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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
IittI. Girl Killed.

Thelma Jones, aged five, met almos! instant death today. from pistol ball discharged accidently by the weapon falling to the floor at her home. The child's mother was reaching upon 2 mantel board to get mirror. when she accidently knocked on the pls,oI scream a second later The mother see ing what had happened. became almost frantic. The father of the child. Is D M, Jones, a well known engineer on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
Busy at Ensfey.

Inquiry at police headquarters elicits the fact that for the past week or ten days the constabularly force of Ensley has had easy work. Only a few arr rests have been made and these were for minor offenses. The statement is made in police circles that the city is perhaps more quiet than at any time in several years. This condition is att tributed to the great amount of work going on. There Is a continual cry for more men in every industry and in the numerous special contracts under way. This produces the condition that everyone Is busy and no time left for other affairs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
Webb Linn Arrested.

Webb Linn, young man under 30 years of age, was arrested and brought to the county jail today on two charges of assault with intent to murder He was arrested by two deputy sheriffs as he was enroute to his work at Sayre mines in the western part of the county. Webb was Indicted some time ago and when the case was called in court he did not show up. Bond has been fixed at $500. Linn is charged with having assaulted William Bibby, a mine operator at Littleton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
A sOCIAL SEWING PARTY.

delightful afternoon was given a number of her friends by Mrs w. B. Davidson on Wednesday at her home on wilkerson Street, when she enter tained the members of Mrs. Lewis Cobb's division of the Working Circle of the First Baptist Church. Each guest was provided with an apron and requested to feather-stitch 1t. To the one who finished first a bon-bon dish was awarded as a prize. It fell to Mrs. Brewer of Kansas City.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
seaboard VIII Ruild.

The statement is made here that the Seaboard Air Line Railroad will build a branch line from the main line be- tween Birmingham and Atlanta to Am niston. The line will be constructed in the next few months. It is believed that other development will be under taken by the line in this State. The change in presidency and general man ager of the Seaboard Air Line Rail- road will hardly affect the propositions of development in this State by this line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
New Master Mechanic.

Frank P. Roesch of Chicago has been appointed master mechanic of the Southern Railway, Birmingham divis- ion. and he has come to Birmingham to take charge of the work, vice G. w. Seidell, who has gone with the Rock Island system. The Birmingham divis-
 ion of the Southern is one of the most
 important on the system and the mas
 ter mechanic has a large amount of
 work to perform. Mir. Roesch comes
 from a large locomotive works in the West.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
MRS. MERTINs ENTERTAINED

Mrs. Paul Mertins was the hostess with whom the members of the No Name Club met yesterday morning at her home on South Perry Street.
 The meeting was a pleasant one and well attended.
 Among the -of-town guests were: Miss Johnstone of New Jersey. Mrs. McDavid of Florence. and Mrs. Crowder of Virginia.
 The program for the morning in cIuded papers by Mrs. J. Craig Smith. Mrs William Hudson, Mrs Victor Han son and Mrs. Albert Woolfolk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06

If you use Daybreak Fertilizers, you might as well make arrangements to bank your potatoes or your money.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06

Miss Collins has returned to her home at. Union Springs after g visit
 here to Miss Julia Taylor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06

Mrs Paul LeGrande has as her guest, her cousins Miss Johnstone. of New Jersey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06

Mrs. Hall. who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Robert Stringfellow. has returned to her home in Selma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06

Miss Mary Scott of Detroit, Mich., is the guest of her brother, Mir. M. c. Scott at their home on South Court street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
MEETING OF SOPHIE
 BIBB CHAPTER.

The Sophie Bibb Chapter, United Daughter of the Confederacy met Wed nesday afternoon at the home or the President, Mrs. L. B. Whitfield.
 The especial business of the meet ing was the election of delegates to the state convention which will convene at Union Springs, May 9. The follow ing delegates were elected: Mrs. LA B. Whitfield. president; Mrs. J. c. Lee, Mrs. Cozart, Mrs. M. D. Bibb, Mrs. j.. A. Kirkpatrick. Mrs L. G. Dawson, Miss E. P. Andrews, Mrs. Frank Fillmore and Mrs. Andrew Buchannon. director of the J. E. B. Stuart Chapter of the Chil- dren of the Confectionery.
 This was the first meeting of the Chapter under the new President, Mrs. Whitfield, and was a large and enthu- siastic one. It was decided at this meet ument which will be erected on the near future for the benefit q the mon- ument which will be erected In the shiloh Battle field, and plans for it's management were discussed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06

MT. James l.. Calhoun of Chicago Is the guest of his sister. Mrs. ohm Gin- drat Winter at her home on South Goldthwaite street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06

MT. Stewart Mackenzie has gone to Birmingham on a business trip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
Appropriation for orphanage.

