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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
Material for New Buildings.

Material is now being placed on the ground for the erection of four two-story brick buildings on Avenue E, between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets. It was announced in this column several days ago that one-story buildings would be erected. but Messrs. Ramsay and Me Cormacl, have changed their plans and will construct handsome two-story busi- ness and office buildings. There will be four stores, 25x9O feet and eight suites of offices, with two offices to the suite fronting the street, and other offices in the rear.
 These structures will greatly improve the business district of the city, and to some extent relieve the demand fol buildings of this character. It is the in tention of Ramsay X Mccormack, on the completion of these, to erect others of a similar kind in other parts of the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21

Try the oawk for haIf-tone and Inc s!ustratIons. Aae-He-aId 9ulldlnA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
Three Hurt By Explosion.

At an explosion at the blast furnaces of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company this morning between 10 and Il o'clock, three men were injured, one white man, whose name Is Douglas, and two negroes, George Gary and John Da- wis. Douglas Is not very seriously hurt, probably broken arm being the extent of his injuries. The negroes are more seriously injured, Davis probably fatally Their skulls are fractured and they are terribly bruised all over the body, Da- wis being also very painfully burned All of the men were taken immediately after the accident to the Cunningham hospital where Douglass arm was set an1 he was allowed to go to his home an,. the injuries of the negroes were care fully dressed and made as comfortable possible.
 The exact cause of the accident cannot be ascertained, but 1t is thought that the pressure on one of the old stoves at No. furnace became too strong and thus forced a weak spot in the wall of the stove In which the explosion occurred. The men were injured by the falling of the heavy brick of which the walls were composed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
NEEDED PROTECTION.
Good Samaritan Story With a Humor
 ous Side.

From Everybody's.
 good Samaritan, passing an apart ment house in the small hours of the morning, noticed a man leaning Imply against the doorway.
 Whats the matter?" he asked. "Drunk?"
 'Yep.'--~--,-
 Do you live in this house?"
 Yep"
 Do you want me to help you upstairs T' Yep"
 With much difficulty he half dragged, half carried the dropping figure up the stairway to the second floor.
 What floor do you live on?' he asked. 'Is this 20
 Yep"
 Rather than face an irate wife who might, perhaps, take him for companion more at fault than her spouse, he opened the first door he came to and pushed the limp figure in.
 The good Samaritan groped his way down stairs again. As he was passing through the vestibule he was able to make out the dim outlines of another man, apparently in worse condition than the first one.
 What's the matter?" he asked. Are you drunk too?'
 Yep" was the feeble reply. . Do you live in this house, too?"
 Aep."
 Shall I help you upstairs?"
 Yep"
 The good Samaritan pushed. pulled and carried him to the second floor, where this man also said he lived. He opened tn, same door and pushed him in.
 As he again reached the front door he discerned the shadow of third man, ev- idently worse off than either of the other TWO. He was about to approach him when the object of his solictude lurched out into the street and threw himself into the arms of @ passing policeman. For Heaven sake. officer" he gasped, protect me from that man. He's done nothin' all night long but carry me up- stairs n throw me down tn elevator shaf.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
WRITES HISTORY
 OF THE STEEL CITY Three Men Hurt By Explosion
 at Blast Furnaces OLD RESIDENCE IS BURNED Material Placed on Ground for New Stores at EnsIey-The Remains of Young Man Will Be Sent
 to Boston.
OLD RESIDENCE IS BURNED

-insley, April 20.-(special.) )-"An Indus- trial Review of Ensley" is the subject | of a story being written by Crawford Perkins. The feature of the story is a biographical sketch of the life of Col. Enoch Ensley, the founder of the "Steel 1 City" of the south.
 | The story deals with the life and trans , actions of Colonel Ensley in Alabama, | particularly as concerns Ensey. It re- cites the history. briefly of the original 1 organization and the subsequent reorgani- zations of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, dating from the year 1879, when the company was owned by four men, all pioneers of the district. up until the present day
 The story is compiled to show the won derful growth of Ensley in eight years, the city that, in that period of time, has grown from a pine field into a city of 20,000 population and with $200 900 in- vested in great manufacturing plants.
 Dates, facts and figures, never before published, have been obtained from some of the old pioneers by MT. Perkins, all of which will no doubt prove of interest. Colonel Ensley's life and transactions, his
 
