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The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-13

the tender and e7w tlat t,c f.c z a good start ,ae 4rlu sfee' of t'e town was reac'lcl.
 Jump for your liyes!' called tue eu' gineer in Spanish.
 The train crew leaped from the train, scrambled 10 their feet and fed, crying out warnings to the cluster sG people at the staton. -
 Garcia stuck to bis post, throwing the throttle wide open. 4 curl of smoke and the smell of the burning car top made wake through the town. Hanging to the last car was the boy Chisholm. The rattle and bang of the train as 1t gathered speed prevented him hearing the cries of fright and warning Garcia was intent only on saving the town from complete destruc. tion.
 Ahead of him was n big section house in which were a score or more of Mexican miners. Garcia, himself a Mexican, hoped to get the train clear of that as well as of the town and then jump for his own life at the last min. ute as the open was reached.
 The Mexicans in the section house heard the whistle of Garcias engine sounding long and shrill and hocked to the rails to watch 1t pass.
 Then the explosion came.
 The frightened people of Naco stun. cd their fingers in their ears, but the concussIon threw them to the ground, smashed every window in town, and when they looked toward the section house up the road they beheld merely dark cloud of smoke.
 Garcia, the boy stealing a ride, the Mexicans, the section house and even the rails of the road had disappeared.
 Naco was safe, and It's saving from annihilation was due to Garcia's willingness to face and accept a death as swift and as. terrible as any hero had ever faced Not trace of Garcia could be found after the explosion.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-13
Thn Kind She Saw.

"Old?" echoed the lady, with much hauteur. "Why, would have you know that I have only seen eighteen springs"
 "Eighteen springsw laughed the low comedian. Where, sister-in a parlor sofa ?"-Detroit Tribune.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-13

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished three room house 10 heart of city Majestic range etc. Sl0 per month enquire at this office. If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
National League Race
 Is GreQteSt In History

Chicago, October 7.-(Specal.)-It is just Il years since the National league has furnished baseball fans with a pennant race so full of spectacular interest as the one now closing. In fact the mem- orable finish between the Bostons and Baltimores in 1S97 when Kid" Nichols beat Joe Corbett in the final series, win ming the flag for Boston, lacked much of the fireworks that the great battle Of 1908 produced. Then there were only two teams seriously contending for the pen nant This year there have been three right around the pinnacle every day or the race. and at one stage Philadelphia loomed up as a dark horse that threatened to step in and beat New York, Chicago and Pittsburg out of the honors
 Sensations followed one another with such startling rapidity all through the season that baseball fans have been on the very tiptoe of expectancy since the race became such a muddled tangle, ten weeks ago, after serious slump by the Champion Cubs which brought them down to the level of the Giants and Pittsburg.
 The entire country was shocked when the Cubs were first tumbled out of the league leadership on June 30, after de- feat at the hands of Cincinnati. The Cubs, with two pennants and one world s championship to give them prestige. had come to be regarded as practically in- yincible, at least as far as their league rivals were concerned, and to be over hauled by Pittsburg, with New York only a short distance behind. was sem sation No. 1 in a season of tremendous upheavals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
THE. BASEBALL SITUATION
BY HUGH W. ROBERTS.

as @ ss of n % 2 s S S ss long remembered by the fans all over the country The southern league narrowed American followed battle it is duplicated the of the Nato league
 Yesterday afternoon New York for ability wasting was exceptionally it % @ Giants win 9 sp b s ganf tG @ t Ss Ss 0S for psnnan % & was for the Gia"ts win three straight games from Boston licked ooncius and According of tie series of three tween directors will be this afternoon was predicted column This prediction based % the gOpn9 that GGago qwns % ats % e When sq R oa % g @ ~ % @ 5 f 6as @ % a the h % s voa @ d dS Soa @ oMssr % since % 1e ms @ played Grounds where riot as @ common % & sleepy & dsy in Montgomery Ne" York should There will be %9 @ & people to witness the same and % eaSh of & f fans % F b forssons weapon his
 and Tst Sess 9' as 9as imagine mayhe good Lord pity the
 .wsa @ aes @ ean @ % m @ @o the one aan @ %Ss ability two agsresao and the pitchers facing each other are among the leaders Of the price sas.9 DsS s s s @ Hs% %sa4 o sssas s S "s Of
 .os it bur ns several @ aS f which m % hafe ] made P @ S the sD of the year. the great jewed baseball has
 NT York wins the Ps1Tsn ma & the of the club should
 New York fails % the Chicago spaee of @ and ha week one of six crucial % contests deated the Giants New blame Q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
Al STANLEY RUNS THIRD
 IN RACES AT LEXINGTON

