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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
All Doubts of Validity of Underwood's Candidacy
 Dispelled
ALREADY FIGURING
 DEFINITE STRENGTH
Results Are Very Encouraging-Ex- pect 10s Votes on First Ballot With Material Strengthen
 ing Immediately
 Thereafter
Bv WALTER HARPER

Washington April 1s.-lSpecial)-Ths unreserved instruction given the Alabama delegation to vote for Oscar Underwood until nomination for President shall have been made Is having most power- ful effect on the political mind of the country. The earnestness of the Alabama democrats is a matter of much favorabis discussion in Washington.
 Doubts Dispelled
 It has been claimed in some quarters that the Underwood movement in Ala. bama was simply in the interest of ono of the other candidates to be used in tho convention at the convenience of leaders. The positive instructions of the delegation has dlspelled all such idea. It Is known now that the democrats of Alabama mean business They are for Underwood to the last and then some more.
 This posltlveness Is already having good effect on the rest of the country that is inclined to consider Underwood as an available candidate They have something tangible and certain to tie to. They have the assurance that Alabama will stand behind her candidate to the last. that he k the first and last choice of his home people
 The q instructed votes of Alabama place Oscar Underwood officially and definitely in the list of candidates A prominent democrat today said that he was glad that Alabama had the oppor- tunity to instruct the first delegates Tor Underwood and that they had been in- strueted for Underwood without opposi- tion and positively.
 Figuring Definite Strength
 Underwood supporters ara already fgur- Ing on his definite strength and the result | is most encouraging. It is figured as eer- tain that the delegates of Georgia, Flor- ida Mississippi and NerthNarollna Will he ] instructed fot him This Would give un- dee@ood .0s votes. Asid t'e this the 70 leatee sf Se4 Yblk. Nhieii asre almost eer- l tain to go 10 Underwood after the first or second ballot, and you have almost POD, not q bad showing for ''favorite son.
 Added to this are votes of otier states that are considered us uncertain but strongly favorable to Underwood strong factor on which the Underwood people put considerable reliance are The delegates from other southern states that will go 10 the convention uninstruct- ed. Under this head are placed Virginia and South Carolina. where the Underwood sentiment is very strong.
 Texas Encouraging News from Texas is most encouraging and 1t Is believed that Underwood will finally receive the vote of that delegation. If New York votes for Underwood on the second or third ballot il is easy to fore cast d rapid swinging of strength to the Alabama candidate
 | In Il straw vote taken of all those at- | l lngton Eks last night Underwood stood second with a strong lead over both liar mon and Wilson. Clark led with vote of 6l4 Underwood got 16S, Harmon 4, Will son 8, Bryan ?. There are local reasons for Clarks popularity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
Actual Number on Board

London. April ls-The actual number of passengers and crew on board the Titanic at the time of the disaster was EOS, ac- cordfng 10 Sidney Buxton president Of the board of trade, in reply 10 question in the house of commons today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
Leyee Breaks, Inundating Six Thousand Acres of
 State Farm
BEULAH BREAK IS BECOMING ALARMING
Crevasse Is Rapidly Widening and Floods Are Spreading Over Four Counties-Engineer Are
 Working Hard

With the exception of the break in the levee at Angola, La. innundating about 6ooo acres of the states farm Thursday, there was no material change in the Mis- sissippi levee situation Thursday night.
 Need of Food Acute
 The need of food. clothing and other supplies for the ao,n00 or more flood suf- ferers in southern Arkansas. northeastern Louisiana and northwestern Mississippi is imperative. and only temporary relief Is in sight. Supplies are on the way from both Memphis and New orleans. Many persons are in desperate circumstances.
 The situation north of Nicksburg is growing alarming because of the break of the levee near Benlah Miss, Wednes- day night. The crevasse Is rapidly wid- ening, and the floods are slowly but surely spreading oyer Washington Bolivar Sun flower and sharkey counties. Mississippi. The water is rapidly creeping np into the small towns scattered over the delta eoun- try and the people are fleeing to the high lands.
 Service on the Yazoo and Mfssissinnt Valley railroad north of Yieksbnrg las been suspended, and no trains are likely to be operated for several days.
 Send Vaccine Matter
 Adjutant General Fridge of Mississippi received message from Congressman Collier Thursday that vaccine anti-toxin would be sent to Vieksburg at once for general vaccination Of the Louisiana ne- groes in the refugee camp.
 The United states engineers are on the firing line up and down the river do- ing everything possible to prevent fur ther breaks Farmers on the Moorehouse parish lowlands are building boats in preparation for the expected overflow. Sections of this parish are expected to eventually be under from one to 10 feet of water.
 The work of raising 3o0O feet of ievee just below 0strica, several miles below New orleans is being rushed as rapidly as possible. Thursday afternoon the levee was but three inches above the level of the river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
Aroused by Jar

