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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
There Are BOA Smiths in City
 of Montgomery; 3O2 Williamses

The Smiths and Williamses have had a hard fight during the last year in Montgomery for the numerical suprem- acy, but the Smiths have finally won out by the small margin of two. This fact was established officially yester- day when the 1907 Directory for Mont gomery was received by business men of the city, after the months of waiting that have elapsed since 1t was due.
 A careful inquiry revealed the fact that there are BOA Smiths in the dtrec- tory. Of these, 165 are white residents of the city. The Williamses succeeded in mastering 302. The Joneses were found to be 291 strong, while the John sons, the Jacksons and the Browns in- clude 232, 21S and 196 respectively.
 It is worthy of note that of the Smiths, there are only five whose given names are John, and while the Browns are so numerous. there are only five who spell it with an suffixed
 The new City Directory is a hand somely bound volume. numbering some S20 pages. In addition to alphabetical lists of the names of the white and ne gro population. it contains a store of information which, according to the ta- ble of contents includes the Board of Education, the cemeteries, white and negro churches, the officers of the city, county and State and Federal govern
 
 the fire and police departments, hospi- tals, asylums and homes, libraries, mill itary, newspapers, patriotic and his torical societies, the postoffice force, public halls and buildings, public schools, railroads, schools and colleges, secret and benevolent organizations of both races, societies, clubs, etc, a street guide and householders' directory and theatres. ....s
 In the directory of persons, 405 pages are devoted to the list of white resi- dents, while PTS pages are filled with the names of negro population.
 In the portion devoted to white citi- zens. 1t is found that the letter B is the initial for the greatest number of names. B Is the first letter in no less than LOOT names and business ad- dresses. s is second with S2S, while c and H follow next with S01 and 500 re- spectively to their credit. Other initial letters to names and business addresses are as follows:
 A, S79; D. 45S; E, IA; F, 324; G. 4SO; I, S7; J, 351; K, 229; L, 391; M. 74i; Nc. BOA; N, 145; O, 137; P, 455; Q, 5; R, 4O6
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06

tical miles an hour. Tn reaching the north coast of Cuba the stream passes to the eastward of the Bahamas anu then turns northward. following the contour of the north Atlantic coast IL may be definitely traced to a point opp posite Sandy Hook, when 1t again turns abruptly eastward.
 The general form of the Gulf stream Is greatly changed as 1t advances to- ward the east. It quickly spreads itseiI out over a much greater area, and as u gains in width 1t loses In depth. IL soon ceases to be aFstream in the cor rect geographical sense, and therearter is classified as an ocean flow. It's tenn perature is gradually reduced, in the process of spreading out. until 1t ap- breaches that of the open sea The stream or flow has been definitely traced however. to point well within the Arctic Circle, when IL is completely lost
 The theory which is very generally accepted of the connection of the Guii stream and the climate of the shores IL approaches Is that 1t tends to warm the winds which pass over 1t, thus modify ing the temperature of the surrounding land for considerable areas. The stream comprises of course, many thousahos of square miles, and this enormous sur face always remains from 10 to 70 de- grees higher than that or tne opeh So@' Now, the nearer the Gulf stream ap- nroaches the shores the more direct, ob- yiously is its influence. It will readily be understood that should the stream by any chance be defiected some hum dreds of miles nearer Sandy Hook than it generally flows, an appreciaple rise in the temperature might be expected.
 It is a very widely accepted impress sion that our winters along the entire Atlantic coast are less vigorous than q couple of decades ago. The change has been explained by various theories. among which the influence of the Guli stream Is frequently mentioned. The recent reports of the startling changes in the temperature of the waters near New York would seem to lend consi1er- n,l ah1e weight to the supposition. one school of geographers contend that thls change is imaginary. that the impress sion is due to a fault of memory
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
Casket of Speaker Martin
 Buried in Choice FloUers.

