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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
COLLISION INQUIRY
CORONER TAKING EVIDENCE ON
 THE CASUALTY.
Both the HirmiRwham Raflway, Light & Power Company and the south era Hallway Are Represent
 ed by Counsel

Birmingham. Feb 12.--(Special.)-- The investigation into the accident on the grade crossing on First Avenue and Twenty-seventh Street Friday night in which four persons were kill ed and fourteen were hurt. was con tinued today by Coroner Paris.
 Both the Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company and the Southern Railway have legal representatives present at the investigation and each of the witnesses being examined are put through a close cross examination. Every step in the investigation has teen weighed thoroughly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
STOLEN BONDS RETURNED
Papers Valued at $50 000 Mailed te
 Him But Cach fs Retained

New Orleans. Feb. Iz-5. s. Hunters a wealthy citizen of Shreveport. who yesterday was robbed while enroute to this city on a Texas and Pacific train of bonds and mortgage notes aggre- gating s50,000 and small sum In cash, has recovered his property.
 MT Hunter received a note at hfs hotel today stating that his wallet had been mailed to him In care of the gem eral delivery at the local post office. Upon inquiry there he found every- thing intact except the cash. The case was not reported to the police here
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
Big Omce BuIldIng.

J. A.Van Hoose. and the McLester heirs now have plans under way for the erection of steel building. seven or eight stories in height, on the cor ner of Morris Avenue and Twenty first street. the location at present of the NcLeSter-VanHoose Grocery Company.
 It Is the nea of aese part es 10 make an attempt to induce the city to widen the Twenty first Street bridge, which action it Is contended. will ben eft the owners of the proposed build ing.
 To this end, J. A. VanHoose has written letter to Mayor Ward which has been' received setting forth the ad- vantages of widening the bridge In question. In the letter 1t Is laid forth that City Engineer Kendrick Is now working on plans looking toward this end. It Is the desire that the bridge
 ' the street In order that an open thoroughfare may he obtained under the structure.
 Tn this manner Twenty first Street would be traff1cable. At the time of the construction of the present bridge, Mfr. VanHoose fought hard to prevent the bridge from extending over only a portion of the street, maintaining that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
COLD IN NEW YORK.
Two Deaths Known To Have Occurred
 Fr0na ExuOaure

Two Deaths Known To Have Occurred
 From Exposure.
 New York, Feb. 12-Tbe cold wave which swept down on the city last night. sent the mercury from well up in the thirties. down almost to the zero mark. A strong wind which prevailed in the early hours of the day. added much to the discomfort.
 At least tyo deaths are known to have resulted from the cold In the city. Neither of the victims have been iden- tified.
 Several other persons who had sheen overcome by the cold were found un- conscious in the street, and were re- moved to. hosnitals.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
New pepartmcnt store.

The vacant lot on Third avenue, be- tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, just to the rear of the big da- partment store of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb. has been purchased by that firm. and it is understood that in the near future an eight-story steel frame build tnE will be erected thereon.
 Although not officially known just what the exact plans for the new build- ing will be, the above is considered substantially correct
 Members of the firm when seen to- day authorized the statement that they mad purchased the lot with the inten- tion of building on 1t, but would not give out anything in regard to the plans.
 However. the intimation was made that deI mite plans would be announced in a few days.
 It Is understood that the new build ing will be so constructed that 1t will be part of the present big store or the firm.
 At present the firm has to lease stores for various departments away from their present building, though the same Is opc of the largest in the country for department store pur- poses. It is understood that when tho new building Is up that all depart- ments away from the big store will be brought together and that upper parts Of the building may be given over to stock rooms
 The new structure will be modern in every particular.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
Robbed and Beaten Up

While Officer George Hamilton was working his beat early this morning he came across the unconscious body Of white man on the corner of Niue- teenth Street and Powell Avenue, on the Southside. The pockets of the mans clothing were turned inside out and there were bruises on the mans head The evidence looked as If the man had been assaulted and then rob- bed. The victim of footpads was pick ed up and sent to the St. Vincent hos- pital for treatment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
GOES TO sELMa.
Decatur Man To Isecene General Man.
 ager of Ice Plant.

