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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
GULF STATES STEEL SETS NEW HIGH MARK IN MONTHLY EARNINGS
Presidents Statement Shows Profits for September on Basis of $47
 Per Share Annually

Earnings of the Gulf States Steel com pany for September were $256,17S, setting new high monthly mark. The net earnings, after allowing for regular and special reserves, were s229,024. This is equivalent to s47 per year a share on com mon stock, after allowing for full divi- dends on the first and second preferred The common stock is on an s per cent basis. James Bowron, president of the Gulf States Steel company, issued the statement while in New York this week.
 Phenomenal increases are shown over 1915. For the period of nine months end ing September 3O the earnings of the company were $1.6O9,s41. This is an in crease of 330 per cent over the corre- spending period for last year, inasmuch as $1,232,649 more was earned this year. In view of the orders that the company has, it Is estimated that common stock will earn a minimum of $40 a share
 The most singular fact about the earn ings is that the Gulf States Steel com pany has not filled any orders for the warning nations.
 The new ventures of the company are nearly ready for operation. At Alabama City the company has built 30 new by- product coke ovens. These are to begin operations soon. Though in the past the Gulf States Steel company has purchased ore, it does not expect to buy a ton of ore in 1917. The self-fluxing mines below . O&moor owned by the company will, be opened within the next few months The president of the company states that these will be the finest mines in the Birmingham district
 The year of 1916 has been 8 great one for the steel interests and the Gulf States company has enjoyed the boom. In less than one year, the three classes of stock have been placed on dividend basis and has laid up cash surplus greater than the $2,000,0O0 first preferred outstanding. The common stock has risen in two years from R to S97 a share
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
RED CROSS SEALS
 FOR 1916 CAMPAIGN

Three million Red Cross seals have been received for sale in Alabama and the 1916 campaign to raise funds to wage the fight asainst tuberculosis is about ready to start. Headquarters for Alabama have been established on the second floor of the Empire building. by courtesy of the Jemison Real Estate and Insurance com year that the little stamps have been available tor use on Christmas packages, letters and other parcels. From Thanks giving, these stamps will be sold in every county of Alabama.
 Though the stamp brings a revenue of only l cent, 1t has been the means of raising thousands of dollars to fight tlse white plague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
PROMINENT MEN TO
 SPEAK TO NEGROES IN CONFERENCE HERE
Dr. Taylor of New. York and Other We'll Known White Men on the
 Programme for Today

Dr. James Taylor of New York. secre- 'tary of foreign evangelism, board Of for eign missions of the Methodist Episcopal church, will open the worlds service con- vention here at the Colored Methodist Episcopal church, corner Fifteenth street and Sixth avenue. at Il o'clock this morning.
 Among the many attractive features, which the worlds service convention will bring to Birmingham, will be brilliant series of lectures given by Dr. Taylor. These lectures are artistically illustrated and the first exhibition of these views will be given at the Bijou theatre at 2:3o o clock this afternoon.
 Other prominent white men of the south north and east will deliver spe- cial addresses. Dr. Taylor is a south ern man, a Tennesseean by birth and ed- ucation He is an orator of marvellous ability, and a preacher of wonderful magnetism and power.
 He will discuss "America's Hope" this morning. These meetings are being held for the uplift of the colored people and to inspire them along the line of higher moral ethics. The exhibits of the con- vention will be seen in the basement of the Sixteenth Street Baptist church, cor ner Sixteenth street and Sixth avenue. The evening services for Monday and Tuesday night will be at the Metropoli- tan A. M. E. Zion church, corner Fourth avenue and Sixteenth street. Bishop A. P. Camphor, newly elected bishop and for a long time citizen of Birmingham, together with pr. Sherrell of Cincinnati. are the two colored men associated With the national headquarters, directing .he affairs at this point. Similar meetings will be held in Atlanta, Jackson. Miss- New Orleans, and Jacksonville. Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
AMENDMENT SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION AT BIG
 RALLY IN WEST END
Citizens of Elyton and West End to
 Hear Addresses on Educational Measure

