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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20
HILL FEARS ExTRAyAGANcE.
Says Economy, Public and Private, u
Impe ratfve for Nations Welfare

Says Economy, Public and Private, IL
Impe rative for Nations Welfare
WASHINGTON Dispatch.
James j. Hill left the White House
today, after a call on President TAFT
declaring that the high cost OF living
and the extravagant manner of living
the American people. Economy on the
part of the Government and individuals
as we'll was the only method he could
suggest for remedying matters.
History shows" said Mr.. Hill, that
the high price Of living is the begin
ming of every national decline"
Mr.. Hill did not mean to say that
the American Nation was entering up
ON decline. He did not wish to sug-
gest this in any way, but he added with
Considerable emphasis that he thought
a word of caution thrown out at this
time would not be misunderstood or
fail of appreciation
Mr.. Hill said that he thought the
brains of the nation should be turned
to a correction of the habit of extrav-
agance rather than to legislation OF va
rious sorts. He declared that what was
needed was a conservation Oh Pusi-
1--WE need to quiet down" he said
land let things go on smoothly for .
while. believe in the conservation OF
our natural resources. too, but 50 TAR as
any water power trust is concerned ,
After talking with the President. Mr.
Hill chatted with Senator Jonathan
Rourno of oregon. who. as chairman
| OF sub committee of the Senate Com
mittee on Public Expenditures, is about
TO submit report upon which he has
been 4 orking ever since Congress adj
| journed.
senator Bourne does not see that .
retrenchmcnt of Government eXpendi-
| lures will Immediately reduce the price
Of living on the part of the general
| amnie Of economy set by the Govern
mert would have q great effect:
I Senator Bourne believes that the pur-
chasing power of the Government dol
! cent nv the substitution of modern
business methods for wasteful methods
| in the various Government departments
| and that thus a saving to the Govern
ment of $50, 100000 TO $lOO,OoO,Ooo
! wear will result.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20

&; 'p What yh matter ii il our weighty
President leaps no high-barred fences
with his spirited steed: II he tracks
no mountain lion to his lair ana
slashes him to bits: fails to become d
lin iitsu expert and never returns
voIIey for volley. lob for lob on the
White House tennis court. He has an
endurance of another. and quite as
necessary. kind. He returns from his
long sprint of hanquets. to say moth
ing of the possum asijes. actually
Increased in weight. Commands and
dyRpeptics alike are amazed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20
Autopsy ON A PETRIFIBD MAN


A CardaR Giant swindle That Came
to q sudden End.
The New York Sun.
mot very long after Barnum's Car
din giant went into history some
Mo-. with the petrified body. Of man
which they said they found on their
fathers farm In Iowa while Flowing,
ss Ts, 5ndss 1So Was here to-
day. The young men were exhibit
ing their petrifed man in a tent.
charging ten cents admission To the
thew explained SH siH that while working in
the field one day the plow struck
something hard, supposedly rock.
The plowman stopped down TO re-
Move ss Sis ssssssr 1 sy .ssr un
ed efforts with shovels they uncover
ed the rock, which turned out to be
petrified man, perfect In every OUT
the grave ana Identified the remains
as a neighbor who had gone of to
the war. returned home and mysteri-
ously disappeared. A marx under the
back were the main means of identi-
fication, the speaker said. and there
was no doubt that the soldier had
deg aa aar turn sa Z, %h ssG haa been listen
ing thoughtfully spoke up when the
description was finished.
You are sure that's jim ne
asked
" Certainly, said the speaker; my
father knew him well; he has positive
Know how he came to his deathf
mo, sir, It's q mystery.
Then we'll hold on Inquest.
"'In response to the amazed ex-
clamation from the owners OF the pc,
trifed man the inquisitor explained
OF the county and that it was his duty
to see that inquests were held In All
cases where death was mysterious.
The boys protested. but In VAN ,,,, t tnSy
exhibit, but were arrested and put
under bond. The petrihed man was
laid out IN state and the coroner sum-
The crowd was Immense. for this
time the show was. free.
"'If there's anybody here VINO
knows how this man M conan Sane ,or 70 nis
said the prosecutor.
Nobody responded for the boys
had jumped the bond. - ,
Then ! win make poss,mo n,ss,
ing .'1I Sp tapped the petrifed soldier
along side the head. 1t rolled round
and round like baby on doll rack
Thsn he tapped an arn That mem
| her also aid the whirling act. because
an iron rod ran through the center
| The other arm performed the same
s'Wrat do you find was the cause
of death, doctor?" asked the prosecu-
| tor. -,
"'Without another word he picked
IN his maiiet and left the death cham
Der. The petrified man was patched W
| $50 which Just about covered tins
costs OF the Inquest and the attorneys
fees. The last I heard OF the petri,
Ozarks as the remains OF Persian
king, or duke who had been slair
several thousand years ago by MS
subjects. who thought he was hard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20
CORRECTING A MISTAKE.

