The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
oiDEWAL1 PENClLlNGS
Os~trustioas on Sidewalks,

Obstructions on Sidewalks. ,sSohmenting on an afticie from Mo- plie. Mnlcn appsased m The Adver- User .iser ssstsross morning. statlng that .lofcnahts or xMoofre nau been arrestsa TOT oostfuctng tns siaewuiKs Of that cty, promlnvpt ontSomeIy woman. ana . memper of the dvntsoniery CIVIC Ledgue, expressed herself yesterday as of the cpinlon that the Mont goinery City Councli would do well to follow tin,,, tns example set by Mobile iD this par
 We are perfectly willing to have our business str3ets. obstructed with building .materiaE shes said, Tor we kpow II to ne only temporary, and that II IS ineans to aAmuch- -desired end, put We think something should be done toward enforcing the ordinance pro- hibiting the obstru&t1on of the streets ana sidewaiks by the merchants, with aa sorts or boxes and barrels. We tne streets and sidewalks, and now that great deal of building is in progress throughout the city. 1t is spe- forced. Mobile has taken % the matter up seriously. and we hope the action Of that city will be an incentive to the City Council of Montgomery to take im- business streets put in better and more passable condition"
 Senatorial Election Unique.
 think 1t is doubtful,' said Mont gomery citizen with turn of mind for the unusual and curious facts. If it has ever occurred that the Legislature of any State. until that of Alabama this week. has been called to choose two united States Senators for full terms. There have been times. of course, when Legislature would be required to elect one Senator for a full term, and an- session of the Legislature in every new state is called upon to elect two men to the Senate, one for q long and aA other for a short term. But dodbt that any Legislature has ever before chosen two men to the Senate for full terms on the same day. S
 This is the first time the Alabama Legislature has been asked to. choose sessions of the lawmakers have not been long established. = Most of the other States have biennial sessions. and are, thefefore, required to choose but one Senator at a time as the Legisla- ture is in. session as often as there Is vacancy in the Senatorial ranks from that State to be filisd''
 Here Studying Immigration l.. D. Clark. special agent of the Bureau of Labor at Washington, D. C, IS in Montgomery for the purpose Of studying labor conditions in this sec ton of the country. He Is also inter ested in the immigration problem in with it's bearing on labor.
 Mir. Clark has called upon Governor | in the I.esisiature and has also visited the heads of several corporations in | employing immigrant la bor. He is at the New Mabson Hotel. merciaI Club has succeeded in provid- l ing employment, through the Scandina vian Club. for two native Swedes who | reached Montgomery Tuesday. They ] called upon the secretary of the Com i mereial Club and were referred to the 1 the head of the Scandinavian Club and i work was found for them They have | been in this country only few months; Jacob Wallen.
 MT. Albert Hanson has returned to after a pleasant @acation t spent in looking at points of interest in | Cuba. He sailed from Mobile and | spent the larger portion of his time in although he also visited Me- stalactite caves in the vicinity of Ma tanzas, returning to Montsomery after a thoroughly en5oyabie trip.
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 Messrs F. A. Adams, F. O. Little. w | T. Kennedy C. L. Dobbs and !. L.. of Bessemer are in Mont gomery.
 Hon. John B, Knox of Anniston. Pres iuFllI OL Ltle istSt tSOhStitNttChoA SVANUA- tion. is at the Exchange
 Mir. ". T. ormand of Tuscaloosa is in the city.
 Hon. John P. Tiiiman of Birmingham was in the city last night.
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 MT. R. E. Elston of Birmingham is at .he Exchange.
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 Rev. J. T. Mangum of Tallassee is at he New Mabson.
 MT. O. c. Toombs of Tallassee spent ast night in Montgomery.
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 Mir. J. E. Cameron of Notasulga is in the city.