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The Washington times., 1906-07-08
NIGHTLY GHOST DANCE
At LUNA PARK SHOW
Have Invaded Denizens Of Moving Pic
ture Film in Fantastic Array and
tc Crowds Wondement.

There is a company OF ghosts OF the
films in the moving pictures Of the
Tours OF the World. Luna Park
Nobody knows how they got there.
but there they are. distinct and weird,
following the figures IN a dance and
DIaving hide and seek with the subjects
of the picture every afternoon and even
ing. Electrician Girard has tried in vain
10 discover the cause OF the fantastic
play and has given IL up.
When the odd presence was discover
ed II was taken % mean that something
had gone wrong with the firms. But IN
that event the lights would have been
always in one place. while IN this case
they moved about with the figures.
Tho weird lights which appear 10 be
ghosts of some lost age start from the
heads Of a company IN dance and go
upward toward, and in several cases
touching. the ceiling OF the room in
which the dance is taking place. As the
dancers move from point % point the
shafts OF light follow them as II 70
mock their merriment-
"I don't know what causes the lights.
said Manager George i. Gil this morn
ir.g. The films have been around the
world. and somewhere on their journey
the originals OF the dance may have
returned from the grave to join their
pictured selves In the merry whirl-'
The Washington times., 1906-07-08
WIDOW THREATENS
TO KILL CHAUFFEUR
BlameS Him for Husbands
Death in Automobile
Accident.

ST. LOUIS, July For the death OF
her husband, Alfred Burton. who was
killed when an automobile plunged
down an embankment iE ST. Louis
county Thursday night, Mrs. Burton
blames the chauffeur. Howard Wash
ington She was in the machine when
IL dropped over q twenty-fOot embank-
nent with its nine occupants, killed
Burton, seriously wounded John Sweet.
and painfully bruisins Mrs Burton, her
two little girls and tnree young women
who were with her,
Mrs. Burton was removed from the
house before learning that her husband
was dead This morning she was in
formed OF his Ceath. ana went - once
10 the place Of the accident where lay
her husbands body. which had not
been removed by the coroner. When
she saw the body she exclaimed 4 am
golng 90 shoot Washington Why
could not he be dead instead Of my
,husband2"
Washington, his employers widow
says, caused the accident by turning
10 look for his hat. which had blown
Off Mrs. Burton told the story Of the
fatal ride al the cor0ner's inquest, and
Of how the powerful machine while
running al a speed Of nfty miles an
hour suddenly plunged over the high
embankment Washington IS ia jail in
Clayton. He told a straightforward
story Of the accident 70 visitors.
From the time of the accident al mid
night until 10 o'clock the next morning.
John Sweet, VINO sustained three broken
ribs and a broker leg in the fan. re-
nained In "A barn near by without med
zeal or surgical attention because tle
authorities Of ST Louis county feared
that If the injured man were sent 10
the city hospital in St. Louis the county
would be compelled 20 meet the expense
of his treatment Burton D1CE also
was permitted g remain by the wreck
ed machine Ir.UI the coroner began
the inquest. BuTtOn's pet collie. JACK,
remained beside the body Of his master
for hours after the accident, refusing
10 let any one approach IL
The Washington times., 1906-07-08
OBSERVATION POWERS
DECREASING IN MEN
Swiss Professor Conducts Experiments
Showing Superiority Of Women
il Noting Details.

