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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
COOPERATING FORCES

Farmers Bankers Merchants, Manufacturers Chambers of Commerce in all parts of the state Rail roads and Telephone Companies, all Newspapers of the State, Alabama Polytechnic Institute State De- pertinent of Education, State Commissioner of Agri- culture, Farmers Union and Bankers Association, U $. Farm Demonstrators, Federation of Womens Clubs County and City Superintendents of Schools.
 Assisted By Agricultural Extension Department of the Interna- tional Harvester Company, P G. Holden, Director, and Staff of Fifteen Practical Farming Men,
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in condemnation of the jitney as bust ness proposition, nor in defense of any street railway corporation. but are sub
 mitted for the purpose of creating thought upon a new subject that has many aspects, some of which are O
 more than passing import.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21

As 1t has been estimated that over $l0, GOO are now being annually taken by jit- neys from the trolley lines of the coun- try. we can expect, ere long, something to happen that will give more light on this subject.
 The foregoing comments are not made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21

These figures represent an annual out lay of over 800 per car on the present number operated, which Is 136 1S-hour cars daily. Their books show operating expenses of over $8O0O per car. making $11.00 per car operated. which must be paid to the citizens of Birmingham be- fore stock or bondholders can receive one penny of dvidends. m
 Az common carrier, the gasoline pro- pelled vehicle has, beyond doubt, it's proper place in the field of commerce and trade, and if 1t can assume its fair share of the burdens of citizenship, so well and good, for the trolley must meet competition in business or get out. But at the present time. the jitney is some what of novel expediency, the institu- ton of peculiar circumstance. in com bination with conditions most unusual and dlstracting. The more we consider this new means of transportation in It's relation to the property owner's inter- est. the more 1t seems likely to demand an expression in due season from the real estate agents who are, to a great extent. charged with the lesponsihil'ty of keeping in touch with all matters that affect the intefests of the oWn6rp o1 real estate, either central or subpfean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
COLDS
 CONSTIPATION HEADACHES .
Keep your Feet warm, Head cool, Bowels open" and take Foley's
 Honey and Tar Compound.

6neezing, chilliness. fullness in tho head, sore throat, hoarscness, coughing and head nche call for tho use of FoLEYs HoNEr AND TAR COMPOUND.
 Remember that neglect of common cold only too often develops bronchitis, pneumonia pleurisy and even tuberculosis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
EXTENT OF CAMPAIGN

GAIENI OT Ozzl0I HUN
 Number of Counties Entirely Covered. 46 Number of Counties Partly Covered Number of Meetings Held ................ l,300 Number of People at Meetings ...........1 130,00O Number of Miles Travelled on Railroads .115,OO0 Number of Miles Travelled on Country Roads 30,000 Campaign Began Feb. 3 and Lasted Until March 13. The campaign was conducted out of three main cen tral points Birmingham for the northern part of eastern counties and Mobile for the counties in the southwestern part of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21

point forced the necessity of Investigating reports and records in order to further discuss the subject. The following data has, therefore, been obtained from the records of our local street car company:
 During the year just ended the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company claims to have paid:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21

Map Showing Territory Covered in Great Alabama Crops Diversified ton Campaign. Each Dot Repre- sents a Meeting Place. The Arrows
 Show Routes Taken From County to County by the Campaign Crews.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
PART OF PREPAREDNESS.
Several States Urge Upon Congress
Need For Military Highways.

That military preparedness for de
Tense includes extensive road con
struction, viewed from the standpoint
Of the country as a whole, il made ap
parent in sentiment which comes from
the Atlantic sclcoaEt. the Pacific slope
and even In, gun of Mexico.
Recently the Alabama legislature
unanimously passed a joint resolution
prepared by John Craft of the state
highway department and assented to
by Governor Henderson. which calls
upon the president and congress of the
United States 'to take such steps as i'll
their wisdom appear to be most eXpe.
dent to bring about at the earliest pos.
sible moment the construction of a ma.
tional system of good roads" 1t is set
forth In the preamble that "a great war
now being waged in Europe demon
strates that a national system of good
roads is essential to the successful pro
lection Of country in the event OF
war;
At the recent pan-American roads
congress in Oakland, Cal. among the
resolutions adopted was one in which
the congress recommended "t0 the con.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
Wants Her BeQuest.

