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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
Photoaraphy of the Breath.

Berlin, April 3.-The science of the photography of the breath was ex- plained yesterday at the annual meet ing of the Roentgen Ray conference. Cientomographic pictures of the breathing of sick and healthy persons were thrown upon a screen. The in ventor of the method is Dr. Kohler Wiesbaden. It is expected that the discovery will play an important part in the diagnosis of tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
THE CITY OF SELMA
 WINS DECISION
Injunction Asked for By Water
 Company Is Denied
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Commercial and Industrial Association Discusses Many Questions of ln- terest and mportance-May
 Raise Postoffce Class.

Selma, April 3.-(Special.) 1.-The decision court in the matter of an injunction asked by the Selma Water company, was received in Selma today. Below is given the conclusions arrived at by the judge, which seem satisfactory to both the city and the water company. The decision ignores a number of collateral matters asked for in the petition. among which was prohibiting the city from making repeated tests of the ability of the com pany to comply with it's contract. an over charge in license which had been raised from $400 to 5000, This latter matter is. however. pending in the circuit court. The main thing sought by the water company was to enjoin the city from erecting q water works plant. the or dinance providing for the issuance of $150OOO worth of bonds stating the pur- pose was either to ''purchase' or erect a plant by the city. The city in it's answer admitted that if the contract with the water company remained in force it could not erect d plant until after July 12, 1915.
 The water company now states that it is ready to arbitrate as to the price to be paid for the plant, as provided in the contract. but have protested against Engineer Nichols, appointed by the city as it's appraiser. as he has already sub- mltted an estimate of the worth of the plant to the city, for which he was paid $500. The water company declares it is willing to substitute another engineer for MT. Boardman, named by them, if the city objects to the latter The whole situation is that if the appraisers set price the city must either purchase at that price or be debarred from compelling another arbitration until after July F, 1at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
Cut Out ThaW Pictures.

Montgomery, April 3.-(Special) )-Mayor " B. Atkins of Selma has followed the lead of President Roosevelt in trying to suppress the sensationalism incident to the Thaw trial in New York He has for bdden the moving picture shows there to give the Thaw trial pictures, on the ground that they are too suggestive and too sensational.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
CLERKS FOR COURT
 BEING DISCUSSED Judge Jones May Control the
 Patronage PLACES ARE VALUABLE Montgomery Employees of Mobile and Ohio Are Disappointed That
 Wages Have Not Been
 Raised as Requested.

Montgomery April 3-(Special.)- .)-The talk of who will or will not be clerks of the United States court for the north ern district of Alabama, under the new judge to be named, is in a sense prema- ture, according to the opinion held by men who have read the act creating the new office. It simply provides that the new judge shall be a judge of the north ern district, but has nothing to say of the present law by which Judge Thomas c. Jones is judge of the northern and mid dle districts.
 In a word, under the law, Judge Jones is now and will be when the new judge is appointed a judge of the northern dis trict as well as the middle, and will, as a consequence, have to do with any change that may be made in the distribution of the patronage of the position.
 The judge of the northern district would have, if he controlled all of it, about $S5 GOO year patronage to control, that being in the pay of clerks, referees and commissioners. There are two clerks, one at Birmingham and one at Huntsville, with work for deputies at Anniston and Tuscaloosa. There are referees at the four places mentioned and commissioners in all of the larger towns. The Birmingham clerkship and refereeship are well paying places while Huntsville is good second to the larger city. It is estimated that the former clerk runs as high as seooo year and the latter sSO0o. possibly $4ooo. This makes them very good places.
 The Wage Increase.
 Local Mobile and Ohio railroad men are disappointed at the announcement that they are to receive no more pay, as they have asked. While the increase was to apply to the engineers on the line from Mobile to St. Louis, local men are to be aided in the distribution to some extent. After hearing the committee of the men in Mobile yesterday, Vice President F. l.. Russell notified them that legislation had been so inimcal to the interests of the company that they could not increase the expense in any way. The matter will again be taken at 8 meeting to be held in Atlanta the last of this month. The line men ask for 10 per cent increase and the switch engine men 15. They say the work is far in excess of what it was when the scale was made. Notwithstand- ing the refusal of the company, 1t is thought that the request will in the end be granted.
 B. Y. P. U. Meets.
 The convention of Baptist Young People met at 9:30 today in tho auditorium of the First Baptist church with the officers of the convention all in their places. It as- sembled today at the place of it's organ izaton and beginning.
 About twelve years ago number of young people and Baptist leaders assem- hlcd il, Mon1 1unmery and organized the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
Electric Plant Loss. s2,5oo,ooo

