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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28
SUES ROAD FOR NON-
 DELIVERY 0F TRUNK
Texas Woman Brings Suit
 Against Southern
PIKE IN LIMESTONE
Road Will Be Built From River Op- pOsite Decatur Northward To- wards Athens-Survey for
 Transmission Line

Decatur, August 27.-(special) )-Mise Allie May Gladdish of Waco. Tex, through her attorneys has filed suit for ss50 against the Southern railroad for falling to deliver her trunk to her here so that she could wear the gowns which the trunk contained while here on a visit.
 Instead of sending the trunk to Decatur it went to some place in Tennessee and if was some days before it was de- livered to Miss Gladdlsh, it is alleged
 Turnpike in Limestone
 The county commissioners of Lime stone county and a number of citizens of the same county will build a turn pike road from the Tennessee river, op- posite Decatur to point where the Athens and Decatur turnpike ends, some three or four miles from the Tennessee river. Limestone county Is to grade the road and a number of the planters along the road are to put the gravel on it. This will give a turnpike all the way from Decatur to Athens, a distance of about sixteen miles.
 Survey Completed
 The survey has been completed from Gadsden to Decatur for the high ten sion transmission cable lines of the Ala bama Power and Development company The company will generate the power al Jackson Shoals, near Gadsden, and al Little river, not farm from Chattanooga Tenn.
 The line between Decatur and Gadsder passes through Valhermoosa Springs. Guntcrsville, Albertvil1e and Boaz. From valhermoosa a line will be run to Hunts vile.
 | It is expected that work will com mence within the next few weeks in set ting the poles and stringfng the cable from Decatur ito Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28
 LARGEST MAN IN FRANKLIN IS DEAD

Russelville. August 27.-(Special)- Squire J. J. Underwood, aged 65, is dead at his home at Spruce Pine, 10 miles south of Russellville. Surviving are his four sons, all practicing physicians, and his grandson, likewise a practicing physician. his wife and two daughters. MT. rndeI- wood was for many years magistrate in his beat
 Mr. Underwood was known as the largest man in the county. his usual weight being around 375. 1t was impos- sibIe to get a coffin large enough and Russellvile Sheffield, Birmingham and Memphis were each tried in vain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28
IGNORANCE IS BLISS

Tulsa, Okla, August 27.-Sidney Wake field, prominent business man of Okla homa and Texas. is hastening to Chicago to the bedside of his dying mother, ignor- ant of the fact that his wife is dead in Beaumont, Tex. Some few hours after Mr. Wakefield left this city for Chicago in response to a telephone call urging him to hasten to his mother, message came from Beaumont announcing the death of his wife Friends were unable to com municate with him. His Chicago address Is unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28

scious for while. A panic followed among the other members of the crew, and they would not start work until today. A British schooner that was lying near the steamer was also struck by the same bolt, and her crew thrown to the deck, but the 'damage was only slight to the vessel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28
Russian Crops

Washington, August 27.--A cable gram dated August 24 from the Inter- national Institute of Agriculture Rome, Italy. was received by the United states department of agriculture last Saturday, giving the following data: In Russia estimates of production in 72 governments are follows. ex- pressed in bushels: Wheat 749.947.000. roys 9s4.72S.000, barley 45s.183.000. oats 1.e32.605.00o. corn s1.90S.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28
Study Boil WeeviI

Selma, August 27 -tspociaL)-sev- eral business men of Selma and farmers of Dallas county left yesterday afternoon for trip of inspection through the boil weeviI districts of Mississippi and Louisiana The party will be away for about two weeks and from here gill go to Meridian, Jackson. vicksbur8 Shreveport. Monroe. Fort Gibson and other points in the delta disttIcG
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28

calibre are the heaviest now carried by any foreign ships of war.
 Just where the craze for big ships will end no one can with safety pre- dict Ships that a few years ago were considered the last word in size and efficiency are now mere infants Our battleships can be compared to but one thing to get a faint conception of their size and power. They are trying to keep abreast with the growth of the trusts. It's a big job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28
ANN|ST0N GAINS
 DECIDED VICTORY Tullahoma, Tenn, Is Not Recommended for Site
 BLACKMON RETURNS
Congressman Blackmon Will Conduct Campaign in Shelby and Chiffon in Interest of Wilson and
 Marshall

