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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
AERIAL TRAVEL.
Seemingly Less Risky Than in Old
 Wooden Coaches.

From the New York Press.
 The advantage of the Zeppelin type of airship over the aeroplane, from the view point of utility, Is shown in the accident to the German inventors vessel on it's way back home after a victorious flight from Friedrichshafen to Berlin A broken propeller tore a big hole in the hull yet the navigator was able to descend in safety to make repairs, and the crew was in less danger than an Atlantic liner would have been from hole smashed in her side.
 Zeppelin's craft is built on the samel principle as a ship of the sea. With 17 gas compartments damage to three of these. when punctured as they were. does not pitch the vessel to the earth. There would have been no necessity for the de- scent except for the loss of the propellerI The same kind of accident to a Maure1 tania would have left her at the mercy of a storm, even if she could have been kept afloat by her watertight compartmentsl In time it is not unlikely that invention will provide for quicker repairs of in- jured aircraft than Is possible with their cousins of the ocean, and these may even be made aloft while the Zeppelins drift the way they are headed. Anything like similar damage to an aeroplane' oi course, would spell disaster to heavier than-air machines, which have no ener- gency scheme of collision bulkheads
 As compared with the racing motor car which piles itself up in heap Of Junk when the smallest bit of mechanism goes' wrong, travel in dirigible balloon Is se-I curity itself, and would seem to be safeII than taking a chance in wooden railroad coaches on a route which has no block signals, behind an engineer who has peen at the throttle for IS hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
CAT ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Jealous of Rival, He Tries to StranaIe
 Himself With Rope.

Montclair CN. J.) Dispatch to the New
 York Press.
 A black cat named Dick that has been in the family of Henry Michaelson of Montclair Heights for the last Is years attempted suicide Saturday by strangula- ton. He would have succeeded had not one of the Michaelson children discov- cred him in time ot save his life. Dick had wound piece of rope tightly around his neck and about seven times around his body. When found he was lying under a clump of bushes, his mouth open and tongue extended. The child attempted to unwind the cord, but Dick tried to scratch. and the child ran to the house screaming that the cat was dying. Mrs. Michaelson, with her son Frederick, re moved the cord that was shutting off Dicks wind. He was taken into the house and soon revived. That 1t was a clear case of attempted suicide an Dicks part seemed a fact. He had taken the piece of rope, feet long, from the barn to the clump of bushes, which place he had chosen for the deed. Dick had been in the Michaeison home from the time he was a kitten. He had been . good ratter. and was . great pet with the children. Because of his age he was un- able lately to cope with the rats in the barn, having only one tooth in his hsad and about two weeks ego . young cat was brought to the house to take his place. From the start Dick showed he was jealous. He fought with the new cat refused to eat and showed his displeas- ure in many ways. The family was knd to Dick. and thought he would get over his jealousy. but the attempt on his own life Saturday showed that he wass IT, reconcilabe The Michaeisons have de- cided to get rid of the new cat, and let Dick end his days on the place. Traps will be placed in the. barn to assist him h rat catching.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

