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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-24
WANTS MORE FIRE
 PLUGS IN NORWOOD

In a Recommendation to the city com missioners claiming that Norwood is inadequately equipped with fire plugs, Chief Bennett of the fire department urges that the department be allowed five more hydrants in that section. Ac- cording to the chief. the firemen would be greatly hampered should a really dangerous fire occur in this section, because of the lack of water.
 In the recommendation the follow ing corners were suggested as suitable for the plugs:
 Eleventh avenue and Twenty-eishth street.
 Thirteenth avenue and Thirty-second street
 Fourteenth avenue and Thirty-first street.&
 Fifteenth avenue and Thirtietn street
 Fifteenth avenue and rhirty-second street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-24
PANAMA CANAL IS
 F|VE-S|XTHS DONE

Washington, August 23.-Figures show ing the amount of excavation to be done on the Panama canal indicate that the great work was five-sixths finished on August 1, but there actually remains 16,- so3,000 cubic yards more earth to be re- moved than had been estimated for year before The apparent backward movement is explained in the official re- cord by a large amount of siltage in the canal bed which must be removed from the finished tunnels and also by the necessity for extensive excavation for drydocks. coaiing stations and terminals at Balbao which were not taken into ac- count in the original estimate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-24
TONEY-FUNERAL ID
 BE HELD TODAY

Louisville. August 23-The funeral Of Sterling B. Toney. a native of Alabama. who served for a score or more of years on the Kentucky circuit bench, will take place tomorrow from Christ Church cathedral. Judge Toney died late yester- day. The jurist was s3 years old and born in Eufaula, Ala. He studied law at the University of Virginia, took up practice ir1 his native town and then came to Louisville in 1875, during the revision of court procedure. He is survived by a widow and two sisters, Mrs. William C. Oates, widow of former Governor Oates of Alabama, and Mrs. Joseph Flournoy of Fufauia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-24
W|LK|NSONMA
 RUN FOR AUDITOR Autauga Jurist Will Prob ably Be Candidate to Sue
 ceed Smith in 1915

Montgomery, August 23.-tSpecial.)-- Judge W. F. Wilkinson has announced that he will probably be In the race for state auditor to succeed c. Brooks Smith, whose term of office expires in January. 1915. Judge Wilkinson has been probate judge of Autauga county, and has been public accountant under several administrations. having filled both offices in the opinion of his friends with great ability.
 The friends of Judge Wilkinson claim that his experience in the probate office Of Autauga county and his training as an expert accountant eminsntly qualify him to discharge the duties of state aud itor.
 Judge Wilkinson declared to newspaper men today that his friends were urging him to make the race. and while he would not state positively that he would run for the office. he intimated that there was q strong probability that he would do SC.
 The office of state auditor is one of the most important positions to be filled in the capitol%
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-24
BAR DOCKETS
 BEING PRINTED

The bar dockets of the city and circuit court are fin the hands of the printer and are expected to be ready for distribu- ton early next week Williari Waldrop, clerk Of the circuit court, stated that the appealed cases from the ruling of the state tax commission will come up in The first two weeks ir. October. There are 115 of these appeal cases filed.
 Sam Blake. clerk of the city court. is getting ready for the opening of the courts and has prepared the bar docket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL
 WORKERS AT BULL Tuscaloosa Convention Is in
 Annual Session EYE IS KICKED OUT
Tuscaloosa Interested in Outcome of Special Meeting of University Trustees September 12-Uni-
 versity Co-eds Crowded

Tuscaloosa, August 23.-(Special.)-rhe Tuscaloosa County Sunday School con- vention convened in annual session yes- ferday at Buhl. few miles from Tus- caloosa with a large attendance o1 promi- neat Sunday school workers from various rarts of the county. Judge H. B. Foster president of the convention, presided over the meeting, and Rev. R. B. McAlpine conducted the devotional exercises. A splendid talk on Our Convention Key word, Work" was made by Steve Yerby Of Tuscaloosa, and other interesting ad- dresses were made by p. L. Dodson, Mrs. S. P Moore and Leon Palmer. one of the best known Sunday school workers in the state from Montgomery
 Interest in Meeting
 Tuscaloosa Is very much interested in the outcome of special meeting of the board of trustees of the university which has been called by Judge T. w. Coleman for September 12, for the pur- pose of making the Birmingham Med ical college a part of the University of Alabama.
 Girls Crowded for Room
 