 Aldrich, Johns and the others in the dis trict, and his individual efforts in found- ing the city of Ensley, read like unto romance, dating from 1882 when he made his advent into Alabama territory, com- inG from Tennessee, until his death in 1891.
 The story will be published in pamphlet form and several thousand copies printed. 1t will be extensively illustrated with vie IS of the city and the several indus tries, including the official photographs of the various new industries under course of construction by the Tennessee com pany. The pamphlet will be very artistic in design.
 The story is written at the request of the business men and merchants of the city, who will take 1t in charge and dls- tribute the copies in the city and through ou. inc country. It is understood that several thousand copies will be printed and sent to the Jamestown exposition as an advertisement of the city's wonderful growth. MT. Perkins has already had re- quests from several of the old pioneers for copies of the story. It will be printed within a fortnight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
Remains Go to Boston.

Franklin Balch, an attorney from Bos-
 ton, reached the city today for the pur-
 pose of having the remains of Albert Porter shipped to Boston for burial. It will be remembered that Porter died here about two weeks ago and nothing was known of his relatives except the fact that they lived in or near Boston. Chief of Police Merriman of this city teie- rraphed the facts to the chief of police
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
Old Residence Is Burned.

The old frame residence on the pike road from Birmingham to Ensley, on what is now the property of the Shady Side Land company, was totally de- stroyed by fire last night about o'clock. The house was occupied by Mrs. Hamil- ton, and not only the building but all the household furniture was destroyed. It is understood that the loss is fully covered by insurance.
 The building was owned by MT. Bert Goodwin, who lives nearby and who for merly owned the entire tract which is now the property of the Shady Side Land company. There are some handsome res idences close to the site of the burned building, probably the nearest being that of MT. J. M. Perkins, which has just re- gently been completed. The wind was pretty strong, and it was thought for a while that the Perkins home would be ig- nted by sparks. Luckily, however, this did not happen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
The Future of the Piano.

By James Huneker in the April Every
 body's.
 How far will the pursuit of technique %, and what will be the effect upon the mechanical future of the plano? It is both thankless and a dangerous task to prophecy; but 1t seems that technique
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
Changes In Tennessee Company.

MT. E. B. Killgore, who has been in charge of the pay rolls of the furnace division of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company for several years, has been appointed to succeed MT. z. D. Fraser in the same capacity in the steel works division. The announcement of Mr. Fraser's resignation, which is to take effect on the 18th of May, was made In this column few days ago.
 MT. killgore has been a resident of Ensley for several years, practically since the beginning of the city, and has many friends who are congratulating him Oh his promotion. While the regret is general that MT. Fraser has severed his connection with the company, no one would be preferred to succeed him more than MT killgore who ,s now familiar izing himself with the duties of the of flee preparatory to taking charge on the 18th of May
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
N s LIE " DEP "A R T w E N T

of Boston. and in this manner Porter relatives were found and notified. MT. Baleh is the representative of Porter sister. The body has been lying at the undertaking establishment of Echols & Angwin since Porters death over two weeks ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-09
TALKED ANARCHY IN COURT.
Joker VIA kes monograph Deliver speech
That Brought II Dtsrepute.

Joker VIA HE'S monograph Deliver speech
That Brought II D%tsrepute.
DIES MONIES, Ia. Aug. s.+The joker who
fixed up a deal with a photograph, causing
il TO suppress testimony 1t was expected TO
repeat in the District Court this morning
and instead to reel of an a%narchistic speech
which woul have stirred the soul Of Emma
Goldman. will have a sad day OF reok oning
IL the o officials can establish his
identity.
Recently the photograph was intro
duced in court procedure here. Anticipat-
ing hat the voluminous testimony Of an
equity case would be needed In another
trial Court Reporter william II. Jayne had
the evidence fired into a photograph
record. and when court opened this morn
ing the machine was set in motion.
Courts are the abomination Of the earth
and lawyers are the emissaries Of the devil. +"
drawled the talking machine. while Judge
Howe, Court Reporter Jayne. officials
and operator looked at each other in blank
Amusement.
with the courts abolished and all laws
repealed America would be free indeed
and liberty would come into her own
il continued.
By this time Reporter Jayne had grabbed
the machine and the wanton Dissertation
OF the temple Of justice ceased.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-09
FEAR or MOORISH UPRISTNGS.
Dread In Europe That Bombardment Of
Casablanca May Arouse Fanaticism.