A queer letter, dated at Barre, was
received by City Clerk Grandy OF Bur-
lingtOn recently. It's meaning is a
mystery to the clerk and to the chief Of
police to whom it was shown 1t was
as follows: Dear Sir: lived in Bur.
lington eight years ago with my mother,
Mrs Doris Blai., though was brought
up by an uncle. Oscar Crosby in Brad
ford. While there "cop" came at the
house and notified me | had money left
me. went by the name of Addie Cros-
by or Addie Rowell. Now could you
tell me where and how to get it, They
said it was someone who died and willed
me the money, could not say for sure
if it was $3.50 or $3.50. Please let me
know when you can about it. Why
did not 40 anything about it before
was because had no one to go ahead
for me. Inclosed will find two. cent
stamp and if more letme know Yours
in haste, Mrs Frank Dubie, Barre, VT. ,
r. f. D. ~
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
Woman Charged with Forsery.

Mrs. Martha Laporte was arrested in
Burlington Thursday on a charge of
forgery by detective who registered
as G. R. Fras or at the New Sherwood.
The woman passed much time between
Burlington and Plattsburg.
A check was drawn by Ms. Arthur
Mullen, of New Canaan, Conn.,, for 1926
on the National Bank of New London,
Conn.,, and was mailed to Miss Martha
Laporte at Plattsburg. Mrs. Laporte,
according to the charge, went to the
office and obtained the letter which con-
tanned the certified check. LaterS she
endorsed and cashed it at the bank in
New London, Conn, on which it was
drawn. M. Fraser, who represents
one of the larger detective agencies,
was able to trace her from Plattsburg
co Burlington and she was locked up at
the county Jail. She will probably be
taken to New London to day.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31

GOOD ROAD IS PART OF MILITARY PRE-
PAREDNESs.
greSs of the United States the advisa.
bility of investigating the necessity OF
building hard surface highway along
the Pacific ocean side from Mexico tC
British Columbia and other national
highways to be used as military and
commercial highways"
Earlier in the year, at meeting OF
the Maine Automobile association the
chairman of the state highway COM
mission Contended that the first fed
eral money spent in that state should
be in connection with a system Of
roads paralleling the coast, to serve
particularly in case of military necCs
sity. At q meeting of the executive
board of the American Automobile as
ISOLATION, with President John y. VIII
son presiding, resolution was passed,
at the suggestion of Chairman Diehl Of
its national good roads board. THAT The
A. \. a. respectfully asks congress. in
its consideration of federal aid III good
hNdNo W INT StN CL al SlSllCS, " DSuI III
mind that highways constructed ia
seacoast and border states should pos
sesS a relationship to the military pre-
paredness of the country which is de-
handing such widespread attention"
The state and local clubs of the
American Automobile association are
calling to the attention Of their repre-
sentatives in congress this action OF
the national automobile body and alss
asking that bill shall be passed pro-
viding for an annual federal appropria-
ton, divided among the several states
on the basis of area. population ami
road MILEAGE, to be supplemented by
like amount of money from the states
and the fetal to be expended on post
md military roads, selected through
the cooperation oG the respective state
highway departments.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
Amt" ana "Hain't "

The Columbia State has the cour-
age to attempt the defense of the
familiar and reprobated abbrevia-
zion, amt" By citing Charles
Lamb, Fielding, Bulwer Lytton,
Fancy Burney and others, it finds
good English usage for the term in
the form of amt" or ant" The
trouble does not come so much with
the word itself, but with its misuse
as an abbreviation of am not"
Il amt going" sounds badly, but
as a more or less corrupted
form of amt" euphonized, it
might be tolerated. 1t is when we
say, Il amt got it, and they ant
coming" that the term becomes be-
yond all question intoIerabIe.
In Vermont, we sometimes offend
even further and say, They amt
40 more sugar" meaning there is
no more sugar" But when we say,
| hain'J any reason to doubt his
word" we are perhaps within the
law, because we mean, | have not
any reason, etc.
Perhaps the prize corruption ap-
pears IL the not unheard-of thy
hain't no more sugar, rowheres, "
practically every term Of which is
incorrect or misapplied.
The only safe way seems to be to
join the Anti-Aipt society, which
not unreasonably asks us to say am
not" haven't" and doesn't" the
latter of course unquestionable as
against don't" used in the third
person singular - Rutland Herald.
We hain't got no comments no.
how to make on the above. 1t amt
or amt in our line. Seeing how we
amt got no grammar, don't know
where is one, and hain't got no
right knowledge sense of am is, |"
ain ts," and ANTS" as done used
in speech, we just won't try to
butt in on what can't or dosen't
concern US little bit noways IN the
least
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
Ine Worthless Dog.

