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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-09
RAILROAD RUMOR
NOT CONFIRMED

Albany, Ca, October S.-Neither affirma- =
tion or denial being given to the well de-
fined rumor that the Central of Georgia
lines will reach the gulf shortly the trip
tonight of President J. T. Harahan of the
of the Central and President J. r. Hanson
of the Central of Georgia to Lockhart,
Ala, and Florala, Ala, lends strength to
the report.
The party spent the day here on an in
spection tour, leaving at 8 o'clock over
the Alabama extension. Tomorrow the
officials will return here and proceed to
Monday they will attend the annual stock
holders meeting of the Central of Geor-
gia in Savannah.
In the party. besides Messrs. Harahan
and Hanson, are j. f. Titus of Chicago,
the formers assistant, and the following
officials of the Central of Georgia: w.
A. Winburn, vice president: r. s. Noise.
general manager; c. X. Lawrence, chief
engineer; j. L. Johnson, general superin-
tendent, and Fl. d. Pollard, superinten-
dent of the southwestern division.
When asked If the southwestern divis-
ion would be extended from Florala. Ala
to the gulf. no denial was given and the
optimistic note sounded by the official ls
in speaking of the possibilities of this
section added unusual significance to their
visit
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College Park. Nd. October s.-For the
first time in American history an aero
plane owned by the United States gov
ernment rose in the air here today, circled
over the farms that nestle In the valley,
and sailed back to its starting point to
rise again.
With almost ideal conditions, few spec
tators and scarcely any breeze, Wilbur
Wright began the flights to teach the
officers of the signal corps how to handle
the new machine of war he had made
for them Off the starting rail at 3:S5
o'clock, he circled the field for three
minutes.
Again at 400 o'clock Mr.. Wright was
off for another flight. This time he was
in the air five minutes. AT 4:51 o'clock
he scared away to return after about five
minutes Each time he had kept to the
reservation grounds. Then Lieutenant
I4ahm took his place in the extra seat.
Twice before he had ridden with Orville
Wright.
At 5:15 o'clock the American inventor
and the American soldier went flying off
in the air. Up they rose. probably to a
height of $50 feet Instead of limiting
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FOREIGN VESSELS
LEAVE NEW YORK

New York, October S.-Six of the for
eign men o. -war-three British armored
cruisers and three French battleships-
crept out to sea through the Narrows just
at dark today, leaving behind great
clouds of black smoke and substantial
number of their men. Just how many
of the blue jackets remained In the city
for one reason or another is a matter of
official knowledge only, but it was re-
ported that 200 men from the British
ships had failed to turn up for duty. OF
the Frenchmen it was said that only three
out Of the $500 sailors had stayed behind.
Fleet officers remained to search for tho
men Of both squadrons.
When the British squadron visited New
York several years ago it lost 300 men.
In many cases the English sailors have
friends here and in addition, the lure of
American wages sometimes proves ire
sistible.
The great blue-gray Inf1exible, conf
dent of her speed, remained at her
chorage tonight, giving the other three
vessels of the British squadron-the Ar
gyll, Drake and Duke of Edinburgh
nearly "a hours start She expects to
weigh anchor tomorrow afternoon and,
under escort of the Connecticut, Yer
mont and Kansas of the Atlantic fleet,
will steam out of port.
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BIG sum NEEDED
FOR PANAMA CANAL

Washington October S.-The Panama
canal commission has submitted to the
Secretary of War an estimate of ap-
preparations aggrega ting sS,oeS,524 for
work on the canal during the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 1870 OF the amount
asked for $15,5O4,036 is for skilled and
unskirled labor and s2O,21S,9sS is for ma
terials and supplies used in construc-
ton work
The total appropriations made by Con-
gress up to this time on account of the
canal are $40, ,070, ,46S Colonel Goethals,
the chairman and the chief engineer of
the commission, has declared it to be his
opinion that the great waterway would
be completed by January l, 1915, and has
estimated the total cost at $3.50 900,
which, however, includes the cost of sani-
tation and civil government, and the $780,
100000 purchase price.
The unusually large amount asked for
for the new fiscal year probably is due
TO the fact that work on the waterway
has entered a more advanced stage.
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TODAY'S AGE-HERALD.
political issues in clanton.

