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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-08
Twelve Days Horror
In Open Boats In
The South Pacific

well as time would permit, Captain
Chapman taking one and First Mate
Hatfield the other. On the night OF
June q the boats put off to find their
way over 1,0)0 miles of the track.
less waste to the nearest islands,
The sidelights had been left burning
on the derlict, and it was only short
time after they had rowed away that
the shipwrecked men saw the masts
reel against the sky, and then the
red and green fiickers were snuffed
out as the Puritan's bows went under
and she took the long dive to Davy
Jones' locker.
For four days the small boats were
able to keep in company, shaping a
course for the Paumata islands, sail
ing and rowing. On the fourth night
a heavy squat came on and when
day dawned there was nothing visible
on the surface of the sea neither
boats crew.
Suffer from Thirst.
There was plenty Of biscuit and
bareback, but the supply of water in
Captain Chapman's boat was small
and, after several d,ys, it gave out
entirely. Captain Chapman cheered
his men as best he could, telling them
that he knew his course and that they
would soon reach land. But the awful
thirst soon began to tell. The men
glared blankly at each other and sui
lenly and cunningly at the now placid
sea, but the sight of the sharks kept
them form carrying out their designs.
This Mate a Hero.
God! But those were terrible
days and nights" said Captain Chap
man, in relating his experiences.
water was the constant cry, but
only few drops could be doled out
at time. There was hero among
us and I never saw the like of his
grit He was Second Mate Collins.
Although his tongue was so swollen
and parched that I had to scrape it
with knife he would not take any
water, saying that the men should
have 1t.
'Tt was the widest, happiest mo-
ment in my life when on the twelfth
day of our suffering we saw land.
The men embraced each other in
their delirium and delight We made
the island of Anaa, which is about 400
miles from Tahiti. And there we
found the mates crew all safe. I set
out for Papeete, while the mates
crew remained, and after several
days rowing and sailing, we landed
on Point Venus, Tahiti, where we
were we'll looked after"
Captain Chapman comes here to re-
port to the British consul, while his
crew returned to the Australian port
from where they shipped. The skip
per is an American and is one OF
the best known masters of windjam-
mers on this and the Atlantic coast.
The Puritan was owned by a New
York syndicate.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-08

SAN FRANCISCO, August l.
Burning days, when only the lolling
sharks kept them from ending their
agony of thirst by plunging into the
ocean, and dark nights that seemed
to have no ending, were the lot of
twenty-one members of the crew of
the British bark Puritan, which was
abandoned in the South Seas on June
q. The terrible sufferings of him
self and crew, during the twelve days
and nights they spent in open boats,
with little food and no water, were
related by Captain Chapman, who ar
rived yesterday morning from Pa
peete, Tahiti, on the Oceanic liner
Mariposa.
1t has been long time since the
South Pacific has recorded such hard
ships as befell the hardy mariners of
the Inflated windjammer. Sailor
mans grit and endurance were prob
ably all that saved the crew from
going to the same doom that befell
their vessel.
Brief cable advices announced the
abandonment of the old sailing yes.
sci, which was we'll known on this
Coast, but it was not until yesterday
that the detail of the disaster and
the sufferings of the crew were re-
ceived.
Encountered Hurricane.
The Puritan was twenty-eight days
out from Newcastle, Australia, with
a cargo of $500 tons of coal con-
signed to Hind, Rolph & Co. at this
port, when she encountered the gales
y which finally sent her to last rest
ing place in the deep city of sunken
ships. Out of a deceptive tropical
sky a hurricane burst upon the vessel
which her twenty years of hard serv-
ice could not Withstand. The sails
were ripped from their grummets as
if they were paper, and the spars
splintered before the fury of the
blast. The heavily laden craft was
a plaything of the rushing waves into
which the tips of the lower yard arms
buried themselves while the bark was
thrown on her beam ends.
On the second day of the storm the
carpenter brought the tidings aft to
the skipper that the windjammer was
was leaking. The we'll was sounded,
and at first Captain Chapman be-
lieved he could keep the vessel free,
but as day after day passed, with the
men working frantically at the
pumps, it became apparent to the ex-
hausted crew that their ship was
doomed.
Took to Boats.
Not until seven days after the YES
sci began to leak did Captain Chap
man decide to abandon her. Then
the decks were almost awash, and 1t
was seen that but a short time longer
would elapse before the Puritans
heavy cargo would send her to the
depths.
Two boats were provisioned as
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-08
GREAT WAR GAME PLAYED
BY AMERICAN ATLANTIC FLEET

