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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Complaints

A short time ago we published
in our advertising columns an
invitation to our public to make
complaint. The officers of this
business solicited complaint, II
at any time you were disappoint-
ed in an advertisement of this
store.
This invitation is now renewed
in regard to all of the advertis-
ing done by this store, and par
ticularIy today in reference to
the advertisement of this SILK
Sale.
If for any reason you are dis
appointed in the quality, the col
or. the variety, the assortment
or the price of any Silk adyer-
tfsed in this sale, the officers Of
this business will esteem it
favor if you will bring your dis
appointment to their direct at
tention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Wide Silks s2.75

These are also Silks from our own
stock Even those Silks of ours that
have been priced as high as 500 a
yard are included in this one offer
ing at 2.75. These Silks A inches,
In all colors, brocaded pussy willows
on all colors, plain crepe meteors of
an extra fine grade. printed designs
in brocaded charmeuse. all colors in
plain charmeuse. This is a wonder
full assortment of the finest Silks in
our stock
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
42-Inch Crepe de Chimes S1.39

The least expensive Silk Crepe de
Chine that we have ever offered in
our Silk Store is Its a yard. We
have compared 1t with this Crepe
de Chine that we are offering at
1.39-and they compare fine.
This is one of the special pur-
chases of the Silk Sale, 1t is one of
the "headliners."
The many sided usefulness of
Crepe de Chine as fabric today in
tensifies the interest. Use Crepe de
Chimes fer Underwear. Waists,
Evening Dresses, Street Dresses, Re-
ception Dresses. Choose from white,
ivory. light blue, pink, Nile, lavender,
Copenhagen, Old Rose, tan, cham
pagne, Duchess blue, Dutch blue,
navy, brown. light gray, dark gray.
taupe, copper, tango, mahogany.
reseda, emerald, Hunters and black.
AZ inches wide.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Oriental Brocaded raulardS Csc

Every Fashion Notice echoes the
sentiment that Is favoring Printed
Silk. This il to be season of Print
ed Silks. And the Oriental influence
that still dominates the fashion stu
alton finds expression in these Print
ed Silks. Weird patterns they are,
but very, very fashionable. These
new Brocaded Foulards printed in
Chinese and Japanese designs have
first place in the favor of Paris and
New York Dressmakers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28

For months the world has been warned of
the advance of the raw silk market So well
has this store needed the warning that the
entire stock Of new Silks has been gathered
here ahead of a rising market. And just this
timely preparation has made possible the of
fering of many Silks here at prices we would
have to pay were the orders duplicated today.
1.-The Crepe de Chine Silk, AZ inches wide, of
fered at 1.39 yard, is very fair example of
this foresight.)
We can best express the comprehensive
ness of the Silk Sale thus: There is enough
Silk here to make dress, without skimping,
allowing six yards to the dress, for every
woman in Greater Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
New Wash Silks 29c

Three and one-half yards of this
silk al 20c a yard will cost you 1.02
enough to make a waist. Can you
afford to miss the opportunity?
There are SO pieces of this Silk, all
new, all fresh. all good. The assort-
ment is in stripes of various size
neat stripes.
These Tub Silks are especially suit
able for making waists, shirts, one
piece frocks and children's dresses
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
The CSC Table

Not in your most hopeful moments
have you conceived of the Silk sur
prise that awaits you on this table
of Silks at CSC. Fancy Silks, Plaid
Silks, Striped Silks. neat designs and
solid colors. 27-inch Chiffon Taf-
fetas. 36-inch Fancy Taffetas, 40-inch
Brocaded Canton Crepes, 4O-inch
Brocaded Crinkle Crepes, 24-inch
Plaid Silks In light colors, 20-inch
Plaid Silks in dark colors, 40-inch
Silk Poplins. 26-inch Lining Satins.
The assortment is as wonderful In
value as 1t is in variety. Widths
from 81 to 40 inches.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Silk PoplinS &c

Here is that serviceable fabric
perhaps you know it as Silk Faille.
OF that soft and fluffy quality and
practical weave that combines to
make for the most serviceable street
dresses Newest shades, including
the new Receda and Hunters Green,
36 inches wide.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
36-Inch Tub Silks Sc

