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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
MYSTERY OF A LOST SHIP

Robert Wells Ritchie, in Harpers for September
 The big freighter Naronic was one of these boats whose fate the inso-
 lence of the Atlantic keeps secret. The Naronic on the day of her launching was the largest and strong est ship of her class in all the mer-
 chant navies. Twin screws, then an innovation in freighters. gave her tremendous power. Eight bulkheads were counted as perfect protection for
 her hull The biggest, safest, swift
 est sea carrier was what shipping six round trips from Liverpool to
 New York, justifying the boasts of
 her owners on each trip Then one day in February she nosed out of her berth on the Mersey, full laden and fully manned, bound for New York.
 Captain William Roberts was her com-
 manding officer; a crew of SO worked
 her, and IA cattle men were booked as passengers. The 57S0-ton ship was weeks overdue when the first whisper of disaster came sitting in from the C.
 entry put into Bremen, out of Fer nandna, with word that when about 800 miles southeast of St. Johns, Newfoundland, 1t had one morning passed lifeboat, riding bottom up on the long swell. The name the stern of the capsized boat was hidden by the water. Later on the same day
 the Coventry passed a second life
 boat, floating upright but almost awash. A sea anchor, made of oars
 and spar, was dragging astern at the end of a painter. On the stern, just above the wash of the waves,
 were the black letters "Naronic." The
 waterlogged lifeboat was unoccupied.
 No other trace of the Naronic was found until five months later, when
 another of her lifeboats was picked
 up off the Azores. This, too, was
 empty.
 Steamship men tried to reconstruct the moment of disaster that had blot
 ted from sight this biggest and safest
 boat of her class. The place where
 the Coventry had sighted the drifting lifeboats was approximately 1900 miles
 northeast of New York and 25 miles
 south of the eastbound winter track
 across the Atlantic. There could not have been collision, because no other boat plying in that vicinity had been missed, not even a Banks fisher. Icebergs had not been sighted on the | winter track, consequently it was not probable. that the il-fated steamer
 had rammed one In a fog or snow | squall. The sea anchor on that sec ond lfeboat sighted by the Coventry
 gave the only faint support to specu-
 lation.
 l Those oars and that bit of spar shipped over the stern, mute testi-
 mony to some despairing effort of
 men in peril, meant only one thing
 a storm, or rather, the spending of a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Two Ways


 T have always thought that the old
 southern way of keeping a we'll filled de- canter in the sideboard of every prosper
 ous family tended to good morals rather than to intemperance." said an old Vir- ginian. T have been a drinking man pretty much all my life-to this extent. sip of cherry bark hitters before breall- fast In early spring. two or three mint juleps i'm the early summer. a little apple toddy in the early fall, half dozen glasses of eggnog at Christmastide, and wine at company dinners. That was the way was brought up.
 "There were several boys in our house. hold, and while one of them was dis posed to be wild at college there has never been a drunkard in all my family con- nection 1 took drinks in saloons with out any compunetions of conscience, but it was very seldom that 1 ever had occa- sion to go into public drinking place.
 There are few of the old time south ern families left. Many a house where whisky was on the sideboard when I was youngster is now liquoress. But have great range of personal acqpain- tance, and from my observation l think 1t safe to say that 10 boys brought up in a socalled prohibition environment drink liquor and drink it to excess to every one raised in the old way which have de- scribed. Here in Birmingham I know of only 15 or 20 families where liquor is as free as water, but in those families tenn perate living is the invariable rule.
 There is very little use, however, to argue about this question of drinking. Everybody knows that liquor 6 often abused and that total abstinence is the only safeguard, but I am glad to believe that the majority of the people in America this liberty loving country-will in the long run take a liberal view, and while leaning always to moderation, will cp pose sumptuary legislation.
 Just word more in passing. knew the Beauties In Manchester Va, now a part of Richmond; saw, when he was a boy between the ages of T and 10, a good deal of Henry Clay Beattie charged with murdering his wife. This fellow, whose morals have been extremely bad, was brought, up in a strict, modern way. He was taught the false doctrine that taking a drink of liquor was a sin In It. self. His people-good, plain, thrifty folks came. to Virginia from the northwest in reconstruction days. I think they brought would be hard to imagine anyone turning out worse than this same strictly raised Henry Clay Beattie."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

