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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
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~ CIVILIZATIONS just announced ir Birmingham as to the automobile O output this season indicate that the number made during the past season will be doubled The output for 1912 was s6T,000 cars and it is estimated by a competent authority that about 499,100 cars will be turned out during the forthcoming 12 months. That calcula- ton emphasizes more than any figures of past years now thoroughly en- trenched Is the automobile Industry And how exceedingly great is the con- tribution of that line to the progress and the wealth of America. The fact that such a number Is to be manu- factured carries with it at least the faint suggestion that an army of men in all capacities will given profitable employment by tae factories engaged in turning out this tremendous mum Der of automobiles
 The figures compiled with Q state- ment by the Automobile Trade Journal given out in Birmingham goes into the details as follows
 The tremendous output of the Amer ican manufacturers of pleasure cars, estimated by the best authorities at from 250,OO0 to 2s5,000 for 1912, pales into insignificance beside the figures for the 1913 output as gathered by the Automobile Trade Journal of Phii- adelpha, well known authority in the automobile industry.
 These statistics show that the out-' put of American cars will be doubled this coming year. Six hundred thousand cars to be built.
 Statements received from 109 motor car manufacturers whose output for 1913 will be 564,e50 pleasure cars, show that if the expectations of the motor car manufacturers are realized there will be over 600, ,o00 cars built for 1913.
 The following Is a very conservative estimate of the 1913 output of pleasure cars:
 Ioe manufacturers (hgures fur
 niShed) ............... b64,650 S1 large manufacturers (esti-
 mated from last year) .... 10000 s7 small manufacturers (esti
 mated from last year).... 5000 1s electric pleasure car manu-
 lecturers, estimated ...... 10000 Ioldl ...s......-.. .H.......s oGf,ooV This output is more than double that f the past year and is by far the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17

Ing was accordingly adjourned until the forthcoming Friday night when it will be held at the Birmingham garage on Avenue D.
 Judge Dan A. Greene, president of the association. announced yesterday morning following the meeting the night previous that quite a number of the members were on hand. but an additional meeting will be held Fri 6ay.
 The Batting of Doyle
 Chalmers automobile was present ed to Larry Doyle for being the Ma tional leagues most valuable player. An announcement has been made by the local Chalmers agents of some facts which were borne in mind by tse judges and upon which the presents tion was based as follows:
 Larry Doyle did not lead the Giants In batting last season. but he did show the way to the rest of his teammates in driving in runs ability that helped the McGrawites to many victory and that undoubtedly procured for him many votes from the Chalmers jury as being the National leagues most val uable player. The auto winner was responsible for 97 of the runs made by the Giants last season, that being the number of tallies to which he put the finishing touches. either through the medium of safe hits, sacrifice flies or infield outs.
 "Fige other members of the New York club batted in 50 or more runs, Johnny Murray ranking next to Doyle aith SS Fred Snodgrass fourth, with 63; Chief Meyers fifth, with 5S, and Reals Becker sixth. with 51.
 Doyle found the St Louis and Bos- ton pitchers the easiest, and the Chi cago pitchers the hardest to hit last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17

Hubert Drennen returned from Swan lake Saturday after a most successful duck shoot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17

A number of Birmingham automobile dealers and owners contemplate vis- iting the Atlanta automobile show this rnonth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17

greatest increase made in the proouc- ton of motor cars In any one year in fact. 1t is as great an increase as the last 10 years together, as Is shown in detail by the following table of the number of cars built each year for 10 years.
 There are many in the trade who will question the correctness of the estimate for 1913. but if the following table of the largest producers is care- fully considered it will be seen that the increase is mainly accounted for among the largest factories, which are probably fully capable of producing the number of cars they have planned to rnalxe The list is as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
Dead All the Same

From the Washington Times.
 A whooping <cough and measles day would not be amiss. pr. ". c. Fucker of the federal public health department. takes occasion, now that the schools are open, to remind the country that "A child dead of the whooping cough is just as dead as a child dead of the plague"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
HOW APPRENTICES WORK IN GERMANY Interesting Report Made on Educational Methods B OLD BOOKS WANTED Bureau of Education Is Assembling Finest Possible Collection of Text
 Books of the Last Two
 Centuries
By c. E. STEWART