These practical Silks that are used
SO much for making mems and wom-
ems Shirts, Shirtwaists. One-Piece
Dresses and Childrcn's Frocks,
should have an added interest at the
advertised price. White grounds with
black and colored stripes, SO inches
vida.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Messalines SIC

so pieces of yard wide colored
Messalines are astonishingly priced
at s9c in the January SILK Sale. An
extra heavy quality with a firm
twilled back that is recommended
now for making Shirtwaists, Lin
est colors.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Black Oriental Silks

"Four-in-One" Precipitation and
Waterproof Silk
27-inch Black Oriental Silks at
soc, 75c, 100, LIS, 1.5o and LIS.
36-lach Black Oriental Silks at
100, 1.25, $50.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
New Chiffon TaffetaS Csc

The daily Fashion Bulletin that
we are posting every day In our Silk
Store confirms all reports that Chif-
fon Taffota will hava- first nlaca for
wear In the Spring of 1914.
A feature of this Silk Sale will pc
the entirely new assortment of Chit
fon Taffetas in plain, changeable
and chameleon effects. Included, also,
are neat stripes and designs in an
unusual quality. 81 and SO inches
wide
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Plain and Fancy Silks 59c

One of the most interesting of all
the Silk Sale Tables. Conveniently
arranged you will find 27-inch check
ed Taffetas, 27-inch waterproof jap
Silks, 27-inch Pekin Stripe Messa-
lines and 24-inch Brocaded Satins,
Interesting variety to choose from.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Colleen Poplins STAG

For strictly street wear Silk Pop
Inns are second to nothing. This is
an entirely new shipment, bought
for the sale and ready now in ma
hogany, Copenhagen, navy, taupe.
receda, Hunters and black, AZ inches
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Kimono Silks 49c

The newest patterns, as designed by
the clever Cheney brothers.
Picturesque Persian Kimono Silks.
weird Oriental Kimono Silks, beau
tifu1 Floral Kimono Silks, 32 inches
wide
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
The S9c Table

We might have called 1t
the Irresistible table" 1t
will be piled high in staple
Silks in wanted widths and
colors. "a inch two-toned
Brocaded Satins. 30 and "a
inch Fancy Silks. 36-inch
Hairline Stripe Messalines,
36-inch Pekin Stripe Messa-
line, 4O-inch Printed Crepes,
27-inch Shepherd Checks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Printed Crepe de Chimes s1.9S

Here are new Printed Crepe de-
Chine Silks, AZ inches wide that are
exceedingly pretty. Chinese and jap
anese Rosebud designs. the very last
word in the new Silks for Spring.
If you only come to the store to-
morrow and see this beautiful pat
tern, your trip would be worth willis.
u inches utida
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Printed Crepes Dc

Beautiful fabrics that reflect the
artistry and ingenuity of the Orient
Japanese and Chinese designs that
are wonderfully fascinating. New
Silks. 40 inches wide
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Crepe Meteors SI.9S

This Item has been chosen from
our own stock 1t is not special
purchase 1t represents, however. all
of the Crepe Meteors that have been
formally priced at $50 and 500 "a.
yard, and reduced only for this safa.
AZ inches wide.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Charmeuse S1.N

These are newly arrived. Lovely
satin faced materials, newest shades,
40 inches wide.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Canton Crepe SIG

This Canton Crepe presents the
newest weave of all Silk Crepe Fab
RIGS. Extra fine quality, 40 inches
wide
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
36-Inch Chiffon Taffetas 79c

A yard wide and all SILK. In neat
stripes and small designs, in plain
and changeable colors that are given
promise of much popularity in the
Spring.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Printed Crepe Sl.@

These are the new light co1ored
Printed Crepe de Chimes. The very
patterns that are most suitable for
Shirtwaists and the most fashion
q b1a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Dolly Madison Taffetas SLY

They are quaint and fashionable.
One OF the newest creations in
printed Silks. Many patterns and
oolors, small checks, printed designs
and two-toned colorings, "a inches
wide
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
A Special Invitation

So significant is this sale of Silks, not
only for it's values, but for the styles
that 1T will introduce a special invita-
ton is extended to Dressmnkers and
Merchants.
Any of the assistants in our Silk De-
partment will take pleasure in giving
any information regarding the new
Silks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
44-Inch Silks 81. 9S

