The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-26
Side.Oaik Penciiinss
Thcy Max still EIirt.

Another of those foolish enact ments. said the up-to-date-person | yesterday.
 T suppose you have noticed where one of our northwestern towns has passed an ordinance making 1t unlaw ful to firt. All very fine in theory, but not worth one single continental in practice. How in the name of com mon sense are you going to curb CO., auetry and a winking eye? You might arrest ten thousand and you would be | further from stopping the supposed evil than ever before. And, if you arr rest such persons, charged with such a heinous offense, how are you going to to prove than vagrancy was under the old law before the Legislature amended 1t.
 "Once and for all, I must admit free ly that can't see a crime in flirting. Many of us take 1t like jolly persons and we have a great deal of harmless | fun out of it You might make as many laws as you would, but no measure passed by any legislative body under the sun can regulate anything like | that.
 Suppose our City Council. of Mont gomery, were to pass such a measure as that put into effect in the little town l in the great Northwest If 1t coulr l go into practice, it would be worse for Montgomery than any anti-liquor or dis pensary movement that could overtake our city. You would find that. in the | course of a very short time, Montgom- ery's population would have greatly decreased and hopes of 100000 inhahit- ants in 1910 would have to be aband- oned.
 But that could never come to pass, because no such edict could be enforced. Boys and girls need not be afraid. At last resort, in case anything Nko that should happen, they could apply Ia raSfrainfnO 0rdar in court. and possibly. if you would make goo goo eyes at some of our eminent jurist they would readily agree to make the in~ junction permanent"
 Interest in Boat Lines.
 T am glad to see that there seems to be an awakening of interest in river navigation in this state, said a prom inent wholesaler yesterday afternoon on an Electric Park ear. I have long believed that our interests in that di- rection have been neglected in Congress before the Rivers and Harbor Com mittee.
 .'There was a time when we depended a great deal on river traffic, but or iate years, boats have been operated at great disadvantage during certain sea sons of the year when the water IS low, especially at bends in the river where debris has accumulated.
 An appropriation from the NationaI
 
 when needed, and the organization or a company to put boats on the river, Is inevitable, and the sooner It comes l believe the better 1t will be for Mont gomery, as it is certain to nave soAie effect on freight rates.
 T can conceive of no more vltdl matter for the attention of the Com mercial Club than this, and reel cer- tain that President Henderson, or the Railroad Commission, who now has au- ofk nQffRr steamboat lines. will give his earnest support to any move made nere 70 further the enterprise.
 Alderman-elect Berto H. Johnson, ac- companied by his wife and child. VIII Springs, Ga, Crockett Springs, Va, Jamestown and New York. While at Jamestown, he will attend the meeting of the Grand Aerie of Eagles, Whlcn convenes September 3. and continues Tn session until September 6. MT. John son expects to be away from Montgom- cry about three weeks.
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 Major D. H. Smith, Assistant Post master at Anniston, and an officer or the srd Regiment Of 1nfantry, Was m Montgomery yesterday on military bus. mess He returned to Anniston last night
 Mir. Victor III. Hanson has returned from a vacation trip to Canada, and reports having had a delightful time. Mrs. Hanson has not yet returned.
 Messrs. William Heyden, c. G. En- sign and R. G. Pratt. of Maplesville. were in the city Saturday
 Ex-Governor William D. Jelks. of Flu faula, and Mrs. Jelks, were in Mont gomery yesterday.
 MT. L. S. Metzger. of Demopolis. Is at the Exchange, accompanied by his wife.
 
 Mir George B. Turner, of Birming- hamSUisited in Montgomery yesterday.
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 MT! A. w Hall, of Hayneville, was visitor to the city Saturday.
 MT. George c. Davis. of Hartford, was in the city yesterday
 MT. s. N Boyd. of Opp. is registered at Hotel Summers.
 MT. Charles N. Mizell. of Opp, is in Montgomery.
 MT. A. L. Rankin, of Andalusia. is in the city.