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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
THE WEATHER.

washington May 20. Foreeast---Ala-
bama--ShOwers Sunday and Monday;
moderate south winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
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STRIKE NOW SERIOUS
CARS ARE NOT RUNNING IN PHIL
ADELPHKA.
A Car Was Dynamited ut Wade june
tion I.Sse Last Night and
Guard Was Badly Beat
en- by Crowd.

Philadelphia. Pa, May 2s.--The
strike inaugurated today by the con-
ductors and motormen of the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit Company became
very serious tonight when street car
service In some sections of the city was
suspended and In other parts greatly
curtailed. This was brought about by
gains made late in the day by the
strikers
The company admitted that about
1000 of the $500 men had quit. The
strikers declare that greater number
are out
All the saloons obeyed an order is
sued By Mayor Reyburn this afternoon
to close. Every street ear In opera
ton tonight - carrying two policemen
and ON some Lines. four OF them are in
the cars.
Late tonight trouble was reported at
Wayne Junction. Ave miles from the
center Of the city and In the section
knDwn 40 .8feweFx Towns" At WAfne
Junction ctr MAS dntsARed hv An
Nxplpston. believed to have been from
dynamite placed on the track. No one
was injured.
In brewery Town 4 policen,aa
who tried to disperse q crowd that had
attacked the crew OF trolley car was
badly beaten. Several arrests were
made.
The city was practically tied up at
midnight.
Violence In Evansville.
Evansville Ind. May 29.--The. strike
OF the union employees OF the Evans
vile and Southern Indiana Traction
Company, began this morning but the
company was able to send out a few
cars, manned by ten OF It's old men
that remained in the service. and
number OF strike breakers from Louis
vilie.- St. Lewis. Muncie. Ind. and In
dianapolia.
The frst act Of violence came when
James Miller, an Ice handler, sprang
from his wagon and struck at the mo-
torman OF q car with his ice tongs. He
missed the man and smashed a win
dow. Miller was at once arrested.
President Smith. Vice President
Marshall and General Manager Durbin
Of the company, took out cars and
were not moiested.
A parade and mass meeting OF the
strikers and their sympathizers which
was to be held tomorrow afternoon,
has been called on ably the Central La
Dor Union as a dangerous proceeding
and the president Of the organization
announces that II the street car mems
union wins its strike IT must be by
boycott and not by disorder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
ne.as sam Fioodlets.

Mobile, May 29.-Conditions today
on the Mobile end, Ohio Railroad. in-
stead 81 ifnDFos3fis we're wofA6. and
there b no telling huw whan trafIIc
win be fesEinad.
Yet the officiais name Sunday night
as the time, insisting that everything
Will, by that time. be readiness for
the resumption OF through business.
The Alabama and vickaburR from
jackson east are being handled over
the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas city
Railroad. from Newton to Laurel. and
thence over the Northwestern to Me-
rtdian.
The water today was four inches
over the tracks Of the Mobile and Ohio
Raiiroa dat Shubuta. and was falling.
At Hiwanee, Miss.a on the same rail-
road, the water is reported twelve
inches over the tracks.
The waters are coming south with
q rush, and according to a railroad
Telegram received here this afternoon
is rising rapidly between chicora and
Robins0r's Junction, doing considera.
bic damage as comes down.
s More damage Is reported At Shubuta
and sDesoto as the water falls.
Some trains on the Mobile and Ohio
Road are now being detoured- into Me-
ridian over the Southern Railway via
Marion Junction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
Fifteen Killed and Forty
Injured.
RESIDENCE ROLLED OVER
WITH OCCUPANTS INSIDE
Tornado Covered Wide Area Of
Farming Country.
Wires are Down and M.ay Rumers ~
Death and DessraeSaa at Iselatsd
Points Could Not BE
coaarmed Last
Night.