Governor Conner sent pleasing cres- cent design, composed of pink carna- tions.
 Another beautiful design was the Knights of Pythias shield, sent by the local lodge of that order.
 The Mayor and City Council of Birmingham sent Gates AJar" of carnations and violets and Golden Gate roses. Among the other floral remembrances | from out of town was mammoth wreath of pink carnations, the gift of Virgil Bouldin, of Scottsboro, for a number of years the law partner of General Martin. together with Mrs. | Bouldin. Another beautiful individual design was that of Secretary of State Frank N. Julian and Insurance Commissioner l A c. Sexton. It was a pillow of pur- pie and white hyacincths. Another pillow of roses and carna- tions, was sent by Gladdon Harrison. Deputy United States Marshal, and Lieutenant Governor Henry B. Gray furnished a beautiful cross and crown, of freesis and immortelles. Among the other friends of Mir. Mar tin who were remembered through beautiful flowers, in designs or oou- uuets, were the following: Many Individual Designs.
 Representative and Mrs. o. c. Man. ner wreath.
 Senator and Mrs, c. B. Teas1ey. cross of pink carnations. MT. and Mrs. Dennis Carr, cross, Christian Endeavor Society or the Egrst Presbyterian Church, wreath.
 Montgomery Light and Water Power Company. cross. Mir. and Mrs. Massey Wilson and MT J. c. Dale. a wreath. W, H. Amerine, a heart. William Cleburne Swanson, wreath. MT. and Mrs. k. J. Meyer, star. Adjutant-General and Mrs. >Bipo Graves, cross.
 Halls Printing Company. a sickle of
 pr. and Mrs. H. stanford Persons, q wreath. MT. and Mrs. Brook Flowers, wrea I of roses and carnations. Miss Lillian Singley, wreath. MT. I. Levystein, a wreath of car nations.
 -.r. A. Josh Jones. heart.
 Mrs. William Henry Tisdale, an anchor.
 MT. and Mrs. T. H. Mabson. wreath of pink carnations.
 MT. John G. Crommelin. a heart Of pale pink carnations.
 MT. and Mrs. John Whitfield Kelly, heart of white roses.
 A. A. Janney, a white cross.
 Mrs. Whiting Brown and Miss Fam nie L. Brown.
 Mir Theodore Bethea.
 Miss Fannie Mai Futile.
 Mir. R. Emmett Seibeis and Mir. W. Athey Jordan.
 Mr and Mrs. A. P. Tyson.
 Mir. Ben Helburn.
 MT. J. A. Schneider
 MT. and Mrs. John R. Waters.
 Miss Roberta Roberts.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Hall.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. T. Fitzpatrick and Mrs. John Savage.
 Mir and Mrs. w. A. Gayle.
 Mir A. Nachman.
 Mir and Mrs. F. S Persons.
 MT. and Mrs. J. T. Bullen.
 MT Otis Williamson.
 Miss May Robinson.
 MT. and Mrs. S. H. Yarbrough.
 The flowers were universally pro- nounced, by the thousands who saw them, to be the most elaborate remem- brances that had been witnessed by them at any similar occasion in Ala bama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
THE GUILLoTINE.
Curious History of the Famous Death
 Instrument.


 Instrument.
 A day or two ago. while discussing with a couple of Frenehmen the tragic death of Mir. Whitely, I remarked, writes the Paris correspondent of the London Globe that in England the use of the knife or the revolver in the course of a quarrel was a good deal less frequent than on the Continent. where when two men get heated they usually whip out their knives or fire arms.
 'Tn England,' I remarked. Eve prefer to use our fists"
 My French friend agreed with me and one of them said that the reason why Englishment did not use knives and revolvers so freely as the Latins Is that they have a wholesome dread of the scaffold. "The fear of the hang man." added the other, "is the begin ming of wisdom.
 But you have the guillotine," I an- swered.
 "Yes," said one of the Frenchmen, but it Is going out of fashion, and our juries are too soft-hearted. A man in this country has only to plead that his passionnel.' and it Is ten to one that he will be released With you 1t is diff ferent; a British jury Is less suscepti- ble to sentiment and criminals are treated with more severity
 In the course of further conversation my republican friends did not hesitate to say that they thought the suppress sion of the guillotine would be a grie- Yous mistake, and would simply act as an encouragement to the class of des- perado whose savage instincts are only kept in check by the fear of capital punishment.
 In pre-revolution time hanging was the ordinary punishment in France for felony, though an exception was made in favor if high-born criminals. whose aristocratic origin entitled them to be decapitated. The modern method of execution in France is primarily due to republican determination not to rec ognize inequalities even in the manner of the death punishment 1t Is certain that pr. Joseph Ignance Guillotin. in introducing the too-celebrated inven- ton which is named after him, was ac-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
Social and Personal
MEETING OF SCHOOL IM-
 PROMINENT ASSOCIATJ0-

