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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01

south lost it's independence. it's marketing arrangements were as d matter of.course l thoroughly regulated The division of the orders among the plants of the trust gave assurance of the more uniform sup ply of them. Then, too the fabrication was improved In all that the trust takes hold of 1t is accustomed to proceed thor oughly and systematically So in this case. As a beginning 1t removed by the establishment of costly waterworks with a reservoir a deep-seated evil, from which the company had suffered long and griev- ously-a chronic lack of water. Then it set about thoroughly renovating and fin l ishing according to a definite plan the plants in Ensley and improving according to an inexpensive but vigorous policy the oder, smaller plants, for which a thor ough-goins renovation. did not seem ad- vantageous, because of their crowded and antiquated arrangement.
 Ensley is today a highly modern plant, almost complete in itself, which produces I it's own pig iron and works 1t up entirely into steel with scant exception. The roll
 ing mill makes a specially of full sized
 rails, of which Ii is able to furnish 40,00O l tons a month. Only about one-fourth of tlc steel output is worked up into inter mediate products for the refinement car red on in the companys smaller plants. 1 The principle carried out in the technical 1 arrangement dl fliiSitA may De thus stat ed: The mechanizing of all processes sas lar as possible. in spite of the low wages for day laborers and unskilled workmen l The large percentage of negroes among
 the workmen in particular may well have l accustomed this. For the negro can sell ] dom be relied upon. and he is being con l tinually replaced at Ensey. just as in the large iron industry of Pittsburg by the white man, wherever it is possible. There l ia very evidently, however, on the other
 hand, an effort to do away with manual
 labor and at the same time with the un-
 reliability of the individual by introducing
 mechanisms that are automatic or need
 only to be guided, Such a state of things
 results of itself when certain conditions
 of size and quantity are reached.
 l The old plant at Bessemer, which makes a speciality of mine rails and com 1 mercial iron, contrasts strongly with
 Ensley. Hero they had to keep many | skilled workmen out of regard for exist ing conditions, especially as there was nc uniformity of product. To be more inde.
 pendent of the negro they had recourse here to the South Slav. He can be rlaced in the black group of workmen without any objection on his part draws the same pay as the negro and exerts fay
 orable influence upon him through the greater constancy of his labor
 | The technical construction of the nu. merous blast furnace plants is through.
 out the traditional one, In view of tho | simplicity of the plant and of it's work ing there are no economical defects, al though, of course, the capacity for devel epment Is lacking or is indeed very linn
 iied The development of pig iron re fnement In the Birmingham district may
 be seen from the following figures:
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
RECORD OF INDIAN SONGS
Woman's Work of Reserch Among
 Northwestern Tribes

From the Bismarck Tribune
 That the songs, dances. traditions secret work and many other interesting features regarding the famous and once powerful tribes of Mandan, Gros Ventre and Ojib- way Indians may be perpetuated for com ing generations long after these abo- rigines have passed to their happy hunt ing grounds become extict and are known only in history. The United States gov ernment is how taking steps to record these mysteries through the use of the camera and the photograph.
 This task which would appear to be all but impossible, Is being accomplished by the Bureau of Ethnology at Washing ton through the aid of the North Dakots State Historical society. The person to whom this task has been assigned by the government is Miss France Densmore of the Bureau of Ethnology and who ar- rived from Washington few days ago.
 Miss Densmore's services have been given to the historical society for six weeks. and he has gone to Elbow Woods on the Berthold reservation. accompanied ty Dr. Libby. where they have begun their work. IL is intended to take the scngs and stories on photograph. By this process they will record the rhythm and notes of the songs. together with data on the parts which these songs take in the various dances. Monographs of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01

