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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17

is a native of this county and leaves a mother and several brothers.
 Up to a few years ago he was farm ing within few miles of the scene of his taking off today. He was from one O. the best families in the county.
 The doctors from Billingsley attend ed and were doing all that could be dcne to relieve the suffering of the wounded. The owners of the Augauta Lumber company are Elliott x Oden and l.. w. Glib bons of this county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
REMOVAL NOTICE

Central of Georgia Freight Depot on and after Monday, August 19; all freight via c. of G. will be received and deliver ed at their new depot, 29th St. and Second Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
MAN Is KILLED IN
 BOILER EXPLOSION Shock of ConcuSSion is Felt for
 Many Miles SEVERAL ARE INJURED
Engineer Thomas Cherry of the Au- tauga Lumber Company Is Liter ally Torn to Pieces-Some
 Damage Done Property.

Prattvile, August 16.-(Special)- Both main boilers of thu Autauga Lum- Der company, a saw mill located at Spur, on the Mobile and Ohio railroad, fifteen miles from this place, exploded this afternoon at l o'clock and wrought much destruction
 Engineer Thomas Cherry was killed outright being literally torn to pieces. 1t took fifteen or twenty minutes to gather up the parts of his remains. Sawyer Chilcote was also badly wound e1 and fears are entertained for his recovery.
 A young man whose name could not be- learned is so badly wounded that there is no hope of his recovery. Seven or eight other persons were badly in- jured but not considered seriously. In fact every one within a quarter of a mile of the scene was shocked severely.
 Felt Six Miles.
 The shock was felt at Billij ssley, some six miles away. A Mir. 7 lrphy was so badly scalded that ". little hope Is entertained of his recovery.
 This was one of the largest lumber mills in the county and the damage Is great. The concussion was so heavy the stock of merchandise in the com pany's store was greatly damaged. As giving some idea of the shock the eX- ploson caused, the store is situated some two hundred yards from the boilers and pan of eggs were all broken.
 Cause of Explosion.
 The cause of the expolsion is said to be letting the water get low in the boilers and pumping cold water in. It Is difficult to estimate the damage in dollars and cents at this time. The whole mill is a wreck. The dead man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
Court Will Convene.
New Military Company.

first time since the days of old-time muster before the war, Athens has T military company, organized last night. The young men of the town are quite enthusiastic and seem determined to go to the front as a military organization. IT F. Armstrong is captain; Frank West moreland, first lieutenant. and Leon Cart wright. second lieutenant. The company has been mustered into the service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
Rain Does Damage.

Athens, August 16-(Special )-'rhe heavy rainstorm Wednesday night did some damage to the Athens Female college, d leak sprung in the roof and caused the plastering in some of the rooms in the third story to fall off. No one was oc- cupying the rooms at the time and Eo one was hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
THE POWER PLANT WILL BE IMPROVED Decatur Company Will Spend
 $70,000 NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers of Alabama Western Railroad Meet In Decatur-Fireman H. T. Cook Is Seriously Injured
 at Columbia.
NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Decatur. August 16. (Special)-In an in- terview with Manager H. B. Johnson of the Decatur Light, Power and Fuel com pany this morning he stated to your rep resentative that his company expects to spend the sum of $7o,o00 on the improve ment of their plant in New Decatur. which supplies both Decatur and New Decatur with lights and power. This plant also furnishes power for the North Alabama Traction company of the De- caturs.
 We have already spent s5000 on the im- provement of the plant" said Mir. John son. and within the next year. or per- haps in less time, we will spend S70000 more on the improvement and enlarge ment of the plant"
 Mir Johnson was in New York recently where he went on business connected with the company, and while there the New York officers of the plant decided that these Improvements should be made as soon as possible.
 The growth of the two Decaturs during the past few years has been rapid and this necessarily gives the electrical company more business, calling for more lights and more power and necessitating an enlarge ment of the plant.
 It Is said that when these improvements are made that the Decatur Light, Power and Fuel company will have here one of the largest and most modern lighting and power plants to be found in any city of like size.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
Postal Chances.

