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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-19

Observations taksn ssvsntynfth meriNap sms A nes through points or eaus e ---.,s--l peraure they viii bs drawn only W and 1902 SYMBOLS indicate of weather: o clsar Q partly Arrovc ey with tho wind Flint figure tempsr.ture for past 3 hours sson 2thour rainfall equals M inch third. wind velocity of 10 miics per hour UT more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-19
Weather Forecast

Washington. March 1s.-Weather forecast:
 Alabama-Local rains, followed by cloudy weather Sunday; Monday gener- ally fair; light to moderate south winds. 4 Tennesee-Rain. followed by clear ing weather Sunday; Monday generally fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-19
Summerville Installed

New Orleans. March 1s.--Justice W. B. Somerville today was formally in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-19

Wetumpka is at the head of navigation on the Coosa river. Through and above the town the river comes tumbling over rocks and shoals. forming one of the most picturesque scenes in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-19

do the weeks business on Saturday aft ernoon.
 Alabama is full of good old interesting Saturday afternoon towns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-19

Wetumpka is fine old Saturday aft ernoon town" It may snooze a good part of the five first days of the week, but by noon Saturday it is thoroughly awake.
 The farmers from far and near come in with their teams, their wives and their dogs and buy a weeks supply of meat, sugar, coffee, calico, tobacco and snuff.
 The merchants get busy and put on the smiles they laid aside a week ago. They
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25

in due time. We suggest the reader look
for it.
Prevarication No. 8. 'rPost spends
nearly a million year IN advertising ana
relies on that to keep out OF the news,
papers the dangerous nature OF the frauo
he is perDetrating on the public.
The Postum Company does pay out up
wards of a million a year for trade an
nouncements. Newspaper men believe our
statements truthful or they would not
print them Large numbers OF neWspa-
per men use our products.
They are capable of telling the public
whether or not we 'Ybribeo them:
It may have escaped notice that we
did not ''bribe" that particular weekly.
No. 9 states that the amount of the
verdict will "be devoted by the weekly
to exnosing fraud:
This is almost real humor.
We have two suits pending against the
weekly" total, $500, 100000.
We haven't devoted" the sum to any
particular purpose yet.
Item 10 is a discovery" that wheat
bran is a part OF Postum.
But the criticism neglected to mention
that for years every Postum package an
nounced in plain type that the outer Gov
ering of wheat (bran), made part OF the
beverage.
They ignorantly fell into a trap here,
not knowing enough of food value to know
that 'Taka-Diastase" the article used by
physicians the world over for Starch IN
digestion" is made from wheat bran"
So we use that part of the wheat berry
because it contains the element needed
to develop the valuable diastase in man
ufacture Good Postum is impossible
without this part.
These self-appointed critics do make
some Iaughable blunders through ignor-
ance, but-be patient.
Item II is an illustration of the squirm-
ing and twisting of the sensational writer
delivering distorted matter to his read
ers.
While on the witness stand Mr.. Post
testified to his studies in Anatomy, Physl-
ology. Dietetics and Psychological re-
lating to the preparation and digestion of
food. Asked to name authorities studied
he mentioned six or eight from memory,
and commented on some clinical expe--
rience covering several years In annual
journeys to Europe.
Now notice the distortion. Copy from
the printed criticism.)
"He POST pointed out pile OF books
in possession of his attorneys as the very
ones he had read"
(Notice.-''the very ones he had read"
leading the reader to believe that they
were the only ones.)
'"Did you consult the books from these
editions?" was asked.
'From those and various editions an
swered Post.
The attorney picked up book after
book from the pile and showed the title
pages to the iury,-all except two had
been published since 1905"
This is an example of distortion and
false coloring to produce an unfavorable
impression.
The facts are Mr. Post purposely intro
duced the latest editions that could be
obtained Of prominent authorities to prove
by them the truth Of his statements re
garding appendicitis and the analysis of
brain, also the latest conclusions in re-
gard to the action Of the digestive organs.
These works are:
Human Physiology. by Raymond
Physiological Chemistry, by Simon.
Digestive Glands, by Pawlow.
Hand Book of Appendicitis, by Ochs-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25
Some Suspicious Persons
ENDURED we were ring" certain weekly paper abuse US