Oklahoma City. May 2s.--Fifteen. ana
perhaps more persons were killed to-
night in tornado that devastated the
Oklahoma towns of Key West and
Depew. Forty or more are injured
At least ten were killed In Key
West. town of 200 Inhabitants. That
figure Is CONFIRMED by a number OF peo-
pie who fed just before the storm,
Five are dead at Depew.
The tornado covered a wide area
of farming country. Wires are down
and many rumors OF death and de-
struction at isoiatee points could not
be confirmed.
Following the wind came a deiuKe
OF rain. Floods then added their ter
rors to the situation. The wreckaRs
of key West was soon swept away BY
the rising waters.
Among the injured Is young woman
named Brace She was In the post
Office building and the building was
blown away. The residence OF r.. 4.
Hart was demolished after having been.
rolled over with the occupants inside.
Mrs. Harris back was broken: a little
girls limb was wrenched from the
thigh and Hart and two other chill
dren were seriously injured.
Depew was destroyed by a doubles
twister that was formed from that
striking Key West. travelling In
northeasteriy direction. and another
coming from the east. The tornado
wiped out Depew, then pushed north~
east.
For an hour the sky was the acena
Of the most unusual phenofnena ever
observed In the Southwest. Small
tornadoes followed in rapid succession
in an atmosphere that was nearly hu~
mia. They rose high into the air. CIR
fcled about and dipped. As many az
Ave were observed during the display.
The little tornadeeg had spens their
force when the big one came At =
O'clock Preceding and following IL
were terrific rain and haii storns. Tbs
streets OF stroud ana sapuIpR wers
A newspaper man tried al 10 o'eloex
tonight TO reach Key West but was
turned back BY the high waters r.
O'Clock he started for pepew. Net
wire was working In that part ok We
state.
Tornado IN North Dakota.
ST. Paul, MINI, May 2s.--Speciaz
dispatches state that seven persons nra
known to be dead. many are dying ana
over q score are seriously injured
result OF tornado which swept over
Northwestern North Dakota late this
RASSAh99Aa- Z
The storm was especially severe q
Langdon. where the residences section
Of the city was practically wiped out
four people killed and twenty In
Iured. The dead are:
Mrs. Joseph 3. Boyd.
Joseph Powers. agseS IL.
Mrs. J. Biakley.
Infant son OF Joseph Blain.
THE tornado swept up the James
River from Ypsilanti to Jamestown&
demoiishing farm houses and Destroy
ing much valuable property.
The farm house or Ge<~ge braves
near Ypslanu was blown into the
JAMES River and Mrs Graves and her
two young daughters were instantly
killed.
The tornado demolished all OF tbs
buildings Of the Jamestown Fair ASS
collation..
cassaiton. Devils Lake and other
towns have been completely cut on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
THREE DEAD
BY WASH0UT
Engine and Caboose
Turn Over.
THE rRAINMEN ARE CRUSHED
j. b. Albright and w. T. Carter
the Victims.
Terrible Accident occur. Few miles
|, From Mobile. where E1soas
nav. Unaerasnsa the
RsiIroad Tracks.
> j
BE TRAINMEN ARE CRUSHED

Mobile, May 3D. Especial. BRUSHING
into q wa5hout on the tracks OF the
Mobile. Jack son and Kansas City. one
mile north Of the city pumping station
and I'VE miles west OF the city at 4:20
o'clock this afternoon. an extra engine
and caboose u the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad TURNED over on their sides.
burying three men beneath them. ali
three OF whom were killed.
The dead are Engineer j. H. Al
bright, OF Meridian, Miss, and Conduc-
tor w. r.. Carter. of Mobile. and Will
Evans. negro fireman. from Meridian.
Miss.
Charles A. PedIer. nagman. IL at
the city hospital suffering from q
broken collar bone and other injuries.
The engine was operating between
lines Of the Mobile and Ohio during
the washout at Enterprise. Miss. and
had come into Mobile over the lines Of
the Mobile, jackson and Kansas City,
traffic over the Mobile and Ohio near
here being impossible. for the purpose
Of getting supplies. After the sup
plies had been secured the engine and
caboose ran extra from the station.
The recent heavy rains were contin-
ued today and the fresh downpour this
afternoon Is supposed to, have caused
the washont as trains last night passed
over the place OF the wreck thfs af-
fernoon. The engine and caboose. ac-
cording TO the injured fhgman at the
hospital, were traveiins at fairly
high rate OF speed and without warn
ing they rushed into the washout. the
track sinking from beneath the en-
CINE and capoose and both turned on
their sides burying the three men.
The news soon spread TO the city and
a large crowd attempted TO go TO the
scene For a mile on either side Of the
wreck the water is deep and but few
reached the sceno.
All possible was done to get the
men from Beneath the train but thsy
were dead before they were rescued.
having been crushed to death
The bodies OF the engineer and fire.
man VIII be shipped 70 Meridian for
interrnsnt and the iptured flaKsnan VIII
be kept here until hes feeovers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
Forty KilIed.