ceptional number of high rapids, at one point rising 75 feet In a distance of 500 feet.
 The rivers of the Boqueron region also were found to be very swift rising at one point near their headwaters 5000 feet in four miles. The greater part Of this rise consists of sheer falls. On the Can dalosa river two falls were discovered within a few feet of each other, with total height of over 800 feet.
 Can Rent Lands
 The members of the canal commission do not believe that there will be any diff ficulty in renting the, government lands for agricultural purposes after the coun- try has been opened up by the roads. The commission apparently looks forward to American enterprise stepping In and max ing real use of these lands.
 The Panamans and the West Indian negroes on the isthmus are slothful and
 unambitious as farmers. There Is today
 a ready market for all the fruit and veg etables they would raise, to say nothing of eggs and chickens. Yet the commits
 sion has to depend for its green stufrs
 largely on its own gardens. Here Is an
 instance of the enterprise of the average Panama farmer:
 A fresh egg Is one of the hardest things to get on the isthmus. In fact, it's just about impossible. Over at the Tivoli hotel in Ancon, where they charge you s7 day for room and bath and meals they think they are doing you a special favor if they give cold storage eggs that
 have been dipped in wax.
 Well, Col George w. Goethals the en- gineer in charge of the canal work likes fresh eggs, and soon after he arrived at ] Culebra he began looking around for 2 1 farmer who would satisfy his longing. He looked and looked and looked, and hens | A. 1o ttrfh har 1nVn | none of the local farmers. SO called. seemed to care whether they kept hens l or not.
 l But finally Colonel Goethals found one | farmer who, after urging, allowed the l colonel to build a henhouse for him. After | more urging he consented to have the 1 colonel to buy some hens for him, and | later agreed to let the colonel buy the 1 feed for them. So, after presenting the | farmer with a hencoop, the hens and the | feed for them, the colonel now buys the l eggs from him.
 | Experimental Gardens. The commission has been conducting ! experimental gardens on the isthmus 1 since 1905 with view to assisting in the 1 development of the land The commits sion's experts have found that many trop- | ical fruits and many vegetables of the | temperate zone can be raised prontably l on the isthmus. Indeed, the experiments l have progressed SO far that some men l with a business eye are already looking | ahead to the time when the growers of l fruit and vegetables on the isthmus will
 find good market for their products on l the big ships that will pass through the | canal.
 The commission now has four gardens under cultIvation-at Ancon. Corozol. Elm l pire and Pedro Miguel. The one at An. l con Is devoted especially to the growing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

and cultivation of decorative plants, and the results attained there are reflected in landscape gardening at most of the vil- lages along the line of the canal.
 The soil on the isthmus is worked the year round, different crops being planted In rotation. but the farmer is kept guess Ing by the eccentricities of the dry and the wet seasons. The excessive moisture and the tropical insects, especially the ants, cause the most trouble
 In the government gardens a regular campaign has been carried on against the
 ants until they have just about been an- initiated in those spots. The experts have gone to the attack with carbon bisulphide, setting 1t on fire and exploding it subter- raneously The poisonous fumes suffo-
 cate the ants They have also laid for
 the ants with flaming asbestos torches and swooped down upon them as they travelled in millions along their beaten paths by moonlight.
 The commissions gardeners haven't been able to get as good results in the wet as in the dry season in raising truck, but with decorative gardening they havc
 been able to accomplish more in the rainy season.
 Many vegetables ana friuts from the temperate zone have been introduced into the isthmus since the American occupa- ton. They are growing Nicaraguan strawberries with good results, also as- paragus, California naval and Florida oranges, California mission and cluster | figs, Muscatine grapes, oucumbers, sweet l potatoes, tomatoes and beans. Native Vegetables. l Uncle Sams gardeners have taken sev- | eral of the native vegetables in hand and | improved them. A little cultivation of 1 the native spinach under their hands has i improved 1t.
 l They have crossed the native tomato l with about 45 American varieties and
 have produced specimens that are able
 to stand the excessive Panama moisture l without getting soft and watery. They l found that the American egg plant was l subject to fungus but thrived when graft
 ed with the native Panama variety. The commissions men have been ex- | perimenting with vanilla, East India | bamboo, Mexican hemp and rubber 1 plants. The native fruits in the commits
 sion's gardens include mangoes Several | East Indian varieties), papaya avocados. l and the better varieties of bananas.
 In the landscape garden large numbers l of native and exotic plants with brilliant ] foliage have been grown. These include crotons grown from plants left by the 1 French, tree ferns which grow to a
 height of feet. balsam applies. Florida l crepe myrtle and Dame del Noche. na- | tive towering bush that takes It's name
 from the strong perfume that 1t exhales l at night w
 Roses. especially of the tea varieties, | are cultivated with success. They bloom
 throughout the year. luxuriantly in May 1 and June
 Among the places that nave been beau tihed and improved by the commission z
 gardens Is Palo seco, the loper colony
 Through the efforts of the commission's { ! experts fruit and vegetables are now being
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
EMPIRE BUILDING SPE-
 OIALTIES.

