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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
ENGLAND CLAIMS
BEST AEROPLANE
Secretly Perfected Type
Surpasses Those of Other
Countries,

London, March 19-The British arm
possesses the best aeroplane In the wor
and has secretly perfected a type Of
ing machine far superior to any in
possession of other nations. This
nouncement was made today in the hoi
of commons by Col John Seeley, secret
of state for war. II caused a great
sation. For our purposes Colonel -
ley said, ''the great problem has been Il
secure an aeroplane that can fly at both
low and higher speed. The British army
now has machines which have beaten so
miles an hour and which also are able
to reduce their speed to 40 miles an
hour.
An army biplane yesterday passed all
.he tests at an average speed of 81 miles
an hour. We shall have 14S aeroplanes
by next May. We have deliberately re-
jected large airships as being useless for
war purposes The war department is
devoting some attention. however, to
small dirigibles which can be packed up
and sent abroad with expeditionary forces.
I take pleasure in announcing further
that the mechanical problem of repelling
attacks on aircraft has been solved by
experiments carried out by the army
service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
OFFICER MOSER HAS NARROW
ESCAPE IN BATTLE WITH NEGRO

mand to Get out of here or Ill kill
YOU" The policeman, disregarding the
command, scrambled on the car and
looked down. AS his head appeared
over the top of the car. the negro. who
was crouching in the bottom, fired up
ward. Moser fired twice at the negro.
The bullet which struck the officer
Knocked him off the car.
Clements, hearing the firing, came
running to the aid of his partner, and
the two officers proceeded to investigate.
Clements climbed into the car to investi-
gate.
The negro was dead. bullet had
penetrated the heart and another had
broken his neck. BY his side was a
Ss-calibre revolver and repeating shot
gun
In the meanwhile it had been re-
ported at police headquarters by a
spectator of the duel who saw Moser
fall, that the officer had been killed.
A riot call was turned in at headquar-
ters and an automobile filled with
policemen rushed to the scene. Shaws
ambulance was also notified and went to
the scene.
For time it sounded as il a minia-
ture battle were in progress in the
eastern end of town and wild rumors
were afloat around headquarters. 1t
was at first declared that both Mosei
and Clements had been killed, that the
negro had killed Moser and was then
killed by Clements, and that only the
negro had been killed.
Coroner Spain was notified and will
investigate today.
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In pistol battle with Officers
Moser and Clements in the railroad
yards at Avenue A and Twenty eighth
street an unknown negro was killed
and Officer Moser slightly wounded
last night about $50 o'clock. Moser
had what is regarded as a miraculous
escape from death, bullet passing
between the left arm and his body near
the shoulder. painfully soaring the
skin on his body. Had the bullet been
an inch to the right the officer would
have been instantly killed
5. II. Slocum, 500 North Thirty ninth
street car checker, was held up by
two negroes at Avenue A and Twenty
eighth street about 7:40 o'clock. They
permitted Mr.. Slocum 10 continue
unmolested, refusing to take the half
dollar which was the only money that
he happened to have in his pockets.
Mr.. Slocum Immediately notified
police headquarters of the holdup and
Northside Scouts Moser and Clements
were hurried to the scene. When they
arrived they were informed by an en-.
ploye of the railroad that negro
was barricaded in one of the cars and
was armed. A search was Immediately
instituted by the officers, which ended
in the death of the negro.
As Moser climbed on one of the coal
cars he was greeted with the curt COM
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
COWBOY YSHOOTSUP
MAYORS OFFICE
Demented Puncher Adopts
Wild West Tactics in
Buffalo, N. Y.