Lively political issues in Clanton.
Four lives lost i'll fire.
Commercial congress will benefit south.
Wilbur Wright begins aviation school.
w R. Hearst accepts nomination.
Tilted girl blows her head off.
Glenn Curtiss flies successfully.
Sulroena issued in Panama libel SUIT.
Protest made against balloon race.
2-Fires lighted in plant at Ensley.
General news from Bessemer.
cooo increase in taxable values.
s-crimson- White makes it's appearance.
Memories of the city's early days.
Work begins on road extensions.
4-Editorial comment.
5-State executive committee issues state
ment on progress of campaign
against amendment.
Whisky in freighthouse seized by dep
uties.
Sheriff Higdon says automobile
scorcheIs are getting too reckless
Special days at the fair will begin
early next week.
Ddom aeroplane to make trial fight
next Wednesday
Members of Board of Revenue go to
Atlanta to inspect road machinery
g. ood reports from general trade
= mingham social events.
lily Dalrymple's corner.
Price of cotton steadily goes up.
9--Stocks continue to show weakness
Cotton declines several points.
Wheat fails TO make an advance.
l0--General sporting news
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LEGAL CONTEST
OVER DEAD POET

New York, October s.-Napthah Herr
Imber, a Hebrew poet, and Zionist lead
er, who died here today after sudden
attack of paralysis. probably Will be
buried in a grave he bought many years
ago, giving in exchange a N-line poem
in classic Hebrew. Legal documents
found today among Imbers papers told
the story of the unusual barter Of poetry
for a burial place.
LAS l have neither wife nor children
to bury me- says memorandum In the
poets handwriting, ST have entered into
this contract whereby my friend, Usher
Marcus in consideration of poem writ
ten by me and herewith conveyed to
him, shall take charge of my body when
I die and bury me in plot which he has
furnished
When Marcus came today to fulfill this
contract he found thas his right to take
charge of the burial exercises of the
poet was contested by a committee OF
Galicians who declared that inasmuch as
Imber had been born in Galicia, theirs
should be the honor of burying him. A
legal battle may result.
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Fire Destroys LiUeS OF
= Almost Entire Family

pital suffering from suffoeation and seri-
Gus burns. There is a bare possibility
that he will recover
Jim Butler and Geo Harrison, two ne
groes, who had been seen about the build
ing, and who are known to have had
trouble with J. A. Thuss, a grocer. who
occupied the ground floor are under ar
rest on suspicion of knowing something
of the origin GO the fire.
So great q headway had the flames
gained when they were discovered and so
great was the excitement caused by the
Mortified screams of women and terrified
appears for help OF those in danger that
no organized attempt at rescue was made
for some minutes after the four fire COM
panies had arrived on the scene.
II was only after someone had secured
a long step-ladder. which was mounted
by Fred Fetzer after being placed against
the front wall of the Mustaine apart
nent, that it was known the members
of the Fishman family were still In the
burning building.
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Is ISSUED IN
PANAMA LIBEL SUIT

Indianapolis October S-A subpoena for
Irving c. Santer of Washington to ap-
pear here next Monday as a witness in
the hearing of Delayan Smith and Charles
r. Williams, proprietors of the Indian
apolis News, charged with having COM
mitted criminal libel in the Panama canal
purchase controversy, will be served in
Washington today or tomorrow.
Charles W. Miller. United States attor-
ney for this district, said today that
he did not know who Santer was. and
that he had mailed a subpoena at the re-
quest of Stuart Mcnamara, special at
torney of the department of justice in
charge of the proceedings against the pub
fishers of the Indianapolis News and SIM
liar proceedings in New York city against
the publishers of the New York World.
It is said here that Santer is Irving c.
Sauter. secret agent of the department
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Southern Commercial CgS !
VIII Meet In Washington
OPPORTUNITY IS KEYNOTE
Secretary Nagel Says the Congress
Will be of Greatest Importance
Not Only to the South But
to the Whole Country.

