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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07

L. L. Saxon, Columbiana lawyer, sub- mits the following with regard to this three-cornered race:
 MT. Blackmon, the present Con- gressman, has had rough sailing al- most since the beginning of his term in Congress. due doubtless to the fact that as member of Alabama's Legis- lature from Calhoun county, he con- sistently worked and voted in the in terest of getting foreign corporations exempted from taxes, taking a stand against our present vagrancy law, against child labor bills, and always
 going to the extreme to make the sale of liquor legal at any crossroads, and to flow freely and unlimited in
 all towns and cities, and this same
 spirit and effort has been doubly man. ifested at Washington and in addi
 tion to these recorded facts, the gentle man from Calhoun has never written bill upon the State Statute Book nor
 the Federal Statute Books. that I have
 been able to find and if one does ex- 1st MT. Congressman Blackmon would surely refer to it at this particular time when he needs ballast to tamp his political cross ties with instead of keeping up a war of words with the late Dr. Abercrombie as to which one had answered the most roll calls, it does seem like that MT. Congressman Blackmon would give MT. Congress- man Abercrombie the right hand of fellowship as after the election these gentlemen will have to reside together at the old homestead in Anniston This conclusion on my part has been reach ed along with thousands of others who realize that Mir. Blackmon has sig n&lly failed to represent the senti-
 ments of the people of the Fourth Dis trict, while Dr. Abercrombie also suf- fers the embarrassment of having
 served in a Legislative capacity in Alabama. and two or three terms at Washington and has to plead guilty of not having been the author of any constructive measures, or any other kind of measures. and now on the eve of election the only weapon which he finds to fight Blackmon with is the old stale roll call subject: there is however one roll which is the pay roll that neither one of these gentlemen has ever missed. therefore the people of the Fourth District have solved this congressional dispute, and will in no uncertain terms evidence this fact next Tuesday by electing H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
MEETING IS HELD
 BY JUDGES FRIENDS
Believe Drawing of Local Option Issue Has Solidified Vote and Insured
 Election

An enthusiastic meeting was held last night at the offices of Thomas J. Judge in the Jefferson County bank building attended by at least 100 cit izens.
 Speeches were made by the various representatives present regarding the situation and all agreed that Senator Judge was the leader in the present contest. They stated that the drawing of the local option issue had solidified the vote for Judge. and that his cleo ton was now assured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
Approve Bill to Enlarge Commission

Washington, May e.-The Senate in- terstate commerce committee today ap. proved the Adamson Newlands bill to enlarge the interstate commerce com
 mission from seven to nine memb CTS. The bill already has passed the House The bill authorizes the commission to divide into three or more divisions to distribute the work and dispose of it more quickly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
Another Zen Damaged

London, May GA dispatch from Rot terdam to the Daily News says that Dutch fishing boat which arrived at Ame- land reported having sighted the Zeppe- lin L-9, flying extremely low, across the North sea yesterday and apparently bad ly crippled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
Auto Show All Week

From TOO to 10:30 each evening, Monday. May 8, to Saturday, May 13. all of the new model cars will be on display.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07

From the smallest to the largest, our refrigerators bear a tale of value on their price tag. They are all SPECIAL BARGAINS. If you need a refrigerator be sure to see these.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08

