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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
SUGGESTS PLAN TO
 FINANCE ROAD TO
 THE WARRIOR RIVER
Maj. w. J. Cameron of Board of Reve- nue Would Issue County War
 rants to Pay Expense of Construction

Maj. W. J. Cameron member of the board of revenue, suggested plan be- fore the board of revenue yesterday to finance the proposed highway from Bir- mingham to the Warrior river. The city and county engineers are making a sur vey of the several routes that have been near future of their investiga tons. The statement submitted by Major Cameron follows:
 "l am very anxious to see a road built to the Warrior river suitable for the transportation of goods and the passage of vehicles during the administration of the present board of revenue. In a for mer communication I advocated the rais- ing of money by county warrants for building the same. One reason for the adoption of the county warrants plan is to avoid delay. In order to issue bonds and build the road, much time is neces- sary. The question of the bond issue , would have to be submitted to the peo- pie at an election held after regular le- gal notice. If the bonds should carry, it would take more time to advertise the same and receive bids and then finally after the bonds are sold, the work would begin All of this would take two or three years. Now under the plan of build : ing by county warrants, all of this de- lay In getting to work could be avoided. have said nothing about the great un- certainly of favorable vote for the bond issue.
 My reason for preferring the warrants, can state best by the use of figures will assume that the road would cost $5o0,000. think they should be issued so that the warrants should begin to mature two years after the date of issue and be payable $l00000 per annum until all are paid.
 First years interest on $50O000
 at per cent ..............$ 25,000 Second years interest on $500,- 900 at per cent ........... 25000 second year on principal ..... 100, 900 Third years interest. s400.000,
 at per cent ...... 20,Oo0 Third year on principal ...... 100 900 Fourth years interest. s3oO,o0o,
 at per cent ...... .... 15,0Oo Fourth year's principal .. 100. 900 Fifth years interest s2O0.000,
 at per cent .............. 10000 Fifth years principal ........ 100000 Sixth years interest, s100,000
 at 3 per cent ....... 5000 Sixth years principal ........ 100000
 Total ................... $500. 900 $500 900, five per cent, 3O-year bonds 90 years interest at per cents 75OooO Principal ................... 500, 900
 T am satisfied that the warrants can ho {cclI in, ha for ri io1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
NEW DECATUR

New Decatur July 2o-(Special. ) An aftermath of the Knight-Yan cotton failure of several years ago was the receipt here today by local cred itors of payment of 10 cents on the collar in the bankruptcy proceedings that marked the sensational failure of the firm. The checks were mailed out hy the trustee in bankruptcy, who stated in the letter accompany that 1t was possible that another very small payment might be made.
 Announcement was made here today that the Star theatre. one of the three photoplay houses of the Decaturs, had been sold to H. B. Cagle, manager and lessee of the Masonic theatre. The theatre was sold last week by R. M Lipscomb to L. o. Stout and was sold by the latter to Mir. Cagle, according to the announcement This Is another development to the local moving pie ture war that was precipitated by the retirement of Mr. Cagle from the Uni ted Amusement company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21

H1II SHtISIItU tHHt lHe WdTTaHtS CHH be issued in the payment for material and l believe contracts could be let on competitive bids payment to be made by warrants payable as above indi- cated. Therefore I say in conclusion. if the road is wanted in the next two or three years. the issue of warrants Is the only way to finance it. If 1t would do just as well five years from now 1t may be possible to get the bond Issue and build the road that way at a very much larger ultimate cost. What we should do. board and citizens, is to get behind the movement and let 1t be pushed to a speedy completion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made al United States weather bureau stations during the 24 hours ending D. m 75th meridian time, July 20. 1915:
Evening star., 1915-11-08
GIVE ALL OLD KID GLOVES
FOR MEN AT THE FRONT
They Can Be Used to Line Coats and
High-Necked Vests for
Winter Use.

Washington people having old kid
gloves on hand with no APPARENT use
therefor can, at small expense and lit
tie trouble. put them into Ahe posses
sion of those to whom they will be
most welcome in the prosecution of
work for the soldiers and sailors of the
European war. Just wrap them in
thumbs to save postage charges) and
mail them to the war clearing house,
$50 Bank street. New York city. This
organization at that address sees to it
that they are used for lining coats and
high-necked vests for the warrin z
troops, process which makes these
garments almost entirely windproof.
In a previous issue The Star told of
this work and enormously gave the ad-
dress where they might be sent as Lon
spondent of this clearing house here
has for exhibit a model of vest every
inch of which is lined with the soft
kid, and that almost any portion OF
any shape of a glove is useful is evi-
denced by glance at the garment. EX-
tremely small pieces of leather have
been fitted in where they will do most
good. Some are notSmore than an inch
long and others hardly one-third of an
inch in width. The war relief clearing
house does not even specify that the
gloves be clean. 1t will do the clean
ing of them provided only the gloves Of
any color or style, so they be leather,
come to hand.
Evening star., 1915-11-08
CAPTURED AFTER a SPRINT.
William Slingland Held for Larceny
and Carving Weapon.

