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ANOTHER RATE
FIGHT ILL BE
—
Important Docket Comes
Before Railroad Com
mission at Monthly
Meeting
Montgomery. April 24.—(Special.)
Another rate fight will he staged be
fore the state railroad commission
when that body meets next Monday in
monthly session. The docket which
will come before the commission is tbV
largest and most important in many
months.
The biggest case which will come
before the commission will be the pe
tition of all the railroads operating in
Alabama for an advance of 10 per cent
on all commodities mown in what is
known as the eight group act, with
out percentages except on fertilizer
and fertilizer materials. The railroads
arjj asking that this advance become
effective July 1.
. This petition merely asks for an ex
tension of freight rates now In effect,
the commission several months age
haying granted a similar request for
an advance of 10 per cen#on certain
commodities, fixing June 80 as the
tine limit for the operation of the
higher rates. The request of the reail
roads was granted because of the gen
eral business depression in the south
brought about by the war in Europe.
The railroads are now seeking an ex
1 tension of time.
Another case of considerable import
ance to come before the commission
is what is known as the "Mobile pig
iron case," ^hich was closed several
months ago following an order by the
commission reducing the rate on pig
Iron from iron furnaces in the Bir
mingham district to Mobile from $2.75
per ton to $1.75. *
| At the meeting on next Monday the
commission will hear the petition of
the Alabama Great Southed, the Louis
ville and Nashville and the Southern
railway to advance this rate back to
the old figure of $2.75 per ton.
The Louisville and Nashville and the
Alabama Great Southern have entered
several petitions with the commission
for a revision on coke rates and the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
railroad has filed several petitions to
cancel and advance certain rates.
Altogether the docket is one of the
lengthiest that has come before the
commission in months, 23 cases being
scheduled to come up next week.
Docket Transcript
Docket No. 90(5—Seaboard Air Line rail
way, petition to revise rates from Mont
gomery to Hurtsboro.
886—Attalla Oil and Fertilizer company
vs. Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
railway, petition to establish the same
rate on cotton seed meal and hulls from
Attalla to Boaz and Albertville, as now
obtain from those points to Attalla.
j? 887—Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis railway, petition to cancel com
modity rate on cotton seed, and substi
tute therefor a mileage table of rates
on cotton seed in bulk or in sacks as per
rate issue 39791.
! 907—Nashville, Chattanooga, and St.
J^ouis railway, petition to advance certain
freight rates on the Huntsville division.
909—Alabama Great Southern Railroad
company, Louisville and Nashville Rail
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By HIGH W. ROBERTS
Henry V. Merritt of Tuekegee, chairman
of the legislative recess committee on
investigation, and who has been men
tioned as a tentative candidate for gov
ernor, while in Birmingham last week
smiled when the subject of his political
aspirations was broached.
As a matter of fact, while there is no
question but that Mr. Merritt is a pros
pective applicant for one of the more im
portant offices in the gift of the people,
it will probably happen that he will of
fer for that one which seems more easily
accessible. If circumstances are pro
pitious, it is believed that he will run for
the governorship. Despite that fact, there
arc those who contend that he will run
for Congress, and others that he will be j
content with a more or loss fat and lus-!
cicus judgship.
It is Interesting to note that while J. |
Tom Heflin, congressman of the Fifth \
Alabama, is looking forward to a tilt
for the Senate, Mr. Merritt is consider-j
ing his chances in a struggle with Mr.
Heflin for his congressional berth.
Thomas E. Kilby, lieutenant governor,
was another of the prospective seekers
after gubernatorial honors who visited
Birmingham yesterday. Mr. Kilby at the
present time is concerned with the busi
ness of the state. Everyone suspects,
however, that he is looking forward a
number of years and laying his plans
for a dash for the chair of chief execu
tive.
Mr. Kilby Is essentially a business
man and to him petty, factional politics
is distasteful. If he runs—and that lie
will, his friends consider certain—he
will decline to be the candidate of any
faction. He will tell the people that
legislation is the function of the leg
islature and that with matters pend
ing before that body he would not in
terfere.
•L note where The Age-Herald has
declared me to be a candidate,” said
Mr. Kilby. “Of course I am not. How
ever, no one can tell what the future
holds. But If I am elected it will lio
because of an idea conceived by the
public that I am able to serve the
state and not because of my allegiance
to factionalism. I really believe that
much of the suffering the state has
undergone and is undergoing is trace
able to the fact that the people have
run after side issues and neglected in
their calculation the necessity of con
serving the treasury of the state.”
