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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
BANK OFFICIAL RECOMMENDS
 UyHEH

T. J. Norren, V. P. Bank of Cotton wood, Tex, writes: Beyond doubt l have received great relief and take great pleasure in recommending Foley Kidney Pills. Kidney trouble makes one worried and hopeless by aches, pains, soreness, stiffness, backache, rheuma- tism. These symptoms. as well as sleep disturbing bladder disorders yield quickly to Foley Kidney Pills. They cast out poisons and purify the blood Sold everywhere
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
Dave Black

Dave Black, aged IF years, of Bloss- burg, died in a local infirmary at o'clock yesterday morning from in- juries he received in the Blossburg mines two weeks ago. The remains were sent to Blossburg at o'clock yesterday afternoon by Lige Loy. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Artie Black and several brothers
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Catherine Mails

Catherine Mails. the 3-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs w. E. Mails, died at the family residence in Iron dale at 123O o'clock yesterday after noon. Funeral services will be held from the residence at 2 o'clock this afternoon and interment will be in Me Ilwain's cemetery.
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William Henry Weller. ST.

William Henry Weller, aged 76 years. pioneer citizen of this district, died at Il 80 o'clock yesterday morning at his late home, Bayview apartments, after a short illness The remains will be sent to Mcdowell at 1920 O clock this morn ing by the Johns Undertaking company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
Loeb Wins

Pinehurst, N C., December 25.-Allen Loeb of Chicago won the singles finals today from Gardner Colby, Jr, of Or-i angelawn in the St Thomas tennis tour nament. in progress here. The scores were 6-2, 9-7, 7-5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
PERSONAL

The many friends of Col, T T. Ash ford, who has been seriously i'll at the St. Vincent's hospital, will be pleased to learn that he is resting well following an operation yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
PERSONALS

Miss Jessie Barrett of Nashville is the guest of Miss Ada McDaniels for the holidays.
 Miss Dora Raines of Macon, Ga, is the guest of Mrs J. B Stevens for the holidays
 David Fulton of AshevilIe, N C., a former resident of Bessemer, is the guest of relatives and friends here for a few days.
 MT. and Mrs. Bob Williams and chill dren. William and Campbell have gone to Pryiton. where they are the guests of relatives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26

The many friends of John Coughlin and Miss Helen Alexander were pleas antly surprised to learn of their mar riage, which occurred last night at the Baptist parsonage, the ceremony be- ing performed by the Rev. M. K. Thornton in the presence of few relatives and intimate friends. Miss Alexander came to Bessemer from South Carolina about a year ago and sincs making her home in this city has won many friends. MT Coughlin was reared in Bessemer, where he Is well known and very popular He is connected with the Southern Express company at Bessemer. where he and his bride will make their home.
 The Christmas spirit has been mani fested on all sides today in Bessemer and all records have been broken for the shooting of fireworks, while there has been very little drunkenness on the streets. Practically all the stores have been closed today. Both picture shows were crowded from the time they opened until closing time and everyone seemed to enjoy the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
Mrs. Emily I. Lutes

by the & w Woodin Undertaking com pany.
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lieved my backache. It has been some time since I took them, and I have not felt any of the symptoms since"
 Foley Kidney Pills are sold every where in soc ana $1.0O sizes. The S1.00 size is the more economical buy, as 1t contains 21z times as many as the soc size.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
At the Lyric


 With music and comedy predominating the bill at the Lyric for the first half of Christmas week is one of the best at this popular vaudeville house this season. Pietrob the wonderful piano. accordionist, playing for his third time here this season is the headliner. His playing, which appeals to all, proved as entertaining as ever.
 Tn addition to Pietro every act on the bill proved capable of highly entertain ing the holiday crowds Moore, Gard ner and Rose in clean and clever act displayed much originality. The act is out of the ordinary, both in music and comedy. What Happened to Ruth a satire in one act. also possesses much originality. A surprise helps put the act over in fine style.
 Eddie and Birdie Conrad in a varsatile vaudeville review and the diving seal, with the three Travilla Brothers, are the other acts on the programme. The first named feature Hawaiian music. The div ing seal is something rarely seen on the stage. The Pathe Weekly pictures open the performance
 The bill is one of unusual merit and was thoroughly enjoyed by capacity house.
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At the Biiou

good plot, splendid acting and master craftsmanship in stage settings combine to make "A Little Girl in a Big City, one of the strongest melodramas that has shown to local audiences at the Bijou for a long time.
 Miss Ford gave a splendid portrayal Of the Queen of the Underworld" which while little ovedrawn in spots, was de- cidedly the outstanding part in the play
 The plot goes to the extreme In melo- dramas dealing with the recent activities of the white slave traffic In the larger cities. The acting is splendid throughout, and is freely mixed with intense dramatic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26

