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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16

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on fine custom coats steady work;
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ny, GGls South Broad street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
BURGLARY REPORTS
 MADE TO POLICE

Burglaries reported to police headquar- ters yesterday were as follows:
 Residence of Harry Rusford 2227 Hum- boldt avenue, entered and & in money taken
 Yielding Bros stable at Eighth alley between Twenty-fourth and Twenty fifth streets, broken into early yesterday morn ing and large quantity of hay and feed taken. Detectives Brown and Crenshaw, who investigated arrested Wesley Steb- bins and John Boyd negroes, and placed them in the city pail on charges of bur glary and grand larceny in connection with the case.
 Morris hotel, reported to the police yester- day morning that someone either picked his pocket of $50 or he lost it. He was not sure which.
 Corinne Thomas, a negro dressmaker, who lives at sO6 Fifteenth street. north, noon that her room had been burglarized and seven rings four of which were stud ded with diamonds. stolen.
 Indian Oil company, Thirty second street and Avenue c, reported "brean' in the tables and load of hay and feed taken.
 Mrs. l.. A. Hill, 519 North Twenty first street. reported rooms visited by thieves and two gold Elgin watches stolen.
 P. Y. Whitman of the Hillman Taxicab company reported one auto tire stolen.
 Sulsberger & Sons Twenty third street and Morris avenue, reported a quantity of lard and hams stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
THINKS TRAVELLING MEN'SPAGE SHOULD
 BE ENCOURAGED
Gewinner in Letter to the Editor Says Salesmen Se- cure Orders More
 Easily
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 to your paper boosting Birmingham as a jobbing center should certainly be ap- preciated by the Birmingham jobbers.
 Tn many of the southern cities the papers are running page similar to this, and the writer who has recently come from one of these cities, fully appreciates the value of this page. We feel that every jobber in Birmingham should be more than glad to give this page their support. It helps the salesman also by bringing him closer to his customers, and in that way puts him in better posi- ton to secure orders, as he has already been introduced, We think that the job bers of the city of Birmingham should feel that they are deeply indebted to your paper for bringing out a page of this kind. and 1t will eventually help us. Other cities are waking up to this proposition, and we think all of our jobbers should feel as we do, and be anxious to assist you and to furnish you with any informa- ton that would be of interest to the com mercial men generally.
 We hereby offer our assistance, and are anxious to cooperate with you and do everything in our power that would as- sist in creating an interest in Birmingham as a jobbing center.
 We think that each one should come in on this and get their statesmen to furnish reports. Very truly yours,
 TURNER ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO, Fl. J. Gewinner, Manager Auto Accessory
 Department.
 Birmingham. December 5, 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
SPARKS FROM ROAD
 MEN OF THE TURNER ELECTRIC COMPANY

Robert J. Badham, manager of the city tire department, is doing more business during these dull times" than he has for many months. MT Badham Is livewire salesman and has abso- 1ute faith in the article he is selling. His sales for the month of November exceeded those of October by s2O0O and he intends to show up even better for December.
 c. L. Mcbride who travels Mississippi, reports by mail that his sales are in- creasing. He says business men in his territory are getting over the timidity of few months ago and are beginning to see daylight.
 J. A. Shirley, who travels Georgia and Florida, refuses to commite himself as to the condition of business, but at the home office, where his orders are received, 1t appears that business men in his territory never heard of a war in Europe-even in history. His sales are good.
 J. w. Egee, who works the city trade, says his order slips show a constant in- crease and his business in multiplying faster than Australian rabbits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
MORE THAN 75,O00 W|EN|ES HAVE BEEN
 SOLD IN 4 WEEKS
Only Thing Lacking Is So- cial Event Featuring the Wienier Sandwich-AIl
 Dealers Make Money

That the humble wienie has become A popular food is evidenced by the fact that approximately between 75,00o and s5 900 have been sold in Birmingham since the coming here of the first Coney Island wiener man some four weeks ago. The number of wienie stands has increased wonderfully and all of them appear ta be doing excellent business
 It only remains now for q leader in Birmingham society to introduce the wiener. It has been suggested that a Dutch supper featuring the wiener would be made into an event of the social sea- son. To make it the more effective a genuine dispenser of the dainty could be imported from Twentieth street. A gas stove installed and the wieners served 70 the guests hot as tabasco.
 F. s. Hardin, recently of New York, is the man who brought to Birmingham the Coney Island wiener. He brought with him records for a special brand of chill sauce and other concomitants of the wienie. When he opened his establish nent on Twentieth street he met with immediate success. So great wss his success that others decided they. too
 
 could make much money by going into the business of selling wienie sandwiches If they would make the Coney. Island variety.
 So the Coney Island wiener became fa- nous in Birmingham. and the constantly increasing sales testify that it's fame has not in the least diminished in four weeks. speaking of wienies, in eastern cities there is wienie stand on every corner, something on the order of the roasted chestnut vendors of Birmingham. A man decides he can make a living selling wieEies and purchases a huge basket, with partition in the middle. One side contains rolls and the other holds the wlenies. A small oil stove completes the equipment and portable wienie stand -s ready to operate. And they make money, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06


