doubt all will
soon be In operation an there IS q
growing demand for mica In the cleo
trical Held,
Mica, as most readers should know,
u among the most common and widely
diffused substances belonging to The
mineral kingdom. The. small pieces
and fragments which abound almost
ererywhere are of little value, but
when 1t can be obtained in large,
clear sheets it is very valuable. We
do not know how The Standard got
its estimate that the block found by
Mr.. Little was worth s4oo. but we
may fairly assume that the estimate is
correct, and II it Is the discovery Is
well worth investigating.
The writer of this has long known
OF the existence of mica beds in Clay
County, and has often wondered why
no effort had been made to ascertain
the extent and value of the deposits.
II is to be found in all parts of the
county. and though we were familiar
with its general diffusion we never
saw any valuable specimens. If the
block above referred to is OF the value
estimated. and does not prove to be a
solitary specimen, which is hardly prob
able. they have found a new source OF
wealth in Clay.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13
Old SoL the Great Resuscitator.

willing to abandon It. which will mean
the adoption of the House provision.
1t is too early to say what the ef-
feet of the Presidept's intervention I'm
behalf OF free hides will accomplish.
but 1t Is certain that in the final bill
the Senate rate win not stand. Com
promise talk Is the order Of the day.
\. The Senate advocates of duty are
willing to drop from Is to 10 per cent.
and, II necessary. to per cent, but
In the latter case they will want the
senate rate Of 20 per cent. on shoes
and Is per cent. on leather instead OF
the House rate of Is per cent. and 5
per cent. The senate rates in both in
stances are per cent. below the Ding
ley law,
With respect to the iron and steel
schedule, the President wants the
House rates. If the action of the
House should prevail iron ore would
ne admitted free as against Is cents
ton adopted by the Senate ana 80
cents q ton, which Is the existing rate
The House duties also are lower than
the Senate bill on horseshoes, wire
nails, steel umbrella sticks, and struc-
tural steel. The Senate rates are low
err on anvils, axles. hammers, sledges,
bolts. malleable castings. etc.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13

Occasionally we see something in the
dispatches to Indicate that Castro re-
fuses to be dead. His latest is a
proclamation" in which he predicts
the downfall of the Gomez Government
in Venezuela. and the taking possession
of the country by the United States.
We do not yet know how Taft will
show up in that respect, but II Roose-
welt were President he would like MOTH
ing better than to find an excuse to
"assimilate" that much worried coun-
try. Roosevelt was great on assimila-
ton. Even IL Taft should take ovor
the little republic we do not suppose
ne would put Castro In charge.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13
ABUSE or MRS. NOAH.

The New York Times has been en-
gaging in some homilectics on the sub
ject OF Hoah's wife. A correspondent
that the woman was incredulous on
the subject of the flood, and disposed
to be gay at the expense Of her hus-
basd and his ark building. and asks
that paper how 1t knows that she
was that sort of woman. The Times
study of the average human nature
would satisfy its correspondent that
the wife would take no stock In the
talk of food and the necessity Of
providing for the safety Of his fam
lily. Then 1t adds
Imagine the feelings of the wife of
an eminent and hitherto irreproachable
citizen of this hour IL he should sud-
denly give all his money and time to
the building of a monster airship, hav-
ing had no previous inclination for or
acquaintance with aeronautics. Would
she not be inclined to apply to the
sanity? The wife of Noah. according
to Babylonian and other Oriental tra-
dition, was a reasonably wise, prac-
teal woman, who did not believe in
the food until the food came Waila
is compared with the wife of Lot,
whose name. by the way, was Wahela.
The pronunciation of the two names
must be almost Identical. Perhaps the
lady who was turned into pillar Of
salt was named for her distinguished
ancestress, and the spelling of the
name was confused. by some ortho-
Euphrates.
The Times Is hardly fair in its reas-
oning. 1t is true that Noah was an
old man when he built the ark; in his
6O0th year. we believe. 1t Is also true
that a woman would suppose that
husband of that age had arrived at
the years of discretion. and that he
would not engage in the business OF
building a vessel the like of which
had never been seen. heard of or i'm
agined before. That would be natur-
al under ordinary circumstances. but
these were not ordinary. The ark. we
are told on the highest authority. was
built by direct command of the Al
mighty. We may reasonably infer
that Noah was a man of both wisdom
and experience, and If Mrs. Noah mad
shown a disposition to get gay about
his work as a naval constructor he
would have told her why he was build
ing 1t and what was coming: and she,
also having wisdom and experience.
would have said to him in effect. We'll.
old man. / guess you know what you
are about and I'm willing TO risk vour
judgment, so go ahead and get the
boat built and I'll have the children
ready for the trip" That's about
what would be expected of a sensible
man and wife. and that's about what
we suppose was the program. There's
no use making light of Mrs. Noah, now
that she Is so long dead.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13
This Is nv Ssth Birthday