CTS, seeing the vast profit in them, made them by the thousands and supplied the vorld. But the manufactured or patent tanned robes didn't last as long as the robes tanned by the Indians. In fact, Il is said that the robes now in service were those tanned By these Indians many years Fefore the white men began to tan them.
 The Indian women did the tanning They fastened the green hides to sei of frames just like grandmother used tc fasten her quilts to. when she made them The squaws would then take blunt i'm plement resembling a hoe and work of ell the flesh and membrane from the hide
 They called it "heshng." Then they would rub the skin for several days witt a heavy. smooth surfaced club until al the grease had been driven out of th, hide They used no chemicals at all in tanning. Only hides from bnffaloes killed late in the winter were used in making robes, as the fur was then heaviest
 Before the Kaws threw the robes ot the market they used them in making moccasins and winter clothing. also fol covering for their tepees. But when J' market was established for them and r. Indians would get real money. or fsa food or real whisky for them, buffalo te pees soon disappeared from the resers1 ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
NAPOLEON ON DISCIPLINE
Grenadiers He Sentenced to Die Drank
 to His Health

From the Standard
 Another contribution to 'Napoleoniana" Is the collection of memoirs and letters of tte army surgeon Baron Desgnettes, who was with the Egyptian expedition One day he found Eugene Beauharnais asleep in the sand in the desert of Ram anieh. Wake up. Eugene. wake up, This repose does not suit either your name or profession. A man of war must be with out rest and without pity" On another occasion Napoleon had condemned sev eral of his pet Grenadiers to death for footing and murder. His reflections, made to Desgnettes, are worth quoting:
 My sentence on the Grenadiers of the Thirty-second regiment cost me dear, but I was obliged to do it. A commander-in- cltief must have a tremendous power. How can you reasonably question the right of a man to whom the state some times entrusts the lives of hundred thousand troops to punish such serious offenses as he deems fit? I convicted these Grenadiers before punishing them. When I seized Antoine by the collar and said to him: Come, miserable wretch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01

positively announced whether the Unit ed States will grant financial prefer ence to ships of their flag or to freight goods of their country on passing through the canal. no one seriously doubts any longer that 1t will come to this sooner or later, in view of the more and more popular liberal inter- pretation of the Monroe doctrine. The known striving also toward creat- ing q commercial fleet of their own with the financial assistance from the federal government, will gain surely ard substantially in likelihood of sue cess, when the canal Is opened.
 Alabama pig iron Is now no longer a rare thing in Europe. and the orders which formerly went to the German Steel Work Union are now filled at Ensley in many eases. May the Ger man iron industry prove equal to tho shftings which promise to take place as the worlds trade deyelops
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ard let me confront you with your ac- ccmplice.' he was condemned.
 But what men,-fellows to win bat tie by themselves. Perhaps the corporal has won some. You did not see how they died, Like Caesars. showing their affection for me. One of their comrades went to drink with them in prison and re marked Perhaps there was some truth in the charge, else Bonaparte would not have condemned you Be silent was the answer; you do not know what you are saying; he was deceived again, as he often has been before. but no matter let us drink to his health And when the time came for the execution they marched steadily out and stood calmly before the firing party, saying: This is how the Grenadiers of the Thirty-second die. Afterwards the officers came to see me, but 1 would not receive them; but, faith. l pity those upon the Thirty-sec- ond may fall on the first occasion that presents itself for them to wipe ous the remembrance of all ths''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01

the Indians while performing also are to be taken. These songs are sacred to the Indians and have a great deal to do in their worship. This work has been car ried out very successfully among the Sioux at Fort Yates.
 1t may not be generally known. but the Indians have secret societies. and proba- bly, the greatest accomplishment in this work has been the inducing of the In dians 10 give the secret work to the pale face. This has been accomplished with the Ojibways.
 All this data is to be used by Miss Dens- more in her report to the Bureau of Eth nology, and these records are to be de- posted with the State Historical society in this ctY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
 FAMOUS EARLY TELEGRAM
First by Means of Which Criminal
 Was Caught
From the Railway Magazine.

