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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09

J. D. Truss, commissioner of streets and public improvements, ran third among the candidates for associate commissioner; John B. Bethea ran fourth, Henry Page Burrus fifth and John H. Taylor sixth. The run-off will be one week from yesterday, which will be next Monday, and the race for the other two seats will Ee between Bethea and Burrus, Truss and Taylor T. E. Street, city detec- tive, was the low man in the race. 5,
 The surprise or the race was the complete failure of Commissioner Bar Der 10 more than get away from the post, he having shown no signs of getting in the race from the very start.
 When the first votes were counted and then the second and the third, reaching from the city proper to East Lake, thence back to West End and then to Fountain Heights and back to Ensley, and as the reports see-sawed the anxious candidates from one part of the city to another, it was easy to see that Barrett was gaining ground, Barber was showing no form at all, and that Ward was not getting the heavy vote necessary to stave off the victory that Dr. Barrett's magnificent suburban following was bound to give him unless it was checked.
 VICTORY FOR SUBURBS
 decided victory has been won in the election just passed for the subj urbs, for when they sent Dr. Barrett to tire head of the city commission they elected J. Ellis Brown from Ems ley and put J. D. Truss In the second
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09

running The suburbs are going to
 have two representatives, one from the east and one from the west, with a chance for another man From East
 Lake, if the preseEN commissioners
 streets and public isarrovements ho' his seat on the commission. The table shows the results es ne election yesterday as near az sos sible to ascertain and while tis main correct there win be sf sn san changes, as it was fmpc " asS night to get the retury cincts lc 4. 2l-5 ar* sociate commissioners ,i rom v cinct II for presidf Ass oe commissioners.
 ATTITUDE OF sHIDATh.S MT. Ward last nighs Id his
 defeat early and was..ns, splendid
 humor. He proved go0f loser. Dr.
 Barrett was in fine spirits and, quite
 naturally, delighted with xhe splendid
 vote given him. and most Appreciative
 of the work of his friends and the
 support of those who cast their ballots
 for him.
 Other candidates receiv{d the fol
 lowing votes: George H Bddeker, 1882;
 Jacob Burger, 196s Charl4s K. Hall,
 1910; James M. Hanby, 556; 8. w. flaw < kins. 1649; David Kelso. 943; J. R.
 Montgomery, s7s coiumbdg Teacher,
 904
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09

< The Gulf Producing company, the own ers of the present gas well which came .in yesterday afternoon, secured control of all the available acreage on the dome and immediately began preparations for the drillings Of 2 regular gas well with standard cable tools
 BEGAN DRILLING SEPT. II
 The drilling commenced on September H. and amidst considerable difficulty has continued night and day since The first gas sand which is now producing the real stuf vas encountered yesterday at \ depth of ~ <eet md the drtllipK con sinpsd to ! d<ptA of 2lo feet-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS


 GENERAL NEWS I-Barrett is winner in municipal election and leads two OppOn- eSAyx by over 500 votes. NAtaaral gas we'll located on the Aldrich dome giving natural gns to Birmingham. No peace without defeat of Ger mnny ia statement of President Wilson. 2-Brftfsh troops fight in cold rain. s-Delaware troops arrive at Camp Mcclellan.
 LOCAL NEWS S-Veterans' vanguard to come today. 5-ThOusands attend opening of Ala buma State Fair. Ward good loser and c0ngratulntes Barrett when victory fs known. Lieut.. Leon Bradley tells of yoy- ass 10 somewhere In Europe.
 IFis.sTuRES A-Editorial. 6-socfety. S-Sp0rts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
Utilization of Interned Vessels

Rio Janeiro, October S.--The question cs the utilization of German vessels interned at Brazilian ports continues to be mat ter of serious consideration. An article published by the Correio De Manha rec onimending the creation of national lines of transatlantic steamers, sailing under the Brazilian flag and with Brazilian crews to meet the necessities of the AL lies, is considered to have been inspired from a high source
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
MOBILE PACKING
 HOUSE I0HA|lDLE
 ARGENTINE cAT HE

2 Mobile, Ocober S.-Wilson & Co. of ChI- cago large meat packers, have made a contract with the A. D. Davis Packing company of Mobile to kill for them be- tween 5000 and 5000 head of Argentine cattle month at the new packing house of the Davis company here. This con tract brings to Mobile new line of steamers that will come directly from Ar gentina once a week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
|No Peace Without Defeat 0f Germany,
 Says Mr. Wilson
President, in Address U Men Who Would Edu cate People on Principles of War, States That Enemy to Democracy Must Be
 Crushed Doctrine If Force Must Go

