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and safely steered it over that of Duman-
set.
Successful Landing.
Curtiss landed without accident at his
place of starting after having been in
the air four minutes.
The altitude reached by him was 100
feet so feet higher than any of the
others. Count DeLambert and NJ Tis-
sander each made flights of Il minutes
during the evening and Hubert Latham
took a few short spins about the course
and was given an ovatt Y the specta-
tors
his monoplane but @ =, ess prevented
his making a fligv
Mr.. Curtiss tor : oined the other
experts in stat . to the effect that
aviation is a 60 Gather sport, but
that people m ct expect flights to
be made In @ Is of weather. Per-
sonally Mr. o. said he did not in
tend to taH o 3 risks. He has decided
not to ent passenger carrying test
as he has hope of defeating Bleriot
In It, He intends, instead, to devote HIM
self to the speed contests.
Visitors Coming In.
Rheims is filing up rapidly with Wis
itors from all parts of the world for
aviation week, and the ancient capital
of Champagne is showing more anima-
ton and activity than at any time since
1901 when the Emperor of Russia visited
the city and reviewed the French army.
All the hotels are engaged to the last
room A special lodge agency has been
organized by the committee A number
of Americans already have taken up
their quarters The Aerodrome, which
until recently was an expanse of plowed
fields, has been given over to landscape
gardeners Twelve hundred pine trees
have been transplanted to the field to
afford shade and give artistic decoration,
while the tribunes for spectators are %
be bordered by extensive beds of fow-
ers. In order to meet the complaints of
the avators regarding the condition of
the course an army of peasants has
been enlisted to level and clear the
ground The committee Is confident that
everything will be in readiness by Sat
urday the day before the races begin.
Tt is said one of the surprises of the
aviation week will be the appearance of
a mysterious aeroplane built along the
lines of the Wright machines, which has
been successful in a number OF secret
flights recently near Paris The pilot
of this machine only abandoned a project
to fly from Paris down to Rheims be-
cause of the possibility of damaging his
flyer.
This aeroplane takes to the air i'm
medately without running over the
ground or making use of outside force.
IT rises aloft by varying the angle of
the planes and the strength of its pro-
pellers. ~
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MANY INSURANCE
COMPANIES SUED

Little Rock, August 19.-Alleging that
65 insurance companies, representing a.
combined capital of $156, 100000, doing bus
iness in the state of Arkansas, entered
into a rate combination on December l6,
1908, Prosecuting Attorney r. E. Jeffrey
of the Third judicial circuit filed suit
against these companies today for penal
ties aggregating $685. 200 under the state
antitrust statute. The suit was brought
at Newport Ark, in the Jackson county
circuit court.
All of the companies sued are repre-
sented at Newport 1t is alleged by the
state that union was effected before the
law was passed, and that subsequent to
the enactment of the antitrust statute
the union dominated insurance companies
organized here. The agreement, accord
ing to the charges brought by Prosecut-
mig Attorney jeffrey, existed 224 days,
expiring on August H. 1909.
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Brilliant Flight By
American Aviator In
Rheims AeYOdOn1e

Rheims, August 19.-The American avi
ator Glenn H. Curtiss, at sundown to-
day added a dramatic feature to the trial
flights of the aeroplanes entered for the
contests of aviation week by skilfully
guiding his machine above another aero
plane and averting a collision. The feat
was accomplished when, for the first time
in history, three heavier-than- craft
were flying rapidly when suddenly Cur
tiss saw M. Dumanset in an Antoinette
monoplane approaching at right angles
and on the same level with him.
AS quick as flash Curtiss realized the
danger and elevating his planes, his ma
chine instantly shot upwards and scared
safely over the Frenchmans ship. The
thousands of spectators who lined the
Aerodrome wtched the maneuver with
bated breath, but when they saw it sue
cessfully and brilliantly carried out they
applauded the American wildly. The
third machine in the air at this time
was that of M. Tissandier.
Experts tonight were agreed that Mr..
Curtss had made fine demonstration of
his skill and ability to control his ma
chine during the evolution. They de-
clared that his biplane was real racer.
Wind Dies Out.
The wind which had been master of the
Aerodrome for two days, died down at
sundown, and the aviators rushed to the
sheds and dragged out their machines
Thousands of eager spectators crowded
about them but mounted gendarmes and
dragons soon cleared the Aerodrome so
that the trials could proceed Count De-
Lambert, with a Wright model, was the
first of the aviators to start and made a
complete circuit of the Aerodrome. NJ
Tissandier, also on Wright biplane, fol-
lowed him. Then the Curtiss machine,
looking smaller and more compact than
the Others was placed in position for
a flight. After short run over the
ground the aeroplane ascended and made
a wide turn and then described evolutions
back and forth over the Aerodrome.
Meantime NJ Dumanset had started
across the field in one of the Antoinette
machines Suddenly it seemed to the
crowd below that collision between him
and Curtiss was inevitable, but the
American proved quick thinker and
gracefully swerved his aeroplane upward
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Seven Cadets OF West
Point Are Dismissed
By President 7F

