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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
Olynpic's Crew Quit Ship Because Lifeboats Are
 Not Tn Good Condition

2
 southampton, Aprlie e4.-when the White star liner Ofympic. slater ship of tho IT. tanic, was ready to sail from here yes- terday for New York 800 firemen and engine room worlimen quit the vessel declaring that the collapsible boats on the olympic were unworthy. The Olympic is lying off Ryde. Isle Wight with lieo passengers aboard and no possibility of sailing before noon today, if then.
 There were reports that some of the passengers had refused to sail. but for tlie present they all remained aboard the steamer It was also reported soon after the strike was inaugurated that the company had succeeded in getting men to take the strikers places. but this proved to be incorrect.
 As a matter of fact the difficulty has extended to the crew. which now declines to sail with the black leg" firemen, who were brought aboard yesterday, and the British seafarers union is supporting the men in this decision. Tickets are pa trolling the docks to prevent the recruit ing of black legs"
 Tn an endeavor to have the strikers return to work. Commander Clarke, chief of the emigration officers in Southamp- ton. offered to demonstrate in the cowes Roads that the boats on the Olympic were absolutely safe The men refused to listen to this proposition but later declared they would have been ready to sail if the company had agreed to dem onstrate the seaworthiness of the boats at this port. This, in turn. the eompany declined to do.
 The grievance of the fremen was not mentioned until the liner was ready to cast off. Then they demanded Wood- CT, lifeboats instead of the collapsible boats, which the company had hastily provided, because they were unable to obtain enough new wooden boats iii
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Fifth officer of Titanic tells his
 part in struggle.
 Little change of flood situation.
 Clympic's crew quits ship.
 Refugees tell of reign of terror on
 Mexican coast.
 Roosevelt held up suit against Harvester company. 2-Howle out on ball.
 Pig iron market has strengthened city beautiful club at Huntsville. Publishers holding meeting S--Kennedy talks on railroad rates. Methodists raise funds al Opelika. 4-Edltorial comment. E-Smeke nuisance under discussion sharpe rules on telephone case.
 Secretary Babb resigns.
 street railway party here today.
 Firemen's ball big success. 6--Society. Sports. S-Fifty mile auto race will be run this afternoon
 Aviation meet and auto races close. ONeal to speak for Underwood. 9--Summars of the political news. Moore denies ignoring Titanic's calls.
 No definite word from cable ship, l1-~ prolnibitionists raise protest. '3~--Aarkets. lt--Addltional sports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
UNDERWOOD NOTES
BY WALTER HARPER

The following indorsement of Mir. Un- derwood was received at headquarters here today: h
 Bradentown. Fla. April 20 1912. At regular meeting of Camp Perry, United Confederate Veterans, of Florida division, on motion of Adjt ". B. Me Leod, the comnander of the camp Col. 'Z. A. Searson. was instructed to inform Senator Bankhead, chairman of the Un- -derwood national campaign committee, that the Confederate veterans of Mana tee county, Florida, heartily and unan- imously, as a camp indorse Congressman Underwood of Alabama for the presidency of the United States and pledge him their support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
COAL COMMITTEE
 COMPLETES WORK

New York. April ei.-The subcommittee of coal operators and mine workers which has been al work here some time in an effort to come to, settlement upon demands for wage increases and for other adjustments. practically completed work today but gave out no statement re- garding the results. II was said unof- ficialIy that the sub-eommittee would submit divieded report. Leading union miners said that no agreement upon the principal demands had been reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
Disastrous Fire

Omaha, Ncb., April 2f.-Fire starting from an unknown origin this evening de- stroyed the Thomas Cusack building. causing financial less of about sl5lOco The heaviest loser was the Industrial sarase where stored 2s automobiles val ued at s1S9o each. The armory cf three companies of the Nebraska National guard was in the building. Several thou- sand rounds Of bah cartridges exploded 5y no person was injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
FREIGHT STEAMERS
 TO HAVE WIRELESS

