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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
M. l. SATTERF|ELD
 COMMITS SUICIDE. One of Best Known Men in Town Ends Life Because
 of Failing Health

Moses L. Satterfield, better known to hundreds of acquaintances in Birming- ham as Doc" Satterfeld, committed suicide at his home, 722 South Twenty seventh street, yesterday morning by shooting himself through the temple. MT. Satterfield was 56 years old, and ill health is assigned as the cause of his act. t
 He was in the bathroom at his home when the shot was fired, and though he was hurried to St. Vincent's hospital, he died shortly after arrival there.
 MT. Satterfe1d was perhaps one of the best known men in Birmingham. For many years he was in business but retired from active business life sew eral years ago. His recent failing health is said by his friends to have caused him to be Respondent for the past sew eral weeks.
 The remains are being held at Shaw X Sons and funeral arrangements are waiting on advfces from his son.
 MT. Satterfield is survived by his widow son, Harry Satterfeld, and three daughters, Mrs. Carl Parkes, Miss Elizabeth Satterfield and Miss Annie Satterfield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
ACTION DEFERRED ON NEW PRESIDENT
 BY BUSINESS MEN
League Meeting Yesterday Showed Some Exception ally Fine Work Done
 During Year

The new board of directors of the Business Mems league deferred action at the annual meeting yesterday aft ernoon on the selection of officers It was announced that the directors would meet again at an early date upon call of President Jacob Burger and the officers for the league would be chosen at that time.
 It has been practically definitely de- termined that in the future the head of the fair association and the Busi- ness Mems league shall be the same man, this having been the policy of the two organizations until the past year.
 Directors chosen at the meeting yes terday were W. J. Adams, Colman Blach, George A. Blinn. Jacob Burger, R. D. Burnett, B. B. Burton, Sol Ca heen. w. T. Cox, J. P. H. deWindt, R. w. Ewing, Bertram Jacobs, M. " Jo- seph. George McCleery, John w. O'Neill Philip Oster, l.. Pizitz. J. N. Rose, J. D. Rosenberger, J. F. Rushton, Herman Saks, II. G. Seibels and Oscar C. Fur ner.
 The report of the secretary, Sam Ii. FOWlkeS, showed an increase Tn out of town trade amounting to 10 per cent during the past year. Rebates on out t-of-town purchases were paid during the year on a total of $1, 1,233, 139.70 as shown by the report. The largest out-of-town trade ever record ed during a State Fair was shown dur ing the past year. The league was very successful in the matter of securing conventions for he city during the past year. among those which it was instrumental in securing being the Alabama Good Roads association, Alabama Baptist Laymen's convention, Southern Laun drymen, Alabama Bankers and South ern Cattlemen. As a result of the meet
 ing of the southern cattlemen branch of the national live stock commission of St Louis was established here and a bank for cattlemen and packing house are expected during the coming year.
 A luncheon was served in the rooms of the league prior to the meeting and a social session was held in addition to the business session
 The matter of combining the work of the league with that of the Cham Der of Commerce was discussed at the meeting. but no definite action was taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
SMALL INDUSTRIES ARE C|TY'S GREATEST NEED, SAYS STEINER Urges County to Build High way and Railroad to the
 Warrior River COUNTY WELL ABLE
 TO SPEND A MILLION Nothing Could Be Done That Would Be of Greater Importance to the
 District Than to Get This
 Connection