a large fraction of the total enrolment
of the academy, are understood to have
been commanded to tell all they knew.
The findings were then forwarded to
washington, where they were given the
closest attention, and twice returned TO
West Point fer further elucidation as to
specific details. When the last point Of
doubt had been made clear the war de-
partment with the approval of President
Taft. took the decisive action announced
here today.
The broadly spread understanding here
is that Sutton was "booed" by sheeted
ghost, and that when, like a stout-hsted
young westerner-he was appointed from
.>fegon-he defended his personal dignity
and his duty so effectively that the ghost
was glad to take to the woods, a relief
party OF hobgobllns descended on him
with tent pegs and beat him into sub
lection.
Throughout the investigation Sutton's .
tact and loyalty to his fellow cadets have
won him high popularity.
The seven dismissed cadets left the
military reservation tonight. Before their
departure they united in the following
statement:
ION the night of June 10 large number
of cadets held a little celebration. There
was no thought OF na2lnB any Ohe. W.
encountered a cadet sentry. We did not
know It was Sutton, or even that 1t was
piebe. He ran after some of the men
and tackled them. There was friendly
skirmish and the sentry was hurt.
"As we understood 1t. there must be
deliberate or malicious intent to consti-
tute hazlng. There was no such intent
on our part.
I'VE were summoned before that court
and each man obliged to convict himself
by his own testimony. That seems lit
tie hard Please state, however, that we
have the highest respect and admiration
for the commandant of cadets and the
I"
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MobiIe PhyslcIan Dead.

Mobile, August 19-Dr Edwin L. Mare
chal a physician of this city since 1899.
died at his home this afternoon He was
member of the Alabama State Medical
association. at one time president of that
body member of the Mobile County Med
ical society, and editor of the Mobile
Medical Journal. Dr. Marechal was
member of the Mobile public school board
and had the degree of LII. D. conferred
on him by the medical department of the
University of Alabama
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West Point, N. y, August 19-By direc-
ton of President Taft, seven cadets were
dismissed by the United States Military
academy today for being involved in the
hazlng of Rodando Sutton. Cadet sutton
Is brother of Lieut. James N. Sutton
of the Naval academy. whose death was
Investigated at Anna polls recently.
The cadets ordered dismissed are John
H. Booker, Jr., of West Point, Ca,
first class: Richard w. Hooker, Kansas
City. Mo. third class; Earle w. Dun
more. Utica, N Y, third class; Chauncey
c. Devore, Wheeling, w. Va. third class;
Gordon LeFebvre, Richmond, Va, thi
class. Albert e. Crane, Hawarden, Ia,
third class: Jacob Fortner. Dothan, Ala,
third class.
The text of the order of dismissal has
not yet been made public.
The offense charged hazing, or more Of
ficially violation of section l, article Il,
of the regulations of the Military acad-
emy.
On the morning Of June IA last Cadet
Rolando Sutton of the fourth or plebe
class, reported sick, and was ordered to
the hospital, badly bruised and suffering
great pain. He did not report for duty
again until 20 days later, and his case i'm
mediately became matter of concern to
the upper class men when 1t was seen
that the authorities proposed to dig to
the bottom of 1t.
Before the board of investigation which
ar5a trina fo No writ
ten code of the corps, proved a most re-
ticent witness. Sutton's testimony, az
transcribed on the records, has not been
given out.
One hundred and fifty-seven witnesses,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Weakley in race for governor.
Seven cadets dismissed at West Point.
Club bill passes the house.
Brilliant fight of aviator.
Dream of wealth broken by prison.
Wright brothers file suit.
Walter Welman off for the pole
Taft Is careful in speeding auto.
Situation in Ohio bothers Taft crowd.
2-Northern Mexico full of unrest.
Two indictments in banking case.
3-Street paving matter still hangs fire.
Editorial comment.
5-North Birmingham wants to sell wa
ter works for 81.
Suburbs in scramble to improve
streets.
Little girl browns while wading at
Lewisburg.
Robert Mathis dies from injuries re-
ceived at East Lake.
Man is held here on unique swindle
charge.
Officers pistol taken away by negro
whom he had arrested.
6-General sporting news.
7-Birmingham social news.
S-Ensley will contest annexation.
9-Stock market suffers decline.
Cotton is almost unchanged.
Wheat market shows weakness
10-Street railway plans are dead.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20
TAFT is CAREFUL NOT TO
EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT

Beverly, Mass, August 19.-President
Taft combined little official business
with his golf today. He met the Sec
rectary of the Navy, Meyer, at the Myopia
club this morning and talked department
al matters over with him, both before and
after he had played around the lS-hole
course and had lost two-ball match to
Captain Butt, his military aid. by one up.
Stories that have gone abroad about
the great speed at which President
Taft's chauffeur takes the chief magis-
trate along smooth roadways at Beverly
have caused the summer White House
mail to be flooded with letters from timid
admirers of Mr.. Taft urging that Rob
inson, who drives the Presidents car
the greater part of the time, be directed
to exercise more caution Some of the
writer's have enclosed clippings from
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newspapers telling of fatal automobile ac-
cidents.
1t is fact that the President does like
to go fast when out In a machine and
the day is fine, but to reassure those who
have taken the interest to write. it was
Officially announced today that Robinson
has specific instructions not to exceed 70
miles an hour at any time and that the
needle on the speedometer which remains
fixed at the maximum speed until reset
never nowadays shows fraction aboy~
the 20-mile mark.
Charles P. Taft, the Presidents broth
er, who, with Mrs. Taft, has been visiting
al the Boardmans, s, at Beverly Farms, will
leave Monday next. Charles Taft will 20
down to his big ranch near Corpus
Christi, Tex, before many days, to pre-
pare for the welcome to be extended the
President when he visits there late in Oc-
tober. Mr.. Taft will spend four days on
the ranch, the longest stop he will make
at any place during his 1S,0o0-mile trip.
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Paris, August ia special dispatch
has been received from Trieste saying
according to telegram received from
the captain of the italian steamer Tha-
liza now at Hammerfest, Norway, Wal
ter Wellman left Spitzbergen August
16 in his drigible balloon, bound for
the north pole. He had favorable wind
when the start was made.
For the past four years Walter Well
man of Chicago has been devG<ng his
time to preparations for an undertaking
to reach the north pole by airship. He
was at Spitzbergen in 1906 with bal
loon but postponed his departure on
account of the lateness of the season
In 1907 start was made in the airship
America, but the vessel encountered
storm and was driven back and the at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20
SITUATION In OHIO is
BOTHERING TAFT CROWD

Washington, August 19.-(Special.) )-sey-
eral Ohio politicians who were here to-
day were discussing in the lobby of
the willard hotel the probable outcome
of Senator Dicks determination to sub
nit his claims for reelection to the
republican voters directly instead of go
ing before the legislature as in times
past They report that the senator's
move has already stirred up commotion.
1t will puzzle the Taft administration peo-
pie to decide where to throw their In
fuence when the battle begins in earnest.
They are not overly friendly to Senator
Dick and would prefer candidate for
senator from the Cincinnati end of the
state. Dick comes from Akron not far
from Cleveland, the home of Senator
Burton.
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Nut what concerns all factions of Ohio
republicans is the fear that Governor
Harmon will be reelected next year. If
he is that will greatly endanger the
senatorship for the republicans IL not
result in its loss and may make Harmon
the democratic candidate for President in
1912, and also result in his defeating
President Taft in Ohio. in the event the
latter is again the republican candi-
date.
The prediction is freely made here by
Ohio people that former Senator Foraker
and his friends are likely to throw their
influence to Senator Dick, and with the
hold he has upon the regular state or
ganizations it is declared he will be a
hard man to beat, which the Taft crowd
will find out when the fight opens up
In earnest.
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suit for Personal Damapes.