Anniston, August 27.-(Special)- )-That the action of Secretary of War H. L. Stimson in requesting the military com mittee of the Senate to take no steps at the recent session of that body in re- gard to recommending or discussing es- tabhshment of permanent war maneuvel grounds at Tullahoma. Tenn, was de cided victory for Anniston, is the opinion of Congressman Fred L. Blackmon, who returned to the city yesterday from Washington. MT. Blackmon said that the war department had extensive jnvesti- gations made during the summer maneu- yer period at Camp Pettus looking to the probable esta ablishment of a regular ma neuver camp site here, and that the Sec retary of War had promised him q re- port relating to the outcome of the in yestigation this week.
 Boost Wilson and Marshall
 Congressman Blackmon, who is the dem- ooratic nominee for Congress from this district will conduct speech making campaign in Shelby and Chiffon counties this fall. He will advocate the election of himself to office and preach the gospe of Woodrow Wilson for President and Marshall as his running mate-a likeable and winning team, he says.
 School Starts September 16
 The Anniston city schools open Monday September 16. The public schools for whites on Quntard, Wilmer and Pine avenues and the Fifth ward schools vii be open on the same day. and the work of organization for the term will begin The Seventh street and Fifth ward schools for negroes will also open the regular day.
 There is a pressing demand for nor; facilities. Superintendent Murphy says the children are taught in the halls oi the different buildings in the city, owing to the fact that the study rooms are crowded. In his opinion, Anniston should have another public school building to accommodate pupils. &8A
 J. w. Berry will be the new principal at the Pine avenue school, and R. w Mcclure of Huntsville will be in charge of the Fifth ward school.
 In 1910-19l1 the total attendance was 4501 and in 1911-1912 the attendance was only 4254 This gives total decrease oi 240 pupils, while the incrAase In negro pupils was seven. The decrease Is due largely 1t is said, to the fact that ar appreciable number of pupils from these schools have entered the Presbyterian college in Anniston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28
CREWS THROWN TO
 DECK BY LIGHTNING

Mobile, Augusta H.-During an elec- trical storm here last night lightning struck the British steamer Olive Grove, loading timber for London. damaging the vessel slightly and throwing five men 10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28
CATTLE TICK KILLS
 TALLADEGA CATTLE

Sylacauga, August 27-(special.) )-The cattle tick fever has made it's appearance in this county and already several head of cows have died and a number of others are reported to have the disease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28

Leon Boone, young man about 20 years old. died at the residence of his father and was buried in the Marble City ceme- tery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28

Thomas Irwin fell from a scaffold while and had his shoulder dislocated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28
Tax Raises Being Settled

The board of county commissioners is engaged in a steady grind of consider ing proposed raises in assessments in Calhoun county, both urban and rural property owners being on the grill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28
ReyiI Ceda4 llalf

Cedar Bluff sH hl great tent md u9Y ~ Cedar Bluff, naf aftH Rev. sam I'd aaf HI faf A. M. Pace, Hhf pe- ing attended f'z sae great good il ace
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28

The crop conditions in this county are more favorable at present than since planting, especially so with cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28