An inOffensive pedoler of hulled
corn was set upon by a vigorous
bulldog in Barre the other day, and
before he could protect himself,
was severely bitten through the
eyehd and elsewhere in delicate
part of the face.
The news story states that this
peddIer was endeavoring to deliver
his product to a customer when he
found his way barred by this savage
brute, entirely unrestrained by its
owner, and despite his efforts to
placate the animal, was attacked
and injured as described.
The dog should have been shot
without question by the police
whether the alleged owner, Mr..
Calite Slmoneau, was willing or not.
Furthermore every savage dog that
attacks human being should be
shot without argument just the
same as the providing wildcat or
predatory panther.
10 fact, The Herald would go still
further and give any person the
right to shoot, without argument or
question any unattended and un-
restrained dog found or his premis-
es.
The laws of Vermont in respect to
dogs make a superior animal of the
canine and an inferior animal of
man. Let a dog destroy a Yer
monter's flock of sheep and the law
protects the dog, not the sheep.
Let dog attack human being, as
in this Barre case, and the police
ask the owners permission to kill a
dangerous and worthless animal.
there is altogether too much SYM
pathy Tor mans faithful friend,
the tog," and too little consider
G on for IN diG eff in tie state
q Vermont.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
Death of Joseph A. DeSoer.

Joseph A. DeBoer, president of the
National,Life Insurance company, died
at his home in Montpelier Christmas
m,rni1g after years Illness Nth can
Ger Of the throat. Mr.. DeBoer was
born IN Wall'um Province Of Groningen.
-o!and, jane ID, 1861, the son OF john
Arent and Acje Peter Kuip DeBoer.
he vas educated in the elementary
'sohaels at Warfum, in grammar and
high schools in Albany, N. Y, and graz
uat d with the class of 1884 at Dart.
mouth college from which institution he
received the degree of A. b. lie re-
eeived the honorary degrees of A. M.
in 1887 and Sc. d. in 1909 from his alma
mater. Mr.. DeBoer was the master of
the Holderness school for boys at Hold.
erness, N. H., principal of the Montpe
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
Prouty:: Republican.

The Rutland Herald says, editori-
ally
The Morrisville Messenger takes
up the challenge of out-of- the-state
papers, which have linked Vermont
and Utah as the only republican
states in 1912, and dominates
Charles A. Prouty for president.
But lid Mr.. Prouty vote for Taft in
1912?
What different does it make
whether he voted for Taft or did
not vote at ALL?
If he has the qualifications for
the Office and is the most available
mao, a. many think he is, should
not that be the supreme test?
If the republican party leaders
want 10 win next year, it behooves
them to pick the right man, the
best man, ard also a man who is
not Objectionable to the four mil,
lion Of citizens who voted for Theo-
dore Roosevelt in 1912.
He must also be a man accept
able to the great mass of voters who
followed a forlorn hope and stood by
their party coors although they
knew some one had blundered."
Does not Charles A. Prouty meet
all these requirements
If so, is his availability to be
measured by his vote?
He has invariably said that h.
was republican.
He refused to come across and
declare himself progressive.
All citizens, who believe in rea-
sonabIe protection to American in
dustry, to the American farmer and
the American working man, should
unite and nominate the best man
the most available man, the one
with the tewest enemies bat the
man who stands for the great essen
tials Of progressive republicanship.
If they do they can elect him.
Is Charles A. Prouty that man?
We think So Morrisville Mes
senger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
FRIDAY. DECEMBER "a, 1915.
We fail to see how any question

