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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
MAXWELL STAFF TAXES CHARGE OF
 CHALMERS PLANT Walter E. Flanders Now Head of Both Companies. Names Department
 Heads

The entire executive staff of the Max well Motor company of Detroit, Mich. which has leased the Chalmers Motor company for five years, moved last week from it's headquarters at Wood ward and Warren avenues to the Chal- mers plant, on Jefferson avenue.
 Walter E. Flanders. now president and general manager of both com panies, announced all of his department heads and also the fact that the sales of both companies will hereafter be directed from the Chalmers plant, with the exception of sales department at the Maxwell factory, Oakland avenue, to take care of Maxwell dealers who visit Detroit.
 This move will completely wipe out the old Maxwell executive headquar ters at Woodward and Warren and the men who have been with MT. Flanders all through his remarkable develop ment of the Maxwell company, build ing the production from 2000 to 100,- 900 cars a year, now take on similar positions in the Chalmers, to apply the simple and successful Maxwell manu- featuring and sales policies to this higher priced car.
 The automobile trade is intensely in
 lcIcSteu IO SSe II they cdH uO It. Iuc wise ones are all discussing the unique development of one organization pro- ducing and marketing two long estab- lished cars, selling at widely different prices, under two names and made in separate and distinct plants. Some say, MT. Flanders cannot sell Chalmers cars in the same way he sells Max wells" Others say: we don't see why the same substantial policies, whicl have put the Maxwell over, should not be applied, with equal results, to 2 car of the Chalmers class" So opion. ions differ, while production and sales at both plants are rolling along faster than ever before and all the dealer. in both cars, who have visited Detroi since the little Miss Maxwell married the well known MT. Chalmers art apparently ready to hypothecate thet. dress shirts to buy all they can get Mr Flanders has said several times tha he will not promise Chalmers dealer, l more than 20.0e0 cars this year, but ht has assured them that each one vii be worthy of his name as as automo l bile builder. To most dealers that is "enough said"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
JOSEPH ]. CROOK
 DIES AT BESSEMER We'll Known Citizen Suc- cumbs After Months
 Illness "PROHF' CASES ARE SET Forty-I'hree Charges of Violation of Liquor Laws to Be Tried
 in the Circuit Court This Week 
.PROHT" CASES ARE SET

& Bessemer. October 13.-(Specialo Joseph J. Crook died this morning at s:so o'clock at his home, 1516 Fourth avenue, following months illness.
 The deceased was SC years tof age and is the son of Capt. and Mrs. J. NJ. Crook, and was reared in Bessemer. He is survived by his widow; two sons. Clifford and Joseph Gale Crook; his parents, four brothers. J. W. Crook, J. A. Crook and Girard Crook two sisters, Miss Lillie Crook and Mrs. Ruby Lightcap, andy one aunt, Miss Eleanor Roabusky.
 He was a member of the Bessemer camp No. S1. Woodmen of the World, as well as the Order of Railway Con ductors. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First Christian church, the serv- ices being conducted by the Rev. M. K. Thornton, assisted by the Rev. l. F. Swallow. Interment will be made at Cedar Hill cemetery with Jacobs in charge.
 The Woodmen and Brotherhood of Railway Conductors will have charge of the services at the grave. The fol- lowing gentlemen have been named as honorary. pallbearers: c. J. Manning J. E. Wright, R. s. Mullen, Clip Hocut M. H. F1eishman, w. H. Davidson, Rush Quarles. T. W. Gleason, A. H. Smith R. L. Coates, l.. P. Clowdus, c. w. Hathaway, limp Hampton. w. M. Cobb John Martin, Jim Randle, George Wade, Lee Moody John Hood, John Sapp, l.. B. Bradley, Dr. J. S. Winters A. A. Roberts, John Barrett, M B Purdy, J. D. DeJarnette, George Thomas, w. H. Haun, E. N Parnen, A L. Dill. c. R Smith, Steve Barrett ano John Lowery.
 Automobile and motorcycle owner; are coming in very slowly to pay theil license, according to information re ceived at the local probate office ane up to the present time only Ill pleas. ure licenses, fl commercial and i. motorcycle licenses have been issued It is expected that the rush will begif next week as there are more than 65t private automobiles, 1T5 jitneys ant taxicabs and about 60 motorcycles Ii Bessemer.
 The Bessemer division of the circui court of Jefferson county will talk. ,eup jury civil docket on Monda, morning. Violations of the prohibition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14