The Advertiser prints with great
pleasure a letter from DR.. w. H.
Sanders. in which he corrects wrong
impression as to the action Of Attor-
ney General CARRIER. in the matter
mentioned. The article referred to by
DR.. Sanders was not commented on
Is mistaken in saying Fin comments
made on the correspondence by you
the Attorney General is charged with
evading construction of the provis-
ion mentioned" The article in ques-
ton was published In It's entirety just
as It was received here, ard the COM
ments. to which DIR. Sanders refers
were not The Advertisers. but Of the
party sending the letter. We are
glad to say that no charge Of evading
responsibility was made against At
torney General CARRIER by The Adver-
fiser. 1t is but scant justice to say
Of him that he has been very gener-
Gus In his treatment of calls upon him
for opinions on public matters. If he
had strictly adhered to the letter Of
the law many requests of this char
acter would have been unanswered,
tor only heads of departments of the
state have the right to call upon him
10 give construction of statutes.
Even If he should fail to answer let
tiers from parties not authorized to
call upon him for information no
charge of evading responsibility could
properly rest against him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20
WORK WORTHY OF wosEEN
CrueIty TO Animals They
Put men to shame.

Puf men 10 shame.
Chicago Examiner.
7 A woman in Cincinnati the other
day caused the arrest of man who
was cruelty beating a horse, That
same day Chicago woman perform
ed similar mission in the name Of
humanity. volunteering TO. rebukei the
offender and bring about his prosecu-
ton when a small army of male spec
tators had declined to interfere.
Here is field OF endeavor In, when
women are constantly putting men 70
shame. The man may argue duietiy
to his friend that such cruelty 20 ant
mails should not be permitted and that
the authorities should be invoked, put
IT is always the woman who - cour-
aReous enough to take the matter IN
hand, to summon the policeman. ana
to see that the barbarity Is punish
ed.
II has been long the contention that
women never know how to treat an
animal. This may be still In dispute.
but 1t cannot be denied that women
are quick to know when an amman
Is brutality mistreated, and IL - 70
women that the moor animals may LOOK
for prompt expression of sympathy
and equally prompt assertion OF oe-
Tense.
Nearly every woman is by nature
member of the Humane Society sn9
Cruelty to Animals. 1t IS true that
there are some women too timid or
too diffident to he Immediately as as
sertive as the two women Wnose ac-
lions have been specified but a. the
impulse Of disgust and wrath is mere,
ana happily In many instances they
express themselves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20
CONGRESS AND SUGAR TRUST.


New York Evening Post.
After the disclosures and allegations
of the past three days in the sugar
rust affair. there can no longer be an
question as to the action which Cor
gress must take in the matter. and
must take with the least possible de-
lay. thorough and searching inves-
tigation by a committee of high stand
ing ought to occupy foremost place
on the program of the coming session.
Such a committee ought to call before
it not only the officers and employees
of the customs service who are con-
cerned. either as accusers or accused,
In the enormous frauds alleged, hut
the high officials of the Government
and of the sugar trust whose names
have figured in connection with the
matter. The simplest mind, can now
see that the time Is past when a 'po-
lItical pull can count for anything
The public demands the facts, and it
will not wait patiently for their dis
closure in the slow process OF litiga-
tions II is not alone the scanda lous
character OF the frauds alleged and the
ma knitude of the robberies charged to
agents of the company which make
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20
Japau,s Luxurious Prison.

