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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07

where between the two towns so that neither of them should have any ad- vantage. Mayor Skeggs was quiet on this phase of the matter. After he had gotten depot coming towards his town he didn't propose to allow to go clean by and stop at some other town.
 If all that was said and written on the subject of the Decatur depot was printed and bound 1t would make a volume as thick as the Local Acts of the last Legislature.
 In time they actually went to work on the depot When they started to dig the foundations. they dug them in the town of which H. A. Skeggs was written and said when that depot was located the railroads agreed to locate 1t where the Mayor wanted it.
 Moreover, when they came to build 1t the railroads went to work to put up a depot that would be credit to the town and of which the town might justly be proud. They have been emi- nently successful in this endeavor. Right now If Mobile and Decatur were to swap depots the Gulf City would get all the best of 1t and a great howl would go up. Right now Decatur woG,6 not swap depots with either, Hun1svii,e, Selma or Anniston. The railroads made the town proud
 So much virtue as all this is there in patience and perseverance. So when asked the Mayor of Decatur. how long he had worked for a good depot before he got one for Decatur, he thought moment and then said:
 aSomething like twelve years"
 This depot, and by the way. 1t is al- most impressive enough to be called union passenger station, is of the mis- sion style of architecture, in which great many fine red brick and a whole lot of cement has been used. The roof Is one of those mission roofs of curved red tiles, and it has a double set of cement platforms with handsome roofs oyer them.
 ImpOrtance of River.
 Now, in marking back to the com mercial life of the Tennessee. it should be realized at once that the Tennessee river is an important feeder to Deca- tur's business. While the river trade may not be quite as important as it was in the years that have gone. still there is not in the marked deteriora- tion, so noticeable In the river com merce of other towns built ion rivers in the hey y-day of the steamboat and the cotton barge. The river brings more than 10000 bales of cotton year to Decatur. Every man in busi- ness in any Alabama town will tell you that the road. whether 1t Is dirt road. railroad orSa river high
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07
GAME FIGHT FOR ITS DEPOT
 AND RIVER ADVANTAGES

.. Commission. But would deplore the judgment of a man that would waste so much time on a project so hopeless and so elusive.
 C0mmissi0n Was Interested.
 In time the Commission got inter ested in the matter.f They may have gotton tired of hearing so much Deca- tur oratory and in the hope of end- ing it, decided to take up the depot proposition in earnest. That Decatur delegation was coming down to Mont- gomery about as regular as the Com mission met and naturally no body of men wants to hear the same speeches on the same subject from the same men. So the Commission went into the project and ultimately ordered the railroads to built depot at Decatur.
 But new obstacles arose then. There was some conflict between the town and the railroads and there are some inter-urban. .jealousies between Decatur and New Decatur as to where the depot was to be located. There is a mile of track between the two towns and practically every foot of 1t was dis cussed as a possible site for depot. There was a sort of compromise idea that the depot should be some n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07
FINDS STOLEN RING
GEM, VALUED AT ssss, DIscovERED
 IN GRASS.
Master Robert Janney Dasesvers Prep- erty sf Mrs. ". T. R. Thompson, which Disappeared From Res-
 idence Three Menths Ago.

