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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
SOME OF THE SUBJECTS BIRMINGHAM'S TRAVELLING
 MEN ARE DISCUSSING
One Praises Railroad Facilities Another Sees Danger In Parcels Post and Third Says Everyone Is Talking About State Fair-Stll Another Sees Great Future For
 Birmingham As Wholesale Center

tinued MT. Carr, reverting 10 his nor nal line of talk.
 The farmers are finding out that the crops will be great deal better than they first believed while the general outlook Is splendid. I cannot recall any year wherein a President was to be elected that so much prosperity was being enjoyed. We are all feeling fine over the general business situation and at the end of the year, unless something happens. we will have been through the banner one.
 You know I work the territory in the eastern part of this state and points in Georgia. The Atlanta, Bir- mingham and Atlantic railroad has con ferred a great and lasting benefit upon the wholesale trade of Birmingham by opening that section to us. In former years I am told. that a great deal of that trade went to Atlanta. Now with little exception. all that trade comes to Birmingham and in every line The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic is friendly to the people of that sec ton and the people are strong for thai railroad. The line is improving its service and physical condition every month. It will not be great while until that will be one of the best rail road properties in this state from many viewpoints"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
THOUSANDS ENTER
 THE SCHOOLS TODAY
Expected that Practically All Buildings Will Be
 Crowded

Today eIshers in the opening or the Birmingham public schools for the lsi2- 13 session, and some S0c00 school children are expected to be on hand in the many buildings at Q o'clock for the first days work.
 The teachers were present at the build incs on Saturday morning for the purpose of enrolling and classifying new students who enter school this year for the first time in Birmingham. On account of the oongested condition of the Central High school building. new nonresident pupils who are eligible to enter high school will attend the Ensley High school. Pupils who have been in the Birmingham schools and who enter high school this year will attend the first semester at the Paul Hayne school moving to tile Central High school building at the opening of the second semester.
 The last scirvol census shows nearly 5coO children eligible to attend the Bir- minsham schools. Many Improvements have been made during the summer, but it is very probable that the buildings will be congested for the first few weeks at least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
Carr on Parcels Post

John A. Carr of Goodall Brown & Co.,, who is widely known as good natured, slightly bald,'' optimistic drummer" was in the city Saturday. He stood for few puns from Murray Brown, who is an erstwhile boss of the fellows and then discussed sew eral matters of very great importance with reporter. MT. Carr travels the new Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic territory. which has been recently opened up for Birmingham wholesalers. He says that territory Is producing fine; that the Atlanta, Birmingham and Att lantic Is according fine service in that section and is getting the road into good shape. Mir. Carr seems to be well pleased with the general run of things but placed his disapproval upon the proposed parcels post.
 Tt is not good proposition for ths farmer" said MT. Carr. The mail or der business takes away a lot of money from this section, render5 no material aid to the country from which 1t sucks that tribute and fails in every way to come up to the scratch of giving the buyer personal and fair treatment. The parcels post will, I am inclined 10 think. work a serious hardship upon the smaller merchants of this state and all states where it Is in effect and whore 1t Is patronized to any great extent. I believe 1t would be infinitely better if the parcels post legislation had been allowed to die as have a great many other bills in Congress of more good and importance to the farmer. I do not take great deal of stock in these efforts to uplift the farmer and the wage earner by Con gress, for as a rule it is a selfish prop osition instigated by the interest up north and in the east. If we travel ing men representing houses right here at home were to hand out such sery- ice as the mail order houses we would find it a matter of only short time until our number would be pinned on the breast of every merchant in this state or wherever we travel"
 Business Is fine this season." con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
COrncObs for Kindiing

From the Fort Worth Star-Ielegram.
 Scarcity of wood for kindling purposes at some of the big railroad terminals has developed new use for corncobs-a semt- waste product outside of Cass county Mo. where the pipe industry has flour shed for many years. Anyway. 1t Is an- nounced that corn cobs will be used by the Chicago and Alton hereafter for start ing fires in locomotives at terminals with and higher prices of wood has caused the substitution of corncobs as fire kind lers after a soaking process in crude oil \ carload of corncobs will provide kind ling for 7co locomotives In our prairie country where kindling is short, the corn crop good. and crude oil is to be had almost for the asking. it would be no Hardship at all to start the early morn- ing fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
WHITE BURGLAR
 AT BURGIN HOME
Mrs. Wilson Burgin Gives Alarm and Furnishes Good Description
 of the Man