| With this great new fighting craft on the way, and with other great vessels built and building, 1t 4-tght be profit able to review our navy Down the
 ways From which the bF leship Con necticut and the dreaf taught Utah
 were launched from the New York navy yard, another and still greater sea monster is to glide on October 3i. This bulk of steel is now officially known only as battleship No. 34. But as 1t starts on Its way into the water | It's future element. some "beautiful" young woman. not yet designated, will smash bottle of champagne over it's receding bow and exclam amid the cheers of the assembled thousands, T christen thee New York"
 | Sampson's famous flagship. which bore the name of the Empire state dur ing the war with Spain, is now the
 Saratoga, her name having been changed in order that this new vessel
 might be named the New York, If the
 development in the navy continues and the jingoes have their way concern- ling naval construction in another 10
 years this New York will have to have her name painted out as the great Elm
 pire state will demand that one of the l new big sea.forts be named for her, in
 Keeping with the importance of her
 place as head of the sisterhood of states.
 I The flagship Connecticut. which was the first vessel to be launched from 1 the ways where No. 34 now rests, was officially 16.000 tons. The dread lnaught Utah was the next battleship 1 to go over these ways, having dis placement of 21,s75 tons Tine New York will have displacement of 27,000 tons This is greater than the com bined tonnage of the Chicago. Boston. Atlanta and the Dolphin, the first ves- sells of our new steel navy, and which made the famous white squadron of which the nation was once so proud.
 In spite of her size. however, and in spite of the fact that she has never yet kissed the seas, and when she does she will be the biggest dreadnaught ever launched from the New York navy yard, she and her sister ship, the Texas, are already outclassed by the two big lbattleships, the Oklahoma and the Ne vada. The Oklahoma will boast of a displacement. of 27.5o0 tons and tops the New York by only 800 tons. but at ithe same time tops her. Of all ships afloat the Oklahoma will be exceeded only by the British Queen Mary. a ldreadnaught laid down last year and which is credited by a London engi- neer with 28,S50 tons.
 | It is estimated that a displacement of Is0.000 tons is necessary to resist the
 Seeoil of 1s inch guns. Rifles of 1ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28

The s15,00o,O00 appropriation, 1t is said. will make possible 30,000 ton dreadnaught, and the prediction Is that this new vessel will carry 16-inch ri- fes. There Is no gun of this calibre carried op any warship today. The only onef ever constructed is the great weapon designed for the seacoast de- defense, and which will probably be one of the guns that will guard the Panama canal. This gun weighs 1S0 tons The test made on the proving grounds shows that its 2400 pound pro- 1ectile can pierce a steel plate 42.s inches in thickness. The heaviest ar nor plate on any warship is IS inches. At a distance of four or five miles this gun could hurl over two tons of metal through an ordinary man -of-war piercing the armor on both sides.
 Most of our battleships and all of our dreadnaughts, except the New York and Texas, are armed with 12- inch guns These two are to be armed with II inch rifles. guns heavier than any yet carried in sea borne arma- ments The Oklahoma and her giant sister are 10 have the same type Of gun, but will carry more of them and fewer turrets. The plan is to equip them with 12 guns of the II inch cal- bre, but to concentrate the 12 in four turrets, three in each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28

Congress, 1t is said. now seems to have taken a leaf from the methods of Great Britain in the matter of building ships. When the Mistress or the Seas finds 1t necessary to increase her sea strength by the addition of new vessel, her board of admiralty composed of trained experts, decides first on the number and calibre of guns which the new vessel must mount in order to be more up to date than the very last ship built by any other nation, the amount of armor to be carried and the speed and steam ing radius.
 When all these things are figured out the board of admiralty turns to the construction corps and asks for the amount of tonnage that is required to embody these features. When this Is ascertained, the amount of cost is figured in, then the money Is asked for and the work proceeds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28

The naval bureau of ordnance and the construction corps are now en-
 gagged in working out the many com plications involved In this idea of triple mounts It is claimed that this method of concentration will permit of greater armor protection and will at
 the same time vastly increase the bit ting power of the ship. It has been estimated that three shells hurled from one of these turrets will strike within A radius of nine feet by six and that the simultaneous impact of three such
 projectiles within so small an area
 will have crushing force so destruc- tive that no armor can withstand It, and that any ship receiving the shock must perforce go under. What would
 happen If salvo of Is inch shells should strike vessel can only be con-
 jectured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28
|J|NGOES GET BUT ONE BATTLESH|P But It Will Be the Genuine
 Article WILL COST S15,O00,00O May Carry Sixteen Inch Rifles, Which Could Pierce Any Warship Afloat at a Distance of
 Four Miles
WILL COST s15,OOO,OOO
nv q. E. STEWART