A Iady's pocketbook containing a
 magnificent diamond ring was recover ed from grass covered sidewalk where
 1t had laid for nearly three months, and restored to its owner. Mrs. W. I. R. Thompson of Bellinger Heights. yes-
 terday morning. The ring. which had
 e monetary value of more than $500. was found in the pocketbook by Mas ter Robert Janney.. and promptly re-
 turned to Mrs. Thompson.
 The ring was stolen from Mrs.
 Thompson's home on Burton avenue,
 October 1e. It Is believed 1t was taken
 by trusted negro servant. who short- iy after the disappearance of the ring,
 and while thorough search for the thief was being made. left the Thomp-
 son home and has not been seen since.
 On the morning of the disappearance
 of the ring and the pocketbook, Mrs. :.
 Thompson had been on a shopping trip
 down town. While there, she took the
 ring from her finger and put it in her |pocketbook On her return home she
 left the pocketbook with the ring in 1t
 on her dresser while she talked with
 neighbor for a few minutes. When
 book had disappeared In the pocket
 book. in addition to the diamond ring,
 were s6 in money. and several seceipt- The suspected servant stoutly dA- nied all knowledge of the disappear- ance of the pocketbook and Its valu- ables. Outside of its great intrinsic worth. Mrs. Thompson valued the ring at more than its cost, as 1t was a pres. ent from her husband. Hon. W. I. R :. Thompson. Every practical effort was made to recover the ring. No tangi- ble clue was found. although week af- ter week the search was kept up. But a crowd of boys was gathered yesterday morning on Burton avenue, and one of them, Mastor Robert Jan ney. found the pocketbook pushed closely against the fence of the Holt residence. It had been there 50 long, and the weather this winter had been so warm. that grass had grown over 1t. and all but concealed 1t from sight. In the pocketbook, Master Janney found the ring and bill which bore the name of Mrs. Thompson The $5 in money, and every bit of change in the book was missing, fact which strengthened the theory that the ser want had stolen the book and had hid- den it by the fence of 3 neighbours yard. 1sfss
 The finder awaited Mrs Thompson's s return from church yesterday, and pre- sented her with the lost ring. She had abandoned all hope of recovering 1t. For the part he played in the recovery of the ring, Robert Janney will get 6 l fine present for boy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07
ADVERTISER LOSES GENERATOR.
E. 0. Foster Accused of Removing
 Mechanism from "Bubble."

E. c. Foster Accused of Removing
 Mechanism from Bubble"
 The many ills that automobilian flesh is heir to were increased numerically by one yesterday when the gas genera tor which makes the wheels of The Ad- vertiser's railway bubble" go round was stolen.
 E. c. Foster, a white man. was arr rested yesterday morning by Chief of Police W. H. Taylor and Day Sergeant Oscar McDade on the suspioicn that he was the guilty man. and charge of grand larceny was preferred against him.
 It is alleged that Foster took the generator, which Is a brass fixture of complicated appearance, to a garage and attempted to sell 1t there. He was suspected of having stolen 1t, and was subsequently, arrested He will have T trial before Recorder B. F. Baber to- day.
 B. F. Johnson, a negro, was arrested yesturaay morning by Police Officers Roberts and Crossland on charge oe violating the Sunday law. 1t is said that Johnson had his store on Mobil } Road open yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07
MONTGOMERY THEATRES Wednesday Night,
 Robert Edeaon In

"stronEheart." a new comedy drama. by William c. DeMille. will be present. ed here by Robert Ed ason. and his conn pany, under the direction Of Henry E. Harris. on Wednesday night. at tho Montgomery Theatre
 Mir. Edison will be supported by q carefully selected company, containing man well known players.
 "Strongheart" was the dratamtc sen. sation of. last season, being the most talked of play in the East.
 Seat salS opens Tuesday morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07
FIRST TRAIN IS LATE.
Delay On Southern Makes Poor Can
 MAOti0n For MahalM.

The penchant of the Southern Rail. way in the late train direction. wam the cause of the first train leaving for Mobile late under the new schedule last night. The Southern got their train No. 37 into Atlanta from the East for ty minutes late, under their new sched- ule yesterday evening. As the West meant three hours late for them un- der the old schedules, so they held their train No. 37 for three hours. get ting into Montgomery about midnight. the Louisville and Nashville taking 1t right out to Mobile and New Orleans. The Louisville and Nashville train No. 8, that formerly left Montgomery for Mobile at 9:35 o'clock, p. n., left under the new schedule last night at a;AA o'clock
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07
FREEDOM FROM FIRES.
Florence Was Remarkably Fortunate
 During Year.

Florence, Jan. 6.--(Special,) )-The an- nual report of Chief T. A. Howell of the Florence Volunteer Fire Company shows that this city has been remarka- bly fortunate during the past year in it's freedom from fires.
 During the twelve months only thir- teen alarms were turned in and in only five cases out of the thirteen was there any damage. The two debots were the heaviest losers, the burning of the Southern depot on April 20 cntailing a loss of $1O,000 and 5000 worth of cotton being destroyed at the Louisville and Nashville depot on November 1.
 Aside from these two fires the to- tal loss for the year was $1S0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07
s1,soO IN POLICE FINES.
Chief Taylor Reports Money Received
 During December.