B. Steiner, of the banking firm of B. & S. Steiner, in New York, and the bank ing house of Steiner Bros., in Birming- ham, will return east today after visit here of several weeks.
 Yesterday, in discussing his survey of conditions in this district, Mir. Steiner said:
 "As the bulk of my Investments are here, l naturally feel a deep interest in everything affecting Birmingham values and everything pertaining to the city's commercial life. Birmingham has made phenomenal strides but is it alive to it's present opportunities?
 This district being especially favored by nature has. attracted large capital and untold millions have ,been expended in developing it's great iron and steel in- dustries, but the people of Birmingham have not done as much as they might in building up small industries. It is a diversity of manufacturing interests that this city needs to put it abreast of cities less favored.
 And in this connection, no time should be lost in the construction of a railway and a highway from Birmingham to the Warrior river. AS the mountain could not come to Mahomet, Mahomet had to go to the mountain The Warrior has been brought almost to Birmingham S door, but it cannot come closer than it is. Birmingham must go to the river in order to reap the benefits which water transportation affords.
 Jefferson county is abundantly able to build railroad and a high-class drive way. Let it spend S1 100000 on this work if necessary. million dollar bond issue would be a small matter for a county a S rich as Jefferson. Money was never so plentiful so cheap in this country as it is now. I would be only too glad to buy the county's bonds for financing a line from here to the Warrior This project is of paramount importance, for traffic facilities that would practically place Birmingham on the river would cause new awakening and make this city go forward by leaps and bounds With reorganized Chamber of Com merce on a live-wire basis, and with the Warrior road completed, Birmingham would come into it's own and exceed the extremest expectations of it's most en- thusiastic prophets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
PROTEST AGAINST
 ERECTION OF TANKS
North Birmingham Citizens Claim Oil Containers Are Constant Menace to
 Community From Fire

A strong protest by prominent citizens of North Birmingham was made before the city commissioners yesterday against the issuance of a building permit to the Texas Oil company for the rebuilding of tanks that have just been destroyed by fire.
 According to the sentiments expressed in the protests of the citizens the tanks of the Texas Oil company were a source of constant menace from fire in North Birmingham. It was also stated that if the wind had been blowing in the right direction at the time of the fire last week practically the whole of the north ern suburb of the city would have been engulfed in flames.
 After hearing the protest the city com missioners adjourned without arriving at a decision, and yesterday afternoon they visited the scene. After nearly freezing the commissioners returned to the city and decision on what will be done will be announced later. However the opinion prevails that the commission will demand of every oil company doing business in the city that fire walls be placed around their tanks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
NEW MEMBERS STILL
 MAKE APPLICATION
B'Nai B'Rith Active Campaign for New Members Closes, But Addi-
 tiOns Are Being Made Daily

The general committee in charge of the new membership campaign of the two local lodges of the Order of B'Nai B'Rith which closed last Saturday state thai new members are coming in daily and that by January 17. the date set for the initiation of the new members, there is great probability that the POO mark would be reached.
 Among the leaders of the teams whc secured 100 per cent of the prospects as signed them in the campaign were Capt Frank Abelson and Capt Joe kartus who secured the application of every prospect they went after
 The plans for the big initiation. which will be held Monday, January 17, at the Hotel Hillman, have all been completed and a big time is looked forward to by the members of the order.
 The initiation will commence at 7:% o'clock. and at S:3O the installation will take place, and at 9;So the banquet will be commenced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
PERSONAL

The friends of o. F. Langley will re- gret to learn that he is seriously ill at his residence, 1924 North Twenty-fifth street.
 w. H. Tayloe, of Washington, passenger traffic manager of the Southern Railway company, was in the city yesterday on business forts and urge upon all affiliated civic bodies in Greater Birmingham and the district to cooperate in bringing the mat ter to a successful conclusion. Respect fully submitted.
 JOHN w. SHELBY,
 ERSKINE RAMSAY,
 I. W. M'QuEEN,
 NJ. P. NORTHINGTON,
 MURRAY BROWN,
 c. H. OHME, Committee on Permanent Highway tc Warrior River.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
Suits Filed

Matthews Miree filed suit in the city court yesterday against the Alabama Fuel and Iron company. Plaintiff claims of the defendant the sum of $3000 dam ages for an alleged assault and battery committed by an agent of the defendant.
 Joseph Wright, pro ami Alice Johnson filled suit in the city court yesterday for E5000 against the Sherwin- Williams con- pany, alleging that while the plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant con- pany, the plaintiff fell into an elevator shaft, and was seriously injured.
 Fannie McMillian filed suit in the city court yesterday against I. w. Ross, as receiver for the Birmingham Ensey and Bessemer Railroad company for $1OO0 al 1eging while the plaintiff was passen- ger on one of the defendants cars, and attempting to get off, the plaintiff was thrown to the ground and received per 6onal injuries,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
Petition Is Denied

