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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
Pitching Riyets

From the New York Sun.
 What would baseball experts do if they were suddenly called upon to pitch rcd hot rivets? Could they pitch and catch red hot rivets standing on blanks on the scraper as cleverly as they juggle with baseball?
 It is just absorbing and interesting to many folks to watch ironworkers pitch and catch red hot rivets as it is to watch two baseball teams in action. Undoubtedly it requires a great deal of cleverness. Then danger in two forms is ever near the ironworkers. They may have a bad fall or be severely burned by a misdirected red hot bolt. Judging by the manner in which they work, one would imagine they possessed as many lives as cat.
 A new steel skyscraper Is being erected at Franklin, White and Lafayette streets and the ironworkers engaged in putting the frame together are always success full in causing a crowd to gather by their expertness in pitching and catching red hot rivets. Spectators gather on the oppo- site side of the street and watch the from workers hour after hour
 The men who are in charge of the &C., tual riveting are continually supplied with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

the engine, but the Mexican sergeant or dered him back. The engineer, who knew Spanish, told the Mexican where the sol- dier belonged, and he was apparently will ing to let our soldier by, but Captain An- derson called him back. A barley was held with the Mexican officers, of whom there were four to only 12 soldados, as they call soldiers, and they agreed to certain line, and that it would not be moved nearer in
 to General Funstons office, where relief could be gotten together and sent out in half an hour.
 The next trip out the train carried a full company of 10S men with machine gun mounted on a flat car in front of the engine and determined men to op- crate it., if necessary, but there was no trouble and the train went on to its desig- mated point In the balance of the day there is some class to the wireless out fit our train down here carries
 Refugees Willing for War
 An extra was out on the streets few minutes ago announcing that mediation had failed, and the general feeling here tonight is that war must eYentuate. All give MT. Wilson credit for aoins all in his power to avert it and if war does come there will be an element of sorrow on the part of our men for the slaughter that must certainly follow when our well trained troops get into action. The Amer ican refugees are jubiant: I fancy that their jubilation would not be so great if Congress were to say that the United States would not recognize any of their claims against Mexico They seem to figure that in the event of war they will have a great feast in piling up claims for Uncle Sam to pay. It may be that our Uncle Samuel will get foxy for once in his life and pass up the claims on the grounds that he was not the boss when the alleged depredations took place. and if he were to turn such claims down hard methinks there would be sweeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth among those patriots, whose chief aim in life seems to be to find fault with the head of the government they so vociferously | insist should protect them.
 l Cuttino and I may have to go to the | front with the mail for the army and we have already intimated that we want a whole company to be on guard and to | have our side door Pullman equipped with two machine guns. BILL SYKES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
WAYS TO FIGHT ARMY WORMS
Government Expert Explains Two
 Methods to Farmers

