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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
ny JOHN II MAGINN1s.
'Up in a balloon. boys;

Op IN DaIioon.
How does the rest of 1t go? Ask
rather how it feels. You have seen a
feather float by on the current, IA chip
tossed on the waveiets, but bailooning
Is far and away above currents and
waveiets. 1t isn't like anything else
you ever experienced unless you have
known ccstacy. DIR. Thomas calls his
balloon Niryana. That Was happy
name and more reyerent than calling
1t after the Christian heaven. When
they cry out, Let go, ALL" the earth
3ust drops away from you and Their be-
gins to move along under you. You
seem to be standing still. while the
earth does the work. Church steeples
point at you and chi!nneys spit smoke
at you and your brothers on earth look
like speclss to you. You get bird's-eye
views and the birds YOU leave far be-
low. Farms and farm houses and
checker board fields, and cattle and
haystacks. 70 rushing off and >you
commence to think you understand
something about the way light travels.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

commemorative MEDAL Intending cam,
petltors give notice to that effect Ia
Earnest LaRue Jones, secretary Of the
New York Aero Club and of the gener-
al and executive committees OF The
congress, at SOC Flatlron building, New
York. X
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
Will Have Big Display.

Tho aeronautie display Will he in
charge Of the Aeronautic Congress. Of
which Harry ST, George Tucker Is hon
orary president, and Alexander Graham
Bell, president of the general committee.
Augustus Post, Of the New York Aero
Club. Is chairman of the executive COM
smittee. and Charles M. Manly chairman
OF the technical committee. Other
ehalrmen are A, Lawrence Rotch, con-
crosses and program; Richard Rath-
bun. exhibition; David II. Day, building.
grounds and gas; Willis l.. Moore,
meteorological, Homer w, Hedge, pub
LEFTY. and Carl Dienstbach, foreign
A general invitation ia extended to
those having models. full slze machines,
balloons or other aeronautlcal mater
ials to place them on exhibition or loan
them to tho Jamestown Aeronautical
Congress. Those who thus favor the
exposition will be under no expense.
The contests committee has arranged
program which at present includes
compettionsR for dlrigible balloons;
balloons for distance, duration object
I've point and altitudes competitions
for kites, and man-carrylng kites;
sounding balloons, automobile and ball
loon race, airship ana automobile race,
Photographic competition for photo
graphs taken from balloons, signalling,
hot-alr balloons, dying machine models
with motor, dying machines without
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

out for filing, the top vent valve Is
first put in place, and then the net Of
cight-inch mesh and 3-16 inch cord Is
spread over 1t, SO that as the bag Is
inflated. the net falls over its sides.
The ends of the net cords are gathered
to various other stouter cords that are
carried down to strong wooden ring,
from which the basket Is suspended.
Nirvana made in this country, would
cost about $500 She was made, how
ever. in Paris. and, with customs du-
ties. the cost reached about $1,000.
Two Glasses of Aeronauts.
The first lesson In aeronautics ends
with balloons of the Nirvana type. To-
day two classes of aeronnuts are at
work: one follows Asrostation, using
machine lighter than air. which means
the use of dirigible balloon; the other
IL at work on aeroplanes, which come
under the head of aviation, which uses
apparatus heavier than air.
While experiments have been made
! on dirigibles for half century, Count
Zeppelin OF Germany, was the first to
undertake elaborate and costly expert
nents. In 1900 he built cylindrical
| balloon. AGO feet long and 80 feet diam
eter This great bag had an internal
| framing of aluminium and contained
| seventeen hydrogen balloons. The pro-
| peller was turned by e. 32-horse-power
| gasolene motor. She did very well In
n calm but was unmanageable In a
| blow. In this apparatus there We're
! twin propellers making a thousand re-
volutlons a minute. Steering apparatus
1 was placed fore and aft on the frame
| work below the balloon
Santos Dumont then entered the field
and his Acknowledgements are familiar.
| He has built ten dlrigibles of various
| patterns, and has made 19 miles an
hour by propulsion. With No. he
! captured the Doutsch prize OF 100000
francs for rounding the Eiffel Tower.
1t Is at this stage of tho dirigible
that ballooning has become pastime,
and there are many aero clubs In HUI
rope. 1t is an exhilarating sport, and
Is not considered especially dangerous
The Aeroplane School, e.
In the aeroplane school the names OF
Langley, Mixim and the Wright Broth
ers are most prominent. Langley pro-
duced n machine that did actually fly,
and the successful work Of the Wrights
IN their experiments at Kitty Hawk,
N. G.. are remembered. Theirs is an
Y aeroplane drawn up by propellers above
and drawn along by propellers forward.
An expert says: "A balloon is Just
now necessary because of its capacity
for sustaining human beings In mir
but during q Forthcoming period OF
' evolution. the area of tho balloon will
BIO farther and further reduced, until
finally little will be left but self-sus
tanning aeroplane such as Prof. Langley
stroYe to solve" ~
The Jamestown Exposition has set
apart a tract $50 by 400 feet for the
aeronauts, and work has been begun on
a building containing 10000 square feet
and costing $4,000, The ceiling will
be SO nigh that balloons and other ali
craft may be suspended from the cell
ing. Near this main building will be
u plant for the generation OF hydrogen
gas. and adjoining this will be an aero
drome. b
xryu,3YY III -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-16
Great for Snakes.