From the Railway Magazine The first case of criminal being brought to justice by means of the electric tele- graph took place a few months after the extension of the system to Slough in lSii A murder had been committed at Salt Hill. and upon hearing of the occurrence the Vicar of Upton-cum- -Chaivey, the Rev E.. T. Champnes, was informed that the last person seen to leave the house Nak a man wearing the dress of Quaker. Mr. Champnes at once conceived the idea that the suspected person had prob ably fled to London. and acting upon this suspicion, hastened to Slough statien where a man answering to the description was seen by the vicar to pass through the booking office. Communicating his suspicious to MT. Howell the station su- perintendent. the latter caused telegram to be sent off
 This Is the telegram which raced fand teat) the train to Paddington A murder has been committed at Salt Hill ana the suspected murderer was seen to take a first class ticket for London by the train which left Slough at : h. 42 m. r. M. He is in the garb of Quaker, with brown greatcoat which reaches nearly down to his feet. he is in the last compartment Of the second first class carriage
 The following reply was received from Paddington:
 The up train has arrived and q person answering in every respect the description given by telegraph came out of the com partment mentioned. I pointed the man out to Sergt. Williams The man got into a New Road omnibus and Sergt. Williams into the same.
 The New Road referred to is the present Huston Road
 1t is but fair to add that the miscreant, who proved to be a forger rssurned from twenty-one years transportation, had already been discarded by the society oi Friends The prisoner, TaweIl by name, and once well known city man. was committed to jail at Aylesbury and finally suffered the extreme penalty of the law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
BUFFALO ROBES
How They Were Tanned and Marketed
 by Kansas Indians

From the Kansas iCty Journal.
 Out in western Kansas one still ire quently sees an old plainsman drive into town covered with a buffalo overcoat or A buffalo laprobe in the winter time. How ever, buffalo robes are becoming very scarce and in a few years they will en- tirely disappear.
 There was time when Kansas fur nished buffalo robes for the world. No well regulated family on an eastern farm was without one. They were not only very warm but reasonable fin price.
 Ii was the Raw Indians who first mar keted buffalo robes. Later. manufacture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01

The decrease in the figures of produc- ton for 1911 is without doubt to be ascribed solely to the depressed economic conditions and to the unsteady state of the market. There was no appreciable Influence of the refinement
 Alabama's production of coal and coke shows the following evolution;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
Not a Silent Sufferer

From the Boston Transcript.
 she-Why do you suppose the dog howls every time 1 sing?
 He-A dog cannot be taught to conceal his feelings like a human.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
The South In the United States
 And It's Great Iron Industry

By
  the of Dr. phi errell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
In q Way

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 She-Is he cultured man?
 IIe-Well. ne is what you might tern sgricultured.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21

WANTED-Furniture man of expert
ence TO work in store. Inquire F. s.
WING Delta Bldg
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
ROOSEVELT SHOWING RESULTS

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-John Callan
OLoughlin, correspondent of the Chi
cago Tribune, who has been travelling
over the country in the wake of Colo
mel Roosevelt, to study the political
outlook from all its angles, writes with
some enthusiasm with respect to the
Progressive campaign in the west.
Among other things he says:
I'm Iowa, Washington. Oregon and
California the Republican party is
dead, and it seems moribund else
where.
The farmers of the middle west ana
northwest and merchants and other
business men of the Pacific slope do
not take kindly to the tariff views Of
Mr.. Wilson. Many of the latter class
are not friendly to the colonel, but
they prefer his tariff pledges to thos.
OF Wilson, and they know Taft cannot
win
"Up to date Roosevelt has spoken in
fourteen states-Connecticut, Indiana
nesota, North Dakota, Montana, Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho. Utah, Nevada
and California. In all of them he has
been enthusiastically welcomed.
These facts stand out prominently
in connection with Colonel Roosevelt's
tour of the United States now more
than half completed:
president Taft is not a factor in
the situation and will run a bad third
unless the east comes to his rescue
The presidential contest is betwee:,
Roosevelt and Wilson.
The Progressive party will be firm
ly established as a result of the cam
paign.
The Republican party has received
a terrible body blow in consequence
of the theft of the nomination at the
Chicago Republican convention in be-
half of President Taft.
"The Democratic party is more near
ly united than has been the case since
the second Cleveland campaign ana
will be reinforced by many standpat
Republican votes.
"The paramount issue in the cam
paign is Roosevelt"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
CALExICO ITEMS

