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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-25
5. {, JONES DIES At
HOME IN BESSEMER
Was Well Known Real Estate
and Insurance Man
ONLY I'LL FOR TWO DAYS
Mrs. n. w. Crook Died Yesterday
Morning After Illness Of Three
Weeks With Pneumonia
Leaves Children.

Bessemer, March 24--(Special)-S. K.
Jones died tonight at o'clock at his
residence on Eighteenth street, between
Fifth and Sixth avenues. after a two
days Illness with pneumonia. Mr.. Jones
was 80 years of age and leaves a wife
and one child. He was one of the most
prominent real estate men In the Biz
mingham district. having offices both In
this city and In Birmingham. He Is well
known throughout the entire district and
of his death His wife is sister OF
James IL. Hurd and has large circle of
friends who extend their deepest SYM
pathy to her in her bereavement. Funeral
arrangements have not yet been an
nounced. /.
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A special meeting of the New YORK
Chamber of Commerce will be held IN
New York City on Tuesday at which AM
bassador Bryce will make an address.
Afterwards he will leave for Ottawa,
Can.
This week may see the appointment Oh
n commission 10 pass on the mental con-
dition of Harry X. Thaw, and the conse-
quent interruption for some time OF MS
trial Justice Fitzgerald now has tine al
fidayits of both sides and may be ready
to announce his decision on Monday as to
the reference of the question of Thaw
sanity to a commission of experts. If he
determines against such course. now
ever. the trial will go on, and as prac-
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company VS.. l.. G. Hall ct al, garnish-
ment; j. f. McCary VS.. the Chattanooga
Brewing company. damages; A. Mandy
VS.. Charles Franklin. appeal; j. c. Turner
VS.. Mitchell Motor Car company, attach
ment: NJ. NJ Gwin VS.. Hinton f. Carr,
damages.
City Court.
Jury trials will be held in the first di-
vision of the city court this week be-
fore Judge Ferguson, and in the second
division before Judge Sem.
City Court Docket.
The following docket of jury cases is set
in the first division of the city court to-
day:
w. r Newberry VS.. a. r. Newell, as
sumpsit; Mrs. Froney Collins VS.. Bob
Smith, detinue; Dave Bullock vs.. Pioneer
Mining and Manufacturing company eft
al, damages; Julia Wachter VS.. Blrming
ham Railway. Light and Power COM
pany, damages; John F. Motherweli vs.
Alabama Great Southern Railroad COM
pany, damages; Peter johnson VS.. David
l.. Johnson, appeal.
Second Division Docket.
The following docket is set in the sec
ond division of the city court today:
Lilly M. Sloss vs. Joseph Rodgers. eject
ment; Harvey Harden VS.. Birmingham
Railway. Light and Power company, dam
ages; o. C.. Brake vs. John Roberts,
ejectment; Charley Hambrick vs. Western
Union Telegraph company. damages; Jo-
seph Shill VS.. Alabama Steel and Wire
company, damages ]. w. Tuggle VS..
Republic Iron and Steel company, dam
ages; william J. Kline vs.. Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company, dam
ages.
Chancery Court.
The chancellor will call the docket set
I'm the chancery court at 10 o'clock this
morning All cases will be dismissed In
which parties fail to appear.
Chancery Court Docket.
The following docket is set In the cham
Gerry court today:
Jefferson County Savings bank vs..
Thomas F. Grasty; Rosetta Storkey VS..
Henry Storkey; r. D. Burnett Cigar COM
pany vs. Mary f. Rensford ct al; John
c. Henly vs.. Southern Railway company:
James Foster VS.. Lula Foster; Ella Flea
noir vs. John Thomas Eleanor; G. b. Ed
wards VS.. j. w. Edwards; Matilda Allen
VS.. L. X Moss ct al.
Board of Revenue.
Owing to the death OF the wife Of Capt.
w. Fl, Crook, there will be no session OF
the Board of Revenue today.
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Is Champion Athlete.