Atlanta, August 19.-Charging that
her Aaugh ter, Gertrude Strickland, IL
year Of age, was caught by her cloth
Ing machinery in the Whittier cot
ton Il at Chattahooch and held sus-
pende yith her head humping the
floor, rg to the negligence of the
compal Mrs. J. V. Strickland today
filed SUI. against the company for
$1,000. According to the Isother the
childs skull was fractured and she was
rendered almost an imbecile by - ac-
cident r
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WALTER WELLMAN STARTS
OUT FOR THE NORTH POLE

tempt for that year was abandoned.
Mr. Wellman left New York May IL
of this year for Spitzbergen, where he
has been engaged in completing his prep
arations for the start He is now said
to have made the start three days ago.
He. estimates that under favorable con-
ditions the pole can be reached from
Spitzbergen in from two to five days.
Letter From Arthur Wellman.
Madison, Wis, August 1s.-Mrs. Arthur
Wellman, who lives IN Madison and
whose husband has been with his broth
er Walter Wellman, making preparations
for a flight to the north pole, received
a letter from her husband today in which
he states that Walter iWllman would
start in three or four days from the
date of writing. He said Walter would
take simply an engineer and one other
man with him.
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Gift From Japanese Mayor.

Toxic, August 19.-Mayor Ozaki of Toxic
has offered 10000 cherry trees as gift to
President Taft to plant in the new park
on the banks of the Potomac river.
Washington, d. c.
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Death From Heat.

Dallas. Tex, August 1S.-Charles Ga.
ry of Goshen, Ind, who was prostrated
by heat here yesterday. died today.
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and safely steered it over that Of Duman-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-24
Grange Rejects Recon- me n d a
finHS

AT the closing session of the 3Sth an
nual meeting of the Vermont State
grange numerous resolutions were pas.
sed. A recommendation in reference to
parsels post was turned down after pro-
longed debate. As was also resolution
in favor of the election of United States
Senators by direct vote of the people.
The first three sections of the Masters
address were endorsed. They referred
to cooperation in buying and selling, in
dustrial education in public schools and
equal taxation. The grange also went
on record as favoring referendum on
the liquor question.
The attendance this year was about
800 of whom 300 were accredited dele
gates, This is a record breaker in the
history of the state organization. One
hundred and seventy two candidates
took the sixth degree Wednesday even
ing, the Armory hall being decorated
for the occasion and refreshments being
served after the work.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-24
Shriners Meet in Rutland g..

The annual meeting and ceremonial
session of Cairo Temple, Ancient Arabic
Order, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, was
held in Masonic temple hall in Rutland
about 100 members being present, and at
the ball given in the evening at the same
place there was an attendance of 800
people. At the ceremonial session the
membership was increased by six.
The business consisted in part of con-
sideration of the new temple proposition.
Preliminary work is progressing favor
ably and it is expected that actual con-
struction will begin before spring.
The following officers were elected:
IIlustrious potentate, Daniel C. Noble,
of Niddlebury; chief rabban, Arthur c.
Mansur of Burlington; assist ant rabban,
Samuel T. Braley, of Rutland; high
priest and prophet, Park H. Pollard, of
Proctorsville; oriental guide, George F.
Leland, of Springfield; treasurer, Addi-
son II. Varney, of Poultney; recorder,
p. III. Seaver. of Rutland; delegates to
imperial council, 4. p. Bragg of Rut-
land. Daniel G. Noble, of Middlebury,
G. w. Blackwell. of Brandon, l.. E.
Avery of Ferrisburg.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-24
"Curing" Married Couples.