So attorney from New York spent more or less time tor
Battle Greek hoping to find impurities IN our ooo OF
After treess spying about he summoned
twenty-five and took their testimony every
single that the foods made of exactly the grain and
ingredients printed the packages the wheat barley and corn
being obtanab thoroughly ceanedte water OF
the pures every part of the factories and machinery kept
scrupu1ousy clean.
That proved disappointing to the Weekly There are
hospitals privateor hotel and restaurant KIT
chens spying unexpected times and by
an enemy paid find dirt or impurities OF some kind
In any ordinary factory he would find something to
magnify and make noise about
But he utterly with the Postum Works and products
Twenty thirty thousand people through the factories annual
w and we never enquire whether they there not 1t
makes difference to
He next discover something about our advertising
that could be criticized.
An analysis methods and distorted statements OF the
"eev" may readers take up the items one
for inspection We Will cham up the
harsh words reference in this article to the bt
Growth and methods of Weekly but coudne the dis
cussion the questions now at issue
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25
Some T acts

Battle Greek, Michigan, December So lSl"
We the undersigned certify that never to our knoeoee M
testimonial letter printed by the Postum CereaA
which did not have behind genuine letter sgneo' anu o
to be an honest statement.
To the best of our knowledge and belief the Company mas "
ceve upwards of fifty ooo genuine testimonial le
This company has never knowingly made nor pelli ~
unruthu statement regarding its products or its etnoos
M K HOWE Treasurer. with Company about "a years.
L. LAMSON Inspector of Advts with Company about ga y
F. GRANDIN Advertising Manager with Company about - years.
r sTERRETT M d. Physician in charge OF Scentl1c Dep
cHEsTON SYER Advt Writer with Company about years.
CHARLES W. GREEN Advt Writer with Company about 5yeara'
HARRY E. BURT General Company about - yeArS}
H. HAWK Chairman with Company about years.
W. POST Chairman with from the besnng)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25

Of course every spot light turned on from source
offers splendid talk the merits OF the produc
but Don honor now hiring that Weekly
few may read lately articles attacking US and may
be interested in the following:
Some time ago a disagreement with Weekly Ihey
endorsed our foods by letter change the form OF
advertising, which we objected
The Weekly discontinued inserting advertisements while
thew were negotiating changes they wanted IN the word
ing shape and during this correspondence
our manager gave Advertising Department to
quit advertising altogether in that Weekly
Quite advertising had been left out editorial
attack came replied and the scrap was on
Then came libel suits both Sides and harsh words.
Generally tiresome the public
That weekly" has many prominent and repu-
manufacturers.
Our Company prominent enough tor sensational
writer to after little spot to ctcise then dlstor
twist and present public under scare heads.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25

$5O0OOOO0 asked damages and the right
After legal battle blows the facts will stand
clearly forgotten that Postum Grape Nuts and Post IOas
good honest service to humanity for the test
truthful and the conducted the highest plane
of commercial integrity
There's q Reason
Postu Cereal Co.. Ltd, Battle Creek, Mich
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25

attacked and have since defended
ourselves by placing before that juThe Public
good less comforting and then you know
you right.
appeal has been taken to the higher courts We
have bonded American Tribunals
against the weekly have not yet been tried They are tor libel
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25

We believed that our statement that
Erape-Nuts will supply elements to nour-
ish the brain and nerve centers IS true
and bring authorities to support the fact.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25

Before the passage of the Pure Food
Law the packages stated that Grape-Nuts
food was made of wheat and barley.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25

We did not esteem the small amount
of salt and yeast as of value enough to
speak of, but after the new Law came
I'm we became as technical as the OH
Gals at Washington and added the words
Yeast and salt" although we have
no recollection of being asked to.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25

Some state chemists believed this a
gross exaggeration and inasmuch as the
Food Dept. at Washington could easily
harass grocers. pending a trial on the
DISPUTED question. we concluded that
much the better way would be to elm
mate from our packages such claims,
however certain we may be that the
claims are true.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25

Since the beginning it has been a univer-
sal rule to print clearly on every package
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
Retire Accused Admiral.