San Francisco, April 3.-J. A. Brat ton, president of the San Francisco Gas and Electric company, estimated the loss at $2,500,000 in last nights fire. He says it was a $7,000,000 plant and that over one-third of it was de- stroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
Judue's Decision.

Judge Toulmn's decision concludes:
 If it appeared from the facts disclosed by the pleadings in this case that there was good reason to believe that the de- fendant will proceed to act under said ordinance to construct a water works plant the injunction would be granted An injunction against the breach of couvenant cannot be granted, where the bill does not allege that the defendant intends to violate and the defendant al- leges that he intends to observe it.
 "The answer in this case admits and ayers the validity of the contract set out in the bill of complaint and admits the defendants obligations hereunder, and declares it has no intention or purpose to violate the provisions of said contract but to observe the same during the eX- istence of the said contract
 'rhe preliminary injunction is denied without prejudice.
 HARRY T. ToULAIIN, Judge"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
Strange True Fish Story.

From the Evening Post.
 It is a surprise to see that New Yorkss miscellaneous fisheries in 1904 exceeded in value the whole salmon industry of the Pacific coast states. yet the figures prove this to have been the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
The Mercenary Poet.

From the Boston Post. We've got to shovel out the dough, However it may hurt. To buy a new spring overcoat
 And a lightweight undershirt; Next will come a new straw hat
 And then a suit of clothes; But how, in time, we'll get the price, Heaven only knows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
Firewood Beats Fire Arms.

From the Houston Post
 Do you have q gun to keep tramps away from the premises?'
 "No; we have a couple of cords of wood stacked up in plain view from the street."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
Soon Be Over.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 T. When the tempest storms you down Floods Life's fields of clover, Make for Hallelula Town It'll soon be over,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
1 I

Keep the heart a-singin' still,
 Though the way be dreary. Till beyond Life's sunset-hill
 Rest smiles for the weary,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
Vulcan.

We will meet Vulcan at the Jamestown xposition- Hermitage, of course. 3-3l-St
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
An Enthusiastic Meeting.

There was held last night in the office of the secretary an interesting meeting of the Commercial and Industrial assO- ciation, at which many matters were acted upon, but the principal feature of the meeting was the taking of the first step leading to the drainage of North and East Selma and the establishment of a sewerage system. The matter came up upon a report made by Dr. w. w. liar per, president of the board of health, who presented the great necessity for this work before the summer season was full upon us. Dr. Harper pointed out the benefits in a business way that would follow He stated that the employees of the Cawthon cotton mills were attacked by malaria to an alarming extent and that from this cause the mills were short about p per cent of it's labor at all times and that he had figured that the mills lost about sl2.oeO annually from this source in not being able to run at full capacity, etc. Dr. Harper's remarks were listened to with closest attention and he stated that since the clearing up of the city in such an efficient manner about two years ago the health of Selma had been such as to almost put the doc tors out of business. That it was a secret he was diVulginG, but it was true never theless. and while it might be money out of the pockets of the doctors to urge ths draining and sewerage, they all put the welfare of their fellow beings above the dollar and therefore recognizing the source of the malarlal infection urge upo.- the city and the authorities the necessity of draining this part of the city.
 The matter was discussed at lentgh and resulted in the appointment of a commit tee consisting of l. Sehwarz, A. w. Cav thon, w. c. Agee. J. K. Graham and F. M Abbott to take steps looking to se- curing the greatly needed improvement. A resolution was adopted requesting the city council to secure the services of an expert on drainage and sewerage who should prepare for the city plans, specif- cations and estimates of costs for the drainage of North and East Selma and the committee named above were re- ouested to present the matter to the council at the meeting on Monday night.
 To Raise the Class.
 Upon the suggestion of Secretary Stat ter a committee was authorized with the secretary as chairman to cooperate with Mrs. Force, the postmaster, In an in- deavor to get the Selma office raised from the second to the first class. the receipts for the last year being sufficient to en- title Selma to d first-class office. This committee is to be named.
 In his report Vice President Cllman. who presided in the absence of the presi- dent. gave the action of the board of directors in securing the wooden ware manufactury. The board pledged a bonus of S25o0, of which $500 was to be paid when the machinery arrived and the bal ance when the plant was Tn operation with seventy y-five workmen. The action of the board was endorsed by rising vote and the board of directors were au- thorized to take the necessary steps to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
School Improvement.