The most luxurious prison in the
world is in japan, about fifteen miles
from Toxic. In the midst Of garoens
where flourish medlars ana CHERRY
trees where are seen ornamental
nonda with water lilies, arises the pa
lati1l prison. MI,
lighting throughout Is by electricity,
and the apartments are furnished lux
uriousIy. Bathrooms with marble
On dressine rooms and reading rooms
nothing eeou1s tn he wanting to
make the sotourn In this prison pleas
ant. In fact. 1t seems an ideal coun-
try resjdarce, scarcely calculated to
reduce crime.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20

We don't know how it will end, bat
Just at this time there is much harsh
criticism, not to say denunciation, of
the game of football, and talk of re
form or quit" is frequent. They may
be able to make a safe and sane sport
of it, but we are not very hopeful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20

"The principal thing. it seems to
MS. Is that Virginia should select her
own flower" says The Columbia
State. True. but there appears little
prospect of her ever doing so. They
are as slow about reaching a conclu-
sion as lot of bad children.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20

DR.. Carlos Montezuma, of Chicago,
who is an educated Apache Indian. de-
clares that "commerciaIism is the
curse of the American Indian" That
Is one of their heritages from the
white brethren.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20

About the most uneasy position that
any man in Alabama can occupy is
that of the one who wants an office
and fears to take a position on the
amendment. The top rail of the po-
iitical fence is becoming decidedly
'tetery." and it would trouble a pos
sum to hold on to It,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20

Wool prices are dangerously high,
says a textile journal. OF course they
are, but it Is not the fault Of the
sheep, nor yet Of the owners of the
sheep. Charge it to the trusts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20

We recently heard of an old man,
Kentuekian at that. who declared
that he had never tasted a mint tulep
IN all his days. Strange how some
people miss the good things of life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20

The child that's left to himself
will put his mother to shame.-Irish'
- don't see any sense in referring
to the wisdom OF solomon" said the
man smartly. "He had thousand
wives" Yes answered the woman.
tartly: che learned his wisdom from
them buffalo Express.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20

We can hardly find words to ex-
press our disapprobation of that
lynching up in Cairo. Ill DO not the
good people of that vicinity know
Ysat mob law is very wrong2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20
Right


a SNW~ WEE8s
and there is probably no end to the
gentleman's vocabulary.
Thank sgiving. and her Big Fat Turkey
Gobbiers are also in fine feathet.
Don't that tickle YOU somss
In ra the sugar ssan ,sps wA ai the n
a Montgomery blonde. 49,
There Is no stand patter who can
stand anv patter than your Uncle Zoe
Cannon.
Several cyclones OF late. bat none OF
them hit this country any harder than
did Senator Aidrichs tariff cyclone
And now for a mint juisp this
Christmas without the mint and with
out the juiep.
When Brother Rockefeller gives the
hook-worm the "hook" we win ali be
glad
It is reported that Miss Alice
with pink tights while smoking a
cigar over an Emperor's grave In Ko-
rea, and told Nick. her hubby. to make
a napSshot OF her. The Koreans were
shocked, Erieved and mortified. We
Imagined Mrs. Longworth wore the
trousers in that family. but were un-
aware that thew consisted of pink
fights.
when Your Lips Framed Yes.
when your lips framed yes" in the
sweetheart days.
when we walked together through
twilight ways.
I'll never forget your laughing eyes.
That seemed like giimmer OF Para
disc. s
I'll never forget the quick caress.
When yonr lips framed yes" when
your lips framed yes"
When your lips framed '.yes'' in the
long ago,
And the little thin moon in the sky
hung low,
And the mockinR bird burst into sweet
sweet song.
oh. the rose was sweet and the night
was long. III
Tho parted think of the happiness
When your lips framed "yes." when
your lips framed yes.
PHIL II. ARMSTRONG.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20

wife--You promised that IL ! would
Hushand--wsil,, isn't it?
Wife-No. wish hadn't married
you. illustrated Bits.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20

