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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
SOCCER LEAGUE . MEETING AT ENSLEY Harvest Home Festival Is Celebrated at St. Johns
 Episcopal Church

Plans to further soccer football in cussed tonight at meeting of the Alabama Football association to be held at the Ensley opera house.
 At the meeting bylaws and rules will be adopted and also a tentative schedule for the 1916-17 season.
 Heretofore the teams composing the soccer football league have largely been composed of employees of the Ten nessee Coal. Iron and Railroad com nished the grounds for the games, and 1t is understood plans are being form ulated to enlarge the league.
 The meeting of the association was scheduled for yesterday, but was post poned until tonight in order that off, ficials and others interested might at- tend.
 The annual harvest home festival was held yesterday at St. Johns Epis- copal church and large congregations attended both morning and evening services. special musical service ap- propriate to the occasion was rendered by the choir. The offerings were lib- eral and were sent to the diocesan orphanage at Mobile. The church was beautifully decorated with flowers Of the season.
 The programme was as follows Pro- cessional, How Firm a Foundation,' "The Magnificent" Gloria" the Nun dimittis 121; meditation prayer, Keep Us Faithful all this Night" hymn, Praise to God. Immortal Praise;" off, fertory; organ prelude; hymn, 70 Par adise, O Paradise;" solo, by Albert Bishop, Peace, Perfect Peace;" hymn, by chorus. T Hear the Voice of Jesus Say" Miss Bernice Shedding, soloist; solo and chorus, "Hal1elujah. Sing to Jesus;" Mrs. Allan Tetlow, solist; solo, Now the Day Is Over." William Pal mer; quartet. Jesus and Shall It Ever Be-" hymn, Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart" recessional. 70 Zion Haste The senior class of the Ensley High school entertained the members of the faculty at an informal reception Sat urday in the music rooms of the school buildings. The rooms were beautifully decorated with ferns and cut flowers A number of impromptu speeches were made by members of the faculty and pupils. At the close of the affair a salad course was served.
 The monthly meeting of the Ladies Aid society of the First Baptist church will be held in the pastors study ot l the building this afternoon at D.
 m. and will be followed by a meet ing of the Missionary society.
 | The ladies of St. Johns Episcopal 1 church will give silver tea at the home of Mrs. w E. Adams at Palmer Terrace this afternoon beginning at 1 p. m. A programme including reading | oy Miss Iillie Trowell and piano num- , bers by Mrs Knight will be given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
State Highway Board to
 Decide on Road System

Montgomery. October 7.-(Special.)-At - the quarterly meeting of the state high way commission, to be held Monday at noon in the office of State Highway Engineer w. s. Keller, at the capitol, 1t is expected that plans will be adopted for the system of roads on which 1t IS proposed to use the federal highway aid for the present year in Alabama. The department of agriculture requested sev- eral weeks ago that the Alabama au- thorities furnish plan of roads which would give a definite idea as to how it is proposed to use the fund in this state. At recent meeting of the com- mission MT. Keller furnished each rnem- Der of the body with tentative plan which they carried home for study. At Mondays meeting it is expected that the plans will be thoroughly discussed and doubtless the commissioners will have numerous suggestions to offer before final action is taken The commission Is composed of R. E. Spragins. Huntsville; J. B. Rylance, Dadeville; John Craft, Mo- bile; pr. E. A. Smith, University, and Prof. C. N. Mitcham, Auburn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
ROLLING MILL AND
 BLAST FURNACES MAKE
 REMARKABLE RECORDS
With New Machinery and Equipment Rolling Mill Modern in Every Respect and Turns Out Finished Product
 Blast Furnaces Have Great Record

all making good wages, all with steady work. In addition there is a great army that works On the hills above the city digging out the iron ore from Red mountain and to send 1t down to the furnace where it is made into iron, shipped to Ensley, made into steel and then shipped back to Bessemer, where 1t is manufactured in bars, an- gles, rails and plates.
 MOUNTAIN ORE MINES
 The same company has expended im- mense sums of money at the mines on Red mountain to give every facility to the men working under ground and to send to the top iron ore in such quantities that all furnaces will be kept in activity. Thousands of men are on the pay rolls of the company, and every year the same district builder is adding to the value of It's property by improving its plants. increasing in ca pacity, saving in time and material, made much safer, and getting better results, and all going 60 build up the the locality in which its operates, and as said above, while no new mills have been added to its plants at Bessemer so much has been expended in inn . provements of permanent nature that 1t is the same as new industry with the advantage that it is already established
 