 houses provided for girls at the uni versity has been reserved and num- Der of applications are received daily that can't be filled.
 All co-eds who have not procured rooms will have to secure board out in town which is both inconvenient and ex- pensive and it is the hope of every friend os the university in the city of T'usca- loosa that some provision will be made before another session to care for the young women in Alabama, who are am- bilious enough to enter the university for the purpose of securing a thorough col 1ege education.
 Barge Line on Warrior
 The Alabama and New Orleans Navi- eation company is actively engaged in perfecting their plans for big barge line on the Warrior river MT. Barnhardt manager of the company, was in the city yesterday confe-ring with MT. Blair in reference to the out put of coal on the river and stated that the company wouc be in position to handle 1000 tons daily from this section, and Mana ger Barnhardt after conferring with coal Hand owners here left for Birmingham Etor that purpose. It is hoped that the kfarges will be plying the Warrior by the First of December.
 Educational Rally Tho annual picnic and educational rally of the Tatloyville School Improve ment association was one of the big gest affairs ever held in that vicinity. Several hundred visitors were in at- tendance and the celebration was one of great success.
 Eye Kicked Out
 J. H. Deal, q prominent farmer liv- ing a few miles from town on the Greensboro load, was a victim of a serious and painful accident yesterday when on entering the stable to bridle a mule he was severely kicked by the vicious animal on the face, knocking out his right eye, breaking his nose and otherwise bruising his face in a terrible manner His condition Is con- sidered serious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-24
Trustees Appointed

Montgomery. August 2s.-tspecia, .)-Gov. ernor O'Neal has appointed Gen. F. S. zuson of Birmingham and Rittenhouse
 of Mobile members of the board
 stees of the Alabama Soldiers home
 )unt2in Creek. The two appointees
 Ill vacancies that have existed for ss ast few weeks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-09

i a,r,I II the guide lad forgotten
~ come. All night long We Staiieu
,ars for any sound which might
/. r,.eIl the approach OF the party
Morning found the storm sun raslhs'
.lacl, showed signs Of worry our
food Was entirely gone. At TWO
O'Clock the sky cleared and we started
- descend. We hadn't gone far when
20 we're met by a searching party.
wo Of them escorted us to Zermatt.
y was a wonderful experience. but
went the slightest desire 10 re-
y, 1t.
Eek lust brought the dreadful news
.'at four OF the original party were
in the Storm. What a horrible
fa;c,
Tonight we stood upon the balcony
j watched the calm sunset lights
IN upon the Hreithorn's crest One
+ =. faint, rosy glimmer touched the
terhorn. Then all grew gray and
-1'orless. Day was done. A shudder
.ssea over us both.
Our unusual experience has drawn
us very near, dear Flora. and appre.
ciate his 'bigness" of spirit: but I do
i. loye him-yet. Ever fond'y.
JEAN.
n York Press.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-09
Curioi,s tcc'lrut

\ most curious ac,.t,,It occ"rrcd,
recently, IN Albany y T., when mo
tOrman lot c0nloI OF ear going
down a hill. Wnrh it reached Broad
street ii left The track. overturned
and crashed into Il threr-stoly dr ell
man were injured. though none fatal
~. The car smashed into Il bedroom.
where a man. his wiic and child were
sleeping. They were showered with
plaster and broken glass from the
window, but were uninjured.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-09

Little bags OF lavender in the COM
partaenls ol trunks tina, must stand
for any length OF time, swee:en Won
deriIlly the air that is so apt 10 grow
musly. ii trunk lnings are slightly
scented in this way dresses and I'M
dcrNear are more dain'ily Iragra.i 1t
the end Of tn icurrey than whoG one
folds a sachet aNCag The garments
themselves.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-04-25

PANIC at first. as all believed that there
wore plenty of lifeboats to 60 around
Mrs. Aston Could Not Talk.
Pale, trembling, and apparently i'll.
Mn. John Jacob Aston was one Of the
drst survivors Of the wreck to pass
down the Carpathia's gangplank. She
0tepped from the Carpathia wearing a
)ong black astrakhan coat, small
toque covered by blue chiffon veil.
and at her throat reposed large dia-
mond and pearl sunburst.
Mrs. Aston was completely broken
down by the narrowing experience she
had passed through, and the loss Of
hsr husband. and when asked to say
something cried In heartbroken tones:
II can't! can't! I am unspeak-
~ mr.
Mrs. Astor's mental suffering was
terribls, though physically she was not
much harmed. Physicians gave or
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-04-25

