The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-08
100000 TIRES ARE
 ORDERED BY ALLIES
Will Be Made of New Pune ture Proof Material-At-
 tempts to Get Labor

l New Decatur, January 7.-(Special.)
 The first big war order to either directly
 or indirectly effect the Decaturs was an-
 nounced here today by Hugh Boggs, one of the inventors of the Boggs puncture
 proof automobile tire. MT. Boggs an-
 nounced that a deal had just been closed with the allied governments for 100000 of the punctureless tires, for use on the mili-
 tary reads of Europe, that have been spiked and made inaccessible for ordi-
 nary tires by the German authorities. According to MT. Boggs, the deal was
 closed by J. w. Simpson, new president | of the concern recently organized to
 manufacture the tire who is now in the east. MT Simpson is banker of Spar tanburg, S. C., and is president of the South Carolina Bankers association. He | is said to have resigned the presidency | of the Central National bank of Spartan burg to accept the presidency of the tire concern.
 It was further announced by MT Boggs that the allies would take additional ship
 ments of the tires, at the rate of from 5000 to 15,000 per month. The 100000 is a rush order, to go forward at once.
 The tires will be manufactured in Bir- mingham and Atlanta.
 An agent of a concern recently organ ized for the manufacture of munitions for the allies, stood at the gates of the Louisville and Nashville shops here to- day and attempted to secure men for em- rloyment in the new industry. Wages varying from 50 cents per hour for killed mechanics to IT cents an hour for ap- prentices were offered, but so far as could be learned but few of the local Louisville and Nashville employees accept ed the offer of the visitor. Later an ad- vertisement for 150 men was inserted in a local paper. This is the second time within a week that labor agents have tried to secure recruits at the local shops. The former agent said he represented a Canadian munitions factory, and that he wanted no Germans and no German Americans.
 Officers to hold the state bond cleo tion in Morgan county were named to- day. The expenses of the election will be borne by the county, the same as the primary and other elections to be held this year. Indications are that the bond issue will be a draw in this county, as sentiment seems to be equally divided for and against it. Friends of the meas ure will make a special effort to bring out the city vote.
 Funeral services for Mrs c. J. Hil dreth, wife of the editor and owner of the New Decatur Advertiser, will be held from the family home here tomor- row and will be conducted by the Rev. J. J. Cornish, rector of St. Johns Epis copal church. Mrs. IIildreth died early yesterday at the age of Fl years. She is survived by her husband and two children
 It is expected in local political cir cles that Robert M. Rawls, for 33 years editor of the Alabama Courier, will be named in the next few days as post master at Athens It is known here that Congressman E. B. Almon will recom- mend the appointment of MT. Rawls, thus settling a sharp fight for the of flee
 M. J. Lowe. municipal plant eX- pert from Birmingham, appeared be- fore the Decatur city council at it's meeting last night and submitted esti- tric lighting plant which the city of De- catur expects to build. He said that the plant would cost about $40,000, and that it could sell electricity at about cents per kilowatt. Mayor Nelson, following the report of MT. Love- stated that with 8 municipal owned plant the city could have the streets and the white way lighted all night long.