Hollis Burke Frissell. noted as q
clergyman and educator, was horn In
sraiuat a T. from 9sie dniy ssl; f n
1874 he took a four years course at
the Union Theological Seminary. In
1880 he was ordained q Presbyterian
clergyman, and for a time thereafter
he was assistant pastor of the Madi-
son Avenue Presbyterian Church in
New York City. In 1881 he was APP
pointed chaplain of Hampton Insti-
tute, a famous school for Indians and
colored youth at Hampton. Va. Since
1898 DR.. Frisseil has been principal
of the institute and in that position he
has earned q national reputation as
an educator.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13
PAGEANrs OF THE FOURTH.
A Much Commended Change From tile bar
barism of Noise.
Maui Varx Pr@aa


New York Press.
Historical pageants, like those at the
Lake Champlain and Norwich celebrations,
cannot be too much encouraged as a means
OF giving color and change TO the observ-
ance OF our chief holiday
Incidents In the winning of the country
from the savages afford many picturesque
opportunities for tablaaux. While the
American Indian does not sem TO afford our
dramatists and composers much material
for the theatre ne IL peculiarly adapted
TO open air displays. I"utn'ling US of stir
ing events In the erscti1n of . great re-
public. At Crown Point. instead OF by the
bronze painted white actor we had the
original tale Of the Mohawk Hiawatha por-
tFayed by the actual descendants of that
noble Indians company. Numerous occur
Fenees and legends of American history
lend themselves to Fourth Of July celepi a
tions of this kind. They are capable of re-
production on varying scales. suitable 20
the lawn OF q country housG or club. or at
fording amusement ana Instruction 10 whole
communities audiences when undertaken
In ambitious degree. Shooting off fireworks.
aside from being rather more helpful to
the doctors and undert akers than any cthar
form of patriotic expression, is stupid At
paEeants of the Kind hiah in favor In
England nothing more dangerous mead be
shot off than the effuSions NJ poets and
the unacceptable periods of the orator.
Altogether the fashion Ct presenting such
spectacles affords a pleasing varient IN the
duh ceremony OF reading lhe Declaration
OF Independence and elng.ng hackneyed an
! thems
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13

JUL M8&kDWNT On Tmm NB0kO.
The able presentation Of the views
Of the majority OF the Board, Of Ar
bitration In the Georgia railroad IRE
mems strike. by Col. Hilary A. Her
bert apd published In Sundays Adver-
tiser. should be read and studied by
every reasonable and fair minded
southernsr for It's wise and Just pre-
sentation Of the questions involved.
Because OF certain bills pending IN
the Georgia Legislature, which In ef-
feet overthrows the decision of the
Board Of Arbitrators after 1t hsd
passed upon the issue. Colonel Herbert
felt that he should present resume
Of the evidence which caused him and
his associates to render their verdict.
Colonel Herbert forcefuily states a
truth known and recognised By all men
that the negro lie In the South to stay
and that he must have some work. II
he is a menace while he - ut work.
as the paid asitators loosely argue, he
IL o greater menace In idleness. Fol-
lowing the argument Of the sgitators
he points out that they would put the
negro in agriculture In competition
with the white farmer. and that in the
face Of the efforts to raise the stand
ard Of farming and Increase its re-
turns. The strike leaders ana their
prompter would keep the negro out Of
competition with every other class Of
workers except the white farmers.
Colonel Herbert declares that the
white man owes It to himself to he
Just to the negro--to allow him his
chance in the occupations for which
he II fitted. The complaint against the
negro. and Colonel Herbert points out
that it has been just. is that he was
too often given to idleness and crime.
He strongly opposes the movement TO
increase this idle ana criminal tend
ency by depriving him Of chance 10
labor at tasks for which he Is quail
fed.
No man can read the splendid pre-
sentation OF the issue by Colonel Her
bert without feeling a conviction Of
its truth and reasonableness. 1t comes
Win ali the 8Todtcf hoECc tfotH nuCh a
man az Colonel Herbert. whose life
has reflected credit on the people and
the State OF Alabama. The State Of
Alabama had no Drawer defender In
times of war than he. Part of his
body was shot away and his blood was
poured out on the battle field for his
people and for his State.
The negro has been eliminated from
politics, and In that work no man IN
Alabama bore a more conspicuous part
than Hilary A. Herbert. Courageous
iy and with determination he fought
for white supremacy in Alabama and
In that noble fight he was one OF the
chosen leaders. He and his associates
won that fight; the white people were
led back into their own. He is big
enough and brave enough now to do
justice to a weaker and inferior race.
Opposed to him and responsible for
the attempts now being made in the
Georgia Legislature to reverse the ver-
diet Of the Board Of Arbitrators are
two paid agitators from the North. one
from Chicago and one from Toronto.
Which leadership should Southern men
follow?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13

Tariff on Food Reduced" said the
headlines of St. Louis newspaper.
After reading an item headed with the
remarkable statement that the tariff
DILL had reduced the charge on any
article of food. 1t was found that 1t
referred only to the food" used by
sword swallowers. Which means that
the tariff on certain knives used by
sword swaliowers was reduced.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13
This Date In History
July II.

