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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09
PORTER'S NEW STORE
 HAS APPE ARRANGE .OF ACRES OF GLASS
Achieved Remarkable Re- suits in Placing Practi- cally Entire Stock
 Under Glass

One of the best examples of a, modern
 merchandising house to be found in the
 south is the remodeled home of Porter
 Clothing company on First avenue. No
 expense was spared and no detail over looked in bringing about result that is
 regarded as truly credit to Birmingham
 and to the progressive merchant who has attained it.
 Among a hundred excellent features the
 most prominent is probably the new ar
 cade front and beautiful display windows, type of construction which is rapidly be-
 ing adopted by the foremost houses of the
 country.
 Inside, one is struck by the spacious
 aisles, the handsome fixtures and the
 nicety of their arrangement. Everything is under glass, housed in cases that per-
 init ready access and good display, yet so compact that the stock capacity is really wonderful. For instance, on the second floor, which is given over to mems clothing between 4000 and 5000 suits are hung on easy sliding racks inside the glass cases. The whole stock here and else where is kept just like huge correspond E'OAN>O~-S that a salesman can, without hesitation. put his hand on just what is wanted. On the third floor is found the boys department and the women's shoes. Here one might guess he was in some ParlSlan salon, so tastily are things arranged and so elegant the surroundings. A better name would be a commercial drawing
 room, for the atmosphere suggests homi- Eess as well as beauty.
 Plenty of good, honest daylight per-
 vades the entire building, an effect that is seldom encountered even in corner stores. MT. Porter stated that he believes in plenty of light literally and otherwise. He wants every patron to know exactly
 what he is getting.
 In speaking of the many improvements, MT. Porter said: "The only possible fault that has occurred to me about our new store is that it's elegant appointments may give some men the wrong impression about prices.
 "Whle we have spent quite large sum in remodeling and refurnishing the store, the amount represents only that pront which accrues in the conduct or 1alr and square business house, one, price to all and that the lowest consistent with reputable merchandise.
 Tt is a fact that our stock Of medium priced goods, composed entirely of stand ard and well known lines, is unsurpassed by any in the country.
 "The certainty on the part of our GUS
 toners of always finding here just what
 is wanted and at the right price IS evl-
 denced by the continuous growth or our
 business and no less than this IS the as
 surance of good service, made possible py
 our corps of loyal and intelligent sales
 men.
 q take a great pride in the personnel Of this salesforce, every member or Wnlcn is a true and worthy citizen of our great city and a credit to any business with which they may be connected. t While there remain few nnlshins touches to be put on about the building, we are ready and anxious to receive our friends and to show them by word and
 deed just how well we are prepared to serve them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09

heavy toll. The carried everything be- fore them, and at the end could go no farther as a heap of dead bodies and demolished trench barred the way.
 The return journey to the British trenches had to be made across a bullet swept area. One man was dragging back the body of a comrade, while another vas supporting a wounded companion The Canadians halted for an instant while bomb was thrown. It was the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09
The Better Job

| rom JuuBe.
 You men are not so smart" jeered the bachelor girl Tt takes you an hour to sew on a button"
 Tt does," acknowledged the widower, who had sewed and been sewed for. But that button never comes off,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09
For He Didn't Stay With It

trCm Browning Magazine.
 T came from a very good family said the tiresome one.
 Some families certainly do seem to strike luck!'' said the wearied one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09
Due to Modern Improvements

Due to Modern Improvements From Life.
 Why are children so much worse than they used to ber'
 T attribute It to improved ideas in building"
 How so?'
 Shingles are scarce and you eAa't spank boy with a tin roof
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09

luckiest shot of the whole night. It fel, right on the machine gun which was most dangerous, silencing it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09
In the Same Boat

From Browning's Magazine.
 The Overbearing Lawyer-Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
 The Culprit-Ill be sorry for you, then, if you ever get in trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09

surprising if the socialist memper oi ph. city commission shall have receiveo enongh publicity to enable him to be- come a featured orator on the chautau- qua circuit which, as is well known, IS the approved stamping ground or al presidential candidates and near-candi- dates of whatever political persuasion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09

 which office   previously appointment
  and to coueouy class with whom effort in the past in order merit the citizens generally
 
  kind the support candidacy thanking anything they respectfully,
 PHIL B. BOWERS political advertisement by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11
CHAUFFEUR WANT RULE
 ON PARKING MODIFIED