Atlanta's chamber of commerce very properly turns to the system of Chief Kohler of Cleveland as model. Chief Bodeker of this city does like wise, and while he has a long way to go, still some inroads have been made on needless arrests.
 To put Birmingham on the Golden Rule" basis of Cleveland, arrests in this city would have to be reduced to less than 20OO year, for Cleveland has more than four times Birming- hams population. This is exactly what should be done. Atlanta's ar rests would have to be cut from 18,- 166 per year to about 2500! The difference is astonishing, and yet the police system of Cleveland is an ac- cepted model in the country, and both Birmingham and Atlanta should conform to it. Chief Bodeker is a warm personal friend of Chief koh- Ter, and he deserves credit for his eff forts in preventing needless arrests. He should put more ginger in his eff forts, however. He should hold re- sponsible the patrolman who brings in too many victims of the law, and in the long run perhaps this city can be put on Cleveland's Golden Rule" system, a system that has won praise | in all parts of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
Business Outlook

This country will witness a large vol ume of business between now and the Christmas holidays" said F. H. Carrol of Chicago. Three or four months ago it looked as if we would have something of boom fall trade, but now the feel ing in financial circles is more conserva- tive. There is some degree of timidity on the part of capital that was hardly expected early in the summer.
 Bumper crops seemed to be In sight eight or 10 weeks ago. but notwithstand- ing deterioration this is still good crop year; enough of a crop year to make healthy activity.
 ''rhe south is especially well of this season, and I look for high degree of prosperity this fall in all the cotton states. What has added immensely te
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
Advance in Price Maintained

"The events of the week give no reason to be disappointed regarding the pig iron market.' says Matthew. Addy & Co., s Cincinnati report. "On the contrary, the growing demand for iron for shipment next year shows that the consumers not only regard iron as cheap, but that they expect to keep on using 1t. As rule sell CTS are chary about quoting for 1912 ship ment. There are too many uncertain els- ments entering into the cost of iron to make sales of that kind desirable. But most of them can be tempted 10 sell at a premium over the current quotations. Quite little tonnage for 1912 shipment has been recently placed.
 shipments on old orders are going for ward at good rate. There is no ques- ton but that the movement of iron is growing heavier and this Is the surest siga of the increase in consumption
 "The recent advance in price on south ern iron is being we'll maintained. North ern iron is still s13 f. o. b. Ohio furnace, for No. 9 This price Is not living wage so to speak, for the iron master. As matter of fact, the prices on south ern iron are not a living wage either, yet the signs are pointing in the right ui- rection and it is to be hoped that pres ently things in this direction will be more satisfactory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

the souths progress is the larger plant ing of corn and the more successtul cul- tivation of this important food crop. The south, understand, has come near rais- ing all its corn this year It may De safely predicted that in less than nVe years the south as section will be a great seller of corn as well as cotton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
REFLECTIONS OF BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Most people want to learn thing by setting out to teach it to others.
 If man hasn't opinions, he's a non entity; and If ne has them. he's a nuisance.
 A girl cant help feeling at first that It s pietty scandalous for her to become an aunt.
 Sometimes parents can refrain from telling all the smart things the children do; grandparents, never.
 You can tell when woman is growing stout by how she talks as If she were afraid of wasting away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

The intrigue that drove ex-Ambassador Hill out of the diplomatic service re- long concealed. for the public desires to know what did it. Some potent interest" is believed to have been the ngger in the wOodpile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
WHEN FROST FELL.

Governor Dix of New York is fairly hearty and approachable man, but Mrs. Dix doesn't mingle with the proletariat any more than necessity compels. She Is a social leader. is held the possessor of the casting vote in all domestic matters, and can, on occasion, be wintry of as pect. For years the Dixes have. lived in Glens Falls off and on. The other day one Gregory, a bland and affable voter, viewed from the recesses of O. c. Smiths store a handsome automobile drawn up in front. A woman sat in the tonneau.
 Who's that?' asked the curious Greg ory.
 Governor Dix's wife" said 0. c. Smith.
 Well, well, said MT. Gregory, "Whadda yuh think of that?" Whereupon he hastened out to the machine, batted the lady heartily on the back, and bawled out joyously: "How-d'ye do, Maggie?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

Congress is not ready to hand over its tariff making duties to Henry C. Crosby litcal economy James B. Reynolds and William M Howard. politicians, and Alom H. Sanders, who runs a paper. near the meat trust.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

storm for no lifeboat could keep up- right in a winter storm on the At- lantic. A storm, then, it had been, said the men who tried to read the rebus of the sea- such a storm as raises the waves of mid-Atlantic to a height of 50, 60, even 70 feet from crest to trough. The Naronic had been overwhelmed by one of these waves and, stanch as she was, had widowed for while, then dropped like plummet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
QUITE THEE REyERsE

She clapped her hands and seemed to be Delighted beyond measure; In words that bubbled OCT with glee Expressed tfe keenest pleasure. But later, when some one inouired
 How she'd enjoyed her outing, She vowed it made her sick and tired. And straightway fell to pouting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
HEARD IN ADVANCE.