Huntsville, March 24.-(Special)-
lace Hall of Huntsville, cadet in the
United States Military academy, carried
off first honors in the recent indoor ath-
letic meet at West Point, and Is now
champion athlete of the academy At
this meet he added two medals, two bars
and the all round gymnast cup to his
list of trophies which now embraces five
silver cups. three gold medals, three sill
yer medals. three gold bars and one sill
yer bar, all won in athletic events.
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Ships Colts North.

Huntsville, March A.-(Special.)-W. +.
Garth. proprietor of the Piedmont stock
farm. has shipped a carload of the finest
colts ever raised in Alabama to Indi-
annapolis for the spring sales. The colts
are all harness animals and they are blue
blooded without exception. Sentinel
Wilkes and Reelection are the sires of
them all. In the lot is Eagalt, 2-year-
old gray filley, full sister to o. X Ste
gall, who won many handsome purses In
the Southern fair circuit last season.
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TWO FOREIGNERS
KILLED IN COUNTY
Unknown Man is Found Man.
g|ed on Rails
is STILL UNIDENTIFIED
Italian PeddIer Waylaid in Woods
Near Quinton-kilIed, Robbed
and Hidden Under Brush
Wood.

Within the past two days two men,
both foreigners, have been found dead
in the county under mysterious circum-
stances. strewn along twenty-five feet
of a railroad track were the remains of
one, while the other was horribly carved
with a knife or razor.
Early yesterday morning the section
foreman of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad was cleaning up his track when
he came to Parkwood, below Oxmoor,
about fifteen miles from Birmingham.
Just a little distance from the station,
where the railroad enters a dense forest,
he found a mans head and shoulders
lying to the right of the rails.
Going O. little further the trunk and
legs were discovered, torn almost to
shreds. The sight was indeed CHASTITY.
The coroner was Immediately notified.
and a deputy was sent down to investi-
gate. There were no houses within sight,
so nothing could be done but gather the
remains. put them in a box and bring
them to the city. They were taken in
charge by Shaw e. Son.
Probably Sailor.
Whether the deceased was first killed
and then left on the track for the engine
to destroy the signs of crime, or was
struck while lying there in drunken
stupor is still matter of g culation.
So far no engineer Of the railroad has re-
ported such an accident to the corner.
All attempts have failed to result In
the Identification Of the man. BY ex-
preston he appears to have been a for
eigner He wore a sweater, on the back
of which, in big letters, was printed:
1.-THE American Line" This would lead
to the supposition that he may have been
a sailor on some steamboat line.
He looks to have been about 30 years OF
age. On one arm was tattoo mark
of a woman with her hands elapsed, hold
ing q few wisps Of wheat. Other than
this there was nothing found on his per-
son
The coroner now has the body In charge,
but he cannot hold it for identification
as it is too badly nrangled to be en-
balmed. If there is anyone who thinks
he could possibly recognize the deceased
he is urged to go to Shaw's parlors early
this morning.
Peddler Murdered.
Saturday afternoon late a man driving
along the road between Admission and
Flat Creek found a terribly mutilated
body in the woods about two miles from
any house IL was hidden under some
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One Neuro Dies.

Columbus, Ga, March 24.-(Special D
Henry Benson, one Of the negroes shot
during last nights fighting In Girard,
during which five persons were injured,
died today. Joe Jacques, another negro, is
considered to be In a critical condition
The condition of Walter Fletcher, a
young white man, who was slashed by
a negro with a butcher knife, is regarded
as extremely serious.
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Exodos of Xaurants.

Huntsville, March 24.-(Specialo-There
has been an exodus of Migrants from
this city during the last few days, since
the police begun to put the vagrancy
ordinance in effect. Several arrests were
made in the first two or three days and
then the loafers begun to get scarce and
for the present they are exceedingly hard
IN find
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Protracted Services.

The meetings that are being conducted
at the Presbyterian churcn by the Rev.
j. D. Fleming, the evangelist from Mem
phis, Tenn, are creating much interest
and are being well attended. The Rev.
Mr.. Fleming has travelled extensively and
has held meetings with remarkable sue
cess at many large cities. He is a fluent
and interesting talker and impresses his
hearers as being broadmnded man, of
strong personal character.
Meetings will continue all this week, and
the public Is cordially invited to attend
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First Aid.