Officers of the Christian Endeavor so- ciety of the First Presbyterian church for the ensuing year were installed at a meeting held at the church Sunday after
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-22
INDIANA MAN CHOSEN
ON THE FIRST BALLOT
Vote Was Hanly 440, Sulzer
l8l-Much Enthusiasm
Displayed

ST. PAUL. Mimi, July 81 - The
Prohibition national convention which
has been in session here since We'd.
nesday morning, adjourned sine die al
$3.50 today, after nominating J. Frank
Hanley, former governor Of Indiana,
as candidate for president of the
United States and Or. Ira D. Landrilh.
OF Nashville. Tenn. candidate for vice.
president DR. Landrith's nomination
was made unanimous after the other
candidates had with.
drawn.
Mr. Hanly's nomination came on
the first ballot and followed a num-
Der of hurried conferences between ad-
rocates Of the candidacy of William
Sulzer former governor Of New York
and several brief demonstrations in
the latters behalf. which however,
were offset by the outburSts OF ell.
.thusiasm that followed every mention
of Mr.. Hanly's name
Vote Decisive.
The vote for Mr. Hanly was decisive.
He received 4i0 votes, as against Isl
for Mr.. Sulzer. Finley C.. Hendrck.
son, Of Cumberland, Md. received IL
votes: James Gilbert Mason. of New
Jersey, 10: W. p. +. Ferguson. of
Pennsylvania. 4; Sumner W. Haynes
of Indiana. ,. and Henry Ford. of
Detroit, l.
4 motion to make Mr.. Hanly's nom.
ination unanimous wis defeated when
objections were offered by Eugene W.
Chafin. Of Arizona, and score Of other
delegates.
After The nomination of DR.. LAND
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-22
MEXICAN EMBARGO
PARTIALLY LIFTED

WASHINGTON. July 81. All re-
strictions upon the movement OF ex'
ports into Mexico. except munitions
Of war ard machinery for their man
ufacture. were removed today, by
order of the treasury department..
Without the forma4jty OF L prociama'
tion an embargo on shipments into
Mexico was put into effect by customs
and military authorities soon after
Villas raid upon Columbus. Two
weeks ago the state and war depart
ments agreed to lifting of restrictions
upon exports Of food and clothing and
later TO the movement OF household
goods and of fuel in reasonable guam
titles.
The treasury has been urging the
broad order issued today 70 relieve
freight congestion at tho border cities
and accommodate both MexicanS and
American industrial firms in Mexico,
The munitions embargo probably
will be maintained rigidly until con
IiitionS in northern Mexico are more
settled. and differences between the
United States and tho dc facto goSrn'
ment have been adjustd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-22
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL IS
PASSED BY THE SENATE So TOO
NO TRANSPORTATION
FOR TROOPERS WHO
WANT TO JOIN GUARD

CHARLESTON, ". Va. July 21.-
Because no provision has been MADE
ito pay their transportation to mo6ll-
ization camp, a number Of volunteers
who wish TO join the Second West VIZ
ginia infantry have been lost TO the
service, according to information re-
ceived at regimental headquarters to-
day. Some of the members OF the
First infantry have sent word that
they are willing to join the Second
some of them being musicians who are
specially wanted in the latter organ
:'iZation, but they cannot be brought
TO camp The adjutant generals de-
purtment declines to pay the trans
portation now that the Second has
been mustered into the federal serY-
ice, and the federal authorities have
mot authorized the detail of recruiting
Officers TO start on its mission, and
has made no transportation provisions
1t was announced from Hundred,
:Wetzel county, that company or IN
fantry will be organized there, and 1t
has been indicated that a number OF
the members Of Company D, OF Lit
tleton. First infantry, wish to join "a the
new command almost to the man. The
authorities at Hundred offer to erect
an armory for the accommodation OF
the company.
Captain Charles H. Bell of Parkers-
burg, regimental quartermaster. today
iannounced that he will start cooking
schools in camp for the benef il or the
many company cooks and their assist
ants. While cooking instructions were
proposed some time ago, the organ
ization Of a school was not taken ser
iiously until one of the company cooks
YESTERDAY tried to boil some calves
jiivers and consequently. had an in
adequate meal for the members of the
company on that particular occasion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-22
POLK DEMANDS REPLY
TO POSTAL PROTEST