And this list is headed with the
new PUSSY Willow" Taffetas, the
newest of the new. These are also
brocaded Silk Poplins, Brocaded Can
ton, Crepes. Brocaded Charmeuse.
Plain Crepe Meteors, Plain Canton
Crepes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Every Offering Heralds Not Only
Matchless Price But Sounds the Key
note of the New Years Fashions.
Silk Offering Extraordinary!
5000 Yards of Finest Imported Black $1.29
Silk at the Remarkable Price of

blacklist Silk history
anticipation extraordinary demand have
this extraordinary purchase
of fine Black Silks Silks the like OF which we nave
than LIS to
8 90 yard.
will Black Dress for her wardrobe
Black de Chine Black Canton Crepe
Faie Black Imported Messane Black
Bengane Black Chiffon Taffeta, Black
Grosgran Amure Black Moire Black Pop
Black Crepe
of color the tables of Black Silk will
bocipou Iorlv attra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-26
Varied Christmas Weather.

dispatches received here last night
showed that the Christmas weather
throughout the country was the most
varied and unusual ON record 1t showed
in the central southern states. and i'm the
Missouri. Mississippi and Ohio river val
legs, ard rained in the Pacific coast
states. the gulf states and the eastern
states.
Miami, Fla.. reported the highest tenn
perature of the day, and Devils Lake,
y D., was the coolest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-26
REDFIELD SENDS GREETINGS.
Gets First Reply to Christmas Mes.
sages to Department EMPLOYEES.

Secretary Redfe!d of the Department
OF Commerce yesterday dispatched to all
employees of the Department of Com
merce in ali parts of the world a mes
sage containing the seasons greetings.
The message went by letter 10 some, by
land telegraph to others and to the Of
noeFs and crews of vessels of the de-
parJment by wireless. This morning the
nrst reply came in. 1t was from the Of
ncers and crew Of Lightship %. outside
of the harbor at Seattle, Wash. 1t ex-
pressed thanks TO Secretary Redfield for
his message of greeting
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-06-17
LUCKY ARE TOWNS
THAT HAVE SITES
No Provision Made For Inspection
of Land For Government
Buildings.

Washington, Special to Columbia
State June 14.-When Congressman
Byrens of South Carolina called at
the trasury department yesterday
to see what was being done regard
ing the purchase of a site for a new
public building at Beaufort, S. c.,
he discovered a peculiar situation
and one that is of interest not only
to that town but all others which
hope to get new public buildings
soon. What the South Carolina con-
gressman found was this: This last
public building bill. passed in the
closing hours of the Sixty-second
congress. made no provision for the
pay of special agents who rae sent
from the treasury department to in
spect sites. Without such provision,
the department is powerless to act.
AS the matter stands now every town
In the country from Maine to Cali
fornia is scheduled to do without
new public buildings unless an ur-
gent deficiency bill is urged by the
house appropriations committee,
and In view of the teterrifc fight
made aginst more new buildings by
several Southern members, notably
Representatives Roddenberry and
Hardwick of Georgia at the last
session, 1t is doubtful If such an
emergency bill could be passed at
this time. Without such a measure
no purchase of sites can be made un-
der the last public building bill, and
though 1t is assumed that some effotr
will be made by those in charge Of
the legislative machinery to untan-
gle this congressional knot, the pro-
spect is good for no new purchases
soon.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-06-17
JAPAN DESIRES TO
RENEW TREATY
President Has Had Frequent Con-
ference Over Treaties-Bryan
on World Peace.