Washington. October s.- ArDericana who Are discussing early peacs with Germany forget that 1t would mean crushing the democratic ideals for which tho U lsd states hAs always stood. eatd Prs3 Wilson today at the organizers of
 triotic edlca ti0naf movement who VT iat the White House. Ha aald thAi he only way to end tho yter Ia hy con ske victory of fha uati609 rSpre6en11ux est lA&Sln oVSr 03fud6nxs Q dkSfrin0 of 19FfA % ll1 6T ' 5ppipS, IF al6 fhA HxUSld0n& fs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09

scription of $5O0,00O by the Republic Iron and StSeI company of Youngs- town and one of $100,o00 by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, headquarters in Cleveland.
 Another Cleveland corporation sub scribed $1O0.000 today. but asked that it's name be withheld. Total subscrip- are $12,450,000.
 Several bonds were auctioned off at par in a Cleveland theatre this after nOOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09

unlimited possibilities Of the lower sarsls
 which are located below. All In au fhe
 engineers and geologists of tho Gulf Pr4- ducing company have accounted fpr NJ least four other sands. the despost of| which is less than ADO feet Nnnh K these sands, in the opinion of the com pany, will produce great QuAntitiee ok gas and oil and the deepest ono looAfed at 1850 feet will no doubt be | rooofd breaker of upwards Of 1osooA Aepo &6ee N sufficient gas from ono wsll te 6urpsy tho city Of Eirninkham.
 The Gulf Refining oosnpany q . nes<A- ern company with heaN clElo1l m H1J~ 1nln6h hnnI Ihee4s o41ceo Wc&6 @C6oo1 hfa last EebFnAry. whils 01 xa& m 1(.1 N ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
.ETT MAX E s 4AL STATEMENT

5f. Barrett said last night: "The
 Attering vote I received is most gratifying and accept 1t a. z selsalIepfxe frona the peep.e S.s A4sss ' shatI give the very best service that Is within me.
 "To my friends who contributed to my election. can say no words to express my appreciation nnd gratitude. I realize that without their aid, influence and sugges- tions, my race would have been fu- tile.
 stI repeat, as have said all through the campaign, that go into office absolutely without prejudice to any man or men. I have made no pledges or promises of any kind ar natures and shall be free to exercise and discharge the functions of the office un- hampered by any alliances of any sOrt.v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
BIC SUBSCRIPTIONS
 TO LIBERTY LOAN

Cleveland. 0. october Si Big sub scriptions to tha liberty loan an nounced in Cleveland todRy were one of $l.oeo 900 by the Hank Of Commerce. National association. ThA second sub-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09

causea and principles underlying the var wander into bywAys, and forget that the main reason the United States Is at WAT 's t- tsfeat government which threat- sns ass the existence of democracy.
 mt wilson indoraed the plan of ghs s nieatton which includes q num- Ter M S3xtouA busineoA labor and ffR- tffn& tpAxpa. for unifying tho spirit of Amer Gattlo rsal misQnd nderstandina e salt imf oxtots In theS Unitad etateh fa4 N M tk&Fe te & iast 4hle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
Swept Everything Before Him In Suburbs and Carried Many City
 Bores By Fine Mdj0ritles
BARBER'S SMALL VOTE REAL
 SURPRISE OF THE ELECTION

On November Dr. N A. Barrett of East Lake will succeed George B. Ward as president of the city commission of Birmingham
 He defeated MT. Ward incumbent and Arle Barber com missioner of public safety the municipal election held telay he received 428 voes Ward BIOS and Barber 564 with only one small precinct report according to official returns.
 J. Ellis Brown Ensley attorney, won for associate commas the ballot receiving the handsome vote of 4145 Hornady, present commissioner of health and education running him close second with 4033 he also being elected n the first race These candidates received orty relieved from further about their on the city commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09