WASHING July l.. - Acting
Secretary Polk announced today that
he had made formal inquiry of France
and Great Britain as 70 why no reply
had been received IN the last Ameri,
can note regarding interference with
neutral mails. and had asked for 4
response ~ The earliest possible mo-
ment.
At tho time Mr. Polk had not heard
that Ambassador Taga had been
handed Il memorandum by the British
foreign office answering specific COM
plants made in The American note.
This memorandum will serve TO allay
the impatience of the state depart
ment only partially. however. as Off
cials are most anxious TO have def.
mite reply 10 the general protest
against the treatment accorded mails
between the United States and neu-
trail countries Of Europe.
The understanding here is that the
French foreign office has sent to Lon
don a draft of note and that dispatch
of the reply is being delayed there.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-22
CAPTURE INDICATES CARS MEN
ADVANCE FORTY MILES IN WEEK
UNITED STATES TO
GO AFTER BRITAIN
ON The BLACKLIST

WASHINGTON. July 81. - Inquiry
as TO why certain business concerns
in the United States have been placed
on a black list under Great Britain S
trading with the enemy act were
directed TO the British government BY
the state department today through
both the British embassv here and
Ambassador Page at London. 60,
Information is sought Speclnca!lE
regarding a number OF hrlns. inc
names Of which have not been made
public BY the department.. There Is
no discussion of principle in the in
ouiry, that matter being left for at
tention after the American govern
ment is fully informed on the facts.
A request for general information
concerning the application OF the act
to firms IN the United States ALREADY
had been made informally to the Brit
ish embassy as preliminary step TO
formal presentations. Today's action
was based upon complaints from con
Germs about which the department IN
Quired.
The action Of Great Britain in plac-
ing nearly 100 firms and CORPORATE tons
in this country in so-called black list
was discussed today at the cabinet
meeting. Indignation was expressed
but it was agreed that no course OF
action could be determined upon until
the state department had completed
it's investigation.
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WASHINGTON. D. G.. July 2l.--
Official announcement OF the course
10 be followed in seeking a peaceful
solution of the problems arising from
conditions along the Mexican border
prohah bly, will be made. either to-mor'
row OF early next week.
II appeared certain tonight that the
WASHINGTON government was prepared
to accept The commission plan propos..
ed by Gen. Carranza in his note of
,Iulv II. made public yesterday in
Mexico City, but there are indications
that President Wilson would prefer a
more far reaching discussion than this
communication suggested.
Acting Secretary Polk conferred
again to-day with Eliseo Arredondo,
General CarranZa's ambassador, but
the conferees had no announcement
to make. Apparently acceptance of
the commission plan is awaiting Cen
eral Carranza's reply to amendments
proposed by the Washington govern.
ment to his suggestions. the nature OF
which has not been revealed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-22
HANLY AND LANDR|TH NAMED To
LEAD THE PROHIBITION PARTY
Child LABOR BILL
MAY OR MAY NOT Be
CONSTITUTIONAL

WASHINGTON, July 21.-The child
labor bill which President Wilson is
urging for passage before adjourn.
ment OF congress got into the naval
bill debate in the senate today when
Senator Hardwick Of Georgia, charged
that it evidently was the purpose OF
the Republicans Of the senate Ito play
party politics with this great measure.
He called attention TO Republican
Leader Gallnger's statement, that Re
nublican senators were eager for It's
early passage.
Il had no such purpose. Senator
Gallinger declared.
II made the statement because the
people OF the country want the bill
passed.
Senator Hardwick declared the
measure was unconstitutional and re-
called that Senator Gallinger had said
so last February. Mr.. Gallinger re-
plied he still had doubt about its con-
stitutionality but was willing to vote
for it and leave the question 10 the
courts.
There has been great deal OF
change Of mind about the coNstllulloh'
ality of this BILL" said Senator Borah,
Republican.
The leader of the Georgia Sena,
tors own party has changed its nina
on that"
"Who is that?" asked Senator Hard
wick, arousing laughter from his col
leagues.
The President OF the United
States" Senator Borah replied.
in one Of his books Woodrow VIII
son said such legislation was uncon
stitutional."
well. his book was right Senator
Hardwick asserted.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-22
MI MOTIVE FOR
|. DOUBLE MURDER
.ACT OF HUSBAND
IS A MYSTERY
Murderer Persistently Refuses
To Make Any Statement
on the Shooting.