Following is timely article on the
 best method of fighting the army worm,
 which has recently appeared in Tennes-
 see and several adjoining states, says a
 Nashville special to the New York Sun.
 It was written by George G. Ainslie, en- tomological assistant, United States de-
 partment of agriculture, now located at the United States chronological labora-
 tory in this city.
 Army worms are present in greater or less numbers every year, but it is only when they are abundant enough to ex- haust the food supply in the fields in which they started and are forced to seek new pastures that they ordinarily attract attention or do serious injury. The eggs from which the worms come are laid In
 the fall by a common yellowish brown moth, often seen around lights in the evening. The little worms coming from these eggs live over winter in the fields, feeding slowly during the warm days. | As soon as spring opens they feed raven ously, choosing grasses and grains in | preference to all else. Full growth is reached about the latter part of May or the first of June. and they are then about
 an inch and half long. At this point 1 they cease feeding and enter the ground, l form a little earthen cell just below the surface and change to pupa, a motion | less brown object. From this in about two weeks comes the adult moth. Within
 few days the moth lays eggs which hatch into another generation of the worms Tn this state there are probably | four or five generations of this insect each season Ordinarily not more than one of the generations is of much inter- est to the farmer. for their natural ene- l mics and parasites so quickly attack them that their numbers are reduced be- ] fore the army can develop again.
 1 After the army is once on the move 1 there are few things that can be done tc stop it's progress. The most practical oi these, probably, is the construction oi
 trench with perpendicular or over hanging side toward the fields to which
 they are travelling. The plough should De | run twice in the same furrow. the loose dirt shoveled out of the bottom and ii
 necessary the straight side made more
 perpendicular or overhanging with 6
 spade. The worms will crawl into the fur
 row, and being unable to climb the steer
 side will fall back to the bottom and
 crawl along it. They can be killed by
 dragging a log in the furrow or by
 spreading straw and burning it.
 l Perhaps a better way is to dig post holes in the bottom of the furrow as ofter as necessary and when these are full oi l the worms pour a little coal oil over l them. If this method is followed care 1 fully and the trench kept in good order the cost Will be very much less than the
 value of the crop which will be destroyed | in very short time if they are allowed
 to move unhindered. Poisoning is seldom practicable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
SERVE CITATIONS ON | PROPERTY OWNERS
Etowah Citizens to Show Cause Why Raises Should
 Not Be Made

Gadsden. June Especial )-one
 hundred citations will be served next week to property holders to appear be- fore the court of county commissioners | in July and show cause why their as- easements should not be increased.
 There are many hundreds of these to be issued and the problem Is puzzling the office of the probate judge. It Is believed that many of those cited to appear will not protest. believing the increases just.
 Thus far W. H Bellenger, former mayor, and J. C. Tolson, president of the council have announced their can didacy for mayor. while Dr. George S. Yam, former president of the coun- peil and E. G. Christopher, a former alderman, have announced for presi- dent of the council. The municipal
 campaign is expected to open in earn est next week.
 At the hearing Monday night before
 the council on making final the or dinance providing for paving on Forest avenue from Tenth to Twelfth streets, | 1t is believed that there will be few protests.
 The Gadsden Mattress and Spring factory, branch of the Dixie Mat l tress and Spring factory of Rome, Ga, l has been located in Gadsden through
 the efforts of J. Nader. | Hot, dry weather again Is menacing crops in Etowah county. Showers were reported yesterday afternoon and last night. but more moisture is badly | needed.
 l Watt T. Brown is developing a new
 coal mining proposition at Tate's Gap. six miles west of Altoona. and in Blount county. Timbers have been
 erected at three openings and there are
 two three-foot seams of fine coal in
 sight.
 The Gadsden Car works employees
 were paid today and the employees of
 tho Gulf States Steel company will be
 paid Monday.
 The next annual conference of the Gadsden district of the Methodist church will be held at Attalla in May l1915. At the Cedar Bluff conference wnich adjourned Thursday, delegates to the North Alabama conference were
 elected as follows: T. c. Banks, At talla; ". A. Wilbanks. Collinsville; c F. Cross. and J. B. Wadsworth, Gads- den.
 For the first time In several years Etowah county veterans will receive their pensions in July They will get 45 percent of the regular amount.
 The Marshall County Farmers unior Twill have a two-day rally at Gunters- lville July 20 and 21.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
CH|NAMEN DOING WELL AS ARMERS AROUND VERA CRUZ Cattle Have Good Forage the Year Round Near
 Coast Points
EXPERIENCE WITH
 MEXICAN SOLDIERS
Mails Are Now Accompanied Along Liberty Path" by Company of Uncle Sam's Regulars and
 Machine Guns