GENEVA, July ITO lrove how unre-
liable is the evidence of eye-Sitnesses,
especially in identifyir.- persons, Prof.
Claparede. of the Geneva University,
has been making experiments which
have shown that few persons can accu-
rately identify a man after a lapse Of
time.
The professor introduced to his class a
masked and sheeted figure, who re-
mained in the room about ten seconds.
After a few days he asked the class TO
pick out the mans mask from about
ten others. Only four students
out Of the twenty-four selected the right
mask, although it was quite distinct in
shape ard color from all the others
Other experiments made by Prof.
Claparede showed that only one person
in nine can give correct description
Of man looked at for ten seconds. and
that women are more accurate observers
than men. He attributes the deteriora-
tion in the powers of observation to the
high pressure Of modern life.
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go and you've left my umbrella. Yes
YOU have; gave it 10 you in the hali
and / just know you put II down. and
what am I 20 do? Send H. 10 me2 OF
course. that's just like man. I could
be drenched while tht umbrella was
on the road. Gracious. ! wish 1 had
gone weeks ago. This leaving until it
gets boiling hot is too much. and I
shall never, never, never do il again
You will Just have 10 stay alone next
year. Pullman seats2 Why. didn't YOU
get them2 You said you would. Well.
Of course. I shall have TO travel like
an ordinary shop girl, / suppose? No. j
shall not kiss you good-by. The Idea oi
such a thing right here in the station
And so Il goes, . rush, scramble, and
general bad temper from young 70 old,
fat and thin. 40 matter what train
they are gong on everybody gets out on
the station platform at the same time.
'.Weu that's very strange thing, i
must saw. not 10 allow us 70 90 through
To the train. Didn't the man say 10
was no. 5? Well, there's No. right
there in front of us, and 1 certainly
can see no reason why We cannot 60
aboard. Ii isn't time? / should say IL
was time when We have only fifteen
minutes Anybody knows how long II
takes 10 get settled. and ] shall GER
aluly ind out about this. On! That
awful mani He nearly tore my gown
on. Who is he? A porter? Wen. this
IS the worst road I ever saw. II they
have such men as THAI for porters We
may expect 20 be killed before We set
90 our journeys end II they run into
trains the way they do people we shalt
never get out alive. Mercy. / am all
most dead with tho heat Where on
earth is that paLm-ieaf fan I bought? In
the grip2 Wen, Jane. just get IL our.
for / must have some air This crush
is killing. OF course, you can't get St.
The Washington times., 1906-07-08

Just 10 show that the Democratic
party is exceedingly friendly TO organ
lied labor. the Democratic Congress
sional Campaign Committee has decided
TO have its printing OF campaign liter
ature done by only union shops"
Requests have been sent out already
20 many OF the union printing shops IN
washington for bids on the work Of
printing the literature the committee
will distribute this summer If the
present plans are followed, 100000
copies Of speeches will be scattered
through the country within tho next
three months by the committee.
It is expected that some conracts Tor
the printing will be let within the next
few days. It is the committees intention
10 have all its printing done In Wash
fngton, as il has been found that DELAYS
cften result from having It done IN
The Washington times., 1906-07-08

You should have had more sense than
10 pack fl away. / SHAH not need Il
when I get to Canada. on. there. the
gates are open. Now. come on, HAIRY.
here Edna. and Charlie Jane. you
carry those two Erips and take care Of
Willie and Edith. for they're sure 10 he
lost if you don't keep your eye right on
them"
Ruth Of the Masses.
More calls fer trains. more rushing
in and out Of the station. and still more
rumble Of the baggage trucks tearing
up and down the platform. Along comes
crowd of young boys OF fcr q camp
ing trip. Behind them IS a little old
lady tugging along with a big carpet
bag. and then there is the young So
ciety girl of for her first visit 10 New
port.
20 dear. isn't this just grand. Just
think before many hours we shall be
up there. Oh, ] could just hug the sta
ton hands I'm so glad 20 be going I've
got the dearest, sweetest lot OF gowns
you ever saw, and mother viii bring
me a lot more when she comes. You
know, aunue just insisted that / come
right along with the gowns I have and
let mother bring the others later. / did
not expect 20 go today, but yesterday
she sent "a eIegram and said II I didn't
hurry uP She might be Induced 20 change
her mind about wanting me, Dear old
aunte. she'll never change her mind
about that as long as she lives"
'Au aboard" comes IN stentOrian
tones. and vita another mad rush
through the gates and down the long
platform ono tTainload IS started. One
wonders what the rest OF the crowd is
waiting for. 1t is a squirming mass Of
humanity spluttcrinE out against the
management OF the road. hating its
neighbors, and saying awful things
about Washington in hot. weather,
The Washington times., 1906-07-08
Democrats Aid Union
By Printing Contract
Campaign Committee Anxious to Demon
strate FriendIiness Toward Organized La
Dor in Its Award for Campaign Literature.