amy, when he left the C&rpathia Went
6 the ONCE of the general agent on til.
p6ot. There he received the newspaper,
representatives and. after a few IRE
1minary remarks. gave out type
written statement In which he said
that he was In the last starboat'd col
lhpsible lifeboat when he left the ship.
He stated that he did not know wha'
speed the Titanic was going ut when
0he struck the iceberg. but the collision
was one Of Il glancing blow, and OH
Monday morning. between 10 and II
o'clock, he claims to have sent wire
loss message. In his statement Mr. Is
ny said
I'm the presence and under the shad-
~ Of catastrophe so overwhelming.
my feelings are too deep for express
don in words. can only say that the
White Star line. its officers and EN-.
ployees. will do everything humanity
possible to alleviate the sufferings and
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ible lifeboats for two hours and half.
Then | was picked up.
Mrs. Paul Shabert Of Derby. Conn.
said that when the collision occurred
she came out on deck and asked one
Of the stewards if there was any dan
ger, and he said he was afraid there
was. Shortly afterward one Of the Of
6cers shouted. Ladies first to the
boats!''
Mrs. Henry stengel Of Newark. N. j..
said that she witnessed terrible scenes.
Chinese, stokers hid in the bottom Of
the lifebOats before they were launch
"a. Men jumped into boatloads OF
women, injurtng them. There were no
lights and no provisions. The col
nsion was terrific. but nobody appeared
% realize how serious matters were.
There appeared to be overconfidence,
a. 1t was thought that the Titanic was
unsuitable. II am sure that more
might have been saved had it not been
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-04-25