Transatlantic Tales from Fliegende Blat-
ter.
Johnnie-Papa, papa come quick. Nam
ma has tainted.
Papa-Here, put this ten-dollar bill in
her hand.
Johnnie Ca moment later)-she says she
wants ten more.
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Mechanical wax figure
skates all week, 4 and 9 p. m.
Southside Rink.

Mules out of work, seasoned
and sound at the auction sale,
Tuesday, March 26. Fies &
Sons.
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Mrs. n. w. Crook Dead.

Mrs. II. w. Crook, the wife of Capt.
H. w. Crook, died this morning at 10
o'clock at her residence in this city. 1t
was generally known that Mrs. Crook
had been very Ill for the past six weeks
with pneumonia, but 1t was thought by
her physicians and friends up to few
days ago that she would recover.
She Is survived by her husband and
seven children, Mrs. w. X. McAdory, Mrs.
Lacy Edmundson, Mrs. Charles NJ. Ray,
Robert l.. Crook, Jr Misses Ludie, Ber-
ney and Bertha Crook.
DIR. c. l.. Stanberry, while out driv-
ing this afternoon, was thrown from his
buggy. receiving a severe cut over his
left eye.
Lion 7. Record of the rolling mills spent
the day In Birmingham.
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They WAS Took Respectable

From Miss Loane's THE Next Street but
One"
A friend who had been living in her
own suburban villa left and went into the
country. In the early spring. finding the
house still inlet, she went back to fetch
all her bulbs and found the garden en-
tirely denuded She concluded that some
hawker or hedge gardener had cleared the
place and troubled herself no further.
A few months later n very worthy old
woman told the ladys former house
maid that she had taken the flowers.
People was beginning 10 steal 'em, my
dear. and j felt sure your missus 'ud
ga Their they was took respectable.
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John Allen Arrested.

Huntsville, March 4-(SpeclaiJ-John
Allen, student who escaped from the
East Lakes Boys Refornatory' was ar
rested here yesterday afternoon and sent
back to the institution.
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RECORD OF THE COURTS

Juries will be organized in the circuit
and both divisions of the city courts this
morning at 10 o'clock. Judge Lane will
hold court in the first division of the
criminal court and will take up the cir
cult non-jury docket.
AS an illustration of the amount Of
work to be done in the law courts this
week II is worth mentioning that there
are thirty jury cases set in the circuit
court on Judge Coleman's docket; ninety
nine non-jury cases set in the circuit
court in Judge Lanes docket; twenty jury
cases set in the first division OF the city
court on Judge Fergusons docket, and
twenty-one jury cases set in the second
division of the city court on Judge
Senn's docket.
Circuit Court Docket.
The following jury cases are set for
trial before Judge Coleman In the circuit
court today:
Special-W. ]. Ellard, administrator, VS..
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company. damages; Bessemer Water
Works company VS.. Virginia Investment
company, and r. Y. Huffman and p. f.
Murphy and Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company, appeals; ]. e. Hol-
lingsworth & Co. VS.. Mayor and city of
EnsIey, assumpsit; Truanna May Alex
ander, Administrative, VS.. Woodman OF
the World, assumpsit; NJ. C. Klser COM
pany VS.. f. ]. Screws. assumpsit; Jennie
Perry vs. Southern Railway company
damages; John Burrell vs.. Sloss- Shifted
Steel and Iron company, damages.
Non-Jury Docket.
The following docket Is set in the circuit
court before Judge Lane:
The s. Obermeyer company vs. Birming-
ham Iron and steel company, assumpsit;
j. II. Kennedy VS.. j. g. Whitfield & Co.,
assumpslt; W. b. Harrison Grain COM
pany VS.. Riley & Silk damages; the
George Mason company vs.. w. Il. Weir,
detinue; 3. f. Roden Grocery company
VS.. the McAfes company, attachment; G..
l.. Lively VS.. Luke King. appeal; Jerry
Jordan vs. II. +. Kalstner ct al as
sumpsit; r. X. Robinson Vehicle COM
pany VS.. j. S. Hoyle ct al, assumpsit;
A. w. Dallas, pro ami, VIZ. Mrs. Jordan
M. Green, ejectment; city of Bessemer
VS.. Alabama Great Southern Railroad
company, assumpsit: A. II. Hardy vs.
Birmingham Railway. Light and Power
company, assumpsit; Robert Hall. agent.
VS.. Mack Grant. ct al, appeal; NJ. r.
Webb VS.. J. X. Montgomery. assumpsit;
r. T. Jones VS.. Mitchell Lumber company.
appeal; s. j. Thigpen VS.. Alice Higdon,
assumpsit; Weems-Lockwood Furniture
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Good Reason to Be Chesty.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
",rompkns struts around awfully late
ly"
Great Scott. why shouldn't he? lie
owns a hennery and doesn't have to buy
eggs"
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Work is Prouressinu.

