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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
Wealth in South America

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 Fifteen million ounces of silver Is one of South Americas annual contributions to the worlds pocketbook. This would make more than 17OO0 0O000 silver dollars.
 Silver to the amount of over two bill lions of dollars has been mined in the last 300 years from Potosi, the famous
 peak of silver in Bolivia.
 The hills of South America are scanned
 with gold. It is found in every state.
 All this gold and silver could be studded with precious stones from Colombia. Seven
 hundred thousand carats of them are dug
 out of her hills annually. Almost all the
 emeralds in the world come from there. Our famous copper mines in Michigan,
 Montana and Arizona are surpassed in
 richness by those on the west coast of South America.
 Enough silver is mined with the copper
 of one Peruvian mine to pay all the ex-
 penses of the mining, of shipping the ore over the mountains and up to North American smelters It also pays the cost of smelting.
 The Bethlehem Steel works in Pennsyl- vana could be kept busy for 70 years with the iron ore of one of Chile's provinces Coquimbo
 More tin is mined in Bolivia than any where else in the world except the Fed erated Malay states, and only a few o1 the mines have yet been opened Although South America imports most of her coal. there is enough tucked away in her mountains to supply the needs oi both Americas for ages to come. But there are no railways to bring it out. Cnile's nitratAs fertilize the fields of the world and bring her an annual revenue 1 in export duties of over $15.000,0O0 The value of the deposits must be reckoneo l in 10 figures
 l An electric heating pad has been in vented that can be fastened under the carpet in a room
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
11,OOO EMPL0YES
 STOCKHOLDERS IN
 F|RESTONE TIRE C0.
J. E. Weldon Talks of Sue cess of Plan Inaugurated
 by President Firestone

An important page of history in Amer ican business has just been made by the Firestone Tire and Rubber company, Akron, O., according to J. E. Weldon local manager.
 With the winding up of the books on the plan of stock distribution inaugural ed by H. S. Firestone. president ot the company, the records show that over 9u per cent of the employees responded heart fly to the investment offer made. said MT. Weldon. Out of 800 employees, H. 0O0 are now stockholders in the company.
 "The sweeping acceptance of the plan by the organizati tion has stirred up the keenest interest among industrial experts because of it's strikingly original fea- lures.
 For example the stock allotted, ap- proximately s3.OoOOO0 worth, was dis tributed on the basis of length of service mot on the usual basis of salary earned. In short, the sweeper or the shoveller got more than the high executive if he had served longer up to a period of five years. All who had been employed over five years were on an equal bassl
 This arrangement meant an adjustment of longtime payments to enable those making the lowest salaries to get the maximum amount of stock. Those who wish, of course, can pay for the stock immediately, but the minimum install- ment necessary on 5000 purchase, for in stance, is only $5.6O per month.
 ''rhe stock was sold to employees at $l0o per share while the market price quota ton is s145 per share.
 "The agreement provides that the com pany shall hold the stock for five years, after which time. if all paid for, the certificate of stock passes wholly into the hands of the employe, whether he or she remains longer with the company or not.
 While the unique liberality of this stock distribution plan is the move Of greatest significance to business in gen eral, still it is only the latest achieve ment of long programme of co-opera- tive measures which form MT. F'irestone s plan as a whole.
 "Only last year the $350,oo0 Firestone club house was opened.
 About the same time Firestone Park was opened, this being a n extensive and beautifully situated home building plat.
 Then the Rubber City Savings bank was established, near the great Firestone factories"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01

prices of these cars to become effective for another 30 days.
 The figures mentioned here are f. O. b. Toledo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
NOTHING DAUNTS MANSFIELD, DORT
 SALES MANAGER
R. c. Peirce Tells How MT. Mansfield Got to Confer
 ence Just in Time

