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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
NEW INSURANCE MEASURE.
Alderman LObman Proposes to Save
 Money for City.


 Money for City.
 What is regarded as one of the most important measures looking toward the curtailment of the expenses of the city of Montgomery is the ordinance introduced by Alderman Lobman at the Council meeting Tuesday night, which, if adopted, will probably decrease the city's fire insurance premiums SlO'OVO within the next five years.
 The ordinance cancels all fire insur- ance policies now held by the city on its property and calls for new method entirely in insuring city property. It carries with 1t an appropriation of Sl5,- 800 which will insure all of the prop erty for Aye years at the same cost as for three years.
 Heretofore the city has had practical Iy all It's property insured annually and the cost of premiums per year has therefore been approximately S5200 For five years. the city operating in the same way, would spend S26,000 to insure public buildlESs. Mir. Lobman proposes to carry the same insurance for the same number of years for $15,- 500, saving of $i0,500.
 Mir Lobman. who Is chairmt n of the finance committee of the Council. tele- graphed Secretary Fleming of the Southeast Tariff Association to ascer- tain if the insurance could be had in this way and he received an affirmative reply.
 The ordinance went over, for acton. until the next regular meeting of tho Council.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
PAYMENT OF TAXES
COLLECTOR HALLS RECEIVED Sf1o,-
 42l.0l For the Year.
Montgomery County Voters are slow ID Paving Their Poll Taxes--Must be Paid by Feb-
 ruarys

One hundred and nineteen thousand fo1r hundred and twenty-one dollars and hinety-one cents was collected py Tax Collector G. W. Halls of Montgom- cry county up to January 1. lso6'
 This amount Is about $f00e0 in ex- cess of what was collected at the same time last year, despite the fact that the tax rate Of Montgomery coHh1S ""7 been lowered.
 During the year 1904 S10s.563.59 had been collected for all purposes. During 1905 s24.72723 was collected for general state purposes; $29.664.01 was collect ed for schools; for old soldier s9.sss.07 was turned into the col leotor's office; $49.443.so vas col fund. while s4ssi.2o was collected for the Road and Bridge Fund. Only S7l7 has been collected for poll taxes. The total money collected is $119. 9.421.91.
 Chief Clerk Charles B. Teasley in the Tax Collectors office yesterday said that the encouraging feature of the collections was that there was no nur rying and scrambling for the paymen, of taxes on the last day the books were open. The people of the county seemed to have plenty of money and the great majority of the tax payers paid in their assessments long before the last day. .ss...5-
 Collector Halls calls attention to the fact that but comparatively few poll taxes have been paid.
 These taxes must be paid by Febru- ary I, if one wishes to vote in the primary for tho selection of Demo cratic candidates for State and county officers. At this primary. candidates will be selected for all State offices and many county offices. T5e registra- tion books are to be opened in June but unless a person pays his poll tax at the present time. the registration will count for nothing, when the pri- mary approaches.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
SCHOOL COMING SOUTH.
s.,,dant. From Kentucky VIII Travel to FIOrida.

Dyov4 saturday night the novel pro- ceedinr of an entire school enroute from Kentucky to the tropical warmth of Florida will be seen At the Nao"1' somery railway statioh' ..,.,-., ,s,,,
 The students of the hentucky aii!- tarv Institute at Lyndon, Ky Wlli De carried to Eau Gallie' FloElda' Wnere A winter home for the schooI %lIl DO established. Lyndon IS apoVe Lotus vile and the winters are or course very cold. Eau Gallle IS below St Augustine where the coIdest winter weather is about as balmy az It IS In midsummer at Lyndon .,,
 On April 1st the special train Will leave Eau Gallie on the return trip to Lyndon. The school at Lyndon Is famous institute of learnlg, James G. Blaine having at one ime been one or the instructors.
 The train will be made up Of eight cars. two baggage cars, four day coach es and two Pullman cars and will leave Bashaws, the Lyndon railroad station, at 6:2O o'clock Saturday morning. At :30 o'clock that night 1t will reach Montgomery when the' Louisville and Nashville will turn It over 70 the Att lantic Coast Line which road will put it in Jacksonville at 7l5 o'clock Sun dav morning. The Florida East Coast Railroad will take 1t then and put it In Fan Galle at 3;55 o'clock that aft
 on the return trip the train will be taken around by Macon and Atlanta to | Nashville ad then up the Louisville 1 and Nashville to RashaWs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04

