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hostile airship coming Within this DIS
tance of a battleship in future will he
taking great chances. for the new gun
will be able to bring il down. no matter
how great the speed it may he travelling
through the air.
After shooting a shell more than $4,000
feet into the air and closer to the skies
than an aeropIane has ever flown, the
experiments with the new naval gun
destined to destroy the airships of an
enemy have proved successful even be
yond the fondest hopes of its inventor,
Admiral Nathan c. TWining
The new gun is a great Improvements
over the aeropIane guns OF other coun-
tries. as much of the intricate mechanism
and gears has been eliminated. The per-
lection of this gun places the United
States far in advance of her rivals in
the matter of defense against aerial at
tack. Many guns for defense against
aeroplanes have been built by European
powers, but their success has been limit
ed Probably the best known aeroplane
gun is manufactured in Germany. Re
Gently this gun was mounted on an au-
tomobile truck. and is said to be efficient
but very clumsy. A crew of six men is
needed TO operate it.
y x
All that is needed to put an aeroplane
or balloon out of commission. and prob
ably kill the occupants instantly, is to
explode a small shell somewhere near
It, The white-hot steel from the bursting
shell and the flame from the explosion
are sufficient. This result can be OBJ
tanned from the Twining gun. which is
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straight ahead or on a horizontal plane
this has been figured out to a certainty.
but when we fire into the air--something
entirely newt is altogether different.
However, it is certain this point will be
determined in q very short while.
I'm order to hit an aeroplane the man
who sights the gun must be very skillful.
1t is something like wing shooting, and
requires accurate Judgment on the part
of the man sighting the gun. The range
finders we already have in the navy can
be used TO find the range of an airship
just as we'll as finding the range of an
object on a horizontal plane"
In speaking of the danger of bombs
thrown from an airship striking the deck
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niaue. He trains young men 10 De Sclentinc
detectives. to know every kink in the
criminals mind, to follow every move
ment in his career of crime, and thereby
to track him and lock him safely In Jail.
NJ Louis Lepine is the project OF police
in Paris. When NJ. Reiss, yielding to re-
quests from detectives all over the CONT
nent, decided 10 put his university course
into book NJ. Lepine wrote preface to
express his admiration not only of the
professors abstract reasoning, but also
of his practical knowledge of criminals.
This good Swiss professor has spent
much time in den and hiding places of
the lowest OF humanity, and he Is not
;heorizing when he tells OF the criminal
character OF procedure. The result is
that his Manuel de Police Scientifique
is not only valuable. but absorbingly in
teresting.
Prof Reiss divides professional Grim
inals into those who work in towns and
those who work In the country. They
are distinct types and cannot he tracked
by the same methods. The town criminal
is more astute usually. though not al
ways, but he Is more easily distinguished
as a criminal than his country brother
who, for the most part. resembles the
people among whom he lives There Is
also a difference, though not so marked
between the criminals of great cities ano
those of small ones.
-.
In small towns the professional
criminal soon becomes known to thu
police, and he moves from place Il
place ito get a new face" as he put:
IL in his own particular dialect. until
in the course OF time he may reach {
large city. but he never seems to at
tain quite the ease and elegance which
marks the criminal city born and bred
City criminals are divided into tn
upper and lower classes. The uppe
class Is more subtle in its methods
lays careful plans for its burglaries
goes In for all kinds of swindles in
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OF the low caliber 1t will be possible to
have them made at the Washington navy
ward This foundry has for years been
too small to meet the exacting castings
requirements for modern big guns. and all
big gun castings have been MADE oy
private concerns.
The idea Of the new one-pounder gun
is expected to be developed later into
three-inch gun. Naval experts say the
three-incn gun will shoot seven miles
straight up into the air. and with TINS
great range they claim no airship VIII
be able to live long enough to come VIII
in striking distance OF any battleship.
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ton to forging checks. People who have
unfortunately had no training which fits
them for d particular branch of crime
begin with little things like shoplifting
and easy pocket picking and rise to great
er heights.
All who are really serious in their pro-
fession attend court regularly. They call
1t their public school. and Nj. Reiss urges
experts who have To testify IN court 10
beware of the audience OF criminals
which doubtless has gathered to see if il
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methodical way. counterfeits money.
cheats at cards. etc. If necessary the
upper class will ASA ssinate, but not
unless 1t is pushed to 1t. 1t Is dan
Gerous. and the general rule is that
IT must be avoided.