Albert r. Ma's. chief engineer of tlle Fulton Motor Truck company, of Farm inkdale Long Island. was the designer and builder of the Mais truck at Indian apolis. Americas first internal gear driven truck. Mr. Mais Is busily en- gaged tn developing some special fea- lures to be embodied in the Fulton truck and he expects to have these completed for exhibition during the New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
GIRLS WIN FAIR PRIZES

Many girls living in and near Besse-
 mer won prizes at the State Fair this
 week in the canning exhibits. The
 awards were made for various kinds of
 canned fruits, vegetables, preserves, etc.
 The following were the girls receiving
 prizes and living in this district: Mss Lucille Barita Weed of McCalla, Miss
 Bessie Copeland of Bessemer Miss Myr- tie Golden of Adger, Miss Alma Huey of Bessemer, Miss Selma Huey of Besse- mer, Miss Ruby Lee of Bessemer. Miss Copeland of Adger and M SIS Weed of Bessemer tied for the largest number oi first prizes. and the money was divided between them.
 Mrs. Fred Bruns was hostess this aft ernoon when she entertained the mem bers of the I. N. T. club at her home on Fifth avenue. The reception rooms were prettily decorated for the occasion in ferns and cut flowers. Upon the ar rival of the guests a musical programme was rendered, after which Red Cross work was taken up Later in the after noon q delicious salad course was served to the following: Miss Elizabeth Barron Miss Sallie Perkins, Mss Alma Scott Miss Lucille Vickers. Miss Susie White l Miss Merriam Stein, Miss Pearl Jackson l Miss s. E. Hayes, Miss Sarah Dusen- berry, Miss Thelma Dudley. Miss Eliza ! beth Schwartz, Miss Mary Word and the 1 hostess, Mrs. Bruns.
 l Mrs. Joe Read entertained at spend l the-day party yesterday in compliment l to Mrs. l.. A. Carlisle of Memphis, who | is her house guest. The morning was
 most pleasantly spent and at noon a five course luncheon was served to the fol l lowing: Mrs. Carlisle, the guest of honor Mrs. Fred Cline of Talladega, Mrs. Rich ard Faull, Mrs. D. W. Owen, Mrs. D. l. Read, Mrs Percy Benton, Mrs. D. "
 McNeil, Mrs. T. Conwell, Mrs. George 1 Woodrow and Mrs. Joe Read Knitting was indulged in during the afternoon. l Mrs. Gibson Moore entertained mum
 Der of little folk this afternoon in com pliment to her little niece, Bertie Mood. 1 of Tuscumba. The house was elabo l rately decorated for the occasion in fern | and cut flowers. Various games musi and a peanut hunt were enjoyed, afte l which delightful refreshments wer
 served to the following: Bob Pennington 1 Hazel Pennington. Elizabeth Moore, Ed ma Moore 1ilda Duffey, Pomona Duff wey, Catherine Edden, Dunna stewart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
TECHNICAL MEN IN AUTO INDUSTRY ARE SCARCE SAySEXPERT
Packard Company Is Open- ing Own Service Stations in Every Part of the
 United States

A deartf of technically trained men ex- ists in the automobile industry. accord- ing to c. R. Lester, technical service manager for the Packard Motor Car company. This is especially true, MT. Lester says, in the automobile service stations throughout the country, where the demand has become acute.
 < Production of motor vehicles is in- creasing rapidly. Sales are increasing. Every year sees new thousands added to the ranks of car and truck owners. But there is no comparable increase in the number of skilled men capable Of performing or directing service on motor
 vehicles. The result is a real need for such men and big field of opportunity open to them.
 To meet this need. especially in its
 own service stations in every part of the United States, the Packard Motor Car company is opening new technical service training school. The purpo this school is to provide technically trained men for positions at field serv- ice stations and also at the factory. This school is open to all men who have had any automobile experience Every man accepted for the school will be paid while he is being taught. When he has finished his course, position will be found for him Tn a Packard service station or at the main factory when he will be paid the prevailing scale of wages.
 1 "Let 1t be understood said MT. Les 1 ter, that this school is for men of the ] highest caliber only. Its courses appea I to foremen in automobile factories anc others who are ambitious for field serv. ] ice where the remuneration, including ] salary, bonuses and commissions, runs from $1S00 to s5OOO a year
 DAY OF OPPORTUNITY
 This is the day of opportunity fo technically trained men. The motor ca l industry, constantly expanding with tn,
 rapidly growing demand, has provided l insufficient skilled men for the inspec 1 ton, adjustment and repair of vehicles l in operation. Few persons realize hoy rapidly the need for such men has come
 "The factory demand for mechanic
 and men of technical knowledge is grow 1 ing enormously. The field need for thes men of expert ability is in creasing man, l times faster. l will even go further ! There are not enough skilled men pre- pared each year to care tor vehicles un der construction.
 "The new Packard technical servic l school is divided into these three parts Mechanical training and underlying prin ciplcs, mental training that gives inde I pendence of thought In solving servic l problems, general training In business t give better perspective to an employe. "In these days, more than ever be fore, it is the trained man who is abl Il to take the bigger job and thereby in crease his earning power. We ore young men an opportunity to get thi training under the most favorable con ditions.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Ship Wrecked Crew Rescued