ALPINE. Texas, July 2l.-Mystery
surrounds the motive of Harry j. Span
nell, manager OF local hotel, for
shooting and. killing his wife and Lieu,
tenant Colonel NJ. &. Butler, OF the
Sixth United States cavalry, while
the three were motoring yesterday
evening. according 10 announcement
from the county attorney tonlgnt.
SPANIEL, who surrendered himself i'm.
mediately after the shooting. refused
tonight TO discuss his case and
thorough investigation disclosed no
apparent reason for the killing.
The shooting caused much excite
ment here because Of the prominence
OF the Spaniel family and of Colonel
Butler. SPANIEL, who was held over
night in the county Jail, was taken 10
another town the name Of which was
not revealed, for safe keeping.
An investigation by local authort-
ties disclosed that SPANIEL was drlV'
his wife and Colonel Butler in his car
along the main residential street OF
the town when suddenly he stopped
his engine, turned in his seat. drew an
automatic pistol and d revolver and
With one began shooting Colonel Butler
and with the other his wife.
into the bodies OF the victims, accord
ing to witnesses, and then quietly with
no haste walked TO the court house
and gave himself up. Since then ne
has declined to make any statement.
Apparently Col Butler was shot
first and killed instantly for persons
nearby heard the woman cry out alter
the shooting had begun: Harry, don't
kill me-" while the officer made no
Ireply.
Previous to the shooting, SPANIEL
had been chatting gaily with friends
at the Holland hotel. OF which he was
manager.
Recently Promoted.
Col. Butler, only recently was, pro;
NOTED from the rank Of major and had
been stationed herein command of the
garrison for about two months and
had become popular with the towns:
people. He lived at the Holland hotel
and he and his wife and eleHen-year'
old son were on intimate terms so,
cially with Mr.. and Mrs. Spaniel and
their tive-year-old daughter.
Before being taken away from the
local iail SPANIEL broke down and
sobbcd bitterly, bemoaning what he
termed his madness" He persisted
however. in his refusal to discuss his
reasons for the shooting.
Spannoll, who is thirty years old,
lis native Of Hazelton, Pa: where
his parents still live. \ graduate OF
musical Conservatives in this coun'
try and abroad he was at one time an
instructor in music at Bayler univer'
sity al Waco. Texas, where he met
the daughter of John r. Holland, a
cattle man and banker of Alpine,
whom he later married. Mrs. Span
nell was then Il student in the unlve.r;
sirv. She was twenty-ninn years old
and was known as one Of the most
col, Butler was fifly.two years old
and a native OF Edgefield. S. {. He
was a son of Major General Mathew
Calvert Butler. L. s. y. who, for a
number nf years was a United States
senator from South Carolina.
col. Buffers body was sent to Wash
iington today 10 be buried in Arlington
National cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-22
BRILLIANT ACTION BY
| THE FRENCH COLONIALS

PARIS. July p, 6:.10 p. m.-Frenc
colonial troops played a conspicuous
part in the latest offensive along the
River Somme. Immediately y before the
action, Lieutenant Colonel L tod ms
men TO measure arms with powerful
and we'll armed enemy. but, he sald:
81 have see you at work and know
I can count on you. Good luck, to.'
ward"
Not long afterward Lieutenant Col
onel LIS men in an impetuous assault.
captured three lines of German trench
es, twelve machine guns and more
than 500 prisoners.
Another exploit took place near Es'
trees. An infantry column e1count-
cred an subterranean fort, strongly
defended by a machine gun secuon.
Led by it's chiefs. it attacked the work
with such ferocity that the machine
gunners were surrounded and put out
OF action without. being able TO give
the slightest resistance. Only one
Frenchman was wounded during the
assault
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-22
DN|ESTER FLOODS
AID THE GERMANS.