places remote from the committees
headquarters.
The first two speeches to be sent out
to train up the voters IN Democratic
ways will be those Of John Sharp VIII
liams, the minority leader ia the House,
and Representative Rainey Of Illinois.
IT was said yesterdaR that an amusing
aspect Of the questi4n Of distributing
campaign literature is the committees
trouble in evading the requests Of GER
tain Congressman that their speeches
shall be used as campaigners. Con-
gregsmen naturally want such dispOsi-
UOn made OF thei oratOTiral efforts. Is
IL adVertises them immensely.
The Chicago headquarters Of the COM
mittee VIII be opened some time this
week. with Representatives RaIney OF
Illinois and Lloyd Of Missouri in
charge Their principal duty VIII be
20 keep tab on the close districts IN the
West
The Washington times., 1906-07-08
CITY LOSES GOLD
UNDER ITS STREETS

DENVER, Col, July 7.-Leadvills is
not the owner Of the gold beneath its
streets. according to a decision handed
down by the supreme court IN the cases
Of the city OF Leadville versus the
Bohn Mining Company. the Coronado
Mining Company, and others. The de-
PENDANTS are operating under the
streets OF LeadviIle and the municipal
ity objected. The district court Of lake
county gave judgment for the mining
companies. which judgment was af-
hrmed.
The decision is contrary 20 tho rulings
Of the supreme courts Of Illinois and
other States in the East.
The Washington times., 1906-07-08
PYTHON GULPS DOWN
TWO BIG LIVE GOATS

HAMBURG. July There is
twenty-siX foot python at Hagenbeck's
menagerie here whose gormandizing
powers are phenomenal 1t recently de-
voured two goats Weighing respectively
twenty-eight and thlrty-seven pounds,
and then attempted TO swallow a third
Weighing seventy-one pounds. increas-
ing its girth from eighteen inches TO
five feet.
While the biggest goat was making its
short sojourn ia the python's interior a
hashHght photograph was taken.
The Washington times., 1906-07-08
APOSTOLIC BLESSING
FOR LE0NCAVALL0

ROME, July THE Pope has be-
slowed his apostolic benediction upon
Roger Leoncavallo. the composer Of Il
Pagiiacci. for dedicating 10 his hou-
ness an Ave Maria" which he wrote to
help the famine-stricken Calabrian peas
ants.
The Ave Maria" with fun orchestral
accompaniment. viii be performed at
Carnegf- Hall. New York, October S.
when a Leoncavallo tour Of the United
States and Canada VIII commence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28
CASE IS MISTRIAL
JURY CAN'T AGREE AND IS DIS-
 CHARGED.
Three Days Spent In Deliberations without Result in Damage Suit
 Against Advertiser Conn., Dany.