The application Of Rear Admiral
Barry for etirement has been approved
by President Taft, and he has been
transferred to the retired list of the
navy
This action was taken before the
publication Of the allegations that Of
ficers of the flagship West Virginia
contemplated charges against the ad
miral rejecting upon his moral char
acter
Secretary of the Navy Meyer tele-
graphed to the Pacific coast for a full
report on the allegation that the re-
tirement Of Admiral Barry was caused
by the demands for his resignation by
officers of the flagship West Virginia.
The navy department declined to say
to whom the telegram asking for a re-
port had been sent, but it is assumed
that it was directed to Rear Admiral
Thomas, the new commander-in-chief
of the Pacific fleet.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
Wilson Takes Office In Jersey.

Woodrow Wilson is now the gov
ernol of New Jersey. AS salute of
seventeen guns doomed forth he took
the oath in Trenton, which was admin
istered by Chief Justice w. S, Gum
mere, that he will bear true faith and
allegiance to the government estab-
lished in this state under authority of
the people.
The induction of DR.. Wilson into the
Office of chief executive took place in
the Taylor Opera House. Here the
members of the senate and the assem-
bly, met in joint session, presided over
by President of the Senate Ackerman,
and witnessed the impressive inaug-
ural ceremonies. Besides the lawmak-
ers, the exercises were witnessed by
1000 people who crowded the theater
to the doors.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
Solves a Deep Mystery

81 want to thank you from the
bottom of my heart" wrote C. B.
RAIDER, of Lewisburg' w. Va, "for
the wonderful double benefit / got
from Electric Bitters, in curing me
of both severe case of stomach
trouble and of rheumatism, from
which have been an almost helpless
sufferer for ten years. 1t suited my
case as though made just for me. /"
For dyspepsia, Indigestion, jaundice
and to rid the system of kidney
poisons that cause rheumatism, Elec-
tric Bitters has no equal. Try them.
Every bottle is guaranteed to satisfy.
only 60c at Benton N. Weldon 8,
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
GENERAL MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR firm;
winter clear, $3.75@4; city mills, fan.
cy, S5.75@6.10.
RYE FLOUR firm. at s4@415 per
barrel.
WHEAT firm; No. red, new, 971a
@9S15c.
CORN quiet; No. yellow, $40
521@c.
OATS steady; No. 2 white, $50
3S1ac.; lower grades, SIC.
POULTRY: Live firm; hens, 15@
15Ac.; old roosters, 10a a@11c. Dressed
firm; turkeys, choice, 25026c.; choice
fowls, 17c.; old roosters, 12c.
BUTTER steady; extra creamery,
29c. per lb.
EGGS steady; selected, go "a SAC; 4;
nearby, Csc; western, 2Sc.
POTATOES steady; 65@70c bush.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
Mind Blank Six Years

CASTOR Ketcham, fifty-two years of
age, a wealthy real estate operator
of Wassaic, Dutchess county. returned
to Poughkeepsie, N Y. after wander.
ing about the country with his mind
a blank for nearly six weeks
Ketcham dropped out of sight while
visiting relatives in Hoverhill, Mass.
on Dec. 5. 1t was while he was wait.
ing to have a check cashed in a bank
that he was recognized and detained
Ketcham is almost a physical wreck
but his mind seems to be entirely clear
again, and he says he is ready to take
up business where he left off.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
FEEL EVERY CHANGE
OF THE WEATHER
"A Bad Back Is Always Worse
During Wet or Chanseable
Weather.

Is your back like promoter?
Does it foretell every change of
weather?
Does every cold settle on your
kidneys?
Bring aching. thi iobbing pains?
Does it disorder the urine?
The kidneys are calling for help.
Use Doan' Kidney Pills,
Recommended by Smyrna testi-
mony.
John M. Watson Mt. Vernon ST.,
Smyrna, DEL, says: About six
years ago l received an injury and
was not expected to recover. How
ever, l got we'll, but after that was
greatly troubled by my kidneys. Any
cold Icontracted or changeable wealth
er caused my back to ache so severe
ly that could hardly get around.
Since using one box of Doan's Kid
ney Pills, procured at Clifton &
Jones Pharmacy, my kidneys have
been normal. Doan's Kidney Pills
have been of such great benefit to
me that highly recommend them. +"
For sale by all dealers. = Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn ICo., New
York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name-Doan' S
and take no other.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
Short $4,000.