The School Improvement association of Selma held an interesting meeting yes- terday afternoon and heard reports from various committees. The rural school committee reported on the success of It's picnic of last Saturday, when neat sum was raised for the rural work Also re- ported the result of an entertainment for the Central school, between Sardis and Polk.
 The Cawthorn Mill school committee reported the formation of an active school improvement association at the Cawthorn Mill school. a few days ago. The asso- citation starts out with twenty-seyen mem berG of which two are gentlemen. The officers are Mrs Hall, president; Mrs Edwards, vice president, and Miss Tor rey, the efficient teacher of the school secretary and treasurer. The association will meet every third Monday in the month at D. m., and 1t is expected that great good will result through the organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04

Special brews on tap 1.-The Sub Way"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
AMATEUR RACES All This Week
 Southside Rink.

Subway Club Sand wiches'' are something new and good.
 Try the Burgerbeau Wurz- burg at the Florence bar.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-06
"HAPPYLAND0 At THE BELASCO
DE Wolf Hopper and Company Keep
Crowded House Merry.


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The Washington herald., 1907-03-06
DEATH RECORD.

James Etaucy. Providence Hospital s. wears.
Sarah T. vented. 7i7 18th So. ne. $ years.
Elizabeth Webb &55 = So uu. % years.
Catherine Green. S-tiz -ih So. su 50 years
john T. Lloyd. isl Vt So. sv.. So years.
john lrgles. Govt. Hospital Insane IS years.
Ella Schreinor Geo. Wash. Univ. H1-at. - Years
Andrew L8uUuau l52S GALES 81. me-. s. years.
Thomas CASEY. s23 81 So. Sc. = years.
Msry T. Dyer. l2ll Duncan So. ne. 60 years
Loretta y. Brmmeg Providence Hosut. 6l years
James ". Gayitu. 1864 I'D 81. NV 50 years.
Nicholas BsuO. soldiers Home q years.
Anthony Abe soldiers Home s. years.
John r. flsherty. 80 Nd. ave. NV. s. ycar
Frances a. peloyc ilIf VI ave. NV. 50 years.
Howard g. Mason. Riley Court sv.. Il months
Roy r. Rierdsn 1880 \. Capitol ST. g months
John i. Wllcl. ~ & 81. UC. II months.
tOIORED.
Emms A. RdeUut 1870 N st. NV. s. years.
Sophia Barnes, / S'muer Row. NV. 3 years
Margaret Cruso. geo 2ld So NV. 50 yga5s.
MAY Wocdfolk 9S Lamont So. uu.. 50 years.
Morgan Brown 1855 & ST. Sc. 60 years.
John jackson. ~ "a ST. sV., 80 years.
Howard Johnson. Emergency Hospital. - years
BOYER Wright. soldiers Home. 3 years.
John II. Gray. l53 Isl 81. Sc. Il years.
Alice L. Grant. 1881 Marion 81. NV. 6 months
Frederick Terrell. l2l5 18th ST., months.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-06
GIRLS TO VISIT PRESIDENT.
College students Visit Washington
on SiTht-SeeinE Trip.