If every wife who is trying to cure
her husband and every husband who
Is trying to cure his wife would stop
the operation. and all the husbands
would devote their energies to curing
themselves and all the wives devote
their energies to curing themselves,
the homes would be great deal hap
pier than they are today. There are
scolding wives who are bending all Of
their energies to the task of curing
their husbands of habits far less det-
rimental to the happiness of the home
than the habit of scolding. There are
husbands who have set themselves the
task of curing their wives of imper-
fections of so much less consequence
than the infirmities OF character and
temper possessed by the husband him
self-Edinburgh Scotsman.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-24
TRUTH ABOUT CATARRH.
w. n. Sheldon Guarantees Hy-
omei to Cure Catarrh.

Catarrh can never be cured by taking
medicines into the stomach nor by
sprays, atomizers or douches.
Intelligent physicians have long ago
discarded such ideas and not one of them
would be worth consideration were it
not for the fact that INSCRIPTIONS per-
sons prey upon tie ignorance of the peo-
pie in regard to new discoveries.
Catarrh is caused by germs and just
as long as these germs thrive in the
folds, crevices, hooks and corners of the
mucous membrane that line the nose.
throat and chest, just SO long will you
have catarrh.
There is only one way to cure catarrh
and that is to kill the germs.
There is only one remedy that will
kill the germs when it gets where the
germs are, and that is Hyomei.
Hyomei is made chiefly from Austral-
ian Eucalyptus and Eucalyptol combined
with other germ killing antiseptics.
Just breathe it in through the hard rub
Der inhaler that comes with each outfit
and relief is immediate. Used regularly
for few weeks Hyomei pronounced
High-o-me) will cure chronic catarrh
Complete outfit Sl.00 at w. H. Sheldon's
and leading druggists everywhere.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-24
Cutters Reject Another PROPOSE
ton

The Mortified branch of the Granite
Cutters. Union turned down with hard
ly dissenting voice the proposition that
the labor troubles in Washington county,
growing out of the use of the pneumatic
bush hammer, should be referred to the
National Associations of Manufacturers
and Cutters in accordance with the So
called plans for peace.
Unable to reach an adjustment of eX
listing difficulties any other way, the
Granite Manufacturers Association of
Barre, to which the manufacturers in
Mortified and Montpel Ter belong, made
this attempt as last resort to end the
labor troubles and allow the cutters to
90 back 10 work. The proposition
amounted practically to arbitration.
The reason given by the $50 North
field cutters for turning down the
proposition is that they do not want to
let the adjustment of the tro uble go out
of their own hands because they believe
they can settle it as well as a nybody.
Their action ends all hope of an early
settlement of the troubles which have
existed in Washington county for four
weeks, and in all probability no further
action will be taken either by the cutters
or the manufacturers until after the New
Year.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-24
The Supreme Court.

Stealthily the husband opens the
front door at 6. M, removes his shoes
and starts up the stairs in his stocking
feet. Suddenly he is confronted by a
figure in long white robe bearing a
heavy instrument in her right hand.
"What do you mean by staying out
so late?" she demands.
my dear" he explains carefully,
you know we were married by a JUS
tice of the peace. and the municipal
court judges say that sort of ceremony
isn't legal. so | was consulting with
a number of my friends before the bar
TO get an opinion that would assure
me | was married"
Four seconds after he ceased speak,
Ing he was handed down a decision
that verified his fears OF hopes, as the
case may have been.-Chicago Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-24

While visiting the south recently
traveller CHANGED upon a resident Of a
sleepy hamlet in Alabama.
Are you a native of this town." ask
ed the traveller.
"Am what?" languidly asked the
one addressed.
Are you native of the town."
"What's that?"
81 asked you whether you were a
native of the placer"
At this juncture there appeared at
the open door of the cabin the mans
wife, tall, sallow and gaunt. After a
careful survey of the questioner she
said:
"Ain't you got no sense, Bill? He
means was yo' livin' heah when yo'
was born or was yo' born before yo'
begun livin' heah. Now, answer him."
Success.