Washington, June 15.-Viscount
Chinda, the Japanese ambassador,
has advised Secretary Bryan that
Japan is willing to renew for anoth-
er period of five years her arbitra-
tion treaty with the United States.
which expired by limitation August
"a.
Secretary Bryan, making the an
nouncement/ yesterday, said he ex-
pected the senate would ratify the
new arbitration treaties already
signed with Great Britain and other
countries despite the opposition
against them. No date for signi1 g
the Japanese renewal has been de-
termined.
The senatorial opposition original
ly was voiced by Senator Chamber
lain, who insisted that in renewing
a treaty with Great Britain specific
expression should be made 20 re-
move the Panama canal tolls con-
troversy from the field of arbitra-
ton.
The question of arbitrating with
Japan the issue of the California
alien land law also has been a sub
ject of discussion among senators
opposed to renewing that arbitration
treaty.
President Wilson has had fire.
quent conferences over the arbitra-
tion treaties with senator's. Mem
bers of the foreign relations com
mittee have been frequent callers at
Secretary Bryan's office. Mr..
Bryan yesterday would not say upon
what representations he based his
expectation that the arbitration trea-
lies would receive senatorial ap-
proval.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-06-17
SUPREME COURT ADJOURNS
WILL MEET AGAIN IN OCTOBER
among the 20 Cases Left Undecided
(. Are Those of Gompers, Mitchell
and Morrison.

Washington, June 16.-When the
supreme court adjourned today until
October, some 25 important casen
were left undecided. Among these
were the cases of Samuel Gompers.
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison,
the officers of the American Fedora
tlon Oh Labor, who are asking for a
review of the decision of the District
OF Columbia court, holding them in
contempt for alleged violation of an
injunction in the Bucks Stove and
Range Company case.
Execution of the sentences thua
viii be delayed at least until fail.
Gompers, who was sentenced to a
month in Jail, has been very i'll for
several months.
other cases on the leftover list
include the Inter Mountain rate
case, the citrus fruit rate case. at
fecting the Florida East Coast Rail-
road, the Kentucky and Indiana
state rate cases; the Nashville, At
ianta re-shipping privilege case; the
New York harbor sugar lighterage
case, and the California oil land
SUITS oy individuals against rail-
roads.
Among the state laws. whose CON-
st1tutionality remains undecided,
are those of New York, giving the
right to city officials to tax national
banks to check, regardless of debts
OF the owners, the Georgia law reg
ulating headlights on locomotives.
the Kentucky law taxing those who
furnish information to commercial
rating houses, the Vermont law tax
Ing savings deposits in national
banks, and the Massachusetts, for
eign corporation tax law.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-06-17
TROUBLE IN COAL FIELDS
INDUSTRIAL WAR DECLARED.
Miners Meet and Vote to Renew
Strike-Claim Mine Guards
Have Beaten More Victims.

Charleston, w. Va, June 16.-
With industrial war again declared
in West Virginia, the senate coal
strike Investigating committee today
confronted a situation critical and
complicated. Word from the isolat-
ed sections of Paint Creek and
Cabin Creek that the strike was
again on drifted into Charleston
from half dozen sources and rep
resentatives of mine operators and
state officials sought in vain for def
mite word from the little camps
along the creeks.
The union attorneys appearing be-
fore the committee said they were
certain the men had declined to go
back today at meetings held yester-
day, but they were unable to make
any estimate of the number of strik-
ers. There were comparatively few
union nen in the field, they said, but
they believed both union and non
union men decided to quit With
the New River district, a few miles
away from the creeks, awaiting only
the match to set off a conflagration
Of excitement, the state officials to-
day watched the situation with fear
and trembling. For days the New
River miners, numbering $1,000,
have threatened trouble and it was
feared the new outbreak on Paint
and Cabin Creeks would precipitate
the struggle.
The miners meetings at Eskdale
and Kayford yesterday, according to
reports reaching Charleston, voted
to renew the strike on the ground
that the operators had not lived up
to their agreement to take the strik-
ers back to work without discrimi-
mating. This claim and the story
that the mine guards had beaten
up" four men on Cabin Creek on
Saturday caused the decision.
The senate committee prepared
today to call upon the mine opera
tors for their side of the controver-
sy- Ex-mine guards, detectives,
keen-eyed miners and union organ
izers thronged the lobby of the hotel
where the committee sat. Contradic-
ton and explanation of the stories
told all last week by the men and
women who lived through what
former Governor Glasscock called a
reign OF terror" in the strike dis
trict, was the program of the opera
tors who had 70 witnesses on hand.
The committee urged that the num-
Der of witnesses be held down to the
lowest possible figure. Only Sena-
tors Swanson, MARITIME and Kenyon
were on hand to begin today's hear
ing, Senators Borah and Shields hav-
Ing returned to Washington last
week.
The presence in Charleston of
John Calvin, ex-mine guard, relating
to the shooting up of the strikers
camp at Holly Grove have crystal
lied much of the i'll feeling and even
among the attorneys before the COM
mittee an occasional word of bitter
ness shows the undercurrent of re-
sentiment.
The presence in Charleston of
John P. White, president of the Uni
ted Mine Workers of America, to-
day resulted in several conferences
among union officials.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-06-17
GERMAN JUBILEE BEGINS.
Berlin Ready to Celebrate Twenty
fifth Year of Emperor's Reign.