Vera Cruz, Mexico. June 19-CSpeciai Correspondence).-Th high cost ol nv ing might easily be reduced II the ohi.eu States were to let the bars down anu few Chinamen could come in to tiil the waste lands But the trouble might De that they would produce so much that .,,orican farmers would find prices so low that there would be no profit In farming operations
 Going out to the gap where the trans fer of passengers and mail is made Tor Aiexico City and interior epoints, l saw some reclaimed land that was being titled by the Chinamen. and the WorN they had done and were doing was wonderiui' The land lies low here and on account of the heavy rainfall, drainage IS aoso- lutelv necessary. Without any ditchins machines and with nothing more than a shovel and spade, they had made spieh- did drainage canals, and the land was in fine shape despite q very heavy ram the night before. The soil is much like the reclaimed land around New or- leans and is highly productive. There were good beans. tomatoes, cabbage, po- tatOeE, III ld1lf itRii9 Nf,-'
 one could ask for growing, IS well as ever they grow in the states, and the fields were absolutely devoid ot weeds or waste places.
 On the way out I passed a fine cattle ranch, where the grass was waist hlgh and where 1 saw many fine cattle that would make a Sumter cattleman mouth water These cattle mostly run 10 peel breeds and I saw evidences of good blood in the grade Herefords and black polls.
 Plenty of Forage
 The native COWS grow large, and they do not appear to be bothered with ucks' though enc would expect them m this tropical country. The grass grows here tine year around. and cattle men tell me thev do not have to cut any hay in the summer for winter feeding,. It might be said that this was a cattleman's para disc the only fly in he ointment belnS the unstable government The rancher might wake up some fine morning and find a portion of his cattle had been taken by the marauding band of rebels. The fine quality of cattle is reflected In the steaks and roasts one gets down here' which are always fresh and juicy gl eat many hides, both dry and green, are seen passing through this port, so 1 take if that the cattle industry amounts to great deal when conditions are normal.
 Arriving at the gap, now nicknameo "LibertE Path by w. G. Shepherd, the newspaper correspondent, l saw my hrs' real live Mexican soldier in full regalia They look like they would fight buzz saw and seem to have enough Indian blood in them to make them absolutely fear less of death
 Moving Their Lines Closer
 I,o, souarol dave thav had hpPn moving their lines closer in and on our arrival this morning they had moved toward Vera Cruz 0 few feet more. When our sen try who rides out in the box car with the mail, reached the point of transfer he got off and started to get on the front of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
POSLAM SOAP SAFEST FOR
 BABY'S BATH
SOOTHES TENDER SKIN

POSLAM SOAP is the one soap that you may feel absolutely safe in using in the nursery. It is non-irritating.. Alp solutely pure It soothes. protects from infection and disease; is superior for baby's skin because it contains Poslam, the great healing remedy.
 Poslam Soap acts as tonic and beau tifier for any skin, improves the com plexion, removes roughness. Unsur- passed for shampooing. It's daily use a benefit and a delight.
 Sold by all druggists everywhere.
 Large size, 25 cents; Toilet size, 15 cents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

red hot bolts by young man who stands near them with an empty keg in his hands. His duty is to catch the flying rivets as they are thrown through the air by another young man who heats the rivets at a small furnace situated some distance from the man with the barrel The pitcher never makes a wild pitch and the catcher never makes miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
Domestic Item
From Judge

From JuuBc,
 My house is so we'll organized" said Mrs. de Graw, that I don't so into my Kitchen once a week."
 That's the pleasant way she puts it," her husband explained. "As mat tor of fact, she's afraid of her cook"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
Pa the Cause of Travel

From the Washington Star.
 Are you going to Europe soon?" asked one New York girl.
 'No." replied the other. Now that pa is out of local politics and high finance, I don't think we'll have to go to Europe SO often."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
A Good Match

T
 q never could sec" growled the man with the dyspeptic look, "why fond moth- CTS clamor for good match for their daughters. A good match is nothing but a stick with a head on it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

bus voted that chivalry does not pay when a woman drops dime from the top of a moving bus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
Moving Their Lines Closer

For several days they had been moving their lines closer in and on our arrival this morning they had moved toward Vera
 Cruz few feet more. When our sen try, who rides out in the box car with the mail. cached the point of transfer he got off and started to get on the front of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

