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company. and Mr.. Hammack, chief cleo
trlcian of the Montgomery Light and
Power company, largely constitute the
staff of electrical experts of the city of
Montgomery.
Prominent among manufacturers, pro-
meters and developers may be mentioned
the following: c. w. Ashcraft president
Cotton Oil company, president Ashcraft
Cotton mills. Florence; IT, Ashcraft. treas
urer Florence Cotton mills Hugh Bick-
erstaff, designing electrical engineer,
General Electric company, Schenectady.
n Y; r. b. Hall, electrical engineer, At
lanta; F. G. Bell chemist Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad company; II. Benton,
assistant United States agriculturalst,
plant industry, South Atlantic states; W.
II. Trammell superintendent Bolton Pow
er company, Bolton. s. c.. Manley Curry
Turpin, assistant local engineer, General
Electric company Philadelphia; f. II.
Vernon. manager Continental Oil and Fer
tilizer company, Birmingham; G. II. War
ing consulting engineer. Gas and Elec-
trio company. Council Bluffs Ia, and of
Nebraska Lighting company, Plattsmouth,
Neb.. superintendent Omaha Gas COM
pany Omaha. Neb. II. e. Wer-
ner, machine tool designer, Western
Electric company. Chicago; George Wrig-
ley. consulting and designing engineer,
with General Electric company, Atlanta;
n. NJ. Woods. architect. Memphis; Will
liam T. Warren, architect. New York
City now of Birmingham. r. NJ. Boykin,
assistant master mechanic, Indianapolis
and Northwestern Traction company; J.
L. Burke superintendent West Corona
| Coal company. Corona; j. T. Bullen, coun-
ty engineer. Montgomery county; j. Q.
Burton r. G. Williams, assistant state
chemists state OF Georgia; A. ID. Cameron.
resident engineer. Birmingham and At
lantic Railroad company: j. c. Phelps, as
sjstant state chemist, North Carolina. ag
riculturist United States department OF
agriculture; RI. c. Ray, general manager
Brcadus Cotton mills, Stevenson; F. G.
Morris. superintendent and mining engi-
neer Bessie mine, Palos; w. NJ. WILSON
(Hall & Wilson,, civil engineer Gadsden;
r. s. Middleton. craftsman Continental
Gin company, Birmingham; A. w. Mer-
KEEL with same company; j. II. Paterson.
gardens, Montgomery: ]. v. Blackwell,
craftsman. Admission; ]. p. Carter. super
intendent Geneva Electric Light and Wa
ter plant, Geneva; H. II. Conner r. c.
Conner, Enterprise Cotton Oil company:
T. G. Conner, superintendent Tuskegee
Water and Ice company; b. L. Davis. SUI
perintendent Blocton Cahaba Coal COM
pany, Alabama; M. s. Sloan, assistant SUI
perintendent Birmingham Power and
Light company; Charles II. Smith. engi-
neer erection department, Westinghouse
Electrical Manufacturing company, New
York; H. Y. Hall, electrical expert, New
York Central railroad; r. p. Strong, cleo
trical engineer, Southeastern Tariff asso-
ciation d. S. Anderson, general manager
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N. Brown of Russell county, who gradu-
ated in the class of 1882. Mr.. Brown also
made his fortune in the engineering world
in Mexico However, he began his career
with the Mobile and Girard. going thence
to the Central of Georgia, and thence
to the Mexican National. Mr.. Brown has
risen to be president of the National Rail
road of Mexico, the Mexican international
railroad and the Texas Mexico railroad
He has his headquarters in the City of
Mexico and draws princely salary.
J. NJ Reed. of the course of civil en-
cheering, first won distinction as con-
tractor for a Portuguese company in San
Paul de Loando. Africa. In addition to
his handsome salary, Mr.. Reed was paid
a bonus of $4,000 by the company for
certain changes he suggested and which
effected immense savings in the cost of
construction.
o Fl. Crittenden. of the class Of SO, was a
native of Notasulga. Macon county. Ala
bama Mr. Crittenden's career has won
the attention of all familiar with en-
cheering work. He has filled some of
the most important positions engin-
Ger on the Kansas City Southern, Sea-
board Air Line, Illinois Central, Texas
Pacific. International and Great North
ern He Is today the chief engineer of
the last named immense system of
railways. with headquarters at Pales-
tine, IeXas.
Perhaps one of the most conspicuous
achievements by any auburn man was
the invention of the ACQUISITION, an cleo
trical instrument for aid of deafness,
worked out and perfected through the