While practically all of the members
of the “powerful” lobby which direct
ed the legislature in its progress in
January and February are generally
believed to have some private ax to
grind, just one has been mentioned.
That one is Fred M. Jackson.
The “mentioning” came about in a
rather unusual way. The Age-Herald
during the past week received from a
gentleman residing in Lincoln a re
quest to ascertain whether or not Mr.
Jackson would offer for governor. I t
declared that until he received such
information he would not commit him
self.
Mr. Jackson was told of the letter and
naked to throw light on the subject.
He said:
“I have not yet determined whether
T will save the state by being elected
governor, save the district by being
elected congressman, save the city by
being elected commissioner, or tbs
county by becoming a member of the
1 oard of revenue.”
Mr. Jackson might have been speaking
in manner facetious, but a number of
doctors, attending the medical association
convention, who heard him. did not so
construe his remarks. And Mr. Jackson
might have been giving an insight into
his real calculation under the guise of
humor. *
Mr. Jackson would probably make a
formidable candidate for governor. The
prohibitionists contend that their action
of January has the indorsement of the
people. The action of tlie legislature is
due to the direction aUd insistence of the
lobby. If the prohibitionists in their con
tention are correct, it naturally follows
that Mr. Jackson as the representative
of the lobby, would have a right to the
ear of the people. The people, however,
who, according to one of the prohibition
leaders, are not to he trusted, may do
the unexpected. That would be of very
little consequence, however, for Mr. Jack
son could continue his residence in Bir
mingham. where he is honored and re
spected. The loss would be the state’s
loss, not Mr. Jackson’s. At any rate,
that’s the way the local optlonists look
at the situation.
Col. R. A. Mitchell of Gadsden, who
thinks a great deal on political topics, has
offered a good suggestion to the probe
committee, a suggestion which if followed
would obviate a respectable loss each
four years in the purchase by the state
and counties of stationery.
According to Colonel Mitchell, who was
in Birmingham yesterday, the head of
each department inscribes his name acroBs
the top of many thousands of letterheads,
and his succsessor throw’s away that sta
tionery and proceeds to buy other on
which he writes his name.
”1 would have it so.” said Colonel
Mitchell, “that the stationery would
simply‘hear the name of one of the de
partments. In this way, there would oc
cur no loss. Each succeeding adminis
tration could use the stationery of the
old, and buy new only when that on
hand was exhausted.”
It is interesting to deduce from the
above that the people of the state are
deeply interested in economy. The waste
of preceding administrations .lias im
bued the people with the idea that the
state, like an individual, proceeding on
the theory that dollars will take care
of themselves, should have the nickels
and dimes.
The report comes that the legislative
recess committees will compile their
reports, and call upon the majority fac
tion—before the July session—to in
dorse their reports. In this way, the
committees will be made certain that
their suggestions will be put into ef
feet, and their conclusions concurred
in. The ‘‘powerful" lobby will of course
see that the majority faction falls in
line and acts in accordance with in
structions.
The indications are that the members
of the committees on judiciary and
finance w’ill have difficulty, in the event
they do anything of a radical or revo
lutionary nature, in agreeing among
themselves. They might find it more dif
ficult to secure the indorsement of 70
odd men who have not of their own
minds studied the intricate situations
which exist in Alabama. It is entirely
reasonable to suppose, however, that
the majority faction w’ill provide means
for the payment of the expenses of the
legislators who have traveled consid
erably in fhe off season, and in this
way apply salve to sores and smooth
ruffled feelings.
road company and Southern Railway com
pany, petition to advance rates on pig
iron from $1.75 per ton of 2240 pounds to
$2.75 per ton of 2240 pounds, from pig iron
furnaces in the Birmingham district to
Mobile.
921—Southern Railway company, peti
tion to revise rates on coke and coke
braize as carried In rate Issue F-1880 from
Ensley to Lovick.
910— Southern Railway company and
Northern Alabama Railway company, pe
tition to make certain revision in rates
on coal and coke and coke braize from
Southern railway and Northern Alabama
railway mines to Decatur.
911— Southern Railway company and
Northern Alabama Railway company, pe
tition to revise certain rates on coal, coke
and coke braize from Northern Alabama
railway mines to Huntsville.