Lexington. Ky, october 7.-The sec ond day of the trotting meeting pro- duced an exciting contest in the two vear-old division of the futurity.
 Czareyina won in straight heats. In both heats. Fannie Lawson was sec ond and Al Stanley third. The two heats were trotted respectively in 212:12h and 2:13h. making new worlds record for two-year-olds. The first heat also made new record for -year-old Allies.
 Te fourth event for 2:l6 trotters was unfinished and will be finished to- morrow. Summary
 The Kentucky futurity for two-year- Czarevina, ell. f.. by Peter the
 Great-Orianna (Boland) .... l l Fannie Lawson, b. f. tMacey) , Al Stanley, TO. c. e. White
 headD .....'... ]
 Robert C., Vito. The Saxon. Billy Burk, James A., Bertha C., and High Admiral started. Time. 2:1215, 2:13H.
 Pacing, 2:16 class; purse, s1000, In 5. pr. Bonney, h. g.. by J. H. L.,
 dam moi given tGeersl 1 May Laidley b. m, by Pega
 su~ by Bertram CHed-
 Nettie Marie. b. m. CHay
 Kearney. Axtara, Branham, Baugh-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
Hohayd's Form Debelobs:
 Neh Wen Make Appearance

Howard and Alabama are going through strenuous practice this week in prepar- ation for the game Saturday. Alabama realizes that 1t will face different team from the one that played Auburn last team is an experienced man, but the played Auburn. Denney recognized as one of the best football men in Ala hama. is fast getting into shape. Moon and Grenade have developed rapidly this week and are now in fine condition. Ogle- tree, Ellard, Hudnall and Kettles have been ,practicing daily and have shown wonderful improvement.
 Coach Counselman has always had an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
Southern Bohling Season
 Begins Nezt Friday Night

Macon vs. Nashville, Birmingham vs. Mo bile
 October 23: Memphis vs- Mobile, Chat tanooga vs. Nashville, Macon ys. Bir- mingham.
 October 90: Memphis vs Nashville, Bir- mingham vs Chattanooga, Macon vs. Mo bile.
 November 6; Memphis vs. Birmingham Nashville vs Mobile Chattanooga vs. Macon.
 November b: Memphis vs. Chatta- nooga. Macon vs. Nashville, Mobile vs. Birmingham.
 November 20 Memphis vs Mobile, Chat lanooga vs. Nashville, Macon vs. Bir- mingham.
 November P; Memphis vs. Nashville. Birmingham vs. Chattanooga, Macon vs. Mobile. December 1: Memphis ys. Birmingham, Nashville ys. Mobile, Macon vs Chatta- nooga. December II: Memphis vs. Macon, Chat tanooga ys. Mobile, Nashville vs. Br- mingham. December IS: Memphis vs Mobile. Chat tanooga vs. Nashville, Macon vs. Bir- mingham January l. 1909: Memphis vs. Nashville. Birmingham vs Chattanooga Macon vs. Mobile January &: Memphis vs Birmingham, Nashville vs. Mobile. Chattanooga vs. Macon January 15: Memphis vs. Macon. Chat l tanooga vs. Mobile, Nashville vs Bir- 1 mingham. January p: Memphis vs. Chattanooga, l Macon vs Nashville, Mobile vs. Bir- | mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
Chicago and New York Will Play Of the Tie Game Over Which Dis pute Arose and Which
 Decides Pennant.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
Games Today.
Chicago in New York (postponed game.


 New York, October With the Chicago baseball team speeding to New York on the Twentieth Century Limited''; with the local team rejuvenated by relief from the haunting fear of the past three days that some mischance might lose them one of the Boston series, and lead to pos sible triple tie; with a deluge of tele- graphic and telephonic requests for seat reservations pouring into headquarters, and with every baseball enthusiast in the land at the utmost limit of nerve ten sion it is clear that the stage is being fittingly set for what is undoubtedly to be the most dramatic baseball event in the games history. The National league pennant. fought for as probably never before, belongs to tomorrows winner at the Polo grounds.
 Today the attendance at the Polo grounds was not more than the average, the other throngs of the games followers being confident, evidently, that New York would not fail when so near the goal. After the short fright in the opening in ming which gave Boston two runs and New York none, it was evident that the home players have strong control of themselves and are in every way fit and confident. Ames pitched, despite Mathew sons pleading with McGraw before the game that he be allowed to go into the box both today and tomorrow. Mathew son will undoubtedly be in the box to- morrow. The only feature of today's game. which New York won handily by the score of to ?, was McCormick's re- markable catch of long fly for which he had to reach far out over a bleacher fence. The score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08