There will be mass meeting of the citizens of the Hemphtll and Elyton school districts at the West End library tomorrow night at 7:S0 o'clock under the auspices of the Hemphill School Improve ment association. The meeting will be conducted under the joint direction of Mrs. J. G. McGahey, the president of the association, and H. P. Burns. principal of the Hemphill school.
 Thes speakers will be: A. l.. Reese, J. C. Blackwell, H. G. Grant, c. G. Band man, L. F. Banks and J. M. Burnett of the Birmingham public schools, and Com mssioners Barber and Hornady. The subject of discussion will be the educa- tiopal amendment to the constitution of the state restoring to the people of Ala bama the right of local self-government in the matter of county and district taxation for public education of all the children of the commonwealth. The pub lie Is invited to attend and participate in this movement for free public schools for the city, county and state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
DIR. DABNEY TO JOIN
 CAVALRY REGIMENT

pr. M. G. Dabney will joint the Ala
 bama National Guard at Montgomery, having been appointed as dental surgeon for the guardsmen. with the rank of lieutenant He will leave for Montgom- cry during the latter part of next week. ea.l be assigned to the cavalry reg!- ment.
 pr. Dabney has wide experience in military circles. For 12 years he has been member of the guardsmen. hav- ing served in the infantry and artil- lery Just two weeks before the Alabama troops swere ordered to the mobiliza- tion camp he was given his release from the service.
 pr. Dabney Is one of the most promi- nent of the younger detail surgeons ln the city. but will give up his practice to accept the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22

mate object instead of some poor human
 being.
 Fred Ffte, formerly of Tuscaloosa. now
 practicing law here, ssays there are 1eW
 people who do not realize that the golr links at Green Springs will do much for
 the citizens of Birmingham. And what
 is more the people want this course right
 now" said MT. Fite. "The sooner 1t Is
 built the happier the citizens of this com
 munity will be In the meanwhile every
 city of any consequence in Alabama IS
 figuring on a golf course itself. It will
 not be more than month atter the
 Birmingham golf course is finished before
 numerous city fathers will be coming
 to Birmingham for the purpose of seeing the course and planning one like 1t for 1 their municipality"
 WANTS TO TRY IT Ferd Caheen says he considers the project one of vital interest to Birming- ham. Tt should be completed and turned over to the citizens, said MT. Caheen,
 ''and it will be- he added. T really think this golf course at Green Springs is something that has met with the unani-
 nous approval of the vast majority of the people Progress is what 1t means 5. hope to be able to take ride out there and try a game myself soon."
 "They cannot build it too soon for me and I am ready and willing to do my share" said Fred Thielan of Blachs. "l am in the same boat with thousands of other citizens of Birmingham when
 make this statement. Someone was quoted in the paper the other day as saying that volunteers would build the course | if necessary. I agree with this man. It | is fact that if it was necessary hun dreds of men would go out and clear up that land in short time in order to see a real live proposition go through | for the benefit of the citizens 1 Hugo Black, county solicitor, says he noticed while on trip west last summer that that section of the country had one of the most beautiful park systems in the
 world. "In Denver" said MT. Black i "the 3citizens decided that they needed
 more space around the capitol for their civic center. They simply got together i and condemned several millions of dol lars worth of property and enlarged the civic center.
 This was done for the purpose of giv- l ing the people more room for recreation I and to enjoy life. The golf course fnr 1 Birmingham is akin to this spirit which l should be fostered. We need the golf course, Everyone wants it and now lei us get together and build one that will l be a credit to any city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22