912— Southern Railway company and
Northern Alabama Railwa: company,
petition to revise certain rates on coal,
coke and coke braize from Southern
railway and Northern Alabama railway
mines to Leeds.
916—Central of Georgia railway, peti
tion to advance coal rates from Its mines
to Birmingham. Leeds and points inter
mediate, 10 cents per ton.
918—Southern Railway company and
Northern Alabama Railway company, pe
tition to revise certain rates on coal, coke
and coke braize from Southern railway
and Northern Alabama railway mines to
Birmingham and points in the Birming
ham district.
920—Southern Railway company, petition
to cancel rate on coal carried in rate is
sue F-4159 to Montevallo and Wilton from
Aldrich. Dogwood, Maylene, Ryan, Stra
vers and Superior.
914— Alabama Great Southern Rail
road company petition to revlae rate
on coke, carload, from Birmingham
group points to Alabama City and
Gadsden.
915— Alabama Great Southern Rail
road company petition to revise rate3
on coal and coke from groups 1, 2,
3 and 4 mines to Birmingham group
points and Trussville.
917— Louisville and Nashville Rail
road company petition to revise rates
on coal from Louisville and Nashville
mines to points in Alabama.
918— Louisville and Nashville Rail
road company, petition to revise rales
on coke from Holt to Birmingham and
North Birmingham, when consigned to
pig iron furnaces, steel plants, cast
iron pipe plants, making large water
and gas mains.
919— Louisville and Nashville Rail
road company, petition to revise rates
on coke from coke ovens on its line
to Alabama City, Gadsden, Tronaton and
Shelby, when consigned to pig iron
lurnaces, steel mills and cast iron pipe
plants making large water and gas
mains.
922—Alabama Great Southern Rail
road company,. Southern Railway com
pany, Mobile and Ohio Railroad com
pany, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
company. Seaboard Air Line railway.
Central of Georgia Railway company,
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad company and E. T. Lamb, re
ceiver thereof; Tuskegce Railroad com
pany and Louisville and Nashville Rail
road company, petition to make effect
ive July 1, 1915, advance of 10 per
cent on all commodities shown In
cvhat Is known as the eight group act,
without percentages, except In fertil
izer and fertilizer material.
905—Selma Chamber of Commerce,
et al, vs. Southern Railway com
pany, citation to show cause why you
should not establish a reasonable and
equitable rale on coal from groups 1,
2, 3 and 5 to Selma.
908—Anniston Chamber of Com
merce vs. Louisville and Nashville
Railroad company and Southern Rail
way company, citation to show cause
why you should not publish and make
effective from mines on your respect
rva lines to Anniston, rate of 50 cents
per ton on steam coal for manufac
turing purposes.
901—Louisville end Nashville Rail
road company, petition to advance cer
tain ooal rates from Alabama mines
to South and North Alabama division
stations between Decatur and Birming
ham.
904—A. G. Kahn Brick company, et
al vs. Southern Railway company, cita
tion to show cause why you should not
establish a lawful rate on common
brick, namely, 3 cents per 100 pounds
from Selma to Birmingham.
884—Louisville and Nashville Rail
toad company, petition to advance
passenger fares on Its branch lines
from 2Vi cents to 3 cents per mile.
FRENCH WOMEN
DON’T WANT PEACE
Parts, April 24.—(12:01 p. m.)—In the
wake of the protest of the National
French Women's League against the
Women's Peace conference at The Hague,
the Women of France, the National
Council of French Women, the French
Woman's Suffrage union and Mme. Juil
lette Adam, in the name of the French
woman's crusade: have sent refusals to
Invitations requesting them to partici
pate.
Mme. Adam, writing to Elllnor Fell, the'
English delegate, declared:
"To ask French women to talk arbl
tratlon or mediation at this hour, or
to talk of an armistice. Is to ask them
to consent to national abdication."
Test New Turret
Sandy Hook. N. J„ April 24.—Sec
retary Garrison, Brigadier General
Scott and Brigadier General Crozier
spent today here witnessing a success
ful teat of a new turret mounted with
two 14-inch guns which is to be sent
to the Philippine Islands. The test in
cluded the firing of several heavy
charges.