vacancies that might take place in
case of actual warfare.
r After a battle in which the blue"
fleet, which included the vessels car
rying the New York State Naval Mi
litia, forced it's way into Long Island
Sound and established a base for ma
val operation which would have laid
New York open to attack, the nine
war ships anchored off Block Island
all day Friday.
Excellent Gun Practice
The regular crews and militia, by
that time thoroughly familiar with
the handling of heavy guns, were prt
through long battery drills using tele-
scope sights and electromagnetic tar
gets. Under the supervision Of Lieu
tenant E. E. Spafford, regular ord
nance officer on board the Washing
ton, the naval militia lieutenaRts-
Harvey Yorke, e. V. Stebbins. H. P.
Bell and James MacFarlane- drilled
their men at the guns all afternoon,
doing excellent work at the targets.
The six-inch guns and smaller rifles
are fitted with telescope sights and
target devices attached to the barrels.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-08

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-08

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-08

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
SAY PLUG HIT BY
 NEGRO AUTO DRIVER
Collision Narrowly Averted By Chauf- feur Marshall, Who Was Driv-
 ing E. T. Shaw's Car

A freplug at Third avenue and Twenty first street last night was entirely dis jointed by being struck by an automobile said to belong to Alfred Thomas, ne- gro physician on the Southside.
 The negro's car, which was being driven by a negro chauffeur, was coming up Third avenue toward Twenty-first street and the private car of F. T. Shaw, driven by c. V. L. Marshall, was going to- ward First avenue on Twenty-frst street, when the two machines met at the cross ing of Third avenue and Twenty-first street.
 MT. Marshall states that the negro was coming at such rapid rate that he hardly had time to dodge him, which he managed to do by running MT. Shaw car upon the sidewalk. In lodging the negro,s car struck the rear of MT. Shaw car, damaging the rear fender; then hit the plug, and unjointed 1t. causing a great overflow of water.
 lust how the negro hit the plug no one exactly knows, but it is known that he did it for the tracks made by MT. ShaW's car clearly established in the mind of Officer McAllister, who investigated the matter. that he missed the plug by three feet.
 Many compliments are paid to Chauffeur Marshall by those who witnessed the &C., cident for the admirable way he avoided a possible fatal collision. MT. Shaw was in the tonneau of his car at the tune or the accident
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
PORTER SAYS SOUTH
 IS FOR UNDERWOOD
Local Banker Been in South End of State and Finds Strong Un-
 derwOOd Sentiment

w. A. forter one of the best known bankers of this city, returned yesterday from a trip to South Alabama. He was on hunting trip which was most suc- cessful, but at the same time he talked oscar w. Underwood a great deal down there. He said yesterday:
 "The south Alabama counties are for Mir. Underwood, first, last and all the time. And in that section you find real democrats. men who believe in the SUI premacy of the courts and obedience to law. They believe Alabama would be confessing to an act of insincerlty if a delegation is sent to the convention in structed for tour own oscar" on the first ballot and then for some other person.
 '"They believe like a majority of Ala bama voters, 1 think, that "our own us- car" can land the nomination and they look with positive fear upon what our feelings would be If we sent half hearted delegation, Oscar lands the nomination and then is elected. How would we feel about 1t, anyway?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
THE DEADLY WEAPON

A little stick pin, worth about two bits, came near landing Sam Sloan, yellow negro of much standing in colored so- ciety, especially the female part of it, into serious trouble.
 Sam was accused by will Jackson of purloning the said pin from the person of Wills wife, but when the case was docketed, the charge of carrying deadly weapons was placed against his name.
 Will and his wife were in court to tes- tify against Sam, and when giving the testimony of course mentioned the pin.
 ''Is the pin in court" asked Judge Black. expecting from the charge, to see one of those pins about a foot long, that the female species use to connect their bonnets with their rats and hair. . Hit are," replied Will, and the po- liceman who made the arrest, presented the microscopic pin before the judge.
 What in the name of Peter Piper is that?" asked the judge.
 This !" replied the cop, 6is what caused the arrest"
 T see nothing deadly about that, said Judge Black "Why, in comparison with some stlckers have seen, nay, with some I have come In contact with, that is as harmless as a banana
 Will looked somewhat mystified at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
Dan Cupid's Record Is Met Wooed,
 Won And Wed, All In One Day

