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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01

have it cooked for dinner. It Is good for everything else and I believe 1t will be good enough to eat" The Saturday following I sat on the streets of the lit- tie market town of Epes and watched the wagons coming in from at least four diff ferent farms with the alfalfa baled and ready to be put on the cars. One hun dred and seventy-five dollars for one car, s425 for three, and s700 for four cars, cash, turned loose in little black-belt town in one day, and that, too, in tho month of June. This one little town av- eraged a car a day for the months of June and July. The black-belt ordinarily has but one pay day, and that is in the fall The grower may have been mis- take nabout alfalfas being good enough to eat, but 1t has certainly been good enough to lift some mortgages that had rested pretty heavily ever since the war.
 Alfalfa barns are something new to the black belt, as for that matter hay barns of any kind. but there are number of them now, with modern arrangements, ventilators, pulleys and all needed ap- plances. Those barns are filled with as fine alfalfa as can be grown on the prairies of the west, ready to be shipped to Alabama markets. Around them, from April to frost, there is waving field of green that is but slight indi- cation of the awakening in Alabama ag- riculture.
 over In Pickens county, the young Car rollton Short Line railway; almost ready to blossom into a trunk line, as the Tom bigbee and Tennessee has been christened the Alfalfa Route" And 1t is going to wear its name worthily, for the lands in south Pickens and north Sumter are being rapidly seeded with the crop, and the road has already carried away car load after carload. In north Sumter there arc patches of alfalfa in the gardens and in places where the calves are turned in to graze. It can be seen growing in the front yards of several houses and seems to thrive as luxuriantly as if it were a native plant Out at Gainesville. Mayor w. J. Monette grows enthusiastic in conversation on the subject. Let me give you his own expressions Alfalfa makes people come to town shaved and with clean collars They wear good clothes and drive fine horses. They even begin to come to church, for then they have money to pay the preacher Alfalfa is going to change this country ana turn 1t upside down." MT. Logan Waller has taken an acre of real. genuine sand land, In the heart of the little town and inoc- ulated it with limestone from the nearby prairies. Here Is the result The patch is years old now, hasn't been re-limed a single time and is growing better than ever. The hay has been cut already twice this year, yielding ton to the acre each time with two more splendid cuttings in sight. Mir. c. H. Winston, out at Bodka, planted a piece of land in al- falfa for which he had been getting about $40 rent in corn or cotton. The first year he sold $50 worth of hay, and had all he wanted to feed on his farm. This year he has already sold el67 worth of hay, and tines yet to be counted. Here is his
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31

docks by the incoming boats now
amounts TO over 1900 600 tons Last
month the record breaking total Of
31S. 600 tons was scooped out of the big
boats by the necessarily working s.un-
leaders, 1t is now assured that the
July tonnage will exceed this figure.
The above is the history of what is
being accomplished by that section Of
the mill which is now in operation.
Construction work is now being
pushed in the billet mill. which it is
expected viii be in operation within a
month, employing a large number of
men A new process used in the manu-
facture of billets at this mill was Civ
en- an actual test this week with COM
plete success The structural ironwork
on the merchant mills is rapidly near
ing completion. and the foundations are
in READINGS sto start the superstructure
for the big axle and plate mills.
At the present time there are four
teen open hearth furnaces in opera
ton. where until a short time ago
there were but seven This is the to-
tai number of furnaces in each of the
four open hearth buildings being con-
strueted. Furnaces in open hearth
building No. 2 viii be ready to start
IN Two weeks. ne construction Work
on another building is advancing rap
idly.
Supplying these open hearths with
iron ingots and the pig mill with ma
teriaI four blast furnaces are being
worked to their capacity Within the
next two months two more furnaces
will be blown in and add to the capac-
ity in the production of iron.
AS to the construction on the coke
ovens, in which the people of Gary
have taken great interest, it might be
said that the marshes east of the har-
| Dor have now been drained off for this
purpose, it being necessary to pump
/ the surface water off before the foun-
dations could be laid for the big ovens.
/ The Great Lakes Dredge and Dock
company is progressing rapidly on the
| construction Of the great breakwater
and the harbor 1t is believed that
the turning basin which together with
| the channel is more than mile in
length viii he completed before the
close of navigation this season. This
turning basin and the breakwater viii
/ be Of invaluable assistance to the ore
! boats in entering and leaving the har-
! Dor, especially in stormy weather.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31
TIMES REAJ
At STATE CAPITAL.