Colonel Oracle was in his berth when the vessel smashed into the berg, and was aroused by the jar He looked at his watch, he said. and found it was just midnight The ship sank with him at 2:22 a. m. for his watch stopped at that hour.
 Before I retired. said Colonel Graeie ''I had a long talk with Charles H. Hayes president of the Grand Trunk railroad. One of the last things MT. Hayes said. was this:
 [. The White Star, the Cunard and the Hanburg-A American lines are deyotng their attention and Ingenuity in yieins with the other to attain the supremacy in luxurious ships, and in making speed records. The time will soon come when this will be checked by some appalling disaster.
 Poor fellow. a few hours later he was dead :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
Crowds to Pier

New York April 1S--News that the Carpathia was outside the harbor and rapidly approaching sent thousands of persons to vantage points along the city's water front. At the Battery, the first point on Manhattan Island which the rescue ship would pass, crowd esti- mated at la,o00 persons were assembled. Other vantage points further uptown were crowded with spectators eager to catch the first glimpse of the approaching Car pathia.
 The coming of the steamer was reported sueeessively from various sources 10 the cengregated crowds. Outside the Hook ae 6:e0 this evening the vessel was re- ported suceessively as passing each local harbor mark, reaching quarantine at 7t25 n c1ock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
Thirty on Raft

When dawn broke there were 30 of us oa the raft, standing knee deep in the icy water and afraid 10 move lest the cranky craft be overturned. Several un- fortunates. benumbed and half dead. be- sought us 10 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 perished.
 "1he hours that elapsed before we were picked up by the carpathia were of the longest and most terrible that l ever spent Practically without any sensation of feeling because of the icy water we were almost dropping from fatigue. We were afraid to turn around to look to see whether we were seen by passing craft, ana when some one who was facing astern passed the word that something that looked like a steamer was coming up one of the men became hysterical under the strain The rest of us, too. were nearing the breaking point"
 Colonel Oracle denied with emphasis that any men were fired upon and de- clared that only once was a revolver dis charged
 This was to intimidate some steerage passengers, he said who had tumbIed into q boat before it was prepared for launching. This shot was fired in the air, and when the foreigners were told that the next would he directed at them. they promptly returned to the deck. There was no confusion, and no panic.4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
Ship Not Held


 Every consideration having been taken in the emergency, the quarantine offi- cials did not hold up the ship 8 moment. The doctors put out in their launches anG hurried alongside, while the vessel slowed down a bit and Health Officer Oconnen was put aboard. The Carpa- thia proceeded then steadily toward her dock, passing the Statue of Liberty at 7.50, the Battery at S;l0 and then on past the forest shipping on both sides of the river. proceeding cautiously under escort of tugs
 As the liner passed the Battery the great crowds which lined the sea wall and was massed in the park space be- hind stood in silence. At intervals the dark river up which the rescue ship. with few lights showing was passing, was lighted us as photographers from decks and from well selected places on shore exploded the largest fiashlight pos sible in an effort to catch the first pie lures of the incoming liner.
 On up the river the carpathia steamed bearing out well the description given of her by the observers. who saw her as she erept past quarantine and tele- graphed word to tho city that din1ly lighted and slow-movnr as she was, she looked like a funeral boat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
Astor Deserves Praise