The temperance people of the town
organize to resist the petition for the
issuance of saloon licenses, adjourn
ment being taken until Monday after
noon at 2:3O to complete the work
Miss Mary Jones of Yuma is a guest
of her sister, Mrs. B. F. Hodges.
sulphur mine in Lower California
is to be opened up, the product to be
taken by boat across Laguna Salada
and thence freighted by team to CAL
exico for shipment
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Bennett are
home from a motor trip to northern
California.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed De Lovelace are
home from the coast.
Mrs. l. w. Mccoy has returned from
her vacation.
Arthur Steintorf is home from va
cation. His brother Paul has entered
Occidental college in Los Angeles.
Born-In Mount Signal district, Sep
tember II. to Mr.. and Mrs James
Rawson, a son.
Mrs. Clarence Pyle and daughters,
Frances and Blanche, are home from
a visit to Oklahoma.
Rev. j. Narver Gortner, pastor of
the NJ. E. church. is home from mis-
vacation.
George Webb and family have re
turned to their home from the coast
Miss Faye Mitchell is home from q
visit to Things ranch, near Campo.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
HEAT WAVE IS SMASHEG BY
GENTLE PLEASANT BREEZE

A gentle breeze came up today ana
blew eight degrees off the temperature
as recorded yesterday. The record yes
terday was 1O6. and today only 9S was
marked, but no one has been seen
hunting the lost degrees of heat. This
weather seems to meet every require
ment, though there are some discrim-
mating persons who express desire
for still further decrease.
The hope seems to be justified that
the last really hot day of the season
has passed, and that from this time on
more agreeable weather is to be ex-
pected though this is a period of un-
certainties.
The change that has taken place has
not been accompanied by the hard
wind that often blows in the first taste
of fall and the change may not be
as definite as is desired. II will take
a few days to determine whether fall
is actually here.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
AUDITING ACCOUNTS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-A saving
of 100000 annually to the post office
department will be effected by the in
stallation of number of small me
chanical devices used for auditing the
68. 900, 900 money orders received by
the auditor for the postoffice depart
ment
Since 1864 the system of auditing has
been substantially the same. Until
Auditor Charles A. Kram devised the
tabuiating and sorting machines, II
was necessary to check by hand each
order against the issuing postmaster
Under this process year was required
to complete the audit, and each slip
had to be handled nine times.
This mechanical tabulation is effect
ed with small cards and four types OF
machines-Lard punching, gang punch
ing, sorting and tabulating.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
HOLTVILLE AFFAIRS

The directors of Water Company No
5 have instructed the president and
secretary 70 negotiate a loan of $780,
600. to be used in the building of
the east side high line canal. The
company looks to the sale of stock to
make good this Investment
J. M. Nicholson, who recently came
here with a carload of dairy cows from
Escondido, has been joined by his fam
lily, and they will reside here perma-
nently.
Important improvements have been
made in the parsonage of the Meth
odist Church
DIR. George F. Wells of Los Angeles
is now in that city closing his bust
ness affairs, preparatory to coming
here TO practice his profession.
The ladies of the Christian Church
last evening gave a birthday social,
in which they were assisted by friends
from Ell Centre. Local people on the
program were: Music Prof. V. Smith +;
song, congregation; prayer pastor;
male quartet Messrs Williams Gus
man. wilkins and Gay; reading, Mrs
Harry Hemus; piano duet, Mesdames
Jones and Webb; song, "Dolly's Mann
ma Gladys Jones; vocal solo, A. Will
liams; recitation, Miss Florence Bury;
song, little Miss Mccormick; violin So
To- Miss Howard; recitation, Mrs. Anna
Rogers; music, Prof. V. Smith
DR.. Wimp and d. Fl. Williams have
gone to Los Angeles, and will re-
turn in a new auto bought by the
former
ir hAv,
his vacation.
Mrs. T. S. Harris is enjoying a visit
from her m other, Mrs. H.. f. Sherman
Mrs. c. d. Golf is home from the
coast.
Bales G. Walker has sent a grading
outfit to tract of land under the
prospected high line canal 1t is be-
lieved this is the first work undertake
preparatory to breaking in land under
this canal
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-40 shares Water Co. No. I
stock PHONE 1877 Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
PERSONALS

Prof H. o. Sisson and wife and
child returned this morning from their
vacation on the coast.
Charles Davis is substituting for City
Marshal Cummings while the latter IS
in Los Angeles to testify in a land
case.
c. w. Runge, agent for the South
ern Pacific company, has returned
from Los Angeles where he attended a
claim meeting of the company.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
MAKES CONFESSION

