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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
TWO WOMEN BURNED TODEATH|NATLANTA F|RE;; SEVERAL HURT
Destruction of Film COrpor. ati0n Offices Proves Horri- bic Holocaust-Onc Be-
 lieved Fatally Injured

Atlanta. October 1.-Two women are dead, one other probably fatally injured and four other persons more or less seri- ously injured as the result of fire which destroyed the offices of the Mutual Film corporation on the second floor of the Mion building here today. A number of other persons suffered minor injuries wheI they jumped from windows to the street
 Y The dead: Miss Clara Westbrook body fo, nd in the film room; Miss Lottie Ham, died at the city hospital.
 The injured: Mrs. Lucille Davis. prob- ably fatally burned; Miss Beulah Vows, burned about face and hands, injured in jumping; J. E. Casllsle. fireman, burned about face and hands; G. B. Adams, by jumping; H. Matthews, leg broken ir Jumping.
 
 The fire originated in the room where films are sorted and inspected before shipping. Persons in the room said an electric fuse blew out lighting roll of film. and within a few seconds the whole floor was seething furnace. The fsnes burst out the front windows of the offices and shot 60 feet across Luckie street, soaring the walls of buildings and setting fire to an automobile
 Twentyfour persons were in the film corporation's offices when the fire start ed. Several crawIed through skylight and were rescued by firemen. Those killed or seriously injured were In parts of the office distant from exits.
 Mrs. Lucille Davis was found lying in the film room. She was believed to be dead when taken out. but was found tc be alive when she arrived at the hos rital. J. F.. Carlisle. fireman, was in- jured while carrying out the body ol the young woman who was burned to death in the film room.
 Sam Berry, whose fiancee. Lottie Ham died later from burns, fought a spectac- ular battle with fireman in frantic ef- forts to enter the building while the fire was ct its height and just before Miss IIf m was taken from the building with her clothing on fire. Berry and the fireman fell 10 feet off ladder and sev. eral policemen overpowered Berry Neither was hurt.
 officials of the film company tonight es. tlmated their losses at approximately $25.. 900. The damage to the building is es- timated at s6000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
The COurtmartial of
 Rear Admiral Little Is
 Postponed Upon Request

Washington. October 16.-The court martial of Rear Admiral William N. Little. retired. was postponed today until November l, Admiral Little ex- plaining to Secretary Daniels that he would be unable to prepare his defense by next Monday. the original date set. The officer Is charged with neglect Of duty in having accepted as machinery inspector submarine k-2 from the builders when he Is alleged to have known that there was defective con- struction in her electric storage bat teries
 In documents relating to the case made public today Admiral Little is quoted as having said that acceptance of the boat was based on the contract : ors agreement Ito stand back of the battery for all time as to the alleged careless workmanship" The present navy inspector at the Fore River ship building plant. where the submarine was constructed, reported he was un- able to find any written record of the agreement in the files of his of flee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
ENGLISH CAMPAIGN ON DARDANELLES
 TO BE INVESTIGATED

London. October 16.-Upon the re- assembling of the House of Commons Tuesday, Robert l.. Outhwaite. liberal member of Parliament for Hanley, will ask Sir Edward Grey. the British for eign secretary. whether the Russian government still attaches the same i'm portanee to the Dardanelles operations as 1t did when the British ambassado dor In Petrograd stated that the opera tions had been undertaken at Russia S request for the purpose of drawing q Turkish force from the Caucasus,
 The question is designed to bring out if Lord Miners suggestion of the evacuation of the Gallipoli peninsula finds any official support. No evidence of any such support Is apparent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17