Unimak pass OF the Aeutisn islands
through which the ships go on their
way from Seattle to Nome.
Seward is six days by steamer from
the Puget sound ports. It is about as
far from Seattle as from New York to
Sioux City or Omaha, and the fare is
S45. When the new railroad is COM
pleted it will be less than SEQ miles
from the terminus at Fairbanks, from
where steamers can go via the Tanan
and Yukon to a great part OF the in
terror Of Alaska
The harbOr of Seward is Resurrection
bay, a magnificent inlet. whose waters
are surrounded by mountain and so
guarded by islands that here. in the
midst of this region Of terrible storms
the ships lie as quiet and safe as they
do inside the docks of Hamburg and
Liverpool
Mountain Rises ON side o. Town.
But let us take q bird's-eye view OF
the harbor and town. have come from
the wharves and tramped through the
business and residence sections to the
foot Of the wall Of the great mountain
that rises straight up on one side of
Resurrection bay. have climbed the
wall making my way through the moss
and pulling myself from one tree root
to another until 1 now hang high above
the town and harbOr, writing these
notes.
The wall Is precipitous. It rises
straight above Seward to a height OF
several thousand feet, losing itself in
the great range of mountains that
bounds this side OF the harbor and runs
back into the interior fading away in
to the snow-capped regions behind. The
first hundred feet is covered with
green trees. some OF which are twice
the girth of my waist. They cling to
the rocks and grow straight up form
ing palisades as IL were.
Glacial Waters Rush over Rocks.
At my left, looking out through the
green branches of spruce. I can see
the white glacial waters OF Lowell
creek. roaring as they rush foaming
over the rocks down into Resurrection
bay. They cut through the upper part
OF the town, and pass under Uncle
Sans railroad embankment which runs
round the harbor.
Turning my head, can see Rusurrec-
ton river. which comes in at the end
Of the bay and looking over the inlet
where the bay ends another mountain
wall rises before me. Its peaks are
of black volcanic rock. and in its hol-
lows nestle glaciers of pale green ice
that the sun has turned into emeralds.
High up on the mountain sides are
patches Of snow that shine like silver
against the black cliffs, and below. ris-
ing a thousand and more feet from the
water, is the great blanket OF green
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08

ment is to establish suitable defences
at Rockaway beach. Under present
circumstances a hostile battleship could
stand outside of Rockaway beach and
fire over the whole width Of Long ISL
and and Brooklyn, destroying New
York city as far north as Seventeenth
street. So said Gen. Wood, the rank
ing general of the army, only the 9TH
er day. The requisite concrete en-
placements (underground) might al
most be extemporized, but two years
viii be required for making the few
large caliber guns contemplated. with
carriages of high-angle fire Proiec-
tiles from these guns win have a range
Of % miles more than twice that Of
biggest in our seacoast forts
Another Defence Measure.
me proposed mobile artillery de-
fence mere described (the smaller gun
being carried by swift high-powered
auto trucks) viii eventually be sup
plemented by an inside water passage
along the Atlantic coast. for the trans
port or troops, ammunition, and all
sorts of supplies. This is another idea
which the war department has worked
out IN detail, and the accomplishment
Of which awaits only an appropriation
by congress.
The belligerents in the present Eu-
ropean war ESPECIALLY the Germans
and FRENCH depend for the sticcess ~
their operations largely upon railroads
running parallel with the fighting lines
and behind the latter. by the aid of
which they are enabled to shift men
and supplies quickly from one point to
another, wherever they may be needed.
The adoption of such a system Is essen
tial to modern military strategy.
Our Atlantic seacoast. like the fight
ing lines of the French and Germans.
would be. i'm case Of war. q military
frontier There would have to be
means whereby troops and supplies
could be shifted to and fro along il
and behind IL. to meet emergent needs.
Means admirably adapted for the
purpose would be furnished by the i'm
side passage which the war depart-
ment is anxious to provide, or to COM
pletei inasmuch as nature has Thought
fully furnished, ready-made. by far the
greater part Of it.
Canal Across New Jersey.
The most necessary. and immediately
important, section Of this inside line
OF military defence is a canal Connect
ing New York bay with the Delaware
river. It would cross the state Of New
Jersey with a total length of about "a
miles, at sea level, with q bottom width
Of 200 feet and a depth of 25 feet Ex-
tending from Raritan bay to Borden
town, it would cost in the neighbor-
hood Of S45.0OO,0O0
prime idea Of the suggested water
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08

