The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-21
Verdict For PIinflff.

Verdict For PIintIff.
 In the circuit court a verdict has been rendered for the plaintiff for $3,- 250 in the case of Charles Streit VS. the Peoples Home Telephone .Compa ny. The suit was for damages for the injury of son of the complainant. playing in the streets near his home with a number of other boys and saw a wire hanging down from pole. It is alleged that this wire belonged to ed with an electric light wire. The boy was frightfully shocked and burn ed and has been badly disfiEured. Suit was brought against the telephone company and the electric light compa- ny, the telephone case being the first called.
 .. Photographer in Session.
 The Southern Tri-State Photographic Association of Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi convened at the city hall in Birmingham this mornng at 1O:SO for a four days sesson.
 The meeting was called to order by President E. B. Peddinghaus.
 On account of the delays of trains incident to the heavy rains through out the states represented in the As sociation hardly half the delegates were in attendance at the opening ses- sion, a majority of them not having reached the city. There were about fifty delegates and exhibitors present when President Peddinghaus tntroduc- ed C. w. Notes, of Atlanta. who deliv- cred a prayer.
 Mayor George B. Ward delivered an address of welcome.
 President Peddinghaus responded in a brief but witty speech. He said Bir- mingham intended to give the delegates q warm reception. but instead they had been greeted with q star-storm. He cautioned the delegates to keep on good ter ms with Mayor Ward. who, he said, Nnya at ftn aF fhn oil tv sition to show them kindness" if they got into trouble and had to go to his 'hotel. :"
 The acting secretary. A. w. Dozier. of the last convention, which consumed considerabl time. The reports of com mittees was then called, but no reports were read.
 Under the head of new business Col. A. c. Oxford of Birmingham, an old time photographer. and according to President Peddinghaus, probably the first man who ever had photograph gallery in Birmingham, and also Con federate soldier, was unanimously elected an honorary member of the as- soclation. Colonel Oxford was called on to make a speech and spoke feel ingly his appreciation of the honor shown him. He said he began photo grlphy teforo the war and followed it continuously until ten or twelve years ago. He sfid he supposed that as most of the members of the association were young men they thought they and that Was the reason they had elect ed him to the association. He 1ccept- ed the duty, he said. with pleasure, and would do what he could for every lneni- Der.
 President Peddinghnus announced that tomorrow morning the program for the day would be changed and that the demonstrations of negative making " tho nlnfp fiVAa in local studios would be switched and would be held tomorrow morning instead of tomorrow afternoon. and the "Artisto which was scheduled for the morning would be given at o'clock in the af- ternoon. Every Birmingham photogra- pher, therefore. will be in his gallery tomorrow morning and will be glad to see every delegate who calls.
 Tomorrow night at o'clock there will be lecture on lenses by MT, Law
 This afternoon, beginning at o'clock, the convention devoted itself to tho Question Box" and tonight at 8 o'clock the manufacturers will give a recepution to the delegates in exhibit
 The question of taking some steps to get licenses raised against travelling photographers was brought up by R. T, Boyett, and after some discussion, a motion was carried that the President appoint committee to investigate the matter and report some step to be taken later in the convention.
 The President appointed R. T. Boy ett, T. ! Fitzatrick and J. H. Orr.
 President Peddinghaus took the floor and said he thought the photographers ought to get more of the work of en- laTging than they were This matter was discussed. but no action taken.
 Suit for Assault.
 Robert F. Landes has filed suit in the City Court against Henry l. Gold