William Slingland, twenty-one years
old, of PA 1st street southwest. and
Detective James Springman yesterday
participated in a lively sprinting con-
test in the business section of the city.
The contest started near Sth and II
streets. Slingland and his pursuer dis
turbing hundreds of persons on their
way home from Calvary Baptist
Church.
At 9th and + streets the pursuit end
ed in the capture of Slingland. The
detective took razor from him before
going with him to police headquarters
Charges of grand larceny and con-
cealed weapons were preferred against
the prisoner. 1t is charged he stole
three cameras from the residence of
George K. Putnam, 2126 Bancroft place.
and that he was armed with a razor 1t
the time of his arrest.
Slingland became suddenly i'll when
he reached the police station. His con-
dition was such that the police deemed
it inadv bic to put him behind the
bars and he sent to Washington
ASYLUM Hospital. The case Will oe
heard in Police Court later in the
week.
Evening star., 1915-11-08
DEFENSE PROPAGANDA.
Demonstration Planned for Opening
Day of Congress.

c. S Thompson, chairman of the
board of trustees of the American De
fense Society. announced today that
that organization has perfected plans
for demonstrations all over the United
states on the opening day of Congress,
December 6, to fight the pacific element
in Congress and the peace-at-any- price
men who diSoelieve in an increase OF
military preparedness for the United
States.
The society, it is announced, desires TO
erect a number of "unpreparednesS
tablets" in commemoration of the
men who gave their lives as martyrs
to American military iRefticiency, and
to mark public buildings, such as the
Capitol and White House, which haNe
suffered martial destruction at the hands
of the nations enemies, these two
buildings having been PARTIAL! burned
by the British during the war OF lSl2.
Evening star., 1915-11-08
TuRN FROM WAR TO LOOTING
Carranza Soldiers Reported to Have
Despoiled Manzanillo Stores.

SAN FRANCISCO, November y
Stories of the looting of the Mexican
seaport of ManZanillo by CarranZa SOL
diers were told today by officers OF the
steamer Solano which arrived here yes
terday from the lower coast. The Sofa
no carried 1900 Carranza soldiers from
Qua ymas to ManZanillo, near where a
regiment of Villa men was reported en-
camped. -
Instead of seeking the enemy. the
Carranza men looted the stores. Police
men who tried to interfere We're over
come, and women and children We're IN
jured in the fights which ensued' ac-
cordinp to the steamship officers.
Evening star., 1915-11-08
DIED.

BOTTS. On Sunday. November =. 1915. at
l2:50 am. at her residence. 1910 street
northeast, EVELINA BOTTS, aged ninety
years.
Funeral Tuesday. November .. at pm, from
her late residence. lnterment private.
BUTLER On November e. 1915. at his ,one in
Manassas Va RICHARD BUTLER. the he
loved husband of Martha Butler of 330I Volta
place northwest. s.
DODSON. Departed this life Sunday. Noyem-
ber :, 1915, at $50 pm, at her residence.
2lIo Vermont NV MARTHA DOD-
SON the beloved wife of Waverly and the
loving mother of Thomas Dodson. Emma
Dodson Scley, Ernest, Elizabeth and Evelyn
Dodson.
Funeral Wednesday. November TO- at pm.
from the Third Baptist Church. 5th and Q
streets northwest Friends and relatives
invited to attend.
FARRALL. On Sunday, November I, 1915. at
s:45 Pm, at her residence: 900 18th street
southeast, ELIZABETH FARRALL. She
u survived by her beloved husband. James
T. Farrall: daughter. Gertrude Farrall. and
Evening star., 1915-11-08
WAR GAS FACTORY WRECKED.
Manager and Forty-Two Workmen
Reported to Have Been Suffocated.

GENEVA, November I, via Paris, No
vember S-The poisonous gas factory
at Dornach. Alsace, which was attack
ed Friday by French aviators. was vir-
tually destroyed. according to a report
which has reached here from Basel.
The manager and forty-two work
men are said to have been suffocated by
fumes resulting from explosions, while
other employees who were~~ overcome
have been sent to hospitals.
Evening star., 1915-11-08
WEDS POLICE CAPTAIN.
Miss Rothery Is Bride of William
Henry Harrison.