w J AsHINGTON, D. c., April S.
Nv Coast defence guns that can
travel at e rate Of 60 miles an
hour, so as 20 be brought quickly to
any point along shore where they may
be needed TO repel an enemy's attack,
are already planned by the war depart
ment, and win be built as soon as pos
sible. Gen. William Crozier. chief OF
the ordnance bureau Of the army lwho
invented the huge disappearing" rifle
now used I'm our seacOast forts), has
himself made the designs for these
new weapons.
They are to be Of three or four diff
ferent calibers-possibly more-the
heavy ones being transported on rail-
road cars, and the lighter guns on
auto trucks. Both cars and trucks will
be specially constructed, so as to serve
as mounts from which the guns can be
fired.
SUGGESTED by European War.
Such an idea, two years ago, would
have been thought absurd and hardly
practicable. Its adoption represents
the acceptance Of one Of the important
lessons OF the European war The Ger
mans, at the outset Of the conflict.
owed much OF their military success TO
the expedient, original with them, Of
transporting great cannon by train and
motor truck For theIirst time in the
history Of warfare, they made such
huge weapons mobile. and what the
laller ulu 10 the mighty IoFIeSSeS al
Liege. Namur and elsewhere. need not
be told TO the everyday newspaper
reader.
ProlectiIes Weigh 2sO9 Pounds.
The largest weapon designed for our
travelling coast defence Is of 16-inch
caliber il will not be a breech- load
ing rifle Of the ordinary fortress type,
but a ho'witzer for long range, high
angle firing. Its projectle, Weighing
2f00 pounds VIII be in effect a gigan-
tic steel bomb, carrying 400 pounds OF
high explosive as a "burs4ing charge"
The howitzer viii be Of nearly the
same callber as the famous 42-centi-
meter German gun. It viii have a
range Of more than 90 miles and its
she'll will have such destructive power
that single lift could not fail TO sink,
or at least put out Of action, the most
formidable battleship.
Our BeacOast forts are located with
reference TO the protection Of impor-
tant harbors and coast cities Their
guns are immovable and enemy troops
landed beyond their range would. Of
course, be safe from any damage they
could do. II is necessary. in the pres
ent view OF the war department. to
supplement them with guns that can
travel along shore. and which could be
quickly brought to any threatened
point
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08

Chesapeake and Delaware ditch, con-
Meeting the Delaware river with Ches-
apeake bay Gts purchase by the gov
eminent being part of the plan), and
to alter it's course in such wise that
its eastern entrance, shall he under the
guns Of the forts at Reedy Island.
But this is by no means all The
proposed inside water passage would
be utilized by the navy as well as the
army-nOt for the big fighting ships,
but for minor war vessels, such as de-
strOyers and submarines. With such
means for running up and down the
coast, without going out to sea, they
could quickly and safely reach any
point where they were most needed
Thus, for example. in n few few hours
they could transfer their activities
from Norfolk to New York, or vice
versa.
tt appears, then, that, whereas our
long Atlantic coast line is a weakness,
strategically considered, we are for it's
defence. singularly favored by geogra-
phicaI conditions that enable us easily
to render this frontier all but inn
pregnable through the adoption OF sim
pie and relatively inexpensive means.
For a number of years past the war
department has been trying to persuade
congress to give the money for the
intracoastal waterway, and there seems
now to be fair prospect that it will
be furnished, the sum required being
about s150,000.OO0.
The travelling guns, at all events,
viii be promptly provided. No longer.
as in the past, will the defence Of our
coast line be restricted to the imme-
date neighborhood Of permanent fort
resses. An enemy viii not be per-
mltted to land troops on our shores UNI
opposed save by hastily assembled and
inadequate forces OF infantry. Backed
by a powerful mobile coast artillery,
our second line" (supposing previous
defeat Of the fleeO will offer a mighty
and dangerous resistance to the most
formidable foe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08

in the travelling armament, the 16-
inch howitzer is TO be supplemented by
14-inch breech-lOading rifle-two
inches greater in caliber than any gun
now mounted in our seacoast fortifica-
items There are to be a number Of
both. though just how many is as yet a
military secret. The railroad cars for
carrying them, and which are to serve
as mounts from which they can be
fired. are now being designed by the
ordnance bureau. They viii be, neces-
sarily, OF very heavy and massive con-
struction.
Roads Close to shore Line.
along parts Of our coasts, for long
distances, railroads run close to the
seashore. This is true Of much of the
Maine coast. and of a considerabIe
stretch Of the maritime literal Of
Massachuseetts. It is the same way
along much of the coast line of Cali
iornia, for example, from San Diego to
Los Angeles, and from the latter point
nOrthWard.
Where railroads so run. it is an easy
matter IN case Of a sudden emergency.
70 70 throw out spur tracks down to the
~ oeach or to bluff facing the
snore, the labor Of great numbers or
men being available for the purpose.
Nhefe there are no such railroads al
ready IN existence, they can be impro-
Hlseo laccording 70 the familiar Ger
man method) with n reasonable time
allowance Of warning
Inc pan outlined is to be supple
mented by the building Of permanent.
concrete bases for heavy guns al nu-
merous points along our coasts. No
cannon VIII be mounted on them. how
ever the intention being 10 utiIize
them only in case Of war emerpencv.
Thls matter. for obvious reasons. has
not been fully explained bv the war
department., but It is to be surmised
mat such concrete emplacements would
pc preferable, when circumstances
made il practicable to use them TO
mount on railroad cars
Protection FOR Oahu Island
~ may be said. by way of prepare
ton that the war department means
70 ouild railroad all around the ISL
ana Of Oahu lin the Hawaiian arcbi-
pelago)' for exactly the same strategic
purpose-nemely. the transportation of
DIE guns to any point on the coast
mat may be threatened. For c9rrvinn
out this military enterprise congress is
asked to appropriate 81 00O. coo n isl
perhaps, unnecessary to exDIafn that
our great-mid- Pacific naval base Is on
oahu, and, though the coast line Of the
island is heavily fortified, a possible
landing by hostile troops out Of range
OF the emplaced guns IS a danger 10 be
against
In the way OF Qualifications the next
step contemplated by the war depart
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08