of the gas could be heard for long distance It allowed to burr Cor lime, when the valves closed and last night had been made to continue the drilling further into the It proposed to about 10 15 feet further into present gas sand which is estimated to be about 4 feet thick
 The estimated pressure the acaping gas yesterday after placed at @ ounds to the square nch and its heat quality than HOO British thermal units.
 Every man present yestt M aoon was elated over the prospects and convince only has gas in tremend ous volume been discovere close proximity to Br ming gham, but that oil also fAst i rge volume The Gulf Producing comp Aabama, whidh brought in yesterdays well will at drilling crews and other wells will be sunk at one
 They expect to be able to eis gas tb BImn gha in the very future.
 They regard the Aldrch q. which lies tAe Cahaba val ley the greatest present oil and gas prospect in the United States.
 Among those who yesterday afternoon Mai R. H Elliott of Birmingham whom given the major portion of the credit for confidence and direction of attention project He receiving the congratulations of everyone cndng the officials and attaches the Gulf Producing pany all of whom the ground to see the we'll The formal statement of A. Owens chairman of the board of the Gulf Producing company made last night follows Natural gas in the companys Mo- well located Adrch dome at depth of 230 feet within 10 big gas which ers expected to encounter at 24O feet, at 10 o'clock this morning.
 Although the capacity of the gas flowing well has not been measured in the opinion of the the engineers of the company it predicted that when the well drilled in will produce upwards of 100000 cubic feet of gas every 24 hours.
 Four other big sands undere this first sand policy of the company will be develop these through the drilling of additional wells with all dispatch
 The of this dome which the gas struck of suf cent size the immediate development of the prop supply Birmingham with natural gas it's domestic consumption for many years to
 Birmingham and the vicinity to be congratulated over the strike and especially of it's adacency to the gas field All of the officers directors and stockholders of tho com pany naturally ted their good fortune and no time will be lost in marketing it's product either through tho con densng of for gasoline the sale of it light heat and fuel purposes stC "A. OWENS,
 Chairman E in the Cahaba field front he thonse of Birmingham, NH gas field were discovered
 
  
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
NATURAL GAS CUSTER IS BROUGHT IN WITH BIG
 R.DAR ON ALDRICH DOME
Tremendous Volume of Gas Rushes SkyWdrd When Drillers Touch Sand AZ 23O Feet Abundance
 Of Natural Gas Is Assured

big natural well was brought yesterday morning the Aich approximately eight miles south of the courthouse Birmingham The des 230 feet barely touched the sand the rushed the drill throwing shae and rock high into the air.
 occurred o'clock Yesterlay morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
UnofficiaI Returns On Con1n1ission Roce

Precinct sS-1 Dunns store .......s........s..s Precinct((9-2. Graymont fire station Precinctt9-3 Hamilton's drug store .....s..f Precinct 9-4. Goudelockes store. w. F. Precinct 9-6. Oxford pharmacy. w. E. Precinct 9-6, West End fire station ....... Precinct 9-7 Holcombes store ...........s..s Precinct 10-1. Wauhoma drug store ....... Precinct 10-2. East Lake fire station ..... Precinct 10-3, c. A. Bowers store ......l.. Precinct II, Vanderbilt ......s....s... Precinct 21-1, Five Points Drug Co. ...... Precinct 2i-2 Five Points fire station {, Precinct 21-s Magnolia Pharmacy ...... '. Precinct 21-4, mth-Tayior Gro. Co ...s.. Precinct 2-5, Mountain Ter. Junction :. Precinct 21-6. Harris warehouse .......H. 2. X Precinct 21-1 Norwood fire station ........4 Precinct Els. Lane Gro, store s...........s... Precinct 2l-9 west end of courthouse x Precinct 2l-tO. east end of courthouse \. .,. Precinct 21-11, Norwood fire station .... Precinct 29-i Pratt City fire station ..i... Precinct 29-2 Cale's drug store ,.... z. ,. 2. 4 Precinct 29-S East Thomas
 Precinct 34-l. Woods store .s. z. .... Precinct 5-2 Parker Bros. ph9rmAcy X Precinct S4-a Edmuntlson's pharmacy Precinct S4-4. Woodlawn city hall Precinct 34-6. Burriss & Son Rt0re IVY. Precinct 36 Gate City ... '. \. Precinct s7-1. N. Highland fire station Precinct S7-2 Fountain Hts. fire sta ....Bs Precinct s7-s. D. F, Hunts store ......., .s..sS Precinct 37-4. Birmingham city hall
 Precinct s7-5, southside fire station Precinct 37-6, Behren's Park fire sta. !, Precinct 37-7. Letaw's pharmacy ...,....,s.. Precinct 37-8. C0peland's pharmacy Precinct 37-9. Highland pharmacy Precinct 37-l0, city hall s.... .,. ........ Precinct 42-l, ]. c. Sargenfs store s.s.s <. Precinct 42-2, 21et ave. drug store .,.,..s.. Precinct 42-S. N. Rham fire station Precinct A2-z, Browns SprdS SCe. ..s.,.s..., Precinct x-1s w ID. Morrts' drug store Precinct 45-2 Ensley city hall ... :. :...i. '. Precinct 45-4 Johnson'n store z. {. s,s.... Precinct 45-4. Highland {3roeery ....s.sss.. Precinct l5-5 pr. Tholnf1 drug store z. Precinct 45-6. w. l.. ffGfGr6xe store ", Precinct 4G-1. M. M. AlidefE0k' office Precinct lG-2. Avopt13e etty I'm s.ss. st& ~ Precinct l6-S z. O., Mc{sof 6<ok& x sys !. }. i. <. Freedmen V. Wylarn ctty tkll ..., V, {. N .ss. Rrecinct @, FairlIel szssz
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
RUSSIAN FRONT