The civil court jury. trying the Campbell Jones-Advertiser case, was
 discharged at 6:15 o'clock last night
 by Judge Sayre and mistriaI was
 declared. ,o This case went to the jury at 4:2O
 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. MT
 Jones was suing The Advertiser Com
 pany for $5O.OO0 for the publication In
 The Advertiser a year and Q half ago.
 of an interview with J. c. Brown
 contractor, who criticised the official
 conduct of Mr. Jones as superintendent
 of streets of Montgomery.
 The case will be tried again at me
 December term Of the civil court There were several rumors afioat last night as to how the jury stood during its consideration of the matter. One was that 1t was at first seven in favor of verdict for the defendant to five for the plaintiff Another rumor was that on one bal | lot 1t was ten In favor of the defendant | to two for the plaintiff. third was that they came near agreeing on small sum for the plaintiff. but were prevented by one juror who would no agree to less than $3.500.
 Another was that one juror would no agree to any verdict for the plaintlH There seems to be good ground for tho | statement that a majority of the jur, | was always virtually in favor of the defendant
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28
Is BEARING FRUITS
r FACTS ABOUT CITY's ADVEH- soMH TIsING CAMPAIGN.
,oto Movement Is Helped ps r.rtis,ng in Principal Mon'"n*"
 and Periodicals-M"ny Rcplies Received. .:.

.siva campaign of aiVfF the city of Montgomery anu tne
 .saion of the movement iu, V exprstion of 100000 in 1919 Is aerS aireaoS kea aring fruit. This advertislnS Srtrv ha the leading sry papefs section 9i @ of the tnit3 d ss..as and AS a result. secretary da;iV csibert of the Commerclatt ttere Giu'
 receiving hundreds IS, oT orubiicity lplt and Pro-
 The os the Commercial Club has pre- nsreS the list of magazlnes anu adyant pS,cais in which MontgomerF the ages are bel beinF Iis, PrGG,S's''0 P}olioWs.
 WS,,, samples of the papers III wil.N, ,xdnt~omsry's advertisements appear, ~, viii be observed that tne ,1.n,nor, ls T,uh Is advertising Montsolhtt, t,sat AS vigorously as any ,Sts 9usts' nr th, Ju.,tton advert'scs its products UT u" srttcies which 1t offers for lieo,,s sale, al-
 As result of the adDrro,s,.rii ,il ,,srniai Club ss aCoded with inquiries rom all oxI. ', .he country. and the Secretary aau ,ucni. nj. tnrcs are kept busy answering ,nqa at r. r. ries and pointing work 1nf NHas'r has Progresse ed traGntiy far to assure its success De .onS any doubt. The hundred ,mouS Nssna movement for 1910 IS suTGt ,h"s "a The list of ma gazines. e,c., thus i"' contrai Advertising Saturday ENenlng Post, three oneaanarsTn nar ber erii sues: m Mociurss one osgs gsi page 1anuar2 in TS TyeHmnryboSys. yemrSb one full page In Decein ESr oue-haif page in February; Every " Sody's, classified "ad" ei"ht lines to oNswspaper Advertisins-New Yor' s,,n two inches twice a week for nv, Weeks: New York. Times, two inche' thrice a week for four weeks; Chlcag, E Tr,bune, two inches thrice week fo dye weeks; Boston Herald two fnche thrice a week for i've weeks
 scandinavian and German Papers rs,rnn in Rham Courier. special edition 9Eooo. Advertisements and write-up
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28
Henry Martin Hobbie, age 57 years.
 Miss Susie T. McPherson, age 16

Henry Martin Hobbie. age 57 years. Miss Susie T. McPherson. age l6 years.
 Sbla 5Ghn s%tn; a anns ssec ciark aS years re months Win cozey. age 2s years
 Florence Williams. age B years Anna Moore age 42 years Maria Howard, age 92 years. Ellen Barnett. age 32 ears.
 Mary Williams. age sS years Child of Jane Moseiey, age two years. Simon Bryant: age es ears .~- To MT. and Mrs. T. H. Ballard. q To Mir. and Mrs. clanton Maxey, 2 girl TO Mir and Mrs Jesse Heir. a,girl. To Mir and Mrs. Singleton Parrish a girl .,., To MT. and Mrs. J. N. Dean twins, boys. To Mir. and Mrs. J. M. starkr. ! boy
 TO Rufus Harris and wife. boy. TO Nathan Dawson and wife. girl TO Marshall Taylor ana wife, boy. ,-, TO While Crowder and wife, boy To Lawson Stuart and wife tse' To X. Harris and wife girl.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28