GEwARD. Alaska. April 81 want
to give you some pictures Of
- Seward. the New York Of Alaska.
It is the terminus of Uncle Sans new
railroad, and it will be the great ocean
port of the future. Its citizens are al
ready comparing 1t with stockholm, the
capital Of Sweden, which has almost
400. 600 inhabitants. They claim its To-
cation is similar, and that it will be
the gateway to resources equal to those
OF the four scandinavian countries.
They point out that Norway. Finland,
Sweden and Denmark, which are in the
same latitude and have much the same
have population of over H.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08

oOO,OOO. They say that Alaska viii
some day have 2O,0OO.000, and, that
Seward will be its chief port
Little Known Of Place.
Two years ago not one man in
hundred could have told where Seward
is located, and / venture that nine
tenths Of those who are reading this
will have to go to a map to find out.
1t is on the great Gulf Of Alaska. at
about the middle of the southern coast
OF the territory. 1t is at the lower
end Of the Kenai peninsula, about as
far from Ketchikan. where the Seattle
steamers first sail, as the distance be-
tween New York and Cleveland, and 1t
is only a little farther than that to the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08

way is that no important sea port OF
ours, from Boston to Norfolk. could be
successfully blockaded by an enemy
fleet, because there would always be
if the harbor of New York were block
AIDED by sea-. there would still be an
outlet through the canal across New
Jersey and into the Delaware river
outlet from Boston.
II Boston we're blockaded by sea, that
city would have a back way out
through proposed canal extending
from Massachusetts bay Cat Hingham)
TO the Taunton river, and thence, large
ly by natural waterways to Long ISL
and sound. This ditch. supplemented
by the one across New Jersey, would
make inside passage continuous (by
way Of the East river and the Della
ware) all the way to Wilmington, and
thence by way OF the Chesapeake and
Delaware canal. TO Norfolk
The most serious problem confront
ing the war department, in case of war
with a European power, is that of de-
Tending our long coast line from attack
at unexpected points-particularly that
part of the coast line from Norfolk to
Boston, which, for strategic reasons,
must at all hazards be made safe
against invasion.
Troops Also Needed.
The big guns, carried by train and
motor truck, would help to defend the
inside water passage. But. TO repel in
vasion from the sea, troops also must
be employed; and for their rapid trans
portation the waterway would afford
the best possible facilities One tug
and three ordinary excursion barges
would transport a whole regiment,
win horses, mules, and all equipments
and supplies. The time consumed in
the journey from Philadelphia to New
I ork would be less than nine hours
The terminals OF the three canals
would be defended by formidable forth
llcaions already built. II is proposed,
by the way, TO deepen end widen the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08
Seward Is New York of Alaskan Territory
Jail Is Most Artistic Building In the City
Frank G. Carpenter
Copyright. 1915. by Frank
6. Carpenter.l
Copyright. 1915 international News Service

" $ he and n Bd
of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08
Big Guns That Can Be Rushed so Miles
An Hour to Protect Coast During Attacks

Government Plans Make Coast
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08