Washington, January 1S.-Petitions of Oklahoma and Texas oil refiners for a feclassification on oil freight rates from those points to St. Louis, Chicago. St. Paul and other points in the west was denied today by the interstate com nlerce commission. Under a recent order of the commission the Missouri, Kansas and Texas and other carriers inthat
 territory were required to readjust their rates on petroleum from the Oklahoma and Kansas fields and with the denial of hearing that order remains in force.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
b|G CASH SALE 0F APARTMENT HOUSE Hanover Court Deal on Highland Avenue Under stood to Have Involved
 About S1OO,OOO

announcement is made that the sale or Hanover Court was an entire cash transaction. and as the amount involved is understood to have been between s90.- 900 and sl000O0. it represents one of the largest transactions for several months
 Hanover Court apartment house is To- cated on Highland avenue and Cleveland street, and was sold to T. M. Jones and U. T. Jones of Decatur by J. Mercer Barnett They made the purchase as an investment T. NJ. Jones is vice president of the Jefferson County bank. The monthly rental from the building is about $750.
 The sale was made by II. D. Williams of H. D. Williams & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
BOND ISSUE FOR WARRIOR HIGHWAY
 IS |SRECOMMENDEO The Chamber of Commerce Unanimously IndOrsed Re- port of Special Com
 mittee on Project PERMANENT HIGHWAY ONLY PRACTICAL PLAN Committee Goes on Record as Op- posing Temporary Construction or
 Makeshifts in Building of
 Gateway to the Gulf

The Chamber of Commerce by unani- nous vote at the annual meeting last night, went on record as favoring the is- suance of S1,000,O00 of bonds by Jefferson county for the construction of good roads, the major portion to be used for Warrior river highway. The balance of the money was recommended for use for the rebuilding of wornout roads and for the construction of additional permanent highways In the matter of securing the necessary rail connection with the river, the public policy committee of the Cham Der recommended the extension of the city limits to the river and the construc- tion of an electric line to connect with the present system of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company lines
 The report dealing with the highway and the proposed issuance of s1,oD, coo in bonds &as made by the special committee, of which John w. Sibley is committee are J. w. Mcqueen, c. H. Ohme Murray Brown, Erskine Ramsay and M P. Northington. The report of this committee told of the conference which had been held with the board ot revenue and of the report on the various routes surveyed by County Engineer George H. Clark The committee urged that the Chamber of Commerce stand for the construction of permanent ano satisfactory highway and that no tenn porary makeshift be ndorsed. The re- port was unanimously adopted in it's en- tirety.
 The public policy committee reported that an offer had been made by l.. Seviei general agent of the Southern railway by which the city could secure traffic rights over the Ensley Southern line tt the river, but on account of the fact thai no terminal facilities were provided, the offer was considered of no use at this time The committee reported that the president of the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company had offered tc enter into an agreement by which the equipment power and terminal facili ties and connection of the street railway line could be utilized It was proposed that an electric line to the river be bull and operated in connection with the Bir mingham Railway, Light and Power com pany. The fact that the street railway company already had ample equipmen and a vast amount of surplus power a certain hours of the day, together witf unequalled facilities for the transporta tior of the freight in and around th' city made the proposition most attract i've one. This report met with the in dorsement of the members of the Cham Der of Commerce and according to the expression of number of the leading men present, offered the best solution of the rail connection with the river which had yet been suggested
 The report of the special committee or the Warrior river highway follows ii full:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
Camp Wilcox to Meet

The regular meeting of Camp Wilcox 17S2, United Confederate Veterans, will be held this afternoon at 2:30 in Clark & Jones' music hall. 1874 Third avenue Questions of considerable importance will come before the meeting, and it is desired that every member able to at tend be on hand promptly.
 The Daughters of the Confectionery, and Sons of Veterans are cordially invited to meet with the camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
GORDON l.. BERRY
 LECTURES TONIGHT
National Field Secretary Will Discuss Prevention of Blindness" at Cable
 Hall at 8:15 O'Clock

