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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-29
TRUTHFUL ADVERTISING
THE BASIS OF SUCCESS.
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Are Known, It's Power as a Catarrh
Remedy and Tonic is
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world have been made known to
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in the advertising Of popular fam
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Peruna contains among other
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effect upon the mucous mem
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Cubebs, valuable in nasal catarrh
and affections Of the kidneys and
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gestion,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-29
BARTENDERs ARRESTED

TWO at Putney Charged with Illegal
Sale Of Liquor
Brattleboro, April 29.-Deputy Sher
iff d. p. Thompson OF Bellows Falls
went to Putney Thursday afternoon
and arrested Eugene Howe and John
Patterson, bartenders at the Kendrick
house on a charge of illegal sale Of
liquor. The men were taken to
Newfane and pleaded not guilty be-
fore Judge Il L. Waterman They
furnished bonds
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-29
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for this Section for the
Next "a Hours
For eastern New York and western
Vermont unsettled showers late to-
night or on Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
NEsBITT RETIREs
Railroad Commissioner Goes to Monf- gomery to Arrange Final Matters

For the purpose of attending to some remaining details of the office, Rail- road Commissioner w. D.. Nesbitt yes- terday left for Montgomery. He will re- tire next Monday as a commissioner, be- ing succeeded by those elected The com mission held the last meeting few days ago.
 MT. Nesbitt said yesterday that few matters remained to be cleared ID be- fore the new commissioners went in, and that was his reason for going to Mont gomery at this time.
 He said the commissioners would turn over the affairs of the office to Comnis- eioners-elect Frank Julian and Leon Me- Cord next Monday. Mr. Nesbitt has served for four years, and says he retires feel ing perfectly satisfied that the. states interests had been fully protected, and that he was glad the railroads were pros pering, even after charging decreased rates as placed upon them by the new enactments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
WHITE PLAGUE IS
 STILL IN THE LEAD Even Violent Deaths Do Not
 Reach Its Total TOOK 369 IN PAST YEAR Deaths by Violence Were 260 While Intestinal Disorders of Children Ranked Third With 252
 Health Report
TOOK 369 IN PAST YEAR

During the year 1910 the white plague carried away more of Birmingham's cit- izens than any other one disease. All the violent deaths added together will not equal the victims of tuberculosis Three hundred and sixty-nine of a total of 2597 deaths were caused by tuberculosis and 269 by violence.
 However, the acute intestinal diseases of children ran close third, scoring 252 deaths. These two diseases cross the tape a good quarter of a mile ahead of all other competitors. Both have been proven curable, but in Birmingham the available forces are just beginning to concentrate the fight against them.
 The children's deaths, coming under the age of years. occurring usually in the summer months. are attributed by the health officer to inexperienced, careless attention by the attendants before they are reached by physicians. The decima- ton of human life from this one cause is removing a large percentage of the children born.
 The fourth highest cause was pneu- monia, which carried away 211. These figures are gathered from the annual re- port of the health department, which is now being prepared.
 There were 1o9 homcdes in Birming- ham during the year, s of which were whites and 76 negroes. Suicide carried away 19 whites and only two negroes Railroad injuries were the cause of the burial of B people; 31 were burned to death. Here are the figures:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
MAYOR AND SECRETARY
 LEAVE FOR CAPITAL
Exum Will Get Acquainted With Mem- bers and Be Prepared When Bir-
 mingham Gets in Spotlight

Mayor Exum and his private secretary, H. S. Ryall, left yesterday afternoon for Montgomery, where they will meet the legislators and get an eye on the lay of the land.
 The Mayor stated that he had no special purpose in going down at this time, ex- cept to meet number of his friends, and to be prepared at a later time to fight any measure which might come up to the detriment of the city.
 ''This is a good time to get acquainted down there,'' he said, while they are all feeling good, and haven't had time to get wrought up. Later in the session Birmingham may have number of irons in the fire, but of course there is noth- r'~ ~oing on right now"
 This trip will allow the state fathers all ei fpia unity to luolS over the man who has been so prominently mentioned as Birmingham candidate fov governor in the next election MT. EXum will prob ably be one of the most popular lockers on at the capital. He will return to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12

Birmingham is destined to lead them all. I am convinced that Birmingham will not only hold her own in reference to past relative growth, but her growth in the future will be very much more rapid than the other cities named for the req son that we had obstacles to overcome that none of the other southern cities had
 "Undertaking a new development in the south away from the markets, away from skill and away from capital, our early growth was necessarily slow with great odds against us. We had to fight for recognition of our coal, for recognition of our ores, for recognition of our pig iron, and lastly, for recognition of our steel, but now that we have all these bat ties won. with the confidence of the en- tire country in our great natural wealth, look for Birmingham from this time on to not only hold it's past growth as com. pared to other leading southern cities but to grow and develop in the next ten years on scale never before witnessed in any southern community"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
GEORGIA MEN 60 TO
 CHICAGO BANQUET
WINBURN AND OTHERS PASSED THROUGH YESTERDAY TO BE PRESENT AT AFFAIR GIVEN IN HONOR OF HARAHAN

