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THE SOUTHERN SITUATION.
Seven-eighths of the territory of the
Southern States is today "dry," and it is
believed that a majority of the population
favors national prohibition. The
Anti-Saloon League is well organized in
most of the States, and is pursuing a
quiet, determined, relentless opposition
to the liquor business. Today there are
fewer saloons in the thirteen Southern
States than in Greater New York, and only
a few more than in the city of Chicago.
In New York there are 30,000 places
where liquor is sold, in Chicago 28,0o>/,
and in the entire South only 29,000.
In New York State the estimated population
in 1905 was 8,160,000, and the Government
issued in the State for that year
34,080 "special tax stamps" to persons desiring
to engage in the manufacture and
saie of liquor. The thirteen Southern
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DEMANDS ABSTINENCE.
Most railroads in these days will not
retain on their payrolls trainmen who are
known to use intoxicants while on duty,
and a number of the roads will not permit
trainmen to use strong drink at any
nine, w uemer on auty or on. Tne Kalllmore
and Ohio Railroad has recently
joined this latter class. A general order
has been sent out by the Third Vice
President announcing that hereafter employes
who nave anything to do witn
the direction or running of trains win
not be permitted to use intoxicants at
any time, and that no person using such
beverages will be employed by the road.
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DOMESTIC.
Night Riders Csnvicted: Death on
the gallows for the six night riders convicted
of murder in the first degree in
the killing of Captain Quentin Rankin,
and twenty years in the penitentiary for
the two convicted of murder in the second
degree, is the sentence of Judge Joseph
E. Jones, passed at Union City,
Tenn. February 19 was set as the date for
the execution. Sentences were imposed on
tne eignt convicted nignt riders roiiowing
the overruling of motion for a new
trial on behalf of each of the men this
morning. The court declared they had
been given fair and impartial trials and
then passed the sentence. Judge Jones
disregarded the recommendation of mercy
for each of the six convicted of firstdegree
murder, and also gave the extreme
punishment for second-degree murder.
Notice of appeal was given.
Increase of Salaries: The senate committee
on judiciary has decided to report
favorably to the committee on appropriations
the amendment increasing
the salaries of all Federal judges, from
t ne enter justice and associate justices
of the supreme court to the district
judges. Under the proposed legislation
the chief justice will receive $17,500;
associate justice, $17,000; circuit judges,
$10,000, and district judges, $7,500.
The Alabama Prohibition Bill Attacked:
There is no great belief in the success
of the fight on the prohibition bill, as
inaugurated by a firm of young lawyers
at Montgomery, Ala., recently. Especially
does it fall short of enthusiasm in the
face of the well-known determination of
Governor B. B. Comer.to call an extra
session of the legislature to cure any
defects in the law. The governor has
said often that he will see to it that
the law is enforced and he told the members
of the Alabama W. C. T. U. that if
necessary to its enforcement he would
call the lawmakers back. There is a
skepticism about the attack also because
01 the belief generally that the bill is
good. The supreme court, taking up
what seemed to be every point, held it
sound, and a number of the best lawyers
of the state, notably former Chief Justice
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it along through its course of the
legislature, are confident that its armor
will withstand any attack and from any
source. Examination of the records indicate
defects in some of the allegations
of the petition at least, and it is said by
men who know that there are many others.
Men who do not agree with prohibition
frankly say that the bill has
every appearance of being fully sound.
National Bank Examiners will be put
upon a salary, or per diem and expense
basis, and the present fee system will '
be abolished, if recommendations made
by Secretary Cortelyou, Comptroller
Murray and Deputy Comptroller Kane,
of the treasury department? are carried
into effect. Members of the national
monetary commission, who will trans
nm me suggestions to congress, for
enactment into law, believe that thje
proposition will meet with favor. Under
the fee system the comptroller does