The fight was long and bitter, and while the Champions won brilliantly in the vast majority of their games, their opponents-that is, New York and Pitts burg-were winning almost as regularly to distance their rivals.
 Manager Chance did not have his team intact much of the time during August when the pennant race was at a fever heat. He lost the services of Kling, Evers and Overall, and. worse than that had to remain out of the struggle himself because of multitude of ills.
 It was the Philadelphia club that all most wrecked the chances of the Cubs. The Phillies were the worst thorn in the side of the Champs all season, usually bobbing up with unexpected victories at a time when the Cubs needed the moral benefit of a win.
 The Phillies won six out of Ii games played in Chicago and five out of II from the Cubs at Philadelphia. That means just an even split for the season. But breaking even with that team practically meant defeat for the Cubs.
 The luck of the game wasn't any more severe on the Cubs than it was on the New Yorks, who lost three stars at the finish of the season when Donlin, Doyle and Bresnahan were kept out. To start the season the Pirates had only one out fielder of ability, practically no first base man, and pitching staff that was noth- ] ing wonderful Liefield is a clever south pay; Willis is corking fine pitcher, and Maddox, the new fellow proved a win ming finger. Leever stalled along in his usual way, and Camnitz, successful in the early season, lost his cunning and sell dom was used when the race got to such a hot stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08

The Southern Bowling league, recent tober g.
 Birmingham, Memphis, Nashville, Chat tanooga, Macon and Mobile are members of the league.
 The season will conclude January 22 next year.
 C. F. Bridges of Memphis is president and treasurer, while H. J. Meek of Br- mingham is secretary.
 Prize money amounting to $240 will be divided, s125 going to the teams finishing one, two three, and the remaining going to teams and individuals making fine scores.
 The members of the Birmingham team. considered one of the strongest in the league, follow: Clark, Kemphson, McIar- land, Propst Hill, Martimaire and Meek. This aggregation has done some exeep- tionally hard training and is in fine con dition.
 There Ia much interest throughout the south in bowling and the initiation of the new league will result, it is probable, in the sport becoming feature of the win ter in Dixie even as it is in the east and west
 Locally there is deal of interest. Bir- mingham has more bowlers, it is probable, than any other city of the south, and the sport is already popular here. There is no doubt but that there will be large at tendance at each of the match games. The Apollo bowling alleys have recently been renovated and are in fine shape
 The schedule for the season follows:
 October 9, 19N: Memphis vs. Macon. Chattanooga vs Mobile, Birmingham vs. Nashville. October IS: Memphis vs. Chattanooea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
By way of pareuthesis-
Hugh Jennings Tigers
 Are Idols Of The Hour

Detroit. October 7.-The victorious De- troit American league baseball team, on their arrival home today from Chicago, were greeted at the Michigan Central sta- tion by a crowd of several thousand base ball enthusiasts, headed by Mayor Thomp- son. A brass band accompanied the crowd and outside the station were auto mobiles waiting to convey the players to their homes. Mayor Thompson welcomed Manager Jennings and his men and con- graduated them for their victory on be- half of the city. The crowd almost over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
KRUPPS MAY SUE
 UNITED STATES

Washington October That the United States government may be sued and en- joined from infringing the patents of the Krupp company of Essen, Germany, in the matter of the Springfield rifles and other army ordnance was decided by the court of appeals of the District of Colum- bia in an opinion today by Associate Jus tice Robb It is the first judicial an nouncement of the law on this question:
 and involves large considerations. The decision involves the claim of the krupp company to ownership of certain patents taken out here for recoil brakes and other gun equipment and an allegation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08