for the plans to be completed after the survey is made. At the conclusion of this time c. w. Hall, the golf expert, will go to work on the course.
 WHAT PEOPLE SAY
 Citizens continue to indorse the pro posed municipal golf course. B. GS Alverson of Wimberly & Thomas be- lieves every amateur sportsman in town will appreciate the golf course. T am in close touch with the amateur base ball leagues" he said, and everyone with whom I have talked is awaiting an opportunity to play golf. They will all be on hand, never doubt that"
 R. M. Leland, Birmingham represen- tative ofs the Remington Arms com pany. Is another man who knows how the amateur sportsmen of Birmingham talk when the golf course is men, toned. You will find that the golf course will prove one of the most popu- lar spots in Alabama" he said. q hear people discussing it favorably every where. All they want Is 8 chance to do their part" Horace Alversen, local attorney, says there are few people if any in Alabama who do not know all about the pro- posed golf course for Birmingham And they are all for it," said MT. AL verson. T cannot find a man, woman or child that Is opposed to this gol1 course. This is a sure sign that there will be an awful crowd on hand from morning to night, once the ground is put in condition for the citizens to hi, the golf ball and follow its course over the green sward."
 VISITOR PRAISES PLAN The people of Alabama are not the only ones that have heard of Birmingham: municipal golf course. E. A. Easterbrook electrical engineer of Philadelphia, who is at the Tutwiler. states that he saw 2 dispatch in one of the Philadelphia paper. a few days ago concerning the agitation here for course.
 And people from every section of tn, country are enthusiastically in favor o golf courses, especially municipally owned ones," said Mir Easterbrook. ''Phila delphia has three municipal courses. II order to get to play it is necessary te get up early. These golf courses art the greatest health and happiness breed
 CTS on earth. You never see any crabbet persons playing golf unless, of course they can't make the drives long enough Even then they laugh in good humor ano thank the city for providing a ground for them to vent their wrath on an mani
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22

greater number of heat units; however their increased power would be governed by securing approximately complete vaporization. The carbon from burnt kerosene is drier and finer than that from gasoline, therefore spark plug trouble will be eliminated to a great extent and the cylinders can be cleaned easier.
 We are now faced with crucial motor fuel problem. Thinking men and inven- tors are bestirring themselves to the pos abilities of kerosene and crude oil as a motor fuel, and the day is not far hence when the successful carburetion of these heavier distillater will be accomplished then we will have a much cheaper motor fuel and greater number of miles per unit of measurement will be secured"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
Fountain Heights Meeting

Congressman George HudSleston and City Commissioner John R. Hornady will be the principal speakers at an educational rally at the Martin school at Fountain Heights Tuesday night at o'clock. The meeting will be held in the interest of the proposed educational amendment to the state constitution and the speakers will discuss that measure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
Auto Recovered

| The passenger Hupmobile of Joe Loveman. F Fairview. Circle, which was stolen Friday night; while standing in front of Temple Emanu-El. was recov-
 cred yesterday morning by Officer Fred
 Schweikert. No damage. had been done Io the car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
More Mail Confiscated

Berlin. October 21.-(Via Sayville.)-Ths British authorities confiscated all the mail on the Norwegian steamer Kristian- afford bound from New York to Bergen, the Overseas News Agency announces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
fTODAY'S EVENTS
At the Photoplay Houses

Strand-'The Country God Forgot" Odeon Two-"Charles Chaplin in the Pawnshop"
 Triangle-"Manhaatan Madness with Douglass Fairbanks.
 MaJestic-"Myste of Myra."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22

An initial sketch for the proposed golf club house al Green Springs, where a municipal golf course will soon be
 built, has been drafted by the firm of
 Miller & Martin, local architects, at the suggestion of City Commissioner Ward. The unusual interest that has been aroused in the municipal golf course is
 thus more than ever evident from the fact that numerous citizens have vol unteered their services toward making the golf links a success.
 Hugh Martin of Miller & Martin, in speaking of the suggested plans and design of the clubhouse, said: The design is of a very simple character, yet one that will allow future exten- sions as the scheme may develop. It is intended to use the stone found on the ground for foundations and chifn- neys. thus giving the building a rustic lappearance that will harmonize with its setting.
 DEVELOPS OTHER FEATURES "The use of the park as a golf course will lead to the gradual development of other recreations, and tennis and base- ball will soon follow. The central room is 24X36 feet, which has long, rustic fireplace, and is to be used by the pub lie as a rest room. The verandas in 1 front are 10 feet wide. The mems lock CT room Is on the left and has space for 100 lockers with three showers, and an open fireplace heats this room. | "On the right is the ladies' locker room, with fireplace, which occupies about half of this wing. The rest of this wing is given up to club makers shops, and a tool house where tennis nets and other equipment can be
 stored. The caretaker's. house is on the second floor above the central room and Is entered from stairs at rear. Flu ture developments can be made by ex- tending wings or adding in the rear. l The general shape of the building Is 1 long and low. making very pie | turesque structure!
 1 Surveys of the Green Springs plot will be started at the beginning of the week, according to Engineers Meade and Totten, who have volunteered their services along with Assistant | City Engineer Nicholson. MT. Totten stated last night that it was planned l to go to work on the survey of the land not later than Wednesday. It; will not take more than a week or 10 days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
KEROSENE SUGGESTED