The meeting of the school improve ment Association held yesterday af- ternoon in the auditorium of the Girls High School, was a very successful one. and many matters of importance to the organization were discussed and decid- ed upon.
 Mrs W. A. Gayle, in her absence. at the last meeting was chosen President accepted the office in a speech in which she touched on the purposes and plans of the new organization. She presided over the meeting, and Mrs. H. e. ~Gunnels acted as secretary, as Mrs. w. H. Seymour was not present.
 Mrs Gunnels, read the minutes of the last meeting, at which a committee was appointed to draw, up a constitu- tion for the local association. The members of this committee were not present and it was. decided that the constitution of the State Association should be apoted. Each article of the constitution was taken up separately, and passed upon, and at the end, it was adopted with several changes that the members thought best for the city As- sociatlon.
 A motion was made and adopted that a district committee for each elemen- tary school be apointed, the chairman
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
PITTsBURG BLIzzARD.
pennayIvania City is Suddenly Envei-
 oped in Snow storm.

PGMWBgANuAA@ SA~s -"
 oped fin Snow storm.
 Pittsburg, March b.--This city was suddenly enveloped in snow storm that resembled a blizzard just before dark tonight and for an hour all street car service was crippled
 Many lines were tied up because oI the inability of the motormen to see beyond a few feet ahead of them, Dur ing the fury of the storm thunder and lightning were frequent, telegraph anu telephone lines were seriously anecteu' shutters and chimneys blown down and pedestrians were obliged to seek shel- ter from a fifty-two mile northwestern wind. Within half hour the mer- curry dropped fifteen degrees. Up to midnight one death as result of the storm was recorded.
 Professor John A. Brashear or the Allegheny Observatory. last week pre- dicted that this vicinity would expe- rience phenomenal atmospheric condi- lions about the middle of this week.
 Miss Sarah Stewart, 30 years of age, was returning home in Allegheny ana left a trolIew car to walk few blocks to her home The gale overcame her and she struggled to a porch of the nrst house she came to. She was taken In and immediately dropped dead. The coroner reported heart failure due to exhaustion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
RUFF DID NOT SHOW.
POLITICAL LEADER WOULDN'T AP-
 PEAR IN COURT.
Held That Action of Federal Judge Act ed ns Bar to Further Proceed
 ings Before the State

San Francisco. March 5.--Abraham Ruef, the local political leader, who yesterday secured a writ of error from Superior Judge Hebbard, did not ap- pear today before Superior Judge Dunne for trial on the indictments for al- legged extortion returned by the grand jury.
 Ruef and his attorneys considered that the action of Judge Hebbard act ed as a bar to further proceedings be- fore Judge Dunne on the ground that following the granting of the writ steps had been taken to carry the case to the Supreme Court of the United States. The Federal appeal being based on the plea that Ruer had been de- prived of his constitutional rights.
 When court opened this morning As- sistant District Attorney Henry an- nounced that the prosecution was pre- pared to proceed with the trial of Ruef This was the day set for the trial, but the defendant was no; present. The court directed the baillfr to call Ruef at the door. One of the defendants at- torneys arose to call the attention of the court to the action of Judge Heb bard but Heney objected to any action in the absence of the defendant. The bailiff then reported that Ruef had failed to respond. The court without comment directed the clerk to issue warrant to take the defendant into cus- tody. Ruef's counsel protested vigor- ously, saying, T think your honor, that such action might bring you in con tempt of the Supreme Court of the United States"
 The court quietly replied that he did not need instructions and was not con- cerned with what other tribunals might do The attorney, however, persisted in outlining the transactions elsewhere in Ruef's behalf and Judge Dunne said:
 T am going to proceed with this trial until the Supreme Court of this State or the United States Court of Appeals commands me to desist."
 A recess of an hour was then taken to permit the sheriff to apprehend Ruef
 Upon reconyening the deputy report ed that his search had been fruttless This brought Heney to his feet with the declaration:
 .If your honor will appoint MT. Burns Ca detective), as an elisor. will guarantee to have the defendant in court at o'clock; in fact. I will have him here in half an hour"
 The court responded that he would give the sheriff until 2 o'clock to find Ruef. At o'clock Sheriff O'Neal re- ported that he and his deputies had gone to the defendants office but were unable to find any trace of him. Judge Dunne ordered an adjournment to 10 o'clock tomorrow morning to give the sheriff time to find the missing defend- ant.
 Detective Burns, who is assisting the prosecution, said he was certain that Ruef had not left the city, but-had been in secret consultation with one of his counsel during the time the deputies were searching for him. From infor- nation brought to him Burns was con fident that Ruef had secluded himself in a room attached to a restaurant. An assistant of Burns kept watch on the place tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
 POPE PARDoNs BISHOP.
Emigration Is DisapprOved By Italian
 Government. s4f