"When Jack Mansfield, general sales
 manager of the Dort Motor Car company
 goes after anything, he gets it." said R. ! G. Peirce. That's his reputation and the story of a Dort sales conference held
 in Detroit last Friday shows that it is well deserved.
 Early in the week, MT. Mansfield called the conference. He notified Hugh Bren-
 nan, president of the Dooley- Brennan | Advertising company of Chicago to meet
 him, C. F. Batchelder and Ralph Dort of
 the Dort company, and George Franklin, Detroit Dort distributor, in Mir. Frank | lin's salesrooms at o'clock on Friday morning Mr. Brennan was then away
 up in Cornell, Wis.
 | Thursday evening came word of a terrific blizzard and four feet of snow on
 the railroad tracks in the territory about Cornell and Eau Claire.
 There was some talk of calling off the conference. Jack Mansfield was con- suited
 |" Call it off? he snorted. Why should we call it off? Think Hugh Brennan won't get here, do you? You wait and see. He knows I want him to be here and you can bank on it he'll get here even if the snowdrifts are so high that he has to come in an aeroplane.'
 That was all. Friday morning news dispatches reported all trains in the Eau Claire district snowbound.
 But precisely at 9 o'clock, with all other members of the sales conference seated about George Franklin's place, in walked MT. Brennan, a trifle drawn from lack of sleep, a bit travel worn, but very much on the job.
 Jack Mansfield looked around the cir cle and smiled satisfied smile. How'd you get here Hugh? he queried in mat ter of fact way.
 Then MT. Brennan told his story. He was in Cornell, Wis, 15 miles from Eau Claire, when the blizzard let loose. With in few hours all rail traffic in that terri- tory was completely stopped The only possible way to escape from Cornell was through Eau Claire--and the Cornell-Eau Claire line was under four feet of snow. Highways were in even worse shape.
 "Mr. Brennan was desperate. He was informed that it would be AS hours before trains could move. Such delay would mean that he couldn't get to the Detroit conference, but he knew Jack Mansfield wanted him and he determined to get through some way
 "The natives questioned his sanity when he endeavored to find some one to drive him overland to Eau Claire, so he cen tered his efforts on the railroad route He got in touch with division officials of the railroad and told them he must get through at any cost. His earnestness im- pressed the officials and they finally agreed to send out an engine and a ca boose with snowplow to get him to Eau Claire
 Finally, five hours after leaving Cor nell, the engine, phantom mogul in it's shroud of snow, puffed into Eau Claire. The track was clear out of Eau Claire for Chicago and the Chicago train, hours overdue pulled into the station. Mir. Brennan just had time to climb out of the caboose and into the passenger train"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
ADVANCE IN PRICE OF OVERLAND CARS
 EFFECTIVE TODAY
Overland Big Four and Light Six to Be Ad-
 vanced May 1

Prices of six models of the Willys- Overland line are to be advanced on April l, according to information just received by H. M. Bailey, Willy's- Overland dealer in this city.
 The Overland Light Four touring car will sell at $695, having been advanced 80. The roadster of the same type sells at $6S0.
 The raise in prices also affects the dis tinctive and popular Country club model, which will sell at $795.
 The price of the Willys- Overland Four has also been advanced from S12S5 to s1395.
 The Overland light delivery wagons have also gone up in price, the panel type now selling at $730, and the express type at $705.
 The prices of the Overland Big Four and the Light Six touring cars will be advanced on May l. Extended advertising campaigns which had been prepared on these models made it impossible for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
GASOLINE LEAKAGE CAUSE MOTOR WEAR A Few Dollars Spent for
 Fresh Oil May Save Hundred