is realizing as never before that it IS their duty not only to enlighten and civilize the heathen in Africa ana China and other foreign lands, put doors, to lift up, to christia9ize. the black man that lives right By their side. In all these respects, just in proportion as an interest he Hl 'n1s nbni1d ing of the race. believe that our peo- pie will repay such effort by proving themselves to be law abiding, useful and industrious citizens.
 Negro Needs Encouragement.
 Here in Alabaln we cannot escape example, the encouragement. and the assistance of the white race. The white race needs the presence and the work of my race Neither can get on without the other. but every time that there is an outbreak in any cer- munity.. it injures the whole State fi- nancially. morally. and from every other point of view. In most parts os our State there is constant peace ana the utmost friendship existing be- tween the races. but the world does not hear of that as much as It hears of the few communities where there Is trouble.
 We want to set in motion an infu. ence in every corner of the State that shall get rid of every idle man ioanne about the street corners or in par rooms. There is plenty Of work III tnis State for every man who desires tc work, but no community can anord te support loafers We should make 1t SC uncomfortable. through the atae influence tbe, Q, he cannot afford to tarry among us The man who idles away his time; wnc steady employment, who has no trade who wanders from one plantation tt other. is the individual who in most cases is guilty of crime and dissrace'
 Every man seen in idleness upon the streets is a bad advertisement for tht money @ value of Iaborlns. there is 2 moral side. The men who works ant man who: rspsst in .nh nine es; cases ss out It.. O Th@ idle man soon becomes the crimi nal and the criminal is a burden tt any community and a disgrace to eul people. . ~..
 "wa should not only see to it tha o,r people are industrious. that the, do not throv away thair tina but tha
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28

their money. to invest it in homes, they are taught everywhere to sa something that will remain with thef to keep it in banks. And let us ce; to have the reputation of being spe3 thrifts.
 Let the negro race throughout
 bama not feel discouraged. The b. element of the white race in this St
 and in other Southern States. is 7 termined to stand by us. to encour.. gs us. to protect us: and we should do our part in upholding the hands of
 Our people are making progress; progress in buying property. in secur- ing homes. in learning to save money, in educating their children. in moral and religious growth. Immense pre- gress is being made. We want to be sure, however. that this progress i: not retarded or halted by reason of any. unwise action on our part Let us hold up our hands and go brayely and wisely forward, and our course will meet with the approval of all men whose good will Is worth possessing ;"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28
FUNERAL OF MRS. CLITHERALL. Body of Montgomery Woman Laid in
 OakvOOd.

OakNOOd.
 The funeral services of Mrs. A. B Clitherall who died at the home of her daughter Mrs. w. E. E1lsber- ry at Tallasses Friday afternoon were conducted from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank G. Taylor: at 936 Catoma street, yesterday alter noon at 3:30 o'clock.
 Mrs. ClitheFall was one of Mont gomery's old and most highly re ; spected women. and the tuneral number of her friends and those of her family in the city. The remains 5 Were brought to Montgomery, yester- day morning and were carried to the home of Mrs. Taylor. where during the day many friends of the deceased visited the house to view the remains remain Many beautlful flowers were sent from TalIassee with the remains. and | friends in Montgomery added greati'' to the beautiful floral contributions 1 The funeral service was conducteo ov Street Methodist Church, of which the deceased was a member assisted by Rev. T. J. Mangum, pastor Of the | Methodist church at Tallassee.
 The pail hearers were J. w. Purr , sr.. Major W. W. Screws, R s. VII Hams, J; A K,rkpatrickd; JT II Haps Rps er,S Mrs clitheran leaves three daugh tcrs. Mrs F. G: Taylor of Mont, TS%sTy Mrs .gd W W,, FllSfareSS c sircS o ber n,l U of # . other relatives; amens whow is her granddaughter. Mrs. Homer Le, was made at Oakwood cemetery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28
RESPECT FOR LAW
tCentinued from Page Nineteen.