Washington, August 16.-(Speeial)- Postmasters appointed: Newcastle, Jef- ferson county, John w. Curl Walker Springs, Clark county, A. l.. Haskew
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
Seek Aid of Women.

The retail committee of the Commercial Club is endeavoring to organize a ladies' auxiliary, for the purpose of furthering the trade at home movement, and is meeting with much success.
 The members have succeeded in getting a number of ladies interested and will hold a meeting in the next few days to perfect the plans and map out fine of action.
 Much good will doubtless come from this movement, for the ladies of Ensley are public spirited and take pride in their busy. bustling city. They are ever at work to upbuild the moral and spiritual welfare of the city and will be equally as active in promoting it's material af- fairs.
 The retail committee will report at tho next meeting of the club the success of this undertaking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
Picnic Is Postponed.

The neighborhood picnic which was to have been given on August 22 at Moul- ton under the auspices of the Junior Or der United American Mechanics, has been postponed until August go.
 It is understood that several thousand people are expected to attend and during the day speeches will be made by Con gressman William Richardson, State Sen ator William T. Lowe, Major William II. Long. ir.. Judge Q. Kyle and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
ENSLEY WANTS NEW FEDERAL BUILDING Council Committee Will Enter
 Contest Actively CLUB SEEKS AID OF WOMEN Trade at Home" Movement Is Gain ing, and It Is Believed Ladies of
 City Can Be of Great
 Assistance.
CLUB SEEKS AID OF WOMEN

Ensley, August 16.-(Special.)-T reso- lution introduced by Alderman M. II. Me- Dowell last night at the meeting of the city council, asking Senators Bankhead and Johnston and Congressman Under wood to use iheir influence to secure a postoffce building for Ensley, meets the approval of citizens who will give the measure their hearty support. This move ment was started several months ago by J. w. Clayton, the efficient postmaster who has been working hard to bring the matter before the federal authorities With the increased population. the post office receipts have rapidly climbed up ward, as evidenced by the introduction of free delivery.
 The necessity for a government building is apparent, as the present quarters are entirely inadequate to meet the increased volume of business.
 The committee to which the resolution was referred is already actively at work gathering the necessary data, and when congress meets in December it is believed the necessary appropriation will be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
New Board of Directors.

The directors of the Alabama Western railroad met here yesterday and perfect ed their organization by electing a new board of directors, to be known as per manent board, and by the election of off, cers for the company.
 S. E. Gardner of Landersvlle was elect ed president, and Judge J. C. Kumpie of Moulton, first Vice-president.
 The proposed road is to run from Tus- cumbia to Gadsden, crossing the Louis vile and Nashville Railroad at Falkville, eighteen miles south of Decatur Partial surveys of the road have already been made and some of the stock has been ta- ken. It Is said that work of constructing the road will commence within the next year.
 This road would open up rich farming, timber and mineral section of Alabama which is now without railroads and which is undeveloped for this reason.
 The meeting held here yesterday was well attended and much enthusiasm was manifested It Is believed that the men who are at the head of the enterprise man business and that the road will be constructed at an early date
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
Field Day Exercises.

The Railroad Young Mems Christian As sociation of New Decatur have just issued a programme of the field day exercises to he given on labor day, September 2.
 The programme includes twelve single events in athletic feats, besides the fol- lowing team work: Quots, baseball eight men tug of war. Prizes will be given for each event
 Besides this, Manager Bruce Conquer of the Oakland Park Casino, is arranging an especial programme for the day, which will be given on the occasion on the park grounds During the day there will prob- ably be an industrial parade and at night a fine display of fireworks.
 Court Will Convene.
 Circuit Judge w. D Speake will con- yene circuit court at Moulton, Lawrence county, on September ?. He is now hold ing term of the court in Huntsville.
 It Is understood that a number of im- portant civil and criminal cases are to be tried a the MOtfltOn term,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
H. T. Cook Hurt.