I677-William Berkeley, governor of
Virginia, died in England, after
having administered the office
nearly forty years.
17s5-Stephen Hopkins. q signer OF the
Declaration of Independence from
Rhode Island. died.
I7S7--Slavery abolished In the terri
torv north Of the Ohio river.
ls04-The funeral OF Alexander Hamii-
ton took place from Trinity
church. New York.
1s1s-A British fleet captured ana
plundered Portsmouth and Ocra-
coke, North Carolina
1sf4-Joseph Sadoc Elemany, first
archbIshop of san FRANCISCO,
born in Spain. Died April Is
,ss4-san Juan, Porto Rico, bombarded
by the United States sloop-oI-
1ss1--Esn sagement between Union and
Confederate forces at Carrick-
ford, Va. T., e,,,caro
for the murder of Mayor carter
Harrison. ,,a MOI
organized in London.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13

sr werdA while he frowps upon Al
or companiss Of oitisens. he = not
s9y e sSs s.s p c ss 9s . We ana
Spokane Indian reservations. - evi-
IDENTIFY . game Of chance IL this ap-
portioning Of 7Bo,ooo acres that some
sss rsE"ssi sns .Ssh ps1sss
ss Take ? chance In Uncis Sans big
Wei, The Traveller should bear In
mind that thsfe are individuals who
want lave "a prevent others from do
ing what they DO themselves. and your
Uncle Samuel 10 In the same ciAsa- We
have no defense to offsr for the lots
terry business but We think the Gov
eminent should be the nrst TO set q
good example,, aud s-hen It makes Il
q crime for an individual or = COM
pany Of private citisens to set up AID
operate lottery It should studiousiy
and completely refrain from engaging
In the business itself, ~ It has nots-
riously been Noing for many years In
connection with the allotment ana dis
tribution OF thu Indian lands. But
precept and practice do not always
work in harmony. either with govern
msnts or individuals.
Leaving ont the sthicsl and moral
points involved. however. and looking
at the matter from strictly imam
cial point cf view. 1t would be q good
stroke d Business for the Government
to set up q lottery on an extensive
scale. 1t would bring in millions OF
dollars. ana Just at this time the Gov
ernment 10 needing . good many mil
lions to enable II to pay on the deficit
caused by the extravaganza OF for
mer administration a. well rs to pro-
vide necessary funds for the future.
Much money is needed and the reve-
nues have fallen on, SO what better
than a big lottery to provide the cash?
1t would not be a moral or proper pro-
ceeding. of coprse. but what does Un-
Gle Sam care for that. except as a sub
ject to preach about? As to that mat
ter, 1t would be no worse in principle
than has 50 long prevailed in dealing
with the Indians.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13

CharIeston News ana NOurIer.
Alabama is happy. The State Supreme
Court has decided that liquor is property
and should be protected as such. The Bir-
mingham Age-Herald thinks that this
sounds the death knell of prohibition in
Alabama, and that hereafter the liquor
interests can get the protection which they
desire from the courts. No doubt the
prohibltionist will cry out against this de-
eisIon, as did the North in the bred Scott
case, and with as little reason. 1t il re-
markabie how the reformers protest against
graft and violations of the law, and yet
abuse the courts whenever they refuse to
yield TO a popular clamor. One of the most
promising things In American political life
today 10 the Independence and fairness OF
our higher courts.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13
Demopoiis. July 10.


Kansas CITY Star.
In the fall OF 1897. after the never-to-
be-forsotten seven lean years. of ruinous-
~ low prices for everything that Kansas
was raising. wheat suddenly took q turn
and prices commenced journey toward
prosperity, From 1890 to 1895 was the Pc
riod OF the greatest adversely for Kansas.
In the early e70's the State was visited by
the grasshoppers, and frsm time TO time
the early settlers witnessed the destruction
Of their crops by hot winds and droath.
But from 1885 to 1890 Kansas experienced
its historic BOOM" The people stiil use
that period for establishing 'time when"
In Kansas things happened before the
boom" or else they have happend since
the boom"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13
Ths Democracy OF Williams.

John sharp Williams, Senator elect
at the Tammany Fourth of July ceie-
bration in New York. but declined the
Invitation. though he wrote the com
mittee in charge that he would nave
topIc, when a Democrat Is Not z.
Democrat: Some Recent Illustrations.
Mr. williams should remember 10
max ing his choice OF subjects that ms
own Democracy has been questioned,
even by such arbiters as william Jen-
nings Bryan, OF Nebraska, and James
X. Vardaman, of Mississippi.
Mr.. williams took issue Win Mr.
Bryan on several occasions, ana for
that alone was sub ject to punishment.
could one have been found to At the
crime. The fississiprian did not agree
with the Nebrasien, for one thing, on
the proposition fhat the government
should own the railroads