indianapolis Ind July 31.-That
Governor Marshall intends to make
good his announced intention TO see
that the laws are obeved throughout
the state has further been shown by
letters which he has just sent to the
sheriffs in THE ninety-two counties of
the state In regard to county fairs. In
these letters he tells the sherims that
they are expected to see TO it that the
laws are not violated at the fairs.
IN former years the county fair sea-
son meant the prevalence of gambling
and other similar law violations and
in nearly every instance the fair
grounds were overrun with gamblers
and sports. In many places poker and
other games hourishcd pools were sold
and liquor was sold on the fair grounds.
Of course, this is not so common now
as il was in the old DAYS. but the gov
ernor does not intend to take any
chances on the sports taking fresh lib
critics
with the knowledge of the officers of
the law I'm the various counties. This
does not mean that these officers prof
tied from it, bat IL is a Wen known
fact that the officers were more pas
sive during fair week and did not en-
force the laws. lit seemed to he taken
for granted that it was all right to
gamble during the county fair
Among other things which Governor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31
The FIRST Methodist Episcopal

The First Methodist Episcopal
Church. Rev. William f. Switzer pas
tor. Residence III Russell street.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m
Public worship and sermon at 10:45
a. m. The Rev. w. c. Barclay of Chi
cage viii give the address upon The
New Plan for Sunday School Teach
er's Training All teachers in the city
are invited to this service.
The Monroe Street Sunday school at
$50 p m.
Epworth League service at Z y. m.
Topic The Nearness Of Extremity to
Opportunity"
Evening church service at 7:45 p. M.
An Introductory song service, Address:
present Day Paganism." The traits
which paganized society reveals viii be
discussed.
The official board of the church win
meet Monday evening at 7:30 p IN.
The people Of the city are most cordi-
ally invited to be present, both morn
ing and evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31
GARY'S BIGMILLS
RUSHED WITH JOBS
Supt. W.P Gleason Says City's Great
Question Is How To Get Homes
ForThe Working People

Everything looks bright in the In
Hama Steel company said General
superintendent W. p Gleason today.
and a subsequent trip through the rap
idly rising steel structures and past
buildings where the whirr and clank-
ing of machinery and steel indicated
the operation of various departments.
zorro borated this statement to the ut
most.
The merchants Of Broadway. the
property owners and the prospective
investors have reason TO feel gratified
at the progress of the greatest industry
of its kind in the country. At the pres
ent time one-half Of this great plant
has been completed with over five
thousand men drawing competent sal
aries. If all of this money We're turned
into the Golfers Of the merchants I'M
paraIleIed prosperity would prevail in
the magic city today.
Trains packed with working men
carrying them TO their homes in ev-
cry section of the region when the
days work at the Indiana Steel com
pany is ended. is the obvious secret of
the money stringency at the present
time. In the words of W. 2. Gleason
who has made a consistent study Of
conditions and who Is IN a better po-
sition to know whereof he speaks:
The great absorbing question for
the people of Gary now is to secure
homes for the working people. This
matter cannot be taken too seriously
A solid stream of humanity boards the
trains every night in leaving Gary foI
other parts of the region. where they
have procured homes because d place
to live has not been provided for them
in this city.
Every public spirited citizen should
not cease to advocate the building al
once of homes for reasonable rent, anc
the result would soon be evident The
money Of the wage earners which is
earned in Gary would be expended il
Gary and the business men would pros
per. Not only is this matter to be
considered at once by the merchant. tht
property holder and the professional
man. but it is of oven greater moment
to the workingmen themselves. Tht
average wage Garner is not in a posi-
ton to spend from 20 to so cents day
for car fare, and he should not be
forced to do SO"
1t viii be seen therefore, that if the
United States Steel corporation has full
filled its promises in the number OF
men employed in their plant all Of
whom should contribute to the revenue
of this city it is up To the citizens by
urgently advocating the erection o.
cheaper homes to take advantage of it
In order for the Indiana Steel company
to carry out the construction and tin,
operation of their mills it is an abso
lutte necessity to build UP in Gary
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31
Police Kill Eight Dops