Southern and eastern expos ure. An architectural triumph. Terra Gotta and Marble exter- for. Skyros and Italian Marble interior. Absolutely fire-proof, including fire-proof stairway. Hot and cold water. White elevator boys. In short, every thing that is best in office build ing construction and service. Let us show you before leasing m office.
 JEMIS0N R. E. & INS. co.
 Agents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
Pour Away.

From I1t-bIts
 A slater who was engaged upon the roof of house in Scotland fell from the lad- der and lay in an unconscious state upon the pavement. One of the pedestrians in the street who rushed to the aid of the poor man chanced to have flask of spirits in his pockets, and, to revive him, began to pour little down his throat.
 "Canny, mon. canny," said man look ing on, Cor you'll choke him."
 Tho .sunconscious' slater slowly opened his eyes, and said quietly:
 Pour ava mon, pour awa;' we're doin' fine"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
In the Distant Future.

From the New York Mail.
 Nevertheless, the day Is coming when 1t will be possible to hold automobile races with death rate no higher than that of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
Ward Seminary Hsshviie. o femnesses TeS"e w1.,s 18th and WLls
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FOR YOUNG LADIES, MA guUVIT U,IrNN

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 Ira Landrfth, DID,, LLD., Pres. Miss Hood and Miss Heron, Principals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

The Saks' Store Refunds Rail road Fares to Out-of-To
 Customers Through the Rebate Bureau. Get the Birmingham Habit Trade in Birmingham.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
PICTURESQUE FIGURE
IN POLITICS GONE
Death Of Senator Patrick Me-
Carren Of Brooklyn

Brooklyn, Oct. 25.-In the death of
Senator Patrick II. McCarren of
Brooklyn, who succumbed following
an operation for appendicitis, Greater
New York loses its most picturesque
political leader.
Senator McCarren, who was sixty
years old on the 18th of last June.
was the absolute master of the Brook
lyn Democracy since 1908, when he
overthrow the old leader, Hugh Nc
Laughlin. He had been a power for
years before that, but with the fall of
Mclaughlin McCarren became some
thing more than a local figure He
grew suddenly to the full stature OF
a boss, became national figure, a
man to reckon with when presidents
were nominated
For six years he held the Demo
cratic organization in Kings county
gripped in hts fingers. He held it
against Tammany raids, the rebellion
of district leaders, the furious as
vi IIulDll anu pltoo otilu hcl
frequently against the consequences
of his own acts-but he held it, He
never knew when he was licked and
never gave an inch against the most
determined attacks.
Whatever charges were flung at
McCarren because of his acts as a
legislator or as a politician nobody
ever refused him credit for certain
clearly defined qualities. His industry
never tagged. He hated cant and
pretense and for the most part the
senator preferred absolute frankness
and truth telling in dealing with
friends or enemies. Whenever he
couldn't see his way clear to tell the
truth he chewed dry cigar and
smiled very slightly. His courage
was unbounded.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
JEFFRIES is EAGER TO FIGHT
Returns From Europe in Excellent
Condition.

New York, Oct 23-The steamer
Lusitania, on which James ]. Jeffries,
the pugilist, and 7. P. O'Connor, the
Irish parliamentarian, were passen-
gers, has arrived here. Jeffries said
he would fcht Jack Johnson and hal
no doubt a all Of winning Replying
to questions JeGries said he did not
take much stock in the Johnson.
Ketchel fght ard evidently consid-
cred Kctchel cutclassed.
81 am edw TO fight Johnson a.
once" said Jefries "My condition
is tiptop. I want to sign articles right
away and end this matter"
Jeffries mover looked better. He
weighs 225 pounds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
VICTIMS OF MOJAVE DESERT
Chicago Woman Believes Brother and
Family Perished.

Chicago, Oct. 25.-Because she
heard mysterious rappings on the floor
of her bedroom Miss Bertha Dough
srty, a Chicago schoolteacher, be-
lieves that her brother, Jay Dough
erty, his wife and three children have
perished Of thirst in the Mojave des-
ert of California.
The last heard from Dougherty and
his family was when they had start
ed from Santee, Cal, across the des-
eru to the Tuna Indian reservation.
Searching posses are now hunting for
them.
Miss Dougherty stated that she was
sure the rappings were the manifes-
tations of spirits of her brother and
his family.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
ACCUSED OF RIFLING MAILS
North Dakota Russian Priest Arrested
by Postal Inspector.