III SO
 Immediately after the explosion the escaping gas and benzol ignited. The extreme heat from the flames made the gas vats in the vicinity of the fire hot and another explosion was expected. The flames were not put out until an early hour this morning, after the fire department of Ensley and Station No. II from Birmingham, under the leadrship of Assistant Chief Aiken, had battled with them for hours.
 The first aid corps, all the steel com pany's guards. the doctors and nurses in the employ of the company were on the scene within a few minutes after the explosion occurred and did valiant work for the relief of the injured and dying. Owing to the strict rules of the company it was sometime before a representative of The Age-Herald could gain access to the plant. Huge volumes of smoke with long tongues of flame were leaping into the air from 7:3O o'clock. until early this morning. The gas tanks were threatened and all the lescue corps worked at their peril.
 Carter Blown Through Wall When the valve of the big main blew out 1t struck the south wall of the pumphouse and burst through. making Ia big fissurr Master Mechanic Carter vas blown srougn'shis fissrreuAp the
 all q few seconds aft, The x5Ijv 8sh ads piowv its. way throua nif36 I6<tes. of masonry. He was only slightly in- Jured and with the exception of being .bruised about the body and suffering from severe nervous shock he is all Fright No one can account for his not .being killed outright. Owing to the .rigidity of the rules of the Tennessee |company warning their employees not to talk 1t was impossible to get state ment from him. No one can give a reason of the explosion. It was rumored that it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
MOTION IS FILED ID DISMISS THE NEW HAVEN INDICTMENTS
Ten Reasons Submitted by Attorneys for the Defense Why Prosecution Should
 Be Quashed

New York, October 16.-Ten reasons directors of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad. on trial charged with monopolizing the transportation traffic of New England, should be dis missed, were contained in the motion filed yesterday with Judge Hunt by the Attorneys for the defendants after the over Sunday adjournment of the r.ial. but not made known until today. Jundge Hunt it was learned, re- marked upon receiving the document that 1t was rather late in the proceed |1ngs to make a motion of this kind. but that he would consider 1t and call for |argument on it later If he thought the grounds stated justified.
 Should Judge Hunt so decide, 1t was not expected tonight that the argument would be heard until after R. l.. Batts of government counsel, completes his opening address to the jury which he Twin begin Monday and probably not finish until Tuesday.
 Among the reasons set forth by the de- kGuQdHt8 dltOIHtySs onlCu tucJ SuP |ported by quotations from the authDri- ties, were that the unitication of the common carriers brought under Inc con- trol of the New Haven would could not have resulted in an Illegal monop.- ly.' That 1t did not appear from the in- dictment that any of the defendants conspired at any time wi.1'a the statue of limitations; that the indictments failed to specify the time aay of .he alleged illegal acts were committed; that 1t did not show that the defend ants conspired to monopolize within the meaning of the Sherman law, and that it did not appear that the "sup ,sed com bination of conspiracy" deprived the people of New England of any bene- its.
 Attorneys for the government ex- pressed confidence today that Judge Hunt would not entertain the motion In regard to the statute of limitations 1t was stated that the government con- tention Is that the alleged conspiracy dating back to 1890. was a continuous one up to the filing of the indictment last November, and that each and every act committed was part of the con spiracy.
 Charles S. Mellen, former president of the New Haven and upon whom the government will rely chiefly in pre-
 senting It's case, will be one of the
 first witnesses called. He may take the
 stand Wednesday,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Schedule Drawn Up

New York. october 16.--At the annual meeting of the United States Intercol- lege Lacrosse league here today ten tative playing schedule. for 1916 was drawn up. Yale, which is not as yet a member of the league. will play Har- yard at Cambridge sometime next spring. The regular season will open early in April and the final game be- tween the northern and southern, win ming teams will take place during the last week of May next. A. champion- ship banner will be awarded the win ming team in each division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
PATHFINDERS PASS
 THROUGH HAMILTON

Hamilton. October 15.-(special 1.-The Jackson Highway pathfinders, composed of the following gentlemen. R. l. Toms. Emory G. Dent. Walter l.. Brown, Wal ter Grim and Perry Luckett. came through Marion county yesterday. ar irving at Hamilton about 1 o'clock They were met at the Franklin county line and escorted through to the Lamar coun- ty line by way of Guin by the com mittce from Hamilton and GuIn..
 In the travel through Marion county they went over g. miles of the best gravel pike In the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
Naval Engagement Denied

Amsterdam. October I6-VVia Lon don.)--A semi-official telegram from Berlin says nothing Is known there of an engagement between German war ships and a British submarine off the island of Moen, in which German torpedo boat was reported to have been sunk. The telegram suggests that the explosion of mine probably led to tn e report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
National Boy Scouts Council Meets