Miss Edna f. Rothery and Police
Capt William Henry Harrison We're
married this afternoon at the parson-
age of Metropolitan NJ f. Church, Rev.
James Shera Montgomery. pastor. Off
ciating. The ceremony was performed
in the presence OF only a few intimate
friends of the contracting parties.
Capt. and Mrs. Harrison left the city
shortly after the ceremony was per-
formed. They will spend their honey
moon on an automobile tour, going
from here to Baltimore, where they
will spend the night. and tomorrow
they Will run to Atlantic City
1t is their intention to visit New York
and other cities and to visit the cap
tain's relatives in Maryland on their
return trip.
Evening star., 1915-11-08
NEW WARSH|PS To
CARRY 14-|NCH GUNS
Equal to 15-InCh Rifles of For
eign Navies, Admiral
Strauss Reports.
CANNON ARE ORDERED
WITHOUT BEING TESTED
Penetrate Heaviest Side Armor at
Oblique Impacts at Greatest Eff
fective Battle Range.

Fourteen-inch fifty-caliber guns for
the new battleships now building for
the United States Navy have been de-
cided upon by ordnance experts of the
Navy Department, according to the an
nual report of Rear Admiral Joseph
Strauss, chief of the ordnance bureau
of the navy. In his report. made pub
lie last night. Rear Admiral Strauss
says these guns have been decided by
experts to be the equal in every respect
of the fifteen-inch guns of foreign ma
vies, although the big American weap-
on is much lighter in weight.
The report of Rear Admiral Strauss,
in part. follows:
with the object of keeping pace with
the increased range Of modern naval
warefare. the bureau las increased the
power of the fourteen-inch guns for the
California. Mississippi and Idaho by IN
creasing the length of the gun to nifty
caiibers and enlarging its chamber ca
paCity. In order that these latest ad-
ditions to the navy should carry the
highest type of artillery. the bureau
took the bold step of ordering these
guns without manufacturing Il trial
gun The bureaus confidence in its
design has been fulla justified.
The first gun proved not only gave
the designed velocity and pressure eX-
actly, but it's additional longitudinal
strength, which has been provided for'
has resulted in these guns having less
droop than amy guns of large callber
heretofore produced. AS it stands these
guns, although of lesser caliber and
weight than the fifteen-inch guns now
mounted abroad are capable of pene-
ntinp. the he3 West side armOr at
oblique impacts and at the greatest ef-
fective battle range. and give us the
advantage of fatter trajectory with
greater volume of fire, due to the m
creased number that we are permitted
to mount on any ship of equal dis
rlI
Evening star., 1915-11-08
GOES TO NOGALES, ARIZ.
Gen. Funston Near Scene of Expected
Mexican Battle.

DOUGLAS, Ariz., November s.-NaJ.
Cen. Frederick Funston left this morn
ing for Nogales. AriZ., where, according
to official advices. the Villa garrison AT
the Mexican town just across th"
border is on the verge of Transferring
its allegiance to Gen. CarranZa. zen.
villa is reported en- route to that place
from Naco. Sonora, while Gen. Manuel
Dieguez, commanding a CarranZa force
said to number 1000, is making ms
way north from ManZanillo.
Evening star., 1915-11-08
16-Inch Gun Meets Tests.

I'm August 1914, type SlXteen-lnch
gun of forty-five calibers' length was
tested This gun fulfilled the highest
expectations of it's design, and the bu-
reau believes it to be as powerful
gun as is in existence today
The report shows that the navy s
armament had been kept well up TO GATE.
older type fve-inch guns having nceh
replaced on all ships of the nfSt llhe
that anti-aircraft rifles of sizes up TO
four inches have been designed, and
that mounts for the disappearing guns
for Subma rines have been bulit ne
latter weapons will be given an IN
creased elevation so that they may f1re
at aeroplaneS.
Difficulty has been encountered in
placing contracts for a sufficient num-
Der of the new armor-plerclng proJec-
tiles for big guns now being used by
the navy The rise in price due to the
war is Indicated by the fact that pro-
jectiles We're purchased in 1911" at $500
each, while those contracted Tor IN
1918 cost Si15. Part of the increased
cost however is due to the new de-
sign. Satisfactory eight-inch projectiles
have been produced at the naval gun
factory and larger shells are now being
made there.
As to the value of armor- -perpin G
shells the report says experiments dur
ing the year have strengthened the
view that missiles of this type. but
carrying high explosive in limited
quantities. are superior TO high ex-
plosive shells that depend wholly upon
the force of an outside explosion to ac-
complish their mission. A French Off
cial report is quoted to show that plain
shells carrying high explosive in large
quantity were absolutely powerless"
against armor of any importance.
The Indian Head powder factory
turned out 100000 pounds above its
1914 output last year as result of
improved methods. and with increases
authorized by Congress is expected to
make 100000 pounds in 1916 and
5000, 600 in 1917, the report states.
Evening star., 1915-11-08
In Memoriam.