Fargo. N. D., Oct. 25.--Rev. Father
Edward Kasal, forty years old Rus
sian Catholic priest and head of a
settlement of that people at Hradec,
Dunn county, was arrested by Deputy
United States Marshal Mckay OF
Fargo on the charge of intercepting
opening and OBTAINING United States
mail addressed to his parishioners.
The priest says he did it to pre-
serve their souls.
1t is also charged that the priest
extracted from letters about $4,000 a
year for the last two years and a
half.
The Russian settlement is excited
over the arrest. The priest founded
the Russian Catholic church there
erected a magnificent parish house,
operated big general store, in which
the postoffice was located, and en-
gagged in selling hail, fire and life in
surance among his prosperous parish
ionerS.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
SURPLUS OF CARS IN WEST
Report Shows Shortage in East and
South.

Chicago, Oct. 25.-The American
Railways fortnightly statement shows
shortage of 23,43l cars in the East
and South and surplus of 35,977 in
the West and Northwest. The report
adds:
There seems to be no doubt that
the railroads are carrying as much
freight as they did in October, 1907,
and 1t is to be noted that the short
ages are one-third of what they were
then, when there was no surplus at
all. The surplus has been reduced
17,411 in the last two weeks. 1t is
probable that we have reached, or
nearly reached, the maximum short
age"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
PROBING HARVESTER TRUST
Dealers Tell of Methods of the Bio
Combine.

Hannibal, Mo-, Oct. 25.-Dealers in
farm implements were witnesses for
the defense when the Missouri custer
suit against the International Har-
vester company of America was re.
sumed here.
The testimony was unanimous that
the company made one price in the
community to all dealers and that
they could retail them at whatever
price they wished.
On cross-eXamination the dealers
testified the price of binders advanced
sl0.50 after the company was organ
lied. Attorney General Major also
developed that the harvester company
controls about IS per cent of the bust
ness in farm implements.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
ALFONSO is WELL RECEIVED
King of Spain Drives Through Streets
of Madrid.

Madrid. Oct. 25.-king Alfonso, who
had not left the palace for several
days. drove with Queen Victoria
through the streets. He was cordially
salnted by the citizens. upon whom
the Temperance of the soVereigns
made a good impression.
Their royal carriage was entirely
witt cccort 1t was driven at q
WALKING pare through the central dis
tricts OF the capital.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
PASSING or NOTED PEOPLE
REAP ADMIRAL HENRY URBAN

REAR ADMIRAL HENRY URBAN,
u. S. N, retired. Il Civil war naval
veteran, is dead at New York. He
entered the navy in 1s4S and was re-
tired with the rank of rear admiral in
1894.
WILLIAM GALLINGER, twenty
nine years old, son of United States
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire,
Is dead at the home of his aunt at
New York.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
ENDS LIFE IN NEW YORK
Butte Woman, Disappointed in Love,
Shoots Herself.

New York. Oct 25.--So determined
to take her OWE life that she nerved
herself to pull the trigger a second
time after the first cartridge had
failed her Leah Oppenheimer, beau
tiful woman. shot herself In her SIS
ter's home here and died instantly.
The cause of the suicides act, ac-
cording to the statement made by her
family to Coroner Hamburger, was
disappointment in love.
The woman, whose home was In
Butte, Mont, had recently received
letters from that city which depressed
her and two weeks ago she threat
ened to do away with herself.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25