Seavey's Point, on the Mckenzie,
two miles above the Coburg wagon
bridge. vles with the Spencer Butte
country as the best Lane county
stand OF poisonous rattlesnakes and
similar reptiles. Some men working
there say that they have to drive
them out OF their beds, and while no
one has been bitten, good supply OF
rattlesnake remedy is kept in that
vicinity.
Seavey's Point, near which there
Is a ferry, has long been famous as
the home of reptiles, the people llv-
ing near there claiming IL is the
greatest rattlesnake producing COM
munity in the Willamette valley, IL
is also said that the ella monsters
are there. the lizard-like creature
whose very breath Is said TO be pol
sonous These horrible creatures
are very rare. and whether ever seen
except after a man has absorbed a
certain amount OF Peruna is not
known. Their home is In southern
California and the arid district Of
the southwest,
While rattlesnakes are found In
the Willamette valley there are not
many places where they are thick.
This year seems to be an especially
good one for them, and they re
quite plentiful In several places.
Most people dislike TO so to the
mountains just because of these
reptiles, preferring 10 so to the
coast, where they are not found.
Strange though il may seem, rattle
snakes are rarely or never found
across the summit OF the Coast
Range. the reason being that the
climate Is too damp.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-16
BATHING
SUIT NOT
A CRIME
Gallant Officer Says Girls May Wear
Them On the Streets

It is not penal offense for a
pretty young woman, with shapely
limbs, to walk the streets of Rock
away beach clad in a bathing suit,
cut low at the top and high at the
bottom unless "the act be done with
criminal intent" This, after an ex-
haustive research into all the author
tiles, is the official finding of Cor
poration Counsel Ellison.
The opinion is a knockout blow
for the Rockaway Beach Taxpayers
association, which has been shocked
by throngs OF pretty young women in
abbreviated bathing skirts walking
through the town, admired by the
men.
Mr.. Ellison, In addition to being a
great legal authority, has consider
able admiration for feminine beauty.
He says the police have no business
whatever to interfere with the shape
ly bathers, and intlmates II the mem
bers of the Rockaway Beach Taxpay-
ers' association don't like the bath
ers parade they can look the other
way.
First Deputy Police Commissioner
o'Keefe of Brooklyn and then Com
missioner Bingham himself gave up
the problem of the fair bathers.
In the complaint of the taxpayers,
which was sent to Mr.. Ellison, this
statement was made:
"The custom of our summer peo-
pie paradlng through our streets in
their bathing suits, is a thing that
must be stopped at once, is the senti-
ment OF all classes of citizens, for Il
is something awful to see between
5000 and 10000 at one time going
through our streets without any
concern"
THE only question:" Mr.. Ellsod
says, "is whether bathing suit is,
under the circumstances, a crime. II
not, the police should not interfere.
They are not the censors OF public
morals, and ordinarily a person can
dress as he or she pleases, so long
as the attire worn Is not disguise
or breach OF public decency To
constitute n crime in such case
there must be criminal intent upon
the part OF the wearer Wearing a
suitable bathing attire Mt n seaside
resort, whore bathing is almost uni
versal, Is not essentially a crime"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-16
shipping sheep.