week. They have been organizing two
years, but 1t will only, take you min
ute to decide to vote mo" the 2sth.
Feur Crops In One Year.
Crenshaw County News.
The News received by mail q box
containing several green boughs from
berries with one ripe one. They were
sent by w. w. Reeves. Of Beat 2. and
on the box was written that this makes
four crops this year.
MOI This Time, go. ~.
Centerville Press.
Have we manhood enough to vote
against what we know to be wrong?
Shall we be incorporate enough to
put into the Constitution Incorporate
laws. Shall we go back to the days OF
the blue laws. fanaticism. and burn
ing at the stalker
The Civic League.
Canebrake Herald. j
The fact that Uniontown has Civic
League had almost been forgotten un-
til last week. notice calling q meet
ing was published. Such organizations
have been very popular In many places
and they are now necessity to a city.
No human being can make anything
more beautiful than woman. II Is
with her eye OF beauty that the hcme
it was by her efforts that many city
parks and pleasure resorts were con-
structed.
Jefferson d All Right.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Jefferson County was a stronghold
of prohibition two years ago and II IL
now the storm center OF the amend
ment campaign. The amenders have
for some time past. Their State head
quarters are here. their canard factory
Is here, Brooks Lawrence's chief organ
Is here and 1t is from this point that
literature. But let them beat the air.
Opponents of the amendment are not
asleep. They are less noisy than the
amenders, bur they Will poll major
Jority against the amendment In
county which gave nearly 1000 for pro-
hibition two years age will indicate q
crushing defeat for the amendment In
the State.
The Deciding Time Near at Hand.
Troy Messenger.
1t is amusing to watch the asser-
! tions of the papers now, The Adver-
tiser would leave no room for doubt
| The Birmingham News says that the
ranks of the ants are wavering and
| that the ants see the handwriting on
the wall and that they know II means
1
| and receive encouragement, no matter
| what side you are on.
| :.
Not Very Neral Literature.
| Greenville Living Truth.
For a moral issue" the nmenders
have circulated campaign matter which
Is anything but moral. One of the cir
culars is a reflection on the woman of
! the State who do not agree with the
amenders. and the man who wrote and
| the parties who in any way aided in
Its circulation deserves the most severe
condemnation of all right thinking
people. This matter of making war on
women is disgrace to the chivalry Of
| Alabama.
Another infamous production is the
Campaign Song of the Old Guard"
gotten out by o. T. Dozier II is =
vile thing and yet this putrid emana-
| ton from filthy and vulgar brain was
handed to ladies and children at pub
lie meetings in Birmingham and some
of the amendment papers have pro-
duced the same in their columns. 1t is
q shame that the amendment. the
great moral co Issue" should have de-
generated to such vile vulgarity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20
DRIFT WOOD


A November Optimist.
Hear Parson SNOWFALL:
4.
Weather's gittin' colder.
But I amt a-feelin' gium.
Shoat am gittin' fatter
An It set me GRIMM some.
Hallsluiah In de mornins
Hallelutah In de night,
November weather's mighty fine.
he worlds
Right
~. s.
'Possum am a-griniiinf
At dc sweet.pertater bin.
As dough he am a-sayin'
sLAwdy, me an you am kin.
So ] des say Watch out, honey"
I will kotch you shore. tonight
November time an Postum time. =
De worlds ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20
Letters to The Ldiso,



Fort Deposit. Ala. Nov. IL, lsos.
Editor The Advertiser:
Inc amender4 with a barbecue ao-
vertisement, had a small crowd COM
pared 70 barbecue occasion at this
pace, adjoining and distant beats con-
tributine. ! saw the crowd. but do
not ATTEND the speakings of either side
as get too much of II In the papers
ana DO NOT care to hear old straw
tnrsshed over and get nothing put
However. am reliably informed
that Tom Helm was the principal
speaker. Ny opinion, based on reiia-
pie Information. Is that as usual his
speech was no argument or attempt al
honest, dignifed address to his con-
stituents. but diatribe against many
of his betters. Including The Adver-
tiser and Hon. Thomas @. Jones; ma
King attempt TO prejudice the people
against The Advertiser for It's late
cartoon and position that BROOKS
Lawrence IL blind to conditions in his
home state OF Ohio and looks through
maSnifysng glasses at conditions IN
alabama and against Judge Jones for
doing his imperative duty. in consider
One should always feel that they
could perform no duty more useful ~
society than that Of fair and honest
criticism OF all men and perhaps more
especially OF men OF ability and lite
long propity.
1t Is more agreeable, however. to the
feelings Of Mr.. Heftin to treat with
levity and mfsdirection and misappli-
cation and senseIess denunciation the
acts and writing Of men of distinction
and honest worth.
There Is too much better timber In
the Fifth District than to have re-
nomination Of this political mounte-
bank
Justice tn Attorney General CARRIER.
Montgomery Ala. Nov. Is. 1902
Editor of The Advertiser
In Your issue of SUNDAY last some
appeared between DR..
Oliver III. Harris. of Mobile. and the
Governor, Through mis- Secretary, Mr..
McNeeD. and also between DR.. Harris
and the undersigned, in reference to
the construction by the Attorney Gen
erni of the provision In the "prohibi-
ton laws" applying to the prescribing
OF alcoholic beverages by physicians
In comments on the correspondence
made bv you. the Attorney General 10
charged with evading construction
of the provision mentioned. In this
comment beg TO say that an Injustice.
unintentionai. 1 have no doubt was
done that official. ! have been desir-
GUS of having PERSONS interview
with the Attorney General on the
question submitted by DR.. Harris. but
owing to circumstances, for which net
ther Colonel CARRIER nor myself
could be blamed, the Interview has not
been held.
Under this state of facts you Will. ]
am sure. concede that Colonel CARRIER
could not be justly charged with evad
ing the construction of law.
In this connection, I desire to say
that whenever questions OF construc-
tion Of legal points have been submit
ted by this department to the Attor-
ney General prompt compliance with
the requests has always been rendered
without reservation or evasion.
Very respectfully yours
wv H. Sanders
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20