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
AMARILLO, Texas, Sept. 21.-B, d.
Epping, aged SO, ranch employe of j.
r. Snead. slayer of AL G. Boyce, Jr.,
and his father, because Boyce had
eloped with Mrs. Snead and wanted
to do so again, confessed in writing
today to the district attorney that he
had assisted Snead in his plans to kill
the Boyces. He was arrested and the
grand jury was reconvened to discuss
the confession.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21

or 400 head Of stock to
pasture on corn and alfalfa, 81 per
head. w. S. LYDICK & SONS, 1 mile
north and Y mile east 1O-foot drop
p. o. Heber x13O
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
SPEAKS FOR HEALTH

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS1
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-"Knocks"
for the wash waist" and a boost for
straight front corsets were emitted to-
day by Gilmore Folkmar, in a sex hi
giene lecture, addressing the American
Health association convention. Girls
under Is should not wear corsets. She
said the straight frcnt is not as harm
full as the curve front. Once the ribs
are hardened, the straight front, loose
ly worn corset is to be recommended.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
SCHOOL BOND ELECTION NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to the qualified
electors of Meloland school district of
the county of Imperial. state of Califor-
MA, that in accordance with the prOvi-
sions of the political code of the state
Of California. an election win be held on
the 27th day of September, 1912, at the
Meloland store in said district. between
the hours of l p. m and p. m, during
which period and between which hours
the polls shall remain open. at which
election the question of issuing and sell
ing bonds of said district to the amount
of four thousand dollars (S400O.O0). for
the purpose of raising money for building
one school house. and for insuring the
same, and for supplying the same with
furniture and necessary apparatus, and
for improving the grounds will be voted
upon.
The said bonds Hereunder to be issued
and sold shall be of the denomination of
five hundred dollars Is5O0.00) each. and
shall bear interest at the rate of per
cent per annum, payable semi annually,
and shall be numbered from ! to con-
secutively, payable as follows:
Bond No ], five hundred (s500.00) dol
lars. to run three go years.
Bond No. ., five hundred (S5OO.OO) dol
lars. to run four (4( years oa>
Bond No. 9. five hundred (S500.00) dol
lars, to run five 90 years.
Bond No A.. five hundred ($5Oo.Oo) dol
lars. to run six Co years.
Bond No. 5. five hundred ($500.00) dol
lars, to run seven CD years.
Bond No. s. five hundred (s50O.OO) dol
lars. to run eight 80 years.
Bond No z. five hundred ($500.00) dol
lars. to run nine C9) years.
Bond No s, five hundred ($500.0 .00) dol
lars, TO run ten (10) years.
That w. l.. Mcclure will act as inspect
and Clinton He'll and r. II. .Starbuck
will act as the judges of said election,
and conduct the same said inspector and
judges being competent and qualified
electors of said school district.
In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands this fifth day of septem-
her. 1912.
WALTER L. PACKARD,
JOHN F. WATERMAN,
CLIFFORD RICHARDS,
Per w. Il. P,
Trustees of MelOand School District I'm
peral County, California.
S-7-l4-
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
RECORDS SMASHED

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
BRIGHTON BEACH, n. Y, Sept. 21.--
All records were smashed at the end
of the twelfth hour of 24-hour motor
cycle race at the Motordrome today.
The teams were so exhausted that the
judges ordered two hours of rest.
Shields, Lockner, Chapple and Sponder
were tied at a distance Of 7S7 miles.
Cox, one of the contestants, fell from
his wheel and was slightly hurt.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
ARMY AEROPLANES

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-Althoush
the United States army has persist
emily refused to buy aeroplanes or
monoplanes of foreign manufacture for
its aerial corps, the Moisant 1nterna-
tional Aviators have established an
aviation school near the government
reservation at College Park Md, in an
effort to get the war department Off
cials interested and secure some or
ders from the noted States government
The commercial enterprise of this for
eign company has manifested itself in
the purchase of several acres of ground
at College Park, upon which hangers
have been erected at considerable
cost. All this is simply for demonstra-
ton work The army has heretofore
refused to buy any but Wright or Cur
tiss machines.