Buffalo, n. Y, March 19-Joseph Stefun-
ski, cowboy from Geyser. Mont. ap-
parently demented, threw officials at the
city hall into a panic this afternoon when
he entered the mayors office and opened
fire on the clerks and a policeman on
duty there. Charles E. Lang, a police
nan, who grappled with the man. was
shot four times, but probably will re-
cover.
Stefunski called twice at the offices this
morning, asking for Mayor Fuhrmann or
his secretary. This afternoon he called
for the third time. Addressing Charles
Egloff, license clerk, he asked for the
mayor. Egloff told him the mayor was
out.
''Well. L want $780, said Stefuns1i.
Egloff tried to parley with the man
while Lang, who had overheard the de-
mand for money. walked toward him.
ed Stefunski, who stepped back and drew
a revolver, yelling: "rll get that hun
dred or know the reason why"
Lang closed with Stefunski, but was
unable to seize the revolver Stefunski
fired five shots, four of which lodged in
Lang's neck and shoulder. The fifth,
aimed at Egloff, went wild.
Stefunski shook off his wounded antag-
onist and began to reload his revolver
While deputy sheriff stood at one door
of the mayors office firing a revolver in
Stefunski's direction, Detective Sergeant
Herman Burkhardt rushed in and over
powered the man.
At police headquarters Stefunski de-
clared he was an anarchist and had gone
to the city hall to "shoot 'em ALL In his
pocket was a curiously worded document
which the police regard as further evil
dence of the mans unbalanced mind. IT
was written on the stationery of a Great
Falls, Mont. bank and purported to be
an order for 800. Stamped upon 1t in
several places were the words. Joseph
Stefunski. cowpuncher," after which was
written in ink, ''big rich man." Stefun-
SKI said he was a native of Poland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
ORA MORNINGSTAR
DEFEATED BY HOPPE

Pittsburg. March 19.-Willie Hoppe OF
New York. the 1872 balk line champion,
defeated Ora Morningstar. the 1871 ballS
line billiard champion, tonight by score
OF 500 to 21i.
Hoppe had very little trouble in winning.
Morningstar had bad luck In pla5'ing up
to the sixth inning, when he made .
run of &c.
After that inning his playing was not
up to his regular style and Hoppe pro-
cured a lead of over 300 points. The
close playing came in the twenty-seventh
inning, when Morningstar made run
OF 10 and seemed to be in a fair way
of protecting his title. Hoppe, however
in the thirty-second inning. made so and
won the championship. Both players
made some sensational plays. Hoppe,
however, seemed to be great deal quick
er in judgment. Hoppe made an aver
age of 10 20-32 and Morningstar 25-Si.
High runs; Hoppe 9s, so, Sc; Morningstar,
49, 49, "a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
C|NC|NNAT|F|RM
BUYS SELMA MILLS

Selma, March Especial )-Godfin,
Reid & Co. of Cincinnati, tonight closed
deal whereby they became the purchasers
of the property located in the western
part of the city known-as the Estelle Cot
ton mills. The plant has been idle for
the past two years and was built at
a cost of approximately $250,000.
The new owners will at once invest
between $4,000 and 100000 for new ma
chnery as quickly as possible the plant
will be put in operation. The mill is
equipped with 10000 spindes and $40
looms and manufactures high grade of
sheeting and shrting. While the pur-
chase price of the plant was not made
public tonight 1t is understood to have
been in the neighborhood of s125,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
CONSTANTINE WILL
TAKE OATHAS KING
OF GREECE FRIDAY
Successor to Late King
George of Greece
Arrives in Athens
Today


Athens. March 19-Constantine Will take
tile oath as King of the Helenes on
Friday. lie will arrive at Athens to-
morrow.
The hope is expressed tht the King will
proclaimed as Constantine MI, the
st Byzantine emperor having been Con-
stantine XI.
The chamber OF deputies will be sum-
moned tomorrow to take the oath of feai-
ty to the new King. after which the
ministry will resign.
Messages OF coincidence and sympathy
for the royal family, the Greek govern
nent and the Greek nation poured into
the capital all day. The first message
from the head of nation received by
Queen Olga came from President Will
son
All Greece mourns the death of SOW
ereign who had done so much. partic-
ularly during the past year, to advance
the prestige of the nation Emblems OF
sorrow. are displayed on all sides and
manifestations of grief are even more
marked among the poor and fowly than
among those of the higher classes.
Lived Much Abroad
Alel<o Sehinas. murderer of King George
|. appears to have lived much abroad
He returned to Salonild only when IL
was occupied by the Greek army after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
King Eulogized