For the purpose of attending a ban- quet tonight in Chicago in honor of J. T. Harahan, retiring president of the Illinois Central railroad. party of Gen. tral of Georgia officers passed through Birmingham yesterday In the party were Col. Alexander Lawton, vice presl- dent, in charge of the legal and account ing departments and W. A. Winburn, vice president, in charge of traffic and transportation; J. c. Halle, passenger tr1ffic manager, and others.
 The banquet tonight in Chicago is to be attended by some of the most noted rail- road men in American railroading.
 The Central of Georgia officiers yester- day said. there was nothing at this time to be given out regarding successor to the late Maj. J. F. Hanson, president of the line It was stated that the sub feet of a successor would be taken up some time later but that everything was in good shape on the Central now. Tn speaking of the Central of Georgia business, Vice President Winburn said everything was rather quiet just at this time due entirely to the Hull always fol- lowing the holiday season. He said that business was expected to pick up to large volume within short time. He said the work at Sanie, which is cost ing the company about $15O,0oO, was. about completed and that trains would be hauling coal from that mine of the Alabama Fuel and Iron company within short time.
 "The work at Acmar or Sanie has been going forward with good results said MT. Winburn, "and we expect to have everything in operating condition soon.
 The Central of Georia officers, while in Chicago, are expected to hold confer ence with Charles Markham, the new Illinois Central president, relative to the fyture work in this section.
 They will be in Savannah again within tho next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
WHY BIRMINGHAM WILL
 BE SOUTH'S METROPOLIS
Frank Nelson Jr Submits Figures to Show That Birmingham Has Outgrown Any Southern City In Numbers
 Irrespective of Size

it's hearty congra tulat tions to Brming ham, to Alabama and for that matter to all the south for the full realization of the wealth creating potentialities of Ala bama means the broadening of the pros perity of the entire south. The great things which the Manufacturers Record has the pleasure of publishing today will mean not only vast benefit to Birming- ham and Alabama but will emphasize to the world the advantages of the south at large as center for industrial devel. opment and for investment of capital.
 RICHARD H. EDMONDS,
 Editor Manufacturers Record.
 "To which I replied as follows:
 We sincerely appreciate your con- gratulations upon the announcement in the Manufacturers Record of the great Coal Iron and Railroad company. This announcement is very gratifying to us, and must be especially so to you, whose work for this district and the south has been unremitting. Your unfaltering faith in our splendid resources and uti- mate greatness has been an inspiration to our own people, Birmingham ex- poets to give a good account of herself in the next federal census by showing the largest increase in population of any city in the south, and the largest per cent of increase in population of any city in the United States.
 FRANK NELSON, JR. " President Birmingham Chamber of Commerce.
 ''ro show how nearly Birmingham has made good and to meet the claim of rival cities that our large increase in popula- ton for 1910 was due to enlarged cor porate limits, cover period of 30 years during which time all the cities named have increased their limits, and give below the census of the leading cities of the south in 1880 and 1910. respectively, showing the total increase in numbers for each and the percentage of increase for each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
GOT TT Got Something Else, Too

"I. liked my coffee strong and l drank 1t strong" says a Penn. woman, telling good story, and although l had headaches nearly every day 1 just would not believe there was any con nection between the two.
 "I had weak and heavy spells and palpitation of the heart. too, and although husband told me he thought it was coffee that made me so poorly. and did not drink it himself for he said it did not agree with him. yet I loved my coffee and thought l just couldn't do without it.
 "One Gay friend called at my home-that was year ago. 1 spoke about how well she was looking and she said:
 "Yes, and I feel well. too. It's be- cause I am drinking Postum in place of ordinary coffee
 q said, what Is Postum?
 Then she told me how it was food drink and how much better she felt since using it in place of coffee or tea, so l sent to the store and bought a package, and when it was made ac- cording to directions 1t was good have never bought a pound of coffee since. I began to improve immediately.
 II cannot begin to tell you how much better l feel since using Postum and leaving coffee alone. My health is better than it has been for years and I cannot say enough in praise of this delicious food drink"
 Take away the destroyer and put a rebuilder to work and Nature will do the rest That's what you do when Postum takes eoffees place in your diet 'Theres a Reason"
 Read the little book, The Road to Melville" in pkgs.
 Ever read the above letter. A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human Interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
TICKET COLLECTORS
 NOT TO BE REMOVED
Com ptroller A. H. Plant of Southern States That Report of Their Re-
 moval Is Without Foundation