Santiago. Chile, May 2a.---l]ispatches
received here from Lima, state that
the reyolutionists we're under COM
mand of Isaias PGrola. They seized
lie square with the Intention OF COM
peiling him 70 resign. Troops who
were dispatched to the rescue Of Prest-
dent Leguia, fred upon the mob, kill
ing more than forty. The revolt was
quelled.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03

Italians have such peculiar customs and methods that it is doubtful wheth CT the Americans will ever get used to them. They have introduced many of their most popular institutions-the black hand, the tombola, the vendetta and the grind -organ-in this country but, with the exception of the last named, they have never won any large amount of popularity in American circles. The other day barber-it is unnecessary to add that he was an Italian-and one of his customers dis. cussed the characteristics which dis. tinguish gentleman from man who is not gentleman. The two men did not agree in their views and heated argument followed. Finally the barber to convince his customer, that he--that is the barber--was a sure-enough gent. leman, slashed the man s cheek with a razor and fled. What strange thing to do! An American would have used his fist in such a case.
 A SkiuulHR taAlcaD cduseu iOJ OI trouble the other day and incidentally damage to property amounting to many thousands of dollars In skid. ding it struck the hydrant near the cor ner of Twentyfourth street and Fifth Avenue glancing blow, powerful enough to cause the pipe of the hy. drant to break Instantly there came the rush of water, then the sound of giving foundations, the sidewalk broke through, and the hydrant dropped from sight into the flood. The water covered the street and loaned in the hole beneath the sidewalk, eating away the earth. Next an ash tree of some size standing across the sidewalk from the hydrant dropped, and the force of the water broke through into the Hoff man House cellars, flooding them to the depth of six feet and then pene, trating into the cellars of the adjoining houses. In the Hoffman House the wa, ter came near putting out the fires un. der the boilers. It was fully twenty minutes before the water department shut off the water and in the mean time considerable damage had been done by the flood.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03

ear line on Cottage Grove avenue, which the city wanted to be able to regu, late, and the section of the Baltimore charter was borrowed to cover that ex. igency.
 It is claimed by Mir. Brundage and his aids that none of the special charter provisions or amendments adopted since 1873 in any way vitiate this section. Neither the present cities and villages act specifically provides that all powers in previous charters not in conflict with the provisions of the cities and villages act, or repealed, shall continue to be in full force and effect.
 The case of the Chicago Dock and On. nal company agains tGarrity, ll5 H., l55, is cited as upholding the city's po- sition. This decision holds that the city of Chicago shall continue to exercise all of its charter powers not inconsistent with the cities and villages act. It developed last night after the terms of the ordinance became known, that the railroads of the city would bitterly ops pose it's passage. Virtually every rail, road man approached on the subject de, clared that they would fight the meas ure both in the city council and in the courts President Ripley of the Santa Fe was the most outspoken. He said that the proposed ordinance was absurd, that it attempted to enforce the per formance of something that was phys ical impossibility, and that the railroads would not suhmit to if
 After the council had adjourned AT, derman Snow made the following state ment:
 "The city takes the position that it has authority under its police powers and under its charter rights to pass and enforce this ordinance. The manner in which locomotives are run in this town constitutes menace to health and local comfort which the city has the right to suppress.
 ''The charter of 1873 gave the city the express authority to regulate or pro hibit the use of engines propelled by steam and to order the substitution of other power. There is nothing in the present cities and villages act or in any other act that nullifes this section of that charter. In fact, the present cities and villages act specifically provides that all powers granted in previous charters not inconsistent with the new
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
Crime and the Tslephone.