of the community and yet it should always be borne in mind that the ne grohas no official power in the pun should use his moral Influence against it. If necessary and wherever the conditions make 9S 1t nsceasary orasnaed Law aed among us to curb those who, by com hitting crime. disgrace us. Let us not for single minute let the impression prevail that be- cause a man is of our own race he can be concealed or encouraged in his criminal acts
 Plea For Education.
 Tn this connection let us conslaer the classes of negroes that do not coul- init crime. They are those who nave homes. who are taxpayers, who have a trade or other regular. employment; they are those who are in profession, al service; those who have received education. ., cal demonstration right here In Ala bama in favor of the education Of all classes of our citizenship. Ignorance will always mean crime. ana aa hmt wmt .pe De neck of the South. The only safety for both races is in the direction of education, industry and high charac- ter The country will never know how much it owes to the educated leaders of our race, nor of the wide
 influence they have exerted in the d. rectiou of peace and law and order
 Let us never grow discouraged as d race RiSht here ill the South. there are more things upon which the races agree. than upon which they disagree. Let us not be so much absorbed in our grievances that we fail to remem- Der eur successes and opportunities.
 T am very anxious, again. that we
 get back to the old days when there was closer touch between the best element of negroes and the best ele-
 ment of white people. advise that no occasion. for example, to have the best white ministers and white lead ers come into his pulpit and talk to his people; that wherever 1t Is possible that the leaders ct the two races in each community confer together concerninE the law and order and peace and happiness ot that eennunity. Threuxheut the South I believe that the white raca
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28
CAR STRIKES BUGGY.

F. \. White ir Early Morning Accident
 on Dexter Avenue.
 A street car ran into the rear of buggy driven by F. A. White on DeX- ter Avenue between Lawrence and McDonough streets, early yesterday morning, breaking both hind wheels The carriage was not upset, however. and no one was injured.
 MT White claims the gong was rot rung, and as he did not look back. he had no knowledge of the presence of a car tn the vicinity until it ran in- to the rear of his buggy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28
FAT MACkEREI. Fancy Fat and Juicy Mackerci, just received.
VITAL STATISTICS.

Weeks Record of Births and Deaths
 in Montgomery. s The following deaths and oirtns Sadtary Department during the week endinE October 27
 Deaths. Miss Zula Webb, age B years sn'p- ned to Union Springs Timothy l. Jones, age 6l years Mrs Orilia Brooks, age 4S years. shinnsA from Dallas. Texas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28
MIR. CASsIMUS WON PIANO.
Cot S4OO Instrument In Drawing
 Fair Yesterday.

NUt
 Fair Yesterday.
 The selection of the winner of tho s400 Starr piano given away to visitors to the Jesse French Company booth, on the second floor of the main exhibition building, during the Fatc. was held yesterday after noon. A. J. Cassimus of Montgomery. provin to be the lucky man. ticket bearin the name oI MT. Cassl. mus as the lucky one. She was pre- santed with a fine mandolin for hsr trouble This is the seventh piano iven away by the Jesse French Plano Com. pany in the weman's Department os Alabama State Fair&
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28
TWO MORE SUITS FILED,
Attorney Parsons After More Forfeite,
 RAmd .lald

Bond Judgments.
 District Attorney Erastus J. Par sons filed two additional civil suits In the United States Court yesterday seeking to recover, for the govern ment. Judgments formerly taken by the court on forfeited bail.
 One suit for $200 was directed against John R. Wilson and G. W. Black of Geneva county. The other suit for $150. was filed against G. W. Black, John R. Wilson and W. M. Newell of Geneva county.
 The cases will be tried at the next term of the United States Court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28

in ninety Scandinavian newspapers In the Northwest for one year
 The movement can be materially helped if the people of Montgomery will send copies of these magazines to their friends and relatives.