ability to represent and manage their property so cd the various divisions of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engt- neers select their best and most cap able members to represent them in this important line of work. The Board Of Adjustment is composed of one member of Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi- neers, from each division of the sys- tenn, with a general chairman and gen. eral secretary.
 At the General Board meeting at Louisville last September MT. Burgess was elected general chairman of the Adjustment Committee Of the Louisville and Nashville system and Mir. Cren- shaw was chosen as general secre- tary and treasurer of the Board.
 The offices of these two gentlemen are by no means sinecure but they require. tact. patience and special ability to be able to meet the demands made upon them.
 Mir. Burgess is man in every re- spect fitted for his position, having held offices of honor and trust, for num- Der of years, not only in the ranks of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04

the property of workmen on the New Exchange hotel was found leaning against small outhouse in the yard.
 The theory is that the burglars se- cured the ladder on the second story of the New Exchange Hotel and by using 1t, sealed the walls and buildings until the finally reached the rear of the premises which they entered.
 Soon after the burglary was discov- cred the police department was in- formed and Special Detectives Payne and Graham were assigned to the case. The only clue thus far found was a bunch of keys on the floor of MT. Davidson's office. The keys numbered about eight in all and were tagged. They are the believed to have been the property of the burglars.
 The work seems to be that of burg lars, not entirely new at the business, and the theory is expressed that they had been around both places frequent ly enough to become we'll acquainted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
NEW MAYOR OF GREENvILLE.
Mayor MeMuIIen Again Takes the Seal
 of nfFlce.

OK OmCGs
 Creenvilis. Jan. 3.-(SpeciaI. )--Major James J. McMullan has again taken the oath of office as Mayor of the city. He served in that capacity some years ago. and made one of the best Green vile has ever had. On account of q recent spell of ulness he was unable to go to the council chamber, therefore the oath of office was taken at his home. The newly elected eouncilmen are T. W. Peagler. J. N. McBride. II. Lichten, c. p. Hamilton and J. H. Dunklin.
 The Mayor recommends that addl- tional sanitary sewerage be placed nt once, that the sidewalks on Commerce street be paved. and that street b. improved. all of which met with hearty approval More than s5.o00 is in the city treasury. and the administration will use 1t for the best interests of the place.
 Col T. W. Peagier was elected clerk and treasurer, Capt. J. R. Porterheid as marshal. c. E. Hamrick and Oliver Bryant, policemen, were elected.
 A. c. Shell of this county left yestef- day to enter Howard College, and will study for the ministry
 Mrs. Belle Stallings Is at home aftor a lengthy visit to California and Coz orado.
 W. W. Peagler, Rob Lee and Webb Stanley returned to Auburn yesterday to resume their studies; Alfred EaE1- ilton, to the Southern Univsrsity aud Miss Fannie BeelHnd to Bsllrnont Col lege, Nashville.
 II. Lichtep. who has been critically i'll is reported some better this morn ing. He has many friends t.roughouf the country. having been In business here for a number of years,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04

on the track and. in an instant, t wheeled around at right angles ana darted swiftly in tho direction of an alley on the west side of the street. The momentum of the car was stopped by the sidewalk curbing.
 The most mysterious part about the accident was what caused the car to leave the track. A small piece of bono was picked up afterwards near the place of derailment and it was believed by some that the bone on the track was the cause.
 The car was filled with passengers. but no one was injured except Ray Wilkerson, secretary of the Montgom- cry Traction Company, who was slight ly bruised about the knee. The pas sengers were shaken up and badly frightened. The car was not damaged and it was placed on the track again early in the night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
DAvIDsoN's AssAILANTs.
DIice Using Every Effort to Apprehend
 EU~ktivea

Police Using Every Effort to Apprehend
 FugEtiveB.
 Joe Gillian and Reed Ballard, the two white men who are alleged to have held up and assaulted Solon S. David son in West End Monday night, were still at large at a, late hour last night. All efforts made by the police to trace and capture the men have thus far been and it is now believed that the men are in Mississippi.
 The Police Department. has received information that the men went from here to FIomaton and caught a train from there to Mobile. They entered Mobile and left undetected and the au- thorities there believe that Gillian and Ballard left Mobile in the direction of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
PERSONAL ITEMS