Fathers of small boys report that their sons are much easier to manage now than they were a month ago."
 '1ll bet I know why"
 You've seen the billboardsy'
 Yes. A circus is coming to town"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
PAT,S sOLIfTI0N

"How peculiar that steamship looks sailing along with her propeller half out of water and foot of her water line showing said bystander on the dock.
 'Nivver moind,' said Pat, 'thotll all be kivvered up whin the toide gits in.',- New York Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

Arizona accepts the condition of admis- sion to the Union, and will proceed to eliminate her recall provision. It will be put back later on when MT, Taft's veto power canon treach lt,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

San francisco is to have permanent orchestra, led by Henry K. Hadley, who is to have a salary of s10,OOO and the chair of music in the University of Cali fornla. The whole thing is to be financed by a committee of millionaires
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

Lorimer remains in sight, but Hines seems to have dropped out altogether. The latter is no doubt enjoying ob- scurity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

Mexico seems to consider the filling of the vice presidency important, whereas this country considers the office superflu~ GUS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

NJ. Homard. chief of detectives in Paris, admits he has no clue to the theft of the Mona Lisa" It was slick bit of larceny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

Headlines are made for the lazy who do not care to do much reading.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

Virginia furnished this year the usual fessed she furnished a lively article
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

MT. Gotch, champion wrestler, lives in a candidate for governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

Gotch defeated Hackenschmidt and pocketed s21,0oo. Wrestling is almost as galnful as aviating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

The cost of dying has gone up B 1-3 per cent, and some feel that they cannot afford the expense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

The country at present takes precious little interest in the golf scores at Bev- erly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

When a joy rider is driving motor car while watching biplane he is cer- tainly up to date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

Maine will on September Il vote wet or dry" and the interest in the election is almost national.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

Morocco has as little to say as base ball player in the drafting season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

Mir. Thespis and MT. Menus will soon arrive to sojourn for short seasons in our midst.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
THE USE OF A DAY

Pauline Wayne may go on the stage in a rural drama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

Iowa admires Champion Gotch, but not President Taft. The former is a favorite san
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

Woodrow Wilson declines to act at this stage of the campaign as judge in baby show
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
ASKING roo MUCH

The airnian flew, the crowd proclaimed The show no good at all;
 And some there were who loudly blamed Him cause he did not fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

New York is full of unemployed actors and actresses. The stage really needs the cal article.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
WICKED

What Is your opinion of the ankle view skirt?"
 T think it ought to be looked into"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
THE READY WRITER

He wrote novel in the spring, He wrote one in the autumn; But didn't realize a thing, Because nobody bought 'em.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A-NEARYING.

A-WEARYfNG A-wearying. a-wearying, E For what, he doesn't know; A-wearying, a-wearyins In summertime and snow. His days are spent In wearylng The weary year around; = A way 10 stop his wearyins Has never yet been found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
RETRIBUTION.

He drank some wine for dinner And seemed surpassing gay; Alas for every sfnnerl His head ached all next day.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. He ate some lobster salad, But soon was on the Jump To find the nearest doctor That had stomach pump. Robert H. Washburne, Benson, Vt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

The lady in the machine turned-sIowly, as though on an fee incrusted pivot-and looked through MT. Gregory down to the seat of his freezing soul. MT. Gregory beat it back to the store, and seized o. c. smith by the shoulder and hissed into his ear: Who'd yuh says that lady is?"
 Governor Dix's wife" said o. c. Smith. Gee said Gregory, 'I thought you said Uncle Dicks wife n-Cincinnati Tmes-St&. A WARNING. There never was a motor car
 We say it OCT again There never was a motor car
 That could outpush a train.
 er WICKED.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
PROSAIC.