man and Lula Dumas started Time. 2:Os4, 2:07A, 2:0SA, 2:Os%.
 Trotting, 2:O6 class purse, $500, 2 in 8.
 Wilkes Heart, b. g., by Great
 Heart Babdy (Steele) 1 1 Locust Jack. gr. g., by Kel-
 lar Thomas Fire (Mc-
 Henry) =. ... ...2 1 3 Sonoma Girl, b. m., by Lin
 wood W.-Maud Fowler
 fMcMahon) .. ~ - 2 9 Margaret 0. started. Time, 2:O5A. 2:OeK, 2:o9A, 2:11hs.
 Trotting, 2:1e class purse 5000, 3 in ], unfinished. Lady Jones. blk. m., by Cap
 tain Mckinney Duxie (Mur-
 pny) ... .-... ..... ... 1 Maxine, oh. m., by Elria, dam
 by Leland tRyan) ....... 3 Marvel, b. m. (Tiffon) . f Marvel Banning, Ruth Dillon and La Boudei started. Time, 2:11N, 2.Osb 2:01H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Philadelphia in Boston. New York in Washington.

Boston, October 7.-The baseball season here closed today with a double header between Boston and Philadelphia, the home team winning the first game by timely hitting and daring base running and the visitors taking the second by punching hits in the last two innings The scores were 10 to l and ! to E. The second game WAS called a the end of the eighth inning on account of dark ress. Score, first game R.H.E Boston 70. ... .. %. ... 13l 02l 02+-l0 l Philadelphia .. %. ..O00 GOO ole l 6 . Batteries cicotte and Donohue; Martin, Files and Powers. Time 1:55.
 Second game R,H E. Philadelphia . .. .0O0 0l0 22-5 6 . Boston .. ... .. .. 900 OO0 O0-3 6 4
 Batteries Plank and Powers; Morgan and Ostdick. Time l :49. Umpire. Hurst
 Washington. October 7-Washington won both games of the double header with New York today. Score R.H.E Washington j. .. .. GOO 000 0O1 0l-l 10 New York :. .. 100 GOO 900 00--0 2 \ Batteries: Johnson and Street; Warhop and Sweeney. Time 1:I5.
 \Second game R.H E. Washington -- .0oV 0S0 lo'-s New York .. .. .. .002 001 010--4 II 3
 Batteries: Witherup and Street; Will sonA Billiard and Sweeney. Time l 30 UmRre- Evans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08

whelmed the players in it's desire to grasp their hands. When the men had finally made their way to the automobiles, Pitcher Donovan being carried on the shoulders of the excited fans, the crowd fell in behind the machines, and with the band playing, marched up to the Hotel Pontchartrain, where jubilee was held. Scores of prominent business men were in the crowd which marched behind the ball players to the hotel.
 After the first excess of jubilation had passed over the team disbanded, to re- port later at Bennett park for practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
Speech on Child Labor.

Jackson. Miss, October 7.-(Special.) J. The state board of pharmaceutical ex- aminers finished grading the papers of the T applicants for license tonight, de- claring AZ passed. Among them were two negroes, Hattie Marble of Laurel and E. man of Assiount Egypt who came here to take the examination The following east Mississippi applicants passed: G. C.. Harris, Columbus; R. II. Redus, West Point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
Movements of Atlantic Fleet

Washington, October 7.-Cnless the pres ent plans of the navy department are changed. the Atlantic battleshp fleet will come home direct to Hampton roads. The fleet. according to the present plans,. will remain two or three days in Hampton roads for grand review by President Roosevelt then go to New York to re- main five or six days in order to give the men shore leave. che fleet will then go 10 Guantanamo for target practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08

excellent defensive team but he Is now coaching his men to play an offensive game. The weak places in the line through which all of Auburn's gains were made have been filled up by regu- lars.
 Prospects at Howard were considerably frightened Monday by the appearance on the field of Big Allen who played in the line last year. Allen is showing up finely and will greatly strengthen Towards line.
 The team Saturday will be much heavier on account of the changes made. The Howard men are much encouraged over the outlook and have great hopes of beating Alabama Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08

SAve your Malt and Milk BreaG labels. They will be val uable NRt State Fair. Highland BakerN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
TO OUR PEOPLE AT HOME-
 BEFORE THE FAIR CROWDS'' GATHER

A s MEANS to rendering our people at home the best N possible service would offer these suggestions
 Do your shopping today possible Be sure to do it this week you
 In making engagements with the mllners garment filters, be as liberal time you possibly not to inconvenience yourself
 If you wait till next week to do your buying, early in the morning as you can
 Get your Rugs Curtains and Shades Thursday they be placed in position before the out-of-town visitors come. (THERE'S A SALE ON IN THE RUG DE- APARTMENT, TOO)
 The Furniture that you'll probably want be sent you within short time after selection We we'll equipped in this Department give the most prompt Several hundreds of pieces of Mission Furn- have been placed in stocks within the past weekly
 The Chinaware and Cut Glass Sections in great sae-so the table will be dressed' for company.
 Every department n the store and every helper, will be at your service any time, you surely know but human limit go just so far, will promise that will do JUST THE BEST WE GAN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
Brooklyn Drops Final Game.