An Atlantic Port, October 12-Twenty- six members of the crew of the steamer New Orleans who were wrecked off the Virginia coast on Wednesday, were res- cued and brought hero today by vessel, which picked them up just after their ship went down. Harry L. Kohlmand, the first officer. native of Germany. was swept off the after deck and drowned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14

The demonstration of the Maxwell chassis at the Motor Sales corporation attracted much attention among the auto enthusiasts. The demonstration showed how the Maxwell motor was operated by electricity and the me- chanical parts could easily be seen by the motor being cut in half.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14

Mrs. J. A. Nabers has returned from
 Memphis, where she has been the guest Of her niece, Mrs. Roy Wagner, for sev- eral weeks. Mrs. Lewis Carlisle of Memphis is the
 guest of Mrs. Joe Read. Mrs. Cecil DeNoss of Selma is the guest of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. G. John ston Mrs. J. C. Alexander has returned from
 a visit to relatives in Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Many Small Mines Fail
 to Reopen After Strike

Lexington. Ky. october 1S.-Reports reaching here from eastern Kentucky and northeastern Tennessee today state that about 150 of the coal mines in the
 district affected by the recent strike
 have failed to reopen. All of the mines
 now idle are the smaller ones In isolated
 sections and the operators of these mines
 contend that they cannot operate at a
 profit because of the price fixed by the government for coal at the mine. The operators say 1t costs more to mine coal from these mines than from the larger ones with better transportation facilities, but admit that large num- Der of these smaller mines were not operated previous to the rise of the price for coal All of the larger mines are reported to be turning cut their normal output.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14

law, gaming and assault and battery constitute the majority of the cases docketed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14

been making hay while the prices shone," and this has been a direct ben eft to the motor car dealers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Blowouts and Punctures

Bob Leas of the Overland Motor com pany is visiting the Overland factory this week., at Cleveland, O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
CHURCH SERVICES

At the First Methodist church the Rev. Ira F. Hawkins will take as his sup- ject at the morning hour Signs of q Growing Church. and at the evening hour salvation
 Tho Rev. l.. G. H. Williams of Wood- lawn will conduct the services at Trin- iry Episcopal Church Sunday morning at Il o'clock and the public is invited to pc present.
 The Rev M K Thornton will fill his pulpit at the First Baptist church at both the Sunday morning and evening services The Lords Supper will follow the services at Il o'clock.
 Regular services will be held Sunday at the Jonesboro Baptist church. Sun da! school at 9:45 o'clock and preaching at Il o'clock. The Rev. J. C. Hill will take for his morning subject, Finding Ou' Place in Christs Progl amme," and at the evening hour his theme will be,
 What Should Be the Christians Atti- tude Toward the War;"
 Rally day services will be observed at the First Presbyterian church at the Il o'clock hour. The -Kev. I. F. Swallow will fill his pulpit at the evening hour, taking for his theme Growth in Knowl- edge"
 The Woman's Auxiliary society of the First Presb yterian church will hold its regular meeting Monoay afternoon at 5:ov o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. C. Bruce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-14
SWEDISH FOREIGN
SECRETARY FIRED
Omitted Press Leased Wue)
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 14.-Oscar Werlof, first Sec
rotary of the foreign office, dismissed from tho
service today.
Use Swedish Official AS Spv