The County Board of Revenue today doubled its appropriation to the or phanage at East Lake and conducted by the Sisters of Charity of the Catho- lie Church. Several citizens of all de- nominations appeared before the Board Iof Revenue and made the request. The county had been giving $500 per an- mum. The institution at East Lake has more than seventy children now under it's care and the appropriations from the church and State have not been sufficient to keep the place out of debt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
MpmrNe OF MOTHERS UNION:

The Mothers' Union met yesterdayy 7 afternoon with Mrs. Paul hoeoet IN. Jackson Street. ohsrs
 The President, Mrs. N. J. Chaihpe,s nresided. The meeting was openeu hv siIent urayer, after which the re- norts of the secretary and treasurer were read. Miss Mckinney. Mhu u,,ss had charge of the Neighoornooa of west End, was present ana thAnaet inc Mothers Club in very pieas~n manner for the help given Tn ciup TUT mothers at West End.
 A selection from the federation pase was read by Mrs. Gunnels, correspoho- ing. secretary.
 Report was given in from committee appointed to arrange program TOT en- tertaining Mrs. Schoeff, president ol the National Congress of Mothers, who will he the guest of the Mothers Union on the 24th of April.
 The paper for the meeting was me Function of Great Literature Tn Cnarac- ter Building" written by Mrs Herman H, Birney of Philadelphia. Penn.
 Discussion of the paper was led py Mrs. A. T. Goodwin.
 Later the question box was opened and questions answered in the ex- pressed opinions of different members
 oficers elected for coming year 1soS- 1907 were:
 Mrs. N. J. Chambers. president: Mrs Ray Rushtou, First vice-presidenti Mrs. Chas. Moritz. second vice-presi- dent; Mrs. Helen Cadden, secretary; Mrs. Minnie Ledyard. treasurer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06

Mir. and Mrs. George Miles have re- turned from Florida where they went for his health, and their friends will be glad to learn that he has recover ed from his recent illness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06

Miss Isabell Richmond, Secretary of the Young Womans Christian Associa- ton is expected to return today from Lexington, Kentucky, where she has been for several weeks and where she was called on account of the illness of her sister.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
HAKER-LATAsTE.

The following announcement Whicn appeared in the Dallas (rex) Morning News will be of great Inter est here where Mir. and Mrs La Taste made their home Tor many vssrs ana where the bride elect spent her entire girlhood.
 sMr. and Mrs. Lucien V. LaIasess s have announced the engagement u, their daughter, Marie, to MT. Myrie r. Baker. of Keokuk. Iowa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
MARRIAGE OF MISS wILkEn.-, . !,

mAARlAGE OF MlSS WlL
 SON AND MR. WAL!ON' A quiet home wedding was solem- fixed yesterday morning at the resl- dence of the brides grandparents. MT and Mrs. H. L. Yelverton. on Washing ton Avenue, where Miss MatIie Lou wilkerson and MT. Julian c. walton. of Charles. Georgia, were united m marriage, pr. Charles A. stakeley' ofiiciating.
 Only the immediate relatives or the young couple were in attendance.
 The home was tastefully decorated with palms and other potted plants and a profusion of white roses, carna- tions and Easter lilies.
 The bride was attired in becom- ing gown. of alipe blue cloth with hat to match and carried an arm cluster of white carnations an1 maiden hair fern.
 The bride is the bright and sttrac- tive grand daughter of Mir. and Mrs. H. L. Yelverton, and has spent her entire life in their home, her parents having died when she was an infant
 Mir. Walton is well known mer- chant and planter of Charles. Ga.
 A wedding breakfast was served df- rectly after the ceremony. MT. and Mrs, Walton left on an early train for their home in Georgia, carrying with them the congratulations ana best wishes of all their friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
OPEN SHOP POLICY
TT WILL BE CONTINUED AT REFUB-
 LICs MINES.
President Topping sf the Company, Declares He Has No Intenti0n to Change CorpoRation's Atti-
 tude On the Subject.