That ticket collectors, whose presence on passenger trains has caused wide dis cusson, would not be taken off the trains was the announcement made here yester- day under the authority of A. H. Plant, comptroller of the Southern Railway company. It has been rumored for some time in many sections through which the Southern operates that the collectors were to be dispensed with, but no action was taken
 In order to place the company in cor rect attitude, the following statement was issued by MT. Plant:
 '"rhis report is entirely without foun- dation. The management of the company has not even had under consideration any change of policy with regard to the em- ployment of ticket collectors. On the other hand the results that have been obtained are such as fully to warrant the continuation of the system"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12

From the above statement of facts which is based on the federal census for 1880 and 1910, Birmingham has outgrown any southern city in numbers irrespective of size and has left them all far behind in percentage of increase.
 ITO me this is most convincing evil dence that Birmingham is bound ultimate ly to be thsplargest city of the entire scuth The east has it's New York, the west it's Chicago, the Pacific slope its San Francisco, and I believe the time is fast approaching when Birmingham will oc- cupy the same relative position to the south. ff-F
 when majority of the people of this country are convinced by facts that any southern city is to ultimately become the great metropolis of the south, this belief in itself will have great influence in making that city grow. Now, assuming that all the ten cities named will con tinue to grow in the same relative pro- portion that they have grown since lSso'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
IS ACQUITTED OF
 BIGAMY CHARGE

H. T. Aydelott was acquitted yesterday of a charge of bigamy in the first divi- sion of the criminal court, the jury rem dering the verdict without leaving the box. Judge Weaver, in his general charge to the jury, held that the defendant was not guilty. -e
 The case was based on the fact that Aydelott had remarried in Tennessee after having secured decree of divorce in Alabama which contained no provision for his re-entering the marital contract. and had later returned to Alabama. Judge Weaver held that decree in chancery issued in Alabama has no extra territo- rial effect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12

In an interview given out yesterday aft- ernoon Frank Nelson, Jr., one of the best known industrial leaders here said that facts and figures taken from the author ized census returns show Birmingham to have gained more people in round num- bers than any city in the south.
 In his statement MT. Nelson says that if the people of Birmingham and else where were convinced positively that Br- mingham was to be eventually the metrop- olis of the south the growth would be far more rapid than otherwise. He cited the fact that Philadelphia and New York disputed long for the eastern metropolis, but when the people were con- vinced that New York was to be the "bg town people and plants fiocked that way The same fact was true of Chicago and St. Louis Theses two cities disputed for supremacy of. the middle west but when Chicago was proclaimed the leader the growth far outstripped St. Louis.
 MT. Nelson says the same is true as refers to Birmingham and dsputing cities. lie says when the ldSt IS dSIceu upoli that Birmingham is to be the largest town in the south plants, industries and peo- pie will come here in largely increased volume. His figures regarding cities of the south are decidedly interesting and portray the fact that Birmingham has really grown faster than all southern cities.
 In writing of the city and its future MT. Nelson says:
 'The federal census of the leading southern cities published in the Manufac- turers Record of December, 1910, brings to mind September 23. 1909 when the Man ufacturers' Record announced that the United States Steel corporation had en- tered the Birmingham district Being then president of the Birmingham Cham ber of Commerce I received the follow ing telegram from R. H. Edmonds, edi- tor of the Manufacturers Record:
 The Manufacturers Record extends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
w. S. BROWN TO BUILD
 HANDSOME NEW HOME
Will Cost $24,O0O md Will Be Located af Corner of Highland Avenue
 and Hickory Street

W. S. Brown, the well-known merchant and property owner, yesterday took out building permit to erect beautiful house on Highland avenue and Hickory street. on the northwest corner, just opposite the residence of Mayor Gull pepper Exum.
 It will cost $24oo0 when completed and Will be of tapestry brick. w. c. Wes- ton is the architect and Evans Bros. contractors.
 The Southern Syrup company was also granted a permit to erect s6o0O factory at Eleventh street and Avenue F. The building will be two-story brick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
YOUNG HARAHAN
 PROMOTED ON ERIE
TO BIRMINGHAM THAT ILLINOIS THIS CITY