genius of Miller Reese Hutchinson. Mr..
Hutchinson had the eminent distinction
of having presented to him a handsome
medal by Alexandra. Queen of England.
as a token of friendship and reward of
merit for scientific investigation and in
vention on board His Majestv's yacht,
Victoria and Albert, Isle of Wight, Aug
ust. 1902.
General List.
However. space forbids the detailed ac-
count of many --uburn men prominent In
electrical, mechanical, mining. civil en-
cheering chemistry, etc. Only general
mention can be made of a few names
taken at random
The electrical equipment and power
plants of many OF the cities and small
err towns of the state of Alabama have
been inaugurated and are manned now
by many men who received their train
ing at Auburn.
Montgomery furnishes a notable ex-
ample The conception of the project of
developing the immense water power at
Tallassee Falls and transmitting 1T by
wire to the city of Montgomery was
due to III. c. Jones. young student at
Auburn from the city of Montgomery.
The splendid success of his scientific in
sight is well known to all.
Mr. B. II. Blakey. city electrician OF
Montgomery. and Mr.. F. NJ. Moseley.
manager of the Moseley-Haigler Electric
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the leaders of the legal profession of
Texas; Champe S. Andrews of New York
city, counsel for the New York Medical
society; A. c.. Vandiver, assistant district
attorney, New York city; William o.
Scroggs, fellow in History, Harvard uni
versity; Walter L. Fleming, professor Of
history in the University of West Vir-
ginia, man who has won a national
and an international reputation for his
work in historical research. The list of
teachers is too long to enumerate, includ-
ing such men as NJ. d. Pace, professor of
mathematics, State Normal college, Troy;
{. w. Daugette, president State Normal
college, Jacksonville: William II. Bruce,
president North Texas Normal college,
Denton, Tex; j. B. Hobby, president Sew
enth District Agricultural school, Albert
vile; e. A. Miller, president Ninth Dis
trict Agricultural school, Blountsville II.
o. Sargent, president Sixth District
agricultural school, Hamilton; j. V.
Brown, late president Third District Agri-
cultural school, Abbeville; s. T. Slaton,
professor of natural science, North Ala
bama Conference college; C. b. Glenn,
principal Paul Hayne High school; c. A.
Brown, principal Henley school, Brmlng-
ham; L. w. Payne, English faculty, Uni
versity of Texas, etc. Many of the grad
yates of Auburn have been important
factors in building up the common school
system of the state of Alabama.
Scientific Workers.
But of course, the emphasis of the col
lege is laid primarily upon the subjects
known as the natural scineces, together
with their practical and commercial APP
plication in the manifold arts and Indus
tries of this great modern industrial age.
Among the many prominent in scientific
walks stand forth such names as b. b.
Ross. professor of chemistry for years
in the University of Louisiana. and now
state chemist of Alabama and professor
of chemistry in the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute; l.. w Wilkinson. professor OF
industrial and sugar chemistry. Tulane
university; A. ST. c. Dunstan, assistant
professor of physics. University of Kan
sas, now professor of electrical engineer
ing, Alabama Polytechnic institute; VIII
liam L. Hutchinson. for years professor
of chemistry. A. & NJ. college. Mississippi.
now director Mississippi State Expert
ment station: E. r. Lloyd. professor Of
agriculture and assistant director of Mis-
sissippi State College and Experiment
station; Walter Riggs, director of engin-
eering department and professor of cleo
trical engineers in the SOUTH ]. B. Ed
wards, professor of physics and electrical
engineering, Georgia School of Tech
nology; A. L. Quaintance, formerly biolo-
gist and horticulturist. Georgia Expert
ment station. professor of entomology in
the Maryland A & NJ. college, now head
of a section of the United States depart
ment of agriculture for the investigation
of the boil weevil; c. L. Newman, profess
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AUBURN GRADUATES
TAKE HIGH STAND
Most of Them Are in Alabama
and The South
SUCCESSFUL MEN NAMED
In Medicine, Law and the Ministry,
In Scientific Work and in Indus
trial Pursuits Many Have
Succeeded.
SUCCESSFUL MEN NAMED