Athens March 19.-Premier Venizelos,
in announcing the death of King George
to the chamber of deputies today, elo-
quently eulogized his majesty's services to
his country during his long reign and
referred in laudatory terms to his sue
cessor. King Constantine. -
When the premier asked the chamber
to acclaim Constantine as the new King
the deputies responded with cheers, and
the people in the galleries joined in mani
festation. The leaders of the parliament
tary opposition afterward paid tributes to
the late King, one deputy describing him
as that national martyr who has fallen
at his post while guarding the interests
of the nation
The chamber of deputies decided to go
into mourning for six months, and a
proposal to erect a national monument
in honor of the dead King was voted by
acclamation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
GOVERNMENT RESTS
STEEL TRUST CASE
Hearings Adjourned for
Preparation of Case
for Defense

New York. March 19.-The govern
ment attorneys in the dissolution suit
against the United States Steel corpor-
alton rested their case today with the
Introduction of evidence in support of
the charge that the corporation has
suppressed competition by means of
"interlocking directorates" among the
great railroads. industrial corporations
and financial institutions of the coun-
try. The hearings were adjourned with
out date and attorneys for the COR
po1htion will prepare their defense.
S. d. Simmons. a statistician in the
department of justice, presented tables
showing the directorships in other con-
Germs held by those who have been di-
rectors of the corporation or Its con-
stituent companies between the years
1898 and 1911.
Among them, George F. Baker, ac-
cording to the tables, was, during the
period, director in 81 corporations; J..
IL; Charles Steele, So; e. C. Converse,
So; Norman b. Ream. AZ; C. M. Schwab,
rs; Daniel G. Reid 80, E. H. Gary, IL;
p. A. b. Widener, 80; Robert Winsor,
34, and the late II. III. Rogers
The government in its complaint says
in reference to interloclSing director
ates that 1.-THE power and control that
have been exerted by the corporation
largely through the grasp of its ten
tacles thus thrown out upon the con-
sumer is Incompatible with the healthy
commercial life of the nation"
There have been So hearings of the
case at which the government has ex-
arnined witnesses and submitted evil
dence. Seven thousand pages of testi-
mony have been taken and 450 ex-
hibits introduced. Compared, however,
to the Standard Oil dissolution suit,
the case against the Steel corporation
has taken but little time and labor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
CLAIMED CURE FOR
PELLAGRA IS FOUND

Jasper, March 19-(Specal)-A Walker
county physician, DR.. G. P. Baughn, is
said to have discovered a sure cure for
pellagra. His cure has been talked of
in this section for some time, and many
reports were current to the effect that
he was curing the worst forms of pei
lagra.
1t was developed here a few days ago
that some Jasper men had become inter-
ested in the pellagra cure, and had formed
company to thoroughly test and COM
pound a remedy which DR.. Baughn has
been applying for more than four years
A company has been organized for the
purpose of compounding the remedy and
putting it on the market. w. c. Clark is
president of the company and II. w.
Crawford Is secretary and treasurer. Mr..
Clark said they did not expect to sell the
remedy unless it produced effective cures
and measured up to its claims in every
way. He stated further that they would
spend about 5000 right away in going to
all necessary local expense.
local council for the Boy Scout move
l.. b. Musgrove~ was elected president.
j. King, vice president; o. f. Cobb, sec
retary and treasurer, and Walter Sea-
man. scout commissioner. M. j. Mclean,
who organized the scout movement in
Jasper, was approved as scout master and
Lea Preston assistant scout master.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
Exnerts Scout Idea