The Marshall County Farmers union will have a two-day rally at Gunters- vile July 20 and 21.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

At the hearing Monday night before the council on making final the or dinance providing for paving on Forest avenue from Tenth to Twelfth streets, 1t is believed that there will be few protests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

For the first time In several years, Etowah county veterans will receive their pensions in July. They will get 45 percent of the regular amount.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

The Gadsden Mattress and Spring factory, a branch of the Dixie Mat tress and Spring factory of Rome, Ga, has been located in Gadsden through the efforts of J. Nader.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-23
Steel Co. Pays
Script DiOider1c

PHILADELPHIA. oct. 90: -. Tho
Cambria Steel Company today dc.
,lered the usual quarterly dividend
of IL per cent but made 1t payable
in scrip redeemable in cash in two
years and bearing interest at the
rate of five per cent.
A statement addressed to stock
holders Informed them that earnings
for eight months ending September
Both were the smallest in the history
of the company, netting about 4 pei
cent on the capitalization.
D. Brewer Gehly was efectct
treasurer OF the Cambria Iron Com
pany, vice Alexander P. Robinson
resigned. MIR. Gehly is now secre
tary and treasurer OF that Company
and the Cambria Steel companS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-23
b cal Knights
of to Wheeling
For Lodge Meet
PAST SUPREME CHANCELLOR OF
( KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS WILL
DELIVER LECTURE.
BIG PARADE OF OHIO VALLEY
LODGES WILL BE A BIG
FEATURE.

Sam r. Nuzum. past grand chan
'cellor: Thomas Ray Ollie, of Nor
gantown, grand inner guard; r. H.
Huntington and other prominent
members Of Mountain City Lodge No.
as, composed party OF Pythians
who journeyed to Wheeling today to
hear the lecture OF Past Supreme
Chancellor Walter b. Richie, Of
Ohio, the famed and learned author
of the beautiful X. of P. ritual.
Past Supreme Chancellor Richie
will deliver his lecture at the First
Christian church in Wheeling this
evening, and before the lecture Is
given there will be parade OF the
iIoythians OF the Ohio Valley and Wis
fling brethren, and the committee in
charge estimates that there will be
at least two thousand Pythians In
line of parade and at the reception.
The great wave of Pythian enthu-
siasm that wasa reused throughout
the entire state by Sam R. Nuzum
r$hIlengrand, chancellor OF the Grand
aDonlaiu. ,of, West Virginia, continues
Under, the, able and efficient eexcu-
tive. j ohnjt P.aArbeRz, who succeed
ed, yhtma as. grand chancellor at the
Srand lodge. meeting held in Fair
mont last month.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-23
GREAT PICTURE AT COLONIAL

"The Wrath of the Godssf a great
six-reel picture. Is sll9Wing at the
Colonial theater today md tonight.
The picture5is one ofthe best seen
here in months andS tile att tendance
indicates tlmt the efforts os the3man-
agement toproduce, thesbest Epietures
is Appreciated sRt a
1.-THE Wrath of the Godsa was ac-
claimed atmasteFpiece bg,allathe New
York critics duringlits record-break-
ing engagement at the Strang thea
ter. In the motion picture field, this
production is greater than 1.-THE
Darling of the Gods" in drama, or
MADAME Butterfly" in opera,
The vast resources OF the New
York Motion Picture Go. were used
without stin in making this stipend
GUS production, with its company OF
genuine japanese artists, its surg
ing crowds, Its extraordinary photo
graphic and scenic Elects The yol=
canic eruption and the terribfe tySt
phoon are scenes that can never be
obliterated from the mind
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-23
100000 People
Haze Dodged
InconeTaxLau
FIGURES HAVE JUST BEEN MADE
PUBLIC BY SECRETARY OF
TREASURY. 81
,CAMPA1GN BEGUN TO DETECT
T DODGERS - "A INCOMES
ABOVE $1,000,000. -