The monthly. report of moneys col lccted by Chief of Police w. H. Taylor, which was completed yesterday. shows total of $1360 collected in Decem- ber in fines paid hy persons arrested by the members of the police depart rent
 Following is schedule of the collec- tions: Fines from arrests in Decem- hol, st.201.00; fines from back cases, Sf2S.75 fees from City Pound, $S5.25. Tt tai SI360.90
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07
President waller Calls Meeting to Con-

President W. R. Waller of the As- sociation of Sheriffs and Court Clerks of the state has called a meeting, ot the Association at noon today in the room of the Circuit Court.
 The Association, the membership Of which comprises sheriffs. clerks and other attaches of the courts, is expect islation for the purpose of placing the emolument of the court officers on the basis of fixed salary instead ofN upon the fee system now in vogue, and mat ters the Association may wish the Legislature to consider.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07
MARBLE

Curbow-Clapp Marble C.. Marble and Granite Monuments. z0g-21l Dexter. Phone 14k.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07
STATE EXAMINATIONS.

Bijou tonight "A Country Kid."
 Prices 2Sc, 35c. soc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07
ASSOCIATION OF sHERFF,s.

BIJOu tonight "A Country Kid." Prices 25c, 35c. sec.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07
COTTON TAGGING.

M. sabel & Sons. k Call for secondhand Bagging and Ties; good as new. 102-1O4 Bibb St. Phone 72.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-07

Carolina Portland Cement Co. Also Plaster, Fire Brick, Roofing Paper. Stocks stored in L. and N. dress inquiries to Atlanta. Ga.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-08-17

A. popular photographer is one who
can make a woman feel satisved with
her face.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-08-17

performances he had no thought that
eventually he was to earn $4O0 week
by this kind Of work.
AS member of the Hasty Pudding
club, which is HIarvard's dramatic or
ganlzation, he attained some slight
fame as an impersonator of : female
characters, though the work he did
then was purely in the nature of bur
lesque, and he not yet attempted to
make himself appear like a really
beautiful woman.
Yearly the Boston cadets give an
amateur performance that is one of
the social events of the season.
Eltinge, just out Of college, studying in
>an architects Office, was invited to as
sist
Miss Lillian Russell, who was assist
ing in coaching the performance, sug-
gested that with the right kind of
makeup Eltinge would make an ideal
heroine for the drama, which was
known as Miss Simplicity"
Other members of the cast laughed
at the idea, for Eltinge weighs ia
pounds, and is of such athletic phys
lque that it was hard to picture him
looking the part of a sweet girlish
young maiden, who must have a liber-
al allowance of pulchritude or make
the play ridiculous.
Mr.. Eltinge, after a little bantering,
said he was willing to try, and went
through the ordeal of forcing his No.
foot into No. ladies' boot, and
pulling his 30-inch waist into 22-inch
pair of corsets. Then he put on
fetching wig, practiced q most win
some smile, and donned hosiery so
carefully faxed that the swish of the
French skirt disclosed a dainty ankle
that none would ever have picked for
that of a man.
A difficulty was encountered when
1t came to talking, for in place of the,
light, high voice that,a woman has. ME-.
Eltinge is baritone When he let out
his notes they sounded so ridiculous
coming from a daintily -skirted female
that the show nearly broke up in
laughter.
Then music teacher suggested that
instead Of trying to speak in soprano
voice, he master contralto. This was
readily accomplished. and now though
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-08-17
WORK REVOLUTION
IN PARIS SOCIETY
Influence of American Colony Is Changing the Entire
Social System.
Social System.

The American colony in Paris is
given the credit by close observers of
French life of gradually changing the
entire social system.
The infusion of the modern notions
that govern American women of re-
finement and wealth has had the es-
rect OF sweeping away many of tho
antlquated ideas that once closed the
society of Paris to any but the exclu-
sive who lived in the Faubourg St.
German, and there maintained the
worship of the ancient aristocracy.
American women first stormed this
citadel, and gained admission. Now
they have opened the way for others
who are deserving, and as result the
American colony Yields a remarkable
influence in the worlds chief pleasure
city.
Formerly the restrictions placed on
young French people were so great
that they had no liberty whatever.
The damoiselle could not go to the
theater till her parents had first seen
the play, and decided that it was fit
for her. Similarly she could 20 no.
where without chaperon, and in the
matter of her marriage she was never
consulted till her parents had picked a
man of proper means and family.
Then she was allowed to have some
say in arranging her trousseau. That
was about all.
But when Miss Columbia, with her
breezy Western ways, took possession
of Paris, she slowly changed all this.
At first the French were frankly
shocked by the liberties permitted
her, but gradually they discovered
that the girl from the young republic
could be trusted, she might do things
that shocked convention, but never
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-08-17
WORLDS FOREMOST
IMITATOR OF WOMAN
Ehinge Has Lifted His Specially to an Art-Can
Decciue Any One.