Washington, November 16-(Special.) The education of apprentices in Ger man foundries is desSribed by Dr. Otto Brandt in a dissertation that is at tracting considerable attention in this country, according to reports received at the United States bureau of educa- tion.
 It seems that various methods of in- stpuction prevail and on the whole they are quite interesting, though whether they would be practical in this country is questioned. Our people seemed to have long ago abandoned the practise of apprenticing the boys. In Germany frequently the apprentice Is assigned to a skilled workman who instructs the boy and in return gets the larger pay resulting from tho efforts of both. If the boy makes such good progress that the teacher worlSnan's earnings in- crease rapidly. the boy is paid part of the proceeds. The pay is very small, however from the American point of view. In the large machine shops the foundry apprentices are formed into special classes for instruction for foun dry work. If there are not enough boys for a special class they receive general instructions in the industrial continuation school.
 No Uniformity in Subjects
 With some concerns all the appren- tices are instructed together the first year and specialize during the follow ing three years. There is no uniform ity with regard to subjects and tune allotted them: the schools range all the way from one class -tith four hours a week for instruction to complete three-class system with preparatory department and 12 hours of teaching Some of the schools give merely tech nical subjects, while others offer the customary continuation of school branches
 Industrial training of this sort is practically compulsory, it must be re membered. The employer Is compelled to send all employees under IS years of age to a continuation school for 3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
Polite But Empty
m the London Mirror.

From the London Mirror.
 The age when we boasted of holding our own opinions is past. Today. if we possess any view at all, it is not usual to express them. This is a police a non- controversial age, one in which one fears to confess to strong feelings To hold ones own opinion is to risk being called opinionated, and the world of today would avoid that at all costs. Our eonversa- to express them. This is polite non committal phraseology, and superficial suitability is the right note to strike. Ami able we must be, the world demands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17

ing feature of the whole proposition is the distance to the fair grounds and the lack of a proper place in the bus mess center It is said arrangements will be made to solve that question soon.
 Bucks Arrive
 The ever-popular Bucks are losing rcne Of their power here and the Highland garage announces several gales during the past few days. Two freight ears filled with Bucks arrived Friday and nave been tentatively en- gagged.
 Cadillac Deliveries
 The delivery of two 1913 Cadillacs last week was announced by the agency here vesterday. The cars went to Frank S White. Jr., and A. l.. Full onwider It was given out that sew eral more were en route to BlrminB- ham and deliveries would be made this week. A limousine is in the consign- nent, which is expected without de- lay.
 A number of Birmingham automobile dealers and owners contemplate Vis- iting the Atlanta automobile show this month.
 Hubert Drennen returned from Swan lake Saturday after most successful duck shoot
 L. A. Whitehead, vice president of the Highland garage, was welded last Thursday to Miss Ellen Halle. The bridal couple left for points in the middle west and will visit the east be- fcre returning home. MT. Whitehead and associates secured the Highland garage about one year ago and have worked out tremendous success of that proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17

it: argument is the worst of form. There was a time when two subjects only politics and religion-were held taboo; to- day all subjects that may lead to as- sension are to be avoided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
Dealers Meeting Passed

The meeting of automobile dealers of Birmingham which was called for last Friday was held by a small number present and after considering several questions the members present decided 10 pass the final consideration of sew eral important matters until a com
 plete attendance is on hand. The meet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17

Total ........... 267,O0O 4Ssl0O
 It may be that the manufacturers have overestimated their market, but past experience would seem to show that the market for low priced cars is still far from glutted. Ample proof of this is the fact that there are very few low priced cars on the second hand market
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13

The astounding and gratifying fact
Is claimed that in the last half cen
fury an average OF IL years has been
added to the period of human life.
Since the first actual records were ia
ken in New York City in the middle
COS. the rate OF mortality has been re-
duced from 35 deaths in each thous-
and inhabitants to about Is or Is.
This reduction has resulted from the
control OF infectious disease. The saw
ing thus made relates only to the Pc
riod Of life under so years There Is
no saving knowledge regarding the or
ganic diseases of advancing years,
which affiict especially those who
have been active In affairs and who
are taxed gith large responsibilities.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13