cai,n. MARY FRANCES FERRY. who Dc"
parted this life one year a.o today. Noven-
Der S 1914. .,sa
our dear lftt!c darling.
W.om loved well.
Has gone home I" heaven,
Wifi jesus - dwell.
EY HER LOVING col SIN LORETTA.
popSuy In memory Of ALICE : DupSoN.
who died fourteen years az" to-day \"'em-
81 HER HUSBAND AND SON.
PAGE. In sad Gu, loving rSng,nran' Of %.r
:, 1913.
\ precious one from Us has =%ne'
\ yor, all loved is stilled:
\ place j. vacant in "nr HON"
Which never can be hllrd.
by HEI; DENOTED CHILDREN
ROLLINS. Sacred to the svcetSst g memory Of
mo- ,otbrr 81, ,f Fstciia EI.i" and Robert H. RoI-
lins, who .icparted this llfc eleven years
ago today. November :. 1904.
Hle~ead 10 the Hrlrcnly Father.
Whose mother lie did tax" from us
But TO You. dear Father.
w, 10 put ug- trust.
For ynu know il best
W,,cn She should called
To tIlat Eeavcu'N rr-t-
Nav God bIc-@ her.
rN HER son. ROBERT ii ROLLINS.
ROLLINS. In sad but loving remembrance
of our Devoted mother. Lucy L.. "ho de
plrt..i his lifr. eleven years az, today, No
Nyamhcr :. 1904.
The memory of our sweet mother dear.
pav Iy day and year hy year.
Iinccr~ with ~. and cannot refrain
From longing aud PRAYING 10 see her AGAIN:
BY HER DAUGHTERS fSIElLA AND
ELSIE.
WILLIAMS In sad bal loving memory of our
dear mother. EMILY FISHER WILLIAMS
Who Departed Iu.> life tw"uiy-tlrcc years
ago today. November : lS:G.
BI TIE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1915-11-08
Contracts to Outsiders Reduced.

In this connection the report adds:
owing to the increase in the output
of the Indian Head powder factory con-
tracts for private manufacture of
smokeless powder have been greatly
reduced, and at the present time there
is only one contract outSta nding,
amounting to 100000 pounds with the
Carneys point plant of the du Pont
company.
The facilities for the production of
smokeless powder and other explosives
in the United States have been enor-
mously increased owing to the demands
Of the belligerentS for these materials
Evening star., 1915-11-08
Fort Myer Soldiers to Give Dance.

The first dance of the season by the
enlisted men of Fort Myer is to pe
given this evening. William Balamuth
is to be in charge and demonstrate
some of the new dances. Hereafter the
dances are to be given every Monday
evening.
Evening star., 1915-11-08
CARD OF THANKS.

CAPEIIAHT Mr.. and Mrs. John Capchart desire
To thank their many friends for their kind cx-
pressions OF sympathy i'll their late bereave.
Evening star., 1915-11-08

The bureau of mines maintains six
mine.rescue stations, eight rescue cars
and one rescue motor truck.
Evening star., 1915-11-08
ORGANIZATION TO URGE
INDUSTRIAL REFORMS
Frank P. Walsh and Others Form
Committee to Garry on Work OF
Federal Relations Commission.

NEW YORK, November S.-Frank t.
Walsh. former chairman of the extinct
federal industrial relations COMMISSION
met here today with eleven associates
active in industrial reform projects
and organized the committee on 1hduS-
trial relations, the object of when II
was stated. is to continue the work OF
the federal commission and urge upon
Congress the Recommendations con-
tanned in the official reports OF the led
eral commission which We're computed
by Mr.. Walsh and by Basil NJ. Manly
Besides Mr. Walsh the membership
of the new committee comprises Johh
B. Lennon. James OConnell and Austin
B. Garretson. prominent labor leaders
who were members of the federal COM
mission; Amos r. E. Pinchot, Frederic
c. Howe. immigration commissioner at
New York; Bishop c. D. Williams OF
the Episcopal diocese of Detroit, Dante
carton. a Kansas City newspaper man:
John p. White, president of the United
Mine Workers: John Fitzpatrick. presi-
dent of the Chicago Federation of La
Dor; Helen Marot of the Women's
Trade Union League of New York and
Agnes Nestor of the Womens Trade
Union League of Chicago.
Evening star., 1915-11-08
Dubuque Now a Mine Layer.