From tbc snowy mountains of Vermont
la crowd OF Northern girls have invaded
the Capital and taken quarters until
Thursday AT the Fredonia. twenty-five
girls iu ALL ranging in age from seven
teen to twenty. from the Barton Acad-
envy, are visiting the public buildings and
the galleries
The bevy is under the chaperonago Of a
principal and several teachers. Yesterday
they visited the library and the MUuu-
Dent and to-day they viii complete the
round of public buildings. saving Thurs
day for visit 10 the President If salts
factory arrangements can be made ON
Thursday night they leave for Vermont.
BY the way, there are twenty boys in
the party.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-06

Mothers find that homemade night
dresses wear longer and look better than
those purchased ready to wear. The shop
garment is never of SO fine material nor SO
carefully sized, and the work of making
the small garments is not so great that
any one is hindered from doing so. One
of the most satisfactory patterns for a
small girls gown is pictured, and though
II is very simple IL may be made as
elaborate as desired. The only trimming
necessary is narrow edging cf lace about
the collar and cuffs. For the medium size
three yards OF 36-inch material are needed
TO develop the pattern.
pattern of this nightdress-sizes, {
to 10 years-may be obtained by nclosing
10 cents in stamps and addressing Pat
tern Department. The Washington Herald,
49, Fifteenth street northwest, giving num-
Der (2S5D aad size desired.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-06
CHANCE FOR GRAND OPERA.
COnried's metropolitan singers Com
Tag tO Washington.

The Conried Metropolitan opera Com
paHy which is 20 appear here the last
of this month. viii bo at ihe Lyric Thea
ter in Baltimore March -. e. and e.
March - the opera will bc la B0-
heme" with Carus0. Scott, J0urueL
SiUard, Dufiche, Rossi. and ParoH. on
March % double bin Of "HaeuseI ind
GreteI' and "Pagliacci7 VIII Doe given.
with Ma,tfeld. Alien. Momer Weed
Moran, Shearmau. Carus0. Stracciari,
Bars. and Sinard
The final performance will ba "Tosca,
with Eames Jac0Dy. DIPPED. Scott
Dufche, Rossi, Parou Begue. and Nava-
riui
The Washington herald., 1907-03-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Thomas Hicks 80. ard jams G.. Bowbcc7. y. Rev
r. J.. Hubbard
George a. Weaver %. stutfcrd Va. and Inui,
Anadslc. 90, Nordcls SPRING Nd Rev ". L.
Lynn.
TOLOKED.
Henry Gross, d, and Hattie B. C,rhsm, 10. Rev
Shelton Miller.
William Waters. IS. and Josephine Ruhn. %
Rev W H. Davenport
Harry Chapman. % and Mamie Gray g. Rev
+. r. Gordon.
Andrew J. =. Russ. g and katherine Sander -
Rev. James n. Ice.
Bcarie T. Butler. @ and Cecilia Maddox %
Rev. L. j. Jordan
The Washington herald., 1907-03-06
THE FRENCH IN AMERICA
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