Hecker Bros. today began the
shipment OF 5000 COtswold sheep.
which. they have been securing dur
ing the past weeks for shipment TO
u big company in Wyoming and Colo
RADIO, all bucks. About 1890 will be
loaded at the Albany stock yards.
and the rest at other points in the
valley. Besides these there will be
1890 shipped by other stock men,
4500 In all, a big deal that will bring
nearly $4,000 into the hands OF
valley stock raisers. This has In
volved a good deal of work and
rustic. as well as judgment. for only
a high class lot OF sheep will be ae-
eepted in the deal.-Albany Demo-
erat.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-16

remaining Is had not yet settled at
the close of the fiscal year, but 1t Is
believed that most of them Will do
as the others have done. There Is
little disposition to go to law or
make trouble over such matters.
The total damages collected for tres
pass for the year was $5,576.
Another kind of permit Is issued
in certain cases. Sometimes a man
owns land inside a forest, or partly
surrounded by Il, and rather than
fence IL to keep his stock in, he
signs an agreement that II his stock
IS allowed TO Craze In the forest,
other stock in the forest may Craze
on his land. Arrangements of that
kind are frequent, and are often very
convenient and satisfactory. He
simply swaps his range for an equal
amount of grazing outside his lines,
and It is all used in common. This
year els such permits were Issued,
for 1924 horses and cattle, and
182,62 sheep and goats. Last year
there were 244 similar permits, and
the stock affected consisted OF 49,
s23 horses and cattle, and 11S,4OO
sheep and goats.
The business relations between
stockmen and forest officers,
throughout the entire grazing reg
ion, have been pleasant and salts
factory. No serious trouble or mis-
understanding occurred anywhere
during the year
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-16
CHITTIM
BARK
GOING

In some parts of Lane county the
chittim bark craze OF a few years
ago has about strip d the country
of the available supply, but the VIZ
cinity of Deadwood, in the north Jrn
part of the county, a good deal Is.
said to be left. The fact of the pres
ent scarcity of the bark is not vital
however, for the reason that 1t does
not take chittim long to grow again.
Along the banks of the sloughs or
around the fences the brush VIII
spring up before the rancher realizes
his good fortune that is IL 1t has been
plentiful in his section. 1t springs
from the seed. Frequently II a tree
Is cut down the next spring will
see a clump of chittim spring up
around the stump. This kind Is not
80 valuable, however, as is the tall
kind that grows in shaded forests.
At certain times, when the sap Is
running fast, all the bark may be
stripped off the trunk of a chittim
tree and the tree will not be killed,
second bark coming out at once.
This is in June as a rule. Dog
wood has the same quality.
It used to be that men that made
their living gathering chittim bark
filled up their bags with dog wood
and alder as we'll The local buyers
could get rid of 1t as chittim and did
not care. often It is said the small
limbs of the chittim trees were
broken up into small blocks and sold
for the bark.
Chittim is a wonderful medicine,
as Is vouched for by the experience
of Lane county rancher. Being Ill,
he came to doctor in town, who
! prescribed some mixture, as usual,
I'm Latin. He took It to a drug store,
and I'm the course OF half an hour 1t
was made up and the rancher went
home. the doctor having charged
him $50, and the druggist 81. The
medicine helped him, but he told his
wife he thought It was nothing but
chittim bark. So when his bottle
was empty he put bunch OF chittim
bark. a little mullen and oregon
grape root in a pot and boiled II
down until there was about a quart
Then he strained Il, leaving about q
pint OF liquid, strong and black
Then he put in pint of sugar
boiled It again for a short time, and
bottled { hot. The medicine did
lust twice as much good as the
doctors prescription, being, he said
twice as strong.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-16

CITY OF
GOTHAM
New York TerrOrized by Murderers.
Thugs and BIackmallers.ShOuld
Take a Lesson from the "lawlesS"
West and Lynch a Few Hundred
Knife Men