 Right at this time, MT. Armstrong says, many firms in the north and east have recalled all their salesmen in southern territory, believing that the lack of ready market for the cotton crop has had completely de- moralizing effect on the south Some of these firms appear to believe, he says, that every street iA all south ern cities is piled high with cotton which cannot be sold and that farmers line the curb with extended hand, beg ging for bread.
 However. there are some firms who have taken the trouble to investigate the situation. These firms have every salesman on the road in southern ter ritory. The orders from old customers are not quite so numerous as usual, but the amount of new business that is coming in shows plainly that they are making serious inroads into the sbusi :. ness of their competitors who are timid.
 
 Tn my opinion" said MT. Armstrone. the people who are going to get the business after January 1 are the people who were farsighted enough to keep their statesmen at work despite the re- ported panics from all parts of the country. Manufacturers of various food commodities that are nationally adver- t1sed have recalled some of their sales men in this territory, and salesmen of rival concerns are coming in and build Ing up demand for their article The salesmen from the man who first got foothold in this section have not been to call upon their customers for more than month. Their competitors have been very active and have met with large measure of success, l believe.
 After the first of the year we are going to forget all the talk that has been made regarding business depres- sion. Business never has been bad. Many people have said it was and by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06

tioned, business men would admit that there had been temporary depression due to the lack of cotton market, but everybody told him that that was all past and conditions were beginning to appear brighter
 T was surprised" said Mir. VanCleff ito find conditions here so good. I had been led to believe that every farmer was destitute and that business generally was badly demoralized. I am glad to find that I was misled. In Birmingham, espe- cially, are the conditions good. In Texas conditions are not quite normal, but they were very much better than I expected to find them. I believe that after the first of the year business will be better than we ever saw it. The south will be as prosperous as the rest of the coun- try
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
CHARGE IS CHANGED
A. R. Cannon, Negro, Ordered Held
 for Highway Robbery

A. R. Cannon. negro was ordered held for highway robbery by Recorder Alvin Douglas yesterday morning after a hearing on g charge of disordorly con duct, which was nolle pressed.
 The negro was arrested Friday night on the complaint of another negro who alleged that Cannon and confederate had robbed him on South Twentieth street.. The method of the robbery was that one negro held knife at the vim tim's throat while the other went through his pockets.
 At the time of the arrest the negro was placed in the city jail on charge of disorderly conduct, but m the trial yesterday morning Recorder Douglas in- terpreted the actions of the negro differ ently and instructed Officers Haffey and Langley to swear out a warrant against him charging highway robbery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
STAMP TAX LAW IS OF MUCH INTEREST
 IN DRUG CIRCLES
Druggists Unable to Secure FlavOring Extracts for Cooking Are Not
 Taxable
Fly ELLIS c. HoLLUMs

The stamp tax law. which became oper- ative December l. is of great interest in drug circles now, and the Doster-N North ington Drug company here have received many requests from their customers for a supply of the stamps They have been unable to furnish them, however, not be- ing able to secure them from the in- ternal revenue office. Many retail drug eists and dealers have been very much put out" because the stamps are not to be secured.
 The collector of internal revenue has as- sured druggists that it will not be neces- sary to hold up the sale of taxed articles because the stamps are not ready. It will be necessary, however. that list of all taxable preparations sold be kept and cancelled stamps sent to the internal rev enue department when they can be bought
 There has been a question raised as to whether or not fiavoring extracts for cook ing purposes are taxable under the head Of essences. It is stated by Doster-Nor- thington's that cooking extracts are not taxable under the law and that drug gists may continue to sell such articles without placing upon them a stamp.
 w. A. Davies of the Doster- Northington company says that quite a number of manufacturers have increased their wholesale price on taxable articles to meet the tax paid. Some of the manufac- turers have suggested to wholesalers that they pass the cost on to the retailer, who, in turn, will pass it to the consumer
 However, MT. Davies says many of the more liberal manufacturers are paying the tax and bearing the burden without passing 1t on to the wholesalers who sell their products.
 MT. Sutherlin of the Wharton Drug com pany, Gadsden. was visitor to the Dos ter-Northington store last week
 Dr. George c. Merriam of Kelerman was in Birmingham last week and visited Doster- er-Northington's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06