These are some of the reasons why the price of gasoline has advanced as a nat ural commercial result of increased de- mand and decreased production
 'As result of the increasing price of gasoline, numerous suggestions have been made that kerosene be used as sub- stitute fuel. A large number of appar ratus are offered for vaporizing kerosene, and many claims are made by the manufac- turers that are not always borne out in practice. Kerosene is plentiful, but it's physical properties being different from gasoline, make it poor supstlrute with existing carburetors and engine design.
 Kerosene Is less volatile than gasoline and must be raised above atmospheric temperature before 1t will vaporize read- fly. Not having the property of quick evaporation, which Is the greatest advan- tage of gasoline, does not only prevent rapid volatilizaton. but makes kerosene smelly fuel to handle.
 'On the other hand kerosene has many advantages which will appeal to the user of internal combustion engines, more when suitable devices are used for gasi- flying 1t successfully.
 .Of course the main advantage at the present day would be it's cheapness as compared to gasoline. The average cost for running autos may be taken as one and one-half cent mile while If the less volatile fuel could be used the cost would be only half cent a mile. A REAL PROBLEM
 Using the same quantity of gasoline and kerosene, a net gain of per cent in power would be obtained from the kero. sene, due to the fact that 1t contains a
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-08-28
SHAPE OF THE SHOE.
II 10 Radically Wrong, and All on Ac-
count Of the Last.

II 10 Radically Wrong, and All on Ac-
count Of the Last.
In the American Magazine DR.. Ar
thur r. Reynolds, former health com.
missioner of Chicago, tells of the many
troubles that can make life miserable
and that come from feet that were
neglected in childhood. Among other
things he says:
children should go barefooted at all
times while indoors and through the
summer. They should never wear any
foot covering at any time that In any
way distorts the toes or any part Of
the foot or that interferes in any way
with its normal growth and develop.
ment. The same may be said Of adults.
ANY reform in the shape Of shoes
must begin with the shoemaker's last
Shoemakers do not seem to be able to
get away from form and beauty In
shaping it. 1t is shaped largely by
guess and is pointed and turned mp at
the toe. No normal foot is so shaped.
"The only rational last is made from
a plaster cast of the foot while bearing
weight, and the mold can be made only
of some semi-solid material that hard.
ems when cool or dry. There is little
hope of getting nationally shaped
shoe until the wooden last Is totally
discarded. 1t is safe to assert that
good looking and nondeforming shoes
can be made without it." pa
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-08-28
The Maqio Shave.

The man with a retreating chin may
grow a beard and hide it. or he may
frankly shave the exiguous offender,
careless whether it recedes or not. The
utmost candor may be seen in a shaven
chin, and of all the manly, valorous
qualities that Of candor. downright.
ness, may be ranked first. The weak
ness attributed to retreating chin
may be Cancelled by shaving It The
man who accepts his face as nature
gave 1t to him, Drawing 1t to the world
without concealment or decoration,
must be classed among those with the
manly quality. Cartoonists and novel
lists have waived the weak chin to the
limbo of the inefficient and inept Let
the man without the masterful jaw
take heart; he has but to shave to
show the qualities desired-Atlanhc.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-08-28
STATE NEWS IN GENERAL.

Work is going forward on nitrate
plant at Vale.
Astoria has large new hotel near
ly completed.
Marshfield is making plans for
$4,000 armory.
Coquille river open shop stevedore
company is organized.
Steel bridge is being built across
Bear creek at Wallowa.
Ontario Episcopalians purchase site
and will erect a church.
Big developments under way in
Greenhorn district near Baker.
Pendleton gets new garage and
motorist rest room, 100x135.
North Bend-Buehner Lumber Co.
is erecting fine office building.
Pentleton-$75,OOO health resort
hotel to go up at Lehman springs.
Six modern dwellings are being
rushed to completion at Astoria.
Enterprise-High power transmits
sion line to be built to Joseph lake.
Waters creek station is shipping
ore and lumber out of Curry county.
Florence-Shinglemill company of
Monroe, Wash, to build plant here.
Heirs of late w. F. Jewett present
city of Gardiner with $4,000 school
building.
Florence-s60O0 electric fog and
signal station to be built at mouth
of Coquille.
Springfield-Southern Pacific Co.
is putting so carloads of gravel bal
last daily on Coos Bay line.
Nine shipbuildings plants are
either in operation or building on
the Columbia and Willamette rivers.
Albany Democrat: The celebration
of the opening of the railroad to
Marshfield is one deserving the atten-
tion it is receiving. It is a state
affair, part of great program in
progress to give the state network
of railroads, reaching all sections.
Whatever helps one section, helps all
sections.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-08-28
The Seal Rina.