Word was received here this morning to the effect that Henry T. Cook of New Decatur, who was seriously hurt at Co., lumbia, Tenn, Is in a serious condition with but little hopes of his recovery
 MT. Cook was fireman on the Decatur and Nashville division of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, and while on his engine running at a rapid speed, near Columbia something got the matter with the engine and MT. Cook thought it was going to blow up and he jumped. In jumping his head struck the ground and his skull was badly crushed His condi- tion was such that he could not be re- moved from Columbia. It is said that If he should recover his mind is liable to be shattered
 His wife and her parents. MT. and Mrs. J. w. Holland. and her brother, John W. Holland, jr., are at the bedside of MT. Cook in Columbia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17

A petition signed by nearly 1500 citizens of the county has been filed with the judge of probate, calling for an election on the whisky question. As result tho judge has ordered an election Tor or against prohibition and set the Soth. day of September as the day on which tue election is to be held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
New Gasoline Launch.

The new gasoline launch Swonnonoa has arrived and will be used for excursion parties on the Tennessee river here during the summer season.
 The arrival of this launch is hailed with delight by the pleasure-loving people of the Decaturs and it is expected that the launch will carry many pleasure par ties during the season. Several years ago the river steamers discontinued running expIIrsinns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17

The death of Paul Cree Daniels occur red yesterday morning at the home of his grandmother, Mrs NJ. Cree. in this city The little fellow was about two years old and the son of MT and Mrs. w. H. Daniels The funeral took place this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence of Mrs. M. Cree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17

W. l.. Booth and Miss Missouri Hlll were quietly married at the probate judge's office here yesterday. Clerk Tel ham Bron performed the ceremony In an impressive manner. Both young people are citizens of this county. There were several friends present at the ceremony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
Mrs. Humphrey Entertains. Mrs Phillip Humphrey entertained ye srday at her home in New Decatur onor of her niece, Miss Frankie Hertzl' f Madison.

Jack Gradey, a well known citizen of New Decatur died at his home on Ninth avenue yesterday, after an illness of some time.
 Mir Gradey was a native of Lawrence county, but had resided in New Decatur for several years, being engaged In busi- ness there for some time.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

SAID % have an offer from the French Gov
crurucnt OF a million dollars for their model,
provided 1t makes a flight test of AT least fifty
kilomctcrs under the ewes Of staff officers and
Inspectors They claim 70 have lighted upon
the teroplane Years before other students Of
acrouauticS found this solution of real flight.
As 10 Santos Dumont, he has been over
year at work on his latest model, whose little
motor alone cost three thousand dollars. 1t
Is a fifty horsepower AntoInettc, and drives
the Bird OF Prey AZ nearly forty miles an hour
with fifteen hundred revolutions a minute
Like his rivals Santos DumOnt Is striving 10
reduce the weight Of his motor, which At pres
cnt weighs one hundred and sixty pounds.
Each horsepower represented in the engine
equals only three and one-half pounds in
weight; which reminds one that the United
States Patent Office for years refused every
application for a fivIng machine patent unless
is inventor showed a balloon attached TO the
apparatus. The authorities claimed that no
machine could bc made TO fly unless an engine
could be invented weighing At least six and
one-half pounds % the horsepower, and this
was looked upon as something fantastic and
visionary. As a matter of fact, Santos Du-
m1nts latest engine Is nearly one hundred
per cent. lighter.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

Does not Germany maintain a standing army
of five million men. and France one ot three
milIous2 If one OF other OF these powers
could secure a perfect flying machine model,
and nj out aerial battahons, they would be
masters of the situation. For N time OF war
they could maneUver above the enemy's head
at a height exceeding that Of snowy Mont
Blanc herself. and rain destruction upon the
helpless infantry and artillery below. No
known tactics could save the grOundiIngs
There is no trench OF other cover that could
protect squadron or regiment SO long - =
remained on the earth One wonders whether
an entirely new pattern ot cannon Will be de
signed % cope with the altered c1ndItlOns-a
gun pointing perpendicularly upward. like the
curious ordnance now used in the South Of
France. in Italy, and IN Austria - disperse
the hail clouds.
II is certain that Great Britain IS striving
earnestly for first place IN the matter Of flying
machines. At the we'll known military camp
OF Aldershot there has been for years . regular
war balloon factory under Colonel Templer,
and here at this moment exhaustive experl-
ments are being tried with t!ying machines,
especially a model designed by Captain Baden
Powell well known II connection with his
military kites.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
Will Be a State Secret