LONDON, July 81 (10:25 p. M.
The floods along the Dniester are OF:
benefit to the Austro-Germans as they
lberate troops with which to rein.
force, at least temporarily, the Kovel..
Vladimir Volyski and Bukowina-Tran..
sylvania fronts where. consequently,
military experts expect there will be
more heavy fighting, says a Reuters
dispatch from Petrograd. -,
The summer floods in the Dniester;
rise quickly TO height of si1 or sever
feet. covering wide expanses Of a.
iacent country and making military:
operations impracticable for about q
month.
The recent cessation of the fighting:
in the Dniester region on the roadA
from Buczacz and Kolomea. therefore,
was to be expected. -
A former town councillor OF Vladi.
mir-Volynski. who escaped. says the.
town is depopulated except for WON.
en-. children and aged persons. All.
able bodied persons. he reports, were
compelled to work on the defences or.
were deported to Austria. The popu:;
lation is starving.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-22
HARD LUCK FOR
1.-TWO FER" GUYS
PITTSBURGH. ,

PITTSBURGH. July -21.-The nigh
cost OF smoking is next. ri'tShurgh'
ers and Others in this territory who
use tobaccoes will soon have 10, pay
more than heretofore, for within a
very short time prices on all kinds OF
tuhaccoes are going 10 De gwen MA,
terial advance. Mainly the war * held
responsible but increase in cost o! TO-
bacco and labor are contributing fac
tors, manufacturers say: Three ierS
will become TWO fers and two I"fS Will
he three for dime One popular
brand has already been raised - on
the 100. Girls who used 10 ma Se gnnd
money rolling tobaccoes have left the
tobacco factories and went hl'u ~ ,He
munitfon plants where they are able
10 nearly double their old wages, It
is now hard to get girls 10 roll tobac-
Goes. The new prices will affect TO-
baccoes made in Wheeling, it Is said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-22
ANNOUNCEMENT Of COURSE T0BE|
FOLLOWED IN MEXICO COMING soon.
WASHINGTON PREPARED TO ACCEPT COMMISSION PLAN
PROPOSED BY CARRANzA, WITH SOME AMEND
MENTs MAKING 1T MORE FAR REACHING.

Mr.. Polk Is keeping both President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing, now
absent on vacation, advised OF EACH
step taken. The acting secretary 10
guarding what proposals are being
debated in his conferences with Mr..
Arrendondo He again met all inquir.,
ers today. with the statement that ne.
gotiations were progressing favor
ably" -.
The Mexican outline of subjects to-
be discussed by the commissioners
contains none with proposal except
that the origin Of the. bodrer raids be'
investigated.
Apparent elimination of suspicion ON
General Carranza's part. through the.
efforts of European and Latin-Amert-i
can diplomats in Mexico City. leaves
the way open. administration o6lcialS
believe, to give material aid to the de-
facto government in meeting it1 Gou.
blesome domestic problems. It has
been suggested that the United States
might induce American hnanciers to-
go to the relief Of General Carra1ss,5
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-22
EIGHTY new CASES
OF PARAL YSIS IN N. Y.

NEW YORK, July 21.-Althoush re-
ports to the department Of health to.
day showed only eighty new cases OF
inianrile paralysis, the smallest num-
Der since July 5, the authorities TO-
night warned The public not 10 become
optimistic. II WAS Mr.. Haven Emcr-
son who asserted be would not be At
all surprised il an increase instead OF
4 decrease WAS shown b. tomorrow,
owing 10 the intense heat here.
The fact that many nearby cities
have quarantined against New York
led today 10 Il discussion OF the ad'
visibility OF establishing detentlon
camp here. DR.. Charles Z. Banks, in
charge of the United States public
health service in New York. suggested
the plan. but others associated with
him expressed doubt as TO its feast
hiliiv
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-22
DEUTSCHLAND CREW
IS SHOWN Big TIME

BALTIMORE, July 21.-Capt. Pau
Koenig and fourteen members Of the
crew of the submarine Deutschland
were feted tonight by thousands OF
Baltimoreians of German extraction al
"a celebration at Kanstatter park under
the auspices of the local branch OF
the German and Austrian Red Cross
They remained at the park until a
late hour. Captain koenis made a
brief address in which he said: . will
see you again within few weeks
Announcement from an auLhorita'
tive source was made tonight that
Count von Bernstorff. the German
ambassador, and Prince Hatzfelt OF
the embassy staff, would come to Bal
timore next Wednesday to make an
other inspection of the Deutschland
There are no indications as to when
the Deutschland will sail