Gordon l.. Berry field secretary of the national commission for the prevention of blindness, will lecture tonight at Cable hall at S15 on The Prevention of B..ndness"
 The lecture will be illustrated with stereopticon views and the general pub lie is invited It is especially urged that representatives of civic organizations and women's clubs. be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
LADY BARBER SHOP
 IS NEWEST IDEA
Announcement Made That Birming- ham Is to Have Lady Barbers on
 Duty Beginning Saturday

Birmingham is again to have some thing new. This time it is to be a lady barber shop with sure enough lady bar bers
 G. w. Leggett announces he will open this new establishment in Birmingham Saturday morning in the Clark building at 1928 Fourth avenue. It will be known as the New Idea and at the beginning there will be four lady barbers on duty regularly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
: Incorporation

May Loan and Realty company filed declaration of incorporation in the pro- hate court yesterday, with capital stock at $5OO0 The following will be officers for the first year: Ben F. Barbour, presi- dent; George A. Neal secretary-treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
At the Photonlav Houses

At the Photoplay Houses Strand-"Tongues of Men," with Con- stance Collier.
 Colonial-"Fatty and Mabel Adrift, with Roscoe Arbuckle. and Mabel Nor mand and "The Great Pearl Tangle, , with Sam Bernard.
 Trianon-"The Bludgeon,'' with Kath- crime Osterman.
 Odeon Two-"The Greater will" with Cyril Maude and Lois Meredith. Princess-"The Hand Within" with l.. c. Shumway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
Declarations Filed

James M. Russell filed his declaration in the probate court yesterday as a candi- date for circuit judgeship No. T.
 W. N. Sharp filed his declaration in the probate court as a candidate for member of the board of revenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
Real Estate Transfer

The following real estate transfer was recorded in the probate court yesterday: $2000-S. B. Murray to A. A. Elliott, lot q, in block 5. Beverly Place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
TOnAYS EVENTS
At the Theatres
Statement December sl. 1915

Jefferson-"The Pink Lady.' Matinee at 230 D. m. Evening at S:15 o'clock.
 Lyric-Vaudeville Matinee at 2:3O p. m. Evening at 7:3O and o'clock
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-08
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
9 q g Q a
NAYAN.

Threshing in the order of the day.
Victor Marks spent Sunday in Wa
tertown.
Phillip West was a Watertown call
or Saturday.
Mrs. e. c. Brown and daughter Ger
trude Of Necedah a. e guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Albright.
John Beerba an spent Sunday at
the Bergdoll home.
Among those from here who attend
ed the funeral OF Edward Amborn at
HubbletOn last Tuesday were Mr..
and Mrs. F. Heitz, Mr.. and Mrs. p
Bergdoll, Mrs. p West, Mr. and Mrs
F. Bohnsack, MIR. and Mrs. August
Wendt, Mrs. J. Woelffer, Mr.. and Mrs
f. Wollitz, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Albrecht,
Edward Wollitz, Frances Bergdoll,
Mr. and Mrs. August Helm, Mr.. and
Mrs w VandTe, Mrs. E. c. Brown and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. w P. Albrecht,
John Albrecht, Henry Heitz, Mrs Al
fred Miller, Alkaline Bergdoll, F'reda
Heitz.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Wendt, MI
and Mrs. BOhnsack, Mrs. E. c.. Brown
and daughter spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Albrecht.
A large number from here attended
the mission and festival at Garrah on
Sunday
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-08

fOuncing Strutting most to make
the conspicuous. Worse still there girls who have
pictures gateway to bright lights and
called gayey of life that is not altogether to be safely scru
inized
motion picture actresses They think they are
they merely regard the profession
worthy Although they foolish, this
quite apart from desire to become screen actress
truly ambitious girl is the that regards picture
calling we'll worth her best endeavors With her
something else but the end in and OF it
self toward be untiringy directed
pictures embody great art and is willing to
that make contribution to
and it is this contribution it's reward that counts first
with her. -
To the glance unappreciative world she
Her sacrifices to have been Tor naunt
contribution msdireced However in SO far as her
was audable her IDEAL she mot
foolish always take fame recognized success
wisdom.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-08
FROG HOLLOW.