Spsetd! Gable Despatch 10 TEE Sun.
LONDON. Aug. s.-There is anxiety in
some quarters lest the bombardment OF
CAsahlanca instead Of proving a lesson to
the Moors will arouse anti-C Christian ia
naticism, leading to bloody reprissls and
massacres of Europeans, whose numbers,
scattered in the various Moroccan coast
towns. are more considerable than might
be supposed.
This view il strongly held in certain Ger
man circles, whore the anxiety is probably
tinged IL not prompted by dissatisfaction
with the Governments aoquiescenoe in the
French measures German ~chauvinists
think they foresee in the free hand their
Government has allowed France the begin
ming Of French domination in Morocco and
loss OF prestige which il was Germany's
aimt o secure at the Algcciras conference.
The fear Of an outbreak of Moslem
fanaticism seems to be trying the nerves
OF foreigners in Tsngier, where there are
10, 900 Europeans. There is only one Italian
cruiser on the port. This is regarded as
totally inadequate for protection. Many
families are preparing to leave. being
convinced that a massacre is more than
probable.
A diplomat at Tangier is quoted az saying
that il was a mistake for France and Spain
10 act at Casablanca without previously
taking precautions for the safety OF the
Christians at all the ports. There are
constant rumors of threatened attacks on
Europeans at Mazagsn, Rabat, Laraiche,
Elcazar and Fee. and these keep nervous
people in a state Of continual alarm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-09
BEAT THEIR WIVES FOR OFFICE.
Cana Johartc Trustees Elected by "a Ma
Jortty Over Women Candidates.

UTICA, N. Y. Aug. Sat the annual
election Of school trustees in Canajoharie
yesterday N. J. Herrick and Voorhees, Bush
were reelected trustees for three years
by a ajority OF "a votes. Mrs. N Herrick
and Mrs. Voorhees, Bush receiving es votes,
against % cast for their husbands. The
women were nominated by the board on
Tuesday night TO succeed their husbands,
whose term Of office expires this year.
Some Of the citizens who do not approve
OF women as school trustees yesterday
afternoon got out another set Of tickets
with the names Of N. J. Herrick and voor-
hees Bush thereon. Many men who had
not voted at a school meeting in O number
OF years became interested and went to the
polls to cast their votes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-09
THE PRISON ROLLED AWAY.
Church Trustee at ElwoOd n. -. Locked lI
q Box Car by Courts Order, Disappears.

Church Trustee at ElwoOd. N. -. Locked In
q o Car by Courts Order, Disappears.
Zoo HARBoR CITY. N. j.. Aug. s.-Hobert
Filler, a trustee Of the Presbyterian church
at Elwood. near here. was arrested last
night by John Iven. another trustee. and
Constable Abbott.
Filler was arraigned before Magistrate
Carver. He denied the charges. but the
Magistrate said he would hold the
prisoner.
How'll We do it. Judge?' asked the oon-
stable, because there's no lookup in the
town. The Magistrate and the constable
were puzzled.
-Pn tell ye what I'll do. Judge, il you
think it's all right. There's an empty box
car down in the yards on the side-track'
I can lock him in that"
do IT, said the Magistrate.
80 the trustee Of the Presbyterian church
was put into the car and the doors were
securely fastened. Then the constable
started to get witnesses. A couple OF hours
later he went down back OF the depot
and found not only the prisoner but the
prison itself gone. A freight train had
coupled 1t up and proceeded down the line
with II. prisoner and all. At a late hour
this evening IL hadn't been found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-09
FAIRBANKS NOT A HERO9
Perhaps RE Didn't Rescuc the Serving Maid
Of Yellowstone After All.