The work of laying steel on the Ala
bama Central railroad Is being pushed
as rapidly as possible, and it is now
thought within a few weeks the company
will be operating trains from Jasper to
the Brookhaven Lumber company's plant,
a distance of about eight miles. One loco
motive has already arrived, and 1t is
said two or three more will be ordered
right away.
1t is expected that the heavy machinery
for the Brookhaven Lumber company's
big sawmll will begin to arrive at once,
and the work of placing it will begin in
the near future.
1t is believed that the Illinois Central
railroad will be operating trains into Jas
per by the middle of the summer or at
least by early fall. Already the Northern
Alabama, whose tracks the Illinois Gem
trail will use from Haleyville to Jasper.
has begun preparations for improving the
track for this distance with view TO
handling increased traffic. Eighty pound
steel rail is being distributed along the
line, and the work of reconstructing the
track will commence shortly
When the l. c. enters Jasper this town
will have four railroads, and already the
community is beginning to feel the effect
of these proposed improvements. A
movement is on foot by the citizens to
get the railroads to build union depot,
and it is very probable that some move
will be made by the business men in con-
junction with the Commercial club at an
early date. With the increased railway
facilities a union depot is deemed neces-
sity, and it Will sooner or later be built.
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Work on Court House.

Work will begin on Walker county's
new $4,000 court house about April l,
and within eight months Jasper will have
one of the handsomest court buildings In
Alabama. The material is arriving daily,
and is being placed on the ground. The
contractors will arrive about the first Of
next month and begin active construction
work. Circuit court will open here Mon
day, Judge James ]. Ray presiding. but
quarters have been arranged for holding
the court so that the work Of building the
new court house will not be interferred
with.
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Peddler Murdered.

Saturday afternoon late man driving
along the road between Admission and
Flat Creek found a terribly mutilated
body in the woods about two miles from
any house. 1t was hidden under some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