A dispatch from New York
Wednesday says:
At least three wealthy Armenians
have been notified to pay large sums
to the Hunchakist blackmailing
society or die.
One of the men who has been
doomed to die is Armon F. Aleon,
the millionaire rug dealer. Aleon Is
taking no chances, but is armed
with two revolvers and his house
surrounded by guards, he holds all
night vigils at his beautiful home in
East Orange.
So seriously does Aleon view the
situation that he has arranged all
his Office affairs and made his Will.
In a statement to newspaperman
the millionaire said he was willing
to accept death rather than to give
the slightest encouragement to the
blackmailers by yielding to the
threats that have come to him by
mail and over telephone.
will continue to go to my store
as usual" he said. 1--WE are all
reconciled and willing to take the
result. Mothetr and sister are very
nervous, but both are prepared to
protect themselves II necessary"
The threats against Aleon and
two other wealthy Armenians who
have sought olice protection, come
as the elimination of the years oi
matchmaking by the Armenian out
laws. The new threats and seeming
activity of the asCassins show that
the police have not yet rounded III
all the leaders, and that the necessi
~ remains for active detective work
Aleon echoes the appeal made b!
Calustian, the former "strong arm
man of the association, who sale
that since he had made statemen
to the police he could never rest II
peace until the police had fount
Alexan Arzooin, reputed head OF TIL
.blackmaiiers In the United States.
Precisely tho same fear was eX
lprossed by Alcon, who said;
"Arzooin is the man for whom th'
detectives must hunt. | shall neve'
feel safe until no Is caught. / sup
pose District Attorney Jerome knew
what he was doing in freeing Sc
many OF the Armenian suspects, bu
It seems TO me he Is taking grea
risk"
With Aleon, as a personal guard
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-16

is Detec''ye o'Neil -
d,sU Sop, ACCOMPANIES ~S,np by o..
for the protection o,pu' !, Y, u
Aleon's place of bu,,,.. y
Bro broadway a detective !
and all Armenian =.
Obliged tsor at to state their sp'I',' ,S''
place. a" d
Tho home of Bedro. r.,
New Rochelle, is also - a,'''' !
by detectives. The n.',.
asked the police Of that -
.,, a watch over his home. is,'
possibly the assaSsins, VIZ
Gently sent several tb,s.
ters, may attempt to b,'~
who is prominent in 49,.
identified with Mrs. c. oI,''
in sesveral widely know, !
-Four Driven from P,r'.
Mrs kazaniian said a.
all the precautions ara
The family was given , y
other night when they ben.''
one was trying to enter N
and the police were calls
phone. Mrs. KazanjIap 49,
Armenian who killed ths !,
H. s. Tavshanjian had H.
on to his work by othen /,
the only real safety for nr
wealthy Armenians is in
convictions of the Leaders
blackmailing society.
M. Kaiagheusian, anothv
aire Armenian rug deals.
been marked for death By
laws, left tho summer hon,
superintend, mt, T. J. ~
Spring Lake, and came % M|
because the fact that be Ia,
the quiet New Jersey reha
como known. He will hn
ments in a seashore inn ig
mer.
Kaiagheusian, who has a
New York and q largo M
in Freehold, n. j., recelu
secret agents Of the Hunt
letter threatening him VI
the day before Tayshn
| killed.
The letter said his dead
matter of but a few hOuA
he failed to send 10000 4
Before you receive tls
lgade dog, worth as mucA IN
will have died" said the I'D
that be a warning to wi
mean what We say"
On the following day Klc
Learned of tho death Of u
Tavshanjlan.
Mrs. Kalaghouslan 20
pany her husband to -
The merchant says he vAlsI
New York offices from tnl
during the summer, but y
lbe closely guarded.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-16

Howard Lee and broihs
non, who were summoned . /
side of their father in So'a|
arrived last night, and len
morning. Mr., Lees eo,i'
reported somewhat lmpFo'S
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-16

He (desperately)-But | cannot
live without you, darling.
She (coldly) y)-That will be de-
llghtful news for the undertaken.
News.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-16

q. X. Harrington, an attendant at
the o. S. l. A.. went 10 Portland to-
day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-28