The bureau OF statistics shows that
at the end Of the current fiscal year
$200.000000 will have been spent on
womens dress. The first result OF this
showing will be an cutlery against
feminine extravaganza, but the sober
second glance will reveal the amount
OF business. the number OF men and
women employed In various ways. and
the general benefit which such an out
lay means to the country. II the wom-
en- were to attempt to placate their
critics by dressing simply and mex
pensively, there would be general
calamity howl Dover the vast decrease
in business, and the throwing Of so
many people out of work with result
Ing distress and privation So, 1t Is
better to look over the situation lit
tie before the figures OF the cost OF
feminine attire precipitate panic.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13
HER LITTLE HAND IN HIS
Mr.. Pickles. Explanation ~ to Roaso"
Somewhat Dispslled the odor
Of Romance.

Henne and Pecke were two henpeck-
ed married men. The other day they
met. and, after q few casual remarks
concerning the weather, the subject
OF women and unfortunate husbands
was-perhaps naturally-discussed To
Henne, however, suddenly came
thoughts of years ago, when he was
a happy bachelor, and (unconsciously
OF what Fate had In store for him.
was walking OUT girl who was,
later on, destined to bring him sor-
row and misery
Pecke, seeing a "far-away' look In
his companions eyes, Inquired the
meaning. Henne retorted dramat-
ically, Il was just then thinking, old
fellow. of those happy days long ago
when used to hold that girls hand
In mine for hours-when-"
But the equally unfortunate Pecke
suddenly cut his companion short by
exclaiming: Why, that's nothing!
Cheer up! Do you know, only yes
terday held my wife's hand for three
solid hours"
'What?" said the startled Henne.
yes, It's a fact" resumed Pecke,
sorrowfully; "and l, declare II I'd let
loose she'd have killed me."-London
Tit-Bits
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13
Hot Weather Drink.

Philip Hale, one OF Boston's latter
day philosophers, recommends barley
water as a more sensible drink for hot
weather than 'ice-cold' blends of wa
tiers, sirups. acids, gulped at the mar
BILE fountains. Mr.. Hale's recipe for
his favorite tipple is as follows:
For three pints OF water you will
require a teacupful and half of we'll
washed pearl barley, four Jumps OF
sugar and the thin rind and juice of
one lemon. Pour boiling water over
it, cover with a saucer and let it stand
till cold then strain again and again
till clear, and pour into Jug"
A buttermilk fan adds:
Then set the jug in a cool place
and forget it."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13
zgwGEM}1%ERAL
|5EARM17fyOTBS

Place the roosts for poultry on
level.
Always approach strange horse
at the shoulder.
A good gardener will not be content
with raising one crop a year.
Wheat and wheat screenings have
both been used to fatten lambs.
Corn easily heads the list as the
best single grain for fattening lambs.
Pinch off the end of the squash and
melon vines, so the fruit will get more
nourishment.
Where the dropping boards are
made of matched lumber the job of
cleaning them is easier.
One pound of cotton seed meal may
be fed daily to a horse. but 1t should
be mixed with other feeds.
Wild strawberries have the most
delicious flavor They are easily
transplanted to the garden.
This Is a good time to put square
of tar paper In the bottom of each
nest box for the benefit of lice.
If your horse is troubled with in
digestion have the animal clipped and
its teeth attended to by veterinar-
ian.
Thin the vegetables just as soon as
they come up. Why give room to
plants not needed any more than the
weeds?
Keep the poultry buildings and
yards properly disinfected. One pint
of carbolic acid in eight gallons OF
water makes an excellent disinfect-
ant.
A garden should have perfect drain
age, for there are depressions which
will hold water; the ground occupied
by them will be almost entirely
wasted.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13
Expect Big Sale of Red Cross Seals.