Philadelphia. october 7.-Brooklyn was today defeated by Philadelphia in a light hitting game. Score: R.H. E. Brooklyn .. !. .. .. ..020 900 000-2 6 1 Philadelphia .. .. Q. ..102 900 10+-4 6 0
 Batteries; Kruger, Holmes and Dunn; Corridor and Dooin. Time, 1:32. Umpire, Lanigan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08

that General Crozier, as chief of the ord nance of the United States army, was directing the manufacture of certain gun nery according to the American Spring field rifle model of 1902, at the Rock Island, H., arsenal. and the Watervelt. N Y., and Springfield. Mass, manufao- tories which infringed these patents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08

One trial will convince you The Gawk is the place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08

*-Batted for Mattern in fifth inning.
 Score by innings:
 Boston . .. .. . . ... 200 900 OOO-2 NEW lOih .UlE tVu W.
 Summary: Three-base hit, McGann Hits. off Flaherty in innings; off Mattern 1 in l inning; off Chappelle in 4 innings. Sacrifice hit, Mccormick. Stolen bases. Bridwell. Herzog. Bates, Becker. Double plays, Hannifan, Dahlen and Mo Gam; Sweeney and McGann; Bowerman and Hannifan. Left on bases, Boston 6, New York 5 First base on balls, off Chappelle l. First base on errors, New York 1. Struck out, by Flaherty 1, by chappelle l; by Ames ?. Passed ball, Bresnahan Wild pitch. Ames. Time, 1:51 Empires, Klem and Johnstone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08

for Mattern in fifth inning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-06
PROFESSOR LAWRENCE BRuNER.
Nebraska Man Who Has Made Ma
tional Success Of His Line.

Nepraska Man VINO has MADE Ma
tional Success Of His Line.
Neigh Register; Mrs. Fonetta Mon
roe and Miss Lily Bruner stopped over
one day this week to visit old West
Pointers now living at Neigh. The
ladies are sisters Of Professor Law
renee Bruner, head of the department
of entomology Of the state university
at Lincoln. They were on their way
to the old home at West Point from
the Bruner ranch near Swan p. o. in
southwestern Holt county. Sixteen
years ago when the government de-
cided to try the culture of various va
rieties of pine trees on the sand hills
of western Nebraska, Prof Bruner in
duced the authorities to use the Holt
county ranch as one of the localities
for the experiment. His offer was &C
cepted and at the present time the
trees are immense when compared
with the seedlings which were set out
at that time. The trees are from thir-
years valuable lumber may be cut from
them. Upon the success Of similar
experiments many thousand acres will
be planted to pine trees in western
Nebraska by the government. The
work is in the hands of government
foresters and professors from the for
estry department of the state univer-
sity Students taking the forestry
course at Lincoln spend many weeks
each summer helping with the work
on these government reserves. 1t was
Prof. Bruner whom President McKin-
ley selected to aid the government Of
Argentine, S. A., in the destruction Of
the grass hopper pest. For three or
four seasons the farmers of the whole
country had lost their wheat crop from
the devestations of grass hoppeTs and
the condition of the populace rendered
the situation extremely alarming
European countries as well as the
United States were appealed TO for
aid as the local scientists were utterly
unable to cope with the pest At last
Prof. Bruner, whose work as an en-
ploye of the United States department
Of agriculture had long ago made him
self famous, was selected as the one
man able to render the assistance de-
sired. He readily obtained a years
leave of absence from his professor
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-06

of the killing.
And so an intensely dramatic inter
est attached the testimony of the city
clerk when he went on the stand to
tell about the farmer license how II
had been dated wrong and how Jar.
mer had spoken of the renewal.
For who can say that in that extra
week to which farmer was entitled on
his expiring license, something might
not have transpired to have prevented
the whole terrible tragedy and all its
equally terrible consequences? Who
shall say-but this, like many another
perplexing question in life, will never
be answered and no man shall ever
know what might or what might not
have taken place in those six add.
tional days.