Birmingham. April 5.-(special)-A positive statement was made today by John A. Topping, president of the Re- public Iron and Sf eel Company and the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Comapny that there would be any change made in the attitude of the companies in regard to the operation of the coal mines in this State.
 The open shop policy prevails at tIe
 union miners having been on strike
 since July. 1904. For several days there have been rumors afloat that the new official of the two companies
 would make change at the mines and
 today MT. Topping was questioned as
 to these rumors. He gave out the fol-
 lowing statement:
 concerning the attitude of the pres ent management of the Republic Iron and Steel Company and the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company. rel-
 ative to the policy now in force In re spect to the management of heir coal mines. desire to say tf no change of policy win be made anu our employees may rest assured of our full protection and the enjoyment of their rights under our present contracts Mir. Topping stated that he had not been called on Dy leaders of the union nor ndu ne DttH uutStiOHCu " interested in the subject. When ask ed as to the concentration of opera tion of the two big corporations In this State, he said that there would not be any radical changes in the heads of the departments. except perhaps some of the duties of the heads or de- partments might be changed.
 He announced the appointment of J. A. Durfee, heretofore general super intendent of all op' s.ations in the Ems ley division. incluoing furnaces, steel plant. foundry and other industries. J. W. Shook continues as superintend- ent of the blast Iron furnaces at Ems ley. W. F. Thornton. heretofore In charge of the ore mining operations of the Republic Company. is made gen
 eral superintendent of brown ore mine operations of both the Republic and Tennessee Companies. No announce
 ment is made as to a general district
 manager. w. H. Hassinger continues as district manager with the Republic Company as we'll as remaining vice
 president of the company"
 Mir. Topping ieftShe Birmingham dis trict tonight for. Pittsburg. his gen.
 eral office It is believed that there will be further announcements in the near future in regard to the concen-
 tration of operations in this section.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
Cash Bond Required.

In accordance with a resolution
 adopted last night by the city council the mayor today accepted from the proprietors of such saloons as had been closed by his orders for violations of the Sunday laws, a cash bond that if permitted to open again for busi- ness there would b. no violation of the Sunday laws. The bonds state that any violations of the Sunday laws forfeits the cash put up with the city treasurer. Five saloons have opened up under these regulations and the mayor announces that the lid has been put on and will rsmain on. The po- lice will be instructed to give careful |attention to Sunday law enforcement
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
pr,.oner VIII Do whitewashing.

Glenn Teotherow. a prisoner in the county jail, has agreed to whitewash the Jail. including the basement TOT sIo2 He was awarded the contract to- day by the board of revenue and Will begin work at once. Here is Teotherow bid: o.
 Birmingham, Ala. April 4, 1so6. Hon. Board of Revenue, 1ehersop
 County: agree to perform all labor required to whitewash interior of both white and coIored jails. yards and hospital included (the wall being done same as before) for the sum of $110. I also agree to whitewash basement where colored women stay for SIS. I will do n firstclass job and guarantee satisfac- ton.
 Yours respectfully.
 fsirnedO Glenn Teotherow.
 After considering the appearance of the jail and yards 1t was decided to let Teotherow do the work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
PERSONAL ITEMS

There will be a reception this even- ing at the parlors of the Central Pres byterian Church. given to the dele gates to the Christian Endeavor Union meeting here today. The reception is rendered by the three local associations of Chritian Endeavor, and it promises to be an enjoyable affair.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
Lot These Marvellous Medical Dis-
 coveries Cure You.

Cooper's New Discovery strengthens the weakened organs the gastric juices of the stomach neutral ize the uric acid in the system and ceanses and pues the blood. Coopers Quick Relief reduces swelling, steps the pain and relieves the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06

number of times in Al CampbelIs sa- loon this afternoon when filled with number of people.
 ''From reports reaching this once enough sections of the code were Vlo- lated all at once to demand a $500 bond or more. and 1t strikes me the ofhcer should be reported to the police com mission for either not knowing his duty or being afraid to do it.
 Very truly.
 George B. Ward, Mayor.
 Chief wier stated that he would ln- vestigate the circumstances of the ar rest and if necessary order Officer Nor rel to appear before the police com mission and explain the matter in de- tail. Officer Norrell stated this morning that he was not a witness to the shoot ing but ran to the place as soon as ne heard the shots. He inquired who did the shooting and was informed that Haynes was the man
 He placed him under arrest and W. b. Morgan and Jerry Fountain signed the bond. Officer Norrell stated that ne did not see a pistol, and also that ne did not search the defendant very close ly. He said he ran his hand over ms hin pocket and did not feel a pistol therein.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03