All this class have good manners and
can pass in the society of educa ted
persons az II they were to the manor
born Some of them. indeed, are sons
of good families who have gone 10 the
bad, but for the most part are indi-
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And even should 1t manage to live
through the hail of shot and shell which
would greet 1t, the chances are a thou
sand to one it would fail in striking the
battleship with a bomb.
The army has progressed even farther
than the navy in perfecting aeroplane
gun. The new army gun is six-pounder,
equipped with specially adapted high ex-
plosive projectiles and shrapnel shells, to
demolish aeroplanes and balloons in bat
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. .p.cur WITH ARMOR
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and state frankly that 1t Is not an i'm
portant factor.
Criminals are apt to run to special
kinds of clothes. at least in the lower
class. The ''Nervi" of Marseilles rarely
wear collars The Apache wears a soft
collar Members of the upper class dress
always III the best fashion, varying their
garments according to the society in
which they desire to become popular
In Paris the Apaches not only carry
knives and revolvers, though generally
of an inferior quality. but actually wear
armor. One yoAlng Apache arrested in
Paris wore sort of coat of mail in his
uaistcoat. which Was denied III various
Places where the knives OF his enemies
had struck. Another Apache who killed
d policeman, had armlets, two on each
arm, with points of iron. One trick Is to
conceal a knife in the belt, and il the
police arrests the Apache on suspicion
he can with q shake and a writhe send
the knife down into his boot So NJ.
Reiss warns the police always to look in
the boots of suspected persons.
Professional criminals everywhere in
the world have a language of their own
that they have invented to make their
conversation unintellisible to spies. NJ.
Reiss has very large collection OF
ciphers used by habitual criminals which
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ROF. r. A. RE1SS
has a chair at the
University of Lau-
same, which does
not sound like the
beginning Of an I'M
usual story. But
he is unique among
university teach
ers, for his Is the
only chair in the
world of what he
calls police tech
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succession at an imaginary aeroplane-
was discharged. From these tests it was
shown that the new aero gun could, In
warfare, keep up continuous firing at the
rate of twelve shots a minute.
The government expects to build at
least twenty-five OF the new aerial guns
and after being tested at the Indian
Head proving grounds they will be sent
Immediately to the battleship feet for
mounting in a new deck battery. Because
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long Amer
lean warships will
he equipped with
another battery OF
guns to fight hos
tile invaders in the
air. ncle Sam,
with the assistance
of his ordnance ex-
perts at Wa hing
ton, has invented a
new gun that will
shoot more than
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NVEN TE D by Admiral
! Nathan c. Twining-Navy
Getting Ready to Greet
Hostile Invaders in the Air
Tests of the New Gun at
Indian Head Proving Grounds
New Army Aero Gun
Just Completed at Rock Is
land Arsenal Will Use
Shells of Terrific Power
Foreign Aero Guns-Aero-
planes Versus Submarines.
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projectiIes which have been designed for
the new gun contain only a high ex-
plosive, which, on exploding. would
wreck any airship in its vicinity.
Following in the wake OF these power
full projectiles will be "tracers,' which
will aid in accurately aiming the gun in
the course of a hostile airship me
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In the same way they leave blotting paper
about. and words thereon are put ~
While NJ. Reiss is willing to ADMIT tn ma
occasional criminals are eapa asat Deal DE- rot Of
ormation. he thinks that great ueal ~
tha ..eoodv-goody'' talk of habitual Grim
mails insineers s nsard is ca # reformers
sisneu ~ ,,pHerstand criminals and how to
handle them he says t aogr s to Prisons ao'
content themselves win sor .a,, " wo W OF
s ana ahdren but they should visit h the
criminals in their resorts ana o ,fAt thousht
,ahgna .hev a are at liberty and like their
natural selves. ora of a very
oasoH notmre and almost always unite IN
associations Of one sort ao or to form large
upp. There are bands sometimes o.
I'VE to twenty of fo an' or f ve
a. wnrL together Occasionally these
hands work together. bat only IN the way
of disposing OF stolen goods e'e'
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The lower class however, not only Is
socia, hut is very apt to have little sign
by which members of the profession may
be recognized. The "Neryi' OF Mar
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In using candles. which blow out at
every draft of air many matches are
struck Thieves never seem to concern
themselves about their burnt-out match
es. and throw them on the floor. In this
way their course of action in house can
often be followed, and in addition the
kind of matches used may sometimes
give . clue. In countries where the state
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
RACING FLAMES SWEEP CITY
 OF BANGOR, MAINE, TO RUINS
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE HAS PUT
 REPUBLICAN SENATE TO SHAME