New York, October 16.-The national council of the Boy Scouts of America announced today that the executive board at its October meeting decided 1t would be inappropriate for the or sanitation to take any official action upon the question of military prepar- edness of the nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
-FOUR MEN ARE KILLED|
 TIN EXPLOSION AT THE| BY-PRODUCT PLAN TT
Wright, Poor and Donnelly 1dentified-Valve
 Blows Off 42-Inch Gas Main and Gas Ignites, Carter Blown Through Hole in Nine-Inch Wall But Escapes With Minor Injuries Bremen Fight Desperately To Avert Further Explosion

Four killed, fatally injured and three seriously nured last night at 80 o'clock when the valve of 42 inch man leading to the big turbine pump blew out causing
 oson of and benzo in the pump house of the bproduc plant at the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company Fairfield The dead
 L. J. Wright 2309 Third avenue North; married children Donnely, 2223 Avenue F. Ensey, wife and child Perry Poor, aged 21, Wyam. One unidentified body. Seriously injured:
 C. H. Cole badly burned about face and mbs probably fatal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17

London. October 11.-Aiiied troops left saIonil<i Saturday to join the Ser vian army fighting at the Serbo-Bui- RarIan frontier. according to nm Ath- ems dispatch to Reuters Telegram com pnny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17

Pctrograd, October 16.--(Via London, October 17.)-British submarines oper- nting in the Baltic sen have sunk five German transports and forced another ashore, according to Russian offi- cfnl statement tonight.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-18
MT, VERNON
Second In The Field Day
Meet At Newark

Newark, May 17--Newark high was
victorious in the triangular high
school meet here Saturday afternoon
with Mt. Vernon and GAINESVILLE. New
ark secured eight gold and six silver
medals offered for first and second
prizes. Points scored were Newark
81, Mt. Vernon 81, GAINESVILLE IS.
Summaries:
1OO.yard dash--Warner (N), first;
Severns (M), second; Ramsey (I),
third. Time, II seconds.
Hammer throw-Sebach (M), first ;
Young (ND, second; Inlay (ZJ, third.
Distance, 40 feet 12 inches.
22O.yard hurdles-Jones (N), first;
Mayer (N), second; Snow (M.),
third. Time, 20 2-5 seconds.
Half-mile run-Young, (N), first;
Weine (z), second; Eley (M). third
Time, Q minutes IA 2-5 seconds.
High jump-Sims (N), first; Raw.
lings (N.), second; Jones (M), third
Height, s feet inches.
44O-yard dash-Warner (N). first;
Severns (MD, second; Chase (N)
third. Time, Sc seconds.
Shot put-Sebach (M), first; Gil.
pin (M.), second; INLAY (ZD, third
Distance, 38 feet.
120-yard hurdles-Jones (N.), first;
Sims (N.), second; Snow (M), third
Time, 18 seconds.
Mile run-Masse (Z.), first; Africa
tN), second; Emmons (N), third
Time not taken.
Broad jump-Jones (M), first;
Sims (ND, second; Ramsey CD
third. Distance 10 feet / inch.
Pole vault Mayer (ND, first;
Crawmer (M.) and Bieberbach (N.)
tied for second. Height, 9 feet 4
inches.
Newark won the relay race.
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sHERIFF's SALE

John NJ. Hamilton
VS..
John II. Harner ct al.
Knox Common Pleas
BY virtue of Order of Sale issued
out of the Court of Common Pleas Of
Knox County, Ohio, and to me direct
ed, will offer for sale at the door of
the Court House, in Mount Vernon,
Knox County, on
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-18
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: DEMOCRACY