New York April 24-The Southern Pa- cific Steamship company, 1t was an- nounced tonight. has arranged to equip It's entire fleet of freight ships with wire less telography. The passenger ships of this line on which wireless has been in- stalled for several years past will be re- equipped The most modern and up-to- date apparatus will be used on all of the. ships, it is stated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
Fifth Officer of Titanic Tells His Pdrt In Struggle
 Of The SurOipors
He Played the Man--Stedn1er,s PdSSen- gers Say They Sdw Titanic Sink. Senator Smith Asks That Of-
 ficer's EUidence Be Sent
 To Washington

officer T. today told
 
 
  his charge he landed Carpathia Ordered
 
  kent up ota of a Competing in E. of  the ship the tar when h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
Tales of Murder

San Francisco, Cal. April 24.-Murder and arson are crimes of almost hourly occurrence in the bandit infested regions of the west coast of Mexico. according to American refugees who are arriving on the Pacific mail steamer City of Pan anna, with every other trip. Women and children, members of families of Amer ican engineers and cotton ralsers, were taken aboard at Mazatlan, Acapulco. San Bias and other ports They described a reign of terror extending almost over Ahe entire coast. They gave an account of capturing Acapulco. They said the citizens could only offer $lO,O00 of $20,00O demanded. Mrs. Leila Steele of New York, wife of a civil engineer who was employed on a large farm. boarded the vessel at Salna Cruz. With her was Mrs. Laura Rhodes, her daughter-in-law, Mrs Lucy Rhodes, and the latters two children. They said American residents of the Sallna Cruz district lived in daily terror of their lives.
 Mrs. Ida Gerton of Texas. who boarded the vessel at Vera Cruz. with her son and daughter. Raphael and Florence A. >~~-~-~-~~-c-~~~~~~-~-~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
Rebels sRepuIsed

cananea. Mex,, Arril ei.--A band of men led by Isidro Escobuza attempted to take the town of Arizpe, sonnra, Sat urday night but was repulsed- The band footed the towns Of Huepac and Bsna- n1ichi on the sonora rivef Sixty mounted. volunteers and 90 Yaquis Indians are in pursuit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25

wasmngton. April 2i.-tspecial.) )-Iobn L. Burnett has accepted an invitation to speak at Lexington, N C.. next Sat urday night at the organization of an Underwood club, which promises strong membership.
 I Thomas. Hefiin. who made an effective speech for oscar Underwood In Atlanta last Saturday. hes decided to continue in the Georgia campaign for the remainder of this week. Good reports are com ing from Georgia and MT Tnderwood's s friends here feel confident that he will win next Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
TalIulah Surrounded

Tallulah. La. April "A. From Tallulah a sea of muddy water lies in every dj- rection. Only an occasional high spot of ground is above the water and every where one looks skffs and gasoline launches are to be seen. There is no railroad communication and probably the people here will not sec train again for another six or eight weeks.
 Not one life has been sacrificed in this entire flooded territory. so far as IS known, and for this the people are hap py More than 15Oo0 in the II parishes are homeless, however, and with perhaps
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
Further Details Given by Those Who Reached
 Galveston
STORIES CONFIRMED
 BY OTHER FUGITIVES
Murder and Arson of Almost Hourly Occurrence on West Coast of Mex ico-Indians Are on Warpath.
 Government Is Helpless

Galveston, Tex, April 24.--Stories of in- human cruelty and barbaric tortures of the living, with unspeakable dissertation of the dead, continued to become current here when additional refugees arriving from Vera Cruz on the steamer Texas yesterday today submitted to interviews.
 W. R. NJ. Lims. an American attorney of Honolulu, and J. Flexon. an American railroad engineer related such stories here as did not contain Inconsistencies.
 According to Lims there are few places in Mexico where Americans are safe One instance of cruelty he described with these words, and averred he personally investigated the facts so as to assure himself of it's truthfulness:
 German Mistreated
 An old German settler. who had been especially kind to many natives, was vis- tied by band Of brigands. They demand ed money. the German gave them all he possessed. The outlaws were not sat ished and refused to believe his state ment. They took the mans wife out and berated her with tongue and sjanibock. As she was dying the men abandoned the quest for centavos and pesos and thrust her through and through with mnchetes They held the husband and compelled him to witness the tragedy"
 Lims was a passenger on the steamer which arrived here yesterday. He has been in Mexico on special mission which he did not explain, but which caused hls remaining in that country month.
 Flexon. tho engineer, declared that many Mexicans of tho upper classes are ia a worse predicament than tie peons, and foreign residents. They enter towns and villages and ask for relief The marauders take away many women. The outlaws travel in such numbers that the rurales cannot protect them.
 These misereants were known to the soldiers recruited from among prisons, he said. They join in widespread revolu- ton at the first opportunity he claimed. He said they did not afford adequate pro- lection to residents of hundreds of towns and villages.
 Government Helpless
 At times." declared Flexon, when the expressions were greatest, we would call on the governor of the state and he would
 