and the Chief Executive Makes an
Argument in Favor of the Proposal.
Speech Constantly Interrupted by
"RebeI Yells.'
Houston, Tex, Oct. 25.--President
Taft made a short address from the
balcony of the Rice hotel here shortly
after his arrival. After breakfast he
was given a motor ride about the
city, during which he was greeted by
school children.
The president was up with the sun
ard was enjoying the fresh morning
air when his train stopped at Bee
Hive, Tex. Much noise at the real
end of his car attracted him to the
platform.
Mr. Taft began his speech by talk
ing about Texas. Then voice in
the crowd asked:
How about postal savings banks ?
Are you in favor of them?"
The president said he was and,
after he had explained why the voice
cried:
Where are you putting yous
money, Bill?"
II haven't much money to put any
where, explained the president.
"When you have been in politics as
long as / have you will understand
there is mighty little money to save"
Argues for Postal Savings Rarks.
Concluding his arguments in favor
of postal savings banks he said:
IL hope the banks will not continue
their opposition to it. In other coun-
tries they have postal savings banks
In England they have postal savings
banks and they have not interfered
with banking There are $60O,000,0U0
deposited in England.
$50 it is in Australia and it is said
from statistics that a great many de-
rositors i'm those banks are working
men and minor children, who are in
duced to put in 10 cents, 20 cents, a
dollar and finally their accounts grow
so that they are substantial.
During his speech in Houston the
president was constantly interrupted
with applause and old fashioned
"rebel yellS." He seemed thoroughly
to enjoy the noisy welcome and told
the people of Houston that he did not
care what their politics were, he ap-
preciated their greetings and under
stood it to be a tribute to the head of
a united nation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
SOLID LINES OF SOLDIERY
Gar Closely Guarded as Train Passes
Through France.

Chambery, France, Oct. 25 The
train carrying Emperor Nicholas to
Italy passed through here, stopping
long enough to take water for the
locomotive
The station was surrounded with
troops and the entrances to the place
had been closed. The train proceed
ed to Modane between solid lines of
soldiery.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
Car Of Russia Makes His
Entry Into Italy.
NO UNTOWARD INCIDENT
Extraordinary Precautions Had Been
Taken to Preserve Order and From
the Moment the Imperial Party
Crossed the Boundary Soldiers
Guarded the Railroad Line Until the
Royal Castle Was Reached.

Royal Castle Was Reached.
Racconigi, Italy, Oct. 25.-Nicholas,
emperor Of all the Russias, made a
triumphal entry into Italy. From the
moment the imperial party entered
Italy through the famous Mont Gents
tunnel until it reached the royal cas-
tie it was attended by an extraor-
dinary military guard. Not an inch
of the tunnel but was examined and it
was lined with soldiers who could al
most touch hands.
Every station on the railroad line
was guarded by massed troops.
Whatever may have stirred beneath
the surface the outward manifesto
ton here was a cordial and popular
welcome to the head of a friendly
state
Threatened demonstrations of i'll
will had been sternly suppressed, but
the days rejoicing was spontaneous
and genuine, even the mayor of Rome
having been sent by a Radical and
Socialistic board of aldermen to par
ticipate in the imperial reception.
Broadly viewed the much discussed
and keenly anticipated meeting be-
tween Emperor Nicholas and King
Victor Emmanuel opened most auspic-
iously.
The strict measures to preserve or
der adopted by the police and mill
tary did not serve to dampen the
ardor of the populace, The whole
city has been decorated with flags
and bunting. Householders along the
route to the palace spread carpets
before their doors and filled their
windows with brocades and bright col
ored streamers. Triumphal arches
stretched across the path traversed by
his majesty.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
GENERAL REYES is MISSING
Prominent Mexican Mysteriousiy Dis
appears From His Home.

Mexico City, Oct 25.-Dispatches
from Monterey say that General Ber-
nardo Reyes, governor of the state of
Nuevo Leon and ex-candidate for vice
president, is said to have mysteri-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
WALSH NOTES TO BE PAID

Former Banker Penniiess When obi
cations Are Met.
Chicago, Oct. 25.--Representatives
Of Q syndicate Of. Middle. Western
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-25
POLITIC .EEPS
HIS RI L SMALL
Taft Tells Texans He Has
Little Money.
ANSWERS POINTED QUERY

Party in Crowd Asks President How
He Stands on Postal Savings Banks
and the Chief Executive Makes an
Argument in Favor of the Proposal.
Speech Constantly interrupted by
"RebeI YeIls.'