Dan Cupid was working overtime yes terday in Birmingham and as result J. G. Bromell of Ohatchie met, wooed and wed Miss Matte Lee Huckabee of this city within an hour and half after sec ing her for the first time. The couple met in the employment bureau office in the Chamber of Commerce building yes terday morning about Il o'clock. and while the initial meeting of Mir. Bromell and Miss Huckabee occurred on their wedding day still there were events lead ing up to the nuptal consummation that savor of romance of the highest degree.
 Bromel lives on a farm at Ohatchie, a hamlet about six miles south of Chat tanooga, but on Alabama ground, with his two children. He wrote to the em- ployment bureau in this city a few weeks ago to get in touch with housekeeper to oversee his domestic affairs. Miss Huckabee, who was connected with the Morris hotel in the capacity of super visor of one of the house departments,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
POULTRY SHOW
 WILL OPEN TODAY Many Fancy Birds Already
 on Hand ADMISSION IS 10 CENTS
H. J. McCafferty Is Superintendent of Show-Judge Simmons Ar rives This Morning to Act
 as Official Judge

What promises to be one of the most important and representative poultry exhibits of the state will open this morning at o'clock with the poultry show to be given by the Alabama Poul- try association in the building former ly used as the premium display room of the Ledger.
 The growing of chickens, cackling of geese and "quack, quaclx" of the famous Indian Runner ducks, which are to be g. flea ture ofHthe show, filled the dis play rooms with a cheerful noise of anticipation yesterday when the work of cleaning, fitting up coops and re- ceiving the shipments was being rush ed. The express companies are begin ming to deposit fancy poultry from many parts of the state and from oth- CT states. The lower floor of the build ings has been wired to afford a large supply of light for the evening hours of the exhibit and four rows of coops neatly finished with muslin line the walls. The second floor will also he put into commission for the display and an elevator will be running for
 
 The windows themselves will be varied each day with different speci- mems of the many strains of poultry and Blue Toulouse geese. Turkeys of a very fine variety, that escaped the Thanksgiving ax, are expected today when a large number of other entries are to make their appearance. Those already on hand are principally Black Minorcas, White Orpingtons,. Rhode Island Reds. Barred Plymouth Rocks, White Plymouth Rocks and Indian Runner ducks.
 II. J. McCafferty, who is we'll known local breeder, is superintendent of the show and Charlie Barber is secretary. The cash offered totals $500 and a very handsome silver cup is to go to the finest cockerel shown by an Ala bama breeder.
 Judge R. l.. Simmons of North Car olina will arrive this evening to act as judge and will use the comparison method instead of the score card sys- tenn in making his decisions. He will begin tomorrow morning to place the ribbons after the awarding has been completed, the placards and tags iden- tifying the birds with their owners will be marked on the coops.
 This is the first poultry show to be given by the Alabama Poultry associa = ton. The hours of exhibit are from 8 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock lin the evening and the admission is 10 cents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record at the pro bate office yesterday showing the follow ing transfers of real estate, the considera tion being $1O0O or more:
 $1OOo-W~S. Sims to Crotwel Brothers Lumber company, lot II in block 160 ac cording to the present plan of the city O Bessemer, which was made by the Besse mer Coal, Iron and Land company fol Mrs. Hannah Knoeffler.
 $17O0-G M Edmonds to Antonio Smer aglia, a parcel of land at the northeas west.
 Sl701-A. w. Nickerson to the Genera Realty company, an undivided two-third: interest in lots Il and 12 in block 25 according to the map of the Ensley De velopment company.
 s10, ,OO0-Genera! Realty company to w T. Tendon and A. w. Nickerson lot ? block 26. according to the map of the Ems ley Development company.
 S1250-F'red G. Moore to the Genera Realty company an undivided half inter- est in and to lots and 10 in block 21-J according to the map of the Ensley De. velopment company.
 $l1O0-J. H. Delaughter and wife to NV B. Stewart. lot s in block 77 according tc the survey of the Birminham- Ensley Land and Improvement company.
 $g7OO-L. F. Burgess to W. R. Stewart lot 14 in block in the map and survey of Burgin Place, according to the Agents Land company's addition to Ensey.
 s2oO0-General Realty company to w. R. Stewart, lots Il and F in block 1s-J. in the Ensley Land company's fifth addition to Ensley.
 s5OCo-F. s. Wilson to the American Land and Investment company, part of the northeast quarter of the southwest quar- ter of section S4, township IS, range 2 west.
 S25O0-Mrs. T. D. Robertson to F. T. Dow, lots 19 and 20 in block c. according to .he map and plan of the Ardis Land company.
 s...o-Robert c. Hamlett, Jr.. to Lula B. Hamlett, lots 1 and in block :, ac- corcing 10 the map and plan of the sur vey of Hyde Park.
 $1OUO-C W. Shelby and wife to J. H. Turner, lot in the s. D. Ross sub-di- vision of part of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 22 township r. -ange west
 s1s6o-The Jefferson County Building and Loan association to J. P. Green. lot ir block ?, according to Johnson & Mont. gomery's addition to Woodlawn.
 s25O0-Mrs. l.. c. Vineyard to c. E Davis, lots 5, 6, and 8 in block in J. R Smiths survey or addition to Birmingham called Smithfield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
EXPERT NURSE TO
 CALL ON PATIENTS
Anti-Tuberculosis Society Believe Believe Their Capacity for Use
 fulness Has Been Doubled