Washington. August 27.-(Special)-- The big navy jingoes will have to be satisfied this year with one big bat tleship. They however, after an aw- full fight, managed to get Congress to make appropriation for ono dread naught, after it had declined to make any provisions at all for battleships. and they are happy over this victory.
 The provision for the new big ship does not, as has been the custom. make any stipulation as to size. the one restriction being that the vesAel must not cost more than s15,000,o00
 Hitherto Congress has always care fully provided that new ships must not cost more than certain stipulated amount and must not exceed cer- tain displacement. Ths navy depart ment mas Utterly complained of these stipulations, not so much as to the money allowed, but as to restrictions regarding the tonnage. With the size stipulated, the navy experts declare that they have always experienced great trouble in incorporating all the features which they considered essen tial. and at the same time conform exactly with the cost and size Of the proposed ship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-07
Mystery DEEPENS
AS to Death of Minnie Turner in Cat
tetsburg, KY, Hotel

Cattletsburg, KY. Dec. 6.-The
mystery surrounding the death of
Minnie Turner in hotel here, deep
ened, tonight, when a coroner's jury
which has been investigating the case,
returned a verdict that it was unable
to determine by what means the wo-
man met her death. The jury rec
commended, however, that James York,
who was found in the same room vita
the dead woman, and Ida Guilett, an
other occupant of the room, be held
for further examination. York has
not recovered consciousness and the
attending physicians hold out little
hope of his recovery, although they
are unable to determine just what is
the matter with him.
Ida Gullett, as she gave her name,
testified, today. before the coroner,
that when the three went to the ho-
tel. Monday night. they had no liquor
or anothing harmful about them They
retired to sleep few minutes after
reaching their room. AS to how the
mysterious tragedy occurred she was
totally ignorant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-07

DRAFTING DEMANDS.
Allies Are Gathering Joint Demands
On Turkey at Peace Assembly.

London, Dec. 6.-Pending the as
sembling of the peace delegates IN
London, the Balkan allies are oceu-
pied in preparing a joint draft OF the
demands, which are to be made upon
Tureky and, it is understood exchang-
ing communications with view at ar
irving at an agreement defining their
own mutual obligations.
The formal acceptanees of all the
Powers to send delegates to the am :
bassadorial conference to be held in
London, have not yet been received.
but there is no reason to suppose.
there will be any delay in the as
sembling of the conference.
The position of Greece in refusing
to sign the armistice remains I'M
changed. The Greeks are said to be
continuing their campaign on the is
land of Chios and at Janina and their
ships are closely searching foreign
steamers found between the Darda-
nelles and Smyrna.
1t is reported from Vienna that Ser
via has set up several batteries on
the right bank of the Danube opposite
the Hungarian town of Orsova.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from Sofia says that if Saloniki is
internatfonalized Bulgaria will devote
all of her financial energy to the
creation of a great town and seaport
at Orfano, southeast of Sores, and
the building of a railway straight
down the Struma valley to the sea,
placing Sofia in direct and easy COM
munication with the Mediterranean.
If this railway should be built, the
correspondent adds. Saloniki would
lose much of its importance.
A dispatch to the same newspaper
from Vienna declares that Bulgaria
and Turkey already have agreed in
principle on peace and are ready for
an alliance. Both countries, the cor
respondent adds, are so well acquaint-
ed with each others intentions that
they could draft and sign a satisfac-
! tory peace treaty within As hours.
The correspondent concludes by de-
claring that peace in the Balkans
probably will leave Adrianople Turk
| ish and Saloniki internationalized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-07
Church Notices.