"By their fruits shall you know them"
and so an institution is known by it's
graduates. By this test Auburn is willing
to stand or fall. The high position taken
by its graduates has established the name
of Auburn throughout the land. These
men stand for the gospel of work. Over
1000 men have attended Auburn since its
foundation in 1872 and of these about 1000
are regular graduates throughout the
south as farmers, farm superintendent,
professors of agriculture, chemistry, bot
any, directors of experiment stations, civil
engineers, architects, manufacturers,
chemists, food inspectors. mine superin-
tendents. instructors and professors in
technical and scientific colleges.
Old Professions.
Naturally certain proportion of these
graduates fall into some of the older
professions, such as medicine. law, teach
ing and the ministry. and along these
paths many have achieved honorable posi-
tons. Among many may be mentioned
such outstanding jurists and statesmen
as the late Governor William j. Sam
ford. Judge ]. R. Dowdell, Judge n. d.
benson. both justices of the supreme
bench: DR.. o. C. McGehee Court Street
Methodist church, Montgomery; Robert
Lee Biyins, Americas, Ca. both promi-
nent clergymen; Frank C. billiard. one of
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BABY.cHEckER is WORRIED.
Mr.. Sullivan Left In Charge of Numer-
GUS Infants.

From the New York World.
A man paced back and forth yesterday
between two rows of baby carriages and
go-carts lined up before the windows and
along the curb in front of a big depart
ment store on 125th street just west OF
Seventh avenue. He was slight and
dark man of severe cast of counten-
ance, with heavy, dropping eyes. He
looked tired, and said he was.
A visitor addressed HIM Mr.. Sullivan,
are you in charge of all these babies?'
Mr.. Sullivan halted a moment to say
most bitterly: Yves, by thunder. 1 am.
If you want the Job. go get IL. I'm tired
of being man nurse"
When Mr. Sullivan had made another
round OF the carriages and go-carts. he
explained the nature OF his duties.
IT have here he said, "one hundred
brass checks. in duplicate. l give the
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mother or nurse of a baby a check and
fasten the corresponding number to the
carriage of the Excuse me while l
soothe that blasted infant"
Mr.. Sullivan ran to a go-cart in which
fresh baby with astonishing lungs was
yelling itself blue In the face. Mr. Sulli-
van. after critical inspection of the
baby's empty milk bottle produced from
one of his pockets toy rattle and shook
1t persuasively in the baby's face For
a moment 1t looked as though baby might
be duped by the ruse. but unfortunately
baby In an adjoining carriage. alarmed
by the outcry. set up at this 1uncture a
sympathetic scream and Mr.. Sullivan
shook his rattle at both of them. They
refused to be captivated. Then the re-
sources Of a man nurse were admirably
disclosed
Mr.. Sullivan began to prance on the
pavement. AS a dance performance from
technical viewpoint, 1t was neither n
jig nor a pirouette. but II was a certain
success. The babies, checking their tears,
first regarded 1t in ALARM then with
growing surprise, and finally with hearty
fits of laughter. The passers-by were
equally appreciative of Mr.. Sullivan's
stunt. HH
But Mr.. Sullivan himself was not in
the least vain OF his agility. On the con-
trary he came back on a brisk trot and
with a face flushed with anything but
pride.
"Gumbast it," said he, I'm bachelor,
and you bet your boots I'll stay one"
Suppose. Mr. Sullivan" II was sug-
gested mildly, that half dozen or so
of these dear little babies should be left
on your hands,"
Mr.. Sullivan looked thoughtfully at the
rosy faced infants, half smothered In goat
skin and lambs wool robes, and then
broke into a cold sweat.
'Id cut and run" said he with sud
den vehemence. He Gained down an In
slant later and added with smile: mo,
I'd run EN- into the store and put 1t up
to the boss"
Then. Mr.. Sullivan" said the visitor,
may / ask you how, as a bachelor, do
you like babies? ?"
Mr. Sullivan. who is a reader of books.
retorted promptly. II like EN-, as Thack-
cray said he did, boiled"
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sor of agriculture University of Arkan-
sas, now professor of agriculture, Glenn
son college, South Carolina; b. M. Dug
gar, botanist, University of Missouri, and
consulting expert botanist, United States
department of agriculture; George f.
Freeman, botanist, Massachusetts Expert
ment station, now professor of botany,
Kansas A. 81 M college; r. l.. Bennett,
director Arkansas State Experiment sta
ton, expert on staff of Texas Experiment
station. The list might be continued in
definitely, including scores of men en-
gagged in Birmingham, Montgomery, At
lanta, Jacksonville Fla, and United
States department at Washington as ex-
perts in all lines of scientific inspection
and investigation. The names above,
taken at random Indicate the high rank
of Auburn graduates in all lines of pure
theoretical, scientific work.
Captains of Industry.
Turning to the men who have gone into
the field and into the workshop and the
NINE it is difficult to select a limited
list out of the hundreds of young men
filling the varied Industries throughout
the south Many of these graduates are
getting salaries of $1,000, some $1,000 and
one exceptional man $4,000. The average
salary of the Auburn technical graduate
is easily $500 per annum, and this estimate
includes the salaries of young men who
have just left college, but who In few
years will inevitably rise to something
better 1t is a difficult matter to retain
in the employment of the college any
length of time for salaries of $500, $500
or $500 year young men who have taken
the scientific courses.
Special attention may be directed TO
few typical cases:
William d. Taylor OF Montgomery coun-
ty graduated in the class of 1881. He
passed through various positions in the
staff of engineering corps in Mexico and
the United States, later occupied the chair
OF civil engineering for many years in
the University of Louisiana. served as a
captain of engineers in the Spanish-Amer-
lean war in Cuba, constructed a bridge
for the Chicago and Alton railway across
the Missouri river which attracted wide
attention throughout engineering circles
on account of the skill in overcoming
great difficulties. for several years held
the chair of professor of railway eng-
neering in the University of Wisconsin,
and is now engineer-in-chief of the great
Chicago and Alton system, with head
quarters in Chicago.
II. NJ. Taylor. a brother of w. d. Tay-
lor graduated in the class of 1889. In
rapid succession he was craftsman, divi-
sion engineer. supervisor, superintendent
of the Mexican National railway. He then
became superintendent of construction of
that great system. and now holds the lu-
crative position of general manager of the
Inter-Oceanic Railway of Mexico
A notable example of brilliant success
in the engineering world Is that of e.
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Great January Offering ocaces and Embroidenes- 3