One of the most important steps taken in the fight against tuberculosis by the Jefferson County Anti-Tubercu- losis association is the engaging of a trained and expert nurse for the dis pensary in the Chamber of Commerce building who will do the follow up vis- iting necessary for the proper care of patients. The new nurse, who went into service on December l, is Mrs. G. E.. Sanford of Springfield, III.
 Mrs. Sanford Is a graduate of Streeter hospital of Chicago, a graduate of the Presbyterian hospital of Chicago and has recently been supervisor of the nursing and visiting nurses of the Springfield Tuberculosis association. Equipped with seven years of experi- ence in juvenile court work and tuber- culosis campaign, Mrs. Sanford is to see that the instruction and advice sary is obeyed in the homes and Is to make it business to further supple ment this instruction as conditions necessitate. She has also taken course in the Chicago College of Civics and Philanthrophy.
 The Anti-Tuberculosis association of the county has only lately been finan- cially able to acquire this important feature of it's work and feels assured that its field of usefulness is more than doubled in having an organization nurse to personally know the home conditions of the tuberculosis patients,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05

remarks of the judge. and said: "All ah want is ter git de pin back, ah said nuf- fin bout deadly weapons nohow."
 ''Will, 1t would certainly take a long stretch of imagination to consider this article of personal adornment deadly, so I will dismiss that charge and hold the defenuant for petit larceny Sam what have you to say for yourself?"
 Hedge, ah ain't nevah took dat pin. Hit war gin ter me by nigger what said he finded it." replied Sam
 What have you to say?" the judge in- quired of the prosecutor.
 Why Jedge ah wants de pin back. yo see, my wife yere, gin hit ter me when we war eo'tin, and ah wouldn't take fo' dollar bill fer hit.'
 Here's your pin. said the judge. Ssn you are discharged. l am free to confess am a little disappointed in this case, for thought I had an opportunity to express my disapproval of those dan gerous attaches to headgear that 1t make it impossible for a fellow to sit in fthe same seat with a lady in street car, without running the risk of losing an eye, or being partially scalped. Next case
 And the fudge gave sigh that evi- dently carried with 1t "reminiscences of unpleasant experiences, such as he had just described in court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
DAYS RECORD OF
 COUNTY COURTS

The several county courts recon vened yesterday morning after two weeks adjournment and commenced the final grind of the present term. The courthouse was crowded all day with lawyers, litigants, jurors, wit nesses and the irrepresible candidate. Ry the noon hour all the courts had got down to business and many cases were disposed of before the hour of 
 In the circuit court Judge Crow and Pugh are engaged inajury civil suits. In the city court Judge NeSmith of the first division is presiding over the Camp trial. Judge Ferguson in the sec ond division and Judge Sharpe in the third division are engaged in import ant eases.
 Judge Abernethy had also busy day and received cases of robbery or assault with intent to murder. He will give them hearing today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
MARKED INCREASE
 SHOWN IN BUILDING
November Report Is Three Times as Large as Same
 Month in 1910