A man who makes his living in
skirts, but remains fine manly fellow
Of marked athletic talents, is now as
tonishing stageland in the principal
cities of Europe. He can make up to
look like any actress; not even the
beauty of Maxine Elliott is too much
for him to duplicate. He can dance
better than most Of the premier
4dansuesses,~andsaLas knowledge of
dramatic art that aids materially in
his representations. In many cities
those who have seen MS performances
have found it difficult to believe that
lit was really man and not a woman
who was pirouetting before the foot
lights.
| The United States already knows
this wonderful impersonator, whose
skill is so great that he has raised i'm
ftation of women almost to an art. He
| signs himself:
Julian Dalton Eltinge, Harvard,
1902" and any one who doubts that
when at Cambridge he was an athlete
of some pretensions can get all the
proof he wants by stirring up little
row with him.
Two Or three stage hands, mistaking
the feminine figure all made up for the
performance as the kind of easy mark
that could readily be guyed, had a rude
awakening in the shape of beatings,
the signs of which fingered long.
Mr.. Eltinge is just trifle sensitive.
and insists that because he makes his
living by initiating the opposite sex
ne none the less retains his own
strength and manliness the instant he
puts aside the skirts and wig.
Mr.. Eltinge is the son of wealth,
his father being mine owner. When
first he went on the stage in amateur
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-08-17

could be charged against her any actu-
al offense against the moral code. She
became very popular, this bright, dash
ing child of the West Frenchmen
took her to wife, and her beauty won
lavish admiration. Before long she
was upsetting old conventions, and
Paris was finding out that it could
learn much from the American colony.
- Nine. Walden Pell was a great pio-
neer among American women who
won place of social Importance in the
brilliant life of the capital. When she
died in 1902 Mrs. Mackay took her
place as the American leader. 1t had
been long battle before Paris caDitu-
lated to Mrs. Mackay, but the splendor
of her entertainments and the mag
niticent hospitality she dispensed even
tually won their way. The sister of
Mrs. Mackay the Countess Telfener,
is another brilliant entertainer, with
mansion on the Bots de Boulogne.
The Countess de Trobriand, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Mary Mason Jones of New
York, is an American hostess in Paris
VINO maintains the traditions set by
her mother. The count fought for the
Union in the War of the Rebellion.
the penchant Of the comtesse is to
entertain royalty, and in the grand
room of her home she has raised
throne, SO that kings in exile, of whom
many are in Paris, may entertain in
state worthy their rank.
Another comtesse, Renee de Coetlo-
gon, who was Miss George Blake of
Boston, holds weekly salon in her
palace on the Bots de Boulogne, and
here are to be met the foremost
Frehchmen in public life, as well as all
prominent visiting Americans, who
hold the open sesame.
To a large extent the American en-
bassy is an important factor in the
social life of Paris. 1t could hardly be
otherwise, for France is country of
Difference of oficialdom. and the repre-
sentative Of the American people is
recognized as having right to partici-
pate in all functions where his coun.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-08-17

1t was more than he could stand.
This launched Eltinge as profess
slonal, and his progress has been made
rapid. He succeeded we'll in this coun-
try, but Europe thought his act even
mere remarkable, and in London,
Paris and Berlin he has been able to
command almost any price he wanted.
Particularly was the makeup in imi.
tatlon of Maxine Elliott a success, for
the beautiful wife of Nat Goodwin is
known all over the Old World, not
only from having appeared every.
where, but from the wide circulation
given her photographs.
The resemblance he gets to the act.
ress is wonderful, and his photograph
in profile can hardly be told from that
of Miss Elliott. q.
It is not alone in makeup and voice
that Eltinge can give the illusion of
Womanhood. He has turned his at
tention with microscopic care to every
typlcally feminine action. He can sit
down like woman, get up from
chair like one, talk in the graceful
manner of lady Of refinement, he I'm.
derstands the arts of filtration and
can make the most bewitching poses.
Eltinge has been so successful in
decelVlng audiences that once in
while, usually on wager, he makes at.
tempts to deceive persons at close
range. On one occasion he went to a
stage manager and asked for place
in the chorus. He was perfectly made
up as the typical first row girl, and
had no difficulty in getting accepted.
Not until he had made his bargain and
signed a contract did he reveal his
identity. The signed contract was the
proof on which he cashed his bet.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-08-17