 Rome March 5.--Mgr. Bonomellt, Bishop of Verona, who recently issued a pastoral letter advocating the prtn- ciple of separation of church and state in France, has been pardoned for this indiscretIon by the Pope. who Is his intimate friend.
 Befoie he was made a bishop, Mgr. Bonomelli, who Is one of the leaders of modern Catholicism and who favors an understanding between the Vatican and the Quirinal. was received by the Pope. On this occasion, he said to the Pontiff: King Victor Emmanuel has given s1,00O toward my home for emil grants, and l would like to thank his majesty for this gift and present my respects"
 To this the Pope made reply: Very well, approve; go and see the king
 Mgr Bonomelli consequently called upon his majesty and was received most cordially The conversation was chiefly about emigration and the best means to protect Italian emigrants
 The Government has forbidden the admission into Italy of foreign circus lars urging the peasants to emigratas especially to the United states.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
TRADE TREATY.

Britain VIII Not Seek To Be Most
 Forward Nation.
 Iondon, March 5-In the house of commons this afternoon MT. Mitchell Thompson. conservative, suggested that foreign secretary Grey utilize the most favored nation of/fhe Anglo American treaties with View of securing the admission of British goods Into the United States on the same terms as Cuban goods.
 The secretary, however, said he did not think any benefit would result at the present moment, owing to the dif- ferences shown to exist In the view of the two countries by exchanges of com munication between the late CBalfour) government and the government of the United States on this subject.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
SCARCITY OF LABOR
Eight Witnesses For Defendant STIlI
 OVWnera Testify.

Greensboro. N. C.. March Slight witnesses for the defendants in the cases against the Charlotte mellmen, E. A. Smith and S. B. Sargent who are, being sued for penalties for alleged violations of the immigration law were examined today.
 All of them were mill owners or off, ficers. The principal thing developed by their testimony is that there is a great scarcity of cotton mill lsper throughout the United States. Wit nesses were brought to testify to al- most exactly the opposite state of faeta
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
Mnnv RtIln TntroFucna

washington, March 5.--During the 58th Congress 54,49s bills and joint resolutions were introduced in both the Senate and the House, about a fourth more than in the 5sth Congress. There were 26,154 House bills and of these. 6.940 became laws, about the same pro. portion of Senate bills received apx proval.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06

T. ssS; U, ss; V, 80; w. 6S9; Y, A; 2. 10. There are no names in either the white or negro lists, beginning with x.
 or the names not referred to above those which appear with greatest fre- queucy in the lists of white residents are the following:
 Davis. GA; Harris, 33; Hill, 34; Holt, s5; Johnston, 32; Martin, 51; Miller, S3; Moore. 40; Taylor. 4s Thompson, 37; Wilson, 52. There are 65 business houses, the names of which begin with the city prefix Montgomery.
 Mir. J. c. Weissner will open his class for dancing Saturday, March 9th, at 2i3O p. m., at HaOs Hall, 216 Dexter Avenue.
 Those desiring information will please phone 323.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
BIjOu Matinee Today, Billy B. Van.
STUDENT swIPEs JEwELRY.
Only Reason Therefor Was Desire fO
 the Beautiful. A

Only Reason Therefor Was Desire for
 the Beautiful.
 Chicago, March 5.-Richard O. Hoops, 20 years of age, student at Lake For est University, and a son of Ira c. Hoops, a lawyer of Kokomo, Ind, is under arrest charged with robbing the residence of Hobart Chatfield Taylor, a wealthy resident of Lake Forest.
 Detectives searched the room of Hoops in the fraternity hall at Lake Forest, and found 8 trunk filled with diamond rings. silverware, etc, which Mir. Taylor had spent years in collect ing. Hoops confessed and said he could give no other reason for the act than his desire to possess beautiful and artistic things.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
REPORT IS DENIED.
Cruiser Panther Not Carrying UIti-
 mntum To HaytI.

