The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-12
Romb-Thrcwfng Beccming csmmon- place and City Now Has aDynsmits zene.--rhe Ancient whippinE Pest Revived in the Form Of spankste- r,um--Graftins by Society Women to Be suppre.ses.--Notorieus Crook Ai- most Gets Jos as Policemaa.

Nav York. July 11.--(Special)-- Bomb throwing is becoming so com mon in New York that 1t might almost he called a habit. So frequent are these explosions that the district m which most of them occur has been given the title of "the dynamite zone"
 This terror-ridden area lies on the east side of the city in the Italian quarters, extending one block east and west and including Eleventh. Twelth and Thirteenth Streets from north to south.
 Since the first of the year there have been no less than ten serious dynamite explosions In this turbulent territory, while minor ones, doing comparatively little damage are of almost daily oc- currence and too numerous to record. In five adjoining tenements on Elev- enth Street which constitute the very heart of the dynamite zone" there have been no less than six large bombs exploded in the last three months.
 As q result of these little incidents the tenements have been practically rebuilt several times. having been pret- fy thoroughly wrecked by each explo- sion. In this section large propor- tion of the population carry pocket bombs ready to be hurled at anybody against whom a grievance, fancied or real exists. That the list of casualties Is not enormously greater Is due to the fact that most of those who commit the outrages are not expert bomb man ufacturers. Usually the smaller infer- nal machines fan to go of at the right time. thus giving the intended victim time to get out of danger.
 Strenuous efforts are being made to stamp out the bomb throwing epidem- ic. but In spite of all the efforts of the police 1t continues to grow. Indeed 1t Is stated that the setting off of the last bomb in the dynamite zone was done mere as an expression of contempt for the police.
 oddly enough more than three- fourths of all the dynamite outragea occur at just about the same hour---s o'clock in the morning.
 New York,s ancient whipping post. long since abolished, has finally been revived and brought up to date in the form of a spanking room technically known as "spankatorium number one.''
 Indeed within single week the city has instituted both municipal chastise- ment and municipal bodily cleanliness. Both these innovations. however. af- feet only the juvenile portion of the population. The spanking room, the modern equivalent of the whipping post, is a newly installed adjunct of the children's court
 While the city does not do the actual ciastfsing 1t furnishes all the neces- sary outfit leaving the final act to the parent of the young offender.
 The spankatorium Is liberally fur nished with rules, switches. slippers and the like, together with several sol. i'd chairs and table. Two attendants are also on hand to hold any young stars who may show light.
 Of course the sentence of q spanking is not imposed by the court, but only offered to the parents as an alterna- tive to term in an institution fei their offspring. 1t being the opinion oi the judge that the spanking will pro duce better results. In this Idea hs finds ready support among the parents of the children who come before him since in every case where the spanking has been suggested the suggestion hal been promptly acted upon.
 To Able Epstein, a youthful pick. pocket. fell the questionable honor oi testing for the first time the spanklus room. Judged by his remarks 1t is go. ing to prove a bowling success. Tn every case after the punishment hal been administered the culprit Is recall. ed to the court room to explain public. ly why he has been spanked. Tn ad. dition to thus administering doses oi the rod the city is also washing about 50,000 boys every week in the bathl which 1t has just opened.
 Among the youngsters the new bathI are far more popular than tho nove sDankatorIum.
 Grating on the part of well known society women has reached such s state in this city that dress makers