CITY’S FIRE RECORD
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Middleton’s Report Shows
420 Alarms Answered
in March
Birmingham ia not improving its
flro record. According to Fire Chief
8. A. Middleton, the report for March
which he made public yesterday shov s
420 fires during the month and is the
largest number of fires In one month
in the history of tb© city.
Last February, with 375 fires, had
been the record so far, but It now
i« outdone by the month of March. The
chief’s report is as follows:
“The department responded to 420
alarms and fires, ran 8261 blocks, laid
out 62,300 feet of hose, used 2433 gal
lons of chemicals and raised 9054 feet
of ladders.
“The Bristol recording water pres
sure gauge indicates an average dally
pressure of 90 pounds and an average
dally variation of eight pounds per
square Inch.
“Alarms, how receveid: Box 18. sight
2, still 23, telephone 382: total, 420.
"Kind of buildings: Brick 12, frame
357. stucco 2, other than buildings 18,
false and unnecessary 31; total, 420.
“How extinguished: Before arrival.
35. chemicals 108, hand 177, water 69,
talse and unnecessary 31; total. 420.
“Cause of alarms: Ashes in wooden
receptacles 1, 'back firing in automo
biles 8. carelessness 15, children play
ing with fire 2, charcoal furnace 2,
coals from grate 1, communicated 2ft,
defective flues 7, defective furnace 1,
defective gas pipe 1, defective grates
3, defective stove pipe 1, defective wire
1, false 7. gasoline 1. grass burning
2. hot ashes 1, incendiary 12, leak
ing, gas 1, oil stove explosion 1, over
heated furnace 1. rekindled 1. short
circuit 2. soot in chimneys 13. spark
on roof 263, trash burning 2, unknown
3a. unnecessary 24, woods burning 1
total, 420.
“Yralue of buildings at risk. $800,*
f34.65; value of contents at risk. $366,
595.98; total value at risk, $1,167,
230.63.
“insurance Involved on buildings.
$537,504.85; insurance involved on con
tents. $1 30,675; total „ insurance in
volved. $668,179.85.
“Insurance loss on buildings. $32,
48 8.42; insurance loss on contents,
$14,086.31; total Insurance loss, $46,
574.73.
“Uninsured loss on buildings,
$454 1.86. uninsured loss on contents,
$2649.15; total uninsured loss,
$7191.01.
“Totnl loss, insured and uninsured,
$53,765.74. Respectfully submitted,
"S. A. MIDDLETON,
“Chief Fire Department."
Hfessemer, April 24.—(Special.)—'There
will be a meeting of the Bessemer Board
of Trade Thursday, at which time E. D.
Stratton, general industrial agent of the
Queen and Crescent railroad, will be pres
ent to take up the matter of locating sev
eral industries, which are seeking suit
able locations in or near Bessemer. Much
interest is being manifested in this meet
ing and George H. Stevenson, secretary
of the Board of Trade, is especially anx- j
ious that every member be present at
this time to assist in showing the advan
tage of locating the industries here.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Bessemer
Commercial club was held last night in
the council chamber at the city hall, at
which the president, George E. Rutledge,
presided. It was decided to send out cir
cular letters, the matter being referred
to the publicity committee. A large com
mittee will be appointed to go before the
board of revenue next week and endeavor
to impress on the members of that body
the necessity and need of good roads be
tween Bessemer and Taylor’s Ferry. G.
Percy Benton was elected temporary
treasurer to act In the absence of George
Shaw, who is ill, following an operation
at the Elizabeth Duncan hospital. All
bills were ordered paid. Little else of im
portance was transacted.
John Graham and Humphrey Jones,
both negroes, were arrested this morning
by Detectives Maddox. Ross. Houston arid
Childress on charges of highway robbery.
It is alleged that the men held up and
robbed Jim Smith, a negro, last night
about 9 o’clock at the end of the Jones
boro car line. They were Jodged in the
city jail and will be given h hearing Mon
day morning in recorder's court before
Judge I. A. Lewis.
There will be a band concert at the
Bessemer city park tomorrow afternoon
by the Bessemer concert band, which is
composed of If. pieces. %The public is in
vited to attend.