 The active operation of the plapts If the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Rail- road company is the mainstay of the business of the city if Bessemer, and when days have been dark in the dis trict, when plants at Birmingham were resting place for birds and bats, with doors nailed up and waiting for tight times to give way to prosperity the local rolling mill and furnaces were working right ahead and many fam fly in Birmingham was fed by the work of the head of the family. who made daily trips to Bessemer to get work. riding on the old dummy back and forth to have work to do. The company is to be congratulated on it's de- termination to keep the plants at Bes- semer up-to-date and expenditure of money in improvements is money we'll expended and greatly appreciated by the people depending upon the activity of the plants for their living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09

The late Lord Kitchener Is credited with the statement that the mainstay of an army is it's noncommissioned of ficers He further stated that upon them largely depended the training and conse- quent efficiency of the troops This is great praise from an army officer of the highest rank and yet it is probable that there is many a captain of indus try" in the commercial world who will testify that much of his success was due to the aid and efficiency of his mon commissioned officers" to-wit, the fore men and leaders among his workmen, upon whom he relied to a large extent and who played no small part in his promotion.
 Much has been written about the "cap- talns of industry" and much has been said about their rise to fame, but little has been written or said about the "sergeants of industry" to whose skill, faithfulness and efficiency as foremen and such, the captains aforesaid have been aided in their rise to prominence and fame It may also be said that as rule these captains are ready at all times to give a full measure of praise to the men who helped them rise. It is of sergeant we would speak.
 About IA years ago 8 miner of Welsh
  sylvania. and secured employment in the mines of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company at Vivian. He had a wife and several small children, the eldest boy of B, who rejoced in the cogemen of Tommy" While diminutive in stature even for his tender years, his heart was stout and his ambition keen, so he contributed to the family exchequer by working in the mines, first as a trap" boy and then as miner, but Tommy had an ambition above the mines, being of mechanical turn of mind and was later given a chance as engineer Of the "shaker' engine at the mouth Of the mines And he made good.
 About a year later Tommy got job ir the machine shop of the steel plant at Ensley as an apprentice. He learned the trade of machinist and was accredited with being one of the best in the shop. When Tommy was 8 full-flefged jour newman he accepted a position with firm in Chicago and worked at that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
A Sergeant of Industry
ny CHARLES N. HANDY

point for about a year. He returned to this district in 1913, and secured posi- ton at the American Steel and Wire com pany at Fairfield as machinist, and in few months was made foreman Of the toolroom. He served in that capacity about 12 months and early last year was made night foreman. Recently ne has been promoted to general foreman of the mechanical department of that im- mense plant at Fairfield
 The name of this boy is Thomas Mox- ley. son of MT. and Mrs John Moxley of Wylam, and while probably his rise has been duplicated many times else where he had neither influence nor pull to help him, and earned every step or his promotion by merit and merit alone Only those familiar with industrial plants of the immensty of the wire mill at Fairfield can thoroughly appreciate the responsibility of the present position held by the diminutive Thomas, diminutive only in stature, for he is giant in heart honesty and honor, as well as in indus try and skill.
 Three years ago Tommy took unto him. self a wife. and, in addition to the fence, there are two small editions of the Mox- ley stock running around his donlicile He Is member of the Elks, a past master of the MaSons, and a member of other organizations that have for their pur- poses benevolence and charity. Like many of his Welsh forebears. he has splendid voice and is ready at all times to lend the talent that God has given him to the cause of charity or give pleasure to others less richly endowed.
 As previously stated there are doubtless others who have made success in their various callings, but. and as one who knows the ups and downs of the indus- try world, having worked in the mills and the mines and furnaces the writer insists that it is unusual, and it Is with pleasure this little tribute is planned.
 So here's to thee, Tommy Moxley, and here's to all of thy kind. While outside the circle in which thou movest thou mayest not be known, but rest assured that thy many friends are proud of thee, and their sincere wish is that further success may be thine, for we believe that though thou some day may reach the highest pinnacle of industrial fame, thou will always be the same true neigh bor and friend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
PROMINENT SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS TO
 VISIT BIRMINGHAM
Expect Two Thousand to Matriculate in School of Methods Here
 This Month