T T Is pretty certain that there VIII be no 1our-
Ish o: trumpcts over the best Of al models
for the nation possessing II VIII hug the secret
20 herself even more Iealously than - the case
OF a new submarine. new. explosive, or torpedo.
People are wondering why the inventors N
various countries are not taking advantage Of
the tempting prizes offered by private inii-
vIduals or corporations for successful flight
relatively short and simple. Thus one Lon
don newspaper has q standing offer, good for
the next hve years. OF fifty thousand dollars
for a flight from London 10 Manchester a dis
tancc Of about Two hundred miles. y similar
offer has been made bv . Paris journal to-
flight from that CITY 70 London II 1905 IN
tins case the fifty thousand dollars was made
up by public subscription, 50 keen Is the inter
est taken N the subject by great military
nation with compulsory consumption state
OF things happily unknown among us Then
there are private offers IN London. Paris
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
A Publishers Regrets

TWENTY-ONE years elapsed before I saw
Carleton again. | was then SOJournlng
with my family at the SChweltzerhot' IN
Luzerne. He called on me, shook hands cor
daily. and said at once without any Prel1ml-
naries.
Il am substantially an obscure person; but
| have at least one distinction to my credit OF
such colossal dimensions that it entities me
to immortality-to wit: l refused a book of
yours, and for this | stand without competitor
as the prize ass of the nineteenth century.
1t was a most handsome apology, and told
him so, and said it was long delayed revenge,
but was sweeter to me than any other that
could be devised; that during the lapsed
twenty-one years l had in fancy taken his
life several times every year, and always IN
new and increasingly cruel and inhuman ways,
but that now | was paclhed, appeaSed, happy,
even iubilant; and that thenCetOrth | should
hold him my true and valued friend. and never
kill him again.
| reported my adventure to Webb, and he
bravely said that not all the CarletOnS IN the
universe should defeat that book; he would
publish it himself on a ten per cent. royalty.
And so he did He brought 1t out in blue and
gold and made very pretty little book of 1t.
| think he named it The Celebrated Jumping
Frog Of CalaveraS County and Other Sketches.
price a dollar and a quarter. lie made the
plates and printed and bound the book
through Job printing house, and published
it through the American News Company
In June l sailed in the Quaker City excur-
sion. ! returned in November, and IN Wash
ington found a letter from Elisha Bliss, Of the
American Publishing Company of Hartford.
offering me five per cent. royalty on book
which should recount the adventures OF the
excursion. In lieu OF the royalty / was offered
the alternative of ten thousand dollars cash
upon delivery of the manuscript. / consulted
\ d. Richardson, and he said, Take the
royalty" | followed his advice and closed
with Bliss. BY my contract | was 20 deliver
the manuscript in July ot 1908. | wrote the
book in san Francisco, and delivered the
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
Light Power the Thing

TIL only real difficulty II aviation Is u get
power IN a sufficiently light form We
have sccn how tins IS being steadily overcome;
and experts ike Sir Hiram Maxim, Lcbauiy
Professor Huntingdon OF Kings College. and
uthcr5 are convinced that the petrol motor ot
to-day VIII seem as barbtrous - our postcrIty
aa model o.; Putting Billy does 70 railroad
engineers. who turn out the magnificent lpe,-
motives that hlu, US AZ sixty miles an hour
across the continent. Il may be possible.
they -av that science and physics viii un-
lock for Us the infinite energy contained in the
c.c.trlu. and take force from the ether itself. -
What !, perfectly clear 3 that the Govern
wcuts OF the world, at their wits end % know
what % do about the ever increasing naval
and military burdens, VIII enter into fierce
competition ;or this latest and greatest Of all
inventions Many a man Is to-day working
IN secret. subsidized bv State money. and
visited constantly bv confidential agents Of
the great military Power 1t the world
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
The Autobiography of Mark Twain
Continued from page {