Washington, October S.-tSpecial. 1.-The
second southern commercial congress will
be held in Washington December 6 and Z,
Immediately preceding the important river
and harbors congress convention on the
succeeding three days. The large hall Of
the New Willard has been secured for
these events, and the attendance on both
gatherings promises to be large and of ma
tional importance.
The first southern commercial congress,
held last December. was devoted to in
terpreting the meaning of southern re-
sources TO the south and to the nation.
be Opportunity.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel
will preside over the opening ses-
sion in December, and the speakers at
the various meetings will he men of
tional standing. Secretary Nagel says of
this congress: Permit me to say that l
regard the questions to be considered by
this congress as of the greatest import
ance, not only to the south, but to the en-
tire country"
In connection with the congress there is
pl1lltleu " dSStIlpit Il fSuctlSlNG anu
striking exhibit of the south's resources
under the direction of John III. Finney,
secretary of the Appalachian National
Forest association. The entire tenth floor
of the New Willard will be developed to
the purpose of the congress, thus en-
abing southern powers and industries to
make displays at a time when Wash
ington is crowded with visitors.
Mr.. Finney said today: EVERY indica-
tion is that the attendance on this second
session will be both large and enthusiast
tic.
II regard the meeting as of very large
Importance to the south, and through the
south to the whole nation. The south
is coming into its own RAPIDLY. 1t is the
land of opportunity in all that makes
for national prosperity and greatness, and
we plan a comprehensive showing by
words and exhibits of WI taas oppor-
tunity consists
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PROTEST MADE AGAINST
MlX/FOR BALLOON RACE

Berlin, October S.-Edward Mix, the
American aeronaut, winner of the Cor
don Bennett trophy in the balloon race
which started from Zurich last Sunday,
arrived here today from Ostroengo, Rus
sian Poland. He was dined by James
oMara Murray and left for Paris to-
night.
While in Berlin Mr.. Mix received q
telegram informing him that protest
had been lodged against his being de-
cared the winner of the Bennett trophy
on the ground that he had made land
ing with the American II before he
finally came down in the forest OF
Gustova.
This protest. said Mr.. Mix, prob
ably is founded on an incident that hap
pened at some place, the name or whlch
Is unknown to me, about 30 miles north
east of Prague. We had thrown out bal
last so as to come below the clouds,
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Nashville. October Sire at AS o'clocil
ais morning in a brick building at No.
72l-72S Jefferson street killed four out of
family of five persons, Two of whom
We're burned so badly that their features
We're scarcely recognizable. w. II. Mus
taine, assistant city ticket agent Of the
Louisville and Nashville, who occupied
the second floor of No. 72S. together with
his wife and two children, were taken
out fthe burning building by neighbors,
who came to the rescue with a step
ladder.
The dead:
Mrs Dora B'ishman, aged "A. burned to
death,
Miss Rosie F'ishman, aged IA years. died
from sufocation.
Miss Rachael Markeson. aged 16 years,
died from suffocation.
Mrs Rosie A. Fishman, aged about so
years burned to death.
Moses Fishman was taken to the hos
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Wilbur Wright Begins
School OF Aviation

their course to circles over the govern
ment reservation they went mile and
half toward Washington in hardly more
than as many minutes In a few seconds
more than five minutes after they had left
the aviator landed within 20 feet of the
starting rail.
Then Lieutenant Humphreys was taken
up for a five minute ride in the airship
TITS much more pleasant, than automo-
bling remarked the lieutenant I'VE
had splendid view of the country
AS each fight ended the spectators, who
had witnessed Orville Wright use this
machine commented upon the superior
way in which Wilbur Wright was gliding
to a stop. When the latter was APP
preached on the subject, he became To-
quacious-that is for a Wright brother
in defense of Orville.
There never was a field in the world
harder to fly on than that at Fort Myer,
he said. There you had to be turning
your machine all the time as you were
coming down. Here you can glide in a
straight line just as far as yon like. When
/ get more accustomed to the machine
] may do better. 1t bobs sometimes with
me yet
Flights probably will be made tomorrow
and on days following until the officers
are familiar with the new art.
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of justice, who was in this city last
spring gathering evidence for the govern
ment in the matter.
Mr.. Miller said that so far as he was
advised. Santer, or Sauter. was the only
witness who would be subpoenaed. He
had not been informed he added, that
William Nelson Cromwell, Frank H.
Hitchcock or representatives of the bank
ing house of j. P. Morgan & Co. had ar
ranged with the department of justice to
come to Indianapolis to testify without
the formality of subpoena. He did not
know when Mr.. Mcnamara would arrive
or whether other representatives of the
government would come with him.
Mr. Mcnamara had stated to Judge An
derson of the United States court of this
district that he probably would ask Mr..
Hitchcock Norman Fl. Mack, chairman of
the democratic national committee. GER
tain members OF the firm of Morgan e.
Co. and others to testify in the Panama
canal matter.
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ante-Sur-Seine, France, October s.
The villa of Daniel Rdgway Knight the
American painter, at Rolleboise. overlook
ing the Seine, was the scene OF d ara
matte tragedy Wednesday. Armanoe n
soni, a 17-year-old girl, renowned through
out the countryside for her beauty ana
who served Mr.. Knight in the douoie ca
nacitv of domestic and model after being
nuhliclv Tilted at village ball by her
lover. Gustav Fortune, returned to MI
Knights house, took shotgun ano.
placing the barrel under her chin, blew
off her head. Mr.. Knight found the body
of the girl the following morning upon
his return from Paris before klilhs
herself. Arrnande wrote a pathetic letter
IN her father, a chimney-sweep In Paris
and to her sisters. adjuring the latter to
avoid love affairs and never to peheVe
a. mans word. She also left letter 10
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Earmer is Assassinated.