s1he conduct or tol. JOhna JacoD AStof was deserving of the highest praise" Colonel Oracle declared "The millionaire New Yorker" he said. devoted all his energies to saving his yonng bride nee Miss Force of New York, who is in dell cate health.
 s,Cnlonel Astee helped iis in our efforts to get her in the boat said Colonel Oracle. @I lifted her into the boat and as she took her place Colonel Astor re- quested permission of the second officer to go with her for her own protection
 '' No. sir, replied the officer. not a man shall 20 on q boat until the women arc all off Colonel Astor then inquired the number of the boat which was being lowered away. and turned to tho work of clearing the other boats and in re-assur- 'ns; the frightened and nervous women. Speed Was Unchecked
 By this time the ship began to list frightfuliy to port. This became so dan geroiis that the second officer ordered everyone to rush to starboard. This we did, and we found the crew trying to gel a boat off in that quafter Here I saw the last of John B. Thayer and George B. Widener of Philadelphia
 Colonel Oracle said that, despite the warnings of icebergs. no slowing down or speed WAS ordered by the commander of the Titanic. There were other warn- ings too. he said.
 ''1n the 2i hours run ending the 1ith.'' he said, the ships run was 5i6 miles and we were told that the next q hours would sec even a better record posted No dinlunition of speed was indicated in ------~--------~-----
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
Oracle Gives Thrilling Account

Colonel Oracle told how he was driven to the topmost deck when the ship settled and was the sole survivor after the wave that swept her just before her final plunge had passed.
 T jumped with the wave" said he, just as l often have jumped with the breakers at the seashore, By great good fortune, I managed to grasp the brass railing on the deck above. and I hung on by might and main. When the ship plunged down I was forced to let go, and l was swirled around and around for what seemed to be an inter- minable time. Eventually 1 came 10 inc surface. to find the sea a mass of tangled wreckage
 Luckily l was unhurf. and casting about managed to seize q wooden grat- Ing flowing nearby. Wien I had re- covered my breath I discovered a larger canvas and cork life raft which hal foated up. A man whose name I did not learn was struggling toward 1t from some Wwscjkage b which he aad clung l cast off and helped him to get onto the raft, and We then began the work of rescuing those who had jumped into the sea and were foundering In the N-afer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
COLONEL GRAC|E TELLS STORY OF
 TRAGIC SCENES Denies All Reports of Any Panic on Board-Re-
 yolyers Not Used ASTOR'S CONDUCT
 DESERVES PRAISE Devoted Every Effort to Saving His Wife-Hayes Predicted Disaster.
 Colonel Oracle Was the
 Last Man Saved

New York. April 1s.-col. Archibald Oracle United States army. the last man saved. went down with the vessel but was picked up. He was met tonight by his daughter. who had arrived from Washington, and his son-in-law. Paul II. Fabrieius. Colonel Oracle told a remark able story of personal hardships and denied emphatically the reports that there had been any panic on board. He praised in the highest terms the behavior Of both the passengers and crew, and paid high tribute 10 the heroism of the women pas sengers.
 Mrs. Isidor straus,'' he said. went to her death because she would not desert her husband Although he pleaded with her to take her place in the boat she steadfastly refused, and when the ship settled by the head the two were en- gulfed by the wave that swept her"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
Policemen Gather Early

In drizzling rain 255 policemen gath cred early tonight at the Cunard line piers at West Fourteenth street. pre- paratory to handling the crowds. 1n- spector Mccluskey was in charge of the squad and ropes, dotted with green lights, were stretched for 75 yards in front of the piers to hold back the throng. No one without a special permit was allowed be- yond these ropes. As early as o'clo K automobiles. on which yelled women and silent men were seated began arriving and by s:3o a small crowd had already entered the great steel and concrete structure which covers the piers.
 small passageHay had been converted into headquarters for the newspaper and press associations and a meeting place for those who had been bereaved or had relatives aboard the Carpathia. Although there was no rule for silence. everyone talked in whispers. In this assemhlage there were those who hoped against hope that some dear one was alive. although tie list of survivors had failed to show their names
 Police regulations were made more rigid as the evening wore on. All traffic on West street, directly.in front of the piers, was diverted at Four ~s~~~-<~~~~~~~~>~-~- ~~~~~~>~>~>>-~~~~~~
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
Hospital Attendants Present