Washington, March 1a.-Aeroplane ex-
perts in the war and navy departments
today secuted the idea that the British
army has evolved a flying machine su-
perior to any In the possession of other
nations, as announced In the house Of
commons by Col John Seeley, British Sec
retary OF state for war.
Capt. w. irving Chambers of the bu-
reau of navigation of the navy DEPART
ment was inclined to accord highest aero
plane honors to the French army experts
Recent improvements In the Dunno
machine (Britsh),' said Captain Cham
bers, SHOW that it possesses a remark
able degree of inherent stability, but [
think 1t will be found that the French
machine of M. Drzewiecld, with tandem
planes. is superior in both stability and
efficiency
Officers in the signal corps of the army
also expressed grave doubt that the Brit
ish experts had made any revolutionary
discoveries. incidentally 1t was pointed
out that United states army experts have
Just perfected new radioaeroplane de-
vice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
Old Fashioned Spring
Tonic is the Best
1From National Health JournaL)

tffom Ndtloflsti iiSaieu o"eiH"A'i
Statistics show that not one person
in fifty energies from the strains of
winter in good health. Due to various
causes the system becomes clogged
with impurities and the liver, kidneys
and bowels fail to perform their fune-
tions properly. AS a result we have
faded, sallow complexions, liver spots.
spring fever" lost appetite, no energy
lin fact, feel sick without knowing
the cause.
For correcting these disorders there
is nothing so far discovered to equal
the old fashioned kardene tonic which
can be made at home at small cost.
Get an ounce of kardene from any
druggist and dissolve in one-half pint
alcohol, then add one-half cupful sugar
and hot water to make a quart.
tablespoonful before each meal
soon rids the system of impurities,
clears the skin and restores the whole
body to its normal, healthy condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
WEEKLY PAPER
APPEARS AT MARION
Marion Standard, Formerly
Weekly, Will Have
Two Issues

Marion. March 19.-(Specal)-Th Ma
rion Standard, one OF the Oldest weekly
newspapers in Alabama, and edited bv
Charles II. Greer. made its appearance
this morning as a semi mi-weel<ly.
The Wheeler hotel, which closed a few
months ago, has been opened under The
joint mana cement of the Drummers hotel
and the town can now ably accommodate
ali who may come.
The case of Carlos Veiteh of Birmirg-
ham VS.. Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, for failure to deliver message,
was tried on Tuesday. The jury gave a
verdict for the plaintiff.
e. M. Blacgburn of this city was elect
clave of the Woodmen of the World, held
at Florence.
Mrs. NJ. e. Woodfin is reported serious
ly i'll with pneumonia at her home one
mile south of town.
The park near the Southern depot has
recently been improved by the Civic
league, which organization is behind the
effort to thoroughly cleanse the town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
Deaths and Funerals
John f. Newman

Funeral services over the remains OF
John F. Newman were conducted yestcr-
day morning at 10 o'clock from the resi-
dence of the deceased's son, 1920 Twelft =.
street south. Interment followed in Elnt-
wood cemetery. The Rev. NJ. S. Barn
well, rector of the Churcn or the Advent
officiated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
RIGIDLY ENFORCE
"HATPIN" LAW

New Orleans, March 19.-The police here
will be given special instructions Mon
day to arrest any women found violating
the hat PIN ordinance recently passed!
The ordinance provides no hat pin shall
protrude beyond the hat unless the point
is covered The penalty is fine of from
81 to SO or imprisonment from six hours
10 five days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
TO MEET CASE
OF HARRY THAW DEFEATED

bate, Assemblyman Cuvillief supporting
ii said:
1T is we'll known fact that Harry
Thaw has made the courts of this state
a laughing stock Thaw with his money
through this and that distinguished at
torney has been applying to the courts
year and year out to get the relief. He
is t'Jing to use the courts all he can; tire
them out If possible. 1t has now become
a case of the states money against the
Thaw money"
Opposition to the bill was based general
ly on the ground that it was uneonstitu-
tional.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
ELECTRIC SIGN FOR
BAPTIST CHURCH

Columbus, Miss, March 19.-(Sne-
cial)-Dr. J. y. Lawrence. pastor of
the First Baptist church. this city, an
nounces that he has ordered an electric
sign which will read. II Am the Way
and that the sign will be hung from
the main entrance to his church The
sign will arrive today and will be
placed in position by Sunday. DIR. Law
renee returned yesterday from Indian
ola, Miss. where he held a revival.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
!. w. Dupuy

Funeral services over the remains of
J. w. Dupuy were conducted yesterday
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock from his late res
idence near Powderly. Interment fol-
lowed In Elmwood cemetery. The pail
bearers were j. p. Stiles, Judge 5. T..
Greene, S. T. Thompson, Robert Temiscn.
Sr., r. A. Terrell, Dr. A. G. Copeland, II
]. Smyer and w. H.. Porter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
Albert #. Killian. Jr.