One of the most prominent Sunday school specialists in beginning work will be on the faculty of the School of Methods of the Birmingham Sunday School associa ton. Miss Susie Juden of New Orleans. elementary superin- tendent of the Louisiana Sunday School association, will give the method and lesson periods for all five days, begin- ing October 23. at the First Baptist church.
 This school last year matriculatedI 1892 students, and this year the cAp-l tains of matriculation are expecting| at least 2000. It has the reputation ofI being the largest school of it's kindl in the world, and enrolls Sunday schoolI workers of all denominations.
 Specialists in all departments of Sunday school work will be here fromI all over the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
Insurance Commissioner
 Issues Appeal to People

Montgomery, October 7.-(Special)-.An appeal was made to all citizens of Ala bama today by c. Brooks. state insurance commissioner, to aid. in every way pos sible. in making Alabama's first fire pre- vention day. Monday. October g. sue cess He calls attention to the procla- fire losses that have occurred, and urges all to join in general observance of the day. He calls especially upon the mayors, aldermen, fire departments, fire insurance agents. school boards, cham bers of commerce, rotarians and other organizations to give helping hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
Cavalry Chaplain Named

Montgomery, October 8.-(Special.) The Rev. c. W. Gavin. pastor of the Methodist district church at Andalu- sia, has been appointed by Col. R. F. Steiner as chaplain of the Alabama cavalry regiment. MT. Gavin will wind up his affairs in Andalusia during the next few days and report for duty at the camp next Saturday.
 The chaplain has been in the Metho- dist ministry since young manhood His successor in that district will be appointed by the Rev. E. E.. Cownn, presiding elder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
Fatal Accident

Knoxville, Tenn. October S.-Nathan Williams, 30, was instantly killed his two sons, David, 12. and Cecil, 6. were se- riously injured today when an automobile owned and driven by Williams, turned over in Beaumont, a Knoxville suburb The accident is believed to have beer, due to punctured tire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
Evangelistic Services to Be gin at South Highlands Presbyterian Church
 Sunday
REV. FRANK H. WRIGHT TO CONDUCT MEETINGS
Number of Additions to Membership of Church Received Yesterday. Sunday School Rally Was
 Big Success

Yesterday was an eventful one with the South Highland Presbyterian church. a day which marked the progress, growth and strength of that church and en- couraged it's membership to renewed zeal and activity. It was the beginning of the fourth quarter of the pastorate of Dr. Albert Sidney Johnson.
 The early morning hour was devoted to a Sunday school rally which was at tended by the church membership thus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09

pie ask me to explain this mystery of life I can't do 1t, but must depend upon divine promises. There shall in heaven be no more seas or mystery This is a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Weather Conditions
 Summary of observations made at the United States weather bureau stations during the "A hours ending at p. m., 75th meridian time, October 8, 1916:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
THE: WEATHER
Weather Forecast

 Washington, October S.-Forecast for Alabama Mi ssissippi: Generally fair Monday and Tuesday, cooler Tuesday north nortion. Georgia: Generally fair Monday and Tuesday. Tennessee: Fair continued warm Mon day; Tuesday fair cooler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09