peration to get into the iifcioats that
the officers shot them and their bodies
fell into the ocean. They said also that
they saw John Jacob Astor and Major
Butt standing together on the Titanic'S
deck and that they must have gone to
death together. Mrs. lSidCr Stratus re-
fused to leave her husband. the said
Many passengers agreed in the state
ment that 6GS were rescued and that
four died in the lifebOats and two G.el
on board the Carpathia. One Of the
steerage passengers was buried at sea.
Stories of all agreed that the Titanic
struck the iceberg ut 11:4J O'Clock, that
she sank at 2:25 and that they We're
picked up by the Carpathia at 4:30.
Four Lifsboats Drawn Down.
William Jones. Il Titanic stoker. VII
manned one of the lifeboats. said h.
was 700 yards away when the vessel
sank and that he saw four lifebou;s
filled with women drawn down. Two
women in his boat died of exposure.
Margaret Hayes Of New York e.!
said: "When I was put into a life
boat I found a two-year-old baby girl
in my arms. do not know who placed
It there, nor who its mother is. / have
been taking care Of it ever since.
Daniel T. Bailey, who lives at the
Marlborough hotel in New York ci.!
said: II was adrift alone on 4 raft for
six hours. I saw woman in nis II
clothing near by. swan to her side
and dragged her to the raft. She VS.
unconscious and slipped Off into the
water and was drowned"
Mrs. Regina Steinert of New Yorl;
city, who was passenger on the Car.
pathia. said that when the Carpathi:'
reached the scene of the disaster siH
| teen lifeboats filed with survivors We're
found floating in the sea of ice. All
were. taken on board and passenger
vSed with the crew in rendering aid.
"The Survivors were lying In the bot
tsan Of the boats. all alive. but the lna
tofity OF them unconscious, she said
'Many were suffering terribly from
the exposure, and many were already
1k01en. That afternoon about twenty
e the survivors died. and four wer:
sven burial at sea Immediately"
Statement by Ismay.
]. Bruce Ismay. president Of the In
ternational Mercantile Marine con-
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sorrows of survivors and of the rela
tives and friends of those who per-
ished The Titanic was the last word
In shipbuilding. Every regulation pre-
scribed by the British board Of trade
had been strictly complied with. The
master. officers and crew were the
most experienced and skillful in the
British service. l am informed that
committee of the United States senate
was appointed to Investigate the cir
cumstances Of the accident. l heartily
welcome the most complete and ex-
haustive inquiry. and any aid that or
my associates. our builders or navi-
gators, can render is at the service of
the public and the governments Of the
United States and Great Britain. And
under these circumstances | must re-
spectfully defer making any state
ment at this hour"
Major Butt a Hero.
One survivor asserts he saw Major
Butt, aid to President Taft, play a
hero's part before he died.
An hour AFTER the DOat Sank 1 uunS
on to a collapsible lifeboat for two
hours and half. Then l was picked
up," said this man.
1.-The last thing l saw was a man
they say was Major Butt standing on
the forward deck that was already I'M
der water.
"He was holding back men who were
, fighting to get into boats that were
putting of with women"
First Woman of Titanic.
Mrs Dickinson Bishop Of Detroit,
Mich, said: Il was the first woman in
the first boat l was in the boat four
hours before being picked up by the
Carpathia. | was in bed at the time
the crash came and got up and dress
ed. l went back to bed upon being
assured that there was no danger. On
the deck. when reached 1t. there
was little or no panic"
Told Ship Could Not Sink.
! n. C. Chambers said that the Titanic
struck the iceberg head-on. The pas
sengers ran out, but being assured BY
the officers that the ship could moi
sink went back to their staterooms
After about two hours the alarm was
sent out and the passengers started
to enter the lifeboats. Mr.. Chambers
said that there was nothing like {;
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q 1872 by American Press Association.
Titanic SURVIVORS LEAVING THE CAN
PATH1A. ... ISL
without knowing that she had struck
and who did not realize anything was
wrong until the water rushed into their
staterooms.
"The men behaved splendidly. We
were undl essed in the bitter cold. The
men in the ifeboat gave us their gar
ments to protect u.s."
my Husband Was a Brave Man."
Mrs Henry 3. Harris was hystericaI
when she came on shore. She was met
b party Of friends. She fell into the
arms Of her brother-in-law, crying. my
God! Poor Harry! He wanted to get
into the nfeboats, but b sesppsd back.
He was brave man."
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CAPTAIN EosrRoM OF THE CARPATHIA
sengers and crew and paid high tri-
butte to the heroism Of the women pas
sengers.
II Jumped with the sea-" said he.
''just as I often have jumped with the
breakers at the seashore. By great
good fortune l managed to grasp the
brass railing on the deck above, and l
hung on by might and main. When
the ship plunged down l was forced
to let 20 and l was swirled around
and around for what seemed to be an
interminable time. Eventually l came
to the surface to find the sea mass
Of tangled wreckage.
LUCKILY 1 vas unhurt, and casting
about managed to seize wooden graf
ing floating near by. When l had re-
covered my breath l discovered
larger canvas and cork life raft which
had flcated up. A man whose name
l did not learn was struggling toward
it from some wreckage to which he
had chung. | cast Off and helped him
to get on to the raft and we then be-
gan the work Of rescuing those who
had jumped into the sea and were
foundering in the water.
Had to Deny Succor to Others.
when dawn broke there were thirty
of us on the raft, standing knee deep
in the icy water and afraid to move
! lest the cranky craft be overturned.
! Several unfortunates, benumbed and
half dead. besought US to save them.
and one or two made an effort to reach
US, but we had to warn them away