The retiring state Treasurer of North
Dakota, G. Luther Bickford. was ar
rested at Bismarck on a warrant
charging him with the misappropria-
tiOn of a sum said to be i'll the neigh
bOrhood of $4,000. He was held in
$4,000 bail.
A second warrant was issued by At
torney General Miller and accuses
Bickford with the misappropriation OF
$50, 400 of the states funds. This war.
rant was also served on Bickford
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
Suuaws Die to Save Babies.

In order to save the lives of their
babies, two Yankton Indian women,
caught in a storm on the prairie at
night near Roseland, Tripp county,
South Dakota. stripped off their blan-
kets and wrapped the little ones in
them, and then crooned them to sleeD,
while they themselves were frozen to
death
The women, with their husbands,
were driving across the country when
their wagon broke down. The men
went to town for help. When they re
turned with rescue party one of the
women was dead from the cold and
the other died in a short time. Both
Indian babies were unharmed.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
DUO Up $40 In Pennies.

Guided to a field east of the sub
urb OF lrvington. near indianapolis
Ind. by Ben Deery twnty-three years
old. the police dug up $40 in pennies
taken from the state bank Of New
Palestine on Dec. 20, when the hank
was robbed OF $4,000. Deery confessed
the robbery. and Cordia Martin was
arrested with him. The Two young
men had spent all the money except
the cOppers
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
Death Ia Roaring Pire

may not result from the work of
firebugs, but often severe burns are
caused that make a quick need for
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the quickest
surest cure for burns, wounds,
bruises. boils, sores. 1t subdues
Inflammation. 1t kills pain. 1t
so"thes and heals. Drives off skin
eruptions, ulcers or piles. Only
25c at Benton N. Weldon's, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
Old Soldier TOrtu ed

.'For years l suffered unspeakable
torture from Indigestion, constipa-
tion and liver trouble wrote A.
K. Smith, a war veteran at Erie,
Pa, "but DIR. K ng' g'sNew Life Pills
fixed me all right. They're simply
sreat." =" Try them for any stomach,
liver or kidney trouble. Only 25c at
Benton N. Weldon's, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
Saloon Men In Fatal Duel.

Richard Mulcahey and L. L. Hard
age, two rival salOOnkeepers at Mem
phis. Tenn, fought because of the re
cent raiding of their saloons. AS a re
suit Mulcahey is dead and Hardage is
under arrest, G. arged with murder
Each accused the other OF having
tipped" the police.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
She Wants a Husband.

Mrs. X. Eberhart, of Union Hill, N.
J., has written to Mayor Gebhardt, of
Terre Efaute, Ind, asking him to find a
husband for her.
Mrs. Eberhart says she has learned
there are more men in the west than
women. She writes as if she regarded
Terre Haute as far western city.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
eoy of Five Kills crandnother.

After his father had been arrested
in connection with the shooting to
death of his grandmother. a five-year-
old bay at Danville, KY, confessed that
he had shot her accidentally while
pointing an old shotgun at her III fun.
He hid in an outbulldng all eight.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
Flies to Ship and Back to Shore.