The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of the First Baptist church will be held in the pastors study of the building this afternoon at 3 D. m. and will be followed by meet ing of the Missionary society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Nancy Ann Smith, 70 years of age, who died last night at .the home of rela- tives at Hilltop, following a short illness of pneumonia, were held this afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Brighton cemetery, the services being conducted by the Rev. W. O. Horton. Interment was made at the Brighton cemetery, with Jacobs in charge. She is survived by her husband, Tom Smith, and three sons, as well as a number of other relatives, in this dis trict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09

The ladies of St. Johns Episcopal church will give a silver tea at the home of Mrs. w. F. Adams at Palmer Terrace this afternoon beginning at p. m. programme including reading 5y Miss Iillie Trowell and piano num- bers by Mrs. Knight will be given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09

Stations and Weather at 8 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09

The Bessemer lodge Mo- 45s. Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, will hold it's regular meeting Monday night at the Masonic hall on Twentieth street. All members are urged to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
NO MORE MYSTERY

"When John said: There shall be no more sea-, he meant no more mystery no more sailing away and not returning
 Sometimes" said the preacher, peo-
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-04-07

Elmer Meredith-The bankers ought
to exert themselves in order to remove
olstrust from the banks. The very
idea of people depositing their savings
In postoffice at two per cent when
most banks pay four per cent on de-
posts! The bankers chuckled at the
clever way they got the money that
had been in hiding. The distrustful
brought it out of hiding, put it in the
postal savings bank at two per cent
and the postmaster put it in the local
bank, sufficiently guaranteed, at not
less than two and one fourth per cent
Then these banks loan it back to the
people at-well you know the rates
Easy money, to be sure, but the bank
ers ought to be ashamed of the condi-
lions that make it possible for a postal
savings bank to get a dollar of deposit
We need guaranteed banks and fur
thermore we ought to see little stiff
fleming of the American backbone to
look after our interests a little more
closely so that we may not be bunkoed
all the time.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-04-07
International Harvester Company Of America
Qseerpsrstel)
tai are sold
STOCKHAM BROS. & Co.

afford to introduce this pest in Boul-
der county?
Aside from the above it will require
two and one-half times more of this
alfalfa seed to get the same stand as
you would get from good, vital seed
costing 3 cents more per pound.
have found this worthless seed on
the market in a number of the towns
of the county and all farmers should
avoid it. 1t is dark colored, with a
large amount of shrunken seed in it,
and is selling for 20 cents in most mar
kets.-H. II. Simpson, county agricul-
turrist. in Farmers Exchange Bulie-
tin. Boulder. Colorado.
A sample of this seed was tested at
the college with similar results. This
condition emphasizes the Importance
of state seed law which will help to
regulate the handling of farm seeds.
Such a law. properly drawn, will pro
tect the seller and the buyer alike and
will raise the standard of Colorado
grown seed a hundred per cent-H. T.
French. Director Extension Service,
Colorado Agricultural College, Fort
Collins. Colo
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-04-07
Painting Doubles Life of Pine Posts

Farmers are becoming interested
in the matter of reducing the annual
cost of fence posts. State Forester
w. ]. Morrill,, Colorado Agricultural
College, Fort Collins, has discussed
fence post preservation in 80 farm in
stitutes in eastern Colorado during
the fall and winter. He recommends
that the farmer apply one of three
methods described as follows:
l. Painting the butts of posts with
hot coal tar or coal tar creosote.
2. Dipping the butts during two or
three minutes in hot coal tar or coal
tar creosote.
8. The open tank" method of get
ting coal tar creosote into the outer
layer of wood in the butts of the posts.
In any of the methods mentioned
the treatment should extend about
six inches above the depth the post
is placed in the ground. If the first
method is chosen, two coats should
be applied at an interval of a day or
two
The second method is somewhat
more thorough than the first, and the
third method-the open tank treat
ment-is probably the best and cheap
est in the long run, but brings the
initial expense up higher than many
farmers are willing to pay Fence
post preservation experiments have
been conducted at the state farm dur
ing the past four years, time not
long enough to obtain final results or
conclusions. Indications, however,
point to the doubling of the life of
pine posts when their butts have been
painted with hot coal tar at an ex-
pense of about two and one-half
cents each.
The split cedar posts from Idaho
and Oregon can be profitably pre-
served, while the native red cedar
does not need treatment
Dipping is better than painting, al
though the penetration is no greater,
but the coal tar is applied more
evenly.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-04-07
POOR ALFALFA SEED
REPORTED IN SECTIONS