Had we made any effort to save them
we all might have persisted.
"The hours that elapsed before we
were picked up by the Carpathia were
the longest and most terrible that
I ever spent"
Colonel Oracle denied with emphasis
that any men were fired upon and de-
! clared that only once was 6 revolver
discharged
"This was for the purpose Of intimi-
dating some of the steerage passen-
boat before it was prepared for
| launching This shot was fired in the
air, and when the foreigners were
told that the next would be directed
at them they promptly returned to
the deck. There was no confusion and
no panic"
Contrary to the general expectation,
there was no Earring impact when the
vessel struck, according to the army
officer. He was in his berth when the
vessel smashed into the submerged
portion of the berg and was aroused
BY the jar. M
Before l retired said Colonel
, Gtacie, II had a long chat with Charles
n. Hays, president Of the Grand
Trunk railroad. One of the last things
Mr.. Hays said was this: The White
Star, the Cunard and the Hamburg.
American lines are devoting their at
tontion and ingenuity in vieing one
With the other to attain the supremacy
Ia luxurious ships and In making speed
records. The time will soon come
when this will be checked by some ap
palling disaster Poor fellow, q few
hours later he was dead.
1.-THE conduct Of Colonel John Jacot
Aston was deserving of the highest
praise" Colonel Oracle declared. Colo
mel Aston" he said, devoted all his
energies to saving his young bride
He helped us in our efforts to get hel
Into the boat. lifted her into the
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for this overcoshdence. The boats
were undermined. My husband help
ed to row a lifeboat. Captain Smith
stuck to the bridge like hero. The
behavior Of the entire crew was per-
feet 1t was most beautiful night
The vessel was surrounded by ice
beres. Some OF the passengers were
on the deck Of the great liner. enjoy
ing the strange and beautiful scene.
when the crash came"
Went Down, but Was Saved.
Colonel Archibald Oracle. L. :. A.. the
last man saved. went down with the
! vessel, but was picked up. Colonel G!;''
Gle told remarkable story Of persona.
hardship and denied emphatically the
reports that there had been any PAM"
on board He praised in the highest
terms the behavior Of both the pas.
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6eD that neither she Of her maid
should be permitted to talk about the
Titanic. and this rule was strictly OBJ
served. Nevertheless. before the order
had been given. she had told Vincent
AstOr some Of her memories. She
thought she recalled seeing Colonel
Astor by her side. just before she got
into one of the boats. She imagined
he was safe, too, and it was only
when she was on the Carpa thia that
she realized he was not among the
rescued.
Like most Of the survivors. Mrs. AS
tor was too stunned ut first to recall
any Of the incidents Of the sinking
ship. Other passengers said that Mrs.
Aston displayed remarkable courage
during the days on the Carpathia,
walking about the decks and trying to
cheer up other survivors whose sorrow
seemed beyond relief.
Aston Made Light Of Danger.
"Colonel Astor was walking the deck
at the time the Titania struck the ice
berg" said William David. assistant
saloon steward on board the Carpa-
; thia, in reciting incidents which had
been told to him by survivors,
He was approached by a frantic
; waiter, l was told. and urged to put
On life belt The waiter had several
life belts in bis hand. Colonel Aston
! waved him away.
! "'Pooh,' he said, this is nothing!
There is no need Of life belts And
that was the last seen Of Colonel AS
tor"
Band Played "Nsarsr, Ny God, to Thee"
Mrs. A. A. Dick, who was saved
: with her husband. told the followin"
story:
I 1.-The boats lay in the vicinity Of the
laundering vessel for about an hour.
No one believed she could 60 down.
We had been assured to this effect by
the captain. But as she began to set
tie 1t was soon seen that she was
about to 60 to the bottom, and if we
stayed near we would be drawn down
with her in the vortex.
The marine band on board did its
best to cheer up the waning hopes of
the passengers. One or two airs were
struck up 1t was spectacle that no
one will ever forget
Suddenly the band stopped. The
leader moved his baton. In slow, sol.
emn tones the air, Nearer, My God. to
Thee was waited across the water tc
our ears.
1.-THE band played the hymn con
tinuousy until their instruments were
choked off by the swirling water that
closed about their heads as they went
to heros grave"
Storage Passengers Experience.
A Swede named Oscar Johansen was
q steerage passenger on the Titanic
He said he was awakened in his steer
age bunk by sort Of grinding, tear
ing thump at the moment the Titanic
struck the iceberg. He ran for the deck
but when he reached the saloon he
found the band playing some popular
air. The officers of the ship were as
surfing the people that there was nc
danger" said Johansen. ''They tolt
me to 60 back to the steerage and tel
the people who knew my tongue tina
the accident was nothing. | went back
for the band kept on playing and thu
people in the saloon We're leaving als(
for their beds. An hour after the boa
sank. l hung onto one Of the cOllaps
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-11

land, Peleula, Honolulu, Oahu; lots /
and 2, block "a, Ocean View Tract
Honolulu. Oahu; $27OO; B. 359. p. IS.
Dated Dec. %, 1911.
lwikau and VT to Leialoha Ainiu
(w), d; pOr kul gr 1883, Kalama 5, S
Kona, Hawaii; $500. B 352, 447.
Dated Dec %, 1911.
Iwikau and VT to Kaneahakini (w),
d; por kul or 1889, Kalama 5, S Kona,
Hawaii; $500. B 352, p AS. Dated
Dec %, 1911.
NJ Masuda to Y Maruono ct al, B S;
? bldgs, mchnry tools, etc, Vineyard
st, Waikiki, Maui; $500. b 1856, p
4S4. Dated Dec ~, 1911.
Kalua widow to Lizzie X Keiki,
d; R Ps 3279, 1901 and bldgs, Wailua-
nui, etc, Koolau, Maui; int in real and
personal property of Kaaikapu Ck) and
Il w Keanu (k) alias Hoopii, decd !;
81, etc. b 352, p 453, Dated Sept 8,
1899.