Aover Embroideres patterns in openwork designs
three lots and each piece special value 75c qualities 4sc $25
qualities 79c, 1928 qualities 93c.
90 27-nch Embroidery Skrngs, variety of
effective worked patterns values $125, great
lots Monday at 89c and sec.
Matched Sets of the finest Swiss and Nansook Embro
from the edge to the wide founce with Insertions
sirtings and alovers match complete line
manufacturer marked prices that will you
saving of than half every instance-$98
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Embroidery, very handmade Swiss Main
Embroidees dainty baby edges exquis
insertion headings wide bands and wide ouncngs at far
below actual value, at Sc, Tee, 1oc 15c and &c.,
Embroderies wide Swiss founc
variety of beautiful patterns worth Soc
per yard 29c.
Corset Cover Embroderies a Full Is inches
cambria nainsook dainty patterns with and
rows beading top Soc qualities 29c 75c qualities 3ec.
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beyond
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great lace and embroidery offering will rank first.
aces and embroiderieS
gaze widths from 10 inches values ranging from 25c
to SOC, 19c.
Sample pieces the finest St Gall Vense Laces, beauti
fully finished medium width St Gall Venise Edges
Bands silk finished black, 25c to SOC
yard usually; special, 1ec.
Torehon and Insertions such values
inches wide with insertions
to match price Tochon Laces values 15c to
25c-7Lac and 1oc
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Lingerie Uaists: New Effects
- From $3.50 to $4,000

Our showing of Lingerie Waists this week
will give you comprehensive idea of what the
prevailing styles will be for the coming season.
There is an air of freshness about these dainty
garments that is bewitching and the many lacy
effects lend anoe of dressiness to the entire line.
Laces and embroideries form the principal trim
ming on these soft white mulls and batisteS, some
times combination of several different kinds of
laces being used. AlloVer embroiderieS and en-
broidery motifs are also employed to good effect
extending the trimming the length Of the front either in fesoon
designs often in down lines Sleeves mostly
length adornment of really
important part carrying the design of the waist Some
the cuffs designed to the shoulder while
others have red trimming from the deep lacey cuffs to the
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Say mo- when dealer offers you a
substitute for Hoods Sarsaparilla- Insist
upon Hoods.
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my similar event Caheen has ever known Monday
rom third to half on the very newest and finest
On This Sale Are the Greatest Lace Oaiaes
Offered in Years
Sample strips of fine white for cream
aces dainty patterns suitable for waists 75c to
$150 values, acc.
AlOver Laces about so pieces in popular imitation
white Irish alloyer aces; 75c and $125 values, &c.,
Sample Lace white and oriental and
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SOC PreMest 1907 GOash Fabrics at $50

plain silk cotton
beautifully
sold regularly
Special sale yard. -.
of Aberoye Mills
embroidered
Special,
silk fabric with
Special Monday yard
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6,hen you buy the "Jwas" Gtnghams
you may be sure that you have purchased
superior article. combining the highest
grade material with the most artistic de-
signs.
youmay safely depend upon the "Jvas'
as being Of dependable qaaAfu.
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CSC Handsome 1907 Oas