An air of solemnity was added to the scene by the. presence of scores of white clad hospital attendants, with stretchers. while prepared for the worst there min ged in the throng attaches from the eoroner's staff. Many invalid chairs also were rolled up to the pier entrance and placed in waiting for those unable to walk.
 When the ship Gocked at 9;30 the gang plank was quickly lowered and the dcc- tors and nurses went aboard
 The first survivors began to leave the ship at a.3s. As they came into the street dead silence fell oyer the crowd and even the hashlight battery for mo- ment ceased its bombardment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19

With the exception of the break in the 1evee at Angola, La. innundating about eooD acres of the states farm Thursday, there was no material change In the Mis- sissippi levee situation Thursday night.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-10-25
BLIND TIGER BURIED
Unique and Imposing Ceremony Per-
formed In a Nelghboring Town
a Few Days Ago

fernando. Oct 25.-The little city of
fernando witnessed an unique specta-
Gle in the way of a burial service
Monday, being the interment of the
blind tiger business in this town
Some two years ago. when ]. E. West
brook was marshal of this place, he
was a particular thorn in the side of
the blind tiger element, and upon one
occasion raided a den of the aforesaid
animal, and secured something like
ten or fifteen gallons Of liquor, beer
and-eider. which he had kept locked
in a closet in his house until the pres
ent time. \ few days ago the citizens
Of the town, or a majority of them.
came together and resolved to free the
town from the clutches of the blind
tiger business, and as a starter they
decided to have a public interment of
this contraband liquor. Accordingly a
grave was dug in the city park, and
notice duly posted that burial services
would be held there at 1870 a. m on
Monday. Promptly at 1870 the de
funct" liquor was loaded into a wagon,
and covered with a sheet, was driven
slowly up Lake stree with the pail
bearers, fourteen strong, marching
solemnly behind the wagon. At the
grave was gathered a vast concourse
of people, men, women and children
both white and colored, to witness the
solemn ceremony. Upon the arrival OF
the funeral cortege at the grave, r. NJ
Spires mounted the wagon and in a
short but pointed address. delivered an
eulogy on the remains" the text OF
which was that the blind tiger busi-
ness must come to an end in the little
city of fernando, and that the burial
of these remains" was a gentle re-
minder that those engaged in the me-
farious business had better abandon
same at once, or seek greener fileds
and pastures new. At the close of this
address the defunct spirits, which was
in bottles, were consigned to the grave
each bottle being broken as it went
in. Each one of the pallbearers took a
hand in the bottle breaking, and many
of the ladies and children requested to
be allowed the privilege of breaking
the bottles as they were thrown in
Even the boxes and barrels containing
| the spirits were broken up and thrown
| into the grave. Then began the work
of filling the grave. Each man who
had pledged himself to the extermina-
tlon of the unholy traffic threw in a
shovel full of dirt, among whom was
quite anumber of the colored people
who seemed just as eager to lend q
hand in the burial exercises as the
| whites. The grave was filled and nice
ly mounded and a jug and bottle plac-
| ed as head and footstones, the head
| stone bearing the inscription, Sacred
to the Memory of the fernando BLIND
| Tigers. Born, No One Knows When
| Died. Oct. 81, 1912.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-10-25
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness Is caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the eustachian tube. When this
tube is inf1amed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
1t is entirely closed, deafness is the re-
suit, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out OF
ten are caused by catarrh, which Is
nothing bu. an infiamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces. We will give
one hundred dollars for any case OF
deafness (caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free. F. J. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists
75c. Take Halls Family Pills for con.
tipation.-(Adv.)
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-10-25
ASK YOUR -BRBf5<SfSf-tB6UF
There IL N New Remedy that Takes
the Place of CaIOmeI-RecOm-
mended and Guaranteed by
the Druggists

The Court Pharmacy never sold a
remedy that gave more complete sat-
isfaction than Dodson's Liver Tone
mild vegetable remedy for constipa-
tion, sour stomach and lazy liver.
Folks who have suffered for years
rather than resort to dangerous cal
omel have found after one trial that
this PLEASANT tasting vegetable liquid
gives them a long sought relief with
out bad after-effsets.
Dodson's LIVER Tone is guaranteed
by the Court Pharmacy to be a safe
liver stimulant and to be absolutely
harmless-without bad after-effects
You will find many persons in this To-
cality who have tried it and every user
will speak a good word for Dodson's
Liver Tone. 1t livens up a torpid liver
and makes you feel fresh, healthy and
clean.
The price OF a large bottle is so
cents-money back if not pleased. The
success of Dodson's Liver Tone has
brought many medicines into the field
that initiate it's claims, and some have
name very similar and package same
color, but remember Dodson's Liver
Tone is guaranteed by the Court
Pharmacy, which will give back your
money if you want 1t.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-10-25
LAKE WEIR