Building InspectorW o. Matthews has completed his monthly report for No vember which shows a marked increase in building activities compared with the same month last year, the estimated value of the buildings being more than three times the value of those erected in November of 1910. The report is as fol- lows:
 Frame buildings, S9 permits, ss build ings, cost $153,426.
 Brick business houses, permits, buildings, cost $524,9s
 Cement buildings, 1 permit, l building, cost $9O00
 Miscellaneous, IS permits, IS buildings, cost $sS.Ss5.
 Alterations or repairs, 136 permits, 136 buildings, cost $2l,5l3.
 Total. 249 permits, 249 buildings, cost $791, ,S06.
 The total cost of the buildings last Mo- vember was $21l, ,269, but 0 remarkable fact Is that exactly the same number of permits were issued in the two months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
COLORED NURSE WILL
 CALL ON NEGROES
Anti Tuberculosis Society of Jeffer- son County Hold Meeting-TO
 Give Lectures

The executive committee of the Anti Tuberculosis association of Jefferson county authorized Secretary W. M. Me Grath to employ trained colored nurse yesterday afternoon at its meeting in its headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce building. This order is to go into effect at once and the colored nurse will act under the direction of Mrs Sanford, the new organization nurse and visitor.
 The conference was presided over by the chairman, M s. Sloan, and one of the first transactions of business was the approval of the matter of having a trained nurse for the follow up work of the association in it's dispensary. The desirability of having a negro nurse to do the same work among the negroes that Mrs. Sanford is to do in the white homes was readily acted upon and within a few days the woman will be ready to make a house to house visita- tion to those negro homes where tuber- culosis is known to exist.
 pr. George Eaves, chairman of the publicity committee, announced that a meeting would be called at an early date for the discussion of plans for the tuberculosis lectures that are to be given in this city and the suburbs dur ing the winter The association has a number of slides and stereoptcon views that are to be shown in conjunction with the lectures, relative to the con- ditions under which tuberculosis germs thrive and are created.
 The executive committee is composed of M. S Sloan, R. F. Johnston, J. M. P Otis, Dr. George Eaves, pr. Cabot Luli Sydney J. Bowie and William Me Grath, ex officio members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
CAMP IMPEACHMENT
 CASE TO COME UP
Many Witnesses Absent When Case Was Called Yesterday--Defend-
 ant Denies Charge

The impeachment proceedings against Judge C.. F. Camp of the inferior court of Ensley is being heard in the first di- vision of the city court, Judge c. C. Ne smith presiding. As In the other courts the majority of witnesses were conspicu- ous by their absence, and attachments were issued for them.
 The defendant is represented by Robert N. Bell and Borden Burr, the state by Circuit Solicitor Joe R. Tate and Jesse F. Stallings.
 The pleadings were entered into about il o'clock and continued through the aft ernoon session. The pleadings will be concluded this morning and 1t is thought the trial of the facts will begin.
 The proceedings against Judge Camp are the result of an investigation of the books of the inferior court by H. Y. Brooke, special examiner of public &C., counts of the state, in which irregular ities are charged.
 The defendant denies the allegations and expresses confidence that the proceedings will fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
DIR. R. M. CUNNINGHAM
 BOOSTS UNDERWOOD
Says Second Choice Would Be Evi-
 dence of Insincerity and Half Hearted Support

Dr. Russell M Cunningham, former
 lieutenant governor of Alabama. an-
 nounced yesterday as he was leaving for
 Montgomery to attend the Masonic grand
 lodge meeting that he was for Oscar w.
 Underwood for the presidential nomina-
 tion in 1912. He also said that to send
 delegation to the convention with a string tied to it would be an insincere tribute to Alabamas favorite son, and would smack of lack of confidence. q firmly believe said Dr. Cunning ham, that MT. Underwood, whose ability all men recognize, is gaining in strength every day. Alabama, it is true, has per- haps been slow to realize that MT. Under
 wood has so suddenly become the leading
 democrat of America. We should send
 a delegation to the convention for him, instructed for him alone, and should back him to the last.
 q take it that to send the delegation with a second choice would be insincere, and would be a confession that Alabama was not deadly fn earnest for Underwood as President. This is the time for us to land the first Alabamian in the White
 House. and we should not stop until that is accomplished"