Berlin, March 5.-The foreign office here says 1t is not true that the Ger man cruiser Panther Is taking an ultf- matum regarding the charges made against Hermann and Company. the German bankers of Port au Prince.
 Not only Is Germany not sending an ultimatum but she has no other view than that the differences can be settled Automatically,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
RAGING WILL CONTINUE
Oalxlavrn Jockey Club to Dasregax'
 Anti-POOI Selling Law.

Oa<lavvn Jockey Club to Disregard
 Anti-POOI Selling Law.
 Hot Springs, Ark, March 3.--OaklawR will continue despite the Amis anti. pool selling law. according to the posi- tion taken by the oaklawn Jockey Club.
 Today no bookmakers were in estab- Iished positions in the betting ring. bue any one wanting to bet found little dificulty in placing their bets with the hand books. The jockey club and thelk legal advisors claim that the law ia defective and that they will establish the fact fin court.
 Constable Smith again invaded the track today and arrested one book~ maker and an individual making total of nine arrests in the past two days, He states that he will continue to mako arrests until the validity of the law is established. John Condon, principal owner of the track. arrived here today to confer with Dan Stuart and otheF officials of the club.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06

reprensented by the labor union men who are on the stand Monday. having been introduced by the government. Tt was also proven that there is a scar city of labor in North Carolina varying from ten to twenty five per cent. Gov ernor Glenn may be called as witness tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
pinnIrt Wedn Pearnsn

London. March 5.--Marx HambourM the pianist and Dorothy. daughter o9 Sir Kenneth Muir Mackenzie. perma- nent principal secretary to the lord chancellor were married at Q registry office here this afternoon. A reception was subsequently, held at the residences of the brides parents and was large@ ly attended.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
LEASE QUARANTINE STATION.
Governor Blanchard Makes AnnOunc'
 ment of Proposed Transfer.

ment Of Pr0DOsed TrRnsfer.
 Baton Rouge. La, March Ex-Governor N. c. Blanchard tonight made public a letter which he has sent to the Treas ury Department offering to lease to the government the State quarantine station at the mouth of the Mississippi river.
 The government has already refused to buy this station at the figure asked by the State. Governor Blanohard's letter is believed to end long contro- versy as to whether the State should maintain a separate quarantine on the Mississippi simultaneously with the Marine hospital quarantine
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-06
INTERESTING CONTEST.
Lords CurxOn and ROsebery Running
 For Oxford ChancellOFahip.

For Oxford ChancelIoFshIp.
 London, March 5-An interesting contest Is imminent between Lord Cur zon and Lord Resebery for the vacant chancellorship of Oxford University.
 It was supposed that Lord Curzon who was nominated to this office some days ago would be returned without opposition but now Lord Rosebery also has accepted a nomination and the matter will be decided on March II when the election will he held.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02

Seriously, I am very happy here;
spending my days entirely out-of-
doors; reading little, learning little
Italian and smoking Unfortunately. Now
and then go off for long rambles on
the neighboring hills, visiting quaint
old world villages and catching stray
glimpses of the snowy Apprentices that
bound tho further valleys. Sometimes
have companion on my excursions
the daughter of the house. forget
whether mentioned in my last letter
that my hostess had q daughter.
Such an engaging child! Barely II
and has lived all her life at San Stef-
ano. Think OF that. We're strange
companions. she and I! Her mother.
the good signora, is careful to tell me
that she only allows the girl to ac-
company me because am English.
There's compliment to my fellow
countrymen! 1 can't take 1t to myself,
alas! fear that II the signora knew
more about my reputation she would
scarcely trust her daughter to my care
so readily. Not that the girl is not
safe with me. I'm no st. Anthony
where women are concerned-more'
the pity-but I can't conceive man
who would be base enough to harm
anyone so fair and sweet as this child.
SHe Is SO pretty, Pnillp. a perfect
blend of fair English and Italian maid
enhood, combining the most charming
traits of each. Her northern blood is
plainly visible In her appearance.
She's quite a fair complexion, eyes the
color of the violets that one finds un-
der the olive trees and u mouth of
geranium red, as the poet says. Yet
there is a sunny vivaclty about her, n
charm about her smile, that are wholly
Italian.
Fresh from her life at the convent
school. she knows simply nothing of
the world. ! suppose I am the only
man with whom she has ever con-
versed with any freedom. There is
something almost sacred to me about
her superb innocence and freshness. I
don't mind telling you that there have
been times lately when 1 wished that
1 was something rather different from
what am. Just now, for instance, as