la Rochefaucould was Miss Matte
Mitchell, and her beauty was the talk
OF Paris when her noble husband first
brought her to the capital to preside
over his home.
The Duchess de Dino, who was Miss
Adele Sampson, resides on the Rue
Reynaurd. She was divorced from
Frederick Stevens before she married
the Marquis de Talleyrand-Perigord
who in 1887 was created the Due de
Dino. Much of the best known society
of Paris and New York is to be seen at
the levees of the duchess.
The third duchess, de Choiseul-P ras.
lin, was sister. of De Courcey Forbes
of New York, and the daughter Of one
of New York's old-time best known
merchants.
Perhaps the best known untitled
woman in Paris is Mrs John Munroe,
wife of banker. She was Miss Hunt,
and is now widow. Mrs. G1iswold
Gray, sister Of Mrs. James A. Bur.
den of New York, has for many years
made Paris her home, and entertained
with generous hand. Miss Fannie
Reed is another hostess whose invita-.
tions never fail of acceptance.
Mrs. George Law, the handsome
New York widow of the noted million.
aire, seldom goes out of Paris during
the social season. Mrs. William K.
Vanderbilt and Mrs. William Van
derbilt, Jr., may be said to be bona
fide members since they spend a. large
part of their time in Paris, and are
welcomed everywhere.
The latest addition to the ranks OF
titled women in France of American
birth is the Marquise Renee dan.
digne, who was Miss Madeline God.
dard Of Providence, before her mar.
riage at Christmas.
nO1>,11or nh NJ
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-08-17
Apples and Peanuts for Lunch.

Apples and Peanuts for Lunch.
Former Senator Francis M. Cock
rell of Missouri, now member of the
Interstate commerce commission, has
regained his health sufficiently to par
take of his usual MONDAY lunch-two
apples and a sack Of peanuts, which
during his thirty years official resi-
dence in Washington, most of the
time, as United States senator. were
his only diet for the MONDAY meal.
Senator Cockrell says be believes
there is more nutriment in a sack of
peanuts than in a pound of beefsteak
and that they are easier to get. Last
winter when he was stricken with i'll
ness his physician ordered him to
drop apples and peanuts for a while.
1t was hard task.
Recently when he was advised that
he could resume his favorite bill of
fare he was happier than boy with
his first pair of red top boots.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-08-17

trymen are hosts. The great personal
popularity Of all the men who have
filled the post in the last three decades
has made this fortunate custom.
Mrs. White, the newest incumbent
of the place, is building up populari.
ty that will probably be as great as
that of any of her predecessors.
There are three American duchesses
in France, and they all take a promi.
nent part in society. The Duchess de
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-08-17

his voice is heavy, it could readily be
mistaken for the rich tones of some
especially deep contralto.
At Harvard Eltinge had learned to
dance, SO there was no trouble about
that.
Eltinge was the hit of the show,
and the work was so much talked
about that soon theatrical managers
were bidding for his services, and
when the figure went to the $500 mark
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-08-17
White Paint for the White House.

The annual cleaning of the White
House is under way. A large force of
painters is now at work on the strue-
ture, and pretty much all of the four
months the President is absent will be
utilized in renovating and cleaning the
exterior of the old building.
The walls of the White House were
not painted last year. The expert
ment of washing with highly recon-
mended preparation was made. This
was unsuccessful, as the wash seems
to have cracked the paint and left the
walls in bad shape generally wherever
it was applied. After these walls have
been properly treated liberal treat
ment Of good old-fashioned paint viii
be used, and the White House again
will appear in its glistening dress OF
pure white. Washington Post.