Eugent B. Ely accomplished a great
feat of aviation when he flew twelve
miles from shore to the deck of the
cruiser Pennsylvania, anchored in San
Francisco bay, made a perfect landing
on the warship, and after turning
about his machine launched it in the
air again and flew back to the start.
ing point.
The double flight occupied only an
hour and a half. The greater part of
that time was consumed on the cruiser
in preparing for the return flight.
Ely, who is a native son and one of
the Curtiss school of aviators, took
the air from Selfridge field, where the
Thirtieth infantry was encamped tor
the occasion. He got off without a
hitch and sped the distance of twelve
miles across the bay in sixteen min
utes.
Ely's machine broke through the
mist and swept up the bay like an
enormous gull never wavering OF fal
tering for a instant
The air was smoky and the aviator
pick him up until he was a few miles
away. A blast from the Pennsylvania 9
siren. which was taken up by a chorus
OF other whistles. gave the first warn
ing OF the aeroplanes approach. At
brief intervals the sirens shreked.
Then as the aerOplane scared down
toward the deck of the cruiser they all
let go in a mighty tOot
Ely flew through the cruiser squar-
ron very close to the water. He ap-
preached the Pennsylvania from her
bows. swept past her for a few hun
dred yards and then circled back
mounting slowly and settling lightly
on the big platform that covered the
ships after deck and projected far out
over the stern.
Ely landed SO lightly that his bi
plane was hardly shaken. His ma
chine, a Curtiss, was especially pre-
pared for the experiment.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
Bill to Make Bribery a Felony.

Senator Beveridge. of Indiana, has
introduced a bill in congress making
bribery in federal elections a felony
punishable by fine of $1,000 to $1,000
and Imprisonment for from six months
to five years
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
Live Stock Markets.

PITTSBURG (Union Stock Yards)-
CATTLE steady; choice, $6.60@6S5;
prime, $6.40@6.60.
SHEEP firm; prime wethers. $4.40
@4.5O; culls and common, $250@3;
1850.
HOGS higher; prime heavies, $S.15;
mediums, $8.40; heavy Workers. S8. 45
@S;5O; light Workers, $S.55@S.60; pigs.
$S.60GS.65; roughs, $7@7.50.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
Pennsylvania's Governor Sworn In.

PennsyIVania's Governor Sworn In.
Before one of the largest crowds
that ever attended a similar event
John X. Tener, of Charleroi, was sworn
in Monday at Harrisburg as governor
of Pennsylvania, to succeed Edwin s.
Stuart of Philadelphia.
The Inauguration of Lieutenant Gov
ernor John M. Reynolds took place in
the senate chamber after the inaugu-
ration of Governor Tener.
The Inauguration of Governor Tener
took place on large stand erected in
front of the capitol building. On the
stand were Mr.. Tener's family, his
brother and sister, Governor Stuart.
Senators PenrOse and Oliver and many
others high in the councils of the
state
The governor-elect and party was
escorted to the capitol by the Cover
nors Troop, and promptly at noon the
ceremonies began. The invocation was
by Bishop ]. H. Darlington, of the
Episcopal diocese of Harrisburg H..
M. Kephart. chief clerk of the senate,
then read the certificate of election CT
the governor-elect. With these for
malities over, d. Newlin Fell chief JUS
tice of the Pennsylvania supreme
court, stepped forward and, facing Mr..
Tener, administered the oath of Office.
After the applause subsidized Governor
Tener delivered his inaugural ad-
dress.
The inaugural procession, under the
command of Major General c. B
Dougherty, commanding the National
Guard, with Colonel Lewis E. Better
as chief of staff, moved Immediately
after the ceremony in three divisions
The first was the military, followed by
the civic organizations and then fire
men from Harrisburg and York.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-03-10
RADIUM WILL REPLACE COAL
Scientist Declares It is Only Question
of Time Until Energy Prob
lens Are Solved.

New York.-Scientists Will soon
make the problem of conservation of
the worlds coal a dead issue, accord
ing to DR. A. A Bucherer, a professor
OF physics in the University of Bonn,
Germany, who is in this country for a
series of lectures before scientific
bodies. Radium, DR.. Bucherer be-
lieves. will supersede coal as the
source of the worlds energy and heat.
Some men of great imaginative
power" says DR.. Bucherer, have de-
scribed the situation when, deprived
of its sources of heat and energy, the
human race will gradually die cut
from cold. and when on the earth 3
surface conditions will obtain similar
to those on the face OF the moon.
"But in radium scientists have found
an energy which surpasses by more
than million times anything that
can be supplied by the combustion of
any known fuel. The unlocking of
this energy is only question of time.
Scientists all over the world are
devoting their efforts to solve the
problems presented, and one OF these
days they will be successful. There