ager of Ice Plant. ] Decatur, Feb. 12-(Special)-J. E. McBride of Decatur, has accepted the position of General Manager of the ice and coal company in Selma, and will leave for that city within the next few days to take charge of the plant.
 For many years Mir. Mcbride was the manager of the Decatur Ice and Coal Company in Decatur, and recently re- signed here to take charge of the plant at Selma. He Is said to be one of the most expert men in the South in the manufacture of ice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
pied suadenly ln Hosnital

T. V. Small. fiagman of the Louis- vile and Nashville Railroad, is dead, the result of an attack of heart fail- ure He was at St. Vincent's hospital under treatment for injuries received recently while at work on his train
 near Blount Springs, north of here
 The attack of heart failure came on
 and he was found dead In bed. His
 remains have been sent to Hanceviils for interment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
PosrMAsTER PLEADS GUILTY.
Georgia Man Admits EmbexxlinG SEQ - and Receives Sentence.

Savannah. Ga, Feb. 12-w. H. Pee ples, postmaster at Kingsland Ga., today pleaded guilty in the federal court to the embezzlcment of $20S of the governments funds.
 He was sentenced to pay a fine of $209 and to serve six months in jail, or a year and a day in the federal prison at Atlanta
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
Hotel In Bankruptcy.

T. L. Balabanos and John Balabanos. who have been operating the Olympian hotel. on the corner of Second avenue and Twenty-first street, as well as other business enterprises in the city. have filed a petition in voluntary bankruptcy in the federal court The liabilities amount to several thousand dollars. the largest creditors being Loveman. Joseph 6 Loeb to whom they are indebted for furniture and fix lures and in equipping the Olympian hotel. The firm Is protected in this indebtedness by a lien, retaining the title in the articles sold until same were paid tor. A large number of local firms and named among the creditors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
MINE DISASTER IN RUSSIA.

% and at BijOu matinee and night Bring the children to the Matinee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13

Boys. Misses and Children's Winter
 Shoes t-5 off for cash today. Largest stock in Alabama. Bullock Shoe Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
LEGISLATORS PREFER TO
 READ OF THE THAW CASE

} St. Louis, Mo. Feb. 12.-A spe- , cial from Jefferson City says:
 } When the Senate met today
 , Senator Hayman moved that the
 , reading of the official journal be
 } dispensed with because of the
 , desire of many Senators to read , the latest developments in the } Thaw case"
 } The motion was adopted with } out dissent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
Crossel FuneraI Proce.aien.

Charged with crossing funeral pro- cession, M. P. Pruitt and c. Nj. Mims. two white men, were fined this morn ing In the police court
 The offense Is alleged to have taken place yesterday and the accused art said to have driven across a street be- tween carriages in a funeral@proces- sion. They were arrested by Officer Nix.
 The case Is very unique and one of the few of It's kind ever brought be- fore Judge Feagln.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
AGED CITIZEN DEAD.

% and at Biiou matinee and night. Bring the children to the Matinee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
Baby Dead in Bed .

When MT. and Mrs. George Davis. who live at Germania Park. 8 few miles from the city awoke this morn- ing they were startled to find thei, four months old babe dead in bed. The little child had been smothered to death. The baby had been sick for the past few days but last evening 1t was in better spirits and the parents felt easier. The mother and father are gricf-strickcn over the sudden demise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13

COAL-BEST BLOCTON LUMP. One grade Only--S8 per ton.
 Phone 325. Exchange Ice Works.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
A nnATrTTEIrT. sTcuT

bed of Pansies In early Spring. We have the plants for sale by the dozen or by the hundred.
 s. ,B. STERN & co. n Dexter Ave. Phone 1901.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
Valuable Chicken. stolen :.

L.. K. Terrell. who lives at West End. has reported to the police the loss of five hens and one rooster which he values at $25 each. The poultry was stolen from the roost last night The fowls are of the Rhode Island Red strain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13

Bakhmut. Russia, Feb. 12-The coal mines here caught fire today while the miners were at work. As this dispatch is filed. forty bodies have been taken from the shaft.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
MARBLE.

CurbOw-Clapp Marble Co. Marble and Granite Monuments. 209-21l Dexter. Phone I4k.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13

Bodies of Forty wOrIxmen Taken From
 The Shaft.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
FLOWER SEEDS.