From the beginning to the end of a transaction in crime the telephone comes into use, serving both sides with equal fidelity. says a writer in Appleton's Magazine. The thief uses 1t to determine which house he may safely rob. The man next door sees the burglar and calls up the police. The police arrive. catch the burglar and telephone for the Black Maria to take him to jail. The thief telephones a lawyer to defend him. The lawyer telephones for the bondsman to bail out his client, and the banker tele- phones the sheriff that the bondsman's check is good. When the day of trial comes the clerk of the court, being B kind gentleman, telephones to the burglars lawyer; the sheriff telephones witnesses to be present. When the burglar is convicted and sentenced the sheriff uses long distance to tell the warden of the penitentiary when his prisoner will be delivered. After that the telephone line is kept hot by in- fuential politicians petitioning the gov ernor for pardon.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
Witchcraft.

"The sixteenth and seventeenth cen. tvries." said John Fiske. were the Eourishing ages of he witchcraft de- lGsion. Witchcraft in the early ages was considered one of the greatest of crimes, as much so as murder, robbery or any other serious offense against the law, and the belief in it was shared by the whole human race until the lat ter part of the seventeenth century.
 "ln England in 1864 two women were tried before Sir Matthew Hale. charged with bewitching several girls and a baby, and they were put to death, for at that time the evidence seemed perfectly rational. In 1915 in Genoa 800 people were burned to death on the charge of witchcraft. It was the proud boast of noted executioner in northern Italy at this time that in fifteen years he had assisted in burn ing 900 persons charged with sorcery
 Tn Scotland between 15G0 and 1900 5000 people were put to death, an average of 200 year. The last exc cution for witchcraft In England took place in 1712, in Scotland In 1722, in Germany in 1149 and in Spain in 17S1."
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
CHICAGO MAY COMPEL ROADS
 TO ADOPT ELECTRIC POWER
City Council Favors Ordinance Forcing Electrifying of Railroads by 1912--Action Significant to
 Copper Producing Regions

I act and not repealed shall continue in full force and effect.
 "We fixed the scope of the ordinance at eight miles, because there was danger that if we went into the sparsely settled 'neighb0rhoods the courts might hold that the ordinance was unreasonable. Of course South Chicago will have to have the benefit fthe ordinance, but that matter can be fixed later in committee. "We are making no secret of the fact that this measure is aimed at the Illinois Central railroad. In fact, guess those people understand that as well as we do. The ordinance, however, had to include all the railroads or it would have been invalid as special legislation.
 "However, the city is anxious that the other roads should prepare to electrify their lines. The time is near when they will be forced to do it, if they do not take up the matter voluntarily. If this measure is passed and the courts hold that it is legal, we will get after the Illinois Central first and the other roads as rapidly as we can.
 T'The primary object of the Ordin- ance, however, is not to club the rail roads into identification. The purpose is to show the railroads that the city council is in deadly earnest in the mat ter of identification. It amounts to a formal serving of notice upon the roads that the time has come when they must meet the city on fair basis and go into this matter seriously.
 "Of course, we expect bitter opposi- tion from some of the roads. They prob ably will get together to fight it. They will form a powerful opposition, but l don t believe they can do much in the face of public sentiment if the courts hold, as we all believe they will, that the city has the power that this ordin- ance claims for it.
 "'The ordinance is so framed as to bring identification to an issue within year. Within twelve months the com. panies must come in and submit plans for changing their motive power. If they refuse to come in we will attempt to prevent them from operating steam locomotives inside the eight-mile limit. That will mean complete cessation of business that he railroads hardly dare face. If they elect to gc to court the city will be prepared to go with them as far as they like"
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
The Bread and Pipe Baker.

The lecturer at the cooking school sometimes enlivened her remarks with an anecdote.
 "The eighteenth century baker," she said, was pipe cleaner as well. just as the barber a little earlier was d surgeon. Everybody in those days smoked clay pipes. provided, the same as cups or spoons, by the coffee houses. We'll, each morning waiter carried his masters stock of pipes-some hun dred perhaps-to the nearest bakery. The baker would boil them out, then dip them in liquid lime. then bake them dry. They came out of the oven as sweet and white as new."-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
he moment turns him hot with cha

the moment turns him hot with cha grin.
 A remarkably pompous clergyman. a diocesan inspector of schools, once showed me a theme on Scriptural subject written by girl who was trying to pass from the rank of pupil teacher to the rank of schoolmistress. The theme was full of absurd mis. takes. over which the inspector laugh. ed uproariously.
 Well, what do you think of that?' he inquired when l handed back the paper.
 "Oh," said I in perfectly good faith. 'the mistakes are bad enough but the writing is far worse. It really Is a disgrace"
 'The writing? What, my writing?' said the inspector. T copied the theme out myself"
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
What Do You Think Of such a letter as the following?
A duplicate of this same letter has been brought to our attention.