Tn his bad work and it is an actual fact that he has persuaded many otherwise good citizens to believe that Birmingham has no amusements, that the residential sections of the city are not in a class With those of other cities, and that but TOT Its iron and steel industry the city would cease to exist.
 Birmingham has the same am,Isements . as regards the theatre, that are afforded other cities, it being on the circuit of two of the leading theatrical promoting companies in the United States. Birmine ham has five residential sections. any one or which would compare fayorablv with any city in these United States High land avenue and Norwood sections ex ceed in beauty of arrangement and arch iture any city in this country For pfb- hc spirit there is nothing that can ex- ceed> the genuine Birmingham spiritp and when the citizens of this city get together to do thing it is seldom that they fail in their efforts
 If anyone has the slightest doubt. of the existence of the Birmingham spirit he is referred to J. E. Shelby, P. G. Shook. R. A. Brown. R. W. Ewing, John Spar row, A. A. Adams, Murray Brown, Oscar c. Turner. Harry Jones. H. B. Kennedy, Thornton Estes and hundreds of other business men who have helped and are helping to make Birmingham great Any man who travels out of Birmingham is A living example of the Birmingham spirit All the travelling men are boosters
 Of course. iron and steel have helped make Birmingham, but not without the aid of the unafraid business men could Birmingham have become great.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06

contender. based on an entirely new principle. 1t is new. different for mula, never successfully initiated. It makes corns shrivel and then van ish. Two drops do the work. You don't bundle up your toe any more with sticky tape and plasters that press down on the poor corn---no more flesh eating salves that don't stay put" no more hacking at corns With knives or razors, no more bleed ing or danger of blood poison. No more limping around for days with sore corns, no more corn pains.
 "GlTS-IT" is now the biggest selling corn cure in the world. Use it on any hard or soft corn, wart. callus or bunion. Tonights the night.
 "GETS-IT" is sold by druggists every where. % cents bottle, or sent direct by E. Lawrence & Co, Chicago.
 "GETS-IT" is sold in Birmingham by Co. e stores) BOT First Avenue and Pratt Station, Pratt City. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
BUSINESS MEN ARE
 MORE OPTIMISTIC

There seems to be more optimistic sentiment among business men than for sometime past" said F. w. Blackford of the Donovan Provision company last week. "The feeling seems to be general that prosperity will be here after the first of the year.
 Our business is not at all bad, and be- lieve the orders will show up even better when cold weather begins. It appears now that we will have little cold, at any rate and I expect good business.N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06

repeatedly making such. an assertion have succeeded in making others think so but the situation is such that pros perity is forcing itself and it is bound to be with us after the first of the year. When that time comes, and every mer- chant has overcome his shyness of the past two months, the concerns that kept their statesmen busy in this territory are the people who will secure the bulk of the south's business
 The salesman who formerly sold his article without trouble will be met with the query: Where have you been? I have not seen you for three months When he answers thus: Well, you know business was so bad that my firm had to recall it's salesmen in this territory and l couldn't get around,' the merchant will tell him that his competitor evil dently did not feel the panicky condi- ditions and the order will go to the man who wasn't afraid of business.
 "Of course, I admit that some con- cerns lost little money by keeping their salesmen busy. but they will re cover their money three-fold after the first of the year and they have gained customers who will trade with them regularly"
 H Marunga, proprietor of the Ger man eafe in the Hotel Empire, who overheard the congregation between The Age Herald reporter and MT. Arm strong, added convincing proof of the truth of MT. Armstrong's words
 "I know a salesman for one of the large cereal manufacturing companies who was in Birmingham yesterday said MT. Marunga. He is selling less than his average at this time of the year, but he tells me that he is making friends and is placing his goods in stores that heretofore have not used them. He believes that his concern will recover many times over the money it is spending in keeping salesmen on the road in the south. And he is right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
TURNER COMPANY
 TO GIVE PRIZE TO BEST SALESMAN

Statesmen for the Turner Electric Sup ply company are engaged in a selling contest which will last until January 31, 1915. A valuable prize is offered to the salesman who produces the largest num- Der of new customers. In other words, the man who gets the most orders will not necessarily win the prize. The man who brings in the largest number of customers who have not before bought of the Turner company will be awarded the prize.
 There is much interest among the Fur ner salesmen, and the spirit of friendly rivalry is rife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
VANCLEFF SURPRISED TO
 FIND BUSINESS so GOOD

c. l.. VanCleff of VanCleff Bros. Chi cago, passed through Birmingham last week. He visited several jobbing houses and became acquainted with local sales men and sales managers. MT. VanClem is making a tour of the south for the purpose of observing at first hand con- ditions here. He says that Birmingham and Alabama are prospering more than any other section of the south.
 Mir. VanClef left Texas early in last week. He said conditions in Texas were not quite up to normal However, he said. when he left the Lone Star state and began the journey towards Birming- ham by way of New Orleans he did not hear word from any business man that indicated business had been in any sense depressed. Of course, he said, when ques-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06