--rhs hvpoerite's PRAYER never
reaches above the church spire.--
FLORIDA Times Union
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing


Dothan Journal. q
The reason Conner Lawrence Weak
ley Company called this election In
ninety days Is because the Constitution
forbid IL being any earlier, else you
would not have been given even q
week. They have been organizing two
years. but 1t will only. take you min
ute to decide to vote mo" the Gath.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20

Crenshaw County News.
The News received by mall q box
containing several green boughs from
mulberry trees filled with green null
berries with one ripe one. They were
sent by w. w. Reeves. of Beat 2. and
on the box was written that this makes
four crops this year.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-22
FEAR LEMONS BRIDE WILL
GO INSANE WITH GRIEF.

JERSEY CITY. Nov. 22.-Lennon's
bride of a week is at the home of her
parents today. She is Frustrated and a
physician is in constant attendance.
Fear is entertained that she maylose her
reason. She had no knowledge of her
husbands troubles, and the first she
knew of the attempt upon his life was
when a Jersey City policeman notified
her of the fact. Later, when she
learned the cause that prompted the
act, she became frantic with grief.
Lennon, when he kissed her good
bye, said he was going to Newark to
attend to some business and would re-
urn in a few hours.
Mrs. Lennon is one of the handsom-
est and most popular young women in
what Is known as the Bergen section
of the city. She is prominent in church
work. At the time of her marriage
she was employed in a New York busi-
ness house as stenographer, receiving.
it is said. the largest salary paid a
woman for that class of work.
Friends Of Lennon are shocked over
mis- downfall. With the exception OF
Thomas Davis, not one of them had the
slightest suspicion that he was other
than an honest n honorable man.
What he did with the money he took
from the lighterage company is a mys-
terry to them. Tn no way was he en-
travagant.. He was plain in dress. did
not wear jewelry and was not addicted
10 drink. 1t may be that he dabbled OH
a small scale in Wall Street.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-22
MAD DOG BITES CHILD
IN MONTCLAIR;' is SHOT.
Little Inmate of Institution I'm
dergOing Pasteur Treatment.

Marion Lake, a ~4-year-old inmate of
the Children's Home on Gates avenue,
Montclair, was bitten in the arm by a
small dog on Saturday afternoon while
playing in the rear of the home with
a number Of other children. The
gardener tied the dog up n notified
the police. The dog was afterward
shot. Health Officer Chester II. Wells
sent the head of the animal to the
Research Laboratory, New York, for
examination. He received word today
that the dog was afflicted with rabies.
The little victim will be given the Pas
teur treatment.
The dog had been chased along Gates
avenue by three boys on bicycles, and
when the home was reached it ran into
the grounds. where the children were
at play. 1t bit the Lake girl as soon
as 1t entered the place, but made no
attempt to bite anyone else. The
gardener took it in his arms and tied
it up. While awaiting the arrival of a
policeman several of the children fed
and carressed 1t. but no one else, as far
as is fkffown, was bitten by the animal
Since Mayor C~rawford's proclamation
went into effect Policemen Hugh Seery
and William Stewart, who are armed
with double-barreled guns. have des-
troyed a large number of dogs found
running at large without muzzles. The
policemen travel together, so that the
evidence of the one shooting h stray
animal may be supported by the other.
There is a great cal Of criticism di-
vested against the Mayors action by
owners of valuable pets.