 reply: You shall have all the protection 1 can furnish. but the difficulty Is I have no protection to offer In such a state- ment you have practically the entire sit- uation. Thea reason why many more Americans have not left the country is because they cannot get away. In many cases they have put nearly all their money into land and Improvements, and as the existing needs make 1t impossible to sell, they voluntarily vacate.
 The bandits have stolen most of the horses and live stock. As the inhabitants lived far from the railroads, there is no way to get out of the country except by extra exertlon by walking"
 M Ish. who related several horrible stories. left for Omaha. Another refugee left for Missouri Still others left for various parts of the compass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
Tensas Levee Breaks

Natehez. Miss, April 2i.-The Tensas river levees at Clayton and near Colt man in concordia parish, Louisia m. brolSe today under the strain of wa ter pouring into that stream from the Dog Tail, La, crevasse. Clayton, t town of 200 people. is under three fcae of water tonight and by tomorrow the town of Ferriday will be flooded. Back water may reach Vidala, across the river from Natchez, Miss. Twenty hundred acres will be flooded by Wa ter coming through the break near Goltman. Special trains are being oo- eIated to Ferriday tonight 10 remove the inhabitants and movable property
 Three negroes were drowned today seven miles east of Gilbert, La.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
Directed It Be Stopped After a Conference With
 Perkins PERKINS, THREATS
 OF BITTER FIGHT
Smith Also Advised Postponement of Suit When Perkins Said That Morgan Interests Would
 Fight Administration

Washington. Artn 24-rhe confidential correspondence which passed between President Roosevelt, Attorney General Bonaparte and Commissioner Herbert Knox smith of the huruea of corporatlon5
 in 190T about government antitrust company. vas sent to the Senate today from the files of the department of jus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
LITTLE CHANGE IN
 FLOOD SITUATION Mississippi River Recedes
 Slightly ALL LEVEES HOLDING Work of Rescue Has Proceeded Rap idly Y Supplies Reach All in Urgent Need in Flooded Area.
 Women Aid in Work
ALL LEVEES HOLDING

New Orleans. April 24.-There was lit tie change in the flood situation in upper Louisiana and Mississippi today with the exception that the Mississippi receded slightly. Waters in the overflowed lands are reported almost stationary and are not expected to recede for weeks yet
 Leyees Holding
 All leeves are reported in excellent con ditlon and no further crevasses are ex- pected in the revetments unless the Red and Yazoo rivers discharge more water into the Mississippi from the ovefflowed sections than the engineers have already prepared for.
 Flood waters already reported station- ary in the Dunleth, Miss, territory, gave cheer. The northward trend of the water has reached o'Reilly and is reported as far south as Inverness and Updllze sharkey county. Miss, where with sharp break it has reached depth in places of two feet
 Rescue Work We'll in Hand
 The work of rescue has proceeded rap idly and 1t is believed that rations and other supplies nave reAcheu heaiiy eeStS person in need is the overflowed district or an area now estimated In Mississippi at 2O0o square miles. Lake Providence, La, is still free of water and it's citizens now have hopes that the backwaters Will not reach that place. Nearly all that country immediately west of St. Joseph, La, is reported inundated, farmers haN- ing moved their live stock to the city which is on high ground. A special tram carrying 4ee9 government rations left Natchez yesterday for Clayton. La.
 The women of Natchez are aiding in the work of supplying refugees With clothing, bedding and cooking utensils while the democratic relief fund is sup plying medicines and other necessities out of the surplus of the publicity law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
No Fire Drill

Lowe said he could not remember if there was fire drill after the ship sailed He explained that most of the Titanics officers were strangers to each other. Lowe said he had seen only one iceberg
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
Perkins Wanted Delay

tf hfHS " "Httu TcfHJ
 "Alr. Perkins request to me is that, be- fore the. company is exposed to the cer- tain loss and damage that the mere in stitution of a suit would entail, this in- xestigation bv Mir. smith. as required by Senate resolution should he carried to completion He explicitly states to me that there would be no intention to plead the examination hy the department of commerce and labor as conferring any in,nitmitv from proceedings by the de- partment of justice. Win you see Mr. i Perkins and Commissioner smith, go over ->------ Nr------,~-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
Seeing Nese, York s~ifb Help
ofExperf on CsfYs GrosOfb
Three Years Hence 7,6Si.546 Persons Will
Live, He Says, Within 1917
Miles of City Hall.