In the February number OF this
bulletin, attention was called to the
low termination OF some seed that
the agent han tested. This particu-
larry applies to alfalfa.
About six weeks ago found certain
samples of alfalfa seed testing only
about 80 per cent termination. In
purity It tested s5.6 per cent pure
alfalfa seed while 1t contained seven
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-04-07

A. H. Gerbaz.-Can you put your
cheek against a horses nostrils and
feel that it is as soft as satin, or can
you run your fingers along a cows
back and be as contented as she, or
look at hog and admire its ugliness
Is the smell of new mown hay and
ripened grain as thrilling to you as
romance, or the babbling of irrigation
water soother to your cares and
make you glad you are living? Does
the neigh of horses, or the moo of
cattle, or the grunt of hogs, or the
cackle of chickens sound to you as
interesting as the booming of great
guns? Is the whir, the buzz, the hum
of farm machinery as enchanting as
that of factory? Do you look about
your farm and home and see things in
many different lights? Can you do
the work about your place and feel
yourself a cog in the human wheel of
progress? If all of this is true to you,
then and there you are natural born
farmer, to whom belongs a heritage of
the true and real agricultural progress.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-04-07
War Losses Enormous.

While little credence is due the re-
ports of the various beligerents as to
the number of the enemy they have
slain or captured, the official admis-
sions as to their own losses, which are
underestimate, if anything, prove
that it is incomparably the deadliest
struggle in history. Until last August
each of the beligerents furnished the
American War College with official
lists of the casualties. Great Britain
alone sends such lists now Gen.
Hugh Scott has transmitted to Sena-
tor McCumber the latest total of cas-
ualities, 13,O33,OOO men. This in
cludes killed, wounded and missing.
1t is impossible to get official informa-
ton as to the exact number killed,
since many of the seriously wounded
die after the reports are made and
many killed are reported missing
Practically all the slain left on a field
held by the enemy are reported miss
ing" since there is no definite proof
of their death. 1t will not be until
the end of the war that definite knowl-
edge will be available, through the
exchange of prisoners. Claims as to
prisoners held now are subject to
discount.
The number of killed must be enor-
nous. British detailed reports show
one killed in every five missing,
wounded and taken prisoners. The
early German reports, which were
very exact, showed % killed in every
100 casualties. But there is no fixed
percentage, as a large body of prison
ers may be occasionally taken with
out much bloodshed. Russia leads in
losses, with 100000. Germany has
100000, Austria 1000. 200, and France
100000. Great Britain has only
$4,000. But the latter surpasses all
in the expenditure of money. with
S14, 200, 000.0 200. Germany comes next
with sS,OO0.O0O 900; France spent ST.
500 100000; Austria comes next with
$500, 100000 and Italy has spent
81 00,000.000. No estimate of Rus
sia's expenditures is available No
possible results of the war can repay
any beligerent for its expenditure of
blood and treasure.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-04-07

Edmund r. Gurney-The COW is a
great institution. She heats the wheat.
She beats everything. The refrain of
the old song-"If l had a COW that
gave such milk. I'd dress her in the
finest silk, I'd feed her on the choic-
est hay and milk her forty times a
day" runs through my mind. The
fellow who ground out the verse
thought it extravaganza; maybe he
did not over-sing her virtue after all.
She has her faults. Take a stub tail
in fly time, for instance. but give her
plenty of cheap feed and fair amount
of kindness and follow up these ef-
forts, and her production with a cream
separator and she is sure enough
mortgage killer.