The police are carrying out their an
nuaI crusade against dogs, but are not
as strenuous about it a they were last
year. when they killed nearly fifty dogs
during the season.
The record for the last few days has
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31
CRUNPACKER'S RECORDON TARIFF
IS PLEASING TO The PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON. July 31.-Representa-
tiroa rr,,r,naol,ar ~ Inaiana j faoline
rather p4oua 81 ~ soia ~ ne 1T =
lie has been told at the White House
that the so-caIled Taft policy is based
largely on speech which he (Mr
Crumpackerl made in the house March
sideration. 1t is related that the presi
dent read most 81 the speeches that
were made at that time. and found So
much in the utterance Of the Indiana
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31
THE. CITY
WALBURN OVERCOME
Hammond Man Breathes
Gas Fumes.

Jack Walburn. I'll Wilcox street,
who is employed In the gas plant, was
overcome with the fumes in the plant
and for a time was very sick man
Walburn was working in the purifying
tank and STAYED in too long DR. G.
w. Chidlaw was summoned and applied
restoratIves and ordered MIN taken to
his home. He is not thought to be in
any serious danger.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31
Opening Of Theater

Dare Devil Dan" Is the allfterative
title Of The opening number to be pre-
scented tomorrow evening at Towlo OPP
era house under the new management
of Mr. Nye. During the summer sea-
son Hammond has worked up a new
appetite for plays and while THE title
Of Dare Devil Dan" smacks of the
heavy "melo-drammer' it is neverthe-
less something light and breezy. well
suited to the hot afternoon and even
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31
Frank Novak Arrested.

Frank Novak was arrested on the
charge of assault and battery by Of
ficer Holman on a warrant which was
issued from the Hammond city court.
He lives in 81 Roberts avenue Novak
wife
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31
NJ CARREN
APPEARS IN
CITY COURT

Alexander NJ McCarren appeared be-
fore Judge William W. McAIahon late
yesterday afternoon after he had been
arrested by BaiHf James frost of the
Hammond city court. and gave bond in
the sum Of S100 for his appearance at
trial Aug. IA on the charge of keep
ing gaming house i'm Gary
James Rogers was also located yes
terday and will appear in the Ham
mond city court to he arrested ON two
charges. One viii be the charge of
keeping a roulette wheel and the other
win be on the charge Of assault and
battery preferred by Thomas Wilhelm.
Tt is beiitved that Rogers case will
also be set for Aug. H. Neither of
the men made any effort to resist the
officer and seemed willing to face trial.
BretSch IN the Case.
McCarren was accompanied by At
torney Clarence Bretsch. Gary attor-
nev who signed his bond 1t is under
stood that both cases are in the hands
Of Bretsch. q member Of the firm OF
Bretsch and Harris.
The other charges against the Cary
men viii not b. brought until later.
Judge William Mcmahon says that lie
is disposed to have the men tried on
! all Of the charges that have been
/ brought against them and he believes
+ that he will be backed up in the mat
I ter by Prosecuting Attorney Charles
7 -,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31

ing. Ray Raymond. the candy kid. will
star among thirty five people mostly
girls, who win appear in ten big song
hits. The prices tomorrow range from
IS to IS cents. and the sale of the tick
cts is reported to be good
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31
St. paul,s Episcopal churc

st. pauI'S Episcopal Church. 50 Rim
bach avenue.
Rev Charles Albert Smith. 81 Rim
zach avenue Tel. 1864
Eighth Sunday after Trinity.
Holy communion with sermon at 1915
p. m.
Evening prayer and sermon at 1880
p. m.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31

st. PanI's Lutheran Church, lit Gin
ton, street. Theodore Claus, pastor.
German service at 10 q. m.
There win be no English service to-
morrow evening, but on the following
Sunday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31
The Christian science society.

The Christian Science society win hold
two regular services tomorrow in room
5I2 Of the Hammond building. the
morning service viii be held at 1915
and Sunday school for persons under
20 years of age will follows. The even
ing service will be a repetition Of the
morning subject. and viii be held il
the same room at S. The Wednesday
evening meetings are held in the same
room at p. m. The public is cordially
invited to attend these services.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31
resbyterian Church.