manuscript within contract time Bliss pro-
vided a multitude of illustrations Tor the book
and then stopped work on IT. The contract
date for the issue went by, and there was no
explanation of this. Time drItted along ana
still there was explanation. was Iectur-
ing all over the country; and about thirtE
times a dav on an average ! was trying 10
answer this COnundrum.
when is YOUR book coming OUT
| got tired of inventing new answers 70
that question. and by and by got horribly
tired Of the question itself. Whoever asked
it became my enemy at once, and was usually
almost eager to make that appear
As soon as | was free OF the lecture neld
fastened to Hartford to make inquiries. Bliss
said that the fault was not his; that he wanted
TO publish the book, but the directors OF ms
company were staid old fossils and were AFRAID
of it They had examined the book. ana the
majority of them were of the opinion that
there were places in it of a humorous character
Bliss said the house had never published a
book that had a suspicion like that attaching
to it. and that the directors were AFRAID that d
departure of this kind would seriously 1nJure
the houses reputation; that he was tied hand
and foot and was not permitted 70 carry out
his contract
One of the directors, a Mr.. Drake,-at
least he was the remains OF what mad once
been a Mr. Drake-invited me 10 take r1de
with him in his buggy. and | went along. he
was pathetic old relic. and his ways and ms
talk were also pathetic He had a delicate
purpose in view and it took him sometime
TO hearten himself sufficiently to carry 1t out /;
but at last he accomplished it. He explained
the houses difficulty and distress, as Bliss had
already explained it Then he frankly threw
himself and the house upon my mercy and
begged me to take away The InnOcentS
Abroad" and release the concern from the
contract l said | wouldn't; and so ended
the interview and the buggy excursion Then
| warned Bliss that he must get TO work or
should make trouble He acted upon the
warning, and set up the book, and | read the
proofs Then there was another long wait
and no explanation. At last toward the end
OF July (I86o, I think l lost patience, and
telcgraphed Bliss that ii the book was not on
sale in twenty-four hours | should bring suit
for damages.
That ended the trouble Halt dozen cop
les were bound and placed on sale within the
required time. Then the CanvassIng began,
and went brisblv forward In nine months
the book took the publishing house out Of
debt, advanced its stock from twenty-five 70
two hundred. and left seventy thousand dol
lars profit TO the good. Il was Bliss that told
me this. but If II was true. It was the first
time that he had told the truth ~ s;xtv-tve
year He was born ,3o4
y F. -7r'rss1 rsr- 5s~,I-
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

was there by appointment to offer him M;
book for publication. He began to swell, and
went on swelling and swelling and swelling
until he had reached the dimensions OF god
of about the second or third degree. Then
the fountains of his great deep were broken
up. and for two or three minutes | cOuldn' I
see him for the rain 1t was words, only words :;
but they fell so densely that they darkened
the atmosphere. Finally he made an imposing
sweep with his right hand, which cOmpre-
hended the whole room, and said:
Books Look at those shelves! Everyone
of them IS loaded with books that are waiting
for publication. Do l want any more? Ex-
cuSe me- don't. Good morning"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

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The Flying Machine in War

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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-07
OIL COMPANY INCORPORATES:

The oil excitepaent continues I'M
abated at Payette, judging from the
number of oil companies being or
ganized. The last to file incorpora-
ton papers is the Payette Oil and
Gas Company, with a capital stock
of 81 ,00O,0O0.O0. The incorporators
are NJ. M. Thompson, ]. c. Geisler.
w. II. Thomas, ]. A. Emerson Ed
Rawson, w. G Drowley. N. G. Waffle
and. L. S. Homback. The directors
for the first year are j. c. Geisler.
NJ F. Albert. w. Fl. Thomas, M. M.
Thompson, J. A. Emerson. Ed Raw
son and r. N. Bostwick
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-07
BUYS an INTEREST.

Mr.. Geo. A. Beck, formerly OF
Idaho Falls, more recently of Ok
lahoma, has purchased half inter-
est In the Boyes- Hardware Co. Mr..
Beck has travelled over the country
for six weeks looking up a location.
He decided that Idaho was the best
state in the northwest and Caldwell
the best town in Idaho. He is a
pleasant, affable gentleman to meet
and an experienced hardware man.
His associate in business, Mr.. Boyes,
is one of our most enterprising and
substantial business men. He has
had very good business during the
past year The Tribune predicts for
Messrs. Boyes and Beck continued
success.