Becoose the recent traffic rules adopted by the police commissioners prohibit parking of automobiles on Main street between Congress and State streets, committee from the branch in this city of the Connecticut Chauffers' Protective society will at- pear at the next meeting of the com missioners and seek zto have the po- lice board allow the chauffeurs of pri- vate families to park for 15 minutes in Main street.
 On account of the congestion that Is caused in Main street by the park ing of vehicles, it is believed that the request will be turned down as the privilege cannot be given to one class of drivers without discrimination. 4 meeting of the chauffeurs' society was held last evening and the committee selected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11
WANAMAKER 70 TODAY

John Wanamaker, wealthiest and most distinguished of American mer- chants, will pass his seventy eighth milestone today, having been born in Philadelphia on July Il. 1888. When Mir. Wanamaker embarked in business for himself fifty-five years ago, retail merchandising in Philadelphia, as in all American cities, was conducted along very different lines than those now in vogue. "Caveat emptor"-let the buyer be careful-might appropri- ateIy have been written over the doors of the great majority of retail shops
 Mir. Wanamaker, when he opened the little clothing house of Wana maker & Brown in the Quaker City back in 1861, became the pioneer in a new commercial movement. Tie one-price system was then practically unknown ill the clothing business. and it was the custom of the salesman to name price which gave him "plenty of room to fal1.'' Once a bargain had been struck, and the merchant had the merchant had the money in his till, the deal was finally concluded. If the purchaser was dissatisfied with his "buy." he could whistle. Money
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11
CONEY ISLAND


 The first man to realize the great possibilities of Coney Island as sum- mer resort was Austin Corbin, bank CT and railway, official, who was born at Newport, N. H., eighty-nine years ago today From the beginning of the last century the beach at Coney Island was frequented by many New Workers, but it remsined for Corbin to initiate the movement which has made "Coney' a synonym for cer- tain kind of amusement. Corbin start ed his financial career at Davenport. Iowa, but in 1865 he opened a bank ing house in New York and in 1878 he purchased the eastern part of Coney Island. There he created the great re- sort known as Manhattan Beach. He also became president >of the Long Island railroad, and played a big part in the development of all the summer resorts on Long Island. In the last forty years Coney Island has become the greatest popular summer resort in the world, and, in addition to the mill lions of transient visitors from the city who go there for the day, many thousands are regular summer resi- dents ci the hotels and cottages which line it's shores.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11

that once passed over the counter never by any chance passed back again to a disgruntled customer. Young Wanamaker didn't consider that system square, and when he opened his store he not only put in- to effect the one-price system, but customers were not only permitted but urged to ask for their money back If the goods failed to satisfy. MT. Wanamaker,s rivals jeered at such an insane way of doing business, and predicted his early failure, while at first customers looked upon the Wan amaker promises as only another trick of the trade. Perhaps no Phil adelphian has ever been treated to a greater surprise than the first man who took an article back to MT. Wan amaker, asked for his money-and got it! The plan worked we'll from the first, and in 1878, the year of the Centennial Exposition, MT. Wanamak- CT started his great Philadelphia de- partment store. Twenty years later he bought the New York store of A. T. Stewart and established in the me tropolis what has since become one of the greatest stores in the country. From the beginning of his business career Mir. Wanamaker has been a steady and persistent advertiser. and practically all of his great publicity appropriation has been spent in the newspapers. When MT. Wanamaker started in business newspaper adver- Using was a hit-and- miss venture, and the few merchants who advertised usually patronized only the organs of their own political faith. MT. Wan amaker was among the first to dis cover the great power of newspaper space attractiVely used, and he was a leader in the honest advertising movement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11
PETER OF SERBIA

Peter T., Serbia's exiled monarch. was born in Belgrade seventy-two years ago today, the son of Alexander Kara ageorgevitch, and the grandson of the famous George Czerny, surnamed Karageorge, or Black George The latter was peasant who was chosen the leader. of the Serbian rebels in 1901. He captured Belgrade in 1906 and, with the aid of Russia, set up a. government which lasted until 1914, when the Turks again gained the up- per hand. In 1917 Karageorge, the founder of the dynasty was stranEled and beheaded. The revolution was continued by Alexander Milosch, the founder of the Obrenovitch dynasty, which held power until 1842, when Alexander, son of Karageorge and father of King Peter, was chosen prince. Peter, born two years after his fathers elevation to the throne, was fourteen when Prince Alexander was forced to abdicate, and the Obre- novitch dynasty was restored The boy was forced into exile, and studied in Switzerland and at the French mili- tary academy at St. Cyr. He was an officer of the French Foreign Legion in the Franco-Prussian war. He re- sided principally in Geneva until 1903, when, following the assassination of King Alexander Obrenovitch and his queen by Serbian soldiery he was re- called to Belgrade and placed upon the throne. King Peter was very i'll for months preceding the outbreak Of the war, and the real head of the state was his second son, Prince Alex ander, who became heir tc the throne in 1909 wh5n Prifcc George. the dis solute elder son of the monarch, re- nounced his rights. Although old and and i'll, King Peter spent much of his time at the front before the conquest of his country forced him into exile.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS
 IN CONNECTICUT, 191S