Pine street Presbyterian Church.
Sunday school at 10 a. m
Preaching service at p. m.
The Rev Mr. Donovan will fill the
pulpit until Oct. /.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-13

the naval correspondent of the echo de Paris
is thirty feet long and has amidships a COM
partment for the reception of HertZian waves
Behind this are The accumuators. In the bow
there is a space for nine hundred kilograms Of
explosives. The vessel Is propelled by 2o0-
horsepower motor, which works a reversible
screw She is fitted with two short masts which
support lamps which enable the engineer oper-
ating from land from a boat to direct the
movements with accuracy and also to counter
act the effect Of opposing Hertzian waves i'm
parted by the enemy. NJ. Gabet asserts that he
can steer this submarine by Hertzian waves at
a distance Of four miles. a grave objection is
that the craft. which costs $4,000 eXplOdes and
is itself destroyed the moment it hits the vessel
or object at which il is directed NJ Gabet,
however. says that this is comparatively of
slight Importance, because the explosion would
make a breach Of sixty square yards in the hull
Of the hattleship big cruiser which II struck.
Another important French invention is the
perfecting Of the meIimite shell which has
been successfully experimental with at Touon.
The new shells. instead of being made OF steel,
are of cast iron, and it is said that they are the
most effective prOjeCtile known. Their compost
ton and mechanism are, Of course profound
secrets. c. l. B.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-13
HAMMERsTE1N OPERA COMPANY GNc1
Impresario Forms New Concern to Take
Charge of His Coming Singers

The Hammerstein Opera Company was incor-
porated yesterday al Albany with capital Of $3.50
coo The directors are oscar Hamnerstein, William
Il. Hamme-stein and Edwin B. Root. the latter
being NIr- Hammerstein's attorney. To offset any
impression that he was Incorporating an opera
company 10 admit outside capital Nj Hammer
stein said last night that he would stin so II alone
The Hanuerstein Opera Company Inc. will
have nothing IN Do with the management or the
Manhattan or Philadelphia opera houses continued
Mr. Hammerstein. 1T Will be concerned exclusively
With the direction Of the company Of twenty-seven
singers whom ! have engaged 70 play I'm grand
opera al reduced prices this fall first IN this city
and then IN other cities Of the country This is
experiment 20 II the people Of United States
willing n he educated TO real grand opera and
that is ny sole reason for Incorporating the com
pany. which will carry the affairs Of the pro-
posed opera company and its tour"
New-York tribune., 1909-07-13
ANOTHER VIEW OF CHI ALPHA.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue Of July you say that some
prominent member of the presoytery' declared
that the presbyteTy Of this city is controlled by
the Chi Alpha Society Of Union Theological Senin-
airy, which IS made up OF some Of the professors
and certain OF the socially elect among the clergy
Of the city. and IS supreme IN the Presbyterian
Church OF this city Chicago University is among
the Baptists Of Chicago
This IS utterly MoTe than forty years
ago 1 occasionally attended (by invitation) the
meetings of Chi Alpha when IN town, and was we'll
acquainted with most OF It's members. II was com
posed OF city pastors of different denominations.
secretaries OF boards editors and professors in the
seminary and university Its membership lin
tied to thirty-fve- Its sessions are no more
secret than those OF the presbytery and the
Ministerial Association. where no reporter is al
lowed but the results Of whose discussions and
action upon public matters are freely given 70 the
press by the secretaries II would be the last
garization Of which PresbyterIans whether con-
servative radical have any fear
trust you will not refuse the privilege OF
making these corrections in the interest Of truth
and society, for which Tho Tribune has always
stood H B ELIOT.
New York July 10. 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-13
OBITUARY..
THE REV. CHARLES w. CAMP.

The Rev Charles w Camp, former secretary Of
the Mutual Reserve Fund Life Insurance Company,
died his home, No. 5z4 Lefferts avenue. Rich
mond Hill. last night. of Bright's disease. He
born October 2S 1915 in Saratoga, n. Y, where
his father was rector Of the Episcopal Church His
maternal grandfather, the Rev. Dr. John Henry
Hopkins was the first Bishop of Vermont.
When nineteen years old Mr. Camp obtained
commission as first Lieutenant Of Company G. 1st
Cavalry New Jersey Volunteers and served during
the last year the Civil War. In 1871 he
ordained and he was time assistant rector of
Christ Church. Manhattan. He held pastOrates at
various times in Plainfeld n. j, and at CatskiH.
Kingston and LoCkport. N Y. In 1893 he accepted
the place Of secretary of the Mutual Reserve Fund
Life Insurance Company, which he held until the
company was dissolved last year. He then Joined
the staff of the Protestant City Mission Society and
became chaplain of the city institutions on Harris
Island. He was formerly chaplain of the Masonic
Grand Lodge of the State of New York.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-13
PRACTICAL CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
From The Philadelphia Record.