The residence of Wilson Burgin on Pike avenue, near Palmer station, was entered early Sunday morning by burglar. The man had climbed the porch and was en- tering the bedroom when he was seen by Mrs Burgin, who gave the alarm.
 Mir. Burgln seized his pistol and ran to the porch but the man had disappeared in the darkness. Neighbors were aroused and the police authorities notified ard soon a fair sized posse was organized and a thorough search made, but ne made good his escape.
 Mrs. Burgin stated the intruder vas a white man and she was able to give T good description of his appearance. There lave been several attempted barglaries during the past two weeks in this locality tespite the fact that it is well policed Further developments are expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
Questionable Dishes

From the New York Evening Telegram
 Why is 1t some articles of food are not considered in good form? Many of the most delectable connections imaginable are suffering from neglect when they might be in high favor i'm the best homes.
 Whats the matter with chop suey? Is spaghetti social outcast? Must one seek 2 barroom if he would get a tcothsone pretzel? Has any one proved anything dsgracefu against q steaming bowl of chli con carne? Certainly not. We'll then, why is a peaceable citizen com pelled to frequent all-nght cafes to o5- tain food that should be in every home? None of the mentioned foods are as difficult to make friends with as the pam pered olive. No one ever liked olives at first This nation is in sore need of a Bohemian cooking school Who will pro- mote 1t?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
Burglars at Wholesale Grocery

The. timely appearance of Patroiinan Dan Maloney early yesterday morning at the corner of First avenue and Twenty- third street probably saved the firm of Collins & Co, wholesale sroeers, from becoming the victim of burglars. Officer Maloney had stepped up from s<sond al ley on Twenty-third street, when he saw three men standing in front of Collons place at the corner and one of these men was using glass cutter on the win dow. The patrolman attempted to slip up on them, but they were watching and ran down the eetand escaped. The of ficer fired one shot but missed No dam age was done save broken window. as the officers, appearance stopped them from entering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
HEALTH CAR WILL bE IN CITY TODAY Dr. Bowling Will Deliver H. lustrated Lecture To-
 night

The s'health exhibit car" of Dr. Oscar Bowling, Louisiana state health officer, is scheduled to arrive in Birmingham at ( o'clock this morning.
 The car will be placed on either the Southern or A. c. s. tracks at the Twen- tieth street crossing, and will be open for inspection by the public from 10 o'clock this morning until 10 o'clock to- morrow morning pr. Bowling will deliver an illustrated lecture tonight at o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce to which the public is invited. pr. Bowling comes here under the auspices of the Jefferson County Medical society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
ATTHE HOTELS

E. A. Weary of Atlanta, E. M. owens of Louisville and c. L. Paul of Beaufort Is. C., are registered at the Metropolitan. F. J. Sellers of Montgomery, W. Huff of Macon and J. F. Beattie of Johns. Ala, are among the arrivals at the Morris. |. c. c. Crocker of Eutaw, T. B. Bean of Atlanta and J. c. Marks of Louisville are stopping at the Florence. c. II. Valentine of Montgomery, A.
 Davidson of Atlanta and F. 0. Watson of
 Nashville are registered at the Hillman.
 L. D. Gray of Talladega, c. M. Jones of
 Rome, Ga.. and M l.. Striplin of Talla- dega are among the arrivals at the Eni- lfire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
King on Birmingham's Chance

Robert N. King of Goodall- Brown & Co. is one of the best known travelling men that come to Birmingham. He has been with several firms the last one being Goodall-Brown of this city with which no has heen associated now for several years. MT. King works in Ala hane and joints in Mississippi and Is widely known to all the merchants of that territory.
 Birmingham Is growing steadily as a distributing wholesale center." said MT. King yesterday. "The mercantile interests are relying upon Birmingham to handle the best lines needed and as the wholesalers here came up to that standard and expectation invariably, the merchants are turning great stream of trade into Birmingham. As time passes and this city becomes bet ter known as a distributing point the situation will improve further.
 There is a great opportunity here for Birmingham to become the whole sale cenetr of this section.
 q find the business situation very fiattering. The merchants are buying heavily in anticipation of a great trade this fall. Large stocks are being placed Business this year has been very much better than in some time past"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
To Protect Sheep From Wolves