-
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.--What is said to he
a true version o. the supposed thrilling
rescue by vlce-President Fairbanks Of n
young and beautiful waitress who was
about to drown In a pond in Yellow stone
Park several weeks q was told to-day by
members OF a party OF Washington news
paper correspondents who we're In the park
mt the time. According to their narrative
OF the incident the attsnuated form OF In
diana's longest son was folded calmly in an
easy chair Oh the porch OF tho hotel at
which he was a guest. He was discussing
commonplace topics with n party Of friends.
Suddenly the shrlll cry Of a woman in
distress resounded through the park fast
nesses. She had fallen into a pond where
the water was two feet deep. Some boys
who were in the vicinity waded in and as
sisted her to the shore. In the meantime
the Vice-President and his friends. who had
heard the alarm. hurried 10 the waters
edge.
The Vice-President expressed his sorrow
over The incident and congratulated the
young men upon their ~gallantry and hero
ism. but, according to the story Of the WASH
iDgton newspaper men. he did not so much
as wet tho soles of his shoes or lay hands
upo the heroine OF the splash. Two hours
afterward, when she had recovered fully.
had dried her clothes and was able to re-
sumo her duties in the dining room. the party
Of Washington correspondents reached tho
hotel and were told the story
There CHANGED to be present the corre-
s~pondent OF a newspaper In indianapolis.
interested naturally in the doings OF the
Vice-President The result was that tho
story Of the great act Of heroism performed
by MIR. Fairbanks was given to the world
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-09

bardment by the French cruisers lssted
forty-eight hours and did great damage.
When the Cibcrtarik left Casablanca the
natives we're tranquil The Europeans
were all well.
Those on board the shipping in the road
stead say that the Jewish quarter has been
sacked by the Moors and that many Jews
have been killed. The Europeans are all
safe. The greater number Of them are
aboard steamships. The others are shut
up in the consulates. guarded by French
and Spanish bluejackets.
An eyewitness saws that the Spanish
marines behaved splendidly. lie also aays
that the six French soldiers who were
wounded in the first count have all died
Of their wounds.
The Moorish quarter il in flames or in
ruins. Five French warships and one
Spanish cruiser are of Casablanca. Three
more warships passed Tangier to-day
going south.
there is much a among the poor. as oil
the shops are closed. II is said that the
oonsuls have ordered the reopening OF the
shops and fixed the prices OF foodstufs.
AIorERs. Aug. s.-The transport Oasis
will soon sail for Morocco with 800 ri'emen
and two troops Of horse artillery.
PARIS, Aug. s.-The correspondent Of the
Petit Purisien at Tangier confirms the news
that the native tribes at Laraiche. hearing
Of events at Casablanca, advanced on that
town, the gates Of which were closed against
them.
The news Of native unrest AT Alcazar is
also confirmed. The French residents at
Alcazar and Fee will probably be instructed
to return 10 Tnnpier.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-09
TRIED LANGUAGES on EN-,
And Found NJ Last That the MysteriOu
Asiatics Talk English.

Ana Found at Last That the Mysterious
Asiatics Talk English.
Three steerage passengers at Ellis Island
who are Asiatics, but refuse to say what
particular kind. are mighty anxious to get
into the country. They arrived aboard
the Cunarder Campania and were naturally
held up as immigrants. Interpreters OF
Japanese and Chinese made no Roadway
with them. They would not tell their ma
tionality. although two OF them looked
distinctly Japanese.
Commissioner Of immigration Watchorn
tackled them in plain English yesterday
and found that they could talk 1t well.
They said they had landed at Liverpool
from a Japanese vessel, on which they were
sailors. and after leaving ship had been
working in English restaurants. They did
not like the pay and decided to try their
luck In New York. Commissioner WatchOrn,
In view Of the delicate relations between
America and Japan, decided that the cases
Of the three Asiastics were not proper sub
jects for the boards OF special inquiry and he
put the problem up to Washington.
Maybe the Corean Prince II will have
his mystic fears of assassination enewed
when he reads the item.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-09
THROUGH BELMONT TUNNEL.
Three Engineers Walk Across the River IN
the South and Last Tube.

q 'NnsH NtC NV US
the South N Last Tub
Three engineers-St. John Clarke, Robert
A. Schailer and Charles Robbins climbed
down into the Belmont tunnel in Long
Island City yesterday afternoon and began
walking west A thousand feet out, forty
feet under the bed Of the East River. they
came to the shield which started west
from the Long Island shore two years ago.
At 8 o'clock they pushed open a shutter
in the top OF the shield. swung through
into the shield which has been nosing east
and kept on until they emerged from the
bore in Manhattan This was the first
trip from shore to shore in the south line
The last spoonful Of dirt was removed
late on Tuesday night. but the engineers
had agreed that no one should 20 through
until all three could get around to it. Clarke
is chief en- gineer Of the New York and Long
Island Railway Company. the branch OF
the l~nterborough company which is to
operate the new subway. Schailer ia chief
engineer Of the Degnon Construction Com
pany. which dug the tunnel. Nine hundred
employees met Mr.. Schailer at this end and
gave him a silver service and a Masonic
charm. Mr.. Clarke got a loving cup.
IL was announced that by October
the tunnel will be ready for cars from Park
avenue, Manhattan, to Van Alstyne avenue
in Long island City. and that trains will
possibly be running by November 1 The
digging began a little less han two years
q W months & the north tube was
completed. The work could have gone
on several months longer and still have
made a record for snbterranesn boring
in these parts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-09
BALLOON ELECTRIC LIGHTED
EXPERIENCE or AERONAUT NAV
LEY IN THE THUNDER CLOUDS.