Lake Weir, Oct. 22.-The Alexander
brothers, who are prominent business
men of Toledo, Ohio, are guests OF
Capt. ]. B. Martin for a day or two.
Mr.. Lynch of Grove Park has NOV
ed his sawmill TO Lake Weir and win
saw the lumber up as fast as it is past
using for turpentine purposes.
The ladies of the W. o. W. lodge at
Oklawaha will give an oyster supper
next Thursday night, Oct. 81, at Mr..
John Lewis store.
A little son and daughter of Mr..
Robert Blair were severely burned
about the face and neck a few days
ago while starting a fire with kerosene
oil DR.. Henry dressed the burns and
found they We're mostly surface burns
and with care would soon heal
The many friends DR.. Newsom and
| family made while camping here on
the lake were sorry to lose them last
Saturday when DR.. Newsom was called
| by wire to Ocala to meet a niece from
| st. Petersburg, who was coming to
Ocala for an operation.
Miss Tillie Pasteur returned Sunday
| from the mountains of North Carolina.
| where she had been visiting relatives
and friends for the last four months.
Rev. Anderson, an evangelist of Law
renee, Ala, held quite an interesting
series of meetings here last week and
would have continued another week
but was called home by the sudden
death Of a relative.
| Mr.. Ernest Blair had a thrilling ex-
perience some days ago with a six
| foot rattlesnake. His motorboat had
been pulled partly out of the water
| all day and when he showed it out and
started the engine it did not revolve
very swiftly and putting his hand
down by the propeller to remove the
grass, he pulled up the head and about
| a foot of the body of a snake, which
! had been cut into four pieces by the
| wheel 1t measured six feet and had
4 ten rattles.
| Mr.. n. W. Harrison is visiting his
brother in Savannah.
The work on the new church is
progressing nicely. McIver and Mac
Kay drew the plans and kindly pre-
lsented them to the building committee.
lAmong the generous donations was
500 in hauling by Capt. J. B. Martin,
who in his quiet way never wants his
left hand to find out his noble deeds
of charity by his right.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-10-25
SOUTH LAKE WEIR

South Lake Weir, Oct. 23.-Mr. D. d.
Peek drove through to Ocala Saturday
on a shopping expedition and return
ed the same day.
Miss Minnie Albertson was elected a
delegate to the Christian Endeavor
convention at Eustis, and she went
down Friday. returning Monday. We
are looking forward to a fine report of
the convention from Miss Minnie at the
c. f. meeting Sunday.
Rev. f. c. Albertson had a severe
attack Of acute indigestion last Sat-
urday but his many friends are glad
to see him out again.
Mr.. d. w. Bugbee returned from
Winter Haven, where he had been to
see his orange grove that he bought
last July. He reports it in fine shape.
The orange shipments will begin
next week in earnest as there are or
ders being placed for cars now to
move the shipments. The Lake Weir
grove alone has 5000 boxes and ship
ments began this week.
The s. A. L. train comes into South
Lake Weir every DAY now. No. % was
in twice one day this week. Who says
we don't have a daily train?
Mr.. W. r. Canova, travelling freight
agent for the S. A. l. Railway, was
here Tuesday, looking over the pros
poets of the freight business and he
promises to make another visit befor,
long so he can get to see each shipper
and become acquainted with them
personally.
Mr.. A. H. Foss has not been so wei
this week, but is on the mend again
Quite a number from here attended
the pillau at Stanton last Friday night
Everybody enjoyed themselves until
late hour, when they departed for thei1
homes. thanking Messrs. Russell Gano
Carl Smith, Turney Reed and FREQ
Black for a very pleasant evening.
Messrs. Cameron and Harris wer,
callers in Our midst this week