PROSAIC. "Blinks saved a pretty woman from drowning yesterday" How romantic' Not very. She was his wife
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

QUITE so. Upon wide and weary world Iris wasting time to 1ook When one at ease may lie upcurled With some good story-book
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
ANOTHER MATTEB

ANOTHER MATTER. He believes In calling spade spade" 'I don't object to that. but does he be- lieve Tn calling shed a hangar"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

QUITE so
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09

San Francisco is to have a permanen orchestra, led by Henry K. Hadley, wh is to have a salary of sl0,OCO and tn chair of music in the University of Cali fornla. The whole thing is to be finance' by a committee of millionaires.
  NJ Homard. chief of detectives in Paris admits he has no clue to the theft O the Mona Lisa It was a slick bit O larceny.
 Lorimer remains in sight, but Hine seems to have dropped out altogether The latter is no doubt enjoying ob scurity.
 Mexico seems to consider the filling O the vice presidency important, wherea! this country considers the office superhu ous.
 Virginia furnished this year the usua summer murder trial. and it must be con fessed she furnished lively article.
  MT. Gotch, champion wrestler. lives ir Iowa, where he has been mentioned as a candidate for governor.
  Gotch defeated Hackenschmidt and pocketed s210Oo. Wrestling is almost as gainful as aviating.
 The cost of dying has gone up B 1-5 pei cent, and some feel that they cannot afford the expense.
 Maine will on September Il vote wet or dry and the interest in the election is almost national.
 When a joy rider Is driving a motor car while watching biplane he is cer- tainly up to date.
 New York is full of unemployed actors and actresses. The stage really needs the cal article.
 Woodrow Wilson declines to act at this stage ol tIlt CdHiptlSh ds Juu6c III ei baby show.
 Mir. Thespis and MT Momus will soon arrive to sojourn for short seasons in our midst.
 The country at present takes precious little interest in the golf scores at Rev erly.
 Iowa admires Champion Gotch, but not President Taft. The former is a favorite son.
 Morocco has as little to say as a base ball player in the drafting season. Headlines are made for the lazy who do not care to do much reading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
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The Nome daily nugget., 1911-01-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the United States Commissioners Court for the Cape Nome Precinct. Dis trict of Alaska. Second Division
 In the matter of the estate of Axel Edward karlson. deceased
 Notice is hereby given by the nu :. F. signed. administrator with the will an. nexed of said estate. to the creditors of and to all persons having clains against the said deceased. to exhibit their claims with the necessary vouch- CTS within six months from the date pf this notice. to said administrator with the will annexed. at his residenc.. in Nome. Alaska
 CARL I. LOAIEN. Administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Axel Edward Karl son. deceased.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-01-27
PROGRESS ON THE
 INTERNATIONAL
 MAP OF THE WORLD

Prof. Bailey Willis. Of the United States Geological Survey, who has just returned from a South American tour in the interests of the great geological world map in which the civilized DOW CTS are cooperating, has been selected to execute geological investigations in Argentina. The plan has a broad scope and Prof. Willis will be away two years and possibly longer time.
 The world map project on which Prof Willis. on the part of this gov. ernment. has been working, is expect ed to occupy at leats ten years to com plete in this country; and. in view of the inaccessibility of Tibet and DOT tions of South Africa and elsewhere, may never be regarded as finished. It's object is to encourage topographic work universally to increase geograph- ical knowledge of the world. and to secure a uniform standard and relia l. ble world authority.
 
 conference called by Great Britain and attended by all the ambassadors at the court of St. James. when arrangements were perfected for construction of the map on a uniform plan and on a uni- form scale of l6 miles to the inch. It will disregard international boundaries, and its sheets. of which 2s4O would be necessary 10 cover the entire world, are to be laid out according to degrees of latitude and longitude. If all these were put together the great mother map" might be made into a globe 70 feet in diameter.
 one of the provisions agreed upon at the London conference was that all names on the map should be spelled according to the country in which the names are placed, as. for instance. Wien for Vienna and Roma for Rome.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-01-27
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

[ To Chas. Punell, Harry Joyce and Nate Coombs, your heirs. executors. administrators and assigns.
 You and each of you are hereby not flied that the undersigned co- owner has caused to be expended in labor and improvements during the year 1909 as the annual expenditure required by law the sum of one hundred dollars upon association placer mining claims. to- wit:
 The Fairt. Asocition Placer Mining Claim. the notice of location whereof being of record at page 56 of Volume lS. Locations. and the Warm Spring Association Placer Mining Claim, the notice of location whereof being of rec ord at page 57 of Volume 19. Locations, both said claims situate on Goldbottom creek. a tributary of the Niul;luk river In the Council City Recording District. District of Alaska (the records above referred to being those of said Re cording District)
 You and each of you are further not flied that if you do not within ninety days from the date of the final publica- ton of this notice of forfeiture pay or cause to be paid to the undersigned CO., owner at Council. District Of Alaska. your proportionate share or shares of said expenditures as co-owners, your interest in and to said decribcd prop critics will become the property of the undersigned, under provisions of law Date of first publication of this no- tice is Nov. %, 1910.
 Date of final publication of this no tice is Feb. 21 1911
 A E. KINNE
 Co-owner