A well assorted lot of FLOWER SEEDS In papers or by weight at
 BCRKE'S DRUG STORE.
 Cor. Court and Monroe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13

A. M BALDWIN President H. T. BARTLETT, Asst. Cashier. M P LeGRAND Vice President R. E. sEIBELS Cashier A. s. WOoLFOLK Cashier CHAS. E. NORTON. Auditor
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13

The case Of Wilson vs. Trenton. (6l N. J., Law 599), Am. St. 714. cited by counsel for appellant. states that the contention that such a contract en- hances the price nominally charged for laying a good pavement. ignores the principle on which assessments for municipal improvements are levied in this State. Property owners are not
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19
Uniform Taxation.

! In considering the question of tax as
| sessment this fact above all others must
be kept well in view, that under our
Constitution 1t is required that taxation,
whether State. local or municipal, shall
be uniform upon the same class of sub
jects. The object of this provision is to
make the burden of taxation fall as evnn-
~ as possible upon oil subjects of taxa
ton ard upon all taxpayers AS we said
yesterday, 1T matters not. so far as the
principle goes, whether the assessment
be high or low, provided only 1t be UNI
form. If the state needs certain rev.
nue. the rate necessary to produce It will
be in direct proportion to the assessment.
II the assessment be low, the rate will
be high: If the assessment be high. the
rate will be low, comparatively speaking
If the citizen is required by the State
to pay slo0 in taxes. 1t matters not to
him whether the assessment be low and
the rate high. or vice versa we may
assess our property in Virginia upon the
basis of one-third valuation. or one-half
valuation or full valuation, and If only
the same rule be followed in every section
there will be no discrimination. But II
property in one section be assessed at
one-third its value and in anothe. section
at It's full value, while the rate of taxa
ton in both instances remains the same,
1t is plain on its face that those whose
property is assessed low will pay less
than their just proportion of State taxes,
while those whose property is assessed
high will pay more than their just proper
ton.
But there is no need to discuss tho
rule for it is fixed by tho Constitution,
and it should be enforced in every county,
city and town. We should have the same
standard of measurement IN every com
otherwise there will be unjust
discriminate n. We must not have a
short measure for some and a long meas
ure for others. The Times Dispatch has
not asked that property be assessed at
a higher figure than its fair market value,
that may be, but it does insist,
and the courts should Insist that all prop
crty, wherever located, be fairly and hon
estly assessed, according to the rule OF
the Constitution. When that is done we
shall hayo q uniform assessment and a
uniform tax, and no citizen will have
right TO complain.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19

creeds; yet I would lika to say that
tho removal OF DIR. Evans from our
midst would be a great loss TO Rich
mond.
Ny work is such that / see much
OF the rough and seamy side OF life.
1 know dozen men with no church
ties and no religious thought who
never enter any church except to hear
DR.. Evans preach
There are men associated with cle
who boast OF knowing no religion and
yet these same men speak of DR.. Evans
in terms OF highest praise. One Of
them said to me. II would do anything
TO keep him here. Ho is the only per-
son who has ever made me wish to
be better man, and IL there is any
good in me 1t is because of his preach
ing"
DR.. Evans has no idea of the good
he has done and Is doing by the kindly
smile and friendly hand extended to
men who are outside the average
clergyman's ministratio-s. His broad
Christian charity has -ade Kim the
most beloved man amor men that
have ever seen in my lt-Ig service as
a public officer in Rlchn.ond.
When sick or in trouble 1t is tho
natural thing for men with no church
ties and no claim on any minister to
send for him, who has so much
sympathy for those In distress whether
they are religious or not.
NOT a CHRISTIAN.
Richmond, Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19
Who Are the Rebels2

The school children wore called uno,
Yesterday TO celebrate the one-hun.
tdredth anniversary OF the birth q,
Robert Edward Lee.
~ y u well that they should study his
life and character, and that they should
d Pc taught and impressed with tho fact.
that General Lee and those who fol-
lowed him in defense OF states' rights,
8Hot only were not traitors and rebels.
but were patriots, following their true
ahrleGia1ea, and that they would have
been rebels had they done otherwise.
TINS IS not a, mere question of senti-
##MeAt but Q question OF law.
chapter III. OF the Virginia Code, Of
1850 sentained this clause
All tsee white persons born in this
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19
Temperance Instruction.
tor OF The Times-Dispatch:


sir.-In 1900 Virginia followed tho
example of many other States and
enacted a law for preventive measure
against the evils OF alcohol, opium,
cigarettes. etc.
The statute follows
Virginia State law. enacted January
a. 1900:
'In every public free school shall
be taught photography. reading.
writing arithmetic, grammar, geo.
graphy. physiology and hygiene, his
tory OF the United States and history
of Virginia. In teaching of physiology
and hygiene. approved te%r books shall
be used, plainly setting forth the eff
fects of alcohol and other narcotics on
the human system, and such effects
shall be as fully and as thoroughly
taught as other branches OF last named
subjects"
a similar law is now In operation
through tho entire United States. 49,
100000 children being entitled to re-
ceive such instruction. England and
Germany arc two of the leading Eu-
ropean nations which have been
aroused to imitation of Americas fore
thought of her future citizens. and
prominent educators and scientists are
there engaged in framing laws which
shall make the impersonal truths OF
science a powerful factor in solving
the ways and means towards sobriety.
Many temperance workers in Vir-
ginia Will on January gath bring tho
state law and It's merits before the
public. asking specially that educators
and parents cooperate In its effective
enforcement. +. II. r.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19

State; ill free white persons born in
| any other state of this Union, who
| may be or become residents of .nus
! state; all aliens being FREQ white per-
| sons. naturalized under the laws OF the
| United States, who may be or become
| residents of this Stnte all persons who
have obtained right to citizenship
! under former laws, and all children,
| wherever born, whose father, or if he
be dead. whose mother, shall be cit
izen of this state at the time of birth
of such children shall be deemed cit
izens of this State"
Here was q distinct definition of
citizenship In Virginia. but until the
adoption OF the fourteenth amend
nent. there was no such thing in law
as citizen OF the United States. ex-
cept in the case of naturallzed citizens.
In 1860 every citizen of Virginia who
had been elected to office took the fol-
lowing oath OF alleGiance:
II declare myself citizen OF the
Commonwealth OF Virginia, and so SOL
EMMY swear that will be faithful and
true 10 INC salu commonwealth and
Will support the Constitution thereof
so long as I continue to be citizen
of the same"
In South Carolina, as lady friend !
has directed our attention, the oath OF |
allegiance was even more emphatic. 1t
was as follows:
II do solemnly swear Cor affirm) that
viii faithful and true allegiance bear
% the State of South Carolina so long
IS l may continue citizen thereof"
1t is true that citizons who were not
were not required to take
IN oath OF allegiance. but their alle-
rance was implied. They had no cit
zenship except in the State, and their
llesiance of necessity went with their
citizenship. When the State seeded
nder It's constitutional right, the cit
zens of the State were compelled to
ollow their flag; otherwise they would
ave been rebels against the sovereign
uthority of the State. There Is no
thcr rational conclusion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19
The Time to Build Educationallv

The educational situation as regards
Richmond is~ at this moment plastic.
Forces are in ferment. The following are
some of the factors at present at work:
A Woman's College Of the grade of
Vassar is projected. and the Baptists of
Virginia have decided to raise 500, OtD
to found such n Woman's College and to
enlarge Richmond College. Tho first sub
scrlption toward the $4,000 has been
made, amounting to $4,000. 1t may be
safely reckoned that the 100000 will era
long be in hand. 1t is known that a com
mittee is now considering site in Rich
mond for this new Woman's College.
Only recently the question of the re-
organization OF medical education in
Richmond was actively discussed. 1t has
been shown by the success OF our two
great medical colleges that this city
offers admirable facilities for meaica!
instruction. Cooperation in this matter
is the dictate Of the hour
So patent are the advantages OF yir-
glnia's capital city for the growth Of
strong colleges that II Is understood that
some of tho friends of both Hampden
Sidney College and Randolph Macon Col
lege have considered tho question OF re-
moyal to Richmond. Since tho Union
Theological Seminary came hero from
Hampden-sidney. 1t has steadily advanced
in mos. gratifying way.
The Mechanics Institute, which at pres
ent has 800 and more aspiring youths en-
rolled IN its night CLASSES. and witch
Is enriching tho city In many ways, faces
The necessity of expansion. 1t is stated
that technical instruction during the day.
with ample facilities, Is contemplated by
Inc MANAGEMENT of that admirable insu-
luton Hero is the nucleus OF a great
technological school, which would be in.
valuable to Richmond as manufacturing
and commercial centre. These arc ONLY
some OF the facts now demanding con
struetiYe effort.
4 i not worth while to organize tho
hospitality. Of Richmond for these .educa.
lo'lai institutions Could they not he so
grouped as TO prevent educational waste.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19
Rhymes forTo-Day
Queer Little Chaps.
Nj, newspaper poets nre queer little