We fail to see how any question
can be raised as to Charles A.
Prouty not bring a dyed-in-the-wool
republican. even though he may not
have voted for Taft in 1912. Many
a good democrat did not vote for
Wilson, and would not were he
candidate for a second term. This
would not cast smirch upon their
democratic principals, however, or
change their politics in the least.
1t would simply prove that Wilson
was not a man to their liking as
Taft might not have been to the lik-
ing of Prouty. Or did the Vermont
voters put him down in 1914 be-
cause he was not staunch repubh-
can, or lacked in ability as regarded
his opponent. He proclaimed him
self a republican from the start,
and as such was placed on the indie
pendent ticket; not through him
self, but through a host of friends,
from all parties, who were q little
fC0O blind as to the results. To be
sure he met with defeat, but it was
publican in office
o.r.,' ....:..a,.;N was on a par with
IAN. Mr. T Juty is not a dead
i5s~t' ~ ATTY means. Or is he
so looked upon by Vermonters in
general. Under the right conditions
itis quite evident the people of Ver-
mont would respond to his candi-
dacy with hardly a dissenting vote.
They certainly would today as can
didate for senator were it known
that Senator Dillingham; was to re-
tire. Considering his nomination
for any office however vapory or
sincere should rot alter the fact
that he is a true republican, even
though he run for office on an it,
dependent ticket, and may have
voted against Taft in 1912
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31

account of their being the only Taft
states in 1912, the contt mporary
suggested Charles A. Prouty, who
presumably was not Taft man, as
the logical candidate With all due
respect for and appreciation of Mr..
Prouty, he could hardly he consider
ed in such a relationship, even upon
d more or less fanciful presumption.
The Herald has no intention of
attempting to set up a standard of
republicanism. That was establish
ed long before the Messenger itself.
Neither is it possible for any news
paper to undertake TO define the
terms" under which the four
million" Roosevelt adherents may
come back" The fact is that they
have already returned.
Seriously and with all due re-
spect to them, the four million will
have just as much voice in shaping
republican policies and naming re-
publican Candidates as any other
four million, but no more.
The Messenger is raising an issue
which does not exist. Mr.. Prouty,
Mr.. Roosevelt, Mr.. Perkins and Mr..
Medill Mccormick are just as wei
come to the republican fold as Mr..
L. P. Thayer, but the plans of the
committee and the great body of
republicans will not be altered to
suit them. The search for an ideal
candidate may go far, but in the
end a standard will be set and a
leader chosen who will represent
traditional and majority republican,
ism.
BY that standard all republicans
will abide and TO" that candidate
the votes and energies of all be-
LEVERS therein will be solicited.
But we do not believe the candidate
will be Mr.. Prouty. Rutland Her
ala
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31

tional Life Insurance Company, secre.
tary of the company. second vice pres
d-nt. vice president and president of IN.
e'mpany
Mr. DeBoer was an extensive writ,
on subjects relating to life underwriting
and To various historic features OF tn
business. H. had be en- president If the
Montpelier BOARD Of trade. II polite,
ne was republican H. had served rs
delegate to the county and state cunven
tons and in 1900 repreSe nted Montp.
Her III the house of repre- sentatives. In
l9O8 he Wa a m"mber of the senal
from Washington county. He was
chairma Of the republican state con,
vention in 1901 He was chairman O,
the commission on tue state permanent
school fund IN 1894 and member of the
Commission at the time of his death
He was 32d degree Mason, a chorte
member of the Actuarial Society
America, member Of Kappa Kappa Kap
pa ard Phi Bela Kappa at Dartmouth,
the Vermont Historical society and var.
lous city and national cubs and orga.
nizatinnc
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
$1,000 Fire at st. Johnsbury

A fire which practically gutted three
of the four floors of the Fairbanks Inn
at st. Johnsbury S Inday made 50 men,
employees of the Fairbanks Scale com
pany, homeless for time. Practically
all of the contents of the building was
destroyed. The los, p rtia!y covered
by insurance, is estimated at between
81, 600 and $1,000
The flames were discovered about $3.50
O'Clock on the fourth floor near the roat
and are thought to have originated neal
a CT imney. The third and fourth floor
were almost entirely destroyed ard the
loss TO the entire building by water Wi
be heavy.
The furnishings were owned JOINTLY
by the Fairbanks company and the man
ager of the Inn, Joseph Brigham. The
structure, which was a wooden affair.
was butt number Of years ago bu
four years ago was remodeled as a
boarding place for employees Of the scale
factory. Il was owned By the company.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
Persisted In Fire.