schedules will then be presented, and by the middle of the month of May the House democratic programme will have been completely accomplished, and that body having made an almost unprece- dented record for economy. efficiency and political patriotism, will be ready at 2 days notice to adjourn.
 As against this score the Senate 70 done nothing. In the 26 days since 1t fry- / vened 1t has been in session a totfS 6 not quite 10 hours. It's committees u not organized. Not a single con 0 S meeting has been held. It has co, Q I'd no bill; 1t has passed no resoluti '' lti- ated no programme, mapped out A1s. In a word, 1t has done nothing, l it's 92 members might as well have stayed in their respective 46 states for all they have accomplished by being in Washington.
 Thursday, 25 days after it's first meet ing, it adopted a resolution naming its committees. Seemingly in state of ex- haustion. it adjourned over until Mon- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
SONS REVOLUTION
 CONVENE TODAY

Louisville, April 30-Preliminary to the annual congress of the Sons of the Amer ican Revolution which convenes here to- morrow. about 800 members of that ori ganization this afternoon attended spe- e:al s>rviee ssrh -i'st e',arr s..tLedrai conducted by the Very Rev. Charles E. Craik, dean of the cathedral and chap lain of the Kentucky branch of the or ganization.t The sermon was on Inter national Arbitration and Universal Peace"
 During the congress efforts will be made to have the national Congress take the necessary steps for the establishing of a national park on the banks of the Delaware river where Washington and his army crossed. Steps also will be taken to provide for the sale of the na- tional flag at all postoffices.
 William A. Marble, of New York city. president general of the Sons of the American Revolution. will preside at all sessions of the gathering. Many promi- nent men will be in attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
PLAGUE DELEGATES
 ARE RETURNING

Pekin, April 3o.-The delegates to the international plague conference held at Mukden arrived here today and will be re- ceived by the prince regent tomorrow. They will also be extensively entertained before returning home.
 The results of the Investigations of those attending the conference indicate that the pneumonic plague can be controlled cas- fly and resolutions adopted declare the discontinuance of railway traffic in the future on account of the disease was inadvisable The report that the Chinese prevented the adoption of certain resolu- tions is declared to be untrue. The dele gates assert the results, which will be published as soon as possible. will be ben sfcial to the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
MANY VISITORS SEE
 ARMY MANEUVERS

Galveston, April 90.-More than 5000 visitors at Camp Crockett witnessed the parade of the first provisional regiment this afternoon. Many excursion trains brought visitors to the city.
 Orde s were issued at brigade head quarters todoy for the third provisional regiment, to take target practice Wednes- day morning on the new thousand foot target range which will be completed tomorrow. ss
 Vouchers and checks have been re- ceived by Captain Killian, of the com missary department for payment of food stuffs used by the troops here during the month of April. The cost of feed ing the troops at Camp Crockett amounts to 5000 per day and the commissary bill for April will amount to about s4o,0o0. as this department has been laying in an extra supply of foodstuffs for emer- gency use,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
GOMPERS DISCUSSES
 M'NAMARA ARREST