The State Board of Agriculture has issued handbook on affairs and dates for 1916. Following is the list:
 Beacon valley-Naugatuck, October 1 land 12.
 Chester Agricultural and Mechani- cal Society--(,hes ster September 22.
 Connecticut Bee Keepers Associa- tion-Charter Oak Park, Hartford September to g. -'l-l~4' 'h@-
 Connecticut Dairymen's Association
 Connecticut Fair Association, Inc Charter Oak Park, Hartford. Septem- Der to 8.
 Connecticut Horticultural Society Hartford, June 27 to 28.
 Connecticut Pomological Society," September.
 Connecticut State Agricultural So- cie.y- Berlin, September II to 16.
 Colchester Grange Corporation-Col- chester. September IA.
 Cornwall Agricultural Society Cornwall, September 22.j
 Danbury Agricultural Society-Dan- bury, October 2 to z.
 Fast Taddam Grange Fair Associa- tion-East T.addam, September 19. Goshen Agricultural Society-Gosh- en, September {. . Granby Agricultural Fair-Granby. September 27 and 28.
 Guilford Agricultural Society-Guil- ford, September 27.
 Haddam Neck Grange Agricultural Association, Inc, Haddam Neck, Sep tember 4.
 Harwinton Agricultural Society," Harwinton, October 3.
 Lyme Grange Fair Association Hamburg, September 20.
 New Haven County Horticultural Society-New Haven, September 1S and IA.
 New London County Agricultural Society-Norwich, September 4 to 6.
 North Stonington Grange Fair As- sociation-North Stonington. Septem- Der 19 to 21.
 Norfolw Agricultural Association- Norfolk, September z to g.
 Rockville Fair Association-Rock- vile, September 26 to 2s.
 Stafford Springs Agricultural so- ciety-Stafford Springs, October 10 to 12.
 The Salisbury Association, Inc.- Salisbury September to 4.
 The Thompsonville Fair Association, Inc.-Thompsonville. Sept. 2s and so.
 Union Agricultural Society-Somers. October 4.
 Union Agricultural Society of Bark hamsted, Colebrook and Hartland--- Riverton, October 12.
 Washington Fair Corporation Washington, September i.
 windham County Agricultural so- ciety-Brooklyn, September 19 to 21.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11

In his letter to the Progressive Na- tional Committee, largely devoted to a discussion of the support given by the Standardization Alliance to MT. Hughes and the reasons for his own defeat, Colonel Roosevelt included the following characteristic statement: It is folly to heed any of the prom ises in the platform on which he CPresident Wilson, now stands, in view of the fact that almost every important promise on which he stood four years ago has ince been brok- en.
 It is a maxim of the courts that when a witness is false in one state ment he may be regarded as false in all.
 The Democratic party, in its plat form of 1912. promised tariff reform and tariff reform is now a fact. It promised additional and more con- structive laws for the regulation of corporations and the Clayton anti trust law is the recall.
 Direct Elections and Income Tax.
 The platform commented upon the passage by Congress of an amendment to the Constitution to permit the en- actment of an income tax law and another amendment providing for the direct election of Senators-the reso~ lutions for the two amendments hay ing been put through by the Demo- cratic party-and both laws are now written upon the statute books.
 There was plank for banking and currency reform and the promise has had it's fulfillment in the best banking system ever given to the people of the United States and is generally approv- ed by the financial world.
 A rural credits system was promised to the farmers of the country who had been promised such reform by the Republican party for 20 years without fulfillment. As a result of the as- tendency of the Democratic party to power, as a result of President Will sons leadership, both branches of Congress have now passed rural credits measure which eventually will enable tenant farmers to own their own land without encumbrance. The Democratic measure was passed al- most unanimously in both branches, the Republicans being obliged to give it their approval.
 Agricultural Cooperation With States.
 Another of the important blanks in the Democratic platform was one ad- vocating agricultural cooperation with the states. Such cooperation, with new and modern marketing system, Federal aid in road building and other aids to the farmer, is now reality.
 Justice to labor and the conserva- ton of the rights of labor were prom ised in the Np1atNrm of 1912 and Sam ue1 Gompers, president of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, has said that more was done for the laboring people under the leadership of President Will son and under the Democratic party than under any previous administra- ton.
 Conservation of the natural re- sources of the country was promised and there has been progressive conser- vation, accompanied by sane develop ment No administration has ever had a more efficient operation of the Interior Department.
 The spirit of the platform as we'll as it's letter have been upheld. The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11
POSTPONE PICNIC.