The campaign for selling Red Cross
seals this year will be carried on in
practically every state and territory in
the United States, and even In Porto
Rico. the Canal Zone, Hawaii and Phil
lippine islands. No less than 100, 900
volunteer agents. including depart
ment, drug and other kinds of stores.
motion picture theaters, individuals,
and others, will be engaged in the
work. Before the sale is completed,
1t is expected that at least 100, 900, 900
seals will have been printed and dis
tributed, besides several million post
ers, display cards and other forms OF
advertising literature.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13
NATURES CHEERFUL WAY.

M y ~ nG . OEN6 @tN' - - W -
Those who keep their eyes open tt
the work Of nature In the great world
out OF doors must have been impress
ed by the swift and sure mending OF
much OF the damage done by the ex
IRENE cold and the bitter storms Of
last winter. The healing OF the scars
OF two savage months Is going on Al
= rate encouraging to all who recog
nize how vital Is the part played IN
human affairs by the return the sol
makes to those who till 1t. Many
young peach trees which looked dead
have sprouted vigorously from the
roots. Rose bushes cut down tc
ground by the intense cold are grow
ing fast and showing much vitality
Hedges which seemed destroyed are
likewise shooting up again and grow
ing every day. says the Cleveland
Leader. Pastures and meadows are
gaining fast with the advance OF the
season. Many fruit trees are bearing
as II they had not been subjected to
an extreme test OF vitality. 1t 10 clear
that nearly all crops have fall
chance Of at least an average yield
Nature never quits" The heaviest
handicaps are attacked with energy
The worst eccentricities Of the ell
mate are Offset. in large measure, by
gains In other directions as soon Al
the weather becomes normal.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13
TWO CARBUNCLES ON NECK

Veterans Home, Napa Co., CALI
was afflicted with two carbuncles on
the back of my neck The doctors said
they were the largest carbuncles he
ever saw. / suffered the most intense
agony, SO much that could not rest
or sleep for about a month. One was
lanced four times. When the first be-
gan to get better another broke out
and was equally as painful as the first
one. / heard of Cuticura Soap and
Ointment being good for such things.
SO l procured a box Of Cuticura Oint-
ment and a cake Of Cuticura Soap. l
washed both the carbuncles with Cuti-
cura Soap frequently whenever any
pus began to gather, and applied the
Cuticura Ointment. / felt relief after
the first use of Cuticura Soap and
Ointment, and IN a weeks time both
carbuncles were gone and l was rom
pletely cured. l have not ben trou-
bled since.
II also had eczema Of the scalp. My
scalp itched fearfully and pimples be-
gan to break out which emitted pus,
and my head became sore and scaly
/ had dandruff also. / used Cuticura
Soap for a shampoo with hot water,
and used the Cuticura Ointment on my
scalp, and it afforded instant relief, fol-
lowed by absolute cure" (Signed)
George H. Wetsen, Dec. II, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
| frao with 90-D Shin Rook Address
postcard "Cuicura, Dept. L, Boston"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13
Bacteria for Alfalfa Soil.

Alfalfa needs certain kind OF bac-
terra in the soil to give the best re-
suits. These bacteria live on the
roots of the plants, and give off as a
by-product the nitrogen which the
plant needs. This is an example OF
cooperation In nature.
In the soils where sweet clover has
grown these bacteria are usually pres
emit If they are not, 1t is sometimes
necessary to get soil from some field
where alfalfa is growing, or some
sweet clover soil, and scatter 1t over
the alfalfa patch. This is called 'in-
oculating the soil"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13

The use Of an aeroplane to take a
doctor at Hammondsport. New York.
to a patient eight miles away who
was suffering from conclusion OF the
brain, shows what may become near
ly as common few years to come as
automobiling Is now. But there were
two deaths by an aeroplane accident
at Mourmellon. France. Now that the
practicability OF the aeroplane has
been so thoroughly established, the
one thing needed to assure its popu-
larity is demonstration OF its safety.
Let aviators abstain from stunts"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13

A physician in Philadelphia court
be treated as the property of the state
and not as belonging to their parents.
and that infants below an established
physical standard should be put to
death for the good Of the race, accord
ing to the old Spartan idea. Return
ing after a course Of centuries sup
posed to be progressive to the Spar
tans looks very much as If our boast
ed progress were running around In a
circle.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13
Water for Plants.