The members of the Beauvoir Club will give their opening hop on Thurs day, January the eleventh. by which time the new ball room will be con- plete.
 Mrs William A. Saffold will enter tain at cards this afternoon in honor of her cousin. Mrs. T. M. Neely and Miss Jean Rousseau.
 Miss Louise Thornton will entertain the Jokers Card Club on January tho eleventh. There will be no meeting today.
 Miss Bernon Marks of Birmingham Is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Burwell Boyl5in at their home on Perry street.
 Miss Roberta Roberts has returned from Kansas City where she has been visiting her aunt. Mrs. Munger.
 Miss Clifie Bubberley of Notasulsa is visiting Miss Dasie Hughes at her home on Columbus street.
 Miss Lucille Lahey will entertain thu Saturday Card Club on Saturday morn ing at 10:30 o'clock.
 Miss Helen Creelman of Chicago is expected today to be the guest of Miss Carolyn Haralson.
 Miss McFadden of Greensboro is tho guest of Miss Carolyn Haralson
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
METWITHENGINEERS
CHAIRMAN BURGESS OF ADJUST
 MENT COMMITTEE HERE.
Dfvision 4g5 Elects Ohicers for Year and Listens to Instructive Address
 From . Distinguished Visitor.

Fred A. Burgess of Louisville. Chair man and Frank w. Crenshaw. of Mont gomery Secretary of the Board of Ad- justment for. the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Engineers for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company met yesterday afternoon with Montgomery Division 495 and matters of interest to the engineers were discussed.
 MT. Burgess reached Montgomery yes- terday morning ana was the guest while here of the local engineers. It was his first visit to Montgomery since he was called to the important office he now holds.
 Riennially the officials of tho Louis- vile and Nashville system meet with the general board of adjustment of the &system and together they advise and Iegislate to the best interest of all con- cerned.
 Just as the owners or the great rail- road system elects men of greatest cap-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
Friday Nighti KyrIe Bellew
 As Rallies.

When Kyrle Bellew comes to the Montgomery Theatre Friday night with that fascinating and intensely dramat- ic study in crimipclogy. 'RaiIies, the amateur Cracksman." he will be found supported by a company of the typical EfAbler & Co. kind. The name of that firm of managers is in itselt a suffi- cient guarantee of the quality of the attraction. To place so skillful and famous a player as E. M. Holland op- posite to Mir Bellew shows the care they took in giving the spleadid Horn ung-Presbrey play into the proper hands. The other familiar names in the company are those of Clara Blan- dick, Hattie Russell, Lorena Atwood. Olive Wyndham. Hignon Beranger, Frank Roberts. Frank Connor, Frank Mccormack, A. W. Grass, Alfred James and Startling Gates.
 Seats now on sale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
SUCCESSORS TO MIR. YERKEs.
London Railway Companies Elect New
 ONlcerH

London, Jan. S.-At the meeting of the Board of Underground Electric Company today, Edgar St. Pryor was elected chairman of the company in succession to the late Charles T. Yerkes.
 Sir George Gibb. General Manager of the Northeastern Railroad, was elected deputy chairman and managing direc- tor of the underground company. and also chairman and managing director of the Metropolitan District Railway Company, vacated by the death of Mir. Yerkes. B. w. Perks continues as deputy chairman of the company
 The Board passed a resolution re- cording its deep reeG~Nt at the death of Mr. Yerkes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
Saturday Matinee and Night. ShADaPd,a NT0vInn Pictures.

Archie l.. Shepard's Moving Pictures are announced at the Montgomery The atre Saturday Matinee and Night. An entirely new program, made mp of the very best and newest creations of the art and science of animated photog- raphy will be presented.
 Seats now on sale. adv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
To PREsENT A COMEDY.

The Standard Club Dramatic Society will present the four act comedy, Miss Hobbs" at the club Wednesday night, January 10th, when the following Will compose the cast of charactcrs:
 Wolf Kingsearl ("Kingsearl Majoro --Lioniel Haas.
 Percival Kingsearl ("Kingseari Mi- nor 'o-Terry T. Greil.
 George Jessop-Harry Marcus.
 Charles; Captain Sands-Mortimer Meyer.
 Maid--Miss Beulah Moritz.
 Mrs. Percival Kingsearl--M SIS hesi- na Roswald.
 Miss Susan Abbey--Miss Julia Moses'
 Millicent Faroy--Miss Lyd.a AieNai- der.
 Miss Hobbs--Mrs. Leon Weh, formance and delightful evening is in store for the members of the club and their guests.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
NnaI.E-pArTERsoN.