Lake Charles, La, October s.-News was
received here tonight that McLendon
Rhoderiguez. prominent farmer living
near Elizabeth, in Vernon parish, La,
was killed by an unknown party of men
last night The family had retired when
the men rode up and discharged volley
of shots into one of the windows of the
house, wounding Rhoderiguez. Two of the
men then entered the house and riddled
the body with bullets. There is no clew
as to the identity of the slayers and no
motive for the crime is known.
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TAFT VISITS THE
Big TREE GROVE

Glacier Point Cal. October S.-President
Taft arrived here this evening. The drive
from Wawona, where he spent the fore
noon visiting the Mariposa big tree
groves, was over rs miles of mountain
road and the President was ready for
bed Immediately after dinner.
The President arose before dawn today
and started for the Sequoia trees In a
dense fog, which quickly cleared. how
ever, as the sun found it's way over the
mountain tops. The President was deeply
impressed with the immense trees and
especially in the upper groves. He was
photographed at the base of the Grizzly
Grant, the biggest and Oldest tree in the
world, and he was snapped in the stage
as 1t passed the trunk of the Wawona,
one of the largest of the forest mon
archs.
The stage ride from Wawona to Glacier
carried the President to an elevation of
ZOO feet.
Tonight, guarded by cavalrymen, he is
sleeping at an elevation OF 1000 feet,
in little hotel here.
With the setting of the sun the weather
became cold and a cheerful fire gave a
welcome greeting to the presidential
party.
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through which we had been sailing, when
suddenly the guide rope, trailing beneath
the basket, struck the ground in town
or village. We could not make out the
dimensions of the place because of a
thick fog.
Several persons caught hold of the
rope. Notwithstanding my protest, and
despite my endeavors to make them let
go, and dragged the balloon to earth. The
basket touched the ground and rested
there probably between five and seven
minutes until | was able to persuade the
people to let me go and had also written
a dispatch. instead of being of advantage
to me. I lost three bags Of ballast before
/ resumed the voyage"
Mr.. Mix said he desired to have the
committee to make the fullest investigation
of the incident He said he was treated
with the greatest courtesy by the police
OF Ostrolengo but was detained by them
for "a hours, when his release was order
ed by telegraph from st. Petersburg or
Warsaw.
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,JILTED FRENCH MODEL
BLOWS HER HEAD OFF

Mr.. knight, asking forgiveness for the
trouble and annoyance she was causing
him in committing such a deed in his
home The coroner returned verdict OF
suicide during a temporary fit or mad
ness When Fortune heard of the tragic
death of his sweetheart he tried to Kill
himself.
The funeral of the girl today was the
occasion of a remarkable demonstration
of affection for her. The entire populace
of the village attended the services and
followed the coffin to the grave Mr..
knight paid all funeral expenses He
said tonight that the girl had face OF
the most remarkable beauty he had ever
seen. She was posing for pictures Mr.
Knight is painting which he said are
valued by him at $4,000. One of them is
for John Fl. Converse. president of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works at Philadel-
phia-
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Terrible Trials of Ships Crew.