1t says:
The Dubuque has been fitted out as
a mine layer and mine instruction ship.
Six old torpedo vessels are being
equipped for sweeping. mining di~
vision has been formed in the fleet. All
capital ships are being provided with
sweeping sets. All d.estroyers are being
fitted for sweeping A mine-sweeplhs
manual has been prepared ana Sue-
mitted to the fleet for comment.
"A list of steam fishing vessels of
over 100 tons has been prepared ana
their owners communicated Win. anu
arrangements have been made for their
inspection with a view to their utiliZa-
ton as mine sweepers in tune OF
war. These vessels are now pelhS
inspected. Recommendation nave pt's"
made and approved that SIN gun
boats be fitted for mine sweep
ing. Portable mine-laHing tracks
have been ordered for one division OF
destroyers in each of the fleets. lhsse
tracks are TO be carried IN tle ue-
stroyer tender: to be shifted TO r;s .Ms
destroyers when necessity arises
Mine-laying tracks have been autnor-
lied for eleven vessels of the cruiser
class. During the summer eHlensine
exercises have been conducted III '"'lI
laying and sweeping in the Meet, anu
in general il may be said that the
whole subject has been made active
and progressive. -,
Progress has been made uuriiS ih'
year toward gathering smaller nay!
guns at various yards in reserve lor
use on merchantmen in time OF Wdi'
and instructions have been issued to
provide for quick mobilization OF
weapons loaned to the naval ih'li'ia
should need arise -
Inventors have been busy with war
materials and the report shows that
the special board appointed to eN-
anime suggestions dealing Win
ordnance matters considered 656 pro-
pOSalS.
Evening star., 1915-11-08
Others on the Committee.

Basil NJ. Manly and George p. West,
who were connected with the work of
the federal commission. will occupy
similar places with the new committee.
Otto F. Bradley. who has been in
charge of an anti-tuberculosis cam
place.
The announcement of organization
says headquarters will be opened at
Washington to carry on an active cam
paign, and that the committees primary
object will be to support organized
labor. 1t will have no official connection
with the government, as Gid the federal
commission.
Evening star., 1915-11-08

1t has taken many months of time and
enormous expenditures of money to de-
velop these facilities, and their conser-
walton for the benefit of the United
States government in time of war is
problem which will require the most
careful consideration of the department
when the European war is over and the
present demand from abroad has
ceased
Great strides in development of the
mine-planting equipment of the feet
in the last few months are recorded in
the report
Evening star., 1915-11-08
NirNhIIN

special meeting OF Division :. Ancient order
HihcruianS. VIII hr bold Eagles Hall. 6tB
and /. streets northwest. Monday evening No
vemher :. at I:l5. on acroIat OF the death or
BIO. HIGH McNAiIA.
JAMES 4 NNEltS President
Evening star., 1915-11-08

MeNALll. on SATURDAY November c. 1918.
at $50 pm. HUGH beloved husband nf
Nora NcNally ruoc Sneabyl.
Funeral from his laie residence. No 2lo6 10Th
street northwest. on Tuesday. Noremicr .,
at 80 am. Requiem mass al 81 Paul~
Church al 1" am. Relatives aud frcnd.
invited. lnt"rment MoGut olivrt ceme-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-16
FOR RENT-FLATs.
FOX RENT-FURNIsHED ROOMS.

FOR RENr-Fiat. Home 1G5S Bell aA0
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-16
FOR sALE-HORsEs. CARRIAGES
FOR SALE PIANOS.

FOR SALE-PranOs. We have several
slightly used pianOs-just like new-at
$500 to S235.O0. Also used piano at
s11jOO. Every piano marked In plain fig
ures. Strictly one price.
G. W. COPP,
Music Shop.
DDS S. Michigan st. Established 10 years.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-16

NEW high grade payer piano OF the very
best to exchange for ) passenger car
one slightly used player piano, $40 cash;
enc plain burl walnut piano, $160 cash
one dark oak piano. $l55 cash one good
high organ with mirror, IS; one used Hal
let and Davis plano. The above pianos are
in fine condition with no mars on them.
j. NJ. Rose, Oh S. Michigan st. Home
phone 1858. Bell phone 235.