The following invitation has been is sued:
 Mir. and Mrs. Hyatt Meshach Patter- son request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Claude Brumfield to Mir. Benjamin Franklin Noble, on the evening 9e the seventeenth of January, at half after eight o'clock, at the First Metn . odist Church. Atlanta.
 An accompanying card states that there will be reception following the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
Bound over For perjury,

Wesley Manning, the negro charged with perjury in connection with the Charlie Shoot assault to murder case. was yesterday bound over by Recorder Baber in the sum of $500. Manning was committed to jail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
STREET CAR DnRAnED.
Peculiar Accident on south Court Street
 Line.

A most peculiar derailment of a street car occurred at o'clock last night. to a Montgomery Street Railway car on South Court Street about 100 feet south Of Clayton street,
 The car. No. 59 in charge of Con- ductor Cox and Motorman Galloway, was speeding up the Court Street hill when 1t struck some unknown obstacle
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
ConvIcta IndIcted for Murder,

Jefferson City, Mo. Jan. 3.--A special grand jury today returned indictments charging murder against conviete Ryan. Vaughn and Raymond. The men are the survivors of the attempted escape from the penitentiary on November za, when guards Clay and Allison vera killed and the main gate dynamited.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
MISS RICHARDSON ENTER-

When the members of the Queen or cubs met with Miss Lucia Richardson yesterday morning at the home of her parentg. MT. and Mrs. L. J. Richard son. on Court Street. her friends were delishtfully entertained. The home was decorated in the seasons roses 4 red and green and in the prettily ef- fective result, palms, ferns, bamboo, niistletoe. red carnations and red bells were used. The score cards passed to the guests by Master John Richardson and the marks were kept by Miss Francis Stakeley. The club prize. pretty picture. was won by Miss Ethel Pelzer. and the guest prize, pair or cuff pins was won by Miss Arne How ard Blue. |
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
SecretarY nn

Secretary and Treasurer of santa Fe.
 New York, Jan. 3.-E. l.. Copeland was elected secretary and treasurer of the Atchlson, Topeka ana santa Fe psilrosd Company at a meeting of tho board of directors of that company in this city today
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
ADJUSTMENTS, Montgomery Theatre. Matinee Today 8 O'Clock.

And TOnIght
 Mabel Paige. Mabel Paige will be seen at the Montgomery Theatre today at o'clock and tonight. in At Cozy Corners" a comedy effervescent with good whole some fun and which is the best play that Miss Paige has ever been seen in Seats now on sale for both perform Gnces.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
lUcn1en and Society.
 By Mrs. J. M DcCoues.
By Mrs. J. M. DeCottes.

ceremony. at the home. s5 West Peach tree street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
MBs. TEAsLEY ENTERTAINED wED-
 NESDAY CARD CLUB.

The members of the Wednesday Card Club met with Mrs. Charles Teas- ley yesterday morning when the prize, a cut giass recanter was won by Mrs. Frank Mcdonald
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04

The Mothers Union will meet with Mrs. J. c. Haas. corner Scott and Me- Donough streets. this afternoon at 3:s0 o'clock. The subject of the day will be "The Real Woman"
 Mrs. E. I. csdden, Secretary. Mrs. W. ]. Chambers.
 President
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04

Miss Lucille Lahey will entertain tho Saturday Card Club on Saturday morn- ing at f0:30 o'clock.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-01
NEWSPAPERS AND CORPORA
TIONS.
(From Ridgway's.)

There was a happy time when peo-
ple believed what they read in the
newspapers-when they pointed to
newspaper quotation, as to the Bible,
to substantiate statement of fact.
Nowadays they have grown skepti-
cal-and justly so. They have learned
Of the powerlessness of the press be-
meath the power of the corporations.
The latter have manifested great abil-
ity to twist or suppress news" and
in some rare instances this power
has been aptly exposed. A year ago.
when the Boston gas companies
were trying to bunco the legislature
into granting them, as a consolida-
ton, largely inflated capital( an
effort which was at least partly sue
cessfuD, they carried on newspa-
per campaign of sophistical misrepre-
sentation under the guise of pure
news" 1t was all sent out at so
much a line, but newspapers didn't
indicate that it was advertising and
that they were not responsible for
the statements therein set forth. I'm
fortunately, or fortunately, one of
these so-called-perline pieces of news
was sent to The Springfield Republi-
can, and the trick was duly ex-
posed The Republican isn't run on
that plan. Later, when the Massachu-
sets Breweries companies was indict-
every Boston daily newspaper ex-
cept the American-save the mark! -
was coerced into excluding from its
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-01
Hitting Back.