Are Fond OF sports.
The peOlpe Of Seward are fond OF
sports The country about is one OF
the best in the territory Tor its hunt
ing and fishing. and back in the in
terror there is dog-racing and dog
shedding in the heart OF the winter.
The town has its tennis courts and its
baseball diamond The latter is laid
out on the beach. and during the sum-
mer the teams OF Seward and Anchor
age contest there for the honors OF
south central Alaska.
Seward has its social circles and its
society events. The school children
give celebrations, and, indeed. the life
is not different from that OF similar
towns in the states. The most of the
houses are small. but they are COM
Portable and we'll furnished. They
have electric lights and all the modern
conveniences.
Since the government has taken over
the railroad there has been big jump
in land values. Business property has
trebled and quadrupled in price. and
know OF one man who sold for $4,000
lots which cost him $3.50. There were
fifty lots in the tract. He thought he
made a good bargain. but the purchaser
resold the lots at $500 a-lot or about
$50. 600 in all The prices OF land are
now high and IL win be long befoi
the CITY will come up TO the expecta-
lions OF its owners. As II is now, the
town has not over 1900 inhabitants. and
its real boom viii not come until the
active building of the railway across
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
EXPORTS SENT
IN EARLY 4O'S
Farm Products Were 9old-ln 1041
Burlington Alone Sent Out 40
Tons Of Goods.

Less than ten years after settlers
first came in large numbers to the
Iowa country this region began to
export its agricultural products Some
idea Of the volume OF this export bust
ness can be gained from the following
quotation from q newspaper of the
year 1912 printed in a recent publica-
ton Of the state historical society Of
Iowa:
THE exports from Burlington alone
in 1S41 were 40 tons, and the prob
able amount for the present year will
not be far removed from 600 tons. The
different kinds of produce SO exported
are as follows: pork, bacon, beef, lard.
wheat, flour, corn, oats, whiskey, live
hogs, hides and furs, potatoes, beans,
and flaxseed This produce was from
Des Moines. Henry, and a part Of JEFF
ferson. Washington and Louisa coun-
ties. From Fort Madison, Montrose,
and Keokuk not less than 600 tons
have been exported during the past
and present years. Skunk river has
floated down large quantities OF corn,
wheat. flour. and pork. The produce
of Van Buren,, collected principally at
and Keosauqua was car
ried down the Des Moines river. The
towns Of Bloomington Rockingham,
and Dubuque are all made
for large quantities Of
produce
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Grand.

Almost $500 people saw Marguerite
Clark In sSilks and Satins" Saturday
at the Grand and the new cooling
system kept the big crowd comfort
able despite the intense heat on the
outside. At $3.50 p. M Saturday the
thermometer registered 70 degrees
inside the theatre and SO in the shade
on the street, a difference Of nineteen
degrees in favor Of the Grand. 1900
cubic feet of fresh air, right off the
ice circulated to all parts of the thea
tre Another big crowd enjoyed a
splendid Triangle program last night
which will De the bill for tonight.
VIM. H. Thompson in Civilizations
Child" will start promptly at seven to-
night. The Keystone comedy, Chas.
Murray In A Bathhouse Blunder. will
start at s. The drama will be on
afain at $40 with complete show
after els. Come to the Grand tonight
and enjoy a good show. Tomorrow
and Wednesday Louise Huff in pow
erful and sympathetic Paramount
drama, 'sDestiny's Toy" and the
Hearst News Pictorial will be the at
Observation-Disclosures
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07

voting privilege beyond the state
boundaries, but it is probable that
such restrictions can be met through
liberal Interpretation. Many of the
eastern states are without law of
this kind and now are agitating the
question Of taking special measures
to enroll the soldier votes.
Preliminary to the election of 1854
the United States government,
through the adjutant generals office,
put out special regulations for en-
rolling the soldiers in the field but
under the supervision of the cover.
nors and political party officers Of
each state. At that time the Aus
tralian ballot system was not in use
and several scandals resulted from al
legged tampering with the ballots be-
tween the soldier camps and the yari-
GUS states.
The regulations at that time pro-
mulgated by the government did not
apply to all Of the soldiers, being sub
ject to state laws to legalize the as
sembling of soldiers votes at the
front: at least three of the states
amended their constitutions to the
same purpose; in a few states no legal
provision was made for such voting.
Several New York politicians were
sent to prison on the charge of stuff
ing the military ballot box from that
state,