probably be ehary of harboring
Teuton spies hereafter and may
even do as Argentine did--dismiss
the German minister.
America is trying with her reve-
lations also to feed the flames of
dissatisfaction among Germany's
liberals; to convince them of
Americas oft-repeated charges
that the world is not safe for de-
mocracy while the kaiser and his
strangling intrigue stretches out
thru the world.
The last doubt that Sweden had
been 'duped" by Germany was
swept aside in the latest letter.
This, under March s, 1916, date,
said Cronholm carried messages
personally for Won Eckhardt -
mot seldom quite late at night"
and The is the only diplomat thru
whom information from a hostile
camp can be obtained"
Wanted Him Decorated.
Won Eckhardt asked the chan
cellor to have Cronholm decorated
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-14
REBEL LEADER
SEESPREly[IER::
KILLS HIMSELF

| His troops have melted away to q
mere handful. Government troops
which three days ago captured
his headquarters to the rear at
pskoff. press upon him from that
direction, and in front is the stone
wall defense of provisional troops
from Petrograd.
There Is widespread public de-
mand that those responsible for
the counter revolution be severely
dealt with.
1t was this question apparently
which led to retirement from the
cabinet of Vice Premier Nekrasoff,
Minister of Foreign Affairs Tere-
schenko, Minister of Food Pieche-
chonoff, Minister of Agriculture
Tereschenko. and Minister OF Ways
and Communications Gourepieff.
The latter explained the with
drawals were because the minis
ters felt IL was impossible to
carry out Kerensky's orders to
take certain measures against
Korniloff.'
Seycrest Punishment
Later Tereschenko withdrew
| his resignation and 1t was an
Continued on rage Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-14
Charge Father
Tried to Ruin
Own Daughter

Evidence showing an alleged at
tempt of a father to obtain con-
troll over his nine-year-old daugh-
ter and sell her into white slav-
cry, was placed before Judge East
erday in the juvenile court Fri
day in the trial of Frank Paris,
80, a laborer of Carbonate.
The hearing was behind closed
doors.
One of the chief witnesses was
the childs mother, who claimed
that Paris for more than two years
has been trying to induce her to
turn his daughter over to him.
After bringing ruin to the child,
it is alleged, the father intended
to take her to Seattle and place
her in a lodging house there.
The arrest of Paris came about
Thursday thru the departure of
the girl from her home in Carlo
nado to take a job in a hotel at
Wilkeson. The father followed
her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-14
BATTLE
FIRE I'm
COUNTY

Two stores, the postoffice and
a large warehouse were destroyed
by fire at Kapowsin early Friday
morning, with loss of approx
mately $4,000.
Tacoma firemen, who re-
sponded to nappeal for help
sent out by Kapowsin residents at
O'Clock, reported that the fire
was undoubtedly of incendiary
origin. County officials are in
vestigating.
The blaze originated in the gen.
eral store of Walter Schulz,
spreading 20 the store of Charles
Fix, in which the postoffice is To-
Gated, and from there jumping to
the large storage warehouse of l..
Stoler.
When Kapowsin begged for
help at 3 o'clock the fire was
spreading so rapidly that there
seemed little hope of saving any
of the town, or the big Kapowsin
sawmill.
The city's newest motor-driven
combination pumping engine and
hose car was dispatched, making
the 26-mile trip up the mountain
road in less than an hour. But
the efforts of citizens, who pump
ed water from Kapowsin lake,
aided by a heavy rain which be-
gan falling shortly after the fire
started, prevented the blaze from
spreading.
The three frame buildings
which formed the business Sec
ton of the town were completely
destroyed when Tacoma firemen
arrived. The firemen took the
places of exhausted residents in
pouring water over the ruins and
preventing any further spread of
the fire, and then returned to
their station in Tacoma.
Why anyone should want to set
fire to the Kapowsin buildings is
a mystery, officials say.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-14

Harbor would be fine pastures.
A good fresh female whale
gives about 30 gallons of milk a
day, and fine milk, too, ! am told
by seafaring friends.
High hay and feed prices never
bother her. She sucks in her food
thru some sort of internal sieve
arrangement and the sound is full
of it.
Yes, I've thought about the
milking end of the game, too
We'd have to have submarine
mixers, but what's that to inven-
tive genius like Americas?
Furthermore - taxpayers, get
this-a good thriving whale in
dustry would give us use for our
county ferry! She could be con-
verted into milk ship and bring
the daily output ashore.
Waiter, gimme mother
hunk of that whale butter!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-14