Funeral services over the remains of AL
bert II. Kilian, Jr., who died Tuesday
morning, were conducted yesterday after
noon at 3 o'clock from the Fifty-sixth
Street Baptist church. The Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen we're in charge of
the funeral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
Reauiem Celebrated

Belgrade. Servia, March ia requiem
for the late King George of Greece was
celebrated at -the cathedral here in the
presence of the ministers of the Servian
cabinet and the members of the entire
diulomatic corps King Peter, owing to a
ailment was unable to attend,
but his majesty was represented by the
court marshal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
Amos borough

Amos Borough, aged 2S years, died
at local infirmary at 10 o'clock last
night. The remains will be sent by
Shaw to Leeds this morning at 1880
o'clock. He is survived by his father,
j. M. borough, of Leeds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
Carl Schillinger

Carl Schillinger, aged 2 years, OF Louis
vile, died at Blount Springs at S:15 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Schillnger had
been in Blount Springs about week for
his health. The remains were sent to
Louisville last night by Shaw for inter-
ment. The deceased Is survived by a
widow and child, sister and several
uEcles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
10 Bring Body to Athens

Athens. March 19.-The body of the
King will be brought to Athens and
inferred in the mausoleum which he
had constructed on one OF the hills at
Tatoi. where he was accustomed to
spend the summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
Pay Respects to Giolifti

Rome, March 1y.--Gen. Porfirio Diaz, ex-
President of Mexico. today paid his re-
spects to Premier Giolitti and the foreign
minister, Marquis Di Sangiuliano. Later
he enjoyed drive through the enyirons
of Rome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
Edward Scarlet

The remains of Edward Scarlet, who
died in a local infirmary Tuesday night,
were sent for interment to Republic early
Yesterday morning by Shaw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
Horse and Buggy Stolen

The Warner-Smiley Undertaking
company reported to the police yes
terday that one of their horses and a
buggy had been stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
l.. l.. Taylor

Gadsden, March 1s-tSpecial.)-L- L..
Tavlor % years old, died at a local
hosnital last night following an operation
for appendicitis The body was taken to
valley Head for burial tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
Mrs. Mary Smith

Gadsden, March 19.-(Special.)-Mrs.
Mary smith, 40 years old, Of Smokeneck.
died Yesterday Funeral services were
hald at II o'clock this morning at PHI
grims Rest church by the Rev. J. NJ.
Soley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
Mrs E. C. Kelly

Admission, March .~tSpecial.)-Mrs.
Emma Goodlett Kelly, who died at her
home in oxford Tuesday morning, was
laid at rest In the cemetery there We'd
nesday afternoon. She was the widow of
the late James s. Kelly, well known
writer under the pseudonym or Sam
Slim." and came here from south caro-
l;na before the civil war. She was a
sister of former Tax Collector d. T.
Goodlett of Jacksonville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
POpe Sends Sympahy

Rome, March 19.-The pope has sent
through the apostolic delegate to Greece
his deep condolences to the royal family
on the death of King George. He ex-
presses profound adherence at the afro
cious crime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
w NJ. BOllain

Gadsden, March 19.-Blood poison proved
fatal to w. NJ Bollain of Smokeneck
heat. He was SO years old, and is sur
vived by family. Two months ago he
cut his knee with an AK and blood poison
developed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20

JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phone :voz
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20

Albany. n. Y. March 19.-The assembly
today by vote 45 to IS defeated the pro-
posed amendment to the habeas corpus
law designed to meet the case of Harry
X. Thaw. The bill, introduced at the re-
quest of Attorney General Carmody, pro-
vides that final order in a habeas corpus
proceeding shall be conclusive evidence
at any subsequent proceeding involving
the detention of the same person and
that only new evidence as to the petl-
toner's sanity may be introduced.
The measure stirred up spirited de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
LICE 10y. Undertaken. Phone ~.

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