Berlin. June 15.-The 25th ami
versary OF the accession of Emperor
William III was quietly observed to-
day, as this marked the date also of
the death of the Emperor's father.
Frederick III. The Emperor and
Empress attended a memorial ser
vice in the morning in the Garrison
church, at Potsdam, and later the
Emperor laid wreath on his faith
er's tomb. Their majesties and
guests proceeded to the royal pal
ace at Berlin In the evening.
The real jubilee will begin tomor-
row morning, with reveille in the
Schloss yard. Great crowds have
gathered in Berlin and the conven-
tion in the streets is beyond descrip-
ton. The police in charge Of traffic
find 1t impossible to keep the crowds
OF people and vehicles mo9ing. Tn
ter den Linden, which has been bril-
liantly decorated, was so crowded
throughout Sunday that the Bran
denburg gate and the gate from the
Schloss were closed to ingress.
Probably never before has there
been so many visitors in Berlin. The
weather is perfect and promises to
continue so.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-06-17
WEEKS WEATHER FORECAST.
Government Weather Bureau Makes
Fair Forecast For Week

Washington, June 15.-Warm
weather with clear skies over tho
greater part of the country is pre-
dicted for the coming week by the
weather bureau.
There will be scattered thunder
showers the first part of the week
along the Northern border " tbo,
weekly bulletin says, "and by the
middle of the week showers win set
IN along the East Gulf and South
Atlantic coast.
No important storm is charted
TO cross the country during the en-
SUNG week, although disturbances
OF minor intensity will form Tuesday
or wednesday over the Western
plateau region and advance thence
In a northeasterly direction, attend
ed by local thunder showers and
Teach the region of the Great Lakes
Thursday or Friday"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-06-17
YET ANOTHER TURN
IN ATLANTA CASE
Newspaper Announces important
Development i'm Controversy Be
tween Well Known Citizens.

Atlanta, June 15.-Interest in
the heated controversy between
Mayor James G. Woodward, Col. T.
b. Fielder, A. S. Colyar, Jr., and the
heads of the local police depart
ment, growing out of the Mary Pha-
gan mystery, was augmented today
when The Atlanta Journal announc-
ed that George M. Gentry, the
stenographer who is said to have
reported alleged conversation in
connection with the affairs by means
OF a secret telephone device, had
been found in Washington, d. c..
1t was charged by Colyar that Col.
Felder attempted to secure certain
papers bearing on the Phagan case
from the police department by of
fer of bribe.
Gentry, who disappeared from At
lanta some time ago, is said to have
= mltted making the affidavit
8ced in Mayor Woodward's hands
r.. o. Miles, a private investigator
which the charge was made that
his notes had been padded" since
he turned them over to A. S. Colyar
Jr In the interview which he is said
TO have given out yesterday, Gentry
Is quoted as saying that he left At
lanta because he feared arrest for
perjury. He also is reported as quail
Tying his previous affidavit by say
ing that he did not go into enough
detail in that document He is said
10 nave supplemented his original
affidavit with a new one, witnessed
by Senator William Hughes of New
Jersey and Congressman Doremus
of Michigan.
Gentry is reported as saying that
he saw a proof of the alleged Fielder
Colyar-Feburary conversation and
that 1T was published practically as he
reported it. Other reports OF alleged
conversations, he says were printed
after he left Atlanta
Gentry, who is at work in Washing
ton under an assumed name, is said
to have stated that he will return
to Atlanta and read his original
notes" before the court it is said
that these notes" are now in the
possession of an Atlanta lawyer.