The Democracy w. c. T. U. met
Wednesday, May II, with Mrs. Clin.
ten Berry of Howard, forty members
being present from Democracy. AT
ter the regular business meeting the
following program was carried out
Vocal Solo-Miss Elenar Cain
Recitation-Mrs Lulu Kunkle.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. Sylvia Mavis
Recitation--Miss Grace Murry.
Duet-Goldia Berry and Creta
Stricken.
Recitation-Mrs. William Davis
instrumental Music-Miss Horn.
instrumental Music-Miss West
rich.
talk by Mrs. Tilton, the president
OF the Danville union, was very much
enjoyed. Two new members were re-
ceived. The following visitors were
present. Lola Horn, Mrs. Rose Horn,
Mrs. Clinton Purdy, Mrs. Mary Ulrey,
Mrs. Cary e. Wolf, Mrs. Jack Coley
and Mrs. Wilbur Blue of Howard.
Lizzie Hendershot, Mrs. William
Church, Mrs. Belle Beum, Mrs. c. P.
Rice, Mrs. F. w. Newton, Mrs. Jeffer-
son, Mrs. William Baugher, Mrs. Lee
Ferenbaugh, Mrs. c. F. Banbury, Mrs.
Tilton, Mrs. c. L. Horner, Mrs. vii.
liam Edgar and Mrs. Jud Loney of
Danville.
The social hour was greatly en-
joyed by all present. Tempting re-
freshments were served by Mrs. C.
Berry and daughters to all present
A parade was formed and seventy
ladies marched from Mrs. Berry's to
Main street to the school house and
back to the home Late in the after.
noon all departed, feeling the after
noon well spent and much good ac-
complished.
Miss Lepley and Miss Haire left for
their homes Monday
Mrs. Solomon Doup is very low at
this writing.
Mrs. Julia Parsons and Mrs. Anna
kunkle attended the funeral of Mr..
Cunningham at Four Corners Friday
afternoon.
Quite number attended the COM
mencement exercises at Jelloway Fri
day night.
Decoration Day will be observed
Saturday, May 20, beginning at 1
o'clock. Rev. Morris of Brink Haven
will deliver an address in the after
noon at 1880 and Rev. Long of Mt.
Vernon will deliver an address in the
evening at o'clock at the M. E.
church. Every one invited to be at
the square at I o'clock to form the
parade.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-18

and Mr.. ID. M. Cupp of Sunbury, for
merly prosecuting attorney of Della
ware county, were in Mt. Vernon to-
day being interested in case in
common pleas court.
Little Mary Louise Sheedy Is visit.
ing with her grand parents in How.
ard.
Mr. Arthur DeIean returned this
morning to his home in Pleasantville.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-18
II is Good For Man

To heal cuts, sores, burns, lameness
and other external ailments use Han.
ford's Balsam. 1t is valuable house
hold remedy and should always be
kept in every home.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-18
Saturday, the 10Th day of
June, 1915

Jullc, l01C
between the hours of 1 p. m. and 8 D.
IN. of said day, the following de-
scribed lands and tenements, to-wit:
Situate in the county of Knox in
the state of Ohio, bounded and de-
scribed as follows.
Being parts of lots number five and
six (5 and 81 of the fourth quarter of
the seventh township and twelfth
Range u s. Military lands, bounded
and described as follows: beginning
at the northeast corner of said lot
number five; thence south 3 1-2 deg.
west 1897 poles to a stone, witness a
locust 8 inches in diameter N. 25 3-4
deg. F.. Is 12 links distant; thence s.
AZ 1-2 w. 7.S poles to stone at the
N. h. Corner of the Gilberts land;
thence s. rs 1-2 deg. w. 5.76 poles to
a stone in the public road; thence S.
Is 3-4 deg w. 447 poles to stone;
thence N. 40 1-2 deg. w. 1920 poles to
stone on the line between lots and
g.; thence N. 81 degees w. IL poles to
stake; thence N. % degrees e. 1850
poles to stake, witness an elm tree
20 inches in diameter N. Ga
degrees w. "a IL links distant;
thence S. S8 deg. e. 4.6O poles to a
point on the west bank of the Mill
race; thence in a southerly direction
poles to an iron stake on the east
bank of said mill race; thence south
81 degrees E. 1928 poles to stone
on the east line of said lot No. 6;
thence S. 3 1-2 deg. w. 1913 poles to
the place of beginning, estimated to
contain 4.64 acres more or less.
The above premises being known
o,,l kol H. ~
property; also all the races, fans, wa
ter privileges and everything apper-
| tanning to and constituting part of
| the Mills as now used and occupied
| The water dam and race privileges
being estimated to cover and en-
brace four acres lying Immediately
north of the premises heretofore de-
scribed.
The premises above described be-
ing the same premises conveyed to
John Jaycox by James McElroy and
wife by deed, dated August 90, 1882,
and recorded on Book 70 at page 1873
of Deeds and Mortgages of Knox
County, Ohio, reference to which is
hereby made for greater certainty of
description of the premises and wa
ter privileges, and being the same
| premises conveyed to the said George
Smithisler by John E. Russell, as ex-
ecutor of the last will and testament
of Elizabeth Rogers, deceased. dated
Oct. 81, 1902, said sale being approved
and confirmed by the Probate Court
of Knox County, Ohio
Appraised at $637.00. (Six Hundred
and Thirty Seven Dollars).
Terms of sale Cash.
j. NJ. WOOLISON,
Sheriff Knox County, Ohio.
Moore, Sperry and Hamilton, at
torneys for plaintiffs.
5-1S,25 ;6-l ,S,15S
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relatives in Brink Haven over Sun
day.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-18