WASHINGTON. Oct. %. Unless
the experts who figured out the
"Taxables" when congress was work
ing on the income tax law were far
at sea in their calculations, there
are more than 100000 income tax
dodgers who have evaded the inter
nal revenue collector and failed to
pay their share OF the toll.
According TO figures made public
East night by the secretary of the
treasury. 357,59S returns were made
under the income tax law during the
fiscal year just ended. The estimates
on which congress did much of its
work. on. the act gave aftptal'oEa 25,'
900 taxable incomes. These estt-
mates did not include incomes be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. Accord
ing 10 last nights statement 1926
returns were made on incomes be.
tween these limits. so that the total
discrepancy between the estimates
and the incomes is 146,S2S.
Must Be Delinquent.
1t was NOT expected ut the time
that these estimates WouIu prove
correct. but to have the actual re.
turns fall so far below the estimates
has led to tile belief that out of the
140. 900 missing there must be many
delinquents. The internal revenue
bureau months ago announced that
ltuhad begun a campaign to detect
ttheq dodgers, This campaign has
i'beenupushed vigorously, and it was
understood last night that results
might be Forthcoming soon. Thert
,isj little doubt thatsevery effort will
pc made to catch up. with yiolators
for as revenue producer the Law
has fallen considerably below ex'
lpectations. turning in about $685.
100000 for the payable ten months
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-23
..Fd7i1ous Gary.
2Ei5iners Are
.''Laurel Crou,n .
ATTY L1NDABURY ELoQUENTLY
DEFENDS UNITED STATES
CORPORATION.
IS NOT APoLoGIzING BUT IS
PROUD OF WHAT IT AC-
COMPLISHED.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 90
1.-THE Gary dinners. to which 80 per
cent. of the iron and steel manufac-
turers of the country came to discuss
the situation in the dark days of the
panic of 1907, are laurel crown in
the history of industry" said Rich
ard V. Lindabury in his argument
for the defense yesterday in the Fed
eral suit to dissolve the United States
Steel Corporation. Instead of apollo
giving for the action taken by the
corporation at that critical period of
the country's financial history, lie
added, the Steel Corporation is ex-
ctedingly proud of what it accom-
plished. .aof Z,
Mr.. Lindabury said the iron and
steel industry during the panic was
becoming demoralized: that E. Fl.
Gary called together the manufactur-
ers to exchange views and to prevent
wide and sudden fluctuations in
prices that would bring ruin to every
one in the business. As a result OF
these gatherings, he said, there was
not one failure in the iron and steel
trade for the first time in the his
tory of panics as alleged by the gov
eminent, nor was territory allotted
or outputs limited, said counsel.
Earnings Ordinary.
Mr.. Lindabury concluded his argu-
ment late today, after speaking ten
hours. Most of his address today
was taken up with the conduct of the
Steel Corporation after its organiza'
tion in 1901. He denied the govern
ment charges that the earnings Of
the corporation were excessive, and
declared that on the other hand they
were but. ordinary. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-23
Small Child !.
DiesT'odaiy
WAS TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER
OF MR.. AND MRS. W. S.
HUSSEY.

Ruth Elizabeth. the little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hnssey,
died this morning at the home of her
parents at Edgemont. The child had
been Ill for the past week from COLT
is. She was aged years and 10
months. Mr.. Hussey is well known
conductor employed by the +. and NJ.
Traction company.
Funeral services will be held on
Saturday afternoon at o'clock and
interment will be made in Woodlawn
cemetery by Undertaken Musgraye
and Sons.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-23

Crownland OF Kukowlna. which has;
been in possession OF Russia sincss
early in the war, has been retakeNs
by the Austrians.
They have captured also two Rus=,S
sian field Notifications loctaed one
behind the other to the. southeast Off
sambor. To the northwest of Sam
Dor, Austrian troops are proceeding
in the direction of Strassol.,
I, Barring thefsrecent engagements.
Austrian troops have takent $500
Russian prisoners, among whom are.
25 Officers. They have captured also
10 machine guns.