There is some very good cotton
down the Carolina and North Western
railroad; but as a rule crops are pref
ty sorry. Much of the land Is quite
cloddy, having the appearance OF haV-
ing been worked too wet.
Both of the houses recently destroy
ed by lightning fires, the Carder dwell
ing on Mr. d. P. Lesslie's place and the
tenant house on Mr.. s. w. Inman's
place, were insured In the Farmers
Mutual insurance company.
The Enquirer has been very much
gratified to receive expressions Of the
appreciation of different subscribers
because of the publication Of the ad-
dress delivered by Mr.. A. B. Williams
at the State Press association. York
county Is still full of men who went
through the eventful period described
by Mr.. williams and most Of them
were deeply interested in the well-told
story. .r
A gentleman who formerly lived in
the Beersheba neighborhood, but who
has been away a great many years
was called back there recently and
among the most striking changes he
noted was the large acreage of fine
corn as compared with the situation
in the long ago. why" he said, i
have seen more corn on two or three
farms than there used to be within
three or four miles of Beersheba
church" 1t is a fact that the Beershe-
ba neighborhood has developed In
many respects in the last forty years,
especially since the war. 1t used to
be regarded as a very poor country
Now 1t is one Of the most prosperous
sections of York county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-28
LoCAI. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ID. E. Boney-Says that you may never
have a fire loss or you might have
one tomorrow. Protect yourself with
Farmers Mutual insurance.
York Furniture Co.-Invites you to
call and see it's stock of home fur
nishings on July 4th, when 1t will
keep open house. New sewing ma
chimes received.
M. w. White-Tells you that some
people are fools for the want OF
sense, and some are fools only in the
opinion of others. Local stock want
ed.
]. l.. williams & Co.-Cut prices or
ladies' low shoes from $3.50 to $3.50
$500 shoes to $500, and $500 shoes
to $3.50 q pair.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Has clay
furnaces, which burn charcoal ant
are ideal heaters for preserving, boil.
ing and ironing. Sell at rs to $1.5(
each.
I. w. Johnson-Sells "Dustdown" fol
25c package. 1t cleans the carpet
without taking 1t up. See him fol
fruit jars and jelly tumblers.
J. Q. Wray-Extends an invitation tc
everybody to make his store head
quarters on July Fourth. Will make
it comfortable for you.
]. @. Wray and Others, Com.-lssue an
invitation to everybody to visit
Yorkville on July Fourth. Plenty OF
amusements for a day of pleasure.
Thomson Consists that ladies who
want the best patterns should have
no other than Ladies' Home Jour.
nal patterns-10c and 15c each.
York Drug Store-Extends an invita-.
ton to it's customers and friends to
make the York Drug Store theil
"home" on July 4th.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-28
NOT MOOT COURT PROCEEDINGS

Messrs. VIM. B. McCaw and Thos.
F. Mellow, of the board Of trustees OF
the Yorkville Graded School district,
object to some Of the statements In
last Tuesdays Enquirer, referring to
the proceedings under which the new
act of the general assembly extending
the limits Of the Yorkville school dis
trict, was held to be constitutional, and
have handed in the following papers,
which we take pleasure in reproduc-
ing:
Yorkvllle, S. c., June 26th, 1907.
Mr.. w. D. Grist, Editor Of The York
vile, Enquirer, Yorkville, s. G.
Dear Strive have read. your COM
ments in The Enquirer Of this date,
upon the proceedings recently insti-
tuted by the board Of trustees Of the
school district Of Yorkville for the pur-
pose Of testing the constitutionality OF
the act of the general assembly OF this
state, approved February 18th, 1907,
charging the limits Of said school dis
trict to two and one-half miles from
the intersection Of Congress and Lib
erty streets, wherein you use the fol-
lowing language. to wit: 1.-The consti-
tutionality Of this new act was. upheld
by the supreme court In the recent
proceedings instituted by Messrs. w.
B. McCaw and c. E. Spencer, but as
matter Of fact this was kind OF moot
court proceeding in that the vital ques-
tions were really not argued on their
merit" and now apprise you that the
above statement is entirely Incorrect,
In the first place no proceeding was
instituted by Messrs G. f. Spencer and
VIM. B. McCaw, but on the contrary,
the time having arrived, when the
board of trustees are required to take
the proper steps to submit to the quail
flied electors residing within the school
district the question Of voting a special
three mills tax to support said schools
for the ensuing year and the said
board having been advised by Messrs.
T. F. Mellow and VIM. B. McCaw, as
lawyers, that the constitutionality of
the act had best be settled before at
tempting to impose the tax In the en-
larged district, the board Of trustees at
once requested Mr.. G.. z. Spencer, who
was q very large taxpayer in the en-
larged district to test the constitution
ality of the act. Mr.. Spencer filed his
petition in the supreme court, assailing
the constitutionality of the act on ev-
cry possible ground, verifying the pc
tition and supporting the same in ar
gument with all Of his ability.
The return of the board Of trustees,
was carefully prepared by Messrs. T.
f.. Mellow and VIM. B. McCaw, and
was sworn to by each and every men,
Der of the board, and was earnestly
argued by Mr.. McCaw in the supreme
court.
The court by unanimous order held
the act to be constitutional.
90 nd q
herewith enclosed, with the request
that you correct in the next issue Of
your paper the matter complained Of.
Respectfully,
VIM. B. McCaw,
Thos. F. McDOw.
n. B.-I find that neither Mr.. Nc
Cav nor myself have a copy of the
petition, the original having been filed
in the supreme court II. F. M.