Allen X. Hawley, a director Of the Aero
Club Of America n an acronaut who has
done and seen things. arrived yesterday
by the White Star liner Adriatic with a story
OF a vivid experience between storm clouds
in a night ascension near Paris in July.
The drag rop Of his big balloon was trailing
in one cloud while the great silken sphere
was involved in another
The drag rope became incandescent, re-
sembling a hawser woven Of flame towing
the lower cloud. st. Elmo's globeless cleo
trio lamps bloomed on every rope end.
The glowing city below was invisible
through the electric ~drapery. Whenever MIR.
Hawley touched any part Of the gear Of the
balloon he received a shock. His mustache
once bristled luminous az IL IL were made
Of flsments Of inoandescent lights The
atmosphere around the balloon. which
rcsembled a miniature sun was brighter
than the light Of noon on a summer day.
All the meteorological instruments could be
read without effort.
The storm was soon over-or rather the
balloon was soon over the storm. The
Paris papers discussed the phenomenon.
some saying that IL would add 10 the worlds
knowledge of st. Elmo's fire and that other
night ascensions under storm conditions
ought TO be made for the benefit Of science.
Mr.. Hawley seemed TO regret that the
French Government had secured the ser
vices OF the Wright brothers, inventors OF
an ~aeroplane airship. He said that the
Wrights had the confidence Of the French
and that, according TO information that
had reached him from an authoritative
source, they were doing stunts. They
were looking for a secluded place in which
TO carry on experiments with a perfected
machine.
Mr.. Hawley has won prizes in balloon
races and is here to complete arrangements
for the contest for an international cup at
st. Louis in October. He says that Lieut..
Lain, winner OF the International race On
the other side, who has been i'll, has re-
covered and will doubtless be at st. Louis
to contest as an American for the glory of
keeping the aerial record.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-09
MANY JAPANESE DEPORTED.
One Hundred and SIX OF the Miksdo's sub.
Jects sent Home.

SAN FRANCIsco. Aug. s.-One hun red
and six Japanese, the largest number v
deported from this country. left on the ship
Manchuria for the Orient to-day.
They are Japanese who we're caught
stealing over the Mexican border into the
United States. They were brought here
by the inspector In charge Of the immigra-
ton bureau at Fort Worth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-09
YAQJIS SENT To ICCAT4N.
About 400 More Of the Captured indian
Sent 10 a Place Of Deadly Climate.

MEXICO CITY. Mexico. Aug. s.-Letters
from Guayamas announce that 400 Yaqui
Indians. prisoners, are on their way to the
hot lands of Yucatsn, where they will be
kept in slavery for the remainder Of their
lives. More than 5000 Yaquis have been
killed in battle or captured and deported
to Yucatsn in the last five years. but the
remnant Of the .once powerful tribe keep
UP the war against Federal authority.
Among the prisoners deported are many
women and children. All are made to
work upon the ~henequin plantations. The
change OF climate from the high noun
tains of the north to the low tropical lands
of the south soon has a fatal effect upon
most OF the prisoners.
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MRS. GERRY'S CHAUFFEUR FINED.
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New York Woman Halted while Speeding
Through MiddictOwn, n. I.

NEWPORT. Aug. s.-Mrs. Elbridge +.
Gerry Of New York fell into the drsgnet
set by the town officers Of Middletown.
r. l.. 10 stop the automobile speeding in
that town this afternoon. and while only
her chauffeur was placed under arrest
Mrs. Gerry was Inconvenience some by
being obliged to return 10 Newport and
await the sitting Of a special session Of
the court. The chauffeur, Thomas Wateyn.
pleaded guilty TO the charge of exceeding
the speed limit and was fined.