The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-01
FEDERAL COURT
 BEGINS SESSION Two Big Damage Suits WillBe Heard in Chattanooga NEW JUVENILE COURT
Special Room Is Provided in Police Court BuiIding to Try Youthful Orrnders-New Mail Cars
 Very Satisfactory

Chattanooga. February -2s.-(Special.)- The special February term of the federal court was opened this morning by Judge Sanford The term, it is expected, will be in session until March 12 The largest damage suit to come before the special term will be that of the Noll Construction company against Wright, Williams & wadley. The damages sued for by the plaintiffs amount to, $50,ooo, which they claim are due them on a railroad con tract in Alabama. The paintins were sub-contractors under the defendants who had the contract to build certain section of the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic railroad in Clay county, Ala bama. The case has been set for March and will probably require ten days to hear
 R. c. Sauls and J. H. Vaught poth have suits against the East Tennessee Telephone company, the former claiming damages of sS5,00O and the latter sS6,000, for failure on the part of the telephone company to furnish telephones as ordered
 David Jones has a suit against the Cen tral of Georgia Railway company for so0 GOO damages.
 This afternoon Chattanooga's new juve- nile court began operations in special room provided for it on the second floor of the police court building. City Judge Martin Fleming presided and c. c. Menz- Ter, the new probation officer. brought in the boys. The sessions of the juvenile court will be held at 1 o'clock every aft ernoon, and will be executive, only the judge, the probation officer, the police matron and those interested directly in case being permitted to enter.
 A. J. Welch, chief clerk of the railway mail service has received a report of the inspection of the three new mail cars near completion at Wilmington, Del, for use on the Chattanooga and Meridian divi- sion of the Alabama Great Southern rail- road. The report shows the cars to be of superior design and build and to be equipped with modern devices of all kinds They will be lighted by electricity and heated by steam, of the latest safety designs. They measure 60 feet 3 inches in length and feet in width. There are 54 paper boxes and 52S letter boxes In each. The cars have clothes closets ana other conyenlences. They are construct ed of steel wood and cement, which ma terials have been found to be the best for cars of this character. The electricity for the lights is furnished from the trucks by means of a storage device. It is ex- pected the cars will be ready for ship ment in a few days.
 The health office in this city has ln- augurated an arrangement by wh1cn to keep track of diseases, wnich consisls of a map of the city which VIII pc kept on the walls or on file in the office. Every time a case of any con taaious disease appears in the city It's presence will be indicated on the map at the exact place where 1t Is located. By this means the board officials ana the visitor can tell at a glance exact ly where infected areas are in the city.
 I Fl Brown, an old Confederate sol- dier.. died at his home at East Lake. He was buried in the Confederate cem- etery. pr J. ". Bachman officiating. Mir. Brown enlisted In the army July II. 1861, and was consigned to Com pany H of the Fourth cavalry. He was a member of the N. B. Forrest camp of Confederate Veterans in this city, which organization he Joined in 1885.
 E. H. Shpler, R. s. Faxon, L. W. Llewellyn, M. Llewellyn and c. A.. Raht, the Chattanooga Imple- ment and Manufacturing company have filed an application with the county register asking permission to amend its ch arter to increase the capital stock of the company from sloo.ooo 10 s15o.00o.
 Mrs Helen Steward, by counsel, has filed bill in chancery court asking for a divorce from her husband, Robert R. Steward. charging willful and ma Iicious desertion. The bill also asked for an injunction against Clarence s. Steward, Col. D. M., Steward, the Stew ard Manufacturing company and the National bank to prevent the of any of her husbands until after the case is heard, The injunctions were granted by Judge 
 Tn preparation for the army ma neuvers to take place next July and August in Chfckamausa park, the gov ernment Is having two deep wells sunk near Cloud Springs The pumping sxa- tion which supplies the, quarters of the Eleventh cavalry with water is to force water through the pipe line to be laid soon to sites for the proposed militia camps.