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 A device to protect sheep from fthe inroads of wolves. coyotes and other an- imals has been invented by E. C. Wia- chester Of Thermopolis. Wyo. The ma- chine consists of an automatic gun which will shoot blank cartridges every 80. so or GO minutes. as arranged. while bull s eye lantern Is so adjusted as to revolve and Hash it's light in every direction IL makes more than one revolution a mir ute, operating by means of a coiled spring and cogwheels. a sort of clock work, if fact The mechanism Is inclosed In storm and dust proof metal case and mounted on four adjustable legs. It has a weight ~f 25 pounds, so that it can be carried with the sheepman's outfit with no difficulty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
Murray Browns Views

q am not travelling man." said Murray Browns of Goodall-Brown & Co., but for many years l sold goods all over this section when any could be sold. I know the feeling of the average travelling man upon those cour- tesies that are shown them from time to time. I therefore feel very safe Of my position in predicting that the travelling men of Birmingham will ap- preciate fully The Age Herald's col umn of talks with them every Monday. I hope the travelling men interested will lay their complaints. boosts and whatever they wish to tai kabout pub licly, with the column devoted to them every Monday by the Age-Herald."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
IN THE COURTS

This is non-jury week in the criminal court, and both divisions will be occupied with the disposition of the misdemeanor dockets Many cases have been set and a busy week is expected.
 It is probable that Judge Frank Cahalan will resume his seat on the bench this morning.
 The bar dockets of the circuit court will be received from the printer today and will be ready for distribution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
HOTEL IS RAIDED
Captain Eagan Says thes Place Has
 Been Giving Much Trouble

Capt. Martin Eagan's blind tiger and gambling squad yesterday carried out a raid that has closed for a time The Stag, on Twenty-first street. near Second ave nue. City Detectives Moore. McGill. Gar ner and Christian, and Captain Eagan tity of liquor and beer.
 "The Stag has for the past months been the source of much complaint on the part of citizens." stated Captain Eagan yes. terday. land it is with a good deal oi relief that we jailed six offenders"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
Take U, New Bend Issue Today

The board of revenue will again take up the matter of selling the sioo,09o worth of county bonds for the purpose of enlarg- ing the Hillman hospital The question will come before the board this morning at 10 o'clock. and the matter of read vertislng for bids will be taken up. It is understood that change will be made in the terms of sale with the expectation of receiving better bids.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
Worth T'ryinr

From the Chcago Record-Herald.
 What are you thinking of she asked. 'I was just thinking of the wonderful change a mans countenance undergoes when ne lets his beard grow"
 ''Oh, yes. I've often thought of that. Why don't you quit shavng?' I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
Many Reasons

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Shev<"Why do they call this hotel the Palms? There isn't a tree fin sight,
 He--"Wait until you see the help in ac- uon.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
Puzzled Over Wounds

Although those implicated in the affair. and those who were witnesses nave all made statement to the authorities, and although every one has corrssponded with that of Miss Icie Thomas, tn na4sr sister, the authorities are still deeply el- grossed in ferreting further Into the mat ter. What has perplexed the coroner and the police both is that though the wii- nesses say that Thomas was shot while advancing on Hale, all of the shots en- tered from bebind and alsos the stab wound in the shoulder Although every body was closely questioned, no informa- ton could be gained that would explain how Thomas received the ugly stab. No knife was found, and no enc could re- member having seen one in the lands of the men who were fighting. Despite th,s assertion on the part of witnesses how ever, Carl Lowe, who had fought with the dead man in his sisters room, was severely cut in several places on his body. At the station Lowe couif~ not explain how he came by these.
 The apartments where Thongs was shot to death gre located upstairs oyer Nos, l12 and IA. q t~o-story brick building on Twenty fourth street The rooms are rented by ". C. Hale the father If Homer Hale. who is charged with tie murder of Thomas. Hale. his son and wife lived at the rooms, while Thomas had been there only for a monta with his wife and sister He had come to Birmins- ham from Morris. Ala, his home, 10 20 to work for N C. Hale.
 The deceased is survived by his mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas. 10th of Morris, Ala. and tiliec brothers. Sias Johnnie and Winf. all of sayre Mines. Ala. The remains are being held pending the coroners $ inquest sodsy. After that they will probably be sent to Morris for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16