Dear Sir or Madam:
 Whats the use of putting thousands of dol lars into fine and beautiful churchess Whats the use of paying preachers hundreds of dollars per year to preach to you! Whats the use of paying hundreds of dollars per year toward heating and lighting thousands of churches all over the country when you can have church at home at a cost of a few cents per month by our modern and cheap way? We have hired Rev. Dr.--, the greatest theologian of the present age and by the support of mil lions of our members we pay him large salary We desire to have you join us and will give you full particulars on application. We here pre- sent a synopsis of our plan which is a great money-saver for religious people.
 Rev. Dr. -- breaches two sermons into talking machine records, which are sent by express to our members each week you can get up club and have your church in your own home on Sunday. You can use our records and have anthems by Trinity choir and prayer by Rev. --, and you don't need to put on fried shirt and stiff collar. Why in fact, you won't need to have Sunday suit after you adopt our plans of worship, as you don't have to appear in public. Send for our catalogue of graphophones and sermon, anthem and prayer records and organize a club amongst your neighbors and at small expense you can have church at home without all the expense and discomfort of church going.
 Yours very sincerely,
 A. B. G- & co.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
A. B. G.

There is just as much argumentive logic in it as in ordering jewelry, watches, cut glass, etc., from the large cities
 What kind of town would we have if such thing were to be carried out7 Where would we be without the gracious presence of our minis ters? Anarchy and sin would reign supreme, is the only reply. So it is with our local mer- chants. What will our town amount to in the course of few years unless there is halt in the reckless ordering of goods without giving thought to the absolutely indisputabe fact that every dollar you send away from home is sent to support the enforcement of laws in cities other than our own. Every time you send away for piece of jewelry or any other thing in our line you drill a little deeper the hole for the blast that will blow our store and the influence of good citizen into the air; this in turn, will bring on reflex action which will knock the foundation of real estate values into smither- ines and kill the wages of the laborer.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
OCTOBER 3

 with the fall of Limerick the of the public  of New  emi of yellow fever in Naches Miss s35-First charter South Bend, Ind, held Mount Hoyoke seminary was laid
  of General Canby the Rev. Dr Thomas Fort Klamath, Oregon from Minnesota died at St. Paul. abotonis, died Philadelphia
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
A Popular Dye,

A small boy was one day sent for q pennyworth of indigo dye. He stopped to play marbles on the way and quite forgot what he was sent for As he was determined to get 1t. he went into the chemists shop and said to the as- sistant:
 "What have people been dyeing with lately. please?' "Infiuenza." was the answer.
 "Ah! That must be it." said the boy. "Please give me penn n'orth"-London Illustrated Bits.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
Saves Trouble.

"Why dcn't you come in occasional y between drinks" demanded the wife. and see the play?"
 "I don't need to- replied the bibulous husband. The bartender is familiar with the plot, initiates the actors and also knows lot of gossip about their personal and family affairs. ."-Philadel- phia Bulletin.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
How It Is Done.

q don't see how you can write so many
 Alleged witticismsr interrupted the press humorist. "Oh, get an idea occasionally, and every idea is good for several hundred jokes. "-Louisville COurier-J ournal.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
Nothinq.

Jenkins declares that where he was In Switzerland the mercury often dropped to zero at night" "That's nothing"
 Whats nothingT
 1Zero."
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
Enliuhtened,

I've all make blunders. l thought once was a square peg when I was really a round one"
 "How did you find out your mis- take?"
 "I got into a hole" ."-Boston Tran script.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
The Drummer.

'T sometimes think" remarked the regular patron. that the snare drum mer should be the best musician in the theater orchestra"
 "He usually is," said the drummer Chicago Tribune.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
Nerve.

Heiress-The count states in his mad love letter that he will call and ends up by saying, "I beg to remain for ever, Count Kickoff" Irate Father Remain forever? What does he think this is-a charity hotel?- Chicago News