Petrograd. october S.-British Admir- alty per Wireless Press. .)=-Intensive scouting operations have been in prog ress on the Russian northern front. both
 sides participating in them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
German Attacks H1 Flanders Quickly Repulsed By British

i4ll 4s < British Front in France and Belgium, October S-A counter attack by the Ger mans in force east of Polygon wood. in the region of Reutel last evening. was quickly beaten off by artillery and ma chine gun fire. The front involved was over width of about 800 yards. The att tack was preceded by q heavy artillery barraee which was put down not only in this section, but along the greater por- ton of the new battle line.
 The rain of yesterday turnsd the Flan- ders battlefield into a mass of deep mud and filled the shellhoies with water. nak- ing most difficult military operations of all sorts. The sun was shining this morning, but 1t will take several days Of fair weather to repair the damage done yesterday.
 Calm all along the fighting lines during the night is reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
BRITISH REPORT

London, October a-The Germans made an attack last evening on the British po- sitions east of Ypres. where the British recently have made important advances. The war office reports that the enemy was repulsed.
 The statement follows
 An infantry attacked developed against our positions east of Polygon wood after the enemy; had put down 2 heavy barrage yesterday at dusk on our front between Hollebeke and Brood seinde. The attack was beaten off by our fire. few prisoners remaining in our hands
 We successfully raided the enemy . line east of Monchy last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09

Paris. October SFrench positions on the Aisne and Champagne fronts were at tackled last night by the Germans with out success. the war office announces Tho artillery duel in Belgium continues
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
10 o'clock yesterday morning.

Yesterday afternoon large party of citizens interested n in dustria matters carried the dome and the lighted The flame eaped into the air 40 30 feet and the of the gas could be heard for long distance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
ITALIAN STATEMENT

Rome, october s.--'.Activity was con- fined mainly to the artillery along the whole front. says today's official state rnent "On the Bainsixxa plateau, our patrols took a few prisoners On the Carso enemy patrols were driven of. f.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09

Atdrch dome special about eight miles the Birmingham Ns
 
  of andb burnedd oWn the derrick
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
NEED OF TESTING
CORN IS POINTED
&. II. Bliss, Scott County Agent. Gives
Instructive Talk at Farmers
Institute.

Necessity for testing seed corn wa
impressed by c. R. Bliss, county assns
of Scott county. at this mornings SEES
sion of the Rock Island County Farm.
ers' institute which opened today IN
East Moline NJ. Bliss gave an IN
teresting discussion of corn and seed
corn. Never before. he said, was f
more important that every bit OF corn
used as seed be tested. He saws IT will
take man a day, after little prar.
tice. TO test seed for 40 acres. and he
declared that a day couId not be mt
to better advantage Quoting Ina "a.
port of Palmer r. Edgerton. Rock Is
land county farm advisor, Mr. bliss
showed that % samples Of seed from
this county showed an average Of a
per cent strong termination. very
unsatisfactory condition and emphs-
sizing the importance CT testing. OF
the % samples, 8 per cent we're dead
II per cent weak. and "A per cent
tsrong.
Mr.. Bliss discussed the use of old
seed. He made it plain that old seed
is good. provided it has been properly
selected and properly stored. But. he
said. tests of Iowa corn this wear
show that old corn which has been in
the cribs year had been affected in
some manner and Is very poor. Abut
six thousand samples showed only q
per cent termination, he said. New
K corn which was picked early. before
the hard freezes of October. and was
stored properly. showed rs to 50 per-
/ cent strong termination He said that
corn which had been kept six years.
tests have shown. grew quite well. Mr..
Bliss made it plain that the objection
is not To old corn, but to old cora
which has been affected by weather
conditions.
Cold and wet conditions of October.
/ he explained. made this years condi-
/ lions, with reference to the corn
crop. worse than in 1915, which was
1 the worst year in a long period. In
cidentally MIR Bliss cautioned the far
mers against using sCft corn which
/ has become moIdy- as feed for sows
4 Serious loss may result, he said
Attendance at this mornings session
/ was small. due largely to the severe
( weather Many entries in the corr
show and small grain exhibit we're dis
played today, This afternoon the wo
mans section opened, the session.
being in the Catholic Young Mems
club hall. Meeting of the mems sec
fion are il the Eagles hail Z. G
{ Jameson. president, made brief adj
: dress in opening the institute. ans
called attention to the increased i'm
portance of the food supply and o
scientific and efficient methods 0
farming.
This evening there will be join
i session of the two sections. and ad
I dresses will be given by H. C. McCar
rel Of Kin6erhook Ill. and Mrs. J. c
Hessler of Decatur.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
DIVINE RIGHT OF
KINGS is DOOMED
j. Adam Bede in Address Before After
Dinner Club Says American Idea
OF Liberty Must Win.