The parcels post to be inugurated January l, the railroad facilities to and from Birmingham, the crop situ- ation. the forthcoming state fair and various other topics of interest are discussed this morning by well known traveling salesmen who make" Bir- mingham for their weekend rest. The travellers well yersed upon all current topics see some danger in the parcels post They find little political talk going the rounds and find that Bir- mingham is well taken care of in the matter of, railroad facilities.
 Savage on Railroad Facilities
 "The railroads entering Birming- ham have been rather kind to this city when It comes to convenient schedules" said W. r. Savage of the Roden Grocery company, Tn leaving Birmingham usually Monday mornins travelling men of this city are enabled to get into their territory without any trouble whatever. They make one place and here comes another train that gathers them up and on we go to other places. l find that ordinarily
 the travelling men of this section can get over their territory with less tron
 ble than the representatives from other centers in the south.
 "The railroads are uniformity good to the travellers. We have many good friends among the trainmen.. They treat us with marked consideration on all occasions. The equipment is good and we are seldom in an i'll humor from having to ride around in dirty day coach. Taking the general situation by and large the railroads are more than upon an average in this respect. "The crops, I find. are better than first believed. The farmers are dig gng Into the center of the fields now and have found, much to their surprise that fine yield will result The price outlook seems to suit them and they are accordingly of a happy frame oi mind about this time The optimism oi the farmer has caused the retail mer- chants in the various smaller places to lay in fine stocks of goods. They anticipate a great winter trade and are preparing for it accordingly.
 The travelling men from Birming- ham, I take it, are given decided pref erence over some other sections or account of the superiority of their line' and the fact that shipments from here are much more convenient than 1T
 many other places"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-16
Coroner Brasher's Statement

Coroner Brasher. who had been notified by the police after finding the body, al- lowed the remains to be removed to Llge Loys parlors before holding an inquest He later investigated the apartments where the shooting occurred. In spea..- ing to a reporter last night lie made t,e following statement: "I find that the dead man had been shot four times, and that all of the bullets entered from behind. Besides this there was a deep stab wound on the shoulder, and it was from the back. In Investigating the hall Tn which the man was shot I found three bullet holes in the wall and there was a pool of blood on the threshold of the door of Homer Hale's room. I will hold an in- quest over the remains tomorrow norn- ing at 9. o'clock at my office"
 Immediately following the shooting and the arrest of the two young men, w. C. Hale, Homer Hale's father, Who vas away from the city at that time, was notified and arrived here yesterday at noon. IT, speaking of the matter yesterday evening he said: 'I believe that Home- was justi- fled in what he did. that he did It in self defense. and l am not worried over the matter. I believe that he will De cleared soon. Thomas had always mistreated ny daughter, his wife, and Homer may have been angry over this"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-17
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-17
UNA GANGA

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para sala. compuesio ~ doee Hlias
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para comedor; m guarda comidaa 81
'hinero, un tinaiero con 80 pirlra. a.
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para el servicio del comedor.
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-17

dente general de las comiSiou,- del
Banquete, nuestr0 querido compancro
Don Jose Maria Lomba, quicn fla ca
IurOsamente felicitado pOr su acerada
gesti6n; tambi6n dcbe ser cucouiada
la acertadisima organization que slpo
dar a su cometido, mestro bucu amigo
Don Ricardo Casal. el iucansable q!
negotiable
Y eS de justicia deer que cl scrvi-
clio del Hotel lnglaterra . fue irrepro-
chable; lujosa presentation Y sucu'cnta
comida; todo hien atendidO con yer
daderO hugo de personal y dc servi,io
y gente muy id6nea El senor Agudo
ell reputadO maestro senOr Pedro La.
ma, Pepe Flores, Agapito Garcia, os
personal sus 6rdenes, merecen tcdo
g6nero de elogios. A los parabienes re
cibidos inanse los nuestros
FL segundO Banquete de la 'San
Juan Stock and Produce Exchange. +"
ha sido en- conJuntO y EN- detalles un
verdadero, un extraOrdinario 6sito
para la pOderosa mstituci6n que re-
presenta tan altos y valiOsos inte.
reses en- Puerto Rico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-17
FL Cine Tres Banderas

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de las principales casas americanas.
que son magnifieas y que han de agra
dar mucho al p6blieo
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niioS.