.
 Salesmen-not mere ordertakers, as one salesman characterized some so-called salesmen-say business is good. A salesman is man who goes after new business and gets it. The man who secures an order from an- other for product which the latter has not before used has made a sale. After the sale is made it is merely question of getting orders.
 There are hundreds of order-takers who pass through Birmingham every week. when the merchants with whom they nave been dealing refuse to give them an order they become pessimstic and say business is unsound. A real sales man does not do this. If his regular customers have enough of the article he Is selling he goes after new business. And he gets it.
 In the salesmen class there are com paratively few who make. Birmingham weekly. The average would be between 10 and 15 days The number of order takers who visit Birmingham weekly aver ages between 100 and 150. The merchants here are not refusing to buy when their stocks are sufficiently depleted to war rant an order. The order taker, as a rule, has fallen into the habit of taking orders and has lost in a measure the art of selling a man an article he does not want. Therefore. MT. Order-Taker proceeds to join the ranks of the knock CT, the vilest of the vile of Gods crea- lures, and Birmingham is soaked" with much emphasis at every opportunity.
 Even in the city the order-taker gets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
TO ELECT OFFICERS Birmingham Local of Musicians Union Will Hold Annual Meeting Today

Birmingham Musicians union, local 256, A. F. of M, will hold it's annual meeting today and transact considerable business. The various officers will make their re- ports and officers will be elected for the ensuing year.
 The entertainment committee will make partial report on the grand ball to be given on Wednesday, December 16. The entertainments given by the musicians are always well attended, and the com mittee Is looking toward a big attendance on the 18th. as tickets are selling fast. The admission is 50 cents. Tickets can be had from any member of the union
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
Dies From Mosquito Bite

Oxford Eng. November 2O.-(Correspon- dence of the Associated Press. .)-The death of one member of the light in- fantry recruited at Oxford is recorded mosquito bite.'' The victim is Sergeant Godfrey Cross. While still quartered at Oxford. he was -stung on the lip, succumb- ing to the poisoning after a brief illness. The coroner's inquest returned the char acteristic British verdict of death by misadventure."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
URGES WILSON TO
 STOP THE WAR

Chicago, December 5-Red Cross work needed in Europe should be done by the belligerents, declared Miss Jane Addams here today. She addressed meeting of women at which resolutions were adopted urging President Wilson to try to ob- tain an armistice between Germany and the allies.
 Frau Rosika Schwimmer of Hungary and Mrs. Pethick-Lawrence of England made peace addresses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
OUT THREAT
 TO COMMIT SUICIDE
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the room. Mir. Smith informs me that Little was pacing up and down his room, and the pistol was lying on a writing table Little, in a rambling manner, stated that he was going to kill himself and finally Smith left his room in the be- lief that Little was only slightly delirious and was not contemplating suicide. Smith had returned to the hotel lobby but a few minutes when the fatal shot was heard"
 Funeral services over the remains of Little will be conducted this afternoon at o'clock from the family residence, 2620 Thirtieth avenue, north. Interment will follow in Elmwood cemetery. The deceased is survived by his mother and sister, Mrs. F.. P. Harris of North Bir- mngham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
FARMERS DISPOSED
 TO RELEASE COTTON

Cap H. B. Kennedy of the Wimberly & Thomas Hardware company said last week that the farmers in his territory were showing disposition to turn loose their cotton at market prices. Tn fact, said MT. Kennedy, there was more cot ton sold one day this week than pre- viously had been sold in an entire week at one of the towns on his route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
ARMSTRONG SAYS FIRMS THAT KEEP SALESMEN
 AT WORK WILL REAP HARVEST OF CUSTOMERS
Business Good, Say
 TraDeling Men Who
 Make" Birmingham

Increasing evidence that there has nothing wrong with
 business continues to be found daily That business conditions have been somewhat under normal is admitted by the temporary depression due according people who know to the fact that there great lack of confidence the part of the people, Business according travelling men who pass
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
Manufacturers Who Keep Sdlesn1en Here Will Get Business
 -C H. ARMSTRONG
.C. H. ARMSTRONG

c. H. Armstrong of the Gulf Refining company of the real saesmen in the Birmingham district and he has consd
 erably than idea regards selling Mr. Armstrong believes that the firms who going to begin getting the business this section after the first of the the firms who have their saesmen the road the pur of making sales but to keep touch with their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
Corn Comes Off As
 Easy As You Please
..Gets-It, Being Used By Millions.

UetH-Ft BtfHS VStu b! NIIIIOHs
 It is the first time that a real, sure as-fate corn cure has ever been discovered. .GETS-IT' is the new