First Church of Christ. Scientist: Ser
vice at 1915: subject of lesson sermon
God the Only Cause and Creator;' ties
timonial meeting at 7.3o p. NJ. Wednes
day.
Christ Church: second Sunday in Ad
vent: Holy communion, 100 (Altar So
ciety): morning prayer, sermon, 1890
sunday school at Il; evening prayer
address, Z.
in Advent: Sunday school at 2; ser.
vice with sermon, at g.
Rev. Mr.. Hapworth of Oakland, will
speak at the Winter Street Advent chap
ell. at 2.30 and p. NJ.
Universalist church, Rev. John Evans
minister Sunday services. 1870, wor-
ship and sermon; exchange with Rev
Leroy w. Coons of Augusta; Has. Sun
Winter Street Free Baptist church
Melville NJ. Miner, pastor Mornine
worship at 1890, A. NJ. sermon by the
pastor, subject, 1.-THE Healing Power Of
FAITH Bible school at Il NJ; Junior
8 p. NJ; c. E. Society, 615;; evening
meeting, p. NJ, mid-week prayer meet
ing. Wednesday, at $50 p. NJ.
Randolph NJ. e. church, pastor, Rev
ing worship with anthem by the choir
sermon by the pastor. subject, The
Carpenter: 1i.45 A. M, Sunday schoo
and Adult Bible class; 100 T. NJ, eve
ming worship with sermon by the pas.
tor; subject, Demonstration" Wednes,
day, go Ladies' Auxiliary; Friday, 7.3'
p. NJ, prayer meeting; $50 Z. NJ, ehon
rehearsal
field Plains at 1870 A. M. and at the
North Baptist church at 2.15 7. NJ. Sun
daV Dec. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-07
TO OVERCOME WINTER
COMPLEXION TROUBLES
(From woman's Tribune.)

TOIIf W0iii iiiDullt't
If the chill air causes your skin to
dry and scale or become .unduly red
or spotted. before you go to bed spread
a thin layer of ordinary mercolized
wax. over your entire face. Remove
next morning with warm water. This
lis the ideal complexion treatment for
the winter girl. The wax gently abb
serbs the dead particles of surface
skin, so gradually there's no discom-
fort. This gives the underlying skin
a chance to breathe and to show it
self, In a-week or so the new and
younger skin is wholly in evidence
and you have a really matchless com
pIexion. Naturally all it's defects dis
appear with the discarded cuticle-as
chaps, roughness, blotehes, pimples,
freekles, blaekheads, sallowness. Usu-
ally an ounce of mercolized wax, pro-
durable at any drug store, is enough
to renovate even the worst complex
ion.
Wrinkles need bother YOU no more
if you'll use this simple face wash:
Powdered saxolite, l o., dissolved in
witch hazel, 1a pit. just one applica-
ton will affect even the deepest lines.
and soon your skin will be smooth as
child's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-07
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

III. Djeyad Bey, counsellor of the
Turkish embassy at London. has been
appointed to the same post at Wash
ington. 1t is understood that H. Rraif
ley. counsellor of embassy at Wash
ington, will succeed De DJeSad Bey
in Tendon Ne
Detectives, Friday, at Winnipeg.
Man. arrested two men giving their
names as Gustav Bruning. and sValen-
tine Berman, the latter supposed to
be Leon Scarce, abscondings bank mes
senger of Berlin. Germany. They are
accused of having stolen 2S0.000 marks
Bruning, it is said, admits his iden-
tity, but Berman refuses to talk. Both.
it is alleged. recently invested heavily
in Western Canada real estate.
Charles Forman, William Ernst and
Joseph Zimmerman of the Sheffield
Scientific School of Yale New Haven.
who, it is claimed. wrecked trolley
car, attempted to whip the crew and
mix it up with two autoists in Nor
walk, Sunday night, were. Thursday.
notified of their dismissal from college
by Director Russell II. Chittenden.
The trouble is said to have started
when the trio boarded a ear in Nor
walk after spending the afternoon and
most of the evening at a recently
opened inn. One of the three began to
pun the bellrope, and when the con-
duetor demonstrated to no effect the
motorman was called. Then the fight
started. Lights were broken and Win
dows smashed
Seven more indictments, six of
which were made public. were return
ed, Friday, by the Jefferson county
grand jury, at Stubenville, Ohio, in
the investigation of alleged election
Irregularities, making a total of 10
now returned. Indictments for about
40 men will be brought in before the
grand jury finishes it's work, it is said.
One secret indictment is said to be
for felony. The others are: John ID.
Beinap, probate Judge elect; Samuel
Stark. treasurer-elect, and Fred
Stone, defeated for probate judge all
charged with violation OF the kimbie
corrupt practices act. Richard ellison,
postmaster at Steubenville, two
counts; Hugh w. Patterson. chairman
of the Republican county committee.
and Ira Blackburn, attorney. all
charged with Illegal activity in assist
ing the campaign of Belnap.