Il GIRLS
MISSING
Especial to The Times)

topeCldI 10 Inc llmeS)
SPOKANE, Sept. 14.-Twelve
girls, none of them more than 90
years old, have mysteriously dis
appeared from Spokane within the
past week. Police think that a
white slave ring is operating.
The entire detective force is
its efforts upon find
ing the girls and capturing the alb
ductOrs.
Police, at the request of the
girls parents, who are well
known in the city, are keeping the
names secret for the present. II
Is known, however, that some
prominent families are involved
In the cases.
The latest disappearance was
that of pretty 17-year-old Theda
Doty, who vanished from her home
in Pullman. Her description is
Height, 5 feet, 4; weight, $50;
light hair, blue eyes.
Miss Doty's father told a report
er today.that he thinks she has run
away with George Chamberlain, a
G. N. fireman. County auditors
all over the northwest have been
instructed to refuse the couple a
marriage license should they ap-
ply for 1t.
The supposed raid on the girls
started Monday, when two or
three reports were phoned to the
station by frantic parents. Plain
clothes sleuths Immediately went
to work ON the cases, but before
they could accomplish anything
other reports began to come in.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-14
UNABLE
TO FIND
MOTHER

The sheriff's office in Tacoma
has Joined Friday with officers in
Seattle and Portland in the search
for the parents of little 9-year-old
Gladly Allie, believed to have been
kidnapped from her parents in one
of the Northwest cities more than
a year ago.
They ore also hunting for man
who goes by the name OF Robert
Romaro, alleged to be the kid
naper.
The search is being made on the
basis of the story told by the girl
to the sheriff of Trumbell county,
Ohio, who now has her in his GUS
tody.
Widely Travelled.
Homeless and bewildered after
being forced to travel over the en-
tire country with her kidnaper, the
child cannot say for certain where
her home was, but believes she
lived in Portland and was taken
from there.
Her fathers name is George
Allie and her mothers name Is
Belle, but she has no idea where
they are living.
: The childs account of the kid
naping, as sent here by the Ohio
sheriff, was this:
Her father had gone shopping
aud her mother wags sick in bed.
when two men came to the house
and forced her TO go with them.
She was then taken to Chicago,
Pittsburg, New York and Buffalo
and other cities by Romaro.
Ransom Demanded?
Suspicion arose when 1t was
learned that Romaro was forcing
her to use his name, giving her the
name of Hazel and compelling her
to call him father
Romaro, among other state
ments, claimed to be secret serv-
ice officer of Seattle.
The reason for the silence on
the part of the parents Is believed
to be the fact that they are we'll
TODD, and that the kidnapers have
been trying to make them pay a
ransom.
Deputy sheriffs in Tacoma FRI
day got in touch with all persons
by the name of Allie living in Ia
coma and vicinity, but were un-
able to find a trace of the parents.
The child is described as having
dark eyes, hair and complexion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-14

Kermit Ekland, age 10, 1910
South 9th street, is in the N. p.
hospital with abullet in his shout
der, and David Johnson, age 16, is
in cell at police headquarters, as
a result ftheir attempt to bur-
glarize the Ducommun grocery,
9th and Yakima, at $3.50 Friday
morning.
Wesley Ducommun, son of tho
owner of the store, made the cap
lures. The young man has been
sleeping in a rear room of the
store ever since a wagon load of
flour and sugar was taken by
young burglars last summer.
Awakened by the noice Of fall
=. -a,as. D,-- ommun saw two men
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-14

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. IA.
The United States is aiming at
sweeping German intrigue out OF
three nations--Argentine, Sweden
and Mexico. And she would con-
vince Teuton liberals that the
world is unsafe while such plot
ting exists.
That is the meaning behind new
revelations of Swedish partnership
with Germany, shown by a letter
of German Minister Yon Eckhardt,
Mexico, to the German chancellor,
published by America today.
This letter proved that Sweden
has been not alone a messenger
for Germany, but also directly in
league as spy with her. Won Eek
hardt openly declared in his letter
that Folke Cronholm, Swedish
charge at Mexico City, would give
news from hostile camp"
Lesson to Mexico.
Mexico now knows the United
States "has the goods" as to Ger
man plotting on her soil and will
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-14
Boy Burglar Ends In
Jail; Pal In Hospital

ing to the men to stop, and firing
several times in their direction.
One of the shots struck Ekland,
but did not stop him.
After a pursuit of two blocks,
the fleeing burglars separated,
and Ducommun, following Ander-
son, managed to catch him. The
police were notified, and officers
took Ducommun's prisoner to jail
1t was not until Anderson had
divulged the name Of his COM
panion, and officers had gone to
Ekland's home to arrest him, that
Ducommun knew he had sn . -
of the burglars. Ekland ShO
bullet lodged In his shouldexs,ce =
ing a7r>fql wound, but mad