SpoiIsmongers are voluble their complaints that
conpetifve Examinations substitute theoretical for
practical tests that the eXa limitations scholas-
force subordinates upon executive officials who
ouaht 10 allowed TO select their
As to the last objection, every one who knows
anything all about politics knows that the
bureau officers. division chiefs and commits
siouers responsible for the work never have been
allowed TO select their subordinates They have
10 take the whom Senators and representa-
t{ves and cnaTmen of state committees billet
them and nobody knows this well the hypO-
critical political spoilsmongers who wi Inc that the
men responsible for the work ought to select the
men who 70 do II.
As 10 the other complaints. except prac-
roll for the discharge OF his obligations sup
noses for moment that in Civil Service examina-
iions a candidate for letter carrier is asked how
ma nv miles 70 is TO the where the ZambeSt
River rises and have idea that he be
ifeves what he says about the examinations
PRETTY much all executive officers who have tried
both systems have found the merit system gave
them much better workers than the spoils system
aid When New York created a new highway sys-
tenn the various boards of supervisors expected TO
divide A patronage of $4,000 a year in the appoint
Commission interfered with this. Highway Commits
eioner Hooker was OF those who regarded this
with disfavcr but he has been candid enough to
write 20 the commission that the superintendents
he cot from showed the required knowledge ard
also hard common sense and good Judgment" The
examinations found 10 be technical prac
teal and admits that his dislike Of the reformed
method of engaging public employees has been in
great measure removed.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-13
DIR. TIlLBOT ON DITORCE.
DiSagrees ,cith cr-Justice Brozcn-
WouId Absolutely PreJent It.
rRr r.lesranh 70 rhs rrltune. !

Boston. July I2-Pishnp EtheIbert Talbot. OF the
Diocese Of Central Pennsylvania. who is here for
the church summer conference Of the Episcopal
Church at the Episcopal Theological School. strong
L. ohjets the Views regarding divorce held by
ex-Justice Brown. OF the United states Supreme
Court
Il would he glad 10 prevent divorce absolutely"
said Bishop Talbot. Regarding divorce as a ca
lamity and SIN am sorry that any Judge espe-
cially a OF such eminence IN his profession
should have taken the attitude which Judge Brown
is reported to have taken.
"Of course. there may be circumstances where
separation may seem 10 he justified, II there is not
TO be a remarriage. but am opposed 10 divorce IN
all its forms. and feel that IN no case should re-
marriage he allowed"
The conference was opened to-day. noon meet
ing St PauI's Church. which viii be continued
daily and q reception at the theological school in
the late afternoon constituted to-day's programme
The meetings will continue until July g. The con-
is in charge OF the seabury Society, Of New
York
Among the speakers will be Bishop Talbot. the
Rev. Arthur s Lloyd general secretary. Miss Julia
c. Emery. secretary OF the woman's auxiliary. who
has just returned from mission tour Of the world;
the Rev. DR. Samuel Hart. secretary OF the Epsco-
pal House of Bishops. and the Rev. Carl Reiland.
OF New York
New-York tribune., 1909-07-13
TIE Rev. pR. JOHN /. MILLleAN.

Newport. Penn. July 1.-THE Rev. DR.. John
Linn Milligan. for forty years chaplain Of the
Western Penitentiary. Pittsburg. died tonight at
the home of his brother-in-law. J. II. Irwin here.
after illness of six months. He was seventy
two years old.
Seminary. served chaplain OF the 140th Penn
sylvania Volunteers in the Civil War and was
chaplain Of the 18th Regiment, National Guard
For thirty years he stated clerk OF the Allie
gheny Presbytery and for eighteen years secretary
of the National Prison Congress.
DR. Milligan appoint ted six times as delegate
from the United States TO the International Prison
Congress in Europe in tho last twenty-five years.