W. J. Harahan, son of J. T. Harahan of the Illinois Central railroad, and the young vice president of that line who surveyed the line and secured the fran chises and terminal in this city. has been made vice president of the Erie rail- road.
 MT. Harahan, while vice president of the Illinois Central, was in charge of construction and maintenance. He was taken into the plan to secure entrance into Birmingham and into his hands was placed the task of securing the right-of- way and building the line. He has been here often while in that work, and through A. D. Lighter of the Frisco and local real estate men. secured the terminal properties for the Illinois Cen tral shops at Thomas.
 Soon after building the line to Haley vile and perfecting traffic arrangements here, he left the service of the Illinois Central and was made assistant to Pres ident Underwood of the Erie. They have been friends for long time. Young liar ahan and MT. Underwood worked and completed recently the Erie tunnel on tfat line. said to be the most marvellous piece of railroad construction in the east Mr. Underwood and MT. Harahan are both engineers.
 Young Harahan is looked upon as one of the most promising railroad executives in the entire business. He started out in New Orleans as an office and errand hoy for the Louisville and Nashville rail- road when his father was in the service of that line. He climbed step after step until he reached the post of superintend- ent of the Freeport division of the Louis vile and Nashville, with offices in Louis- vile. His climb from that post up was comparatively easy.
 w. J. Harahan is we'll known here among many people with whom he was associated in getting his company, the Illinois Central, into this city. He was the first officer who ever gave cut the information to the newspapers here that the Illinois Central was to en- ter Birmingham. His message to that eff feet was glad tidings to the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
ms Verdict Rendered

In the caSet Af E. M. Lisle x Co.,, against the city of Birmingham verdict for $S97S in favore of the plaintiff was returned yesterday in the city court. Judge Sharp presiding. The proceedings in the case were taken. hp and the yer dict rendered in the nbsence of the attor- ney for the city, who swas' unable to be present because of an automobile ac- cident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
Injured In COllisA rn

Suit for s2o0oo damages was filed yes terday in the circuit court by Henry Landsberger against the Birmingham Belt Railroad company for personal injuries the plaintiff alleges he received in a col lision with car of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, on which he was a passenger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
Says Wife Was Injured

For alleged personal injuries done his wife, Matilda Cephas, while boarding a car of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, Allen Cephas yester- day filed suit for $25,0OO damages against the company in the circuit court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
"B. l.. BRASHER, Coroner of Jefferson County
 Chief Gets Letter

Coroner of Jefferson County Chief Gets Letter Chief Bodeker received an anonymous
 letter yesterday morning from third
 woman who declared that she sent the is badly written but no words are mis- spelled, and it is thought that the hand writing is disguised The letter says that the writer may come to Chief Bodeker' s office soon.
 The letter is regarded as a fake by
 the chief and the detectives working on
 the case. From the general appearances of the letter, which was mailed in Bes- semer Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, for the purpose of further mystifying the police The letter is as follows: "B'ham, Ala, 1-9-1911. "Chief Bodeker, "B'ham, Ala.
 Dear Sir-After all the cranks are through writing I will write you in re- gard to the death of Coleman and Strick- land, and MT. Strickland was not an in- tended victim, just an accident, no one
 
 I never did see him living or dead. l did
 not take last look at the dead face of MT. Coleman. I just wished to remem- Der him as I last saw him living, and in good health and oh my God, I wish 1 could undo it, if I could I would be per fectly willing to die to bring him back.
 No living woman will ever know why l did it. Certainly not because I hated
 him, not because he did me any harm. He was a perfect gentleman in every re- spect. I cannot bear 1t much longer. l
 must follow him when I fully decide just
 how I want to go. I may come to you. Mind I say I may, I don't say I will. If 1 do you will know all otherwise you will never know any more than you do at present, and the murderess of Coleman and Strickland will go to the great be- yond unpunished as far as you and your force are concerned, though more severe ly punished than any punishment the
 laws of the land can ever administer to
 woman being. Will close. You may see me soon.'
 Letter to HigdOn Sheriff Higdon received a second letter yesterday from a man who signs himself "A. R. e. criticising the force and stat ing that the woman who sent the poison
 had left the city Monday as she said she would.
 Very little attention was paid to the
 letter at the sherff's office, and it is re-
 garded as fake. Sheriff Higdon believes
 that if anyone had any legitimate infor-
 nation he would come to the office and
 divulge 1t instead of writing anonymous letters Detectives Williams and Murphy stated yesterday that they had obtained some very important evidence at the inquest but none sufficient to justify an arrest
 The detectives are engaged in verifying several points, and as soon possible will arrest the slayer of Coleman and Strickland. The detectives express them- selves as being confident that the guilty parties will be arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
Verdict for S22S

In the case of c. l.. Marcus against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company for personal injuries a verdict for $225 damages was awarded yesterday in the city court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
Make Inxpcction Tour

A tour for the purpose of inspecting the work being done on bridges and roads in Jefferson county was made yesterday by the Board of Revenue