was mentioned, or a church steeple was
touched during the flight, that he should
have their souls for torture. There is
many an old-timer who viii solemnly
affirm that he has seen the canoes pass
ing overhead. and that he has heard the
reckless dare-devils bandying each other
as they piled their paddles in the air
The louisiana Purchase gave New Or
leans to America. the quaint city which
even modern commerce and progress can
not rob Of its French atmosphere. The
Southern metropolis is twelfth in size
among the cities of the United States, and
as a seaport is second only to New York.
One-fourth of the Crescent City Is still
French Its main thOrOughfare. Canal
street. cuts in twain a municipality which
is American and modern on one side, ana
Franco-Spanish and care-free on the
other, In 1896 the controversies between
the French and American elements be
came so violent that the city was divided
into three municipalities with separate
governments. but they were brought to-
gether again in 1852 At that time it was
the second city in the United States in
population and first in commerce.
When the immense territory of Louis
lana was ceded to the United S>a es IN
1903, New Orleans had population of
I-S6. Il was all under French control
and was made up of people from France,
refugees and eXiles from Canada, and
Spanish peoples from the West Indies.
Even at that time it was a city of high
social standing. and the capital of an en-
pire Of untold riches. French architec-
ture Is seen in the older portions of New
Orleans in buildings over a century old,
The Washington herald., 1907-03-06

America has been involved were those in
which the French figured. Jerome Bona
paTte married Mistress Betsy Patterson.
His brother Joseph married Mrs. Annette
Savage. and established a miniature
French court at WatertOwn. y. Y,
Jerome Bonaparte's grandson, Charles
jerome Bonaparte, is now Attorney Cen
eTal Of the United States France is rep
resented in the present Senate by Robert
Marion La Toilette, Of Wisconsin,. and
Chauncey NJ. Depew, of New York. Her
two representatives in the House are A.
p. Puio and Henry Broussard, the Rep
resentatiyes from Louisiana
The Washington herald., 1907-03-06

In fact some Of them have stood for near
~ 200 years. Although its French
speaking people are many generations re-
moved from La Belle France, they cling
TO the mother tongue. follow the ancient
customs. and their influence is felt
throughout the whole State.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-06

a popular tradition among the French
Canadians is that relating to la Chasse-
Galerie" This tells how the shantymcn
snow-bound in the Northern woods, used
TO make contract with the devil to take
them home in the night FOR brief visit
TO their wives and sweethearts. Those
trips were made in the air in bark canoes
The arrangement was a desperate one,
such as no pious shantyman would enter
into. only profane and sacrilegioUs char
acters would venture 20 take such a risk.
The devil gave them the power TO navi-
gate the afr for that one night, with the
understanding that il the name Of God
The Washington herald., 1907-03-06

There are no great kings Of commerce or
finance among the French in America to-
day, because France has practically no
emigrant class. Her sunny fields are album
dant for her present population. and who
ever heard Of "A present-day Partisan who
would leave Paris? During the days OF
religious persecution in France thousands
Of Huguenots were driven from the coun-
try, and they hocked IN large numbers to
the American colonies during the forma-
tive period before the Revolution. But
since 1870 less than $4,000 Frenchmen have
landed ON our shores. Counting those
whose French descent is not more than
twice removed from the native-born emil
grants. there are now only $1,000 in the
United States. Among the men prominent
in the present-day American life there
are only fifty-eight of immediate French
extraction.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-06

Marimouy is an houored institution
among the habitant folk, and they pre-
serve the European custom according 10
which parents settle sum Of money on
children when they marry. Illustrative OF
this point there is story about a
Yankee farmer who had married a French
girl, and settled in one Of the back dis
tricts Of Quebec Although he had lived
there for years, and his children had
grown up among his French neighbors.
this man retained enough Of his American
spirit t. refuse to offer "a cash bonus to
get his girls married of. Consequently
they threatened to become a drug on the
market. Finally he rclented and offered
500 with each one.
At once came Pierre, big, numbering
lout. who said: Il ear you give IL 'ondred
dollar wild Marie?" lie was reluctantly
told that such was the offer Il ear you
give r. ondred dollar with JulIe2'' He
was told the same amount went with
Julie We'll. monsieur said Pierre. Il
tink III take lie bot o en-" The Yankee
was 50 indignant at this attempt to joke
about such a serious matter that he with
drew his offer at once. and his girls We're
forced to wait until they could find bus-
bands who were willing to take them for
themselves alone
The Washington herald., 1907-03-06
WINTER RESORTS.
HOTEL RuD OFF,

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