"The rising tide Of civilization start
ed the war, not commercialism, not
Imperialism or the struggle for posses
sion of the seas Il is a struggle be-
tween two ideas. One must live. the
other must die. One idea Is the idea OF
liberty and the other the idea Of At
tilia, the Hun. We have come to the
time when either the kaiser's idea or
the American idea must live The di-
vine right of kings must pass away.
The kaiser is seeking to make great
central empire to prevent the rise Of
democracy We are seeking to pre-
serve democracy. Let's stand for the
right because it is right. Hate only
leads to another war" was the opinion
which J. Adam Bede, famous humOr-
list and former Congressman from Min
nesota, expressed in his lecture last
evening before the members Of the Mo
line After-Dinner club al the monthly
dinner Of the organization held at the
/ Moline Commercial club.
/ Religious tolerance and human
kindness was never so widespread
in the world as it is today and there
/ was never so much need for these
4 two things Let us not keep awake
at nights and hate people. We can't
get anywhere by hating somebody.
You may hate wrong, but not a peo-
pie he continued
] we cannot afford to hate the Ger
man people. Our quarrel is not with
the German people. but with the Ger
man oligaTchic government. I hone
when this war is over the German
people will be q great democra Y
standing shoulder to shoulder with
other great democracies of the world. "
The speaker especially urged the
adoption of the an optimistic view Of
life He said the world was bad
enough without painting it any worse
and urged that when you read of a
friend in jail remember the many days
he was out Of jail We have been Iiv-
ing on sensation so long that we have
forgotten the beautiful. A man lives
for years in peace and happiness with
his family and no one ever reads
about it, but let him live for one day
with somebody else's family and the
, whole world knows about it. We have
solved problems Of the past and W.
, are going TO solve the problems o.
the future The solution of one prob
lem brings another to solve. but the
; solution Of problems also makes for
human happiness. Shall we 90 back
to the mule because the automobile
, has brought so many millionaires?
The question whether a hen sits OF
CHI fE
! ought 10 be solved. but what people
today are more interested In is. wher
the hen cackles has she laid or has sht
, led?"
i In discussing the three things that
2 children ought 70 be taught in order
p 10 acquire character and the pr0psl
, kind Of citizenship Mr. Bede men
toned knowing the rights of others
respecting the rights of others, ans
improving opportunity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
BOY SCOUTS ARE
AWARDED BADGES
Twenty-Five Tenderfeet and Five Sec
0nd Class Decorations Conferred
by Court OF Honor.

Tenderfoot badges were awarded to
% boy scouts of Moline last evening
by the court Of honor, Commissioner
r. S Hosford making the presenta-
ton in appreciation OF the good work
which the lads have done the last two
months. Second class decorations
were given to five.
The new tenderfeet were: Lyle Eff
land, irving Dornaeher, Oliver VIII
liams, Herbert c. Anderson, FLOYD
Hogberg, Maurice Parr, Ellwood Mo-
lander. Milo Canter, Lyle Happier, Ro-
land Francis, Kari Epley, Ralph Knox,
Harold Anderson, Leslie Paden, Will
lis Argengright, Clare Schmidt, John
Ransom, Allen Palmer, George L.
Weaver. Charles Spriet, Emiel Haert-
gene, Arthur Goethals, Alphonse Lee
sage. Leonard Sierene. Walter VIII
hite
Those receiving second class badg IS
were; Thomas Casady, Melvin r.
Newman. Cyrus Churchill, Bennett
VOORHEES,, Chester Schweneker.