Rain caused the postponement of the picnic of the cradle roll and be- ginners' department of the Newfield Methodist church Sunday school. which was to have been held today at Beardsley park. The picnic will be held tomorrow, or the next clear day. 8 special car leaving the church at 10 o'clock. 49t et-A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11

itary, naval, industrial. economic and spiritual preparations of the past three years with the weak structures that were left to President Wilson as heri- tage, from his immediate predecessors It challenges comparison of its deeds with the vague promises of those who have fumblfd in their efforts to find an issue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11
MASONIC NOTES.

A stated communication of St. Johns Iodke. No. 8, A. F. and A. M. will be held Wednesday evening. July 12, at 7:30 o'clock. All members are requested to be present.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11

are great imitators and Lat it is ''up | to us'' to see that we provide them with something worth initiating if they themselves are to be great. |
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11

FUNERAL BOUQUETS
 AND DESIGNS. JOHN RICK e SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11

Three Sbufldinss i6AotHs 1p6}sbury, Conn. fair grounds. were struck by lishtnins and destreyed. q . lan oA t2b.ooA Ay
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-04-27
Wait at Terminal.

Now. then, when these trains are
finally made up to their full tonnage
limit, necessarily they drag along the
road at snail's pace, and in the
meantime your customers are clamor-
ing for goods.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-04-27
FRIENDS COMMITTEE
REPORTS 3 CHURCHES
Being CONSTRUCTED


Joseph Goddard. Of Muneie. chair
man Of the pastoral and evangelical
committee Of the Indiana Yearly Meet.
ing Of Friends presided at meeting
ate the South Eighth Street Friends
church. The committee win report to
the Yearly meeting this fall that three
new churches have been built since
the last meeting, two Of them, Maple
Run church, and Jonesboro church,
have been completed and the West
Richmond church in the process of
construction. Nine churches have been
remodeled and four parsonages have
been erected
The committee consists of the fol-
lowing: Fannie Elliott, Rockford. o..
secretary; George W. Bird, Portland,
treasurer. r. c.. Kenworthy, Rich
mond, superintendent. Other members
of the committee are T. c. Johnson
Lynn: DR.. Pearson. West Milton, O.:
Mrs. Emma Hodge, New Castle; Mrs
Anna E. Hiatt, Marion
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-04-27

PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-04-27

These slow moving trains are fur
ther delayed by the fact that the
trains are so long that the sidings
won't hold them, and at numerous
meeting points on single track rail-
road, between two trains, they must
uncouple and saw" by, which some
times takes an hour or more.
An immense number of cars now on
sidetracks and repair tracks, which on
account of some slight defect cannot
be used in these extremely long trains,
could be in service IL the trains were
shorter, and would help wonderfully
to relieve the present car shortage.
Now, here is where the eight-hour
day for train crews will help you,
Mr.. Shipper!
The men are asking for basic eight
hour day, which means that the trains
must make an average OF 121s miles
per hour in order to avoid payment of
overtime instead of ten miles per hour
as it is at present.
No Penalty Attached.
Under the present ten hour day sys.
tenn there is no penalty for working
man overtime; consequently, If train
crews. are kept on the road longer
than ten hours there is no extra pay.
! ment made for overtime other than at
the same regular rate per hour that
the trainmen got before the ten hours
expired; therefore, the question OF
wages is of very little concern to the
railway lines, because they are not
paying any penalty for overtime, and
one extra car of freight will earn en-
ough to more than pay what it costs
to keep the men on the road longer
than ten hours.
The terrific strain and exposure to
which train crews are subjected short.
ems their lives and skaters their
health. Eight hours is long enough
for any man to work at such arduous
labor and when the eight hour day IL
in force 1t will mean more time al
home with their families, more time
to take necessary rest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-04-27
HEAVY. SIGN FALLS
STRIKING MRS. LONG

Mrs. William Long, wife of police
officer, was very painfully but not ser
iously injured this afternoon when a
heavy section of sign fell from the
third floor of the building at $40 Main
street and alighted on her left should
err knocking her PROSTATE on the side
walk. Two men, George Doherty and
Fred Tage, were engaged in lowering
the sign when the accident occurred.
Mrs. Long had just stepped out of a
store when the falling section OF the
big sign dropped upon her. Had It
fallen upon her head she probably
would have been killed. After being
given medical attention Mrs. Long was
able to return to her home Her
shoulder is very badly bruised and
sprained but it is not believed that
any bones were broken. i
Over week ago a big sign on a
building at Seventh and Main streets
fell and dropped upon the head of
Robert Devinney, colored, who was
passing by. He was rendered uncon-
scious but not seriously hurt.