T am not at all anxious that motorists should consider me a. crank or calamity howler," says Robert D. Maxwell, local distributor. but I certainly do want folks to know more about their cars and the proper care of them.
 Take the matter of fabrication, for in- stance. I firmly believe motorists can rot know too much about fabrication and lubricatihg oils. Lack of knowledge means loss of pleasure, loss of time and, oftentimes, considerable loss of money. And there is one underlying phase of the subject which is often overlooked by mo- torists, and yet which Is the base of many lubricating troubles. I refer to what is commonly known as gasoline leakage
 Gasoline leakage is generally caused by 8 certain amount of mixture which is not burned and finds it's way into the crank case, diluting the oil and destroy ing its iubricating qualities from 10 per cent to 30 per cent in from two weeks to months time, depending upon wealth CT conditions. This means that on the compression stroke some of the gaseous mixture from the combustion chamber leaks past the piston rings and condenses in the cool crank case This action Is due to the fact that the oil does not perfectly seal the space between the cylinder walls and the piston rings In some instances this leakage has been so marked that oil taken from a crank case, due to the large amount of gasoline present exploded when touched with a. match.
 Of course it is perfectly obvious that gasoline is not good lubricant. And 1t does not take much speculation to deter mine what will happen to a motor if no steps are taken to prevent the gasoline from leaking into the crank case and becoming a part of the lubricant.
 "Oil diluted with gasoline, becomes a mighty poor lubricant and will leave the cylinders dry If allowed to continue un- checked This will cause wear and neces- sitate the replacing of some vital part of the internal mechanism of the motor. Wrist pins, cylinders and pistons are very apt to suffer from this gasoline leak age-with great danger of burnt out connecting rods and main bearings.
 Motorists can avoid this trouble, and gain assurance of perfect seal between piston and cylinder walls by the use of a good motor oil, of course, and the fre- auent draining of the oil in the crank case"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
GASEOUS GLEANLNGS FROM
 n7 FIREMAN THE GARAGE GANG
Fly WINNIE FREEMAN

Something new in automobile circles was received in Birmingham last week. and R. G. Peirce of the Peirce Motor company is all smiles over the said re- ceipt It was the first F1eur de I've Dort Wire Wheel three passenger roadster The novel car has made quite hit on the streets of Birmingham during the past week, and MT. Dort says it's sure to be a winner.
 This kind of weather is certainly flne for the automobile mep' said Rush Moore, sales manager for Paul Crawford, who handles the Chandler. we have done the biggest bushes in the history of our company during the past week.
 Paul Crawford has closed contract with the Valley Motor company in Hunts ville to handle Chanders in that terri tory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01

An electric heating pad has been in- vented that can be fastened under the carpet in a room
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01

Charley Hawley of the Flint Motor company, says Velies are going fine, and he expects to break all records during the next few weeks.
 W. B Hizon, Oakland representative, was the guest of the Newell Auto com pany during thes past week.
 The Linder Motor Sales corporation has opened service station at 2129 Avenue A, and is ready for service to Pullman and Apperson owners.
 Charles Denegre is expecting two car loads of Aliens, and one carload of Frank lins during the week.
 Bill Pape says he is selling Paige cars as fast as he can get them, and he's get ting them pretty fast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
CAN'T ENJOY SPRING WITHOUT A PAIGE
 STATES BILL PAPE
Put in Orders Early and Avoid the
 Rush, He Advises

With the back of winter broken and a touch of real spring in the air, the pos abilities of motoring are thrusting their attention on the public and pricking the imagination. Sales are consequently be- ing stimulated and from now on the big drive will continue to gain in impetus
 Those who are contemplating the pur- chase of a motor car whether it be their first car, or a new model of their present possession, should look sharp and take immediate action,' says Bill Pape, sales manager for the Detroit Motor Car com pany. This is going to be the biggest year of all in the history of the industry. We know already it will be the biggest in the history of the Paige.
 We are therefore advising prospective Paige buyers to put in their orders at once if they expect deliveries within a reasonable time. We are forced to give this warning because of the unprecedent- ed demand and because we dislike the prospect Of congested conditions with both dealer and purchaser disappointed.
 We are doing everything possible to speed up production to it's highest point and are working day and night. but the tax on our production resources is going to be the greatest we have ever known. The policy for US will be first come, first served and, therefore, if the prospective buyer wishes to enjoy some of these fine spring days when the delights of mo- toring are greatest we hope he will take warning and put in his order at once"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01

for we are going to find it necessary to transport our own supplies to Eu- rope in American bottoms through the very fields that Germany has desig- mated as hazardous and forbidden.
 "trhe great strain is about to be put on Americas national strength and the prime asset of the country at this time is her native industrial ability which is best illustrated in her motor car industry In other words, the whole country has to go on a motor car man. ufacturing basis. This applies to the navy, the army and the government itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
STUFF CAR ADDED TO { LINE OF UNDER MOTOR SALES CORPORATION
Will Handle This Car for the Entire
 State of Alabama