The suburban trolley was tied up
and they had been walking toward
home for an hour.
John" she ventured after long
silence, "how far have we walked?"
Dunno" growled John, as he felt
his melting collar. You didn't take a
pedometer for a husband"
She said nothing. The next morn.
ing John was going fishing and in
stead Of awakening at four he slept
till seven.
Great Scott" he exclaimed, search.
ing for his shoes. why didn't you
arouse me earlier?"
AROUSE your she said, sweetly.
"Why, my dear, because you didn't
take an alarm clock for wife,
Chicago Daily News.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-01
DOES NOT LIKE THE PLATFORM.
(From the Rochester Democrat and
ChrOnicle)

(F'rOm the Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle.)
Time is not saved by "simplified"
spelling. There is no beauty in it.
1t is neither systematic nor scientific.
Some of the forms recommended
thru" and "thro," for example-are
an abomination. Even program" is
slipshod and an evidence of both lazi-
Mess and perverted taste. There are
two camps on this question, and schol-
ars in both camps; but the accepted
forms of spelling are sovital that the
masses of ordinary educated people
have no patience with the purely arti-
fetal and faddish movement which
proposes to tear words up by their
.Oots and force the English speaking
world into jungle of new and often
slve forms. The language OILS no
longer the kings or the queens
English. Neither is it the English of
lot of dictionaries financed by a some
what priggish multi-millionaire, the
Importance of whose utterances on
this question is due mostly to his
wealth. 1t is the peoples English,
and the people are not showing any
desire to follow the example of teach
ings of the simplifiers.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-01
BIRDS THAT CAN TALK.
Species with Thick, Rounded Tongues
Are the Best.

People used to think that 1t was nee
essary to cut the nerve Of birds
tongues in order to make takers Of
them. But It, is well u lerstood now
that such cruelty is quite unnecessary
The raven on account of the size OF
its tongue, can articulate words quite
well. Rave and jays (Which repeat
single words after people) are favorite
pets with the peasants of the Thur.
ingan forests in Germany.
In. order > speak distinctly birds
must have Tick, rounded tongues, and
the muscle FAUST be loose. Parrots
tongues ans-'er these requirements
best, hence they are the best takers.
Next to them come ravens, jackdaws
and jays. The hooded crow and the
carrion crow can also be taught to
speak e.
The red and blue macaw is the finest
and most expensive variety of talking
parrot, as well as one of the largest
varieties.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-01
New Idea In Railroadinq.

1t is proposed by German engineer
to use balloons for railway purposes.
A stationary balloon is fixed to slide
running along single steel rail- This
rail is carried up the side of steep
mountain. The balloon is moored by
a steel cable to the rail, at a height of
about 35 feet above the ground. The
conductor can cause the balloon to
ascend or descend at will. The lifting
power is furnished by hydrogen gas,
and the descent is caused by water
pressure poured into large tank at
the upper end Of the road.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-01
Damascus Being Modernized.

Damascus, said to be the Oldest of
living cities, is losing its character
A Belgian company is cutting through
1t with an electric street railway and
is sprinkling slectric lights in its
ancient streets. The motive power
for these installments is derived from
the Harvesting of the river falls %
miles off. Three and half miles of
the street railway are already being
laid. Traffic on the Hajaz railway,
which some day may reach Mecca
hnds convenient entrepot in the old
time emporium of the slow-moving
caravan.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-01

grand jury report the fact that this
corporation had been duly indicted, on
complaint of the state board of health,
and had been fined $1,000. One NUM-
cipal ownership "anger' evidently
thinks he can find enough country edi-
tors gullible enough to make his offer
worth while, even though he with
holds the advertising bait, but the
probabilities are that, bait or no bait,
he will discover that the country edi-
tors, as a rule, have more real back
bone than their city brethren. More
over, the readers might not believe it,
after ALL