WANTED-Me who desire to earn
over $l25 per month write us today
for position as salesman; every OPP
portunity for advancement. Central
Petroleum Co., Cleveland, Ohio. IS
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-18

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The Ocala evening star., 1915-01-27
GOVERNOR TRAMMELL
ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY

Governor Trammell has returned to
the capital after being absent all last
week, making an official tour of in
spection of the drainage operations in
the Everglades. Governor Trammell
was asked today regarding the re-
Gently published reports that he may
be a candidate for Congress from the
first congressional district. In an
swer to this inquiry he stated:
For several weeks past a number
of citizens of the first district have
from time to time expressed desire
that become a candidate in 1916 for
Congress from that district, and have
stated that they were of the opinion
that good majority of the people of
the district would like to have me rep
resent the district in Congress.
"These expressions of confidence
and the repeated assurances of a de-
sire on the part of a substantial num-
Der of the people of my congressional
district to have me represent the dis
trict have caused me to give serious
thought TO the matter, and / had re-
Gently about reached the conclusion
that at the proper time / would an
nounce my candidacy for Congress
from the first district. The time for
the primary is still so far distant
however, that I did not deem it time
" to make any public statement about
the matter yet, especially as the con-
gresham elected last November has
not yet entered upon the service of his
new term.
''It seems, though, that activities
have already commenced as to the
succession of Mr.. Sparkman, and that
under the above stated circumstances
the people of the district are entitled
to know my attitude, and will there
fore state that it is my intention at {
later date to become candidate fol
Congress from the first Florida dis
trict.
Practically my entire life having
been spent in the first congressional
district, and the good people of tina
district have always been exceedingl.
kind and generous to me, / woul'
most naturally esteem it as a yer.
high honor to be chosen as their rep
resentative in the halls of Congress
The Ocala evening star., 1915-01-27

bly, be better off than anybody else,
and if they are they will be more cor
daily hated than anybody else. The
Germans will dislike US because our
public sentiment was against them,
and the allies will dislike US with the
dislike fighting men always feel for a
sutler. For when it comes down to
brass tacks this is the position that
the business men of the United States
are trying to put their country in
that of a sutler among nations Sol
diers have always kicked and robbed
the suffers, and any of the fighting
nations that has the strength will be
very likely to kick and rob Uncle
Sam.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-01-27
OWN OR BE OWNED

Government ownership and opera
ton of the railroads in the United
States are inevitable, in the opinion
of Representative James w. Bryan of
Washington, who spoke on this topic
at the Republican Club in New York
Saturday night.
Monopoly of railway transporta-
ton is inevitable and necessary" the
congressman asserted, "the attempt
to keep the railways apart and COM
pei them to fight each other is absurd
and wasteful. Hartman did a great
service for the people in going as far
as he did toward Harrimanizing the
railway systems, but government
which costs 81 1,OOO,00O,OO0 year feels
its weakness in the presence of an in
ternal corporation, which must, under
present systems, be managed by few
men. Such power adds to itself other
great interests and leads to an aris,
tocracy of wealth in which half a doz-
en- men become more powerful thar
kings.
@The big transformation machine
in the United States has become toc
big to live under the peoples corpora
ton, known as the United States o.
America. The stockholders of thi
company inevitably will conclude tina
the supremacy of the government i
challenged by this power. The resul
is a fight to the finish between tn
two institutions Either the dem
ocracy of the people or the aristo
cracy of the railroad corporation
must fail"