The Nebraska station. in studies of
the water requirements of plants by
new method perfected by the sta.
ton. has found in two dry years that
there was a distinct economy in wa
ter with narrow-leaved corn as com.
pared with broad-leaved. The strains
with hgh-leaf area yielded 1876 bush
els pers acre, while those with a low
leaf area produced 52.1 bushels.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13
A firebug in New York was given an

A firebug in New York was given an
indeterminate sentence of fifteen
years. the maximum penalty allowed
by the law. which the Judge In pro-
nouncing 1t declared was inadequate
to the crime. A man who In cold blood
not only takes chances. but also de-
Siberately invites them. OF roasting
men, women and children to death
ought never by the law to be allowed
such dangerous liberty again, any
more than smallpox patient should
be permitted to roam at large through
cases should have all the benefit of
the doubt
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13
LATE PLANTING OF ALFALFA
No Record Of Failure TO Obtain Stand
Where Sowing Was Done Eariy'in
the season.


Last year many of my friends re-
late planting Of alfalfa At that time
had only my own experience to profit
by. which Is that early planting IL
much the best
In the meantime, however, l have
been able to accumulate some datS
from all over the dry states, and f1nd
that the percentage OF successful,
planting after July is only about 2b.
while that of early planting-about
April and Mays about rs or 80.
and with deep blowing probably 100
per cent; In fact, l have no record OF
any failure to obtain a stand where
the blowing was eight inches or more
and the alfalfa sowed before June.
The best average date for the plant
ing of this legume seems to center
around the goth Of April, and when the
ground Is wet down to a depth Of two
feet or more and plowed deep, there Ia
little or no risk of failure. Alfalfa Is
peculiar in this respect; it requires
plenty of moisture at the start, but
once established, no drought can kin
1t out The top may dry, but it will
bud again from the root.
II the ground Is plowed deeply
enough, the roots go down very quick
ly, and as soon as 1t has acquired a
ten-inch root, 1t Is practically out OF
danger.
When planted in the fall on summer
! fallowed land, it will sometimes sue
coed II the season Is right, but 1t Is
very easily exterminated by cold and
| drought when young and not thor
oughly established. A stand OF alfal-
ia secured by shallow blowing and
wet season for some reason or other
often peters out after year or two
The young plants in the seed leaf
will stand a temperature Of about 20
Fahrenheit If they are covered with
snow Without snow, the danger
point is about 26 degrees The lower
the altitude the more cold they will
stand, and since we find that lack oil
air pressure increases the bursting
power of frozen sap, this rule applies
not only to alfalfa, but to all vegeta'
ton.
AS far as the different varieties OF
alfalfa are concerned, 1t Is a good idea
to try them all. On my ranch l find
the ordinary variety does as we'll as
any, and usually costs less.
Some farmers are afraid to plant
alfalfa because they think their sol
is not right, but there is absolutely nc
way of testing this, except to try IT
1t can, with the help of little ma
nure. be raised even on sand bar
and will ultimately convert 1t into
good soil. For this reason, we neet
never have any abandoned farms IL
the west, if we plant them to alfalfa
before it is too late.
In fertilizing weak or sandy lant
for this crop, the manure should b'
narrowed in on the surface, afte
blowing and before planting. Thl
darkens the color of the surface ant
diminishes the glare from the sun
which will sometimes dry up the younl
plants on very light colored soil b.
scalding the leaves, even when ther
is plenty of moisture down below.
Alfalfa will often do better In rio
hill soil than on weak sandy bot
tom. 1t will sometimes reach waite
at 20 feet in three or four years. an
then, of course, will yield as muc
per acre as irrigated alfalfa.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13
Not. So Bad.

II don't see how you can find life
worth living in such small town.
"Oh. it's not so bad We probably
have just as many scandals here as
there are In your neighborhood"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-09-13
Dependable Cow.

II is the COW that is always ready
and eager for food at each feeding
time that can be depended upon to
give a like amount of milk each day
for long period of time.