the sum- whose declining beams had already wit,
messed again burst on my view and encompassed
me with the full blaze of day. Beneath me hung the
shadows of even; while the clear beams of the SUN
glittered on the floor of the vehicle which bore
along rapidly before the wind
Short time afterward Sadler sighted three YES
sells. They sgnaled their willingness to assist him;
and he therefore promptly descended again into the
sea directly between two of the boats. The situation
now became intensely exciting; for the wind which
had risen to gale, caught the balloon as soon as it
touched the water and propelled it onwar' at so
great speed that the boats could not ove-take It,
A Desperate Risk
A this desperate juncture the balloonist decided
n to take the risk of ripping his balloon The
action was well nigh fatal to him; for the big
silk bag, partially emptied of its contents, Topped
almost at rest upon the surface of the water in
stead of skipping from point to point it had been
doing; and the car thus deprived of its support;
instantly sank into the water, and Sadler found
himself struggling in the gale tossed waves. By
desperate efforts he managed to reach the netting
on the still floating balloon to which he chung
as we'll as he could, although at times he was
fairly submerged under the wildly rolling bag of silk
The vessels which had come to his assistance were
holding off, fearing to become entangled in the net
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years ago the Emperor Trajan began the removal of
these distractions, with view to permitting sea
going vessels to ascend the river. 1t not until
Austrian Government began seriously the work of
blasting channel through the solid rock. Before it
was completed the work had cost many millions of
dollars and more than thousand lives of workrnen
Another great enterprise is the draining of the
Zuyder Zee. great gulf that penetrates the Neither
lands. Dutch royal commission some years ago
reported plan for the work which has been adopted
bv the Dutch Government. The feat involves the
construction of huge dixie, thrty-one miles long
from Nieuwediep to the opposite shore of Friesland
Draining operations are carried on at an estimated
cost of five million dollars year. When the work
is DONE not far from million will have been
added to the of Holland.
A project that has often been discussed but never
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work or the silk Finally Sadler, realizing that he
had only one possible chance, shouted to one of
them to run the bowsprit of the boat through the
balloon. This they managed to do, and the half
drowned aeronaut was finally hauled aboard
In 1881 there was made from Bath England, a
balloon ascension by three skilled aeronauts, Cap
tain Templar Walter Powell M. P, and Percival
Agg- Gardner. Conditions not favorable for a
good ascension, and the balloon was for sometime
buffeted about by varying currents. Finally the
aeronauts, hearing the of the sea below and
before them, determined to attempt descent.
After much escaping of gas the balloon descend
ed, until the car struck the earth with fright
full shock, and Captain Templar, w-lo had been
ground He still kept his grip upon the valve rope,
however; and by hanging on with all his strength,
kept the balloon from being carried off by the wind,
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GREAT UNDERTAKING

undertaken is that of uniting England and France
by a tunnel under the British Channel. The dis
lance across the Strait of Dover is only twenyone
miles. The engineering difficulties though serious,
would not be insurmountable A really formidable
obstacle is the general fear England that channel
tunnel might give of entrance to a foreign
foe
A colossal Russian undertaking, which is reported
to have been decided upon, though not yet begun is
project for canal to connect the Black Sea with
the Baltic. This canal, which would start at Riga
and end at Kherson, would be nearly thousand
miles long The estimated cost is one hundred and
forty million dollars, but it would probably cost
much more than that 1t is extremely doubtful
whether the rivers which it is intended to utilize in
the construction of this work would be manageable,
because of the wide variation in the amount of water
contained in them at different seasons of the year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

T1HE restless energy and daring of men find
abundant opportunities for exercise in remov-
ing natural obstacles to material development.
What individuals do upon a small scale, and
porations upon larger scale nations able to do
upon colossal scale. Distractions to commerce
and to national expansion that would have
been insurmountable disappear before the persistent
application of national energy and resources.
The biggest undertaking in this line in
progress is of course the construction by the United
enterprise will undoubtedly rank with the most
derful achievements of other nations in the past.
The opening, some ten twelve years ago. of
what are known as the Iron Gates of the Danube
is an instance in point These Iron Gates are a
series of lodges of rocks extending across the river
almost from shore to shore and making it impossible
under ordinary conditions. Nearly two thousand
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of his plan will be realized. Andre could hardly
have expected to make the twelve hundred miles
between him and the first landing at rate of more
than twenty five miles hour, and this would have
meant forty-eght hours in the air.
Again, it must be remembered that the intense
cold of the Arctic regions must have powerful
effect in contracting the gas contained in the bal
there the innumerable exigencies of sky travel
all multiplied by the intense cold and the absolute
isolation of the polar zone, 1t seems unfortunate
that such splendid courage and technical skill
that displayed by Andre and his unfortunate
companions should not have been devoted to a
more practical object.
The total distance covered by Andres balloon
seems to have been less than two hundred miles.
As the prevalent winds of Spitzbergen at this time
southery to westerly it is believed by experts
that Andres balloon carried in the direction
Of Siberia His fate will probably remain mystery.