DR.. Joseph Caccavajo. the well known
consulting engineer, who is widely recog-
nized as an authority on population and
statistics, has published in chart form
his tables regarding the past. present and
future growth OF this city and metropoli-
tan area.
According 10 the United States census
for 1910 there were 6,39O,63S persons with
In 1871 miles OF New York City Hall DR..
Caccavajo estimates that the population
in the same area in 1915 will be 1851. SAC.
He also says this city is increasing In
population at the rate OF nearly 10000
year. He figures that the present popu-
lation exceeds 5,l73.00O.
There is a birth every four minutes, a
death every seven minutes and marriage
every ten minutes within the city limits
The births exceed the deaths by about
l60 every twenty-four hours.
The city exceeds the combined popula-
ton Of Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont
Rhode Island. Delaware. Idaho Montana,
Nevada, Oregon, North Dakota, Utah and
Wyoming
Manhattan is losing residential popula-
ton. The wonderful increase on Wash
ington Heights and IN the upper section
of the city is almost overbalanced by the
exodus from the section below 59th street.
where private dwelling horses and tel -
ments housing thousands of people are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
FOR THE "NEWLYNEDS'
Apartment with Cosey Suites
To Be Built Near Circle.
FINE SITE FOR PROJECT
Transactions Likely to Benefit
Owners of Some Southerly
Lots in 58th Street.

The budget Of speculative and invest
n.at operations for Manhattan and The
Bronx last week is likely to hold more
e,-r,y the interest Of the expert in real
~ affairs the more It is examined.
Al nrst glance It seems to be similar in
avery way to tasks completed or begun
N many other weeks of this year.
The old familiar characteristics are: A
fs,r volume Of activity over large area;
"a. central location of most of the big
properties bought for improvement in the
near future; the expansion of the apart
nent house centres. and general health
ful tone.
But a closer scrutiny lays bare the fact
that in several instances last week there
were some departures from the old IA
rsllisr trading centres.
BY the purchase OF the premises No.
III West 5sth street the Real Realty Com
pany. OF which L. J. whitbeck is presi-
dent, must have caused many specula-
tive builders 10 wonder how they had
overlooked 57th street. from Eighth 10
Ninth avenues. as an ideal place for the
erection OF apartments with little suites.
Just that type OF house is what the
Real Realty Company is going 10 build
on the premises It bought and an ad-
Joining site fronting in 9Th and bsth
streets If any project can be called
certainty that is one where substantial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
PRIVATE SALES MARKET
Apartment House and Former
Astor Property in Trade.