The Stutz car has been added to the line handled by the J. A. Linder Motor Sales corporation MT. Linder has em. ployed a bunch of live wire statesmen to push the Stutz, in addition to the Pull- r1an, Apperson and Make-a-Truck, which his company also handles.
 The Linder Motor Sales corporation will have charge of the sale of the Stutz over all Alabama, and indications are that there will be a great demand for it's car Already the state trade is respond- ing heavily to the sales campaign, ac- cording to MT. Linder, and when his bunch of salesmen get in mid-season" form, there is going to be something doing n the sale of the Stutz.
 The Linder company will sell the Bear cat Speed Roadster Stutz and also thd regular roadster and touring car.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-28

with the last mighty exponent of barbariSm.
And at this crisis for consummation of His
Purpose of human creation, to make good all the
suffering, slaughter and martyrdom of the cen
turtles to keep mans face toward heaven and
away from the pit, He calls on America
THANK GOD FOR THIS OPPORTUNITYl
Thank God, this day, that we can look above
and beyond the loaded dinner table and behold a
vision of millions of poor men, women and chill
dren drinking of liberty and happiness because
the Almighty called and America answered with
all her heart and soul.
O mother with the quivering lip Gaze not
through tears at the empty chart 0 father, who
watched the little feet from the nursery to the
paths of kindergarten, public school, college to
the fields of business strife Fear mott
Is it Somewhere" in great encampment that
your missing boy learns to strike for the Purpose
God is there.
Is it Somewhere" in the CORY mud of a trench,
where men die in gasp, where comrades fly into
bloody fragments or crumple under the poisonous
gas God is there.
Is it Somewhere" in a foreign hospital, where
angels of mercy Soothe the convalescent or put
the Good Book to the lips of the PASSING God
is there
Is it Somewhere" upon the angry seas, where
choking heroes cling to the wreckage of their
blasted ship God is there
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-28
Delaware BOY D ES
At CAMP MCCLELLAN

Homer sayer, aged 10 years, son Of
Emory and the late Mrs sayer, of this
city, died yesterday morning in the
hospital at Camp Mcclellan, Admission,
Alabama, from spinal meningitis. He
had been with The Delaware Militia
about four months, having volunteered
when The call 40 arms was sounded by
President Wilson News Of his death
was sent 20 bis sister. Mrs. j. b. Cromp-
ton, by The adjuiant at Camp Mcclellan.
The boys father, who is employed by
the Government 9t Norfolk, also was
notified and he started 20 Admission at
once 60 bring the body home for
burial Saver has a brother in Camp
Mcclellan and he took charge Of the
funeral arrangements there.
Young Soyer, was for three years a
resident 81 this city end employed as
an ice cream maker by John NJ. Webb,
of sixth and Lombard streets When
the call was made for volunteers Saver
was one of the first 60 enlist. His
brother Ray also enlisted.
ne is survived by his father. his
brother, serving with the troops al
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-28
DELAWARE CITY AFFAIRS.
al Io NM ENENING IOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY. Nov. RI Emmltt
ONenl has returned after spending sew
eral days in Philadelphia.
Mrs. A. n. sutton. Of st. Georges. is
spending this week here with her
daughter. Mrs. George n. Bright.
Miss Florence Hail. who has been i'll
for sometime. is convalescent.
Miss Laura Belville trained nurse,
has returned from q typhoid case. near
here, to visit her parents, Dr. and Mrs
Frank Belville.
w. p. stevens, Of East Orange n. J..
was a weekend visitor with Mr.. and
Mrs T. j. Whiteman.
Kale Price, of Carney's Point was "a
weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs Evan
Hemphill
These officers and committees have
been elected for the parent-Tcachers'
Association. at St. Georges: President,
Mrs. George r. Snedekar; vice-prcsi-
dent, Mrs Samuel Lester; secretary,
Mrs. Thomas Lewis; treasurer, Mrs.
Harry Lester. Ways and means COM
mittee-Mrs. Samuel Lester, Mrs John
Carrow. Mrs Richards, Mrs. j. c Nc
Coy. Program committee-Mrs. +. T..
sutton, Miss Edna swan, Miss stats,
Nf~s Ta,vis Nrmhn~ehin committee
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-28