+ OF power there.
"Whon the production Of the Juice, both
ty the development of water power and
the burning Of coal for that purpose close
by the mines, transmitting the power to
the cities. has approached its maximum :
he said, the wonderful current will have
wrought n revolution indeed. Then tho
cities will once more have tho pure air
and blue skies that they had before the
present industrial development began.
But that day will not come until after
both consumers and current producers
have gone through a long and severe
course Of education. Tho manufacturer
and tho public will have to learn that
electric power is cheaper than steam.
and otherwise superior; then they will
use 1t in such increased quantities that
i. can be produced much cheaper than
now even.
fairly uniform throughout tho twenty-tour
| hours must be found out; then 1t can be
sold at q fraction Of the present cost IT
actually is but for o tho fact that the power
plants have TO Gator to such variable de-
mand, the call for power In the daytime
bng much sss than fe1 E Eoez on the
day the same as at - night !s i.t.o,,, -. !.
ford to us It for cooking and other dones-
consumption by tho rich and tho wel-to-s
do. the demand brings down its price 1t
will prove a blessing to the poor. Then
electrical cooking Will DO the cheapest
method for oil classes.
"Uven In tho tenement houses?
There more certainly than anywhere
else. Coal is used by, nobody so waste
fully as by the poor IN cooking, for the
fire is not hot enough to cook with until
much OF the fuel has been burned, while
during all the latter part Of the fire there
ia nj n
with q much cheaper current electric
water heating will still be relatively high.
It is not easy to explain why without be-.
Ing technical; Just say that water alb
serbs an astonshingly large numb9r Of Of
get hot at all. and let 1t go ut that.
They have already learned how to ex-
tract nitrogen from tho air cheaply,f
though not cheap enough as yet to COM
peto with other sources Nitrogen In
some form is ono Of the worlds greatest
needs to-day.
without 1t for fertilzlng tho soil would
become exhausted and barren, and this Is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
steam

be times when there will be no train on
the stretch OF track supplied by each
power house; yet 1t must be kept going
all the time, and At great obvious waste
with the power houses set at twenty
mile intervals, say, there VIII always he
trains to serve with tho current. The New
York Subway system has one big power
producing plant and several transforming
stations, at each OF which an alternating
current Is received, passed through ro-
tnry transformers and fed out to the
train motors as a direct current. Tho
use OF the direct current in tho motors
will always, in my Judgment, be more
economical wherever the trnffic is of any
great density. No matter how tho motors
are built. the direct current will do the
rquired work less expensively thnn the
alternating.
Mr.. steinmetz holds very strenuously 20
this view. but says that no matter which
current Is used in the motor 1t will be OF
the alternating type as transmitted, and
for some time the change to the direct
form will have to be accomplished by the
use OF revolving transformers.
but when the mercury rectifier has
been perfected" said Mr.. Steinmets.
"the revolving transformers will no lon
ger be necessary. The rectifler Is al
ready In practical use for the trans
formation OF currents OF small volume,
such as those used In comparatively
small lighting circuits. In the rectiner's
present development, glass is the only
material of which 1t can be mnnufac-
tured. If some other material could be
used rectifier could be placed on every
trolley car, the car could be served with
an alternating current, to be transformed
on the car for the motor, but rectfiers
made OF glass are too fragile to risk
on trolley cars.
1.-THE use Of glass in making rectlfers
large enough to handle heavy currents is
impracticable. Such currents generate
great heat in going through, and no
method OF cooling the rectifler except by
the application OF water. has been de-
vised, and that would break tho glass
Porcelain wouldn't do: It also would be
broken II water were used to cool 1t with.
The perfection Of the rectifier will be q
very important forward STEP
OF the new gasoline-electric locomo-
tives. on which the current is generated
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03

be handled In single cars running at
frequent intervals over light rails. and
their equipment was neither heavy
enough nor reliable enough to do the
steam locomotive3's work. That Is tho
reason the fast electric lines between
Chicago 'and st. Louis. proposed in 1882
and other similar early projects did not
mnterialize.
Since then, however. both the electric
traction engineers and the steam ROAD
managers have undergone a liberal edu-
cation Forced to meet the situation ty
the way the tro!leys have cut into their
business, particularly suburban, the steam
road managers have been investigating
electric traction as they never did before.
At the same time the electrical engineers
have studied, as OF first they did not. tho
requirements OF the present uteam roads
as &c speed and reliability. ~ne use OF
electric traction on elevated and subway
lines has helped. Electrical engineers
now understand thoroughly that the
.teaim railroad problom Is not so simple
as they thought it, while the steam road
managers are convinced that electricity
can do much moro than they ut first
supposed
IT should hardly say that fear of the
scrap heap has seriously delayed the in
PRODUCTION OF electricity. 4.le big trunk
lines will not have f. throw their steam
locomotives away. Those displaced on su-
burban lines will replace old, WORKOUT
engines on branch lines; thus steam trnc-
ton win be constantly driven further and
further from the densest traffic.
But 1t will be long time before the
engines can be displaced as fast as they
wear out, and many engines would be
worn out before 1t would be possible for
the great electric companies to build the
vast equipment necessary to q general
change OF moter power were all the big
roads to decide upon 1t tomorrow. Such
decision would swamp the construc-
tion companies utterly; in fact. they will
probably be driven hard to get the
equipment out on time, even with grad
unl change. extending over considerable
term OF. years.
..rt takes eight months to build one OF
the great turbine engines with accom-
pnnying dynamo-some OF them to de-
velop the equivalent OF between 5000 and
1000 horse-power-which must be furnish
cd BY the hundreds for the equipment Of