Another sale was made yesterday on
Washington Heights. The new six story
apartment structure No. 500 West 18th
street., at the southwest corner OF Am
sterdam avenue. on plot fronting 100 feet
on the avenue and $50 feet in 175th street.
was sold by ]. Newton osoto and Enan-
uel z. Janpol for the Lentz Realty Com
pany, Benjamin Nieberg. president, 10 the
Urban Realty Company. The house was
completed about two months ago by the
sellers. .... ......
The Urban Realty Company gave in ex-
change thirty-one houses in Brooklyn,
located at I'D, AID and Ath streets and
Fourteenth avenue. They include one,
two and six family houses.
Ten private dwelling houses in both
street just east OF Lenox avenue. owned
for many years by the Astors, and a
Heights apartment house, figured In an
exchange.
The Brighton, a six story elevator apart
ment house, at the southeast corner OF
Audubon avenue and 10th street on
plot lc0xs5 feet. was sold by the Brown
Realty Company. through William a.
was acquired last April by the sellers
from Amelia J. Rothschild. 1t was ar
ranged in apartments OF three four. five.
six and seven rooms. II has been held at
$4,000. .... ...
The Brown Realty Company received
In part payment from Max Marx the ten
three story dwellings al No. a TO 81 West
.3Cth street. occupying plot 250xSe II feet.
These houses We're acquired last fall by
Mr.. Marx from Mrs. Robert j. Collier. a
niece Of the late John Jacob Aston. They
form the westerly end of a group OF
twenty-eight covering the whole OF the
south side OF both street. from Fifth ave-
nue. TO Lenox avenue, with the exception
OF the corners. They were built by the
Astors and long have been regarded as
among the most attractive houses In Har-
lem. This property has been held by Mr..
Marx at $1,000.
Other sales announced yesterday follow:
5rH STREET. Frederick A. Booth has sold
for the estate OF Francis r. Wyckon, Nos SIS
and 67l 9Th street. two four story buildings
on plot s7.4x9T feet: also. for sarah b. Rey-
story S;r house s on lot fs So feet The Combined
plot measures 5oxs7 feet and Immediately ad-
loin,s on the east the ST. Francis Hospital
As to tho disposition Of the property. no In
formation could be learned yesterday
TT. NICHOLAS AVENUE William Wei
mann has sold his option on the two story
building at the southeast corner OF st. Nicholas
avenue and iSlst street. on lot i00x25 feet. 70
Melville Barnes. Mr. We.mann secured a
three-y ear option from Edward Rafter last
year at $4,000. The present transaction IL
said 20 be at aheut $4,000. ...H
AVENUE .A.-Henrie,te NJ. Pcabia has sold
No 20 Avenue 4. a 1--WE story tenement with
stores on lot 2ix3j6 feet. IS feet south OF 18th
street. - l'r o. 90 IL RS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

Livelier realty days are near at hand
for the majority Of Brooklyn sections.
30 taxpayers Of that thriving and beau
tiful borough need not expect that the
assessed valuations Of their property will
remain stationary as they have in most
instances In the last year. Slight ad-
vancements are anticipated by experts.
The assessment rolls for 1913. which
were opened to public inspection on octo-
Der /. as previously told in The Tribune.
showed that eleven out Of twenty-three
districts Of the borough had been placed
on 9 little lower value than in 1912.
II is hoped that this fact will scare no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
A BUNGALOW COLONY
Portion Of Estates Of Great
Neck for DEVELOPMENT.

T. g. Mcknight. of the Mcknight Real
~ Company. stategthat the company has
set aside a portion of the Estates OF
Great Neck. Great Neck Long Island.
for the exclusive development of bunga-
low sites. This property Is we'll adapted
for this purpose as II is covered with
variety OF trees and has half mile Of
waterfront upon IAttle Neck Bay. Mr..
Mcknight is also OF the opinion that per-
haps no style OF architecture since the
beginning of history has grown in popu-
larity with the rapidly OF the modern
bungalow. In speaking on this subject
yesterday he said;
Never before have we found style OF
architecture 70 admirably adapted for use
as the private residence or home. We
have. for instance. the formidable man
sion, constructed after the formal Gothic
style. AS we look at them VIC feel AZ
orce that these towering spires and
stecples should have been confined 20 cas-
ties, churches and public edihces, and We
turn with relief 10 the low sweeping
roofs, natural color and simple horizontal
lines Of the bungalow. which at once
represents an ideal domestic style Of ar
chitecture.
"Harking back TO the adobe house OF
the Indians. many have remarked how
these simple dwellings,, built OF the very
terourd they stand on. and fashioned after
ihe cliffs and buttes about thems har-
mo,Ize with nature as though originally
; created part OF II. The bungalow rep
resents much the same qualities. having
natural grace. as though grown UP with
the surroundings. Here we find the most
perfect method Of architectural construc-
ton. combined with much simplicity and
beauty in line and color as to Mt har-
moniously in with almost any environ
ment."
Mr.. Mcknight further declared that
there are varieties m the material that
will be selected for abe exterior eonstrac-
tion OF bungalows built on the Estates OF
Great Neck. such as have combination
OF brick and cobbiestone. which IS very
artistic, and combination Of cement and
cobblestone. and having pebble dash USED
with wood strips. also shtngle finish, II
is planned to have roofs OF tiie' winch
give an artistic effect