Seven horses persisted in fire at St.
Adams Sunday which destroyed the
horse and COW barn of William Pelkey
on the Newton road. The loss will be
above $1,000 and there is some insurance.
Besides the horses, large quantity of
hay, 300 bushels of grain, harnesses and
her aatices were burned. A tool shea
and hog house adjoining the farm were
desire yed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
Missing Girl Found.

Hazel Taylor, TIE l9-year-old Quincy,
Mass, girl whose disappearance from
her home nearly two weeks ago has
been the source Of much apprehension,
was found Friday at Fort Ethan Allen
where she was employed as a domestic
in the family of Capt J. A. Baer- She
will make no explanation Of why she
left home and refused to go back with
her father, James Taylor, who went to
Burlington after her. Mr.. Taylor re-
turned 10 Quincy without his daughter.
He said the only reason he knew of
why the girl left home was that some of
her relatives have urged her to return
to work at the place of her forner en-
pIoy ment-a cigar store at Quincy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
Unique Curiosity.

William Premier, manager of the
Burgess farm in Pownal, thinks he can
boast of unique curiosity for the month
of December. The day following the
great storm of last week on going into
his corn crib he heard some faint peeps
from under the floor. Going outside
and looking under the buildings he
found hen setting on II newly hatch
ed chicks. The hen had paid no atten-
ton to the storm which ragged around
her and mad nice family to show for
her grit.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
VERMONT EXCHANGES
What is a Republican ?

The estimable Morrisville Messen-
ger takes exceptions to The Herald's
query as to whether Charles "A.
Prouty voted for Taft in 1912, calls
it a false standard Of republicanism
and asserts that the republican
nominee for President must DE &C.
,ceptable to "the four million citi-
zens who voted for Theodore Rose
welt in 1912"
This is all very well for q fine bit
of rhetoric, but that was not the
issue involved,
Arising from several semi-humor-
aous references TO the fact that Yer
mont and Utah we're entitled to re-
publican presidential candidates on
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
THE eRAvELED HIGHWAY.

@ The graveled highway is rap
Q idly making friends. In the first {
@ place, its cost is within reason,
o and if it is properly put in shape
@ and maintained with a drag 1t
@ will in the course of one season
O make a surface upon which an
O automobile can be run without 9
O chains at any time and under
O all conditions of weather.
9 Real friends Of road improve 9
o ment will indOrse the plan Of the
Q Iowa highway commission In re- 9
o qufring that roads be graded be-
y fore they are surfaced. There q
o has been money wasted Ia the
Q past In dumping load Of gravel
y here and another there to make
o mudholes passable, but In the
q end this plan has been at least
= 30 per cent pure waste. The first
Q thing to do under all conditions
o Of road improvement ia to get
9 rid of the water, and this can
9 best be accomplished by throw
. ing up a good grade, - Iowa 9
Q Homestead. q
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
Digging Up a Dead One.

The Albany Times Union, a red
hot, dyed-in- the.wool Democratic
sheet, and of course not to be
trusted to advise the g. o. D., has
this to say about Vermont and the
coming National Republican convpn.
LioL:
The convention cannot afford to
overlook Vermont, the eastern state
that went Republican in 1912. Let
tnc Green Mountain boys dig up a
favorite son to claim its rightfui
place.
This brings the MorrisvilIe Mes
senger to the front with candi-
date. Listen to this, from the pen
of the nestor of Vewoot Journal
ism:
Vermont has the man. A nan y
every way fti,a for t3a place aad
whose name is knowu the 60 IT. Y
over, Charles A. p Juty, lite OF
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
This would certainly be following
the Times Unions euggesti ol5 tha'
Vermont dig up" candidate.
The late |. c. commissioner will
have to be dug up if ever he got
up The majority under which the
Vermont voters put him down in
1914 ouUht to kaon him thara orJ