SOLE RADIANT, medium fabric beautifully
servceable fabric for
Monday
RoUcLE, silk fabric striped
full line of all the 1907 coos should sell for
zEPHYRs, mostly haine and fancy
waists
Regular
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Woman's Place in France.

a Pams correspondent of the Brook
lyn Eagle writes: Great progress is
taking place in the opinion which
frenchmcn have of women. The fact
mat Madamc Rerthclot was buried at
the Pantheon with her husband PROV
es IT. That would never have been
permitted even twenty years ago. The
scientist Followed the example of
Gen. Grant in refusing to be buried
where his wife could not be by his
side. There is a precedent in. the
'aet mat woman was buried in a
place she would not have occupied if
she had not been The wife of grea
man-MrS. Gladstone, who is buried
IN Westminster Abbey, by the side of
the great statesman.
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An Ideal Sitter

A Washington artist, while sketch
ing in North Carolina. was one day
III search Of a suitable background Of
dark pines for Il picture, says Har-
pcr's Weekly. At last he found the
precise situation he was Scckin~. and
best of ALL there chanccd TO be a prct-
~ detail III the figure of an old wo-
man in the foreground.
The artist asked the old woman to
remain seated until he had skctchcd
her. She aSScntcd with the greatest
rood nature; but in few minutes
asked. how Ion" the artist would be.
'Oh, only abon' . ,..,arinr of an
hour,' he answer. i.
Three minutes g" 50 late. the old
darkey again inquirc6-this time with
manifest anxiety-how long the oper-
alton Of sketching would take.
"Not long" was the reassurinr re-
ply, "but why do you ask so anxious
ly7'
!"Oh, nuthin,' sah," the old woman
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About Cotton Schools,

The committee on education at the
National Convention of the Farmers
Union recommended the teaching of
a special course on grading and clas-
Slfylng cotton at all the state a"ricu]-
tnral schools in the south
Clemson Agricultural College at
Clemson College, S. c., has lust es-
tablishcd a special course in its tex
tile department for the purpose of
teaching the classification and grad
ing OF cotton and may also add TO this
branch warehouse ok-kecpiny. Anv
other information on this Subicct
may be had>by addressing Prof. Dog
""'i' Textile Department, Clemson
College. S. C.
All you cotton growers that have
been kicking about being robbed by
the arbitrary !"radin" Of buvcrs,, are
now up against a good proposition to
protect your interest in this matter
and You should now stand ND with
this cotton school plan or hush up.
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replanted two or more times and that
the seed used for this replanting was
generally very poor seed from the
plsmature last pickikss, which can
never make a full crop.
There is more late, stalky, thinly
frulted, shanky, deceptive looking re-
planted cotton in the cotton states
than was even known before.
No doubt about this prediction that
II we have an early killing frost, cot
ton will go to 20 cents in "a hour.
afterwards.
The class of men that met at Little
Rock to name minimum prices for the
south's great money crop cotton was
not body of grafters met to name
prices on their peoples products.
but they were conservative reason
able and right thinking men from the
ranks Of the farmers who grow the
products they price. These farmers
who met at Little Rock were slec
ton from that easy going class of
mcn--farmcrs-that have never ask
ed for much of this worlds goods and
or course never got much Of. this
w"rld's s goods though they dig it out
OF the ground.
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Ihls Farmers Union. Bureau was
established for the purpose of meet
ing all false or deceptive newspaper
articles sent out through the press of
the south by Cotton Exchanges and
others for the express purpose of ad-
Vanclng the interest of buyers and
spectators by deceiving cotton grow
ers.
Our efforts in this department are
to protect the interest of farmers in
general way, by sending out let
ter each week to all county and other
newspapers that will make arrange
meh's with the farmers of their see
tons for this letter, which will be
mailed OUT every Saturday and re-
leased to the press on Tuesday.