It. is stated hv good authority that the
Tennessee company has made an appro
priation to re-llne and put in shape one
of the stacks on Second avenue and Twen
ty-fifth street, preparatory to resuming
the making of ferromanganese, an iron
for which there Is now an Increasing de
mand. Heretofore the company has had
to resort to foreign mines to secure the
ferromanganese ore, the hulk of It com
ing from Spain and a part from the West
Indies, especially Cuba. But of late large
deposits of It have been discovered In
north Georgia, and It has been found that
It can be mined ami delivered at the fur
nace here cheaper than the foreign prod
uct can be Imported. The blowing in of
this furnace stack will be quite a help to
Industrial conditions In Bessemer, and
will give employment to a large number
of men.
The Lewis-Bead Drug company Is now
rapidly Installing Its new furniture and
equipment In the handsome quarters in
the front corner of the Realty building.
It will require several days more to get
everything settled and In readiness for
the opening which will probably be the
last of next week.
While the Bessemer city court has
moved Into Its new quarters on the sec
ond floor of the Realty building, there
will he no court next week, as no docket
was set, the week being taken up by the
spring term of the grand jury, which will
be Impaneled and charged by Judge Gwln
Monday and will then get down to work.
As yet the furniture for the new court
room has not arrived, the Huey^/urnlture
eompanj' having the contract for furnish
ing the large room.
The story telling hour, which Is be
ing held every Saturday afternoon at
the public library under the auspices
of the Bessemer Culture club. Is cre
ating much Interest among the little
folk and long before the time for the
stories to begin the children begin to
gather. This afternoon there was a
large crowd present and Miss Ethel
Adams told a number of Interesting, as
well as Instructive, stories, which were
greatly enjoyed by the little folk.
The baseball team of the Bessemer
rolling mill went to Bayvlew this alt
ernoon where they defeated the Bay
vlesv boys by a score of 19 to 6. The
game was a one-sided affair, the fea
tures being the home runs by Fjy
Rande and Red HaiTls of the Bessemer
nine. A large crowd of rooters ac
.k. *»• the trip. The
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M Monday Only Specials \
t ^4 75c Rompers \
m j. I Wash fabrics of chambray, madras and seersuck- iff;
■ L t \ er. sightly stripes of blue, pink or gray, also dark fl
fl w^ycA-rJ shades. Good looking, well trimmed garments, all fl
fl fJ V] of them—and just what is wanted for the little fel- fl
fl Is w I°w’s comfort. Choose on Monday only at 55c in- fl
^ qA stead of 75c. B
Men^$L5^Shirt^5^
Monday Only I
Brand new colors in stripes, stiff or soft cuffs—regular $1.50 values—sol- B
dom sold for less. Also 25p Wash Ties at 18c. Prices for Monday only. *
line-up was as follows; Rolling Mill,
Kennedy, catcher; Vines, pitcher; Ran
dle, first base Bumgardner, second
base. F. Randle, third base. Gerst.
shortstop; Scott, left field; Harris, cen
ter field; Smith, right field. Ray view.
Hooper, catcher; Rir, pitcher, Zwatd,
first base; J. Canley, second base; ,1.
Crumley, third base; C. Crumley, short
stop; I>. canley, left field; Doss, center
held, and J. Bearden, right field.
While going to answer a call this
afternoon the horse to the patrol
wagon became frightened and ran
away, Mr. Milton, the driver, jumping
from the wagon and being badly
skinned and bruised, but otherwise un
hurt. In some way the lines dropped
and Mr. Milton was unable to stop
tile animals so decided to jump. The
wagon was not damaged, as the horse
was stopped before it had gone verv
far.
The Htiey-Spangler undertaking firm
l as opened up and is now ready for
business at the new store on Hi it'd
avenue between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets. Both men are Well
known In this city.
The Culture club will meet one week
t&iifer than usual, the date being
Thursday, April 29, Instead of the first
Thursday In May. This change was
made on account of the convention of
the United Daughters of the Confed
eracy being in session here at that
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wade. ,Ti., o'
Tennessee are the guests of Pr. and
Mrs W. D. Taylor.
Miss Marjorie Williams has returned
from a. visit with relatives and friends
at Oneonta.
A. I, Pexter and daughter, Miss Kdra
Dexter, were the guests of friends iti
Bessemer today.
"Henry Crowder is doing nicely at the
Elizabeth Duncan hospital where he
is ruffering with a broken limb.
Dr and Mrs. J. H. Downing will
leave next week for Atlanta, where
they will visit relatives.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
ON MARCH FINANCES OF CITY
The following financial statement show
ing receipts and expenditures of the city
during March was Issued Inst night by
President George Ward of the city com-i
mission:
RECEIPTS.