Indianapolis. April 3O.-Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, arrived today and immediately went into executive conference with about 40 labor leaders of national and state or ganizations with headquarters here After the conference MT. Compers said the McNamara case was discussed. and it was decided for the executive council of the American Federation of Labor to take charge of defense fund which would be raised by contribution from the various labor organizations of the country.
 meeting of the executive council Is to be called soon by MT. Gompers. who said the session probably will be held in this city Further than this MT. Com pers would not talk.
 William J. Burns, whose detective agency was instrumental in the arrests of the two McNamaras and McManigal is still in Indianapolis rounding up the odds and ends" of his evidence against the three men. He said there were no de- velopments here today. and that he ex- poets to leave here tomorrow for Los Angeles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
WILSON WILL TOUR
 WESTERN STATES

Trenton, N. J.. April SO-Gov., Wood row Wilson will leave Princeton next Wednesday afternoon for four weeks speaking tour of the western and Pa cifc coast states. His itinerary includes Kansas City. Denver. Los Angeles. San Francisco, Berkeley, Portland. Seattle, Minneapolis. St. Paul, Lincoln and Chi cago.
 It is stated in the governors behalf that the swing around the circle Is not campaign in any sense. All through the winter and spring he has been re- ceiving invitations from organizations and groups of admirers in the west to visit and address them. He has, 1t Is said, declined invitations before pure ly political or partisan bodies. It Is said he will discuss political iesues on the trip in . broad, non-psrtAan sense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
29 STATES HAVE RATIFIED
 INCOME TAX AMENDMENT

rnecticut-Committee reported ad versely; TO action by either house.
 Delaware-No action.
 Florida-Passed the house, pending in the senate.
 ssachusetts-Passed the house, no ac- tion by the senate.
 New York-Passed the senate, pending in the house.
 Pennsylvania-Com reported fav- ably; no action yet by either house.
 Rhode Island-Defeated in 1910 no ac- tion this year.
 Virginia-Passed the senate, defeated in house.
 Wisconsin-Passed the house, pending ir the senate.
 Seven state legislatures have adjourned so far this year, refusing to ratify the amendment in one or both houses. These were: Louisiana, Minnesota, New Hamp- shire, New Jersey, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.
 The Vermont legislature defeated the amendment in 1910 and does not meet again until 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01

Washington April So-(Special)-The 6emocratic House is keeping up it's good work, and it's record of accomplishment makes invidous comparison with that of the republican Senate since April 4. The House In constant session six days a week has framed, discussed, debated, voted upon and passed the following com rrehensive and important legislation.
 Direct election of United States sen- ators.
 Publicity (prior to election) of campaign contributions.
 Canadian reciprocity agreement.
 House reapportionment bill.
 It is now debating the democratic farm CTS free list bil, removing the tariff duty from the necessities of life and will pass this measure in a few days. The Arizona and New Mexico constitutions will follow without delay. The revision downward of the iniquitous woolen and cotton tariff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
BAD FIRE RACES
 IN MONTGOMERY

Montgomery, April 3o-Two large brick buildings on Commerce street were gutted by fire at noon and two firemen were in- jured, one by inhaling the flames and the other by falling from a ladder, sus- taining internal injuries. The blaze orig mated in the Busy Bee cafe. Greek restaurant, caused by. the explosion of a pan of grease. Al the time the dining room was filled with guests and there was a stampede for the street. the wild Greek cooks and walters leading the mad crowd. This building and the shoe store of Hirsch Brothers, next door, were damaged by fire and water to the amount of $50,ooo, fully covered by in surance. l.g. Cleveland Lawrence, the fireman who was burned, is in a critical condition. William c. Duggan, the other injured man, will recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01