Frank HeitZ and Phillip Bergdoll
started on the seasons threshing on
Wednesday of last
Miss Helena Roth was an over Sun
day visitor with friends at WATERFOWL
The Moravian church at Mamre was
slightly damaged on Friday forenoon
being struck by lightning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Roth and son
Henry were callers at Watertown on
Friday forenoon.
Homer Cobb was caller at Hubble
ton Friday morning
Messrs Walter Bergdoll and Albert
Heitz and the Misses Clara and Fran
ces autoed to Lake Mills and Water
town on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hasten and
daughter and Mrs Albert RueSser and
mother were entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Roth and family Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John Roth and family
spent Friday evening at the Hasten
home.
Walter Topel was entertained by
Miss Frances Bergdoll Sunday even
ing.
Miss Helena Roth spent Friday with
Mrs Frank Heitz.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank HeitZ and fam
ly autoed to Watertown on Sunday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-08

require a lot of leather, and what has
happened to the cost of producing
| leather since the war began is some
thing awful, if you listen to the boot
seller when you start kicking about
the increased cost of footwear And
the ball players mitts and gloves must
be of just the correct quality or he
will begin to make errors by the score.
Catcher's masks require steel of the
very best quality, and in order to get
it the makers of masks have to COM
pete with the nations OF Europe, who
have been bidding against each other
to increase the dividends on steel COM
mon. Even the spikes on the players
shoes are affected by the cost of steel.
And as for the bats, while the war
has not found much use for the parti-
cular kind of timber out OF which they
are made, still it requires steel tools
to turn them out
Baseball at Same Price.
Baseball themselves are composed
Of cork, wooden yarn, and rubber on
the inside and horsehide on the out
side. Every one of those ingredients
has been affected by the demands of
the warning nations Yet baseballs
cost no more than formerly, and Prexy
Weeghman Of the clubs has adopted
a plan that will not prove popular
with other club owners of giving away
to his patrons all the baseballs that
are fouled into the stands during a
game.
A veteran maker of baseballs once
told me he could get out Of whole
horse hide cover for only eight first
class baseballs. The reason he gave
was that only small portion Of the
equine epidermis was of thickness
and texture sufficiently uniform to be
used. Some other parts Of the hide
may be utilized in covering inferior
Qualities Of baseballs for the kiddies,
but only the best is used for major
league pills. The war has taken thou
sands, of horses out of America
and reduced the supply of baseball
covers, with a consequent increase Of
cost. Even if the makers send to
Europe for the hides of the horses
that are killed in battle, there is the
greater cost of bringing them back
across the water
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-08
NozU they blame War
.tor high cost Of baseball

For more than a year we have been
reading about the effect of the Euro
pean npleasantness on the cost of
food and everything pertaining to life
and the pursuit of happiness, from the
dye that discolors "milady's" hair to
the leather beneath her heel; from the
curtains on the front door to the gar
bage can on the back porch. But as
far as ascertained no one has yet
used the war as an alibi for raising
the price of baseball to the fans, al
though the cost of producing and stag
ing the sport has been increased by
the belligerents across the water
One can watch a ball game for the
same old two-bits or 81, according to
the location of the grounds and the
seat, just as before the war Yet the
cost Of the paraphernalia needed for
ne spectacle has been increased per-
ceptibly.
Uniforms Cost More.
Start with the uniforms, which have
to be of special weave and extra quail
ity to stand the strain of sliding along
rough base lines and resisting the
sharp spikes of opponents. Every
body knows that wool has, advanced
in value to a great degree since the
war broke loose. IT everybody does
not know it he hasn't talked to his
tailor recently. The same ingredients
are used in manufacturing the sweat
ers and the stockings, and here enters
the matter of dyestuffs which have
reached the vanishing point in some
colors if we can believe the magazine
writer's, or what the manufacturers
tell them
Perhaps you have noticed that trav-
cling uniforms in the major leagues
are more often gray than they used
to be, several teams having discarded
blue suits by advice of the uniform
makers Still it is almost imperative
to retain the distinctive colors of
stockings and sweaters, particularly
in such teams as the Red Sox, the
Browns, and the Reds of Hermann
town. Comiskey is lucky again in
that the cost of dyes does not enter
into the color scheme of his White
SoX
Gloves and Shoes Up Also.
Gloves and shoes worn by players