Port Arthur, Tex, October S.-Water-
logged. dismasted and with the deck bare
ly above the water as she was being
towed by the Guffey company steamer
Winifred, the Kate George, Captain Whit
ney. from Mobile to Cuban ports, linped
into port today with what was left of
the crew in the throes of starvation. or
the crew of seven which sailed from
Mobile tonight five are in hospital with
slight chances of recovery, while another
was washed overheard In the recent hur-
ricane and second died of starvation be-
fore aid came to the helpless vessel
washed hundreds of miles out OF her
course. The Kate George sailed from
Mobile about September II with cargo
of lumber for Cuban ports
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FUGITIVE INDIAN
SHOOTS TO KILL

San Bernardino Cal, October S--Willie
Boy the fugitive Indian, who killed his
sweetheart when she could no longer keep
up with him in their fight after the In
dian had slain her father, engaged Sheriff
Ralph's posse in a rifle battle at an iso-
lated place on the desert known as Mos
quito Wells. Charles Roche, a deputy
sheriff of Banning, was wounded
Willie Boy dropped three of the depu-
ties horses with a rain OF bullets that
drove the men to cover. The sherff's men
had small chance against the well in
trenched desperado
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Naval Stores Appeal Heard.

Atlanta, October S.-Argument on the
appeal of five men and officers of the
American Naval Stores company, who
were found guilty of conspiracy in re-
straint of trade in United States cir
cult court at Savannah, was opened In
the United States circuit court of appeals
here today. The men involved are ]. Il.
Cooper Myers, Spencer p. Shotter and
Edmund S. Nash of Savannah George
M. Boardman of New York and Earl Mol
Ter of Jacksonville. Fla. In addition to
fines, Shotter and Myers are under sem
tence of three months imprisonment. The
appellants contend through their attor-
neys that there never was any conspiracy
or Illegal methods of doing business and
that the indictment against them and the
verdict which followed are untenable.
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Combine of Telephone Lines.

Trenton, N j., October S.-The Cont
mental Telegraph and Telephone company
was Incorporated here late today with an
authorized capital of 600. This stock
is to be divided equally into preferred
and common The former is TO pay 6 per
cent dividend and the common stock will
also pay Il dividend from the remaining
surplus. The company is to take over all
the telephone lines in New York and New
Jersey The incorporators are William Y
Clark of Plaintield, n. j.. and Powell
Carichten and William +. Conley. both of
New York city
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GLENN CURTISS FLIES
BEFORE ADVERSE WINDS

st. Louis. October S.--Under adverse
conditions Glenn II. Curtiss, by fight
in his biplane late this afternoon in For
est park, received the applause and
cheers of the many thousands Of persons
who had waited for hours for the wind
to slacken. George Francois Osmont and
Hugh A. Robinson of st. Louis attempted
to make their machines fly, but failed.
be Curtiss just at dusk wheeled his ma
chine out OF its tent facing 15-miie
wind and started his propeller, rose 30
feet from the grouid and flew the length
of the aero field. He covered a quarter
az a mile and was aloft 40 seconds. His
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Eiuht on Near Beer.

Macon, Ca, October S.-The Georgia
Woman's Christian Temperance Union to-
day passed sweeping resolutions urging an
effort to rid the state of "near-beer to
make illegal the various methods of ad-
vertising liquor and to Secure constitu-
tional prohibition. The resolutions also
promulgated prohibition of cigarettes and
other forms of tobacco to minors; COM
pulsory education and steps TO abolish
the white slave traffic. Mrs. Il. E. Pat
terson of Griffin was chosen president.
Madison. Ga, is the next place OF meet
ing
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Texas Drouth Broken.

Houston. Tex, October S.-Heavy rains
the greater part of Texas to-
dav broke the long standing drouth
which had prevailed In the stale since
June. Coming over the Panhandle INTO
Amarillo. the torrential downpour EXTEND
ed southeast to the gulf and the territory
between received downpours ranging IN
duration from four To eight hours. SNOW
was reported at Dalhart but the hakes
melted as they reached the ground.