The seal ring dates back to the days
of the Old Testament, and products Of
the glyptic art, as gem engraving was
called, were known In the most remote
times. In Exodus xviii. 1920. men.
ton Is made Of the following stones,
upon which the names of the twelve
children Of Israel were engraved: The
sardius, the topaz, the carbuncle, the
emerald, the sapphire, the diamond,
the figure, the agate, the amethyst,
beryl onyx and jasper. In verse 2
Of the same chapter We find mention
d the engraving Of signets upon the
hardest stones. 1t is believed that the
Egyptians instructed the Israelites In
the art Of stone engraving. The Egyp-
tians used the lapidary's wheel and
emery powder and knew the use of
the diamond in engraving other hard
stones Among the Assyrian and
Babylonian ruins were found fine spec
linens Of signets on gems, many Of
them set In ringS
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-08-28
FUTURE OF ALASKA.
A Comparison Of Our Territory With
the Scandinavian Countries.

the Scandinavian Countries.
Alaska has the same latitude as Den
mark, Norway, Sweden and Finland
and similar climatic conditions. The
same development may be expected in
Alaska that has obtained in those
Scandinavian countries, increased and
intensified by her enormously great
latent resources.
The Scandinavian countries have 16,.
600 square miles under cultivation and
$4,000 square miles in grazing. Our de-
partment of agriculture has classified
10000 square miles in Alaska as suit
able for cultivation, located mostly In
the Susitwa, Tanana and Kuskokwin
valleys, with an additional 100000 suit
able for hay and grazing, and another
100000 square miles of reindeer range.
This estimate makes available for ag.
ricultural purposes 100000 square
miles of the 5G6,446 square miles which
constitute Alaska's total area.
Alaska's annual output of gold Is
S20,000,000. Fisheries produce nearly
as much; it has the richest and largest
copper deposits in the world; 1t has
coal deposits equaling those of Penn.
sylvanla and West Virginia in quality
and surprising them in volume.
The Scandinavian countries have r..
100000 population and 100000 head
Of live stock. Applying the same ratio
10 the available lands of Alaska would
give her a population of 100000.
with 50,O00000 live stockton. A.
Barton Hepburn In Leslie's.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-08-28
CHLOR0FORM IN SURGERY.
The Horrors That Were Stopped by Its
Use as an Anaestheto.

The Horrors That Were Stopped by Its
Use as an Anaesthetic.
Sir James Simpson. who was con-
nected with the medical department of
Edinburgh university, If not actually
the discoverer of chloroform, was at
any rate the first to introduce its EN-.
ployment as an anaesthetic into sur
gical practice. This was In 1S4S
Previously all operations were per-
formed without anaesthetics, the pa
tient being drugged with whisky and
held down by strong men while the op'
Grafton was performed. No medical
discovery ever did more to alleviate
human suffering
Sir James is generally given credit for
the actual discovery of chloroform. but
II is stated In some works that II was
discovered some years previous to his
first experiments by an American doc
Dor named Guthrie and by French
physician named Souberian. In any
case, II was DR.. Simpson who proved
its great value as an anaesthetic, and
the room in which he made his first ex-
periments still exists in Edinburgh.
The story goes that he tried the
chloroform on himself and two medical
friends. They proved its efficacy by
simultaneously falling beneath the
table Sir James had considerable
prejudice to overcome before chloro-
form was adopted generally by the
medical profession, 1t being denounced
at one time as dangerous TO health.
morals and religion. - Pearson's
Weekly.