~ chaps, ~. 49,. !,
take us, perhaps,
4 Or guess what's behind Our bright jests
Werc odd little parties of odd little kinds
With queer little methods and queer litti
minds.
And queer little hearts in our breasts.
Oh, we are so Jolly and we are 80 ghy!
| Come, watch us--the incrrest andrew:
at play:
You'll roar at our ludlcrous auips!
iii haply, one day, you may find with
surprise
That something we pipe may bring tears
to your eyes,
And n queer little twitch to your lips.
All, but glance up again: you will burn
We fooled you. you see. For observe,
with sheer,
were back at our Jokes. undismaycd.
our shouts show we've hearts that could
never be sick.
SO OF course you know then 1t was all
just a trick.
a cheap little trick of our trade.
You know Harlequins ways. SO It's idle
to ask
II you've started to see, when he lifts
up his mask,
us tragedy face peeps below.
You Know Merry Andrew knows nothing
OF pain
Don't mind those hard tears let him try
to explain
That it's all just part of the show.
The spasms distorting that paint only
show
He is playing at pain. only buresquing
What! Fancy that anguish is real!
: Yet such is his skill at his frol-
icsome art
dc could almost persuade you he, too,
has heart,
And soul that can suffer and feel
are his tears. then, his truth and his
antics his shame?
VINO knows which Is he and which merely
his game?
VINO 7o.l knows which Is you. by your
SUI newspaper bards are all bright little
kinds, 1919
With bright little thoughts In our br,rh.
I little minds. ~
And bright little hearts on our sleeves
Fl. s. II. |
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19

nsalon to the various provinces for the cree
ton OF public buildings in the islands
In 1906 loans by our national banks Increased
Increased by se,Dgo,Co pounts our money II
circulation increased by s2o7gN.ooO; our ps
cotton crop.tncreased by 9tS,00o bales.
Consul John u. hamilton OF Cornwall "a.
nada. states TINT the American company which
has been Greeting sa,Goo,ooo tinplRte aud iron
prise because the Dominion government re-
fused 70 grant any protection In tho now
tarln schedule,
Theodore Kremer n healthy pnk-eheeked.
optimistic young man Of German birth living
III New York city, Is said 10 earn over $50 90
Z r. year by writing blood thunder dramas
credit such long, string Of ''yirue-triu,n-
phant' dramas as this author.
:, CongrtssmRD Mann OF Chicago Is Speaker
Gannehs lieutenant on the floor OF the House
tie must be there with the first and remnin
uhui The Gavel tails at adjournment He DC.
enspies sl' end seat on the right Of the main
s ais.ei from which he can promptly catch he
npaahcf > eyc ~ an enrrBcncles for the max
ins q motions that aid the Speaker IN stecring
ieglsiiati9n u accordance with the program i,
previously agreed upon.
An astronomical wedding Gift has bnon ,re.
sented % KING Alfonso or Spain by the ropub
Lot We Of Peru, y y N artistic table clock do.
S, l ny ne French SCULPTOR carrien Belle.
nm5e, hna IL hsd by Tho Mnse of Astronomy.
me zodiac. stars, figures, etc. are mnIe ~
lspl, laHuil. Bold and precious crystals me
Gioek received the grand prix'' at tho paris
h*hlpltson 81 800, ana cost $4,000,
Wales has found als Carnegie In The yDnnr
mtnipen OF Parliament for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
David Davies Not only has he given Nbtry
hlwSth College \ collection or sndfnaFe arn,0r
ahd promised 70 become responsible Tor yilbC l1
~ he'ilt9t 10 Tins he Nus set aside bt,ni ~
$4,000 for nfhstera education In conI,ee
ION WIN me Welsh Gnlslnirtia denomination
70 Which he holongs, The millionaire IL j,m,
. .sa four, ana Ia fresh from Trinity, Cam,