1914. 1915.
Taxes .;. $49,882.50 $31,898.42
Licenses . 38.219.33 27,006.67
Recorders’ courts. 5,131.90 4,376 50
interest . 135.94 182.91
Rents . 893.00 704.00
Departmental permits 3,85?. So 2.170.47
Accounts receivable.. 4,606.23 2.979 5*,
Municipal industries .. 2.040.60 2,219.00
Sale of assets . 1,888.42 899.30
Return of advances .. 1.097.50 1,200.4e
Miscellaneous refunds 3,190.20 199.53
Board of education .... 26.512.50 31,509.10
Total receipts .$104,951.97 $106,353.81
EXPENDITURES.
*911. 1915.
General government_ $10,293.21 $10,102.44
Police dept. 11.393.52 14.729.17
Fire department . 19,198.34 20,260.9S
Protection of life and
property . 2.277.75 1,937.59
Health and sanitation.. 11.673.03 11,785.17
Highways . 11,312.53 8,019.96
Prisons . 2,469.08 2.851.41
Recreation . 1,743.72 1.737.11
Municipal industries.. 2,961.80 2,717.88
Interest . 21 800.00 7.475.0*'
Charity . 1,695.00 1.121.70
Libraries . 1.262.61 1,308.10
Damage cases . 1,286.35 196,80
Outlays for land, build
ings and equipment.. 6,482.87 514.67
Refunds . 6.484.00 907.85
Advances . 1.972.si 8.140.89
Hoard of education_ 52,492.68 66,005.86
Totals . $167,802 33 $118,192,47
Note—In considering these monthly
statements only half of the tax receipts
appear. The other half is set aside to
apply to the sinking fund under the con
stitution Of the state.
Summary, not Including temporary loans,
six months, from October 1 to Mutch 31:
RECEIPTS.
1914. 1915.
October . S 54.201.18 $ 25.115.41
November . 61.67x.44 74,956.8.1
December . U3.U32.9ti U4.838.20 *
January . 178,255.92 624.754.77
rebmaiy . 299.79U.oj I43.372.u-i
March . 13t.951.97 105.353.HI
Totals . $1,142,516.49 $l,038,89Uif
DISBURSEMENTS.
1911. 1915.
October .$212,801.30 $181,288.61
Nov amber . 159,348.99 100.156.20
December . I70,77t‘.us 1UU,X93..'5
January . 138,280.24 135,-81.13
February . 140.150.22 154.077.50
March . 167,802.33 U8.192.47
Totals . $995,153.76 $915,892.81
NEW TRIALS DENIED
MINE WORKERS
Untion City. Col., April 24 New trials
were denied David Robb ami Hen Rich
ardson. members of the United Mina
Workers of America, in the district court
here today. On January 2 Robb and
Richardson were convicted of voluntary
manslaughter in connection with an at
tack by striking miners on the Chand
ler mine of the Victor-American Fuel
company. In April. 1914. in which William
King, a nonunion employe, was killed.
Judge Unvender, who overruled the mo
tion. sentenced Richardson to a term o,
from one to three years in state prison
and Robb to *• term of from two to five
years. Sixty days was granted for ths
defense to prepare a bill of exceptions.
All This Week!
3 Big Inducements
to Buyers of
Gas Ranges
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If you need a Gas Range, buy it this
wqek—Gas Range Week. Three big
inducements are offered that make it
to your interest to
BUY IT NOW!
Inducement No. 1 I
i You can buy your Gas Range on easy terms, as j
usual, but if you buy it any day this week, no ini- {
tial payment will be required. I
Inducement No. 2 J
Each day this week some purchaser of a Gas |
Range will get a discount ranging from $1 to $10. I
You may be one of them. Come in and ask I
about it. ' (
Inducement No. 3 I
Every purchaser of a Gas Range who purchases j
a Water Heater at the same time, so that both I
can be connected at the same time, can get the I
Water Heater, which regularly sells for $15, for I
only $10. I
About Inducement No. 2—JEW»£ I
com* to our ettlraroonia we will tell you all about It, Tou may b* on* wlio get* ip
■ a very, very liberal dlecount off the price of your Oaa Hang*. Be sure you it
come—any day till* week. J
B. R. L. & P. CO.
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