it proper and pertinent az this period that le peo-
pe ,Nh5 do The nglSng and dying, should demand
information Of the war homogeneous Ono American
management included
What being done and what going to be done about
Russian
Are ne allies going Go exhibit another lasco such as
~ INC cases OF Golpol Greece Rumania and aly2 Are
ines soins 70 so gains hcl n hand while Germany
STEALS lhe Russian mule and only attempt lo lock up the
barn after it's empiyg
That the latter is just exactly what is anspiring is
already strongly indicated Boy what Lord Robert Cecil
minister Of blockade promptly offers on Che Bolsho,iM
peace proclamation when he says lf IT. renrasent. aba,
real opinion Of the Russian people which an mn, noo
Il Would be direct breach of treaty obligations and
aussias alliance"
Hang the real opinion Of the Russian peoplel The recall
TACT is that such government the Russian people have
Or seem able to get playing into Germanys hands That
It is trying to release million more German veterans
Tor service the western front; that 70 is threatening the
gnal crucifSion Of Rumania and probably also Italy
For the allies to wait longer the Russian people o
lind" themselves not only stupid but criminal, also
FOR it means additional and continued slaughter Treaty
obligations the hands Of those itincran anarchists
rrozy and Lenne. just sacred and safe as ihes
WOULD be in the hands OF the Kaiser and Won Hndenbur
md no more So and any puerng such obligations
by tho allies is rank comedy be paid for in blood
What are the allies going to do about Russian
What are the allies going to do about kussia2
We cannot recognize the Bolshevlki government and
help Russia with food fuel and funds The Russian gov
,rnment that is against Germany is against us The
soshevik may things for three four months and
hen give way 10 something better. something standing
Tor the genuine popular opinion and But the crisis
immediate and pressing. Within those three four
S1'n We say. Fight with eat with Germany"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-28
The German Hand in Pe'rograd

But the question now goes far beyond
this specific evidence of the German
control Of Lenine. Trotzky and the rest
OF the Bolshevik Their period of power
will be brief. their capacity for harm
will be limited If it is recognized at
the outset that they are serving German
ends and that henceforth, SO long as
they control in Peirograd, it will be the
voice Of Germany that speaks.
As long as this BOlsheviki outfit dOmi-
mates pelr0grad the Allied governments
should ignore all COMMUNICATIONS adj
dressed TO them by these Herman
agents; they should decline all assist
ance and break off all relations Lenine
is as much an enemy of the Allied cause
as HindenbUrg. Troizky is just as much
the enemy of demOcracy-of real demo
cracy-as Ferdinand of Bulgaria, and
not less the servant Of Germany.
The words that come from Petrograd
now mean nothing save as they are
designed TO serve German ends. We
shall have more and more protestatiOns
of democracy, Of liberty, of fraternity
from these tools Of Berlin. We shall
have a more and more industrious cam
paign to iniure the Allied cause by sup
lINIllA lalrf lnlNl lllntANAf IAl A4aA AAAA't
nation. and by giving an utterly false
appearance TO information accurate in
itself. This is "a part Of the German
game. BY employing it the Germans
have already disorganized Russia. BY
employing it they have also temporar-
ily seduced a portion of the Allied army
and public This is the last and most
insidious Of all German offences. It is
the final effort TO break down the will
OF the peoples Who are fighting them
and defeating them.
Pelrograd is now in the hands Of the
Germans. just as much as Riga, just as
completely as Udine. What comes from
Petrograd now comes from German
source and should be treated as a Ger
man uiterance Let us have no illusions.
Russia may regain control of herself.
Patriotic Russians may again dominate
Russian affairs But until that time
comes the Allies should treat the peO-
pie in control of Russian affairs as they
deserve. They are enemies They arc
striving to aid Germany They are the
servants Of a German purpose to dOmin-
ate Europe and the world. Some are
merely anarchists. Some are only mad
men. But the anarchists and the mad
men are the victims of those who arc
/ the paid and corrupt agents of Ger
many, and what they say and what they
do should be interpreted in this light.