Washington, April 30.-Stacked in one of the corners of the steel-ribbed vaults of the United States treasury s300,000 in gold coin is going begging. The government cannot give 1t away; yet none of the rigf nl owners can be induced to take 1t. It represents unclaimed interest on the public debt. Somewhere in hooks and crannies and out of -theway places are the govern ment's interest checks for the money which never have been cashed Some of them never will be presented, others may be brought around in time, and some are being held by cautious in vestors.
 From time to time the treasury at tempts to call in the checks and the vagaries of human nature are shown. One citizen has more than $60,00O wait ing for him and holds the checks for it. He was recently invited to cash
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
$3OOOOO IN GOLD GOING
 BEGGING IN TREASURY VAULTS

in and made a trip to Washington to tell treasury officials the checks wers his property and he would cash tyetm when he pleased, or burn them up v he wished. If he does the latter hissraoney will be held In the vaults until Con gress, perhaps. will dispose tf 1t.
 The treasury can do nophing but keep 1t. A<-. .s
 The contractor who laid the first pavement upon Pennsylvania avenue from the capitol to the White House has $21 .000 waiting for him; 1t has been there many years. but the treas ury has never been able tp find the rightful payee, as the contractor failed and his assets became involved in liti- gation which never has been settled
 The amounts of this seemingly ownerless fund range from thousands down to a few cents. The smaller amounts are all held for these who owned government securities at some time and probably have forgotten to collect their latest interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
GREAT LABOR STRIKE IS
 THREATENING NEW YORK

New York; April 30.-Ten thousand or more men and women in three trades will go on strike tomorrow, May day. say la bor leaders here. By tomorrow night not wheel will be turning in single union machine shop here they assert unless employers grant the demand for an eight hour day. To those figures, the leaders add, 4O0O machinists who walked out Sat- urday,
 The machinists strike overshadows in extent the two others which have been called by the waist makers and ers these affecting only isolated shol in Brooklyn and in the Eastside The nal chinfsts are dennnding pr. eight-haun das, in New York. broeklsn, fo.fkers ao/ Hudson county, New Jersey, and the waist makers in certain shops threaten to walk out in protest against the re- storaton of conditions which excited be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
CABINET CHANGE IS
 NOT COMPLETED

Tokio. April ao.-Count Katsura. the premier. in an interview today authorized the statement that no change in the cab- met is contemplated. Various rumors have been current here and widely pup- lshed to the effect that the resignation of the Katsura cabinet was imminent This caused an unsettled condition and has proved annoying to the government. Tn making his statement today Count Katsura said:
 eWhile I shall not hold the premiership permanently, the reports that my resig- nation is pending, are absolutely un- founded. Tn the event of future change, however. can confidently assert tha4 1t will not entail alteration of the fn- ancial or other policy of his majcsty'0 govcrnment.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
COLD WAVE IS
 COMING SOUTH

Washington, April 30.-A cold wave now over the northwest will travel southeast ward reaching the Mississippi valley and the western upper lake region Monday, the Ohio valley Tuesday and New Eng land in the middle of the week, announced the weather bureaus weekly forecast to- night. This is expected to force temper atures to the freezing point by tomorrow morning over the central Rocky mountain region and the northwest. The hrst half of the week will be unsettled and the second half more normal in the east. A snowstorm is possible over the north ern part of the upper lake region Monday or Tuesday Generally fair weather after Monday is expected in the plains states, while in the south the weather sharps fig ure out more or less unsettled weather with occasional showers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
RES|GNAT|ONO OF
 L0R|MER HUNDRED

Washington. April 3o.-tSpecial)-- Renewed runors of the early resigna- ton of Senator Lorimer of Illinois are current today. The pressure for tho resignation. from senators and repre- sentatives who have been supporting him, has arrived. Some of these sup porters declare the time Is at hand when for him to remain will be 10 get his friends into serious trouble.
 The disposition of the special conn., mittee of Illinois legislature to press the investigation is making some of the friends of Lorimer souirm. As .ne inquiry gets closer to men alleged to be higher up" in bringing about nis election the demand for his resigna> ton grows.